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I I IWEEF BLOWS SOMEDOUGHEngineering Endowment Fund

Allocates 60000 to Spend for 1992

New 486 PC s slated for WATSTAR rooms

By Rob Hutchisonand David MarshWEEF Publicity Directors

This year 60.000 was generated bythe Waterloo Engineering EndowmentFoundation (WEEF) and was availableto be allocated by students towardsimproving the quality of theirEngineering education at Waterloo.

Early in the term anorganizational meeting of the FundingCouncil was held. The Fundin g Councilconsists of the Class EndowmentRepresentatives and is chaired by theEndowment Director. During thismeeting a steering committee wasformed consisting of a senior ClassEndowment Representatives from eachundergraduate engineering program.The ste ering committee screened all theproposals that were submitted toensure they were clearly f ~ c u s e d on the

needs of Waterloo UndergraduateEngineering students. The SteeringCommittee also approved the ballot andvoting procedure for the Full FundingCouncil meeting.

A meeting of the Full FundingCouncil was held on February 4, 1992.At this meeting the proposals werepresented to the class endowmentrepresentatives by variousdepartments and student organizations.

After these presentations eachclass's Endowment Representative wasgiven a ballot listing all the proposalsand with different funding levels (forlarge proposals). Each rep was allowedto allocate up to 60, 000 on their ballot.These ballots were collected and the

~ s u l t s tabulated. A motion was thenformulated directly from these resultsand passed unanimously by secretballot.One week later on February 11,

Mechanical Engineering Wind Tunnel due for WEEF funded upgrades1992, the Funding Council's decisionwas ratified by the WEEF Board ofDirectors. (The Board of Directors hasveto power on funding decisions.) Themoney is already being spent. Be sureto look for this n ~ w equipment as itarrives within the coming weeks.

The following is a short look at theprojects that the WEEF has allocatedfunding towards in 1992.

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Dateline Ottawa The RESSA Conference Editors in ChiefRamesh Mantheia o n a t h a n e e tan Clarke

Ted HuangAshley LiuWayne SungEnlistine-

We were born, we grew up, we sawthem, we wanted to go then and there -what are we talking about? The OttawaRegional Engineering Studen ts SocietyAssociation (RESSA) conference, ofcourseStanding innocently in class oneday, our company was suddenlyenlarged by the effervescent presence ofBill "not the aspirin" Baer."Hey We need four slops who don'thave anything better to do, to go to anESSCO conference." (We paraphrase)"Hey That's us ", we said.And, as they say . . we were in there likeirty shirts.

The conference was a weekendaffair . Arriving at the prestigiousHoliday Inn in downtown Ottawa fridayevening, we set up camp and said ourpreliminary greetings.

t should at this point be mentionedthat our party consisted of four persons -3 male, 1 female. Our "camp" consistedof 1 room - 2 double beds.

After rearranging the bedding,schedules were consulted. Severallectures and seminars were planned forSaturday, but Friday was left open toget acquainted with the other conferencegoers.

Students from universities acrossQuebec and Ontario were in attendance- Toronto, Guelph, Western, Queens,Ryerson, Ottawa, Carleton, EcolePoly technique, McGill, McMaster,Sherbrooke, and Waterloo ....The RESSA conference had 4seminars which took place over a day - 2of which were intriguing, 2 of whichwere not. First there was the ESSCOconference (Engineering Students'Society of Ontario). For a gamconference, attendees were surprisinglybright and enthusiastic. Discussions onESSCO's constitution and possibilitiesas a lobby group were held.

The next two seminars were onsewage treatment and combustiontechnology. (we completed our nightsrest during these few hours) The lastpresentation was by a private engineerconsultant. He managed to hold people'sattention for more than 2 hours with alecture not on some techie 400 levelcourse material but on the idealsengineering as a profession shouldembody. This last lecture is what wethink most students would have liked tohave been exposed to in our frosh year.Gettine- Inyolved

For those fortunate, like us, to catchthe announcement, a bit of curiosityabout the conference may have beensparked. But for many, this conferencecame and went without their notice. Asa place where average student ideas and

issues can be formally discussed withstudents from other universities ,conferences can have far more impactthan they presen t ly do . To do th i s ,broader input from the student body isrequired . There should be ads in theIron Warrior, and more announcementsof these inter-university info-exchangesessions from class reps . Acomprehensive list of all conferences fornext year with and without Waterlooparticipation should be produced andmade available to class reps at thebeginning of each term. The more thatpeople know about these conferences,the better the exchange of ideas will be.

One of the biggest concerns in theESSCO RESSA community is how tokeep all of the engineering societiesinformed. There are about ten majoruniversities present at the conference.The representatives were informed ofthe issues that must be resolved in theorganization. Unfortunately, how muchof that will be passed on to the ordinaryengineering student population is aproblem . Articles such as this mayextend the exchange, but at a veryminimal level. Let's be honest, howmany of you will actually find out moreabout ESSCO and RESSA after readingthis article? To be more realistic, howmany are actually reading the dumbarticle. Yet, important informationmust be passed on so decisions may bemade by the general population ratherthan the represented minority.

One of the issues that were broughtto our attention was whether ESSCOshould actively lobby against tuitionincreases. On one side, it would be niceto have an united provincial levelengineering student society to tackle thegovernment. Yet, ESSCO has alwaysbeen non-political. To become politicalnow may result in more problems thanthey are worth.There is a newsletter which acts as acommunication vehicle for all theengineering societies. It is headed by anESSCO executive, but like theorganization, it is not well known. Thisbrings us to another point. Maybe theseorganizations are not well knownbecause they are not really an ordinarystudent's concern. With mid-terms,interviews, and assignments, it is justwell to leave these time consumingissues, which do not really affect usanyway, to those who want to beinvolved.Lack of preparation for the trip

Initially, many other people alsoexpressed an interest in the conferenceand we felt that our chance of attendingit were slim. We were surprised then, toreceive a phone call from an Eng Socrepresentative three weeks before theactual Convention. At that time, verylittle information was given to us. Wereceived a map to get to the hotel,suggestions on what to wear, and abrief,tentative schedule. That was allEng Soc told us about the convention.Further Inquiry proved fruitless since itappeared that our Eng- Soc contacts did

aforutn for thought provokingand" informative articlesp.resented by the' academiccommunity of the University oWaterloo. Views expressed inThe Iron Warrior ate those ofthe , authors and do not

~ ~ r i l y reflect the opinionsof the editors or the"EngineeringSociety.

aMacintos \ or 3 1/2disk. The author's name, class(if applicable) 3r\d phone :; '-number shQuld be induded.

i. ALI submissions, unless> t h ~ r w i s e stated, become the

properly of The Iron Warrior.which rese.ves the tight torchlse publication of materialwhich it deems unsuitable. TIle

The Iron Warrior Iron Warrior also reserves the.encourages submissions from' ,. right to edit gral1'll'har, spellingstudents, faculty and other and portions oftcxtthatdonotmembers of the university meet university standards.commtmity. Submissions Authors will be notified of any

~ h o u 1 d reflect the concerns lind major changes that trlaymtellectual standards of the required.uni'/.:crsity in geneT111, and

1m ) Warrior 'Engineering SocietY CPH 1327Un'iversity of WaterlooWATERLOO, OntarioN2L3Gl 'phone: (519) 888 47p7froc (519) 888-6]97e-mail:[email protected]

not have any additional information.Lack of information made us uneasysince it was the first time any of us hadattended an engineering studentconvention . It was difficult to anticipatethe organizers expectations. We werenot provided with any issues to consideras preparation for discussion.BenefitsAs a result of participating in theRESSA convention we learned more l i.l'tllll1e.r;t :sabout other engineering organizations(i.e. RESSA ,APEO, ESSCO). Wediscovered that these groups face achronic shortage of interest from thegeneral student body. This can beattributed to that fact that few students ntl1iO;[OOlraDhave heard of engineering student . ; ; 1 : 7 : j : ; j t " ~ 0 t l n t i ; l 1 V ' : : ; I @organizations outside of there own Eng .


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Jonathan SeetI am afrai4 to walk into the Imprintoffice in the Campus Centre. Sheerintimidation overcomes my desire tomeet the people who run the Campuswide paper. Of course, I know, they'reonly human beings. But surely, if Iwere to introduce myself they wouldlaugh or spit in my face or worse yet, tellme what they think of me (that 'sassuming they know who I am).Everyone, it seems, at some point intheir life has bet:n persecuted in someway. In this manner, their personalityor "character" is moulded around theway in which they deal with i t -internally and externally. Entering theImprint office would probably be theequivalent of a personality facelift forme. I suppose I am the biggest cowardto walk the earth for avoiding theinevitable. Sooner or later, the Imprintis going to once again take advantage ofthe fact that we here at the Iron Warriorare a bunch of amateurish dinks,masquerading (poorly) as journalistsand Nobel Laureates, and tell us aboutit. I say this is inevitable because ithas happened before. Quite frequently,actually.Living in my own little world, Ioccasionally glance around to see whatother people are up to and in particularother newspapers. Generally they aredoing productive things such as writingabout immortality and what men arereally made of. Especially engaging arethe thoughts and feelings of felloweditors (I flatter myself). It is simplyphenomenal the wide variety of subjectsthey are able to write aboutknowledgeably . For example, theFederation of Students Elections andhow the candidates are a pack ofphomes and morons and the naive and

