Latest M.U.C. Plan seriously flawed M. U.C.' s Urban Devefopment Plan May Increase Municipal Taxes: Concordia Regional Planner_
by Diane McPeak
Urban and regional planner John Udy says the latest M.U.C. Development Plan, the legal basis for all
fand use planning on the Island of Montreal, is seriously flawed. Faced with a "nogrowth" situation, the M.U.C. has nevertheless come up with a plan for projected increased growth. Udy claims this proposal may have the effect of raising Montreal's municipal taxes. "The plan, as is, will not only increase per capita costs, but increased taxes will give Montrealers another reason for leaving the island," predicts the urban planner.
In a brief, presented to the Montreal Urban Community Executive Committee, Udy ci te s several criticisms of the committee's latest proposals.
Among other things, the plan fails to recognize that more than I million people live off the Island. The M.U.C. cannot be planned , in Udy 's opinion , without reference to long-established but changing patterns of urban settlement in Quebec and Ontario.
"Recommended Metro extensions in the east end are extremely expensive, anq are unsuitable for the low population densities to be served. The bottom line is that close to a billion dollars is being spent on the ex-
tension of the Metro to areas which are not as densely populated as the downtown core or other outlying regions."
Udy, a recognized North American expert in ·regional planning, maintains the M.U.C's new plan is seriously flawed, not only in terms of what's included, but what' s omitted.
"Downtown Montreal is the most complex and jnteresting part of the entire Community, yet it is shown as a single red blob on the map," points out Udy. There is no explanation for this. "There are vast areas of under-used land zoned for industry. The need for a rationalized industrial pattern -and tax base, has been sidestepped in the plan," Udy says.
Udy states that an effective urban development plan should be prepared based on the Community's ability to pay for new
· initiatives. "Without an accompanying assessment of cost-benefit and an estimate of the Community's ability to pay, no rational decision, and therefore no planning of the Community's future, can ensue."
Udy thinks that planning and budgeting should be reviewed, discussed, and approved prior to going i~to effect. If the total
.bill proves to be too high, then choices will have to be made, with citizens at least having the ability to show their preferences.
INSIDE Meet these outstanding professors
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National Universities Week is now
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John Udy, a recognized North American expert in regional planning, points out problems with the M.U.C. 's latest Development Plan. · PHOTO: Charles a.ranger
Winners in action
Photographer Paul Hrasko captured a moment of intensity during this weekend's rugby matches. Concordia's own women's Stingers beat both Champlain and Marianopolis Colleges. PHOTO: Paul Hrasko
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Awards salute outstanding professors Meet three of the University's brightest lights
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by Andre Fauteux
What's so great about Roland Wills? "How much time have you got?" answered Derrick
Ajmo, former president of the Commerce and Administration Students Association (CASA).
Wills, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs in the faculty, won CASA' s award for outstanding contribution to student life last year.
"He gives you a chance," Ajmo said of the man who spends a good part of his summers individually counselling about 200 students dipping below the faculty's required GPA - even if he's kicking some of them out.
Besides setting the faculty ' s admission standards and quotas and overseeing registration, exam schedules and the undergraduate curriculum, Wills. has also "done a lot for the survival of CASA," Ajmo said. He tells new presidents what their predecessors accomplished, what their mandate is and how to get what they want.
Comeau: he told him about an IEEE $3,000 scholarship of which Bratulic was one of only ·two international winners last year.
As for Comeau, he says he "loves tead}ing" and "feels great" about the recognition.
De Brentani 'dominant' in marketing
Marketing Professor Ulrike de Brentani, for her part, is dominant in a discipline which traditionally has been a 'men's' field. Eighteen years after she joined the faculty, only one in 10 Commerce and Administration professors are women.
De Brentani is a born winner: she won the Frosst medal as the top Commerce graduate at Sir George Williams University in 1968 and was honoured at the 1983 conference of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) with an award of excellence for the best doctoral student paper in Marketing. This summer, the ASAC conference was held in Montreal and she won an honourable mention for best paper in Marketing.
"And that's only the tip of the iceberg," Ajmo said.
From left to right: Ulrike de Brentani, Marc Comeau, and-Roland Wills
"Measuring performance in new industrial services" is an offshoot of the first major study of industrial services companies - 115 of about 185 firms she approached participated in the study, made possible by a three-year grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
"They're all lies," retorts the friendly, _ funny man himself. "That's what we 're here to do. I'm not the only one," he insists, though admitting other faculties don't offer students special guidance sessions.
Need printed notes!? See Marc Comeau
Not to be outdone is Marc Comeau, who ' s very, very popular with students who pack his Design I and II Courses. It might have something to do with the rare fact that he gives them printed notes.
A research professor in· Electrical and Computer Engineering since early 1986, the 31-year-old Comeau i~ both a teacher and a friend to students, . says Robert Bratulic, former president of Concordia's Computer Society of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), an international professional organization. He is the recipient of this year's Outstanding Student Branch Councellor's Award for the IEEE.
Comeau's great work with students won
Enrolment grows by 293 students for year 25,829 now study at Concordia
Bruce Smart, University Registrar, told ITR last week that overall registration for the academic year
1989-1990 increased by 293 students -1.14%.
Full-time enrolment increased by 469 from 13,007 to 13,476, (+3.6%).
Part-time enrolment decreased by 176 from 12,529 to· 12;353 (-1.4%).
