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November 10, 2004
White House shakeup…Some key members of the Bush administration have announced their resignations, and it's expected more will follow. SFU political science professor Alexander Moens, who has just written a book on George Bush and his administration, says the resignations of officials John Ashcroft and Don Evans were expected. “Ashcroft's departure will give Bush a chance to appoint the first African-American to the Attorney General's position, Larry Thompson, who, for most of the first Bush term served as Ashcroft's deputy,” suggests Moens, adding runners up for the job include Bush's legal counsel Alberto Gonzales and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. Moens says a likely successor to Evans is Mercer Reynolds. “He ran Bush's financial race this time around and is considered a likely successor if he wants the job of commerce secretary. But Bush may have a surprise up his sleeve here.”
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's condition has turned critical after a brain hemorrhage caused him to slip deeper into a coma. Key Palestinian leaders are continuing to meet to discuss the impact of his absence. SFU historians William Cleveland and Andre Gerolymatos can assess the implications of Arafat's condition.
Progress in false memory research….A researcher well known for her work on false memory among children and adults will talk to SFU psychology professors and students about progress in the field when she visits on Friday, Nov. 12 (2:30 p.m., AQ 3153). Kathy Pezdek, from the Claremont Graduate University, is known for her research that seeks to understand the conditions under which children and adults will first assent to, and then come to believe, false suggestions made to them about their life experiences. The research is relevant to the assessment of sexual abuse claims' credibility.
Orangutan researcher shares animals' plight…Birute Galdikas has spent the past three decades devoting her life and research to the study of orangutans in Borneo, where, in areas like the central Kalimantan region, the animals face the threat of extinction because of logging, development and human encroachment. Currently back at SFU, the archaeology professor, who continues to spend much of her time in Borneo, will talk about the state of the world's orangutans and the threats to their survival when she gives a presentation on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 5-7 p.m. in the Images Theatre.
- Alexander Moens, 604.291.4361, 604.795.1090 (cell); alexander_moens@sfu.ca
- William Cleveland, 604.291.5815; william_cleveland@sfu.caAndre Gerolymatos, 604.291.5597; andre_gerolymatos@sfu.ca
Progress in false memory research….A researcher well known for her work on false memory among children and adults will talk to SFU psychology professors and students about progress in the field when she visits on Friday, Nov. 12 (2:30 p.m., AQ 3153). Kathy Pezdek, from the Claremont Graduate University, is known for her research that seeks to understand the conditions under which children and adults will first assent to, and then come to believe, false suggestions made to them about their life experiences. The research is relevant to the assessment of sexual abuse claims' credibility.
- Barry Beyerstein, 604.291.3743; barry_beyerstein@sfu.ca
Orangutan researcher shares animals' plight…Birute Galdikas has spent the past three decades devoting her life and research to the study of orangutans in Borneo, where, in areas like the central Kalimantan region, the animals face the threat of extinction because of logging, development and human encroachment. Currently back at SFU, the archaeology professor, who continues to spend much of her time in Borneo, will talk about the state of the world's orangutans and the threats to their survival when she gives a presentation on campus on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 5-7 p.m. in the Images Theatre.
- Birute Galdikas, 604.291.3225/3135