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CAMPUS
Volume 5 Number 8 FEB. 1, 2008
Ice hot
Dinos skate to finals
Page 5
Nanovalves
New ways to capture gas
Page 3
Smart traffic
Keeping the city moving
Page 2

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Lina Kattan is an expert in systems that integrate, for example, the way traffic lights, buses and C-trains interact.
Smart traffic
New research chair helps keep city moving
By Brandy Calvert
A new research chair in transportation
systems has been established
at the University of Calgary to
work with the City of Calgary to
enhance mobility—that is, the flow
of cars, buses, trains, bicycles and
people.
Lina Kattan is the Urban
Alliance Professor in Transportation
Systems Optimization, the first
of several chairs to head up major
research programs as part of the
Urban Alliance partnership
between the U of C and the city.
“I will be taking a new direction
that looks at the way artificial intelligence
can be used to develop
modern controls and techniques—
‘smart’ traffic systems that work in
real time,” says Kattan.
Kattan, who will collaborate
with the city’s transportation
Take Two
department, is an expert in systems
that integrate, for example, the way
traffic lights, buses and C-trains
interact, determining how traffic
will flow around construction sites,
and how electronic message boards
and other routing techniques work
best.
All of these traffic control systems
can be integrated so that each
point in the system can adapt to
changes introduced at any other
point in the system—whether it is a
car collision, construction zone or
poor weather conditions.
“A fast-growing city like Calgary
is an ideal research environment
for understanding urban
traffic congestion because it provides
so many opportunities to see
what is working, where and why,”
says Tom Brown, head of the
department of civil engineering at
the Schulich School of Engineering.
“Dr. Kattan’s expertise will
enhance the city’s mobility initiatives
and help plan for long-term
sustainable ‘smart’ systems that
keep traffic moving amid growth,
construction and repair.”
Kattan’s five-year research program,
with initial funding of
$625,000 over five years, is funded
as part of the Urban Alliance.
“We’re delighted to have the
expertise of Dr. Kattan and her
team working collaboratively on
optimizing Calgary’s transportation
system,” agrees Troy McLeod,
manager of Transportation Optimization
at the City of Calgary.
“This is an excellent example of
the power of the Urban Alliance—
City of Calgary staff working with
the very impressive research talent
at the University of Calgary to
build a better city.”
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Car share hits campus
Vehicle available for use
by co-op members
The University of Calgary now has
a “car share” vehicle on campus,
located just south of the Biological
Sciences building, thanks to a local
car share service and support from
the university.
“We encourage people to use
transit, cycling and carpooling to
get to campus,” says Peter Fraser,
associate VP of Ancillaries and
Infrastructure, who initiated the
project. “Car sharing can help us
overcome the last remaining obstacle
of someone possibly needing a
vehicle when on campus.”
With this shared car now on
campus, people can access a vehicle
when needed once they become
a member of the co-op service.
They are billed for their use based
on all-inclusive rates that include
insurance and fuel costs.
“With car sharing, people will
be more inclined to use transportation
alternatives to get to and from
campus,” says Susan Austen, manager
of U of C Parking Services,
who provided the parking space.
“This will let us make better use of
the parking lots that we have now.”
Members not only benefit from
low rates but can also take advantage
of overnight or all-day discounts
and can earn credit for
helping with light maintenance
tasks. They can pay with Canadian
Tire money and Calgary Dollars, as
well as currency.
“Car sharing is more than just a
vehicle on campus,” says Cody
Torgerson, co-founder and coordinator
for the Calgary Alternative
Transportation Co-op, which provides
the service. “Our members
save thousands of dollars a year
compared to owning their own
vehicle.”
Co-op members can access any
vehicle in the fleet, including a gaselectric
hybrid Toyota Prius, a
Smart fortwo and a mini-van. Most
are located within walking distance
of LRT stations.
For now, there is just the one
vehicle on campus, but there are
plans to add more vehicles in the
near future. Already this month the
vehicle has seen more than 200
hours of use.
“With car sharing, I get all the
convenience of owning a car but
without owning a car,” says Rev.
Tim Nethercott, from the U of C’s
Multi-Faith Chaplains’ Centre. “In
fact, instead of losing money with
an owned vehicle, I am now saving
money and getting more exercise
and reducing my CO 2 emissions.
