22 MARCH 1991

Single citizenship model for

Canada won't work

CHARLES TAYLOR PONDERS A ‘TWO-TIERED DIVERSITY’

I attempt to impose a single model The challenge is to develop a

of citizenship on this country is to certainly destroy it;says Charles Taylor, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University.

“We may have actually already done that—I hope we haven’t—but the only hope [of saving the coun- try] is to devise and develop a more flexible and diverse notion of Cana- dian citizenship,” the speaker for this year’s McDonald Constitutional Lecture said 14 March.

The self-described committed federalist said it may be time to con- ceive of a “two-tiered diversity,” in which Canadians not only accept that individuals can be diverse in cultural backgrounds, but even ac- cept that the way that people belong to the country doesn’t need to be exactly the same.

McGill University Professor of Political Science and Philosophy Charles Taylor

sense of what the country is about to bridge differences, so someone in, say, Edmonton, could feel they be- long to Canada as an individual with their particular colouration in the mosaic, and they could accept that someone in Quebec or who is abo- riginal could feel they belong to Canada via national entities, said Dr Taylor, one of the country’s fore- most political scientists.

“We must come to respect these different senses of belonging,” he said. “I think we are obsessed with a certain model of a nation-state which is now passé ... the model that [says] the only way to unite a nation is to take all the individuals and relate them to the central core.”

In his talk titled “Can National Unity Survive the Charter?” Dr Taylor argued that two different

necessary to defend its French-speak- ing society; some felt threatened by the structure of Canada; and some asked to what extent Canada recog- nized that one of its components is a nation.

Recognition has become the most important issue for Quebecers, Dr Taylor said. Many Quebecers pre- tended that this recognition didn’t matter to them, but on another level it did matter. “The tragedy of it all is that we actually have reached the stage in Quebec history where we have the powers to protect ourselves and we don’t really feel terribly threatened,” said the strong supporter of the proposed Meech Lake Accord.

models of a liberal society have evolved within Canada. “In one of which, the procedural model, the very espousal of collective goals begins to be seen as more and more dangerous and unacceptable. From the other perspective, it appears quite normal that collective goals can exist with the liberal mode of life.

“As long as this ambiguity wasn’t brought to the fore, as usual we could muddle along,” but the Meech Lake Accord’s distinct soci- ety clause demonstrated Quebecers’ desire for a differential interpretation of the Charter emphasizing the im- portance of collective goals. “This very demand appeared to people in the rest of the country incompatible with their conception of the Char- ter.”

REHABILITATION MEDICINE ‘Building for Tomorrow’

a a portion of the afternoon of 12 March the voices in Corbett Hall were saying things other than “Let’s put up that partition” and “Has the paint dried?” The talk was of fundraising and of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine moving into the renovated building.

One of the voices was that of Dean Martha Piper. She officially launched the Faculty’s Building for Tomorrow Campaign, whose aim is

Dr Taylor, who has presented his views to the Belanger-Campeau Commission on the constitutional future of Quebec, focused his re- marks primarily on the Quebec- Canada relationship, but pointed out that there are two other “bleeding sores” threatening to tear the country apart: alienation and the failure of Canadians to do justice to the de- mands of aboriginal people.

“Now more than ever there has to be an explicit recognition that Quebecers and indeed French Cana- dians belong to Canada not simply as individuals, but via their national entities,” he said. “Many people in the rest of Canada are rather proud of Canada’s record of accommodating diversity—but they have a picture of diversity grounded in a mosiac im- age, and that’s not diverse enough.”

There were three reasons why Quebecers put forward their de- mands: some felt the powers were

to raise $1 million to buy equipment for teaching and research purposes as well as clinical practice.

The Faculty, Dean Piper said, has almost all of the components neces- sary for greatness: quality students, faculty and clinical relationships. “Now we’ ll have the best building, but we’ll still need the best equipment and technology.”

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scheme of things (see ‘Letters’)

Excellence in research

|, was an evening of strange and exotic imagery. On 13 March, both Lyndal Osborne (Art and Design) and William Graham (Chemistry), recipients of the J Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research, used powerful visual presentations to illustrate their work.

In his opening remarks, Bob James, Vice-President (Research), commended the 1991 Laureates for symbolizing the research dimension of the University and inspiring oth- ers in their fields.

Introducing Professor Osborne, Les Kennedy, Associate Dean (Re- search and Graduate Studies), Fac- ulty of Arts, noted her certificate from the National Art School in Sydney in 1960; her year at Sydney Teachers’ College; seven years teaching high school in Australia, England and Canada and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin in 1971. He said she came to the Uni- versity of Alberta as an Assistant Professor in 1971, became an Asso- ciate Professor in 1978, a Full Pro- fessor in 1982 and has earned inter-

experiences combing coastal beaches in Australia which she returns to “through memory and a lively imagi- nation.” A slide of her work, Soli- tude, 1985, showed the way she evokes a marine background, using natural forms and patterns generated by wind and water.

Professor Osborne also empha- sized the important influence of Aus- tralian aborigines, her “role models as practising artists,” noting her stud- ies of their mythology, ritual ceremo- nies and culture. “I see parallels in how I use my art as a recreation of experience.” In the work, Scarlet Woman, 1984, she explained, she looks at how our ancestors depict their visual culture and what types of imagery she chooses to represent her own cultural roots.

Her work and research have evolved from objects collected from nature and developed with other ideas, she said. “My work grows out of a combination of first-hand expe- rience with the forms of energy in the natural world and the evocation of more primitive, tribal forms.” As

national recognition, showing her art a print artist, she is fascinated by the

in 213 juried exhibitions around the world, from China to Germany.

In her talk, “Objects of Nature and Imagination,” Professor Osborne said she is inspired by early

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challenges in the “marriage of mate- rial processes and intent,” and sees “qualities in prints unmatched by other media.” She stressed the crea- tive opportunities in the working process, which challenges her with surprises and unexpected results. Characterizing her work as solitary and quietly contemplative, she com- mented, “My aim is not in the pre- cise depiction of nature, but to use nature as a particular source aug- mented by memories and associa- tions.” She dedicated her current body of work to her mother and ac- knowledged the support of col- leagues in the print artist community. Chancellor Sandy Mactaggart pre- sented Professor Osborne with her Award.

Bob Crawford, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science, intro- duced Professor Graham, presenting a glimpse of his early life in Rosetown, Saskatchewan, and traced his education from the University of Saskatchewan to Harvard. Having come to the University of Alberta in 1962, the innovative organometallic chemist (who is also a jazz and pho- tography aficionado) is considered internationally preeminent in his field, Dr Crawford concluded.

In his lecture, “Peaceful Carbon- Hydrogen Bonds Ripped Apart by Disguised Metal Atoms,” Professor Graham explained how methane, “the simplest stable compound with carbon-hydrogen bonds ... a major component of natural gas ... and the

simplest member of the paraffin fam- |

ily of hydrocarbons,” can be acti- vated, converted into new and more reactive compounds. He said it is hard to make the “recalcitrant” car- bon-hydrogen bond react, without “bashing it” or “heating it at red-hot temperatures.” The goal, significant for the petrochemical industry, is to break the carbon-hydrogen bonds of methane to form compounds such as methanol. His research has explored “subtler” processes.

To describe his work, Dr Graham used slides of brightly coloured mod- els of molecules which looked like “tinkertoys” and “‘computer-gener- ated space-filling models” which resembled beach-ball figures. He explained that “chemists have de- vised special wrappings” (for exam- ple, carbon atoms, carbons and hydrogens, carbons and oxygens) to “keep metal atoms from sticking together” to form solid metal. In his research, he uses a metal atom, irid- ium, packaged in carbon monoxides, in solution. By applying ultraviolet light, he has been able to “produce a fiercely reactive metal compound” which “inserts itself into the carbon-

® @ An aflatoxins primer FOOD TOXICOLOGIST MUCH IN DEMAND

FS scientists last week welcomed one of their own to their labs and seminar rooms in the Agriculture- Forestry Building.

