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New TRIUMF director brings international experience to job by Gavin Wilson not fund the proposed KAON factory a TRIUMF, there is every indication tha Staff writer Ottawa will continue to support TRIUMI University of Victoria physicist Alan as it moves into a new phase. Astbury will bethe next director of “1 am confident that TRIUMF has i TRIUMF, effective April 1, the TRIUMF bright future.The federalgovernmen Boardof Management announced re- has said that TRIUMF is Canada’s pre cently. mier laboratory in particle physics an( He replaces Erich Vogt, who is step- that, in fact, it will be Canada’sgatewa! ping down after 13 years as director of to international collaboration in particll the Tri-University Meson Facility, a part- physics. cle accelerator located on south campus. “I look forward to renewed programs a “As chair of the Board of Management, TRIUMF. Theidea of international in I am pleased thatDr. Astbury has agreed volvement also intrigues me, especialt to serve as the next di- as it relates to CERN,

rector~~ said. ofTRIUMF. he I think he will make anout- Vogt saidhe wa “I am confident Stephen Forgacs photo standing director,” said pleased said director,”standing with the selec Growing Gift Robert Miller, who also that TRIUMF has 8 tion of Astbury as ne\ A Bruce Macdonald (right), director of UBC’s Botanical Garden, presented serves as UBC’s vice- bright future.” director,whom h Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister David Zirnhelt withthe Clematis president, Research.president, “a praised as wonderfu “Erich Vogtwill be scientist with an enor plant ‘Blue Ravine,’to mark the ministry’s centennial year. Zirnhelt met missed. He’s done a ter- - Alan Astbury mousinternationa with AgriculturalSciences Dean Jim Richards andother faculty members, rificjob and we wish him reputation.” March 10, before presenting the dean with a $50,000 cheque, the fmal wellin the next phaseof “It’s a wonderful op instalment of a $160,000grant forthe B.C. Agriculture research partnerships. his scientific career,”Miller added. portunity for both TRIUMF and Dr The British-born Astburyis an experi- Astbury. He is remarkably well-equippel mental particle physicist who has held to take this position,” he said. Authors record history of the R.M. Pearce Professorship in UVic’s Vogt said heis leaving the directorshi Dept. ofPhysics. jointlyfundedbyTRIUMF of TRIUMF without regrets. and UVic, since 1982. He is a fellow of “We’ve gone through a major drear with KAON and it didn’t succeed, butl’v nursina txoaram at UBC both theRoyal Society of London and the Y’ W Royal Society of Canada and is a past been extremely fortunate to be involve’ by Connie Filletti winner of the RutherfordMedal, awarded in TRIUMF at atime when its sciencean UBC’s School of Nursing by the British Institute of Physics. its scientists have emergedinto worl Staffwriter prominence,” he said. celebrates 75 years At the European Commissionfor Nu- When UBC’s Department of Nursing clear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Swit- Vogt, 64, will alsosoon retire fror and Health opened its doors in 1919 it UBC, where he is professor a inthe Dep of caring. See Page 8 zerland, Astbury was a co-leader of the offered a five-year degree program, had of Physics, but he said willhe continue t research team whosediscovery of W and four students and an annual budget of Commissioned by the Schoolof Nurs- pursue his research and teachingintel 2 bosons, types of subatomic particles, $800. ing and the nursing division ofUBC’s ests. led to Carlo Rubbia and Simon Van der All applicants hadto be female, single, Association to commemorate the TRIUMF is managed as a joint ventur Alumni Meer’s 1984 NobelPrize for Physics. 20 years of age, high school graduates, school’s 75th anniversary, the book was by four universities- UBC, Simon Frasc Astbury continuesto conduct research at physical@fit and immunized against dis-written by Ethel Warbinek, an assist- University, UVic and the University ( CEKN, which has theworld’s largest par- eases such as smallpox. ant professor of nursing, and Glennis Alberta - and is operated with fundin ticle accelerator. When the diploma program in public Zilm, graduates of UBC’s nursing pro- from the National Research Council ( Astbury said that although federalthe health nursing began a year later, stu- gram. Canada. government recently announcedit would dents took courses in nutrition, .sanita- The founders of UBC’s nursing pro- tion and motor mechanics, an essential gram believed that a university education I course for many of those whose careers for nurses was thebest way toprovide a would be spenttravelling throughout re- high level of health promotion and dis- mote regions of the province. Although easeprevention in the community,” the horse andbuggy was still a common Warbinek said. UBC child care rates sight on B.C. roads, the Model-T Ford ‘We felt that the rich heritage of the was rapidly gaining popularity. school and its contributions to promi- So began the first degree-granting nent nursing leadership, particularly in remain stable for ’94-’95 nursing program in the British Com- the field of public and community health - monwealth, the subject of a new book should be recorded.” entitled Legacy: The Historyof Nursing Some of themajor influences that by Connie Filletti cost of $1 15.000 for the year. Education at the University of British shaped the growth and development of Staff writer The existing monthly fee for UBC Columbia 1919-1994. students with an infant aged fourto See NURSING Page 2 There will be no increase infees 18 monthsin one of UBC’s child at UBC’s 12 child care centres for care facilities is $860. Non-students 1994-95. pay $900 per month. The child care services budget The parent fee increase was Campus Cuisine was approved at the March 17 sought to cover inflationary rises in 3 meeting of UBC’s Board of Gover- expenses such as utilities, salaries, Offbeat: A taste of what’s cooking on campus nors without a proposed rate housekeeping and maintenance. increase. The increase would have In addition to parent fees, Creative Kids5 seen parent feesrise anywhere from operating costs of the centres are 4.65 to 13.3 per cent, depending on financed by provincial grants anda Children’s artwork from Italy’s unique Reggio Emilia schools visits UBC the child’s age and parents’ eligibil- subsidy from UBC’s Department of ity for discounts. Housing and Conferences. Bevond Art 6 UBC will continue to subsidize Total expenses last year stood at the housekeeping and mainte- $1.67 million. This year’s total Forum: Exploring the controversy about National Gallery acquisitions nance portion of the child care operating expenses are expectedto services budget at an estimated reach more than $1.8million. Bridge Work 7 ~~ ~~ UBC Engineers build 2 1 -metre-long replica of the Lions Gate Bridge 2 UBC ReDorts . March 24,1994

Lest Haydon remain abjectly But important issues have It's timeto stop fearful for my oppressed been raised. I believe Florence students, I mention that Ledwitz-Rigby is certainly right speaking past Psychology conducts anony- in her assertion thatwe can, mous student evaluationsin and must, improve warmth each other all its courses. My instructor and a senseof participation in Editor: rating in Psychology 3 17 was our classrooms. Men's rights 4.63 (5 is perfect). The average activists are certainly correct Recent letters in UBC rating in the course, over its in saying men are often Reports reinforce, rather entire history, is 3.84. The invisible victims of violence. dramatically, some assertions previous high rating in the (Has anyone, before this A New Spirit in my previous letters. "Chilly course was 4.40. Roughly 70 moment, seen a discussionof climate" is, as defined, a per cent of my 94 students the Hebron Massacre that of Giving sexist, racist, anti-male were women. As a psycholo- explicitly pointed out thatall IMAGINE THE DIFFERENCE YOU COULD gist, I anticipate, with interest, victims were male? ) Feminists HAKE WITH YOUR ACTS OF GIVING AND concept. "Chilly Climatology" is VOLUNTEERING motivated by a simple ideologi- Ms. Haydon's attempts to are certainly right that women cal