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On Campus NEWS Current Edition: Friday, October 31, 1997

Other News Around the Bowl Book Review Coming Events Letters to the Editor Miscellany Notes from HRD Opinion Profile The next issue of On Campus News will be available on Friday, November 14. Advertising and copy deadline is noon, Friday, November 7. For more information, check out the OCN web site.

News U of S "irritated" at first phase of DesRosiers report on University funding President Ivany responds to The Discovery Phase, the first of four reports planned by Toronto consultant Edward DesRosiers on matters affecting funding adequacy, funding equity, and the funding mechanism of the two Universities. Structural and system failures blindside the University to the tune of $688,000 Various system failures in the 1997-98 fiscal year have resulted in a $688,000 price tag for the University. U of S scientists awarded $912,000 by the Medical Research Council Assistant Dean McLennan welcomes the good news but simultaneously decries decreased governmental and MRC funding of health research here. U of S to host top Russian Justices Prime Minister Chrétien's recent announcement in Moscow that Canada is to expand its training initiatives for visiting Russians is related to the University of Saskatchewan's efficient management of the Yeltsin Democracy Fellowship Foundation trust. U of S to host University Cup hockey The national University Cup hockey championship is moving to Saskatoon from Toronto and organizers say the four-day event will mean considerable visibility for the U of S. Operation Christmas Child hopes to send 200,000 shoe box gifts If the idea of sending a gift to a child living in a poverty-ravaged country appeals to you, consider participating in Operation Christmas Child.