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Canada Research Ehair The Canada Research Chair in Combinatorial

Optimization has been awarded to Vasek Chvatal, who will join Concordia's Department of Computer Science on June 1, 2004. He comes from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

At Rutgers, Chvatal received the Alexander von Humboldt Distinguished Senior Scientist Award and the Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize for Excellence in Computational Mathematical Programming. He is also the author of a popular textbook and more than 100 articles. His appoint­ment through the Canada Research Chairs program is through a NSERC Tier 1 award.

when manoeuvring the pair of satellites used in its StarLight space interferome­ter mission.

These are all examples of what can be called the "travelling salesman prob­lem:" Given a finite number of cities along with the cost of trayel between any two of them, find the least expen­sive route that takes you through all the cities and brings you back home.

"The appointment of D:t Chvatal fulfils the principal pur­pose of the federal program to attract to Canada a first-class scientist who has the potential of mentoring a new school of excellence in discovery at Concordia;• said Nabil Esmail, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science.

In the 1990s, Chvatal and three collab­orators developed a computer code for solving certain instances of the "travel­ling salesman problem:• Some of their groundbreaking techniques may be applicable to a wide class of combinato­rial optimization problems, where one aims to find the most economical

The inaugural Concordia University Community Scholarships and Awards Reception was held Tuesday night at Samuel Bronfman House. The honoured students all received scholarships or bursaries funded by Concordia's internal community through Annual Giving or other fundraising events like the Shuffle. Pictured here are Mara Pancheri, Rong Chen, and Belinda Hoi Yum Lai in the front row, and Elena Rasile, John Molson School of Business Dean Jerry Tomberlin, Lingyu Kong and Nathalie Abbott.

Chvatal's research field, combinatorial optimization, can be presented the following way: What do a semiconductor manufacturer, a group of genome scientists, and a team of engineers working on a NASA project have in common?

option among a finite, but often astronomically large, num­ber of possibilities. At Concordia, Chvatal and his research team will be investigating this potential.

applications in "very large-scale integration" (VLSI) design; the 1990s brought new applications in computa­tional molecular biology.

The semiconductor manufacturer wants to minimize the length of "scan chains;• which are routes included on a chip for testing purposes; the genome scientists want to inte­grate local radiation hybrid maps into a single consistent map of a genome; and the NASA engineers want to save fuel

Combinatorial optimization problems have many appli­cations in industry and management. Classical applica­tions include manpower, production, and facility planning; job sequencing and scheduling; manufacturing layout design; retail seasonal planning. The 1980s brought new

The most recent applications are largely dominated by the Internet revolution and advances in genomics. They include broadband satellite communications, telecommu­nication network design, e-commerce, computational finance, and biotechnology and bioinformatics.

• in this issue 2 How Bazaar:

Expert talks about

Iranian market

3 Colour Lines:

Professor studies

colour bias

7 Fearless Fiction:

Peter Such joins

English Dept.

1 l soccer star:

Melanie Poirier is

leading scorer

The arts make inroads in university research BY BARBARA BLACK

Though working at a computer and singing in a concert hall might seem far apart; univer­sity-based artists do research. Fortunately, the major public granting agencies ai-e showing awareness of that fact.

Associate Dean of Fine Arts Liselyn Adams said in an interview that Quebec, not for the first time, has led the way in this regard. The FQRSC (Fonds quebecoi~ de la recherche sur la societe et culture) blazed a trail with their "recherche-creation'' program in 2001, and some intriguing projects are being developed at Concordia.

For example, a chamber music ensemble recently commissioned a work of poetry by Michel Garneau. They took the text as their inspiration for a score. Visual artists work with the ensemble and the sound .recording team members to create "visual chamber music" that can be seen with the performance or as an independent work. Several student teams have produced similar projects.

"The Canada Council for the Arts and [its counterpart in] Quebec gave only to inde­pendent artists, not to universities:• Adams explained. "Last year, NSERC [the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council]

joined with the Canada Council to give new grants for projects in multimedia.

Now SSHRC, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, is starting a grant program similar to that of the FQRSC. Adams thinks it will be ideal for individuals or teams that straddle disciplines or break new ground. There are many ways this can happen.

A researcher might explore a new medium of expression by using text as a major element of design, or wire a stage so that lights and sound react electronically to the movements of performers. A typical project could combine artwork, theory and reflection on the work of another artist. It might take a wealth of earlier work and come up with a new creation, or take a number of structures and examine them, looking for patterns.

Erin Manning, a newly hired professor who will start working in the film studies area in January, is doing a study of tango and political theory. The sensual dance was invented by Argentinian exiles; now it is danced by people all over the world. Marming has travelled to Japan and Finland to study the political impli­cations of the tango. · Rhona Richman Kenneally, an architect teaching in the Department of Design Art, is going to do a project on the concept of home;

specifically, foods introduced in the 1950s and how they influenced the design of kitchens.

Research in the arts may be different from that in the sciences and humanities, in the sense that it may take the form of a perform­ance or a series of paintings, but the impetus behind it is the same. Mathematicians and physicists, whp are supposed to be pragmatic, get starry-eyed talking about the beauty of their subjects; artists, whom we think of as impulsive, often have to exercise their craft with rigorous precision.

"The difference may be that while researchers in the other disciplines look for answers, artists tend to come up with search­ing questions;• Adams said.

The Canada Council for Arts gives about $1 million a year to artists linked to Concordia's Faculty of Fine Arts. For the doubting Thomases who ask why taxpayers' money should be spent in this way, Adams simply says, "Imagine taking the beauty away. Why bother with the logo on this can, for example?"

Art is all around us, and increasingly, Adams is seeing young scholars who are excited by the arts that are extensions of what they have already experienced in their daily life, such as

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Bazaar provides insight to understanding Iran BY FRAN K KUIN

Arang Keshavarzian is excited about being the new Middle East expert in Concordia's Political Science Department. The young professor, who has just moved to Montreal from New York, has been impressed with his new students.

"They're quite engaged with the issues facing the Middle East, and they're quite passionate towards it;' said Iranian-born Keshavarzian, who grew up in the United States and recently completed his PhD at Princeton University.

Keshavarzian's first impressions of Concordia, with its large community of Middle Eastern students, have been "very positive;' he said. His tenure-track posi­tion in the vibrant Political Science Department is his first as a full-time teacher.

"There's a natural interest in the region, and an attachment;' he observed. "Not only are many of my students interested, but they have family members living in [the Middle East], they visit on a regular basis, and they speak and read the local languages:•

Keshavarzian, who teaches an introductory course on Middle Eastern politics, has had no tJouble getting his students interested; if anything, his goal is to "make them step back a little bit from their immediate understanding of the region;' he said.

"I try to get them to think a little bit more broadly and analytically about the issues, [and] to reflect on what are some of the underlying factors driving the poli­tics and societies of the region:•

In his dissertation, which . he defended at Princeton just two months ago, Keshavarzian has written about politics in his native Iran. Specifically, he has researched the political organization of the bazaar, or central market, in the capital Tehran.

ARANG KESHAVARZIAN, Concordia's new Middle East expert, says that his students are passionate about the region's issues. The political science professor's studies of the bazaar help us understand Iranian society.·

Comparing the bazaar's potential for political mobilization before and after the Islamic revolution of 1979, Keshavarzian found that it has lost much of its potency as a.force in Iranian society in the last couple of decades.

The Tehran bazaar, generally seen as a socially conservative bastion that has been sup­portive of the revolution, has become increasingly fragmented in recent years, he explained. This has been due largely to specific policies of the Islamic republic in such areas as urbanization, trade, and foreign exchange.

"If you would want to stereotype the bazari, he is considered someone who is extreme­ly religious and socially conservative," Keshavarzian said. What is often overlooked, how­ever, is that there is also an economically liberal streak to the bazaar that, if recognized, would be quite compatible with the goals of reformists in Iran.

"What I find unfortunate is that many members of the reformist camp in Iran assume

that the bazaar is supportive of the political status quo. They don't work with some of these bazaris who would support their aspirations:•

Keshavarzian knows first-hand. He spent more than a year in Iran in 2000-2001, during which time he did many in-depth interviews with bazaris and observed their interactions. His aim was to fill a gap in the knowledge about the role of the bazaar in Iranian society.

"Many observers have talked about the important role played by the bazaar in social movements in Iran," he said. "But while there is a general agreement on that issue, we have almost no field research on the bazaar."

Keshavarzian's research period coincided with the re-election of Iran's president Khatemi, "a politically significant moment in Iran's modem history:•

He found the people of Tehran very open to discussing politics. "Iran is an extremely politicized society, in part because of the revolution;• he said. "Whether it's in taxicabs, in shops or in people's homes, people are non-stop talking about politics:•

Concordia professors hail Nobel Prize win by fellow Iranian BY SARAH BINDER

Though they view it from slightly different per­spectives, two Concordia professors from Iran were optimistic about Iranian human-rights activist Shirin Ebadi winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Roksana Bahraniitash and Homa Hoodfar both hailed Ebadi's win as recognition of the hundreds of Iranians who have been working quietly to improve human rights, especially those of women and children, in their country.

"What's important about her is that she works within the existing structure to press for change, as compared to those who want to export democ­racy and development in Iran;• said Bahramitash, a lecturer at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute.

Bahramitash criticized the media's tendency to represent Ebadi i!-S a militant radical, which she is not.

"She regards herself as Muslim and has used Islamic law to press for changing laws regarding women;• she said.

Like Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, Ebadi is part of the reform movement that must walk a fine line between the desires of reformers and religious hardliners "so that slowly and surely change can be brought about;• Bahramitash said.

able, kind;' and "interestingly, she doesn't talk very much:'

The prize is the latest of a number of awards that Ebadi has received for her work, Hoodfar said.

She will use it to promote her cause because "a society where the women and children have rights and are protected is a sign of a truly civ­ilized society."

For Bahramitash, the award is Europe's way of sending a clear political message to the United States to back off from any plans it might have of invading Iran, one of the countries in U.S. President George Bush's so-called axis of evil. "It is a vote against U.S. pre-emptive policies" as seen in Afghanistan and Iraq, she said.

Eschewing the view that Islam and the West are locked in a clash of civilizations, Europe has opted for a dialogue of civilizations, Bahramitash said.

'i\.nd that is what Europe is showing by giving the prize to a woman who says outwardly she is Muslim and that she see no contradiction between Islam and democracy; she says outright that Islam and de!Ilocracy are compatible:•

Hoodfar, associate professor in the Sociology· and Anthropology Department, said Ebadi's win will "refocus attention on the work done by civil society" in Iran and elsewhere to promote human

ROKSANA BAHRAMITASH says the recent Nobel Peace Prize given to Iranian human-rights activist Shirin Ebadi shows that Europe isn't afraid to reward a woman who sees no contradiction between Islam and democracy.

Baharamitash's concern about an eventual U.S. invasion oflran has prompted her to organ­ize a conference on Sunday, Nov. 23 under the theme Women and the Struggle for Peace in the Middle East, with speakers from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, U.S. and Quebec.

rights, peace and non-violent forms of resistance. "It has re-energized many people who have been work­

ing quietly locally;' she said. Hoodfar said she has received excited e-mails from

Islamic women all over the world, including a group work­ing to promote peace between communities in Sri Lanka.

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"They see it as a reaffirmation of what they've done for 15 years:•

Hoodfar, a specialist in gender and development issues in countries such as Egypt, Afghanistan and Iran, has met Ebadi a number of times. She described the 56-year-old lawyer and former judge as "down-to-earth, very approach-

The conference, taking place under the auspices of Concordia Peace and Conflict Resolution ser[es, is organized in conjunction with Alternatives. It will be held in Room H-973. For more information, contact Bahramitash at rbahramitash@hotmail.com or 848-2424 ext. 2372.