The Registrar attributes the slight reduction in part-time students to there being fewer courses available for independent students due to the pressure of full-time enrolments in the Bachelor of Arts program.
Total enrolments at the University are: • 20,179 undergraduate students;
• 2,569 Master's and Diploma students; and • 407 Doctoral candidates. Faculty breakdowns (full- and part-time, undergraduate and graduate) are: • Arts and Science: 12,382 • Commerce and Administration: 5,999; • Engineering and Computer Science: 2,531; and • Fine Arts: 2,237.
Independent students (undergraduate and graduate) total 2,680.
In total fo:i; the academic year 1989-1990 there are 25,829 students at Concordia University.
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PHOTO: Ronald Simon
him the IEEE Outstanding Branch Counsellor-Advisor award for eastern Canada last year. Among his accomplishments: lie got the Micromouse project off the ground (a small mouse-robot to be entered in international maze competitions next year), he established the McNaughton Centre that recently opened for IEEE members, and he helped secure funding for last February's Computer Day.
Bratulic has a special reason for liking
De Brentani's research has had impressive spinoffs for her: an extended version was published in the prestigious Journal of Product Innovation Management that caters to North American academics and business people and she presented it to the Marketing Science Institute, affilitated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Honorary Degree Nominations
Honorary degree nominations are currently being accepted for the June 1990 convocation ceremonies.
All members of the Concordia community (faculty, students, staff and alumni) are eligible to nominate candidates.• Each submission MUST include a detailed curriculum vitae and a succinct statement explaining why the nominator thinks the candidate is worthy of such an honour. The nomination deadline is November 1st, 1989.
Nomination forms (as well as the criteria and procedures for selecting honorands) are available at the Office of the Secretary-General, Room S-BC-319 (local 4814).
·NOTE: Current members of the Faculty, the Administration and the Board of Gorenors are not eligible to receive hcnorary degrees.
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----New full~time faculty appointments at Concordia
Here is a list by department and sex of the new tenure-stream appointments at Concordia for 1989-90. Last year, the percentage of female professors in tenure-stream appointments was 16%. Statsistics Canada reports the national average as 17%. This year, out of 32 positions, 11 women were hired. This represents 35% of the new hires across the University. Last year, women accounted for 25% of new hirees. While this increase is to be applauded, departments need to continue their efforts to-seek out qualified female applicants. For help and advice on how to widen recruitment, contact Kathleen Perry, Employment Equity Co-ordinator, K-120, 4841.
"' Dept. (hired) Men Women Dept. (hired)' Men Women
English .. ....... ..... ..... ... .. ..... ... 1 Etudes Fran9aises .............. 1 Modern Languages .... .. ...... .. 1 Education ...... ...... ... .. ...... .... .. . Geography ..... ... .... ... .... ..... .... 1 Psychology .......... .............. ... 3 Religion .......................... ...... I Biology ..................... ....... . : ... . Chemistry .. ...... ........ ... .......... . Mathematics .. ...... ...... ........... I Leisure Studies .... ...... ... ....... . Accountancy ... ...... ... ......... ... 2
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Finance ... .... .. ... .... ...... ....... ... . I DIS/MIS ... ..... ....... .. ... ..... ..... . 3 Centre for Bldg. Studies ...... 1 Mechanical Engineering ... ... 1 Design .................................. l Cinema ....................... ... ....... _2 Painting & Drawing ..... ...... ... . Sculpture, Ceramics & Fibres Printmaking & Photography Music ...... ....... .. ..... .. .... ......... 1
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Beissel takes Todd to task over Layton column
Edited by Bronwyn Chester
Two weeks ago, Montreal poet Irving Layton gave a public reading at Concordia. It la1,fnched the 77-year~old poet' s year as writer-in-residence at Concordia , his last time teaching. Last Tuesday, Gazette columnist Jack Todd gave his review. After complaining that the auditorium was too hot and the Hall Building smelled "like a wet dog," Todd wrote: "Irving Layton may be a Montreal institution, but his work doesn't stand up to much scrutiny," and "he often seems to write by shaking the dictionary and scooping up whatever falls out." Henry Beissel, co-ordinator of Concordia' s Creative Writing program, organized the reading. He and four other professors of English were dismayed by the column and considered writing a letter to The Gazette. Beissel decided not to "flatter" Todd with the attention. Off the cuff, however, he had this to say:
Beissel: "That the man (Todd) is stupid, he can't help. This man wouldn't recognize a poem if it came up to him on Ste. Catherine
Street and bit his buttocks. Stupidity is forgivable, malice isn ' t."
Todd said there were 100 members in the audience. "There were 150 students and anyone in his business should know how to count an audience," _says Beissel.
Todd wrote that Professor Wynne .Francis ' introduction to Layton "~rones on almost longer than his performance." Beissel says. Francis spoke for five minutes, Layton read for an hour.
"Irving's poetry is not everyone's cup of tea. But whose is?" says Beissel. "He's written some bad poems - we all have - but he's also written some of the finest poems in Canada, such as The Bull Calf."
As for Todd's comment that student's didn't seem too clear on who the poet was, and that a half dozen of them were dozing, Beissel counters: "The young people gave Irving a standing ovation at the end. He had to get them to sit down."