He's Impressed .. ButWe're Vulgar and SexualI am very impressed by the changesin the cover for IW. In the past theywere all the same banner with varyingpictures. The addition of colourincreases the impact a lot and helps thepresentation. In general, the articlescontinue to be well written, a credit to

not only the writers but the editors whoallow the writers their freedom ofexpression. Unfortunately, the job ofthe editor does require that somematerial be edited or censored onoccasion. You should consider thiswhen assigning titles and in your choiceof cartoons.The cartoons issued in the FASSadvertisements were well done , funny ,and inoffensive. By contrast, the"SUNshine Thing" in the Jan 27th issueis blatantly sexual and vulgar. An evenDelusions of JapaneseGrandeur and CanadianNavel GazingSir,

According to Kevin Nealon of SNLnews, America's best selling new toy is apinata shaped like Japan. f this is so,then the l i terate and beaveringCanadians seem to prefer to bash apinata in the shape of their owncountry. As an example, your recentarticle entitled "'Why Japan KicksCanada's Ass" must have been writtenby a Canadian, for Canadians. Theauthor should one day become an editorfor Sun publications in the Canadi?ncity of his choice. As such, the toughlittle survey was very easy to put down.As much as the article lacked insubstance, it revealed a great deal about

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ditorialsignorant jailbait C.R.O.s were real ly notto blame for screwing up in trying toexecute democratic political procedure.These trained minds can converse onany level and tear any subject and itschampion/nemesis to rat shit. What'sto prevent them from crushing my feebleintellect? Some of these people do thisfor a living , for God's sake And make atleast $20,000 more than myself. I don'tstand a chance.r can't actually blame them forholding any poor opinions that they doof the Iron Warrior and its staff Afterall, we're the best the Engineers coulddo I guess. Neither can I blame themfor taking occasional cuts at ourridiculous little production (e.g. "Oops, Iforgot we're not the Iron Warrior"," ..[circulation 3,5001.. 1 guess we werethinking of the Iron Warrior. ).They have every reason to kick sandin our faces. We don't have any fulltime staff (we do layout with 4 people,maximum). We don't have a circulationof 11,000 (we're actually cutting backfrom 5,000 to 3,500). We don't have theintellectual clout to say anythingmeaningful (damnit - we're only a herdof engineers - students even). We don'thave a revenue - all our costs arecovered by the Engineering Society fees(Feds won't give us any ads - they givethem to the Imprint so as to get widercoverage).Come to think of it, we don't haveany real reason to exist.Someone from the Imprint is boundto hear about this "editorial" and slamus to hell (if it 's worth their 'time) asthey did the last time the editor fromthe Warrior forgot his place. But I hopethey ha ve the mercy to avoidhumiliating us publicly again 11 000times. I think there is enough selfdeprecation here.

erssicker view is shown in cartoons on p.15of the Jan 27/92 issue. Violence of thismagnitude has passed the realm ofslapstick comedy.In 1990, the APED began acampaign to encourage the removal ofthis kind of material from EngineeringSociety newspapers. Held up as anexample of a good quality newspaperwas the Iron Warrior. Why should wedestroy our good reputation for thecheap laughs of a small group.Harvey WatsonGrad '91

Ramesh ManthaEngineers have been accused a lotof things but being impractical is notnecessarily one of them. t is in thespiri t of this practicality that thea verage engineer's curriculum isdesigned. The faculty of the differentdepartments sit together and decidewhich courses are important.In addition to the departmentspecified courses, many practicalengineering students take your MSCIcourses, or maybe some other option -because you all just know what kind ofan edge those extra courses can giveyou. In such course selection decisions,by both departments and individualstudents, the concept of knowledge forits own sake is not exactly paramount.Though lip service is given to the idea ofa well rounded engineer - primarily inthe form of general studies requirements- it doesn't seem to be a strongly heldconviction.Yet I believe that the best thingthat we could get out of an engineeringcurriculum is a true understanding ofthe scope of human achievement thatwill give us all a broad framework inwhich to base our engineering educationand see things in the proper perspective.Frankly, which are more important:tons of technical courses or courses thatbroaden us as people? I knowpersonally that by the time I graduate,I'll have taken 6 or 7 circuits courses. Imay know a lot about circuits when I'mdone but such specialization can onlycome at the detriment of other aspects ofour learning. As I look at my selectionsfor fourth year courses, I find it difficultto choose a broad selection of courses inmy own discipline, forget about anyexposure to other non-engineering ideas.Another important point is that ae

Dealing With VictimBlameThe article "Dealing with SexualHarassment" ( IW #2) raises many valid

points in its discussion of stagnatingattitudes in the co-op workplace. Oncloser examination, however, many ofthese points can be seen to have littlerelevance to the topic at hand. By notfully dealing with the specific incidentof Ms. Huang's article ("SexualSubmissions - Keeo 'Em ComingThank you for swamping us with letfers. We can still breath, soyou'd better send us more. Feel free to also submit articles.Only two issues left this term Submission deadlines are at noonon the following dates:

IW#4 -IW 5 - Monday, March 9Monday, March 23Please submit items on a 3.5" Macintosh diskette to the IronWarrior Editors' box in the Orifice or mail it to:Iron Warrior,CPH 1327University of Waterloo

Waterloo, OntarioN2L 3Gl

the Canadian way. It reinforced the factthat a critical part of the Canadianmakeup is the need to feel small andinsignificant in comparison to the rest ofthe world. In his praise of Japan, theauthor conveniently omitted a fewaspects about the irrelevant andotherwise boring place that is Canada.

In his prediction of the imminentNorth American downfall, heconsistently cited the establisheddecadent bureaucracies of Ford,(continued on pg. 11

Harassment in the Workplace", IW #1)in its proper context, Ms. Lassondetrivializes Ms. Huang's experience andensuing dilemma.Ms. Lassonde takes great pains toexpress her distaste for Ms. Huang'slack of action in the face of workplaceharassment. By blaming the victim,the issue of sexual harassment isreduced from a criminal act to apreventable social discomfort. t isimplied that not taking distinct actionagainst the harassment legitimizes it.This attitude does nothing to prevent

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broader engineering curriculum couldactually have significant practicalaspects. Communications skills and agood grasp of general knowledge canprove invaluable in many job situationsand in life in general. Yet in my owndepartment, with the proper selection ofelectives, you can avoid having to do asingle oral presentation in your entireuniversity career In addition , thedemands on your writtencommunications skills aren't exactlyoverwhelming.I suspect that such a narrow viewhas led to many of the problem thatengineering has contribu ted to. Purelypractical considerations may blindpeople to the harmful effects of theiractions that cannot be easily quantified(usually by dollar values) . ,Humansuffering (ie . the Cree at James Bay )and environmental damage are someissues that have fallen to the waysidedue to engineer 's ( and many otherpeople's) practicality.A broader and more humanisticapproach to engineering will hopefullyaddress some of these currentdeficiencies in our educations. Apossible step would be to reduce thetechnical components of our curriculumsto two thirds of the whole. I don'tbelieve that the loss of technical courseswill be very detrimental - the missingtechnical knowledge can easily belearned on your own as the need ariseson a job - that's what most studentshere do on their workterms anyway.And the positive benefits of such abroadening of engineering could go along way towards building betterengineer . Perhaps with such changes,true renaissance engineers will finallyemerge form these halls.

future incidents, nor to encourageaction by future victims. t simplydiscourages other victims from comingforward when in similar situations.While it is very true that men andwomen need to deal with their sexualityin the workplace, this is not the properforum to address employers aboutharassment policy . An article in astudent newspaper cannot endharassment in the workplacethroughout our profession. What thisforum can and should do, is educatestudents in how to effectively deal withthese situations, and lobby the schooladministration to assist us in thisregard.If anything, Ms. Huang'S dilemmaindicates a need for clear and conciseguidelines on sexual harassment fromCo-Op Services and the Faculty ofEngineering. Students must be awarenot only of What constitutesharassment, but also of how it can bedealt with it in the context of co-opemployment. The administration muststand behind us with support andguidance in these situations, notleaving us uncertain of our options andresponsibilities, as Ms. Huang felt inher situation.Ms. Huang stated in her letter thatshe felt like a peon. This is a commonreaction to sexual harassment, wheresexuality is used by the employer orsupervisor as a tool for power anddomination over the victim. Ratherthan attacking Ms. Huang's naturalreaction to her situation, we must workto create a support mechanism withinthe University to counteract thatreaction. Only then will we have thepower to force change.Marc ShermanSystems Design Engineering


