iron warrior: volume 11, issue 6

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ONWJune 22,1990 THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY S STUDENT FORUM

nvironmental ngineeringGerry Keay2B Mech

Since the beginning of this schoolte rm there have been a number of rumourscirculating within our engineeringcommunity on the topic of anEnvironmental Engineer ing degreeprogram starting here in September.These rumours hav e ranged from aprogram being planned two years fromnow, to a degree program being in placestarting this fall. In actual fact, neither ofthese rumours is entirely true or entirelyfalse.During an interview with ProfessorScharer of the Chemical Engineeringdepartment one of the main playersbehind the implementation ofEnvironmental Engineering, it was learnedthat starting in this upcoming fall term,Environmental Engineering will be offeredas an option to engineers in present degreeprograms.When asked why the progtam wasinitially investigated, Professor Scharercited as one of the main reasons, thedissatisfaction many senior engineeringstudents felt with the scope of presentpollution control options in fourth yearcourses.Another topic of speculation has beenthe system of enrolment forEnvironmental Engineering. Environmental Engineering will not be a fulldegree discipline within engineering thisfall, and no students will be admitted intoit. Forty extra students, however, will beadmitted into the existing engineering corefor the purpose of forming the firstEnvironmental Engineering class when itdoes become a degree program. As it ispresently planned, 10 more students willbe accepted into both the Civil andSystems Design engineering departmentswhile 20 extra IA students will swell theranks of the first year MechanicalEngineering class. t was decided thatthese three departments should handle theextra forty first year students because theirpresent core programs in the first twoyears of study most closely resemble thatof the proposed curriculum ofEnvironmental Engineering, and becausethese departments are able to admit therequired number of extra students withouthaving their v e r ~ e of admission dropped

Its time has come

to an unacceptable level. One questionwhich immediately comes to mind whentold that there will be forty extra studentsadmitted to engineering for the purpose ofruling a class in a program which has notyet been put into place is: How do youknow that forty of these students willwant to switch from their homedepartment when the time comes? Duringthis year s Campus Day, which was heldin March the attending high-schoolstudents were asked if they were interestedin such a program. Their very positiveresponse has made the UndergraduateOffice confident that they will have noproblem finding enough students to fill aclass of forty.

The reasons why EnvironmentalEngineering is not now planned to be aseparate discipline in this fall term aremostly financial. The OntarioGovernment has not yet guaranteed theUniversity funds for the new faculty and

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equipment which are required for theprogram.Yet another topic of rumour waswhether or not this new discipline wouldbe a joint project with the Faculty ofScience. The Faculty of Science will be

starting an Environmental Scienceprogram in the fall, and some of thecourses in this program and our proposedprogram will overlap. EnvironmentalEngineering will be entirely anEngineering program with no directconnection with the Faculty of Science.

The Environmental EngineeringOption Committee, includes as membersProf. G.E. Schneider, Prof. J.B. Moorefrom Management Science, Prof. Jerniganof Systems Design, Prof. Scharer, Prof.E. McBean from Civil Engineering, andProfs. A. Strong and G. Bragg fromMechanical Engineering. Noting thatmore than two calendar years will haveelapsed before the proposed Environmental

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June 22, 1990Engineering program differs significantlyfrom the other engineering programs, thecommittee decided that an option programwould be an adequate beginning untilfunding for a degree program is approved.In the fIrst two years there is only a threecourse difference between the proposedEnvironmental Engineering progra:m andthose of most other present disciplines.Because of this similarity, if this option ismade into a degree program within thenext two years students taking theEnvironmental Engineering option will beable to switch int,o the degree programwith no loss of time.The structure of the fall optionprogram will consist of three requiredcourses which include two Environmentand Resource Studies courses, and oneOrganic Chemistry course. As well asthe three required courses, four courseschosen from a grouping which reflect oneof four themes within the option arerequired. These four themes are similar tothe options which are offered in the thirdand fourth year of the proposed degreeprogram and are described below.

After the first two years in theproposed EnvirQomental Engineeringdegree,program. students will be asked 10choose a more specific line of study in oneof four options. The farst is the Waste

eme option. tuden ...Waste Management option will study themechanisms of movement, distributionand reactions of residuals in theenvironment. Another option is theThermal Process Option. Students in thisoption will deal with the design ofindustrial commercial and domesticsystems which are concerned with energyutilization and supply, and the relatedthermal/fluid processes and how they effectthe environment. The third and fourthEnvironmental Engineering Options areboth proposed as Modelling Options:Decision Modelling, and EnvironmentalSystems Modelling. Both of theseoptions are concerned with developingmathematical models to assist in thesolution of environmental problems.What will the role of anEnvironmental Engineer be in society? Ingeneral the role of environmentalengineers will be to fill the present gapbetween the professionals on theecological and technical sides of theenvironmental debate. Presently, it is feltthat both ecologists and engineers havetoo narrow a view of technologies andsystems which may have an impact on theenvironment. Environmental Engineerswill provide both the technical expertise inmodelling and design, and a thoroughunderstanding of the environmental impactof modem technology.