It’s great.”
For more information, call Torgerson
at 264-2422 or go to
www.catco-op.org.
PURE deadline looms
By Nicole Davis
If you are an undergraduate student
who’s ready to conduct research
alongside top U of C researchers,
apply for a PURE award today.
Programs for Undergraduate
Research Experience (PURE) offer
undergrads an opportunity to conduct
research outside of the classroom
under the direction and
mentorship of top researchers.
Established in 2006 by the
Teaching and Learning Funding
Committee, the award demonstrates
the university’s commitment
to teaching and learning, and to
student involvement in research.
Last summer, a total of 130
applications were submitted and
58 undergrads representing 10 faculties
spent their summers looking
for answers to some of life’s most
intriguing questions. Research topics
varied from ectoparasites and
the health of bat populations, to
bicycle helmet safety and the origin
of Santa Claus.
Students who participate in the
program learn how to write
research proposals, seek research
funding, undertake or participate in
substantive projects, learn discipline-specific
skills and report
research results.
“The research experience was
good for me to take my studies to
the next level,” says Erin Swerdfeger,
who researched bat health.
Results of the competition will
be announced in early March.
Awards are available for 16 weeks
($6,000), 12 weeks ($4,500) or 8
weeks ($3,000). For information on
award criteria and to apply, fill out
the online application form at
www.ucalgary.ca/TLFC/awards/
undergrad/.
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PAUL VERHOEF joined the U of C chaplains’ office almost four years ago and says his biggest challenge is to
choose how and where to put his time and energy. “Social justice work? Book groups? Creating communities of
compassion? Mentoring students? If there were 10 of me, we’d all have plenty to do.” He enjoys working at the
university because it allows him to engage in the spiritual discipline of lifelong learning alongside other lifelong
learners. “Before coming here I was studying at a seminary and my work in Ugaritic and Ancient Near Eastern
mythology led me to the writings of Peter Craigie—who was in some sense a scholar-hero of mine. Now I’m sitting
on the Craigie Lecture committee.” And in his spare time .... “I haven’t heard much about that concept since
Monique and I had two kids (aged 4 and 2). As someone who grew up in Southern California, it’s a full-time job
just to not be outclassed on ice skates by my four-year-old. We love getting into the mountains for hikes, floating
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CPO partnership
hits right note
ON CAMPUS FEBRUARY 1, 2008 3
By Gail Fredrickson
A challenging new program
designed to test and reward exceptional
music students is underway
in the music department at the University
of Calgary.
Part of a partnership between
the U of C and the Calgary Philharmonic
Orchestra (CPO), the Musi-
Can Protégé Program provides
gifted music students with a
glimpse into life as a professional
musician working in an orchestra.
The program is one of only two
in Canada; the National Arts Centre
Orchestra in Ottawa has a similar
offering. “This opportunity will
attract gifted music students to the
U of C and keep them here,” says
Jeremy Brown, head of the music
department.
As part of the MusiCan Protégé
Program, students observe and
rehearse with CPO musicians and
learn what it takes to perform with
an orchestra. One of the goals is to
provide students with knowledge
and experience that will help them
launch their performance careers.
“Orchestral jobs are extremely
difficult to ‘win.’ Positions rarely
open up, and when they do, the
competition is tough and the audition
process can be painfully trying,”
says Nick Bedell, CPO’s
manager of outreach and education.
“Ability is one thing and a great
thing, but experience builds and
strengthens ability and is a big
‘plus point’ on a resume.”
CPO members mentor students
through rehearsals and technique
classes. Students will also attend
master classes with CPO music
director Maestro Roberto Minczuk
and other visiting conductors and
musicians. In addition, students in
the program receive complimentary
tickets to concerts.
“Training with the CPO has
given me more ideas, not just on
the performing aspect, but on the
discipline and sheer commitment
that it takes to be part of a major
orchestra,” says flutist and graduate
student Maria Noriega.
The program also provides students
with valuable networking
opportunities.
TONY FIELD
Flutist Maria Noreiga says the chance to play with the Calgary
Philharmonic Orchestra gave her a new appreciation for the discipline
and commitment it takes to be part of a major orchestra.
