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DR.WILLIAM BARKER A King’s President Moves On

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Table of contents Letters from the Alumni Association President & Editor

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Letters to the Editor and Corrections

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Contributors

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King’s News

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Cover Story The Rise and Rise of Steve Maich

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Alumni Golf Tournament

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Alumni Profile Mordecai Walfish

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KTS 80th Anniversary “Rough Theatre is What We Do”

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Lives Lived C. Denne Burchell

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FYP Texts A Privileged Dedication

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Happening on Campus Introducing the King’s Chorus and Orchestra

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Dr. Saul Green Memorial Lecture

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Smashing Pumpkins with HOST

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Wardroom Renovations and Redesign Launch

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Music I’m Listening to Mary-Beth Carty

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Books I’m Reading FYP Tutor Edition

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Book Review Memoir Project

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Postcards from the Edge The Polar Bear’s Tooth

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You’ve Identified Yourself

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University of King’s College Alumni Association 2010-11

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Rich Aucoin at the Wardroom

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Branch Briefs

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In Memorium

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New Faces on Campus

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Alumnotes

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Parting Shot

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L E T T ER F R O M T H E a l u m n i P RESIDEN T Fellow Alumni, I hope this issue of Tidings finds you well and basking in the sunshine and relaxation of summer.

It’s been an exciting few months here at King’s. I had the pleasure of welcoming graduates at this year’s Encaenia into the alumni fold. There are 278 Alumni Association President Greg new alumni among us this year Guy (BJH ‘89) addresses the crowd and I was honoured to give the at the 2010 Alumni Association Christmas Party, held in the PresiGraduate Toast at the President’s dent’s Lodge.

Dinner on the eve of Encaenia.

On May 19, Encaenia Day, Elizabeth Ryan (BJ ’83) and I were also on hand to present alumni pins to each graduate before walking to the Cathedral Church of All Saints to receive their degrees. Upon leaving the cathedral, we gave each grad their Class of 2011 photo. It was the final class photo with outgoing President Dr. William Barker.

As many of you know, we recently sent out an Alumni Survey which was greeted with great response. As this issue arrives in your mailbox we will be reviewing the results of the survey. Thanks to all who participated. The survey results will help us as we work to engage alumni of all years to remain active with King’s and with each other.

With students away from campus for the summer, renovations are underway in the HMCS King’s Wardroom. On behalf of the alumni, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Fred and Elizabeth Fountain for their generous contribution in memory of their son Alex Fountain (’10) that will help with the costs of the renovation.

See page 5 of this issue for more details on this tribute to Alex.

As we look ahead to a new school year, I wanted to mention the Athletics Homecoming scheduled for Friday, October 14 to Sunday, October 16. A full slate of events is planned. Alumni will have a chance to see King’s women’s and men’s rugby, basketball and soccer teams in action as they face off against other schools in the region. There will also be a number of opportunities to mingle and reminisce during the weekend, including a group dinner in Prince Hall and a social in the Wardroom on Saturday night, as well as a Sunday brunch. For more details and to register for the weekend, please check out the King’s website at ukings.ca.

I would like to thank all of the alumni who attended this year’s Alumni Dinner at Prince Memorial Hall on May 12. A thank you to Amy Smith (BJH ’92)—host of CBC News Nova Scotia—for emcee’ing the dinner. For further coverage see (xx). Congrats to Tim Flinn (BA ’84) and Dr. Ron Gilkie, who were inducted into the Order of the Ancient Commoner this year. This honour is annually bestowed upon alumni and friends who give back tirelessly to the university as volunteers.

At the Alumni Dinner, Dr. Bill Barker was feted with many tributes as his eighth year as President of the university is coming to a close. On behalf of the alumni, a warm thank you to Bill and his wife Elizabeth Church for their hospitality over the years in hosting numerous alumni events in the President’s Lodge. Always approachable, Bill is a true friend and a great supporter of the alumni at the university. He has contributed greatly to our alumni events over the past eight years.

In the Winter 2012 edition of Tidings, I look forward to introducing the alumni to incoming President Dr. Anne Leavitt.

Sincerely, Greg Guy (BJH ’87)

L E T T ER F R O M T H E e d i to r You don’t realize how special the King’s Encaenia ceremony is until you’ve experienced grad events at other universities. I recall my undergraduate ceremony with grim clarity: sitting in a stifling arena, awaiting the terrifying moment of my name being called, being herded ont the stage and, as I marched towards the President—a virtual stranger—I felt less like a proud graduate/adult and more like a lamb, headed relentlessly towards slaughter. When the diploma finally slid against my palm, I was relieved.

In contrast, my King’s graduation was a little disarming. “Why is everyone smiling?” I wondered to myself as my friends and I proceeded to the cathedral under a cluster of bright umbrellas (it was, of course, raining.) Everyone seemed so excited and happy. How bizarre! There was a feeling of pageantry, but it wasn’t forced—the entire school was caught up in the excitement, and the staff, faculty and alumni were grinning as widely as my parents were. The prospect of an entire school delving into its graduation ceremonies headfirst

—with a sense of fun, even—was pretty baffling to me. Now that I’ve spent my second year at King’s during graduation, all of this makes a little more sense. It’s a funny thing, pride. The more introverted among us may not recognize this trait for what it is. But when King’s pride is in full swing, it is a quieter pride than most—it’s not always accompanied by whooping and hollering. But when it does emerge, it radiates.

A great example of this pride can be seen in the photo of outgoing President Dr. William Barker on page 11, where, in a charmingly meta moment, the photographer has caught Bill taking a picture of students performing at this year’s Big Night. It’s a spontaneous and totally natural scene that’s captured Bill enjoying two of his favorite pursuits—taking photos and enjoying the company and energy of King’s students.

It’s a tough time for universities everywhere, which makes it even more important to keep this kind of King’s spirit preserved in our hearts. For those of us who work, study and play within the College’s confines, it’s the reason we do what we do. For those of us who have emerged and moved away from the Quad, it’s the sentiment that keeps us connected to the culture that shaped us as adults. It is a good and rare feeling, this pride, and we must remember it for the precious thing that it is. —Alison Lang (BJ ’07) Tidings | summer 2011

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Johanne Zwicker McKee (’50) poses with husband Ian McKee and their grandaughter (and King’s student) Jennifer McKee at this year’s Annual Alumni Dinner in May.

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M c K e e Fam i ly Creates Fund f o r K i ng ’s Studen ts

King’s Appoints Dr . Anne Leav it t as 2 3 rd Preside nt

The King’s Collegiate Initiative Fund has been established by the McKee Family on the occasion of the retirement of Dr. William Barker—President of the University of King’s College 2003-2011—in recognition of his commitment to student engagement. The McKee Family have asked that the income from this fund be made available, in perpetuity, to the President of the University of King’s College to support initiatives that enhance student life.

Johanne Zwicker McKee (’50) and Ian McKee have provided for the fund through a gift of $50,000 and have offered a matching gift opportunity up to an additional $50,000.

Through this matching gift, the McKee Family hope to encourage alumni, friends and the college community to join them in support of this fund. In particular, the McKees hope to encourage young alumni to give to King’s by showing them the power of small gifts.

“We all thank the McKee family for their generous gift to King’s,” says Dr. William Barker.

“I’m grateful that they have created such an original gift that will help future presidents support the numerous initiatives of our students. The students are—of course—the basis of the College’s vitality and spirit.”

To learn more about this fund and to contribute, please visit http://ukings.ca/kingscollegiate-initiative-fund.

The Board of Governors of the University of King’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anne Leavitt as the next President and Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Leavitt assumes office on August 1, 2011.

Dr. Leavitt’s appointment as King’s 23rd President and Vice-Chancellor follows an eight-month national search conducted by a presidential search committee representing the University’s Board of Governors, faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Dr. Leavitt’s last post was Dean of Faculty

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of Social Sciences at Vancouver Island University (formerly Malaspina University-College). She was Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Vancouver Island University from 2009-10 and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Management at Malaspina University-College from 2004-05. She also spent several years on the board of the Association for Core Texts and Courses. Dr. Leavitt holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from McMaster University (1996), an M.A. in Philosophy (University of Toronto, 1980), an M.A. in Social Thought from the University of Chicago and a B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy from McMaster (1979). She is a Professor in the Liberal Studies Department at Vancouver Island University and previously held academic positions at Brock University and McMaster University.

Dr. Leavitt succeeds Dr. William Barker, who served as President and Vice-Chancellor for an eight-year term.

“I am deeply honoured to have been asked to serve as the next President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of King’s College,” says Dr. Leavitt. “I have long admired the model of education embraced by King’s and the considerable accomplishments of its faculty. I very much look forward to enhancing the national profile of King’s as an institution that has succeeded in its commitment to provide an integrated and highly stimulating learning environment for its students.”

Please keep an eye out for the cover story on Dr. Leavitt in the Winter 2011 issue of Tidings.

Dr. Anne Leavitt at King’s. Photo by Kerry DeLorey (BA ’76, BJH ’80)

king’s news M ast e r s of Journalis m Day On e The inaugural Master of Journalism class began classes at King’s this past Monday, attending their first class on digital journalism using an iPhone and an iTouch. During a meet-andgreet lunch, students introduced themselves, and showed that their backgrounds range widely, from a veteran CBC broadcaster to recent King’s BJ graduates. One student, Gordon MacDonald (BJ ’82), recalled taking a class taught by Stephen Kimber nearly 30 years ago. This diversity lends itself well to a group of curious reporters interested in acquiring an edge in a changing journalistic climate. We’ll keep you updated throughout the year on how our new MJs are doing.

Alex Fountain and President Dr. William Barker during Alex’s first-year matriculation.

Fountain Fa mily G ift to College

Presenting King’s first Master of Journalism class. Front row, left to right: Assistant Professor Tim Currie (BJ ’92), student Carmen Smith, student Lily Sangster (BAH ’09, BJ ’11), Instructor Lyn Millner. Second row, left to right: Students Mick Cote (BJH ’11), Amanda Enright, Elnaz Behnia and Ezra Black (BJ ’11).

Back row, left to right: Student Stephen Puddicombe, Associate Professor Kelly Toughill, student Gordon MacDonald (BJ ’82). Not all of the teaching staff is in the photo. Additional teaching staff includes Instructor David McKie, Assistant Professor Fred Vallance-Jones, Assistant Professor Ed Leach (Dalhousie Faculty of Management) and Professor Stephen Kimber.

The University of King’s College is pleased to announce that Fred and Elizabeth Fountain have generously donated $600,000.00 to the University.

This gift is in memory of their son, Alex, who entered King’s in the fall of 2006, passed away tragically in the summer of 2009, and graduated posthumously in the spring of 2010. Alex loved music, writing and people and was an active member of the King’s Community. With his interests in mind, Fred and Elizabeth have decided to divide their gift to maximize its impact on student life.

An endowment of $400,000.00 will provide for the Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture at King’s every fall semester. Administered through the King’s Advancement Office, the lecturer will be proposed annually by the students. A short list created by the students will be prioritized by committee and the invitation will be extended to the speaker through the King’s Students’ Union. In order to ensure that the series begins in 2011, the Fountains have offered to jump-start their gift with an additional contribution.

In recognition of its importance as the College’s social hub, primary music venue and Day Students’ Lounge, the Fountains have directed the $200,000.00 balance of their gift to the HMCS King’s Wardroom.

This portion of their support will assist with Wardroom renovations to enhance its capacity, safety and comfort.

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k i n g ’ s Athl e t i c s U KC At h l e tics Y ear in R e v i ew 2010 –11

by King’s Athletics Director Neil Hooper

The 2010-11 season will go down in history as one of the most successful in the history of King’s Athletics. It was highlighted by championship wins but also many individual award winners. In addition to this, the King’s teams markedly improved their performances in comparison to previous years.

The fall season was highlighted by great successes in soccer and rugby. King’s women’s soccer player Marika Mackenzie was chosen as Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian for the second year in a row. Her coach Stacey Stocco was chosen as Coach of the Year. Men’s Rugby reached the final for the third year in a row.

The winter season was highlighted by many strong performances both by teams and individual players. Men’s and Women’s Basketball reached the Semi-Finals which was a big improvement from the 2009-10 season. King’s men’s player J.D. Howlett

was chosen as CCAA All-Canadian and statistically he led the nation in scoring and rebounding. The highlight of the winter season was the ACAA Championship win by the Men’s Volleyball Team. Coach Justin Lynch, one of the youngest college volleyball coaches in Canada was chosen as coach of the year. It was also a tremendous year for king’s badminton as the team finished second overall but won two categories. Ryan MacIntosh won Men’s Singles and the women’s doubles team of Rachel Nalems and Steph Burt were also championship winners.

On the Academic side two of our men’s soccer players, Derek Reid and Anders Peacock received CCAA Academic All-Canadian Awards. Another strong highlight was King’s Rugby player Emily Whalen winning the Academic Excellence Award for the highest GPA from a student athlete (4.21).

All in all King’s had 26 ACAA All-Stars, three Coach of the Year awards, two CCAA All-Canadians, and three ACAA Championships! These students will continue to shine brightly on the courts, fields of play and in their classrooms.

K i ng ’s Ath l eti cs Homecomi n g The King’s Athletics Homecoming Weekend will be taking place Friday October 14 to Sunday October 16.

During the weekend, alumni will get the chance to see King’s Women’s and Men’s rugby, basketball and soccer teams in action as they face off against other schools in the region. There will also be a group dinner in Prince Hall and a social in the Wardroom on Saturday night, as well as a Sunday morning brunch.

The registration fee for the Athletics Homecoming Weekend is $50. To register, please fill out this form and return it with payment to the King’s Advancement Office, Arts and Administration Building, King’s Campus, 6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2A1.

For those looking for accommodation, the Lord Nelson Hotel and Suites is offering a special rate for Homecoming attendees. The Classic Guest Room will be offered at a special rate of $129.00 per night plus tax. Please contact the reservations department by phone at (902)423-5130 or toll free 1-800-565-2020, or by email to ask@lordnelsonhotel.com. Please quote the group ID 23623 or “King’s Athletics Homecoming” to receive your special rate.

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branch briefs Toronto Branc h Thanks for all those who came out to meet next year’s incoming class at the Sutton Place reception on April 28. Between the Alumni, faculty and current students in attendance I think we were able to give the future students and their families an excellent taste of what King’s is all about.

The Toronto Branch is in the midst of drawing up its 2011-2012 events calendar and would like to hear from GTA Alumni with their ideas for fun activities that will help bring together Kingsmen and Kingswomen of all ages. Send your ideas to Branch President Gordon Cameron (BA ’99, BJ ’00) at gordon_m_cameron@yahoo.ca.

Halifax Branch B r i ef s The brand-new Edmonton Branch celebrates its first Christmas gathering. From left: Jennifer Bawden (BSc ’05), Fiona Cameron (BA ’98), Afton Aikens (BJH ’10), Henry Howard (BA ’89), Kimberley Howard (BAH ’91).

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from Afton Aikens (BJH ’10) When I moved to Edmonton in October, I was eager to connect with some King’s alumni from home. Since Edmonton didn’t have a branch chapter, I decided to start one. We’re a small chapter—so far we have five members, but we hope more alumni will join our ranks soon. For Christmas, we went to Earl’s restaurant for some delicious food and drinks.