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Page 2MusicI love to list en to music. A lotI do it for many reasons: to cheer

myself up; LO calm myself down; toentertain myselfwhen I'm driving or doingodd jobs; or, most often, just to be a partof something beautiful.I don't just listen, either. I've been aviolinist for over three quarters of my life,and a singer for over half. I've devoted ahuge amount of time to it over the years,and I don't regret a single moment. Beingpart of a really good ensemble is one ofthe greatest possible experiences in life. (Ican live without solos. Too much stress.)Sometimes, though, the sheer beautyof music depresses me. The people whohave created it have, through their art,enriched countless lives and broughtimmeasurable joy into the world. In thisway, they are immortal in the truest senseof the word.

Compare this to me. No matte r whatTdo, and no matter how good I am at it,the works of my hands and mind areunlikely to outlive me. My actions won'tbenefit the world in arty permanent way. Iwill leave no lasting legacy.

All this, of course, only hits mewhen I'm in a really bad mood. When I'ma little more rational, things seemdifferentAs far as I can tell, there are threethings that humans, both individually andas a whole, can leave behind them. I labelthese arbitrarily as Truth, Beauty, and thestate of the world. None of them have anyfixed defmitions for me.Formal definitions of Truth abound,

of course. Choose any of them that suit

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Iron Warrioryou. For me, though, they all fail. Anysuch definition would, to me, have toencompass such things as thephilosophies of Descartes and Kant; thediscoveries of Newton and Einstein; theteachings of Christ and Buddha; themethods of Hippocrates and Pasteur; theramblings of Mark Twain and StephenLeacock; and a whole host of other things,equally diverse.Similarly with Beauty. Beethoven'sNinth Symphony; Tolkien's The Lord ofthe Rings; Dali's The Persistence ofMemory; the Beatles' Yesterday; Milton'sOn lis Blindness; StravinSky'S The Ritesof Spring; all of these and more wouldhave fall within an acceptable definition ofBeauty.

Truth and Beauty share one thing,though: only the rarest of human beingscan create them in their lasting forms.For the rest of us, there's the state of theworld to consider.Again, I'm not exactly sure what Imean by the state of the world, but it hassomething to do with the happiness andprosperity of all of its inhabitants, bothhuman and not I won't try to judge whatits status is these days, except to say thatit could probably be improved.

Which is where we come in. Whenwe solve a problem, -or make someoneelse happy, or even improve oursel vessomehow, we contribute in a small way toa continuing legacy of humanity that'sjust as important as any work of art orword of wisdom. As engineers, the toolwe use for this is technology.So, when I'm in one of those blackmoods, I try to remind myself that whilenot everyone can create or discover Truthand Beauty, these things don't belong justto their originators. Those people areonly the lightbearers for humanity, and

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they often suffer for this privilege. Theirlight illuminates us all. Furthermore, thejoy they give is genuine, but ephemeral.f I, as an engineer, help to solve a

problem for someone, I m doingsomething just as valid and (in a way) justas durable to create happiness (or at leastprevent unhappiness).And if that doesn't help, I can alwayslisten to music, and share for a moment insomeone else's immortality.

MusicAt school, in what can be a highstress environment, it is important to beable to get away from the studies. I havebeen trying to keep up with class, preparefor midterms, plan my courses, and go tointerviews. My mind is always whirling.

For me there are several getaways: a longrun, a hot bath, a few songs on the piano,and a quiet lake in the morning.Music. It is one of the treasures forlife - it can sooth, refresh, motivate orentertain. I have songs I go to forcomfort, to hear the familiar melodies andwords. I can relate to the lyrics andsomehow music can reach right inside totouch us.

We have a capacity for music: toenjoy it, to appreciate it, to be drawn byit. When I hear someone play or singlovely music I pause - to be able to createsounds so beautiful, to express what I feelso simply - that is the wonder of music.A few minutes at the piano or guitar,playing and singing, is the perfect studybreak for me. To practice and perform myfavorites is familiar and comforting.There is something refreshing about

experiencing a quiet lake on an earlysummer morning: to rise before the sunand sit by the water's edge. .

The early morning air is still cool;the ground is still wet with dew. There isstill a low blanket of fog resting on thelake. The sky lightens and the brightnessand warmth of the first rays of the sunreach out over the lake like the welcomingarms of a friend. In its calm, the lake issmooth and the sunlight dances on thesurface.The only sounds are those thatbelong: the gentle rhythm of the waterlapping the shore, the squirrels' incessantchaller, the song of birds. No human

sounds intrude.To sit and watch the sun as it rises isto experience a special stillness . Lifeseems easier to bear. This is anopportunity to feel the beauty andperfection of God s creation. The 23rdPsalm comes alive:He leads me beside qu iet watersHe restores my soul.

