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Winter production of A Midsummer Night's Dream page 9

Cinema throws a party to celebrate its new home It was party time in the big loca­

tion studio at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema last Thursday, as several hundred students , teachers and industry friends celebrated their new - but not permanent - home.

The former Cinema Depart­ment, renamed in gratitude to film equipment entrepreneur Mel Hop­pen he i m, moved into two and one-third floors of the Faubourg Tower because they desperately needed more space, and couldn't wait for the new visual arts build­ing promised sometime in the next decade.

As a result, Cinema will be the last to move into new facilities when they are built, and in the meantime, students and staff are delighted with their modest but

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functional new quarters. Cinema Professor John Locke,

who has done a close analysis of space needs for the Faculty of Fine Ans, pointed to some much-need­ed new features. For the first time, there is a sound teaching studio that is big enough to give classes in. The graduate students in Film Production now have separate rooms with editing facilities for each of the two years in the pro­gram, plus a little area to socialize in. Similarly, the new Master's in Film Studies has its own space.

Visitors to the opening were able to tour the "puppet anima­tion studio," a little room where figures are repeatedly pho­tographed to build up an animated film, and the other ani­mation facilities, which have

This architectural style may represent a wish to let bygones be bygones. (See page 10)

individual light tables for students to use when drawing their anima­tion cells. Editors were on hand to show how film is edited digitally, a quick alternative to cutting and re-assembling actual film stock.

Architects doing the renovations were able to identify walls that needed reinforcement against intrusive sound . However, there were limitations to what could be done in an existing office building, Locke pointed out. The big loca­tion studio where the reception was held has a 10-foot ceiling, but a real, industry-standard shooting studio would have a 20-foot ceil­ing and a full lighting grid.

Concordia has one of the busiest and best-known film schools in Canada, and turns out dozens of creative and technical filmmakers

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MEL HOPPENHEIM, C.HAIR OF THE FACULTY'S ADVISORY BOARD , AND

PROFESSOR PETER RIST, CHAIR OF THE MEL HOPPENHEIM SCHOOL OF CINEMA,

IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL'S NEW LOGO,

every year. ln preparation for a trip by several administrators to Los Angeles recently with Mel Hoppen­heim and Mayor Pierre Bourque, Cinema Chair Peter Rist put together a list of "100 Concordia filmmakers" that includes such

well-known grads as Steve Surjik, Christian Duguay, George Mihalka, Bachar Sh'bib, Arto Paragamian, Pascale Bussieres, Lynne Stop­kewich, Manon Briand, and Peter and David Wellington.

- Barbara Black

Students call on Spirit of Christmas The Spirit of Giving Campaign

finances our Student Emer­gency Food Fund.

Peter Cote, of Campus Ministry, reports that over the past two years, requests for help from stu­dents in financial crisis have grown to more than $25,000 a year.

"We see hundreds of students," Cote said. "For many, the support we are able to give means the dif­ference between a student failing or dropping out, and the peace of

mind needed to carry on and suc­ceed academically."

The need intensifies as winter draws on and the more fortunate among us look for a way to exer­cise some seasonal charity. Campus Ministry welcomes dona­tions from individuals and also encourages departments to raise funds for Concordia students.

"Some departments put on small-scale raffles, or pass the hat at their holiday parties, or take up

collections," Cote said. "All this goes to support students with the most elemental of needs. It is alarming to realize that many of our students find themselves at one point or another unable to feed themselves or their families."

Donations by cheque can be made out to Concordia University Student Emergency Food Fund, and mailed to Campus Ministry at Loyola, WF Annex. Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more.

Give food and more - here at work For 10 years now, Lise Tavares

(Information Services) has been the moving spirit behind a food drive that benefits several Montreal shelters for the indigent.

-"In the first year, we collected four boxes of non-perishables and toiletries for Benedict Labre House," Tavares recalled recently. "The second year, we fared a bit better, and again the beneficiary was Benedict Labre House.

"In our third or fourth year, Kathleen O'Connell asked if the Psychology Department in the PY annex at Loyola could join forces with us. Naturally, we said Yes, yes yes! From then on, we started col­lecting for Benedict Labre House, which is for men, and La Maison Chez Doris, which is for women. They depend solely on the gen­erosity of donors to survive.

"Until last year, all the donations

were stored in my tiny office until delivery day - ouffff - and deliv­eries were made courtesy of our police officer friends at Station 25.

... please see Food drive, page 5

This is the last CTR until January 13, 2000.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Poet Solway challenges both reader and student

BY T IM HORNYA K

In a 1997 regulation match of chess , international grand I)1as­

ter Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue, and that small portion of humanity following the game caught its breath. With an artificial intelli­gence capable of calculating 200 million moves per second, Deep Blue's banks of circuitry and silicon were more than a match for the best that homo sapiens flesh, blood and intuition could offer, a some-

what chilling realization of the decisiveness with which the HAL 9000 computer easily conquered astronaut David Bowman at the game in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Chess has come a long way since its predecessor, chaturanga, emerged in India during the sixth century. A Sanskrit word refer­ring to the four divisions of the Indian army - elephants , caval­ry, infantry and chariots -chaturanga later spread to East Asia and the Muslim world, which exported the game to Western Europe. Over the cen­turies, the rules of chess have changed, but it remains one of the most enduringly popular games in history.

Enter Chess Pieces, the latest offering of verse by Concordia's new writer-in-residence, poet and educator David Solway. Over 20 years in the making, the collection consists of 39 adept explorations of both the game's rich intellectual, strategic and poetic traditions, as well as its inherent symbolic dimensions . In "Deep Blue 's Downfall ," for instance, Solway feels a certain pity for what he sees as the humanizing effects of chess upon the supercomputer's cold, ruthless logic: "A gedanken madonna troubles/ his analysis.

The hum of/ circuitry's no proof against/ the arias of the phantom queen/ who reclines in the boudoirs/ of the motherboard or glides/ from chamber to bower powered/ by sexy multiprocessors."

For a volume of poetry, Chess Pieces has seen unusually brisk sales since it was launched by McGill-Queen's University Press earlier this year. Its success may be due in part to its often playful superimpositions of the intricacies of human nature upon the black­and -whi te dichotomy of the chessboard , or that its poems remain accessible to those with even the most rudimentary grasp of the game itself.

"Handling the Chess Pieces" illustrates six distinct species of killer according to how each cap­tures an enemy piece. ln "The Next Crusade," a disillusioned knight dreams of becoming a defector to the Saracens. The book's opening piece sees the game moving its players to Greece, where Solway has lived, taught and found inspi­ration: " . . . the sun-numbed terrace/ and the gleaming board/ the white porcelain cups/ on the marble­topped table/ and here beside us as we tum to look/ the coral mirror of the sea/ nicked by only the tini­est of flaws ."

"Chess is precious , exquisite

and physical, and it requires con­centration, like poetry ," Solway said. "At the same time, chess is ancient. It's been with us forever. Chess is a wonderful metaphor, because the book is not about chess at all. It's something we all know about, even if we don't play. It provided me with a lens through which I could focus on everyday life. The book really deals with relationships. It's about loving in a dark, hesperian and inhospitable world."

Over a career spanning more than 20 years, Solway has pub­lished 14 volumes of poetry , appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies , and, as a lecturer in English literature at John Abbott College, has authored sev­era l books on criticism and education, such as the controver­sial 1997 Lying About the Wolf -From Lyceum to Sheepfold: Essays in Education.

In it, he partly blames the cur­rent didactic fad of "loser-friendly pedagogy" for the astonishing ignorance of contemporary juve­niles. In his current poetry classes at Concordia, however, Solway uses a variety of teaching tech­niques when ana lyzing his students' nascent writing talents.

"It's been a poetic experience, one of many fine words and

phrases , with insight into the nature of poetic form and prosody ," said Solway pupil Josh Auerbach, a graduate student studying creative writing. "David is able to take things out of the classroom into the classroom, and vice versa. We don't really have a container for art as an encapsulat­ed experience, and all of life is sort of brought into our classes. It's really great."

"Solway knows exactly what he's talking about, he really does ," agreed Stephanie Halley, another creative writing grad student. "One class was about comparing how one grades scotch to how one grades a poem. Both are very sub­jective, but you can grade them."

"The writer's life is not utopia or a playground, it's a life of diffi­culty, suffering, challenges and, in many cases, abject poverty," Sol­way said. "Students should know what it entails. l see the cl*ss in part as providing them with an initiation. The paradox of this position is that one must at the same time both deter and encour­age. Honesty requires that you alert them to the difficulties of the craft - both the social and eco­nomic difficulties on one hand, but also the aesthetic and prosodic difficulties as well. Being a poet is a serious job. It's not a hobby."

Exploring close-knit family bonds in Charlevoix BY 5YLVAIN·]ACQUES DESJARDINS

A nthropology Professor Chantal Collard initially investigated

marriage patterns, the circulation of orphans, and adoption in Quebec's Charlevoix region as part of two research projects she conducted in the mid-l 980s. She soon realized she had collected so much informa­tion that she could easily write a book on the subject of kinship.

Nearly 15 years later , she did just that, writing Une Famille, Un Village, Une Nation: La parente dans Charlevoix 1900-1960 (Bon~al 1999, 194 pages), which was launched this fall.

"After looking over my research again," she said during an inter­view in her downtown Library Building office, "I realized that writing a book would be a good way to return my data to the peo­ple of Charlevoix." Writing Une Famille also fuelled Collard's desire to produce a second book that was part of her original studies, this time on Quebec adoptions.

Collard moved from her native France to Quebec in 1973 , and was eager to investigate the

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Charlevoix region as a way of dis­covering the history of her new home. "It was important for me as an anthropologist to learn more about the roots of the country I had moved to ."

Charlevoix was an extremely pleasant place to research, too . About 100 km northeast of Que­bec City, the sleepy countryside offers breathtaking views of moun­tains and the St. Lawrence River.

The region also provided Col­lard with a good sample of the family and population patterns typical in Quebec's outlying terri­tories . Since its colonization in 1675, Charlevoix has largely been populated by a homogeneous group of white French-Canadians. This is largely due to the area's isolation from the rest of the province, which wasn't accessible by road until 1824 or by train until 1914.

