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Hesham El Naggar has spent sleepless nights wondering if his family

has made it home safe during these last few weeks.

El Naggar was born in Alexan-dria, Egypt, and his immediate and extended family continue to live in the area. Like many Egyptians living in Canada, he is watching helplessly and with mounting concern as his coun-try’s people take a stand against

a corrupt gov-ernment.

His worry is escalated because two nephews have taken to the streets with other youth to help guard their neigh-b o u r h o o d from attacks

and the chaos that has erupted in Egypt against President Hosni Mubarak.

Reports of “thugs” or Mubarak supporters, some believed to be police in disguise, have unleashed attacks on the thousands of peaceful protestors who for more than two weeks have stood day-after-day in the streets of Cairo and other major cities calling for Mubarak’s resignation.

“As we speak, two of my neph-ews are working with other youth protecting the streets from these thugs. Every time they relax and think it is getting safer, he sends another wave on them,” says the Faculty of Engineering associ-ate dean, research and graduate studies. “They are living the fear every minute because they do not know what this government is capable of.

“I don’t think we’ve seen the worst yet of this government. They are hanging on to power to the very last minute.”

Also keeping a close eye on the situation is Alexandria-born Dr. Khadry Abdel Galil. The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor is not one to mix words.

When he met Mubarak around 1987 at the United Nations, “we all told him, we’d like to see a democracy.”

Abdel Galil watches the news unfold about the protestors and the clash with the current gov-ernment with sadness.

“It’s clear cut. Being a ruler

for 30 years means there is no democracy whatsoever,” he says.

Like El Naggar, his removal from the situation has left him powerless and constantly won-dering how his family is coping. He is also concerned about the protection of national treasures, such as the Royal Mummies.

Abedel Galil is the only Egyp-tian who has x-rayed all of the Royal pharaoh mummies.

“I don’t know how the situation will resolve,” he says. “Egyptians are very patient. It takes a lot to stimulate and agitate them.”

A NATION UP IN ARMS

Prompted by the protests, Mubarak announced he would not seek re-election at the end of his term in September. However, many remain skeptical about this deadline and are calling for immediate action.

El Naggar has kept in regu-lar contact with his family since the protests began on Jan. 25. While the protests have remained peaceful, there have been violent confrontations with police and so-called “thugs.”

Because of their age, El Nag-gar’s sisters have not joined the protestors in the streets but instead supported them in the own way by providing blankets and food.

“I just pray that not just my family, but all the people there are safe,” he says.

El Naggar returned home to Alexandria during the December break and he could feel the city emanating a pulse of something to come, he says.

“I’m glad I lived long enough to see this happening,” he says. “This has been brewing – boiling – for many, many years. Nobody really believed Egyptians would stand up to the rulers. Over the history of Egypt, Egyptians are very peaceful, if not submis-

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MESSAGES FROM ABOVE

EL NAGGER

• Mubarak should listen to his countrymen and step down. See Page 4.

• Egypt celebrates a festivity

of freedom. See Page 5.

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MAYOR HELPS KING’S CELEBRATE GLOBAL

CULTURE

Mayor Joe Fontana addressed an eager crowd at the King’s Cultural Festival, celebrated Feb. 3. He wel-comed the audience, highlighted the importance of cultural diversity in London and Canada, and invited in international students to remain in London after graduation.

The evening began with an open-ing address by David Sylvester, King’s University College principal, followed by a First Nations wel-come and a musical recognition of China and the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit. Performing groups included the African Stu-dents’ Association, Al-Asala Group, Balikbayans, Indonesian and Inter-national Students’ Association, Irish Stew, King’s Latin Dance Club, Pak-istani Students’ Association, West-ern Punjabi Association and UWO Salsa Club.

Donations for the evening were contributed to the Pakistan Relief Fund.

NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR A GREEN AWARD

Nominations are being sought for the Western Green Awards to recognize contributions to sustain-ability on campus. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 25.

The Western Green Awards rec-ognize individuals or teams who ini-tiate/support activities with positive environmental outcomes, encour-age participation and involvement, work collaboratively with groups and organizations to meet their goals, and/or participate in envi-ronmentally friendly efforts/cam-paigns.

Nominations can come from any-one who wishes to recognize the activities of a Western campus com-munity member.

For more information, contact [email protected] or go online at www.uwo.ca/ppd.

MAYOR NAMES ECONOMIC COUNCIL

Western President Amit Chakma announced he has been appointed to the Mayor’s Economic Council (MEC), for which Richard Ivey School of Business Dean Carol Ste-phenson is executive co-chair.

The MEC met Jan. 7 and are expected to have their work and recommendations completed by March 10. The goal is to examine three things: What can be done to make London more attractive to business; what are the ‘low-hanging fruit’ which will make London more competitive; and what changes can be made to the way the City of Lon-don does business in order to make

it better connected with business.Chakma also co-chairs the Educa-

tion Pillar of this group with Fan-shawe College President Howard Rundle. Ted Hewitt, vice-president (research & international relations), sits on the Advanced Manufactur-ing Pillar group.

FORMER BOG CHAIR NAMED TO LAURENTIAN POST

Carol McAulay has been tapped to replace Robert Bourgeois, the out-going vice-president of admin-istration at Laurentian University. She begins her job Feb. 14.

McAulay, currently associate director of education for the Sim-coe County District School Board, is a former chair of The Univer-sity of Western Ontario Board of Governors. She previously served as president of the University of Guelph Central Student Associa-tion and treasurer of the Ontario Federation of Students.

SCOLLIE RISES TO TOP OF JOURNAL’S LIST

Ross Roeser, International Jour-nal of Audiology editor-in-chief, announced the Top Five most cited articles in their journal for 2010. Among those, Susan Scollie, Uni-versity of Western Ontario assistant professor at the National Centre for Audiology and the School of Communication Sciences and Dis-orders, co-authored four of the five most-cited articles. She was the lead author of one of the articles and sec-ond author of the other three.

Her current research focuses on the evaluation of digital signal pro-cessing for high frequency hearing losses, sound localization in chil-dren, and the prediction of speech recognition scores using the Speech Intelligibility Index.

The International Journal of

Audiology is a leading journal in the field.

CULTUREPLEX TEAM ROLLS OUT YUTZU

The University of Western Ontar-io’s CulturePlex team has launched a new website: yutzu.com. Yutzu is a great tool for both students and professors to communicate and col-laborate on digital projects.

Yutzu lets the ‘owner’ of each topic create a Yutzu page by opting to include information from such sites as Twitter, Youtube and Flickr. Individuals can also upload their own pictures and video to add to their Yutzu, and include documents and links to sites of their choice. The owner can also choose to write up their own information about their topic by using the unique Y-Pad application, which lets them import pictures, videos or graphs directly into their document.

The information is then orga-nized in tabs and put on display. When ready, the owner can then share the Yutzu with other mem-bers, or even open it up to the pub-lic. When a topic is made open to the public, others can collaborate and help to develop the Yutzu with their own information.

HURON WELCOMES FILMMAKER FOR CHINA DAY

The Chinese program at Huron University College will host its annual China Day event on Friday, Feb. 11 in V214, Huron University College. The event features the blockbuster Chinese film After-shock (with English subtitles). Admission is free.

Giovanna Fulvi, the Asian cin-ema programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival, describes Aftershock as “the most successful Chinese movie of all time” and an epic human drama that “sweeps across three crucial decades in recent Chinese history and explores the resilience of a family devastated by 1976 Tang-shan earthquake.”

Aftershock is based on the novella of the same title by Zhang Ling, an award-winning Chinese-Canadian writer. Ling will attend the event and give an introduc-tory talk on her own story and the film. The title of her presentation is “Seeing Is NOT Believing.” A question-and-answer period will follow the film.

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London Mayor Joe Fontana poses with King’s University College students’ Council during the King’s Cultural Festival Feb. 3.

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The political events and tur-moil unfolding in Egypt have left some members

of The University of Western Ontario community unsure about the well-being of friends and rela-tives, and troubled about what the future holds for their homeland.

“These are challenging times, especially for those who have family members in Egypt,” says Gitta Kulczycki, vice-president (resources & operations) . “A num-ber of students, faculty and staff members have already told us they are deeply affected by what is happening there. We want them to know we understand their con-cerns, that our thoughts are with them, and that we share their hopes for a peaceful outcome. We also want them to know there is help and support available if they need it.”

