Researchers test ways to reduce executive .stress · Researchers test ways to reduce executive .stress By Claire Wicklow There is a psychological compeuuon on between the Universitc

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Batissons ensemble

From lt'fl lo right: Julie Lemieux, Dt'bbit' Fradman and Louise Leonard glitzing ii up i11 th e " pun Ii chic" adaptation of The Country Wife. The play opens tonight and runs until frb. J 9(excepl for Ft'b. 13). Performanas begin al 8:30. Admission is $4 general, $2 sludn1ts and senior citiuns, except for Feb. J.I when•all ticlit'ls are $1.

R·esponse shows need for n1ore courses for elderly By Patricia Moser

The overwhelming response to Con­cordia ' s newly instituted non-credit course offerings to senior citizens apt ly dem o nstrated the need for such programs for the elderly. _

The Concordia Centre for Mature Stu­dents was inundated with queries after only one adveniseme'nt was placed in Th<' Gault<' just before Christmas. During the registration period from January 5 to 7, 194 seniors registered, 76 men and 118 women.

The courses, which arc offered at both the Sir George Williams and Loyola cam­puses, were available to senior cit izens a t a minimal cos1 of $2.00 per credit. The only requirement was that the person be over 60 years.

The courses cover a number of subj ects in the ans, including classics, political science, English, geography, history, reli­gion, theology and women's studies. The most popular courses were Problems in Philosophy and Critical Thi11/ii11g which had to be closed because of the large numbers of students applying for these courses.

Richard Diubaldo, Director of the Cen­tre for Mature s ·tudents, noted that those who are partaking in the program have a ~ide variety of backgrounds.

"There are some people ·who do not have any university experience, and then we have psychiatrists and one retired McGill professor enrolling. There doesn't seem to be any consistent profile of s tudent tha t can be identifi ed," observed Diuba l-

do. The initiative for the project came from

Willy Schiff, a senior student at Concordia for the last I 2 years, who heads the Sparklers Club and is a member of the Un iversity Senate.

Schi ff noted that many seniors spoke to him about wanting to take courses but were concerned that they could not handle the pressure of exams.

Thus the intention of the program was to offer an a lternative to taking courses in the regular fashion, tha t is, complet ing assignments and taking exam inations to obtain cred it, according to Schiff.

The new non-cred it program will en­abl.e senior s tuden ts to enjoy courses as a cu ltural activity without having to face the pressures of assignments and exams.

To receive an attestation of the success­£ ul completion o f the course students must attend classes regularly and at the end of the session, they must submit a wrillen statement whi_ch would be an analysis of the course- the interes ting and useful pans, as seen by the senior, as well as those parts wi th which he or she disagrees.

Diubaldo noted that since this is a pilot project the scale is small and upon com­pletion of this initial phase it will be care­fu ll y evaluated.

"A questionna ire will be distributed to the senior students, asking them what their impressions and suggestions are for the program," sta ted Diuba ldo.

Already senior students have made sug­gestions to the Centre, asking for more day See "ELDERLY" page 2.

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Researchers test ways to reduce executive .stress By Claire Wicklow

There is a psychological compeuuon on between the Universitc de Montreal and Concordia to determine lhe besl way to reduce the ~tress that leads to h('art allacks.

Last Saturday 35 Bel I Canada executives were divided into separate programs to see whether behavioral therapy was better than physical fitness programs in reduc­ing stress.

Each research team in the 400,00 inter­university experiment va lues the work of the other- but sti ll be! ieves its own way is best.

Concordia psychology professor Peter Seraganian backs the fitness program in the three-year experiment, while U de M psychology professo.r believes in behav­ioral therapy.

Said Seraganian: "We have data that show physical fitness-aerobic fitness­can alter the speed at which one recovers psychologically from emotional s tress."

Said Roskies: " I have no doubt that cogniti ve behavior will play the impor­tant role here."

They told the Bell execu ti ves that the competition was more apparent than real and that in all likelihood both techniques would- prove useful to some degree and would be combined into an optimum program.

The executives have b~en medically and psychologica ll y screened and found to be "Type A", a psychological profile group characterized as go-ahead and aggress i-

v~-and twice as I ikely to gel heart.attacks. At the same time, none shows physiologi­cal signs of coronary disease . .

Seraganian says that 50% of the overa ll pop1,1lation are " T ype A"s, but among ex­ecutives the percentage rises to 80%.

H e says the first wave o f _executives range in age from 24 to 55 with a mean age of 35. After screening, they were carefully divided into three representative groups in terms of age and fitness.

The first group would be in the behav­ioral therapy section. Two others would be divided into the physical fitness ther­apy, one stressing weight training, the other endurance, or running.

The other principal researcher, Robert Oscasohn, chairman of the Epidemiology Departmen t of McGill, is a medical statis­ti cian who did the medical screening for the group, but has no axe to grind in the debate.

"My axe is stress management," says Roskies. " It 's really a program where we try tQ get people to become aware of be­havioral and cogniti ve science of stress. We give them ski lls of changing their be­havior and teach them how to practice these skills. " ·

Said Seraganian: "I've been developing a psycho-psychological lab over the last few years, so all the physical assessment of the subjects will be done here. I've been involved with developing two interven­tions-the fitness programs. And my work has shown thal physical fitness alters psy­See "STRESS" page 3.

A. & S. Council discusses Mission Statement · At its February 4 meeting, the Arts and

Science Faculty Council passed motions support ing the first two elements of Concordia's "Mission" in the Phase II report of the Mission Study Steering Committee.

Much attention was focused on the firs t element, " Education for the entire comm unity", which called for preparing an appropriate environment to a llow greater numbers of francophone students to study here, and for more courses to be held in French .

The motion called for the deve lopment of such goa ls as adding more sectioi;) courses in French to enable anglophone students to become proficient in French in their disciplines and making greater efforts to collaborate with the francophone universities in research and training graduate students.

Before the motion was passed, many council members complained about the "vagueness" and " lack of specificity" of the entire Phase II report. One member said it was difficult ei ther to support or oppose it. " You don ' t want to say you're

for it oecause you don't know what it stands for, but you can't oppose it because you might support some of the implications o ther people draw from it."

The motion to support the second element, " Innovation in higher education", was unanimously passed.

Arts and Science Council will next meet on Friday, February 11, at I :30 p.m. in AD-128 of the Loyola Administration building.

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classes and a grealer selection of courses offered.

Di ubaldo a lso observed Lhal a lllwugh Lhere are al present 194 sLUdems in the program, inev ilably there will be some at­trition due to lack of inleJTSl in the coursl' inatcrial or poor heahh .

H owever, Diubaldo said , ·'Even if thnc is an allrition ratc"of 50 percenl we would slill have more studems Laking pan Lhan wt· anlicipated. Our orig·inal projection was approx i malely 60 students."

Brim McNeil , an Audiu-1,isual pltutu­gra j1lter , will have an ex lt ibitiu11 of !tis pltutugraplts, Portrails a Dazibao, al lite Centre d'a11imaliu11 el d'expusitiu11 plwlu, I 67 I St . Hubert Street, from Feb. I 6 tu March 12(/wursare 12110011 - 5 p.111. Wed. -fri., 1 p.m. - 5 p.111. Sat. -Sw1.).

Consider ing Lhe fact Lhat the seniors regislcred to Lake courses during Lhe mosl . inckmem Lime of Lhe year, Diubaldo is look ing forward to Sq)lember wilh high expectauons .

" If 194 swdenls rcgislered to take i courses in lhl' winler semesler, it is not difficull to believe thal Lhe number will be much higher in Lhc fall, " observed Diu­baldo. .

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Law doesn't impress. Only slightly mort· than half of_ those.· i111t·rviewed in a s1udy of Canadian ix·r­n·ptions of_ law and ll'ga l sys tem frlt that most pt·ople obt·y the law.

Fimlings from th l' studv of abou t 600 residents of Winnipeg, Toronto a n~I Montrl'al in 1980 were n·lt-ast·d at the Law in a Cvnical Societv' Omfer­t"nCT hl'\I at the Univers it y of Manitob·a last No­n ·mbt·L

The respondents fl'lt thne is lt'ss respec-t for the . law than fin· years ago. Most described such re-

Herve .de la F ouchardiere H orticulturalist

by Philip Szporer While moslOf theaCLivily in Lhe Hall

building Lakes place from the 12l11 floor down , Hcrvt'.· de la Fouchardicre is busy preparing seedlings and planls for ex­hibilion , demonslration and resea rch - up i11 the 13th floor greenhoust: . .

·' Yes, yes," he says, " I've been here for 17 y<;>ars. h's quiet up here, but we keep busy."

De la Fouchardicre is Lhe Leclrnician and honiculLUralisl for Lh e biology de­partmenl. The ·we· he refers lo arc Lhe studenls of Lhc biology and geography dcpanments, who conduct research and experimelllalion in Lhe green­house's lemperalUre-controlled com ­partments, as well as Fine Ans studenls who use Lhe greenhouse habit-al for in­spiraLion .

In the rough-and-LUmble concrete wor ld of Lhe downtown area, it is a wonder to slep illlo a flourishiJ1g greenhouse - a n environmen t fill ed wil11 tropical and semi- Lropica l p lants and Lrees. Bulin Limes of economic res ­traint, a greenhouse is a luxury. Whal de la Fouchardicre has done to auain some sense of autonomy is sel up Lhe greenhouse planl ·sale-which he says is "nol a big business ··, bul which helps in a ll eviaLing the maintenance costs.

De la Fouchardit'.·re was born in Brit ­lany, France. Aflcr sLudying horticul­LUre fo r five years, he served in Lhe French army for two yea rs .

