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SDAY ._.___PORT Capital Campaign is launched in an optimistic mood

Millions pledged for new projects, student aid, renovation

BY BARBARA BLACK

Fresh Ideas, The Campaign for a New Millennium, was launched

with panache last Wednesday in the Concordia Concert Hall.

Live jazz and an upbeat multimedia presentation accompa­nied the warm, often inspiring speeches of seven major donors to the University, who, together with representatives of the internal com­munity, pledged nearly $20 million to the Capital Campaign.

While it was a celebratory event, marked by gestures of great generosi­ty and faith in the University's future, the launch of the public phase of the Capital Campaign began on a note of real sadness, as Rector Frederick

Lowy paid tribute to Humberto San­tos, a distinguished Montrealer and tireless Concordia supporter, who died suddenly on October 24. (See obituary, page 4.) Santos was the chair of the Major Gift Division of the Campaign.

Students took a leading role in the launch. Robert Laliberte, a student specializing in international business, and Caroline Martel, who is doing a Master's in media studies, told the history of Concordia and its parent institutions, and introduced the chair of the campaign, Ronald Corey, and the rest of the Capital Campaign team.

The climax of the noontime event was the announcement of the grand total of funds pledged so far, $33.4 million. The Campaign, which is

expected to continue for two years, has a goal of $55 million. The inter­nal phase, which took place last year, raised $9.8 million in pledges from faculty, staff and students.

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nity Division, told the audience that ~ u

the Campaign expects to raise $15 ~ s

million for student aid endowments. § Half of the full-time students at 1l:'

9 Concordia require financial support ::i

to meet their most basic needs. ~ Concordia can give some bursaries of up to $500, but only a fraction of deserving students can be helped. Over the long term, the University

See Campaign, p. 6

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French researchers can teach us something about enforcement, says Maria Elektorowicz

More political will needed to prevent pollution BY EVE KRAKOW

Arecent visit to Concordia by French researchers concerned

with soil and ground water contami­nation showed that while Qyebec may be more advanced in soil reme­diation techniques, we are far behind in terms of political and judicial backing to truly tackle this issue.

Ironically, only days after the French visitors left, the scandal of a toxic waste dump in LaSalle erupted onto the front pages of the M ontreal Gazette.

Maria Elektorowicz, an environ­mental engineering professor who organized the French delegation's visit here, said afterwards, "This scandal illustrates very clearly how the problem of soil contamination is entirely in the hands of industry. The Ministry of the Environment has neither the funds nor the person­nel to enforce sufficient controls."

Professor Elektorowicz is presi­dent of RESOL, le Riseau d'expertise sur !es sols contamines, a volunteer net­work of researchers in soil contamination. The group includes professors and graduate students from nine Qyebec universities, in engineering, biology, chemistry, eco­toxi colo gy, as well as political

science, law and other disciplines. RESOL received the French spe­

cialists and organized a round-table discussion at Concordia on contami­nation by heavy metals.

The team of eight French researchers, led by Professor Henri Maillot, came from the Ecole uni­versitaire d'ing~nieurs de Lille, an engineering school that offers spe­cialized environmental and water engineering programs. The visitors

included graduates now working in the field at the Societe des Eaux du Nord.

With its dense population, France has been forced to set up strict envi­ronmental controls and an effective means of enforcing them.

"The French government has pushed its people to work together, to create networks," Elektorowicz said. "They realized they couldn't get fast and successful results without cooperation from the different fields."

Here, things are happening more slowly.

New government norms The Qyebec government recently

put forth provisional regulations set­ting contaminant limits for activities such as composting and landfarm­ing. (Landfarming is when bio-solids, such as sludge from waste or water treatment plants, are spread over the earth to be absorbed. The problem is that heavy metals and other contaminants can leach into the underground water table, be transported to streams by erosion, or be released into the air.)

Elektorowicz is encouraged by these regulations, which take into account cumulative amounts over

See RESOL,p. 2

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The jury will include:re ~ tjves from industry, ind

companies dealing with - diation, and profess

Concordia student's The Burning Barrel wins cinema awards BY ALLAN Boss

It is 1963. W e are on a farm in South Dakota. Wheat moves in

· waves all the way to the horizon and clouds paint white splotches on a blue canvas. The sun has begun to set. Seven-year-old Tim Schwab stands at a 45-gallon barrel perform­ing one of his chores, burning the week's garbage. He tosses items into the drum one by one, and listens to the crackle of fire as heat from the flame rises to kiss his cheeks.

He didn't know it then, but this chore would become more than just a weekly ritual. It would become a thematic link in Schwab's film The Burning Barrel, which shows the evolution of a family, a country and its consumers.

The Burning Barrel, a documentary film by Concordia University MFA Film Production student Tim Schwab and his partner Christina Craton, recently won the Best Short '97 award from the International

Documentary Association. Schwab and Craton were presented with the Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award on Halloween night at a ceremony in Los Angeles that also honoured Steven Spielberg, Henry Hampton, Jonas Mekas, and five other independent filmmakers.

The Schwab-Craton film had already taken an award for best international short at the HOT DOCS! festival in Toronto and the

Special Jury Prize in the Bug Muddy Film Festival. It was nationally broadcast on PBS earlier this year, and is scheduled for a national cablecast on CBC's Roughcuts on February 7, 1998.

Films by Schwab and Craton have won more than a dozen major awards, including Best Cultural Affairs Documentary (1993) for The Artist and the Wolves, and Best Non­Commercial Documentary (1992)

Manuel de Landa redefines markets BY DIANA TEGENKAMP

In the first of a lecture series sponsored by Concordia's Interdis­

ciplinary Humanities Doctoral Program, Columbia University econo­mist Manuel de Landa provided an appropriately invigorating mix of ideas in a lecture on "Markets, Anti-Mar­kets and Internet Economics."

He defined markets as "the actual market, that real place in town, local markets which emerge spontaneous­ly and oft en unpredictably." In comparison, he said, large corpora­tions are "anti-markets."

An example of such a spontaneous market can be fo und in regio nal Italy, where "22,000 small design firm s made a collective agreement 20 years ago to compete against each other exclusively on the basis of design, not cost." At the same time, he said, they hybridized to ensure their survival, using such strate­gies as global marketing.

De Landa suggested that

time and different contaminants combined, but remains skeptical of the ministry's ability to apply them. Also, they're still just guidelines, without the backbone of penalties or judicial sanctions.

The entire issue is much more immediate in France, where 95 per cent of drinking water comes from underground sources. In 1992, the French government decentralized control by setting up regional bodies

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the Internet could be a useful tool for the study of alternative economic models, but he also warned of its capacity for intrusion. "We live in an age of surveillance devices. Internet technology poses a distinct danger to privacy," he said.

"Today we have computer soft­ware that will allow the management of a company to spy on their staff. They can override passwords, check a secretary's rate of typing, and scan their e-mail."

The Mexican-born author of War in the Age of Intelligent Machines and

to enforce regulations. As well, France has long had a

system of user fees for water use and wastewater discharge. The money goes toward environmental clean-up and preservation.

"In North America, we still have the New Earth mentality," Elek­torowicz observed. "We have lots of space, and we think we have endless resources. Companies don't pay to use water - it's a 'gift of God.' We must change this mentality to achieve sustainable development," Elektorowicz said.

1,000 Years of Non-Linear History said the Internet is no more revolu­tionary than the development of the railway or the printing press, and only intensified a continuous devel­opment set in motion years before its invention.

De Landa stressed the need for economic theories that do not reduce history to a series of stages, such as feudalism, industrialization and the information age . He cautioned against "seeing the history of eco­nomics only through the eyes of England," encouraging the belief

that all countries must go through similar stages of economic development.

H e called for a new hybrid economic theory beyond classical capitalism and Marxism which would encourage the proliferation of small business and mid­dle-class entrepreneurs, and protect them from huge monopolies.

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When faced with a non-toxic con­taminated site, she said, industry often chooses the cheapest route, "natural attenuation." In other words, we wait for nature to take care of the contaminants. "But we don't have enough data on what real­ly happens, the effects of climatic factors, and so on." This makes it very difficult to get grants for soil remediation research.

Future cooperation The French engineering school is

interested in organizing student and professorial exchanges with

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for Ghosts along the Freeway. Schwab and Craton are partners

both in their work and in private life, and have been producing films since 1979. When Schwab decided to pur­sue a Master's degree, Concordia University was his first choice. "Concordia's Cinema program has a great reputation in the States," Schwab said, "and we've always wanted to come to Montreal."

The decision was cemented after

they met C oncordia Cinema Department Chair Andre H erman. "Just as Clarke Gable was put on earth to play Rhett Butler, Andre Herman was put here to teach cine­ma," Craton said.

In the Cinema program, "we put an accent and emphasis on environ­ment," H erman said, providing an atmosphere "where people can feel at ease and are prompted to speak cre­atively. This is essential in the development of an artist."

Recent prize-winning graduates of the Film Production program include Daniel Cross, whose film The Street won a Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival this fall; Gerry Zielinski, who has gone on to teach several courses at Ryerson School of Image Arts in Toronto; Arto Paragamian, whose most recent film, Cosmos, won the Director's Fortnight Top Prize at Cannes; and John Pozer, whose The Grocer's Wife won the Claude Jutras award in Paris in 1991.

lnterdisciplinarity excites doctoral students

Humanities Doctoral Program director Sherry Simon praised

the program's lecture series, which is called Wasted Spaces. "It's a stu­dent-run series, and they've done a spectacular job . These last three years, they've gotten top-notch people."

Jean Bruce, who is the student coordinator for the series, explained that the students wanted more local and Canadian content this year. As a result, future speakers include Arthur and M arielouise Kraker, Concordia's own cybercritics, on November 13; T oronto cultural theoris ts Linda Hutch eo n and Michael Hutcheon in January; and Concordia's Kat ie Russ ell in March.

lnterdisciplinarity is the key to the Humanities Doctoral Program. "Our students' research crosses disciplinary borders in innovative ways," Simon said. "Professors are delighted to work with our students, because they're so interesting."

PhD candidate Greyson Cooke,

Concordia in the future, from which both sides could greatly benefit.

"France has been collecting data since the beginning of the century," Elektorowicz explained. "They know the processes. Qyebec, on the other hand, has tools to apply - we're more advanced in soil remediation techniques and the modelling of contaminant transport."

In the wake of this visit and RESOL's activities, Elektorowicz hopes that the spirit of cross-disci­pline cooperation will spread to Concordia. "Environmental issues

for example, is drawing from cinema, literature and philosophy to investi­gate the interface between the body and the machine.

