Monday, July 24, 1995 The Magazine of the University of Waferloo Engineering Society Volume #5 Issue #4

The Special Death Metal and Body PierClngs" Issue

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As you mayor may not already be aware, we as engi-
npp'-lno-students have suffered what may well prove to
a near-fatal blow these past few weeks.
A chapter in the book of ''highly ridiculous and out-
frosh initiation tec1miques" has come to a tragi-
sudden end. What is generally regarded as OUI
heathenous claim to fame ... illthier than illthy,
fouler than foul, more mud than pit: OUR BELOVED
MUDDY PIT AT THE END OF OUR BELOVED
MUDDY RAINBOW .. . has been given the unholy AXE
by OUI beloved dean!
Gone forever, it seems, are the fa,miliar cries of, "0
I WVE thee!" and "Give me MUD or give me
from exceedingly fragrant and funky frosh.
When I first heard that the pit 0' mud was on the
rhr',.,.,....,i ... ,. block, I was mortified.
For a day and a week, life seemed bland, mundane. I
bother to use Bounce in my laundry. For the first
I seemed satisfied with droopy, lifeless, l1ormal-
towels and linens. No longer did I chop up
bananas and strawberries to put in my shreddies
the morning. Breakfasts consisted mostly of dry,
toast... no jam. My pancakes no longer rose like
used to and the flowers just didn't flower any-
at times, be intimidated during the actual trek
the tub of earthy slime. Now, It is a mystery to
what exactly is so intimidating about being half
stripped, sprayed with dye, ordered around by
and made to roll around in a tub of wretch. I
personallY had a grand 01' time. What better icebreaker
is there than, "Hi, I happened to notice that you look
like you just took a bath in cow pies, pleased to meet
you. .. " Something about swimming in mud appealed
to me. GO figure.
However, the point has been raised that some partici-
pants in this ritual have been known to have a less than
orgasmic experience, perhaps because they felt uncom-
fortable getting a little messy with strangers. Out of con-
cern for these people was borne the following proposal:
make it mandatory for all frosh to complete the mud
crawl WITH THEIR PARENTS AND CLOSE RELA-
TIONS.
I think there is more than room for at least one family
event in frosh week .. and what better event than the
MUDPID??
"Bring your brothers, sisters ... " the welcome brochure
should read. We could have mummies and dad.dies
from across the country wading and stumbling proudly
through our trough of sloppy wet manure.
Even grandparents could get in on the fun. Hell, with
a little extra work we could have a special mud tub for
the aged with a hand rail down the centre for extra safe-
ty, ease and comfort. I can see droves of overexcited
senior citizens, caked in cow mud, cheering wildly as
their grandchildren crawl through our gushing river of
foul brown slime.
Family pets and the mud pit... why not? This time,
Rover the dog need not be left in an empty house while
mom. dad, and the kids take off for a fun-filled week-
end in the oountry.
Not only that, we could make the mud pit fully
wheel-chair accessible and have a tuck shop and sou-
venir stand at the end that sells post cards, "FAMILY
FUN Mud Parade" mugs, bumper stickers that read
liMy family and I crawled through a river of slime",
and other such fun memorabilia.
IDEA # 2: TUTIlON-PAYMENT DUNG-DIVE
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andUWSHOP
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South Campus Hall
Ext. 3914
uwshop@bg1 .uwaterloo.ca
Every student has gone through the agony of stand-
ing in long tedious, tuition-payment lines during frosh
week I see a great amount of good possibly coming out
of a maniage between the two activities: fee payment,
and dung diving.
Instead of having the mud pit set up outside Engi-
neering Lecture, one could easily be set up inside the
PAC. I'm SUIe the people who organize fee-payment
would jump at the idea. A larger pit. Massive. Full of
mud. Right in the middle of the gym. And while people
waited in line Ix:> pay fees, they could take the odd dip or
two in the steaming pot of brown um-goula-goula. Can
you think of anything more refreshing?
To keep people interested, Mud-Pit party games
could be organized. Like "Mud-Pit Bobbing for
.Apples" or "Who Can get the Most Mud From the
Mud Pit Down the Other Person's Liederhosen
Even the sta(hired to work that day I'm sure would
appreciate having a:frtle mudbath at their place of work,
so after a few hours of issuing fee-payment slips, Fred
and Wilma oould go for a slip n' slide in the old dung
dish. It really all boils down to happiness in the work-
place. I think most people would agree that the inclu-
sion of a large mud-pit in the fee-payment process
would make things a lot quicker, easier and fun for all
involved.
So you see, there is more than one way that the Mud-
Pit can be successfully and safely incorporated as a per-
manent part of university life. Who knows what lies
ahead as we enter the 21st centuty? Mud-Pit interviews
at Needles Hall? An extension to the new Student Life
Centre to house the world's first-Ver indoor mudpit?
We could even rent it out on balmy summer aftemoons
for wedding parties and funeral receptions. Hopefully
with these ideas, the dean will realize how fond we are
of the mudpit, and will decide to implement or all
of the things I have suggested..
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July 24,1995
In This Issue:
Computerized Aids as Teaching Aids .6
Modernization rears its Ugly Head.
Canada's National Pastime ..."... 7
They are out to get you.
My Father and I ,................../
LeiJa's Latest.
The Apocalypse Also Rises . , . , , , , . , . 9
Mario 's Predictions of Gloom and Doom.
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DearlW
In response to Use Panchmatia's editorial on baring
female breasts in public (July 4th issue) -the only thing
you ronvinced me of is that you are incredibly opinionat-
ed (which most people are) and ignorant. There ARE
fundamental differences between men and women and
if you don't realize this your problem runs much deeper.
You cannot rompare these sexual distinctions with
racism. Making "black people sit at the back of a bus",
while morally wrong, cannot be likened to requiring a
woman to keep her shirt on.
Where to start. Rrst of all, I do not intend to make
any effort to formally justify why breasts need to be
covered in public. I will state my opinion, just as
you have attempted to convey nonsense
through somewhat adequate writing
abilities. In the end, your poetry is
ludicrous.
"Breasts are not inherently
provocative ... " Your psychological
. "references" are baloney and, I
maintain, contrived. Really? then
Baywatch should have flopped (ha! hal)
long ago. Even in Europe, where sexuality is
less of a social taboo (which you claim it is in this
hemisphere), there are designated areas -beaches-
for those who choose to go topless or bare all. You'll
find nudist camps here in North America too, if you feel
you need to bob your boobs. They realize that going
buff is not for everyone and are therefore fairly secluded,
but are available for those who want the choice -you
know, like the classy d u ~ video establishments.
Your "article" also radiated an attitude about it, e ~
centred and egotistical one to be more precise. If you
chose to flash your flesh in my face in public (or private),
you'd better believe I'd have a problem with it. But, no, it
wouldn't be MY problem as you so arrogantly put it, the
wond does not revolve around you. Bras were invented
f04" a reason- support. I myself find that it does not feel
comfortable for my breasts to bounce around freely.
There are bikini tops thatwould air you out adequately if
you felt it was just"too hot outside. You are against the
law that requires women to keep their shirts on just to
oppose it. You have an inherent problem with conform-
ing to a law that excludes men, n'est pas? Your blurb
about the freedom and rights of women is nauseating.
Do you actually feel repressed? What a cruel wor1d
when society won't let you reign freely. What then
should stop a man from exposing his penis in public?
After all, it is HIS body and it does get pretty hot in the
summer. By your standards, that would put penises
where they belong - normal, commonplace and
acceptable features. As you claim, exposing '10rbidden"
body parts makes them less mysterious and hence less
provocative. Soon we would be living in euphoria where
everyone is au natural, and we would all love and
respect one another and live happily ever after.
By the way, just because certain body parts are
Uustifiably) clothed from public view, how does that
qualify them as '10rbidden"?
What you don't realize is that you do have a choice,
just take that choice and join with others who share it -
somewhere private. You don't seem to like to be told
what to do, but you have no problem imposing your
views (boobs) on the rest of society. I, as a woman,
agree with and respect the "law" you have come to
loathe. Save your nipples for the shower - the sun
would destroy them anyway.
