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SciSoc faces new fee

by Phil Birnbaum

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by Cindy Long z Imprint Staff The University of Waterloo took first-prize in the 2nd Annual Great Canadian Solar Race held May 17 on top of the pod at Ontario Place. David Shipley and John McCuaig, both Mech.

Eng. graduates, put tpgether the winning design, named Aardvark II, which competed in the Passive Solar Domestic Hot Water Heating competition.

Under hazy conditions, Waterloo’s design (which used a Petrosun Sunstrip collector) scored 67 out of a possible 100 Points.

The University of Western Ontario finished a close second with 63 points. Designs were scored in six categories: durability, cost, creativity, presentation/display, aesthetics and effectiveness.

Asked how he felt about winning, Shipley replied he was “pretty satisfied” with the event, adding he plans to sell the three Solarex SX-38 photovoltaic .panels (worth about $1,700) ’ awarded as first prize. Why sell them? “I couldn’t eat them, so I’m going to convert them into food.” he joked. He plans to continue his energy studies at the University of Sussex, England next year. .

The Pbotovoltaic Water Pumping Demo redeived two entries, one from Waterloo and one from George Brown College. The Waterloo design team of Frank Neitzert (Science), Evan Jones (Mech. Eng.) and Janine lmada (Mech. Eng.) demonstrated- a photovoltaic array which successfully Powered a motor and pump to draw water 85 ft. up from the lake below. They also demonstrated a solar tracking photovoltaic panel which was loaned for the event by the Kortright Centre for Conservation.

Both university teams were given a photovoltaic panel which will probably be used in next year’s competition to be hosted by Waterloo.

As well as the more sophisticated university designs, numerous solar hot dog cookers put together by various Ontario high schools dotted the roof. The name of the game seemed to be “Eat the Hot Dog before it Burns!” Thornhill Secondary School took first prize in that contest.

It was obvious those participating were more interestkd in the significance of the event itself than in the actual “race”.

Competitors explored each other’s designs and discussed the energy programs at the various universities: Neitzert said the day captured the essence of solar energy commenting “It was really wild to watch the sunrise and to think that was what was powering our pump.”

Prof. Terry Hollarids (Mech. Eng.) supervised the two Waterloo teams. Pleased at winning two years in a row, Hollands said Waterloo is already looking at designs for next year and he hopes to get “as many Canadian universities as possible” involved in the event.

A new incidental fee for undergraduate Science students at UW is expected to be approved by the Board of-Governors next m.onth in time for inclusion on fall fee statements.

The $3 fee will be refundable.

Money raised by the fee will be contributed to the Faculty of Science Foundation (FSF) fund.

The FSF, says executive director Dr. Don Irish of the chemistry department, is a faculty/student organization dedicated to solving some of the problems created by underfunding and “enhancing the quality of education” of undergraduate Science students at Waterloo.

Money from the FSF fund, says Irish, is used for “scholartravel, awards, ships, prizes, and events,” and is used for academic rather than social purposes.

The FSF is looking to parallel the success of the similar Des-. cartes Foundation of the Faculty of Mathematics and Engineering’s Sir Sandford Fleming Foundation.

Introduced in 1984 with a small grant tram the Dean of Science, the FSF has since seen its fund grow to about $18,000.

More than $10,600 of that amount has come from faculty donations, the remainder from the community and alumni.

Faculty ,are still donating regularly, and donations continue to be solicited from alumni.

The Science Society supports the FSF fee and suggests student support for the fee is high. In a referendum held last March to determine student . support, SciSoc, under then president Gordon MacDonald, found 87 per cent of voters in favour of the fee.

MacDonald also points to the voter turnout, 22 per cent of the faculty’s 1,845 undergraduates, as an indication of the level of student interest in the fund.

“This represents a very significant vote of support for such a fee,” he says. “For example, in Federation elections traditionally only 12 per cent of those eligible cast votes.” MacDonald also notes Engineering students have been donating $2.50 per term to their Sir Sandford Fleming Foundation for many years.

Because of this strong level of student support, says Irish, the fee should raise something in the order of $12,000 per year. With compound interest, undergraduate money alonecould climb to more than $25,0,000 in 10 years, although he says some of the money will be used immediately so current students will also benefit. The FSF’s.goal, however, is a large endowment fu;rd;-theinterest from which will be used to fund its projects.

So far, FSF money has been used to establish a debating society for Science students and to fund a wine-and-cheese party for undergraduate award winners in Science.

As more money becomes available, says Irish, the wine-and-cheese will. expand into a full reception or banquet, similar to what is now being done in Engineering.

Because student support for the fee is seen as high, Irish does

not expect opposition from the Board of Governors when the request for the fee is presented at its June 3 meeting. The Governors’ approval will levy the fee

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on some 2,000 Science students.

Those wishing a refund will be required to apply to the FSF within three weeks of the start of term. .

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University students received good news last week as Waterloo City Council announced it intends to license Waterloo rooming and boarding houses.

In a report released May 20, the Committee on Licensing Lodging Houses said “the prime purpose for licensing is to promote safer and more comfort able accommodation for students and other lodgers . . . Most owners of property who make their homes available to students offer good accommodation, however there are some lodging homes which are below community standards.”

Concern about these belowaverage lodgings was brought to a head earlier this year with the fire death of a Waterloo lodger.

With the implementation of licensing in all buildings which house four or more unrelated persons, landlords would be required to comply with the fire code, zoning by-laws and property standards by-laws.

Many community groups and home owners have been concerned with the lack of care and upkeep to lodging houses in their communities.

Council’s decision addresses this concern.

The licensing of lodging houses should also prove beneficial to students, providing students with safer accommodation

as well as allowing the universiT ties’ housing offices to monitor and approve student housing.

The recently formed Student Housing Task Force suggested the licensing committee look into making landlords provide lodgers with a standard tenancy agreement (lease) as part of their licensing process.

Lodgers are currently not covered under the the Landlord Tenant Act. In its report, the licensing committee said they “would encourage both landlords and lodgers to execute such (tenancy) agreements”, but determined it was beyond their powers to enforce such a requirement.

The Student Housing Task Force also suggested the licensing committee should consider requiring health inspections as part of the licensing procedure, but the city again determined this is beyond their capacity. .

The licensing committee has estimated it will cost the municipality $180 for each license application and $110 for each renewal. The committee also recommended an extra fire inspector be hired to implement the licensing program, as well as an additional property standards officer.

The cost to the landlord for litensing his establishment would be $50, and a $2,000 fine would be levied on those who failed to comply with the licensing, by.

Feds gkay fee strike , by Neil Bonnor Imprint staff / University of Waterloo Student Council has agreed to “actively support” the 5B class of UWs School of Architecture in protesting mandatory Co-op fee increases.

In an open letter to UW President Doug Wright published in the May 2 edition of Imprint, the 58 students declared their intention to “tithhold the increase in Co-op fees that has been levied again this term . . . because these increases are tantamount to illegal tuition fee increases.”

Four of these students - Ken Hayes, Mike Borski, Graham Goymour, and _ Andrew Power - presented their case at the May 25 meeting of the Student Council in an attempt to gain student support for their cause. “We want an explanation from the administration for the accountability of Co-op fees”, Goymour told council.

Current Co-op fees amount to $195 across the board following a $45 (30 per cent) increase this term. However, the Board of Governors recently passed a motion to further increase Coop fees by $200 over the next few years, a move the board claims will only recover 80per cent-of the program’s actual costs.

Architecture students must spend the last two terms of their program on campus, for which they must pay Co-op fees. As well, the Co-op program is mandatory for all students in Architecture.

‘Because the Co-op system is an obligatory part of the Architecture program”, the letter continued, “thi? university can hold us to ransom for whatever increase they care to impose on us.”

Among other things, the letter called upon the administration to “respect the students as full participants [in] future funding issues.”

While a majority of council approved a motion to support the Architecture students, Federation President Scott Forrest opposed it on the grounds that more research into the issue was needed.

“Co-op fees are raised for many reasons”, Forrest told council. “Students in the Co-op program are currently subsidized by regular students. The administration wants these subsidies ended.

“It states in the Undergraduate Calendar that the Board of Governors may raise fees at any time tithout notice”, he continued. “So our main problem is to limit the board’s capacity to increase fees.”

Conceding Forrest’s point,‘council passed another motion forming a new committee to investigate the rising Co-op fees and the Co-op system.

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The idea for the Safety Van developedas a result of an Environmental Studies Students’ Council report on the death of a woman walking alone at night in Waterloo Park, said Scott Forrest, president of the Federation of Students. The van service started in February and was very well used in the winter term, Forrest said.

The Feds are, currently looking into corporate and university sponsorship to help defray the costs of approximately $18,000 a year, Forrest said. Costs originate from a per kilometre charge for gasoline, wear and tear on the van and the driver’s salary.

Currently, only $10,000 has been allocated for the operation of the Safety Van in the Federation’s general operating budget.

No longer do students have to worry about that dark lonely walk home after their night class or, study session at the library. The Safety Van, an alternative form of transportation sponsored by UWs Federation of Students, now provides students, (priority given to women) with a free ride home.

The van, actually two different vans owned by the Geography Department, leaves every half hour between 9 pm. to 1 am. from the Campus centre Monday to Friday. It runs on a route which comes near all major areas in Waterloo that aren’t well-serviced at night by city transit.

The route can be altered somewhat upon

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Bombshelter hours reduced for summer i in wake of $37,000 losses last year

by Ten-i Shewfelt Imprint staff In an effort to cut losses at the Bombshelter, and to reduce its overall deficit, the Federation of Students has limited the student pub’s hours for the summer term.

The Federation Board of Directors decided last month the Bombshelter would have reduced hours to help avoid losses during the summer term.

Last summer the Campus Centre pub was o n regular hours and lost a total of r 37,000.

1 Scott Forrest, Federation of Students president, said last week he did not see reducing the Bombshelter’s . hours as being drastic, but rather as being “financially responsible to the students.”

Forrest said if the Bombshelter was kept open as usual this summer it would be at the expense of other Federation operations such as the Safety Van. Harry War-r, manager of the Bombshelter, agreed reduced hours were

necessary. War-r said other campus pubs around the province also had to cut their hours during the summer.

Warr said Fed Hall also lost money last summer, and if both establishments were kept open, then two Fed services would be losing rather than one. With students paying a $7.50 fee each term for Fed Hall, it would not be possible to close that bar.

When asked howthe Bombshelter staff felt about these reduced hours, Warr replied that those who were used to getting many hours were feeling the pinch. Warr also said he tried to arrange for Fed Hall to use some of his staff. A Federation policy which prevents students from working for two Fed services at one time prevented this agreement.

Both Forrest and Warr said various promotions are being attemp ted at both establishments to attract customers.

The Bombshelter recently ran a successful beach party where large crowds participated in events such as limbo contests and frisbee throws.

Acid rain only one .of many toxic pollutants The Canadian government has made some progress on the acid rain .- dilemma, but has neglected many other air pollution problems, says the director of the Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation.

Doug Macdonald will discuss the effects of toxic and oxidant air pollution at a seminar June 3 at UWs Campus Centre Room 135. The event, sponsored by the Waterloo Public Interest Research Group, is set for 7:30 pm.

Toxic and oxidant air pollution pose a potentially greater threat to the environment and to human health than does acid rain, says Macdonald.

This type of pollution is much more difficult to regulate because it is emitted from a large number of sources and in small quantities while the sulphur and nitrogen oxides that cause acid rain are emitted in large quantities but from a small number of sources.

The current legislation in both Canada and the United States is inadequate to deal with the effects of this trans.boundary air pollution on the Great Lakes, as well as the more general build-up of contaminants in the environment, he says.

Carreer planning program to run through spring term Vi&I Carlan $VA Program

Co-ordinator The Student Vocational Advisor (SVA) program is the Graduate Placement Office’s method of help ing students with career planning and job search.

The SVA program was introduced in January. Sii students were se lected and trained by Graduate Placement staff to counsel and advise fellow students on matters of career planning.

Located in their resmve faculty areas, SVAs assist students with. resume and letter writing, interview skills, creative job search techniques and career planning.

Unlike Co-op students, regular stream students often lack job-related experience, are inexperienced in writing resumes or preparing for interviews and lack direction in their course selection.

If you’re a regular student, you can certainly understand the usefulness and potential benefit of such a service.

The SVA program will continue this summer, but with only one SVA as a result of the reduced student population. Kandi McElary, who has -had one term’s experience as an SVA, is eager to help students with their career or job related concerns.

She is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to lo:30 a.m. at

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The SVA program also organizes outreach programs. This is our way of reaching a large number of students who share common concerns.