'Home' department Simon knows that interdiscipli­

narity is often greeted with skepticism. "As academics, I think we understand that interdisciplinari­ty drives knowledge forward. H owever, disciplinary expertise is also important. so our students have a 'home' department and one disci­plinary core."

Bruce added, "Our core courses and comprehensive exams are the checks and balances. They ensure academic rigour and excellence."

In addition to weekly seminars, student committee meetings and an ambitious speakers series, the Humanities Doctoral Program activ­ities include an online journal and a student colloquium. "And we have parties," Simon added with a smile.

- Diana Tegenkamp

are complex and require input from all disciplines . At Concordia, we have excellent specialists, but we're not working together. We have very few cross-faculty activities, and we're very conservative."

She emphasized that Concordia must make the environment a priori­ty. "Despite severe budget cuts, we must invest somewhere for the future. Several Canadian universities have established environmental engi­neering programs. We, too, must follow society's development into the 21st century."

Aesthetic theorists give new meaning to being close

Neglected senses get their due BY D E BBI E HUM

.'""f~wo and a half years ago, sociolo-1 gist A nthony Synnott and

anthropologist David Howes, with Constance Classen, raised the olfac­tory consciousness of thousands of fascinated readers with their book Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell

Now, with a three-year grant from the provincial government to research "proximity senses in art," Professor Synnott is directing a team of Concordia and independent experts in the first comprehensive study of the role of smell, touch and taste in art.

"It's intriguing the way things impinge on our senses. They always seem to gravitate back to the visual form," Howes said. He is chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and one of the pro­ject's six co-investigators.

"The record industry, and home hi-fi system in the 1960s were sup­posed to usher in an aud itory ~

IB revolution. However, with the devel- z

opment of music videos, the hi-fi ~ craze eventually worked its way back @ to the visual." ~

T he team's project, called Au-de/a du regard esthethique, aims to "expose the visualism, classism and ethno­centrism of the conventional Western definition of'the aesthetic."'

Its larger goal is to document pre­viously suppressed aspects of aesthetic and cultural experience. Smell, touch and taste, while exclud­ed from the aesthetics of "high" culture, remain vitally important to non-Western and popular cultures, from crafts such as weaving and carving, to concerts and carnivals.

The team's co-investigators are drawn from complementary areas of expertise. Art historian Janice Hel­land is exploring attempts to elaborate the proximity senses in the 19th-century art world, while col­league Brian Foss examines the early and middle 20th century. Anthro­pologist Howes and art historian Joan Acland are researching Native American aesthetics.

Jennifer Fisher (PhD 96) is study­ing contemporary art practice and how certain museums have tried to engage the public's non-visual sens­es. Classen, an expert in history and religion, is investigating W es tern

colloquium sponsored by Parachute; the art magazine.

responses to the multisensoriality of non-Western aesthetics since the 18th century.

Team director Synnott has written extensively on the sociology of the body and popular ideologies of beau­ty. He is researching the proximity senses in premodern and contempo­rary popular culture.

Classen outlined the project at the research team's inaugural meeting in October. She lamented the "rule of sight" in modern Western culture, which consistently neglects the non­visual senses.

"To explore non-visual art forms, we must look at Western art history and outside of it," Classen said . "Traditionally, art his torians have compared primitive art to 'art pro­duced by the blind.' It is Europeans, however, who have been 'blind' to the multisensory aspects of indige-

nous work." Classen said that since the 19th

century, a number of artists have attempted to engage the non-visual senses through art. Around 1910, the Futurists, in an effort to relate to the working classes excluded from "high art," experimented with multi­sensoriality and invented art forms for the proximity senses.

"However, the only representa­tions of their work that have lasted are visual. The Futurists created tac­tile and culinary arts, but we don't have access to these. The visual sense is emphasized in art books.''

At the end of the three-year study, the research team will present its findings at a three-day international conference at Concordia. T he team members also hope to establish a Web site to give browsers access to their research.

Roy compares Canada and European Union

Jacques Roy, Canada's ambassador to France, included Concordia in s recent speaking tour of Qiebec

on October 20. Addressing a near-capacity audi­

ence in the J .A . DeSeve C inema made up mainly of Political Science students, Roy produced statistics to show that Qiebec has as much, if not more, power within the Canadi­an federation than France has in the European Union.

His comparisons concentrated on the areas that most closely affect our daily lives, namely fiscal, commercial and economic policy.

Roy also told the students how Canada is seen by the French. They are impressed by the rapid growth of bilingualism (2 million Canadians became bilingual in only a decade, and 350,000 students are in French immersion classes).

They are also struck, he said, by

how many 09ebecers hold high office in Canada, including the gov­ernor-general, prime minister, chief justice of the Supreme Court, and ambassador to the United States.

Roy's speaking tour has been largely ignored by the francophone media, except for a remark by Pre­mier Lucien Bouchard that he is "political commando" for the federal government.

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This column welcomes the submissions of all Concordia faculty and staff to promote and encourage individual and group activities in

teaching and research, and to encourage work-related achievements.

Caroline Knowles (Sociology and Anthropology) had an article, "Race and Place in 'Schizophren ic ' Narratives," publ ished in the first issue of Rising East: Journal of East London Studies.

Recent graduate Desiree McGraw, who won many awards as a student and environmental activist during her years here, has been awarded a $1 0,000 Celanese Canada Internationalist Fellowship to continue her studies in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Philosophy Professor John McGraw.

Of Fire and Passion, a showcase of 22 young Quebec artists now on view at the Musee d'art contemporain de Montreal, includes the work of recent Fine Arts graduates Sylvain Bouthillette, Karilee Fuglem, Shelly Low and Eugenie Shinkle.

PhD candidate in Administration/Accountancy Ali R. Daneshfar, who was the subject of an article last year in CTR, has won a best paper award . He presented it to the Atlantic Schools of Business Conference. It also won a cash prize from the Association of Certi­fied Management Accountants, Atla ntic Region.

Michel Laroche (Marketing) has had five papers, written variously with colleagues Chankon Kim, Michael Hui, Marc A. Tomiuk, Gad Saad and Elizabeth Browne, accepted for publication s ince July. Among them is "Ita lian Ethnic Identity and its Relative Impact on the Consumption of Convenience and Traditional Foods."

Robert Tittler (History) has been appointed a visiting professor of history at Yale University for the spring term, 1998.

Andre Herman (Cinema) took part in a round-table discussion about the teaching of cinema in Quebec. It was held at the Centre culture! et communautaire Therese-de-Blainville on October 13.

Susan Hoecker-Drysdale (Sociology and Anthropology) gave a seminar on pioneering sociologist Harriet Martineau at a Martineau seminar in Mackinac Is land, Michigan, last May, and at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association in Toronto in August. Named a lifetime honorary fellow of the Simone de Beau­voir Institute last spring, she is now a visiting fellow at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, where she continues a SSH RC-funded project on the feminist tradition in sociology.

Ve hicule Press, run by Simon Dardick, who lectures in English, and Nancy Marrelli, University archivist, has five books competing for li terary prizes. Canadians of Old, translated from the French by Jane Brierley, is up for the Governor-General 's Award for Transla­t ion , poetry boo ks by Carmine Stam ina and the late Ralph Gustafson are nominated for the QSPELL poetry award, Maurice Podbrey and R. Bruce Henry are nominated for the QSPELL first book award for Podbrey's autobiography, and David Manicom was nominated for Mordecai Richler's Prix Parizeau for Fiction for Ice in Dark Wa ter.

Edward Pechter (Engl ish) recently delivered a lecture at the Uni­vers ity of British Columbia on "Criticism as Contamination. "

Farewell on her retirement to Margaret Bailes, much-appreciated secretary in the Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics, whose colleagues will give her a send-off tomorrow afternoon.

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A special meeting of Senate, called to consider academic planning, held October 31, 1997.

1463 Bishop St.) in person, by fax (514-848-2814), by e-mail

(barblak@alcor.concordia.ca) or mail by 9 a.m. on the Friday prior to publication.

Rector's Remarks: Rector Frederick Lowy paid tribute to all those who made the Octo­ber 29 launch of the Capital Campaign such a success, and noted that the total of money pledged had risen since the intervening two days to $34.5 million . He also saluted the fifth anniversary of the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, which drew a large and enthusiastic crowd. CREPUQ (the associa­tion of Quebec rectors) and FEUQ (the federation of Que­bec students) are meeting with a view to organizing a common front against further govern­ment cutbacks to universities; faculty associations may join them . "It is important to emphasize our common pur­pose, " Lowy said.

Telephone directory wasteful

I received the 1997-98 telephone directory of Concordia University. It is a professionally produced directo­ry and the effort of all those involved in its production needs to be appre­ciated.

I was wondering if we should think of a more cost-effective way of communicating the information contained in the directory. I recently heard that Concordia is facing bud­getary cuts. Perhaps it was just a rumour.

Undergraduate curriculum changes: Changes made at a recent Arts and Science Faculty S.K. Goyal

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IN MEMORIAM

Humberto Santos, 1944-1997 One of the best friends Concordia has ever had died unexpect­edly on October 24. Humberto Santos, who at the time of his death was president and chief executive officer of Desjardins Laurentian Financial Corporation, was only 53.

In 1965, a recent immigrant from Portugal, he started taking night classes at Sir George Williams University. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia in 1975, and his Mas­ter's of Business Administration in 1979. He went on to a brilliant and demanding business career, but never forgot his alma mater.

He served for six years on the University's Board of Governors, chaired the University's Annual Giving Campaign, and at the time of his death, was chair of the major gifts division of the Capital Campaign. He even took time from his work to walk in · the annual inter-campus Shuffle for scholarships, single-hand­edly raising thousands of dollars to help needy students.

Always, he buoyed everyone around him with his good humour and enthusiasm, and his boundless pride in Concordia. In 1994, he was presented with the Faculty of Commerce and Administration's Award of Distinction, and was one of the first to volunteer for that Faculty's business advisory board.

A man of great energy and charm, Santos won many other awards, including a gold medal from the government of his native country for his work on behalf of the Portuguese com­munity here.

In 1996, Santos won the Award of Merit, the highest honour conferred by Concordia's three alumni associations. It was noted then how he always mentioned Concordia with pride and affection, and that he still often wore his beloved old Sir George Williams University leather jacket.

Chancellor Eric H. Molson, Chair of the Board of Governors Reginald K. Groome, Rector and Vice-Chancellor Frederick Lowy and the many friends who attended the funeral on Octo­ber 28 expressed the sympathy of the University community to the Santos family.

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Council were approved; these include the amalgamation of the Departments of Leisure Studies and Applied Social Sci­ence to create the Department of Applied Human Sciences. Curriculum changes in the Fac­ulty of Fine Arts were also approved.

