1 10 1 https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/89c88c1bf1f890df52126d14715e11c1.pdf 6aba3dcdbb6e05715234170c545275fc PDF Text Text C Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada February 1997, Vol. 14, No. 2 ISSN 0828-5225 Over $26.4 Million Raised in Share Our Northern Vision Campaign - Phase 1 11 At the closing reception on January 30, 1997, Lakehead University honoured the donors from the city, the region, the province, and across Canada who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign -- Northwestern Ontario's largest and most ambitious fund-raising campaign. Through the generosity of donors and the strong commitment of volunteers, Lakehead exceeded its original goal of$19.2 million. C INSIDE Meet the 1996 Recipients of the Distinguished Researcher Award: A new stained glass donor board acknowledging those who gave over $5,000 to the Shara Our Northern Vision fund-raising campaign was unveiled at a reception in the Faculty Lounge in January. In attendance were (left to right): Dusty Miller, Chair, Board of Governors Fund-raising Committee, Bill James, National Chair, Shara Our Northern Vision Campaign, Damon Oowbak, local artist and creator of the donor board, and Bob Rosehart, President of Lakehead University. Dr. Murray Lankester & Dr. Rao Puttagunta ... page 6 C Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity hy Dr. Tony Bauer ... page II Campaign volunteers Bill James, President and CEO of lnmet Mining Corporation, and Florence Johnston, fonner member of the Lakehead Board of Governors, celebrate the close of Phase 1. These funds have enabled Lakehead to complete important capital building projects including the Bora Laskin and Chancellor Paterson Library renovations, the Student Centre, and special needs accessibility. The funds have a lso enhanced Lakehead's scholarships and bursaries program and developed new initiatives such as the Halliday Hall Fellowship Residence/Alumni House, the Chair in Finnish Studies, Distance Ed.ucation Step-Video Conferencing, the Native Access Program for Engineering, and the William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts. "Share Our Northern Vision has truly made a difference at Lakehead," says J oy Himmelman, Director of Student Services and Community Relations. "The $26.4 million raised is a substantial amount and is the result of many years of hard work by Dr. Rosehart, the staff of the Community Relations Department, and the numerous volunteers as acknowledged in the Share Our Northern Vision Report (published in this issue of the Agora). "I would like to sincerely thank all those members of the University community who have contributed to the success of the campaign either through financial contributions or their participation in the campaign activities and events. We couldn't have done it without you." �AROUND CAMPUS LAKEHEAD TO HOST CIAU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP dcr 12). They are available at the C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse, the Alumni Bookstore, and various outlets around the city. BREAST CANCER FORUM March 12-16, 1997 CIAU SCHEDULE By Andrew Monahan Saturday, March 1, 1997 1-3:30 pm Upper Lecture Theatre Friday, March 14, 1997 When Lakchcad hosted the National Women's Basketball Championship two years ago, organizers had to compete with the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships for volunteers, hotel rooms and media coverage. In spite of those c hallenges, the event proved to be so successful the Canadian Interunivcrsity Athletic Union (CIAU) asked Lakchcad to host the games again -in 1997, 1998, and 1999! Stu Julius, Lakehcad's Athletic Coordinator and Women's Basketball Coach, is proud that Lakchcad is hosting this high calibre event. "Lakchead is recognized as a good basketball school, and a good basketball community," he says. The support and organization of the 1995 Championship here at Lakchcad made a good impression on organizers and on TSN, the television network broadcasting the championship game across Canada. "And for a change," says Julius, "geography has been an asset forus in the decision." Thunder Bay just happens to be in the geographic centre of Canada, and an ideal meeting place for a national championship. Hosting a national event each year for three years has some obvious benefits fo r Lakchead, media coverage being one. TSN will be covering the gold medal round to be held Sunday, March 16, which will give the University excellent coverage nationally. The Lady Nor'Westcrs have also been "looking optimistically at the championships," says Julius, having defeated some of the top IO teams in the country this year. They are also undefeated on their home court this season. As for the difficulties, organizers arc anticipating that getting the fans out will be their greatest challenge. "With the added pressure to perform, the Lady Nor'Wcsters will need as much fan support as possible, particularly during the Saturday aflcmoon game," says Julius. Tickets will be on sale for six different "sessions." Each session includes two games except for the gold medal match on Sunday, March 16 which consists of only one game. Prices are $9 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and $1 for children (un2 Session 1 Games 1 & 2 (1 p.m. and 3 p.m.) Session 2 "The Estrogen Question" Guest speakers will be: Dr. Glen Holloway (Gynecologist) Games 3 & 4 (6 p.m. and 8 p.m.) "Menopause & Estrogen" Saturday, March 15, 1997 "Osteoporosis & Estrogen" Session 3 Games 5 & 6 Consolation Side (1 p.m. & 3 p.m.) Lectures/Discussions (9:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m.) Session 4 Games 7 & 8 (6 p.m. & 8 p.m.) Sunday, March 16, 1997 Session 5 Game 9 Consolation Final Game10 Bronze Game (10 a.m. & noon) Session 6 Championship (4:30 p.m.) NANABIJOU CHILDCARE CENTRE Nanabijou Childcare Centre intends to offer a summer school age program starting July 2, 1997, and running through to the end of August. Enrollment can be for the whole s ummer or in two-week blocks. Drop-in care is also available. The program will be on-campus and w ill include outdoor activities such as nature walks and games and indoor crafts, music and creative play. The program coordinator is a licensed Early Childhood Educator. For more information, contact Sheila Wilhelm, Director of NCC, at 343-8369. ••• Nanabijou will once again be offering evening care during the Spring Session. If you would like to take a course but arc concerned about childcare, call Sheila Wilhelm to discuss the options available to you at Nanabijou. Drop-in care is also available with minimal notice. On-campus, licensed, convenient, nutritious meals and fun times! Come join the fun! -- Nancy Luckai _) Dr. Wesley Fidler (Rheumatologist) Dr. Susan Dent (Oncologist) "Breast Cancer & Estrogen" Dr. Christopher Lai (Cardiologist) "Heart Disease & Estrogen" There will be an open question period following presentations and refreshments will be provided.Tickets will not be sold at the door. Tickets are $5 and are available from : Breast Health Centre (344-0088) Canadian Cancer Society (344-5433) Northwestern Ontario Breast Screening Program (343-1690)Northwestem , Ontario Regional Cancer Centre (3431610), Thunder Bay District Health Unit (625-5900) Health Fair In conjunction with the Breast Cancer Forum, a women's Health Fair will also be held in the Agora at Lakehead from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m. The Health Fair will be open to the public at no charge. Both events arc being co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program at Lakehead. MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE Dr. Mchat Rahim (Education) is coordinating the annual Conference for the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group to be held on the Lakehead campus May 23-27, 1997. Dr. Keith Roy, Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is the vice coordinator of the conference. Lakehead is expecting to welcome about 70 mathematicians and mathematics