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Apocalypse
How?
The world didn’t
end in 2012
after all. (Hooray!)
But are we
prepared for
global threats?
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42 Enter Stage Left 26 The Technopreneurs 32 Apocalypse How?
Science students get U of T’s experts weigh
Jeremy Hutton moves Hart House a month-long crash in on why killer
course in turning asteroids are worse
Theatre in a new direction
an idea into a viable than killer robots,
business at U of T’s how peak oil links to
BYJASON McBRIDE
“Techno” program nuclear war – and more
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62 If Vass Bednar (MPP 2010) had her way, public policy would be more
accessible – and a lot more fun
3 Letters Quiet Pride 19 Leading EdgeAre Smartphones Safe?
5President’s MessageOur Ties with Asia 49Boundless Gratitude
6CalendarGovernance in Toronto 57 All About Alumni Eastern Riders
9Life on CampusCity Building 64Time CapsuleMoot Point
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Letters
I hadn’t thought that a British loss in the War Tuition Reductions Not an Answer
The question with respect to tuition
of 1812 might have made me an American.
fees and accessibility to higher educa-
tion is whether we want to go with our
LYNNE CALDERWOOD
MA 2000, CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO gut – mine used to say that lowering
tuition fees would improve accessibil-
ity – or use the best available evidence
to inform policy (“Accessible Excel-
lence”). If we agree that accessibility,
Quiet Pride citizenship. Countries with fully state- high participation rates and social
The Autumn 2012 issue was one of funded education, which in most cases mobility are valuable goals, and we
your best yet. I particularly enjoyed also includes a living stipend, have look at the best available evidence,
the Q & A with U of T’s new chancellor, rigorous entrance exams to ensure the then we are likely to come to the same
Michael Wilson (“Blue and White best, brightest and most motivated conclusion that the university has
Pride”). Mr. Wilson served well as the students gain admission regardless of come to – that is, tuition reductions
Canadian ambassador in Washington, social status. are not necessarily the answer.
and I’m sure he will serve U of T with With regards to Mr. Naylor’s story, I Obviously there is a limit to how
the same good sense and quiet pride. am glad that Wendy Cecil obtained her high tuition should go, and in programs
The Q & A about the War of 1812 with degree, but what an appalling example. such as medicine there is no relation-
UTM history professor Jan Noel was Does Mr. Naylor really want to turn the ship between participation rates and
succinct yet impressively broad in its university into a Dickensian institution tuition fees.
scope and references. I was raised on where student opportunities are at the But for undergraduate programs,
Laura Secord (both the chocolates and capricious whim of alumni donations the policy of maintaining a reasonable
the history), but I hadn’t thought that or the passing humour of an adminis- tuition fee while ensuring adequate
a British loss in the War of 1812 might trator? Does he really think the best loans and grants for those who come
have made me an American. Noel is way to give underprivileged students from families with limited fi nancial
correct that pondering past experiences access to higher education is to have means is the most sensible option.
and their signifi cance deepens our own them come, cap in hand at the end of
IRFAN DHALLA
understanding of the world. each year, asking “Please sir, can I stay PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE,
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
“The Sage of Bay Street,” by John in school?” This is outrageous!
Lorinc, about economist and strategist Federal transfers and provincial allo-
David Rosenberg, is an outstanding cations for education have been on the Intrafaith Dialogue Needed
and cautionary tale. Let’s hope Canadi- wane for years. Mr. Naylor should be The new Muslim Studies program
ans are paying attention. lobbying hard to reverse the trend until described in “Leap of Faith” (Autumn
the goal of fully state-funded educa- 2012) will doubtless serve to aid the
LYNNE CALDERWOOD
MA 2000, CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO tion, with rigorous entrance criteria, is growth of interfaith tolerance between
achieved – not only for the benefi t of Canadian Christians and Muslims.
Education Should Be a Right the students and society, but also for From a global perspective, however,
President David Naylor has completely the schools themselves. With increas- it is tragic that no such initiative is
missed the point of the Quebec student ing reliance on corporate and alumni being undertaken between Sunni and
protests over university tuition. And donations for funding, the integrity of Shiite Muslims; the welfare of millions,
to argue that low tuition fees restrict the university, already tarnished, is and the stability of the entire Middle
access is disingenuous (“Accessible further diminished. East and much of Asia is at stake.
Excellence,” Autumn 2012).
