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To find out howyou can profit from your connections to Concordia, visit our alumni website at http:Ilalumni.concordia.ca or call us at (514) 848-4856 I 1 888 777-3330. CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION university magazine december 2002 http://magazine. concordia. cal Special Issue: Concordia University of the Future features 10 yesterday, TodayandTomorrow RectorFrederickLowyreflectsonConcordia’sfuture Renaissance at Concordia AtourofConcordios proposednew buildingsond upgrades andwhat theywill bringtothe institution Coverillustration: byCarolMcQueen Concordia’s buildings, 8 Turning Information into Knowledge in the ITAge c.2007. Informationtechnologyandaccesstoinformationwill enhance university education buttowhatextent? ConcordrsUniversityMagazineispublished — byDebbieHum fourtimesayearbyoneditorialboardfor alvrrrnicodfriendsoftheUniversity. 2 The Future ofthe Academic Library Opinionsexpressedhereindonotnecessar ilyreflecttheviewsofthealumniassocia— Concordias directoroflibrarieslooksaheadtothechangingrealityof transnor0ftheUrrversity, academic libraries IOSN0706-1005 byBillCurran DépUtiégs Biblistnèoannotionoledi Undergraduate Calendar 2013-2014 Qvhbno 00002 PrintedinCanada. From brain—chipimplantstotheriseoftheMicrosoftnationtothefallofthe Peaseodoresseditorolcor-esporderoeto NYSE, alookatwhatstudentsof12yearsfromtodaymaybe learning - -- - thE b Bok ffi IllustrationsbyFredericSerre UniversityUdvoscementandUlumn, Ji: /.. - Relations,[ancordiaUniversity,1455de 2 Industrious Research MorsonreuveBlvd.64.,Mammal,QuebecHOD 1448;telephane:(514)848—4856;for:(514) Concordiarsresearchportfoliowillcontinuetoexpand, andindustry 848-OfOH partnershipswillplayagreaterroleinthatgrowth e-mail:[email protected] byRhondaMullins htebsiteIrttpr//srngx6srn.eoneoedia.e Private Thoughts: Where isthe Money Coming From? Foradvertisinginfarmatior,call(514) 8dB-Ofif. ThenewConcordiaisanambitiousbutcostlyproject.Traditionalandalternativefundingsources will helppaythebills EDITORIALBOARD HowardBvbse’,EditorandInterimchoir byJamesMartin Mernbno: sirAyler,SuzanneJonsereoc. M,seCurEr. chadK:ng,SlierLaugh,in, 9 ChangingAcademyat Concordia ionSonsslone,Ssndro-lynnSpins, ThepresidentandVPofthe professors’union lookatthefuturechallengesofConcordiafaculty DonnsVarmrco,TamasZoolnay. byLucteLequinandHarveyShulman DESIAR CancardiaMorbetingCommunications Last Word A8 ChristopherAlleyne,ElonoTroger, Aletterhomerc. 2025 ElizobethChon,EnsRank byKateSterns AditoriIAsktnt DebbieHorn departments ConvaoPostCorporaton 3 The Editores Voice 9 News 42 ClassActs poblicotionmolagreement5410657vf 4 36 Letters Homecoming20132 ThnIetoflssepOflOr, 7 38 Media Association News ‘fnscontinentai PRINTING december 2002 I volume 25 I number 4 As alumni of ,, you can enjoy savings through preferred group ratest. In addition, with Meloche Monnex, YOU will always receive personalized care and attention. Call us now and get a taste of our exceptional approach to service that has been our trademark for over 50 years. FOR YOUR DIRECT QUOTE: Get a quote! 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So, / WELCOIW! bittersweetbecause, inpart,itreminded beforeleapingintothefotore usofwhatwenolongerhave.Yetitserved withthisspecialissue, Itooka NeRDS, oetKs asareminderabouthowourpasthas stepbackthispastfall,o, profoundlyinfluencedwhatweare AtJP S1G-No56E yearsback. today,howourpastremainspart InSeptemberIjoined110 ftvt6EMIEP, $4 ofourvetyfabric,howweare fellowalumnioftheClassof wta€ Pegi thesumofourexperiences. ofWagarHighSchoolin ARE ASKtP ‘To IMANICS. SirGeorge,Loyolaand CoteSt. Lucforour Coneordiaalumnicoming anniversaiyreunion. I’ve backforHomeeomingwould beentomanyreunionevents havethesamerevelation: overthepastyearsatConeordia, it’slifeaffirmingto butalwaysothers’.Thiswasmy lookback. firstfirst-handex-perienee. and It’salsohealthyto itwasablast(fromthepast.of lookforward,whichis course).Thenshofemotions whatwedointhis ofseeingpeoplewhomIhadn’t issue.Alumniofthe seen,insomecases.fora Classof2007willhave quartercenturywasalmost hadasignificantly overwhelming,andittooka a-’ differentexperience fewdaystofullyrecuperatefrom fromtheClassof‘77, whatIcalleda“time-traveljet justasthatganghada lag.” Whatathrilltospeaktoandget hugelydifferentuniversity lifeupdatesofoldfriendsandacquain revisitingoldtimes,thegoodandthe lifefromtheClassof Withinthenext tances mostofwhomstilllooksurpris