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University of Toronto’s Independent Weekly

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October 8, 2009

governing Council cancels board meetings While Canada’s largest university faces a 31 per cent decline in endowment, funding problems, and pressing student-life issues, its Governing Council has decided to postpone most of its fall 2009 meetings, citing “insufficient business.”

The U of T Governing Council’s general meeting on Oct. 22 has been pushed to Dec. 10.

Meetings of the Academic and University Affairs Boards, associated with the Council, have seen substantial delays.

The Council is the university’s highest decision-making body.

It consists of 50 members who, through numerous boards and sub-committees, plan everything from budget-allocation to academic policy.

When a Governing Council meeting is suspended, UofT adopts the policy of ‘Presidential Authority.’ Essentially, the delays ensure that most major decisions (at least until December) will be made directly by President David Naylor and his associates, and will not be up for public discussion.

Under Bylaw 2, Section 11 of the University of Toronto Act of 1971, the Governing Council is allowed to postpone one of its meetings, given that this is declared four days in advance.

This means that the Council’s recent actions fall completely within its legal rights. What makes many students uncomfortable, however, is the vague, and even undemocratic, fashion in which these actions have been carried out.

In July 2009, Council members received an email notice stating that, due to the results of an online poll, the general meeting would be held at the end of the fall term. The email was slim on any other details; only the term “insufficient business” was mentioned.

Student Governor Joeita Gupta said she found its offhandedness disconcerting: “to have already decided in July that there will be nothing to discuss at the end of October is, suffice to say, somewhat absurd. Before student or faculty groups even had a chance to suggest possible topics for the agenda, the Council had already shut its doors.”

Gupta voiced further concerns over the online poll on Continued on page 3

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ryerson radio’s dead air CUpe 3902 votes It has been over a year and a half since the turmoil at CKLN 88.1 FM began, but it looks like it won’t be over anytime soon.

After broadcasting little more than archived programming and dead air for the past six months, the station is finally back live on-air after an emergency meeting in which the Board of Directors voted to resume live programming.

The past couple of years have been tumultuous for the station.

Starting in February 2008, a disgruntled group of volunteers and hosts tried to impeach the current management of the sta-

tion, including Station Manager Mike Phillips, who has been at the centre of the controversy surrounding the station. What followed was a rash of firings and lockouts of various volunteers and staff, including the hosts of a number of feminist and Afro-centric shows.

For a year following the first firings of various hosts, around 50 volunteers were removed from their positions with little to no warning; many staff members resigned or were let go.

Disgruntled ex-hosts, hoping to bring the station back to its previous stature, created a number of grassroots campaigns, bringing a fair amount of attention to

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the station’s plight, including gaining support from a number of campus stations across the country, including CKUT, CHRY, CJUM, and CFRU. Even though the station has returned to live programming as of last month, there is still a myriad of problems that need to be sorted out if they plan to stay on-air in the future. In the past, CKLN faced a number of budgetary problems, which amounted to them being in the red for a number of years. During the fracas in 2008, the station was found to be deeply in the red, which resulted in an eventual lockout supposedly orchestrated by the RSU after the dismissal of Phillips.

The full lockout of volunteers and staff began on March 11, 2009 after a notice was placed on the door by the administration stating that due to “security issues,” everyone was barred from the station. CKLN, which has been broadcasting archived programming and static since mid-March, is now back after a summer spent trying to get the station up and running again, but is still not out of the red.

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“yes” on strike

TyLer IrvIng Over the course of October 5 and 6, a strike vote was held by CUPE local 3902, Unit 3. Seventy per cent of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question “I authorize the Executive Committee of CUPE 3902 to call a Strike in the event that all other reasonable efforts to arrive at a collective agreement are unsuccessful.”

Unit 3 of CUPE 3902 represents sessional lecturers, as distinct from TAs and course instructors, which are represented

by Unit 1. Typically, Unit 3 members have doctoral degrees and are contracted to teach for the university on a course-by-course basis. According to literature produced by CUPE 3902, sessional lecturers deliver just under 30 percent of undergraduate courses, and earn about $6,500 per half course, or approximately $15,000 per year.

The union and the university began negotiations for a new contract in July after the previous one’s expiration. Agreement was reached on a number of peripheral issues, but as the weeks went by, it became clear that the two sides were far apart on issues such as job security. Currently,

sessional lecturers must reapply for each course they teach, which can be as frequently as every four to eight months. The union would like to see a system that guarantees a sessional lecturer three subsequent appointments with each contract, consistent with the current contract for TAs. By the end of August, progress was no longer being made, and both sides applied jointly for conciliation, which began on October 7.