Lora Vennettllli
DearlW
I would like to strongly support Use Panchmatia and
her position on 1he deplorable fav.Is that don't allow
women the freedom to be topless in public. Use made
three main arguments 1I1at stated the following:
1) The law is unsound and unjust
2) Society will be just as "wholesome" as it is today,
if not more so
3) The "gut feeling" that women should have their
torso clotned is without justification and outdated
Without stating all of her arguments and repeating her
whole article, I would like to reit.erate the first concern
of Use and then provide some comments of my
own.
Regarding the law tnat doesn't allow this
freedom, Use stated that the law is
unsound and unjust for several
reasons. Here is a quote from her
editorial:
"The judge at Gwen Jacob's (a
woman that was arrested for going
topless in public) trial stated "the essence
of the matter here is that anyone who thinks
that male and female breasts are tne same thing
is not living in the real world". The judge is identify-
ing that there is a difference between ALL men's
breasts and ALL women's breasts. However, it can be
shown that on an individual basis, this physical differ-
ence does not necessarily exist. There are fully grown
women who are as flat chested as a 10 year old boy, yet
they are required by law to be covered, while certain fat,
older males with flabby, sagging breasts are permitted to
go topless. The fact that a concrete physical difference
does not exist shows tnat it is not breasts that are being
covered, but WOMEN who are being covered ..... This is
appalling as telling a black person tnat they must ride at
the back of the bus ... because they have a different color
of skin"
Use also makes strong
and convindng arguments
for her other points, and I
would suggest to those
readers that haven't read
the article, to get an old
IW, or check on-line .... (in
the VJII'ffl, goto Student
and other groups,
Engineering Society, Eng
Soc A, IW)
and vise versa But that's not the point really, is it? The
point is 1I1at there exists a societal rule that women. must
wear dothes because they are women, not because
womens' breasts are different in any way that there is a
NEED for women to cover themselves ... but because
they are women.
Allow me to give you an example of a unfair situation:
A rule could be made that men must cover there chests
because there is hair on them. Women don't have hair
on their chests, and hair is a sign of sexuality, thus, a rule
could be made to have MEN rover up THEIR chests. Is
there really a reason for it? Yes. It is a reason that would
ever have a chance of beCX>ming a LAW in our society
today? NO, not a chance. Most people today would say
that that is a stupid idea ... yet, a reversed situation exists
for women today.
Some people say that bare breasts (on a woman) is
immoral. I have heard this argument from some of my
own family. I will say this: convictions rooted in ignorance
run deep. Truly, what is at the basis of that argument is
that the human body is somehow "dirty" and that it is
somehow shameful to look at it. It is this type of attitude
which contributes to many of the existing sexual
problems that society faces today as well as many of the
insecurities that many 01 us feel about our own bodies.
Our physical bodies are natural and are what we were
given tne day we were born. We grow, develop emotion-
ally and physically, and we die. In no point in the middle
do are bodies become "dirty" or shameful. When societal
laws mandate that women need to cover their chests, its
like society is saying that womens' chests are shameful.
I believe that it is to our shame as a society that laws like
this exist.
If you didn't know what sex I was, would you ask me
to put on a shirt when I go swimming? Why?
M Waschkowski
In my opinion, Use
couldn't be more right.
The whole concept that
women should have
different rules regarding
tne wearing of dotning
strikes me as being
innately harmful, discrimi-
natory, immature, and
pathetic. Yes, there is a
difference between most
men's and women's
breasts. There are many
differences including
height, shape, weight. .. the
list rould go on. Are there
SIGNIFICANT differ-
ences, such that one half
of the population must, by
law, wear clothing to cover
their torsos, while the
other shouldn't? I say NO.
Men can have breasts
that look almost identical
to those of other women
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DearlW
In his Article 'Where will it End?",
Kevin Wright used skewed logic
and a sneaky combination of
examples to support his
argument tha1 we're
moving towards a
''politically correct"
and fascist state.
Rrst of all, the term
"political correctness" is pretty
useless in this discourse
because it seeks to lump a variety
of views under one label , thereby
making them fairly easy to attack.
"Political correctness" is often used by those who are pissed off
because their undeserved privilege has been curtailed. Do I feel
sorry for the professor who has been asked not too make derogato-
ry jokes about blacks and women during hisJ1ler lecture? No. Do I
feel sorry for the professor on suspension for comparing a belly-
dancer's tummy to jello? Yes. These are different situations which
people love to categorize under the same heading of "political
correctness". Kevin did not show any special talent by ridiculing
"political correctness" with some wacky examples. He even admits
that his examples "shouldn1 be used to discredit the concept". So
why mention them?
Kevin also fails to distinguish between the "unpopularity and
discomfort" of revealing the truth and the "unpopularity and discom-
fort" of discrimination and hate. I hope that Kevin's comparison
between Galileo and Rushton was included for literary impact .
Galileo stated observations based on what he saw through his
telescope. Rushton stated views which were based on poor
research (if you can call it that) and per11aps on his very culturally
biased imagination. Please note that death threats were not
required to refute Rushton. Rushton's ideas were widely discarded
based on their academic merit, a fact that Kevin did not care to
mention. Although I don't think that Rushton should be fired, I do
think that, as an academic, he should think twice about stating
(through publication) that an entire race is stupid. You know, some
ideas just never get aa::epted, and it's not just because they hurt
somebody's feelings.
I am a strong supporter of freedom of speech. But one has to
realize that freedom of speech does not exist in a vacuum. It must
be looked at within the context of power relationships and adjust a
couple of other things. In a university for example, one can justify
asking professors (who are in position of leadership) to follow a
certain code of conduct. I fail to see how insulting minority (or
majority) groups in front of the dass enhances the pursuit of
knowledge and truth. Kevin should realize that his "right to offend"
will be countered to some extent with somebody else's right to leam
and/or worK in a positive environment. Since most of us are here to
leam, the expression of '1deas which grab us by the throat' needs
to be examined in terms of our goals as an institution and society.
This university would be a hostile and unproductive environment if
freedom of speech was upheld to the anarchistic extreme suggest-
ed by Kevin. It's a matter of balance; a fact that Kevin's simplistic
article does not recognize.
It's interesting that these same types of examples are used again
and again in the "political correctness" debate. What about
professors and students tha1 get nailed (sometimes indirectly) for
critiazing the corporations and institutions that support the universi-
ty? These are the more important issues when talking about
thought control and suppression. I wonder what would happen if a
Waterloo Professor openly revealed and criticized the extent to
which our co-op employers are involved in the defense industry.
People seem more ready to defend their right to insult or discrimi-
nate against the oppressed, than their right to criticize the hand
which feeds them. The right to question your master is the one
which might actually contribute to knowledge and enlightenment.
Stefan Reinecke
XSCIV (4AClvll)
Computers! We all need 'em. They are
times scarce, sometimes unavailable, and the
fastest ones always the first to go .. .maybe thats
why chemical engineering wants to keep 'em
away from US- But before I get ahead of myself,
let me give you a little oockground.
El-l507 has been recently set up and is full of
100 MHz 486& The room is currently being used
for one chemical engineering class. The room has
about 30 PCs in it, and is to be used (b depart-
mental decree) for chemical engineering teaching
purposes only. The room is not available for any
other purpose.
I called up the chemical engineering depart-
ment and asked them about this. I was politely
told that the room is going to be used for more
classes in the fall, and there are no plans to allow
its use to other students. It was explained to me
that the room is not to be made into a WAT-
STAR room for the following reasons:
WA 1STARrooms get abused.
It can be difficult to get people in and out of
the room when its time for classes.
Security is an issue for the department because
of the computers and other equipment (such as
an overhead projection system) that are in that
room.
The room is going to be used to showcase OW
computer fadlities to sponsors/businesses.
While I can't say that the departments con-
cerns are totally unfounded, I would like to be
able to say that a better solution is available,
instead of closing the room(and its computers)
up tight. Most of the W A TST AR and depart-
mental computer rooms are not really praise-
worthy for their layout or decor, but the chemical
room is. I believe that by having restricted hours
and being more aggressive in tenns of promot-
ing cleanliness, the attractive chemical coIrlputer
room would stay just that - attractive. I think that
we, the students, would take better care of a
room that we felt better about, and I think
the chemical department should allow
to use th room
I ugg t this: keep the room for the depart-
ment only during the day, and then keep
room open till 11 or 12 PM at night for
use. This would allow the faculty to have access
to the Pes when they need them, the students to
a then) during the evenings, and give
to th cleaning staff to clean up at tl1 end of the
day. Personally, I don't think that WATST
ha had a security problem, and I don't think
that the chemical computer room would either,
they followed s.imilar security measures.
