G Memorial University zette-" "'rooo'".'''' A and university reach,agreement Ratification vote expected soon The agrecm ent provides for a mini- mum seven percenl increase in the first year for aU bargaining unit members, though the averag e increase over tile life aoper cem. "Some will get quite a lot more than that, some will get less," Mr. Graesserpredicts, Tllough an agreement on salaries was an integral comJlQnenloflhese1tlemenl be- co nt' dnnp,2. "Already we hue had talh with the housing of rice about putting a couple of pu blic cat a!ollue stations in tile dorms, and we also plan to makedirecr access 10 the main AMDAHL database avail- able for those who already have the necessary lines installed in Iheir offices, as soon as the campus network will allow ." Mr. Ellis sayslhat tile rapid develop- in information storage and rerrinal on compact disk have madethr introduction of a computer-accessible public catalogue practical at this time, CD-ROM technology, witll its ability to handle large amounts of information in acompactformat,isa!socentrallothe repatriation ofthe university's catalogue system. "Since 1979 we have beenbuilding a database on a corarace basis with UT· LAS, a Toronto firm that is now private bUlwllichbeganasapar1oftheUniver· sily ofToromo library Mr, EI· Building the machine readable dalabase was a ne<.:essary step in tile production of Memorial's mkroflche catalogu e, the part of the system thaI has beenpro\liding library users witll ac- cess to information on lhe library's resources. Preparieg rhe database was al50 an investment towards the day when tccllnological devejcpmenr would make both a compurer-accessed public eatalogue and a locally mainlaineddata· basethe praetical choice for Memorial. on p.2, In terms of bringing Memorial faculty salaries into line with those paid at other universities, MUNFA says that ",me progress-was made in that direction. "Our goal to mOve Ihe na- tional salary median and also to better position ourselvesin relation with other ,imilar groups in Newfoundland,"Mr. Graessernoles.Despitelheincreasesto be given underlhis agreement, he says "a lot still needs to be made up", though most faculty members will receive "fairly substantial increases out of M emorial UniversitY'5Iibrary.i5 about ro embark on major cllangestoitsca taloguesystem,cllanges which include the introduction of com- puter access10 tile public catalogue, and Ihere1OC11rionofihprimarydatabase fromTorontototlleSt.lohn'5c.ampu5. MUN-CAT. a CD-RO!\t public ac- cess catalogue. will replace th e familiar microfich e catalogue that has been used at Memorial !in ce 1m. Imtead of microfiche readers, the public areas of the library willllave microcomputers Ihatwillreadcaralogueinformationlhat h3!lbeen stored on compact disk. Plans call for the new catalogue 10 be in place by summer session. The second library innovation, Ihoughlessnoticeablelothelibrary's clientele, also a significant stepin the development orthe Memorial University Library: after years ofbcing on.line in Toronto, the main Memorial library catalogue database will now be'maje- rained on Memorial's AMDAHL com- puter using SPIRES, a database program that is beingcusrom-railcred 10 men the library's needs. The changes wilt make il possible 10 expand library services in new direc- lions, according 10 Richard Ellis, univer· silylibrarian."lnanykindofcampus informarion is a need to put the information where the people are. Remote aceess to library holdings offers many interesling and exciting pos- sibilities,"llesays. Computer access for library catalogue bargaining unit members," says Mr. Graesser, noting thaI the figured""" nol renect the actual pay increases individu- al members will receive. Under the lerm, nflheagreemenl, all faculty members will be placed on a salary scale based on their number of years experience al Memorial,rank,anddegreequalifica· tions, and the increase they receive will raise them to their I.,.,.elson the new scale. "This is a rather monumental move because salarieshavede'leloped all kir>ds ofanomaliesthroughotltlheuniversity and basically we have tried 10 correct as many as we can in this cnllective agro:-e· ment," says Mr. Graesser. In addition, a salary paritycommil. lee willbeeslablished roassessindividu- als'requeslslhatlhcirexperiencegained prior to joining Memorial be considered in pla<.-ing them on tbe new scale.A fund of S4OO.000 has been set aside for this purpose. "We don't feellhal will be sufficient 10 fully deal with this so the two parties also agreed 10 set up a sa- lary revie\',oommiuee in April 199010 look at the and to bring for- ward proposals for further changes for the next collecliv e agreement," Mr , Graessersays. disparitin Bolh sides say this contract will go a long way towards eliminaling salary differences based on gender discrimina lion and the wagedisparilies that exist between faculty in SI. 10hn's and in Corner BrooL "Unfortunalely, the fundingavailabledidn'tallowustndo Mr. Rennie, Heanticipateslllat more progress can be made in fulure agre.:mems. snle, increases I the tentative agr«ment between the university and the faculty association (MUNFA). The panics concluded their negotiations towards a first collective agreement and signed a memorandum ofagreemenl OnFeb. 10.Theagreemenl details theterms and conditions of ern- ployment of 900 facullyand librarians and includes a \Otal wage increase of 29.9 per cent over three years. Bolh sidl"i will mee1 WO" to finaJ- ize the exact wording of the proposed conlractbeforeitisdiSlributedloun_ ion members for Iheir consideranon. MUNFA spokesperson Mark qreesser estimate' [hat the editing alld printing process,",'illtakelwotothrecwe.:ksaf· tel which MUNFA will hold ao infor. mation meeting and a l.eCr et ballot vote. If ratified by rhe faculty, Ihe contract will be submitted for approval to the Board of at March ll) mening. Charles Rennie, the university's special advisor on labor reo lat;o n•• says that g""s smoothly, faculty could recei"esalary increases in the last pay chequ e in Man:h The agreement was reached following an all-night bargaining sessio n and inl he fac -eofan imminent mike deadlin e set by MUNFA, The associationhad rbrea- renee10 walk OUtat noon on Feb. 10 if the labor dispute was not resolved, Cyril Colford, the Departmenl of Labor conciliator appointed in December at MUNFA'!i request, had imposed a news blackout while Ihe lalks were in progress "The 29.9 per cent refers to tile ago gregale increase in the salary budget for Approximalell SlJ ,a thered in the blo.. ing snow outside the Ans and Ad· ministr ation Building to lake part in a protnt th at turn ed nut 10 be 5ho rter tha n planned . The CSU·sp onsorrd marrh to the pro vincial Iegislalure on Feb. , was called orr aller President Lesue inform ed the students thai the uni venitl of a Harlow exchange student Busine.. do well in and ib facult y associatiun had nsol.e d the major oUl5tandinc issun;, indudin& visiling MemoriaL."".,. ,... 6 Concordia Cup comoeuuon. . ,• salaries, with onll the the lun dlnlremainin r.to be l'fS(llvrd,
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GMemorial University
~zette-"~ "'rooo'".''''
MU~FA and university reach,agreement
Ratification vote expected soonThe agrecment provides for a mini
mum seven percenl increase in the firstyear for aU bargaining unit members,though the averag e increase over tile lifeoftheagr~menti~expectedtobeabout
aoper cem. "Some will get quite a lotmore than that, some will get less," Mr.Graesserpredicts,
Tllough an agreement on salaries was anintegral comJlQnenloflhese1tlemenl be
co nt' dnnp,2.
"Already we hue had talh with thehousing of rice about putting a couple ofpu blic cat a!ollue stations in tile dorms,and we also plan to makedirecr access10 the main AMDAHL database available for those who already have thenecessary lines installed in Iheir offices,as soon as the campus network willallow ."
Mr. Ellis sayslhat tile rapid development~ in information storage andrerrinal on compact disk have madethrintroduction of a computer-accessiblepublic catalogue practical at this time,CD-ROM technology, witll its ability tohandle large amounts of information inacompactformat,isa!socentrallotherepatriation ofthe university's cataloguesystem.
"Since 1979 we have beenbuilding adatabase on a corarace basis with UT·LAS, a Toronto firm that is now privatebUlwllichbeganasapar1oftheUniver·sily ofToromo library ~ystem," Mr, EI·lissa~. Building the machine readabledalabase was a ne<.:essary step in tileproduction of Memorial's mkroflchecatalogu e, the part of the system thaIhas beenpro\liding library users witll access to information on lhe library'sresources. Preparieg rhe database wasal50 an investment towards the daywhen tccllnological devejcpmenr wouldmake both a compurer-accessed publiceatalogue and a locally mainlaineddata·basethe praetical choice for Memorial.
~"nt'd on p.2,
In terms of bringing Memorial facultysalaries into line with those paid at otheruniversities, MUNFA says that ",meprogress-was made in that direction."Our goal wa~ to mOve toward~ Ihe national salary median and also to betterposition ourselvesin relation with other,imilar groups in Newfoundland,"Mr.Graessernoles.Despitelheincreasestobe given underlhis agreement, he says"a lot still needs to be made up",though most faculty members willreceive "fairly substantial increases outof tlli~,"
M emorial UniversitY'5Iibrary.i5about ro embark on major
cllangestoitsca taloguesystem,cllangeswhich include the introduction of computer access10 tile public catalogue, andIhere1OC11rionofihprimarydatabasefromTorontototlleSt.lohn'5c.ampu5.
MUN-CAT. a CD-RO!\t public accesscatalogue. will replace th e familiarmicrofich e catalogue that has been usedat Memorial !in ce 1m. Imtead ofmicrofiche readers, the public areas ofthe library willllave microcomputersIhatwillreadcaralogueinformationlhath3!lbeen stored on compact disk. Planscall for the new catalogue 10 be in placeby summer session.
The second library innovation,Ihoughlessnoticeablelothelibrary'sclientele, i~ also a significant stepin thedevelopment orthe Memorial UniversityLibrary: after years ofbcing on.line inToronto , the main Memorial librarycatalogue database will now be'majerained on Memorial's AMDAHL computer using SPIRES, a databaseprogram that is beingcusrom-railcred 10men the library's needs.
The changes wilt make il possible 10expand library services in new direclions, according 10 Richard Ellis, univer·silylibrarian."lnanykindofcampusinformarion sy~tem.there is a need toput the information where the peopleare. Remote aceess to library holdingsoffers many interesling and exciting possibilities,"llesays.
Computer accessfor library catalogue
bargaining unit members," says Mr.Graesser, noting thaI the figured""" nolrenect the actual pay increases individual members will receive. Under the lerm,nflheagreemenl, all faculty memberswill be placed on a salary scale based ontheir number of years experience alMemorial,rank,anddegreequalifica·tions, and the increase they receive willraise them to their I.,.,.elson the newscale.
"This is a rather monumental movebecause salarieshavede'leloped all kir>dsofanomaliesthroughotltlheuniversityand basically we have tried 10 correct asmany as we can in this cnllective agro:-e·ment," says Mr. Graesser.
In addition, a salary paritycommil.lee will beeslablished roassessindividuals'requeslslhatlhcirexperiencegainedprior to joining Memorial be consideredin pla<.-ing them on tbe new scale.A fundof S4OO.000 has been set aside for thispurpose. "We don't feellhal will besufficient 10 fully deal with this so thetwo parties also agreed 10 set up a salary revie\',oommiuee in April 199010look at the ~iluation and to bring forward proposals for further changes forthe next collecliv e agreement," Mr ,Graessersays.
Elimin~ting disparitin
Bolh sides say this contract will go along way towards eliminaling salarydifferences based on gender discriminalion and the wagedisparilies that existbetween faculty in SI. 10hn's and inCorner BrooL "Unfortunalely, thefundingavailabledidn'tallowustndoallthatwehadhopedinthisarea,"sa~
Mr. Rennie, Heanticipateslllat moreprogress can be made in fulureagre.:mems.
~ew sal~ry snle, increases
I ~ ~~~li~a;:O~a:~(leW:i~e::SIl~;O;~the tentative agr«ment between theuniversity and the faculty association(MUNFA). The panics concluded theirnegotiations towards a first collectiveagreement and signed a memorandumofagreemenl OnFeb. 10. Theagreemenldetails theterms and conditions of ernployment of 900 facullyand librariansand includes a \Otal wage increase of29.9 per cent over three years.
Bolh sidl"i will mee1 WO" to finaJize the exact wording of the proposedconlractbeforeitisdiSlributedloun_ion members for Iheir consideranon.MUNFA spokesperson Mark qreesserestimate' [hat the editing alld printingprocess,",'illtakelwotothrecwe.:ksaf·tel which MUNFA will hold ao infor.mation meeting and a l.eCret ballot vote.
If ratified by rhe faculty, Ihe contractwill be submitted for approval to theu n i versi ty '~ Board of Regent~ at it~
March ll) mening. Charles Rennie, theuniversity's special advisor on labor reolat;o n•• says that if~"rything g""ssmoothly, faculty member~ couldrecei"esalary increases in the last paychequ e in Man:h
The agreement was reached followingan all-night bargaining session and inl hefac-eofan imminent mike deadlin e setby MUNFA, The associationhad rbrearenee10 walk OUtat noon on Feb. 10if the labor dispute was not resolved,Cyril Colford, the Departmenl of Laborconciliator appointed in December atMUNFA'!i request, had imposed a newsblackout while Ihe lalks were inprogress
"The 29.9 per cent refers to tile agogregale increase in the salary budget for
App roximalell SlJst udent~ ,a thered in the blo.. ing snow outside the Ans and Ad·ministr ation Building to lake part in a protnt th at turn ed nut 10 be 5ho rter thanplanned . The CSU·sp onsorrd marrh to the pro vincial Iegislalure on Feb . , wasca lled orr aller President Lesue Jl arri~ inform ed the students thai the univenitl Di~ ry of a Harlow exchange student Bus ine.. ~t udents do well inand ib facult y associatiun had nsol.e d the major oUl5tandinc issun;, indudin& visiling MemoriaL."".,. , . . . 6 Concordia Cup comoeuuon. . , •salaries, with onll the di~tribution of the lun dln lremainin r.to be l'fS(llvrd,
Ratificationf ont' d fr nm p. 1.
to the ten-yea r censure imposed on the Marlene Webber. Under an agreementuniversily by the Canadian Association with the universiry and the facullY asof University Teachers (CAUT) over the sccianon, CAUT has agreed to lift cen non-renewal of social work professor sure upon the signing of the ~'OnlTacl.
" Afler m"'·in~ fhi. prinli nlt prt'ss . Ih~ rht is PI'~:· _aid R.C. Clhlw ell, m" , _in~ cu n. ullant. ,,~nr~,," ,. l'rinlinjt s<>,, ·iCll'!' Il ridel"" tJt "I"'~I prt'ss, whichwei~ h. aro und 5600 Ih. , rC<juirt'd a flat bed I ruc~ and a buum Crane lu Ira ns·purl II fro m Ih~ Art .. Adminisltlll ion Ruildin jt 10 ih ne" 'luar1~rs al 1 UnH)'Plact . Stnr~ "II Prin ting St'".i<",. mu. ~, 1'.5.