It wasn’t a case of everybody talking at once but it could have been because Douglas Park’s chief

concern is increasing the safety of the food supply and the schedule called for him to be here for just two days.

At the University of Arizona, which Dr Park joined after 13 years of service with the US Food and

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Kaplan Award recipients William Graham and Lyndal Osborne

hydrogen bond” in methane and converts it to a more reactive and potentially more useful compound. Professor Graham said the research began with producing reactions in a $50 test tube (“that’s the easy part”) to initial investigations using a $50,000 infrared spectrometer and finally to verification using a $500,000 mass spectrometer.

He stressed that “chemistry is not a solitary endeavour,” noting the numerous graduate students and 43 postdoctoral fellows who have par- ticipated in his work, both before and after his carbon-hydrogen acti- vation discovery. He gratefully ac- knowledged the assistance for his work of the University of Alberta,

Aflatoxin research by Douglas Park and his colleagues at the University of Arizona is

applied worldwide.

Drug Administration, he is research- ing immunochemical methods for monitoring toxic levels in food. There’s a high incidence of afla-

_ toxin in Arizona, particularly in

cotton seed which is used in animal feeds, said the Associate Professor of Food Toxicology. Corn, peanuts and tree nuts are most likely to be contaminated by aflatoxin. Another study involves the toxins that are formed as algae grows in a reef environment. When these microor- ganisms are consumed by small fish, the fish become contaminated. They then fall prey to larger fish which become the catch of the day and wind up on our dinner plate.

“Ciguatera toxins are very po- tent. Death can occur if the levels are high enough,” Dr Park said, emphasizing that toxins occurring in nature are of far greater concern to human well-being than are manu- factured materials such as food additives.

NSERC, the Alberta Energy Co, Professor Harry Gunning, his Chem- istry colleagues and the Chemistry ““nfrastructure” (laboratories and equipment operated smoothly by the skills and efforts of members of the department. Michael Welsh, Vice- Chairman, Board of Governors, pre- sented Professor Graham with his Award.

In his closing remarks, President Paul Davenport congratulated the 1991 Laureates for their outstanding work, noting that both winners “do what they do for the love of it.” He lauded them for their joy of explor- ing and intellectual curiosity which have led them to be open to serendip- ity and breakthroughs in their re- search.

“Foods are risky. Even one we might consider safe could be haz- ardous for some people.” Dr Park used milk as an example, saying it’s okay for 99.9 percent of the populace but is troublesome for those who are lactose intolerant.

Dr Park supplemented his ad- dresses on toxic levels in foods by handing out immunochemical test kits and helping graduate students analyze things like aflatoxins. Re- search at the University of Alberta is focusing on the development of similar test methods for stress metabolites in potatoes. (The stress refers to potatoes that have been cut or bruised.)

This was Dr Park’s first visit to Edmonton and it was made possi- ble by the Food Science Enrich- ment Seminar Series. He expressed satisfaction with the “very concen- trated series of lectures and interac- tions in the lab with faculty, col- leagues and graduate students” and indicated that he would stay in touch with them because of com- mon interests in some areas of food science research.

KING’S COLLEGE LAB INSTRUCTOR CRITICIZES GOVERNMENT

I. lab instructor who was recently fired by King’s College because he is a homosexual says it’s evident that discrimination against gays and les- bians is not just a problem within the Christian community, but is a prob- lem everywhere.

Ata forum last week cospon- sored by Gays and Lesbians on Campus, Delwin Vriend argued, however, that people in the secular community often act in a more Christ-like manner than those in the Christian world.

“When the Alberta government and the Human Rights Commission of Alberta refused to do anything, they are saying very clearly to gays

person is gay,’ I think the answer [to the question] is no. If we mean by ‘it’ could sexual orientation be a factor in an employment decision, | think the answer is yes.”

Pointing out that there are 33,000 to 35,000 people here on any given day and countless decisions made every day, Trehearne asked, is it possible that there is bigotry on the campus? Yes, and it’s possible that it could influence someone’s employment decisions.

Trehearne said it’s highly un- likely the question would come up at the University in exactly the same way that it did for Delwin Vriend.

Fran Trehearne, Director of the Office of Human Rights.

and lesbians, you are not human— and I reject that outright,” said Vriend,

“The issue of human rights, es- pecially for gays and lesbians, has struck pretty close to home, and it’s raised a lot of questions in my mind about what the Alberta government and institutions like King’s College really think about people,” he told the well-attended forum which at one point discussed whether a simi- lar situation could arise at the Uni- versity of Alberta.

Could it happen here? According to Fran Trehearne, Director of the Office of Human Rights, “the an- swer depends on what we mean by ‘it’. If we mean could somebody be fired here and the supervisor and the supervisor’s supervisor come out and say, ‘you did this because this

The issue of sexual orientation would come in a more indirect way, with someone allowing a gay or lesbian person’s sexual orientation to become a factor in an employment decision.

“There’s a million and one ways to mask the reason for a decision,” he said. “But we do have some poli- cies on the books to which we could refer, if that happened and we were able to demonstrate in some way that it [decision] was based on sexual orientation.”

One such policy is contained in the General Faculties Council em- ployment policies, which says that employment decisions will be based on merit, he explained, and a more general principle that could be cited is that the University is a place where equality of opportunity is

incredibly important. And unlike at King’s College, he pointed out that U of A staff have collective agree- ments which deal with issues such as dismissal, discipline and layoffs, and which provide arbitration proce- dures.

“It concerns me a little bit that we don’t have anything specifically that refers to sexual orientation,” he said. The University is developing a statement on equity which will be considered in the coming months. The proposed statement says that the University does not discriminate on the basis of a number of grounds including sexual orientation. “From my point of view, that would be a strengthening.”

Panelist New Democrat Party MLA William Roberts said what happened to Vriend could happen at the U of A. “What really matters is not what the University does or doesn’t do to protect the people on this campus. To me the question is what the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada do to protect all their citizens,” he said, adding that it shouldn’t just be a patchwork of bylaws and constitutions of vari- ous institutions.

Roberts lauded the work of GFC and the Human Rights Office, but “the bottom line ... for gays and les- bians wherever they are, on what- ever campus, wherever they are in Alberta, is that they must not be discriminated against on the basis on their sexual orientation.”

Liberal Party MLA Sheldon Chumir said his party supports the inclusion of the prohibition of dis- crimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the Individual Rights Protection Act.

He pointed out that King’s Col- lege receives a significant amount of money from the provincial govern- ment. “TI personally believe that it’s totally inappropriate for an entity that receives public funding to deny employment to one of the very tax- payers who helped pay for the fund- ing of the institution.”

Compressed natural gas all the rage PHYSICAL PLANT PLEASED WITH EXPERIMENT

gaseous experiment is taking place on campus ... not in the lab but on the road. ,

Over a three-month trial period which ends | April, the Department of Physical Plant is monitoring the performance of six mail vans that are running on compressed natural gas (CNG). Early in January, Physi- cal Plant’s Vehicle Pool converted two vans so that they could use CNG. This involved installing a slightly different distribution system which includes a pressure gas line that bypasses the carburetor. Pleased with the result, Physical Plant quickly converted four more vans. All the vehicles have a dual fuel

system so a switch to regular gaso- line could be made if necessary.

“As the mail vans rarely leave campus, their performance on CNG can be closely monitored, with the immediate benefits of a cleaner en- vironment realized on campus,” says Greg Wiens, Superintendent, Grounds and Transportation.

The drivers gas up at two VRAs (Vehicle Refueling Appliances) at the RE Phillips Services Building and then keep tabs on such things as ease of starting, number of kilome- tres traveled during a certain time and the amount of CNG used during that time. Wiens says the only prob- lem has been some startup difficul-

ties with two of the vans and that minor adjustments to the converted systems quickly set things right. The trial period will determine CNG’s viability as an alternative to either gasoline or propane. If CNG gets high marks, the Vehicle Pool will likely convert more vehicles so they can use what Wiens calls “a very clean-burning fuel that has

barely been tapped for vehicle use.”

