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Daily Media Summaries: February 02, 2004

THE GLOBE AND MAIL - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

1. DEPRESSION HITS HARDER IN OLDER TEENAGE GIRLS
One in four older teenage girls will suffer at least one major depressive episode within the next four years and there is a strong correlation between depression and smoking, a new study by researchers at the U of a has found. Psychologist Dr. Nancy Galambos lead the study.
Page A1; by Gloria Galloway

2. DIED THIS DAY
Elsie Park Gowan died this day in 1999. She graduated from the U of A in 1920.
Page R5

NATIONAL POST - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

3. MACLEAN'S CALLS SHOTS, PROFS WARN
The influential Maclean's university ranking is likely perverting how schools set their priorities, associations representing university students and professors warned yesterday. The warnings come after internal documents at the University of British Columbia showed senior administrators pressured faculty members to manipulate course enrolments and cap class sizes in an effort to improve in the rankings. Carl Amrhein, vice-president academic at the University of Alberta, is quoted.
Page A4; by Sarah Schmidt

NATIONAL POST - JANUARY 31, 2004

4. UBC RIGS CLASS SIZE TO BOOST RANK: DOCUMENTS
Correspondence obtained under Freedom of Information Act, document an eight-month effort to limit enrolment in courses for purpose of improving UBC's fifth-place finish among large research institutions in 2002 Maclean's university ranking issue. Senior administrators pressured faculty members to manipulate course enrolments and in some cases capped class sizes in effort to improve school's ranking.
Page A1; by Sarah Schmidt

5. MOVE TO CUT CLASS SIZE FOLLOWED RATINGS
UBC president Martha Piper received curt letter from UBC supporter after university fell in annual Maclean's university rankings and she quickly marshalled her top lieutenants to find way to raise UBC's ranking. In first half of 2003, team focused on class sizes by pressuring department chairs to do what they could to place caps on course enrolments.
Page A8; by Sarah Schmidt

EDMONTON JOURNAL - JANUARY 31, 2004

6. THE OTHER MCCLUNG
U of A arts graduate Nellie McClung is granddaughter of famous feminist Nellie McClung.
Page A2; by Shelley Fralic

7. THE GUN REGISTRY: CRIME FIGHTER OR BOONDOOGLE
Police say registering firearms help them do their jobs while critics say billion-dollar cost just too high. U of A criminologist Kevin Haggerty believes registry will ultimately reduce firearm-related crime although still too early to prove with statistics.
Page A17; by Larry Johnsrude

8. WHY A WOMAN WON'T BE CHOSEN AS LEADER OF ALBERTA'S LIBERALS
Female leaders are picked only when miracle could revive the party and then they're scorned when they lose.
Page A19; Comment by U of A political scientist Linda Trimble

9. TWAIN MEETS AS CHINESE, WESTERN MUSIC SHARE U OF A STAGE
U of A music student Stephanie Kwan played concert sponsored by U of A music department.
Page E5; by Bill Rankin

10. CHAMBER HONOURS U OF A ENGINEERING DEAN
U of A engineering Dean David Lynch named resource person of the year by Alberta Chamber of Resources.
Page H8; in Business Digest

EDMONTON JOURNAL - FEBRUARY 1, 2004

11. DRUGGISTS CAN HELP REDUCE CHOLESTEROL
U of A medicine study shows pharmacists could be new soldiers in war against heart disease. U of A cardiologist Ross Tsuyuki, author of report, says high cholesterol more likely to be diagnosed by druggists than doctors and following pharmacist's advice can lead to better health citing that pharmacists are under-utilized.
Page A11; by Larry Johnsrude

12. STUDENT AND FRIEND FIGHT CANCER WITH SNOW SHOVELS
U of A science student Robert Deltombe raising money for cancer research after his grandmother died of cancer last summer.
Page A12; by Jeff Holutitsky

THE EDMONTON SUN - FEBRUARY 2, 2004

13. GARNEAU RESIDENTS BLAST NEW U OF A RESIDENCE
University of Alberta construction plans that include towering residence buildings will be a "blight" on a bastion of city history, says the head of the Preserve Garneau Group, Doug Gorman. U of A vice-president of facilities and operations Don Hickey is quoted.
Page 18; by Andrea Sands

14. BEARS HALT DOWNWARD SPIRAL
The U of A Golden Bears were on the verge of continuing a downward spiral, but pulled out a desperate victory against the Simon Fraser Clan yesterday in the Main Gym.
Page 10, sports; by Scott Zerr

THE EDMONTON SUN - FEBRUARY 1, 2004

15. FULL SPEED AHEAD
Jonathan Hobson had two goals and an assist to lead the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team to a 6 to 1 win over the Saskatchewan Huskies at Clare Drake Arena on Saturday night.
Page sports 12; by Scott Zerr

THE EDMONTON SUN - JANUARY 31, 2004

16. GHOST OF A CHANCE
City artist Stephen Notley has found out just how much sweat goes into making a feature film. Notley worked 10 hour days for three weeks making "creepy collages" to display in the room of a psychotic young girl in Ginger Snaps: Unleashed. His work was on screen for about two seconds. Todd Cherniawsky, the film's production designer and former University of Alberta classmate, asked Notley to work on the film.
Page 39; by Mike Ross

17. BEARS GRIND OUT 'ROAD WIN' AT HOME
The University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team defeated the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies 4 to 2 at Clare Drake Arena on Friday night.
Page sports 12; by Scott Zerr

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS - FEBRUARY 2004

18. BRIEFLY NOTED
A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered that the nematode worm will change its sex to enhance its chances of finding sexual partners. U of A biologist David Pilgrim is mentioned.
Page 9

19. EDUCATING CITIZEN JANE
Community service learning, a teaching model that combines volunteer service with academic work, aims to instill in students a sense of citizenship and civic engagement. Sara Dorow is spearheading a service-learning initiative at the University of Alberta. Colour photo.
Pages 12-16; by Leo Charbonneau

20. U OF A EMPLOYMENT ADS
Professor and Chair, Department of Medical Genetics, page 56 Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, page 57 Assistant Professors, Faculty of Education, page 71 Indigenous Peoples Education, page 80


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