The summer outreach program schedule is as follows: 1. Resume Checking .‘K. McElary June 25 - 230 - 3130 p.m.

Campus Centre Rm. 1.35 2. Plan Your Future Today Career Decision Making Vi&i Carlan July 14 - 330 to 5 p.m.

Campus Centre Rm. 135 3. Non-Co-op Summer Student survey Why are non-Co-op students staying the the summer term and how can the SVA program help them.

We understand the job search is a time consuming and often frustrating experience for many of us. The SVA program is looking forward to helping students make k a productive and positive experience.

We encourage you to visit Kandi if you have any questions about the job search or the pro. gram. Arrangements can be made if her office hours aren’t convenient for you. For more in- % formation, contact Vi&i Carlan, Needles hall, Rm. 1004, ext. 2494.

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The beach party was a success not” only because of the crowds at the Bombshelter but also because peo- ~ ple participated in other events, said War-r. The party was intended to be less alcohol-oriented and related events were held in the Campus Centre Great Hall as well as the Games Room.

Rock and Roll Night on Wednesdays has also been a great success in the past and it will be continued during the summer in hopes of reducing further losses.

As well, the Bombshelter is having movies on Thursdays and barbecues on Fridays.

When asked how the students might feel about the reduced hours, War-r said he has already received a few complaints while Forrest replied that Fed Hall was always open if %the students wished to drink The Bombshelter hours for the summer term are as follows: l Mondays and Tuesdays - closed l Wednesdays - open at 7:00 p.m. for Rock and Roll Night starting at -9:OO p.m. l Thursdays and Fridays - open from 12 noon to 1:OO a.m. l Saturdays - open from 7:00 p.m. to 1:OO a.m. i

CFS to considersettling law suit out of court

by Paul A. Wefers Bettink Federation of Students President Scott Forrest attended a week long Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) conference, held in London at the University of Western Ontario, from May 1 l18.

A major issue Forrest discussed with CFS officials was a dispute over fees withheld by Waterloo is owing to the now defunct National Union of Students (NUS) since 1983. This action resulted in NUS suing the Federa-) tion for $17,000 in fees owing since the disruption in payments.

NUS has since been taken over by CFS and exists only on paper.

The CFS is supporting NUS in this suit.

The Federation responded with its own suit for $15,000, the fee paid to NUS for which no ser. vices were rendered.

Forrest proposed to CFS offrcials the Federation join their or. ganization as a prospective member for two years, after which time a student referendum could be held to decide whether to join as full members.

CFS officials responded positively to this suggestion as a way of settling the present’ dispute.

Forrest said this dispute would be best handled out of court, as a legal battle would have a bad affect on general student unity.

Forrest said joining CFS would provide many benefits to UW students.

CFS offers many services to students such as Travel Cuts, the Student Work Abroad Programme (SWAP), the Intemational Student Card service, and other benefits. In addition; Waterloo would benefit from CFS because it provides a strong lobby group for university students- at both the federal and provincial 1 levels of government.

The CFS would also provide endorsement for Waterloo’s up coming conference bn underfunding to be held later this summer.

The week-long conference consisted of a series of committee meetings to set out the goals and objectives for the CFS. In addition, workshops were held at the conference covering skills such as successful lobbying and effec- a tive leadership.

Voter turnout hits 7% ’

by Neal Bonnor Imprint staff,

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Only 83 Math students voted in the May 26 election of Math representatives to student council. The voter turnout represents 6.9 per cent of the 1,220 eligible voters currently on campus.

“I’m disappointed by the fact that people don’t seem to know what is going on”, said Daniel Lyons, a 4A Math student incumbent.

Lyons gained re-election with 52 votes. .

The election is held annually at this time to fill Math and Engineering Coop positions on student council. _ This year, both faculties were allotded two representatives, although the number varies from year to year with change in enrolment in each faculty and stream.

In a tight race for the second math position, Steven Furr beat out Jan Martin by seven votes, receiving 47 votes to Jan’s 40.

Rookiecouncillor Furr credited

his win to the fact that “Jan didn’t campaign a great deal.” Furr based his campaign on what he sees as the Federation of Students’ mishandling of the computer fee issue.

“It’s disappointing to watch CMCF (the Federation’s Committee on Mandatory Computer Fees)“, Fur-r said. “The real issue is underfunding.” Furr dismissed the ‘Federation’s formation of two committees (CMCF and the recently-struck Co. op fee committee) to deal with the issue as “reactionary politics”, declaring “I see a more thoughtful approach - such as one committee on underfunding.”

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While admitting “we didn’t campaign very hard”, Lyons attributed his win to posters he set up in the Math building, which read “Fee-d Up? Take Action!”

In the Engineering faculty, Ted Carlton and Piotr , L&on were acclaimed to seats on student council.

Obsolete equipment a growing problem Most of the equipment for teaching engineering students is “obsolete by today’s standards and needs replacing,” says Dr. William Lennox, dean of engineering.

The out-of-date technology endangers the university’s reputation as the leading school of engineering in Canada. Yet, the faculty has had to reduce its operating budget by $378,000 this year because of lack of fun+.

The $378,000 figure represents 2.5 per cent of the total engineering operating budget, but 57 per cent of the non-salary part of the budget.

Consequently, the faculty is planning to make cuts in teaching, lab upkeep and supplies, student support, office supplies, scholarships, student projects and labs. <Besides replacing old equipment, the university needs to expose students to the latest in computer technology.

This would cost UW an ’ additional $4 - 7 million at the present time, Lennox reports.

The development of the microchip’and the resulting new technolcomputer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, roWY to dramatically change the botics and so forth - are all beginning engineering environment,” Lennox says. “It is very important that these new technologies be integrated into undergraduate.programs in all our engineeringschools if Canada’s industrial economy is to remain competitive.”

Lennox finds part of the problem stems from the university’s selective admission procedures.

Fewer engineering students are failing, resuling in much larger upper-year classes.

“The size of our graduating classes rose by 53 per cent - to 650 has students - over the last decade, though the number of faculty grown by one - from 151 to 152,” he reports. “This has resulted in an unexpectedly large additional teaching load on faculty members; it’s as though we’re being penalized for doing a good job.”

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Much of the controversy surrounding the comment piece in the last issue stems not so much from what was said, bfi from the fact it was said at all.

I think many students are entirely in the dark about how Imprint works.

Because this is so, the paper’s intentions are often mistinderstood.

This p‘ublication is judged in the same light as the commercial newspapers most of us are familiar with. While this may be a natural response, Imprint really must be seen from a different angle.

Unlike commercial papers, Imprint relies mainly on volunteer staff. Quite literally, this paper is the product of those who provide some of their time to make it work. It’s only as good as the volunteers make it.

Contrary to some people’s perception, Imprint is not staffed by a group of select individuals bent on manipulating this publication for their own ‘purposes. Imprint is the student newspaper and is always accessible to the student body.

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I must take exception to youreditorial of May 16. I hope this is only one of several such letters you will receive.

When I first read your piece, my first reaction was, “Is he talking about me?” Of course, one can always argue that you were not referring to me specifically, but instead to “some of the other engineers”, a group vague enough to be anything you want. Naturally, this also gives you license to make some pretty outlandish accusations.

Certainly, the most ridiculous is the assertion that our decision-making fa‘culties have atrophied due to our curriculum being chosen for us.

Preposterous!

Whoever said that clearly has no idea about what engineers really do. In fact, decision-making is the essense of engineering. .Furthermore, our decisions carry a great deal of responsibility, and as professionals our reputations rest upon them. If asked what I have learned from my years in engineering, I would instantly say, and have said, that I have been shown how to make decisions.

As far as our non-technical (arts) electives go, my own experience is that they offer a respite from my engineering courses.

Not only do they allow me to use a slightly different set of grey cells, but the workload is also \

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Some people may claim this leads to a clique-like operation, but again I stress the volunteer nature of this paper. If anyone feels a particular opinion is being neglected or the news coverage is lacking in any way, he or she is more than welcome to join Imprint and add another viewpoint.

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quite insignificant.

Perhaps the latter is the reason that these non-engineering courses are treated lightly.

From my own experience (sixelectives in three fields), I have found that a minimal amount of work can result in an A. Other engineers’ experiences are similar. What would you think of such courses?

Another statement made was, “They are no better off than high school drop outs when it comes to ethics, politics, or morality.” Now, I am not going to try to say that engineers enjoy a moral or ethical superiority to anyone, and certainly not as a result of education.

Quite frankly, the arrogance of this statement boggles my mind.

A great deal seems to be made of the fact that engineers’cfasses tend to stick together. There is really no great mystery in this, since, for the first three years of my engineering education, I had the same people in almost every class. This encouraged socializing within the class, if for no other reasons than convenience.

It is simplicity itself to publicize a party (or other event) by writing it on a blackboard that the whole class will see. It is also wildly untrue that engineers stick rigidly to their classes in social areas. As you are no doubt aware, there are far more males than females in engineering.

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Engineers’ attitudes towards women have been scrutinized for as long as I can remember. Many people have been justifiably upset by our projected image. I would caution you on perceiving that image as the true one.

If you were to ask the womenX(or minorities, visible or invisible) in engineering whether they felt patronized, or were harassed, the answer would be an emphatic NO! if they don’t see the real face of male engineering, who does?

That an engineering stereotype has been erected is undeniable, but it requries little perception to see past it, if it is indeed there. Maybe the fault lies in your perception? Certainly the willingness to label any group as Nazi, or KKK shows an abil.ity to paint with a very wide brush indeed.

Your off-the-cuff and ill-informed comments do a great disservice to all engineers, student and professional alike. Our formal education may not give us the ability to win any Proustsummarizing competitions, but we are neither illiterate nor ignorant of the human side of life.

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Thompson’s To the editor: “Are Engineers stupid?” The title of Doug Thompson’s article in the last issue of imprint was an understatement. “Are Engineers subhuman?” would have been more apt considering what Mr. Thompson wrote.

Comparing engineers with the racists of the American Confederacy, Hitler’s storm troopers, and the Italian Fascists, Mr. Thompson accused UW engineers of being “socially isolated”, “intellectually deprived”, ignorant of the “human meaning” behind their actions, “imbalanced”, sexual oppressors of women “who will not yield to their expectations”, and of being so oblivious to the “personal” and “social” aspects of sex - I take it Thompson was trying to refer to love here that Thompson considers UW engineers to be little more than functions of an innate obsession with the Zipless fuck. Oy. Mr. Thompson went into a great amount of detail to tell us his definition of “stupidity”, but it’s too bad he did not define what a reasoned argument was. A reasoned argument for the question he posed does not consist of the opinions of a few anonymous people who are not familiar with a cross section of the engineering faculty, nor of ludicrously strained comparisons with Klansmen, Fascists, and Brown Shirts. I was amazed that immediately after stating that comparing engineers to the Nazis and the KKK is absurd, Thompson proceeded to do exactly that. Then finally, as “proof” of his allegations, Thompson brought up Enginews. Enginews has not been published this year. The engineering newspaper that has been published is the iron Warrior. Thelron Warrior has had a positive attitude towards other faculties and has encouraged engineers to take their ‘arts electives more seriously.

Unfortunately, it does not seem to be as well known outside of engineering as Engine ws was.

I wish I knew the motivation behind Mr. Thompson’s article. If he, holding the humanities in high regard, with a distressful and worldly sigh declared that engineers are lacking in this area, and then proceeded to relate these engineers to the idiots and scum of modern history, what then, is the positive purpose of his article? Did he think it would send engineers flocking to the arts faculty? Or just abate the off-season in letters?

Nietche once said that philosophers were too often motivated by the wish to justify the moral prejudices of so-

Is this music?

An open letter: What has happened to the Fed Hall we knew and loved? Is there a musical renovation underway up on ring road?.

We are referring, of course, to the notso-sublte top-40ification that has been initiated.

In excursions to Fed Hall in the past -two weeks we have been forced to endure such musical delights as Billy Ocean and Miami Sound Machine, this is repugnant, not merely revolting!

What has happened to the old Fed Hall, the Fed Hall you would go to to hear something different, the Fed Hall on the cutting edge of provocative new music? This.insidious reprogramming from daring, creative and interesting music to that which is banal, insipid, intellectually arid and musically uncreative (or, in short; AM radio) disappoints those of us who have been loyal customers.

Our argument, we must impress, is not with those who are proponents of “classic rock” .(Rolling Stones, the Who, the Doors, etc.) This music, we agree, deserves (j ustif i ably) a place at Fed Hall as well. In short, we feel that turning Fed Hall into a “Solid Gold” (Mold) showcase is not in the student population’s best interests.