In 1962 he came LO Canada, and landed his firsljob at Monlreal 's Bolan-

. Debaters win first__place in Mc~ill competition

Concord ia has the besl debati ng team in Nonh America, judging from its recent performances. Besides winning Lhe recelll University of ToronlO compel ition and the National competilion in Vicwria , il won las t weekend's McGill Universilv compelilion . ·

T he McGill competilion, which is one of the most prestigious debating comesls in North America, altracted 78 Leams from Lhe U.S. and Canada in add ilion to two all-star teams from Auslralia and New Zea land.

The Concordia Leam of Chuck O 'Bri en ~tild Nick Parissi look first place, winning against Lhe Harvard University Leam in the finals. Another Concordia team, com­prised of Alain Lajoie and Michael O'GJ'ady, took 4th place and two other Leams took 14L11 and 24th places respec­tively.

por_ted abuses of tht• law by authorities as opening mail and raids without warrant as "mi ldl'y se­l'ious" IO "st"rious". Howewr, illega l wire taps by the police .wen· viewed as very serio us a bust·s of authority.

Despite th l' ir•cynica l opi n ion of otllt'rs, the vast majority of intt·n·iewees indicated they would a l­ways obey the law, even if they might strongl y disagree with a specific law, although they ac­knowledged there wne some instances when it was right rwt wohey the la,)' , suc h as enuTgencies.

ical Gardens. " I slayed there for more Lhan Lwc

years. When the Henry F. Hall build­ing was opened in 1966, the chairman of the Biology depanmelll asked Ill)

employer al Lhe Gardens if someont would be imereslcd in maimaining Lhe newly built greenhouse. I'm genuinely inlerested in .bolany, so I accepled and came here. "

Aside from his work aJ. the green­house, de la Fouchardicre teaches an adult educaLion course in bolany and honiculwre al a Laval high school.

On weekends, he, along wilh his wife and Lhree children, spends time al Lheir farm in Napierville. Their liule farm has supplied Lhe family wil11 enough fruil and vegetables for Lhe whole year.

For urban balcony gardeners, he gave Lhe following advice: "You must pro­vide waler every day LO your pl ams. For a balcony, I suggesl wmalo plants­sun is essenlial. Pewnias and begonias also do very well in Lh e sun. Fuschia plants are good for shady locations. "

De la Fouchardiere is cmHenl. 'Tm very independcnl in l11is job. I prefer things Lhis way," he acknowledges. He enlers Lhe co ld Lemperature compan­menl, surveys l11e conifers, Lhen smiles as he nolices Lhe camelias in bloom.

Next Week • Moonlighters.

Management's Ron Crawford tells us how many there are, and whether they slack off during their regular job.

• In our 'Speaking Out' column, Philosophy Prof. Ernest Joos writes about CUF A vs. Administration: a History lesson for beginners.

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MOR fORign stuclenis. Statistics G!nada reports a 25% increase in enrolment o r foreign university students in the Atlantic and Prairie provinces in 1982-83. Tht· university-lrvt·I interna tional student population across Canada rose 10% to , 38,000, up from 34,000 las t year.

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cho logica l stress. " It bo il s dow n to a li st o f quantita ti ve

factors . Before the programs were under­way, each of the Bell men underwent blood tes ts, blood pressu re tes ts a nd heart ra te tests. T hese, once interpreted , ind ica te the degree of the stress sympto ms. In a bo ut 18 mon ths, the firs t results will be in , showi ng whether behav io ra l therapy o r fitness tra ini ng won the bes t resu lts.

Each executive pa id a $200 deposit, re- . f undable after nea r-perfect attendance and pan i~ipa_ti?n in the active 10 weeks of ._ i their ind 1v1dual programs. Cos t to H ea lth ~ f and Welfare Canada , w hich is fun di ng the ~ p roject, brea ks down Lo ab_out $4,000 per ;

ex;':l~; i;:~up was told no t to change its ~ , •... , ,, , • .. ,, . . . . . . •·· j:@@J\:\ lifes tyle apart from the prescr ibed treat- O nce arou nd th e track for Bell execu tives tak111g part 111 the inter-univers1 ty exper,meflt ments in the exper imen t. "So do n ' t stop to reduce stress. srno king if yo u smo ke now. Don ' t sta rt d ieting. If you do , t\, e res ults o f the exper­iment w ill be com p letely useless," Roskies

Students roast film critics told them.

The second wave o f executi ves, w hich will take in Canad ian Naliona l managers, sets o ff in Sep tember.

Some executives , mo re con cerned abo4 t their persona l sta te o f hea lth , won dered about o ther fac tors.

One sugges ted possible di fferences be­tween French and Eng lish in the grou p . tha t was 80% francophone. But Rosk ies said n o. ·

"' In a prev ious interventio n we were ca reful to take ha lf fran cop hone and ha lf anglophone and there were no differences o ther tha n age. The fra ncophones were you nger, and tha t relates to the pol itical situation here," she sa id .

An o ther executi ve w~rri eu about back­ing the wrong horse. Wha t if the behav io r­ists win, and he's w ith the fitness group?

H e was assured tha t the project leaders \\·ere aware of the prol5lem and were a l­ready working out a scheme under whi ch the "' losers" cou ld take the "winners .. couVie-,ubjt-ct to funding from Ot tawa.

In an unusua l reversa l o f roles, the works of three Montrea l film criti cs- The Ga ze tt e's Bruce Ba il ey, L e D ev oir 's · Ri c h a rd G a y a nd L a P resse' s Se rge Dussault-were criticized , for a change. Last week, students of Prof. Brian Lewis' film cr iti cism class presented the three critics with detai led ana lyses o f their film rev iews.

" Secretl y, I wondered whether these · three criti cs had ever w illing ly been the same room before- apart fro m in fro nt of a movie screen ," sa id Lewis.

But the cri tics were more than happy to come to the class when they rea lized tha t they wou ld be on the rece iving end­rath er than the g iving end- for a change,

The fan tha t the criti cs had nt>t been in vi ted to expla in film cr iticism , hut lo hear crn iques of their own work was importa n t. " The purpose of the film cri ti ­cism course, .. expla in ed Lewis, "'is to make the s tudents more knowledgeable readfrs of both pop11lar and academic fi lm n i tic1sm ,

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" Wha t better way to start than to launch the students into an ana lys is of criti cs work ing in the loca l environment? I as ked d ifferent groups of students to choose a popular critic and a ttempt to descr ibe hi s bas ic ass umptions about a rt and film , crit­ical foc us and lang uage-in short, the questio ns newspa per critics ask of a film ."

Lewis wasn ' t sure how the experi ence would turn out. " I had had \\'.orking ses­sion s with the students, but I rea ll y didn ' t know wha t they were going to say. J was p robably th e mos t nervo us person in the room," said Lewis. '

It a ll went we ll. Reports on Serge Dus­sault, R ichard Gay and Bruce Bai ley were read. G enera ll y, it was observed tha t Dus­sa ult had a more socio log ica l approach in hi s film cr iti cism . Hi s rev iews focused on the humanisti c aspens of th e medium . His sty le was simple, direct and spon taneous. His reviews re fl ected his personal feel ings abo ut th e fil m.

O n the whole, the students fe ll Richard Gay to be the most intel lectua l, the least compromis ing cr itic of the three. He was judgeu ·to be the least passionate. the most reasoned, and the one with a globa l approach - that 1s, he wa, mos! at home with a ll the aspects of lilmmaking. And thestudent\ob,ervcd 1ha1 lwwasn ' tafraid · to champion fi lm, which were not likely to be popula1 ,ucces,es.

The students fe lt tha1 the two Franco­p hone crit ics wen" under less cons tra i nl

than the Gazette 's Bruce Ba iley , who was seen as trv1ng lo please a very diverse audience. The student, fou nd him w be the most purely newspaper crit ic, in tha t he was try m g to an swer whether o r not a genera l a udi ence wo u ld li ke the film revi ewed . And he had the most exhi lcra l-ing style. ·

Ba il ey responded to these observa tions by describing ~he practica l dema nds o f wri t ing for a newspaper: the cons traints imposed by time a nd space dema nds and See "CRITICS" page i.

T he an nua l Health Fair is coming up a t Loyola . To be held March 1-2, the fa ir wi ll again feature specia l booths on nu tri tion , birth control , h yperten sion and testing equipment relati ng to fitness. H ea lth Fa ir

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· organizers wish to have as man y studen ts and facu lty participa ting as possible. For more informa tion , call Pat Hardt at 482-0320, ext. 400 o r 398 ... Because of drop p ing bank rates Concord ia has red uced th e interest charges off student account balances from 1.25% to I % per mon th .. . Play on the cheap. On February 14, the T heatre dept. is o ffering admission · to the p lay The Country Wife a t the low price o f $ 1.00 for a ll. Performance begins at 8:30 a t the D.B. Clarke T hea tre in the H a ll Bldg ... A.IESEC Concordia presents a panel d iscussion on "BComm­MBA: A Perspective". Participa ting will be th ree members of Canadian Pacific Ltd. fro m the recru iting , hiring and ma nagement developmen t d ivi sion s. It wi ll be held on Feb. 11 at 11 :30 a. m. - 2:30 p .m. and includes a light lunch. Cost is $10 a ti cket. Contact AIESEC Concordi a, GM Bldg. 1560 de Ma isonneuve W., ·su ite 2 11 -4 or ca ll 879-8527 ... The Lo ndon Times has given a rave rev iew to Superb1ke, a book a bou t motorcycle racing fo r teenagers, written by Jamie Brown, who teaches creative writing for the

· · English dept. .. Po li tical Science prof. -- A. AI-Yassin i has published a

chapter entitled "Saudi Arabia: the Kingdom of Islam " in Religion and ',oc1et1es: Asia and the M1dclle East edited by Carlo Cald('rola, Mouton' Pre,s . B('rlin, 1982 .. . Education prof. Mona Farrell was awarded a grant of 57000 from the Montreal Catholic School Comm ission for a series of reports rela ting to the topic "A Comprehensive Survey of Hig h and Low Achievement in O p(' ra tion Renewa l Schools" ... Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. have made ava ilable a scho larship programme to ass ist Japanese students studying or planning to study in a bu siness p rogramme. If yo u know someone who fits the p icture, tell them to contact R. Michael H oward a t (4 16) 863-3480 .. .