This spring, we visited the Art Gallery of Alberta and saw works by Canadian artists such as Emily Carr. We’ve also had dinner at a restaurant featured in Edmonton Downtown Dining Week that serves authentic Mediterranean cuisine. We’ll likely take in some festivals this summer in Festival City!

E u r o p ea n Bra n ch Kings Events were numerous in the Spring in jolly old England: First, the ghost of Thomas Chandler Haliburton was alive and well in East London on Saturday the 14th of May when London’s Waltham Forest Literary Festival hosted Haliburton 4.0, the fourth installment of the Euro version of North America’s oldest literary society with an event at historic Leytonstone Library with Canadian poets Todd Swift, John Stiles (BA ’89) and East

London indie/ska Band Public Speech introducing their irreverent web hit The Queen’s Speech.

Although the crowd was modest—numbering about 20—East London residents host John Stiles gleefully announced, “This event is in honour of Canada’s Charles Dickens— TC Haliburton—who rivaled and indeed outsold Charles Dickens.” Though a far cry from the almost two-hundred who packed a Fulham Bar for the second installment of the reading series—Haliburton 2—the Literature Festival and Library were very happy with the event and even cross promoted it with the UK Poetry Society. Here’s to a bigger and better 5.0. And as a message to any and all Kings students bands, journalists or writers coming this way—we’d love to include you in the Haliburton series.

Earlier in the week on Thursday, May 12 former HMCS Wardroom Bar Manager Ian Coll (’87) invited several former Kings students to his retro Communist-era Polish Restaurant Mamuska, at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre in south London. Former student George Whitman, Euro Chapter President Chris MacNeil (BA ’94), with wife Patricia and daughter Julianna, Ian and John Stiles were amongst those who enjoyed the fantastic perogies and chicken salad—not to mention generous servings of Polish beer and vodka. Though there was no Ten Penny beer the bar was packed and the event a success. mamuska.net/

The Halifax Branch of the Alumni Association has enjoyed a busy winter and spring season. The Halifax Christmas party marked the last for outgoing President Dr. William Barker and it was a lively affair that included a number of guests visiting home for the holidays. Alumni traveled to the Annapolis Valley in January to participate in a bald eagle watch held by the community of Sheffield. The event raised $1,000 for King’s Athletics. The King’s Theatrical Society held a night of alumni performances in February in celebration of its 80th anniversary, featuring presentations from a number of former KTS’ers, including Evany Rosen (BAH ’10) (currently filming a sketch series with the Picnicface sketch troupe for the Comedy Network) Mark DeWolf (BAH ’68) and Bob Mann (BA ’01). The Alumni Executive held meetings on February 10 and again on March 8. Later that month, a number of alumni visited Prince Hall to honour former King’s president Dr. Colin Starnes as his portrait was unveiled and hung in Prince Hall. The Annual Alumni Dinner on May 12 saw Dr. Ron Gilkie and Tim Flinn (BA ’84) inducted into the Order of the Ancient Commoner for their tireless service to King’s, and members of the Association, King’s staff, students and faculty paid tribute to Dr. Barker.

With the Alumni Golf Tournament set to take place August 18 at the Sherwood Golf and Country Club and the Athletics Homecoming in October, we’re looking forward to a busy and active fall too. For more information on these events, please visit ukings.ca.

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Former FYPers Where Are They Now?

By Laura Hubbard

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ing’s graduates Adam Hardiman (BAH ’05) and Eva Holland (BAH ’05) both had parents in the first FYP class, 1972-73. Today, 10 years since they completed Foundation Year, both graduates say their family ties to King’s enriched their experiences and their memories, but they didn’t attend King’s to follow in their parents’ footsteps.

Hardiman, a writer/analyst with Chalk, a leading Halifax-based sports media website, content and statistics company, says King’s is a big part of his family, but his father didn’t pressure him or his brother, a current King’s student, to attend.

“I think having attended King’s definitely

Eva Holland (BAH ’05)

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lends itself to family debates,” Hardiman King’s student through his involvement in says. “And we have a lot of pride for the in- the King’s community, but also through his stitution—we’re very supportive in what it writing style, in the argumentative fashion of does because it’s such a special place.” his political science classes, and the way in The balance of academia and social op- which King’s allowed him to build on writing, portunities “can set you up for such an ad- communication and interpersonal skills. vantage; you don’t realize or see its value “I know I really grew in the four years I until later on,” Hardiman says. “The environ- was at King’s, and I was well equipped to be ment itself is just so conducive to learning a real asset and contributor for anywhere in every aspect, so I don’t think there can in the workforce,” Hardiman says. “I was be a better undergraduate experience in the well set up to be in an environment where I could leverage my thinking, my analytical country.” skills and my writing.”

Holland agrees.

“King’s is huge. (At King’s) I really dove Both Hardiman and Holland have many in and really enjoyed studying and it was a memories from their time at King’s, and both great place for me socially, too,” she recalls. stressed the importance and prominence, “I was really involved in the KSU and the even years later, of the community feeling.

Wardroom and Frosh Week… I just loved it!”

“The Wardroom was like a second home to Neither Hardiman nor Holland ended up me,” Holland says. “It’s not one thing, but it studying what they had planned to following was pretty much a standard and good feeling their Foundation Year, but both alumni see for me all through my four years.” the correlation between FYP and its teach- “It really was just the foundation for ings and their later academic and profes- finding out about the person that I was,” sional successes.

Hardiman says. “It is a place that is rooted Holland, now a full-time freelance travel in excellent academics but also an excellent writer, says FYP made her interested in not community.” just the narrow focus, but reading widely. After King’s, Holland, who currently reThis plays into the work she’s doing now, sides in the Yukon, went on to complete a she says, as she tries to explore the world master’s degree in British imperial history and write about it. at the University of Durham in Northern Hardiman finished his degree at King’s England, while Hardiman joined the workand Dalhousie, taking classes exclusively force immediately. at Dal, but he claims to have remained a He currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario. ∂

Adam Hardiman (BAH ’05)

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Machiavelli’s Guide to Living

By Dr. Thomas Curran, Assistant Professor, Foundation Year Programme

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achiavelli’s infamous treatise The Prince is a staple of the Foundation Year Programme curriculum. In this short space we cannot deal with the enormous questions which surround the alleged cynicism and immorality underlying Machiavelli’s advice to a Italian Renaissance potentate with respect to the acquisition and retention of power.

However, there are certain principles at work here—the utility of which will be demonstrable to anyone.

I suppose the most immediate entry into the civic realities of a chaotic Florence at the beginning of the 16th Century is offered by a witty definition which could have been taken straight out of The Devil’s Dictionary of Ambrose Bierce: Peace, noun: a state of confusion and restless uncertainty pertaining in between two wars. That is the one essential piece of advice that Machiavelli would like to offer to any Prince: if you happen to be in a period of the cessation of conflict, then don’t squander the opportunity you have been given—start preparing for the next war now.

This is not quite as pessimistic as it might at first seem: in particular I would draw the reader’s attention to Chapter 14 of The Prince [the Oxford translation], in which Machaivelli, in conformity with what has been said above, asserts: “A prince, therefore, must not have any other object nor any other thought, nor must he take anything as his profession but war, its institutions, and its discipline...”

Machiavelli’s reputation takes an enormous hit because he articulates his principles so clearly: Machiavelli, as he himself tells us, is not interested in how human beings ought to behave, in other words, he is not offering the prince or politician an education in ethics. His instructions for public life derive from Machiavelli’s unvarnished observations of actual human behaviour, and it is within this reality that the Prince must learn “to operate”.

Therefore Machiavelli takes it as a given that what impels individuals towards the acquisition of the highest civic office is grounded in personal ambition rather than in the public displays of idealism or altrusim, our notions of “public service”. Nonetheless, the instruction manual that we know as his

Prince makes it absolutely clear that the only certain route to the satisfaction of ambition is through the crucible of a strict discipline and the taming of all extra-curricular appetites and fancies.

In the Chapter 14 cited above, Machiavelli urges the Prince to go on hunting expeditions, not because this is one of the great privileges and entertainments for persons of means and high office. The capture of the stag or boar becomes almost incidental. For the Prince every hunting expedition is just another fortuitous opportunity to prepare for war. The Prince toughens himself up during the hunt, he uses the opportunity to learn to sleep in the open and under the stars, as if already on military campaign; he increases his knowledge of the terrain surrounding his principality, and thus uses every trip into the countryside as an opportunity to think about where best to deploy his troops when the inevitable next conflict breaks out. So, Machiavelli teaches, in a curious way, in order to satisfy ambition, all extraneous personal ambition must be put aside, otherwise ambition will not find its reward.

Plato’s Republic, written nearly two millennia earlier than The Prince, is one of Machiavelli’s celebrated targets, in its putative account of what constitutes an “ideal” city, where the citizens behave as they ought to, for the good of their souls. However, at the very beginning of this ancient masterpiece, Socrates, the spokesman, recognizes actual human behaviours and motives, when he recounts a famous argument of what it means, for instance, to take up the office of a shepherd qua shepherd; Socrates suggests that we assess human behaviour strictly with attention to the demands of this form of (chosen) “employment”.

Socrates is under no illusions that what propels individuals towards certain professions is based upon the most “mixed” of motives. Perhaps our young shepherd prefers the outdoor life to working in an office, or perhaps he thinks that watching the sheep graze will allow him hours of leisure reading on a grassy slope. Perhaps our shepherd has no greater desire than a weekly lamb roast, or a handsome profit from the sale of bags of wool. Perhaps his motive is even

more common: he has spied an extraordinary shepherdess (an icon of feminine loveliness) who allows her flock to graze on the opposite hillock, and his fondest hope is that their flocks might mingle someday, so to speak.

But Socrates makes clear: whatever the shepherd’s initial motive—however lofty, base or sluggish the intention—unless the shepherd learns what is required of his profession qua shepherd, very soon there will be no sheep and no flock upon which to exercise his vocation. Whatever his motives, unless he places the welfare of the sheep before every other consideration—unless there is the complete subordination of personal inclination and desire to the needs of his office as shepherd—there will be no flock remaining for him to fatten, shear or market.

From this base and “all too human” of motives our novice shepherd must learn to make the welfare of his sheep and lambs the abiding purpose of his life: he must be ever vigilant in their protection from wolves, predators and vermin; he must attend to the needs of each ram, ewe and lamb and make this his daily concern; he must be prepared to sleep with the sheep when necessary, even in the open. And he must make the period of lambing the single most important season of the year.

No one enters a profession in order to sacrifice every preference and inclination to the needs of that office. But here Machiavelli and Socrates actually teach us the very same thing. Whatever your ambitions and motives in pursuing a profession initially, unless the requirements of that profession qua profession become your overwhelming, daily and exclusive concern, you will not long be in the position you wished for: your flock will evaporate, and the city you hope to govern will fall into ruin.

So from opposite ends of the spectrum apparently, and two millennia removed from each other, these two thinkers actually seem to agree: the realities of your chosen profession must be recognized in their actuality; but with that recognition, both Socrates and Machiavelli (together) have something to say about how you ought to behave, and the discipline your ambition requires you to adopt! ∂

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Alumni Q & A

FUNNY MANN: A Q & A with Alumni Association Vice President Bob Mann

By Vincenzo Ravina (BJH ’10)

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nyone who knows Alumni Association Vice President Bob Mann (BA ’01) can attest that he’s a rather witty fellow. What some might not know is that he’s parlayed his comedic abilities into an ongoing stand-up comedy career—and recently won a role in the online six-part comedy series Moderation Town via a self-deprecating video audition. He now plays socially awkward weirdo Darryl on the series, which is gearing up for a second season (and which you can watch in its entirety at moderationtown.com.) Somehow Mann manages to balance all of this with a decidedly serious job at Dalhousie as the manager of Discipline and Appeals, as well as a growing family. Mann sat down with Vincenzo Ravina (BJH ’10) to talk about jokes, kids and why pouring a kiddie pool of water down a flight of residence stairs works better in theory than in practice.

How did you get started in comedy?

I’ve always had a passion for comedy. It’s always been a big part of what I’ve done. When I was a kid, I was very attracted to theatre, especially comedies. While I was at King’s, I was very eager to act in comedies. But it happened sort of by accident. In my last job, a good friend of mine who had done some

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one-woman shows and some little bits of comedy was on a fundraising team with me.

She came up with an idea to fundraise for our team by putting on a show at Yuk Yuk’s.

And in an attempt to generate more ticket sales and try to get more people to come, I said, ‘Well, I’ll tell you what, I’ll do one too.

I’ve never done it before but I’ll do one.’ And people came out and they saw it and it went really really well and I had a great time doing it. And I thought, ‘Huh, this might be something that I’d enjoy doing, not as a career, obviously, but just on the side, as kind of a hobby.’ And I’ve been doing it ever since.

That was two years ago.

“I’ve MC-ed weddings and things like that, and when I’m asked to do this, I always think—how can i be as funny as possible?”

So how did it go?

Well, one of the things that struck me when I went up and did stand up for the first time was that I’ve actually done it a whole bunch of times in my life. I’ve always been big on public speaking and I’ve hosted a whole bunch of things, I’ve MC’ed weddings and things like that, and when I’m asked to do this, I always think—how can I be as funny as possible? When I did the stand up, I put together my routine and sort of work-shopped it a bit and did it, and then I realized, ‘Oh, I’ve actually done this exercise a whole bunch of times.’

Doing comedy full-time wasn’t something you ever considered?

It’s not something I ever tried to do. At this stage in my life, I think it would be incredibly impractical. I get a bit of a sense that it’s a young person’s game. There’s a lot of young people in the game and they’re really trying to make a go of it. And in order to make a go of it, you really do need to be getting on stage whenever you can, however you can and really throwing yourself into it—and that’s not my life right now. I’ve got a bunch of kids at home and a pretty good career and those are things I’ve worked really hard to

achieve. It’s something I’ll continue to do on the side. It’s been a blast.

Where do you get your material?

Like most comedians, mostly things that I see. A lot about my own life. I tell a fair number of jokes about my kids and I tell a fair number of jokes about my life situation.

I think you have to use what works for you, and I mean—I have five kids. Most of my jokes have to do with having a lot of kids. I have pretty odd comedic tastes. I tell a lot of stories—some fictional, some based on real things I’ve embellished.

How’d King’s contribute to your interest in comedy?

I did KTS every year that I was there. I was involved at a time when it seemed like everybody was in shows. Even people who were on the Rugby team—all kinds of people would find a way to get in on a show. And there were a lot more student-written productions per term than there are now. So I actually found a lot of ways to get involved in a whole bunch of shows. One of the first plays I was in was really one of the worst plays that I’d ever seen before or since. It was an adaptation of the first chapter of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead—which just sounds miserably horrible without even knowing what the play is about. You just think about it and go, ‘Oh that sounds really terrible.’ Well, it was. But it was one of those interesting things where it was so terrible it was funny. People laughed at it—they thought it was hilarious. And it was one of those things like Rebecca Black’s “Friday”. It’s not meant to be funny, but it’s so horrible that it is. Generally I took the KTS and acting pretty seriously—actually—while I was at King’s. I sort of lived for it. I did a lot of other stuff on the side. I wrote the fishbowl column for the Watch, which was the satirical gossip page inside the front cover. But I really lived for the KTS. Do you have any funny or weird memories that stick out?

One of the things I always loved about being at King’s was that people were very receptive. I always got the sense that King’s is a place where people are very open and not necessarily very easily offended. So I tried to do things that I thought would be funny.

We had a bay party in my third year. I was RA in Chapel Bay and I lived on the top floor.