Noting the 90 percent reduction in tailpipe emissions when CNG is used and the fact that the fuel is plentiful in the province, Wiens says, “I see a lot of potential for that fuel in Alberta. I’m surprised the province isn’t pushing it more.”

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_ financial problems? Will we do what Joanie Mitchell told us not to, and

FINANCIAL DETAILS OF RESTRUCTURING TOO SKIMPY

As indicated in “Maintaining Excellence and Accessibility in an Envi- ronment of Budgetary Restraint,” the changes in the structure of the Uni- versity are certainly far-reaching and profound. However, specific infor- mation about the way that money will be saved by this restructuring is not included. I believe that well-reasoned decisions will require more informa- tion, and two matters of concern immediately come to mind.

First, outside of the $1.5 million saving from reductions in services presently provided by the Faculty of Extension, specific fiscal benefits from the proposed changes are unclear. We are given only composite data, and no accounting of savings for each recommendation is provided. Since lives are being disrupted by these recommendations, it seems reasonable to expect an indication of how much money each proposed change will save. How else can we determine if the savings are worth the cost?

Secondly, not counting the $1.5 million from Extension, most of the savings relate to reductions in academic staff costs. However, academic staff whose positions are closed will be assigned elsewhere in the Univer- sity. Thus, most of the indicated savings will be derived from normal attri- tion. Inasmuch as savings from attrition will occur whether the University is restructured or not, it is difficult to see how the restructuring itself will save much money.

It may well be that the University needs restructuring, but the advan- tages of restructuring in order to reduce annual expenditures have neither adequately been indicated in this document nor justified by it. I assume the University administration will be more forthcoming, but if it is not, | won- der who will demand justification and more precise accounting? Will it be the students whose services are cut? AAS:UA? NASA? The Board of Governors? GFC? Deans of affected Faculties? Other deans? I hope some- one does because more information is sorely needed.

Jason Montgomery, Professor of Family Studies

“UNIVERSITY FARM’: LET IT BE

“Selling the Farm” is a metaphor for the last action to be taken by a dying organization. As any farmer will tell you it is not part of a survival plan. We at the University of Alberta are experiencing hard times, and are looking for a solution. Among those proposed is to sell (or lease) the Uni- versity Farm.

The decision about whether or not to do this will be a difficult one, but many members of our community may think that this is a purely financial question: should we, or should we not cash in an asset to obtain operating funds? Unfortunately, this question is not that straightforward. It turns out

~ to be a matter of academic priorities, not financial exigency: - © The “University Farm” only looks like a farm. It is, in fact, a research

laboratory complex (albeit an attractive one) and its proper title is the Ed- monton Research Station.

* The Station is the main set of laboratories for about 15 professors in Animal and Plant Science and their research teams (technicians, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, graduate students, etc). It is also a secondary laboratory for a good many more teams in the Faculty of Agri- culture and Forestry and beyond, particularly in the Faculties of Science and Medicine. In excess of 50 technical staff (full-time and trust employ- ees) work at the Station.

* Closing this laboratory, by sale or lease, would be no different than clos- ing any other laboratory. It would throw a number of people out of work and would put a stop to the science being conducted. Agriculture is an industry struggling with the Herculean task of feeding and clothing the population without raping or polluting the environment. Many would say the struggle has a long way to go. Closing one of Canada’s premier agri- cultural research and teaching facilities will not help.

* The suggestion is also made that we could simply move the laboratory further away, onto cheaper land. The problem with that argument is that the laboratory is already about as far away as it can be. How many people at the University of Alberta have to travel several kilometres to their labo- ratory or library before they can begin working on their research? It would also make undergraduate student exposure to our laboratories virtually impossible. Additionally, the long-term agronomic data base established by continual record keeping at that site since the 1930s simply can’t be recreated.

The people who will decide the Research’Station’s fate are aware of the arguments, but I feel that many others in our community would not be aware that this is a matter of academic rather than financial priorities. The University owns many assets; if it is forced to sell some to balance its

budgets, the choice must be based on academic criteria. The Edmonton

Research Station is an academically important unit.

I would like to make one final emotional appeal though. The Edmon- ton Research Station (University Farm) is not only a world-class labora- tory complex, it is aesthetically pleasing. It can be viewed as a farm in the middle of a big city, visited incidentally by up to 10,000 children and who

_ knows how many adults every year. Why must we solve problems by _

covering grass and bush with concrete and glass? Is this the way to enrich the lives of Edmontonians? Would this be a responsible way to solve our pave paradise to put upa parking lot? MA Price — : oe Professor and Chair, Depar.

ent of Animal Science

Legal system excludes women, law professor says

Women's exclusion has occurred so often and in so many different areas of the law, that it is impossible to dismiss them as examples of out- moded thinking, says a University of Calgary law professor, Sheilah Martin. They’re not isolated; they recur and this exclusion has a mod- ern significance.

Martin, a co-panelist at the re- cent “Symposium on Women and the Law,” sponsored by The Wom- en’s Law Forum, said, “We have to

understand this history of exclusion before we can engage in an analysis of modern problems.

“We must jealousy guard these examples of direct discrimination, insist on their true meaning, and question who benefits when the actual is denied and even the obvi- ous is obscured,” she said, noting, for example, that there are people who insist that the Montreal Massa- cre had nothing to do with gender.

mm ACTIVITIES

In recognition of their contributions to the development of struc- tural and geotechnical engineering in Brazil, DW Murray and Z Eisenstein (Civil Engineering) have received Honorourary Professor- ships from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro. This honour, awarded 7 March, was confirmed at a ceremony at- tended by University officials and the Canadian Ambassador to Brazil...David Marples (Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies) has been invited to speak at The City Club of Cleveland, on 3 May. His speech, which will be broadcast in its entirety by 144 radio stations across the United States, will be on a topic concerned with the con- temporary USSR...The Golden Bears were in over their heads when they took on Team Canada in a recent volleyball exhibition match, but the event raised more than $2,500 for the Bears team...Gerald Redmond (Physical Education and Sport Studies) has received a Writing Award of $2,000 from the Association of Canadian Studies in Montreal. The award is for travel necessary for research on a manuscript, to be completed by 1 March 1994. It’s exceedingly diffi- cult to get travel money in this area, Dr Redmond says. “It may look like peanuts to some people, but it’s like gold to me’’...Ellen Schoeck (formerly Solomon) has assumed additional duties as part-time ex- ecutive assistant to the President. She remains Director of the Univer- sity Secretariat, Secretary to GFC and Secretary to the GFC Aca- demic Appeals Committee, and will be a member of the Advisory Committee of Human Rights...At the suggestion of Linda Achtem (Health Sciences Library), a general collection was taken on behalf of civilian relief in the Persian Gulf. Library staff donated slightly more than $1,000 and turned it over to the Red Cross.

Librarians participate in salvage workshop

ul a. that your whole library has been devastated.”

Well, librarians on campus would rather not ever have to deal with such a catastrophic event, but that doesn’t mean they’re not plan- ning for the unthinkable.

Last week participants and ob- servers from the Library system took part in a “salvage workshop” to prepare themselves for a potential disaster situation. Manager of the Conservation and Reproduction

Section of the Archives of Ontario, John Barton, was on campus to con- duct the workshop and explain the various procedures and techniques

used to deal with damaged materials.

Barton set up a simulation in the basement of the Biological Sciences Building. Various expendable mate- rials, such as books, CDs, tapes, films, cards, maps and computer printouts, were soaked with water.

Citing a number of examples, such as the Person’s Case, in which women have been systematically discriminated against, Professor Martin said, “These examples teach us to be leery, and possibly even weary, of justification of women’s disadvantage on the basis of their sex and biological difference.

“WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS HISTORY OF EXCLUSION BEFORE WE CAN ENGAGE IN AN ANALYSIS OF MODERN PROBLEMS.”

“When we look at the history of exclusion and ascertain its modern relevance, we cannot accept the tardy removal of previously imposed limitations as a great gain for women,” she said. And the repeal of the marital rape exemption provision in 1982 is not an advance for women, that’s the removal of an imposed disability.

