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Editorial
For an engineer, coming up
with a good idea is not enough;
the idea must be properly com-
municated.
It is hard for those of us com-
fortable with technology to put
ourselves in the position of some-
one unfamiliar with the potential
applications of various technolo-
gies. Without knowledge of how
new developments can be benefi-
cial, individuals or organizations
continue to use traditional pro-
cedures. They don't even per-
ceive areas for improvement be-
cause they aren't aware of possi-
ble solutions.
Before the advent of" Just-in-
time" inventory control, for ex-
by J.P. Hayashida
"I don't have time." It's a
common excuse. The engineer-
ing curriculum is not very for-
giving. Between classes, assign-
ments and projects, midterms
and final exams, there seems to
be very little time left for "spare
time" or extra- curricular activi-
ties.
For the studious, there is al-
ways work to be done - some pa-
per to be read, a project needing
more work,... more studying.
The "keen" student can spend
24 hours of the day working and
never reach past the nearest text
book.
Still, there are numerous stu-
dents who are involved in sports
programs, community activities,
or activities and groups within
the university itself. These stu-
dents attend the same courses,
have the same projects, and write
the same exams as the other
students. Somehow they "find"
time to reach beyond their text
books. These students have
learned an important skill, mak-
ing time.
IRON WARRIOR
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ample, auto manufacturers did
not consider that having to
keep high inventory was a prob-
lem. New technology brought
improvements in cost savings in
unforeseen areas - the reduction
of inventory to near zero levels.
Communication is essential
between those who develop new
products or processes and those
who might use them. Technical
reports, as anyone who has writ-
ten several work reports knows,
are never read. What is needed
is an active effort not merely
to transmit data but to trans-
fer knowledge. This process of
exchange is made more difficult
by- the difference in 'cultures' be-
tween developers and users.
We as engineering students are
part of the technological culture.
We have our own language, value
system (some would even say we
subscribe to the religion of The
Scientific Method), and our own
institutions which re-inforce the
current balance of power. A cou-
ple of minutes of thought will
bring out several more parallels
between the concept of culture
and the community of scientists
and engineers.
pIines, one must understand
much about the other culture.
This understanding is in our
cases facilitated by our Gen-
eral Studies electives, if we
care enough to see their impor-
tance. Simply being at uni-
versity promotes understanding
of other viewpoints, through ex-
posure to people with different
backgrounds and interests.
Those of you .wondering what
is meant to be communicated
by pictures of the editors and
Engineering Society President in
womans' garb, let it be said that
we are learning more about a dif-
ferent culture in order to better
communicate with it.
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To in cross-cultural
communication, i.e. with those
not part of the technical dis-
Making Time
Making time is not just an or-
ganizational skill, it $ a con-
scious effort to become involved
and participate. Within the uni-
versity, the academic environ-
ment provides only half of your
education. The people and so-
cial environment rounds out the
other half. If course and cur-
riculum is all that is important
to you, you may be better off
getting your education through
a correspondence program. This
is not to say that we are paying
several thousand dollars a term
to spend half our time party-
ing. Our education takes prece-
dence. Education, however, is
not simply the acquiring of tech-
nical skills, but also social skills.
When you make a conscious ef-
fort to learn both, new "courseEi
of study" open up.
One should note that the lev-
els of discipline and organization
often set themselves in such a
way that all your time is con-
sumed, given a specified curricu-
lum. It seems quite unlikely
that one's organizational skills
will suddenly and miraculously
improve so that you find yourself
with an abundance of free time.
Instead, as one adds to their cur-
riculum, they improve their skills
to meet the new load.
When you look at your sched-
ule and work load, the idea of
joining another team or becom-
ing involved with yearbooks or
newspapers may not appear very
attractive. It will be one of those
"if 1 had more time" things.
Once you become involved, it
will be one of those "I have time
for" things.
Try joining a team or club
at the university, or participate
more fully with your class. Try
it once. Take an hour or two
to write an article for the Iron
Warrior to share your ideas
with fellow students. Next time
you say "I don't have be
sure you don't mean "I don't
want to make the effort to find
the time." If you really want
something, you can always make
time.
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SEPTEMBER 1986
mONWARRIOR
STAFF
EDlTORS
Brian Hamilton
Elias Moubayed
WRITERS
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8iU Jackes
Joe Sovrafl
Tom Lee
J.P. Hayashi<ia
Michael Kinlin
V. Abraham
StevePitkanen
Chris Tague
Greg Dee
McKinnon
Steve Roach
Site Dunkley
Riek
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,1) Dave Whitehead
ci, Stubiey
A DVEl'tTlSING
Dave Ketchum (director)
Dave Whitehead
, TQm Lee

Mike Stephens
John Uddy
LAYOUT
(director)
Carolyn Anglin
,KathY Fong
Earl Haiden
Steve Pitkaflen
Sally Ft4kai
, Michelle Wahl
Sue MacSueChick
Steve Pallen
. French
Guido
Tim Kitagawa
Fit<> D'Souza
Bill Stefanuk
Fletcher
James Pftang Downey
Vermeulen
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p.tesented by the Engineering Societies of
tlfe University of Waterloo. Views
expressed in the Iron Warrior other than
editorials; are those of the aathors and do
not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
Mitors or the Engineering Societies.
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"other members of the
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should reflect the COncerns and intellectual
level of the University in general.
SEPTEMBER 1986 IRON WARRIOR
Prez Sez
by Bill J ackes
One aspect of everyday engi-
neering student life at the Uni-
versity of Waterloo is the beloved
POETS pub. This outlet of in-
expensive beer and popcorn on
Thursday and Friday afternoons
and all round general lounge the
rest of the week is getting even
better.
Since 1983 a space expan-
sion project has taken place
through several stages allow-
ing more room for the Coffee .
and Doughnut Shop, the Ori-
fice and POETS. This . term an-
other building project will occur
involving POETS space. Until
now the Engineering Society has
used room 1334 (the old C&D for
those who have been around long
enough to remember it in that
spot) as a storage room for C&D
and POETS supplies. Recently
however, the Dean has requested
to use this room as a terminal
outlet for approximately thirteen
terminals. To replace this room
a storageroom will be built in the
back section of POETS closest to
the C&D.
Referring to Fig. 1 (does
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C & D Storage Room' -
POETS Pub
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this sound like a text book?)
a brick wall will be built an-
gling from the exi.sting stairwell
across to the edge of the ex-
isting glass wall. The bar will
be moved to be perpindicular to
its present position allowing for
more standing space to watch the
famous POETS movies, David
Letterman and other high qual-
ity shows. Having the bar in
this position will allow .the ten-
der into the storeroom and on
through to the C&D to possibly
sell doughnuts and sandwiches
over the bar counter after the
C&D closes at 3pm.
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Will the storeroom take away
f r ~ m the already limited space
of POETS you might ask? On
the drawing board the answer is
no. This is because the ceiling
of the storeroom will form the
floor of a balcony that will be ex-
tended across from the top of the
stairwell. The table and chairs
that are presently on the ground
floor of the planned storeroom
will be moved to this new bal-
I cony area. The balcony will be
licensed along with the stairwell
leading up to it, which allows
all those who are watching the
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Future Renovations To POETS
TV from up there to enjoy a few
beers at the same time.
By placing the storeroom in
this position the C&D operators,
the bartenders and Mark, the
. popcorn producer, will have di-
rect access to it. There will be
increased tv viewing space and
increased drinking space. If all
planned building costs go accord-
ing to schedule, there will be no
costs to Eng. Soc. for this
project 88 well. The project looks
attractive on paper and I am
confident it will be just 88 attrac-
tive when in place.
Another aspect of everyday
engineering student life at U of
W is the famous Coffee and
Doughnut shop in the CPR
foyer. This outlet of inexpen-
sive good food and drink has
been located at one spot or an-
other in the foyer for 88 long as I
can remember. Rarely has there
been a day when an engineering
student would miss spending his
odd change in the C&D.