While I don't think this is entirely ideal for
evetyone involved, I like it much better than the
situation a it stands. What do you think?
Chemical Department: x2404
My Phone # : 886-20)7
Mark Waschkowski
mwaschko@lcivil
P.5. As a side note, I think that WATST
should figure out a really good way to kick
pIe off of PC's, making sure that their work
saved before doing so. This would help ClliCVlIl,C
the problem of getting people off of PC's at a par-
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Computerized Aids as Teaching Aids
JV'Jlll-""= technology has grown at a geometric
rate in the last few decades. As this growth con-
__ ",. society has been forced to adapt to faster
development. This fast-tracking technolo-
gy has made its way into post-secondary institutions. It
become a great part of students' style of life. It will
hDN'rnD a greater part in their lives as universities and
'-U,"l"'n'''' are being forced to become more efficient with
their finances. The budgets of post-secondary institu-
tions are being cut down, due to the fact that, the gov-
profits of the institutions.
Professors' function in society has been to provide
students with the knowledge that they have acquired
throughout the years. By spending time and effort in
lectures, professors have demonstrated to students the
care that they have for their students' future careers.
Most professors are proud of what they have accom-
new technology is definitively implemented, it will
grow geometrically, and it will be irreversible. The role
and functions of these institutions will change from edu-
cational to a research oriented sectors in society as more
computerized equipment is introduced. To accomplish
this goal, universities and collegffi will have more inter-
nal expenses to be able to keep up with technological
plished fulfilling their duties as professors.
Their ethical values and virtues will be test-
ed with the introduction of computerized
teaching aids at a large scale. If this technol-
ogy is introduced as a complete teaching
resource, their major function in society will
UThe majority could try to seize the
rewards that the elite has
accumulated. "
be lost in time.
To the administrative staff, this new
has become incapable to sponsor financially
level institutions at a great scale. Post-
institutions will be forced to redirect their
cational objectives through new technologies to
up with their own internal demand. The Engineer-
ing faculty at the University of Waterloo has been con-
sidering introducing computerized systems as teaching
aids. The introduction of CD-ROMS and interactive
programs as teaching aids will affect how the system of
post-secondary institutions relate to their students and
society in general.
technology signifies a new avenue to save financial advances and to maintain certain educational standards.
resources. It will save institutions excessively expensive This will result in the probable privatization of these
payrolls. Teaching assistants will not be needed any institutions or the increase of tuition students.
CD-ROMS and interactive programs as teaching
aids will constitute a tremendous change in the path
that education has taken until now. This new technolo-
gy will redefine the role of students. The traditional role
UStudents will be alienated
from a process that has been
part of society since the
beginning of time."
more as students' scholar independence is achieved. Technology in the hands of industrial capitalists
This will limit the accessibility of students to enter grad- results in the oppression of the poor. This could be case
uate school and to develop their careers with these insti- of this new technology. Aocessibility to post-secondary
tutions. Thevaluffi
of professors may
change to ethical
egoism as they see
more opportuni-
ties within them-
selves.
Another role
that will vanish
with time will be
the one of teaching
assistants. Teach-
ing assistants will
be the first source
to be cut down,
and eventually,
of students will disappear as the necessity to attend lec- they will virtually
tures will not be essential to the suocess of their learning disappear. Uni-
process. Lessons may be misunderstood as the chance versities will lack
to get involved in a question-answer period is no longer the personnel to
existant. Students will be alienated from a process that undertake the
has being part of society ince the beginning of times. number of
onscquenlly, students will be ali fUlled from other stu- research programs
dents which will limit their socml interaction with other being performed
people. until now. Fewer
In addition, students will be forced to become indc- graduate students
pendent learners without a chance to exchange ideas will be coming
with each other. As the roles of students are redefined, back to school due
their expectations will change too. This will result in the to financial con-
loss of interest and creativity of many students, as straints. This tech-
encouragement from professors and peers becomes vir- nology will not
tually non-existent. This will affect the students' per- only affect under-
ception of education, and it will redefine the concept of graduate and
commLmity. graduate educa-
The main role of professors will also change. Pro- tion, but it will
will lose their role as educators, as they will be affect the research
to serve just as assistants in their own areas of done by these insti-
. In most faculties, academic staff will be tutions.
reduced to a minimum where their duties will become P 0 s t - sec - I.-..;...-.._ ................... _ ...... _ ...... __ ...........="'--__
purely administrative. The faculty staff in the internal ondary institutions have always played very important
structure of educational institutions will have to fulfill roles and expectations in society as they prepare the
different functions. They will be expected to turn to leaders of tomorrow. These roles and expectations will
. private n f h d d d change as
pro- pro,essors ave emonstrate to stu ents this new
the care that they have lor their students' teac.hin.g
, I techruque 15
fut
.,'
ure earners. introduced.
Once this
education will affect more financially oppressed stu-
dents. Preference will be given to the few privileged
ones in society. This could provoke a major revolution
as education is taken away from the masses. The major-
ity could try to seize the rewards that the elite has accu-
mulated.
Another aspect that will change life on campus will
social interaction. Social interaction has always being a
great part of the education process. The active partic-
ipation that exists in the classroom will virtually
pear limiting students to further discussions. As the
on-<:ampuses will deteriorate creating conflicts of inter-
ests v.'ithin the students. Interests will change creating a
series of conflicts affecting life on campus. Students
will become more selfi h.
"They will see each other as another
contestant in a race for superiority
creating ethical conflicts."
They will not value them-
selves as equal human
beings. They will see each
other as another contestant in
a race for superiority creating
ethical conflicts. Consequent-
lack of social interaction continues, the development of
students' social skills will deteriorate.
Social interaction will also be affected at another
level The students-professor relationship will cease to
exist as the lack of interaction becomes a burden to
alienation between these two groups. The professors
will lack the time to get involved with them effectively,
which will directly affect the education of their stu-
dents. Professors will be forced to teach their pupils
just the basics of the course without having a chance to
develop into further discussions. Professors will also
be forced to develop their own careers as researchers to
stnvive within the faculty which will encompass ethi-
cal egoism. According to Borgmann's theory, students
will not view professors as human beings, but as supe-
rior beings in a position of power.
Furthermore, the sense of community which exists
ly, busine ses will acquire
professionals without the ethical and interpersonal
skills to handle responsibilities effectively.
Education and knowledge has always being val-
ued as a privilege. It has been appreciated a one of
life's joys. The introduction of this new technology can
risk education. Automating education can risk the
future of society by limiting choice. Alternatives to a
better education will cost much more, as it will become
very similar as a knowledge factory. Students will get
enrolled just to acquire a diploma or degree of an edu-
cation with boundaries, like a factory- line.
The values of these institutions will be tested as
this new technology is introduced. It is going to be evi-
dent where their values stand. It will be seen if they
stand up for their care for the students as the virtue the--
ory indicates, or rather if they concentrate on their
administrative and research duties while sacrificing the
traditional roles and functions that these educational
institutions have represented throughout the centuries
On the other hand, the use of computerized teach-
ing aids may be beneficial if it is introduced as a
plement to a regular education. Many benefits may be
achieved in the student's learning process. This tech-
nological advance will give students the chance to
review lessons already taught. Regular education does
n t have the advantage to do this. Students will have
the opportunity to improve their education by taking
the initiati e to enhance themselves into further literary
research.
Educational institutions have to be careful not to
base their whole education on computerized. systems.
If it is done carefully, students will adapt themselves to
this chang in their educational system without dis-
turbing th concept of post-secondary education.
At this point, it can be said that the introduction of
computerized learning aids will affect th student-pro-
fessor and student-student relationships as the lack of
social interaction becomes a way of life within educa-
tional systems. Post- secondary instituti ns have to be
very careful in the way this new technology is imple--
mented. Otherwise, it will not only affect the concept
of higher-education, but it will also affect the more
financially constrained students.
