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MemorialUnivenity of Newfound1&nd
Pub lica tions MailRegistration No. 551 988
31 Number 20 A MEMORIAL UNIV ERSITY OF NEWFOUN DLAND PUBLICATION June 17. 1999
gineering accreditation results positive
On solid ground
MI gradsin demand
Pl"*> by Chris Hammood
"People are very positive including stude nts, highschool cocnseuors andhigh school teachers."
~Ierraial University will provide a rangeof intmdu;;·tory wUvers.ity coerses which alloY.' studcoo> 10 enhan:etheiracademicJX'l~" and ideally will resuh in sII..IlknL'icboosjng t\1em.rial for theiruniversity snxties.
Phylli s McCann. admissions manager, believesthese new ly approved regulations are beneficial tobot h parties, the student and the uni versity. Ms.McCann said high schoo l st uden ts will have anopportunity to get to know the university before making final decis ions about university studies and theuniversity will have the oppormnity to forge strongertie s with the high schoo ls and their students. Theadmi ssions committee at Memorial and a specialadmissions committee at Sir Wilfred Grenfell willconsider each application individually.
Students who want to apply need to submit anapplication form. an official high school transcript, arecom mendatio n leuer from his or her principal orguidance counsellor and a leiter from the applicantrequesting enrollment in a specific course In theadmi ssio ns office . Further informati on may beobtained from Phyllis McCann at 737-3705 or SharonNoftall-Bennett, Co llege Registrar at Sir Wil fredGrenfell College at 637-6298.
Fam tour
New opportunity for high school students
Concurrent studies
Moomori,ll ~idt,>m~gn.llt' Dr. Axtol~corwi~ 10 Il\iIk", h;s~t' left or'I campus bt.forto hI' IuH-till){" duf~ bt'gin
in Sep!MtI_. Rl'Cl'fllly. Dr. Mt'ist'fl W~ !>hown .Jmuod campus by SrllCit'nt~l's Jll'f'f orit'nl.Jlion ,1ssi';(,1nls . (L-R)
&,"-,,1.,. Sirrmons, 0... ML'i~'n . K.m.,.., Mmie, N.Jla.J1,J AntI.!, coordinator Camlyo Sl.Jnford. Greg Noo.{ dod Tt'fri-lyon rim...,..,t.
Mi''\inR from photo i~ Pam FI.Jocis.
BY JENI Cunm
High school siudents with superior academicrecords oow have an opportunity 10 experience university studies whil e completing
high school.l1le Senate recently approved a corcurrenr studies
proposal , initialed by Sir Wilfred Grenfe ll Co llegeand Memorial Univers ity in SI. John's, that allowsstudents with an average of at least 85 percent andwho have completed their Le vel III courses to takeuniversity courses in their final year of high school.
Similar rnwdlllS at University of Brinsh Colombiaand University of Western Ontario allow talented students 10 get a tasreof'the 'co-campus' expererce.
Dr. Dan Stewart, vice-prinicipal r:l Sir WilfredGrenfell College, said these new regulalions are "'not exactcopiesof'other universities programs butare similar."
"The idea came from a casual conversation withanothe r faculty member from political science whoasked why we d idn ' t have concurrent stud ies likeother places in Canada and I thought it was a goodidea," he explained. "lt helps talented high school students and helps our mandate too. I can' t see anyonelosing out on this."
Dr. Stewart says he bas already received responseto this new program.
engineering programs posseM theacademi c qualifi cation s requiredto be accepted for registration toprac tice engi neerin g in Canada.CEA B operates under the Canadi an Counci l o f Profess ion alEngineers (CePE).
A le ga l d ispute involvingMemorial and the provircial engineering association had forestalledthe results of the aocrediation procedure. which was conducted inJanuary of this year.
Dean Seshadri reponed beingpleased with the results, and hascommunicated with Ihe facultyand staff. thanking them for theirhard work and cooperation.
'Their efforts were instrumental in securing this very positiveou tcome, which co mpares veryfavourably to the results obtainedby other universities."
engineering officers is estimated tobeover 40.(0) by 2fl15.
According to the Career Searchstudy released by the provincialDepartment of Educat ion lastmonth, salaries for Marine Institutegraduates are high. This well-keptsecret is becoming better known inthe community. On May 16, theEvening Telegram rev iewed thefindings of the study and staled,"Doc to rs, ma sters" and marineadvanced diploma graduates, hadthe highest average monthly rateso f employment related to theireaining."
To remain a leading institutionon the marine stage, MI has redefined its vision for the future: to berecogn ized internationally as aknowledge centre in support of theoceans. To accomplish this vision,MI will focus on three goals forthe next three to five years: I ) Tobe innovative in human resourcedevelopment indu..mal assistanceand applied research for th eoceans sector; 2) 10 establish anintematioeally recognized suite ofeducation and training programs.field activity and public participation in coastal zone management;and 3) to enhance the suite of educatio n and training programs inmarine transportation , ensuringhigh quality, viability and international recognition.
in the fisheries and theenvironmenthave increasedfor knowkdgeable pores
in aquaculture and sustaindopment. As careers at seaincreasingly in demand.
lanne Institute' s image as ato gain an education ha..
loped. The Marine InstituteNorth America' s most
bensive knowledge centre... of the oceans.its 35th year. MJ grnduated
.of new marine profes...ional\
II. 1999. There are excelemployment prospects forgraduates. Six months after
gradualion. 90 per cent ofsmoerns from the Marine"'..ere working in their cbo-
Ids. To a large extent. thisd is a result of the intema shortage of qualified seefar
World shortages of deck and
BY DIANA QUINTON
01. so long ago. life at seaevoked images of dirty,hard work by seasoned
s such as Captain HIXlkf' Old Man and the 51'0 .