From crayons to cinema

Professor Lorna Roth says biases affect how we handle colour BY J ASO N GO NDZIOLA

A paper by Communications chair Lorna Roth received a good deal of interest at Harvard's Color Lines conference earlier this fall.

The paper, part of a larger study which Roth hopes to turn into a popular book, is entitled "More Than Skin Deep: The Color Balance Project in North American Industries of Visual Representation:• It looks at the embedded bias present in prod­ucts from Crayola's "flesh" coloured crayons to "nude" panty­hose coloured for Caucasian skin, and delves into the unique and relatively untouched area of

Communications Chair Loma Roth's paper on colour representation in industries recei\<ed a great deal of interest at Harvard's Color Line conference this fall.

colour correction and adjustment processes in pho­tography, filmmaking and video. · "I'm looking at the moment historically when it

became apparent to technology and product design­ers, film chemists, video engineers, and lighting engineers that not all skin is white," she said. "The whole phenomenon takes place over a period of time when markets have become more and more global, when companies like Kodak have expanded their market outside of North America and have recog­nized their product limitations:•

The Harvard conference takes its name from a statement made by W. E. B. Dubois, who 100 years ago said that one of the greatest challenges we will face in the coming century is crossing the colour lines. As part of their Civil Rights Project, the Harvard conference was designed to act as a sort of barometer to determine how far we've come in this process.

When Roth submitted her abstract for this confer­ence, the organizers were initially confused about how to classify it. "I got a letter back from the organ­izing committee saying that they really found my work fascinating, but they didn't know what to do with it," she said. "They didn't know where it would fit into their pre-existing session categories:•

So they built a special session around Roth's paper, entitled "The Inscription of Race in 21st Century Science and Technology;· which consisted of herself and two other presenters. Her presentation scored positive reviews from the audience, including Harvard president Lawrence Summers, who, in his

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closing address to the delegates, named her work as one of the three most original and foundational pre­sentations at the conference.

"It was very well received," said Roth. "I believe it's quite original in that there are not marty people who look at the colour-adjustment process from a tech­nical perspective."

Colour adjustment is used in professional film and video to ensure that people of different skin colours will be accurately represented on-screen. Roth said that there were biases inherent in the development of film and television and the ensem­ble of practices surrounding them that have created challenges to be overcome.

"When film develop~d it was created with Caucasian skin tone and reflectivity in mind," she said, adding that dark-skinned people would show up very poorly on these films in the absence of com­pensatory lighting. She gave the example of actress Whoopi Goldberg. "Even today, unless expensive, redesigned cameras are used, the portrayal of Whoopi Goldberg so that she looks 'normal' has . required a focused attention on compensatory light­ing in every single shot. In every frame Whoopi is in, she is lit differently from those with lighter-skin colours:·

The challenge, according to Roth, is to move beyond compensatory lighting and to develop better technologies to represent the variety of skin colours available. This is already being done in places like Japan, where she said that cameras have been spe­cially calibrated, and in Holland, where Philips Electronics has created a camera that is more con­siderate of issues around skin. And, of course, digi­tal image software such as Photoshop has intro­duced flexibility in the industry, though it, too, is not without its cultural biases.

Roth was quick to point out that she doesn't believe these shortcomings stem from malevolence or even intention, but rather from what Joyce E. King has termed "dysconscious racism," which Roth said arose from a particular historical period when cer­tain unchallenged assumptions were made, and which have been carried forward to this day.

"I think that these things are so deeply rooted in our cognitive systems of thinking that we dQn't even recognize that we have these biases:• she said. "They're so pervasive,· so cognitively embedded -ideologically embedded - that most people have no idea that this is what is happening."

She hopes this work will change these biases, by challenging their underlying assumptions and by encouraging industry people to address their tech­nological and product shortcomings. They can do this by shifting their norm reference from one of whiteness to one of skin-colour ranges.

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Nicholas Lauzon-Timm, a June 03 graduate in Design Art, had an illustra­tion published in enRoute magazine, Air Canada's beautiful and well-trav­elled in-flight magazine. Nicholas won a competition to illustrate the win­ning entries of the CBC Literary Awards, which carried a $500 cash prize. He was recommended by his professor, Rhona Richman Kenneally. Nicholas is now in the architecture program at the Universite de Montreal.

Ted Stathopoulos (Building/Civil/Environmental Engineering, and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies), was invited to be keynote speaker at the 11th International Conference on Wind Engineering, which took place at Texas Tech University, Lubbock. Texas, on June 2-5. His lecture was enti­tled -Wind Engineering Research into Practice: In addition, he was elect­ed as America's Regional Representative in the General Assembly and the Executive Board of the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) for a four-year term (2003-07).

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Michael Kenneally has been named honorary consul-general for Ireland in Montreal. He teaches in the English Department, and is the founding executive director of the Centre for Canadian Irish Studies, based at Concordia.

Norma Joseph (Religion) led two workshops at Pursuing Truth,Justice and Righteousness: A Call to Action, the first conference on domestic abuse in the Jewish community, which took place in July in Baltimore, Maryland under the sponsorship of Jewish Women International (JWlr and others. She and Sonia Zylberberg, a doctoral student in Religion, will present papers at the Fall 2003 Conference of the National Council of Jewish Women, New York Section. Dr. Joseph will be presenting a paper on the feminist perspective on texts, and Ms. Zylberberg one called "Changes in Language, Learning, and Ritual."

Maurice Charland (Communication Studies) and co-author Michael Dorland of Carleton University (PhD Concordia, 1992) won the G. J. Robinson prize, awarded annually by the Canadian Communication Association for the best new Canadian book in Communication Studies, for their Law, Rhetoric, and Irony in the Formation of Canadian Civil Culture (U Toronto Press, 2002). Charland also participated in the conference Rhetoriques et droits: Verite et reconciliation apres /'apartheid, held in June at the College de France and l'~cole normale superieure, under the auspices of the Academie franc;aise and the Conseil national de recherche scien­tifique.

Ronald Mackay has retired from TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), but he continues his second career. He has co-edited a special issue of an international journal Agricultural Systems. The issue is called "Learning for the Future: Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Agricultural Research and Development."

Gad Saad (Marketing) has been offered a single-authored book deal with Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (LEA), one of the most prestigious academ­ic publishers in the United States in the fields of psychology and consumer behaviour. The book is tentatively entitled Applications of Evolutionary Psychology in Consumer Behavior.

Paul Allen {Theology) was invited to a research conference in September on Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action. It was held at the Vatican Observatory in the papal palace in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The conference evaluated six previous conferences and research volumes on this topic over the past 15 years.

Ira Robinson (Religion) has been appointed to the Academic Advisory Council of "Celebrate 350," the official commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the American Jewish community (1654-2004).

Efle Gavakl {Sociology/Anthropology) spent April and May on a Visiting Fellowship in Australia. She presented papers at LaTrobe University (Melbourne), Flinders University (Adelaide), the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne), ACT University (Canberra), the University of New South Wales (Sydney) and at the Department of Immigration, Citizenship and Indigenous Affairs, in Brisbane. Her topics were the main­tenance and transmission of ethnic identity in Canada, portraits of immi­grant women, and Canadian immigration and multicultural policies.

Dennis Murphy, Executive Director, Communications, gave three invited talks at professional associations, including the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (London, Ont.), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (Washington, D.C.), and the International Institute of Advanced Studies (Baden-Baden, Germany). He spoke about "Freedom of Speech in the Global Village: Real Education for the Real World."

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Globe & Mail survey of 26,000 Canadian students

First in graduate fine-arts, seventh in teaching, says questionable study There was good news and bad news - or no news - in

the "university report card" published as a supplement to the Globe and Mail on Oct 14.

This survey, like the one published by Madean's maga­zine every November, must be taken with a healthy grain of salt.

In its front-page Oct 18 report on the survey, the National Post revealed that the survey awarded top marks to medical schools at York and Waterloo universities, even though neither has a faculty of medicine. Waterloo placed ninth and "University of Quebec" placed seventh in the law schools category; neither offers a law degree.

Close examination of the website (www.universityreport­card.com) reveals that only 358 Concordia students out of a potential 28,000 participated in the online survey run by Uthink, a research and youth marketing firm, ·and Allan Gregg's firm, The Strategic Counsel. There is no informa­tion about department or faculty affiliation of these 358 Concordia students.

The supplement didn't even print results for universities

where fewer than 230 completed surveys were submitted to a given category.

It was no news that Concordia didn't win the Miss Congeniality award because of ideological and Mideast tensions on campus. In the category called Atmosphere, Concordia placed dead last in a field of 38.

However, Concordia came first when students nation­wide were asked for the best place for post-graduate stud­ies in art, ahead of the University of Toronto and well ahead of the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design.

In the Quality of Education category, Concordia was rated in mid-field, but when this was broken down into sub-categories, we did even better. In Quality of Teaching, Concordia ranked seventh, and in Teaching Methods, 14th. Concordia did not fare well in such categories as Student Services, Library Services, Online Resources, Campus Food, Recreational Facilities and Financial Assistance.

Some of the responses were confusing, not to say contra­dictory. McGill came first in the Reputation category, how-

Enrolment Services makes its debut A department has been born from the marriage of the

Office of the Registrar and the Office of Student Recruitment. The new baby was announced by Vice-Rector Services Michael Di Grappa at the Board of Governors meeting on Oct 16.

The goal is to realign the work of admissions, recruit­ment, enrolment analysis and precess control, as well as communication with students. It comes out of the Enrolment Management Transformation Project (EMTP), which follows a trajectory from the first expression of interest by a student in coming to Concordia all the way through to that student's potential graduation.

The EMTP started in 1998 to examine the university's admission processes, related information systems and recruitment activities, and the reporting of statistics on

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those functions. ·The creation of the Enrolment Services Department

involves adjusting various roles, including that of Registrar Linda Healey. Associate Registrar Terry Too has had Director of Enrolment Analysis and Process Control added to his title.

Assistant Registrar Bruce Mackenzie is now Director of Government Reporting, Statistics and External Liaison. Director of Recruitment David Gobby is now Director of Communications and Services to Students. Another posi­tion has been created, that of Director of Admission Services and Recruitment, and a search is under way.

In his presentation to the board, Di Grappa said, "Co­operation among the Office of the Registrar, the Faculties, HTS and other stakeholders, as well as the dedication of all personnel involved, have allowed us to considerably improve our responsiveness and effectiveness by re-engi­neering the admission process and introducing advanced computer support systems:•

The EMTP will continue to lqok at enrolment manage­ment and further enhance the system, with more organiza­tional changes expected in the spring.

Loyofa !A(umnt' !Association extenas:

91.n invitation to dinner This year we are celebrating the Richard J. Renaud Science Coinplex. The new building heralds the renewal of the Loyola Campus. an endeavour begun by Concordia University fou r

·years ago. The complex is named after Rick Renaud, L BComm 69, a most generous and co~tted alumnus of Loyola and Concordia supporter.

Martin Singer, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, whose guidance has been pivotal to the creation and completion of the Science Complex, will be our guest of honour. He will speak about his vision for the Loyola Campus as part of the universi­ty's academic and social mission.

Fittingly, the reception and dinner will be held in the Science Complex itself, at 7141 Sherbrooke St. W.

Tours of the Science Complex will be given during the cocktail hour. Please indicate your interest in taking a tour when you register for the event.

Rector Frederick Lowy has always referred to.the Loyola Campus as "the jewel of Concordia." Come see for yourselves on November 15 how true this is!

Raymond Huot, President, Loyola Alumni Association

Donald W. McNaughton, Chair, Loyola Club Dinner

Loyo(a C(u6 'Dinner Cocktaifs 6 y.m., 'Dinner 7 y .m. 'Ricliard j. 'Renaud Science Co~(ex, ?ltrium 7141 Slier6rooke St. West $85 ye1· yerson, 6usiness attire'Tickets, $85 eacli, may 6e yurcliased online at a(umni.concordia.ca/(oyo(a.

ever, it placed fourth after Waterloo, Sherbrooke and Queen's when it came to Career Opportunity, and 15th in Employment Preparation.

