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McMaster forum tackles demand for dwindling energy capacity

While Ontario faces increasing demands on its dwindling electricity capabilities, McMaster University's Institute for Energy Studies will assemble a forum of experts today to recommend ways of encouraging people to reduce their energy consumption. "The window is closing on Ontario's ability to meet the growing demand for electricity," says Dean Mountain, the institute's director, and professor of finance and business economics. "We have 10 to 15 years left before the situation becomes dire. It's time to get creative, and get customers motivated to change their habits."

Marauder named most outstanding university player in Canada

McMaster running back Jesse Lumsden has been named the 2004 CIS football player of the year. It is the third time in five years that a Marauder football player has been selected as the Nation's top player (he succeeds former teammates Ben Chapdelaine (2001) and Kojo Aidoo (2000)). Lumsden, a third-year geography student from Burlington, Ont. who rewrote the CIS and OUA record books in his fourth season with McMaster, received the Hec Crighton Trophy presented annually to the most outstanding player. The 6-foot-2, 226-pound running back set new CIS single-season marks with 1,816 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns, a new CIS career record with 47 touchdowns, and an OUA record with 4,328 rushing yards.