For full-time faculty and staff members, help can be accessed through FSEAP Thames Valley, who provide Western’s employee assistance programs. FSEAP ser-vices include free, confidential counselling, as well as information and referral services for employ-ees and their families. Those ser-vices can be accessed by calling FSEAP directly at 519-433-0700 or

1-800-668-9920 after regular busi-ness hours.

Employees who are not full-time may access on-campus supports by contacting Western’s Rehabili-tation Leader Rebecca Hansen at 519-661-2111, ext. 85578. Rehabili-tation Services is also available to help with any accommodations that may be required for employees.

Students can receive support and advice through a number of avenues. The Student Develop-ment Centre in the Western Stu-dent Services Building, Suite 4100 (519-661-3031) provides psycho-logical counselling, Student Health Services in UCC Room 11 on the lower level (519-661-3030) provides counselling and medical help as well as online advice and stress management strategies.

Students who would like faith-based supports can access West-ern’s Chaplain Services in the UCC, Room 256 (519-661-2111 x85929).

Students who live in residence can access a Residence Counsellor by calling 519-661-2111, ext. 86542. As well, many students may have access to community-based coun-selling and supports if their parents have coverage plans through their own employers.

Egypt turmoil hits close to home

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It was 1947 when 26-year old Ion Inculet broke away from the grasp of the Iron Curtain,

leaving his home in Romania for a new life in Canada.

His mother a Greek princess, his father a physicist and former president of the Moldavian Demo-cratic Republic, Inculet had only his engineering degree from the Technical University of Bucarest when he arrived.

“When I got away from Roma-nia I came to Canada and was look-ing for a job,” says the soon-to-be 90-year-old Western researcher. “I didn’t know much about Canada other than snow.”

He landed a job with Canadian General Electric Co. (Peterbor-ough) in the induction motor design area, and then moved to the company’s Quebec City loca-tion where he became a manager. It was there he chose to further his education, taking a master’s program part-time from Laval.

Invited for jobs at the Univer-sity of British Columbia, McMas-ter and Western, Inculet made a trip to each where he was “told of the capabilities of these uni-versities and their facilities” in an attempt to intrigue him to stay.

“Western had a lack of engi-neers. At the time I think there were only three engineers,” recalls Inculet, of his coming to Western in 1964. “Because of this lack of engineers, the head of the faculty, (Richard) Dillon, gave me a job immediately. Not only that, they put me directly as associate professor.”

While inheriting a research grant in electrostatic precipita-tion, there was very little research activity in Western Engineering. That didn’t stop Inculet from forging ahead with his research on electrostatic processes in industrial applications – building Western’s Environmental Engi-neering and Applied Electrostat-ics areas from scratch.

His development and consult-ing work with dozens of compa-nies worldwide reached into the fields of agriculture, mining, envi-ronment (air, water and soil) and space applications.

As director of the university’s Applied Electrostatics Research Centre, and over the course of his 47 years at Western, Inculet amassed 27 patents to his name, was a NASA consultant on lunar and Martian explorations and published more than 100 articles in journals. In 1996, Western rec-

ognized Inculet with an honorary degree.

Despite officially retiring in 1985, Inculet has been a constant presence in the hallways and labs of the Spencer Engineering Build-ing over the last 25 years.

“It was an excellent place to develop my ideas,” says Inculet, adding the support at the univer-sity throughout his career, and even into retirement, has been great. “Oh yes, throughout my career, and even today with proj-ects I have ongoing, the support from Western was unbelievable. Not only that, but I was afforded the opportunity to attend a num-ber of conferences … both educa-tional and fun at the same time.”

So while Inculet prepares to ‘re-retire’ this Friday – on his 90th birthday – it’s safe to say a good part of his heart will be at Western, along with the love for his wife, Marion, with whom he celebrates 60 years of marriage this year.

“I’m very happy,” he admits. “After my 90th birthday, I don’t know what I’ll do. I know there will be a lot of opportunities, such as consulting in Canada and the United States.”

So even at 90, 25-years into retirement, Inculet has no plans

to go cold turkey when it comes to kicking his love of engineering.

“Not until I die.”

Review of the School of KinesiologyA Director Selection Committee for the School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences has been constituted and is now engaged in a review of the School’s operations and of its Director, Earl Noble. Input from faculty, staff, students, alumni and others associated with the work of the School forms an important part of the assessment of the School’s scholarly and educational programs, its academic plans for the future and its administration. This input also will be valuable as the Committee develops a sense of the characteristics that are most important in a Dean and in the selection process itself.

Those wishing to make comments directly to the Selection Committee may address them to: Dr. Jim Weese, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Chair of the Director Selection Committee for the School of Kinesiology, Room 200J, HSB, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9. These submissions will be shared with Committee Members, but otherwise kept in strict confidence.

In addition, and as part of the review process, External Reviewers will visit the campus on February 16 and 17, 2011. They will meet with members of the School, University and Faculty administrations, and with representatives of particular constituencies within the School, Faculty, including students, to seek their views about the Faculty’s operations, especially over the term of the current Dean. The Reviewers’ itinerary also will include open meetings to which faculty, staff and students will be invited. The External Reviewers are:

•Dr.JimFrank,DeanofGraduateStudies&ProfessorofKinesiology, University of Windsor

•Dr.BrianMacIntosh,AssociateDean,GraduateProgram,FacultyofKinesiologyandProfessor,FacultyofKinesiology,DepartmentofPhysiology&Biophysics,UniversityofCalgary

You are also encouraged to make written submissions to the External Reviewers regarding any aspect of the School’s operations, and the characteristics required to be a successful Director in this School at this time. Submissions may be addressed directly to: “External Reviewers – School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, c/o Office of the Dean, Room 200, HSB” prior to February 28, 2011. Submissions addressed in this manner will be reviewed only by the External Reviewers and will otherwise be held in strict confidence.

Paul Mayne, Western News

Western Engineering’s Ion Inculet will mark his last day on campus this Friday – his 90th birthday – after 47 years of teaching and research at the university.

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On Jan. 25, millions of protesters took the streets of Egyptian cities demand-ing the resignation of President

Hosni Mubarak and an end to his oppressive regime. This courageous protest that was triggered by the uprising in Tunisia was organized on Facebook. Democracy, freedom of speech and economic reforms are what the protesters are looking for.

Egypt has been governed by a military regime since 1952. It promised equality, jus-tice and a new era for its citizens. Mubarak, an autocrat and a dictator, has been in power for the last 30 years. During this period, he has allowed very little dissent and system-atically cracked down on opposition. Even though Egypt has witnessed commendable economic growth, only supporters of the regime could taste its benefits. The Mubarak family’s wealth is estimated to be around $40-70 billion, while about 45 per cent of the Egyptian population lives on a staggering budget of less than $2 a day. What’s more, 66 per cent of the population is under the age of 30, and that group constitutes about 90 per cent of those unable to find work.

On Jan. 28 (“The Day of Wrath”) and Feb. 4 (“The Day of Departure”), millions of people across Egypt took the streets demanding the president’s resignation. Their demands included freedom of expression and the press, an amendment of the deeply flawed constitution, a lifting of the state of emer-gency in Egypt and major economic reforms.

Tactics by dictators to shut down protest-ers are common in history. Their main goal is to terrorize citizens and make them fear for their lives. This was very evident when the Egyptian government shut down Inter-

net services and cell phone networks. This meant I was not able to communicate with my family, and you can imagine how frightened I was.

The regime did not stop here, simply by eliminating a basic human right in the 21st century. It also pulled out security forces

from the ground and released criminals and thugs to attack citizens, in a desperate attempt to convince us that security lies in government hands alone. However, these despicable tactics didn’t work. Neighbours collaborated and formed neighbourhood watch groups to protect themselves and their properties.

The regime took it further. A few days ago, the protesters in Tahrir Square were attacked by government thugs and plainclothes police officers with Molotov cocktails, rocks and even live rounds. So far, according to the United Nations, there are more than 300 people dead and thousands wounded. It all happened while the army just stood by.

In addition, there was an orchestrated attack on journalists and human rights groups where they were beaten, harassed and detained. An Egyptian journalist is the first casualty, having died from gunshot wounds. Some journalists are still being detained as I write this.