educatf'\ from all over Canada, U.S.A. and Eur<-,_.) The Internet address for the conference is http://www@lakeheadu.ca/cmesgwww/ ~gcdem97 .htm I Agora, February, 1997 �AROUND CAMPUS OSOTF RAFFLE Grand Prize: Free Tuition for One Year Next month, one lucky person is going to win a year of free tuition at Lakehead University, another will win a Kona Fire Mountain Rock Shox mountain bike, and a third will win a custom-made backpack from Ostrom Outdoors. For the cost of a $2 ticket (3/$5) participants will be taking their chances on winning these and other prizes totalling more than $6,000. All prizes have been donated to Lakehead University in support of the University's efforts to raise money for student bursaries. The funds raised will be matched dollar for dollar by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund. TWO-TIME WINNERS OF NATIONAL MERIT AWARD For the second year in a row, Lakehead's Student Chapter has been awarded a National Merit Award by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. In the photo above are Student Chapter Executive members: (left to right) Cory Schmidt, Kris Heale, Dave Maijala (President), Ingrid Thompson, Brad Scott, Michelle Macgowan, Kevan Gillson and Adrienne Stolz. In addition, Lakchcad chemical engineering student Kris Heale was chosen to be )he 1996 recipient of Edmonton Chcmi\... . Engineering Scholarship of$ I 000 awarded by The Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. The prize was given for leadership qualities, above-average academic performance and contributions to the CSChE. You may purchase your tickets on campus at the LUSU office and from residence council representatives. If you wish to help sell tickets, OSOTF Raffle organizer Noel Keag has arranged for a Vending Machine donated by Pepsi to be given to the person who sells the most tickets. For information contact No!I Keag at 3438631. OSOTF Raffle Draw will take place on Thursday, March 27, 1997 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE Saturday, March 23, 1997 Students, staff, faculty, alumni and guests are invited to attend the 5th Annual Chemical Engineering Conference at Lakehead with keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Miller, President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering. For information, Contact Dr. lnderjit Nirdosh at (807) 343-8343. As well as serving as Vice-President External with the Student Chapter, Hcale has been an avid competitor in provincial and national level cross country skiing and running events. In engineering, he is particularly interested in the environment and pollution reduction. Group Home & Auto Insurance Plan for LU faculty, staff & alumni Sponsored by Lakehead University Alumni Association _ "Save money and help the Association at the same time" Call for a Quote /-800-327-5580 Agora, February, 1997 OVIDE MERCREDI VISITS LAKEHEAD Ovide Mercrcdi, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, visited the campus in February at the invitation of a student club called The Coalition for Culturally Appropriate Education @Lakehead University. During his talk to a crowd of more than 500 students, staff and faculty in the Agora, he called on Canada's Prime Minister to convene a meeting of the Premiers to decide what to do about the recommendations put forward by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. 3 �llil#4•hilid•Mli=ii4i1¥i1•1#~•---1--------------------An increase of up to I 0% will be permitted with 30% of any increase dedicated to student bursaries. With the general grants' announcement having been made prior to the new year, we , still awaiting the specific allocation for Lakehead University. 1~ _} expected prior to the end of March, 1997. The major piece of the puzzle to put together is the enrolment estimate, and this will be further debated by the Task Force on Funding during the coming weeks. The recent government announcement also introduced two new initiatives but provided few details. The first initiative is a special scholarship program whereby 2% of the very top students in the Ontario system would be rewarded with free tuition. The second initiative consists of proposed changes to the student loan system as follows: Effective August I, 1997, students will have to borrow $7,000 from OSAP before the loan-forgiveness part of the program kicks in. The current level is $6,000. Robert G. Rosehart President, Lakehead University The Great Plasma Challenge It appears that Lakehead faculty and staff have won a resounding victory in the friendly competition initiated by LUSU to see which group -- students or staff/faculty-- could donate more blood plasma to the Thunder Bay Plasma Collection Centre over a one-month period ending February IS, 1997. (It was agreed upon at the outset that since Lakehead students outnumbered staff and faculty by a ratio of 6: I, the results would be calculated accordingly.) When the competition ended, LUSU President Chris Straka Emailed me to say that while Lakehead students donated 33 units (given by 25 people) compared to staff /faculty's 11 units (given by S people), when the ratio of 6: I was factored in, the results showed that staff and faculty donated 50% more blood plasma than the students. However, he pointed out the student body was actually the true winner of this challenge to support the Plasma Centre's drive for new donors since a "whopping" 85% of Lakehead student donations were made by new donors compared to a "measly" 9% from Lakchead staff and faculty. Congratulations to all who took part in this worthy initiative. Let's hope that The Great Plasma Challenge becomes an annual event. Pat O'Brien to Leave Thunder Bay Pat O'Brien, past Chair of the Lakehead University Board of Governors, is moving to Toronto to take up a new position with his employer, Ontario Hydro. Pat has been well recognized in the community with his "Mr. Volunteer" and "Hydro Pat" nicknames, and his work on behalf of Lakehead University over the years is a fine example. Pat is a Lakehead graduate who very much values and recognizes the opportunities that post-secondary education gave him and, ever since, he has been giving something back. Although Pat and Lynda are moving to Toronto, I am sure that they will continue to be involved, Pat as Past Chair, and both as valued alumni of Lakehead University. Tuition Announcement and Budgeting for 1997/98 Now that the Ontario Government has announced the tuition policy for 1997/98, we can work to further develop our budget models. 4 In addition the Ontario government is encouraging the Federal government to introduce a form of "educational" RRSP to help individuals to save for post-secondary education. Rumours about the federal Budget (due, I believe, on February 18, 1997) suggest that some type of new federal initiative aimed at the encouragement of university and university-business sponsored research will be a central budget theme. New Book - Dr. Pradip Sarbadhikari Oxford University Press has recently announced the publication of"Reconstituting India" edited by Pradip Sarbadhikari, Chair of the Political Science Department at Lakehead University. Team Canada Dan Parker of the Faculty of Business Administration (Year 4 Commerce) and I made the 10-hour trip from Vancouver to Seoul, Korea, in some impressive company. Shortly after take-off, Prime Minister Chretien passed through the cabin and the Team Canada Mission was officially launched. After arriving in Seoul, we confirmed the status ofKookMin University and lnha University as two institutions with whom we wanted to sign formal agreements as part of the formal signing ceremonies with the Prime Minister and the Premiers. The two agreements were finalized and, with both university Presidents attending, Dan Parker and I formally participated in the ceremonies. As well, I spent several hours at a third institution that holds promise in the future, and I anticipate that officials from this institution will visit Lakehead University this summer. The focus on English competency is almost