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June 22, 1990 Iron Warrior Page 3

SexismTo the Editors:

This morning I was exposed to asexist attack against two people who Irespect very much. The incident involvesa poster with a picture of AJ Baxter andKatherine Koszamy on an "ad" for a localstrip club indicating them as headlines forthe nightly show . To add a look ofauthenticity to the doc ument, theperpetrators inc lud ed an EngineeringSociety stamp to the poster.This action was a deliberate sexist actaga inst two people. against two leaders ofthe Engineering Socie ty. who spendtremendous amounts of their time toimprove the Engineering image oncampus and out in the community. Thes etwo people are there to listen to the wantsand needs of the students in engineering.

What is the matter with with oursociety when women are attackedphysically and psychologically? Whyshould society allow this to happen? Domen feel threatened by women to the pointthat they must attack on any possiblelevel? Docs sexism involve a form ofidiotic macho paranoia that preventsrational, logical thought?

What is the matter withour society?

Employers have recognized that aproblem exists and are looking for ways tofind a solution. In some instances. theyare demanding a change. Me S.G.r , . ng, enior ice Pre ident 0Human Resources at Ontario Hydro, hasstated in a letter to all engineering schoolsthat Ontario Hydro can't afford to employengineers who are reluctant to work in amulticultural workplace. Graduatingengineers , must be prepared to work withand for women and men of all races." Mr.Horton is stating loud and clear that thestatus quo of sexist tradition is no longertolerable. As a result, schools that don'timprove their image will not have theirstudents in high demand.It can be said that at Waterloo we'veremained at the forefront of progressivechange by trying to promote ourselves oncampus and in the community. We cansay as well that our president and vice-president are women. Yet, our credibilityis destroyed when a few disgustinglystupid people commit an act such as this.It galls me that my future as anengineer is jeopardized by a bunch ofunthinking morons. But, more than that,I am outraged that two of IlY friends wereattacked for no other apparent reason otherthan the fact that they are women.I am not prepared to accept acompromise in terms of my future or myfriends. I will not allow either of the twoto be destroyed. This morning I wasexposed to a sexist attack and I did not likeit.Sean Murphy2B MechEngJune 18, 1990.

residentialA.J. BaxterPresident

Midnight. This column was due twodays ago. The IW editors are lurking inmy backyard to see if I am writing.(Lurking in my back yard is not hard to doconsidering I don't have a lawn mower,and have seen African jungles in bettercondition). Enough drivel. On toimportant issues.This last week, EngSoc was contactedby three (count them, 3) radio stations.The purpose of this contact, you wonder?THE TOOL. Yes, all the talks how hostsacross North Arr.erica want tc ialk to theradical female EngSoc Prez who ischanging all of UW Engineeringtraditions. Jump back...

Talk show hosts ustlove to cut people up.

At first I was really impressed thatpcople in the US of A wanted to hearabout the progressive attitudes that ourEngineering Society was adopting. I wastold to be careful (by some knowledgeablepeople) because these talkshow hosts justlove to cut people up. They don't listento good arguments; they just insult andprovoke.So to be on the S \fe side. I called one

of the stations, k'llked to the secretary. andfound out w tat t ype of questiollS theinterviewer might ask. The c r e t r yinformed me that the interviewer wasbasically a jerk who liked to make fun ofissues such as rape, abortion, wife beatingand feminism. You know, a get thelisteners laughing" type of deal.I cancelled the interview.

NOTICEThe revised version of the University S Ethical Behavior Policy will receivesecond reading at the Senate meeting of June 19. This policy, along with theStudent Discipline Policy and the university s position regarding theseissues.All students should familiarize themselves with these policies. Violation ofany section will result in an investigation by the appropriate universityauthorities. The penalties range from an official reprimand to expulsion andare detailed in the policies. Dean of Engineering

RamblingsAt first I was angry at my own

stupidity and niavete. Then 1 gotdepressed by the fact that there is anaudience for this type of crap. I amappalled that such serious issues aretrivialized in this manner. Later that day,a copy of the letter that was issued byOntario Hydro cros ed m desk. Itbasically said that Ontario Hydro does nowant to hire from sexist educationalinstitutions.Wonderful. Society tells us not to besexist but puts up with media broadcastingthat just reinforces il. Sometimes I throwmy hands up in despair. Perhaps I shouldinform you that I have a wicked midtermin less than 48 hours and that may bereflected in the sombre tone of this week'sspew session.

