UVIC RESEARCHERS SHOW THE SENSITIVE SIDE OF GRIZZLY BEARS Publications mail agreement No. 40014024 No. mail agreement Publications P. 5 SPEED JANUARY 2014 The University of Victoria's community newspaper READING THE ring.uvic.ca RESEARCH AWARDS Nominations open for RING Craigdarrochs Until Feb. 3, 2014, you can nominate an extraordinary scientist, artist or scholar for one of UVic’s Craigdarroch Research Awards. Nominations are welcome in four categories: career achievement, research excellence, artistic expression and knowledge mobilization. For eligibility criteria and a nomination package visit www.uvic.ca/ craigdarrochawards or contact Brad Buie at [email protected]. ENGAGING THE CAMPUS Cassels reports on Campus Conversations After conducting a series of more than 50 meetings across campus, UVic President Jamie Cassels is sharing what he heard as well as his resulting thoughts and reflections in a brief report, available at bit.ly/campus-convo. The report thematically summarizes much of what was discussed, responds to some of the Alex Burrows and the Sedins. PHOTO: JEFF VINNICK/VANCOUVER CANUCKS concerns raised and seizes on many of the excellent ideas that emerged from LEADERSHIP STUDIES RESEARCH the conversations. 21 SOUTHAM LECTURE Sedins bring a rare style Athletic Teams and NUMBER OF ATTRIBUTES OF A Olympic Dreams SERVANT LEADER There’s nothing simple about how we IDENTIFIED of leadership to hockey games IN CRIPPEN’S see athletes. “We even demand all of RESEARCH them to be role models, as though BY MITCH WRIGHT nucks game on TV in 2009 when her inter- ful, caring approach,” she says. “The area of athleticism is itself imbued with some est was piqued by the twins’ style of play. servant-leadership seemed at first glance noble purpose,” explains noted sports University of Victoria academic Dr. Carolyn Crippen’s research focuses on a philosophy to have possible connections.” writer and veteran journalist Tom Crippen scored a coup Vancouver hockey known as servant-leadership, which is ef- Her subsequent case study confirmed Hawthorn. Hawthorn, 2014 Southam writers dream of—a lengthy, exclusive fectively the pinnacle for leaders to aspire her theory that the Swedish-born stars Lecturer for the Department of Writing, interview with NHL superstars Henrik and toward, because it focuses on achieving a exemplify attributes that make them ideal will discuss our love/hate relationship Daniel Sedin. greater good by serving the needs of follow- role models for both young athletes and with athletes in a free public lecture Crippen, an associate professor in the ers above all else. She says the Sedins stood adults. at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in UVic’s Faculty of Education, conducted the fall out for their civil, respectful approach to “I was initially a skeptic of the philoso- HSD A240. Just in time for the Sochi 2011 interview as part of a three-year case their teammates, coaches, opponents and phy existing in professional hockey, but the study of the leadership attributes of the officials. evidence is overwhelming that both Daniel Olympics, Hawthorn will also be looking twins. The results are in a paper published “Their red hair and beards caught my and Henrik Sedin demonstrate the core at the history of the Olympic movement recently in the leading online physical and eye, but then I started paying attention to principles that define servant-leadership,” with an emphasis on protests, from the health education periodical PHEnex. their behaviour and quickly noticed these says Crippen. move to boycott the Nazi Olympics and A leadership studies expert, Crippen two players demonstrated a different form the Black Power salutes of 1968, to the was casually watching a Vancouver Ca- of on-ice behaviour—a more civil, respect- SEE SEDINS P.3 African boycott of the Montreal Olympics and the contemporary protests over Russia’s odious anti-gay laws. RHODES SCHOLAR Passion for public health propels UVic student to Oxford BY VALERIE SHORE $100,000 and covers all travel, living and study his research interests started to gel at UVic. expenses at Oxford. “I fell into this passion for public health,” he says. British Columbia’s winner of the world’s “We’re extremely proud of Dylan and his “Once I started thinking about grad school, I looked oldest and most prestigious student schol- achievement,” says UVic President Jamie Cassels. around for the top people in the field who would be arship for 2014 is a 21-year-old biochemis- “He’s an outstanding student who has pushed him- the best mentors possible. That led me to Oxford.” try student from the University of Victoria. self in the classroom, the lab, the community and Collins will graduate from UVic in June 2014 Dylan Collins will head to Britain’s the workplace to get a well-rounded perspective with an honours BSc in biochemistry. But his famed University of Oxford next fall as and hands-on experience in his chosen field of bulging