The global classroom
Student brings overseas skills
to Alberta Global Forum project
By Everett Wilson
A communication and culture student
will use her international
experience to coordinate the University
of Calgary’s first global
classroom—using technologies
such as web broadcasting, teleconferencing
and e-learning software
to link students with classes at universities
in India, Denmark and
Arizona.
Claire Cummings, BA’03 and an
MA candidate in culture and society,
will work with the Alberta
Global Forum as a part of a scholarship
agreement—the funds for
which were donated by the U of C
Alumni Association.
“It is a unique and exciting educational
experiment where students
will complete similar assignments,
discuss ideas, collaborate on projects
and give online presentations,”
says David Taras, director of the
Alberta Global Forum.
Cummings says she hopes the
experiences and contacts made possible
by the Global Classroom will
encourage greater cultural sensitivity.
“I see the initiative as a chance
to facilitate open dialogue and
mutual understanding, both locally
and globally. The more everybody
knows about different cultures, the
better.”
After earning her BA with Distinction
in Art History at the U of
C, Cummings taught English as a
Second Language to children and
adults in Seoul, Korea. In addition
to her fluent knowledge of French,
Cummings learned conversational
Korean while away.
“Working overseas really made
me aware of the challenges of
intercultural communication and
drew me to problems in multiculturalism,
immigration and diversity
as areas of research,” she says.
For Cummings’ thesis she will
research the contexts of aboriginal
arts policy, funding and institutional
practices in Alberta, from the
perspective of practising artists in
the aboriginal community.
The Global Classroom will be
integrated into courses next fall.
David Cramb (left) and George Shimizu have discovered an entirely new way of storing gas.
Storing gas, nano style
Process has potential for fuel cells, CO 2 capture
By Grady Semmens
A new process for catching gas
from the environment and holding
it indefinitely in molecular-sized
containers has been developed by a
team of University of Calgary
researchers.
The novel method of gas storage
could yield benefits for capturing,
storing and transporting gases more
safely and efficiently.
“This represents an entirely new
way of storing gas, not just improving
on a method that already
exists,” says U of C chemistry professor
George Shimizu. “We have
come up with a material that
mechanically traps gas at high densities
without having to use high
pressures, which require special
storage tanks and generate safety
concerns.”
In a paper published in the current
online version of the world’s
leading material science journal
Nature-Materials, Shimizu, fellow
U of C professor David Cramb,
chemistry grad student Brett Chandler
and colleagues at the National
Research Council call their invention
“molecular nanovalves.”
Using the orderly crystal structure
of a barium organotrisulfonate,
the researchers developed a unique
solid structure that is able to convert
from a series of open channels
to a collection of air-tight chambers.
The transition happens
quickly and is controlled by simply
heating the material to close the
nanovalves, then adding water to
the substance to re-open them and
release the trapped gas.
The paper includes video
footage of the process taking place
under a microscope, showing gas
bubbles escaping from the crystals
with the introduction of water.
“The process is highly controllable
and because we’re not breaking
any strong chemical bonds, the
material is completely recyclable
and can be used indefinitely,”
Shimizu says.
The team intends to continue
developing the nanovalve concept
by trying to create similar structures
using lighter chemicals such
as sodium and lithium and structures
that are capable of capturing
the lightest and smallest of all
gases—hydrogen and helium.
“These materials could help
push forward the development of
hydrogen fuel cells and the creation
of filters to catch and store gases
like CO 2 or hydrogen sulfide from
industrial operations in Alberta,”
Cramb says.
The paper is available at:
www.nature.com/nmat/index.html.
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ON CAMPUS FEBRUARY 1, 2008 5
Top: Brett O’Malley gets ready to score against Lethbridge. Below: Beccy Niehaus (left) and Beth Nerland celebrate a goal against NAIT.
Upcoming
games
Dinos Men’s
Hockey
Friday, Feb. 1 vs. Regina, 7 p.m.,
Father David Bauer Arena
Saturday, Feb. 2 vs. Regina, 7 p.m.,
Father David Bauer Arena
Friday, Feb. 8 vs. Manitoba, 7 p.m.,
Father David Bauer Arena
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Manitoba,
7 p.m., Father David Bauer Arena
Sunday, Feb. 10 vs. Alberta,
7 p.m., Centennial Arena
Friday, Feb. 15 @ Lethbridge
Saturday, Feb. 16 @ Lethbridge
Feb. 22-24: Canada West
Quarterfinal (best-of-three)
Feb. 29-Mar. 2: Canada West
Semi-final (best-of-three)
Mar. 7-9: Canada West Final
(best-of-three)
Mar. 20-23: CIS University Cup
@ Moncton, N.B.