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In the clause cover ing univers ity gover nance, theagreemenlprovides forlhemovement of faculty between bargain·ingunitandnon·bargaininguniladministrative posilions, such asdep art ment head, dean and vicepresident. without loss of seniority orbenefils. "We have guaranr~ 10MUNFA that we would implement poliociesthat we have discussed with the association which will give academic staffmembers a say in Ihe appoinrmenr ofacadermc acrrnnisrrarors," Mr. Renni esays . Thepolicies,whichstipuJale,uchlhings as the fixed lerms for administrative appoi ntment s and mandatorysearch committees , are referred tobuldo nOl form part of the collectiveag reement.
" This particula r art icle on goyernanceis fairl)'remarkable in that few'couecnve eereemems have this ," sa)',Mr. Graesser. Howev'er, he poinlsOUIthat Memorial is the only Ca nad ianuniversity where depart ment heads arenet rncmbers of the bargain ing unir
could be used 10 circumvent tenur e,"ML Graes .er says.
Accordin g to Mr . Rennie, rnerermsand conditinns of retiremem was nOl acontentious issue and the agreement'sretirem ent c1au.e maintains the statusquo.
C~n , u ", . Itrinanus ",,1I 1~d
Allouhlandingg rieva ncesbelween lhefaculty association and the university areoffic ially SCltled as pan of the colJect iveagreement . MUNFA says the 18 caseshave been resolved to its sal isfaetion" We are starlin g with a d ean slate,"says Mr . Graesser.
As well, ralificalion of the tentativ eagreement by MUNFA mem bers andlhe Board o f geg ents will bring an end
tween me Faculty associati on and lheuniversily, several OIherissut"§were alsooutstanding. " In the final da ys ofnegotiations we also dealt wilh suchIhingsasdiscipline,layoff,retirement .and governanc e." says Mr . Renni e.
The discipline clause indicates IWO
grounds for acrion: failur e 10 fulfil aca·demic duties and gros s miscondu ct inthe workplace. In all situations thegrievance and arbirration process willtake place befor e disciplinar y acrionistaken by the employ er , With respec t 10matlersofgrossmiscondu~t,theagree
ment specifies an expedited procedure inwhich the grievance and arbitrationprocess must be resolved ",jlhin fourmonths of the appoimmem of the arbitrator.Grossm~nducrincludt"§car·
rying out illega l aClivilY in th eworkpla ce.
The proposed ccmract addr esseslayoff condit ions and procedur es interms of the reason, for the red uct ionof positions. In the case wh<:reposi lion sare declared redundant for reasons ofthe academic prog ram, the universit ywill allemptlo find other positions with in the universilyand provid e retraining for Ihe di,pl accd individuals. Failingthis. Ihe employees would receive 20momhsseverancepay.Wherelheuniv'Ct,it~wi,h"'lOlayoff
tor tmancialreasonc.f wolJcuD>ult with~IUNFA bcforc a decla rationivmadc" Wehav'e aJ..o agreedro ac oprc eerammeasures10 alleviate the financiaJ presSUre. befo re taking an y layof f action,"Mr,Rennien oles.A moralorium on appointmen ts,and budgCladj ustmems areamon g Ihe measur es specified. If alayoff is still necessary, the severancepay will be 1.5 month s' wages for eac hyear employed at Memorial.
MUNFA says it is satisfied wilh theprotection provided by me ciause. "Wewereooncerned that the provisions forlayoff should not be so easy Ihat they
Librarycu nl'd fr um 1'.1.
"What we are doin g now is the cutminalion of 10year s nf database build·ingandfiveyearsofstudyinglhemarketplace, looking for tbe configurations of software and hardware thatwould be right," Mr. Ellis saYS.
Ust r-f,",ndly user calalogu~
The libra ry' s database of over 430,000records. which includes everything pur·chased by the Memorial library since1979, a1ong wilh some sd ected tit les dal_ing from befo re that time, will be co nverted to CD-ROM format , readabl e bythe approximately SO computer cata.logue stanons that will be placedthroughout the public sections of thelibrar y s~stem. In addition to the QueenElizabel h ll Library,calaloguest atio nswill be sel up ar olber sites including theHealth Sciences Library, the MusicBuildin" the Curriculum MaterialsCentre, and Sir Wilfred Grenfell cotle, e. Searc hing for materia l will invo lveacce:ssin, the information stored on thecompact disk Ihrough a session at thecompulerkeyboard.
The syu em that has bcenselected bythelibrary as lts pub lic catalogue wasspecifical ly designed to meer the needsorthe end user . 11requires only a minimum of lyping, and conducts searchesat three possible skill levels-palTon,expertandresearch-selectedlo match1~USC'l" ICltpertise.Fun<;tionkeysaliow
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by title, find by subject and find by callnumber.
"The system uses IBM-compa tiblePCswith color monitors, and th e so(tware is designed to be sufficiently user·friendly that someone can walk in offth e street and be guided through the system without any priortraining.vMr. EI·lis says. He is confid ent that peopleusing the ealalogue stations will adaptquickly to the new way of finding thebooksthey n~.
Though Ihe microfiche willdisappear ,the library 's original card calalogu ewi Jlremain as a vestige oflow.tech libra rysystems unt il ilSrecords can N convert·ed to machin e readabl e format.
Mr. Ellis expectslhenClOsy:'ltemstoprovide substantial savinss for thelibrary' s budget, but the conversion ofthe pre-I979records wilillaveto wailuntil extra funds are found.
LocallymainlaiMddatab lM
Though the use of computer catalog uestalio nswillbetheehange most appa r_en t lo usersof lhe Queen Elizabelh IILibrary, the repatna lion oftbelibrary' sma jor database is a fun da mentalbehind-the-scenes ehange in Ihe operationoflhecalaloguingdivision.
For IOyears, the database tha t is thefoundationofMemorial'sealaluguehasbeen located in To ronto . Because rnrcrmat ion essenlial 10 the cataloguing di.vi5ion is nov.'available for purchasc in
compacrdisk format. operations thatonce required electronic commumcaaonwith a distant database can now beac_complishedlocallyonamierocomputer.
For Memorial librarians, compul er_assisted cataloguing with the UTLASdatabase has involved going on-line toToronto. The acquisilionofanew bookby the Memorial library meant connect·ingwithlJTLASinTorooto,findingtbebook' s documentation in tbe companv'shuge databa se of 20 million records ,which includesinformation from boththe Librar y ofCongres.sand the Nalion ·al Library of Canada. thencopyittgthenew book's entry into the univers ity'scatalogue data file. A second Torontofirm used Memorial's lJTLASdatabaseto produce revised and up-tc-date editions orme microfiche cat alog ue eachsemester .
"Weare now selting up ou r systemloca lly, We can buy the cataloguerecords of the Library of Cong ress andIhe National Library of Canada on C D·ROM di. k for mat at avery low priceand run them h<:reona mcroco mpure.Because micros are a little fas ter thanmainfrarnes, theoperators.hould findthe new syslem faster:' Mr . EUissays.
T he records that were stored at UTLAS in Toronlo have already been ooppied to the AMDAH L. The library antidparesthaI 85-90per cent of Memori ·al'scalaloguingcan bedone .. ilhinformation available on CD-RO M, and
that the library will continue to use theToronto database as a secondary sourcefor materiallllal has not been cata logued by the two major nationallibrari es.
ACU guidesC urremly available in the Queen
Eliza beth Library ar e two recentpublications of tbe Association of Common.. eah h Univer.ities. They ar e:ScholarshipsGuide/or CommonwealthPOIIlgraduall'SludenI5 J989-9J (eighthedition) and Grants/or Study Visits byUnivusify AdministralOrs and Librarians J989-9/(fifth edition).
In the scholarships lluide, some 1200separate award schemes are descr ibed.The second publicat ion is on awardsopen to administrative and library staffofuniversiliesinbnthCommonwealthand ncn-Commc ewealth co umries .
The last-na med boo klet is in Ihreeparts: the firsl part lists granlS tenableby staff from tbe Commo nwealth countries in another Com mon wealth country and the second lists gra nu formovemen t (either "";1.)1) between Com monwealth and non-Commonwealthcountries. The third section lists 10courses and eonferencesoffered inCommonwealth countries which may beattended by university administratorsfrom other Commonwealth countri es.
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thr editorial boards of the Am~rjl;l/ll
Jourtlal of Epkhmiology, Clinical andInvnll,all~ MnJicjn~ and the Jourtlalof Clinical Epid~miology. H~ wasm:ipirnl of lhedillingui.hrd echjeve mmla...ard of the Canadian Hypcnm·w~r SocieIy in 1986 and the J . AllynTay\or imrnwional priU' in med icino:in,m.
o...rina: hi. ~iIit Dr. Sackn t ...illc:on·dllCl ...or klhopsinl ilt Facul ly of Medi·cine011 mabodi of inIqrWon of critir;aIl.PJI'aisaIiNomedicallCboolc:urriculwnandinloclinical~
numnon , Basic Knowledlle and Pra<;.tical Si,nifican~r; and NutritionalRrllul ation of Immunity and In fect io nin Old AIr. Both lectur es will be published in Brilishjournals.
The Huth-C\arkc Io:;tureship in·volvrsDOlonly dd ivm n, a lo:;turc btilabo raidl'" at lhorUni~enity of Loe donforthreemorllhl. . ..Tbrylikr anin·dividual who thty havr bonond 10 bearou'ld 10 lhey can tal k 10 Itim and u u·dmtIcanJOupandask quc:stiom."saidDr. Clww;I r•. "Evnyday llWOllklsoefOUl" or fi~ peopk, facuUy and $I .....
dmu., who woukI ask advKe and discusslWO.i«U. 1 kamrd 1.101. and I hopr l~tribulrd.··
Dr. OJandra will spaid a loW ofthreemorrlhlatllltUnivrnityofLoa·don. 8«a1l5e of com mit mm lS in~.
in in 1937; Dr. John Pope of lhelowCSlOfl Labor al ory of lhe UniledKinIdom: and th ree manben of the NrlioDal Mari~ CO\Incil: FBnt Smilh o fNO ROCO. Mary Lou Pet ers , dWr oflhe F" herWs lnd uu ry Advisory Board,and Dr. Robo:ri fQOlf'TtieT of DalhouWUm~enilY. Mr. Smnh is a mnnlxr ofMemoriaI 'I <><:ean Slud ie5TastFoIUand Dr . Fourn ier KTVn on the l..kforce' llnleTnaHonal Ad>iKll)' Cooool .
The panel will receive submissionlfrom lhe publ i~ and hold puhlic hrar .ing.,. II has been directed to pro~idr aninilia lrrpo rl lothr ministr r of fishrr icsand ocr anlnolalrrlhanMaylS,19H9,on an~ new measu res that mighl benrrdcdinl989tormurrlhrrriiahilhyoftbe scienufic advice fort he 1990fi .h .i n, ~alOn . 'r ne panerwmarso provrcefun her oomprrhemi~r achier by lhecndof 1989
In the 1'17(),; Dr. Har m wr<Hr l heHarris gercn. a docunlml lhal pro~id·
rd lhe' basil for the .r'UIrmrnI oflheIra.. !mnm·lllrilr and ~1Jan&ed the ba·WIof mnunrralion for fllhermmooIar,r >'O:UC"who had previoudy beenwmidnrd ro-ad~mluren in lbe drrpsa filhrl').
Dr. Harris anrmlly holds mnnlxr·ships on many commiuttS, adriIorJcounciilandlloardsofdiredon.,indudin, lbe ~calli>'r I;OIJncilof lbe AIwci-
Noted epidemiologistto speakD
r . Da~ id l. Sac knl , l hr hrad of
mrdiclIIe at thr ChedokeM~Maslrr Hospilals and proresscr of~linical rpidrmioloiY in the Faculty orMedidnr at M~Mastn Uni~enily, will~is;I MrmoriaI '. Facu lty of Medicinr on
March1 and8,1989as .peakninlhe\\'rdnnday ,",urnhips program. Hilprrwnlation, m litled Basic Rrsar~h
Epidnniolo&ic RnraKh and OinicalEpidnniolocy,iasdlcdulcdfor \\'cdnaday Mar~h lIaI 4:)()p.m. in the mainaud ilori um of lilt Hrahh ScicnoeICmlrr. Tbc:tal k is opm 10 l ilt public.
Dr . Sackell ia ...rII-r~ia lhe
Dr .~ H.urn "";ll ~haira ~m
member inoXpmdmI nunlW:rial~ pandllw ..,11look WOlhe findinp of federal KXl:iUsu .. 1>o h:a>"ro;omrnendcdareductionofmon:tiwlSOpereml in 1M 100aiallo ...ablreatchof nonhero 0;00.
FtderalrlSherieminisler TomSiddon<U1nounocd thaI Dr. Harris , presidmlan d vice-chancellor of MemorialUni~CT1ily of New fo undl and , has beennamed as chai, of the Non hero CodRC"k ", Panel. Pcndin, l!le revic",. ared uctionin the totalallo...able catcb oflS~rccnl ...illbcindr~l,a reduc'lion
lhal will primarily affcd the offsho retrawler ne«.
"Thclovcrn mcnthasgiv-cn lllcpa nelabroadmandalCIOCnlUrethat'eliablcscientific ad,i~ "'i ll be available 10managclhcfid..:ryin 1990and~
SlOo;k,lhedal. us.cd in assoeWngandforKalolin. eatchn. the millhematjglmethods uvd in CanAd.I and 0Ibn"eounlrieo.andlhecaJculalionsleadi"l(0 the 1989alhK:c:'
Scnina"'ilh Dr.-Harris on the rC'l'r.tam .'ill be .\tu Short of the: Fi, hcT1lWl. FoodudAllicd Worten Unioll;Dr. 0.1.. AI~. an nninmt flShc'r·ie5~ ...ho ...as~ha.iroftheTtitGroup on Nonbml Cod irnhorc fMer-
D :~I:"~~lj;1 i;hi:~~~OI:'Ywo:~:nutrition and prof essor of pr,jialrn:resear ch in mrdidne and biochrmistryat Mrm ori al Univnlily, is lhr firstCanad ian 10 be: awarded the Healh·Clarkrleclurrshipallhr UniveTIity ofLondon. Under lilt condilioru of lhelrcIuruhip, Dr. Owldra It'ttfl ll)' spml
1'*'0 monlhs. lhe UnivcniIy of I..ondonandp"elwolrclu=onnulrilion.
"It ia aarear honor for Canada andfor~emoriaIUnivocnilylObo:~rbOI
~leaureship,"saidDr.Chart
dn. wbohal~ numo:l'Ol1'i awardsfor ha raan:h and been nominaled"*'ee for 1_ Nobd Prize in medicinr.
