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Posted on Nov. 6: Commonwealth Games decision down to the wire

As minutes tick down to the long awaited decision of who will host the 2010 Commonwealth Games, anticipation is high. Members of the community are invited to a hometown celebration' on Thursday, Nov. 13, when Commonwealth Games delegates will reveal live from Jamaica who will host the Games Hamilton or New Delhi. The announcement will take place following a final 30-minute presentation by the Hamilton bid team. Nearly 10,000 spectators are expected to attend the announcement at Copps Coliseum in downtown Hamilton. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., and the estimated time of announcement is 5:30 p.m. "There is a lot of anticipation leading up to this announcement," says vice-president university advancement Roger Trull, who admits he has had a few sleepless nights leading up to this momentous event. As the team leader, Trull will be in Jamaica next week to hear the announcement.

Posted on Nov. 5: She found a new path along the way

The year 1977 was monumental for Nasrin Rahimieh. It was two years before a major revolution in her country of origin, Iran, when she packed her bags for Canada. She had spent the two previous years in the United States and Switzerland completing her secondary education. Now, she was leaving behind family to start a post-secondary life that 26 years later would lead her to the role of dean of humanities at McMaster University. When she started her education at Dalhousie University in 1977, her career path ahead was entirely different. Her intention, as it had been for years, was to be a chemist. But she was finding her courses in biology, chemistry and calculus didn't evoke the same passion in her as her humanities courses did. It was her history, language, and literature courses that allowed her to make sense of what was happening in her world. "The revolution and the war that followed separated me from my parents and home, and I felt a need to understand my experiences; to understand what was happening in my life and in the world. The humanities courses helped me grapple with my sense of loss and isolation."