However, all four Montreal universities benefit from the city's great reputation for fun and accessibility, but they have some catching up to do in terms of student housing. For many years, students could easily find accommodation off campus, but this is no longer the case.

In his introduction, pollster Gregg remarks "two of the most respected- universities in Canada - Toronto and . McGill - record the greatest unhappiness with classroom size. Students are telling us that they feel isolated not only from the community where they live, but also from one anothei'

Gregg also notes that teaching methods, faculty feed­back and access to faculty outside the classroom are as important to students as their professors' scholarship.

In memoriam: Adolf E.Hlach, 1926 -.~003

Professor Adolf B. Wach joined the Department of · Mechanic'1 .Bngin~_ring of Concordia University .in 1973. He~ an assistant professor in 1977, and a full professor in 1994. After his retirement in 1996. he

AX,ntinued to serve as an adjunct p r until his death on Oct. 2. ,, .

He came to the~ with a wealth.of industrial i • A __ _,_..,J in . · vesael ,1_, .... and expenena!. ispecuwBL . }>fet!!8Ure ~

1~;,pjping, he,worlced as a ~tant through~ Canada . and the United~ and WU a member of the Order

of Engineers of Quebec and the Association of

~ Rti~ in Ontario. \l¼l'As the · current chair, Suong ¥an Hoa- recalled. Pi:ofessor Blach earned all bis clegrees while working. from his BSc in math and physics at Slr George Williams University (1967) to ·his doctorate at ;the &ale Polytechnique in 1983. ··•

"He was an engineer and a designer at heart, metic­ulous in his work. He had an engineering feel, a very rare quality these days," Dr. Hoa said.

As well as teaching and doing consulting, Dr. Blach was also very active in the administration of the Department and in the technical community at large. Among other things, he was on a CIDA team to estab­lish a program of industrial engineering at the University of West Indies in St Augustine, Trinidad, where many engineering educators were trained.

"He was also a person who enjoyed life for its every moment, including dancing and travelling," Di: Hoa recalled "When I first organized the international con­ferences on advanced materials, at the banquet, when the music started, Professor Blach and Ms. Irene Blach were the first couple to dance.

"He was full of life and energy, and exuded it to the people around him. He was not just a colleague, but also a friend, and an example of how to work and how to live. We will dearly miss him."

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In our Oct. 9 issue, we misspelled the name of first-time writer Mia Shelton, and extend our sincere apologies to her.

Also, the caption on the front-page photo of the happy football players mentioned the Shaughnessy Cup. While the Stingers did win that one on Sept. 21, the victory in question was the Homecoming Cup. We dropped the ball and extend our apologies to our readers.

Students able to get information by we.beam BY A NNE -MAR I E CU RATOLO

With the introduction of 10 new infor­mation kiosks throughout both campus­es, students will soon be able to speak with a representative at the Information Desk via a webcam. Once microphone installations are completed in the next few weeks, Concordians will no longer have to make the trek to the Hall Building to get their questions answered. The kiosks will allow both the Information Desk representative and the student to see an image of each other while speaking.

"The kiosks make it simple to get student information;• said Candice Dandurand, a third-year Journalism student. She noted that it wasn't always easy to find informa­tion in the different buildings.

The new burgundy kiosks will continue to give users access t,o Concordia's home

ment, as well as locker selec­tion. Dandurand said she likes the fact that the kiosks can be found whenever you need them. "If I forget my schedule the first week of school, the kiosks are there to check courses or any other information I might need;' she said.

page ( www.concordia.ca ), as well as their Mike di Grappa, Vice-Rector Services, demonstrates how to use

The kiosks are part of the philosophy of the Service 1 initiative, introduced by Vice-Rector Services Michael di Grappa - aimed at deliv­ering excellent service to every member of the univer­sity community. "These kiosks are part of our ongo­ing commitment to improve the quality of services for stu­dents, faculty and staff;' said di Grappa personal portals ( www.myconcordia.ca ). a new infonnation kiosk.

This allows students to verify a wealth of information, including exam schedules, the shuttle bus schedule and grades. Other options include course registration and pay-

He stressed the importance of pu~ng essential informa­tion and services at the fingertips of students, as well as pro­viding a service that can be accessed between courses and at

odd hours. "We want our services to suit the students and their schedules. Our goal is to make it easier for them to obtain quality service - anywhere and at anytime;' he said.

The kiosks will feature an additional option, allowing students to record themselves via webcam for Concordia University Television (CUTV), in a "Speaker's Corner" type of format. These 30-second segments, where users will have the opportunity to speak their minds about a topic of their choosing, will be aired on CUTV monitors throughout the university. "This allows everyone to participate in CUTV in a fun and easy way, without needing technical knowledge;• said Stephan Herman, executive producer, CUTY. "It gives us content by, for and with Concordia University students and members of the community:•

"It's a really fun idea:• said Dandurand. "I think students will not only use it to discuss light and fun topics, but as ·a method of activism. It's a way for people to say things they wouldn't normally get the chance to:•

The university will boast a total of 19 kiosks across both campuses (including the blue model installed in 2002)· after four more kiosks are added by next term.

For questions regarding kiosk use, please contact the Helpline at ext. 7613 (Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.) or send an e-mail to help@concordia.ca.

ATJ,ne-Marie Curatolo is IITS' Communications Coordinator.

Accomplished diploma students awarded scholarships The background of students who enrol in the Graduate

Diploma in Administration and the Diploma in Sports Administration always makes interesting reading.

This year, the Humberto Santos Graduate Awards went to Nata Kokhreidze, who is in the DIA, Community Services, Public and Para-public Administration, and Bradley Thomas, who is in the Graduate Diploma in Sport Administration.

Nata Kokhreidze holds a Diploma in Engineering Technology born the Georgian Institute of Subtropical Crops, Sukhumi, Georgia, and a Master's of Science in Biology (Biotechnology) from the Institute of Plant Biochemistry of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi.

She has held senior positions with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in the Republic of Georgia, and carried

out research and international projects for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). She has published in scientific journals and co-authored a textbook. study guide and other materials in food industry economics.

Bradley Thomas has a BComm with a major in market­ing from the John Molson School of Business. A baseball coach and a level 2 umpire, he works in the marketing department of FieldTurf.

Caisse de depot Mouvement Desjardins founded the award in memory of the late Humberto Santos, a member of Concordia's Board of Governors and a long-time sup­porter of the university.

Susan Aberman, an Arts Administration student, received the Bruno J. Pateras Graduate Award in Administration, which carries an internship at the

Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia. She holds a Master's of Professional Services degree in

Hotel Administration from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in languages and literature from Bard College, New York Aberman has held senior positions in marketing and sales with the Compass Group in London, England, and with Hilton International in England, Switzerland, Canada and the U.S.

The award is named in honour of the late Bruno J. Pateras, a respected Montreal lawyer known for his repre­sentation of government leaders and his community involvement.

For more information call Edith Katz, at 848-2424, ext. 2766, or consult wwwJohnmolson.concordia.ca/diadsa.

Head & Hands organization reaches out to Montreal teens BY CI NDY DAV I S

Six years ago, Angela Campeau was a 19-year-old preg­nant woman who felt isolated and alone. That was when she turned to the Young Parents' Program (YPP) sponsored

Centraide, which provides more than $115,000 each year, more than a quarter of the organization's budget.

The Head & Hands office at 5833 Sherbrooke St. W. _looks like a store from the outside, but its second floor has full medical rooms and counselling areas decorated

by Head & Hands. "I had nothing in common with my friends any

more; I had to stay home now, I couldn't party. It was really hard;' she said from the community cen­ter on St. Jacques St. where the YPP is located. "Here we give each other advice, we have discussions on •

with wall hangings and murals to make young people feel at home.

They provide free HIV and gynecological tests without judgment. "You can say you've had 60 partners and no one here is going to blink." Sylvester said.·

rearing kids. We give each other comfort and tell each othei; 'You're doing a good job: "

The Youth Parents' Program is one of the many resources made available to young adults in Montreal by Head & Hands.

"Head & Hands provides youth with the tools they need to make decisions;' said director Nicole Fournier Sylvester. "Our mission is to reach youth where they are without judgment:'

Head & Hands offers a wide range of free social, medical and legal services to youth under 25 in Montreal. It was founded over 30 years ago when a group of street workers hanging out in Girouard Park in N.D.G decided there was a need for services geared towards youth in the area. The organization has grown ever since.

"It was N.D.G.-based and has stayed that way;• Sylvester said. "I think the fact that 30 years later we are still perti­nent to youth and meeting their needs and are still with them speaks to our ability to adapt:·

Head & Hands now relies heavily on funding by

On Nov. 6, Head & Hands will premiere their new sex edu­cation video, which will be shown in workshops they provide to schools in the area They will also launch their "All Sexed Up" fundraising campaign, selling posters showing vaginas of women of different ethnicities and body types.

"We decided to do the poster to answer the common question of '.Am I normal?' that women often have," Sylvester said. "Most people find it empowering even though at first it may seem shocking:•

The group also provides free tutoring to high school students.

Gabriela Richman has been working for Head & Hands for more than 10 years and is co-ordinator of the Youth Parents' Program. She feels the organization is unique because of the variety and flexibility of services it provides.

"We focus on their individual needs;' she said. If you would like to volunteer for any services offered by

Head & Hands, or if you are a young parent under the age of 24 and would like to get involved in the Young Parents' Program, please call 481-0277.

Centraide at Concordia A lot of teddy bears will be looking for

sponsors on Thursday, Oct. 30, at lunchtime.

For the second year, the business students' charity group CASA Cares and the Concordia

Centraide committee will run the Teddy Bear Adoption Agency in the lobby of the Guy Metro Building.

Once adopted, many of the bears will be donated to the Montreal Children's Hospital The money will go to Centraide.

As organizer Mona Senecal says, "Don't leave us bare -Show you care - Donate a bear." You can contact her at ext. 2721, or CASA Cares at ext. 7381.

The Centraide campaign is well under way; and there's a lot of money to raise - the goal this year is $140,000. The most effective way to give is through a payroll deducation. For only $5 per paycheque, the cost of a coffee latte, you could be giving $150 for the year;for $10 a paycheque, $260.

There will be more events, including the ever-popular bake sales and toonie lines. Watch this space or go to news@con­cordia.ca for developments.

If youa like to get involved or hold an event, contact a mem­ber of the committee: Kathleen Perry, Miriam Posner, Jorge Sanchez, Kristina Ramsay, Nancy Curran, Barbara Woodside, Perry Calce, Francine Kolodychuk, Sandra Spina, Pierrette Lucas, Reeta Tremblay and Isabelle Bouvier.

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Concordia project wins Forces .avenir award BY BARBARA BLACK

A business student who got creative about international trade was one of the winners of this year's Forces avenir awards.

Hugues Mousseau, a student in the School of Community and Public Affairs, was at the Grand Theatre du Quebec with his partner, McGill stu~ dent Louis Dorval, to accept the cash prize of $8,000 for their project, CommEx Mission, which organizes trade missions to countries in Central America.

As we told Concordia's Thursday Report readers in our Sept. 25 issue, Mousseau's interest in international trade started with a Junior Team Canada trade mission to Malaysia three years ago.

Since then, CommEx has undertaken two trade missions, both to Mexico. The students' effort to create affordable trade junkets have paid off in lasting links with as many as eight Quebec businesses, and the students got letters of commendation from th~ prime minister.

CommEx includes 11 students from the Universite de Montreal, Waterloo, the University of Western Ontario, McGill and Concordia.

Mousseau said CommEx's missions are one-tenth of the larger govern­. ment-organized projects, which tend to focus on large enterprises. CommEx missions are affordable and advocate on behalf of small- to medi­um-sized businesses, he said.