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February 28, 1992 Iron WarriorMore Letters ,This is your WEEF .. What's Wrong With It?My name is Neal Massard and probablymany of you don't know me. However, Iwas deeply involved in the litigation andpolitics to get your endowment started toa safe beginning and future. I workedwith crafty corporate lawyers,accountants, investment specialists andbusiness specialists to get you, thestudents, the best damn deal possible.It involved a lot of brash politics, a lo t ofheated arguments, frazzled nerves,fractured egos - but that's all part of thejob when it has to be done in a limitedtime frameI've given my landlord my noticeand although I l l be spending time inWaterloo this summer, I l l be learningthe Star Spangled Banner" because I'vebecome a U.S . citizen and will beheading off to somewhere south untilMulroney decides to tackle economicproblems instead of sa ndbaggingeveryone with sensationalized hypeabout less important issues.First, I'd like to thank EngSoc forgiving me the O utstanding Alumniaward. As you endowment grows, sodoes the significance of this honour thatyou've given to me I appreciate yourthoughtfulness.There are some legal aspects of theendowment which I worked extremelyhard to get and we got them, and youfolks shouldn't forget For instance, Iand many have been concerned that thegovernment, University and Faculty willslash budgets because of yourendowment, thus losing its originalintent to improve rather than subsidizeeducation. Allan George, the UW vicepresident, wrote a letter which promisedthat the Faculty of Engineering budgetwouldn't be lowered due to theendowment. But Allan George is apolitician with budgets beyond hiscontrol so he simply can't guaranteethis. Recently, U.S. citizens are getting

reminded daily about Bush's "No newtaxes flop. As you can see, legalmechanisms were necessary for thestudents.So I worked with corporate lawyersfrom Waterloo, London, Princeton, andBoston, and we included a subtle butextremely important legal clause whichwas approved by the UW Senate. Theclause gives engineering students thepower to stop providing income to theFaculty if you feel that they are notbargaining in good faith, if budgets arecut, if space gets reduced, etc. If thegovernment or university does thingslike that, you have the right to fold theaccount for good. You also have theright to send students to Daytona Beachto study fluid flow if you're unhappyabout budget cuts. After all, this isYOUR loot Hopefully, you'll never haveto use this recourse, and I hope AllanGeorge and your Dean are reading thiscarefully. Hopefully, this is the start ofa beautiful business relationship, butclearly understand that I gave you, thestudents, the right to take your businesselsewhere - bargaining power which Ibelieve the VP + Dean do respect.I left the endowment work quietlyand many folks have the falseassumption that I left completely.satisfied. I'd like to point out whereEngSoc ignored my recommendationsand I urge students to consider mysuggestions a nd either support or rejectthem. I don't think EngSoc people orpeople like me should make thesedecisions for you.Before WEEF became WEEF, Irecommended that they immediatelyregister as a separate charitablecorporation, devoted to improvingeducation but completely separate fromthe corporation of the Uroversi y 0Waterloo. The reason for this is to giveyou, the students, absolute control over

Excuse MEEditors Note: Due to the nature o the above letter, we eft it wasappropriate to allow the WEEF Director to respond ..To the Editors:

I'd like to thank the editors forgiving me the opportunity to clarifyand respond to Mr. N.E. Massard'scomments. I will limit my response tothe essential details of his letter.

First, the issue of WEEF's legalstatus is addressed. Mr. Massard'scorrectly states that the WEEF doesnot have separate legal status from theUniversity, and he goes on to advocate,as he has in the past, that the WEEFestablish itse lf as a separablecharitable organization with no legalt ies to the University. This wasconsidered when the WEEF wasestablished and it always remains anoption. However, the idea continues tobe rejected for several reasons. First,by remaining within the University,the WEEF is able to make use of manyUniversity services.

For example, all the VoluntaryStudent Contribution (VSC) pr ocessingis done by the University's FinancialServices. We also receive all of ouraccounting services from FinancialServices. Furthermore, the EmployeeMatching Campaign (EMC) and theannual Plummer's Pledge Campaignsare administered by the Office ofAlumni Affairs. Finally, the WEEFmakes use of University facilities formeetings. t would be extremelydifficult and I believe impossible forthe WEEF to operate outside theUniversity as Mr. Massard advocates.

The WEEF was established bystudents in a cooperative manner withthe University administrators.Nothing could have ever beenaccomplished or ever will beaccomplished in the atmosphere ofconfrontation and mistrust that Mr.Massard seems to believe should exist.His concerns about the Universitytaking your money and running with

it are unwarranted. Ultimate controlof the funds does lie in the hands ofthe Board of Governors as Mr.Massard stated. This is a consequenceof operating within the University.However, the continued operation ofthe WEEF as a student-controlledendowment fund is in the interests ofall parties involved.

f student control is everdiminished then the financial supportof students will also be lost and theadministration knows this. Thisapplies not only to the financialsupport of Engineering students, butalso to Science and Account ingstudents who have similar endowmentfunds and organizations. Presently ,any endowment expenditures ortransfers of funds must be approvedby the WEEF Board of Directors andsigned by either the Stream A or BEndowment Director and one otherboard member.

The WEEF Board of Directorsshare Mr. Massard's concerns ahoutthe current investment arrangement

the endowment. As it stands now,without separate legal status , thegovernment and the university do in facthave the legal right to take your moneyand run with it . You may think there'sno chance in hell, but Bob Rae ispresently examInIng hospitalendowments, drooling at the prospect ofmoving that money. Could universityendowments be that far down the line?My second disappointment is thatWEEF hasn't taken my suggestion tohave a good portion of the endowmenthandled by blue chip money managersoutside the university. This concerncame from personal experience when Iallowed the university to handle mysoftware royalties in the 1970s. Often Ihad to remind them that the money wasmine, not theirs.Presently all your money is inuniversity accounts. You haveabsolutely no control over how i t 'sinvested by you, the students, have thelegal responsibility over how it'scontrolled. Studies show that theprivate sector often earns more than 2more on revenues than university moneymanagers. That might soundinsignificant, hut this means thatstudents could be getting as much as20 more income each year from thisfundI don't suggest that you put all ofthe money in a privately managedaccount. But I do suggest that you holdone external and one internal account toestablish competition between theprivate and university money managers.You'll get better income and service, andyou'll also have good reasons for shiftingmonies one way or the other. One wouldhope that each money manager would dotheir best to convince you to give themyour other money to invest.

In days of severe government anduniversity budget cuts, I don't like theidea of U of W having your money andcontrolling entmdy how ie's iJweSted. Infact, WEEF has the responsibility of anylitigation due to poor money

with the University's financialmanagers. As I stated in my articlepublished in this i s su thearrangement is presently beingreviewed by members of the Board ofDirectors and changes will by made ifproven necessary. The Board ofDirectors is obligated to ensure theendowment income is as large aspossible, however, investment securitymust always remain our top priority.Finally, the issue of the solicitingof donations was raised. To date mostof the fund's principal has beendonated by students. There are atleast two other sources of income forthe endowment fund - alumni andcorporations. This Winter term, theEmployer Matching Contribution(EMC) progra m has been initiated on apilot project basis. Based on theresults of this experiment, thisprogram will be expanded to cover allCo-op employers. The WEEF alsosolicits money from recent WaterlooEngineering graduates through theannual Plummer's Pledge campaign.Donations from other sources havebeen received and are muchappreciated.However, I do not believe it is inanyone's interests for the WEEF toextend its fundraising efforts beyondthese programs. The University'sOffice of Development and Office ofAlumni Affairs already aggressivelycampaigns alumni, corporations,faculty, and staff for donations.Unless campaigns were done in veryclose cooperation, the WEEF would beduplicating their efforts, and bothorganizations would be pursuing thesame, fixed amount of money. All themoney donated to the Universitybenefits Engineering students. There

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management. It's very much likeowning a Rolls-Royce and givingsomeone else the keys to drive - you stillhave the responsibility if the car getssmashed up. Do you want to blindlyhand over the keys to your endowment,which is worth much more than a Ro11s-Royce?I still have great faith in theendowment. But more important, I'mcontinually amazed with the incredibleenthusiasm, skills, hard work, andgenerosity of you, the students. Iworked very hard to ensure that you hadall the powers to exercise thoseattributes with your endowment. It isYOUR money, not mine, nor theuniversity's, nor the government's. Butlegally, your ground is getting weaker,as you leave responsibility and controlwith others.My final disappointment is inregard to donation solicitation.Presently, your income source is from.students. However, I did write a speciallegal clause which entitles you to solicitany source for monies, services, etc, andyou can solicit donations fromcorporations, industry, alumni, faculty,staff - even collect money at Yonge andBloor I strongly suggest that youinitiate a more aggressive fundraisingsolicitation campaign. You could begetting 5 to 10 times your presentrevenues. Alumni and corporationsshould be glad to help. For instance, aswell as donating my time, as analumnus, I also donated a computer anda bit of cash. I'm just one of a millionrevenue sources. You shouldn't just relyon students, and the alumni - corporateliason wouldn't hurt, it would help inother wonderful ways But again, I'mvery proud that I gave you the power tomake these decisions. Now I hope you'llexercise them. Good luck I'm outtahereNeal Massard,B.A..Sc.,MBA

is absolutely nothing to be gain d byEngineering stud nts by divertingfunds awoy from these oLh rUniversity fund raising ad ,ivities. Infact, Lhe Offico of Alumni Affairspresently does all the administrativework for both the Plummer's PledgeCampaign and the EMC program. Theefforts of theses two organizations arccomplementary, and therefore anyfurther expansion of our fund raisingcampaigns should be donecooperatively, not competitively.Finally, I wish to object to the toneof Mr. Massard's comments concerningthe Dean of Engineering, Dr. DavidBurns , and the University VicePresident, Dr. Allan George. DeanBurns, who is also a member of theWEEF Board of Directors, has beenextremely supportive of the WEEF.He also clearly understands andrespects the student control of both theendowment principal and theexpendable income generated from it.This was very evident in the recentWEEF funding decision process whichI directed. Furthermore, there has todate been no indication whatsoeverthat University administrators, suchas Dr. George, will not 'live up' to theirwritten guarantee that funding to theFaculty of Engineering would not beadversely effected by theestablishment of the WEEF. Paranoiaabout their intentions is neitherjustified nor constructive to the goalsof the Foundation.David RoordaWEEF Director (A) and Chair ofWEEF Board of Direetors


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NEWSPolkinghorne To Link Science and Religion t Pascal Lecture

Linking science and religion is thegoal of the 1992 University of Waterloo'sPascal Lecturer, Prof. JohnPolkinghorne, president of Queens'College at Cambridge University.The lectures will be held March 3rdand 4th at 8p.m. at the Theatre of the

Arts. The public is invited to attend andthere is no admission charge. The March3 lecture is called "Taking ScienceSeriously" while the March 4th speech isabout "Taking Theology Seriously." Anews conference featuring Polkinghornewill be held March 5th at 10:30 a.m.(Needles Hall, Room 3004).Polkinghorne will also give twoseminars: "Christian Belief in aScientific Age," March 3 at 3:30p.m.Arts Lecture Hall, Room 113 ) and "TheMeasurement Problem in QuantumTheory", March 4 at 3:30p.m. (PhysicsBuilding, Room 145).