“We should also appreciate that a change in a discriminatory law doesn’t eradicate the biased thinking that may have generated and sus- tained the law,” she said. “Direct discrimination is often replaced by the indirect ... and when the blatant forms of discrimination become socially unacceptable, they go under- ground.

Library personnel assess the damage to materials during a simulated “salvage workshop” conducted by John Barton (centre)

of the Archives of Ontario.

Dealing with these situations involves a great deal of common sense, Barton told participants and observers. ““There’s no mystique to this.” And as well as demonstrating some of the hands-on techniques to deal with damaged materials, he explained some of the other deci- sions that would have to be made in disastrous situations.

He said the objective of the exer- cise was to give people on campus enough knowledge, so that they will be able to cope with disaster situa- tions.

Materials that could be easily and less expensively duplicated may not have to be salvaged, he said. Decisions would also have to made on which books could be air dryed and which ones would be frozen and restored over time.

Bruce Peel Special Collections Conservator Carolynne Poon says the University Libraries recently purchased a 26 cubic foot freezer and have a list of other freezers on

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“Today people are sufficiently sensitive, and some are sufficiently politically correct, not to say certain things to our faces. But we know the sexism is there, insidious, shaping our behaviour, limiting our options, and that it’s increasingly harder to deal with because the old arguments based on women’s biology and the natural mandate of women have been replaced by far more sophisti- cated claims,” Professor Martin said.

“Unfortunately, I see all too often the issue becomes framed as one of personal competence, rather than systemic discrimination,” she told the symposium, which was attended predominately by female law students, practitioners and aca- demics.” The personal is truly the

political for the women who haven’t |

been kept on after their articling. They’ re told their work isn’t good enough, but, in actuality, they are victims of discrimination.

“Many women feel that they have reached the level of their own

personal competence, when the only

thing that has happened to them is that they have been discriminated against,” she said.

Martin had some advice for her listeners: take steps to speak your mind; don’t allow stories of exclu- sion to continue on a personal level, so you’re better equipped to deal with the major exclusions on the political level; and explain what it is you really think.

campus as part of the Libraries dis- aster plan.

Assistant Librarian Elaine Simpson experienced a library dis- aster first-hand. A few years ago, librarians at the former Boreal Insti- tute Library, which was housed in the Biological Sciences Building, arrived one morning to find ankle- deep water on the floor. Water from the floor above the library had dam- aged some 1,500 books.

Simpson said she learned from that experience and from the work- shop that it is important to be pre- pared. She said the Boreal, which was then not covered under the gen- eral Libraries disaster plan, did not have all the necessary supplies on hand when the disaster occurred and “we spent the first half of the day just getting supplies.”

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CELEBRANTS TOLD OF BEARS SURVIVAL

Roland Michener takes his place among fellow inductees of the Sports Wall of Fame.

Michener a Sports Wall of Fame inductee

Fe sinr Governor General Roland Michener was inducted into the Univer- sity of Alberta’s Sports Wall of Fame at the gala dinner 14 March.

Also inducted were Gary Smith and Ray Kelly. The Sports Wall of Fame has since its inception in 1983 inducted numerous athletes, coaches and con- tributors to University sport.

During his days at the U of A, Michener was active ina number of sports, including track and field and football. He acknowledges that his fa- vourite sport was hockey. Born 19 April 1900 in Lacombe, Alberta, Michener spent his formative years. in Red Deer. He received his BA in 1920, and also earned a Rhodes Scholarship.

Michener, a long-time advocate in Canada of the importance of physical fitness, practised law from 1924 to 1957, became a member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament and then was elected to the House of Commons in 1953. He was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974.

Smith began his sporting career at the University in football and basket- ball, and over four years he received numerous awards and established sev- eral records. He went on to coach bas- ketball and football at three different universities. He was also the head coach of the Golden Bears Basketball team from 1976 to 1979, and has made out- standing contributions to wheelchair basketball in Canada.

Kelly began coaching judo at the University in 1954 and his teams were undefeated in 17 consecutive years of intercollegiate competition. In 1966, he began a new career as an athletic thera- pist and was head athletic therapist from 1967 to 1986. He served as an athletic therapist for many national and international games and sporting events throughout the world.

Also at the gala dinner, athletics fans were buoyed by the news that the Golden Bear Football team will be on the field in the coming season. Golden Bear Football Alumni Association President David Rowand informed the gathering that enough money had been raised to keep the team operational.

Earlier this year, the Golden Bear Football program was dropped from the Department of Athletics’ operating budget. The Golden Bear Football Alumni Association then stepped in to spearhead the “Save the Bears” fundraising campaign.

President Paul Davenport ap- plauded the efforts of alumni and stu- dents. He said all the U of A’s teams need support and the football team needs its alumni’s continued support.

During the recent Students’ Union elections, voters approved the establish- ment of a Golden Bear and Panda Legacy Fund; students were asked to pay an extra $2.50 per semester in stu- dent fees.

Demers, Harris step to teaching’s front ranks

AS Clements, Dean of the Fac- ulty of Arts (centre), congratulates Patricia Demers (English) and Brian Harris (Music), the recipients of the Faculty’s Undergraduate Teaching Awards for 1991. Dean Clements

Charter important

presented the awards at a recent meeting of the Faculty Council in University Hall.

First year courses taught by Pro- fessor Demers are: English 200 (Sur- vey of English Literature from the

tool, LEAF founding member says

News member of the Legal Education Action Fund says the litigation their group does is not aimed at dissolving state action in favour of individual liberties.

Rather, says Toronto lawyer Mary Eberts, the litigation LEAF engages in uses the Charter of Rights and Freedoms—which has its origins in an individualistic ideology—to attempt to get group rights for women.

“We’re excluded, so we take the materials that we have at hand, and the Charter is the only thing we have now that we can use besides brute force, like the bread riots, to require the government to do what we want,” Eberts, a co-panelist at the “Symposium on Women and the Law,” sponsored by The Women’s Law Forum, explained 7 March.

“So we try to get decisions from the courts that will eliminate and strengthen women’s group rights; this is a very unusual type of litiga- tion under the Charter,” she said. “All too often we meet, coming the other way, aimed right at us, men using the Charter in the way it was traditionally thought of: as an indi- vidualistic instrument. They are go- ing to use it to dissolve such state protections that women have man- aged to gain.”

She said, for example, men are challenging provisions which pre- vent the publication of the names of victims of sexual assault and “... even welfare moms in Nova Scotia, they wanted to get rid of that [wel- fare payments] because mothers got it and men did not.”

Eberts, the holder of a Master’s of Law degree from Harvard Univer- sity and a former member of the University of Toronto’s law faculty, explained that LEAF is attempting to broaden its membership, diversify its activities and consult extensively on a national basis with groups in the

streets working with women, before it puts positions before the courts.

Such moves, she said, would help to improve the legitimacy of LEAF and also improve its authority to speak. “Advocacy and women’s issues is all about authority,” she said, pointing out that in the courts people are often asked to explain what authority they have for a pro- position and what authorities are cited.

“A lot of women think they get their authority to speak in the male legal system by behaving like men, and some women’s groups even think that they have to hire men as their lawyers so the judges will re- late to the men and believe what the men are saying on behalf of the women.” That’s a mistake, she said bluntly.

“A LOT OF WOMEN THINK THEY GET THEIR AUTHORITY TO SPEAK

IN THE MALE LEGAL SYSTEM BY BEHAVING

LIKE MEN”

“Our strategy is to try to get our authority from being women, work- ing with women and using women’s knowledge and power when we go into the courts,” she explained. The courts have to be told that some long-standing ideas about women’s lives are not correct. “These are the facts about women’s lives. How do we know them? We know because we come to speak to you on behalf of a community of women and from acommunity of women,” she said.

That knowledge is gained by working in a community of women, she said, urging her listeners to be active and commit themselves to activity as women.

Middle Ages to the Twentieth Cen- tury), English 210 (English Literary Forms), English 275 (Readings in Prose), and English 284 (Canadian Literature in Process). Says Depart- ment Chair Maurice Legris: “Her students are engaged, her classes full of the electricity of seeking and

learning. And the effects are lasting.”

