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23 August 2002

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GREEK-AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY EXPLORED BY LEX MARINOS Well known arts administrator, actor, theatre and film director, and broadcaster, Lex Marinos, will be presenting a two hour lecture on Thursday 19 September in Room 240, Building C5C, commencing at 1.00pm. The lecture will focus upon Marinos’ exploration of his ‘Greek-Australian’ identity through his film documentary and theatre work. Segments from his film and multimedia theatre work will be shown during the course of the presentation. Marinos’ lecture is part of a teaching program designed by Modern Greek Studies at Macquarie and supported through the awarded a Teaching Development Grant to ‘create an unique teaching resource principally on Greek-Australian history and culture’.  The presentation will be video taped and edited to become a core teaching tool within the History and Culture component of Modern Greek Studies - the video recording of one-off special guest Greek-Australian lecturers who are leaders in their particular fields of endeavour (theatre, film, media, literature, visual arts, religion, music, commerce etc), is being undertaken to enable students to acquire first-hand knowledge of current practitioners and how their Hellenism has influenced an understanding of themselves, their work and their ethnicity’s history in Australia.  Other notable Greek-Australians who will be targeted for their time are: film director George Miller; photographer Effy Alexakis; writers Fotini Epanomitis and Angelo Loukakis; weightlifter Bill Stellios; scientist Manuel Aroney; visual artist Vicki Varvaressos; actor Zoe Carides. news presenter Mary Kostakidis; and City of Sydney Director of Town Planning, Bill Tsakalos.  Marinos’ lecture is open to the public including all interested university staff and students.  The lecture presentation will have application in subjects beyond its use within Modern Greek Studies, and members of other Departments involving sociological, cultural, anthropological, migration, theatre and film studies are encouraged to attend.  For further details contact: Leonard Janiszewski, Department of Modern History, tel: 9850 6886; email: greekoz@hmn.mq.edu.au Leonard Janiszewski  Department of Modern History

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Media mentions:  We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media.  Kindly forward the information by email to Fiona Crawford: fiona.crawford@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148. Mr Percy Allen (MGSM): was interviewed about a report he has put together on the Home Owners Warranty Insurance Scheme that offers suggestions for change, Radio 2GB, 5 August Mrs Sue Butler (Macquarie Dictionary): was interviewed about word ‘hypochorisma’ which means ‘pet name’ and gave examples like ‘kiddies’, ‘littlies’ and ‘garbos’. She also spoke about abbreviations, saying they create a universal code that makes language more egalitarian and that Australians are particularly fond of abbreviations because of our lack of differing dialects as exists in other cultures, ABC Radio 774, 6 August Professor Max Coltheart (Psychology): was interviewed about his research into delusions, in particular Capgras delusion, which has the sufferer believing that someone close to them is an identical-looking imposter, and Cotard delusion which has the sufferer believing they are dead, West Australian, 10 August, ABC Radio NSW Regional West, 12 August, ABC Radio 2NC, 14 August, Sunday Mail Adelaide, 18 August Professor John Croucher (Statistics): his weekly Number Crunch columns included statistics such as 'Average number of breaths we take each day: 23,000’, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 10 August Professor Paul Davies (Astrobiology): has published a theory in science journal Nature which proposes that the speed of light is not as constant as has been believed. Davies and co-authors from the University of NSW have determined that between six and ten billion years ago the speed of light had been faster than it is now. If proved it could overturn Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Campus Review, 7-13 August, CBSNEWS.com, 7 August, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, West Australian, Adelaide Advertiser, Herald Sun, Canberra Times, ABC Radio 702, Radio National, ABC Radio 2NC, Radio 5RN Adelaide, ABC Radio Tasmania, Radio 693 Melbourne, Radio 96FM Perth, Radio 5UV Adelaide, Darwin Hot100 Radio, Radio 4KQ Brisbane, Maitland Mercury, Northern Star Lismore, CNN.com, Jamaica Observer, 8 August, The Australian, Reuters Asia, 9 August, Sunday Telegraph, 11 August; co-wrote an article about the dangers of asteroids hitting earth, Educare News, Issue 128 August, Radio 7NT Launceston, 13 August, Northern