overwhelming. At one institution, oral English competency has been made a formal requirement for graduation (without special courses offered), and this trend is expected to grow. The Korean institutions interested in Lakehead University focus on the following areas: - bilateral student/faculty exchanges; - recommending English teachers on an annual basis; - collaboration to strengthen research with the Korean universities; - the provision of special summer language/cultural programs in Canada for Korean students; Agora, February, 1997 �As a result of this visit, we have been asked to submit a proposal f0 a new summer program and, near the end of the visit to Korea, ther university expressed an interest in a bilateral program with Lakehead University. The one university that I was able to visit was very impressive with modem facilities. As well, during the visit to Korea, I had the opportunity to meet, over dinner, a total of eight recent graduates of Canadian universities who are teaching English in various Korean language institutions (including one recent Lakehead University graduate, Diane Ramanathan). Although there are some negative stories to be heard, all of these recent graduates were very enthusiastic about the experience. The salary is not bad and, with most living costs taken care of, reference was made, more than once, to the prospect ofsaving money to pay off student loa~. There seems to be literally thousands of recent Canadian graduates in Korea and still many new jobs arc posted. The suggestion was made, and I think it is a good one, that through our Placement Centre or Career Centre, we should have one of the graduate teachers, on a visit back to Canada, come and give an informational seminar on teaching in Korea to interested students. As well, one of the Canadian universities that places a significant number of graduates in Korea, tacks on to their academic year ESL Part I to help prepare the recent graduates. A few other general reflections relate to the current labour issues in Seoul. Although very localized, it is quite dramatic, especially if you unexpectedly come upon the riot police or a demonstration. Roy Murray from Confederation College, Dave Marshall, President ofNipissing University, and I ventured forth early one mom• ~ to visit the labour leaders holed up on the grounds ofMyondong __.tholic Cathedral. To our surprise, we easily entered the compound and talked with the Vice-President of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. Although small in numbers, this is a very committed and ideologically-based effort that is as much about politics as it seems to be about labour laws. A general election will be held this year in Korea, and this has enhanced the public interest. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, was the second official stop, but only for a two-day visit. In addition to the formal Team Canada program, I was able to meet Gregoria Beltran, the Principal of Hope Christian High School in Manila. Gregoria is the sister of Dr. Anita Beltran-Chen of Lakehead University's Department of Sociology. As well, I visited the Canadian immigration office to determine the ease (or lack of it) in obtaining a student visa and, as well, to meet with the official of Cardinal Sin's office who is in charge of all parochial schools in the Philippines. On the trip, Premier Mike Harris was very approachable and commented several times on the strength of the Ontario post-secondary sector. Although I had met the Premier in the past, this trip offered the first interactions since his government came to power. As well, on the Team Canada plane, wearing my Lakehead University sweatshirt, I flushed out a 1961 attendee of Lakehead University, John Legate, who remembers his Lakehead days very fondly. He currently operates a business in the Ottawa area. With some 350 business delegates on the airplane, it could be considered a fund-raisers' paradise. The final airport ofcall was Thailand and the photo (below) shows the Canadian university delegates with the Thai Minister of University Affairs, Mr. Montree Danpaibul. I attended an education fair in Bangkok sponsored by the Canadian Education Centre and, while I don't see the potential for a lot of Thai students coming to Canada, the universities do present interesting opportunities for short-term, reciprocal faculty visits and for specialized student placements. For example, five of our 1997 class of nursing students at Lakehead University are currently doing a placement in Northern Thailand and much interest was shown in similar visits for teacher education placements. In closing, this trip was a beneficial and interesting experience for both Dan Parker and myself (even though, on some days, it seemed like a long, incredible journey - try to imagine a bus with 425 people on it moving through 3 cities of 10 million people). I brought back extensive paper material on the trip and if individuals are interested in more information, please feel free to give me a call. CanCopy Violations We have been advised of two further alleged violations of our CanCopy licence. I related an earlier concern a few months ago. I am somewhat surprised more arc happening and are being reported independently to CanCopy. These are serious issues and an educational initiative will be mounted to better inform faculty and staff of our legal obligations under the CanCopy licence. Shad Valley at Lakehead University In the Future You are invited to participate in an exploratory seminar to examine whether the Shad Valley Program could be offered at Lakehead University starting in 1998. Such a program, which promotes excellence in science, technology and entrepreneurship, would bring 50 of Canada's top high school students to our campus for one month. Date: Place: nme: Program: Team Canada participants meet with the Minister and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of University Affairs of Thailand. Agora, February, 1997 Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Senate Chambers 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stand-up Lunch Provided Ron Champion, VP, Shad Valley - An Introduction to Shad Valley John Whitfield, VP (Academic) Lakehead - What does Shad Valley mean to Lakehead? Elizabeth Smyth, OISE Thunder Bay - What does Shad bring to the gifted student - One or two Shad graduates - Shad as a summer experience 5 �RESEARCH NEWS Close Encounters of the Research Kind Cathy Gibbs interviews the 1996 Recipients of Lakehead's Distinguished Researcher Award DR. MURRAY LANKESTER Hooked by Worms Nematodes. Flukes. Worms. An odd passion one might think but an interest that infected Dr. Murray Lankester by chance; the vector being a summer job with a parasitologist during his undergraduate years. The result was that Lankester became the host to an unshakable, lifelong fascination for these "gruesome I i t t I e freeloaders." He has even received what most would consider a dubious distinction -- a parasitic nematode has been named in his honour, Voguracuaria lankesteri. Not every parasite is fortunate enough to be scrutinized by this Lakehead University Biology professor and his team of graduate students. Lankester prefers to concentrate on critters that have the potential to impact populations of valued wildlife species. In over I 00 scientific publications he has examined, among other things, the effects of swimbladder worms in sport and commercial fishes of Lake Superior, gizzard worms in shorebirds, muscle worms in arctic caribou, the brain worm causing Circling Disease in moose, and the way deer ticks (and Lyme disease) make their way to Thunder Bay on migratory birds. A lot of his energy is spent guiding graduate students with their thesis and manuscript writing, something Lankester feels is the 6 most difficult, yet most important part of their training. He credits his recognition as a recipient ofa Distinguished Researcher Award to the quality and quantity of the publications produced by him and his graduate students -- the ultimate measure