This is the fourth Annual Report of the University Ombudsmen. It covers the aca­demic year 1981-82 and is submitted in ac­cordance the the requirements of the Code of .Co11duct (11011-academic) that " the om­budsmen will issue yearly a public report indical· ng the nature and extent of their opera tions' '.

The ombudsmen, one full-time and two pan-time, are appointed for a two-year re­newable term on the recommendation of the Supervisory Board for the Code of Conduct, whose membership is composed of ~tudents and representatives of the academic and administrative staff . As the year under re­view is the second of. the term of appoint­ment, there has been no change in the staf­fing of the offi ce.

This Rep<Jrt consists of° some general comments on the philosophy and function of the office, an update on issues mentioned in las t year's Report and discussion of se­lected cases and observations ra ised by the year 's caseload. Statistics for the year under review are attached to the Report as an ap­pendix.

A modest increase in the caseload is noted once again and a t peak times (particularly at the beginning and the end of semesters) we an· now operating pretty much at capacity.

The statistical information for the year 1981-82 app<:ars in tabular form. As in tht· past, it is appropriate to point out tha t be­cause many cases do not lend themsel ves easily 10 any precise classifica tion, any sta­tistics will oril y indicate the work of the offin- in the most general way.

Table A gives an analysis of the caselo~d by action required and is divided into seven categor ies whi ch are explained briefly, below. Table Bis a breakdown of the case­load by constituency. Table C lists the number of cases and enquiries received by month and, finall y, in Table D, we compare the total caseload with the data for the pre­v10us years.

Informatio11 a11d referral: Cases in this category did · not always involve a com­plaint. Many pc·opk, whether students or employees, simply do not know where to turn with a problem. In these instances the ombudsman will try to refer them to the proper ~-hannd or discuss possible alterna­tive approaches. Often people will c:omact theoHice for an opinion to help them decide w_hether they have realistic grounds for complaints.

Complai11t u11justif if,d: A complaint is made but the ombudsman concludes there has been no irregulari ty, error, or.injustice and that the complaint therefore has no rnlid basis. ·

Complai11t justified: The ombudsman finds a complaint justified-and attempts to resolve the situation. This group of cases has been further divided into ' resolved ' and ' unresolved'. It is inevitable that not all parties involved in a conflict will al­ways be satisfied with the disposition of a case. A decision as to whether resolution was achieved reflects the view of the om­budsman, and is a view not necessarily shared by any others involved in the case.

Case wit'1draw11 refers to those cases in which the complainant decides not to pursue the ma tter.

No jurisdictio11 covers cases that are outside the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct. These concern both university­related problems and external matters. In such cases we try to offer as much advice as possiblt·, but ordinarily ,vithout becom­ing activdy involved. When it is approp­riate we make referrals to outside agencies or other University departments, most commonly the Legal Information Service.

Obsen)('T or witness: A situation or in­formation is brought to the allention of the office but no action is reguested. _

Ongoing cases: Cases not concluded by the time of the Report.

The role of the Ombudsman E\'ery year the population of the Univer­

sity changes as some students and staff leave

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and the new ones enter, and for this reason we try, in every Annual Report, to say some­thing about what it is that the ombudsman does. •

The ombudsman's job is to investigate complaints of unfair trea tment and, when a complaint is found lo be justified, to re­commend the situation be rectified. Because the -complaints are so diverse, an ombuds­man 's investigation can take many forms and will often include reading documents and correspondence, examining ·University records and talking to people.

In considering the merits of certain kinds of cases what the ombudsman does fairly · often is try to put · herself or himself in another person's shoes. Thus when a stu- -dent says "I was told ... " by someone who appears to the student to have the authority to say it (i.e., he professor, the lady in Ac­cou_nts, the clerk with the red -sweater in Registrar's Services) the ombudsman will not automatically say (even though he or she knows it lo be true) "you should not have believed x, y or z above- you should have checked it out with the chair, the dean , the supervisor, etc."

A great number of the ombudsman's cases involve the claim by one person that they acted as they _did because they were advised / inforrned/ told by some third party that tl-iat was the thing 10 do. A great deal may be at stake in such cases (see, for example, the story of X in the Cases and Recommenda­tions section of thi s Report) but, in most instances, it is impossible to prove that the complainant really was advised as claimed.

And, in others, it is easy to say tha t the complainant was foolish to have taken the proffered advice. What theombudsman will consider are such questions as, could the story really be true? Is it possible and plausi­ble? Is there a misunderstanding involved? Were the complainant and the respondant really acting in good faith? And so on. · In the final analysis, in· such cases the ombudsma11 necessarily makes a number of what are usually termed character judg­ments and will often b;ise his or her conclu­sion on a standard of reasonable probability rather than afways requiring absolute proof.

When an ombudsman's investigation re­sults i11 a recom_mendation it is based on as thorough . an examination of the facts as possible and on reasoned arguments. While most often a recommendation is favourably received, sometimes the person or office to whom one is sent will challenge it, and a common challenge takes the· form : 'Tm sympathetic to this case but al-lowing so­and-so exceptional treatment would create an undesirable precedent". .

But is it fair ~o penalize an individual ju~l to avoid setting a precedent? This is a ques­tion to which an ombudsman nearly always gives a negative answer. A decision made on justifiable and rational grounds should not be undesirable although it may well set a precedent. When someone warrants excep­tiona l treatment on the merits of his or her individual case this does not in any way question the rightness of a policy in general.

It is the ombudsman's duty to have a con­cern for the individual and for the good of the University in a global sense which over­rides any concern for rules or expediency. The consequences of this concern for the individual is that the ombudsman spends quite a lot of time trying to identify justifia­ble exceptions.

On the other hand, when-it can be shown . that a number of individuals seem to actual­. ly or potentially suffer unfairly as a result of

any policy, our role is to question the policy itself and this, too, might figure in an om­budsman's recommendation.

A review of two issues raised in the 1980-81 Report

The 1980-81 Report noted that the proce­dures for awarding undergraduate scholar­ships were inadequate in several respects. Information in the Undergraduate Calend-

- ar about how winners were selected was out

of date; the criteria for some awards were no t clearly formulated; and, in the selection process itself, there was potential for both er•·ors and omissions.

?repara tion of a new edition of the bro­chure on financial aid and scholarships was recommended, as well as an upda te of the Calendar entry. The response to these re­commendations has been excellent-all have been followed and, in addition, the process for selecting winners has been made more comprehensive.

Another issue which worried us last year was the undergraduate Regulations Re­garding Cheating. These were so framed that possession of unauthorized material during an examination was considered to be sufficient evidence of cheating. We urged that-no one should be convicted of such a serious offense as cheating'unless there was reasonable ev idence that the unauthorized materia l had actually been used, or a rea­sonable presumption that the student had intended to use it.

The regulation was amended last year and cases since seem to have been handled more fl exibly and fairly.Two appeals to Se­nate in cases where possession of unautho­rized materials was the main factor have been successful. Two students previously convicted under the old regulations were also ultimatel y successful in getting the de­cisions reversed in their cases.

Cases and recommendations Each year we find it difficult to select

which cases to discuss in our Annual Re­port. This Report is almost the only way we can convey to the commu-nity a sense of the wide variety of complaints, inquiri es, issues, concerns and people that make up the ombudsman's caseload . .

For the sake of readability we feel reported cases ought to be interesting and appeal to a broad audience, but some of the most inter­esting cases from a problem-solving point of _v iew are those whose cast of characters are most vulnerable to disclosure. The om­budsman's responsibility is, above all, to the confidentiality of the office, so many signif­icant cases cannot be reviewed at all.

A number of students complained to the ombudsman that they had been suspected of plagiarism but not · actually charged. Though the cases were all unconnected with each other, they had similarly disturb­ing features. ·In none of these cases had the instructor followed the Regulations Re­garding Plagiarism. According ID these regulations (see Undergraduate Calendar, section 16.3.10) the instructor's first duty when plagiarism is suspected is to "inform the student and discuss the circumstances".

In three of the cases no. discussion was initiated by the instructor and the only evi­dence that plagiarism was suspected were cryptic or insinuating comments on the papers in question (for example: " Whoever wrote this knows the subject very well") accompanied by a failing grade. In three othef- cases the instructors did contact the students · but, according to the students, rather than discussing the matter in a rea­sonable way the instructors had shouted or spoken abusively and seemed quite unwil­ling to listen to any explanations.

Two students reported having been threa­tened with expulsion. Expulsion is one pos­sible consequence-of plagiarism, but ,only if a formal charge is made and the student is found guilty, and even then it is optional and very rare, there being many lesser penal-ties. .,,,

It is certainly not a penalty which is at the option of the instructor, and the threats were, to that extent, rather idle but nonethe­less frightening to the students.

The students who complained to the om­budsman were all confused. The procedure had not been fol lowed and in some cases the students were unaware that there even was a procedure. What they could not figure out was how to go about defending themselves. Rather than making any direct intervention

in.these cases, it seemed to the ombudsman more appropriate to get them back ·on the trac-k, so that they could be handled in a fair and reasonable way.