It was one of those “storied” bay parties and

I don’t know why anyone thought this was a good idea, but we took a kiddie pool and filled it with ice and water in my room and that’s where all the beer was. And we sat in the pool and there was cool stuff going on.

But then at the end of the evening we realized well that we’ve got a kiddie pool full of water and there’s nowhere we can dump it.

There’s too much water to dump into the sink in the bathroom or the shower or the toilet. And then a friend of mine who’s now a doctor, he snuck up behind me and he whispered, ‘Pour it down the landing,’ like this devil sitting on my shoulder. And I ran with it. I said, ‘Oh, we’re pouring it!’ People were still all through the bay, on the stairwells downstairs, and we poured what must have been 60 or 70 litres of water over the landing and it swirled down the stairs like a toilet flushing. People thought that the sprinkler

to make sure that all of that is done correctly and properly.

So, anything funny about that job?

It’s one of the more deadly serious jobs that a person could do but I find a lot of funny things happen in the context of serious situations. That’s not to say I don’t take them seriously, but I think sometimes in order to do a good job of something, you need to be able to step outside of it and appreciate it for what it actually is—the big picture.

It serves me well in this job. I think having a good attitude and a good nature works well, because it makes you approachable and people feel comfortable with you and they’re not afraid to share ideas or thoughts with you.

“We poured what must have been 60 or 70 litres of water over the landing and it swirled down the stairs like a toilet flushing...This is my confession.” system, which was only a few months old, had malfunctioned and had gone off. And they went on a bit of search to figure out who did it and they never ever found out—so in a way, this is my confession.

Hang on—did you say you were the RA when you dumped all the water down the stairs?

Yeah. I was leading a bay of a bunch of ruffians. I don’t know if I’ll be getting any letters from (Dean of Residence) Nick Hatt retroactively accusing me of a code of conduct violation, but my defence would be if there’s a statute of limitations on that, surely I’m past it. And I know King’s will soon be needing to refresh the residences and I promise to give a gift to the renovation fund to atone for my sins.

Coming off of that, you’re currently the manager of Discipline and Appeals at Dalhousie.

Yeah—so I’m in responsible for making sure that everything Dal does in terms of disciplining students, running appeals, all of their judicial functions, code of conduct, I’m here

Anything else you’d like to add?

I would just say that a lot of the things that I’m doing and a lot of the things that I look to do, I find, time and time again, when I sit and think about it, were largely informed by my experience at King’s. Even though it’s been a long time since I’ve been a student there, a lot of the stuff that I learned about myself—what I wanted to do, what I was able to do, what I was interested in, the things that kind of got me going—I learned those things while I was at King’s for the most part. I’m always grateful to King’s for being the kind of place that it is, for really boosting me up and saying, ‘Hey, there’s some real value in these things you think are funny or interesting or cool.’ ∂ Thanks to all who participated in our King’s Alumni Survey this spring. We greatly value your input and suggestions. The University of King’s College Advancement Office and the Alumni Association look forward to working with you as we develop new programs _ as a result of your important feedback.

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As the tides turn once again at King’s and President William Barker moves away from the Quad and back to the teaching life at Dalhousie, he’ll leave a legacy of engagement and cameraderie with students.

By Jessica Ilse (BJH ’10)

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ne evening last October, King’s Haliburton Society was hosting “Banned Literature Night” in the Senior Common Room. The room smelled of wine and brie as members hunched over their texts by the glow of the fireplace. A reader started Allen Ginsberg’s legendary poem Howl. Then outgoing King’s president Dr. William Barker walked in, and was promptly asked to read the poem’s footnote.

Hilary Ilkay (BAH ’13) recalls what happened next. “…Without hesitating, he stood on the bench by the fireplace and read every word with passion,” she says. “When he finished, we applauded, and then he sat around with us and recalled the times he had actually listened to Ginsberg read and talk about his poetry. It was one of those ‘only at King’s’ moments that I shall never forget.”

william barker: a student’s president This Dr. Barker story is one of many in a presidential career marked by a heartfelt commitment to student life. As the College moves into a new presidential era, its outgoing president will leave behind a tradition of warm and committed relations with the King’s student body.

“He’s been a great supporter,” says Dean of Residence Nick Hatt. “He actually gets to know students.”

The friendliness is reciprocated. This past year, Barker was awarded with a Golden K award—the highest KSU Award for involvement, normally given to students. Barker considers this a great moment in his presidency. During his last President’s Dinner speech in May of this year, he showed off his award—along with a plastic cup signed by the rapper KRS-One, also given to him by students—and thanked the King’s student

body for embracing him so wholly.

The celebrations have carried through most of the 2010/2011 academic year. At April’s Big Night talent show, students hosted a presidential send-off, starting with speeches from former and current KSU presidents Kiki Wood and Gabe Hoogers. Then a live band played ’70s disco hit “I Will Survive” while Dr. Barker led a conga line around Prince Hall and the band disrobed.

“I don’t think that any of it was planned in that way, and it simply happened. That proves the gods are alive,” Hatt remembers, chuckling.

Dr. Barker’s legacy, says new vice president Kim Kierans, will be one of nurturing the students and faculty, and a love of the institution and what makes King’s special.

“He realizes that what we have to offer is the education of the whole person…

we’re educating the whole person through sports, through KTS, so that people come here and they’re getting the full meal-deal in a sense…”

Dr. Neil Robertson, Director of Early Modern Studies, says Dr. Barker has brought out a sense of collegial life.

“He’s assisted with the whole kind of sense of belonging, the part that is crucial to students, having a sense of connection,” he says. “Then, as alumni, they continue on with that connection to the College.”

“Both academically and in terms of the kind of social and extracurricular, the college is blossoming. I think all of that is to be deeply commended.”

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An In terv i ew wi th William Barke r : On Be ing Preside nt

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s Dr. William Barker’s eight-year presidency winds to a close, he says he’s feeling al lot of mixed emotions. But strongest amongst these is a feeling of excitement towards being part of King’s history.

“I’ve truly enjoyed taking responsibility in relation to such a wonderful, small school, and to have been part of its ongoing life,” he says.

Dr. Barker came to King’s in 2003, after his wife Elizabeth Church saw an ad in the newspaper advertising for the King’s presidential search. “The ad was asking for someone who enjoyed reading books and talking to people,” Barker recalls. Initially reluctant, he put his name in but never thought he’d end up at King’s.

Although a number of Barker’s colleagues say his time as president helped nuture the College in several aspects—including encouraging the growth of the King’s Alumni Association and bolstering the university’s overall profile—Barker disagrees.

“I think the institution provides its own

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legacies,” he says. “I came in to serve the institution, and to help preserve certain of its qualities.”

He says his biggest contribution was to allow it all to happen.

“I think one of the better things that I did as president is really to try to attend to the way the place actually is and to allow certain things to continue, rather than feel like I’ve got to come in and fix it somehow,” he says.

Along with the successes lurk the effects of a global recession and the results of the report released by economist Tim O’Neill last September, which predicted grim financial realities for universities in Nova Scotia.

Barker says this process is cyclical.

“Sooner or later the universities take a big hit, and then they slowly rebuild and everything gets better…and then it happens all over again,” he says.

Dr. Barker credits the survival of the school through past financial crises to the tight King’s community of staff, students and faculty, who managed to work through

past financial difficulties and face them headon.

“That’s what I feel is happening right now,” he says.

Although Dr. Barker’s presidency ends in July, he’s not slowing down. Next year he’s taking a sabbatical to devote to research, finishing long-overdue work on one of his favorite topics, Erasmus, and working on a grant to research rare books at the Harvard and Yale libraries. Once he’s tied up those loose ends, he’ll be returning to Dalhousie to teach in the English department.

His advice to his successor, Dr. Anne Leavitt, is to attend to the singularity of the university, the uniqueness, and to allow it to grow and to allow the school to be what it is.

“Things happen here that don’t happen at other places,” he says. “You want to nurture that.”

Jessica Ilse (BJH ’10)

A Ki n g’s Professor Toasts An Outgoing Preside nt Delivered by Director of the History of Science and Technology Programme Dr. Ian Stewart at the Annual Alumni Dinner on Thursday, June 12, 2011.

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ne of the great loves of Dr. Barker’s scholarly life is the Renaissance man of letters, Desiderius Erasmus; author, amongst many other things, of the most famous collections ever of wise sayings drawn from antiquity, the Adages . It was to Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, and author of Utopia, that Erasmus attributed one of his adages: Omnium horarum homo, ‘A man for all hours’, (or more popularly, ‘A man for all seasons’). In his commentary on this adage, Erasmus says that such a man is one ‘who suits himself to seriousness and jesting alike, and whose company is always delightful.’

Those of you who know Dr. Barker will want, with great justice, to apply this adage to him as well. He has been busy these many years with the serious affairs of state, so to speak, of our university, which he has sought to pursue with all the wisdom he possesses.

But he has also rejoiced, wherever he could, to share in the mirth of our collegiate life, to obey the example of the ancient philosopher Aristippus who, apparently ‘obeyed the command of Dionysius and danced with the rest in the purple worn by women...though Plato objected.’

Doubtless there are things other than dancing in drag that Plato might find fault with Dr. Barker. Indeed, who of us here could hope to survive the judgement of Plato? But over these many years of his presidency, despite our moments of real disagreement between us—and I rarely kept my criticisms to myself—I have always known him to be a President who is first and foremost a colleague. Dr. Barker profoundly understands the stresses and joys of the scholarly and teaching life of a professor, and therefore also of the student. At times that mattered most to me personally, he has been a source of counsel and even friendship. Try finding that in your president at almost any other university in Canada.

On the official webpage from the President’s Office, one finds this characterization

of our beloved College: ‘This is a school where an impromptu conversation can easily start with a broken toilet and veer suddenly toward Plato or Locke, where a jam session in a common room can spark a thesis, and where what could’ve been a quick nod in the hallway turns into deep dialogue over the Dining Hall table.’ These words, officially in his name, in turn reflect a truth about Dr. Barker captured by the above adage of Erasmus concerning seriousness and jesting combined—Plato and broken toilets: as it surely is a truth about us that the hilarity of life and the scholarly work of the mind are ever cheek by jowl, so this is also a truth about Dr. Barker.

Thus, despite his leaving us for Dalhousie’s English Department, we can be glad that Dr. Barker is tied, for good or ill, to this College not only as Carnegie Professor, not only as our colleague in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, but also for a deeper reason. He gets us; he is at home here; he is one of us. To quote another ancient adage immortalized by Erasmus: Simile gaudet simili, ‘Like delights in like.’” ∂

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Ki n g’s and t he Environme nt

king’s and ecology King’s Alumni Work to Preserve the Enviroment

By Rose Behar (BJ ’12)

Jeddiah Wiebe (BA ’08) uses recycled wood to produce guitars like the one above. See his website at jedidiah.ca.

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edidiah Wiebe (BA ’08) had a problem. After graduating from King’s and apprenticing for a year with a wood-crafter in Colombia, he was torn between two passions. More than anything he loved the art of “luthiery,” crafting wood, especially in to musical instruments, but he also wanted to have a meaningful career that would in some way benefit the earth.

With the issue of deforestation at the forefront of his mind the two things did not seem reconcilable.

Today, they weave together inseparably in his career.

Wiebe established Jedidiah Planet Saving Guitars his father’s old workshop in Salmon

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Arm, BC. Wiebe combines the two through offering an alternative product to the type of mass-produced, fresh-wood guitars on the market. He creates guitars out of “reclaimed” wood that would otherwise go to waste, such as wood taken from a broken piano. From there, each step of the process is ecologically sound, from the use of Canadian-made, water-based lacquer, to the use of shed deer antler to replace animal bone in creating frets.

Not only are the guitars entirely sustainable, they also produce a first-rate sound because of the rich resonance of old wood, says Wiebe.

He adds that his mission is to prove to

the consumer “that the best sounding guitar can be produced without a negative environmental impact.”

The business doesn’t come without its costs—the basic start price for a guitar is $3,000. Wiebe also repairs guitars to supplement his income while the business grows.

Still, he’s hired an apprentice to help, and is happy with the business at its current level.

And moreover, he’s happy pursuing his passion.

He says King’s played a none-too-small part in the formation of his career.

“I think it was being at King’s among so many people who wanted to make the world a better place,” he says.

“I basically went to university to figure out how I could do that, but I was hopelessly addicted to working with wood, so I wondered ‘How can I combine both to be happy?’ and this was the result.”

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eon McQuaid (BAH ’08) faced the same sort of conundrum as Wiebe when he graduated from King’s with a degree in philosophy. His search for the right career led him to the University of Calgary, where he is currently completing his master’s degree in sustainable development. As part of this, he’s currently working on a sustainability project with his father for the city of Charlottetown, PEI. “I took a philosophy degree mainly because I thought it was meaningful, and now I’m doing this for the same reason,” says McQuaid.

Though only in the first stages, his primary project in making Charlottetown energy efficient would be the creation of a specialty retirement home, which will be built so as to keep the home temperate with as little heat wasted as possible, and will be stocked with local, organically grown produce year-round through a large scale cellar.

So far in the project only the blueprints exist. McQuaid struggles to find the right word to describe the status of the project, “It’s… nascent, not born yet. I know King’s students love words like nascent, don’t they?” he says, laughing. He’s hoping that if the startup is successful, he’ll continue spending time managing the home and ironing out the kinks before moving onto a new project.

Even if this particular venture doesn’t work quite as planned, McQuaid is simply excited to become part of the sustainability movement: “There’s a big push for everything sustainable: agriculture, sustainable water use, sustainable energy use, it’s all inter-connected, and what with the growing population and potential demands on the earth’s resources, it’s just exciting to be thinking about, and hopefully working in, this field.”

McQuaid sums up why environmentalism is important to his career succinctly.

Echoing Wiebe, he says he chose his career field “looking for something that’s important rather than lucrative.”

“Ultimately, I hope it will be both,” he says.

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he same hope goes for Sinclair Bean (BA ’09), another recent graduate, who is working in the business of sustainability. Bean has been working with a group of environmental entrepreneurs for the last six months in creating a new type of solar panel which combines both the ability to generate electricity and heat water simultaneously, something previously not feasible.

The group is working with several companies and organizations that are interested in the design, including the US Military, and have just recently ordered machines that will mechanize the process. These will go to the production facility in Detroit, Michigan, where the fledgling business will be centered.

Bean is quick to explain why the environment is important to him: “Everyone breathes the same air, uses the same water, there are huge wastes of electricity that could be rectified by solar energy.”

Though Bean took very few science based classes in his degree, he says his education at King’s nonetheless played a large role in forming his current career, adding that the critical thinking skills he gained while at the university have benefitted him “in trying to figure out all the theoretical sort of science that I’ve had to learn.”

And, as Bean says, there’s a strong sense of social awareness at King’s—and perhaps it’s that steers alumni toward careers that support the planet. ∂

Environme ntali sm at King’s Now The environmental bug is still very much alive at King’s! From the “Dark and Dirty Week” to “Earth Hour” the active presence of King’s environmentalists is seen constantly at the university. King’s all-natural Food Collective Association (referred to by students as KAFCA), is another eco-minded group led by students. The group holds free organic and local food servings regularly on campus and encourages students to cook the same way.

In March, the College also made the decision to eliminate plastic bottles from all vending machines and canteens. The KSU and representatives from the Canadian Federation of Students passed out brochures and re-useable water bottles.

