Friday, January 24, 1997 The Magazine of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society Volume 10 Issue 1

The Iron Ring - History, Myth and Fact W.D. Stevens, P.Eng. Warden, Camp 15

j\Jound the end of February each year, graduating engineering tudents at the University of

Wa terloo have the opportunity to partic­ipate in the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, or the Iron Ring Ceremony, as it is frequently called. Many candidates know little about the ceremony, its his­tory and true background. Several myths and inaccuracies have evolved concerning the Ritual and its true intent and meaning. The purpose of this let­ter I article is to offer some insights into the Ritual and to inform interested par­ties about its origin and details.

Origin1

At the Thirty-Sixth Annual Professional Meeting of the Engineering Institute of Canada, in Montreal, on January 25, 1922, Professor HE.T. Haultain, of the Universi­ty of Toronto, was the luncheon speaker. In his address entitled "The Romance of Engineering", he urged the development of a tribal spirit among engineers.

Invited to enlarge upon his idea at the retiring president's dinner in the Universi­ty Club that evening, Professor Haultain suggested the development of an oath or a

creed to which the young graduate in engi­neering could subscribe, something in the form of the Hippocratic oath in the med­ical profession. Mr. J.M.R. Fairbairn, chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, was the past-president in the chair and there were present, as special guests, six other past-presidents of the Institute: Messrs. G.H Duggan, Phelps Johnson, G.A. Mountain, RA. Ross, W.P. Tye and HH Vaughan .. At Professor Haultain's suggestion, these seven past-presidents were then and there constituted a commit­tee under the chairmanship of Past-Presi­dent Fairbairn, to act on his proposal.

On October 4, 1923, Professor Haultain, in a letter to Dr. Fairbairn, inquired whether the committee had done anything towards the development of a creed or professional oath and wondered "if it would be possible to interest Kipling in this". Dr. Fairbairn thought well of the suggestion of appealing to Rudyard Kipling, remarking that there was "no one who could put it up in better form or would have a deeper insight into the meaning of such a thing to the engineer". He asked Professor Haultain: "Why not write to him on the subject?"

In a letter to Kipling, on October 18th, Professor Haultain outlined the suggestion made at the retiring president's dinner, and requested his help. Kipling's reply came promptly. On November 9th, he

sent to Professor Haultain the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, together with the notes which now are part of the Ritual.

In his accompanying letter, Kipling explained: "My own idea would be to make the Ritual binding and unalterable except by the authority of the Seven Past Presidents on the Engineering Institute of Canada, who (co-opting as need arises) would be responsible for the Landmarks of the Calling." He also as~ for the opin-

Important Dates for Iron Ring 1997 . Kyle Corbett 48 Electrical - OMEGA Sector

For those who are graduating this year, here are some important dates that you should be aware of. For more information about the ring and it's significance to Canadian Engineers, please read the article about the Iron Ring in this issue of the Iron Warrior.

All the information listed below is from the information posted in the 4th year rooms. (Yellow announcement) February 6 - Iron Ring Information Seminar February 13 - Ring Sizing February 20 - 7 Days until rns Pub Crawl February 27 - Iron Ring Ceremony

4:30 - O1emical, Ovil, Electrical, and Mechanical (all 4 stream) 5:30 -Computer, Electrical (8 stream), and Sy~tems 6:30 -O1ernical, Ovil, Geological, and Mechanical (all 8 stream) (Please note in order for you to receive your ring you must attend the Iron Ring Ceremony.)

-Iron Ring Stag

For more information about the Iron Ring Stag please read information posted in your 4th year rooms or e-mail the ms committee at krcoxbet@novice.

The I Want My Pool Table Issue!

phOUJ5Q/ui design by Ryall Olell-Willg

ion of /, the Seven" on what he had submit­ted, and suggested that, although "the larger part of the working would be natu­

rally, obligating graduates in engineering im.m.ediately after they had taken their degree, or before they embarked on their career _. JIlany young engineers, and even older ones, out struggling in the world, would find it both tonic and refreshing to be obligated." In the same letter, Kipling expressed his preference for the word "obligation" over the word "oath".

In. the months that followed, Dr. Fair­bairn sought the opinion of the other six past-presidents. At the time, two were travelling in Europe and one was in South Am.erica. While in due course enthusiastic appreciation of the beauty of the Ritual was unanimously expressed, all realized that cautious study should be made of the means of administering the Ritual so as to preserve its dignity and bring out its full significance.

After much consultation among the Seven, Dr. Fairbairn wrote, on March 31, 1925, to Mr. Kipling, outlining the proce­dure that had been devised for the cere­monies of obligation and suggesting a few minor changes in the wording of the Ritual

.... continued on page 5

RON

So What's The Solution Chris Foster Editor-In-Chief

First, what's the problem? The problem is that there are too many people in this world that are prepared to complain about a problem

with out offering a solution. People are way to quick to jump on the actions and decisions of others, to critisize them without offering an alternate solu­tion. This in itself is no doubt a problem. But I believe that I ha ve a number of viable solutions.

The first option as I see it is to ignore the problem. This may seem like avoiding the problem rather than solving it, but let me explain. By this point in life, most students have come to realize that "it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease". But what would happen if instead we all ignored the squeaky wheel. Well there are two possible outcomes; the problem will get so bad as to cause an even larger problem. Or it will work jtself out and go away. i.e. The person doing the complaining will realize that no one is listening, and therefore will cease to complain. 'This solution is best suited for the boy who cried wolf situations, because as we aJJ know

C I R a e s p s s

they boy who cri.es wolf is doing it for the attention Another and slightly more practical solution to the

problem is to show the complainer for the fool that they are. This can easily be done both in public and in pri­vate. When a person complains about a problem, con­tinually list solutions to their problem, while asking them before each solution "have you considered .... [solu­tion]". The advantage to this solution is that because of the humiliation you put the complainer through, they wilJ likely never complain to you again. The disadvan­tage is that after having done this to a number of pe0-

ple, you will end up looking like the cruel cold person that you may really be. If you are interested. in further­ing any social relationships with others, I do not recom­mend this approach, as it is likely to alienate you.

My final solution thus far, and probably the best I have come up with to date is to work with the person to solve the problem. By t his I mean offer to help the "complainer" to resolve the problem. Helping to solve the problem can be done in a number of ways. In my experience, the best learning experience comes when the "complainer" is asked a series of questions. Each time they successfully answer a question progress has been made towards the solution. After a number of rep-

etitions of this process, eventually a point is reached when the "complainer" knows the questions that should be asked, and as a result is able to work independently towards a solution. The only two drawbacks to this solution that I can see are the amount of time consumed in the repetitions of the process, and the need for the person helping the "complainer" to know a general direction in which to lead the "complainer" towards the solution. On the other hand, this solution inherently encourages more people to help train others in solving problems. Similar to when champagne is poured into the first gJass in a pyramid. as the gJass fills with cham­pagne, it overflows and passes the champagne to the next level. When the first person willing to help becomes proficient at it, he or she is able to train many in the art of helping, and as they become proficient, they to can help, and hence the pyramid grows.

As you can see, this problem of people who complain but do not act has a number of solutions. It is up to each and every person "solver" to implement the solution they feel best suits the situation. In the end, rm sure we can reach a point where there is a world of competent people who are capable of doing more that complain­ing.

B r T e 0

w u e r r y

The Shadows Are Coming .... Mike Hermann 2A Systems - The Far Syde IW Ass/stant Editor

Since I'm writing this at the last minute, and I don't have a really good topic, I'm going to use this space to plug another one of my pet pro­

jects. Monica Milanowski and I are the Shadow Day Directors this term, and things are starting to shape up. Shadow Days are scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, and Wed.r1esday, March 5. We'll be look­ing for lots of volunteers, so keep your eyes peeled.

For anybody who doesn't know what Shadow Day is, that's ok Shadow Day is an outreach program that brings in High School kids from all over to spend a day with an Engineering student The Shadow name comes from the plans for the High School student to follow his

or her "Shadowee" around for the day. While some activities are planned for the afternoon, the goal is to take the young student to some lectures or labs and let them see what happens. Or doesn't happen as the case maybe.

In the afternoon there will be presentations on Admissions (by Kim Boucher, Associate Director of AdmissiOns), the Co-op process (by John Westlake, the Co-op director for Engineering), the different programs available in Engineering (by Students), and on various areas of life in the faculty, from Workterm experiences to Exchanges to student projects.

We're still in the organizational stages, and now we need to begin gathering our volunteers. That means you can be a part of the incredibly exciting program. We need people to be "Shadowees", help with match­ing people up in the mornings, and to run the various

program presentations. If you're part of a student pro­ject, or some group that would like to have an opportu­nity to let students come and hear what you have to say, let us know. The students will be able to choose which of the various presentations they would like to see. To volunteer, send us e-mail at either mhermann@novice or mmiJanow@novice. There will be posters and sign-ups sheets distributed. to the orifice and all classes, so there will be plenty of opportunity to participate.

We're hoping that this will be a huge success, and with your participation, we can make it one. If you're interested in helping to show how great UW Engineer­ing is, this is your chance. If you have any questions, please contact Monica or I, and we'll be happy to answer them.

Editor-In-Chief Chris Foster

Assistant Editor Michael Hennann

Iron Warrior Staff Audr~y

Allison Annan Richard Kuttner

Amy Kim Aaron Leiba

Dylan Luhowy Alex Matan

Caroline Page

Advertising Managers Brehdii Boucbette

Bill Gray

Contributors

Brian Vidler Mark Vidler Jam~s Wallace Kim Whilear

Margaret \Vojtarowicz Jaaon~

Michael Wf.>trj Darren Zacher

Zban Huan Zhou

• War r12r

contents · · · ••••

Weef What it is and where it came from

5

CCES An Open Letter and some Adventures

6

University Fees Pres Mario tells us what goes to what

10

P**5 Points break-down

17

Bill's Travels More excellent adventures

14-15

Arts Engineers have many talents ...

18-19

RON ARRIOR

Keeping Waterloo Engineering On Top ~

\J~. m~~ ~

W y is the University of Waterloo Engi­neering Program so successful? What makes this the number one Engineering

school in Canada, maybe even North America? High Quality Professors? Top Students? Up to Date Lab Equipment? Computing Resources unmatched at any other university? A Drive for Excellence? A plethora of opportunities to participate in Engineer­ing Competitions and Projects? The first and the best Co-op program world-wide?

Well, the answer is YES for all the above reasons and three of those reasons are direct beneficiaries of an idea from two fourth year students, eight years ago.

Legend has it that the WEEF was conceived in 1989 by a pair of engineering students. A vi Belinsky and John Vellinga, the guilty parties, saw this vision during a conversation they were having over a beer in POETS. It was a response to the need they saw for improving the quality of Undergraduate Engineering at Waterloo. In 1990 their vision was fulfilled when. the Voluntary Student Contributions to the WEEP was approved by student referendums on both A and B Soc. Ninety-five percent of students voted in favour and thus the first student donations were made to the WEEP via the VSC in the summer of 1990. At the same time provisions were made so that Engineering Alumni (via the Plumber's Pledge) and companies (via Employer Matching Contributions) could donate to the WEEP.

The WEEF works by investing accumulated dona­tions (the WEEF principle) and spending the interest

Kamll Pawlowski 3A Comp - Xorclsts Ass/stant. Director WEEF

I ts been really cold in Waterloo t.hese last two weeks. So cold in fact that the devil himself has probably invested in a good pair of the rmal

underwear, and an electric blanket. Just when the cocoon warmth of Helix was beginning to th.aw me out, it got a lot colder really, really fast. On Jan. 8 a message appeared in all the E&CE news groups calling for a boycott of the WEEF to protest the Dean's handling of the E&CE fourth year room move. I've included the message at the end of this article. Specifically, at issue is a pool table donated by E&CE Alumni which has not retaken its place in our study room since the move.

While the WEEF is voluntary, and anybody can come to the ORIFICE and get their contribution back (in the first three weeks of term), taking it back because you can't get your way with the Dean of Engineering is not a great idea. The fact is that this only hurts matters. First, it hurts future grads and current students by not increasing the funds available for them to spend on the parts of their education that they think are important

made on that principle. The WEEP principle is invested mostly into guaranteed investments and to a small extent into very low risk investments. UW Financial Services controls the investments, and processes the accrued interest and payments against the fund.

Every term a request for funding proposals is announced to the departments of engineering. These proposals must be designed to improve the quality of undergraduate engineering at Waterloo. Any under­graduate student, or member of the engineering facul­ty, can submit a proposal. The proposals are reviewed, and a decision as to how the money is spent is made by a group of students, the WEEF reps, who constitute the Funding Council. Each class has one vote!

The decision of the WEEF reps is reviewed by the WEEP Board of Directors (a council made up of student members), the WEEF Directors focA and ,B S<x:, the A and B Soc Eng Soc presidents, a representative from industry (Mr. John Burgsma CEO of Union Gas), John Vellinga, an advisor from financial services (Geoff Weller), and the Dean of Engineering. Once it has been passed, the WEEF Endowment Director spends the money.

Since it was started the WEEF principle, mostly donated by students, has grown to over 2.1 million dol-

lars. It is growing at a rate of about $33O,(XX) per year with between 60% and 95% (with an average of 65%) of Undergraduate Engineers currently donating every term. This year the WEEP plans to spend on the order of $160,(XX). Lets put this annual spending figure into perspective. The Dean has a budget for new equipment which rotates between departments within the Faculty. It comes out to about $100,(XX) per year per faculty. In short, your money through the WEEP is not a drop in the bucket! Your WEEF donations make a Significant difference!

Let's look to the future. At the term's end the WEEP will have spent $700,(XX) over its six year existence. If the WEEF grows at its current rate, the principal will exceed $2.4 million dollars as of May I, the start of the new fiscal year. This summer, assuming the current nine percent return, the WEEF will be able to allocate $65'(xx). For the first time, funding will exceed student contribution for the term. This is a big moment for the WEEF, as it is the defining moment that the founders and contributors envisioned many years ago; a con­stantly improving Engineering Undergraduate Pro­gram, courtesy of the Engineers of the past, present and future.

Quick Facts On WEEF • Officially started in 1990 • Founders: John Vellinga and A vi Belinsky

-Two fourth year students responding to what they saw as a need for improving Undergraduate Engineering at Waterloo

• Current Principal: $21 million • Amount of Interest being spent this year: $150, (XX) • Almost all the principal has been donated by stu­

dents through the Voluntary Student Contribu­tions or through Plummer's Pledge.

Second, it does nothing to affect the Dean, other than get him angry, and make the protesters look unreason­able. The money spent by the WEEP is not part of the Dean's budget. He has little say in how it is spent He is on the board of directors, but this body does not decide who gets money. Essentially this kind of protest is like purposely shooting yourself in the foot before a marathon. The marathon is the rest of your life, where your degree is one of your feet; you are not going to get very far without it. The WEEF directly increases the value of your degree by buying new equipment and funding student projects. The £aster WEEF grows, the more cool stuff Engineering Students can buy. To their credit, most 4th year E&CE students will have nothing to do with this boycott

fu short, as many people will point out, taking your WEEP contribution back because you are angry at the Dean, the University, or life in general is not solving anybody's problems, especially not yours! Problems like this one should be addressed at the source, and with those involved.

• Approximate Spending distribution is 75% teach­ing/ lab equipment (computers, departmental labs, etc), and 25% Student Projects (Midnight Sun, Concrete Toboggan..)

• Last summer, students donated $58,000 to the WEEF. This summer, we will be distributing about $65,(XX) (if all things stay the same). This will be the first time that students will get more for their dollar than they put in

Newsgroups: uw.ece.ele2a, uw.ece.ele3a, uw.ece.ele3b, uw.ece.ele4b, uw.ece.com3a, uw.ece.com4b

Any of you who knaw me will knaw that I don't nor­mally do this, in fact I am usually part of the crusade that convinces people NOT to get their WEEF back. This term, however, I am a bit perturbed.

So seeing as haw I can't exactly refuse to pay my fees, this is the only way I can think of to protest to the Detln in a manner to which he might listen. When it comes time to fill out a form for my Plummer's Pledge,I'll write a big fat goose-egg an mine. Yup, they're not getting a cent.

Now I don't want to seem ungrateful, I really do appreciate the education I have received from UW. But mare than that however, I do NOT appreciate the man­ner in which ru? cue being treated as students. I will am­tinue to support UW financially only after our recre­ational equipment resumes its righlful place in our fourth yearroom..