lessgood, especiallyknowingthatthings fewyearsConcordiawillundergomajor inglygood(someonesuggestedthatthose turnedoutjustfineforme. I’msure changes,withthreenewbuildings, whohaven’tagedaswellweretheones it’stougherforthosewhomayfeelthat continuedtechnologicaladvancesin whodidn’tshowup). theirliveshaven’tquiteworkedoutfor educationandanewinfluxoffaculty. Ofcoursenotalloftheemotionswere thebest. Whatfollowshereinisasnapshotofthe positive highschoolisatoughtime Participatinginthereunionwasa universityoffiveto toyearsfromnow. — formany,andIwasnoexception.In helpfulwayformetobetterempathize Andalthoughthisissuelooksforward, ourclassof3cctherewereplentyof withalumnireturningforConeordia itwouldheirresponsibletoignorethe classmateswhoIdidn’tknow,butwhat Homecoming,astheydidOctober3to6 eventsthathaveoccurredoncampus wasprobablytoughestwasmeeting (page36).Auniversityexperienceisquite sinceearlySeptenther,surroundingthe peoplewhoIdidknowatthetimebut differentfromahighschoolone,of abortedvisittoConcordiaofformer whohadnorecollectionofme. Basically, course (andprobablyawholelotmore IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjamin itwasconfirmationofallmyworst positiveformost).Still,seeingold Netanyahu.Thatstoryappearsonpage9. teenageinsecurities: Iwasanobody, friendsandrelivingoldtimesmustbring Butwe moveonwardandupward. invisibleorforgettabletoallbutafew backsimilarfeelingsnomatterwhat Thisissueisnotcalled“theFutureof closefriends! thecircumstance.TheWagarreunion Coneordia,’ becausethatwouldhintata Fortunately, nowthatI’ma(some wentonuntil2:30a.m.,andmostpeople futureindoubt;instead,weproudlyand what) morematureadultIcanlaughoff hungarounduntiltheend.Wewereall confidentlylookaheadtothe“Concordia thoseoldanxieties. Itwasactuallygreat reluctant,Ilaterrealized,toletgoof UniversityoftheFuture.” S concordia university magazine december 2002 issue THC CDITOr Not impressed student, scant daysafterthe I mustsaythatIwas, shallwe say, Netanyahudebacle,wasphysi surprisedby. possiblyevendisconcerted callyattacked. This is shame at, thearticle “OutofGeorgia” (The Last ful. This isthe result ofan Word, September2oo). administrationthat haslacked IfIhaddesertedthearmedforcesof the couragetotakeastand mycountryforanyreason,putmy againstthe bulliesandthe friendsinjeopardybylyingtothemin thugs. Each retreathas failedto orderto obtainillicittransport,used appeasethe thugs. andhas sim forgeddocumentsto enterCanadaille plywhetted theirappetitefor gally.usedCanadiantaxpayers’ money more. It is ironicthat tofundmyeducationatConcordia Concordia’s spirited defence of (whichissubsidized), I’mnotatallsure freespeech, implicitinthe thatfdwanttopublicizeit. organization’shistoryofpoor AsagraduateofConcordia, Ivery administrativedecisions, has stronglyresentthefactthatthisarticle resulted ina defeat offree appearedwithoutsome sortofdis speech—and studentswho are claimerfromConcordiasaying, “This fearfulofdisplayingthevisible isaverybadexample, kids. Don’tyou symbols oftheirfaith. turnoutlikethis.” Instead, there Ihadacalllast winterfromacom appearstobe somesortoftacitapproval Shameful munitymemberwhose daughterwas inprintingthiswithoutanysortofcon As aformerexecutiveofstudent consideringConcordia. Itoldhimthat demnationordisclaimeratall. governmentandthe recipientofthe Concordia’s greatest strengthwasits Thetitle “OutofGeorgia”isappro— 1977UniversitySenateAwardfor diversityandthatJewishstudents priate.Atleasttheyare ridofhim, and outstandingcontributionto student neednotbe concernedfortheirsafety. Ipresumethattheyarethebetterand life, I closelyidentifywithConcordia. I couldnotrepeatthat advicetoday. thehappierforit. Nowweareleftwith But I amdeeplytroubledbyrecent Itisamoment ofgreat sadness this deserter, liar, forgerandillegal events atthe downtown campus. formeto admitthatI amashamedof immigrantlivinginourmidst.Working Iamtremendously disappointedwith myalmamaterin its currentincarna forthegovernment, noless, sowe’re all thewaythat Concordia’sadministration tion. MymemoriesofConcordiaare payinghissalary. Godhelpusall.What hashandledthegrowingconflict ofvibrantdiscussions acrossthepoliti didweeverdoto deservethis? betweenpro-PalestinianandJewish calspectrum discussionsthat I cancertainlyunderstandwhyhis students overthepastseveralyears. generatedvol—ume, heat andoccasional fathermighthavehadproblems relat From myvantagepointinToronto, lysomelight butneverviolence. ingtohim. I certainlywouldhave. Ihavewatchedas studentpublications The studentswearguedwithwere