Dr. CIrandra' l led uraM Ibr Uni>leTlity of laDdocl wen: m lil!rd Immune
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Memorial faculty advise new Arabmedical school
Job opportunities abundantin pharmacy
M...-ia!·.ronc ..... o• ......., ...... .,.,IookI.. ' ...,.."nl.o """'"" JobOH'Of!.llilln eeee IIlt'y n a ,... ynr ",f Woc>n.orin aMlIKt.fft. AI .......ill 11MWMonIOf'J an' , II lI ...R) DrtIINcRrid o' S1_ Joa. • ••• Jrlfr ... "'. e- 1lroeIo. W W rlk 01 .......
instruction in wltidl lhey are laulb 'dlmtistry andOl herStldtsubjcctsinEaPish. WhikArabic is lhe o rrlcia.l lan·.U&,e of 1M Unil ed Arab Emiratcs.man)' dtildrm hI"e had lhe oppoftuni·lylolcarnEnJIishin 1M Io..-ttgradC'l.Thcpopulationoflhcoounll')includonl ..idcmillofnation~ilies, .. ilh75pC'Tern.t o f rcsidnus drawn from otheroountr=.
Drs. Jim aoo Rob in Orr becemeccel\C'CIed .. ilh lhe plannin, fo r t M n.....med ical IiChool at Al Ain ....hen theyres ponded lo a ....riltenrcque~tlomedi·
cal school s loo kin. for help in setlinl uplhepro.ram."Th~rewasatra",ilional
oouncilorl'lnilWIOhclplClUplhismedical lChool, and one ofthe propkon the counci l ....as Dr. Brian Holm eswhO is an ex-dcan oflhe UnivC1"sityofToronto Medical School." explainedDr . Jim Orr. " He senl oul a letlertovarious medical Khool. lIyinl lheyncedcxlhelp in Ktlin , up the programallhisnewmedica1~andl"'oof
IM arcas mcn lioned "' ere nut rilion andbiodtcmisIry.So_bolhsmlourCVs.NOIhinl IIapprncd roe about niMmonlhs. IIInt a Ieucr cameinvitin . us10hclpwilhthe lCllillJupandlo COCllrOUI to AI Ain."
The Drs_ Orr supplied coptcs ofMemorw ·i mcdi.c.:al cwrict.llurn l\lilk tOfaculty II the UA E University medicalschool. '' It';Hs .bcma kindof franw:...or k for hQ,... lheyClll loC1 up lhcirownmedical school procram ...ilOOulhI,';n,10 rri n...:nllhe .. 11«1." said Dr. JimOrr.
Dr. Robin Orr said lhallhc ~urricu ·
lumadopledatlhemedical tchoolinlhcUAE is problem-ba.cd. an apJlroa~h
Memor ial i. usin. ..'il h lutoriall andsdf-teachinll in add ilion to co n\'ell1ion.allectures. "The actualoutline, the wayIhey arc go ing aboUl lh in••• look ~ '·ery, imilar 10 our ,: ' she said. " The)' arecreat in, a ....eaern body wilh an Arabrece."
" They do Ilavesomc:.C1"Y l peci alneeds," sill' t.aid . "Ha~il1i mcn andwammllugh l scpara ldyrneatlll lllllhcIe..,urcn ha~ 10~I ali lhar d aun.Tbcy lcachthe rnno; lhey.cadi 1Mwomno . Tbcy also ha ve 10 ha~e du pl iation in lhe library, a mm'ssidc anda womm's sidocand an ouis iDlhe middkfOfrftttllebools ...hcrc~..:an t.aDdlhcmonc: ...ay orlM OIha"."
Dr . Robin 0rT was very impressedwi.hlhclD'lOUDlofOOQllllWlityin~ohC'
rnntllhemcdio:aJlludcDuallhc UAEUnivusity hI'e richl from lhar fina~ of mediciM. "Tbcy ar~ al ready~i.il ina omalI villages and prisons , andIIIII 's oornillJ ~ery early on in lheirIra,ini,,&," 5hc said. "This mean s lheyar~..m,,& lhe problems finl hand I' a~C1"y early a,e."
" Forlhe'; rls ofoour.clhat"lbecnarevelatio n; they are normally nOl II .lo ....ed oul," added her husba nd.
Dr . Jim Orrha. alread y had SOmerollo....-up comact ....ilh fa~ullymemhcl"S
II lhe UAE Uni~ersity medi, a l sclloo l.~upplyi"l litera ture searches from meMnnorial Medica1 LibraryoomplCldiol:.dalabases. He docs not expect IhallMy....illlra.e1backlolhcUAE.bul plans10 mainlainoontaet by mail. and byoompuler in futul"C.. hen the Arab medical ""hoo! nlablishcs C'lectrOllic 1lCl....or ki n•. Compu.in, Ser vices al\l emori ll is hclpin , lo iCl thi up
instance in bmincu. and CIIn'0 abroadfor lheir rouealion. The ...'omen•howC\'tt. arc ~ly IlOI: &Ikrlred 10travel by Ih.cmtoeI~ct .· ·
J>rioc"lomtmllJlhemcdica.lldlool.tll'dmu ha~e t...c ~medic:al )'an of
ac~:olltpli~hcd. and of len not content tcperform pharmacy as il was perform~
yearsallo,"Dr. Duncan commend.! the firsl
I rad ualinl d aloSof pharmacy st ude nlsfor hein" "patknl and adventurous".They deserve, M notes , so me appla u.c" for joininl asom~·. ..haldoubtful VC11 ·lu re in 1986" .Third.~ u\l\knt"andaWdls ad ·
mil S lha l a l limcsshc fel. a billike aIJI,lincapiJ lilllmcmbcr oflhc finl dasso fpha.nnacy S1udenIS. Bill it has &Isomeant IoU of uteDlion . md Ms. Wdbis pkucd with the educalloa 1M hasl'taMdinlhcSdlool ofPbannacy. ShcdoC'lllOl ha~e a job lintd up yeI for af.lcr,...JlWion.but C'XpcclSsbcwiUMlIa)'i na in Newfouooland .
Fellow lIudcnt~ Reid would&Isolike 10 remain in Newfoundland.particularly in her home community ofSt. John·s. Shchuheardthalthcjobmarket is JOOd. md does not expecttohave anyd ifrlCUlty in okainil'll cmploy_men!. Aflcreighl~at uni~cnit y. 5hcis lookinl forwa rd to wor kin•.
JeffF05I isanotherlhird-~r sludcnl
who is Iookin l forward to elllerin i lhejobmarket .Anali~eof Corner Brook ,
Mr . hKt hou a job alre adylined up inhis home co mmunily. He is happy tostayinlhc provi~andsayshe ....ould"ralher hdp out my home province than,ololhemainlarw,l". Mr.FlKtisalsosalisrlCd 10 la ke up a earee- in rn ailpharmacy, " In my opinion 1M work ofa dispensina~is lllOf~~ana·
b1c.han diniaolphznnacy: ·hcl&id. "1like lotalklopeopl.e. Tlw·sthe"';npari of pharmacy."
M«bcine is an allractive profeuion 10...amm. and lw<Hhirdsof~ fin:! cw..of tludmlS M~ fnnak. "The womm...ho have mlered lhc'nw:di<;;alKbooIarcreall y ~ery briJht ,'· said Dr. Jim Orr ." 1M men ha~e Olher OJlpQrtunilin.. for
aloa in hO:>pill.l phar macy. " 5lIid lhirdyear pharmacy student Rick Abboll . " 1dOn' lanl icipaleanyproblemin,Cltin"a job ."
The dir« lor ofth~ School or Phar oma cy is atsc confident about the employmenl prospects for pharmacin l"T'hne ....iUo;a-tainlybcnoshorta.eofjob OPJlOnUnilics for rbese gradualC'l;lhe jo b martn ....ilI absorb lhem ei. he rhcTeor on lhe mainland." loaidDr . Gtt ·aid Duncan . He llOI:ed tlla t in Om ario&10Mthere are more opcninp lban canbc m kdby_pharrnacislS.
Thcshortqcisincreasin.becalaCmany pbannacist:s are 1l'IOri,,&OIl 10(llhcTrlCldsorllOl.~incommu ·
nilYpl\armacioes . "Tbcyanplina in10hospital work . gra(hw e lIudics. and
Twomemben of Memorial', Facull yofMcdidnc n..tNthc UnnedArab
Emirales (UAE) r=JIty to of fer .J ..-non C'Uablishilll l. curriculum for 1Mcountry's firS! IIlCdiaI school. Dr. JimOrT.profa3Ol'of~,andDr.
Robin OrT. &M.islanlprof es.sorof communi1) ' mtdicine..... ne in,-itcd byl~
UAE Uni\'CfSily in AI Aio 10 paniciPllein a t .. o-day worlshop on cumcu]umd"cJopmenl,andtomeel .. ithfacultymnn~ tc d"cu.u '_eh i...un; andplannin, for 1M IlC'W mcdicalschool.
The medical school a t the. UAfUnivc....ily i. in iISinfallC)'.wi .h IM fif1tc!1I... of H medi cal 'ludents now in i.sllrst year. This ctass is somev..hat C~
penme nrat, and there will be aone yearhiatu. ilefo rc thCr>eJllfirst year cla.>sbc,ins. In some ways the classes at tlli.new medica l school "'OIIld seem vCTyfamiliar 1011. stu<knl f rom Newfo und·l.imd- fOfeumpk. lhe~UlIicorin·
strllCtio nis Enilish. But inotha" ways;1iI\'ft}'difrc'lenl . "1lacr e are both menand .. omm 10 the medical school.\w1M)' an Ulua/!t oo:pMaldy," Wo:I Dr.Jim On ...~ WomnJ an veiled and.. h.ilelhemenarefr«losoaround,thf:WomnJ are buwd bft ...ttn the mcdio:aJKhoolandlheir res.idclJtt. "
T::n~~: i~~':~f=n:l::~in lhe J.Prin, of 1990. The IasI.tludm~fromlhc'old~prO&l';un ai lM
CoIkJt' of Trades and TedlnoiosY..-adUolllcd in I98 S.1O il..-m ha~e bcear~yanlino:equ&lif>Cdpbarmacisum
lIL,redIMjob_tn,The pbarmacy 1l00enu are klotina
for..-ardlo~earccn.·'T'1lcK·s lou
III flwfastisswo/fIwGou1rl'""loo*-«JIII IM ,rowthO/lhl'&hoolo/PhQrmQ·Q'Qlldils ... rrnsillllllrat:ling/ulldillgjQrroll.<lrwliollllndrt!Sfflrch.lnlhLsorIkk .... ,alk IOMJmcojrhe sru(/(>fl/swhohll"..gonl',hrough Ih.. hirth'fJQlIgs 0/Ihc~w$Choo'ondwill:wontxlh..provincr'sfinl ulli~ilY phQrmacy, rlldualn.
Nitrite-free cured meats: alternativeto cancer-scare additive found
Anal)'singthe flu or of cured meats is one aSp« t of the OI'ork IH'lngrondueledb)"Dr. lrreidoon Shahidi, biochemislry, and his COU....IIDn in Memorial 's foodscience prollram. One way 10 do thai is to assemble a taste tesling panel; anolheris 10use sensiliH analytical ins,.,,, nenls. Here gradnate SluMnt Ron Pt u (R) andDr. Sh..hidi discnss a readinKobtained from a IllSehromalograp b OI' hieb pro~id",
Infonnatio n on t"e sUMlaneeernllnK f1no r.
Partial relocationof Printing Services
The use o f nil ril e as a f~ preserva
tivehas been under fire un ceu wasimplicated as a cancer-causing agentnearly 10 yeau ago. Similarly, niwale/nitrite has been identified as theculprit in many food allergies.
And yel, because of its preservadonproperties,navor-cnhancingqualitiesand low ~OSI, nitrite continues to bewidely used. In rbe preparauon of manyfoods, such as ham and bacon, nitriletreatment is currently the only ",aylocommercially produce the desiredprodum.
In an effon to find an allernativetonitrite, biochemisu at Memorial University are siudying the nature of thisproblematic but highly effective preservalive. Ledby Dr. FercidoonShahidiofthe university's food scienceprogram,the team is also testing other substancesand new processing methods that simulare nhrire acticn.
"We want to get a cured product thatjoots like a cured prcducr.jastes lik e acured productandisoomp!etelysafc ,"says Dr. Shahidi.
AKr-Gld pl'I':Wnr.ll~e
Preservat ion pr~ses Uli ng saltshavebeenp raeticeJfor more th.an 3lXXlyears.Salted beef and saltfish are t ....o foodsfamiliar to generations of NewfoundIanden .lmpurities in salt, nitrates, ....erefound to be importan t in giving thecured properties to meats . (Tbe cherntcal reduet.ion of nitr ates produces nttrite.) In the 1920s the US Food andDrug Administration approved the useof nitri te in the curing of meal and thepractice spread to Canada.
" lfwe want a subst itute or an alternative way to cure meats, ....e have tofirst Findout ....hat nilriledoes for us,"says Dr. Shahidi, who has been Investigaling the food additive since 1981.
Nitrite is responsible for the develop..ment of the rosy pink color and uniquetaste of processed meats. It also acts asananli-oxidant, retarding the formationof spoiled flavors.
"Ofoourse, the most important rolethat nitrite plays is its anti-botulism effect," Dr. Shahidi notes. Nitriteiohibitsthe growth and production of deadlytoxinsfrommicro-organisms,pr('Venting botulism or food poisoning
Currently, an estimated 70 per cent o fCanada's pork suppl)"and 20 per«ntof beef is nitrite-c ured.
In t978 scientim ..endueting studies onlaboratory animals reported thai nilriteisacancer-causingagent. This followedearlier research indicating that nitrile,when oombined ....ith amines found inmeal,producescarcinogenicsubslancesknown as nilrosamines.
Bacon is one nlmte-cured meatproduetfoundtocootainnitrosaminesafter cooking. "It is the residual nilriteIhatcauseslheproblem,"saysDr.Sha·hidi, noting that the excess residue maybc the result of over-curing, using toomuch nitrite. He sa)"s that one controversialstudy indicates that nitrite ltselfisnotcarcinogenicbmacl>asas)"T1ergist with other compounds to promote cancer.
Asa result of these findings, in theearly 1980s the federal government begantoencoulagereseatchiOloaiternative curing methods.
" We were aware that no other substance may have the multiplepropertiesofni trite, so we ooncentrated our effonson thepr oduet iono fa multicomponentnitrite_free curing system," says Dr.Shahidi. The work began at Memorialin 1987 when Dr. Shahidi came to theuniversity' s biochemistry departmentfromlhe Universily ofTo ronto.Muchof his team's efforts have been centredon reproducing the ertecu o f nitrite .