Dinos Women’s
Hockey
Friday, Feb. 1 @ SAIT
Saturday, Feb. 2 vs. SAIT, 7 p.m.,
Olympic Oval
Friday, Feb. 8 @ Mt. Royal
Saturday, Feb. 9 vs. Mt. Royal,
7 p.m., Olympic Oval
Feb. 15-17: ACAC Quarterfinal
(best-of-three)
Feb. 22-24: ACAC Semi-final
(best-of-three)
Feb. 29-Mar. 2 and Mar. 7-8: ACAC
Final (best-of-five)
HOT on
the ICE
Dinos hockey teams
power skate into finals
By Ben Matchett
It’s been a season of turnarounds
on the ice for the Dinos, with both
the men’s and women’s hockey
teams sporting impressive numbers
as they head to the playoffs.
The men’s team story begins and
ends with former NHLer Jared
Aulin. The former second-round
draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche
spent 17 games in the NHL with the
LA Kings and after bouncing around
the minor leagues for a couple of
years, came home to the University
of Calgary to get his education and
resurrect his hockey career.
The results have been sensational.
In the first 10 games of the season,
the Dinos managed only a single
win. Enter Aulin and goaltender Jeff
Weber, who both became eligible in
mid-November. Since then, the
Dinos have posted a league-best 9-2
record, averaged five goals per game
and jumped all the way to third place
in the standings.
Aulin has been the difference in
the striking turn of events. In just
11 games he has scored 12 goals
and 13 assists for 25 points, just
four off the conference scoring lead
with games in hand over every
player in front of him.
Every player, that is, except the
one man who might stand in his
way: linemate Ryan Annesley, who
sits two points up on Aulin with 27.
Annesley, a fifth-year senior and
team captain, was a major reason
Aulin decided to join the Dinos.
The two played together with the
WHL’s Kamloops Blazers.
The Dinos have seven games
remaining in their conference
schedule as they look to clinch
third place in the conference.
The women’s hockey team has
enjoyed its own remarkable turnaround
this year, engineered by
head coach Danielle Goyette. With
only a handful of players returning
from last year’s lineup, Goyette has
the Dinos in a legitimate battle for
first place in the ACAC.
The best season in Dinos
women’s hockey history came in
the first year of its existence—
1999-2000—when the team went
9-3 under a tournament format.
Since then, the Dinos have not finished
above the .500 mark, with
seven wins the highest total.
That all changed under Goyette
this year. With four games to play,
she has led her team to a record of
10-5-3 and the Dinos sit in a threeway
tie for second place.
The Dinos sport the top power
play and the second-ranked penalty
kill in the conference, and they’ve
done it with offensive contributions
from several players and a commitment
to team defence.
Sophomore forward Ali Webb
has been the offensive catalyst for
the Dinos, leading the team with 14
points, while goaltender Katie
Urness has posted a .922 save percentage
and a sparkling 1.63 goalsagainst
average.
Stay tuned to goDINOS.com for
the latest updates and Dinos
hockey playoff schedules.
DAVID MOLL
DAVID MOLL

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Chinese speech contest attracts 100 students
By Wei Cai
More than 100 students from the
Department of Germanic, Slavic
and East Asian Studies will take
part in the fifth annual University
of Calgary Chinese (Mandarin)
speech contest from Feb. 4 to 6.
The contestants, all non-native
Chinese speakers, will present a
three- to five-minute speech on a
particular topic. Winners will be
recognized at an awards ceremony
and Chinese New Year celebration
on Feb. 8 from 4 to 6
p.m. at the Rozsa Centre.
“The Chinese speech contest
has become the most important
annual event in our Chinese program,”
says Florentine Strzelczyk,
acting department head.
This year, for the first time, the
contest’s award ceremony will
coincide with the Chinese New
Year celebration.
