Co-op college on the way . By Mark Gerson The first step toward the creation of your courses during the summer with Concordia's eighth college was taken fewer than 25 students?" Trudel asked. on November 30 when the Arts and He suggested that smaller departments Science Faculty Council approved the could get together to operate a joint creation of the Institute for program. Cooperative Education. The need for relying on a strict Discussed but not voted on by alternation of work and study Senate at its December 14 meeting, the semesters was questioned by both newest Division IV "unit" will likely be sei-lators and Faculty Council members approved by Senate on January 25, and Provost Bob Wall replied in Senate and could begin admitting students that "we couldn't possibly put down into a pilot Chemistry department the implications for every department" project in September 1981. in the proposal. _ Concern was expressed at both He reminded senators that the Faculty Counci.l and Senate that college proposal calls for a feasibility , cooperative programs would be limited study to be co·nducted whenever a to larger departments. Journalism head cooperative progra'm is suggested. If Lindsay Crysler and Physics professor such a study conducted for a smaller Stanley Morris questioned the department found it possible, the minimum requirement of 20 to 25 program would probably be accepted. students for the setting UJ? of such a "But everyone we spoke to said that program. 25 was the minimum," he added. "This rules out smaller departments When asked the length of an un­ whose students might be well-suited to dergraduate cooperative program, a cooperative program," said Crysler. Trudel rerlied that it could take 1as According to chemistry assistant · long as three years, ·eight months, and chairman Gerry Trudel, the work­ "the student readily accepts it". The school-work rotation involves drop-out rate in oth~r cooperative operating on a trimester system. programs is -only five per cent, he said. "How can you justify carrying all Engineering assistant dean Charles. I Giguere wondered what thought had "Standing Pictures" by M orus Hummel is - one of the exhib{ts a-t the· f:oncordia been given to "complementarity with galleries starting Jan . 15 to Feb . 5. respect to the programs at the . Universite de Sherbrooke". "T.,here have been consultations with Sherbrooke," said Wall. "The feeling at Concordia car featured Sherbrooke was· that we .deal with different linguistic groups and c!ifferent at t·nternational, • Dislocations, a Concordia regions" produced film, is a big hit on Wall also said that according to Sherbrooke, the Montreal market was Auto Salon- the international academic not saturated, particularly as the By Michael Sotiron circuit. Page 7. University of Waterloo is now finding Project Car Recycle No. II is here! streamlined car looking as if it were • Meet the new academic it difficult to place unilingual student,s Students of the. tv,1echanical Engineering from the 21st Century. vice-rector, Robert S. in Montreal. Department of Concordia University The actual building of the car was "We are also talking about a gradual wet e so inspired by the success of carried out over the last three ye.ars by Daniels. Page 6. entry into cooperative education,• Project Car Recycle No. I at the 1975 students in the Mechanical Engineering • One of the world's starting with Chemistry," he said. Montreal International Auto Salon that Design I course. For the first time, leading experts on asbestos Commerce dean Pierre Simon they were determined to build a newer many· of these students were con­ will speak on cancer and suggested that the pilot project go ••✓.:1nd improved version of the original. fronted by actual problems o.f ahead under the auspices of Chemistry Recycle II is now ready to be shown at automotive design. asbestos. Page 7. and under a Chemistry budget. The the 1980 Montreal International .Auto To solve these proble~s, ·tli.ey had to • If someone suddenly has college should only be approved once Salon, Jan. 10. perform not only theoretical a heart attack, would you the Chemistry project is suc;cessful, he Under the supervision of Mechanical calculations and analysis, but also Engineering professor Clyde Kwok, the know what to do7 story stressed. provide practical solutions. See The structures must be in place first, students recycled (hence the name of The result of their work is a stun- page 3. even if only on paper, said Trudel, the car) a 1969 Volkswagen with over ning success. Recycle II has a host of adding that the chemistry project 100,000 miles on it into a gleaming innovative features, many of which are _ See Co-op page 2. See Recycle II page 4 . .. • ' FOR THE RECORD Arts & Science • approved a change in council's Council meeting time from 2:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to take effect September 1980. At its