"Consumers are looking for rosyoolor as well as delicate taste and aroma in cured mealS," he says. " Therefore we decided to First prepare thepigment responsible for tbe charactenstic color of cured meat products."
A pigment identical to the coloredsubstance in nitrite-cured meats was developed b)" reacting beef blood with alimited amount of nitrite and washingaway the residual nitrite. After the pigmem was applied to ground beef andwieners, the meat took on a color indistinguishable from that of nitritepreserved meats. By soaking or injecting thesolution,thescienlists were alsoable to achieve a good color in cuts ofmeat. However, the coloring ""assometimes uneven, and Dr. Shahidi saysmore work needs ro be done in this area.,
Gelling Ihe tasle right
Preventing the development of offflavcr and creaung rhe cured flave r ....erealso major tasks. " To do that, welooked at the ether components that arcuserlinthecuringprocesslOdeterminewhat effect tbeymigbt have on flavor,"'ilysDr. Shahidi. The)"began testing, individually and in combination.a variety of compounds that prevem thereaction of oxygen with meat, as wellassubstances that act as catalysts in themeat-Qx)"genrea~1ion
"Surprisingly we Foundthat ....hat wasused in many of the curing proccsses,mainly phosphates. Vitamins C and E,were quite effective and indecd did thejob for m. We did not need nitrite forthis."
The s.;ientists found tbat the curedf1a,mth.almakesb.aoonandhamsoap..pealing seemed to develop as a resultofadding the pigment and the curing adjuncU. "We had some untrainedpanelists taste both the nitrite-curedandthe treated meats, and they could notdistinguish between the two," Dr.Sha·hidi notes
The final hurdle was locru;ure protection againstbotulism. lnoollaborationwith researchers ar other universities,the
A dministrative Servicesa<.lv isesthatthere wittbe someimerrupuonin
certa in areas of Printing ServicC'!; doring its rdocalion during the week ofFeb.13lh.
The press, bindery and part of theLithography Section will movetoa newsite in Pippy Plaza located on the corner of Pippy & Duffy Places. CmtomerServices. Tvpesemng and Paste-up Section, as wen as a photocopying centrewill remain oncampm in approximate·IYlhesamelocalion-fimfloor.Ansand Administration Boilding
" In this way, materials will bebrought rc thecamera·ready stage oncampus and there should be litt le Or nOchangeorimerrUl'tio n inthescserv_ices," says Marjor ie Frampton, directorof AdministraliveSer~ices.
A shuttle van willprovide a scheduledpick·upand deliveryservicebctween t!lecampus and thel'riming $ervleesplamasfoUo....s:
lIeparl lIeparlunher:sity printin~ plan.
s a.rn 10:30 a, m.I I a.m 2:30 p.m3 p.m. 4:30p.m.
MN. Framptonootcsthatthevanwilialso be available for bolh passcngcrsand materials at other rimes on an "urgenl" basis fortransponation bctw",,"the two SiICS.
The manager of Priming Services,J ud )' War fo rd , will be local ed on ~am ·
pus for customer services for an indefinite period and the telephonenumbcr ....iU remain unchanged.
Memorial team tested a number of antibotu lism agents already developed byothers; sodium hypophosphite andpota..siumsorbate proved to be the mosteffective.
Taking anoth..r look al nilrile
Having simulated the three mejor erfeclSofnitritecuring, Dr. Shahldiandhis colleagues are now working on aneconomic evaluation of the process. Atleast one major food ingrediem oompany has expressed interest. But becausenilrite is socheap,hesusp«ts it will bedifficult to supplant, except in specialized items for concerned consumers
"We must now look objectively at nitrite again, and whether the scare wasreally justified." He says that Canada'slimits on nitrite content. coupled withtheresponsiblenilritereduetiomtahnwithin the meat processing industry,have reduced the possibility of overcuring, which he sees as the greatestcause for concern.
"What remains is that, since there isa connection with carcinogenic nitrosamines, nitri te use is a potential tro oblearea," Dr. Shahidiobserves . " We havea solution at hand so that trnnrae tseverbanned,wecanaddressthatissue."
The telephone numbers for PrintingServices are:
On campusManager. J. Warford 8233Customer Services &
Photocopying Centre ..... 8234Typesetting & paste-up .. 8235
Print inK planlAm. man ager. G. Taylor .. .4056Recepuo nisr/clerk.. . .4057Press & binder)" supervisors ... 4057
Addressesphysics seminar
T he 1989 Canadia~ Meleorologi~al
and OceanographICSocIety tounn g~peaker, Dr. T . PIau , will add ress aDepartment of Physic~ seminar at 3:30p.m. Wednesda y, Feb. 22.
Dr. Plan.whose topic will be the roleof marine plam life as a potential factor in g]obal climate ch.ange, is a biologleal oceanographer from the MarineEcology Laboratory, Bedford Instituteof Oceanography, Nova scone.
According ro an abstract of his address,inhispresentation Dr.PlaUsaysthatmicrosoopicphytoplanktonmayinuuence global climate, and that their ac·tivity isa factor which cannot be ignoredin studyinglhe "greenhouse effect".His presenrauon will be in RoomC-3024
Returning the fav or
Memorial welcomes studentsfrom Harlow
An 'English perspective' for students
n.,l1 M....... U...~ ...... It ....q .. Ioo.,.IT".. .t1'"'y1.. aI Hariowtool.1i_.,.1f.- IMr IIIlMiift 10 IIC* for a If'lMP plIoIocraPll"''''' 1M M aItl8p. I. 1.....pHI............: (LoRI ............ k-.till& . AM ..... llIonllill . J oeRid. .... \ '..p.Rrid;......,ro• • _If4.IUIooecI:al'\if\'ille.l.ori " . \ ·aIfrifHilIifl'. M idlfIf W..,. . I.ftIl Po." "'" COII.a' : .... Md. sLI'".,., (M,~ ' r....,.,a--.A....." AInr ..., -.y/ ..-.vaI... of ...... H...e-,.. TI'IlII.Dr.... H' H~il1' . m.lr .f lllf lI'IlII.~~.IIU. RdoI aM s-. Po.d! .
a1sovisiledl"'oeo-opo:rlli~worklerm Nac. ROC-Domi IUon Secttrilit:s. PariI;1IIutknu. Km EIJisand Gillian Boulane. S1C"'e Brook es . Kt lco Inlernalionalwhocomplded wor k term pla<;emmtl in Lim iled ; Richard Dace . Cmlre fo r In-lhe Hl rlo", .rea prior to m rolJin, ill fo rmalio n Tech nol QIY; Pam Evans. FITerm S of the com merce cc-operenve Group; Ma tt Whi lda.... Lloyd ' s Bank ;degree program. • J on W hit e. C ranfield School of
The 12 Term 6 students were able 10 Mana ganm l; and Ken Star key. Notnn-take a full course load of fivecourws ,ham University....hile they were registered .1 Harlow. The SludeTats' ""hC'dule included aTheir Slud ies inclulkd invesl:mntli ith number of rldd trips . and lhey vi,i ledMr . Faseruk . and . maII business ilh the London St ock ~hanp:. lhe Lon -Mr . Gorman.nd Dr. Barnes . The Slu- don Imernlltional FIIlItICiaIFutu res ExdeTalShad a number of visit ifll pro fs- ,,~, RBC-Domi nion Securitin andson. includill& Prof. James R.ffm y of l.Joyd·s losunnoe. T1wyabo had a lourl"'Uni~tyof Bucki~leaehina of \\1liI diallarraIlfItdbytbr local man-busi_poIic:y. and Pro fs. Joh n Slld · berof Parliamml andrldd u ips lo<h·drake and Tm'} Mac:ke, from 1M City fOld. Cam brid.e. Canl er bury andof London Polyl«hnic leachi ll& labor St rufor d brOltdmnllhc'ir e:un ural per_rriatiom. Th rou ,ooul lhe semest er a ip«I i~e. The 00Iln(' ...or k ...u SU1K:series of lues! lecIuren fro m vario us lured deliberately 10 a110... the I'OUpBrilish vlli~ersilies and bu siness em,,_ lilT>(' 10 '"' beyond the bu siness side ofprisn presenled lhe co urse mllmal for Brilish life. and durin , b~aks in lheNe... Dir«tion. in Organizalional 80:- lerm many of the students look ad van .ha~ior. includina Brian Shaw and lage of lhe lime 10 lravel 10 mor e dis-TrC"'OrW.llinsof<hford Po lyle<:hnic; lalll places ~uch as Sc:olland an dDavid Hickson . Michac:l For dham .nd Holland.Jim BelUOf lheUnivel"Silyof Bradford;
s~~n;::1~~0I=1~::!ldCTOOfialh.avell.1drheopponunitylolive. learn and work allllcunlv'caily',<;ampu, in Harlow, E~iloe\. in Fngland
Approved by fhe uni,crsity's Boardof Rtjcnls in 1966, me creenon ofa",,>del fe,identia l "ampu, ". underlaken 10 provi(k acccm mcdauons for.rudcntsandstaff ...'hiktbt)'panedflddexpencnr;e in 1lH:Oniled Kinadom . Invari&bly.~whohllvchldlheoppor
lunil)' 10 spmd tUM thnc lfPl" d il as.valu.abkanduniqueedllC.lliona!tx°........
More rcg:mJ y thai. WDC: opportunity- to Iivcand Audy atoro.d-bas eeeeextmdedtoH~ residenl:s. ().IerthepuI fivcyean. . scIlolMW ps c:subtishcdby the Harlo_ De\<dopmenl Corpora-
T ""e1ve busincu ad miniil rat ion 5ludeTals are bad at Manorial' s St.
John 's QIIlPUS afler , pend ill&the fal lsoemtSIeriludyill&atlhe urnva"Sily'sHar lo . ampus. The mcmbn's of lhel'ouparellOVl iD1Mr!Dalsmle\luoflhc'ir dqrtt prOlnTll. and "pee! to,radualealthe.\layoonYOClllIOn.
TlIis .... lbe rll'U IUM thai under I'lldualetlllolknlS from the FlIt'\Illy of~~iWuIlbil\COl...wdal
lhe Harlow campus. a11houJh I'aduateJludeTatsin lhe faeu lly·s ma. lerof bu.si_ness admi nism ll io ll procr.m anmdedHarlow duringlhe 1987 fal l semestee.
The group. spent Term 6 of th ebachelor of commer ce tcc-cpereuvejpr lllrim l.kiogafu]J loadofeourse.. nd seei ll, t he world of busin ess froman EotJi sh p!:rSpee!ive.
"Sprndi ll&. tmn.l Har low Ji ves .br.-lerperspective-~couId,"how
differnu Mures and how diff<:fftllpeopkoperate.lf~hadlUlyal~in
St . Johll's fOi OUT nllire llIlivcnilyc:areo::r._wouldha~bmITft1ridedlO
a mudltrlt'ftloealizedvilionortbc: ~y
lhe businesl ...0r\4 operlles." Ao4rewTbomhiU . OM of the puticit*ill& IIIUdmIs . uid abou l lbe esee-eece.
AIso.. Har\ow for lhelerm~ Lori
Baker. Beverly Conway. Valerie Hillier. Sheila Kdly. Rhonda NC"'ilIe. SusanPo ...ell. Leah Power . Kim Rri d . vau,han Rcid. Joe Riehe .nd Michdc:W ...,..
" The bu.i nc:ss~ommunilY is beco minl more and more globalized." Mr .Thornhillsa)'l. "If you dOll'l seepaslIhelocaJNlualioo.lhalis,oin,lolimit.. hal you eando ...hen rou.,aduale . Bytecinl lhe .... y dif'ernu~oper.
ale in d ifferml...-oflhe world. youb«oaIc IDOI'e Iln ibk, and you art' allk10 wor k more eff>cXnlly ~ you.,ad_e. When you ha~ seen .-e.you till do more_"
Arnone the faculty members ...ho pvlicipl led in the Har low lCIllaIer' s pr o,mn wereAkx Faseruk . "-y Gorman .Dr. J_G. Bames. Dr. David Tulen.an d Dr. Rick RoskiD. Dr. Tulnli. lCI·in,assi".nl lkan and Dr, Ros kin i.delln of 1M Fac ully of Bu.in ess Ad .minimation. The Divi. ion of Coordilllllion",asrepresemedbyAndrew
Gaa11f . ....bru..., 21:1. ,...,
tioo 10 prOlJlOlc edUQlion bc'!.ecn'lemorialand Harlow IYvc enabled 16uRi"croily students from lhe lO"'" 10tr ..vetto Ne....foundland
"Four KlKIlll.fshipsarc offered al \,",0
yearly inlcrval> and arc Opell III an yHarlow resident with good acade micsta nd in, ir re. pe<'live o f age," U.yli Bet·1)' Bethell, l«Telllfy/adminimalor ofthe H arlo.. Campus Trust ...hich admin~ers MemoriaI 's Har lo"" ampus.The areas of ~udy of l he ""hola ... h,pwi~ ha~e born di~ and luI~e induoXdan:heDlocY.rnediciDe.petrokum~. pmt<nl an: of 1M mmt&llyill. pbysKal edUClllioa and folUore.
" AppticanUanaskedlO submilihorI~ o f lhc'ir ui~ and thftc luI~e
made illlereslin, ~adilll ever lheyears." MR . BelhelI s.a)'S.
One m<;h rcpon ame from ""holar·ship recipienl Liz Shoner. a B.Sc:.(Hons.) nudenl Olud)111"oolQIY andp'yc holog}' al BrislOl University. ~1s.
Shonu visiled Memorial for a monlhIan summer 10 observe -eab;rd' andIhcirbcha,;orand,he'l'<'mIO day,onGree n Islan d off Ihe Burin Peninsulaslud~;nll~h·s,'orm(lC'lrei.
" Liz, likeOl hers before her . ...-emon10 mjoy funher uperiencn uniqIK 10
lhal pan oflheworld • .,llidtlul'epvenhermcmoriQ.'hKh she will valuefOitheresl:of ber life. .. ..ys Mn. Belhdl.
The follO'wifll ncerpls from Ms.ShorIer 'sdiarybi&hli&btsomcoftheC"'muofher visit .
A month in 'e'" foundland:A diar) o f m) \'hil in Au!;:u,t1981'
b.• U, " h...ner
1I" " jl a ll hrllan
II really all bqan wilh • Idtet fromHarlow Campus T rusr invilill& IT>(' 10
app!y for. ""holanhip 10Jludy.1 lheMemorial Uniunilyof "ewfoundland.Allhelimel .... haIf·~ythrou.hmyfi")aT of. biokl&Y and ps)'Choloodqree .. Bristol Univenily and wisbirI&IcouIdtravd and _ SOIIIeof lhelhinpI hadbmilarnina; abouI .Wben I bear dl'dIOl OlW of lbe~l couk1tI'l
bdXvc ltlll i shoukI be lucky mouah10ha~ lhe opportunily of • lifnime.