On to fun, happy, light items I haveto tell you about..Kim Boucher did an amazing jobrepresenting Engineering on thecoordination of S ummerfesl .Congratulations to all of the engineeringstudents who helped oul. Don't forgetabout Canada Day events. Every year theEngineering Society runs the children'sevents, and every year it is one of themost successful events of the weekend.AI Adams is pulling the engineers

together, so contact him for more info. Ifyou can't find him, talk to Belinda) I dorecall that volunteers and the Brick:Hospitality House were mentioned in thesame sentence a week or so ago.Connections?There will be a parade on Canada Dayfor which the TOOL and the BNAD willbe present. So, if you can set aside timeto march, sing or play an instrument youwill be guaranteed to have a wild and crazytime.

Don t forget aboutCanada Day.

Mike Cassin (Socia l Director) ispulling together a game show Olght at theBomb on June 29th. Hopefully everyonewill be finished midterms by thiS lime andcelebration will be in order. If you nce dmore info on times etc. sec Mike in theOrifice. On the social tone. remember totake photos of class events for the EOTpub. Mike Will really appreciate thematerial as he puts the famous slide showtoge ther . (As well, you will need themfor your yearbook in 4th year)A couple of weeks ago, I wasapproached by a candidate for the Liberalnomination for Waterloo North.Mr. Telgedi expressed an interest intalking to university students about theLiberal party and what he would do if hewon the Liberal nomination. Basically hewants interested students to join theLiberal Party and support him onnomination night. He has been involvedin the University community for a numberof years and is concerned about the endlessbudget cuts we have been dealt. f you arc. r n . .me in the office for more info.

Olltario lIydro does 1I twallt 1 hire from sexisteducati01lallllstilutiollS.

To close off this week's session rwant O make the student body aware ofthe fact that a poSler went up sometimeovcr last weekend with the EngSoc stampphotocopied on to it. Please understandthat EngSoc in no way endorsed or hadany knowledge of such posters. End ofdiscussion on that topic.Have a great couple of weeks.

LAST ISSUEThat's right The last issue of the IronWarrior for Spring 1990 will be on thestands on Friday, July 6. If you've beenplanning to write something, now's thetime to talk to the editors. We need:ArticlesFictionPhotos

AnnouncementsArtHumourCome and talk to us at the EngSoc Office.


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How t Pass st YearDr. Jim Ford

Among freshmen, questions aboutfirst year often arise, and frequently thesame question is repeatedly asked. Ithought it would be timely to discusssome of these and to describe in a generalway how the system works.The Level Playing Field

We accept students mainly fromOntario (approximately 90%), theremainder coming from out of province.Professor Bodnar takes great care in theadmissions process to selec t those studentsmost likely to be successful. It is still thecase, however, that there is a widevariation of background preparation in allYear I subject areas. This is mostobvious in Mathematics, which is why weadminister a Preparedness Test in the fIrstweek of the 1A term.

The results of this test are then usedto assign students to the GE 119 ProblemsLaboratory, where they have theopportunity to work in small groups witha Tutor. This is our attempt to give eachstudent the chance to make up deficiencies,i.e. coming to the same level as theirclassmates - the level playing field. Ofcourse some students resent being assignedto GEI19, and others misuse it, but thosewho allend regularly show consistentimprovement in their performance.IA to IB

We regard the lA term as thetransition from high school to University,and so treat A results more or less asmid-terms. Any failing grade here does

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not need to be re-taken, provided that anoverall passing average has been obtained(see 1990-1991 Calendar, P.9.4.7). Ingeneral, students can expect their 1Baverage to be 5-8% greater than their lAaverage. This is because they are nowseuJed into the system, know where to gofor help, and are more efficient in their useof time.Promotion from IBStudents are assessed on the basis oftheir term's work, culminating in sixexaminations wrillen during the 12 dayexamination period. Thus it is nOlpossible to have a "re-write" at a later date.

Exceptions to this can be made for medicalor family emergencies of which we areimmediately informed.

The required average for promotionfrom IB is 60%. f that were all, thepromotion decision could be left to acomputer. n fact, the promotion decisionis based on the answer to the question: Isthe student most likely to be successful in2A?" Thus the individual marks have tobe interpreted. Marks of 52% in Calculusand 85 in a GSE would obviously carrymore weight if reversed. The current 1Bfailure rates (4.9% in Spring, 5.6% inWinter 1990) suggest that the steps we aretaking are beneficial.

