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Se tember 7. 2006 News Concordia rejects author's request to read book on anniversary of 9/11 DavidBernans Concordia University's Risk Assessment Committee, headed by Vice Principal (Services) Michael Di Grappa, was created after the protests at Concordia, which shutdown former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial speech in the Hall building. calls for reform ofConcordia's RiskAssessment Committee Moti explainedthat the group remains secretive out of security concerns. "They're assessing risk, so of KELY EBBELS THE McGu course they're not going to share DAILY information publicly," she said. "If there is a potential risk, you're not going to reveal what those risks are." uthor David Bernans and the Graduate Student Association While there is no officialmandate for the servicev Frederick Concordia are call. ing for the reform of Concordia's Lowy, former RBk Assessment Committee, after Bernanswas denied the right to Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarships, stating that the committee examines "every proposed Bernans, a Concordia graduate studentand the author of a new novel entitled Nortb of 9/11, said Concordia has censored him by event at the University." '*Theydon't like the content of the book," he alleged. "It shows clearly that the administration used later. Upon furt}rr Despite Concordia's claim that him that the Rßk Assosment feel welcome," countered the Risk Assessment Committee ammittee had &clinedhß request who has refused to submit Bernans, another was not involved in Bernans's case 6r unq)lained resors. form because he is boycottingthe evaluation, Bernans, the Graduate The University has since denied that the group met to discuss the event, claiming Bernans's clearance 9/11 to ån the flames of post-9/11 was denied due to "human error." paranoia and racism at Concordia." "Bottom line, it was an unfortuAccording to correspondence nate miscommunication," said Chris recordsbetweenBernarsandConcordia Mota, Concordia's Director of Media Écurit%prm&d Bernars•spub relations, adding that Bernans would Cumulus prÄS, room-book. be welcome to hold an event if he reqtßt was first apprcwed on July were to submit his request again. arxi then denied Josh Chapnvn Tye Bib bad Bemans cue a menadng eye at the camera. His book doe lik«ise. nm•elon on September 11. Hb work of fiction paints a critical inquiry, Concordia Booking Services nation, and frankly, I really don't picture of the Concordia adminis- informed tration at the time of the September and ed the creationof the committee in 2004in a public letter to the host a reading of his new novel at rooking permission to read from his President Chancellor of Concordia, defend- "They're saying I'm welcome to do this, after a month without expla- committee. On July 26th, Bernans also sub. mitted a Freedom of Information request for documentation of Concordia security's decision-making process. The report was promised to him by August 15th but has not yet been sent. Bernans has now Yet Mota asserts that the commit- tee only evaluates events that have a high potential risk, and that they Bernans was not directly con- tacted by the university after July 25, the date of the University's Risk Assessment Committee explanation, until and two days ago, when lishei are demandingthat the Risk Di Grappa wrote a formal letter to Assessment Committee be reformed. Bernans stating the "hurnan error" The committee's membership and position. decision-making are kept Bernans will read on MGll's confidential. campus on Monday,September 1Ith Student Association, and hus pub "I find it very dubious that its at 4:30p.m,at QPIRG's membership is kept secret. It's a After 9/11 event. He will read a sec- filed a complaint with the Access public university. What is so risky ond time that day ai Concordia to Information Commission, where about revealing •the members of a op Bookstoreat 7 p.m.. where he it may take up to two years to be committee?" said Bernans. -It's clear was invited independently of the processed, that they have something to hide" university administration. exual Assault Centre, Mental Health Services, McGill pproach night office agreement SARAH COLGROVE SACOMSS External Co-ordina- tor Marcelle Kosman raised con• cerns about potential changes in ast April, when 500 students protested McGill's decision the Centre's structure and autonomy from McGill, as well as possibly hav• ing to change phone numbers. SACOMSSis an autonomous, night have received death threats student.run service that runs sup• port groups for survivors of sexual in the past. to evict the Sexual Assault Centre of McGillStudents' Society "We're non-hierarchical; it could (SACOMSS)from its night office, kind of impose a hierarchyif the McGill. and ally of the Centre, negoti. IWo years ago, it was evicted ated with the administration on there was little response from helpline has a special relationship the University. But three weeks with McGill and the rest of SACOMSS from its day omce in the basement behalf of SACOMSS. According to Hall with little warning Hoffman, the new agreement will ago. the administration reached doen•t," she said. "Also,I don't know ot when McGilldecided to convert the allowthe Centre to remain entire. an agreement with Mental Health what I can say about the administra• Services and SACOMSSthat could tion. since they're in a sense the space to academic use. Jost year, ly autonomous, e the Centre was evicted from the provide a night office for the ser• boss now "SACOMSSpolicies will not be However, Kosmon said that she Under the new relationship, was cautiously optimistic about the Mental Health Services will pro• arrangement. vide a sexual assault nightline, and "The volunteers that know about SACOMSSwill staff run it. The it feel okay because we can opt out initial agreement is for a trial period at any time it's a long time to make Vice indefinitely. Of two years, during which SACOMSS an agreement with someone who has the abilityto back out at any has bullied us," she said, "It could time. The agreement could also be be a really positive step in terms or small night omce where it tan its nightline SSMU has provided a day omce interfrted with in any way." he said. of the Shatner building since the summer of 2005. Because of its vß• ibility. the new space has attracted many more drop•ins than the old office did, and Kosman pointed having a safe space for a while — Mental Health Services said that we're not getting rnmed atound ali However.the night office must be Would remain in the agreement the Ome we can focus on p«widing a safr space tor others. • tion, as volunteers working late at should be responsible as well," he said. received a proposal fmm Hoffman, and were delighted that he has found a way to engage this we will have the opportunity of concem, "We're a non-directional, non- be more planning and «»ntinuity judgmental, totally anonymous year•to-year." service. Nothing our volunteers Deputy Provost (Student Life say could ever make someone do and learning) Morton Mendelson or not do something,so liability stressed that McGillhad not rec. doesn't seem like a realisticprob- out that in that sense it is ideal, ognized an in a separate and confidential loca• buildings. "If the university is going to be accountable (for the nightline), it student service." "It could be a good thing, because But Kcsman was skeptical of this for the service in the basement meeting more often, and there will ectended after the initialtwo yean n Jest three yors, He said that the new agree- ment would formalize previousMembers of the Centre have ly informal consultations with assault, educational programs. not been involvedin the nego- Mental Health Services, and an anonymous listening and tiations to keep their night the administrationmore making comfort. referral service at night. that has omce. Instead, Professor Norman able with potential of recently been evicted twice by Hoffman. a long•time consultant having the service inliabilities one of its to provide a nightline or the space for a student lem." she said. to do so. get that they made the problem." "Now it sounds like McGillis service.but mther an opportunity coming to the rescue, but they R»r• � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data PDF Volume 96 Issue 1 Page Number(s) 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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