The pair won their prize in the business and economic activity catego­ry of the competition, whose selection committee was chaired by Alban D'.Amours, head of the Mouvement des caisses Desjardins.

True to form, Mousseau and his partners used the banquet to do a little work.

CONCORDIA'S HUGUES MOUSSEAU celebrates with McGill ~tudents Louis Dorval and Kathryn Washen at the Forces avenir gala in Quebec City on Oct.8. There are 12 students in the Comm Ex project altogether, including two more Concordia students, Cherif Habib and Clelia Martres. The other members are from the Universities of Waterloo and Western Ontario, the Universite de Montreal and Sciences Po Paris.

"The gala was a wonderful opportunity for CommEx to increase its . business. It allowed for networking with proactive students from universities across the province, as well as with past and potential corporate partners. "Our scholarship will allow us to further our activities and we are now studying the destination of the next trade mission."

The other nominees from Concordia each won $2,000 honorable mention awards. They are environmentalists Geneva Guerin and Louise Henault-Ethier, and art therapists

Top scholars· honoured

Award-winning students from the Simone de Beauvoir Institute Brigitte-Anne Pelletier (left), Nancy Edgar and Karine Deschamps toast their achievements with Principal Lillian Robinson at the annual Arts and Science Awards evening.

More than 230 undergraduate students were honoured at the fourth annual Arts and Science Awards evening, held at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on Sept. 25. The cen­trepiece of the event was the awarding of cheques for $250 to 185 Arts and Science Scholars, students who had achieved the highest grade point averages in the Faculty last year.

Five departments and the Simone de Beauvoir Institute also used the occasion to hand out departmental awards to some of their top students.

The Faculty awarded scholarships of $5,000 each to 34 international students. This year's group were from Bangladesh, China, Colombia, Egypt, Kenya and Slovakia, among others.

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Published 17 times during the school year. Contact us at ctr@alcor.concordia.ca

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Jennifer Newman and Veronique Brun. Forces avenir is a non-profit business and government body that seeks to encourage

community initiatives by young people. Now in its sixth year, the organization gave a total of $114,000 in awards at the gala on Oct. 8. For more information, check out wwwforcesavenir.qc.ca.

$1, 140,224 to grad students The Social Sciences and Humanities

Research Council has awarded $1,140,224 in research funding to graduate students, many of them master's students at Concordia.

The windfall is part of a new program called Canada Graduate Scholarships. Across Canada, $51 million was awarded to 800 master's students, 600 doctoral stu­dents and 135 postdoctoral fellows. Here are just three examples from the 35 award­ed to Concordia grad students.

Ngan Trinh is a Communications Studies master's student who is doing a study on teens and transcultural consumption in Vietnam. SSHRC found her project so inter­esting that she was singled out for mention in the agency's news release as one of the first recipients tinder the CGS program.

Linda M. Darwish is the fourth year of her doctoral studies in the Department of Religion. Holder of a scholarship from the Quebec agency FQRSC, she has now received a CGS doctoral fellowship of $19,000 for "The Ayatollahs speak: Shi'ite fatwas on Muslim-other relations."

Matthew C. Hayday is doing a a study called "Canada Day celebrations and the construction of national identity, 1958-1985" under the supervision of Professor Ronald Rudin. He got a postdoctoral fel­lowship of $70,056.

Natalie S. Kallio got a grant of $17,500 to do a study called "(re)framing Concordia." It's about how the media treated the politi­cal controversy at the university last year, something she found both frustrating and depressing.

The reference to framing comes from communications theorists, who say we cre­ate frames around subjects that shape dis­course on those subjects.

In this case, Kallio felt that the frame of "free speech" bent discussion of the actual events out of shape. News reports fell back on Concordia's "history of violence;' linking three unrelated incidents over 34 years, and used incendiary phrases like "campus in conflict."

She tried her idea out at the Learneds in Halifax last spring, and got so much encouragement from the other social scien­tists around her that she wrote her SSHRC application as soon as she got back to Montreal.

'Tm not taking a side;' said the second­year master's student, who did an Honours English degree at the University of Saskatchewan before coming here last year. ''.And I'm wondering what frame I'm going to be slotted into:•

To see the full list of Concordia recipi­ents, check out the SSHRC Web site at www.sshrc.ca/web/winning!comp_results/20 03_cgs_docs, and look for pages 83 to 85 of the results.

Open House

Nov. 15 73 15 de Turrebonne

3rd Floor

Free classes and workshops in contemporary Dance Tuchnique

Choreography Creative Process

Also studio performance of student works

For more information: (514) 84&4740

dance@concordia.ca

Peter Such returns to Montreal as visiting _scholar BY Scon McRAE

As a teenager, Peter Such arrived in Montreal on a small, half-century-old steamboat that carried him across the Atlantic. He came to start a new life in Canada.

Last month, the British-born author returne·d to Montreal in a car that carried him across the continent. He came to work as the English Department's new visiting scholar. For the next year, the self-described intellectual migrant worker will make Concordia his home.

Such, an interdisciplinary scholar who previously taught at York University and the University of Helsinki; forged an artistic career filled with variety.

He directed Free Dive, a documentary film, which followed six wheel­chair-bound children as they learned how to scuba dive. He wrote for the television series Home Fires. He published a book on the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland. And he penned the libretto for Loom Sword River, a Chalmer's-winning opera based on Ugro-Finnish legends similar to the Norse sagas. All this in addition to writing five novels that range from brac­ing speculative fiction to a roman a clef to what some call Canada's first post-modem novel.

Such said his work is infused with eclecticism and a working class spirit. 'Tm not an intellectual writer;' he said. "I don't have a signature [style].

I'm not Michael Ondaatje writing the same book over and over again. I'm a democratic writer and want to reach beyond the literary world. I want to write books that people can enjoy but that still have something important to say."

Such wears a broad smile and a chunky-knit Cowichan sweater with three circling orcas on the back, a traditional native symbol of community and a symbol Such has taken to heart.

Writer, screenwriter and dramatist Peter Such joins Concordia's English Department as its newest visiting scholar. In his position, he is finishing his latest book, Tht Shropntl Gentrotion, and teaching his•Fearless Action" dass, which encourages students to write about things they have self-censored.

Community building has been an integral part of his life's work. Perhaps the most visi­ble symbol of this is the bed and breakfast he and his wife, artist Joyce Kline, have estab­lished during their four-year stay in Victoria. The Earle Clarke House has become a li~r­ary centre for the area. Carol Shields used to live down the street. Toronto author Ann­Marie MacDonald recently completed an extended stay there, where Such and his wife fre­quently held salons.

Such has also been heavily involved in founding some of the major institutions that sup­port and lobby for Canadian artists including The Writers' Union of Canada, the Canadian Magazine Publisher's Association, the Writers Development Trust and ACTRA­Screenwriters Guild of Canada.

This year, Such will be focusing on finishing his latest book, The Shrapnel Generation. In his "Fearless Fiction'' class, he encourages students to push themselves to write

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about subjects that they had previously self-censored. This is advice he is also trying to take to heart.

The subject of his new book, orphaned World War II children, who are spread across the globe at the war's end, is one Such knows well. It is his own story. Growing up in a "very severe and nasty school;' a Masonic orphanage in London, Such learned first-hand the devastation and tribulations faced by thousands of British children. Now, he faces the trial of portraying it all on paper.

"It has been difficult;' he said, "because it's all so close to me:•

Peter Such will be reading from his work-in-progress as part of the Writers Read series Wednesday; October 29, at 6 p.m. in room H-762 of the Hall Building.

Journalism instructor finds passion in Montreal's most celebrated author BY TRISTAN 8AURICK

Concordia journalism instructor Joel Yanofsky's new book, Mordecai & Me, is drawn from what he describes as "an ongo­ing 30-year relationship" with Montreal's most celebrated author.

It's a relationship built less on hand­shakes and face-to-face encounters and more on a close connection to the ink and pulp of Mordecai Richler's books.

With a passion verging on self-described obsession, Yanofsky poured his knowledge of the novelist into his new book and fused his own story alongside. Mordecai & Me is a · literary crossbreed, splicing autobiography with biography, personal confession with literary criticism.

exotic, weird and has its own strange prob­lems;' he said

A longtime freelance writer and Gazette columnist, Yanofsky has drawn material from his own life for articles in The Village Voice,

· Reader's Digest, The Globe and Mail and Canadian Geographic.

"I. try to give students the practical nuts and bolts I've learned and help them get pub­lished;' he said. "If they're writing about what they're interested in, it makes their job a lot easier."

But writing about one of your great pas­sions, Yanofsky understands, is no guarantee for published success. Yanofsky struggled to

~ find a publisher that would take a chance I with his odd tale of a famous writer and the ~ fan that admired him. He credits a partner­; ship with Concordia's Canadian Jewish '~ Studies as a significant factor in Mordecai &

____ __, Me's success.

Well-received since its early September release from Red Deer Press, Mordecai & Me garnered a number of favourable reviews and ranked second on the Montreal Gazette's bestseller list this week. Critics

JOEL YANOFSKY's new book,Monitcai & Mt, comes from the Concordia instructor's passion for the famed Montreal writer. · Professor Norman Ravvin, the chair of

and readers like it, but what would Mordecai think? "He'd say it's presumptuous, none of my business, an

invasion of privacy," Yanofsky admits, weighing the late author's closely guarded private life and disdain for media attention. "I worry about what he'd think a bit, but I can't take it too seriously. Bichler used other people's lives in his writing all the time. Writers just do that."

Bichler was at his best when he drew inspiration from real people and his own experiences, Yanofsky said The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and St Urbain's Horseman illustrated the depth Bichler could achieve when he stuck

close to his roots in the Jewish community around St. Urbain Street.

"Bichler showed that you could write about obscure places and find all kinds of universal themes;' Yanofsky said In his 1997 novel, Jacob's Ladder, Yanofsky explored his own Jewish community in Laval's Chomedey district . "Bichler gave me the knowledge and courage to do this:'

Yanofsky imparts this lesson in his Advanced Print Workshop, teaching journalism students to mine their experiences for the gold that makes stories shine.

"Everyone comes from a place that is, in its own little way,

Canadian Jewish Studies, edits a Jewish writ­ing series co-published by Calgary's Red Deer Press and the Institute for Jewish Canadian Studies. Ravvin was looking for a novel for the series but was impressed with Yanofsky's pitch for Mordecai & Me. Ravvin helped edit the book and helped procure funding.

"Ravvin liked the my idea for the book and trusted my instincts;' he said. "I consider the Jewish Studies depart~ · ment a full partner in the book:'

Yanofsky will read from Mordecai & Me at the book's launch tonight at 7:30 p.m. at MAI, 3680 Jeanne-Mance St.

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Inspiration from the field

Ordre des ingenieurs and Faculty hold conference on values BY JAY P OULTO N

For the first time, a conference on the core values of engineering has been held under the joint auspices of Concordia's Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science and the Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec.

"Engineering: A Profession, a Passion!" was aimed at raising the profile of engineering, and building a closer bond between the professional order and the teaching community.

Over three days, Oct. 7-9, invited speakers talked about the four fundamental values that every engineer must subscribe to: competence, ethical conduct, responsibility, and social commitment

"This event is a starting-point from which to dis­cuss these values, and how we can introduce them to the students;' Dean Nabil Esmail said.

Ordre president Gaetan Lefebvre supported the Dean's message, and said he hoped students would come away from the conference with a deeper under­standing of how engineers can improve society and the

for Bombardier Aeronautics, told the students that competence in engineering means not only staying focused but continuing to learn throughout one's career.

"Take advantage of every opportunity there is to learn;' he said. "It is a matter of applying scientific concepts with the combination of technical and communication skills because if you cannot get across what you have accomplished, your project is useless:'

Reginald Weiser, Chairman and CEO of Positron Industries, spoke about responsibility. Michele Thibodeau-DeGuire, president and executive direc­tor of Centraide and a professional engineer, dis­cussed the value of social commitment, and Madiha Kotb, of the Regie du Batiment du Quebec, discussed ethical conduct.