University calendar: In answer to a question, Provost Jack Lightstone said the official cal­endar is the electronic one, which can be more readily upda_ted than the paper version. Indeed, as the conventional cal­endar has grown to some 600 pages, thought is being given to changes in its content.

Next meeting: November 28. Rector Lowy gave notice of a motion to give John Noonan the title Secretary Emeritus of Senate . The regular business meeting will be followed by a reception in his honour.

Awards of Distinction The following distinguished business

people will be presented with Awards of Distinction by Concordia's Faculty of Commerce and Administration at a lun­cheon at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel on Thursday, November 27:

Renee Angers, C.M.,0.0., chair of the board of Rougier Inc.; Alain Benedetti, FCA, regional managing partner of Ernst and Young; Aldo Bensadoun, president of Aldo Shoes Inc.; David Goldman, CEO of Noranda Metallurgy Inc.; and Roger Kwong-Ming Yuen, executive director of the Hong Kong Chinese Bank.

This annual event is always well attended. If you would like to reserve a place, please contact Claire McKinnon, in the dean's office, at 848-2705.

Moo if you like theatre Moo is the latest production of the

Theatre Department. It's a comedy­with-an-edge about a woman in a mental institution, by Alberta playwright Sally Clark. Direction is by Diane Jajra­jsl. Admission is by donation, and performances are November 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m., and November 16 at 2 p.m., in the Cazalet Studio of the F.C. Smith Building on the Loyola Campus.

Indian cartoons on tour A travelling exhibit of political car­

toons from India will be on view next week in the atrium of the J.W. McConnell Building.

The exhibit of 120 framed works is part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of India's independence. Their appearance here from November 12 to 17 is sponsored in part by Cana­da's Year of Asia Pacific.

Newspapers are extraordinarily var­ied and active in India, and political

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Enrolment, finances in good shape

Figures released last month indi­cate that Concordia is doing

better than other Ollebec universi­ties in terms of both finances and enrolment.

Enrolment is down this year -minimally - at Concordia, but by less than .5 per cent. This compares favourably to the Ollebec average, which has declined by 2.3 per cent. In addition, while new undergradu­ates admissions are down by 2 per cent across the province, they showed a 2.5-per-cent increase at Concordia.

We're also doing well in terms of balancing the budget._ Concordia had a $1-million surplus as of May 31, 1997, even including the cost of the early retirement package, and is pro­jecting a surplus of $1.5 million for 1997-98. By comparison, the Uni­versite de Montreal showed a deficit of about $23.5 million, and the Uni­versite du Ollebec network, a deficit of $23.7 million.

The Rector's Cabinet (the admin­istrators closest to the Rector, with their support staft) has been reduced from 43 to 30 employees through

debate is fierce. Indian editorial car­toonists have kept millions of their countrymen in good humour for decades with a daily dose of satirical commentary on the Indian way of life.

Highlight on writers A new Concordia literary journal is

being launched, and writers from around the University are invited to submit their work.

Highlight is looking for 14 submis­sions, of fiction under 2,700 words and poetry under 1,000 words.

Submissions should be sent in care of the English Department

Safety Week winners The Environmental Health and Safety

Office would like to thank everyone who participated in Safety Week activi­ties on October 22.

Congratulations to the winners of prizes at the Health and Safety booth: Gloria Miloff won a first-aid kit, Eric LeMonde won a free Heartsaver CPR course, and Ming-Yuan Huang won a fire extinguisher.

Concordians shine in Theatre 1774 event

Several budding playwrights who recently attended Concordia are repre­sented in a November festival of short theatre pieces being presented by The­atre 1774.

They include Patrick Goddard (The Baumgard Cuckoos), Alexandria Haber (Birthmarks), Eric Goulem (The Lonely Cowboy), Jonathan Sprung (Bone Cold) and Donald Woo (Doing Borrowed Time).

Performances of the one-act plays and readings start tonight and continue all month at Theatre 1774, third floor, 3964 St. Laurent Blvd., and admission is by donation. For more details, call 987-1774.

attrition or re-assignment, for a sav­ings to the University of between $600,000 and $700,000. In addition, Vice-Rector Institutional Relations Marcel Danis reports that labour negotiations are going well.

Provost Jack Lightstone told a recent meeting of department direc­tors that academic planning is proceeding apace. Of 275 under­graduate programs, approximately 100 will be affected in some way.

Lightstone said that this work, which has been going on for two years, will address the balance between depth and breadth in undergraduate studies, balancing a concentrated area of study with a broader education. The results will also inform faculty appointments for the next several years.

Talks with McGill University on rationalizing programs and services continue. These include the sharing of some library services, the crosslist­ing of courses in religious studies, and the coordination of teacher cer­tification at the early childhood and primary level. -BB

Further to an item about the next round of early retirement proposals in the last issue of CTR (October 23), it should be explained that offers are being made now to faculty and librari­ans aged 57 and to staff aged 53. Offers will be made to faculty and librarians aged 56 and staff aged 52 next spring, depending on how much of the allotted pension fund money is left

'A new spirit of philanthropy is in the air': Leonard Ellen

Ellen Gallery celebrates five years of gro\Nth BY BARBARA BLACK

Last Thursday evening, a tri­umphant fifth birthday party

was held at the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery.

The more than 300 well-wishers found the gallery looking its elegant best. Two huge canvases greeted them as they entered, a creamy astral skyscape by Marion Wagschal and the brooding gaze of Tony Scher­man's Napoleon.

Along the opposite wall were smaller canvases in warm earth-tones by mid-century masters, many of them Montrealers, including Goodridge Roberts, Jori Smith, Adrien Hebert and Stanley Cos­grove. On the other side of the

gallery, there were big, bold abstracts by Gershon lskowitz, Louis Com­tois, and Guido Molinari and quirky sculptures, like Joe Fafard's hooded terrorist.

"Thursday night was a wonderful celebration," director Karen Antaki said later. "And the past five years have been extremely rewarding. To participate in the development of the gallery's distinctive profile, and to see it increase its stature within the museum community, have been

enormously gratifying." In the past five years alone, the

gallery has acquired, through gift and purchase, art worth about $1 million. These acquisitions were added to an already substantial col­lection of Canadian art built up since the collection's inception in 1963, particularly under former director Sandra Paikowsky, who has since gone back to teaching art history.

The Ellen Gallery has always had good press, and the current exhibi­tion of selections from the collection was no exception. Henry Lehmann praised the current show in The Gazette. "In a sense, the current show is a review of Antaki's tenure," Lehmann wrote, "and she gets top marks."

The art magazine Parachute included two reviews of Ellen shows in its latest issue. And the late Ann Duncan, to whom the current show is dedicated, was a firm friend of the gallery, giving it frequent and thoughtful full-length reviews in The Gazette.

Five years ago, the collection was moved from the Henry F. Hall Building's mezzanine, where it was the Concordia Art Gallery, to its new home across the street as the

Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery. The move coincided with the appointment of Karen Antaki as act­ing director, and then as director.

'We were building on an already strong foundation," Antaki said, "and it was wonderful to be in this >-

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beautiful building. Since the Ellen m ~

Gallery opened, we've had nearly ~ » ~ 100,000 visitors. a'

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However, Antaki continued, "with ~

budget cuts over the last five years, §

the gallery has less than $25,000 to ~ C.

operate, including equipment, pub- ti ::J

licity, transport, insurance, materials ~ and artists' fees. It doesn't provide s::

for publications, and the scholarly essays are one of the most important facets of an exhibition, particularly at a university with a strong art history department.

"The catalogue provides the con­text for the exhibition," she said. "It's a record that outlasts the show and it fulfils part of our educational man­date. It's unfortunate when you can't have a catalogue to accompany an exhibition. The gallery is now seek­ing sponsorship for a permanent collection catalogue because the last one was published in 1968. We want to document our impressive perma­nent collection."

Doubling the gallery space entailed more responsibility and expense, just when the budget was being cut. More floor and wall space meant bigger shows, and that meant additional artists' fees and transport costs. The increased visibility of the gallery meant extra pressure to make every exhibition come up to certain established standards. ~

~ On the other hand, increased visi­bility also means that the gallery can ~

a' play an informal educational role for i'i .. people who know little about art. 3 The Ellen Gallery is part of the §

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annual Museums Day, when thou- ~ sands of ordinary Montrealers are ::J

taken free, by bus, to the city's muse- ~ urns and art galleries. Hundreds of

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Concordia students may get their

Food industry executives give their predictions to student seminar

first glimpse of modern art through the gallery's big windows, because it's right next door to the Student Ser­vices Centre on the main floor of the J.W. McConnell Library Building.

The money squeeze has required a determined fundraising effort. Over her five years, Antaki has raised more than $200,000 to supplement the slim operating budget. Much of it comes from the Canada Council, and the federal government's Muse­ums Assistance Program provides some help for the gallery's frequent historical exhibits.

Leonard and Bina Ellen made a substantial contribution to the last capital campaign, which built the J.W. McConnell Building. They also established the Ellen Endow­ment Fund, which assists the gallery in acquiring works of art.

The Ellens were on hand on Thursday night to salute the gallery and, with Rector Frederick Lowy, to congratulate Karen Antaki and Dean Christopher Jackson on its success. And as Leonard Ellen said, looking out at the crowd and recalling the launch of the Capital Campaign only the day before, "There's a new spirit of philanthropy in the air."

Supermarket competition will heat up in Canada BY MICHAEL DOBIE

Canada's grocery retailers are in for a shake-up. That was the

message brought to Commerce and Administration undergraduates by two alumni last Friday at the Concordia Concert Hall.

This is the third year that students taking the course Contemporary Business Thinking have been gi~en a special presentation from successful business executives.

Julia Kovacs (BComm 81) and Henri Roy (SGW BA economics 66) told the students that brand loy­alty is flagging, and supermarkets

face increased competition from superstores that are beginning to sell groceries, such as K-Mart.

"The lines are becoming blurred between drugstores, superstores and supermarkets," said Roy. He is the founder and president of Consu­mateck Marketing, which for 18 years has been helping manufacturers develop a stronger retail presence by advising them on pricing, marketing and communications.

Survivors of the shake-up The survivors of the coming

shake-up will be those who can understand consumer psychology and control their space to create a

shopping environment that will increase sales.

Kovacs said, "We're preparing for price wars. We're predicting lower prices and stagnant population growth." She is with the Watt Design Group, a Toronto company that helps retailers create a "total merchandising experience" through consumer psychology.

Kovacs evoked the example of David Nichol, the former Loblaw president who, with the Watt Design Group, developed the Presi­dent's Choice brand and made Loblaw's the most profitable retail and wholesale food distributor in Canada. "Dave Nichol is a food

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visionary," Kovacs told the students. The key to success for Loblaw' s

and its Western Canadian counter­parts, such as Real Canadian Superstores, was "branding" the store: filling it with items sold under the store's own label.