June 22, 1990

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ADMISSION IS FREEtSponsored by The Federafion of StudentsDean of Students, Sexual HarassmentOffice, ALL UW Student Societies, andthe Department of Women's Studies

A fmal note for holders of CanadaScholarships: at the present time an 80%average in IB is required in order to retainthe scholarship.Good luck in the remainder of theterm

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June 22t 1990 Iron Warrior PageS

The days of illegal alcoholIn an attempt to take you back to thedays of speakeasies and the years of theprohibition, EngSoc invites you toMoon Oller Bourbon Street OnJuly 7, dine on fine food at the ConestogaCountry Club and then relax and let looseto the energizing sounds of the BourbonTabernacle Choir. Tickets are now on salefor 30 in the Engineering Office. butonly until June 29. (Note: a vegetarianmeal is also available; see the display casefor more information.)speak-eas-y (spek'e'ze) n. pI. -eas-iesSlang A saloon where liquor is soldillegally.On January 15 1919, the 18thamendment to the US Constitution wasratified, implying that nation-wideprohibition would come into effect oneyear later, not to be removed for 14 years.

Surviving the dry yearsbecame an art.

The Volstead Act was the resultinglaw that prohibited the manufacture,transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages.Should a bar or saloon remain in businessafter January 17 1920, it would be labeleda speakeasy . As such, it could then bedeemed a common nuisance and besubjected O the infamous Padlock Lawswhich called for the padlocking of doorsfor up to one year.So did this keep Americans from theirdrink? No. Rather, it drove them to findnew and innovative ways to allow theflow of alcohol to continue. Survivingthe dry years became an art.

Speakeasies thrived during the days ofthe prohibition. By the end of the 1920'sthere were more illegal bars in operationthan there were legal ones prior to theenactment of the Volstead Act.Located in any building other than theobvious, speakeasies could be found in oldwarehouses, drugstores, restaurants, andeven in the brownstones of Manhattan.The freely swinging and inviting doors ofthe pre-prohibition days were replaced bythick barriers and a peep hole. Any devicethat could stall a potential raider wasemployed, buying time for the speakeasyowner to hide his wares. One speakeasyowner, aided by an engineer, had boules

on a special shelf. A bulton could bepressed to release the shelf, sending thebottles down a chute. At the bottom theywould slam into irons projecting out fromthe sides of the chute, allowing the liquidsto seep through the sand and the rockswaiting at the bouom. As an addedfeature, an alarm would simultaneously gooff, instructing the patrons to drink up -fast. Life for the speakeasy owner wasmore than just the thrill of carrying onillegally and getting away with it: survivalcame at a cost. Owners had to deal withgangs threatening to take over the joint, aswell as corrupt police and public officialswho came seeking both protection andhush money. Many owners found thepolice the most bothersome, as theyenjoyed fmancial and liquid bribes.

enjoyed finacial andliquid bribes

The prohibition acted as a liberator ofthe bars. Prior to the 18 th Amendmenl, iwas unacceptable for women to drink inpublic. After 1920, when it was illegalfor both men and women to drink, womenjoined the men in their illegal drinkingpractices.To remain open in spite of thepadlock laws, a speakeasy would maintaina number of entrances to keep its servicesavailable a its customers. Walter and

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Cherry's was a speakeasy located in abowling alley and boasted a 30 metre barand two entrances each with their ownaddress. When one door was padlocked,the other would just have had its padlockremoved.Club 21 had to be one of the bestknown speakeasies in New York City.The owners kept nosy reporters away fromits high profile clientele but alsodiscriminated against individuals who didnot dress up to par by refusing thementrance or by allowing them to sit at theworst tables of the house.This snob appeal mentality was not

the norm at all speakeasies. Many werecomplete dives and drinking what theypassed off as beer and wine could literallythreaten your life. At such places, ownersand Bartenders were only out to make aprofit and used any trick available toachieve their goal.

1933 witnessed the 'end ofprohibition. Realizing that it was a totalfailure at the national level. the USgovernment revoked the 18 th Amendment.Rather than ridding society of alcohol,prohibition only acted to increase adisrespect for the law as drinking wasmaintained throughout the dry years.

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Starts at 11 :15 pmThree couples of roomies from the last co-op termPrizes for the winning coupleThe Dating Game

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Page6 Iron Warrior June 22, 1990

What happened to that $75.00? more are needed. If you have anysuggestions, please leave a note in mybox in the Orifice.What is being done to inform newstudents about the VSC?Endowment Jjxiat:e:

Milos DjokovicEndowment DirectorAbout three weeks ago, Avi Belinsky,Lhc previous and founding EndowmentDirector, passed Lhe Endo), ment torch intomy unsuspecting hands. I knew littleabout Lhe Endowment, but felt stronglyabout its principles and was willing towork hard at making it a success. Eversince I took the position, people haveexpressed similar enthusiasm toward Lhefund. This article will address some of thefundam ental issues.