academic résumé spans much more than a Rhodes Scholar. The award—which study. His determination to make a difference in the pure sciences. supports outstanding all- the world is remarkable.” “I went into biochemistry because I was in- round students from Oxford is the oldest university in the English- terested in medicine and health,” he says. “But I around the world— speaking world. Collins will join over 20,000 students quickly realized that if I want to make big changes is worth more from more than 140 countries at the university, in terms of helping people, then I’d need to shift than which is renowned for its rigorous education and more toward the social determinants of health.” vibrant cultural and community life. Funded during his UVic studies by a Loran “I’m very excited,” says Collins, who hails Scholarship, he completed a series of internships from Tlell, a tiny village on the north- that exposed him to many different aspects of east coast of Haida Gwaii. But he health care. admits that attending Oxford wasn’t really on his radar until SEE RHODES P.7 Collins. PHOTO: UVIC PHOTO SERVICES. around Yes, actually—it is rocket science the ring Engineering students take first prize in international competition BY JULIE SLOAN University Centre caf For three mechanical engineering gets a makeover students with a passion for aerospace, The University Centre cafeteria what could be better than an inter- closed its doors on Dec. 13 to national Do-It-Yourself rocket-design facilitate a major renovation and competition? expansion. The eight-month Winning it, of course. project will see a shift from a In the summer of 2013, second- cafeteria-style model to a market- and third-year BEng students Michael style concept where food is freshly Pearson, Simon Moffatt and Harry Ev- prepared before the customer. The ans—the Stratodyn team—designed a 3D printable rocket engine and new facility, to be named Mystic won first place in an international Market, will set a new standard in competition open to anyone and campus dining, creating a unique, everyone, competing against novices, West Coast dining experience. The school-based teams and professional facility will introduce nine self- engineers alike. branded dining concepts to appeal The Silicon Valley non-profit Open to the diverse tastes of the campus Space University created the DIY community. Construction begins rocket competition to promote in- in January 2014, with completion novation and cost effectiveness in scheduled for fall 2014. During small payload delivery into space, and this time a Construction Café will explore the possibilities of 3D printing operate in the University Centre. for the space industry. Pearson stum- Hours and staffing levels will be bled across the competition online increased at all other campus and enticed fellow UVic AERO team members Moffatt and Evans to team food outlets. Visit uvic.ca/food for up with him. L–R: Evans, Moffatt and Pearson PHOTO: UVIC PHOTO SERVICES information on alternative Food “Space is only about 100 km Service locations, and updates on straight above us, so it’s close,” says online, and have it printed by New up with a really cool design, and there The students plan to use their construction progress. Please note Pearson. “But the problem is, once York City-based sponsor company were professional engineers compet- prize money to travel to Silicon that Counselling Services will be you get there, a rocket will just fall Shapeways.com. The company spe- ing as well,” said Moffatt. Valley to meet the group running relocating from University Centre straight back down to the ground if it’s cializes in metal 3D printing. The Out of 12 teams competing, the the competition and tour the NASA to the ground floor of the Carroll not propelled fast enough. We needed team completed the entire project UVic team took first prize, which facility. For these three students Residence building (near the to design a rocket engine that would online. included $5,000, an offer for a who love aerospace, it’s an op- entrance to the Cadboro Commons propel a rocket 28,000 km per hour at “One of the coolest things about free business-development con- portunity they wouldn’t dream of cafeteria) during construction. those altitudes to stay in orbit.” the competition was that it was open sultation, and a tour of the NASA passing up. It took four months for the team to anyone in the world. There was an research centre in Mountainview, Full story online: bit.ly/rocket-sci to put together the design, post it elementary school team that came California. Vol. 40 No. 1 RINGTHE The University of Victoria’s community newspaper Partnership recognized for reductions in bullying ring.uvic.ca As co-creator of the anti-bullying 14-year-old girl who was beaten and Cross and the RCMP’s National Youth ated the WITS programs leading to Printed using vegetable-based inks on program, WITS, (Walk Away, Ignore, drowned by her peers in 1997.