Skvorecky at home in Canada Women in

while researching his novel Dvorak in Would he go back? No. "1 have Education Love -memoirs of the veterans and developed a liking for Canada, ... a In a November 30 event sponsored several histories giving their names nation of immigrants." Little children by Women's Studies, the Faculty of and experiences. He figures there coming here learn English very Education and the Centre on were about 500 Czech soldiers in the quickly, he said, and almost forget Collaborative Research, Education Prof. Union Army, and less than 20,000 their mother tongue; then, at age 16 Cecilia Reynolds talked about a book Czechs in the United States. "They or 17, they start to become interested she has co-edited with Beth Young, were mostly volunteers, and they again and to re-Iearn it. The Czechs Women and Leadership in Canadian fought very well." almost lost their language in the 18th Education. Although the book is about Mr. Skvorecky read a passage from century, he explained, when most of "men and women trying to work his new book, then answered ques­ the intelligentsia spoke German. Only [according to feminist principles] in the tions from the audience. He writes his villagers spoke Czech, and they were field of educational administration, novels in Czech, he explained, but mostly illiterate. But under the Nazi [which isn't happy to have them writes non-fiction and some of his and Communist dictatorships, the working that way]," the authors were stories in English. He doesn't try to intelligentsia became patriots and persuaded not to use the word "femi­ write the novels in English, he said, started re-Iearning their language, nism" or even the word "gender" in because he's too interested in the mainly through its literature. "The their title because, as their publ ishers way Czech people speak. only way to feel Czech was through told them, these are "dirty words" in Asked about his relationship to the reading." It's a problem for Canada many schools; "people are tired of Czech Republic, he said, "Once you that it doesn't have its own language, hearing them." leave your country for political he observed. As graduate students in Ontario and reasons, your watch stops." The Czech and Slovak are two dialects Alberta respectively, Profs. Reynolds Czech country has continued to of the same language, Mr. Skvorecky and Young began incorporating feminist Czech-Canadian author Josef develop since he left it, and there is a reported, but the Slovak government Skvorecky was at Brock November 28 principles into their research on educa­ gap between the Czechoslovakia he insists that imported Czech films must tional administration at a time when to sign copies of his new book The remembers and the way it is today; have Slovak subtitles. "That's like Bride of Texas, about Czech volun­ there were very few women in the field, but there's always "a huge crowd" for requiring Australian films to have and "what women there were, weren't teers in the Union Army during the the discussion evenings he and his Canadian subtitles!" He's intrigued by American Civil War. Mr. Skvorecky is very different from the men." In 1986, wife hold there. "Living a quarter the new dialects of immigrant they met at a conference and decided to best-known for his novels The century under a Communist dictator­ languages that have developed in Cowards and The Engineer of Human write their book, calling for papers from ship gave myoid friends different North America. Old-country across Canada, which give their book Souls (which won a Governor­ interests," he said; but his two best conservatives consider these dialects General's Award in 1984). The new regional representation. friends are still fond of jazz, and "corruptions," he reported; but "they The book is in three sections. The first book arose from stories he discovered that's something they still share. have wonderful humorous possibili­ about Czech soldiers of the Civil War answers the question, "Why all the ties" for a writer. fuss?" Why address these issues at all? WEDN ESDAY JAN UARY , 7 , 9 9 ,::.5' As Prof. Reynolds explained, people would say to her, "You look like you i have the ability to do something &' I important. Why are you working in the feminist field?" The second section tries to look at various aspects of leadership, recognizing that there are just as many differences between individuals within a gender group as there are between gender groups. "Gender is not the only A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario factor," Prof. Reynolds argued. Looking at educational-administration issues that way "perpetuates the 'us-and-them' perspective;thc:;rwomen are all good and men are all bad. That's not a profitable way of changing leadership." Update on Ideas in Action The third section of Women and Leadership in Canadian Education On November 1, Brock's employee DF: Can you provide us with some AP: Four outside organizations have answers the question, "Having raised suggestion plan was a year old. In this facts and figures on the first year of inquired about our plan: a school the fuss and done the research, where interview by Ideas in Action Publicist operation? board, the Transit Commission and do we go from here?" An important Dorothy Fast, plan Administrator AI AP: There have been 370 suggestions two other universities. Internal aspect of the book, Prof. Reynolds explained, is gathering the work of Pedler sums up its activities. and six appeals. Eighty-one sugges­ inquiries have been limited, but the Canadian researchers in one resource. It DF: What's your assessment of the first tions have been awarded; 60 percent number of suggestions indicates that also presents unusual ways of doing 12 months? of them have been implemented; and, faculty and staff members must feel research, techniques beyond the usual AP: I sense we've discovered a vehicle for 40 percent of the suggestions, the plan is worthwhile. surveys. Finally, it introduces a "danger­ through which ideas can be expressed implementation is underway. Our DF: Do you feel there are new areas ous but crucial tactic: turning the critical by faculty and staff to assist the success rate is 20 percent, which is in that should be focused on? eye inward, looking at ourselves. What University in cost-saving measures line with comparable plans in other AP: Yes. Although there have been are we doing right, and what are we and in doing things better, faster and busi nesses and agencies. suggestions from faculty members, I doing not so right?" more economically. DF: Have many ideas involved would like to see increased participa­ DF: What's the reaction from the five significant money savings for the tion by this group. We would also voluntary evaluation teams that study University? Iike to receive a greater number of each idea? AP: Yes. Three. And four more are in cost-saving ideas (which are usually AP: The teams have been thorough progress. given the larger cash awards). We and focused when evaluating the DF: Have you had any feedback from would also like to do more advertis­ ideas that have been brought forward. internal or external sources about ing and promotion, which is why we The plan couldn't work without these Brock's Ideas in Action Plan? appointed you our publicist. dedicated people. DF: What are your plans for the future? AP: Before the end of this year, we Not exactly child's play will have an awards luncheon to honor those people who have submit­ At the official opening of the Brodskey and Jeff Hascl iff, and the ted successful ideas. I would also like Rosalind Blauer Centre for Child Bromac Construction crew-John to assess the responsibilities of the Care on November 28, Board of Klassen and site supervisor Joe Technical Evaluation Team; they Directors President Deborah Shiers­ Popko. (Mr. and Mrs. Klassen, both have a very difficult chore, and I Gray talked about the considerable Brock graduates, donated to the would like to improve the turn­ effort required to get the new build­ Centre a painting by Brock grad around time for these complex ing finished by September 1995. Kathy Hagerman.) suggestions. Before the holidays, Japanese ex­ Brock President Terry White Ms. Shiers-Gray went on to thank DF: If you had a Wish List for Ideas in change student Miho Yanagi brought one represented the University, which the Faculty of Education for housing Action, what would be on it? of her traditions to Brock. donated the land and provided the the Centre in years past; and the AP: I would wish for: 1) a suggestion "According to an old story," Miho building loan. Minister of Centre's review team-Glenn Miller, that receives the maximum award of said, "a crane is supposed to live for a Community and Social Services Donna Nowacki and Marni Flaherty. $5,000; 2) more cost-saving sugges­ thousand years. If a sick person folds one Gilles Fontaine commended the thousand paper cranes, the gods will She recognized the contribution of tions to help the University during Centre's Board of Directors for the grant good health. Barb Sockovie, Pt. Col borne Child difficult economic times; 3) hard work of taking the building from "The custom of folding a thousand Care, of helping the Rosalind Blauer considerably more participation from a dream to reality. Centre to recruit its new Director, paper cranes is based on the life of a faculty members; 4) for the evaluation little girl, Sadako, who lived in Ms. Shiers-Gray thanked Adminis­ Debbie Bent. teams to stay as analytical and Hiroshima from 1943 to 1955. She trative Vice-President Terry Varcoe; Campus Police Chief Don Delaney enthusiastic as they have been this suffered from leukemia caused by the "project managers" Bill Armstrong and Inspector Mayla Parrent held the year; 5) for the Ideas in Action plan explosion of the atomic bomb. and Mike Little and the Physical obligatory ribbon, which was cut to remain strong and playa part in "We made a thousand cranes for our Plant staff; and Walt Thiessen, Betty (using blunt scissors for safety) by full­ the University's future. friend in Germany who could not come White and Ken White of Purchasing. time Centre "clients" Shannon back to Brock this year because of her She also recognized architects Larisa Sinclair and Wesley Gray. illness. We wish her good health." FACULTY AND STAFF The University Club ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Maureen Donnelly and Allister Young presented a paper at the 47th Annual The University Club is now catered are available for one low price (our "all Conference of the Canadian Tax Foundation held in Toronto November 27 - 29, by the award winning PLAIN & FANCY you care to eat soup" will still be 1995. The paper was entitled "The Tax Expert and the Expert System: A Demon­ RESTAURANT. The hours of operation available daily). stration Using the Associated Corporation Rules." are Monday through Friday from 8:00 GROUP BOOKINGS: Bring in a am to 2:00 pm. An a-la-carte lunch is group of 10 or more and the organizers APPLIED LANGUAGE STUDIES served daily from 11 :30 am to 2:00 pm. lunch is complimentary. Prof. Hedy McGarrell attended the 3rd International CUll Conference in FREQUENT DINER CARDS: These BREAKFAST AT THE CLUB: Bangkok, Thailand, 27-29 November 1995 and presented her paper "Developing cards are now available at the club. We are now serving a breakfast Peer Feedback and Editing in Engl ish Writing Classes". Have your card signed each time you menu from 8:30 am to 10:30 am, buy lunch and every fifth lunch is Monday to Friday. Also, she was invited to present two papers in Singapore: "Theory and Practice HALF PRICED or if you prefer your CALL AHEAD ORDERING: in Peer Feedback in Large Classes" on 1 December 1995, and "Models of card can be used for a buy one get one Was a big success in 1995. If you are Institutional Bilingualism" on 4 December 1995, at Nanyang Technological free "ALL YOU CARE TO EAT" dinner in a hurry, phone your order in ahead University. at Plain & Fancy Restaurant. of time and your food will be ready JANUARY IS NEW MEMBER shortly after you arrive at the club. To BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MONTH: When a member brings in a order ahead, please dial ext. 4515. Peter Nicholls was an invited participant in an International Workshop on non-member for lunch, their FRE­ WATCH FOR INFORMATION IN "Membrane Bioenergetics" held at Moscow University in Moscow, Russia, De­ QUENT DINER CARD will receive GOPHER: cember 15-20, 1995, and supported by the International Science Foundation (a three signatures. Purchase one more We will be updating information "Soros" event). Dr. Nicholls presented a paper on "Ligands of cytochrome c lunch at regular price and the next will about the cI ub activities and menu oxidase and fatty acids" and chaired one'of the sessions on Friday, December 15. be half off. changes on a weekly basis. CHANGES TO OUR MENU: UPCOMING PRE-THEATRE BOOKSTORE/BADGER SPORTS SHOP Changes include new items, such as DINNERS The Bookstore and the Badger Sports Shop would like to thank the Brock French Onion soup, Steak Sandwich, • January 19th Lucien is being community that participated in our Annual children's Christmas Gift giving presented at the Playhouse Theatre. Gnocchi and Breaded Shrimp. For the tree. We bought a Merry Christmas to 439 children (an increase of 137 from remainder of the term, "MONDAYS Buffet Dinner served at 6:00 pm. last year). ONLY" a deluxe salad bar and soup - January 26th The Aeolian Winds­ Sean O'Sullivan Theatre -January 27th Molly Johnson­ COMPUTER SCIENCE/PSYCHOLOGY Gershwin - Sean O'Sullivan Theatre James Bradford was an invited speaker at the University of Toronto's full-day Make better use of Dinner will be available from 6:00 symposium on "New Ideas in Teaching Computer Science." James gave a talk immunization pm. Please call 4515 for reservations. titled, "Toys for Boys: Why Women Drop Out of Computer Science and How We Can Prevent It." This talk will be repeated at Brock sometime in February under the sponsorship of the Women in Science Committee. In a recent report to the Ontario Public Health Association, Dr. Richard ECONOMICS Schabas, Ontario's Chief Medical Diane Dupont recently took part in the annual workshop put on by the Bay Officer, says we should be making EVENTS Area Restoration Council. The workshop, held November 25, 1995 at McMaster better use of a low-cost-highly-efficient University in Hamilton, focused attention on the efforts to clean up Hamilton method of disease prevention: Biological Sciences Seminar, Harbor under the Remedial Action Plan. Prof. Dupont presented a paper entitled immunization. "Vaccines prevent Thursday, January 18, 11 :30 am, "Valuing Improvements to Recreational Activities - a Contingent Valuation Study." disease and reduce the need for health­ H313: Dr. M. M. Abu-hadid, Roswell Prof. Dupont gave a paper on December 1, 1995 at the McMaster University care services," he argues. "The small Park Cancer Institute: "PCR based Eco-Research Seminar Series. The paper was entitled "Surveying Environmental cost is more than offset by savings from Values, Perceptions and Activities in the Hamilton Harbor Ecosystem." reduced medical care and fewer assay of cellular immune response to hospital admissions." particulate and cellular antigens: T­ FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS Expanded immunization programs lymphocytes response to lethally Derek Knight of the Visual Arts program curated an exhibition which reassesses would effectively combat measles, irradiated tumor cells." the art of lain and Ingrid Baxter, a Vancouver-based conceptual art group working hepatitis B, influenza and under the name N.E. Thing Co. between 1966 and 1978. Titled "N.E. Thing Co.: pneumococcal pneumonia, Dr. The Department of Music presents the Ubiquitous Concept," the exhibition presented a retrospective of the groups' Schabas says. Ontario children - Midday Events - a student photography and installation work assembled from the National Gallery of currently receive, without direct instrumental concert on Thursday, Canada, the Canada Council Art Bank, the Ontario Gallery of Art and private charge, vaccines against nine diseases. January 18, 11 :30 am - 12:30 pm in collections at Oakville Galleries, September 9 - October 22, 1995. The total cost for each child, from The Sean O'Sull ivan Theatre. $1 infancy to adolescence, is only $125- suggested donation to the Music GERMANIC & SLAVIC STUDIES comparable to keeping someone in a Department Scholarship Fund. Rimma Volynska chaired a panel at the annual national conference of the hospital bed for four hours. -Visiting Artist Recital- Marcia American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages. Title of Dr. Robin Williams, Medical Officer Eckert, piano on Tuesday, January 23, the panel: "Twentieth Century Women Writers in Dialogue with the Past". Decem­ of Health for Niagara Region, agrees 11 :30 am - 12:30 pm in The Sean ber 28,1995, Chicago, III. that immunization has proved itself a O'Sullivan Theatre. $1 suggested cost-effective, efficient method of donation to the Music Department MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & HRM disease prevention and should be a Scholarship Fund. Sharon Mason made a presentation at the Second Annual International high-priority publ ic health strategy. For -1995/1996 Concert Series concert Conference Promoting Business Ethics, November 2-4, 1995 at the Warwick Hotel information about Niagara's - The Aeolian Winds - Fiona in New York City. She presented a paper entitled "Moral Reasoning and Communicable Disease Program, call Wilkinson, flute; Ian Franklin, oboe; Workplace Ethical Conflict," which was also published in the conference Proceed­ Neil Blake at (905) 688-3762 or 1-800- David Haward, bassoon; Derek ings. The theme of the conference, "From the Universities to the Marketplace: The 263-7248. Conrod, horn and Heather Toews, Business Ethics Journey," drew academ ic and practitioner participants from 23 piano. This concert will take place on American states and 12 foreign countries. CLASSIFIED Friday, January 26 at 8:00 pm in the Tom Mulligan spoke to the Rotary Club of St. Catharines South on December 4. For Sale: Volkl Weltcup Renntiger "R" skis Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission: His topic was "Business Ethics, Business Education, and the Four-Way Test." (200 mm) with Tyrolia 480 bindings. Asking Adults - $14; Students/Seniors - $10. $100. Call 682-2334. PHYSICS For Sale: Little used (92 miles!) Raleigh stationary bicycle. Asking $50. Call 682-2334. BUFS is presenting Tokyo Story Bozidar Mitrovic gave a talk recently at the Physics Department, State For sale: Packard Bell 386DX/33, 4 meg Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1953 University of New York at Stony Brook. The title of his talk was "The Strong RAM, 135 meg hard drive. 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The Col/apse of tions ->Brock News. feast of laughter ~ produced in conjunction with the Theatre and American Policy in Russia and Siberia in 7978. Wilson's Decision Not To Editor: leila Lustig Dramatic Literature Program on Intervene: March-October 7978. Boulder, Col.: East European Monographs, Production: Mariette lincoln Friday, January 19 and Saturday, distributed by Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y., 1995, pp. xvi + 494. January 20 at 8:00 pm in The Studio. This is the third, and last, volume of his study on the Czechoslovak Legion in The next issue of Brock News is All tickets are $5. For further Russia in 1918. -- Knight, Derek. N.E. Thing Co.: the Ubiquitous Concept. Wednesday, January 24 with a copy Exhibition catalogue. Oakville: Oakville Galleries (1995) 55 pp .•• Muldoon, M. deadline of Wednesday, January 17 information contact Jennifer Stanley at "Foucault: Language and Madness," International Studies in Philosophy, 17 at noon. ext. 3219. (1995): 51-68. Keep those good ideas coming dedication" of the people who work IN at Brock. Prizes were then given to the winners in each category: Unique and Creative Award: suggestions in any category that lead to a benefit for the entire Brock community and indicate "inspired thinking." First Prize, Pat Konkle, Registrar's Office, for her suggestion that Brock develop a place to honor distinguished teaching. Second Prize, The top Ideas in Action sugges­ Don Dworet, Faculty of Education, tions for 1995 were recogn ized at a for suggesting that the University luncheon December 14 in the Alumni clearly mark the new entrance to the Lounge. Plan Administrator AI Pedler campus. Third Prize, David Wiebe, hosted the ceremonies, reporting that Central Stores, for suggesting a way to more than 400 suggestions had been deliver mail daily to students in received in the first year, of which 41 Queenston Residence. Front Row: AI Pedler, Bill Lahorey, Pat Konkle, Don Dworet, Jay DiPasquale (reti Debbie Shiers-Gray. Back Row: Gary Johnson, David Wiebe, Dr. Terry White have been implemented. He praised labor & Time-Saving Efficiency Missing: Patricia McDonnell, Shirley Welstead. the evaluation teams and the Ideas in Award: First Prize, Shirley Welstead, Action planning committee, and Engl ish, for suggesting that the mentioned his favorite "un-used" University save secretaries' time by Cost Savings & Financial Impact suggestion: that Brock's exercise having confidential documents Award: First Prize, Jay DiPasquale, bicycles, weight machines and shredded off campus. Second Prize, Purchasing (retired), for her sugges­ ergometers be "wired up" to the Debbie Shiers-Gray, Computer tion that one issue of the alumni Employment University's co-generation system! Science, for suggesting that depart­ magazine Surgite! be cancelled. Cindy Paskey reported that the mental secretaries' names be in- Second Prize, BililaHorey, Custodial plan is now being reviewed, and cI uded in the undergraduate Services, for suggesting that Brock equity: What everyone involved hopes it will calendar, since they are the ones replace the cellular phones in the continue. President Terry White students often end up talking to. Third parking lots with pagers. Third Prize, praised Brock's sense of community, Prize, Patricia McDonnell, Gary Johnston, Physical Plant, for his. now? and said the Ideas in Action Plan was Computing Services, for suggesting suggestion that guests at 25th­ fulfilling his hopes that it would "tap that parking-lot attendants be sup­ anniversary banquets be required to The provincial government has into the latent creativity, interest and plied with campus maps for visitors. pay for their dinners. introduced legislation to repeal Bill 79, the provincial Employment Equity Act. The government also plans to develop a w E D N E s D A y A N u A R y 2 4 9 9 6 multi-pronged, non-legislated plan to advance equal opportunity in the workplace. The Ministry of Education and Training is developing an Equal Opportunity Plan and an Anti-discrimi­ nation Education Program for the educational sector. Specific details are not currently available. During the summer, a committee was established to review staff employment policies and practices at Brock in accordance with the A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario requirements of the Act. Since the legislation will no longer exist, the committee's mandate has been restated. It will review "employment systems" Is education being politically hijacked? such as the h iring process and the Staff Grievance Procedure, consult with groups of employees and bring Picture, if you will, chains of said; and if children are not valued, business and schools. Ms. Robertson recommendations to the University. The schools operating on the same how can schools be valued? The declared that privatization of schools focus will be to ensure that Brock's premises as fast-food corporations, public has been lied to about the is in direct conflict with an educa­ employment policies and practices are private school systems owned and poor state of education, she said, and tional philosophy that supports as fair and effective as possible for all operated by Disney World or an intentionally negative impression diversity and freedom. In contrast to staff members and the University, taking into account the University's McDonald's, and school-curriculum has been created through opinions corporate curricula designed to help Employment Equity Policy. Given fiscal packages written by Warner Brothers. about drop-outs, standards, testing, children accept the status quo and concerns, the committee will not be Heather-Jane Robertson, co-author of accountability and quality, that are cope with the future, Ms. Robertson looking to increase costs as a result of Class Warfare: The Assault on intended to appear objective and suggests school curricula must be this process; but neither will the focus Canada's Educational System, warned unbiased. For example, she declared developed to enable children to be cutting costs at the expense of local educators in her November 30 that standardized testing merely create the future. Education is about fairness or effectiveness. In keeping lecture at Brock that offers of free freezes educational problems in place the distribution of power, she said, with its changed mandate, the materials and resources by self-serving and satisfies politicians. Such "lies" and educators hold a great deal of committee has renamed itself the Staff corporate groups may be hard for also serve to marginalize teachers, financial power. But before they can Employment Systems Review schools to resist in these hard times of she said. If the diagnosis is wrong, test their political and economic Committee. Committee members are Beulah budget cuts and fiscal restraint. For she fears there will be no way to find strength, they must come to terms Alexander, Registrar's Office; Karen teachers who may be too busy to put a remedy. with their moral strength. Bowder, Library; Pat Brillinger, Applied the puzzle pieces of current events As schools come under the -from notes by Sharon Abbey Language Studies; Brenda Correy, together, she provided a brief synopsis influence of corporations, begin to Psychology; Jim Hogan, Library; Bodil of 20 or more recent developments model the rules of the marketplace, Little, Germanic and Slavic Studies; within and beyond Canada that and adopt business jargon and National 1996 Leila Lustig, External Relations; Tom indicate that our democratic society is paradigms, Ms. Robertson believes MacDonald, Technical Services/ under assault and in need of our we are at risk of losing sight of Non-smoking Week Electronics; Cindy Paskey, Personnel urgent attention. education's highest goal, which is to (Co-Chair); Nina Slack, Personnel (Co­ Chair); William Webster, Social Sci­ Ms. Robertson believes public serve the child, and replacing it with The Ontario Tobacco Control Act space is shrinking and being replaced the desire to serve the economy by ences; and Norm Westbury, Athletics & states, "It is illegal to sell or supply Services. by private sectors where there is producing employable children. This tobacco to anyone under 19 years of The Committee has met several times neither allegiance nor rules to protect shift in emphasis will encourage age." Where age is in question, the to plan its activities and to take training citizens' rights, and that the new schools to discard "less productive" law says the vendor must ask for in topics such as systemic discrimina­ global economy is not about courses, such as the arts, along with identification. tion, diversity and barrier identification. information and technology, but about less productive students. It would The majority of 15- to 19-year-olds While further training is planned, the power and money. Almost half the make good business sense, she said, who smoke buy their cigarettes at Committee will soon begin its review of world's largest economies now belong to be competitive, sort the winners convenience stores. According to a employment systems and consultation to corporations rather than govern­ from the losers, and cut the losses recent survey by Health Canada, 52 with groups of staff members. More ments, she observed, adding that as early. She is most concerned that this percent of tobacco vendors across the detailed information on Committee governments re-invent themselves utilitarian perspective has been cast country are still selling tobacco activities will be provided throughout the year. they also devalue themselves. on our educational system without products to minors. In Niagara, the The legislation that will repeal the She claimed that education is being theme "Sales to minors: What a any public debate. "Since when did Employment Equity Act currently politically hijacked and that this education become a charity in need crime!" is being promoted during Non-smoking Week to encourage specifies that information collected process begins by eroding the public of free handouts?" she asked. compliance with this part of the exclusively in response to the Act be confidence and devaluing the system. Education is probably the largest OTCA, inviting everyone in Niagara destroyed. This will not affect Brock's She also pointed out that the public at industry that hasn't yet been priva­ to monitor where our youth access self-identification survey data, which large has lost sight of what schools are have been collected voluntarily and tized, she observed. It's an enormous tobacco. Anyone who has concerns trying to accomplish and has become maintained confidentially since before untapped market and an opportunity about vendors in their neighborhood the Employment Equity Act was in apathetic and complacent. There is an to shape the belief systems of poten­ selling cigarettes to minors may report undeveloped sense of the purpose of tial cl ients or customers at an early place. them to the Regional Niagara Public Please feel free to contact any of the schooling and a rapid decline in the age; and legislation is needed to Health Department at (905) 688-3762 valuing of other people's children, she Committee members with questions or determine the relationships between or 1-800-263-7248. comments you may have. FACULTY AND STAFF Getting back to work ASAP GEOGRAPHY Alun Hughes delivered an illustrated lecture entitled "The Mapping of St. Managing absenteeism proved to be workers back on the job. The key is Catharines" to the St. Catharines Historical Society on January 4. a compelling topic for Brock supervi­ teamwork among the injured/ill worker, the supervisor, Personnel Services sors, who packed the Trivial Recruit POLITICS Room for a November 30 seminar (Health and Safety), the medical Pat Sewell was an invited participant in the Symposium on Future presented by Personnel Services. caregiver, the insurer, and the union Multilateralism: Tasks and Political Foundations, held at San Jose, Costa Rica, President Terry White opened the and/or fellow workers. She also December 17-21. The symposium was co-sponsored by the United Nations seminar by noting that "Queen's Park mentioned that she will visit a depart­ University (UNU), Tokyo, and the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales didn't put much under our Christmas ment to assess an employee's repetitive­ (FLACSO), Costa Rica. Sixteen individuals from 11 countries and five continents, tree yesterday," but expressing strain or other environmental problem. plus local faculty members, participated in presenting and commenting upon confidence in Brock's future: "We have Short-Term and Long-Term Disability papers as part of the program. Prof. Sewell was invited as Co-ordinator of a a lean organization, but we are blessed The second half of the seminar was multinational UNU research project. His chief symposium assignment was to with the right people to do the jobs." delivered by representatives of CIGNA, present a paper on environmental views in the South prepared by the Ambassador Associate Vice-President Harold Leece Brock's long-term disability insurance of Pakistan to Turmenistan, and to comment upon this and other papers. invited supervisors to advise Personnel carrier. CIGNA's primary role is to keep Services of any further topics they'd like short-term disability (STD-up to 105 to see a seminar on-for example, days) from becoming long-term disabil­ PUBLICATIONS discipl ine. ity (LTD). When an employee has been Dreifelds, Cambridge U.K., Cambridge University Press, Manager of Pensions and Benefits off the job for more than 10 days, J., Latvia in Transition, 1996. Pauline McCormack delivered the first CIGNA steps in to ask, "Why is the part of the seminar. "Managing absen­ person really off work?" Sometimes Dreifelds, J., "Required Changes for the Constitution," in A. Strupiss, ed. teeism doesn't mean harassing your there are causes that go beyond the Constitutional Reform in Latvia: For and Against. (Riga, Institute Latvija, 1995). All employees," she explained, "but individual, such as complex family in Latvian. making them feel valued and situations. If need be, CIGNA will work important." Guidelines handed out in with the whole family to improve the Li, D., M. B. Rao, and R. J. Tomkins, A strong law for B-valued arrays, Proc. this seminar were meant for employees, situation so the employee can get back too, she said, adding that there were to work. There's no penalty for coming Amer. Math. Soc. 123 (1995), 3205-3212. other resources available to help the back to work on a partial basis. The goal supervisor and the employee work is early intervention, rehabil itation, together with Personnel Services and managing the medical condition and EVENTS Brock's insurance carrier CIGNA in getting the employee back to work as dealing with absenteeism. soon as possible. Interested in Third-World experiences? Campus Ministries and International Types of Absences After 10 days off the job, an Services welcome you to audio/visual presentations on Zaire/Rwanda, Guyana and Ms. McCormack explained the employee completes a form and sends it Brazil, January 25, January 30 and February 1 at 11 :30 am. For more information, different types of absences and the directly to CIGNA, which reviews the call Leny at ext. 3977 or John at ext. 3732. normal number of days associated with information and determines whether the each type. In handling each employee's absence is reasonable for the type of Special event, for members only, co-sponsored by the Department case, she asked supervisors to be illness or injury. If they think not, they of Germanic and Slavic Studies: Hamlet, directed by Grigori "sensitive and fair," remembering that may have the employee examined by a Kozintsev, Soviet Union, 1964. (Shown in Russian with English "there are Iives outside of Brock." specialist (much sooner than their own subtitles.) Friday, January 26, 7:30 pm, Podium Theatre. Personnel Services can add value to the doctor might be able to arrange) at Vanya on 42nd Street, , directed by Louis Malle, USA, 1994. supervisor/employee relationsh ip, she CIGNA's expense. After a three-week Sunday, January 28, 1 :30 pm, Town Cinemas. said, by being able to reflect the absence, further review is required. The Members free, Non-members $6. Tickets for regular screenings in the Podium experience of other, similar situations. insurer doesn't want to wait until the Theatre or at the Town Cinemas may be purchased in advance from the Centre for She explained the difference between person is unable to work, but prefers to The Arts Box Office, ext. 3257. For further information contact Anne Howe Ext. emergency and non-emergency leaves, get involved when a potential problem 3553. adding, "If a person really needs a few is first identified. A questioned medical days, how much good will they be to situation would be referred for assess­ The Centre for the Arts presents Molly Johnson in concert on you if you force them to come in to the ment to CIGNA's independent disability Saturday, january 27 at 8:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. office?" She also noted that not all consultant .~ Molly Johnson is the quintessential jazz singer with the capacity to Brock employees have the same Ms. McCormack concluded the A~fJ~~"rs-U; "massage a lyric with a hurts-so-good moan" (Rolling Stone Maga- zine) in a low sultry voice that leaves her audiences begging for benefits coverage; she can explain the seminar by offering to give departmental more. Molly has been lead singer of the internationally-signed band Infidels (1992 differences. seminars on absenteeism. Juno award winner for Canada's most promising band), appeared at the premier Injured Employees jazz venues in Toronto, done a regular stint as pop-music correspondent on CBC Health and Safety Officer Valerie University Club Radio's "Morningside" with Peter Gzowski and appeared on television specials Wolfe explained the supervisor's Call ext. 4515 for details about these with Adrienne Clarkson, June Caldwood and Brian Orser. responsibility to an injured employee, coming events: Joining Molly Johnson on stage will be her band: Colleen Allan on saxophone and the differences between on-the-job • January 26: Aeolian Winds pre­ and vocals, George Koller on bass and vocals, David Restino on piano and AI Cross injury-handled by Worker's theatre buffet/BUFS pre-film Buffet­ on drums. Compensation and the Ministry of cocktails 5:30, dinner 6:00. Tickets for this concert of great standards from the likes of George Gershwin, Labor-and injuries off the job, which • January 27: Molly Johnson/ Stephen Sondheim, Duke Ellington and more are available at the Box Office, ext. are handled through insurance carriers. Gershwin pre-theatre buffet-cocktails 3257. Ticket prices are $20 for adults, $13.50 for youths 17 years of age and under In on-the-job injuries, first aid is the 5:30, dinner 6:00. and $18 for students/seniors. Be sure to ask for your Brock University staff/faculty/ immediate concern. In the case of • February 2: Irish Descendants pre­ alumni discount when ordering your tickets. critical injury-including any injury that theatre buffet-two seatings for dinner: produces loss of consciousness, even 6:00 for 8:00 performance, 8:00 for Ontario Black History Month: Monday, January 29, 7:30 pm, Thorold Museum for a couple of minutes-the supervisor 10:00 performance. (next to Thorold Public library)-Nancy Butler, author of Slavery and Freedom in should make sure that the site of the • February 7 pre-game dinner in Niagara, will talk about the Rev. Anthony Burns, an escaped slave whose capture injury is secured (no clean-up or other honor of Dave Picton-cocktails 5:00, and return to slavery became a cause celebre in the u.s. in the 18505. He died in alterations permitted), that any buffet dinner 5:30. St. Catharines in 1862. Thursday, February 1, 7:30 pm, St. Catharines Museum, witnesses are identified, and that Val Th ings to remember: Breakfast is Lock 3-Historical Society of S1. Catharines presents Ann Spurling showing excerpts Wolfe is contacted (she will contact the now available at your Club Monday from her 1995 film Flight to Freedom, a documentary about the Underground Ministry of Labor). Failure to file an through Friday, 8:30-10:30 am. Your Railroad; following panel discussion with four Niagara residents who appeared in accident report on the proper form frequent-diner card is available at the the film. within 72 hours can result in a fine to Club. For groups of 1 0 or more, the the University. An employee injured off organizer's meal is complimentary. One-day conference on Community Action for Violence Prevention, Friday, campus on Brock business, or in one of February 16, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, Embassy Suites. Presented by Niagara Violence Brock's parking lots, is also covered Prevention Coalition, with sponsorship of Ontario Ministry of Health Healthy under WCB. A critical injury to a Bookstore Community Grants Program. Cost $20. To register, call Maureen Ott, (905) 688- student in your work area should also Annual Sidewalk Sale, January 23, 3762. be reported immediately to Val Wolfe 24 and 25 outside the Bookstore from or to Campus Police. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm each day. Savings She concluded her presentation by up to 70 percent on books, adults' and . The Library explaining the various kinds of accom­ children's sweatshirts, and T-shirts. Lexis-Nexis modations needed to get injured or ill For Valentine's Day (February 14) The Library provides access to the Lexis-Nexis databases which are an excellent the Bookstore offers a large selection of source of business, government, news and legal information. In addition, the coffee mugs, tins, candy, cards, service offers access to Medline, patents and biographical information. News Brock University wrapping paper, plush toy animals, reports are often provided on a same-day basis and full text is provided for some of E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan books, picture frames and more. the journal articles cited, annual reports of over 4,200 companies and over six Badger Sports Shop: Hours of million U.s. patents. There are four workstations in the library that offer access to Brock News is a publication of the operation will be reduced, January 22 Lexis-Nexis. Office of External Relations. through February 2. Please check the (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 shop door for specific hours. Lexis-Nexis Workshops FAX (905) 641-5216 Learn how to access the lexis-Nexis Electron ic Databases through one of these workshops. Please sign up at the Reference-Information Desk in the Library or call Brock News is available on-line on the Hangers away! 688-5550, ext. 3233. Brock gopher at -> University Services and Standard wire clothes hangers are • Business Sources, Wednesday, January 31, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm; or Tuesday, Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ tions ->Brock News. being sought by the resourceful staff of February 6, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm. the Conference Services office, for use • Legal Sources, Wednesday, January 24, 10:30 am-11 :30 pm. Editor: Leila Lustig during the upcoming conference • Media (Communications), Tuesday, January 30, 9:30 am-1 0:30 pm. Production: Mariette lincoln season. If you have any extra or • Medline (Health and Nutrition), Tuesday, January 30, 10:30 am toll :30 am; or unwanted wire hangers, they would be Thursday, February 1, 9:30 am tol 0:30 am. The next issue of Brock News is greatly appreciated. Please drop them • News Sources (Movie Reviews; Art Reviews; Entertainment), Friday, January 26, Wednesday, January 31 with a copy deadline of Wednesday, January 24 off at the Conference Services office 10:30 am to 11 :30 am; or Monday, January 29, 1 :30 pm to 2:30 pm. at noon. located in the new residence building. • Politics Sources, Thursday, January 25, 11 :30 am to 12:30 pm. Brock University is on the tnove again Cahill It's official! Little more than a means that some buildings-among flattening (the degree to which it decade after Brock finally abandoned them the Village and Mackenzie­ deviates from a perfect sphere) is 1/ the Lower Campus and brought the Chown-will remain atop the escarp­ 298.257222101 as opposed to 1/ honored by science departments up the escarp­ ment. Brock President Terrence White 293.465. This makes the new Earth a ment, the University is about to move admits that a split campus will cause tad slimmer at the waist and pointier half its facilities back down again. inconvenience, but adds that this is at the head than the old. the Pope The transfer is being phased in the price one has to pay for progress. Not a big deal in the overall over a number of years. In fact it has The progress he is referring to is the scheme of things, you might suppose, Pope John Paul II has awarded to Louis already begun, but the movement-a replacement of NAD27 by NAD83. but sufficient to produce significant (Lou) J. Cahill of st. Catharines the papal matter of a few metres northward a ("The replacement of what by what?!" changes in locations throughout the medal "Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice" for year-has so far been imperceptible. you ask.) NAD stands for North North American continent. In this faithful service to the Church, the As it accelerates it will become more American Datum, a uniform reference part of the world, UTM co-ordinates community and the Pontiff. Most evident, but most people won't notice system originally established in 1927 (defined in terms of the military grid Reverend John A. O'Mara, Bishop of st. anything much until the Schmon for the mapping of Canada, the United that appears on topographic maps) Catharines, conferred the medal on Dr. Tower reaches the edge of the escarp­ States and Mexico. The adoption of increase 212m in the Y direction and Cahill December 17. ment and topples over to its new the new, improved NAD83 means 15m in X, which accounts for the Dr. Cahill received an honorary location alongside the PrintShop. various changes, the most fundamen­ northward shift of Brock. Geographi­ doctorate from Brock University in 1991, Like all moves, this will involve a tal of which is a redefinition of the cal co-ordinates change also, and the in recognition of his exemplary career as degree of disruption, but there is no Earth. Yes, cartographers-meek and new latitude and longitude of the a public-relations professional. He cause for concern. Physical Plant has unassuming though they appear on Schmon Tower are 43 07' 11" N, 79 founded Canada's first public-relations the surface-have that sort of power. 14' 56" W (employees with boats firm, the Ontario Editorial Bureau, now everything under control, and as the OEB International and founding partner crucial moment approaches will post And as a result, Brock has to move. who use the Tower as a landmark, of The WORLDCOM Group Inc., the lookouts on the escarpment so that For mapping purposes, the Earth is please note). world's largest incorporated network of Brock employees have at least one approximated by a huge ellipsoid (a If any readers are still worried public relations firms. hour in which to put their affairs in sphere flattened at the poles), and it about picking up the pieces after their The Pope recognized him for more order, say a prayer and beat a qu ick has become increasingly apparent that office tumbles over the escarpment, than 50 years of commu nication services retreat. The original schedule had this the old ellipsoid in NAD27 is no fear not; the escarpment is moving to the Church both in Niagara and happening sometime this year, but longer adequate, especially for GPS too, so Brock will stay on top. Life on provinCially. He was instrumental in following a special appeal from the work (positioning from space) and Earth will go on as usual, even founding the Diocese of St. Catharines organ izers of the Learneds it has been precise surveying operations. So it has though the Earth itself-now revealed newsletter, The Vineyard. delayed till 1997. been replaced in NAD83 by a new, to be no more than a theoretical In all, the University is set to shift improved model. For those interested construct of the cartographer~will over 200 metres to the north (there is in technical details, the equatorial never be the same again. also a slight movement to the east, radius of the new ellipsoid is 112.17m -Alun Hughes, Geography "Lasting but this will have little impact), which less than its predecessor, and its WEDN ESDAY A N U A R Y 3 1 199 6 Impression" catnpalgn• update

As we near the completion of pledges made to the 1993 faculty/staff fundraising campaign, you may be interested to know just how success­ A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario ful it was. As of June 3D, 1996 (the final payroll deductions), Brock will have received a total of $127,777 since October 1993. Thirty percent of faculty and staff members partici­ New res room for international visitors pated, and 37 percent of them were first-time donors to a faculty/staff A special room in Brock's new student Costs for the 96/97 terms may be slightly faculty, staff, students, government campaign. The average total gift, paid residence has been made available for the higher. officials and members of community over 2-1/2 years, was $477. exclusive use of international visitors to Use of the room is under the jurisdic­ organizations, as long as they have been Brock in the fall and winter terms, starting tion of the Brock International Council invited by a member of the Brock The focus of the 1993 campaign this month. Access to the room gives an (BIC), an advisory committee comprising community. • In case of conflict, priority was twofold: 1) establish an endowed important boost to Brock's "international­ representatives from each of Brock's will be given to visitors from other scholarship fund to provide one ization" policy by allowing international faculties and international offices. BIC has countries as opposed to Canadians annual $1,000 entrance scholarship visitors to live inexpensively on campus in developed guidelines for use of the room: involved with international initiatives; and as many awards CIS the fund can the midst of the Brock community. • Requests to use the room will be co­ higher priority will be given to longer­ support annually for part-time stu­ Located on the ground floor of the new ordinated only by Sheila Young, Office of term visitors; higher priority will be given dents; 2) help purchase computer residence, the furnished room is double the Vice-President, Academic (ext. 4404, to visitors who will have an influence on equ ipment for J-B lock. the size of the normal rooms, has its own syoung@spartan). Please do not call many parts of the university (for example, Brock is fortunate to have such a complete ensuite bathroom, and is Housing/Residences or Conference several departments as opposed to an supportive and committed group of provided with linen and normal cleaning Services. • Decisions on use of the room individual researcher). services. Food is not included and there will be made by the Brock International An open house will be held this faculty and staff members as was are no cooking facil ities, but users of the Council. • Requests for the fall term are to Friday, February 2, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm demonstrated in October 1993, just room have access to all the residence food be submitted by March 31; requests for for anyone who would like to view the as the Social Contract was beginning. services at additional cost. Individual the winter term are to be submitted by International Residence Room. Please Campaigns like this one are important users of the room or their sponsors will be September 30. After these deadlines, the come see for yourself how nice and both internally and externally: they required to cover the cost of the room, room will be assigned on a first-come first­ comfortable this arrangement would be help support our students, and they which is being made available at the rate served basis subject to availability. • for one of your future international demonstrate to the wider community of $1 ,275 for the 1996 winter term (or International visitors of all kinds are visitors! For more information, contact that we care. about $35/n ight for short-term visitors). encouraged to use the room including Sheila Young, ext. 4404, syoung@spartan. On the job: Math Professor Bill Ralph tnakes tnusic Mathematics he had participated joyfully in that I should help students to find the they told me ARTIE had inspired them. It Professor Bill mathematics contests and knew the questions I'm about to answer. That's the was different with the older teachers. One Ralph wasn't professors, and Signed up on the spot, "ART" part: finding questions. The "TIE" of them said, 'If they don't understand the always a math finishing his honors degree in three years. part is giving the answers; that's tradi­ value of what I'm doing when I write it on kind of guy. A He also discovered topology, "the tiona I mathematics teaching. I want to the board, then they shouldn't be in the significant first­ study of why donuts and coffee cups are put a new front end on traditional classroom." On the other hand, one of the year experience the same. They both have a hole." Bill teaching.'" oldest professors at Calgary came up with with Boyle's Law went on to do his graduate work in Bill wants to impart to his students one of the most imaginative questions. in a chemistry topology with prof. Peter Hoffman, who qualities of initiative and independence. Bill never gave up playing the piano, as lab at the "would make us go for coffee every day "In traditional mathematics teaching, we Brock music-lovers will attest. He recently University of and talk about mathematics." He then make students completely dependent on did a concert with friends in Toronto and Toronto ("I just taught three years at Western, and the the professor. I want to make them regularly coaches theatre performers on couldn't squeeze University of Toronto invited him for a imaginative, make them wonder, appreci­ their singing repertory. Of the connection that bulb one more time!") led him to year. Teaching huge classes where he ate, make mistakes, specu late. The tricky between mathematics and music, he says, enroll at the Conservatory instead, studying never had personal contact with the thing is that in the ART part you're trying "You have this sense of wanting to express piano. Bill found piano instruction much students was just not his style. "I knew I to set up a risk-free environment, where you rself. Mathematics offers an intellec­ more creative and personal than needed to be in a smaller place." So he students feel safe exploring and taking the tual reflection of yourself, but nothing mathematics instruction. came to Brock nine years ago. initiative. It's mathematics not as a else. For the emotional part, I need But after three years of piano study, he Bill's appreciation of the personal way finished product, but as a work in music." He wants more personal satisfac­ recalled how much he had always enjoyed music is taught led him to develop his progress." tion for his math students, too. "They sit in math. "I remember walking through the U own unique method of teaching The University of Calgary recently that classroom for a quarter to a third of of T and thinking, 'I'm not going to learn mathematics, ARTIE-Activity, Response, invited Bill to speak about ARTIE to their lives. You get so tired of everything all these things I really want to know." Theory, Interpretation, Examples. "My faculty members and mathematics you do being for something else. I want Right before the start of fall classes, he idea is that everything in math was teachers. He gave three presentations. my classes to be worthwhile in them­ went to the University of Waterloo, where developed as an answer to a question, and "The younger teachers were enthusiastic; selves." FACULTY AND STAFF Get ready. Here they come! MARRlon On January 30, 1996, Marriott Management Services held an even ing of recognition On Sunday, March 10, Brock Year Experience," a parent session in for its associates celebrating five, 10 and 15 years of service, as well as its retirees of University will open its doors to addition to a student session, tours and an 1994. Marriott is pleased to honor these associates for their dedication and hundreds of high school students and Information Fair where visitors can speak commitment. Fifteen Years: Edda Romanin, Lucia Micoli, Sandra Beatty, Cathi Bevan. their families for March Break Open to staff, professors and students. Ten Years: Tamara Fuleki, Jim Harper, Richard Horn. Five Years: Debbie Dyck, Patti House 1996. Last year we welcomed The Student Liaison staff is co­ Nemeth, Natalie O'Doherty, Andy Gallagher, Susan Leggat, Young Kim, Jim Thornton. about 1,000 visitors to the campus to get ordinating activities for Open House Retirees: Shirley Martin, Domenica Nardangeli. Congratulations and thank you! a glimpse of life at Brock. The event was 1996. If your department or program a great success, due in large part to the would like to be a part of this exciting PHYSICS participation and co-operation of faculty event, contact the Office of External On January 17 and 18, John Black hosted a meeting on Acoustic Monitoring of and staff. Relations at ext. 3245. Stay tuned for Nocturnal Bird Migration. Nine participants from Canada and the United States What's scheduled for this year's Open updates on the Open House in future presented papers. House? A transition seminar on "The First issues of Brock News. PUBLICATIONS Conference of the Birds Amprimoz, A. L., "Inedit" and "Silences Magdaleniens." Participe Present: Bulletin d'information de l'Association des auteures et des auteurs de l'Ontario francais. 19 "An image of the Canadian dilemma, the next, from masked birds squabbling (1996): 3 .•• Glenday, D., "Mean Streets and Hard Times: Youth Unemployment and as seen in a dramatic adaptation of a over meanings to manipulators creating Crime in Canada," in G.M. O'Bireck, ed., Not a Kid Anymore: Canadian Youth, Crime 12th-century Persian epic" will be puppets made of strewn objects, which and Subcultures, Toronto: Nelson: 1996, 147-174.•• Kostur, V.N. and B. Mitrovic, presented by senior Theatre Program we see as hysterical bats or desert "Weak Electron-Phonon Interaction and Strong Phonon Features in a-b-plane Optical students on February 15 and 16 at 8:00 hermits. Conductivity of High-Tc Superconductors," Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, pm and on February 17 at 2:00 pm in the The Brock production is directed by Vol. 56, pp. 1727-1728 (1995); Proceedings of the Conference on Spectroscopies in Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Glenys Mcqueen-Fuentes, with costumes Novel Superconductors, Stanford, California, March 15-18, 1995 .•• Parker, R. & This version of the famous 12th-century and set design by David Rayfield, lighting Williams, E.H., "A Fragment of a Diocletianic Tax Assessment from Mytilene," in epic poem by Farid Uddin Attar is by Ken Garrett and original music by Echos du Monde Classique 39 (1995) 267-273 .•• Pongruengphant, R. & Tyson, P. adapted by renowned British theatre Rafael Fuentes. The Danny Grossman (1995), "The construct validity of the Nurse Stress Index, Coping Strategy Indicator, director Peter Brook. Acting, storytelling, dance company is expected to participate and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire among nurses in Thailand," Journal of image-making, movement, flocking, mask in the production, as well. Burapha University 1, 87-91. work and puppetry take place in Tickets are $6, students/seniors $4, lightning-fast changes-all without available at the Box Office, ext. 3257 or leaving the stage, without curtains or 3338. EVENTS blackouts. Actors jump from one style to Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, February 1, 11 :30 am in H313: Dr. Andy 1996 Brock holidays Reynolds, Research Scientist, Viticulture/Enology, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Africa Festival, Summerland, British Columbia-"Flavor Development in the Vineyard." February 5·9 Friday, February 23: President's Holiday The Centre for the Arts presents Newfoundland's very own The Irish Descendants Friday, April 5: Good Friday on Friday, February 2 at 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. The in conjunction with International Monday, May 20: Victoria Day Development Week early performance is sold out, but there are still excellent seating locations for 10:00 Friday, June 28 and Monday, July 1: pm. Named 1995 Entertainers of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards, The Irish • Faces of International Development­ Canada Day Descendants perform a blend of traditional and contemporary Newfoundland and Irish display of photos from many countries Monday, August 5: Civic Holiday songs with a healthy dose of "down-home" humor. taken by members of the Brock Monday, September 2: Labor Day East meets West when the Centre for the Arts presents Toronto's Panda Dance community, February 5-9, University Monday, October 14: Thanksgiving Day Theatre for children ages 4 to 12 on Saturday, February 3 at 2:00 pm in the Sean Library. Beginning 12:00 noon, Tuesday, O'Sullivan Theatre. This speCial performance for children will present several of the • Public lecture by Prof. Leo Dare-"The December 24, 1996, ending 8:30 am, legends and fables of ancient China. Colorful authentic costumes, traditional music Hope for Africa," February 6, 11 :30 am, Thursday, January 2, 1997: Christmas and narration combined with intricate dance will bring to life the culture and heritage Senate Chamber. and New Year's Holidays. of the Chinese people . • Pot-luck dinner & feature-length African Tickets for both events are available at the Box Office. Be sure to ask for your Brock movie, February 7, 6:00 pm, Trivial Career management University discount when ordering your tickets. Recruit Room (information: ext. 4318/ training FLASH! A small number of tickets for Black Umfolosi: a capella and dance from 3732). Zimbabwe have just been returned to the Box Office for resale. Performance date is • Cultural exhibition-art, artifacts, Resume Writing & Cover Letters, Friday, February 9 at 8:00 pm in the Playhouse. If you thought you'd missed out on music, posters, maps, books, videos­ Interview Skills, and Career Planning this once-in-a-lifetime performance, now's your chance. Order your tickets today! February 8-9, 9:30 am-4:00 pm, The training sessions previously scheduled for Gallery. the fall of 1995 have been rescheduled BUFS-An Autumn Afternoon, directed by Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1962. Friday, • Drum concert featuring Frederick for 1996. The workshops are to be held February 2, 7:30 pm, Podium Theatre. Tickets for screenings in the Podium Theatre or Dwasi Dunyo, master drummer from in the Alumni Lounge as follows: Resume at the Town Cinemas may be purchased in advance from the Centre for The Arts Box Ghana, February 8, 12:30 pm, The Writing & Cover Letters-March 21, Office, ext. 3257. For further information contact Anne Howe, ext. 3553. Playhouse (sponsored by International 1 :00-3:00 pm; Interview Skills-March Operations, Niagara College). 28,1 :00-3:00 pm; Career Planning-April Healthstyle '90s: Tuesday, February 6, 11 :30-12:30, PEC mezzanine: Introduction • Pot-luck dinner & feature-length African 4, 2:30-4:30 pm. to Yoga by Pam Little. Join us on your lunch hour; wear loose-fitting clothing. (Please movie, February 8, 6:00 pm, Hamilton Workshop leaders will be Cindy pre-register at ext. 3387 by Friday, February 2.) Wednesday, February 7, 12:00-1 :00, J- Room, Niagara College, Weiland Nogradi and Ruth Berzins of the Student 210: Get Fit...While You Sit; Dr. Nazar, D.C., Chiropractor, will address repetitive (information: Jos Nolle, 735-2211). Development Centre. Some openings still motion injuries and what you can do to avoid them, suggest tips on how to sit prop­ For more information about the Africa remain for any interested permanent staff erly, and provide exercises you can do at your desk to minimize your chance of injury. Festival & International Development member. Please contact Pat Miller, ext. Week, call ext. 4318 or 3732. 3123, for further information and Politics Brown Bag Speaker: Thursday February 8, 11 :30 am -12:30 pm, C404, registration. David Siegel, "Working in Street Level Bureaucracy." Everyone welcome. CLASSIFIED lunch special: February 5-9 in Ihe Tower Child Studies Careers Night, Thursday, February 8, 7:00-9:00 pm, Ed. 324. Stu­ Cafeleria, enjoy Chef Rilchie's Original-Ihree hoi Eating disorder dents, faculty and staff are welcome to attend Child Studies' annual Careers Night. This deli meals and Ihree melled cheeses on sourdough year the focus is on continuing education. Presentations will be made by Dr. Jennifer bread wilh lomalo, lelluce, onion and spicy black program for students Hardacre from the Institute of Child Study; Ms. Alison Soave from Niagara College; olives-and a medium sofl drink for $3.25 .•• For Child Studies alumna Ms. Joy Stewart-Riffle, a doctoral candidate from the University sale: Anlique Cornish knee-hole desk, English pine, A seven-week series of workshops for of West Virginia; and other Child Studies graduates. Students will be encouraged to ask all original, $1,350. Large oak bench/couch, $450. registered students will begin February 6, Double size fulon, 8" Ihickness, new, $85. Call 988- questions and become involved in any discussion following the presentations. For offering education and support on eating 5554 afler 6:00 pm. •• For sale: Filness Alive further information, contact Ros Battye, ext. 3116. (Women's Club) 6-monlh membership. No inilialion disorders; sponsored and facilitated by fee, full membership privileges, $140. Call 262- Health Services, the Student Develop­ 5987 .•• For sale: Malure building 101, hisloric ment Centre, and a Peer Educator from University Club Queenslon Village, NOTL. 60'X120', $47,000. Call 262-5987 .•• For Sale: Super single walerbed, the Health Studies Department. "Turning • February 2: "All You Care to Eat" buffet dinner. Two seatings (5:30 pm and 8:00 bumpers, headboard, mallress cover, good Points" was developed by the Toronto pm) in order to accommodate two performances of The Irish Descendants at the Sean condilion, $100. Call 684-9097 .•• For sale: Two General Hospital as a response to a O'Sullivan Theatre. All welcome; reservations recommended. • February 7: Pre-game file cabinels, bolh leller size. One 2-drawer; one 4- provincial need for resources, education dinner, in part to honor the retirement of Dave Picton'S jersey. Dinner will be served drawer. Used, bUI in good condilion. Call 684-7397. and support in the area of weight preoc­ buffet-style and is available at $10 including taxes. Tickets are available from the •• Wanted: Singers 10 join Ihe Niagara Chamber University Club Executive and at the Club. Dinner at 5:30 pm; basketball game begins Choir in a performance of Handel's Messiah (Paris II cupation and eating disorders. Interested and III) al Granlham Uniled Church (Linwell al students shou Id contact Health Services at 7:30 pm. • February 9: Second February pre-theatre dinner prior to the performance of Black Umfulosi at the Playhouse Theatre. Buffet-style dinner begins 6:00 pm. All Niagara), Salurday evening, March 30. Call (90S) or the Student Development Centre. 937-8309 .•• Wanted: Piclures, pholoS or olher welcome; reservations recommended. • Things to Know: Call-ahead ordering for memorabilia for inclusion in Ihe exhibil "Niagara's breakfast and lunch is going very well. If you're in a hurry, take advantage and call your Freedom Trail" al Ihe Sl. Calharines Museum, order in; it will be ready shortly after you arrive. If you're organizing a group for lunch, highlighling Ihe role of Blacks in 51. Calharines. Call On-campus farmer's 984-8880 for more informalion. you should try the University Club. Anyone who organizes a group of 10 or more will market? receive a complimentary lunch. Frequent-diner cards are now available at the Club. Save money by using your card each time you purchase lunch. Pick yours up today! Brock University The Ontario Public Interest Research Call ext. 4515 for reservations or for information about any of the Club's programs. Group (OPIRG) and the Brock University E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Student's Union (BUSU) are researching Brock News is a publication of the the pOSSibility of hosting a weekly Office of External Relations. farmer's market on campus. We hope this At its 419th meeting held on Wednesday, January 17, 1996, Senate: (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 will bring an added convenience to Received the report of the President and Vice-Chancellor. FAX (905) 641-5216 students, staff and faculty, as well as the Received the report of the Committee on Academic Policy for the information of extended Brock community. The market Senate. Brock News is available on-line on the Received the report of the Academic Program Committee: Changes in major Brock gopher at -> University Services and will be located in a easily accessible location, will complement the downtown program requirements were approved for Accounting and Finance; Management, Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Marketing and Human Resources (with the exception of one aspect); Applied tions ->Brock News. farmer's market schedule, and will provide an assortment of seasonal and Language Studies; Film Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts; Liberal Studies; Biochemis­ Editor: Leila Lustig possibly organic produce. We welcome try; Computer Science; the Computing and Business degree program; Earth Sciences; Production: Mariette Lincoln Business Economics; Economics; Environmental Policy; Politics; Women's Studies your comments and suggestions. Please and Health Studies. The next issue of Brock News is forward your messages to Karin Perry at Received the report of the Committee on Admissions and approved a motion that Wednesday, February 7 with a copy [email protected] or ext. the University's Accessibility Admissions Policy be published in the 1996/97 Brock deadline of Wednesday, January 31 3499 by February 15, 1996. at noon. University Undergraduate Calendar. Voluntary reduced w-ork options at Brock

On Friday, January 26, Terry of absence. Vacation and holiday university is voluntary severance/ Varcoe and Harold Leece spoke to entitlement would not be earned early retirement. A basic severance staff members in a full-house Thistle during the absence; health, dental and would be paid for six months, plus an 325 regarding the voluntary reduced life-insurance benefits would be additional amount of two weeks' work options that are avai lable to all maintained by paying premiums. The salary for each year of service up to a permanent staff. These options are University will guarantee employment maximum of 18 months. Retirement being proposed to staff in an effort to in the same or similar position upon options include receiving early­ reduce the gap of $3-4 million that return to work. retirement pension payments from the Faculty and staff members (as well will soon exist between revenue and Two voluntary leaving options were University Pension Plan or deferring as students) are invited to a teach-in today at 12:30 pm in the Senate ongoing expenses. Salaries constitute also presented to staff. Education pension to a later time. This option is Chamber, to protest the under­ approximately 80 percent of Brock leave followed by immediate sever­ available to permanent staff who are funding of universities. See an University's $74-million budget. The ance would allow a staff member to 55 years or older and have 10 or invention of the '60s brought up to more years of service. Health and options are available to all support pursue their education and receive 70 the speed of the '90s! Information, dental benefits would be maintained staff, defined by Terry Varcoe as "all percent of their salary for each month songs, poetry, chants! Share your who are supporting the academic in school, up to a maximum of 12 until age 65. concerns about your future, about the operation, up to and including the months. Severance would depend on In addition to these options, the future of the University, and about President." Separate meetings are also years of service. Health, dental and University promised fair our society. Demonstrate solidarity being held on the same topic with life insurance benefits would continue consideration to any additional with the rest of the un iversity faculty and unionized employees. during the period of education leave. proposals. All proposals must meet community! Sponsored by the Brock A number of voluntary options Voluntary severance would involve two criteria: allow the University to University Faculty Association. were discussed at the meeting. Volun­ resignation from the University. Staff save money and continue to effec­ tary reduced time with income who choose to follow this option will tively serve its clients. All options will averaging and seasonal leave with receive a severance package for six be on a trial basis for two years. income averaging would allow staff to months, plus an additional amount of Proposal forms are available from Spor's.ine Brock choose certain half-days, days or 2 weeks' salary for each year of Personnel Services and must be months off from work with salary service up to an overall maximum of submitted by Friday, March 1, 1996 No less than 15 home events are averaged and paid out over a 12- 18 months. Health and dental at 4:30 pm. already on the February schedule, plus month period. Annual vacation would coverage would continue during the Staff members at the meeting had a playoffs. In men's basketball, Brock hosts be pro~rated to correspond with actual severance period up to a maximum of number of questions regarding Guelph, McMaster and Waterloo, while in time worked. one year. These two options are options, staff involved and any women's basketball, these three teams plus Special personal leave without pay available to permanent staff with 10 or additional cost-cutting measures. Western invade Badgers' territory. The would allow a staff member to take more years of service. hockey team plays host to Laurier, York four months to one year unpaid leave The final option to be offered by the Continued on page 2 and Laurentian, while both the men's and women's volleyball teams host Western. In the pool, the waterpolo team closes out its Iw E D N E S DAY FEBRUARY o 7 996 season against McMaster and the men's swim team hosts the 1995-96 OUAA Swimming Championships. Brock's wrestling team, the defending OUAA and CIAU Champions host both the OUAA Championships and CIAU Championships. Dave Picton of the men's basketball team will be honored Wednesday, Febru­ ary 7, in a ceremony at 7:00 pm before the tip-off (7:30 pm) of the Brock! McMaster game. The five-year guard will A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario finish his career this season and will leave Brock as the team's all-time leading scorer. In his first four years here, David has been named to the OUAA All-Star team on three different occasions; he has been named a CIAU All Canadian; in his first season, he Will there be a Waterloo-type early was named the league's Rookie of the Year; he helped lead the Badgers to the CIAU Championship in his first year; and retirement offer at Brock? he has been named the Most Valuable Player and earned All-Star status at 'numerous tournaments. David has also [Ed. note: The University of Waterloo offered a large group of senior professors and support staff a special early­ been a member of Canada's National retirement package, to help meet its budget-reduction goals. More than half (340) accepted the offer.} Student Team. On Saturday February 17, it will be a The short answer is no; the reason Why do we have a plan that makes about Brock's pension plan, please "Nutt House" in the Brock gym. The takes a I ittle longer. early retirement so difficult? It's a call Pauline McCormack at ext. 3273 women's basketball team will honor In our pension plan all interest matter of choice. The fact that excess or me at ext. 3272. Wendie Nutt and all of the graduating earnings are put directly into our earnings accrue to our individual -Harold Leece, Associate Vice­ Badgers as they play the final home game of their career. The team takes on the individual pension accounts. At accounts rather than to the general President, Administration Waterloo Athenas at 12:00 noon in the Waterloo, earnings over a certain benefit of the group means that our season finale. Captain Wendie Nutt will amount aren't put in individual pensions at retirement, at age 65, are cap off an outstanding five-year career. In accounts but rather remain in the fund likely better than the formula pension her five years at Brock, Wendie has been as surplus. Waterloo was able to in a plan like Waterloo's. We also named an all-star at various tournaments; allocate $35,000,000 of surplus in the have more options with respect to the she has been named to the OWIAA AII­ fund to this early retirement offer. As a type of benefit we choose. The trade­ First Brian Parker Star team, broken numerous team records, result they could achieve savings in off is that there is no common pool of and been an outstandi ng leader for the the operating budget quickly. money in the plan to fund earlier Memorial Award leam. At Brock, because all earnings are retirement for some members. The Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre put into our individual pension If you have questions about this will be the setting for the 1995-96 OUAA The Department of Earth Sciences Swim Championships as the Brock Badgers accounts, there is no surplus to fund a matter or would like more information play host to this exciting event. Starting on general early retirement. All this awarded the first Brian Parker Memorial Award last fall to Mr. Jaime Friday, February 9,15 Ontario University means that if Brock were to initiate an teams will invade the pool with the hope early retirement program it would be Oxtobee. The award is in memory of alumnus Brian Parker, who was of winning the OUAA Swimming title. necessary to fund it out of the operat­ Forum on Academic The Brock Badgers' wrestling team, the tragically killed in a car accident in ing budget. Of course, the reason that 1995 OUAA and CIAU champions, will we would consider early retirement is Climate at Brock 1991; it was established by Brian's host both the 1996 OUAA Championships to reduce the operating budget. Short wife, Cathy Parker. Through donations and the 1996 CIAU Championships here at of running a deficit, which puts us in Faculty and staff members are from friends, relatives of the Parker Brock University. With the 1996 Olympic a quite precarious position given the invited to a student forum February family, and the Conestoga-Rovers & Games are only a few short months away, unpredictability of future funding, a 15 at noon in the Alumni Lounge. Associates-Brian's employer, the it will be a very exciting time. Preliminary matches begin Saturday, February 10; large-scale early retirement program is The Advisory Committee en Student fund for this award has grown since it Affairs seeks student input on the was established in 1992. The Brian CIAU Championships begin Friday, not a practical solution to our prob­ February 23. lem. following questions: • What activi­ Parker Memorial Award was made to the most outstanding student in the The Brock wrestling team will honor ties, characteristics or qualities of Aaron Pomeroy for his outstanding five­ Earth Sciences stream of the new Brock University support and year contribution to the wrestling program Measles spot check encourage your achievement of your Environmental Science program. Mr. on February 10 during the OUAA The Niagara Region is joining the rest of educational goals? • What about Oxtobee, a native of Brockville, Championships. Aaron, who is in his fifth the province in a large-scale measles­ Brock invites your involvement in Ontario, received the award on the and final year at Brock has already won immunization campaign, February 1 to intellectual activity? • What activities, basis of his achievement in year one four OUAA Gold Medals and three CIAU March 28, 1996. All children attending characteristics or qualities of Brock of the program. The award will Gold Medals (plus a CIAU Silver Medal), school in Niagara from junior kindergarten hinder your achievement of your eventually be made annually to the and is striving for another pair of gold­ to OAC will receive their second dose of educational goals? • What about most deserving student in year three of medal performances at this year's two measles vaccine from public-health nurses the program. The Department of Earth events. Aaron will be competing at the in their schools. For more information, call Brock inhibits or discourages your Sciences congratulates Mr. Oxtobee 1996 Olympic Trials in Thunder Bay with one of the Regional Niagara Public Health involvement in intellectual activities? the goal of representing Canada at the and is grateful to everyone who made Department's two hot-lines: (905) 688- (Written submissions from students Summer Games in Atlmain menu of Butz, D., "Legitimating porter regulation in an indigenous mountain community in proposed time off. The schedule for BRAIN choose E> CONNECT to other northern Pakistan," Environment and Planning 0: Society and Space 13 (1995), 381- 414. days off can also be flexible. For databases, select 0> Other databases example, if a staff member were to and F> FirstSearch. Hollosi, c., "Platonov in the Theatre: The Stage History of A.P.Chekhov's First Play," schedule Friday afternoons off, a FirstSearch is an electronic Studia Siavica Hung. 39 (1994) 343-373. Monday afternoon could be substi­ information service providing online Purkey, W.W. & J.M. Novak, Inviting School Success: A Self-concept Approach to tuted if a Friday were too busy to be access to databases in a wide range Teaching, Learning, and Democratic Practice. (3rd Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, away from the office. of subjects. WorldCat, the 1996. The University is hoping that staff cornerstone database, contains will discuss their ideas and options records for more than 32 million EVENTS with fellow staff members and books, sound recordings, videos, managers. Proposals for reduced computer files, maps and other Eating Disorder Awareness Week, February 4-10. Presented by the Niagara Healthy work options would become effective sources from libraries worldwide. Weights Committee, an inter-agency coalition formed to raise awareness of a range of body-image issues and eating problems. The committee has an information booth in on or after May 1, 1996. Detailed Additional databases offer access to Fairview Mall, February 5-10, to tell you about its community initiatives through copies of the Reduced Work Hours journal articles and a growing hand-out from Friday's meeting can display, video and print materials. The mall has donated $25 gift certificates for prizes; number of documents in full text, enter the draw by filling out a questionnaire. be picked up at Personnel Services. facts, statistics and directory -Janet Lee information. FirstSearch has been Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, February 8, 11 :30 am, H313 Dr. Peter Rand, available in the Library since the fall Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University: "Why Water? A Killam/Sabbatical term and is being used by librarians retrospective potpourri with lots of souffle and meringue." to assist patrons with their research University Club requirements. Child Studies Careers Night, Thursday, February 8, 7:00-9:00 pm, Ed. 324. Students, After this free trial, faculty faculty and staff are welcome to attend Child Studies' annual Careers Night. This year News the focus is on continuing education. Presentations will be made by Dr. Jennifer members and students who wish to Every Monday is Soup and Salad Hardacre from the Institute of Child Study; Ms. Alison Soave from Niagara College; search FirstSearch from the Library, Child Studies alumna Ms. Joy Stewart-Riffle, a doctoral candidate from the University of Bar Day at the Club. Enjoy a well­ their office or home may purchase an West Virginia; and other Child Studies graduates. Students will be encouraged to ask stocked, all-you-care-to-eat meal for access card. For additional questions and become involved in any discussion following the presentations. For one low price .•• Now available: information contact the Reference­ further information, contact Ros Battye, ext. 3116. "Express Lunch," guaranteed to be Information Desk. served to you in 15 minutes or less. Organist Jan Overduin performs Bach's entire Art of the Fugue at Concordia Every day, at least one of our lunch Lutheran Seminary, Friday, February 9 at 8:00 pm. He will present a lecture on the specials will be available nice and Brock University work at 7:00 pm, preceding the concert. Tickets available by phoning 688-2362. qUick, so you don't miss a beat in Pension Plan your busy day .•• We will be Three Colors: Red, directed by Krystof Kieslowski, France/Poland, serving several dinners at the Club 1994. Sunday February 11, 1 :30 pm, Town Cinemas. Tickets for screen­ Members' General meeting, ings in the Podium Theatre or at the Town Cinemas may be purchased in this term. This Friday, we'll serve a Thursday, February 15, 11 :45 am to advance from the Centre for The Arts Box Office, ext. 3257. For further buffet dinner prior to the performance 1 :15 pm, Thistle 259. Hosted by information contact Anne Howe, ext. 3553. of Black Umfolosi; and next Friday members of the University'S Pension (February 16), we'll serve dinner prior Committee. Mr. Harold Nudelman of "Excavation of a Maya Colonial Community at Tipu, Belize," a public lecture by to Conference of the Birds. Call for Prof. Elizabeth Graham of the Royal Ontario Museum. Sponsored by the Department of William Mercer Ltd. will provide an reservations at ext 4515. Note: Classics and the Niagara Chapter of the AlA, Sunday, February 11, 3:00 pm in TH 325. overview of the plan. In addition, our Dinner is available to all, not just Everyone welcome. two new investment managers will those attending the shows. provide an overview of the plan's Campus Ministries invite you to "a time for prayer and reflection on the needs of the fund performance, followed by a Brock community," Monday, February 12, 12:30-1 :00 pm in the Meditation Room, MC­ CLASSIFIED question-and-answer period. Pleqse A302 (formerly Deans' meeting room). All students, staff and faculty invited. plan to attend. Everyone is welcome! Women's Studies invites you to a lunchtime presentation by The Crones, a local For hire: For that someone spe­ group of women activists: "Croning: Aging as a feminist," Wednesday, February 14 at cia!. .. singing Valentines, barbershop Lighting in A lot noon in the Alumni Lounge. style, from "Legacy." Three love songs and a special gift delivered Campus Ministries and Ten Days for World Development will sponsor the National right to your Valentine's door or Many students, faculty and staff Film Board presentation (on video) Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and workplace on Valentine's Day for just members have noticed that the Global Economics, on Thursday, February 15 at 7:30 pm in the Senate Chamber. $35. Book early! 227-2743. lighting in parking lot A is reduced. Everyone is welcome to view this rich biography of ideas in which Ms. Waring maps Unfortunately, the problem cannot be out an alternative economic vision. She demystifies the language of economics for corrected until spring. Electrical anyone who suffers from "economic anxiety." The film is directed and edited by conduit in the ground is damaged and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Terre Nash. Brock University extensive trenching is needed to restore proper lighting. Campus Community Action for Violence Prevention Conference, Friday, February 16, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, Embassy Suites Hotel. Keynote speakers: Priscilla de Villiers, president E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Police are aware of the problem and of CAVEAT; W.1. James Harding, Head of Investigative Opera ions, Ministry of the Brock News is a publ ication of the will monitor this area closely. We Attorney General; Gillian Dooley, Executive Director of Women's Place. Contact Office of External Relations. regret any inconvenience. Maureen Ott, (905) 688-3762 or 1-800-263-7248. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 FAX (905) 641-5216

Brock News is available on-line on the Brock gopher at -> University Services and At its 420th meeti ng on Wednesday, January 24, Senate: Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Received the report of the President and Vice-Chancellor. i tions ->Brock News. Received the report of the Academic Program Committee: APC approved changes in Editor: Leila Lustig major program requirements for the Faculty of Education; the Department of French, Production: Mariette lincoln Italian and Spanish; and the Department of Child Studies; and approved the Degree Program in Sports Management. The next issue of Brock News is Deferred a panel discussion on experiential-learning programs until the next Wednesday, February 14 with a copy meeting of Senate, scheduled for February 14. deadline of Wednesday, February 7 This summary constitutes an unofficial record until such time as the minutes of the at noon. meeting are approved. ------Standing rooUl only at last Wednesday's teach-in

Every square foot of the Senate student going to university, while age salary of a university graduate is established 15 years ago by a grant Chamber was occupied for the "Think state universities in the U.S. pay $42,000, which means that, in about from the Donner Foundation as the About It!" teach-in last Wednesday, $22,000 per student and private five years, that person's taxes will only one of its kind in Canada, and when students, faculty and staff universities pay $37,000. make up for the cost of their educa­ has been influential in Canadian members gathered to protest the Politics student Mike Boland gave tion. society and internationally, is being Ontario government's cutbacks to his speech from the table top, Pat Wilson said students were discontinued as a direct result of the university funding. Organized by criticizing fellow students for not going to notice the journals and cutbacks. BUFA, the event was moderated by being effective citizens because they books missing from the Library and Politics student Ron Walker said he Politics Professor Terry Carroll. BUFA hadn't voted to keep this govern­ that there were going to be "fewer believed the Constitution should President Dawn Good welcomed ment's agenda out of Queen's Park. people at the other end of interlibrary guarantee post-secondary education everyone on behalf of the Faculty He pointed out that Brock students loans" and fewer professional to all citizens, and asked, "Why Association; and Vice-President, don't bother voting in their own librarians to help them do their doesn't our elected student govern­ Academic Susan Clark brought the referenda. research. Dave Hughes (Computer ment have any views on this sub­ University's greetings. She observed Nicolas Baxter-Moore (Politics), Science) said that, after the cutbacks ject?" that the funding cuts would hurt the wearing a tie-dyed T-shirt from the in Alberta, their universities were Udayan Rege (Business) quoted University and its students, and the '60s, brought out his guitar and sang funded 10 percent higher than ours, The Globe & Mail as saying this hurt would "rebound into the two songs from that era, with the and they will be funded 30 percent government "is for business but has community." words changed to suit the occasion. higher after our cutbacks; a number no business plan." The economy is The University brings more than Terrance Cox (Canadian Studies/ of U.S. states, he said, are actually growing, he argued, but jobs are $89 million into the community, said Music) read two poems inspired by increasing their funding to higher declining. Industry is ignoring its Lew Soroka (Economics), and sup­ the funding cutbacks: "Ontario Duck education. obligation to the people it employs. ports 4,700 jobs; $4-million cutback Soup," which likened the provincial Tony Ward (Economics) said the Laid-off workers whose unemploy­ to Brock results in a loss of $8 million ministers to the cast of a Marx­ participation rate in post-secondary ment insurance and welfare have to Niagara. June Corman (Women's Brothers movie; and "Regression to education has risen from 12 percent been cut off by the government are Studies/Sociology) said that, in view the Mean," an "animal fable for Mike of school leavers 15 years ago to 19 becoming desperate and resorting to of the extent to which university Harris" about cats defending their percent now, despite a declining vandalism, he reported. His solution education reduces the numbers on territory against the homeless. population in that age bracket. The to job recovery: students should be unemployment and welfare rolls, Mohammed Dore (Economics) said cutbacks will mean that "able people encouraged to get international "Maybe the government should be that since 1990, tuition fees have who weren't born rich" will get experience, because Canada's export paying people to go to university." gone up 45 percent, while inflation "squeezed out." industries are doing well. John Lye (English) said the govern­ has been very low-"a real increase Carl Baar (Politics) reported that ment is "eroding our competitiveness" that is very significant." Jack Adams­ the Judicial Administration by paying only $16,000 for every Webber (Psychology) said the aver- concentration in Politics, which was Anew [w E D N E 5 DAY FEBRUARY 1 4 1 9 9 6 endowed scholarship

Rogers Communications Inc. will be publicly thanked at the Honors Dinner on Wednesday, February 28 A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario in Pond Inlet, following the presenta­ tion of 1994/95 awards to students on the Dean's Honors List and recipients of entrance scholarships. Rogers Communications has The future for workers in Ontario established a $50,000 endowment at Brock University called the "E.S. A partnership between business, Ontario has had a reputation for being fellow panel members, Wilson Rogers Communications Scholar­ government and labor simply does not "over-governed, overtaxed and over­ claimed he does not believe in ships." To be first awarded in the exist, claimed Gord Wilson, President debted." Baird was firm in stating that training and retraining unemployed 1996/97 academic year, the endow­ of the Ontario Federation of Labor, in government can not promote eco­ workers for jobs that do not exist. He ment will provide one $1,000 schol­ a show-down with representatives nomic growth alone, but will require blamed the introduction of computer arship for a student entering first-year from government and business on co-operation from labor and business. and communication technologies for studies with outstanding academic Saturday, January 27 at Pond Inlet. As a representative of the Ontario creating a workless world that will performance and a declared major in The public forum, titled "Working in Chamber of Commerce, Stephen continue to widen gaps between the Communication Studies, where no Ontario: What does the Future Raymond claimed there is one issue haves and have-nots. Although media other scholarship is available to the Hold?", sponsored by the Labor on which all businesses speak to­ and politicians promise better times student. Studies Program, also welcomed gether: the best social program is a ahead, Wilson says this is not the Nepean MPP and Parliamentary job. He underlined how important it is reality for workers. Despite high The endowment will also provide Assistant to the Ontario Minister of for labor, business and government to profits, companies are still annually for three $500 scholarships Labor, John Baird; and a Director of focus on economic growth in Ontario. downsizing and laying off workers to to students demonstrating outstanding the Ontario Chamber of Commerce As a province, Ontario has a number remain competitive. The academic performance through the and labor lawyer, Stephen Raymond. of strengths that encourage businesses manufacturing sector is declining and first year of Communications Studies, Each representative spoke for about to invest in our province: a produc­ re-engineering is becoming the norm with a declared major in the program. 30 minutes and then had the opportu­ tive, educated and skilled workforce; in the public and broader public "Endowments playa major role in nity to question the other panel excellent physical, social and sectors, such as universities, colleges, our future at Brock, and the future of members. Questions from the audi­ environmental infrastructures in our schools and hospitals. Contrary to those we have chosen to serve-our ence followed the debate. roads; a low crime rate and what the government is saying, the students," says Scott Hayter of the As a representative of Mike Harris' reasonably stable political and labor private sector is also moving in the University's Development Office. Conservative party, John Baird took climates; and an industrial heartland. same direction and will not be able to "We are very pleased and thankful to responsibility for many of his govern­ Raymond also outlined the disadvan­ absorb displaced workers. receive this level of support from Mr. ment's unpopular actions. He was the tages Ontario holds in competitive "Globalization, driven by Rogers and Rogers Communication direct target for many of the pro-labor taxation and regulation. "The taxation competitiveness and industrialization, Inc." audience's questions and accusations. system cannot overburden businesses will leave hundreds of millions An emotional member of the audience so they do not perform competitively." unemployed," said Wilson. demanded to know why the It is also government's job to make The reduction of work hours for Conservative government should be sure the labor regulations that exist many who are working longer hours trusted when it has blatantly lied to are clear so that they do not deter new is another concern of the labor the citizens of Ontario since taking business opportunities. In his work as movement. Wilson concluded that all Voluntary office. Baird insisted his government is a labor lawyer, Raymond sees a great will need to share in what limited committed to being a partner in deal of contradiction coming from the work there will be in the future. reduced work change and is moving toward Ministry of Labor. In promoting the Future jobs and the qual ity of Iife are removing obstacles to job creation: advantages and addressing the disad­ very much related. "I do not options: eliminating the former government's vantages, Raymond believes busi­ understand how an economy will employment equity legislation; nesses will come, stay and grow in the sustain itself when it continues to holidays? freezing WCB rates; and repealing Bill province of Ontario. remove consumers from participating 40, which prohibited employers from Raymond met with much verbal in the economy, "said Wilson. hiring replacement workers during a opposition from Gord Wilson and He made it clear that a partnership Please be advised that for strike. "More job creation and eco­ several audience members when he does not exist between labor, govern­ employees proposing a voluntary nomic growth will recur as a result of voiced his opinion on the ment and business. "Maybe between reduced-time option of 20 days or what the government is doing and has ineffectiveness of the rotating strikes in government and business. Business less, vacation entitlement is not pro­ done," insisted Baird. Ontario. The next strike is scheduled made it clear it supports the current rated. For work reductions greater An overhaul of current labor for Hamilton. government." He also accused the than 20 days, annual vacation will be legislation is high on the government's Gord Wilson presented a much two of working together to get rid of pro-rated to correspond with actual list, said Baird, once again making different-and bleak-outlook on the standards in health care. time worked. For further information, Ontario the economic engine of future world of work in Ontario. In -Janet Lee please contact Personnel Services at Canada. Over the past 10 years, addressing comments made by his ext. 3123. Students helping local entrepreneur FACULTY AND STAFF ECONOMICS improve business Robert Dimand presented three papers at the Allied Social Science Associa­ tions annual meetings in San Francisco, January 5-7: "Macroeconomics with The Brock Business Consulting the recommendations include some and without Keynes" and "Keynes, Tarshis, Real and Money Wages, and Service (BBCS) is helping a St. important information on advertise­ Employment" to American Economic Association sessions, and "How Keynes Catharines entrepreneur improve ments, most people don't realize that Came to Canada: Mabel Timlin and Keynesian Economics" to an International services and profits. Ed Lenchyshyn, advertising is only the visible tip of the Association for Feminist Economics session. owner of The Puppy Hut Grooming & iceberg for a sound marketing strategy." Boarding Kennels, recently retained the Mr. Lenchyshyn and his family are BBCS' services. enthusiastic about having Brock's PUBLICATIONS BBCS Senior Consultant and Princi­ Business Consulting Services help out. Blackwell, review of Slipp, Samuel, pal Paul Morris says, "The primary task The BBCS provides low-cost J., The Freudian Mystique: Freud, in this particular situation is to help the customized assistance to local busi­ Women and Feminism, in The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1995,20(4): entrepreneur evaluate new and better nesses in areas including business start­ 574-576. ways to market his services." This will ups, marketing, strategic management, Boehringer, M., "«Elle est qui veut d'elle»: La Femme du Gange de include recommendations on how to marketing research, financial a Marguerite Duras," Recherches semiotiques/Semiotic Inquiry 15.3 (1995),45- improve the services being offered, new management, human-resources 57. and effective promotional ideas, and a management, and international busi­ customer-satisfaction and retention ness. Butz, D., "Revisiting Edward Said's 'Oriental ism'," Brock Review 4 (1995), program. Mr. Morris adds, "Although 54-80.