agenda -- to have in place a incorporate these results into have been stifled, denied a quasi-legal apparatus to stifle her belief system. voice, and all too frequently left critical discussion of radical unprotected. Thereis much feminism and reverse discrimi- Veronica Strong-Boag is injustice in the world. Society ' Berkowitz & Associates 11 nation. Just aschilly climatol- uncomfortable with Peter is looking to us for answers to ogy dispenses with academic Suedfeld's admonition that these problems. I believe that Statistics and Mathematics Consulting 11 freedom, its researchersglibly rent-seekers in glass houses by speaking to each other, analysis datadesignresearch dismiss the needfor a logical shouldn't throw stones, and rather than past each other, forecasting- sampling connection between data and understandably ruffled by Greg we can solve them. And I don't "" . ~ ~~ theory. Lanning's incisive comments. believe we have to sacrifice a Jonathan Berkowitz, Ph.D Calling Suedfeld "astoundingly single one of the best princi- B.C., V6N 3S2 The letters of Janice naive," she dismisses the ples of academic discourse Fiamengo and Kelly Haydon, achievements of white male while doing so. I urge my Office: (604) 263-1508 Home: (604) 263-5394 voicing the standard hyperbole academicians, labeling them colleagues to take a firm stand about victimization, have "patriarchy's most pampered against any attacks on these much in common. Fiamengo sons." Having bypassed a principles, especially by fantasizes thatwomen on rigorous evaluation process, administrators claiming THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA campus "areoften subject to she apparently haslittle ideological immunity, bearing threats or acts of violence for appreciation for it. gifts, or seeking to fill quotas. expressing feministviews," while Haydon equates my The chilly climate dialogue James H. Steiger The Cecil H. and Ida Green criticism of Florence Ledwitz- has narrowed. and reached a Professor Rigby with "denying women point of diminishing returns. Psychology Dept. Visiting Professorships of Green College their voice," and the presenta- tion of male and female views The vituperative and violent side by side with "drowning Violent attacks personal attacks on Prof. ALISON JAGGAR Steiger made in reply to a out any concerns of female Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies on professor moderately worded and rational faculty." UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER criticism of a research project Despite their rhetorical appalling (UBC Reports, Jan. 13) have Moral Epistemology: communality, these letters also Editor: appalled me. (One letter even show an interesting inconsist- suggested that he should be Contractualism and Discourse Ethics ency. Haydon questions I read with interest the deprived of his right to teach!). Monday, March 28at 3:30-5:30 PM whether I should be allowed to article by Prof. Jonathan Buchanan Building, Room A-1 04 teach because shefeels I Kesselman on the crisisin If this is the new standard introduced ideological bias university education (UBC of intellectual discourse in the Feminist Practical Dialogue: into my teaching. On the other Reports, Feb. 24). This university it would be wiser Towards a Feminist Theoryof Moral Rationality hand, Fiamengo praises however dealt only with the not to conduct it in full view of Tuesday, March 29at 12:30 PM Ledwitz-Rigby for injecting financial crisis, while other the public. Cecil and Ida Green Lecture ideology into her role as a pages of the same issue Angus Building, Room 104 university administrator. Is suggested that there is an even Geoffrey Durrant there perhaps a double stand- graver moral and intellectual Professor Emeritus Living with Contradictions: ard here? crisis in theuniversity. Dept. of English Controversies in Feminist Ethics Wednesday, March30 at 7:30-9:30 PM York Room in Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Study looks at AIDS in cultural context Co-sponsored by UBC Continuing Studies$1 0 by AbHefter vention programs, says one of statistics,literature or media the study's researchers. reports about HIV/AIDS in the Moral Objectivity and Global Feminism Staff writer -Many ethnocultural organ- Chinesecommunity from the Thursday, March 31 at 1:OO-2:30 PM The releaseof a national study zations have long been fiustrated Lower Mainland. More educa- Buchanan Building, RoomA-1 02 onethnocultural communities by the lackofresearch that couldtion, information andsupport facing AIDS will provide invalu- provide background information services are among its recom- able informationfor AIDS inter- for culturally specitlc AIDS in- mendations. tervention programs,"saidhst. With the exception of some BC REPORTC Nursing Prof. Sharon Manson Singer, a recent exposure to issues sur- U faculty associate at the Centre rounding HIV/AIDS in the South Continued from Page 1 for Human Settlements. Asian community, there are no nursing in general, and UBC's Youcan't look at the problem programs that specifically target nursing program in particular, ofHIV transmissionwithout this community in Vancouver, UBC Reports is published twice monthly (monthlyin such as thewomen's movement, looking at the broadersocial and according to the report. It rec- December, June, Julyand August) for the entire Asian immigrationand Cana- cultural context," she added. ommends providing the commu- university community by the UBC Community da's entry into the First World Many Voices:HIV/AIDS in nity with straightforwardAIDS- Relations Office, 207-6328 Memorial Rd., Vancouver War and SecondWorld War are the Contextof Culture, includes related information and statis- B.C., V6T 122. highlighted in the book. the experiences of a cross-sec- tics on therelevance of AIDS in These and other 19th cen- tion of people from Vancouver's the South Asian community. Managing Editor: Steve Crombie tury events forced nursing outof Chinese and South Asian com- The report highlightsthe sec- Editor: PaulaMartin the realmof bedside care in the munities. In addition, four other ond phase of the Ethnocultural Production: Stephen Forgacs patient's home and into the pub-ethnocultural communities are CommunitiesFacingAIDS study. Contributors: Connie Filletti, Abe Hefter, Charles Ker, lic domain,"Zilm said. 'They pro- highlighted: from the Horn of In the initial phase, demographic Gavin Wilson foundly changed theway educa- Africa andEnglish-speaking and epidemiological information tion and health carewere offered." Caribbean communities in To- was used to identify which com- Editorial and advertising enquiries: 822-31 31 (phone) Scheduled for publication by ronto, and Latin American and munitieswould be invitedto 822-2684 (fax). UBC Press this spring, thebook Arabic-speaking communities inparticipate in the project. also explores the events that Montreal. Three of the original six com- UBC Reports welcomes the submission of letters and occurred during the tenure of "Many of the people we spoke munities will be invited to par- the school's six directors. to talked about issues such as ticipate in the study's third and opinion pieces. Opinions and advertising published in Warbinek and Zilm also fea- racism, violence, housingand final stage, whichwill consist of UBC Reports do not necessarily reflect official ture the contributionsof faculty employment.These concerns a survey, focusing on safe sex university policy. andstudents to the improve- affect the whole notionof risk for practices and the personal as- ment of healthcare inB.C., HN," said MansonSinger. pects of risk, rather than the Material may be reprinted in whole or in part with across Canada and around the The study suggests that therebroader social context. Thesur- appropriate creditto UBC Reports. world. are virtually no ethno-specific veywill be conductedthis spring. UBC ReDOrtS . March 24.1994 3 Grad student fee proposal to receive further consideration by Connie Filletti nation of the reduced post-program fee would be added to the University Gradu- Staff writer ate Fellowship Fund, generating up to A proposal to establishan annual $1.8 million per year. graduate student tuition fee at UBC will "This money would then be used for receive further consideration