of one's research contribution. Currently, Newfoundland caribou are arousing his curiosity, or rather, the wormy parasite of these animals. Lankester recently made a significant discovery when he linked a new neurological disease in Newfoundland caribou to a Norwegian parasite. The parasite, he hypothesized, was likely introduced to Canada by reindeer imported from Norway in 1908. Several questions still remain unanswered: how and why did the disease result in recent epizootics and which members of the caribou herd contributed the most to this outbreak? No doubt Murray Lankester will be pursuing these and many more "wormy" questions in the years ahead. DR. RAO PUTTAGUNTA A Master Storyteller Dr. Rao Puttagunta's applied research has taken many and varied forms, sometimes requiring scientific input on controversial subjects, but most times awarding him with international distinction. He played an integral role in the development ofan organic coolant for CANDU nuclear reactors, greatly increasing their efficiency. He provided the ingenuity necessary for the development ofa viscosity correlation equation which predicts the behaviour of oil from bitumen sands at any temperature with a variety of variables. He has been a nuclear reactor troubleshooter, his work culminating in handbooks for the design and operation of some key nuclear power reactor systems, and he has even been instrumental in piloting the chemical synthesis of several new compounds. Puttagunta's current research -- which is detailed in the Winter '97 issue of Nor'Wester -- involves the upgrading ofl- • \ tumen oil. He is striving to convert biJ men completely to liquid fuel with no coke by-product. The process is still in the lab stage, but if he successfully generates an economically and socially feasible pilot process, this technology may revolutionize international supply and demand balances. Rao Puttagunta considers classroom contact to be an integral part of his university career. He believes teaching gives him the intellectual stimulation crucial to pursuing research while research provides him with the practical applications (and the stories) to keep his classes stimulating and exciting. What currently inspires him? In his younger years it was the excitement of discovery, but now other goals have reached far greater importance: reading, gardening, music, and understanding his maker. Cathy Gibbs is one ofseveral students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal. The program is called S.P.A.R.K. -- Lakehead· Students Producing Articles on Resea. Knowledge. The Distinguished Researcher Award is presented each year by the Vice-President, Academic, on the recommendation of the Senate Research Committee. For information contact: Brian O'Connor, Chair, Senate Research Committee CALL FOR PAPERS for the 8th Annual GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE to be held March 12, 1997 in the Senate Chambers Graduate students interested in presenting papers are encouraged to contact: Q Lynn Gollat Graduate Studies and Research 343-8785 Agora, February, 1997 �Over $26.4 Million Raised! NORTHERN REPORT As the National Chair of the Share It seems hard to believe that the Our Northern Vision campaign I Share Our Northern Vision campaign (Phase I) is completed. Five years ago when the campa ign Dr. Robert G. Rosehart was launched in President Toronto's Royal Lakehead University Bank Tower and later in Thunder Bay, it seemed that this celebration was many, many days into the F-ure. Indeed our project seemed daunting 1 ~-• now, here we arc celebrating not only having reached our goal but surpassing it. I extend much appreciation to all of our generous donors from the City of Thunder Bay, the region, the province and from across Canada who have contributed to the $26.4 million that Lakehead has received. The funds have enabled us to complete important capital building projects, enhance our scholarships and bursaries program and develop some interesting new initiatives. I would especially like to acknowledge and thank all the members ofourcampaign cabinet and, in particular, the Chair, Bill James, for his inspiring leadership. A special thank you also goes to the many other volunteers who have worked tirelessly to see us to the completion of the largest fund -raising campaign ever conducted in Northwestern Ontario. Some exciting new initiatives are planned with Phase II, and we look to your continued support and leadership. (;' Volume 4; Issue 1 William James National Chair Share Our Northern Vision Campaign would most especially like to thank the hardworking members of the Campaign Cabinet including Robert J. Paterson, CEO Marine Division, N.M. Paterson and Sons Lim ited, Thunder Bay; Robert F. Faircloth, recently retired Executive Director, BTR Industries Limited, United Kingdom; Richard G. Andison, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Powell Equipment Limited, Winnipeg; Norene C . MacLeod, Manager, Public Relations, Ontario District, Royal Bank of Canada, Burlington; William K. Rankin, owner Pizza Pizza, Thunder Bay; William B. McDermott, President, McDermott Group Inc, Mississauga; Florence J. Johnston, Past Chair, Fund-raising Committee, LU Board of Governors; . H. Fraser Dougall, President and Chief Executive Officer, H.F. Dougall Company Ltd., Thunder Bay; John D. Valley, Managing Director, Chase Manhatten Bank of Canada, Toronto; Peter J. Prior, Senior Manager, Royal Bank Trade Service Centre, Toronto; Thomas J. Jones, President and CEO, Tom Jones Construction Inc., Thunder Bay; and Harry Jaako, Chair, Discovery Capital Corporation, Vancouver. Congratulations to al I ofour generous donors who recognize that we are able to meet the post-secondary educational challenges of tomorrow by making an investment in Lakehead University today. LAKEHEAD Winter 1997 The last few years have been a difficult time of change and adjustment for the University. While our students struggled with Dusty Miller the increasingly Chair, Board of high costs of Governors educat i on, Fund-raising Committee Lakehead, like many of its counterparts in Ontario, faced immense challenges due to reduced government funding. Nevertheless, thanks to the financial support of numerous corporations, foundations, local and regional businesses, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, we have emerged from these trying years with renewed ability to meet the new social, economic and fiscal realities. On behalf of the Board of Governors Fundraising Committee, I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the Share Our Northern Vision donors. Your gifts will enable Lakehead to build on its long-standing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. They will also help the University to create and sustain a rich climate for research and scholarship. Your generosity in the area of bursary and scholarship endowments will assist future generations of students in attaining their academic goals. Although the path ahead for Lakehead and its students may continue to be challenging, I am confident that, with your support, Lakehead will prosper, develop and move foiward into the next century with confidence. UN IVERSIT Y �~S ION ! 0 U R< ORTlll!RNVl SHARE OUR NORTHERN VISION CAMPAIGN - PHASE I Source of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gift~ J % of Goal UNIVERSITY FAMILY Board of Governors Faculty & Staff $100,000 $386,077 386.1 % $100,000 $276.665 $1,510,146 276.7% $ 1,000,000 Alumni $35,175 Misc. Family Gifts TOTAL UNIVERSITY FAMILY STUDENT REFERENDUM 151.0% il,200.j)j)_Q $2,208,063 184 .0% $2,900,000 $A.,ASJ..2JJ! 153.5% FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MISC. $499,750 $1 ,024,642 Bequests Friends & Misc. TOTAL FRIENDS, BEQUESTS & MJSC . PARENTS FOUNDATIONS $1,00J),00j) $1.,52-4,39.2 $.1.0J)_,000 $J_,2lli)_Jl00 $93,996 94.0% $..2,247,007 187 .3 % 152.4% CORPORATE SECTOR National Corporations $3,725,739 Local/Regional Corporations $544,095 Corporate Foundations Service Clubs, Assoc. & Societies TOTAL CORPORATE SECTOR ·-· TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR GIVING MUNICIPROV/FED. GOV'T GRAND TOTAL $236,495 $1 ,756.498 $4,200,000 $1.Q,600,0Q0 i{i,2-62.,827 149.1% $1%181,496 1S8.4% ~QQQ· $.2..62.