Darren Zacher Sun Of a Bit/ - ELECOM '97

... cmttinured from cover

so as to make it applicable to Canadian conditions. He also explained that the Seven felt that the best way to begin would be to place the Ritual in the control of the Engineering Alwnni Associations in the respective Canadian Universities, beginning that year with the University of Toronto. The proposal to turn control over to the Engineering Alumni Associations was sub­sequently abandoned as will be seen later from the fact that, in March 1926, the text of the Book of Authority, providing for the delegation of authority by the Seven for the establishment of Camps, was submitted to and approved by Kipling, and that no reference is made therein to the Engineering Alumni Associations.

On April 22, 1925, Mr. Kipling cabled his approval of the amended Ritual and the statement of procedure outlined in Dr. Fairbairn's letter of March 31st, and sent a letter of confirmation the same day.

FollOwing the finalization of the fonn and content, the Inaugural Ceremony was held on April 25, 1925 at the University 000 of Montreal. Since that time, under the guidance of The Corporation of the Seven Wardens, Inc./Society des Sept Gardiens Inc. (as that original group came to be known) 24 Camps have been estab­lished in Canada, each with 7 prominent local obligated engineers as Camp Wardens. The Camps administer the ritual and guard its landmarks. Each camp is locat­ed adjacent to a university that has an engineering school, but is in no way affiliated with the university.

The Charter of Camp 15 Waterloo was granted in 1%2 and the Camp was inaugurated on September 18, 1962 when the Book of AuthOrity was presented to the petitioning engineers. Nineteen engineers were obligat­ed at the first ceremony on March 23,1963 and one hundred and five University of Waterloo graduating

RON

engineers were obligated and ringed on ]un 4, 1963. Currentl , approximately 650 Uniyersity of Waterl graduating students and some senior engineers are obligated and ringed annually. By 1996, approximately 15,200 candidates had been obligated and ringed b Camp 15.

Debllnk:ing the Myths Many misunderstanding and ina curaci have

arisen over the years, due in part to th private nature and deliberate lack of publicity accorded to th Ritual.

Myth - Graduating engineers tudents are automati­cally entitled to receive and wear an iron ring. This is not true.

Fact - The iron ring is a symbol which signifies that the bearer has attended the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer and has voluntarily taken the obliga­tion. Successful completion of an accredited engi­neering program at University is only a prerequi­site to enable candidates to attend the Ritual, make the Obligation and receive the iron ring. Accep­tance of the ring is voluntary.

Myth - The Ritual is a religious ceremony. Fact - The Ritual is a sincere and dignified ceremony.

The author, Rudyard Kipling, was pre-eminent in his day; he was the laureate of the British Empire, of which the Dominion of Canada was part. In cre­ating the ritual, Kipling drew upon available and familiar resource material, using passages from the Bible. The end result is not a religious ceremony, but an allegorical text with relevant meaning to the philosophical and practical aspects of the life of the engineer.

Myth - The Ritual has sexist over­tones.

Fact - When the Ritual was created, there were virtually no females in the profession. Several references originally were made to the male gender, both in the text and poet­ry in the Ceremony. More recent­ly, changes have been made to the text to make it gender 11 ulral. Some male gender references have been retained in th poetry (e.g. ''Th ns of Martha") after due consideration and a d ision not to alter that part of Kipling's work

Myth - The Ceremony is a secret affair or ritual.

If you're always on the go take us With you. A pager from BeU Mobility is the easy and affordable

way to stay tn the loop.

Fact - Kipling decreed that "while these are no mystery - they are neither for the public nor the press," in reference to affairs and proceedings of the Camp. The Wardens of Camp 15 interpret this dictum literally - only obligat­ed engineers are allowed to wit­ness/participate in the Ceremo­ny. No publicity of any kind is permitted; cameras and recorders are prohibited. It is a personal, dignified event. Some Camps allow invited (non-obligated) guests such as family members,

Bell Mobility

spouses, etc. to witness th Ceremony. To date this has not been t11 policy of Camp 15.

Myth - Th original rings were made from elements of a failed bridge.

Fact - Kipling ugg ted rings made of "cold iron". On Jun 2,1925 h \\.TOte, in a letter to Mr. Fairbairn " ... Th Ring is now an Ancient Landmark, not to be deviated from. It is an allegory in itself. It is rough, as th mind of a young man. It is not smoothed off at th edges, any more than the character of the young. It is hand-hammered all round - and the young ha e all their hammerings coming to them. It has neither beginning n r end, any more than the work of an Engineer, or, as we now know, space itself." In more recent years, the rings, still hand-ham­mered, have been made of stainless steel to increase their longevity.

Myth - "The ring" is associated with Professional Engineers Ontario or the University of Waterloo.

Fact - The Obligation Ceremony and the ring are not related to either organization. Only individuals who have voluntarily attended the Ritual and have made the obligation are entitled to wear the iron ring. Membership in PEO or any other profession­al or technical organization is totally separate and unrelated. The facilities of University of Waterloo are used by Camp 15 (with great appreciation for their continu­ing cooperation) for the sake of logistical conve­nience.

No doubt there are many other myths, now and in the future, that will arise, in regard to the Ri tual. under­standable - given the private and personal nature of the event.

A personal note - when I first attended the Ritual as a graduating engineering student in 1970, I was largely uninfonned concerning the Ceremony and the tradi­tion. Since that time, becoming involved in Camp 15 activities, I have come to appreciate the Significance and ongoing relevance of the Ceremony and particularly, the Obligation. It is n most intl:rc:ting ,mel wol1h\\ hile undcrt<lkinp,; llll'gl' alll'liHibl\· ,lIldid.lks tl) .lppn 1l'h the t','\.'nt in .l thoughthll and 'riolls 1l1.)nl1 'J'. Com ' 10

thl' Introductory \.<'CtUf(' (you willl'l( infOlmt'J wtWn2

and when) PI' 'pelr i to b' ini'onlwd .lnd with our que tions, if you haY<.' any. Many of Uw ,mlp m '11)­

bers attend and are most willing to anSWl'\, qlll'til'.S.

The Ritual, ring and ring dc ign are uniqu 'Iy nnadi­an; protect d by anadian ilnd US copyrights .lnd trademark registrati ns. We aU Ix )mc part of a prl ud profession with a hist ry and tradition of contributing to the building of our country and ind!ed, the world. Be prepared to become a part of that profess~ I\ recog­nizing the responsibilities w aJJ must assum . Partici­pating in the Ritual, making the Obligation and receiv­ing the ring all make for a greatbcginning!

1 Extract from HistonJ of the Ritual of the CaJling of an Engineer, oompiled from official docUll1enis by the Chief War­den of The Corrwation of the Seven Wardells Inc. and issued under its authority, 1985.

RON ARRIOR

in Sherbrooke, PQ An open letter to the Dean of Engineering on CCES '97

January 9,1997

Dr. OJ. Burns 'Dean, Faculty of Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON N2L3G1

Dear Dr. Burns:

As a CCFS delegate from Engineering Soci­ety B, I attended a variety of workshops and con­ferences at CCFS '97 in Shetbrooke, Quebec from January 2 to January 8, 1997. While I was able to leam a lot at each of these, one workshop in par­ticular demonstrated Waterloo Engineering's leadership. This workshop, entitled ''Internation­a] Exchanges", was attended by students from every engineering student society in Canada. The goal of the workshop was to learn about the

Jason Worry 2A Systems - The Far Syde

I arrived in a jeep, driven by a trusted friend, around 9am on the first day of tl1e conference. There we got our room and waited for fue engi­

neers from Ontario to arrive later to find fuat fue bus fuat fuey were all coming in on had been delayed in Ottawa.

Soon everyone arrived and fue conference could offi­cially begin. It's very different attending fue Congress of Canadian Engineers Societies when you were part of the organizing committee fue prior year. Actually it enlightens and warms your insides when you see a conference running smoothly when you down right know that fuere are problems left, right and centre.

Workshops were varied ranging from determining your personal traits and the type of person that you are to receiving official feedback about the Federal Funding cutbacks to the universities to tactics to entice more

international exchanges that are available across Canada. Many issues were discussed, including:

- The exd1ange programmes offered at each university

- How each university supports and encourages students to go abroad

- The costs associated with the programme - Commercial and industria] support

During fue workshop it became apparent that the University of Waterloo has one of the best engineering exchange programmes in the country. Waterloo Engineering is unique in the level of resources available for students interested in inter­nationaJ exchanges; its scope of intemationaJ work term placements, the choice of international schools, and the sheer number of students place in the programme each year.

All of the schools that participated in the workshop agreed that these student excl1anges

provide an excellent opportunity for students to experience another culture. Those who participate in such programmes benefit from alternate teach­ing methods and become more well rounded.

As a result of the session at CCES 97, a Letter will be sent to the dean of engineering at every school across Canada. This letter will outline the support that CFFS has for these programmes and will ask that fue deans also support international exchanges. I would urge you to make every effort to ensure that the University of Waterloo Engi­neering Faculty continues to set the standard for intemationaJ exchanges well into the future.

Yours truly, MarkVidler Participation Director, Eng Soc B

Adven ures at CCES '97

involvemen t of engineers in society events. The Project Magazine people were there again Hi to

Sandra, Charlene, and Crash once again ... another year has passed and stories were needed to be told. They were there publishing a daily newsletter that included news releases that were missed at dinner, quoteable quotes, and songs that had been made up the night before hand. There was a taJ-eng night that was typified by many different interesting songs and "talents". However, Waterloo again stole the show showcasing the magical talents of Sarah Davies and Greg Jones with Mimael Worry MC'ing and cl1ainsawing (wuhool). During this magic show, Sarah was able to guess a cho­sen card (with the help from a cell phone), she was cut in half using a chain saw (don't worry, we greased. the edges) and Greg showed in slow detail how to make a ring disappear.

Of course, there were industrial tours one of which was to CAE Electronics. They specialize in aeronautical flight sin1ulators and production of airplanes. This tour had in depth anaJysis of how flight simulator helmets

work, and walked through a flight simulator. Oh by the way the starting salary for an engineer is $34,(XX). Sorry about the corporate plug there and no I'm not being paid.

The plenary session where all of the motions detail­ing what the CFFS executive and different organiza­nons are to do in the following year was long and use­ful. However, John ''Fabes'' Faber decided to extend the plenary session by fifty minutes and was punished later on that night during the festivities. Just ask him about Constitution rule 12-5.

Anyways, the week needed to end and all delegates needed sleep and lots of medicine to get over all of their colds. The people said goodbye and boarded their many different means of transportation. The ESSCO bus home was mucl1 quicker this time through, but I must say that that was the first time that I have actually watched that many consecutive movies in a row: totaJ = 6.5.

RON

The Great Secret James Wallace 18 Civil

Erealize that in writing this essay I may very well be condemning my ·fe. I take full responsibility for

whatever repercussions may result from divulging the Great Secret to the general populace. However, I am a great believer in the truth. I believe that the truth must be told, and told honestly without withholding any­thing, no matter how dire the conse­quences. That is why I have chosen to share the Great Secret with you. I suggest that you find a quiet place before you read on, so as to ensure that you will not be interrupted. Try to accept what I have to say rationally; please do not overreact to this cata­strophic news. When you have fin­ished reading my essay, calmly sit down and think about what I have shared with you, think about how the world has managed to deceive so many people for so long, and think about why it is important that you do nothing. Flying off the handle will not help correct the problem I will illustrate to you. Knowledge will. Share this essay with everyone you know. Make copies and share them with many. Only by letting the world know about the Great Secret can any­thing be done about it. Not as a nation, but as an entire planet of human beings we can cahnly and qui­etly correct the problem. But first, I must tell you about the Great Secret! Your clock is fast.

That's the big secret. Your clock is fast How do I know that? I know that every clock is fast. Time, as we know it on earth, is fast. I suspect time to be nearly 34 minutes and 24 seconds fast. That means that while you may think that you are sitting down at twelve noon to eatlunch, it is actually 11:25:36 AM. I first noticed this some time ago just watching the sun during my midday repast Now don't go out and do som~ thing crazy like setting back all the clocks you can find. That won't solve anything, but it will ensure that you'll be late for any appointments that you ever make. What needs to be done is to explain this secret to everyone: the mail­man, the grocer, the garbage collector, everyone. Once the whole world knows that the clocks must be set back 34 min­utes we can all change our docks t0geth­er. This way nobody will be complain­ing about being late or early for any­thing.

I know this is hard to comprehend.

You are probably a little bit doubtful too. Let me explain how it came to be that our clocks are off by so much. It has taken centuries for our clocks to be off, which is the main reason why it went unnoticed for SO long. Some time ago man became dependent on a device referred to as a clock. As the years pro­gressed man invented other timepieces by which to live, but these inventions all became addictive oppressors. With the invention of clock man began to live by what time his clock read (for any femi­nists who think I should use less gender­specific words; you can just blame the whole affair on the men - after all, it's always our fault, right?).

To continue, as man started living his life by the hour, meetings began to start at set times and appointments were set for exact hours of the day. The work day started at an official hour. Instead of getting together tomorrow night, we got together tomorrow at seven o'clock sharp. This in itself is fine and dandy. There are all kinds of benefits from orga­nizing one's day like this. For example, it is much easier for the movi~theater to start the movie at five after seven that it is to wait all night to make sure they don't start the film before everyone has arrived.

The problem arose with the busier, more important people of the world. In order to ensure that they make all their appointments on time, these busy important people set their clocks ahead by five minutes. That way they would be running ahead of themselves and have a little extra slack if they ever got behind. Five minutes early is always better than being five minutes late after all.

I am sure they did not intentionally mean to do it, but in setting their clocks ahead five minutes, all these busy important people wound up pushing world time ahead with them. This didn't happen overnight, or course, but very gradually over a small number of centuries. You see, busy important pe0-

ple are exactly that busy important pe0-

ple. In order to work with them, their assistants had to set their times ahead too, and soon entire places of business were running fast. This meant that the townsfolk had to start running fast too. The busy important people unknowing­ly started a ripple, not unlike dropping a pebble in a puddle (say that five times fast), that affected the entire world. To make things worse, once the general populace had caught up to the busy important people, the busy important people were no longer operating five

minutes ahead; they were on time again. And SO the cycle would repeat itself.

If you're wondering how it is that every clock in the world is 34 minutes and 24 seconds fast when the busy important people adjusted their tim~ pieces by five minute increments then congratulations, you are one of the few of this world who think. Not many would make the connection. The sin'ple explanation is that none of the busy important people moved their clocks ahead with the knowledge that others were doing this. They operated ind~ pendently. Also, as the populace gradu­ally caught up, minute by minute, some of these so-called busy important people would adjust their clocks purposely to be exactly five minutes fast. This meant that when the townspeople were two minutes fast, they were seven. This would vary from city to city too, so while London was eleven minutes fast, Paris was twelve. Thankfully, today's hi-tech media tools and high speed com­munications have allowed the world to standardize time. In 1996 the time in Toronto is the same as the time in Detroit, so we all know when to tum 00

our television sets to watch the Leafs win (or lose). We standardized time, but not the correct time.

living in a world of atomic clocks and various methods of calculating the exact time by the position of celestial bodies down to the nanosecond, you must be wondering where I get off telling you

that the scientific world is giving us the wrong time. Well, let me tell you that the scientific world knows that the world's tim is off. In fact, they know exactly by how much the world's time is off, - precise down to the nanosecond -whereas I am only mak:ir)g a very good estimation. There is a simple explana­tion as to why nobody has said som~ thing before: govenunent suppression! The world's governments know that all our clocks are fast and they have all agreed - or at 1 ast the United States has agreed for veryone - that letting the general populace know that all the clocks in the world are fast would create widespread havoc and chaos. The world's workforce would leave their jobs to leisurely relish their newfound extra 34 minutes and/or demand an extra 34 minutes of pay. Let us not for­get the panicked craze that would result from five billion people all dashing to change their clocks.

Due to the massive government cover-up, you must be discreet as you copy and pass on the essay. Be careful who you give this to. Do not put your name, my name or anybody else's name on it lest prying eyes fall upon it Most of all, be patient. The time will come when the world will demand the clocks to be set right It may take months, or even years depending on how well you pass on this secret. Be diligent and per­sistent. The truth will be told

EXCHANGE WEEK January 28 to 31, 1997

Interested in finding out about engin ring exchange Pl"Ob'Tams?