. careers at sea are startingperceived very differentl y:hip, in fuc t. Young. cd umariner s tra vel the globe
. nd salaries that are theof man y new un iversity
BY JAMES O'BRIEN
or the majority of Mcmortat's undergraduate engineering programs. it win ber six yea rs befo re the the
visit of the Canadian Engi ng Accreditatio n BoardB). Dean R. Seshadri hased preliminary confumalion
g lhal Mechanical. Civi l,and Naval Architectural
Deering programs will beired to the maximum six
em. while the EkctricaJ.~will be accredited for threeextendable 10 a maximum of
, subjed to the submissionwritten report. Tbe university
to receive written contlr
by the end of the mon th.!he accreditation process is a
ssional regu latory functio nb en su res graduates of
2 Gazette . June 17, 1999
~OBITUARIES ~ GAZETTE FLASHBACJohn Hughes Remembrances of Memorial past..,
Differences between rural and urban youth
Coping with stress
World \\ ide \\ l'h : IIII P :/1\, \\ \\,11111 tl,l'J.I / u llh rt'l /~alel"
""-lib lht' eX4'qltion of Id¥cnisanrnl> from McmoriiII Uni ' 'U''liIy, u arrild.~oo~~~~~~~~b~~a~
M f'morifJ I Univasit)' i.f commiuf'd 10 !'X('('lIf'na in tf'at 'hing , rt
and scholllrship, and Sf'" ..iu lQ thf' gellf'ffJ l public. Mf'tf'l(Jrial UIliwrl'l'Cogni:ts Q s/Wcial obligation lQ tducolf' IIII' ci l i;:f'nS of N~'fi
and LtJbrfJdor, to undf'rlakt rf' u u rcll on Ihi: cho/{f'"gf'S tllis rro/ aci:s and Iu sharf' iiI ('x/Wrt isf' 14 ,ith tlu- communi!):
Gazette
Nl;"xl Ga:rnt deadline: July I for July 8 puhlication,
The Gazm t' is published 22 limes annually by the Memorial Dnivof Newfoundland News Service in the Divivion of University Reat Memorial University.Material in the ea:.",(' may be rqxinted or broadca.'>C withoutexceptingmaterials for which the~n(' coe, flO! hold exclusive~
Address inquiries. submi..sion.. and leiters to the Ga: tlle, Di\'iUniversi ty Relations. Arts and Administrat ion Building, R(Klm AA·lMemorial University (If Newfoundland, 51. John's, NF, AIe 5$7,
Telephone: 737-2143 Fax:737-PotfF) F....mail:gazt'/t(,@1>If>ry:an.UCS.
lSS~ 0228-H8 77
Fi ve years tlJ!:O
Crosbie named fifth chancellor
June 1994 - John Crosbie i.s made Memorial University's fifthPremierClydeWells announced the appointment in the (ID\irriaIof Assembly Memorial's JXe<iidenl Dr. Arthur May is pleased ......be's appoinunem "partly because the position has been vacantfaand partly because it's John Crnshie.., he was worth waiting forr'
20 years a~n
Computers link Memorial wuh world
June 1971} - Memorial expand" its computerized access 10~the world putting it in the forcfrom of a wbole new areaof'data communication and bibliographic sean..hing. The fIC\\' fnnltance of computers i.. hrought into the limelight by Memorillattending and lect uring at internationalconferences,
10years aJ!:O
Chinese com muni ty' fearfu lJune 1989 - The Tiananmcn Square crackdown on pro-dedemonstrators raised fear for family and friends of Chinese sMemorial. Newfoundland Telephone Company donated telfor approximately 50 students to receive phone lime so theycontact with loved ones in China.
t:orroll: DavidSorensen
GR."P1IK1': Nadine Osmoed
Kt:(;U -'Il U WTlUBLTOk"i; Pamela Gill • Jean Graham
SI\aron Gray • Albert John-"lJfl • Peter Morris · Ivan MuzyclbJames O'Brien ' GinaPecore • Diana Quinton · KarenShe....
CI.As.....u:nAnvumSIN(;: Janette Ryan
P1lml X;IlAPlI 't': Chris Hammond • DonMeiwald
Sn1lE~T COll:U~\PI~n.~TS: Jeni Cutler . AmywarrenQuis Dillon
IS years aJ!:o
Go vern ment pledges million.'i fur mu...tc
June 1984 - The federal government pledged two million doI1a'lconstruction of a new music building for Memorial's dmusic.Tbc long-awaited construction was planned to begin iMemorial's president Dr. Leslie Harris described the orginal bui"totally inadequate and even unfit for habitation."
25 years aJ!:o
(; u~' colony stuck around
June JlJ74 - An archaeological dig funded hy Memorial UnoCupid s, Conception Bay, disproves theor ies hundreds of ~e
Memorial anthropology profes..or Dr, Robert Barakat ha.' UIlCO\
facts which are evidence that the colony John Guy founded in16not abandoned by the middleof that century.
frank Elgar
adolescents are more likely 10 externa lize theirreactions in such forms a.s conduct and hyperactivedisorders.
"wben I spoke to the kids I was interviewing inthe schools," said Mr. Elgar, "y ou could easily spotthe loud ones, the troublemakers. But afterwards,when I read the comments from them on the questionnaires, it was the quiet ones who talked about suicide and depression."
Mr. Elgar poin ted out that because the quieter adolcscenrs are less noticeable, often their deeper problems remain invisible.
After considering the results of the study Mr.Elgar concluded that it is important for adolescentsto develop posinve and effective coping methodsfor dealing with stress. instead of simply reactingby aCling oUI, becom ing violent, or commi ttingacts of vandalism.
Ill' said it is crucial for parents, educators, andhealth prufes.siunals to realize that ooolescenb' waysof coping with slres... may 001 be having any effect orin fact could beharmful.
Aduils must help adolescents recognize conflk1 or3l..1.ing OUI a... problems which could lead to a numberof OUlComes, dependi ng on how Ihe adolescent srespond to them and how they are resolved.
Knowing this, il is up 10 parenL.. and adult.. 10 tty
10 help them leam how to deal with stress and identifyand solve problems, and form ada ptive ways ofexpres.\ing their emoli(ms.
'"Low-sludenl ratios in sch<Xlls, afler-sch(X11progmms and community groups," says Mr. Elgar, '"arealso three major factors which JXlsitivcly affect ado1CSl.'Cnt..' behaviour and t'oping skills. ,,;;;0
BY KAREN SHEWBRIDGE
Memorial university graduate Frank Elgarsays "psychologists do not have HI! theanswers when it comes to school vio
lence," Mr. Elgar has jus t returned from Denver,Colorado where he presented his research on adolescent ,..tress and coping behaviours.
During his visit. Mr. Elgar visited Littleton andwatched the first students return to Columbine HighSchool since the recent shootings, Mr. Elgar says pe0
ple there are still confused and in mourning and justdon'l want to talk about it anymore.
However, he is concerned that because of tbeshootings in Littleton and more recently in Taber,Alberta. people will look to psychologist'" for answersto questions they cannot answer.
"l'rn afraid withall of the media attentionandsensationalism sunulukiing these illtident" thaI a whole areaof psycboogy beed on schlxl/ shooIing." will ense.'