MARTIN GAGNE PAUL VAN LOAN
Education should be a right of BASc 1984, TORONTO BA 1957, MA 1958, SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
winter 2013 3
Islam and Secularism time, it appears that women associated recently (“Frye’s Anatomy,” Spring
With respect to “Leap of Faith,” about with the Library School, now the 2012), seemed austere, although not
a new Muslim Studies program at Faculty of Information, are rarely unfriendly. However, his wife, Helen,
Emmanuel College, it seems to me that mentioned. Winifred Barnstead and was wonderful and took an interest
the more pertinent conversation should Bertha Bassam, the fi rst two directors, in my struggles at high school. I always
be between Islam and secularism. We have had a lasting impact on the devel- felt better after talking with her.
are, after all, a predominantly secular opment of librarianship (a “woman’s Jeff ery Donaldson, one of Frye’s
society, and Islam’s agenda is political, profession”) in Ontario. Nonetheless, former students (now a professor at
not simply religious. I therefore do not their eff orts in providing employment McMaster University), has created a
see the overriding signifi cance of an opportunities for women outside of beautiful description of the scholar in
“interfaith” dialogue and what this is teaching and clerical work are rarely his poem “Museum,” from the collec-
supposed to accomplish. acknowledged in discussions of tion Palilalia (2008). Read it and come
women’s history at the university. away simply in awe of what language
MIKE SCAPILLATO
BA 1972 UTSC, TORONTO AGATHA BARC in the hands of a master can do.
BA 2012 UC, TORONTO ALLAN IRVING
In Praise of Librarians PhD 1983,SWARTHMORE, PENNSYLVANIA
I greatly enjoyed reading “The Feminist Masters of Language
Revolution at U of T” (Summer 2012). When I was growing up in Toronto, the
I understand that it is not possible to Fryes were quite often at our house –
include all of the achievements of my father taught philosophy at Victoria
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President’s Message
Our Ties with the
Asia-Pacific Region
U of T’s long-standing connections with
the region will serve us well in a future
defined by global collaboration
As dean of the Faculty of Medicine, I used to walk each day clear that the map of global economic impact, creativity,
along a photo gallery of past deans. One of them was a excellence, entrepreneurship and innovation is dominated
bewhiskered fellow named Norman Bethune, whose tenure by a small number of large and influential urban regions. In
had occurred in the 1850s. Several decades later, his grandson south Asia, one thinks of Mumbai and Delhi, as well as smaller
and namesake – also a U of T medicine graduate – became centres of innovation such as Hyderabad and Bangalore.
and remains famous for his service in China with the army But the number of urban hubs of influence is growing faster
of Mao Zedong. Today, I suspect that Bethune’s recognition in east Asia than anywhere else on the planet. As urban
may be rivalled by another U of T alumnus, Mark Rowswell – regions in Asia and other continents become increasingly
the television celebrity known as Dashan. connected to each other, more and more people who live
The ties between the University of Toronto and the Asia- in them are themselves becoming transnational. They are
Pacific region are long-standing and strong. As early as the educated abroad and they live abroad, often acquiring an
first decades of the 20th century, Chinese students arrived international spouse and another citizenship. Future leaders
at U of T in search of a great education. A young man named from these regions who have attended U of T will retain
Suat Chwan Yin, born in the southeast Chinese city of Xiamen, mutually advantageous connections to the university and
was one of the first, graduating from the Faculty of Medicine to Canada.
in 1903. This new reality of global collaboration and transnational
This academic year, more than 4,100 young people from people is vital if we are to confront humanity’s shared chal-
China are studying at U of T – representing about 40 per cent lenges. No single jurisdiction can take on borderless and
of our international students. We have student-exchange complex issues such as global epidemics, climate change or
agreements with nine Chinese universities and more general cyber-security. We recognize this reality at U of T: institutions
co-operation agreements with at least 20 institutions. The are only as good as their people and their partners. The same
number of joint research initiatives continues to grow. For is true of global urban regions, such as Metropolitan Toronto.
example, U of T researchers are collaborating with colleagues The Toronto region is particularly fortunate because it is a
at Peking University to develop new ways of treating diabetes. magnet for immigrants and, increasingly, international stu-
In another intriguing joint venture, U of T students in dents. We therefore have a chance to leverage our proximity
political science can sign up for a summer-abroad course in to the U.S. (today’s biggest economy) while improving our
international relations that’s taught by professors both here connections with the economic superpowers of tomorrow.