Meet with Prof. Herb Ratz, Director, Engineering' dumg PI'Ob'Ttlm'lon Monday, January V, 11:30 a.m. or Tuesday, January 28, 4:00 p.m.

inCPH-1320B

Also, meet UW students who have been on engineering exchanges!!

in the CPH foyer, outside of POElS 11:30 a.rn. to 1:30 p.rn. on the foUowing days:

Tuesday: France, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland Wedn::!sday: Germany

Thursday: Japan, South Korea, Singapore Friday: Australia, England, Ireland

Information is also amilable about Engineering Exchange Programs on WATST AR by typing "exchange" at the 005 prompt.

RON

New Battery Disposal Box David Caldarelli Off-Term Director (now On-Term) 3A Computer (XORcists)

H ey everyone. There is going to be a new box in the Orilice for dead batteries. Whenever you have some, drop them off here instead

of throwing them out, and then someone will take them to the dump on Erb St. to be properly disposed of. That's the meat of this article. However, if you still don't feel like paying attention to whatever class you are in, here is a little story from my work term in Waterloo. This is how I got the idea.

I usually use AA rechargeable batteries in my walk­man, and anything else which needs them, simply because it's much cheaper. Even though they say that they last for five years, I've got some that are almost ten years old and going strong. So when my camera batter­ies died, and I was left with two dead AAA alkaline bat­teries, it was the first time in a while that I had to consid-

er what to do with them. My first thought was to simply toss them in the near­

est garbage can, and go buy two more, but then some­thing stopped me. I had some fuzzy memory that back in the '80s, someone decided that throwing batteries in the regular garbage was bad. I think it's because they leak acid everywhere. So, working on this hunch, I went to Radio Shack to buy some new AAA's, and see if they happened to accept dead ones. The answer was "I can take them, but I'll just throw them in the garbage". To the best of the clerk's knowledge, no stores have any kind of battery disposal system. So I held on to them.

A few days later I decided to look through the blue pages in the phone book, and after a few dead-end phone calls, I started getting fOlwarded all around K-W by a bunch of people who found my idea somewhat novel, but who couldn't really help me. I was starting to wonder if I had dreamed up the whole thing about a battery disposal system ever existing.

Eventually, someone in some city office recommend­ed that I phone the Erb St Landfill (I think that's what it is called). Finally success! If you bring your dead bat­teries there, they will ensure that they are disposed of properly. But there's a catch. .. it turns out that there are only certain days you can bring them in. I don't know how many such days there are, but I made these calls in November sometime, and I was told that the next bat­tery day would be January 25.

So, I'm still holding on to those two AAA's, and now I also have a 9V from a clock-radio, four C's from my computer speakers, and two more AAA's from some­where. I figured my efforts might make more of a dif­ference if most of Engineering would also stop throw­ing out old batteries, and bring them down to the drop box in the Orifice at some convenient time. If you have any now, please try to get them in before Jan 25, and thanks for doing your part for the environment

1/0 No Mo "Somewhere my prints will come" or "Honey, I changed the GAFF"

Paul McKone UW Engineering Computing

TIe old Engineering Output Centre (in CPR 2367, the GAFF) ceased to exist at the end of the 1996 fall term. In its place is a new facility

that offers 24-hour output, along with the ability to use a Watcard to transfer money to user printing accounts. A filed-output printer continues to pro­vide the security and guaranteed quality that users enjoyed from the previous system.

A special Watcard swipe station is available outside the Engineering Computer User Support Centre (in E2-1308, the ECUSC). It allows users to transfer money in five-dollar increments to their Watstar printing accounts, twenty-four hours a day. Refunds may be made to the user's central Watcard account (Food Ser­vices) by an online Watstar request. This greatly simpli­fies the previous system that required the user to pur­chase a $10 printing services card from the Cashier's Office in Needles Hall, bring it to the operator to have the amount added, then reverse the process to obtain a refund of the unused balance.

A new, smaller I/O room has been constructed in the GAFF. This new arrangement features a through-the­wall print hopper (as in the other public Watstar

Movie Review: The English Patient

Shelley Carter 38 Mechanical

TIiS weekend I went to see "The English Patient" with a couple of friends. As I don't have a T.V., I had never heard of it and had no

rooms), so that users in the GAFF can obtain their out­put at any time. Another printer inside the new Output room provides for filed-outputonly, so that "sensitive", or "best quality" printout is protected. from the eyes and hands of other users. Output will be filed during work­ing hours, and kept locked up at night. As always, qual­ity guarantees and refunds will be in effect for filed-out­put jobs, but will not apply for through-the-wall jobs. Colour printer output remains much the same as it has been: users need to manually release the job (to avoid printing unnecessary, unwanted mistakes). The results will be filed with other output at regular intervals dur­ingtheday.

The old Engineering Output Centre was staffed by the Department of Computing Services. As part of its reorganization and integration with Data Processing and Telephone Services, support for this room has been withdrawn In order to provide - and in some ways to improve - service to our users, the Engineering Com­puting department has undertaken these changes.

Additional information on changes made to the oper­ation of the Engineering Output Centre can be found by typing "HELP IOROOM" or "HELP WATCARD" while logged onto Watstar. Questions and comments regarding this or other computing issues may be posted to the newsgroup uw.watstar.

idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. The movie takes place in the deserts of Africa around

the time of the second world war. A Canadian nurse is caring for a dying man in an abandoned monastery. The movie tells the story of his life. I don't want to ruin the movie for anyone who is planning to see it, but I highly recommend it. It was a very good movie with a story line and amazing scenery. Go see it. (If you weren't too thrilled with "The Nutty Professor", you'll thoroughly enjoy this one.)

RON lOR

Cultural Deprivation:

Darren Zacher 48 Comp - Sun Of a Bit! (ELECOM '97)

EM SCI 311, we learned about how an organiza­tion should be managed to run effectively. We

so learned about sOIX\ething termed organiza­tional culture which refers to social traditions found among its members. These traditions are seldomly related to the core purpose of the organization, yet they serve to improve productivity essentially by keeping the members happy. A good example of our organizational culture as students in engineering would be the time we spend hanging out in POETS. Spending time in POETS certainly gjves us no direct academic benefit, but it allows us to relax, build rela­tionships and have an overall better experience here at UW. But this article is supposed to be about how E&CE fourth year students are fighting for their recreational furniture so 'iNhy does it start with a paragraph on organizational theory?

My description of organizational theory is intentional. In M SCI we also learned how an organization can become disfunctional when management does not respect the organizational culture of its subordinates. The Faculty of Engjneering is an organization; it has a well-defined structure and behaves like any other "real organization" (e.g. in industry). Within the faculty, we the students have a fair amount of organizational cul­ture. This ranges from Frosh week to playing cards with classmates; anything that we do to socialize. It is no sur-

A Case Study prise then, that when the £>ean's offi banned ru..-'<:E students' recreational (urniture h caused a ba kla h among them. Perhaps the Dean's offi could ben fit b taking some advice from its neighbours in the depart­ment of Management Science. After all, how would they feel if we banned their teatime?

For the interested reader, below is a brief history of the events leading up to the current dilemma. Every attempt has been made to ensure that what follows is

historically accurate.

S 1994 - The Dean's office announces the Environ­mental program, planS are made for a new build­ing to help accorrunodate space requirements.

W 1995 - Funding is approved for the new building. the cute little "Jobs Ontario" sign goes up by the Physics parklng lot- attendants beware!

F 1995 - Funding gets cut for the new building. after the first class of Enviro's has been accepted. Two words: Oh @#$%!!! Space becomes precious.

W 1996 - In preparation. for the renovations to the Mechanical homeroom. on the 2nd floor of El, it is announced that the E&:C:E fourth year room will be moving to the third floor of £1.

S 1996 - The Dean's office informs the E&CE stu­dents that it will not be providing the resources to

There are 14 Privately Ovvned Islands in the Caribbean.

I only want one

Michael Worry 4B Electrical - Omega Sector Past Conference Organizer

YOU step out of your Lear Jet into the warm Caribbean air. You casually notice in the dis­tance the construction crews finishing the

installation of your 200 person hot tub within your private resort. Nonchalantly you wave at the thou­sands of flash bulbs going off all around you. A reporter shoves a microphone forward, "Tell us, what is the secret of your success?/I

You smile slyly and say, "Involvement. Passion. Need for achievement."

The reporters nod with glazed looks on their faces then furiously scribble down your words of wisdom Another steps forward, "Give l.IS an example!/I

You raise one eyebrow and say, "For example, I remember helping organize OEC 98 ..... /1

Do you own a LearJet? Do you own a Caribb an island? No? Well me neither, what's with that, eh? But anyways, this all could be yours if you choo your path carefully. All joking aside, I helped with the orga­nization of CCES '97 and 1 classify it as the most concen­trated learning experience within my university career.

OEC is the Ontario Engineering Competition, an annual conference that promotes excellence and inge­nuity in engineering design and communications. Stu­dents compete in categories such as Entrepreneurial design, Corporate Design, Editorial Communications, Explanatory Communications and Parliamentary Debate for prizes of up to $25<X). In 1998, Waterloo with be hosting OEC, offering a unique organization oppor­tunity for anybody wishing to add another arrow to their skillset quiver. From fundraising to budgeting to scheduling there are lots of activities to become involved with. I encourage those interested to e-mail oec98@shim, or talk to Susan Lee.

move the pool tab!. ourth year tud nts get r ourcefuI. disa m.bl th tab I and move it themselves.

F 1996 - Th Dean' office informs the stud nt (note: not th sam tudents a summer) tJ,at th pool table is not to be _ tup.On-campu pies of the off-strearn class mmunicate th situation. FUlth r

discussions are ini.tiated. with the Dean' office by the off-stream cla . Th quickly go n wh re fast because the Dean' offi refuses to release an offi-cial tatement of why th tabl is not to be setup. A campaign is initiated that contacted members of alUlnni who initially donated the table. These alum­ni wrote to the Dean's office, asking for a similar statement. Again, nada. Meanwhile, the three fourth-year classes discuss alternative locations for the pool table failing to come to any consensus.

W 1997 - Realizing that the Dean's office isn't listen­ing to its student body, nor its alumni, a few fourth year students (now back on-stream) decide to boy­cott WEEP Ul1til such t:i.n1e that the table takes its place back in the fomth year room. Although one cannot refuse to pay on's tuition, one can indirect­ly apply financial pressure to the Dean's office by hindering its partner :in financing.

POETS Andre Brisson, Jason Kimball, Tony Campbell P.O.E. T.S. Directors

P hi is lllx'n for busllll\s. n,a!'s right fol"s! What better way to . pend thosl' long, cold hmw b lWl' 'n 1,1s " s than l>ilting down in

front of your favourite '1 V shows (th<.' pn'Vi(lUI)

nights, of course). lIave you ewr Sl'Cn all lilt' new faces around th ' school? Fre )sh, 4f3s and Civils, how will you ('vcr get to know lh mall? onll·to POETS and you might acluaJly Sl't t ml'('t some of the111.

Js your wallet g tting 100 light aln'ady? " nIt even afford to rent movi '£? That's OK, every 'J11ulbday anti Friday is movi day. That's Ii ht, four, Y ~ four, rnovk"i a week! Only Hollywood's best for your vi 'Wing pJe,,­sure (the word on th st.rcct is Star Wars trilogy; 'nd of the month). Speaking of Thursday Jnd Friday,l 't's not forget the beer! On those two magical days every we k Bar Services graces POETS, as usual, with the barl 'y­flavoured elixir of the gods.

Term Pubs, you ask? Without a doubt! Th BOT wa,> a super hit last week and the Middl' ofTerrn Pub is fast approaching and, rumour has it, that Ear may be held at POETS as well. (Yippee!) So, remember folks, when its -30 degrees outside, it's always wann and fun in P.o .. E.T.S.

RON

University Fees Not the End of the World, Just a Rough Approximation

Mario Bel/abarba Fed-Pres Type Person Stressed/ln vinCI VIL

I'd like teil you all a little story about fees. Most of you know exactly how much you paid in fees this term, but I'm willing to bet that most of you

don't know where that money went, or even why it was collected. Well, that's what this article is all about...those fees (most of them non-refundable) that don't immediately make a lot of sense when you see them on the fee statement. The Table 1 shows the fees that I'm going to talk about, how much they are, and who sets them. The list isn't complete - I've left out CanCopy (a fee shrouded in mys tery that keeps UW J;om getting sued every time you use a photocopier) as well as the faculty and department specific fees, the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group fee and the Imprint fee, all of which are set by the respective organizations in consultation with their mem­bers.

Tuition Fu

OK, SO let's start with the big one - Tuition. The level of Co-OpFee

Student Services Fee tuition you pay is set by the

Federation of Students government, and has been Health lnsurance

a stop to what were widely seen as arbitrary fees designed to gouge students. They were eventually suc­cessful, and the provincial government decreed that these fees could only be set in consultation with stu­dents. Thus was born the Student Services Advisory Committee (SSAC), a committee composed of 6 stu­dents and 5 UW administrators. The committees did a usage study on all the areas of campus that could be considered student services, and decided how much of those services were "non-academic" and how much of that non-academic portion the university should still be obligated to pay. The fee was phased in over three years, with the full fee being charged for the first time in the Fall of 1996. Table 2 shows what is covered by the SSP. Every year, the services listed in make a report to

the SSAC and they submit a bU~Re.!i 'I1\r, ~centages are then applied and the SSF is determined tmm there. The SSAC is responsible for approving the budgets, so if there is an expenditure which they feel is unnecessary and would result in an increase in the SSF, they can

$1608.00 Controlled by Gov't

$411 .00

$82.28

$23.60

$51.84

Set by the University

Set by the SSAC - read on

Set by under-grads at the Man:h Genera1 Meeting

Set by the Federation of Students going up at a rate of about 10% Student Co-Ordinated Plan

per year (except last year) since Athletic Fee S3J.SO Set by the University

at least 1991 (1991 tuition; $973; Federation Hall $7.50 Fixed amount agreed to in 1983 referendum

Fixed amount agreed to in 1992 referendum S2S.50

1996: $1608; increase: 65%). ~:-:--:--::--:::---:-:--:::---::-;::--:,.----=-:--~_~ ________ ...J

Table t: Just Part of the COlt of Getting an Education Last year, tuition jumped

reject it. The service providers on our campus are, how­ever, well aware of students' financial situations, and they don't make frivolous requests for more funding to theSSAC.

The Federation of Students Fee goes towards the ser­vices provided by the Feels, including the salaries of the Executive, concerts, special events such as Frosh Week and Summerfest,

only via a campus-wide referendum. Your Health Insurance Fee is the only refundable fee

I'll be discussing here. It can be refunded to you if you have comparable coverage under another health plan (usually your parents). This fee is set annually by the presidents of the Peds and the Grad Students Associa­tion, in consultation with the insurance broker (Wright, Mogg), the insurance provider (Mutual) and the univer­sity's Human Resources and Financial Services people (they administer the plan for us and do most of the paperwork, and they are of invaluable assistance in making sure the plan runs smoothly). We have the best plan in Canada, folks! Universities from across the country start drooling when they hear about what our plan covers, so think twice before getting your fee refunded. Here's some of the stuff you get 80% cover­age on prescription medication (plus, you only pay for the first $10), 80% coverage for a chiropractor, physio­therapist, psychologist (Max $5OO/year each), emer­gency dental, ambulance, free birth control pills from UW's Health Clinic, and more and more. You are also covered for your work term at no extra cost

The Student Co-Ordinated Plan was agreed to via a 1992 referendum, and goes towards the Student Life Fund (an endowment fund designed for improvements to accessibility, safety and lounge space, in that order), as well as paying the mortgage for the Student Life Cen­tre expansion and the new North Campus Recreational Facility. This fee is increased by CPI every year, and is administered by the University through the SLC Man­agement Board compooed of two Feds Exec, on under­grad, one grad, and 2 UW Admin. The fee is in place until 2012.

The Athletic Fee is a fee that all students pay to sup­port our inter-university athletics programs. This allows all students interested in participating in sports to be able to do so without paying through the nose, and is one of the only ways that some varsity teams are able to support their activities. Presumably, Athletics

requests changes to

N_ ~1fI

roughly 20%, due to the government's decision to allow universities more discretion in how they set their tuition in order to make up for the 400 million dollar bite they took out of Post Secondary Education (Waterloo's cut was 18 million). A report recently put out by the Smith panel (the panel that toured the province listening to what Universities and Colleges had to say about them­selves) recommends that each institution be allowed to set their own tuition levels. The government has not decided whether to adopt the recommendation, but it does seem that the end of government-regulated tuition is on the horizon, with individual universities being allowed to decide how much students should have to

and the Ombudsperson. It DOES NOT go towards any of the Feds busin esses. Fed Copy Plus, Variety and Post, the Used Bookstore, Scoops, the Bomb-

ACMIatk PorlIofI ~

the fee whenever they feel it neces­sary, although it's only gone up $3 in the last 5 years. pay for their education.