We recommended to the students that they contact their instructors or their de­partmental chairman, in writing if neces­sary, pointing out the regula tions and re­qu·esting clarification . In five cases this action was sufficient to prompt the instruc: tors to hear the students' explanations and the cases were resolved in one way or anoth­er. One case is still unresolved at the time of writing.

One hears occasional_ly from members of the faculty that plagiarism is rampant in the University and that, given the large body of litera ture in most disciplines, it is virtually impossible to verify the source of every piece of plagiarized work. One hears, too, that plagiarism is so endemic tha t an instructor, if he or she were to dea l with every case according to policy, would have time for

_little else. In many cases, we were told, a distinctive

writing style, an unexpected ly sophisticated argument, or language uncharacteristic of a particular student is sufficent indication that the work is ho t original. Undoubtedly this is true on occasion and, undoubtedly, instances of plagiarism do occur in the Uni­versity. Some students, unfortuna tely, are careless or do not know any better. Others clearly comm1 t plagiarism with the intent to deceive.

Because it undermines academic integri­ty, plagiarism is a breach of one of the basic principles-of the Universi ty. However, no student's right to clearly understand tne charge against him or her in a matter of academic discipline ought to be denied be­cause of a lack of time or sufficient ev idence.

Nor should a student's work be failed be­cause of some untested suspicion in an in­

_structor's mind. The regulations are flexibl e enough to cover the most blatant example of copying and the vaguest inconsistency in a rational, fair, orderly and up-front manner.

The fee rebate system for Summer Session course withdrawals has been the subject of a long series of complaints. Every May and June more than a few rea lly angry people turn up at the office feeling that they have been cheated or robbed and suggesting that the University is more in the business of thievery ,than education.

The problems we have identified as the cause of this high• level of emotion are the very short course change period for summer courses and the fact that the Summer Ses­sion rebate policy is inconsistent with the system that applies in the regular session.

Course change in the Fall and Winter Session usually lasts for two weeks. During that time a student can drop a course with only a 6% administrative charge. While the four-day course change in the summer may seem shorter, particularly to students who normally take daytime classes that meet more often, in fact, in terms of classroom hours, it is not. And for those four days the same financial penalty applies to withdraw­als. We ca11not, therefore, find the pro-rated course ·change period unfairly short.

' But, during the regular session a student withdrawing after course change is entitled to a refund of tuition in decreasing propor-

- tions until midway through the term for three-credit courses, and until midway through . the second term for six-credit courses. This is not true in the summer.

After course change, while a student may still discontinue a course for a time without academic penalty, he or she forfeits all fees (in the case of three-credit courses) or half of them ( irr the case of six-credit courses). Our enquiries have not turned up any explana­tion for this inconsistency.

In consequence, we have recommended that the University undertake a review of the rebate policy with a view to reconciling the differences. A decision is expected for the Summer Session, 1983. ·

Office -of the Onibudsnian 1.981-82 · Twice in 1981-82 th::: nffice was called

upon to help out-of-province student~ who were having trouble getting medicare cov­erage from the Regiede !'assurance maladie. Unlike most other provinces, Quebec resi­dents contribute to the health. insurnnce plan only through payroll deductions.

Since most full-time students do not work -or contribute-the Regie has a firm rule that visiting students are not eligible for the plan: they are expected to maintain cover­age in their home province. The students we saw claimed their cases were different be­cause they intended living permanently in Quebec.

They had .therefore cancelled their insur­ance in their respective provinces on the assumption that insta_tment in the Quebec plan would be automatic. Although these cases were clearly outside the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct we felt that some inter­vention was necessary.

The students didn't seem LO be able to come to any compromise with the Regie on their own and ope of them needed urgent and expensive medical tests. After some ne­gotiation both students were issued medi­care cards and were insured retroactive to the cancellation of their former coverage.

An example of bureaucratic inflexibility at its worst was the case of X, a student who, being granted several exemptions after the term began, had to change his registration to accommodate the altered requirements of his programme. Most courses in his faculty _were full by then but, as one of the dosed courses was prerequisite to several others in his Major, X asked Professor Y, the instruc­tor of the course, how he might enroll.

Professor Y, a visiting professor from another university, saw no reason why he could not accommodate X in the class and sent him off to the department chairman suggesting that, in the meantime, X attend his lectures. The chairman correctly advised the student that, while it was unlikely he could register, only the Studei1t Request Committee of the faculty could consider the matter. X applied to the Committee but was refused.

He was then advised of his right of appeal by a faculty administrator and he did ap­peal, all the while attending classes .and submitting the necessary work with the en­couragement of Professor Y. By the time X was notified that his appeal, too, had been refused about 80% of the coursework was complete.

"Don't worry," said Professor Y, "we'll work something olll. Finish the course, I'll assign a grade and I'll arrange for Professor Z, who'll be teaching the course in the summer, to give it to you if you register in his section" . That seemed reasonable enough Lo X, whose grade, according LO

Professor Y (jost before he left the Universi­ty) was B+. The plan, although unorthod­ox, might have worked except for one hitch. When X got to summer registration Profes­sor l's class was full!

IL was at this point that X came to the ombudsman. We suggested that, in view of the new circumstances, he appeal again for retroactive registration in the course. And, after confirming X's account of the events by letter and long distance with Professor Y, the ombudsman submitted a recommenda­tion LO the appeal committee in support of X's request. That was al the beginning of June. "bes pile several calls LO the faculty, no re­sponse to X's appeal was received until mid-September. The appeal was again denied. And the reason, according to the ombudsman's information, was that the ~commiuee felt that granting the appeal would have encouraged others to try to subvert the system in the same way. _

With neither X nor the ombudsman persuaded that any useful purpose would be served by his repeating the course and, in the conviction that the University sometimes has a duty LO stand by even unorthodox agreements when they are

contracted in good faith, the ombudsma·n approached senior academic administra-tors with the case. ·

One interview elicited (too late!) the ad­vice that students ought not to rely on arrangements that it is clearly beyond the authority of faculty members to make. But although X's case aroused some sympathy no other help was forthcoming. The last alternative, it seemed, was LO appeal to Senate. X appealed in October.

Although a speedy decision was re­quested, the appeal had still not been heard by the time the Winter semester began . X planned to graduate in the spring. He had no alternative but to take the course again. His grade was B+.

We have no further comments on the case.

Ever since the University instituted an interest charge on the outstanding balance of a student's account there have been

. complaints. These complaints are of two basic types. ·

The first type views the practice of charging interest as appropriate for a bus­iness but inappropriate for a publicly f uncled non-profit organization dedicated to higher learning. The people who tend to comp.lain about interest charges on these grounds seem to feel that prudent management is absolute ly incompatible with higher values like truth and beauty.

Beyond pointing out that an unpaid balance represents a risk, and that the amount owing if no interest were charged would represent less purchasing power some months down the road than it re­presents today (because of inflation) there is liule the ombudsman (or anyone) can do.

Unfortunately these arguments, per- · suasive though they may be, often fail to · satisfy the complainant.

The second type of complaint acknowl­edges .that interest charges are approp­riate, but challenges the notion that the unpaid balance is a genuine debt. Why, such complainants -argue, should interest be charged from September onwards for courses that will not begin until January? Surely the fees for a course should not be payable until the course takes place? _ These complainants compare courses to durable goods like watches or chester­fields, for which full payment is due only upon delivery. There is liule the om­budsman can say to make the student feel belier, for at the bottom of the whole ques­tion of interest charges is the -student who is financially unable to pay up in full in September, and who is (all too cruelly!) being obliged, because of this, to pay eve,:i more. •

We do point out that the student gains by having a place guaranteed, say, in a January course, much as one may assu're oneself of a good seat at a concert by buy­ing a ticket well in advance. Complain­ants are not -always convinced by thiSsar-

1,gument, of course, but it does work sometimes.

Oddly enough, the interest charged often amounts to less than th·e old fixed­charge deferred payment (or installment) fee. We cannot recall that anyone ever complained about the deferred payment fee soi tis hard to understand why so many object to interest charges. Perhaps it is just because they are perceived as new.

Unfortunately the burden of in~erest rates falls rather more heavily on the in­ternational student because of the differ­ential fees. Given the differential fees, this fact is inevitable.

If any subject of complaint can be said to be most c:ommonly brought to the om­budsman's altention that subject, not un­expectedly in a university, would have LO

be grades. While the substance of these complaints varies as much as the circum-

. stances prompting them, they can be roughly divided into two kinds: cases that conct•rn only the individual complainant

and those that affect a larger group, most often a class.

The individual complaint, in most cases; is expediently dealt with •by referral to the re-evaluation procedure. More gen­eralized complaints, however, whether they result from some event or circum­stance that potentially affects the group's grades, or involve criticism of a grading scheme per se, are often not as effectively handled.

In our experience the latter kind of complaint is not well-served by simple re­evaluation although, in the face of no formal alternative, that · seems to be the procedure students are usually advised to use by instructors, departmental chairmen and faculty administrators. Students whose complaints have broader implica­tions are rarely organized as a group. ·

They tend to come as individuals in twos and threes and they apply for re-eva­luation as individuals. As things sland now there is no assu·rance that a re-evalua­tor, no matter how conscientious, will ­recognize even that there is a group or make any effort to extend an enquiry to other students, even when a request is valid . There is no provision in the re-eva­luation regulations for such actio,:i or any mechanisms to achieve it.

A review of our records for this year indicates a wide variety of enquiries about grades, grading schemes, in-class prob­lems and the quality of teaching. An anal­ysis of the ombudsman's caseload foroLhcr years would yield similar results. Some of the most commonly asked questions con- ' cern course outlines-must one be given out to students and should it be in writiqg?