Professor Harris teaches music history/musicology. Professor Emeritus Robert Stangeland de- scribes Professor Harris as “that kind of dedicated teacher who truly un- derstands the emphasis which must be placed upon undergraduate teach- ing in order to lay the strong founda- tion required for further study and/or practical work to move the world forward in its never-ending quest for progress.”

GENERAL FACULTIES COUNCIL

SPECIAL SESSION ON TEACHING

CITL (Committee for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning) and the Dean of the Faculty of Science have organ- ized a special session on teach- ing. It’s called “How a Peer Con- sultation Might Benefit Profes- sors and Students” and it will be presented by John Hoddinott (Botany) and Roger Beck (Mar- keting and Economic Analysis).

The session will be held 26 March, 3:30 to 5 pm, in CW-410 Biological Sciences Building.

mm CURRENTS

GFC’s next meeting is scheduled for Monday, 25 March, at 2 pm in the

University Hall Council Chamber. 1. Approval of the Agenda

2. Approval of the Minutes of 25 February 1991

3. Oral Report from the President

4. Question Period

5. New Members of GFC 1991-92 REPORTS

6. Executive Committee Reports

6.1 Summary of Executive Committee Minutes of 4 March 1991 7. Report of the Nominating Committee

DEFERRED FROM 25 FEBRUARY 1991

8. Code of Student Behavior: Proposal from the GFC Campus Law Review Committee (CLRC) Concerning Student Group Registration and Discipline

Procedures

9. Code of Student Behavior: Proposal from the GFC Campus Law Review Committee (CLRC) Concerning 1) the Responsibility of Instructors/Deans in Academic Offence Situations and 2) Penalties for Academic Offences

10. Code of Student Behavior: Proposal from the GFC Campus Law Re- view Commmittee (CLRC) Concerning Suspending/Rescinding of Degrees

11. Lister Residence Community Standards (LRCS): Recommendation from the GFC Campus Law Review Committee (CLRC)

12. University Research Policy Committee (URPC): 1990 Annual Report

13. Council on Student Life (COSL): 1990 Annual Report

FOR INFORMATION 14. Mission Statement REPORTS

15. Report of the Board of Governors of 1 March 1991]

16. Report of the GFC Academic Development Committee (ADC) 17. Report of the GFC Facilities Development Committee (FDC) 18. Report of the GFC Planning and Priorities Committee (PPC) 19. Report of the University Research Policy Committee (URPC)

NEW BUSINESS

20. GFC Planning and Priorities Committee Annual Report 1990 21. GFC Library Committee Terms of Reference: Proposal for Change

22. Other Business

A REMINDER ...

The deadline for registrations for the workshop entitled “Maximizing En- ergy, Minimizing Stress” is 27 March. (The workshop will be held 19 April from 8:30 am to 4 pm in the Banquet Room, Lister Hall. Speaker: Vivian Quiring. Registration fee: $75. Telephone Gail Bamber at 492-2796.)

BOOKSTORE INVENTORY

The University Bookstore will be closed for year-end inventory 27 and 28 March. Reopening will be on the moming of 2 April.

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR RENATO GRILLO

A memorial service for Renato Cirillo will be held in the chapel of Saint Joseph’s College, 5 April at 3:30 pm. Professor Cirillo, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Economics, died in January at Sliema, Malta.

SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES

Sign language classes (noncredit) will be taught Tuesday and Thursday from 14 May to 20 June. Cost is $70 per person. Call Disabled Student Services, 492-

3381, to register.

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VENTS

TALKS

ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED SEMINARS AND EVENTS

If you wish to have an environ- mentally related event listed under this section, please contact the Environ- mental Research and Studies Centre, 492-6659.

Agricultural Engineering

22 March, 1:30 pm

Wally Nicholaichuk, chief, National Hydrology Research Institute, “Water Quality Issues for Sustainable Agriculture.” 1-13 Agriculture- Forestry Centre.

Geography

22 March, 3 pm

Martin Sharp, Department of Geography, Cambridge, “Glacial Research in the Swiss Alps and Other Environments.” 3-36 Tory Building.

Zoology

22 March, 3:30 pm

Erwin Huebner, Zoology, Univer- sity of Manitoba, “Cytoplasmic Transport: Cytoskeletal and Electrophysiological Aspects.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

Zoology

27 March, 3:30 pm

Robert Naimann, University of Washington, “Effects of Large Mammals on Ecosystem Dynamics.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

Limnology and Fisheries

28 March, 12:30 pm

David Frey, Indiana University, “Cladoceran Remains and Their Interpretation.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

Civil Engineering

28 March, 3:30 pm

D Helmer, “Ozone Dose-Response of MS-2 Coliphage in Natural Surface Water.” 336 Civil-Electrical Engineer- ing Building.

Botany

28 March, 4 pm

Zoran Ristic, “Leaf Structure and Physiology in Lines of Maize Which Differ in Levels of Endogenous Abscisic Acid.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

PHYSICS

22 March, 2 pm

Eric Pinnington, “Laboratory Astrophysics Using Lasers.” V-125 Physics Building.

ART AND DESIGN

22 March, 3:30 pm

Serge Guilbaut, Department of Fine Art, University of British Columbia, “Cultural Fallout in Europe During the Cold War.” 2-20 Fine Arts Building.

23 March, 2 pm

Serge Guilbaut, informal seminar. 2-28 Fine Arts Building.

GENETICS

22 March, 4 pm

Curt Strobeck, “The Genetic Relationship Between Woods and Plains Bison: Are They Good Subspe- cies?” G-217 Biological Sciences Centre.

28 March, 4 pm

Charlotte Spencer, “Promoter Elements Program the C-Myc Block to Transcription Elongation.” G-217 Bio- logical Sciences Centre.

LAW 23 March, 9:30 am Saturday Morning at the Law School—“Medicine and the Law.” Information: 492-3115. Law Centre.

COMPUTING SCIENCE

25 March, 3:30 pm

Larry Davis, University of Maryland, “Connection Machine Vision and Planning.” 619 General Services Building.

PHARMACOLOGY AND CARDIO- VASCULAR RESEARCH GROUP

25 March, 4 pm

R David Andrew, Department of Anatomy, Queen’s University, “Seiz- ure Susceptibility and the Osmotic State.” 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.

1 April, 4 pm

A Goodman Gilman and AM Brown, University of Texas, “April Showers Bring G-Proteins.” 207 Heri- tage Medical Research Centre.

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

26 March, 12:30 pm

“Global Assembly Line”—a 58- minute video portraying the lives of women in the ‘free trade zones’ of the Third World as US transnational com- panies search the globe for lower wage work forces. 172 HUB International.

27 March, noon

Shushila Samy, Human Rights Officer, Canadian Human Rights Commission, “Women at Work in Global Factories.” 172 HUB Interna- tional.

PHILOSOPHY

26 March, 3:30 pm

David B Martens, Mount Royal College, “Modality and Descriptive Reference.” 4-29 Humanities Centre.

ENGLISH

26 March, 3:30 pm

Gary Watson, “The Crisis in English Studies: What We Can’t Help Teaching.” L-3 Humanities Centre.

28 March, 3:30 pm

Sheila Watson Reading Series— award-winning Canadian novelist Sandra Birdsell reads from her work. L-3 Humanities Centre.

HUMAN ECOLOGY: ISSUES IN THE NORTH

26 March, 3:30 pm

M Gregg, Inuit Women’s Associa- tion, “Inuit Families: A Personal Perspective on Contemporary Issues.” 207A Law Centre.

26 March, 8 pm

M Gregg, “Human Ecological Perspectives on Education, Traditional Knowledge, and Community Health.” L-3 Humanities Centre.

2 April, 3:30 pm

J Oakes, “Cultural Diversity: Impact of Ecology, Politics, and Tech- nology on Inupiat, Inuit, and Chuckchi Skin Clothing.” 207A Law Centre.

9 April, 3:30 pm

R Riewe, “Ecological Impacts on Northern Native Families.” 207A Law Centre.

ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY

26 March, 4 pm

Jurgen Metz, Department of Anatomy, University of Heidelberg, “Atherosclerosis in Vessels of Hyper- cholesterolemic Rabbits: Computerized Measurement, Effect of Varying Feed- ing Regimes and Drugs.” 5-10 Medi- cal Sciences Building.

ALBERTA HERITAGE FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

26 March, 4 pm

Grant N Pierce, associate professor, Department of Physiology, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, St Boniface Hospital Research Centre, “The Role of Sodium Proton Exchange in Ischemic Reperfusion Injury to the Heart.” 207 Heritage Medical Research Centre.

2 April, 4 pm

John Apgar, assistant member, Medical Biology Institute, California, “Interaction of the Cross-Linked IgE Receptor with the Membrane Skeleton and Cytoskeleton in RBL Cells.” Presented by Anatomy and Cell Biology. 5-10 Medical Sciences Building.

SOCIOLOGY

26 March, 7:30 pm

Terence P Thornberry, former dean, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York, “The Social Context of Delinquency and Drug Use.” TBW-1 Tory Breezeway.

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES

26 March, 8 pm

William Thorsell, Editor-in-Chief, Globe and Mail, “Canada Reconsid- ered: Facing Facts and Reforming to Survive.” Auditorium, Provincial Museum, 12845 102 Avenue. U of A President Paul Davenport will intro- duce the speaker.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

27 March, 4 pm

Hans Mooij, “Fictional Discourse and Fictional Objects.” Senate Cham- ber, Arts Building.

28 March, 3:30 pm

ED Blodgett, “Disseminating the Canadian Literatures.” Senate Cham- ber, Arts Building.

3 April, 4 pm

Hans Mooij, “Metaphor in Poetry.” 326 Arts Building.

MISENER /MARGETTS WOMEN’S RESEARCH CENTRE

27 March, 7:30 pm

Lynda Ross, “Women and Distance Education: Self Concept; Completion and Attrition.” 11043 90 Avenue.

CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

28 March, 11 am

Jackline Tan, “Thermal Protective Clothing.” 131 Home Economics Building.

4 April, 11 am

Joan Marshall, “Identification of Flax, Hemp, Jute, and Ramie.” 131 Home Economics Building.

11 April, ll am ; Wendi Weir, “Japanese Paste Resist Techniques for Surface Design: Katazome and Tsutsugak.” 131 Home

Economics Building.

SOIL SCIENCE

28 March, 12:30 pm

Xiaomei Li, PhD candidate, Department of Soil Science, Oregon State University, “Role of Turgor Potential and Osmotic Adjustment in Plant Growth.” 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

4 April, 12:30 pm

David McNabb, Soils Branch, Alberta Environmental Centre, “Compression of Forest Soils.” 2-36 Earth Sciences Building.

UOFA FOLIO 6 22 MARCH 1991

RU LEMIEUX LECTURES ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

28 March, 3 pm

Robert Church, professor of Medical Biochemistry and Biological Sciences and Acting Assistant Dean (Medical Science), University of Calgary, “Opportunities and Chal- lenges for Biotechnology in the 1990s.” TL-B1 Tory Lecture Theatre.

MUSIC

28 March, 3:30 pm

John Martens, Daniel Lichti, Colin Ryan, and Jeremy Spurgeon, “Recita- tive in Bach’s St Matthew Passion.” Moderator: Leonard Ratzlaff. 1-29 Fine Arts Building.

4 April, 3:30 pm

Richard Troeger, “The Seven- teenth-Century Virginal: For Virgins Only.” 2-32 Fine Arts Building.

ENTOMOLOGY

28 March, 4 pm

Hector Carcamo, “The Effect of Agricultural Practice on the Carabid Fauna of Central Alberta.” TBW-1 Tory Breezeway.

2 April, 4 pm

Steve Simpson, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, England, “The Craving Locust: The Mechanisms of Nutritional Compensa- tion.” TBW-1 Tory Breezeway.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2 April, 7:30 pm

Mark Craft and Peter Amerongen, partners, Amerongen and Caverhill, Builders, Ltd, ““The Green House: An Advanced Conservation Demonstration Project.” 2-1 Mechanical Engineering Building. .

LIMNOLOGY AND FISHERIES DISCUS- SION GROUP

4 April, 12:30 pm

Dale Vitt, ““Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Water Chemistry in Boreal Wetlands.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

11 April, 12:30 pm

Kerry Brewin, “Brown Trout Spawning in the Upper Bow River.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

4 April, 3 pm

Don Ryland, “Bifurcation Phenom- ena in Porous Layers with Uniform Internal Heating.” E342 Chemical- Mineral Engineering Building.

11 April, 3 pm

Jan W Bloemkolk, “Mammalian Cell Culture for Monoclonal Antibody Production.” E342 Chemical-Mineral Engineering Building.

GEOGRAPHY

5 April, 3 pm

Leslie Cormack, “Geography and Empire.” 3-36 Tory Building.

ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY

5 April, 3:30 pm

George Ball, “Of Footprints and Lineages...the Watch Has Stopped Ticking.” M-149 Biological Sciences Centre.

11 April, 4 pm

David Hills, Department of Zoology, University of Texas, Austin, “Ribosomal Genes and Phylogenetic Inference.” TB W-1 Tory Breezeway.

RTS

EXHIBITIONS

FAB GALLERY

Until 28 March

“The Technicians’ Show”—an exhibition of works by the permanent teaching staff of the Department of Art and Design. Gallery hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 am to 5 pm; Thursday, 10 am to 8 pm; Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Monday, closed. 1-1 Fine Arts Building.

MCMULLEN GALLERY

Until 29 March

“Facets of Italy.” Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday, | to 4 pm. Information: 492-8428, 492-4211. Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre.

MUSIC

22 March, 8 pm

Masters Student Recital—Carol Dyck, soprano.

26 March, 8 pm

Faculty Rectial—Stephane Lemelin, pianist.

27 March, 8 pm

Opera Student Workshop Perform- ance—Alan Ord, director.

3 April, 8 pm

Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert—Fordyce Pier, director.

5 April, 8 pm

Concert Choir Concert—Debra Ollikkala, director. Tickets: $5/adults; $3/students and seniors.

7 April, 3 pm

Concert Band Concert—William H Street, director. Tickets: $5/adults; $3/ students and seniors.

7 April, 8 pm

Chamber Orchestra Concert— Fordyce Pier, director. Tickets: $5/ adults; $3/students and seniors.

8 April, 8 pm

Stage Bands | and Il Concert— Neil Corlett and Derek Stoll, directors. Tickets: $5/adults; $3/students and seniors.

9 April, 8 pm

Red Deer College Concert Choir and U of A Concert Choir.

10. and 11 April, 8 pm

Student Chamber Music Perform- ances.

All events take place in Convoca- tion Hall.

THEATRE

STUDIO THEATRE

28 March to 6 April.

“The Dining Room.” Tickets and information: 492-2495. Myer Horowitz Theatre.

FILMS

GERMANIC LANGUAGES

2 April, 7:15 pm

“Der klein Staatsanwalt” (1987)— in colour, German with English subtitles. 141 Arts Building.

SCHOLARSHIPS IN CONSERVATION

WARD OPPORTUNITIES

This scholarship is intended to encourage qualified students to increase their interest in conservation, to obtain technical competence in some phase of conservation, and to pursue a career in this area of endeavour. The applicant must have successfully completed two years of study by August 1991.

Value: $1,000. Deadline: | April 1991.

Applications are available at the Student Awards Office, 252 Athabasca Hall. For further information, contact the Soil and Water Conservation Society at (515) 289 2331.

CANADIAN COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (CCPE) There are three programs available through CCPE: The North American Life Scholarship Offers three scholarships valued at $7,500 each for engineers returning to university for further study or research

in an engineering related field. The Optimum Scholarship

Offers two scholarships valued at $5,000 each to engineers returning to university for further study or research in a

field other than engineering. Encon Insurance Managers Inc

Awarded to a professional engineer wishing to pursue studies in the area of engineering failure investigation.

Valued at $5,000.