Recently the CkD managers
(which is Eng. Soc.) have faced
some problems over the opera-
tion of the CkD. Last term, for
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instance, Food Services had de-
manded 5 % of the gross income
of the C&D's across campus due
to the increasingly poor financial -
condition of this organization.
Due to heavy student opposition
however, this demand receded
quickly to the point where the
Engineering Society no longer
felt pressured by this group.
This term Food Services have
continued with their efforts to
gain part of the C&D market
on campus. Mr. A. Ng, Man-
ager of Cash Operations for Food
Services approached. the Presi-
dent {)f the Arts student society
with a proposition to become a
50% partner with the Arts Soci-
ety over their C&D in Hagey Hall
in return for Food Services sup-
plying the professional cashiers
and management to run the busi-
ness. In case this proposition was
not agreeable to the Arts Soci-
ety Food Services has an alter-
nate plan to open a competitive
C&D also located in Hagey Hall.
Although Hagey Hall is far
from any engineering buildings
this confrontation is as much one
student's dilemma as any other.
P.f.C!MIlUy &be ' .are: Nfl by
the respective student societies;
our cashiers are hired by Eng.
Soc. and our managers are vol-
unte r engineering st.udent. It
is a non profit organization al-
lowing us to offer the food at as
low a pric as possible. I feel
that the confrontation between
Food Services and the Arts Soci-
ety could grow to be a confronta-
tion for all societies. Many of us
have come .to rely on the C&D
for the food that it supplies un-
der the present Engineering So-
ciety management. I would hate
to see us lose the 'control of the
prices, the location and the over
all management of the C&D to
Food Services.
This however, could become
more of a reality than it might
seem. The contract that
presently allows the student so-
ciE-ties to run their respective
Ck D'8 is expiring at the end of
'87. At that time the control of
the CkD's across campus could
remain under the management of
the societies or could be passed
to Food Services depending on
a Senate decision. The stronger
the student opposition is to this
change, the less likely it will oc-
cur. I for one like the present sys-
tem of operation and will do all
I can to see it remain as such.
4 IRON WARRIOR SEPTEMBER 1986
II Can Work
Are You
Getting Yours?
by Rick Campbell (reprinted with permission from the Waterloo Chronicle Sept. 3,1986)
by Michael J. Kinlin
It liappened again Monday
night.
I was returning to Waterloo
from summer's last long week-
end and barely had I reached
our city limits when that un-
deniable wave of nostalgia came
over me, sparked by the sights
and sounds of our two univer-
sities coming alive for another
fall/winter semester.
I had no reason to cruise up
King Street, but I did anyway,
and was anything but disap-
pointed. First night acquain-
tances, crossing the street in gig-
gly groups , playing twilight
touch football in the schoolyard,
peering through store windows
at what Waterloo retail has to
offer, sitting quietly over cof-
fees in Uptown restaurants, re-
clined on a grassy knoll dis-
cussing lost loves or the one
in the Roots sweatshirt across
, the street, checkin' out For-
:w !e-, headin.g to residence
to Mousse up for the open-
ing night icebreaker. Wonderful
stuff. Memories.
Strange city, this, choosing
summer as the time of year to
commence hibernation, but come
Labour Day, the emergf'nce is
undeniable, we rise from the
dead to become a vibrant force,
a force that will remain until the
next formal student siesta.
I have cherished this week ev-
ery year since I first made the
trek here in 1972, a naive wide-
eyed string-bean heading out on
my own for the first time. Those
now in the same shoes no doubt
share the same feeling of excite-
ment, 'of uncertainty, of new free-
doms, of fears, of desires.
Re-living those feelings always
brings the nostalgia wave front
and centre for me, and moves
me to bang off a welcoming piece
to all new students so that they
may share another feeling I grew
to appreciate - the feeling of be-
longing.
Statistically, students , are
among us year-round, but essen-
tially the university population
is immersed in our everyday way
of life from September to May.
In that time we share our neigh-
bourhoods with them, we shop
the same stores as them, we dine
in the same places, we share the
same services, often we develop
close friendships.
. But there is a dark side to this
story in 1986, one which I feel
badly about, but one that ex-
ists nevertheless. And that is a
story of ill-feeling between per-
manent Waterloo residents and
those who come to our schools
and temporarily to share our
community. It is a feeling that
largely surfaced last year, and
one that has resulted in much
legwork by both the student bod-
ies and municipal officials, both
determined to replace the ani-
mosity with a return to positive
community relations.
What has caused the animos-
ity? Neighbourhood residents
point to absentee landlord situa-
tions, to inconsiderate students,
to lack of teeth in city ' pol-
icy dealing with alleged viola-
tions. Students in turn cite rent-
gouging by landlords, squalid fa-
cilities, low vacancy rates and
attitudes towards
students (as troublemakers) by
residents. Landlords too have
their say, of vandalism and de-
struction of property, of the need
to protect their investments, of
the hazards bad-apple types cre-
ate, causing problems for en-
tire off-campus student body.
Perhaps the findings of the
Student Housing Task Force, and
bylaws initiated by the city in
to lodging and stan-
dards violations will go a long
way in solving problems of the
past. But in the end, what will
be required from students, land-
lords and neighbours, is a will-
ingness to walk a mile in each
other's shoes.
That's what happened in my
second year of university when
several of us rented a house in
a peaceful downtown Kitchener
neighbourhood. Initially, the
real- estate firm hesitated to rent
to studentS', but after a half-hour
interview we were allowed to take
possession.
At that point, young and wild
and free as we wanted to be,
we knew that our behaviour
was being monitored, and that
our school's reputation and the
chance for future students to rent
similar places, rested with our
actions.
The end result? Hardly a
monastery - we had parties, get-
togethers, overnight guests, lots
of fun. But we didn't blare
speakers out of upstairs bal-
conies, we didn't paint the living
room black and yellow, we didn't
park three cars on the front lawn,
we didn't relieve ouselves in the
neighbours garden. We had lots
of fun, but not at the expense of
our landlords or neighbours.
In fact we borrowed a lawn
mower to cut the grass. We shov-
elled sriow - ours and our elderly
neighbour's. We hammered up
some loose boards on the front
porch, and put up the storm win-
dows when fall came. Oh, and we
made a point of getting to know
our neighbours, and showing, by
example, that students, yes stu-
dents, can be outstanding pillars
of a community. So what did we
get in return? ,
A daily smile fr.om one nei$h-
bour, weekly hon1,e bak!ng
ai-lOther, mechanical help on our
car, friendly waves. And" an
incredibly good feeling within,
knowing that through our own
hard work and determination, we
became "the boys", a welcome
addition to a tightly knit com-
munity.
Have a great year, returning
and new students. All we ask is
you treat your adopted city, your
neighbours, and your home with
respect. And may that respect
be reciprocated a thousandfold,
and your stay here be among
your life's most cherished mem-
ories.
Mine was. Still is.
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The quest to capture the cov-
eted P**S crown for this term
is well on its way. After a
boisterous frosh week, I'm ex-
pecting the first year classes to
supply some tough competition.
With Engineering Weekend just
around the corner, we'll see just
how much spirit these rookies
can muster. Right now, there's a
chance of a lifetime opportunity
to get MEGA P**S for helping
out (sell, sell, sell) with the Big
Sisters Tuition Lottery
I'll be posting a general guide-
line as to what P * * 5 points are
awarded for certain activities in
the orifice. Check it out to make
sure you're getting all the points
you can. You'll notice this neb-
ulous category "Director's Dis-
cretion". That means I get to
decide how many points you're
awarded for charity events (e.g.
B!g Sisters Tuition Lottery) and
stunts. This is your chance to
, .
reaUy get an edge, on . the com-
o ., ...} t.
petitloI).,. ' For the , a
.gqod stunt is an, act "Yhen
executed with class and t,aste,
reflects the ingenuity and spirit
of your class and of Engineer-
ing as a whole. For example,
good stunts include fiying a lOft
ba}loon bearing your class name
of}' the top of the Arts library,
pu Lting a car in the Dean's office,
or a new addition to the publish-
ing world, 2A Comp Eng's hilar- r""
ious Stoning Roll.