Under what circumstances are changes to a grading,scheme juslifiable or permis­sible once a course is in progress-or near­ly ended? Is it fair to shift the weighting of course components? When can the number of tests or examinations, or their dates, be changed?

What rules apply when an examination advertised as 'open book' is changed to ' no book'? Or a take-home examination is made ' in-class' or formal examination? When is curving or standardizing of grades an acceptable practice? And should students be advised in advance that their marks will be subject to curving?

If a passing mark is required in any component of a course in order to pass the course itself, should that requirement be reflected in the weight{ng of the compo· nent? Can, for example, a passing mark on an exam worth 25% of Lhe final grade be justifiably held essential if a $tudent has excellent marks in the remaining"75% of the course?

Once a grade has been assigned pn the basis of stated requirements (and the marks total a percentage of l00) what dis­cretion does an instructor have to assign a final grade that deviates from Lhe total of assigned marks? If a grade of 55 .corres­ponds, in an instructor's mind, to a failure or to a C rather than the D suggested by the Registrar's table of equivalencies, can that other grade be assigned?

What most of the questions students ask about grading have in common is that there is no University-wide policy which would indicate to the people involved, whether students, faculty or administra­tors, what the answers are. In the Universi­ty, matters internal to the management ol courses, including the design and admin­istration of grading schemes, are consi­dered (except in multisectioned courses) to be the responsibility of'coui·se instructors.

And so, while the issues r,iised abovl' affect the University as a whole (and may certainly touch, at one time or another, almost any department or faculty), · they are, for the most part, undefined and un­regulated, with the n·sult that pracKces vary widely, even within one department. The most common policy is no policy.

The resulting inconsistencies make it

impossible to ensure that appropriate, fair and compatible standards are reflected throughout the University. As well, be­cause decision-making authority is often felt to be unclear, and others are naturally reluctant to infringe on what is thought to be an instructor's territory, most problems and complaints are dealt with on an 'ad hoc' basis. Such an approach, although it

· may yield satisfactory results in the han­dling of an immediate problem, is, by its very nature, likely to promote only con­tinued inconsistency.

It is our sense that some more definite policy is needed. Such a policy will, ideal­ly, combine regulation of grading practi­ces across the University with sufficient flexibilily to permit for special needs and exceptions suggested by the circumstances of any particular course. It might be help­ful, too, if the re-evaluation procedure made room for 'class-action' type cases.

While on the subject of r_e-evaluation, 1l

is well to note that many students seem to lack confidence in the process, sometirnes with apparently good reason. A number have reported that, when trying to contact their re-evaluator they have had difficulty in discovering who had been appointed to review theii_: work.

In spite of the requirement in the regu­lation that a student is advised of the re-e­valuator's name, it seems that students are often not notified. Some people think that, if a student knows, he or she is likely to attempt to " bias" or "bother" the fa. culty member charged with reviewing the work.

While it is not clear that such senti ­ments are common, the attitudes they re­flect are not likely to encourage a student to believe that his or her request has been thoroughly and fairly considered or put to rest a fairly widespread feeling that re-eva-1 uations are not taken seriously by members of the faculty.

Most departments process re-evalua­tions expeditiously. However, several stu­dents have reported, and our enquiries have confirmed, unreasonable delays in some cases-several months rather Lhan the 21 days prescribed in the regulations. The re-evaluation process, for sound rea­sons, is one tha'lcontains clearly defined time limits throughout. In certain excep­tional circumstances, as when an outside reader is required or the only person qual­ified to Fe-read a piece of work is on an extended absence, delays are understanda­ble.

In such a case, the student should at least be advised so that, if necessary, alter­nate arrangements can be made. it is hard to justify requiring a student to observe the time limits for re-evaluation or for any other procedure when University em­ployees, themselves, don't adhere to them.

·cases brought to the office by members of the academic and administrative staff comprised a little more than I 0% of the

.caseload for the year under review and were generally the kinds of problems that do not lend themselves to complaint under the grievance procedures of the faculty union · or the staff association. Four members of the faculty sought informa­tion or assistance in dealing with students who were disruptive in class or whose be­haviour was offensive or troublesome in some other way. One instructor consulted the office regarding the eligibility criteria for salaried leave of absence.

Another, the confidante of a student who reported being repeatedly sexually harassed by a member of the faculty, won­dered what assistance we might have to offer. In the face of the student's fear and reluctance to come.forward herself,-no real action was possible. All we could do was provide the instructor with some literature about sexual harassment and information about the procedures to deal with this kind

·· of problem in case s)le changed her mind.

See "REPORT" page 6.

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Report of the Office of the Ombudsman · co11tim1nl from page 5.

Ano ther five cases concern ed the non­renewa l of part-time faculty contracts, in most cases for fiscal reasons . With fewer sect ions o f courses ava ilab le some de­partments have been obliged LO reduce the number of part-time a ppoimments th ey can make.

The argu m en ts advanced by the com­plainallls, however, generally suggested that they had been employed longer a nd thei r course eva lua tions were as good or betler than o thers still employed, and they objected Lo their non-renewal on those grou nds. Our investigation of one case showed th a t even tho ug h the complai na lll had been teaching the same C0!Jrse sa ti s­fa ctor il y for a decade, she was simply over­looked when a new programme director, unfamiliar with her work , was appoi nted .

The U niversity's policies on contract renewa ls and terminatio n for academic staff do no t apply to those hired on a part­time basis. In structors employed part- time a re not offic ially encouraged to expect renewal of their co·ntracts a nd have no r ig ht of appea l should their employment cease . H ence, al th o ug h a compro mise was achieved in two of th e cases a bove , we were u nable to take an y further action. In the narrow terms o f current practice, th e complainants had not been unfairl y trea t-ed . .

The Un ivnsi ty"s position with rega rd to working conditi ons o f part-t ime fac ulty is not unique a nd pioba,b ly compara ble to many othei un iversities. ;'\/otwiths tand­ing, it is decided ly outdated and enti rel y inadequate. Ma n y instructors today . as much as it may be u n welcome 10 them a nd 10 the llniver~it, , hcl\ C no choicl' but to 1frpend on part- ti me 1eac hing ~alarics. sometimes as 1heii- onlv 111corne. O1her people tl'ach pan-time 'ror different n;a ­sons, undoubtedly cquallv 1mporwn1 to the individuals conc.uned.

The ranks of part-time in,11 unors seem likely to beeH·n morC' redn«·d in futurc. J1 i, important tha t ,uch rcdu1 tion ~hou ld be based on a rauona l and svswmatic co11-s1dera1ion ol the qu.alificati~ms of each in­d iv idua l. Procedures for the hiring, re­view, renewal a nd dismi,sal of part-time fa culty might go some wa y to dispersing the bi u erness a nd bad feelings thal ensure when these decisions arc made o n ,vha t many thi nk are less substantia l ground~.

Three cases were prompted by the U ni­\'crsity 's in terpreta tion of Bill 15, the re­cent legislation abo lishing compulsory retirement at age 65. Two employees who rcached the age of 65 before the law came into effect on Apri l I were deemed by the Uni,·ersit y Lo be no t covered by it. The Universi ty, moreover, had been planning LO phase out the positions in question upon the incumbents' retirement.

Arguments for and against legis la tion like Bill 15 are to be found in many places and it is not o ur intention to discuss them

here. One comment , however, seem s ap­propriate a nd thi s concerns the fa ct that man y employers : not leas t among thcm this U niversity - have. in th e past , becn able LO u se compulsory ret iremen t as a kind a nd non -confro nto ry way LO sever connect io ns w ith employees whose pcr­fonna nce, for o ne reason or a nother, was not up to par. Sometimes such an ap­proach seemed warranted and compass sionate: a nd compulsory re tirement pro ­vidl'd a nea t a nd painless solution .

Bill 15 has closed o ff that handy way out. T his ·means thar unsa ti sfactory per­formance in an employee o f a n y age must a nd will be tackl ed, especially a t a time when the University is strapped for funds a nd cannot a fford to be lax or tolerant. The Uni versity will have to find ways o l ha ndling th e problem which are fair a nd humane.

Older employees particularly need the op tion o f m a king a dignified exit fro m a job they have ceased to do well or a job tha1 no lo nger needs doing, and thi s implies a need for specia l counselling sk i !ls, fl exible or gradu·a t arra ngements, .a nd above a ll , the sensiti vity and tact which will make the process o f vo lunta ry retirement a re­warding rather than a humiliatin g expe­rience.

Conclusion In concluding this Report, we shou ld like to offer som e reassurance to th e many membcrs of the Un iversi ty who have. from time to time. looked at o ne or ano ther of 1he o mbudsmen with a sympathet ic eye and sa id "How very depressing your job must bc - vou m·vu get to heai anything good about 1hc C11iversi1y at all''. fherl' 's no g ·umg around the fact that there 's some truth to the second part of that ,tatemenl. Few pl'oplc. alter all, come to tdl u, ,pe(ifically abo111 th<' nicl' thrng~ that have happened to them or ho.w con ­s idera tl'ly they 've been treated or who gave • them the right information. But that doesn't tell the whol e story fm, in go ing about h is or her daily work, trying to sort out the mix-ups, the errors, the injustices a nd th e thousand and one o ther problem s a n o rga ni zation as complex as Concordia is heir to. a n ombudsman is in a uniq ue position LO see a nother side of the Univer­sity as we ll. We see tho ughtfulness and concern , people who want LO help in re­so lving a prob tem a nd do , p eople who are sensiti ve a nd understanding and untold numbers o f students and U niversity sta ff , academic and no n-academic whose sense b f justice a nd fair play makes o ur job both possib le and worthwhile. To all of you whose assistance and advice we have sough t this year thank you.