Beissel observes that "journalists very often attack literary people because they themselves are failed writers." Instead of giving a distorted account of the event and
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By Sharon Bishin
... Sociology & Anthroplogy's Pieter de Vries has been appointed adjunct professor of anthroplogy at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Also, Chengiah Ragaven has been appointed Adjunct Fellow of the S.imone the Beauvoir Institute for 1989-90. In addition, he was recently elected chair of the Montreal Unit of the African National Congress and re-elected to the Board of the International Defence and_Aid Fund for Southern Africa (Canada) and was host to the celebrated Toivo de Toivo, Secretary General of South West
. Africa People's Organization (SW APO) .. .
.. . Commerce & Administration's William Wiesner (Management) had an ar_ticle published recently in the Journal of Occupational Psychology (co-authored with S. F. Cronsha) entitled "A meta-analytic investigation of the impact of interview format and degree of structure on the validity of the employment interview." In addition, besides having recently received a SSHRC grant, he presented a paper, "Job literacy: perspective from 1.0. Psychology" at the Waterloo conference on literacy for training and working . ..
... Third year McGill dietetic student Anne Silas has just joined Health Services until November 17th. She will be available for appointments at both the downtown (3565) and Loyola campus (3575) Health Services for basic nutritional counselling. For therapeutic nutritional couselling (e.g. low cholesterol or diabetic diets) a doctor's referral is required . . .
. . . Radio Canada International, which is the external service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, began daily broadcasts to China at the beginning of this month. The new shortwave radio service, produced in Montreal, allows listeners to t_µne into two half-hour programs in Standard (Mandarin) Chinese, covering international and Canadian news and current affairs. One of the four announcerproducers is Beijing-born Chen Zhiqiang, a Concordia MBA grad who has worked both as a consultant and an announcer on "Everyday English" .. .
. . . Speaking of MB As: our Executive MBA Alumni Association recently installed its new executive at last month 's.Homecoming Night. Frank Iorio, Director of Management Systems and Adminstration for CP Rail, replaced Stephen Sura as President for 1989-90 . ..
. .. Attention artists:_the Quebec government has mounted an art competition to highlight 25 years of education, Image des 25 ans d' essor en education and will award three prizes of $500 to the winning students. A color slide and ·accompany-
, ing explanation of the submission is requ_ired by October 27th. For information and registra tion forms call (41 8) 643-6788 or (514) 873-8066 ...
: . . Departement d'etudes fran9aises' Liliane ~ollak has just published La traduction sans peur .... et sans reproche, Guerin, editeur. . .
. . . Computer Centre 's Cameron Farahi made the news last Friday the 13th when the Gazette interviewed him on the impending virus attack headed for computers. With 175 IBM personal computers in the Computer Centre labs alone, our specialists were prepared for the worst with some anti-virus 'detect & destroy' programs running constantly. Luckily, none were needed on campus . . .
being self-indulgent, Todd, and journalists in general', "should be building bridges between writers and readers, not widening the
already existing gulf." • If you have something to say "off the
cuff' on any subject in the news, call 4882.
Erratum It was incorrectly reported in the October 5, 1989, TTR that .Concordia University's
Board of Governors had approved financing for the outer shell and the contents of the four additional floors that will be built atop the new downtown library building. The figures quoted in the · article were taken from a feasibility study outlining a possible scenario of the cost and the method of financing. In actual fact, the governors have not yet authorized any expenditure of funds. The TTR regrets any confusion created by the error.
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The art of essay writing Six Concordia Advanced Composition students win essay writing contest and will be published next fall
by Richard Bird . .
S he plans a career in translation, but recent Concordia graduat"e Dina Amicone already has a claim to fame:
she will be a published writer next fall. Amicone was one of six Concordia stu
dents to win the H.B .J . Holt College Publishers of Canada essay contest held in the spring. The 40 winners selected from 200 entries nation-wide receive a cash award of $50 as well as the honour of being
published in an anthology, tentatively titled Contest, to be published in October 1990.
Amicone 's essay, In Defense of the Secretary, was written as a response to a column in La Presse by Francine Montpetit in which the columnist claimed that computers would liberate secretaries from the domination of their bosses.
"The problem is really the condescending attitude," says Amicone. "It is not the computer or the lack of the computer, it ' s really the attitude towards the
Advanced Composition professor David Taeium and award-winning student Dina Anuco..e. Amicone asserts that seeing other students' works in print will lead aspiring writers to say "I can do that." PttOTO:CharteslNlanger
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secretaries. The ' Oh well, she's j ust a secretary' sort of thing."
'Attack specific issues' "A good paper is a paper that attacks a
specific issue like this right away," says Amicone's professor from her Advanced Composition c_ourse, David Tacium. "Not all the papers that came out of the class had the same urgency."
All six winners are Advanced Composition students within the English department.· It is interesting to note that the course is taught solely by part-time professors.
"As professors we often don't take the writing that we see seriously enough as having professional potential," says Tacium. "I think there are probably a lot of classes in which the professors simply pay no attention to this kind of contest and I think that' s wrong."