Dimand, R., "Irving Fisher, J. M. Keynes, and the Transition to Modern Macroeconomics," in A. Cottrell and M. Lawlor, eds., New Perspectives on Visiting scholar from Argentina Keynes, annual supplement to History of Political Economy 27 (1995), 247- Juan Desivo from Rosario, Argentina relationships that already exist between 266. is spending the winter term at Brock as Brock and Rosario. a Visiting International Scholar. He will Juan Desivo works with a new Dimand, R., review of An Outline of the History of Economic Thought by E. be here until the end of April. His visit University in Rosario (Argentina's Screpanti and S. Zamagni, Marshall Studies Bulletin 4 (1994), 60-65. (Actually is an exciting new attempt to encourage second-largest city), with the govern­ published late in 1995 despite the 1994 date) an international perspective in the ment of the Province of Santa Fe, and Miller, J.M. & J. Ni, "Comparisons Between Electron Impact and Fast Atom Brock community, and is supported by with one of the largest labor unions in Bombardment Mass Spectra of Some Triphenylphosphonium and the Associate Vice-President, by the Argentina. He is particularly interested Dean of Social Sciences, and by Juan's in the links among business, labor and Triphenylarsonium Salts," Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 31, 16-24 (1996). sustainable development. Juan is quite employers in Argentina. This is the Muldoon, M.S. & J. Veltri, S.J., "From Symbolic Rapport to Public Rhetoric in latest in a long series of contacts interested in starting new collaborative the Roman Cathol ic Church," The Grail: An Ecumenical Journal of Theological between Brock and Argentina that has relationships in teaching, research, and Thought 11 (1995): 25-43. also included visits by Arq. Laura appl ications. Lagorio and Lie. Silvia Delfino so far in More information on Juan Desivo 1996. can be found on the Environmental EVENTS Lie. Desivo is currently offering a Policy Institute homepage (http:// course cross-listed between Labor www.brocku.ca/epi/estaff.htm). He can Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, February 15 at 11 :30 am in H313. Studies and Environmental Policy called be contacted in person at ext. 4169, in Dr. Tony Miller, Department of Biology, Saint Francis Xavier University: "The "Labor, unemployment and sustainable room E204, or bye-mail at relationship between active inorganic carbon accumulation and photosynthetic jdesivo@spartan. Please make him development in Argentina-a case electron transport in cyanobacteria." study." In addition, he will be seeking welcome, and take advantage of his stay at Brock. to enrich the good working "Friends and Family Sale," February 15-16 at The Brick. Special terms and discounts. For information, call (905) 685-1771.

Should I drink the w-ater? Department of Music presents visiting artist recital: "Niagara Blend" barber­ shop quartet featuring Prof. Don Ursino, Tuesday, February 27, 11 :35 am to the past decade, improvements in A recently-released Ontario study 12:15 pm in The Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. $1 suggested donation to the Music from the Great Lakes Health Effects technology have maintained THM Dept. Scholarship Fund. Program suggests that long-term levels in drinking water well below the exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in proposed guideline of 100 ppb. Healthstyle '90s: Acupuncture, by Jim Bilotta, Student of Acupuncture & drinking water may increase the risk of During the last 10 years, new colon bladder and colon cancer. The study and bladder-cancer cases, both locally Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wednesday, February 28, 12:00 to 1 :00 pm, suggests that people exposed to THM and provincially, have remained Committee Room (ST 1310). This session will try to shed some light on what levels of 25-75 ppb for more than 24 relatively stable. In Niagara Region, acupuncture is all about, how it works, what it can do and who can benefit years may be at increased risk of both men and women experience a from it. bladder cancer, while people exposed lower incidence of both colon and to THM levels greater than 75 ppb for bladder cancer than seen province­ Politics Brown Bag Speakers Series presents Nick Baxter-Moore, Thursday, 25 years or more may be at increased wide. February 29, 11 :30-12:30, Ta303: "Rock, Race, Resistance: The Politicization risk of both bladder and colon cancer. The Regional Niagara Public Health of Popular Music in Britain, 1976-83." Everyone welcome. Although THMs may contribute to Department, Public Works Department the risk of colon and bladder cancer, and Ministry of Environment and Brock University Pension Plan the Regional Niagara Public Health Energy continually monitor and evalu­ ate such information related to regional Department says lifestyle factors such Members' General meeting, Thursday, February 15, 11 :45 am to 1: 15 pm, drinking water. as smoking and diet have a much Thistle 259. Hosted by members of the University's Pension Committee. Mr. greater causative effect. Harold Nudelman of William Mercer Ltd. will provide an overview of the plan. The Ontario guideline for THM University Club In addition, our two new investment managers will provide an overview of the levels in drinking water is currently plan's fund performance, followed by a question-and-answer period. Please under review, with a proposed Friday, February 16: Dinner will be plan to attend. Everyone is welcome! reduction to 100 ppb from the current served. Ideal for those attending level of 350 ppb. The Ministry of the "Conference of the Birds" at the Sean Environment estimates that 99 percent O'Sullivan Theatre. Dinner begins a~ IDO: Discussion circle of the Ontario population is currently 6:00 pm. All welcome. Please call Jeff served by water supplies with annual or Wayne at ext. 4515 for your The Instructional Development Office, in conjunction with the Feminist THM levels at or below this proposed reservations. Pedagogy Committee, invites all faculty to a brown-bag-Iunch discussion level. Monday, February 19 to Thursday, meeting on "Evaluation." We will meet on Thursday, February 15, from 12:30 Local data from the Regional February 22 (Reading Week): Your club to 1 :30 in the Committee Room on the 13th floor of the Tower to share our Niagara Public Works Department, will be open daily from 8:30 am to 3:00 thoughts and ideas on the topic. Newcomers are welcome! We look forward to Environmental Services Division show pm. seeing you there. a steady reduction in THM levels in the Friday, February 23 (President's Niagara drinking-water supply. During Day): Club closed. Thursday. February 29: - Pre-theatre Library: Task force on scholarly dinner for "James Keelaghan and Oscar communication Brock University Lopez" at the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. All welcome. Dinner begins at 6:00 pm. Last fall, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and the E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Friday, March 1: pre-theatre dinner Canadian Association of Research Libraries established a task force to for Robert Silverman at the Sean investigate the changing nature of scholarly communication. In September, the Brock News is a publication of the O'Sullivan Theatre. All welcome. Office of External Relations. Task Force released a discussion paper, "Towards a New Paradigm for Schol­ Dinner begins at 6:00 pm. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 arly Communication," which highlights many of the challenges facing FAX (905) 641-5216 universities and their libraries. The Task Force would like to hear your views on Brock News is available on-line on the CLASSIFIED how technology is changing the nature of scholarly communication. Can the Brock gopher at -> University Services and information highway help universities transform themselves in an era of finan­ For sale: Delicious home-made, Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ cial restraint and technological opportunities? Do faculty and students use ready-to-bake apple pies. Made with tions ->Brock News. library resources differently in a wired world? Cortland apples and not too sweet. You are encouraged to complete the questionnaire which appears on Editor: leila Lustig The pastry is divine and they taste like Production: Mariette Lincoln page 9 of the February 1996 issue of University Affairs and return it either by the apples were picked yesterday! $6 mail, to University Affairs Survey, 600-350 Albert Street, Ottawa, K1 R 1 B1; by each. Call Gina A. at 984-5779. The next issue of Brock News is IUTS, to AUCC, Station 6A; by fax, to 613-563-9745; or bye-mail, to Wednesday, February 21 with a copy Wanted: Used crib for "expectant deadline of Wednesday, February 14 [email protected]. Paper copies of the questionnaire are available from the at noon. grandmother." Call 935-7447 after Reference/Information Desk in the Library. You can also respond online by 5:00 pm. accessi ng: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/aucc/survey_eng.html. Brock Badger Bus lllakes rainy debut St. Catharines Transit buses Student carry about 2,500 Brock students and faculty members each day. financial need: Transit Commission General Manager Eric Gillespie ex­ The real story plained that the bus is "a great way to celebrate the partner­ ship between Brock University With tuition fees going up as much and the St. Catharines Transit as 20 percent, what's happening to Commission." The bus will be the average student's dream of a in service until the end of university education? For some, it April, when Brock's academic threatens to remain just that: a dream. year ends. It will serve prima­ For others, it is becoming a nightmare rily the Brock routes: Oakdale, of overwhelming debt. Pen-Brock and Brock­ This year, 4,086 full-time and part­ Glenridge. time Brock students applied for Mr. Gillespie said the OSAP-Ontario and Canada student project was "low-cost, about financial assistance. As of two weeks $1,200." The Commission has ago, the University had received used specially-painted buses to about $20 million in assistance for promote other community these students. Of the 4,086 who events and programs, as part of applied, 80 students received the Wrestler Greg Robles, basketball players Jamie Clark and Sarah Montague, hockey its marketing plan. "We thought maximum award-$9,350 for a player Jamie Golden, Boomer (lacrosse player Terry Rayner), soccer player Tamara single, full-time student; $9,625 for an McCausland and volleyball player Christine Fox Brock was a natural tie-in," he added. Administrative Services Director AI Education student (they are in school A specially-painted "Brock Badger Painted white and red, the bus Pedler reported that a local radio longer). Of the 4,086 who applied, Bus" splashed to a halt in front of the sports drawings of several badgers station was giving out a free lip balm 442 got no assistance at all, because Tower one recent afternoon, to be actively enjoying a number of differ­ to each rider on the bus' maiden their income or their parental income officially introduced to the community ent athletic activities. It was voyage. Considering how many was too high for them to qualify; for and have its picture taken with Brock commissioned by the St. Catharines athletes and onlookers stood out in some, their income was too high athletes and, of course, Boomer the Transit Commission "to express our the driving rain for the photo session, because they are working while going Badger. appreciation to our largest customer." more than lip balm may be needed! to school. "It's not unheard-of for students to come out of university owing a lot of WED N E 5 DAY FEBRUARY 2 1 1 9 9 6 money," says OSAP Officer Mary Poulin. "Most full-time students wind up owing $18,000 and more for three years; that's the price of a new car. Some are going to owe even more, if they took out their loans before 1993/ 94, when the government began forgiving any student loan over $6,000. Some students have been on OSAP six or seven years; some owe A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario more than $40,000. As long as they took three courses, they would get their maximum loan under OSAP. Since 1993/94, there have been no grants, only loans." Some major expenses are not Promising Choices ... because we care! covered by the loans-for example, child-care costs for single parents, or special computers needed by students You mayor may not be surprised to staff members, at group and indi­ now underway with volunteers and with disabilities. "Child-care costs are vidual briefings that will be hear that, for months now, a group of past donors will determine the scope astronomical," Ms. Poulin comments. conducted by a very dedicated team faculty and staff members have been and schedule of the broader "This year, I spent $100,000 from the of volunteers. The results of meetings planning a fundraising campaign. For campaign. child-care bursary fund. The govern­ the majority of us, pledges made The central goal of the 1996 ment has put that on hold for next during the 1993 Faculty and Staff Faculty and Staff Campaign is to On behalf of the BUFA year." Three other bursary funds have Campaign will be paid in full in June establish a large endowed bursary been approved by the government: 1996. Executive, I would like to named after the campaign-"Promis­ the Ontario special bursary for part­ A campaign cabinet was formed in express our sincere apprecia­ ing Choices ... because we care!"-to time, low-income students; the September 1995 by supportive and tion and support for any assist financially-needy full-time disability bursary, which covers interested faculty and staff members, students who maintain at least a B tutoring, note-taking and those special and co-chaired by Ken Murray and effort that promotes the average, applying from any year and computers; and the work-study Mary Frances Richardson. The cabinet education of and accessibility any program. Alternatively, program, which enables students on determined that, given the significant to education for our stu­ employees in a department may pool OSAP to work part-time during the rise in student fees, a real need exists dents. We understand that their contributions toward their own school year (the government pays 75 for increased financial aid through [the Development Office] is named bursary. Already, Carol Sales percent of their salary; Brock pays 25 bursaries controlled by Brock's has initiated the development of a percent). departments and Senate. currently active in an "Faculty of Business Bursary." The "Last week," Mary Poulin adds, Our scholarship endowment fund internal fund-raising drive to Chemistry Department is developing "we got notice that students carrying a at Brock has increased dramatically, raise monies for bursaries a bursary to recognize the imminent course load less than 60 percent of from $2 million in 1990 to over $5 and are pleased to retirement of Richard Hiatt. And full-time must apply for a Canada million in 1995; but it must continue recommend that faculty Josephine Meeker is initiating a part-time student loan, on which they to grow if we are to secure our long­ demonstrate their support for Women's Studies Bursary to help must pay interest while they're in term future by attracting deserving students with the costs of graduate school. And that's at an interest rate of students who have potential for our students through such thesis production. prime plus one percent! They're academic excellence. programs. So let's each of us do what we can. making it harder and harder for During the month of March, you Dawn f. Good, President It's important to all of us to ensure people to go to university." will hear about our theme and the Brock University Faculty Association that there are some promising She predicts that the tuition details of our initiative as faculty and choices. increase will bring more students up to the maximum loan amount. "The average student gets $6,000 to 8,000 right now. OSAP won't go up; the MPP Terence Young visits Brock maximums will stay the same­ $7,000 to 9,000. And we're going to Terence Young, MPP for Oakville consistent with the Government's themselves and the taxpayers. see more students applying for and Parliamentary Assistant to the previously-stated position on While he admitted that his govern­ OSAP." Minister of Education and Training, universities: a goal of accessibility ment would ultimately be judged by The government has decreed that visited Brock's campus last Monday, and excellence along with cost how many people it was able to two percent of the tuition increase meeting with BUFA and BUSU, reduction. He also answered a few return to the workforce, he said it will go into an OSAP-managed touring the physical plant, and questions, showing an interest in also recognized the importance of bursary fund. "We're hoping that if lunching with a diverse group in the rationalization of academic pro­ education in and of itself, beyond the child-care bursary is cancelled, Alumni Lounge. His ministerial grams, articulation agreements the immediate objective of getting a they'll allow us some of that money to portfolio is post-secondary educa­ between colleges and universities, job. He did make it clear that bricks help students with child-care," Ms. tion. and other possibilities that would and mortar for universities was not Poulin concludes hopefully. At the luncheon meeting, Mr. help students get the most possible on the government's list of spending Young made some remarks education with the least expense to priorities. Call for nominations: Staff FACULTY AND STAFF MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & HRM Distinguished Service Awards Peter Yannopoulos presented a paper titled "Generation Y: Literature Review and Hypotheses" at the Academy of Business Administration, which was held in Aruba, As you will remember, the Board of determined that anyone nominated last December 17-22, 1995. Trustees established the Distinguished year will automatically be included as Service Awards for Staff in 1995, and the a candidate this year as long as a letter PSYCHOLOGY/COMPUTER SCIENCE is received requesting this (i.e., a whole first winners were announced at the On january 23, John Mitterer presented a videolinked multimedia lecture from the annual meeting of the Board in june of new nomination will not be required); University of Waterloo to audiences at the Computer Science Departments of Waterloo 1995. There were many good candidates, however, if there is new material to and Guelph. His title was "Developing Course Content for Interactive CD-ROM." and three awards were given, to Adele add to last year's nomination, it should Romak, George Martin and Keith Rae. be sent. The Committee is now seeking Information concerning how to PUBLICATIONS nominations for the awards to be made nominate someone, and who is eligi­ at the Annual Meeting of the Board in ble, is included below. Glenday, D., "Collaborative Work Practices and Information Technology," Laval: Centre for Information Technology Innovation ClTI: 1996. june of this year. The Committee has The purpose of these awards is to recognize individual permanent staff Glenday, D., "Practiques de travail cooperatives et technologies de I'information," members who have consistently Laval: Centre for Information Technology Innovation ClTI: 1996. Women making provided outstanding contributions to waves the working environment at Brock University at a level significantly EVENTS "Making Waves: Moving from the beyond normal expectations. Campus Ministries invites faculty, staff and students to Ash Wednesday services to personal to the political" is the theme of Two awards of $500 may be pre­ sented annually: one to a non-supervi­ mark the beginning of Lent. Services will be held in the Meditation Room, A302, on the sixth annual Niagara Regional Wednesday, February 21 at 11 :30 am and 12:30 pm. International Women's Day celebra­ sory permanent staff member and one to a supervisory and/or professional tion, Saturday, March 2 at the c.A.W. Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, February 22, 2:00 pm in C206. Mr. jurgen permanent staff member. All perma­ Hall. Steyer, Doctoral Student, Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany: "Imaging nent staff members are eligible except Keynote speakers (9:30 am) are Individual Granules in Chromaffin Cells using Total Internal Reflection (Evanescent for non-secretarial staff who report jackie Labonte, Program Director at the Wave) Microscopy." Niagara Regional Native Centre; and directly to a Vice-President or the Carol Phillips, C.A.W. Director of President. Department of Music presents visiting artist recital: "Niagara Blend" barbershop Education and International Affairs. Ms. Nominations may be submitted by quartet featuring Prof. Don Ursino, Tuesday, February 27, 11 :35 am to 12:15 pm in Labonte will speak on "The Many Roles any member of the Brock Community The Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. $1 suggested donation to the Music Dept. Scholarship of Native Women." Ms. Phillips' talk is including students, staff, faculty, co­ Fund. titled "A Call to Action in the 1990s." workers, supervisors, and members of Workshop presenters (beginning at the public who have an interest in the A BUFA General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 28, at 11 :30 am in 1 :30) include jackie Labonte (The role UniverSity. Each nomination must have Room 303, Taro Building. of native women), Norma King a letter of support from the nominating (MADD-Mothers Against Drunk person and two additional letters of International Seminar Drivers), Celine Hardy (Women Success support. Nominations must be sent or Teams: Making the most of networking), delivered to the office of the Vice The Environmental Policy Institute/Brock Development Educa­ Sister Crones (Counteract "Harris-men­ President, Administration by March tion Network announces an International Seminar by Lie. Silvia t"), june Chenard (social activism: 15,1996. Envelopes should be marked Delfino, Professor, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires; getting organized, getting mobilized), "Distinguished Service Nomination." Instructor, Communications Studies, Universidad del Centro de la and Maureen Connolly and Anna Provincia de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her topic is Lathrop (Women and the Body: Doing "Modernization and Urban Culture in Latin America: Some body work in telling body stories). $25 million more currents in cultural studies." The day begins at 9:00 am, with Environmental Policy Institute Workshop, Room F237, Wednesday, February 28, music by Faeries in the Hedgerow and a for university 2:30 to 3:30 pm (open discussion to follow). All are welcome! body/mind warm-up led by Maureen For further information, contact the Environmental Policy Institute at ext. 3292. Connolly. Lunch is available at noon. A research mystery event-Catch the Wave!!­ Supervisor Meeting: Dealing with performance precedes the afternoon workshops. And the day ends at 4:00 pm with the A new agreement between the problems Closing Circle. At any time during the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the This is a reminder to all supervisors that there is a supervisor meeting scheduled day, participants can visit display and for Wednesday, February 28, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Education Lounge. Vice­ sale tables, and take advantage of free National Research Council (NRC) will provide $25 million in research support President Terry Varcoe will provide opening remarks at the meeting. Harold Leece, child care. Women and men are Associate Vice-President, Administration, and Cindy Paskey, Assistant Director, welcome. There is no registration fee. to Canada's universities, and will create strong three-way linkages between the Personnel will discuss effective ways to deal with performance problems. Some For more information, call june Corman topics covered will be: • managing performance problems in the Brock context; • at ext. 4205. NRC's institutes and researchers in universities and the private sector. early warning signs that can indicate potential performance problems; • working In assessing research proposals, the towards a solution; • dealing with difficult people. CLASSIFIED NRC and NSERC will focus on those All supervisors are urged to make every effort to attend. Please call ext. 3274 by For sale: International student leaving Canada proposals which develop partnerships Wednesday, February 21 to confirm your attendance. wants to sell Mac Performa 5200 CD (Power PC); 28 software(ex. operating system, quicken, and offer the greatest potential for writing center etc.); built-in speaker; built-in 14.4 knowledge and technology spin-offs. fax/data modem; TV tuner & video card built in; The funding mechanisms will be those Free Learneds registration for Brock early-birds CD-ROM and 500 MB hard disk; warranty good already used successfully in the NSERC Free registration will be offered to all full-time Brock staff and faculty to Dec '96; 2 months old. With Mac stylewriter Research Partnerships Program. Eligible 1200 printer & a desk for computer. $3,200 members, including those on term contracts who pre-register by March 29, negotiable (cost more than $4,000). Call 905- activities will include research projects, 1996 for the 1996 Learneds Congress. 938-0329 ( tel & fax ). chairs, networks, equipment or facili­ Registration guides are available for pick-up in the Learneds Secretariat For rent: Very spacious, fully-furnished 4- ties, scholarships and fellowships. Office located in DeCew Residence, 211. For further information, please bedroom house available from September 1 to The deadline for the first regular December 31, 1996. In south end, within walking contact the Learneds Secretariat at ext. 4456. distance of Brock University, schools, shopping. competition will be june 1, 1996. $500 per month plus utilities. 682-2347 evenings. Complete information on eligibility and Wanted: Computer 386DX, 4 megs RAM, 133 application procedures is available on HD, VGA monitor, keyboard, in good condition. NSERC's Web Site (http:// Call 684-4842. Leave message with details (make, price, etc.) if no answer. www.nserc.ca/news1.htm). Wanted: Horse lover to handle and exercise At the 421 st meeting on February 14, Co-Chair Mary Frances Richardson made a an Arab/Welsh gelding, good-natured but feisty. presentation about the Spring 1996 Faculty and Staff Campaign, "Promising Choices ... Some experience in handling horses required as Badger Sporfs,jne because we care!" Scott Hayter also briefly outlined planned giving opportunities at well as own transportation. Boarding facility Brock. Details are available from the Office of External Relations. Brock's curling team qualified for the about 10 minutes from campus. Call (905) 685- A Senate election date was set for Monday, March 25, 1996. Ontario Finals with a first-place finish at a 6006 for information. Reports were received from the President and from the Academic Colleague (copy Training: The Sl. Catharines Firearms Crossover Bon Spiel hosted by Toronto. on file in the Secretariat). Education School offers FAC courses and tests. The women's volleyball team clinched Learn to shoot safely. Call (905) 646-1381. a berth in the OWIAA Championships Senate approved the following motions: with a 3-2 win over Western in their final 1. Academic Policy: a) a two-year experimental offering of an Extended Teacher game of the season. Training Program; b) procedures for External Review of Undergraduate Programs, to Brock University After Brock's 103-94 victory over be included in the Faculty Handbook. A five-year Calendar-1996 to 2000-was Laurier on Saturday, Dave Picton is now also accepted. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Brock's All-Time Leading Scorer. Picton's 2. Graduate Studies: a) amendments to FHB Sections III:9.5.3.-Continuous 31 points brought his total up to 2779 Registration in Graduate Programs-Aiii (MA and MSc Students) and Bi (MEd Brock News is a publication of the points, surpassing the 2767 points of Ken Students); b) a Leave of Absence policy for graduate (including international) Office of External Relations. Murray. students; c) a Part-Time Graduate Studies policy, to be included in FHB Section (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 For the second time in two years, and FAX (905) 641-5216 III:'9.5.3.Cii (International Students); d) an amendment to FHB Section 111:9.6.2.0. three of the last five, Brock's wrestling Scheme A-Master's Degree Program (Thesis); e) changes in program requirements Brock News is available on-line on the team has won the OUAA championships. for the Department of Politics; f) changes in program requirements for the Depart­ Brock gopher at -> University Services and Greg Robles, Aaron Pomeroy, Nick ment of Psychology. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica~ Ugoalah and Leonid Kilimnik came away 3. On the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, approved five nominees as tions ->Brock News. from the competition with Gold medals. Senate-chosen representatives to a join Board-Senate Committee on Presidential Winning silver medals were james Crowe Appointment and Renewal Procedures. This joint committee will review the Editor: leila lustig and Colin Daynes, while Huzefa procedures currently in place for selection of the President with a view to present­ Production: Mariette lincoln Nakhooda, Robert O'Brien, Derek Berg ing any recommendations for the advice of Senate and Board approval early in the and john Richards all won Bronze. fall of 1996. Input will be sought from the University community. Procedures call The next issue of Brock News is Pieter Huyssen captured Gold in the Wednesday, February 28 with a copy for a Committee on the PreSidency to be established by December 31, 1996. 200m Breaststroke and Silver in the 100m deadline of Wednesday, February 21 This summary constitutes an unofficial record until such time as the minutes of the at noon. Breaststroke at the OUAA Swimming Finals hosted by Brock. meeting are approved. February 16 to-wn-hall fileeting: filore puzzle pieces

President Terry White and Vice­ During the Social Contract, $925,000 charge and phasing out the province­ President Terry Varcoe gave faculty of its contribution came from the Plan wide visa-fee pool, which means we and staff members a few more pieces surplus. lose another $110,000. So our total of the 1996-97 "budget puzzle" at a Brock's strategy is based on the cut is $6,499,000. February 16 meeting in The Play­ assumption that we will maintain our The gross increase in tuition-fee house. Information was received late student-enrolment levels, Dr. White revenue is $4,106,000, out of which the previous week about Brock's said, which means "we'll be very $395,000 must be put into a bursary share of the $280-million cut in active and (small 'A') aggressive in fund for needy students. So our net Ontario university funding, and a expounding our advantages to pro­ increase in fee revenue is decision made about tuition fees for spective students." Although applica­ $3,711,000. Mr. Varcoe called this "a '96-97. tions are sl ightly lower th is year very aggressive number," which Dr. White reported that other across the province, the increasing "doesn't provide any cushion at all. Ontario universities are raising their number of high-school students That's what makes it so important tuition by the full 20 percent avail­ means that applications should start that we meet our enrolment mark," able under Finance Minister Ernie he cautioned. to increase toward the end of the store, to the tune of $300,000. Mr. Eves' November 1995 statement. Brock's actual funding "gap" is decade. Varcoe reported that Brock is carrying "These are really public-policy $2,788,000 (the $6,499,000 revenue The President reminded everyone about $1 million in accumulated decisions made by the government," cut minus the $3,711,000 fee that the expense numbers we were parking-lot and road construction Dr. White said, "that students should looking at were 1995-96 base-budget increase), compared to the $3.5 costs, and will transfer $100,000 from be paying a larger share of their numbers and therefore did not million gap predicted last December. parking-lot revenue to operating university costs and taxpayers a include any allowance for increased By way of reducing the gap, Brock revenue next year. He added that the smaller share. The universities are has done a number of things to expenses. Any increase in the base base budget for 1996-97 will be caught in the middle." He also numbers would add to the gap. Any increase income, rather than simply reduced by a net of $465,000. This is observed that because Brock's per­ changes in the province's fortunes cut expenses. It is budgeting to because $750,000 in expenditures student funding is below the provin­ could also have an effect on our increase its contributions from non­ are one-time only (renovation of the cial average, our students are already numbers. funded programs such as Intensive Faculty of Education daycare space, paying 35 percent of costs (compared Terry Varcoe recalled that at the English Language and the BEd in $200,000; and new classrooms and to a provincial average of about 25 December 1995 town-hall meeting it Adult Education by $300,000 next offices atop the rowing centre, percent), and the increase will mean was predicted that Brock would lose year. $550,000). The 1995/96 budget also they're paying more than 40 percent $6-7 million. The actual cut is The University also expects to contains an "adjustment fund" for of costs. $6,389,000. On top of that, the increase contributions from ancillary 1996-97 of $640,000. The pension The University must also resume its government is deregulating the operations such as Conference item mentioned earlier of $925,000 full contribution to the Pension Plan. international (or visa) student sur- Services, parking lots and the Book- must be deducted from the other two items. y y [w E D N E 5 D A F E B R u A R 2 8 9 9 6 All these factors added together have produced $1,065,000 to apply against the "gap," which now looks more like $1,723,000 than the initial $2,788,000, Mr. Varcoe reported. Dr. White concluded that "the gap is moving in the right direction," but that it is still substantial and that we must keep working to find solutions such as the alternative work A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario arrangements some employees are considering, looking at part-time budgets and so on. "Ultimately, we're looking at a break-even situation," he said. "We want to do this without a T-wo CIDA Ukraine prografils extended deficit, because if there are further cuts in 1997-98, we don't want to The Canadian Bureau for Inter­ Europe, CBIE has briefed and sup­ CBIE also manages a program of start the next year with a deficit." national Education has announced ported about 500 Canadian co­ co-operation with the Ukrainian He said every effort would be that the Canadian International operants. CBIE co-ordinates the Academy of Public Administration in made to maintain academic programs Development Agency (CIDA) has Canada-Ukraine Partners Office in Kiev, under which it organized the as Brock increases student fees, extended to major programs with Kiev, which plays a key role in Ukrainian Women's Executive because the University must continue Ukraine for a two-year period, assisting newly-arrived co-operants. Development Program, in co-opera­ attracting the right number of good starting in February 1996. The tion with the Canadian Centre for students. Otherwise, he joked, Brock Partners in Civil Society Program is Management Development. Both would be like a transit company that financed at $1 .2 million over two programs are funded by CIDA raises fares in order to make up for years. The Canada-Ukraine Partner­ Great filinds through its Central and Eastern lost riders: "The more you raise the ship Program Support Unit in Ukraine European Branch. fares, the more people stop riding the is financed at $1.55 million over two think alike For more information about the bus." years. programs, contact Patricia Campbell, The Civil Society Program builds About 500 suggestions have been e-mail: [email protected] or phone: the competency of the Ukrainian submitted so far to the Ideas in Action (613) 237-4820. people in democratic processes and Committee. As the saying goes, structures; since its inception in "Great minds think alike," and the 1994, CBIE has co-ordinated the committee is finding that suggestions selection and placement of 54 in some categories-those listed Another kind of meeting Canadians working with Ukrainian here-are becoming repetitive. Please counterparts in specific projects. take a moment to review these Was it some cosmic force that Along the way, they use masks and Since the beginning of its categories and keep them in mind juxtaposed a town-hall meeting about puppets of various kinds to tell stories involvement in Central and Eastern when you're submitting ideas. the fiscal future of Brock University within the story-parables and love with performances of a drama about a stories about kings, princesses and MarrioH • Reduce number of publications bunch of birds seeking the truth? slaves. A man they meet tells the • Sale of University Calendars Conference of the Birds, adapted by story of his consuming hunger for employees honored • Signage on campus renowned British director Peter Brook eggplant, which has led to his son's • University car mileage policy and writer Jean-Claud Carriere, is head being cut off. He wants to know Marriott management at Brock • Payor non-pay for University based on a 12th-century Sufi epic why this happened. One of the birds University hosted an employee­ holidays poem. In this production directed by tells him it's because "You're only recognition and retirement party at the • Commercial advertising in Glenys Mcqueen-Fuentes, the sets thinking about your beard." He cuts University Club on January 30. Presi­ pub Iications and costumes (by David Rayfield), off his beard, only to be told, "You're dent Terry White addressed the group • Commercial advertising on lighting (by Ken Garrett) and original still thinking only of your beard!" and indicated the importance of the campus music (by Rafael Fuentes) are "actors" This is a perilous, even deadly teamwork between Marriott employees just as surely as the senior drama journey. The dwindling flock of birds and Brock. He reminded everyone of • Signage in elevators the importance of continuing the • Putting publications on gopher students in the cast. manages to cross the desert and then excellent service through the Learneds • Information centre in main lobby The set is a styl ized bird cage must pass through seven valleys "with Conference to commence at the • Names badges for stafflfaculty containing a huge, rather rumpled bed a secret in each one." At last they University in May. members (which later turns out to be a discover that on this journey there is Two Decew Residence Dining Hall monstrous teeter-totter). As the play "neither traveller nor guide," and that employees were honored. Both were The Ideas in Action Committee opens, we find each actor portraying a they themselves are "the king." commended on their efforts through the looks forward to new ideas being different bird-hoopoe, heron, dove, As administrators, faculty and staff years and each was presented with a submitted and recognized. Keep those sparrow, falcon, duck, partridge, members at Brock University struggle Company gift and a floral arrangement creative juices flowing, and maybe peacock, parrot, nightingale, owl­ to make meaning out of today's from students, faculty and staff. These 1996 will be the year when a sugges­ with wonderfully authentic cries and alarming and puzzling realities, these recipients were long-term employees tion will be recognized with the body movements. The hoopoe is fabulous birds may have an important Mae Nardangeli (21 years) and Shirly maximum award. trying to organize this motley flock on message for us. Martin (19 years). a journey to find their "king." FACULTY AND STAFF '60s Celebration at GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCES John Menzies gave an invited lecture to the Earth Sciences Colloquium at the University of Western Ontario, on February 7. The paper was titled Student Centre, March 4 "Microstructures in diamictons evidence of deformable beds." MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & HRM The Student Centre turns five in and there will be prizes for the best­ David Whitehead gave an invited presentation on "Conducting Negotia­ March and, in honor of this occasion, dressed student and staff member in tions" to the Land Force Technical Staff Course at the Royal Military College in is rolling prices back to the '60s. '60s duds. So come out for some Kingston, Ontario on February 9. Sophie's Variety Store, Isaac's and the nostalgia, 1 O-cent chocolate bars, 19- whole food court will be featuring cent Dad's root beer and $1 pizza .PUBLICATIONS specials at different times throughout slices, plus coffee, hot dog and sub the day. Isaac's will also be showing deals. It's going to be groovy. Murthy, V.S. & J.M. Miller, "Formation of CH3Si02-, CH30Si02-, '60s flicks and playing '60s music, HOSi02- and HOSi02CH2- anions in the gas phase," Main Group Metal Chemistry, XVIII (1995), 715-20. Health benefits Bookstore & EVENTS FAQs Susan Ehrlich, Chair of the Department of Languages, Literature and Badger Linguistics at York University, will speak on "Feminist Meanings and the Q: Which claim form should I use? (De)Politicization of the Lexicon" on Thursday, February 29 at 1 :30 pm in the Alumni Lounge. This event is co-sponsored by Communications Studies and A: Although Green Shield has specific Sports Shop Women's Studies. All welcome. claim forms for many benefits, they will accept the standard yellow claim All children's books are 10 percent Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, February 29, 11 :30 am in H313. Dr. form with your original receipt off during the month of March. Hurry Brad M. White, Department of Biology, McMaster University: "The Genetics of attached, for any extended health in for the best selection. Autism." services. Alternatively, for any ex­ The Bookstore will pay the GST tended health claims, they will accept and PST on all purchases of regularly­ Department of Computer Science invites everybody to its seminar on Thurs­ the original receipt without a claim priced adult and children's clothing day, February 29, at 1 :30 pm in room J205. The title of the seminar is "Per­ form, provided it has the name, only, from March 1 to March 8. formance Support Systems: The Trend to User-Centred Software." It will be address and applicable patient The Badger Sports Shop will be presented by Prof. Skip Poehlman of the Department of Computer Science and number on it. Dental claims must be closed Monday, March 4 and Tues­ Systems, McMaster University. submitted using a dental claim form, day, March 5. Sorry for any inconven­ or electronically from your dentist's ience. Trish Yeo, a PhD student from York University, will speak on theorizing and office. March Madness Sidewalk Sale, addressing incest, Thursday, February 29 at 4:30 pm in TH 243. Wednesday, March 6 to Friday, March 8, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm The Centre for the Arts presents a blockbuster lineup of Q: What is Co-ordination of Benefits outside the Badger Sports Shop, Phys musical events in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre, beginning with (COB) and should I be using it? Ed Complex. Stock up on adult and Campadres in Concert with James Keelaghan and Oscar Lopez children's clothing, swimwear, hats crf~~:ti~e",,;S on Thursday, February 29 at 8:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan A: COB is a claims procedure devel­ and more! Theatre. Recipient of the 1994 JUNO Award for Best Roots/ oped by the Canadian Health and Life Traditional Album, James Keelaghan writes and sings about the landscape of Insurance Association for individuals his native Alberta and interprets events in Canada's history. To listen to his covered under two insurance plans. music is to recall the early years of Canadian folk legends and storytellers The purpose of COB is to ensure that University Club Gordon Lightfoot and Ian Tyson. Chilean-Canadian Oscar Lopez plays guitar each employer's plan is paying no with unbelievable speed, flair, creativity and improvisation. He has created a unique musical style melding Latin, jazz and classical influences that he calls more than its fair share of the At the University Club, we are "a fantasy of Latin strings." employee's claims, while ensuring continually striving to improve in all Cape Breton's The Barra MacNeils return to our stage on Tuesday, March 5 that the employee secures the maxi­ aspects of our operation. It is our at 8:00 pm. Named Best Pop/Rock Artists at the 1996 East Coast Music Awards, mum benefits available under all intent to provide good-quality food at The Barra MacNeils will perform songs from their latest CD "The Question," as insurance contracts, up to 100% of reasonable prices and a superior level well as all your favorites from their other five albums. This performance is allowable expenses. COB can be very of service. Our latest significant sponsored by Big V Drug Stores. Media sponsor is Light 105.7. beneficial, as it allows a family to change has been to offer a 15-minute The uncommon Laura Smith from Nova Scotia rounds out a week of stellar obtain the maximum amount of guarantee on certain menu items in concerts when she performs at 8:00 pm on Friday, March 8. To date, it's been benefit coverage. For more order to accommodate people on a a great year for Laura Smith: her single "Shade of Your Love" was the second­ information on COB, call Marie at tight schedule. If we are unable to most-played Canadian song on Adult Contemporary radio and the video ran 18 ext. 3807 or Pauline at ext. 3273. deliver your meal in a timely fashion, weeks on MuchMusic: she's been nominated for two 1996 JUNO Awards; and it's yours for free. We welcome any she's just won Best Female Artist and Album of the Year for "between the earth suggestions you may have to help us and my soul" at the East Coast Music Awards. Her songs are pertinent, touch­ improve our operation further. Please ing, thought-provoking and memorable in a way that reaches the minds and write to The University Club, c/o Jeff hearts of those who hear her singularly-textured voice. Media sponsor for this Middleton or call ext. 4515. performance is Light 105.7. Friday, March 8, the Club will host Tickets are available at the Box Office for these great "Canadiana" perform­ an "All You Care to Eat" Italian-style ances. Be sure to ask for your Brock University discount when ordering your buffet in conjunction with the BUFS seats. screening of The Conformist. The film begins at 7:30, dinner at 5:30. Dinner Prof. Alan Macnaughton, School of Accountancy, University of Waterloo: is $14 including all taxes and gratui­ Brock University "Tax Incidence in a Non-Market Setting: The taxation of child support and ties. Tickets are available at the Club alimony." Friday, March 1, 2:00 to 3:30 pm, Taro 303. Presented by Brock Brock News warmly welcomes and through the Club Executive. We Accounting Research & Education Centre. (A copy of this paper available in submissions from faculty and staff anticipate a big turn-out, so get your Taro 228.) members: reports on your activities tickets early! and achievements-both academic and non-academic, and brief reports Department of Music concert by pianist Robert Silverman, Friday, March 1, (up to 600 words) on lectures or 8:00 p.m. in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission: $14 adults; $10 students/ events you have attended that may CLASSIFIED be of interest to the Brock seniors. community. All submissions are subject to editing. For sale: 3 children's ski helmets, 1 On Friday, March 1 at 7:30 pm, Professor Rimma Volynska of the Depart­ child's bike helmet, 1 pro child's ski ment of Germanic and Slavic Studies will speak on "Mikhail Bulgakov's Master You have several options for boots, size 2. Call 687-7315 submitting: bye-mail (by far the most and Margarita: Breaking with the 19th century's dogmatic solutions." This efficient way!), on computer diskette fourth presentation in the 1995-96 Liberal Studies Lecture Series will take place or (if you must) as typed copy. We For sale: York 1 OO-pound cast-iron in the Alumni Lounge. A reception with cash bar will follow; all are welcome. do not accept hand-written barbell/dumbbell set; adjustable York submissions. E-Mail submissions to MegaBench 1500 with leg-lift; campusnews@spartan ',IJ Bandit Queen, directed by Shekhar Kapur, India, 1994. Sunday complete instructions; like new. $125 II"'. March 3, 1 :30 pm, Town Cinemas. Members free, non-members or best offer. Call 227-8054 after 5:00 . -.- $6. NOTE: This film contains a scene of graphic sexual violence. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan pm. • Tickets for screenings in the Podium Theatre or at the Town Brock News is a publication of the Cinemas may be purchased in advance from the Centre for The Arts Box Office of External Relations. For sale: Great Dane puppies; Office, ext. 3257. For further information contact Anne Howe, ext. 3553. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 fawn; stately, gentle giants. Excellent FAX (905) 641-5216 lineage. Call 905-386-6720. Brock graduate Margaret Glassford, now at York University, will speak on Brock News is available on-line on the "Women's Signs and Signs of Womens," Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 pm in the Brock gopher at -> University Services and For sale: Crib, mattress and fitted Mills Room of the St. Catharines Public Library. She will focus on the situation Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ crib sheets, all in very good of self-employed women in St. Catharines at the beginning of World War 11- tions ->Brock News. condition. Asking $200. Call Lesa at not the "Rosie the Riveters" who took over jobs formerly held by men who had 935-7020 after 5:30 pm. Editor: Leila Lustig to go off to fight WWII, but women who ran their own businesses when that Production: Mariette lincoln was still unusual. Her talk is sponsored by the Historical Society of St. Wanted: Please save your Zehr's Catharines, and is free and open to everyone. The next issue of Brock News is grocery slips and send them to Val Wednesday, March 6 with a copy DiSimone in the Registrar's Office. Local author Susan Merritt will tell stories from her second book, Herstory II, deadline of Wednesday, February 28 The receipts will go towards helping at noon. Friday, March 8 at noon in the Trivial Recruit Room. Her talk is sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis Society. Women's Studies. Everyone is welcome. Brock wrestlers capture CIAU Championship For the second consecutive year, and the third time in the past five years, the Brock Badgers have won the Canadian Championships in On Thursday, March 14, the Student wrestling. Coach Richard Deschatelets Development Centre-Career Services was named CIAU Coach of the Year, will sponsor Brock University's annual and nine of his wrestlers earned Careers Day. This networking event for medals in the two-day competition all Brock students will be held in the hosted by Brock University. Physical Education Complex, Gym 1, Brock won the title, garnering a 11 :00 am to 3:00 pm. Careers Day is an record 77 points and finishing with a excellent opportunity for students to 17-point margin over second-place gather information for career planning; Regina. Calgary placed third with 37 gain advice from experts in their field; points, followed by McMaster with 32 make contacts in the world of work and meet Brock Graduates from a variety of and Manitoba with 26. occupational areas. We have more than Leading the way for Brock was 80 confirmations representing the Colin Daynes, who won his first CIAU following career areas: Accounting, Gold medal in the 72-kg weight class, Banking, Business/Management, Church and in the process was named the Vocations, Development/Education/ meet's Outstanding Wrestler. Also International, Government, Health­ winning gold medals were Aaron Related, Human Resources, Insurance & Pomeroy (76 kg) with his fourth CIAU Investment, Law Enforcement, Library & gold in five years; Nick Ugoalah (82 Information Science, Physical Educa­ kg), a three-time CIAU champion; and tion/Recreation/Tourism, Social Serv­ Greg Robles (65 kg), who won his ices, Theatre & Drama, and the Urban & second straight gold. Winning silver Environmental Field. For more medals for the Badgers were james information, see a Career Assistant in Crowe (52 kg) and Bob 0' Brien (61 ST400. Faculty and staff members are kg). Leonid Kilimnik (130 kg), Huzefa welcome to drop by any time on Nakhooda (57 kg) and john Richards Careers Day. (68 kg) all won bronze medals. Perrin Beatty Iw E D N E S DAY MAR C H o 6 1 996 to speak at Brock

The Honorable Perrin Beatty, Presi­ dent and CEO of the Canadian Broad­ casting Company, will present the next D.G. Willmot Distinguished Lecture on A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 pm in The Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. The title of Mr. Beatty's lecture will be "Is Public Broadcasting a Luxury We Cannot Afford?" The juneau Report, How- not to become part of the problem which calls for a "new and rejuvenated CBC," suggests that a tax of $3 to $4 Cindy Paskey and Harold Leece led obvious errors and attention-getting at a mutually-convenient time. Be very levied on a combination of cable­ a large group of Brock supervisors tactics. The supervisor may want to ask careful not to state assumptions ("They televisi9n fees and long-distance through a discussion of performance herself, "Is this person having problems won't be forgotten," Mr. Leece ad­ telephone charges is needed to pay for outside the workplace, or does he need problems in the Faculty of Education vised), be prepared to change your more Canadian programming on a Lounge last Wednesday. Terry Varcoe more training?" view of the situation, and be careful commercial-free CBC. Do Canadians opened the seminar by pointing out The key to preventing performance about making threats or commitments. that, with a number of Brock problems in the first place is Try to discuss the problem in a neutral want Canadian content in their televi­ employees asking for money-saving "Communicate, communicate, context. Focus on outcomes, not sion programming? Would they be changes in their work situations, "It's communicate!" "What's really personalities: is this outcome what the willing to pay for it via a user-pay CBC? up to supervisors to make this work. important is what the person heard us employee intended? If the problem Should the CBC stop trying to be all We don't have a lot of people doing say," Harold Leece added. Don't wait seems to be personal, encourage the things to all people and focus on five hours' work in seven hours. This is until the annual performance appraisal employee to seek appropriate attention reducing its size and becoming more going to put an extra load on everyone. to give your employees timely, accurate for it. Keep formal written records of specialized and self-sufficient? We must ensure that people are doing feedback; and don't forget to "catch the transaction and review them with The juneau Report also says, "There essential jobs, and ask ourselves, them doing good things." The perform­ the employee before filing them. will be an even greater need for a 'What's critical?'" ance appraisal should be merely a Confirm in writing any agreement you significant part of the broadcasting Each seminar participant received a formal summary of a year-long transac­ negotiate with the employee, and get landscape to be clearly dedicated to handout outlining techniques for tion, said Mr. Leece, ideally an oppor­ his/her signature. Use other supervisors public service ... and to the reflection of dealing with performance problems, tunity to discuss an employee's career as a resource, or consult Personnel Canadian voices, values and experi­ plus a group of three case studies based goals and the kinds of training needed. Services, which has many books, ences." Is there a Canadian culture? If on real Brock situations (with names Be honest and consistent with each videos and cassettes addressing super­ so, can the CBC help to sustain it? changed, of course). Although there employee as well as among employees. visory skills. These are some issues Mr. Beatty will wasn't time to discuss the case studies Take into account the employee's Seminar participants were shown a in the seminar, Cindy Paskey said personal style when dealing with them. video in which a supervisor is coached address in his lecture. Admission is free, Personnel Services may plan some "Do unto others as they would have successfully through a difficult situation but seating is limited and there are no smaller group "situations" to go through you do unto them." Don't give every­ with an employee. The entire series­ reservations being taken. them; supervisors should contact one chocolate ice cream because that's "Goal Setting," "Coaching" and "The Personnel if they're interested. what you prefer. Talk about the job Evaluation Conference"-can be signed Reasons for dismissal were outlined itself, not about the employee'S per­ out from the Personnel Department. including redundancy, cause (theft, sonal traits. (When you're coaching an employee 3M Teaching gross and willful misconduct or gross There was considerable discussion of through a problem, structure the insubordination) and without cause the performance appraisal form used at situation so you leave the person with ("other" types of performance prob­ Brock. One supervisor said employees the problem, Harold Leece advised.) In Fellow-ships lems). Dismissal without cause is should have to give the supervisor addition to providing such resource avoided, if another solution (such as something in writing before the per­ materials, Personnel Services staff The 3M Fellows program is spon­ transferral to another department) is formance appraisal meeting. Another members stand ready to coach Brock sored by the Society for Teaching and feasible. Personnel should be involved said there should be more options on supervisors through individual situa­ Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) very early in any dismissal process; the form itself. Another said it was tions. and 3M Canada. Its goal is rewarding among other reasons is the University's uncomfortable having to give ratings. He concluded the seminar with exceptional contributions to teaching responsibility to meet legal and human­ Another said there wasn't enough some observations about dealing with and learning at Canadian universities. rights requirements. emphasis on the subtle aspects of difficult people. "Some of the most On behalf of STLHE and 3M Canada, If a performance problem persists, performance. Another said Brock's difficult people are the brightest," he the Instructional Development Office progressive discipline may be called performance appraisal emphasized said. "They have practiced their tactics (iDO) is pleased to announce the Call for. This involves a verbal warning and hierarchy rather than teamwork. Mr. over a long period of time and are very for Nominations for the 1996 3M discussion, of which the supervisor Leece said his practice was to write a good at them." Such people are some­ Teaching Fellowships. The fellowships should keep a written record. If this personal letter to the employee, which times very focused on a particular are open to all Canadian university doesn't solve the problem, a written he attaches to the standard form. He issue, he said, and are unaware of their warning is the next step, then some also mentioned the idea of periodically effect on other people. educators, regardless of discipline or kind of formal discipline-in the rare asking employees to evaluate your One cardinal rule: Don't lose your level of appointment. Up to 10 awards case, suspension or dismissal. performance as a supervisor. temper. If you feel it getting away from are given per year. Deadline for Early-warning signs of performance When a performance problem does you, break your connection with the submission of dossiers is May 17. problems include complaints from arise, the supervisor should discuss it person and go away. Otherwise, you've Nomination forms are now available at customers, students and co-workers; promptly with the employee, in private, become part of the problem. the Instructinal Development Office, tardiness; excessive absenteeism; ext. 3933. Student Winter Weather FACULTY AND STAFF CHEMISTRY Internship Campus Access John Brennan presented three papers at the Biophysical Society 40th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, February 17-21. The papers were entitled "Self-quench­ Program Information ing of Nitrobenzoxadiazole Labelled Phospholipids in Lipid Membranes," "Fluorescence Monitoring of the Reversible Unfolding of F1 02W and F1 02(7 AW) Rat Parvalbumin in Aqueous Solution" and "Probing Protein The Ukrainian Canadian Congress The campus is generally plowed Unfolding Reactions using Non-natural Amino Acids: An Examination of Wild is offering a four-month Parliamentary and sanded in a specific order. It is Type and W92(7 AW) Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase using Fluorescence Student Internship Program in Ot­ important to be mindful of this when Techniques." tawa. The UCC Headquarters covers you choose to drive, park and walk one-way transportation costs of on campus during snow or icy interns travelling to Ottawa, plus conditions. Timing, snow conditions, FRENCH, ITALIAN & SPANISH $200 per month toward accommoda­ manpower and equipment limitations leonard Rosmarin presented a two-hour public lecture on February 16 at tions. Interns are paid $6.50 per hour also affect parking lot and sidewalk the Centre Universitaire Glendon of York University, on the opera Thais by the to a maximum of 40 working hours status when the university opens. In French composer Jules Massenet, which is based on a novel by Anatole France. per week. Selection criteria include a the event of a serious or early­ The lecture was titled "Le passage d'une volupte a une autre." 75-percent or better grade average, morning winter storm the best and varied involvement within the safest way to access the campus is by GEOGRAPHY & EARTH SCIENCES Ukrainian-Canadian community, bus. John Menzies gave an invited paper at the recent Annual Conference of the ability to express ideas and a strong American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Baltimore on interest in the legislative process. The February 12. The invited paper, entitled "Drumlins - an enigma of Glacial PLOWING: interns chosen for the program are The roads and fire routes are Geology," was part of a special session on the American Landscape. directly accountable to the office of plowed first. After that the parking the Member of Parliament they are lots are plowed in the following placed in and to the Executive of the PUBLICATIONS order: B, B1, P, A (middle three Ukrainian Canadian Congress. double sectors), M, Sand T. The Saraswathi, M. & J.M. Miller, "A Study of Metal Chelation of Dinucleotide The deadline for applications is smaller, more incidental parking lots Analgos in the Gas phase by FAB Mass Spectrometry," JASMS, 7,42-9, (1996). Friday, March 29. If any of your are plowed as equipment is avail­ students are interested, they may able- e.g., Stores, Residence, F, G, H apply in confidence to: Parliamentary EVENTS and Q lots. Plowing is very difficult in Student Internship Program, Ukrain­ areas where cars are parked before Improving your merit rating: This workshop will be of interest to all faculty ian Canadian Congress Headquarters, the storm hits; for this reason, areas as they prepare their annual reports. What information should be included? 456 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba that forbid overnight parking will be How can I highlight my community service? How can I present my teaching? R3B 1B6. strictly enforced during winter On Wednesday, March 6, from12:30 to 1 :30 pm in the Alumni Lounge, Dr. weather conditions: cars may be Susan Clark, Vice-President Academic, will chair a panel discussion on these moved or even towed away. It is topics. Please let the 100 know whether you are planning to attend this event important not to drive into an area if (ext. 3933). CLASSIFIED you think you might get stuck. For sale: Cottage at Paint Lake, Grounds has the authority to de­ Biological Sciences Seminar Thursday, March 7 at 11 :30 am in H313. Dr. Dorset. Call 295-6430 after 5:00 pm activate the gates (or block access in Hans-Georg Simon, Bristol-Myers, Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey "Genes for more information. some other way) of lots that are in a controlling amphibian limb regeneration." poor condition. However, if they For sale: French Provincial couch and have not been able to accomplish Department of Music presents Student Recital - Instrumental Class in chair, wood bedroom suite, tables, this, it is still inadvisable to pull in if concert on Thursday, March 7 at 11 :30 am - 12:30 pm and Tuesday, March 12 etc. 227-6807. the lot has not been plowed. Drive in The Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. $1 suggested donation to the Music Depart­ around to one of the main lots ment Scholarship Fund. For sale: 6-hp Johnson outboard motor, runs great, plenty of power, instead. Special Event Friday, March 8: The Conformist (Bernardo mounting system. Reasonable 688- 6495. WALKWAYS: Bertolucci, Italy, 1971). During the 19305, Marcello Clerici The walkways are basically cleared (Jean-Louis Trintignant) strives for a "normal" life in a society For sale: NEC Multispeed (lap-top in two simultaneous patterns. One increasingly dominated by fascist ideology. With Dominique computer) and NEC P2200 (printer). route fans out from the Tower front, Sanda. Podium Theatre, Brock, 7:30 pm. Admission for non­ $500. Call 684-5392. through the Taro courtyard and along members $5. the main sidewalks on University Dinner/Film Package: Enjoy a fine Italian buffet before the film at the Faculty dinners: I am interested in Road and Meter Road to allow access University Club. Members $14. Non-members $19. Tickets available from Jeff organizing regular dinners at area from A lot and the free lots. The other Middleton, University Club, ext. 4515. Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm. Buy restaurants for any interested faculty early; seating is limited. For more information, call Anne Howe, ext. 3553. members who would enjoy the route clears access from B lot to Phys­ opportunity of a relaxing evening and Ed, Thistle and Education, and from of meeting other members of the B1 to Education. Grounds staff do Elizabeth Woods will read from her book If Only Things Were Different: A University community whom they dust the walks with salt or sand, but Model for a sustainable society, Tuesday, March 12, 4:00-5:00 pm in Thistle otherwise might never have occasion this is only effective under certain 245. Sponsored by the Environmental Policy Institute and supported by the to meet. Tentatively, dinners would weather conditions. It is therefore Canada Council's Canadian Writers in Canada Program. All welcome. be scheduled every six to eight weeks always necessary to walk carefully with the hope of interested individuals and wear sensible footwear during Roxanne Felice, Executive Director of Project SHARE (a community attending any (or all of them!) when snow or icy conditions. organization addressing poverty issues) in Niagara Falls, will speak Thursday, convenient. Arrangements could be March 14 at 4:30 pm in TH 243 about the impact of poverty on families. made for either a fixed-menu format or individual selections from the INTERIOR CORRIDORS: Professor Carl Page of st. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, will discuss menu. Transportation arrangements Despite the considerable efforts of "Xerxes' fury and victory at Thermopylae: Herodotus, V11.238" following the would be arranged where necessary. the custodial staff, it is simply Annual Dinner for Students, Faculty and Friends of liberal Studies on Friday Please contact Ellen Foster ext. 3986 impossible to keep the corridors March 15 in the University Club. Tickets for the dinner, which begins at 6:00 or [email protected]. clean and dry during severe winter pm, are available for $19 from Alan Arthur (History/Liberal Studies) at ext. conditions. People unconsciously 3569 and William Mathie (Politics/Liberal Studies) at ext. 3891. All interested I Need a Home! My name is Sasha track snow and salt into the buildings and I am a five-year-old American and even when the water dries, the colleagues are invited to attend. Faculty or students wishing to hear the talk but Eskimo purebred. My family is not to attend the dinner are welcome to join the group at 8:00 pm. moving and can't take me with them. salt leaves a stubborn slippery film on I am an outdoor dog and very the surface of the floor. The worst friendly. I have a long fluffy white places are where people Archaeological Symposium coat and big dark eyes. I weigh about congregate~for example, in the 25 Ibs. If you would like to take me Tower lobby and near Tim Horton's The Brock University Archaeological Society's Seventh Annual home, please call 227-6807. (My kiosk. It is once again therefore Archaeological Symposium will be held Saturday, March 9, from 1 :00 to 6:30 Mom & Dad would like $250 for me.) always necessary to walk carefully pm in the Podium Theatre (Thistle 325). The topic is "Social Personae in the and wear sensible footwear with Past: Constructing sociopolitical status, gender and ethnicity from the some traction indoors and out during archaeological record." winter weather conditions. Please be These papers will be presented: • "Bauble versus Bones: Putting the gender especially cautious if there is visible Brock University before the sex," Ms. S.c. Fox-Leonard, University of Arizona Department of water on the floor. E~Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Anthropology. • "Pigs for Demeter," Dr. S. Cole, SUNY Buffalo Department of Classics .• "Lumpers and Splitters: Decoding collective burial assemblages in Brock News is a publication of the early Iron Age Cyprus," "Ms. M.E. Modern, Brock University Department of Office of External Relations. Aquatics Classes Classics. • "Honorary Males or Women of Substance? Gender, status and (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 FAX (905) 641-5216 power in Iron Age Europe," Dr. B. Arnold, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Register for Spring Term '96 classes Department of Anthropology. A symposium banquet will be held afterward at Brock News is available on-line on the Monday, March 18 from 5:00 to 7:00 Joe Feta's Greek Village. Brock gopher at -> University Services and pm at the Physical Education Centre. The symposium is sponsored by the Brock University Archaeological Society Facilities ->External Relations->Publica~ tions ->Brock News. Classes for all ages include swim­ and Department of Classics. For more information, symposium and/or banquet ming, stroke improvement, AquaFit, tickets, call ext. 3575. Editor: leila Lustig water safety, life saving, personal skill Production: Mariette lincoln development, competitive swimming, Coming soon at the University Club The next issue of Brock News is diving, synchronized swimming, Wednesday, March 13 with a copy Masters and scuba. Celebrity Cooks. Spring Barbeque. Wine and Beer Sampling. Pre-theatre deadline of Wednesday, March 6 dinner for My Fair Lady, March 8-9, 15-16, 22-23. Pre-film dinner for The at noon. Conformist, March 8 (tickets required). For dinner reservations or inquiries, call Jeff Middleton at ext. 4515. Alan Borovoy"Wants racial equity, not racial harmony Alan Borovoy, General Counsel of pretending to represent a Boston firm kinds of jobs," but they never went schools to convey basic information the Canadian Civil Liberties Associa­ that would be hiring in the area, who out of their way to recruit from the to our young people." To illustrate, tion, was the speaker for the Faculty asked the agencies to screen out aboriginal community. he cited a 1994 Civil Liberties Asso­ of Education's March 6 Social Issues visible-minority candidates. Only "Is it good enough for Human ciation survey of 200 randomly­ Forum. A lawyer by profession, Mr. three of the agencies refused to Rights Commissions to wait...for selected graduating high-school Borovoy has been a leading human­ comply. Mr. Borovoy observed that people to come to them and students. "The level of ignorance of rights activist for many years. these were not "Nazis," but "polite, complain, or should they be going racial and ethnic issues was abys­ He began by citing a speech a few accommodating business interests out to break down barriers?" Mr. mall" he remarked. They knew most years ago by a Canadian minority­ who simply wanted to make a buck. Borovoy asked. "Isn't there an obliga­ about the World-War-II internment of rights activist who said the Sikhs We spend so much time on the racist tion for somebody to break the Japanese Canadians, but only seven should have agreed to stay out of the fanatics [like Zundel and Kiegstra] pattern?" percent knew that not a single Japa­ RCMP rather than insist on wearing and spend so little time on the real Mr. Borovoy also spoke of nese Canadian had been charged their turbans, out of respect for the problems," he added. "I suggest that "institutional rigidities," including the with espionage. Only 16 percent importance of the RCMP to fellow we reverse the priorities and spend continued practice of handling knew that blacks have been discrimi­ Canadians. "Minority groups must be more time on [these] mainstream complaints of mistreatment by police nated against in public accommoda­ flexible in order to achieve their moderates." officers by referring them back to the tions. Only 20 percent knew that ultimate goal of racial harmony," the He gave several examples of police. In case after case, he said, no Canada had turned away Jews fleeing politician argued. systemic impediments to employment matter how many times people of all the Nazis, or that universities once "That's a classic fallacy," Mr. of minority groups, including an kinds have gone to the government had Jewish quotas. Borovoy countered. "The objective is outdated recruiting practice for and asked that all investigations of Too many people, he complained, not racial harmony, but racial equity. firefighters that unintentionally shut police mistreatment be handled by an are busy going to "brotherhood We're not asking employers to like out immigrants and other visible independent agency, one government banquets," interfaith dinners and blacks or aboriginals, but to hire them minorities; the discrepancy between after another has refused and the sensitivity-encounter groups, and are because they're qualified. It's not the percentage of blacks with second­ police have demonstrated their not prepared "to engage in a little about how you feel, but how you ary and post-secondary education outrage. "We should be looking not unpleasant conflict and tension. You behave. We should be less concerned and their 50-percent unemployment only at racist practices," Mr. Borovoy don't curb racist practices without it." with the psyches of those who prac­ rate; and a study of 1,200 retail jobs said, "but also at our society's failure The problem is not the "ill­ tice racism than with the welfare of in Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie, in to deal adequately with these prob­ intentioned doers," he said, "but the those who suffer it." which only three aboriginal people lems." well-intentioned non-doers." He described a study in which 15 were employed out of a large aborigi­ To the group of teachers and He concluded by quoting a Protes­ randomly-selected employment nal population. The retail employers would-be teachers at Brock, he tant minister in post-war Germany: agencies were phoned by people claimed aboriginals "don't like these argued the "failure of a lot of our "The freedom of no one is safe, unless the freedom of everyone is safe."

WED N E S 0 AY MAR C H 1 3 199 6 1996 Faculty &Staff

A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario Campaign

~ecar8 ... ~ Rita Welch Bursary created, first reCipient named I ' ....

At the Honors Dinner in Pond Inlet \ ~3m~~} on February 29, Professor Bill Matheson presented the Rita Welch ";, I Bursary to its first recipient, Usahma ~8q"'IJJfI'J 9~ Darrah, a transfer student in second­ year Politics. Goals: The bursary was named in honor • Helping students help themselves of the late wife of Dr. Robert Welch, • Participation from all faculty, staff Brock's Chancellor. Funding for it and associated staff groups within the was initiated by friends of the Brock University family Chancellor, on the occasion of his appointment as an Officer of the Objectives: Order of Canada (Apri I 13, 1994). It • Establish a new endowed bursary will be awarded annually to a student named after the campaign-"Promis­ entering year two of the Politics ing choices ... because we care!"-to program as a Politics major. An support full-time students, all years, endowment of $10,000 has been all programs provided for the bursary. Chancellor Bob Welch and Usahma Darrah • Establish new Faculty, department Students may apply for it by and section-initiated bursaries completing an OSAP form to confirm and the one-page statement will be found it difficult, however, adjusting • Support existing funds or awards financial need. They must also submit submitted to the Supervisor of Aca­ to our "unique" Canadian climate. to the Politics Department Chair a demic Services in the Registrar's Mr. Darrah has maintained an 80- Progress Report: one-page statement about "The Office. percent average and is "a very • Fabulous start to the campaign: critical role the politician plays in a By way of introducing Usahma reliable, diligent student and a fine $26,000 raised to date, before most democracy" and how "Political Darrah, Dr. Matheson explained that, and very promising individual." Mr. faculty and staff members have even service is an honorable profession." while his father is Syrian, he was born Darrah said he was embarrassed by received their personal information Submissions will be evaluated on the in Canada, but has lived and moved the publicity, but "very honored and package and pledge card! basis of content as well as the quality through 20 countries. He still has pleased to accept the award." • Includes $10,000 already raised for of expression. Both the OSAP form the "Promising choices ... because we New resource for care!" bursary Changes in Computer Services • Already, five departments have international initiated new bursaries and more are Jim Lennard, Assistant Director of Andrew Morgan has transferred from being developed Computing and Communications user Services to UNIX support, report­ students • Please watch for the date and time Services, reports some personnel ing to John Levay. Faculty and staff members who of your group presentation, when a changes in his department. Steven Rea has moved from a con­ serve Brock's international students, volunteer will discuss with you the John Levay is now Acting Supervisor tract position to a fu II-time position as and students interested in details of this important campaign of UNIX support, computer operations User Services consu Itant, replacing • Your support has been wonderful and Unisys software support. Reporting Andrew Morgan. international programs and activi­ ties, will be pleased to know that a and we have only just begun! Volun­ to Jim Lennard, he will maintain his Users should continue to phone the teers have been asked to request that Help Desk when they have problems or new publication is available to help responsibilities as database administra­ faculty and staff members return their tor questions about their microcomputers. them, pulling together in one binder pledge cards to the Development Kevin Dover has been promoted to NOTE: Personnel Services advises information from many sources. Office by the end of March. Supervisor of User Services. Reporting that it is posting a term, full-time (one­ Every department now has a copy of to Jim Lennard, he is responsible for all year) contract position in User Services the Directory of International Pro­ • Our students will benefit greatly the user micro support to the Brock (Academic Support) at Job Level J. Call grams and Services for Brock from the new bursaries being devel­ community, as well as the student Nina Slack at ext. 3186 for more University Students. Ask to see oped during this faculty and staff computer labs. information. yours. campaign. "New Theories, Old Questions: FACULTY AND STAFF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Fiona Hunter attended the NE-118 Regional Project Black Fly Meetings in the Nationalisms in Canada" Everglades, Florida, February 23-24. She served as Chair of the NE-11 8 Technical Committee for 1995-96. During the scientific sessions, she presented two papers: This Humanities Lecture by prof. Come to the lecture; stay after­ Burgin, S.G., and Hunter, F.F., "Sugar feeding in black flies" and Lucas, P. and Hunter, Ramsay Cook of York University will wards for a complimentary wine and F.F., "Effect of feeding regime on black fly head fan ray number." Both of these papers address the provocative concept of cheese reception at which you can were based on research conducted by former graduate students in the Department of multiple nationalisms as a way to continue discussing the issues with Biological Sciences. understand the growth, the nature the speaker and with other members and the influence of nationalistic of the audience. And please be sure MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & HRM sentiments in Canada. Cook, well to mention this public Humanities Tom Bryant was a keynote presenter at the Invention Convention for all gifted known for his witty and insightful Lecture and reception, at which all students in grades 5-8 of the Niagara South Board of Education in February. lecture style, is a leading expert on are welcome, to your students and to Ken Loucks and Tom Bryant have been working on a committee to create a Venture nationalism in Canada and on your friends in the St. Catharines Forum for local investors and entrepreneurs in Niagara. The first event ran on March 5, relations between Quebec and the community at large: Pond Inlet, 7:30 with an overflow audience. Tom Bryant served as moderator. rest of our nation. pm, Friday March 22. SECRETARIAL SERVICES After lengthy discussions, it was decided and approved that the Department of Library: Statistics Canada data files Clerical Services will now be known as Secretarial Services. Jenny Gurski can still be now available reached at Ext. 3454. The Library has signed an agree­ information about the DLI can be PUBLICATIONS ment to join the Data Liberation found on the Brock Library Web Page Cox, T., "Naming of Plants II: Recall," The Malahat Review, 113, Winter 1995, 72- Initiative (DLI). The DLI provides at http://www.brocku.ca/library/ 73 .••• Cox, T., "Icarus Otherwise, South Himsworth," The Fiddlehead, 186, Winter academic institutions affordable servi ces/d I i .htm. 1995, 101-103 .••• Cox, T., "The Country South of Trenton," Queen's Quarterly, 102/ access to Statistics Canada data fi les The Learneds Conference is offer­ 4, Winter 1995, 1013-1015 .••• Cox, T., "Backbeat #3: High Fidelity," PRISM for teaching and research purposes. ing a free full-day workshop, "Explor­ international, 34:2, January 1996, 17-18. In the planning stages since 1993 as ing Data Liberation: Accessing and a joint project of Statistics Canada, analyzing Canadian microdata - an Hughes. A., "The Deep Hollow, the White Oak Tree and the Split Rock: The Early the Social Science Federation of introduction," on Saturday June 1. Surveys of Niagara Township," Bulletin, Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives, 95,1995,1-11. Canada, Canadian Association of For information about accessing the data files, contact Moira Russell at Public Data Users (CAPDU), Stuart, A.E. & Hunter, F.F., (1995) !fA re-description of the cocoon-spinning behav­ Canadian Association of Research ext. 3232 or bye-mail at iour of Simulium vittatum (Diptera: Simuliidae)." Ethology, Ecology and Evolution. 7(4): Libraries (CARL), and Canadian [email protected]. 363-377. Association of Small University Libraries (CASUL), the Initiative was Whitehead, J. D., "Re Unger Nursing Homes Ltd. and Canadian Union of Public approved by the government in Employees, Local 1263," Labour Arbitration Cases (4th Series), Vol. 49, Part 3 (February December 1995 as a five-year pilot Room and 7, 1996), 275 - 289. project and began operation in January 1996. EVENTS The growing number of files board Weiland poet Eva Tihanyi will read from her book Saved by the Telling, today at includes database products on CD­ 11 :30 am in the Alumni Lounge. Presented by the Women's Studies Program. ROM and diskette (e.g., CANSIM, Census, Intercorporate Ownership), needed Biological Sciences Seminar,Thursday, March 14, 11 :30 am in geographic or spatial files (for H313. Dr. Yousef Haj-Ahmad, Biological Sciences, Brock University: mapping applications) and public use "Development of a bovine viral vector for applications in gene therapy and recombinant microdata files (e.g., National Popu­ .. .for International and French vaccine development." lation Health Survey and Absence Canadian students coming to learn from work Survey). Further English at Brock University this Politics Brown Bag Speakers Series presents Professor Ralph Premdas, University of summer. Families will be paid $110/ Toronto, Thursday March 14, 11 :30 am -12:30 pm, C404: "Comparative Secessionist week per student for which they will Movements: Cases from the Caribbean and the Pacific."Everyone welcome. provide: • three meals/day (a packed Department of Music presents its student instrumental class in concert on Thursday, MS Super lunch with beverage); • private March 14 at 11 :30 am in The Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. $1 suggested donation to the bedroom with a desk or workspace; • Music Dept. Scholarship Fund. Cities Walk warm friendly atmosphere conducive to studying. Politics Brown Bag Speakers Series presents Mr. Garrett Lambert, Canadian High The st. Catharines Chapter of the Program dates: three-week pro­ Commissioner to Hong Kong, Thursday March 14, 1:30-2:30 pm, Board Room (13th Multiple Sclerosis Society will hold its gram July 19 to August 9; five-week floor): "The Future of Hong Kong." Everyone welcome. annual Multiple Sclerosis Society program July 8 to August 9. Super Cities Walk on Sunday, April For more information, call Marina Burnt by the Sun, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, Russia/France, 1994. 21. Last year's walk was voted "The Wilson at ext. 4021 or e-mail Sunday, March 17, 1:30 pm, Town Cinemas. Members free, non­ Best All Round Walk" in Ontario, with mtimko@spartan. members $6. Tickets for screenings in the Podium Theatre or at the Town more than 700 walkers participating Cinemas may be purchased in advance from the Centre for The Arts Box and more than $80,000 raised for MS Office, ext. 3257. For further information contact Anne Howe, ext. 3553. programs and research. MS is a disorder of the central nervous system. On theJob Department of Classics sponsoring a publiC lecture, "Architectural Innovation: Form and Function at the Entrance to the Acropolis," by Harrison Eiteljorg II, Bryn Mawr, Many Niagara residents are diagnosed Pennsylvania. Sunday, March 17, 3:00 pm, in TH 325. Everyone welcome. as having MS every year-both men Know a faculty or staff member and women, ages 20-40. whose job is more interesting than it The Rashomon Quartet - lecture/concert - Music for the theatrical production The local chapter invites members might appear, or who has a really commissioned by the Shaw Festival. Performed by the Tristan String Quartet with of the Brock community to join the unusual hobby-and who wouldn't introductions by Christopher Donison (composer) and Neil Monroe (director). Sean Walk as individual walkers, as fami­ mind being interviewed about it for O'Sullivan Theatre, Monday, March 18, 11 :30 am. $1 suggested donation to the Music lies or as a Challenge Team for a Brock News? If you do, please e­ Dept. Scholarship Fund. gentle workout with a rewarding goal. mail that person's name and phone Prizes, refreshments, entertainment number to campusnews@spartan. Vladimir S. Ageyev of the Russian Academy of Sciences will speak on "Forward to and a barbecue lunch for all walkers the Past, or Why Capitalism Failed in Russia Again" (an analysis of the current political situation in Russia) on Tuesday, March 19 at 2:30 pm in the Alumni Lounge. Presented and volunteers are among the entice­ by the History Department. All welcome. ments. Car, hotel rates To register, look for brochures now on Web The Honorable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting around town or call Leona McKay Company, will present the next D.G. Willmot Distinguished Lecture-"Is Public Broad­ (687 -9123), Betti Henry (641-1250) or Information about CAUBO/AUCC casting a Luxury We Cannot Afford?"-on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 pm in The Sean the local chapter office at 682-6134. Corporate Hotel and Car Rental rates O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission is free, but seating is limited and are no reservations are for Brock faculty and staff members is being taken. now available on the World Wide Brock University Web. The address is The 1996 Oscar Romero Lecture, sponsored by Campus Ministries, will be given by www.purchasing.ubc.ca. For more Richard Renshaw CSC, the Assistant Secretary General, Canadian Religious Conference. information, you can call (604) 822- Rev. Renshaw worked in Peru from 1980 to 1991 as a parish pastor, on the staff of the E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Social Justice Commission and as editor of Latin American Documentation (LADOC). 5878, or e-mail [email protected]. Brock News is a publication of the His topic will be "Where did all the jobs go?-a Latin American and Canadian perspec­ Office of External Relations. tive." Tuesday, March 19, 7:30 pm, Pond Inlet. Everyone welcome. Information: Leny, (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 ext. 3977. FAX (905) 641-5216 CLASSIFIED For sale: HP Desk Jet 520 printer. Loss Issues: Campus Ministries invites you to an ecumenical service to give expres­ Brock News is available on-line on the sion to grief and support to those who are grieving. If you have experienced loss in your Brock gopher at -> University Services and Purchased November 1995, 2.5 years left on manufacturer's warranty. Must sell. life (death, relationship, pet, faith, health, job, etc.), please join us Wednesday, March Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ 20 at 12:30 pm in the Meditation Room, A302. For more information, call ext. 3373. tions ->Brock News. $280. Call Gord at (905) 685-6141.