Samurai consumers Brand loyalty is slipping due to

"samurai consumers," who shop pri­marily on the basis of price. If retailers can create their own brands that compete with national brands such as Coca-Cola or Hostess on the basis of quality and price, they can make a higher profit margin on these items. Nichol recognized that con-

sumers no longer wish to pay a "brand tax" for national brand items to cover promotions and advertising, which can be as much as 50 per cent of the final price.

Strategic marketing is one of the keys to survival in this competitive atmosphere, Roy said.

"A micro-marketing strategy is required. Sales reps will have to know the local market better, and help the retailer. Retailers need better-trained employees to help the consumers." He urged business students to be creative in the face of these challenges. "If you think it, it can happen - as long as it's profitable."

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Scholarship Endowment Fund must be increased to $20 million. The ini­tial Campaign goal is to raise $5 million.

Richard J. Renaud, an alumnus, former university teacher, governor and tireless volunteer fundraiser for the University, talked of the Univer­sity's commitment to accessibility.

'With a variety of flexible study programs, we make it possible for stu­dents to attend university who could not otherwise have done so," Renaud said. "It is my vision, and one that is shared by my fellow university gover­nors, that no qualified student should be denied an education because of an inability to pay the fees.

"To set an example, my wife Car­olyne and I have chosen to direct our personal contribution of $2 million to an endowment for the creation of 100 non-academic bursaries for stu­dents who would not otherwise be able to attend, based on economic need, not marks. I am encouraging others to join me in supporting this vitally important area."

Molson refits Commerce: $3.5 million

Communication Studies student Carl Kouri explained briefly why $12 million is being slotted for the renewal of academic facilities.

"Many of the buildings are aging," he said. "Others are more modern, but still must be retrofitted and rewired to accommodate the elec­tronic information of today's world. This university offers some of the country's most dynamic programs, and must now find a way of provid­ing them with appropriate space."

Kouri introduced Chancellor Eric Molson, who is an H onorary Patron of the Campaign. He announced that the Molson Foundation will undertake the full funding, $3.5 mil­lion, of the retrofitting and renovation of the building housing the Faculty of Commerce and Administration.

The Faculty is already one of the best business schools in Canada, but it is in desperate need of better facilities for research, and for teaching a steadi-

Thanks for a great launch

Here are just some of the peo­ple who worked hard to make

the public launch such a success: • Audio Visual director Mark

Schofield • The Charles Ellison Qyartet,

featuring Charles Ellison, Andrew H omzy, Fraser Hollins and Claude Lavergne

' • Concordia Concert Hall ( direc­tor N eil Schwartzman, stage

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ly increasing number of students. The changes to the recently

acquired Guy Metro Building will include 20 newly rewired case-dis­cussion classrooms, and expanded facilities for the Executive MBA and Executive Development programs.

"It is our fervent hope that this gesture will serve as an example, ~

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inspiring others to contribute what ~

they can," Molson added. :i; ti

$1.1 million for ~ Biotechnology/ ~

5 Bioinformatics Facility §

The Campaign will raise ~ ~

$11,700,000 for research and teach- :; ing technology. Cinema Department ~

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chair Peter Rist introduced Francesco a.

Bellini, president and CEO of BioChem Pharma, who is an alum­nus and a governor of the University.

In a pre-recorded video address, Bellini announced that with a dona­tion of $1.1 million, he and BioPharm Pharma will help to create a bioinformatics/biotechnology labo­ratory for biology, biochemists and computer scientists to do genome sequencing research.

"I am very interested by this pro­ject," Bellini said. "I believe that Concordia is demonstrating leader­ship in a key sector of the Canadian and international economies. The research that will be undertaken in this lab may lead to important dis­coveries whose impact could be felt by all sectors of society."

manager John Davis and the entire crew)

• Conference Services (Margaret MacPherson)

• D ecoration de Ballons M .D. • Distribution Services • Jackie Gilchrist Flowers • Les Productions Jeux d'Ombres

(thanks to Sara Morley and Sal­vatore Barrera for the superb visual presentation)

• M arfeting Communications (director Sandra Spiria and her staff)

• Marriott Food Services

Researchers are only now begin­ning to qualify the functions of some of the 60,000 to 100,000 genes that have been identified. This work is long and intensely detailed, and the new facility will enable the faster processing of raw data and more accurate definitions of gene function.

$1 million for a School for Cinema

Rist also introduced Mel Hoppen­heim, president of Cite du Cinema,

f ~ makers o film and video, who iil pledged $1 million towards the recon- ~

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figuration of the Cinema Department ~ into a School for Cinema. i5 ...

Hoppenheim, a member of the ~ 0

Cinema Department's advisory -~ board, paid tribute to the unit's ~ international reputation as one of the :; finest film schools in Canada. ~ "Whatever the medium - short films, independent features, industri­al films, animated work - graduates of this acclaimed department have become synonymous with superior filmmaking," he said.

"What is surprising is that this prodigious output of extraordinary work grows out of a department that is constrained by meagre space, inap­propriate physical resources, and outdated equipment." He pledged to solicit more help for the new cinema school from within his industry.

• Public Relations (media rela­tions by Laurie Zack and his stafl)

• Printing Services • Security Services

• TelAv • Translation Services

Special thanks go to the Capital Campaign staff, especially to Cam­paign Coordinator Shaun Lynch and Communications Officer Sarni ·· Antaki for writing and staging the event. T hanks also to the staff of Annual G iving, Advancement, and Alumni Affairs for their support.

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$500,000 for Intelligent Building

Building Engineering graduate student Medgar Marceau introduced Jacques Menard, chair of Hydro­Qyebec, which will give $500,000

towards the construction of an "intelligent building of the future," a living laboratory for the most effi­cient and safest elements' of building design and construction.

The Intelligent Building of the Future will provide space for the Engineering and Computer Science Faculty and house the School for Building. It will allow researchers to build prototypes, examining every aspect of their construction for enhanced safety, comfort and cost­efficiency.

The Campaign seeks to raise a total of $8.3 million for endowments for teaching and research, such as the intelligent building project, and a list of academic chairs , professorships and provision for visiting artists.

In a surprise last-minute addition to the program, the Bank of Mon­treal's Senior Vice-President Gilles Jarry joined his friend, Jacques Menard, onstage. Speaking for bank president and alumnus Matthew

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Barrett, Jarry pledged $550,000 for scholarships.

Libraries seek $2 million The last capital campaign, held

between 1983 and 1988, enabled the University to build the R. Howard Webster Library in the J.W. McConnell Building downtown and to undertake major renovations at the Georges P. Vanier Library on the Loyola Campus.

"To ensure that its library collec­tions keep pace, Concordia -is establishing an endowment to finance acquisitions," said Business Librarian Charlotte MacLaurin. The amount needed for this project is $2 million.

Rebecca Aldworth, president of the Concordia Student Union, accompanied by Ann Kerby, Direc­tor of Advocacy and Support Services, and Fran Shaver, Vice­Dean for Arts and Science Students, got a resounding hand from the crowd when she pledged $9.8 mil­lion for the Campaign on behalf of students, faculty and staff. Of this university community pledge, at least $1.8 million will go to the libraries.

Community development One million dollars is being ear­

marked for the National Diploma Program in Community Economic Development, an outgrowth of the Institute in Management and Com­munity Development, which was created in 1993 and helps disadvan­taged communities by giving management training to community activists.

Roy Firth, Executive Vice-Presi­dent of the Laurentian Bank and a Concordia alumnus, pledged $150,000 in seed funding for the diploma program, which will com­bine formal study with practical work in a community setting.

One million dollars in funding is being sought to underwrite the Insti­tute and program until they can support themselves. He also paid tribute to the memory of Humberto Santos, who was the CEO and pres­ident of Desjardins Laurentian Financial Corporation.

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Plenty of projects for the new millennium Here are more projects targeted by the

Capital Campaign: $10 million for graduate fel­

lowships: Over the past eight years, the number of post-graduate stu­dents at Concordia has increased by 20 per cent, to 3,500. However, too many fine scholars must forego post­graduate education for lack of money. Concordia intends to increase its funding for graduate stu­dents substantially by establishing an endowment of$10 million.

$5 million for recreation and athletic facilities: Concordia's recreation and athletic facilities were built to accommodate the fewer than 4,000 students who attended Loyola College in the 1960s, not the 25,000 students on two campuses we have now. T he University is committed to providing an environment that addresses the physical requirements of a well-rounded education.

$3.8 million for an Institute for the Study of Communica­tion and Education in a Technological Society: This will be an inter-departmental program in the Faculty of Arts and Science, drawing on communication studies, education, journalism, and library studies. The Institute will serve the

University community and the pub­lic, and undertake research with scholars around the world.

$3 million for Micro-Fabrica­tion Research Facilities: Micro­fabrication technology has made exciting strides over the past 10 years. Scientists are currently explor­ing applications as diverse as automotive sensors for computer­aided road maps and human­implanted drug dispensers for the treatment of diabetes. Concordia has had a semiconductor processing lab­oratory for more than 20 years, but seeks a state-of-the-art facility.

$2 million for Multimedia Graphics Laboratories: Concordia University graduates have been among the prime beneficiaries of this and other developments in the film animation and telecommunications industries. T his project, which brings together experts in the fine arts, com­munication studies and computer science, will provide Concordia stu­dents with opportunities in three important aspects of digital anima­tion: basic drawing and fine arts skills, software development, and software and hardware use. No pro­gram similar to this one exists anywhere else in the country.

The Capital Campaign Team Chair: Ronald Corey, C.M. Executive Vice-Chair: Don Taddeo

(BA 67, LOY) Director: Carole Kleingrib Toronto Vice-Chair: Brian J. Steck

(BComm 68, SGW) Leadership Gifts Chair: L. Jacques

Menard, C.M. (BComm 67, LOY) Honorary Treasurer: Leonard Ellen Honorary Patrons: Matthew W.

Barrett, O.C. (HON LL.D. 94), Charles Bronfman, P.C., 0.C. (HON LLD. 92), Andre Desmarais (BComm 78), Chancellor Eric H. Molson

University Community Chair: Richard J. Renaud (BComm 69, LOY)

Major Gifts Chair: This position was occupied by Humberto Santos (BComm 75, MBA 79)

Special Gifts Chair: John E. Parisella (BA67, LOY)

Campus Appeal Vice-Chairs: (Faculty): Frances Shaver, Sociology

and Anthropology

(Staff): Ann Kerby, Advocacy and Sup­

port Services

(Reti rees): Brian Counihan, former

Dean of Students (Students): David A. Janssen, Engi­

neering and Computer Science Students Association

The School of Psychological Sciences: In recognition of the importance and scope of Concordia's Psychology Department, the Univer­sity has plans to bring its many exceptional elements together in a school, supported by endowments, whose designation would reflect its importance.