District Times, 14 August Mrs Alison Downing (Biology): has revealed the discovery of more rare species of mosses existing on Mount Canobolas near Orange. The study has uncovered at least ten uncommon species of mosses, liverworts and hornworts, Western Advocate Bathurst, 8 August Dr Mark Eldridge (Biology): was interviewed about genetic changes in wallabies in QLD that are possibly being caused by a group of viruses, New Scientist, 3 August; was mentioned with regard to a story about one of the biggest environmental problems facing Australia - that so many of our native species are becoming extinct. However, the endangered Australian tamar wallaby and the brush-tailed wallaby are thriving on a tiny New Zealand island, Adelaide ABS2 State Television, Brisbane ABQ2 State Television News, Perth ABW2 State Television News, 10 August Ms Trish Fanning (Graduate School of the Environment): her work on Aboriginal artefact scatters was mentioned in an article on Peery National Park, a new national park in north-western NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August. Associate Professor Alma Fleet (IEC): said that parental leave longer than 14 weeks is usually best for infants, and there needs to be a flexibility to support the variety of circumstances among women, children and employers, The Age, Radio 4BC Brisbane, 6 August, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August Professor Yasmine Gooneratne (English): was interviewed about expatriate fiction, a book she is editing for the Women’s Education & Research Centre (Sri Lanka), and her recently published first collection of short fiction, Masterpiece & Other Stories, Daily Mirror, 13 July; her first collection of short fiction, Masterpiece & Other Stories was the subject of a book review, India Today, 1 July; her contribution to D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke, ed., Perspectives on Post-Colonial Literature (2001) was the subject of a book review, New Literatures Review, No. 37, Sunday Observer, 7 July; was present at the ‘Creation and Reflection: South Asian Creative and Academic Writing’ Conference, sponsored by the British Council, Colombo, June/July 2002, The Island, 7 July Ms Andrea Griffin (Psychology): her research into teaching tamar wallabies how to fear predators was discussed in relation to reports that Australian scientists have started a training program to help endangered animals recognise when they are in danger, with the ultimate aim being to cut the high rate of extinction among Australian species, ABN2 State Television News Sydney, ABV2 State Television News Melbourne, ABW2 State Television News, 4 August Dr John Hewson (MGSM): is aiming to make the Macquarie Graduate School of Management the leading business school in the region, saying that he can’t see why the MGSM couldn’t be an Australian Harvard, and is investigating links with a major school in the US. On a broader level, he is concerned about the status of education in Australia, saying national and state government attitudes to education are all wayward, Australian Financial Review, 9 August; writes that Australia has run aground in policy terms as a nation, with no evidence provided of substantive strategic thinking at either government, state or municipal level, Australian Financial Review, 9 August; writes that the Prime Minister’s domestic and foreign political strategies, ie his attitude to war, is very similar to those of French Prime Minister from last century, Georges Clemenceau, whose home and foreign policies revolved around war, Australian Financial Review, 16 August Ms Elise Hutchinson (Psychology PhD student): was interviewed about findings which have shown a genetic link between anorexia and other anxiety disorders. She says that for some time researchers have suspected a genetic element to anxiety disorders and anorexia in particular, and this could lead to important advances in clinical treatment, ABC Radio 891 Adelaide, 6 August Professor Michael Johnson (Computing): was interviewed about revelations the speed of light is not constant, ABC Radio 702, 8 August Professor Ernest Jordan (MGSM): wrote an article about how small business can survive the loss of gas, electricity or phones. He says planning for the most likely problems and having a clear crisis management strategy are the two most important things, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August Dr Elizabeth Kefallinos (European Languages): presented a memorial lecture of the 28th anniversary of the Turkish invasion on the island of Cyprus, at the Greek-Cypriot Community, O Kosmos (Sydney), 14 June, TO VEMA (Sydney), June Mr Brian Kissell (OCS): was interviewed about Macquarie University joining Sun’s Liberty Alliance authentication project. A competitor to Microsoft’s Passport, the system allows companies to offer a single sign-on, allowing Internet users to access personal