Canada's National Past Time in
Danger
Russ Arrel/
OaSys
invariably claim that the Internet is unsafe and must be tainers of deathnet on how to kill himself. Everytirne,
regulated. Once such report was a story printed in he was told that this is not what deathnet does, he
most major news papers across Canada referring to neglected to mention any of this in the article.
N
o, not hockey, the one thing that all canadlans "death-net". The Toronto Sun headline read " Suicide The recent Time magazine article on porn on the
enjoy doing: making fun of americans. The Guru Using Internet To Tell Teens How To Die". The Internet was based on a study done at CMU. That
americans are now ttying to pass a law that story claimed that a WWW site in British Columbia study is currently under review by CMU itself and has
will make some forms of this activity illegal. If the bill was providing information to teenagers on ways to come under harsh criticism by the academic world.
becomes law, american thugs (law enforcement commit suicide. The death-net (http://www.island- One of the many flaws found in the report is the claim
agents) would be able to kidnap ( arrest) that over 80 % of binary files sent through
you and put in jail, even if you are in anoth- USENET contain pornographic pictures;
er country. this was concluded after examining the
Recently, the US supreme court declared alt.binaries.pictures_hierarchies which
that it was legal for US enforcement to Wl'I'C "I.'.lt :I for th ' tmnsmilion of pomo
leave their jurisdiction and enter other sov- graphic pictuJ'(.'S. 'I Ill' stud f.likd to \'X,1nl
ereign nations to arrest individuals that in lh oth II (XX) U gruups which
have violated american law. This was best are us('ci for pomogr<'phy.
shown when the US anny arrested Manuel If the bill it will l1'\l,H1 that ""y-
Noriega. thing sent via 'Il'tail tn all 'lOwricall, or
The bill that just gained approval in the to U FNET lWWS group would be
senate is called The Communication's subjected to inv{.'Stigation by thl' 1-131. In a
Decency Act. If this bill becomes a law, it US law suit last y \11', a couple who provid-
will make it illegal to use a telecommunica- cd pornographic pictUIt'S on a L",()lllputcr in
tions device (computer, telephone, etc.) to alifomia was put on tTi,,1 in a midwl'Sl
transmit any thing II which is obscene, state in the bible belt, Ix><ausc oomeonc in
lewd, lascivisious, filthy, or indecent, with that stat fc.'it l11.1t it was obsen '. The US
intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass court decided that it is the 4lws and st.1n
another person". Since words like obscene, dards of lh receiving mmmunity that p.'o-
lewd, lascivisious are highly subjected and pIc must follow and not those of the com-
most likely be to the person who is being munity in which you live. Thi<; includes
annoyed to judge many everyday words and phrases postings to news group and files on FTI) sites, even
would be illegal. The bill also states that it is illegal to net.com/ -deathnet) is in fact WWW site dedicated to though the receiving person must actively retrieve the
send these transmitions from a foreign country into the providing information on euthanasia and assistance infonnation.
US. suicide. Deathnet is" an intemationallibraty specializ- If the bill passes, people's right to free speech will be
This bill is mainly directly toward the INTERNEf ing in all aspects of death and dying.- with sincere greatly infringed upon, and the regulation will mean
which up until now has had little gOVe:rnI"reI\t control respect for every point of view". The author of the that much of what the internet currently is, will be
Recently, there have been a series of false and mislead- article, posing as a 19 years old boy, attempted repeat- destroyed. More infonnation on this topic can be
ing news media reports on the Internet, these reports edIy through e--mail to get information rom the main- found at http://www.art.net/update.html
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A Day in the Life of a Box
a
ce upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a little box (well actually
0). This little box was very special to the residents of the land because
every so often the box was needed for what they called "handing-in"purpos-
es. One evenillg, just before one of these "handing-in" processes, people came
intending to steal this box. The intentions of these horrid people were unbeknownst
to the box, which was just sitting there comfortably, all ready to go to bed for the
night. These horrid citizens of the land uprooted the box from the very foundation
upon which it sat, and took the box to a far away kingdom to be held captive. When
the residents of the land found out about the stolen box, there was a civil uproar. The
leaders of the people did not know what to do and the "handing-in" time was almost
upon them. The leaders could do nothing and there were no demands issued so they
decided to wait. On the morning of the "handing-in", there appeared. a glimmer of
hope among the citizens as the box had reappeared, however, the box had been
encased in concrete, defaced and strung out on the side of one of the temples, like a
oucifiction. One citizen was so upset at the hanging of the box that he climbed down
from the top of the temple just to be with the box. Now the leaders got frantic, not
knowing exactly what to do with the hanging box. One of the leaders got so frantic
that he just cut the box down, damaging its vital sides. The citizens of this strange
world demanded that the box be repaired. So it was transported to another far away
kingdom to be repaired, or so they thought...
Now within this same fine land, there was one other known box that the citizens
worshipped. This box was younger, smaller and not as well know as the other box.
On the same night that the other box was shipped off to the far away kingdom for
repairs, this smaller box was stolen by fifteen souls dressed in uniforms as black as
night. This small group of people were of a different kind. They were well known far
and wide across the land as very smart and hard working people. Usually they were
a quiet bunch, but on this night they committed an act that will be remembered by
the citizens of the land for many future generations.
Again, the citizens of this fine land were in an uproar about the missing box and
the leaders of the land had no idea what to do. At first the leaders approached the
members of the group that stole the first box to see if they had in fact done the sam.e
thing with this smaller box. They admitted that they had not done this terrible deed.
Just after this occurred, the smaller box magically appeared in the front foyer of the
greatest temple of all. However, this box was not returned in the same condition; the
top had been opened and flowers were growing out of it. The most powerlul wiz-
ards worked night and day to open the box. It had always be locked such that only
the most powerful leaders who held the key could get into it. Now that this box was
returned, the citizens rejoiced and celebrations were thrown across the land. Howev-
er, the people of this fine land are still mistaken about the location of the first box, but
just as long as these people think that is it still being repaired, they will be happy.
The moral of this story: watch your box, especially around times of the "hand-in"
process.
Is the Future of Engineering in Arts ?
Paul Snowden
Staff Writer in Absentia
E
e been absent from the pages of our illustrious
magazine (just a little sucking up to the editors, don't
. d me) for the past two editions - mea culpa.
During that time though, I have been thinking about
something quite seriously - engineering. I've been talk-
ing to a number of people, trying to measure a response
to my ideas. Some people have been in complete agree-
ment, others vehemently opposed. The question is
where do you stand? What do you think? The ques-
tion being asked is a deceptively simple one ... "Is there
....... "'''".''''n that can be done, during our time here at
that will make us better engineers?" Basically
people that I talked to fell into three camps, one
was very content with the status quo, another
_I ... ,,,,, very much in favor of change, and predictably the
segment thought that some change was necessary,
iiiiiiiiilibut that overall things were pretty good. WHERE 00
,_I."t""\T FALL IN?
training here at Waterloo is first rate. By the time we
we will have the tools to tackle industrial
prc)blems. Where I think we are somewhat lacking is in
communications department. [Aside: as I was
through the placement process this term, one of
interviewers (a Waterloo grad) was commenting on
very topic. He is a research engineer, but uses com-
. skills 70% of the time, and his technical
skills 30%. He said that strong communications skills
were imperative (and one of the toughest things to pick
up)]. There are a number of ways to tackle these com-
munication problems, some are more intensive, while
others are more of a Band-Aid type solution. I will start
off with what can be done immediately, and finish with
what I would like to see done.
I think the greatest change that could occur would be
the introduction of a presentations/technical writing
course. This would allow us to gain some experience
speaking to an audience, in a safe comfortable setting.
The stronger communicators we are, the more success-
ful we will be. As engineers, we will be expected to
give presentations to clients on our work, write techni-
cal reports, and on a more fundamental level, we will
have to justify to our superiors things like our oper-
ating budget. If we are not competent in these
areas, then we could find ourselves with decreased
clients and responsibilities, or worse - looking for a
new job. In order to survive, certain skills have to
be developed; attributes that are not cultivated
here. How many of you have talked to, or listened
to professional engineers give a presentation How
professional was it? Did they oonstantly read from
the overhead, or look at their paper (you know
what I'm talking about). Worse yet who has
engaged in conversation with people who have
very distracting mannerisms - saying umm, ahh,
err or lack of eye contact etc ... ? What I'd like to
know is who actually remembers the points that
person was trying to make, or who remembers the
distracting mannerism? Moreover what impres-
sion is left after meeting someone who has these
habits? Habits is the key word here - this intimates
that they can be changed, reformed. However if
you don't know that you are doing these things,
then you can't fix them That's the purpose of the
presentations and communications course - to learn
how to communicate effectively (both vetbally and
in written form) in a way that's applicable to the
business world.