“It will give us the opportunity
to share with the Chinese community
of Calgary the achievements
of our students and
celebrate their success in the context
of one of the culturally most
important events in the Chinese
calendar,” says Strzelczyk.
The awards ceremony and
New Year celebration will feature
performances of Chinese music
and drama as well as a traditional
dress show. Special guests attending
the festivities will include
Vice-Consul General Manyi
Dong from the Consulate General
of the People’s Republic of China
in Calgary, Cen Huang, executive
director of the International Centre
at the University of Calgary
and Rowland Smith, dean of the
Faculty of Humanities.
The contest, awards ceremony
and New Year celebration are all
funded by an international project
grant from the University International
Grants committee, the
International Centre and the Faculty
of Humanities. Other sponsors
include the Calgary
Canadian and Chinese Education
Foundation, the Calgary Chinese
Cultural Centre, the Consulate
General of the People’s Republic
of China in Calgary, Grant
Prideco Canada Ltd., Hallmark
Tubulars Ltd., Lambda Supermarket,
Neotechnology Consultants
Ltd., Pacific Tubulars Ltd.,
Regent Oil Field Supply Ltd., the
Sien Lok Society of Calgary and
Zi Corporation of Canada Inc.
All events are free and open to
the public. For more information,
please call 220-8590 or visit
http://gsea.ucalgary.ca.

In Memoriam
Linda Barry-Hollowell, QC
By Michael Clinton
ON CAMPUS FEBRUARY 1, 2008 9
Live Close to the University
6315 Ranchview Drive NW
It is common to say nice things
about the deceased. Virtues are
mentioned and faults ignored on
such occasions. When it comes to
Linda Barry-Hollowell, there is
much to say about her virtues and
no faults worth mentioning.
I first met Linda in the summer
of 2004. There is no record of the
date because I had no idea then of
what an important part Linda was
to play in my professional and personal
life. I had requested the meeting
to discuss decanal authority and
received sage advice.
This was the first of many consultations.
In fact, I consulted
Linda so often that some in Calgary
began to think, and perhaps to
worry, that Linda worked for me
rather than for the university.
Not that Linda neglected her
many other responsibilities. It was
simply that she always created the
illusion that she had nothing better
to do than to advise whomever she
was speaking to at the time.
It did not take long to see
Linda’s many virtues. She believed
in the idea of a university as something
more than a corporate body;
she was staunchly loyal to senior
administration; she acted always
with the utmost discretion and
integrity; she was industrious to the
extent of neglecting the life-work
U of C General Counsel Linda Barry-Hollowell believed in the idea of a
university as something more than a corporate body.
balance that might have protected
her health; and she somehow managed
to combine the wisdom of
Solomon with the tenacity of a terrier.
Gilbert Ryle taught us that we
make a category mistake if we
think of a university as anything
other than its governors, managers,
faculty, staff and students. Needless
to say, Linda was always there for
the marginalized as well as for the
true believers. Her passion was
much more than a lawyer’s commitment
to justice. She worked to
right wrongs in the way of someone
who has seen too much injustice
at first hand.
Although petite, Linda was a
substantial as well as a large personality.
How substantial? Ample
enough to provide a sure foundation
for the University of Calgary’s
first ever branch campus. Whatever
success the Qatar Campus
achieves, it will be due mainly to
the groundwork laid by Linda’s
advice, her long hours of work in
the lead-up to winning the contract,
her wise counsel and her remarkable
skills as a conciliator.
Linda was a loyal friend, always
working to heal the disputes that
inevitably occur in the quest to
realize a higher vision. In her
untimely, short and unpleasant illness,
Linda showed more courage
than many of us will summon in a
life-time. I am proud to have
known Linda; prouder to have
worked with Linda; and prouder
still that Linda was my friend.
Michael Clinton is the dean of the
University of Calgary—Qatar.
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Your Alumni
Positive parenting
By Tara Tiangha
Lionel E. McLeod
Health Research Scholarship Winners
While many graduates convert their university education
directly into employment opportunities, others, like Judy
Arnall, BA’88, find that it is their life choices that propel them
down a particular career
path.
In Arnall’s case, parenting
was a personal choice
that pleasantly translated
into a vocation.
A mother of five, Arnall
began her career as a professional
parenting educator
more than a decade ago after
joining Parents and Children
Together as a session facilitator.