~~m 112.0% $26,415,824 137.58% $19,200,000 Disbursement of Funds As of October 31, 1996 Goal Pledges & Cash Gifts I % of Goal Bora Laskin Building $6,000,000 $ 1, 187,092 19.8% Chancellor Paterson Library $3,000,000 $4,327 ,560 144.3% C.J. Sanders Fieldhouse $3,000,000 $37,500 l.3 % Student Centre $3,300,000 $4,444,9-12 134 .7% Scholarships, Bursaries , Awards $1,000,000 $2,996,716 299.7% Equipment $1,000,000 $1,083,027 108.3% New Initiatives $1,000,000 $9,929,347 992.9% Fellowship Residence (Halliday Hall) $500,000 $476, I 10 95 .2 % Handicap Access $400,000 $273 , 116 68.3 % (e.g. NAPE, Chair of Finnish Studies, Music & Visual Ans, LU Sports Institute) $490,575 Unrestricted - - - !TOTAL ) 1: $1 ,169,869 Faculty & Dept. Initiatives $1912001000 $2614151824 137.6% I �REPORT r A Special Thanks to Lakehead University Faculty and Staff who contributed to the Share Our Northern Vision Campaign from November 1991-0ctober 31, 1996 Ms Beverly Adams Dr. Henry J. Akervall Mr. Doug Alexander Mr. Frank Allaire Mr. Ken Allan Dr. W.R. Allaway Mr. Fred Anderson Mr. Frederick J. Anderson Ms Heather Anderson Ms Margaret M. Anderson Mr. Don Andrews Dr. James T. Angus Dr. Robert W. Archibald Mr.Jim Arnot Mr. Donald J. Auger Mrs. Eleanora Bailey Ms Cheryl M. Balacko Mrs. Diane Ball Mrs. Barbara Barber Mr. Lynn A. Barber Mrs. Barbara L. Barnes Mrs. Dale Barnes Mr. Donald M. Barnes Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bartonek Mr. J. David Bates Dr. Anthony Bauer Mr. Crnndall Benson r "r. Maurice W. Benson ,,/rs. Judy Bertrand Mrs. Elizabeth A. Berube Mr. Kailash C. Bhatia Mr. C. Ralph Birston Mrs. Karen D. Bishop Mr. L. Dale Black Ms Rita Blais Mrs. Shirley A. Boneca Mr. John Bonofiglio Mrs. Wendy Bons Mr. Norman C. Bonsor Ms Margaret I. Boone Dr. G. J. Borradaile Mrs. Phyllis Bosnick Dr. Alan Bowd Mrs. Mary Boyer Mr. Bill Bragnalo Mrs. Aline Breselc Mr. Glen C. Broman Mr. Kenneth Brown Ms Denise A. Bruley Mr. Tony Cappello Dr. Aris Carastathis Dr. Willlll'd H. Clll'mean Dr. Donald Carpenter Dr. Glen B. Carruthers Mr. David Challen Ms Madge Chan Dr. Anita Beltran Chen Dr. Min-sun Chen .,-Ms Vonnie K. Cheng Ir. Patrick A. Chol in Ms Ina Chomyshyn Mr. 1. D. Christie Mr. Jack P. Christy Mr. Chris Clark Mr. Douglas Clarke Mr. Richard Clarke Mrs. Kerrie-Lee Clarke Mr. Andre T. Cloutier Ms Mary Beth Coates Ms Sharon Cole Dr. Dianne L. Common Mr. David Corbett Mrs. Linda Cordoni Mrs. Maria Costanzo Ms Mary C. Courtland Mrs. Jo-Ann Crichlow Dr. Jane E. Crossman Mrs. Joan M. Crowe Dr. Walter R. Crowe Mr.Daniel F. Crozier Mr. Jan T. Cull Dr. Harold G. Cumming Mr. Pat Cybulski Mr. Kurt Dahl Dr. Emil J. David Mrs. KimberlyT. Day Mr. Jose deCangas Mrs. Anne E. 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Mitchell & Valerie Dennison Molson Companies W.T.Momot .J' �RESEARCH NEWS Visiting Scholars pursue issues in Native Philosophy In the fall Lakehead University welcomed four visiting scholars participating in the Native Philosophy Project, a program funded by The Rockefeller Foundation. by Lorraine Brundige The work of three scholars, Dr. Michael Pomedli (left), Dr. Viola Cordova (centre) and Dr. Jim Cheney (right) is featured below in an article by Lorraine Brundige. DR. JIM CHENEY Language and the Ceremonial World Dr. Jim Cheney, from the University of Wisconsin, became interested in First Nation's philosophies as a result of his environmental research. He now considers First Nation's philosophy as it pertains to "questions of ethical and epistemological relationships to nature" his primary interest. Cheney claims that Native philosophies "offer significant challenges to prevailing concepts in mainstream environmental ethics." To date Cheney's work has been largely theoretical and when questioned about his research he laughed and said, "It's changed since I came here." The change came about as a result of bringing his work into "the real world." His interest is twofold. He adds that "the usual way of doing environmental ethics fails ...the Western ethical framework doesn't work." He is l '!arching for new ways to think about en. ironmental ethics. He believes, however, that certain ideas in Western philosophy which run counter to mainstream ethical theory may have possibilities in that they resonate with the ideas he knows about in Native philosophy. Cheney's second interest stems, in part, from the notion that there are alternative ways to intelligently engage the world. The way Native people have done it is in practise; it is embedded in their life, their language. Cheney proposes what he calls a 'ceremonial world.' He went from thinking of language as encoding beliefs representing the world as it "really is" to thinking of language as primarily performative. We do things with words, and these actions have real consequences. According to Cheney, when you look at this body oflanguage, instead of seeing it as a claim about the way the world is (a statement about what's true), see it as creating a sort of ceremonial space within which one lives and acts. Now whether you accept or reject this body of language has more to do with the practical consequences of adopting it than r ·,ith whether it pictures the world as it ex'-,sts independently of human interaction with it. Language, he thinks, is a mode of interaction within a living and co-responding world. Agora, February, 1997 The work of a fourth scholar. Dr. Ryan Parr. will be featured in an upcoming issue. DR. VIOLA CORDOVA Examining the Examiners Those having had the privilege of meeting and talking to Dr. Viola Cordova know her to be a highly analytical philosopher devoted to the topic of the philosophy of Indigenous peoples of North America. Cordova's research is focused in two areas. Her primary focus is to discover new methods for doing Native American philosophy. Of interest to Cordova are the means by which to put across Native American thought. To date most research on Native people has resulted from the work of anthropologists and ethnographers with the implication that Native thought is something "archaic." Cordova, as a philosopher, is claiming that Native American thought is a valid thought fonn and not inferior to Western thought but rather another fonn of adapting to living on this planet. She concentrates this research to three areas: a search for context, inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein; a search for a leitmotiv, inspired by F.M. Cornford; and an explora- tion of language studies taken from the work of Benjamin Whorf. It is Cordova's claim that ''through using the approaches of these three thinkers, as opposed to psychological, sociological, economic, or lit•erary approaches, the study of Native American philosophy might prove more fru itfu I." She is currently in the process of writing a series ofessays dealing with questions such as 'What do we base our identity on' and 'What are our values.' Cordova claims that her second research interest is "somewhat controversial" in that it concerns the analysis of "Western" thought by a non-Western person. As in her primary research, Cordova relies on the approaches of Wittgenstein, Whorf and Cornford adding as well the work of Jose Ortega y Gasset. Cordova questions whether topics such as "historical sequence, the idea of progress, and even the notion of something so simple as a notion of "mankind" can be questioned by someone out...continued on page 8 7 �ld@%i;A=tid•ii%i9=•1~ G -.. -------------------side the Western conceptual framework." She also quesions the 'foundations of a Western conceptual framework'. If you ask what she is doing, Cordova will laugh and say "I'm examining the examiners." DR. MICHAEL POMEDLI Native Logic, Gift-Giving, and Critical Analysis Dr. Michael M. Pomedli, from St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, is a philosopher committed to the study of Native