and at Fudan University in Shanghai; it includes a three-week Above all, we can help educate successive generations of
visit to China. remarkably skilled and mobile young people who will be as
Our ties extend right across the Asia-Pacific region. We happy in the great cities of east and south Asia, as they are in
have a long history – and extraordinary alumni connections, the Toronto region. For one, I hope that these global citizens
along with strong academic relationships – in both Hong will make the world more secure, stable and sustainable than
Kong and Singapore. Korean and Japanese universities it now is. That, among other reasons, is why I also hope that
remain pivotal partners. Korea stands second, after China, the relationship between U of T and our academic partners
in the number of international students it sends to U of T. and alumni in Asia will continue to thrive, and serve as a model
And our relations with Taiwan are also deepening steadily. for global co-operation and synergy in the decades ahead.
Why is U of T so interested in establishing closer ties with
Asia? We believe that doing so will be vital to the future Sincerely,
success of the university – and to Canada. It is increasingly David Naylor
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Governance in Toronto
February 19
A scholar, a public governance practitioner and members of the public converge for this San Francisco
Engineering Alumni Event. Catch
lecture series presented by U of T’s Cities Centre. The sessions explore the formal and
up with Skule and mingle with
informal ways that our large and complex city is governed – and the plan is to generate
alumni and faculty. Free. Time TBA.
ideas for improvement. Free. 6:30–8:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, Feb. 26, March 26 and April 30. San Francisco Marriot, 55 Fourth St.
Room 103, Fitzgerald Building, 150 College St. For info: Sonia De Buglio, 416-946-
8143, [email protected], www.
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Mountain View, CA
Alumni January 3 Planning. Mar. 5, The World Bank: Engineering Alumni Event. Catch
New York City Bureaucratic Rule and Partnerships up with Skule and mingle with
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Toronto Plaza Hotel All alumni are invited. Free $12 guests. Doors open/refresh- venue TBA. For info: Sonia De
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ing alumni gather for camaraderie, Common, 1 West 3rd Street, New Kruger Hall Commons, 119 St. utoronto.ca, www.alumni.
networking, lunch and guest York City. Contact: Teo Salgado, George St. For info: 416-978-5301, engineering.utoronto.ca.
speakers. $30. 12–2:45 p.m., 416-978-2368, teo.salgado@ [email protected].
Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 13, April 10 utoronto.ca, www.alumni. March 13
and May 8. 1677 Wilson Ave., utoronto.ca/events/regional. January 14 Hart House
North York. Please register by Hong Kong Skule Nite Reception. Mix and
Thursday of the week before the January to March Alumni and Friends Reception. mingle before the big show put on
event, at my.alumni.utoronto.ca/ Woodsworth College Prof. Emeritus Larry Richards, by engineering students. Cost TBA.
lunchandlearn. For info, contact Alumni Cafés. Jan. 15, The Con- former dean of the Daniels Faculty 6 p.m.–8 p.m., East Common
Tom Vosper, 416-946-0566, temporary Art World of Toronto. of Architecture, Landscape, and Room, 7 Hart House Circle. For info:
[email protected]. Feb. 19, Demystifying Financial Design, will speak about U of T’s Megan Murphy, 416-978-4941,
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An armadillo incense burner
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March 9
[email protected], www. Weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 10th floor, tion, contact: [email protected]. March 14 to 17
alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca. 170 St. George St. For more Includes a free (to U of T students) MacMillan Theatre
information: 416-978-7415 or performance by Christopher Britten: The Turn of the Screw
www.humanities.utoronto.ca. Mokrzewski of Wagner’s Liebestod On the centenary of Benjamin
Events from Tristan und Isolde, transcribed Britten’s birth, the Faculty of Music
for piano by Liszt, Sat., 9 a.m.– premières the composer’s super-
January 30 Festivals noon. For tickets: 416-363-8231 or natural opera based on the novella
Woodsworth College www.coc.ca. by Henry James. $35 ($25 seniors,
Vincent Lam. The award-winning February 1 to 3 $10 students). Thurs.–Sat., 7:30
author reads from The Headmas- Robert Gill Theatre February 23 to 24 p.m. Sun., 2:30 p.m. 80 Queen’s Pk.
ter’s Wager. Free. 7 p.m. Kruger Festival of Original Theatre. The U of T Mississauga For tickets, call 416-408-0208.