She now works for the
Calgary Health Region as an
instructor in early childhood
education and is the founder
of Attachment Parenting
Canada.
Arnall has also written
Judy Arnall says: “Parenting
is relationship-building. You
are not raising a child; you
are raising an adult.”
Discipline Without Distress: 135 tools for raising caring,
responsible children without time-out, spanking, punishment or
bribery, a handbook available in most Calgary bookstores.
“My approach is to seek peaceful, non-punitive resolutions
to most parenting issues for all ages of children,” Arnall says of
the book. “Parenting is relationship-building. You are not raising
a child; you are raising an adult.”
In the classroom and in her articles, Arnall strives to help
parents learn positive discipline and conflict resolution skills—
pragmatic ones, rather than being punishment-orientated.
“Parents need support, not judgment,” she says.
In February, Arnall will facilitate a parent effectiveness
training course offered through U of C’s Continuing Education.
For more information on Arnall’s parenting course, visit
www.conted.ucalgary.ca.
Karl Iremonger
and Pierre Mattar
The Lionel E. McLeod Health Research
Scholarship is given annually to an
outstanding student at the University of
Calgary, University of Alberta, or University
of British Columbia for research related to
human health.
The Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical
Research (AHFMR) is pleased to announce that Karl
Iremonger and Pierre Mattar are recipients of the
2007 Lionel E. McLeod Health Research Scholarship.
The awards honour Dr. Lionel McLeod, the founding
president of AHFMR.
Mr. Iremonger and Mr. Mattar are both pursuing
their Ph.D.s in the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Calgary. They have been extremely
successful in their academic pursuits, receiving
a number of accolades and awards. Mr. Iremonger
and Mr. Mattar both conduct research focused on
the brain. Mr. Iremonger investigates how nerve
cells in a certain part of the brain cope with stress
and injury and how that relates to disease.
Mr. Mattar studies the development of brain cells,
knowledge which could lead to new techniques
to replace cells when damaged or lost.
Dr. McLeod was the Head of Endocrinology at the
University of Alberta, Dean of Medicine at the
University of Calgary, President of AHFMR from
1981-1990, and President and Chief Executive
Officer of the University Hospital, Vancouver.

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12 ON CAMPUS FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Events
RCA students exhibit art
By Tokie Brideaux
U of A writer
reads as part
of exchange
Michael Hall
Frances Greenough
Of Note ...
Feb. 4, 11 & 25
7:30 p.m. James Black presents a
series of lectures for those who
want to discover the artistry, the
pleasure and the relevance of
Shakespeare’s plays. In the Boris
Roubakine Recital Hall, Craigie
Hall. Feb. 4: King Henry VIII:
No Other Herald; Feb. 11: Coriolanus:
Doing the State Some
Service; Feb. 25: Julius Caesar:
Kill Him in the Shell.
Feb. 5
3 p.m. Inuit and the Canadian
Arctic: Sovereignty Begins at
Home. The best way to assert Canadian
sovereignty in the Arctic is
through the residents who live there,
says Mary Simon, president of the
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Husky Oil
Great Hall, Rozsa Centre.
Feb. 7
An Introduction to Mother
Teresa’s Life and Writings. Over
the course of six weeks, learn about
the life and writings of Mother
Teresa through the book Essential
Writings. MSC 390, Native Centre
boardroom.
Feb. 14
8 p.m. The Global Significance of
Arctic Climate Change: The
Right to be Cold. Sheila Watt-
Cloutier, Nobel Peace Prize nominee
and an advocate for climate
change initiatives. Free but reserve
a seat: 210-9786 or iseeespk@ucalgary.ca.
MacEwan Ballroom.
1 p.m. Open Forum with Provost
and VP Academic Alan Harrison
and VP Research Rose Goldstein.
Free; RSVP to Nicole Davis at 220-
5321 (Limit 24 people).
The University of Calgary’s
Department of Art is welcoming
two students from the Royal College
of Art (RCA), the world’s only
wholly postgraduate university
institution of art and design,
located in London, England.
This year’s exchange students
are Michael Hall (printmaking) and
Frances Greenough (painting). The
two students will create art works,
interact with students and faculty,
and present an exhibition in the Little
Gallery.