The union held the strike vote to demonstrate that its members are strongly in support of the proposed changes. Unit 3 representative Leslie Jermyn explained, “[We] will use a ‘yes’ vote to reiterate our commitment to improving our members’ working lives.”

Both sides, however, are quick to point out that having a strike vote does not necessarily mean there will be a strike.

“It is not at all unusual for a union to hold a strike vote,” said Vice-President of Human Resources Angela Hildyard, one of the university’s lead negotiators.

“The university remains committed to reaching a responsive Continued on page 3

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U of T kicks it old school While many people in the twilight of their careers eagerly anticipate wiling away the hours at the golf course and sunning themselves on a Florida beach, U of T’s retired academics who have chosen to forego traditional retirement now have a place on campus to call their own.

Modeled on emeritus colleges in the United States, Senior College enables academic retirees to continue their scholarly pursuits in the university setting.

The first of its kind in Canada, the College fosters the academic, professional and creative activities of retired faculty, librarians and administrators. It aspires to benefit synergistically the wider community and the well-being of the retirees.

The College operates under the umbrella of the Academic Retiree Centre (ARC), located at 256 McCaul St., which provides its administrative structure. ARC opened its doors on October 1, with President David Naylor commemorating the event.

The concept for an emeritus college had been percolating for a few years before the university’s administration signed a negotiation with the Retired Academics and Librarians of the University of Toronto (RALUT) on March 3, 2005 to construct retirement centres on all three campuses. So far, St. George has been the only one to adopt

the policy.

Peter Russell, principal of Senior College, spearheaded the project. “Our number one priority is to interact with ourselves and stimulate each other with the research we’re doing,” he said.

Russell began his studies at the University of Toronto of School in 1946, completed his undergrad at Trinity, and after finishing his graduate work at Oxford, joined the Department of Political Science in 1958. He officially retired in 1996.

Russell said that Senior College was largely the result of U of T’s decision to abolish mandatory retirement and reverse agist misconceptions about older faculty. “There was this fear that these old farts who could barely speak would be totter-

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tober 7, the College held its first meeting at the Faculty Club with 26 attendees. Its current program comprise of research seminars, panel discussions, and reading groups. This will broaden to include mentoring, autobiographical writing, computer training, and cultural activities.

“Being part of a university community is more than just an occupation, it’s a way of life,” said Rea. “You never really leave your university. You develop a very strong sense of being a part of it, and it becomes a part of your personal identity.”

Will Russell, who has spent the majority of his life at U of T, ever embrace a conventional retirement? “Oh, maybe when they put me in the ground,” he joked.

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Ken Rea, Communications Coordinator and retired Economics professor, believes that the College fills a void for the university’s retirees.

“There’s this tendency to think of retirees as gone, and they disappear from the university’s radar,” he explained.

“This is what the College has been aimed at remedying. Until now, there hasn’t been an organized or officially recognized way of incorporating retirees, or ensuring that they can remain academically connected with the university.”

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GC cancels board meetings cont’d from page 1 which the Council based its decision. “If there had been a preliminary meeting where the issue of insufficient business was at least brought up, then things would have made some sense,” she said. “Instead, everything hinged on a hastily-done online poll whose legitimacy is almost impossible to scrutinize.”

Many members of the university community fear that such developments are indicative of larger trends. Student leaders believe that there is a widening gulf between the administration and students and faculty. Only four full-time undergraduate students (out of 53,109) are allowed on the Governing Council. This misrepresentation is compounded by the fact that U of T has the only unicameral governing body in Ontario, so students or staff have nowhere else to discuss matters with the administration. There has also been an

increasing police presence at the Governing Council general meetings.

Sandy Hudson, President of UTSU, pointed out how the student voice was completely marginalized at the Flat Fees Proposal at UTM last year.

“Police were actually standing outside the stairwell, checking timetables to make sure that only people who had classes inside could enter - and this, in a meeting which anyone is allowed to attend! It was very disheartening.”

Gupta also expressed this sense of disappointment.

“Sudent members are routinely shut down at Governing Council meetings,” she said.

“This latest move takes away public accountability from the university’s decision. It’s not good, considering the direct impact that things like the Flat Fees Proposal and the Towards 2030 Plan are going to have on students.”

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CUPE 3902 Sessional Faculty vote yes to strike mandate cont’d from page 1

but responsible agreement with our CUPE colleagues. We will continue to work, with the assistance of the conciliation officer, towards achieving that goal.”