P**5 standings will be posted
after the results of Engineering
Weekend are tabulated. Reme-
ber to come on out, participate,
and have a fun term. And, hey,
thanks for coming out.
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SEPTEMBER 1986 IRON WARRIOR 5
Doing it with EASE
by Tom Lee J Engineering
Education Research Centre
WARNING: This article is Amorous Interface: Your fin-
blatant propaganda produced by
the Engineering Education Re-
search Centre. Its only purpose
is to say nice things about the
EERC and to pat the backs of
people who work there. Read
only as directed. Writing is
an art; text processing is not.
The greatest amount of effort
. should be directed towards cre-
ative thoughts rather than con-
trol sequences. So why should
one have to submit to the whims
of a word processor which has the
user interface of garlic and the
speed of a dead slug when cre-
ating a composition? This was
. one of the questions asked by
Mssr's Evan Graham and Paul
McKone of the Engineering Edu-
cation Centre (EERC)
that fateful day, April 14, 1985.
Evan and Paul are the au-
thors of EASE (Easily Adapt-
able Source Editor). EASE is
a text processor which runs on
DEC Rainbow 100's or IBM PC's
(coming soon to a WATSTAR
network near you). Because it is
a source editor (ie. designed for
inputing computer source code)
and not a word processor, it can-
not do all of the whiz bang, im-
press your girl(boy)friend, things
that word processors can do. It
can, however, do very elementary
word processing functions.
EASE has many nay,
glorious features. Here's just a
hint of the power that the user
commands when at the controls
of EASE. Scrolling: EASE's
scrolling speed is probably the
thing that caught my eye first.
How many of us have been abso-
, lutely pissed off about the slow
scrolling of that word proces-
sor which shall remain shameless
but has the initials WS? Well, if
you are part of this priviledged
group, EASE is for you. It's fast
- very fast (0 to 60 baud in 5
seconds flat). Take EASE out
for a test drive today and c.atch
the excitement. Mega Win-
dows: EASE's windows allow
you to edit up to eight (count
them, eight) files at the same
time. With EASE, you can write
the final report to your project
and a letter to each and every
one of the Brady kids as well as
Alice at the same time! User
gers melt and knees go weak
at the hands of EASE. Evan and
Paul are crafty devils - they have
a key for everything, and if there
isn't a key that does what you
want you can program up to -49
keys using any combination of
75 commands .. .! think rd bet-
ter go and take a cold shower .
HELP!: If you're like me, you
are very good at being incompe-
tent at times. With EASE's mas-
sive interactive help facility, in-
competence will be a thing of the
past. AND MUCH MUCH
MORE!!
The above is just a. hint of
what EASE has in store for
you. From personal experience,
EASE is one of the unsung heros
of WATgrown software and de-
serves a lot more r&ognition
(and use) that it has received. If
you would like more information,
contact the EERC (ext. 2522 or
rm. E2 l3l3)! You won't re--
gret it. But serious/v folks, the
refreshing alternative to conven-
tional word processing software.
The EERC will be glad to ar-
range a demonstration.
CAB
Calling all theatre enthusiasts!
The Creative Arts Board is pre-
senting Agatha Christie's The
Mou.9etrap in November. If you
would like to be a part of this
production, come)o auditions
September 30th and October 1st
between 7 pm and 11 pm in HH
180. Anyone interested in tech
should also show up to sign up.
See yoq there!
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by Steve Galanakis
Last term, some 600 tuition
lottery tickets were sold. This
was barely enough to cover the
costs of the prize. Why was the
draw less than an overwhelming
success as fund &iser? a-
sically because not enough peo-
ple knew about it. I don't think
we'll have that same problem
this term, thanks in part to our
slog.an.
But why are we doing this?
Well primarily because it's a
good cause. Big Sisters of
Kitchener- Waterloo will be the
recipients of the proceeds. They
supply elder siblings to children
who need "somebody" in their
lives. I can give you some ex-
amples that will have your eyes
watering, but I won't. We don't
want kids with big sisters to be
looked upon as problem children.
Now Big ' Sisters has an annual
budget of $130 000_ They have to
raise $60000 of that themselves.
They've already budgeted $1500
from this lottery. That means
that we have to sell 1300 tick-
ets to meet their goal. But we're
Waterloo Engineers, so our goal
is 1500 tickets.
Why should you help sell these
tickets? Let's start with En-
gineering's image, I mean do
YOll guys want to go around
telling girls that you're in Mod-
ern Dance for the rest of your
lives? Secondly there's P6 points
- exponential points at that. 800
points to he divided up amoung
the classes. No class is to receive
.,.
more than 300 points. That's a
hell of a lot considering that you
can usually win with 1000 points,
but then this is more important
than say, stealing a giant pink
tie. And finally there's the possi-
bility of pizzas or e c
that sells the most tickets. It '8
not final but we're working on it
and should know by the time you
read this.
Who should you sell to? Ev-
eryone! Sell to your profs, your
TA's, your Don's, your par-
ents, your dog, the nice couple
down the street, the aliens from
Cygnus Major. Buy a couple for
your class fund. Can you imag-
ine the party you can have with
$1000 bucks? So go out there
and sell like crazy people (espe-
cially all you Many of you
are in residence, so you have the
perfect opportunity to sell tickets
to your roommates and friends.
Why should you buy a ticket?
Because it's for a good cause, and
because the first prize is $1000
dollars (holy 1264 bottles of beer.
Batlush). Since the price of a
ticket is only $2, that yields a
rate of return of 50,000 percent.
The odds pretty good as well.
(I'd tell you what they are but I
think I faiJed that course ... or was
that my roommate?). Oh and
. one more reason... if you don't
buy a Big Sister's Tuition Lot-
tery Ticket, you'll be Located ...
and Terminated!!!
6 IRON WARRIOR SEPTEMBER 1986
POINT
On Liberal Arts
by Steve Pitkanen
What is the value of the Gen-
eral Studies program in Engi-
neering? To put the same ques-
. tion in broader terms, what is
the value of liberal learning in
an Engineering program? The
answers to these questions are
as varied as the individuals who
present them, so, there is no
point in reiterating often heard
idealisms. However, here are sev-
eral observations which do not
provide firm answers, but de-
serve some consideration.
It has been a frequent ob-
servation at this university that'
many Engineering students have
acquired a job-minded outlook
to their education. That is, en-
gineering study is regarded as
a training for future employ-
ment. The predominant attitude
is that a concentration on tech-
nical training will lead to greater
competence and marketability of
the engineering graduate.
However, an article in 'The
Globe and Mail' about six
months ago ranked various uni-
versity degrees in terms of how
desirable and valuable industry
finds students with specific de-
..
grees. Surprisingly, a General
Arts degree (B.A.) was ranked
third behind an M.B.A. and
an undergraduate engineering de-
gree. So, what does this mean to
engineering students? Firstly, it
means that engineering students
are more marketable than stu-
dents with general arts degrees.
The need for technically compe-
tent people has not dwindled, so,
the demand for engineering grad-
uates is high. But, why were the
desires for M.B.A. students and
B.A. students ranked numbers
one and three? These students
are hired predominantly for their
adaptability whereas engineering
students are, for the most part,
viewed as ' 'technicians' 'of some
sort.
There is an increasing per-
ception in industry that stu-
dents with a broad education
have superior management po-
tential than those studying a spe-
cific ang narrQ.w discipline such
as Engineering. The real differ-
ence is the exposure students re-
ceive external to their major dis-
cipline. Generally, students with
a B.A. degree are given much
more opportunity to be exposed
to many different viewpoints, at- ,
titudes and ideas. This exposure
fosters greater insight, adaptabil-
ity and the ability to be innova-
tive. Also, the ability to com-
municate effectively is enhanced
with a broader knowledge base
and an understanding of others.