Students have also made individual achievements when it comes to environmental policy.

King’s student Emilie Novaczek (BSc ’12) represented Canadian students at the COP 16 United Nations Climate Change Meetings in Cancun, Mexico this past December. Along with 29 other delegates, Novaczek was able to participate in key climate discussions with many of the delegates.

Jeddiah Wiebe (BA ’08) works on one of his locally-sourced guitars.

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Postcard from t he Edge

Niko Bell Rides Through China

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iko Bell (’07) was studying Second, why were we eating so much meat?

Chinese and International De- Country people usually eat mostly vegetables, velopment at Dalhousie when he but here was chicken, fish, tripe, and big slabs came in first at a Chinese speech competi- of pork fat. Finally, not only my host but tion held at McGill University. He traveled to also a number of others were wearing white China for the finals and finished in the top 30 clothes, scarves and headbands. contestants. This entitled him to a year-long As the musicians trouped around the tascholarship to study in China, and he enrolled bles, my host saw my puzzled face and asked, at Nanjing University. During a school break, ‘Do you know what’s going on here?’ I did Bell went on a bicycle tour of China’s western not.

Hunan province. He keeps an ongoing blog at ‘Well,’ she said, ‘my grandmother just http://linblog.weebly.com, from which the fol- died.’ lowing excerpts were taken. They took place I had just crashed a funeral. during Bell’s bicycle trip from Changsha into ‘Don’t worry about it,’ she said smiling, Guizhou. ‘eat!’

In that phrase, she may have summed up the philosophy of many of the people I have Jan 1 1 The road today passed through soft rolling met over the last couple of days. hills, scattered with a few factories, vegetable gardens and fish ponds. I passed one enor- Ja n 15 mous construction crane factory and one Half an hour out of Xinhua this morning, I row of summer homes for the ridiculously heard it for the first time: a sound utterly unrich, bedecked with bronze cupids and me- familiar in China. It was silence. There were ticulously trimmed hedges. no honks, no beeps, no rumbles, no people

talking, just the soft whisper of the wind in Jan 1 2 Around noon I emerged from a narrow gorge into the broad valley of Laoliangcang, or “old granary.” I was hungry, and soon came by what looked like a restaurant. A group of musicians was playing loud folk music nearby a cluster of tables. I stopped and asked a young woman in white if this was a restaurant. She answered no, but asked me to sit down and eat with them.

Pretty soon, I realized something strange was going on. First, if this was not a restaurant, what were so many people doing here?

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the bamboo and cyprus. It has not always been quiet today, but that silence has been there in the background somewhere.”

Every day on this trip, I have felt like the countryside is as rough and remote as it will get, but every day I have been surprised. The China that I saw up this valley was altogether surreal. The farmhouses are wooden, with some glass windows but not a hint of metal sheeting, plastic or paint. Aside from a motorcycle or three-wheel buggy here and there, there was hardly anything to suggest that the last two hundred years had passed. Through the wide, wood paneled doorways are ancestor shrines with incense and candles.

Above the immaculately terraced rice paddies, the mountains are wrapped in dense bamboo forest. I have seen bamboo before, but nothing like this. It feels like travelling through a giant bed of moss.

Jan 1 6 I woke up this morning to the sound of roosters crowing, closely followed by the sound of a pig dying. By the time I was on the road, the pig was being chopped into pieces for sale. I admire these people’s efficiency.

The Dong woman running my guesthouse is 63, she told me proudly. She says at this age, she can’t handle the cold anymore. Here they have a slightly different mechanism for keeping the family warm. A large wooden box the size of a hot tub sits on the floor, with a rim along the inside to sit on. On the bottom are wooden slats, covering clay bricks that have been heated over the gas stove. The family sits in the box, covering their laps with a quilt to keep the heat in.

My host asks me if my family sits around the fire in Canada. Yes, I answer, but not quite like this. I try to explain, but I’m not sure how much she understands. ∂

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Dr. Robert Darwin Crouse One student remembers Dr. Paige Hochschild (BAH ’94) Dr. Paige Hochschild is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmittsburg, Maryland.

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hen I look at the authors I force my own students to read— Aristotle, Origen, Boethius, Maximus Confessor, Thomas Aquinas, even Gadamer—I realize how deeply Fr. Robert Crouse shaped my intellect and my imagination over five years of learning at his feet.

There is no doubt that I went on to graduate school, further study, and work in the academy, because of his example: this was never a specifically professional choice, so much as a particular way of life that Fr. Crouse lived with a demanding kind of love. I did not understand it then; I only knew that there was a joy in that man, and I wanted that joy in my life.

As students, we were often a thankless bunch, showing up at his thyme-scented door in Crousetown for a free meal and a few hours of his presence. He was so gracious. He was a generous teacher, and he knew what we were after. He would, in a matter of an hour or two, put together an enormous salad from his garden, an authentic carbonara from a cookbook purchased in Rome. Then he would play Bach on his harpsichord as we wandered amongst his books and trinkets: looking for all the glimmers of a life suffused with order, care and joy.

Perusing the years of class notes, publications and homilies by Fr. Crouse that I

have collected, I’ve discerned a great insight motivating his life’s work: the world is mysterious, and it can be known. Indeed, it is the mysteriousness of the world that awakens philosophical wonder, which thirsts for and finds rest only in truth.

To illustrate, Fr. Crouse would often have recourse to the figure of Boethius—surely his favourite author after Dante—a second Socrates in the waning days of the Roman world, as well as a new Job for the medieval world. Awaiting execution for supposed political reasons, Boethius struggles with the apparent contradiction between the arbitrary nature of human affairs and the sure order of the cosmos. Boethius has forgotten what he had once learned, and for this reason Lady Philosophy arrives to restore his vision.

She is a figure of ancient wisdom, a Homeric goddess, as well as a figure of certain grace.

She reminds him of the clarity that comes with precise argumentation. She also reminds him that humility is the chief virtue of the philosophical life, and the guardian of truth. To have peace, Boethius must boldly accept the limitations of human reason. Fr. Crouse said, “Reason demands that all things be understood as a unity, as subsisting in their cause.” Boethius writes of the difficulty of this task (V.3): “the mind... why does it blaze with so great love/ to find the hidden characters of truth?/ Does it know what it anxiously seeks to know?/... Therefore whoever seeks the truth/ neither knows nor is altogether ignorant of all,/ But the whole he keeps, remembers and reflects on.”

Truth as unity, known yet never exhausted: Fr. Crouse encouraged me in my study of the history of architecture, an interest first stirred up by the Foundation Year Program.

He had a particular fondness for Gothic architecture, I think, because it combines humble naturalism (the ribbed vault as the flowering tree) and the desire for transcendence (in the height, and visual lightness of the structure). In the Renaissance, these structures were criticized as barbaric— lacking order and proportion. Instead, the

perfection of mathematical form was to determine church architecture: the primacy of the circle, harmonic proportion. Fr. Crouse appreciated that the Gothic spirit united nature in its integrity with order in its divinity.

The longing of the Gothic structure, to him, was the hunger that reason has to attain its rest, the groaning of the whole creation.

Fr. Crouse was above all a philosopher, a lover of wisdom; his work as a priest can be understood in these same terms. Aristotle presents the choice of the contemplative life as something given to a few, a kind of philosophical heroism. But what is the use of this way of life, for a teacher, if very few are able to choose it? Fr. Crouse said that we must rightly understand what the ancients mean by contemplation: it is first about the natural longing that we have for the truth of things; more fundamentally, as Dante confirms, it is about love. This was a hard teaching to understand, and yet it was his most profound message to his students.

Contemplation is more than wanting; it is the having of wisdom in the love of friendship. Fr. Crouse brought that Lady home, and made her his guest: this must be why his dwelling, so solitary, had more life in it than many of our homes. The happiness that is the fruit of friendship with wisdom: for this we are made. This was the gift Fr. Crouse gave to his students. ∂

Dr. Robert Crouse (BA ’51) poses with Halifax Humanities 101 student Richard Gallagher (left) in 2008.

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Remembering Dr. Peggy Heller Students Give Tribute Former Director of the Foundation Year Programme Dr. Peggy Heller passed away on Monday June 20. Dr. Heller’s lost was deeply felt through the King’s campus and the wider King’s community, as evidenced by an outpouring of messages and condolences following her passing. Through these messages, we see that Dr. Heller was many things to many people – a devoted friend, a gifted professor, a talented musician, a brilliant scholar and an inspiration, particularly to female students.

She was an integral piece of the King’s experience, and the College will not be the same without her magnetism and passion. We have included some excerpts from student tributes presented at Dr. Heller’s memorial service on June 29. You can share your own memories at peggyheller.tumblr.com.

Over my four years at King’s, I spent quite a bit of time with Dr. Heller. I took a couple of her classes, much more like challenging book clubs, and looked forward to them on a daily basis. Peggy exemplified a unique aspect of our school’s community. She truly bridged the gap between real life and academia, our social world and the place for learning. Peggy had a distinct role as a female force at King’s.

A remarkably strong woman with an endearing feminine side, she quietly asserted her grace amongst a group of male academic giants. eggy achieved the kind of balance that most of us only hope for. Confident but humble, elegant without being aloof, friendly yet completely professional, Peggy was a model professor, a brilliant woman and a friend. She will be dearly missed. —Ginny Movat (BAH ’11) When I got to King’s, I was immediately struck by the gentleness, precision and humour of Peggy’s intelligence. It was at King’s that I began to think as an adult, to actually ponder and question rather than immediately grasp at the easiest certainties. Peggy epitomized for me the sense that intellectual curiousity was ongoing, difficult, deeply felt and also funny. I’ve been thinking of her and particularly remembering her tiny halfsmile and quiet comment when students were bombastic in class (including me.) She was so much smarter than we were, but she was so kind that we were brought up short by her kindness, and made to reconsider our positions without feeling mocked. —Kate Cayley (BAH ’01) 20

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My fondest memories of Peggy started in September. I had enrolled in her Narrative/Metanarrative class and one Tuesday afternoon before her lecture began, we discovered that we both intended to audition for the King’s Chorus Choir.

Te thought of singing solo in front of anyone seemed to send Peggy into a jittery state.

I found it reassuring to know that one of my most-intelligent, most-admired professors also got butterflies sometimes. Despite anxieties, Peggy did audition and we were both placed in the alto section. The night of the performance arrived; Peggy and I stood side by side as we waited for the cue to go onstage, united by our sheet music, our dress code and our nerves. I reassured Peggy that all would be well and it was—the concert ran beautifully. After departing the stage, Peggy and I hugged and laughed, both giddy from adrenaline. I had never before had the pleasure of knowing a teacher in that particular way. Of sharing a struggle and enjoying the success together. Not only was Peggy a gifted professor, she was also a friend. Her openness and generosity of spirit made her knowable to me. —Sophie Golets I think it was her passion for The Second Sex that drew me in. How she helped me identify with that book in a way no one else could.

After that, I was hooked.

As a professor, she meant so many things to so many people. To me, she was my teacher, my mentor, my champion, but above all, she was my friend. More than anything, she inspired me as a woman, as a person. I sent her an e-mail in the summer I was an in-

tern at the Globe and Mail, telling her how much I loved my job and how desperately i wanted to get hired. They were going to give me the news on Sept. 16th, I told her.

Her response? She told me I could do it, and said “Fingers crossed for the 16th.”

And that was all I needed. That someone as wonderful as Peggy was wishing me well, for even a moment, kept me going, kept me questioning, kept me eager to learn and to reach. And that was what she taught me, from that first day in her class: That, no matter what, I could do it.

It’s hard for me to really articulate how much Peggy meant to me. How much she inspired me every single day. All I can say is that she had a lasting impact on me, and I as so lucky to have her in my life. —Sarah Lilleyman (BJH ’07) My first real encounter with Peggy was as an oral examiner in my very first FYP oral exam.

I was at once terrified and desperately eager to make a good impression on this professor whose intelligence and presence had already made her one of my favourite FYP lecturers.

I was just starting to warm up, when Peggy asked me a question about Luther, to which I frankly did not know how to respond. So, I did what I had often done before, and often gotten away with—I began to talk around the question, just saying everything I knew about Luther in no particular order. This did not fly with Peggy. Rather than drop the question, she kept probing, guiding me toward the response she was lookingfor. I just wasn’t getting it until finally—calmly and kindly—she said to me: “When someone gives you a gift, what do you say?” I responded, “… thank you?” And that was it—the answer she was looking for (his sense of gratitude). She smiled as the little light bulb came on above my head. I am sure many people have noticed in Peggy this precision of thought, and the way in which she constantly encouraged her students to strive for the same, and it is part of what made her such a remarkable professor and mentor. —Maddy MacNab (BAH ’11)

If you would like to make a charitable donation to honour Peggy’s life, gifts may be sent to the University of King’s College. The University will work to oversee the establishment of a student award for the Foundation Year Programme in memory of Peggy Heller. To that end, King’s is matching gifts (up to $12, 500) to ensure the fund reaches the minimum amount required to permanently endow the award.

Gifts may be delivered or mailed to King’s c/o Advancement Office, 6350 Coburg Rd, Halifax, NS, B3H 2A1 or made online at ukings.ca.

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A Turning Point in Cairo King’s alumnus Dr. Michael Burslem (LTh ’64) remembers a revolution

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fter Dr. Michael Burs lem (LTh ’64) retells his account of the January riots in Egypt, he ends his story by admitting that he considers himself a revolutionary.

But, he wasn’t always one.

Born to a British family in 1933 in the West Indies, the realities of revolution stained Burslem’s early childhood.

At only age four or five, he heard about the revolts on Trinidad’s oil fields. Burslem’s father worked in the oil fields and one night, one of his co-workers was shot while working on the derricks. As more people were killed, Burslem’s family left Trinidad.

After leaving the West Indies, Burslem moved to Canada and earned a theology degree from King’s in 1964, married his wife Ellen—an Egyptian—in 1968 and received a medical degree from Dalhousie in 1970.

Shortly after he and Ellen were married, they traveled to Egypt and have done so almost every year since. They own an apartment in the Cairo suburb of Maadi Degla.

Since Burslem’s retirement, they spent their winter months in Egypt and the warmer months at their home in Guelph, Ontario.

On September 14th, 2010 Burslem and his wife returned to Egypt as they had done many years prior. Murmurs of discontent brewed all around them, but still the protest five months later in Tahrir Square caught them by surprise.

At first, Burslem was staunchly against the protests, finding them disruptive and dangerous. He discussed the injustices and police brutality Egyptians had lived with for decades with American friends. Still, the couple were convinced they could remain safely in the country, unable to predict the rapid chain of events that would force many of their American friends to leave and leave Burslem’s political outlook irrevocably altered.

Events in the cities progressed swiftly.

At the end of services on Friday, January 28th, Burslem’s pastor advised them not to go downtown, suggesting that everyone remain indoors. The government had dismantled the police force and released inmates from the prisons.

Then came the call for all Americans to

By Clare Deignan (BJ ’11) leave Egypt. Burslem’s pastor is an American, signed and Egypt was liberated. and he reluctantly decided to leave.