Despite the continued protests, the oppres-sive regime has offered very little conces-sions. They mainly consisted of re-shuffling the parliament and the ruling party execu-tives. President Mubarak still refuses to step down, claiming that the country would be in chaos, but what he does not realize is that it has been in chaos for decades. It appears he also forgets that humans are not immortal.

There are videos still emerging on You-Tube showing peaceful protesters being shot dead, and others that show police vans delib-erately running over crowds of demonstra-tors. All the while Mubarak persistently clings to power.

What the regime is betting on now, after releasing thugs and secret police, is the fac-tor of time. But these determined protesters will persevere, and day after day they will prove they will not leave until their legitimate demands are met and democracy prevails.

My friends and I here in London and across Canada are very proud of our fellow Egyptians’ courageous acts. They are stead-fast in standing against this tyrant and his regime until they bring Egypt to democracy and social justice.

I would like to encourage all Canadians to contact their MPs and the Canadian govern-ment in order to ask them to take a decisive stand: Ask Hosni Mubarak to step down and let the people embrace the democratic pro-cess which will be a turning point in Egyptian history. Mubarak must cease his hold on power and listen to his countrymen.

M. Meckkey El Sharnouby is aPhD candidate in Western’s Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

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Following purchase of the Kingsmill Farm in 1916 to establish the present campus, several smaller surrounding properties were also acquired. One was the Wilkinson Farm, which stood near the Thompson Arena. The family homestead was across Western Road at the corner of Sarnia Road. The university eventually purchased that property. In 1960, the century home was demolished. The building was originally a stagecoach stop and later a police station before being occupied by the Wilkinsons.

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‘My friends and I here in London and across Canada are very proud of our fellow Egyptians’ courageous acts. They are steadfast in standing against this tyrant and his regime until they bring Egypt to democracy and social justice.’


Mostafa Kamel, an advocate of the Egyptian inde-

pendence at the dawn of the 20th century, once said, “If I wasn’t born an Egyptian, I would have loved to be an Egyptian.”

This saying was immor-talized in the minds of many Egyptians over the years, but on Jan. 25 the Egyptians rose up to restore their own identity that had been brutally and unjustly weakened, marginalized, dishonored and systematically replaced by other borrowed identities.

This ‘Call for Freedom’ initiated through online social media is a resuscitation of the Egyptian identity and spirit inclined toward laughter, joy, hospitality, kindness and ability to survive. This spirit has been awakened.

A group of the best brains of the Egyptian youth, who has been appalled by the disintegration of the living conditions for millions in a country that was the cradle of civilization, decided to take one step forward. This step was orchestrated on Facebook, Twitter and so forth by several groups, notably ‘We are all Khaled Said,’ a group created in commemora-tion of the young Alexandrian savagely killed by the police outside his house.

Women, men, children and elderly chanted in rejoice to exalt the name of Egypt. Ya habibti ya masr (Egypt my love), one of the classical patriotic songs from the 1970s, was noted to be the highly downloaded the last couple of weeks. Dalida’s Helwa ya baladi (You’re beautiful my country) was chanted following an enthusiastic speech to call upon protesters to hold on to their demands.

Protesters are moved by a deep unshaken love of their country. They have different ideologies and beliefs, but for once, since the uprising of 1919, the Egyptians are rallied behind one Egyptian identity for all, a plurality that has been progressively lost over the past five or six decades to a unilat-eralism that led to deliberate discrimination between people based on their fortunes, social status, family connections, religion and political inclinations.

Seeing a woman covering her face holding a sign saying “Ahmad and Mina together” was miraculous. Many never thought they would live long enough to witness that miracle: Religious tolerance, coming true. It is amazing how this revo-lution has created the unity and mended the cracks that were running deep in the Egyptian soul.

Love, compassion, tolerance and mutual respect are a few of the moral values that have been affirmed in the Tah-rir Square and prevailed to other cities in Egypt: Mahala, Mansoura, Suez, Ismailia, Aswan, Hurgada and, of course, Alexandria.

People divided loaves of bread, distributed boxes of dates and gave out blankets. Food was given to those who needed it regardless of who paid for it. Doctors, nurses and volunteers created first-aid ground clinics for the injured from the bru-tal attacks launched by the thugs of the regime, especially on the ‘Friday of Leave’ and ‘Black Wednesday.’

The community spirit and the common sense of com-passion extended to the people who stayed at home. When Egypt was suddenly abandoned by police forces about six hours before the army had a chance to take over, with the concomitant release of criminals, convicts and hooligans in the streets of Mansoura, Alexandria, Cairo, Mahala and everywhere in the country, people organized themselves and created neighbourhood watches and committees to protect people and properties and to regulate traffic. The magnificent co-ordination and the dedication of volunteers in these com-mittees had fruitful results; security was regained in most regions in a few days, most of the hooligans and the convicts were captured and chased away.

People showed great courage in face of this terror and did not give in to the chaos induced by the regime. It is the new spirit of freedom that inspired them.

The Egyptians are celebrating their freedom today. What we are witnessing in Egypt is not a crisis; it is a festivity of freedom and love. Two protesters, Ahmad and Ola, decided to prove it when they held their wedding ceremony in Tahrir Square among other protesters to mark their new life with this historic moment.

The smiling faces of the protesters are a proof enough that we are on the right side and that Egypt deserves to regain its long-lost dignity.

Nadia El Sherbini is a PhD candidate in the Department of French Studies

Larry Tapp, dean of the Richard Ivey School of Busi-ness from 1995-2003, died on Jan. 31 at the age of 73. He is warmly remembered by the faculty, staff and

alumni of the business school at Western as a visionary and strategic leader, who was fearless in the face of unprec-edented change and passionate about the critical role of business education for Canada’s future.

In rebranding the Western Business School as the Rich-ard Ivey School of Business and embracing international-ization, he led the school on a path to global prominence. As a leader, he was defined by passion, courage and commit-ment, but for those closest to Larry, he will live on in their hearts as an inspiring teacher, storyteller and mentor, who shared generously of both his time and his hard-earned wisdom.

It is my pleasure to share some of their memories with you.

Born on Oct. 6, 1937 in Thunder Bay, Ont., and a graduate of McMaster University, Larry made his mark in the cor-porate world in 1985, when he led a $552 million leveraged buyout of the Lawson Mardon Group.

As an Ivey Advisory Board member, Gilles Lamoureux (MBA’66) recalls: “I was with Merrill Lynch at the time. Larry wanted to buy the Canadian printing business and, with Merrill Lynch’s help, was all set to do so. But then, the whole U.K. conglomerate was abruptly (and unexpectedly) put up for sale, thus derailing Larry’s deal. Undaunted, he set out to purchase the entire global business and, after many ups and downs, it closed four months later. To me, that fairly represents Larry’s great business qualities: intelligence, instinct, vision, ambition, energy, resilience and adaptability.”

After retiring from Lawson Mardon, Larry was encour-aged by two other great business legends – Earl Orser and Richard M. Ivey (HBA ’47) – to consider the role of dean. He took up the challenge in July 1995, and early in his new role, led Ivey and the rest of Ontario’s business schools through the deregulation of tuitions for graduate and undergraduate programs – a massive political and cultural change initiative that lessened the school’s dependence on sharply reduced government funding, and allowed Ivey to chart its own destiny as an international centre of excel-lence.

As dean, Larry’s achievements are legendary. Paul Davenport, Western president and vice-chancellor

throughout Larry’s tenure, remembers Larry as a dean “who fundamentally changed our business school in many ways, including the brilliant branding of the school with the Ivey name; and superb expansions of the HBA and PhD programs, and of faculty research. He skillfully managed higher tuition fees, keeping students and parents onside by using the revenue to increase quality and to improve the student experience. We owe him a great debt.”

But the accomplishment of which Larry was most proud was reconnecting the school to its vast and powerful global alumni network.

Chris Matthews (MBA ’72), Hay Group chair and Ivey Advisory Board chair (2001-04), met Larry in 1997 at a warm-up meeting to his 25th class reunion.

“I was struck by Larry’s energy, enthusiasm and commit-ment to Ivey,” Chris recalls. “It was his infectious enthusi-asm and vision for Ivey that motivated me to get actively involved. He had that effect on everyone. It’s why the Ivey brand was so greatly enhanced during his tenure.”