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Suzanne Belson Beatrice Pearson January 31 , 1983

Have you seen this picture?· Th e picture shown above is a painting by j oan-j osep Tharrats en titled " Beacons in the Sky's Ocean". Th e pa inting has been missing since 1973. Th e O mbudsman is offering a cash reward for information leading to its recovery. Contact Frances Bauer, 879-7319 (2 1-15 Macka y Street , 2nd floor ).

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& Library/Lounge

2020 Mackay Thursday, February 17

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Appendix A - Statistics, 1981-82 T AB LE A TABLEC

A< 11011 requ i1 ed 306 Ca~cload Ii) monrh Information ur rdnral '.l l jll ll l' co·mplain1 unju511fied :July ( o rnplai11t ju~lllicd All ,~U5I

Un JTsolvcd 19 Sep tember Resoh ·ed 139 Octobet

· Complaint wi thdrawn 13 November Observe1 or w1lllC'Ss 17 December No ju ri sdiction 25 January Ongoing- 20 Februarv

573 March A_pril

TABLE B May Caseload by constituency Undergraduate sLUdents 379 Graduate students 41 TABLED Independen t students 11 To tal Caseload Continuing Education Students 9 1978-79 Academic Staff 25 1979-80 Non-academic sta ff 36 1980-81 Other 72 1981 -82 (former students and employees, 573 % increase applicants for admission , alumni and others who are not lecl111ically members of the U11iversit1, al the time1of enquiry).

36 42 .56 88 ·II ,15 31 44 32 61 +1 53

573

429 523 549 573

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No smoking kids. A Universitcr or Waterloo re­search team is studying ways to stop elementary students from smoking. They hope to Jevelop a n eHt·ctive smoki ng prevention programme in On­tario elementary schools.

Once ready for use, the smoking prevention programme' wi ll try to increase the pupil s' aware-

ness of the social p rt•ss un· that may lead them to sta, t smoking.

T he p u pils may be tempted to p ick up the ha bi t because or parenta l, peer and media pressure.

Under th e programme, the pupi ls wi ll learn how to develop and practice strategies for coping with these pressures.

Quebec university collaboration, the importance of a library, are among the. many reason~ businessmen are supporting the capital campaign

Pierre Laurin

James Smith James Smith, president and chief execu­

tive officer of Domtar, expects changes m university funding in comi ng years.

"I think we are going to find a more ba lanced consortium with respect to fund-ing," he said. ·

" A higher proportion of funds are going to come from the private sector'.:and it wi ll be in the interest of the private sector to provide them," he said.

This is because individuals who are trained at Concordia will contribt1te to the private sector as they graduate," he said.

Smith , who wi ll raise money from pri­vate companies in Concordia 's capita l campaign, greatly values his own u•n iver-sity background. ·

" I graduated from McGill ," he said. " It certa inly opens one's eyes to wh~t was heretofore a rather parochial en'viron­men t. It 's not so much what you learn, it 's the learning process itself.

" University education provides a disci ­p line wi th a respect to self-initiative in getting things done," he said. "The uni­versity also provides an environment that challenges one's thinking abi lity-and that stands yo u in good stead as yo u go through life."

Smith became invo lved with the ca m­paign through an in vita tion to join the fund-rai sing comm ittee. " But my recep­tivity to the invitation comes from the fact that I admire Concordia's efforts to estab­lish a training base for people in Mont­real, who might not otherw ise be able to obtain it. That makes the univers ity uni­que and certainly ~orth supporting."

Pierre Laurin Pierre La urin first made contact with ·

the Ecole des hautes etudes com mercia les as a student in 1960. Fifteen years and a H arva rd doctorate later, he was running the respected management school and thinkin g that Qu ebec 's universities should work together addressing their money problems.

An invitation to joi n the executive of Concord ia 's capita l campai•gn comm ittee was a chance to put that thinking in to action, and Laurin agreed. ·

"There·was a symbolic ingredient in my decision to take part, because I always thought that Quebec universities were placing relatively too much emphasis on being competitive and no t eno ugh on rec-

. ognizing that they are in the same boa t. " We have to work together in Quebec,"

said Laurin, who since last October has a lso been putting hi s years of management teaching experience into practice as vice­president, plann ing, with the Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd., the Canadian operat­ing arm o ( Alcan Aluminium Ltd.

Whi le Quebec uni versities may share common funding problems , Laurin a lso recognized that Concordia stands out. "Everyone in the fi eld knows that Con­cordia is in a particula rly delicate situa­tion as far as financing is concerned.

"It's not the best provided-for among the privince's universities, to say the leas t."

As a francophone on the committee, Laurin brings "a some\\'. hat di fferent net­work of contacts" to the campaign effort tha n other members. But he sees litt le dif- .- : ference in approaching anglophone or fran coph o n e in p lead in g Concordia's ca use. What the two groups have in com­mon, he said, is the lack o f awareness out­side university circles of how badly Con­cordia needs funds .

Jam es Sm.itli

The Thursday Report 7

Music sets up Philip Cohen Prize By Patricia Moser . . .

For the first time Concordia Univers i­ty 's Music Department will be offering a scholarship to a fu ll -time music student who demonstrates outstanding potential as an instrument performer.

Five thousand dollars has been set aside for the Philip Cohen Prize of which $500 will be awarded each year if a qualifying candidate is found. The monies fo r the scholarship were obtained through the annual Arts and Crafts Sale held on the mezzanine of the Hall Building.

The prize is named after Phi lip Cohen , an Associate P rofessor· in the Music De­partment, who is grea tly resp~ns_i,ble f<;>r the development of an "a lternauve music program a t Concordia in the-late I 960s. As Head of tht> Music Section of the Depart­ment of Fine Arts and la ter as the Assistan l Director of Performing Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cohen q_esigned, implemented and gu ided the program for eight years.

Cohen designed the Diploma in Ad­vanced Music Performance Studies that began in 1979 and which is Concordia 's first graduate program in music.

Furthermore Cohen was a lso actively -invo lved in creating links between the University's Music Departmen t and th~ Montreal community, as well as introduc­ing an experimenta l music program to preschoolers in Baie d'Urfe.

Cohen was thri lled at having a scholar­ship named after him. " It feels terri fic. ~t's a g rea t hono r for a classroom person hke myself, since now there seems to be some symbolic continuity between me and good students ."

The Philip Cohen Prize, although in­tended p rimari ly for final year under­graduate and graduate level studen~s: in music, may be awarded to any qua lified undergraduate. Cohen notes that a gifted

entering student could indeed be awarded the prize.

Candidates will be asked to perform an approved program of at leas t 20 minutes duration in the presence of a departmental jury, which currentl y consists of Philip Cohen , Bernard Lagace and Charles Elli­son.

Considera tion would a lso be given to a candidate's participation in various musi­cal events, which could include depart­mental concerts and recitals.

If no qualifying candidate is found in a year the prize will be withheld and the jury may also decide to split the prize between candidates of equal merit.

Applica tion for the Philip Cohen Prize must be made to the Department of Music no later than March I 5, I 983. ·

NOTICES Mortgage and Housing Corp., Hea lth and Weirare Canada , National Insti tute on Menta l Retarda tion , Medica l Research Council of Canada, Imperial Oil, etc. For \nort· information about these and other awards, contact the Grad­uatt· Awards Officer, 21-15 Mackay St. , 3rd rioor -879-731 7.

CRITICS cont inued from page 3.

Lh e critical compromises necessary to pleasing a broad-based public.

The critiq appeared fascinated by the student analyses of their work, and appar­ent ly not too many feelings were hurt, si nce each of them asked for copies of the reports.

Bruce Ba il ey see m ed particu larly impressed. " If I had known that s tudents were that good these days, I_ rpight never have given up teaching," he said.

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e back page the back page the back pa EVENTS Thursday 10 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAP H}< ART: Young Mr. Linrnln (John Ford, 1939) (English) with Hl'nry Fonda , Alicl' Brady, Arkt'n Whl'dan and Marjorit· \\'t'a\'l' r at 7 p .m.; Tllf' Com/ Fairy (Wil liam Wyler, 193:,) (English ,.-ith Margart'! Su lla\'an , Hnbert Marshall. ) Frank Morgan and Rl'g-ina ld Owt'n at 9 p.m. in H-110; $1.75 each. SGW camp us. CONCORDI A EL SALVADOR COMMITTEE: Ct'ntra l J\nw;jcan Film \\'t'ek . Tfi,, Uprising (Nicaragua ) (A finirmali1t·d acrnunt of a 11 0 doubt common occun·1K1·: thl' awk \\'ard n·t urn 10 a hostile home of a young suldier in the infamou~ National Gua1d. A S('IISitin· ('Xploration of th!' gl! >und bt't\\·1·,·n politics and human ('motion ) at I :30 p .111. in 11 -63:i, Hall Bldg. SGv\' campus. l·REL WEISSMAN GALLERY, GA LLERY I & GALLERY II: Bruno Bo hak, SdlTt('d Works, 19-13- 1980, u111il Feh. 12. SC \\' ca mpus. POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Prof. Da\'id Milnl', aut hor of thl' n·< ·l'ntly publish t'd book Tf", Nrw Ca11ad1r111 Co11slit11 tio11 (Lori mn 1982) \\'ill spt'ak 0 11 Tl1t· ,\/ahing of tf1t, Nt'w. Ca11adia11 Co11.1titulirJ11 ,It 10:1 °, a.111 . in H-820, Hall Bldg., SC \\' campus. THEATRE: T/11, C:0 1111/ry ll'ifr hy William Wych('rky, dir('c 'lt'd hy Ra lph Alli son at 8:30 p.m. in th(' D.B. C:larkl' Th('atrl'. Public, -1; studl'nts and st"nior citiZl'IIS, S2. 879--13·1 I. LES BIA AND GAY FRIENDS OF CONCORDIA: Opm group discussion , -I to 6 p .111. , in H-333-6. For mmt· informatio n ca ll 879-8106.