Your Co-Op Fee goes into the co-op program and is designed to cover the costs of having you go through their system. This fee is spread out over aU your school terms - that's why you have to pay it even if you're doing back-to-back school tcnns before or after a work term. In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion between Co-Op and SAC (Students Advising Co-Op) in the setting of fees, with generally satisfactory results. The Co-Op fee has only gone up 32%, from $312 to $411, since I first paid it in the Fall of 1991, which is sig­nificant, but not obscene. In case you're interested, it should be noted that UW receives no money from the government to help them run the co-op program.

The Student Services Fee (SSF) was introduced in the Fall of 1994, around the time when universities across Ontario started charging hundreds of dollars in ancil­lary fees to cover so-called "non-academic" units on campus, such as health services and counselling. The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance COUSA), of which we are members, lobbied the government to put

~,.,. StIuIat Ctw.etI JIroqll y-Uu hUW &SF SMn

Art GaJI«y $62263 20% None $12453 $0.39

ELPE $159 ))8 90% None S14340S $04.49

Realm SeMoes 1489101 63% None S308 134 $9.6S Safety Office $366 77S 4% Half $7 335 $0.23

Wa1Icu.fe $83821 100010 Half $41911 SUI Athletics .t Rectuli.onal SI 383269 96% None $1327939 S41.S7 c.reer SeMoes 1472549 100% None 5472 549 S14.79

Penonal Counselling $669683 94% Half $314751 S9.8S Total St.dcat S«vices lite: $11.28

helter and Fed Hall do not see a penny of that $23.60. They have to make

T&bIe 2: Student Servi.Cle$ Fee (SSf) Bralcdown For UodergrIds

The Federation Hall Fee is not a user fee . This fee goes towards the mortgage on Feder­ation Hall, which is owned by the Uni-

money on their own. The Fed Fee only goes to those things that are providing a service to students and that wouldn't normally make money (Legal Resource Office, GWW, PAls Phoneline, etc ... ) and things that we simply want to provide cheaply (concerts, special events, ... ) The businesses provide important services to students as well, but they are on their own and are expected to cover their operating expenses. The Fed Fee can be increased by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by a vote of the General Meeting in March (to which you and all full-time undergrads are invited as voting members), and can be increased by more than CPI, but

versity (as is every other building on campus) and managed by the Feels. The fee was agreed to in a 1983 referendum when the decision was made to build Fed Hall, and we'll be pay­ing it until 2005.

That's about it. If you made it through this far, I'm impressed with your stamina. You now know a little more about where your money is going. Remember, you're paying for a lot of the stuff out there, so use it! If you have any specific questions that I couldn't get to in my general discussion, then drop by my office in the SLC, or e-mail me at £edpres@feds, and 111 help you out however I can. Now go enjoy the rest of the term.

RON

Part - Time Jobs Shelley Carter 38 Mechanical

H .l1O everybody, welcome back to another wonderfully exciting term at school. I'm ure no one looked forward to it as much as

1. Just ask me about my workterm. Well, it seems that somehow I was coerced into writing for the IW this term, so here goes.

What was your very first job? Where you were paid money, and not by a family member? Did your parents make you get a job, or did you want to have one? What made you want to get a job?

My first job was at a tourist camp, catering to mainly American fishermen in the Canadian wilderness. Y €e­

haw. I cooked, cleaned cabins, worked in the store, pumped gas, babysat, you name it, I did it And I prob­ably cleaned more toilets than most people do in a life.­time, ten times over. But I made money and worked about 40 hours a week every summer for three years. To save money for university. I saved and saved and saved. And learned the art of pretending to be patient with, and courteous to, customers even when I wanted to scream because my co-worker(s) hadn't shown up for whatever reason. That only resulted in my working ten or 12 hour days of manual labour at the speed of light instead of my usual eight hours of non~top work. But fm sure it made me a better person and it definitely got me here.

Why am I writing about" "my first job"? ~1a)'be tho is going through your head, or rna >be you're just read­ing and not taking anything in at all, in which case I will give you even more to read.) I work :i at home for m, last work term and my dad was trying to encourage my brother to get a job. He's 17 and is quite an interest­

ing little character. He had his first real job la t sununer, working at

Robin's Donuts between fishing trips. He' a typical Northwestern Ontario boy. He likes to hunt, fish, and ride around on his variOus off road vehicles, once he . gets them running. He somehow manages to acquire old dirt bikes, three wheelers, and snowmachines that don't work, and fixes them up SO he can ride them. Usually my dad buys them. with the agreement that Jamie will pay him back when he gets a job. In the meantime he gets the bikes running, beetles off down our country road, and shows up an hour or so later pushing the bike up the road because it died. This is only a minor setback. Once it's running again he's off down the road, only to show up pushing the bike yet again. "But it went even further this time before it died." Of course that means he had to push it farther home. Eventually he gets them running for a few days or even a week without problems. Then he decides to ride into town on the back roads to visit his friends. OnLy to get busted by a ferrtale police officer who kind­ly gives him a $300 fine. He still speaks of her fondly. Yep. So, expenses are adding up and now would seem

like a good time to get that job. My dad mentions it to him. "But it's hunting season dad, I have to get my deer. Maybe after hunting season." Ok, hunting season comes and goes with no deer. And 'What comes after hunting season? Ice fishing. So now we have to wait until the ice melts, just in time to ride the dirt bikes. And then it's going to be fishing season .. No, he's not too keen on working. To each his own.

• Special Pricing For Co.op Packages: • 10¢ Resume Stock Copies • 7¢ 'Mllte Copies