Editor: leila Lustig For sale: 2 men's and women's Mathematics Colloquium, Friday, March 22, 1:30 pm, in J409: "On the Matrix Production: Mariette lincoln Raleigh touring bikes, 26", good Construction of Computation of Kakutani Fixed Points," Professor Zeke Wang, condition, 12-speed, kickstands, basket University of Michigan and Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China. The next issue of Brock News is on ladies' bike, reflectors; $75 each or Wednesday, March 20 with a copy $140 for both. Girl's bike, 12-speed, 22", Farewell Party for Dr. Robert Knoop and Dr. Patricia Cranton! Friday, March 29 at deadline of Wednesday, March 13 the University Club, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. $10 per person. For more information, call at noon. good condition; $60. Call 735-9491 after 5:00 pm. Lesa Hom, Faculty of Education, ext. 3341. Our elusive IRAP tnan honored in Otta-wa e car8 ... he~ i~ ,~

technology transfer under the NRC's of Guelph-is directed at geneti­ ~ G (.Q Industrial Research Assistance cally altering vines to improve their Program (IRAP). He received the winter-hardiness. He's been Outstanding Achievement Award working closely with Dean of pcIWm$s } for 1994-95 (one of 10 awards Mathematics & Science Bill Cade 1 given this year) for his support of on the development of the Cool­ ~ .rl ~~ the wine industry of Ontario and "to Climate Oenology and Viticulture the realignment and growth of the Institute (about which you'll be viticulture and vinification sectors." reading more in Brock News.) ~~~ ~I The NRC is made up of research The wine industry is not the only ~aq"'8Jf"J 9 institutes and laboratories across "market" for his talents. He's also Canada, Mr. Pisano explains, as busy with other projects in the area Faculty & Staff Fundraising well as IRAP. He received the single of horticu Iture for various nurseries Campaign continues award for IRAP, which comprises in the area, as well as a broad about 280 people around the spectrum of industries-"everything country. The NRC gives these from software to aerospace to awards based on feedback from the metal-bashing." person's clients. The benefits to the Asked how it felt to receive his Nick Pisano, Niagara's Industrial wine industry of Mr. Pisano's work award from the President of the Economics Technology Advisor (ITA) and have been substantial. NRC, Mr. Pisano shrugs and says, "1 Senior ITA for southwestern He's currently working on part­ never get excited about these Ontario, was honored by the nership projects with eight different things ... but it's nice to be Department National Research Council at an wineries in the Niagara Region. recognized." Before receiving his Outstanding Achievement Awards One of his projects-involving plaque and pin, he and the 100 Ceremony February 28 in Ottawa. Andres Wines, Mt. Sinai Hospital people attending the ceremony #1 in Stationed at Brock since 1991 and the Banting Institute at the heard a five-minute speech about (although we seldom actually see University of Toronto-is examining his accomplishments. "You have to him here; he's usually out in the the health benefits of wine. stand there and look wise, with all Canada community), Mr. Pisano has been Another-involving Chateau des those scientists around," he assisting local companies with Charmes Winery and the University comments with a grin. In a recent article of The Canadian Journal of Economics [w E D N E 5 DAY MAR C H 2 0 1 9 9 6 (November 1995), R.F. Lucas evaluates the contribution to eco­ nomics journals by the Canadian economics profession. Mr. Lucas' study takes into account the quality, number and length of pul:ilished articles. As part of his analysis, Mr. Lucas ranks the economics departments in Canadian universities. For the most A newsletter for faculty and staff at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario recent years (1986-90), Brock's Economics Department is the highest-ranked undergraduate department in the country. The University of Western Ontario is The -woman -who -would not be left behind number one overall. "The Department is delighted No matter how bad things are were on their way overland to find Gus continued looking for gold for with the ranking," says Chair looking (recession, budget cuts, gold. There was no "road" to B.C., a number of years, while Catherine William Veloce. "The Department fewer jobs, etc. etc.), you can only paths that had long been used opened hotels and roadhouses for expects that with its current amount always find someone who's worse by First Nations people. Unlike the gold-diggers and taught school. of research activity, the top ranking off. Local author Susan Merritt, them, the Overlanders had no She took particular delight in will continue when departments are author of Her Story: Women from experience in living off the land. teaching survival skills to new re-evaluated in five years." Canada's Past (J & IIJ, regaled guests They planned to be in B.C. in 60 pioneer women. Catherine died at of the Women's Studies Program days. age 83, and the residents of her recently with a Canadian woman Gus Schubert decided to go with town later put up a monument to pioneer's story that put tales of early them. Catherine insisted on going her. 1996 to shame. too, and taking their three small The story of how Ms. Merritt Thanks for Catherine O'Hare Schubert was children (and, she knew, one more came to write her two books is an born in Ireland in 1835. Her family on the way). :rhey left June 2, 1862. interesting one, too (if less frighten­ your help! survived the potato famine, only to The journey was at least as arduous ing). With a law degree from the see her father lose his job in the as you might expect: sandstorms, University of Western Ontario, she Industrial Revolution. The mosquito hordes, no firewood, too worked in private practice, then as The Liaison staff in the Office of resourceful Catherine took a course much rain, swollen rivers (with no private counsel for a Canadian External Relations would like to in domestic service given by the bridges), swamps, quicksand, you corporation, and finally as their thank all who participated in-and British government and, at age 16, name it! By the time the director of human resources. Asked helped in the planning of-Brock's emigrated to the United States, Overlanders reached the Rocky to give a talk to a women's service March Break Open House 1996. where Irish maids were said to be Mountains, four months had passed. club, she "went looking for that big Approximately 800 people visited much in demand. Working for a They began killing and eating their book on Canadian women, and the Brock campus on Sunday, family in Massachusetts, she taught horses and oxen, along with skunks, there wasn't one!" Books she March 10 to take a campus tour, herself to read. Meanwhile, she met squirrels and whatever else they learned of were often missing or out visit with professors and students a German carpenter named Gus cou Id catch (they soon ran out of of print. So she started research i ng and sample a residence meal. Schubert, whom she married at age ammunition). The path through the Canadian women's stories. Now This event was truly a collective 20. They soon moved to the frontier mountains was the stuff of she writes and lectures about effort by facu Ity, staff and students town St. Paul, Minnesota, where nightmares. Dinner at the Great women in Canadian history, and and as a result we had a successful Catherine set up a grocery store. Divide was black, hairy moss boiled has a World Wide Web page (http:// day. Students and their parents Before too long, Gus lost his job in together with lichens and berries. www.niagara.com/-merrwi II) that were able to take a closer look at a depression, and the Schubert The next step was rafting down has logged "hits" from all over the Brock and collect information and family moved to another frontier the Fraser River; Catherine's party world. advice along the way. Providing town, Ft. Garry (now Winnipeg) in was sent on foot to a gentler river, "1 thought my first book would be opportunities for students to view the Red River settlement. Gus where their canoe (with nearly all a novel," said the former English our facilities and speak with faculty bought a farm and Catherine set up their supplies) was carried away. major. But the St. Catharines pub- and staff is extremely important at another store. They were slowly starving and I isher she took her novel to was this time of year, as they will soon Then gold was struck in the freezing to death. Catherine went more interested in her work on be deciding where to study in the Caribou Mountains of British into labor on the raft. Women from Canadian women's history. The two fall of 1996. Columbia, and everything changed a First Nations village near Her Story books (available in the We would like to hear your again. A group of 150 Canadian, Kamloops helped her to give birth, Bookstore) are written for the comments and feedback about this American and Australian men and the Schubert family stayed for average reader, "people who think year's Open House. Your sugges­ (some from St. Catharines; their the winter-Gus as a carpenter, they don't like history." With Her tions are helpful in the planning of leader from Queenston, Ontario) Catherine as camp cook. Story I in its fifth printing, the future events. Please e-mail your calling themselves the Overlanders Things didn't get easier for publisher decided Author Merritt comments to Janet Lee in the Office arrived in Ft. Garry in search of Catherine after this, only different. indeed had merit. Her novel is due of External Relations, carts, livestock and supplies. They out this June. [email protected]. Webster PUBLICATIONS Win $1 DO!! Dore, M., "The Problem of Valuation in Neoclassical Environmental Econom­ ics," Environmental Ethics, Spring 1996, Vol 18, No.1, pp 65-70. Design a logo and slogan for Brock reappointed University sexual harassment pam­ Feldman, P. "Care and Feeding of Undergraduate Theatre Students," Theatre phlets and posters. The Brock University Board of Research In Canada/Recherches Theatrales Au Canada, vol. 16 No. 1-2, The logo should be specific to Trustees has approved the pp.l 06-11 O. Brock, identifiable as Brock and reappointment of Dean of Social consistent with Brock University Sciences Will Webster. His term will Greenberg, J., R. Baron, C. Sales, & F.A. Owen, Behaviour in Organizations: graphic standards. The slogan should begin July 1, 1996 and end June 30, Understanding and Managing the Human Side of Work. Canadian Edition. be empowering and positive, and 2001. Prentice Hall Canada: Scarborough, 1996. reflect the concept of a strong, healthy community working together, McGarrell, H.M., 1995, "Pen Pals for Purpose, Practice, and Product," in M. and that sexual harassment hurts Children's summer Warschauer (ed.), Virtual Connections. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i, pp. everyone and weakens the 119-122. community. sports programs Entries will be judged by the McGarrell, H.M., 1995, "Exchanging Superstitions for Writing Fluency," in Time to register for 1996 Summer subcommittee, dealing with pam­ M. Warschauer (ed.), Virtual Connections. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i, pp. Sport Programs for ChiidrenIYouth: phlets and posters, of the President's 153-157. Advisory Committee on Sexual • 24th Annual Summer Sports Harassment. Submissions should be School. Session A: July 1-12. Session EVENTS sent to Ann Bown, Sexual B: July 15-26. Boys & girls, ages 8-13 Harassment Advisor, 221 DeCew Department of Computer Science invites everybody to its seminar on Thurs­ (at the time of the session). Enrolment day, March 21 at 1 :30 pm in room J205. The title of the seminar is "Recent Residence, to arrive no later than limited to 180 per session. Hours Wednesday, March 27. The selection Developments in Foveal Machine Vision." It will be presented by Dr.Cesar Monday-Friday, 9:00 amto 3:30 pm. Bandera,manager of the Machine Vision Department of the Amherst Systems, panel reserves the right not to choose Fee $135/student. Information: Inc., Buffalo, NY. any of the entries. Any winning entry Marilou or Sandy, ext. 3384/3387. wi II become the property of the committee and will be used on Media Panel addressing bias, stereotypes, media coverage of bias/hate crimes • Boys' Basketball Camps, July 29- and building community partnerships toward inclusive representation. posters and pamphlets. A logo and August 2 or August 5-9. Ages 8-16 Recognizing UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. slogan from separate entries may be years. Enrolment limited to 180/week. Keynote speakers: City TV reporter JoJo Chinto and Jerry Savard, Director chosen, in which case each winner Fee $155/week. Hours Monday­ General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Panel members from nine will be awarded $50. Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. local media. Audience discussion. Refreshments. Accessibility assistance Information: Ken Murray, ext. 3301. available. Thursday, March 21, 6:30 to 9:00 pm, CAW Hall Rooms C3/C4 (124 Attention, new Bunting Road). Sponsored by Community Dialogue on Racism, CAW Human • Girls' Basketball Camp, August Rights Committee, Canadian Human Rights Commission. faculty members 12-16. All ages. Fee $115. Enrolment limited to 180. Hours Monday­ The Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man, directed by Bernardo The Instructional Development Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday Bertolucci (Italy, 1981). Friday, March 22, 7:30 pm, Podium Office (100) was asked to explore the 9:00 am to 1 :00 pm. Information: Theatre. Members free, non-members $5. Tickets for screenings in possibi lities of offering sessions that Chris Critelli, ext. 3380. the Podium Theatre or at the Town Cinemas may be purchased in provide beginning conference pre­ advance from the Centre for The Arts Box Office, ext. 3257. For further senters (beginning faculty members) • Boys' & Girls' Soccer Camp, information, call Anne Howe, ext. 3553. with an opportunity to receive feed­ August 19-23. Ages 10-16. Fee $100. back from colleagues on their presen­ Enrolment limited to 120. The Centre for the Arts presents The Cashore Marionettes just tation skills before actually presenting Information: Ron Gourlay, ext. 4199 for children ages six and up on Saturday, March 23 at 2:00 pm in at the conference. A series of such or Bill Millar, (905) 945-8447. _ , .• _ the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Sponsor for this performance is sessions offered in April and May­ ...entn: Jor Ule Arts BrockUnlversilJ'. Embassy Suites; media sponsor is Light 105.7 FM Radio. perhaps over lunchtime-would give • Boys' & Girls' Volleyball Camp, The Cashore Marionettes are proof that puppets can be art. interested faculty members the August 26-30. Ages 10-17. Fee $125. Crafted by hand from wood and fabric, they require springs, counterweights and chance to present their paper to Enrolment limited to 120. up to 36 strings to bring them to life. A toe wiggles, a baby squirms in its colleagues and to receive feedback Information: Kirsan Ashukian, 934- mother's arms as she rocks it to sleep and a homeless old man wipes away a on their presentation skills, to listen to 6686. tear with a stained handkerchief. the presentations of colleagues, and The winner of Puppetry's "Citation of Excellence", The Cashore Marionettes to provide constructive feedback on Register by mail until May 3D, or in are " ... slices of life that are sometimes funny, but always captivating ... it was their colleagues' presentations. At this person after June 1 (spaces permit­ hard to believe they were not truly alive." (The Star-Phoenix, Saskatoon) point the 100 asks faculty members ting). Tickets for this wonderful world of breathtaking magic are $8.50 per person. interested in this process to contact Seating capacity is limited to ensure good sight lines for all audience members, the 100 (ext. 3933 or so drop by the Box Office today for your tickets. You and your children won't [email protected] so that want to miss this powerful theatrical experience for all ages! we can arrange for suitable dates and Order Shaw-, times for the sessions. Twelve young ladies from dance schools in the Niagara Region Stratford, will experience the thrill of their burgeoning dance careers as CLASSIFIED they perform with Toronto's Danny Grossman Dance Company Show-boat 1f'~tJ~:;"1:; on the stage of the Playhouse. For sale: Pontiac Grand-Am. Only The Centre for the Arts presents the Danny Grossman Dance 92,000 km. Drives very well. $1,000 Company on Saturday, March 30 at 8:00 pm and on Sunday, March 31 at 2:00 firm. Call 984-6747. tickets on pm. The Saturday evening performance is SOLD OUT. There will be a Lobby Talk by Artistic Director Danny Grossman at 7:00 pm in the lobby of The catnpus Playhouse prior to the March 30 performance. Admission to the Lobby Talk is Brock University free. Auditions for 75 dancers were held in January with Joanne Thanas, Nicole The Centre for the Arts Box Offi ce Brock News warmly welcomes Pigeau and Ruth Ann Booker of St. Catharines, Julia lovio and Becky Cliffe of is your ticket agency for the Shaw submissions from faculty and staff Grimsby, Amy Graham and Jennifer Smith of Fonthill, Tracy Duru of Festival, Stratford Festival and members: reports on your activities and Wellandport, Tanya Svazas of Weiland, Hannah Ellis of Smithville, Gina Dovi achievements-both academic and Showboat Festival theatres. Shaw of Niagara Falls and Cristina Grossi of Thorold chosen to dance in Danny non-academic, and brief reports (up to brochures have been delivered to 600 words) on lectu res or events you Grossman's work "Human Form Divine." everyone on campus, with Stratford have attended that may be of interest to The company will also be dancing "Bella," a romantic duet to the music of and Showboat soon to follow. the Brock community. All submissions Puccini; "Lynchtown," a powerful piece about the nature of a lynch mob; and are subject to editing. Also, all agency orders for Shaw & "Aureole," a modern dance classic by choreographer Paul Taylor. Stratford will be entered in a draw to Tickets are $20 for adults, $13.50 for youths 17 years and under, and $18 for You have several options for win a season poster! submitting: by e-mail (by far the most students and seniors. The night of the March 30 performance and the day of the Our regular Box Office hours are efficient way!), on computer diskette or March 31 performance, all seats will be $20. Monday through Friday 10:00 am to (if you must) as typed copy. We do not Tickets may be purchased using VISA or Mastercard from the Box Office by accept hand-written submissions. 7:00 pm and Saturday 12:00 noon to calling 905/688-5550, ext. 3257. Be sure to ask for your Brock University 4:00 pm. For additional information, discount when placing your order. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan please call the Box Office at ext. Brock News is a publication of the 3257. The Centre for the Arts is delighted to be the home of a year-long residency Office of External Relations. program with the world-renowned Danny Grossman. This past fall, the (905) 688~5550, ext. 3245 company worked with the Drama and Physical Education departments at Brock FAX (905) 641 ~5216 Hangers wanted University. Since Christmas, dancers have been working with local dance Brock News is available on-line on the schools, elementary and secondary schools, and Ukrainian and Caribbean Brock gopher at -> University Services and Thanks to those who have kindly dancers. The residency will conclude with the performances on March 30 and Facilities ->External Relations->Publica~ 31. tions ->Brock News. donated their extra or unwanted wire clothes hangers for our use here at As part of the residency program, Danny Grossman will be talking about how Editor: Leila Lustig Conference Services. Donations of art influences his dance and showing video clips from past performances in the Production: Mariette Lincoln hangers will be accepted until the end main gallery at Rodman Hall on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 pm. Admission is by donation. The next issue of Brock News is of April, so please think of us when Wednesday, March 27 with a copy you do your spring cleaning! Hangers The residency is an opportunity for Niagara residents to enrich their deadline of Wednesday, March 20 can be dropped off at the Conference understanding of modern dance and for dancers and athletes to learn new at noon. Services office in the New Residence. techniques. At the Centre for the Arts, we are very pleased that this exciting and innovative company is able to perform and teach in our community. Keep your eye on Hong Kong ~0 ctJ,e ... hQ ~" lq~ Garrett Lambert, the Canadian High Kong are highly educated, speak several framework which we can leverage to our I ...~ Commissioner to Hong Kong, was languages and hold great personal advantage," said Mr. Lambert. By this ~ 1\.TG ... brought to Brock recently by the Politics wealth; the average family is worth summer, 35 full 747s will be flying Department to discuss the future of his $750,000. They tend to cluster in the weekly between Canada and Hong Kong, CIS PBOMISh,S ~ city. With a background in industrial suburbs of large cities and thus are very and Hong Kongers "are always travelling development and international trade as visible, so their profound impact on a to do business." 01C community is often negatively perceived. Hong Kong offers significant job ~ ClI £ ~ well as diplomacy, Mr. Lambert has an $ interesting perspective. But they have a very positive economic prospects for Canadians. You can still ~ "For ours and our children's lifetimes, impact, Mr. Lambert said. operate in English there, said Mr. Asia is where the economic action of the About 300 Hong Kong families have Lambert, the pay is good, and you can get ~,~ ~~l world will take place," he began. "China holdings in the multi-million-dollar range, management experience there that will 'lJq ...9,1fJ'J 9\'· will surpass the United States as the he reported. They are willing to take serve you well back in Canada when our world's biggest economy" and Mandarin amazing risks, have enormous self­ economy starts to turn around. will replace English as the global confidence and are very shrewd; many The transition next July "will be a non­ language of communication. With a fifth have lost and rebuilt their fortunes. They event," Mr. Lambert predicted. The of the world's population, China has believe that after 1997 they will be able Chinese will work hard to stimulate the As of the deadline for this issue of incredible economic potential, along to make as much money or more than economy, to keep the 600,000-700,000 Brock News, with all the countries on its periphery. before. They have moved 15 percent of foreign passport holders from emigrating. • $45,000 has been raised. Among these lands, Hong Kong holds their money abroad (especially to But what will those people do, he asked, • These bursaries have been a unique position. Seized some 150 Canada), moved 15 percent to China when they start to understand what initiated as part of this campaign: years ago and held by the British under (where they cultivate close "friends" who they've lost in terms of democratic Faculty of Business Bursary, Richard 1 OO-year treaties with China, Hong Kong can help them if things get tough), and government and Commonwealth law, Hiatt Bursary in Chemistry, External and when the corrupt Chinese way of Island will revert to China at the end of kept 70 percent in Hong Kong property, Relations Bursary, Faculty of Educa­ which is the most expensive in the world. doing business creeps across the border? June 1997. China has promised to tion Bursary, Communications & continue Hong Kong's special status, but At the bottom of Hong Kong society Will the Hong Kongers "knuckle under will disband the democratic legislature are 5 million people who don't have the and do things the Chinese way"? Computing Services Bursary, Library instituted by Hong Kong's British language, skills or money to emigrate; Mr. Lambert concluded by pointing Bursary, The Technology Group governor. they "will bend under pressure," said Mr. out that, since 1979, Canada has been (Machine & Electronics Shops) Canada has been a goal for Hong Lambert, and work hard to become rich. turning its face eastward; Asia has Bursary, Student Services Bursary. Kong emigres since 1780. In the last The million people in the middle class replaced Europe as our main source of • All faculty and staff members are three years, 100,000 Hong Kong people are most concerned with civil rights and immigration and trade. Don't forget India, invited to support anyone of these have immigrated to Canada. Canada has the quality of life for their children. he added as an afterthought; it, too, has a new bursaries as an alternative to the been a diplomatic presence in Hong Hong Kong has the largest Canadian huge population with great industrial primary bursary established for the strength, particularly in high-tech areas Kong since 1926, and there's a powerful Chamber of Commerce outside Canada, campaign, called the "Promising political lobby in Canada for Hong 18 Canadian alumni associations, and such as software production. Choices '" Because we care!" Bur­ Kong. The new Canadians from Hong other links in "an incredible institutional sary. • Please remember to fill in your [w EON E S 0 A Y MAR C H 2 7 1 996 pledge card and return it to the Development Office before the end of March. Thank you!

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On the Job: All games are not the same On April 28-30 Associate Vice­ President Academic David Siegel will attend the "Partners for Prosperity" activity. Seeing skydiVing as "an and other major centres. Slot ma­ conference in Guadalajara, Mexico, inherently risky activity," Ann Marie chines are games of chance. Twenty­ which is a joint meeting of partici­ refused. Having grown up around a One or Blackjack, for example, is a pants from Canada, Mexico and the thoroughbred race track, she tended game of skill. Roulette and craps United States. An important purpose to spend her leisure time at Windsor (dice) are somewhere in between of the conference is to allow Raceway. She invited her mentor to chance and skill. Most players on the universities to explore possible come along and to bet $20. "He was 25-cent slot machines are elderly partnerships with businesses, govern­ shocked," she reports; betting on a women of low socio-economic status. ments and other educational horse seemed very risky to him. If male, they will be pensioners or institutions in areas including faculty "Any activity can be risky if you young men of low socio-economic and student mobility, joint research have no preparation or talent," Ann status; or they may be there out of and technology transfer. Marie explains. "The higher your skill social obligation. Players on the $100 Before attending the conference, level, the less you perceive it to be slot machines (which take $100 Dr. Siegel would like to have some risky, the more you experience it to coins!) will be young, rich males. "As expressions of interest from people at be playful. I could read a racing form we see ourselves less in control of our Brock that he can discuss with other before I could read anything else." In lives," Ann Marie explains, "there's a people at the conference. Would games of chance-bingo, for exam­ rise in gambling games of chance. Mexican and/or U.S. students be ple-the outcome is 1 DO-percent Gambling excesses are not a psycho­ interested in enrolling in a program chance. Playing the horses, however, logical addiction, but a result of you now have or could develop? Do is not a game of chance for someone society not rewarding us for our you have a research project that like Ann Marie; it's a game of skill. "I abilities. If no matter how long I go to co'uld benefit from having Mexican have enough knowledge and strate­ school, I won't get a job, my only and/or U.S. partners? Let your imagi­ gies I can apply to improve the chance is the lottery. This undermines nation run wild! At this point, Dr. Ann Marie Guilmette spends a lot opportunity of success above our interest in leisure experiences that Siegel does not need a formal pro­ of time watching people gamble. But chance." require us to have skilL" posal, just a paragraph or two de­ the Recreation & Leisure Studies Ann Marie is interested in Humor, too, is a leisure activity scribing your interest, plus your brief Professor is not goofi ng off. It hap­ watching what social groups are that's prevalent in the lives of adults. c.v. to discuss with selected people at pens that her area of research as a attracted to which games. In North Ann Marie's preferred kind of humor the conference. social psychologist is adult forms of America, she says, games of physical is incongruity, something that flies in Usually these projects require a leisure, including gambling and skill are more popular than either the face of one's expectations-like Canadian partner from another humor. She's particularly interested in games of chance or games of intellec­ Lucille Ball's physical slapstick, for province, two American partners and vulnerable populations-people who tual skill. But among sacred socie­ example. "Humor shows us a dis­ two Mexican partners. One of the have drug addictions or image ties-aboriginals and some Africans, guised measure of what people's purposes of this meeting is to sound problems, or are otherwise disenfran­ for example-games of chance beliefs and attitudes are. What out potential partners, so your ideas chised because of their gender, socio­ prevail. "In the transition from a amuses you will tell me a great deal about partners in your "project" economic level or age. "Gambling sacred to a secular society," Ann about you. I'm interested in the would be useful as well. Previous and humor are vehicles by which I Marie explains, "the government has creative potential of humor, moving international experience or a knowl­ come to understand where individu­ replaced the gods in making formal individuals from being vulnerable to edge of Spanish is not necessary. In als fit in society, which will have an rules over good vs. bad fortune. For being powerful." Ann Marie is teach­ fact, a project close to home like this impact on the kinds of leisure they individuals who see their lives ing a new course in the therapeutic might be a way of getting your feet seek out. That's the theory I'm testing controlled by government, games of aspects of humor, "caring enough wet if you are interested in pursuing with respect to gambling." chance prevail. And who are these about people's value system to create other international activities. During her graduate work in social people? Women, the poor and the right humor for them. We should If you are interested, contact Dr. psychology at the University of pensioners." be spending less time caring for Siegel (ext. 3789) by early April so Windsor, Ann Marie's mentor Ann Marie has been a "participant people and more time caring about there will be time to discuss your required all his students to skydive, observer" of people in gambling them," she argues. ideas before he leaves for Mexico at because that was his favorite leisure casinos in Atlantic City, Las Vegas the end of the month. Frank Stronach to deliver FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Allister Young was the after-dinner speaker at the Niagara Chapter of the Society of Chancellor's Lecture Management Accountants of Ontario. Allister spoke on Tax Issues relating to the February 1995 Budget, recent court cases and the "flat tax" proposals. Frank Stronach, founder and charter of rights that gives investors, Chairman of Magna International, will employees and management the right to MUSIC deliver the annual Chancellor's Lecture share in the profits they help produce. Harris Loewen led a choral workshop entitled "Working with Words: Expressive at Brock University on April 3. His These rights are enshrined in a govern­ Diction for the Average Choir," on February 24 in Etobicoke, Ontario. The workshop was sponsored by the Etobicoke Centennial Choir. topic: "Competing within a Global ing Corporate Constitution. Economy." One of Canada's best-known PHILOSOPHY Born in Austria, Mr. Stronach entrepreneurs, Frank Stronach is a strong Since January 1996, Prof. Emeritus Debabrata Sinha, on his visit to India (january): immigrated to Canada in 1954 with a advocate of the view that business Participated, by invitation, in the Seventh International Congress of Vedanta, organized working background in tool and ma­ should help strengthen the social and by the Institute of Advanced Study in Philosophy, University of Madras. He presented a chine engineering. In 1957 he started economic fabric of the country in which paper in plenary session: "The Ambiguous and the Inclusive: A Key to the his own tool-and-die company, it operates. He believes the next great Understanding of Advaita." He gave an invited lecture at the Ramkrishna Mission Multimatic Investments Limited. The challenge for societies around the world Institute of Culture, Calcutta: "The Dimension of Bhakti and its Bearing on business grew rapidly and eventually is to improve the living standards of Contemporary Life." expanded into the production of their citizens. Mr. Stronach has In February, he presented the keynote address at the banquet in his honor organized stamped automotive components. By consistently advocated that our human by the Brock Philosophical Society on the occasion of the three-day Conference on sharing ownership and profits with his charters of rights need to be fortified "Bhakti, Agape, Karuna." Prof. Sinha's paper: "The Spectrum and the Twine: Understanding Bhakti." new managers, he was able to harness with economic charters of rights. He Invited by the World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and their entrepreneurial spirit and grow into believes that economic rights will lead Learning to present for a research seminar in "The Boston Forum for the what would eventually become to economic democracies, and eco­ Interdisciplinary Phenomenology of Life," he gave a paper on "Contributions to the nomic democracies are the foundation Canada's largest automotive parts Phenomenology of Life: Toward a New Reading of Husserl," on the Harvard University manufacturer. of democracy itself. campus, Cambridge, Massachusetts. When Magna became a public Mr. Stronach has a long and distin­ Prof. Sinha's latest book (his fifth), entitled Understanding in Human Context: company, Mr. Stronach extended the guished record of community Themes and Variations in Indian Philosophy, is being published by Peter Lang, New principle of profit and equity participa­ involvement including chairmanship of York. tion to include every employee. His the Fair Enterprise Institute, a non-profit business philosophy, known as "fair and non-partisan public-policy enterprise," became the foundation of organization whose mandate is to PUBLICATIONS develop and promote innovative policy Magna's unique corporate culture and Adams-Webber, J. (1196), "Asymmetric relations in positive and negative evaluations one of the key reasons for its success. alternatives and socio-economic reforms of acquaintances," Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 9, 45-61 .•• Beatty, R.J. Fair enterprise is based on a business designed to improve living standards. (1996), "ISME Canada Report," International Journal of Music Education, 26, 72-73 .•• Frank Stronach will speak Beatty, R.J. (1996), "Opening up assessment in music education," The Recorder, 38(2), Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm in The 43-45 .•• Beatty, R.J. (1996), review of Elliott, David, "Music Matters," in The Playhouse, Faculty of Education. Admis­ Recorder, 38(2), 71. •• Ben-EI-Mechaiekh, H., "Continuous approximations of Find out more sion is free and everyone is welcome. multifunctions, fixed points and coincidences," in Proceedings of the second international conference on approximation and optimization in the Carribean, about family Florenzano et al. eds., Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt, 1996, pp 60-97. business Elizabeth Woods EVENTS The Burgoyne Centre for comes to Brock Biological Sciences Seminar, Thursday, March 28, 11 :30 am in H313. Dr. Alan Entrepreneurship invites you to attend a Castle, Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University: "Development of proce­ special presentation on "Family Busi­ British Columbia writer Elizabeth dures for the analysis of race-determinant genes in Microbotryum violaceum." ness at the University: Research and Woods visited Brock recently, as a guest Teaching Opportunities in this Dynamic of the Environmental Pol icy Institute Department of Computer Science invites everybody to its seminar on Thursday, Field" which will take place and the Canadian Studies Program. March 28, at 1 :30 pm in room J205. The title of the seminar is "Why the next genera­ Wednesday, March 27, 3:30-5:00 pm At the invitation of Professor Karen tion of computers will be multithreaded." It will be presented by Prof. Dan McCrackin, in Taro 405-. Featured speakers are Dr. Krug, Woods read from her book If of the Deptartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University. He Alan Weinstein, Director of the Center Only Things Were Different: a Model will discuss why physical device limits and software characteristics may soon force a for Entrepreneurship at Canisius College for a Sustainable Society, which is used major paradigm shift in the way we build computers. in Buffalo; Carmen Bianchi Ghiselli, in the Human Settlement Systems Executive Director of the Family course offered by the Environmental Ellan's Open Kitchen will present Hempen Homespuns, an adaptation of Business Forum and Assistant to the Policy Institute. Her reading, to an Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, in The Studio on Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March at 8:00 pm; and on Saturday, March at 2:00 pm. Produced in Dean for External Affairs at the audience of students and others from 29 30 conjunction with Brock's Theatre & Dramatic Literature Program, the presentation is University of Texas at EI Paso; and Dr. the community at large, addressed part of Fringe, an accompaniment to the student Spring Arts Festival. Tickets to Hempen Ronald McTavish, Dean of Business at housing and transportation, principles of sustainability, the economy, and Homespuns are $5, available for purchase at the door before each performance. Brock University. Dr. Tom Bryant, Information: ext. 3219. Director of the Burgoyne Centre, will work. Woods was asked about the role of poets and visionaries in building serve as moderator. Public lecture, sponsored by Environmental Policy Institute, Labor sustainable communities and responded Studies, and Brock Development Education Network: Juan Desivo that artists have an important role to (Rosario, Argentina), Visiting International Scholar. "Argentina and play in inspiring others to respond CLASSIFIED Canada: Learning Sustainable Development Lessons From Each Other." creatively to the problems we all face. For sale: House in Queenston, Niagara­ Friday March 29, 2:30 to 3:30 pm, ED 324. All welcome. (For more An hour earlier, a few classrooms on-the-Lake, two story, 2 + 2 bedrooms, 2 information on Juan Desivo, see the Environmental Policy Institute bath, completely renovated home on away, Elizabeth Woods had presented a home page, http://www.brocku.ca/epi/juanbio.htm.) 120'X120' lot in the heart of Queenston. poetry reading to students in Professor Brand new kitchen, bathroom with corner Christine Boyko-Head's first-year When Night Is Falling, directed by Patricia Rozema (Canada, 1995). Co­ jacuzzi tub, and upper level. Country pine Introduction to Canadian Studies sponsored by the Women's Studies and Canadian Studies Programs. Ms. floors on main level and in master bedroom. course. Her often-humorous poems Rozema, director of the critically-acclaimed I've Heard the Mermaids Singing Rough-in for gas fireplace. $169,000. Call about great-grandparents, grandparents (1987) and The White Room (1990), will introduce the film and answer questions after 262-5987. and parents stood as a reminder that we the screening. Sunday, March 31, 1 :30 pm, Town Cinemas. Members free, Non­ For sale: Cherry-wood coffee table, $85. are I inked generationally to issues of members $6. Tickets for screenings in the Podium Theatre or at the Town Cinemas may Cherry-wood nesting tables, 3 for $50. sustainability. Her attentiveness to be purchased in advance from the Centre for The Arts Box Office, ext. 3257. Neutral and black entertainment units, $50 Information: Anne Howe, ext. 3553. each. Sofa (1 year old, excellent condition, language and the way that poetry neutral background with green & dusty-rose depends upon the resourceful and Department of History presents a public lecture "Policing the City: London, 1660- floral pattern), $300. Kitchenette (1 year old, precise use of inspirational language 1750," by Professor John Beattie, Director of the Centre of Criminology, University of good condition, cream-colored table with was a reminder of the link between fabric-covered chairs), $275. Salmon-&­ poems and life "lived welL" Toronto. Wednesday, April 3, 12:30 pm, in Education 209. All welcome. ivory marble chessboard, $75. Wicker night Elizabeth Woods' travel to Brock was The William Hamilton Merritt Chapter lODE is again offering a spring bus trip to St. table, $20. Call 988-1784 or 934-3742. funded by the Canada Council's Jacobs Market and Townsite. The trip is Saturday, May 4 at a cost of $20. 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Reg. $14.95, sale price $6.50. deadline of Wednesday, March 27 This summary constitutes an unofficial record until such time as the minutes of the at noon. Hurry in. At these prices, they won't last long. meeting are approved. ~e care ... bea Perrin Beatty: CBC must "re-invent" itself I q~ ·In his recent D.G. Willmot Lecture, Canada's much smaller economy "1 would be hard-pressed to argue I ...~ CBC President Perrin Beatty tried to can't begin to support this kind of that these aren't the worst times," he answer the question "Is public broad­ industry, Mr. Beatty argued; but admitted, saying it is hard to make casting a luxury we cannot afford?" Canadian broadcasters who profit by $227 million in savings and continue His answer was inconclusive at best. these American programs make a to serve "core demands." The CBC is ~ PBOMIISC~Gs \ The economics of broadcasting are contribution to our economy. now expected to cut another $150 ~ ClIO 1) r the same, he said, as they were 60 "Reflection of Canadian values takes million. "We must not simply let it ~ ~ years ago when the CBC was estab­ second place. That's not their primary slip through our fingers," Mr. Beatty ~ ~ lished. "It will always be cheaper to business, which is delivering warned. "Canada's future is too , I buy your programming than to make consumers to advertisers .... Knowing important for that." ~~ tA~ it. It's always cheaper to buy [society'S) deeper self is where public Questions from the audience '89 "'8Jt1'J 9\'- American programming, and hard to broadcasting comes in." began with one about coverage of lose money on popular enter­ Mr. Beatty set out the CBC's "key Quebec's sovereignty battle. Mr. We are pleased to announce the tainment." There is a "strong desire principles," which include being Beatty promised "professional, establ ishment of another new bursary across the land for Canadian pro­ "resolutely Canadian in all our balanced, fair coverage" by CBC during the Faculty & Staff Campaign, gramming," he added, but we can't services"; celebrating Canada's journalists, pointing out that the The John Burtniak Bursary in History. rely on CRTC regulations to protect it. diversity; broadcast schedules CBC's mandate is "building shared As of the deadline for this issue of It's logical, he said, for CBC to "owned by every Canadian"; national consciousness and identity." Brock News, $78,000 has been raised have both commercial and publicly­ complementing private broadcasters, Has Canadian nationalism de­ in the campaign. We need your pledge clined? Mr. Beatty characterized card to make this one-month campaign supported elements. The arts have "not copying them"; including complete. Your participation and never been entirely a paying proposi­ programs with wide appeal, but also nationalism among young people as support are very much appreciated, tion anywhere, he argued, pointing to serving "communities for which there "unselfconscious," admitting, "We've whether you support student bursaries continued (if reduced) government is no commercial market"; serving always defined ourselves as who we or any other fund of your choice. If you support of public radio and TV in the Canada's children; supporting weren't; they are now confident of haven't yet done so, please take a U.S. American producers "pitch" Canadian artists from all regions; who they are." Older Canadians, moment to find your campaign packet, about 1,000 programs each year to "seeing our audiences as citizens to however, must leave the country in read it and return the signed pledge the major networks, he reported; very be served, not simply eyes and ears to order to appreciate it, he said. card to the Development Office. few make it to air and fewer last five be delivered" to advertisers; setting Offering "no apologies for the years. Producers risk large amounts of standards of excellence; transparency efficiencies being made," he said the capital on these programs in the hope and accountability; and "respect for CBC needs "new partnerships, that a hit will make them rich; and it Canada's taxpayers-efficiency." especially with young Canadians in In memoriam: will. Continued on page 2 Frank Banfield

WED N E 5 0 A Y APR L o 3 1 996

Canadian Studies students "cross borders" A planting of trees on the Brock campus has been suggested as a worthy across even a demonstrably porous memorial to the late Dr. Frank Banfield, border such as that between Professor Emeritus of the Environmental Policy Institute (formerly Urban and Canada and the United States. Environmental Studies), who passed In their presentation, "Pushing away earlier this month. Dr. Banfield's the 'Edge': the Myths of the family, members of the Peninsula Field Mainstream Rebels," Cheryl Naturalists Club, and Brock faculty and LeBlanc and Candis Steenbergen staff have arranged a fund for this investigated the programming of purpose. Tax-receiptable contributions two self-styled "alternative" radio may be made until April 5 to Hulse & stations, CFNY 102.1 FM in Toronto English Memorial Forest Fund (in and WEDG 103.3 FM in Buffalo. memory of Frank Banfield), 75 Church Their intensive content analysis of Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3C7. 96 hours of airtime (four 24-hour periods) led these students to argue that the stations analyzed definitely do not live up to their own claims Cultural to "alternative" status. In fact, careful attention to issues of seman­ Studies tics in dealing with terms such as "alternative," "edge" or "fringe" prompted the students to conclude Symposiulll that no mainstream radio station can ever claim fringe status for itself Maureen McNeil, who is visiting the University of Guelph from the Front: Candis Steenbergen, Ellen Rodger. Back: Cheryl le Blanc, Colleen Pielechaty with any degree of authenticity: by definition, that which is truly "edge" University of Birmingham, will be or "fringe" must cease to be so at keynote speaker for the April 4 sympo­ Four students from Brock's Canada as an exotic northern the moment of incorporation into sium "Cultural Studies: Theory, Models, Praxis." Organized by the Canadian Studies Program recently wi Iderness, that of Canada as a mainstream programming. Canadian Studies Program with presented papers at "Crossing "peaceable kingdom," and that of Response to the Canadian Studies funding support from the Office of the Borders": a Multi-disciplinary the fixity or impermeability of the presentations was very positive, Dean of Humanities, this symposium Student Conference on Regional 49th Parallel. In deconstructing with special note taken of the will include a round-table discussion Issues," which was held at Niagara these conventional ideas about students' solid research, coherent by Christine Bold, Centre for Cultural University in Lewiston, New York. Canada, they orchestrated what presentations and professional Studies, University of Guelph; and The conference was sponsored by might be called a "multi-media handling of questions and Brock faculty members Barry Grant, Niagara University and the event," featuring dramatic excerpts comm.ents from the audience. Prof. Film Studies, Dramatic & Visual Arts; Consulate General of Canada at from Canadian poetry and fiction, Nicolas Baxter-Moore, who at­ jim Leach, Communications Studies; Buffalo, in conjunction with the slides of Canadian landscape tended "Crossing Borders" and Peter Landey, Music; and Nicolas Golden Horseshoe Educational painting, children's book illustra­ Baxter-Moore, Canadian Studies. spoke with faculty from other The symposium will be held Alliance. tions, RCMP recruitment posters, participating institutions about Thursday, April 4 from 2:30 to 5:30 In their presentation, "B(ordering) and television beer commercials. In Brock's presentations, observes that pm in the Pond Inlet. Admission is free Myths: De(limiting) our Bounda­ doing so they attempted to show the "the Canadian Studies Program has and everyone is welcome. For further ries," Colleen Pielechaty and Ellen need to interrogate the "received good reason to be proud of its information, call Marilyn Rose at ext. Rodger contested three popularly­ wisdom" of such cultural myths if representatives at this conference." 3884/4290; or e-mail held "border myths"-that of true understanding is to be achieved [email protected]. 10 million EFILEs to date FACULTY AND STAFF FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS Barry Grant presented a paper entitled "American Psycho/sis: The Pure Products million electronically-filed income of America Go Crazy" as part of a panel on "Postmodern Myths of Violence" at the tax returns since the EFILE program annual Society for Cinema Studies conference in Dallas, june 5-8. was introduced nationally in 1993. EFILE is an automated system that WOMEN'S STUDIES makes it possible for individuals to June Corman gave a paper at the South West Women's Studies Conference at the electronically file their income-tax University of Oklahoma on March 29 entitled "Women's Studies in the 1990s: returns with Revenue Canada. Tax­ Reconstructing the Mandate." She was also the guest speaker at the Grimsby payers using EFILE can usually expect chapter of the Federation of University Women, speaking on "Celebrating our to have their returns and refunds Progress: Facing New Challenges," March 18. processed within two weeks. They can also choose the direct-deposit EVENTS option, which allows them to have their refunds deposited directly into a The Annual Show (two performances) of the St. Catharines Singing Saints Barber­ bank account rather than receiving a shop Harmony Chorus-with guest quartet Northern Union and three chapter cheque by mail. quartets including Niagara Blend-will be held Saturday, May 11 (2:00 pm and Why did Minister Stewart make 8:00 pm) at Centennial High School Auditorium in Weiland. Adults $10, seniors this announcement at Brock? Because (60+) and students $8. Tickets are available from Don Ursino (Biology), ext. 3391. 60 students from Brock and Niagara This year's show is a tribute to AI jolson. College are volunteer EFILE-ers, working in a program with the local National Revenue Minister Jane tax office. After being trained by Alumni Award winners Stewart was on the Brock campus Revenue Canada staff, they help The Brock University Alumni Association has announced the winners of its March 22, to lunch with Brock citizens who can't afford professional University and Niagara College achievement awards. Marilyn Rose, Associate Professor of English Language & help preparing their tax returns. The Literature and Director of the Canadian Studies Program, is the 1996 recipient of accounting students and faculty volunteer program, now celebrating members, and officials from regional the excellence in teaching award. She was praised by both colleagues and students its 25th anniversary, exists across the for her work in developing the Canadian Studies Program, organizing the Two Days tax offices, and to announce that country, Minister Stewart reported. In Revenue Canada has processed 10 of Canada conferences, and being "consistently engaging, challenging and, above one of her ridings, volunteers are all, respectful of her students as individuals and scholars." even making house calls to seniors. Leigh Wagland, third-year Business Communications major, has been selected as The volunteer experience is par­ the recipient of the Student Award. Her many campus activities include serving as a ticularly valuable for young people, Peer Education for Health Services' Alcohol Awareness Program; initiating the CLASSIFIED she said, in today's tough job market. "Who Am I?", "Who Do I Want to Be?", "How Do I Get There?" poster campaign for the CHOICEs program to create health opportunities on campus; and high-level For sale: Great Dane puppies. Fawn­ "You've got to be able to do it all, to colored, stately, gentle giants. Excellent reach your full potential." The participation in both varsity and intramural athletics. She was praised for "enriching lineage. Available immediately. Call 905- Minister praised the partnership the lives of others." 386-6720. between staff and volunteers, saying The Silver Badger Award was established in memory of Barrie-Ann Bergsma, a it was all part of "encouraging member of Brock's first graduating class, by her family and classmates. The winner For rent: North-end apartment, walking Canadians to engage in the tax-filing of this year's award is fifth-year Health Studies major David Picton, Brock's all-star distance to Port Dalhousie, bus stop at the process as early as possible." The men's basketball player, who has shared his expertise with younger athletes and corner, quiet neighborhood. Beautiful in­ been "a first-rate representative of the University." home 1-bedroom apartment with open­ government wants to promote "compliance, not enforcement," she The Badger Award is presented annually to a graduating student. This year's concept kitchen, all new and modern. Ideal recipient is Tyrone Nicholas, a fourth-year Computer Science major. Mr. Nicholas for mature, long-term tenant(s). Private said. was praised for achieving academic excellence while representing student interests entrance, full use of laundry room. No Minister Stewart said another new on the University Senate, as BUSU councillor, and as president of two student smoking. $500 all-inclusive. Available April program is being piloted in New 1/96. Call 646-4586. clubs. He started the Brock Debating Union, and is himself ranked 18th in North Brunswick: "TeleFile" will allow America. For rent: Available june 1. Clean, quiet people to file simple returns using a home on spacious lot, five minutes from touch-tone phone. Brock in Glendale-Masterson area. This Results of Senate election lovely bungalow features three bedrooms on the main floor, two down; full bathroom plus CBC Continued from page 1 Congratulations to the following faculty members who have been elected to two-piece and shower. Other features new media like the Internet. ... We Senate for the terms indicated: include private drive, fenced yard, fireplace Three-year term ending Spring Convocation 1999: Judith Blackwell (Sociology), in large living room, new windows, sliding either re-invent ourselves and rediscover who we are and what our Sandra Felton (Accounting & Finance), Barry Joe (Germanic & Slavic Studies), doors in dinette opening onto patio, rec Murray Kropf (Film Studies, Dramatic & Visual Arts), Ken McKay (English Language mission is, or we'll die." Asked how room. Fridge, stove, washer, dryer included. & Literature), Merle Richards (Pre-service Education). Very quiet neighborhood. Call Dawn or Leo far he's willing to go in making cuts, at (905) 318-6583. Two-year term ending Spring Convocation 1998): Karen Krug (Environmental he said, "We will work within Policy Institute), Geetha Ramanathan (Computer Science), Udayan Rege (Account­ whatever level of funding that is Wanted: Odd jobs. Need small or large ing & Finance). household repairs? Building a rec room? made available by the government. One-year term ending Spring Convocation 1997: Shyamal K. Bose (Physics), Putting on an addition? Any and all odd jobs There is no question that there comes Susan Sydor (Pre-service Education). done around your house; experienced in all a time when you need the gas to household repairs from roof to basement! make the car go .... There is a serious For an estimate please call Kevin at 685- impact to each reduction at a time Careers Day thank-you 9785 anytime. when it's critical that Canadian The staff of the Student Development Centre - Career Services thank all the staff, Wanted: Used computers, printers, voices continue to be heard." The CBC needs to do a better job faculty and students who helped make Careers Day a success. A special thank-you duplicating machines, no matter how is extended to our donors and sponsors and to all who volunteered to help with the primitive by our standards! These donations of "telling its story," Mr. Beatty will be sent to Haiti. In an attempt to admitted. "We have to prove that the event. Over 1,200 students attended, ready with career-related questions for the improve the Haitian educational system, the 10 cents a day-soon to be nine more than 80 exhibitors. Brock graduates were quite prevalent, with more than 50 in attendance representing their organizations. With this participation rate, we Sisters of Holy Cross have recently estab­ cents or eight cents a day-that the believe Careers Day was very successful and, once again, say thank you to all who lished a Teachers College in Cap-Haitian. CBC costs Canadians [for a wide We are attempting to make it accessible to helped with this event. Congratulations to Dawn Schofield, our 50/50 Draw winner! more native people. Fortunately, we are one range of services and programs in two of the groups that has been given govern­ languages] is a bargain." The CBC ment permission, on humanitarian grounds, may have to "do less with less," he University Club to ship supplies via military flights. Since added later. Right now, it's closing instruction is in French, we are also in need and selling its Ottawa headquarters End-of-term dinner, Wednesday, April 3. Enjoy Plain & Fancy's all-you-care-to­ of French textbooks and resource material and cutting support services by one eat family-style dinner. just $14.50 for members and guests; $17 for non-members. for the library. I can be reached by email at third. "Increasingly, the impacts will Taxes included. Call ext. 4515 (Jeff) or ext. 3535 (Paul) for your tickets. [email protected]. Thank you in Why not say goodbye to some of your students by bringing them to the Club for advance! Sister Joan Quinn CSc. fall on programming," he warned, particularly regional programming. lunch as your guests? "We'll have to be more creative in Watch for menu information re Secretary's Day Luncheons, April 23-24. how we do it." Your Club will remain open through the last Friday of April. Brock University The CBC just reduced its vice­ presidents from 14 to nine and will E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Supervisor meeting: Sexual harassment layoff 2,000 people this year. It is & Brock News is a publication of the trying to work out new collective discrimination agreements with its unions that will Office of External Relations. The final meeting in this year's seminar program for supervisors is scheduled for (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 save money and reduce barriers FAX (905) 641-5216 Wednesday, April 10, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon in Taro 303. 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Among topics to be covered tions ->Brock News. biographies "of Canadians who've are • your legal obligations as a supervisor, • how to foster a climate of made extraordinary contributions to Editor: Leila Lustig understanding and mutual respect, • early warning signs, • things you can do if Production: Mariette Lincoln our society," and Mr. Beatty would you become aware of a situation which might constitute harassment or discrimina­ like to see a TV history of Canada. tion, • a case study. The next issue of Brock News is "Two and a half hours of u.s. We would like to address any questions or concerns you have. Please send them Wednesday, April 1 0 with a copy commercial prime-time TV program­ in advance to [email protected] or mail them to C. Paskey, Personnel deadline of Wednesday, April 3 ming will be gone this fall," he Service. All supervisors are urged to make every effort to attend. Please call ext. at noon. promised. 3274 to confirm your attendance. Frank Stronach's secret of success

Landing in Montreal at age 22 with freedom. "Why can't we achieve no governments can guarantee you a only $200 in his pocket, immigrant that?" job," he argued, only "producing Frank Stronach "had a good attitude "Because democracy has an quality products at a competitive and was willing to work." An Achilles' heeL" While it's important price" can do that. understatement, as it turned out, for to stay within the law and to protect "I come from a worker family," he this immensely successful business­ the environment, he said, the funda­ said. "I have been hungry. The last man who made his own luck. mental concern of business is to thing I would be [is] anti-labor. But Founder and Chair of the huge make a profit. "The welding of a labor leaders have to ask, can we do auto-parts manufacturer, Magna nation depends on its economic things better? We must be careful to International, Mr. Stronach advised fabric." And to make the economy maintain and improve our charters of the students attending his function, "management, labor and rights." Chancellor's Lecture to that if you capital are fundamentaL" We must Canadians have been "50 "become one of the best in your field, create "a framework in which these concerned with how to distribute money is a by-product. There's so forces share in the outcome." wealth, we've forgotten how to create much mediocrity out there, so much Mr. Stronach's Magna International wealth," Mr. Stronach said. "Workers you could improve." is "the only company in the world must share in the profits. What kind He's as worried as anyone about with a corporate constitution" which of government would be conducive Canada's massive debt, which he said "predetermines what I do with to companies taking that kind of "is more serious than our government profits." Ten percent go to approach?" or business leaders recognize." The employees, he reported, 20 percent A global economy means global Asked what he thinks of free trade, real problem is that Canada "can't to shareholders (who include industries and global companies, he Mr. Stronach hedged: "To a certain identify the mother of all problems" employees), six percent to said. "Global economies have a lot of extent, it's a good thing. We weren't that is causing the debt. management. .. "and I don't come flaws. I believe in fair trade, but a ready and still aren't ready to be "We must have a vision of what cheap either," he quipped. Failing to global economy means business will competitive." Governments are too constitutes an ideal society," Mr. speCify his own percentage of the go where it makes the most money. It big, he said. "Governments are really Stronach insisted. "What are the profits, he argued "I can make a has no home, no heart." Mr. Stronach the management team of a country, hopes, dreams and aspirations of greater contribution to society than a said it's "dangerous to adopt one made up of politicians whose individual people? I think I can speak hockey player or a movie staL" custom or idea," better to have a mandate is to be elected or re­ for 99.99 percent of all individual Magna also has a Labor Charter of diversity of identities, nations, elected. Governments are run for people," he admitted with a smile. Rights, Mr. Stronach said, which religions that can learn from one political reasons, not economic ones. The two fundamental needs, he guarantees that Magna employees' another and share their best ideas and We need balance." are individual freedom-one's own wages must be competitive with the qualities. road to happiness, and economic company's competition. "No unions, Stronach Continued on page 2 N E S DAY APR L 1 0 996 hy Russian capitalism failed ... again

Vladimir S. Ageyev, a professor fe 6 Lesley McMillan receives ~0 cG ... a from the Russian Academy of Sci­ zq~ ences who also teaches in the United I States, was a guest of the History Rosalind Blauer Aw-ard I ...~ Department recently, offering an "<: ,.1G '" analysis of Russia's current situation. He began by admitting that many of iii pJ{OMlSIl..,S ~ his compatriots disagree with his premise that capitalism has failed. ~ ClIOIC].) ~ "They feel democracy has come to $ ~ Russia. There is some hope," he reported. "But what came instead of ~"ln..-q~ III\,~l Communism is very different from '8fJ'''SJfJ'J 9\\" what we have in Canada, the United States or western Europe." Capitalism failed before in 1917, at • We are pleased to announce the time of the October Revolution, three more awards initiated during now called the "Boishevik Putsch," the Faculty and Staff Campaign: Mr. Ageyev said. He characterized what's happening today as a "restoration" rather than a The Ken and Nancy reformation. "Reformations are Murray Award looking toward the future, trying to find something new," he explained. It It It "But restoration means looking backward, because things are seen as The frank Banfield better in the past. That's what's going Memorial Bursary on in Russia." Russians are trying to re-adopt It • It Terry White, lesley McMillan, Maureen Connolly, Josephine Meeker symbols of the Russian monarchy: the The Nancy Johnston two-headed eagle, the national anthem, the Czarist forms of ad­ Newly-elected BUSU President Brock, among her many contributions Bursary in Psychology dress-"Master" or "Mister" rather Lesley McMillan received the 1996 to campus life. Ms. McMillan is a than "Comrade." There are also much Rosalind Blauer Award at a reception Women's Studies student and teach­ more profound signs of nostalgia, like in the Alumni Lounge on March 29. ing assistant. • As of the deadline for this issue the government's decision to devote Named in honor of an early Brock In her acceptance speech, she of Brock News, $91,000 has been 34 percent of the national budget to faculty member (for whom Brock's promised "that this year BUSU will raised in the campaign! restoring the Cathedral of Christ the child-care centre is also named), the definitely take a pro-active • The campaign deadline has been Savior (while there are no roads, and award is given annually to a female stance ... not only on campus, but also extended to April 19 to allow every­ millions upon millions of people are student, faculty or staff member who with the provincial government." She one the opportunity to make their deprived!). has "improved the position of women thanked her parents, who were promising choice. Please, if you An even more important sign is in contemporary society." present, for raising her "to stand up haven't sent your pledge card to the "the restoration of mythology." Most Incoming Women's Studies Direc­ for what I believe in. They instilled in Development Office, do so by April Russians are fondly remembering the tor Maureen Connolly was host for me compassion for others," which 19. Ask your campaign volunteer or Communist years-the 19605, '705 the occasion. Last year's award has led her to work at giving other, call the Development Office for and '80s, which are fresh in their winner, Josephine Meeker, said she less privileged people "a chance to information on where you would like memory. Democracy is an abstract was pleased to pass on the award to a speak up." She also expressed her to provide your support: the main concept for them, while everyday "young, feisty" woman who has thanks to the Women's Studies campaign bursary, any of the 10 survival is a real issue. World War II served on the University's Senate, faculty who, she said, have gone out other awards and bursaries initiated was very hard on Russians, but many helped to establish the Gender Issues of their way to help their students. during this campaign, or any other Office and worked with OPIRG- pre-existing award or fund. Russian Continued on page 2 Family business a growing FACULTY AND STAFF CHILD STUDIES Zopito Marini was the external examiner on a PhD dissertation at the University of research area . British Columbia. Joy Stewart-Riffle and Zopito Marini presented a poster titled "Conduct disorder and A March 27 round-table discussion Dr. Weinstein said a family business conflict resolution strategies in adolescents: The role of cognitive and coping style" at the presented by the Burgoyne Centre for program at Brock would be very annual Conference on Human Development in Birmingham, Alabama. Entrepreneurship revealed some beneficial if regional economic growth interesting facts about a growing field is part of Brock's mission. According to Teena Willoughby presented a paper entitled "The effectiveness of visual and verbal of academic research: family business. Burgoyne Centre Director Tom Bryant, elaboration strategies for children and young adolescents as a function of prior knowl­ Guest speakers were Dr. Alan recent surveys have indicated that 35 edge" at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference in Boston, March 7. Weinstein, Director of the Center for percent of Brock's business students Entrepreneurship at Canisius College in have family-business backgrounds. HUMANITIES Buffalo; and Ms. Carmen Bianchi Other studies have shown that 90 Former Dean Cecil Abrahams will be installed April 12 as Vice-Chancellor and Rector Ghiselli, Executive Director of the percent of students with family-business of the University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. Nobel laureate Desmond Family Business Program at the backgrounds will end up working for Tutu, Chancellor of the University, will officiate at the installation ceremony. University of Texas at EI Paso. Each the family business within five years of MUSIC institution has been studying family graduation. Family-business issues are Harris loewen and the Niagara Vocal Ensemble are the recipients of an Ontario Arts business for several years. obviously well worth studying. Council recording grant, the result of a tape competition. The award is for a recording The goals, relationships, rules, -from notes by Meredith Simon project titled "Voices of Niagara: Choral Music of Niagara Composers" which will evaluation and succession issues are include the complete compositions for treble voices of Professor Emeritus Ronald very different for family businesses from Tremain as well as works by present and former faculty, staff and alumni Butler, those of other enterprises. Although a Stronach Harris Loewen, Leila Lustig and James Wells. significant percentage of businesses are Prof. Loewen was the baritone soloist for a performance of Mozart's Requiem on April family owned/operated, family business Continued from page 1 5 at All Saints' Kingsway Anglican Church, Etobicoke. The choir and orchestra were has been largely ignored by academics conducted by Music Director Clement Carelse. unti I recently. Asked about the allegation that Recent studies have focused on the 66,000 Canadian corporations are POLITICS issue of "succession," showing that 30 paying no income tax, he said, "1 Ken Kernaghan served as Conference Rapporteur and main speaker for the National to 33 percent of family businesses believe there should only be a Conference on Research in Public Administration held in Ottawa on March 24-25. survive from the first to the second consumption tax, no income tax. We generation. Financial planning and can't create more wealth unless we PSYCHOLOGY estate planning are also important have fair distribution." Ed Pomeroy has been elected a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. issues. For example, when a CEO wants About his plant in Mexico, he said, to retire and have his children take over "We see Mexico as a very large market; PUBLICATIONS the business, where does his retirement we have to be there in order to sell come from while he ensures the there." But it will take time for Mexico Cranton, P (1996), Professional Development as Transformative Learning: New continued success of the business? to develop into a democratic country, Perspectives for Teachers of Adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Managing conflict is a special he admitted. He also has concerns problem for family businesses. The about the human-rights issues in China. EVENTS rational business model of conflict In order for Canada to compete glo­ resolution doesn't work in an bally, he said, "We have to sell our "Ocean liners of the Past," a dinner lecture by K. Corey Keeble, Royal Ontario environment where the emotional side technologies or produce products where Museum, will be held at the Port Dalhousie Yacht Club, Saturday, April 13, at 7:00 pm. of issues is so strong. Then there's the wages are not a factor." For more information and tickets phone 685-6984, 684-5943, or 934-8560. The lecture question of teaching leadership: How "The capitalistic system can have a is sponsored by the Department of Classics and The Niagara Peninsula Society of the are children prepared for their role in very brutal face in its unbridled form," Archaeological Institute of America. the business, and what are the effects of Mr. Stronach said. "We must balance bringing young children into the free enterprise with fair enterprise, The Office of External Relations will host a farewell reception for Gina Armstrong and business? The adjustments made in the ... establish the minimum standards of a leila lustig on Wednesday, April 24 at 3:30 pm in the University Club. Leila and Gina parent-child relationship as the child civilized society": access to health care, have both decided to take voluntary severance from the University, and we would like to invite you to come and join us in sharing our best wishes for the future. A $10 donation matures and becomes a young adult food and shelter. would help with the purchase of a gift, as well as towards the cost of food. If you wish to can affect the business as well as the Asked how he made his millions, he family. attend, please contact Kendra Thin at ext. 4348, or bye-mail at said during the late 1980s Magna [email protected]. Only a few of the 102 U.S. centres of established 50 new factories with bank family business are university-based. loans amounting to $1.1 billion by To recognize her 31 years of service to the University, the Department of Geography While many are growing in other parts 1990. "The banks got a little nervous," is planning a retirement dinner for Prof. Josephine P. Meeker. This celebration is to be of the world, there are currently no he said. So by 1993 everything had held in the Residence Dining Hall, Saturday, April 27 at 6:00 pm. Tickets are available university-based programs in Canada. been paid back, and today Magna will in the Department of Geography, ext. 3484 (ask for Colleen) before April 15. Some of the existing centres are practi­ not go into debt in order to expand. cally-based outreach programs, while Canada's economy is "geared toward Dick Hiatt is retiring after 30 years at Brock. Join us at a luncheon for Dick on others are research oriented. UCLA has paper transactions, government bonds," Monday, April 29 at 11 :30 in the University Club. Tickets are available for $25, includ­ multiple course offerings and has he said. "Young people won't be able to ing a contribution towards a gift. Contact Chris Skorski, Department of Chemistry, at ext. created its own cases to support its get into the system, and older people 3406 for tickets. teaching; it brings the families studied are satisfied with the status quo .... into the classroom to meet the students, There just won't be jobs. It's going to be University Club once the case analysis is complete. very grim." He urged students in his Babson College has started a family audience to "get involved, but Now that classes are over, why not take the time to come for a leisurely lunch at your business course at the MBA level. York constructively, taking the democratic club? Lunch is served from 11 :30 to 2:00 pm. Secretaries' Day will be celebrated at your University and the University of means you have." Mr. Stronach himself club over two days: Tuesday April 23 and Wednesday, April 24 Watch for further details. Toronto both have one course at the ran for public office in 1988. Our final day of regular lunch service is Friday, April 26. MBA level, and Brock will be offering Asked how he feels about the huge one undergraduate course through the profits being made by banks, Mr. Faculty of Business starting September Stronach said, "I believe in deregula­ Russian Continued from page 1 1996. tion, dismantling monopolies-state or feel things are worse now. There are a number of different Communist organizations, private. Banks have semi-monopolies, some calling themselves Bolsheviks and wanting to return to Stalinist times. CLASSIFIED by regulations. Deregulate, and every­ There's an even richer mythology about pre-Revolutionary times-"the Golden thing will find its own level; but we Age of Russian Capitalism," Mr. Ageyev said. The nationalists argue that Russia did For sale: Ladies' top-of-line golf clubs­ must put minimum standards into very well between 1907 and 1914, exporting a lot of goods and showing the highest single owner. PowerBilt Irons 3 thru wedge, place." economic growth in Europe. They believe Russians have nothing to gain from the $225. Taylor-made metal woods 1-3-5-7, $225. "This country has been very good to Western way of doing things. Call 934-0487. me," he concluded. Because of his Some nationalists are chauvinists, and an alarming number are fascists, he business success, he believes he's in a reported. They call themselves the "Liberal Democratic Party," but they believe a For sale: Solid oak table (5 ft.) with 2 leaves, position to "be constructive." He said "world Jewish conspiracy" is trying to "kill Russia." extends to 8 ft. Used as desk/boardroom table. Russian democrats are sympathetic to Western culture and science, and "want to $500 obo. (Six oak chairs available.) Washer, the first thing he would have done if dryer, fridge, stove $1,200 obo. Call 684-2500, elected in 1988 is to tell businessmen to join the commonwealth of civilized countries," Mr. Ageyev said, "but unfortunately, leave message. re-invest most of their profits in this they are losing ground" because there is no real democratic tradition in Russia. country and pay their workers a share of He gave several "points of comparison" to explain why the new Russian capitalism the profits, "and this country would has failed: • The only productive industries are gas and oil; their producers ravage the bloom economically." land, leaving no taxes or jobs for locals, and invest their profits outside Russia. • Brock University Western capitalism, however, exploitive, has continued to create new technologies; E-Mail submissions to Russia still uses manual labor. • Capitalism requires trade across national barriers; all Frank Stronach's was not the only Russia's internal and external ties are now broken. Capitalism tries to unite economic Brock News is a publication of the success story that evening. Brock "space"; Russia is becoming increasingly Balkanized. • Russia has a tendency to Office of External Relations. Business students Antoinette and monopolization, which America overcame after the Depression. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 Why has Gorbachev's vision failed? Some scholars say centuries of despotism­ FAX (905) 641-5216 Clare Hughes also had reason to whether Czarist or Communist-have predisposed Russians to "heavy-handed," celebrate. As president and vice­ autocratic government; they don't like to have to think for themselves. Mr. Ageyev Brock News is available on-line on the preSident of the Brock Accounting said he disagrees. First Lenin, then Malenkov gave Russians "just a little bit of free­ Brock gopher at -> University Services and Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Club, they had invited Mr. Stronach dom," he said; each time, the people's achievement was amazing. But today, Russian tions ->Brock News. to speak. After his lecture, as they laws don't allow most Russians to engage in free enterprise; instead, they favor "state­ associated activities and criminal- (Mafiosi-) associated business, which are thriving." presented him with mementos of his Editor: Leila Lustig All levels of Russian government are corrupt, he argued. So-called "shock therapy" Production: Mariette lincoln visit, he admitted that it was due was "absolutely the wrong choice" to facilitate capitalism; as a result, "80 percent of solely to their persistence and Russians now find life unbearable." The Russian government prefers to act on theories The next issue of Brock News is determination. Last year the Misses and not to take people into account, he said. "They don't blame the average person in Wednesday, April 17 with a copy Hughes brought Blue Jays President the West, but they do in Russia. The whole responsibility should be put on the deadline of Wednesday, April 1 0 Russian government!" at noon. Paul Beeston to campus. The gap is closing. Stay tuned IReviSedF~nding.!Ga~ At the April 11 town-hall meeting, • Reduced library acquisitions: tal operating President Terry White and Vice­ $120,000. Effectively, the library's budgets, he said, February Gap $1,723,000 President Terry Varcoe offered an budget is being returned to its 1994- in consultation update on Brock's efforts to close its 95 level of $1.3 million. with deans and remaining $1.723-million funding Mr. Varcoe emphasized that chairs. Less $1,285,000 gap, already reduced from the Brock's current fiscal outlook is More than one Adjustments original $2.788-million gap reported "based on an aggressive enrolment question was in February. target; on there being no changes in posed about the Mr. Varcoe outlined a number of salaries-either down or up; and no possible percep­ recent adjustments totalling change to either departmental budg­ tion by the public $1,285,000 that have brought the ets or part-time budgets. that Brock must be funding gap down to $438,000: A question-and-answer period "fat" if the • Normal attrition, including followed Mr. Varcoe's presentation, University is regular retirements and non-renewal in which Dr. White reported that coping with the of contracts: a net saving of Brock is "in good shape" in terms of cuts so quietly. The President indi­ any future cuts to universities "would $360,000. student applications. "We appear to cated his preference for Brock's not be across the board." Dr. White • Voluntary severance: $500,000. be less vulnerable than a number of approach which involved employees and the other presidents of the seven Some requests had to be turned other universities in the province, but in finding solutions rather than an underfunded universities will be down because they would not have competition will be stiff." early announcement that whole meeting this week with the Minister. resulted in any savings to the Salary negotiations with the Fac­ programs have been eliminated. The President has high hopes that the University. ulty Association started in March, he Referring to Brock's history of government will recognize it is • Alternative work arrangements: said; June 15 is the deadline, al­ underfunding, he said when the "common sense" to fund all $75,000. Mr. Varcoe reported that though the University anticipates an University finishes its "internal universities equally. That would response-virtually all from staff earlier resolution. The contract with activity" it will provide an mean about a $3.4-million increase members-had been "very good," CUPE expires April 30; negotiations "inventory" of the cuts made and the in Brock's government grant. and added, "We really appreciate have opened, but no conclusion is in public will see "we have done an Dr. White said the administration that." sight. exceptional job with minimum will continue to update the campus • Reduced equipment budgets: Asked about further plans to funding." through either town-hall meetings or $230,000. The majority of the reduce the "gap," Dr. White said the "We've shown our local MPPs the Brock News. savings result from maintenance or University would continue the kind of pain we're suffering here at enhancement of administrative "gradualist" approach that typifies Brock," he insisted, adding that computing equipment at significantly Brock culture. Some future cuts are Parliamentary Assistant Terence Rita Welch reduced cost. possible in part-time and departmen- Young-after his visit to Brock-said

WED N E 5 DA y APR L 1 7 1 996 Meditation Centre opened

A Service of Dedication was held April lOin the new Rita Welch Meditation Centre. The late Mrs. Welch was the wife of Brock University Chancellor Robert Welch. A plaque bearing her likeness has been installed outside the door of the New- centres focus on illl1lligration former Deans' Meeting Room. It reads, "This living memorial cel­ Four Canadian Centres of Excel­ also provide 'hands-on' training for Canada, Health Canada, the Depart­ ebrates the life of Rita Welch, 1925- lence for Research on immigration graduate students working with ment of Human Resources, the 1994, who was a great friend of and integration have been created. experienced Canadian researchers Department of Canadian Heritage, Brock University. A very special The announcement was made March and other experts from countries Status of Women Canada, Canada woman of deep faith whose generos­ 22 by Minister of Citizenship & around the globe." Mortgage & Housing Corporation, ity, compassion, concern, judgment, Immigration Lucienne Robillard, and The four centres were selected by and the Department of the Solicitor good humor and love offamily SSHRC President Lynn Penrod. an independent expert panel in a General. Statistics Canada is provid­ inspired all who knew her." The Montreal Centre represents a national competition announced last ing database services. The centres The Rev. George Tattrie partnership of the University of June. Financial support comes from will receive a total of $8 million over commented that the University has Montreal, McGill University and the SSHRC, Citizenship & Immigration six years. needed such a facility for a long time, Institut national de la recherche and that Campus Ministries learned of scientifique - Urbanisation (iNRS). the Welch family's interest in this The other centres are located in What is Cultural Studies? memorial with great excitement. Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver. The dedication included readings The four centres represent the The Faculty of Humanities pre­ is often curiously absent from what is by French Prof. Leonard Rosmarin, combined talents of 15 universities, sented a Cultural Studies Symposium written about it, she said. English Prof. Elizabeth Sauer and and are major components of on April 4, offering a preview of a Cultural Studies is an attempt to Native Student Advisor Gail LaFleur. Canada's participation in the diSCipline not offered yet at Brock. combine empirical with theoretical Her reading was accompanied by a Metropolis Project, an international The keynote speaker was Maureen work, she said. She organizes her smudging (cleansing) ceremony initiative examining the impact of McNeil, who is just finishing her work around case studies, in an performed by an Ojibway student, immigration on cities around the term as Visiting Winegard Scholar at attempt to maintain the "political and a traditional Ojibway prayer. world. the University of Guelph. She is also profile" of what is being studied. The Right Reverend Bishop "This international project brings on her way from the Department of Cultural Studies is a "critical but Joachim Fricker, a long-time friend of together researchers from different Cultural Studies at England's respectful approach to disciplinary Rita and Bob Welch, said there could countries who share a common University of Birmingham to a traditions," trying to look at what "be no better memorial to Rita than purpose: to examine the effects of readership in Women's Studies at the different disciplines have to offer, this place for quiet meditation, immigration on cities," Minister University of Lancaster. rather than being "antidisicplinary." because she considered prayer an Robillard said. "Their findings will Dr. McNeil opened by saying she Cultural Studies comes out of dissatis­ essential part of her life." He added enable governments at all levels­ often hears or reads about how faction with other disciplines, Dr. that "under the pressures of a success­ federal, provincial and municipal-to Cultural Studies departments are McNeil said. "It turns on its oriented lifestyle, there is nagging work together in identifying the best closing or are merging with other relationships to established disci­ doubt and a need for "constructively­ ways to promote successful integra­ departments. In her address, she plines." lonely" times. "This place," he said, tion. We need to understand what it sought to explain what is significant Media analysis is an important part "represents a perpetual invitation for means to be an immigrant, the to her about this apparently threat­ of Cultural Studies, she said, as "part quiet in the midst of the business of difficulties newcomers face and their ened area of study. She gave a of teaching and research that is being." influence on our communities. The "modest underview" of six aspects of culturally and SOcially imbedded." research carried out at these centres working in Cultural Studies that Birmingham uses case studies of will help us develop that make it distinctive at the University social and political issues. An exam­ ~0 (jI.£re ... be. understanding." of Birmingham. ple is how a social or political ~fb ~~ Dr. Penrod added, The goal of First, it is an opportunity to movement-like the Suffragettes in f ~~ these centres is to improve our England-use the media, and how the undertake collective work, in this ~ mG & understanding of immigration-how case a group of graduate students media use them. it affects our social, economic and working with one or more faculty Cultural Studies involves analysis cultural life, as well as education, members on a subject they are of text and cultural forms. An ~ ~3m~gS } hOUSing and health-care needs. The mutually interested in. Dr. McNeil important aspect of the study is how ~ i~ centres will provide decision makers referred to the "adventure and it fits into the wider cultural spec­ with better information on which to romance" of this kind of work. But trum. base policies and services. They will the collaborative nature of the work 'ba'8fJ"'£JJ'O'J 9~ fb" Cultural Continued on page 2 FACULTY AND STAFF