These programs are administered by the CCPE National Awards Selection Committee to assist in encouraging excellence in Canada through the promotion of advanced studies and research. Deadline for all awards is 1 May 1991.

Applications are available at the Student Awards Office, 252 Athabsca Hall.

AA HEAPS SCHOLARSHIP 1991-92 (Canadian Labour Congress)

The award is open to all applicants undertaking full-time undergraduate or graduate studies at a Canadian univer- sity or college during the academic year 1991-92. Procedure: No application required. Applicants must submit a typed essay outlining their education, employment history, background in community work and commitment to social ideals.

Value: $3,000.

For further information, contact the Student Awards Office, 252 Athabasca Hall.

Rehab Continued from page 1

EA Corbett, Director of the De- partment of Extension from 1928 to 1936, was not shy about asking for support for different projects and we in Rehabilitation Medicine want to emulate him, Dean Piper told Uni- versity officials, staff and students and a number of special guests in- cluding five members of the Corbett family.

“Rehabilitation Medicine has traditionally been assigned to lesser space ... we’re very much at home in basements,” Dean Piper said. The restoration of Corbett Hall began in the spring of 1990 and the schedule calls for the Faculty to occupy the premises in August 1991. The Fac- ulty, which is based in the trailer complex a few paces southwest of Corbett Hall and in the Garneau Professional Building, serves 600 students, 500 of them in the under- graduate programs.

Among the equipment needed is electromyographic, electrocardio-

graphic, and electrodiagnostic instru- mentation.

The move will mark the first time a Canadian university has de- signed and renovated an entire build- ing to meet the educational needs of occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language pa- thologists.

Dean Piper and her colleagues hope that Corbett Hall will become “a national showcase for the state of the art in rehabilitation education.” Joelle Jones would appreciate that as much as anyone. The third-year stu- dent thought Corbett Hall was a-neat place until the water pipes started banging during exams and power shortages became the rule rather than the exception. She recalled the days of 66 rehabilitation medicine stu- dents crammed into a small class- room in the Nurses Residence, say- ing, “There was no such thing as personal space. If you wanted to see the overhead you had to be sitting on

President Paul Davenport (left), Chancellor Sandy Mactaggart and Dean Martha Piper kick off the capital fund campaign which runs until 30 June 1991.

top of it. Now we’ll be able to see what’s going on and to work with the latest technology.”

All in all, though, Jones is pleased with her training, saying she’s “received the best rehabilita- tion medicine has to offer.”

The Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities also enjoys a good relationship with the Faculty. Eric Boyd said the Fac- ulty is unique in the way it’s re- sponded to issues affecting persons with disabilities. When the Council published a vision paper, Rehabilita- tion Medicine was quick to study it and ask itself if there were chal- lenges for its professors and curricu- lum.

Boyd said that disabled people have traditionally been treated with paternalistic attitudes and that the two-year-old Council is working to shift the focus from the disability to the person.

The fundraising campaign got off to a good start with the College of Physical Therapists of Alberta and RW Sydenham and Associates, a consortium of six physical therapy clinics in and around Edmonton, each pledging $10,000. Also, Apple Canada is prepared to equip a lab that will be of assistance to the disa- bled community, and Corbett Hall’s prime consultant, Wood, Gardner, O’Neill and O’ Neill, and subconsultants, Morgan and Dowhan Engineering, Keen Engi- neering and MB Engineering, have pledged a “‘significant donation.”

As the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine is the only one in Alberta, the campaign is also under way in

Calgary.

The University of Alberta is committed to the principle of equity in employment. The University encour- ages applications from aboriginal persons, disabled persons, members of visible minorities and women.

SUPPORT STAFF

To obtain further information on the following positions, please contact Personnel Services and Staff Relations, 2-40 Assiniboia Hall, telephone 492- 5201. Due to publication lead time and the fact that positions are filled on an ongoing basis, these vacancies cannot be guaranteed beyond 15 March 1991. For a more up-to-date listing, please consult the weekly Employment Opportunities Bulletin and/or the postings in PSSR.

Positions available as of 15 March 199].

The limited number of vacancies is a result of the current Support Staff hiring freeze.

The salary rates for the following positions reflect adjustments in accordance with the terms for the implementation of the Pay Equity Program.

LABORATORY ASSISTANT (Grade 2), Provincial Laboratory, ($1,363 - $1,680)

ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK (ACCOUNTS) (Grade 5), Zoology, ($1,784 - $2,210)

LABORATORY TECHNOLO- GIST (Grade 6), Provincial Laboratory, ($1,952 - $2,433)

LABORATORY TECHNOLO- GIST (Grade 7), Provincial Laboratory, ($2,125 - $2,663)

PROGRAMMER ANALYST (Grade 7), (Term to 15 November 1991), Budget and Statistics, ($2,125 - $2,663)

The following positions retain salary rates in accordance with the previous classification system and pay plan.

SECRETARY (Part-time/Trust), Business, ($1,342 - $1,714) (prorated)

BIOCHEMISTRY TECHNOLO- GIST I (Part-time/Trust) (Term to 15 August 1991), Biochemistry, ($1,286 - $1,659) (prorated)

OSITIONS

TECHNICIAN I (Trust), Microbi- ology, ($1,738 - $2,234)

BIOCHEMISTRY TECHNICIAN I (Trust/Term to 31 March 1991), Foods and Nutrition, ($1,738 - $2,234)

TECHNICIAN | (Trust), Medicine (Gastroenterology), ($1,738 - $2,234)

TECHNICIAN II (Trust), Medi- cine, ($1,973 - $2,537)

TECHNOLOGIST I (Trust), Rehabilitation Medicine, ($2,143 - $2,765)

TECHNOLOGIST I/II (Trust), Genetics, ($2,143 - $3,018)

BIOCHEMISTRY TECHNOLO- GIST I/II (Trust), Biochemistry, ($2,143 - $3,018)

ANIMAL TECHNICIAN III (Trust), Surgery, ($2,234 - $2,889)

SESSIONAL INSTRUCTORS, GOVERNMENT STUDIES

Government Studies, a program and administrative unit of the Faculty of Extension supplying university continuing education programs to Canadians employed in, or associated with the public sector, invites applica- tions for sessional instructors in the following areas: Human Resource Management, Financial Management, Management Communications,

School Law.

Successful candidates will have an opportunity to teach a variety of courses geared towards managers within the municipal, provincial, and federal governments, as well as those in the nonprofit sector. A PhD or its equivalent is preferred, however, individuals with a combination of education and professional experience and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching will be considered. Preference will be given to individuals who have public service management experience.

Please submit a curriculum vitae and the names of three references to: Pauline S Peters, Acting Director, Government Studies, Faculty of Extension, Ring House 2, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E2.

Deadline for applications is 5 April 1991.

University of Alberta

Edmonton

THE RAYMOND U LEMIEUX LECTURES ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

“Opportunities and Challenges for Biotechnology in the 1990s”

FIFTH LECTURE

Dr Raymond U Lemieux, FRS University Professor

Dr Robert B Church

Professor of Medical Biochemistry and

Biological Sciences and

Acting Assistant Dean (Medical Science),

University of Calgary

To honour

Dr Lemieux for his contribution to Alberta’s biotechnology industry.

Sponsored by the University of Alberta and

Alberta Technology, Research and Telecommunications

UOFA FOLIO ae 22 MARCH 1991

3:00 pm, Thursday March 28, 1991

Tory Lecture Theatre TL-B1

Dr Church has been actively involved in technology transfer from the basic sciences to genetics, reproductive physiology and molecular biology

to agricultural and biotechnology industries.

ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE

VICTORIA PROPERTIES - Experienced, knowledgeable realtor with Edmonton references will answer all queries, and send information. No cost or obligation. Call (604) 595-3200, Lois Dutton, Re/Max Ports West, Victoria, BC.

SALE/RENT - Malmo bungalow, mint condition, five bedrooms, unique basement, double garage. Five minutes to University, near schools, shopping. 436-3523 (home), 492-2423 (work).

RENT - Executive, Southgate, five bedroom home. Double garage, fin- ished basement. 15 May. 434-0524.