Ivey’s first non-academic dean may have stormed the walls of tradition at times, but Paul Beamish (HBA ’76, PhD ’85), Faculty and Research associate dean during Larry’s second term, recalls Larry also had deep and abiding respect for scholarly research.

“Larry was the first dean for many of us who had not fol-lowed a traditional academic career path,” Paul says. “So, not surprisingly, some initial concern was felt. Any con-cerns were quickly put to rest. During his tenure as dean, the Ivey PhD program grew to its largest size ever, and the teacher-scholar model of faculty recruiting became more entrenched and more effective.”

Larry’s greatest talent was his ability to inspire others to reach higher. Ivey’s CFO John Irwin was one of them.

“Larry Tapp was a visionary and strategic business leader. He truly believed that Ivey was the only Canadian business school that could compete on a global basis, and his leadership in moving Ivey to the international stage was the

key to growth of all Canadian business schools,” John says. “However, for me, it was his integrity and values in life that left the most lasting impression.”

I, too, was the beneficiary of Larry’s inspiration and wis-dom. In fact, a dinner I had with Larry prior to making my decision to join Ivey had a very significant impact on the past eight years of my life.

But I bring this tribute and our farewell to Larry to a close with a quote from Trevor Hunter (MBA ’97, PhD ’05), a professor at King’s University College at Western, who met Larry as a PhD student and teaching assistant in his popular course on corporate governance. Trevor wrote:

“Everyone will remember Larry for his leadership as a dean and businessman. I will remember him that way, too. But it is how he supported and inspired me when I needed it most that I will never forget. Thanks, Larry.”

Thanks from all of us at Ivey and Western, Larry. You set the bar high. You encouraged us to go for the gold. We hope we will continue to make you proud.

Remembering Larry Tapp Protestors on the right side of history

Services scheduled. A public memorial for Larry Tapp is set for 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at Christian Life Assembly, Langley Campus,

21277 56th Ave., Langley, B.C. A reception follows from 2:30-5 p.m. at Newlands Golf & Country Club, Copper Ballroom, 48th Ave., Langley, B.C.

B yC a r o l S t e p h e n s o n

Richard Ivey School of Business dean

Peter Sibbald

B yN a d i a E l S h e r b i n i


sive people to their rulers … he (Mubarak) took that for granted.”

“For eight days it was very peaceful,” notes Abdel Galil. “It (the violence) only happened after he declared he was going to leave in September. It makes you wonder if it was someone who instigated this whole thing.”

BREAK THE CAMEL’S BACK

When Mubarak came into power, he imposed an Emergency Law, which he failed to lift throughout his reign. He has also changed the constitution, including laws limit-ing presidential re-election to two terms. “He manipulated every pos-

sible venue … with all the bru-tality and the support of the Western (coun-tries),” El Nag-gar says.

R e s i d e n t s of the country constantly lived in fear, he says. Even the slight-

est dispute with a police officer could result in a jail term.

“Honestly, if he is left to continue his term, we will see the most brutal 200 days in the history of Egypt,” El Naggar says. “This man has no heart, has no morals, no values. And this is not the first time he has said he is not seeking a new term.”

At the end of his second term, Mubarak changed the constitution to allow for unlimited presidential re-elections. “I wouldn’t be sur-prised if he repeated the scenario. He’s done it before and there is no reason to believe he is not going to do it this time,” El Naggar says.

“For Egyptians, they have to see it to believe it,” Abdel Galil adds.

Mubarak’s presidency has been marred by corruption and extreme economic disparities. The writing has been on the wall for some time for a people’s revolt. But it was the recent revolution in Tunisa that became the catalyst for the govern-ment demonstrations in Egypt.

The Internet and social networks Facebook and Twitter became the vehicle for rallying the masses.

“The Internet and the business of Facebook – this is new and I am absolutely sure Mubarak never expected it,” says Abdel Galil.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR EGYPT?

Abdel Galil is hoping Mubarak will step down, a government coali-tion will form and a democratic election would occur. Meanwhile in Canada, he continues to watch and pray for democracy and peace without bloodshed.

It may take some time to adjust to a new regime – to expose and undo all of the corruption and nepotism – but Abdel Galil believes his people are ready. “We are all looking for a new world,” he says. “It would be a catastrophe if nothing changes.”

On the same streets he walked as a child, El Naggar now sees a wave of marching protestors.

“Now, the people of Egypt have the final word. They stand their ground in the streets, they will change the system,” he says. “The people, this time, took note of how the tactics went on and decided solidarity is the biggest weapon.”

It would be wise for the top global powers to step in and push Mubarak from his post before the protestors turn to violence, says El Naggar.

“The world watches one of the most respected peaceful demon-strations at the largest scale. Even though they were inflicted with a lot of violence from the government, they still have their ground at a very peaceful site.”


With or without a direct connection to Egypt, University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law associate

dean Michael Lynk, an expert in interna-tional and human rights law and the Middle East, believes the protests in Egypt are fun-damentally about human rights. He speaks to Western News reporter Heather Travis about what the protests mean for the future of Egypt and the rest of the world.

Western News: After 30 years of Mubarak’s government in place, what do you think sparked these protests? Why now?

M i c h a e l L y n k : H i s t o r i c a l l y, t h e Egyptian people have been slow to challenge their autocratic and repressive leaders, but, when they have, they have become a formidable force. The main ingredients that sparked this current popular revolt have to do

primarily with politics – the inability of the Mubarak regime to allow broad democratic freedoms or to curb its own repressive national police forces.

Keep in mind the Egyptian population, as in the rest of the Arab world, is very young and relatively well educated: they are savvy with the Internet, they are in touch with global trends in culture, expression and politics, and they have become quite disenchanted with the stagnant political atmosphere and the limited economic opportunities in their society. WN: International governments have been hesitant to take sides because they are not sure where the shoe will fall. Why do think international governments, including Canada and the United States, haven’t taken a stand on Mubarak? What kind of message does this send? ML: To be frank, Europe, Canada and especially the United States have long preferred the predictability of a stable, compliant autocracy in Egypt to the unpredictability of a more genuinely democratic government.

The annual allotment by the United States since 1979 of $2 billion to Egypt, much of it in military aid, virtually guaranteed that the Mubarak regime would remain in power and would continue to rely upon repression and faux elections instead of any genuine democratic opening. The promotion of democracy in the Arab world, while a

stated value of the U.S., comes with such unpredictability for Western powers that their principal strategic goals in the Middle East – secure supplies of oil, protecting Israel and dampening Islamic fundamentalism – push them towards embracing autocrats and kings. On the Arab street, you will find lots of cynicism about the pronouncements by Western powers in favour of democracy. This cannot help our relationship with the Arab world. WN: In light of the fact President Hosni Mubarak has announced he will not seek another term in the next election, what do you think is likely to happen next? Protesters are calling for him to step down immediately. ML: Three possibilities lie ahead.

(1.) Mubarak will either stay on until September as a politically crippled and ineffective president, or one of the political figures close to him and who comes from the same military authoritarian mould, such as Vice-President Sulieman or Prime Minister Shafiq, will take over if he is forced to step down now. This would be the preferred option of the Egyptian army, but would not satisfy the popular demonstrators;

(2.) A secular democratic opposition figure rises to power – such as Mohammed ElBaredei or Ayman Nour. They would encourage a widening democratic atmosphere in Egypt, but they would face many significant challenges, such as containing the army, responding effectively to popular demands from younger Egyptians for more freedoms and more satisfying employment opportunities, and regaining Egypt’s lost position as the political leader of the Arab world. Neither Nour nor ElBaredei are particularly charismatic nor do they have a strong political base;

(3.) The rise to power of an Islamist political party, such as the Muslim Brotherhood. If it came to power, it is likely to be closer to the Turkish model of a moderate Islamist party than the Iranian model. The Muslim Brotherhood is the best organized opposition party, but it remains to be seen whether it is capable to showing the necessary leadership to fill the growing political vacuum in an effective fashion. WN: Even if Mubarak is no longer president, what needs to happen in Egypt to repair the corruption and inequalities that have become indicative of Mubarak’s government? ML: This will be an enormous task for whomever comes to power. Egypt’s economic problems are multi-fold – low agricultural productivity, a relatively small and confined manufacturing base and a rapidly growing population on a thin strip of land around

the Nile. Its strengths are its increasingly educated youth, and its strategic location and role in the Arab world. Dampening the corruption and inequalities endemic in Egyptian society by building a more honest and responsive government would be a tall but necessary goal for any leader aspiring to leave a lasting mark. WN: What started as peaceful protests have broken into violence in Egypt. Does this violence threaten the overall goals of the protests - to oust Mubarak - and democracy? ML: Much of the violence has come from the police and the street bullies allied to the ruling National Democratic Party.