The Campaign will endow a Chair in Appetite and Addiction Studies, at a cost of $1 million. In addi tion, a portion of the endow­ments for graduate fellowships will be used to support the Department's research efforts in both infant and retirement studies.

Over and above these projects, the Campaign is seeking specific endow­ments to finance a Laboratory for Neuroanatomical and Neurochemi­cal Studies ($300,000), and a Library Collection for Neuroscience ($250,000).

Endowments for chairs and distinguished professorships: Concordia will establish endow­ments in the form of chairs and professorships in a number of areas. One million dollars is required for each chair, and $500,000 is needed for each professorship.

Endowed chairs create permanent

new positions for outstanding senior faculty members in a given discipline or field. With annual income from the endowment, chairs offer a com­petitive salary and the prestige of a named positio n. The name of the chair, either the donor or someone the donor wishes to honour, is used in all official publications and corre­spondence of the faculty member.

A distinguished professorship is an endowed position that provides the resources for a senior faculty member to make a special contribu­tion to the intellectual life of the University. The professorship, which is assigned to various faculty mem­bers for a fixed term, may provide support for research assistance in developing new projects, for post­graduate students working with the professor, for travel to international meetings at which the professor rep­resents the University, or for hosting experts in the field who visit Concordia.

Among the areas to be funded are the following:

• A Chair in 01iebec and Canadian Jewish Studies

• A Chair in Appetite and Addic­tion Studies

• A Distinguished Professorship in Accountancy

• A Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurial Studies and Fam­ily Business

• A Distinguished Professorship in Finance and Financial Services

• A Distinguished Professorship in Marketing

• A Distinguished Professorship in Computational Fluid Dynamics

• A Distinguished Professorship in Human-Computer Communication

• A Distinguished Professorship in Mechanical Engineering (Composites)

The University will also establish an Artists in Residence Endowment. T his will enable the Faculty of Fine Arts to engage the services of prac­tising professional artists in a variety of disciplines on a short-term basis (one or two semesters at a time) . These artists would continue their creative work under the auspices of the University, and would contribute to the development of new talent through the teaching of undergradu­ate and gradu ate classes and seminars. The endowment requires $1 ,250,000 in funding.

Leaders of the Capital Campaign The following men share with

Rector Frederick Lowy leadership of Concordia's Capital Campaign:

Campaign Chair: Ronald L. Corey, C.M.

Concordia University is delighted to have the leadership of

Ronald Corey for our Capital Cam­p a1gn. O ne of Montreal's best-known businessmen, he is pres­ident of the Club de hockey Canadien and the Molson Centre.

Over his busy career, Mr. Corey has given generously of his time and energy, heading fundraising cam­paigns for many local charities and community projects. A member of the Order of Canada, he presided in 1988 over Canada Day festivities in 01iebec.

From 1990 to 1992, he enthusias­tically headed the organizing committee for the Fifth Internation­al Winter Cities Biennial, which brought more than 40 mayors from 18 Nordic countries to Montreal.

Corey couldn't attend the launch ceremony in person, but he spoke on video from New York, thanking the many volunteers for their work so far, and assuring that the next two years would be fruitful ones. "We will achieve our objective - and more," he promised.

He said he accepted leadership of the campaign not only because his

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son Frederick is a student, bu t because "Concordia University is the perfect image of the city of Montre­al, the mos t representative of all universities."

Chair, Leadership Gifts: L. Jacques Menard

M r. Menard is deputy chair of Nesbitt Burns, one of Cana­

da's largest investment dealers, and chair of the board of Hydro-01iebec, among other directorships.

A graduate of Loyola College, he

is vice-chair of Concordia's Board of Governors. In 1993, the Faculty of Commerce and Administration pre­sented him with its Award of Distinction for his pro fessional accomplishments and service to the community. He is a Member of the Order of Canada.

Mr. Menard has been a great sup­porter of Concordia over the years, and is a mainstay of the Board of Governors. He has chaired the Annual Giving Program, and hosted the annual Montreal Alumni Phonathon for three years.

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L Journalism sponsors debate on TV coverage

Lights, cameras, and order in the court BY ROBERT JOSEPH SWICK

Should television cameras be allowed in the courtroom? The

question was up for debate as two of Canada's top media lawyers partici­pated in a mock trial in the Senate Chamber at the Loyola Campus recently.

Justice Michel Proulx of the Qye­bec Court of Appeal presided over the case and delivered judgment on the petition to change Canadian law to open the courts to the broadcast media, which was delivered by Me Marc-Andre Blanchard of the law firm Lafleur Brown.

'The evil that was supposed to be brought by television coverage hasn't come about," Blanchard told about 50 students, professors, members of the media and others.

He pointed out that when cameras first went into Parliament in the 1970s, some expected it to "become a circus," yet that didn't happen.

In Canada, as well as elsewhere, the question of whether to air court hearings has been around almost as long as there has been television, but it has resurfaced since the O .J. Simpson trial in the U.S., which was covered in excruciating detail, including courtroom debate.

Recently, when former prime minister Brian Mulroney threatened to sue the federal government for wrongfully accusing him of accepting

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kickbacks, the CBC petitioned the courts to allow broadcast of the trial.

Other countries have also strug­gled with the issue. France, for example, permits videotaping of its trial proceedings, but only for educa­tional viewing purposes 20 years after the event.

Blanchard also noted that recent Canadian experiments with the granting of television access to impor­tant legal events, such as the Westray and Mount Cashel inquiries, have shown that television coverage has done more good than harm.

He said the present laws that for­bid cameras from being in the courtroom before or after a trial amount to "a form of censorship" of the television media, which he called "the main source of information for most people."

"Keeping the cameras out of the courts is like allowing a print reporter to be in the courtroom, but without a pen," Blanchard said. He also argued that Canadian citizens benefit from seeing what goes on inside their justice system.

Me Jacques Jeansonne, of McCarthy Tetrault, opposed Blan­chard's petition. Jeansonne was to have been Brian Mulroney's lawyer had Mulroney's recent legal difficul­ties with the Canadian government gone to trial.

"The premise that all media cover­age is beneficial to society is a myth," Jeansonne said.

Jeansonne also argued that the print and electronic media were far from equivalent. Television has a greater emotional impact, and televi­sion images are often repeated over and over.

"The 15-second snippet of the witness sweating or of the accused breaking down will easily be repeated ad nauseam, whereas the editorial, once read, will never be read again," he said. In addition, the media have not handled the power of television's great impact in a responsible way.

In giving his judgment, Justice Proulx cited the need to choose the "higher right": freedom of the press or citizens' right to privacy. After some deliberation, he refused the petition, coming down on the side of the present Canadian system, and stating that a "greater justice is served" by keeping the cameras out.

He did, however, note that per­mitting the broadcasting of trials may provide some benefit for the average citizen, but seeing justice done to all participants in the hear­ing is the court's highest calling. Proulx also concurred with Jean­sonne's assertion that television has a greater power to reach people's emo­tions than print.

The moot court was sponsored by the Journalism Department in hon­our of Lindsay Crysler, the recently retired Journalism director.

Tabloid mentality pervades the news media, says German journalist

BY SYLVAIN COMEAU

Hard news is under assault from tabloidization, German jour­

nalist Werner Holzer warned at Concordia recently.

Holzer, the former editor of Ger­man national daily Frankfurter Rundschau, said that many North American newspapers are taking an increasingly populist approach to the news, offering a lot of information about car crashes, accidents and stalkers, but little substantive, partic­ularly international, news.

The line between tabloids and the mainstream press is blurring, as the more ostensibly respectable papers join the trend to lurid and sensation­alistic headlines.

As a result of bitter competition for the almighty advertising dollar, Holzer

1said, "A lot of my colleagues

in the press and TV saw that you can keep your circulation up if you lower the quality. In Germany, although less so than in the U.S. and Canada, scandal-mongering has become increasingly important. Newspapers and TV are copying the yellow press, and the real news is disappearing."

Holzer's beef is not against local news. He is concerned by skewed priorities that give short shrift to anything outside of the reader's back yard.

"People find out about the car crash around the comer which killed three people, but they get less of the kind of news that helps them under­st and their own countries, their government, and the world."

He also takes a jaundiced view of the rise of the Internet, seeing a sub­tle danger in its easy access to information. "People who use these technologies for research tend to for-

get that you usually don't know who the source is. A name might be given, it might sound good, but for all you know, the real source could be a hatemonger out in Texas."

In an interview following his lec­ture, Holzer emphasized that he is really calling for greater variety in

· editorial viewpoints to b~ available to readers and viewers. "The competi­tion is so fierce that even papers and magazines covering international affairs feel that they have to be more popular.

"If everybody goes the populist route, the spread of information and real news is hurt. If you look at some of the television news programs on this side of the Atlantic, especially in America, you can have tears in your eyes."

Holzer feels that the owners, not the journalists, are to blame. "The journalists have lost control. They are given little time on air, or less space in the press, to write the way they used to, or to be correspondents overseas. The free space is filled up by entertainment."

As for the Internet, here journal­ists enjoy greater control over content, he said. "Some people who put information on the Internet are trying to use journalists, but it's up to journalists to check their sources. We should have our own agenda, instead of the hidden agenda of whoever is behind a Web site or rumour circulating on the Web."

Holzer's lecture, on October 20, was sponsored by the Journalism Department, in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Cana­dian Centre for German and European Studies in Montreal.

'The natives are on the move'

Scottish anthropologist speaks of rootlessness

BY SYLVAIN COMEAU

The study of people and cultures increasingly reflects the influ­

ence of mass migration and mass culture, Scottish anthropologist Nigel Rapport told a Concordia audience recently.

"In the past, [anthropologists] saw cultures as rooted in time and space, embodying genealogy of blood, property and relations," he said, in a lecture on October 8. "Cultures root­ed societies and their members, the people who developed, lived and died in particular spaces. Travel was something mistrusted to the point of hatred."

Over the past 20 years, a concep­tual shift has taken place, however. "Anthropologists can no longer ignore global trends, such as the communications revolution and the globalization of culture, in which a 'multiculture' is replacing national culture. The world today is charac­terized by a complex movement of people, goods, money and informa­tion, as well as induced, often brutally enforced, migrations."

As a result, anthropologists strive to keep up, as cultures blend and overlap. 'With ways of life increas­ingly influencing, dominating, parodying, translating and subverting one another, there are no traditional fixed and bounded cultural worlds."

Some anthropologists have focused on movement itself as a defining theme of the 20th century, said Rapport, who is a professor of anthropology at the University of St.