SALE - Parkallen semi-bungalow. Redecorated with large deck off kit- chen. Possession negotiable. Appli- ances included. Call 437-5159.

RENT - Furnished one bedroom apartment on Saskatchewan Drive. Available for May to August. $500/ month, 431-1592 (home), 465-8723 (work).

RENT - Unfurnished two bedroom house, Windsor Park, near University. Available June, $1,100/month. 432-0626.

SALE - Spacious, Blue Quill Estates bungalow. Open plan, conver- sation pit by brick fireplace. Large bright kitchen, five piece ensuite. Large, heated, attached garage. Excel- lent route to University. Dan Hunka, 438-5100.

SALE BY OWNER - University area, apartment/condo. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, fireplace, balcony, five appliances, sauna in building. $84,900. Leave message, 439-2445.

RENT - Walk to University from this two bedroom bungalow. Finished basement, four appliances. $1,095/ month. Phone 452-7212, 433-3322.

SALE - Riverbend executive. Steps to river valley and access to excellent University bus service. Super family home with walk out basement. Ideal for nanny suite. Valerie/Ann, Spencer Realty, 435-0808.

SALE - Gold in Windsor Park! Quiet street, clean, cozy, 1,208 square foot bungalow. Double garage, 55x150 foot lot. Immediate possession. Ann/ Val, Spencer Realty, 435-0808.

RENT - Hearthstone executive townhome, furnished. 1 May-1 Septem- ber. Nonsmokers, no pets. $900/month. 435-4388.

FEMALE ROOMMATE WANTED to share house near WEM. Direct bus route. Microwave, washer/ dryer, etc. $300/month plus half utilities. Phone Marie, 484-5163 (leave message) or 492-0934.

SALE - Old Strathcona, renovated, two storey, character home. Three bed- rooms, two baths, developed basement with hardwood floors. Sun porch and covered deck. Owner relocating. $149,500. 439-1694.

RENT - Belgravia, sabbatical home. Four bedrooms. July - 12 months, $1,000/month. 438-1626, 451-1719.

COUPLE OR SINGLE to share furnished home in Old Glenora. 488-5403, 454-5247.

RENT - Parkallen, furnished, two bedroom bungalow. July 1991 for one year, $950 plus utilities. 435-2154.

RENT - Bright, sunny, furnished, four bedroom house, Riverbend. August/September 1991 - February 1992. 430-6196, 492-1494.

SALE - Super bungalow, walking distance to University and Hospital. Mature trees, dining room, good basement, double garage. Pat von

*Borstel, 435-0808, Spencer Real Estate, 437-6540 residence.

SALE/RENT - Near University, schools, shopping, two storey, four bedroom. Single garage. 439-7382.

SALE - Naturalist’s retreat, 40 acres near Elk Island. Trees, trails, small lake. Includes 10'x40' ‘Fabco’ trailer with natural gas, electricity, phone line, well. $45,000. 492-0376 (day), 988-8346 (evening).

SALE - The Athabascan, overlook- ing river valley, in central Oliver. Beautiful, one bedroom home, south view, air conditioning, two under- ground parking, swimming pool. Helen Rhodes, 426-4461/24 hours, 488-2180, Re/Max Real Estate.

SALE - 9929 Saskatchewan Drive. Best buy on Saskatchewan Drive, 1,935’, air conditioning, river valley/ city panorama. Beautiful development, swimming pool. $209,900.

Helen Rhodes, 426-4461/24 hours or 488-2180, Re/Max Real Estate.

SALE - Millcreek, character home. Four bedrooms plus den, sunroom, basement family room, maple hard- wood floors. Modern kitchen, bath- rooms. Double lot. Val Cload, 435-0808, Spencer Realty, 433-4720 residence.

SALE - Belgravia, ideal home for University students, 1,300 square feet, three bedrooms, two baths, developed basement. Ann Dawrant, 435-0808, Spencer Realty.

RENT - Windsor Park, three storey, older home adjoining Univer- sity. Eleven rooms, fireplace, sauna, porches, yards, double garage, parking. Sabbatical July 1991 to July 1992. Telephone 433-6769 evenings.

SALE - Breckinridge, luxury town- house. Immaculate, 2,100’, amenities, fronts on park and ravine. $174,900. 436-4234.

ACCOMMODATIONS WANTED

PhD MALE STUDENT, age 50, whose family is in Newfoundland, seeks accommodation from September

- December 1991. Prefer to housesit but

willing to pay affordable rent. Phone 437-1425 after 6 pm.

Come in and check out our

CLEARANCE

Classical CD's.

100's of titles marked down below our EVERYDAY LOW PRICES.

REMEMBER: SU Records will match any advertised price. Applies to Edmonton and area only. Ad copy of sale price is needed.

HUB MALL 492-5024

BASS

Ticket Service Ltd.

GOODS FOR SALE

CASH PAID FOR APPLIANCES, 432-0272.

ARTIFACTS, ANTIQUES, architectural elements from village India. Prayer carpets, kilims from Afghanistan. 439-6408.

FREEZER READY LAMBS, $2 per pound delivered. 963-3058.

DINING ROOM SUITE, teak table, six chairs, hutch, two leaves, modern design. $3,500. Phone 467-9438 evenings.

LAPTOP FOR SALE: Tandy 1400LT, some software, carrying case, never used. $900 obo. 465-2852, 450-4674.

SERVICES DONNIC WORD PROCESSING - Since 1978, specializing in theses, manuscripts, etc. 453-2769. COMPUTERIZED LITERATURE SEARCHING. Expert information

retrieval by experienced scientist. All areas. Requests accepted by phone. No red tape! Competitive rates. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. JL Citation Services, 487-8652.

DAVID RICHARDS CARPENTRY.

Certified journeyman NAIT. Complete interior and exterior residential renovations including plumbing and electrical. References available. 433- 6369.

PROFESSIONAL TYPIST - Word processing. Specializing in theses, dissertations, manuscripts. Gwen, 467-0515.

AD HOC BUSINESS SERVICE - Professional word processing. Medical and general transcription, letters, reports, theses, résumés, manuscripts. Accuracy guaranteed. 451-3315.

GRANDIN SCHOOL, 9844 110 Street, French Immersion program from kindergarten to-six. Preschool, before/after school daycare available. For more information:or to register, please call 482-3676.

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Catherine M. Fletcher Professional Corporation 330 Garneau Professional Centre

11044 82 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 0T2

Telephone (403) 439-2266

Office Hours: MWE 8-4 TTh 10-6

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CORPORATION KEN MACLEOD

Personal Computer Sales (IBM Compatibles)

Serving The University Faculty, Staff and Student Body

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Back problems? Headaches? Tension? Injuries? Stress?

The European pain relief alternative! Heat, massage, chiro-gymnastics, inter- ferential electricity.

Maria Krieg, spine specialist, trained in Germany.

Reimbursable by University supplementary health care.

BACK

BASICS Remedial Therapy

436-8059

PH: (403)454-9098

FRENCH CLASSES

Monday & Wed. nights 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. April 3 - May 29, 1991

$120.00 (32 h) All levels

Saturday mornings April 6 - May 25 (10-13h) $80.00 (21h) All levels

Free drop-in conversation

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433-0671

CAMPUS TOWER

SUITE

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In the

of Alberta Campus across from the University Hospital, a warm fire is burning. Campus Tower’s contemporary atmosphere provides quiet ambience ona daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

of the University

Campus Tower is definitely the only place to stay in the University area!

Amenities

* bachelor, one and two bedroom suites * fully equipped kitchens * exercise room * meeting rooms * restaurant ° complimentary parking * weekend shuttle service to West Edmonton Mall

University Rates

$62.00 per day on a daily basis $60.00 per day on a weekly basis $50.00 per day on monthly basis

for a one bedroom suite rates are subject to change

Reservations

Phone (403) 439-6060

CAMPUS TOWER 11145 - 87 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T6G OY1

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SUBTRONIX

The newly renovated games area.

- over 50 electronic games ¢ billiard tables

Located in lower level SUB

Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday

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