“It’s just a symptom of the moral decay, that’s gnawing at the heart of the country!”

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Neil Mackay 3rd Yr. Chemistry Len Bond 28 Physics John Pitcher 28. C.S. Gilbert Gemin 28 CS/EEE

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ciety. Tell me, Mr. Thompson, before you talked to those people in the CC that night, before you rifled through your sociology textbook, before you “reasoned” out your editorial, didn’t you already have your mind made up as to your conclusions about UWengineers? Or was it a truly investigative article,, albeit one that neglected to include a defense? Kierkegaard once said: The Scriptures teach: “Judge not, that ye be not judged.” This is expressed in the form of a warning, an admonition, but it is at the same time an impossibility.

One human being cannot judge another ethically, because he cannot understand him except as a possibility. When therefore anyone attempts to judge another, the expression for his impotence is that he merely judges himself.

You said engineers were “socially

stupid”, Mr. Thompson. Compared to whom? Do students in arts, science, math, environmental studies, or HKLS have relatively insignificant problems with their lives compared to those people in engineering? Did you mean that, compared to students in engineering: No one in arts has ever coped with loneliness?

No one in science has ever argued with his family?

No one in math has ever had a problem, with a girlfriend or boyfriend? Or even that (in a less serious vein) no one in physics has ever had a somewhat morally irresponsible sex fantasy?

Get real, Mr. Thompson (especially about those physics students, jeez . . .).

To the editor: Would you please thank Mr. Thompson for presenting the fine article entitled “Are Engineers Stupid?” on the May 16 issue of imprint. Finally someone is able to clear up my confusion about my social problems - how could I have been so stupid. (I mean, not to figure this out myself) Yes indeed, the fact that the engineer’s education is specialized has obviously got everything to do with the well-documented fact that male engineers treat females as they would any physical object such as their wrench.

Please tell the poor generic female quoted in the article that she represents the views of all women and that we all empathize with her. Gee, I wish the guys would stop calling me “wrench”.

Oh, woe is me!

Asregards ethics, politics or morality, perhaps a willing artsi’e could coach me on these items. First of all, I’m not familiar with these words could you please ,tell me what they mean?

Oh, by the way, I especially enjoyed the convincing and well-researched argument as to why I haven’t got the faintest clue about ethics, politics, or morality. However, I must admit I was a little confused about the “building bridges” part. I was told that if I was a good little engineering student and went to all my lectures and studied my brains out (the loss of which is possibly another reason why I’m so socially stupid), I would become an engineer.

My question is - how come I don’t know everything about building bridges like all the other engineers

seem to? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m in mechanical engineering.

I’m glad that someone has finally explained to me why I have problems figuring out what I am doing and why, I wonder if the aeronautical engineers who so kindly offered their services during WW II (despite their social stupidity) knew why the heck they were designing aircraft that could fly faster and farther and land in the silliest places, such as aircraft carriers travelling through oceans.

Since I believe I have made my point, that is my gratitude for being enlightened about my social stupidity, Iwill end this letter here. Thanks again Doug!

Erica Wainman 4A Mech Eng.

Ben Wong Chemical Engineering

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If you’re a woman and good looking, you’ll have less chance of making it to the board room in business. That’s one of the conclusions of a recent study published in the Journal. of Applied Psychology, in which experimenters used ID cards with photographs depicting successful executives - male and female, homely and comely. Working men and women w.ere asked to weigh the contribution of ability and luck to each executive’s success.

Attractive women at the top were seen as lucky, or manipulative. Handsome men were seen as able and highly skilled.

Why? The investigators conclude that people see top jobs as requiring “masculine” skills and they see good-looking men as masculine.

Beautiful women, on the other hand, are regarded as “feminine,” i.e., lacking managerial skills. When such women .make it as managers, their success is seen as a fluke.

But that’s only half the-story.

The other half comes from an experiment published in the most recent Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

According to this study (reminiscent in some of its methods to the pain-filled experiments of the 195Os), “It is not macho men . . . who make the best lovers.”

It’s not markedly feminine women, either, the researchers conclude after studying a group of young adults in love. It’s men and women whose personalities include a mix of characteristics traditionally associated with one sex or the other, e.g., assertiveness in men or sensitivity in women. Such persons were found to be unusally free in expressing warm feelings, and remarkably patient with unloveable spouses.

Conclusion.

“Masculine subjects were consistently less loving than androgynous subjects.”

This news is not new. We’ve been seeing it for a decade or more in movies. The film in which I first noticed it was Coming Home, in which macho Bruce Dern was at odds with androgynous Jon Voigt (a paraplegic ‘Nam veteran) for the love of Jane Fonda. Remember that film? But the same year, 1978, brought us The Deer Hunter in which even more macho Robert de Niro (American Male, new style: John Wayne without the swagger,

Robert Mitchum without the chest) imposed on everyone else. The Deer Hunter bagged Home got three.

his “blood-thinking” five Oscars; Coming

I remember after I saw Coming Hotie I resolved to “think paraplegic.”

It seemed such a winsome attitude, the posture of , the “new-male,” non-threatening to men, attractive to women. I tried it; it ‘didn’t work - for me. Apparently one must be paraplegic to think paraplegic, though even this does not guarantee its possessor the new maleness.

For in the The Deer Hunter, one of the “good ole boys” who is fired in the crucible of ‘Nam comes home paraplegic.

He gets no award, neither Purple Heart- nor Oscar. The character in The Deer Hunter who gets decorated, and who was a contender for an Oscar, is the male lead played by de Niro. When Liona Boyd and I watched the film together she said to me, “That’s you.” She meant it a condemnation.

Both of these male models - “blood-thinking” (Hemingway’s term), and “thinking paraplegic” (my own term) - have been around for some time. It’s good to know that the second type, which doesn’t get the awards, makes love better. What about the old question, Who-would-you-lilke-to-be-stranded-on-a-desertisle-with?

In other words, is the macho man a good Samaritan?

Another recent study (also in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology) says no. In this experiment, where a man gasped out a plea for help as he appeared to choke on a doughnut, over half the men and women passing by left him to his fate.

Furthermore, “Highly masculine subjects were least likely to help.” Why? I don’t know, but I’ve been told that high scorers on masculinity tests care a lot about appearing poised. Blood-thinking, which survived the Wild West, World War II, and Vietnam, would appear to be on the way out . . . .

(The Rev. Dr. Tom York is United Church WLU. His office is at St. Paul’s College.)

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Engineering To the editor: Mr. Thompson, you may have felt your article which appeared in the May 16 issue of the imprint would go unnoticed or unanswered, I do not know, in any case here is my reply. I am quite confident that I speak for a good deal of my fellow Engineering students.

In replying to an article such as yours there is no easy place to start since you make so many points. My reply will therefore answer each topic as it came up in your article.

To the editor: Are late-nighters at the CC ignorant? My classmates told me: “You can’t ask a question like that without irking some poor, insecure sap.”

“What is meant by ignorant?“, one might ask. The answer is: look it up, idiot. In Webster’s Dictionary, it is defined as lacking knowledge, education, or experience. I put this question to the lunchtime crowd in POETS pub, where a dozen or so students from several faculties, all of them engineering, knew the definition of ignorance by rote.

You can relax late-nighters, the consensus was that you are not ignorant, unless we’re talking about engineering, about which you are ignorant. It seems many engineers regard other UW students as just plain stupid. Engineering students have better things to do with their time than to hang out at the Campus Centre, like getting some sleep. Not only do nonengineers know nothing of the fine points of the physical world, they are afraid to learn them. They’d rather h’ide behind meaningless pseudo-sophistication: that of ideas and philosophies and social issues. One male engineer complained that, in-a group of which the majority are not engineers, he felt that none of the women were interested in being picked up. He found this frustrating.

“They weren’t interested in sex at all,” he said, “they just wanted to talk politics.”

Engineers are in agreement that other students are technologicalty inept. This can be seen by engineering students in arts courses, and in nonengineers in engineering courses.

rationally, thereby taking away your chance to present your blatantly onesided argument.

You seem to feel that our education is “too specialized”.

I don’t see how you can make this claim without first thinking about what it implies. You make several references to the fact that we build bridges in Engineering, which we do. Tell me honestly, would you like to drive your car on a bridge built by someone who specialized in building bridges or one that had been built by someone who had just enough

Non-engineers are slow to grasp the intricate workings of the universe and would rather not take any of these “how to” details into account. They’d rather focuson things that nobody can ever completely understand.

They seem to think they are experts at ethics, politics, or morality but they couldn’t build a bridge to save their lives.

One reaan for this could be that, in other faculties, students are given a choice of courses. Said one engineer: “With the opportuity to choose their courses,. naturally they’d take the bird courses, like philosophy, English, or a ret course. Even the physics courses are no more difficult than my high school physics courses.”

It is the opportunity to examine the options, then choose the easiest path to a degree which is responsible for an underdeveloped technological awareness.

Such course material tends to focus on unimportant social and personal questions, unlike engineering, and never progresses beyond, to an understanding of bridges. *

to think about it at all. Outside engineering, an intellectual disservice is being done by not concentrating on know-how and instead discussing subjects about which nobody knows a thing.

What is it about the faculty of engineering which prevents its students from being misguided into thinking about people instead of objects? Engineers feel that it is their tight-knit group activities, which isolate them from other students’ bad influence.

Also, with very few women in the faculty, this major source of mass confusion is not around to disrupt the engineers’ way of thinking. We like to model ourselves after the Nazis and the KKK to maintain our isolation.

Thus, our development makes us superior to other groups and we can feel smug and look down on them. Women are especially inferior because most of them can’t handle engineering.

The women in engineering don’t count because they are all.brain and are too smart to trick into bed. Give a woman a proper education and she becomes frigid.

If women would only learn that they exist to satisfy men, then there would be no problems. And only men who can think logically and reasonably, and this means engineers, deserve satisfaction.

Non-engineering men are just stupid and boring, so why would a woman choose one of them over one of us. It just doesn’t make sense and that bothers us no end.

Non-engineers haven’t figured out that sex is not personal or social, it is simply -a physical act which brings pleasure.

The writers of Enginews knew the merits of a good fuck. Sex is sometimes better than building bridges, and that’s saying a lot. Nonengineers don’t even want to know how to build a bridge. They’re not being rational. .

While there are undoubtedly other things to think about besides engineering, it is not good todwell on them too much. But if non-engineers are stupid and irrational, it is not completely their fault. The professors of other faculties set a bad example for them.

If you took this letter seriously, then .you probably believe what Doug Thompson said in his comment piece.

It was conlcuded that the problem was not with these non-engineers as individuals, or with their lack of study of engineering, but with the system as a whole which seems to alienate many people from technology.

The idea was that it is important to survive and progress in an ever advancing technological society before speculating on the morality of what is being done.

In fact, as morality can never be rigidly defined and nobody can come to an agreement about it, it is better not

I would like to respond to Doug Thompson’s comment on engineers in the May He is obviously feeding off the stereotype of the “typical engineer” with really knowing many engineers himself.

I agree that engineers do not take as many courses in the social or political area as would be desirable, but to correlate this fact with social imeptness does not make sense.

His idea that engineers place the how before the what or the why is simply untrue. For example, what you want to do is cross a river valley. Why you want to do it is to enable easy access to a village on the other side. How you do it is build a . bridge. In general, engineers know what they want to do, why they want to do it and then proceed to ‘do it.

Doug states that, since engineers do not select their technical courses in their first three years, their ability to examine options and make decisions is underdeveloped. Engineering students must make many choices regarding academics and work-terms leading to a career of continuous decision-making.

I feel sorry for students who rely on course selection to develop their decision-making capability.

Doug attempts to draw similarities between Nazis, the KKK and engineers. He states that engineers lack individual social development and thus socialize in groups like Nazis and the KKK. Doug doesn’t even consider that engineers become friends and choose to socialize together.

Engneers are active in a myriad of campus-wide events, both as individuals and groups and even participate with students from other faculties. (Unbelievable eh Dougl). He continues with the Nazi, KKK idea by saying engineers blame women for their lack of sexual satisfaction and this creates their social isolation.

Where he gets this idea is unknown to me and I think Doug should re-evaluate his ludicrous statement. I find the comparison of engineers to Nazis and the KKK extremely insulting and totally irrelevant. I wish Doug (and the Imprint) would realize that it is this type of irresponsible journalism that breeds prejudice against any group. His unfounded comments slander a well respected profession which is vital to our society.