Hall Commons, 119 St. George St. annual conference and festival Running with Concepts: The
For info: 416-978-5301, events. hosted by the Centre for Drama, Sonic Edition. This hybrid event,
[email protected]. Theatre, and Performance Studies part-workshop, part-conference, Sports
explores the interaction between part-crit session, examines how
February 7 performance and new technology. ideas take form, with a focus on March 7 to 10
U of T Scarborough Registration is free. 10 a.m.– sound. Led by composer Marc Varsity Arena
Lunar New Year Celebration. 10 p.m. daily. 214 College St. Couroux (York University), artist 2013 CIS Women’s Hockey
Celebrate the start of the year in (3rd floor, use the entrance on St. and writer Brandon LaBelle (Bergen Championship. The top women’s
Chinese culture with an authentic George St.). For schedule and info: National Academy of the Arts, hockey talent in the country vie
Lion Dance performance and tradi- 416-978-7987, foot.graddrama@ Norway) and artist Marla Hlady for a national title at Varsity Arena.
tional food. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Meeting utoronto.ca, www.foot2013. (lecturer, UTSC). Includes presen- 275 Bloor St. W. Prices vary. For more
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ronto.ca/isc. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Room 137, Kaneff
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utoronto.ca or 905-828-3789.
Exhibitions January 29 January and March
108 Chestnut Street Hart House Theatre
January 15 to March 9 34th Annual Bishop White Com- Music Jan. 11–26, Robin Hood: The
UTAC mittee Winter Luncheon. Legendary Musical Comedy. A wry,
Luminescence: The Silver of Peru. The ROM presents a talk by geogra- January 20 to 27 irreverent Canadian take on the
Pre-Colombian to contemporary phy prof André Sorensen on post- Faculty of Music English legend. Wed. to Sat., 8 p.m.
silver artwork includes Peruvian tsunami rebuilding in Japan, with New Music Festival. The week Matinee on Jan. 26, 2 p.m.
national treasures that rarely leave lunch by the chefs of Lai Wah Heen includes nightly performances of March 1–9, Bent. A Tony-winning
the country. Free. Tues. to Fri., 12–5 Restaurant. $80. 11:30 a.m–2:15 music by Steven Mackey, Duo classic about the Nazi persecution
p.m. Wed., 12–8 p.m. Sat., 12–4 p.m. Mandarin Ballroom, Metro- Contempera, Nexus, 2x10 and of gays and lesbians. (Language
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80 Queen’s Pk. For more informa-
January 28 to May 3 January to March tion and schedule: 416-408-0208 $25 ($15 students and seniors).
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Jackman Humanities Institute or www.music.utoronto.ca/events. Students, $10 every Wed. Alumni,
From Nowhere: Utopian and Dys- Tasting Histories. Explore the cul- $15 every Thurs. 7 Hart House Circle.
topian Visions. A literary exhibition ture of food at this public lecture February 4 For info: 416-978-8849, uofttix.ca
drawn from the U of T collections series. Jan. 17, 15th-century Bavaria. Walter Hall or harthousetheatre.ca.
and curated by Christopher Young. Feb. 14, Rude Food and the Anglo- Berlin Philharmonic Wind
Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thurs. Saxon Riddle Tradition. Mar. 7, Quintet. Don’t miss this chance to March 5 to 16
to 8 p.m. 120 St. George St. 416- Cookbook Marketing in Early hear the world class ensemble. Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
978-5285, www.library.utoronto.ca/ Modern France. Free. 4–6 p.m. Master Class, free, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Age of Arousal. Drama students
fisher/exhibitions/current.html. Room 100A, 170 St. George St. Monday Evening Concert playing perform Linda Griffiths’ play
Mozart, Haas, Ibert, Milhaud and exploring repressed sexual tensions
Until May 15 January 31 to February 2 Françaix, $35 ($25 seniors, $10 against the backdrop of a burgeon-
Jackman Humanities Institute Walter Hall students), 7 p.m. 80 Queen’s Pk. ing suffragist movement. $15
Bread and Butter. Sandy Saad and Wagner and Adaptation: An For concert tickets: 416-408-0208. ($10 students and seniors). 8 p.m.
Barbara Fischer curate contempo- International Symposium. Free. For more information, visit: www. 79 St. George St. For tickets: 416-
rary art on the theme of food. Free. 80 Queen’s Pk. For more informa- music.utoronto.ca/events. 978-8099, [email protected].
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