A group of students formed in support of Unit 3 bargaining team.

A spokesperson for Students in Support of CUPE, Parmbir Gill, said that the group’s main goal is to raise awareness. “We hope to debunk a lot of myths around the concept of the strike that many students, in large part due to the recent York strike, have come to hold,” he said. “We also hope to develop a petition within the next few weeks to allow students to sign on in support of sessional faculty.”

the campus Boston-based architecture firm, Office dA, has been selected to transform the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at U of T. “Of the commissions one could have the honor of being bestowed, this is one of the greatest; where questions of pedagogy and design come into direct contact, confluence and friction,” said Nader Tehrani, one of two world-famous principals of Office dA.

the world On Oct. 2, Ireland went to the polls for the second time in 16 months, and finally voted yes to the Lisbon Treaty. The treaty, a rebranding of the EU’s failed constitution, will determine the future construction of the EU, its decision-making process, and prepare Europe for a stronger role in the world by turning the EU into a state in its own right. The treaty has not yet been ratified by all member states, a requirement for it to take effect.

the local Canwest Global Communications, Canada’s largest media conglomerate, filed for bankruptcy protection on October 6, seeking to unload its $4 billion debt. The Winnipeg-based firm owns a breadth of broadcasting stations and newspapers, including The National Post.

Leonard Asper, Canwest’s chief executive, said that the company was committed to reemerging “stronger and more competitive” from its financial crisis.

the weird As if the prospect of eating a placenta wasn’t unappetizing enough, British-based designer Alex Green has created a placenta teddy bear. Green unveiled the bear at Doing It For The Kids, an exhibition of sustainable play design, in England. His “Twin Teddy Kit” allows parents to celebrate the organ and the unity of mother and child. The kit includes instructions and materials to craft a new, one-of-a-kind toy from a placenta. Imagine cuddling up to that!

Toronto celebrates Disability Pride Day CKLN killed On October 5, dozens of Toronto’s unsung citizens attended the Disability Pride Day festival at Nathan Phillips Square. The annual event, now in its sixth year, is designed to celebrate the lives and identities of disabled citizens, and to raise awareness for accessibility issues. The festival featured a variety of workshops, display tables, and artis-

tic performances.

Five years ago, the inaugural event began as a humble downtown march, with 20 people walking from Dundas Square to Nathan Phillips Square. At the end of the hike, five sponsors and an estimated 50 attendees participated in an event to publicize the accessibility challenges facing special needs Torontonians.

Uzma Kahn, one of the

founders, joked in her opening speech this year that the very first march might have been a tad ambitious, given the initial turnout. She noted that the continued growth of the event makes organizers hopeful that its tenth anniversary might see the return of a similar trek.

In his speech, David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, emphasized his commitment to creating full acces-

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sibility for all people, regardless of capability.

While Ontario leads the rest of the provinces in accessibility standards and legislative efforts, full accessibility remains an unrealized ideal. Ontario has pledged full accessibility province-wide by 2025, but according to organizers, the province is not on track to make that deadline. Disability Pride Day exists to remind the province of this commitment, and to make all its residents aware of the unique challenges disabled people contend with, and the changes that need to be made to accommodate them.

A common criticism of such pride events is that groups seeking special recognition for their right to be treated equally might be construed as somewhat paradoxical.

David Lepofsky, Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Alliance and one of the event’s guest speakers, however, places the event’s significance on the fundamental rights of human beings, instead of flimsy social and media recognition.

“We want strong access standards,” bellowed Lepofsky during his speech. This event will be held year after year to keep that demand in mind.

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able budget discrepancies of approximately $150,000 between 2003 and 2008 by the station, due to a mismanagement of funds, missing paperwork, and the withholding of funding to the station by the RSU. Another issue is the $55,000 in back taxes that still remain unpaid to Revenue Canada, dating back to 2007.

Although the station did have its license renewed in 2007 (which means that the next inspection should be scheduled for 2014), the CRTC sent the station the first warning during the summer, alerting them of an upcoming and impromptu inspection to determine the status of their broadcast license.

CRTC guidelines call for a certain amount of Canadian programming per show and fresh material, but with the station just getting back on-air now and trying to catch up on a year of missed and broken programming, CKLN is in danger of being pulled altogether. This could have large implications for other Toronto radio broadcasting license holders.

The CRTC evaluation of CKLN’s license is ongoing.

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the campus comment

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the newspaper asks: who would you cast in a campus death match and what are your predictions?