from the fellowships toattract and retain thevery university administration. best students in every discipline," the A motion to refer the matter back to proposal says. the administration was made by UBC Information provided to the board in- President David Strangway at the March dicated that this approach to annual fees 17 meeting of the Board of Governors. has been adopted by several Canadian "Thiswill permit consideration of a jurisdictions, such as Ontario, and that Stephen Forgacs phoi number of suggestions made suchas to many othersare moving rapidly to close SafeWdkers exempt all currentstudents on a the gap, Strangway said. Second-year Marine Biology student Kat Hannah (left) and George Gomes grandfathered basis and to spread the Approximately 40 students rallied at implementation over a longerperiod," the board meeting to express their con- a fourth-year Commercestudent, are two ofthe 150volunteers who operat1 Strangway said. cerns with these and other aspectsof the the Alma Mater Society's Safewalk program. Introducedthree years h ago He added thatseveral board members proposal. response to concerns about campus safety, Safewalk provides students expressed concern about the proposal Vighen Pacradouni. president of the staff and faculty with escorts to any location on campus. The program and about individual faculty or depart- Graduate Student Society (GSS) and a which runs from Septemberto April, has recorded more than1,000 request ment expectations. PhD student in Physics, made a presen- for escorts by Safewalkvolunteers since the beginning ofthe current schoa "A number of departments, for exam- tation to the board in which he ques- year. To become a volunteer, or to find out more about Safewalk, call822 ple, expect a master's programto require tioned the concept of obtaining revenue 5355 after 5 p.m. three years in clear violation of general for student fellowships fromstudents. university guidelines," Strangway said. "If you are taking money from stu- The proposed newfee schedule would dents to give to students, you can't say require graduate students to pay a full that you are increasing the amount of Teacher and developer annual tuition for each yearin which they money available to them," he said. "In are registered. effect, today's students are partially un- Students working at slower rates on derwriting UBC's recruitment of future appointed to UBC boarc' graduate degrees would be expected to students." by Connie Filleffl board, whose outstandingrecord of con register as part-time students or on a Pacradouni addedthat only about four leave basis to avoid penalty. per centof the graduate student popula- staff munity service is widely recognized an writer applauded," said UBC President Davi Under UBC's current system, gradu- tion would benefit from the new fellow- Vancouver realestate developer Harold Strangway. ate students pay full tuition fees during ships, based on his calculations using Kalke and MarionYork,a learning assist- Kalke is a member of the Profession: the first two years of a master's program the figures quoted by the administration ance teacher from Kamloops, have been Engineers, Geophysicistsand Geologisl orthe first threeyears of a doctoral in the proposal. appointed to UBC's Board of Governors of Alberta and of the Advisory Plannin program. He also cited unrealistic degreecom- by provincial order-in-council. Commission for the District ofWestVar Students who take longer to complete pletion expectations and faultsin defin- Thethree-year appointments were couver. their programs are charged a reduced ing part-time students among theGSS's announced by Dan Miller, minister of York received a BEd, MEd and a d annual re-registrationfee -about halfof main criticisms of the proposal. Skills, Training and Labour. ploma in Special Education from UBC the regular rate ofapproximately$2,000 The administrationwill review the com- Kalke, president and owner of Kalico She currently supervises theintegratio per year. ments and suggestions made on pro- the Developments Ltd.. a real estate invest- of children with special needs at Davi Theproposal states that any addi- posal and report back to the Board of bent company, received a BSc in Civil ThompsonElementary School i tional revenue earned through theelimi- Governors in the nextfew months. Engineering from the University of Al- Kamloops. berta and anMBA from the University of She also works with community rc Western Ontario. source personnel to provide informatio School of Music members He is a founding member anddirector and workshops concerning specialneed of the UrbanariumDevelopment Society, children, and provides assistance to chi a non-profit organization devoted to in- dren with learning difficultiesin Englis share Juno Award spotlight creasing understanding of urban plan- and French. ning and development issues. York currently sits on the advisor by Abe Hefter same name.As director of the Vancouver Cantata Singers, Fankhauserreceived a 'UBC welcomes the participation of council to School District 24 regardin Staff writer two highly respected individuals on the the role of learning assistance teachen nomination for the album VenetianVes- Threemembers of UBC's School of pers of 1640. Music enjoyed a moment in the spotlight Ninetv Der during the JunoAward ceremony March cent of [he 20 in Toronto. singerswith Offbeat Prof. James the35-mem- Fankhauser berElektra ,. . andsessional Women's by staff writers instructors Choirare Diane homer graduates of andMorna UBC's music The summer 1994 Continuing Studies calendar isa yummy read, for Edmundson school. "That more than one reason. werenomi- speaksvol- Not only is it jam-packedwith enough information on extra- sessional nated for Juno umes for the studies credit coursesfor any appetite, butit also focuses onthe food awards in the strength of the *which serves toenergize the students andstaff at UBC on a daily basis," category ofpro- music Loomer with a startling arrayof statistics on WC food-related subjects. bestclassical gramboth at album, vocal the university and inBritish Columbia in Food Fact. Number of catering events held on campus approxi- in 1993: Edmundson or choral per- general," said homer. mately 1,100.Number of weddings: 147. formance. Al- In addition, many of the performers though the award went to Quebec so- with the Vancouver Cantata Singers are Food Fact. Number of cinnamon buns produceddaily by UBC Food prano Claudette Leblanc for the album UBC graduates. Services: 1,440. Muffins: 1,200. Debussy Songs, it marked the first time "It's very gratifVlng to see theCantata that a Western Canadianchoir had been Singers receive accolades for theirin- Food Fact. Number of UBC Food Services employees: 300. Number of nominated for a Juno. credibly vivacious and exciting album," students employed in catering year round: 35-40. "This is a new Juno category," said said Fankhauser. homer. "In the past,choirs were grouped homerconducts the UBC Choral Food Fact. Number of salmon barbecuesheld at the Museum of Anthro- in with those artistsvying forbest classi- Union, while Edmundson conducts the pology in 1993: 16.Guests at each barbecue: 200-1,000. cal recording. Collegium Musicum Choir. Fankhauser "I only discovered this new category directs the University Singers. Food Fact. Number one item by volumein annual commissary production: when the nominations were announced The UBC Choral Union and the Uni- Muffins. Number: 363,664. Number two on the list is cinnamon buns at lastmonth. I wasstunned to see my versity Singers will join with the UBC 262,080. Number three: tuna salad sandwiches at 77.32 1. name there, but delighted, nonetheless." SymphonyOrchestra March 27, 7:30 homer and Edmundson co-conduct p.m., at the Orpheumperform to Brahms Pass the mayo. the ElektraWomen's Choir, which re- German Requiem, under Fankhauser's ceived a nominationfor the albumof the direction. 