The conference was opened via videophone by Sam Hamad, Minister of Natural Resources, also an engineer.

well-being of its members. ENGINEER MADIHA KOTB is a boiler and pressure vessel fabrication manager for the Regie du bati­ment du Quebec. She spoke about the value of ethical conduct in the engineering Pr<J,fession. Students packed the D.B Clarke Theatre to hear pro­

fessional engineers tell of their own successes and fail­ures. Each speaker was asked to describe how one of the four fundamental values of engineering has affected him

The students who attended were enthusiastic about what they heard, and enjoyed getting perspec­tives on the' profession from a variety of speakers.

or her throughout their careei: Di: Fassi Kafyeke'. Manager of Advanced Aerodynamics

Engineering and Computer Science Association pres­ident Shahnaj A. Shimmy summed it up: "This conference gave us insight into our future careers:'

NASA engineer says society more risk averse than before BY S YL VA I N COMEAU

Disasters like the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia are inevitable, and a risk that nations must take to accomplish the goal of space exploration, NASA engineer Scott Higginbotham said in a recent Concordia lecture.

Last February, the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas, killing seven astronauts on board.

The disaster was a serious blow to the U.S. space pro­gram, and put new manned space missions on hold.

Higginbotham, Mission Manager at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spoke candidly on October 8 about the accident and the fallout felt at NASA.

"This is one of those cases in which hindsight is 20/20. I don't know how loudly they complained or voiced their con­cern before the accident, but since then, there have been people coming out of the woodwork saying 'I told you that was a problem: It's hard to tell how much of that is real:'

Last summer, investigators determined that the accident was caused by the loosening of a piece of foam insulation from an external fuel tank. The insulation hit and damaged a heat shield on a wing, causing the shuttle to break apart upon reentry to the earth's atmosphere. Higginbotham noted that while some heads did roll at NASA after the Columbia was lost, the accident was more bad luck than bad planning.

"In my opinion, we are overreacting now. We had been flying that vehicle ·successfully for a lot of years, and yes, we can improve it. We can redesign it so the foam will not come off again. We can add all this new inspection and repair capability, and wring our hands over safety issues for over a year. But the reality is that the accident was a situa­tion in which a lot of bad things lined up. Occasionally, that happens:'

Higginbotham says that, despite numerous computer simulations and past experience, any time a manned flight is launched, "it is a test program, and it will always be one.

We've got 2.5 million parts in the shuttle system - all built by the lowest bidder - and we're travelling in one of the most extreme environments you can imagine. We are expending a huge amount of energy to put this vehicle into space; we're pushing our technology right to the edge, in terms of extreme environments, velocity, heat So of course it's a test program. It's exploration. We are still in our infan­cy in space exploration."

Higginbotham contends that North American society has become so allergic to risk that it has a hard time grap­pling with the inherent challenges of space exploration. ·

"U.S. society - maybe the whole world - has become incredibly risk averse. We go fight 11 war in 1940 and we lose millions of people, but the result was worth it in the end. We go to another place these days, and if two people get shot, (the reaction is) 'Oh my gosh. We need to pull out now'. Not to belittle human life - which is_ absolutely pre­cious - but our perspective of risk has totally changed. The pandemonium after the accident occurred was because (NASA missions) are a symbol of the country:'

No matter how much testing and planning is involved, there will never be any guarantees of success, he said.

"I expect these kinds of things to happen. It's not a mat­ter· of if it's going to happen again, it's when. It will happen again; it'll be something else that we didn't think about · that will get us, or something we couldn't have prevented. There are certain systems on the vehicle that are critical ones, which means that if one system fails, you're dead. So it will happen again."

NASA currently has three space shuttles left, all of which are grounded for the moment Higginbotham hopes to see them back in the air soon.

"I hope we get back on the horse that threw us. I hope we get flying again, get back to what we are supposed to be doing, which is exploring and doing things that are hard. Because they are hard to do. And we have to accept that:•

In the long run, the key to better funding and a revived

Arts: "It's a form of survival through co-operation" Continued from page 1

digital media. As a specialist in classical chamber music, she's philosophical.

"Art is an essential part of being human. It's a form of survival through co-operation. Even listening to music

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together helps us to connect, and even disturbing art is important for what it tell us:•

In fact, Adams said, researchers tend to understand one another across disciplines; it's the politicians, wary of pub­lic disapprobation, who need to be convinced that the arts are worthy of support

public interest in space exploration is opening up access to the final frontiei:

"Right now, only a tiny elite has access to space ... and U.S. regulations prohibit any sort of space tourism, even by wealthy individuals who could pay a lot to go up into space. That has to change. The key will be reducing the cost of sending vessels into space, which is currently $10,000 per pound."

If technology allows costs to come down, "I can see all kinds of entrepreneurs getting into space tourism, once they see there is money to be made. If the private sector gets involved, we will have a new boom in space explo­ration:• ·

Higginbotharn's lecture was part of a one-day conference by the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (Quebec Branch).

Theatre Department to show three Ives' plays

The Theatre Department will present Ives for You: Three SMrt Plays by David Ives, the Chicago-born playwright who has been hailed not only as a lively theatre talent, but as an intelligent and "anarchi­cally funny" experimental dramatist

The three works to be presented at the Cazalet Theatre on the Loyola Campus are:

• Bolero: About a man and a woman dealing with the sounds next door in the middle of the night

• Babels in Arms: Set in Babylonia circa 1000 B.C., where two workers are building the tower of Babel stone by stone.

• The Green Hill: Follows a man's search for his vision of ultimate happiness.

Ives for You is approximately one hour and a quarter, and will be directed by theatre professor Ralph Allison.

The plays run Oct 23 to 25 and Oct 30 to 31 at 8 p.m .. A matinee will be presented on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 general admission and can be reserved at the box office: 848-2424, ext 4742.

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Former prime minister speaks about Ireland BY (LARE BYRNE

And still they gaza, and still the wonder grew/ That one small head could carry all he knew - Oliver Goldsmith

When Economics Professor Ian Irvine thinks back to his classes with Garret FitzGerald at University College Dublin, he recalls experiencing the same sense of bewilder- . ment as the schoolchildren in Oliver Goldsmith's Deserted Village. That's because FitzGerald was a brilliant econo­mist who baffled his students with complex economic the­ories before entering Irish political life in the '60s.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, then Prime Minister ( or Taoiseach) of Ireland from 1982 to 1987, Garret FitzGerald was one oflreland's great statesmen and perhaps the most re~pected. When he came to Concordia University on Oct. 9, his former pupil, now a professor of economics at Concordia, introduced him in glowing terms.

"Garret FitzGerald influenced and shaped Irish society more than any Irish politician of his generation;' Irvine said.

FitzGerald was invited by Concordia's Centre for Canadian Irish Studies to speak about Northern Ireland and the normalization of British-Irish relations. It's a sub­ject he's intimately acquainted with, having negotiated the landmark Anglo-Irish agreement in 1985. The deal gave the Republic of Ireland a say in the governance of Northern Ireland for the first time and marked a new departure in the hitherto strained British-Irish relationship.

In brief Graduate journal launched

The Graduate Researchers Consortium, which organized an interdisciplinary conference last March at Concordia and McGill, has published the first issue of Graduate Researcher: Journal for the Arts, Sciences and Technology.

The issue includes selections from the First Millennium University Conference by Gary Boyd, Brooke Jeffrey, Abigail Shorter, Rocci Luppicini and Nisha Sajnani (Concordia), Steven Rytina, Mario Bunge and Bruce M. Shore (McGill), Lee Harris (Ottawa) and David Peters (Memorial). ·

For more information about the journal, please contact the editor, Rocci Luppicini, at 848-8895.

Adult learning holds intellectual smorgasbord

The Quebec Association for Adult Learning, which is housed at Concordia, is celebrating Adult Learners' Week, Oct. 25 to 31.

On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the QAAL is holding an "intellectu­al smorgasbord" from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room H-763.

The guest speaker is Noel Burke, Assistant Deputy Minister of Education for the English-speaking communi­ty. This will be followed by round tables on the ages and stages of adult learners.

More participants are welcome at this free event, and you can indicate your interest by calling Malka Benjamin, in the QAAL office, at ext. 2036.

AIESEC places students in international internships

Students with wanderlust should go to the mezzanine of the Hall Building today, and look at a display called The Global Village.

Robert Kim, a member of the sponsoring group, AIESEC, explains that the title is an acronym for Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales. However, the full title is no longer used, because the membership, academic disciplines and activi­ties have broadened.

The tables on the mezzanine are intended to display tlfe

"No two countries are working together with such a degree of intimacy in Europe after such negative history;' FitzGerald remarked of the two neighbours.

He outlined three factors that facilitated the emergence of this bonne entente. The first was Ireland's independ­ence, he said. The Irish Free State was declared in 1922. FitzGerald maintained the separation was particularly positive because it lessened Ireland's economic depend­ence on Britain.

"Had there been no nationalism, we would have become very dependent on Britain for transfers (subsidies), and we would have been very frustrated."

The second was the elimination of economic disparaties between Britian and Ireland, made possible by Ireland's entry to the EU in 1973.

"EU membership allowed us to catch up with Britain. And we were also much more successful in the EU than Britain, which gave us a great boost in self-confidence:•

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the initiation by FitzGerald of talks with Margaret Thatcher on Northern Ireland in the 1980s melted away decades ofBritish distrust of the Irish government. Britain was still sore with Ireland for insisting on observing neutrality during World War Two and viewed its former colony with suspicion and disdain.

"What was necessary was for the British government to listen to us;· explained FitzGerald.

It took all of FitzGerald's skill as a diplomat to convince Margaret Thatcher the Irish government could be of assis-

cultures of the four main regions of the world, Europe, Africa and South America, and to promote AIESEC's International Internship Exchange Program.

"Each booth will have information pertaining to AIESEC's international network and opportunities, i.e. traineeships in other countries, demanding positions to build up professional skills," Kim said.

AIES~C claims to place 5,000 young people every year in positions lasting up to 18 months in business, public serv­ice or civil society. Kim added, "To enrich that experience further we create opportunities for them to interact with their local environment and its challenges, supported by the members of each of our local offices:·

If you missed the Global Village display and want to know more, contact the AIESEC office at Concordia, at 848-2424, ext. 7435.

Management seminars include negotiating skills

The John Molson Executive Centre is now offering two-'1

day management seminars tailor-~ade for businesses and other institutions.

Among the offerings are Acquisitions and Alliances: Managing After the Deal is Done; Alternative Dispute Resolution, Labour Relations, The Trading Room Experience, and The Essentials of Successful Negotiation. Each two-day session costs about $1,000.

For more information, please call 848-3960, or e-mail organizers at ec@jmsb.concordia.ca, or consult wwwjohnmol­son.concordia.ca/ ec.

Vanvari appointed as Director, Major Program Management

Executive Director of Facilities Management Peter Bolla is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tony Vanvari to the newly created position of Director, Major Program Management.

As Director, Major Program Management, Tony Vanvari will provide general project management support for Concordia's major building program and, more specifically, spearhead the construction of the new John Molson School of Business Pavilion, the renovation of the Drummond

' I tance in resolving 'The Troubles; which were claiming civilian lives in Britain. The resulting Anglo-Irish Agreement marked the beginning of a peace process, which led to an IRA (Irish Republican Army) cease-fire in 1994 and nearly a decade of relative calm.

Reflecting on Irish foreign policy, FitzGerald commented on its "remarkable" similarity to Canadian foreign policy.

"Our position is a principled one, like Canada's;• he said referring to both countries' opposition to the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

More than a hundred people attended FitzGerald's lec­ture in the J.A. De Seve cinema, for the most part members of Montreal's Irish community.

His insightful and often funny reflections on British­Irish relations won him a standing ovation.

