Call it Clutter with a
purpose
University of Lethbridge President Dr. Bill Cade has collected a carefully constructed mass of objects that fill his office. One wall of windows overlooks the Oldman River, while another is lined with bookshelves housing artifacts that connect Cade to his travels, colleagues, students and interesting experiences or people he has met. Space is reserved for his trusty office mates Stan, Stella and Steve, a trio of African veiled chameleons, who occupy well-appointed cages within arm’s reach of Cade’s desk space.
The overall result is one of continual surprise, a beginning for many conversations and a clear sense that this is an office occupied by a curious person who isn’t afraid to put a South Park talking-cartoon key chain on his desk. With Cade’s open-door policy, many people have seen the space at some point in time, but for those who have not had the pleasure of sitting in his office, here is a snapshot of the “so-called clutter” and just a few of the many stories behind the objects.