I'd heard of Newfoundland ana before and Ihal wu when we were I.ulblbyonc:oflhevisitinll~ludenlluchers
from Memorial Universily. The onlylhing l ~anrememberfromherlaJkand
phot ographS ...aSlhe ear ibo u ..'hichwl>lheoneanimal.l d idn'Il«Out l here!
I ld l M Au,US! 100h IlOI know ing...hat 10 Upee! from lhe n.elliwo-and -.half ...« ks. ln IMcndllllayedamonlhand I'm bopiflJ 10 JO back lIpin.perhapllodo l'adl1lle work ...
\\nt"'t.AII&- II
Ilhink l ..... IDIJoUappeheru.i~.bout"Y1ftt llwl ahou t lll ylhill<III ...ailedmcinCaDlda-l ·'u•• dkrJllwtmuch bd'Cft and l·d -.fIownbd'Cft.fonWllldy I sat ne>;IIO. man ...10 "'...sscared .s I was, He pred ieted lhat Iwould love Newfoundland and lhc fivehournighlpassC'dquickly"'ilhhimtell·ing me about Ihe i. land and il' people.
Myfi rSi glimpse oonfirmed ...halhc·dlold me ; I ..w an anpty . rugged landof lakesand trl:C$.
The purpose of my visil ..... 10 Jludy_bircband lheirbebaviorvrwkrDr.BiU Montevo;dti ...
n ....y. AII&. 1I
When _ 101 Net to the ulli~ty.
Shdky IkyUII . an M.Sc:. S1udml o fBill·s. hadarri'ved and I sp:nl an hou ror so lal ki"l.il h her .
II will Shdky who inuoduced me 10Belh Pm'}• • PhD Sludm l worki", un der Dr. Deane Rent>\lf on seals .
I have a 10I 10 t hank Belh for sinceshenOionlygave metMchan~ losee
the seals, bUl also offered me Iter houserent .fr ee for t he duration o f my 'lay.
I also mel Ro b Perry. BiU's otherresear~h as. isl.nt and Bill him self whois.profeuorin lhe Pl'Y"hoIOIYdepanmml. Hilrecardtlwinc:ludedworkonIfOWIh.dC"'dopmmlandprtYsriectionof pnne1S, Leac:b', SlonJl. po:trm and
EYn}' yar Bill spmds .bout • -nonlhe Funk lsWldsdoinlsomcofllisresearrll. He ..... tohavc:kfl forIMjsland bd Cft my urival iDSt . JoItn·sbul.becalMofhiah winds.ltis lkpanurchadheenposi ponC'd·At:alm panyinc Billlhis)'CII" WU Dr. RidJard ElIioI oflhe Cana _dian Wildlife Service. G;,ry Burnc:ss.anunder araduale honors Sludml. was alsogoin , out for the ride and I had lhe"hancc lo,oalong ...ilh him.
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Research focus formaterial culture studies
l)r . (~Poci ..~. ttDlrt, IUd ~._ (I' IM tRI . r u m;..., •••re..;1«1 ...... d,... •jil l. oM of. rolltC'tio . o f .ppro\l"'.td) .woi. lM ~nlly~."h,~ Cnl'"fOf M. tr riai Cult urt Sludin.
Dia ryC'OIII'd f..- p.•.
I bddil\Mf...nh8iUaDd IUsr-.ilyat his houK in Portupl Cove and thefttbefOllfofussetofr fexValkyflddinBona'· im&y...~_ .. o:rr lo m«ttlKfi,hin,.esw:I , L«Dorrrl.
h iday. AulC· 12l havrne\'CTb«n .easick beforr , bul a f·tersi~hoursonthat boat wlt l\tbeswe[lQl1W1II4S · &lIP:IUu from side to sick,I ";U,. (think I ",wid have Jivm any·IhinltOJe!off lbeboaIOfatk:ult«!.u>d. Thc (IShamcn.g[ <XMICSC. lJlwI,bIthis "'.. cure8ely fun ny aDdspent theronl day tdhll& me 10.... •.A rt'Whounand~Gra¥OlsIatn.
I could just about S1andupqain and""asrr\llardcdby~na lhrcel\umpb..,k
whales. Different whale spc:o,;ies can bem:OIJ\ iz.ed by 1M shapc: of their blow ••lhe fou ntaim of spra y IMy expel . Fin",balallavel&lI .thi ll ~Y1' ''h.ereas.
humpb«k's spny is more lpI'ad OUtand iboncr. Someone:.ho knew moreaboutitthan lcoukltdlwhalc:.pecieI~bylbcilsizcandtbe shaproftbc
dona1 flll. arnon,ptothc:rf(3l l,lfO. Ninehou ri lfterwe stvtedoot_reac:hrdtheFunkl.lands,Billand Richard ....eredropped off. and ....e drifted furt her ou tandstartedjiWnaforcod. llriedil bulCOIlkln' t ntat ch the speed of the fisher men....l10....ere NoUlinarlShin almost cY'
cry minute in IJOOd walen.•.
\\~"'y.A,..t1
I spmI the m«nilll witb Dr. DeaaeRcnou f down al the Marine Lab walchin, an experim ent which in~ol~ed
Juliu•• one of the younger sea ls. swim·milll through am aze lo findthe rewardsoffi.h. Deane then too k me round theMarine Labitxlf
\\'earri~ed bad altheuoi~enicyat
IunchtilDC.SbelJerhadarranaedavisit~ to MctnOIiaI Uoi~enity's WIWeRaeudt Group for the .fternoon.There I met Jon Lio:nwho spernba Iol:ofhis time recuilll wlWes and dolph ins...hi<:h .et cau,ht up in fishermen'.net•...
Frid.y . Aul · 19
hery WCl:k the seal tank do wn at thcMarine Lab gns emptied and dcaned_. Thisalsop~esDeancad\anf;eto
_e.~andtake.bIoodlllm-
pie froatthescab. I-nlalollItotryand help out. TOJCI a blood sampie theseakbadtobe:e:auaht firu;abo~wuthcnputo~crthemandblood_t.aken
fro m tMr hind flippcT. All thi. sound.easy in lheory bul even out of the w. lerI ....as surprised at how Iast they could
All' . 1$-2') , ( ;fftIIl \l . 1ld rw\d.lrip.
For bc'r M.Sc. ShdJey Bryant is "'udyiDl the rok of n<XIumal predation onactivity and parental care p.nCJm ofLeac:h'. Slorm penrn. Her racarch isbased on two islan<.is: Gull Island inWilIcssBay whcrelhc pet rel.are pr~on
bYlhe herrin"ull. , a ndGrCl:nl.l and ,offt heend oflhe Burin Penin' llla .which has no herrin . lu ll oolony.
Shel ley and Rob were to spend 10da ys on creen Island ; I wu to SOoutfor fou r days and COlDC boalcculy tocatdlmypl&nc oo the28:t h. ln the endI poMponcd my fliIbl:and spcRlthefuU10 da" oo lhe island.
l lovedit out tbcre;onourfi~bour
d1ivcwe puKdthroushlOllM:ofthc:wildest.COIlntryl·vc/:VCJl«TI;the!andwurul!Jled and spa rse with its only inhabitams be:inl the an imals and birds...
Peter and Carl. the lil ht keepen werewaitinlfor U5althclandinc plaa:andhelped III unJ<J.dthe boat . ..uI WU&'P:d OUI of the bu«c ydIow floater suit1 1JOI · look al one of the two eoaltluard sheds which Wat 10 be:our homefor the ne>.t 10 days.... Thc island will fairl y l m.all; il ",""Idonly la ke an hour at the most to w. lkri. ht rou nd il. It ....as uninh .biled butfor rhe twc lightkccpen, a Newfoundland ter dOJ called Lad y and thebirds .
1·~encvcr~pcricnordbc:inalOisolal
edbe:fore.c:spcQallyaJwa" ....-u. lIved
in 01" PCar 10Vft}'larfl'citielill Briain.IOlhe_oflimeandSf*ll:tooklOll'lCICttina used to.
8«ausc the petrels arc noct umalbirds .....edil:! moslofthe ....or k.t nighl.Once or I ....ice we litayed. up for th e entire night bUI mostl y ....e would slOp alabou t 2 0r 3 a.m .• ccltect up the equipmenl and wander down tlw:: hill to ou rshed. By the JIowof lheps lam p we'd"'~e a drink and llI.Ik for . wttilcand
~"01_,.1'.
M emo ria l' . recenlly:est ablil hedCentre for Mate ria l Cultu re
Studies ...iIl both initiate and promotemalerialcullurereo.catchwilhintheacalkmic andJC neNlcommunitor':.Sll)thecrotr e's founder direct ors
Dr. Ger .1d POCIUS. folklore . andSh:ancO ·Dea. Enalu.h.npccl lhecmtrc10 serve a.' . mWlidisciplinar)' forum for.\lemorial facult) , ,isilinllrc>carcher.and government all~ncies.
Malerialeultllrehalil>ecn<.lefincdasthe study of Ihe lI00ds of C\'eryday life." It's importanl thaI the uni,-ersity. as....ellasthecommunilyatlarlC.undcr·Sland ..-hythecroueishere... h.at_ea.n do and ",haI lhc centre a.n do."sa", Mr . O'Dea, *hob.ubc:cn in~oI~ed
in rcsearch inc NcYw foundland materialcultu re sino:c 1970 . Dr . Pocius bas....o rkcd in the rlCld sino:c 1973.
Snuaredrc lhe ....estof lhe Aquarcnaand SI. Au.ustine' l Chur ch . al 10 16lJIackall. the cenr re ccnsms ofa largeope n area which oontain . a 10,000~olumelibrary on materia l cultu re andfol klikAteilbc'rcndaretheofrlCCSoftl>el*odira:ton. In addition to lhecxtnuivot library hoIdinp. a ooIl«tiorlofo4OOorisinalan:hilecturaldru.inp••12.ooorccordda1.~koofumiturein
facultyor.llldenl.fromalldi'ICiplinesin the uni~er.iIY." sa", Dr. Po.:,:iu•. Established wilhinthe Fao:ultyof Aru. theCC'Olreise.pcctedlo bcofranicularill·tttCU to folklore. JCOP1lphy. hisloryandatchcok>&y\ludent•. C"enHefaclhI~ ,,-ill al..., be: a.;,.,..."iDk 10 outuoeresearcbenin lhc ficld of material culture. such as Newfo undl and Museumperso nnel
W<:>odenfurDilure. pan of Ne-<rfouDdland·s·matmaln.hure·.ioinC'"idcacerJlrou&!'Oulthecmtrc·lil.llCb.lIIIlt'"otTacel of SIwle 0'0.. aDd JerryPociaI. Awoodm_.~ia
• Iar.. nonl print. and i......pu;oawoodcn ar-rndW.. lit in """"" pbcain the cent,..,. " Bonavisf. Bay. cira1900ot I910,....ys Jcrry f'ociUli,o f lhefurniture. " M. dei n Rona~i" I. lcopy
ofm.nuf",",ured lurnitu,..,"
Tbcreis no ovcrlap bctwCCltthe rolesof inSlitulioni such as NewfoundlandM uscum and lhe ncw Ccnr rt' forMal mal Culture Studies.
" Our cro lre i. more specirK," saysDr . Pociu •. Musctlms conoerve and display objects. he e~pl a i ns. "Our role isrea lly ala re!;earchcenlre.losllpplcmer athe kmds of ....ork that museu msdo and help OIhcr groups. such ashcritagesociclics.lodotMr work.""This will .Iso include some privareqcncics:' sa", Mr. O'Dea. "ardlilcclural rmm inYOlvN in rcsrontioa ...ork.fOl"exarnpie." Thoulh thc:primary purpose of the ccntre is not 10 display ob-jects, thc two directors. thcmsel~es
ccnecrcrs of material culrureartifaets.ooncede thallhey do ha~e some item.on sho wIn lheccnlre.
Shane O ' Dea has a co llection of SOoIdlocbwIUdtCOllldbe: displayed.iltlhebl.Wdina'soorridor."Forcump!c."hesays. "a dcvdopmcntal display of loxks
... how boxtocks and uoc k locks ....e~coenrccted.'On~ reason Ihe Blacka ll Buildinl (a
fo rmer lnt e, raled Board primaryKbool. jUSl:off lemoria1's lIIIl," cam pus) was so .lIraetl'~ to the twc 1IlCll.
TbcyantlCtpalellKTeasedinteraetionand co-operance bct"cco tbcu ceweand archeololl)'. partlcularl) a' aprimary reason for establishin. thecerure ....altode~doptherescarch profile of Ihe univ ersity , in parti cular theapplicd rcsear ch pror,le of the Facull yof An •.
ltrrquir.. liule~IO""""llC. \ ·I<"IOrian-«aclcrk .. I ~
"'OOdoftdt>k.tt... cmt,..,·s rrattee .Quininhand,be lonup_nuforhi> merchant C11Iplo~er in all OUlportroom. On either end of.be de>k. 1...0
Aeti~ities for l he ccm re may "' ell in·clude~isil i n. ICCl urer•• academ ic oonfer·e...."CSandpublic worlshops 00 malerialculture. As "ell. Ibc're "ill bcprOlrams00 rclated arcas such as prcseTValionandmUsctlm~udiQ.
1lIccnureilllClld.topublish ....orhiQlheroddofmalerialCIIllure.sa" MrO'De•. "Ncv.foundland is an ob.iou•rescarch rcgion for rje centre," be ..."""but weare interested in proposals forwork on material cu\ture in any COlin·lry," Bolh men have publisbed eue nsi~ely in lllc rlCld.andha~eorpnizcd
and cdited procceditIJSofoonfercnt:CSon material cehuee at Memorial
SSH RC ha. funded material euku~
racarch in reeml yean and both ItlC'D
hope 10 BCl Cllt emal funds to employstudcm •.
8ol;hDr. Pocius and Mr. O' Dca havcK rved on the Board of the VernacularArchitOClure Foru m (USA) and as veepreside ntl of thc Society for the Stud yof Architect ure in Canada.
P~ presidcttl of l bc N""foundland
Historic TI'\ISIand lhe NewfoundlandHistorical Society . Mr. O'Dea is theprovince'. rcprClCftlll.livcto thc: HlSloric Sites and Mon ummts Board of
"""'".Dr . Pocius is. m.lerialcultur'e bib-
lio,r .phcr for the Modern l.anlua~
As'OCiationlmernali onalBibliographyand ser~ed as an offi cer of the Fol kloreStudies Assocteuo n of Ca nada . in addition ro servin, on nurncrous editorial....."'.
Arthr itisRe search isPaying Off!