In Une Famille, Collard describes Charlevoix before 1960 as a place where large families were the rule, couples having an average of 7.4 children in the 1930s. But unlike larger regions like Montreal and Quebec City, where big broods

were also the norm until the Quiet Revolution, Collard writes that the Charlevoix population had difficul­ty meeting its growth potential because a shortage of land led to emigration and no new immigra­tion . Also , between 1900 and 1960, the Catholic Church domi­nated the province, and _ the number of religious vocations was at its highest.

In her book, Collard looks at all forms of kinship: spiritual, carnal (through blood and marriage), adoptive , and the kinship of orphans. In her chapter on mar­riage , she describes a common pattern, that of the marriage between two brothers of one family and two sisters of another. It wasn't uncommon for two sisters married to two brothers to share a home with their own families, or to live close by, both to share the eco­nomic burden and for company.

These close kinship bonds "pro-. vided the Charlevoix people with a

strong regional and national identi­ty," she said. Even today, despite its booming summer tourist sea­son, Charlevoix remains a strongly homogeneous society with an

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almost entirely white francophone population. "There are virtually no visible minorities or ethnic groups living there," Collard said.

But things are changing. While the birth rate has declined to about two to three children per couple

In brief Memorial service A memorial service will be held Monday, December 6, for Raphael lmer, the Fine Arts student who was killed in a traffic accident last winter. His mother and brother are com­ing from Switzerland to attend.

The service will be in the Loyola Chapel, beginning at 1 :30 p.m. A reception will fol­low the service.

QSPELL first Congratulations to Elyse Gasco (BA Creative Writing 88), who won an unprecedented two firsts at the QSPELL Awards on Monday night for her collec­tion of short stories, Can You Wave Bye-Bye, Baby?

She was given both the Hugh Maclennan Award for

over the last four decades, Collard said that the next generation will not be able to rely on dozens of cousins and siblings to form their social networks, nor can the next generation count on fecundity to repopulate the region.

Fiction and the McAuslan First Book Award for her ironic, bit­tersweet stories on the theme of motherhood and adoption . The book was favourably men­tioned in the New York Times Review of Books and shortl ist­ed for a Governor-General's Award.

Dance Open House Contemporary Dance students will put their best feet forward at the Dance Open House, to be held next weekend . Perfor­mances are December 10 and 11 at 8 p.m., and December 12 at 2:30 p.m., in Studio 303 of the Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Cather­ine W. near Bleury St. For more information, call 848-4740, dance@concordia.ca, or http:// dance.concordia.ca

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A new life at Concordia 8Y NADINE ISHAK

Post-graduate studies can do many things for a student; for

Roksana Nazneen, a published author in her native Bangladesh, they've acted as therapy.

The 36-year-old was having a hard time adjusting to married life before she and her husband moved to Montreal in 1988. "It was a real­ity check for me to find out what kind of world women in Bangladesh were living in."

Although Nazneen was born in Ban gladesh , she says she was unaware of what was in store for her because of her unconventional upbringing. "Both my parents were very educated, and had very west­ernized ideas of life," she said. "They tried to raise us with those kinds of values."

They taught their five children

to b e independent. Nazneen learned how to drive, play tennis, and shoot at a young age . Her parents were also selective about the children they mixed with, so she believed that the values she had been brought up with were the norm.

Nazneen says that when she got married, the whole fantasy just col­lapsed. "I became somebody's wife in a big household with about 20 family members," she said . "I felt like I lost part of my identity."

Nazneen had a university degree in sociology and had just published her first novel, a sus­pense story for teenagers. When her husband found work in Cana­da , Nazneen saw an opportunity to be free.

'Finally there was nobody to tell me what to do, what to eat, what to wear. I had total freedom. I felt

like I was on top of the world." Adapting to life in Montreal was "a pic­nic." They may not have had more than a couple of changes of clothes, but she and her husband were .happy.

Her husband had found some Bangladeshi families in the city and they became a support system for the newcom­ers . Even the harsh winters were bearable. "I h ad had my share of summer!"

She enrolled in Concordia's Sociology program, and worked at odd jobs while pursuing her MA. She graduated in 1993, and began her doctoral studies the fol­lowing year. Early next

year, she will defend her thesis , which is centred on a subject close to home: the adap tation of Bangladeshi families in Montreal.

In 1996, Nazneen joined the Sociology Department's part-time teaching staff. She teaches Intro­duction to Society and Race and Ethnic Relations, weaving her own e~perience into her teaching. She says her students love it, and often tell her how ideal a candidate she is to teach the course.

In the meantime, she has contin­ued writing paperbacks for her publisher back in Bangladesh. They have published 11 of h er novels so far, and the demand is nonstop . Nazneen has decided to use her gift of writing for a special project. Her first English-language book will be based on her own life, but it will be fiction.

"I don't think I have enough lib­erty to speak my mind yet. Maybe later in life, but I'm not totally secure [right now] ."

Nazneen says the focus of her book is to distinguish cultural pat­terns from religious patterns, which often get confused. "Nowa­days there is a trend that [women are] more Muslim than Bangladeshi ," she says. "I am a Muslim woman. I am proud of that. But I also have a very strong Bangladeshi tradition. I would say I am a Bangladeshi Muslim woman. At the same time, I am Canadian. I don't see any contradiction there."

Nazneen is aware of the mutu­ally beneficial relationship between her studies, teaching and writing, and her life experience.

"Our culture teaches you not to speak your mind. I'm a big excep­tion, and I find it really hard. But if I can help someone, that's really powerful."

Art history on the Web Students in the Faculty of Fine

Arts have produced three more Internet sites on Canadian art on contract for Industry Canada.

Canadian Sculpture: Coming of Age, at http://collections .ic.gc.ca /sculpture, and Canadian Sculpture from the Hayward and Brault Collec­tions, at http://collections.ic . gc.ca/brault , are the latest of five projects carried out under contract with Canada's Digital Collections, formerly SchoolNet Digital Collections.

Graduate and undergraduate students from Design Art, Digital Image and Sound, Studio Arts, Art Education, Art History and Trans­lation worked together to design and develop the sites, based on information and slides in the Slide

Library Research Collections. Each Web site was created by a different team, and each provided a different experience and resulted in a differ­ent product.

The first Fine Arts Slide Library Web site was abou t Montreal teacher and artist Anne Savage, and we told you about it in CTR in October 1998. The second, Art Guido Ninc heri/ l'Art de Guido Nincheri, was published online this summer. The URL is http://collec­tions.ic.gc.ca/nincheri.

Nincheri (1885-1973) was one of Canada's most important stained glass masters and church decorators. He opened his glass studio in 1921 on Pie-IX Blvd. in space lent to him by his patrons, Marius and Oscar Dufresne. The studio still exists in

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the district of Hochelaga-Maison­neuve . Nincheri was also responsible for introducing and promoting the technique of buon fresco painting in North America.

Chateau Dufresne, built by the Dufresne brothers in the 1920s and decorated by Nincheri, is the present home of the Atelier d 'histoire Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, whose director, Paul Labonne, collaborated on the bilingual Web site project. Labonne has made himself an authority on the subject of Guido Nincheri's life and works.

. For more information, please call Linda Bien, Slide librarian in Charge of Research Collections, at 848-4690, or contact her at Linbien@vax2. concordia.ca

- Barbara Black

DECEMBER 2 , 1999

inthenews Concordia faculty, staff and alumnil.e pop up in the media more often than you might think!

Norman Ravvin, holder of the Chair in Jewish Studies, was the author of an essay in Books in Canada. Called "Unfinished Still Life: Canadians Write the Holocaust," it discussed the lit­erary perspectives of A.M. Klein, Mordecai Richler, Leonard Cohen, Anne Michaels and others. Ravvin is also an editor of the publication.

Vair published an article about technology courses at Quebec universities, and quoted lain Cook (Communication Studies) on the range 6f theoretical and practical courses in his department.

Voir published advice for readers who are interested in transla­tion courses. Marthe Catry-Verron (Translation Co-op) said that to be admitted to the demanding BA in Translation program, candidates should have a firm command of English, with a rich vocabulary and a good grasp of idiom.

Isabelle Van Grimde has received a lot of favourable press for her show, playing until December 8. The Belgian-born choreog­rapher and director of the Van Grimde Corps Secret, teaches a course in the creative process in the Contemporary Dance Department.

Max Barlow (Geography) gave his views on Mayor Bourque's one-island-one-city project on CBC Radio's Homerun.

Pierre Ouellette (Politi~al Science) was on Homerun, talking about the Mont-Tremblant conference on federalism, which brought about a war of words between Quebec and federal speakers.

Paul Wells, reviewing jazz CDs for the National Post last week, gave a rave to Jazz: 100 Years of Duke Ellington, performed by the European Broadcasting Union Jazz Orchestra 0ustin Time )TR 8176-2) . The recording is of centenary concerts given in Montreal and Quebec City under the direction of Concordia Music Professor Andrew Homzy, whom Wells describes as "Canada's foremost Ellingtonian." If you buy one. Ellington trib­ute, Wells says, "this should probably be it . . . At no point do Homzy and his charges let academic frostiness obscure Elling­ton's entertainment value."

Sydney Miller (Psychology) has become the host of a show on CJAD on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. It should be a good way to prepare for the week ahead - it's called Relax: Stress-Free Radio. Miller soothes frazzled callers with expert advice.

Harold Chorney (Po litical Science) was on CBC's Newswatch, giving his analysis of the government's attempts to stem the brain drain.

Lorne Switzer (Finance) was on CBC's Radio Noon, talking about an effort at Kahnawake to set up an "off-shore" bank on the reserve. He said that they could come in under 1989 legis­lation that allows foreign banks in Montreal, although they would face stiff competition from the 75 existing ones, and they would not have the deposit security offered by the Bank of Canada or the U.S . Federal Reserve Board. A study by Switzer and graduate student Suzie Michaud on the Dogs of the TSE-35 (their Canadian version of the Dogs of the Dow method of portfolio investing) was given a full -column treat­ment by The Gazette's market analyst, Don Macdonald.

Marc Gervais, S.J. (Communication Studies) gave his views on Radio-Canada on two recent movies with a religious theme, Dogma and The Messenger.

Reeta Tremblay (Political Science) had some doubts about the clarity of the question asked in a recent referendum in Aus­tralia which, if it had succeeded, would have made that country a republic. She was on Daybreak.

Michel Despland (Religion) took part in a panel discussion on the Tele-Quebec program Chasseur d'ldees on the subject of crime and punishment.