What's the difference between theEndowment and the VSC?The Waterloo EngineeringEndowment Foundation (WEEF) is thestudent organization that administers our

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fund. For now, the fund consist of onlythe Voluntary Student Contribution (your$75/term) and last term's Plummer'sPledge. Plans are being made to obtainmore capital for the fund; one planinvokes industry participation Lhrough thematching of student contributions.What's the status of WEEF?Currently, we are trying to iron out aconstitution LO be presented as informationat the next Board of Governors meeting.A committee, which meets regularly onThursdays at 4:30, has been established toensure that the intent of the studentreferendum is upheld in the constitution .Lawyers, consultants, and directors ofsimilar funds are helping us LO create aprofessional document that will protectour investment.In terms of our financial status, wehave approximately 70,000 in theendowment fund, which is being managedfor us by Financial Services. Last term'sPlummer's Pledge is just starting to comein; so this figure should change by the endof this term.How many VSC cancellationswere there?This is the first term for thecollection of the VSC; therefore weexpected a cancellation rate of about 25%.Our estimate was close to the actual

Something that alldepartments couldbenefit from ...amount of 22%; but I feel that this figurecould be reduced drastically.

The primary reason given forcancelling the contribution was a lack ofmoney. However, analysis of thecancellation data shows that the student insenior years were twice as likely to canceltheir contributions as opposed to otheryears. This may be attributed LO Lhe factthat senior students felt they would notdirectly benefit as much from the fund aswould junior and intermediate students.s the terms pass and the fund enhancesour facilities, we can expect cancellationsto drop LO about 15%.

Who controls the money now?With the constitution still underdevelopment, temporary measures havebeen set up. In the interim, Lhe money isjointly managed by the Dean ofEngineering, and President and LheTreasurer of Eng Soc. Once theconstitution is ready and presented to theBoard of Governors, we will employ thefinal administrative structure.What will be the first project?The constitution will provide amethodology for an equitable distributionof funds across all departments . For therust funded project however, it was decidedthat something that ALL departmentscould benefit from would be funded.Right now we have a few ideas but many

We plan to have sections in thecourse calendar, the Registrar's Newsleuer,and the Engineering Handbook. The textwill describe the purpose of the fund,some of its accomplishments, and how togo about cancelling if need be.

Suggestions in theOrifice ...Another project is to establish an"Endowment Update" article in every firstissue of IW. This update will relay thecurrent financial status of the Endowmentand will also describe current fundingin itiati ves.I f you have any further questionsabout the Endowment, feel free to leaveme a note in the Engineering Office.

peed i ngon Ring RoadTanya SagermannRing Road Classic Director

When r look around nowadays, itseems like more and more people aresporting Oakleys and cycling pants. Is itjust a fashion trend, or has cycling trulybecome that popular? Well, for those ofyou who are serious about riding (orshould 1 say somewhat serious), this is theperfect time to pullout your Bianchis,Mieles, Nishikis, and Raleighs and evenyour Canadian Tire wheels and strut yourstuff.The Ring Road Classic is designed forany level of rider. The novice race is forexactly that - novice riders (i.e. you're justout for a good time and don't care how youplace). The Men's and Women's Open arethe more serious races for people whotrain (in between studying and classes andpartying) . Don't worry, the toughcompetition won't be with us this yearbecause Lhe OCA provincials are on thesame day. That means there won' t be toomany licensed riders.

The relay races are for all ievels andshould be fun. The last race is a mountainbike race over in the Columbia Fields areathat is still in the works.Prizes are available for Op riders, andfor all riders a post race BBQ is being heldat POETS (that's where part of theadmission fee goes).Hardshell helmets are a m..u.t to allriders, and the waiver attached to theapplication forms I llSl be read and signed.Don't ask reasons, just do it and all shouldwork out well. Application forms are inthe Orifice and at the Turn key desk.T-shirts with Lhis year's logo are availablein the Engineering Office.

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One last thing: this race isn't intendedjust for engineering students. It's open toanyone (on-campus or off), so tell any ofyour friends who might be inLerested. Forthose who don't ride but wish to help outby marshalling, timing, or BBQ-ing,please leave your name and phone numberin the Engineering Office. It would begreatly appreciated.Notice of Bus Re-Routing:Just a word of warning LO all studentson campus: because of the Ring RoadClassic, all regularly scheduled buses thatordinarily take the road will be takingalternative routes from 8am to 2pm. onSunday, July 8th, 1990. Stops will be onUniversity, Westmount, and Columbiainstead. Sorry for any inconvenience Lhismay cause.

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Participation Points : tJrMUfJ. i ~ i u f J l l ~ t r ePRESENTSTrina ChiarelliP**5 Director Leagues P ublicit ySquash Ladder .......... .. .. .. .. . ......... ... .. . . .2 Posters (lclass/week) .. ........ . .............. 10

up to the fifth", or the Paul PlumberParticipation Points Program, awardsattendance and participation at most eventssponsored by the Engineering Society .Following is a list of the points availablefor assorted events. The class totals arecalculated and prizes awarded at the end ofterm pub. (Thursday July 26th).