Burying General Brock ... again EDUCATION Terry Boak was invited by Dr. Kazim Bacchus, Director of the Institute for Another monument has been raised Niagara-on-the-Lake. Robert Educational Development of Aga Khan University, to make a presentation at an to the memory of Sir Isaac Brock. First Malcomson will give an illustrated "International Conference on Innovative Approaches to Teacher Education" the tall column on Queenston talk, and autograph copies of Burying held in Karachi, Pakistan April 2-4. The title of Dr. Boak's paper was "Brock Heights, then the distinguished General Brock, which have just Teacher Education: A Model for Sustained Innovation." His paper focused on university that bears his name. And arrived from the printer. (Profits from changes that have been made in the pre-service teacher-education program now a small book entitled Burying the book will benefit the Friends of and the process that facilitated the changes. The conference was attended by General Brock, written by St. Fort George, a group of volunteers 180 participants from 15 countries, predominately in the Middle East. Catharines author Robert Malcomson. who work to support the activities of In his book, Mr. Malcomson the fort in Niagara-on-the-Lake.) describes the various attempts of a Everyone is welcome to attend this PUBLICATIONS grateful nation to properly inter and talk, whether or not you are a Kushner,J., "Municipal Reform: Is Consolidation the Answer?" Municipal memorialize the Hero of Queenston member of the Niagara Historical World, March 1996. Heights. Did you know that Brock Society. There is no admission was buried four times? And that the charge. For further information, call monument to Brock that stands today 682-6053. on Queenston Heights is the second Sexual harassment such column raised in his memory? Do you know what happened to the What's your responsibility? first one? Learn more by reading Mr. Bookstore/ Personnel Services continued its series fear of repercussions. You may perceive Malcomson's newly-published book. of seminars for supervisors last week, your power very differently than your For an entertaining introduction to with a workshop on "Sexual Harassment subordinates do. this subject, you are invited to attend Badger and Harassment & Discrimination: What .. Practice non-harassing behaviors. the next meeting of the Niagara is a supervisor's responsibility?" Refrain from personal or sexual Historical Society, at 7:30 pm on Sports Shop By way of introducing the seminar, comments. Respect others' boundaries. Dean of Students David Jordan pointed Touch only with permission; remember Thursday, April 18 at Navy Hall in out the language in Brock's mission that any touch-not just sexual-can The Bookstore textbook area will statement that indicates the institution's indicate that you are more powerful than be closed at noon on Thursday, April interest in maintaining a workplace free the person you are touching. Health benefits 25 for inventory; the entire Bookstore of harassment discrimination. Such .. Keep your relationships at work on a will be closed Friday, April 26. Sorry language doesn't prevent us from professional level. Keep private Q: What is my patient number, and why for any inconvenience. "operating out of unintentional bias," he relationships inconspicuous and non­ warned. Policies and procedures provide is it so important? Secretary's Day is April 24. The political. Encourage good staff members a framework, he said, and "send a in any way that does not obstruct the Bookstore has a selection of Secre­ message about what we value and what development of anyone else. A: Green Shield uses a unique number as tary's Day cards and gifts. Show your an identifier for every individual covered we will not tolerate. But the actions of .. Be pro-active in stopping potentially secretary how much she is appreci­ under their system. This aids them in their the people who are seen to represent the harassing behaviors. Know the people efforts to process claims accurately and ated. University" make a bigger difference. you work with; enquire about changes in rapidly. Patient numbers consist of 8 Associate Vice-President Harold attitude or moods in a sensitive way. digits. The first 6 digits for both subscriber The Badger Sports Shop wi II be Leece discussed the relevant sections of Express your belief that demeaning and dependents, if applicable, are the closed at noon on Thursday, April 25 the Human Rights Code which guarantee comments, jokes and behaviors are same. The last 2 digits for the subscriber and all day Friday, April 26 for every Brock employee the right to inappropriate and could lead to are 00; dependents will have their own 2- inventory. Sorry for any inconven­ freedom from discrimination and complaints of sexual harassment. Express harassment in the workplace, and make digit code-01, 02, etc. ience. your intolerance of actions that exclude In order for the Green Shield system to the University responsible for how individuals or groups. work, it is imperative that you use the people interact with one another. As .. Be supportive of a colleague who The Bookstore is compiling a list of representatives of the University, super­ reports sexual harassment. It takes a lot patient number of the person who has Brock University authors and their received the benefit when making a visors are individually responsible. The of courage to make a complaint. recently-published books for possible claim. This number should be used focus in this seminar was on sexual Complainants often blame themselves for wherever Green Shield asks for the use in displays at the Learned Socie­ harassment. Any time a supervisor is the harassment. Colleagues often make claimant's identification number or patient ties Congress. If you are interested in aware of sexual harassment, s/he has the the situation worse by taking sides; number. participating, please forward your responsibility to notify Sexual remember: you don't know everything name, title of your book, publisher Harassment Advisor Ann Bown, who will that has happened. and price (if known) to Trudy implement a specific procedure designed .. Take all discrimination and to deal with such complaints. Correction: Lockyer, Bookstore; or e-mail harassment-related concerns seriously. Brock is not in a position to amend Provide a private location for discussion [email protected]. The Wednesday, Apri I 3 issue of the Human Rights Code. Anyone who is of concerns. Maintain confidentiality Brock News contained the results of not satisfied with the University's (Ann Bown said, "I do not talk about the recent Senate Election. In the treatment of his or her complaint may go complaints to anyone!"). Encourage the process, one name was omitted from Cultural Continued from page 1 to the Human Rights Commission within reporting of the concern to the Sexual those faculty members elected for a six months of the incident. Different Harassment Advisor; offer to accompany procedures apply to faculty and staff three-year term ending Spring Cultural Studies is an exchange the complainant. Make a "contact" members. "Almost everything gets report to the Sexual Harassment Advisor. Convocation, 1999-i.e., Professor inside and outside the academy. resolved in the mediation stage," Mr. Encourage the complainant to keep Sybil Wilson (Pre-Service Education). There's always a tension between the two; Cultural Studies is always push­ Leece reported, although two complaints notes; keep your own notes on the have reached the tribunal stage. ing outside the barriers of the acad­ incident and what action you have taken. CLASSIFIED It's important for a supervisor to "It's important to thank the person for emy. realize, he explained, that when some­ raising the issue before passing the Wanted: To rent for two weeks in Pressures on Cultural Studies one talks to them about a harassment or information on to me," Ms. Bown said. include the emergence of identity August, lakeside cottage in quiet discrimination problem, "they're talking .. Act promptly and objectively on all politics, and the proliferation of location. Call 687-9885. to you as a representative of the discrimination and harassment concerns. publications and publication University." Anyone in a position of Assume that the person making a companies concerned with Cultural authority who is aware of a situation that complaint is doing so in good faith; it's Studies, as well as the institutional is obviously troubling someone has "a up to the Sexual Harassment Advisor to Brock University proliferation of Cultural Studies in responsibility to keep a watching brief determine whether this is so. Understand Canada and the United States. on what's going on" and to inform Ann that phrases like "X isn't like that" or "X While Cultural Studies started as a Bown. Rather than ignore rumors about wouldn't do that" or "It must have been a Brock News warmly welcomes such a situation, they should relay an joke" or "You must have misunderstood" field of graduate study, it has been submissions from faculty and staff indirect report to Ms. Bown. trivialize the complaint and demean the members: reports on your activities moving into the undergraduate and achievements-both academic Ann Bown began her presentation by complainant. Ms. Bown explained that curriculum in England "in order to saying she wants to change the attitude she cannot "stockpile" complaints; as and non-academic, and brief reports survive," Dr. McNeil reported. She (up to 600 words) on lectures or events toward people who report sexual soon as the complainant has Signed a you have attended that may be of has some reservations about this harassment-the idea that a complainant form naming someone, she informs the interest to the Brock community. All growth: it's difficult to reproduce the is a bad, immoral person or a rumor person named in the complaint. submissions are subject to editing. interdisciplinary nature of Cultural monger. She and the Sexual Harassment .. Keep a sense of balance, and of Studies at the undergraduate level, Committee are working on revisions to humor. Paranoia isn't necessary. Even You have several options for Brock's policy, including more pro­ though we are encouraged to keep doors submitting: bye-mail (by far the most and the range of theoretical work is activity on the employer'S part in open, sometimes its better to close a efficient way!), on computer diskette hard for undergraduate students to or (if you must) as typed copy. We do deal with. reporting complaints, and changes in the door before discussing a sensitive issue. not accept hand-written submissions. There's a resistance to Cultural body handling complaints. It's OK to share a joke or even discuss a Ms. Bown offered 10 guidelines for "sexy" book or film as part of normal Studies among the social sciences E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan supervisors to follow in preventing interaction; but if another person to because it's considered to be only sexual harassment in their departments: whom it is offensive is trapped in the Brock News is a publication of the textually-oriented, not "scientific" .. Know the sexual-harassment situation, that's harassment. Friendships, Office of External Relations. enough, she said. Asked why her own policies you work under: those of the flirtations or dating are not prohibited, (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 area-the cultural study of science University, the province and the federal provided they are consensual and don't FAX (905) 641-5216 and technology-couldn't be included government. interfere with the workplace. Brock News is available on-line on the under anthropology, or social or .. Understand what "sexual Seminar participants broke into groups Brock gopher at -> University Services and medical anthropology, she said, "The harassment" includes. There may not be to work through three case studies of Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ political roots of anthropology are an overtly-sexual act or statement. Know sexual-harassment situations, which tions ->Brock News. very different, coming from what "hostile" or "poisoned" helped to illustrate and clarify some of colonialism and empire. But the environment means. Sexual assault and the issues. While the case studies Ed itor: Leila Lustig rape are included. demonstrated how complex such situa­ moments of intersection with these Production: Mariette Lincoln .. Take responsibility for all actions tions can be, in each one, the supervi­ disciplines are very important. ... I'm and interactions between you and sor's fundamental responsibility was to The next issue of Brock News is not very pure about who I work with ... anyone in a less powerful position. take some action, including informing Wednesday, April 24 with a copy I'm not interested in maintaining deadline of Wednesday, April 17 Impact is more important than intent. the Sexual Harassment Advisor. Person­ at noon. strong barriers between Cultural The complainant may not have stated nel Services will probably hold another Studies and other disciplines." that the behavior was unwelcome, for seminar on this topic in the future. NSERC and SSHRC: Results of the 1996 Bl"oeR News usel"S, grants cOfilpetitions alease nole: . Next week's issue of Brock HUMANITIES: The following list of grants Coldwater and the Narrows as News-May l-will be the last Beckett, S., Intertextuality inTwenti­ awarded by the Natural Sciences & Contested Sites, 1830-1840 (1 of 3). weekly issue until September. The eth Century French Children's Engineering Research Council Stevenson, G., "The politics of following issue will be published Literature (1 of 3). (NSERC) and the Social Sciences & anglophone Quebec since May 15, with a submission deadline Miller, M. J., "Retrospective of Humanities Research Council Confederation" (3 of 3). of Wednesday, May 8 at noon. (SSHRC) includes new awards made aboriginal peoples in Canadian TV Willoughby, T., Cognitive factors in response to grant applications drama: 1952-1994 (Book III); and underlying successful learning and submitted in the past year and Retrospective of Canadian TV drama: strategy transfer across the lifespan instalment payments of multi-year 1984-1994 (Book IV)" (3 of 3). (1 of 3). grants previously awarded. The Sauer, E., "The cultivation of the ~e rJJfB ••• be. private sphere in early modern current 1996/97 instalment is noted Total funds awarded to Brock ..t;.fb England" (2 of 3). Q;;>~ in brackets. Awards identified by researchers for the above-noted ~~ ~ bold type are new grants awarded 1996/97 SSHRC grant competitions since this report was last made a year SOCIAl SCIENCES: is $162,706. ~G~ ago. Butz, D., "Portering relations and ol Accolades to new faculty members transcultural interaction in N. Paki­ PBOM!S~S ~ who were successful with their first stan" (2 of 3). NSERC CllOICJ) Dore, M., "Intertemporally sustain­ ~ ~ research grant appl ications to the $ ~ Council. Also noteworthy is the fact able management of resources: The BIOLOGY: ~ ~ that seven faculty members received case of North American forests" Bown, A., "Plant cell stress, pH, an increased level of funding from (3 of calcium & GABA synthesis" (4 of 4). VJq.' .(J.J,fJ'J 0~ NSERC for their renewal research Hafer, c., "New directions for Bruce, D., "Distribution of excita­ 'b.:>. ' grant applications. research on the belief in a just world" tion energy in photosynthesis" (2 of 3). (3 of 4). If you haven't sent in your pledge Martinello, F., "An investigation Cade, W., "Selection, behaviour card, please take a moment right now SSHRC into the determinants of union certifi­ and variation in insects" (3 of 4). to do so. Your response is important cation and decertification activity and Carlone, R., "An in vivo study of to us! EDUCATION: success in Canada" (3 of 3). muscle dedifferentiation and Drake,S., "Negotiating new Ripmeester, M., The development metaplasia" (1 of 4). educational models during changing of the Reserve Ideal in British North Grants continued on page 2 times" (3 of America: The Model Reserves at hat EON E S DA y APR l 2 4 1 996 computer courses do you need?

User Services will offer a limited number of courses this spring and summer, on an as-needed basis, as funding is available. "If only three or four people want a course, we won't be able to do one," says User Services Kevin Dover, "but we are investigating he latest n the Le rneds alternatives, as self-instruction videos." Please e-mail your needs by May discussion and will provide an oppor­ blood flow in the brain during 8, to [email protected]. microgravity and various pathological tunity for audience participation from On the subject line, list the states. Brock and Monterrey. application(s) you're interested in; if j. Guests from Mexico (confirmed) Monday, June 3: Dr. Fraser they don't all fit on the subject line, Mustard-"Socio-economic Change, are: Carlos Cruz Limon, President of list them in the body of your message. Civic Societies and Political Liberty." the Virtual University, Monterrey Dr. Mustard helped establish the University; Ramon de la Pen a School of Medicine and Faculty of Manrique, President of Monterrey Health Sciences at McMaster University (Monterrey Campus); Raul University, after which he created in Ramos, Human Resources Manager, Centre for 1982 the unique Canadian Institute Private Television Net. CEMEX; and for Advanced Research, an Victor Arredondo, Director of Higher Canada and international research network that Education, Subsecretary of Higher studies complex problems in the Education and Scientific Investigation. Asia Studies sciences and social sciences. The U.s. guests (not yet confirmed) are programs include cosmology, evolu­ Vice-President AI Gore; Nichola 1996 Learned Societies Congress The Centre for Canada and Asia tionary biology and the determinants Negroponte, Director of the Media Congrcs des Sodetes Savantes Studies is in the process of change. of economic growth. Lab at MIT; and Fred Roper, Dean, Please join Director William Liddell All three lectures will take place College of Library & Information and other interested faculty members between 5:00 and 6:00 pm in the Science, University of South Carolina. Speakers' Series in an exchange of activities and ideas Sean O'Sullivan Theatre on the Brock Canadian guests (not yet confirmed) The Learneds will feature a lecture on Thursday, April 25 from 9:30 to University campus. All those attend­ are John Gerrard, Minister of State for series by prominent Canadians, 11 :30 am in Taro 346. organized by the Deans of Brock ing will be invited to the President's Research, Development & University's Faculties of Humanities, reception immediately following. ogy; and New Brunswick Premier Mathematics & Science and Social Admission is free, but tickets must be Frank McKenna. Sciences. picked up at the Brock Centre for the friday, May 24: Dr. Derrick de Arts Box Office after 2:00 pm on the Information Technology Cultural Kerckhove-"Youth Culture." For day of the lecture. more than 20 years, Dr. de Showcase Studies hoW"­ Kerckhove, Professor of French and NAFTA-nations video A showcase of information tech­ Director of the McLuhan program in nologies, the first of its kind, will be Culture and Technology at the forum exhibited at the Learneds, featuring to meeting University of Toronto, has been On June 1, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, demonstrations of distance-learning deeply involved in discussions about the Learned Societies Congress will hardware and teaching techniques As a follow-up to the Cultural the impact of communications host a forum on the application of using some of the most advanced Studies symposium reported on in last technology and the media on diverse technology to bridge distance: "Dis­ technology available today. Given the week's Brock News, a meeting has aspects of our everyday lives. tance Learning: Implications and increasing emphasis being placed on been organized to deal with the Wednesday, May 29: Dr. Roberta Challenges for Education, Govern­ distance learning, Congress attendees question of how Cultural Studies Bondar-"Women Beyond Earth." ment and Business." The forum will will benefit significantly from this might be "done" at Brock. That Dr. Bondar became Canada's first take place as a video conference opportunity to participate in live meeting will be held in the Senate woman astronaut when she flew on featuring a live audio-video two-way demonstrations and communicate Chamber on Tuesday April 30, from the space shuttle Discovery in link between Brock University, with remote locations over land lines. 1:30 to 3:30 pm. For further details, or January 1992. As a payload special­ Mexico's Monterrey Institute of to be placed on the circulation list for ist, she performed life-science and Technology, Washington, D.C. and For more information about these the minutes of this meeting, please material-science experiments in the the province of New Brunswick. Learneds events, call the Secretariat at contact Marilyn Rose, Canadian Spacelab and on mid-deck. She is Speakers from the three NAFT A ext. 4456. Studies Program (mrose@spartan or currently conducting research into countries will engage in an open ext. 3884). Grants continued from page 1 FACULTY AND STAFF EDUCATION Haj-Ahmad, Y., CRD Grant - inorganic and related applications; Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, co-presented a choral workshop Engineering of recombinant bovine OJ) Supported reagents and catalysts" with other members of the Peninsula Association of Supervisory Music Person­ respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (1 of 4). nel (PASMP) held on Saturday, April 13 at E.L. Crossley Secondary School, using bovine adenovirus vector Moule, D., "Molecular electronic Fonthill. The professional development session, attended by approximately (3 of 3). spectroscopy" (1 of 5). 100 teachers from across Niagara, was funded and sponsored by the public Hunter, F., "Behavioural ecology Rothstein, S., "Quantum Monte and separate school boards across the Niagara region and Brock University and systematics of simuliidae" Carlo Studies" (1 of 4). Faculty of Education. (3 of 4). Manocha, M., "Immunological COMPUTER SCIENCE: MUSIC and genetic studies of host specificity Bradford, J., "The correction of Harris Loewen and the Niagara Vocal Ensemble'S tape entry in the CBC in mycoparasitic system" (3 of 4). speech recognition errors using Amateur Choir Competition is a winner, at the provincial level, in the equal­ Mercier, A. J., "Neural plasticity locally available contextual voices category. The entry will now go forward to the national finals and effects of neuropeptides in information" (4 of 4). competition, which will be broadcast on CBC's Choral Concert on May 5 and crustaceans" (4 of 4). Ramanathan, G., "Study on the 12. Morris, R., "Foraging ecology, modeling, design and development of Prof. Loewen was the baritone soloist for a performance of Faure's parental behaviour and kin formal systems" (2 of 4). "Requiem" and Theodore Dubois's "Seven Last Words of Christ" on April 20 in relationships of temperate and Ross, B., "Algebraic modeling of Toronto with the Pax Christi Chorale under the direction of John Ford. tropical seabirds" (3 of 5). natural and abstract systems" (1 of 1). Prof. Loewen conducted the Etobicoke Centennial Choir and soloist lisa Nicholls, P., "Haem enzyme Cosens-Brillon (Queenston) in a program entitled "The Art of the Psalmist" on mechanisms: reactivity and control EARTH SCIENCES: April 13 in Etobicoke. The repertoire included psalm settings by Handel, of cytochrome oxidases and Brand, U., "High-resolution event Mendelssohn, Holst, Stravinsky and Bernstein. catalases" (3 of 4). geochemistry of late paleozoic Rand, P., "Energetics of molecular carbonate allochems" (3 of 4)'. POLITICS conformation, assembly and Cheel, R., "Studies of clastic Ingrid Makus presented the 'paper "Accounting for Women's Under-Represen­ membrane fusion" (3 of 5). sediment and sedimentary rocks" tation in Canadian Party Politics" at the New York State Pol itical Science Asso­ (2 of 4). ciation Conference in Ithaca, March 29-30. CHEMISTRY: Fueten, F., "Structure of southern Atkinson, J., Strategic Grant - province finite element models of Natural and synthetic polyamine pressure solution" (4 of 4). conjugates as novel dual-action McCarthy, F., "Taphonomy and the Healthstyles '90s pesticides (2 of 4) with A. J. Mercier, palynological record of marine Biology, co-investigator. sediments" (1 of 2). 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The next issue of Brock News is Wednesday, May 1 with a copy Total funds awarded to Brock for deadline of Wednesday, April 24 the above-noted 1996/97 NSERC at noon. grant competitions: $1,221,745. Protnising Choices Eric Muller than doubled since 1988. And Murray Award. A further $19,414 was • ~0 care ... be. convincing 210 people to become designated to existing scholarship donors, "in this climate, is fantastic!" awards, support for particular athletic receives I ...~ Although the percentage of pledge teams, and other needs. .I ' cards returned was lower than during A total of $277,699.50 has been the last campaign, there were 77 first­ contributed by faculty and staff another ~ PBOMIISCI~GS \ time donors-people who had never members since November 1993, given to another campaign. This was "through extremely difficult times," ~ CliO j.) ?' the first time Marriott employees, said Mr. Murray. "I'd like to see how teaching C:i) ~ casual and part time employees, and successful we could be in good ~, l Campus Ministries were canvassed times!" He accorded special praise to '" for an internal campaign. "We've Scott Hayter for his efforts in co­ award ~'89 "'8JfJ'J 0~ done remarkably well this year," Prof. ordinating the campaign. Richardson asserted. Volunteer Recognition Awards The Faculty & Staff Fundraising Having admitted, "I know these are were given for Best Overall Perform­ Mathematics Professor Eric Muller Campaign was officially closed at a trying times for everyone," Co-chair ance by a Canvasser to Cindy has been selected to receive the breakfast April 19 for campaign Ken Murray praised the volunteers Nogradi (Student Development 1995-96 Distinguished Teaching volunteers. Co-chair Mary Frances and Campaign Manager Scott Hayter Centre), Anne Elliott (Faculty of Award of the Mathematical Associa­ Richardson announced that for their "outstanding support of the Education) and Dorothy Fast (Book­ tion of America, Seaway Section. The $111,250.50 was raised in the University." He was particularly store), with a Special Mention of MAA has more than 30,000 members campaign. This compares with pleased by "the impressive number of Andy Morgan (Computer Services). from Canada, the U.S. and overseas, $127,776.86 raised in the 1993 departmental bursaries initiated Pat Wilson (Library) had the largest who concern themselves with educa­ faculty/staff campaign, "Lasting during the campaign," and the canvass (58 prospects), while Jack tional issues at the undergraduate Impressions"; and $191,094 diversity of support across the Miller (Chemistry) was the first level-lithe more popular aspects of contributed by faculty and staff in the University that they represent. Donors canvasser to have a pledge card mathematics," Prof. Muller explains. 1988 campaign, "Give Brock the contributed $65,142.50 toward these returned. The Seaway Section of the MAA Business." bursaries: Faculty of Business, Prizes were donated by Adminis­ covers upper New York State, Que­ On the face of it, this doesn't look Richard Hiatt Chemistry, trative Services, the Bookstore, the bec, southern Ontario, northern so impressive, said Prof. Richardson, Communications & Computing, Brock Badger Booster Club, Pennsylvania and northern Michigan. until you consider that the amount External Relations, Faculty of Educa­ Conference Services, the General Prof. Muller was recognized for his contributed per year has steadily tion, Library, Technology Group, Brock Store/Sophie's and PBB Travel. work with secondary-school increased (from $38,218.80 in 1988, John Burtniak History, Student Serv­ Well done, everyone! mathematics teachers as well as his to $53,400.00 in 1996), and the ices, Nancy Johnston Psychology, work at Brock. He was one of the average gift per year ($254) has more Frank Banfield, and Ken & Nancy organizers of the 1992 International Congress for Mathematics Education, D A Y M A Y 1 which was held for the first time in Canada that year for 3,500 partici­ pants. "The award doesn't talk much about teaching," Prof. Muller ob­ serves. "Only recently has the disci­ pline instituted these awards. It hasn't been known for looking at education issues .... you're a mathematician first and an educator second. This is a transitional time where people are uncomfortable assessing teaching, espeCially in mathematics and the sciences, where it's more difficult to do that. The human side of the Rosalind Blauer Centre offering "Kids Club" question is not often raised." All in all, Prof. Muller feels the award is "a great honoL" Because the Centre is at Brock, Ms. Bent says, children have ready access to facilities that wouldn't otherwise be available. She says everyone at the CIARhas University has been very co-opera­ tive. new­ The Rosalind Blauer Centre is a parent co-operative. Parents belong president to various committees, producing newsletters, performing carpentry work, orienting new families, prepar­ J. Stefan Dupre, OC, OOnt, PhD, ing the soil for the new children's has been appointed President and garden, and other tasks. Parent CEO of the Canadian Institute for involvement also includes sharing Advanced Research, effective July J, ethnic or religious traditions, which succeeding J. Fraser Mustard. Founder enriches the program for children as of the ClAR, Dr. Mustard will give a well as staff members. public address at Brock during the Not content to provide high-quality Learneds. basic child-care, the Centre is looking Dr. Dupre has been a professor of for new ways to serve the political science at the University of community. it is working with the Toronto since 1963. His association 1996 Learned Societies Congress to with Fraser Mustard began in 1974 provide daycare to Congress del­ when he was appointed the founding egates' children. Centre staff will Chairman of the Ontario Council on work Saturdays and Sundays during University Affairs, and became the conference. The Learneds Secre­ particularly close while both served tariat is procuring documentation on the Royal Commission on Matters from delegates of their children's of Health and Safety Arising from the Officially opened this January, the Currently, 50 percent are students' immunizations and other vital Use of Asbestos in Ontario. new Rosalind Blauer Centre for children, while the other 50 percent information. The ClAR presidency is a natural Childcare is bustling with activity, are children of faculty, staff and But the most exciting development, extension of Dr. Dupre's many senior including some new programs. The community members. Because the says Debbie Bent, is that-for the first appointments to academic and Centre's normal capacity is 52 Centre is an approved corporation, time--the Centre will be open all government organizations including children: 10 infants (3-18 months), 10 subsidy is available through the summer, except for one brief closure the National Research Council of toddlers (18-30 months) and 32 pre­ Ministry of Community and Social at summer's end. The Centre will Canada, the Social Sciences and schoolers (2-1/2 to 5-year-olds); care Services to assist parents who can't offer summer care for children aged 6 Humanities Research Council of is available for children with special afford fees; they pay 20 percent of the to 12 years, in the form of a "Kids Canada (SSHRC), and the ministries needs The infant/toddler service was cost, and the Ministry pays 80 per­ Club" operating Monday to Friday, of advanced education of Alberta and added last September. Beyond the cent. This is helpful to students as 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, June 26 to British Columbia. A past president of Centre's capacity, families can well as working families. August 16. Programs are available the Institute of Public Administration choose to be on a waiting list, or the The Centre's staff of 13 (including two, three four or five days a week at of Canada, Prof. Dupre is a recipient Centre can recommend other facili­ one male) are mostly graduates of the a cost of $21 per day including lunch of the Institute's Vanier Medal. He ties for those who need care immedi­ two-year Niagara College Early and snacks. Subsidy is available to holds honorary degrees from Laval, ately. "Child care is a resource for Childhood Education program, with qualified families. Staffed by fully­ McMaster and the University of families throughout the community," more than 600 hours of practical qualified Early Childhood Education Ottawa. says Centre Director Debbie Bent, experience. The Centre is also a graduates, the program includes Dr. Mustard will continue with the "and by sharing information we can placement setting for Niagara College ClAR as Founding President and Bell only improve the system." and Brock University students. Kids continued on page 2 Canada Fellow. No joy in lnudville FACULTY AND STAFF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Brock's faculty squash team, the Waterloo ( three wins), Trent (one 1995 winners of the Ontario Inter­ win) and Brock (six wins). York Executive Director Grant Dobson was one of the three guest speakers at a University Faculty Squash Tourna­ University, the gracious host team, round-table meeting of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, hosted by ment, were not quite as successful in although a perennial contender, has the .Brock Development Office on April 3 Mr. Dobson spoke on the topic this year's tournament. The injured never won the tournament. The Brock "Donor Strategies and Cultivation." The event was organized by Scott Hayter, Brock Team was no match for the team consisted of Richard Assistant Director-Development. victorious University of Waterloo, Deschatelets, Jamie Fleming, Joe Assistant Director Scott Hayter made a presentation on "Special-event which won the tournament for the Kushner, Doug MacDonald and Terry second time in three years. Previous White. Fundraising and How to Conduct a Gala Fundraising Dinner and Auction" to a winners were Western (two wins), gala auction committee at the st. Catharines General Hospital on April 10.

FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS Barry Grant recently was the invited formal respondent to a paper on Frederick Wiseman's controversial documentary Titicut Follies (1967), about Kids continued from page 1 the Bridgewater Institute for the "Criminally Insane," at the Columbia University Film Seminar, Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

PUBLICATIONS

Miller, J.M., "Fluorine-19 Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Solids," Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, J.W. Emsley, ed., 28 (1996),255-81.

EVENTS

On Thursday, May 2 at 7:30 pm in the St. Catharines Public Library, the Historical Society of St. Catharines will be addressed by Mrs. Pleasance Crawford of the University of Toronto. Well known as an expert on landscape architecture and gardening in Ontario, she will give an illustrated talk entitled "A Mixed Bouquet of Garden City Horticulturists," discussing some of the noted gardeners and gardens in this, the "Garden City." Admission is free, and everyone in welcome. For further information, call 682-6053. swimming, hikes, bike rides, library parents feeling unsettled. This way, visits, games, sports, creative activi­ the children have fun and parents can ties and excursions. The Centre is go to work feeling secure about their hoping to give these older children an care." early opportunity for input as to what The Kids Club will be limited to 15 The Library activities they would enjoy most. children this summer, so if you're "It's different from summer camp, interested in enrolling your child, Is there a crisis in scholarly communication? Does your univers;ty have the Ms. Bent explains, "because our don't delay calling the Centre at 688- resources you need in order to conduct your research? hours will be work hours. Having 5550, ext. 3515. Ms. Bent says if the The AUCC-CARl/ABRC Task Force on Academic libraries and Scholarly children out of school for 10 weeks at summer program "is as successful as Communication is addressing these and other important questions and wants a time is a real dilemma to some we think it will be, we hope to be to receive input from scholars. In particular, the Task Force is interested to families. Piecing together scattered able to run similar programs during learn how the changing nature of scholarly communication and the decline in care for their children by relatives, the fall and winter on PD days, resources affect the ability of scholars in universities across the country to neighbors and other people leaves Christmas break and March break." perform their research. Members of the Task Force will be on hand at the Learned Societies Congress to lead a wide-ranging discussion on the changes in the nature of scholarly communication and how these will affect Canada's Fare-well role in the global scientific and research community. There will also be a This is the last in a long series of discussion of Industry Canada's initiatives for promoting electronic publishing "Campus News", now "Brock News" A sincere in Canadian universities. issues largely written and wholly The sessions will be held Saturday, June 1, from 2:00 to 4:30 pm in Thistle edited by Dr. Leila Lustig. Leila has 243; and Monday, June 3, from 9:00 am to 11 :30 am in Thistle 325. left the position of Communication "thank you" Task Force members in attendance: Deborah Hobson, Vice-President Officer, Office of External Relations, (Academic and Research), Dalhousie University David McCallum, Executive Director, Canadian Association of Research Libraries; Richard Nimijean, Senior to pursue new challenges. Few could ... to those who responded to my be greater than satisfying Brock Policy Analyst, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. request for computer, printing and For more information, e-mail theTaskForce:[email protected]. You can University's demands for the written duplicating equipment. I can assure also access the Task Force's discussion paper, Towards a New Paradigm for word published in its periodicals, you it will be put to good use in Scholarly Communication, on the world wide web at: http:// annual reports, recruitment and other schools in Haiti. If more equipment is publications. We wish her well. www.lib.uwaterloo.ca!documents!scholarly(aucc-carl).html. or on the gopher becoming surplus, I would be de­ at gopher.aucc.ca. -G. S. Dobson lighted to accept further donations. The shipping containers are very large. Brock University If you're seeing this for the first !m1\@@m mrn.i:M@1\Si~1 time, the equipment will be sent to a Brock News warmly welcomes newly formed teachers college in PRESENTS submissions from faculty and staff Learned Societies Congress Speakers Series members: reports on your activities Haiti. This institution is being sup­ and achievements-both academic ported by the Congregation of Holy Dr. Derriel{ de Kerckhove and non-academic, and brief reports Cross.lf you require further Prnfessur of French and Director of Ihe /l.lcluhan Program In (up to 600 words) on lectures or events information please contact me by e­ Cuhun: and Technology at the Unm:rslly of Toronlo you have attended that may be of discussing interest to the Brock community. All mail at [email protected]. submissions are subject to editing. Thank you in the name of my "The Republic 2.01b" congregation and the People of Haiti. (beta version) You have several options for -Sister Joan Quinn Internet or Intranet? submitting: bye-mail (by far the most Friday, May 24, 1996 efficient way!), on computer diskette Scan O·Sullivan Thealre, 5:30 pm or (if you must) as typed copy. We do not accept hand-written submissions. Scotia Bank Dr. Roberta Bondar Canada's firs! woman astronaut E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Summer hours will commence on dist.:U5sing Brock News is a publication of the June 10 after the Learned Societies "Women Beyond Earth" Office of External Relations. Congress. Summer hours will be Wednesday, May 29,1996 (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 Monday, Wednesday and Friday only Scan O'Sullivan Theatre, 5:00 pm FAX (905) 641-5216 from 10:00 am to 1 :00 pm. Dr.]. Fraser Mnstard Brock News is available on-line on the Crl'alOr (lIthe unlqul' Cmadian Institute [or Advanccd Research

Brock gopher at -> University Services and disclIsslng Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ tions ->Brock News. CLASSIFIED "Socio-economic Change, Civic Societies and Political Liberty" Editor: Leila Lustig Monday, June 3,1996 Production: Mariette lincoln For sale: Roland electronic piano, full keyboard, excellent condition, Scan O'Sullivan Theatre, 5:00 pm The next issue of Brock News is asking $1,500. Call 684-8846. Wednesday, May 15 with a copy deadline of Wednesday, May 8 Wanted:Used child car seat and at noon. booster seat. Please call 227-7813. Everyone Welcome Admission Free Dr. White to leave Brock for University of Calgary "Brock is a very good university, are now Niagara's university and full of dedicated people with a high Brock has reached across Ontario degree of commitment," President and across Canada in some ways." White continued. "We have put to Our challenge is to continue with our rest any idea that Brock is an ivory traditions and plans," said Dr. Clark, tower through a deliberate strategy to "placing students first ." focus on the community." He identi­ fied the development of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture White Night Forever Institute and Brock's leadership in To celebrate the legacy of depart­ Niagara's bid for the 2001 Canada ing President Dr. Terry White, the Games as examples of partnerships Brock University Board of Trustees "with mutual benefits." wi II host White Night Forever on Dr. Susan Clark, Vice President, Wednesday, June 26, 1996. This Academic, has been appointed special evening will commence at Acting President by the Executive 6:00 pm with a symposium and silent Committee of the Board of Trustees. auction; dinner will follow at 7:00 "Susan Clark will do an excellent job pm in the Dining Hall, Decew as Acting President, and with (Vice Residence. Tickets are $100 per President, Administration) Terry person and seating is limited. All Varcoe's experience and dedication, proceeds from this event will go to "Terry White has done great things Dr. White responded by sharing Brock has excellent depth," Dr. create The Terry and Sue White for Brock; he has done great things mixed feelings on leaving Brock after White concluded in anticipation of a Student Awards at Brock UniverSity. for Niagara," concluded Carol Reid, eight years, a time he defined as a smooth transition. "1 remain bullish For more information, or to confirm Chair ofthe Board of Trustees, in highlight of his life. "On one hand, I on Brock. This is a university on the your attendance, contact the Office of introducing the President at a May 1 have always felt, instinctively, that a move. We can all be proud of what External Relations at ext. 3245. media briefing after his departure presidency should not last longer than has been achieved." was announced one day earlier. Dr. 10 years. You do as much as you can. The campus received Terry White's White will leave Brock University at Then it's time to move on. On the news with both dismay "and pleasure the end of June to assume the posi­ other hand, I'm very sad. I'll miss the for his opportunity at the University tion of President and Vice Chancellor people, both on campus and in the of Calgary," according to Susan Conference of the University of Calgary in community. Sue and I will miss many Clark. "1 am sorry to see Terry go. .. August. dear Niagara friends." He has done many great things. We season In E 0 N E o A Y MAY 1 5 1 9 9 full swing Brock University Conference Services officially opened its spring/ summer season at a Conference Opener Breakfast on April 29. Tom Arkell, Associate Director, and Wendy Laslo briefed guests on the upcoming conference schedule and introduced summer staff. "May looks like a record-setting month," said Ms. Laslo. Brock University welcomed school students (Camp Enterprise, Scientifi­ Theory applied in 'the real "World' cally Yours) and bomb experts (EDCON) to the campus early in May. The meetings and special events of information they required. the Learned Societies Congress are The students presented their scheduled to debut later this month research proposals to senior-level on May 23, and run through June 7. management of CTAl, Young and Three school group programs kick Rubicam and Wunderman, Cato, off in May. Science Camp '96, hosted Johnson (two advertising/research by the Faculty of Mathematics and agencies that work with CTAL). Science, is an annual integrated art Professor Cullen and Faculty of education and recreational program Business Dean Ron McTavish evalu­ for grade 6, 7 and 8 students through­ ated the proposals and the students' out Ontario. During this three-day presentation styles. Although they camp, students explore the world of knew from the outset their proposals science, mathematics and nature were not going to be acted upon, the through hands-on experiments. students presented themselves and Program instructors are Brock their research in a professional and Univeristy BSc/BEd students. Ten credible manner. Positive feedback Front: R. McTavish, Brock University Dean of Business, R. Simone Director of camps for over 1400 students are from the business panel commented Diversified Services CTAl, M. Turner Vice-President Diversified Business CTAl scheduled from May 6 to June 26. Back: C.W. Cullen Associate Professor of Marketing Brock University, R. Hall on the thoroughness and feaSibility of Associate Marketing Manager New Service Development CTAl, J. Nelson Senior The program sold out this year in less the proposals and their likelihood of than one hour. Financial Analyst CTAl, K. Solmon Vice-President Young & Rubicam, D. Wiest obtaining a contract in the real world, Account Executive Wunderman, Cato, Johnson, C. Beyer Marketing Manager New Art Media Camp '96, a three-day Service Development CTAl, T. White President, Brock University said prof. Cullen. He was encouraged by the seriousness and camp being offered from May 6 ~o May 17 by the Department of Film rigour invested into the project by Cooperation between Brock employed at CT AL, co-ordinated a Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts, the business representatives who sat University and the corporate project that, according to Prof. Cullen, provides students the opportunity to through over four hours of presenta­ community proved itself invaluable seems to have benefited both parties. participate in a variety of film, theatre yet again, as senior business students Students were able to make a valuable tions and provided very detailed comments and evaluation. "Each one and visual art activities. This program thad the opportunity to tackle real link between theory and its applica­ is new to Brock, and according to business issues faced by Canadian tion to the real world, and CT AL was was a delightful person and they devoted a great deal of time to our Sheila Dougall of Conferences Serv­ Tire Acceptance Ltd. (CTAL) of able to put something back into the ices, will hopefully be expanded in Weiland, Ontario. community by helping students. business students," said Prof. Cullen. Robert Hall, who is associate future years. Last summer, Business Professor In their first class of winter semes­ In addition to camps, Conference marketing manager with CT AL, was C.W. Cullen approached Robert Hall, ter, students in the course were Services administers a day-and-a-half impressed at the level of a graduate of Brock University's divided into five groups and given a Niagara Historical Tour for school understanding the students displayed Business program currently employed request for proposals (RFP) by groups throughout the province. This at CTAL, with a project in mind for representatives of CT AL. Although the on the topic of consumer behavior. "Many students in the group had program includes a tour of Niagara­ students enrolled in Consumer RFP was not genuine, the strategic on-the-Lake, the Niagara Historical Behavior, a year-four marketing issues presented to the students were excellent presentation skills," he commented. As a former Brock Society Museum, Fort George, Brock's course. He hoped to work with CT AL rea!. Students signed long-term Monument at Queenston Heights and in providing students an assignment in confidentiality agreements promising student, he was "extremely honored" when approached by Prof. Cu lien the Weiland Canal. While staying experiential learning that would take not to discuss important company one night at the University, students about the project. "The relationship them out of their textbook. "Theory is data. For four months, they acted as enjoy our facilities and hospitality. very important," said Prof. Cullen, consultants in examining data, per­ was win-win for both sides. CTAL benefited from the valuable Two new environmental programs "but companies pay you for how you forming research and planning formal are being added to the Conferences can apply it." presentations. Prof. Cullen information provided by the students, and the students had the chance to Services schedule. An Environmental Over the next six months, Prof. maintained ongoing contact with Camp for grade 7, 8 and 9 students Cullen and Mr. Hall, along with Brock CT AL throughout the semester to apply some of their course materia!''' finance graduate Janet Nelson, also provide students with any additional Conference continued on page 2 Conference continued from page 1 FACULTY AND STAFF BUSINESS Tom Bryant, Director of the Burgoyne Centre for Entrepreneurship, was the featured speaker at the April meeting of the West New York Aerospace and De­ fence Industies Consortium of 32 companies and eight agencies in the Buffalo area. He spoke about the changing economy of the Niagara Region, and particularly about business opportunities for ADIC members through the Niagara Technology Executives' Network and Venture Forum Niagara. The paper he presented: Bryant, Thomas A. and Reenstra-Bryant, R. (Waterloo) "Assessing the value of technology-development and technology-transfer pro­ grams," Canadian Evaluation Society, Ontario Chapter; Toronto, April 19.

CHILD STUDIES Jane Helleiner presented a paper entitled" The Limits of Pluralism in Ireland: Travelling People and the 1988 Anti-Hatred Bill"at the Gypsy Lore Society Meetings in New York on March 30. Prof. Helleiner presented "Nationalism, Racism and Official Neglect: Minority Children in Ireland" at the American Ethnological Society Meetings in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 20.

EDUCATION Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, presented an in-service workshop for teachers at the Lincoln County Board of Education Professional Development Day Conference Service Summer Staff Left to Right: Matthew Hawthorn, Jacquie on Friday, April 26, 1996. The workshop was entitled "Getting Your Act Together: Pangman, Laura Lynn Black, Sheila Dougall, Diane Beischer, Monika Gruss, Preparing for Your Elementary Musical". Sam Charles. Absent: Brian Kormos. On Tuesday, April 30, Prof. Beatty presented two half-day workshops for cross­ grade groupings of junior/transition year pupils at the "Discovering the Spirit of the will incorporate nature studies, Jubilee Court (between Mackenzie Arts" day held at Carmel Sr. Elementary School, Niagara Falls (Weiland Catholic orienteering, co-operative games, rock Chown Complex and Decew School Board). His workshops titled, "Goldilocks, Jack and the Three Little Pigs: climbing and use of the high ropes Residence.) Theme entertainment will Newsworthy Stories in the Nineties", focused on bringing fairy tales to life with course. Students can sign up for this be provided, and lunch will be avail­ vocal, instrumental and environmental sounds. residential camp individually; four one­ able daily. Tom Arkell encourages all Rodger Beatty was guest speaker at the opening ceremonies of the Carl Orff week sessions are scheduled for July. A staff and faculty to attend and "share Canada National Conference held April 19, in Edmonton, AB. two-day Niagara Nature/Eco Tour what you know about Niagara." In addition, he presented two in-service workshops for the Alberta Teachers' package is currently being developed Association Fine Arts Council Conference held April 19-21, at the University of as well, in cooperation with Niagara Alberta in Edmonton. His sessions were entitled "Music: The Natural Connector" Nature Tours Ltd. Parliamentary and focused on integrating music across the curriculum. Many other groups, both new and returning, will frequent the Brock information in FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS campus from June to August. On June electronic formats Peter Feldman's audiotape production of Samuel Beckett's radio piece, 1, approximately 80 professional "Cascando", was featured-along with 25 of the author's other shorter works by players, coaches and staff of the Hamil­ Governments in Canada have begun professional and university groups-at the University of Victoria Beckett Festival, a ton Tiger Cats will arrive to start their to realize the cost savings of publishing combined international academic conference and theatre festival, May 3-5. Spring Training Camp. The British in electronic formats. Some Rowing Team will stay at Brock for a information previously published in FRENCH, ITALIAN & SPANISH week of training before heading to the paper and available in the Library is The 17th annual Brock-Niagara French Contest was held at Brock University on Atlanta Olympics. From August 6 to now available only electronically; some April 24, followed by an awards ceremony on May 6. One hundred and fifteen 11, athletes participating in the annual is still produced in paper, as well as senior high school students from the Niagara Peninsula participated in the event. Henley Regatta will be housed in Brock being available electronically. The Professor Leonard Rosmarin co-ordinated the activities in collaboration with the residences. Other returning groups Director of Parliamentary Publications four school boards. The contest is still unique in Canada, because it is the only one include Theatre Ontario and the Josten's and Broadcasting has recently to encompass all three major categories: anglophone, francophone and immersion. Yearbook Workshop. announced a new distribution strategy Despite very hard economic times, many local and provincial sponsors still came During the Learneds Conference, an for Parliamentary publications which through handsomely. outdoor dining hall will be set up in may affect the way you do research in the Library. GEOGRAPHY House of Commons and Senate John Menzies gave an invited paper to Geosciences, University of Many thanks...... Debates are still being produced in Massachusetts, Amherst on " Drumlins: an enigma of glacial geology", April 23rd. paper and are also available at the Parliamentary Web Site the day after MATHEMATICS ... to everyone who made my fare­ the sitting. The debates will be indexed Ralph Connelly presented a minicourse, "Problem Solving for Primary Pupils" at well party such a memorable one. only at the end of each session. House the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 74th Annual Meeting in Thank you for your kind words and of Commons Debates are also available San Diego, California April 25-28. wishes, and for the gifts, which will be on CD-ROM. Parliamentary Committee He also presented a session on "Alternative Mathematics Assessment Strategies" only one of the ways I remember my Minutes of Proceedings are still being at the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM) 28th Annual friends at Brock. published in paper, but the Evidence Conference, also in San Diego Apr. 22-24. He completed his term as Canadian -Leila S. Lustig portion is now available only on the Director of NCSM at the annual meeting. Internet. The Parliamentary Web Site is CLASSIFIED accessed at http://www.parl.gc.ca/ MUSIC english/index.html or through links on Harris Loewen gave a short lecture to the Jordan Historical Society on April 22 outlining a history of music-making in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. For Sale: Amiga 500 Commodore. the library'S Web Page at Government Includes VGA monitor, printer, games, or Subject Resources-> Politics. software and joysticks. Asking $200.00 or PUBLICATIONS best offer. Call 892-2294 for more information. Working Together as a For Sale: One nearly new Tandy VGM- Chehab, A. and Sundar, c., "Efficiency and Determination of Black Market 348 colour computer monitor. $150. Call Community - Police Exchange Rates." Atlantic Economic Journal, September 1996. 682-2334. Week May 15-18 For Sale: Universal Gym-York 2001, DeSensi, J. T. and Rosenberg, D. Ethics in Sport Management Morgantown, excellent condition, compact, everything WV: Fitness Information Technology, 1996. included. Asking $150, must sell soon, call Brock University Campus Police would like to invite the Brock 227-9020, ask for Peter. Miller, M. "Rewind and Search: Conversations with Makers and Decision community to visit displays set up by J., Makers of CBC Television Drama," McGill-Queens, 1996, 561. Includes analysis Need Carpentry Work Done This law enforcement agencies at local of the policies, ethos and current crisis of the CBC. Summer? Top-quality custom kitchen shopping centres during Police Week cabinets, stairs, and furniture can be made 1996: at a cost less than cabinet and furniture stores. Call (905) 468-7508 for inquiries. Wednesday, May 15 EVENTS Seaway Mall in Weiland Thursday, May 16 The BUFA Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at Brock University Niagara Square in Niagara Falls 10:00 am in Room 303, Taro Hall. Friday and Saturday, May 17 & 18 David Jordan's Farewell Reception will be held on Tuesday, June 11 at The E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Pen Centre in St. Catharines Pond Inlet from 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Please call Rose ext. 3418 if you wish to attend Brock News is a publication of the and have not yet responded. Office of External Relations. Learn about the police agencies that work in the Niagara Region. Included (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 Campus Recreation - Spring/Summer Schedule FAX (905) 641-5216 on the list of participants are the Niagara Regional Police Service, Royal Cost Brock News is available on-line on the Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Course Start Date Brock Student Other Brock gopher at -> University Services and Customs, Ontario Provincial Police, Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Personal Trainer's Prep Workshop Sat., June 22 65 70 New York State Police and the Brock tions ->Brock News. Abs Only Workshop Wed., June 19 20 24 University Campus Police. There will CPR Basic Rescue Mon., June 17 42 52 Editor: Janet Lee plenty for the entire family to see and Emergency First Aid Wed., June 12 70 80 Production: Mariette Lincoln do. Children can take part in a Tennis Begins June 4 28 34 colouring c()ntest, computer games, K-9 Spring & Summer Fitness Lunchtime 20 20 The next issue of Brock News is demonstrations, free draws and our Wednesday, May 29 with a copy Beginner Rock Climbing Sat., May 25 30 36 very own Boomer the Badger will be on deadline of Wednesday, May 22 Beginner High Ropes Wed., May 22 30 36 at noon. hand. This year's Police Week theme is "Working Together as a Community." For more information and registration forms, contact Brian Ker at ext. 4359. New- NMR spectrofileter unveiled

At a media conference on May 21, fully managing to secure funds from "The major advantage Brock's Chemistry Department NSERC," continued Dr. Stronks. "This of the new machine formally unveiled a new 300-MHz speaks highly of the work being done comes with the power it Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) here in the Department and the entire gives us to study solids," spectrometer that will benefit faculty, University." said Dr. Holland. New students and local industry. This new In addition to being more auto­ NMR technology, he "machine" was purchased with the mated than the old model, the new says, is needed to study help of a $300,000 grant to Chemistry machine is easier to use and much proteins and enzymes. Professor Bert Holland from the more sensitive, says Chemistry Profes­ "The new spectrometer Natural Science and Engineering sor Jack Miller. All instructions are makes it easier for us to Research Council (NSERC), plus programmed into a computer. Raw attract top-quality appli­ University contributions and data in the form of graphs is produced cants for new faculty revenues from Chemistry Department on the monitor and can then be positions and certainly research contracts with industry. printed out for interpretation. The facilitates our The new spectrometer has several spectrometer can perform in 1-2 hours collaborative research advantages over its 10 year old and experiment that, on the old with other institutions in predecessor. It can perform high machine, would take overnight. An Canada and overseas­ resolution spectrometry on solids, automatic sample changer allows for example, my research while the older NMR spectrometers several experiments to be performed with the Institute of Food could handle only liquid solutions. It over an extended period of time. Research in Reading, accomplishes this by means of a Brock's spectrometers are used UK." Brock chemists magic angle spinning (MAS) probe, continually for work by local indus­ also have a contract of which spins the samples at close to 1 tries, governmental organizations and some 25 years' standing million revolutions per minute. other universities. For example, Prof. with Cytec, formerly "There is no one else that has Miller, who wrote the hardware and Cyanamid, that involves both product campus. "They can even design their solids capability up and running in technical specifications for the new quality control and new product own experiments." Canada," commented Dr. Henry equipment, has a contract with development. The spectrometer will be used by Stronks, Manager of Bruker Canada, EST AC, Environmental Science and "People are coming here to do experimental organic and inorganic the German-Swiss manufacturer of Technology Alliance Canada, to experiments instead of us going other chemists, some biologists, geologists the AVANCE DHX 300 model create environmentally-friendly places," said Prof. Miller. This state­ and physicists. Students will also spectrometer. "I offer my congrat­ catalysts; the ability to study solids, of-the-art spectrometer will allow have hands-on access to modern ulations to Brock University and the Prof. Miller says, will advance this Brock researchers to perform NMR technology. Department of Chemistry for success- work considerably. important research right here on The new spectrometer arrived at Brock in December 1995 and is located in Jack Miller's lab H207. E D N E 5 D A Y MAY 2 9 1 9 OrB Clark hosts community luncheon . NEIWr Learneds Brock says good-bye to Dr. White .~ Over 50 representatives of business converge and government were on hand to The Brock community extended its Buckethead. Prof. Meeker presented welcome Brock's soon-to-be Acting­ thanks and best wishes to Dr. Terry Dr. White with a white bucket signed on Brock President, Dr. Susan Clark, at the first White at the President's End of Term by all Senate members. Other gifts community luncheon of 1996, held Brock University Mixer on May 14. Faculty and staff included spurs, a Western-style shirt Wednesday, May 15 at the St. filled the Pond Inlet to share personal and a grey "cowboy" hat. ~I and the Niagara Region celebrated Catharines Golf and Country Club. anecdotes and say good bye to Dr. Dr. Susan Clark, Vice-President I"\'~~ This outreach program, currently in its White, and wife Sue, who will leave Academic, presented Dr. White with ffIVES the arrival of the 1 996 Learned seventh year, invites community for the University of Calgary at the a set of three springtime photographs 1996 Learned Sodeti" Congress Con.'"d •• So""" 5,,=... Societies Congress leaders in the Niagara Region to find end of June. of the Pond Inlet. "These are to out more about new happenings on remind the President when he's in at opening ceremonies on Thursday, "Thank you, Terry, for the the Brock campus. The St. Catharines leadership shown over the past eight Calgary that we do have spring­ May 23 in the Sean O'Sullivan Thea­ luncheon was hosted by KPMG years. Brock has grown in stature not sometimes," she said. A framed tre. An 'introduction by Brock Presi­ dent, Dr. Terry White, was followed Chartered Accountants. on~y in Niagara, but across Ontario collage of photos taken over the past Dr. Clark began her address on a and all of Canada," said Carol Reid, eight years was the final gift to be by a program of music and theatre, Chair of the Brock Board of Trustees. presented before the President shared offered by Theatre Beyond Words, the light note. In replacing Dr. Terry Ms. Reid also thanked Sue White, a few words. Niagara Vocal Ensemble and the White, she admitted having "big saying that in recruiting Terry years An emotional Dr. White described Niagara Brass Emsemble. This pro­ shoes to fill". ago, Brock "got 2 for the price of 1 ." his move to the University of Calgary gram included the first performance of She spoke about Brock's handling David Hinchliffe, President of the as a great occasion in many ways. a work, entitled Brass Quintet (1996), of the provincial funding shortfall. To Brock CUPE union, expressed fare­ "Things have been moving quickly, by composer Peter Landey, Chair of bridge the existing gap of 2.7 million, well wishes on behalf of CUPE too quickly. I've just begun to realize Brock's Department of Music, said Dr. Clark, Brock will increase members. Faculty Association that this is the beginning of the end of commissioned especially for the income from non-credit, adult and representative, Terry Carroll, my time at Brock." Congress. continuing education programs, as commented humorously on Dr. Brock has proven that the hypoth­ FollOWing the ceremonies, Brock well as ancillary options such as University Wines, selected for the White's move to a university whose esis "you have to be big to be good" parking and the Bookstore. She also 1996 Learned Societies Congress, sports teams use the name "Dino­ is completely off target, said Dr. commented on reduced staffing were introduced by Grant Dobson saurs". White. "It has been a treat for me to options already in place and the As staff representative on the Board work together with you, to create new and Tom Arkell at a wine-tasting reception. A 1994 Riesling by Henry slowdown in purchasing of new of Trustees, Jamie Fleming thanked programs, build new buildings .... it's equipment. Dr. White for his leadership, open­ been a great experience." of Pelham Family Estates and 1995 Gamay Noir by Lakeview Cellars Dr. Clark also stressed the ness and willingness to participate in Sue White also shared a few words. importance of moving forward. As "Our eight years at Brock and in the Estate Winery were the two wines all aspects of the University evidence "there is never a slow time community. He cited Dr. White's Niagara Region have been very happy selected by Brock University gradu­ at the University", she concluded her initiation of town hall meetings and for us," she claimed. "We want you ates and noted wine judges Ken address in mentioning several the words of greeting he shared on a to have a great summer and we're Douglas and Gunther Funk. These daily basis with staff, faculty and going to miss you all very much." wines can be purchased at the LCBO imminent projects: the Cool-Climate students. "Brock has enjoyed many A second event will be held in outlet in the Physical Education Oenology and Viticulture Institute, successes with you at the helm and honor of the President. White Night Complex. the bid for the 2001 Summer Games, we thank you for that. The University Forever, hosted by the Brock Board of Tom Arkell, Associate Coordinator the Learned Societies Congress and of Calgary has made a great choice." Trustees, is scheduled for the evening of the Congress, estimated the arrival the many groups viSiting our Senate Chair Josephine Meeker of June 26. Tickets are $100; pro­ of 400-500 visitors on campus day Conference Centre. described Dr. White in his Senate role ceeds from the event will go to create one of the conference. Paul Ledwell, The next community luncheon is as someone who was always there to The Terry and Sue White Student Director of Congress for the scheduled to be hosted by PBB Travel listen and "keep everyone on their Awards at Brock University. For Humanities and Social Sciences on Wednesday, June 5 at the Cherry toes." She commented on the Presi­ more information about this event, Federation, commented on the facili­ Hill Club for Fort Erie community dent's participation on the Old contact the Office of External ties. "It's great. There are no long leaders. Geezers hockey team and as a Brock Relations at ext. 3245. lineups at registration and the set up is wonderful." FACULTY AND STAFF Graduate students honored ECONOMICS Robert Dimand presented a paper on "Rae and International Trade"at the John Rae Bicentenary Conference at the University of Aberdeen, March 27. EDUCATION Ralph Connelly presented two sessions (one on Probability; one on Numeracy) at the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education 23rd Annual Conference in London, Ontario May 9-11 . FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS Barry K. Grant presented an invited keynote lecture for the conference "Pictures of a Generation on Hold: Youth in the Media," held at Ryerson Polytechnic University in May. His talk was on "Postmodern Representations of Youth and Front Row: David Siegel, Nancy Butz, Nicola Pearson, Wendy Murphy, Tina Oates­ Violence." Johnson, Donald White Back Row: William Webster, Debra Smith, Terry Nicholls, John Sivell, Scott Wiebe, Don Ursino Derek Knight of Visual Arts is the 1996 recipient of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries award for Curatorial Writing (Historical). His 18,000 word essay, "N.E. Thing Co.: the Ubiquitous Concept" written for Oakville Galleries and In a world of dwindling federal and their work and academic achievements published in support of the exhibition he curated on the photo-conceptual work of somewhere else," commented David provincial scholarship money and ever­ Lain and Ingrid Baxter (1966-1978) last winter, was chosen from among 37 Siegel, Associate Vice-President increasing competition, thirteen Brock submissions. The other recipient for Curatorial Writing (Contemporary) was Jessica Academic, at a reception held on May students won Ontario Graduate Scholar­ Bradley, newly-appointed Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of 8 to honor the following students: ships (OGS) and/or post-graduate Ontario. In recognition of his scholarship, Professor Knight will receive a cheque Luciano Leraci (Physics) NSERC awards from NSERC (the Natural in the amount of $1000 from INCO. Ltd. and will be formally recognized along winner, Tyrone Nicolas (Computer Science and Engineering Research with Ms. Bradley at the annual meeting of the Ontario Association of Galleries on Science) NSERC winner, Nicola Council). the evening of June 3 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. "Students who were successful Pearson (Biological Sciences) NSERC should be very happy about it, because winner, Diane Thompson (Earth GEOGRAPHY it was so competitive this year," Sciences) OGS and NSERC winner, Alun Hughes presented an invited paper entitled "John Butler and Early Settle­ commented Ellie Koop, Assistant Scott Wiebe (Biological Sciences) OGS ment on the West Bank of the Niagara River" at the Butler Bicentenary History Registrar Graduate Studies. Over 7000 winner, Donald White (Biological Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake on May 11. Sciences) NSERC winner, Mirjana students planning to continue their The following papers were presented by Brock Geography faculty at the Asso­ studies applied for 1673 OGS awards. Zabic (Chemistry) OGS winner, Nancy ciation of American Geographers 92nd Annual Meeting, April 9-13, in Charlotte, The competition is open to graduate Butz (Sociology) OGS winner, Wendy North Carolina: Hugh Gayler "The Growing Challenge to Preserving Agricultural students across Ontario, who have Murphy (Psychology) NSERC winner, Land in Ontario, Canada"; Deborah Leslie and David Butz "Foundering Tina Oates-Johnson (Psychology) accomplished a minimum A average. Subjectivities, Space and the Labour Process"; Ken MacDonald and David Butz NSERC winner, Debra Smith (Psychol­ The average grade of applicants this "Portering Relations and Transcultural Interaction in Northern Pakistan"; Josephir.e ogy) OGS winner, Karen Haverkamp year was 85-88%, stated Ms. Koop. Meeker "The Union of Gospel and the Blues: A Study in Western Hymnody"; (English) OGS winner, Terry Nicholls "It's a great time for faculty members Michael Ripmeester "Ordering the Wilderness: The British Post at Niagara, 1759- to see our students do well enough to (Visual Arts) OGS winner. 1783"; Clarence Woudsma "Transportation Deregulation: A Canadian Example". receive awards and go on to continue PUBLICATIONS Ti-Cats bring football to Brock Leslie, K. & Ogilvie, R.D. (1996). Vestibular dreams: The effect of rocking. 1-16. On June 1, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats an absence from 1992 to 1994, when Dreaming, 6, will open spring training camp at Brock the team conducted training camp at Muldoon, M.S., D. Dawson and J. Veltri, "Church and the Sea of Life: Ship or University. At a media conference on Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton. Prior Lifeboat?" The Way: Review of Contemporary Christian Spirituality. 36(1996): Tuesday, May 14, Director Administra­ to that, the Tiger-Cats staged camp at 151-158. tive Services AI Pedler and President Brock from 1977 to 1991. Terry White welcomed team players, Quarterback, Matt Dunnigan, was Smith, Murray E.G. and Taylor, K.W., "Profitability Crisis and the Erosion of officials, Head Coach Don Sutherin introduced as a Tiger-Cat at the Popular Prosperity: The Canadian Economy, 1947-91." Studies in Political and his staff. "We're all set to go, and conference. we're looking forward to an interesting "On behalf of the Hamilton Tiger­ Economy, 49, Spring 1996. time," announced Mr. Pedler. "It's a Cats, I would like to say how delighted mutually beneficial relationship for we are to return to Brock University for EVENTS both Brock and the Cats." Training Camp in 1996. The facilities The Tiger-Cats are returning to here are first rate, the people are very Brian Calvert will be leading some activities for Unicamp, a non-profit camp Brock for the second straight year, after cooperative, and they are familiar with and conference centre near Collingwood. For details about family fun, bicycling, our needs from hosting the Tiger-Cats architecture and nature programs, phone Brian at ext. 3299 or 227-3539. in the past. We feel that a good Do you recognize this man? training camp will be the springboard A Stag & Doe in honor of Natalie Cook and Mike Zywicki will be held on for a successful season on the field, as it Friday, June 14, 8:00 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 17, 3 Ormond St. was last season when we got off to a in Thorold. Tickets are $5. Contact Jeff Needham in External Relations ext. 4074. very quick start," commented Coach Sutherin. In addition to excellent Challenge Day '96 - Tuesday, June 11 playing fields and accommodation in The Village, the Ti-Cats enjoy residence Niagara College has once again accepted "the challenge" from Brock to see food. which institution of higher learning can motivate the greatest number of faculty Two-a-day practices begin on June and staff on its respective campus to be active on Tuesday, June 11. 2; fans are encouraged to come out and Individuals will be encouraged to "Just move a while" (for a minimum of fifteen watch. The Annual Black and Gold minutes) at their own pace. Time and enjoyment are the priority, not speed and Fan Day Scrimmage will be played at distance. Don't forget to report your activity to Healthstyle 90's/Campus Brock on Saturday, June 8 at 1 :00 pm. Recreation. The Ti-Cats will return to Hamilton on Last year, this friendly, healthy competition motivated 78% of the Brock June 21 to start regular CFL season community (639 participants) to be active. Niagara College managed to "slightly play. surpass" our percentage; however, the Brock community's variety of activities and enthusiasm is unsurpassed. Check your Healthstyles 90's Newsletter for events It's AI Ross of Central Stores being and contacts. Just move awhile and dial ext. 3574 on June 11th! arrested for the Canadian Cancer Society Jail 'N Bail, an annual CLASSIFIED fundraising event held May 15-16 at For Rent: 80 Chaplin Ave, SI. Catharines. A message from the Alumni Office the Fairview Mall. Other Brock staff 3 large bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, front porch, taken to jail include John Zoccoli from private drive, fenced yard. From June 1 sl. As you can imagine, keeping track of 30,000 alumni is always a challenge. We Accounting Services and Debbie Slade $740/mo. Call 468-2889. have come up with several ideas that we think can not only make our task a little from the Centre for the Arts. 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"There's nothing worse than not girl, and never told by her family to addition to science, are among the reaching your full potential in any stay away from what might have been many qualifications of a successful career," said Roberta Bondar, considered by some as boys' play. astronaut. Canada's first female scientist, as she In the 1950's, the media did not "The basic issue for me is self previewed some of the thoughts that portray women in space or science. esteem as a woman to pursue any will appear in an upcoming book, "There was not much about women field that I want to pursue. So for and title of her lecture, Women as adventurers," she commented, young people coming through, do not Beyond Earth. Complemented by a adding that even today, women are ever lose that enthusiasm, do not lose slide and video presentation, Dr. not considered adventurers or explor­ that energy. Never lose arrogance Bondar shared a down-to-earth ers. In 1978 when women were first that you might have about yourself, account of her experience as a allowed to enrol as mission candi­ that you can do anything you want." scientist, athletic enth usiast and dates, women had to have PhD's to Support systems are needed, says astronaut. get into the program, although many Bondar, to continually nourish this In the many lectures she presents, of the men already involved, did not. confidence. Bondar claims to focus not only on "Of the 300 astronauts that have Roberta Bondar, native of Sau It St. encouraging young girls to develop flown internationally, only 10 percent Marie, holds degrees in neurology, and maintain an interest in science. are women," stated Bondar. medicine, neurobiology, experimen­ Courtesy of NASA She tries to be a chearleader for both "Astronauts have to be trained to tal pathology and agriculture. Her genders, she explained, saying that be professional," said Bondar. Many interests include scuba diving, para­ on May 29 was co-sponsored by boys, too, have to understand their do not think of the set of skills or chuting, physical fitness and Brock's Faculty of Mathematics and sisters can succeed in science. training required for space flight. "It is environmental issues. She was one of Science and the Status of Women in As a student in public school, very important to understand that it six astronauts selected in 1983; her Science Committee. Bondar recalls many supports. "I did goes beyond just understanding mission-on which she conducted 55 not identify with wo~en in science science," she said. The most wide ranging experiments-followed fiction," she claimed after playing a important ability we all have is to several years later in 1992. Dr. video clip from Flash Gordon, where communicate and educate what we Bondar is an Officer in the Order of the female lead was "only there to learn. In the International Space Canada and currently teaches at York look pretty." Dr. Bondar identified Station, says Bondar, it is important to University, Ryerson Polytechnic Dr. White, with Flash Gordon himself; for understand how to relate to each University and the University of example, she was interested in other and to have a wholistic ap­ Western Ontario. athletics and the science club. She proach to understanding the earth we Dr. Roberta Bondar visited Brock Tourism remembers being encouraged to share. Physical fitness, linguistics and as part of the Learned Societies explore and investigate as a young a knowledge of current issues, in Congress Speaker Series. Her lecture Ambassador WED N E S D A y u N E 2 1 996 of the Year

The St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce honored Dr. Terry White at the STAR Awards gala dinner on May 30 at the Embassy Suites Hotel. The annual STAR (St. Catharines Tourism Ambassador Recognition) awards are presented during Tourism Awareness Week to "individuals and organi­ zations that have contributed with excellence, enthusiasm and community spirit to the well being of the tourism industry." "Net" affects Individuality says cyber guru Tourism Ambassador of the Year is awarded to an individual who has awareness of tourism. In a letter "We have pie, they may not know the gender of for example, to be on the same level as raised suddenly devel­ the person with whom they are the rest of society, by allowing them - of nomination, Tom Arkell described .~ oped powers we conversing. as collective netizens - to have their Dr. White as a "tourism star to st. Catharines, Niagara and Canada." Dr. ~ don't know what Through the development of tech­ views heard. Through democracy, to do with," said nology, citizenship is now known as technology has created unity among White has been instrumental in such Dr. Derrick de "netizenship." People can visit virtual people; it allows us to focus on our projects as the World University Kerckhove who cities or even attend a virtual wedding, commonalities rather than our differ­ Games and the bid for the 1999 World spoke on the which, de Kerckhove argued, makes it ences. Rowing Championships and the 2001 impact of difficult to separate "virtual time" from Whether or not we understand the Canada Summer Games. "Over his cyberspace on our "real time." Because of the anti­ power we have acquired from the eight years at Brock University, Terry "~,~~ culture at the disciplinary and anti-hierarchical Internet, it exists nonetheless, claims de has been the driving force to form rnl~ES - Learned Societies nature of the "net," de Kerckhove Kerckhove. Like television and family, university-community partnerships in 1996leamed SocletlesCongress Congress. argues that equality is shared by all the Internet will impact our lives all areas of business and culture and ConsresdesSocWesSalianlu Director of the citizens. because it will shape our identities, has provided the drive to the McLuhan Program in Culture and The Internet or "intranet" is "a­ restructure the meaning of citizenship University to build three new Technology and Professor of French at national", said de Kerckhove. It knows and redefine democracy. residences, all designed to encourage the University of Toronto, de Kerckhove no boundaries and is therefore a --Leigh Wag land summer conference business and bring addressed academics from across democratic tool. It allows the homeless, thousands of delegates to St. Canada and beyond at the Sean Catharines every year." O'Sullivan Theatre on May 24. For over "As Brock's biggest and best sales­ twenty years, following in the footsteps Brock honors six Canadians person, he has been personally of his mentor Marshall McLuhan, he has responsible for allowing the University been involved in teaching and research­ to become the tourism partner that it is ing the impact of communications with doctorates today. His profile is international and technology and the media. his contribution to tourism Brock University will confer The presentation consisted of two award-winning Chateau des Charmes immeasurable." honorary degrees on six distinguished parts: a video presentation Wines Ltd. in Niagara-on-the-Lake A number of promotional activities incorporating themes of interactive Canadians during Spring 1996 and was instrumental in the develop­ take place during Tourism Awareness technology and manipulation, as well Convocation from June 12-14. ment of the Cool-Climate Oenology Week. Representatives from the St. as concentration of ownership, followed On Wednesday, June 12 at 2:00 pm, and Viticulture Institute at Brock Catharines Chamber of Commerce, by de Kerckhove's commentary on his Dr. J. Frank Clifford will be honored in University. He will be recognized for along with Mayor AI Unwin and a current research. recognition of "his outstanding "his impressive contributions to the De Kerckhove's speech was struc­ member of the Niagara Regional contributions to education and teach­ development of the modern Niagara Police, arrested Andrew Brook, Treas­ tured around the predominant Congress ing in Ontario." Born in Dunnville, his grape and wine industry." theme of identity, citizenship and urer of the Canadian Philosophical accomplished career includes experi­ Dr. Ballard, founder and Chair of Association, visiting Brock during the democracy. He argued that the Internet ence as an elementary school teacher the Board for the Vancouver-based has taken over ownership of our Learneds Conference. Amid a busy in Weiland, Superintendent with the Ballard Power Systems, will be identities, and that we are no longer lunch crowd in Jubilee Court on Friday Hamilton-Wentworth Separate School individuals, but instead a collective honored for "his pioneering efforts in May 31, Dr. Brook was presented with Board and Director of Education with linked by technology. "We cut our the development of fuel cell technol­ a number of gift certificates for hotel clothes in whatever material we're the Waterloo County Separate School ogy." Dr. Ballard will give the accommodation, restaurants and given," said de Kerckhove, explaining Board. In 1989, Dr. Clifford was Convocation Address. attractions in the Niagara Region. that our identities are structured by our appointed Executive Director of the At 9:30 am on Friday, June 14, "We make sure they have a whole past, our community and our media, Teacher Education Council of Ontario. Right Honorable Ellen Fairclough and weekend of activities on us," said including the Internet. Technology, he He has been and continues to be a actor-writer Tony van Bridge will be Maggie Buckley, Tourism Manager argued, provides the material from strong supporter of Brock University. honored for their remarkable accom­ with the Chamber of Commerce. which we cut our sense of self. Winemaker Paul Bosc Sr. and Dr. plishments. Mr. van Bridge's career "Surprises like this I don't mind," De Kerckhove suggested, however, Geoffrey E. Ballard will be honored on includes 15 years with the Stratford commented Dr. Brook, "the Niagara that "technology plays with identity." Thursday, June 13 at 2:00 pm. Mr. Region is one of Canada's most When people talk via e-mail for exam- Bosc is a founding partner of the Doctorates continued on page 2 attractive regions." Salary increase Doctorates Continued from page 1 FACULTY AND STAFF Festival, a number of seasons with CBC ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Television and 10 years with the Shaw Maureen Donnelly and Allister Young presented a paper entitled "Tax Judgment effective July 1 Festival, where he is currently associate and Decision Making: the Role of the Expert System" at the annual conference of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association in Montreal on May 23-25. At a Town Hall meeting on May 31, director. He will be recognized for "his specifics on salary increases and an distinguished contributions to Canadian BURGOYNE CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP update on the funding gap were theatre." Mr. van Bridge will address Tom Bryant was elected Program Chair for 1996-97 of the Entrepreneurship provided by Terry White, Susan Clark, graduands, faculty and guests. Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), after two Harold Leece and Terry Varcoe. Right Honorable Ellen Fairclough terms as Academic Reviewer/editor. He chaired the session and led the discussion At the April 11 Town Hall meeting, will be honored for "her outstanding on the Entrepreneurial Research Consortium at ASAC. the Brock community was informed the lifetime achievements in public service funding gap had been reduced to to Canadian society." Dr. Fairclough is COMPUTER SCIENCE $438,000. Salary increases will have an a life member of the General Account­ Jon Radue and Aaron Rossetto (an honors student in the Department) presented affect on the gap: the total increase in ants' Association of Canada and the their "Online Course Evaluation System" at the 9th Annual Guelph Show and Tell salaries ($450,000) raises the gap to Chartered Accoutants of Ontario. She Conference on May 24, 1996. $888,000. was first elected to the House of This system was developed with financial help from the Dean of Mathematics Fortunately, Brock's fiscal and salary Commons in 1950 and has served on and Science and is now available for testing by any department in the University. It years follow different schedules and many boards and held numerous is Web-based and allows for easy generation of evaluation questionnaires by allow for some short-term advantages. prestigious positions including Secre­ faculty, with students being able to complete and submit it anonymously. If Because the fiscal year runs May 1 to tary of State and Minister of Citizenship required, it also ensures that the person completing the online form is registered in April 30, a two-month salary savings the course and does not submit multiple copies. As it is all Web-based, students ($203,000) resulted from faculty or staff and Immigration. The Honorable Gilbert Parent will must have knowledge of, and access to, a browser such as Netscape or Lynx. leaving Brock in June 1995. Late Results are presented automatically (also via the Web) in histogram form for resignations have also allowed for an be honored at the final Convocation multiple-choice questions, and a convenient text form where comments were additional savings of $220,000. ceremony on Friday, June 14 at 2:30 Reductions in academic and part-time pm, in recognition of "his distinguished requested. If interested, the follOWing URLs provide some more information: teaching budgets of approximately record of political service and his For viewing the online help for the students' use: $465,000 have further reduced, and election as Speaker of the House of http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/survey/.info eliminated the gap. CUPE negotiations Commons." Mr. Parent, a lifelong An actual survey for COSC 1 P99 (don't try submitting it as you will get an error are the only remaining; they are resident of Weiland, was first elected to message): http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/faculty/radue/survey-1p99.html scheduled to begin in the near future. office in 1974 following a prosperous The multiple choice questions, tabulated: "1 think you can see this is a story career as a teacher and administrator in http://www.cosc.brocku.calfaculty/radue/survey-lp99-mc.html with a happy ending," said Dr. White. Niagara schools and school boards. The comment or text questions (large file, because of 165 students): Brock's ability to come up with creative Convocation ceremonies will be http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/faculty/radue/survey-1p99-text.html ideas has allowed us to protect our held in Gym One of the Physical EDUCATION core of excellent academic programs, Education Complex. he commented. "The next thing we Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, adjudicated elementary and secondary will watch is admissions to make sure school choirs during the Garden City Choral Music Festival held May 2 and 3 at we meet our target there." Admissions Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines. In addition, Prof. Beatty for the 1996/97 academic year aims to Annual Sneak Preview, adjudicated school music and choral speaking classes in the Port Col borne Festival admit 2,100 year-one students to of the Arts held May 14 and 16. Brock. Centre for the Arts FRENCH Detailed information on salary Leonard Rosmarin was invited to present a paper on May 17 at the International increases was forwarded to faculty and Sales were brisk on Tuesday, May 14, Colloquium on the theme of the Gift in Western Civilization held at Trent staff the week of June 3. 1996, at the Centre for the Arts follow­ ing the third annual Sneak Preview. University. The title of his presentation was: "The I-You Relationship in the Works Four hundred "friends" and "best of Emmanuel Levinas." On May 23 he gave a paper at the Learned Societies friends" attended a star-studded evening Congress on the contemporary French novelist Robert Pinget. It was titled: "Voix of entertainment in the Sean O'Sullivan omnipresentes, voix malveillantes dans Le Libera de Robert Pinget." New Theatre to promote the 1996/97 line-up. Award-winning choreographer GEOGRAPHY Dan McCarthy presented a paper entitled "The link between microscale and William Orlowski performed a dance lichenometric age" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Geogra­ appointments exerpt from TAP!, a performance that phers at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon on May 14. will visit Brock on March 6, 1997. Waterwood Productions previewed As part of the changes in Brock's MATHEMATICS MOUSETALES, one of four shows to be H. Ben-EI-Mechaiekh presented an invited lecture "Points fixes et zeros pour les administrative structure, Vice-President presented in the Children's Series on applications multivoques sans convexite" at the Centre de Recherche Susan Clark has announced that Dave March 8, 1997. Mathematiques, Seminaire d' Analyse Nonlineaire, Universite de Montreal, on May Siegel, Associate Vice-President Aca­ Back by popular demand, Ballet demic, will add to his responsibilities by 10. Jorgen will perform the NUTCRACKER becoming Acting Dean for the coming on December 7 and 8, 1996. During POLITICS year. It is anticipated that a search for a Sneak Preview, Ballet Jorgen performed W.H.N. Hull participated in a panel at the meetings of the Association for the new Dean of Student Affairs will begin two pieces from the Nutcracker. Caitlin Study of Canadian Radio and Television on "Responses to the Juneau/Herrndorf/ early in 1998. Hanford of Quartette, also starring Murray Report on the CBC, NFB and Telefilm Canada." At a reception following Earlier this year the Senate Sub­ Sylvia Tyson, Colleen Peterson and the panel, Professor Hull was made an honorary member of the Association in Committee on Instructional Develop­ Cindy Church, performed a warm "recognition of exceptional contributions to University research in the history of ment recommended to Vice-President country-folk set. Quartette, along with. Canadian radio and television." Susan Clark that Michael Kompf be Shirley Eikhard, wi II appear at the appointed as Director of the PSYCHOLOGY Centre for the Arts on January 25, 1997. Instructional Development Office (iDO). Last week, eight Brock Sleep Researchers (Paul Doerfling, Kathy Hadjiyannakis, For more information about the This recommendation has been ac­ Tim and Wendy Murphy, Alexandra Ostaniewicz, Kevin Peters and Prof. Bob upcoming season programme, or to cepted as of July 1, 1996; Dr. Kompf Ogilvie) and two from Trent bundled into a van and drove to Washington, D.C., to order tickets, call the Box Office at ext. will be the new Director. Dr. Kompf is a present papers at the annual Sleep Research Society meeting. They presented six 3257. Hours of operation are 10:00 am graduate of Brock and has taught in the papers and posters on a variety of topics: "FFT analysis of the stage 2-REM transi­ to 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and Faculty of Education since 1986. The tions in narcoleptics and controls," "Applying the Hori sleep scoring system to the 12:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday until June IDO plays an important role in Brock's examination of the sleep onset process in insomniac and normal sleepers," "The 15,1996. commitment to the support of teaching. effect of intention on the sleep onset process," "Distribution of electrodermal The University community can expect activity in slow wave sleep," Identifying sleep disruptions in OSA patients using to hear from Dr. Kompf in the very near CLASSIFIED behavioral measures," and "Item analysis and reliability of the Brock Sleep and future, as he begins discussions on how Insomnia Questionnaire (BSIQ)." the IDO can best serve faculty. Wanted: Cottage in Huntsville or Minden area from June 29 to July 6. Must sleep 9. Please call 892-4495. EVENTS Help wanted: Live-out nanny needed for 18-month old, 3-4 days per week, 6-8 hours A book sale sponsored by the Brock University Philosophical Society and Mount per day. References required. Call 892-7566. Carmel Spiritual Centre will be held on June 18 and 19 from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm at Wanted: Summer home needed for former the Spiritual Centre, 7021 Stanley Avenue in Niagara Falls. The collection of over Brock University major league baseball player now coach of the 15,000 includes books in such areas as literature, history, biography, fiction, St. Catharines' Stompers. Contact Stomper philosophy, religion, social sciences and languages. For more information, call head office at 641-5297 for more information. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Wanted: University student from France, 356-4113. 22, seeking one month (August) as nanny to Brock News is a publication of the improve English. No renumeration required Office of External Relations. 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Athank you from Dr. Clark NeW perspectives on Brock University

A splendidly successful team effort. That's After 16 days with the Learneds, the Brock how Acting President Dr. Susan Clark described campus seems to be a quieter, maybe even lone­ the Learned Societies Congress hosted by Brock lier, place. The conference - the largest ever to University form May 23 to June 7. A team, she come to Brock and the Niagara Region - was a added, that started with Sandra Beckett and Tom tremendous success, not only by Brock stan­ Arkell but went on to include every department dards, but by the testimonials of many delegates and aspect of the University. "One of the lasting who have been attending the Learned Societies benefits for Brock is that it raised our profile Congress for a number of years. Paul Ledwell, across the country," said Dr. Clark. Now back at Director of Congress forthe Humanities and their home universities, delegates will have a bet­ Social Science Federation of Canada, made ter appreciation of our university. "They took Brock his home for the entire event. At its con­ home a very good impression of a university that clusion, hecommente.d that Brock had orga­ can deliver outstanding services,whether it Was nized "the best Learneds conference ever." video-conferences, the technology showcase or DavidGraham, who will host the Congress in hotdogs." 1997,hopes to take many of Brock's successes The President's Receptions, which were run home to Memorial University in Newfoundland. so as to showcase Niagara's wineries, were Sandra Beckett and Tom Arkell, coordinator much appreciated by delegates and the wineries, and associate coordinator/would like to extend she commented. Our visitors were highly sincere appreciation to both Brock and Niagara impressed with the quality of Niagara wines. Dr. communities for their wholehearted generosity, Clark also received positive comments on the cooperation and dedication. look and feel of the University, as well as its Tom believes that one of the reasons the physical location. Learneds chose Brock to host the Congress in "Our attention to detail gave a splendid feel 1996 was the overwhelming sense of communi­ to all occasions." Visitors liked the Learneds logo ty extended to visiting delegates four years ago. and were impressed by the volunteers - in their We continued to show this same hospitality in red t-shirts - always willing to provide assis­ welcoming visitors to our campus this year. tance. A number of new Brock activities were "People really did what they do best. All players added to the schedule this year; opening cere­ did an outstanding job in focusing their energy monies, the public lecture series and two video on the conference at a time when they were conferences all received favourable comments busywith otherthings." and an indication that they will be added to the Sandra and Tom were approached by many Congress in future years. visitors who expressed positive comments and Learned attendees commented that th is was words of congratulation. Sandra perhaps said it the best organized Learneds conference they had best: "Brock has left its mark on this Learneds, a ever attended - high praise indeed. From Dr. mark that is both Brock and Niagara." Clark, a thank you goes outto all who helped make this event a success -"it was the Brock team approach at its best!" • The bag stuffers

Grant Dobson and Tom Arkelilaunch the Learneds wines; the Beckett chil­ dren seem to be more interested in their pop

Grabbing a bite to eat before the Video Conference with Mexico and the u.s.