Thus, those engineering students
whose ambitions lie in manage-
ment may find it hard to com-
pete in today's business world
without such exposure. Even
those whose aspirations lie in
technical design must be adapt-
able, innovative and aware of ex-
ternal influences on their designs. ,
The key benefit derived from
liberal learning is an insight into
factors in the external environ-
ment that may affect what you
are doing or what you are trying
to accomplish.
For example, an insight into
permanent job opportunities for
engineering students may-be pro-
vided with a basic understand-
ing of business. That is, is the
company in a growth stage? Is it
profitable? How is it performing
in industry? Is the department
Summer in a Hick Town
by Greg Dee
When the editors of Iron
Warrior were asking for an ar-
ticle on summer in a small hick
town, I suggested Calgary as an .
appropriate choice. If you've
never been to Calgary, you're
probably wondering how a city of
500 000 people could possibly be
a hick town. Well consider the
following points.
A sure sign of a hick town is a
dependence on one industry for
employment. One only has to
note the effect world oil prices
have on employment to realize
that Calgary qualifies. Another
sign of a hick town is a belief in
good old fashioned law and or-
ner or something which big city
people call o\rer-regimentation. I
still remember my first week in
Calgary. Just imagine what it's
like to feel like a criminal for
jay-walking. You get a certain
feeling at the back of your neck
when crowds of people waiting
for a green light glare at you as
you step out to cross the road
against the light because no cars
are coming. The way people
drive in Calgary, not jaywalk-
ing is a pretty good idea. Bike
riding in bermuda shorts can be
very dangerous when every sec-
ond red-neck decides he should
do some queer-bashing and run
you off the road.
Perhaps the most obvious of
Calgary's stereotypical hick town
characteristics is the pervasive
atmosphere of dullness surround-
ing day to day life. It's
that feeling you get when you
walk all alone down the de-
serted Eighth A venue Mall (main
street) at six o'clock on a Satur-
day evening. The visions of tum-
bleweeds blowing along bounc-
ing off boarded up office build-
ings stick in your mind. It's the
emptiness you feel scouring the
downtown core on a Sunday l,ln-
able to find an open restaurant.
It's the realization at the end of
your workterm that you haven't
missed a $2.50 Tuesday all sum-
mer.
The deadest giveaway that
Calgary is a hick town, however;
is the attitude of Calgarians.
Calgarians exhibit the most fa-
mous of all hick town character-
istics, a distinct distrust of out-
siders. Consider the reaction of
Calgarians when they found out
that some guy wanted to start
you will join a growth depart-
ment? These are all important
factors which may determine if
your decision is advantageous to
your career or career-limiting. It
would be disadvantageous for an
engineer to join the production
areas of a company like Proc-
ter and Gamble because it is
primarily a marketing-oriented
company. The greatest poten-
tial for advancement is not in the
production areas.
As a second 'example, a knowl-
edge of basic macroeconomics
would provide one with some in-
sight into the nature of Canada's
deficit and why Mr. Michael
Wilson would not cut back on
government spending in his fi-
nancial statement last week.
There are both personal and
professional benefits that may be
derived from a broad exposure
to ideas and information. In a
world where information, innova-
tion and adaptability are essen-
tial to remain competitive, a lib-
eral learning experience can only
be an advantage.
a -master race in an Aryan War-
rior Compound north of their
city. They were enraged; not so
much"at the concept of what he
was doing but more at the in-
trusion that would result. Fur-
ther enraging them was the ar-
rival of Meir Halevi of the Jewish
Defense League to protect them
from this menace. This was just
too much of an intrusion- at least
the guy starting the master race
was an Albertan.
Calgarians' distrust of out-
siders is best exemplified by
paranoia towards "Easterner!!,".
Calgarians are absolutely con-
vinced that every easterner is a
Liberal whose sole purpose in
life is exploitation of the West.
When questioned about my role
in all of this, I told them that
..
SEPTEMBER 1986 IRON WARRIOR 7
in ,Engineering
COUNTERPOINT
by Chris Tague
It has been suggested that the
value of the General Studies pro-
gram in Engineering is primar-
ily associated with the value of
liberal learning. The value of
liberal thinking is certainly ap-
parent. Open-minded, adapt-
able, creative thinking is obvi-
ously needed in this fast chang-
ing technological society. The
question arises, however, can lib-
eral thinking be taught? More
specifically, can it be taught
through a General Studies Pro-
gram?
One could conjecture that
Arts courses can teach liberal
thinking. Industry, for example,
ranks students of a general Arts
background third in terms of
how valuable industry finds stu-
dents with those degrees. Does
this mean that the Arts program
taught these desirable traits? An
alternative explanation may be
that the Arts program attracted
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and that I rarely even thought
about Western Canada. This
didn't seem to satisfy them.
During my stay in Calgary
someone told me of the ulti-
mate test to determine whet'her
a place is really a hick town:.
If you take a resident and offer
him his choice of either a BMW
or a pickup truck and he picks
the pickup truck, you just' know
without a doubt.
To all you Calgarians who are
thinking of imprinting a fine set
of pickup truck tracks on my
face, remember that this is all in
fun and I really enjoyed my four
month stay in your city.
those students who were already
leaning towards this mode of
thought. Those who enter En-
gineering, on the ' other hand,
are inherently those who are at-
tracted to a more technical style
of thought.
Suppose however that the Arts
program did increase the stu-
dents' worldly perspective. Does
it necessarily follow that a Gen-
eral Studies program in Engi-
neering will accomplish the same
thing? Consider the typical En-
gineering student. Their work-
load is a taxing, time-consuming
one. Time spent with non-
technical courses is often sacri-
ficed in favour of . the more em-
phasized technical ones. 'Do..
ing just enough to by' is
a common attltude with respect
to non-technical electives. It
is, therefore, questionable as to
whether or not a Gener al Stud-
ies program is the best m.ethod to
promote liberal thinking in Engi-
neering students. Furthermore,
there are alternatives.
Extra curricular activities, for
example, can inspire the motiva-
tion and consequently the learn-
ing that yet another course may
not . Joining a drama group
or reading simply for pleasure
can broaden one's perspective
in much the same way that
a: course in classical civiliza-
tion may. What about work-
terms? Most Co-op students are
involved in project work where
social interaction is key. Is
this exposure not as valuable as
reading Hamlet's second solilo-
quay? Speaking of group work,
are not some of the most im-
portant management, personal-
interaction skills taught through
undertaking stressful group
projects. Such projects, which
are common throughout most
Engineerjq disciplines, provide
students with a chance to acquire
these skills though practical ex-
perience.
One final point is that pro-
moting adaptability and an un-
derstanding of the non-technical
aspects of engineering problems
should be inherent in Engineer-
ing courses themselves. As
has been noted, these traits
are needed for many of the as-
pirations associated with Engi-
neers at this university. Con-
sequently, non-technical consid-
erations should be an integral
part of technical problem solving
courses. By developing courses
with this broader perspective in
mind, liberal thinking can be
promoted directly within Engi-
neering. A broad perspective
would then no longer be seen as a
characteristic to be learned from
Arts courses but as an integral
part of Engineer ing itself.
Summer in a Yup Town
by Sean McKinnon
When the author of the first
part of this point/counter point
article asked me to write a re-
sponse to his view of Calgary as
a small hick town, I suggested
that I write about North York
instead. North York is approx-
imately the same size as Cal-
gary and exhibits many of the
.same characteristics the first au-
thor mistakenly assumes are as-
sociated with hick towns. North
York is a huge thriving metropo-
lis lying just north of Toronto
(formerly called York, hence the
name North York). 'North York
is about as close to being a hick
town as Madonna is to being a
virgin. North York is the essence
of Yuppiedom. Consider the fol-
lowing points.
A sure sign of a Jlup-town is a .
dependence on one industry for
enjoyment. One only has to note
the effect world cocaine prices
have on the resident mentality
to verify that the town qualifies.