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To the editor: The “comment” in the last issue of Imprint seems to have been written with the intent of ensuring that Imprint getsenough mail in the summer months to fill its pages. What better way to stir up some controversy than to pick an insulting headline, throw in some words like “Ku Klux Klan” and “Nazi”, some exploitation-of-women remarks, and some stereotyping, and then watch the whole thing , . boil over?

Why not try to do something constructive (for once) instead of further isolating various groups on campus and promoting bickering between the faculties?

Susan McIntyre 4A SD. engineering

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st,UdentS respond

My first problem with your article is with the sources from which you obtained your opinions. Why did you not talk to anyone in Engineering? Were you afraid that upon hearing their beloved faculty being criticized these socially stupid, pseudo-Nazis would go on a rampage and destroy all non-Engineering buildings on campus and annihilate the entire student body except for their fellow engineers?

Or were you simply afraid that you might find an intelligent (could this be?) engineer with whom you could talk with

To the editor:

Tom Oxland Civil Engineering

Imprint,

Chris

Shapiro 28 Mech

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To the editor: Well, I assume that we’ve all, read the Imprint article, “Are Engineers stupid?” (if you haven’t, hurry up, grab it and read it).

Are engineers stupid? The writer of the article tends to think so. How he concludes this is beyond my comprehension. Maybe engineers are stupid, but stupidity is a relative concept (like most other things in the universe). So what’s his standard? ’ The author of the Imprint article says we’re socially stupid (I think ignorant might prove to be a better word to use if one’is even going to make the attempt to coin such a phrase), he points out how’engineering students are lacking in the know-what and know-why of life: it seems we don’t get enough courses on the philosophical aspects of the universe.

Then again, not all of us have flexible enough timetables to allow for the really meaningful courses such as Psych. 101 and Phil. 140. Sure, we could include a lot of “bird” courses (I believe this term has the consensus of most students; whether it is correct or not is not the issue here) in our curriculum andlend up graduating as gurus of life, but have a world of gurus or elite social intellecutals with the absence of good engineers and I’m rather sure that the result will be a “like-wow-man” world that is functionally illiterate. Four years is a short time to prepare for a life-long career, especially for, one which holds such responsibility not much room exists for dilly-dally courses.

Incidentally, do you think Science

knowledge to know the very basics of bridge building (there are several examples of the second type of bridge mentioned, the most famous of these being the Tacoma Narrows Bridge).

Personally I would feel much safer knowing that the bridge on which I was driving had been built by someone who had devoted himself to that specific task.

I have to ask your young female friend that while the actions of the engineers at that gathering may not have been completely civilized, would she not have seen the same kind of attitude if there had been a large number of male Arts or Math students there? I expect that she would. That kind of behaviour is not reserved to engineers alone but is a characteristic of groups of men. I could go on about my opinions of feminist views but that is not the intent of this reply.

You say in your article that engineers have no sense’of ethics, or any knowledge of politics or morality. Obviously you did not research your topic. Had you done this you would have found that before an engineer can be licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) by the government he must, after two years of work in the business community, take a test which deals with ethics and the law.

We, as Engineering students, take courses which deal with the ethics of our work and are not totally blind to what happens outside our field as you would have it imagined.

To the physics student who feels that because we do not have to choose our courses we are limited in our ability to make decisions I must say that I don’t see how the fact that I have to choose my courses will make me the perfect moral being able to make all the right decisions for mankind. However, if it will make you feel any better, I will tell you that we too choose courses from time to time. Some of these aren’t even Engineering courses.

I must also disagree with you when you say that we engineers are taught only the “how” and not the “what or why” of a problem. This statement makes no sense. You have to agree with me when I say’that in order to solve a problem you must first understand the cause of the problem. As Engineering students we are being taught to solve problems and therefore we are also taught the “what and the why” of these problems. In fact were we not presented with the “what and- why” we would be unable to use our know-how.

The most offensive part of your article, however, Mr. Thompson is your reference to the Engineering faculty bearing similarities to the Nazis and the KKK. Contrary to your belief there is individualism within Engineering as is demonstrated by the different types of Engineering and the opportunities for specialization within each type. If

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you don’t believe me just consult your undergraduate calendar and verify this for yourself.

The women engineers, while they are a small percentage of the Engineering faculty, have the same rights as any male engineer.

I am quite confident when I say that these women are proud to be in Engineering.

You also infer that there is something wrong or unhealthy about the class loyalty shown within the E’ngineering faculty. Somehow I fail to see how participating in events with the people you will be going to school with for the next four years and showing support for your class can be wrong.

But engineers are not so cliquish that they will have nothing todo with engineers who are not from their field.

Most, if not all, of the activities organized by the Engineering Society involve all the various classes as well as being open to teams from other faculties. There are also numerous local, national, and international organizations for engineers of all disciplines to meet both professionally and socially.

My main problem with your reference to the Nazis and the KKK is the fact that those groups are totally destructive in nature. Engineering is a constructive science which develops technology to benefit mankind in some way, be it building bridges, designing cars or planes, or developing communications systems.

Here at Waterloo, the Engineering students also find time to participate in community events such as the carwash of last fall and they even have their own charity event, the bus push.

Is this how the “savage ideal” to which you refer manifests itself?

As to the matter of the Enginews I will only say that anybody who took the paper at face value was totally out of touch with the spirit of the paper and that Jane Power’s article should be read by all those who felt it necesary to ban the Enginews.

You end your article by saying that the Engineering professors are to blame for the “stupidity” of the Engineering students at UW. These professors, some of them Waterloo graduates, have done nothing deserving of such an insult. What they have done is help to establish a system of education that has gained world-wide recognition and is the main reason for the existence of the University of Waterloo.

In closing, Mr. Thompsbn, I would recommend that the next time you have a conversation with the after midnight crowd and are inspired to write an article based on the informed opinions of those people that you spend a little time to verify the facts and maybe even consult someone who is familiar with the subject before you write your article. It would save us all a lot of trouble.

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John Vincent 1 B Electrical Engineering

and Math students get the opportunity sure, there are a few within the class to vastly improve their social literacy that are rather boisterous, but a part through the truly enlightening does not constitute the whole (it courses at UW? I doubt it, too. Maybe doesn’t in other faculties). lndiviudal some do, but then maybe some don’t. social development continues aslong It’s the same for engineers. Of course as individual character exists (otherengineers have a rather limited wise some 80% of Canada would connumber of electives but the ability to sist of Conservative zombies). Even effectively use one’s electives is gen- - the Enginews, which I don’t take very erally more important than the mere seriously anyway, does not represent quantity of elective courses that may the views of all engineering students. exist in other faculties.

And if it is so distasteful to so many The problem to me is that the engipeople, why is it scooped up so quickly neering class is a tightly-knit one (by .by UW students when it is printed and the way, I feel that this camraderie is a distributed (even quicker than the Imsign of social intelligence). According print)? to the writer of the Imprint article, engineering classes are like the KKK or Mr. Article Writer also cites the sexeven the Nazis. Take a look at engiual deprivation of engineers.

I don’t neering faces today and tell me that know if that’s true, but if it is, it may be you’d make the same comparisons.

A because there are so many male engiclosely-knit group does not imply that neering students and so few female it is a radical or fascist movement out students. This can not be a fault of the to change the face of the earth. system of education (or the professors In addition, the majority of people for that matter) but a fault of the bad blame the social organization of engipublicity generated against the engineering classes for the engineers’ neering class and its environment. pompous, arrogant, vulgar attitudes Well, back to the point of the arguagainst other groups and individuals, ment: are engineers stupid? Accordespecially females. Look closely, hownig to the Imprint article this seems to ever. There are female engineering be the case, at least in the social sense students!

And I’m sure they’re not because engineering students don’t treated in the manner the Imprint inseem to have enough opportunity to dicates they are. Obviously, the appartake courses on the “know-what”and ent discrimination against females is the “know-why”.

It may be an opinion, not universal. but I feel that one does not gain social I think that half of the hype from maturity and intelligence from a textmistaken attitudes directed against book or a university professor standengineering students comes from ing in front of a mass of students. other faculties. What other groups are as closely knit as the engineering fa(continued on next page) zulty? We’re an obvious target and

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FORUM Are Artsies Gay? ]A humourous

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“‘Are Engineers

Stupid?)

“C’mon Bill, you can’t call a comment piece that unless you want to be slandered to death in next week’s Imprint by a hoard (sic) of weak-minded artsiesl!”

But seriously, the question came up this week and I put it to about a dozen or so students, (not including ANY artsies) who were gathered outside the engineering C & D when I happened to flip the page of my Imprint and read, “Are Engineers Stupid?” My friends were curious about the frequent bursts of hysterical laughter that I seemed unable to control.

You can relax artsies, the consensus was that artsies are not gay, (depending on what you mean by ‘gay.‘) The best definition of the word to emerge compared the homosexuality idea with the original meaning - that is, of happiness. The general consensus was that artsies may not be gay in the original sense of the word. They maintained that articles like that of last week proved that artsies feel oppressed and have a need to strike out at those who s’eem to be having a good time.

One student, commenting on a date that she had had with a psych major, said that a possible reason for their lack of gaiety may be due to their constant and artificial cdncern about matters of an abstract nature: Her date’s particular fetish was with the possible effects of combining the basic fundamentals of Freud with the studies of the psyche conducted by Frank1 in the concentration camps.

Another person suggested that a very real potential for the development of an inferiority complex existed in the very structure of their‘courses..

The idea was that since they have about half the amount that we do, and no real hope of any meaningful career when they graduate, they may feel inferior and harbour resentment towards the engineers.

The participants finally concluded the problem was not with the artsies as people, or with the study of artsism as an academic discipline, but with the system as a whole which divides the intelligent from the less intelligent, and forces those less-fortunate to take courses of obvious less importance (sic). It was felt that an intellectual disservice was being done to the artsies, and at the very least, their course loads should be increased, if only to include more of the same useless course content, to put them on par, at least in one respect, to the engineers.

But what of the answer, “Homosexual - Maybe not, Unhappy -Yes?“ What is it about the Faculty of Arts that lends its students to a particular social reputation as spaced-out, boring, poets concerned with matters of the intangible?? Could it be the constant brain-washing by the profs - “You like arts -you love arts - You will be doing something useful with your piece-of-toilet-paper degree.”

Another thought was that a life consisting mainly of leisure activity may cause a person to lose touch with reality. The incohesiveness of the course structure may also be to blame. If artsies were allowed to spend more than one class at a time with the same class, they may be able to develop some meaningful friendships. As a result of all of the above, individual social development is hindered, and a need to slash out at a happy, peaceful group is fostered - much in the same way as Hitler lashed out at the poor Jews during WW II. ’ In conclusion, while it is undoubtedly useless to study arts, it is also a bad thing to senselessly and maliciously attack the noble profession of engineering, without which, this, and all other institutes of higher education would not exist.

Bili Wiliits Ravi Mehta

Issue not confined

to Engineering

I have just finished reading Doug Thompson’s article, (Imprint, May 16) “Are Engineers Stupid?” I must say that I agree with much that he said. Engineers as a group may be “socially stupid” and narrowly educated, but what choice do they hve since their schedules are almost completely predetermined? They have to learn as much as they can in a five-year period about their particular branch of engineering. They are already required to take a certain number of arts electives to get their degrees. How much is enough? How long should they have to spend in school? It is a thorny question for sure.

Maybe we should have a year or two of “melting pot” education in which all students take a cross-section of courses before they go into their area of specialization.

And we must admit that specialization is a necessary evil. If an engineer from Waterloo is going to build a bridge or a plane or anything I sure as hell hope he knbws ALL about it! .

Now, engineer-bashing aside. What about the rest of us; math, science, arts?

We are just as narrow-minded in our own fields. How many of you in science or arts know what algebra is? Who in math or arts knows about physics, chemistry,biology, or geology. Who in science or math knows what sociology, english, or psychology is all ahout?And, who of the above knows which end of a Too/is up?

Very few I imagine.

It is a mistake to slam engineers for a problem we all have. There is noexcuse for being stupid. Inept yes, but stupid no. I can’t add two numbers in my head, but I do know how to use a calculator. The problem seems obvious. What are we going to do about it?

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7 Imprint, Friday May 30, 1986 To the editor.

The reading of your ‘editorial’ was successful in stimulationg many ideas and feeling in me as well as others in my 3AEE class. Contrary to the stereotype you present of engineering students, there was only one person in my class who felt that you should be put to death: (proof positive of the totalitarian bent of the personalities of all engineering students.)

These are some of my personal thoughts I feel that the goals of any higher education should include the following: * exposure to as broad a spectrum of ideas, facts and opinions as possible, * integration of concepts and knowledge from across formal boundaries of study, * an understanding of problem solving techniques which combine technical competence with humanity.