The P**5 Director has the rights tochange the points awarded at any time andhas final say in all matters.AcademicsDiscipline Rep ................................ 20Old Midterm or Final .......................... 1CharitiesPlant Sale: Volunteer ... . .... .. ................ 5Blood Donor: Donor ......................... 15General Volunteers ........................ .5-10Un Want AdsReturned Ad ...................................... IRecyclingCollecting, Sorting (lperson/week) ...... 10Class Boxes (/week) .........................10Make new Newspaper Box ................ 40ATHLETICSTournamentsOrganization (running) ..................... 100Participation ................................... 20Isl. . . ............................................. 202nd ................................. .. .. ........... 153rd ........................... . .. .. ......... ... .. . . 124th ................................................ 105th .................................................. 8Floor HockeyOrganization (running) ..................... 100Participation ................................... 401st. .......... . ................. . .... . .. ... . . ....... 202nd ............................................ .... 153rd .............................. . ................. 124th ............ ................................ ... . 105th .................................................. 8

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Be a part of CANADA DAYAI AdamsCanada Day Director

Canada Day Come out to ColumbiaLake and be a part of the celebrationAs part of the K- W Canada Dayactivities, Eng Soc runs the childrens'Junior Olympics. To accomplish thisformidable task we need approximately100 enthusiastic volunteers.A Canada Day volunteers meetingwas held in POETS on Thursday, June 21.. Pc.ople arc nceded to be team leaders and torun small events in pairs (i.e. 3 legged

race, Kool -Aid boat racing, waterballoontoss).Canada Day is Sunday July 1st andour Junior Olympics will run from 5pm

to 8pmWhat's in this for you? A party at theBrick Hospitality House and a party afterall the Canad a Day activities. Volunteersmay help out in the Federation of Studentsactivities such as the Parade, BBQ's, stageset-up and take-down, and will receive afree T-shirt (which can also be bought byanyone).Enough said Il's a great time, and

it's free Stop by the Engineering Officeand sec if more voluntccrs arc nceded.

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ot Just AnotherPaper Airplane Contest

Ron DickeC ASIOn Wednesday, June 27th 12:30-2:30pm in the DC Foyer, the CanadianAeronautics and Space Institute (CAST)Student Branch will be hosting a paperairplane con lest. This is part of a week of

events which include a speaker fromBoeing on Wednesday (11:30-12:30DCI302). So after seeing how Boeingtests their 747's, try test flying your owncreations. Ca tegor ies include distance,acrobatics and accuracy. For 25 a planeyou could win prizes including a glidingtrip. At the comest there wi Il also be adisplay of what CASI is and docs . Wewill be on hand to answer any q uest ionsyou may have co ncerning CASI. Socome on out and be a CASI Top Gun .

] f you have any quest ions drop by theCASI office on the 4th floor of E2 (aceessvia 3rd fl oor) or leave a message in theOrifice .CASI

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ood morningHarvey Watson4A Chern

CKchts leaned against a clover stalkand sighed as the hairs scratchedcomfortingly against his shell. He wasold enough to retire. but somehow, thereasons he had had for joining The Commstill kept him from giving up hope that amessage would come. The brothers in thepast had had a similar affliction; most ofthem died well after retirement age, stillworking to keep the faith. CKchts stillhad a decisec until he went to bed so hedecided to relax and bask in the continualsun. The steady breeze made the cloverleaves flutter softly in the warm sunshine,casting mottled patterns on the ground.The sky was as clear as always. Severalsmells came wafting by on the warmbreath of air: dinner from a house near thepark, the cool clean smell of the lake, anda hint of the musty woody smell of theforest nearby. As he relaxed, his thoughtsdrifted towards his youth.Several generations had grown upsince that exciting, expectant time when itwas prophesied that the nex t messagewould come. It had been as regular as asine wave. Every four generations thegreen screen of The Comm came to lifeand said "Good morning. How are theprojects going?"

messages; keeping new and challengingproofs for themselves. Many bad feelingsfestered and became open wounds. Thepopulation began to lose faith. The firsthint of real discontent began to show: acult started to proclaim that all theirreasons for living did not come from TheComm but that people were put on theworld to create their own future anddestiny. A smaller cult even preached thatpeople were put into the world just tohave fun. Blasphemy

Then Kap?p. a great orator in TheComm. had claimed that errors had beenmade in the records. CKchts rememberedthat stirring speech well.

03/15/15: 16:30:00 had come andgone.- No message was received. Kap?pwas disgraced. A myriad of teamscompletely stripped down and rebuilt thecomm panel from the original drawings.They hadn't found any problems but theydid it anyway. CKchts had personallygone over every micrometer of the displaysection. Nothing had been wrong. Whenhe replaced the old display with a new oneall the parity tests had come back exactlythe same.Backlash from Kap?p's rousing speechwas felt throughout the brotherhood.Private donations fell to one tenth ofprevious levels. The government cut their

~ .---- -_.._ ..The priests would then load the : :0 =D c:results of the last four generations into the ' - - - . . . ,

archaic machine. Finished projects and ~ J :t;J - l r ...... 1requests for more information were f Lpainstakingly transferred to the machine. ~ < ): - . )Sometimes it would take a whole disec to

Page 11follow the nonnal setup path. The thoughof waiting several disecs for everyresponse was daunting but, what if it hadthe answer?