Andrews. "Exile, migration, banishment,

labour migrancy, tourism, urbaniza­tion and counter-urbanization are the central motifs of modern culture. The modern consciousness is root­less, displaced between worlds, living between a lost past and a fluid pre­sent."

As to how such rootlessness mani­fests itself, Rapport cited the work of researchers such as Alberta anthro­pologist Lee Drummond, who in 1980 wrote one of the first papers on the subject. "For Drummond, soci­eties today are socio-cultural continuums, or combinations. They are no longer discrete social spaces, with their own discrete sets of people and cultural norms."

In an interview following his lec­ture, Rapport explained that field research has also been transformed as a result of these trends.

"Anthropologists still go out into the field and meet people, but the field, and the people, are no longer fixed , if they ever were. When anthropologists used to say that 'the natives are restless,' it was threaten­ing to us, something that we wanted to overcome. Today, in the post­colonial age, we want to come to terms with the fact that they are on the move."

Rapport's lecture was co-spon­sored by the Department of Geography, the Centre for Commu­nity and Ethnic Studies, the PhD Program in Humanities, and the School of Community and Public Affairs.

Indian history is academically untrodden

PhD student vvins Shastri Fellovvship K eith Meadowcroft, a doctoral

candidate in the History Department, has won a 1997-98 Inda-Canadian Shastri Research Fellowship that will take him to India to do six months of research.

Meadowcroft came to Concordia as a mature student in his early 30s. He did an undergraduate degree in TESL (Teaching English as a Sec­ond Language), and then, "bitten by the academic bug," as he put it, went on to do a Master's in Indian history. The supervisor of his thesis is Pro­fessor John Hill.

Hindu social reform His thesis topic is "The All-India

Mahasabha and Indian Politics, 1915-1952." The Mahasabha evolved from a Hindu social reform movement to become the right­wing alternative to the National Congress Party, and was the fore­runner of the BJP party, which now

holds the majority of seats in the Indian parliament.

"I'm learning Hindi at the moment," Meadowcroft said, "and it's difficult, although the linguistics I got through my TESL degree help in learning a new language." - Meadowcroft, who travelled, wrote and taught before he took up his studies, was attracted to Indian history for many reasons, including its relatively untrodden academic ground. "Indian history puts a signif­icant demand on the historical imagination. One confronts a civi­lization that is in many respects different from our own."

But apparently there are similari­ties that embrace us all. In looking at the Mahasabha movement, Mead­owcroft said, "I have been looking at the development of different and rival national identities."

- Barbara Black

Philosopher Cunningham looks deep into the souls of persecutors

Blame lies at the heart of persecution BY SYLVAIN COMEAU

\ ]\ fnat drives entire groups to V V hate and sometimes persecute

others? University of Toronto Professor of

Philosophy Frank Cunningham, who spoke at Concordia last week on "Group Hatreds and Democra­cy," admits he doesn't have all the answers. But he has spent several months on sabbatical visiting trouble spots like Jerusalem, Belgrade and Belfast in an attempt to come to grips with the problem.

He observed that group hatred is a central, not peripheral, part of peo­ple's lives. "On a personal level, hatred is all-consuming, almost as if hating an 'other' is part ;f what gives meaning to a person's life."

That central role means that the sheer irrationality of hatred will not often serve as a deterrent. "Hatred seems to persist even in the face of actions which are contrary to both common-sense morality and to self­interest, even on the part of people who seem otherwise moral and ratio­nal."

While participants in group hatred will commonly claim that their grievances and circumstances are unique, Cunningham found that "group hatreds have more similarities than differences.

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"In every case [that I studied], there is an appeal to imagined or mythic crimes against 'our people' by 'their people' in the past. Small dif­ferences between peoples are magnified, and similarities are ignored, unless they fuel the fires of hatred. Desecration - of symbols, particularly religious symbols, impor­tant buildings, and even individuals - is common. People who personify the methods or traditions are special and intended targets of attacks."

Escalation of these real and imag­ined conflicts occurs slowly or quickly, but the violence is rarely planned or premeditated.

"There is a tragic element to this. People get caught up in these hatreds, and end up in a downward spiral. They don't set out, at first, to obliterate another group and to get involved in destructive and self­destructive actions. They find themselves involved in it."

Cunningham was somewhat dis­appointed by the literature on the subject, which advanced a number of tidy theories to explain the phenom­enon. He rejected the most popular hypothesis: that people go along with group hatred out of conformity (because there is strength in num­bers); that group hatred and violence is motivated by a cycle of revenge and reprisals; and that enmity results from fear. Cunningham's own expla-

nation is sadly plausible. "My candidate, my hypothesis, is

moral blame. Blame is at the heart of the world-view of someone who is caught up in cycles of revenge and hatred. They are saying, 'Bad things are happening to our group, or have happened, or might happen, and it is wrong that this should happen, and that group is to blame.'

"If blame, carrying a moral conno­tation, is tied up in the mythology of group hatred, then people feel that they are on a justified crusade."

On the bright side, Cunningham has faith in democracy as a temper­ing influence. In an interview following his lecture, Cunningham said that Canada's pluralistic society has kept conflict between separatists and federalists from developing into hatred and violence.

"Democracy has the potential to head off group hatred. I don't think it can eliminate conflict; there's a dif­ference between conflict, hatred and violence. Hatred is disposed toward violence; conflict need not be. In a pluralistic society, conflict can be mediated through negotiation and balances of power."

Cunningham is the author of the books Democratic Theory and Social­ism and The Real World of Democracy Revisited His lecture was presented by the School of Community and Public Affairs.

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One more step in bridging the gap

Hearing device converts sound to written text

BY SUSAN HIRSHORN

A t first glance, the new pay phone in the J.W. McConnell

Building seems unremarkable. But if you happen to be around when Soci­ology student Christina Weyersberg is using it, you'll be reminded of something from a James Bond movie.

The phone incorporates a state­of-the-art TTY (teletypewriter), which converts sound to written text. When you feed it 25 cents, then dial a TTY phone number, a keyboard and screen for typing and receiving messages automatically slides out from a drawer at the bottom of the console. (When regular numbers are dialed, the system operates like any other pay phone.)

TTYs are essential equipment for many people with hearing and/or speech impairments, as well as for the hearing people with whom they frequently communicate. Until now, students, staff and facul ty could access these devices at Services for D isabled Student s, but only on weekdays until 5 p.m., and outside those hours, by arrangement with the Audio Visual Department.

However, Weyersberg, who is deaf, finds the new system both more flexible and more accessible.

"Now I can call home to pick up important messages or let them know when I'll be late," she said. "My hearing friends will also have an easier time reaching me. With an ordinary phone, they have to call a 1-800 number and talk to me through a Bell Relay operator. With the pub­lic TTY, they can call my system at home and we can type messages to each other directly."

The public TTY is a joint initia­tive between Services for Disabled Students, the Concordia Libraries and Telesis (the university's tele­phone system administrator).

"All of us worked hard to bring it about," says Leo Bissonnette, Ser­vices for Disabled Students coordinator. "It wasn't just a simple matter of plunking a phone on a wall. A location had to be chosen that fit criteria for security and con­venience. Equipment had to be ordered from the United States. We appreciate Bell Canada's assistance in ensuring the high quality of equipment and service."

How it works The TTY is located on the second

floor of the McConnell Building, outside the library circulation area near the elevator.

If you're wondering how it works, why not try it out? Insert a quarter, dial 848-4375 and state clearly: "I'm calling from a TTY." When the drawer opens, start typing. "We would like to know your impressions of this technology," said Maria T ere- · sa Zenteno, a case worker with

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Services for Disabled Students. She and Bissonnette invite all

Concordians to discover, through their offices, how barriers between the hearing and the silent world can be overcome.

Infrared transmitters "Since no two people experience

hearing loss in the same way, we provide a variety of services to best suit the individual and the situation," she said. "These range from liaison with faculty and other university departments to assisting individuals in the purchase of special equipment prescribed by their audiologists.

"We provide interpreters (Ameri­can Sign Language and Oral), stenographers, note-takers and tutors. We also have infrared trans­mitters and receivers, which can be borrowed from our office by any member of the Concordia communi­ty attending a large conference to improve the audio quality of the event."

For iriformation, contact Zenteno at 848-4375 (Voice and TIY), or e-mail her at mzenten@vax2.concordia.ca.

Student union gets city contract for eco-quartier

BY ALISON MACARTHUR

The Concordia Student Union (CSU) and the City of Montre­

al have joined forces to save the environment.

At last Thursday's council meet­ing, the city announced that the CSU is being awarded $20,000 and a two­mon th contract to run the Peter-McGill ico-quartier. The CSU will be given another $50,000 when it renews the contract for 1998 this January. The option to renew in 1999 for another year will also be open.

Francine Leclair, a researcher with Montreal's Property Service who is heavily involved in the ico-quartier program, said the CSU was chosen over the other five competitors

because of the group's impressive energy and long-standing commit­ment to environmental issues.

''The quality of their proposal and their plan of action were very impressive. I am very happy to be working with them," said Leclair in a phone interview.

Eco-quartiers provide basic envi­ronmental services to the community: beautification, recycling, reduction and reuse, and cleanliness. They were established in 1995 as a way of giving residents and businesses information about the environment at the local level.

The CSU is getting the first con­tract for the Peter McGill district, which extends from Pare St. to the Westmount-City of Montreal bor­der, and from Mount Royal to St.

Antoine Street. David Smaller, vice-president

external for the CSU and last year's recycling coordinator, is the master­mind behind the initiative to apply for the ico-quartier. "It means that the city has been at least a little bit aware of what we've been doing, and of our environmental commitment," he said by phone. "The CSU is ecstatic."

The CSU is planning on reaching out to the community with a vermi­com posting program, an old furniture collection program, a com­munal garden and environmental awareness campaigns. Two part­time coordinators will be hired by the CSU to run the unit.

"I really hope that this is the spark that ignites the fire of environmental protection at Concordia," Smaller said.

CSU meeting on fees sparsely attended BY ALISON McARTHUR

The debate over higher tuition fees for out-of-province stu­

dents surfaced again last Wednesday night.

About 70 students showed up for an information and discussion ses­sion organized by the Concordia Student Union (CSU) to gauge opinions on the issue. The meeting was held in the Henry F. Hall Build­ing's auditorium, where microphones were set up for student questions and comments.

Rector Frederick Lowy spoke about the administration's policies, but emphasized that the opinions stated were his own. He emphasized that higher fee levels for non-Olie­bec residents is unfair.

'We agree that these [differential tuition fees] are undesirable," he said. "The question is, what can we do to capture the government's attention on this point? The University is quite prepared to join students in any type of process that would be effective."

