Seminar tackles life and death decisions
Discussions about death and physical and mental incapacity may be uncomfortable or unpleasant, but decisions about will planning and guardianship are a necessary part of life. The faculty of law and division of continuing studies are presenting a special seminar about these important decisions, "Taking Care of the Future," on Sunday, March 21 from 1-4 p.m. Dean of law David Cohen will chair the session, featuring panelists and lawyers Tino Di Bella, Mark Horne and Fiona Hunter. They'll discuss power-of-attorney, committees and adult guardianship legislation, limits on the power of wills, and effective methods of asset transfer. Di Bella, with the law firm of Jawl and Bundon, is a specialist in wills and estates and estate litigation. Horne heads the wills and estates department of the law firm of Horne Coupar. Hunter teaches the succession course at UVic's faculty of law and specializes in estate planning and estate litigation. The seminar fee is $25. To register call 472-4747.
A backstage look at opera intrigue
Temperamental divas, theatre impresarios using questionable business practices, and harried managers juggling the bruised egos of singers and dancers. It may sound like an average day on Broadway, but it was also the reality of theatre life in the 1700s. Dean of graduate studies Dr. Gordana Lazarevich will demonstrate how little on stage and backstage life has changed in "Intrigue and Entrepreneurship at the Opera: A Day in the Life of an 18th Century Impresario" on March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the 1996 Classroom Building, room C103. "I'll use real life examples to describe the Byzantine interactions between singers, dramatists, political figures and opera managers," says Lazarevich, who plans to use illustrations of 18th century opera houses and personalities and play selections from several operas in her presentation. She'll also show how nothing has really changed. "Modern divas behave the same as they did 200 years ago," she says. This UVic Faculty Series presentation is free and open to the public.
Fancy footwork featured at Dance Showcase
Ballet shoes and army boots will be among the footwear gracing the stage during the third annual UVic Dance Showcase at the University Centre on March 23 at 12:30 p.m. The showcase is an opportunity for the students of athletics and recreational services dance classes to demonstrate their different skills and styles. Performances will include swing, modern, ballet, jazz, Afro Caribbean and traditional dance of India. Some of the performers are beginners while others are life-long dancers. Both students and instructors have only had eight weeks&emdash;the duration of the dance classes&emdash;to plan and rehearse the show. "It's kind of record-breaking odds that we can pull it together in eight weeks. I love the intensity with which this happens," says organizer and teacher Denise Lieutaghi. Tickets to the show are available at the UVic Gordon Head Complex, the McKinnon Complex or at the door.
Campus celebrates women's talents
UVic celebrated the achievements, talents, and giftedness of women on campus March 8, International Women's Day. The MacLaurin foyer was the scene of performances and displays of talent, organized by the UVic faculty women's caucus and the advisor on women to the vice-president academic and provost. Faculty women's caucus chair Dr. Lily Dyson, in her welcoming remarks, conveyed special thanks to the many non-academic staff women who contributed their work and talents to the celebration. "On this International Women's Day we also must not forget about other women who don't have the privileges we enjoy in this community due to poverty, political and social oppression, and war," she said. In addition to the many paintings, publications, arts and crafts, there were performances, including an oration in tribute to women by Prof. Juliana Saxton (theatre), a program of vocal music by Ann Bateman (libraries), original poetry by Lori Acker (libraries), and music from members of the school of music.
Motorola donation goes to engineering
Three members of the Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group in Richmond visited campus March 8 to deliver a cheque for $17,000 US and conduct an information session on job opportunities that was packed with UVic students. The Motorola donation will provide $5,000 US for Science venture, $5,000 US for the engineering and computer science co-op program, and $7,000 US for a proposed scholarship for women with a university degree who are pursuing a second degree in the areas of computer science or engineering.
Women's rugby Vikes win tournament
The Vikes women's rugby team won their own three-day invitational tournament by defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 20-7 in the competition's final match on Feb. 20. UVic shut out all three teams in the tournament enroute to the title. On the first day of competition, the Vikes defeated Trinity Western 49-0 before downing UBC, the top-ranked team in the country, 29-0 and shutting out Alberta by the same score on the second day of the tournament.