~THE ARTHRITIS SOClfTY
Fe...." 20. I'" 7 Gaa1w
Memorial continues strong traditionat the Concordia Cup
Member<of Memor ial' s MUA C'llSC team art (L-RI: Hr. R. T. Barth, assodale dea n: Loui", Jones; Prof"-",r Aln Fa.;;eruk,facu lll advi.., r; Anne lli llinl\t r, coach; Pau l Fltm ing; Bnd Wicks; Tim Morgan. roach; SlNln Pereil'1l, lum allemalt;Ruberta FJlis-lta)'tli; Dr. Rick Rosk in. dean . Tilt team plact'd sccu nd in Ihis ) ....r·s Concordia Cop Compe lit ion.
Got a new namefor our teams?
Cross-country ski raceat Butterpot Park
tic CrossCoUnlfy Ski ChampionshiPliatCape Nonh in Cape Breton Feb. 4-S.Although suffering from a bad cold,Ms. wheeler won the gold medal in theScniorWomen'sSkmraccandthesilverin the Senior women's IOkmrace.She is from New World Island, ....herethere is a very active ski club.
Memorial University Ski Club ....asalso represented at the Seventeenth Annual Syenite Invitational Cross CountrySki Meet in Clarenvitle on Feb. 4
Rachel Shephard, Gillian Grant Donovan, and Barbara Taylor won goldmedals in their divisions. Keith Taylorwas second in his division, while PeterWheeler and Roy Maclellan were thirdin thcir divisions. Roy retired this pastyear from Tech Services.
Lew Feltham, skiing for the StJohn's Ski Club, won the silver medalin his category.•
Memorial alumni who continue toperform well in this annual event inctuded June and Corwin Mills,Clalenville;Dudley Wheeler from New World Island; and David Buller from GanderMany other Memorial alumni turned inimproved perrormences over previousyears
Most of the Memorial skiers ar e nowpreparing for the St. John's Invitation011 scheduled for Feb. 18
When asked why Memorial was sostrong at the competition, Dr. RichardBarth, associaledean responsible for theadmuusrrauon of the MBA program, replied,"Ollrsustainedsuocessinthisnational competition hdps confirm ourpractice of combining high admissionstandards with an innovative 'userfriendly'program basedona blend ofstate-of-the-art teaching approaches,well_lTained facuity, and supporuvemanagement community."
M emorial's annual university crosscoumry ski race tour was recent
Iy held at Bunerpot Park. Skiing condit ions in BUllerpot Park were ideal,however, many skiers were discouragedbecause of high winds and blowing snowin the St. John's area.
"Turnout was the lowest for severalycars, but 2S parnctpams enjoyedrheexcellentskiing conditions," said physicaleducation director Keith Taylor.
The Memorial University Ski Club,with a."istance from the School of Physical Education, did much of the organizational work. Some awards weredonated by the Outdoor Hut and TimexCanada, and a draw was mad e for a Skialhlon watch which was donated byTi·mex. Gerry Donovan. a member of theMemorial Ski Club and a bachelor ofcommerce graduate of Memorial, wonthe watch and also was first in the men',2D-34-year-oldcategory.
Winners included Angela Whttler, aMemorial student skiing in the ladies2D-34-year-oldcalegory; Brian Bugden.a Memorial student skiing in the men' s18·19·year-old category; Gillian GrantDonovan in the ladies 3S-49-year-oldcategory: and Lew Feltham from TechServices in the men's 3S-49-year-oldcategory.
Angela Whe<:ler, a second-year studental Memorial, attended the Atlan-
equally divided among the team members. Over the la,t four years of lhecompetition, Memorial has been thedominant team at the competition. In1986, the team won the preliminaryround championship and finished thirdoverall, winning the Pratt WhitneyScholarship, The 1987 team capluredthe consolation round championshipwith its fourth-place finish. The 1988team won the competition and wasawarded the Bank of Montreal Scholarship. No other university has beenawarded as many scholarsjnps in the lastfour years.
The logo design doe:s not have to bearnsticauy correct asrhe flnal art ....orkcan be done by a professional graphicartisL Thedesign may be monochromatic or colored, but it should be nOled thatlheofficialuniversitycolorsareclaretand ...hite.lnany ....'cm,lhelogoshouldbe adaptable for black and ....hitereproduclion.
Furtherinformationandapplicalionforms are available from the generaloffice of the School of Physical Educa·tionandAthletics,02033,inthePhy,ical Education Building; phone737-8130.
cordia University. the University ofToronto, and the University ofSa,katchewan. Professor Faserukreports. "~anyoftheO!hercoaches
confided in me that they were happy notto be in our division, as they perceivedit to be the hardest."
Memorial was joined in the finalround by the University of Windsor andUnivenitc Laval. Thecompetition is entirely bilingual with the teams having tbeoption of presenting in either English orFrench or both. In winning its division,Windsor posted victori es over suchuniversitksasDalhousie,UniversitcdeQuebeca Montrea l,andAlberta(third·place finishers in 1987 and 1988). Lavalwon its pool which included Que<:n's,Sherbrooke(1987ch.ampions),ManitQbe, and McMaster.
For the final round the case chosenwas th e Akan Aluminum Company.The specific problem concemed the strategicimplicationsoFachangeinthecor·porate minion statement and itssubsequent implementation within theorganization. In a closededsion, Wind·SOr won the competition, Memorialplaced second and Laval took thirdplace.
For its second-place finish, the teamwas presented with the SI500 Akan Aluminum Company scholarship, to be
T he deadline is drawing near for submitting your choice for a new name
and logo for Memorial's sponsteams.March 15 is the closing date of the contest sponsored by the School of Physical Education and Alhlelic,
The new name and logo is beingsoughtloreinforcetheteams'competitivespirit and to giw lhem a distinct andseparal eid entil). A number of years agoMemorial'sintervar~ityandotherteams
med lhe Ueolhuck designalion but thisis no longer in practice .
The conlest is open to all faculty,staff,.tudentsand alumni of the university. The winntr will receive a prize ofS350.
F:a:,:~ ~~i~~,:~:S ~d~~~i:I;:~~~stlldents from the Faculty of BusinessAdminis(Tation advanced 10 the finalTOundoflhcConcon:liaCup. Theeighlhannual competuicn, held in MOlllrealfrom Jan. 18·21, al1ra<;:te<! IS [camsfrom buslne .. schools across thecountry.
MemoriaJenteredthecompctitionasthe defending national champion andwashopingforarepealperformancc.The team ctmsisted of Roberta ElIisHayes, Paul Fleming, Louise Jon~,
Brad Wicks and alternate member Susan Pereira, and "'as coached by AlexFaseruk , assistant professor of finance;Anne Dillinger, lecturer; and Tim Mor gan,assistanlrcglstrar
Profe:wJrFa.erukbroughtIOyeanofexperience with casecompetitionsbcginningwith his own nalionalchampionship in the 1979 Intercollegiat e Bu,inessCompetition. Both Mrs. Dillinger andMr. Morgan competed on Memorial's1997 team which finished in fourthplace, narrowly missing the finals. BradWicks and Louise Jones were membersof tile 1988 championship team.
For the preliminary rounds, the 18teams were divided into three groups ofsix teams with a round robin being conducted among the teams. The top teamin each group advanced to the finalround. 11>eteams ...'eregiventhrtthoursto provideaconsultant's repon to solveseveralbusinessproblems.Th~solu
tions were presented to a simulatedboard of directors for the company.SomeoiLbep...,bkm,c'I\;QUnteledweremarketing plans in a smaJi business enterprise,ri,k management in mining, theestablishment of new divisions within abusiness,andcorporategoalsetting.The simulated board of directors wascomprised of Montreal area business executives and managers. The five prdimi.nary rounds were conducted onThursday(morningandafternoon),Friday (morning and afternoon), andSaturday morning. The final round washeld on Samrday afternoon
Memorial emerged from the smellingprclirninary round as champions of itsgroup, which included teams from theUniversity of Ottawa (second placefinishers in 1987 and 1988). SaintMary's University, the hust team Con-
Students begin to tacklechallenges of engineering
in, up)our paper . if you happcn to ha"ea kink in it. you find out tllal il i$not,o,n, to t.. keas much load." \ Ir . Hilli ·... .....~.
" The pro.IfXImo:on>pas.scoC\CT)1hl"lthcy nccdtobcthinkin,ofinthcirfutu... prof ... sir;ln..II".........)...o.....oflhecoer...·'inslr"'1urs.Dr.lron.ardlj e.ll ..dcsignNthc ....o;....1basedonon.. he,u,gi,'..n a'a ,tudent but with ",'mechangesto make the d,-,illn nileria moreresmcnve and the a"ignm..nt mOrecha llenging
" 1.. as ,urprUal al t~incrcdtblc\ar·
iC'l.l in design,"hesay.. .. hio;h hedcsI;ribcsllS ran,in,frorn "the .. ack)to tht in,cniou."
Owtcrs (mlWC). Rostmary Ommn(hislOl')) . and Geor~ \ limini$ lrom put ... scientt) (hat meanl ancndinadlIsscslllldlccturilllfromll..-hcridIair.. 11mthey 1001< pu1 in Ihi$ project durinaothcr yean . Othcr participanu in·c1uded~l.tives of Nov.Snvica..
Tire (Jazelle. Tire Musf.'. the Council ofthe Stude nts" Union .univcr,i tyw urks ,and the I'tgislrar'soffH;C, uptoll tOlaler nThis ycarMOD ll is hopillJ lo lla~
atOlalof20panicipanUrepfftC'TltlIIi"eof most buildln,. lIod depart·mC'lllvvrvias on campus. Ms. CuDMY' the project invol ..... oncday(.p.pro~imatdy9•. m. to.cp.m.)and "ma yte.,;hyou lessons thai lasl I lifetime! "
AnYOI>C;nt..r... tedingettingin"o]"edshould contact the MOD II offia(Room 1046 of the Science Buildin,.ret.: 7J1-8272) on or before Tucsday.Feb.!1.
land i$ a riVIDI lowar ds IM deS'dopmmIofaburier·flftcampul;m.is. a eampus posinl no obstacleslowards the Kadcrnie I:UKn of diloll·bkdSludcnlS. Tbcuni"<'nily·$adminis·tranon and the disabled l.Iudenu·organization lit Memol ial, MOD 11, ar ellIorkinll IOgC1her10 this end.
For MOD 11 thi$ mc;lfli reviewinabuildin , pl.ans. sulJ"lina: a1tC'fRative...aysofo:loin.Jlhings.wlftlCfallyjUSlbti Dlllhere 10 help mcmben COfIrwithlhe~ofwuwnil:)'llfe.
"None of these pis may be fI2Iized.bowt-v.......ilhout thtro-operillionandsupportof lhe .........a1uniV<'T'Si.ypopu·Iation." u, ys Sharon Cull. a mnnberofMO D II.lnanefforttoerlCOuralethesequalili"". MOD II will ~ponsor . Wh«l.chair A....aren ns Day 011Tuesday . Feb .28, 1989. On tM . day .~ed mcmbcnof the univ... sily <;ommuni.y will beaskedto~lIdayina ...hcridlair..-hilceanyifllOllI.insof.. a.po.wble.Ihrirroutincwk5.
For profC'tSOnSterhcn Tomblin (po
Iilical~). Tolson a..pman (physica.leduC8tion and athle1icsl. Murra y
ed I I k,. He'>ll)sthatOlher,roupsusedall si. , h...." of p.apcr and IOlSofglucIOltwir 'Il'ru..1u re'" cighnl mor .. but alsotoo k more "ci,h!. x-eral m.an.aetd 10
hoId : -l k,.H.....)s the proj= ....;u an opponu·
n it ~ l oaJ'Pll'he~. lcanlrd m
d a... , uch a, ba, ie mochanJ,,, . "Yeufind out that ...hatloule"rnd~"'OIlinlhcreal"orldas .....lla,inthrory.
"!l', al.... one of the opJlOrtuniti ....yuu ha"e to work with a grou p and ilbring . in the id<'a of mooelllRg. whichi$a big partof cngin«rin,,"M add,
As in .Moutsidc .. or ld. probkrns...'i. hm.a tcriah anddcsi&Jt bccamt,Cf)real ... Fornamp!c.... hcn )ouare ,oM.
"Ou' muclure looked lik.. a ,pac ..·.hip!" , he "'Y'. d""" ribin. her group',SlrUCIu..... hic-hh.adfourqlin<;kn .. ilh.. t>a.... \l adefrornth,«<Jlet'ol, ofpol peland "'eilhin, : .. .. it on !) .upponed Ik.du.t1III lnli"llll>lher..... lIl>aprobkm8Cl1inJ··lo ba!anoe .. henlht ...'a,bI ...Padded. ""ou k .. rn II lot of thinp fromthe proj<'l.1."
Barry Hillitr 's aroup made a structurefrom three .h ....rs or paper roll..d into\cnicalcy lindcrs jo inedby.upportin,papel"IUlS.Tht30 .crcatioo,uppor'·
Invitational tourney for~=:..:::::=~:,;:,,~--=,:.s-~~-:~::. high schoo l girls
C ou ld you bu ild a SllUClIJrc capab lcofbnnn.24l,u,,"gm,h«t,
of n .mpulC1'paflC'f~ In a. fi .. [ ·~r enlJint'mn, dan <lit \I C'lllOIiJ.IUni~enilj.",,,cirrus a.~ a l ed 10 tac kle thi,_.malr ,mpo.<lbkl;hl
The COU'>c: I. Enginttrinll 2501'\l tti<lrenwnt aoo Synt he-.i. ; (he~.n·
mnll i . to dC' iM lI a nd con.tr~ apaper
structu reof minimum weight and of nOIIe" Ihan 500 rom in height 10 rate [I,ema,imum load . Ail lhe matc rial.areprO\'id<:'d:.i',h«hofuS«!oompul,....pape1' .abol1le of ~hool gl~ and a pa; r
of"i.......... \! .u h illrea.. :..<kdoatlw:N......ofa ~lhnTw.icIlfonnlll.l .. hll:hencourages .nuimum~ and hripll.. ub minimum wnalll, [!>ouSh 'RJC1IwIf. oIiginalilj' and ...or lmamhip ue ahooon.idefedinlhoeewalual;onprO«'o\
Sounddiffkult?Tolhesludrnt.",howcrell;VClIa .. «k to wor k i"S,oup.ofthree on the probkm, it was I chanceloapplyKtrrleOr,heaboitraclen,il'l«1'-
Varied activities forChemistry Club
A numb<'rof ~ue.lSPCaken.hilv"
beenheard this)Ut by Sir W~rredGrmfcU', OlmtistfJ Club. The speak_en ha.....been: J. 8cnneI:t. fOf'nl<'! minesmanqcr . Hapr Brook GoW MiM; Dr.J . LII"-'.lcdtnicalsalcs.AlbriahiandWilion . Toro.llo; Dr. M. Dodd . o fGrcnfdlColleF'sdlmtislryckpanmcntwh<:tw. .pcco;h .. a. lil led Arsenic andClams; and Dr. S. AbhYllnkar , coordi nato r of the o;ollege', chemi'lrldepartment. who spoke on car«" inchem i$t ry.