And Burslem says he wouldn’t have Many other congregants also left. Burs- missed it for anything. lem says services at the church, though After Mubarak fell, Burslem and his wife sparse, were comforting during that time went to the square. It was like a carnival. of uncertainty. Then the bishop cancelled People were selling food, flags and pictures services for fear of people’s safety. During of the revolution’s martyrs—a stark and sothe 18 days between January 25 and Febru- bering contrast to the revelry. “It was very ary 11th, Burslem says he felt engulfed in moving,” Burslem recalls. unsettling isolation while the streets teemed As celebrations wound down, Burslem with activity. watched as young Egyptians began to sweep In the midst of chaos, Egyptians rose up and clean the streets. As the day turned into and enforced order in their neighbourhoods. night, they painted everything in red, white, Burslem’s landlord carried a revolver—“I black and yellow—the colours of the Egypwasn’t sure he knew how to use it,” Burslem tian flag. says. Other people carried knives and sticks. “Before, few Egyptians had pride in their The landlord’s sister armed herself by tying country,” Burslem says. “Young people wanttwo knives to either end of a stick. ed to leave as soon as possible, since there Each night a curfew was called, and one was no future for them.” day it came down early, at three o’clock in “But there they were,” he says. “They were the afternoon. When Burslem and his wife sweeping the streets.” needed to restock food and other supplies, His heart flooded—with deference to their landlord now had to escort them with these committed young people, and with a revolver in tow. The store was practically respect. bare, picked over by looters.

“They would make better leaders than all The Burslems kept close to home. They the old men that run the country,” he says. kept an eye on the Al Ahram and Al Jazeera “It gives me a lot of sympathy for the people networks, which offered glimpses of what who live in Syria and Libya, because they are was happening outside. Eqyptian news ser- suffering very much the same as the Egyptian vices had long since ceased reporting from people are.”

Tahrir Square.

Burslem admits his conversion to a revolu A few days before Mubarak resigned; tionary was a gradual process throughout his Burslem heard the rumbling of army tanks life, but his experience in Egypt ignited it. roll into the neighborhood. When he saw the “My father believed that Africans couldn’t tip of an army truck peek over his apartment run themselves—they had to be governed,” window, he knew they were safe. he says. “I’ve come from that background and The army had taken control of the coun- I’ve learned that people are very capable of try. On February 11th Hosni Mubarak re- running their own affairs.” ∂

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Top left: Former King’s prof El Jones performs spoken words as part of the Lecture Series on Race in February. (Photo by Josh Apostolopoulos.) Top middle: Vice-President Kim Kierans (BA ’82) receives a gift from Inez Forbes, President of the Atlantic Community Newspaper Association at the ACNA awards in May. (Photo by Daniel Martins.) Top right: Jill MacBeath (BJH ’03) poses with Zona Roberts at the King’s Alumni Christmas Party. Middle: The King’s Rugby Team during their humanitarian visit to Cuba in February. (Photo provided by John Choptiany.) Bottom left: Evany Rosen (BA ’10) performs at the KTS 80th Anniversary event in March. (Photo by Josh Apostolopoulos.) bottom middle: Dr. William Barker prepared a home-cooked meal for King’s staff at a goodbye lunch in May. Bottom right: Dr. Laura Penny (BAH ’96) makes her entrance as the Cyclops during a mock trial for Odysseus that raised funds for Halifax Humanities 101 in February.

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Top right: A chorister checks out the camera before the King’s Chapel Choir’s performance of Saint Matthew Passion in April. (Photo by Taylor Jones.) Top left:

Her Honour, the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S., DHumL, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia joined the Chapel Choir in song during Commonwealth Sunday in March. (Photo provided by Father Gary Thorne.) Middle: Gayatri Spivak (left) and Joan Fujimara (right) were two of the eminent scholars that visited King’s as part of the Lecture Series on Race. (Photos by Devin Munro.) Bottom left: Dr. Colin Starnes lectures the group gathered in Prince Hall to celebrate the unveiling of his official portrait. Bottom right: Author Colm Toibin poses with a fan during his visit to King’s as part of the Elizabeth Bishop Symposium in June.

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a r t s a n d c u lt u r e Your open mic/house shows are well known around Halifax and you often get to see musicians in a very raw state. What does your favorite performance(s) that’s taken place in your home?

It would be impossible for me to pick a favourite. My open mic has been running every single Monday night for more than two years.

When I stop and think about the number of performances and performers I’ve seen, it’s a bit overwhelming. Each open mic is really different, which is what keeps it interesting for me. Some of the highlights have been the full bands that have squeezed into the space. One extreme example is the now defunct band New Providence—an eleven piece folk orchestra composed entirely of King’s students.

With eleven brilliant musicians crammed into the front of the house, and another 100 people crammed in the back, it was a night I will remember for a long time.

mus i c I’m l i sten i ng to Ben Caplan (BA ’10) Ben Caplan (BA ’10) formed his band, the Casual Smokers, while at King’s. The group began playing a unique and raucous mix of floor-shaking gypsy anthems and rough, weary ballads, all buoyed by Caplan’s rough, occasionally guttural voice. Their influences run from klezmer to Tom Waits. After a series of legendary Wardroom performances Caplan decided to pursue music full-time. The band has since opened for Hey Rosetta! and played a busy array of shows ranging from intimate bars to raucous East Coast Music Awards showcases in Charlottetown. The band’s debut album, Nine Kinds of Trouble, is due out in fall. Caplan has also contributed to Halifax’s music scene as a host—he’s put on open mic nights at his house in Halifax’s north end for the past two years. To listen to Caplan’s music, head to bencaplan.ca—to hear what he thinks about music and songwriting, take a look at the story below.

What was the first song/musician you heard that blew your mind? And why?

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Charles. I must have been 6 or 7 years old. I just listened to that song on repeat over and over and over again. As I got older, I was introduced to bands like Pink Floyd and The Grateful Dead, and by the time I was 13, I was trading bootleg Phish tapes in the mail, and then eventually burnt CDs. I remember that technology blowing the doors open.

When I started writing I was inspired by guys like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. I really loved Jethro Tull. Towards the end of high school I started getting into Tom Waits, and he’s been an important influence. However, if there is one band that I can speak of that totally blew my mind, it would be a group called Va Fan Fahre. I was wandering the streets of Antwerp, and I heard the seductive and strange sound of the big balkan brass band winding through narrow cobblestone alleys. I found them standing in a semi circle outside an ancient cathedral with a huge group gathered around them. They played their asses off—particularly the clarinetist. I stopped and listened for an hour, and then bought their CD. The experience introduced me to the eastern sounding harmonic minor scale that is entangled in most of my writing.

As someone who’s a fairly commanding performer, what sorts of attributes are important to you when you’re out watching a band play? (ie stage presence, charisma, lyrics, dynamics, etc etc) Is there a band in particular that embodies these ideals (or some of them) for you?

I think presence is really important. You can be present in a lot of different ways. I like to talk to the audience and really engage: try to create a unified space that we can enjoy together. That doesn’t work for everyone, and thats fine. There are lots of different ways to be on stage, but I don’t really like it when people just stare at their shoes and play to their feet. It is rare that a live show sounds as good or as well put together as a recording. If I have come to see you live, put on a show! Otherwise why did I spend $10 to come watch you? I think a bit of charisma and presence go a long way. Musicianship and lyrics are important to me too, but I am willing to forgive a lot more if I warm up to the personality and presence on stage. As for a band that embodies these ideals, I can tell you that you probably haven’t heard of him.

Unless you’ve been to my open mic. Brad Hartmann is uncannily honest, yet funny.

Naked, but charming. Passionate, but too cool. And his songs are really well written.

Almost a shame he isn’t interested in the whole business side of this music thing. You’ll have to find him in a living room somewhere.

Might I recommend mine? ∂

a r t s a n d c u lt u r e inspiration and why?

There are many fine poets that I have read over the years. I often return to Gwendolyn Brooks, June Jordan, Pablo Neruda, and Derek Walcott to name a few. I return not so much for ‘inspiration’, but rather to marvel at their use of language, the command of image and metaphor and their honesty.

B o o ks an d F i l ms Sylvia Hamilton Sylvia Hamilton is a part-time professor in the King’s Contemporary Studies Programme and School of Journalism. She’s also a Gemini Award-winning filmmaker and poet. We asked her some questions about what she’ll be reading and watching this summer. boo ks Let’s start with books you’re reading for pleasure. Do you have a casual summer reading list and if so, what’s on it? What do you consider a “light read”?

I’m a bit of a simultaneous reader. Toni Morrison is an author I have read for many years beginning with her early novels, Sula and The Bluest Eye. I am reading her recent novel, Mercy that combines a cast of characters as inventive as those who populated the pages of Beloved but who lived two centuries before. In some ways Mercy is an introduction to Beloved.

I skip over the centuries to Light Lifting, Alexander MacLeod’s charming collection of contemporary short stories.

There are so many great books that I want to read that I have never developed the habit of ‘light’ or ‘summer pager turner type’ reading. The one exception to my rule—I made it so I can break it—is the work of mystery writer Walter Mosely and his quick witted character Easy Rawlins. When I catch a glimpse of one of his new novels, I snap it up.

You’re a poetry writer as well—which poets do you find yourself revisiting for

What are you currently reading in relation to your scholarly interests?

I read biographies out of interest and because I have been working on a manuscript about Canadian contralto Portia White, about whom I made a documentary film. It is fascinating to see how different biographers approach their subjects. Two that top my current list are Valerie Boyd’s Wrapped in Rainbows, The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, and Faith Berry’s Before and Beyond Harlem, A Biography of Langston Hughes. Since Portia White had some associations with Hughes, this text is of particular interest.

Useful to my work on Portia White is And So I Sing: African American Divas of Opera and Concert by Rosalyn M. Story. It explodes the myth that people of African descent did not perform in the classical music genre. Story charts the involvement of women beginning the 1800’s with diva Sissieretta Jones and ends with exquisite performers such as Jessye Norman.

You teach a class on women and the documentary tradition. Are there any books about the theory and/or practice of filmmaking that you might particularly recommend to young filmmakers?

I like a combination of ‘how to’ books matched with books that feature filmmakers writing in the first person about their work, or that reproduce in-depth interviews or conversations. Such first hand commentary is essential to a practical understanding of the complexities of the documentary film process. One example is Women of Vision: Histories of Feminist Film and Video makers

by Alexandra Juhasz; it introduces the work and experiences of a variety of women working in different sectors of the industry. For a Canadian point of view, I suggest Kay Armatage, et al, Gendering the Nation and the more recent, The Gendered Screen. Both explore the landscape of Canadian women in both documentary and narrative filmmaking.

Film editors are the nucleus of the filmmaking process, whether documentary or

narrative. Several years ago I was delighted to find Michael Ondaatje’s The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film. While the name Walter Murch may not be familiar, the names of the films he has edited likely will be: American Graffiti, The Godfather I-III, Apocalypse Now and The English Patient, to name a few notables. The Murch-Ondaatje conversations are enlightening and thoughtful, offering a rare glimpse into the creative process involved in editing and writing. Shelia Curran Bernard and Alan Rosenthal’s have written useful, practical texts on the documentary that cover the range of topics, from the initial idea to post-production and distribution.

F ilms One of my favorite comic book artists Alison Bechdel popularized the “Bechdel” test for women in film. In order for a movie to pass, it must feature 1) at least two women 2) who talk to each other 3) about something other than a man. Can you think of any recent popular or independent films that have passed these criteria that you’ve also enjoyed?

Made in Dagenham comes to mind—it played in Halifax at the 2010 Atlantic Film Festival.

It’s based on the true story of a group of feisty women factory workers at a Ford Motor factory in Dagenham, England in the 1960’s. Fed up with unfair and unequal treatment in the workplace, they organized, fought against their union, went on strike, shut down the factory and challenged the government to deal directly with them. Their successful action paved the way for equal pay for women.

Spoiler alert, given the content of the film, the first guess would be this is a film directed by a woman. But it wasn’t. Nigel Cole, director of Calendar Girls and Saving Grace was at the helm.

What’s your favorite “guilty pleasure” when it comes to movies? Can you name me an example or two?

I do like smartly written comedy-dramas, but the good ones are rare so I have become rather selective in my choices. A recent one (from last year) that comes to mind is Away We Go starring Maya Rudolph who used to be a regular on SNL (Saturday Night Live).

(When she teamed up with Tina Fey on several SNL episodes, you could count on some very sharp and funny moments.) ∂

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The University of King’s College presented four individuals with honourary degrees at its Encaenia Ceremonies on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Cathedral Church of All Saints in Halifax.

Professor John Casken is an internationally acclaimed composer based in the United Kingdom. He was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and read Music at the University of Birmingham. He studied at the Academy of Music in Warsaw, where he met and formed a long association and friendship with the renowned Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. Casken began lecturing in 1973, and was appointed as Lecturer at the University of Durham in 1981. He went on to become featured composer at Musica Nova in Glasgow and in 1985 composed an elegy for the BBC Singers. In 1989 Casken was featured composer at the Almeida Festival in London, and it was here that he presented his first opera, Golem. Golem went on to win the First Britten Prize for Musical Composition in 1990 as well as a Gramophone Award in 1991. In 1992 three of his works were performed by the BBC Philharmonic, kicking off a long-standing relationship with that ensemble. In 1993 his orchestral song cycle Still Mine won the 1993 Prince Pierre de Monaco prize for Musical Composition.

Casken was composer-in-association with the Northern Sinfonia from 1990—2001 and from 1992—2008 he was Professor of Music at the University of Manchester. His music has been featured at major festivals in Europe, the US, and in Tokyo. He lives in Coquetdale, Northumberland. His musical accomplishments fit closely with the new directions being undertaken by the Chapel Choir of the University of King’s College. He received a Doctor of Civil Law. Dr. Ruth Goldbloom, O.C., O.N.C is one of Nova Scotia’s most committed and celebrated humanitarians. She was born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, and attended Mount Allison and McGill Universities. Upon mov26

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ing to Halifax in 1967, Goldbloom continued to pursue positions in non-profit leadership. Among her many appointments, she has served as the first female chair of the Metro United Way Campaign, chair of the Board of Mount Saint Vincent University, Regent of Mount Allison University and Chair of Dalhousie University’s Annual Fund. Goldbloom joined Pier 21’s Board of Directors in 1990 and moved on to become President of the Pier 21 Society. She went on to raise $9 million towards the building’s restoration, transforming it into an award-winning national historic site. In 2009 it was named a national museum and making it one of only two national museums situated outside of Ottawa. She has received numerous honorary degrees and her work has been recognized through multiple provincial and national awards. In 2002, she was named an Officer in the Order of Canada. In 2009 she received the Halifax Progress Club’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a major presence in the life of the province and nation. She received a Doctor of Civil Law. Brigadier-General, The Venerable Karl McLean is Chaplain-General of the Canadian Forces. He was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, and attended Dalhousie University, the University of Waterloo, Regent College and the Vancouver School of Theology. He was ordained a Deacon in 1984 and a priest in 1985. After serving at churches in Saint John and Shediac, he was recruited to the Canadian Forces in 1987. He went on to serve in a number of base chaplaincy positions in CFB Calgary, BFC Bagotville and CFB Gagetown. In 1996, he deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as Brigade Chaplain.

From 2003-2004 he served as Senior NATO Chaplain with SFOR in Sarajevo, and in 2005 became Command Chaplain of the Air Force.

He was appointed to the position of Chaplain General in 2010. He has since gone on to represent the Chaplain Branch and the

Canadian Forces at conferences in Australia, England, the United States, Estonia and the Czech Republic. Padre McLean is also the Archdeacon Emeritus of the Anglican Military Ordinariate of the Canadian Forces and has served two terms as a member of the Council of General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. Throughout his career, Padre McLean has also encouraged the military and theological ties between King’s and the Canadian Forces. He received a Doctor of Divinity.