Another sign of a yup-town is
a belief in good old Fashionable
right and wrong. Imagine what
it's like to feel like a criminal for
wearing my fall fashions during
summer. (Nobody jay-walks in
North York, the odds of falling
into a construction zone pit make
this exercise too dangerous to at-
tempt.)
Perhaps the most obvious of
North York's Jlup-town charac-
teristics is the pervasive atmo-
sphere of dullness surrounding
day to day life. Yuppies, you
see, are basically boring people.
Yuppies live for $2.50 Tuesdays
at the Yonge-Eglinton Centre.
Yuppies love to go bowling, an
activity they enjoy as long as no
one sees them doing it. Yuppies
will buy alll!ost anything as long
as it comes with a remote control
because all yuppies subscribe to
the belief that "Whoever dies
with the most toys winsl"
The deadest giveaway that
North York is a yup-town, how-
ever, is the altitude of the build-
ings on Yonge Street. The en-
tire city is permanently under
construction and is run by a
mayor who is permanently un-
der a sun-lamp. Mayor Mel Last-
man is the perfect yuppie. He
lives on the Bridle Path (houses
there are bigger than Bucking-
ham Palace), he drives a BMW,
and lives half the year some-
where sunny. He even believes
that the Dome will still be built
in North York (anyone who has
passed through North York will
be familiar with the North York
- "city with a heart/Home of the
Dome" signs).
But the ultimate test to deter-
mine if North York is a yup-town
is when you ask a resident to
take his choice between a BMW
and a pickup truck and he picks
the pickup truck because he al-
ready owns a BMW, then you
just know without a doubt.
No apology to residents of
North York.
8 IRON WARRIOR SEPTEMBER 1986
. Frosh Week '86
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Steve bathes twice a year, whether he needs it or
not.
Daring! Flipping!
Tearing! Sipping!
Smashing! Ripping! Dashing! Gripping!
Hopping! Tripping!
Bopping! Dripping.
FROSH WEEK '86!
If you can't get a sheep ...
SEPTEMBER 1986 IRON WARRIOR
9
Frosh Week '86
36 ... 37 ... 38 ...
Dad! Can I borrow the car?
Dance 101 Diagnostic
Invert this 10 by 10 matrix. Use any method.
THE TOOL!!!
10 IRON WARRIOR SEPTEMBER 1986
Where to Read Newspapers
1) Enginews: Although not
currently being printed, it is rec-
ommended that anyone reading
old issues . do so at a great dis-
tance Carol Fletcher and
the Women's Center.
2) mathNEWS, Arts Lion:
It is of course commendable to
expand one's horizons by reading
literature from other cultures.
Might be dangerous reading in
POETS, though.
3) Engineering Newsletter:
This is best read during lectures.
Recommended subjects are any
Calculus or computer classes. A
special note: Do not fold into pa-
per airplanes and throw them in
the vicinity of Louis Bodnar.
4) Iron Warrior: This jour-
nalistic triumph should be read
slowly and completely so as not
to miss any of -the finer details.
Thus it is best to read the War-
rior outside of class. For those
reading the Warrior during lec-
tureS it is suggested that you
look up on occasion in order to
. give the professor the impression
you are listening.
5) Imprint: No comme!lt.
6) Gazette: Read only the
upcoming events section as the
remaining information is only
useful to secretaries and green
men.
7) Toronto Sun: A paper
that speaks for itself. Do not
read any articles (if you can find
any). Read only page six and the
comics. Pay special attention to
Bloom County.
8) Globe and Mail,
Toronto Star: Do not read
these in lectures as they tend
to get dismantled and the com-
ponents distributed around the
room by persons wishing to 'read
iust one article.'
DR. F. H. CALDWELL, C.C.F.P.,
formerly with the University of Waterloo
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How's it Goin' ...
Doin' Pretty
Good Myself
This great bastion of journal-
istic integrity has foolishly given
me the job of/ Humour Editor
{laugh here}. My specific in-
structions were to find people
and tell them "Hey you're a
funny guy... write an article for
Iron Warrior!" Given such a
complex set of instructions my
mind boggled. How did I get
into this mess. Oh yeah, I volun-
teered. Which brings me to my
point.
It is simple. I knQw that ev-
eryone out there has a sense of
humour. I also know that ev-
eryone has great ideas for funny
articles. I want you all to write
down your ideas and put them
in my box in the orifice. If you
don't wanL to write the article
you don't have to, just give me
the idea and I'll cajole someone
into writing it. I will tell you now
though. I will not accept any ma-
terial which promotes smut, filth,
racism, sexism, or is offensive or
insulting to others. Okay, you
have your instructions. Now get
back to work!
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Poetry Corner
by Steve Roach
We are all floating in
a vast ocean
Awaiting death
As the monster plucks
us ou t one by one
And eats us
My friend perished just
recently
I am hurt.
Has the creature no
mercy or remorse?
I am scared.
The cries of my peo-
ple are loud
SNAP! CRACKLE! POp!
Oh! How dreary js the
life of a Rice Krispie!
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SEPTEMBER 1986
IRON WARRIOR
11
Frolic in France for Credit
by Joe Sovran
If you're in Systems Design,
Electrical Engineering, or per-
haps even Computer Science
(I'm sure there are mathies
looking to the Iron Warrior
for their quality reading), how
would you like to spend a year
abroad, to work, study, and
enjoy the benefits of living as
a temporary citizen of another
country? How about the chance
to escape the dreary confines of
your classroom? Or the dull ,
rainy skies of Waterloo? How
does Paris sound as a change of
venue?
Well, to accomodate you,
there exists an exchange pro-
gram between U. of W. and
an engineering school in France.
It's located in the town of
Compiegne, about 100 km north
of Paris. It involves spending one
schoolterm, 3A or 3B, studying
at said school and one workterm
(the 4th or 5th) somewhere in
France, plus a generous amount
of time for travel and leisure
(unless you prefer not to relax).
Academically, what you get is
credit for the courses you take
in France - although you are re-
quired to make up the courses
you missed - and you suffer the
loss of one workterm. This loss
is no big cheese, though, since
you are only required to' com-
plete five to graduate. When you
come back from France, you re-
join your classmates and in effect
have not lost any time with re-
gards to yotH' studies.
Sound great? Well, it gets bet-
ter. Read on!
I'm in 4A ,Systems Design, and
returned from France in mid-
July, having been part of the sec-
ond wave of UW students to par-
ticipate in the exchange. Per-
haps you have read some of my
articles/letters printed in the IW
during the last term on campus
(If not, you didn't miss much -
ed.), and have anxiously awaited
my returning comments? Well...
they will astound you.
Maybe I'll start by clearing up
some of the romantic myths con-
cerning France and the French.
For example: on the beaches,
do women really go topless? Is
it true that you can drink al-
coholic beverages legally in pub-
lic and that very good wine can
cost as little as $2 a bottle?
Is the skiing in the Alps stu-
pendous? Is France chock full
of screaming socialists and com-
munistic red ready
to disembowel every American-
looking bystander that the ter-
rorists missed? The answers are:
yes, yes, yes, and of course, no.
France is a beautiful country
of varied landscapes. You'll find
fantastic beaches in the south
(the Riviera); Alpine foothills
and mountains along much of
the eastern borders and low
old mountains along the Span-
ish border; rocky cliffs, beaches,
low plains, and every other
type of coastline on the Atlantic
seaboard; flatlands and rolling
hills in the north; and an old vol-
. . '
came mountam range called the
"Massif Central" which consiti-
tutes much of the central area
of the country. Of course, this
is only a very rough description
of France, but the point is that
there is much to see and expe-
rience. Also, the cities - Paris ,
Ly'on, Bordeaux, Nice, Marseille,
Toulouse, etc. - each have a
character of their own, are rich
in history, and offer something
unique to try. For example,
Lyon is known for its gourmet
food; Bordeaux for its fine winesi
St. Tropez for its pleasure port
and prestigious resorts; and of
course, Paris is known for bomb
attacks.