I believe that another effective way to promote
the "21st century engineer", i.e. someone who is
technically viable and literate, is to offer a bursary
or scholarship to those individuals that meet certain
criteria. This could include those students who are
taking a minor in a non-technical area, those people
that combine involvement/leadership in extracur-
ricular organizations, or those athletes who com-
bine academics with competition. I believe that
there MUST be some way to promote/ encour-
age/reward those who take it upon themselves to
make their university experience more than the
sum of their engineering courses. It is these attrib-
utes that we are trying to foster in our student
body. As technology advances and becomes
gra1 in everyday life, the roles of technically
tent people will predominate. Thus, those who
have a varied pool of experiences will be in a posi-
tion to take a leadership role in our society. By
encouraging engineering students to take an active
role in their community, at a fonnative stage of
their professional life, we are taking a
significant step to securing the promi-
nence of engineers in the future. By
taking a pro-active role the engineering
profession will enriched. On a
mentary note, the reputation of engi-
neers will also be enhanced. By saying
that we respect, and in fact desire our
students to be productive members of
society, (rather than isolationists or elit-
ists), we are breaking down barriers
that have been erected through igno-
rance. By incorporating a bursary
(which is open to all who qualify),
rather than an award (which only one
person can win), the engineering facul-
ty will be stating its desire to prepare
today's engineers for tomorrows chal-
lenges.
Up until this point, I've been giving
ideas on how to improve the program
under the existing conditions. Now,
I'm about to jump off the deep-end and express what
I'd like to see done in the future. Ideally, I would like to
see the engineering program lengthened by one term.
Now hold on, let me finish ..... hear me out. This has the
potential to be very rewarding. What I would propose
is that since we have extended the length of time in
school, we could spread out the curriculum. This
would make the terms less frantic, and allow the stu-
dents (us) to partake in the university experience. This
would allow us to get involved in those projects or
groups or whatever that we've always wanted to, but
didn't have the time for. So what you say. Well, one of
the benefits of getting involved is the improvement to
your social skills. You are better able to interact with
others, and you will have more diverse experiences to
draw upon This will have a huge impact on your pro-
fessionallife - you will be multi-dimensional; able to
perform in a variety of situations because you have the
experience. Moreover you will develop greater seIf-
confidence which will also be of daily use. The extra
term would also allow you to take courses that are of
genuine interest to you. Presently there are many
rourses that are not available to engineers because they
take up too much time (or at least that's what the Ass0-
ciate 0Iair says). For instance, one of my friends (who
is going into 4th year) wanted to take an elective that
was as fur removed fonn engineering as possible. She
was very :interested in a drnma rourse, but her Associ-
ate Chair would not allow her to take it because he felt it
wasn't a "real" elective. Students that take courses such
as that should be applauded - they broaden your per-
spective, and give you a greater insight into yourself
and people in general In fact they will help you in your
career. You will not be dealing with technirnl people all
the time, and exposure to "non-l:inear thought," such as
that gained in a drnma course will be invaluable. I'm
not saying that everyone should take drama, but if you
have an interest you should not be discouraged from
pursuing it. Remember, the reason I'm suggesting an
extra term is so that all engineers will have an opportu-
nity for exploration. This is not someth:ing that should
be limited to a chosen few. By having all engineers
"broaden" themselves we are making the profession
more accessible. By making it more accessible we are
allowing engineers to take a greater role, and make a
greater impact in the future of Canada.
Why else may this idea be important? -let me tell you
a little story. I was at a conference :in Ottawa last year,
when I heard Dr. Norman Ball from the srv depart-
ment give a talk. He was discussing a study that he had
completed with AT&T in the US. In it, the company
tracked the careers of those graduates it hired. The
study looked at those people whom the company
thought would be "up-and-comers." It looked at all
academic backgrounds (Humanities, Social Sciences,
Engineering, Math etc..), and the findings were quite
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waf1.s of insicerities, of [ies, of of
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extraordinary. The graduates that least fulfilled the
AT&Ts expectations were from (S. The second worst
were engjneers. The best were Humanities mapIS. It
was felt that the most successful were those who were
flexible and versatile. The corollaty of which is that CS
and Engineering do not develop these qualities. What I
want to see is these tendencies (versatility and flexibility
- :in a business sense) brought into the engineering cur-
riculum. These are the keys to the future.
I would also like to relate one more anecdote if you
don't mind. This situation occurred last work term to a
friend of mine. The office that he worked in was sepa-
rated into two areas; one had desks and work space
(this comprised the majority of the floor space), and the
other part was used as a waiting area for clients. 1be
engineers felt that the entire area was underutilized,
and were always trying to get the manager to remove
the "lobby" to give more office space. The manager
consistently refused. He would not be swayed by argu-
ments of floor space optimi.zation, or the "cramped"
nature of the working conditions. He was very happy
with the waiting area for clients; he liked the delin-
eation between the working area and the business area.
It was not until one of the junior engineers (who was
sharing a desk), mentioned to the manager that he did
not feel like part of the team because he did not have his
own definable work area, that any movement on the
issue occurred. The next day the "lobby" was gone.
The point that I'm trying to make is that sound math-
ematical (or technicaD arguments will not always sway
your superiors. You must be able to understand the
human factor as well. By exposing ourselves to n,on-
engineering modes of thought (via those extra elec-
tives), we will be starting to bridge that gap.
Now, I understand that some of you will say that we
don't need anotber four months added to our degree
(or removing one of our workterms), in order to get that
extra term in. I completely sympathize, there are finan-
cial concerns that must be addressed. That is why I feel
that the future of engineering is in Arts. The focus of
the engineering registrar over the next few
decades should be the recruitment of
students that have arts and science tendencies.
By actively seeking those science students that already
have these communicative tendencies, the need for an
extra term could be alleviated. That's not to say that
Waterloo should lower its standards to allow these stu-
dents in, but it should take an active interest in present-
ing itself as a viable alternative to the Arts and Science
programs that are available at universities across the
country. By promoting the Arts personalities of the
engineering students, the faculty will be making itself
much more attractive to those hybrid high school stu-
dents. This will have a compound:ing effect. By intro-
ducing more diverse personalities, the engineering
classes themselves will become more diverse, and
hopefully more open to new ideas. Furthermore, by
exposing people to new and different ideas, it will allow
them to more readily accept alternative solutions. The
net effect of which will make graduating engineers
more open and flexible - qualities which we have seen
are important to employers. The future of engineering
is in our hands, tlle question is whether we undertake
preventative maintenance or wait until pieces start
falling off.