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Chocolate vs. Vanilla: I like vanilla.

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Naylor vs. Martin: Roger Martin could just pay someone to fight Naylor. He makes a ridiculous amount of $.

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U of T Food Services vs. Aramack: Food services makes food from scratch, we’ve never failed an inspection.

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Robbery. This was the year that two Toronto scientists were heavily favoured to finally win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for the discovery of stem cells almost fifty years ago. Ernest McCulloch and James Till were the first to identify self-regenerating cells in the bone marrow of mice; it was the foundation for bone marrow transplantation for cancer patients as the first transplantation procedure was performed a short five years later. But that was the sixties. What impresses more, is that the work done by McCulloch and Till in 1960, has laid the foundation for decades of stem cell research, a field that yields unlimited potential and promise in solving medicine’s most complex puzzles including cancer, spinal cord injury, brain

stem cell research for the next 50 years”. They did this by defining the properties that a stem cell must have, they must be able to develop into any type of cell, cardiac, skin, liver, and they must be able to regenerate themselves. It is the regenerative properties that lend stem cells the ability to be widely therapeutic.

In addition to the high consequence of their work, and the support of their peers, McCulloch and Till have won every other important medical research award, including a number that are widely viewed as Nobel predictors. Of these, the Albert Lasker Award which they won in 2005, generally precedes the Nobel Prize as over 50% of Lasker winners go on to win the Nobel.

Why the fuss over this?

There’s always next year, right?

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McCulloch and Till, 83 and 78, respectively, aren’t getting any younger, and it would be a shame for their work not to receive science’s highest recognition.

disorders such as Alzheimer’s, blindness, deafness, heart conditions, diabetes, muscular dystrophy, Crohn’s disease. You see where this is going….

Outside of the purely scientific argument, there lies the scientific community, whom overwhelmingly supported the choice of McCulloch and Till prior to Monday’s upset.

Alan Berstein, the head of the Global HIV Vaccine Initiative stated, “Without question, they are very deserving of a Nobel Prize. Unequivocally, it was Till and McCulloch who discovered stem cells.” It is widely recognized that there work has profoundly impacted medical research moving forward as Michael Rudnicki, the director of the Stem Cell Network, opined, “they have laid out the path for

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Well, not exactly. The Nobel Prize is one of the few major international awards that are forbidden to be awarded posthumously. McCulloch and Till, 83 and 78, respectively, aren’t getting any younger, and it would be a shame for their work not to receive science’s highest recognition.

So who won this year? A trio from the U.S. who elucidated how DNA prevents its own degradation during cell division.

(Author starts a slow clap). But seriously, I’m not here to rip on any Nobel Prize winner; there is no doubt that anybody who wins it has clearly been instrumental in leading a major field of medical research. With that said, McCulloch and Till aren’t leaders, they are pioneers. Give them some love.

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Nuit Blanche was such a snore ALEX NURSALL In 2009, Nuit Blanche continued its tradition of being completely underwhelming and disappointing. I would like to take a few moments to point out some of the highlights from an otherwise utterly boring night.

I admit, I was suckered in by the bright lights hanging off of city hall. I feel like these need to be up all the time, displaying public opinion on the council’s doings. Bad budget? “FAIL”. More strikes? “DAMN”. Hey, what’s that smell? “FART”.

I actually have nothing snarky to say about Jeff Koons’ Rabbit Balloon. That’s all it is: a giant, mylar bunny. There, you happy Nuit Blanche? You got me to enjoy something, although it was mostly due to the fact that I am apparently a magpie with an incredibly short attentio...

Some call El Conquistador’s Battle Royal a piece that speaks to ones sense of social invisibility. I feel like it’s more of an incredibly accurate representation of what it’s like to be out on the street during NB: Dark, awkward, overly crowded, along with a constant nagging feeling that someone, somewhere, is going to roundhouse kick you in the face for no reason.

HEY DAVE!: One of the more popular “exhibits” at NB was Hey Dave!, where passersby could talk to some random Kevin Smith-look-alike about whatever they wanted. Between this and the vodka pool, I’m pretty sure that the whole event was curated by the cast of Clerks or something.

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HELENE GODERIS Acta Victoriana, Victoria College’s literary journal, marks its 130th anniversary this year, making it the longest running student literary publication in Canada.

The journal was founded in 1878, when Victoria College was still rooted in Cobourg, ON, before it had federated with the University of Toronto. The 1878 prospectus outlined that it would serve as a forum for students and alumni to report the ‘doings’ (acta) of the College.