The natural a’bilities of people and the vast quantities of knowledge that are now availble together create a problem in achieving the above three goals. At the root of this problem is a choice faced by both program administrators and students: How. can the conflicting requirements of specializafion and generalization be met?

The engineering programs here are quite specialized. Then again, virtually all university programs are specialized to lesser or greater degrees. Engineering course contents are monitored by the APE0 (a professional organiza-‘ tion) to ensure that the person who is to design your electric appliance, automotive braking system, or highway bridge will be able to do so in a fashion that will serve you well. (i.e. not shorten your useful life) Unfortunately this results iri few course options until the fourth year.

As well, the APE0 dictates that ail engineering students take at least five ’ courses from humanities and social sciences. (How m,any engineering and math courses will you take, Doug?)

It is generally agreed that our engineering programs’are difficult and demanding. I consider this an acceptable trade-off. I have not noticed any tendency in myself to goose step or indulge in random fornication to assist in dealing with the resulting stress.

Neither must I engage in slinging mud at other students or their professors.

This somewhat long preamble brings me to your main concern, Doug. How are you to arrive at a Final Solution fo the ‘Engineering Problem’?

Let us step outside the UWfishbowl for a moment and contemplate the real world. It is filled with groups of people which are different from each other. Most have well established (if not good) reasons for their differences. A ‘well rounded’ university student should (based upon a broad knowledge base and an empathy for others) address techniques which improve positive communication between these groups. Avoidance of evaluation based upon stereotype, avoidance of gross simplification to facilitate weak points and perhaps a moderate attempt to view the world from another’s point of view would assit here.

In,this light, perhaps you should reread your ‘editorial’. What you distribe bears no resemblance to the people whom I associate with.

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neers felt that “They weren’t interAfter reading Doug Thompson’s arested in me at all.. . except insofar as I ticle describing engineers (“Are Engiwas a generic female, a body.” I beneers stupid?“, Imprint, May 16), I lieve this speaks about the women’s couldn’t help but recall the article perception of herself and her percepabout UW that appeared in the Totion of engineers. It says nothing of ronto Star. tihat engineers are like. The inclusion The Star’s review described Waterof this quote also tends to permeate loo’s students as “whiz kids with no the false impression that engineers time for fun” and stated that there are strictly men. Doug may be interwas a general social inadequacy on ested to know that one-third of my campus. Doug’s statements are sim-. class consists of women. ’ ilar. Both articles use plenty of words r, Engineers are compared to, among and sprinkje in B few well-selected other things, “Nazis’: and the “KKK” quotes and yet they demonstrate that

by Doug. He tells us, without evidence the author didn’t know much about or explanation, that engineers blame, oppress and downright dislike women the subject. They keep inaccurate impressions alive. in engineering (“the minority”).

The female engineers in my class are .We are told in Doug’s article that treated as equals and with the same engineers ’ “education is too specialrespect given to the males. Did Doug I ized”. Why then am I and all Canadian get his ideas of engineers’ impression engineering students required to take of women from Enginews? Maybe he should know that women have, in the electives in both the social sciences past, run Enginews and continuously and humanities areas? According to the faculty, this is dqne “to provide an read it. I do not believe that Enginews appreciation of the wider human sorepresented the way male engineers cial context within which an ‘Engiview woman. Read Engineering’s bon neering career must grow and with Warrior newspaper which, believe it or not Doug, raises social, world, and which it must interact.”

That which engineers are !abelle@ as lacking is humanistic issues. inherently part of being an engineer.

I don’t know who Doug talked to Another misinforming statement inwhen he wrote his article. PeQplefrom other faculties have told me that they cluded in Doug’s report states that we were impressed with the way that en“don’t have the advantage of any education about these (world, life) issues” gineers get out and do things while and we “are no better off than high oth’er faculties tend to be a little more school drop-outs when it comes to boring. Perhaps Doug doesn’t know much about engineers.

Perhaps he ethics, politics, or morality”.

This igshould have foundout about us before nores the fact that it is mandatory for us to take-a law and ethics course he wrote his article. Doug accuses enbefore we can become a Professional gineers of discriminating against “a Engineer. The APEO, which enforces minority” because we are so enclosed this, realizes that engineers need to in our own world tha;‘t we don’t under_ stand them. I wonder if he sees the think about ‘ethical and social issues irony in that now. since so much of what we do has an impact on society.

Steve Schefter Doug also quotes a young woman 1B SD Engineering who, in the 1 presence of many engi-

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by Fleur Macqueen Imprint staff I While visiting Vancouver several weeks ago, I was lucky enough to catch the opening days of British Columbia’s much advertized Expo ‘86. Having now visited Expo, I find I’m often asked by friends what they should see. So, in the following article, I’ll try to give all you potential fair-goers an idea of what I enjoyed and a strategy to make it through a fair number of the 70-odd pavilions and displays.

First off, buy a map ($2.00). Then, spend a little time studying it, possibly marking off what pavilions catch your interest so you can try and work you way through them systematically.

As to deciding what to see and what to skip (I only made it through 30 pavilions in three days and some I didn’t spend very long at), try going to the richer, high-tech countries first. They simply have more ,money to spend on entertainment like Expo.

If you’re in a pavilion and decide you aren’t that interested in it, leave.

Unless you want to spend a small fortune in time and money on foreign food, eat at the fast food places.

(Referred to by the IBM info-computers on site as “quick cuisine”). I ate more at Macdonalds in three days than I have in the last three years!

You can also bring your lunch, something officials tried to outlaw but couldn’t due to massive public outcry.

If you’re interetsed in screaming. yourself silly on the roller coaster or wetting yourself on the Caribou Log Chute, wait until after 10 p.m. when the pavilions have closed. The site is open until 1:00 a.m. and ticket and ride lines are much shorter then.

Go in the early evening if you want to check out the nightlife on

one to say, “G’day moite, have a Eighty-Sixth Street, because the liFosters.” ne-ups are long. The bars have dayPlan to spend several hours at the time entertainment; check-the daily Canada Pavilion seeing the films, entertainment guide handed out at displays, roving entertainers and the gate or the Expo schedule perhaps one of the free live perforprinted in the previous day’s Vanmances. couver Sun for listings. Don’t leave While outside Alberta, I looked the site at night before seeing the up at the grain elevator to see the spectacular fireworks over False University of Calgary climbing Creek, presented

by Kodak each - team, who will be scaling the elevaevening at 10. tor all summer long.

And finally, don’t go three days in Other recommended pavilions: a row if you can avoid it; you’ll wear China, Czechoslovakia, yourself out. Don’t even go two.

NorthweSt Territories, Folklife, There are plenty of other things to Air Canada, and Esse Rounddo in Vancouver on your off days. house. (I didn’t make it to Europe).

Here are some pavilions I exExpo ‘86 has a selection of excelplored: lent films: B.C. has put out the welcome l Telecom Canada’s Portraits of mat with an excellent pavilion of Canada which uses Circlevision to films, audi-visual shows, and even create the impression that you’re in singing minerals in the preshow at the centre of the action; Challenge B.C. l Canadian Pacific’s The Rainbow U.S.A. takes you on a make-beWar, a colourful cartoon come to lieve space flight and has a scale life; model of a space station. Not as l Expo Centre’s OmniMax film A flashy as I expected.

Freedom To Move which will take Waiting 45 minutes at Japan to you for a real ride in and around the take a three minute ride on the High world; Speed Surface Transport magnetic l Canadian National prese.nts a silly levitation train wasn’t too bright.

3-D movie (are they ever not silly?)

But it was neat; as the huge model of and a slightly spooky film called * transportation used in a Japanese Taming of Demons which uses city housed in the pavilion. computer-programmed images on U.S.S.R. stresses the peaceful 10 screens; exploration of space. Be sure to visit l Washington carries its visitors the space lab on site. Try striking up on a moving sidewalk while they a conversation with a guide; how view a slide/film presentation about often do you get the chance to the state; speak to a Russian? + l Czechoslovakia takes you on a .There is more to Saskatchewan balloon ride from Vancouver across than the Trans Canada highway the country and over the ocean to running through it, as was proven by Prague; a good introductory show.. Try . l and my favourite, General Mogoing up the lo-storey grain elevator tors’ Spirit Lodge, which uses Hoat night for a beautiful view of the lovision to create the illusion of site. spirits rising out of the smoke of a Australia brings us pure hype for native storyteller’s fire. Don’t miss Expo ‘88, to be held in Auckland, it!

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Waterloo students watch too much T.V., work too hard, but enjoy an excellent campus, and great food according to four exchange students from France who arrived at UW this term. They said our campus is better organized, and although we pay much more for education, we’re getting value for the money.

The four, Izabelle Beaudouin, Michel Brutti, Evelyne Ploquin and Phillipe Chauvet are all 4B CS students. They come from the Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, just north of\Paris.

Izabelle heard about Canada from friends, and learned English mostIy by speaking with tourists in France. She came to Canada out of curiosity and a desire to observe the business world on this side of the Atlantic.

The other three all wanted to improve their English and gain some foreign working experience.

The four will be completing their final term of academic studies, and then going on a work term of four to eight months in Canada.

The differences between student life in Canada and France are considerable. Living in UW’s Student Village, Michel commented that students “look at T.V. too much, and bad T.V.” Phillipe observed Canadian television is too U.S. oriented.

Izabelle noted students “work more;ere” and were hitting the books during the first week of term. This surprised her. “The French tend to do the least possible [work] . . . working takes no talent - conserving your energy is proof of higher intelligence” she said.

Their biggest surprise in coming to Ontario was how “everything looks so American” and “how new everything is”. \ Evelyne noted a great difference between the UW campus and that at Compiegne. Instead of being scattered in the town, UW is centralized.

The facilities, especially for sports, impressed the Frenchmen.

Campus fbod, too, impressed the visitors.

Even Village food impressed them as better and cheaper than at Compiegne.

They have found food geneGaIly cheaper, even at restaurants, although they complained about a lack of variety in different eateries. When asked to compare-restaurants in France with those in Waterloo, our visitorscould not find appropriate words. However they did comment that most restaurants have much the same menu.

Schooling is a lot cheaper in France. French students are expected to contribute approximately $100 per year. Phillipe noted that even though Waterloo students pay much more for their education, it is worth it, “because there are lots of good things, many good buildings . . . the Campus Centre, and food . . . residence is very quiet and very organized.”

Three of the exchange students had an opportunity to travel to Algonquin Park in mid-May. They were impressed by the natural beauty of the park. Phillipe observed “it was a new dimension for me.” Evelyne noted “people seem close to nature here”, that “peoljle know how to manage with fire”. Izabelle remarked that, in general, French students are not sportsmen, “no sports, no T.V.”

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Philippe had the opportunity to visit Toronto.

He was impressed by the architectural designs of the buildings. Izabelle, Michel and Evelyne enjoyed a visit to Quebec.

All four are interested in the working world in Canada, having come here for work experience as well as educational*opportunities.

There are many differences between France and Canada for employees. We were told it is usual for a Frenchman to receive 13 or 14 months’ pay each year, and that five weeks paid holiday has been law since 1936! But we were also told the taxman gets 40 to 50 per cent of the paycheque.

And for all the speeders on the road. You’ve been out-done. Michel noted how slow everyone drives here! The speed limit in France, he said, is 150 km/h, but Izabelle said nobody gets stopped unless exceeding 170.

Michel commented, “Yes, but the French people like to break the rules.”

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Three of the four exchange students from Compiegne, France.

Left to right: Michel Brutti, Evelyne Ploquin and lzabelle , Beaudouin.

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What happened to the shaving cream? “It got boring.” Psyche, a transplanted Edmonton band, proved once and for all at the Kent Hotel that it’s the music, the energy, and the meaning that counts.

It seems the two brothers have abandoned many of their old theatrics and turned to concentrating on the quality of their music. Darrin Huss, alias Evan Panic, at one point in time was renowned for appearing on stage clad head to toe in nothing but shaving cream and a smile. But now, along with brother Steve Huss, in the guise of Anthony Red, the two have proven there’s more to entertainment than _ __. ___- -_ _-__ -- entertainment.---Actually, they did take time at the

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outset to show a film that could be classified as nothing but horrific humour, or humorous horror, or whatever.

The short movie, “Pig Slop Carnivore”, definitely set the tone for the show, but after breaking through the makeshift front-stage screen, lead singer Panic made way for the true talent.

Panic danced, writhed, squirmed and screamed to the amazingly intricate electro-synth his brother put out. Between them, it took a second glance to confirm there were only two men on stage.. .a misconception that lasted throughout the night.