A fellow of the Royal Society and aprofessor of mathematical physics atCambridge University for 25 years,Polkinghorne entered the Anglicanpriesthood in 1979 and served as a vicarfrom 1984 to 1986 . He returned toCambridge in 1986.In reviewing hi s di s tinguishedacademic career, he says: "I think of itas being a Christian vocation for me tohave used mathematics to understandthe pattern and structure of the world inwhich we live.The author of numerous books onscience and religion, Polkinghorneseeks the integration of science andreligion as a result of his belief in theunity of knowledge. 1 don't want to be apriest on Sunday and physicist onMonday," he says. I want to be both onboth days. So it is necessary for me totry to wrestle with these problems of

The Costs of Success

how scientific understandings andtheological understanding relate to eachother."Among his writings: The Way theWorld is (1983); The Quantum World(1984); one World (1986); Science andCreation (1988); Rochester Roundabout(1989); and Science and Providence(1989). In 1991, he released his latestbook, Reason and Reality.The Pascal Lectures on Christianityand the University invite outstandingindividuals who excel in both a scholarlyendeavour and area of Christian thoughtor life.Further information: Joan Hadley(519) 885-1211 ,ext. 3433From John Morris, UwW News Bureau(519) 885-1211, ext. 6047Release no. 22 - February 13, 1992

Another Perspective on Japanese Prosperityt seems that the number ofpeople expounding the virtues ofJapanese companies is increasingrapidly. Unfortunately, most ofthese people have probably nevertried to work for a Japanesecompany. From the Japaneseemployees' point of view the benefitsthey receive from their companiesare offset by some rather seriousdisadvantages.Lifetime employment isfrequently used as an example ofhow much better Japanesecompanies treat their workers.Closet' investigation reveals thatthis system has its disadvantages. Ayoung, talented Japanese willgraduate from high school and entera university based on his (very fewwomen attend university in Japan)examination marks. Four yearslater he must chose his lifetimecareer. Once a Japanese starts workfor a company he can never quit hisjob because no other Japanesecompany would consider hiring him.This means a good employee has nochoice but to accept unquestionablyeverything the company asks. Thiscan range from compulsory overtime(unpaid or poorly paid) and few

vacations to a forced relocation awayfrom friends and family. In fact, theJapanese Supreme Court has ruledthat a worker who refuses to doovertime can be fired. t is true hisjob is guaranteed for life; but whatkind of life is it?

built on the ideal of conformity andduty to the company. This meanspeople would do not fit in to themould of the typical Japanesequickly find themselves isolated.Japanese who return to Japan afterliving several years overseas oftendiscover that they have becomeforeigners in their own countrybecause they have become tooindividualistic.Foreigners who work forJapanese firms usually find it moredifficult to fit in. In order to move upin a Japanese company you musthave the t rust of yOllt' superiors.This only comes after you ha v edemonstrated your commitment tothe company which can take 10 ormore years. However, the Japanesemanagers know that any competentforeign professional could easily finda better paying job with moreresponsibility a t an Americancompany (a luxury their Japaneseco-workers do not have). Thus theforeign employee can never reallyprove his/her commitment to thecompany because he/she has thefreedom to leave at any time.Eventually, these employees willleave because of the lack of realresponsibility and the Japanesemanagers will believe, incorrectly,that their fears were justified.

last recourse of people andcompanies shut out of the circles ofpower.The cosy business relationshipsthat Japanese companies enjoymake them very profitable but thisleads to less than ethical businesspractices which take advantage ofthe consumer. An instant teller thatis only open during banking hourssounds absurd to most Canadiansbut that is what the Japanese haveto deal with. A few years ago thebanks got together and agreed it isbetter for their business to limitaccess to instant tellers. In the '50sit .was illegal for Americancompanies such as RCA to exportTVs to Japan. So they licensed theirtechnology to several Japanese firmssuch as Matsushita. Thesecompanies formed a cartel and fixedthe Japanese prices at several timesthe US price for the same TV. Foryears Japanese companies used highprofits a t home to subsidizeexpansion into the US market. UScustoms officials repeatedlyattempted to impose dumping dutiesbut failed because at the time USgovernment was more concernedabout the Russians than theJapanese. Even today it costs about40% more to buy the same piece ofelectronics in Japan. Retailers whosell below Sony's suggested retailprice will soon be unable topurchase any new equipment fromSony.

:Fe ruary 28, 1992

Canada ScholarshipsAvailableCanada Scholarship cheques forthe Winter 1992 term are now

available for all first year studentsin their second term and all upperyear co-op students. The chequescan be picked up in the StudentAwards Office which is temporarilylocated in the B.F. GoodrichBuilding at 195 Columbia St. W.(across from Fastbreaks). Allcheques must be picked up byMarch 20, 1992. Students arereminded to bring properidentification with them whenpicking up their cheques.SAEMembershipDriveli:ngineering - The Excitement Whatmore is there to say? f You're inEngineering for the thrill of creation orthe pursuit of knowledge then join theCSME, SAE, or ASME studentchapters It's a greatway to stay informedon new innovations inEngineering Notechnology.The Society ofutomotiveEngineers (SAE)membership costs $9per year and includesa subscription toeither Automotive orAerospace magazine.The American Societyof MechanicalEngineers (ASME)membership costs $21per year and includesa subscription toMechanical \QEngineering mMagazine. TheCanadian Society ofMechanical Engineers(CSME) membership acosts $15 per year.All of these societies garoffer membersreduced rates forpublications andjournals, reduced orfree admission toconferences or othersociety sponsoredevents and a reducedrate for full

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membe::ship upongraduation. The list S 1I(flof advantages goeson. For anyinformation you cancontact us through e-mail atSAEA@MECHANICAL. But we're notjust Mechanical; all disciplines canbenefit and are welcome to join.This term we will be putting on aseries of seminars. Keep an eye out forthe CSME SAE ASME posters andcome on out, everybody's welcome.

In addition the employmentstructure inside a Japanesecompany makes it very easy for thecompany to guarantee lifetimeemployment. First, most assemblyline work is done by women, mostlyhousewives, as part-time workers.These people are not protected bythe lifetime employment system.Most North American labour unionsforbid the use of part time workersfor that reason. Second, 40% of aJapanese workers' salary is in theform of a biannual bonus. If thecompany starts having financialtroubles this bonus is automaticallycut. f GM could arbitrarily cut itspayroll by 40% it would never haveto layoff a worker again. Lastly, onlythe largest of Japanese companiesguarantee employment. Over 80% ofJapanese have no such protectionbecause they work for suppliers tothe large companies. When theJapanese economy gets in trouble itis these small suppliers who sufferand they will lay people off.

The emphasis Japanese place ontrust and long term commitmentaffects their business dealings aswell. Japanese companies awardcontracts on the basis of longstanding relationships even i f a newcompany has a better, cheaperproduct. When Japanesecorporations move to North Americathey bring all of their traditionalsuppliers with them often at highercost. That is why the US-Japantrade deficit shows no signs ofdecreasing although the number oftransplant plants is at an all timehigh. This rigid network oftraditional relationships providesthe basis for mutual trust th tmakes i t much easier to makelucrative business deals. This is oneof the reasons why they are sosuccessful. Unfortunately thesebonds draw their strength from a"us vs. them" mentality that quicklycloses out any outsider who wishesto break into the Japanese market.The multi-million dollar bribesscandals that Japanese politiciansare constantly implicated in do notoccur because Japanese politiciansare more corrupt than our own.They occur because bribery is the

During the '80s the Japanesegovernment encouragedskyrocketing land prices because itenhanced the competitiveness ofJapanese companies abroad byincreasing the value of their assetsat home. This policy is one of thereasons Matsushita happened tohave 6 billion dollars around to buyMCA studios. And once again theJapanese consumer/worker gets theshort end of the stick. Skyrocketingland prices meant s k y r o k e ~ i n grents and home prices. Japanesebanks are now offering 100 yearmortgages (payable by the children)

Japanese corporate culture is

because the average Japanese whodid not own property before theboom cannot afford to buy a homeotherwise.In a time with peopleclamouring for Canadiancorporations to emulate Japaneseones it is important to rememberthat you don't get something fornothing. The Japanese people havepaid a price for their success. AreCanadians prepared to pay for their

own?Despite the rather bleak pictureI have painted of Japan I would stillrecommend that anyone who isinterested should go to Japan for anexchange or workterm. Theexperience is invaluable because itreplaces hearsay and stereotypeswith reality; Japan is a country tobe admired for its achievements butit, like anywhere else, has someserious problems.