4 UBC Reports . March 24,1994 Calendar - March 27 through April 9 I Community/Regional Faculty Women's Club -I Sunday, Mar. 27 Wednesday, Mar. 30 Planning Lecture Series Annual General Meeting Thursday, Apr. 7 Working From The Heart In Com- What's New In Ethics? Contempo- Sustainable Development UBC at the Orpheum Orthopaedics Grand Rounds munity Participation In Planning/ rary Issues In Bio-Medical/Busi- Design. Wendy Sarkissian, lnsti- ness/Environmental Ethics. Terry Seminar Brahms German Requiem With The CostAnd Management OfThe Sustainable Forestry InTheTro] University Singers, UBC Choral Dislocated Thoracic Lumbar And tute for Science and Technology Anderson, prof. of Social Ethics, P- Policy,Murdoch U., Australia. VST: Michael McDonald,dir., Cen- ics.Dr. Jeffery Burley, dir. of Union, UBC Symphony Orches- Lumbar Spine. Dr. R.W. McGraw, Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxf01rd tra. The 0 heum Recital Hall at chair; Dr. J.F. Schweigel,speaker. Lasserre 205 from 12:30-1:30pm. tre for AppliedEthics. Cecil Green Call 822-3276. Park main flr,1pm. Call535-7995. U. MacMillan 158 at 12:30prn. 7:30pm. ?lo adults: $4 stu- VGH Eye Care Centre auditorium Call 822-8198. dents/seniors. CallTicketmaster at 7am. Call 875-4272. Panel Discussion at 280-33 1 1. Wednesday, Apr. 6 Faculty Development MOST Workshop for UBC A graduate and faculty Christian forum. Why Be Good? Sources Of Forest Sciences Lecture Seminar staff Ethics In A Plural Society. Terry The LeslieL. Schaffer Lectureship. Motivating Students To karn. Monday, Mar. 28 StressManagement, Nancy Anderson, VST; Stanley Grenz, World Forestry: Professional For- Duncan Etches,Family Fractic?e Nowlan. Brock Hallseminar room CareyHall; Michael McDonald, estry's Success Or Failure? Jeff andothers. Angus 109 from Plant Science Seminar 0017 from gam- 12pm. $35. To Applied Ethics. Woodward IRC #2 Burley, CBE. dir., Oxford Forestry 3:30-5pm. Call 822-9149. IsolationOfTheTomatodUTPase register call 822-9644. at 12:30pm. Call at 822-3268. Institute, Plant Sciences, Oxford Gene And Analysis Of Its Expres- U. MacMillan 166 at 5:30pm. Call 1994 822-2507. Schaffer Lecture sion In Plant Meristems. Aviva Microbiology Seminar Cecil and Ida Green Visiting Forests,Environment/Hums tn Pri-Hadash,Plant Science. The Role Of Proteoglycans In Her- Professor Seminar Welfare/The Oxford Green Cc 11- MacMillan318Dat 12:30pm. Re- pes Simplex Virus Infection. Dr. MOST Workshop/UBC Staff lege. Jeff Burley. Green Colleg Frank Tufaro, Microbiology/Im- Moral Objectivity And Global Femi- e; freshments. Call 822-9646. Two days. Day One: Professional GraduateStudies. Green Cc 11- munology.Wesbrook 201 from nism. Prof. AlisonJaggar, Philoso- Ethics Designed For Secretarial/ phy/Women's Studies, U. Colo- lege at 5:30pm. Call 822-9102!/ Music Concert 12-lpm. Call 822-3308. ClericalStaff: Day Two: Frofes- 8660. rado, Boulder. Buchanan A-102 sional Ethics Designed For Man- UBC Percussion Ensemble. John from 1-2:30pm. Call 822-5675. Rudolph, director. Music recital Political ScienceLecture I agement. Dr.Michoael McDonald, -I hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-3113. Boris Yeltsin And The Future Of Maurice Young Chair in Applied FacultyForum ' Ethics. Brock Hall seminar rm I Friday, Apr. 8 I Russian Democracy.Dr. Alexei FacultyDevelopment Autonomov, Moscow Institute For Issues In Digita1'Ommu- 0017,1-4pm. $25.Ca11822-9644. PaediatricsGrand Rounds ' nications. Dr. CWI Leung.Elec- 1 ~ Intemation~Relations, Buchanan I Advances In Therapy Of Met;a- Seminar i B316from 12:30- 1:30pm. Call TalkingAbout Teaching: Prob- I 822- 4559. I fromtricalEn~ineerine. 4-5730pm. "ballCICSR'CS208 822-6894. i Pharmaceutical Sciences bolicDisease, Dr. L, C, Clark e, lem-Based Leamine. Is ItFor Seminar Dr. A. G. F. Davidson, Dr.L. T. 1K. Diuretic Resistance: Management Wong. Biochemical Diseasc2s tical Sciences. Angus 109 from Applied Mathematics Strategies. Brenda Johannessen, Clinical Service.GF Strong Auc li- 12:30-1:20pm. Call 822-9149. colloquium PhD student, Clinical Pharmacy. torium at gam. Call 875-2307 Strange Computations. Dr. Uri Tuesday, Apr. 5 IRC #5 from 4:30-5:30pm. Call Mechanical Engineering Ascher. dir., Institute of Applied 822-4645. Health Care/Epidemiolo@V Mathematics. Mathematics 203 Botany Seminar Rounds Seminar at 3:30pm. Call 822-4584. Orthopaedics Grand Rounds Effect Of Buoyancy OnJet Cross- Xanthophyll Cycle InWhite Chemobyl:Eight Years Late :r. Flow-ApplicationToThe Kraft Re- Spruce. Darren Goetze, PhD can- EvaluatingTumours.EyecareCen- Dr. Terry Anderson. prof. emeli- Pharmaceutical Sciences didate, Botany. Biosciences 2000 tre Auditorium, Vancouver Hospi- tus. Mather 253 from 9-10arn. covery Boilers. Fariba Aghdasi, tal. Call 875-4272. PhD student. Civil/Mechanical Seminar from 12:30-1:30pm. Cal1822-2133. Call 822-2772. Engineering 1202 from 3:30- Yet Another Advantage To Being I 4:30pm. Refreshments. Call822- Female? Estrogen And Coronary 667 1. Artery Disease. Margaret Ackman, PhD student, Clinical Pharmacy. Cecil and Ida Green Visiting IRC #5 from 4:30-5:30pm. Call Notices Professor Seminar 822-4645. Student Housing 55 M oral Epistemology: Moral The off-campus housing listing >. Contractualism And Discourse Continuing Studies Lecture service offered by the UBC Hous- Ethics. Prof. Alison Jaggar, Phi- Series ing Office has been discontinued. losophy/Women's Studies, U. Living WithContradictions: Femi- A new service offered bythe AMs Colorado, Boulder.Buchanan A- nist Ethics. Alison Jaggar, Visit- has been established to provide a )t. 104,3:30-5:30pm. Call 822- ing Cecil/lda Green Scholar: pro- housing listingservice for both al 5675. fessor of Philosophy/Women's students andlandlords. This new u- studies, U. Colorado, Boulder.Ho- service utilizes a computer voice b- tel Georgia York room from 7:30- messaging system. Students call 9:30pm. $10.Call 222-5203. 822-9844,landlords call 822- 9847. I Continuing Studies Lecture/ Recycling Facility(SERF] Tuesday, Mar. 29 Campus Tours I Panel Discussion Dematologg Trials ~ Disposal of all surplus item.s. Director's Choice. ErrolDurbach, School and College Liaison tours Athlete's Foot Study Every Wednesday, 12-5pm. Tac sk MOST Workshop for UBC UBC Theatre, moderator: Susan prokqde prospective UBC students Volunteersbetween the ages Of ForceBldg.. 2352 Health sc:i- staff Cox,Vancouver Playhouse: Bill with an overview ofcampus activi- 2- Millerd, Arts Club Theatre; Ken ties/faculties/services. Fridays at bursement for qualifiedvolunteers 2582/Rich at 822-2813. Offering Distinctive Customer 9:30am. Reservationsrequired Service. DanielleKershaw. Brock Neufeld,Gateway Theatre; Roy uponcompletion of study. Call Surette, Touchstone Theatre; all one weekin advance. Call 822- 875-5296. Hall seminar room 001 7 from 4319. Duplicate Bridge gam-4pm. $60. Call 822-9644 artistic directors. 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Kendo he Dept. of Pathology in the Faculty of Medicine has been renamed the Dept. Warriors TofPathology and Laboratory Medicine. Members of the The new name is more inclusive of the sub-specialties which represent the Ritsumeikan Laboratory Medicine discipline, said Dr. Martin Hollenberg, dean of the Faculty of University Medicine. Athletic 'There is considerable focus on integration and communication between Association anatomic pathologists. medical microbiologists, hematopathologists, Kendo Division neuropathologists and general pathologists," he explained. demonstrated "Considering the efforts being made at a national level to bring the disciplines Kendo closer together, it is important to do so within the faculty." techniques on **e* the SUB plaza BC and Riverview Hospital are collaborating to strengthen their ties in the while visiting areas of teaching and research. UBC March 4. U A new strategic academic plan recently announced by the hospital places greater emphasis on increasing the infrastructureto support these activities, said Abe Hefter ohoto Dianne Macfarlane. president and CEO of Riverview Hospital. The plan includes developmentof consistent teaching programswhich may be incorporated into the hospital's clinical activities and prioritizing research programs to complement work being done by UBC researchers. Unique schools' art at UBC Several research programs currently in development at Riverview Hospital, a psychiatric facility operated by the B.C. Mental Health Society, include by Gavin Wilson ers, whose response to the devastation of Alzheimer's disease. neuropsychiatry, schizophrenia, rehabilitation and mental the Second WorldWar was that their Staff writer health policy. children had a right to excellent educa- *a** Children's art rarely gets beyond the tion. refrigerator doors of proud parents, but Now, there are 13 infant and toddler UBC internship program in the Facultyof Commerce and Business Adminis- beginning next week,UBC's Child Study centres and 20 day-care centresserving A tration has been selected as the British Columbia winner in the 1993-94 Centre will host an exhibition of chil- three-to six-year-olds in the city of National Awards for Excellence in Business- Education Partnerships. post- dren's art that's travelled from Italy. 