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But when an audience member asked Lowy about what kind of cooperative projects the administra­tion and students could undertake to fight the government, he had no ideas. Instead, he suggested that Concordia would have more clout against the governm en t if they teamed up with other university administrations.

Brad Lavigne, Canadian Federa­tion of Students' chair and a graduate public policy and public administration student at Concordia, spoke about why tuition fees should not only be frozen, but eventually eliminated.

Lavigne blamed both the federal and provincial governments for "leg­islating an entire generation into debt." Even though the average stu­dent debt upon grad uation in Canada is now $25,000, people keep paying higher tuition because they know they need a degree, he said.

Lavigne likened tuition fees to user fees for health care services. He said that no politician would dare suggest that the public pay for care,

but they have no problem charging students to learn.

"A few decades ago this country made the decision that the average base level of education would be high school," he said, explaining that is why primary and secondary educa­tion is free. "It is no longer a 12- to 13-year education that is the bare minimum, it is a four-year degree."

CSU president Rebecca Aldworth said she thought the assembly was successful because of the range of opinion voiced, but she called the turnout "appalling."

'We want to see people going out and demonstrating and protesting and hassling their MPs. We want to

see people going out and using the system," she said. The CSU decided to hold the meeting because only about 30 people showed up at the last assembly, two weeks ago.

Changes by the Oliebec govern­ment have added $40 per credit to the tuition fees of students from other provinces.

Montrealers lag as charity-givers - Let's change that I n June, La Presse published a star- Yet in a cross - Canada survey,

tling report - 22 per cent of Centraide found that on a per capita

Montreal residents live below the basis, Montrealers paid $10.24 to

poverty line. In Vancouver and support their needy, compared to

Toronto, generally considered to be $12.83 paid by Vancouver residents

more expensive cities, 17 per cent and $22.89 for those in Toronto.

and 15 per cent of their residents, Concordia's campaign for Cen-

respectively, lived below the poverty traide aims to raise our profile in the

line. greater Montreal area, and h elp

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F acuity Research Development Program UPCOMING DEADLINES

The Faculty Research Development Program (FRDP) comprises four elements:

Start-up Research Grants - This element of the FRDP encour­ages applications from newly appointed , full time, tenured or tenure-track faculty members or professional librarians who have taken up their position at Concordia within 13 months of the date of the competition. The next deadline is Monday, December 1, 1997. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the ORS to discuss their eligibility, proposed research and budget prior to this date.

Major Inter-disciplinary Research Initiative (MIDRI) Grants -These grants are intended for the support of a single, identifiable, new research program based on the complementary research interests of faculty members with differing disciplinary back­grounds. Awards are primarily intended to support infrastructure needs (i.e. , equipment, salaries for support, technical and profes­sional research staff, conferences , workshops and student support). The next deadline for letters of intent is Monday, December 1, 1997.

For more information, please contact the ORS at local 4888 or by e-mail

(ors@vax2).

English Language Courses

December '97 Conversation ( eight levels) ..... ....... ... .. .... ... ... ..... .. .... .. ... ... $190 TOEFL Preparation .... .. .. ....... .. .... .... .. ... ...... ... ......... ... ....... $190 Writing for the CELDT ........ .... ................ ...... .. ...... ... .. ..... $235

Registration Fee (non-refundable) .................................... $15

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M6nday to Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (40 hours) December 1 to December 12

Registration, payment and placement test in person before November 26, Monday to Friday 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Payment by certified cheque or money order payable to Concordia University, or Visa/MasterCard/debit card. Cash and personal cheques are not accepted.

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Centre for Continuing Education

Real education for the real world

Montreal catch up with the rest of enthusiastic response to the Capital half a million Montrealers in need.

the country. Last year, Concordians Campaign. But there is no measure There are some 24,000 students at

raised $49,769 for needy Montreal- to gauge Concordia's capacity to care Concordia, and about more than

ers, with an adjusted participation - that's why it's not inconceivable 4,000 full- and part-time faculty and

rate ofl4.5 per cent. for us to better our participation rate. staff members. We know Concordia

We are all well aware that a lot has Centraide distributes a full 87 can make a difference.

been asked of us this year, between cents of every dollar we give to 233 Campaign Co-Chairs

the sacrifices we continue to make to non-profit social and community Pina Greco

meet shrinki ng budgets and the groups that provide services for the Enn Raudsepp

Health Services warns of Internet addiction BY ROBERT JOSEPH SWICK

How do you know if you are an

Internet addict?

"You wake up at 3 a. m. to go to

the bathroom and stop to check

your mail on the way back. " - found posted on a bulletin board

on the world wide web.

Have you been spending more time at your computer lately?

And less time sleeping? If so, there might be reason for concern.

Internet addiction - once a phrase used only in jest - is now considered a serious problem. Angie Siano, clini­cal coordinator of Health Services, says the pattern with Internet addic­tion resembles other dependencies like alcohol, sex, and gambling. "That sense of exploration to expand and feel more, experience more, to go into these areas - this is why people can get drawn in," Siano said.

Siano first became aware of the seriousness of Internet addiction when she included it in a dependen­cy outreach awareness campaign last year, and realized that students could

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see themselves in the questions. Siano said that students who are

lonely, or perhaps away from home for the first time, are more suscepti­ble to the draw of the Internet, in part because of the chat programs. "It provides some of the needs that they may have in terms of socialization."

Siano pointed out that anyone, not just students, may be susceptible to the problem.

Some indicators that you might have a problem are: • skipping classes and appointments

to be online • being "too busy" for papers and

homework assignments, while still having time to go online

• spending less time with family and friends to be on the Internet

• lying about the amount of time you spend online

• staying up all night instead of sleeping

• becoming irritable when you can't go online, or when your online time is interrupted If you think you might have a

problem, here's what some experts in the field recommend that you do:

• Start by noticing when you go online - and why. For some peo­ple, just seeing how much they use it is enough to change their behav­iour. It also might show you that you are using Internet time to avoid problems or responsibilities.

• Be on the lookout for signs that you are withdrawing from life.

• Look to problems in your "real life." Doing whatever it takes to make it better may be the founda­tion of a new relationship with your computer.

• Set strict limits on your computer use, at least for a while . Many experts believe that people needn't go "cold turkey," but should sensi­bly limit their online time. If limiting your daily use is too diffi­cult, try having on-days and off-days. Fill your off-day time with something else.

• Finally, if you feel that you should spend less time on the Internet, but can't, go see a therapist.

For more information, call Concordia

H ealth Serv ices at 848-3565 or

Counselling at 848-3565.

School of Graduate Studies Northern Scientific Training Program This is a funding program managed by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development to provide advanced undergrad­uate and graduate students with the opportunity to undertake Northern research. The program supports scientific training provid­ed by Canadian universities, which gives advanced students professional experience in the Canadian North (North of 55 degrees latitude) and encourages them to develop a commitment to northern work. Training funds support projects on northern topics from all disciplines and in multi-disciplinary fields. Funds can be used to pay for travel, accommodation, and interpretation only.

Applicants must be: • A senior undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program at a Canadian university

• under the supervision of a faculty member

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

Deadline: November 19 For further information, contact Dr. Lorna Roth, Department of Communication Studies, at 848-2555, or Dr. Chris Trott in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at 848-2152.

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NOVEMBER 6 • NOVEMBER 20

Alumni Tuesday, November 11 Researching the Employer. This work­shop is designed to stress the impor­tance that researching a potential employer plays in the job hunt. Facilitators: Colleen Bronson and Susan Hawke. 7 - 9:30 p.m., H-767, Faculty and Staff Club Lounge, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. $16. Sorry, no refunds. RSVP: Gabrielle Korn at 848-3817.

Saturday, November 15 Fifth Annual Sir George Williams Bowlathon. Gather in teams of five. and help raise funds for Concordia stu­dents. Maybe win a door prize! Each bowler is asked to raise $25 for a total of $125 per bowling fivesome. Bowling and shoes are free. Salon de Quilles Pare Lanes, 5250 Pare. 12:30 p.m. reg­istration. 1 p.m. bowling. RSVP: Leisha LeCouvie at 848-3819.

Wednesday, November 19 Preparing a Career Portfolio. This workshop is designed to alert you to the new social, economic and techno­logica I realities of the job hunting scene. Develop a new approach to capitalize on today's brutally competi­tive and rapidly changing marketplace. Facilitator: Dr. Priscilla David. 7 to 9:30 p.m. H-767, Faculty and Staff Club Lounge, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. $16. Sorry, no refunds. RSVP: Gabrielle Korn at 848-3817.

Art Until December 2 Five Years of Collecting: A Selection of New Acquisitions, including works by Genevieve Cadieux. Joe Fafard. Yves Gaucher. Spring Hurlbut. Jean-Paul Lemieux. Guido Molinari, Jori Smith and Jana Sterbak. Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, 1400 de Maisonneuve W. Free. Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m .. Saturday, 1 - 5 p.m. Info: 848-4700.

Until December 19 Refigured Histories, Remembered Pasts, at the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts. 5170 Chemin de la Cote­Ste. -Catherine. Vernissage: Thursday, November 6, 6 p.m. Artist talk: Friday, November 7. 11 a.m. Info: 739-2301.

CPR Courses Everyone is welcome to take the fol­lowing courses. For information. call Training Coordinator Donna Fasciano at 848-4355.

Novembers Heartsaver Plus (6 hours) November 12. 13 CSST First Aid (in English) November 15, 16 CSST First Aid (in English) November19 Heartsaver CPR (in French)

Campus Ministry Mother Hubbard's Cupboard Healthy and hearty vegetarian suppers each Monday night at Annex Z (2090 Mackay). 5 - 7 p.m. Suggested dona­tion: $1. Open to Concordia students and their families or roommates . Volunteers are needed to help with meals. Contact Daryl Lynn Ross at 848-3585.

Mindfulness meditation Relaxing, centering and concentrating. Beginners are welcome. Wednesdays, 12 - 1 p.m .. Z-105 (2090 Mackay); Thursdays, 1 - 2 p.m .. Belmore House. Loyola. Call Daryl Lynn Ross at 848-3585.

Outreach experience Make a difference, discover new skills and talents by working with children. teens, the elderly, the poor or the sick. Call Michelina Bertone, S.S.A .. at 848-3591. or Daryl Lynn Ross at 848-3585.

Multi-Faith Dialogue A brown bag lunch meeting designed to answer questions, share experi­ences and foster dialogue between the many faiths on campus. Thursdays at noon in the T Annex (2030 Mackay). Info: Matti Te rho at 848-3590.

Study the Bible Join David Eley, S.J., to study, dis­cuss. share and enjoy the wonder, mystery and beauty of the Word of God. Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m., Z-03, 2090 Mackay. Info: 848-3588.