The o_ther winning essays from Concordia were: A Touch From the East, by Daggy Brunst, Joyful William, -by Kathleen Dar-
by Trent Tilbury
The Concordia Stingers football team hosts Carleton thi_s Saturday in their final league game. They will enter the playoffs the following week for the first time in four years. The Stingers have struggled offensively in recent weeks but have looked very good on the defensive side of the ball. The defensive backfield has been outstanding despite having four first-year starters. Stephane Leclerc (Leisure Studies), Sean Keating (Leisure Studies), Scott Hitchcock (Exercise Science), and Ian Ployart (Arts & Science) have adapted well in their first year under the gun. They have been aided by cagey four-year veterans Stephane Chapados (Political Science) and Alvarc,, Martinez (Arts & Science). Martinez has had a banner season with 62 tackles in six games, good for second place in ~e league. Team captain Chapados has been a leader on and off the field this year. He needs Qne interception to become the alltime Concordia interception leader.
The new Concordia stadium has played host to several large crowds this season. It appears that the · football team has laid the base for a successful year by all the Stinger teams in 1989-90.
Both basketball teams open their exhibition seasons Friday as they play their respective alumni games. The men's team hosts the Nike Centennial Tournament on November 3 and 4. National contenders UPEI and UBC join the Stingers and Bishop's as participants. The women host their annual tournament from November 17 to 19. Look for the men's team to be
· 'Turbo' -charged this season. One of the top players in the Montreal area ~ joined the
lington, The Skier, by Nancy Dorey, Afternoon of Blood and Honor, by Silvia TejaGonzales, all students of Mary Hagey, and Illiterate Like Me, by Dan Zollman, a student of Ritva Seppanen.
Why so many Concordia winners? "Students here are producing their own literature; that's what the Composition course here is all about," says Tacium. He asserts that the course stresses writing rather than the theory of literature.
The Contest anthology will be available as a class text, an idea that both Tacium and Amicone think is a viable alternative to the classics.
"When you show them something that was written by Ernest Hemingway, they say 'But that's a writer and I'm not,"' says Tacium.
· "But if you see other students' essays," explains Amicone, "you can say 'Well, maybe with rewriting and more rewriting I can do that."'
Stingers. Trevor 'Turbo' Williams has transferred to Concordia from the NCAA and should provide the team with plenty of slam dunks and an improved fast break. Williams combines with returning veterans· Michael Cohee, Nick Arvanitis and Dino Perin to give the Stingers one of the top starting units in the country.
The men's hockey team opens their regular season on October 27 against Queen's. They have been playing exhibition games since early October and look very impressive in the early going. The Stingers have scheduled six games against tough NCAA competition this year. Concordia has applied to join Hockey East next year and this would certainly put Concordia Hockey on Prime Time. The Montreal Canadiens are backing the Stingers' bid to join the NCAA. As for the team, they will be led by Guy Lafleur Trophy winner Richard Laplante (Business ill). The twotime OUAA All-Star has finished among
. the top three league-leading scorers since joining the Stingers. Laplante and the Stingers entertain the Providence College Friars on Friday (Oct. 20) at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Friars are one of the top teams in the NCAA and will give hockey fans a taste of the best in collegiate hockey.
Sever-al Concordia athletes won academic scholarships last week courtesy of the Quebec Foundation for Student Athletes. Leading the way was soccer star Annie Caron (Graphic Arts I) who plays for the national team as well as the Stingers. She was joined by skier Rosanne Gamache (Business II) and basketball recruit Robert Ferguson (Arts & Science) who were also winners.
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'I'll never stop studying': Prendergast Our Associate Director of Admissions wins Royal Bank Medal for MBA studies, and plans to continue learning and teaching f orever
by Zonia Keywan Force and Project. About her current studies she says, "I
F:w people would think of doing an debated whetherto do a Master' s in English,
MBA just for pleasure. But Lyne then I decided that an MBA would give me Prendergast, Associate Director of exposure to a third type of discipline, after
Admissions, dict'just that. And she did it so the sciences and the humanities." well that when she graduated last spring she Prendergast 's dedication to university was chosen a co-winner of the Royal Bank studies is "an example of how people can of Canada Medal, which is given to the best change over the years," she remarks: When overall student in the Concordia MBA she completed high school, she passed up a program. The other winner of the award, chance to go to university and chose instead which consists of a $500 cash prize ana a to enroll in a secretarial college. But once medal, was Barbara Jo de Beaupre. she started, on her first degree, she never
Prendergast, who has been working at Sir looked back. George and Concordia, mainly in Admis- . As with the programs she completed earsions, for the last 25 years, says she enrolled lier, Prendergast took her MBA courses at in the MBA program six years ago because the rate of one or two per term. She found "studying has been a hobby· for me." She the experience "enjoyable and challenging. had already completed a BSc in Science and I liked the fact that creativity and initiative an Honours BA in English Literature, taking were required." the programs on a part-time basis. How d_id she handle the pressure of con-
As if that hasn ' t been enough to keep her stant reading and assignments? She admits busy, she has been involved as a CUN ASA that it helps to be disciplined and organized. ·representative on the Job Evaluation Task But, she adds, "it's like a hobby. You put in
a lot of time and you don 't mind. I didn 't view it as work. It wasn 't a struggle to always do something."
Although her decision to do an MBA was not directly linked to her job, Prendergast
. says that what she learned has helP,ed her in her role as a manager.
"As I was going through the program, I tried the different techniques. I was using the tools on the job long before I got the de-gree," she says. ·
Prendergast's current project is "to give the other side of the room a try." She is teaching an · undergraduate co·urse in Decision Science in the Faculty of Commerce and Administration.
"It's a new experience, a change," she says. "And it's actually more work than taking a course. You have to keep up all the time.