Following the film, the band broke into their latest creation, The St. Became a Lush a haunting song riddled with primal screams and a

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hypnotizing beat. Although the song - was somewhat lost amid the confusion of getting underway, the two reaffirmed their presence with Mr. Eyeball Ooze.

Throughoutthe the night, the band was forced to make use of pretaped instrumentals with live vocals while Red reprogrammed his boards. Here a pause must be taken to mention how well Panic carried the weight of the entire show’s action. With Red hidden behind an imposing bank of electronics it was up to the vocalist to’ make the most of his agility-he succeeded.

The,rest of the performance was split between cranking out the vinyl hits and showing off the new talent.

Thundershower, their recent single, and The Brain Collapses along with its album counterpart Psychic Vumpire from Insomnia Theatre reaffirmed their ability to produce,: dramatic songs of emotional significance. While songs such as Taking.

Chances and Anguish proved they’re still headed in a meaningful direction.

Panic claims the mix of old and new was an attempt to rid themselves of some nasty lables. For the most part, the band has been cited for being macabre and Gothic, but both brothers claim they’re producing “pop.” Howver Panic qualifies that statement by saying “My views of pop are not the same as everyone else’s.” That was not only shown to be true, but also raised the hope that maybe someday pop music might take such a poignant and purposeful turn. The vocalist added that by meshing the two phases of their creation together, he hoped to show they’d been misinterpreted all along.

As far as he’s concerned, writing lyrics about a “horror conciousness” is just another alternative to love songs.

Speaking of love songs, the two managed to belt out a version of I Feel Love that would have made Donna Summer choke on her satin sheets. The purpose behind the destruction of that forgotten disco headthrob was elusive, but they certainly proved that all might not be well in the land of Cupid. Red also managed to strike fear in the hearts

and Philharmonic,

by Pete Lawson Imprint staff

Ah, c’est fini. Happily and sadly so, the ‘85-‘86 musical season for both the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Philharmonic Choir is over; The Symphony Orchestra finished its Pop series with the music of Viennese operetta and its Masterpiece series with guest singer Louis Quilico. The Choir completed its four concert series with the St. John Passion

by J.S. Bach.

The most recent concert was the celebration of spring with selections from famous Viennese operettas on May 23 and 24. Marking the end of the KWSO ‘85-‘86 Pop series/the music of Strauss and Lehar struck a happy note with both the audience and the musicians alke.

Conductor Raffi Armenian confessed he regards Johann Strauss Jr.‘s music as some of hs favourite, an-d this enthusiasm instilled energy into an enchanting evening.

Though a little edgy at the start and a little overbearing during the early vocal solos, the orchestra settled into a smooth yet pulsating sound. Works such as overtures . to the Gypsy Baron (Strauss Jr.), Perpetuum Mobile (Strauss brothers) and selections from Die Fledermaus (Strauss Jr.) were winners. The Radetzky March (Strauss

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Jr.).is a perennial favourite and Mr. Armenian summed it up as “a piece which has made Austria what it is today - a tourist attraction”.

The soloists for this closing concert were soprano Michele Boucher and tenor Mark DuBois who can be heard on the first KWSO record, “Oktoberfest Operetta”. Equal to the music of the record, these young Canadian singers displayed their growing talents and stage charm. Michele Boucher has a wonderful sound, especially in her upper register where she reaches her full volume and ease of tone. Mark DuBois, not to be. overshadowed, also possesses a not - ’ & worthy sound.

Lehar’s “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (Land of the Smiles) and Lehar’s Gern ich die Frauen Gekusst (Paganini) (with a wonderful falsetto finish) showed Mr. DuBois’ ease with the love song. The two singers also combined for several duets such as Lehar’s famous Lippen Schweigen (Merry Widow) and the encore piece, sung in English, Vienna City of My Dreams.

The finale of the Masterpiece series on May 9 and 10 was equally exciting as the Night in Vienna. The KWSO featured renowned baritone Louis Quilico.

- Though Louis Quilico is now a star at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and is one of that company’s leading bari-

tones, recognition was not always his.

Now in his sixties, he sounds better than ever, but his career was not always lucrative. He made his Metropolitan debut in 1972, a relatively late bloom in life. But since his association with the Metropolitan, Mr. Quilico, a Montreal born singer, has gained world acclaim.

The reason for his reputation was obvious during his singing of Dvorak’s Biblische Lieder, Opus 99. Mr. Quilico sang with ease the first five of this lo-song cycle set to the text of the book of Psalms.

Sung in English (originally scored in Czech), Mr. Quilico was a little short on the diction and the orchestra was overbearing at the start. The concluding song, Song of Gladness Will I Sing Thee, was a triumphant finish with the orchestra in balance and full diction audible.

A never more satisfying listen was had during Mr. Quilico’s two encores. His’ tender singing of the lyric “The Song of the Evening Star” from Richards Wagnerys,Tannhauser yielded beautiful tones.

To rectify the recent Carmen production slagged in Vancouver, Mr. Quilico boomed out his version of the Toreador Song. The man just loves to sing.

The concert closed with another gargantuan work equal to last year’s playing of Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, the

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Loyal fans should be happy to hear that Psyche has a new E.P. on the way entitled “Contorting the Image”. Its five tracks are split between the new and the old, along with a remix of the popular Psychic Vampire. It should be on the shelves soon.

The band finished new songs, Black Screamin’ Machine, did a fine job of leaving audience.

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comes in. They were nothing short of dead, while the band definitely deserved more than well-preserved corpses. The last tune ended up, being cranked through the system twice, because in Panic’s words, f‘We’re going to do Screamin’ Machine again because you didn’t seem to get the point.” No they didn’t get the point. The band did. They’re off to France in September where they’ve got a three-year contract deal with New Rose Records and an appreciative European audience waiting for them. Panic did mention that the two are thankful for all the appreciation they’ve received, and in return they deserve a parting wish of good luck.

off with two Panther and both of which a mark on the the audience, real criticism

Choir end -season Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp minor by.

Mahler is a complicated work both for the players and the audience (read as boy did I get lost during this one). The entire five movements are dominated by constant change. The work interplays

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Season ends struggle of rural and cosmopolitan existence of Mahler’s turn-of-the-century period.

This concert can be heard on CBC FM’s Mostly Music on Thursday, June 5, at 9:05 p.m.

Was it a Passion? No, not completely.

The Good Friday, March 28, performance of J:S. Bach’s St. John Passion was a little short of sizzle. A blend of too much stoical Bach, solosits unable to grab your jugular, and performed in d language foreign to most, this oratorio remained distant from the audience. failing to click as a musical or spihtual experinece.

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debatable. Choosing to sing the St. John Passion in German (original text) for a mostiy English audience strikes me as folly.

A good portion-of the oratorio is recitative (sing-spoken dialogue) and therefore, the impact of the words, coupled with the music, is lost. Thb distribution of the text in print added to the irony. The audience’s unison page-turns of the printed words often created more noise than the soloists.

The dominant character “The Evangelist” was sung by tenor Darrel Lauer whose voice did not excite nor dramatize the plot of Christ’s crucifixiori. Tenor Ben Heppner was the least enjoyable

voice, while the other solosits Mark Pedrotti, Baritone; Catherine Robbin, Mezzo-soprano; and Theresa Thibodeau, Soprano were fair on the excitement scale. “Chrsitos”, sung by Gary Relyea, developed the most drama in his brief passages.

The choir created few sparks with its singing of the chorales in the second half of the program. These chorales are tuneful hymns’ in the Lutheran tradition of Bach’s time.

Howard Dyck, musical director, was responsible for leading the concert.

The final word is until next season.. . .

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Accdrding to Wilson, man’s entire life is a struggle towards attaining these sensations of absolute and unfettered good news. Thus, crime, drugs, alcohol and even war are merely expressions of this constant striving towards a sense of purpose which is also a part of the “peak experience”.

The Essentjal Colin Wilson spans a number of Wilson’s betterknown works such as The Outsider, The Occult and A Criminal History of Mankind.

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more, it contains some essays and lectures which are hard to find, if available at all. The inclusion of both fiction and non-fiction material provides a sense of the vibrancy and vitality with which he infuses his prose.

The Essential Colin Wilson conveys the New Existentialism pioneered by Wilson in its various literary manfiestations with both completeness and accuracy.

A superb document of one of the great minds of our time.

Se-rieS reveals

by Paul Done Imprint staff ’ The Essential Colin Wilson, a collectio;l of excerpts from Colin Wilson’s more than 50 books is both a fine introduction for the uninitiated and a summation of the theme’s which he has explored during his 30 years of writing.

As possibly the pre-eminent philosopher/author of the mid to late 20th century, Wilson has fashioned an oeuvre unparalleled in not only its clarity of thought but equally in the verve and consciseness with which it is expressed.

During the 30 years since the publication of The Outsider, his first novel, Wilson’s work has spanned an astonishing array of subjects and styles. Murder mysteries, science fiction, examination of occult phenomena, and even essabs on classical music - not counting the numer. ous strictly philosophical works he has produced.

The central thread which links all these disparate forms is what he calls the “peak experience”, first examined by Abraham Maslow.

by Paul Voutier Each Thursday unil July 17 the UW Centre for Society, Technology and Values (CSTV), the Deans of Science and Engineering, and the Sandford Fleming Foundation are co-sponsoring a presentation of the BBC/Time-Life film series Connec-

tions.

This series is a look at the history of technology and science as a sequence of discoveries and inventions building upon and adding to each other to form-the complex network of technology in which we now find ourselves. ’ 4 The origin of this process was the invention of the plough, which allowed man to abandon the nomadic lifestyle for the establishment of a settled society as well as easing the burden of the acquisition of food.

These developments left man with the freedom to make more discoveries and so the network grew.

Each film, except the last which deals with present and future prospects, traces one of the paths in this network, usually through some situations far afield from science to modern-day technology.

If the first episodes dre any indication, the series promises the brilliance one would expect from the BBC. The films follow their historic

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30, 1986

Art mimics life: but Dangerously- Close is disappointing

by John Zachariah Imprint staff Now, get this. A group of high school seniors form an organization called The Sentinels, who do nice things for the school and its students like getting rid of graffitti, reporting truants, and, in genefal, reducing the campus crime rate.

However, the power given to them by the school goes to their heads and corrupts them absolutely; they begin terrorizing various student offenders.,whether thev deserve it or not.

Group stamped all over it; let’s face it, the plot is a riot, and the acting reeks. But the premise for Dangerously Close is lifted right from real life. Deep in the heart*,of Texas is Paschal High, wheie the real-life Sentinels, who went by the name, Legion of Doom, raised awful hell.

Based on real life, the worst is left out

So awful. in fact. that the makers of Danger&sly close omitted -from the movie &me of the Legion of Doom’s more vile exploits, which, included fag and black bashing.

Student vigilantes wreak havdc in Texan High School

Which points up the picture’s central failing. Dangerously Close co.uld have been an intelligent examination of how young, weak-willed teens succumbed to the headiness of too much responsibility.

Instead, it’s a wimp-o-rama, a Nutra-Sweetened version of the original; glamourized, sensationalized and bastardized.

A true waste.

These evil goings-on, supervised by one of the school’s teachers, are uncovered

by Donny Lennox, the hunky editor of the school newspaper. With the help of Julie, the girlfriend of the Sentinels’ leader, he tries to stop them.

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plot with accuracy, using r’e-enactments of historic mortients or narration along with some fitting on-location footage. This footage forms a&fine backdrop for the narration, consisting of some stunning photography at historic sites or their present-day counterparts.

In either case, it is meant to instill an awe in the viewer. The occasonal humourous reference added to the already fine films dispells any dryness. The resulting product is thoroughly enjoyable with a level of sophistication which is sometimes lacking in documentaries.

Another v‘irtue of the series is its universal appeal. To those concerned with where, technology is leading man, it shows how very frdgile is the web into which man has woven himself and how dependent we have become on this web.

This has become especially true in the last hundred years with our dependence on electricity and the internal combustion engine, western man has completely lost any

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The main reason for this is our own lack of information, or perhaps more correctly our abundance of it.

Our technology has become. so complex that it is impossible for any man to understand the working of all those inventions, upon which his life depends. Yet without some such knowledge a dangerous dependence results not only on one another but on even the smallest parts of machines quite far removed from us. It should be interesting to see what solutions the final episode proposes.

For those interested in the history of man or science and technology the series offers an informative and sometimes surprising look at the development of many of today’s inventions. Who, for example, would iagine the connections between rockets and empty champagne bottles (the topic of the film on July 3.)