• CO-OP Job PostIngs • Package CoIIatIng/StapIng • ResumeT~

~~~~~ snJDENT LIFE CENTRE, LOWER LEVEL Mon-ftt eam.epn set 12noon-6P'n ~7_.6868

Freedom of Information

Boys and Their Toys by Dylan Luhowy 2A Environmental Civil Engineering

lliYe in Villag One - in th ba ment. It's not much like the pictures }'OU see in the UW brochures, but it's oozy, and it' ni to be able to crank up the heat on these cllilly winter day .

If you're an engineer like me, you probably notice things that others miss, like Godiva' horse. Right now, I'm noticing a cultural paradigm shift taking place in the basement; one that is undoubtedly reshaping resi­dence basements the world over. It's the one that trend expert Faith Popcorn first identified. You're familiar with Ms. Popcorn, I hope. She pointed out that men and women (but, probably, mostly men) were increas­ingly relying on technology, rather than social contact out in public, to provide entertainment.

Nowhere is this trend more evident than in my resi­dence basement. Today, J was heading toward the washroom, when I noticed something strange. One of m y floormates was standing in the hall. He was talking to someone - face to face. They were talking about computers, of course, but at least they were talking. Okay, it's not that strange. But, it made me think about how often I do see it. It's rarer than it used to be. I remember high. school as a non-stop yak-athon. There were no computers to occupy us there, and no private quarters to which we could withdraw. Granted, when. these same guys get into a social setting, the old loquacity starts to come back. But there's still a bit of awkwardness about it that seems to say, "You're alright to talk to, but I'd feel more comfortable if you were at the other end of my modem line." Don't you notice it, too? Not all of the time, and not with every computer owner, but it's there.

There are different ways of looking at this phenome­non. In one sense, it's just another way to be a nerd (poke your head into a C'S class sometime). But it's also an example of the male gender's continuing fascination with complicated gadgets. I'm sure that ifI..eonardo Da Vinci, "lIll ,&'Ojamin FrankliJ\ lmu Thoma'l r~iison were alive today, they'd be computer g( 'k.'1. And imagine if those "SO's" car nuts could hav brought their 331 Hemi's into resid with them. Tht.:oy I'\(."v r would hav come ut, ~ther.

The difference is, computers don't produ carbon monoxide. You can safely spend hows in a poorly ven­tilated room, by yourself, communicating only through the very cumbersome processes of email, Usenet, and IRC For many of us, the novelty has wom-<>ff a little bit But there seems to be a new class of people emerg­ing. They're not isolated, because they communicate with people aroW'ld the world by fax and e-mail, but they don't like to look you in the eye, or shake your hand, or pat you on the back. They feel inept without their technological tools. I think if a major blackout suddenly occurred, you'd have one group of people immediately lighting candles, looking for someone to talk to, and joking about their dependence on electrici­ty. But there would be another group, out of sight, sit­ting in front of plastic hulks that have suddenly gone dead. They'd sit, motionless, in the dark for a moment, feeling totally disconnected and alone. Only after enough time had passed for their human instincts to resurface would they stand upright, strike a light, and go and rejoin the bibe.

1

, ~xper1!ence ,de rrium , Fall mto delInum In this term's scunt. Meet If, In an effort to understand and cure hIm, you

Killer Kadougan, a dangerous and extremely can survive his deluded worlds: emotionally unstable man whose reality con- Toy World everything is fun and games sists of five imagined worlds. He was captured Retro World disco is cool 13 years ago and has been undergoing psycho- Mechanical World energy motion are the only logical observation ever since. Kadougan has things that matter been unresponsive to therapy; nothing has alle- Great White North about the snow and what via ted his insanity. Canadians like

For this reason, we invite you to explore his Medieval World an antiquated existence full of delirium in a twenty-four hour adventure. See castles and warriors. Scunt occurs Friday, January 31 Registration deadline: Tuesday, January 28 For info e-mail: ssanyal@mechanical

Brought to you by: Tonka

Pleased to meet you. Hope you guess my name. It is with a bit of apprehension that I write this. I'm from A Soc and most A

Sockers already know I'm a fool and have forgi -en me. So, you see, I'm a stranger to these B Soc parts and I am unsure what use people will see for my words. Maybe, to replace otherwise blank white space in the newspaper or to ruin some perfectly good white space. Hey, you don't even need to think about it though because it won't stop me.

You can tell a lot about a person by what they talk about. My friend Tom used to joke about how I told a girl I had just met that I 'wasn't from this province.'

Being from British Columbia means a lot to me. I miss my home very much and though I have lived here for four years, I still consider Terrace, B.C. my home. Hence you read the name Occidental tourist. Occidentalis means western in Latin So, for the dimbulbs, the title means western tourist as well as a pun of The Accidental Tourist

So that's what I ama tourist from the West; here to check things out and for a good not a long time. Cowagooba, my name's Ryan.

One of my favourite scenes from the movies isn't in fact very good at all. What makes it so great is how I see it in my mind and in my memory. It combines some of my favourite things like the differences in perception, whimsy, dancing and love.

During rush hour at a train station in a city we see people hunying, running, always moving, never stopping.

A man relaxed and unphased by the bustling crowd stands on some low steps raising lUmself on the tips of his toes to look across the station.

Commuters zip past him unnoticing and uncaring. Their eyes show a mindless focus on somewhere else, where they're going from where they came.

The man slowly surveys the crowd searching for but one thing, a women. Far across, near the far wall a pretty lady walks, trying to rush but not quite convinced about it. She steps lightly and beautifully barely manages to avoid bumping into oncoming pe0-

ple. Now we see in the man's mind as he sees her. There is no rush­

ing. Everyone wants to be there. Every man is dancing with a woman. With sweet music they dance a lively happy dance as they gaze in each others eyes. The man runs ahead eagerly and stops every once in a while. He never takes his eyes off the girl. Ever smiling he scurries around the waltzing couples after his true love.

I like to think love is like that. Love makes you see things differ­ently, like the whole world is dancing.

Sometimes when I'm in a place where there's dancing I just walk around. I stand in the middle of all these people as they groove to the beat and I smile stand on my tippie toes and look around.

I rarely see the woman I love and the people are hardly waltzing, but I love it.

Snow swirled and scudded aroundas I looked out the win­dow late at night last week. I was looking out the window at snow all blowing about.

Flakes were lost in the darkness until they were flung under the

)

u S T

A

G ' U Y

treet light where they danced until the were pulled into the dark again.

Still looking outside, I said to my room mate, "Y'know if I was till a kid, 1'd run out-side and play right now."

Ryan Chen-Wing mLachemv@novi

"Yeah?" she's alway full of insightful conunents. I paused for a second, '1 till am a kid." I grabbed my jacket and grabbed my toque and

ran outside in seconds flat to play in Winter's bounty.

You don't cease to play because you grow old; you grow old because you cease to play.

Tickle Me Elmo craziness took over in past months with people paying into the thousands for a toy that retails for forty dollars. As with other such crazes; I under­stand them little. It is nothing but a testimony of the great ease with which idiots can be separated from money. This inane red furry satan is just the thing to do it too.

Looking at particulars of this madness is an adventure in ludicrous human nature.

lnLagine a situation where you have to choose either to pay $2CXXJ for something or wait seven days and pay forty for the identical item. I can't think of one either.

Hey, you can't put a price on a child's happiness; well I guess some people can.They could've just saved the thousands by buying contraceptives a few years earlier. Personally I would life the short life of a sperm than grow up with sub average intelligence genes.

There is even a vastly-superior lower-priced comparable product on the market. The Real Talkin' Bubba is a brown furry buddy that says not two but two hundred different things. A good aI' boy he's full of wit and spunk and tells ya what's what Yeehaw!

Pyjamas are most comfortable and versatile clothing, and friendly. Pyjamas could so easily be formal wear. Having a two-piece flannelette pyjamas are just like a suit. What's more you exude confidence; I mean who clse wouLd wear pyjam<ls to, say, an interview but someone who can get away with it.

Interviewing would be so easy too you could just get nul of bed and go to your interview. No Probl m!

No one could knock your la k of style be' ausl' your mommy bought them, who else would.

And if you're telling a joke tlLat really flops then your fril'J1ds can still laugh at you because, come 00, you're wearing pyja­mas.

Few magic nights ever happenanywhcre but, truly, scunl is always one of them. Crazy stuff happens where you play like a kid with endless games and it's fun like nobody's busi­ness.

I heard somewhere about the DeLiriurnScunt and T amgoing crazy it's going to be so good.

So, come out and play!

When I was nine years old and in the fourth gradc, my class had a pen class in a different province. Our class of pen palswere in a strange dty called Kitchener.l remember laugh­ing at the name, because it sounds like kitchen, you see.

Through the year we wrote letters to each other but eventu­ally I stopped. I didn't see much use, it's not like 1 was ever going to go to that place. It's named after a kitchen ..

r.

RON

Bill's Adventure The Final Chapter: Part 1

Hello and welcome to the continuation of Bill's Excellent Adventures. Those of you who were on campus during the summer

tenn may have read the first four installments of this series, as I made my way across Australia. The last article of the summer had me flying over the Tas­man Sea en route to New Zealand. That was writ­ten on July 12. Much has happened since then, as I finished out my trip, returned to a work-term in Toronto and finally ended up back in Waterloo. I am now faced with 4B Computer Engineering. after which I will do·my 4A catch-up tenn and then final­ly graduate and be forced to cope with reality . Before I do that, however, I'd like to hold on to my vacation memories just a bit longer, and share them with you to educate and amuse. I don't want to bore you, so r will be brief in my descriptions except for particularly exciting events. As always, any

questions, comments, criticisms or requests to view pictures are welcomed via wvgray@elecorn2.

''Rain Down On Me" July 12- July 24

New Zealand I New Zealand is located south-ca.st of Australia and is

completely independent of it's large neighbor. In fact, Kiwi's take as much offense to being called Australian as Canadians do to being called American. The coun­try is a bit larger than Great Britain, and has a popula­tion of around four million people, 25% living in Auck­land. New Zealand is also home to eight million cattle and 70 million sheep. The country is broken up into two islands, the North Island and the South Island, sep­arated by the Cook Straight. The geography of the country is extraordinary - imagine scrunching Canada into something the size of England and youll begin to get the idea.

The native Maori people are of Polynesian descent, giving them more in common with the natives of Hawaii than those of Australia. Although the handling of native affairs has not been spectacular in New Zealand, it was certainly better than the policies of Aus­tralia and Canada. The Maori culture is definitely pre­sent throughout the country, from city names to the famous 11ake' warrior challenge performed by the All Black's rugby team before every test.

The government is similar to Canada's, providing large levels of social assistance to the population. The

environment is also extremely important, to the point that New Zealand has declared itself a Nuclear Free Zone, which extends even to ships entering it's har­bours. As a result, no American naval vessels are allowed in the harbours because the US government will not reveal whether a given vessel is nuclear pow­ered or not. New Zealand was also the first country to grant women the right to vote.

The first thing I noticed as our 747 taxied to the termi­nal at the airport in Christchurch was the snow on the ground. There's snow on the ground. It's July. There's snow on the ground. 1 had a distinct feeling that 1 was doing something wrong. But as I was to find out, New Zealand is truly one of the most wonderful places on earth. Our starting point, Christchurch (pop. 320 (xx)) is located on the east coast of the South Island. It is a pro­cessing center for the wheat and wool from the sur­rounding Canterbury Plains region. To refresh your

memory, 1 was travelling with my girlfriend Melody. Melody and 1 stayed in Christchurch for seven days due to misplanning, and it rained for seven. days straight. I'm sure the city is very beau­tiful and interesting when it's not raining. One highlight was walking 40 minutes through the rain to see the Canadian Moose hockey team on their South Pacific Exhibition tour. Luckily, some complete strangers drove us back across town after the game. Another was going on an intense­ly psychedelic trip courtesy of paracedimal, Aus­tralia's answer to acetaminophen. Apparently it has rather adverse effects on some individuals. Like me.

Our ticket out of Christchurch was aboard the Tranz-Alpine Express, rated one of the top-ten

train rides in the world. The track ran west from Christchurch across the Southern Alps and ended up in Greymouth, on the west coast. The scenery was phe­nomenal, with snow-capped mountains running into green fields and even sub-tropical rain-forest on the west coast. The west coast was also sunny (for a while) which caused us great happiness. Greymouth itself was a very quiet port town servicing the fishing fleets on the Tasman Sea. We took a hike through the rain­forest to Point Elizabeth which afforded us an amazing view up and down the west coast, with the majestic Alps rising into the clouds to the east.

The rain was quick to return, however, as we headed south to Franz Josef, where we clambered up and down the world's fastest moving glacier (05m/ day) for a few hours. Of course, it was raining. The glacier is also interesting because it borders a rain-forest. The road continued south, as we crossed many one-lane bridges that are also shared with the railroad. I guess trains get the right of way. One stop of note was Ross, a gold-mining cen­ter where we.panned for gold and jade. The mine company wants to get the gold that is under the town itself, so they are planning to move the town a few kilometers . This may sound strange, but apparently mov­ing towns is common practice in New

Zealand, whether for mining purposes, or to create man-made lakes.

Five days after leaving Christchurch, we arrived at the southernmost point on our trip, Queenstown. This is in the heart of New Zealand ski country. While quite small compared to the Rockies, the mountains offer the

best skiing in the area, and draw skiers from Japan, southeast Asia and Australia. Queenstown is a typical ski town, with expensive stores and lots of cheap beer. Both Melody and I ran into friends that we had trav­eled with in Australia and much time was spent in the local bars quaffing brews and getting caught up.

One aspect of Queenstown that is unlike most other ski towns is that it is the home of bungy - that insane activity that involves paying someone to let you jump off a very high bridge with a glorified elastic band strapped to your legs. The two main sites were located in Skipper's Canyon, over the Shotover River which was the site of a huge gold rush, yielding more gold than any other river in the world, save the Yukon. After some deliberation, Melody and I chose The Pipeline over A.J.Hackett because it was a bit higher and they had nicer T-shirts. As we rang our Visas through, the lady at the desk stamped COMMITTED on our tickets. There was no turning back now.

The next morning we hopped in the 4x4's that would take us to the jump site. 1 didn't expect that the ride out to the bridge would be more frightening and danger­ous than the actual jump itself! The road was a single muddy lane cut into the side of the hill, with a hundred foot sheer drop to one side and a rock face to the other. The mud was frozen, so the jeep was being thrown

around in the ruts, bouncing ever cl~ to the side of the road. Everyone in the jeep was relieved when we finally arrived at the bridge.

Then we saw the bridge and got scared again. The bridge was originally designed to support a pipeline (thus the name) over the Shotover River to provide water for the sluices of the gold pro;pectors. The gold rush ended long ago, and the pipeline eventually col­lapsed from lack of maintenance. It was rebuilt espe­cially for the bungy site. The bridge itself is 155m long and is 102m above the river, making it the highest land­based free-fall in the world. Walking on the bridge causes it to bounce, and I became extremely unnerved half-way out when I realized all that stood between me and the river was two inches of wood, a rusty metal pipe and 102m of nothing. We were supposed to hit 120km/h in the first two seconds after jumping from the bridge, free-falling for a total of four seconds before

RON

being pulled back up by the bungy cord.. pulling 3 G' at the bottom of the fall. And I paid money for this.

The Pipeline Crew are very skilled at their job. The never stop talking to you as they get ou tied up and ready to go. This way you don't have time to think about what you are about to do. Hopping out to the small platform that juts off the side of the bridge, I ven­tured a look down. The view down to th river was sickening. I'm not sure how, but I managed to let go of the railing and stand on the edge of nothing, pulse rac­ing, and trying not to think about what would happen if I hit the ground at 120km/h. The crew began their countdown and I found myself bending my knees and jumping as far as I could into the void.

I don't really recall what I was thinking of when I leaped off the platform. The next second was sheer ter­ror as I started my descent. I started screaming and then lost track of reality until I finally slowed, stopped

and tar ted bouncing back up. I was peechless ... breathless. A my bounce ended, I was

completely unprepared for the second fall, cau ing more screaming and useless flailing at the air. The bounce were smaller now, and I felt completely drained of ... eveI)'thing. Looking back up at the bridge offered an insane view of a thin strip of wood some 100m above me, to which was attached a bundle of rubber strips the size of my forearm that had just pre­vented me from dying. I was eventually lowered into a waiting boat, too confused to move but absolutely shaking with adrenaline. I'd do it again in a second.

This concludes the first half of our visit to New Zealand. Check out next week's Iron Warrior for part two, as we travel n rth from Queenstown to Auckland.

Kicking Back In Cuba Bill Gray 4B Comp - Sun of a Bit Brenda Bouchette 3A Electrical - Bad Ohmbres

Hi. We're Brenda and Bill. We want to go to Cuba. We want you to come with us. You've seen the sign; now here's the info.

While freezing our butts of in Montreal one week­end, lamenting our return to Canada from the tropical paradises of Guadalajara and Fiji, we decided the only way to fix the situation was to return to the tropics. We wanted a place with warm, sunny beaches fronting on pristine blue ocean. Somewhere that would provide seven days of food and entertainment for a reasonable price. Somewhere with a free bar. As we searched for a holiday destination that would satisfy all of these requirements, we hit upon the ideal solution - Cuba: Cuba fulfills all of the major 'tropical paradise' require­ments, while providing the added benefit of being one of the safest and cheapest places in the world to kick back at an all-inclusive resort.

Our next step was to harass travel agents until they gave us all the good information on Cuba they had. The literature search came up with a clear and concise winner - The Marea del Portillo Beach Club, located near Manzanillo.

At this point, we realized that having a big group of people from Waterloo all kicking back in Cuba at the same time would be even more fun, and thus the End­Of-Term-Cuba-Excursion was bom The seven day trip will depart Toronto after the end of the exam peri­od in late April. The package price includes return air­fare, seven days in the hotel with breakfast, lunch, din-

