Science Seminar Profile: Tom Series — page 2 Brophy — page 4 SUDS HAS NEW Rock the Block: cold, Brandon University’s Student Newspaper: mostly running on autopilotHOURS! since 1910 — page 3 hardVolume cash 104, Issue — 6 page — October 5 8th, 2013 Alarming article from WFP does not reveal BU’s actual budget carryover funds if the large and moder- ALEX MURR A Y , ASSIST A NT EDITOR -IN-CHIEF ate increases in the next two years were “T for Bran- granted. Without this money, the Universi- don University is well beyond doom and ty will be forced to continue pushing their gloomhe -- budgetway beyond.” forecast These were Nick financial problems ahead, filling vacan- Martin’s depressing words that began his cies with sessional and/or term positions BU Jobsth Not Going Anywhererather than tenure-track appointments. article on September 30 in regards to the BU budgetary cuts for the next year. Mar- When Mr. Martin went on to say tin’s article sent many at Brandon Univer- “More than 40 of 334 full-time jobs, two- sity into a panic that is, right now, unneces- thirds of them teaching positions, are in sary. His article, “BU predicts big job cuts jeopardy, BU said in its forecast for 2014- without 12.6% grant hike,” is misleading. 15”, this is solely referring to the forecast The information on which Martin information BU submitted to COPSE. This based his article is similar to that which is not the information that BU is using to has been relayed to the University com- create their budget, nor is it actually ex- munity for the past couple years. This pected to occur. This information was year, the University was asked by COPSE clarified in the last Board of Governors (The Council On Post-Secondary Educa- meeting. The budget is no worse this year Photo credit thebanana/Flickr under Creative Commons licence CC BY 2.0. tion) to show what the effects would be than in previous years, although this may if there were 0% increases over the next the school actually anticipates is very which have compounded over the years. change depending on the government’s 3 years, and these were the numbers BU different from what his article reported. The increase avoids compromising BU’s next three years of funding. Approxi- submitted. Nick Martin then used those The 12.6% operating budget in- academic integrity by making significant mately 80% of the University’s budget figures, rather than the budget with the crease reflects what would be needed budget cuts. The University could func- is composed of salaries and benefits. § estimated increases, for his article. What to compensate for short-term measures tion without drawing from surplus or A look at Michael Decter’s history and his thoughts on BU I came back to Winnipeg and went into nadian Institute CA RISS A TA YLOR , SENIOR REPORTER the provincial government and worked for Health In- M became Brandon there for the first part of my career in a formation. I’ve University’sOur new Chancellor New on May 31st, numberChancellor: of positions. This culminated in kept my attach Michael- Decter 2013,ichael replacing decter the late Henry Champ for 1981 when I became Clerk of the Execu- ments to Mani- the remainder of Champ’s term. Michael tive Council and Secretary to the Cabinet. toba: I have is the brother of Derry Decter, a prominent I did that job for five years and then I want- family here in doctor in Brandon, and his sister-in-law is ed to try the private sector. Brandon, and Mayor Shari Decter Hirst. Michael Decter I went into the consulting world and so I was very was in Brandon for the Board of Gover- ended up being a partner at Peat Marwick honoured when nors meeting on Saturday, September and I moved with them to Montreal. Then I was asked to 28th. I was pleasantly surprised by how I went back into the public sector in On- become Chan- down-to-earth and personable he was as tario as Deputy Minister of Health. I did cellor. Brandon a recipient of the Order of Canada and that very interesting but challenging job University has and then went back to consulting. always had a as someone who rubs elbows with very TQ: So what is your connection to Bran- My hobby had been investing and I special place in my heart. I knew Stanley wealthy people on a regular basis. don University? started a firm in 1998 and have been do- Knowles very well and was pleased when MD: I’ve always admired Brandon Univer- ing that for the last 15 years in Toronto. I [former BU President] John Mallea asked The Quill: Can you tell me about your his- sity. I think it’s always punched above its have stayed very involved in health by serv- me to chair a campaign to raise money for tory, background, where you’re from? weight as a smaller place that has had a ing on a number of boards. I have chaired a Stanley Knowles endowment for a pro- Michael Decter: I grew up in Winnipeg. big impact. It has a pioneering spirit: no- the Health Council of Canada and the Ca- fessorship. I went away to Harvard University, then body — continued on page 6 Volume 104, Issue 6 — October 8th, 2013 — 1 Tuesday, October 8st Thursday, October 10rd Memory Strategies – How can I Memory Strategies – How can remember all of this? I remember all of this? 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