The police were ineffective in dealing with the demonstrators (by killing 200 or so protesters, they only increase the power of the demonstrators’ message that Mubarak must step down), the army would not intervene directly, so the only tactic left for the regime was to engage in a violent counter-force. This has largely backfired on Mubarak, and hardened public opinion both in Egypt and internationally. WN: The Egyptian government has announced it has a plan and a timetable for the “peaceful transfer of power.” What are your thoughts on this? ML: The pronouncements for a “peaceful/orderly transfer of power” are probably causing concern to many of the demonstrators and democracy activists.

For them, this ‘transfer of power’ would mean either Mubarak stays in office for the next seven months, while surrendering most of his powers, or Mubarak actually steps down and an equally objectionable political figure – such as the newly appointed vice-president, Omar Suleiman – becomes his successor. Suleiman, who was the Mubarak regime’s head of military intelligence until last month, is seen as a safe pair of hands by the political-economic elite in Egypt as well as by the United States and Israel.

However, he is deeply implicated in the rendition program of suspected Islamic terrorists who wound up either in Egyptian prisons or in Guantanamo as well as in the despised policy by the Egyptian government to blockade the Gaza strip, a deeply unpopular initiative in Egypt.

I am reminded of the famous line from Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s masterpiece novel “The Leopard,” which depicts the struggle by a Sicilian aristocratic family to maintain its wealth and lands even as the feudal society around it was crumbling.

“If we want things to stay the same,” one of the family members says, “things will

have to change.” WN: Since there has been little concession from the government, is it possible the protests will lose momentum? Some people have already started returning to work. ML: Yes, the loss of momentum by the demonstrators in Tahrir Square and elsewhere in Egypt before they have achieved their popular goals is always a possibility. But large-scale revolts like this that aim at deep-seated social change are always a marathon, not a sprint. Given the size of the demonstrations and the intense popular anger at the corruption and misrule of the political-economic elite, it is hard to imagine that these deep fractures that have opened up in Egyptian society can be papered over, even if only small change is achieved at this moment.

Unless Mubarak or his chosen successors resort to intense repression to end the protests, the revolt of the past two weeks can only mean a wider democratic space has been created in the country, and that genie is not going back into the bottle anytime soon. WN: Any other thoughts on the situation in Egypt?

ML: One great hope of the Egyptian revolt is that change may well come, sooner than later, to the rest of the Arab world through secularist movements that are committed to democratic and pluralist societies, albeit in colours that reflect those particular societies.

It is inspiring to see Muslim and Christian clergy in Tahrir Square proclaiming unity of purpose for political change, and Muslim youth organizing themselves to protect Coptic churches. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is undergoing its own generational changes, and a younger leadership is arising that is abandoning some of the old sectarian slogans – for example, “Islam is the answer” – and acquiring a new political outlook that stresses coalition building, pragmatism and good governance.

I have one caution for how we are reading the events that we are witnessing in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world. These societies are multi-dimensional, varied and complex, much more so than the thrust of Western reporting has drawn for us. This complexity explains in part why deep change has been so long in coming, yet also why the revolts have occurred so swiftly. At bottom, however, these protests in Egypt are deeply human events, ones that we can all feel some solidarity with at our most compassionate levels, regardless of differences in language, culture and religion.

This will probably be the lasting lesson.

Discussing the lasting lessons of revolution

LYNK

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B y M i t c h Z i m m e r

Two professors emeriti from the Department of Earth Sciences have helped add

another chapter to the story of a historic geological landmark.

In a paper published in the February edition of the journal Geology, Western’s Glen Caldwell and Grant Young, together with Pierre Jutras of Saint Mary’s University, reinterpret the classic Hutton Unconformity found on the Isle of Arran in southwestern Scotland. These outcrops of rock inspired Hutton, in the late 18th century, to propose the idea the geological record contains evidence the Earth is extremely ancient. This notion of “deep time,” which ran contrary to current opinion, strongly influenced the conclusions of later scientists such as Charles Lyell and Charles Darwin.

The geology of Arran first became famous when, in 1787, Hutton set out to prove igneous rocks were derived from molten material from Earth’s interior.

In the mountainous northern part of Arran, he succeeded in finding veins of granite cutting into older rocks, but Hutton also noticed something else near a place called Newton Point. It was already well known that sedimentary rocks were laid down in horizontal layers, but Hutton saw some of the sedimentary rocks there were in a vertical position, cut off and overlain by younger rocks that were almost horizontal.

After seeing this he realized he was looking at the roots of mountains had been pushed up so that their formerly horizontal rocks were deformed into a near-vertical position and the subsequent younger rocks themselves had been slightly tilted and subjected to a lesser cycle of deformation and erosion. The complex series of events resulting in production of an “unconformity” must have involved a very long time.

This was the first formally recognized unconformity, although Hutton did not use that term.

As significant as this discovery was, Hutton did not leave a detailed sketch of the locality. The situation grew more complicated when the

third volume of Hutton’s “Theory of the Earth” was lost for 100 years or so. It was published in 1899, edited by the director of the British Geological Survey, Sir Archibald Geikie, who added a diagram showing the unconformity lying in an erosional gully at Hutton’s locality in northeastern Arran.

The problem: The location of the unconformity was wrong and generations of geologists were misled.

Caldwell and Young had both studied geology together at Glasgow University and were familiar with Hutton’s work. Their association with the geology of the area surrounding Arran goes back more than 50 years.

In the 1960s both of them emigrated to Canada. Caldwell took a position in Saskatchewan while Young came to Western. Eventually,

Caldwell came here as well to take on an administrative role. When they both retired, Caldwell invited Young to go back and look again at some of the rocks in the Firth of Clyde area.

That was the beginning of an ongoing research project spanning 10 years.

Young already had a hint something didn’t quite fit at Hutton’s unconformity when he visited Arran in 1974 with a group of graduate students from Western. He saw that up to a metre above the position of Geikie’s unconformity the “grain” of the underlying, near-vertical, Dalradian rocks was visible.

Other geologists had suggested there was development of calcrete in the vicinity of the unconformity. Formation of calcrete involves replacement and cementation of pre-existing rocks by carbonate minerals that are in solution in groundwater but are precipitated because of evaporative concentration, usually in semi-arid climates.

It is similar, but not identical, to how water and cement can turn loose gravel into concrete, but it involves much more time and the chemical processes are different. Formation of calcrete can mask important geological relationships.

As part of their post-retirement work in the Firth of Clyde area, Caldwell and Young visited Arran in 2003, 2006 and 2007 and wrote a paper describing Hutton’s unconformity in detail. Their work showed Geikie had placed the unconformity about a metre too low. They also found a second, less ambiguous exposure of the unconformity about 300 metres to the west.

When Young was acting as an external examiner for a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University, he met Pierre Jutras and found they had a shared interest in sedimentary rocks from the Early Carboniferous period (330-360 million years ago) and in the development of calcrete.

Even though Jutras had worked mainly in the Maritimes region in North America, it just so happened that in the Carboniferous period, the areas that are now Western Europe and the Canadian Maritimes were neighbours.

Jutras and the two Western emeriti really had common interests.

Jutras twice visited southwestern Scotland, bringing his specialized knowledge of calcrete formation to bear on the question of Hutton’s unconformity. He was able to tease even more subtle complexities from Hutton’s type locality and determined it involved not one but two unconformities. The problem in unravelling the details was due to the development of an unusual massive variety of calcrete known as phreatic calcrete hardpan.

Even though the Geology paper has provided a more sophisticated and complicated interpretation of Hutton’s discovery, Young and Caldwell maintain that the fundamental scientific importance of these discoveries has not changed. Hutton’s observations and insight provided evidence for long breaks in geologic time and opened the door to an appreciation of the vast amounts of time involved in the evolution of our planet.