Mr. Jeffrey Simpson is an award-winning journalist and national affairs columnist at the Globe and Mail. Born in New York, Mr. Simpson came to Canada at age 10 and attended the University of Toronto Schools, Queen’s University and the London School of Economics. After a yearlong stint as a parliamentary intern in Ottawa, he joined the Globe and Mail in 1974. He has written eight books, including Discipline of Power, which won the 1980 Governor General’s Award for non-fiction book writing.

Mr. Simpson has also received the National Magazine Award for political writing and has twice been awarded the National Newspaper Award for column writing. In 1993-1994 Mr. Simpson served as John S. Knight fellow at Stanford University. Since then he has held many other fellowships at a broad array of institutions, including Queen’s, the University of Alberta and Georgetown University. He has received five honorary doctorates of law and has served as a member of the board of trustees at Queen’s, the board of overseers at Green College, University of British Columbia, and the advisory councils of the Robarts Medical Research Institute and the Richard Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. He is now senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He received a Doctor of Civil Law. ∂

encaenia 2011

Top left: Graduates assemble on the library steps. Top right: Valedictorian Liz Johnston (BAH ’11). Middle left: King’s honorary degree recipients pose with

the University Chancellor and President. Middle right: Graduate Elizabeth Hudson (BAH ’10) receives a gown adjustment. Bottom left: The bagpiper leads the procession of graduates. Bottom right: Graduates march through the King’s quad.

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Mia Funk’s painting The Lotus Eaters: Blue was recently featured in an edition of Her Royal Majesty.

Her Royal Majesty

By Adria Young (BAH ’10)

For many new graduates, the idea of starting a publication from scratch is a challenging task in and of itself. One might imagine that moving the publication to an entirely new country would be considerably more difficult. However, when Harriet Alida Lye (BAH ’09) moved Her Royal Majesty, an independentlyrun literary arts magazine, from Halifax to Paris in 2009, she says found the transition remarkably easy. Currently in its tenth volume, Her Royal Majesty began as a hand-made and community-centered showcase for creative writing at King’s. Now based in Paris, a city of “artistic ideals and adventures,” Harriet writes that the magazine has a substantial, growing, global readership and a variety of supporters. The website, with all ten issues to view, has received more than 100,000 hits

this year www.heroyalmajesty.ca).

First published in 2008, Her Royal Majesty was a product of the King’s community, which Lye says was “hugely supportive from the beginning.” Now, artists and writers from across Canada, America, Europe, and the UK contribute to quarterly issues—each with a particular theme—that are lovingly designed

by Harriet and her team of editors in California, New York, and Halifax. Short stories, poetry, paintings, photography, and multimedia pieces are carefully selected to offer a sense of thematic continuity through careful juxtaposition. The aesthetic is appealing, the literature is thought-provoking, and the art is inspiring.

Due to rising printing costs and minimal funding, Harriet moved the magazine to its primarily-digital format in 2009. Deciding to scratch a long-standing travel itch, she moved to Paris shortly afterwards. She quick-

King’s alumni are invited to submit text—and image-based artwork to the magazine, purchase a print copy, subscribe, or make a donation. For more information, email halifaxroyalmajesty@gmail.com.

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ly made contacts with the famous Parisian bookstore Shakespeare & Company, which hosts, promotes, and sells the magazine, Her Royal Majesty reaches wider audiences with the release of every issue. Harriet now writes the “Letter from the Editor” in both English and French, and she anticipates the average readership of 4,500 per issue to increase daily.

But the quick growth and warm reception of the magazine in literary arts communities has its challenges. It’s a conundrum common to any growing magazine: As the size and readership develops, so does the demand for funding. The magazine relies mostly on the support of sponsors, patrons, and subscribers. With increased financial support, Harriet hopes to have Her Royal Majesty appear in Canadian bookstores. She plans to develop the digital spaces of the magazine, and eventually publish full-length books.

As Harriet writes in Issue Ten, “literary and artistic activities shape a landscape.” Her Royal Majesty, from its humble beginnings in the King’s quad, is creating an international territory of its own.

a l u m n ot e s THE 50’s The Rev. Dr. Robert Smith (MSL ’62, ’64) and Dr. Mary H. Smith (BA ’58, MA ’60) have retired (him from the Anglican church and she from the University of New Brunswick) and are now enjoying international travel. So far they have seen over 40 countries, including Uganda in November of 2010. They began a ministry called Rose and Thorn in 2005 that works across denominations. You can learn more by visiting roseandthornministries.org.

THE 6 0’s The Rev. Canon H. Douglas Hergett (BST ’64) recently published his second book, War Changes Everything, which documents his father’s involvement in World War II and how it impacted his family. This was a 20-year-project. The book is for sale at Box of Delights in Wolfville or you can email Rev. Hergett for a copy: douglas.hergett@ ns.sympatico.ca.

THE 70’s Ron Coll (BSc ’71) has retired after a 15 year career in the mining industry followed by a 20-year career in mining investment research. With two boys (young men) launched into independence over the past few years, its now time to relax and smell the roses.

Any contact from similar vintage Kingsmen and Kingswomen is welcome. Write him an email at r.coll@sympatico.ca.

The Rev. David Price (BST ’71) is now the priest in charge of the All Saints Anglican Church in Agassiz, BC. In February of 2010 Judith McPhee( BA ’72), Q.C. was one of fourteen recipients of the prestigious Queen’s Counsel designation. She is Executive Director of Policy Information Management at the Nova Scotia Department of Justice.

THE 8 0’s Peter Cheney (BJH ’84) has launched a new driving column in the Globe and Mail after 26 years as a feature writer and investigative reporter. You can read it at fb.com/ cheneydrives.

Valerie Compton (FYP ’84) recently published a novel titled Tide Road on Goose Lane Publishing.

Susan Holler (BJH ’84) recently published a book—Lacey and the African Grandmother— that was shortlisted for the Rocky Mountain Book Award.

Lawrence Mroz (BSc ’85) received his PhD in Human Nutrition from the University of British Columbia in May of 2011.

Mary Graham (BJ ’87) is currently researching and writing a book titled The Stunning Backdrop: A Century of Alberta Landscapes in the Movies to be published

by Frontenac House.She is also the proud mother of Kings Journalism student Leilani Graham-Laidlaw (BJ Honors ’12).

Rosalie McDougall (BA ’87) is living in Montreal with her husband and three children.

Susan C. Tremillls (BA ’87) is currently pursuing an MA in Education at the University of British Columbia.

Donna Marie Gabriel (BJH ’88) is a writer and producer for the specialty Discovery ID show True Crime with Aphrodite Jones.

Alexis Pacey (BA ’88) became a publications manager at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization in March 2010.

James MacQueen (BA ’89) is currently living in Toronto with his wife Rachel and two daughters aged 5 and 2. He serves as Chief Customer Officer at Teranet Inc.—a technology services firm best known for its world-class electronic land registration system. James and his wife often visit Nova Scotia to see their respective Family members and recently purchased land in St. Margaret’s Bay with plans to build a summer home in the future.

Anna Quon (BA ’90) recently lived in the Czech Republic. She has been a writer-inresidence at the Townsend International School and has also completed a residency at Milkwood International.

t he 90’s Lisa Blackburn (BJH ’90) switched to the Halifax radio station Lite 92.9 after spending over 15 years at Q104. She’s happily married to co-host Jamie Paterson, and they’re considered the first-husband-and wife-team on the radio in Halifax.

Christie Chisholm (BA ’90) graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a Masters in Education in fall 2010.

Susan Hickey (BJ ’90) is involved in human rights work with Amnesty International. She works with Transcontinental Media.

Susan MacPherson (BA ’90) is in the process of becoming a professional alto sax player. She also plays flute in the band at the First Baptist Church in Dartmouth. She is taking courses with Halifax Humanities 101 and working on a post-graduate degree.

Brent Barclay (BA ’91) spent March shooting a film in Halifax called Charlie Zone.

Craig MacKinnon (BA ’91, BJ ’92) is a Research and Stats Officer with the Disabled Persons Commission in Halifax. He can be reached at cjmackinnon@gmail.com.

Stuart Peddle (BSc ’91) was married in August of 2009. He’s a page editor at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald.

Trevor Curwin (BJH ’93) moved back to Halifax from San Francisco to work for Emera Energy Services mid March with wife Miriam.

Steven Spears (BSc ’94) has passed his exam with the Registered Professional Foresters of Nova Scotia and now has the standing of Associate Registered Professional Forester. Steven also holds his RPF in New Brunswick. Steven will also be speaking on Forest Management Planning at the upcoming Woodland Conference in Port Hawkesbury NS. Feel free to contact him at anytime at sspears@nb.sympatico.ca Amy Black (BAH ’95) editor at Doubleday Canada.

Elinor Cameron (BSc ’96 and BSC Hons ’97) and Stephen Grover are pleased to announce the birth of identical twin boys, Alex and Thomas, on January 6, 2011. Big brother Cam is as thrilled and excited as the rest of the family.

Mary Jago (BA ’92) is proud godmother to two children of King’s alumni; Juliet Herbst, daughter of Oliver Herbst (BA ’91) and Jane Rix, daughter of Eddy Rix (BA Hons, ’92).

Sara Keddy (BJH ’94) won Best Resources Story at this year’s Atlantic Community Newspaper Awards for her piece on pork and the demise of the food industry in Nova Scotia.

Susan Walsh Whistler (BAH ’95), husband James Whistler and big sister Lily are happy to announce the safe arrival of their baby boy, Cedric James Vincent, born November 30th 2010.

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a l u m n ot e s Amelia Hadfield (BAH ’96) is Professor of European Affairs at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for European Studies (IES), where she is Director of the EuroMaster MA, and also head of the E-Learning and Training Team. She continues to teach and publish on the topic of European foreign policy. Her son Alexander Caspian was born 14 October 2008, and she is now adjusting (along with husband Adnan) to a new life in Brussels.

Sam Ladner (BJ ’97) began a postdoctoral fellowship at Ryerson University’s School of Management studying work/life balance and mobile technology. The research will yield practical recommendations for individuals and companies who struggle to integrate mobile into business and personal life. Alumni wishing to participate in interviews are encouraged to visit: mobileworklife.ca Leisa Macintosh (BAH ’97) is working at a legal practice in New Glasgow called The Family Centre at Mac, Mac & Mac. She is looking for healthier options for serving families with divorces and children. Her website is solutionsbeyondcourt.com.

Dorian Stuber (BAH ’97) and Marianne Tettlebaum are delighted to announce the birth of their first child, Thalia Ruth Stuber, born February 27, 2011.

Matthew Shanahan (’97) is pursuing his PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Western Ontario. He has a blog at Psychology Today: psychologytoday.com/ blog/living-it.

Tara Wittchen (BJ ’97) had a daughter named Aurora in April 2009. She lives in Truro and is celebrating her 10th year running her own writing and communications business. Alumni can get in touch with Tara by emailing tarawittchen@gmail.com Antonia (Sly) Nichols (BA ’99) and Cluny Nichols (BA ’92) are pleased to announce the birth of their son Maximus William John on July 30, 2010. Max was baptized in the chapel by Dr Curran in November.

th e 00’s Laura Sandilands (BA ’00) celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary to Jon-Paul Booth in May of 2011.

Christopher Yapp (’00) is a freelance filmmaker who spent 2010 filming women’s boxing in Afghanistan for a Board of Canada documentary. He has a three-year-old son.

Shannon McCarthy (BAH ’03, BJ ’04) is working to acquire her certification to teach French immersion at the elementary school level.

Jamie MacLellan (BScH ’01) works for the city of Halifax as a public art facilitator.

Emanuella Grinberg (BJH ’04) has worked for CNN.com for the past three years. She was recently awarded a fellowship from John J. College of Criminal Justice for a long-term project on sex offender registration and notification.

Cheryl Beckett (BJ ’01) recently had her second child, Raquel. She also has a threeyear-old son.

Kate Cayley (BAH ’01) and Lea Ambros (BAH ’02) had their second child, Thomas David Cayley Ambros, born at home on May 13th, 2010, a little brother for daughter Livia.

Kate’s first full length play, After Akhmatova, is being produced by Tarragon Theatre as part of their 40th anniversary season, and will run from March 22-May 1.

Chad Lucas (BJH ’01) is working at Communications Nova Scotia as a Communications Advisor.

Nathan (Neate) Sager (BJ ’02) is now a full-time professional blogger for Yahoo!

Sports Canada, serving as lead contributor for its Buzzing The Net junior hockey blog which has had a successful first year since launching on April 15, 2010. He has covered both the Memorial Cup and world junior hockey championship for Yahoo! while also covering his beloved Canadian Interuniversity Sport as founding editor of cisblog.ca and voter in the media polls for CIS football and men’s hockey. He resides in Ottawa.

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Kerry Campbell (BJ ’05) has a son named Oliver Ewen Campbell who will be celebrating his first birthday shortly. His fiancée Teresa Wright is a reporter at the Guardian.

Kerry is now a VJ for CBC Charlottetown.

Simon Elliott (’05) and Holly Andruchuk (’05) were married in August 2010 on Toronto Island.

Heather Clarke nee Sawyer (BJH ’05) and her husband, Michael, welcomed their first child. Their son, Dexter Michael Clarke, was born June 6, 2010.

Brendan Taylor (BAH ’02) is working in the film industry in Toronto. He has worked on films with directors Ang Lee and Joe Wright.

Karley Tabak (BJH ’06) and Aaron Doucette were married June 18, 2010. They are residing in Brantford, Ontario where Karley is working as an ESL Facilitator at Wilfrid Laurier University.

Christopher Howard (BSc ’03) is enrolled in Dalhousie’s School of Architecture—and loving it.

Colleen Connors (BJH ’07) is working for CBC in Goose Bay, Laborador as a host and reporter on Laborador Morning.

Jennifer McCauley (BJH ’03) was married to Simon Bennett in September 2010. She’s currently the on-air presentation coordinator at Rogers Sports Net.

Andrew Miller (FYP ’08) will be attending the one-year Bachelor of Journalism Programme this coming fall.

In Memoriam

Dr. Peggy Heller (Director, Foundation Year Programme) June 20, 2011

G. Wallace McCain (DCL ’87) May 13, 2011

Gordon F. Coles, QC (BA ’49) May 30, 2011

Kenneth Simpson (BA ’81) April 17, 2011

John Sherman Holmes (Friend of College) April 29, 2011 Mary Lane (BA ’38) January 1, 2011

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Katharine Sandiford (BJ ’04) is the new editor of Up Here magazine, based out of Yellowknife, NWT. She’s been their Yukonbased writer for three years during which time she’s won some Western and National Magazine Awards and had a story published in “Best Canadian Essays 2010” (Tightrope books). Last year, Up Here won top prize at the National Magazine Awards in Toronto.

Robert L. Power (BA ’72) March 24, 2011 Joseph W. Van Buskirk (BSc ’67) February 20, 2011 Jack Wilcox (Journalism ’49) January 10, 2011

a l u m n ot e s Liam Hyland (BJH ’08) recently moved to Orange County, California.

Jessie Hiltz (BAH ’08) is currently designing an education module for the International Barcode of Life Project, which deals with invariant human DNA. Nicholas Bergeron (BA ’09) has been teaching English in Surat Thani, Thailand.