To top it all off, the French
love Canadians. Of course, you
will probably have to explain
that you're not French Canadian
(unless you are, in which case
they will only love you more),
and that Canada is bilingual,
and that Quebec is not a coun-
tryon its own, nor does it take
up most of Canada, and so on.
During my workterm, I found my
colleagues very helpful in mak-
ing me feel welcome. Before the
middle of the term, I was play-
ing squash with my boss, jog-
ging with a bunch of co-workers,
and planning office social en-
gagements, just like any work-
term in where people are
friendly. In fact the French are a
very proud people and are thus
very happy to introduce you to
their own culture.
Personally, I feel that
I gained many rewarding experi-
ences from my stay. Not the least
of which results in my speaking
the language fluently. N'avez-
vous pas de pitie pour les pau-
vres qui ne peuvent pas compren-
dre ce que vous lisez actuelle-
ment? Peut-etre ne Ie savent-
its pas, mam ils doivent etre cul-
turises, n 'etes-vous pas d 'accord 7
Learning something about the
French and their culture was
very enriching and opened my I
eyes to the people and their point
of view. Issues aren't always
viewed from the same perspec-
tive in Europe, due to their cul-
ture with their traditions and
values, and also due to geograph-
ical, economic and other factors.
To conclude, perhaps men-
tion should be made of the uni-
versity and the academic as-
pect of this exchange. Depend-
ing on the courses chosen, one
may find the workload heavier
or lighter than at UW, but in
general the quality of the edu-
cation equals that found here in
Ontario. The system of study
is different - there are no assign-
ments t o hand in, but exams can '
be somewhat bizarre ,- and this
requires some adaptation. The
school in is strictly
for engineering studE-nts and f'n-
rols about 1500 undergraduate
students per year. Imagine our
Faculty of Engineering as an au-
tonomous unit, a little smaller
than present size, offering gen-
eral studies courses, the co-op
system and the normal services
of an independent university, and
voila, !'Universite de Technologie
de Compiegne. There's probably
only one thing really unbeliev-
able but true, the place:
it rains even more in Compiegne
than in Waterloo! But then ,
you can always go to Majorca for
some sun during the week-long
Easter Break. Adios.
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12 IRON WARRIOR
Encouraging
Creativity
by Brian Hamilton
This announcement is for
those who have an interest in and
an appreciation for the creative
arts - music, painting, theatre,
sculpture, and dance, to name a
few.
The Creative Arts Board (CAB)
is a group of students from every
faculty across campus who work
to the creative arts at
the University of Waterloo. Ev-
ery discipline - engineering as
much as fine arts, for example -
- involves the use of creativity.
Part of the goal of CAB is to fa-
cilitate co-operation between dif-
ferent groups on campus to al-
low as many people as possible
to participate in creative endeav-
ors. This offers a chance to put
aside tedious assignments, meet
new people and learn about ex-
pressing oneself through the arts.
Previous experience is not at all
necessary.
The fall play put on by CAB
is Agatha Christie's The Mouse-
trap, and as mentioned elsewhere
in this Iron Warrior issue,
places are open for actors as well
as technical and production help.
This is a fabulous opportunity to
get involved and have the time of
your life.
CAB organizes work-
shops where anyone can come
and actively participate in acre-
Will we get
any bear Dad?
Sure Son,
Sandford
Fleming always
.
...
gets the done.
For more information about the
Foundation or any of its programmes,
please contact:
The Sandford Fleming Foundation,
Room CPH-4332
Telephone Extension 4008
ative project. For example, any-
one who wants a chance to un-
derstand, learn or create art
can drop by the Campus Centre
on November 25, where Toronto
artist Rick Potruff will be offer-
ing hands-on experience in draw-
ing. A workshop dealing with ex-
perimental environmental sculp-
ture will begin on Friday Octo-
ber 31 . with a slide presentation
Take a look
at all the
SF
happenings.
Eat your
heart out
SEPTEMBER 1986
and talk by artist Ron Bandor.
This will then be followed by free
hands-on experience supervised
by Ron on the Saturday and Sun-
day.
CAB is also for those who en-
joy live performances or art dis-
plays. On October 9 an excel-
value has been set up which
allows students to see a Strat-
ford play, Henry VIII, from the
best seats in the house, for $15.00
including transportation. The
price includes admission to the
Drama department's fall produc-
tion and one dollar off admission
to The Mousetrap.
There is so much to be taken
advantage of, and further events
will continue to be announced.
Society has a CAB
representative, so if you have any
ideas about a creative project in-
volving the Engineering faculty
co-operating with others, leave a
note in the Iron Warrior box in
the Orifice.
Emergency
Loan Funds
Sandford
Educational
Press
Medals
Teaching
Assistantship
Awards
Work Term Report
Awards
Industrial
Visitors Programme
Photo - 1872 Fleming
Party which 'explored the
CPR route from the
Atlantic to the Pacific -
from left to right: Frank
Fleming, Sandford
Fleming, George Grant
(Principal ot Queen's
University) and Dr. Moren
(agricultural specialist).
P.S. Grant had no right
hand; that's why his hat's
off,
SEPTEMBER 1986
IRON WARRIOR
13
Games with Wortis
by James V. Abraham
English is an astounding lan-
guage. The complexities devel-
oped from 26 letters has made
it one of the most difficult lan-
guages to learn. My own na-
tive tongue has somewhere in
the order of 56 letters, a near
infinite number of combinations
and is still easier to understand.
Over the years of use, english
has developed its own idiosyncra-
cies. With 26 letters for exam-
ple, there are 7,893,600 different
possibilities for five-letter words.
That's only the five-letter words
and most of the ones in that list
are nonsensical. Consider a sub-
set of the 26 letters. A sim-
ple re-arrangement of the sub-
set will give different words with
different definitions. For exam-
ple: (a) Aeroplane maneuvres-
LOOPS, (b) One-masted ves-
sel - SLOOP, (c) Small ponds
of water - POOLS, (d) A cylin-
der for thread - SPOOL. The
trick is to use the same letters,
I
the same number of times with
different arrangements. Try your
luck with the definitions below.
Find a word that matches one
definition and re-arrange it to
find words for the others. Oh,
by the way, they are not all five-
letter words.
World News Briefs
Miami Vice Cancelled
Don Johnson is reported to
be "somewhat upset" about the
news that Miami Vice will be
cancelled next season. The net-
work's decision comes after it
was revealed that Miami is no
longer the drug trafficking cap-
ital of North America. Drug
-smugglers have discovered that
the man coves and' lets 0
Nova Scotia's coastline are even
more inviting than Florida's keys
and everglades.
The network foresees a new se-
ries for next season, tentatively
called Scotia Vice, based in Hal-
ifax. Gone will be the Art
Deco sets, the bright colours, the
high fashion, and the fast-paced
rock music. The new vision is
for a tough new group of drug
enforcers, working always in a
fog, and sporting sou 'westers and
other classic sea wear. A ma-
jor feature of the new series will
be the emphasis on folk music,
including Highfand pipes. Po-
tential stars for the series in-
clude John Crosbie and Pre-
mier Richard Hatfield of New
Brunswick, and the speedboats
are likely to be replaced by dories
and long liners.
Although Johnson was a little
annoyed by news of the cancella-
tion, he appeared to be adjust-
ing. When asked about his plans
for the future, he said "Well, I've
had so much success as an actor,
and now as a rock singer, that
I've decided it's time to try some-
thing different. I'm practising
every day, so I can be ready for
my debut next fall with the Rus-
sian National Ballet. My agent
is negotiating a contract right
now."