Friday 11 PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT: S('ri('s of ,·idt'o-tap('s - J. Kri shna111urti and Dr. Da \'id Bohm, Prof. of Thl'on·tical Physics. Unin· rsi1y of London , discuss T/11, Natur,, and Tra11sformalio11 of I / 11ma11 Cr111sciou.1·11t'.H at 8 p.m. in 1--1 --120, Hall Bldg. SGW ca mpus. FREE. I 'TERNATIONAL MEDITATION INSTITUTE: Continuing- s('ril's of dt"monstratin· knun·s on T /11, Philo.mf1hy a11d Practia of "1 t'ditatio11 a t 8 p.m. in H-820, Hall Bldg. SG\\' campus. FR EE. CHINESE GEORGIANS' ASSOCIATION: N 1'w l ' N11· Ba11qt1t' I at 6 p .111. sha rp at tht· Mon­N:rn R('sta urant , 1098 Clark. i\'il'm bt'rs , S I0; non ­llll'mbt'l's, $ 18. Nrw l 'mr l )tlllff. 9: 30 p.m. to 3 a.111. at th(' Holiday Inn , ·120 Slwrhrookt· St. \-\'t'st. Adn1n1·c·d tickl'IS, 3; Jt thl' door, $-l. For n·st·1va1io11 a nd tick(' ts ca ll 879--l:i57 or go to room H- 0,08-3, Ha ll Bldg. , SC \\' ca mpus. CONCORDIA EL SAVADOR COMMITTEE: Cl'ntral Am('r irnn Film \\'l'ek - From tl1t' Ashrs (N icaragua) (This film document s thl' rt"volutionary and post-n·,·olu tio_nary p('riods from hoth a r~nsonal ,·il'\\'poi nt - that o f a working-dass family - a nd a historica l 011('. ) at 12 110011 in H-635-2; S,wls of I-I ra/th : R r.rn rrrctio11 in Cuatemala (Shot in Gui1t!'mala hut rl'k\'ant 10 thl' " ·holt' of th(' Thii·d World this film chroniclt's the Sll fft•ss of Sl'V('ra l sl'lf­hdp proj l'cts.) at 2:30 p .n1. in H-63:i -2, Hall Bldg. SGW campus. FREE. ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY COU 'CIL (ECFC): Meeting- at 2:30 p.m. in -room H -769, Hall Bldg. SGW campus. THEATRE: St·(' Thursday 10.

Saturday 12 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: T wr /i •e Angry Mr 11 (Sidney Lumt·t, 1.956) (English ) \\'ith Hl'nry Fonda, Ll'(' J. Cobb. Ed\\'a rd Bl'gky and E.G. Marshall at 7 p.m .; 1-1,,,11·-y l ' (La un·nn· Oliver, 19+-I ) (English ) with Laun·n,T Oli,h·, Robt'rt Newton and L('sfie Banks at 9 p. m. in H -110; $1.75 ('ach. SGW campus. THEATRE: St·t· Thursday I 0.

Sunday 13 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGR APHIC ART: Tl1t' Lady Ei •r (Prt"s ton Sturg('s , 19-l 1) (English) with Henry Fonda , Barbara Stamvyck and Cha rles Coburn at 6 p.m. ; Fort Apachr (john Ford , 19-18) " ·ith Henry Fonda, Jo hn Waynt' a nd Shirll'y T('mpll' a t 8 p .m. in H -1 10;

Sl.75 t'ach. SGW campus.

Monday 14 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: Pinrol Ir Fou (jl'an-Luc Godard, 196.'>) (English subt. ) wi th Jt·an-Paul Bdmondo, Anna Karina and Dick, Sand('rs at 8:30 p.m. in H-110; $1.75. SGW campus. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR INSTITUTE: Wom1' 11 &- Mo11 ry - A series of lectures designed fm beg inners given by _Ros lyn Mun, 6 - 8 p .m. , in the Simonl' dt· B('a uvoi r Insti tu tl', 2 170 Bishop. FREE. BOARD OF GRADUATE STUDIES: Mening a t 2 p.m . in H-769, Ha ll Bldg. SGW campus. COMPUTER -CENTRE SEMINAR: Today, Tnminal D,,111onslration - 3 s,·nion: 10: 15 a. 111. in H-635-2; 1:1'> p.m. in H-635-2 a nd 3:15 p .m. in H -635-2, in the Ha ll Bldg. Open to a ll . facul ty, staff and studl'nt;. Pre-registration \\'ith the Computer Cen lrl' is rl'quirl'd al H-927-8 or telephone 879-+123 . CONCORDIA CHRISTI AN FELLOWSHIP . (GROU PE BIBLIQUE UN IVERSITAIRE): Etudt' bihlique l't discussion, ·1-5 p .m., in H-65 1, Ha ll Bldg. SGW campus. THEATRE: Thr Country W,f,, by William \Vydwrll'y, dirl'ctl'd by Ra lph Allison at 8:30 .p.m. in the D.B. Clarke Theatre. Spl'cia l Genna I Admi ss ion : $ 1. 879-·13·1 l. SGW campus.

Tuesday 15 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: Band<' a part (Band of Outsidt'l's) (jl'an­Luc Godard , 196-1) (English suht. ) \\'ilh Anna Karina, Sarni Frl'y and Claude Brasseur a t 8:30 p.m. in H-110; $ 1.75. SGW rnmpns. SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING: Gut·s t spl'aker Norman Lucas, Assista nt to thl' Dirt'ctor, Mod!'rriization d!'s Trains de Banlit·u , COTR EM, on l ntrgral ion of Suburban Train .''it- n 1i{'(' lo tf1t, M l'CTC, 6:0:> -8: 10 p.m. , in H -635 2. sew campus. CONCORDIA CHRISTIAN FELLO\fSHIP, SGW: Wl'l'kl y m1·1·1ing-. This Wl'l'k, A Tim,, io C:1,l,,bratr. a l ·I p.m. in H -333-6. r\11 wdcomt· . SGW ca mpus. MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Concl'rt bv thl' studen ts of M. _Antonin Bartos. The 1>rogra111 \\'ill consist o f works by J .S. Bach , M. G iulia ni , M. Poncl', G. Vinas and M. Turrina and \\'ill start a l 8:30 p .m. in thl' Loyola C:hapd , 71 -11 Shnbrookl' St. W . Loyo la campus. FREE. THEATRE: Tf,,, Country 'Wif<' hy William Wycl1nlry, din·ctt"d by Ra lph Allison a t 8:30 p .m . in 1he D.B. C:la rkl' T heatre. Publ ic, $·1; s tudt'nt s a nd st·nior ci tizl'n s, 2. 879-13-11. SG W campus. MEN 'S HOCKEY: U ni\' l'rs ity o f O1tawa a t Concordia , al 7:30 p.m ., Loyola campus.

Wednesday 16 CO SERVA TORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: Buffalo Bill and 1J1t, Ind ians (Roben Altman, 1976) (English ) with Pa ul Nl'wman, .Jod Grey, Burt Lanrnslt'r and Gera ldinl' Chaplin at 8:30 p.m. in H-110; $1.75 . SGW campus. LOYOLA FILM SERIES: Wild Strawbnrin (Smultronstalkt ) (Ingmar Bng-ma n 19.~ 7) (English su bt. ) with Victor Sjostrom, Bibi And!'rsson , Ingrid Th iilin and Gunnar Bjornstrand a t 7 p .m. ; Ordrt (Carl Dreyn, 1955) (Eng li sh subt. ) with Henrik Malberg, E.H . Christt"nsen and Brig-iu Fnkrspid a t 8:-15 p .m. in thl' F.C. Smith Auditorium , Loyola campus, 71 ·I I Sh!'rbrookl' St. Wt"st. FREE. COMPUT ER CENTRE SEMINAR: NOS Co ntrol Languag<' & Ta/Jr· Utili:atio n at 1:15 p .m. in H -635-2, Ha ll Bldg. Open to all faculty , staff and students. pre-rl'g-istration with the Computer Ct·ntre is rt·quirl'd at H -927-8 o r tdl'­phon!' 879--1423. SGW campus. MUSIC DEPARTMENT : Jazz on film - Tfu, Dukr Ellington Era a t 8:30 p.m. in thl' Loyola Campus (',t•ntn', Loyola campus. Admission , $3; studt'nt with I.D., $2. THEATR E: St'(' Tu,·sday 15.

· WEISSMAN GALLER Y, GALLERY I & GALLERY II: Faculty of Fine Ans Bimnak. until March 12. SG \V campus.

Thursday 17 BOARD OF GOVERNORS: Opt·n meeting a1 8 p .m. in th(' Faculty Dining Room, Adm ini sfra tio n Bldg., Loyola campus. DOCTORAL THESIS: Mr. Aristide Nicolopoulos, o n Sirrng th and B1, fia 1•iour of R,,inforcNI Concrrtr T wo-Wa)' /r r,,gu lar Joist Floo rs Undn C011crntratn l L oad-at 10 a. m. in H-769, Ha ll Bldg. SGW campus. LESBIAN AND GAY FRIENDS: Sex & Statistic - Gut'st spea ker Emil y Sla tl' wi ll tal k about Kinsey, -I to 6 p.m. , in H-333-6, Ha ll Bldg. For more information ca ll 879-8-106. CONCORDIA SPARKLERS CLU B: Gues t spt'a kt·r Dr. Jo hn McGra \\' o n Human FrFrdom : Illusion or Reality a t 1:30 p .m. in H-937, Ha ll Bldg. Rdrt'shments will l)t' stn Td. SGW campus. MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Margo MacKin no n , ;oprano, wi th Allan Crossman. pia ni st, \\'ill prcsl'nt a programme· of 19th and 20th•<'l'lllury voca l music. Th!' rl'Cital \\'ill ta k(' place a t thl' Loyola Chapel,-7111 Sherbrookl' St. \\I. Loyola ca 1npus. THEATRE: SceTue;day 15.