Sheila Young, Sandra Beckett and Irene Blayer

Corrado Federici and Leonard Rosmarin tasting our wine before the Video Conference

Terry Boak, Program Chair, Canadian Society for the Study of Education

David Graham, Memorial University, 1997 Learneds Coordinator

D. ]ennine Reid, Queen's "/ iVVln1l'L,,,,,,,,,rl A hug for the bag stuffers

Pat Beard, local repre­ sentative, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, with Terry Reid

Brock's locksmith

. John Bird, local repre­ sentative, for the Study of

David McCallum, Canadian Association for Research libraries (presenter for Infor­ mation Technology Showcase)

Paul Ledwell, Director of Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada Matt Hawthorne, Conference Services

14. Charles Barton, local representative, Canadian Asian Studies Association

1 Cecilia Reynolds, local representative, Canadian Society for the Study of Education

1 Ray Birmingham, try­ ing to resist temptation

17. Karen Krug, local rep­ resentative, Canadian Association of Practical Ethics

8. William Matheson and Luaine Hathaway at President's Reception

Keran Mirchandani, St. Mary's University

Andrew Brook, Carleton University (arrested for Tourism J\warenessVVeek) 19. John Busch, Custodial Services Entertainment at our closing party - ARIBAM! 21. Mark, Custodial Services 22. Hedy McGarrell, local representative, Canadian Linguistic Association Sandra Beckett and Tom Arkell; discussing congress details, of course 24. Murray Smith and Walt Watson, local repre­ sentatives, Canadian Anthropology and Sociology Association

Sadie Stren, Leameds participant last

Melissa Smith, Editor, Broadview Press (participant in Publishers' Exhibition) Elizabeth Sauer, local representative, Society of Renaissance Studies

26. Lisa and Laurie, the registration ladies

Anew and improved gym, the Learneds Congress Centre

28. Christine Pierre-Louis Jennifer Furey taking care of business in the Learneds office

Gerald and Patricia enjoying our Learneds wi ne

30. AI Pedler, Nancy (from Marriott) and Mary Armstrong; warming up closing party

John Crossley, University of Prince Edward Island, Learneds Coordinator in 1992

Wynanne Downer, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education · Jamie Fleming, Director of Housing and Conference Services

Robert Nunn, Program Chair, Association of Canadian Theatre Research

Two happy, friendly Marriott employees

Erecting our hospitality tent

35. Jennifer McGuire, a friendly (and studious) volunteer

36. Wi II iam Math ie, local representative, Canadian Political Science Association

Marie Claire Courtland, Lakehead University '1 Brock. It

Alice Yuet Un Lee, University of British Coltunbia Niagara Regional Police officer making his move

38. Tourist arrested, mis­ sion accomplished

39. Mark, a member of the "living signs," assists a del­ egate with directions

40. Helping out at the Publishers' Exhibition

41. William Hull, local representative, Association of Emetrie and Retired Academics

42. Members of our friendly and efficient custodial staff

Robert Dick, Universi1tv of Manitoba

Tony Ficuciello, Addison-Wesley Publishers 43. Shelly Martin and Dorothy Fast setting up the Bookstore in the Congress Centre

44. Betty White (and a quarter of Ray Birmingham) talking busi­ ness with a publisher

45. Another happy volunteer!

46. Harry Ralph, Marriott Food Services

47. Terry Carroll, local representative, Canadian Political Science Association

48. Lewis Soroka, local representative, Canadian Economics Association

Wayne Nellis, University of British Columbia

linda Lukasik, University ofWaterloo Like father like son? Aaron Soroka and Bill from Hospitality Services

"I'd like to register please."

. Members of our friendly hospitality team

Our pals from Custodial Services, John Busch and Ed Rioux

A big welcome to all our delegates

Enjoying a break, Lynn Windjack and team

Allison Sears, University of British Columbia

Teresa van den Heuve1, Emond Montgomery Publications The team from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, hosts of the 1997 Learneds

The tent men

Christa Crawford, the Queen of signs

Gary Johnston and his physical plant team help get the campus ready for the big event

Don Ursino and his singers; entertaining our delegates with wonderfu I voices

Christine Czapnik assisting a delegate at our solutions desk

Sheila Neysmith, In"TPr",nT ofToronto

Nina Howe, Concordia University , Wendy Laslo, Conference Services and Cathy McCann, Marriott

Scott Hayter enjoying a cold one while dis­ cussing business with Tom Arkell

Members of our happy registration team

Dorothy Fast doing business at our tent warm­ ing

Harold Leece with his morning coffee; Nancy making sure your coffee is fresh

Oh happy days are here again!

Clay Lafleur, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education 67. Dr. James Gibson and Professor Josephine Meeker

Ken Kernaghan and Pat Sewell enjoying an early evening reception

Acting President, Dr. Susan Clark, and friends

Bob Short, Senior Consultant of Cancom

, Cathy McCann on the Marriott-mobile

72, Laura-Lynn Black and Christa Crawford at the closi ng party

Ian Wmchester, University of Calgary

Margaret Haughey, University ofAlberta Alan and Peggy Collins assisting at a President's reception

The "living signs"

Clean up

Finishing touches at the entrance of Brock's Conference Centre

The custodial gang enjoying lunch

Say no more!

Bob Regier, University of Saskatchewan 79. Doug Brown and his assistant showing off a bottle of Learneds wine

80. David Graham, Coordinator for the 1997 Learneds, and Paul Ledwell from the Humanities and Social Science Federation of Canada

. What a tip!

Another member of our friendly volunteer team

Luc Rondeau, Marriott Food Services

Lubo Kamendy, Physical Plant

Jim Harper from Marriott, waiting for his sausages to cook

Eve Gillies, community participant Brock University

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~be Wednesday, July 10, with copy deadline of Wednesday, July 3 at ~ A White Night to remember forever included the White. In appreciation of her efforts continue to enjoy success with the silent auction over the past nine years, Sue White support of individuals both on of over 40 was also presented with a gold campus and within the Niagara donated items: bracelet by Carol Reid, Chair of the community. Closing remarks made by a limited­ Board of Trustees. The President was both the President and his wife were edition Robert honored with two gifts: a brick from expressed with an emotional farewell. Bateman Taro Hall to commemorate the White Night, forever, sponsored by lithograph sold building he helped to build, and two the Brock University Board of Trus­ for $950; a photographs of the Brock campus set tees and co-chaired by Dr. Susan dry-mounted, in a single frame. The before-and­ Clark and Carol Reid, was produced autographed after shots reflect the tremendous by the Office of External Relations poster of growth-and over $80 million in with help from across campus. Damon construction-that has been achieved Sponsors included Monnex Insurance Stoudamire, under Dr. White's leadership. Brokers Ltd., Marriott Corporation of NBA Rookie of All proceeds from the evening­ Canada and the Brock University the Year, for more than $30,000- will establish Bookstore. John Bird, Terry White, Terry Boak $225 and the Terry and Sue White Student Philadelphia Awards at Brock University. Under The presidency of Dr. Terry White Flyers jersey #88 autographed by Eric the Ontario Student Opportunity JamesA. was celebrated by close to 300 guests Lindros for $325. The raffle of a Trust Fund, each dollar realized will at White Night, forever on Macintosh Duo Powerbook, donated be matched to create an endowment Wednesday, June 26. The event, held by the Brock Bookstore, raised to support the annual awards. Once Gibson in the Decew Residence Dining Hall, $2720. matched, the proceeds from White extended a final farewell to Terry and An oil painting of cottages in the Night will be combined with an Library at Sue White with roastings made by Cotswold region of England, painted additional $37,000 in gifts made over MPP Jim Bradley, Politics Professor and donated by Dr. White, proved to the past few years to the President's Brock William Matheson and President of be the most popular auction item Forum. Therefore, the Terry and Sue McMaster University-a personal with a winning bid of $2500. Dr. White Awards to support Brock friend of Terry and Sue White-Dr. Raymond Moriyama, the architect students will be endowed with more The Brock University Library will Peter George. who has designed and consulted on than $97,000. be renamed in honor of Brock's The evening's festivities, presided many construction projects at Brock, In his address, Dr. White expressed founding President, James A. Gibson. over by Master of Ceremonies and purchased a Harold Town serigraph a strong belief that as an outstanding The Campus Naming Committee, Brock Chancellor Robert Welch, and presented it as a gift to Sue Canadian university, Brock will chaired by Dr. Wes Turner, originated the proposal for the James A. Gibson Library; it was received and approved by the Board of Trus­ tees as a fitting tribute to Dr. Gibson's leadership and scholarship. "Besides being founding President, this is the most important thing that has happened to me at Brock," claimed Dr. Gibson. When interviewed by the University Found­ ing Committee back in 1963, he placed a great deal of emphasis on creating a library in a tower. "This idea was not popular with everyone," he recalls. Dr. Gibson has worked in many famous libraiies, including the British Library (formerly known as the British Museum Library) in London, Spring convocation 1996: An overview England and the Bodleian Library in Oxford. Most recently, Dr. Gibson was At its Spring 1996 Convocation Brock also conferred honorary Right made a member of the Library Board from June 12 to 14, Brock University doctorates on six distinguished Honorable for the Town of Lincoln. conferred a total of 1 884 degrees: Canadians: Ellen "I'm excited every time I go into 1798 undergraduate and 86 gradu­ Fairclough, the Brock University Library, partly ate. These degrees include 744 J. Frank described by because of the books, but mostly Bachelors of Arts, 69 Bachelors of Clifford, Josephine because of the people that are there." Accounting, 123 Bachelors of Busi­ recognized for Meeker as a The naming of the Library will take ness Administration, 32 Bachelors of his outstanding pioneer from contributions women of her place on Monday, July 22 at 11 :30 Business Economics, 459 Bachelors am in the Schmon Tower Lobby. The of Education (in Adult Education, to education generation. University community is invited to Teaching English as a Second and teaching Among her many accomplishments in attend the ceremony. Language and concurrent degrees), 2 in Ontario, public service, Mrs. Fairclough was Bachelors of Music, 101 Bachelors of shared advice the first woman to be named a federal Physical Education, 77 Bachelors of and anecdotes cabinet minister. Recreation and Leisure Studies, 191 from his accomplished career as an David Bachelors of Science, 9 Masters of educator. His affinity to Brock and its "This honor Arts, 65 Masters of Education and 12 Faculty of Education, he claimed, has been Jordan's Masters of Science. made receiving this honor very presented not Scott Wiebe of St. Catharines was special. only to me, but farew-ell the recipient of the Governor Gener­ bestowed on al's Silver Medal, awarded to the Owner and the whole of undergraduate degree recipient at winemaker Paul theatre arts. On Tuesday, June 11 in the Pond Brock with the highest academic Bose Sr. of This hood I Inlet, students, staff and faculty bid standing. Scott, a biological sciences Chateau des wear gives farewell to David Jordan who retired major, achieved an overall average of Charmes Wines assurance that from the University after 26 years. 89 percent. The Vice-Chancellor's Ltd., who has arts is given the proper authority it As Dean of Student Services since Medal, awarded to the undergraduate made deserves. Art feeds the spirit and can 1990, David Jordan was described degree recipient with the highest impressive make sense of our destiny." by Cathie Closs, Director of Brock's academic standing in each faculty contributions to Actor, writer and director, Tony Student Development Centre, as an (other than the faculty represented by the Niagara van Bridge, currently associate individual with the ability to genu­ the Governor General's Silver grape and wine industry and has director at the Shaw Festival. inely care for students, help them Medalist) was presented to the been instrumental in the development reach their full potential and following students: of Brock's Oenology and Viticulture "We all recognize their own inner wisdom. Faculty of Business-Norman Institute (CCOVI). belong to the Among his many achievements, he Chasse, a co-op accounting major human family encouraged students to participate from Weiland "00 not be first. You will on campus-in the formulation of Faculty of Humanities-Alfonso patient, be help us policies for students-and helped to Monachino, a French and Italian impatient. strengthen establish the native student advisor major from Stoney Creek Trust yourself. human solidar­ role. Faculty of Social Sciences-Kathy Dare to be in a ity," said "In terms of student quality of life, Hadjiyannakis, a psychology major hurry." Honorable no other institution cares more about from st. Catharines Geoffrey Gilbert Parent, its students than Brock," commented Faculty of Physical Education and E.H. Ballard, MP for St. Catharines-Welland­ Dean Jordan. He hopes to stay in Recreation-Michael Christian, a founder and Thorold and Speaker of the House of touch with many in the Brock health studies major from Brampton. Chair of the Commons. "1 bid you welcome into community and plans to set up his Board for Ballard Power Systems in the world of responsibility. Embrace it own practice as a registered psy­ Vancouver. with all your heart." chologist later this year. FACULTY AND STAFF Elections, Board of Trustees EXTERNAL RElATIONS Scott Hayter presented a three-hour workshop on fundraising to participants of a Ken Fowler of St. Catharines was 1999), Mary Jane Miller (elected in management program sponsored by the Business Development Council of Port elected Chair of the Brock University 1995 for a three-year term ending June Col borne on May 16. Board of Trustees on June 27. Dr. 30, 1998) and Nancy Murray (elected in Mr. Hayter was appointed Chair, Board of Governors of St. John Ambulance, Fowler is well known in the Brock 1994 for a three-year term ending June Lincoln County Branch, for a three year period. On June 26 at the Annual General community. He is currently Chairman 30, 1997). Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners, Southern Ontario Branch, Mr. of the Lincoln Capital Corporation and Hayter was elected to the Board of Governors. a Director of Home Capital FACULTY OF BUSINESS Corporation, both public companies Brock represented The Faculty of Business was a substantial presence at the recently concluded annual listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada in Montreal. The Other business interests include Ken in program of following papers were presented: Fowler Enterprises Ltd., Taro Properties excellence Barbara Austin, "ASAC Professional Institution, 1986-1995," (Business History Inc., Jumbo Video, SIR Corp and Division). Winner of Honorable Mention Award. Prudhomme's Landing. Brock University hockey coach Mike Margot Adams-Webber, "The Larkin Company and Mail Order Marketing in 1916," New members elected to the Board Pelino has been named head coach of (Business History Division). are Sue Culp of Lincoln, John Howard Canada's national under 18 hockey Don Cyr, "Intra and Inter-day Behaviour of Canadian Stock Market Indices," (Finance Division). of Vineland, Valerie Jaeger of St. team. Chosen from among 250 poten­ Adham Chehab, "Panel Data Estimation of Capital Structure," (Finance Division). Catharines, Patricia Johns of Fort Erie, tial candidates, Mr. Pelino will direct Lester Shoalts of Port Colborne and Ron McTavish, "A New Industrial Product Decision," (Case Division). the team at the Pacific Cup Tournament Barbara Austin also served as Division Chair for Business History and Tom Bryant Pamela Walker of Niagara Falls. Re­ in Nelson, British Columbia from elected members are Georg~ Barkwell, edited the Entrepreneurship papers. August 13-18. The Canadian Academic Accounting Association also held their annual conference Gerry Bujold and Catherine Murney. Pelino will be coaching future NHL As a result of an election by Brock staff in Montreal. Members of the Faculty of Business were once again active participants. superstars. For example, the first pick in The following papers were presented: held on June 21, the following staff the 1996 NHL draft, Chris Phillips, members will serve as representatives Maureen Donnelly and Allister Young, "Tax Judgement and Decision-Making: The played for the under 18 team last year Role of the Expert." on the Board of Trustees: Debbie Slade under Mr. Pelino's direction as assistant Louis Culumovic, "Attributes Sampling Within an Audit Decision Framework." (three-year term ending June 30, 1999), coach. The Canadian Hockey Associa­ Tom Arkell (two-year term ending June tion's Program of Excellence is de­ FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS 30, 1998) and Rico Natale (one-year signed to identify and provide opportu­ Barry K. Grant has been appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Wayne State term ending June 30, 1997). nities for elite young hockey players in University Press, Detroit, for their Contemporary Film and Television series. Faculty Trustees, elected by Senate, Canada at three levels: a regional under On June 22, Peter Feldman led the first in a series of three weekend workshops he is include Barry Joe (elected in June 1996 17 program, national under 18 team for a three-year term ending June 30, running at Trenton Community Theatre for their forthcoming production, The Melville and national junior team. Boys, by Canadian playwright Norm Foster. These workshops are funded by a grant "This is a real feather in the cap for from Theatre Ontario. Brock University and for our hockey CLASSIFIED program," commented Coach Pelino. GEOGRAPHY As one of 10 Level 4 coaches in Alun Hughes presented a paper called "Finding the Forest in the Trees: Timber For Sale: 1988 30' Award Trailer, Model Canada, he has been head coach of the Management and Mapping at MNR" at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian 730. Aerodynamic (pullable with standard under 1 7 team, assistant coach for the Cartographic Association at the University of Toronto, June 12-15. Two Brock students V8 engine). Excellent condition. Awning, under 18 team and has also worked received awards at the same meeting. Sharon Barnes won the Norman Nicholson new tires, twin beds, air, TV antenna and Memorial Scholarship to help further her cartographic education, and Thomas Foster many extras. $16,900. Call 935-6039. with the coaching staff of the national team at the annual Spengler Cup and won the President's Prize for Student Mapping in the Journalistic Map category. His For Sale: Built-in oven and stainless steel map, drawn to accompany an article in the Toronto Sun, was called "If Quebec, too, is counter-top elements - $150 for both OBO. the USA Cup. This one-time appointment involves divisible ... where do we draw the line?" This is the third year in succession that a In good condition. Call 934-9629 after 5:00 Brock student has won a President's Prize. pm. a two-week commitment; Coach Pelino For Sale: Full-size portable dishwasher, will be back at Brock in September to MATHEMATICS in good condition, asking $65. Free­ start a new season with the Badgers. standing dry bar, asking $30. Fireplace Velmer Headley presented a paper titled "Oscillation results for linear elliptic insert (heatilator), in excellent condition, equations" at the Third Geoffrey J. Butler Memorial Conference on Differential Equa­ asking $200. Propane gas barbeque (without tions and Population Biology, held June 26-29 at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. tank), needs TLC, asking $10. Call 684-8430 after 5:00 pm. Committee on the MUSIC For Sale: Learneds memorabilia avail­ Harris Loewen and the Niagara Vocal Ensemble gave two recent performances, the able: Bags $8, Mousepads $5, Portfolios $5. Presidency first at Ridley College in St. Catharines on May 24 and the second at Chateau des May be purchased at Conference Services in Charmes Wines Ltd. in St. Davids on June 9. the New Residence. At its Annual Meeting on June 27, For Rent: Cottage in the Muskokas. the Board of Trustees approved an PHYSICS Phone 680-2017 for information. amendment to the procedures for J. Black received $750 from the McBride Foundation for his research on nocturnal For Rent: Cottage on deep, sandy beach Appointment/Reappointment of Presi­ migration of birds. He also had an invited article on "Monitoring Nocturnally Migrating and clean lake perfect for wading and dents to include a representative from Birds Using Radar and Acoustic Microphones" published in the April issue of Birders swimming. Quiet location, ideal for Journal. families. Facilities include two bedrooms, the permanent staff in the composition loft, fireplace, gas BBQ, washroom with of the Committee on the Presidency. An invitation for nominations to this SEXUAL HARASSMENT OFFICE shower. Located on French Bay, Lake Huron Sexual Harassment Advisor, Ann Bown, was a guest speaker at the 18th Annual (Sauble Beach). One week available from important role has been circulated. Sat., Aug 24 to Fri., Aug 30 - $680. All you Members of the permanent staff are Guelph Conference and Training Institute on Sexuality, June 19. The topic was "Has 'Political Correctness' Around Sexual Issues Gone Too Far?" need is bedding and food. For information encouraged to submit nominations call 714-0629 after 6:00 pm. (signed by at least three members of the Wanted: Housesitter from August 4 to STUDENT AFFAIRS permanent staff and the nominee) to the David Jordan was presented an Award of Honor "for outstanding achievement and Labour Day. Comfortable large house (near Secretary to the University, Suite 1240, downtown) with two in-house cats needs contribution to the development and promotion of student services in Canada" by the TLC for the above period. New faculty or Schmon Tower, on or before Friday, .Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS) at its visiting academics might be interested. Call July 12. Nomination forms are available recent annual conference in Vancouver. 641-1285. Please leave a message on the in the University Secretariat. Ballots will answering machine. be distributed on Monday, July 15 and must be returned, sealed in the PUBLICATIONS envelope provided, by 4:30 pm on Ben-EI-Mechaiekh, H. and W. Kryszewski, "Equilibrium for Perturbations of multi­ Co .... ection Monday, July 22. functions by convex processes", Georgian Mathematical Journal, Vol. 3, No.3, 1996, In the June 12 edition of Brock News, Dr. 201-215. Roberta Bondar was incorrectly described as Canada's first female scientist. Dr. Bondar, Parking and traffic Blackwell, J., Thurston, W. & Graham, K. "Canadian women and substance use: who spoke at Brock on May 29 during the Overview and Policy Implications." In M. Adrian, Colleen Lundy & Marc Eliany (Eds.) Learned Societies Congress, is, of course, update Women's Use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs in Canada. Toronto: Addiction Canada's first female astronaut, or female Research Foundation, 1996. Chapter 14, pp. 228-246. scientist to travel in space. Thank you to readers who noticed the error; as for the rest The following plans have been of you, did you really think Dr. Bondar was approved by the University Parking and Butz, D. 1996. "Sustaining Indigenous Communities: Symbolic and Instrumental Canada's first female scientist???? Traffic Committee: Dimensions of Pastoral Resource Use in Shimshal, Northern Pakistan" The Canadian • no increase in parking rates for Geographer, 40(1): 35-53. 1996-97. Hanyan, Craig. "King George, Queen Caroline and the Albany Regency: The • coin-operated gate arms will Brock University Origins of a Political Term," New York History, Vol. LXXVI, No.4 (October, 1995). accept the new $2 coins after upgrades E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan are completed in August. Siegel, David and Barbara Carroll (McMaster), "Service in the Field: Questioning • six roadway crossings on campus our Assumptions about Service, the Field, and Reform," Public Sector Management, Brock News is a publication of the are slated for pedestrian/vehicle Office of External Relations. Vol. 7, no. 1 (1996), pp. 28-9. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 marking posts. An experimental FAX (905) 641-5216 crossing post will be installed adjacent Voices of Niagara: Choral Music by Niagara Composers (CD recording). The to free lots Rand T. Other areas are Niagara Vocal Ensemble, Harris Loewen, conductor. St. Catharines: The Niagara Brock News is available on-line on the slated for installation over the summer. Vocal Ensemble (NVECD-0696), 1996. (The recording is available in the Brock Brock gopher at -> University Services and • flashing signal lights are slated for University Bookstore, at Downtown Fine Music and the Rodman Hall gift shop.) 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Remembering Sir Isaac Brock Women's as a focal point, with another element shOWing Brock with the Indian leader Studies in Tecumseh. Richard Brache, Marketing Direc­ tor of the Guernsey Post Office visited the 90's Brock on Thursday, June 6 during a President's Reception of the Learned Societies Congress to introduce the Funding is not necessarily a cause new Exhibition Series Souvenir Sheet. "I'm fascinated with the Brock for despair, says Marsha P. Hanan, campus," he concluded after a tour of President of the University of the University. "It has a nice spirit of Winnipeg. And it is not the only awareness and utility blended with a challenge for women's studies in the strong story behind it. As a young 90's. The May 29 session entitled university, Brock has deep founda­ "From the Vantage Point of a tions because of the history of Sir University President: Women's Isaac Brock." Studies in the 1990's," was hosted by "Sir Isaac Brock is embedded in the Canadian Women's Studies our culture," said Mr. Brache. As a Association, as part of the Learned child, he was brought up with stories of "Brock" as an international hero. Societies Congress, and chaired by As part of his visit to Ontario, Mr. Brock University Acting-President Dr. Brache visited the monument dedi­ Susan Clark. Gail Brandt, Principal cated to Sir Isaac Brock located at Renison College, and Helga Mills, Queenston Heights. Principal St. Paul's United College, In 1992, Brock was formally both affiliated with the University of presented with a ceremonial mace by Waterloo, joined Dr. Hanan on the Brock University has a strong highlight the connection between the Bailiff of the Isle of Guernsey, Mr. speakers' panel. connection to the Isle of Guernsey, Guernsey and Canada through the Graham Dorey. The seven-pound Dr. Hanan quoted excerpts from a silver and gold mace is now part of located in the English Channel: British commander. The stamp draws presentation made six years ago, Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was together elements of Sir Isaac Brock's every Brock convocation. Brock also born in Guernsey on October 6, 1769. time in Canada during the War of has several scholarship opportunities when she spoke at the inauguration To celebrate Guernsey's attendance 1812. The designer, Andie Peck, used for Guernsey students. of the Margaret Lawrence Chair, the at the international stamp exhibition the painting, created by the First day cancelled issues of the Chair of Women's Studies shared by in Toronto, CAPEX '96, Guernsey University for its student recruitment stamp are available for $3 in the both the University of Winnipeg and produced a series of stamps that program, of Brock on his horse Alfred Office of External Relations. the University of Manitoba. She highlighted anecdotes of insight and ED N E 5 DAY U L Y 2 4 experience gained over the past 20 years in an academic career that, thus far, has included time at the University of Calgary, where she was active in the planning of a national conference on women's studies in higher education. Dr. Hanan recalled instances in the late 80's when colleagues still referred to women's studies as fad and rubbish. "Women studies is a reconceptualization of knowledge," she described. Difficulties in implementing women's studies programs, in her view, can be attrib­ uted to a combination of territoriality, New Perspectives at SSHRC: Strategic property and power. Twenty years ago, Dr. Hanan believed the aim of women's studies Planning for 1996-2001 was to put itself out of existence. Today, she no longer believes this to "As an agency playing a leading and social sciences; and to strengthen The second of three SSH RC priori­ be true. There is still reasonable role within the national support ties, and knowledge transfer, between ties lies in enhancing high-quality support, she claims, for women's system for science and technology, the research community and society. and ongoing training. "Between 1996 studies programs at universities. "My SSHRC bears an important dual "In order to promote excellence, inno­ and 2001, we intend to focus prima­ own experience is that there is great responsibility in helping to maintain vation and integration in research, we rily on consolidating the training effort to preserve us." Programs are, the effectiveness of Canada's national propose to provide a more open and structures we have built into our however, most vulnerable at insti­ research capacity and contributing, flexible range of research support." research support programs." Training tutions where they are not independ­ through research it funds, to the Support will serve a wide range of incentives will continue to encourage ent. "When departments feel under intellectual growth, progress and well research as well: theoretical and grant applicants to build opportuni­ siege, they may not agree to people being of Canadian society." In a short applied, highly specialized, discipli­ ties into their activities for both being in interdisciplinary programs," presentation on Friday, May 31 during nary and interdisiciplinary, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. she commented, citing a tendency for the Learned Societies Congress, Lynn individual and team research. Dr. Penrod claims the Council will departments to retreat to the tradi­ Penrod, President of the Social The Council plans to move away also explore the possibility of tional core. Sciences and Humanities Research from its existing practice of distinction increasing support to training in Dr. Hanan expressed concern at Council (SSHRC), previewed the between strategic and research grants. Targeted Research Support programs. the backlash that still exists in responsibilities and priorities of the A new program structure will incorp­ "In our view, communication must Canadian society. "We are still Council as it moves into the 21 st orate three components: Open be recognized as an integral part of getting the equity versus excellence Century. Research Support, to fund researcher­ the research process at every stage, argument," she complained, attribut­ Dr. Penrod predicts that inititated projects under open research from the setting of research objectives ing the put down of feminist scholar­ universities will continue to face grants and major collaborative through to the completion and ship to fear of change, departmental competing challenges, as they strug­ research initiative grants; Targeted sharing of results," stated Penrod, territoriality and a lack of funding. gle in an environment that not only Research Support, which proposes to outlining the Council's third priority She also claimed to be greatly dis­ promotes higher learning and fund thematic research networks, to strengthen ties between researchers tressed by the negative behavior research but tries to keep up with open theme research and joint initia­ and society. SSHRC strongly believes, sometimes vented within women's advances in modern technology. tives. An advisory committee on she claims, that knowledge transfer studies itself. Research contributions of the human knowledge transfer will also be feeds the policy-making process, "I am convinced that we can do sciences tend to be measured in established, according to Dr. Penrod, improves dialogue between research more and that it would be a mistake economic terms, she commented. to "maximize the effectiveness and and its users and provides the public to let funding and other pressures "The work done by social scientists impact" of these three targeted areas. with valuable information on push us back from our ideals. I want and humanists is vital to the evolution Research Development Programs wi II important issues. "SSHRC has an to stress that an ultimately narrow of an intellectually strong, culturally research agenda-setting activities important role in this regard, but we and traditional approach to intellec­ vibrant and prosperous society. Its through focused workshops, symposia also believe that the responsibility to tuallife brings with it a serious risk of value is difficult to measure by and policy fora. State-of-the-art communicate is primarily the failure to recognize excellence." traditional, short-term accounting reviews, performed by experienced researcher's and that communication Interdisciplinary programs allow us to standards." researchers, will be implemented to must be seen as imperative when understand and integrate varied The strategic plan of SSHRC, "encourage systematic review, using public funds." A number of perspectives of knowledge, Dr. developed over the last five years, interpretation and synthesis of knowl­ activities are planned to facilitate this Hanan added. Too narrow a perspec­ aims to tackle these challenges. Key edge. "The largest portion of the process, including the development tive brings about stagnation. priorities, she says, are threefold: to SSHRC budget will continue to fund of more effective communication Dr. Hanan reminded the group of help further the national capacity for' open research support. "Clearly, the methods and enhancement of SSHRC the many positive outcomes that have excellence, innovation and the work of selection committees and corporate communications activities. been achieved. "Think about how integration of knowledge in social external assessors is key to the suc­ Print copies of the SSHRC's Strate­ women's studies have changed sciences and humanities research; to cessful implementation of the program gic Plan will be available in print universities," she urged. Many enhance SSHRC's commitment to changes we have in mind." form in September 1996. high-quality training in the humanities Women continued on page 2 Alumni Association request Faculty and Staff BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Peter Nicholls' laboratory was represented at the IV International Symposium for nominees on Plant Peroxidases (Schloss Wilhelminenberg, Vienna, Austria), July 6-10, by The Brock University Alumni dedicated supporters of the Brock graduate student Mary Maj who presented a poster by M. Maj and P. Nicholls entitled "A comparative study of protoheme and heme d catalases: Association Board of Directors is University and who have demon­ presently undertaking its annual strated leadership in business and role of the heme and the heme pocket in catalysis and ligand binding." recruitment program. The Alumni within the local community, to serve CHEMISTRY Board consists of 15 directors selected as Directors of the Alumni Board. John Brennan presented an invited paper at the Canadian Society for from the Brock Alumni constituency The Alumni Association is Chemistry 79th Annual Meeting in st. Johns, Newfoundland, June 22-26. The who generally serve a three-year term requesting referrals of potential paper was entitled "Monitoring of Tryptophan Fluorescence to Probe Protein of office. Each year we retire five nominees from the faculty, staff and Structure and Stability in Porous Glass Matrices Derived by the Sol-Gel members of the Board, making room administration of the University. Method." for new faces and fresh ideas. In Nominations will close on September recruiting new members, the Board 3, 1996. If you have a referral, please attempts to maintain a representative FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS contact Susan Wheler, President, In early May, Margaret Burke presented a workshop at the Ohio Drama cross-section of Brock University BUAA at Exchange Conference entitled "Violence. What's Violence?" and a master class graduates. The Alumni Association is [email protected]. at Young People's Theatre, Toronto, based on Canada's child immigrants of the seeking Brock graduates who are 1800's, "Thinking the Thoughts: Finding the Feelings."

Women continued from page 1 LIBERAL STUDIES Visiting the H. V. Hansen read his paper, "Aristotle, Whately, and the Taxonomy of Fallacies" at the International Conference on Formal and Applied Practical students, for example, have found an Reasoning, in Bonn, June 3-7. The paper is published in the conference pro­ UK? "intellectual home" in having a safe ceedings, Practical Reasoning, edited by Dov M. Gabbay and Hans Jurgen environment to explore non-tradi­ Ohlbach, published by Springer, Berlin, 1996. pp. 318-30. tional personal, intellectual and Spending a sabbatical there? If so, H. V. Hansen and C. W. Tindale (Trent) are editors of Argumentation and political issues. Women's studies Education, selected papers of a conference of the same title held at Brock the Academic Relations Unit of the have opened avenues to research and Canadian High Commission in University in May 1995 and sponsored by the Faculty of Humanities. The teaching as well. "People interested volume is a special issue of Informal Logic (vol. xvii, no. 2, 1995). pp. 192. London would like to hear from you. in connections between disciplines, The Academic Relations Unit among disciplines, have been able to promotes teaching, research and look at women's studies as a modeL" publ ications about Canada and the What does the future hold beyond Faculty orientation and mentor program United Kingdom. Together with the the 90's? Current projects for Dr. British Association for Canadian Hanan include the opening of a This summer the Instructional Development Office (100) will again offer an Studies, it offers speaking and other Women's Studies Centre affiliated orientation for all new faculty, including those who have been hired over the opportunities for visiting Canadian with both the University of Winnipeg past five years. The program will be held towards the end of August (27-29). academics and contact with over and the University of Manitoba. This As in previous years, the 100 would like to involve faculty and staff in the 300 Canadianists in nearly 100 UK Centre, supported by faculty, students organization and delivery process. All Brock faculty and staff interested in the countries. and members of the community,will New Faculty Orientation 1996 are therefore invited to attend the first co­ aim to strengthen women's studies ordination meeting on Monday, July 22, from 1 :30 to 3:00 pm in the Please write, fax or e-mail: and feminist research, outreach and Committee Room (13th floor, Schmon Tower). A special invitation is sent to all Michael Hellyer, development. Deans and Department Chairs, as well as faculty who attended last year's Academic Relations Officer "What can we.do with very little or orientation. If you are planning to attend the meeting, please call Carolin Kreber Canadian High Commission no money to enhance what we are at the 100, ext. 3933. 1 Grosvenor Square doing now?" Dr. Hanan believes The 100 is also planning to establish a mentoring program for new faculty. London Wl X OAB despair is the wrong outlook; as more We are looking for experienced faculty who are willing to serve as a mentor or Tel: 011 44 171 2586691 women are being appointed to advisor to a less-experienced colleague from inside or outside their department. Fax: all 44 171 258 6474 administrative positions at If vou are interested in beinl! a mentor and would like to hear more [email protected] universities, the possibilities for abou't the mentoring program, ""please contact the Instructional Development growth and innovation are increasing. Office at ext. 3933 or send an e-mail [email protected]. We CLASSIFIED Dr. Brant and Dr. Mills discussed are looking forward to your call! the history of women's studies at the University of Waterloo and today's For Sale: RCA fridge and stove. White. In very good condition. Asking reality for the program. The first $200. Please call 682-5988. women's studies course at the Computing and Communications update For Rent: Large bright room in artist's University was offered in 1971, as the home and studio, furnished with access result of a suggestion made by the Over the past several months, the following changes have taken place in the to kitchen, NC. Close to amenities. Ideal wife of a Vice-President Academic at Department of Computing and Communications Services (CCS): Jim Lennard's for professor or mature student. Bed and that time. Courses were developed in breakfast arrangement on a weekly fee title has changed to Director, Computing and Bruce McCormack's title has co-operation with neighbouring changed to Director, Communications Services. The integrated structure of basis could be arranged. Call Maria 357- Wilfrid Laurier University; students 5547 for more information. CCS has not changed. The Department continues to prOVide computing, chose from a schedule of courses communications and network services and reports to Terry Varcoe, Vice­ For Sale: Central Stores has the offered at either campus. Since 1994, following surplus equipment for sale President, Administration through these two positions. Kevin Dover has been daily, 8:30 am - 12:00 pm and 12:30 pm students are able to major in a promoted to the position of Supervisor, User Services, Computing; John Levay - 3:30 pm in G209. Please call ext. 3511 women's studies program at either has been promoted to the position of Supervisor, Systems Support, Computing. for inquiries. institution. • A Delta Sidekick 10" motorized At the University of Waterloo, says Miter Box with retractable blade guard, Dr. Mills, the enrolment of the 10" diameter saw blade and dust bag, women's studies program lands like new. Sold on a sealed-bid basis, between 50-100 students. The direc­ Tickets for sale minimum bid $75. tor of the program holds a half-time eA Hydrofit general exercise ma­ tenured position. Two core courses Discount vouchers are available at Centre for the Arts Box Office for two BIG chine, piston resistance, with tension are available at the 200 and 300 shows in Toronto! Sunset Boulevard, now until August 18, and The Phantom of adjustments, in good condition. Sold on a sealed-bid basis, minimum bid $100. level. Ten additional courses are the Opera from August 1 to September 15. Each voucher entitles the purchaser • An ankle exercise machine, in good housed in different departments; up to four tickets at a 50 percent discount. Box Office summer hours are condition, $75. engineering and math are the only Monday - Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, or call ext. 3257. • A 386SX computer system, with 40 departments that do not offer a course meg hard drive, EGA color monitor, dot with women's studies content. "Its matrix printer, mouse, $450. strength is its weakness," commented Dr. Mills in describing the vulnerabil­ Library • Citation Searching ity of a program tied to other depart­ ments. For example, if a person As part of its planned replacement of subscriptions to print editions of Brock University teaching a course with a women's indexes and abstracts by electronic equivalents, the Library is now subsidizing E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan studies perspective leaves or retires, the costs of on-line citation searches in the following lSI databases: the Science that course will never be taught in the Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Brock News is a publication of the same way again, she explained. This Index. Further details are available from the Reference-Information Desk, ext. Office of External Relations. proved to be a great concern to 3233 or the Computer Search Service, ext. 3231. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 champions of the women's studies FAX (905) 641-5216 program earlier this year when a large Brock News is available on-line on the early-retirement program was Brock gopher at -> University Services and implemented at the University of Facilities ->External Rela!ions->Publica­ Waterloo. tions ->Brock News. On a more positive note, Editor: Janet lee concluded Dr. Mills, the University of Production: Mariette lincoln Waterloo has recently obtained a grant to develop a distance education The next issue of Brock News is program in women's studies. Wednesday, August 7 with a copy deadline of Wednesday, July 31 at noon. Jallles A. Gibson's Library-in-a-to-wer

There was, in 1963, a Founders Committee· of citizens of the Region, armed with Letters Patent and the promise of financial assistance from the Government of Ontario. The Welcome to Brock is an annual Committee had title to 400 acres of orientation session hosted by the farmland, with some fine trees, a University for incoming year-one beaver colony, muskrats, pheasants, students and their families. In addi­ and the prospect of future develop­ tion to extending a warm welcome to ment. The Committee also were the Brock campus, the session pro­ aware of a built-in pressure to ap­ vides valuable information to new point a President and Vice­ students that will help make the Chancellor in advance of a provincial transition to university life as smooth general election in September 1963. as possible. Two separate dates have Some 30 names were brought for­ been scheduled for this event: Thurs­ ward, quickly reduced to five, then to day, August 15 and Saturday, August two, of whom the Founding-Presi­ 17. dent-to-be, was one. While on campus, students and This individual travelled from their parents can take a tour of our France to Toronto-he was a mild facilities and speak to University staff mannered man of extended academic representing Administrative Services, experience and scholarly Athletics and Services, the Bookstore, The University Library was offi­ City of St. Catharines and the blue reputation-for an interview at the Campus Police, Finance, Marriott cially renamed in honor of Brock's expanse of Lake Ontario. Royal York Hotel, where a selection Food Services, Office of the Registrar, Founding President, james A. Gibson, It had a name, which was Brock, committee of five members ques­ Student Affairs, Residence and on Monday, july 22. At the naming and a Latin motto, freely translated as tioned him closely, if with civility, for Alumni Affairs. A session is also held ceremony, Or. Gibson reflected on "Push on!", reportedly the last words nearly four hours. in the Playhouse where families can the early days at Brock and the of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, When asked about h is ideas for voice questions and/or concerns. The importance of a University Library. mortally wounded at Queenston this new University-and it emerged Saturday session will feature a barbe­ Following are excerpts from his text. Heights in September 1812, widely he had been making notes while cue from 11 :30 am to 1 :30 pm. In "Once upon a time a New hailed, then as later, as the Savior of flying across the Atlantic at 10,000 1995, Welcome to Brock welcomed University was to be built beside the Upper Canada. over 800 students to the campus over Niagara Escarpment, overlooking the Gibson Library continued on page 2 two days. ED N E S DAY AUG U S T 7 1 9 9 6 Conunittee on the Presidency

As previously announced, the polls for the election of a staff member to the Committee on the Presidency closed at 4:30 pm on Monday, July 22. John Bird has been elected by permanent staff to serve on this Committee. Prof. Kernaghan receives distinguished research award The Committee on the Presidency is now duly constituted as follows: Several letters in his portfolio attest All these accomplishments provide -Members appointed by the Board of to the fact that his advice has been examples of how academic research Trustees: sought by prime ministers, senior can have significant applica- Ken Fowler, of the Board of cabinet ministers and senior public tions. Trustees servants of several governments. His An of his record William McNally, Board member appointment as a Senior Research of accompl which is Carol Reid, Immediate Past Chair of Fellow of the Canadian Centre for important at an institution such as the Board Management Development, the Brock with strong commitments to Andrew Panko, Board member Canadian government's training both research and is that his Kevin Robbins, student Trustee institute for senior executives, is a notable research record has not been .. Members appointed by Senate: great honor which ensures that he achieved at the expense of his teach­ Alan Arthur, History will have an impact on senior ing. On the contrary, students fre­ Paulette Cote-Laurence, Physical management appointments within the quently comment on his ability to use Education federal government. his research to provide them with Udayan Rege, Accounting and While he is generally viewed as inSights into the most recent develop­ Finance one of Canada's foremost experts on ments in government around the Mary Frances Richardson, Chemistry all aspects of public administration, world. He has supervised five MA Lisa McDonald, Student Senator his particular areas of interest have theses to successful completion .. Elected staff member: John Bird been the development and during the past four years. In the mid -Secretary to the Committee: Evelyn maintenance of a professional public 1970s, Professor Kernaghan was the Janke. The Senate Standing Committee on service, public service ethics and Founding Director of what is now the The Committee's work will be Research has selected Professor political rights of public servants. Faculty of Business at Brock. conducted in accordance with Kernaghan of the Department of His books and articles are widely The Senate Standing Committee on procedures approved by the Board of Pol itics as recipient of the 1996 Brock used by both academics and practi­ Research is charged with the Trustees, following consultation with Award for Distinguished Research and tioners, because he has a reputation responsibility for screening Senate, in June 1996. An inaugural Creative Activity. for providing analytical and critical nominations and recommending one meeting will be held in early August; Kenneth Kernaghan has received analyses of developments at the recipient each year. The screening updates will be provided throughout virtually every form of recognition leading edge of his field. His 1992 process is very rigorous and each the course of the process. available to someone in the field of article "Empowerment and Public dossier is assessed using a tough set public administration. He is one of Administration: Revolutionary Ad­ of criteria. The committee looks for those rare individuals whose vance of Passing Fancy?" won the significant contributions in research contributions easily span both the Hodgetts Award for best article or other creative work and for academic and professional spheres. published in English in Canadian consistency in such activities. They His achievements have provided him, Public Administration. Probably his require evidence not only in the form On the Job and by extension Brock University, most Widely quoted and referenced of publications, external grants and with a great deal of distinction both article is "Politics, Policy and Public letters from referees but also in Know a faculty or staff member nationally and internationally. Servants: Political Neutrality documentation from research agen­ whose job is more interesting than it He has been President of the cies and professional or technical might appear, or who has a really Institute of Public Administration of Revisited" which originally appeared in 1976 but has been revised and organizations. unusual hobby-and who wouldn't Canada, one of the few academics reprinted in a number of publications. Professor Kernaghan will be mind being interviewed about it for ever chosen to head this organization. His acknowledged expertise in the formally presented with the 1996 Brock News? If you do, please e-mail He has been editor of the pinnacle field of political rights of public Brock Award for Distinguished that person's name and phone national journal in his field, Canadian servants has resulted in his written Research and Creative Activity at the number to campusnews@spartan. Public Administration, and is currently work and expert testimony having a Opening of Term Dinner on Septem­ editor of the pinnacle international major impact on both legal cases and ber 13. journal International Review of Administrative Studies. the development of new legislation. Student lllural unveiled FACULTY AND STAFF CHEMISTRY Mary frances Richardson presented a keynote lecture on "Teaching Science to Women: Better Teaching for All Students" at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Chemistry in St. Johns, Newfoundland, June 22-26.

ECONOMICS Steven Renzetti presented a paper entitled "Water Use in Manufacturing: the Forgotten Input?" to the Environment and Behaviour Program seminar at the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder on May 6. The paper is based on joint work with Professor Diane Dupont of Economics.

MATHEMATICS Velmer Headley presented a paper titled "A singular semilinear polyharmonic problem" at the Second World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, held July 10-17 at the University of Athens, Greece.

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Brock faculty and staff are invited to the Residence Dining Hall for a $4.25 (tax included) lunch buffet. On Tuesday, July 16, the Depart­ the year. Some come from miles AII-you-care-to-eat price includes: 2 different entrees, vegetable, potato, ment of Administrative Services away and some are closer to home sandwiches at the deli bar, full salad bar, 10 different beverages and a choice unveiled a collage of photographs but on their own for the first time. It's of dessert including fresh fruit and ice cream. outside the Residence Dining Hall important that we keep this in mind entitled "Brock Students Nationality, and try to make the University feel Brock Students Personality", an like home." This display also interesting and creative display emphasized the personal touch we demonstrating the diversity of stu­ pride ourselves on at Brock dents at Brock. The collage was University, he continued. Gibson Library continued from page 1 generously supported by Coca-Cola John Thurston of St. Catharines is Bottling of Hamilton. David Drew, an the photographer who created the educational consultant with Coca­ collage. He enjoyed working with the Cola Ltd., was impressed by the students: speaking with them and outcome. "We're honored to be a trying to capture their spirit and part of this project. It's a different way personality in each shot. All photo­ for Coca-Cola to spend its graphs are black and white; the money ... now that I see it, I know we activity shots incorporate hand­ made the right decision. It really is a painted color, described by Mr. work of art." Thurston as a meticulous and time­ David Siegel, Acting Vice-Presi­ consuming process. dent Academic, commented on the The collage is located in the uniqueness of the mural. "This is corridor leading to the Dining Hall. home for students for eight months of CLASSIFIED

for Sale: GE 15 cu.ft. chest freezer, white excellent condition. Children's $200. Please call 468~4578 after 6:00 pm. for Sale: Exercise ski machine, movement Sears model, LED readouts, folds flat for storage, $100. Printer, Star NX1000, dot matrix letter quality program printing, $50. Both in excellent condition. Call 468-4578 after In its fourth year, the Children's 6:00 pm. Movement Program is designed for metres- he put a Library, this Library, at the head of a list; shortly thereafter he for Rent: Raise bungalow, three both mainstream and special-needs bedrooms, fridge and stove included, was appointed to be the Founding President, the Library, this Library, remained children of walking age to 12 years. a sturdy priority. five minutes from Brock, end of The goal of the program is to help all street, close to escarpment, close to The idea of the Library-in-a-tower took shape in his mind when he first saw children develop movement skills. the present Brock University precinct; typically enough, from the air, before he Pen Centre, available immediately. Children five years and up will get Asking $850 plus utilities, one year landed at Buffalo International Airport. The Tower-cum-Library was a facility of involved in educational gymnastics first importance. It was a statement, a presence, of high academic importance lease. Call Richard or Linda at and creative movement; children up 374-7286. and, equally in the President's view, of academic self-respect and community to four years will also enjoy these two identity, both of which have marked the growth and progress of the University. for Rent: Three bedroom house activites as well as co-operative on ravine. Gas fireplace, central air, The first accessions to the Library were shelved on the mantelpiece in the games. Lessons for all three President's interim office at 15 Weiland Avenue. Brock shared in the Ontario family room, plus two extra bed­ components of the program are rooms in basement. $850 per month. New Universities Library Project-the acronym was reversed as PLUNO- and designed based on movement princi­ in consequence Brock owned 3,000 volumes, catalogued and ready for circula­ Call 682-6802 or (905) 894-2390. ples. Co-operative game lessons are for Sale: IBM compatible 286 tion, before the first professional librarians came on strength. not based on traditional, sport­ The companionable folklore of Brock was enlivened during one memorable computer with built-in modem, specific teaching methods. monochrome monitor, 20 megabite Saturday afternoon when faculty and faculty spouses set up shelves and added Two sessions are being offered for books to them. There also came a day when a staff librarian, acting on advice hard drive. Software included. $300. the fall and winter. Fifty-minute Brother Super Power Notebook, received, drove in a plain van with 50 dollars in hard money and bought the classes are held on Saturday mornings entire contents of a public library from which no books had been charged out nearly new. $100. Package deal at 9:30 am and 10:30 am. The fall $350. Call 682-2334. for 30 years. Some treasures were thus acquired. sessi()n will be held from September Since that time the Library has grown in stature and has flourished in useful­ 21 to November 30, 1996; the winter ness, to faculty, students, staff and the wider community; it has thus earned an Brock University session from January 11 to March 29, enviable reputation for what I once called a "quick forge and working-house of 1997. thought." E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan The cost for one session is $45, If my once-upon-a-time first words suggest a fairy tale, it becomes part of my two sessions $80. Fees for additional duty on this special day to assure all of you, friends of Brock University at large, Brock News is a publication of the children in the same family are $40 that the Library is real: a vibrant place of rich resources of books and periodi­ Office of External Relations. (one session) and $70 (two sessions.) (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 cals and documents and recordings, the whole incorporating state-of-the-art FAX (905) 641-5216 Registration begins Saturday, technologies with skilled and devoted helpers under enlightened and far-seeing August 24 from 9:00 -11 :00 am in the direction. Brock News is available on-line on the Physical Education Complex. To Brock gopher at -> University Services and I began the fairy tale idiom in the third person; I now move to the immediate request an information package to first person to confirm that I was/am the Founding President, and to acknowl­ Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ register by mail, contact Karen tions ->Brock News. edge that the singular honor of giving my name to this Library is exceeded McAllister-Kenny, Campus perhaps only by my original appointment nearly 33 years ago. For all that the Editor: Janet lee Recreation, ext. 3574 or Maureen honor signifies, and for the encompassing and ever-present assurances of Production: Mariette lincoln Connolly, Department of Physical belongingness within the University environment, I am humbly and proudly Education, ext. 4358. The next issue of Brock News is gratefuL" Wednesday, August 21 with a copy deadline of Wednesday, August 14 at noon. Brock wins aw-ards for recycling and HUB Operation Over the past year, Brock has won Memorial Hospital took third prize. provincial highways. The first suc­ awards for three innovative programs In 1995 Brock recycled approxi­ cessful project resulting from this co­ S.O.S. developed by Administrative Serv­ mately 50 per cent of its waste, an operative venture was the Brock ices. amount described by AI Pedler, Bullet, a bus service that carries Students, staff and faculty are invited In April of 1996, Brock was recog­ Director of Administrative Services, transit users from the downtown St. to Operation Save Our Students on nized by the Recycling Council of as far above Year 2000 goals set by Catharines terminal directly to the Wednesday, September 11, from 11 :00 Ontario (RCO) for an effective waste the provincial government. Unique University via Highway 406. Today am to 2:30 pm at Isaac's in the Student management program. Each year the aspects of Brock's recycling program Brock is at the hub of transit connec­ Centre. This event, organized to raise RCO recognizes individuals, munici­ include composting all food scraps tions for citizens travelling between awareness about the dangers of palities, businesses, schools, institu­ from cafeterias and having garbage St. Catharines, Thorold, Weiland, and drinking and driving, is sponsored by tions and non-profit organizations sorted at a facility in Lewiston, New Niagara Falls. Co-operation between Brock University, Brock University that have a record of outstanding York to recover cans, bottles, corru­ Brock University and Niagara College Campus Police Service, Brock Univer­ performance in their efforts to mini­ gated cardboard, newspaper, fine establ ished a system that benefits not sity Students' Union, the Niagara mize waste and contribute to a paper and polystyrene. Brock's Ideas only students, but members of the Regional Police Service, Ontario cleaner, more sustainable environ­ in Action program has also generated community as well. A Toronto Provincial Police Service and Central ment. According to the RCO, envi­ several reduce-reuse-and-recycle service, operating on Fridays in years Taxi. ronment protection is the fastest initiatives. past, is now a daily route. Students will be introduced to the growing sector in Canadian and In June 1996, Brock was awarded "We are in a unique position at breathalyzer instrument. Several volunteers, after drinking alcohol for global economies, with recycling third prize for the HUB transit serv­ Brock and can claim to be a regional one hour, will be subject to a ice. programs at the forefront of this university," says Mr. Pedler. "You can breathalyzer test. Representatives from protection. In 1989, the St. Catharines Transit live anywhere you want to when you both the Niagara Regional Police and At the annual Ontario Waste System was the only service provider know there is public transit avail­ the Ontario Provincial Police will Management Awards, Brock was to Brock University. Students who able." The service has grown by 10 demonstrate their breathalyzer devices. honored in the outstanding institution travelled from the city core to the per cent each year, with reduced Information about Crime Stoppers, category, which included entries from campus, a distance of only six miles, fares for students offered on all Operation Lookout and Campus Watch municipal, provincial and federal endured over a half-hour commute. systems. will be distributed at the event. facilities, private and public recrea­ Students, staff and faculty living The $3,000 award for the HUB "Big 0", the popular afternoon show tional facil ities, post-secondary elsewhere in the Niagara Region had was presented to Brock by the Cana­ host at FM 101 The Planet, a radio institutions, school boards, health little or no access to public transit. dian Association of University Busi­ station in Niagara Falls, will act as care and social service facilities. Brock's department of administrative ness Officers (CAUBO) at its annual Master of Ceremonies. His colleague, Among a group three finalists, Brock services approached the four major quality and productivity awards morning man "Jelly dog", will also be ranked second behind Trenton transit systems in the Region with a on hand. Speakers will include Dr. Memorial Hospital. Orillia Soldiers' plan of action to encourage use of Awards continued on page 2 Susan Clark, Niagara Regional Police Service Chief Grant Waddell, Ontario Provincial Police Service Constable WED N E S DAY AUG U S T 2 1 1 Stan Feeney, Brock Students' Union President Leslie McMillan and Brock's Campus Police Chief Don Delaney. Everyone in the Brock community is welcome to attend. We hope you can make it. -Inspector Mike Terpak, Brock Campus Police Service

1996/97 Physical . Education Facility Map library promotes access to digital data Memberships The 1996/97 rates for fu II-faci Iity The University Map Library is maps can also be generated for Our web site at www.brocku.ca/ staff and faculty memberships are listed pleased to announce the availability lectures, seminars and assignments maplibrary/ provides an annotated below. Please note that memberships of digital map products that can be from various world electronic atlases list, with graphic examples, of the will now be sold in periods of 1 year, B accessed through its public computer in the collection. digital data products available. Here months and 4 months. The expiry date workstation. As a participant in the Association you can also view our electronic will be determined by the date of Topping the list are the National of Research Libraries (ARL) GIS census atlas of Niagara, airphoto and purchase. Topographic System (NTS) maps of Literacy Project--a Canada and U.S. foreign topographic index maps and Niagara; others include Ontario Base libraries' initiative--the Map Library several cartographic subject guides. Faculty/Staff Faculty/Staff Maps (OMB) topographic maps for has acquired the ArcView and For a demonstration, or more Member Couple selected areas of Niagara, demo­ Maplnfo GIS software with a view to information on how these data 1 year 137 $ 212 graphiC data, Canada census geogra­ increasing public access to digital sources can be used in research and $ 8 months $ 103 $ 160 phy files, agriculture, soil data and an geographic information. Recognizing teach ing, please contact either 4 months $ 62 $ 95 extensive collection of outline maps. that map producers are increasingly Colleen Beard or Jim Chernishenko at Most of these data sets are accessed converting their traditional paper ext. 3468 or send us an email mes­ Memberships will be sold in the using GIS (Geographic Information products to digital form, our goal is to sage via our homepage. Athletics and Services Office (Room Systems) software, a tool for manipu­ promote the use of these products 215 PEC) beginning August 19, from lating and analyzing geographically and GIS technology in research and 9:00 am - 12:00 noon and 1 :00 pm - referenced data and for creating teaching within the University. Committee 4:00 pm. customized maps. Statistical thematic on the Aquatics In memoriam: Helen J. Stewart Presidency registration

request Register for fall aquatics classes at Professor Helen J. Stewart, PhD, the French and the co-op depart­ Brock's Physical Education Centre: had been qUietly managing long-term ments of the University of Waterloo. In developing a position profile Saturday, August 24 9:00 -11 :00 am illness for some time. She died at the Dr. Stewart joined the faculty in and identifying attributes that will be Monday to Friday, August 26-30 11 :00 am - 2:00 pm 1989 after an outstanding career as a necessary in the University's next Wellesley Hospital early Friday Classes include: Learn to swim, stroke morning, August 2, and was buried in teacher in the secondary schools of President, the Committee on the Presidency invites members of the improvement, aquafit, water safety-I ife St. Catharines on Wednesday, August the Niagara South Board of Education saving-personal skill development, 6. and the Lincoln County Public Board. Brock community to provide input on the following issues: competitive swimming, diving, synchro­ Dr. Stewart was a tenured assistant Her last position before coming to nized swimming, masters and scuba. professor in the Faculty of Education, Brock was as Chair of the English • issues and challenges facing Also available: recreational and where she was a co-counsellor in the department at Merritton High School, Brock in the next decade, fitness swimming (15 yrs.+), all-ages fun intermediate/senior teacher education Lincoln County Board. • characteristics and attributes swims and pool rental for private program on the Brock campus and Over her teaching career she has Brock's next President should pos­ functions. had primary responsibility for the co­ touched hundreds of young people sess, in the context of the above­ Registration dates for 1997: op French Waterloo teacher educa­ with her love of teaching, her passion mentioned issues and challenges. Winter tion program. The success of this for English language and literature Saturday, December 14 9:00 - 11 :00 am program, measured by full employ­ and her dedication to excellence. Comments should be brief, in Spring point form, and submitted to Evelyn Monday, March 24 5:00-7:00 pm ment of its graduates even as the job In due course, a student award in Summer market for new teachers in the Janke, Secretary to the University, ST her honor will be established in the Wednesday, June 1 B 5:00 - 7:00 pm province began to decline, was in no Faculty of Education. 1240, no later than August 28. They small measure due to the pioneering -Terry Boak, Dean, will be reviewed by the Committee in early September. For more information, contact the efforts of Dr. Stewart in working Faculty of Education Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre, ext. through the co-operative model with 4089. Short-term acco1l1111odation PU LI IONS

of international students Dimand, Robert W. and Mary Ann Dimand, A History of Game Theory, Volume I: From the beginnings to 1945. London and New York: Routledge, Each year at this time, Brock accommodating an in-coming inter­ 1996. receives a number of international national student for up to three students who are temporarily without nights, please telephone the Office of Dimand, Robert W. and Mary Ann Dimand, "From Games of Pure Chance accommodation. Hence, they must International Services at extension to Strategic Games: French Probabilists and Early Game Theory/' in Christian spend some of their savings on hotels 4318 or 3732 Schmidt, ed., Uncertainty in Economic Thought, Cheltenham, UK, and and restaurants. To help international Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1996, p. 157-68. students save money for their studies and to warmly welcome them to the Dimand, Robert W., "Macroeconomics With and Without Keynes," History community, we are looking for people of Economics Review, 24 (Summer 1995), 23-42. interested in hosting international Alphie's students for a maximum of three Dimand, Robert W. "Carl Menger, Crown Prince Rudolf, and Public nights. This should give them suffi­ Policy," History of Economics Review, 24 (Summer 1995): 95-97. cient time to find long-term accom­ Invitational modation. If you are interested in Dupont, D. P. 1995 Review of "Getting the green light: environmental Tournament regulation and investment in Canada" by J. Benedickson, G. B. Doern and N. Olewiler, Canadian Public Policy. XXI (4) December 1995, p. 478-479. The tournament, held in memory of Joyce Lucey and Ken "Shorty" Dupont, D. P. "Limited Entry Fishing Programs: Theory and Canadian Scotiabank Boyle, took place at Brock Golfland Practice." Chapter 7 in Fisheries and uncertainty: A precautionary approach to on July 12. Golfers returned to resource management. Edited by D. V. Gordon and G. R. Munro. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1996, p. 125-147. Scotiabank's regular hours of Alphie's and enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and a great prize table. operation start August 26: Monday to Hanyan, Craig with Mary Hanyan, DeWitt Clinton and the Rise of the Friday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. A drop Proceeds from this tournament and charitable donations totalling People's Men (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, box will be available to all staff during 1996. September. This will be a counter $445.48 will be donated to the drop box, located inside the branch, Rosalind Blauer Centre for Child Care. Thanks to all who played and Siegel, David, "Preparing the Budget in River City," a computerized simula­ which can be used for all non-cash tion of the budget process in a municipality, published by the Case Program in transactions. Using the drop box will to those who donated to the prize table. See you all on July 11, 1997. Canadian Public Administration, Institute of Public Administration of Canada, save you time, as you will not have to Toronto. wait in line. -Paul Dwyer, Manager, Hours of operation for September: Hospitality Services September 3 to 14, Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm September 16 to 28, Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Bus trip to AND STAFF St. Jacob's ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE William Hamilton Merritt lODE is CLASSIFIED sponsoring a fall bus trip to the St. Allister Young presented a paper entitled "Tax Judgment and Decision­ Jacob's Market on Saturday, October Making: The Role of the Expert System" at Canadian Tax Education and For Sale: One nearly new Tandy 5. The price is $20 by Peachtree Bus Research: Looking to the 21st Century, a conference held at Queen's Univer­ VGM-348 colour computer monitor. lines. sity, July 26-27. The paper was co-authored by Maureen Donnelly. $150. Call 682-2334. Convenient pickups will be made in St. Catharines, Vineland and ECONOMICS Wanted: Inner-city school seeks Grimsby. If you are interested, please call Margaret Bernat at 934-7825 or donation of older Macintosh comput­ Steven Renzetti presented a paper entitled, "Water Use in Manufacturing: ers (512, Plus, Classic, etc.) to Ann Smith at 646-8324 by September the Forgotten Input?" at the 4th biennial meeting of the International Society encourage student writing and com­ 20. for Ecological Economics in Boston, August 4-7. puter literacy. please contact 714- 0631. GEOGRAPHY For Sale: 34-piece set of Stone­ Awards continued from page 1 ware "Scandia" everyday dishes, $35. Tony B. Shaw presented a paper entitled "An Assessment of Growi ng Call 646-2808. conference in British Columbia. First Season Thermal and Moisture Environment for Timing Disease Control in prize was awarded to Carleton Niagara Vineyards" at the Fourth International Symposium on Cool Climate Need a housesitter? Mature, non­ University for the Carleton Hotline for Viticulture and Oenology in Rochester New York, July 17-20. smoking professional working at Administration and Teaching (CHAT), Brock is available immediately. No described as a universal infrastructure kids, no pets-will treat your home for the university community that MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & Human Resource Management better than you do! Call collect to ensures access to electronic mail, Heather at (519) 699-4227. Peter Yannopoulos presented a paper entitled "Generation X: Literature worldwide internet resources and on­ Review and Hyphotheses Testing" at the 3rd International Conference on line discussion groups. The Univer­ For Sale: Rabbit cage, aquarium, Recent Advances in retailing and Services Science, in Buchen/Telfsen, Austria, sity of British Columbia took third exercise bikes, ceiling fan, all for June 22-26. prize for their library document under $35. If interested in any of delivery system. Brock will host the these items, call 937-9018. Ask for Prof. Yannopoulos presented two papers at the Academy of Business Ad­ 500-delegate CAUBO conference Barb or Debbie. ministration International Conference on Global Business Trends in Athens, next year, June 15-17. A third award-second prize-was Greece, July 10-17: "Using Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Research" and For Sale: 1986 Ford Tempo. "Marketing to Generation X: A Cross-Country Comparison of Self-Reported presented to the University by the Attitudes and Opinions." Automatic, four doors, burgundy in Canadian Polystyrene Recycling color. Asking $900 as is. If interested Association (CPRA). Brock's polysty­ call Debbie at 937-9018. rene, as well as all cans, bottles, MATHEMATICS cardboard, newspaper and food waste is collected by Royal Recycling H. Ben-EI-Mechaiekh presented an invited paper entitled "Fixed point of Hamilton, the same company theorems for a class of approachable set-valued maps" at the Second World whose owners, Allan Rosen and Jack Congress of Nonlinear Analysis, Athens, Greece, July 10-17. Brock University McGinnis, were responsible for overseeing the recycling operation at E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan the Atlanta Olympic Games. MUSIC Brock News is a publication of the Harris Loewen was a member of the professional chorus at the Oregon Bach Office of External Relations. Festival (Eugene, Oregon) from June 18 to July 9. He participated in perform­ (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 FAX (905) 641-5216 ances of major works by Bach, Bruckner and Schubert, under the baton of music director Helmuth Rilling, as well as the premiere of a newly commis­ Brock News is available on-line on the sioned work by Quebec composer Linda Bouchard. The Schubert Mass in A Brock gopher at -> University Services and flat was also recorded for future release by Hanssler Classics. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ tions ->Brock News. prof. Loewen was a singer and assistant conductor with Consort Caritatis Ed itor: Janet Lee from July 18 to August 1. The choir, under the direction of Howard Dyck, Production: Mariette lincoln performed Mozart's Requiem, excerpts from Handel's Messiah, and Willan motets in Brno, Prague, Cracow, Budapest and Vienna. The Prague perform­ The next issue of Brock News is Wednesday, September 4 with a copy ance in the Rudolfinium (Dvorak Hall) was recorded for later release on CD. deadline of Wednesday, August 28 at noon. Working with industry and research in Niagara

her own. Her expertise is pooled with Working in research and develop­ cent of funds to demonstrate its the knowledge and experience of ment is particularly exciting, says commitment. colleagues across Canada. This Heather, at a time when barriers A regular caseload for Heather network has contributed to the NRC's between industry and research are involves working with 70 to 80 success over the past 50 years. being torn down. Both sides are companies. She feels the Niagara "We help companies move up the learning to co-operate and under­ Region will present a great diversity ladder with technology, from where stand how they need each other, she of clients as well, and a constant flow they currently are, one step up," adds. In building partnerships, of "busy time." Some of the projects explains Heather. The technology Heather will help raise Brock's profile that have been undertaken involve needs of companies in different with both local and national interests. more effective use of pesticides, industries can be quite diverse. Prior to her arrival at Brock in early product marketing, improved produc­ Heather is one of 275 ITAs involved July, Heather spent nine years at the tion, bull breeding and work with the with NRC's Industrial Research University of Waterloo. She has been wine industry. Assistance Program (I RAP). These spending time getting to know Brock In addition to working with highly-ski lied professionals are often and Niagara: faculty and their re­ smaller companies, Heather will also headquartered at a post-secondary search interests, associations and work with professional associations. institution or other centre of techno­ their local representatives, govern­ "If we can help industry associations logical knowledge. They offer exper­ ment departments and agencies and all move up the ladder together, it's tise in a wide range offields, includ­ economic development centres. In better for everyone./I ing health science, fisheries, energy, networking with industry and re­ Heather will work with Nick construction, food, biotechnology search professionals, Heather gains Pisano, an agri-food specialist and Meet Research Services newest and communications, to name only a referrals to companies or clients that fellow ITA with the National Re­ staff member, Heather MacDonald, few. Heather works as a generalist, require advice, assistance or funding. search Council, who has been at an Industrial Technology Advisor but is also a specialist in the field of One goal of the program is to de­ Brock since 1991. (ITA) with the National Research ergonomics. velop long-term relationships with Council of Canada. Being employed at Brock has many each client; to start out helping with a Heather works as a liaison be­ advantages; for example, working small project, for example, and be tween industry and research. She with fellow research staff and having available a few years down the road September's helps small and medium-sized access to faculty and their expertise. to assist with a bigger one. IRAP companies in Niagara with technol­ Local companies who benefit from finances projects for companies ogy transfer in the hope of creating IRAP services also enjoy dealing with taking a big risk with new technol­ lunar eclipse economic development, not all on a representative who is close-by. ogy; the company must invest 50 per

Brock's physics department, along WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 996 with the Royal Astronomical Society o of Canada's Niagara Centre, will host the viewing of a total lunar eclipse, this year's only lunar eclipse visible in Canada. The event will take place at Brock on Thursday, September 26, at approximately 8:00 pm. Free parking will be available in Lot 5, to the left of the Rosalind Blauer Centre for Child Care. Tel­ escopes will be set up for viewing. "Th ere won't be much to see until about 8:30," says physics professor John Black. At 8:12 pm, the moon will begin to make its way into the earth's shadow. Only a partial Attention environmental researchers at Brock shadow will be apparent until about A number of us in the economics to be able to help Brock get more restoration efforts of the Remedial 9:12 pm, when the real eclipse department who work in the environ­ research funding. One way to make Action Plan are complete. In doing starts, contends Prof. Black. II At this mental and natural resource econom­ more successful applications is to be the background research for the point we start seeing a bite out of the ics field are interested in talking with au courant with researchers in the survey, I relied on input from biolo­ moon." other researchers at the University field and know how various pieces of gists and ecologists, as well as soci­ By 10:19 pm, the entire moon working in the environmental field. research fit together in a broader ologists and other economists. will be dark. This will last until We would like to start a series of sense. Please contact Diane Dupont, 11 :29 pm. Great interest lies in lunch-time gatherings at which we We would like to have lunch-time Director, Environmental Economics, exactly what viewers of the eclipse could discuss our research projects. gatherings at which one or two at ext. 3129 or via email at will see. The condition of the While the initial goal will be getting people could discuss work in [email protected] for atmosphere and the weather system to know who is doing what work in progress and future research plans as further information. Once I have will be contributing factors, but Prof. which field, we have a longer term related to the environmental field. heard from people, I will find the Black believes September is gener­ objective as well. Namely, we would In order to start the process, I intersecting set of times for lunch­ ally a good time of year for viewing. like to foster the types of multi­ would be happy to talk about the time gatherings. I would welcome Jupiter and Saturn, as well as other disciplinary connections and partner­ research that was funded by a Tri­ students who are involved with stars and galaxies, can also be ships that are increasingly required Council grant administered by environmental projects with their viewed through telescopes. by government funding agencies. McMaster University. This research professors to show their interest as A few viewing tips: dress warmly, While several of us have been involved surveying users of Hamilton well. bring a lawn chair, as well your own involved with multi-disciplinary Harbour as to the benefits they would -Steven Renzetti, telescope or binoculars and leave grants outside Brock, we would like enjoy once the current clean-up and Department of Economics your flashlight at home. Canadian culture or Alllerican stereotype?