As well, there are ‘more conventional ideas such as ‘the causaleffect

of the rise of commercialism on. the birth of the Renaissance.

But it’s the very tenuous, and what it seems must be coincidental, connections between discoveries and the many paths which branch out from any single development that forms a unifying theme for the series.

The history of man is full of stories beyond the imagination of any of us and the connection between events is astounding.

In science, the full effects of inventions are never known at the time of their conception and the resvlting twists in future technology are remarkable.

It is a few of these stories in the history of science on which the series focuses and the links in the stories which go beyond scienceinto other factors of society.

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by Chris Wodskou Neneh Cherry, a sultry-voiced se1mprin.t staff ductress of a singer. He Loues Me Float Up CP’s debut effort is and My Memory are Float Up CP at kinda reminiscent of that commertheir most commercial with. the big cial for GM parts with that nice band inflections loping the songs bearded man . . You want funk and around the tight swing of Cherry’s jazz? They got it. Want Latin, pop, vocals. and swing? They got it. Want guiUnfortunatelyj the album is often tars, saxes, and violins? They got it. much less than cohesive as the difSuch diversity is both their greaferent elements of the songs battle test strength and thei’r most damagand only ing flaw. Kill Me In The Morning’s ’ each other for supremacy end up overwhelming each other. exotic menagerie of sounds, styles, might and influecnes secures the band in Their seeming self-indulgence be explained by the album being their own little niche among the “unself-produced, so perhaps their ne$ pigeonholeable”, but it’s sort of like outing, with a firm producer and tryng to read, listen to music, and clearer focus, will be a consistent watch TV at the same time - you delight instead of the sometimes excatch snatches of each, but the imconfusing pact is not as great as if one or two ’ cellent and sometimes jumble of sounds that Kill Me In &ere concentrated on.

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Kwesi Johnson

is a terse, clear voice of protest; among the hordes of weaklings with a tihining complaint, Linton Kwesi Johnson is an articulate roar of indignation and a ringing call to action.

Never one to merely litanize wrongs, he always takes time to celebrate the achievements as in Di

by Paul Done Imprint Staff In the vacuum caused by the death of Bob Marley, Reggae has been searching for a figure to replace him-someone who is as much cultural icoA as musician.

Though his residence in England may rob him of ever being recognised as such, Linton Kwesi Johnson is the logical next King of Reggae. . Having freed his music of thg “Jah love” and “Macka Spliff” stereotypes, he has liberated Reggae from the ufiworldliness and anti-female sexism of Rastafarianism.

He has provided it with the hard, cutting edge of social politics: the nextstage in Reggae’s evolution.

Linton Kwesi Johnson In Co* cert With The Dub Band marks the end of the first stage of LKJ’s art which began with Dread Beat An’ Blood, his first album, in.1978. He is now on a self-imposed hiatus from music to pursue poetry* his first love. This live double-album set stands as a definitive summation of his first five albums; Dread.., Forces of Victory, Bass Culture, LKJ in Dub and Making History.

Recorded before an appreciative home audience in London, it shows him at the peak of a stage in his artistic development.

Throughout the four sides of the album, the excellent Dub Eland, Ied

by Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell keeps the riddims tight and solid while tracing Linton Kwesi J&nson’s musical development from the fetal skank of A/l we Doin’Is &fenc/in’ and other earlier material to the more complex, multi-textural material such as the R’n’B-tinged Making History and the Latin-inflected Reggae I? Peach. As a social critic LKJ

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“It was di event of di year, and I wish I ‘ad been dere, when we run riot all over Brixton.”

This in reference to the outbreak of rioting in Britain as a long-overdue reaction to a long history of socioeconomic oppression.

Though LKJ deals with the politics of race, equally he addresses the politics of poverty. Thus, “Nigger” is no longer a racial slur, the new “Nigger” may be Black, White, Oriental or Latin, the common qualifier being poverty: society has slaves today and they are the working class.

In today’s world of small “1” liberals being devoured by sharp-clawed Capitalists, Linton Kwesi Johnson is a resounding voice of compassion, strengtli and conviction.

He is not a Reggae artist, he is the Reggae artist. This is not a Linton Kwesi Johnson album, it is the Linton Kwesi Johnson album. Join the Forces of Victory!

by Tim .Perlich Imprint staff Years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later it appears that Capitol/EMI have finally had enough of sharp Japanese, British and European independent recofd companies who have raided their vaults of rare soul and R & B gems only to sell them back to North American record byers at inflated import prices.

The Rock of Ages series, a straight repackaging of a series that pwas issued in Germany a few years ago, coqes as more of a toe-test rather than a head first dive into the reissue market.

Hurt So Bad covers the period from 1960-65, the time when Rythm and Blues of the vocal groups was being distilled into the stinginly potent brew of ‘soul’. The songs on this L.P. were taken r+tostly from the New Orleans based Minit and Imperial labels featuring a youthful Ike and Tina Turner in their first collaboration A Fool 1r-1Loue, a pre-Philadelphia O’Jays in top vocal form for Lipstick Tr-uces and Garnett Mimms singing the’ original version of Cry Bczby, later popularized by Janis Joplin.

One of the album’s highlights comes with Aaron Neville’s psychotically twisted Ouer You - a song that jovially details all the sadness following the abrupt demise of his woman if she should ever tell him they’re-through.

Another is Ernie K-Doe’s MotherIn-Law, a sad lament about the worst person he knows. The song is also of interest for being’the first recorded vocal performance of Benny ‘Fortune Teller’ Spellman.

The standout performance is hbwever given in Irma Thomas’ intense plea of I Wish Someone Would Care that oozes desparation from start to end without ever losing control. 1 The resulting L.P. is a fair survey of a limited area of 60s soul and should act as a pointer to more lucrative digs.

by Tom

Rand

One would expect (or hope) the new album by Annabella, the ex-lead singer of I~CWWO~~OW (one of Malcolm McLaren’s many musical creations) would bring more of E3owwowwow’s delightful post-punk sound that no one else really captured; but alas, it appears we must bid adieu to that raw and powerful music.

Annabella’s new al&m, Feuer, is so weak in comparison it’s hard’to believe it is even the same person (I even had to re-read the fine print on the album cover!) Gone is her hard, taunting sexuality and high energy vocals which were the backbone of the E3owwowwow sound, replaced by a cross between Sheena Eason and Madonna.

Without any comparison to E3owwowwow, the album still comes across as weak - musically and lyrically, to even

by Andrew Saikali Imprint Staff Let’s be objective for a moment.

Put aside Peter Gabriel’s 18 year recording history.

Forget, that he has given the world some of the most lyrical (Supper’s Ready, the Lamb), ~the most rhythmic (Rhythm of the Heat, Not One of Us), and the most beautifully melodic (Mother of Violence, Wallflower) tracks of vinyl ever recorded.

Pretend none of that ever existed.

Would I still like So, Gabriel’s first solo studio LP (excluding Bidy) since 1982?

Damn right I would! The man has yet again set the music world on its ear. His long awaited So keeps him on the cutting edge of modern (?) music.

Co-produced with Canadian Daniel Lanois (Bidy) and engineer”ed

by Kevin Killen (U2), So includes traditional Gabrielites David Rhodes, Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta, as well as familiar guests Stewart Copeland, Kate Bush and Shankar.

Even Simple Mind Jim Kerr puts in an appearance.

Let’s dispense with the Geaker songs first. There are two-Big Time and That Voice Again. The lyrics are good, but the music pales in comparison to the other six tracks. Maybe they’ll grow on you, but they will always seem thwarted by the stronger, tighter songs.

But there’s funk-sledgehammer has a great urban feel to it.

The ending in particular (“...I’m feeding the rhythm.. .“) is so sharp it the least discerning listener. There are 10 tracks tin the album, each sounding very much the same (boring), relying primarily on a disco beat and a shallow synthesizer background. Promising song titles such as War Boys, Wild ln Me, and Under The Gun deliver nothing but a pseudo-Madonna sound (as redundant as that may be), and glossy over-production.

The lowest point of the album is reached in Marry For Love, which

bites. Big Time (funk song #2), while musically weaker than Sledgehammer is redeem&d by its lyrical sarcasm: the place where I come from is a small town they think so’ small-they use small words -but not me-1 worked -it outI’ve been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out . . .

There’s a slow ballad, Don’t Give Up, an uplifting duet with Kate Bush. Then there are those songs that every Gabriel album seems to have-powerful, lyrical, rhythmic, with musical twists and turnssongs where everything seems to come together at the end. Red Rain and In Your Eyes are two songs that deserve airplay, but probably won’t get it on commercial stations because.. .well, because. ..( no one can seem to finish that).

Airplay or no airplay, they are amqng Gabriel’s best. As is We Do What We’re Told which builds and builds and then subsides as the needle leaves the vinyl.

Oh, there’s one other song-it’s this moody piece called Mercy Street-and it just might be Gabriel’s best song ever. Following the path broken by Here Comes The Flood, Biko, and Wallflower, Mercy Street fuses a haunting tune with flawless vocals and a deceptively quiet rh’ythmic background, to create the song of the album.

This is the song that deserves to be listened to in a darkened room, so your emotions can follow its ctintours, and .so you can feel the rich textures, as %you flow through Mercy Stfeet.

So ihere. tends to bring to mind images of shimmering Solid Gold dancers spinning and whirling in clouds of fake fog.

It certainly appears by this album that Malcolm M&n-en had more than a little to do with Annabella’s sound and image as preserited in bwwowwow.

Give it up Annabella - you’ve sur&y lost all your old fans with t&s alburq, and don’t have enough talent to make any new ones.

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by JoAnn Hutchison Imprint staff

Improper handling of heat can turn pleasant summer sports into unpleasantexperiences.

Exercising produces large quantities of excess heat turning glycogen and fats into mechanical energy to drive the muscles.

Thus, exercise raises the body temperature several degrees.

Profuse sweating is the body’s way of letting off excess heat to regulate temperature.

Exercising in hot weather can cause the body to sweat excessively and become dehydrated.

Dehydration can lead to heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke - which can be fatal. l These dangers should not ‘make you stop all activities as soon as the -temperature starts rising, but they should make you take the necessary precautions to prevent them. Susceptibility :-o high temperatures is an individual matter which largely depends on an individual’s heat tolerance and adaptive capabilities.

Although individuals react differently to heat, there are some basic,principles that should be followed to help your body adapt to high temperatures. l Do not press exercise when the hot weather hits. It may take outs l

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Pure water or fruit juices’ are good. through perspiration.

Thirst should be quenched slowly after exercising. l Replenish lost salt. Body salts are also lost through perspiration.

Liberally salting your food is usually all that is , -necessary to replace these losses. l Dress for the heat. Clothing which is light in both weight and colour s.hould be worn. Light coloured clothing helps reflect the sunlight.

By taking these precautions and knowing how your body reacts to heat, you should continue to have “fun in the sun.”

PRINCESS’ PRESENTS

K.C.I. student, works four mornings a week at Campus Recreation. l4er work placement started in February and finishes

at the end 0f.h~.

How does one become a K.C.1. coop student? Hagey replied, “A leader-

by Kandi McElary Campus Retreat ion Too often I’ve told friends I’m going to C.R.A.C. and they offer me two aspirins, their sympathy, or their counselling services. Then I quickly explain that C.R.A.C. is fun and that confuses them. So here, in my.last term at University of Waterloo, I will provide an explanation to all those people who have heard me say at least three times a term, “I’m going to C.R.A.C.“.

C.R.A.C. is an acronym for Campus Recreation Advisory Council. The council represents the university community and acts in an advisory capacity to the Campus Recreation (C-R) professional staff concerning the general policy and quality of the C-R program at the University of yaterloo.

The council consists of: 0 The Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator of Campus Recreation, who are non-voting members of the Council; l a six-person voting executive body; and l representatives from each residence, faculty, and association.

The voting body totals 54 representatives.

Often meeting attendance is much higher because everyone is encouraged to attend, but only 54 people can vote.

Some main objectives of C.R.A.C. include: 1. To provide a means of communication between the participants and the administration of the Campus Recreation program; 2. to provide a forum for discussion of topics pertaining to the Campus Recreation program; 6. to provide input and make recommendations to ensure a “quality” Campus Recreation program is available to the university community. Areas of input include: program offerings, program policy, activity rules and regulations, athletic facilities and equipment, awards and the Campus Recreation budget: 4.;0 brovide a learning experience for members of the Campus Recreation Advisory Council; 5. to ensure the university community is both represented and informed , about the Campus Recreation program; 6. to be responsible for the council’s budget; i’. to act as a governing body for all standing and ad hoc C.R.A.C. committees.