Mr. Elgar believes rather than trying 10figure outwhy these bop did what they did, it would be morevaluable for parents and adults everywhere In paymore attention to adolesce nt behaviour,
"Parents should get to know their kids, listen tnwbar they're saying and know how they're feeling,"he said. "You should know what your kids are doingin the basement."
Mr. Elgar, a research assistant at tbe Centre forRural Health Studies, Faculty of Medicine, w hubourne, has just completed a study on the differences in coping with stress between rural and urbanadolesce nts in Newfoundland. The res ults showthat urban male adolescents experience more stressfrom social conlliet and act out more, respondingwith violence,
"When I read the comments from
them on the questionnaires, it
was the quiet ones who ta lked about
suicide and depression : '
Rural adolescent.. experience less of that kind ofslress, showing a strong res iliency in Ihe face ofunemployment.ecooomic uncertainty and loneliness.
"'With smaller and more cuhesive net\\'ods of peers.teaehcn; and fanlily member.;. they tend to act out less..possibly because of the disrup tion to the supponllt1.worxs they would rely on during dilfK."'Ult tirrcs" hesaid."fur urtxm adolescent.. in largerschoob.. oo:omingan outca\l from one peer group k-ads one 10 seek newfriends. For rural adolescents, with fewer friends 10choosefuxn. thisis mrelyan option."
In his study, Mr. Elgar found that female adolescents, both rural and urban, internalize reactions toslress, becomi ng depressed and amdous. Male
John Hughes. former assoc iate professor of accountingin the Faculty of Busioe, .. Admin istration. pavsed awayJune 7 as a result of cancer. Il l' wa:.. 52.
Mr. Hughes taught accounting to Memorial's business "IUdents for over 15 years and bccume well known throughout
the Faculty of Business for his passion for teaching and hisability 10 inspire a love of ecccenung in his suocnts. LisaSavage, secretary 10 Memorial's MBA program. remembersMr. Hughes for his amiable personality and the rapport heenjoyed with his students.
'"I don'I think that John realized what a special person hewas. People loved to St'C him coming because he had such agreat way about him. \\'e' ve missed him."
Mr. Hughes' resigned from the faculty due to illness in1997. Dr. David Stewart. who teaches marketing. agreed thaihis departure wa..a los.s for the university.
"Nothing was too much trouble for students who caredabout accounting, John' s efforts not only enhanced the standing of the faculty. but also inspired many [0 enter the profes
sion. There arc many who owe their career choice and succec.. IO John's in...piration and in my view, there is nogreater measureof succec.. in teaching than that."
Donations in ~lr, Hughes' memorycan be made 10the Canadian Cancer Society,
Gazette . June 17, 1999 3
Maline In<olilute's Auhrey Frt..-horn instructs ma rillt.' POgineefing \.ludenK
Exhibition openingAn exhibition entitled Fruits of an H is to rica l Union:Irish Design in Newfoundland Outpott Furni ture, i!<o openingat the G reat Ha ll. Queen's College. Friday. June 25. Theexhibition is ope n from 9 :30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday 10 Friday
until Jul y 9.There will be an illustrated lecture by Walt er Peddle dis
cussing the content of the ex hibit ion July 6 at 7 p.m. at Queen'sCo llege. locture room QC-10I 3.
The exhibition contains.. more than 50 items of rare Ne....foundland outport furniture which show Ireland ' s powerful histori calinfluence on the woodworking traditions of Newfoundland andLabrador. The displays range from large kitchen dres.'iCn to smallwall hangings and bible boxes.
The earliest pieces da te from the early 19th ce ntury; theyoungest from the early 20thcentury. Some of the piece s of furni ture arc virtually identical to counterparts in Ireland, while othersare comprised of a curious combination of des ign element" fromtwo or more areas of Ireland, or from Ireland and other Britishregions.
Singing takes the stageSharing the Voice s, the Phenomenon of Singi ng InternationalSymposium 11, will take place at the M. O. Morgan Bu ilding.Se houl of Music, July 2-5. Hosted hy Me morial and Festival500, the symposium will featu re int ernationally known guest
speakers Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer. professor of music theoryand African American music at the Uni versity of MassachuSCIlS; Dr. Johan S un d be rg, who holds th e c ha i r in mu si cacoustics at the Speech Music Hea ring Department at the RoyalInstitute of Tec hnology in Stockholm. Sweden; composer Dr. R.Murray Schafer, .....ho hol ds an honorary degree from Memorial ;and Nancy Telfer, co mposer, conductor and specialist in sight
smguig .The guest speakers highlight the international flavour of the
symposium w-ith papers presented from researchers in England.Ireland. Sweden, Congo, South Africa. Australia. the U.S. and
Canada.The symposium is pan of a larger festival thai includes three
performance events, And inunediately following the sympos ium.tbere is a seven-day choral festival in SI. John·s.
Foe more information. phone 737 -34 15. 753- 96 34 or e-ma ilkiat!am5@mnrgon.ucs.mufLca or WOSt'@mof8dIL lIcs.mun.co
Counselling Centre accreditedThe Univers ity Cou n-elhng Ce ntre has been re-accredited by theIntematiooal A"SOl-;ation of Cocnselmg Scrv i...'C-.<' Iec .. an Alexandria. VA. based organiJ'.ation of United Stale!<o. Canadian and AusInd ian cou nselling agencies. The Counscuing Ce ntre wa.' evaluatedby lACS against high standards of l,.:ounselling practice anJ wasfound to offer competent and reliable profe ssional services to it"clientele. Approv al by lACS i" also dependent upon evidence ofconti nuing professional development ,l" well as demonstration ofexceueoce of cou nselli ng perfor mance.
The Counse lling Centre i.. d irCl: too by Dr. Geor ge Hurley andotters personal. career and academic counselling. It is a universit ycounselling centre serving currentl y registered students of Menorcd Univcrsiry.
lACS was founded in 1972 to encourage and aid cou nsellingagencie.... to meet high professi onal standards through peer evaluation and to inform the public about counselling services that acecompetent and reliable.
Choir connectionsA choir of Anglican choristers from across Canada will gatherin St. John's June 24-271u help ...'e lcbrare the 300th anniversaryof th e Calhedral Pari sh of SI. Joh n the Baptist. Nearl) 100<, inge rs ....-ill take part in IWO puhlic services and a concert . Thechoir will sing a "crvk-e of choral evensong at 7 p.m. Junc 25 ina "e rvice that will feature the premiert' of a new anthe m b~
Donald F. Cook, founding director of ?l.femorial' .. School ofMu !<ok. which utili J'.es poetry hy E. 1. Ptan. Fo r more information contaet lhe Cathedral parish offi ce at 726-5677.