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David RoordaWEEF Director (A)It 's hard to believe, but it 'salready been two years since the

Voluntary Student Contribution(VSC) referenda were held byEngineering Societies A and B. Theoverwhelming approval for a VSCdemonstrated by students on bothstreams in these referenda led to theformation of the WaterlooEngineering EndowmentFoundation (WEEF), and markedthe beginning of what is rapidlybecoming a MEGA-fund for thecontinuous improvement ofengineering education at Waterloo.Today, the fund is over $700,000and this year $60,000 has beenallocated by students towards labequipment, computer upgrades, andstudent projects. (See the next pagefor all the details.) By nextJanuary, the fund is projected to beover 1 million dollars withapproximately $90,000 available tobe spent on lab equipment and other. improvements: In this article Iwould like to first look back over thepast two years at how the WEEFhas developed both organizationallyand financially. I will then discussthe plans for the immediate futureand project the long term impact theWEEF will have in the on Waterlooengineering students and alumni.Since it has been over two yearssince the concept of a studentendowment fund was conceived,many of you were not yet aroundhere, and therefore I feel obliged toreview the underlying reasons whythe fund was created and how thiswas done.t all started in the summer of1989. The Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board (CAEB)released the results of their latestreview of Waterloo's Engineeringprogram. (All CanadianEngineering programs are subject toperiodic review and receive their

accreditation from this board.)Several of our programs receivedonly 3 year accreditations instead ofthe normal 6 year accreditations.The reasons cited for these limitedaccreditations were several minorcurriculum content deficiencieswhich could be corrected relativelyeasily. However, the CAEBconcerns did not end there. Theyalso stated that Waterloo's basefunding was inadequate. Thisproblem is much more difficult toaddress, reflected W.C. Lennox, who

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W TERLOO ENGINEERINGENDOWMENT FOLlND TION

was Dean of Engineering at thetime. The University has had azero equipment budget for 5 of thepast 7 years. In 1988, the budgetwas $700,000 and in 1989 thebudget is $735,000; our(Engineering's) share was $200,000and $193,305 respectively. This isobviously inadequate when oneconsiders that our teachingequipment inventory is of the orderof $20-million."Clearly, a long term solution tothe underfunding problem wasneeded to maintain and alsoimprove upon the high quality ofWaterloo's Engineering program.Engineering students shared theDean's concerns because they had adirect stake in Waterlooengineering's reputation now andespecially as alumni. John Vellingaand Avi Belinsky, both

undergraduate engineering studentsat the time, proposed the idea of anendowment fund that would solicitmoney from students, alumni, andindustry. An endowment fund'sprincipal is never touched; only theinterest income is spent. This typeof fund would guarantee long termfunding for the Engineeringprogram, regardless of the economicconditions of the day. ThisenClowment fund would be financedby the Plummer's Pledge (a programthat already existed), a VSCprogram, and an EmployeeMatching Contribution (EMC)program. In the Fall of 1989 andthe Winter of 1990 student voted onand overwhelmingly approved theVSC (the other components did notrequire a full student referendum tobe held). The first VSC's weresolicited in the 1990 Spring termand campaigns have been conductedevery term since then. ThePlummer's Pledge campaign hasalso continued every Winter term.The EMC, which required muchmore negotiation and planning,could not be initiated immediately.Read on to find out the latest onthis the development of thisprogram

Okay, so now you know why andhow the WEEF was established.Let's talk about what has beenaccomplished in the past two years.First, we'll talk about the

development of the organizationalstructure, then we'll talk aboutmoney.After the idea of a studentcontrolled endowment fund wasaccepted, a way to implement thiswas needed . How could this'student-control' be implemented inan endowment organization? Whatshould be the relationship betweenthis body and the University? Whatrules should govern thisorganization? All these questionsand others were to be addressed in aWEEF Con,stitution. Thecompletion of this documentrequired over a year of negotiationsand meetings, before finally beingpassed by the University's Board ofGovernors in March of 1991.Congratulations to all thoseinvolved, especially those on theConstitution Writing (and rewriting)Committee. A special thanks toMilos Djokovic and Denise Lacchin(Former B and A Stream WEEFDirectors) who led these efforts.These people must have done anexcellent job because when the

Science Foundation initiated theirVSC and endowment organizationthey virtually copied the WEEFdocument.Now let's talk about money.How did Waterloo Engineeringstudents create a fund of over

$700,000 in just two years? Theanswer to this question is: primarilythrough excellent VSC partici pation.Over the past six terms,participation rates in this voluntaryfee on both streams have averagedover 81 percent and these rates areincreasing. These are impressivefigures, especially given the dismaleconomic times. There have beenother sources of income. Theproceeds from the 1991 Plummer'sPledge campaign (the first to bedirected to the WEEF) have alreadyamounted to $22,678. Thecontribution made by this annualcampaign will increase as theproceeds from successive campaignsare also directed towards theWEEF. (Each yearly campaignresults in pledge income for thefollowing three years.) The fundwas also given a $25,575 'kick start'from engineering alumni in 1991.

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Looking back, it been anextremely productive and successfulfirst two years and all WaterlooEngineering students can be veryproud of these accomplishments, butthere is more work to be done.

The Employee MatchingContribution (EMC) Program hashuge potential if i t is developedproperly. This program asks Co opemployers to match the donationsmade by their student employeesthrough the VSC program duringthe previous academic term. TheEMC program has been initiatedthis Winte,' term with 34 companiesas a pilot project. Based on theresults on this campaign, we hope toexpand these program in futureterms to cover all Co-op employers.When the idea of an EMC programwas first put forth, it was estimatedthat $200,000 a year could be raisedthrough it. It's impossible to makeaccurate projections, however, Ibelieve that the EMC program hasenormous potential. Look forfurther developments in the Springand Fall terms.

At the Board of Directors level,we are also currently looking at howthe principal is being invested and i fchanges are needed. Presently ourendowment fund, like otherUniversity of Waterloo endowmentfunds, is managed by theUniversity's financial managers.University policy limits thesemanager as to the types ofinvestments that can be made. Thisis done to ensure that the principleis very scenr Tho Board ofDirectors is cxam1nmg thisarrangement to d'termine if it is thmost advantageous one to theWEEF and will mak ' changes ifnecessary. The Board of Directorsalso continues to create thenecessary bylaws to govern theoperation of the WEEF. This legalactivity should be completed by theend of the Spring term.

What will be the long termimpact of the WEEF on WaterlooEngineering? First, let me indulgein speculation and make someprojections about our financialposition in the future. I haveproduced two tables which provide arough outline of our expectedfinancial growth. The first table isbased on the growth rate of300,000/year. This is the averageannual contribution that the VSCprogram has made to theendowment fund growth. The

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Page 8 Iron Warrior ~ e b r u a r y 28, 1992(Continued from page 7)second table also includesprojections on the contribu t ions tobe made by the Plummer's PledgeCampaigns and the EMC Program.However, both tables pr esent thesame the result : a significant andongoing contribution to theimprovement of Waterloo ' sEngineering program. Thiscontribution is already becomingvisible. Just look at how 60,000was allocated this year. Next yearapproximately 90,000 will beavailable for iroprovements to labsand other undergraduate facilities.This continuous improvement willperpetually enhance the quality andreputation of Waterloo Engineeringand increase the values of allWaterloo Engineering degrees.I have one final note. Later thisterm I will be asking for names of

students interested in sitting on theWEEF Board of Directors asstudent members . The Board ofDirectors se t s policy and directionfor the WEEF and is alsoresponsible for the administration ofthe fund . Its members includestudents, faculty, and alumni.Student members also assist theWEEF Director to carry outdecisions made by the FundingCouncil and the Board of Directors.If you are interested in being moreclosely involved in t he operation ofthe WEEF, th en you should considerapplying later in the t erm. Watchthe Iron Warrior for further details.In summary, I would like to thankall students for their continuedsupport of the WEEF by donatingtheir money and time. We have hadan excellent first two years and thefuture looks even better.Congratulations to all

WEEF Board of Directors:Front (left to tight): Fidel Riejerse, Denise Lacchin, Milos Djokovic, DavidMorton.Back (left to right): David Roorda, John Vellinga, John Bergsma, Dorthy .Battie, Dean Burns

Projected WEEF Financial Growth Table 1

. IFiscal Year VSC ,Other Fund Total Income

1990 312900 25575 338475 2 ~1991 315950 21678 676103 540001992 300000 0 997781 798221993 300000 0 1297781 1038221994 300000 0 1597781 1278221995 300000 0 1897781 1518221996 300000 0 2197781 1758221997 300000 0 2 4 ~ 7 7 8 199822--_. 1998 300000 0 2797781 223822-1999 300000 0 3097781 247822- 2000 300000 0 3397781 271822- - -- . Cummulalive Spendino 1665896

weEF FUND1NG COUNCIL BALLOT - W92

Sio- technology Lab EquIpment

Water Quality Test Squlpment

Ol JItal Plantmeters

The Memonal Fund

(3C '. 01 request) 5756801 equest) S S ~ 6 0(80% 01 reques t) S10 96(90% 01request) S11 ~ 6 0

o o ~ . 01 equest) 512733(1 meter)(2 meters)(3 meters)

5200054000560 005500$1000

E & CE WATSTAR Upgrade (Laser only)(Pnnter & two 486's)56 599$11011

Electromc Devices Curve Tracing Equipment

Welding Analysis Software

Finite Element Analysis SoftwareWind Tunnel Load InstrumentationRED/CAM Mills

(SO% 1 request) $8451(90% of request) 59541(100% 1 request) $10601(80% of request) $4000(100% 01 request) $SOOO

$1150$SSO

(SO% 01 1st mill)(7S% of 1st mill)(1000/. of 1st mill)(100% 01 1st mill & o % of 2nd)(100% 1 1st mill & 75% of(100% 1 1st mill & 100% 0 1 2 n c ~ )

$10472$15707$20943$31414$36650$41886

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nitrogen regulator, an oxygen meterDO probe, and an IBM clone for d ~ t aacquisition.