8. to represent C.R.A.C. on other university boards/committees as reauested. a So the next time you hear someone say, “I’m going to C.R.A.C.“, tag along with them. It’s a great experience!

ship course must be taken in grade 11. Students obtaining at least 70 per cent or the teacher’s permission may then enroll in the co.op program, which is worth two credits”.

The leadership course prepares one for fulfilling leadership roles in the phys.ed/intramural field. problem solving, decision making, plan. ning and implementing activities are some of the skills students learn in the course.

There are five other K.C.1: coop phys.ed students. Four of them work at public schools and one student works at the Waterloo Women’s Fitness club. Monday class time is reserved for group discussion on the previous weeks placement.

The organizer and teacher of the program, Jqce Hopkins, visits each student at his or her work placement at least twice throughout the term.

An overall evaluation of the student’s performance is given by the employer. As well, a written report by the student provides feedback to the employer on how he or she could better the learning experience for the student.

Special projects Co.ordinator is the title Hagey has been given at Campus Recreation.

When asked what projects she has worked on, Hagey replied, “All field schedules, the scheduling for both the co.ret volleyball league and the co.ret innertube water-polo league”. Hagey comments about her experience working at Campus Recreation, “I have been given the opportunity to work independently, making some mistakes but learning positively from them”.

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Following two weeks of exciting basketball we have the first report. Leading the six strong A division teams is the Walking Wounded who captured their second victory against the the Tornados (39-34).

Their leading scorer Rob Kush put in 19 of the 39 points. Second place is held by the threatening Celtic team.

They ran, dribbled, etc.., etc., cirties around the Sixers achieving an easy first victory of 68-30. E. . Seto, S. Somerville, and Mark Hovey led in scoring the numerous fast break baskets.

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WINDSURFER. BRAND new alpha 18OAF for sale, never been used. Still in package $1000.00. Jake 886-2137.

FOR SALE: One Gold’s Gym Membership, 3 years left. Moving must sell, phone 749-l 996 ask for Matt after 5 m ACOUSTIC GUITAR with built-in pickup. $350.00 576-6415, leave name and phone number.

DISKETTE SALE!!! 5’h” SSDD $18, DSDD $23. Also carry software, ribbons, hardware and accessories for IBM, Apple and others. ,Call Micromart Computer 884-5397eanytime.

MEXICAN YARD sale, many new items. Sunday June 1,9-2? West court married student apt.

LINEAR TRACKING turntable including original Hitachi cartridge and newer Shure cartridge.

Fully automatic, quartz lock, excellent condition. $175. Call Cam 884-6692.

1976 ACADIAN, 2 door, runs and looks great, new tyres, shocks and springs, 66,000 miles, $1550 as is, $1650 certified. Call 886- 1526 after 6 pm.

NISHIKI lANDAU Bicycle for sale.

Purchased in 1983. In great condition.

Beige coloured frame. Must sell by .

June 20. $300. Call 746-0452.

1982 YAMAHA’ maxim 400. 14,000 km. $1000 or best offer. Selling as is 884-0293 after 4:30.

MOTORCYCLE FOR Sale. 1979 Honda CB650. Engine guard. Good condition.

24,000 km. $1000. Phone 884-3693.

AKAI-PJ35 PORTABLE Tapedeck: 2 available at $306 each. Call Neal 8854955 evenings.

SERVICES WILL DO light moving with a small truck.

Also rubbish hauled away.

Reasonable rates. Call Jeff 884-2831 SAILING - SAILBOARDING Conestoga Sailing School offers sailing and/or sailboarding instruction for adults (2 evenings per week for 3 week period). Sessions start June 9, July 1, July 22. Information and registration forms: Lorne Moor, 578-2784; Ian Macdonald, X-3596.

BODY CHECK fitness

appraisals

and

personalized fitness-programs.

Spring special 10% discount.

Phone 8846530. Located at Parkdale II Plaza.

CLOWN HUGS - Trained clown will entertain at children’s birthday parties, family picnics, parades, promotions and other special occasions.

Balloon animals, face painting, active games, educational sessions.

Hugs for everyone.

Reasonable rates.

Phone 888-6057.

WHOLESALE BEEF and porkavailable at half supermarket price. All beef guaranteed.

Call Joel 886-2137 for info.

WiNTED WANTED: SEMEN Donors for artificial insemination programme in the area.

Donors must be healthy and responsible. Preference given to married candidates. Kindly contact Dr. N. Assad, 695 Coronation Blvd., Cambridge, Ont. NlR 7J9 URGENTLY WANTED: East Indian male donor for artificial insemination programme in the area. Donors must be healthy and responsible.

Kindly contact Dr. N. Assad 695 Coronation Blvd., Cambridge, Ont. Nl R 7J9.

MUSICIANS NEEDED for raw rock’n‘roll band & la Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks, Zeppelin, etc. Call Doug 8847106.

TUNE UP! Can you tune my bike (Yamaha 550 Maxim)? Will pay reasonable amount. Al 746-l 685.

WANTED - BACK-UP musicians for acoustic-oriented singer/songwriter looking for a “sound”.

Willing to try various combinations.

No pay, just for fun. 576-6415.

MARKETING EXPERTISE on-campus for home-made board games. Call Neal 885-4955 evenings.

RIDE

WANTED

Wanted to share a ride with anyone commuting daily to Mississauga.

Call 885-4209.

HELP

WANTED

PIZZA DELIVERY person at the “Go Pizza”. On campus delivery only..Must

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Somewhere --.. -.- - GLLOWver - a Gay and Lesbian

Friday

May

30

THE MUG - Coffee house. Food, drinks, people, music. Feature: showing short films from Canadian film sboard. All are welcome’. See yourselve attheMuo.8-12pm.inCCllO ‘FED FLICKS - “Cocoon”, 8:00 pm.

Physics 145, Feds $1 .OO, others $3.00.

Museum and Archive of Games presems “Step right up, folks”, an exhibit of Carnival Games, running from May 5 to October 31. Come and play the games Bring nickels for the machines. Popcorn 25c. Admission free.

Sundays 1 - 5 pm. Weekdays 9 am. to 5 pm. B.C. Matthews Hall.

Saturday

May

31

have own car. Wages, commission plus tips. Apply at the Wild Duck or Go Pizza in the CC. EXCITING NEW work opportunity.

10 to 12 sales representatives needed to promote a new dining publication offering discounts at 25 of K-W region’s finest restaurants.

No telephone solicitation.

Protected territories.

35% commission.

Previous sales experience an asset but not essential. This job has very high income potential for the right person.

Send resume to Sales Manager, Clipper Dining Club, 564 Fallingbrook Dr., Waterloo, N2L 4N4.

WANTED: BANQUET and bartenders required part-time summer and continuig into fall. Days, nights and wekends. Apply in person, Waterloo Inn, 475 King St. N., Waterloo.

LO$T 100 DOLLAR Reward. Bike stolen from St. Jeromesbon Wed. May 21.

Nishiki Olympic 25” frame. Black in colour. SG fendders.

Alloy carrier, crankset and rims. Suntour deraillers and quick release wheels.

Contact Chris C. at the Bombshelter.

25 YEARS experience - 75c per page double spaced. Westmount area. Call 743-3342.

TYPING 30 years experience.

75c double spaced page. IBM Selectric.

Essays, resumes, theses, etc. Westmount-Erb area. Call Doris 886-7153.

PROFESSIONAL TYPING. Essays, term papers, theses etc. Fast, accurate and dependable service. $1 per double spaced page, call 886-4347 (Sonia).

UNIVERSITY GRADUATE (English and latin) available for word processing of r&sum&, work reports, term papers, letters to employers. Editing available.

Personal computer and letter-quality printer. Disk storage for efficient revisions and multiple copies. Draft copies optional. Phone Judy, 886-l 648.

TYPING; $1.00 per double spaced page, close to University - MSA Call Karen 74&-063 1.

Fiesta Tropicana! Delta Omega Chi’s first (BYOB) hash of the summer. Free admission.

Call 746-1996 for information,

Tuesday

June

2

30, -1986

SAME DAY word processing. Fast (24hour turn-around if you book ahead), close (near Seagram Stadium), Dependable. s 1 per double-spaced page.

Resumes $3 per page. Draft copy always provided. Phone 885- 1353.

HOUSING

AVAILABLE

HURRY! ONE large bedroom in plush Prof’s home has just been vacated.

Double bed; all linens and towels, colour cable TV, microwave, piano, fireplace; the place is loaded!1 All for only $150 a month. Available immediately.

885-5454.

HOME AVAILABLE for summer or permanent beginning June 1. 3-bedroom townhouse needs one further roommate. All the .luxuries of home; washer/dryer, yard, etc. Semi-furnished room. Call Leanne at 8850836.

FOR RENT, large 4 bedroom executive home within walking distance of the university.

Large eat-in kitchen, main floorfamily and laundry rooms. Available August 1, 1986. Phone 8841246.

STILL LOOKING? Room available July 1. Lease open September. Fully furnished. $185. Summer rent negotiable. Call Andrew 746-0017.

Can vacate earlier.

HOUSING

WANTED

APARTMENT WANTED Female student (non-smoker) seeks bachelor (sl5O/mo.) or two-bedroom apt. to share for, fall/winter.

Please call Cindy at 578-9225.

APARTMENT OR townhouse to share for non-smoking, clean and easygoing female for Sept. to Dec. (or Sept. to April) Close to UW. Call (416) 8452006 (collect).

QUIET NON-SMOKING fourth year female student seeking room in apt. or. townhouse.

Required immediately (this weekend). Call 884-8529. $100 REWARD. Upper year students need 2-4 bedroom accom. for Sept 1, 1986. Phone 886-7581. ’ OTTAWA 1-BEDROOM apartment needed in downtown area. Max. rent $500 per month. Needed for 1 year starting September 1. Call 746-0452.

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WPIRG presents Doug Macdonald of the Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation to speak on the effects of toxic and oxidant air poJlution on the environment.

7:30 pm., CC 135.. Admission -Free. All are welcome.

Wednesday June

May

.

the Rainbow dance. Tickets $2 in advance at GLLOW, $3 at the door. Proceeds to the GLLOW womyn’s library. .8 pm - 2 am, at The Cabaret. For details call 884-GLOW.

Sunday

Friday

June

4

1

MASS every Sunday at St. Jerome’s, 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Sunday Chapel Services (Anglican) Renison College - St. Bede’s Chapel 1O:OO am.

FASS Writer’s Meeting: Good scenes still available for an extended run in preparation for next February, our twenty-fifth year! Come to MC 5045 at 7 pm.

Wednesday is Rock’n’Roll Bombshelter!

Night at the

The Woman’s Centre Film Seies presents: “Margaret Atwood: Once in August” in CC 110 at 12:30 pm.

Cinema Gratis presents: “East of Eden” and “Rebel Without ,A Cause”.

A double feature!! Great Hall CC, begins at dusk.

FASS Writer’s Meeting: Come out and put funny things on paper. Every Wednesday and Sunday all summer long.

MC 5045. 7 om. * THEMAS is a club which tries to bring together students from different faculties and different backgrounds. We have really neat discussions and sponsor interesting events. Drop by our meetino at 5:30 om. in CC 138A.

Thursday

June

S

Free Video Movie at 4:30 pm. at the Bombshelter!

Featuring “Back To The Future”.

Friday

June

6

FED FLICKS - Summer 1986: “JAGGED EDGE” 8:00 pm. Physics 145, Feds $1.00, others $3.00. (No show Sunday)

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June

7

FED FLICKS - JAGGED EDGE, 8100 pm, Physics 145. Feds $1 .OO, others $3.00.

AMNESTY INTERNATlONALfundraising GARAGE SALE. Saturday June 7, 7:30 am. - 12 noon, Trinity United Church, 74 Frederick St., Kitchener.

All donations are welcome. (Call 7438883)

Sunday

June-8

Sunday Chapel Services (Anglican) Renison College - St. Bede’s Chapel 1O:OO am.

FASS Writer’s Meeting: Good scenes still available for an extended run in ~ preparation for next February, our 1twenty-fifth year!

Monday

June

9

University of Waterloo Young Liberals - General Meeting, CC 138,7:3Opm. All welcome.

Wednesday

June

11

Cinema Gratis presents: “Speak Body” and “Diva”, beginning at dusk in the Campus Centre Great Hall.

FASS Writer’s Meeting: Come out and put funny things on paper. Every Wednesday and Sunday all summer long.

7:00 pm., MC 5045.

The Women’s Centre Film Series presents: “Killing Us Softly” in CC 110 at 12:30 pm.

Thursday

June

12

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