Dominique Legros (Sociology and Anthropology) was quoted in an interesting piece by alumnus Philip Fine in the National Post. The subject was the traditional government of aboriginal people, and whether it was truly the earliest democracy or dominated by spiritual concepts.

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Lillian Vineberg named Chair of the Board

Lillian Vineberg was confirmed as Chair of Concordia's Board of Governors at its meeting on November 17. Her term lasts until June 30, 2000. She has been Acting Chair since the death of Reginald K. Groome on September 20.

An artist and longtime community volunteer, Mrs. Vineberg joined the Board in 1994, and was elected Vice­Ch air in 1997. She chaired the Advisory Task Force on the Revitalization of the Loyola Campus. She is also an active member of the External Advisory ~oard of the Faculty of Fine Arts.

She was a 1983 graduate of Fine Arts, with distinction. A painter and printmaker, she has exhibited across Canada, the U.S. and Japan, and her

work is represented in many corporate collections. She has served as a councillor for the Town of Hampstead for the past 22

years, and is currently responsible for finance. Rector Frederick Lowy said, "We are entering a particularly exciting period

of development for Concordia, and we are fortunate to have a person of Mrs. Vineberg's stature to lead us. She is the first woman to hold the position at Concordia, and, I believe, the first woman to chair a university board in Quebec."

Anvari foresees 01ore growth in CoIIlIIlerce

Dean Mohsen Anvari gave a presentation to a specia l

meeting of Commerce and Admin­ist ration Faculty Council last Friday in which he described five years of growth and consolidation, and laid out ambitious plans for the future .

Anvari is the only candidate for the next decanal term (2000-2005) on the short list recommended by the advisory search committee.

Speaking in the DeSeve Cinema to about 50 people, he recalled the severe budget cuts and dipping enrolment figures that prevailed when he took office in February 1995. Since then, the Faculty has overhauled curriculum, raised entrance standards, intensified marketing and recruitment efforts, achieved AACSB accreditation, and enriched relations with friends out­side the university.

However, great challenges remain . "Other business schools have not been idle," he warned his colleagues. The University of Athabaska, an Alberta institution that is a Canadian pioneer in dis­tance education , has 1,000 students enrolled in its MBA pro­gram. The University of Western Ontario's budget has jumped in four years from $12 million to $48 million. The Montreal business school HEC has a new building

with 60,000 square metres of space to our 3,500 metres.

Anvari enumerated his goals for the next five years. A priority is to increase space and improve resources with a new building, probably on the southwest comer of Guy St. and de Maisonneuve Blvd. , a vacant lot owned by the university. He also wants to increase the Faculty's budget by about 15 per cent annually over five years, to a level of $20 million.

Hiring and retaining faculty members is a major problem in a highly competitive environment beset by tight budgets, and Anvari expects that a series of academic chairs and distinguished professor­ships, now in preparation, will be of major benefit. "We have been very shy about research, too mod­est," he added.

Staff, who have seen their num­bers decline as their workload increased, would get more incen­tives, more educational opportunities, and more consulta­tion , he promised. He responded favourably to a staff member who rose during the question period to point out that none of the Faculty's decision-making bodies have any staff representation, and informa­tion is slow to filter down to the ranks.

- Barbara Black

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Centraide helps 250 local food banks, childf;,,'s programs and community groups. They need our help.

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Call DianeLachapeUe: at 848-7743 or dianel@v .concordia.ca, and make sure she has your full office or home address.

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BoG discusses service contracts, student strike Meeting continued despite CSU disruption

BY LAURIE ZACK

A t it s November 17 dinner meeting at the Loyola Faculty

Club , the Board of Governors honoured Donald McNaughton for his long service, going back to 1974. He was named Governor Emeritus when he retired in June. Fellow Governors Emeritus Mil­dred Lande, Andre Gervais, Henry Habib , Claude Taylor and John Economides were present.

The Board also elected well­known broadcaster, commentator and executive director of the Italian Chamber of Commerce Marianna Simeone to the Board. Her term will run untiljune 30, 2002.

In his report, Rector Frederick Lowy referred to the "unfortunate incident" involving the arrest of two Concordia Student Union (CSU) representatives during the Novem­ber 4 student protest against education cutbacks, and deplored the fact that the arrests occurred in the Henry F. Hall Building.

Speaking of the annual Maclean's ranking, Lowy under­scored the dubious criteria still used by the magazine, although Concordia was the only Quebec university to rise in the rankings. Lowy also reported on his visit to Hong Kong to attend the founding of the Hong Kong Concordia Foundation: (See page 5)

Graduate Student Association (GSA) representative Martin Kapustianyk, pointing out that funding for graduate scholarships during the capital campaign fell far short of expectations, made an appeal for help . The Board will take up the issue.

A motion to support the Concordia Women's Centre with a 27-cent-per-credit fee, which had been ratified by a CSU referen­dum, was passed by the Board.

There was a lengthy discussion

about the Marriott contract, prompted by questions from Rob Green and Fine Arts representa­tive Sabrina Stea concerning the budget item on the audit report. The contract runs out in a year and a half. Vice-Rector Services Charles Emond explained that the food service budgeting is com­plex. Marriott expects to make a fair profit and needs exclusivity clauses to achieve this. Marriott did not make a profit this year because of increased competition, reduced sales and new taxes.

Part of Marriott's expenses are commissions paid to the universi­ty to cove r the cos ts of their operations to the university, the most significant being charges for the space they occupy that could be used for other university pur­poses. This contrasts with the student-run JavaU, for which the CSU is charged much less rent.

Emond added that there is cer­tainly room for discussion concerning student club requests to allow bake sales and other fund-raising activities involving the sale of food . Other concerns of some student groups regarding exclusivity and pricing were duly noted. It was suggested that the expertise of the real estate com­mittee of the Board be enlisted when the bid for food services at the university is put up for tender.

Another long discussion ensued over a motion of support for the student strike already passed by Senate. Vice-Chair John Parisella, although supporting the spirit of the motion, urged student repre­sentatives to be more realistic in their demands for the return of over $1.9 billion cut from Quebec universities over the past five years . He encouraged them to mobilize to unblock some of the $3 billion in federal Millennium Scholarship money that is tied up

Anne Marie Galler 1931 - 1999

Her many friends at Concordia and in library associations every­where were saddened by the death on November 26 of Professor Anne Galler, for 25 years a mainstay of our Library Studies pro· gram. Anne joined Concordia in 1974, working with Melba Wilson, one of the founders of the program. Several years ago, Library Studies became part of the Education Department, and Anne was named Acting Chair in June, a post she had to relinquish in September because of her illness. "As a colleague," said Associate Professor Joanne Locke, " she was an idea person, very dynamic, and a great library support· er. She was a networker before the term was coined , and belonged to many national and international organizations." Our sincere sympathies are extended to her husband Mark, their two children and the rest of the family.

in federal-provincial wrangling. The motion was approved.

Sr. Eileen Mcilwaine raised the issue of the uncollegial nature of some of the interventions of CSU Preside_nt Rob Green and the lack of deco rum during the meeting. Four students wearing gas masks and bandannas and carry ing garbage bags and brooms entered the meeting, room and remained for most of the meeting. At times, the "BOG squad" circulated around the room taking photos and inter­vened with cheering and booing at several points during the discus­sion. Several of the other Board members, as well as some student representatives , also expressed their dismay at the tone of some of the interventions.

Several faculty members asked whether one had to be a student taking courses at the university to sit on the Board. The criteria for stud ent representation on the Board will be looked into.

Provost Jack Lightstone ended the meeting by expressing, on behalf of the Concordia communi­ty, his appreciation for the work of the Board members from the community at large, the need for continued support and ongoing partnerships with the corporate community, and Concordia 's commitment to academic inde­pendence and freedom.

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Appointments Helene Cossette is Protocol Officer Helene Cossette is now working in the Rector's Cabinet as Assistant to the Rector, University Protocol and Special Events. She has many friends at Concordia, having worked in Advancement as Special Events Co­ordinator from 1988-89 as well as Advancement Officer from 1989 to 1994. Subsequently, she went to work for Desjardins-Laurentian Financial Corporation and Desjardins Securities with the late Humberto Santos, where she worked first as the Assistant to the President, then as Communications

Advisor, and most recently, as Director, Communications and Assistant Corporate Secretary.

In her new post, she wi ll manage the planning, organization and implementation of university-wide special events and protocol for ceremonial activities. She will be a university representative for special guests visiting Concordia, and provide expertise on protocol and special events to members of the university community. She will also co-ordinate the development of a master schedule of special events and visits relevant to members of the Rector's Cabinet.

Arts and Science appoints recruitment officer Josee Labrosse has been hired to the new position of Student Recruitment Officer in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Labrosse graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1996 with an Honours degree in Political Science and a concentration in Italian. She served as a recruitment, promotions and communications officer at the University of Ottawa, and as a student recruitment officer at the Universite de Montreal, where she provided research for and developed a plan to recruit Franco­Ontarian students.

Labrosse has travelled extensively throughout Canada as a recruitment officer. She is trilingual, fluent in English, French and Italian.

Hong Kong Foundation launched

Willia"'! Yip (BA SGW 67/ LL D 98) speaks at the official launch of the Concordia Hong Kong Foundation. Rector Fred Lowy was on hand for the banquet, held November 8 at the Hong Kong Club, as were Andre Desmarais {BComm 78), head of Power Corporation and a patron of the Foundation, and Peter Kruyt (BComm 78), vice-president of Power Corporation and this year's Chair of Concordia's Annual Giving campaign. The first renewable scholarship given by the foundation was presented at last month's undergraduate awards ceremony to Chau Kim Ping, a Computer Science student from Hong Kong, whose first exposure to Concordia was as an English-language student at the Language Institute, run by the Centre for Continuing Education.

Concordians do well in UFE Once again, Concordia stu­

dents writing the uniform final exam, or UFE, for the Canadi­an Institute of Chartered Accountants have done well.

Till-Ame Hahn ranked second among Canadian students writing the exam, and Peter Campbell placed 10th. Etienne Tardif placed eighth in Quebec. Concordia's pass

rate among first-time writers was 76.5 per cent.

Quebec universities did marked­ly better this year than ever before. In the past, Concordia has always done extremely well, but the fran­cophone universities tended to do poorly because they lacked dedi­cated courses like ours in the Diploma in Accountancy program.