So, what do a Canadian mountie Heat was successful south of the According to McGregor, Canadians Starting September 4, Brock News and a Chicago cop have in common border because plots incorporated are not aware of what constitutes our returns to its weekly schedule. with our culture? According to Gaile social issues and melodrama. success, as reflected in Due South's How to get Your News to Brock McGregor, the answer to this ques­ The success of Due South, a drop in ratings in the United States. News: tion depends on what side of the Canadian program appealing to the MCGregor claims that the reason for Brock News warmly welcomes border you're on. During the Learned American audience, was "unexpected the decline in popularity is Benton submissions from faculty and staff Societies Congress in May Prof. on both sides of the border," Fraser's down-played naivete; which members: reports on your activities McGregor from Ryerson PolytechniC McGregor stated. The Americans are makes him a traditional hero. This is and achievements-both academic University presented her paper, attracted to the kindness of the hero, unfortunate, she feels, because the and non-academic, and brief reports "Producing for the American Market: RCMP Officer Benton Fraser, while Mountie's "alien-ness" from the (up to 500 words) on lectures or The Lessons of Due South." lithe Canadian equation for success is traditional hero made him attractive events you have attended that may McGregor argued that while televi­ a combination of national pride and in the first place. be of interest to the Brock commu­ sion shows such as The Beachcomb­ the show itself," she said. McGregor concluded by suggesting nity. All submissions are subject to ers were developed for the purpose of Americans don't realize that the that Canadians must be aware of editing. demonstrating "Canadianness," many show is a parody of Canadian culture, what appeals to the American audi­ You have several options for programs today are simply "Cana­ reflecting the myths rather than the ence. They should know their own submitting: bye-mail (by far the most dian-made, American-style televi­ realities, of being Canadian. The strengths and weaknesses, if Due efficient way!), on computer diskette sion." This may appear to be a private parody makes the mountie a South, or any other Canadian show, or (if you must) as typed copy. We downfall of Canadian culture, but domesticated hero, and this, is to survive. do not accept hand-written submis­ McGregor claims this strategy is McGregor argued, is what makes the -Leigh Wagland sions. E-mail submissions to necessary to capture the U.S. market. program successful. campusnews@spartan. For example, she argued that Night University women business meeting FACULTY AND STAFF The Canadian Federation of Univer­ antiques and answer questions. Sign ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE sity Women: St. Catharines (formerly up for Interest and Study Groups. Allister Young presented a paper at the Artificial Intelligence/Expert System University Women's Club of St. New members are welcome. For Workshop held at the 1996 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Catharines) invites all women univer­ more information, call Sue Lockyer, in Chicago, August 13-16. The paper was co-authored by Maureen Donnelly sity graduates to a September 10 Assistant Membership Chair, at and entitled "The Role of the Expert System in Tax Judgment." meeting at Rodman Hall. Member­ 984-3457. ship registration starts at 7:00 pm -Judy Sewell, Publicity Chair followed by a business meeting. The CHEMISTRY john Brennan's research group presented three papers at the 42nd Interna­ evening features "Our Own Mini tional Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, August 11-13 in Antique Road Show." Fred Loucks, Name change London, Ontario. Brock graduate student Lili Zheng presented a poster entitled the respected local antique collector "Fluorescence monitoring of the structure and stability of Fl 02W and Y57W and dealer, will discuss selected The Housing Office has changed its oncomodulin in aqueous solution and in sol-gel derived glass matrices." name to the Department of Resi­ Summer student Kulwinder Flora presented a poster entitled liThe effect of New Service - Pond dences. The name change addresses calcium and magnesium ions on the structure and stability of cod III Inlet Refectory the fact that full-time staff work out of parvalbumin." John Brennan presented an invited talk entitled "Monitoring of four separate locations. Also, this tryptophan fluorescence to probe the structure and stability of single Trp Marriott announces that the Pond summer a separate office location was proteins in porous glass matrices derived by the sol-gel method." Inlet will re-open for service on established to co-ordinate off-campus Monday, September 9. Hours of accommodation listings between May During his 1995-96 sabbatical leave, Steve Hartman was Visiting Professor operation will be 8:30 am to 1 :30 and August. Some confusion over the in the Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba from September to pm, Monday through Friday. The Housing title has been eliminated December 1995, and Visiting Scientist in the Ceramics Group at Industrial service will include the all-new with the name change. Research Limited, New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Develop­ Gourmet Bean outlet, featuring 10 ment, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, from January to May 1996. At both locations selections of bagels and toppings, as solid state high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy was well as various specialty coffees. a principal focus of research. During the sabbatical, Prof. Hartman presented The menu will be completed with a Reminder: Operation seminars entitled "Solid state nmr studies of silicon carbide: how can such a variety of sandwiches, soups, chili S.O.S. simple system be so complex?" at a number of institutions including and desserts. For more information, Concordia University, University of Manitoba, Massey University (Palmerston call ext. 3372. Operation Save Our Students will North, New Zealand), Industrial Research Limited (New Zealand), Australian take place on Wednesday, September Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (Sydney, Australia), and University Club 11 from 11 :00 am to 2:30 pm in Deakin University (Geelong, Australia). Isaac's. The Brock Campus Police Following his return to Brock, Prof. Hartman presented a paper entitled The University Club will open for Service invite all to attend this event "Difluoroboron Cations: Toward Systematic Synthesis of Ionization Isomers of business on September 9. Plain & aimed to raise awareness about the Boron Trifluoride adducts", at the 79th Canadian Chemical Conference, St. Fancy Restaurant will return as the dangers of drinking and driving. John's, Nfld. This paper, co-authored with Prof. A. F. Janzen's group at the caterer. New Manager, Dan Warren, University of Manitoba, presented new collaborative work developed during will be in charge of the operation the sabbatical. and looks forward to meeting you. So this is Brock For reservations, call ahead service ECONOMICS is available. Should you have any On Thursday, September 5, the Diane Dupont presented two papers at the American Agricultural Economics questions, please call ext. 4515. first-year orientation event So This Is Association meetings held in San Antonio, Texas, July 27-31: "Waters Role in Brock will once again take place. All Canadian Manufacturing: Econometric Evidence from a KLEMW Model" (co­ incoming students are invited to author is Steven Renzetti) and "Water Use in the Canadian Food and Beverage Physical Plant Review attend information sessions where Processing Industry" (co-author is Steven Renzetti). II As part of an on-going review of they wi meet and learn about In addition, while on sabbatical, Diane Dupont presented "Sequencing non-academic departments, the faculty, see a play "Single & Sexy" Effects in Contingent Valuation Surveys of Environmental Quality Improve­ and hear about various services Physical Plant Department is being ments." This paper was given to members of the Institute of Behavioral Sci­ reviewed by two external reviewers available to them on campus. The ence, University of Colorado at Boulder, April 22. schedule of events is as follows: September 11-12. People wanting to speak with the 9:00 am Social Sciences FilM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS reviewers, or make submissions in Sean O'Sullivan Theatre Peter Feldman has completed the last of three weekend workshops with the writing, are welcome to do so. 9:00 am Math & Science Trenton Community Theatre. These workshops (five days in all) were focused Please contact Vera at ext. 3285 by Thistle 325 on the popular Canadian play, The Melville Boys, and were funded by a grant September 6. Times will be arranged 1 :00 pm Business from Theatre Ontario. after requests have been received. Sean O'Sullivan Theatre Written submissions should be 1 :00 pm Humanities GEOGRAPHY received by September 10 and can Thistle 247 Dan McCarthy presented a paper entitled "Habitat selection and ecology of be sent to the Office of the Vice­ 1 :00 pm Physical Education Xanthoria elegans in glacier forefields of the Canadian Rockies" at the Ameri­ President, Administration. and Recreation can Bryological and Lichenological Society (American Institute of Biological Thistle 325 Sciences) Meeting in Seattle, Washington, August 4-8. If you are interested, you are Fall Fitness POLITICS welcome to join the event. We hope Carl Baar presented a paper on "Legal Realism in National Context: The Fitness classes, beginning Septem­ to see you on September 5! ber 9, will be held in Gym I, Mon­ Canadian Case" at the International Conference of Law and Society in Glas­ day to Friday at 11 :35 am and from gow, Scotland, on July 12. In June he presented a jointly authored paper at the Monday to Thursday at 4:35 pm in Canadian Political Science Association Meetings at Brock, and lectured on the Dance Studio. This schedule will CLASSIFIED inherent powers of the courts at the Pennsylvania Association for Court Man­ continue until Friday, September 20, agement in Pittsburgh and the annual judicial education conference for the For Sale: 1986 Chevette, automatic, while new instructors are being Connecticut judiCiary, held in Middletown. four-doors, medium grey. Good condi­ selected. All classes during this tion, asking $1000 as is. If interested, call period will be general level. The full Mike at 227-1278. PUBLICATIONS aerobics schedule will begin Mon­ For Sale: Wooden trunk (pine), early day, September 20. 1900s, probably used as a tool chest. The first two weeks of classes are Donnelly, M. and Young, A., "The Tax Expert and the Expert System: A Measures 36" long, 14" high, 16" wide, Demonstration Using the Associated Corporation Rules," Report of Proceedings free. If you would like to register $150. Call 646-2808 after 5:00 pm. ahead, call Brian at ext. 4359 for a of the 47th Tax Conference convened by the Canadian Tax Foundation, Wanted: Girls 16" bike, in good 47:1-47:34 (1995). registration form. condition. Call 227-8944. Get ready! Get set! For Sale: Surplus Equipment by Central Stores. Sperry 286 clone comput­ Mel J. Farquharson and J. Stephen Hartman, "Bis(pyridine)difluoroboron, ers without hard drives, $25 each, tris(pyridine)fluoroboron, and other (pyridine)haloboron cations. A systematic systems include computer, monitor and nmr study", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 74, pp. 1309-1320 (1996). keyboard. A 386 clone computer system, Brock University $300. An ankle exercise machine. A Temkin, Gabriel, "Information and Motivation: Reflections on the Failure of benchtop engraver machine with stencils, the Socialist Economic System," Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan $500. Three drying ovens with tempera­ 29, No.1, pp. 25-41, 1996. Brock News is a publication of the ture and timer controls, max. temp 750 Office of External Relations. deg. F. Surplus sale hours are daily from Z. Koustas and W. Veloce, "Unemployment Hysteresis in Canada: An (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 8:30 am to 12:00 noon and 12:30 pm to Approach Based on Long-Memory Time Series Models" Applied Economics, FAX (905) 641-5216 3:30 pm in room G209. Please phone 28, pp. 823-831, 1996. Brock News is available on-line on the ext. 3511 for inquiries. Brock gopher at -> University Services and For Sale: Motorcycle, 1983 Honda Jennifer L. Mueller, Martin S. Gibson, and J. Stephen Hartman, "Carbon-13 Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ 550CC Nighthawk, new tires, 26,000 chemical shifts of alkene carbons in 2-acylidene-3,5-diaryl-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4- tions ->Brock News. kms, asking $1000. Phone Ken at thiadiazoles and related benzothiazoles and -selenazoles, and their relation­ Editor: Janet lee 356-6656. ship to other push-pull alkenes", Canadian Journal of Chemistry, Volume 74, Production: Mariette lincoln For Sale: Four-year old, white pp. 1329-1334 (1996). Hotpoint washer $100. White chest The next issue of Brock News is freezer $100 OBO. Both in excellent Wednesday, September 11 with a copy condition. Ca II 687-1165 after 6:00 pm. deadline of Wednesday, September 4 at noon. Changes to post-secondary education in Ontario On Wednesday, October 16, Brock each department at Brock, as well as tion is chaired by David C. Smith, of the Brock community can also will take part in a consultation session members of Senate; several copies principal emeritus of Queen's Univer­ make individual submissions to the with the Advisory Panel on Future are also available on reserve in the sity in Kingston. Additional members Smith Panel. Directions for Postsecondary Educa­ James A. Gibson Library. are David M. Cameron, Chair of the "I encourage members of the Brock tion (Smith Panel). Consultation with universities and Department of Political Science at community to take part in developing A discussion paper released in July colleges will take place during a Dalhousie University in Halifax; the University's response," says by Education Minister John Snobelen, series of roundtable discussions. Frederick W. Gorbet, Senior Vice­ Acting President, Susan Clark. "The entitled "Future Goals of Ontario During a two-hour session, members President, Operational Services (U.S.) advice that the Panel gives to the Colleges and Universities," addresses of the Smith Panel and six representa­ Manulife Financial in Toronto; Minister will have far-reaching effects three major issues on which the tives from each of two post-secondary Catherine Henderson, President of for Brock and the post-secondary government is seeking advice: the institutions, usually a college and a Centennial College in Scarborough; educational system in Ontario." most appropriate sharing of costs university, will discuss the key issues and Bette M. Stephenson, the former among students, the private sector, outlined by the Minister. The six­ Ontario Minister of Education and of and the government, and ways in person delegation from each college Colleges and Universities. which this might be best achieved; and university will be augmented by At a meeting on September 18, Advisory ways to promote and support co­ up to 1 5 observers chosen from each members of Senate will begin discus­ operation between colleges and institution. Although details of the sions on the University's submission conunittee universities, and between them and consultation sessions have not yet to the Panel; members of the Board of the secondary school system in order been released, it is anticipated that Trustees will do the same at meetings seeks input to meet the changing needs of stu­ each institution will have the oppor­ on September 12 and 24. Faculty, dents; and advice on what needs to tunity to make a short presentation staff and students who are interested Dr. Robert Kerr is in the final year be done to meet the expected levels prior to discussion with the Panel. in submitting comments on the of his current appOintment as Dean of of demand for post-secondary educa­ The Panel has been asked to discussion paper can do so through the Faculty of Physical Education and tion, both with reference to existing submit a report to the Minister by members of Senate or the Board, or Recreation and has indicated he public institutions and existing or December 15, 1996; consultation by contacting Pat Beard, Director of wishes to be reappointed for another proposed private institutions. These sessions have, therefore, been sched­ Institutional Analysis (via interoffice term. In this case, our procedures issues will be considered in the uled in selected cities across the mail or e-mail at (Faculty Handbook I: 6.3) call for an context of five broad policy objec­ province during September and [email protected]). As the Advisory Committee to review the tives: excellence, accessibility, October. Final submissions to the University develops its response to Dean's performance and recommend accountability, the use of technology Panel are to be submitted no later the Panel, information will be placed to the President that the Dean be and the range of programs and than October 31, 1996. on reserve in the Library, as well as reappointed or that a new search be institutions. Copies of the 14-page The Advisory Panel on Future being communicated to Senate and conducted. document have been forwarded to Directions for Postsecondary Educa- Board members. Interested members The purpose of this notice is to seek information from the Faculty and s D A y s E p T E M B E R 1 1 1 9 9 6 the University community which will aid the Advisory Committee in making a recommendation. The Committee encourages everyone to make submissions, in writing, to the Office of the Vice-President, Aca­ demic. According to our procedures, your letters will be edited by this Office to remove information on the identity of the writer. The letter is then transmitted to the Advisory Commit­ tee. Letters will not be edited if the writer makes a specific request to that effect. please send your confidential submissions to the Office of the Vice­ President, Academic by September University recruiters prepare for fall travel 30, 1996. The Advisory Committee also On August 21 liaison staff from tive July 1996 for 1997 entry. Mr. the Ontario Student Opportunity welcomes presentations and meetings universities across Ontario met at Marcotte predicted that within one Trust Fund, a prOVincial government with individuals or groups. If you Brock for their annual three-day year, students will be able to secure plan to match dollar for dollar funds wish to meet with the Committee, workshop. From September 23 to information on the status of their donated for student aid; and Ontario please call Mrs. Meguerian (ext. November 14, liaison officers will application, and accept offers of secondary school reform, scheduled 4121) by September 30, 1996, and an visit thousands of high-school stu­ admission, through the use of tel­ to be implemented in September appOintment will be scheduled. dents across the province as part of ephone voice technology. By the end 1998. The Committee would like to the University Information Program of the decade, OUAC hopes to have While at Brock, visitors also receive any and all information on the (UIP), an eight-week travel period their entire application system set up enjoyed sightseeing in Niagara Falls, performance of Dean Kerr. We are where university representatives on the World Wide Web. "We expect a tour on the Maid of the Mist and especially interested in receiving travel as a group visiting at least one to be the first in Canada to have a dinner at the Skylon Tower. Work­ comments which address the specific high school in each Board of Educa­ full-fledge on-line application system shop sessions included group prob­ responsibilities of deans of faculties. tion. During UIP, university repre­ including fee payment," said Mr. lem-solving activities at Brock's According to the Faculty Handbook sentatives travel Monday through Marcotte. Corporate Training Adventure Insti­ (I: 6.2.1), "The primary responsibility Thursday and deliver as many as nine The Centre offers a referral/admis­ tute (CATI); a discussion of travelling of Deans is to provide academic presentations per day. The travel sion service to academically-qualified safety tips with Mayla Parrent of leadership within their Faculty. They season will prepare senior high­ students who do not receive an initial Brock Campus Police Service, and have particular responsibility for school students to make three univer­ offer of admission in June. The toll­ prudent dining strategies shared by setting and maintaining a high level of sity choices and submit their applica­ free service informs students of Biological Sciences Chair, Don research activity and teaching within tions to the Ontario University program vacancies at Ontario univer­ Ursino. Application Centre(OUAC} by a sities. In 1996, the Centre received continued on page 2 deadline of December 13, 1996. approximately 1300 calls, a decrease Brock also schedules daily individual from over 2500 last year. school visits during the fall, and a Ken Levine, Registrar at the Uni­ November open house to invite versity of Waterloo, led a discussion potential applicants to the campus. on provincial admissions issues. Gregory Marcotte, Executive Full disclosure would require records Director of OUAC, spoke to new and of achievement from high-school returning liaison staff during the applicants to list all course attempts; workshop. The Application Centre as it stands, high-school transcripts was established 23 years ago as a list only the best attempt, or highest division of the Council of Ontario grade achieved in a course, and no Universities(COU). In 1995, the failing grades. "We don't have it yet, Centre collected more than 55,000 although we have been lobbying for applications from secondary schools years," says Mr. Levine. It's not in throughout the province. Most place this year, but I believe it will information is transmitted-by e-mail, gradually come into being." tape or cartridge-directly to the A committee on admissions prac­ Centre's computer. OUAC collects tices, made up of university admis­ applications for the province's sions staff, is also discussing the faculties of education and medical consideration of Grade 11 and 1 2 schools; medical school applicants grades-in addition to Ontario Aca­ complete their applications by demic Credits (OACs}-for admission diskette. Ontario's six law schools to university. Other topics briefly have also centralized their applica­ discussed include a standardized The summer's over! Brock g.o.d.'s (~reat orientation directors) welcomed first-year tion processing at the Centre, effec- application for national scholarships; students to the University during Orientation Week '96, September 2 to 7. Community wrap-around process EVENTS Data liberation Initiative (DlI) Five agencies in the Niagara Region "It's strengthening for a family to feel The University Library has joined the Data Liberation Initiative, a joint are seeking the support of local com­ they have a group of people who can government-university project to provide low-cost access to Statistics Canada munity members in implementing a support them," comments Ms. data. This includes CD ROM and diskette databases (e.g. CANslM and E­ new process that can improve the lives Costanzo. Although the wrap-around of children and families with complex STAT), as well as the Public Use Microdata Files from many of the social process is fairly new, it is an elabora­ surveys conducted by Statistics Canada and Geographic data files. To learn needs. At a workshop on September 23, tion of the "circle of friends" process, more about the DLI and access to these files, plan to attend an information the wrap-around process will be used by organizations that provide session in the James A. Gibson Library on Thursday, September 12 at 2:00 pm introduced to the community by John services to the developmentally handi­ VanDenBerg, PhD, of the Community capped. or on Friday, September 13 at 10:00 am. More information about DLI is also Partnerships Group in Pittsburgh, The workshop will be held at the available through the Library'S web page at http://www.brocku.ca/library/ Pennsylvania. Ramada Parkway Inn in St. Catharines services/dli.htm or from Moira Russell, ext. 3232. The wrap-around process is an from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Monday, innovative model for a community September 23. Dr. VanDenBerg will Campus Ministries invites faculty, staff and students to a short ecumenical taking ownership of how it will meet describe the experiences of communi­ service to celebrate the opening of the 1996-97 academic year at Brock. the needs of children and families. All ties in the United States and Canada The service will be held on Thursday, September 19 at 12:30 pm in the Rita members of the community-friends, who have adopted the wrap-around Welch Meditation Centre, A302 (formerly the Dean's Meeting Room.) All are family members, neighbours, teachers, process and ill ustrate how th is process welcome. service providers-can be part of four might be applied in Niagara. The to ten member teams that organize workshop has been organized by the Brock University, the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute and around a family, decide what individual Niagara Child Development Centre, Faculty of Mathematics and Science present From Vine to Wine .. .A Guided needs exist and how they can success­ Niagara Centre for Youth Care, Family Tour on Wednesday, September 25 from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in the Pond Inlet. fully be met. The plan is family and Children's Services, Niagara The evening focuses on the relationship between vinifera grapes and the wines centered rather than ch i Id centered; Children's Services Committee and the that they produce. Guests will have the opportunity to taste the local grapes, parents are integral parts of the commu­ Niagara Service Plan Co-ordinating freshly picked from the vineyards, and to taste the specific wines that are made nity team and must have ownership of Committee. All members of the public from the grapes. Linda Bramble will guide the tour, with slides of Niagara the plan. "Although the community is are welcome. Admission is free. vineyards and their produce, and will speak on the varieties of grapes and the usually already involved, the wrap­ around process provides more of a effects of the growing environment on flavor and quality. Linda will also structured way of incorporating com­ introduce the fundamentals of wine tasting for the novice. Wine makers and munity members in the process," attests Attention film buffs grape growers will be on hand to answer questions and to talk about the Connie Costanzo, Executive Director process of turning the grape into fine Ontario wines. Tickets can be purchased with the Niagara Child Development for $20 at The Box Office, ext. 3257. Brock University Centre, one of the agencies organizing Film Society (BUFs) the workshop. "The co-operation of The Student Development Centre is offering an eight-week body image and community members enhances a begins its third self-esteem group for women. Participation is available to Brock students. The season with an child's chance of having a full life." group will meet from 9:00 to 11 :00 am every Thursday morning, beginning impressive list of The plan is focused on typical needs October 10. Space in the group is limited and the cost is $5. To register by both classic and contemporary films in life-domain areas such as family, October 3, call ext. 3240 or visit the Centre in sT400. and special events. Two special events living situation, financial, educational will kick off the season. On Friday, and vocational, social and recreational, September 20 at 7:30 pm in the Sean behavioral and emotional, psychologi­ PUBLICATIONS O'Sullivan Theatre, Vox Violins will cal, health, legal, cultural and safety. provide original music accompaniment To be successful, the wrap-around Brill, P.H. and Huang, M. L., "A New Weighted Estimation Method," 50th to a screening of D. W. Griffith's classic process must include a balance of Session of International Statistical Institute Conference Volume of Proceedings, silent masterpiece, Broken Blossoms, formal services and informal commu­ pp. 120-121. starring Lillian Gish. A reception will be nity and family resources. held immediately following the per­ formance. On Sunday, September 22 at Gayler, Hugh J. 1996. Geographical Excursions in London. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Advisory Continued from page 1 1 :30 pm at Town Cinemas, Antonio's Line will be shown. In 1996, this film was the winner of an academy award Grant, Barry K. "Rich and Strange: The Yuppie Horror Film." Journal of the Faculty and for encouraging an for the best foreign film. Preceding the Film an Video, 48, nos. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 4-16. atmosphere conducive to the further­ film, a wine and cheese reception will ance of academic pursuits." be held at 12:45 pm. Grant, Barry K. "They Must Be Represented: The Politics of Documentary." The Advisory Committee's delibera­ An annual BUFs membership fee is Film Quarterly, 49, no. 4 (Summer 1996): 59-61. tions are strictly confidential. All $25, or two for $45. Membership information received will be only for includes free admission to all films at Huang, M. l. and Brill, P. H., "A New Weighted Density Estimation the private use of the Committee. Only Brock and special film events. Members Method," American Statistical Association 1995 Proceeding of the Statistical the Chair is authorized to answer can also enjoy a reduced admission of Computing Section, 1995, pp. 125-130. questions about the procedures of the $4.25 for screenings of recent interna­ Committee. Please contact me if you tional cinema on Sunday afternoons at Kushner, Joseph and David Siegel, " It's Not too Late to Develop Good have any questions or concerns about Town Ci nemas. The cost of non­ Council-Staff Relations", MuniCipal World, July1966, pp.17-20. confidentiality or any other matter member tickets are $5 for films shown involving the Committee. at Brock and $6 for films shown at Kushner, Joseph, Isidore Masse, Thomas Peters and Lewis Soroka, "The The review of a Dean is a very Town Cinemas. Determinants of Municipal Expenditures in Ontario," Canadian Tax Journal, important process for the Faculty and The Society features both classic and 1966, Volume 44, Number 2, pp. 451-464. the University, and we look forward to current films, many of which otherwise receiving your submissions and presen­ would never be shown in the Niagara Lord, Kenneth R. and sanjay Putrevu (1996), "Super Bowl Ad Recall: Pro­ tations. Thank you. Region. Screenings on Friday evenings -William H. Cade, Acting Vice­ at 7:30 pm will be in the Podium gram and Ad Involvement Effects," in 1996 Society for Consumer Psychology President, Academic and Chair of the Theatre. Viewings on Sunday after­ Conference Proceedings. Boulder, Colorado: Society for Consumer Psychology Advisory Committee on the Appoint­ noons at 1 :30 pm will be held at Town (forth com i ngl. ment/Reappointment of the Dean of Cinemas on st. Paul Street in down­ Physical Education & Recreation. town st. Catharines. Over 20 films will Mitchell, c., sackney, L., and Walker, K., "The postmodern phenomenon: be screened this season, including Le Implications for school organizations and educational leadership", Journal of Confessional, Angels and Insects and Educational Administration and Foundations, 11 (1), pp. 38-67, 1996. CLASSifiED The Celluloid Closet. Memberships and tickets for indi­ Pringle, Robert and Brian J. Ross, "A Symbiosis of Animation and Music,"in For Rent: Townhouse in north-end, vidual films may be purchased at The Proceedings of the 1996 International Computer Music Conference, Hong three bedroom, newly decorated, four Box Office, ext. 3257 or 3338, or from Kong, 1996, pp. 316-319. appliances. First and last month Town Cinemas. For more information, required, $825 per month. contact Barry Grant, ext. 3215 or Anne Call 684-8987. Howe, ext. 3553. fACULTY AND STAff GEOGRAPHY Robert Feagan was. a guest commentator on CBC Radio's Morningside with Movement Sheila Rogers on Thursday, August 29. He provided historical context and an Brock University education brings ecological critique of the 'lawn' as a dominant form of landscape in a segment visitors to Brock entitled "Rethinking Lawns". E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan MATHEMATICS Brock News is a publication of the In collaboration with the Asia Mei Ling Huang presented an invited paper titled" A Level Crossing Density Office of External Relations. Pacific Foundation of Canada, the Estimation Method" at the Second World Congress of Nonlinear Analysis held (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 Department of Physical Education was FAX (905) 641-5216 July 1 0-17 at the University of Athens in Greece. successful in its bid to host two guests At the 1996 Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association Brock News is available on-line on the from Malaysia for the month of held August 4-8 in Chicago, Prof. Huang presented a paper titled "A Brock gopher at -> University Services and September. While at Brock, Mr. Nonparametric Quantile Estimation Method." She attended the Annual Meet­ Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Balang Lasung and Mr. Idrus Bin ing of the Statistical Society of Canada, June 3-5 at the University of Waterloo. tions ->Brock News. Othman will receive intensive training in the foundations of teaching move­ Editor: Janet lee MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & HR Production: Mariette lincoln ment in elementary and secondary Sharon Mason presented a paper entitled "Political Language: Corporate schools. They will attend classes, Anorexia and Other Dis-eases" at the Second International Conference on The next issue of Brock News is confer with faculty, and visit local site Organizational Discourse: Talk, Text and Tropes. The Conference took place at Wednesday, September 18 with a copy schools. If you wish to contact the deadline of Wednesday, September 11 King's College, University of London, England, from July 24-26. at noon. guests, please contact Paulette C6te­ Laurence, ext. 4365. Brock welcomes visitors from Thailand On August 29, a group of 60 their industry partners; an annual delegates from Thailand arrived at conference in Thailand to foster co­ Brock for a two-day tour of environ­ operation of government and the mental facilities in Niagara. This tour private sector; and environmental is one of many activities scheduled quality management training to over a four-year period by the Centre ensure the sustainability of resources for Industrial and Environmental and encourage compliance with Training(CIET). standards and regu lations. Several The Centre was established in Thai students are also enrolled in April 1994 as the initial phase of a graduate science programs at Brock. project funded by the Canadian The last two areas of the project International Development Agency are industrial skills training for young (CIDA). It is a co-operative program women to facilitate employment in between five institutions: Brock newly developing industries; and University and Niagara College, as integrated waste management train­ well as Chachoengsao Rajabhat ing to create a model for waste Institute, Rambhai Barni Rajabhat management in the municipality of Institute and Burapha University, Laem Chabang that can be adapted three centres in Thailand. The and used in similar municipalities of objective of the project is to transfer the region. Thailand delegates visit Niagara Recycling and disseminate knowledge concern­ Visitors from Thailand included the ing industry and the environment. Vice-Governor of Chonburi Province, as well. Professor emeriti Victor Fic "There are several components to This knowledge will be used to meet Awut Wiwatwanich, mayors and from the Department of Pol itics was the project," says David Siegel, the community needs of centres on deputy mayors of several cities in involved in numerous projects in Associate Vice-President, Academic, the eastern seaboard of Thailand, Chonburi, city managers and senior Pacific Rim countries, including "and mutual benefits for both sides. where industry and tourism are administrators. Thailand, generated from his work We have learned to work together developing rapidly. According to the project proposal, with Brock's Centre for Canada and very welL" To meet objectives set out by the Brock was first made visible to the Asia Pacific Studies. Other faculty The two-day tour schedule in­ project, five sub-projects have been Thais in the mid 1970s by the Honor­ members have visited Burapha cluded stops at a Smithville PCB established: industrial environmental ary Consul of Tha'iland at Toronto, University and been involved in the clean-up site, Niagara Recycling, Port training to establish expertise, man­ William A. Dickinson. Faculty mem­ project. Sheila Young, Brock's Inter­ Cofborne Compost Management, agement structure and a skill base for bers at Brock have developed rela­ national Activities Co-ordinator, has Weiland Pollution Control Centre and the Thai institutions, and in turn, tionships with personnel in Thailand also played a major role in CI ET. the Regional Road #12 Landfill site in Grimsby. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1 996 Education for the future

There is a greater need and role for teachers, says Dr. Roseann Runte, President of Victoria University, Univer­ sity of Toronto. She spoke to Faculty of Education students at an orientation session on Thursday, September 5 in The Playhouse. "Schools are being called upon to do more to fill a larger part of the social fabric. Teachers are more than dispensers of knowledge and Back at Brock after the OlytnpicS wisdom, they are role models, thought­ ful leaders in society and ethicists, for the University and the Niagara Richard coaches both university and ensuring a link between the traditions club teams at Brock. He arrived on Wrestling Club, based at Brock. The and values of the past and those of the campus in 1981 from Sudbury, where very best student athletes will, there­ future, a dialogue between individuals fore, have the opportunity to compete he taught high-school mathematics and and groups, a two-way path between in club tournaments allover the world. coached the wrestling team. Richard, technology and creativity." Interuniversity competition runs from who was an Olympian at Montreal in As role models, teachers are faced October to February. 1976, competed in wrestling for the with enormous challenges and respon­ Colin Daynes is a third-year student University of Guelph as an undergradu­ sibilities. Many global concerns­ at Brock. He's a freestyle wrestler-in ate student. sustainable development, social cohe­ the 68 kilogram weight class-but Although Richard provided the sion, population migration, urbaniza­ qualified for the Olympics in Greco­ leadership that encouraged three tion, political unrest-seem like distant Roman wrestling. Although the two athletes to qualify for the Atlanta matters to education students. But they styles are included in Olympic compe­ Games, he was not chosen as an are ultimately important. "We are living tition, Canadian wrestlers usually Olympic coach. Coaches from clubs in in a world very different from former concentrate their efforts in freestyle. British Columbia and Hamilton, the generations. In the past, wars and What's the difference between the number one and two ranked teams in violent outbreaks were distant, reported two wrestling styles? In Greco-Roman Canada, filled the two spots. Richard Deschatelets often second hand and perhaps only wrestling, athletes can not touch their Inspired by an article in The St. after their conclusion. Today, we have After winning the 1995 CIAU competitors legs; they have to throw Catharines Standard, Jan Cook con­ vivid scenes of violence broadcast in championships, Brock's wrestling team their opponents. Freestyle wrestl ing tacted Richard Deschatelets. The living color in our homes every is preparing to defend its title. Three permits attacks on the legs, arms and article, written by assistant sports editor evening," she contends. The disparity Brock wrestlers-Marty Calder, Colin upper body. Nine of 16 wrestlers to Peter Conradi (June 8, 1996), discussed between the rich and poor is growing Daynes and David Hohl- traveled to compete in Atlanta were freestylers. the "money worries" experienced by and the lack of tolerance for different Atlanta to compete in the Summer "Colin went to the Olympics with amateur athletes in Canada. In his cultural and value systems is increasing. Olympic Games. Coach Richard the hope of gaining experience," editorial, Conradi cites 1994 statistics "Education is our hope for the future," Deschatelets followed his athletes to contends Richard. He defeated a more that claim only eight per cent of $64 claims the President of Victoria Univer­ Atlanta, thanks to the generosity of St. experienced wrestler to qualify for the million granted to amateur sport is Sity. To tackle these complex issues, Catharines businessman, Jan Cook. Games. From the trials in February to devoted to athletes. teachers must be multi-faceted in their Marty Calder graduated from Brock the Olympics in July, there really isn't The article also mentioned a ski lis and must also learn to be carinr; in 1992 and is currently first assistant enough time to train in a new wrestling fund raising event, organized by Coach and empathetic. coach. At the Summer Olympics, he style. Colin won one match and has Deschatelets, to recognize his athletes Education is an important issue on finished seventh in the 62 kilogram already started on a four-year plan achievements and raise money for their the agenda of many institutions and class. "Competition was very tough," leading up to the 2000 Summer Games trip to the Games. organizations not only in Canada, but says a proud Coach Deschatelets. In in Sydney, Australia. "I was really touched by the article," worldwide. Because of the large role his final bout, Marty lost to a Japanese Qualification for the Olympic comments Mr. Cook, "and can really education plays in the well-being of wrestler. Although Marty had beaten Games is quite difficult in itself, the appreciate the effort of these athletes, society, it is a topic often debated, says him in previous competition, the coach attests. Athletes must be invited who have brought national exposure to Dr. Runte. She cited one view of post­ opponent was a very good technician, to the trials. They are required to place both Brock and Niagara. I was im­ secondary education that demands a says Deschatelets. Marty'S showing among the top six in Canada (though pressed by their dedication." After core curriculum of shared readings, was, however, an improvement over coaches can make special cases to meeting with Richard, Mr. Cook was facts and values for all students. In his performance at the Barcelona include others) and must also finish in impressed by his sincerity; he decided primary education, some views call for Olympics, where he won his first one of the top four spots in the Pan-Am to donate funds towards a trip to a return to basics. match but did not place in the Games. During the trials, less experi­ Atlanta. "Is it possible to ignore technology rankings. enced athletes are pitted against the Jan Cook is the owner of the St. and the progress of knowledge?" she "In order for Brock University to be strongest wrestlers in their weight class. Catharines Credit Bureau and a mem­ asks. "Are these ideas really new? Is it successful, we have to have a club Brock's third Olympian, David ber of the Molson Panasonic Commit­ possible to have new ideas after so system attached to it," the coach Hohl, moved to St. Catharines in 1995. tee, a group of local business people many centuries of recorded human explains, to attract top athletes and to He is an assistant coach for the Brock who help raise money for local hospi­ thought? Are the best ideas perhaps the encourage year-round training. Most team and finished in seventh place at tals. He is a former athlete himself, oldest ones?" The Socratic method of universities have a club system in the Olympics in the 74 kilogram place. Athletes at Brock can compete weight class. Olympics continued on page 2 Education continued on page 2 Education continued from page 1 FACULTY AND STAFF Happy 30th teaching by asking questions still works today, she believes; it is simply better GEOGRAPHY Nancy! known as interactive dialogue. Keith Tinkler recently attended the first Bedrock Channels Conference, held at Educators need to think about impor­ Colorado State University, Fort Collins. He was co-organizer of the four-day tant global issues, recognize different conference, together with Dr. Ellen Wohl. He presented a paper on "A Research ways of knowing and encourage visions Program on Rockbed Channels - Twenty Mile Creek and Swayze Creek, Ontario, for the future. "If we do not make educa­ Canada - with Preliminary Results." He addressed the Conference on the "Ubiquity tion meaningful, what is our purpose? If of Critical Flow in Steep Fluvial Systems." Together with Dr. Wohl, he co-authored we do not tackle such issues, we will be a "A Primer on Rockbed Channels" which was included in the Conference Abstract the losers. We can adjust our schedules; and Field Trip Volume. we can blur the lines between disciplines. We can change the focus, making school POLITICS or university the centre, but we will only Juris Dreifelds, "Latvia" in Walter R. Iwaskiw, ed., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, be among the tinkers, not the visionar­ Country Studies, Federal Research Division Library of Congress, U.S. Government ies." To illustrate this point, Dr. Runte Printing Office. Washington D.C., 1996, pp. 83-166. (Area Handbook Series). described the inventions of Vaucanson, a Swiss clock maker in the early eighteenth century. Vaucanson invented a mechani­ PUBLICATIONS On Tuesday, September 10, Nancy cal duck that could be wound up to bend Gordon celebrated her 30th anniver­ over and pick up seeds; the seeds would Grant, Barry Keith. "Once More Without Feeling: The Disaffection of Contem­ sary at Brock. Nancy works at the Tim then be released by a small trap door in porary Youth," Pictures of a Generation on Hold, ed. Murray Pomerance and John its tail. He was proud of his invention and Horton's outlet off the Schmon Tower Sakeris (Toronto: Media Studies Working Group, 1996): 67-74. went on to build a mechanical chess lobby; hers is the first smile you see as player, hoping to replicate the thought you purchase your morning coffee! Mason, S. and Mudrack, P., "Gender and Ethical Orientation: A Test of Gender process by mechanical means. Although "I'm a people person and I just love and Occupational Socialization Theories", Journal of Business Ethics, 15, pp. 599- his attempt ended in failure, says Dr. 604,1996. the kids," she commented, just after Runte, he inspired an important question: being presented balloons and a special "If machines could think and if thought is thank-you note from Dr. Susan Clark. Rosenberg, Danny."Toward an Understanding of Social Interaction in Sport: mechanical, what distinguishes human Some Practical Concerns." Proceedings (Part II) of the 1995 AIESEP World Con­ beings from machines?" The answer, she gress, Netanya, Israel, 1996, pp. 729-735. contends, is less important than the question. Sinha, Debabrata, Understanding in Human Context: Themes and Variations in Technology offers a challenge to G1iommitLtlee om tiliie educators as well. Just as media can be Indian Philosophy, New Perspectives in Philosophical Scholarship, Vol. 5, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1996. fhsesiCieme~ r;emimCier; dehumanizing in depicting images of violence, it can also serve as a tool for democracy. Teachers must use technol­ Information-gathering sessions are ogy as a tool, she encouraged, but should EVENTS being held on Wednesday, September not neglect the need for meaning; 18 by the Committee on the Presidency meaning that respects universal values, The Brock University Film Society (BUFS) presents: to gain input on two important topics: human rights and equity. .. Friday, September 20,7:30 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan the issues and challenges facing the "It is fashionable to blame teachers for Theatre: Broken Blossoms (D.W. Griffith, USA 1919)(80 min.) University in the next decade; and in all the flaws in society, not to mention with live musical accompaniment by Vox Violins (Mark the context of these issues, the charac­ the gaps in our children's knowledge," Clifford and Beth Bartley on violin, guitar, keyboard and teristics and attributes that will be observes the speaker. This blame, she programmed sequences.) Refreshments will be served after the show. Admission is required in a new President. says, is due to a lack of understanding free for members, $5 for non-members. 11 :30 am - 12:30 pm about the education system; the success, -Sunday, September 22, 1 :30 pm at Town Cinemas in downtown St. Catharines: Open "Brown Bag" Forum or failure, of the system takes a long time Antonia's Line (Marleen Gorris, Netherlands 1995)(105 min.) Winner, Best Foreign specifically for students, ISAAC'S to assess. "The population is used to Film, Academy Awards. A wine and cheese reception will be held prior to the seeing instant results. Politicians want show at 12:45 pm. Admission is $4.25 for members, $6 for non-members. 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm results you can see before the next Open Forum for all members of the election. Sometimes it can take years or The Brock Philosophical Society presents David Siegel, Associate Vice-President Brock community, decades to demonstrate or prove the Academic, "The Ethics of Urban Development: The Demise of Public Spaces," on PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, efficacity of certain theories, methods, Faculty of Education approaches to teaching." September 27 at 7:30 pm in the Senate Chambers. 3:30 pm Dr. Runte called upon the group to The University Club invites members and prospective members to their first Senate, SENATE CHAMBER remember former teachers who had made a positive impact on their lives. "Can social of the year! Come out and meet the new manager, chef and staff on Thurs­ The Committee will be developing a education excite people to dream, and to day, October 3 between 4:00 and 7:00 pm. The evening will feature complimen­ draft Position Profile from the informa­ translate their dreams into action, into tary wine, beer and food. tion provided for presentation to the participation in the creation of a better Chef Carlo Lorenzi will be serving up samples from his new menu of regular Board of Trustees at its meeting on world? I believe the answer is yes," she items and daily specials. Dan Fournier of Sleeman Brewery will be providing September 24. Thank you for your impressed. samples of Sleeman's fine beers for all to taste and enjoy. Barry Katzman and Glen assistance in this regard. In closing, Dr. Runte shared the tale of Hunt of Woods End Winery will be offering samples from the newest winery in the a Chinese proverb, which says that a poor Peninsula. person who finds two coins must use the Come out and meet the representatives from Plain & Fancy Restaurant, Sleeman first for food and clothing and the second Brewery and Woods End Winery and sample the atmosphere at the University for beauty. "1 can think of nothing more Club. Complimentary tickets must be reserved in advance. Please call Paul Dwyer Olympics continued from page 1 beautiful than the quest for knowledge at ext. 3535 or drop by the Club. and truth. The result can be great art and active in football, and responsible for science, the joy of a thousand personal On Monday, October 7 in the Senate Chambers the Student Development discoveries and the recreation of a new starting the St. Catharines touch football Centre is hosting "A Hitchhikers Guide to Brief Therapy: Maximizing Your Per­ world. You are being entrusted with that league in 1974. "I follow a great deal of sonal Style and Mapping New Territory," with James D. Duvall, MEd, and Eric symbolic second coin." what goes on at Brock. It's fabulous to King, MSW, CSW. This one-day workshop is designed for clinicians who have Dr. Roseann Runte has been President watch the growth of the University." some experience in the practice of brief therapy and are interested in expanding The 1996-97 looks promising for the of Victoria University at the University of Toronto since 1994. She was President of their knowledge and skill in the model. For further information, contact Aurelia Brock wrestling team. Although they lost Spadafora at ext. 3240 or 3106. Aaron Pomeroy and Nicolas Ugoalah to Glendon College at York University graduation, Richard is optimistic. "We (1988-94) and Universite Sainte­ have other athletes who have been in the Anne(1983 ·88). Dr. Runte is President of shadows and are ready to go," he the Canadian Commission for Centr;e for the Arts maintains. A number of experienced UNESCO(United Nations Education, Join Centre for the Arts this season as a Friend or Best athletes still remain on the team this year, Science and Cultural Organization.) Her Friend and receive 20% discounts on all tickets. See Liona including Olympian Colin Daynes. "We presentation was entitled "Educators and Boyd on Wednesday, November 13; The Nylons on Global Issues: Challenges for Tomor­ can win the ClAUs again this year and I Thursday, December 5; and attend our opening night Gala am really looking forward to it." Brock's row." Centre for the Arts Brock University on Thursday, October 10 featuring Rawlins Cross with The invitational tournament is scheduled for Niagara Symphony Orchestra. All these great shows are in November 23. Thanks ...... the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Call The Box Office at ext. 3257, Monday to Friday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday noon to 4:00 pm. Thank you everyone for your gifts, best wishes and for such a wonderful retire­ ment party. Also, a very special thanks to Brock University the organizers and speakers whose efforts G1ihildren's Movement Education Program made the event possible. Everything was E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan just perfect, which made for a thoroughly Using the Movement Education Orientation to physical education, children of Brock News is a publication of the enjoyable occasion. all physical abilities are given the opportunity to participate and succeed. Begin­ Office of External Relations. My years at Brock have been most ning Saturday, September 21, children aged "walking" to 12 years will participate (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 gratifying, due mainly to the assistance in educational gymnastics, creative dance and developmental games. 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Editor: Janet lee CLASSIFIED The paid-up 1995-96 series of Canada Savings Bonds are now in the Payroll Production: Mariette Uncoln Department. Please arrange to pick them up at your earliest convenience. Garage Sale: September 21, 8:00 am - Applications for the 1996-97 series will be available at the end of October. The next issue of Brock News is 2:00 pm at 8 Aberdeen Circle off Deductions for the new series will begin in November. Wednesday, September 25 with a copy Northcliff and Riverview. Fireplace insert, deadline of Wednesday, September 1!l light fixtures, records, books, dishwasher, at noon" shelving, bar and many other treasures! Security officers earn law- enforcelllent certificate

Gord Boardman and Jack Mainer, military background and are mem­ Mayla Parrent. Students two security officers with Brock's bers of the Corps of Commissionaires. can learn first hand Campus Police Service are recent Gord has been at Brock for 10 about the emergency graduates of an intensive course on years, after a career of 25 years with telephone system, campus law enforcement. The four­ the army as both a soldier and Campus Police escort week course, offered this past sum­ tradesman. Jack started at the Univer­ service and Brock Foot mer at Humber College, was organ­ sity in 1989. Both officers enjoyed Patrol; the video shows ized by the Ontario Association of the course, particularly the human the re-enactment of four College and University Security relations component, which focused potentially distreSSing Administrators (OACUSA). on effective communication skills, situations on campus. Course topics covered human anger management, conflict resolu­ Brock students are the relations, law enforcement practices tion and sexual harassment. Special actors and Scott Merritt and related legislation, criminal law, seminar topics on street gangs, from The Box Office self-defence, technical equipment domestic violence and hate crime performs the narration. and women's safety issues. The were also informative. In addition to providing course has been in existence since At a short ceremony on Wednes­ safety tips, the video 1992; Gord and Jack are the first day, September 11 in the Alumni also encourages respon­ participants from Brock University. Lounge, Gord and Jack were pre­ sible drinking. sented their certificates by Vice­ The video was left to right: Gord Boardman, Don Delaney, The course provides an excellent Terry Varcoe and Jack Mainer opportunity for colleagues at institu­ President Administration, Terry initiated by a sub-group tions across Ontario to share ideas. Varcoe. Major Envanoff from the of the Personal Security and Campus "It lets officers bring an added Corps of Commissionaires was also Policing Advisory Committee, chaired Theatre and dimension of professionalism back to on hand to offer his congratulations. by Campus Police Chief Don their schools," commented Don Delaney. Faculty, students and staff Delaney, Brock's Campus Police Campus safety video are also represented in the group, dralllatic Chief and President of OACUSA. During Orientation '96, Brock's which met on Monday, September 23 Brock's Campus Police Service Campus Police introduced a new to decide on a name for the video. literature consists of peace officers and security video to inform students about safety "We are proactive in being safety officers. Peace officers are usually issues on campus. conscious," comments Inspector productions former members of the poli"ce service "The video promotes awareness Parrent. To view the video, contact or RCMP. Security officers have a through example," says Inspector Campus Police at ext. 4300. To demonstrate the vitality, imagi­ nation and importance of l}lodern drama, Brock University's Theatre and Dramatic Literature Program has I W "~."QNJS.QAmuY S E PTE M B E R chosen for its fall and winter produc­ tions by senior students a boldly experimental play from the early twentieth century, and two one-act plays by a leading British playwright. The Insect Play, directed by Glenys Mcqueen-Fuentes, designed by David Rayfield, with lighting design by Ken Garrett and music by Rafael Fuentes, plays in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre, November 7 to 9, at 8:00 pm. Harold Pinter's two recent one-act plays, Mountain Language and Party Time, will be performed in Sean O'Sullivan Theatre on February 20 Rebuilding the learning paradigm and 21 at 8:00 pm and February 22 at 2:00 pm. Peter Feldman directs, with In September 1995, College des separated from an educational institu­ New South Wales (est. 1949) currently David Rayfield designing and lighting Grands Lacs opened its doors to tion for psychological, physical or has more than 28,000 students, 5,000 by Ken Garrett, our resident lighting students on campuses in Weiland, economic reasons. The growing staff, 12 faculties and multidisciplines designer. Hamilton, Windsor, Toronto and demands of an adult lifestyle may also and is the recipient of a large amount of The Insect Play (sometimes known Penetanguishene. The College is a contribute to the popularity of this research dollars. In 1996, the Univer­ as The Insect Comedy) is an allegori­ unimodal distance learning institution mode of learning. Distance learning sity offered 31 distance learning cal play by the Capek Brothers, Czech that offers a II of its courses via three programs may be the answer for programs; 10 faculties used distributed writers whose works made them communication technologies: video­ universities looking to do more with education technologies. controversial and impossible to ignore teleconference, videographics and less, she says, citing cases of increasing Funding, access to expertise and in the 19205. In this darkly humorous audio teleconference. In June during part-time student populations and student access to technology are all play, a tramp in despair and disillu­ the Learned Societies Congress, several pressures for institutions to expand with major considerations in the move to sionment exiles himself from human Canadian experts on distance educa­ fewer resources. this innovative approach to teaching society to find himself in the midst of Future trends will focus on the tion took part in a forum, a live audio­ and learning. Student satisfaction with the insect world. He watches, inter­ video two-way link up between St. convergence of new technologies and distance programs remains high at the venes at times, and learns an ultimate Catharines (Brock University), Weiland delivery modes that provide more University of New South Wales. lesson. London and New York pre­ (College des Grands Lacs), Toronto, flexible learning opportunities, predicts Concerns are cited as effort at the mieres of The Insect Play were met Sydney (Australia) and Cambridge Ms. Frenette. Not all interactive tech­ expense of research, lack of support (England). The bilingual forum was nologies require expensive equipment systems, and facu Ity concerns about with raves and rages. However, the chaired by President of College des and several educational consortia exist being pushed to the margins of their play continues to be resurrected in the Grands Lacs, Marquis Bureau. to provide equ itable access to new competence. most unlikely places and times, like equipment. Challenges lie in convinc­ insects themselves perhaps. What is distance education? ing administrations and politicians to Approaches to distance education One of the most celebrated play­ According to Denise Paquette­ provide support and training for Barbarah Sponk, newly appointed wrights in the English-speaking world, Frenette, a distance education special­ distance education, she says. "The Executive Director of the International Pinter is a past master at capturing, ist and Chair of the Board of Governors interest in distance education is grow­ Extension College in Cambridge, with his extraordinary ear for lan­ of College des Grands Lacs, several ing. It offers a chance to help rebuild England, and President of the Canadian guage, a sense of the dread, menace definitions exist in the academic field the learning paradigm." Association for Distance Education, and mystery of modern life. Party to explain distance education, also shared with the audience various time­ Time and Mountain Language reflect recognized by such terms as open Managing the transition and-place modes experienced in the both Thatcherism and the day's learning, distance or distributed "The traditional client base of teacher-learner relationship. headlines about military dictatorships, learning and distance teaching. "There universities in coming under threat," The face-to-face mode exists in the to tell stories of power used ruthlessly are a variety of terms to replace stated Anne Forster, Director of Educa­ traditional classroom, seminar or to suppress dissent. Canadians will correspondence education, a term tional Development for the Graduate tutorial, where distance education find Mountain Language, a play about which is now inappropriate," said Ms. School of Management at the Univer­ materials can be used as supplements. the brutal repression of native lan­ Paquette-F renette. sity of New South Wales in Sydney, The virtual classroom mode, where guage at the hands of a government Three basic characteristics of Australia. As a result of this threat, teacher and learner are in a different police force, to be particularly disturb­ distance education are the physical universities are being forced to examine place at the same time, includes such ing. Party Time, with its veiled threats separation of learner from institution, new forms of learning that best meet examples as audioconferencing, instructor and other students during the the needs of their students. The new videoconferencing and individualized and references to joining an exclusive majority of instruction; the influence of global campus is competitive, lucrative, telephone tutorials. "club," shows the ruling class at play an educational institution including innovative and flexible. "Distance The learning centre mode exists in all its civi I ized savagery. some form of student eva luation; and education is being paraded in front of where teacher and learner meet in the Tickets for The Insect Play, Moun­ the use of educational media and universities in a suit of bright new same place-resource centres, learning tain Language and Party Time are $6; technologies to unite teacher and clothes," said Dr. Forster. Distance labs, libraries-to use at differenttimes $4 for students and seniors. Reserva­ learner, carry course content and education is an innovative alternative various resources that are available. tions can be made by calling The Box provide two-way interaction. for educational institutions to consider. The independent study mode, used Office, Centre for the Arts at A number of positive arguments Dr. Forster commented on issues by teacher and learner who interact in 688-5550, ext. 3257 or 3338. identify a need for the use of distance faced by a traditional, research-based a different place at a differenttime, education. It provides greater access to university as it develops a distance students, says Ms. Frenette, who are learning environment. The University of Rebuilding continued on page 2 Child Studies Sytnposiutn FACULTY AND STAFF POLITICS "For children today, the mere act of Punishment of Our Most Vulnerable Leah Bradshaw presented a paper entitled "Nature and Artifice: Two Views On living in our society can be dangerous. Citizens (Children)" and Brian Ward, justice in Rousseau" at the American Political Science Association Conference in San Violence, drugs, uncaring communities, Director of Children and Youth Division Francisco, August 29 to September 1. poverty, abusive famil ies and custody of Health Canada to address "Some battles are poisoning their lives. Chil­ Perspectives on Current Initiatives for Ingrid Makus presented a paper entitled "The Politics of 'Feminine Concealment' dren's psychological health and overall Children in Canada". A panel, moderated and 'Masculine Openness' in jean-jacques Rousseau" at the American Political Science well-being are endangered." These are the by jane Helleiner, Department of Child Association Conference in San Francisco, August 29 to September 1. words of Dr. James Garbarino, who will Studies, will address commOn issues and be the keynote speaker at a one-day audience questions. PSYCHOLOGY symposium titled "The Wellbeing of To register contact Margaret Bernat, Ed Pomeroy has been elected President of the Canadian Periodical for Community Children", sponsored by the Department Department of Child Studies, Brock Studies and a senior editor of the Canadian journal of Community Mental Health. of Child Studies. The event will be held University at 688-5550, ext 3740. Special STUDENT AFFAIRS October 4 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the rates for groups and students are avail­ Former Dean of Student Affairs, David jordan, has opened a practice in clinical White Oaks Inn and Racquet Club. able. psychology at 183 King Street, Suite 207, in downtown St. Catharines. Dr. Garbarino's address is titled "Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment". Dr. Garbarino is an Rebuilding continued from page 1 PUBLICATIONS internationally recognized expert in the area of violence and abuse on chi Idren. Ostiguy, L., Sarrasin, R., and Irons, G., Introduction a la phonetique comparee: Les involves use of print packages, audio and He is the Director of the Family Life sons. Quebec: Les Presses de l'Universite Laval, 1996. video cassettes, CD Rom, and computer­ Development Center and a Professor of assisted instruction. Computer mediated Human Development and Family Studies Parker, Richard W. in Canadian Book Review Annual 1995 (Toronto 1996), reviews instruction (email, use of the internet) can at Cornell University. He also is the of: Voices of the Plains Cree, by Edward Ahenakew (Ruth M. Buck, editor), 366-67. also be slotted into this category. author of sixteen books including Chil­ Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots and Affixes, 2nd ed., by Donald G. Frantz and In deciding which resources to use, a dren in Danger, What Children Can Tell Norma J. Russell, 371. The Epic of Qayaq: The Longest Story ever told by my People number of points must be considered: the Us, No Place to be a Child, and Raising by Lela K. Oman, 375-76. Our Tel/ings: Interior Salish Stories of the Ntlakyapamuk needs of learners, course content and Children in a Socially Toxic Environment. People, edited by Darwin Hanna and Mamie Henry, 376. various technologies available to the In addition, the day will feature Craig university. "The needs of the learner are Shields from the Children at Risk Program, most important," commented Dr. Sponk. EVENTS Laidlaw Foundation, who will speak about "Issues of Childhood and Family Peter Nicholls, Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, presents Lessons learned after 15 years in dis­ Support"; judy Finlay, Chief Advocate "Fire, air and nitric oxide," Thursday, September 26, at 11 :30 am in H313. tance education from the Office of Child and Family Ross Paul, President of Laurentian Services to talk about "Perpetuating Brock's Department of Physics, along with the Royal Astronomical Society of University and of the inter-American Societal Pathology Through Systemic Canada's Niagara Centre, will host the viewing of a total lunar eclipse, this year's only distance education consortium (CREAD), lunar eclipse visible in Canada. The event will take place at Brock On Thursday, shared his views about distance educa­ September 26 at approximately 8:00 pm. Free parking will be available in Lot S, to the tion. He is the author of Open Learning left of the Rosalind Blauer Centre for Child Care. Grape and Wine preview and Open Management: Leadership and Integrity in Distance Education (London: Healthstyle '90s presents: Festival sponsors, media and friends of Kogan, 1990). • Fall garden preparations with Terry Mcintee, Seed Technologist, Stokes Seeds On the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival Distance education exists as a real Wednesday, October 2, 12:00 noon, Alumni Lounge. Our unpredictable weather gathered in the Pond Inlet on Wednes­ opportunity, says Dr. Paul, to provide warrants wise garden planning. Perhaps a little extra work this fall will allow you to day, September 18, to celebrate the start interaction for students and professors enjoy your garden next spring. Terry Mcintee, who presented a spring session on of the Festival and to announce event who may not otherwise have it. He, too, gardening, will offer some suggestions on fall garden preparation. Call ext. 3387 by details. emphasized the needs of the learner as Wednesday, September 25, to register. Planned are gourmet luncheons and most important. Experience in distance ·Create your OWn fall wreath with our "clever campus craft connoisseur," Hope dinners, two major street parades, a education allows instructors to build On Bauer of The Bookstore. Wednesday, October 9, 11 :30 am to 12:30 pm, ED 203. Teddy Bear Picnic, major Artisan and their in-class teaching skills. "We overes­ Cost: $4. Bring an 8-10" straw wreath, glue gun and scissors. Call to pre-register at Craft Show and numerous gala wine timate the immediate impact and under­ ext. 3387 by Wednesday, October 2. Class size is limited. tasti ngs. estimate the long term," he comments. A featured gala wine tasting, From Although the front end cost of distance Teaching Assistant Orientation Day Vine to Wine ... A Guided TOUf, will take learning may be large, benefits are often Attention Teaching Assistants and Department Chairs: On Saturday, September 28, place on Brock's campus September 25. worth it. the Instructional Development Office will offer a full-day of teaching workshops for Sponsored by the Cool Climate Oenology new and returning teaching assistants at Brock. Teaching assistants include seminar and Viticulture Institute, the tasting is co­ future program delivery at leaders, lab demonstrators and markers. ordinated by Linda Bramble and will Registration starts at 8:15 am in the Taro Hall (Taro 204). Prof. Cade, Acting Vice­ include a taste of both grapes and wine, Brock President, Academic will welcome TAs at 8:45 am. Concurrent workshop sessions plus presentations by six grape growers Several departments at Brock are begin at 9:00 am. TAs are asked to select three different workshops. There will be a and six wine makers. experimenting with new technology and plenary session at 12:30 pm which should be attended by all TAs. This year marks the 45th anniversary new mechanisms of program delivery. To Information on the entire Teaching Assistant training program will be available of the Festival whose founding sponsors systematically address the future of (including information on the teaching certificate, follow-up workshops, and the course are the City of St. Catharines and the program delivery, a task force has been On Teaching and Learning in Higher Education). Workshops will adjourn at 3:00 pm. Ontario Grape Growers Marketing Board. established consisting of interested Coffee and muffins will be served in the morning (8:15 am) and lunch in the afternoon. faculty and staff. We would ask that Teaching Assistants be encouraged by their Department Chair to The Task Force will consider a number attend this event. TAs are asked to return the preregistration form to the IDO no later of important issues relating to the future than September 25. If you have any further questions, please contact the Instructional demographic make-up of Brock's student Development Office at ext. 3933 (or e-mail either [email protected] or University Club population; where students want to study, [email protected]) be it one institution, numerous institu­ Happy Birthday to you! tions, the workplace or at home; the Grape Vice-Presidential Stomp-Off If you or someone you know is going format they would most like to take their to celebrate a birthday, why not do it at courses; and how technology used in Support the upcoming United Way Campaign by participating in this year's Stomp­ the Club? Come to the club for lunch; for teaching might impact on research. Off between Acting Vice-President Academic, Bill Cade and BUSU's Vice-President groups of six or more, the University Members of the Task Force on the Future University Affairs, Ernie Schirru. Club will order and pay for the birthday of Program Delivery will review delivery This event will take place on Thursday, October 3 at 12:00 nOOn in the Taro cake. (Two days advance notice please.) mechanisms currently being used at Courtyard. You can purchase your tickets ($1 each or 3 for $2) from your United Way Meeting Space Available Brock and other educational institutions, canvasser or in the Office of External Relations. Prizes include a lunch for two at the The University Club has a meeting and will examine the availability of University Club and the Front Line. All proceeds will benefit the United Way. Remem­ room which will comfortably seat up to technology and how it can best be used ber, you'll have to pick a winner; the Vice-President that produces the most juice wins! 10 people. A menu can be established to deliver academic programs. for as little as $3.95 per person, and we "It used to be the case that a university can serve lunch in the meeting room, had a geographic lock On a specific , Smm~mm BlRlmGi - ?l-28 I • allowing you complete privacy. Please location," comments David Siegel, call Daphne johnson, ext. 4443 to Associate Vice-President, Academic. At its 428th meeting held On September 18, 1996, Senators were invited to provide input to the members of the Committee On the Presidency who were in attendance On: reserve the room and any audio or visual With the advent of new technology like a) the issues and challenges facing the University in the next decade; b) what charac­ equipment, and Dan Warren ext. 4515 to the internet, that is nO longer the case. teristics/attributes will be required in the new President in that context. arrange your menu. Exploring new delivery modes does not On the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, Senators approved (in mean giving up high standards, says Dr. an Honorary Degree recipient for Fall Convocation. Siegel. "We have to continue to have the camera) Dr. Clark's report included recognition of Professor Marilyn Rose, as the 1996 personal approach that is so important at recipient of the Brock University Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, and of Brock." Brock University Professor Ken Kernaghan, recipient of the 1996 Brock Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity. Professor Kernaghan was also recently awarded the E·Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Vanier Gold Medal for Excellence in Public Administration. Dr. Ken Fowler, the new Brock News is a publication of the CLASSIFIED Chair of the Board of Trustees, will be chairing Brock's Ontario Student Opportunity Office of External Relations. Trust Fund Matching Donation Campaign; the Government will match funds pledged (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 For Sale: 22 cubic foot Woods chest by March 31,1997, and paid by March 31,1999. Enrolment figures for 1996-97 are FAX (905) 641-5216 freezer in excellent condition; $100. Inglis not yet complete; it appears that full-time student enrolment is approximately the refrigerator; $50. Call 937·0918 after 5:00 pm. as last year with some decrease in part-time. On Dr. Fowler's suggestion, a joint Brock News is available on-line on the meeting of the Senate Executive and Board Executive is scheduled for September 30, Brock gopher at -> University Services and 1996, to discuss areas of commOn COncern and interest. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Senate reviewed and provided input on Brock's preliminary response to the MET tions ->Brock News. discussion paper Future Directions for Ontario Colleges and Universities. A Prelimi­ nary Response is to be submitted by October 16 with a final Response due to the Editor: Janet lee Production: Mariette lincoln Advisory (Smith) Panel on Future Directions for Postsecondary Education by October 31,1996. The next issue of Brock News is A brochure on the Ontario College of Teachers was distributed by the Dean, Wednesday, October 2 with a copy Education (copies available in the Dean's Office). deadline of Wednesday, September 25 THIS SUMMARY CONSTITUTES AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT UNTIL SUCH TIME at noon. United Way L~SJ:tLt~} I'-JU_TE?Q~T~HI~.I~!II'-J~AR~ t\~PPRQ"-~D ~_.~ __ Charles Pachter to receive honorary doctorate Leading contemporary Canadian In a letter to the Senate Nominat­ tory Canadian Studies course. His artist Charles Pachter will receive an ing Committee, Mr. Pachter's talent is presentation, complete with autobi­ honorary doctorate at the Convoca­ so described: "His work is rooted in a ography and slide show, is described tion ceremony on October 25, in deep and abiding patriotism, as he by English professor Marilyn Rose as recognition of his distinguished explores, with what might be called "an anecdotal, informative and contribution to the Arts. Described as 'serious play', the nature of Canadian learned lecture delivered by a pas­ a painter, muralist, sculptor, designer, experience, the resistance to cultural sionate Canadian nationalist." journalist and lecturer, Mr. Pachter's imperialism which Canadian humor Mr. Pachter was impressed with career has focused on defining and represents, and the interleaving of the enthusiasm of Brock students. reflecting Canadian culture through past and present which, as the soil for "The place of the artist in a univer­ popular art. our nation's future, can be ignored by sity is relatively recent," says the "What motivates me is this coun­ Canadians only at our great peril." Toronto artist. Pachter was initially try. I am involved in a visceral way. The pop-culture artist has collabo­ trained in history and languages, he You can take the boy out of the rated with Canadian writer, and long­ says, because the idea of art and country, but you can't take the time friend, Margaret Atwood, since scholarship was not fashionable. In country out of the boy," implored Mr. 1964 on such works as Speeches for the 1960s he completed his under­ Pachter. "I am a populist who aims to Doctor Frankenstein, Expeditions, graduate education in Toronto, where reduce art work to its simplest form." The Circle Game and The Journals of his parents hoped he would "get over An That sometimes means breaking the Susanna Moodie, new editions of art" and go on to become a doctor. rules of what he calls artspeak. which will be released next year. Mr. Instead, he studied at La Sorbonne in Traditional Canadian icons are the Pachter befriended Margaret Atwood Paris and the Cranberry Academy of excellent hallmark of this artist's work. His when the two teens worked as camp Art in Detroit. "My mother can finally monumental paintings of the maple counsellors in Haliburton, Ontario. "I call me Doctor," he jests. Pachter is leaf flag hang in the Toronto Stock was the arts and crafts instructor and also looking forward to revisiting teacher Exchange and in the Canadian she was the nature girl. She asked me Brock and the Niagara Region, an Embassy in Washington. His murals to stroke the head of a toad to prove area he claims is the cradle of English Marilyn Rose's passion for teaching of Hockey Nights in Canada decorate to a group of campers that they Canadian culture. has been recognized by students, Toronto's College subway station. His wouldn't get warts," he humorously After completing formal studies at alumni and faculty at Brock Univer­ portrayal of Queen Elizabeth astride a explained. He has followed her the University of Toronto, La sity; she was chosen earlier this year moose, Queen on a Moose, although career ever since. Sorbonne and the Cranberry Acad­ as recipient of the 1996 Alumni a popular national icon demonstrat­ Last year, Mr. Pachter was invited emy of Art in Michigan, Charles Award for Excellence in Teaching. ing his wit and whimsy, was inter­ to share his insights and experience Pachter embarked on a successful Dr. Rose, Associate Professor of preted by some critics as unpatriotic. with students enroled in an introduc- English Language and Literature and Pachter continued on page 2 Director of the Canadian Studies Program, was praised by colleagues WED N E S DAY OCTOBER o 9 1 9 9 6 and students for her work in develop­ ing the Canadian Studies Program, organizing the Two Days of Canada conferences, and being "consistently engaging, challenging and, above all, respectful of her students as individu­ als and scholars." She came to Brock in 1981 as a writing instructor and learning skills co-ordinator for the Counselling Centre (now the Student Develop­ ment Centre). Her career prior to entering the University focused on high-school teaching in Ontario and Quebec. Prof. Rose completed her From vine to wine . .. a guided tour undergraduate studies in English and history at McMaster University, an On Wedneday, September 25, the cologne or scented hand lotion, or if green when young, to yellow-gold MA in English Literature at Concordia Faculty of Mathematics and Science there are cooking odors, smokey fires and amber as they age. in Montreal, and her PhD back at and the Cool Climate Oenology and or flowers in the room. Red wines vary in hue from deep McMaster. Viticulture Institute sponsored From Extraneous sounds: purple when young through ruby and She moved to the English Depart­ Vine to Wine ... A Guided Tour. This Group tastings are more enjoyable red-brown, to mahogany and brick ment at Brock in 1984. She has Grape and Wine Festival event intro­ when talking occurs after everyone when aged. Fermentation length and taught numerous courses on Cana­ duced members of the community to has had a chance to taste his or her time on skins also influences color. dian and contemporary literature, the grapes and wines of the Niagara wine. This also helps avoid being Step 2: Exploring Bouquet women novelists, American literature Region. Linda Bramble, a freelance unduly influenced by the opinions of Since 80 per cent of what we taste and literary criticism. Canadian travel and wine writer, guided the tour others. is actually what we smell, this step Studies courses have also been her and shared wine-tasting tips with Extraneous flavors: cannot be overrated. Bouquet can be strength, though she now holds the close to 100 guests who attended the Toothpaste, gum, mouth freshen­ described as light or deep, nonde­ administrative role in this program as event. ers, mints, etc., will be a hazard to script, developed, closed, rich, etc. its director (1987-1990 and 1994- your tasting. Water and a piece of What you are looking for is a forth~ 1997). Scholarly activities include Wine tasting at home: Tips and crusty, plain bread can help cleanse coming, lingering, identifiable and writing contributions to several books your palate. appealing aroma. Off odors such as and assorted publications, completing themes vinegar, nail polish remover, or mold book reviews and presenting over 25 Wine tasting is different from wine Tips for enjoyable wine tasting will indicate a troubled wine ahead. conference papers. drinking. When we drink wine we In tasting wine we rely on our • Hold the glass by the base (not Marilyn Rose has co-ordinated six usually engage ourselves in other senses to inform us: sight, smell, taste the bowl, which tends to heat the Two Days of Canada conferences in pursuits such as conversation and and (mouth) feel. Each step gives us wine unnecessarily), place it on the the past nine years, including the dining. When we taste wine we focus clues about the individual personality table for stability, and swirl it gently introductory conference in 1987. In on the wine at hand, giving ourselves of a specific wine. Professional wine to release the volatile esters (aromas 1992 she was the recipient of a Social over to the fascination of exploring its tasters assess and analyse wine, that escape into the air). Sciences and Humanities Research components. Through wine tasting we giving it a rating on which to base • Take a few short sniffs. (Deep Council (SSHRC) Research grant to seek to sharpen our perceptions of decisions for buying, selling, award­ inhalation can actually deaden your undertake archival research on the those elements that make a wine both ing and promoting. These tips, sense of smell). lives of women writers in Canada recognizable, yet distinctive. however, are offered to enable you to In time and experience, you will from 1910 to 1949, with special There is a reason behind the color, better savour the wine you chose to be able to recognize the grape variety interest in their relationships and smell and taste of a wine. By identify­ learn about and enjoy. and even begin to recognize the age support systems. In addition to being ing the elements that combine to It is helpful to take brief notes of of the wine by the levels of complex­ a member of various University define it, we begin to develop a the outstanding and most meaningful ity in its bouquet. committees, Prof. Rose has been the repertoire of enduring wine memories characteristics in the wines you taste. Step 3: Appraising Flavor book review editor and a member of that informs and shapes our growing You may want to start your own Take a reasonable sip and swirl it the advisory board for Harpweaver, a appreciation for the role that wine "Tasting Book of Wine Notes." around your mouth. What we taste is literary arts journal. plays in the art of good living. a combination of our taste buds and In a submission to the Alumni Step 1: Appreciating Appearance our sense of smell. We actually can Association, Marilyn Rose best Points to observe while tasting You should have about 1 1/2 taste only four flavors: salt, sweet, describes her approach to teaching. Since tasting the components in a ounces of wine in a clear, clean tulip­ sour and bitter. There will be few "As a teacher of English literatures, I wine requires our fullest attention, shaped glass. Look at it against a occasions, if any, where you will believe that my first responsibility is anything that might distract you is to white background, tilting it to better experience salt in a wine, but sweet, to help my students to create or be avoided. To observe these points is examine it for clarity (a hazy wine sour and bitter are essential compo­ construct themselves as acute and not only a courtesy to others, it is an could indicate trouble) and color. A nents of a wine's flavor profile. Swirl responsible readers and communica­ enhancement to your own tasting wine's color can give you clues as to it in all the corners of your mouth to tors. I do not assume that the teacher acuity. its age (the more amber the wine, the give full expression to your taste knows "best" or "only", but believe Extraneous aromas: older, unless air has oxidized it buds. very fundamentally that variously Detecting the subtleties of bouquet prematurely), and grape variety. If you are at home or at a formal situated readers, whatever their can be deadened if someone is Depending on the variety, white tasting and you are sampling many status, will always have much to smoking, wearing overpowering wines can range from pale yellow- Wine continued on page 2 Teacher continued on page 2 Gazebo PUBLICATIONS World Beckett, Sandra, "The Meeting of Two Worlds: Michel Tournier's Friday and dedication Robinson: Life on Speranza Island," in Other Worlds, Other Lives: Children's Brock University will dedicate a Literature Experiences, Proceedings of the International Conference on Chil­ newly constructed gazebo to the Food Day dren's Literature, UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa, April 4-6, 1995. Ed. Myrna memory of two former Brock stu­ Machet, Sandra Olen, and Thomas van der Walt. Pretoria, UNISA Press, 1996. dents, Natalie Goulding and Andrew Campus Ministries invites all to a Westlake, who were fatally wounded World Food Day presentation by Martinello, Felice (1996) Certification and Decertification Activity in Cana­ in a car accident in September 1995. Gerald Vandezande, National Public dian Jurisdictions. (Queen's IRC Press: Kingston Ontario). The gazebo is located close to the Affairs Director of Citizens for Public entrance of the New Residence, Justice on October 16 at 7:30 pm in adjacent to Jubilee Court. As a tribute the Pond Inlet. He will speak on FACULTY AND STAFF to Natalie and Andrew, a plaque will "Showing Solidarity with Hungry be installed on the gazebo in their Neighbours." FRENCH, ITALIAN & SPANISH honor. The ceremony will take place United Nations World Food Day Sandra Beckett presented a paper titled "Crossing the Boundaries: Michel on Tuesday, October 15 at 11 :30 am. was established in 1979 by the 147 Tournier's Tales for Children and Adults" at the Congres de la Federation nations represented at the annual Internationale des Langues et Literatures Modernes in Regensburg, August 12- conference on the UN Food and 17; a paper titled "Pawana de J.M.G. Le Clezio: une histoire pour enfants et Pachter continued from page 1 Agricultural Organization (FAO) to grandes personnes" at the Congres de I' American Association of Teachers of increase public awareness of world French in Lyon, July 14-19; a paper titled "Michel Tournier et Ie jeu intertextuel career that has included over 40 solo food problems and to further develop de la pie voleuse,'" at the Congres du Conseillnternational d'etudes exhibitions in Canada, the US, the national and international solidarity in Francophones in Toulouse, June 8-16. A paper titled "La Construction d'un UK, France, Germany and Scotland. the struggle against hunger, malnutri­ my the personnel: Ie cycle d'Hyacinthe de Henri Bosco" was read in her ab­ In an exhibition at the Art Gallery tion and poverty. senc;:e (due to the Learneds) at the Colloque Bosco in Lourmarin, France in May. of Ontario and as host of a television Citizens for Public Justice (CPj) is a series, Mr. Pachter explored the member-supported, national non­ GEOGRAPHY Loyalist Exodus and the founding of profit organization which promotes Robert Feagan presented a paper entitled "Naturalizing Lawnscapes: Reflec­ Toronto. Two recent retrospective justice in Canadian public affairs. tions on Institutional and Activist Motivations" in Regina Saskatchewan to the exhibitions include Charles Pachter's CPj's work is in research and advo­ Caring For Home Place: Protected Areas and Landscape Ecology conference, Canada, held at the Royal Ontario cacy on the critical public issues of September 29 to October 2. It will be included in the conference Proceedings. Museum in 1994, and In Pachter's our times. Orbit, atop the CN Tower in 1995. A panel presentation of community Closer to home, Pachter's Greatest workers will follow Mr. Vandezande's EVENTS Hits was featured at Inniskillin Wines lecture. For more information, call in Niagara-on-the-Lake in the summer Campus Ministries at ext. 3977 or Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 features Dr. Kentaro Murakami, of 1991. OPIRG-Brock at ext. 3499. Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, SUNY at Buffalo on Thursday, Charles Pachter is currently enjoy­ October 10 to present "Synaptic Signal transduction and plasticity: Role of ing (until October 26) an exhibition in Teacher continued from page 1 protein kinase c and arochidonic acid." All seminars start at 11 :30 am in H313. Toronto at the Spadina Road gallery, Alliance Franc;aise. Featured works teach each other." Canada Games 2001 Selection Committee Send-Off: Join Brock supporters symbolize a northerner's reaction to "Hence I try to configure my of the Canada Games 2001 Niagara Bid on the soccer field by the tennis courts heat, light and color, contends the classes as a community of readers in on Thursday, October 10 from 12:45 to 1 :05 pm to send off the helicopters self-professed snowbird, who for the which I am clearly the "leader" and carrying the Selection Committee. Rumor has it that there are a lot of free t- last several years has spent winters an "example" of how to "do litera­ shirts to be distributed! "escaping the cold and dark" in ture," but only one model for that Miami Beach. The French language process: students must finally, ulti­ University Club: On Friday, October 11 there will be a special Thanksgiving title of his series, La Transhumance, mately, find their own way into texts Menu featuring Roast Turkey or Baked Ham with dressing, oven-roasted pota­ signifies the seasonal migration of if they are to grow from the experi­ toes and fresh vegetables for $5.25; $6.50 with a slice of pumpkin pie and livestock to another region. "It's the ence. What I aim for is a kind of delicious whipped cream. This is a limited menu day, the regular menu will not first exhibition where I examine transparency on my part, a minimalist be available. Reservations are encouraged, ext. 3975 or ext. 4515 and speak to different people observed on the intrusion between students and texts. Dan Warren or Carlo Lorenzi. beach, with ocean as the great equal­ I want my students to undertake the izer," he explains. work of discovery and to learn to The Department of Music presents The Modern Quartet and Canadian An illustrated biography of Charles negotiate texts for themselves rather composer, Peter Landey, in a lecture/demonstration of a new string quartet on Pachter and his art was published by than being content to "receive" texts Saturday, October 19 from 10:00 to 11 :00 am in TH147. All are welcome. McClelland and Stewart in 1992. primarily through the tempting prism Admission is free. For more information, call ext. 3817. Bogomila Welsh-Ovcharov, author of of teacher authority." the book and a classmate of Pachter's "There are many good teachers at Alumni Lecture: "Bitextuality: the Production and Reception of Illustrated in the '60s, is scheduled to attend the Brock and I rely on them for inspira­ Books," by Dr. Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Department of English, University of ceremony, along with Mr. Pachter's tion," said Prof. Rose. "Teaching is Nipissing on Friday, October 25 at 2:30 pm, A241 . Sponsored by the Faculty of parents. such a great job. I like the opportu­ Humanities and the Department of English Language and Literature. Everyone is The ceremony is scheduled for nity to work with my students both welcome to attend. Friday, October 25, 8:00 pm in Gym I teaching and learning simultaneously. of the Physical Education Complex. I like that I am among learners." Join Centre for the Arts this season as a Friend or Best Friend Student nominees commented on and receive 20% discounts on all tickets. See Liona Boyd on various aspects of Prof. Rose's teach­ Wednesday, November 13, The Nylons on Thursday, Decem­ ing record. Her "rewarding yet ., ber 5 and attend our opening night Gala on Thursday, October challenging seminars", approachabil­ Centre for the Arts 10 featuring Rawlins Cross with The Niagara Symphony Or­ ity, innovative teaching methods, __~rock U~versity __ chestra. All these great shows are in the Sean O'Sullivan thorough and fair grading and her Theatre. compassion. An excerpt from one letter reads: "1 have always found Dr. Centre for the Arts presents Desrosiers Dance Theatre in The Playhouse on Rose to be warm, kind, and under­ Friday, October 25. A prominent and provocative figure in contemporary standing. She has assisted me outside Canadian dance, Robert Desrosiers is best known for his highly energetic of class time with my own creative choreography and Visually captivating theatrics. This evening's performance writing. She has read my manuscripts will include excerpts from White Clouds, which has intrigued audiences with and offered her thoughts and advice. its use of inventive fluid partnering that evokes the poetry of clouds in motion. Truly, she is a special professor, one Tickets are available for $19 at The Box Office, Centre for the Arts, ext. 3257. United way who gives of herself beyond the everyday requirements of academic teaching. I feel v~ry privileged to have had the opportunity to be her Wi n e continued from page 1 student." Marilyn Rose was presented with wines, you may decide to spit at this stage. It is considered proper and advis­ Brock University the Alumni Award for Teaching able to do so. However, you may decide to swallow. In either event, at this Excellence at the Opening of Term point ask yourself the following series of questions: E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Dinner in September. • Is the wine dry or sweet? Brock News is a publication of the • Is there too much/too little acid? Is it balanced? Office of External Relations. • Is it bitter or harsh or astringent? (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 CLASSIFIED FAX (905) 641-5216 • Does it feel smooth and creamy or harsh and burning? • Does a fruity flavor emerge such as apples, pears, grapefruit, Brock News is available on-line on the For Rent: Two-bedroom basement pineapple, raspberry, melon, etc? Brock gopher at -> University Services and apartment, private entrance, close to • Is oak evident through flavors of vanilla, coconut, or clove? Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Brock and bus route. Two appliances. • Are the components of the wine balanced? tions ->Brock News. $425 plus hydro. Non-smoker pre­ • Is the finish clean? Lingering or short? Editor: Janet Lee ferred. Call 641-0979. • Is it enjoyable? Production: Mariette Lincoln The more accurately you can locate and name the flavor you experience, or For Sale: Queen-size mattress, box associate it with something it tastes like, the more likely you will remember it The next issue of Brock News is spring and frame, $150. Gorgeous again and recognize another wine of the same varietal or from the same Wednesday, October 16 with a copy handmade silk ribbon embroidered deadline of Wednesday, October 9 region. The UC Davis Aroma Wheel can be a great help in identifying and at noon. Christening gowns with bonnets. describing a range of smells found in wines. Please call 227-5031 after 5:00 pm. (courtesy of the Ontario Wine Council) 2 for 1 Living Legacy to help needy students ute to a fund set up by Brock Univer­ sity, will directly benefit students who are in financial need. How will the OSOTF help stu­ dents? The Province will match each dollar which is pledged by March 31, 1997, and paid by March 31, 1999. All eligible donations will be matched dollar for dollar. Brock will have the opportunity to attract and educate students with great potential and to help those students pursue a degree that, without financial assist­ ance, might not otherwise be possi­ ble. As a young university, Brock can benefit greatly from the OSOTF. "This Ken Fowler, Chair of Brock's Board initiative is a very good opportunity of Trustees, will serve as the 2 for 1 for Brock to increase our endowment Living Legacy Chair. Himself a significantly in a very short period of generous supporter and co-chair of Domenica and Andy Panko time," added Dr. Clark. An increased the successful campaign for Taro endowment translates into more Hall, Dr. Fowler can be considered Brock University has responded to we can give students who are aca­ dollars for Brock students. "Students an authority on motivating donors. a provincial government initiative to demically qualified is very helpful really do deserve the help, and it's "People will take full advantage of match donations to endowed student indeed. Especially at a time when rewarding to help them." this campaign to ensure that deserv­ awards by establishing the $2 million other means of income-a part-time Brock is well on its way to a $2 ing students receive the financial 2 for 1 Living Legacy campaign. job or government loan-are not as million goal. Graduates Andy and assistance they need." "This is a speCial campaign be­ readily available. " Domenica Panko have contributed a cause of the matching dollars from In May the Ontario government leading $30,000 gift to the campaign; the government," says Acting Presi­ established the Ontario Student proceeds from White Night Forever dent Dr. Susan Clark. "With the rising Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF). and the 1995-96 Faculty and Staff cost of tuition and the extra expense This program, in encouraging indi­ Campaign will also qualify to be Lock it or of going to university, any assistance viduals and organizations to contrib- matched. lose it WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6 996 Thefts have recently been reported on the Brock campus. As a preven­ tion measure against theft, ensure that you lock your valuables away when you leave your office. Always lock the door behind you. Keep in mind other safety and security tips promoted by Campus Police.