"But I'm thoroughly enjoying it," she adds. "I intend never to leave some aspect of education, either as a student or a teacher." Lyne Prendergast
Best and brightest high school students visiting Concordia for Science Exploration Week
by Laurie Zack
October 14 to 22 is the fourth biennial National Universities Week, sponsored by the Association of
Universities and Colleges of Canada. This year, the week is targeted to a specific audience: the future generation of university students. Under the banner Prime Time to
Sault St-Louis School Boards, 50 of the region's best and brightest high school students are participating in "Science Exploration Week" this week at Concordia.
· The idea of f:be project is to expose these academically gifted students to the various facets of natural, pure and applied sciences at University through lecture series and hands-on lab work. The brisk week of
Open Your Mind, Quebec universities have distributed posters and leaflets to some 900 activities, as guests of the University, has
· been designed to give the students both a high schools and CEGEPS across the taste of what Concordia has to offer and a province.
Concordia's Liaison Office, too, has extended a special invitation to local high school, students. In collaboration with the Directors of the Lakeshore, Baldwin Cartier, South Shore Protestant, Mon.treat Catholic, Greater Montreal Protestant and
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perspective on the future of science.
A whirlwind week On Monday, new Vice Rector Academic
Rose Sheinin spoke to the students about the future of science and research. The talk was
· followed by a geology field trip to Mount Royal. Tuesday's schedule was highlighted by a research discussion of robotic systems, computer chip design and optical fiber research with Dr. Otto Schwelb of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The students then toured the Biology research labs and met with graduate students and professors.
The week continued with a Psychology · lecture, ·Exercise Science lecture, Exercise Tolerance lab test and Chemistry lab experiment on Wednesday.
Thursday's visit included a discussion of • lasers and radon detection in applied Physics, a visit to flight and car simulators
in Mechanical Engineeri,ig and a visit to Building Engineering. The week will wind up on Friday with a talk on Civil Engineering and a visit and discussion with students at the Science College. The students are being awarded special certificates to mark their participation.
Work at the national level of NUW has also resulted in a number of other initiatives including a special Oct. 16 full-colour,
eight-page supplement on universities in Maclean' sand L 'Actualite, as well as radio and TV service announcements and a national speakers bureau involving university presidents. At the opening ceremony of NUW in Ottawa on October 11, 2,500 Canada Scholarships were presented to high school graduates continuing their studies in science and technology. Half were awarded to women.
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Inter-campus bus service studied by Silvia Cademartori
The Office of the Vice-Rector, Services has conducted a two-weeklong study, completed last Monday,
into the shuttle bus situation as a result of student complaints about service being too scanty.
The study was carried out by the shuttle bus drivers, starting on September 26.
The Office will base its decision about adding an extra bus on the findings of the study, said Shirley Maynes, assistant to
Vice-Rector, Services, Charles Giguere. "The study consists of surveys taken by
the bus drivers indicating how many people were on the bus at the time of departure, but more critically how many people were left at the bus stop," said Maynes.
She added that "If there is a trend where there's a busy period when the shuttle bus is constantly leaving people behind, then obviously there is a critical need for another bus."
The· Office is to study the results of the survey with Physical Plant, which manages
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the shuttle buses, and decide what .route to take. Operations Manager at the Loyola campus, Bill Gerecum, is hoping the study will show a pattern of the busiest times for the buses. If so, an extra bus might be added during the rush period, he told ITR .
Presently there are three shutle buses in use, all of them rented by the University from Transco at a total cost of$ 317,000 per year, according to the Director of Physical Resources , Frank Papineau. Two of the buses are rented exclusively by the University at a cost of$ 282,000 and service both campuses every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The third bus runs during the peak
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The long lineups for the shuttle buses are a re-occurring problem according to Maynes. "It 's always a proJ?lem that surfaces in September and settles in October. This year it's been pointed out to us that students might be saying ' to heck with the shuttle bus, I'm going to jump on the Metro,"' said Maynes.
"If the problem is straightening out because people are saying the service isn't good, then we ' ll fix it."
Concluded Maynes: "Concordia is a two-campus University apd we intend to provide the transportation needs between the two campuses."
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downtown in H-637, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de maisonneuve Blvd. W.) and atthe Loyola campus (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) in the basement of the Campus Centre. Information: 848-7410.
LACOLLE CENTRE There will be a GET A WAY WEEKEND AT LACOLLE on October 21-22, this will be given by Kathryn McMorrow & Gretta Hashemi. For more information call 848-4955 .
. CONCORDIA OUTDOOR CLUB Come out and play there is still time to register for Ricking (Adirondack mountains, N.Y.) on Oct. 28, the cost $16. Information: 848-3860 or 3858.
THINKING ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL Why not visit the Guidance Information Centre and explore the resources available to assist you? The Centre has wide range of subject directories to graduate prograines as well as a comprehensive university calendar collection for Canada and the U.S. Information on graduate and professional school admission tests and private sources of financial aid can be obtained also. Make time to visit us soon. Location, H-440, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W .) and 2490 West Broadway
· (Loyola campus). Information: 848-3556.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL "Amnesty International Awareness Week" on Oct. 23, 24 and 25 at 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Mezzanine of the Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 deMaisonneuveBlvd. W.)Therewill be Amnesty information, photo displays, Amnesty videos and guest speakers. Information: 848-7410.