He returned to Canada at the end of April.

Lizzy Deshman (BAH ’09) is co-director of Camp Outlook, an entirely non-profit, charitable organization devoted to giving disadvantaged youth from the Kingston area the opportunity to experience wilderness camping. For more information, you can email Lizzy at summer@campoutlook.ca Mariko Suyama (BJH ’09) started a marketing, design and copywriting business with her fiancée called Ox Agency.

Jonathan Charlton (BJ ’10) was honoured at the Atlantic Community Newspapers Association Better Newspaper Awards for Best News Story for his piece about a dispute between a local seafood plant and 54 workers from Thailand over unpaid wages. Jon currently works at the Eastern Graphic in Prince Edward Island.

Peter Saltsman (BJ ’10) is now working at Toronto Life as an assistant editor.

Madeleine Bradette (BA ’10) spent the past year teaching English to elementary school students in eastern France for the Nancy-Metz School Board.

Ryan Baker (BJH ’10) is attending Dalhousie Law School this coming fall.

Lindsay Visser (BAH ’10) is working for the federal NDP. The Rev. Canon G. Richmond Bridge, Ph.D., D.D. (King’s Chaplain 1977-98), celebrated the Ruby (40th) anniversary of his ordination to the sacred priesthood on January 22, 2011, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Canon Bridge lives on a five-acre ranch, which contains Our Lady of the Angels Anglican Chapel (soon to be part of the Anglican Ordinariate in the Catholic Church), over 100 live oak trees, over 20 cats, an historic house, and too many books to count.

In addition to his parochial ministry, Dr. Bridge continues to serve as Adjunct Professor of English Literature at nearby Daytona State College.

On the Fringe

King’s grad lands internship with prestigious New York theatre festival Hannah Rittner (BAH ’11) is in New York City this summer, making theatre history.

She’s working as a production intern at the largest multi-arts festival in North America—and she’s also the first Canadian ever to do so.

Rittner had originally traveled to New York to audition for theatre schools. This allowed her to meet the co-ordinators of the annual International New York Fringe Festival, which presents over 200 performances from all over the world. “I had done two intensive auditions,and having experienced what theatre people were like so far, I was anticipating a less friendly person,” she says.

She was pleasantly surprised when she hit it off with her supervisor and festival administrator, Britt Lafeild, immediately. “He loved my opinions and our shared views

on the importance of encouraging young artists,” she says.

As the Production Intern, Rittner will be a liason between the theatre companies presenting work at the festival and the Fringe Artistic Director and Producer.

She says the confidence she’s acquired over four years and 12 KTS productions at King’s was instrumental in helping her acquire the position.

While at King’s Rittner also received coaching from award-winning actress Martha Irving. She says this ability to access theatre veterans was invaluable to her development, and it’s a unique benefit to working within the Halifax theatre community.

“If you want to work with someone or get their advice, you can go for it,” she says.

In particular, she remembers the encouraging words of Professor Gordon McOuat.

“He said, ‘You have greatness in you, and don’t be afraid.’”

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Stewardship Report

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April 1 2010–March 30 2011

ne of the last tasks I am performing as President is to thank you, our supporters, for making possible so much of what we enjoy daily at King’s. We appreciate your recognition of the University’s academic vision and our efforts to provide a memorable undergraduate experience.

This year we have a lot to be thankful for. The pages that follow carry the names of 1111 donors, up 16% from last year. The annual fund this year raised $166,932, up 3% over last year’s previously best posting. I wish to extend special thanks to those who provide this fund its steady core, and to those who are helping to build its momentum. The importance of the Annual Fund for King’s can not be overstated. It provides a vital source of unrestricted funds for the University to offset the costs of programming, equipment and building maintenance. Additionally, the fund provides an important annual boost to funding for student assistance.

Gifts to the University overall this year were also up, totaling

$1,377,771. You will note that there is no rounding up or down at King’s, because every gift is helpful and each gift counts! Never doubt whether your gift makes a difference. In myriad ways, every day throughout my eight years, I have witnessed the benefits that you, our benefactors, have brought, and continue to bring to our small, collegial campus and to the academic programming we offer.

Each year the students who come to King’s leave their mark on the College. They choose King’s for its academic reputation, interesting programs, and vibrant community. This is my final report to you but it is my hope that philanthropy at King’s will continue to grow well into the future, in order that we may continue to create the type of environment that treats our students as individuals with a contribution to make to their community.

William Barker, President and Vice-Chancellor

This year, you directed your gifts in the following ways: Unrestricted Academic Programs Athletics Chapel and Choir Library Student Assistance Student Life Wardroom Renovation Other

$ 307,661 $ 6,733 $ 6,644 $ 115,889 $ 13,553 $ 257,874 $ 400,470 $ 235,455 $ 33,492

t hank you To those whose names appear on the following pages we acknowledge your support with gratitude.to maintain the quality that has taken King’s to its third century as a beacon of outstanding liberal arts education in Canada.

MAJOR GIFTS (gifts of $25,000+) Joan Clayton Fred & Elizabeth Fountain University of King’s College Society of the Students’ Union I NG LIS C IR C LE (gifts of $5,000+) William Barker & Elizabeth Church George & Tia Cooper Graham Dennis Wayne J. Hankey Harrison McCain Foundation Homburg Charitable Foundation Peter Jelley Elizabeth Miles Michael Nichol Reader’s Digest Foundation of Canada 32

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Donald Stevenson University of King’s College Alumni Association University of King’s College Young Alexandra Society P R ES I D E N T ’ S C I R C L E (gifts of $2,000+) 1 anonymous donor Adriane Abbott David & Robin Archibald The Rev. Debra Burleson Cundill Foundation Thomas & Jane Curran Robert Fowler Jack Gibbons & Mary Lovett Susan Hunter Kathleen Jaeger Andrew Laing John MacLeod

James Miles Sarah Stevenson Nicholas Twyman David K. Wilson Rose Wilson Stuart Wood John Bontje and Nancy Wren University of King’s College Day Students’ Society S C H O L A R S C IR C L E (gifts of $1,000+) Scott Beard Alberta Boswall Derek & Margaret (Burstall) Brown Pamela Brown Peter & Patricia Bryson Fiona Cameron Hope Clement Jack & Joan Craig

*Robert Crouse Noel Edison Roger & Lynn Edmonds Elizabeth Edwards Christopher Elson Kevin & Carolyn Gibson The Dale Godsoe Family Charitable Foundation Nita H. Graham John & Brenda Hartley *Peggy Heller William & Anne Hepburn Larry Holman Kim Kierans Eva Kiss Claire LeBlanc Laurelle LeVert James Lydell Michael & Kelly Meighen

Henry Drake Petersen Elizabeth (Strong) Reagh Ronald Stevenson Fernald Wentzell Steven Wilson B E N E FAC TO RS (gifts of $500+) 1 anonymous donor Martha & Nicholas Bala Maria Bartholomew Stephen Bowman J. Lincoln Caylor Paul Charlebois Allan Conrod Richard & Marilyn Cregan Robert Dawson Kelly & Jim Edwardson Brian Flemming

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J. Roderick Fraser G2 Foundation Inc. Roselle Green Jim Harbell & Pat McQuaid Barbara Hodkin Ronald Huebert Robert Hulse Alison Johnson Stephen Kimber John & Nancy Leefe Ronald MacDonald Mary Martin Avery & Vivian McCordick Claude Miller Stephen Murray Jan Nicholls and Paul Sobanski Richard Oland Neil & Patricia Robertson D.Lionel Teed Kelly Toughill William Williams SUPPORTERS (gifts of $250+) 1 anonymous donor Eric Aldous Terri Lynn Almeda Jennifer Balfour Mark Bercovici Anne Blakeney Scott, Andrew & Lindsay Broadhead Earle Brown Fredrik Bruun George & Sandra (Jones) Caines Gordon Cameron John Carr D. Thane Cody, MD, PhD Walter Cook Gwendolyn Davies Jennifer Duchesne Donnie & Laurie Earles Ken Easterbrook C. Russell Elliott

Jim & Marilyn Feir Ian Folkins Marion Fry Peter & Sheila Gorman John Gorrill Joanna Grossman Charles & Anne Gunn Gregory Guy Vanessa Halley & Shaylan Burkhart John & Genesta Hamm Vivien Hannon Nicholas Hatt Leslie Jaeger Danford & Mary (Burchill) Kelley John Kinley Douglas Kirkaldy Bill & Gay McNeil Sheryl Mercer David Morris Janet & Paul Morrison Andrea Nemetz Gary Pekeles and Jane MacDonald Simone Pink & Doug Mitchell Steven Power Morton Prager Charles Reagh Tudor (Caldwell) Robins Suzanne Romeo Michael Rudderham Elizabeth Ryan Daniel Sax Ben Smith Colin Starnes Ian Stewart Dorian Stuber Martell Thompson Gary Thorne Nancy Violi Barbara Yuen

Kenneth Abbott Alex & Monica Affleck Mary Ahern Joan Aitken David & Amanda (Eagles) Allaby John Alward Alexander Anderson Rita Anderson Melissa Andrew Dennis Andrews Mark Andrews Philip Anisman Curtis Archibald James Archibald S B. Wallace Archibald Krista Armstrong Stan & Barbara Armstrong Kenneth Askew Eleanor Austin Thane & Phyllis Baglole Kathleen Bain Debbie Ballem Peter Baltzer Mary Barker & Ron Gilkie Roberta Barker Keith Barrett Joshua Bates William & Cynthia Battison T. Fred Baxter Katrina Beach Michael Benedict Michael Bennett Matthew Bernstein Gilbert Berringer Avard Bishop William Bishop Andrew Black Jesse Blackwood Michael Blackwood Nancy Blake Hani & Anne Boulos Peter Bowditch James & Marion (Ware) Boyer

Borden & Marina Boyles Malcolm Bradshaw Daniel Brandes Rhea (Skerrett) & Patrick Bright Lauren Brodie Barbara Brougham Rebecca (Moore) Brown Daniel Brownlow Jonathan Bruhm Terra-Lee (Duncan) Bruhm Mordy Bubis & Nina Stipich Ronald Buckley Carmen Buhler & Bill Wilson Annette Burgess J. Douglas Burgess Brian Burnell Steven Burns & Janet Ross Kathryn R. Burton Nicola Butler Robin Calder Driffield Cameron Keith Cameron Christine Campbell Claire Campbell Howard Cappell Carmen & Ruth Carle Margaret Casey Patricia Chalmers Bill Chandler Donald & Jean (Kryszek) Chard Carolyn (Tanner) Chenhall Gail (Nobuary) Chiasson Steve Chipman Greg & Karen Chiykowski Clare Christie Fred Christie Donald Clancy Ginny (Lewis) Clark Dolda Clarke Jocelyn (Peake) Clarke Lorne Clarke Anne Coates Jamie & Charlotte (Graven)

Cochran Wayne Cochrane Janice Cole John Cook Jonathan & Judith Cooperman Tom & Deana Corcoran Karen Cordes Lynne Court Kathleen Cox Robert Craig Hugh Creighton Thomas Crowther Tim Currie & Christina Harnett David & Marilyn (Blunt) Curry Anne Curtis Brian & Lindsay Cuthbertson Audrey Danaher & Richard Heystee Glenn Davidson Susan Davies Cynthia Davis Douglas Davis Natalie Zemon Davis Wendy Davis Joan Dawson Peter & Taunya (Padley) Dawson Ann (Creighton) Day Daniel de Munnik & Tasya Tymczyszyn Lynn & David Deacon Kenneth Dekker Lisa Dennis Michelle Deruchie Mark DeWolf Carol (Coles) Dicks Blair Dixon Susan Dodd Karen Dodge Maureen Donovan Alain Doucet and Christine Allison Peggy Dowling Stan Dragland Dana Ducette

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Robert Dunsmore Darlene & Mike Durnford Richard Dyke and Nancy Elliott Corinne Earle Barbara (Thorne) Edwards Williams English Howard Epstein Alexander Farrell Alyssa Feir Fergus & Barbara (Smith) Fergusson John Finley & Carolyn Slade Leah Fitzgerald Ashley Fitzpatrick Phillip Fleury Alexander & Stacey (MacDonald) Forbes Julie & Jim Forbes Robert Ford Lillian (Taylor) Fowler Hon. Mayann Francis Brenda & Robert Franklin Maria Franks MĂŠlanie Frappier Adriana Fraser Linda & Gregor Fraser Paul Friedland Marjorie Frizzell Valentyna Galadza Michael Ganley Jim & Sally Garner Laura (Auchincloss) Gatensby Edward Gesner Dr. Lloyd Gesner Harvey Gilmour Joan Gilroy Dorota Glowacka Susan Gold Platt Amy Goldlist Victoria Goldring 34

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Harry Grant Sheryl Grant Emily Gratton Gerard & Elizabeth Greenan James Greer Anne Gregory Emanuella Grinberg Monique (Sturk) Guillouzic Barb Gutstein Judy & Larry Haiven Brenton Haliburton Muriel Halley Anna Hamilton Bev Greenlaw & Sylvia Hamilton Geraldine Hamm Andrew Han Oscar Hanson Elizabeth Hanton Alma Hardy Rosie Hare Jacqueline Harmer Catherine Harris Emery Harris Gwynneth & Ronald Harris Mary Beth Harris Susan Harris Walter Harris Mary Harrison Jonathan Hart G.Keith Hatfield G. Russell & Barbara (Weary) Hatton Michael & Kathy Hawkins E.Kitchener Hayman C. William Hayward Doug Hazen Mark & Shirley (Wall) Hazen Pearl Hazen Shawn & Patti Healey

Carla Henkel David Henry Paul & Penelope Henry Oliver Herbst H. Douglas Hergett Nancy Herve Diane & Joe Hetherington Bernard Hibbitts Joe Hickey Angela Hill Mary Hills Diana Himmelman Bruce & Carolyn Hindmarsh Michael Hoare John Hobday Jared Hochman Paige Hochschild Donald & Vera Hoeg Megan Holsapple Annemieke Holthuis Neil Hooper Margaret Horsfall E. Ian Howard Sharon Howatt Caroline Hubbard Dan & Elizabeth Hughes Ian & Catherine Hugill Payson & Shauna Hunter Diane & Paul Hurwitz Nancy Hyatt Robert Hyslop Jim & Nancy (Hyndman) Ibbott Erin Iles W. Eric Ingraham Monique Isaacson David Jackson Robert Jackson Debbie James Meghan Jamieson Heather Jeffery Randall & Rachael (Earle) Jewers Paula Johnson Claudette (Callbeck) Johnston Ben Kates Janet Kawchuk Doreen (Wodad) Kays Gladys (Nickerson) Keddy Paul Keizer Edward Kelly Emmitt Kelly Glen & Glenda (Cummings) Kent Gordon & Arlene Kent Jean Keohane D. Ross Kerr Tom Killorn Barry & Mary Ellen King W. J. Tory & Margaret (von Maltzahn) Kirby Elisabeth Kleven Mary Beth Knight Stephen Knowles Simon Kow Popuri Murali Krishna