Library joins borrowing programAre yo u a facu lty member plan ning to travel . and would likeaccess and borrowing privileges at othe r research libraries inNorth America? Memorial University bas joined a reciprocalborrowing program thai provides faculty of part icipating in..titutions with an easy way to arrange for privileges at some of the
most important research libraries in North America.All Memorial University faculty are eligible for a Reciprocal
Borrowing Program card. Card.. and more information about theprogramcan be oblained from the Circulation Desk of any Memor·ial University library. For a Ii ..t of participating in\tilution<, and
more infunnation about the progrMll. visit the Memorial LibrariesWebsite at: h"p:/ft..w~:m'Ul.cal1ihrurylnwin/rt'(·.htm
~IN BRIEF
de livered w ith th e ne xt scheduled mail de livery.Departme nts who need to have items delivered oncampus, outside of regular scheduled delivery, shouldmake alte rnate arrange ments. The re wi ll he nochanges to the del ivery of Hand Carry mail to offcam pus addresses. 11 will he each depart ment'sre"portsibility to notify perso nnel of all mai l delivery
changes.Any questions can be directed 10 Rick Predham.
737-8231, e-mail 'PrrdJwm@nwrgtllLUl:s.mJULca,orM ike Callaha n. 737-8242, e-mai l calJahan@
morgan.UCs.mWLCQ .;c
learn to adopt to co nfined area" within ships: a situation that can lead 10 much conflict."
Female student" enrolled in Mr s marine engineering progmm agree with Mr. Freeborn abo ut the breakdown of stereotypes.
"Many people don't realize that marineengineeringis not just for guys," said Alaina Chapman, one of thestudents. ' 'There are hOals out there that still won't takefemales. Some are now trying to change there ways: '
Another student. TIna T izzard, commented on howindividuals entering the marine transportation industryMlould be perceived.
"1 think the problem is that people IIXlk at us asfemales and IlOl as individuals. If you can do the jobas a person, it doesn' t matter what gender you are,"said Ms. Tizzard, "Today people should IIXlkat if you
can do the job and it shouldn't matterif yoo do it in askirt or a pair of jeans."
Jim Perry, a chief engineer with the lllOfor tankerKomtJIek. feels that a successful career at sea is up to
"'" """'-"Cadets must have the personahtes at sea needed
to perform successfully alongside others," said Mr.Perry "They must want to be at sea and to partic ipatein the duties of the ship to gain the respect of their co
workers."All the students view their career choice real isti
cally and real ize the hardships a<, well as the benefits
facing them."Ibe lifesty le ..Ifill be rough at fU"St with a lot of at
sea time," said Ms. Chapman. "But once you get usedto it things will IlOl be so bad."
Another student, Nadine leBlanc, summarized thefemale students feelings reganJing their future lifestyle.
"Part of the reason I choose marine eng ineering isthe time-on lime-off lifesty le," sa id Ms. leBlanc." You get the time and gel paid the salary to do whatyou want when you're nul at sea."
The female students are proud to be in the marineengineering program and look forward to successfulcareers. When a..ked where they would he in 10 yearsthere were a variety of answers but all agreed on onething: they will be working on the sea. .;c
•
nan effort to red uce costs. university Mail Scrvces will he implement ing a summer schedulefor mail delivery, effective June 22. The main
of thi~ change i ~ to red uce the exi~ting mai lservice from two per day to one, with all
sdeliveries being made by I p.m.lit afternoon period will he used for off-campus
carries. sorting and processing outgoing mail forPmt. and sorting imcrnal mai l for next-daydeliVery.
,\\part of this initiative. all interna l mail lTIaIi;.edCarry, Urgent or with similar notices, will be
Iltcause of improvement.. in technology and theuse of computer ..ystems, the role of marine
- at sea ha.s changed. Today job qualificatioosbcused on educational levels rather than the indi
's physical condition. Increased job shadowingtraining ha.. prov ided students with more accurate
-OIlS of the realities of careers at sea.\coofding to Auhrey Freeborn, an instructor at the
Institute, the stereotypes regard ing careen; atire breaking down.Both male a nd fema le ma rine engi neers
ter the same stresses as they adjust to their newenvironments," said Mr. Freeborn. "Cadets must
Changes to mail delivery
ay people should look at if
can da the job and it shouldn't
tter if you do it in a skirt or a
"r of jea ns."
BY CHRIS DILlON
his term. 26 per cent of the students enrolledin the first year of the marine engineeringdiploma of technology program are fema le.
en that there have onl y been two femal e grudufrom the program over the last five years, thismage is significa nt. Traditi onally there havelow numbers of females opt ing for careers at
This is beginning 10 change.Prescmly. there is a world demand for ships' offi
In a 1995 study of world shipping, the InterneShipping Federation and lhc Baltic and InterneMaritime Council (BIMCO) concluded that the
for officers world wide wa.. 427.(0) and theall of officers was 18,000. In 2005. with the
increased to 465.(0) officers. there will he aan of 42.(0) officers. These opportunities in the
transportation field have attracted both male
female candidates.
More females opt for careers at sea
All aboard
I
4 Gazette . June 17, 1999
Scholarly gatheringBY TANYA BOLDUC
SPEOAl. TO THE GAZEffi
W hat happens when several thou sandscholars belonging to over 90 differentorga nizatio ns co ngreg at e in the same
place and at the same time to talk sbop?Anyone who was our and abou t the Memorial
ca mpus during the summer of 1997 knows: TheLearneds or, as it is now referred to, the Congressof Soc ial Sc iences and Humanities. Organized bythe Federation of Soc ial Sciences and Human ities .a blank et group represent ing up to 110 sma llerorgarnzauons across the country. the Congre ss provides a unique place for univers ity and college professors a nd gradua te st ude nts to sha re t hei rre search nOI only with fe llow me mbers of the irrespective organizations. but also through variouspublic lectures. co lloquia. sympos iums, and event s.
How importan t is the Congress? As Batia BoeStolar, a graduate student of Memori al' s Engli shdepartment. so aptly put it, 'The Congress is a big
deal. Ir s the most important confere nce in Canada(and) it' s important to see the kinds of interd isciplinary work going on."