WATER QUALITY TESTINGEQUIPMENT

The equipment that will bepurchased includes a Hach unit, twoportable turbidimeters, two dissolvedoxygen meters and a BOD incubator.The new instruments will replace the 30year old equipment presently used inundergraduate Civil and WaterResource Engineering courses and willgreatly enhance the laboratories.

DIGITAL PLANIMETERSThis equipment wiII be used by

students taking Geological and CivilEngineering courses. A planimeter isused to measure irregular shaped areasand is applied directly to cut-and-fillproblems for road and sewer layouts.This device will be available to students,probably on a sign out basis at the CivilEngineering Department Office.

TIlE MEMORIAL FUNDA donation will be made to the

newly formed Memorial Fund. Thisfund was initiated after the tragic deathof Brian Legay, a fourth year CivilEngineering student, this pastDecember, and will provide financialassistance to undergraduate engineeringstudents experiencing financialdifficulties.

ELECTRONIC CURVE TRACERA digital storage oscilloscope, 386

computer, and a curv.e tracer will bepurchased for the electronic deviceslaboratory, This measurementequipment will allow computer-basedanalysis and simulation studies ofelectronic devices. This replaces 10 and20 year old equipment that is notcapable of measuring some new devices.

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSISSOFTWARE

The ANSYS Finite Analysissoftware will soon available on theWATSTAR network and in the BeaconLab. Currently, the trend in solidmechanics is to model a structure usingas many known parameters as possible.This package will enhance the teachingof finite element methods for bothSystem Design and MechanicalEngineering students.

WIND TUNNEL LOADINSTRUMENTATION

Additional load instrumentation

Iron Warrior age 9will be constructed to enable the testingof larger models that will withstandthree times the present load limit. Thiswill be used by students in fluid labs, .aircraft projects, and ground vehicleresearch.

NEXT WORKSTATION for DASLThis workstation will be added to

the present twelve NeXT workstationsused by System Design Engineeringstudents for laboratories and workshops.These machines are heavily used andthe additional workstation will increasetheir availability.

MORE 486 S FOR TIlE WATSTARNETWORK

Six 486 s (33 Mhz, 8Mb memory,Colour VGA) will be purchased for theWATSTAR system. This is part of alarger plan to complete the upgrade ofall the old XT 'so These new machineswill be located in E2-1302, E2-1308, andthe GAFF (the new General AccessFaculty computing Facility located bythe laser output office). The morepowerful machines are needed to runnew software packages such as Exceland MAPLE

D.C. LIBRARY ENGINEERINGJOURNAL FUND

This fund will be used by the libraryto subscribe to engineering journals inorder to cover a broad base of currenttechnology in all disciplines ofengineering. The journals provide anexcellent reference source for third andfourth year projects.

STUDENT PROJECTSIn view of tight fiscal., restraints (no

money to be found anywhere) theFunding Council voted to partially fundthe following student projects. Some ofthese student groups will representWaterloo Engineering at variousnational and international competitions.

o Systems Design Student Projectsare mandatory first, third and fourthyear workshop project courses thatprepare students for tackling complexengineering problems in the real world.The contribution made by the WEEFwill be partial ly matched by theSystems Design EngineeringDepartment and will be allocated toproject groups by a committee comprisedof the Undergraduate Chair, arepresentative from each class involvedin a workshop course, and the workshopcourse coordinator(s).

} SAE - Mini Baja Vehicle.Mechanical Engineering studentsdesign, build and race scaleddownversions of off-road vehicles atinternational engineering competitions.

} SAE - Formula Vehicle.Mechanical Engineering studentsdesign, build and race a formula SAEvehicle. Currently the race is very highprofile, and a strong showing by ourschool team will lead to favourablepublicity for the University.

e SAE - Aero Design (Aeroplane).This i s a SAE competition n whichWaterloo has not competed for sometime. Mechanical Engineering studentsdesign, build and fly a aeroplane. Thisproject will be ongoing like the otherSAE design projects.

i) Concrete Toboggan (A B).Civil Engineering students design, buildand race toboggans made of concrete.Waterloo competes against otherCanadian engineering schools in thisannual competition. The WeEF Publicity Directors

1991-92 WeEF FUNDING DECISION

Bio-technology Lab EquipmentWater Quality Test EquipmentDigital Plan'metersThe Memorial FundElectronics Devices Curve Tracing EquipmentFinite Element Analysis SoftwareWind Tunnel Load InstrumentationNeXT Workstation DASL (Systems Lab)486's for WATSTAR NetworkDavis Centre Library Engineering Journal FundStudent ProjectsTo be divided as follows:Systems Design Student ProjectsSAE - Mini Baja VehicleSAE - Formulae VehicleSAE . Aero Design (Aeroplane)Concrete Toboggan (A 8)

Total Amount Allocated:

75681146020005008451115055068801444110006000

2040 (34%)600 (10%)900 (1S%)420 (7%)2040 (34%)

60000

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Dave HookWe here at the IW like to keepyou, the reader, informed about not

only the news, but what goes behindit as well. Did you know that quiteoften, different newspapers havedifferent slants on the same stories?As an example, here is how thesame news i tem would appear inseveral different papers. As anexample, we will cover ahypothetical plane crash nearWawa, Ontario. In our hypotheticalnews story, we shall say thatapproximately 300 people werekilled, and that the airline was AirWawa:

The Glob and Quayle:PLANE CRASH NEAR WAW Al

Last night, an Air Wawa planecrashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over300 people were killed, andapproximately 30 people are eitherinjured or missing.

This means bad news for AirWawa shareholders. On the TSEtoday, AW stocks plummeted 47points, and closed at 18 5/8. Weasked Air Wawa president BillThompson about how this crashwould affect his future profits, andhis own personal finances, and hesaid that.. ....blah blah blah

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The Boaronto Sun:ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Last night, an Air Wawa planecrashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over300 people were killed, andapproximately 30 people are eitherinjured or missing.But, the important news in this:the local Wawa police are planningto clean up the mess left by theplane using TAXPAYER'SMONEY . Aren't Canadiantaxpayers taxed enough already??This is a gross injustice to forceCanadians to pay taxes on bodycleanups. Enough is Enough - it istime to ACT Cut out this couponbelow and send it to Michael Wilson,telling him that we, as taxpayershave had enough tr,-----------------------------,IDear Michael Wilson, II II Enough is enough I thinklICanadian taxpayers are taxed tol:the hilt already, and should notIhave to pay for body cleanups. II I

When Mr. Wilson receives ll ofthose tax gripes, boy, will he thentake this newspaper seriously, justlike all the other people in Canada.

The W Pecker d:PLANE CRASH NEAR WAWA

Last night, an Air Wawa plant

crashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over300 people were killed, andapproximately 30 people are eitherinjured or missing.

But the important news is thatone of the 300 killed was a distantthird cousin of Mrs. J. Penelope whoIi ves in the Ki chener-Wa ter100area. Mrs. Penelope said that shewas "upset" to hear about the loss ofher cousin. "I only met her once, butwe were just so close", shesaid ...blah blah blah.

The Imp tint:PLANE CRASH NEAR WAWA

Last night, an Air Wawa planecrashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over300 people were killed, andapproximately 30 people are eitherinjured or missing

It 's not surprising that thesethings can happen, though.Especially when you consider thatthese planes are built byxenophobic, sexist, collectivistengineers. Oops, did I let mypersonal feelings get in the way?But the important things here arethat during the flight, the pilotswere listening to the new Red HotChili Pepper's album on the planestereo. Personally, I think thisalbum SUCKS They should havebeen listening to the new Sex Vixensfrom Hell album instead .....blah

blah blah.MathholeNews:PLANE CRASH NEAR WAWA

Last night, an Air Wawa planecrashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over300 people were killed, andapproximately 30 people are eitherinjured or missing.

Also, in the news, DouglasAdams, author of the Hitchhiker'sGuide to the Galaxy has a new bookout Hitchhik er fans will be happyto know that.. .blah blah blah.

The Moron Warrior:

PLANE CRASH NEAR WAWALast night, an Air Wawa planecrashed near Wawa, Ontario. Over

300 people are either injured ormissing.But the important thing here isthat the name of 'THE RIDGID

TOOL' has been changed to just'THE TOOL'. How can we possiblylive with this travesty? There areonly two choices we have: 1) Placeposters up all over campusproclaiming'FOREVER RIDGID' inhopes that morons who don't knowany better will bow down beforethem. 2) Send ridgid tool gripecoupons to Michael Wilson (heck,the Sun always does it). But thiscan't go on We can't live withoutthe word RIDGID ..blah blah blah.

I H A ~ E NVENTEDE OLTtM tTIE GUN\T llJRNS S l l P P E ~ISHES NTOMOUNV5 OF HM R .