Frances (Kuret) Krusekopf Daina Kulnys Eric Kushner Patricia Langmaid Sean Lawrence Amanda Le Rougetel Joanne Leatch Susan LeBlanc Carl Lem & Sarah Dingle George Lemmon Eric Letovsky Cheryl & Richard Levy Catherine Lipa Henry Lipsett & Marisa Collins Aleah (Palmer) Lomas Anderson Ruth Loomer Bill & Stella Lord Darlene Lorimer Richard Sean Lorway Heather Lowther Iain R.M. Luke Mary Lynk Gregory Lypny Alex & Kathleen MacDonald Ronald A. MacDonald Kevin MacDonell Mary MacDonell Debbie & David MacDougall Todd MacEwen John MacFarlane Sara Macfarlane John MacInnis Ken & Mary MacInnis Charles MacIntosh Leisa Macintosh David MacKay Eric MacKay Heather MacKenzie Harvey & Helen MacKenzie Ian & Helen (Grant) MacKenzie Norman MacKenzie Janet MacKinlay Lina (McLean) MacKinnon Clive MacLean George MacLean Jim Maclean Judy MacLean Neil & Jean (Bird) MacLean Leslie MacLeod Tim & Darby MacNab Marli MacNeil Alistair Macrae & Louise Wrazen Jill Mader Candice Malcolm John & Margaret Mallory Adrienne Malloy James Mann Orville Mann Robert Mann Sunny Marche Ronald Marks Rowland Marshall

William Marshall Rene & Carmen Martin Keith Mason M. Garth Maxwell Lori Maxwell Heather May Barbara (Neish) McArthur Allen McAvoy Kim McCallum John McCamus Carol McCauley William McCracken Rosalie McDougall Anne (Wainwright) McGaughey Graham McGillivray Frank & Catherine McGrath Iris McKay Margaret McKay Molly McKay Eric McKee Sheila McKinlay Alan & Marguerite McKnight Karyn McLean Cal McMillan Lisa McNabb Stuart McPhee David Mercer William Mercer Robert Meyer Mark Meyers Beverley Millar F. David Millar Patricia Millar Carol Miller Robert Mills & Kelly Laurence Catherine (Rhymes) Misener Janet Mitchell Jone Mitchell Roderick Mitchell Ronald & Susan Mitton Arthur Monahan Lillian Montgomery Melinda Montgomery Penny Frances Moody-Corbett Stuart Moore Terence & Margaret Moorehead Andrew Morrison & Jennifer Morawiecki Joan Morrison Holly (Aitken) Mueller Blaine Murphy Jim & Rhonda Musgrave Sarah Myatt Peter Nathanson Donald Neish Duncan Neish Jane Neish Susan Newhook Deryl & Carol Ann Newson Jennifer Nicholls Kenneth Nickerson Kenneth & Brenda Niles Beth O’Brien

s t e wa r d s h i p r e po r t Peter O’Brien David Olie Anne O’Neil Andrew O’Neill Josephine & Edward Osowski Alexis (Pilichos) Pacey Elizabeth (Robertson) Page Mike Palmer Jeanette & Woodland Pauptit Stewart Payne LeRoy Peach Anja Pearre Eva Pedersen Robert Petite Rundi Phelan John Phillips George Phills C.B. (Chuck) Piercey Cynthia (Smith) Pilichos Ranjit Pillai Brian Pitcairn Marcia Porter Elizabeth Murray & Gary Powell Bernie & Karen Praught Jennifer Publicover Margo Pullen Sly Christina Quelch Irene Randall Heber Rayner Dave & Mary Jean Reich Don Reid Kevin Reinhardt Iris (Martell) Richards Nancy (Brimicombe) Ring Lloyd Ripley Rosemary Rippon Tim Rissesco Jane Ritenour Max Rittner Patrick Rivest David Robinson Marilyn (Lee) Rockwell Doris Roe Anna Ruth (Harris) Rogers Henry Roper Gillian Rose Bala Jaison & Marc Rosen James Ross & Amanda Margison Rhonwyn Rossi Richard Rowberry Jonathan & Emily (Hunter) Rowe Luana (Rowlings) Royal Helen Anne Ryding Melvyn Sacks Stanley & Anne Salsman Halina Sandig & Peter Middleton Mary (Marwood) Sargeant Jennifer Saunders Judy Savoy Barry Sawyer Heather Scales Michael Schurman Barbara Scott

David Secord Deborah Shaffner Don Shipton Clifford Shirley Jack Siemiatycki Kate Silver Douglas Simpson Paul Simpson Vernon & Joan Simpson Sarban Singh Dawn Skene William Skinner Antonia Sly Nichols & Cluny Nichols Ann Smith Barbara Smith Catherine Smith Gerald Smith Maya Smith Sean Smith Terrance Smith M. Muriel Smyth Stephen Snobelen Elizabeth Sodero Andrew Soren Andrew Sowerby William Sparks James Stacey H. Ruth Steed Jennifer Stephen Erin Steuter David Stewart Janet Still Thomas Stinson Kevin Stockall Dorothy Stocks Mary Stone Raymond & Clara Strickland Theresa (Nowlan) Suart Steven Sutherland & Holly Conners John Swain David Swick Brendan Taylor Elaine Taylor Kelley Teahen Jerome Teitel Geraldine Thomas Donald & Mary (Archibald) Thompson Edward Thompson F. Anne Thomson Shirley Tillotson Victoria Tompkins Byrne Randy & Deborah Townsend Sheena Townsend Sarah (Richardson) Trend Colin Trethewey Gloria (Teed) & Donald Trivett Catherine Tuck Ian Urquhart Fred Vallance-Jones Pauline Verstraten

Thomas & Nora (Arnold) Vincent Mary Vingoe Valerie Vuillemot Isabel Wainwright John & Kathy Wakefield Mordecai Walfish Alex Walker & Star Vickery Cathy Walker Philip Walker Moya Walsh Richard Walsh Terrance Wasson Anne Weaver (matched by BMO Financial Group) John Weeren Marie Weeren William Wells Michael West and Jennifer King Dorothy Jill Westerman Christopher J. White Suzanne White Janet Whitman *Jack Wilcox Ewan Wilding and Cindy Ott Hugh Williamson Audrey Wilson Kathryn Wilson Margaret Wilson Nina Winham Frank Winters Amichai Wise The Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Wissler Eric & Anne Wood Randolph Wood Glenn Woods Stuart Woods Des Writer Jacqueline Wylde Elizabeth Yeo Shelley Zucchi *Deceased C O R P O R ATIO N S 20,000+ Power Corporation of Canada 10,000+ BMO Financial Group Pepsi Bottling Group Rogers Communications Inc. Wilson Fuel Company Limited 5,000+ Edmonds Landscape and Construction Services Ltd. 2,000+ Halifax Regional Municipality The Christian Reformed Campus Ministry The Co-operators McInnes Cooper Musique St. Bernard Nova Scotia Power Inc. Gifts up to 2,000

Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association Atlantic School of Theology CBC D. Alex MacDonald Ltd. Family Service of Support Association Festivals and Events PEI Friends of St. George’s Society Morrell’s Trucking Ltd. Newspapers Atlantic On-Line Support Parish of Saint John the Evangelist Silver Fox Curling and Yacht Club Inc. Traffic Tech Inc. IN M E M O R Y O F Mary Lou Clarke Robert Crouse John Dickinson Alex Fountain Linda (Cruickshank) Fowler Jean Jackman Hart Margo Marshall Freeman Miles Joyce Murray Stanley Walker Leslie Ann (Cutler) Walsh John Whidden Ian Wiseman, Journalism Professor IN H O N O UR O F Jaclyn Cappell Dorota Glowacka Paul Halley Maximus Nichols Emily Platt L EG ACY Estate of Barbara Cameron Ashfield F.C. Manning Charitable Trust Marguerite I. Vernon Trust G IV E R S IN K IN D George Burden

Cathy Busby Nita H. Graham E V E N T SP O N SORS Ambassatours Gray Line Budgetcar Inc. CBC Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. Cornell Video Inspection & Pipe Lining Services Custom Lock & Security Ltd. Duffus Romans Kundzins Rounsefell Ltd. EastLink Floors Plus Foyston, Gordon & Payne Inc. Grant Thornton Greco Pizza and Capt. Sub Green Waste Systems Inc. Gryphon Investment Counsel Halifax Glass & Mirror Ltd. Home Depot Hopgood Dean Group MacGregor Brown Plumbing & Heating Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Musique Royale Pepsi Beverages Company RBC Dexia Investor Services RBC Royal Bank Rector Colavecchia Roche Chartered Accountants Scotia Cleaning Services Ltd. Scotiabank Sodexo Surrette Battery Company TD Insurance Meloche Monnex Transcontinental Wilson Fuel We strive for accuracy in our donor lists but if we have inadvertently misspelled or omitted your name, please accept our apology and contact us at Paula.Johnson@ukings.ca or (902) 422 1271 x129

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t this year’s 2011 King’s unteer Tim Flinn (BA ’84) and Dr. Ron Annual Alumni Dinner, held on Gilkie for his exemplary and longtime serThursday May 12, King’s alumni, vice to the College’s Property Grounds and staff, students and faculty gathered to cel- Safety Committee. ebrate this year’s inductees to the Order Advancement Director Adriane Abbott of the Ancient Commoner, pay tribute to then introduced Johanne McKee (’50) and the College’s outgoing President Dr. Wil- her granddaughter Jennifer McKee (BAH liam Barker and witness the unveiling of his ’10). Mrs. McKee, along with husband Ian splendid new portrait in Prince Hall.

McKee, has established the King’s College The evening began with a wine and cheese Initiative Fund in recognition of Dr. Barker’s reception in the Lodge, followed by intro- contribution to student life. For more about ductions by Alumni Association President this fund and how you can contribute, click Greg Guy (BJH ’87) and host Amy Smith www.ukings.ca/kings-collegiate-initiative(BJH ’92) followed by a blessing from Rev. fund here.

Dr. Tom Curran. Guests enjoyed a delicious Following the awards, members of the meal courtesy of Sodexo that included a veg- King’s community stood to share stories, etable pilaf, lamb and a delicious chicken congratulate and thank Dr. Barker, includsatay. During the meal, Elizabeth Ryan (BA ing King’s professors Dr. Ian Stewart and ’69), Terra-Lee Bruhm (BJH ’06) and Dr. Dr. Elizabeth Edwards, Vice-President Kim Neil Robertson (BAH ’85) each delivered Kierans (BA ’82) (who also shared a written toasts to the Queen, the University and the message from former Board of Governors Graduands.

Chair Dr. Brian Flemming, (DCL ’91), Dr. While guests indulged in coffee, tea and Chris Elson (BAH ’06) and Chairman of homemade sundaes, Greg Guy presented the King’s Board of Governors Dr. John this year’s inductees to the Order of the An- Hamm (BSc ’58). cient Commoner. The OAC honours alumni The speakers referred to Barker’s love of and friends of the College who have made a Erasmus and his active and warm-hearted significant contribution to the King’s com- participation in student life at King’s. Elson munity. This year’s recipients were King’s recalled the many hours of laughter he had assistant basketball coach and longtime vol- shared with Barker during his own tenure

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as Vice-President, and alluded to many lively, uproarious and memorable discussions about music and philosophy. Much was said about Dr. Barker’s impression upon College life, the sharing of conversation and friendship and the hospitality he directed towards colleagues and students. “You are one of us,” Stewart insisted at the end of his tribute, echoing the hope that Dr. Barker will take the best pieces of College life away with him as he returns to the Dalhousie English Department.

The unveiling of Dr. Barker’s portrait followed. Artist Gillian McCulloch joined Dr. Barker on the podium as he revealed the beautiful, vivid and warm rendering of his likeness; a dignified and vibrant addition to the presidential portraits lining the walls of Prince Hall. This is McCulloch’s fifth commission for King’s. She began her portrait career with a painting of former President Dr. John Godfrey in 1987.

Dr. Barker remained on the podium to address the room and thank his colleagues and friends at King’s. His speech was characterized by good humour, generosity and decorum, and was emblematic of the spirit in which he’ll be leaving King’s.

Congratulations and best wishes to you, Bill.

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Top left: Painter Gillian McCulloch presents Dr. William Barker with his presidential portrait. Top right: Dr. Barker gives a speech of thanks to attendees. Middle left: Matthew Baker (BA ’11) and Alyssa Feir (BJH ’09). Middle right: Alumni Association President Greg Guy (BJH ’89). Bottom left: Greg Guy presents Dr. Ron

Gilkie with the Order of the Ancient Commoner. Bottom right: Guests gather in the Lodge.

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T i d i n g s Co n t r i b u to r s

Rose Behar (BJH ’14) is a journalism student entering her second year at King’s. She loves Halifax, her school, and her program all equally as much and is currently enjoying an internship with Media in Canada.

Vincenzo Ravina (BJH ’10) is a writer and videographer based in Halifax. He is currently traveling through Europe. Follow his adventures on Twitter at twitter.com/ savourthesea.

Laura Hubbard (BJH ’13) is a Journalism and Canadian Studies student entering her third year of studies. She hopes her studies and work will allow her to do some traveling.

She is headed to Europe this summer with the March of Remembrance and Hope—a program she heard about through King’s.

Laura is originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Clare Deignan (BJ ’10) graduated in 2010 from King’s one-year Bachelor of Journalism program. She also has a Bachelors degree from San Francisco State University in Philosophy and Religion and has a Masters degree in English with an emphasis in Literature, Religion and Philosophy from the University of Sussex in England. She currently works for the CBC.

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We’ve lost touch with some of our alumni. Here’s a look at some of our alumni from 1985 and 1990 with whom we have lost contact. If you have any information regarding these former Kingsmen and women, please drop us a line at alison.lang@ukings.ca.

CLASS OF ’85 Janet Bowles (BA ’85) Gillian Christie (BA ’85) Allen Currie (BA ’85) Moritz Gaede (BA ’85) Jane Hirons (Marshall) (BJH ’85) Randolph Jones (BJH ’85) Stephen Leavitt (BSc ’85) Lesley McKee (BJH ’85) 38

The Rev. Father H.Sandy Murray (BJH ’85) Catherine O’Connell (BJH ’85) Heather Smith (BJH ’85) Carolyn Stevenson (Saunders) (BJH ’85) Robert Swick (BScH ’85) George Joseph Weatherby (BAH ’85)

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CL A S S OF ’ 9 0 Ms. Julie Amos (BA ’90) Mr. Robert Awalt (BA ’90) Ms. Anne Babineau (BA ’90) Ms. Heather Ballantyne (BJ ’90) Mr. Douglas Beazley (BJH ’90) Ms. Karin Bergen (BJ ’90) Ms. Michelle Bruce (BA ’90)

Ms. Christina Coleman (BAH ’90) Ms. Elisabeth Davies (BA ’90) Ms. Martha Finnamore (BA ’90)

Katie Toth (BAH ’12) has just finished her fourth year of a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in European Studies, and is looking forward to a fifth. King’s taught her how to think critically; her grade 12 English teacher, Nicholas Morgan, taught her how to write. This summer, Toth will enjoy kissing frogs in the hopes that they become royalty, dipping her toes in sand, and helping her baby sister make a house out of blocks.

Devin Munro (’08) hails from Truro and is a gifted photographer, Annual Fund Phonea-thon caller and all-around lovely guy. He captured this issue’s “Parting Shot” (Page 39) on a cool autumn night in the Quad.

Hey King’s Alumni!

Do you have a story idea, experience or life update that you want to share with Tidings? We would love to hear from you. Please email alison.lang@ukings.ca or call (902) 422-1271 ext. 136 to reach editor Alison Lang. The Editorial Committee will take all contributions into consideration.

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The Quad at night. Photo by Devin Munro (’08)

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