The Congress is big, so b ig in fact that th isyear' s event was jointly hosted by the Universite deSherbrooke - nOI unlike Memorial' s SI. John 'sc a mp us in s iz e and architectural s ty le- and Bishop ' s Univers ity, a more modest campusboasting its O xford -like buildings and liberal arts
mandate in the adjoining town of Lennox ville.Both o f these unive rsities are situated in the pic
ture sq ue landscape of Que bec' s Eastern Town shipsand de spite the brea dt h o f space and place theyprov ided to the ove r 7.000 people attending theCongress betwee n June 2- 12. ma inly from Canad ia n unt versmes but a lso from ins titutio ns asremot e as Edinburgh and Tan zania, it was neitherdifficult to locate Memori al' s part icipant s nor toascertain Memorial's unique role in this largest ofCanadian schola rly ga therings. Q;O
Among Memori,ll"~ contingent ,II the lE',1rlll.'lk ....ut' Dr. S.lIldril TOfT1\OOS,College-s phi lo '>Ophy de partme nt. and Dr. Daryl Pullman, iI philedching biomediCilll."l.hin lor the Faculty 01 Ml'dkifl(' in St. John·~.
Memorial at the Learneds
Folklore makes it mark
Grenfell to host international maritime history conference
Merchants and Mariners
at the Congress, spoke favof his time as a marine biologydent at Memorial . And whileBuss, au thor of Memoirs!Awuy: A Newfoundund Ginever attended Memorial, halmoved from Newfoundlandher family whe n she wteenage r, she neverthelimpressed UJXlIl her audiencereading from her work theplace of Newfoundland forwho lived and studied theft. c
Tanya Patricia Bolduc is aof phifo.wphy in humani .didate and tht' vice-pfinance wjrh the GradWllldents ' Union .
Dr. Barlham is best knovo'luncovering in the Spanishdocumentation related to
whaling operations in RedThe archaeological work tillbeen carried OI.It in Red Ba!"direct result of her work.
Followi ng the first dayd.sions, Monday, Aug. 9,participanls wi ll undertelethree-day excursion that ...inthem in Red Bay 10 examineBao;que whaling site andt 'MeMeaOOv.'s to view the Nmc:lion site. Sessions will resuneFriday, with the confcreoceto a closeon Satunlay.
"T he atte ntion given b}'co nfe rence to a mi llenniumEuropean contact with Newfland foreshadows the officialbrations of that event, whichbe obse rve d in the year 200J,says Dr. Janzen. "Several aMiseries of local historical sicance are also being observed1999, such as the 50th anniof Newfound la nd's entryConfederation and theanniversary of the host ir...."\1Memorial University of ~e
foundland."We 're therefore COI'lfidm
the convergence of soanniversaries will ensure tbalconference will be bOOt exctqappealing 10 pc.ticiparn.ft ...
biomedical ethics for the Faculty ofMedicine in St. John' s. mee t andpresen t at the same session at theCo ngress, bri nging together thecoasts of Newfoundland.
Mem orial also made its mar kelsewhere at the conference.
Dr. Andy den Otter, History,was awarded the pre st ig io usHarold Adams Innis Prize for hispublication The Philomphy ofRailways at a special and well attended HSSFC Scholarly BookPrizeceremony.
Also, in an article adjoining alocal newspaper' s coverage of the
Congress, comedian/musician andnational CBC broadcaster, LomeEJhot. who provided entertainment
Theopening plenary session. tobe held Sunday, Aug. 8. 5-6 p.m,will see Dr. Sel ma H uxl eyBarkh am present a paper tilledMaps, Rutters and Mariners in theGulf of S I. Lawre nce, ca1570-1680.
while the Labrador coast was thelocation of intense activity by16th<en1UryBasque whalers. Andof course, for nearly 500 years. thewaters aroond Nev.foundJand haveattracted European fisbermen bythe thousands."
1be conference theme !hereforerecog nizes the degree to whichEuropeans projected their maritime activities over the past millennium as far ou tward a.. Newfoundland, says Dr. Janzen .
"The attention given
by the conference
to a millennium of
European contact
with Newfoundlond
foreshadows the official
celebrations of that
event: '
Indeed. CUA not only boastedstrong Memorial rep resentation,particular ly with respect to graduate student research. such as withMi che lle Mc B ride ' s a nd RickRenn ie ' s wor k o n the history ofindustria l dev elopme nt in Newfoundland, hut also in the form ofmany fo rmer g rad uate st ude ntswho went on to successful posi tions elsewhere upo n graduatingfrom Me morial, "which demonstrates the strength of our historydepartment," remarked Dr. LindaKealey.
It was also refreshing 10 see twoMemorial professors, Dr. Tomsoesof Grenfell College and Dr. DarylPullman. a phi losopher teaching
BY PAMElA GIU
Sir Wilfred Grenfell Collegewill play host to a Maritime History Conference
that will bring historian s from allover Canada and Europe to Newfound�and' s west coast. as well asthe south coast of Labrador.
Tilled Merchanl<; and Marinersin Northern Seas. the conference will take place Aug. 8-14 andis sponsored jointly by the Associ ation for the History of the Northem Sea.s (AHNS) , and the Canadian Nautical Research Socie ty.This will be the ninth conferenceof AHNS, and will mark the firsttime this organization has met outside Europe. The Canad ian Nautical Research Society meets annually at venues throughou t Canada.
Dr. Olaf Janzen, chief organizerof the conference and president ofAHNS, says presenters are comingfro m all over Cana da a nd theUnited Slates, and fro m as faraway as England. Spain. Finland,De nmark, Norway, Icel and andGermany.
'This venue is an appropriateone for both organizations," saysDr. Janze n, associate professor ofhisto ry at Sir Wilfr ed G renfellCollege. "Ne wfoundland is the siteof the only confirmed medievalNorse habitat ion in North America. al L'A nse a Ull Me ad ows,
commented: "Researchers in Newfoundland, at Memorial, who aresometimes perceived to be some what invisible in the communitywith respect to Newfo un d landissues, counter the notion that forNewfound la nd so lution s mu stcome from elsew here , from outside. We work on these issues athome but they so have applicationselsewhere."
Wh ile Memorial professors andgraduate students participated innumerous society gatherings, theyseemed es pec ially prominent inEnglish. history, and folklore.
The Association of CanadianCollege and University Teachersof English (ACC UlE) saw manyMemorial professors , suc h a sNoreen Golfman, and many ofMUN' s graduate slUdents activelychairing sessions as well as presenting their research.
" M UN is very involved inthe o rga nizatio ns them selves.involved in the Leameds. It sendsa strong signal: ' said Dr. GregoryKealey, the dean of GraduateStudies who is an active memberof the Canadian Historical Association (C HA). "Memoria l hashistorically had a strong presenceat the Learneds . I imagine it has alot to do with its isolation. In away the Learneds are moreimportant to us than many mainland universities."
se lf- ide nti ty in tree plantingcamps , it was clear Ihat Memo rial's folklore department distinguished itself from mere ethnicstudies, dis closing certain elements of culture Ihat themse lvesdisclo se who we are. which isthe very heart of folklore.
