TORONTO, October 6, 2000 -- York University's Department of Music and the York Symphony Orchestra (YSO) are embarking on a new partnership. The YSO, York Region's community orchestra, is the new orchestra-in-residence at the University. Students in York's classical music performance program will join the YSO on stage for four concerts in the York Symphony's […]
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University Norman Jewison Opens First Canadian Retrospective of his Films at Bloor Cinema
TORONTO, October 5, 2000 -- Canada's Norman Jewison, one of the world's great cinema artists, whose 23 feature films have won 12 Academy Awards and more than forty nominations, will open the first Canadian retrospective of his work, They Call Me Mr. Jewison, at the Bloor Cinema on Friday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Sponsored […]
Regulatory reform of charities subject of Osgoode Hall Law School professor's new book
TORONTO, September 25, 2000 -- The system of granting charitable status to organizations needs to be substantially reformed to make it more open and accountable, says Patrick Monahan, Law Professor at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, in a hard-hitting new book about the regulatory framework governing the voluntary sector. A considerable number of applications […]
US neo-conservative society has declared war on its kids -- argues leading cultural studies critic Lawrence Grossberg during Inaugural Ioan Davies lecture in cultural studies at York University
blockquote> TORONTO, September 23, 2000 -- The scholar who profoundly influenced cultural studies by connecting popular culture (such as rock music) to capitalism and postmodernism in his ground-breaking 1992 book, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place: Popular Conservatism and Postmodern Culture, is coming to York University Monday to again offer an original and bold […]
York University cheers Canada's 4th Olympic Medallist -- York University kinesiology student Karen Cockburn
TORONTO, September 22, 2000 -- York University congratulates Canada's latest Olympic medal winner, first-year kinesiology student Karen Cockburn, who won a bronze medal in trampoline at the Sydney Olympics today. Cockburn, a Canadian national champion who turns 20 next month, clinched the bronze with a score of 37.40 to become the world's first-ever Olympic bronze […]
Beyond Seinfeld: Renowned author, psychotherapist Rachel Josefowitz Siegel challenges stereotypes of Jewish Mothers – York U. Discussion / Reading
TORONTO, September 19, 2000 -- During a discussion and reading at York University -- Jewish Mothers: Beyond the Stereotypes -- renowned American author, lecturer, feminist, and retired psychotherapist Rachel Josefowitz Siegel will challenge the stereotype of the Jewish mother so prevalent in North American society -- consider George Costanza's mother on Seinfeld for instance. She […]
Canada Looks to "Borderless" Europe with Launch of Joint European Studies Institute at York University and the University of Toronto
TORONTO, September 18, 2000 -- A York University/University of Toronto joint Institute of European Studies aimed at encouraging Canadian study and research of European integration will be inaugurated by the head of the European Commission Delegation in Canada, Danièle Smadja, on Thursday, September 21. "There is a need for Canada to become better acquainted with […]