Campus Watch is a self-help crime prevention program to reduce threats to you and your neighbor. Be part of the team. Do you have a "CALL POLICE" Bill Cade: Brock's prize grape stomper sign for your vehicle? If not, stop by the Campus Police office during Acting Vice-President Academic business hours and pick one up. Bill Cade was the winner of this year's For safety's sake, use the buddy Grape Vice-Presidential Stomp-Off system when walking and stay in held October 3 in the Taro Courtyard. well-populated and well-lit areas. His skilled stomping produced 840 ml Never approach or enter a of juice to Ernie Schirru's (BUSU Vice­ stranger's car. President of University Affairs) 692 ml. Be wise and be aware of the Block Rumor has it that prior to the Parents in your neighborhood. stomp-off, Dr. Cade had been scoping Safety on campus is a collective local grape-stomping events in search responsibility of everyone who of a surefire "stomping" technique. attends Brock University. His efforts obviously paid off! Clad in Increasing your awareness of purple shorts, a Brock T and baseball crime prevention techniques can cap-and joined by teammates Luaine decrease the opportunity of a crime Hathaway and Sharon Meguerian­ being committed against YOU! Dr. Cade stomped his way to victory Did you know that if you are at a in the final ten-second countdown. pay phone, you do not require any Bottles of wine, donated by Admin­ istrative Services, were presented to coin to dial 9-1-1 ? the two participants. Lynn Armstrong If you drive a car and develop car and Janet Sackfie were lucky winners trouble, stay in your car, put your of lunches donated by The University "CALL POLICE" sign in the window, Club and The Front Line. Grapes were turn your emergency flashers on and donated by Wiley Brothers and don't let a stranger into your car. buckets provided by the St. Catharines When leaving your vehicle, ensure Jaycees. Congratu lations goes out to that you lock it up and secure all The Bookstore for selling the most valuables in the trunk. tickets. Any situation that causes you fear Cigna, the University'S long-term or concern is a legitimate reason for disability insurance carrier, called in a contacting the police. Trust your last-minute pledge for $100 and a vote intuition and act on it. for Dr. Cade. The event helped to raise Be responsible: report all crimes­ $415 for the United Way (up from last actual, attempted or suspected-to year's $392). the police. luaine Hathaway, Bill Cade, Paul Dwyer

Have you retun:ed your Uoited Way pledge card? Get your card hearly to be On Wednesday, October 30, Sherwood Record Management Systems will pick eligibleJor great prizes generously donated by members of the Brock community up examination papers, booklets and other documentation that needs to be shred'­ and the Niagara Region. Weekly draws have been scheduled for October 9,16, ded and destroyed for security purposes. 23, 30 and November 6. The grand prize draw for a week's stay at a condo­ Forms have been distributed to all departments; they must be completed and minium in Hawaii will take place 00 Thursday, November 7 at 4:30 pm. The returned to Administrative Services by October 18. The cost for this service is $20, earlier your contribution is made, the more weeks you are eligible to win! regardless of volume collected. A representative from each office must be on hand To find out more about incentive prizes, consult the prize list that was distrib* in their deparment during pick-up. For more information, call ext. 3276. utedto all Brock departments the week of October 7. This is an Ideas in Action award winning suggestion. Visiting artist and designer at Brock PUBLICATIONS laywine, C. "On the Dimension of Affine Resolvable Designs and Hypercubes," Canadian photographer and artist, Interdisciplinary Studies from the Journal of Combinatorial Designs, Vol. 4 (1996) pp.235-246. Cyndra MacDowell, and scenic and Emily Carr College of Art and Design, costume designer, David Rayfield, with a major in three dimensional laywine, C. "Frequency Squares," The CRC Handbook of Combinatorial have joined the Department of Film installation and performance art; a Designs, edited by C. J. Colbourn and J. H. Dinitz, CRC Press, New York (1996) Studies, Dramatic and Visual Arts for BFA from York University and was a pp. 354-356. the 1996-97 academic year. scholarship student in technical As a visiting artist in the Visual Arts theatre at the University of Toronto's Smith, Murray, Review of David McNally's, Against the Market: Political Program, Ms. MacDowell is teaching opera department. Economy, Market Socialism and the Marxist Critique, London: Verso, 1993. In three studio courses. She has a David Rayfield designed our recent Review of Radical Political Economics, September 1996, 28(3): 165-168. Magisteriate in Fine Arts and Photog­ productions of The Conference of the raphy from Concordia University and Birds and Antigone and also has been FACULTY AND STAFF a Bachelor of Art Education from a guest artist at York University's FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS Queen's University. Ms. MacDowell graduate theatre department, instruct­ Brock's Dramatic Literature, Drama in Education and Theatre programs hosted has been the recipient of many grants ing in property building and scenic the annual meeting of the Council of Ontario Universities and College Theatre and awards, including a Visual Arts painting. He has taught art classes for Programs (COUCTP) on Saturday, September 28. The organization's function is to Grant from the Conseil des Arts et the Vancouver Parks Board and has lobby against cutbacks to theatre programs in community colleges and universities des Lettres du Quebec in 1994. She facilitated drawing and image-making during times of fiscal restraint. Participating colleges and universities plan to share has participated in solo and group workshops in a variety of conference human resources and skills. exhibitions, she is featured in four settings. exhibition catalogues, and has -Anne Howe, PSYCHOLOGY At the recent annual meetings of the Canadian Mental Health Association, Ed published in numerous journals. Ms. Film Studies, Dramatic & Visual Arts Pomeroy was presented with the Outstanding Volunteer Service Award for 1996. MacDowell has made three films or During the conference, along with colleagues from Queen's Street Mental Health videos, encompassing both art and Student seminar on Center, CMHA National and the Ontario Consumer/Survivor Initiative, he partici­ photography. She was the Director of pated in a workshop session on expanding the knowledge base for understanding the Ontario Association of Art Galler­ public policy mental health problems. ies and a member of the steering committee of Film and Video Against The Fraser Institute is continuing its Censorship. Cyndra MacDowell EVENTS popular free student seminar program participates frequently in conferences on Saturday, November 2, from 9:00 The Department of Music presents Modern Quartet on Friday, October 18 at and panels in the art world, at times 8:00 pm in the Sean 0' Sullivan Theatre. The Modern Quartet is composed of am to 5 :00 pm at the Sheraton Centre as a moderator, and serves on art violinists Marc Sabat and Jayne Maddison, violist Carol Lynn Fujino, and cellist Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, council juries and advisory commit­ Margaret Gay. Modern Quartet is an ensemble in residence at Brock University. Toronto. The seminar will feature a tees. Her teaching experience in­ Tickets for the performance are $15 for adults and $11 for students and seniors. variety of speakers and topics relating cludes Concordia University (differ­ A lecture and demonstration will be held on Saturday, October 19, 10:00 to to public policy issues: ent aspects of photography); the 11 :00 am, TH 147, featuring Brock's Peter Landey and the Modern Quartet. All are welcome and admission is free. For more information, call ext. 3817. Royal Ontario Museum; and Queen's "Catching-or Missing-the Wave?" Neville University as an art instructor and Nankivell, Editor at Large, The Financial Post program co-ordinator. At Brock, Ms. BUFS presents: I Confess (Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1953) (95 min.) on Friday, MacDowell will teach the VISA "Regulatory Overkill: the Hidden Tax on Job Creation" October 18, starring Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, and Karl Foundation Studio, second year Fazil Milhar, Policy Analyst, Fraser Insitute Malden. In this rarely shown Hitchcock thriller, noted for its Drawing Studio and the Advanced location photography in Quebec City, a priest hears the confes­ Interdisciplinary Workshop courses. "Can Your Generation Afford Today's Defi­ sion of a murderer and is himself accused of the crime. I Confess cits?" In addition to teaching a course in will be screened in the Podium Theatre at 7:30 pm. Admission is free for members set and costume design, Mr. Rayfield John Palmer, Professor of Economics, Univer­ sity of Western Ontario and $5 for non-members. is designing two productions in the AND Sean O'Sullivan Theatre for the "Is a Legal Tsunami on the Way?: the State of Le Confessional (Robert Lepage, Canada/ U.K./ France 1995) (100 min.) on Theatre and Dramatic Literature Civil Justice in Canada" Sunday, October 20. The film, a Hitchcockian thriller, explores cultural roots and Programs: The Insect Play, Party Time Craig Yirush, PhD student, John Hopkins the nature of Quebec society. This stunning film debut by internationally re­ University and Mountain Language. He is an nowned Quebec stage director, Lepage, deftly interweaves the story of two broth­ experienced set and costume de­ "Fighting Back: Ten Strategies for Canadian ers' search for the truth of their family history with Hitchcock's visit to Quebec City signer who has designed for Tarragon Youth" to make I Confess in 1952. Le Confessional will be screened at Town Cinemas in Theatre, Theatre Passe Murai lie, Ezra Levant, Author of Youthquake downtown St. Catharines at 1 :30 pm. Admission is $4.25 for members and $6 for Canadian Stage and Theatre Direct­ non-members. all in Toronto-and for modern The Toronto seminar is open to all dance. Recent assignments have graduate, undergraduate and senior Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 presents Dr. Guy Guillemette, included feature film and television high-school students. There is no Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, "Comparative biochemistry of designing. registration fee, and students are cytochrome c structure," on Thursday, October 17. All seminars are at 11 :30 am in Mr. Rayfield was an intern in asked to commit to attend the full H313. scenic art at the Banff Centre for the seminar. For more information contact Student Services will host a United Way Used Book Sale on Thursday, Arts; has an Honors Diploma in Annabel Addington, The Fraser Institute at (416) 363-6575, ext. 315. October 17 at 11 :30 am in A Block of the Mackenzie Chown Complex You can visit the Institute's web site at (top of stairs near the Senate Chamber). http://www.fraserinstitute.ca The Department of French, Italian and Spanish presents a public lecture by the noted historian Professor Kenneth Bartlett, Department of History, University of (at the time of publication deadline) Toronto, "Florence and the Dawn of the Renaissance," Friday, October 18, Office relocations 7:30 pm in the Senate Chamber. Applications are currently being accepted until Monday, October 21, Effective November 1, Financial Aid The Canadian Federation of University Women, Niagara Falls Branch present at 4:30 pm for the following staff will join the Finance Office; similarly, an evening with gerontologist William Molloy on Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 to Payroll will join Personnel Services. position: 9:30 pm at the Niagara Falls Public Library. Dr. Molloy is Director of Geriatric The intent is to streamline some of our Office Assistant, Department of Research at the Henderson Hospital in Hamilton, an associate professor of medi­ services and to offer "one stop shop­ Applied Language Studies. Permanent cine at McMaster University and author of several books, including the topic of the ping" to students and employees alike. Part-time (12 hours per week). Job evening, "What Are We Going to Do Now? Helping Your Parents in Their Senior For the time being, there will be no Years." Admission is free and all are welcome. Call 356-3289 for more informa­ Group E. changes in office locations for any staff. tion. Please note that this was the only Once the 12th floor Physical Plant staff position vacancy available at the time have moved to the Central Utilities The departments of Politics and Sociology and the Office of the Dean of Social of publication deadline. For the most Building (CUB), physical changes to the Sciences present Hubert Guindon, Professor Emeritus and Member of the Royal up-to-date listings and more detailed 12th floor and relocations will be Society of Canada speaking on "Hannah Arendt and the Nation-State". Wednesday information, please call ext. 3274. possible. Of necessity, renovation costs October 23, 12:30 - 1 :30 pm in TARO 346. All are welcome. will be kept to a minimum. Central Stores will also relocate to Centre for the Arts presents: the CUB and will report to Physical Five Guys Named Moe for two shows on Wednesday, Brock University Plant. Printing Services will move from October 23 at 2:00 and 8:00 pm. The five Moes perform a lower campus to G Block. This will singing and dancing tribute to the legendary jump blues king, allow greater efficiency in providing E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Centre for the Arts Louis Jordan, who combined Dixieland Jazz, Calypso and the these services. Brock University Big Band sound to create a lively and exciting new musical Brock News is a publication of the genre. Office of External Relations. AND (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 FAX (905) 641-5216 The Men of the Deeps on Thursday, October 24, 8:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. The choir sings primarily about working in the mines but also Brock News is available on-line on the delves into spiritual and traditional Celtic folk songs. They have performed with Brock gopher at -> University Services and Anne Murray and Rita McNeil. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ For tickets, call The Box Office at ext. 3257 to charge by phone. Hours of tions ->Brock News. operation are Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday, noon to Editor: Janet lee Coin mechanisms in parking lots 4:00 pm. Production: Mariette lincoln A, B, B1, M and S have now been converted to accept the new The Faculty of Humanities and the Department of English language and The next issue of Brock News is two-dollar coin. To accommodate literature present an Alumni Lecture on "Bitextuality: the Production and Recep­ Wednesday, October 23 with a copy the change, nickels and dimes can tion of Illustrated Books," by Dr. Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Department of English, deadline of Wednesday, October 16 University of Nipissing on Friday, October 25, 1996, 2:30 pm, A241. Everyone is at noon. no longer be used. welcome to attend. Niagara 'Wants the Gall1es! On October 10, the site selection Games leave campus. liThe bid committee for Canada Games committee judges on the quality of 2001 received an enthusiastic wel­ the legacy," says Grant Dobson, come from members of the Brock Executive Director of the Office of community. After a brief welcome by External Relations and Chair of one of Acting President Susan Clark and 12 technical committees. This legacy Niagara Bid Chair Rob Neill, the also includes establishing the Robert eight-member committee enjoyed a Welch Sport Foundation (named for day of presentations, discussions and Brock University's Chancellor) to a tour of venues throughout the Niagara Region. Students, staff and faculty, clad in colorful Canada Games t-shirts, demonstrated their support for the bid by attending a committee send-off; two helicopters landed outside the Physical Education Complex to carry committee mem­ bers on a tour of venues located between Grimsby and Niagara Falls. Niagara is one of nine communi­ ties in the running for the Games. Others include Hamilton, Kitchenerl site selection committee the Ontario committee will Cambridge, London, Windsor, North Marguerite Beaulieu, Niagara's Chair of Culture response to Niagara's bid recommend three communities to the Bay, North York, Peterborough and and language, addresses tile selection committee presentation. People from federal government. The federal Ottawa. Should Niagara be successful across the Region went out of government will then undertake a site in its bid, Brock will accommodate support athletes and coaches in the their way to demonstrate their sup­ selection tour before making its final close to 2,200 athletes in its resi­ Niagara Region. port for the bid. Everyone from school decision in late spring 1997. dences, as well as a number of In a study performed by Brock's children, to our people on campus, to sporting events. Brock's Board of Centre for Social and Economic business and political leaders, " Trustees has committed land to build Research, the Games are forecasted commented Mr. Dobson. Take your kids a stadium and a warm-up pool. to inject $29 million into Niagara's The next benchmark in the bid Brock would continue to benefit economy. "We were pleased with the process is December 20; on that date, from these facilities long after the to work on November 6 OCTOBER EDNESDAY 2 3 199 6 Last year approximately 120,000 students and 20,000 businesses across Ontario participated in the Take Our Kids to Work program. In Niagara over 4,500 students joined their mom, dad, relative, friend or volunteer host at one of over 1,100 workplaces. Once again this year, Brock University would like to support the Take OUf Kids to Work Day on Wednesday, November 6 and en­ courages faculty and staff to invite their Grade 9 sons! or acquaintances to join for an Brock to unveil Badger Hall of Fall1e educational and stimulating day on campus. Brock University will unveil the uted to the success of the Badger tion toward the Brock Badgers Hall of Take Our Kids to Work Day will Brock Badger Hall of Fame during athletic program since its inception. Fame and the Badger Athletics Awards provide opportunities for Grade 9 Homecoming 1996. The original trophies (and case) will Display. All attended Brock University students to understand what their The Brock Badgers Hall of Fame has be retired in favor of the Badger Athletic and are proud graduates of the Class of parents do to support the family; been establ ished to recognize those Award display so that all recipients' 1968: Ian Beddis, Vice-President learn about the workings and oppor­ individuals who have been truly names will be visible. The tradition of Director, RBC Dominion Securities; tunities in the business world; recog­ outstanding in their contributions to our excellence that has been developed in Robert Jennings, Financier, Carson nize the importance of education and intercollegiate program. the Badger athletic program over the Jennings and Associates; Thomas Brock Un iversity is proud to recog­ years will be recognized by all who Goldspink, Ernst and Young; and Linda how it relates to the world of work; nize individuals who have contributed view this classic display. Goldspink, Ernst and Young. be exposed to the demands and to the development of the Department Brock University'S Department of The unveiling and dedication of the requirements of the workplace. of Athletics and Services, by inducting Athletics and Services graciously Brock Badger Hall of Fame is sched­ It is anticipated that placing all of them to the Hall of Fame in the Build­ acknowledges, and thanks the four uled for Saturday, November 2 at 1 :00 the interested students will be more ers' Category. The university is equally individuals for their generous contribu- pm. A luncheon will precede the event. challenging this year. The Niagara proud to honor individuals who have Peninsula Industry Education Council excelled while representing Brock as (NPIEC) co-ordinates Niagara's Take varsity athletes; they will be inducted e Our Kids to Work Day for the four into the Hall of Fame in the Athletes' A VintJl1J "teJlr - ('1'16 local Boards of Education. Category. NPIEC has a listing of students Athletes fr-!btneCbtnin1J S cluA,ule interested in participating in the Ken Bradford - Wrestling program and are looking for volun­ 1984 - 1987 teer hosts. If you are interested in helping one of these students, Katharine Dingley (Richardson) For more information about Homecoming 1996, contact Lynne Irion in the Swimming 1982 - 1984 Alumni Office at ext. 3251 or bye-mail [email protected]. contact Beth Natale, Acting Manager at NPIEC Margaret Hendershot (MacGowan) Friday, November 1 (e-mail [email protected] Cross Country 1973 - 1977 9:00 am or phone 684-2115, ext. 227). Candi Jirik (Clarkson) - Basketball Levinas & Ethical Responsibility - two day event hosted by the Philosophical If your department is interested in 1982 - 1984 Society featuring such key scholars as Alphonso Lingisj Charles Scott and participating in this event or Ken Murray - Basketball Robert Gibbs. For more information call ext. 3316 or 3315. like further information, 1972 -1977 1 :00 pm - Student DevelopmentCentre Guides and posters are Career Assistants Reunion - for more information I Shelly Stewart at ext. Personnel Services (please call Terry Paul - Rowing 3240. Carter, ext. 3279). The Guide will 1983 - 1987 5:30 pm - Gym One ...... •..• .•...... ••. provide information about how you Paul Sheehan - Hockey Men's Basketball Invitational Journament, WindsQr V5. York. can prepare to host a student on 1976-1979 7:30 pm - Gym One ...... November 6. Builders Men's Basketball Invitational TOllrnament, Brockvs. Manitoba. This year marks the third of Tony Biernacki - Rowing Program the program; for the first time stu­ 1965 - 1980 Saturday, November 2 dents from across Canada have been Arnie Lowenberger Education and 8:30 am invited to participate. The Facility 1967 - 1991 Information Desks, Schmon Tower Lobby and Physical Education Complex organized by (until 4:00 pm). established in Toronto in 1 with Tom Kearney - Athletic Therapy 9:00 am to 4:00 pm - Henley Island the aim of giving students exposure to 1968 - 1978 OUANOWIAA Rowing Championships. the workplace. The Learning Partner­ In addition to the Hall of Fame, a 9:00 am to 1 :00 pm - ship is an organization that focuses Badger Athletic Awards display has Faculty of Education Gym on developing alliances between been developed to commemorate Basketball Coaching Clinic (open to everyone). Registratibn is $25. For more education, businesses and communi­ outstanding athletes who have contrib- information or to register, contact Ken Murray at ext. 3301. ties that are devoted to strengthen i ng Homecoming continued on page 2 our publicly-funded school systems. zngII! Homecoming continued from page 1 PUBLICATIONS 10:30 am - Alumni lounge Grant, Barry K. Planks of Reason: Essays on the Horror Film (ed.). (1996) This is a Alumni Association Annual General new reprint of the anthology, originally published by Scarecrow Press in 1984, in to Meeting and Election of Board of Direc­ conjunction with the University Press .••• leithwood, K., Menzies, T., Jantzi, D., and tors: Guest speaker, Dr. Susan M. Clark, Leithwood, J. (1996). "School Restructuring, Transformational leadership and the Acting President, Brock University. Amelioration of Teacher Burnout." Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 9, 199-215. trlusic 10:00 am - Thistle Corridor Please join us for Brock's Fall Open House, designed for potential students FACULTY AND STAFF and their families. CENTRAL STORES 11 :30 am to 1 :00 pm - Pond Inlet Congratulations to the two lucky winners of the first 6/49 Bingo Extravaganza for the Hall of Fame luncheon: For tickets and United Way! Elaine Smithies and Eleanor Snider shared in the $219 player jackpot. A information on initial inductees, please further congratulations to all players for the $219 raised for the United Way. A second call the Department of Athletics and extravaganza will start on Sat. Nov. 2, so there's still time for all interested players to Services at ext. 3384. The luncheon will sign up. Watch for the sign up sheet in your area. Please call Central Stores ext. 3511 be followed by an unveiling and dedica­ for details or e-mail alross@spartan. tion of the Brock Athletics Hall of Fame at 1 :00 pm in the Physical Education PHilOSOPHY Centre. Professor Emeritus D. Sinha was invited to participate in the Japanese/American 12:30 pm - Trivial Recruit Conference Phenomenology Conference, held at Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, September 18 to Room, Alumni Student Centre 21. "The Possibility of Cross-Cultural Communication" was the special theme of the Alumni lunch: Guest speaker leigh Conference. Prof. Sinha's presentation was entitled: "lived World: the Wagland, 1996 recipient of the Alumni Phenomenological Horizon for Global Reflections." He was one of two invitees from Association Student Award. Canada. 12:30 pm - Gym Two Co-Ed Volleyball Challenge. Contact PSYCHOLOGY In collaboration with eight compos­ Karen McAllister-Kenny for details at ext. On Friday, October 11, John Mitterer delivered an invited multimedia presentation ers and more than a dozen musicians, 3574. Final date for team or individual entitled "Multimedia in the Lecture Theater" to the annual meeting of the Northeastern Terrance Cox, who lectures on popular registration is Tuesday, October 29. Cost Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Ithaca, New York, October 11 to 12. This music, literature and Canadian studies is $20 per team. There are two divi­ presentation was part of a symposium entitled "Active learning with Computers." at Brock,has created Local Scores, a sions-competitive and recreational. recording of original music as score to 1 :30 pm - Gym One RECREATION AND lEISURE STUDIES 'local' poems. Exploring new linkages Women's Alumni Volleyball Game. Sharon Jacobson presented a paper titled "Voices from the Fringe: Leisure in the between words and music, this jazz, Contact Jennifer Currie at ext. 4409. lives of Old lesbians" (Sharon Jacobson and Diane Samdahl) at the Leisure Research blues, countries and eastern recording 1 :30 pm - Playing Field Symposium on October 25 in Kansas City, MO. She was also part of an educational session titled "HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategies for Adolescents and Young Adults" ranges locally from Africa and the Women's Alumni Soccer Game. Contact (Arnold Grossman, Sharon Washington, and Sharon Jacobson) on October 26 at the Middle East to Southern Ontario and Ron Gourlay at ext. 4199. National Recreation and Park Association's Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO. tributes sources as various as Louis 1 :30 pm - Playing Field Armstrong, Caedmon and Ward Allen. Men's Alumni Rugby Game. Contact Ken White at ext. 4233. UNIVERSITY CLUB NEWS This project began when many of its The Meet the Caterer Reception was an excellent success. Chef Carlo Lorenzi and 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Eleanor Misener contributors first gathered for an Manager Dan Warren want to extend their thanks to those that attended. Sleeman evening reading at the Niagara Artists' Aquatics Centre Alumni Family Fun Swim - free to alumni Brewery and Woods End Winery were happy with the inquiries and samplings and Centre in S1. Catharines in October invite you to try their products. and their families on presentation of 1993. That night, Mr. Cox spoke some A number of non-members have been to the University Club during the past two alumni card. poems to percussion, fiddle and guitar. weeks to sample the wares before deciding on their membership. I would remind non­ 2:30 pm - Taro 303 members that you are welcome to come to the University Club to try the menu before For other poems, sampled musical Navigating the Net! This free seminar making your decision. Membership forms are available at the lower entrance of the commentary played to scripted cues. A explains how to get an internet connec­ Club, and rates are as follows: faculty, staff, graduate students, $5/month or $60/year; synthesis of these elements suggested tion and what you need to start! It alumni $18/year. Membership in the University Club entitles you to: itself and he approached the composers provides a general introduction to the and, with more of less musical direc­ internet using a variety of internet tools -Complimentary coffee and tea during Club hours • Reduced prices for all Univer­ tion, commissioned them to compose and information resources. There is sity Club special events • Automatic membership with the Association of Faculty Clubs for particu lar poems. limited seating, please call ext. 3816 to International • A place and atmosphere for friendship and fellowship • Our menu features (4) specials everyday from $3.50 to $5.25 • Call ahead ordering for those with The composers are as diverse as the make reservations. restricted time for lunch. • Free birthday cakes for groups of six or more (two days text: jazz guitarist Warren Stirtzinger; 3:00 pm - Gym One notice, please). Men's Alumni Basketball Game. Contact percussionist Mike Phelan; synthesist Reminder to current members: please sign and return your renewa I forms to the Ken Murray at ext. 3301. Rafael Fuentes; Vox Violins, the duo of membership secretary, Matthew O'Beirn at Conferences Services. Beth Bartley and Mark Clifford; guitarist 4:00 pm - Thorold Arena and vocal ist Jeff Hale; percussionist Men's Alumni Hockey Game. Contact Mark Hagarty; and Matthey Poulakakis, Mike Pelino at ext. 4368. EVENTS 4:30 pm Athletics/Campus Recreation who also served as producer. The Departments of Politics and Sociology and the Office of the Dean of Social Terrance Cox has been writing Reunion - ISAAC'S Sciences present Hubert Guindon, Professor Emeritus and Member of the Royal Society All sports team reunion poems since the late 1970s and pub­ of Canada, speaking on "Hannah Arendt and the Nation-State," Wednesday, October 5:30 pm - Gym One lishes in literary journals across 23,12:30 to 1 :30 pm in TARO 346. Dr. Guidon will present a second lecture, "Canada Men's Basketball Invitational Tourna­ Canada. Local Scores is available on and Its Official Minorities: A Second look, " on Friday, October 25, 11 :30 am to 12:30 ment, Consolation Game pm in the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome. CD for $15. For more information, call 7:30 pm - Gym One 685-1063. Men's Basketball Invitational Tourna­ ~11A BUFS presents: Angels and Insects (Philip Haas, U.K./USA., 1995) ment, Championship Game 7:30 pm - Thorold Arena II"'.. (117 min.) on Sunday, October 27. A penniless naturalist works his way into the aptly named Alabaster fami Iy. An offbeat take on the trendy Open House Men's Interuniversity Hockey­ . fl." Fan !!!!fI new Victorian revival, revealing beneath its romantic and urbane Laurentian at Brock. veneer a core of corruption and decay, yet presented with breathtaking visuals. Angels 9:00 pm - ISAAC'S On Saturday, November 2, Brock will and Insects will be screened at Town Cinemas, 1 :30 pm. Admission is $4.25 for Pub Night, featuring Pat Hewitt. Four open its doors to hundreds of high school members and $6 for non-members. students and their families for the Fall tickets per person maximum. Alumni are allowed to sign in one guest only. Open House. This year's event will Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 presents Dr. les Buck, Department of Reserved seating for advance ticket sales coincide with Homecoming and should Zoology, University of Toronto, Thursday, October 24, "Is receptor ion channel modu­ held until 9:00 pm. make for a very busy campus! lation the secret to surviving severe hypoxia?" All seminars are at 11 :30 am in H313. What's scheduled for this year's Fall * Please Note: Environmental Policy Institute (for­ Open House? Deans' information Join Juris Dreifelds (Department of Politics) for a walk on the Bruce Trail. Admire the merly Urban and Environmental Studies) sessions, various tours, and an Informa­ fall colors and enjoy the expertise of our outdoor enthusiast. Wednesday, October 30, will be hosting a reunion - time, place tion Fair where visitors can speak to staff, 12:00 noon. Meet in front of the tower. Please wear appropriate footwear for a fall and venue to be determined. For more professors and students. walk. Rain date: Wednesday, November 6. The liaison staff is co-ordinating the information contact David Brown at ext. activities for the Fall Open House. If your 3293. In observing United Nations Disarmament Week, Campus Ministries, OPIRG Brock, department or program is not yet a part of Ploughshares Niagara, Science for Peace and the Worldwise International Awareness this exciting event, contact Michelle Lea Centre welcome Akiko Ishikawa, a volunteer from Japan working with the "Never Again or Ronika Fraser in the Office of External Campaign." Mr. Ishikawa will present an illustrated talk using slides and videos to Relations at ext. 3245. CLASSIFIED spread the message of the A-bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nakasaki on Wednesday, Wanted: Fenwick car pool, Memorial Drive October 30, 7:30 pm in the Alumni lounge. The Gallery will be the venue for a display near Balfour. Call Brian Calvert, 227-3539. of drawings from Bosnia, courtesy of the Canadian Red Cross from Monday, October 28 For Sale: King-size waterbed with 6-drawer to Friday, November 1. All are welcome at both events. For more information, contact pedestal. Refrigerator, wicker chairs, brown leny Holierhoek at ext. 3977 or Diane Bergsma ext. 3499. Brock University area rug (12X7), chest of drawers. Call 892- 1860 for details. Faculty of Humanities lecture Series: "Banyan Trees and Fig leaves: Some Thoughts E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan Apartment for Rent: Penthouse living, on India." A lecture on Milton's Paradise Lost, early modern imperialism, and the Glenridge Ave., three bedrooms, two bath­ representation of India wi II be given by Balachandra Rajan, Professor Emeritus, Univer­ Brock News is a publication of the rooms, quiet, clean, well maintained highrise, Office of External Relations. sity of Western Ontario on Friday, November 1 at 7:30 pm in the Pond Inlet. Professor all amenities, located on bus route. Available Rajan has published widely on Milton, Eliot, Yeats, and English poetics from Spenser to (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 November 1. $800. Call 684-2917 or e-mail FAX (905) 641-5216 [email protected]. Pound. His current work in-progress includes a study on the appropriation of India and a collection of essays, Milton and the Imperial Vision. In 1997, Professor Rajan's first Brock News is available on-line on the book, Paradise Lost and the Seventeenth Century Reader (1947), will be fifty years old Brock gopher at -> University Services and (1997 also marks the fiftieth anniversary of India's independence.) The lecture will be Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ followed by a cash bar and opportunity for continued informal discussion of the issues tions ->Brock News. rs/ ole with the speaker and other members of the audience. The broad scope of this lecture Ed itor: Janet lee will make it of interest to a general audience. Sponsored by the Faculty of Humanities and the Department of English language and literature. Production: Mariette lincoln Dr. R. Raj Singh has an incorrect telephone extension printed in the new Brock University and CUPE local 1295 will sponsor a retirement reception in honor The next issue of Brock News is telephone directory. It has been printed Wednesday, October 30 with a copy of Roberto Gigliotti, John lafratta and Berylloney in the Pond Inlet on Wednesday, as ext. 3716. Please note that this is deadline of Wednesday, October 23 November 6 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome incorrect and should be ext. 4117. at noon. to attend. Brock speaks to post­ secondary reform panel . Representatives from Brock ad­ debate along these lines," said Acting dressed the Advisory Panel on Future President Susan Clark, who presented Directions for Postsecondary Education Brock's 1 O-minute presentation to the (Smith Panel) on Wednesday, October Panel. "Universities are constantly 16 in Hamilton. changing and developing in response to In response to a discussion paper a number of factors-the impact of released by the provincial government educational technology, the concept of entitled "Future Goals of Ontario lifelong learning, the push to look at Colleges and Universities," Brock only the narrow economic benefits of addressed three major issues on which education and the development of new the government is seeking advice: the knowledge." There is constant pressure most appropriate sharing of costs on the University community to do among students, the private sector and more with less resources, she ex­ the government, and ways in which this plained. We are beginning to question might be best achieved; ways to whether we can continue to meet the promote and support co-operation program requirements the way we between colleges and universities, and would wish to do so. between them and the secondary In her presentation, Dr. Clark school system in order to meet the recapped the growth and success of the Members of the Brock community participated in Challenge the Champs to support the United Way Campaign. Students, staff and faculty challenged coaches and athletes in a changing needs of students; and advice University in meeting the needs of number of sporting events, including foul shooting, sprints on the rowing ergometer, squash, on what needs to be done to meet the students and the Niagara community. two-on-two volleyball, he shoots he scores and more. Brian Ker from the Department of expected levels of demand for post­ Brock boasts excellent programs, lower Athletics and Services organized the event which raised $122 for the United Way. secondary education, both with refer­ ancillary fees in comparison to many ence to existing public institutions and Ontario institutions and an ability to existing or proposed private institutions. stay out of debt. "We don't want to lose United Way Campaign Update These issues will be considered in the the good things. We are doing a fine A million thanks to those who have are $14,081 away from our goal and context of five broad policy objectives: job and do not want the Panel's already made a donation! Our cam­ excellence, accessibility, accountabil­ recommendations to change that." She still have 551 pledge cards outstanding. paign runs until Thursday, November We need at least 115 faculty and ity, the use of technology and the range asked that recommendations take into 7. It's not too late to send in your staff to send in their pledge cards and of programs and institutions. account the effects that policies will donation. "We agree on the importance of the have on individual institutions. "We ask contribute $10.50 per month (less than We can reach our goal of $52,000 broad policy objectives expressed in the that recommendations in no way $2.50 per week) through payroll in the next week. As of October 23, we government's White Paper and have no Reform continued on page 2 deduction, cheque or credit card authorization. Remember you will get a tax receipt for your total donation! EDNESDA Y. OCTOBER 3 0 Many thanks and surgite!Trudy Lockyer and Bill Matheson, United Way Campaign Chairs Remember: The fourth incentive prize draw takes place at the end of the day on Wednesday, October 30. Any pledges received in Personnel Services by 4:30 pm will be included in all of the remaining incentive prize draws scheduled for October 3D, November 6 and the Grand Prize Draw on Novem­ ber 7. Detoxifying the social environment

Do Canadian children live in a to get from here to there." Positive and socially supportive environment? The realistic experiences will help children Department of Child Studies welcomed to develop healthy social maps, as will keynote speaker Dr. James Garbarino to experiences that are developmentally its third annual workshop to discuss challenging and emotionally validating. issues related to the well-being of An American study of young children children. who suffered violent trauma before the Dr. Garbarino provided a perspective age of five found that 74 per cent have for the audience to think about children given up all sense of finding meaning in and families, and about the growing their Iife. "If you can not find a way to toxicity in Canadian society. "I see redraw your social map, you become some movement in Canada down a emotionally disabled," says the path that the U.S. has already been," he speaker. commented. Eight themes can be identified in a Historical changes and context are supportive and healthy community: extremely important to understanding stability; security; affirmation; time for social toxicity, says Dr. Garbarino. A socialization; home for the human prank committed by teens 30 years ago spirit; economic equality and a valued resulted in a harmless response. Today, concept of wealth; the ideal of a whole the same prank might be answered with community; and a kinder, gentler Gazebo Dedication extreme violence. Family, community society. and socio-economic environment also Dr. Garbarino believes that consist­ On October 15, students, staff and faculty at Brock gathered to remember former impact on the definition of social ent, stable care is important in a child's Brock students, Natalie Goulding and Andrew Westlake. A gazebo built outside the toxicity. life. Stability is closely related to trust. New Residence was dedicated to their memory, and a plaque installed in their Risk accumulates but opportunity "Trust is a building block in a commu­ honor. Administrative Services donated funds from a transit system award to build ameliorates. Dr. Garbarino explained to nity and distrust is deterioration of a the gazebo. During the short service, George Tattrie told members of the Goulding the audience an accumulation of risk community. As trust declines, the and Westlake families that Natalie and Andrew will not be forgotten. model that measures the intellectual community declines." Studies have ability of a child against risk factors shown that students in smaller high present in the social environment. schools are more likely to trust more Intellectual ability predicts resilience in people, more likely to get involved and life, he says. Risk factors can be defined less likely to drop out. "There is more as poverty, drug abuse or mental illness pull to participate in small high in a parent, absence of a father, large schools. Everyone is needed. This The Two Days of Canada conference, organized by the Canadian Studies and family size or rigid upbringing. particularly affects marginal academic Communications Studies Programs, is scheduled for November 6 and 7. The theme "Children can tolerate a lot, but once students." of this year's conference is "Imagi/Nation: Images and Identities". A number of they get to a certain point, it's too Children often ask, "Am I safe?" interesting sesssions have been scheduled featuring scholars from both on and off difficult and effects are greater." You Family and community violence lead to the Brock campus. learn very little about a child's life by paranoia. For a child to feel secure, Among the sessions: Letters to the Editor: an Examination of the Complaint knowing about only one risk factor. adults in the family and community Tradition in the Promotion of a Standard Canadian • Going North: Early Canadian Between two and four is the biggest have to be seen as strong and powerful, Female Poets Image a Nation • From Sea to Shining Sea: General Idea's Canada drop; a child can not handle four risk not just kind, notes the Cornell profes­ -The Canadian Players: 'the heart of a national theatre'? -Regional Folk Heroes in factors without having problems. "It's sor. Children need to feel protected by the Songs of stompin' Tom Connors • Navigating Dreams Without Nationhood: not only important to prevent accumu­ adults who are in charge. Straight-Up'S Youth • The Impact of Immigration on Societal Identity: Challenges, lation of risk but to encourage the To prosper in a healthy environment, Anxiety and Responses • Religious Images and Identities in Modern Canadian injection of opportunity." a child must have a positive identity. Fiction • Identity in Organizations: the Imaging Capability of Political Language Dr. Garbarino defined the impor­ The lack of a positive identity leads to a -Western Theories, Aboriginal Writing and Reading -Gumption and National tance of positive social maps in the lives feeling of shame, which can manifest Identity: Literary Art and Life. of children. "Social maps reflect the itself internally, as well as externally in Programs will be distributed the week of October 28. For more information, way the world is known to be and how the form of violence and aggression. "If contact Marilyn Rose at ext. 3884. Social continued on page 2 Reform continued from page 1 EVENTS ••• across campus foreclose on our abi lity to develop in new directions. No one can predict the future. Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 presents "The next generation of viral vaccines," by Dr. Dragan Rogan, Vetrepharm A tiering of the university system is Inc., Ontario, on Thurday, October 31. All seminars are at 11 :30 am in H313. unnecessarily constraining in our view and could significantly curtail opportuni­ The Historical Society of St. Catharines presents David Aurendt, Director of the Rodman Hall Arts Centre, on Thursday, Novem­ ties for students." ber 7 to speak on the topic of his current exhibit at Rodman Hall entitled "200 Years of Art in St. Catharines." The exhibit features As a strong proponent of the public rarely seen paintings of St. Catharines scenes and personalities and will be on display until January 5, 1997. Mr. Aurendt's presenta­ education system, Brock agrees that the tion will begin at 7:30 pm at Rodman Hall, 109 St. Paul Crescent. Admissior< ;s free and all are welcome. government must continue to bear the majority of the cost for university educa­ 8V~ BUFS presents: tion. This, says Dr. Clark, will ensure ~ Sambizanga (Sarah Maldoror, Angola 1972) (103 min.) on Friday, November 1. A film about the Angolan struggle accessibility for students and high quality . • for liberation, filmed secretly in the Republic of Congo, which won many international awards. The director, a French programs. "The issue for students is total resident of Guadeloupe parentage, trained in Moscow, was one of the women pioneers of Third World Cinema. Sambizanga will cost," she explains, not the percentage of be screened in the Podium Theatre at 7:30 pm. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members. the cost they contribute to their education. Brock suggested that the government look The Department of Politics presents Dan Madar, Chair, Department of Politics, speaking on "U.S. Election: Post Mortem", at the development of new student Wednesday, November 6, 11 :30 am to 12:30 pm in TA 346. All are welcome. assistance programs. Brock's grant from the provincial Healthstyle '90s presents an introduction to free ballroom dancing. On Wednesday, November 6, from 8:00 to 9:30 pm, a free government conSistently falls below the introductory ballroom dancing lesson will be taught in the Faculty of Education gym. Pre-registration (call ext. 4359) is necessary as provincial average. Dr. Clark encouraged there is limited space. This is a great chance to try ballroom dancing; we will be holding lessons in the winter term. the Panel to address inequities in the post­ secondary system so as to provide for a The Department of English Language and literature and Canadian Studies Program present Shyam Selvadurai from Sri Lanka to level playing field in Ontario. The argu­ deliver readings from his novel Funny Boyon Friday, November 8, 2:30 pm, TH246. ment for greater flexibility in setting tuition fees for high-demand programs was also made. On the topic of university-college Sodal continued from page 1 PUBLICATIONS collaborations, Brock agrees that students should have the flexibility to move groups feel shame, violence will be Alcock, J. E., Carment, D. W., Sadava, S. W., Collins, J. E. & Green, J. M. A Text­ between the two institutions. However, endemic to that society." book of Social Psychology, Brief Edition. This is a revision of a university-level text­ the mandate of universities and colleges A child must not just see the world, book for which the fourth edition is now in preparation .••• Martinello, Felice are appropriately different; individual but be taught about it as well. "Parenting "Correlates of Certification Application Success in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, agreements should be negotiated between involves a concrete hands-on investment and Manitoba" Relations Industrielles/lndustrial Relations, Vol. 51 #3 (Fall 1996) 544- partners, as opposed to the government's of energy." Studies in the United States 62 .••• Tyson, Paul D. (1996). "Biodesensitization: Biofeedback-Controlled Systematic adoption of common legislation. reveal that up to 70 per cent of children Desensitization of the Stress Response to Infant Crying." Biofeedback and Self-Regula­ In addressing the third issue, Dr. Clark do not have dinner with their parents. tion, 21, 273 - 290 .••• Tyson, Paul D., & Pongruengphant, Rana (1996). "Avoidance stated that private universities are not The issue of time, says Dr. Garbarino, is a as a Coping Strategy for Nurses in Thailand." Psychological Reports, 79, 592 - 594. needed in Ontario. "The case for need has central issue in the modern world. Today, not been made. Private universities always television fills much of the time gap. A FACULTY AND STAFF draw on some public monies and this dimension of social toxicity is evident in would lead to increasing competition for society's movement from a non-monetary BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES the decreasing dollars that are available." to a monetary economy. The non­ Current and former members of the Brock Seabird Group were reunited while The public system, she says, has the monetary economy encouraged the attending the 20th Stated Meeting of the Colonial Waterbird Society in Charleston, capacity, will and interest to deal with exchange of goods and services through South Carolina from October 15 to 20. The group included John Chardine (former MSc and PDF at Brock University, currently Research Scientist, Canadian Wildlife Service, increased demand and new programs. bartering, neighborliness and altruism. In Following the presentation, the Panel the monetary economy, community St. John's, Nfld.), Kevin Brown (former MSc and PhD student at Brock and York submitted questions to Brock representa­ members are prevented from participating Universities, currently a PDF with the Co-operative Wildlife Unit, Cornell University), tives, including Susan Clark, Terry Varcoe, if they do not have the financial ability. Dave Moore (former MSc at Brock University and current PhD student, Department of Ken Fowler, Bill Cade, John Lye, Ken This pressure sends both parents to work. Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University), Rob Game (current MSc student at Brock McKay and Lesley MacMillan. One These factors touch on time for children. University), and Ralph Morris (Brock University). Not present at the meeting but question asked the group to comment on "How does the disposable culture tell represented in the presentations were Gary Burness (former MSc student at Brock the signs of deterioration that exist at children there is a home for the human University and current PhD student, Department of Zoology, UBC) and Mike Lavender Brock as a result of funding cutbacks. spirit?" A focus on spirituality and (BSc undergraduate program, Brock University). Verbal and poster papers presented Student concern over increasing tuition humility-with less emphasis on material included the following titles: "Hurricanes and Brown Noddies," by Chardine, J. W. & R. D. Morris; "Can Common Terns Serve as Indirect Measures of Zebra Mussel Effects fees and job prospects after graduation, belongings- is needed to provide in Lake Erie?" by Game, R. F. & G. W. Burness;"Double-Clutching in Common Terns the increasing size of classes, decreasing children with a home for the human During a "Good" Provisioning Year," by Moore, D. W. & M. Lavender; "Common library and equipment budgets were spirit. Terns, Forage Fish, and Conservation in Southern Ontario" by Moore, D. W. & R. D. described to the five-member Smith Panel. Inequality in income is a measure of "The Panel did their homework on the an unhealthy society. The gap between Morris;"Colonial Waterbirds Successfully Colonize Artificial Islands in Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario," by Pekarik, D. V. Weseloh, H. Blokpoel, D. W. McMartin, briefs provided prior to presentation and rich and poor is growing, encouraging c., R. D. Morris, J. S. Quinn, & M. Taylor. they asked good questions. They had a disparity, shame and violence. "Today good grasp of the issues. I think they more families that are poor live in understand that fees can't continue to rise CHEMISTRY communities that are poor. Kids don't get On October 19, Ian Brindle was an invited speaker at Science-Sphere '96, the 5th at the rate they did last year and that the to know middle class kids, get to do the public system is very good. They have an Canadian International Youth Forum organized by the Canadian International Institute. things they do or get to know the kids as Prof. Brindle presented a talk entitled "Environmental Science: the Bridge to the appreciation of the fact that a university kids." Economic growth usually translates education is not just job driven," stated Future." Other speakers were: Professor A. J. Cunningham, Professor of Biophysics, into more inequality. University of Toronto, and Senior Scientist, Ontario Cancer Institute on "Mind/Body Dr. Clark. Brock will now have the It takes a whole village to raise a chi Id, opportunity to revise its written brief for Medicine: Understanding the Science of Health;" Professor U. J. Krull, Associate Dean states Dr. Garbarino. A socially healthy of Sciences, Erindale College, University of Toronto on "New Technologies: New resubmission to the Smith Panel by community expresses care for all mem­ October 31. Perceptions - New Realities;" Professor David Lyon, Sociology Department, Queen's bers and considers the needs of children University on "Cycling in Cyberspace: the Internet and Social Interaction." The Forum The Smith Panel hosted a series of a public matter. roundtable discussions throughout was attended by several hundred senior high-school students, mostly from the Toronto A kinder, gentler society promotes area. Ontario during September and October paid parental leave and universal health and will submit a final report to the care, macro issues that sti II affect the lives ECONOMICS Minister of Education and Training by of children. "Children have increasing On Thursday, October 17, David Love spoke on "Inflation, Welfare, and the Time­ December 15. Brock shared a two-hour access to all in the world, but how do Costs of Transacting" at a University of Toronto Department of Economics research session with Niagara College. they have positive access to it? Modern seminar. life and modern childhood means access CLASSIFIED to all this information, but children do FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS not have the capacity to use it and deal Shaw Festival actor Tony van Bridge, a recent recipient of an Honorary Doctorate For Sale: Bed/Chesterfield with Sealy with it." A kinder, gentler society and a mattress. Excellent condition. Call 688-4446. from Brock, and Denis Johnston, a dramaturge (literary advisor) at Shaw and a director For Sale: 1989 Chevrolet Caprice, V8. focus on human rights provide a basis for of their Academy, visited Brock on Wednesday, October 16 to speak with students in 149,000 km. Asking $5,000. Call 934-7825 public policy. the Theatre and Dramatic Literature Program. after 5:00 pm. Dr. Garbarino is a widely recognized Furnished House for Rent: January to June expert throughout North America and PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1997. Quiet, residential neighborhood. Four around the world in the area of the Danny Rosenberg recently appeared on the live, call-in talk show Spartz Biz, Cable bedrooms. Close to bus route. $800 per month, impact of violence and stress on children. plus utitlities. Call 685-9850 after 6:00 pm. 14, TV Hamilton, to speak about sport ethics and his co-authored book Ethics in Sport He is the Director of the Family Life Management. Development Centre and a professor of human development and family studies at ROSALIND BLAUER CENTRE FOR CHILD CARE Brock University Cornell University. He has authored 16 The $445.48 donation from the Alphie's Invitational Golf Tournament was used to books, including Children in Danger, purchase a much-needed storage shed for outside equipment. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan What Children Can Te/l Us, No place to Brock News is a publication of the be a Child, and Raising Children in a UNIVERSITY ClUB Office of External Relations. Socially Toxic Environment. Christmas Luncheons: Groups from 2 to 30, special menus available, book early to (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 get the date of your choice. For more information, please call Dan Warren, Manager, FAX (905) 641-5216 Plain & Fancy, ext. 4515. Upcoming events include a second food and beverage night for members and guests in November, and a Movie Night featuring movies and dinner. Brock News is available on-line on the The Insect Play Brock gopher at -> University Services and Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Directed by Glenys McQueen-Fuentes, Office relocations tions ->Brock News. The Insect Play will be presented in the As a result of the recent construction, some of the departments within the Faculty of Sean O'Sullivan Theatre by the senior Physical Education and Recreation have moved. Specifically, the Office of the Dean Editor: Janet lee students of the Theatre and Dramatic (PE 288), the Department of Physical Education (PE 285), the Department of Recreation Production: Mariette Lincoln Literature Program. Three performances and Leisure Studies (PE 237), the Health Studies Program (PE 289), and the Under­ are scheduled: November 7 at 1 :00 pm, The next issue of Brock News is graduate/Sport Management Co-ordinator (PE 257). There will now be separate mail and November 8 and 9 at 8:00 pm. deliveries directed to each of the departments. Hence, it will be necessary to identify Wednesday, November 6 with a copy Admission is $6 ($4 for seniors and deadline of Wednesday, October 30 the specific department where an individual works. Please check the new telephone at nooll. students). For tickets, call The Box Office, directory if you are unsure of where individuals are located. Centre for the Arts at ext. 3257. Charles Pachter's love affair with Canada

"I have a confession to make. I'm education milieu to pursue for artists Decade." Military leaders Sir having an affair. It's a romance that who took themselves seriously. Guy Carleton and Sir Frederick has been going on for years. Should I Bachelors of Fine Art are relative Haldimand supervised the tell, or have you already guessed? My newcomers to the degree-holding evacuation of thousands of love affair is with Canada." Honorary ranks of higher education." Trained Loyalist refugees to the degree recipient Charles Pachter, a initially in art history and languages, Maritimes and Quebec. leading contemporary Canadian artist, he studied at the Ontario College of "When Toronto was officially delivered a witty and inspiring address Art, the University of Toronto, La founded by Simcoe in 1793, to graduands and guests at Fall Sorbonne and the Cranbrook Acad­ more than 50,000 refugees from Convocation on Friday, October 25. emy of Arts. "I now realize that the new United States had made A spirited and accomplished nothing could have better prepared their pilgrimage into Canada. painter, historian and lecturer, Dr. me for becoming a painter than to This was a major turning point in Pachter is perhaps best known for his have discovered Plato, Chaucer, the evolution of the modern representations of traditional Cana­ Giotto, Racine, Edvard Munch and Canadian society we know dian icons. "His quixotic embrace of Emily Carr." today./I Dr. Pachter described the moose as a quintessential Cana­ Pachter shared his interest in the John Simcoe as a firm advocate dian emblem, as in the Moose Plunge cultural history of the Niagara Re­ of multiculturalism who abol­ series, raised only a few eyebrows. gion, an area he describes as the ished slavery in Upper Canada His installation of the Queen on the cradle of English Canadian society. long before its abolishment in the "So Niagara is where the central Moose, however, in another series of He summarized the travels of On­ United States. Canadian experience took shape and, paintings, created a considerable tario's visionary founding father, "This ongoing Canadian commit­ tonight you are a vital part of this furor-as did his poignant image of British soldier John Graves Simcoe. ment to provide safe haven and historical continuum./I Dr. Pachter Canadian Mounties as pallbearers for "John Graves Simcoe fought for six opportunity to those fleeing upheaval has visited Brock on several occa­ a Canada too few seemed concerned years in the American revolutionary and oppression must never be under­ sions as a guest lecturer. He has also to preserve," described Prof. Marilyn war against George Washington. valued. Now I am neither old stock corresponded with Prof. Michael Rose as she presented Charles Pachter Simcoe was on the battlefield when English, nor pure laine French, yet Ripmeester whose research focuses to receive his degree. the British army finally surrendered at I'm proud to call both languages and on the Mississauga Indians and their He described the honor as espe­ Yorktown, Pennsylvania. With the cultures my own," he attested. He interactions with white society on the cially meaningful to a university­ Treaty of Separation of 1783, when considers himself a member of a third north shore of Lake Ontario during trained artist. "The place of the artist Britain finally recognized its former Canadian group, best described by the 19th century. in the academic community is rela­ colonies as the new United States of the acronym PEEVED: Practically The devout nationalist encouraged tively recent. Up until the '60s, the America, a seminal period in English Everybody Else Vaguely Ethnically graduands to get to know their university wasn't the recognized Canadian history began-The Loyalist Defined. country. "Despite the Internet's marvelous capacity for accessing the DNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 world from your computer screen, it o 996 will never replace life's simple and enduring joys. Breathe fresh air. plant a tree. Drive across Canada as soon as you can. I did at age 23, and it imprinted me for life. Walk beside the Bow River near Banff as it spills out of the Rockies. Visit the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island on a foggy day. Take a ride on the Maid of the Mist, without a raincoat./I Few Canadians, he says, take the time to appreciate what Canada has to offer. "One lesson I've learned along the way is that you should consider everything you do as a rehearsal for Accommodating international visitors what comes next. The undergraduate years you have just completed are the Although competition for limited dress rehearsal for The Great Play that funding is tough, Dr. Pick has had the opens tonight, one hopes, for a long opportunity to travel to the United and successful run. There will be Kingdom and the United States. drudgery, and there will be magic. Be While at Brock, he has delivered on the lookout for one of life's great lectures to faculty members in the perks: serendipity, chance, luck, the Department of Mathematics. unexpected./I "International collaboration in "If you have the presence of mind mathematics is very important. Very to combine serendipity with your little research funding goes to equip­ own intuition, you may find yourself ment; it goes mainly to contacts. on a roll. When you come to under­ Stimulating each other is a very stand the significance of failure and important part of mathematical rejection, which artists deal with research," attests Dr. Kerman, who is throughout their lives, you shall involved in research groups with overcome, and you shall fly./I colleagues During Fall Convocation 1996, from all over Brock conferred 402 undergraduate the world. and 83 graduate degrees. These "We are very degrees included 247 Bachelors of grateful for Arts, 60 Bachelors of Science, 1 the room Bachelor of Music, 29 Bachelors of provided in Education, 12 Bachelors of Physical Collaboration with international Dr. Pick is residence. It is Education, 18 Bachelors of Recrea­ colleagues is nothing new to faculty at enjoying his first great for tion & Leisure Studies, 26 Bachelors Brock University. However viSiting visit to Canada. temporary of Business Administration and scholars can now benefit from a new "Fall in North accommoda­ Bachelors of Accounting, 9 Bachelors service: a residence room reserved for America is tion." Dr. of Business Economics, 18 Masters of their use. spectacular. Kerman Arts, 7 Masters of Science, 49 Masters Lubas Pick, a research fellow from Canada has visited Prague of Education and 8 Masters of Divin­ the Mathematical Institute of the always been on earlier this ity and 1 Master of Theological Academy of Science in Prague, my list of countries to visit," he notes. year and plans another short visit in Studies. October 25 marked Brock recently benefited from this conven­ In addition to full-time research at the 1997. University's 60th Convocation ient service. He came to Brock for Academy of Science, Dr. Pick occa­ Co-operation between Brock's ceremony. four weeks in mid-September to join sionally lectures at the Technical International Council and the Depart­ Professor Ron Kerman's research on University of Prague and Charles ment of Residences made this service the mathematical analysis of functions University, where he graduated from possible. The Council consists of Two Days of Canada spaces. the faculty of mathematics. The approximately 10 members from the Dr. Charles Pachter will deliver In the past, visiting scholars usually Academy, established in 1953, con­ Brock community, chaired by Associ­ the closing address at this year's Two accepted accommodation at a local sists of 60 institutes divided into three ate Vice-President Academic and Days of Canada conference (Novem­ hotel or in the home of their host. research divisions: living nature, non­ Acting Dean of Student Affairs David ber 6 and 7). The address is sched­ Staying in residence offers a variety of living nature and humanitarian sci­ Siegel. "Many in the group have been uled for Thursday, November 7, 7:30 on-campus conveniences, including ence. involved in international projects and to 9:00 pm in the Pond Inlet. For ,proximity to the dining hall, access to Although post-secondary education have been interested in this accom­ more information about the confer­ computers and more. A number of is free to students in the Czech Repub­ modation for a long time," says Sheila ence, a program is available at the scholars collaborating with Prof. lic, research is not strongly supported Young, Brock's International Activi­ following web site: Kerman have used the residence by the existing government, contends ties Co-ordinator. The reserved room http://www.brocku.ca/commstudies/ room, including researchers from Dr. Pick. Travel grants for research are is located in the New Residence. 2days.html Poland and India. provided by the Academy and NATO. EVENTS

Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 199 P presents "How do Photosynthetic Senate met for the 429th session on • COU will be asking that no addi­ Organisms Sense Environmental Change?" by Dr. Norm Huner, Department of Plant October 16. The following items were tional cuts in post-secondary education Science, University of Western Ontario, on Thursd<1v, November 7. All seminars are at reported and discussed: be made; the government has been silent 11 :30 am in H313. 1. The advertisement for President has regarding an earlier promise to cut a been placed in the CAUT Bulletin, further $200 million. The Department of Music presents "Stephen Glassman: The Alex,lIlder Technique" University Affairs, and the Globe and 3. Sybil Wilson, supported by Dean for actors, singers, pianists, in"rwilentalists, teachers and speakers. One lecture will be Mail; the position profile will be distrib­ Boak, outlined the issues contained in offered on Thursday, November 7, 12:30 to 1 :30 pm, The Studio, ST107, followed by uted to stimulate interest and for the "Excellence in Education: High School three workshops: Friday, November 8, 1 :30 to 4:30 pm, TH147; Friday, November 8, information of those approached by the Reform": the overall purpose of educa­ 7:00 to 10:00 pm, TH 147; Saturday, November 9, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, TH147. consu Itant. tion; the future of Grade 9; the proportion Admission to the lecture is free; admission to the workshop is $35. The Alexander 2. In her Report, Acting President Dr. of courses that should be compulsory and Technique teaches freedom of movement and confidence in performance. Stephen Susan Clark noted: optional; the best use of co-op education Glassman is a professor of the National Theatre School in Montreal. Enrolment in each • The Brock delegation addressed the and work experience; the value of class will be limited to 12 people to allow for individual instruction. For further informa­ Advisory Panel on Future Directions for provincial testing in high school; the tion or to register, please call Deborah Linton at 374-1588. Postsecondary Education (Smith Panel). faithful reporting of student achievement. She found that the Panel had a good After considerable discussion of this The Department of English language and literature and the Canadian Studies grasp of the complexities facing the document, Senate decided to have the Program present readings by Shyam Selvadllrai, Sri Lanka, from his novel Funny Boy on university system. In general the meeting Chair of CAP, Dr. Jack Miller, strike a Friday, November 8, 2:30 pm, TH246. seemed to go well; Brock's presentation sub-committee to draft a response for was good-a view confirmed by Dr. discussion in Senate on November 13. Coaching Courses: An NCCP Level 1 Soccer Technical is scheduled for Sunday, Cade and Dr. Miller. Prof. John Lye, as a The committee is composed of J. Miller, November 17. NCCP Level 1 Volleyball Technical is offered November 8, 9 and 10. representative from BUFA ( Brock M. Richards, W. Cade, A. Somerville, Please call ext. 4359 for details. University Faculty Association), also with others to be co-opted at Dr. Miller's spoke to the issues well and effectively. discretion. "I; BUFS presents: La Haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, France 1994)(97 min.) on o At a recent AUCC (Association of 4. Senate approved awarding 402 II"~~ Sunday, November 1 O. A raw drama about Paris slum youths with the power Universities and Colleges of Canada) undergraduate degrees and 83 graduate f!!!fI411 of American "hood" movies. The story follows three young men and the meeting focusing on undergraduate degrees at the Fall Convocation 1996 on cycle of hatred and violence that informs their world. The screening will take place at education, the Minister indicated a Friday, October 25. Town Cinemas, 1 :30 pm. Admission is $4.25 for members and $6 for non-members. possible opening of CIDA grants to This constitutes an unofficial report proposals from universities. However, from the Chair The Protestant Ecumenical Chaplaincy, Campus Ministries, presents in concert The the Minister has since shifted out of that -Ken McKay, Chair of Senate Robert Wood Singers and the Wood Kids, Sunday, November 10, 2:00 pm in the Sean portfolio. O'Sullivan Theatre. The Robert Wood singers are a Niagara favorite, offering a variety of music that appeals to a wide variety of tastes and can be enjoyed by the whole family. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the The Box Office, Centre for the Arts. For Brock FACULTY AND STAFF further information please call George Tattrie, Campus Ministries, ext. 3373.