Ind eed , fo lklore boastedsome of the most interdiscipli nary work at the Congress. oftenin collabo ra tion with theWomen ' s Stud ies program atWinnipeg University.
" T he Co ng re ss is a g rea to pportu nity to present 10 awider audience co ming frome th e r di scipline s," said Mr .Bodner. "Ic meet other peopl eis refreshing." Q:).
Perhaps the mo st prominent of all of Memorial 'sparticipants were tho se
harkening from Folklore, one ofonly two such programs offeredin the country. Rut it wes evidentthat Memorial 's folklore researchwas itself unique in this respect.As John Bodner a first year PhDcandidate made clear. "Ibere' s adifferent attitude. At Lav al it' scalled ethnogrnphie, a somewhatdifferent perspective."
From Dr . Dian e Ty e ' sresearch on the place of WeightWatche r' s in women ' s li ve s,Ja ne Burn ' s a na lys is o f thematerial culture of Newfoundland lu nch ba skets. a nd Jo hnBodner ' s own WOI1c. on women'5
BY TANYA BOLDUC
SPECIAL TO THE GAZEnE
Donning a Congress badgewit h Memoria l University und e r your nam e
was to invite conversation .Participant s who had al so
attended the 1997 Learneds atMemorial were quick to commentabo ut the expe riences they hadhad there and the unique researchthat Memorial had to offer to therest of the country, wha t one person called th e " Ne wfo und landnarrati ve."
While not all of rhe researchpresented at th e Congre ss byMemorial participants re flectedissues Of topics specific to Newfoundland. Newfoundland-centredscholarship has a special place intheCanadian academic landscape.
"MU N is a lesser known univers ity and it' s important to promote demographic research andscholarship: ' remarked Batia BoeStolar. a gra d uate stude nt ofMemorial ' s English department.who presented a paper on the placeof the Portuguese in St . John' sthrough an analysis of local theatreto the Association of CanadianTheatre Research (ACffi).
The se ntime nt seems widespread. As Dr. Sandra Tomsons ofGrenfell College's ph ilosophyde pa rtme nt , who presented apaper on e nvi ronmen ta l ethics,
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;§RESEARCHNo unpaid leave will backfire
Studying sick days
days at a time. She sa ys these employeesmay not be aware of the a mo un t of tim e
they are awa y fro m work and thaI it is costing the com pany Of the hospital , money.
" Yo u mi ght only reduce eve ry body's
abse ntee ism by one day , but if you ha ve a
thousand e m ployees an d you' re costing
them at about 200dollars a day then that is a
sign ifican t am ount of mon ey ... that the hos
pital is saving."
Dr. Gaudine, along with Doreen Dawe
and Dr. Alan Sales , York University, has been
awarded an e xte rna l Social Sci en ces a nd
Humanitie s Research Council o f Ca nada
(SSHRC) gran t, to pursue her research. It is
only the second external SSHRC grantawarded to a resea rc her in the Sc hool of
Nursing in the past 10years . ....
Dr. Gaudine says e ven with
positi ve interventions, it is still
diffi cult to change the behav io ur
of a lifetime." If yo u look al abse nteeism in
kindergarte n child re n and then
look at it again in elementary
school a nd high sc hoo l, th e
chances are that it's a vel)' co n
stant be haviour from that time
until the ti me that you retire
when you're 65 . 'The peo ple thaI
would have died before missing
a day of kindergarten and had to
be there on time and didn 't even
wan t to be laiC, arc the same peo
ple who never call in late whenthey 're 64."
Dr. Gaud ine s tressed that
absenteeism is both an economic
and a safely issue, particu larly in Dr. Alice GaodieeNewfound land, which has on e
of the high est em plo yee absentee rat es in
Canada. She said safety can be a serious concern, especially since it is not always easy 10
replace abse nt staff with someo ne who has
the expertise (0 do the job.
She rec alls an incident in Central Canada
whic h cou ld have bee n a cri tica l safety risk.
It happened in a specia lized ne wborn areawhich normallyhad a staff of four registered
nurses and four nurse 's assistants.
"O n that parti cular Thanksgiving wee k
end al l four RN ' s phoned in sic k and that's a
specialty a rea. You ca n ' t just put a nurse
who was going to go work on a medi cal
floor, up in the obscmcal newborn area."
Themethods Dr. Gaudine is exploring in
her research, apply to employees who mis s atotal of about 12 days a year, on e or two
well - you can not expect that these thingsdo n't some how influence abse nteeism rates."
Dr. Gaud ine is currently doing researchinto how manager s reac t to h igh rat es of
absenteeism, an d how their acti on s affect
employees.
She sa id the causes of absent eeism in the
wo rkplace are well-documented. but how to
decrease it is still a mystery Dr. Gaudine
ho pes to change that by look ing at positive
ways to reduce abse nteeism rates throu gh a
variety of me thod s she has developed, based
on recent theories of abse ntee ism.
An examp le wo uld be to lei e mp loyees
know how many da ys they and their fello w
employees ha ve m issed, and to provide
them wi th in formation , education , a nd
em ployee assistance to e m power the m 10
fee l belief ab out th emsel ves. ra ther than
worse. A no ther approach would be 10 ask an
employee who isn 't feelin g well eno ugh 10
cope with a regular shift , to co me in to do a
reduced work load or to work fewer hours.
Dr. Gaudinc said often managers read to
an employee's high absent ce rate by de velop
ing negative po licies , where all employees
get a lener on their personal file if they miss a
certain number of days whether or not theyhave been genuinely sick. She said one of the
first question s prospective em ployers ask inthi s province, eve n when hirin g stude nts, is
wbcthc...they ha ve missed a lot of time.
According to Dr. Gaudine, the worst
case of absentee mismanagement she has
e ve r heard of in volved a n employee on
stress/de pressio n lea ve who was calle d in
to wo rk, told he was faking , and that hi s
pay wo uld be cut off if he did not re turn to
work the fo llo wing week. That night he
killed himse lf.
BY KAREN SHEWBRIDGE
Memorial researchc... says nol allowing Newfo und land nurses unpaid
leave will backfire on em ployers.