Now they appear to have caught up, thanks to a course developed by the Ordre des comptables au Quebec in consultation with the

. universities. This yellr, 80 per cent of first-time writers in Quebec passed the UFE, a rate 7 per cent higher than the Canadian average. Last year, only 52 per cent of the Quebec students passed.

Request for input on searches In June 1999, the Board of Gov­

ernors established a task force to review the Rules and Proce­dures for Advisory Search Committees. At this time, the task force is seeking input from the community about the process for appointments to a second term; its question is outlined in a short

document posted on the Web, http://www.concordia.ca/polplan/r ulproc.html. To request a copy, please contact the Office of the Board of Governors and Senate, at 848-4814.

Submissions may be sent to Amely Jurgenliemk by e-mail, fax or mail. Brevity would be greatly

appreciated. The deadline for receipt of submissions is Friday, 10 December 1999. Please note that anonymous submissions will not be fo rwarded to the task force.

- Task force to review the 1994 Rules and Procedures for Advisory Search Committees

Meillorial service held for Grooille

Amoving tribute to longtime volunteer administrator Regi­

nald K. Groome was held in the Loyola Chapel on November 17 before the dinner meeting of the Board of Governors.

Mr. Groome died on September 20 in his seventh year as Chair of the Board. He had been on the Board as a representative of the community at large since 1980.

Concordia chaplains Peter Cote

and the Rev. Elisabeth Hummel officiated at the service. There were readings by Amely Jurgenliemk, Secretary of the Board and Senate, Colin Dennis, president of the Graduate Students Association, and chancellor Eric Molson.

The speakers were the Rector, Reginald Groome, Jr., former stu­dent union president Jonathan Carruthers, and several of his col­leagues on the Board, past and

present: Claude Taylor , Lillian Vineberg, Henry Habib and Don­ald McNaughton.

The music was especially moving. It was provided by the Concordia University Chamber Choir, under the direction of Mary Jane Puiu and accompanied by organist Lenore Alford. Baroque flutist Professor Lise­lyn Adams and harpsichordist and Fine Arts Dean Christopher Jackson opened and closed the service.

Big open house planned for January

Concordia will throw its doors open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

Friday, January 21 , and Saturday, January 22, as part of the universi­ty's 25th anniversary celebrations.

Exhibits and demonstrations will be mounted on both campuses, and students and counsellors from Montreal-area high schools and CEGEPs will be invited to see what we're all about.

The slogan, "Proud of our past, excited about our future, " will be everywhere, as visitors explore the

many ways they can enrich their lives with a Concordia education.

Alumni, faculty and staff who helped shape Concordia over those 25 years will have a special role to play, and our neighbours at both campuses will be invited, too. Tell your friends and neighbours that this is their opportunity to see Concordia in action.

So far, 35 units have signed up to participate, 15 academic and 17 support services , and more are coming on board. If you 've

always wanted to promote your department , now is your chance. You can mount an exhibit, a demonstration , a tour , a perfor­mance - and if you're looking for a better idea, the committee has plenty. Contact Carl Kouri at c kou ri @ale or. concord ia . ca or phone him at 848-4957.

The open house committee is chaired by Sandra Spina, Director of Marketing Communications , and includes representatives from across the university.

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"Last year , Pat Pietromonaco, Manager of Distribution Services, asked if his department could join our efforts . They provided much-needed storage space, picked up all the donations from Loyola, helped me sort, divide and box all the food, and then his team of good guys handled the delivery of the 24 boxes of non-perishables we collected

between the two campuses . "Transportation Services has

offered to pick up donations from offices around the campus. And again this year, we will also accept money and cheques for Campus Ministry to stock the students' food bank."

Donations should be of non­perishable food and of much-needed toiletries, including toilet paper, toothpaste and tooth­brushes, and soap for laundry and

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dishes. The deadline is Thursday, December 16.

Drop-off points are Information Services, in the lobby of the Henry F. Hall Building, and the Psychol­ogy Department, on the Loyola Campus. Donations can also be dropped off at Room 215, Bishop Court, until December 15.

Tavares concluded, "The con­tinued success of this drive is all due to the generosity of our won­derful Concordia community."

DECEMBER 2, 1999

RON GARBACZ (DISTRIBUTION SERVICES), STANDING IN FOR MANAGER PAT

PIETROMONACO, LISE TAVARES (INFORMATION SERVICES) AND KATHLEEN

O'CONNELL (PSYCHOLOGY), WHO CO-ORDINATES THE FOOD DRIVE AT LOYOLA.

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.AwaAf& f!F0~. Faculty of Commerce and Administration

The 12th annual Awards of Distinction luncheon was held on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. As always, it was well attended, and provided an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of several distin­guished business people.

Sylvia Vogel CEO, Candenn Pharma

Sylvia Vogel is at the helm of the largest independently owned Canadian pharma­ceutical company specializing in skin care products. Canderm Pharma features the brands NeoStrata and Bain de Soleil, and produces prescription and over-the ­counter dermatological products. Now 25 years old , it has been called one of Cana­da's faster growing companies by Profit magazine.

Mrs. Vogel developed a formula using AHA, now recognized for its rejuvenating effect on the skin. She received two awards from the Faculty of Management of the University of Toronto, the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Turnaround Category, in 1994, and the Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1997.

Serge Savard Director, Thibault, Messier, Savard

et Associes

Serge Savard is best known as a captain and star defenceman for the Canadiens hock- · ey team, but after he retired from professional sports, he embarked on a business career, first as manager of the team.

Mr. Savard has also been active in real estate as the owner of apartment complexes on the South Shore and the Island of Montre­al. He is co-owner of the Chateau Champlain, and also the co-publisher and president of the South Shore weekly L'Image de la Rive-Sud.

A tireless volunteer, he is involved with Kiwanis St-Laurent , the Canadian Cancer Society, the Fondation Maurice-Richard, the Fondation de l'Hopital Charles Lemoyne, and the Fond de recherche de l'lnstitut de cardi­ologie de Montreal.

Brian Steck Vice-Chair, Bank of Montreal

Brian Steck is one of Canada's most successful investment dealers . A graduate of the Faculty (BComm 1968) , he was awarded the Frosst Medal. He is now chief executive officer of Nesbitt Burns lnc., and a vice-chair of the Bank of Montreal.

Since his appointment as CEO in 1986, Nesbitt Burns has grown in importance , merging with Burns, Fry under his guid­ance, and becoming Canada 's larges t investment dealers' firm

Mr. Steck is an active member of Concordia's Alumni Association chapter in Toronto, and is well known for his partici­pation in many other community activities, principally his chairmanship of the North York General Hospital.

Commerce holds open house A room with a view

ELSIE ABRAHAMS, A STUDENT IN THE GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADMINISTRA­

TION, WAS ONE OF THOSE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO VI SITING CEGEP

STU DENTS AT THE COMMERCE O PE N House ON NOVEMB ER 18 AND 19.

Norman Wale Vice-President, Corporate Research and

Development, Canadian Pacific

Norman Wale has just retired from Cana­dian Pacific, where for more than 20 years, he was directly involved in all major opera­tional, capital and financial issues facing the company and its subsidiaries.

In particular, he helped plan and execute the dramatic restructuring of Canadian Pacific that began in the mid-1980s, initiat­ing an investor relations program which independent surveys have consistently rated among the best.

Recognizing the need for a more rigorous approach to the formulation of views on matters of public policy, he also started a program designed to anticipate issues and initiate debate, while maintaining the high­est standards of credibility with government.

ABO UT 500 PEOPLE TU RNED OUT FOR THE FACU LTY'S FIRST OPEN HOUS E. ( EGEP

STUDENTS FROM THE MONTREAL AREA W ERE INVITED, AND A SPECIAL RED CARPET

WAS ROLLED OUT FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELLORS FROM THE NORTHEASTERN U .S., A

PROMISING SOURCE OF FUTURE CONCORDIA STUDENTS.

HELD IN THE ATRIUM OF THE J.W. McCONNELL BUILDING, THE EVENT FEATURED

BOOTHS FOR EACH OF THE FACULTY' S FOUR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, PLUS A

WEALTH OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS. SOME OTHER

UNITS OF THE UNIVERSITY ALSO TOOK PART.

THE LILIANE AND DAVID M. STEWART ORIENTATION ROOM WAS OFF ICIALLY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 17, AND MRS.

STEWART (ABOVE) WAS ON HAND TO CUT TH E CEREMONIAL RIBBON AND EXPRESS HER BEST WISHES. THE LARG E ROOM ON

THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE DOWNTOWN WEBSTER LIBRARY IS EQUIPPED W ITH 24 COMPUTER TERMINALS. THE FACILITY

- HAS LONG BEEN NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE LIBRARY' S AMBITIOUS PROGRAM OF ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS AND

TRAINING SESSIONS.

STUDENTS WERE TREATED TO TALKS ON WHAT A NEW STUDENT MIGHT EXPECT AT

UNIVERSITY, JOB PROSPECTS, AND THE CO-OP WORK/STUDY PROGRAM.

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AS DIRECTOR WILLIAM CURRAN SAID AT THE LAUNCH, THE GENEROUS PLEDGE OF $400,000 BY THE MACDONALD

STEWART FOUNDATION TO THE LIBRARIES SERVES TO EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT LIBRARY STAFF NOW TEACH USERS HOW

TO TAP INTO THE VAST RESERVOIR OF THE WORLD' S INFORMATION - SKILLS THEY CAN USE NOT JUST ONCE, BUT FOR THE

REST OF THEIR LIVES.

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Fall Convocatio Fall convocation was held November 18 in an unaccustomed venue, the Palais des Congres, but the ambience was, as always, one of quiet pride, as graduates accepted their laurels in the presence of their families , friends and many members of the facu lty and staff. Honorary doctorates were awarded to the Hon. Lise Thibault, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, and theatre wizard Robert Lepage.

0 Canada was sung by the FACE Treble Choir. FACE stands for Fine Arts Core Education, and the enhanced­curriculum school is part of the English Montreal School Board.

It's definitely not Place des Arts, but Concordia organizers tried to make the Palais des Congres as welcoming as possible for graduates and their families.

Be alert to the science of sparing Here is an excerpt from the valedictory

address by Mark Kristmanson, who was award­ed his PhD in Humanities at fall convocation

Modernity has been characterized as a dialectic of creative destruction and

destructive creation , and this nicely describes how our knowledge contributes to social and environmental change.