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The Apocalypse Also Rises
Mario Bellabarba
VP Cringing At Typos From Last Issue
You Want it WHEN? You must be STRESSED!
districts). A government paper on the subject released ,,\lith his wife; ahh ... th sweet irony of it all. Not that fm
last year says this isn't a bad idea, but warns that Cana- comparing maniag to prison. but at least you KNOW
da could become a haven for prostitutes and their how long ou'll be in jail, being married is a whole
clients. It's statements like this that convince me that thermatter.
there are still some people in government who put -Whil racing across New York State after the Canada
E
feallY should learn to stop writing articles the night about as much thought into what they say as does our Day long week-end, 1 stopped at on of th service cen-
before the submission deadline (or, more often than average MuO wandering tluough downtown Kitchen- tres and had myself a burger. Just a 1 wa bcgirming to
ot, two days after the deadline), it usually results in er at 3 AM. Somehow, I have trouble believing that regret pulling off th highway to eat, hatever it was
some pretty horrid spelling/formatting mistakes slip- huge numbers of people would flock to Canada just so that wa killed and slapped betw n hovo pieces of
ping by my keen eye. Ironic that the first issue ever to they can live closer to their hookers. The concept of bread, I noticed that at the centre of the v.rrapper my
list me as a Staff Writer was the one in which I made the licensed prostitution districts is an intriguing one, burger had come in, tileI'C was a bW1-sized circle with
most glaring errors. Oh well, c'est la vie. As I sit here though. Maybe we can lobby for drug-dealing or gang- words "P1:'1CC Sandwich Here" "written in tile mid-
pondering what my class will do to the 400 project box related-violence districts as well, thus keeping that sort dle. At that Il"\om nt, I wasn't ure what I should be
the day before our fina l report is due next term of stuff out of the nicer, middle-class neighbourhoods. more a&aid of: the patronizing mrumer I the francl1ise
(although I don't think its worth the trouble; the point is -The RCMP have given Disney the exclusive right to owners who seenl to think that their employees are SO
not to pull off a cool stW1t, but to get an extension on the market Mountie paraphernalia such as T-shirts, hats, dense that to try and figure out how to put a burger in
hell that is 400, and the department doesn't seem too shot glasses, etc. .. Disney execs expressed their pleasure the centre of a wrapper would be beyond their
willing to do that anymore), I can't help but wonder at \vith tile deal, adding that "Mickey and Mounties stand immense intellectual abilities, or the sickeningly real
the majesty and splendour of tile beautiful world we for the same family values." It should warm the heart possibility that they might just be right.
along \vith trying to I'l writing this colunm (and
figure out who the let's face it, so long as
driver is so I can ask there's cameras in the
him if I can get off courtrooms and late
before we're all sent night 1V, I won't be run-
careening into the ning out of topics soon),
fiery pit of societal the next time you read
decay at the end of this diarrhea on pa per,
the rainbow. Maybe I'll be in 4B! That's right,
I should explain: barring any unforeseen
-The NDP won a complications, and pro-
landslide victory in vided I can manoeuvre
Saskatchewan. This my way around the ones
makes very little that I do see (you know:
sense to me, unless having to go to class,
one considers that, of needing 2 work reports
the opposing parties to register,. .. the usual),
in Saskatchewan, then this fine institution
none of them were will grant me a degree
proposing radical and unleash my engi-
and unrealistic goals. neering expertise on the
If Ontarians proved world ... and if THAT
anything, it's that doesn't convince you
people are more like- that the end is near, then
ly to cast their votes you h. ven' t ptlid .1ltcn
for people who have lion to.l singll:- word I'w
little to no idea how wrill n. R<'ml'mlwr,
they are going to do L-___________ ______ ..:.-_-:..___________ lh ;ore's I ''1111iln 1 t\lT to
most of what they say they will A classic scenario of go, so you beuer tak' evclY opportunity to go
tilose least suited to lead being most likely to be chosen of every Canadian to hear one of the proudest and ricll- what's I It oI your lives whil you (,;,11\:
as leaders. est elements of our heritage being compared to a fiction- July 24 - In.."tanl co({c L" invcnh.'Ci, 1938
-The New Jersey Devils swept Detroit in 4 games to al cartoon mouse. All I know is, as soon as tiley add big July 26 - The Hula Hoop gains widcspr 'ild popukwi
Mu the Stanley Cup. This presents the world \vith two mouse ears to the RCMP hat, I'm leaving the country ty, 1958
problems. First, New Jersey being the vast cess-pool of and heading back to Quebec. July 27 - TIle last episode of "Taxi" airs, 1983
an industrial park that it is, the Devils.really don't have -"Baywatch Barbie" is filling store shelves as we July 28 - "nu' I {ustle" hit" #1 on Ll w charts, 1975
any decent place to hold a parade, so they held it in the speak. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why this July 29 - "Don Juan" opens as the movie with the
Meadowlands Stadium parking lot. Second, there are show is so popular, but until medical science figures out mosl kisses (127), 1926
now hundreds of fans in Detroit \vith fresh octopus in a way of testing people for the '1 love Baywatch" gene, July 31 - The last Playboy Club in Am rica closes,
their freezers and no hockey games to bring them to. thus ensuring not only that they don't pass it on to their 1988
Maybe they could have tried to incorporate an "Octo- children, but are also immediately beaten to death \vith August 4 - The US gOv'l collects income tax for th
pus toss" into their 4th of July celebrations. It was nice, the nearest piece of office furniture, I just won't feel that first time, 1862
however, to see that the Devils celebrated their victory society is doing itself any good by perpetuating the love August 7 - Borden is sued for a Cracker Jacks box
by indicating that they were probably moving to affair with this show. containing no prize, 1982
Nashville. Yea, team! -A Philadelphia man was arrested recently at his own August 13 - A world record is set for tluowing a cow
-Toronto wants the federal government to legalize wedding. He had failed to appear in court earlier that chip 266 feet, 1981
prostitution and allow individual cities to decide week, and police were led to him by a wedding August 17 - Woodstock ends, 1969
whether or not to have prostitutes in their territory. announcement in a local newspaper. To see a man August 18 - The people who passed out at Wood-
TD. wants to licence prostitutes as merchants, thereby arrested, have cuffs slapped on his wrists and get stockrea1ize it's over, 1969
restricting them to specific commercial areas (red-light dragged away to jail as he's walking down the aisle
Through the Eyes of Others

five but fifteen to twenty minutes, you get angry arout Canadian way. Gotz Bramesfeld
Christof Kuhner the coffee that does not taste at all, you get sick on the However, once in a while it is annoying, too much for
voyeuristic news reports about the Bernardo trial... the "correct" Gennan exchange student, who pro!::ebly
W
e have almost forgotten how we felt in the And if your assignment - which you are starting to has correctness in her/his = this is correctness) genes
beginning. When we arrived at the airport in think is more and more useless - is due tomorrow and (isn't that the easiest way to explain differences? Kind of
Toronto, we 'awed' and 'wowed' arout all WATSrAR is slow again .. Then it is time to relax and a racist argument). Canadians never seem to really lose
the space, the funny way people talked (mostly English) tell yourself: '1t's just different here and all Canadians their temper when one of us screws up. ''Yeah, I totally
and the fact that we were constantly being "welcomed" get along with this, so you ignorant European should agree with you, but you might want to consider this
by strangers. It took a while until we realized that be able to do so as well" and look at it from a different perspective. Maybe you
"you're welcome" is just the polite reply to "thank \'ro agree that this colour is not quite white but in fact
you". a kind of black". Once in a while there is too
So, we finally made it to Waterloo, got into our 4 politeness (or call it diplomacy) for someone
by 4 meter room in the village and were is used to: ''You idiot, are you blind or why
thrown. ... right into 'rash week'! Pretty exciting, you see that it is not white but definitely black!"
sometimes a little bit strange, that was frosh week a matter of fact this way of dealing with one
to us. "Us" being eight students from the Techni.s- might be a reason for many misunderstand-
che Universitat Braunschweig/Germany taking '-,; between Canadians and Germans. Especially
part in the engineering exchange program with working with a group on a project, a lab, a
the University of Waterloo. or whatever, we had to be very careful to for-
We quickly found out the most obvious differ- contradictions, criticism in the Canadian way.
ences in University life compared to home. Frosh I at this point we want to apologize to all the pro-
week, classes, assignments and midterms were we might have offended during the past ten
rather new things for us. Some of them we appre-
ciated, some we even started to enjoy. Yet, this
was not the only contrast we noticed. Looking at of the "non sociable Gennan", and as
the photos we have taken during our first visits to of you Canadians have experienced during an
provincial parks, a lot of straight roads with huge in Germany before, it is not completely
advertising billboards and signs, and on roth sides unfounded. Canada has its own rules. As a foreign-
forests can be seen. Also, a lot of pictures of lakes as a new member of a class, you get to know pro-
surrounded by pine trees or of deserted stretches pIe immediately. You get introduced to everybody,
of farmland were among our favourite motives Q U t , t. to parties and sporting events and you feel
last fall. You may think South Western Ontario is comfortable with that. However, the next day,
rather densely populated, but to us it seemed hardly remember two or three names, but every-
almost abandoned. knows you and you feel a kind of embarrassed.
Just to give you some information on where we it is up to you to keep up the contact. It takes a
are from, in Gennany, a population of 80 million to recognize this game and it takes even longer
lives in an area which would fit three times into to play it.