information on any member’s website without having to log in each time, The Australian, 13 August Associate Professor Robin Kramer (MGSM): was interviewed about how to maintain staff loyalty, The Age, 15 August Dr Julian Leslie (Statistics): was interviewed about a gambling trial being conducted by Macquarie University. Later this year various pubs along George Street will install facial recognition software and video cameras in a trial to keep out gamblers who have indicated they want help to stay away. 460 problem gamblers who have asked to be barred from hotel gambling rooms will take part in the trail, which will evaluate the success of the self-exclusion program, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August Mr Alex Malley (Accounting & Finance): has joined the board of the Australasia Reporting Awards. He is CPA Australia deputy president, Australian Financial Review, 9 August Dr Doris McIlwain (Psychology): was interviewed on the subject of overcompensating for hidden feelings, ABC Radio 702, 5 August Dr Kevin McCracken (Human Geography): was interviewed about economic inequality in Australia, ABC Radio Darwin, 7 August, ABC Radio Perth, 8 August Professor Neil McLean (VC’s Office): said the quality and cost-effectiveness of education offered in web-powered courses is largely still to be proved. It is over-hyped and is not going to happen as fast as people think, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, 6 August Mr Graham Meikle (Media): his book Future Active: Media Activism and the Internet was mentioned with regard to a court case where McDonalds sued two activists for libel who claimed the company exploits children with advertising, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 August; was interviewed about Internet technology, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 August Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): presents ‘Men’s Night Out’ fatherhood classes at the Sydney Mater Hospital, Sunday Telegraph, 11 August Ms Meg Sherval (Human Geography): was interviewed about her PhD research on ‘Globalisation and the gold industry’ for which she was awarded an AusIMM Education Endowment award, Journal of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, No. 3, June 2002 Professor Peter Steane (MGSM): believes Australia and the US share a cultural focus on the short term which means our businesses are less concerned with developing long-term, deeper business relationships. He expresses concern about the level of trust that exists in shallow relationships, Australian Financial Review, 9 August Ms Lynda Spillane (MGSM): says her MBA students are timid about the workplace and are looking over their shoulders all the time. They feel they can’t be guaranteed that their jobs will be there much longer which is having an effect on workplace behaviour, Australian Financial Review, 9 August Ms Julie Sposari (Psychology PhD student): was interviewed about her involvement with Macquarie University’s Anxiety Clinic, and a community-based project that has been set up to treat social phobias, Northern District Times, 7 August Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): was interviewed about the possibility of Middle East nations scrapping trade with Australia over the government’s rhetoric on Iraq. Vincent said he doubted the rhetoric would lead other nations to cut trade but our involvement in a war would, Herald Sun, 15 August Professor Malcolm Walter (Astrobiology): co-wrote an article about the dangers of asteroids hitting earth, Educare News, Issue 128 August Professor Kip Williams (Psychology): with regard to a report on the use of video link technology in court cases for minor offences, he claims that it is important that defendants be present in the court room, Triple J, 13 August Issues and Events Macquarie University students will be turning their talents from academia to the theatre when they perform in their annual comedy revue. Media/law student Claire Kendall who joined the university drama club DRAMAC for a bit of fun and light relief from study, said the revue is basically a take-off of television commercials and uni classroom situations. DRAMAC is presenting The War on Comedy every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between August 9 to 24 at the Lighthouse Theatre, North Shore Times, 2 August Discussion about changing the language of equal opportunity and gender discrimination was on the agenda at the Women, Management and Employment Conference organised by the Macquarie University Graduate School of Management’s Labour-Management Studies Foundation, Australian Financial Review, 6 August Blue-chip international computer companies are already on the customer list for the Internet Innovation Centre, jointly operated by the CSIRO and Macquarie University, which opened yesterday. The centre will work with industry to solve complex problems