Alice Gaudino. Nurs ing, is a leading
in absenteeism in Canada.y saying you can't take an unpaid lea ve
nee," said Dr. Gaudino, "you' re foreployees into absenteeism , you 're fore
them into resigning and movin g to the
and and taking jobs wh ere the union
. have clauses in them that nurses can
laves of abse nce for no reaso n at all."
researcher was respo nding to repo rts
comm e nt s she has heard that some
in the provin ce are be ing told they
oot take lea ve during the summer.. Gau dine said nurses become overburnt o ut, and go into lo ng terms of
teeism du e to the heavy work load and
hours. Man y nu rses have told her they
e nursin g has become a yo ung pers profession. She sa id typicall y young,
nurses want to wo rk t z-hour sh ifts
ihey get married and have a family.
they, like the older more experienced
prefer eight-hour shifts.
. Caudine believes because of the
of the work in healthcare and other
stress jobs, managers s ho uld make-anccs for a certa in le vel of absen
She sai d shift work, working night"
second weekend are very hard on
legitimately causing more colds and
and a ce rtain amount of absenteeism
bee xpec ted .
orkin g with terminally ill children,
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Univers ity or Ca lga ry.Gorbache vFoundation - joint trust fund (fullapplication).
SSHRC ca ncels strategic them eSSHRC has advised thai there will beno furt her competition s under theApplied Ethics strategic theme. Thismeans that only applications under theWomen and Change strategic themewillbe accepted by SSHRC for thefallDel 15 deadline.
New NSERC programNSERC is offering co llaborativeresearch opportunities (CRU) grant" tofacilitate the participation of learns ofCanadian researchers in major nationaland international research project" thatpresent a special oppommiry for collaboration. CRO grants are project grantsthat will support a limited number ofspecial research initiatives that are notappnlpriate for consideration under anyother NSERC program because ofobjectives or size. CROs will nonna1lyrequire in exce....s of $ I00,00) annuallyfrom NSERC. Application is initiallythrough submission of a letter of intentby deadline Sept. 1. There willbea second dcadline for submission of lettersof intent on March I , 2OCX.l.
NSER C in the most recent federalbudget, NSERC will hold annual cornpetitions for major facilit ies access(MFA) grants. The deadline for submission of applications is Oct. I andall researchers intending to apply foran MFA grant must submit a notifi calion of intent to app ly for a Majo rFacilities Access Grant (Forni 181) toNSERC by Aug. 16.
University fac ulty awardsThe dead line for applications underNSERC' s University Faculty Awardsprogram has been changed to Nov. Ifor the upcoming competition. ThC5eaward s offer a $40,000 contributiontowards the cost of salary and fringebenefit." for eligible women candidateswho have been offe red a first -tim etenure-track or tenured position in aCanadian university. It should benotedthat applications for thi s programrequire submission of notification ofinlenl lo apply (Form 180) by Aug. 16.
Artentjon MRC a pplica nt..A reminder to those planning 10 applyunder the next deadline (Sept. 15) forMRC operating grants that applicantsare required to register notification oftheir intent to apply. The deadline forproviding this notification is Monday,Aug. 16. Information on the registration process is available on the MRCWeb site at www.mrc.gc.ca
Increase to va lue of Imper ial OilGrantsThe Imperial Oil Charitable Foundationhas advised thattheamount for individual grants available under its UniversityResearch Grants Pro gram bas beenincreased from $10,00) to $15,00) forthe next grants competition. Grantsunder this prognun are made availableto full·time faculty members to support
change action fu ndt Canadahas announced a
pcoosals under the sciencesubnent of the Climate ChangeFund (CCAF). This call is forthat will lead to improvements
lDierritanding of thebiogax:hemisesinvolved in key eco1ogicaI
and sinks (forests, agroccosys~ and v.ctlands for example) of
gasesin Canada. Thegoal isin understanding how Canada
tIkt advantage of the lkxihilitiesKycro Protocol focthe inclu."iOll ofiI calculating emission reductionCCAF funding of approximately
peryear for 1999120CNJ andI is available for this call forThe deadline for submission
isJuly 12.
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bNSERC by Aug. 16. NSERC~ an infmnat:ioo package to
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"Recruitment programs with inshipping companies such as Maenlyo ung mariners gain e xperience itmarine tr an sportation fi eld so theyadvance (0 senior level s, .. said Mr."Fo r qualified ships' o fficers from"foundland and Labrador, there is enemployment opportunities worldwideattractive salaries. Rest of all, youngcan uccess these international opportUn'wh ile ma in taini ng their ho mes inprovince
"To remai n competitive in the intio na! mari ne transportation industry,mu st recr uit top-notch cadets to rraRship ' s office rs, " said Mr . Bundg:-1I ......" Marine Institute students enrolled illnautical science and marine engidiploma of technology progmffis reaiI!educational background that we requ&
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Dr. Lynn H. Mr<;ruth , a nenvexlander and a graduate of Memorial sical School, was awarded an~,..I ,_~of science from St. Fr.mcis Xaversity in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, ~ta.~' ~
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The Marine Institute has been designated as a Maersk training centre .Based in Copenhagen, Denmark,
Maersk is nne of the largest marine tran sportation companies in the world. Tbe newinternational agreeme nt between the A. P.Moller Group (Maersk), its local representative, Seebase Limited, and the Marine Institute was announced on May 20.
The Marine Institute's nautical science andmarine eng ineering diploma of technologyprog rams prepare students for careers asships' dec k and engine room officers. Asspecified by the new agreement, MaersklSeabee will recruit Marine Institute studentsduring their first and second year of studies.The new cade ts will work with Seaba seJMaersk during work placements and aftergraduation. Beginning as apprentices, thecadets have the opportuni ty to advancethrough the ranks to seniorotflCe2" positons.
Details of the agreement were released byJohn Efford, provincial ministerof Fisheriesand Aquaculture , Tage Bundgaard, executivevice-president, A. P. Moller Group of Companies. and leslie O 'Reilly, executive director, Marine Institute.
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Memoria l' s pre sident , Dr.Arthur May, presented Reneewiseman with a certificate inrecogn ition of rec eiving thedesig nation Fe llow o f theSchool of Graduate Studiesand for receiving the Geotogica l Associatio n of Canad aPost graduate Scho larship inEnvironmental Sciences at the
seco nd an nu al Graduat eAwards Ceremony held Ma y10. Shown in photo (L-R) areDr. Elliott T. Burden. Secretary-Treasure r of the Geological Association of Canada; Dr.Moire Wadle igh, supervisor,Department of Earth Sciences; Renee wiseman ; and Dr. Arthur May. Th e GraduateAwards Ceremon y recognized 145 graduatestudents who were recipients of scho larshipsor received the title Fellow of the School ofGraduate Studies from May I, 1998 to April30, 1999 . A complete listing of this year' sreci pients can be found on the Web site:""""": muru alsgslt' I'f'nls.html.