This finding, in a remote corner of a small Scottish island, played a pivotal role in the development of subsequent scientific ideas that influenced the world, perhaps the most significant of which are those of Charles Darwin.

Professors reorient history with discoveryOxford Science Archive

Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have contributed to redefining the work of James Hutton, above, the famed Scottish geologist upon whose work modern geology is based.

Provided by Grant Young

In this photo of Hutton’s unconformity at Newton Point in Arran, the older (Dalradian) rocks are tilted steeply to the left, whereas the Carboniferous sedimentary rocks are tilted slightly to the right. The position of the unconfor-mity chosen by Geikie and the new positions of the two subtle unconformities described in the Geology paper are shown. Note that the calcrete masking the unconformities is just over a metre thick.

‘This finding, in a remote corner of a small Scottish island, played a pivotal role in the development of subsequent scientific ideas that influenced the world, perhaps the most significant of which are those of Charles Darwin.’


Messages from above The meaning of St. Peter’s windows

S t o r y a n d p h o t o s b y P a u l M a y n e

Since entering St. Peter’s Seminary in 1958, the Rev. Michael Prieur has spent countless hours in its chapel praying and participating in liturgical celebrations.

As a student and, later, professor of moral and sacramen-tal theology, he always appreciated how the oak woodwork and jewel-toned stained glass windows filled him with wonder and awe.

Yet, it was just a decade ago when Prieur realized the three-storey windows located in the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, ones he’d been passing every day for 40 years, held a spiritual treasure trove he never imagined.

“It was a whole fresh infusion of what beauty can do to you,” says Prieur about “discovering” the windows for the first time. “All of a sudden, in every window, surprise upon surprise. You can live in beauty your whole life and take it for granted, but then when you stop and start wondering … wow. I started looking at them and said to myself, ‘There are things here that I didn’t realize.’”

What initially ignited his curiosity was a window located near the front of the chapel. Why is St. Jerome dressed like a cardinal when the church had no such official dress for cardinals during his time, he wondered?

Then he started looking around and saw St. Gregory to his right, who had a staff in his hand with three bars on it. What is that all about, he thought?

“My questions haunted me, and I began my research,” says Prieur, a faculty member at St. Peter’s Seminary since 1969, which is affiliated with King’s University College.

With great fervour, and binoculars at the ready, Prieur began learning all he could about the nine small windows and 14 three-storey, Neo-Gothic windows – each with four panels depicting events and people important to the Christian faith.

For the next six years, embarked on the mission of a great detective, he deciphered the clues in the windows that were a part of his life.

“I soon decided these windows deserved a high-quality,

hardcover book in which I would attempt to bring these sparkling tapestries of Scripture and history alive for people searching for the meaning of our Catholic tradition.”

In 2005 Panes of Glory was published, with Prieur treat-ing the 73 window panels individually – each earning a two-page spread including detailed photographs, commentary and an inspiring prayer related to the particular saint. The book has gone on to sell more than 1,300 copies.

“The windows are just beautiful. They are as beautiful today as the day they built them and the messages are there today. They are timeless,” he says.

The story of these magnificent windows is now set to be shared with a much larger audience. Early in 2010, a docu-mentary crew from Salt + Light television, the first Catholic television network broadcasting 24/7 across Canada, spent almost two weeks filming Panes of Glory: The Windows of St. Peter’s Seminary, the story behind Prieur’s book.

“I watched in amazement as seemingly tons of photo-graphic equipment and electric cables snaked their way along our Seminary hall and chapel,” he says. “Three helium-filled white balloons, each giving forth 1,500 watts of light, hovered in the chapel; banks of lights stood guard everywhere; two cameras were ready. This was no small production.”

The four-part series, to air this spring, will feature Prieur revealing his insights surrounding the beautiful stained-glass to an audience of more than 1.5 million households across the country. Three of the London-based Amabile Choirs are also part of the series.

Salt + Light television is available on Rogers Cable in London on channel 240.

“If you had said to me when my book was launched, that our seminary windows would be featured on TV, I would have gasped in disbelief. It’s about the beauty that is here, our faith, the seminary, training people for the priesthood and ministry. We have a tool to attract people to God and the saints.

Learn more about the upcoming Salt + Light series at saltandlighttv.org/panesofglory/


Adorning one of the many symbolic stained-glass windows of St. Peter’s Seminary for more than 80 years, it wasn’t until the depiction of St. Jerome (far left) as a cardinal caught the eye of the Rev. Michael Prieur that a myriad of stories and meanings behind that, and the other windows, began to captivate him for years to come. Culminating in a book, Panes of Glory, the story of the windows of St. Peter’s Seminary will now come to life in a four-part series to be aired on Salt + Light TV this spring.


B y J a s o n Wi n d e r s

Anthony Cushing didn’t set out to find Glenn Gould.

The Halifax, N.S., native grew up around the time of Gould’s death in 1982, a period rife with re-releases and renewed interest in the master’s work. And while he still remembers his father playing Gould on the stereo in their home, Cushing didn’t expect his interest

to evolve much beyond that point.

A cellist by training, he went the com-position route in graduate school a n d g a i n e d more apprecia-tion for Gould’s performances for their stark

nature and masterful arrange-ments. He studied at the University of Southern Maine, and then joined The University of Western Ontario for his PhD in 2007.

During his dissertation research, focused on musical mashups and counterpoint, Cushing stumbled across an underrepresented foot-note in Gould’s career, the rarely revisited Solitude Trilogy.

The trilogy represents the least-known work of the 20th Century’s best-known pianist.

During a decade-long span, fol-lowing his last public performance in 1964, Gould, along with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) technician Lorne Tulk, produced these hour-long radio documenta-ries for the CBC.

The first, The Idea of North (1967), incorporates five speakers’ views – often differing – of North-ern Canada. The second, The Late-comers (1969), speaks to life and provincially encouraged urbaniza-tion in Newfoundland. The third, The Quiet in the Land (1977), show-cases Mennonite life at Red River in

Winnipeg, Man.All three employ ambient sound,

some music and use an electronic-music technique where several people are heard speaking at once — much like the voices in a fugue — manipulated masterfully by Tulk through the use of tape. Sort of a mashup of the time.

But listeners had no idea what hit them. “Reaction was overwhelm-ingly not good,” Cushing says.

Some believed the CBC was broken or their radio dials were bad and they were getting crossed signals across the clear night air. The CBC got flagged for too much silence, as well as logged for cross-talk. Neither was true, in reality, but few were calling for a repeat performance of Gould’s works.

“The point of the documentary was kind of lost,” Cushing says.

Gould branded the method “con-trapuntal radio.”

“When you listen to the docu-mentaries, they do make sense. The voices kind of align with weird little rhythms and cadences, ends of phrases where people are talking,” Cushing says.

He should know. Cushing’s dis-sertation centres on mashups, a blending of two songs into one, and counterpoint. His research has taken him from the artform’s medi-eval roots to Danger Mouse’s Grey Album to a chance encounter with the Glenn Gould Reader and an arti-cle entitled “Radio Is Music,” where Gould discusses his radio documen-taries, especially the trilogy. In it, he outlines the concepts, discussing counterpoint in electronic media.

Cushing described this as his “missing link.”

Audiences were not the only ones to run cold toward the works. Aca-demics and music historians have all but ignored the works which live in a world neither journalism nor music. A literature search con-ducted by Cushing on the trilogy and Gould turned up nothing. Zero.

“The more I got back to the

Gould, I really, really did wonder why nobody was talking about this,” Cushing says. “In all the biogra-phies, literally all of the biographies that are out now, they talk a little bit about reception of The Idea of North and The Latecomers. ‘Oh, it was weird.’ ‘Oh, it was experimen-tal.’ ‘Oh, it was kind of off the wall.’ Period. Those are the descriptions of the documentaries. That’s it.”

Unsatisfied with what wasn’t there, he contacted Victoria Buchy, operations manager for Glenn Gould Foundation. She invited him to write an article for the Gould website, which generated a lot of interest and contacts. Then, Buchy introduced Cushing to Tulk, the leg-endary producer.

That’s when the research started rolling.

Cushing has met with him twice already. Tulk’s memories of those sessions are vivid and have become a treasure trove. In addition to the technical insight, Cushing can probe for exactly what exactly Gould thought he was constructing with the trilogy.