meeting on November 30, Senate 1979, Arts and Science Faculty D.B. Clark Council: At its regular meeting on December • passed graduate cu riculum changes 14, Senate December 8, in Applied Linguistics, Biological • approved graduate curriculum • Science, Chemistry, Communication 'changes in Arts and Science, Studies, Community Politics and the Engineering, Fine Arts and Commerce 1979 Law, Early Childhood Education, and Administration, subject to the History, Instructional Technology, recommendations of the Board of The university was saddened to learn He was the firs't student to finance Library Studies, Mathematics, Graduate Studies and to those at the of the passing· away of Douglass Burns his tuition at Sir Ge~rge Williams by Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, University Curriculum Coordinating Clarke on December 8. He was 72. acting as an instructor while studying Religion, Sociology and Th·eological, Committee. During a distinguished academic for his degree. Religious and Ethical Studies, • approved a revised set of Concordia career of 37 years, D.B. Clarke had an Five years later, he was in the • amended the graduate curriculum medals and prizes at the undergraduate impressive list of credits to his college's first graduating class in 1936- changes to Economics by reducing the level. achievements. Besides being an ex­ 37, one of the so-called "guinea pigs". credit value of the PhD thesis from 54 • approved a new procedure for tremely popular and effective teacher, One of the highlights of his long to 42 credits. elections to Senate Steering Committee. he was also registrar, vice-principal association with Sir George Williams • approved the creation of an In­ Senate next meets at 2 p.m. on January and acting principal of Sir George came in 1964 when as vice-principal he stitute for Cooperative Education. 25 , 1980. Williams University. was given the honour of presenting D .B. Clarke had a noteworthy list of bachelor of arts degrees to his daughter firsts to his career. He was a member Barbara and wife Dorothy. of the first class of Sir George Williams He is survived by his wife Dorothy, College and served as first president of daughter Barbara and a son Frederick Entries accepted for the Student Society. Douglass Hugh. Festival of , Creative Work in the Arts Entries into the 1980 Festival for George. Appointment of the Creative Work in the Arts will be Visual arts entries will only be accepted beginning Monday in all accepted from February 11 at the Provost Division IV, • categories but visual arts'. Works in Loyola Dean of Students Office or dance (choreography), film, music, room 215-1 of the new Visual Arts photography, play-writing, poetry, building at Dorchester and Crescent. Faculty of Arts & Science prose, sound and television should be The deadline for entries in all The search is restricted to candidates within the University. · brought to the Dean of Students Office categories is February 15. at Loyola (AD-135) or the Hall Winners will be announced at an The app0intment, effective 1 June 1980, is for a five-year term in the first Building Informatiq_n Desk at Sir "awards night" to be held March 18 in instance. the Loyola Campus Centre. A series of follow-up events at Sir George, in Applications or nominations, with bi~graphical information, should be sent which winning entries in certain by 8 February 1980, to the Chairman of the Advisory Search Committee, " Co-op categories will be performed or Dr. Russell Breen, Vice-Rector, Ac-ademic, Faculty of Arts & Science, BC continued from page 1. exhibited, have not been finalized. 324-A . The ten juries who will judge the would be administered by the 1979-80 entries are as follows: • department as long as it was the only • Dance: Frarn;:oise Su1livan, Eddy cooperative program. Toussaint anci Norma Wagner. International student emergency Academic vice-rector Jack Bordan • Film: John Kramer, Colin McCurdie was anxio us to see a document that and Rowland Pollack. fund needs money would list the "transitional structures" • Music: Sherman Friedland, Helene - A number ot tund-raising activities feel that the difficulties faced by in­ that would be used by Chemistry. Gagne and Douglas Walter. aimed at creating an international ternational students are not generally In response to a question from a • Photography: Denis Diniacopoulos, student emergency fund will be held on understood. student ,senator, Senate chairman John David Duchow and Sam Tata. ' both C:oncordia campuses during Proceeds from an "International Folk O'Brien admitted that "there would be • Play-writing: Per Bra; k, Alex January.• Festival" (January 17, 8 p.m. F.C. definite complications" concerning Newell and Norma Springford. According to CUSA coordinator Smith Auditorium, Loyola; January 18, international students enrolling in a • Poetry: Sharon Nelson, Ivan Merlyn Hernandez and Loyola's In­ 8 p.m.