What we think about less often is how learning also teaches us to withhold certain actions, to remain silent in certain situa­tions , to spare from change those things

that are finely attuned to their location in space and time.

To clarify this idea of "leaving something beforehand in its own essence," imagine a genetics lab whose project is to scramble the wondrous navigation of geese, to genet­ically alter them so that during hunting season they collide upon takeoff. The great host of birds takes wing and falls con­cussed in a tangle of feathers.

Why should such genetic tampering with the patterns of bird flight strike us as repulsive, even as a hypothesis? ls it

because we would have failed to leave something beforehand in its own essence?

As we embark on our own various flight plans, we might consider how our knowl­edge will be used. Manipulation of genes is one vexed area of scientific ethics, but those of us in the humanities and social sciences must remember that such manipulation occurs in the realm of information, as well.

The Cold War, for example, showed how it is possible to induce intellectual collisions and confusion. It is 10 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and still the extent and effect of the closures exert­ed on social and political thought are not fully understood.

Each knowledge discipline holds the

possibility for turning away from itself towards a more gentle science, a science that is truly interdisciplinary, something quite sustainable and as finely adapted to our landscape as a flock of Canada geese.

This gentle science is manifested as a kind of vigilance, a poised balancing of interven­tion and withholding. 'The world is as sharp as a knife," the Haida saying goes. It is a vig­ilance that knows when to spare something from harm instead of making it the object of intervening knowledge. It is the same vigi­lance that alerts us to resist when authoritarianism creeps in.

Perhaps this turning aside to an alert science of sparing, this vigilance regard­ing essences, is what freedom consists of.

Actor/writer/director Robert Lepage, who has just finished shooting his first English-language feature film in Montreal, signs the register after receiving his honorary degree.

The Hon. Lise Thibault, seen here with Chancellor Eric Molson (right), gave the graduates some warm words of congratulation. With her are bodyguard Guy Hamelin and aide-de-camp Inspector Jean Brisebois.

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Academic Hearing Board Annual Report

1 June 1998 - 31 May 1999

This report is submitted to Senate every year, in accordance with the requirements of article 71 of the Code of Conduct (Academic).

CODE OF CONDUCT (ACADEMIC), YEAR TWO

This year the number of incident reports of academic misconduct received by the deans nearly doubled, for a total of 60. While at first glance this may look as though the incidence of cheating has gone up, it is more probably simply the result of more faculty members becoming aware of the change of procedure under the revised Code. Nevertheless, anecdotal information suggests that many faculty members are still not aware of the revised procedures or the fact that they are obliged to file an incident report if they suspect cheating. Oth­ers who do know about the procedure are said to avoid it because they believe that it is cumbersome or that they will be tied up in lengthy hearings. Faculty members should be ·aware that filling out the incident report is not much more time-consuming than handling a cheating incident personally. Further, very few charges ever go to a hearing and hearings do not usually last more than an hour or two.

There are important reasons why the Code was revised and therefore why faculty members should follow the new procedures. First, having the deans handle charges means that the process and the outcome are more consistent across the University and therefore fairer to students. Second, the deans are obliged to inform the Registrar of all sanctions, thus enabling the University to identify repeat offenders, who are liable to be expelled under article 45.

The problem of faculty members' lack of awareness was discussed at the annual "feedback" meeting with the associate deans who are delegated to deal with charges. It was agreed at this meeting that faculties and department chairs should play a more pro-active role in getting the message across. To this end, the Secretary of the Academic Hearing Board and Legal Counsel have prepared a pamphlet for the guidance of faculty members, which is being distributed during the Fall 1999/2000 semester.

TRAINING OF PANELISTS

The Academic Hearing Board is composed of faculty and student representatives from each of the faculties, the Concordia Student Union and the Graduate Students' Association. As the Code stipulates, a training session was conducted by Legal Counsel, the director of Advocacy and Support Services and the Secretary of the Academic Hearing Board for all panelists. There were, however, no requests for a hearing during this period. While it is less cumbersome and time consuming to dispose of cases at the first level, via the dean's decision, one disadvantage of the infrequency of hearings is that panelists have little opportunity to develop their skills.

NUMBER AND DISPOSITION OF CASES

A total of 60 incident reports were processed by the deans between June 1, 1998 and May 31, 1999. Twenty-three of the charges were dismissed by the deans, while 37 were upheld. A much greater percent were dismissed (38%) this year as compared to last year (21 %). This is largely attributable to the fact that 12 of the 23 dismissed cases involved a group of students who misunderstood the instructions about what material was permissible in the examination room, and who were given the benefit of the doubt by the dean.

Once again no incident reports were received by the Dean of Fine Arts during this period.

The following tables provide comparative figures for the years 1997-98 and 1998-99, and represent the total number of cases processed by the faculties and the School of Graduate Studies.

F ul ac ltv D ismisse d 1998-99 n· 1sm1sse 1 -d 997 98 Ip e -U h Id 1998 99 Ip e -U h ld 1997 98 TOTAL 1998 99 -Arts & Science 6 5 16 4 Commerce & Adrninistration 1 0 10 6 Encineering & Como. Science 14 0 7 6 Fine Arts 0 0 0 0 School of Graduate Studies 2 1 4 6 TOTAL 23 6 37 22

TYPE OF CHARGES

As may be seen in the table below, the most common charge in 1998-99 was plagiarism, followed by some form of cheating during examinations. The table provides the number of charges classified under each definition for the years 1997-98 and 1998-99:

Type of charges 1997-98 and 1989-99 C d Articl o e e D escnotJ.on 97 98 -

Art 11 Anv attemot or oarticioation related to an academic offence 6 Art 12 (ii) Pla!!iarism 0 Art 12 (iii) Contribution bv one student to another of work knowing that the latter mav submit work as his or her own 1 Art 12 (iv) Multiole submission 4 Art 12 (vi) Possession of unauthorized material durin!! an exam 8 Art 12 (vii) The use of another oerson's exam durin!! an exam 0 Art 12 (viii) Communication with someone other than invil'ilator or obtaininll" non-authorized assistance durinll" exam 3 Art 12 (x) Falsification of a document transmitted to or of the Universitv 0 Art 10 Cother) Various forms of academic misconduct 6 TOTAL 28

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98 99 - % 1 2 29 48 3 5 0 0 10 17 10 17 0 0 5 8 2 3 60 100

Submitted by: Sally Spilhaus, Secretary, Academic Hearing Board, 1998-99

DECEMBER 2, 1999 Concordia·s Thursday Report

Using PowerPOint····· in the classroom BY ]ASON DEREK TCHIR

It's not easy to keep abreast of all the changes technology has

brought to teaching. Instructors who once struggled to find the switch on the overhead projector now give lectures using Power­Point graphics and provide students with online course notes. Making this transition can be daunting, but Open and Distance Learning is there to help .

Roger Kenner is Co-ordinator of Instructional Technology Support in the Open and Distance learn­ing office, part of Instructional and Information Technology Ser­vices (HTS). Part of his job is to teach faculty how to use technolo­gy to enrich their teaching.

This mandate ranges from help with PowerPoint , a computer pro­gram that gives slide presentations, to consulting on digital video broadcasting and Web-based course support. Ken­ner makes training available to staff through workshops, videos, and instruction on the Internet.

While students and professors have access to state-of-the-art technology, many feel intimidated by the prospect of using technolo­gy in the classroom. Those teachers who have to ask their students to help them figure out the classroom's VCR are not alone.

"We do have a few professors who are using cutting-edge tech­nology, and we have others who still aren't comfortable with tech­nology at all, " Kenner said . "I want to bring the mass of profes­sors one or two steps forward. That may mean something like PowerPoint, which can make lec­tures much more effective."

PowerPoint allows instructors to present course materials, including notes, outlines, charts, and dia­grams on a computer image that can be projected onto a screen. It's a popular program, and has been used for business presentations for years. PowerPoint tutorials are in

In brief

Family fun at the D.B. Clarke

Geordie Productions, the successful youth theatre company, is launching a family subscriptions se­ries of three plays in Concordia's D.B. Clarke Theatre.

The first production, scheduled for January 21 to 30, is called For Art's Sake. Art, rn this case, is Art McArthur, who confronts self-doubt and realizes his creativity through slide pro-

heavy demand, especiaJly among Commerce students and faculty. To accommodate the demand , Kenner's department now offers PowerPoint training on the Internet.

The Open and Distance Leam­ing office uses the Internet in other ways as well. An increasing num­ber of courses are offered through WebCT on the Internet. likewise, all faculty have access to WebCT (the CT stands for "course tools") as a support tool for their courses. They can use this resource to make course material , including notes, readings, references, videos, online quizzes , computer conferencing and grades , available to their stu­dents on the Internet.

As helpful as technology is, Ken­ner stresses that it isn't perfect. Any of us who have ever lost hours of work when a computer crashes can attest to this. Kenner teaches pro­fessors what to do when the technology stops working.

"I can cite examples of that from my own teaching experience," he said. "For example , I tell teachers who are planning a PowerPoint presentation to make transparen­cies of all of their pages so they can use an overhead projector if there's ever a problem. It's not quite as mHch fun as PowerPoint , but it will get the job done."

Kenner realizes that unfamiliar technology like WebCT, Power­Point, and even e-mail , can be intimidating to some instructors. He stressed, though, that because students now expect more in terms of technology, instructors have to evolve.

"Now, students can u se the Internet to take courses from MIT here in Montreal," Kenner said. "As instructors, we have to stay on top of the technology, or we may get left behind."

Ready to get started? You can con­tact Roger Kenner at 848- 3430 or rkenner@vax2.concordia.ca. You can also consult the Web site at www­avd.concordia.ca!avd!emd!emd.html

jections, puppetry and music. The play, written by Colin Heath and directed by Elsa Bolam, is intended for children aged five to 12.

The subsequent produc­tions in the series are The Paperbag Princess, based on a story by Robert Mun­sch (June 2 to 11), and The Wind in the Willows, the British classic (November 2000).

For subscriptions and more information, call the Geordie Productions box office at 845-1955.

Concordia·s Thursday R e port

OBERON {GAc;E PIERRE) AND TITANIA (ANNEMARIE Rum), THE KIN(; AND QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES, WHOSE MARITAL

DISCORD DISRUPTS HUMAN AFFAIRS AND EVEN THE WEATHER IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Stratford veteran directs Midsummer Night's Dream BY BARBARA BLACK

The production that opens tomorrow night at the D.B.