Liquor Ads May Shovy
Celebrities
The Canadian Radio-
Television and Telecommunica-
tions Commission (CRTC) has
announced that celebrities will
now be allowed to appear in
commercials for beer, wine, and
cidet, as long as t hey are not any-
116 - -18 hkeJy to:: a
minors." CRTC
officials are proud of the liber-
alism demonstrated by the new
policy, but refused to be more
specific about which celebrities
would be allowed. "Obviously,
only celebrities that young per-
sons would not want to be like
can be considered." Agents from
major liquor companies have re-
portedly been in touch with Pon-
tius Pilate, Ronald Reagan, and
Harold Ballard.
Iran - Iraq Conflict Heats Up
Both Iran and Iraq are claim-
ing major victories in new offen-
sives in the seven year war. Iran
has claimed that it has killed 2.5

million Iraqi soldiers, wounded
5.6 million, with only two Iranian
casualties. Iran claims that its
offensive has left it in sole posses-
sion of the strategic "Height 203"
across the border from Mehran.
The Iraqi News Agency, on
the. other hand, claims to have
killed a third of all Iranians, and
wounded the other two thirds,
while suffering no casualties, and
to have taken the capital of
Iran, ' tehran. President Sad-
dam Hussein of Iraq was quoted
as saying "Victory will soon be
ours," which he last said in
1981.
1. a) Peril; hazard
b) Vegetable plot c) Male goose
d) Moved within lil'!lits
2. a) A tufted ornament
b) Grows rancid c) Purloins d)
Small blackboards
3. a) An expression of sorrow
b) Fireplace ledge c) A long cloak
d) Pertaining to the mind
4. a) Took an oath b) A
planter c) Those in debt d) Bad;
ill (comparative)
5. a) Animal's den b) Metal
track c) Prevaricator d) Seed
covering
6. a) Vipers b) Totals again c)
Fears greatly d) More sorrowful
7. a) Football tosser b)
Not dense; scattered c) Long-
shafted weapon d) Bowling term
(plural)
8. a) Kind of cheese b) Woman
(slang) c) A meadow d) Manu-
factured
9. a) More pliant b) Wooded
area c) Cherish; care for d) Tal- #
ent; strong point (plural)
10. a) Fail to keep b) Part of
a shoe c) Kind of gin drink d)
Name of a lion (plural)
Look for the answers in the
next issue. As a parting com-
ment - on gaining indepen-
dence, Jawahartal Nehru, the
first Prime Minister of India,
said, "Within a decade, english
will be a dead language in India."
Yet, his grandson, Rajiv Gandhi,
the present P.M. delivered his in-
augural address in english. En-
joy.
But Seriously Folks ...
ONE OF MURPHY'S LAWS
ON COMPUTING
"The easiest computers to use
are those you DON'T have to.
TWO OF MURPHY'S LAWS
ON COMMITTEES

" . com l tee ,ja a; group
people doing the work of one per-
son.
"If an hour has been spent
THE GREAT
TEACHER THEORY
"One day a teacher named
Murphy wanted to demonstrate
the law of probability to his math
class. He had thirty of his stu-
dents spread peanut bu tter on
slices of bread, then toss the
NIXON'S PRINCIPLE .
"If two wrongs don't make a
right, try three.
(Lawrence J . Peter)
feeting a sentence, a committee
will decide to delete the para-
graph.
"If it weren't for the last
minute nothing would ever get
done.
bread into the air to se if half
would fall on the dry ai and
half on th butt.ered side. As
it turned out, tw nty-nine slices
landed peanut-butter side on th
floor, while the thirtieth sHc
stuck to the ceiling.
Mark Twain: Reports of my Death are Greatly exaggerated.
Woody Allen: I'm not afraid 0/ death, I just don't want to be
there when it happens.
SAVl VAlUABl( TIMt
LJROP OFF YOuR LAUNDRY
WI' wIll lUIS"" .DR' .. _ fOLD
Si\q: \\. '0 AT O{ II Sl'11.I) Q{ ' Lt::-; (,OIN I,AIJNDH (Wlllell
" 'OHl'. TIIA:-< S'J'Ai'lf)AlW ' " \1> . COMPAHt')
14 IRON WARRIOR SEPTEMBER 1986
Cooking Corner
by Sue Dunckley
As this. is the first recipe col-
umn in a series of who knows
how many, I decided it should be
something that I loved as a stu-
dent (oh so many years ago!). Al-
though I appreciate the student
dilemma of not always having all
the ingredients, you'll find that
many of the recipes listed below
use ingredients which can also
be used for mixed drinks, so it's
well worth the purchase. Oth-
ers that are listed are ones that
people use frequently (I do), so it
shouldn't be a wasted purchase.
This edition's menu is as follows:
Hot & Spicy Wings
Garlic/Cheese Potatoes
Celery & Dip
Cold Beer (Yah! - Typist)
The following is the general
procedure for a successful dinner
using the above menu:
Step 1 Put the beer in the
frid e.
Step 2 Clean the celery and
make the dip.
Step 3 Put the potatoes in the
oven.
Step 4 Mix up the wing good-
ies.
Step 5 Finish potatoes.
Step 6 Serve and enjoy!
Blue Cheese Dressing for
Celery &. Dip
2 oz blue cheese, crumbled
cup mayonnaise
sour cream
beat until smooth and chill
Garlic/Cheese Potatoes '
2 potatoes
cut potatoes in half when
cooked
scoop out guts & put in bowl
generously oil skins and put
under broiler.
add to potato guts,
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp sour cream
Ib cheddar cheese
1 tsp garlic powder
mix ingredients and put in
skins once they are crunchy.
put back under broiler for 2
minutes.
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K-W AREA'S #1 JEAN OUTLET
JEANS "R" US
MENS .
DESIGNER JE"NS

MENS
LEVIS JEANS
Hot &. Spicy Wings
2! Ibs wings (separated)
! cup butter
4 tbsp DiJon mustard
1 large garlic clove (or pow-
der)
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp Taba.sco sauce
! cup dry bread crumbs
(very dry toasts crumbled)
In a large frying pan,
melt butter
stir in mustard, garlic, lime,
Tabasco
add wings
fry until nicely browned
(20-25 mins)
reduce neat
sprinkle with bread crumbs
toss well
serve!!

And For Dessert
by Dick Dey
I assume that my proven culi-
nary expertise (or lack of) is
the reason I have been given the
difficult assignment of shedding
some light on the art of mak-
ing popcorn. I'm sure most frosh
who are living off campus and
who haven't had the pleasure of
cooking for themselves before are
finding its not quite as easy as
Mom made it look.
Well popcorn, as I discovered
in first year, can be a great sub-
stitute. One of the benefits of
this fine dish is that almost any-
body can at least prepare a rea-
.sonable serving of popcorn. As
with any other exquisite cuisine,
there are several variables which
can be optimized (a little engi-
neering talk) to enhance the end
result.
Popcorn popping has not been
left out of the surge of high-
tech advancements either. While
these have decreased preparation
time considerably and improved,
the chances of success for even an
uneducated frosh, they have not
necessarily improved the taste of
the final product.
Another very notable quality
for you weight watchers the as-
tonishingly low number of calo-
ries per serving. So if you're
looking to lose a little weight, a
nice big bowl of popcorn, a glass
of milk and probably a few vita-
min pills should give you a good
healthy diet (for a student). It
also serves to provide your quota
of roughage without consuming
that gross tasting bran stuff.
Without revealing all of my se-
crets, I will attempt to pass along
some tips from my vast experi-
ence that will all but guarantee
a delightful meal. The two ma-
jor areas that affect the quality
of the popcorn produced are the
type of popcorn and the method
of preparation. .
Everyone has heard the won-
derful claims of Orville Reden-
backer '8 Gourmet Popping Corn,
bu t I'm sure very few realize
that the claims are actually true!
Of course it costs more than no
name popping corn and there are
those economists who would ar-
gue that paying four times the
price for 25 % more popped ker-
nels is not worth it. In fine cook-
ing circles, however, it is real-
ized that there is much more in-
volved than quantity of kernels
popped. It is often compared to
the argument of paying more for
a fine French wine when you get
the same volume in a Canadian
bottle. Like any other intensely
competitive market, there are a
wide variety of brands at various
prices, but you get what you pay
for.