philosophy. Pomedli was the first to introduce a course in Native Philosophy to the University of Saskatchewan in 1995. Believing himself to be alone in this unique endeavour, Pomedli was excited to receive a call from Dr. Douglas Rabb, a professor in Lakehead's Philosophy Department and a co-director of the Native Philosophy Project. Pomedli has identified five objectives which are keeping him quite busy these days. The first he called practical vs. theoretical. He laughed as he related that some people think he is in need of practical experience with Native people as opposed to theoretical. In spite of this misconception, Pomedli is currently working in the Native Philosophy Project to enrich the teaching of his classes. A second objective stems from being invited to teach a Native Logic class in Saskatchewan. Pomedli is now engaged in researching this topic. This leads to his third objective which is the study of the Midewiwin signatories of Treaty Number Three and the influence of gift-giving in both the fur trade and treaty signing. A fourth objective which Pomedli hopes to conclude while at Lakehead is a collaborative work with Sylvie Berbaum. Sylvie was a Rockefeller scholar last year. Pomedli is in the process of translating Sylvie's Doctoral Dissertation on the philosophy and music of contemporary Ojibwa powwows from French to English. The fifth objective is the preparation of a course in Critical Analysis using the liberation philosophy of Enrique Dussel. Lorraine Bnmdige is a student in the Master's program in Native and Canadian Philosophy. She is one of several students participating in a student writing program sponsored by The Chronicle-Journal called S.P.A.R.K. •• Lakehead. 8 FIRST CANADIAN TO CHAIR NATIONAL AMERICAN DIVISION Dr. Said Easa (Civil Engineering) has assumed the chair of the Executive Committee of the Urban Transportation Division (UTD), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), effective October I, 1996. This is part of a four-year appointment ( 1994-98) as member, vice chair, chair, and past chair of the division. The UTD has about 13,000 affiliate members, and consists of 15 technical committees involving some 300 members. According to ASCE News, Easa is the first Canadian in the history of ASCE to chair its transportation division. An active member of the society, Easa was the chair of the Division's Planning committee from 1991 to 1994 and was on the steering committee of the ASCE 1995 transportation congress. As vice chair of ExCom for the past year, he comes well equipped to provide positive direction for the Division during the coming year. The division is currently organizing a leadership conference to identify future directions and to discuss its merger with transporta• tion-related divisions. After earning his PhD from University of California at Berkeley in 1982, Easa worked with the Ontario Ministry ofTransportation before joining Lakehead Univer• sity, and provided consulting in California and Delaware. He has been involved in a wide range of research projects, including traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design, surveying, and project management. A prolific author, he has completed some I00 refereed journal articles as well as about 90 conference papers and research reports. Easa served as chair and editor of the 1996 I st transportation specialty conference, held in Edmonton, Alberta, which was sponsored by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE). He also currently serves as chair of the CSCE Transportation Division. (IlTI Easa published the following journal papers: "Sight Distance Evaluation on Complex Highway Vertical Alignments." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 1996, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Easa, Halim, and Hassan), "Reliability Model for Predicting Pavement Thermal Cracking." ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, 1996, Vol. 122, No. 5 (Easa, Shalaby, and Halim), "Analytical Model for Sight Distance Analysis on 3-0 Highway Alignments." Transportation Research Record 1523, 1996 (Hassan, Eas ) and Halim), and "Thermal Stress ano Fractural Analysis of Asphalt Overlays." Transportation Research Record 1539, 1996 (Shalaby, Halim, and Easa). Easa attended the meeting of the steering committee of a specialty conference organized by the Urban Transportation Division, American Society ofCivil Engineers, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 24, 1996. The conference, co-chaired by Easa and Don Samdahl of BRW, Inc. in Seattle, is entitled, "Transportation, Land Use, and Air Quality Planning: Making the Connection" and is planned to be held in Portland Oregon in 1998. ••• Dr.Laurie J. Garred (Chemical Engineering) presented a paper entitled "Two-pool urea kinetic modeling with a blood-side urea sensor" as part of minisymposium on "Two-pool urea kinetics: new approaches" at the 29th Annual American Society of Nephrology meeting in New Orleans, November 3-6, 1996. The study presented ;~ part of an on-going project in collabor.._/ tion with biosystems control engineers from the Italian National Research Council and nephologists from Italy and France. Garred has recently contributed a chapter to Critical Care Nephrology, a new stateof-the-art reference text for intensive care of patients in acute renal failure. The invited chapter is entitled "Biophysics of Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy." Garred is a co-author on two additional chapters. Garred gave guest lectures entitled "Urea kinetic modelling with on-line urea sensors" and "Long-term nutritional status of dialysis patients: Assessment by routine partial dialysate collection" during a twoday visit in Montreal in January as a visiting professor to the Nephrology Division at McGill University. In February, Garred was an invited speaker to the Second International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies held in San Diego, California. The presentation was entitled "Urea kinetic modeling in continuous renal replacement therapies: Dose quantif"~ cation." A paper based on the talk whi-...1 will appear in a future issue of Kidney International, the journal of the International Society ofNephrology. Agora, February, 1997 �IN=t4ii=t4PP3~1HGIHliUi11=1;bi;t----------------------FREEDOM TO READ WEEK February 24 to March 2, 1997 l Did you know that all persons in Canada have a fundamental right to intellectual freedom as embodied in the nation's Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Did you also know that despite this right to intellectual freedom, every day books and magazines are banned at the border and removed from libraries and bookstores? This freedom to read is essential in a democratic society and as stated in the Canadian Library Association's Statement on Intellectual Freedom, "Libraries have a basic responsibility for the development and maintenance of intellectual freedom." February 24 to March 2, 1997, marks the thirteenth annual observance of Freedom to Read Week. Freedom to Read Week is sponsored by Canada's book and magazine producers, distributors and readers to focus attention on the vital issues of intellectual freedom, censorship and the right and privilege to read. The Chancellor Paterson Library, along with the Thunder Bay Public Library and the Challis Resource Centre (Confederation College Library), will launch Freedom to Read Weck on Monday, February 24, 1997 in The Chancellor Paterson Library (Room LI-5002) at I 0:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this launch. The Chancellor Paterson Library is also cosponsoring with The Thunder Bay Public Library and the Confederation College Library a prepared play reading of Tony Kushner's Angels in America by The Way, Way, off-Broadway Players. This reading will be presented at the Lecture Theatre, Confederation College on Wednesday, February 26 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. If you are interested in more infonnation on Freedom to Read Week contact Gisella Scalese at ext. 8147. Online infonnation is also available at http://www.cycor.ca/ PWAC/freeweek.htm. An updated on-line Chronicle of Freedom of Expression in Canada is available at http://www.efc.ca/ pages/chronicle/chronicle.html. Please join in the celebration of Freedom to Read Week! Test your "Freedom to Read" Knowledge I. About which novel did a Canadian Revenue minister once say: "I wouldn't want my daughter to read it?" What was curious about this statement? Agora, February, 1997 2. What world-famous book did Canada Customs ban from Canada for 48 hours during Freedom to Read Week in 1989? 