ner and free domestic drinks. This resort is somewhat more isolated than some others, offering an excellent opportu­nity for hiking and horseback riding in the mountains.

The approximate cost will be as follows:

All-Inclusive Package + Departure Taxes + Cuban Tourist Card - Thomas Cook 5% Discount

$789 + $73 + $20 - $40 = $842 (no GSf IPS'!)

Further discounts may be available from the beach club, depending on the num­ber of people, and how far in advance we book and pay for the package. Note also that you will require a valid Canadian passport to enter Cuba. If you are not a citi­zen of Canada, you will have to contact Immigration for more information

For more information, feel free to come to eith r Brenda or Bill in person. Or you can e-mail us at bjbouche®electrical and wvgray@elecom2. 'ntis trip is not reserved for graduates, engineers, UW students or anyone else. All are welcome, so long as th y have a desire to party. There will most likely be a limit number of spots (the resort is only so big!) so we will have to operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. Whicl1 means a first-paid, first-serve basis.

Here's the blurb from the travel brochure: Located on the Southeast coast of Cuba, a 1 12 hour

drive from Manzanillo airport, the Marea del Portillo Beach Oub offers a truly re~g and informal vaca-

tion. The foothills of the Sierra Maestra MOlmtains provide a dra­matic backdrop to the exotic black sand beach that Stretclles for over 2 km on either side of this 2-stoI)' 130-room resort. You can be as active (or inactive) as you wish. There are daily planned activities organized by the resort's coordi­nators, or you can go off on your own to explore the nearby villages and country-side either on horse­back, rented moped or by foot. [ ... J In the evenings you will be treated to live entertainment and fun­

filled theme nights. The success of any resort is mea­sured in party by its repeat visitors. The Marea del Por­tillo is tremendously popular with Canadians and many guests have returned year after year.

Facilities: Swimming pool and sundeck, poolside bar, complimentary sun lounges and beach towel service, iJeLlch 1">.1r, Il.'SWllIWlt, lit k'Lmis court, ping pong t,lbk', horseback riding, wtllcrsporhi av lil<lbll' 01\ the LX'.I h, gift shop, saC 'ly ul'p<it bo " c,lr n.'l\t.al, mOl :I.1n I jc 'P

nt.ll, taxi lvice, OptiorklJ tours, dil-iCo tll'.nuy (cxlriJ cost)

Each 'Gardenview Caoona' {eatum;: 2 lhl ""'-lllilW beds, air c nditi njng, bathroom with shower only, tiled fi<x)r, balcony or patiQ

All inclusive features: Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinn r daily including

snacks Unlimited domestic bar drinks daily (lOam to 11 pm)

including beer, liquor, rum, ~;()ft drinks and juice Theme nights including wCt'kly uban pig-roasl,

seafood and Italian nights Non-motoriZL'CI watersports including windsurfing,

kayak& and catamarans (charge for water-skiing, fishing, scuba diving)

Free scuba lessons in the p<x)l Daily activities program Cards and board gamcs, Ube of tennis court Bicyclcs, ping-pong table and darts, volleyball, horse-­

shoes Daily games and competitions

RON RRIOR

Experiencing Calgary Kyle Corbett 48 Electrical - OMEGA Sector

L ast term I worked in Calgary Alberta and I just loved it. Since there are more jobs opening up out west I thought that I would take the time

and describe the highlights of the city, from a Co-op perspective.

First thing Calgary is not a small town. It is usually deso:IDed as a big town with a small town atmosphere. With a population around eight hundred thousand people, and about thirty five kilometers tall. The people are friendly. I realize that this is usually a generic state­ment about any city, however, Calgary is different. Peo­ple will meet you in the airport, wearing their western hats of co urse, and let you know about the city and its sights. If you are moving to Calgary, they will come visit you, and they will bring gifts. Cool eh? People will say ''hi'' to you on the street, and bartenders are polite.

Night life and going out Contrary to popular belief, not all of the bars and

night clubs are country. Though there are more country bars than there are here, or Toronto, you can still find a place that will play the type of music you like. I thought before I went out, there is no way I would go to a coun­try bar for a pint or would ever end up dancing like those people on CMT (Country Music Television).

However, with some encouragement, I did step foot into a country bar and I haven't been the same since. By the way Country dancing does not equal I ine dancing.

Bars serve until 2 am. Unfortunately the transit sys­tem doesn't operate that late, so if you are going out on the town you will either cab it or car pool. This was the only down fall of going out in Calgary.

In Calgary, like every city, you can find something to do every night. Unfortunately, going out every night, like every city, will force you to go broke rather quickly. There are lots of bars with drink and food specials, like 25 cent 8 oz draft and 10 cent wings.

I didn't realize that Calgary is a major concert stop. While I was there we visited by Alanis, Smashing Pumpkins, Tragically Hip, Dr . Hook, Alan Jackson .... The list is finite, but long.

Calgary is also the home of the Flames and the Stam­peders. The tickets to the games are cheap as far as pro­fessional sports go. The best games to go see are when Calgary plays the Edmonton. It's like war to these pe0-

ple, rallying behind their troops, for bragging rights until the next time.

Recreation and Leisure Calgary is about an hour from one of the largest nat­

ural play grounds. If you like to ski, mountain bike, roller blade, hike, camp or bird watch, this is the place for you. Kananaskis, is close and you don't need a park

The ride was worth the view!

pass to get into it. I spent many a weekend in the moun­tains, and there is nothing like the feeling standing on the top of the world and seeing Calgary as a little blob on the horizon.

I would suggest that if you want to go mountain bik­ing, that you have a good bike, not one that you would buyout of the sears catalogue. Riding is tough on the bike and without a solid bike the repairs can add up.

Other Stuff of Interest There is no PST. (Major plus) The summer brings the Stampede. I have been told

that the parties and the experience is amazing. Every­one puts on their hats and boots, and come out to the festivities. I have never been to the Stampede, however, I plan on going this summer.

As mentioned before that I did experience the Coun­try bars in Calgary. In fact I went for free lessons at the Ranchmans (seen in Cool Runnings). I would encour­age anyone to go to the Ranchman's, and learn the proper way to two step or double shuffle. They will for free teach you how to move around the dance floor without killing your partner, or at least running them into things.

My experience in Calgary was amazing. And those who know me, know that I don't say that about every where. So if you are interested in a great life experience, Calgary is a cool place to check out.

RON

..

P**5 Crap or

Please Put Pissed People in POETS Brian and Mark Vidler P .... 5 Directors

Eow that you've been wruting for this for a long,

long time, so here it is! It's the amazing, stupen­ous, incredible, somewhat-m odified, mostly­

similar, but-not-entirely-without-our-input new P**S

points list. Mo t of what i printed i true and should provid e a good guidefu1 for the points breakdown this tenn. There are, however, a few things that need clarifying. OK, here's the scoop. Brian typed out the first half of the Ii t (without the poinL) from. our notes and left the rest up to me. You see, he' kinda busy this tenn, what with 15 hours total filling up his

I P**5 Point Breakdown for Winter 1997 •

Points Awarded (Responsible for Submission)

"Ginune" Points Old Exams r:fJ (Submitters) Old Exams with Solutions 100 (Submitters) Varsity Athletes 200 (Class Reps) Co Rec sports 1r:fJ (Class Reps) (min 7 ck1SS members)

Oass Parties 100 (Class Reps) Oass Name 100 (C1nss Reps) Customized Mailbox in Orifice 100 (P**5) Customized P"*5 Name Tag 100 (P**5)

Engineering Society Executive 750 (P**5) Directors 250 (P**5) P"*S Directors 8O,(XX),(XX) (P**5) Class Representatives 100 (P**5) Council Meeting Attendance 50/ att (VPI)

Events Organizers 1st 2nd 3rd Participation

PBD 1 Per Each

>50 12()'50 1 <20 people 1(0) / 700 / 500 (Orgnni2.ers) 800 /500 / 300 (Organizers) 600 / 300 / 200 (Organizers) 400 / 200 / 100 (Organizers) 200 / 100 / 50 (Organizers)

1st 300 (POETS Managers) (POETS Mal1agers) (POETS Managers) (POETS Managers) (POETS Managers)

2nd 200 3rd 100 Participation (>12) 25

Scunt

Organizers 700+100/team (Organizers) 1st 600 (Organizers)

2nd 400 (Organizers)

3rd 300 (Organizers) Participation 200 (Organizers)

Sanford. Flenuning Debates 1st 500 2nd 300 3rd 200

Participation 50 (ClLlSS Reps) Departmental Debates r:fJ/ participant (Class Reps)

Technical Speaking 1st 200 Participant 50

Enginewsletter

(Class Reps) (Class Reps)

Submissions Printed 50 (0 irectors) (Directors) Prof Quotes 25

(max 75 per issue)

Iron Warrior Editor Staff Articles: Factual Opinion Articles Pictures Arts

500 (IW Editors) 250 (IW Editors) 150 (TW Editors)

75 (IW Editors)

75 (TW Editors) 7S (TW Editors)

lW Editors h.we. lllXJ point bcrIus at term's end 10 distribute .ttheir discretion

Tal Eng Organizers Participants

<50 150-250 I >250 0<11'.00 fans 500 / 700 / Hxx) (Orgallj;;J.'rS)

50 / 75 / 100 (Orgclllizl'rs)

Miscellaneous Stunts 0 to 1(XX) (P**5) Grad Comm 250 (Grad COlli)

Shadow Day Participant 50 (Direc/ors) Front Runners 25 (Oir£'('/ors) Cllarities 1 PCI' $ (max 1(0») (Directors) Conferences 100 (VPX)

Novelty Ideas 100 (Directors ) WEEFParticipation S/person (Directors) Plummer's Pledge 25/person (Class Reps) Arts Board 75/posting (Directors) Videos 0 to 500 (P**S)

Frosh Week Sign Up Organizers Participants >10

(rIO 0-5

250 (Orgmlizers) 100 / class (Organizers) SO/class 25/class

week. I, on the other hand, am in 3 Civil, and ha c a much more rclaed s h('dulc, with only 2.3 tin1es the number of hours that Brian has, but I'm. not bit­ter. A tually I'm not; T rarely attend lass, ask any one in Expioci\'! So anyway, I was finishing this Jist but 1 ouldn't figure out some of his numbers, '0 T made up a f w of my own, but you've all had lab by now, 0 1 don't have to go into detail. The one thing that really thr w me for a loop was the P*"'S director's category. Brian ju t kinda slipped that one in on me and didn't give any points values. You would think that it would be jus t like any other directorship, but, dearly, Brian didn't int nd it to be. So I assigned a point value to it that I th,ink i fair.

What do you think? What Viddles and I want to get across this tenn is

that participation is key. Otherwise it would be P*"'4, butl digress.

Each week we will want to see something from our Top Ten List. Brian and T will each award 250 points to the first people to show us what we want. The same people can't get both sets of points, but the same class can. This week our Top Ten item was Elvis in POETS. Next week it will be the Hanson brothers. If you don't know who they are you haven't watched slapshot near­ly enough. Come to think of it, I don't think that anyone has watched Slapslzot enough. All three brothers must be present to get the points.

If you will be so kind as to refer to the P"*S points list you will notice that various people are responsible for infonning us when points are to be distributed. We will not chase after people to get these points; Brian has a schedule from TlC'\l and Tam, quitc' frankly, afr"id to leaV(' 1h' Sl urit, of POI' r5. So if Ill! J '\'I 11",1 ()U

desl'lvl' IXlini!-., 111,']..(,' SUR' lh.11 \w J..nowal )ul il Also on the agl'nd.l for tIll' tt'ffll is "SlIrVl' 10 lkll'nnilw what you, th ' studl'nt lxxi , likt'S tn do, so th,lt hl~tic; ,

\Jln nrn th ~'tYPl'S of ,1Ctivi tr ">. So wht'l) YOllrcl,ls.s I\'P ask.s you to fill 111l'sC oul, do il! It'll g 't you t',ISY r"~1)

points and \1lakl' Viddles happy, .1Ilt! nobody w,mls 10

disappoinl ViddlL'S. Of p'lrliculM I10Il' this ll'JIlI is lhl' Stunt Policy. 1 fl I tlull it is itnlx)liilnl t·nollgh 10 dl'S('rvl'

the capitals. If your lass wilnts to do" sh1l11 it must go thmugh both Brian and 11K'. If yOll don't tl,lIllS .Ibout it you will get no poinh>. More importantly, howeVl'r, is th fact that if you don't tell us, or WI' think thdt it is too dangerous, EngSoc will n 'ith 'r be f'l.'Slxll1sihle for the

stunt, nor back you up when you get hauled in front of the dean to explain why you shouldn't h<lvc 10 pay up to $500 in fin and be put on disciplinary probation for the rest of your undergraduate career. Not fun stuff, SO

let US know about anything you want to do in advance. In closing, we would also like you to know that we

have discretionary points that we can award for any­thing that we feel is really cool. This might includ road­trips, events, or dates for the P"'5 directors. So have fun this term and participate, dammit!

Star Wars:

The Legend Resurrected

I t was the summer of 1977. The world was a better place then. The grass was greener, the birds sang sweeter, and Star Wars had just hit the theatres. My first memory is of Luke SkywaJker terrorizing the

Death Star (Granted, I was in the womb at the time, but that's okay. 1 was always a talented child.) I grew up trying to do my hair like Princess Leia because the boys in my neighbourhood wouldn't let me be Han Solo who, incidentally, was my first crush. The first computers 1 really knew about were those lovable robots, R2-D2 and C-3PO. The Star Wars universe surrounded me as I grew up, too. I tried to learn to draw from a "How to Draw the Star Wars Characters" book I believe that my first real" drink" was out of a mug shaped like Yoda. And now, coincidentally, as I finish my first year at university, Star Wars has resur­faced once again. Less than a week after you read this, Star Wars IV - A New Hope will hit theatres once again. I doubt that this news has escaped too many people, but 1'd like to remind the uninformed and unexcited among you why this is important.

Star Wars is a guidebook for growing up. Star Wars taught me that tech­nology can be good and technology can be bad, depending on how we use it. Star Wars taught me that your relationship with your parents needs to be respected, no matter how much you hate them. Star Wars even taught me that big and scary and furry and growly does not necessarily mean "bad". Star Wars is not just a trilogy, it's life.

If you've never seen Star Wars, make sure you go see it. Trust me, the line­ups will be worth it. If you've seen it but ctidn't really like it, why not give it another try? There are new scenes and computerized effects .... .I'll count you in. As for those of you who, like me, are already (mentally) waiting in line, make sure you cheer when the Death Star actually ..... well, you know. There are skeptics among us who don't believe the commercials.

Gold Leader out. See you in line. May the force be with you ......

Caroline "Jabba the Hutt" Page 1 8 Enviro-Chem

I walk through the halls of sanctuary The emptiness watches me Silence echoes through my ears I walk forward with nothing to fear Light appears at the end of the tunnel I am ready to embrace The light on my face I am in pain For it is a train

Zhan Huan Zhou 18 Computer Engineering (InCOMPetent)

The Mathematics oUove My love for you is greater than infinity That is a mighty large quantity It stretches across all four dimensions of space Making you impossible to replace When I'm with you, I act as irrational as pi I guess I'm just that type of guy This must be some sort of sine That you were meant to be me mine I'll make it quite plane That I'm really not insane At this point my feelings are at a maximum So we must try to differentiate What is real and what is imaginary Won't you be with me?

Zhan Huan Zhou 1 B Computer Engineering (InCOMPetent)

.J

RON

A Pool Table, Three Rooms, and a Hadolen

Jason Murray 4BQ - Sun of a Bit!

I t all started one bright sunny day (It must have been sunny it was the summer). I found out that we (the elecom class) were having our fourth

year room relocated. The Dean needed the space for the Environmental Department. I didn't reaJ]y want to move (the old room was in a prime location), but r could give on this. After all we weren't losing our fourth year room, we were just getting a different one.

(If you walk by the old room, take a peak in the win­dow. Last time I checked there didn't look to be any­thing done to the room. They really needed to get us out in a huny so they could convert the room for use as a lecture room).

The department wanted to give us a U-shaped room that was actually made up of EE stores, and the HAM radio shop. It was actually three rooms, with doors between them. We wanted to have the reading room, that was across the hall. Well we couldn't have the reading room because the staff has meetings in it. Even though the room says E&CE fourth Year Reading Room (or something to that effect) we couldn't convert it for our use as our fourth year room.

We were stuck with the cramped, strangely shaped room. We wanted to knock one of the separating walls down to open the room up a bit. Can't do that, it costs $2,(0). But the department has no problem forking out the caSh, on the order of $10,(0), to install an air condi­tioningunit.

At the same time it came to our attention that we would not be allowed to move the pool table, video game, and dart boards into the new room, no matter which one we ended up with. There were various rea­sons sited for this. One was that the Campus Cove had an exclusiv arrangement stating that only th y could own pool tables on campus. ThLe; is true (l asked them), however I doubt that our personal use, non-money making table would faU under the jurisdiction of th agreement. rt also doesn't explain why we can't have

the video game or dart board. The other reason given was that the Dean didn't want any non "study" things in the fourth year rooms. Well last time I walked past the Systems Design fourth. year room their ping-pong table was still there.

I've heard it said that there is a document outlining what the purpose of a fourth year room is. Now I haven't actually read this document so don't quote me on anything. According to this document the fourth year rooms are intended for fourth year students to relax, unwind, and socialize. Nowhere have I heard it said that the fourth year rooms are "study" rooms, i.e. room that are intended only for study. You could study there if you wanted, but tha t's not the sole purpose.

Ultimately we have the cramped, strangely shaped room, walls and all. I haven't been there yet, there's no reason to go. If I want to read I'll go to the Reading Room. If I want to study I'll go to the library. If I want to relax I'll go to the Campus Center (oops, the Student Life Center).

I'd like to get the Dean's attention somehow to show him how discontent we are. We are the largest depart­ment, and getting larger, he shouldn't go around piss­ing-off 240 soon to be alumni. Some have suggested getting our WEEF back, and not giving to the Plum­mer's Pledge. I've heard arguments for and against this. I have to say that I won't support this. It doesn't hit the Dean where it hurts. It only hurts the students. One way that might work is to get in touch with alumni that had the benefit of the pool table and inform them of what the Dean is doing. Maybe they'll take time out of their Qusy days to phone our Dean and lean on him a little. If anyone wants to get together and make this work e-mail me at jmurray@novice.

So in the end I'm not happy. To play Street Fighter I have to go to POETS, to play pool I have to go to the Cove, and I don't play darts so I don't know where I'd go to do that. I doubt anything can be done for this term, but maybe with the help of the lower year ele­coms we can fix this problem for the graduating class of '98 and beyond.

Athletics Rock! Kelly Butt 2A Chem

Hi there everyone, I'm K lJy Butt, your new Athletic Director. I plan on making Athletics ROCK!!!!! The other Athletic Director is Diana

Wang. Welcome to the wide world of sports! Even though it is just the beginning of the term there are already some things that you may be interested in.

1. War of the W's: Western is hosting a co-ed volley­ball tournament on Feb 8. The tournament will be held in the afternoon and afterwards the teams will go out to dinner at a local pub. I am hoping to get two teams of at least five people to go. If you are interested you can drop a message in the Orifice in

the Athletic box just on the left hand as you enter the Orifice. Look for posters for a meeting in the near future.

2. Volleyball Toumy at Waterloo: The PAC is hold­ing a volleyball tournament on Feb. 15. If anyone is interested forms for entering a team are available at the athletic office at PAC.

3. Engineering Hockey: If anyone is interested in playing eng hockey please contact me at kabutt@novice or leave me a message in the Ath­letic box in the Orifice. If we have enough people and/ or teams interested then it will be a go.