Tulk still possess all the original scripts from the shows with notes as well as full notes from a full, never-before-seen scene cut from the final production. Oh, he also hap-pens to have all the original master tapes.

“It’s pretty something,” Cushing says with a grin.

It’s not that these documentaries have been lost. (In fact, you can still find them on CD if you look hard enough.) But they certainly have not been elevated to the level of Gould’s other work. Are they music? Literature? Or just noise?

The pieces have lead Cushing to ask if The Solitudes, as the trilogy came to be known, should be consid-ered part of Gould’s compositional body of work.

“It’s not that it has gone totally unnoticed. People know it’s there,” Cushing stresses. “But the media theorists would look at it and say.

‘Interesting ideas. … Oh well, isn’t that nice.’ But there really isn’t enough theory for them to hold onto. It really isn’t substantial enough for them. The musicians look at it and say, ‘I don’t really know what it is talking about. It’s not really music because it’s people talking.’ And they don’t get past that little bit. It kinds falls in an academic nether region.

“I don’t think people know how

to tackle it. I don’t know how to tackle it.”

But that won’t stop Cushing from pressing on. “Although I’m trying not to let the Gould stuff completely derail the disserta-tion,” he says.

And as to the question: Is this even music?

Cushing says, “I genuinely believe it is.”

The accidental Gould researcher(or a funny thing happened on the way to a dissertation)

CUSHING

Don Hunstein

During a decade-long span, following his last public performance in 1964, Glenn Gould, along with CBC technician Lorne Tulk, produced the rarely revisited Solitude Trilogy documentary series for the CBC

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February 10Writing Support Centre – Writing Essay Exams. WSS Room 3134, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Register at sdc.uwo.ca/writing.

Physics & Astronomy Colloquium – Ed Churchwell, Department of Astronomy, University of Wiscon-sin. “The Infrared Galaxy: What Have We Learned?” Chemistry Bldg. Rm. 9. 1:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Department – Breaking and Entering: The House Cut, Spliced and Haunted is a group exhibition running from January 28 to February 18th. For more information visit: uwo.ca/visarts/research/2010-11/house/house.html.

Don Wright Faculty of Music – Altered States. Wind Ensemble featuring Marie Johnson, Bass Clarinet. Paul Davenport Theatre. 12:30 p.m.

Western Libraries – Open Data in London: What Is It and How Is It Used by the Community and the Academy? There has been an open data move-ment around the world in recent years. Advocates state that government and research data made freely available online will be used by scholars and the public for innovation and academic purpose. The City of London launched an open data initiative last year. What does it have to offer and how have people put the data to use? No registration is required. North Campus Building, 293. 2 – 3:30 p.m.

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Centre for Research on Migration and Eth-nic Relations - Colloquium. Valerian Marochko, Executive Director, London Cross Cultural Learner Centre. “Providing Services and Supports to New-comers: The Cross Cultural Learner Centre’s Per-spective” SSC 5220. 4 – 5:30 p.m.

The Distinguished University Professorship Award Public Lecture – Russell Poole, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. “The Viking and Their Outreach: From Buddhas to Betternuts” Conron Hall, Room 224, University College. 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow.

February 11Western Green Tour – Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Pavilion, Stevenson Hall, and McIntosh Gallery. A free, guided walking tour hosted by Physical Plant and EnviroWestern. Every Friday until the end of April. 2 – 4 p.m. Sign up at: uwo.ca/ppd/greentours.html.

Department of Biochemistry Visiting Speaker Seminar – Quim Madrenas, Western, Canada Research Chair in Immunobiology, Dept. of Micro-biology and Immunology, Robarts Research Insti-tute, Schulich Medicine. “Towards Consilience: An

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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Paul Lampe, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Professor (Research), Global Health Depart-ment, University of Washington School of Public Health. “The consequences of gap junction pro-tein phosphorylation”. MSB 148, 12:30 p.m.

School of Communication Sciences and Disor-ders Research Day featuring graduating student posters from the evidence-based practice course. Physical Therapy gym or EC 1330 lecture room, Elborn College. 1 – 4 p.m. For more information contact Lisa Archibald, PhD CSD Research Day Coordinator [email protected] .

Don Wright Faculty of Music – Trombone. Jehan-bakhsh (John) Jasavala in recital. von Kuster Hall. 12:30 p.m.

The Chinese Program – Huron University Col-lege annual China Day. Chinese film Aftershock (with English subtitles). The film is based on the story by Zhang Ling, an award winning Chinese-Canadian writer. Ms Zhang will be a guest speaker at the event. Room V214, Huron. Admission is free. Refreshments provided. Email [email protected]. 2:30 – 6 p.m.

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Women’s Hockey – Brock at Western 7:30 p.m.

Don Wright Faculty of Music – Jazz Ensemble. Grad Club, Middlesex College. 9 p.m.

February 12Women’s Basketball – Waterloo at Western. 1 p.m.

Department of Psychology – Finding Your Way: Psychology in Everyday Life. “Managing Stress” Presenters: Erin Ross, Matthew Shanahan and Pamela Seeds. 1 – 2 p.m. “Introduction to the Prac-tice of Mindfulness” Presenters: Sol Ibarra-Rovil-lard. 2 – 3 p.m. and on Feb. 19th 10 – 11 a.m. Central Library, Stevenson & Hunt Meeting Room. Free. No registration required. Visit: psychology.uwo.ca/pdfs/community/finding_your_way_flyer_2011.pdf.

Men’s Basketball – Waterloo at Western. 3 p.m.

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Men’s Hockey – Guelph at Western. 7:35 p.m.

Don Wright Faculty of Music – Les Choristes and Chorale present a concert in celebration of Black History Month. Paul Davenport Theatre, 8 p.m.

February 14Department of Physiology and Pharmacology

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February 15Senior Alumni Program – Chil-Yong Kang, Depart-ment of Microbiology and Immunology, Western. “A Cure for AIDS? The search for an AIDS vaccine” McKellar Room, University Community Centre. 9:30 a.m.

Faculty Arts and Humanities – Fernando Sola-nas, co-author of the ‘Toward A Third Cinema’ manifesto, and director of revolutionary guer-rilla cinema ‘Hour of the Furnaces’ and other documentary titles on the roles of globalization in the Americas. Includes a public screening and lecture, two graduate/faculty workshops and a three-session filmmaking workshop. Open to grad students, faculty and workshops are intended for undergraduate filmmakers. All screenings with Solanas in attendance are open to the public and free of charge. For more info visit pinosolanas.com/ . Contact Chris Gittings, 519-661-2111 ext. 85781 or [email protected]. Feb 15 – 17.

Don Wright Faculty of Music – Jazz Ensemble. Paul Davenport Theatre. 12:30 p.m.

Writing Support Centre – Writing with Clarity. WSS Room 3134, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Register at sdc.uwo.ca/writing.

Department of Biology – Graham Thompson, Biol-ogy Department, Western. Nature in the City: The Buzz on Social Insects: Honey Bees and Friends. Insect societies form intricate and fascinating communities that are essential to the smooth functioning of the natural world. Central Library, 251 Dundas St. Wolf Performance Hall. Free. 2 hours free validated parking in Citi Plaza during Library hours. 7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

February 16Toastmaster’s Campus Communicators – Build your confidence in public speaking. Meets every Wednesday 12-1, UCC 147B unless noted otherwise on website: cctm.freetoasthost.info/ . Contact Donna Moore, [email protected] or 85159.

Writing Support Centre – Writing in Nursing and Health Sciences. WSS Room 3134, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Register at sdc.uwo.ca/writing.

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It’s not that Fernando Solanas doesn’t do interviews. One third artist, one third revolutionary,

one third politician, Solanas loves a microphone more than you can imagine. But he has been unavail-able for interviews in advance of his Feb. 15-17 Western visit thanks to a rather tight schedule and one simple fact:

Fernado Solanas is busy running for president of Argentina.

That’s an odd thing for a guy whose revolutionary politics and filmmaking forced him to survive shootings, attempted kidnappings and the assassination of one of his actors. In 1976, he went into tempo-rary exile in France, but returned to his homeland and embraced its newfound democratic political sys-tem in 1983.

In October 2007, Solanas nabbed 1.58 per cent of the vote as the Authentic Socialist Party candidate for president. Almost four years later, he is a member of Argentina’s National Parliament and giving the presidency as second shot in Octo-ber 2011.