3. Who objected to a Canadian picture book being included in the public libraries in Sechelt, B.C., in February 1992? What was the reason for the objection and what was the title of the book? 4. In 1885, a newly published novel was banned from the library at Concord, Massachusetts, on the basis that it was rough, coarse and inelegant...more suited to the slums than intelligent, respectable people." What was its title? 5. "ls this a book you would give your wife or servant?" the prosecutor asked during the course of the English trial of a famous banned book in 1960. What was the book and what was the verdict? 6. Which two children's books were removed from London schools in the 1980s because its principal characters were said to be middle class? 7. Which famous comic-book character was said to be an "anti-Red rebel," and the books therefore banned in East Berlin in 1954? 8. From 1864 to 1959, one of the most celebrated of Victor Hugo's novels was placed on the Roman Catholic Church's Index Librorum. What is its title? 9. Canadian journalist Nick Pron is the author of a book that was banned by the St. Catharines Public Library Board in 1995 because it was said to be too traumatic for the community to deal with. What was the subject of the book? I 0. What do the following authors have in common: John Dos Passos, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, Erich Maria Remarque, Upton Sinclair, and Leon Trotsky? 11. What books were threatened with being burned in the town of Manning, Alberta, in September of 1991? 12. In 1991, a black community group in Saint John, N.B., asked that this book be removed from school reading lists because it portrayed minorities in a negative light. What was its title? (Answers are on page 11) 9 �14i•i4•13ii•i4d•ffi;i3~ € -.. .-------------------1 DATATEL DEMONSTRATION In June, 1996, Lakehead University in conjunction with Trent and Laurentian purchased an integrated computer software package from Datatel that will serve to replace our existing financial, human resources, student and alumni/development infonnation systems. Representatives from Datatel were on campus in January to "reacquaint" Lakehead staff with the features of the financial software system. On March 4 and 5 they will be back to review the features of the student, human resources and alumni/development infonnation systems. The Seminar will be held in the Senate Chambers. For more infonnation contact Judy Mackie at ext. 8536. Student System Presentation Tuesday, March 4, 1997 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 - 9:30 Introduction to the Colleague System 9:30 - 10:00 Colleague Executive Information System and other data query facilities 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:15 Colleague Core: Demographics, Communications Management, Activities and Events, Scheduling, Facilities Profile 10:15 - 12:00 Enrollment Development: Recruitment, Admissions 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Instructional Management: Program Development, Curriculum and Faculty Management Processes 2:15 - 2:30 Break 2:30 - 4:00 Enrollment Management: Student Records, Registration, Grading, Transcripts, Academic Evaluation 4:00 - 4:15 Break 4:15-5:00 Accounts Receivable, Cash Receipts, Sponsored Billing Alumni Development and Human Resources Presentation Wednesday, March 5, 1997 9:00 a .m. to 2:15 p.m. 9:00 - 12:00 Alumni/Development: Individual Information, Organizational Information, Gift and Pledge Processing, Campaign Management, Major Prospects 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 Human Resources: Personnel, Benefits, Position 10 A change in the way student loan applications ara processed in Ontario is affecting the staff at Lakehead's Financial Aid Office: (back row. left to right) Mariann Frigeri, Loratta Sheshequin, Penny Fuhrman, Phyllis Bosnick, (front) Deanne Newman. OSAP GOES 11 ONLINE 11 by Andrew Monahan The Lakehead Financial Aid Office has recently joined the growing trend of going "online." With the installation ofa new IBM Image Workstation in the office, the staff have direct on-line access to infonnation for all students on OSAP at Lakehead University v' the Ministry of Education & Training (MET), Student Support Branch's computer sys'-"' tern. Under the old system, new OSAP applications and subsequent changes received by the Financial Aid Office were edited and forwarded to the Ministry for processing. Returning students submitted their applications directly to the Ministry. All applications were sent from the Thunder Bay office to a data processing centre in Toronto where the application was keypunched. Applications were then returned to Thunder Bay for imaging. Loan documents were received in the Financial Aid Office anywhere from three to five weeks after that. The entire process could take up to eight weeks depending on the time of year and there was always a span of time where the application was in never-never land -- no infonnation could be obtained on the status. Times have changed. According to Phyllis Bosnick, Lakehead's Financial Aid Administrator, now all applications will be keyed directly by the Financial Aid Office staff and within a few days, students will know what thei_r OSAP entitlements are. Loan documents will be issued immediately after the processing and delivered to the Financial Aid Office within two to three weeks. Any corrections to infonnation can be keyed immediately thus eliminating the lengthy processing time. "This is an obvious improvement in service for the students," says Bosnick, "and very important for retaining and attracting students." Of course this new computer link-up is not a true panacea for the Financial Aid Office. The staff now has to handle the almost 3,000 OSAP applications in their entirety, which will increase the workload significantly and become a challenge during the high volume months of May through August. Bosnick is glad to have the part-time help of Deanne Newman, a fonner Ministry employee with experience on this system. She will be a big help in training the rest of the staff to use the new system. A recent initiative by the Student Support Branch resulted in the cost of such a computer system dropping considerably. Not only had the price of the technology lowered, but the cost was split between the colleges and universities and the Student Support Branch. This was to encourage all Financial Aid Offices across the province to go on-line. Agora, February, 1997 �FORUM Making an Economic Case for Physical Activity by Dr. Tony Bauer Low versus high fitness quintile Sedentary (<1000 kcal) School of Kincsiology Men Women Cigarette smoking High cholesterol Men Women Hypertension (systolic 2: 140 mmHg) Did you ever consider yourself a physically active Canadian? Chances are, if you arc active for 30 minutes per day and your heart rate is maintained over I 00 beats per minute during that time, then you arc considered active. Going for a brisk walk every day could easily achieve these activity levels. Researchers are now finding that relatively low levels of raised activity combined with other lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your chances of life threatening disease. Lifestyle patterns arc changing for Canadians and we now recognize the positive health benefits of regular appropriate physical activity at all age levels. The Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute and the Surgeon General Report reinforces today what researchers and academics have theorized for years. Fast paced lifestyles and changing trends provide constant challenges to minimize stress related disease and maintain physical activity as part of our daily routine. With recent trends in down-sizing and ever tightening budgets, rogram deliverers need to know that physical activity is a cost ( fective strategy to improve public health. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death in our community. The four primary risk factors for coronary heart disease among Canadians arc: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, cigarette smoking and physical inactivity. The most prevalent factor is physical inactivity: 40% of Canadians arc not regularly active (1988 Campbell Survey), 26% smoke cigarettes regularly ( 1991 General Social Survey), 11 % have high blood pressure ( 1988 Campbell Survey), and about I 0% may have high blood cholesterol. If we combine these Prevalency Factors (sec graph) with a measure of Relative Risk of Disease (sec chart), inactivity again rates as the number one potential cause of disease and threat to public health. Prevalence of four major risk factors Relative risk Public health risk(%) 20 20 45 3.4 4.7 1.40 32.4 42.5 15.3 26 1.76 16.5 7 9 2.2 2.7 7.7 13.3 11 1.73 7.4 Prevalence (%) Risk Factor During the years 198 1 to 1991, 8% of Canadians over age 15 became active ( 1981 Canada Fitness Survey, 1991 Social Survey). This progress is estimated to have saved Canadians $4.4 billion in health care costs as a result of increased physical activity. The question is, how do we continue the process and convince Canadians that inactivity is life threatening? University programs play the lead role in fitness and lifestyle research and in fact should set the standard for future trends in health prevention. As leading educational institutions, we directly influence the activity levels of our students and staff through the provision of effective teaching programs and state of the art facilities. Ref: The Research File 95-031. Canadian Fitness and Lifestyles Answers to the "Freedom to Read" Quiz 1. Norman Mailer's anti-war novel, The Naked and the Dead, which was refused entry into Canada in 1949, after it had been on the best-seller list in this country for 1O months. Dr. J.J. Mccann, the Canadian Revenue Minister, did not have a daughter. 2. Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. 3. The local business agent for the International Woodworkers of America objected to the book, Maxine's Tree, because of its anti-clearcut-logging message. 4. Huckleberry Finn. 5. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. The trial concluded with Penguin Books being allowed to publish the book in England for the first time. 6. Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny were banned by the London County Council because the stories portrayed only "middle class rabbits." 7. Mickey Mouse. 8. Les Miserables. 9. The Paul Bernardo/Karla Homolka murder case. Inactivity Smoking High Blood Pressure Cholesterol Substantial evidence also exists that regular physical activity increases Ii fc expectancy by as much as two years. Moreover, disr ounted lifetime costs of physical activity (medical care and sick ave. lost revenues such as taxes on earnings) could save an average of $2,570 per person. Lifetime estimated costs awarded could amount to $24.3 billion, if inactive Canadians become active, and $7.7 billion, if smokers quit. Agora, February, 1997 10. Their books were all burned in a series of massive bonfires in Nazi Germany in 1933. 11 . The Canadian-authored language arts series for Grades 1 to 6 entitled Impressions. 12. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 11 �CALENDAR BIOLOGY & FORESTRY SEMINARS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS Alumni Curling Bonsple/ Monday, February 24 4:00 PM Forestry Consultants Herb Bax and Chris Weddeles will speak on "Forest Auditing" Location: RB 3046 Thursday, February 27 3:30 PM Michael McPherson, Highview Animal Clinic: Regional Centre 1002: TBA topic in veterinary medicine Thursday, March 6 11:30 AM Dr. Azim Mallik: Biology UC 0050: ''Tree-shrub-mycorrhizal interactions: implications for retrogressive succession and forest management." Monday, March 10, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. A. James Kayll; Faculty of Forestry. "Is Canada Burning." Location: TBA Wednesday, March 12 7:00 PM Ronald Mahler, M.D. FRCPC: RC 0005 "Skin cancer." Thursday, March 20 11:30 AM Nicholas Escott and team, Thunder Bay Regional Hospital UC 0050: "Pathology as a career choice in the 1990s." Monday, March 24, 1997 4:00 PM Dr. Len Meyer; Faculty of Forestry. "Soils trip through Ghana: Location: TBA The School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism is sponsoring a public lecture by David McBumey Marine Affairs Coordinator for Parks Canada who will be speaking on "The National Marine Conservation Areas Act'' 7:30 p.m. February 25, 1997 in Room 1001 of the Regional Centre Mark your calendars to attend the Alumni Bonspiel on Friday, March 14, 1997 from 6-10 p.m. at the Port Arthur Curling Club. Tickets are $30/person $120/team which includes a Chinese buffet dinner. Register before March 7 by calling 343-8155. The Night of the Iguana Cambrian Players will present this play by Tennessee Williams at 8:00 p.m. in the Bora Laskin Auditorium on March 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased on campus at the Office of Alumni Services, LUSU, Switchboard and the LU Bookstore March 12 - Preview $3 March 13 - Alumni Night March 14 - Rotary Night March 19 - Students $6 Proceeds are for New Cambrian Player Equipment and LU-OSOTF The 1997 Morris Lecture The Department of Philosophy and the Dean's Committee on Religious Studies through the William S. Morris Memorial Fund present Dr. Michael Pomedll Professor of Philosophy, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan and Rockefeller Foundation Visiting Fellow, Native Philosophy Project "Glftglvlng In Native and Christian Traditions: Why Is it better to give than to receive?" March 20, 1997 4:30 p.m. to 6:30p.m. in the Faculty Lounge Agora February 1997 Vol.14, No. 2 Agora is published by the Information Office of the Department of Student Services and Community Relations. The newsletter is distributed monthly (except for July and August) to faculty, staff and friends of Lakehead University. Director of Student Services and Community Relations: Joy Himmelman Publications Officer. Frances Harding Communications/Special Events Officer. Denise Bruley Administrative Assistant: Betty Hygaard Photography: Peter Puna and Staff Graphics: Ben Kaminski & Nicole Sutherland Printing: LU Print Shop Department of Music Thursday, March 20, 1997 8:00 p.m. Braun Building Room 1075 Submissions of interest to the University community are welcome. Send them to: LUMINA CONCERT Everyone Welcome. No charge Editor, Agora Lakehead University 955 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Telephone: (807) 343-8193 Fax: (807) 343-8999 E-mail: trances. harding@lakeheadu.ca SERIES Concerts are held in the Jean McNulty Recital Hall Music and Visual Arts Centre at 12:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. February 26 Andre Leplante, piano St. Paul's United Church 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 4 Kubica-Van Berkel Guitar Duo Tickets: $7 regular, $5 studenUsenior March 18 MuSiC in Common Heather Morrison, piano Peter Shackleton, clarinet Derek Conrod, horn 12 DONORS' RECEPTION The Agora Is published on the 15th of every month. We encourage you to send In your news. Deadline for March issue is Monday, March 3, 1997. ·, Agora, February, 1997 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lakehead University Alumni Collection Description An account of the resource Material kept by the Lakehead University Alumni Association, or donated by Alumni to the Association. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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