Clarke Theatre of A Midsummer Night's Dream might be renamed Toughing It Out in the Forest with the Squeegee People. It is definitely not going to be full of gauzy fairies dancing to Mendelsohn, according to director Douglas Campbell.

The 77 -year-old actor and director, a veteran of the original Stra tford Festival and almost innumerable Shakespearean pro­ductions, continues to find new insights in the plays. One of the benefits of the relatively long rehearsal period required for this student production is that he has had time to meditate on this familiar play once again.

"As with Stratford, where we also had about a month, I've had some thinking time," he said. "The fairies, for example, seem rather poisonous , rather dangerous. Their points of emotional contact are quite different from those of the humans . In fact, this play starts with a fairly unpleasant premise - but it all comes right in the end."

There's a negative side to the long preparation time, however. Campbell chafes at having to arrange his rehearsals around the other academic commitments of

his young actors because the level of intensity suffers .

As with most directors of stu­dents , he will emphasize their energy and contemporaneity in this production , but along the way, he's trying to improve their diction. "I do what I can. I tell them to watch the phrasing, to stress the nouns and verbs , not the conjunctions, like and.

"When people say, But that 's how people actually speak, I say, This isn't life. This is artifice, this is a craft. You have to keep it interesting and intelligible." Young actors should be learning phonics, he added. They could learn some­thing about vocal sounds, and at the end of it, they would be able to imitate any accent.

The acting students he meets are realistic about their career prospects , he said. "They know you have to have a lot of strings to your bow, to know litera ture , especially theatrical literature, and the theatre needs other [profes­sionals] besides actors."

Campbell has a lot of experi­ence to pass on. Born in Glasgow, he came to Canada in 1953 with Tyrone Guthrie for the launch of the Shakespearean summer festi­val at Stratford, Ontario. He went on to play many juicy roles -Falstaff, Sir Toby Belch, Othello and King Lear among them -

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and was often seen on television. He has lived in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Sheffield (England) and Toronto, but last year, he moved with his wife, Moira Wylie, to an Old Montreal condo. As he told The Gazette's Pat Donnelly in an interview, h e has many warm memories of acting friends and audiences, both French and Eng­lish, and loves being back here .

A Midsummer Night's Dream will be presented December 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. and December 5 and 12 at 2 p.m. in the D.B. Clarke Theatre, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Tick­ets range from $5 to $10. For reservations, please cal! 848-4742.

The program will inclucle-the singing of Quatorze by the Fondation des victimes

du-6 decembre contre la violence. i.t- , . \Ar .' .. . . :~

Sponsoredby th,e Fondation, the Montria/"i!.fsault Prevention Centre, Treve pour elles; the Simone de Beauvoir lnst[tute,_tbe " Concordia Women's Centre and the Women's Studies Students' Association. ' "'

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Vice-Rector, Services Profile of an Ideal Candidate

The Vice-Rector, Services, is a member of the senior administrative team and reports directly to the Rector and Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Rector is respon­sible for providing vision and direction, and ensures the co-ordination and effective communication between the units reporting to the position, other constituencies in the Univ~rsity, as well as with the external community.

Organization Structure This five-year position is one of the four reporting executive officers to the Rector and Vice-Chancellor. The other three officers are: Provost and Vice­Rector , Research; Vice-Rector, Institutional Relations and Secretary-General; and Chief Financial Officer. The following administrative areas report directly to the position:

• Student Services • Registrar's Office • Physical Resources (Facilities Management & Planning) • Recreation and Athletics • Environment Health and Safety • University's Bookstore • Conference Services • IITS (Instructional & Information Technology Services) • Security

Challenges The Vice-Rector, Services, will face a number of challenges including: • Playing a pivotal supportive role in the achievement of the University's

broader educational goals; • Providing vision, leadership and administrati~e oversight for an extensive

array of co-ordinated programs, activities and services; • Promoting and maintaining a safe and enriching environment that maxi

mizes student, faculty and staff learning, as well as research and development; • Ensuring that the services division is dedicated to quality support and

customer satisfaction.

Qualities Sought in Candidates While it is recognized that no candidate for the position of Vice-Rector, Ser­vices, is likely to meet all of the criteria outlined below in equally strong measure, the following experience, attributes and personal qualities are highly desirable:

• Credentials and experience sufficient to ensure an understanding of, respect from, and credibility within , the University community;

• A successful track record in managing a large and complex organization, including demonstrated significant decision-making responsibilities and responsive management;

• Vision and ability to steer the continuing evolution of the services sector towards the development of highly effective management units;

• Prior administrative experience working with culturally diverse communities and organizations, with an understanding of a collective bargaining environment;

• A sound understanding of the university system in Canada and in Quebec with an appreciation of the challenges facing Concordia and other institutions of higher learning;

• The ability to work effectively with a team of senior administrators in a complementary and collegial manner;

• The ability to be an articulate and persuasive spokesperson within the University and in relations with various external bodies;

• A proven track record in dealing effectively with highly sensitive and sometimes urgent situations;

• The ability to direct organizational effectiveness and to guide units in short­and long-term assessment and future planning;

• Outstanding interpersonal skills and leadership qualities, with a progressive outlook and vision and the ability to function in a team-based approach ;

• A sufficient knowledge of the technological aspects inherent in some of the reporting units;

• The ability to communicate effectively in English and French;

• The ability to work effectively with students, faculty , staff, government agencies, and the private sector;

• A demonstrated commitment to a client-centered organization;

• Personal energy, enthusiasm and the drive to continually surpass goals and overcome obstacles.

Dr. Frederick Lowy is inviting all members of the Concordia University com­munity to comment on the Profile of the Ideal Candidate for the position of Vice-Rector, Services. In particular, comments from the following assemblies are encouraged: Senate, Arts & Science Faculty Council , Commerce & Admin­istration Faculty Council , Engineering & Computer Science Faculty Council , Fine Arts Faculty Council , Council of the School of Graduate Studies. Your suggestions will be much appreciated . Please return your comments to: Diane Hastings, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Rector, Institutional Relations and Secretary-General, BC-303 . The deadline to submit comments is Thurs­day, December 9, 1999 at 5 p.m. Comments may be sent via e-mail (dhast@vax2.concordia.ca), by fax (848-4550) or by mail.

How francophones learned to love the ''other'' Catholics BY SYLVAIN -JACQUES DESJARDINS

, X ]hile Quebec's first settlers TT may have been predomi­

nately French, during the 19th and 20th centuries, Italian and Irish immigrants accounted for many of the new arrivals in the province. But even through Italian and Irish immigrants shared an important trait with francophone Quebecers that helped their assimilation, namely Catholicism , relations among the original colonizers and the new were difficult at first.

These strained relations and their causes were examined by eight speakers during a daylong symposium organized by Concord ia Histo ry Professor Ronald Rudin last Friday. Called Les au tres cat holiques; les Irlandais, les Italiens et l'imagi­naire quebecois, the conference was attended by some 40 acade­mics from u niversities and colleges across Quebec.

Robert Grace, a Universite Laval professor, gave a talk on Irish immigration in Quebec City. He said that the Irish began arriving in Quebec from 1815, and by 1840 represented 90 per cent of all new immigrants in the province.

Although the number of Irish immigrants would decline in com­ing years, they were initially seen as a threat by most French Quebe­cers. "Relations between both parties were like cats and dogs ," he said.

Most French-speakers were afraid the Irish would take away their jobs and obliterate their lan­guage, since the Irish spoke only English. But as time progressed, the Irish married outside their commu­nities, and after a few decades , many became francophones.

"Sweet and sour could describe relations between French Canadians and the Irish during the 19th centu­ry," Grace said. "Sour, because both groups fo ught for jobs; sweet, because many members of each group united through marriage."

The Italians, who mostly settled in Montreal, were not seen as a wel­come add ition by French Quebecers, either. "Their arrival was seen as a calamity," said Marco Micone, a Vanier College professor. He added that a large wave of Ital­ians arrived here around the time of the Great Depression, prompting fears among Quebecers that their language would be overwhelmed.

Mistrust of the Italians started as soon the first wave arrived in Quebec in the late 1800s. Even though some 6,000 Italians immi­grants broke their backs helping to build the Canadian railroad from 1902 , Micone added , they weren't respected for their work as settlers. "They faced racism and injustice just like the Chinese and Japanese did."

By 1940, Italian immigrants faced increasing tension with franco-Que­becers when most chose to school their children in English, which was

then the business language in Que­bec. "If Bill 101 had existed then," Micone said, "many of these prob­lems could have been avoided."

Yet Italians assimilated, too, and 50 per cent of Italian men who were schooled in French ended up marrying francop hone women , helping ease relations and erase misconceptions between groups. Perceptions also changed as Ital­ians moved up from the working class to the middle and upper­middle classes through the 20th century.

Italians were also legitimized among French-Quebecers when their experience became popular fodder for francophone literature, movies and ar t as la te as the 1980s. "This is why the Italian community is now far better inte­grated in Quebec than in the rest of Canada," Micone said.

Micone added the majority of 20th-century Italian immigrants ch ose to settle in Mon treal because they were sponsored by family members who had arrived here during the first wave. "With­out sponsorship requirements," he said, an even higher proportion of Italian immigrants would have gone to Toronto.

The daylong conference was sponsored by the Institut interuni­versitaire de recherches sur les populations (IREP), a research institu te supported by various Quebec universities, including Concordia.

The Loyola Chapel - fine, but curious

The distinctive roofline seen on page 1 belongs, of course, to the Chapel, above, which opened in 1933 at Loyola.

Liberal Arts College historian Virginia Nixon says, "The design of the original Loyola Campus integrated green spaces with a handsome group of buildings that emulate European late medieval collegiate architecture.

"The Administration Building is English Tudor, while the more elaborate curving front gable of

the Chapel seems to draw on Netherlandish Baroque. The choice of styles was, aesthetically, a fine, if curious, one.

"The intriguing question of why Jesuit patrons chose the style of the dynasty that destroyed Catholicism in England begs for an investigation."

D EC E M BER 2, 1 9 9 9 C on c o r d i a ·s Thursday Re port

Women's hockey team recognized by U.S. magazine BY ]OH N AU STE N

, I 7hile there were a few long l' l' faces around the Concordia

campuses for a few days after the football team's early departure from the playoff picture last month, those frowns soon turned to smiles with the news that the women's hockey program has been lauded by a prestigious inter­national magazine.