that bedevil new-generation computing and telecoms developments and applications, www.australianit.com.au, 6 August For graduates who aspire to senior management positions in a multinational business and trading environment, Macquarie University has developed a Master of International Business degree in association with the university’s Graduate Accounting and Commerce Centre based in Manly, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August Colonial First State has developed Australia’s first specialised post-graduate program in hedge funds, offering it in conjunction with Macquarie University as part of its Master of Applied Finance degree, Money Management, 8 August ‘Competitive Intelligence’ (CI), a popular MBA program in the US, is offered by the Macquarie Graduate School of Management as an elective, Australian Financial Review, 9 August Approximately 825 Australian students and 12 Australian lecturers from institutions including Macquarie University, RMIT, and QUT were surveyed as part of the Minolta Scholarship Awards program to determine the needs and mindset of Australian IT students in relation to today’s IT industry, City Weekly, 8 August State Information Technology Minister Kim Yeadon, officially opened the CSIRO Macquarie University Internet Innovation Centre at the university last week, saying the centre would showcase opportunities to commercialise the latest innovations in Internet technology, Northern District Times, 7 August Two aquatically inspired sculptures, Fish and Fishes, have found new land based homes in Macquarie University’s Biology courtyard, Northern District Times, 7 August To gauge the values of company executives, executive search agency Crown Executive Solutions uses a questionnaire developed and tested by private psychologists and Macquarie University, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August Macquarie University has announced a scholarship for one semester for an American who plays AFL football. The player must be US-born and will train with the Sydney Swans, Herald Sun, 10 August Dr Simon Turner is one of 11 academics to receive a Federation fellowship. Dr Turner, whose interest is time scales of geochemical cycles and earth processes, will take up a position at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 7-13 August A team of students from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management participated in the NSW Intervarsity Management Competition, which was won by the Newcastle Graduate School of Management, Newcastle Post, 7 August The Siemens Science Experience for students entering Year 10 in 2003 will be running camps at various NSW universities, including Macquarie University in January, Milton Ulladulla Times, 7 August Fourteen year old Matilda-Jane Oke from Subiaco is the youngest person to win the Macquarie University Eureka Schools Prize for earth, environmental and planetary sciences, West Australian, 14 August, Weekend Australian, 17 August Ms Jane Graves from the Sylvania Chiropractic Centre said a recent Macquarie University study into headaches, showed that 67% of migraines could be helped by chiropractors, St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 13 August How does small and medium sized business get into the e-commerce act? – Try the CSIRO Macquarie University Innovation Centre. Just opened, its aim is to offer the chance for researchers and business people to met face to face to find answers to problems and identify opportunities, Daily Advertiser Wagga, 13 August The Professor of Ecology at Macquarie University in 1972 warned his classes that if the Asian communist and socialist nations ever became free enterprise it would be the beginning of a great ecological disaster. His concern of increased pollution in the atmosphere has now become a reality with the ‘Asian Brown Cloud’ threatening human existence, Daily Telegraph, 15 August Having your fees paid for you at university can be achieved in a number of ways: through scholarships, cadetships and through university prizes. Applications for Macquarie University sports scholarships close January 31 2003, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August This year Macquarie University boasted an unprecedented high demand from high UAI students, which pushed up the UAI cut-offs of many courses. General degrees in arts and science and all double degrees in business and law were in high demand, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August Country students thinking about moving to Sydney to study should make a bee-line to Macquarie University on September 14 for its Open Day, Highlands Post Bowral, 14 August Expanding its annual series of concerts into Brisbane is the acclaimed Macquarie Trio, Sunday Mail Brisbane, 18 August   Fiona Crawford Media Officer, Public Relations and Marketing

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