CKchts looked around wonderingly.He felt as though a long time had passed.He glanced at his chron. It was almosttime for work All rest period spent in thepark? He'd never forgotten to go homebefore.That discc. at work, CKchts began thelaborious task of searching through the

The twinge meant deathwas very near.

data on The Comm. The delay was worsethan he had feared. Usually. the responsereturned the next disec but sometimes aresponse wouldn't return until three or fourdisecs later. Over the next quart a pictureslowly began to fonn. I f it was true. thetime scale was enormous. How could abeing possibly exist and stay sane, livingfor so long? In several disecs he wouldknow the truth for certain.Without telling anyone, CKchtswrote down a prediction: "There will be a

message within a few disecs of03/16/15:08:00:00." To this he added hisreasoning and the implications that cameout of it Now all he had to cb was wail.Several disecs passed. CKchts wokeon the morning of 03/16/15:08:00:00 andhurried to work. Nothing. CKchtsremembered the timescale and hoped alittle harder.That evening CKchts felt The Twingethat meant that death was very near. Hesaid good-bye to his friends and family andwent to bed. He woke the next morningand by force of habit went to work.

He walked in the door as heomplete the procedure. Then they would ~receive congratulations for the work theyy . t = : : ; = = ; = = = = T _ f ) ~ T = = = = ; - - = 9 e::.::membercd The T in c. "Lastsee The Comm. " he thought and went intothe room. There. as simple and as plainhad completed and clarification 0 pre . U 'problems. Sometime s they would eveng 1 a new problem to solve.Unfortunately, the response frequentlylOok several disecs and occasionally awhole generation.The last communication was now

almost ten generations ago. The last"Good Morning." had been just short oftwelve generations ago. What if they hadbeen deserted? What would they do whenthey ran out of problems to solve,theorems to prove, equations to derive?What would there be to give life mcaning?Would pcople spend the whole disec

The Comm's recordsare wrong.

wasting time? Even the peripheral jobswould lose meaning. Producing food isonly valuable because it feeds the workerswho work on the problems. I f theworkers run out of problems then the foodproducers will also be useless becausethere will be no point in feeding theworkers. Fortunately, this was not yet thecase. but if they did not receive a messagesoon they would be out of problems inonly a generation or two. This was a verydull time. quite unlike when CKchts hadjoined The Comm.CKchts had entered the brotherhoodwhen the expectation of another messagehad been at a peak. Everyone had beendisappointed. Again.

The regular 08:00:00 message hadbeen missed but the general consensus wasthat a system glitch was the reason. Fourgenerations later the next message wasalso missed. Speculation abounded. TheComm was accused of lying. ofwithholding messages and of hoarding

"The Comm s records are wrong "claimed Kap?p. "Reoccurrence happens,not every 08:00:00, but four generationsafter the last message The dark ages ofour past allowed our ancestors to makemistakes. Those mistakes misled us.Poor training of The Comm Operatorsresulted in incorrect recording of the dateof the last message. The last message wason 03/13/15:16:27:34. Now we approacheight generations later. The equipmentfault of four generations ago has beenrepaired. On 03/15/15:16:30:00 the nextmessage will be received. Once again we

will have new and challenging problemsupon which to work. The old problemscan be left for those who enjoy them. Thesociety will prosper as we once morebegin to strive for excellence. Nothingwill go wrong this time "

budget in half. For long quans TheComm had to survive on a meagre budgetbefore the government felt that it waspolitically safe enough to give them araise again. By this time the amount ofmoney added to the budget barely kept upwith inflation. The day to day workingsupplies became scarce without sufficientfunds to replace them. Now the budgetwas effectively one quarter of what it hadbeen. Brothers had to survive on smallersalaries. The hardship was intense.CKchts. in the many quarts since thatdisappointing era had spent long disecs inresearch. He felt certain that the clue to,the long period without a message hadsomething to do with the last message.This feeling drove him in his research butthe answer remained silent. shadowy.mocking. ... ... ...

Keeping new ndcluzllenging proofs forthemselves.

CKchts woke with a start. He wasresearching it all wrong Could hepossibly find the answer that way? Afterall this time?CKchts had heard stories about all theother extraneous information that could becalled from The Comm if you didn t

as if it had always been there, was themessage. He knew that all he had foundwas true. The implications wereovcrwhclnung.In bright umber 011 black, th wordssaid "Good Morning. How was your

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