Friday 18 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOG RAPHIC ART: Lt's Amants (Thl' Lm·l' rs ) (Louis Malit', 1958) (English subt. ) with Jl'annt' i\lor!'au , Alain Cuny and Jl'an -Marc Bory al 7 p .m.; 011c1' Upon a Timt'.i11 ti,,, 11'rst (S!'rgio Ll'one, 1968) (English) with H l'nry. Fo nda , C ha rles Bronson , Jason Robards a nd Claudia C:ardinak a t 9 p.m . in H-110; $1.75 !'ad1. SGW ca mpus. SENATE: Ml'l'tinga t 2 p .111 . in thl' Confen·nn · Room of th!' P ro tt's tant Schoo l Board of Grt'atl'r Montrl'al (corner Fidding and Cote St-Luc). THEATRE: St't' Tuesday 15. PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT: Seri e;; of video- tapt's - J. Kri shna1irnrti a nd Dr. David Bo hm , Prof. of Theoretica l Phys ics: Uni vers i_t y o f London , discuss Thr Na turr and Tra11.~for111ation of Human Crmsciousnr.u at 8 p .n1. i n H-·120, Ha ll Bldg. SGW ca mpus. FREE. WOMEN'S HOCKEY: Conrnrdia at John Abbott , 6: 15 p .m. MEN 'S HOCKEY: Univ!'rs ite du Quebec i, Trois Ri vit·1Ts (UQTR ) at Conrnrdia. at 7:30 p.m., Loyola campus.

Saturday 19 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: Ju/rs rt Jim (Franc;-o is Truffau t, 1961 ) (English subt. ) with J!'anne Morl'a u , Oscar \Vt'rner a nd Henri Snre a t 7 p.111 .; La No/I r (Michaclang-do Antonioni, 1960) (English subt. ) with J !'anne Mort'au , Marct'llo Mastro ianni . Monica V_itti a nd Bt"rnard \\'icki a t 9 p .m. in H-110; $ 1. 75 t'ach. SGW ca mpus. THEATRE: S('!'Tut'sday 15.

Sunday 20 CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: Children 's ser il's - Brig ht Eyt's (David Butler, 193·1) (English ) \\'ith Shirley Tt"mple, Jamt's Dunn , Ja ne \Vithns ai1d Judith Allen al 3 p .m. in H-110; $1.25. SG\V campus. CONSERVATORY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ART: L1' Journal d 'i111e fl'l11111e d,, c ham brr (Dia1y of a Cha mot'rmaid ) (Luis Bunud , 196-l ) (English subt.) w ith Jmnn<' Mor<'au, Michd Piccoli , Georgt's Gfret and Da niel In·rnel at 6 p.m.; Th r Philad,,tphia Story (Gt'o rg-e Cu kor, 19-J0) (English) with James St('wan, Ka tharinl' H t'pburn and Cary Gram a l 8 p .m. in H-110; $1.75 t'ach . SGW campus.

NOTICES BASIC~ INTERMEDIAT E, ADVANCED, PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES start ing mid­Ft'bruary. For more information call or drop by The Art Workshop at 2480 Wl'st Broadway, L-207 , Monday to Friday , 10 a .m. - 5 p.m. "WHO NEEDS GOD?": A s<'rit's of di scuss ions Tuesday aft!'rnoons a t -1 p. m . in H-333-6, beginning Tuesday Feb. I . All wl'lrnmc·. Sponsorl'd by tht· Concordia Christiai1 Fellowship. FLORIDA: Fr-b. 18 - 27, $259. U.S. Pric<' based

o n quad. occupancy. Contact: Student Travel Info. Centrt', 693 1 Shnbrooke St. W., #3 11 or ca ll 620-6130/ 482-672-I. -ACAPULCO: Feb. 18 - 26, s ,139_ .S. PriC"t" based on quad. occupancy. Conlan: Student Travel Info. Centre, 693 1 Sherbrooke St. W ., #3 11 or ca ll 620-6 130 482-6724. BORDEAUX P RISON VISIT: Wednt"sdays from 1:30 to ·1:30 p.m. a group o f s tuden ts ml'<' lS with inmat!'S or Bordeaux 1,n liscuss topica l subjt'ctS such as nuclt'ar disarma mt'nt, \'ioknn· and its effl'ctS and alcohol a bust'. For more information ca ll Bdmore H o use at -f8,f- ,f095 . POT LUCK SU PPERS: Each T1a·sday at 5:30 p .m. a l Belmort' House-:- Bring something- lo share (juicl', brl'ad, rnilk , di·sse1t , c·tc. ) a nd join us . PRAYER AND BIBLE REFLECTION GROUP: T hl'rt' is a week ly mel'ling l'ach Thursday, :l to ·I p.m., at Bclrnort' H ouse. Thi s tnm \\T \\' ii bl' using thl' An, ol the r\post lc·s fm ou1 r('fl!'< 1ion . All art' \\' l' l<Om!' . Call -18-l-4095 fm more informat ion . LA FONDATION GIRARDIN­VAILLANCOURT: Application forms for Gradua tl' f"llowships in tht' field s of manag-!'nll'nt , fin ann·. administration , ec_onomics, socio logy, law, adu lt l'durntion, history , l' tc. an· no\\' a ,ailab ll' from thl' Gradual<' A,rnrds Officer at 21-15 Mackay Strl'l't 011 the 2nd fl oor. DEAN OF STUDENTS' OFFICE: :, tickt'ts art' bl'i ng offt'r('d by tht· Ord1es t1 t· Symphoniqu<' de Montn'.·a l to Concordia studt·nts. Tht· lll'Xl conct'rt is bl'ing- hl' ld 011 Tut'sday, Feb. 15 and Wl'dnt'sday, F!'b. 16, 1983. Reser\'a tio ns must ht' madt' by 110011 on Wt'dnesday , Fl'ii. 9 al the Dt'an of Students Officl's , AD-1 29, Loyola ca mpus, or 213:i Mackay Str!'<'l, SGW ,·ampus. ALL T ICKETS Ml ST BE PICKED l P BY :'J P.M. ON MO DAY, FEB 1-l AT THE SGW CAMPUS ONLY. MEN NEEDED FOR ALCOHOL STUDIES in th(' Psycho logy Dept. If you an· a hl'althy male ag-t'd 20-3,; contact Ka thryn at H -105_2 or ca ll 879-8021. $5, hour. THE RECREATION AND LEISURE DEPARTMENT has a1ra11g-!'d an l'xcursioi1 to

the La,·o lle C!'llll'<' for !st y"a r students 011 Ft"hruary 15 and lli. For morl' informa tion con ta!'l th!' Dt'partm('nl a l loca l 750. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN: Th'-' Ombudsnlt'n ar" a,·ai labk to all rnc·mbLTs of th t lJ niv!'rsit y for information , assistanr ,. a nd adv ice. Ca ll ·182-0320. <'XL 257 (AD-3 11 on the Loyola ca mpus) or 879--12-17 (2100 Mackay . on 1he SGW campus). Tht· Omb11d,mt'n 's s!'rviffs a n · rnnfid('ntial. · THE CODE ADMINISTRATOR l'<'n'i\'('S forma l complaints of 11on-acadl'111 ic bt'haviour on uni\'ersit y premist's, brought by one nlt'mbn of thl' uni versi ty against a nother, a nd t'nsures tha t th!' compla int proct'dures sc· t 0 111 in 1l1l' Cod<' of Cond uct (Non-Acadl'mic) art' propnl y carr it'd out. Loyola ca mpus: I-IB--120, -182-0320 l'Xl. 5 12; SG W ca mpus: 2 I 00 Mackay, 879-7386. STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES, 1983/ 84: Ca li forn ia , N!'W York , New Engla nd . Applica1io11 form s ava il able in th t' Officl' of thl' Viff-Rt'ctor, Arndl'mic. Loyola , AD-223 or at tht Dt·an of Studt'nts Office, Loyola, AD-1 !15 or SGW. Anm·x M. Applirntion deadline, F<'h. 11 183. LOYOLA CHAPEL: The Chapt·l is op<'n for prayt·r a nd rdknion !'very day, 8 a.m.- 11 p.rn. Mass is cdt'bra tt'd at 12:05 noon from Monday to Friday, and on Sundays a t 11 a.m. a nd 8 p.m. BELMORE HOUSE: Bdmorl' H ous<' is for studt'nts. It has quil't space for rt'ading, a nd kitcht'n fac ilities you can us,· fo r lunch. Campus Ministry has officl's and llll'l'ti ng rooms tht'I'<' for voluntt•t·r progrnms, projects a nd currt' lll issu"s of conct'rn to studt'nts. CHAPLAINS: Anne Shore, Bo b Nagy and Bob Gaudt' t , S.J . art' th<' Chaplains. Thl'ir offices an· in Bdmon· House (3500 Bdmo re) just behind the Campus Cc·ntn· a nd can bt• reacht'd a t ·-184--1095. Lynn<' Kt·am· , th<' S<'CJ'l'tary. is tht'r<' 10 hdp you. GRAD.lJATE FELLOWSHIPS: Tht'l'l' is still timl' to apply for many graduatt· fl'llowships for 1983-8-l ; such as those offl'rt'd by Canada

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