As you can see, all of these events are in the near future. So, if you are interested, please contact me or Diana as soon as possible.

Kim Whitear VP-Internal

FYI

Welcome back, everyone!! I hope you all had amazing work terms! During my preparation of VPI material for this term, I

started thinking of ways to get feedback from the stu­dents on the functions and activities of the Engineering Society. It seems to me that a lot of passing comments, both positive and negative, are being made regarding Eng-Soc, but these comments are often forgotten about, blown way out of proportion, or left unsettled. Since Eng-Soc is YOUR society, it is extremely important that your comments/questions/concerns be addressed. That, in a nutshell, is the essence of this ''FYI'' column.

The only way Eng-Soc is going to know what the stu­dents want is to hear it from them directly. Often, pe0-

ple make hasty judgments about Eng-Soc activities without knowing the proper details or decide the soci­ety doesn't accurately represent them without voicing their concerns. We, as Exec., try to encourage people who have any questions about Eng-Soc to drop by the Orifice and have a look around. But let's face reality. Is anyone actually going to go to the Orifice and say ''Excuse me, could someone please tell me what the Engineering society is!"? Not likely. Writing an IW article is also a good method of voicing your opinions, but for the vast number of comments I have heard, I have seen very few articles.

As you have probably noticed, there is anew sugges­tion box outside of the Orifice this term (1000/0 pure oak, baby!). The exec will check the box weekly, discuss the suggestions at that week's exec. meeting and publish the suggestions and their responses in the next IW issue under a column called "FYI". The big advantage of this column is that you don't have to sit down and actually write an article; all you have to do is scratch down your suggestion on a piece of paper and shove it in the box .... SIMPLE!

Now for the catch! 0 know, I know, there always has to be a catch .... ) If we are going to take time to read and discuss these suggestions, I don' t want to be reading things like "All Eng-Soc events suck and Waterloo is too cold in the winter ... "! By all means, criticize the things that you don't like, but be constructive. It also helps to offer suggestions based on what you think would improve the situation. All I ask is that you take your comments seriously, refrain from singling out individual people and be honest. That way we can do our best to answer your questions and address your concerns! It is your decision whether or not you want to include your name and e-mail. If you include your name and we want to publish your suggestion, you will be e-mailed for consent before publishing. Howev­er, if you do not include your name, we will assume that you consent to publishing.

scx:xx:xx:>o .... next time you have something you want to say, take a few seconds to jot it down and slip it into the suggestion box. Take advantage of the oppor­tunity and help us to improve your society!

What the Heck is ESC?

Bill Baer ESQ

N~'ESQ IS not the

short form for a certain maga­zine, a brand of watches, or the proper name for a Knight. It

stands for "Engineering Science Quest", the best kept secret in Engineering here at UWaterloo! ESQ is a stu­dent run, non-profit program which operates summer camps, weekend workshops, and in-school visits for students in grades 5-12 (soon to inelude grades 3 and 4). The focus is to bring science and engineering to young

RON

minds in a way that is £un and citing. Everyone is familiar with the various sci.en sho"

that have been popular on Saturday m rning TV over the past few years. WelL ESC2 gives kids th opportunity to actually get their hands into Polymer Slime, Mechani­cal Grasshopper, and the String Bridge, which they not only have to build, but also muster up th courag to cross!

History: ESQ was started in 1991 by a fourth y ar Sci­ence student and has tripled in size, reaching over 8(XX)

students in 1996. As a member of th national YES Camps (Youth in Engineering and Science) of Canada, Waterloo's camp is among the most successful, with an annual operating budget of over $150,000 and employing upwards of 20 students.

Structure: Week long summer camps are held in the months of July and August with weekend and in­school workshops held year-round. New in 1996 and expanding in 1997 is the use of LEG(X!!) Dada TM.

Lego® Dacta TM: These workshops will appeal to kids of any age who are interested in cutting-«ige technology. Participants not only get the standard red, yellow, blue and green blocks, but also motors, gears,

lights, alarms, heat sensors, and interfaces. Teams have the ability to write programs to control their creati ns! ESC2 will be hiding a Legd1!l "Robotta" for UW Engin ring Students during National Engi­neering Week (March 2-7). Teams of up to 5 (familiar team number???) students will be given one week to design, build, and program a "Robot" to be judged on the final da of the competiti n. Prizes will be awarded and they'll be good! Keep your eyes peeled in class bo es and on the ""ralls ~ r more info.

34 Days to IRS Usha Elyatamby & Margaret Wojtarowicz

Dear Oass of 1997:

H Ppy New Year to all of you. 1997 has finally arrived. Who would have thought that we

ould all still be here after the long haul. This article is dedicated to everyone who has decided to devote their lives to engineering and who has made it through (the pain, the sacrifice, the excitement, the par­ties, and the mornings after).

What is the Graduation Committee, known to you as GRADCOMM. ..

What does GRAD COMM do for you? 1. organize IRS 2. organize Grad Ball 3. organize and compile the Yearbook 4. raise money to reduce special event ticket prices 5. make sure that everyone has a good time Some changes have been made to the schedule of

events for Grad 1997. The big nights are the Iron Ring Ceremony & Iron Ring Stag and the Graduation Ball which are going to be held Thursday, February 27th and Saturday, March 8, respectively.

Graduation has always been a traditional"furee" day event but the class of 1997 is hoping to change it to a "ten" day event due to amount of time between IRS and Grad Ball. The week will be called Grad '97 Water­loo Infonnation Symposium

(G-WIS). Grad Corom has scheduled the week with events such as industry seminars, tours, the PEO speak­er, disaster movie night, MBA workshop and other interesting events. The schedule for the week will be distributed soon. So stay tuned. Monetary support for the engineering grad week will be raised through cor­porate sponsors.

In order to subsidize events, GRAD COMM has raised money through pizza sales, bake sales, hal­loween costume party, slave auction and other interest­ing events. These events have all been possible due to tremendous time contributions made by GRAD

COMM: members. On this note, special thanks has to be made to the fundraising representatives (Annabelle Edge and lara Glouchkow) for doing a splendid job during the fall term to organize and raise lots of money.

The Grad Ball is a formal sit-down dinner party of 400, with pre-dinner cocktails and after-dinner dancing. Than means you have to buy your tickets in advance (look for announcements and posters around the last week of January / first week of February and they sell out fast so make sure you keep your eyes and ears open so you don't miss it), you can bring a date but you don't need one (you're going to have a great time either way!), but you must dress up in formal attire. Formal attire means formal ball gowns for women and tuxedos or nice suits for men (there will be a tux rental agent at the school on January 28th, 9-11 am in PH foyer, to provide tux fitting services - more information about the fittings at the orifice - and they are offering us a dis­count - prices range from $85 - 125 before the discount ... and guys, remember: women's dresses are at least twice that muchl! not to mention th shoes).

The Grad Ball is taking place this year in the Viennese Ballroom at the Waterloo Inn on Saturday March 8th. You have to find your own mode of transportation and you are invited to reserve a room at the hotel for th night (when making a reservation, mention the fact that you will be attending the Waterloo Engineering Grad Ball that evening as you will be entitled to a corporate rate; you will also be able to get your room(s) all in the same area as the other guest attending the Grad Ball if you make your reservations early enough - arolIDd the time of ticket sales).

The evening will commence with cocktails at the Poolside at 5:00 pm, at which time you can get your pic­ture taken with your date or a friend (one such picture is included in the price of your ticket, which is $50 per person). Following the cocktails, dinner will be served in the Ballroom at 6:30 pm (so be prompt!). When pur­chasing tickets, keep in mind that there are 8 people per table, so you are encouraged to organize with your friends ahead of time and get your tickets by the table.

After dinner, there will be a short awards ceremony (something very simple - it'll be over by the end of desert!), followed by class photos. And then, dancing for the rest of the evening (till 2:00 am anyway).

Some of the people involved in the Graduation Com-mitteeare

Lincoln Attong TrevorBain Rob Bombino HahnChoi Kyle Corbett Nadine Cowan Darren Dickson Annabelle Edge Usha EI t lamb FJdw~ 1,1 >\ I)cr

Yearbook Editor B Soc Treasurer IRS Corporate Fundraising JRS Graduation Ball Plummers Pledge Fundraising AS< -O)oir If

D.in, Fulton GrJdu.llion ift Mike libson I Lara louchkow Fundraiing Pamela Harpur Yearbook F4IitorBS< Dave Humphries Y carbook Editor A AnjumMuUkk Yearbook l:'-:d i tor 13 Soc Jason Murray B Soc hair Monica Saarlaid raduation B.lll CJuis Sharpe Plummers P1 !dg. Thomas Sondergaard orporare Fundraising James Steel Yearbook Editor A Soc Michelle Stinson Fundraising Ann ?han Tran raduati n Gift Jason Van Dyk Corporate Fundraising Margaret Wojtarowicz Graduation Ball

Current News about Graduation events will be post­ed on the Grad Board in the halJway leading to the CPH Foyer (opposite to the WEEP room). Please keep yourself infonned about aU the upcoming events.

If there are questions or comments, please fo/Ward them to the GRAD COMM A or B box in the orifice and we look forward to your contribution to a succes&­fulGrad 1997.

RON R

E.G.A.D. Committee Planning for a successful

future of EngSoc Michael Worry Past VP-F

S.A.V.E. and the Backup Fund

SAV.E. Michael Worry EGAD Chair

EGAD is about change, EGAD is about innovation, EGAD is the Engsoc Growth Assessment and

Development Committee. It's mission is to plan for the Engineering Society 2 years,S years, 10 years into the future. Of no fault of their own, the executive are often too busy putting out fires to look across at the horizon and see where the society should be headed long-term. Buffeted by various cur­rents, the S.S. EngSoc has moved from one sea to another, and generally the fish have gotten larger, the stars brighter, and the Batch parties wilder. But there are entire continents that still need to be discovered. EGAD will look to recognize long-term problems

Who Are We?

hindering the ability of EngSoc to serve the thousands of Engineers onboard. We will brain-storm to iden­tify solutions for existing and expected situations. The committee will then carry on to explore business opportu­nities that EngSoc's unique position­ing provides. For all members involved, it will provide an opportuni­ty to enhance those skills not readily available in a classroom: creativity, business acumen, entrepreneurship, management, vision and passion. We need dreamers for their creativity, innovators for their improvements, entrepreneurs for their vision and future managers for their realism. If you're interested in helping unfold the continued success story, track down Michael Worry, or email maworry@novice. Because it's there.

Michael Worry 48 Electrical - Omega Sector

A t the last Council meeting, there was some confusion as to the organization of student

leadership hierarchy outside of our local EngSoc. Each University has some form of local Engineering Soci­ety. Being completely honest, Waterloo is considered among the largest and most professional. (We also make good. boat-racers.) The twelve Univer-

M the last Council meeting a few of our A-Soc friends that

ve joined us were confused by two lines on the Preliminary Bud­get of S.A.v.E. and the Backup Fund. These are both programs I put into place within EngSoc B to make our­selves more fiscally responsible and financially stable.

Backup Fund Motion was passed in W95 by B-Soc

Council to set aside $1(XX) each term for the next five terms for a Backup Fund, to be used for financial emergencies. This increases our stability and inde­pendence. The impetus for this is when I started as VP-Finance, B-Soc was some $6k in debt and it became necessary that we borrow that money from the Dean.

sities in Ontario elect ESSCO, the Engi­neering Student Society Council of Ontario. Jason Worry is currently ESSCO VP-Finance. Along with ESSCO you may have heard of confer­ences such as PEO (professional Engi­neers of Ontario), ESSCO Olympics, OEC (Ontario Engineering Competi­tion), and ESSCO AGM (Annual Gen­eral Meeting). ESSCO serves primarily as a communication link between the Ontario Universities, but are interested in expanding their role and are looking

Motion was passed in S% by B-Soc Council to implement SAV.E., Season­al Averaging of Variable Expenses. The program divides EngSoc expenses into fixed expenses, such as payroll, office expenses or bank charges and variable expenses, such as Speaker, POETS or Arts. Fixed expenses account for approximately 2/3 of the complete bud­get. In the sununer there are less stu­dents on campus, which means an unfair proportion of the student fee is allocated towards fixed expenses. To correct this, $1250 is transferred from the Winter and Fall budgets, to make an additional $2500 available during the summer term. In the past, summer often ran deficits with fall and winter running surpluses to balance. It increas­es our professionalism to have a formal­ized motion to address the situation

for feedback. Quebec, the Atlantic and the West have their own regional groups. Together these groups form CFES- the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. You may have heard of National conferences such as CCES (Canadian Congress Engineer­ing Students) and CEC (Canadian Engineering Competition). Fabes used to be CFES VP-Finance. If you are interested in becoming involved with any of these groups, I encourage you to speak with Fabes or Jason.

The Sandford F1emjni Foundation Waterloo Campus Actiyities

4306 Carl Pollock Hall, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3Gl (519) 888-4008

WELCOME BACK Why don't you consider including one of the following competitions in your activities this tenn:

Technical Speaker Competition

You can use your Work Term Report to win CASH. All students are invited to participate in the Department Competitions. The presentation should be based on a work term experience. including one or more satisfactory written reports. but not necessarily the most recent report. If you are interested in participating. contact your undergraduate officer. Information packages are available

from Betty in the Orifice aru1 notify your department.

Participants may also be eligible to enter the Explanatory Communications Category

at OEC. Contact ENGSOC for further infonnation.

Ontario Engineering OEC will be held at McMaster University. Februru;y 14 -16. SFF i~ ~ co-sp~nsor of the Parlia-Competition: mentary Debates Category and would like to see a lot of UW parttclpants lDvolved. If you h~ve

debated over whether you should enter this competition, contact the ENGSOC office for more detalls.

Engineering Debates: Held in late March. Contact Prof. Shesha Jayaram. E & CE, ext. 5337 for more info.

Funding for this award comes from your student contributions and depends on it for continuation.

An organization devoted to the advancement of engineering education.

• ·o·c ·e· w·s

pres ",spew Doron Solomon

W elcome back to another great term on B-Soc! And hello to all the former A­

Soc people who came over - the IB and half the 4B classes, and half the 3A Civils. For those of you who don't know me I'm Doran Solomon, the President of B-50c, and the picture over there is roughly what I look like. Please feel free to drop by the Orifice sometime and say Hi! Or if I'm actu­ally in class, feel free to come to my classes. You might learn more than I do.

First thing on my list is the TOOL. In the end of July, 1996 there was an inci­dent involving the TOOL and a person from the general public. The Waterloo Regional Police were called by a woman spotting the Tool Bearers, thinking that these people were anned robbers. The police didn't know that the Bearers would be out that day, so they pursued the report as a possible armed robbery. Unfortunately, it was several hours of mayhem before the police realized that it was in fact us and not a band of armed robbers. Some negative media followed the incident, both in the Kitchener Record and on CKCO Television's nightly news broadcast

Since the incident, Dean Burns has stepped in and enforced some changes to the way in which the TOOL is han­dled, in an attempt to prevent such an incident from happening again. While many of the changes made are agreeable with the students, tllere are a few issues which many students don't agree with. In an effort to come to a compromise, Jason Van Dyk (former A-Soc president) has been discussing the :issue with Dean Bums. Jason also asked the class reps to distribute and collect a petition regard­ing the TOOL. Within four days, Jason received well over 700 signatures of stu­dents who feel that the uniforms should be left as is, with the exception of adding the names of the different Engineering disciplines down one side of the uni­forms, in order to make the uniforms, and consequently the Bearers, identifi­able and distinguishable. The petition also expressed a desire to restore the

anonymity of the Bearers by adding gold face coverings while appearing on campus. Failing to come to an agree­ment, Jason requested the opporhmity to discuss the issue with the Academic Policy Committee (APC). Dean Bums granted us the opportunity to express our concems regarding tl,e :issue at an APC meeting last term, but we were never given the opportunity to discuss the issue with the members of the APC. As it stands currently, we are hoping to have the opportunity to attend a second APC meeting in which we hope to dis­cuss the issue with the members of the committee.

At the moment, the Tool Bearer uni­forms have been modified: the word ENGINEERING is written. in large gold letters down one side of the front. Dean Burns also insists that no face coverings be used, in order that the Bearers be identifiable and their image be less threatening. A-Soc made a few appear­ances of the TOOL with unmasked Bearers last term, and the response was varying. h, anticipation that this issue will be settled shortly, I have decided to temporarily hold off any TOOL appear­ances. While it is unfortunate that we cannot celebrate the spirit and enthusi­asm surrounding our mascot, it is also important to take the necessary precau­tions to prevent an incident like the one from last July happening again.

In other news, Dean Burns' term as Dean will expire on June 30, 1998. In accordance with university policy, a nominating committee is being set up to appoint a new Dean of Engineering. The Engineering Students have one seat on this committee. I am currently accepting applications for this seat on the committee. In your application, include all your vitals, such as name, e­mail, address, phone number, etc., and state why you would like this position and what you feel you can contribute to the selection of a new Dean. 1 need all applications by Friday, February 14, 1997 at 3:30 p.m. Applications can be submitted to me in the Orifice by drop­ping them in my mailbox. There is no application form for this position Sim­ply answer the above questions on a piece of paper and submit it to me.

A couple of things to note with respect to thi corrunittee. ll1e first

meeting is at th end of March, and fo1-10'vving meeting will be more or less weekly lU1til the process is complete and a new Dean ha been selected. It is diffi­cult to say exactly how long this will take, but a good estimate would say that the process should b done anytime

between mid-July and mid-September. The weekly meetings are approximately 90 minutes and are held during the day. Closer to the end of the process, there will be 2 or 3 days in which ilie inter­views take place, and tbis will involv(' full day conunilments. As a result, in order to apply you must know N W what your plans for n t term arc. YOll must be able to spend a uplc of hOllrs during the day oncc a week away from work. Th m tings are on campus, so you would have to be able to get h re during th day. As well, it is imperative that you attend all meeting'> of the com­mittee, so if you plan on taking vacation sometime this summer, you should not apply. If you are considering applying for the position, but are not sure if your circumstances allow you to, please con­tact me either in the Orifice or bye-mail at eng..prez@novice.