CHEMISTRY and PHYSICS Campus Ministries invites all students, faculty and staff to attend the Brock University licence plates Members of the Chemistry and Physics Remembrance Day Service on Monday, November 11 at 10:00 am in the Rita Welch Departments attended a conference on Meditation Centre, A302. Brock University is considering a the occasion of the 65th birthday of partnership with the Ministry of Transpor­ Richard F. W. Bader, a theoretical The Department of Classics presents a guest lecture featuring Thomas M. Banchich tation and would like to determine chemist at McMaster University. They from the Departments of Classics and History, Canisius College, entitled "From the End interest for a Brock licence plate. The presented the following posters: "Vari­ of the Ancient World to the World of Late Antiquity" on Monday, November 11 from regular series of plates with Brock graphic ational Monte Carlo Study of Core­ 7:30 to 9:00 pm, TH258. Everyone is welcome. would sell for $52.10; a personalized Valence Separation Schemes", by Viktor licence plate owner would be able to add Staroverov and Stuart M. Rothstein; Centre for the Arts presents: Liana Boyd on Wednesday, Nobember 13 a graphic for $52.10. The cost for a "Sampling Algorithms for Quantum at 8:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre (tickets: $25 for adults, $23 for personalized plate and Brock graphic Monte Carlo Simulations", by Peter students and seniors); Morgan's Journey, a magical play for children and would be $185.85. For more information, Langfelder and Stuart M. Rothstein; University Services and Call 641-0979. who cancels with less than 24 hours notice or who does not complete their attendance. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ For Sale: Computer: 386-40Mhz For more information, or to register, please call Pat Miller at ext. 3123. tions -->Brock News. AMD, 8 M Ram, 120 MB drive (double spaced), Dos 6.2, Windows 3.1, MS Volunteers needed Editor: Janet lee Works, WP 6.0 A Ti XL24 SVGAcard The Niagara Child Development Centre (NCDC) is looking for volunteers to work one Production: Mariette lincoln with 3 button mouse, nx SVGA. evening per week at their bingo from 5:45 to 9:00 pm. NCDC is a children's mental Monitor: Panasonic 24pin colour printer. health facility focusing on helping pre-adolescent children with emotional and/or The next issue of Brock News is Asking $500. Call (905)335-4435. behavioral problems. Funds raised help to off-set reduced government funding. The November 13 with a copy For Sale: Two Grey Cup 50 November 6 bingo hall is located on Bunting Road and is one of the newest (and most smoke free) in at noon. yard line. Face Value, $300 for the the Niagara Peninsula. Call John Murphy at NCDC at 384-9551, or Maurice Gomme Call 734-4344. (evenings) at 682-2329. A tribute to Brock athletes A highlight of Homecoming Ken Murray, coach of the men's weekend was the unveiling of the basketball team, was one of the first Brock Badger Hall of Fame and players to excel on the courts of the Athletic Award Board on Saturday, Physical Education Centre. At Brock November 2. from 1973 to 1977, he lists such The Department of Athletics and accomplishments as conference all­ Services decided some time ago that star four of five years and OUAA all­ its trophy cases should be replaced time leading scorer and rebounder. with an alternative means of honoring Coach Murray's basketball jersey was student athletes. An Athletic Award retired in 1978. He returned to Brock Board, located in the Physical Educa­ in 1989 and since that time has twice tion Complex inside the south en­ been recognized as CIAU coach of trance, lists the names of annual the year. In 1992, he led the Badgers MVPs for each sport, from the date of to their first national title. "Coming to its inception to the present. Male and Brock was the best decision of my female athletes of the year also have life," he comments. their names listed on the Board. Marg Hendershot (MacGowan) The Hall of Fame, located on the was perhaps the most prominent landing leading downstairs to the athlete in the early days of Brock's Paul Sheehan, Katharine Dingley (Richardson), Peter Kearney (son of inductee Tom gymnasia, honors individuals in both athletic program. She represented Kearney), Arnie lowenberger, Candi Jirik (Clarkson), Ken Murray, Marg Hendershot athlete and builder categories. An Canada at the 1976 Olympics in (MacGowna), Ken Bradford, Tony Biernacki. Absent: Terry Paul. athlete's selection is based on contri­ Montreal, where she finished eighth bution to the program, performance in the 4X400-metre relay. She com­ excellence, as well as character, peted in the Commonwealth Games, A business administration student '70s, describes Paul as the guy Brock leadership, integrity and sportsman­ winning a bronze medal, and the from St. Catharines, Paul Sheehan depended on for scoring. "He ship. Builders are individuals who Pan-Am Games in 1975, where the was a valuable asset to Brock hockey definitely had professional potential have made a significant contribution team captured a gold medal. In 1991 from 1975 to 1979. Paul played and one of the hardest and most to the athletics program as non­ she won the 400-metre race at the junior A and junior B in the city and accurate shots. There were times athletes. World Masters Track and Field was invited to training camp for the where he single handedly took hold During a luncheon ceremony, Championships in Finland. "The four Buffalo Sabres. Lorne Adams, associ­ of the game. He was really an excit­ Brock Chancellor Robert Welch years I spent at Brock are a major part ate professor of physical education ing player to watch." Paul was also introduced the 10 inaugural of my memories," she attests. and coach of the hockey team in the named St. Catharines athlete of the inductees. year. Candi Jirik (Clarkson) competed in y the women's basketball program from N E 5 D A N o v E M B E R 1982 to 1984. She was a member of the national team at the Olympics and the Pan-Am Games. In 1983, Candi was named athlete of the year. She held several basketball records in the province, including most points scored in a single game (49 points) and was ranked third in scoring average and career rebounds. Swimmer Katharine Dingley (Richardson) competed on the Cana­ dian swim team during several European tours. Back at Brock, she set numerous records in the OWIAA and CIAU including the 200-metre breaststroke, the 400-metre freestyle, FSDVA welcomes visiting scholars 800-metre freestyle relay and the 400-metre individual medley. Veteran Toronto theatre director Victoria, Villanova University and the Canada Council Non-Fiction Grant, a Katharine was also named Brock Paul Bettis has been engaged to University of Iowa's Graduate School Canada Council Senior Arts Grant, athlete of the year. direct this term's production in the of Theatre, as well as in actor training and a Queen's Silver Medal. As Rowing coxie Terry Paul was Department of Film Studies, Dra­ studios. He holds a Master's degree author or co-author, Dr. Heath has inducted into the Hall of Fame in matic and Visual Arts. The play, a and a diploma in education, English published various books of short absentia. He was a student at Brock workshop production of famed U.S. and drama. stories, poetry and novels. At Brock, from 1983 to 1987 and is currently playwright David Mamet's A Life in As a story editor and script consult­ he joins the instructional staff of the coach of the men's national rowing the Theatre, will play in Brock's ant, he has been associated with Visual Arts Program as lecturer in a team. He participated-capturing Theatre Studio on the last weekend Telefilm, CBC, Norstar, and Canadian critical survey of major styles in bronze, silver and gold-in three in November. film directors such as Atom Egoyan, architecture, sculpture and painting World Championships, four World Paul Bettis has worked for more Patricia Rozema, Djanet Sears, Paul from antiquity to the 20th century. University Games and two Olympic than 25 years in Canadian theatre as Pogue, and others. He is the recipient The Program is divided between art Games. director, writer, literary advisor, of many grants and awards and serves history and studio courses, thus Athletes continued on page 2 actor and creator of original on award juries. At Brock, Mr. Bettis offering a broad background in the projects. In the 1970s, he directed will work with two fourth-year theatre visual arts. the premieres of several plays by students in an advanced level course -Anne Howe, FSDVA important new playwrights of the in acting and directing. Canadian theatrical renaissance at Terrence Heath, a curator, art the Factory Lab Theatre. In the scholar, novelist and poet, is lecturing 1980s, he was Artistic Director of in the first-year Art History course at Theatre Second Floor, one of the Brock. Dr. Heath has had a long and boldest, most daring experimental distinguished career in the arts in groups of the decade. As a freelance Canada. Currently the Chair of the director, Bettis has directed at Board of the Ontario College of Art Tarragon Theatre, the Shaw Festival, and Design, he is writing and re­ the Grand Theatre in Kingston, the searching a book on the 19th century Kingston Summer Theatre, Neces­ French painter Edouard Manet and sary Angel Theatre, Buddies In Bad completing a catalogue on the Times Theatre, Video Cabaret, sculpture of famed Canadian prairie Theatre Centre and others. His sculpture joe Fafard. He frequently production of La Ronde at the Poor lectures and writes on modern art and Alex Theatre in Toronto several was the Director of the Winnipeg Art years ago was the longest-running Gallery. As a consultant, he has production in that theatre's history. reported on the future of the Art Bettis' most recent Toronto Gallery of Ontario and on the Canada venture was an ingenious original Council Art Bank. Terrence Heath has theatre piece in the form of a theatre been a member of the AdVisory game, The Freud Project: Civilization Committee on Harbourfront Public and its Discontents, was the subject Programming, was a founding mem­ of a full-page article in the Toronto ber on the Executive of The Writers' Star last season. Union of Canada, and has served on Paul Bettis has taught and di­ many other boards and committees. rected at the National Theatre He holds a D. Phil. degree from School, Banff Centre, Trent Univer­ Oxford and has received many Ken White from Central Purchasing on Halloween. This fundraising effort, organized by Mike Little of Physical Plant, raised sity, University of Ottawa, Simon awards and grants, including a $900 for the United Way. Fraser University, University of Attention Computers PUBLICATIONS AdamS-Webber, J. (1996). Repertory Grid Technique. In R. Corsini & A. J. environmental for Kids Auerbach (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Psychology (pp. 782-783). New York: researchers John Wiley & Sons. Computers for Kids is a non-profit Rosenberg, D. "Gameship and the Power of Conventional Wisdom." The Two upcoming lunch-time gather­ organization-staffed by Margaret Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance ings have been scheduled for envi­ Ogilvie, Bob Ogilvie and Andrew Journal. Vol. 62, No.3 (Fall, 1996),24-25. ronmental researchers. On Friday, Ingle-whose goal is to recycle November 15 at 12:30 pm in TA404, computers by making them available Kushner, J., Masse, I., Peters, T., and L. Soroka. 1996. "Are Municipal Expen­ David Brown, Environmental Policy to children with special needs in the ditures Affected by Factors Such as Regionalization and City Size?" Municipal Institute, will speak about Sustainable Niagara Region. This is a "no­ World, November, pp.11-12. Development and Interdisciplinary money-changes-hands" operation; Research. On Friday, November 29 at Bob searches for older but still useful 12:30 in TA404, Ian Brindle, Depart­ computers; Andrew checks them FACULTY AND STAFF ment of Chemistry, will discuss Green out; and Margaret uses her contacts GEOGRAPHY Chemistry. with several special needs groups to Keith Tinkler attended the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of All interested individuals in the locate families in which a computer America in Denver from October 26 to 31. He presented a paper entitled "Rock University community are welcome; might make schooling a little easier Mechanics and Erosion of Rock from Stream Beds and Knickpoints in Ontario bring your lunch and join in the for kids whose families cannot afford Streams: Results from a Monitoring Program." In addition he co-chaired the discussion. For further information, the substantial monies involved in session on "Mechanics of the River Bed". contact Diane Dupont, Director of acquiring a new own system. Environmental Economics, at ext. The group placed about a dozen MUSIC 3129 or e-mail computers in grateful hands last year Harris Loewen was involved in several recent contributions to community [email protected]. and are asking the Brock community musical events. On October 19, he performed as a vocal soloist and as conduc­ to help locate small, but still useful, tor of the Niagara Vocal Ensemble in the local Rotary Club's 75th Anniversary computers. The minimal configura­ gala concert. Prof. Loewen also prepared the Niagara Vocal Ensemble for a tion would be a 286 PC with a small performance, guest conducted by Tom Inglis, at the Hospice Niagara benefit Learneds 1997 hard drive and monitor, or a simi­ concert on October 20. Meanwhile, Loewen conducted the Etobicoke Centen­ larly equipped Mac. If you would nial Choir in a performance at Arts Etobicoke's annual Autumn Songfest, also registration like to donate such equipment, or on October 20. know someone else who might be interested in donating, please call Registration has begun for the EVENTS ext. 3573. 1997 Learned Societies Congress to The Visual Arts Program invites you to view "Unit 37", a selection of art be held at the Memorial University of work by staff and faculty members Lesley Bell, Sherri Harris, Derek Knight, Newfoundland from May 31 to June Murray Kropf, Cyndra MacDowall and Merijean Morrissey-Clayton, on display 14. Athletes continued from page 1 at the Brock Gallery from November 5 to 25. Hours: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, A new electronic distribution list of Monday to Friday and 12:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday. members of the learned societies is Ken Bradford jOined Brock's being tested for the purpose of wrestling team in 1984. He has been Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 presents "Non-Self Recognition registration in order to reduce paper recognized as both OUAA and CIAU in Fungi" by Dr. Myron Smith, Department of Biology, Carleton University, on waste and financial costs. champion and was selected as the Thursday, November 14. All seminars are at 11 :30 am in H313. While registration figures for the University's athlete of the year in conference are less than 10,000, 1987. Ken has competed at the Pan­ The Department of Music 1996-97 Lecture Series presents "From Canada to more than 40,000 registration book­ Am Games and the World Champion­ Tin Pan Alley: Canadian Popular Songs of the Early 20th Century" by Dr. lets were printed and mailed in the ships. In 1995 he competed in his last Frederick A. Hall, Musicologist and Dean of Humanities, McMaster University, past. This year, participants are being competition and finished fourth at the on Thursday, November 14, 11 :30 am to 12:20 pm, TH 147. All are welcome, asked to request a registration kit by Canadian Senior Wrestling Nationals. admission is free. For more information, call ext. 3817. e-mail, fax or mail. You can also Three builders were among this access conference information, accompl ished group of inductees as The Department of Music 1996-97 Concert Series presents The Emerald Trio including registration forms, on the well. Tony Biernacki, an instrument on Friday, November 15 at 8:00 pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. The Emer­ world wide web. designer at Brock who retired earlier ald Trio was founded in 1984 at the Banff School of Fine Arts and became the Tel: (709) 737-4360 this year, is often credited with trio-in-residence at Chateau Lake Louise. The three members, flautist Douglas Fax: (709) 737-4449 starting the rowing program on Miller, cellist Paul Pulford, and pianist Heather Toews, have each pursued [email protected] campus in the mid '60s. He contin­ successful careers since the formation of the group. The Emerald Trio will http://www.mun.ca/learneds/ ued to coach until 1980. Ontario premiere Peter Landey's Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello. Tickets for the perform­ Should you receive an additional women's rowing owes Tony a debt of ance are $15 for adults and $11 for students and seniors. copy of the registration form in the gratitude. He encouraged McMaster mail, please pass it along to a col­ and Western to join Brock in its The Niagara Heritage Network will be holding its first annual Book Fair on league who may be interested in application to the Ontario Women's Saturday, November 16 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Chateau des Charmes Athletic Association. Tony still enjoys Winery on York Road, near St. David's. The Fair will feature displays of books rowing as a member of the Ridley by some 34 publishers and authors: Howard Engel, The Lord High Executioner; Graduate Boat Club. Rosemary Sadlier, with her new book about Harriet Tubman; Bob Foley, CLASSIFIED Tom Kearney joined Brock in 1968 Niagara Story; Sherman Zavitz with two new books about Niagara Falls; as an athletic trainer for the men's Katherine Ashenburg, with architectural walking tours of Southern Ontario hockey team. He was also a member towns and cities; and Bob Malcolmson with his books about Queenston For Sale: Lakehead air tight wood Heights and the Brock Monuments. For more information, call 682-6053. burning stove complete with fan. Best of the medical team at the 1976 offer. Call 680-7819. Olympic Games in Montreal. Tom passed away in 1978. Today, his The Department of Politics presents Juris Dreifelds, Associate Professor of photograph hangs in the Athletic Politics, speaking on "Post Communist Europe: Nostalgia for Socialism?", For Sale: Computer desk. Custom­ Wednesday, November 20, 12:30 to 1 :30 pm in TH315. All are welcome. made, wood stained, 3 drawers. 30 Therapy Clinic. His son accepted the in. by 50 in. by 26 in. high. $175 or award and thanked Bob Davis, Director of Athletics, for keeping his NCCP Levell Coaching Theory: Campus Recreation is offering a Levell best offer. Puppet theatre. Custom­ Theory course on November 22,6:00 to 10:00 pm, and November 23, 8:00 am made, free-standing wooden. About father's memory alive. Arnie Lowenberger, was the first to 5:30 pm. The cost is $47, and you must register in advance at 214A of the 4ft high by 3 ft wide. $40 or best Physical Education Complex, or call ext. 4359. The course is open to all and of offer. Call 468-4945. dean and director of physical educa­ tion at Brock. He arrived on campus special interest to anyone coaching a sports team. For Sale: 1984 Chevrolet Cavalier, in 1967 and was responsible for preparing a feasibility study for the The Department of Music presents: $250 as is, will certify at an addi­ -Instrumental Class Recital on Tuesday, November 19, 12:30 pm in the Sean tional $575. Call 262-4145. new academic program and its facilities. Dr. Lowenberger was a O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission is free. long-time member of the OUAA -The Brock University Choirs (conductor Harris Loewen) MADRIGAL, MASS Board of Trustees, initially as director AND MAGNIFICAT, Faure Messe Basse, Pergolesi Magnificat, plus madrigals, of Brock's physical education pro­ partsongs and folksongs by Benjamin Britten and others: Women's Chorus, Brock University gram and later as a member at large. Tuesday, November 26, 12:30 pm, (Free Admission); Mixed Chorale, Thursday, He retired in 1992 but still returns to November 28, 12:30 pm (Free Admission); Women's Chorus & Mixed Chorale, E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan the campus for a weekly squash game Friday, November 29, 8:00 pm (Admission: $9, $7 for students and seniors). All concerts are at the Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, on the Brock Brock News is a publication of the against Past-President Alan Earp. Office of External Relations. Four donors-members of the campus, across from the Shaver Hospital. For more information call ext. 3817. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 Class of 1968-were also honored for FAX (905) 641-5216 their leadership. Ian Beddis, hailed as Centre for the Arts presents Rod Beattie and Martha Henry in the Broadway hit Love Letters on Wednesday, November 27 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm in the Brock News is available on-line on the the energy behind the project, Rob Brock gopher at -> University Services and Jennings, and Tom and Linda Playhouse Theatre. Tickets ($19 for adults and $17 for students and seniors) are Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ Goldspink. The four donors were on sale at The Box Office, ext. 3257. tions ->Brock News. present at the unveiling ceremony; a plaque bearing their names adorns CUPE Local 1295 is holding its annual Christmas dinner and dance at the Editor: Janet lee Ukranian Black Sea Hall in St. Catharines on November 30. A warm welcome Production: Mariette lincoln the wall next to the Hall of Fame. The next induction ceremony is is extended to all faculty and staff who wish to attend. Tickets are $24 and must The next issue of Brock News is scheduled for 1999. be purchased by November 15. Price includes a great buffet, an evening of Wednesday, November 20 with a copy dancing, and door prizes. Cocktails begin at 5:30 pm; a wide selection of wines deadline of Wednesday, November 13 and other refreshments will be served. For more information, or tickets, call at noon. Cynthia at ext. 3717, Joan at ext. 4014, or Sharon at ext. 3581. Canada's response to inunigration in the 20th century During the Two Days of Canada Associations (YMCAs) and the Young declared that their purpose was to ideal. Committed Protestant women conference on November 6 and 7, Women's Christian Associations call to the attention of boys the fact active in the YWCA, most of whom professors Patricia Dirks (History) and (YWCAs) to take on the responsibility that the ideal Canadian citizen must were college graduates, used CGIT to Gerry Dirks (Politics) presented a of preserving the national character be an all-round, well-developed teach modern psychology and educa­ session on the impact of immigration and preparing young boys as future man." tional theories that would encourage on Canadian society. This session leaders. Two programs, the Canadian Young boys were considered the the intellectual, social, physical and focussed on the responses of the Standard Efficiency Test (CSET) for country's greatest asset, especially spiritual standards of young Canadian government and the voluntary sector boys and Canadian Girls in Training with the advent of World War I. The girls. In 1924, the leaders of CGIT to immigration. (CGIT), were developed to facilitate World's First Boys' Parliament was issued a discussion paper which the training of young adults who held on the 50th anniversary of asked young women to comment on The Anglo-Protestant could help build and maintain the Confederation in 1917, in which only immigration. Questions posed in­ Canadian ideal. Protestant boys involved in CSET cluded "Whom shall we admit?//; image of Canada "CSET and CCIT were based on an could vote or run for office. "How shall we prevent diseased In the early 20th century, Canada's image of a liberal democratic Canada liThe image of Canada which the persons or the mentally and morally Anglo-Protestant majority was con­ in which a homogenous social order promoters of CSET sought to make a unfit from entering?"; and "Are we cerned about immigration and its rested firmly on British political reality was based on a belief in the alive to the opportunity of enriching effect on Canadian identity. With the institutions and Protestantism, II said primacy of the individual. Society our own culture by the grafting on of arrival of new Canadians from south­ Prof. Dirks. "The horrors of the war could only be reformed if the nation's other cultures?" ern and eastern Europe, Anglo Protes­ years strengthened bel ief in and potential leaders had the proper /lCanada's future citizens, girls as tants focussed their attention on the commitment to realization of an ideal values and the abilities and drive to well as boys, were clearly still being sons and daughters of their church Canadian nation led by men with put their stamp upon the nation. Their trained to be gatekeepers who would members hoping to prepare them for strong bodies and sound minds who image of Canada ignored that third of ensure that Canada remained a positions of power within society. would maintain an unselfish brotherly the nation made up of French­ mentally, physically and morally fit "Canada's Protestant rei igious love in their fellow men and strive to speaking Roman Catholics." nation,/I concluded Pat. Only dec­ educators gave highest priority in the be in harmony with the great will of "In the post-war era, however, ades after the war did the Allglo- opening decades of this century to God." Boy Scouts and Girl Guides room began to be made for the sons Protestant of Canada begin to developing training programs which were rejected by Anglo-Protestant of non-Anglo, non-Protestant immi­ change. would produce graduates who would political leaders as a means of citi­ grants. But even while the doors were be willing and able to shape all zenship training due largely to their being opened slightly to boys of these aspects of the nation's character in lack of religious influence. classes, their inclusion was used to Canadian immigration their image," explained history The nation's leaders focussed their encourage Anglo-Protestant boys to policy professor Pat Dirks. Influential busi­ energies on the training of young ensure their hold on power." While a fundamental task of any nessmen and professionals joined boys through CSET. "In introducing Young women also had a role to state is the protection of its citizens, a with the Young Men's Christian this program, the men behind it assume in shaping the Canadian universal definition of protection does not exist. Security, says Prof. Gerry Dirks, can apply to a spectrum of issues including economic well-being and Cll Itural identity. After identifying threats that exist within society, the state adopts interventions to eradicate these threats based on both the government and the mood of that society. liThe state may act to protect a certain way of life, it might work to protect certain institutions," he explains. Societal identity can be defi ned by language and religion, living through common experiences, ethnic culture, the way people and the food Brock hosts conference on global change in the Americas they eat. "For 125 years, Canada has assumed different perceptions of how From November 1 to 3 an Inter­ on Climate Change 1992, as Brock University provided fragile its identity is," claims Prof. American Conference was held at amended in Berl in in 1995. logistical support and was named the Dirks. As a country, Canada often Brock University and the Prince of This Inter-American Conference /llead institution/l for this program of faces ambivalence in defining its Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake. was opened on November 1 by Brock research, which is led by Dr. Moham­ identity. We like to pride ourselves as Th is conference brought together University Acting Vice-President med Dore, Professor of Economics a nation tolerant of diversity, he experts from research institutes, Academic, Dr. William Cade, himself and former Director of Environmental suggests, and we try to protect our universities and government ministries a trained ecologist with an active Economics at Brock University. Dr. many identities and communities, to develop research strategies in research program. Th is Conference Susan Clark, Acting President, pre­ even if they are outside the main­ dealing with the global problems of was a first in a series of three; the sided at the Conference banquet held stream or dominant community. climate change. The main focus of the second conference will be held in at the Prince of Wales Hotel. Since 1867, the Canadian govern­ Conference was the envi ronmental Costa Rica, and the third in Brazil. On November 2, Dr. Cade hosted ment has utilized a variety of pro­ problems of North, Central and South The research is funded by the newly a dinner at Brock University in honor grams to select newcomers to the America, and the role of forests in establ ished Inter-American Institute of the visitors, and a number of Brock country. After Confederation, we mitigating global warming. Those for Global Change Research, through faculty were invited to meet the needed people who were willing to taking part in this venture included the National Science Foundation guests. For more information on this live in small towns and rural commu­ researchers from Argentina, Brazil, (NSF) in Washington, DC. This program of research, please visit the nities, not cities. "We weren't really Canada, Chile, Costa Rica and the program of research, administered by web site. Their URL is: http:// concerned about whether they fit into United States. One of the objectives of the NSF, was jointly established by spartan.ac.brockU.CN-dore/ the mainstream Canadian identity," the Conference was to consider how member countries in the Americas, human_dimensions claims Prof. Dirks. We encouraged countries in the Americas could fulfil and includes Canada and the coun­ immigrants to settle in groups called their international treaty commitments tries mentioned above. block settlements. under the United Nations Convention In the 19205, this approach to immigration changed. Canada be­ came more concerned with protect­ First Aid about bee behavior, she needed to ing its mainstream identity. The study molecular biology. Dr. public wanted immigrants to integrate Training Richards joined a reproductive gradually into a Canadian way of life. immunology group at the Fred Following World War I, the federal Two sessions of a two-day Red Cross Hutchinson Cancer Research Center government set out to select immi­ Standard First Aid/CPR course for Brock in Seattle, Washington, to research grants deemed appropriate to reflect employees have been scheduled for the evolutionary biology of the Canadian image. Immigrants from December 9 and 11, 1996 (Monday and autoimmune disease. Autoimmune Northwestern Europe, and the United Wednesday) and February 25 and 27, diseases are a category of illnesses States, were preferred. Canada 1997 (Tuesday and Thursday) in the where the immune system attacks became more excl usive, rei uctant to Alumni Lounge. The courses are free the body it is meant to defend. welcome alien ideas and more and open to any Brock employee Dr. Richards contribution to this concerned with a national identity. currently entitled to benefits coverage, research project is detailed in the with the permission of their supervisor. Prof. Miriam Richards This selective practice continued Fall 1996 issue of Brock Research, The classes will run from 8:30 am to for several decades until the mid '60s 4:30 pm each of the two days. Maxi­ available later this month. when the Canadian government the September 21 issue of The mum enrolment per class is 12 people. On Tuesday, November 26 at dropped its "all-white" immigration A $10 charge will be assigned to the aspects of Biology Profes­ 2:00 pm, Dr. Richards is one of three policy. A point system based on age, applicable departmental account for Miriam Richards' research on Brock faculty members who will education skills and family relation­ any employee who cancels with less disease were highlighted present her research to local med ia ships was adopted. Canada also than 24 hours notice or who does not article titled /lincompatible representatives in the Senate Cham­ opened i mm igration offices in parts of complete their attendance. bers. Lewis Soroka (Economics) and the world, such as Asia and Cambo­ Please call Pat Miller in Personnel Richards, an evolutionary Ken Kernaghan (Politics) will join dia, where none had previously Services at ext. 3123 to arrange your biologist, studies the social behavior Dr. Richards at his event, as will existed. attendance or if you have any further of bees. To answer certain questions Acting President Dr. Susan Clark. questions. Conference continued on page 2 PUBLICATIONS Boldt-Irons, L. "Anarchy and Androgyny in Artaud's Heliogabale ou I'anarchiste couronne", The Modern Language Review, October 1996, vol 91, no. 4, pp. 866 - 877.

Cote, J., & Salmela, J. H. (1996). "The Organizational Tasks of High Performance Gymnastic Coaches." The Sport Psychologist, 10, 247-260.

COte, J. (1996). "Research and Practice of Mental Imagery in Sport and Physical Education." Journal of Mental Imagery, 20, 73-75.

Kernaghan, Kenneth and Muhamed Charih, Research in Public Administration: An Agenda for the Year 2000 (Ottawa, 1996).

Sadava, s. W. & McCreary, D. R. (1997) Applied Social Psychology. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice Hall.

Saraswathi, M. and J. M. Miller, "Study of the Formation and Fragmentation of Organometallic Complexes with AI(III) and Glycerol by Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectrometry, Part II: a-Amino Acids and Peptides", Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 10, 1706-16, (1996).

Trudel, P., COte, J., & Bernard, D. (1996). "Systematic Observation During Games of Youth Ice Hockey Coaches." Journal of Sport Behavior, 19, 50-65.

Prospective Brock students and their parents visited the campus on Saturday, Trudel, P., Cote, J., & Sylvestre, F. (1996). "Systematic Observation of Ice Hockey November 2. These students will submit application forms-with their three Referees During Games." Journal of Sport Behavior, 19, 66-81. university choices-to the Ontario Universities' Application Centre in December. FACULTY AND STAFF Faculty Association lTIOVeS to unionize CHILD STUDIES The Department of Child Studies has come up with a truly giving way of celebrating By now most people will have heard formally changing the relationship the holiday season this year. Instead of the usual gift exchanges in the Department, staff that the Faculty Association has applied between the faculty and the University. contributions will be used to purchase food vouchers for students experiencing finan­ to be a union under the Labor Relations Acting President Clark indicated that, cial difficulties. These will be distributed through the office of the Dean of Student Act of Ontario. Sometime between should BUFA decide to unionize, she Affairs. If other departments are interested in participating, please contact David Siegel, November 19 and November 26, did not anticipate major changes in Acting Dean of Student Affairs. faculty members and librarians will how faculty, staff and students relate to vote to determine whether BUFA will each other during the course of their EDUCATION become a union. daily work and study. Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, presented a workshop entitled "Curtains Up, The University has had a collective Light the Lights!: Musicals for Elementary Schools" at Encore '96, the provincial bargaining relationship with BUFA for conference of the Ontario Music Educators' Association held November 7 to 9 at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and Conference Centre, Niagara Falls. In addition, Prof. many years. Becoming a union, Beatty chaired the exhibits/display portfolio on the Encore '96 organizing committee. however, would have the effect of Winter safety note Winter is here and despite the FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS Conference continued from page 1 considerable efforts of Physical Plant, Barry Grant presented an invited keynote lecture, "American Psycho/sis: The Pure the parking lots, walkways and Products of America Go Crazy," at the annual Literature/Film Association conference in The point system is still in place corridors are sometimes slippery and Towson, Maryland, November 7 to 9. today; it facilitates the acceptance of treacherous. Please remember to slow 200,000 immigrants per year. The down and be careful when walking EVENTS source area of Canadian immigration around campus. Wearing stable has moved. Last year, approximately The Bookstore will host a Colossal Book Sale November 20 and 21 featuring savings footware with good traction is highly on a selected academic titles, reference books, gift books and children's books. 70 per cent of newcomers originated recom mended. from non-European countries. Many -Pat Miller (Health & Safety) "The Yukon Wildlands Project: An Evening of Inspiration." The howl of a wolf, fresh immigrants settled in larger cities as grizzly tracks in the sand, the thunder of thousands of caribou hooves-these are signs opposed to rural regions. Immigration of healthy northern wildlands. The wildlands in the north are a precious but quickly has become the root of anxiety for disappearing element of Canadian heritage. This spectacular multimedia presentation Canadian citizens, says Prof. Dirks, Balancing work and will include a journey through the magnificent northern wilderness, including images who are preoccupied with differing family by renowned photographer Ken Madsen and original sound track by Matthew Lien. cultural practices, the idea of During the autumn of 1996 and the winter of 1997, a group of Yukoners will bring the multiculturalism, and the additional Personnel Services would like to northern wilderness "south of the 60th parallel". OPIRG Brock will host this event on inform members of the Brock commu­ costs of education and integration. Thursday, November 21 at 7:30 pm, CAW Hall, Bunting Rd, St. Catharines. The cost is nity about a television series wh ich $3. For more information contact John, Lisa or Karin at ext. 3499. "What should the government of the deals with the stresses of juggling work day do to protect Canadian society?" and family. Double Duty, a 13-part Agnes Whitfield, poet, translator and professor at the School of Translation, Glendon asks Prof. Dirks. The debate contin­ documentary series, premiered last College, will be reading from her work November 22, at 2:30 pm in the Alumni ues as to whether the ch ange in the month during National Family Week on Lounge. Students will have an opportunity as well to inquire about translation studies at visible character of our society is the Vision TV and the Women's Glendon. This event is sponsored by the Canada Council, the Department of French, changing our core identity. Television Network (WTN). The Italian and Spanish and the Canadian Studies Program. All are welcome. program airs Monday night on WTN at Note: This vear's Two Oavs of 8:00 pm and on Vision TV at 10:00 pm. Biological Sciences Fall Seminar Series 1996 presents "Natural Products Chemistry­ Canada conference was reported to A Leaf of Natures Book!" by Dr. Jim McNulty, Department of Chemistry, Brock Univer­ be a success, according to organizer sity on Thursday, November 21 . All seminars are at 11 :30 am in H313. Marilvn Rose. "We were extremelv "1A BUFS presents: The Celluloid Closet (Rob Epstein/ Jeffrey Friedman, well supported bV Canadian Studies, I~"'. USA, 1995) (102 min.) on Sunday, November 24. Based on the Communications Studies and Cana­ pioneering book of the same name, this provocative documentary uses dian literature students, and bV . e._ Applications are currently being !!J!4 clips from over 100 Hollywood movies and interviews with many faculty from these areas. We were accepted until Thursday, November filmmakers and actors, showing how Hollywood has both reflected and defined how also happy to see members of the we think about gender and homosexuality. The Celluloid Closet will be screened at 21 at 4:30 pm for the following staff Brock community at large at manv Town Cinemas in downtown St. Catharines at 1 :30 pm. Admission is $4.25 for mem­ position: sessions, as well as members of the bers and $6 for non-members. Scholarships Officer, Office of the general public. Out-of-town partici­ Registrar. Permanent Full-Time. Job pants in the program this year were The Bookstore and Prentice Hall Canada present Geoff Pevere, author of Mondo Group J. Canuck: A Canadian Pop Culture Odyssey on Monday, November 25 at 1 :30 pm in the most impressed with Brock, with the Please note that this was the only Senate Chambers. Geoff will autograph copies of his book and explain what it means to conference's energy and organiza­ position vacancy available at the time be a Mondo Canuck. A Question and Answer session will follow. tion, and with the size and attentive­ of publication deadline. For the most ness of their audiences, sometimes up-to-date listings and more detailed The Department of Music presents: -The University Wind Ensemble, featuring numbering 70 to 80 in attendance. II works by Bach, Gershwin, Joplin, Strauss and Christmas selections on Tuesday, Novem­ information, please call ext. 3274. ber 26,8:00 pm, in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission is free. For more informa­ tion, call ext. 3817. Brock University -The Brock University Choirs (conductor Harris Loewen) present Madrigal, Mass and Magnificat, Faure Messe Basse, Pergolesi Magnificat, plus madrigals, partsongs and E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan CLASSIFIED folksongs by Benjamin Britten and others: Women's Chorus, Tuesday, November 26, For Rent: Available January 1, 1997 to 12:30 pm, (Free Admission); Mixed Chorale, Thursday, November 28, 12:30 pm (Free Brock News is a publication of the June 30, 1997, furnished condominium Admission); Women's Chorus & Mixed Chorale, Friday, November 29,8:00 pm Office of External Relations. (Admission: $9, $7 for students and seniors). All concerts at the Concordia Lutheran (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 in north end of St. Catharines. Includes Theological Seminary, on the Brock campus, across from the Shaver Hospital. For more FAX (905) 641-5216 laundry and parking. Perfect for visiting faculty member or postdoctoral fellow. information call ext. 3817. Brock News is available on-line on the Children welcome. Non-smoker pre­ Brock gopher at -> University Services and ferred. Rent negotiable. Call 935-1815 Chateau des Charmes Wines and The Niagara Vocal Ensemble (Harris Loewen, Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ (leave message). conductor) present Noel Niagara on Sunday, December 8 at Chateau des Charmes tions --->Brock News. Winery in st. Davids. The concert begins at 2:15 pm, followed by a winery tour and Would you like to support the Shriners tasting at 4:00 pm. Tickets are $15 and available at Downtown Fine Music and Chateau Editor: Janet lee des Charmes. Production: Mariette lincoln this Christmas? This year the Shriners are selling the following: shortbread - $7 per A Retirement Party will be held for Linda Anderson, Associate Librarian, in the The next issue of Brock News is box; 1 1/2 lb. iced Christmas cake - $6; 2 Wednesday, November 27 with a copy lb. Christmas cake, $10. To order, call University Club on Thursday, December 12 from 3 :00 to 6:00 pm. Contributions deadline of Wednesday, November 20 Lynne at 935-3414. toward the party and/or gift should be sent to Phyllis Wright, James A. Gibson Library. at noon_ RSVP by November 29 to Phyllis, ext. 3961 or Moira, ext. 3232. Canada and the United Nations A life in the theatre The Department of Film Studies, The United Nations (UN) will main interest of firming an interna­ ued in Africa and Asia, the UN Dramatic and Visual Arts presents A succeed or fail as long as it continues tional identity. Canada, says Dr. changed as less developed countries Life in the Theatre, a one-act play by to be recogn ized as usefu I by its Mackenzie, wanted recognition and assumed the majority. The control U.S. playwright David Mamet, in the members, and to be supported by status as an international player, even and focus of the organization was Theatre Studio (ST 107) on November their resources, says Hector Macken­ though the Canadian government was also changing. New issues began to 28, 29 and 30 at 8:00 pm. zie, Senior Historian in the federal complacent on issues of international make their way onto the UN's A Life in the Theatre is a presenta­ government's Department of External affairs. The League of Nations was an agenda, including development and tion of the Honors performance class Affairs, who presented "Canada and association of countries formed in environmental issues. Countries like of the Theatre and Dramatic Litera­ the United Nations" on October 28. 1919, after World War I, to promote Canada and the U.S., says Dr. Mac­ ture Program and will be directed by "When we think of Canada in peace and co-operation. It was kenzie, believed they had paid high well-known Toronto theatre director relation to the United Nations, dissolved in 1946. dues and were on the lesser end of Paul Bettis. This is Mr. Bettis' second created in 1945, we tend to have two The Security Council of the UN votes. Doubts about the structure, production of a Mamet play, having things in mind," states the Oxford served as the principal instrument for finances and purpose of the organiza­ done the writer's controversial University graduate. Our first assump­ collective security. The five members tion were on the rise. On the issue of Oleanna at Kingston last year. tion, says Dr. Mackenzie, is that of the Security Council included the human rights, there was a big divide David Mamet is the leading US Canada has long since been an World War II allies-Britain, the between the East and West. playwright of his generation, famous internationalist country. This is not United States, Russia, France and A Canadian foreign policy review, for such plays as Glengarry Glen Ross the case, he corrects, stating that it is China. The speaker also commented conducted by the Pierre Trudeau's and American Buffalo, both of which only since its involvement in World on the bi-polar division of the UN, Liberal government in the late '60s have also been filmed. Mamet's War II that Canada has developed an based around the U.S. and the Soviet recommended continued member­ latest, The Cryptogram, is currently internationalist attitude. Our second Union. ship in the UNeven though Canada enjoying a successful run in Toronto. assumption is a view of the UN as a lilt was quite conceivable that the was questioning the warrants of its A Life in the Theatre is a two-man stable and constant international UN could fail in the early years," international commitments. With the play about actors, one an "old pro," body. "This was not always the case. reveals Dr. Mackenzie. A variety of Conservative government moving the other an up-and-coming young­ The UN was not a universal organiza­ agencies, such as the World Health back into power in Canada in the ster, who share a dressing room and tion in 1945. For the first 10 years Organization, worked around the 1 980s, the concern over budgets the stage. As his energies wane, the membership was little more than UN. But it continued to answer calls caused further scruti ny and criticism older actor passes onto his younger successful war-time allies." It was not for collective security when neces­ of the UN, says Dr. Mackenzie, colleague the wisdom (some of it just until the 1960s and decolonization sary; for example, in the Korean War including questions on how it spent wind) of his experience. Some of this that many countries began to join the and Operation Suez in 1956. money. With the Cold War between is accepted, some rejected, and their UN. Canada remained anxious to play the U.S. and the Soviet Union, many relationship goes through many Canada's membership in the an important role internationally. In believed that the UN was stalemated stages. They playa number of scenes League of Nations was based on the the 1970s, as decolonization contin- Canada continued on page 2 together from a wide assortment of play genres, and it becomes obvious N E S DAY NOVEMBE R 2 7 996 that as its title implies, this play is about the theatre as a mirror of human experience over time. A Life in the Theatre is full of the kind of trenchant prose for which David Mamet is famous and provides great opportunities for rich character acting, of which our two Honors students, Steve Miller and Mac Dodge, will take full advantage. (Admission to the play is $5 at the door for members of the Brock community.) -Anne Howe, FSDVA University of Guyana: award named for Alan Earp

President At the time of his appOintment, the Guyana. The award" which will pay Emeritus Alan University of Guyana which was about $600 Cdn. or $60,000 Guy. Earp, and his established in 1963, was operating as annually, will be offered to a student wife Jeanette, an evening school housed in tempo­ entering a graduate studies program. were guests of raryaccommodations. During his Selection will be based on academic honorata term, Dr. Earp oversaw the construc­ excellence. At the September 28 dinner and tion of the University's campus, event, Guyana's Consul General in dance held in arranged for academic staff to en­ Toronto read a letter from the Presi­ Toronto on hance their qualifications at overseas dent of Guyana thanking Dr. Earp. September 28, by graduates of the universities, and worked to gain Dr. Earp was the keynote speaker University of Guyana who now reside accreditation for the institution. and thanked the graduates for re­ in Ontario. Prior to joining Brock, In recognition of his contributions, membering him. He was presented Dr. Earp served as Vice Chancellor the graduates announced the estab­ with a plaque to commemorate the and President of the University from lishing of the Alan Earp Award for establishing of the award, and a copy 1965 to 1968. graduate studies at the University of of the University's Armorial Ensigns which he was instrumental in obtain­ ing from Her Majesty's Privy Council of Britain. His wife also received a (an unofficial report) Alumni Association Student Award Senate Hours lovely bouquet of roses. recipient, Leigh Wagland --Harry Hergash, President, At the 430th meeting of Senate on Nov. 13, the University's response to the University of Guyana Communications Studies student Smith Panel on Colleges and Universities was distributed, along with the draft Guild of Graduates, Ontario Leigh Wagland was presented the Response to the MET paper, "High School Reform." The final draft of the latter (UGGGO) 1996 Alumni Association Award at will be submitted for information at the next meeting of Senate. the Alumni Luncheon held on Home­ Acting President Clark submitted a written report (she was necessarily coming Saturday, November 2. In her absent) to Senate, the chief points of which were: (i) a budgetary shortfall of address, Leigh highlighted her exten­ $800,000 will require a further reduction in the 1996-97 budget; (ii) there is On Hold? What sounds sive participation in academic and no reason to think that the government's earlier plan for a further cut will not different? extra-curricular activities at Brock, remain in the economic statement expected in late November or early De­ which include being a member of two cember; (iii) student fees are expected to increase; (iv) advances in arrange­ varsity sports teams and achieving the ments for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) among universities have been The next time you are put on hold Dean's Honor List. made, with Brock the first Ontario university to be EDI-ready, thanks to the when you are phoning someone at "It's rewarding to be recognized for Brock from off campus and the line is Registrar's Office, Computing Services and Rico Natale. the time and effort I have invested Alan Arthur, Academic Colleague, commented that larger universities busy, you might notice something while at Brock," commented Leigh. apparently wish to experiment with differential fees and that, with regard to different. No longer will you have to But most importantly, Brock has High School reform, there seems to be little likelihood of common entrance suffer listening to bad pop music helped her to develop academically, requirements being set by universities to impose rigor upon the proposed new complete with commercials from a mold an identity and make special programs. local radio station. Barry Grant and friends. The award was presented by Motions passed: (i) to lower entry average for transfer students to 60 per Terrance Cox have programmed Michael Robertson, Director of the cent from 65 per cent; (ii) to make the term of the Academic Colleague two some fine music for your listening Alumni Association and Chair of the years, renewable for a further one or two years; (iii) to refer issue of contextual pleasure, from classic jazz to Cana­ Awards Committee. credit (FHB III:6.2A) to CAP for further consideration. dian fiddle music. (After some waver­ The Alumni Association Student Motions defeated: (i) to make the Registrar a voting member of Admissions; ing, they decided against including Award is awarded to a full-or part­ (ii) to amend FHB III:6.2A to read: "All students, regardless of program, must Pink Floyd's "We Don't Need No time student who has completed at successfully complete the equivalent of one credit each from three different Education," Alice Cooper's "School's least 10 credits at Brock University facu Ities." Out," and Gary Bonds's "School is with a minimum B average and who Other business was postponed until a special meeting on November 27. Out.") You may even regret when has made a meaningful contribution With thanks for notes from Betty McBride. the party you are calling has hung up to extra-curricular life in the Brock -Ken McKay, Chair of Senate and the line begins to ring! community. EVENTS ••• across the campus PUBLICATIONS

The Department of Music presents Healthstyle '90s presents: Beatty, R. (1996). Making a Dream Come to Reality. The Recorder, 39(1), the Brock University Choirs (conduc­ A "Surprise" Christmas Craft by 20-21. tor Harris Loewen) Madrigal, Mass our clever campus craft connoisseur, Benjafield, John G. "The Unconscious: A Historical View." In Suicide and and Magnificat, Faure Messe Basse, Hope Bauer of The Bookstore from the Unconscious. Edited by Antoon Leenaars and David Lester. Northvale, NJ: Pergolesi Magnificat, plus madrigals, 12:00 to 1 :00 pm on Tuesday, De­ Jason Aronson, p. 3-10. partsongs and folksongs by Benjamin cember 10 and Thursday, December Boldt-Irons, L. "Anarchy and Androgyny in Artaud's Heliogabale ou Britten and others: Mixed Chorale, 12. Create a handmade gift for that I'anarchiste couronne," The Modern Language Review, October 1996, Vol. 91, Thursday, November 28, 12:30 pm special someone. Call to register at no. 4, pp. 866 - 877. ($1 suggested donation to the Music ext. 3387 by Wednesday, December Cole, Nina. "Yes, Employees Can React Positively to Discipline" in Canadian Dept. Scholarship Fund); Women's 4. Class size is limited. The cost is $4. HR Reporter, Vol 9, No. 19, p. 11. Chorus & Mixed Chorale, Friday, The class will be held in PEC240. Dywan, J. & Segalowitz, S. J. (1996) "Self- and Family Ratings of Adaptive November 29,8:00 pm (Admission: Please bring an 8-10" wreath, scis­ Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury: Psychometric Scores and Frontally $9, $7 for students and seniors). All sors, glue gun, glue (if possible) and Generated ERPs." Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 11 (2),79-95. concerts at the Concordia Lutheran two metres of ribbon. Special note: Dywan, J. & Murphy W. E. (1996) "Aging and Inhibitory Control in Text Theological Seminary, on the Brock The wreath colour theme will be red Comprehension." Psychology and Aging, 11, 199-206. campus, across from the Shaver and green to assist you in selection of Dywan, J., Segalowitz, S. J., DiMatteo, L., & Murphy, W. (1996) "Late Slow Hospital. For more information call your ribbon. Potential Indices of Face Recognition in Prosopagnosia." Brain and Cognition, ext. 3817. Deck the halls, the windows, the 30, 408-411. doors to enter Healthstyle '90s Best Joe, Barry W. K. Electronic edition of Thomas Mann's Tonio Kroger, pub­ BUFS presents: Why Does Herr R Dressed Holiday Door Contest. lished as an exemplary literary text in Using TACT with Electronic Texts. New Run Amok? (Rainer Werner Healthstyle '90s of Campus Recrea­ York: Modern Language Association, 1996 (in the series MLA Software for Fassbinder, West Germany, 1969) (84 tion invites you to get into the holiday Students and Scholars 2, software and e-texts on CD-ROM). min.) on Friday, November 29. spirit by participating in the contest. Technical designer R is happily All you need is some imagination and FACULTY AND STAFF married, with a child, and enjoys creativity in decorating the door of every middle-class comfort. But then your department for the festive CONFERENCE SERVICES one day all that changed. An incisive season. Judging by a Healthstyle 90' Tom Arkell won two awards at the Association of College and University exploration of the politics of everyday Committee will take place on Housing Officer's - International (ACUHO-I) annual conference in Washington life from the legendary leader of the Wednesday, December 11. Please DC, November 9 to 13. His winning presentations included a workshop on New German Cinema. The film will call Sandra Boone at ext. 3387 to entrepreneural activities in a conference office and a North American competi­ screened at the Podium Theatre, register and indicate the theme of tion for best oral and written presentation when bidding on a conference. It is Brock University, at 7:30 pm. Admis­ your Best Dressed Holiday Door from the first time that either award has been won by a Canadian institution and that sion is free for members and $5 for the following categories: Christmas is both awards have been won by the same institution. nOll-members. for Kids; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at Christmas; Celebrating Internation­ EDUCATION The Department of Geography ally; A Brock Community Christmas; Rodger Beatty, Pre-Service Department, was re-elected to the Board of Seminar Series presents: Open, Anything Goes. Directors of the Ontario Music Educators' Association at the Annual General "Dendrochronology and Global Meeting held November 9. Prof. Beatty will serve as director for a two-year Change" an illustrated lecture by term from 1996 to 1998. Prof. Brian Luckman, Department of Don Ursina runs Geography, University of Western marathon in Greece EDUCATION/THEATRE Ontario. The lecture will be on At the annual CO.D.E. (Council of Drama in Education) held November 7 to 9 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Norah Morgan ,with Juliana Saxton of the University Friday, November 29 from 2:30 to On Sunday, October 20, Don 3:30 pm in TH245. All are welcome. of Victoria, gave the keynote address entitled "Theatre: An Armoury Against Ursino of the Department of Biologi­ Darkness and Despair." She also conducted a workshop on "The Student as cal Sciences joined an international The University Club will host a Questioner." field of approximately 3500 entrants Dinner and Theatre on the following for the running of the 1 OOth anniver­ evenings: Thursday, December 5, The HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT sary of the First Olympic Marathon. William Liddell attended the South China International Conference in Macao Nylons; Monday, Tuesday, Wednes­ The race began in Marathon, Greece, day, December 16-18, John and Guangzhou, P.R.C from November 4 to 7. He presented a paper entitled the site of a significant Athenian McDermott; Saturday, January 25, "Decision Making Process: Four Asian Studies." In addition, he chaired a victory over the Persians in 490 B.C, Quartette with Shirley Eikard; Friday, session on "Strategic Organization in Asia" and participated in a technical and finished in Athens in the Olympic February 7, Lennie Gallant; Friday, research session at Guangzhou University. Stadium built in 1896 for the first March 21, The Platters. The Univer­ modern Olympics. Prof. Ursino PHYSICAL EDUCATION sity Club and plain & Fancy Restau­ survived the hilly 26.2 mile course in Danny Rosenberg presented a paper entitled, "Athletics in the Ward: Jews rant will be offering a delicious menu considerably better health than the and Sport in Toronto during the Interwar Years," at a conference whose theme for dinner beginning at 6 pm for all of Greek messenger, Pheidippides. was "Sport in the City: Cultural, Economic, and Political Considerations, An the above shows. Reservations are Pheidippides, after running from the International Symposium," at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennes­ required, please contact Paul Dwyer, battlefield to Athens to share the good see, from November 9 to 12. He was also invited by the Memphis Jewish ext. 3535 for additional information. news, "we are victorious," died! community to speak to high-school students, teachers and parents on the topic Menu for December 5: Caesar or of "Sport and the Inculcation of Jewish Values" at the Yeshiva of the South on Garden Salad with Award Winning November 12. Bruschetta Bread, Chicken Parmesan or Top Sirloin of roast beef, rice pilaf Prof. Rosenberg and Joy T. DeSensi received an Award of Excellence for or penne regate, Fresh Vegetables, their book Ethics in Sport Management (Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information apple or cherry pie, coffee and tea. Technology, 1996). The award was presented for the first time by the European The price is $12.00 taxes included, Association for Sport Management as the most outstanding book publ ished gratuity additional. Daphne Johnson of Conference world-wide in the field. The announcement was made at the Fourth Interna­ Services was the lucky winner of the tional Congress of Sport Management, Montpellier, France, on October 4. Grand Prize United Way Draw for CLASSIFIED one week's stay at a condominium in PSYCHOLOGY For Sale: Delicious Florida navel oranges Hawaii. Jane Dywan presented a workshop at the Pacific Coast Brain Injury Confer­ ($25) and grapefruit ($21). Order deadline, ence on "The Sensitivity of Self and Family Report in the Measurement of December 4. To order call R. Gallant at 934- Canada continued from page 1 Adaptive Behavior after Head Injury," in Vancouver on October 18. 5863. Prof. Dywan also presented a series of talks while on sabbatical last spring HealthRider for sale: the "Total Body Fitness Machine." Like new. A bargain, and did not fulfil its potential. In and summer: "ERPs and the Relationship Between Attentional Control and $400. Call 688-2269. Canada, the Mulroney government Source Memory," Psychology Department, University of South Hampton, For Rent: Small two bedroom bungalow, demanded more accountabil ity and March 18. • "ERPs to Known, Previously Known, and Unknown Faces in fully furnished, mid-December to end of detailed reporting from the UN, but still Postencephalitic Disturbance of Face Recognition," Medical Research Council April, country-like setting in St. Davids. Rent wanted to hold onto its membership. negotiable. Call 262-4354. Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, UK, April 17, and CNRS URA 654, LENA A second foreign policy review Hopital de la Salpetriere, Paris, France, June 21. • "Arousal, Inhibition, and the conducted after the 1993 election, Experience of Remembering," Chaucer Club Speakers Series, Medical Research revealed that the divide between Council Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, UK, April 25 .• "The Measure­ Brock University Liberal and Conservative governments ment of Adaptive Behavior in Normal and Disrupted Development," Neuropsy­ was not as dramatic as it seemed, he chology Research Group, Elsworth House, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan says. Both governments were thinking about dollars. Since that time, the UK, April 29. • "Source Memory and Aging: ERP Evidence for Changes in Brock News is a publication of the Canadian approach has been for UN Attentional Control," Unite 324, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Office of ExternJl Relations. Medicale, Paris, France, June 19. (90S) 688·5550, ext. 3245 reform and changes to the UN charter FAX (905) 641-5216 that would take into account changes on the international stage since 1945. Sid Segalowitz gave a series of talks last spring and summer: "ERPs and the Brock News is available on-line on the "This is easy to say but harder to work Allocation of Attention," colloquium to the MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Brock gopher at > University Services and at," says Dr. Mackenzie stating that Cambridge, UK, April 18, and Institut fur Medizinische Psychologie und Facilities -·>External Relations····>Puhlica­ Verhaltensnurobiologie, University of Tuebingen, Germany, June 14 .• "Au­ tions ->Brock News. changes to the Charter are problematic. The UN has since gained some cred­ tomatization Versus Speed-up in Second Language Acquisition," colloquium to Editor: Janet lee ibility for its role in the Gulf War and its the MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, UK, May 8 .• "Where are the Production: Mariette Lincoln peacekeeping activities. "It is still a Words in the Brain?" Kliniken Schmeider (Neurologists Fach- und relatively successful international Rehabilitationskrankenhaus), Allensbach, Germany, 1996. • "Cerebral Matura­ The next issue of Brock News is institution," he comments. And its Wednesday, December 4 with a copy tion and Child Development," presentation to a joint gathering of the INSERM deadline of Wednesday, November 27 success will be based on the commit­ unit Neuropsychologie clinique de I'enfant (Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital) and to at noon. ment of its members, probably not on the Laboratoire Cognition et Development (Paris V), June 20. changes made to the charter. Using an evolutionaryap On Tuesday, November 26, regarded as paradigms of social order faculty members Miriam Richards and self-sacrifice because workers (Biological Sciences), Ken Kernaghan spend their lives foraging for food, (Politics) and Lewis Soroka (Econom­ building nests, and raising the ics) presented aspects of current queen's offspring. The paradox is that research projects to members of the altruistic individuals pass on fewer local media. The following is a brief genes than selfish individuals, so summary of Or. Richards' work. (The genes for selfish behavior will always activities of Or. Kernaghan and Or. take over in a population: pure Soroka will be highlighted in the altruism cannot evolve. December 77 issue of Brock News.) So how do we explain altruistic behavior? It turns out that many Since all biological phenomena altruistic animals direct their altruism must have an evolutionary basis, an mainly towards close relatives. This is evolutionary approach can help significant because close relatives solve interesting biological puzzles share genes, so by helping relatives, which are unsatisfactorily explained an animal can indirectly cause copies when approached at a more mecha­ of its own genes to be passed to nistic level. I am currently doing future generations. Under the right research in two completely different conditions, it may be more efficient areas, the evolution of altruism in to help relatives than to raise off­ insects and the evolutionary biology spring. I study primitively eusocial of autoimmune diseases in humans, sweat bees, because in these bees, but I use similar evolutionary logic unlike honeybees, workers have the for both. option of helping their mothers or The existence of altruistic behavior laying their own eggs. It turns out that is paradoxical. Altruistic individuals sweat bee workers are only as helpful are those animals that sacrifice their as suits their own genes-under own ability to pass genes to the next conditions where raising their own favorable to raising some of their own gies for getting as many genes as generation in order to help other offspring is difficult or where co­ offspring, workers become less possible into the next generation, individuals pass their genes on. operation among adults is the only altruistic and more selfish, raising depending upon current conditions. Famous examples are the social way of ensuring offspring survival, their own offspring instead of siblings. The other area I have recently insects, including honeybees and workers are altruistic towards their Both altruism and selfishness can be become interested in is the evolution­ ants, whose societies have often been mother. When conditions are regarded as genetically based strate- ary biology of mate choice, preg­ nancy, and reproduction in humans. WEDNESDAY DECEMBE R An important set of immune system genes called the MHC (major histo­ compatibility complex) has recently been suggested to influence mate choice in humans. In mice, females prefer to mate with males with different MHC genes than their own. Apparently female mice can differen­ tiate among MHC types by smell. Mating with unlike males means that females would tend to produce offspring with variable MHC types, which might make them more immunologically resistant to disease. The MHC genes are also critically BUFAas a important in pregnancy, which is a • complex, physiologically and umon immunologically intimate relation­ ship between the mother and a On Tuesday, November 26 faculty growing fetus. Furthermore, a fetus is and librarians voted to certify BUFA ina very real sense foreign tissue as a union under the Ontario Labor because it inherits and expresses Relations Act. Sixty-four per cent paternal MHC genes that are usually voted in favor of unionization (faculty different from the mother's. In the 162 for: 90 opposed; librarians 9 for: context of tissue and organ transplan­ 3 opposed). While all the conse­ tation, transplantation of tissues quences of the change in BUFA's expressing foreign MHC leads to the status are not fully identified at this rejection of the transplant by the host. time, the responsibilities and duties of However, a fetus that is partially faculty, staff and students will con­ foreign is not rejected by its host (the tinue in the same way as before. The mother). This is not because the current collective agreement between mother's immune system is sup­ BUFA and the University continues in pressed--i 11 fact it seems that the operation and wi II be renegotiated at maternal immune system specifically the normal time beginning in the new recognizes the paternal molecules year. Dr. Susan Clark, Acting Presi­ and tolerates them during pregnancy. left to Right: Carol Wall, Afra Goodine, Kirsty Fox, Carrie Taylor, dent, states that "it is very much A dramatic illustration of this is Ross Jeffery (Scotiabank Manager), Sue Tattrle and Cathy Forbes. business as usual." observed in pregnant women with the Scotiabank computer give away: Third-year student Carrie Taylor was the autoimmune disease rheumatoid lucky winner of the Scotiabank draw for an IBM Thinkpad computer presented arthritis (RA). During pregnancy, RA on Monday, November 25. As part of a student banking promotion, Scotiabank Healthstyle '90s patients with MHC-mismatched presented eight computers to students across Canada, says Sue Tattrie, Officer fetuses get better, while those with in Charge at Brock's Scotiabank branch. The promotion was held for two weeks Community Care MHC-matched fetuses do not. Since in September; over 1500 Brock students entered their names into the draw. Christmas Tree matching depends on the MHC genes Scotiabank also chipped in to buy a carry case for the computer. the fetus inherited from the father, there is an obvious benefit to RA The Healthstyle '90s Committee is sufferers in having an MHC-mis­ University closing over the holidays asking for your assistance in decorat­ matched mate! A possible negative ing our "Community Care Christmas effect of MHC-matched pregnancies tion, students must produce a pass While faculty and staff will head Tree" located in the Tower Lobby. and therefore of choosing an MHC­ which may be obtained from depart­ home for the holidays at noon on Hats, scarves and mittens or any matched mate is suggested by an­ ment secretaries. For safety and Tuesday, December 24, the doors to outerwear such as coats, boots or other autoimmune disease, sclero­ welfare reasons, anyone entering the the University will close effective snowsuits will be appreciated for derma. Many scleroderma patients 4:30 pm the same day, up to and University during this period should both children and adults by Commu­ have MHC-matched pregnancies sign in and out in the register which including January 5,1997. The nity Care of st. Catharines. These before the disease develops. The University will reopen at 7:00 am on will be located on a table in the articles should be clean, mended and disease is suggested to result from the Monday, January 6, 1997. Schmon Tower lobby. in good repair. Boxes will be situated persistence of fetal cells in the mother During the period the University is Key requirements: Any requests for near the tree for items that are too long after birth. These cells may be closed, Campus Police will unlock keys required before the new year large to hang on the tree. Community tolerated by the mother's immune the Schmon Tower front doors daily must be submitted and received by Care has kindly requested that items system but eventually attack their from 9:30 to 10:00 am and 1 :30 to the Campus Police office on an not be wrapped. maternal host. If scleroderma really is 2:00 pm for anyone who does not approved key request form on or Please make an effort to make this, associated with MHC-matching, this possess an exterior door key and has a before Tuesday, December 17, 1996. our 3rd annual "Community Care suggests a strong evolutionary benefit legitimate requirement to enter the Only in most exceptional cases will Christmas Tree", a very special one. to choosing MHC-mismatched mates. University. Anyone requiring entry key requests be entertained after this Items will be accepted until Decem­ -Miriam Richards, Biological Sciences must produce their ID card. In addi- date. ber 18. - I :rock Campus Police Service Arrests made in EVENTS .. It It across the campus campus thefts Centre for the Arts presents: The Nylons - Thursday, December 5, 8:00 pm, Sean O'Sullivan Theatre • Letter from Wingfield Farm - Wednesday, December 11, 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm, The Playhouse A 32-year-old Niagara Falls man was Theatre • The Manhattan Rhythm Kings - Thursday, December 12, 8:00 pm, Sean O'Sullivan Theatre arrested on November 20 for the rash Centre for the Arts • Ballet Jorgen's The Nutcracker - Saturday, December 7, 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pm, of thefts across campus dating back to Ikock lJnivcrsity The Playhouse Theatre. For more information on tickets, call The Box Office at ext. 3257. October 1. It is believed that the suspect used stolen credit cards to purchase thousands of dollars of Canadian Federation of University Women: St. Catharines is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with a Murder Mystery merchandise which he later sold. His Dinner, written by local authors, on December 10 at White Oaks Inn at 6:00 p.m. Members phone for reservations: 354- accomplice was a 20-year-old female 6303,934-5002 or 684-6257. also from Niagara Falls. Campus Police would like to encour­ Healthstyle '90s: Come, relax and enjoy Brock's "Music Majors" with some entertaining holiday music in the tower age the Brock community to keep an lobby by the "Community Care Christmas Tree" on Wednesday, December 4 and Wednesday, December 11 at 12:00 eye on valuables and to keep office noon. doors locked. They would also like to thank students who helped in the Supervisor and Department Chair Meeting: This is a reminder to all supervisors and Department Chairs that a super­ investigation and Computing Services visor meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 11,9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Pond Inlet. This meeting provides for assisting with the e-mail posting of a an opportunity to network with other Brock supervisors and Department Chairs; to learn more about supervisory roles campus crime alert. and responsibilities; and to make suggestions regarding future training programs. All supervisors are urged to make every effort to attend. Pub night at Isaac's The Bookstore will be open on Saturday, December 14 from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm for your Christmas shopping Want to hear, Melissa Etheridge, pleasure. Customer Appreciation Day for staff and faculty will be on Wednesday, December 11 from 12:00 noon to Tragically Hip, Alanis Morissette, Sarah 2:00 pm. Discounts will be given on regular-priced clothing and regular-priced trade books only. McLaghlan, Cranberries, Jann Arden, Amanda Marshall, Cheryl Crow, and Children's Movement Program: Run, jump, swing, roll, tumble, dance, climb and more! The Children's Movement Joan Osborne? On Wednesday, De­ Program offers your child the opportunity to respond to directions in the gym in their own way. Making decisions and cember 11 the Figure Skating Team, Women's Basketball Team, Alumni and coming up with solutions appropriate to their abilities are just two of the features of this unique activity program taught BUSU are hosting a pub night at Isaac's by upper year Physical Education students. The winter session begins Saturday, January 11, 1997. featuring Upright Primates. Tickets are available in advance from the box University Club: Need to check your email over lunch hour? No problem! Walk over to the bar at the University office: $3 for students, $5 for adu Its. Club and there for your complimentary use is a computer. Along with the various theatre nights we have planned for the Tickets at the door: $5 students, $7 future, we are setting up a dinner and basketball night on January 29 and two movie nights in March and April, and is adults. Doors open at 8:00 pm and the open to any children aged "walking to 12 years". The program welcomes special needs children. Please call ext. 3574 band starts at 9:30 pm. For further for details and registration packages. information, contact Chris Critelli at ext. 3380. Long Nights - Short PUBLICATIONS Campus Recreation is offering the Days following special interest courses: Burke, M. "Sound and Silence: Space and Significance" in Drama, Culture, As we approach the winter solstice and Empowerment; The IDEA Dialogues, Ed. J. O'Toole and K. Donelan; IDEA Ballroom Dancing (8 lessons) on December 21, the nights get longer Publications, Brisbane, 1996. begins Wednesday, January 22 and the days get shorter. The shortest 8:00 - 9:30 pm day is December 21. However, there's Burke, M.Ed. "Vintage Drama;" Journal of Ontario Drama Educators. cost: student/facility member $59/couple not much difference in day-time hours Number 20, Autumn 1996. others $89/couple between December 4 (9 hour 10 Jazz Dance (8 lessons) minute-day), January 7 (9 hour 10 Grant, Barry Keith (ed.). The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror begins Tuesday, January 21 minute-day) and December 21 (9 hour Film (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996), 456 pp. This volume includes 8:30 - 10:00 pm day exactly). Prof. Grant's essay, "Taking Back the Night of the Living Dead: George Even though December 21 is the cost: student/facility member $18 Romero, Feminism and the Horror Film." which was originally published in others $24 shortest day it does not contain the Wide Angle. Yoga with Audrey Gajic (8 sessions) earliest sunrise of the year which is on January 3 at 7:32 am or the earliest begins Thursday, January 23 Veloce, William "An Evaluation of the Leading Indicators for the Canadian 8:30 -10:00 pm sunset of the year which is on Decem­ Economy using Time series Analysis ", International Journal of Forecasting, cost: student/facility member $52 ber 8 at 4:42 pm. others $60 The reason we have such a long and Vol.12, 1996, pp. 403-416, Elsevier Science. complicated period of risings and T'ai Chi (8 sessions) begins Tuesday, January 21 settings of the Sun is connected with the fACULTY AND STAff 7:00 - 8:15 pm fact that the Earth's orbit is not circular cost: student/facility member $38 and the Earth is traversing the part of its BUSINESS others $42 orbit closest to the Sun in December Tansu Barker and Eli levanoni won the best paper award at the 1996 annual and January. The Earth is closest to the conference of the Association for Global Business held in Dallas last month. Squash lessons (6) sun on about January 4. begins Monday, January 20 The paper was entitled "Antecedents and Outcomes of Organizational Com­ ~-John Black, Physics 6-7 or 7-8 pm mitment Among Canadian Sales Forces." The award was for the best paper at cost: student/facility member $22 the conference as a whole, not simply a track award. This reflects greatly on others $30 farewell to Scott the quality of research which Professors Barker and Levanoni have carried out. Racquetball lessons (6) begins Monday, January 20 Hayter FILM STUDIES, DRAMATIC & VISUAL ARTS Margaret Burke collaborated with Dr. Warwick Dobson on November 8 in 6-7 or 7-8 pm The Office of External Relations is the presentation of a day-long masters-level workshop "History Distilled" at cost: student/facility member $22 hosting a farewell gathering for Scott Fort George as part of "Vintage Drama" the annual conference of the Council others $30 Hayter, Manager of Development, on Thursday, December 19, from 5:00 to of Ontario Drama Educators. Call Brian Ker at ext. 4359 for more information. 8:00 pm at Sweeney Todd's, Queenston Street, downtown SI. On Saturday, November 23, Derek Knight conducted a discussion work­ Catharines. If you would like to make a shop at the Burl ington Art Centre on the topic of Art and Education titled "Who donation towards a \Zif!' contact Marie Educates the Educators?" for participants in the annual instructors' meeting. lIrn~~~~ .~lO~: Barker at ext. 4009. The December 11 issue of Brock OPIRG BROCK News (deadline: Wednesday, Decem­ OPIRG would like to extend applause to volunteers John Edwards and Lisa ber 4 at noon) will be the last issue Librarian Linda Moyer for their exceptional organization of the Yukon Wildlands Project for 1996. Publication will resume on Anderson to retire multimedia slide show held on Thursday, November 21 at the CAW Hall. Wednesday, January 15, 1997 (dead­ Over 100 tickets were sold for the event. St. Catharines was the 15th site of the cross Canada tour. A wildlands draw on campus, in support of the show, had line: Wednesday, January 8 at noon). A Retirement Party will be held for four winners. The winners are: Mary Feor (studio portrait session, 8X1 0 photo), Linda Anderson, Associate Librarian, in the University Club on Thursday, Liliane Skelton (RMT massage), Kristen Herner (Aromatherapy Massage) and Brock University December 12 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Amy Bruyeau ( A Winter Comfort Kit). We'd like to thank all the Board Mem­ -~~-~~.~- Contributions toward the party and/or bers, volunteers, staff and prize donators for the generous and great support. E-Mail submissions to campusnews@spartan gift should be sent to Phyllis Wright, James A. Gibson Library. RSVP to PSYCHOLOGY Brock News is a publication of the Sid Segalowitz and Bob Ogilvie presented papers at the recent annual Office of External Relations. Phyllis, ext. 3961 or Moira, ext. 3232. (905) 688-5550, ext. 3245 meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research in Vancouver, Octo­ FAX (905) 641-5216 ber 16 to 20: Segalowitz, S. J. & Theal, G. (BA Honors 1996) "Stimulus CLASSifiED Discriminability and Dual Task Affect the N2 and P3 Separately: An Auditory Brock News is available on-line on the For rent: 1 bedroom apartment, private Oddball Additive Factors ERP Study." • Chambers, E. A. (BA Honors, 1996), Brock gopher at University Services and Ostaniewicz, A. J. (BA Honors, 1996), Segalowitz, S. J., Ogilvie, R. D., & Facilities ->External Relations->Publica­ entrance close to Brock, non smoker tions ~·>Brock News. preferred. $450 per month including Mercier, S. "Information Processing during Slow Wave Sleep." utilities. Call 688-9545 after 5:00 pm. Prof. Segalowitz presented a workshop at the Pacific West Coast Brain Ed itor: Janet lee For sale: 3000 square foot, four Injury Conference on "Brain Maturation During Childhood and the Implica­ Production: Mariette lincoln bedroom home in Fonthill on 80' by tions of Mild Head Injury for Psychological Development," October 18. 260' wooded lot backing onto a The next issue of Brock News is Prof. Segalowitz took part in a workshop at the University of California, greenbelt. Please call 892-7566. Berkeley, from November 15 to 17, on "Computers and Cognitive Develop­ Wednesday, December 11 with a copy For Sale: one 14 inch SVGA anolog deadline of Wednesday, December 4 ment" focussing on whether computer use during early childhood might at noon. color monitor with VLMF. $75. Call 682- interfere with neural and cognitive development. 2334. lew Soroka (Economics) and Ken Kernaghan (Politics) participated in Research Day, on TuesdayNovember 26. The following is excerpted from their presentations to the media. Public service reform: client centered, change and results oriented am also assessing the structures and technology, severe financial con­ be significantly different from the straints, public demands for more and traditional bureaucratic model with processes being used to move to­ wards the new model and the politi­ better services, and changing which most members of the public demographics. Politicians and busi­ are familiar. The new model is client­ cal and ethical implications of this ness people in particular have put centered, change and results ori­ movement. I am especially interested in the impact of public service reform undue blame on government employ­ ented, revenue driven and competi­ ees for not anticipating and dealing tive. My current research focuses on on such values as efficiency, effec­ adequately with the challenges identifying the characteristics and tiveness, responsiveness, integrity and arising from these developments. components of this new model and democratic accountabi lily. The widespread belief that govern­ assessing the extent to which public -Ken Kernaghan ment can be managed better, even organizations are moving towards it. I with fewer public servants and fewer public organizations, has led to unprecedented emphasis on public service reform. This reform has three Economic research on Niagara major components-the reduction of government activities by such means The Centre for Social and Eco­ private businesses to the Regional as privatization; the creation of new nomic Research on Niagara was Municipality of Niagara. forms of organization such as special established one year ago to make Several of the projects have pro­ operating agencies; and the adoption Brock University resources more vided information and analyses of new approaches to management easily available to organizations in which are of interest to a wider such as employee empowerment. both the public and private sectors. audience. One such undertaking was Much of the change has taken the The Centre provides economic and an analysis of the local economic form of new mechanisms for deliver­ social data, reports and studies as impact of large construction projects, Over the past decade, govern­ ing government services-for exam­ required by clients. The work is carried out for the General Contrac­ ments have been increasingly chal­ ple, contracting out, user fees, single­ carried out by senior students under tors Association of Niagara and the lenged by a wide range of powerful window service and partnerships. the supervision of the Director. Niagara Association of Architects. international and domestic develop­ The scale of public service reform The response to this initiative has The analysis uses detailed informa­ ments. These developments include has been so great that many scholars been encouraging, with a total of 10 tion on 42 categories of costs for globalization, rapid advances in believe that a new model of public projects completed and one currently three projects, together with estimates information and communications organization is emerging which will underway. The clients range from of the maximum local content of each category of expenditure. Based y on these data, the analysis concludes w E D N E 5 D A D E c E M B E R 1 1 9 9 6 that local contracting, as compared with out-of-region contracting, provides $1.23 million dollars in local incomes for every $1 million in construction activity. This is equiva­ lent to 46 person years of employ­ ment in Niagara for every $1 million in construction activity. A second project, which was Widely cited, estimated the local economic benefits of the 1999 World Rowing Championships. The analysis uses data on numbers of contestants, officials and visitors, together with housing and meal costs, the local impact of these visitors to 1 finals: o Brock Business Niagara. In addition, there was a separate analysis of the local impact of expenditures to bring the Henley written report of analysis and recom­ Rowing course up to international mendations to be judged by a board standards. This information, we are of professors and prominent business told, played an important role in people. The aim of the competition is securing funding for rowing course to provide the opportunity for students improvements from local, provincial across Canada to exchange ideas, and federa I governments. develop new skills and promote their respective schools and programs. The final round of competition will require participants to deliver their analysis in a different format, an oral presentation. Students will be given a "cold" case and left on their own in closed quarters for approximately five and a half hours. An executive sum­ mary will be submitted 45 minutes prior to the deadline. Each team will be allotted 20 minutes to present its findings and five minutes for rebuttal. Students were chosen by their business professors to participate in the ICBC based on their resumes and left to Right: Katrina Junkin, Sharron Noble, Mary Ferraro, Scott Gummer, Tyronne grades. Sharron and Katrina, two co­ Ballhazaar, Darren Harper, Franca Fracassi Back Row: Ian Adamson, Sanjay Putrevu, S,mcira Felton, Paul Scarborough op accounting students, found their case to be very challenging. "The Brock's business students have Finance (Feng Lin, Michael Truong); competition was very practical be­ established a national reputation as a Accounting (Sharron Noble, Katrina cause it took into account many of the result of their outstanding perform­ Junkin); and Business Policy (Paul things we've learned in our courses at ance in the first round of the Intercol- Azevedo, plus 2 members TBA). Brock," said Sharron. Being chosen to Business Competition(ICBC). Faculty advisors include Sandra represent the University and plaCing ICBC, dubbed the Stanley Cup Felton, Howard Prout, Bob Hanrahan, in the top five in Canada has been of Undergraduate Business Schools, Paul Scarborough and sanjay Putrevu. very exciting, say Scott and Darren, In a different vein, data developed is conducted annually by host Ian Adamson was the faculty co­ who are confident about their presen­ for several projects highlight the nstitution Queen's University in ordinator for all Brock teams. Because tation skills. "The level of competition changing nature of Niagara's Kingston, Ontario. Brock will send of its shoWing in the first round of is going to be tough," commented economy. Over the last twenty years three teams to the final round at competition, Brock will also send a Darren. there had been a dramatic reduction Queen's in early January: an ac­ Debating Team to the final round. The Ian Adamson is impressed with the in the proportion of employees in the counting and labor arbitration team, members of this team are now being students' efforts. "We should be proud manufacturing sector and a corre­ plus a debating team. chosen. of all the students. They have put a lot sponding increase in employees in Teams made up of two students I n the fj rst round of competition of extra effort into this competition, the service sector. While this change were slotted into six categories: held in the fall, the teams were sent a often between 20 and 40 extra hours has occurred across Canada, as Marketing (Tyronne Balthazaar, case study by mai I. Length restrictions of work in addition to their class elsewhere, the shift in Niagara has Michael McGarrell); Labor Arbitra­ and a strict deadline placed great assignments." The finals are sched­ been especially dramatic as a result tion (Darren Harper, Scott Gummer); demands and pressure on the partici­ uled for January 10 and 11. of this region's extensive reliance on Management I nformation Systems pants, who were also managing a full Congratulations, ICBC winners, and manufacturing industries in the past. (Mary Ferraro, Franca Fracassi); course load. Each team submitted a good luck! -Lewis Soroka ArtMedia A gift of FACULTY AND STAFF Following in the footsteps of the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS very successful Science Camps that reading Elsa Salazar Cade (School 18, Buffalo) and Bill Cade presented a workshop take place on Brock's campus each on "Crickets in the Classroom" at the Toronto joint meeting of the Science spring, ArtMedia ran their premiere Teachers Association of Ontario and the National Science Teachers Associa­ Please help meet a need within our tion (Eastern Section) of the United States. This workshop uses commonly camps here last May. Facilitated by community. Three local schools have Conference Services and hosted by available insects to teach skills in measurement and observation at the seventh noticed that most of their students do grade level. It has been "field tested" in Elsa's classroom. Science teachers who the Department of Film Studies, not have books of their own. We Dramatic and Visual Arts, ArtMedia is attended the workshop watched and recorded aggressive and sexual behavior would love to give each one of the of male and female crickets in terraria. The 50 + crickets were very co-opera­ an integrated arts camp for children in 575 students (from kindergarten to Grades 6 to 8. Instructors for the tive, except for calling at night in the hotel! Teachers received a large packet of Grade 8) a new paperback book for material complete with workshops, websites and bibliographies for their camps are senior students from Christmas. We will also accept used various disciplines and faculties at classrooms. Ronika Fraser, External Relations, was the presider for the work­ books for their libraries. shop. The packet is now being developed for a Spanish speaking classroom. Brock. The co-ordinators are staff Bring your books to the box at the from FSDVA, who are assisted by Instructional Resource Centre in the faculty in developing the camp CHEMISTRY Faculty of Education by December Jack Miller, Steve Hartman and David Wails presented a paper on "Environ­ programs. For more information about 13. If you need help with suggested ArtMedia, please visit our new web mentally Friendly Friedel-Crafts Catalysis Using Sol-Gel Derived Supported book titles or if you have any ques­ Reagents" at Technology Day, 1996, the 10th annual meeting of the Environ­ site at: http://www.brocku/conference/ tions, call Kitty at 988-5151 . With artmedia. mental Science and Technology Alliance Canada in Mississauga on November your help, we can give the gift of 25. reading to needy children in our area. Research resources on the Internet ~.~.~.~.~.~.~' PUBLICATI NS

This hands-on workshop focuses Temkin, Gabriel, "Marie Lavigne, The Economics of Transition. From Social­ on searching for scholarly sources on Cocl~taJs, dinner ist Economy to Market Economy", Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 48, No.6, pp. the Internet. Aimed at faculty and and 1027-1028, 1996. staff, some of the topics covered include the Library Web Page and John McDermott using Web Search Engines effectively. EVENTS On December 16, 17 and 18 The Workshop Leader: Marcie Jacklin University Club and Plain & Fancy Children's Movement Program: Run, jump, swing, roll, tumble, dance, Internet Resource Librarian Restaurant will be offering cocktails NEW Date: climb and more! The Children's Movement Program offers your child the and dinner before the John opportunity to respond to directions in the gym in their own way. Making Monday December 16 McDermott show. The following 9:30 to 11 :30 am decisions and coming up with solutions appropriate to their abilities are just menu will be offered: two of the features of this unique activity program taught by upper year Physi­ Location: cal Education students. The winter session begins Saturday, January 11, 1997, Computer lab A203 family style meal and is open to any children aged "walking to 12 years". The program wel­ (all you care to eat) comes special needs children. Please call ext. 3574 for details and registration Call Linda Anderson at ext. 3230 packages. to register or contact Marcie Jacklin at award winning bruschetta bread ext. 3960 if you have any questions Caesar salad University Club: Need to check your e-mail over your lunch hour? No about this workshop. problem! Walk over to the bar at the University Club and there for your com­ chicken parmesan plimentary use is a computer. Along with the various theatre nights we have homemade meatballs planned for the future, we are setting up a dinner and basketball night on Cultural Studies penne regate (el dante) with tomato January 29 and two movie nights in March and April. based prima vera sauce Collective steamed fresh vegetables The Department of Music Concert Series presents Array Music, an eight­ member, Toronto-based new music ensemble, recognized world-wide for its The Cultural Studies Steering ice cream cake with homemade innovative programming and virtuosic performance. Known for searching out Committee, as elected during the first cherry jubilee sauce composers with highly individual voices, the ensemble has developed a unique meeting of the Brock University repertoire that reflects a post-modern sensibility and a distinctly North Ameri­ "Cultural Studies Collective" last tea or coffee can eclecticism. Featuring such internationally recognized composers as Steve April, has met to make plans for a Reich, John Cage, Morton Feldman, John Oswald, Jose Evangelista, Claude number of activities to be held during $ 72 including taxes, gratuity extra Vivier, Wilhelm Killmayer and James Tenney, the repertoire is also grounded in the winter term. Those who would an extensive body of contemporary Canadian work. ArrayMusic will premiere like to be placed on the Cultural cocktails 5:30 pm a new work, Mosaic, by Dr. Peter Landey on Friday, January 31, 1997, at 8:00 Studies mailing list, in order to dinner 6:00 pm pm in the Sean O'Sullivan Theatre. Admission is $15 for adults and $11 for receive minutes of meetings and students and seniors. announcements of upcoming events, Reservations are required. Please are invited to contact Susan Spearey contact Paul Dwyer at ext. 3535 or (English - sspearey@spartan) or Nick Dan Warren at ext. 4515 on or before Baxter-Moore (Politics - c/o Thursday, December 12. bsmart@spartan) who will be serving an unofficial report from the Chair as co-chairs of the Steering Commit­ ~.~.~.~.~.~.~' tee for the remainder of this aca­ On Wednesday November 27, Senate met for the 431 st session, chiefly to demic year. consider the Arthur/Stevenson motion from November 13, and to take up the The Cultural Studies Collective is results of APC's deliberations to date. Apart from these items, the Report of an informal work group made up of CLASSifiED the Acting President and Vice-Chancellor provided the bulk of interesting those who are interested in Cultural matter. For sale: North Weiland 2100 sq ft Studies, whether from the perspective Dr. Clark reported that the Response to the High School Reform docu­ five year old home, close to Niagara ment, prepared for Senate by J. Miller's committee, had been presented to of research interests and strategies or College, 15 min. drive from Brock. in terms of teaching. The Steering Additional 900 sq ft finished basement and approved by the Board on November 26, and had been submitted to the Committee serves as the executive for great for granny flat or rental income MET. the group and organizes the activities from students. Asking $149,900. Call Further, a discussion paper, "Performance Indicators and Statistics", had of the Collective. Events and discus­ Scott at 788-2806. been prepared (Pat Beard, John Zoccol i, Lewis Soroka, Grant Dobson) and sions are open to everyone. For Sale: New design, new sizes. had also gone to the Board and will be presented to CAP and Senate in turn. - Marilyn Rose, Interim Chair "Brock Football/ Undefeated Since '64" Regarding Maclean's annual university ranking, Brock will have to re­ (mrose@spartan) t-shirts available at Sophie's. Now in examine the way our data is provided. Finally, the Chretien Team Canada large and extra-large. It's a great Christ­ mission to Asia has for the first time invited universities to participate. mas gift! The Arthur/Stevenson motion was discussed at length, amended, and For Sale: Children's vests, novelty passed: "That Graduate Studies, CAP and Senate undertake a re-examination Brock University seasonal deSigns. Girls and Boys sizes 2 to 6X available. For more information of the University's priorities and the need to maintain an MA program in Philosophy." E·Mail submissions to camrusnews@spartan please call 892-7763 after 6:00 pm or leave a message. G. Stevenson, as Chair of APC, brought forward various changes in several Brock News is a publication of the For Rent: Well-kept, clean 3-bedroom programs for Senate's approval (Classics; French, Italian, Spanish; Liberal Office of External Relations. apartment in smoke-free house at Geneva Studies, Biological Sciences, BSc/BEd, Physics, Environmental Economics). (905) 688·5550, ext. 3245 and Lakeshore. Appliances. $590/mo. S. Wilson, as Chair of Admissions, brought forward for Senate's approval FAX (905) 641·5216 plus utilities. Parking available. First and changes to the Pre-Service Admissions Policy in Education; the proposed Brock News is available on·line on the last. Close to bus route. Call Ed at 646- admission requirements for the BSc in Oenology and Viticulture were re­ Brock gopher at -> University Services and 6594 after 5:00 pm. ferred back to Admissions for clarification. Facilities ->External Relations->Publica· Babysitting: Mother of two (aged 4 With thanks for Betty McBride's notes. tions->Brock News. and 2), spouse of Brock employee, looking to take in children for baby­ -Ken McKay, Chair of Senate Editor: Janet lee sitting. Trained as an Early Childhood Production: Mariette lincoln Educator. Rates negotiable. Call 688- ffhis is the fast issue 01 (Brock /or 1996. 0406. 2Jv:cws The next issue of Brock News is Looking to rent a house for January 1: Wednesday, January 15 with a copy deadline of Wednesday, January 8 2 adults plus 1 cat, south end, reasonable /J CaffY /JCo&-cfays! at noon. rent. Call 562·5712. l ]ru[('1 11('(' (///(/ .llariette l illti'/;/