A number of distinguished academics and public figures are invited each year by the Centre fur Canadian Irish Studies to speak on themes related to Ireland or the Irish. FitzGerald was the third speaker in this year's series.

The Centre was created three years ago to promote an understanding of Ireland and the Irish experience in Canada, and offers both a minor and a certificate in Canadia:Q. Irish Studies.

This fall, two Irish experts will speak at Concordia. Vincent Carey and Angus Mitchell will lecture on Oct. 28 and Nov. 6, respectively. For more details, contact the Centre for Irish Studies at 848-8711.

Building and the renovation of our Loyola Athletics Complex. He will also be responsible for the leasing of retail spaces, particularly in the two new downtown build­ings. Tony will report to Peter Bolla.

Tony is a graduate of Concordia University, where he obtained a Master of Business Administration degree. He also holds an Engineering degree from McGill University and a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science from the University of Toronto.

An experienced project administrator, Tony Vanvari was the CEO of Madi International (Croissant Plus) from 1990 to 2002 and before that Director of Development at Steinberg Corporation.

Please join Peter Bolla and the team at Facilities Management in wishing Tony the best of success at Concordia University.

Research & Technology Fair Concordia's Centre for the Study of Learning and

Performance (CSLP) will be holding its fourth Research and Technology Fair on Monday, Oct. 27 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the atrium of the J.W. McConnell Building (1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.).

Current research projects of members of the CSLP will be exhibited in the form of poster presentations and mul­timedia demonstrations. Projects include the use of digital portfolios in the newly implemented Quebec Education Program; technology integration in Quebec English schools; computer-mediated communication and distance education; the role of attention in the acquisition of sec­ond language; and the development of a computer-based learning environment to help children at risk of dropping­out of school.

Teachers and students from CSLP partner schools will be on hand to display their technology-based classroom projects, including representatives from the Tomorrow's School Today Project.

The Fair is an excellent opportunity to get a first-hand view of the innovative instructional technology activities currently unfolding in Quebec schools.

For more information, call {514) 848-2424, ext. 2020 or go to the CLSP website at: http:/ /doe.concordia.ca/cslp/

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Journalism students win Gazette awards Every year, The Gazette sponsors four journalism awards in honour of someone affiliat­

ed with the newspaper in the past. The Lewis Harris Award goes to an undergraduate stu­dent and honours the memory of Lewis Harris, a former Gazette copy editor and part­time teacher at Concordia, who died four years ago.

The Susan Carson Award and two Philip Fisher Awards go to graduate students. The Susan Carson Award honours the memory of reporter Susan Carson, a committed and courageous journalist whose work in the Living section of The Gazette touched many peo­ple. She died of cancer in the late 1980s. The Philip Fisher Awards honour Philip Fisher, former chairman of the Southam company, and an early and longtime supporter of jour­nalism education.

Tristan Baurick: Susan Carson Award Tristan Baurick did his un~ergraduate work at Evergreen State College in Olympia,

Washington, a school that U.S. News and World Report called the best "learning commu­nity" in the United States. As part of his studies, Tristan interned on a newspaper - and found his calling. He dreams of becoming a foreign correspondent and one day starting a publication devoted to presenting the historical context behind global issues. In his application for the Susan Carson award, Tristan wrote: "I wish to seek out answers abroad and to present them clearly for domestic audiences. I'm drawn to places I'm not supposed to go. I want to see what few have the opportunity to see:•

Heather Thompson: Philip J. Fisher Award Heather Thompson majored in film production as an undergraduate at Concordia, and

over the past five years, spent considerable time on experimental and narrative filminak­ing. When asked on the Fisher application if she has any special skills, Heather listed "making cocktail party conversation" among her specialties. She wrote: "I love to hear what people have to say about themselves and often find a great deal to say about myself as well. I think this ability will be crucial to my career as a journalist, because an interest in humanity and the -ability to communicate with people are of key importance. As well, it means that I have spent much of my adult life searching for the right questions to ask."

Colleen Gauthier: Philip J. Fisher Award Colleen Gauthier, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, chose to study biology as an

undergrad at McGill because of the unending quest for knowledge that science represent­ed for her. Yet from an early age, she'd been drawn to words. She won her first writing con­test at age nine. In her application for the Fisher Award, Colleen wrote that she never planned to study journalism, but decided to take an introductory journalism course last

Four Concordia journalism students were honoured at TM Gazettt. Pictured left to right are Colleen Gauthier, Tristan Baurick, Heather Thompson and Anne-Marie Reynaud (in front) .

year at the local university in upstate New York on a lark. "I was surprised at how natural it felt to write for print; Colleen said in her Fisher application. "It seemed to satisfy both my love for writing -

1'and my thirst for knowledge:•

Anne-Marie Reynaud: Lewis Harris Award Anne-Marie Reynaud was born in France in 1981 of a French father and Canadian

mother. They lived in Nova Scotia for three years in the 1990s where Anne-Marie attend­ed public school for grades 5, 6 and 7. The family moved back to France and Anne-Marie did her secondary studies there. After completing her baccalaureat, she volunteered to work with l'.Arche in Honduras for one year, helping to look after disabled orphans. She went on to do a three-month internship with AP television news in London, England in the fall of 2000, before going to Toronto to begin studies there in January 2001. That fall, she transferred to Concordia to begin journalism studies, where she is currently in her third year.

- Linda Kay (with files from Enn Randsepp)

Student association political infrastructure explained BY ( OLIN B ATE M AN

With more than 25,000 undergraduate students, Concordia has a political infrastruc­ture that could intimidate the Canadian government.· At the top sits the Concordia Student Union (CSU), with the apolitical "Evolution, Not Revolution" party in office this year. Directly beneath it are four Faculty associations, CASA (business students), ASFA (Arts and Science students), FASA (Fine Arts students), and the ECA (Engineering and Computer Science students), each of which represents thousands of students and dozens of associations.

"This year the CSU and the Faculty associations are working very well together;• says CSU president Nathalie Pomerleau. "We are aiming at having a good working relationship and keeping abreast of each other's activities:•

As a means of achieving this end, the Senate of Faculty of Associations has been resur­rected after being dormant for several years. It meets once a month with three members from each association. The four associations have the responsibility of providing infor­mation and resources to their many associations, as well as to the students that comprise them.

The Commerce & Administration Students' Association (CASA) is Concordia's oldest,

3M Teaching Award Speaker Series: Lessons Learned and Still Leaming

October 28 and November 7, 2003

Sizing Up Our Favourite Teaching Habits Dr. Michael Moore, Professor of English Wilfrid Laurier University

October 28, 12:00-2:00

The Search for Rhythm(s): A Basis for Teacher Self-Assessment Dr. Alex Fancy, Professor of Modern Languages Mount Allison University

November 7, 12:30-2 :00

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Still Passionate About Teaching After All These Years Dr. Clarissa P. Green, Associate Professor University of British Columbia

November 7, 10:00-12:00

All seminars will be held in Loyola AD 308 and include a light lunch.

For more information and to register, call CTIS at 848-2424 ext. 2495 or log on to www.concordia.ca/ctls. The event is free, but space is limited.

having existed since the merger of the two campuses in 197 4. It consists of six sister asso­ciations and five committees that reach out to the 4,500 students studying at the John Molson School of Business.

'"We're only doing our job properly if our associations are happy;• explains CASA VP of marketing Mohammed Younis. "If they do well, we do well, because essentially, the stu­dents are our number one priority:•

A common link between all the Faculty associations is the desire to help students thrive at the university level. Each one has special events and uses various methods of commu­nication to keep their students involved. CASA has a quarterly magazine called the Commerce Exchange, which keeps students informed about what the associations and committees beneath it are doing. One of the big annual events is the fashion show, thrown every March.

The Arts & Science Federation of Associations (ASFA), representing more than 12,000 students and 30 associations, is entering its fourth year of operation, and has some new activities planned.

"We had our first ever frosh, orientation and student handbook," said an optimistic VP Farouk Mohammed, one of the six vice-presidents in the only Faculty association with­out a president in its infrastructure. "Our first grad ball is set for the end of the year and we have eight new student bursaries as wen:•

The Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA) is also trying to lay down the foundation for a successful future. Also in its fourth year of existence, the association, representing rough­ly 2,200 students, is the smallest of the Faculty associations, but it represents 14 depart­mental clubs and four associations.

The performing arts students reside on the Loyola campus, while the visual arts stu­dents study at the Sir George Williams campus, creating a challenge for FASA in terms of promoting unity. That is why parties such as the one thrown this past Friday by FASA and its biggest inter-departmental association, Art Matters, are important. Indeed, all of the Faculty associations recognize the benefits of partying as a means of creating a sense of cohesiveness within their Faculty.

"Every Friday night at Reggie's, a different organization sets up activities and deals on drinks;' said Engineering and Computer Science Association (ECA) president Shahnaj A. Shimmy. "Our students deserve it for all the hard work they do, after all:'

With more than 20 associations and 4,000 students under its umbrella, a weekly party is not a stretch by any means. To keep in touch, they have a weekly newsletter called EGA This Week and an intricate website that only an engineering student could maneuvre through. The association is a well-oiled machine that has been in operation for more than 18 years at the university.

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Soccer's Poirier glad to be at Concordia BY JOHN AUSTEN

Rookies don't usually merit the attention that Melanie Poirier of the women's soccer team does. The bright young star from Laval was heavily recruited by the Stingers coaching staff this past summer. Once options south of the border dried up for her, Poirier happily chose to come to Concordia.

"To be honest, my first choice was to get a schol¥ship in the United States;' Poirier, 19, said. "I was too late to try and get into a school down there and Concordia really wanted me. It's been fun here, although I wish the results would have been a bit bet­ter. I was hoping for a trip to the Nationals:•

Poirier, the team's leading point-getter so far this season, scored the only goal in a 3-1 loss to Laval at Concordia Stadium last Sunday afternoon. The setback eliminated any chance the Lady Stingers had of advancing to a National berth. Concordia ( 6-6) sits in third place with just two regular season games remaining.

"Yeah, I was expecting the team to do better;' said Poirier, who is studying Athletic Therapy. "I was pretty excited with what I saw in the tryouts. We just didn't come together like I thought we could

Although a U5. university was her first choice, the Stingers soccer leading scorer and star Melanie Poirier is happy she chose Concordia.

"It's OK though because we have a lot of players who are young, including me," she contin­ued. "This is a good experience. I work hard for myself and for the team. I actually feel useful here."

Poirier was one of the most sought-after players in the province in the off-season. The Stingers, who made recruiting a priority for 2003, are on a rebuild­ing mission and hope to contend for the National title next year.

The 5-foot-3, 135-pound defender grew up playing soccer in her native Laval, including four years with the AAA Laval Conquerants before transferring to the under-18 Lac St. Louis Lakers last year.

She was an important part of the Lakers team that won a silver medal at the national club championships in Calgary last October. She also played for Lakeshore United's senior women's team this summer.

"Melanie brings a component of competitive experience and skill level that makes an immediate impact;• says Stinger Coach Jorge Sanchez, who has

seen Poirier play since she was 14 years old. Poirier also enjoyed a four-year term with Quebec

provincial team, capping things off with a bronze medal at the U-17 Canadian All-Star Championships in 2001. She also earned an invitation to train at Quebec's national training centre.

In addition to her club and provincial team expe­rience, she participated in Laval's high school Sports-Etudes program before moving on to Dawson College where she played for two years.

"I play with my emotions on my sleeve;' Poirier said after the recent loss to Laval, where she scored her team's only goal. "I won't give up and maybe that's why I've had success."

Poirier plans to be back with the Stingers next sea­son, which is good news for local soccer fans.

"I want to finish my two years of schooling and soccer at Concordia;• she said "Our team will learn from this year and be more competitive next season."

Psychoanalysis and Cinema Four excellent films, each followed by a critical presentation from a psychoanalytic perspective. The films will be shown in their original versions with English subtitles.