Moving on to other applications, J am currently looking for SuperHuges and HeadCom for Orientation Week 1997. 1£ you are interested, get into the Orifice FAST, pick up an application, fill it out and return it to me by Monday, January 27 at 3:30 p.m. If you want to be a Huge,

a Big Broth r / Sister r an Ed am, don't worry as th applications for those posi­tions \.vill be made a ailable in mid to late F bruary. Again, if you have any questions please feel free to drop by the Orifice or e-mail me.

While till on the subject of applica­tions, the FEDS annual election is com­ing up in February. h1 addition to candi­

dates, they are looking for pe0-

ple to host the public forums. The campaign period runs from January 31 to February 10, and the forums will be approximately 1.5 to 2 hours long. If you are considering rlU1n.ing or would like to host a forum, contact the FEDS Chief Returning Officer, Christy Falkenberg, at clfalken@artsul or call the FEDS office at 888-4042.

Speaking of the FEDS, the Life Projects Endow­

Fund is now accepting lapPll(;ati()ns for funding. This

the priorities for disburse­of funds are improve­

ment of safety on campus, improvement of accessibility on cam­pus, and improvement of current lounge space. If you would like to apply for funds, pick up an application either from me or from the FEDS office. The ilPllic"lion.-. art' due b FdwuiI 7th ,\1 4:30 in lh ' FEDS 0 {in.'. I( you haw <Iny qUt'Slions f~ 'I (flX' to conti ct dlhl'" m 'or Mario Ildl'lb"rba .It (\lmpliS l' tl'r).'lion 247R.

TIkll's about aliI haw to COWl' right now. 'l11ert.!'s a lot of sluff happening this l 'n11 SO make sur \ you k( 'p ['('ading th TW and coming oul to event", ml'Cl­ings, and oth r fun tuff. cc again, if YOll hove any olh1.'r qu~Lions, )ncems, inquiries, or if you want 10 give m \ money, either drop by th Orifice and see m' (or if I'm not there y u can make an appointment), or c-mnil me at en~rez@novice. Ta-ta till next time!

Doran Solomon

Kim Whitear

M ig welcome back B-soc greet­ing goes out to everyone! I

pe you all had a great work term and are ready for a term jam­packed full of super~l EngSoc events! As you probably noticed from the poster outside POETS the first week back, there are tons of new things happening thls term! Below is a quick summary of a few really important messages:

EngSoc Task Team As part of my election campaign in

the summer, I promoted the idea of an EngSoc Task Team. The idea was to cre­ate a team of people who want to help out with events here and there, but don't want the commitment of a directorship. That way, more people can get involved

John "Fabes" Faber

lEW'S everyone doing. I'm

writing this at the last . ute. I could never do this

before. For the National Executive the report needed to be transla ted so I had to have everything in at leas t three months in advance. Luckily for me the IW is just in English, parc' que Je ne parle pas la Francais. Not bad. I think I got a lot better.

So your probably wondering what I did aU la ttenn, or maybe your not. My bets are that you don't care and are just reading this cause you saw a few words in french and wonder what was going on. Either way I'm about to tell you what I did. As some of you may know for the last year I have been on the Exec­utive for the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students. This is an organi­zation which tries to facilitate communi­cation with all the Engineering Societies across Canada. I was VP Ontario, VP Finance. It was fun. I got to attend a lot of conferences because of it I also got to attend because I'm VP X for you.

Any way here's a little break down of what went on this summer. If you'd like a detailed report of what the CFES did thls year it can be found on there FTP site. This site can be accessed at www.cfes.ca Check it out. The page should be fully operation by now, and

• ·o·e ·e· w·s

at their own convenience with no commitments or specifics.

This term, the Task Team will be in full force! Each class rep will post a sign­up sheet in their class for anyone inter­ested in being on the team (there will also be one in the Orifice). In the next two weeks, a master list will be com­piled with everyone's names and e­mails, and will then be available to all the directors to use when they need some help with an event! So, if you're on the list and a director contacts you, let them know if you are free to help out; don't worry if you're not, as there will be many opportunities.

Be sure to look for the Task Team sign-up sheet in your classes or the Ori­fice this week!

hopefully both the french and the eng­lish version are working.

ESSCOAGM The AGM was held at Queens Uni­

versity in beautiful Kingston Ontario. At the Conference the ESSCO Executive, the Engineering Student Societies coun­cil of Ontario, had there accountability session. I must say that this was one of the highlights of the AGM, the Annual General Meeting, in case you missed that. During the Accountability session we learned that very little had been done by ESSCO and they blamed us. While it is true that no sch I with in ontario really cared about fSSCO back then I personally felt that that was kind of wrong. So ESSCO has been under new management ever ince. It is work­ing towards realistic goals and is achiev­ing these. The President of ESSCO is Julian Wright form U of T, VP Educa­tion is Eloise Harvey for Mcmaster and

FYI As you may

have already noticed, there is a new col­umn in this issue of the IW! The ''FYI'' column is your opportunity to provide feedback on the engineering society and receive published responses directly from the exec! All you have to do is pop your comment/suggestion in the new suggestion box outside the Orifice and the rest is history! (See the column on page 20 for more details)

So far, we've already had some SUPER successful events! A huge thanks goes out to Andre Brisson and Jason Kimball for putting together a great beginning of term pub, the special events directors for warming up a Thursday night with the Gold

had the pleasure of getting myself on the long term planning committee for fSSCO with Dustin, President of the Western Engineering Society, and Lucy, from U of T, and the new VP Ontario since CCES. We are working towards the future of ESSCO. If you have any ideas as to what you think ESSCO should be please tell me I would like to hear from you.

OESP ( Ontario engineering Society Presi­

dents) At OESP we rehashed what ESSCO was doing. This was fun. Other important thing carne out of the meet­ing, but un fortunately I can't put them here. If you have any question or would like to know please ask me.

PEOIUES This conference was held at Guelph,

in a very lovely hotel. The talk of the conference again turned to fSSCO and many debates where had on the future of ESSCO and what it should be doing.

CCES (Congress of Canadian Engineering

Students) This was the big one. I had to go to Sherbrooke on the 28th of Decem­ber to start setting up for the congress. Being on the exec ment putting together the annual report, and running work­shops. I was not there as a delegate so

Crown Brewery tour and all the other directors working their butts off to make this winter 'CJ1 tenn unforgettable!

Here are the quickly approaching events which are coming soon to an EngSoc near you:

January 29-30 Engweek January 30 Brunny Trip January 31 SCUNT Oteck the monthly calender outside

POETS for new events!

Well, I think that's all for now, folks! If you have any questions about any­thing at all, feel free to hunt me down or e-mail me at eng.... vpint@novice; I also want to meet as many of the new B­Soc'ers as possible!

I hope to see you all out at the next event!

Ciao! Kim (brought to you by the letters 0, Q and the number 6)

unfortunately I didn't get to attend the Speaker that much. The dele­gate who went will be able to tell you more about the conference itself. How­ever it was fun and I'm Done! ImM Done! I'm Done!

For your information the National Exec utive of the Canadian federation of Engineering Students is:

President - Aaron - from University of Saskatchewan

VP External - Monika - University of Alberta

VP Internal - Lucy - University of Toronto

VP Finance - Pep - Ecole Polytech­nique

VP Education - Brian - University of New Brunswick

Let's hope they have fun. If you want to talk to these people you can send a message to c:fesexec@unb.ca

If you would like to get on the link and talk to engineering student across the country you can get on the link by send a message to listserv@unb.ca The message should be sub CCES-L "Your Name" "Your1TfLE"

That's it Nothing else. Any way I1l tell you everything else

about my life later. Have fun and see you later.

• ·o·c ·e· w·s

VPFinance dian Congress of Engi­neering Students 1997 in Sherbrooke Quebec.

Jason Worry

Hi-De-HO people .. .it's the first installment from the financial world. After an extremely

busy work term, I have many things to report that in some way involve the engineering society at the University of Waterloo. Over the work term I attended many different conferences, rejoiced many times with tons of engi­neering students from across Ontario and Canada. I went to ESSCO AGM where I became the Vice-President of Finance for ESSCO. In addition, I went to Ontario Engineering Student Presidentfs conference where ESSCO's goals short and long term were presented, Professional Engi­neers of Ontario in Guelph, and Cana-

Keith Parker

Hey all out there! Welcome back to Waterloo and the Winter 97 term. This is going

to be an incredibly busy term with WEEF affairs! Luckily I have a really strong team working with me. This term we will be giving out about $5O,CXX) dollars, so start coming up with ideas on what you think this money should be spent on.

Things happening this tenn are: Redefinition of WEEP rep's responsi­

bilities: It seems that typically many classes have trouble finding a WEEP rep, and even when they do, there is often mediocre participation by the WEEP reps in the affairs of the foundation One of the reasons has been attributed to a perceived ilack of real importancei To allevi­ate this Karnil Pawlowski, James McLenaghan, and Steve Pontisso are working together to redesign what WEEF reps are supposed to do, and prepare a WEEP rep pack-

In the local news, the Corporate Manager proposal was passed after much heat­ed and valuable debate during a couple of A­Soc meetings. Mcuy, our

fabo C&D manager, will be taking over this role while still juggling the C&D Manager position. The new budget with actuals will be presented at the next Engineering Society meeting upon all of the directorship budgets have been passed in. Please if you are a director, get your budget form in as soon as possible so that each directorship will have suffi­cient funds for all of those wild and crazy activities planned.

The start of a new era with the cre­ation of the EGAD committee so that the engineering society can become larger, more powerful, and influential in the business world. Quoted "Someone do the math for me and tell me when we're gonna buy McGiniss". I'm starting out on a new stepping stone and hopefully it won't sink due to the enormous weight

age, that will help WEEP reps talk to their class and explain to their class, everything about WEEP. They will also be developing a professional slide presentation package that will be used for frosh week, presenta­tions to corporations, etc. ..

Development of a plan to get corpo­rate donations: Gloria Tam and Leng Limmany will be devising ways to start getting corporate donations or sponsorships. Chris Sharpe is looking at getting a com­pany to match the Plummeris Pledge, and Chris and I are going to be working on Employer Matching

being put on it. I will be leaning on my finance director for assistance in the future for completing many of the tasks. In the future, look for the engineering society becoming officially a charity, a finance guide to finally be written (stop laughing mike) and the possibility of opening an engineering used bookstore.

Information to be written in every­one's day timer - all director checks and what not will be printed and ready in the afternoon of each Thursday. This is done in order to keep my books always in order and shouldn't be a problem to meet. However, the cut off time for director expense forms to be received by me in order to have checks issued will be Wednesday by high noon at the OK

Contributions. Increasing WEEF awareness

within Waterloo Engineer­ing: There are many ideal' at this point. W will be trying to look into getting WEEF mentioned by prof' or in Lab Manual ~ r ourses that USC

WEEF-funded guipment. Ryan Anderson and Eric Vand'w gh will be trying to search down aU th WEEF-funded equipment, and somehow mark our territory. Th Y will also see how useful it is, and perhaps try to do some stats on whether or not the funds hav been well spent

Easier to fill out proposals? Kamil and Ryan will be handling most of the proposal&-stuff. A new form will be out and hopefully this term every­one will be able to send in their pro­posals electronically, off Our home page.

Other stuff that needs to be done: Home Page Maintenance: We need

someone that can redeSign, and

ocral!! The Iron Warrior will be research­

ing purchasing a digital camera or some­thing maller. In addition, the C&D is ctU"rently in th process of approving of a ign to be displayed outsid of the Cof­fee and Donut Engin ring Shop. This sign would reply information to all pe0-

ple passing by through inscrtable labels and an erasabl whiteboard built into th ign. I know that it is ery difficult to picture in your head now ... but just wait and . However, we are running into some difficulty due to the poor condi­tion of the Foyer in Carl Pollock Hall. 111e major complaint is that the Foyer is always in a shambles and we need to improve the look of the foyer so if how­ever one wants to help out, go and pick some of the garbage that is lying around on the floor. Furthermore, you could make sure that the foyer is kept clean. Thanks in advance.

I think that I've spewed enough out on this paper for now ... perhaps I will spew more later on tOnight at the BOT. See everyone there!

implement a n 'W hotn<' pagt' for us. I.kochll.rc: We will aln:ady lkwc allth'

information compiled, but we nc x:I omcon) to tk'Sign a professional

looking infOImation pil age. Pic­lll.r 57 omputcr ,rilphics? The skyis the limit. W 1J lmOht. TI1is brochure will be primarily USl>d to give information to external compa­nies or groups.

Please send me in any suggestions, comments, questions, offers to help out that you may have. I can be reached at endowment@helix, drop a note in the WEEP mail box in the Orifice, or drop by the WEEP office. Good Luck in the New Year!

A ( A D E

M I (

A R T S

A T H l E T I c s

B I T T E R

B l 0 T T E R

B U S

p

U S H

Shannon Mclaren sjmc1aren@novice

Cheryl Card clcard@novice

Herbert Noriega hfnorig@mechanicaJ

Kelly Butt kabutt@novice

Diana Wang dcywang@novice

Bill Gray wvgray@elecom2

Audric So a3so®gaff

Siu Lan Lee sl2Iee®whecl

EdFletch r aefletch®mechanical

Mike Olley mfdolley@novice

IRON WARRIOR

Chris Foster ccfoster@mechanicaJ

•

(

&

D

(

A M p

u s

W I D E

(

H A R I T y

( l A S S

R E p

A D V I S 0 R

c 0 R P 0 R A T E

c 0 U R S E

( R I T I

Q u E

D A R K R 0 0 M

·o·c

TimothyLo tlo@novice

Tara Stuart tl4stewa@mechanical

Herbert Noriega hfnorieg@mechanicaJ

Jennie Dann jadann@::ivil

Ian Marsh ijmarsh®chemical

Melanie Hammond mhammond®chemicaJ

MichcaJ Worry maworry@novice

Jason KimbaU Karen Genoway

Karen Genoway kcgenoway@chemicaJ

Craig Walker cwalker@mechanical

Michael Hennann mhennann@novice

E l E (

T R 0 N I C S

N G I

N E

W s l E T T E R

E S S (

0

X C H A N G E S

·e· w·s

Michael Hermann mhermann@novice

AlexMatan amatan@gaff

Vineet Sinha vsinha@novice

Greg Jones gjones@cllemicaJ

Steve Gayowsky sgayows~ystems

Cord Cepuran gcepuran@novice

Brian Cepuran bjcepura@novice

Brenda Bouchette bjbouche@electricaJ

SriArthan sarthan@novice

Nathan Doidge nrdoidge@novice

Bill Gray wvgray@elecom2

E X P l 0 R A T I

0 N s

F E D s R E p

H I G H

s ( H 0 0 l

S H A D 0 W

J 0 B

C R I T

l A Z Y

N 0 V E l T y

0 F F

T E R

M

R E P

AlexMatan amatan@gaff

Lynn Zupancic rnzupanci@::ivil

Keith Parker bkparker@novice

Monica Milanowski mmilanow@novice

Michaet ennann mhermann@novice

Shannon McLaren sjmc1aren@novice

Kyle Corbett krcorbet@novice

Karen Genoway kcgenoway@d1erniati

Bruce Davidson

Rachel

Brenda Bouchette bjbouche@electricaJ

p

P L A N T S

p

o E T S

p

U B L 1 C 1 T Y

Alleged News -EngSoc Meeting 1

Alex Matan, 1B Electrical

Here's what you may have missed at the first EngSoc meeting of the term:

Melanie Hammond mharrunond@chemical

Letitia Kwok lkwok@novice

Brian Vidler bhvidler®chemical

Brenda Bouchette bjbouche@electrical

Jason Kimball jkkimbal@chemical

Andre Brisson albrisso@civil

Tony Campbell

Carrie Junker ajunker@civil

Nicole Henson snhenson@chemical

• ·o·e ·e· w·s Wicked new photocopiers are now in

the Orifice - you can use the latest tech­nology to make handsome copies of your posterior for only 5 cents. Dean Burns will be retiring June 30, 1998 - if you would like to sit on the committee that picks his replacement, talk to EI Presidente Doron Solomon. Two seats on the university senate are also avail­able - if you want power without

p

R

R E C Y C L 1

N G

S F F

s o C 1 A L

s p E A K E R

OlerylCard cicard@novice

Tom Mclenaghan tjmclena@Wheel

Shariza Hassan sshassan@Wheel

Trecia Brown ta2brown@Systems

Wahini Arnbihapathy wambihap@systems

Bill Gray wvgray@elecom2

Mike Worry maworry@novice

Tara Stewart t14stewa@mechanical

Nicole Henson snhenson@chemical

Mike Worry maworry@novice

re ponsibility, pick up a nomination form at the Feds ffice in SLC. Wh ver won the OEC 96 trophy, plea estop using it as a really cool Batch mug and return it ASAP. The first of this tenn' Bridging the Gap lectures ""ill be given by Larry Smith, January 28, 11:30 a.m, EL-101. Vibrating pagers are now in use by EngSoc executives and are also avail­able for special events, among other

s P 1 R 1

T E D

E V E N T S

S A C

T A K E

s o M E

N E

W S

Maggie Maclennan

Andrew Mulder

Carrie Junker ajunkel@civiJ

Brian Cepuran bjcepura@gaff

AlexMatan amatan@gaff

Lclita Kwok lkwok@novicc

P terGordon

Scott James

Bill Gray wvgray@elecom2

Mike Lynch m21ynch@elecom2

things. The mythical blotters are in. Th y are free to all and have a million and three uses. When VPF Jason Worry was asked I/Do you wear briefs or a g­string ?" h visibl revealed the fact he wore neither. He is also randomly quot­ed as saying: "I plugged the toilet at CAE in Montreal, also." J. Wony is also apparently a freqUel1t contributor to the cu jar in ilie Orifi and doesn't like the thing. "Task Teams" are being in1plemented; part-time volunteers now ha e an outlet for their urge to do work EngWeek: Jan. 27-30. WEEF ha over $54K to bum. Some 4B Elecom are boy­cotting WEEF in protest of the Dean's refusal to allow them to keep their pool table in their study room. WEEF sup­porters insist that the protest is only hurting fellow plummers, not the Dean. Rebels claim that it is the only thing they can do and that ilieir WEEF money is being held in escrow for eventual contri­bution when the crisis is resolved. We all pray that this can be settled without further bloodshed. A drop box is planned so that the lW submi.ssion deadline can extend to midnight on Fri­days. IW wants coop employers to advertise in this fine rag -let IW know if you have any contacts. And there's still plenty of room for volunteers at IW (staff get to find out the magical code for the IW Door). The beloved TOOL is confined to campus with specific excep­tions. The Bearers are denied their face coverings (even in the cold, blowing wind - how CTll<'i I). DiSCllsc;ions with 11w l.ldt'mic Polit~ ('()lllrniUt • will lx' Iwld In II' I Il) I1q~\lti.ltl· f(I1' Illl' n.")ol IS

lil1l'rl . /\ propos.ll to cl"('.lll' F ~A J)

O~nh>&)C C,rowth ilnd !A'wlopl11l'nt), ,1

broinslolming group to dn.'cltn up f.1I" f'tchl'd plans for FngSoc, W.)S pil..,scd (nott'd abstentions: MMk Vidh'r .1I1d John FalX'r). lass N, ml'S: 113 Comp In OMPclent, 113 M('Ch,mi al Orgils­MECll, 1 B Civil - IVilis was pmposc j and rej Lcd by the class. Amy "Sub way" Cn. n, the big ch !SC al Students AdviSing Coop (and Mathi ), lalked about the need for volw1trers at SA. She enlightened liS of her plight - "J can't do anything, and r don't know anyone to do it with." - Amy Green. After the meeting, complimentary Milk and Cookies were enjoyed by all.

You too can be dazzled and disgust­ed, just come to the next EngSoc meet­ing - everyone is welcome.

Our professional staff can help you with all types of printing - from business cards to four colour work.

Give us a call: PRINTING - ext 5176 DESIGN - ext 2079 PHOTO IMAGING - ext. 6807

Graphics Express* South Campus Hall SCH 126, ext. 5740; Fax (519) 746-2698

Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Saturday: 12:00-4:00 pm

Dana Porter library LIB 218, ext 2956; Fax (519) 746-3590 Monday to Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

CaJl for evening/weekend hours