Centre for Teaching and Learning Services

Faculty Development Workshops. (Register at 848-2495 prior to workshop.) 1. Introducing and Managing Class Communications through E-mail, Listserves, etc. Internet communication tools can enhance class and small group discussion and increase the visibility and availability of the professor. Wednesday, November 12, 2 - 5 p.m .. H-521 .

2. The Development of the Teaching Dossier: Start Early. The teaching dossi er is one means of recording your work as a teacher. This workshop will provide some examples of dossiers. and examine some of the issues and concerns in preparing and reviewing dossiers. Friday, November 14. 130 - 3 p.m.; AD-308.

3. Strategies for Inclusive Teaching. This workshop will sensi­tize you to the different forms of inequity in the classroom and provide strategies for creating a more inclu­sive learning environment. Monday, November 17, 1 :30 - 4 p.m., AD-308.

4. Designing and Teaching Interdisciplinary Courses. The focus will be on how to apply general guidelines to specific syllabi, so bring your ideas and syllabi along.

Wednesday, November 19. 1 - 3:30 p.m .. H-771.

Concert Hall 7141 Sherbrooke St. W. Info: 848-7928. Free. 8 p.m

Thursday, November 6 EuCuESeries: works selected by James Beauchamp, Barry Truax

Friday, November 7 EuCuESeries: works selected by Charles Mason. Elizabeth Hinkle­Turner

Saturday, November 8 EuCuESeries: works selected by Mara Helmuth. Kevin Austin

Counselling and Development 848-3545/848-3555. Career and Placement Service (CAPS): 848-7345. Successful Job Interviews Through videotaped role-playing, you will discover how you come across. how to answer difficult questions. and what you can improve. Maximum 12 people. Register at CAPS, 2070 Mackay. Tuesday, November 11. 1 - 4 p.m .. SGW.

From Grief to Growth (15 sessions) This small-group program will help you cope with feelings of loss and grief. Arrange an appointment to see if this group can be of help to you by visiting H-440 or calling 848-3553. November 10 - March 16. 4- 5:30 p.m. Graduate and undergraduate students welcome.

Health Services Wednesday, November 5 Making it through the Winter: Your Self Care Guide. Ground floor, Hall Building. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

WednesdarNovember12 Marijuana and other drugs. Hall Building lobby, 1 D a.m. - 3 p.m.

Wednesday, November 13 Making it through the Winter: Your Self Care Guide. Hingston Hall. Loyola. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Thursday, November 20 Stress busters! Health Services pro­vides information on techniques to identify and deal with stress. Hall Building lobby, 1 D a.m. - 3 p.m.

Lectures Thursday, November 6 Prakashvati Pal. Indian social and political activist and pioneer in the struggle for international women's rights. on "Political Journalism in Pre­and Post-Independence India." 3:30 - 5 p.m .. Lonergan College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. Info: 848-2280.

Thursday, November6 Robert Desjarlais. Anthropology, Sarah Lawrence College, on "The making of Personhood in a Shelter for the Homeless Mentally Ill." 8:15 p.m .. H-763. 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 848-8728/2140.

Friday, November 7 Andrew Wayne, Philosophy, on "Experimental Metaphysics from the Quantum World." 3 p.m .. H-760. 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 848-2500/2510.

Friday, November 7 Krishnamurti video presentation. "Religion, Authority and Education II."

8 p.m., H-420, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 937-8869.

Tuesday, November 11 Dr. Sandra M. Gilbert, University of California, Davis. will read poetry at noon at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute. 2170 Bishop, room 101. Info: 848-2373.

Tuesday, November 11 Dr. Charles M. Ternes. Seminaire d'Etudes Anciennes. on "Roman Mosaics at Trier and its Surroundings." 4 p.m., H-760-1, 1455 de Maisonneuve W.

Tuesday, November 11 Gerald Tulchinsky, Queen's University, on "From Rags to Riches in the Rag Trade in Montreal in the 1920s." 8:30 p.m., H-407. 1455 de Maisonneuve W.

Tuesday, November 11 Dr. Neil Sammells. Bath Spa University College, on "James Joyce and Contemporary Irish Studies." 8:30 p.m .. H-415. 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: Donna Whittaker at 848-2435.

Wednesday, November 12 Christopher Ross. Marketing, and Linda Dyer. Management. on "Exploring Entrepreneurship in the Black Community." Noon - 1 :30 p.m .. LB-677, McConnell Building.

Wednesday, November 12 Director Leann Erickson will be pre­sent for the screening of her video. From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories. 7 p.m .. MU-101, Simone de Beauvoir Institute Lounge, 2170 Bishop. Free.

Thursday, November 13 Murray Clarke, Philosophy, on "Can Human Rationality be Empirically Demonstrated?" 3:30 - 5 p.m .. Lonergan College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. Info: 848-2280.

Friday, November 14 Adele Mercier, Philosophy, Queen's University, on "What is a Word?." 3 p.m .. H-760, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 848-2500/2510.

Friday, November 14 Maria Solana Soares, activist in exile. on "East Timar: The Struggle for Self Determination." A film by Elaine Briere. Bitter Paradise: The Sell-Out of East Timar, will be featured. 7 p.m .. VA-114, 1395 Rene-Levesque W. Info: 848-7443. Admission by donation.

Friday, November 14 Krishnamurti video presentation. "Meditation, a Duality of Attention that Pervades all of One 's Life." 8 p.m .. H-420. 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Info: 937-8869.

Thursday, November 20 Persimmon Blackbridge, author. will read from her new novel. Prozac Highway, at noon at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute. 2170 Bishop, room 101. Info 848-2373.

Thursday, November 20 Moira Carley, Lonergan College Fellow, on "Creativity and Personal Space." 3:30 - 5 p.m .. Lonergan College, 7141 Sherbrooke W. Info: 848-2280.

Legal Information Concordia's Legal Information S·ervices offers free and confidential legal information and assistance to the Concordia community. By appoint­ment only. Call 848-4960.

Meetings Centre for Mature Students Interested in meeting with other mature students on an informal

basis to share ideas and discuss experiences? We wish to establish such a group, but we need people to make it work. Call 848-3890 or 848-3895.

Concordia International Student Exchange Program The Centre for International Business will be hosting an information ses­sion for all Concordia students inter­ested in studying abroad next year. Study in France. England. Mexico. the United States and other places for the same tuition and fees as at Concordia. Wednesday, November 19. 5:30-6:30 p.m .. GM-725. Info: 848-7598.

Men of the '90s Trained Peer Helpers will facilitate the exploration of issues such as inter-gender relationships, emotional isolation/dependency, mistrust of other men. and the father-son rela­tionship . For male Concordia stu­dents. Call 848-2859, or drop by 2090 Mackay, Z-02. Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Concordia Women's Centre Are you lesbian. bisexual. queer. or questioning your orientation? Meetings are held in a safe. support­ive space where you can explore your sexual identity and its implications. Thursdays, 6:30 p.m .. 2020 Mackay. Info: 848-7431.

Reclaiming Your Life This is a safe place for the sharing of childhood pain, and the current strug­gles arising from unresolved issues. Info: 848-7431 (Concordia Women's Centre, 2020 Mackay).

Concordia Christian Fellowship This is a fellowship of believers who meet regularly to pray, study the Bible and worship God. Info: 2020 Mackay, P-303. 848-7492.

Ombuds Office The Ombuds Office is available to all members of the University for informa­tion. confidential advice and assis­tance with university-related prob­lems. Call 848-4964, or drop by 2100 Mackay, room 1 DD.

Special Events and Notices Interested in becoming a literacy tutor? Concordia Students for Literacy will provide training and match you with a learning partner. You can also volun­teer for one of our many community service programs. Info: 848-7454.

Listening and referral centre for students Peer Helpers are students helping stu­dents who provide active listening and referrals to services on campus. Office hours are Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m .. 2090 Mackay. Info: 848-2859.

Faculty/staff hockey Monday - Thursday, 8:45 - 1 D a.m. Contact R. Swedburg at 848-3331 for information.

Unclassified House for rent Fully furnished three-bedroom semi­detached brick cottage in lovely, resi­dential neighbourhood (NDG). Includes study, den. working fireplace. $995/mth. including utilities. Available January - June. 848-2184 (days). 489-4497 (evenings).

To let Fully furnished three-bedroom house available January - June 1998. Choice NDG neighbourhood. convenient transport both campuses. Rent nego­tiable. 848-2427 (o). or 484-6578 (h)

For rent Charming, fully equipped house near Lake Memphremagog for the ski sea­son (January-April). 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 D minutes from Mount Orford. 933-4756, 848-4645.

For rent Bright. 6 1 /2 lower NDG duplex with finished, carpeted full basement with bath. laundry, storage. $850 plus heat. Stove. fridge, w/d available . Call Maggie at 848-4735 (day). 481-5654 (evening).

For sale Downtown condo. walking distance to Concordia. Top floor of stylish Victorian house. Bright 4 1 /2 and study. $99,000. Louise Labrosse 486-4866.

For sale Citizen GSX-220 dot matrix printer for sale. Bought in 1994, working condi­tion. Price is negotiable. Call 823-3495.

Clearance sale Everything in my apt. must go between now and April, including office furniture and astrological library. Nothing over $100.; 20 per cent off anything sold by January 4. Call 488-2278.

For sale Nordic Track cross-country ski machine. $250. 848-4645, 933-4756.

For sale Twin bed, $75; area rug, $15; Electrolux 90, $150. Call 932-6367.

For sale New Microsoft Office '97 (standard) for sale. Box opened, but disks still sealed. Price is $150. Call 848-2930. or avaughan@alcor.concordia.ca

Seasoned professional Will process your paper and check grammar and spelling in English or French. Laser printer. Located at 235 Sherbrooke W., #703, code 099. Anne­Marie: 847-9082.

U.S. work permits We can help Canadian citi zens increase their chances of receiving U.S. work permits. Also. U.S. immigra­tion and related business matters. B. Toben Associates (U .S. lawyers) 288-3896.

Workshops The Tyranny of Numbers This business simulation workshop will focus on principles of organiza­tional design and management. and is of interest to people looking to understand organizational change. November 15 and 16. Students. $50; community organizations, $150; gen­era I, $350. Info: Diane Demers. Centre for Human Relations. 848-2273.

Taking Shakespeare out of print This workshop, focusing on Macbeth. will introduce exercises in breathing, rhythm, stressing, comprehension and intention - including exploration of Elizabethan grammar and vocabulary. November 17 - 20. 6 - 9 p.m.; November 22 - 23 1 D a.m. - 5 p.m. $150. Info: 279-9181 .