HUMAN RESOURCES Staff Training & Development is offering a course on Negotiating Skills. The seminar will be given by Jennie Constantinides, Vice-President, Les Conseillers Fier Inc. There will be two (2) morning sessions Nov. 3rd and 10th. Registration deadline is Oct. 23. For more information: 848-3668.
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way and infant and child resuscitation. For more information call Donna Fasciano at 848-4877.
CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART THE GATE OF FLESH (1964) Seijun Suzuki at 5 p.m.; TORA-SAN GOES NORTH (1987) Yoji Yamada at 7 p.m.; MR. 420 (SHRI 420 )( 1955) Raj Kapoor at 9 p.m. in H-110, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W .). Admission $2. Information: 848-3878.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY SUNDAY EUCHARIST in Loyola Chapel at 11 a.m. & 8 p.m. Bob Nagy celebrating. All are welcome. Information: 848-3588.
CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART EJJANAIKA (1981) Shohei Imamura at 5 p.m.; LOVE SUBLIME (Satyam Shivam Sundaram) (1978) Raj Kapoor at 8 p.m. in H-110, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Admission $2. Information: 848-3878.
MONDAY OCTOBER 23
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY ROMAN CATHOLIC? An inquiry series at 8: 15 p.m. at Belmore House (3500 Belmore Ave.). Information: 848-3587.
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS . The Karl Polanyi T\.>~~ J of Political Economy prevc~V . ofessor Tadeusz Kowalik PC,~~ _.;ademy .of Sciences on "Rece y .cmic Changes in Poland," from .. ,1. to 8°p'.in. at2149 Mackay,Basement Lounge. Information: 848-2580.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY Presents "Gender, Age and Crime" by Dr. Darrell Steffensmeier, Penn State University, from 8:15 to IOp.m. in H-603-1, Henry F.Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.). Information: 848-2140.
WOMEN'S CENTRE Banner Quilting Week. The centre invites all women to help us make our banner during drop-in hours. Bring fabric if you can. Located at 2020 MacKay. Information: 848-7431.
CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART UN CONDAMNE A MORT S' EST ECHAPPE (1956) Robert Bresson at 8:30 p.m. inH-110, HenryF. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Admission $2. Information: ~48-3878.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 24
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY Sacred music hour in the Loyola Chapel between 1 and 2 p.m. Feel free to arrive or leave at any time during the hour. Any quiet, respectful activity is acceptable. Today: "Depres' s Mass." For information call 848-3585.
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EVENTS
LONERGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Presents a public lecture by Dr. Wolfgang Bottenberg, Assoc. Prof. of Music, Concordia University on "Goethe & Music" at 8:30 p.m. in H-937, HenryF. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd._ W.). Free Admission. Information: 848-2280.
CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART NOSFERATU (1978) Werner Herzog at 8:30 in H-110, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Admission $2. Information: 848-3878.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY PENSIONERS' ASSOCIATION The Fall Meeting of the Concordia University Pensioners' Association will meet in the Sir Gem:ge Williams Faculty Club ( 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., 7th floor) at 11:00 a.m. All members are urged to attend.
COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES The department of Communications Studies presents "The Home Movie Myth and Reality" by Dr. Brian Lewis in Bryan 209 (7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) from 4: 15 to 5:30 p.m. Information: 848-2554.
CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART POTEMKIN£ (1925) Sergei M. Eisenstein; THE MAN WITH THE MOVIE CAMERA (1929) Dziga Vertov at 8:30 p.m. in H-110, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.W.). Admission $2. Information: 848-3878.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26
THURSDAYS AT LONERGAN Martha Saunders, Department of Religion & Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia
University, will speak on "The Problem of -Exclusion in Feminism." Time: 4:00 to 5 :30 p.m. (refreshments will be available between 3:30 and 4 p.m.). Location: 7302 Sherbrooke St. W. Information: 848-2280.
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY Sacred music hour in the Loyola Chapel between l and 2 p.m. Feel free to arrive or leave at any time during the hour. Any quiet, respectful activity is acceptable. Today: Orlando di Lasso's "Requiem for 5 Voices" For information call: 848-3585.
PHILOSOPHY STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION Executive Elections will be held at 7:30 p.m. in H-662, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W .). Students with at least one (1) course in Philosophy are eligible and nominations will be taken from the floor. Information: 848-7466 (leave message anytime).
DOCTORAL THESIS DEFENCE Alturi Rama Prasad, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, at 10 a.m. in H-769, Henry F . Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) Thesis title: "SMR Topologies with Advanced Waveshaping Features."
CONSERVATO~YOF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART LADY CAMELLIA (1988) Yoshitaka Asama at 7 p.m.; BOOT POLISH (1953) Prakash Arora at 9-p.m. in H-110, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. ) Admission $2. Information: 848-3878.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27
DOCTORAL THESIS DEFENCE Elspeth Probyn, Special Individual Program, at 2 p.m. in H-769, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.). Thesis title: "An Autobiographical Turn :
Uses of the Self in Cultural Th~ory".
WOMEN'S CENTRE - Women and Health; What People Are
Calling P.M.S. Film followed by discussion. Bring your lunch, coffee will be available. Time: 12 noon, in the Staff lounge, 7th floor, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28
LACOLLE CENTRE There will be a workshop entitled "Leaders Are Made, Not Born" given by Vivienne Silver. For information call 848-4955.