130,000. secondary level. The Hundred Languagesof Children is Dixon said thatReggio Emiliateachers The award is given by the Conference Board of Canada with a cash prize an exhibition of children's artworks and believe that art (educatorscall it symbolic sponsored by BC TEL. photographs of childrentaken from representations rather than art) is cen- The internship program, a partnership between the faculty's Centre for Labour schoolsin the northern Italian city of tral to the educational process and insepa-and Management Studies and theBritish Columbia Human Resources Manage- Reggio Emilia. rable from the rest of the cumculum. ment Association. was designed to bridge the academic and professional aspects The schools, which use the arts as a They believe children should have ac- of the faculty's undergraduate cumculum. It was designed by Commerce Prof. foundation for learning, are world-re- cess to many ways to discover and ex- Tom Knight, director of the centre. nowned centres of quality education for press their experiences- the "hundred The internship combines paid,professional work experience in industrial young children, saidGlen Dixon,director languages" of the exhibition's title. relations. human resource management or organizational development with of the Child Study Centre. The exhibit documents the processes independent academic research under theindividual supervision of a faculty The educational philosophyof Reggio and resultsof work withand by children member. ***e Emilia schools is based on the ideals of in a variety of media: video. drawing, their founders and thepedagogical ideas painting,sculpture, photography and BC is one of four Canadian universities selected to participate in the largest of progressive American educator John writing. U glaucoma study ever undertaken in Canada. Dewey, among others. Students inReggio Emiliaschools pro- Dr. Frederick Mikelberg, an associate professor of Ophthalmology, will Foremost among these beliefs is that duce artistic representations that arefar serve as co-principal investigator of the Canadian Glaucoma Study Group. the key ingredient for learning andgrowth beyond expectations for childrentheir Joining him from the Dept. of Ophthalmology are Dr. Gordon Douglas and Dr. is the idea of the child in relationship to age, Dixon said. Stephen Drance. others. Thisphilosophy is evident in the The Hundred Languages of Children Other Canadian universities participating in the study are DalhousieUniver- schools'non-hierarchical systems and will beon display at the Child Study sity, the University of Toronto and McGill University. close working relations among commu- Centre, 288 Acadia 1 Road, from March28 Glaucoma affects one inevery 100 Canadiansover the age of 40 andis the nity, school, parents, teachers and chil- to May 15. The centreis closed weekends. second largest causeof blindness in Canada. There arean estimated 112,000 dren, Dixon said. The centreis one of four Lower Main- Canadians suffering from the disease. Reggio Emiliaschools have beencalled land locationsfor the exhibition, whichis The researchers will focus on possible risk factorsof glaucoma such as vascu- the best early childhood education cen- being seen for the first time in Canada. lar diseases. The Canadian National lnstitute for the Blind, EA. Baker Founda- tres in theworld. They were founded in The others are VancouverArtthe Gallery,the tion for the Prevention of Blindness, will provide $1.5 million funding for the 1945by agroup of parents, mostly moth- Surrey Art Gallery and Douglas College. study.

been drawn from a draft chapter of a not accessibleto others duringan exami- an examination for him. STUDENT thesis presented to a student's Thesis nation. Discipline: suspension from the Committee. Discipline: a letter of severe repri- University for 16 months.* DISCIPLINE Discipline: a letter of warning that mand placed in the student's file. 16. A student had another studentwrite the student shouldbe more careful thein 9. A student copied substantial portions an examination for him. REPORT presentation of material so that no ques- of anotherstudent's paper during an Discipline: suspension from the Under clause58 of the University Act tion arises about inappropriate reliance examination. University for 12 months.* -. the President of the University has au- on theworks of others. Discipline: a mark of zero inthe 17. A student had another studentwrite thority to impose discipline on students 3. A student took another student's pa- course and suspensionfrom the Univer- an examination for him. for academic and non-academicoffences. per duringan examination and looked at sity for 12 months.* An appeal to the Discipline: suspension from the In the past the nature of the offences it for the purposeofverifylng his answers Senate Committee on Student Appeals University for 16 months.* dealtwith and the penalties imposed and he made some changes in his paper.on Academic Discipline resulted in chang- 18. A student copied from another stu- have not been generally made known on Discipline: a mark of zeroin the ing the dates of the term of the suspen- dent's paper during an examination and campus. It has been decided, however, course and suspensionfrom the Univer- sion: however the length of the suspen- permitted the other student copy to from that a summary shouldbe published on sity for 12 months.* sion was unaltered. her paper. a regular basisof the offences and of the 4. A student was careless in failing to 10. A student had other students write Discipline: suspension from the discipline imposed without disclosingthe ensure that his examination paper was an examination for her ontwo occasions. University for 12 months.* names of students involved. not accessible to others duringan exami- Discipline: suspension from the 19. A student cheated on an examina- nation. University for two years.* tion by having written information theon In the period October 1. 1993 to Feb- Discipline: a letter of severe repri- 11. A student had another studentwrite palm of her hand. ruary 28, 1994, 20 studentswere disci- mand placed in the student'sfile. an examination for him. Discipline: suspension from the plined. For each case, the eventsleading 5. A student's paper repeated verbatim Discipline: suspension from the University for 4 months.* to the imposition of the discipline and the or with only minor modification the lan- University for 16 months.* 20. A student wrote an examination for discipline imposed are summarized be- guage of a chapter of a book resulting in 12. A student cheated on an examina- another student. low. Discipline may vary dependingupon the conclusion of substantial plagiarism. tion by looking at another student'sex- Discipline: suspension from the all of the circumstances of a particular Discipline: inthe special circum- amination paper. University for 16 months.* case. stances of the casea mark of zero in the Discipline: a mark of zero inthe course and suspensionfrom the Univer- course and suspensionfrom the Univer- * In all casesin which a student is 1. A student used abusive and obscene sity for 4 months.* sity for 12 months.* suspended a notation is entered on the language and actedin an aggressive way 6. A student plagiarized in the prepara- 13. A student on two occasions wrote student's transcript and in the student's in an incidentwith a University em- tion of an essay. examinations for other students. file. At any time after two years have ployee. Discipllne: inthe specialcircum- Discipline: suspension from the elapsed from the dateof his or her gradu- Discipline: a letter of severe repri- stances of the case suspensionfrom the University for 12 months.* ation the studentmay apply tothe Presi- mand placed in the student's file and a University for 4 months.* 14. A student copied from another stu- dent to exercise his discretion toremove record of the disciplinary action entered 7. A student had another studentwrite dent's paper during an examination and the notation. on the student's transcript. The student an examination for him. permitted the other student copyto from may apply after graduation tothe Presi- Discipline: suspension from the her paper. Students under disciplinary suspen- dent to exercise his discretion toremove University for 12 months.* Discipline: suspension from the sion from UBC may not take courses at the transcript notation. 8. A student was careless in failing to University for 12 months.* other institutions for transfer of credit 2. An inference of plagiarism could have ensure that his examination paper was 15. A student had another studentwrite back to UBC. 6 UBC ReDOrtS. March 24.1994