Ontario or could be easily sunk in Hudson Bay Other things are just not transferable. In the begin-
(got this from a travel guide). The city of Braun- we were really irritated by all the Canadian
schweig is located in Northem Germany about in front yards, or the huge number of people
200 kilometres west of Berlin. It has about the same shirts or hats with "Canada" or the Maple
"
population as the two cities of Kitchener and printed on. It would be rather bewildering
Waterloo together, however distributed on an area '--__ ___ ..... __ L____>.:.::'_____="'""_'___ _ _1 (p, frightening) to us if Germans did so. Patrio-
smaller than Waterloo alone. The Technische Univer- ti.sm is looked on totally differently in Germany than in
sitat Braunschweig (which by the way was celebrating But the difference does not stop at such superficial Canada. Gennany definitely has its historical reasons
its 250th anniversary this summer) has as many stu- things. There is a difference in the way people act, in for this. Most of us are taught to look at patriotism very
dents as the University of Waterloo. It is a technical uni- the way certain affairs are handled and how problems sceptically. The general idea is more to overcome the
versity and most of the students are enrolled in engi- are solved, and even what is looked on as a problem idea of a nation and create a unified Europe instead.
neering programs. The mechanical engineering depart- and what is not. It is a bit complicated to state what That leads right away to a very important conclusion
ment alone is about the size of the of the exchange experience: You will fail
whole UW-engineering department. in trying to compare two countries.
But this should be enougharout num- If There is a difference in the way people act, in Especiallyasmoredifferencesincultural
bers, relations and so on. and historical background exist, evolu-
One of the most interesting impres- the way certain affairs are handled and how tion is just unique. Nevertheless, it is
sions of this exchange (besides the b I I d (. Cd)" important to see that the way of life you
enormous size of this country and its certaIn pro ems are so ve In ana a were used to is not the only possible
people's friendliness) is the fact that one. In addition, there is a huge differ-
some things really are totally different ence in just talking about these alterna-
here. This may sound like a simple statement, but to exactly we mean by this. The best example of this dif- tives in rather empty words and actually experiencing
realize that things are different and not better or worse, ference in behaviour is given by the following quote them. Looking back on the almost finished year, this
is one of the most important points you can understand made by a Canadian professor who spent his sab!::etical seems to be one of the most important benefits of this
after you survived the "culture shock". in Braunschweig: "Americans and Canadians are exchange, besides learning to know a little bit more
The culture shock hits you after about three to four brought up to be polite, Germans are brought up to be about this country and its people.
months in a foreign country. Before that time, every- correct.' The politeness that we have been exposed to At the end we just want to thank all the peOple we
thing is new, impressive, exciting, funny, and entertaID- here during everyday life is amazing. Standing in the met and who made our stay here possible and a most
ing. But then you start to unconsciously miss some wrong supermarket check out line or filling in a form pleasant one. Our special thanks goes to the exchange
things you were really used to !::eck home. The taste of the wrong way seems to be not a big deal: It is fixable program's supervisor Professor Schuster and to Profes-
"Crest" toothpaste makes you puke, it suddenly - so what? For some folks !::eck home these mistakes sor Pindera who initiated this program with honorable
annoys you that every road is arout twice as big than rank right after the outbreak of a nuclear war or the end reasons 15 years ago.
you could imagine before, that walking distance is not of the Universe. We have started to appreciate the
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we are making our way back to
Waterloo I realize why I was suffering
m penna grin other than not being in
traffic for two and a half hours in the blazing
heat as was the case on friday.
The 1995 ESSCO agm was hald at Carleton
university in Ottawa. The organizers did a great
job of making sure that everything went well
this weekend. Friday night was spent searching
for food and getting to know the other delegates
in the campus pub. This laid the groundwork
for the weekend.
Saturday morning, while Skinner was recov-
ering from extreme hangover syndrome, we
were updated on the upcoming conferences:
- PEO (Proffesional Engineers on Ontario) will
be hosted by Lakehead in Thunderbay from
October 5th to the 8th. The theme is 'Northern
Engineering" and we were promised Pulp and
Paper and quite a bite of snow.
-Women in Engineering will be a day long
conference held by Queen's University on
Thursday, October 12th. The goals are to
increase awareness of the difficulties faced by
women in engineering and to encourage stu-
dents to take a more proactive role in reducing
the barriers encountered by many women.
-CCES (Canadian Congress of Engineering
Students) will be here in Waterloo from Decem-
ber 31st to January 6th. A promise for a good
time has been given.
-GEC (Ontario Engineering Competiti n) \vill
be at Queen's from Febuaty 16th to 1 tho Stu-
dents will be competing for prizes up to $3(XX) in
categories such as technical and explanatory
speed\ debates and design concepts.
FoUowing aU these presentations was Velcro
Canada who are putting forth a challenge for
engineering students to come up with a practical
application for velcro. Entrance information,
information booklets and sample kits are in
available in the Orifice. $2500 goes to the win-
ner.
One of the new found purpose of ESSen is to
exchange ideas between universities. I partic-
ipated in an open seminar with delegates from
each university in Ontario. The RMC doesn't
have an engsoc and were wondering how to set
one up. Windsor is having trouble planning
their frosh week and were looking for imput.
On the other hand some schools have industrial
fairs each semester while others have student
based course calenders where student offer
advice on certain courses for those taking it after
them.
Saturday night was fairly interesting, it started
with about 70 delegates wearing the same white
t-shirt, with a wonderful pink flamigo on the
back, walking around Ottawa and ended up
around the Waterloo batch cooler. Many
learned the batch lesson especially one delegate
from Queen's who woke up without an eye-
brow.
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Hi everybody!
I'd like to begin by telling you all how happy I am you chose me as your new president.
Ullhl!ectt1ons were a lot of work, and I really think all candidates did a great job. Additionally,
Chen-Wing did a great job as Chief Returning Officer. Considering that the last Eng
'A' election was 32 months ago, and that that election was only for the position of VP
.....n">nr<> it's amazing things went so smoothly. He really deserves a round of applause.
Additionally, I wish to extend a sincere thank-you to everyone who helped me with my
r<>nr'ln::o;OT\ everyone who supported me during elections, and everyone who cast their
in my favour. I amId never have made it without all of you. I also wish to thank a
. non-Xistent committee for the plethora of notes I've received to date. I'm very
that someone put that much time into sticking letters onto a piere of paper just to
a message on to me. You certainly have kept me wondering!
I'm very exited about the future, and really look forward to working with Tonya,
,and Keith. We have already met a few times to discuss plans for next term, and
we are currently in close contact with the 'B' Soc exec to discuss plans for rearranging the
orifice. We are looking at ways to improve the professional atmosphere of the orifice
while maintaining a welcoming environment for people to come in and ask questions or
use one of the many services available. Ideas are diverse and plentiful, however if you feel
have a great idea, please e-mail me at jdmvandy@systems or leave your idea in the
. Relations box in the orifice.
Now the real work begins. Directorship Applications were screened on Monday, July
, and by now the directors in each position have been posted. If you didn't get a chance
to fill out an application, but
you'd still like to help out
next term, just come and see
me in early January. We'll
also need a lot of volunteers
for the Internal Relations
Committee, the new Exter-
nal Relations Committee,
Iron Warrior Advertising,
the Bus Push, ENG WEEK,
Open House, Students
Advising Co-op, WEEF, and
various other activities and
organizations. I especially
encourage all candidates
-------------------' and the old executive to take
sort of position next term. Anyone who shows that much enthusiasm in Eng Soc
and who has put in so much effort in the past should definitely aid in the successful con-
tinuation of our society.
Lastly, if you haven't done class rep elections yet, make sure you do before the end of
the term. We need class rep names and work term addresses for mailouts and invitations
to joint council If you haven't been a class rep before, I strongly encourage you to take
part. Having a role in shaping your society is a great feeling and very important to the
concept of trying to represent the entire engineering student body by a single society.
See y'all next term!!
Jason Van Dyk
PresIdent
3A Systems DesIgn Engineering
I speak to you now as the elected VPF. I'd like to thank my mother and father for con-
ceiving me, my brother and sister for making my childhood a living hell, and my friends for
all their support and help (also for keeping me in line). Most importantly I'd like to thank
Ryan Chen-Wing for his work as CRO. It was a long campaigning period, and I don't
think anyone felt it as much as he did.