Club memben hip i$opcn.o all SluGtn•• at Ihe colkF. ThcploftMclubis.o npose students to lISpeetS ofchemistfJ ...hich 'M ' ecu lar univcnil)councsiITClIOl:abklodo.a;:r;ord'''I loCory Py". club presidcnl.
In the past. S1udem~ have vlsued lheCorll<'TBrook Pu]pand Papcf Mill. lhcNorth Slat Cftncnl Factory and 1MIaborat OfJfadlitiaalW$cmMernorlaI Hoospilal . Such \'isilS ......e re give 1MstudcnlS an apprcciation of KKI>C prac·licallISpcctsofehctnislfJ·
The OtnnistfJ Club ... ith the usist~of thc CSU. hlI' becn ablc:. each
year. to send a number of studenlS 10the C.Le. Atlam ic Re, ional Stud ..nlChemi.tf) Confer ence. " This prov ide.an OPJlOTtunity for sruoemsrc im... aclvilhundeTgradualcsfrornothcr Allan·licun;,cni tics andlo~thecalibre
ofth<'ifo.. nchctnicaltrllining."says\l r. P)1:.W e hopclhllt lhis ycar a oum.boetofourchmUslrystudcnlS..-illallcndthe Dalhousie mcctill&ln \lay."
Mid·loUllIa ...... l.high ....houl'*"'C1:ba.ll w _hn;.nd ..........I.CUnftf itIlBiURed--...... p" ) sical ed lKlltion. oa ~rmorial 's bll».C'lbail coun. Mr. Red ~ dif"<'C-lor of IIw ~ ri .. _ltol) H..rt 14"1" I•• illllio ... Hil lI ....Ioool BNrl llallT_ r ... 9-11. Il-RI Mr. 1Wd4ra; 'icok l:.-. Bool:"HilIISdtGol.wi-.bor; l)ora. Rootl • ..--II. BooI" . II I'" \l <WOrial'''aal.; Con .. Cool........ . ~O·'cillCol~llIe . BrizIfS; Ona \larpll, • .....-It . Bi.ltopO·'rill••ada 1m eM " . te of M..morial.
lli a rls t Llz Sbort..rul1I . rl",. , a,i.i lor I.. Memu rl.lIa-_I .um mer,di_pla ' 5lh.... yro fo.III ·Ittrri·IIUIl· . .......... tou... ill .bi.....lnol .. ud y o . G........ I.J. lld .
coflectioao;udf1llC'linl(libraryloppor..... ilitI. ~_;"lbMlMtprolJ"&lD.... y besubmintd ... yli ...... ; dt'ad ti.... foraJl thc ft"lt illbe _ , ApOtL
, ... MRC _ ... - Medical R....ardl Council .. 'Jli naqUfat. il. _ donician·sc>mlisl: Pf..,....10ilb1"0 If'Plication dor:adb.... in 191"1.one pcr ycarlherCllfler.Cand>Oat .....1lo " USl IIoW.. MO dq:r .... and be:",lbiD one,... ofcomplet;,.. opcciaIil, lraininc.~norainaledb1CAnldianlDedicalscloookforllfte.sU.,...ofl"-oupponfolooo-td
by lloru-siJ.,.... of Wary support ia.faaolly poIItIOa. Tbcslipmdsakdur'illllrai......hal _ ........ announad; lher. iI ..... . racarch ....uoeor U,3SO..m,.c.-. hi Waryoa MRC • ......alsak .. proridediJIthc,.........'. rmatphalc, pIooo.. anaual raearcb......_of S«l. OOO. Adescriptioaofcnteriaf... .........mI.aDdthcappliQrw.fornuto be: uoed.~.'..bk f......hcO m or of Rncarcb . 1989dcad1iDn~ April I and SO"l ; thcrea hcr . N".. .I ..m \'Cll"
~rif.....I .....I .. - Thc:worldo freoeardlfundiOlluencbtobc .confuoi m;..ofllCfonyms.orpniwion••ndde.db .......hich,.hc:nlht')o cllaftlc , a1w. y. d.o lO i udl ....y .. lOmak. your i"lended.pplicalion .oollo l.. fOf lhi. ycar. TlIooe .. hocomptndicit.e . , ar iC1yofopportunil;e., in order 10 mak.. elcar .. hal could olhe:r....i.. beella.os, <kscr~. oU'l'ali .Ndc. Tbcfedcral Dopanmenl of H"" llh & W..Jra,.. lIaod" ",, sor=nl1y, in. 2O-pIIt' booklet.. eha,...vailabl.fordimibulion. h,umm.ri'tllhe:followiOJprOllrarn.. ....hile.I""id ..nlif~iOJ lhe: curr.m COntact ptOplt: Dalion.1 ..... Jf.r ...ranlS; ....... horizon.; ltor f.miliar/l;H RDP llQUnds , .pproprialdy, lik... head.iold, _ Dalional healrh r_ eh ... d....elopmtrllprOl'arn; heal1hpromotioncontribulionpl'Oll'arn; ....otaini"' ...anufor>'Oluntaryhc:allb ... oociaJ......-.;e orpnil.ations; nat,,,,, ako/Iol " dru . abuse pl'OII'.m; and fil_aDdamal.... opon
lioaof thc I9llOM RC GwM/UtaforIJw H....lltf oIR~DN... MoItnMt!I -.dA~..... VinuftIlOll Qlls.Tllc doaamc:nl il offcml ...~""""' of practicc
for laboral ""'" 1'l'Ofk.... wilb infcctiow qaIU. 8lI<tt'ria. panosittl and fu"'; ba~ beenad<kdtothc liSlofbiobaza.rdouocdin ........ch atlll lcachi"' laborat ....... lo be:lDOt>ilOt't'dby llle Biou.ffl y Commiuoc. A comprehmli~ .-.cr'ptlOfl of four biotaffl y ,",e ll, Iabora ·lorypracticel . ..fC1ycquipmm landfacililYclt'tiIni.inciuded.
The follo.. inl mcmben of 11>0 Biosafl'ly Com milloc ha". a copy of lhe:<locum..nl . ndmay be:oonlacted fOfadditional infoflwuion : mt'dici~ · Alan Pal.. (1)488). bioche:mimy· Eric llarmle1 ( R ~J7I. biolotly · Riclla.rd Nollon (IIlX'l9' , b iooaffly offj.,.,.. K .' in Ka~ ( 82SOl
Commen" from . ny m..mbtr of lhe:uni, ...ity communily . , .. invited .nd m. y be:..." 10lhe:b;o.;afC1y .. fr"""'att lleOfrlCeofR .... 'lrehby ~·eb. B t o be: incJIIdcd .. ilh the:biol.afC1yComminoc·. submiuion 10 lhe:wort i,.. JrWp .. hich .. ill finali, .. tile G~>dnjlfft.
.....Unllmpl'hOlon s
Lookinl bac k on my momh in Newfoundland I real ize:bow muo;;hI learnednO! only in a n acadmlic scnK bill aboul. di rrCTml cult~. diffCTen1 pcop1c and
a bout m yw lr ...Tbconclhilllllw strvc k rnc.bo>-e
all elK w. lhe .. armlb and cari lll a ni lude o f the people_bo .1 found. ...ou lda1.... ", urWcand spare • few minUIClI Ot.aJk 10 me. I"'~e neverbeen mack 10fed 10 wdromo: an,...hcrc before . Ithink IherctiOll I hild suo;;ha.ood limew.. duecnlirclytolhepcoplc I p;>l10know and in particular I'd like 10 lhankDonlWl,Shc:lleyandRob for uking suo;;hSood ca re of me .... 1think l would have been Iarlesa enx ioulabout.oingoulthereif lh'ldkno wn mo re about what ! was loin. 10do a nd thcplacc: I wasgoinltO. Bill' lIettcn 10 me before my \'isil helped casemy mind a lor bu l hc: found il difrl cultto p!an mylUybca.lIKbedidn·1 know.hat I .amed. or oould do . In Ihism.pea llhinkir_ouIdbeinvaluabielohnc more information .vailable to bolhthe~-.irtocnandlhcirlUpcr
visonu McrnoriaIUnivenity.••.1 have bad some '*OCIdcrful Clt
pcr llulees in Ne.. fo undland. IlIelTICTlIOriCIof.bich l will.-alucforlbeftSl of my life . I hope Itaure KhoIanhipwinllCn ha~e lISIJOOd a lime lISI did .Wha tC'lcr thcy 10 OUI 10 do I a m surelhey will recei ve . wer m wclcome fromth e Ca nadia ns
loIdmctllCy*crelhebtrlbwc'd o:omeI .. see. ll is lhel:arJCSl in NonhAmcri\2. lw on thc di ff lop overlook illl·SlaCk and lbe surrovndinadifh .llwrock bcneal:hmc_QlIPPktcIyOl:J"Cftd
nhthousandsof&'"l'l'dul .1on&-ned:cc1pnno:l.l and lheir huge. JK)' . nurrychicks . Notooly thcrock bul the air .....fIlled with lhem and their dallcrin,calls . It's an experience I' ll ,,"cr for. etand lw.. $adtolcaveitbcllindandhcadbac k to St . J ohn ' ~ .
Frid .,.Sf,pC. 2
c.pcSt. Mary's is a bird IUlCtIlU}' 01'1
tile southern md ofthc: AvaJon Penin ~ul•. It was .bout a four ·bour d rivefrom!M. Jo lln·s .panlyaJonldin roods.. .1don't kllOwwllat I wllScxpcct ingb ut! wasn't prepa red for wll'l t I u w; IIlloughtthc: .. llitecolorinitotlleclifrswasjUlllhccob"oflherocks,until Rob
Tu nd. l . AUI . JO
I saw Bili d ur ingllleafternoon.ltwasto eem e last time I saw lIimu hc:wasIavina;onthcfInttospcndayear'ssabbalicalin H al ifu .
M)' ewni na: "'ulpClIllryillll0workOUlthcrmcrpoinll of aCanMli&abunderene ...ltichkqlClbeWOllWlinch&rrc1Ii&hJyClHcrtaiftCd. Finally I nno:r,a1and m* my ...ay home 10 a meal of-aWd aod bulterl"zshooolcd by JobnChristiall.
Diarytunl 'd II'"" p.'.tbm lJOaodsl«pindlClenluntilllor12 lbe DaI day .
thc:m back in thc: bUrTo...1 and block thc:en tra nces with 1I'8n. AI ni. hl someonewould chec k the bu rrow s: if the grasshad been broken Illrou.lI. itiuUCSlcclllle parent tLadvi~ilccl thc: chkk.... The idea behind Shdky 5tud yiDJ Iwoislarw;b _~ lo aet an ideaof t hc: dfeo.;to f predation by l u ll. on a uormpendpopulation.Thismcanl~lpCI'IIlbclu:
tltrce nilbucovcrinl and UQI;OVcrln gJUII moddI can 'Cdnul of R)'Tofoamand
lWtinl aodSlOJlPincl~re;:ordinpof
JUllcoalb.lfSbdlcy·lreuluforthil partofllcrrcsearchare~. I "'veto lUe
.omcof thc blamc linoc ooc of lbc auJk"' .. my creation. I spent • morningIhrowina Slyrofoam around on ly lomdup ...ith sometlli"ll that Iookccl morclikea house sparrow than a IIcrrin l l ull! ..•
CALENDAR DONATIONS
n-E.~D",l . FEBRUARY 11~__I of~y _ Whit~
bad, Sdf.rdCfmcc, and Modc:rniIy.Speakn Dr. J. Bradley. OqIanmmlalLibrary. HU·I OO9. 2 - l :lOp .m. A" ~
~lyinvitedIO'lIend
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Me-'&! li-aiYft'lllilJ An GaUer,- _Pand diSCll1sionaboul MA$K UNQW:A Trail A Path. G\lat-c:uralor JOM~.2p_m_Sho"",.unIIIApllI9
andopmlOsludcnls ....ttoarccntmlllor punuin... post-secondary programOfSl ud~atonc of lhcsc thrcc inSli·
tUlIOnsIn selcctilll candidatcs, prcfermcc
.. illbc ai"m to lhe da ughleri , iOfl5andJor .. idooosoflbosc ....howcrekKt.In lhcabscnceofdiJjblccandidatcsfrom 1M Il"OUp.ee scholanhips andbur:u.ricsmaybca....ardcdloOlhcrstu_dmuat Ihc di1crctioo of thc OceanAaDacrScbolllr1hip ComIpi lttt.
Tile t-ricIMh of Iltd ia A>oorlaliotl it ftlablidlill... flIdo_-..1 10 ..ppoort il!l...1I11a11d11ot~nIIip. Prco'clclIc l..-dic Ham. to _II) attClHC'd IIIe fi~ iIISlaI-.1of$J.1OI frO. Dr. \· .S.lbolLl.~loftllcr"""'ofl""'.IHI ctwr..&
of i"' 1dIIot.nIIip f.MI • • MI Ur . >;.P . !>illllotH), f....-.. prnidcal of 11Ie--.liotI. \.I I$Jse.lllet ........ of l ...i.4.__liotIS<tt<>Iantlip .. opCIIlo • • )MctDOrial I . ... Io bc}olMlfinc. )ca r ...Ildic1.
To commcmor..te lhe Italic loss oflhe 114crew mcmbcn of the Ocean
R. ngcr onFcb. J5,1 982, " :lCholar.ship .nd bur:u.ry prOJram tw been esl.blishcdbylhcOccanRitn,erOi.....erfu nd .
Thc .... ards."a1ucdatSSOOpcT)"C&r.lITelcna.blcal Mcrnor ial Uni. er, ily o fNc>o.foundland;IhcNcoofound1lndandLabradorl~i1U1corFl1hcriaandMa-
rinc To.-:hnoloty;andlhcCabl;x l~i·
une cr Applied Am and To.-:hnoloty,
Tlolft rhci;(unlolal linl 519.ooo .. cno dOIl.led 10cbarilin n«&II" by lbe med ical.l udenll.1 Melllori.l . T be mOrleY"" nhed . r lhi, )'ur', Moni c Ca rio nllbr .. n .nnu.1 e'·enl orx.niud by thi rd_ycar mediall i ludenls. (L-RI Lind. R.,." serep led $2,000 on bcb. lfof lhf.m: Ur. H.rry O.ri<e ~ved $12,SOOfor Ihe newpulmon.l)·unil.ltheC.. n..... I JI....pit.I: Su..nt·.g ..n.alhlrd· yurmedkaI lludenl,m.detheprncnl.linn_:.nd \ 'Inre WIIIshirc .rccpted $4,000 on bchal fofthe Ne.. fonndl..nd Abheimer', A.......I.llon .