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Chrysler and General Motors andcompared these to the Japanesesuperpowers industries. Sure, comparethe bloated, most wimpy NorthAmerican industries to the leanestfittest operations in Nippon. The bigthree are whiners and prefer pouringmoney into lobbying for protectionrather than force themselves to actuallylisten to their market. Some Japanesefirms do this too. Is there any Japanesecompetition for North Americanindustries like IBM or Microsoft orEaton's or Loblaws or Weston Foods?No. What then do you expect theJapanese industries to seek shelterfrom?

The manufacturing industries inCanada which have had a largeCanadian market share for at least 30years are not faring well right now.They are feeling the pinch from themuch needed foreign competition. Toimply though, recessions aside, that allCanadian companies are ailing this wayis to mislead the misled. The afflictedindustries will recover and prosper or,die and be replaced by bettercompetitors.Canada and the US are far frombeing uncompetitive in manufacturing,as the a uthor proposes. They arecurrently the industrial world's cheapestproducers of many goods. This is partlydue to the low dollars (Cdn and US) vsthe Yen and the DM as of the last fiveyears (See why later). Just as importanthas been the fact that Canada and theUS have the highest levels ofproductivity of the big OECD(Organization for Economic Cooperationand Development) economies. Studiesusing OECD figures show that in themid 80's the US and Canada produ.cedalmost twice as much, for every manhour worked across the entire economy,as Japan. Over the last five years thevolume of the US's manufacturedexports has nearly doubled; Canada'shas increased by over 60 %; Japan's byabout 20%. No weakness that.The author also used in hisargument of Canada's protectiveattitude the example of NorthernTelecom. This is a poor example. Thereare many companies in the world thatwould like to be spoken of the wayNorthern Telecom is, by better analysts.The reason that AT&T, or Siemens orothers do not compete in Canada isbecause of the market size. The Mideastern seaboard in the US has 15 timesthe size of the market of the Windsor -Qu_bec corridor. Fortress Europe has amarket roughly the size of NorthAmerica's. NorTel does compete out ofcountry though. 35 % of all NipponTelephone Telegraph's new electronicswitches were ordered from NorthernTelecom last year. Recent surveys inTime magazine show that Americantelecom companies have captured 96% ofthe American switch market, and thatthe rest of the world has 4 %. In theiranalysis though, they forget thatNorthern Telecom is Canadian.Incidentally, it supplies about 45% ofthe American market; AT&T has a 51%market share.When the Japanese government'sEconomic Planning Agency surveyed110 critical technologies in 1991, i tconcluded that America's firmsdominated 43 of them, Japan 33. 21went to the rest of the world. Canadacontrolled 4. 3 of these were related toconstruction and civil engineering. Thelast was classified under nuclear powerengineering. This reflects one ofCanada's underlying problems: f youwere to ask Barbara Frumm, thatbarometer of average Canadianknowledge, to name 2 of thesetechnologies, she probably could not doit; she would probably say that there isno way that Canadians have control

over any technology in the world, letalone critical ones. (She watches theJournal too much. ) This is not to saythat these three technologies are allencompassing. Considering that theCanadian government does notsubsidize industrial R&D a great deal (itshould do more) and that privateCanadian firms spend less of their cashflows on R&D than any other G7 firms(so should they), this is exceptional.Also, these figures do not take intoaccount non-critical industries.The fact that the big Hollywoodstudios are owned by Japanesecompanies does not mean that theseindustries are weak. On the contrary,this should prove that they are strong.In industries where they are able to, theJapanese start at grass roots level andbuild up strength. f they cannotcompete, as in the entertainmentbusiness, they buy. What enables themto buy so much and what do they buywith?The Japanese have consistentlyheld a large part of their foreign revenue(ie US$, CDN$, DM, etc) to force theirdomestic markets to buy their productsby maintaining low Yen levels. That isto say, instead of trading back theirhard earned dollars for some foreigngood or service, the Japanese companiesand governments have chosen towithhold these in their reserves. Thishas held back their progress in the questfor a better standard of living, but hasgiven them large amounts of liquid cash.The standard of living (SOL) inCanada, as defined in economic terms, issecond to one: the US. Japan ranks fifthin the world. Now before you star tscreaming idiocies like Look atGermany ,or Sweden has nounemployment , lose the Canadianhumility and consider the equation. TheSOL of countries are determined bytheir overall ranking on a number ofregressions such as the number of carsor computers per capita or availability ofhealth care or literacy rates .. (adnauseam). Add also, that the 3rdstandard deviation of the rankings of allthese regressions for Canada and theUS are starting to overlap.A simpler approximation of the SOLis to divide the total Gross DomesticProduct (converted to US$ forsimplicity) by the population and toadjust this figure for purchasing powerparity. (PPP: A pound of beef in Japan isroughly 10 times more expensive than ifyou were to convert the equivalentamount of Yens into Canadian Dollarsand buy the beef in Canada. This pricedisparity applies to a comparable basketof goods from both countries and mustbe accounted for.)Canada has a cleaner politicalarena. Canada's stock market is notentirely based on artificially highproperty prices. Canada's savings ratesand investment rates are comparable toJapan, and much higher than the US's.What then is the problem withCanada? Our collective navels. They aretoo noticeable. We stare at them toomuch. We are blinded by them.Scientists use them to calibrate theirinstruments. Meanwhile, semi-realisticlobbyists, lawyers and politicians skatecircles around us, using the mi rror andfog routine to guide us their way. Theymake us use concave mirrors whenviewing ourselves and convex mirrorswhen viewing others to persuade us thatWe are much smaller than we really are.They institutionalize these emotions inour various marketing boards anduniversities. They wish so badly topreserve Canadiana that a conservativegovernment, which poles arepresentative sample of lemmingsevery two days, is ready to formulate acharter which will guarantee specialinterest groups a safe, comfortable, noncompetitive subsidi zed existence by law.The political light show over the next

Attention All 1992 GraduatesDenise Lacchin1992 Plummer's Pledge Chair

The 1992 Plummer's Pledge is about to begin It's that time of year again whenrepresentatives from the Class of '92 - our class - will be canvassing you and yourclassmates for the Plummer's Pledge. All graduating students will be asked toconsider making a three year pledge to the faculty. The first contribution on thatpledge does not come due until one year after graduation.This very important student initiative is in its fourth year - the first class toinitiate this program and pledge their support was the Class of 89.The money, along with donations from the Voluntary Student Contribution hasbeen directed toward the Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation (wEEF).This student run endowment has grown quickly and several important projects havealready ?een funded from the interest earnings. A total of approximately $10,000was available in each of 1990 and 1991; but by February 4, 1992, the Waterloo

E n ~ n e e r i n g Endowment Funding Council was able to allocate $60,000 for variousproJects.The Plummer's Pledge plays a critical role in the Endowment Fund. One of themost impressive aspects of this pledge is the commitment from new graduates likeyou and me. We see firsthand the problems underfunding is causing and we shouldbe determined to maintain the quality and reputation of our degrees. Furthermore,when pledging our support, it is nec essary for us to think carefully about the level ofcommitment we are making and whether we will be able to fulfill the commitmentin one year's time. Follow through is critical to the success of the program sinceplanning takes place well in advance.Participation is the goal for this year's program. As Chair of the 1992campaign , I have set a 70 % participation goal. I encourage all students toparticipate in the Plummer's Pledge at a level with which they feel comfortable.With the current economic situation, we are focusing on the number of peopleparticipating, not necessarily the amount of money pledged . Students areencouraged to pledge what they think they can reasona bly afford a year from now.The Class of '92 can make a real difference to the future of the Faculty. Ourparticipation makes a strong statement about our commitment and it will encourageothers, such as alumni, faculty, staff, corporations and foundations to support thefaculty. The pledge campaign period is February 19 to March 7. Furtherinformation on the Plummer's Pledge is available from the Engineering Societyoffice or from a class rep near you.A special treat for all those who participate in this year's campaign, is a freelunch courtesy of Dean Burns. A ticket for this lunch will be issued when yourcompleted pledge card is returned to your class rep. The lunch will be held onMarch 11, 1992 at Fed Hall, 12:30 pm. The class with the largest participation willbe acknowledged on a commemorative plaque located in Carl Pollack Hall and thewinning class will be announced at the lunch.

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Keep account of he number of graduate students in your c1a$Sthat you will not be soliciting,.An updated class list will be noodad to use as a reference list.

, Ensure the pledge cards are filled out properly.Hand iii o ~ p l e t e d pledge cards to me in the appropriate

. .x ~ t } v e l o p e s ofi Febx-ua.r.Y 27 and on MlU eh 4 so that intennediate, : :; 'ParttCipation -results can be posted.\ . :When a completed pledge card is returned to you. please issue aticket Q tbe student for the free lunch on Mal-ch 11, 12:30 FedHall. Retain, the left hand side ticket stub and retutn them tome on the same dates as above, in the satne envelopes.:,x lofonn the students that a Plumt.llera Pledge pin will be issuedto ~ I D : { u n c . h . It they a n n ( > t a ~ d , I win give you pinsto diStribute to'them. , . .