Forum 1-~ Classified -1 Bruising the Public Eye: The classified advertising rateis $15 for 35 words or less. Each additional word is 50 cents. Rate includes The Voice of Fire GST. Ads must be submittedin writing 10 daysbefore publication date to the UBC Community Relations and No. 16 Art Controversies Office, 207-6328 Memorial Road,Vancouver, B.C., V6T 122, accompanied by payment in cash, cheque by John O'Bricm to intervene responsibly in the debate. (made out to UBC Reports) or internal requisition. In some respects, I suppose, the prolonged Advertising enquiries: 822-313 1. I I John O'Brian is an associate professor in controversy over the two paintings was a " the Dept. of Fine Arts and a member of the co- cultural tempest in a teapot. a squall that ordinating committeefor UBC's Canadian provided some welcome relief from the more The deadlinefor the April 7,1994 issue Studies Program. O'Brian and Prof: Serge violent storms troubling Canada's economic of UBC Reports is noon, March 29. Guilbault are editing a book about the Voiceof and political future in 1990 and 1993.

Fire controversy titled "Voice(s) of Fire. " It has not been uncommonfor art contro- O'Brian also serves as an advisor to the Board versies, in Canada and elsewhere, to be used WEST SIDE IMPORT CAR SERVICE ofTrustees ofthe National Gallery inOttawa. to deflect attention away from other social Services Repairs-Aircare-Fuel Injection- issues. But it would be a mistake to underes- Performance Tuning. Quality STATISTICALCONSULTING PhD timate what was at stakefor those embroiled import service by German Few observers could have predictedin the thesis, MSc, MA researchproject? in the controversy, as well as for the public at JourneymanMechanic spring of 1990, when the Canadian economy I cannot do it for youbut statistical large. 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(1957).a media uproar as intense as thefirst sovereignty and the possibility of national erupted. It was asif the media and the rupture. In such an atmosphere, the National UBC LIBRARY HOURS Canadian public learned from the initial Gallery and its pricey acquisition became a Using the libraries during debate only how to justify and refine their convenient target for Canadians to aim at. the Easter weekend? In this sense, Voice of Fire, like No. 16 indignation. The pertinent cultural and Check with the libraries LONDON,ENGLAND Furnished after it. became an unsuspecting participant historical issues that mighthave been raised for schedule changes in two-bedroomapartment for in a contest over the meaning of political in relation to demanding modemart were once effect from Friday, April 1 rent. Available beginning April. signs in Canada-and, equally, over who had again left unexamined, giving the distinct to Monday, April4. Central location, reasonable the power to control them. impression that the mediadid not know how rent. 255-6601, ." . .. ".. ~" Bio-reactor recycling campus food waste into compost by Gavin Wilson reuse and source reduction. asmethane orleach intothe " Ten percent of the solid waste surrounding environment. Staff writer produced at UBC, about 500 "Recycling has to be economi- A pilot project at UBC is recy- metric tonnes per year, is food cally driven to besuccessful, but cling food waste by turning it waste, said project co-ordinator it is also important for the envi- into nutrient-rich compost for John Metras,who alsoheads ronment to keep wasteaway from use on gardens landscaping.and the Waste Reduction Program. landfills," Carter said. "We are applying basicprinci- "We're not surehow much of A soil ecologistand solid waste ples ofthebiology and chemistry that is compostable - a lot of it process specialist, Carter helped of decomposition to help solve is front-of-the-counter garbage develop the bio-reactor under solid waste problems at UBC," that we can't recycle because it the university's industrypart- said project leader Alan Carter, is mixed with other wastes - nerships program with the B.C.- a visiting Natural Sciences and but food waste produced in the basedcompany. Bio-compost EngineeringResearch Council kitchens is easy to get at,"Metras Systems Inc.. which plans to com- mdustrial fellow in the Dept. of said. mercialize the technology. Bio-Resource Engineering. About half a tonneof food per Thebioreactor is alarge Carter,working in Bio-Re- week is now being composted as polyethylene tank with two rub- source Engineering Prof. Victor part of the project. ber bladdersinside whichcan be . Lo's laboratory, developed an The waste is composted in a inflated by an air pump, Carter accelerated composting process bio-reactor, a largecomposter explained. The bladders are al- to treat food waste from Food that accelerates decomposition ternately inflated in a see-saw Services and AMs food outlets. by optimizingconditions that fashion toagitate and aerate the "It's a small project, but an allow micro-organisms to break contents. exciting one. It shows what can downwaste. The bio-reactor This is linked toa datalogger be done with a little initiative," takes less thanweek a to turn as and sensor that monitors tem- Govin Wilson photo he said. much as two tonnes of waste peratures to ensure the process Located on the south campus, the bioreactor, shown here 7 The project is partof a larger into compost. is optimized. Temperature con- with Alan Carter, a visitingNSERC industrial fellow inthe drive to reduce, reuse and re- Cartersaid recycling waste trol is essential because mostof Dept.of Bio-Resource Engineering. uses an accelerated cycle waste products generated :an save the university money the decompositionis carried out composting process to treat campus foodwaste. at theuniversity. It is being 3y reducing transportation costsby heat-loving bacteria. coordinated by PlantOpera- md landfill tipping fees. It also Cartersaid the bioreactor "It's a small beginning but I ried out with funding from the tions'Waste Reduction Pro- Denefits the environment by re- could be used by food process- think it'sa big step toward show-office of Bruce Gellatly, vicepresi- gram,which aims to reduce kcing the amount of material ing plants aswell as large insti- ing other institutions what can dent, Finance and Administra- wastegenerated on campus trucked to landfills, wherewaste tutions,such as universities, be done." he said. tion, and the assistance of the through education, recycling, :an produce harmful gases sucharmed forcesbases and prisons. The UBC project is being car- Dept. of Animal Science. UBC Reports . March 24,1994 7 People by staffwriters