OI-par1....lofOlcaillry_ Thc Anat:_OIlI,.of a ModeI:~a KillCli<:
Model for lbe OVdation of Carboa.Speaker Dr. John Roscoe tCIC TOU RSPEAKER I. Dcputmcor.ofCbcmislry,Aadia Ullhenily. Room C4019, ~ p.m
MO""Il.-\1t', H:B RL:ARY 27
Uep.rtmenl of Hiodlemislry _ Arc hidonie Acid Mctabol i.m by Lipo xy~ Palh .. ays in thcCenl ral NcrvomSyuetn ..nd Rd atioll510 Ncurou ..nsmilIcr Signal TranodllCtions. Speaker Or.Lcontwtrd Wolfe. Donncr lllboratOl)'ofExpcrimcn lal NcurochcrniSlry. Univer ·sily of Mon treal. Comaa bioochmtislry.137.SSJO,fortimc:)ocalion.
"fO""r£O.4.\ ·, MARCH I~__lofBtoloaJ_Bacterial
Polyp/loop/We Mctabomm: A Medianism for Plan! Growth Pr<)m(l(ion .SpeU.er Or. C. R. BeD, lkparunmt ofBioIosY, Acadia Univcnily. RoomS,21OS, 1 p. m.
\Ul'UA\, MARC·H 6
ncp~nmen l "f Hiochcmi_II) ' _ Title tobe anoounccd. Spe..ker Dr. Patr ickChoy, biochemi'try, University ofManilOb a. Con iact bioche mistry.731.S5l 0. for um e.docetion .
t·or Relll
Fully fllfnishcd. twc-bedrccer "pan.ntCnl, off Rm nics Mill Road, a"ail.blefrom M.y I. Dec. 31. 1989. Includcs",lUhCrand dryu. Vcry reasonablcmu:.Quia penon or couple prdcncd. Refer_enc:eneeded. Phone: 516-8024.
CLASSIFIED The Gumc is published fonlll:pdy Editor: Maric G&caooaMalcrWiallw r_ _ ybcrcprintcd
Dt-pan_a. of U ...mlcs _ TbcHiRoricaI ~'eIOPmCm from Adverbs10 Appositions in Indo-I •• niu Lanluqcs. SpeakerDr. V. Bubmik. RoomS-3062.2-Jp.m.
o.-,.rt-.I of Iltolov - DNA Rear·ran,anml and NilfOJm-ru.&lion GeMExpr~ in 1M 'Cyanob&f;lcriumAnabaena. S!",ako:r Dr. M. Mullipn.Dq>artmcnt 01 Biochnn isHy , Room5-2015 .1 p.m .
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l>i,·;.,iOllOf . :$lr " n~jn, _ wed.
nesdayat the Movi -It ONE. Wait.illl for Fi<kJ. rhefj~ofa"«~IYloniaof";ght lunch.t ilM filrn.spon.or ed byextension and the Natiorntl Film Board
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~~.~~~.;~:'~::;:.;;. ';':~.".U~"~::"\10m of BeIng. Speaker Prof. GracmeNIcholson. Univcrslty of Jerome.nc""rtmenlal library, HU.l OO9. 7:JO9:30 p.m. All arc cordially invited toarrend
fRIDAY , fE8 RUA RY 14
S.4.Tl· RUA\, U .HRUAR\ lS
M-wl,;";.cnil,ArtGlIllcT) _ Art"Oflullop for children as¢" ~8 from10030-noon and for qn 9-12 from 2'"p.m. F~wmcouncis'I'.Mutmumcnrolmmt IS Sludcnupcrciau. For fllf·lher informalion or 10 rqister. pleasecaU7)7-8209.
SdIooIofn~ r4l1C1OtlHucl AI"IrtIm - Womm'l Baskctbell f>rocram:AcadiaUIli"cnilyat Memorial Uni\<U·sity. PIIys. Ed . G ym. 8 p.m.
MO"liDAY , Ft:BRUARY 10
~plr1mrnt 01 Bindlem;\l') _ L ipids,tl'C'Orphans of ImrauJiull f Tran$JlOn .Speaker Dr. E. A. [)owidQ.. ill, Schoolof ~Iedici~ . physiolQIY, Tufts Univerlily. Cern....... biochem i...y, 7)7·IUlO,for ti!"c. b:alion.
M"""'-I 1:. ......,. An GI '''''' _ Inthe ""' Pmnanmt Colkaion Gallery,There ," U be. KlMion orart_orb[rom Ille MemOrial Uni~y PennaDmIColkction.hi"'li&bIin&~re·
cent acquisitions by. and donations to.Ihevni,'n'lily.Sho'frinlunlilMay.
~hm"rial ll ni'eNI) Art C;. llery _Openi"i reception for ~IASK UNOW:
A Trail A Path . Guest-curator J oa nBorsa,Sp.m.Sho"i"iunlilApriI9.AIIare wekome.
OcpartlMnl of Plliln...,ph, _ T"oface. of Hcidc1lcr . Spea~er Prof .Grume Nichol.on, Uni"elmy ofToronto.QE II LibraryL.IOI 6. 2:30 ·~:30 p.m. AU arc wrdiaUy invited
t 'cNut) 2(1, 1989 I I Gaut le
MEET MEMORIAL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Advance Not ice - StationeryStores Inven tory Dates, Etc .
SutioncryStora .......becltwdalnoon"Wchllforin_ory.~April". Ro:quisitiontforsupplies_hieharelobedwgnllOlhe 19S8---89budJIrI should be in lheStarioncry Storn 00 or before March 17. 1989The processilll of r~ yCli 1981-89 requisitions .. ill DOlbe J\Wanteed.fter Ihit date.
llndli_: M.-dI 2t . . ...
CM HC JJ.duale scholarships (Of
19l19--90. Above it wtivcrsily deadline.F"dd: pilduale studies in houtin • .Value: SI2.600 eadI . CMHC .......April 10. 1989.
allbeUniversilyofCambridleandundenake.throe-yeatoollrscofrctearchin aD)' ~ubjecl leadinl to the dq:roe ofPhD. V,due: £ l,IlSa year plusaddilion.I.llo...'allCe'i.
Wildlife Habilat Canada. Field: promotionof",'ildlifehabil.loon.ervalion.\:.Iue: master'5 Plogram-S10.000 pera nnu m for 1'''·0 )e ar s . PItDPlogram-S12.00 per annum for Iltree
aI .nd applied scimcn. mathemat ics.ewnomics. business and oommcr~ .
Value: IS.ooo.
prowed inlercstin, and include. wheresuilable. pr eserv ed ltulIllllllpecimens.
" Thehe<tJlh fair provides an oppor·lunity for familics 10 mj(ly lhemselveswhile learnillJ aboul the many fa~t5 oflhe health care sYlI.em." WJ<l 8llrryPort er, ooeofthe four members of liteHeahh Fair commmee.
"Thc di,plays provide fasci"~ljnllin
~illh(. into understanJillll.many medicalcondilioosandplovidelheopponunilyfor adu lts and children to explo re thehuman body and ilIW Orkinll.s."
The Health Fair is free and is open tothe llencral public. Free par kinll is eveuable in lot niTK.adja.:cnl ro the easrern....in' of lhe HSC. visircrs can ent er tlte101frOlQthe inlen«tion of Prince PhilipDri ve and Westerland Road. MedicalsludCflts are providin S free. competeeaare for chi ldren under five yean ...ltilelheirparerllsandolder liblinpenjoy lhcdemolWrlllio... and displa~.
For funher Information about tee rotlowi",.w.rds.p1ea~call717_8200,or
inquire al the School of GradualeStudies, Room X-20~. S. J. CarewBuildinll. ll lIOOIl u pouiblc. The dead IineP"enislhcWtday.pplications .. 'iIlbcac:ceptedbythelChoLanhipsponsor.DOl IheSchooI of Graduale SiudiQ
Ilndliloe: •........." u . I'"J.H. Stewan Rnd MemorialFdIowthipforl989-90docIorailiudies.FiekI :un·restricted. Value: SS.OOO for 0IlC year.
Ilndli_ : .eftnuI.,U. I'"
Departmenl of Nation.aI Dd~{DNPIMiliW)' and Siratepe Studies (MSSJPost -doct or al Fellow-ship Proa l . m .A...ardiJ, for one ycar. Valve: up 10125.000
llndli_ : Mardl I . I'"
SI. JOhn', Collele. C.mbrid,e.Research studenlshipt for Sludeau..-boprop:lIICtoreci:sterupaduateMuden1s
T lte elev,:" llt . nnual Il ca lch Fair.lMemo'lal Unlvelllly has been
IChedulcdforSaturday,Marchl l.frornIOa.m. lOS p.m . The fair will lake placein the main foyer of the FaculTy ofMedicineQnlhese.:or>dflooroflheHea lTh Sder....cs Centre lHS Cl
The Healt h Fair il or,ani7ed annual .ly hy second-rear medicalstudents toeducate me public aOOm communilyIwalth services lltal e~i.1 in lhe Sl.John's area. and 10 providehcal llTal'iarerlC>•. H"alth -rdaledor,lanilll lioos5Ucha, the Red Cro". lhe Newfoundland l.un, A' 5OC ial ion and the Canadian Paraplell.ic A'MlCialion will set updisplaysallhefair.alon, ...illtaOOul60olhcrorgani/.aliom ...,lticlthavebttnin.viledtoallCfldlhil)"C"ar· sfair.
Medical stude nts are a100 plan ninlboothslodemonstratellllllorny. patho!·OI)'.embfYOIol)'. llCUloIOlY.nd(liDi.calikills.Thew:dispiaYlhaveal .... ~
Eleventh annualHealth Fairscheduled for March 11
...tIt....tlt ....at Heah aoFair II M..-iaI Vahenlfy wi111IIkt IIboc'eSatanla,"'am II . ~-,ear -.Il1nI1C"'1J b .. R<>IIftb(L)a " Barr,-P_ (RI....... OWft1M _, ",... of "It'bIb for .. nalo., lIiopia, .
Mr. Hodder·swife, Mary. ju. l vadu·ared fro m Memorial willi a baclielorofsocial ...or k. He is ho pin, t hat herllradual ion will mean he can spend. IiI·llemorelimealhiswritin,l. He lltareshi, creali"ily with hi,- wife who hedescribesu"bein, able to let alonllwilh everyo ne". Mr . and Mn . Hodderalso Ita,'ea lhree--year-old son, Michael
Don Bob Hodder have plans for thefuture? Most defi nitely. H is dream hasal....avs b«D to open a boo k store. He"'"YS." I re<tJize I>ow hard it is 10 makemone-)' ...riling. 10 I'd like 10 have.boo kstore ...1tereI'dwork half the day. ndspe'lld theOfher hal fwtiti ns." HelaYS lhis is Slill • lolli-term JO&IOOwc>'er. RiJ.hl now he 'S IOObusy witlthilOfhcrunrutishedpro;an. And ...henthey' re finWw:d? He s.a~. " I' d like tol;OIJIpikthccountless interestilll·DdarnUlilllstoriet I'vc foand in the libraryin!o.book."Tbere·SjUllDOcnd IOlhecreatiomof.o;rea!ive";ler;especiallyone ...bo works in. library!
ao, ( ;i a. ( :om Wr a
abo ut N~foundl.and . 8of,10n andIreland.or " l he lrian lk" as he refentoit. Heilpresenlly29~eninlo
thalbullhcprocm.sillIowasmuchhisl:oriaI researchil required. He il abo.......killl on. clUIdrm',boo k. wilh IIiInine·yar-old daullhter han<:'l:QC. Helays.·Tmnotll:5edlowrilinlaehil·dren', book but Francme is • JoodjudSeand ••oodcritie."
MlIChof his ""OI"k can be linked 10hisown personal inlerellts. He enjoys nyf1shilll ....hiehislhelopicof.naniclehe reo;cnlly finished and ICIIIIO n~ld
und Srrrum. He abo ha.s musical incli·nalion.! and ...a.s once a member of aband called The Meander Men. No... he","ve. his talcnts and ltisJUitar for kilchen pan ics al Ilome wilh h..... ife·sI I·member family when they come 10
Robert (Bob) Hodde r
B:id~l(':: is\~=/i:~ ,~ i~E"'~:Library . He'll cuntlllly blndlll' pniod.iab,booksandlhnn.bulinIMlu.lf·dozm 'ft'an M '1l b«n here, M Iwrnana,edropylorl'\'il:a. worked inPrinl:·inaSo:rv~andineJllcr"ion~
Hc .. ork1full.timc:ar \lnnorial.buloolUidcn himsorlf a *ritn On 1M <ilk.addinllhal Ihc' innl,j\ of inform.ation attM library tu.. hc'lpni him 10 ICMf"-ltida<. He hopes [0 pin rff"llllilion "-'a *rircrby .. ani"i"uhIM.mallnpubliciillioM
Mr. Hodder wa:< p1a'iN ",ithlhc .i.i·bilily afforded b~ YUCCIJ;'S()OUO. unemployed Canadiano) which TheFv(n;n~ T('lt'I!'(JM hnu~hl I. I y.... fo rtl>c' l ummCf. He wa. the' creative in·nucncc beh i nd r h" ,all l i l1C'l "' h i~"~in
Tobin. formerly wi,h the Di.i.ion ofUni"c"ity Relauonc. did lhcarl work .\l r. Tobin and Mr. Hodder ,till workI08crhcr On occasion and rhcy arc hoI' "in, 10 pUI a ....,11""1;011 of their worklOllcthcrto",nd lonalional ,yndicalcI
Ori,inally from SL JOIIn'I, he went10 Memorial for two yean of Erl,Jli.h af·lerllradualinll from hillh schoo l. AfterthaI bricf schola.l i("Uint. he did a landsurveyon'counc at tbe aseof 21. Hefelt h.tvinll tee cou rse ...ould ,ivehimthefr«domloworkalmoolany...herein Canada. He did jU$llhaland didn'treru rnhomctoSC11ledown for>oeveral,..,..
AlthouJh Mr . Hodder Iw rw:ver beenoverseas, he fecb he Iw a broadknowledac of lhe .orld ...hieh can bepanially attributed to hit falher . HeIaYfo, " My fatha .... inthe*W.andbe.inlareaderhealwa~ha.d.book inllil
hand . He'd lalk . bout thcplacnhe'dbeeIl and thaI ha.d a peat innuenceonme"
Other proj«tShe'l ""OI"killlon in·c1ude.book ...hichil.m)'1lCfy-thriJler