;;: J ~ > i i ~ ,. ' '?'": "d%.;o "' ; , I 1~ / i ,2 ,few years should be incredible. Lastweek's meeting of the provincial FinanceMinisters, where they were supposed todiscuss the economic situation inCanada, will set the way. They shouldnot be helpful in any way, althoughCanadians will probably grow andprosper despite them.Surely, in the future, Canada willneed more R&D funding, better(privatized) education and less

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IS HERETired of February blahs? Letting hum-drum rout ine get you down? Well, fight back -Don t ride a KW Transit bus, PUSH ITCome join the 16th Annual Engineering Bus Push for Big Sisters. This year, we, the engineers, have CHALLENGED all other facultiesand the church colleges to see who will bring in the most money in pledges for Big Sisters.The Engineering Bus Push will be held on March 14th, so get your pledge sheets early. The pledge sheets w ll be available as of Thursday,Feb. 27th. On the day of the Push, a KW Transit bus will be pulled from the Universi ty of Waterloo to Market Square in Kitchener. Allmoney raised will be donated to Big Sisters.Big Sisters is an organization which promotes the social, emotional, and physical well-being and development of children through theestablishment of caring relations hips with traine d, female, adult volunteers. They provide programs that respond to and support thechanging needs of children in the community, by offering guidance and support through a one-to-one friendship with a responsible caringwoman and by providing the opportunity for girls and boys to develop their strengths and to enhance their sense of self. In 1991, BigSisters served a total of230 children in the community

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.February 28, 1992 Iron Warrior Page 13How The World Works:Today s Country: The Undergraduate OfficeStephen Kingsley-Jones

As you enter Carl Pollock Hallfrom E2 your eyes alight on a mostmystifying door. The sign says:Assoc. Dean Undergrad Studies,First Year Engineering, EngineeringCounseling. A rather ignonimousname for a place that decided yourfate only a short time ago. Forhere, among other duties, is theplace where they determine whogets admitted and who falls by thewayside, here is where theyseparate the wheat from the chaff,and permit you, the humble studentto enter the hallowed halls ofEngineering lore.As you walk in this office, youpass through a second door andarrive before Karen Denman, a footsoldier in the war of administration.To your left as you enter is CindyHowe (for detailed info on Cindy'slife see last week's Gazette, whereher full glory is espoused). In theoffice behind Karen is Susan Key"Administrative Asst." and thebackbone of the department.Karen is your first level ofinquiry and help, she is deeplyinvolved in the administration of thedepartment and particularly withthe work of Dr. Ford (see below). Ifyou think you might want to speakto Dr. Ford or others, tell Karenwhat you need, she'll direct you, andsave you making a bungling fool ofyourse when you end up in thewrong office. Cindy is responsible

for scheduling of all the 1A and 1Btimetables (yes, your hellishschedule is her doing, but youvolunteered for this ), but it's anincredible juggling act, which shedoes excellently while alsoorganizing the Personal Info formsof all Engineeri ng applicants.

The department is 1st YearEngineering, and they organize yourwhole life until 2A. From your firsttentative inquiries aboutEngineering to your 1B transcript,they control the whole show. Deeperwithin the Office are four directors,Dr. Ford - 1st Year Director andbequether of good and bad tidings(ie. the dreaded required to repeatterm), Dr. Bodnar - Director of

Don FraserJune LoweKen Rlepert

Style and raceWhat is the best colour for araincoat? What colour suit is really

bad news when it comes tointerviews? Do you prefer Europeanor American cut suits?Do you know any of the above?Do you care?If you don't care, I'd like to takea minute of your time to thank you.Thanks for not competing. Iknow you really wanted me to get

that high paying research job inCalifornia anyway, and for beingsuch good sport I'll lend you aquarter for a phone call in secondrounds.

For those who want jobs thisyear, and in years to come, there is asingle piece of advice that will beinvaluable to your future.The new: DRESS FOR SUCCESSby Tom Molloy.

f there is one book you buy inthe next thousand years, it shouldbe this one. It's interesting, and

The Sandford Fleming Foundation

Admissions, Dr. Brag - Director ofGeneral Studies, and Dr. Herb Ratz- Exchange Director. These fourgentlemen are a vital facet of ourevery day lives; that exchangestudent sitting beside you, the GenEng. course you take in fourth year,that scholarship you got at entrance,and the successful Appeal yourfriend got, are all due to theconstant efforts of these fourdirectors.

The Big Cheese in this office,and the man truly in charge of youreducation is Dr.Schneider, AssociateDean of Undergraduate Engineering(remember to bow as he walks by),for he sits at the right hand of theDean/God. This fellow has duties

mildly entertaining, but that is notits purpose nor its intent. t is aclothing textbook.This book does not attempt to

morally justify its conclusions, infact, some of you might consider itquite racist or prejudiced, whichmay in fact be true. Unfortunat elyit is a racist, prejudiced world inwhich what you wear on your bodymay be the most important part ofyour future.

Many young people feel thatthings like clothing and hairstyleshould not be important, and that itis the person inside that counts.Even some interviewers feel thesame way, they try to look past whatyour clothing tells them, and findout what's inside. But nothing canhelp a first impression, and you will

4306 Carl Pollock Hall, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1TECHNICAL SPEAKER COMPETITION

that should only be discussed in themost reverential of tones and only ina duly respectful forum (see: DeansAnd Other Great Beans in a futureissue). At the end of the daythough, Dr. Schneider is the CEO inthis office.Another component of theUndergrad office is the EngineeringCounseling services offered Mondaythrough Friday, 1-5 pm. Marna andLinda can help you with personaldifficulties, instruct you in studyskills seminars and help give youguidance through the avenues ofoptions that Engineering lifepresents. Just come down to theoffice and inquire of Karen as towhen one of these benefactors is freeand they'll schedule you for anappointment. They're there for you,if you need them, go see them.Lastly out of the undergradoffice are administered the threeDemonstrators. They perform afunction unique to the undergradoffice, a kind ofadmissionlliaison/proflincidental-jobfunction. June Lowe, is asupervisortrA in the graphics lab aswell as being responsible for theEngineering end of Campus Day.Don Fraser is currently working onnew software for the admissionsystem as well as teaching the oddclass. Ken Riepert has taken overthe student liaison work for theundergrad office, organizing toursand such for high school students.

learn from this book that there areways clothing affects people, thatcan't be ov'rcom by ev n the o ~ tvibrant personality.

"Dress for Succ ss" containsindepth information concerningwhat to wear in wh t environmentsand relevant to your position andyour intention . It will teach youhow to buy, wear and decide on yourclothing. In this world of harshcompetition you cannot afford to bedeficient in a single area, let alonethe part of you that leaves the mostlasting impression on those youmeet. Buy it, steal it or borrow itfrom a library, but get and use thisbookps Brown is definitely a bad idea.

Waterloo Campus Activity

The Technical Speaker ompetition for W'92 took place on February 11 Richard Brittin, Mechanical, placed first. O t ~ e r competitor? were JasonCropley Systems Design; Belinda Elysee-Collen, Chemical; Diane Freeman, Civil; James Goel, E CE; Jeffrey WhIdden, ~ e o l o g l c a l GeorgeRobb, Paragon Engineering Ltd.; Alec McGowan, Enermodal Engineering Ltd.; & Janine Imada, Babcock &Wilcox adjudicated the contest.Jeannine Hooper-Van co-ordinated the competition. ,Coming soon: The Sandford Fleming Debates final round: March 13. Watch for itl

TRAVEL GRANT RECIPIENTS W 92Denis Bigioni Steven Morgan, Civil Eng., - to participate in OEC (Extemporaneous Debates Editorial Communications);Simon Muzio, Carlos Bazzarella, Geoff Brown, Milos Djokovic, Computer Eng., to partiCipate in OEC (Entrepreneurial Design Contest);Civil Engineering Concrete Toboggan Team.


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Enviro TipsEnviroman is back with moreEnvirotips.

This issue s special is on savingpaper.Did you know that 40-50 of whatwe throwaway is paper? t takes 17trees to make one ton of paper. In thepaper making process, the wood pulp isbleached and in the process, numeroustoxic waste products such as deadlydioxins and furans are created anddumped into our water systems. Byrecycling paper the dioxins and furanswon t be eliminated but they will bereduced.

Here are a few tips.Use the backs of old flyers and

no tices for scrap paper. You can usethem for telephone message pads,grocery lists and various other things.

Don t throw out perfectly goodenvelopes jus t because they haveunwanted addresses on them. Whenyou receive those dreaded bills anddon t use the envelopes for yourpayment save them. Just cross out theaddress with a black marker or use asticker to write your corespondent saddress on . f theenvelope has postal orzip code imprinted barson it make sure they arecovered up or your mail

instead of disposable ones. Try toencourage family, friends and evendaycare centers to do the same. Thinkof all the diapers in a land fill taking upspace after only one use. Think of allthe money that can be saved by using acloth . For every dollar spent ondisposable, the taxpayer spends 8 centsto dispose of them and then there arethe environmental effects that areincalculable.

Keep a scrap paper box by thephoto copy machine at work. My lastwurk term I even encouraged employeesto use this paper for scrap note pads.They are perfect to cut into little notepad size and use for all sorts of things.By the end of the term I had encouragedmany of the employees to o this.

Wri t e non-business letters on thepack of scrap paper.

Please recycle the Iron Warriorwhen done reading it.

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off them you have a greatgift tag or make it into asmaller greeting card.

Reuse gift boxes asoften as possible. Theboxes that shirts come incan be used to sendpresents in. When I buya gift at a store I tell theemployee I already havea box.Use a rag instead ofpaper towels. Imagineall the paper towels inall the stores beingthrown out after only oneuse. That s a lot ofgarbage. Use a rag andsave some money as well.After a dish rag is todisgusting for dishes, itbecomes a floor rag andthen a basement rag.

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