ohn Sacr6, a carpenter with Plant Operations,has been named junior national coachof the Canadian J Men's Field Hockey Team. His task will be to select a junior (under 2 1) national team and prepare itfor major international competitions and theOlympic Games. Sacre, a national team athlete in the 1980s. is currently one of the highest qualified coaches in the countrywith a National Canadian Coaching Program Level 4 Certificate. His appointment is a part-time.... position. r. David Hardwick, associate dean of research and D planning in the Facultyof Medicine and Lynn Smith, dean of the Faculty of Law. have been appointed to the board of B.C.'s Women's Hospital and Health Centre. The new hospital society was formed after the merger of the former Grace Hospital and the Women's Health Centre. Hardwick and Smith are partof a six-member interim board that will consult with the community on the management and organizational structure of the society and select a North Shore News photo chief executive officer for the health This 21-metre-longreplica of the Lions Gate Bridge,on display at Science World until May care facility. The appointmentswere announced 8. was designed byUBC Engineering Physics students as a class project. ShahrokhKhorram. Eric Roenitz and David Tilley were awarded the Nodwell Prize, given to members of the by the Ministry of Health on March 1. graduating class for the best project, for their design. e... On display at Science World r. John Aldrich, a clinical professor of Radiology, has been appointed head of the newly created Basic D Science Division of the Dept. of Radiology. Aldrich joined UBC last yearfrom Dalhousie University in Lions Gate redica bridaes aar, Halifax. His duties include developing a digital imaging program for the division, supervising post doctoral students and resident training. between industry and students In addition, he will be responsible for developing a medical physics program with the Dept. of Physics in the by Gavin Wilson Prize, given to members of the ing across themetre-wide bridge. Faculty of Science. graduatingclass for thebest The design also had to to demon- Staff writer project, for their design. strate the principles behind sus- The three UBC engineering The final design was also ap- pension bridgesand beeconomi- students whodesigned a 21- proved by David Harvey, a pro- cal to build. ohn McNeill, dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical metre-long replica of the Lions fessional engineerwho is respon- The bridge is oneof 13projects Sciences and Glenda Meneflly, an assistantprofessor J of Pharmaceutical Sciences, were honoured recentlyby Gate Bridge didn't expect that sible for the engineering aspects completed last fall by students dozens of rambunctiouskids of the Science World display. in the engineering physics project the faculty for their contributions to would flood onto their creation. Every day untilMay 8 a stream lab, a course takenby all senior the establishment of the first Doctor The kidsjumpedup anddown of people will cross over the wood engineeringstudents to give of Pharmacy (PharmD) program in and swayed back and forth on andsteel cable bridge,which them exposure toreal engineer- Canada. the model - a scene of pande- was built by Science World for ing problems. Launched in September, 1991. the monium not unlike rush hour itsexhibition Stresses and 'These projectsgive students two-year program is designed to on thereal bridge - at theoffi- Strains: Building Bridges, a look a chanceto use some of the prepare advanced specialists in cial opening ofthe Science World at the past, present and of future academic skillsthey've acquired clinical pharmacy. exhibit. the Lions Gate. to solve real problems. usually McNeill and Meneilly, who serves "The kidshad a ball," said Like the famous landmark, with an industrial partner,"Davis as director of the program, were Harold Davis, a professional en- themodel is a suspension said. presented with plaques and cited for gineer and industrial research bridge. Such bridges are not Some of the projectsrecently their leadership and commitment. supervisorin the Engineering rigid structures. The deck is completed by students inDavis' Physics program who helped to suspended by cables from the lab included measuring process .... supervise the students' design twin towers and moves in re- conditions in a mechanical re- of the project, with a laugh. sponse to the load it carries. finer for PAPRICAN, and devel- hird-year law studentTimothy Howard is this year's Davis could afford to laugh. The towers move, too. oping a novel electronic motor T winner of the William G. Black Memorial Prize essay He knew there was no need to "It's a reactive model. It moves controller for Kinetic Technolo- competition. wony about the kids' safety or on a larger scalethan inreal life, gies. The $1,600 prize is awarded annually to a student damage to the model. The three but itmoves realistically," Davis Other projectsinvolved auto- enrolled full time in an undergraduate or professional UBC students,Shahrokh said. "The model accentuates this mating the control of beamline program who writes the best essayon a topic related toan Khorram, Eric Roenitz and David motion. Even a single person on blockers in the Ebco Technolo- aspect of Canadian citizenship. Tilley, had made sure theirrep- the model spancauses it to gies cyclotronand developing an Sixty-one students took part in this year's competition. 1 lica would takethe punishment. move. .' optical method to transform large The topic was last year's incidentat the Newton branch of In further recognition of their Safety was a primedesign arrays of digital information from the Royal Canadian Legion, where Sikh war veteranswere work, the three students were consideration since people, es- a synthetic aperture radar for barred entry because theywore turbans. recentlyawarded the Nodwell pecially children, would be walk- MacDonald Dettwiler. The award was createdby Black, an associate professor in the Facultyof Arts and Science, who retired in 1945. Swimmers emerge CIAU champions im McElroy, assistant manager inAthletic and Sport by AbeHefter Evanetz finished first in the coach of the year. Facilities, has received a scholarship from the Inter- 50-metrebutterfly, the 100- On the basketball front, the K Staff writer national Association of Audito- metre butterfly and the 200- UBC women'steam is back rium Managers to attend the Public Pacedby SarahEvanetz's metre freestyle. She was also home after its first appearance Assembly Facilities Management five-medalperformance, the part of thewinning four-by- at the CIAU championships in School in Wheeling, West Virginia,for women's UBC swim team took 100-metremedley relay and 19 years. sessions in 1994 and 1995. top honours at the Canadian four-by- 100-metre freestyle The T-birds beat the Univer- The school attracts an interna- Interuniversity Athletic Union relay teams. sity of Victoria two games to one tional faculty of experts in the man- (CIAU) swimmingchampion- TeammateAnne Barnes in the bestof three CanadaWest agement of major public, privateand ships March 12- 13Victoria. in reached the winners' circle fourchampionship earlier this month university public assembly facilities. The women finished with a times in Victoria, winning the to earna berth in theCIAU final McElroy joined UBC in 1987 with total of 465 points, compared 50- and 100-metre backstroke in Calgary, March 1 1- 13. Community Sports. Over the last five to 367 for runner-up Univer- races and as a member of two However, l.heir bid for a na- years she hasserved as an adminis- sity of Montreal. winning relay teams. tionaltitle fell short as the trative and program assistant. The UBC men'steam fin- UBC'sTom Johnsonwas Thunderbirds lost to Manitoba ished seventh. named theCIAU women's team and Concordia. 8 UBC Reports . March 24, 1994 - School of Nursing celebrates 75th anniversary Making a difference. Meeting the chal- I organizing the conference which will bring nursing research and its significance in Milestones lenge. professionalshealth I together from 14 people's daily lives. "Compared to medical research, which Those are the themes of the upcoming countries to exchange nursingknowledge. 1919 is primarilyconcerned with diagnosis InternationalNursing Re- "We hopeandideasthe that Department of Nursing and Health estab- search Conference, Mayinformation 4 to con-sharedthe at and treatmentof illness, nursing research ished in the Faculty of Applied Science in 6 at the Hotel Vancouver,ference will stimulatehelp new focuseson how individuals andtheir :ollaboration with VGH. sponsored by the School of developmentsnursing re-in families experienceand adaptto various Nursing in celebration of its75th search and initiate improvements health and wellness situations." 