Founding editor Thomas W. Campbell’s salutary address promised “that every effort will be put forth to make [Acta] a success.” Student-run editorial boards keep Campbell’s promise alive, picking up the endeavor from year to year.

Acta thrives today precisely because each year, its vision adapts to the ever-changing campus literary and political landscape. This protean trajectory is evident in the microfiche compendium of issues housed at Pratt Library. A look through Acta’s archives, which index Acta’s staggering 32,000+ pages, reveals a remarkably robust history rife with notable contributors. Lester B. Pearson, Northrop Frye, E.J. Pratt, and Al Purdy have all graced Acta’s pages.

Andrew McEwan, Acta’s current Editor-in-Chief, says that “one of the great things about Acta is its ability to change over the years. It started out as a way to update alumni, it was able to respond to political needs.”

In its germinal years, the journal featured such diverse content as a missionary and religious section, gossip, and inside jokes. After federation with U of T in 1892, sports commentary dominated as Vic integrated with the larger university community, competing with other colleges. During the years surrounding WWI, Acta was one of the few clubs that boasted female involvement.

The 1920s included anti-authoritarian works by Lester B. Pearson. In 1953, The Strand, Vic’s student newspaper, began publication, an event that reshaped Acta’s mandate. Rather than report on Vic’s ‘doings,’ Acta now focused on showcasing the emergent literary talent of its students.

Margaret Atwood, then known as Peggy, made frequent contributions in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including poems, short stories, drawings and cover designs. Atwood and Dennis Lee collaborated under the pseudonym Shakesbeat Latweed to produce an essay predicting the folk-poet’s “supreme rise” in the 20th Century.

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“There are simply too few literary publications in Canada that provide a forum for emerging writers, and Acta Victoriana is one of them,” reflects Jim Johnstone, a two-time Pratt Poetry Prize winner and frequent contributor. “While Acta can boast that they’ve published early poems by Margaret Atwood and Dennis Lee, they’ve also published authors that will become future icons in my time at U of T. Writers such as Lau-

ren Kirshner, Sandy Pool and David Reibetanz are already on their way to established literary careers.”

McEwan adds, “I think [student literary journals] are really good at fostering future talent.

We’re all at University to develop. Sometimes students don’t have the opportunity to be published and get the recognition.”

This past Tuesday, October 6th, students gathered at Caffiends, Vic’s coffee shop, to

Crywolf bites into Toronto’s fashion scene CHRISTINA CIDDIO

the line incorporate the girls’ fashion style. “It’s a mix of Two young Torontonians may weird and random things,” said have what it takes to become Chang. Crywolf features original the next Ed Hardy or Audigier animal imagery in its designs, of Canada. Stephanie Drabik, with t-shirt names such as “Oc25, and Rose Chang, 27, both tobubbles” and “Owlie.” The graduates of OCAD and York also sell a line of accessories for University, channel their ar- men, women, and children.

They consider themselves tistic flair into quirky, graphic print t-shirts under their cloth- a mix of artists and entrepreneurs. “Neither of us had any ing label, Crywolf.

Friends since high school, business background, so for Chang and Drabik enjoyed everything we’ve done, we’ve designing and hand-making had to learn by just doing it and printed shirts as a hobby. When learning the hard way,” Drabik their designs became a success, said of their accomplishments.

Although Chang said that they decided to pursue full-time fashion design after college they still have trouble marketgraduation. Their first clothing ing their company, they use line was called Poisson; how- the social networking sites Faever, the name did not appeal to cebook and Myspace to peddle the public, and sales dropped. their wares. Most of Crywolf’s They rebranded their venture sales are generated through as Crywolf, which derives its a web-based store where new name from the famous fable of lines come out twice a year with the boy who cried wolf, empha- seasonal exclusives in between. sizing the playful personalities All Crywolf products are of the designers. manufactured and handprinted Often inspired by the works in Chang and Dubrik’s homeof pop artists, all the designs in based studios. The Crywolf girls

would like to continue to expand their company while staying true to their Toronto roots.

“We would love to keep going and growing,” said Chang, “but

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we don’t want to limit ourselves to anything, and we want to make sure that we keep the homegrown aspect of our company.”

observe the 130th anniversary.

The latest issue was picked up and perused. An open mic featured the work of the emerging U of T writers and artists.

“The future of Acta will be to continue to showcase the literary and visual arts at Victoria and the U of T community,” says McEwan. “Acta’s doing really well as a literary journal. In the future, it might serve a different purpose.”

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