CPR COURSE 8 HOURS FOR LIFE! CPR Refresher Course 8 hours for life! This course is offered -to people certified in the CPR Basic Life Support course who want to renew their certification and update their knowiedge. For more information call Donna Fasciano 848-4877.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1
GUIDANCE INFORMATION CENTRE Today is the deadline for the Canadian Lung Association. Nursing Fellowship and Research Grants, also, the deadline for The American-Scandinavian Foundation, U.S.A. Awards for study in Scandanavia. Graduate level; limited to . citizens of the U.S. and Scandinavia. Information: 848-3556.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2
CONCORDIA OUTDOOR CLUB First Open General Meeting of the Concordia Outdoor Club will be held at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is OPEN TOALL. Information: 848-3858 or 3860.
DEAN, FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
On 27 September 1989, the Board of Governors established an Evaluation Committee to "review the performance of the incumbent" Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science and to "make a written recommendation either for or against reappointment" for a second term, in accordance with the Rules and Procedures for Evaluation Committees and Advisory Search Committees approved by the Board of Governors in May 1984. The Committee has the following membership:
Ms. Elaine Bruce Associate Professor Bruce English
Associate Professor WIiiiam 0. GIisdorf Professor Henry Habib Ms. Harriet Mclachlan
Mr. Mike Michell· Mr. Shawn O'hara
Ms. Sheelah O'nelll Ms. Elizabeth Seaton Ms. Rltva Seppanen Dean M.n.s. SWamy
Associate Professor Mair Verthuy Dr. Rose Shelnln (chair)
ThE! Committee is required to make its recommendation in the light of the informati~n presented to it. To this end, interested persons are invited to submit relevant information or make statements in writing to the Committee no later than 17:00, Friday, 3 November 1989. Those wishing to submit such statements should be aware that the incumbent will be given an opportunity to respond to any relevant 'COmments .or criticisms. Subject to this requirement, the proceedings of the Committee and its discussions are confidential. . . Submissions, marked "confidential," should be forwarded to: ·
Dr. Rose Shelnln Chair, Evaluation Committee Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science Concordia University, Room AD-231 7141 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, Quebec · H4B 1R6
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LEGAL PROBLEMS? WE CAN HELP!!! The Legal Information Service can help with information and counselling. We are located in Room CC-326,.west-end campus, telephone 848-4960. Office hours Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This service is f ree and confidential.
LESBIAN STUDIES COALITION OF CONCORDIA Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. Open to all lesbians and women: students, faculty and staff. Simone de Beauvoir Lounge, 2170 Bishop Street. For information call 848-7431.
The Thursday Report is the community newspaper of Concordia niversity, serving faculty, staff, administration and students at the University 's downtown and west end campuses. The newspaper reports on Concordia news and research and also contains the most comprehensive listing of on-campus events available at the University. It is published weekly during the academic year by the Public Relations Department, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd.·W., Montreal, Quebec H3G IMS. (514) 848-4882. Material published in The Thursday Report may be reproduced without permission.Credit would be ap-
preciated. University events and notices are published free of charge. Classified ads cost $5 for the first IO words, I 0¢ each additional word. Retail rates on request. Events, notices and classified ads must reach the Public Relations Office (BC-225) in writing. no later than Monday noon, prior to the Thursday publication date. ISSN 0704-5506 Editor: Sharon Bishin Circulation: 8,000 copies
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N()TICES CATCH THE STINGER SPIRIT! Get your department out for a fun time at a football, basketball or hockey game this season. We'll help you organize a pre- or post-game meal, reception, or even a fun game between .halves or periods for your department, friends and/or family. Join the action! Phone our Sports · Information Office at 848-3849.
OMBUDS OFFICE The Ombuds Office is available to all members of the University for information, advice and assistance with University-related problems. Call 848-4964 or drop into 2100 Mackay, downtown campus. Services of the
Ombuds Office are confidential.
LACOLLECENTREFALL SCHEDULE There will be a full schedule· of workshops at the Lacolle Centre for Educational Innovation, beginning with "Transformative Theatre . A Creativity Workshop For Women," with Ann Scofield ( sessions every Wednesday, October 11 to November 29) and "Creating a Personal Theatre: A Creative Laboratory for Women in the Arts," also with Ann Schofield (sessions every Sunday, October 15 to December 3). Timely notice will be given in later issues of TTR.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Rochelle Bruneau on Oct. 18, 19, 20 and 21 at 8:00 p.m. at the D.B. Clarke Theatre (1455 de Ma is·onneuve B lvd. W .) downtown campus. Admission is Free. Box dffice opens at 7:30 p.m. For information call 848-4742.
GARNET KEY SOCIETY The Gamet Key Society is looking for new members. Check out our booths at both campuses the first two weeks of Qctober, or call us at 848-4828.
PEER HELPER PROGRAM
EVENTS If you are holding a scholarship this year and haven' t yet received an invitation to the Fellowship Reception from the Dean of
It will provide training sessions to 10 undergraduates who will then run a supervised drop-in centre, beginning in January 1990. This is the FINAL WEEK for submitting applications, available from Guidance Services, Health Services and Chaplaincy Services. Call Daryl 848-3585, or Sister Mickie 848-3591. THURSDAY OCTOBER 19
THURSDAYS AT LONERGAN Susan Palmer, Department of Religion, Dawson College will speak on "The Cult Controversy: Deprogramming. vs, . Religious Freedom" Time: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. (refreshments will be available between 3:30 and 4 p.m.): Location: 7302 Sherbrooke St. W} Information: 848-2280.
· CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY , Sacred music.hour in the Loyola Chapel be
tween 1 and 2 p.m. Feel free to arrive or leave at"any time during the hour. Any quiet, respectful activity is acceptable. Today: Monteverdi 's "Vespers 1610." Information: 848-3588.
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY Professor Richard Logan of John Abbott College will speak in H-762, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) at 8:00 p.m. about his new book "The Psychology of War." Admission is Free.
SCIENCE COLLEGE The Science College presents "Insanity: The Idea and its Consequences" by Dr. Thomas Szasz, SUNY College of Medicine, Syracuse, at 8:30 p.m. in Room H-110 (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.). lnforma- . tion: 848-2595 .
FRIDAY OCTOBER 20
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY BECOMING FULLY ALIVE, Bi-monthly sessions designed to help a person grow in self-awareness, deepen one' s interpersonal relationships and learn Christian medita-. tion. This will be held in annex Z (2090 Mackay Rm 02) from 7-9 p.m. For information call Sr. Michelina Bertone, S.S.A at 848-3591.
QUPIRG/GRIPUQ QUPIRG/GRIPUQ will be having a general meeting at 5:30 p.m. (2130 MacKay). An open forum for questions, concerns or queries. Information: 848-7585.
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY · There will be a seminar given by Dr. D.P . Gold, Penn State University. Dr. Gold will be speaking on "Worldwide KimberliteCarbonatite Associations·, and the Implications for Hi-Tech Metals" from 3 to 4 p.tn.
. Drummond Science . Bldg .(7141 Sherbrooke St. W.) Room DS-229-1 . All are welcome.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL There will be an Amnesty International Letter Writing meeting at 6 p.m. in H-609, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve_ Blvd. W.). Information: 848-7410.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY Nepalese Youth Group from India will
· present an evening of ethnic dance & videos in the Loyola Chapel at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. Freewill offering.
MBA STUDENT ASSOCIATION Will be presenting a conference on "Career Opportunities in the Public and Private Sectors." Registration begins at 9 a.m. in H-767, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W .) Admission is $ 12 (Luncheon included). Information: COPPS Hotline (514) 738-8416 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
CPR HEARTSA VER COURSE 6 HOURS FOR LIFE The course includes rescue breathing and one-person cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), management of the obstructed air-
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· Graduate Studies , please phone the Graduate Awards Officer at 848-3801/9.
WRITING ASSISTANCE Worried about writing papers? Need some tips on writing more effective papers in less time? Need help before the UWT? See a Writing Assistant. Free one-on-one help with any writing problem. Downtown Campus, H-440, Henry F. Hall Bldg. (1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.) days or evenings. Loyola camp.us days only (848-3555).
LEARNING DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Applications are now being accepted for the...__ National Faculty Excha.nge. ·Interested parties are urged to contact Dr. Ronald Smith at 848-2498. Application deadline November 7, 1989.
CONCORDIA CAMPUS MINISTRY Prison Visits. An outreach program to the inmates at Bordeaux, Tuesdays 2 to 4:00 p.m. until Nov. 21. For more information call Peter Cote 848-3586 0r Matti Terho 848-3590. Meditation in the Chapel, Wednesdays, 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. Everyone welcome. Chanting Jesus prayer, then sitting in silence. Personal instruction is available. Call Daryl Ross 848-3585. Daily Eucharist in the Loyola Chapel at 12:05 p.m. Bob Nagy celebrating. All are welcome. Information: 848-3585. Discovering Your Inner Child of The · Past will be held every Thursday until Nov. 16 in annex Z (2090 Mackay, room 02) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Information call Sister Michelina Bertone, S .S.A. 848-3591 . Donation $10.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE The Department of Theatre presents "ROCK.ARY IN THAT TIME' by Samuel Beckett and "JACK OF_ HEARTS" by
THE CONCORDIA CENTRAL AMERICA COMMITTEE The Concordia Central America Committee . will be having their "TOOLS FOR PEACE" ~ollection drive for Nicaragua. They are in desperate need of school supplies, such as Note Books, Pens, Pencils, Chalk, Markers, and other classroom type materials. To help fill this need please drop off your donations to either CUSA office;
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UNCLASSIFIED TO SELL IBM Compatible, XT, Double disk drive & Monitor, $550orbestoffer. Call: 484-2361.
WANTED Live in, French Speaking Babysitter, fulltime, to live in San Diego to care for 1 child, 20 months old, girl, professional couple. References required, local number (514)481 -6415.
PIANO FOR SALE "Hal/et Davis" 30 years old, $1,200. Phone: 848-8670 or 363-3349.
TYPING Term papers and thesis. Call: 482-9716 after 6 p.m.
DUPLEX FOR SALE N.D.G. Big and Beautiful, double occupancy, woodwork, leaded windows, very large rooms, possibility of bachelor. Asking $249,000. Call Louise Lacas: 481-8 168 or Louise Giguere: 487-3638/481-024 l.
BETA VCR FOR SALE Sanyo, wireless remote control, $100. Call: 848-2608 or 484-0266 after 6 p.m.