EricBrooks,SBA63 have glorifiedtheintifadahandas stu the studentswe studiedwith, shared 0 Toronto dentshave demonstratedtheirempow crampedlibrarycarrelswith, ate ermentbyscrawlinganti-Israelgraffiti with, smokedwith, drankwith. That onthewalls. Ihave followedthelinks Concordiaseemstohave disappeared. Concordiahasreceivedalargeamountof fromthe SAMA(Students’Association I mournitspassing. correspondence muchofitfromoutside forMuslimAwareness)website (hosted LenRudner, BA 77 — MontrealandCanada abouttheviolent bytheuniversity) to scurrilouswebsites Toronto — protestsurroundingBenjaminNetanyahu’s featuringthe intellectualfilthof abortedvisittoConcordiainSeptember, Holocaustdenialfed.‘s note: SAItIAhas Bricks for Violence andaboutthesubsequentreactionbythe sinceseveredthelink]. I havewatched Iwas dismayedtolearnofthe events in administrationandexplanationtoalumni ashooliganshave shut downthemar earlySeptembersurroundingthe bytheCUAA.Hereisasamplingofthose ketplaceofideas andhave showered intendedtalkbyMr. Netanyahu. Itis letters, depictingjustsomeofthewide theiropponentswithverbalandphysi unfortunatethat so soonafterthe rangeofopinions. calabuse. I have readhowaJewish events ofSeptember ii inNorth december 2002 issue concordia university magazine 1 LCTTCTS TO THC eDITOr Americapeople canstill notwithhold Netanyahu not welcome Youralumnimagazine andassocia themselvesfromtheuse ofphysical Ipersonallyamneitherscandalizednor tiondo notinanywayrepresentthis ex forceandcriminalviolencetobring upsetathearingofideologicallymoti student. Mymemories ofConcordiaare aboutdisruptionofdemocratic vatedincidentsatConcordia; onthe tiedtofellowstudents, professorsand principlesofthe rightto gather, to contrary,Iamgladtothinkofmyex the city. Itpainsmetothinkthatthe engage indiscussion ofone’sbeliefas universityasaplacewhere ideasare trulymulticultural, real-lifeinstitution longasthosebeliefsdo notunderliethe ventilatedwithpassion evenifattimes Iusedtoknowisnowrepresentedasthe intentto do harmto others. excessiveratherthananinstitutionpre uptightbusiness-orientedinstitution. Itisasadstateofaffairstohave had occupiedwithmaintaininganuptight FabioBagnara, BA 91 this occuronourcampus! Whetherone image aptatensuringafewalumni Barcelona, Spain agreeswithMr. Netanyahu’sbeliefs or donations.The ideaofConcordiaasa nothe shouldhavebeengiventhe radicalinstitution, as I rememberitand opportunitytopresentthem, asI as I’ve seenitsince, isludicrous. COn’coMia believe anyspeakerofthe Palestinian Theuniversitywaswronginallowing peopleshouldbe invited andallowedto BenjaminNetanyahutospeakat presenttheirbeliefs. Kudosfortheuni Concordia. Claimingthat itwasanini versityto have intended to allowthis tiative ofastudentgroup andnotan ConcordiaUniversityMagazinewelcomes readers’comments. Lettersshouldinclude eventtotakeplace. Brickstothosewho officialuniversityinitiative islaugh thewriter’sfullname,address,school(s), it appears arestrivingto reachtowards able. One isto assumethenthatthe degree(s) andyear(s)ofgraduationfor anarchy. Ihopeyousendastrongmes universitywouldhave takenthe same alumni. Lettersmaybeeditedforlength sagethatthose atthisuniversityare stancewerethe studentgroups sympa andclarity.Correspondenceshouldbe senttotheEditor,ConcardiaUniversity above suchharmfulandhatefulenter thizingwiththe Palestiniancauseto Magazine, 1455deMaisonneuve Blvd.VI., prising, thataboveallConcordiaisa inviteMr.Arafatto speakinH-iso. If Montreal,Que., l-13G 1M8. 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Hoppenheim, ownerofMontrealfilmstudio Mel sCite duCinema, donatedfoursecond-handSuperi6 mmcameraswithhighspeedlenses ajumpinqualityfromwhatthe departmenthad, tothe school. Film camerashavealwaysbeeninshort supplyforstudentsatConcordia; Hoppenheim’sgiftwillallowthembetteraccesstoawholenewlevel offilmtechnology. The cameraswillalsoallowstudentstobecome familiarizedwiththetoolstheywilluse aftergraduation,uponentering thefilmindustry. Concordia s cinemaschoolwas namedforHoppenheimafterhis $i milliongifttothe CampaignforaNewMillenniumin 1998.Although he is notagraduateoftheuniversity he remainsalargesupporterofthe SchoolofCinemabecause ofitsstature as one ofthetopfilmprogramsin Canada, producingalarge numberoftalentedfilmdirectors cinematogra phersandothertechnicians. Hoppenheimhas also setupascholarshipfor aspiringstudentfilmmakers, andhe chairsthe FacultyofFineArts’ external advisoryboard. 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