1920 an niversary. in nursing practice and health and practice nursing inanniversary. In addition to honouring theSchool of liploma program in public health nursing The conferencesignals theneed policy," Bottorff said. Nursing's diamondanniversary, the con- 3egins. to look tothe future, said Joan Topics such as caringand pain, ference celebrates the growthand diver- 1923 Bottorff, an associate professor of abuseduring pregnancy and sity of nursing research in recent years, Bottorff said. rhree graduates receive BASc(N). the first Nursing andchair of the conference transcultural health care issues will be lursing degrees awarded in the British planning committee. featured. That's why a stylized birdin flight, 2ommonwealth. "It will be an exceptional opportunity Openingthe conference is a public based on imagesfrom Haida artists of the to learn aboutnew discoveriesin nursing lecturepresented byMargarete Pacific Northwest, waschosen as the 1930 care, the latest advances in the utiliza- Sandelowski, a prominentnurse re- conference logo. Double degree program begins. Students tion of nursing research inclinical prac- searcher from the University of North 'The power of a bird'swing reflects the receive BA and BASc(N) degrees. Discontin- tice and current methods used toevalu- l Carolina at Chapel Hill. increasing strengthof research as a force ued in 1950. ate nursing interventions." She will share the results of her re- in uniting nurses for international ex- change to advance nursing knowledge." 1951 More than 300 presentations, includ- search focusing on women's experiences Department of Nursing and Health reconsti- ing_"symposia, panel discussions and ofhealth careinvolvingreproductive tech- tuted as School of Nursing. BSN degree poster displays, will be featured during I nologies. replaced BASc(N). the three-day event. Bottorff stressedthe importance of Stories by Connie Filletti Bottorff and colleagues in the School I including the community by holding a Staff writer 1958 of Nursing have spent the past four yearsI public lecture to increase awareness of UBC/VGH combined program ends. UBC 1School of Nursing becomes independent. 1968 UBC nursing MSN degree program begins. 1973 BSN degree program shortened to four years graduates from five years. Diploma program in public health nursing ends. 1989 innovators Nursing research unit opens to support the development of nursing research and improve the quality of health care through in their field increased knowledge. VGH School of Nursing closes. Begins collaborative program with UBC.

These are a few of the women, from the 199 1 longlist of outstanding UBC nursing PhD program in Nursing. one of the first in graduates, who dedicated their lives to Canada, begins. improving the health care of people in their home communities and throughout 1994 The School of Nursing, the oldest degree- the world. Many were pioneersin the field granting school of nursing in the British of public health nursing. Commonwealth, celebratesits 75th anniver- UBC Nursing, 1921 sary. Louise Buckley (class of '21) worked Enrolment in the British Commonwealth's first degree-granting nursing as a school nurse with the SaanichHealth school grew from four students in 1919 to 10 by 192 1. Calendar of Events Department, the first community in B.C. May4-6 toestablish a provincially runhealth International Nursing centre. She was responsiblefor introduc- Research Conference Nurses from around theworld willgather at ing hot lunches into the Saanich school New School of Nursing director the HotelVancouver to share information about program, a concept that was tobecome a the newest discoveries in nursing care. ad- standard in schools across Canada. vances in the useof nursing research inclini- appointed to five-year term cal practice, and evaluating nursing interven- Lyle Creelman (class of '36) was ap- Katharyn May, associate dean for re- tions. Contact: Joan BottorfT at 822-7438. pointed chief nurse in theBritish occu- searchand a professor at Vanderbilt pied zone in Germany after the Second University's School of Nursing, has been May 12 World War and was responsible for the appointeddirector of UBC's School of 75th Anniversary Dinner care of millions of people who were dis- Nursing for a five-year term beginning In collaboration with the Nursing Alumni, July 1. the faculty and students from the School of e placed from their homes by the war. She Nursing will celebrate the school's diamond also served as a nursing consultant in Axel Meisen, dean of the Faculty of anniversary with a dinner at theDelta Pacific maternal andchild health for the World Applied Science, hailed May as an out- Resort and Conference Centre. ContactSusan Health Organization. standing academic and practitioner. Blair at 822-7439. "Building on the current strengths in Muriel Harman (class of '21) worked research,teaching and practice, Prof. October 14 - 16 for the Victorian Order of Nursesin May is ideally suited to help theSchool of Nursing Open House Burnaby after her graduation and estab-Nursing become a major force inthe Everyone is invited to visit the School of lished the country's firstwell-baby clinic evolution of North American health care Nursing which will open its doors during a three-day campusevent featuring scienceand in that municipality. She laterserved as and, inparticular, in the community- technology at UBC. Contact the School of a nurse-missionary in theBelgian Congo oriented health care system envisagedfor Nursing at 822-7417. (Zaire)for 37years. In 1964, Harmanwas British Columbia," he said. captured and murdered by forcesop- May graduated from North Caroli- October 16 posed to independence. na'sDuke University with a BSN in The Great Trek Nursing Psychology. She received her Katharyn May All faculty, alumni,students and inter- Mary Henderson (class of '29) served graduate training at the University of ested individuals are invited to re-enact the as the nursing supervisor in Elthe Shatt California at San Francisco, complet- In 1985 she was presented with the Great Trekand participate in theArts 20 Relay ing an MS inNursing and DNSc in Teacher of the Year Award from the Uni- from Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences " campnear Port Said at theentrance of Centreto UBC. Contact Alison Nicholas at Nursing Science before joining the uni-versity of California at San Francisco the Suez Canal after the Second World 822-7417. War, providing health care to thousands versity's faculty in 1974. School of Nursing and was honoured by of Yugoslav refugees. May beganher academic career at Vanderbilt University's School of Nursing October 20 Tennessee'sVanderbilt University in 1987 with the Shirley Titus Award for Excel- Marion Woodward Lecture Treena Hunter (class of '44) provided as an associate professor and chairof the lence in Undergraduate Nursing Educa- Katharyn May, newly appointed director of nursing care for thousands of people of Dept. ofFamilyand Health Systems Nurs-tion in 1989. the School of Nursing. will deliver the 25th Japanese origin who were confinedto ing. She also served as director of the May is a member of the American annual Marion Woodward Lecture during internmentcamps during the Second university's PhD NursingScience Pro- Academy of Nursing, the American Nurses UBC's Health Sciences Week. Contact the World War. gram from 1992 to 1993 before her ap- Association and the National Perinatal School of Nursing at 822-4717. pointment as professor andassociate Association. Her research interests in- November 14 Esther Paulson (class of '34) was the dean for research. clude the social-psychological experience of first-time expectant fathers andhigh- Scholarship andAward first nurse toserve in thenewly created May is the recipient of several honours Winners Reception welfare field service in the EastKootenays. and awards, including DukeUniversity's risk pregnancies. A celebration for the School of Nursing's The service, the only one of its kind in School of Nursing Outstanding Service Shereplaces Marilyn Willman, who faculty and students to honour this year's Canada, provided care where organized Award (1973) and DistinguishedAlumni served as director from 1976 until her studentscholarship and awardrecipients. health services were not yet available. Award (1987). retirement in December. Contact Wendy Hall at 822-7447.