U.5.-based Athletic Management, in its October/November issue, has named the Concordia women 's hockey program the most successful university team in North America.

Under the direction of head coach Les Lawton and assistant Julie Healy , the Stingers had another great season in 1998-99, finishing first in the Quebec Con­ference with 13 wins and a tie in 15 games. Their overall record of 26-4-2 showed their continued dominance of university women's hockey on the continent. The Stingers also won their second consecutive Canadian University Athletic Union (CIAU) national championship with a 2-0 win over

the Alberta Pandas in the final. "It's quite an honour to be rec­

ognized like that because they pick from all the sports ," Lawton said. "I not only think it's great for our program, but also for ClAU women's sports in general."

Other highlights last season included three tournament wins , including the University of New Hampshire "Border Batt le, " which featured th e top four women's hockey teams in North America.

The Stingers coaching staff has always emphasized strong, disci­plined team play, but they've also had the luxury of having a couple of players in recent years who would fit into the "superstar" status.

In the mid-1 990s , it was Cammi Granato, now on the U.S. National Women's team, leading the way. These days, it 's right wing Corinne Swirsky, the 1998 and 1999 outstanding player in the ClAU. She recorded a better than two-points-a-game average ,

- with ~6 points in only 31 games. She was the leading scorer in the QSSF and once again was named its most valuable player. In May,

she was named the top female ath­lete in the CIAU and won the prestigious Howard Mackie Award.

"Those talented players obvi­ously are important, but the key to our program is our team's depth," Lawton said . "With the exception of our special teams (power play and penalty killing), players like Corinne get a regular shift just like the other girls . I think they all appreciate the team concept."

Athletic Management is published six times a year by College Adminis­trator Inc. , and is distributed free to college athletic administrators and high school athletic directors in the U.S. and Canada.

The Stingers h ave a 16-1-1 reco rd so far this season. For those of you who want to catch the exciting Concordia women's team in action, they'll be at McGill tomorrow night, December 3. The team then travels to Hanove r , N.H., for the Dartmouth Universi­ty Invitational from December 29 to 31. Then it's back home for the Concordia Women's Invitational Tournament from January 7 to 9.

Concordia sports round-up Rugby is big at Concordia this year. The women Stingers tied for first place at the end of their sea­son, and went to Guelph last week for the CIAU championship tourna­ment, where Chantal Hurtubise was named to the 1999 CIAU All­Canadian team. The following players were chosen for 1999 QSSF rugby all-star teams: Som­mer Christie, Candace Patterson and Hurtubise for the women, and Mathieu Garston, Jon Webb, Harry Georgiopoulos and Ben Page for the men.

The Stingers football team fin­ished their season in second place in the 0-QIFC with a 6-2 record. Nine members of the team were named to the 0-QIFC all-star team, a record number for the team. Congratulations to Scott Ashworth, Steve Jobin, Matt Orlando, Burke Dales, Matt Trudeau, Wayne Dunn, Terrance Alphonso, Sean Gordon and Jason Casey. Linebacker Casey, a fifth­year Geography major from North

Bay, was also named the out­standing defensive player in the 0-QIFC.

Frank Pons, a defender with the men's soccer team, was named a 1999 All-Canadian at the CIAU awards dinner in Victoria last week. Five members of the men's squad and one player with the women's team were named to the 1999 QSSF all-stars. They are Pons, Valdis Tomsons, Ari Angelopoulos, Xavier Rena, Amar Bedawieh and Laura Lalonde.

Hockey is in full swing. The men are 6-6-1 overall , 4-3-1 in the OUA, and the women, amazing as always, are 13-1 overall, 5-0 in the QSSF, No. 1 in the CIAU.

The basketball season has start­ed, and our men are 5-2 overall, 2-0 in the OUA, while the women are 5-6 overall, 0-2 in the OUA.

Treat yourself to a game -support our teams. For details of the coming games, call the Stingers hotline at 848-3862.

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Students for Literacy is a lifeline for learners BY MICHE L LE RAINER

A nick Dionne can't believe that in one of the wo Id's wealthi­

est countries, there are millions of people who have difficulty reading the everyday material that most of us take for granted.

"If someone 's stumbling with their reading, a lot of people will say something like, 'learn how to

read,"' she said, lowering her voice in mock contempt. "People assume it's a given, especially because we live in a country like Canada where we have access to education."

Dionne, along with fellow pro­gram co-ordinator Anne Harkin, runs the Concordia branch of Stu­dents for literacy, which teams student tutors with members of the community who need help with basic reading and math skills.

She began volunteering four years ago. "I wanted to give s_omething back," the 27-year-old independent student said simply. "I see myself as fortunate enough to be in university, and I thought if I made it this far, then I must have something positive that I can give back."

Before starting her current posi­tion three years ago, she tutored a 19-year-old boy fo r a year. "He h ad dys lexia, " sai d Dionne, adding that he found the sessions really useful. "It helped him fill

out job applications." Eventually, he got a job in a hotel, where he was able to read most of the signs once he grew familiar with his environment. After a while, he no longer had enough time for lessons.

Unfortunately, the boy's experi­ence was all too common . According to Statistics Canada, 22 per cent of Canadians can read only simple information that is clearly laid out. In Quebec, the number is 25 per cent. Dionne says that for these people, com­mon tasks can be frightening and sometimes even hazardous.

"It starts with something as sim­ple as picking up your mail in the morning," she explained. "There's a lot of stuff from the government which is not very user-friendly; they talk in technical terms which even most of us have trouble with."

Even worse, a person with low literacy skills might not be able to understand labels on household chemicals or prescription medi­cines, Dionne sa id . "A lot of language really isn't clea r , and mistakes can be dangerous."

There are many reasons for poor literacy. Poverty or learning dis­abilities may be involved, and the education system doesn't always give people the help they need.

"Sometimes people fa ll through

Concordia·s T hur s d ay R epo rt

the cracks, and they have difficul­ty because the classrooms are getting bigger. Individualized attention almost doesn't exist any­more, " Dionne said. "Not everybody learns at the same rate, and we all have different learning patterns."

Dionne says Students for litera­cy tries to be aware of the social stigma attached to illiteracy. For many of the people who turn to the group for help, reaching out is scary.

"We've had a lot of calls where people call and leave a message," Dionne explained. "Then when you call back, there may be some­one in the household who doesn't want other people to know , so you call and they'll say, 'Oh no, no one ever called for anything like that,' so there's a little bit of secrecy." l earners often request that they be kept anonymous, and tutors don't identify themselves when they call their learners' homes or workplaces.

"A lot of them have sought help before and were disappointed by people, or sort of belittled by peo­ple, so we try to make them feel as comfortable as poss ib le, " said Dionne. "Most of them find the experience really rewarding. "

But the experience is also posi­tive for the tutors. Not only do

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they have the satisfaction of help­ing someone else , bu t they also learn valuable job skills . Dionne says the 10 to 20 hours she puts in at Students for literacy has helped her land summer employment. "It's great to have good grades and all that, but it's also important when an employer sees you gave your time to something else."

Unfortunately , participation in Students for literacy is dwindling. "We get far more lea1:1ers than we do tutors," Dionne said.

In fact, she's afraid the _organi-

zation won't last. She is thinking of going to teach English in Asia, and her co-worker Harkin is grad­uating. "We'd really like to talk to people who are interested in tak­ing over," she said, adding that there would be a shadow period during which new vo lunteers would learn the job. "It's some­thing that I've worked at and that I'm really passionate about, and I would hate to leave and have to lock the door. "

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Applied Psychology Centre The Applied Psychology Centre in the Department of Psychology offers con­fident i a I psychotherapy and assessment for adults, couples, fami- -lies, children an d teenagers . By appointment only. Call 848-7550.

Art Until December 4 New Acquisitions: Selections from the Permanent Collection. Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, 1400 de Maisonneuve W. Guided tours: Tuesdays and Thurs­days, 12 p.m. in English , 1 p.m. in French. Free. Info: 848-4750.

CPR classes Environmental Health and Safety For information and prices on the following courses, call Anna Gian­nakouros at 848-4355.

Saturday, Dec. 4- Basic Life Support

Sunday, Dec. 5- BLS Re-certification

Tuesday, Dec. 7- Heartsaver

(English)

Saturday, Dec. 11 - Heartsaver

(English)

Tuesday, Dec. 14- Heartsaver (French)

Saturday, Dec. 18- Heartsaver Plus

Saturday, Jan. 15- Basic Life Support

Sunday, Jan. 16- BLS Re-certification

Campus Ministry Mother Hubbard's Cupboard On Monday nights at annex Z, from 5 -7 p.m., Mother Hubbard is cooking up some nourishing and delicious vege­tarian meals. The suggested donation is a dollar or two. Open to al l Concordia students - their room­mates and famil ies, too . Info : 848-3588 (Campu s Min istry), 848-2859 (Peer Support Centre).

Centre for Teaching and Learning Services

For more information or to register for the following workshops, please call 848-2495 or e-mail CTL S@alcor. concordia.ca

Preparing for and Conducting the First Day of Class, In this workshop, participants will examine alternative ways to begin a course and deve lop a pl an for their first class . Effective stra tegi es for prepa ring a course syllabus will also be presented and participants will develop outlines for a syllabus. Friday, December 3, H-771, Hall Building, 10 a.m. - noon.

Keeping Current Effective Strategies in the Electronic Research Environment. Th is hands-on workshop will show you tools, se rvices and strategies that can help keep you current with the literatu re and research in your subject area . Enrolment is limited to eight. Friday, December 10, LB -8 12, Library Building, 9:30 a.m. - noon.

Community Events Parent Finders Montreal Parent Finders Montreal is a non-prof­it, volunteer-run search and support group for adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We meet next on December 16, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Concordia's Campus Ministry, Loyola Campus (2496 West Broadway). Open to all. Info: Pat Danielson, 683-0204, or www.PFMTL.org

Discovery workshops Discovery workshop at McGill's Red­path Museum for Sunday, December 5 is on "Disappearing Acts." 2 p.m. for 4-6 year olds, 3:30 p.m. for 7-12 year olds. $5 per child. Parents invited to attend. RSVP: Tuesday - Thursday, 398-4086, ext. 4092.