Presented by the Canadian Pan Psychoanalytic Society (Quebec English Branch)

Friday, Nov. 7, 7:15 p.m. The Luzhin Defense (2000) Director Marleen Gorris Screen adaptation of a Vladimir Nabokov novella, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson. An isolat­ed and eccentric chess genius attempts to get close to a woman. When is a game just a game and when is it a symbolic encounter? Discussant: Dr. Richard Karmel, psychoanalyst.

Friday, Nov. 28, 7:15 p.m. Adaptation (2002) Director Spike Jonze Starring Nicholas Cage and Meryl Streep. Screenwriter, Charlie Kaufmann, (who also wrote "Being John Malkovitch") gives us another mind­bending story about a character named Charlie Kaufmann going through writer's block while try­ing to adapt another writer's book to film. An opportunity to think psychoanalytically about twins, adaptation, passion and filmmaking. Discussant: Dr. Harvey Giesbrecht, psychoanalyst.

Friday, Nov. 14, 7:15 p.m. Un coeur en hiver (A Heart in Winter) (1992) Director Claude Sautet Starring Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Bea rt. Can a monk­ish, isolated violin maker ·give up the comfort of his routine and the consolations of his craft for the risks of intimacy with a woman? Discussant: Dr. Phillip Cheifetz, psychoanalyst.

Friday, Dec. 5, 7:15 p.m. Hable con el/a (Talk to her) (2002) Director Pedro Almadovar While giving us an exquisite aesthetic banquet of images, from dance to bullfighting, Almadovar invites us to think about the themes of solitude and different ways of loving through the way one talks, or not, to the other. Can words -genuinely talking to someone - revitalize the other? Discussant: Dr. Gabriella Legorreta, psychoanalyst.

All screenings will be held in the De Seve Cinema. Suggested $5 donation; free for Concordia University students and staff. For more information,,call 989-1164 or 342-7444

Stinger roundup Concordia gridders eye the top spot

A first-place finish is still a possibility for the Concordia Stingers football team. After beating up ·on the McGill Redmen 26-9 in the 17th annual Shrine Bowl at Molson Stadium last Saturday, the Stingers find them­seives in a three-way tie for first place with Laval and Montreal. All three teams have identical 6- t records heading into the last week of the sea­son.

The Stinsiers host the winless first-year Sherbrooke franchise in what should be a gimme on Saturday (1 p.m. Concordia Stadium), while Montreal travels to Laval on Sunday. Assuming the Stingers take care of Sherbrooke, Montreal would have to beat Laval for Concordia to be awarded first place.

The Stingers were forced to play the Redmen last weekend without their star ruMing back Jean.Michel Paquette, who suffered a concussion after his team's 26-15 win aver Montreal earlier this month. That appeared to leaye a ~uge hole in ttie offence early in the game as tl\e,Stlngers could on.If m,tch the Redm~s normally a~ offence. · ·;ri# Stinger quarterback Jon Bond eventually found his rhythm, however, as he threw touchdown strikes to Carlton O'Brien (13 yari:ls) and Brad Remus (60 yards). Bond ended up with 17 completions on 29 attempts for 273 yards on the day. ~ Redmer), who ·· 't passed fur ~10,uchdown all ~son;could only . pu,t ft" field goals , . on the boara-1:" ,

Middle-ffneback Mickey Donovan led the Stinger defence with 11 tack~ les.J;te wa.s aw.rded the Shrine Bowl MVP .ward for his efforts. Defensive.. en<ITroy Cunnlnghil won the Ted ElsbyTrophy as the game's outstand-1

After-spending ttie weekend with his family in St.Louis de France, Que. Paquette returned to M<lntntal and tepresented the Stingers at a

, · P,re$S COllference to promote the annuaf Shrine Bowl.He then joined his , teammates and McGill players as they visited with several of the children Jn :the ~it~I.

..... win catetoul'MJ All~Star forward Patrick Perrotte scored S9 points In two games to help tlut ..• concordla Sti~rs men's basketball team win the 38th annual Con~ia-Nike Tournament held earlier this month.

Perrotte scored 28 points and nine rebounds against the Southern Vermont Mountaineers to help the Stingers to an 83-64 win in the cham­pionship game. He also scored 31 points and three rebounds to lead the Stingers to a 92-77 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues in a preliminary round match,

Perrotte, a 215-pound, 6-foot-1 native of Verdun was named player of the game in both contests and the tournament MVP.

"Patrick had a great weekend with all the scoring,• said Stinger head coach John Dore. "The most important thing is that his understanding of . the gam~ is far superior this year to last year. This will enable him to be more consistent in the lon.g run."

Poirier, Paquette lauded

Melanie Poirier of the women's soccer team and Jean-Michel Paquette of the football team were named Concordia Stinger athletes of the week for the'period ending Oct. 13.

Paquette, a fifth-year running back. carried the ball 19 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-15 win over the No. 9-ranked Montreal Carabins. His TD runs of 23 and 54 yards helped tum around a tight con­fost. ~~quette is an ad.ministration major at Concordia.

P-Oirier, a first-year defender with the Stil)gers was instrumental in help- " Ing her team to two recent victories. She scored a goal and was named player of the game in a recent a 3--0 victory over Sherbrooke. She also scored a goal In her team's 2· 1 victory over UQlR.

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VAVWery Monday through Friday from 10am.to l0p.m.1395 Rene­L~ue W.For more information,caN 848-2424ext 7388

CentreforTeaching I learning Senices Faculty dMlopment wooo11op series offered this ran

Today Power!'oint Oinic II from 9 a.m. to noon in H-147, SC,W

Campus. Fadlitatoo: Roger Kenner, IITS & Janette Ba!rington, CTLS. This is a hands-on session which takes place in a computer lab. While this complements the earli­er demonstration, it is not necessary to haYe attende<fthe Power!'oint Oinic I. Nevertheless, it is expected that partic­ipants haYe a basic familiarity with l'owe!l'uint and/or have worked through the Power!'oint I interactive tutorial.

WtdnesdaJ, October 29 Giving & Receiving Feedback from 9-30 am. to noon in H-762, SGW Campus. Facilitator: Rachel Devins, CTLS. Feedback is something ~ rely on when )W're grading assigrvnents, wooong with TAs, and dealing with all kinds of students. It's also something~ need in order to find out if ~r students are reaching their leaming objectives -before the COU™! evaluations at the end of the tenn so~ can use that information in a timely way.

Wednesday, NMmber19 Infusing Critical Thinking into Instruction from 9:30 a.m. to noon in H-m,SC.WCampus.Fadlitator. Olivia Rovinescu, ms.Research tells us that only those who "think through" the content of their subject matter truly leam it. Only when the content takes root in the thinking of students, does it transfoon the way they think. This interactive session will provide a framewort for constructing effective critical thinking lessons.

Oscar Peterson Concert HaU, 7141 She!brooke W. Box office: Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 :30 to 4:30 pm. Tel.848-2424 ext 4848. V'ISit httpJ/oscar.concordia.ca.

Today The Leaming Annex presents The CaH to live a Symbolic /j(p;

DisaNering Your Divine Potmtial and Purpose with Caroline Mys.s, PhD, one of the hottest voices in alternative medicine and spirituality at 6 p.m. For more information and reserva­tions, call 1-877-277-1240.

Friday,Odllber 24,and Sabnay, October 25 The Incredible Boris at 7:30 p.m., Friday. On Saturday at noon and 7:30 p.m.Corne be amazed by the Incredible Boris -a veisatile mentalist/hypnotist. Suitable for all aud'iences. rickets available on the admission networ1c and at the box office for $28 or $32 general admission. Sel'lice charges applicable.

Sunday, October 26 Altsys Jazz O!dlestra at 7:30 p.m. A tribute to John Coltrane, with special guest Pat l.aBarbera, saxophone. rickels avail­able on the Acinission networ1c and at the box office: $15 general admission, $10 students and seniors (service charges applicable).

Wednesday. October 29th Concordia University Department of Music Presents Oscar Peterson Scholarship Recital at 8 p.m. Featuring jazz per­formance competition finalists. rickets at the door only, $5 general admission, free for students with ID.

lbunday, October 30th Concordia University Science College presents Steven Pinker in a public lecture: "The Blank Slate, the Noble Savage, and

the Cihost in the Machine-Why does talk ct human nature

inspire such fear in so many people?" at8:30 pm.Pinker isa MonneaJ native and world-reoo.¥ned Harvard University researcher and writer. For info and reservations, caU 848 2424 ext 2595.

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Tuesday. October 28 The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies presents a lecture by V'mcentCarey,historyprofessor,StateUniversityofNew'rort (SUNY), Plattsburgh titled"Representing Atrocity at the end of the Efizabelhan Wars in Ireland" at 8:30 pm. in H-439. free admission. For more information,call 848-8711.

NCC Charles H. Este Cultural Centre presents a musical spec- _ Tuesday. October 28 trum of African American Caribbean music. featuring a per- Louise Wilson.British artist, presents"Touching Right" from fonnance by Oliver Jones at 8 p.m.rickels available on the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Bourget Building. MF-107/108, Admission network and at the box office: $25 in advance, 1230 de la Montagne. Wilson has been intfrested in flight $30atthedoor(servicecharges'applicable). resulting in the production ct a number of artwuoowhich

explore the desire to fly and the l'ffects and sensations of

CPR Courses Offered through the Concordia University Environmental Health and Safety Office. Courses offered monthly in 2003 and 2004. For more information and prices can 848-2424 ext4355 and ask for Donna Fasciano. All courses are recog­nized by the Quebec Hean and Strolce Foundation.

Friday, Oct 10 (1 to 5 p.m.) : Heartsaver; Sunday, Oct 12: Baby Heartsaver; Thursday, Oct 16 (9 a.m. to noon): Heartsaver; Saturday, Oct. 18: BClS; Tuesday, Oct 21 (9 a.m.to noon): Heartsaver - French; Sunday, Oct. 26: HeartsaverPlus

Thursday, N<w. 6, ( 9 a.m. to noon): Heartsaver; Saturday, N<w.8: BClS;Sunday,NoY.16: BClSRe-<ertificatioTuesday, N<w. 18 (1 to 5 p.m.): Heartsaver; Saturday, N<w. 22:Baby Heartsaver; Thursday, New. 27(9 a.m. to noon): Heartsaver

DIA/DSA Programs Information sessions: Not-for-Profit, Event Management and Spon Administra­tion Programs. Graduate Diplomas in Administration and in Spon Administration and the Graduate Certificates in Administration are having information sessions from 6 to 7 p.m.Oct.23 inRoomGM403-2, 1550deMaisonneweW. To sign up or request information call 848-2424, ext. 27fx>. email: diadsa@jmsb.concordia.ca register: www.johnmol­son.concordia.ca/diadsa.

EAP The Employee Assiatance Program (EAP) is a \'Oluntary,con­fidential counselling and infonnation service available to all empkrjees eligible for health benefits at Concordia, includ­ing their immediate family, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Log onto the EAP Web site at httpJ /eap.concordia.ca for helpful information about counselling services, lunch semi­nars, newsletters and lots more.1-800-387-4765 (Eng:) 1-800-361-566 (Fr.)

Today Bise Partridge at 2:45 p.m. in Room H-762. Elise Partridge's first book, Rtlder's Choice, was nominated for the 2003 Gerald Lampert Award for the best first bookofpoetrypul>­lished in Canada. She was educated at Harvard, Cambridge, Boston University, and the University of British Columbia; her poems haYe appeared in such joumals as Boo/cs in Canada, Canadian Uterururr, The Flddlehtad, The New Republic, Pottry, and Pottry llliand Review. She lives in Vancouver. Her reading is pan of the Writers Read series.

Today In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, the Sinone de Beau\'Oir Institute presents: Nahla Abdo. PhD. "Feminisms, Solidarity and Inclusion: The Case for Palestine." At 7 p.m. in Room H-767. .