As for methods, cooking with
oil in a pot over a: burner of-
ten overcooks some, hot air pop-
pers can often leave the pop-
corn a little dry and some of the
cheaper electric poppers using oil
leave the popcorn quite soggy.
My personal favorite is a good
electric popper using oil with a
separate batch of melted butter
poured over the popcorn after-
wards.
Some added tips are to refrig-
erate, freeze or soak the kernels
in water before using them, and
to keep all popping equipment
(or at least have noth-
ing growing from it). Also, try
mixing popcorn with cheese mix
from kraft dinner for that natu-
ral cheese taste or dip it in hot
caramel for caramel corn. A
word of though; do not
try cooking popcorn in beer, it
tastes even worse than beer on
cereal .( trust me).
Well that'8 aJl from the
gourmet cooking corner today
and may all your popcorn pop
more gooder than before.
SEPTEMBER 1986 IRON WARRIOR
15
With a Little Help
From Our Friends
by Tom Lee
Iron Warrior Staff
Ingredients:
UNIX, Ji.TEjX, MS-DOS,
Mac Write, EASE, Tp;X, MS-
KERMIT, WATSTAR, Ether-
net (may include, Sytek, VAX
11/785, p, VAX II, LN03), Word-
star, human intelligence, Rain-
bow 100 ... _
What are the key ingredients
of a successful paper? Although
the human input is crucial, we at
the Iron Warrior believe that
engineers also want a paper that
not only reads good, but also
looks good ... and hence is good.
The editors and staff of the
Iron Warrior are constantly
looking for ways to cut the cost
and more importantly, time, in
production. For those of ' you
who were here last school term,
you may remember that the Iron
Warrior was typeset with Ap-
ple Maclntoshes and Laserwrit-
ers (in the e t. 0 c 01
ough the ease of use and ver-
-
satility of the system was un-
surpassed, the inaccessibility of
these machines within engineer-
ing made it very difficult to fully
exploit these advantages.
This term, the fearless moguls
of the Iron Warrior are again
risking life, limb and face to
advance the state of journal-
ism technology at the Univer-
sity of Waterloo. Our cur-
rent method centres around a
network of Digital Equipment
Corp. (DEC) hardware, namely
a VAX 11/785 (commonly re-
ferred to as WATALE) and a
LN03 laser printer; and I;\TEjX-
typesetting software written by
Donald Knuth and Leslie Lam-
port. The above hardware which
are connected by an ethernet
are also connected to other net-
works on campus (such as WAT-
STAR@1302 and CMS) by a net-
work called Sytek. 'This means
that a person can type a file
on any of the major networks
on campus and then pipe it to
WATALE (for MS/PC-DOS ma-
chines, this is done via a program
called MS-KERMIT) where the
files can be m s s ~ g e d and finally
printed on the laser printer.
The whole process' may sound
very complicated. This is prob-
ably because it sort of is. BUT,
you, the hard working, ' "ain't got
no time on my hands" engineers
need not worry about the tech-
nical aspects. You can still sub-
mit articles on paper, but a more
efficient and intellectually stimu-
lating (I'm sorry, its very early
in the morning) thing to do is
to type it on your WATSTAR
account (everybody has one) us-
. ing PC- Write or any other text
processor with non-document or
ASCII format (see the article on
EASE in this issue), submit a
printed copy of the article with
n hen he
editors will get in touch with you
and arrange a way to get a copy
of your file to typeset. If you feel
really adventurous, you can sub-
mit your article on a PC compat-
ible floppy diskette (either down-
l<?aded from WATSTAR@ELI08
or WATSTAR@1308, or from a
separate PC.
So far, the results seem very
positive. Now, we are able to do
everything but actually print the
paper with the resources within
engineering. We are also (hope-
fully) making the Warrior ac-
cessible to more people and re-
ducing the cost and the effort of
producing it significantly.
Speaking of people, I'd like to
thank the following people for
their support: Dr. Barry Wills
and staff of the Engineering Edu-
cation Research Centre, all those
who helped type and last, but
certainly not least, Mgpjelffpiy
Vermeulen - UNIX god at large.
CO-OP NEWS
Co-op Engineering, Science
and Environmental Studies stu-
dents seeking employment for
the Winter 1987 work term are
reminded that they must sub-
mit their resumes to the Recep-
tion Desk on the first floor of
Needles Hall no later than 4:30
pm on Monday, September 29th.
If you bring your resumes af-
ter the deadline they will not
be accepted so the employes to
whom you apply through both
the Want Ads and late post-
ings will receive only your Co-
operative Student Record and
your most recent Grade Report
but not your resume.
Students are reminded that
once they have submitted their
Job Application form and have
applied to late postings, they
have committed themselves to
. attend all interviews granted to
them and subsequently to accept
any job they are matched with as
a result of those interviews.
The next meeting of the Co-
is '1 will
be held on Tuesday, September
30th at 4:30 pm in Needles Hall,
Room 1029. The meetings of the
Co-op S.A.C. are open to all co-
op' students intere ted in voicing
their concems and offering th ir
advice to the Department of Co-
operative Education and Career
Services. The S.A.C. is not a
grievance bureau but rather an
advisory committee acting as the
formal liason between the stu-
dents and the Department.
Employer interviews will begin
on Thursday, October 23rd and
continue until Friday, November
14th. Please check the schedules
posted on the first floor bulletin
boards in Needles Hall. Also,
please remember to initial be-
side your name should it appear
on any Last Minu te Information
schedules.
Job Ranking forms can be
picked up by students present-
ing their LD. cards to the Re-
ceptionist in Needles Hall after
11:00 am on Thursday, Novem-
ber 13th. Completed Job Rank-
ing forms are to be returned to
the Reception Desk by 4:30 pm
on Friday, November 14th.
Employer interview results
will be posted on the first floor
bulletin boards in Needles Hall
on Monday, November 24th. Ac-
ceptance of Employment Inter-
views will commence on Tuesday,
November 25th. Unplaced stu-
dents will be scheduled for an
individual interview with a co-
ordinator only if they attend the
general meeting for unplaced stu-
dents the specifics of which will
be posted on Monday, November
24th. Un placed students who
do not attend one of the general
meetings will be placed "On Own
- Self Imposed."
Important Dates for co-op En-
gineering, Science and Environ-
mental Studies students:
Want Ads and
Job Application forms
J J :00 am Friday, Octob r
3 Reception D ak, Ne dIes
Hall
Completed Job
Application forms
NO LATER than 4:30 pm,
Monday, October 6 Recep-
tionist, Needles Hall
Late Job Postings
October 7 First Floor bul-
letin boards, Needles Hall
16 IRON WARRIOR
Whats missing from this picture?
Dear Engineers:
K-W's most respected name in IBM
compatible hardware (waitronics, i.e.) is
pffering UW students true 80286 based
power at a price that you could
not previously dream of. A price so shame-
fully low that no sensible engineers (upon
completion of your UW degree) would pos-
sibly resist.
For a stinking $1699 of your hard earned
work term money you can get a box that _
runs 4 to 8 times faster than an IBM PC jXT,
a box that runs up to 66% faster than
an IBM PCj AT. A box that is truly IBM
compatible.
Never before can you buy so much com-
puting power for so little money. Never
before have we offered such huge discounts
on our products.
At this price you've got to be out of
your mind if you still want to buy a PCjXT
or compatibles. *
waitronics
SEPTEMBER 1986
K- W's most repected name in IBM compatible hardware
Here's what you get for $1699
80286 CPU 6j8 MHz
512K RAM
1.2 meg high density drive
220W power supply
AT style keyboard & case
Full 1 year warranty on parts and
labour
* Just in case you insist on buying a
PCjXT compatible, we are running a stu-
dent special on our XTs.
i , M ,'s.
258 King St. N., Waterloo
Sincerely,
Phil Wai
Director of Marketing