Reiki demonstration Free lecture and demonstration "Reiki for Health and Relaxation," Thursday, December 16, 7:30 p.m. at Tiferet Holistic Health Clinic, 2066 Marlowe Ave. (Vendome metro) Info: 487-9675.

My Time with Dad A program of discovery, science, arts and crafts, and outings aimed at pro­moting interaction between fathers and their children. Once a month on Saturdays. Open to all denominations. Info: Carolyn, Catholic Community Ser­vices, 937-5351 , ext. 237.

Monarchist League meeting Social evening with video, annual Christmas party. As usual, we will serve 'Olde English' hot mulled wine with cus­tomary holiday fare. Thursday, December 9, 7:45 p.m., 5035 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 1-800-465-6925.

Volunteers for Shalom Line Are you willing to touch lives, making life a little brighter, hearts a little hap­pier, problems se em a whole lot sma ller? Call to volunteer. Contact Chantal, 345-2645, ext. 3380.

Concert Hall Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke W Info: 848-7928.

Until Friday, December 3, 8 p,m,: Vocal Jazz, Four Wall Blues production, directed by Jeri Brown. Free.

Saturday, December 4, 8 p.m.: Classical vocal repertoire, accompanied by Dale Bartlett, piano, directed by Valerie Kinslow. Free.

Sunday, December 5, 8 p.m.: Evgenia Kirjner, piano, works by Brahms, Bach, Prokofiev. Free.

Tuesday, December 7, 8 p,m,: An evening of jazz improvisation, direct­ed by Michael Berard. Free.

Wednesday. December 8, 8 p,m,: Concordia Jazz Combo, directed by Gary Schwartz. Free.

Thursday, December 9, 8 p,m,: An evening of jazz improvisation, direct­ed by Charles Ellison. Free.

Friday, December 10, 8 p.m.: Concordia Big Band plays Ellington and Basie, directed by Dave Turner. Free.

Saturday, December 11, 7:30 p.m.: The Huron Carole, benefit concert for Moissan Montreal, hosted _by Tom · Jackson and Shannon Gaye. $23.

Sunday, December 12, 8 p.m.: Ressurection, Pan World Productions 10-piece steel orchestra, dance produc­tion by Audley Coley. $18.

Monday, December 13, 8 p,m,: An evening of classical guitar, directed by Garry Antonio. Free.

Wednesday, December 15, 8 p,m,: Chamber music, Mozart violin sonatas. Free.

Sunday, December 26, 2 p.m.: Backstreet, Spice and Britney, a live tribute suitable for the whole family. $15 plus tax and service.

Lectures Friday, December 3 Dr. Michiko Aramaki on "Rescuing Children: Gender/Culture Systems and Problem-Solving Skills in Japan," and Roksana Bahramitash on "The Femi­nist Challenge Against Mainstream Economic Development," 12 p.m., Simone de Beauvoir Institute, MU-203. Bring your lunch. Info: 848-2373.

Friday, December 10 Or. Thomas Duffy, Indiana University, on the design of an electronic commu­nity for mathematics and science teachers, and on the conceptual prin­ciples underlying such design. 3 p.m. -5 p.m. H-760, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: CSLP/Education, 848-2020, or cypihot@alcor.concordia.ca

Legal Information Concordia's legal Information Ser­vices offers free and confidential legal informat ion and assistance to the Concordia community. By appointment only. Call 848-4960.

Notices Conference places available The World Civi l Society Conference will take place at the Sheraton Centre, December 7-11 . The theme is Building Global Governance Partnerships, and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is expected to attend with about 500 participants. There are places for up to 30 Concordia faculty members. Day passes will be ava ilable for observers. Info: www.wocsoc. org, or contact the

WOCSOC secretariat fim98@cam.org

at noff, Li szt, Chopin and Scarlatti. Info: 848-3588.

and use whatever so ftware you choose. Info : se nd e-mail to admin@emtl.net

Volunteers needed Santropol Roulant is seeking volun­teers to deliver meals in the downtown area, near Concordia. Info: 284-9335, or Jen at OPIRG, 848-7585. Meals are delivered between 4 - 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Volunteers needed Services for Di sa bled Students are looking for volunteers to help out fel­low students; the experience will also make a nice addition to your CV. Be a reader, tutor, transcriber, note-taker, re search assistant, library assistant, mobility orientation volunteer or spe­cial assignment volunteer. Drop by H-580, Ha ll Building, or call 848-3525.

Office of Rights and Responsibilities The Office of Ri ghts and Responsibi li­ties is available to all members of the university community for confidential consultations regard ing any type of unacceptable behaviour, including dis­c rim i nation and personal /s exual harassment, threatening and violent conduct, theft, destruction of property. Call 848-4857, or drop by 2150 Bishop, room 110.

Ombuds Office The Ombuds Office is available to all members of the University for infor­mation , confidential advice and ass istance with university-related problems. Call 848-4964, or drop by 2100 Mackay, room 100.

Peer Support Drop-in Centre We are a group of undergraduate stu­dents, just like you . We get lost , confused and worried like everyone el se. Our drop-in centre is a quiet, friendly place where you can relax, chat or ask a simple question about anything . If we don 't know the answer, we'll get you to someone who does. We also have a lending library. Monday - Thursday, 12 - 5 p.m., Z-02, 2090 Mackay, 848-2859.

Special Events Contemporary dance student work Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11, 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 12, 2:30 p.m. at Sfudio 303, Belgo Building, 372 Ste. Catherine W. (corner of de Bleury). Info: 848-4740.

Benefit concert The Graduate History Student Associa­tion invites everyone to attend a Benefit Concert to raise money for the Keith Lowther Memorial Fellowship at Avanti 's Pub, 5712 Sherbrooke St. W. (between Harvard and Wilson) at 8:30 p.m., Decemlier 9. Featuring Edwin and the Bedouins and other special guests. Tickets: 10$ at the door.

December 6 commemoration Ten years ago, 14 women were killed in the engineering department of the Universite de Montreal because they were women. The Movement Aga inst Rape and Incest Centre is organizing a community action on Monday, Decem­ber 6, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., at the Hall Building mezzanine, 1455 de Maison­neuve W.

Piano recital Svetoslav ltzvarin, Bulgarian pianist, will be performing in the Loyola Chapel, Friday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. Works by Beethoven, Bach, Rachmani-

Unclassified For sale Amana, 10 cu. foot freezer, $200. Beau­mark 24" electric stove, $250. Call Zav, 485-9927 (eve.), 848-4624 (days)

For rent Bedroom, living room, fully ca rpeted, private shower to rent in family home for mature and quiet person. Ca ll Mrs. Ladak at 489-4931. References please. Francophones bienvenue.

Shared accommodation Looking for responsible, non-smoking female to share clean, qu iet duplex in NDG as of January. Fully equipped, laundry room, near all amenities. Call 482-1610.

For rent Beautiful two-bedroom upper duplex avai lable for re nt Jan 12- May 30 . Oates f lexible . Fully furnished and equipped. In Mile-End di str ict. Call Carla, 278-3547.

For rent A large, sunny, beautifully furnished upper duplex for rent, starting January 1. Located in NDG next to Monkland Village and a five-minute walk from the metro. Ideal for vi siting acade­mics. Info: 369-2818.

Accommodation wanted Mature, respon sible woman (non­smoker) requires non-shared lodgings, furnished and fully equipped for use during the week only, from January to April 2000. Anywhere in Montreal. Must be clean and reasonably priced. Call 938-4334.

For rent Ski chalet near Morin Heights. Large estate, own lake, landscaped; private and quiet. Three bedrooms, wall-to­wal I carpet, pine panelling , stone fireplace, sunroom, laundry room. $4,500 for six months. Carl Aboud , 450-562-6831 .

For sale PowerMac 6100/66, + floppy drive, external CD ROM, 56-bit modem, Internet-ready. Great for students or as second computer for kids . $750, negotiable. Call 369-8844.

For sale Pentium II Intel celeron 400 mhz com­puter, 32 meg RAM, CO 40x, hard disk 4. 3 gig, 56.6k modem, 8 meg video card 2d/3d, 64 voice sound card, 3 1 /2 floppy, 15' screen SVGA Compaq, for 795$. Call 808-4239.

Web designers needed Looking for students who can design profess ional-looking web sites (up to five page sites) from scratch. Need to make your own graphics and code your own html. Can work from home

Participate in study The Sexuality and Reproductive Health Lab in the Psychology Depart­ment invites individuals (18-70 years old) to participate in a study on inti­m a cy, personality and sexua lity . Involves questionnaire completion. Strictly confidential . Info: Jennifer Vol­sky, 848-7567. rushky@sprint.ca

Study subjects needed Looking for healthy subjects to partici­pate in a study on the effects of an anaesthetic gas as shown by way of electroencephalog ram (brainwaves) and measurement of the depth of con­sciousness under general anesthesia. Participants must be18 - 30 years old, right-handed, healthy and not using analgesic medication. A compensatory indemn ity is offered. Info: Dr. Pierre Fiset, mdft@musica.mcgill.ca, or 842-1231 , ext. 4887.

Participants wanted How are your attention and concentra­tion skill s? Participate in psych experiment. Get free testing, individual feedback+ $5. 2 sessions (3 hrs in total). Call France: 848-2213 or 768-8109.

Kathleen's Business Services Will type term papers, essays, etc. for $1.20 per page (s.s. or d.s ). Call Kathy at 487-1750.

Tutoring Do you need tutoring in your courses? A Concordia alumnus, MA Economics, can prepare you for exams, research and writing assignments. Call Geepu at 285-4937. aclad@colba.net

English angst? Proofreading/correcting for university papers, resumes, etc. Also tutor for English, written and/or conversation. Good rates. Lawrence: 279-4710.

Volunteer teacher needed Early Childhood Education student to teach small community-based pre­school program (4-5 year olds) in Lasalle. Training or experience necessary. Info: Anna Malorni, Catholic Community Ser­vices, 937-5351, ext. 246.

Profit from pollution Help the environment. Distributors wanted to market 100 per cent guaran­teed proouct that reduces emissions up to 90 per cent. Fantastic business oppor­tunity Call James, (450) 247-3194.

Workshops Intro to Photoshop Intermediate session on December 3 -5; introductory session on January 14 -16. Visual Arts Building, VA-03 (Mac Lab). Register at the Art Supply Store, VA-109, $125 fee. Info: 848-4628.

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