“It is a wonderful success story about the possibility for change,” says Chris Gittings, Department of Film Studies chair. “... For some-body whose life was at risk if he had stayed within Argentina because of the type of political activism that he was doing through cinema can return and actually make a legiti-mate run – and maybe this time a shot at the presidency – says good things about Argentina from some-one looking in from the outside.”

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Solanas’ visit was really just a matter of asking. Western profes-sor Constanza Burucua knew of the master’s work. She had studied him while researching her book on the cinema of Argentina’s Dirty War, and uses Solanas’ most famous work, The Hour of the Furnaces, in her classes.

She pitched to Gittings the idea of asking Solanas to visit; both agreed to give it a shot. Burucua sent a simple e-mail to Solanas’ people to gauge his interest in the visit.

Two days later, they replied yes.“(Then I thought) why don’t we

make the most out of the visit? Apart from the academic stuff, why don’t we get him to work with students? It would be an excellent opportunity for students to be mentored by this person. Also, knowing Solanas a bit, I thought that might be appealing to him to be able to participate in this creative process.” she says. “And apparently he liked the idea very much.”

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Most film studies students have been exposed to Solanas through his iconic text, Toward a Third Cinema. It’s a powerful text showcasing him as a filmmaker, an intellectual and politician. Together with Octavio Getino, Solanas pushed the idea of a Third Cinema, one focused on politi-cal change as opposed to Hollywood or European auteur cinema. Git-tings calls it a “manifesto for gurilla filmmaking. It has influenced a lot of people to go out there and use documentary, use cinema to be political, to change the world.”

“He is genuinely committed,”

Burucua agrees. “He was commit-ted then; he is committed now.”

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The three-day visit will be a packed one. Solanas’ schedule is divided into three parts: 1. Work-shops with students; 2. Research seminars for faculty, students and participants from other institutions; and 3. Public screenings to the West-ern and London communities.

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Solanas has no mainstream, mod-ern equivalent. However, Gittings thinks he can be seen somewhat in the Canadian context of First Nations cinema. As a domestic example, he cites director Alanis Obomsawin’s 270 Years of Resis-tance, a film about the 1990 Oka, Quebec, standoff between the Mohawks, Quebec police and Cana-dian army.

“We like to think in Canada we don’t have these problems,” Gittings says. “When you read something like Solanas, we have these interest-ing debates. Of course, Canada isn’t Central America, but we do have issues with indigenous peoples and with the power of cinema to tell stories that go against who we are and what our government does. … There is a resonance for students in Canada.”

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Solanas has been briefed on the student projects. Project proposals were translated into Spanish, and then sent to him in advance of his

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trip. “He wanted to have a context before he arrived about what sort of projects he would be working with,” Gittings says. “So when he gets here, he has a context for what they are doing, so he can then work with them in the editing suites and help them make decisions on the assembling of the footage.”

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Solanas, who will celebrate his 75th birthday on the second day of his visit, will headline two seminars: “From neo-colonialism to globaliza-tion: Just a matter of semantics? Representational and discursive strategies then and now.” 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, University Col-lege 220. “A lifetime in politics: The creative outcome in Solanas’ trajectory as a filmmaker and the challenges ahead for Solanas the legislator.” 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, University College 224A.

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The Western and London com-munities have three opportunities to join Solanas in the theatre. All films are shown at 8 p.m. in Uni-versity College 84. Social Genocide (2004) on Tuesday, Feb. 15 followed by a question-and-answer period with Solanas; Tierra sublevada: Oro impuro (2009) on Wednesday, Feb. 16; and sreenings of Western student film projects mentored by Solanas on Thursday, Feb. 17.

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It’s a big moment. Not only for the Department of Film Studies, Burucua points out, but for show-casing Western’s interdisciplinary

activities. Among the programs involved in the Solanas visit are Arts and Humanities, English, FIMS, Faculty of Law, Political Sci-ence, Modern Languages and Liter-atures, Office of the Vice President of Research and International Rela-tions and the Centre for Social Con-

cern at King’s University College. “We’re hoping this would be

really good for the campus, for our students in the sense that someone they studied they can have a discus-sion with and work alongside the undergraduate students; for the graduate students and faculty this

is an opportunity to engage some-body whose work they have read and debated,” Gittings says. “We’re hoping this makes film studies at Western more visible to other film studies units in Ontario but also it is an opportunity for interdisciplinary work on campus.

“Solanas is such a great figure for that interdiciplanary of film studies. Here, you have somebody who does it all. They are very inter-disciplinary in their practice and the way they think about what they do. We’re hoping that highlights the kind of thing film studies involves.”

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A program developed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is helping turn a

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University of Western Ontario professor Heather Laschinger teamed up with Michael Leiter, a professor of psychology at Aca-dia University in Halifax, to test whether an intervention program developed across the border would help transform toxic work environ-ments in Ontario and Nova Scotia hospitals into civil workplaces. The results were impressive.

“It’s hard to provide the best care possible when you are in a stress-ful work environment,” says Las-chinger, a Distinguished University Professor in the Arthur Labatt Fam-ily School of Nursing.

Health care teams are very inter-dependent and any issues between staff can have an impact on patient care, she says. “The whole focus of the intervention was to try to build civility, respect and engagement in the workplace.”

As part of its three-year project, entitled “Enhancing the Quality of Workplace Communities,” the research team implemented the U.S. Veteran Affairs-developed CREW (Civility, Respect & Engagement at Work) intervention program into five hospitals. Canadian Institutes of Health Research funded the project.

CREW involves a series of meet-ings focused on improving issues of civility, respect and work engage-ment. Individual hospital units would hold regular “huddles” to dis-cuss issues in the workplace and to encourage each other to promote a positive and respectful work envi-ronment. Each unit had a trained facilitator and CREW toolkit.

“When people get stressed, it’s easy to snap at people,” Laschinger says. But after applying the tools of the intervention program, “some people said it made them think twice about how they are acting before they act.”

Within the five hospitals involved in the study, 41 units participated. The units that instituted the inter-vention program showed significant changes and improvements, in atmo-sphere compared to those units that did not have the intervention pro-gram, which stayed the same.

Each intervention program was directed by the units themselves, meaning they implemented strate-gies that worked best and were most applicable to their area, guided by a desire to make the work environ-ment more respectful and to pro-mote positive relationships.

The units using the CREW pro-gram noticed a drop in sick days, improvements in co-worker and supervisor civility, job satisfaction, trust in management, less cynicism and increased respect. Prior to the intervention, levels of incivility were strongly linked to burnout, and had mental and physical health implications, she explains.

When the work environment improves, so does the productivity,

Laschinger notes.“It’s great for the organization

because whatever we can do to make the work environment more positive and empowering for people, the better. In a hospital setting it has a positive affect on patient care and outcomes,” she says.

The rapid pace of the increas-ingly competitive work environ-ment has added stress and strain on many coworker relationships. Snide remarks, dismissive behaviour and short tempers have become normal-ized as part of work culture.

While someone might dismiss such subtle, uncivil behaviour as a person ‘having a bad day’ or ‘some-one being overly sensitive,’ this is not the case. “What the research is showing is that these very subtle forms of incivility lead to all kinds of negative health outcomes,” she says.

“Bullying and incivility is subtle; it’s kind-of hard to nail down and be able to identify on a regular basis and deal with it,” she adds.

Much focus has been placed on

bullying in the education system, however this doesn’t mean bullying is only a child or adolescent issue. Such behaviours are showing up in the workplace, and now often involv-ing cyber-bullying. Ontario’s new legislation focused on workplace violence and harassment, Bill168, hopes to curb these behaviours, but there is still much that can be done to proactively address such issues.

The lessons reinforced by CREW are not new, Laschinger says. It is as

simple as following mothers’ advice to be nice to others.

She sees the CREW program eas-ily translating to workplaces beyond the health care field.

“The thing with bullying and inci-vility, research shows it breeds on itself. Before you know it, the whole place is a toxic environment,” she says. “Civil relationships amongst people who are working is certainly the core of a healthy work environ-ment.”

Work nice: Program builds better work environments

Heather Travis, Western News

University of Western Ontario professor Heather Laschinger tested whether an intervention program developed across the border would help transform toxic work environments in Ontario and Nova Scotia hospitals into civil workplaces. The results were impressive.

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