Tuesday,Odllber 28 Classia Section of the Department of Classics, Modem Languages and Linguistics presents 'Edward Gibbon, After Two Centuries Plus" by Dr. James Allan Evans, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia at 4 p.m. Room H-400. Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is alive and well. Dr. Evans will assess its relevance to the rise and fall of empire in our own day. Reception to follow in H­fx>S.

doing so. Co-sponsored by Concordia Studio Arts & MFA V'ISiting Artist Program.

Friclay,Odllber31 . Peter Stallybrass (Univ. of Pennsylvania): "Erasable Writing and the Materialization of Memory in Early Modem . England." at 2 p.m.in the Hal Building Room 620.Presented by the English Department as pan of its annual Lahey Lecture.

Friday, October 31 Presentation by Robyn Diner and Candis Steenbergen, "Let's Talk About Sluts: Riot Gmls, Hip Gnts, Hot Giris" at the Simone de Beauwir Institute.Pan of the Research Seminars held on Fridays from 1 :30 to 3 p.m.

lbunday,NMmber6 The Centre for Canadian Irish Studies presents a lecture by Angus Mitchell of Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick entitled ,mperial resource wars and popular ag~ talion for an ethical foreign policy in the Atlantic Wortd 1884-1913' at 8:30 pm. in Room H-439. Free admission. For more information, can 848-8711-. .

Meetings I Events Today The Global Village in the Hall Building mezzaine. Gives stu­dents the opportunity to leam about new cultures. Four booths, from four regions of the world - Asia, Europe, Africa and South America, will be staffed by 91ganizers and haYe displays. Sponsored by AIESEC, an international, non-politi­cal, non-profit, student-run, independent, educational foundation. For more information, contact Kevin Donnelly at (514) 848-2424, ext 7435 or k_donnel@jmsb.concor­dia.ca.

Sunday, October 26 Peace and Conflict Resolution Academic Series: Healing the Woond5 of Histoty. A Perfomance and Public Forum based on a Two-Day Conflict Resolution Workshop with Palestinian-{anadians and Israeli-Canadians. From 1 to 4 p.m. in the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall.

lbunday,NMmber6 Peace and Conflict Resolution Academic Series: Pluralism, Conflict and P.esolution,a public lecture by John Kekes. From 6 to 8 p.m. Location to be announced.

lbunday, NMmber 6 Book launch of lo/a by Night by Norman Rawin. Intrigued by the mystery surrounding her fathe(s sudden death, romance writer Lola Benvenistf discovers he led a secret life in the 1950s. Abandoning her writing career, tracing his steps from Spain to Vancouver to New Yortc, she meets peo­ple from his past that profoundly affects her life. An offbeat wry novel. Paragraphe Bookstore. mo McGiH College Ave. 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 487-8779.

Wednesday,NMmber 12 • Slnlay, NMmber16 Ninth International Karl Polanyi Conference Sponsored by the Peace and Conflict R~ Series. For more informa­tion, contact 848- 2424 ext8707 or polanyi@vax2.concor­dia.ca.

Wednesday, NOIN!lllber 12 Ursula Franklin, Professor Emerita, Senior Fellow of Massey

College, University of Toronto: "CHxistence and Technology: Society Between Bitsphere and Biosphere." From 5to7p.m.inRoomH-110.

Thlll5day, N4Mll1ber 13 Panel discussion "Building a New Co-existence: The Next Great Transformation." Speakers: Duncan Cameron, University of Ottawa; Eyup Ozveren, Technical University,

Co ncord i a's Thur sday Repor t I Oct ober 23 , 2003

Ankara, Turkl!y,James Putzel, London School ct Emnomks. From Sto 7p.m. inRoom,H-767with¥ideo link to H-763.

frilllr.,._.,14 MM/ Sinai, Budapest UniveMy ct Ealnornia,. Co-exis­ll!n(t or Corirontalion? Civizations, Ci¥I Societies and the future ct Global Security and <iovemance. • From 6 to 8 p.m. in Room H-767,with a video link 10 H-763.

Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Multi-Faith Chaplaincy nurtlRs faith, spirituality and social responsiJilty, and provides a pastoral presence, espedaUy forstudents. ltolf85-1c5110pS,dlscuwongroupsand rei­gious serms and aHJrdinatl!s social justice action and community imlolvement.Cal 848-2424 ext 3590 for more information.

Relreat Days In the lllrisdan Trafton: A rme to Wait An Advent Retreat Day, 10 am. to 5 pm.

0ec.s.ean EllieHummel at848-2424ext3590.

Notices Arab theatre group The Arab Theatre Group is an organization committed to artistic representation of Arabic culture. history and lan­guage with an emphasis on theatrical plays. We are an active group having produa!d two plays in the past )'ear. We are looking for a writer who is capable ct providing an English language saipt that centers on contemporary Arab sodaVpolitical issues. If ~ are interested please contact Bassel Allache at bassel@arabtheatregroup.com. .

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Supportfllrfield researdl in the c.anadian Narlh Are ~ a graduate student or senior undergraduate stu­dent interested in fieldwor1( or research in the Canadian North? The Northem Scientific Training Program provides financial assistance to cover transportation and living costs (approximately $3,000).Closing date for applications is Nov.

· 7. Please contact Dr. Monica Mulrennan, chair of Northern Studies, Dept of Geography at 848-2424 ext 2055 or at monica@vax2.concordia.ca.

Cocaine researdl McGill University's Dept of Ps)thiatry researchers are con­ducting a study on the role of brain chemicals in cocaine use.Seeking men.age 18-40, who haYe used cocaine dur­ing the past )'ear. The study illYOM!S four 24-llour hospital stays, an intelView, the ingestion of protein drinks, and the administration of cocaine.Participants will be compensated for their time. The principal investigator is Dr. Leyton. If interested. please e-mail mcgmresearch@hotmail.com.

eo.-dia Students For literacy Share your Knowledge! Volunteer as a tutor for basic litera­cy for adults and children. For more information contact us at 848-2424 ext. 7454 or stu4lit@alcor.concordia.ca or come by and see us at SC03-5.

Yoga ofllreath CIIUl54!

A combination of powerful breathing techniques, meditation and )'09a to reduce stress, increase energy, relax the body & mind, improve health & wellness, increase concentration and productivity for school & wortc,enhance interpersonal relationships.and much more! leamuseful and practical techniques and tools to deal with life stressors.Sponsored by An of living Oub at Concordia. Offered from Oct 10 to Oct 15. Held from 7 to 9-30 p.m. Wed.Th& Fri. and 1 to6pm.Sat&Sun.Forinformation contact Shan at 48H685 or yogishan@sympatico.ca.

Looking far study participants Sisters! Want to leam more about ~r relationship with ~r sister? A new study is looking for women, teens and giris who would like to be intelViewed about their relation­ship with their sister. Please contact Vikki Stark, M5.W., (514) 93H116 ext 1, vstar1c@videotron.ca

Looking far study participants • Are you.or were you.a victim of ~r parents' divorce or sep­

aration and would like to be pan of a study? Contact cyn_ra@hotmail.com or call (514) 932-9235. Study done by M.A. sociology.

Matlft Student Mentor Prugram The Mature Student Mentor Program is currently looking for mature students who are interested in sharing their experi­ence, lending support and proYicling a "connection" with the University for new mature students. Please contact Nelly at 848-2424 ext 3890 or Brigeen at ext 3895 for more information.

Peer Support Centre Are ~ having personal problems with ~r family or in ~r relationship? Need someone to talk to?Why not drop by the Peer Support Centre? We are students helping stu­dents. We are a free, confidential listening and referral cen­tre, which is located in the basement of 2090 Mackay St. Room 03. We are open Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or phone 848-2424 ext2859.0r~ can drop by the Loyola Campus in AD 130 on Thursdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Unclassified Apar1menttor Nllt

Spacious, dean and bric# 6 1 /2. Top floor ct triplex, near Atwater Marlltt & Lionel Groulx Metro. Wal to Concordia. Newerfridge&stMind. $725+util. Cal93H719.

Apar1menttorrlllt NDG. Ideal for visiting scholar, perfectly situated by V'lla Maria metro, on beautiful, quiet str!et. Bright, renovab!d 7 1/2, a few steps from Monkland Yilage. $1680, inmedlate ~.Cal Charles 84H741.

Apar1mentflrsublet Plateau 51/2, first floor with murtyard. Facing l.aurier Pare. ~ furnished, au indusive (heating. electricity, inter­net. bedding. dishware, ell:). Available from Januaiy to May (flexible) S 1500/month. V'iew Web sill! with photos at httpJ /www3.sympatim.ca/daniel.hache/mdex.htrn

Apar1mentfllrsublet Comfortable fumished centrally located 5-room apartment with 1 bdrm. Available N<M!mber to March. Dates flexible. NorHmoking.$650.References.Call (514) 93"-160.

fllnished sublet Comfortable furnished centraUy located 5 1 /2 to sublet for 5 months, N<w. 2003-Mar. 2004. Suitable for one person or couple. Oean, quiet, llOIHITIOking. responsible visiting fac­ulty or grad student. $1,000 all inclusive. Personal and financial references essential.Call (514) 939-9960.

Roamfllrllllt One blodc from Loyola Campus on West Broadway. Shared upper duplex. fullyfumished and equipped,singleoccupan­cy,available now $400.Call Ally at 485-1552.

Roam for Nllt in LaSalle Sunny bedroom in spacious 51/2 in quiet neighbourhood. Private bath, access to big finished basement. $325/month with cable.access to washer & dryer. Plenty of storage space and dose to all amenities. Ideal for quiet student or visiting faculty. rm a female graduate student with two cats. Please call Helen at 595-3655.

Roam firm in LaSalle Sunny bedroom in spacious 4 1/2 condo. Garden, 2 bal­conies, quiet neighbourhood. Close to all amenities, metro

Angrignon.ldealforquietfemalestudentorvisitingfaculty. No pets. Please can 363-9999. If not available, please leave a message.

Housefarllllt Cozy cottage in TMR, nice residential area.3 bdrms, finished basement, wall-to-wall carpeting.appliances, paoong.large private garden. Excellent schools & recreation; safe, quiet streets. Good access to downtown, universities. $1,650/month unheated, possibly furnished. Available now for one year or more, faculty or staff only. Please contact Chris at 738-7055.

House for salt Alexandria, ON. Beautiful 2+ 1 bdrm home. Exe. cond. Perennial gardens. Commute by train or car. $150,000. www.propertytrek.com/go.php3!id=6434.

House sitting Lady recently arrived from France seeks "house sitting" arrangement. Meticulous, trustworthy, with Montreal refer­ences. Will care for pets and plants as well as house/apt Call (514) 274 671.9.

Karate classes Canada Shotokan Karate - perfect for fitness, stress reliet and self-defence. Only $65 for 10 weeks, practices 7 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. To register, contact the Little Burgundy Sports Centre, 1825 Notre-Dame West (2 blocks west of Guy) at (514) 93Hl800. For additional information contact instructor Ryan Hill at (514) 933-9887.

For salt Pioneer car CD player w/ installation bracket $80. Kenwood subwoofer 250 watts $70. Brand new Arnold Brant leather sport jacket.made in Italy $150.Call 578-2347 or 722-5439.

Dri-,partdng Near Loyola $50 a month.Call Carol at 481-9461.

English tutoring Concordia graduate is offering high quality tutoring in English as a second language, and editing of university essays. Please contact:creepyscorpion@yahoo.com or (514) 290-2103.

TUlllring Like to be a tutor? This is ~r chance. All courses are avail­able. If~ need a tutor, ~ can find one too. Check out www.cool-Mors.com. For more information, e-mail info@cool-tul0l5.com.

Native English teacher wanted Would~ Hke travelling & money? This is a good chance. We need a native english teacher for kids next summer in China. For more information, please email:imbluesky­school@yahoo.com.

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