As part of the Tim Mara
exchange, two U of C students—
Marnie Fallon and Lisa Borin—
will study in London for six weeks.
“This is our 17th year with this
exchange program with RCA,” says
Bill Laing, professor of drawing at
the U of C, who received his MA
from the RCA in 1974. “We are
pleased to provide this experience for
both the RCA and U of C students.”
The exhibition by Hall and
Greenough will take place Feb. 25–
29 in the Little Gallery (6th floor,
Art Building). Opening reception is
on Feb. 25 from 4 to 6 p.m.
For more information, visit
www.finearts.ucalgary.ca/events or
call 220-5251.
Feb. 21
9 a.m. Science with Impact: Strategies
for Engaging Youth. For scientists,
engineers and technology
professionals. Info: 220-2197 or
hutchins@ucalgary.ca.
Feb. 27
6:30 pm The Big Rock University
Dinos
Feb. 1
6 p.m. Dinos vs Manitoba
(Women’s Basketball). Jack Simpson
Gym.
7 p.m. Dinos vs Regina (Hockey).
Father David Bauer Arena.
8 p.m. Dinos vs Manitoba (Men’s
Basketball). Jack Simpson Gym.
Feb. 2
6 p.m. Dinos vs Winnipeg
(Women’s Basketball). Jack Simpson
Gym.
7 p.m. Dinos vs Regina (Hockey).
Father David Bauer Arena.
7 p.m. Dinos vs SAIT (Women’s
The Arts
Feb. 9
8 p.m. A Chopin Portrait VI.
Pianist Charles Foreman performs
such favourites as the Sonata in b-
flat minor, Op. 35 (“Funeral
March”). Tix: $20 (adults) and $15
(students/seniors). Eckhardt-Gramatté
Hall, Rozsa Centre.
Feb. 17
3 p.m. Sunday Organ Festival
Series: Graduate Organ Students
of the U of C. Tix: $15 general;
$10 students/seniors. Eckhardt-
Gramatté Hall.
Lecture Series presents Aritha van
Herk speaking on Maverick
Medicine: The Dimensions of
Drinking in Alberta History.
Tix: $35 (includes dinner and
two pints of Big Rock). The Big
Rock Grill, 5555 – 76th Avenue
S.E. (Glenmore Trail and 52nd
St. S.E.)
Hockey). Olympic Oval.
8 p.m. Dinos vs Winnipeg
(Men’s Basketball). Jack Simpson
Gym.
Feb. 8
7 p.m. Dinos vs Manitoba
(Men’s Hockey). Father David
Bauer Arena.
Feb. 9
7 p.m. Dinos vs Manitoba
(Hockey). Father David Bauer.
7 p.m. Dinos vs Mt. Royal
(Women’s Hockey). Olympic
Oval.
Ticket Info
Tix for all Dinos games:
$10/adults; $7/students & seniors;
$7/UC staff & alumni; UC students
free; children under 6 free;
$30/family.
Tickets for most campus events
are available at the Campus Ticket
Centre (220-7202) unless noted.
Publicize your event
Email your event information to
kenben@ucalgary.ca
Author rob mclennan reads from
his novel on Monday, Feb. 1 at
7:30 p.m. in the Rozsa Centre.
By Janice Lee
Author rob mclennan visits the
University of Calgary for the
annual writers-in-residence
exchange between the Markin-
Flanagan Distinguished Writers
program and the University of
Alberta.
Mclennan, this year’s U of A
writer-in-residence, reads new
poems and selections from Missing
Persons, his novel-inprogress,
on Monday, Feb. 11 at
7:30 p.m. at the Rozsa Centre.
Born in Ottawa in 1970,
mclennan was raised on a sixthgeneration
dairy farm in Ontario.
He is the author of 13 trade
poetry collections and has published
poetry, fiction, interviews,
reviews and columns in more
than 200 publications in 14 countries
and in four languages.
The reading is free and open
to the public. A reception and
book signing will follow the
reading.
For more information, contact
220-8177 or leej@ucalgary.ca, or
visit www.markinflanagan.com.
Also as part of the exchange,
Sina Queyras, the U of C’s current
Markin-Flanagan Canadian
Writer-in-Residence, reads at the
U of A (room HC L-3) at 3:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
A complete calendar of events can be found at www.ucalgary.ca/events