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This imdge by Shawn O'Hagan is part of the exhibition Artists of the WestCoast, on display ilt the Sir WilfR-'d Grenfell Art Gallery in Corner Brook untilluly 10,
for an mtroducuon to harp and harbourseals. and an endless variety of fishesincludi ng cod, flounder, lumpfl sh.ocean pout and wolffish. You can getyour hands salty in the ever-populartouch tank discovering sea cucumbers,henni t crabs, sea peaches and othercurious critters. The Centre is opendaily through the labour day weekend.For more information, or to book agroup lour please call 737-3706.
CORNE R BROOKArti,ts of the West Ccesi, an exhibnioncurated by Gail rutile andfeaturing theworts of Angela Baker, AudreyPeltham. Helly Grccnacre, CharlotteJobes, Debra Kuzyk, Ray Mackie, TessaMiddleton, Shawn O'H agan, BeatyPopescu and Lise Sorensen, will run atthe Sir Wilfred Grenfell College ArtGallery until July 10. Gallery hours an:11 a.m. to 5 p-rn-Tuesday to Saturday.
o DR JAMES P. FEEHAN presented a paper dealingwith the theory of public investment at the annual conference of the Canadian Economics Association. 'Theconference was held at the University of Toronto onMay 28-30. Dr, Feehan's paper,which was co-authoredwith Prof. M. Matusmoto of Ritsumeikan University.Japan.was titled Public lnput Provision and Factor Taxation with Variable FactorSupply.
o DR, WAYNE NESBIT, Education. recently presented the 1999 Yale Hirsch Memorial Address at theManitobaCouncil for Exceptional ChildrenConference'99 in Winnipeg. The eddress. tided Black and Blue Inside and Out. was based on Dr, Nesbit's currentresearchin the areaof school bullying,
Labrador present The Dogbcrrics jazzquartet, led by Cbarlie Barfoot This freeI.UIlI.'Crt will take place at the AGNL,located in the Arts and Culture Centre.Allandale Rood. The atmosphere isinformal and children are welcome. Formore information, contact Caroline at737-2427.
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The Ocean Sciences Ce nt", is nowopen daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. withtours leaving the visitor informationarea every half hour. Come out to theOcean Sciences Centre at Logy Hay
PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS
Pl>oIoby Chri, Hammond
You~ Codroy. W;lS ilw,uded theGa.enlor Q.'!lCfill's Medal duringthe Marine IllSlitUle's recent griK!u,ltion. The graduatet:i~rrurineffiginL'l-'fing diplom.J ofltXhnology programwa~ p....·S."'I...:l the,lWard byprovincial fi.Jll.'fi<.~ mini,It'!' JohnElford.
Sunday, June 27- lhe Sound Symposium and
An Gallery of Newfoundland and
Thu rs day, j une 17inar - K. Alagarsamy, Computer
will present a seminar titled FairEtficient Mutual Exclusion Algas.<II 9:30 a.m. in room EN~1052.
Sound Symposiumand the ArtGalleryof Newfoundland and labrador present The Dogberies jazz quartet. featuring Charlie(L) and Jack DdW. This fn.'<o! concert will take place at the AGNL, located in the Artsand Cultufe Ceouc, Allandale Road.
atmosphere is informaland children are welcome. for more information,contact Caroline at 737-2427.
Friday, j u nt' 25lion - 'The Art Gallery of Newand and Labrador invites every.
to a public reception celebrating itsexhibitions from 5-7 p-m- lhe
exhibitions are Thresholds, whichts 12 artists at or near the begin
of their careers. and Wood: l hc. of Ohjccls, a cultural exchange
een Ireland and Newfoundland and. Wood is also on display at the
Council Gallery, Devon House, 59orthStreet, SI. John's,
Baout &a=b=o-""u'-"--t _
Graduate.cnt in therived theand Urn1t Allain;S-SASA)-erd. TheB.C.
ewfoundd ' s MalIf)'doctorr Univcrry 2.
DR. DEREK BURTON, Biology and Ocean SciCentre,presented a paper titledPeripheml PhysicDifference Associated with Cryptic Patterning in
'Iller Rounder, Pteuronectes americunus, during the
annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zooloheld at the University of Ottawa in May. Dennis
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before. On the 21st, he expects to see fnIabout 10to 24 Wiccans show up totlr~
door festival. There, the Wiccan circlehave a bonfire, burning of herbs such 3.\(1
namon and sandalwood, prayers, singq,chanting and after the worship a poddsupper made up of mostly vegetarian di!hl.
Mr. Tucker says on summer solstiaworship s the Egyptian sun goddess, BItHe believes this day represents the cydc
the sun and is significant to the oncoming smonths; he also feels with such an eclectic~males and females with such diverse backgrooOO!,is a day of unity and breaking down barriers. Hefca;
summe r solstice is still significant for non-Wical
and encourages people to get outside and enjoy '- \L""""and the sunshine on that day.
Now I may not partake in full-fledged acti\1bIlsuch as these, but any time I hear I can simplify IIpurify my life, I'm all ears. Maybe I'll exchangdr:bonfi re wood for old study notes and the herbs ..incense or maybe I'll just go see the newestve~Shakespeare's Midsummer 's Nighl Dream. Thisshows that 400 years ago, one of the world'sfa mous playwrights was intrigued by one ofyear 's most magical and spiritual days . Q;;>
Student ViewChange of seasons
Midsummer' s Day is June 21 signific ant to most of us forbeing the longest day of the
year. However, for some student" at MUN ,June 21 means a day ot celebrauon.
Now my interest is piqued whenever Ihear there is a reason to celebrate - anyreason is a great one when you are a studentduring the summer months. Midsummer'sDay is Summer Solstice - one of the majorevents for the Wiccan religion. It is a day of celebrationof the sun; a c1a...sic day for magical events and especially for love, health and purification.
In the last year or so I have noticed a major growthof awareness in Wiccan spirituality. No longer arewit ches po rtrayed as nocturnal , broom-bearing,slightly wacked females, but people with age-oldphilosophies about the power and beauty of nature .Telev ision shows, spellbooks and whole stores arenow dedicated to this pagan style of worship. There iseven a pagan society here at Memo rial.
Russell Tucker, vice president of the MUN PaganSociety, has been Wiccan for the past 20 years; he willbeparticipating in two celebrations for the summer solstice. Mr. Tucker prepares for the day's celebration bymeditation, grounding, a ritual bath, and fasting the day
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