From what I've seen so far, it promises to be an eventful sixteen months. I look forward
to working with Jay, Tonya, Nancy, and Paul in the upcoming terms. At the moment I'm
nmning around trying to learn everything there is to know about VPF from Will. Despite
what I'm learning, I am still looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead. Eight spews
from now I'm sure I won't feel the same way, but for the moment I am still young and inno-
cent
Congratulations to all the new directors, and remember that your budgets are due in the
first two weeks of the Winter 96 term. In other words, start thinking now.
That's it Have a great fall, wherever you are, and I look forward to your input next term.
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The following students were presented with Sir Sandford Fleming Work Term Report Awards at a luncheon on July 11.
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An organization devoted to the advancement of engineering education,
Hey roys and girls ... il's my first spew!! Well, I'd first like to say thanks to
everyOOdy who came out to cast their vote and 1'd also like to extend an espe-
cially HUGE thanks to my class, TOXIC, for their total support throughout
my campaign.
Well, I hope that everyone is up for a fantastic sixteen months ahead. I look
forward to working with Jason, Tanya, and Keith and I'm positive that we
will make a fantastic team. We've already been plotting our attack. .. and man
it looks good. We have a lot of fantastic plans and ideas. We will be working
with the new Bsoc exec to change the layout of the Orifice, hopefully improv-
ing its resourcefulness and accessibility. Also, we have introduced a few new
directorships, one of which, called the Student Resource director, will serve to
maintain the new services we would like to implement such a used book
roard and housing information avaiIability. Also, we hope to provide direc-
tors with a little more guidance as to where they are going with their director-
ships and the best way to go arout it.
Other new directorships include Cultural Relations, Internal Relations, and
External Relations. The Cultural Relations director will serve to keep EngSoc
informed of other cultural groups on Campus, what they are up to, and how
we can get involved. The External Relations director will work closely with
Tonya in promoting Engineering and the society to the rest of the University
and the community. I will be working closely with the Internal Relations
director in order to reduce student apathy and improve relations within the
society. I also plan on acting on the input received as a result of the internal
relations survey seen earlier this term and as weil, requesting more input
from society members in order to find out how they think the society can best
servethem.
The winter term kicks off with Waterloo hosting the CCES conference
which is sure to be a success. Volunteer applications are available in the
Orfice, so if you can spare some time the first week of school come on out.
The winter term also brings the BUS PUSH, Explorations, IRS, and Grad Ball.
As well, we have to do our best to welcome new society members in roth
first and fourth year coming from Bsoc. I think all we have to do is WOW
them with a killer SCUNT, Awesome ENGWEEK along with a few great

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Pubs and throw in a trip to the Brunny or
two and they'll be convinced of Asocs supe-
rior ability.
By the time this is printed, directorships
will have been placed, SO I'd like to thank
everyone for applying and hope you look
forward to a great winter term!
If you have an suggestions, ideas, or any-
hting feel free to drop me a line: NFBAG-
GlOOCHEMICAL (I dare you to guess
what the F tands for!!)
Well that's about it. Enjoy the rest of your
teITn, good luck on your finals and rest up
over the work term, 'cause come January,
you're not going to know what hit ya!
BUHBYE
Nancy B8ggl0 (VP Internal to be)
2BChemicai

......... -
Hi there,
Someone asked me at one of the milk and cook-
whether I enjoyed being on the exec. I
that it's kind of like a mild VD: it's fun
it but it just doesn't go away. Seriously, I
enjoyed being on the exec, and though it's
tough at times, it was worth it.
Some people may not have noticed, but the
number of people involved directly with EngSoc
events has increased over the last 2 terms. One of
major goals was to increase student involve-
ment with EngSoc. Since the vast majority of
. . students are members, it only made
to us (John, Will, Graeme, and me) to get
people involved. We've seen an increase in
turnout to a lot of events, whether they are pubs,
meetings, charity drives, etc. More and more pee>-
seem to be willing to put in a bit of their time
to help someone else.
The future holds a lot of potential for the Engi-
neering Society, but there are also a lot of pitfalls
that we must avoid. The most important job that
the new exec can do is to listen to everybody.
is the single most important lesson that I
have learnt here as exec. You don't always agree
with someone, but by listening to their views, you
gain an understanding of them. You may still
that this other person is a complete idiot, but
you'll know where they are coming from Some-
times, when things got real hot in the Orifice, we
had to do our best to listen ca1rnly but we were
off for doing so. A lot of times, we talked to
other people about new policies, and when they
heard us out they pointed out new ways to look
at the situation. Just remember,listen to the other
and think about what they have to say.
You don't have to like or agree with what they
say, but it will give you some perspective.
The FSSCO AGM was on the of July
14-16 and r believe that a110ther article lies else-
where in this issue but I'll point out a few things
that are immediately relevant. First off, the
Waterloo delegates (from both A and B Soc)
raised some very important questions on the m.is-
and goals of ESSCO (Engineering Student
:xJ(::Ietles Council of Ontario) and whether the
DcJ,LJ'--.''-J mandate has lost its direction. The
mandate is to represent the engineering
of Ontario at the provincial level with the
and government agencies. The last few
have seen little if any concrete action
taken on our behalf. So, the Water-
delegation raised some very important
about the ESSCO constitution.
went on for hours with the final
being a committee being formed to
at the next AGM (Annual General
Mario Bellabarba is the chair of
committee, but how much do we real-
expect to get done when every year all
idiots in charge have to do is fonn a
committee.
One issue that makes perfect sense to
is the ESSCO dues which we pay "vol-
to support FSSCO. Schools are
a fee based on the number of stu-
enrolled for the year, and this fee
V;:'''.H'''= conference fees, and various
ESSCO stuff. The fee is quite small
$100-$200 for a year for our dues)
n"".,,,,,,,,,," some schools feel it is not neces-
to pay for it. However, if you opt out
paying your dues, you certainly should
be allowed to vote and you should cer-
tainly lose some (not all) of your privileges. At the
AGM, discussion on changing the ESSCO consti-
tution to force paying membership fees was shut
down and delegated to the constitution commit-
tee. Now at some point over the weekend, the
new FSSCO exec were elected. The new Prez and
VP Finance are from Queen's and U of T (I don't
have the names but they're irrelevant anyway)
but their schools haven't even paid their member-
ship dues! Can you imaging if one of our exec
pulled his/her $14 out and then continued to rep-
resent our society even though he/she wasn't a
paying member of the society? I have a feeling
the shit might hit the fan here if that happened,
but the damn process of change at the FSSCO
AGM takes so long that I don't see change hap-
pening any time in the near future, but that's that
pessimist in me coming out.
I think the most important idea that I have
learnt while on the exec was at the PEO confer-
ence in Windsor. Dr. Norman Becker was one of
the speakers. He is a retired P. Eng. who made
his money and got the hell out of the politics-rid-
dled industry he was in. His talk was not about
his business and his success. He spoke from the
heart and told us about his shortcomings. From
each of his shortcomings, he learnt something and
never made the same mistake twice.
I'm going to close with an idea that Dr. Becker
left me with. This concept hopefully stay
with me until I die. Dr. Becker was discussing his
superiority complex when he left school and got a
job. He talked about the idea he had that all of the
manual labourers were inferior because he had
his Iron Ring. He learnt very quickly that the only
way to gain respect with others is to respect them.
The concept that I can't shake is the way he learnt
to look at the people around him. He said that
when he looked at an individual, he immediately
knew that there was something that that individ-
ual could teach him. No one individual was
worthless or beneath him. He pointed out that if
you can't find something worthwhile in a person,
that is your shortcoming, not theirs. If you am't
find something worthwhile, you're just going to
have to look a lot harder at that person and at
yourself.
cheers,
Bull
[deodonne@civiLwatstar.uwaterloo.ca]
John's Spew
Wow! The last sixteen months have gone by so fast. I can hardly
believe it. 'Thanks to all the directors, from this term and last terII\
and congratulations to the new Exec - Jason Van Dyk, Tonya Sul-
ley, Nancy Baggio, Keith Wace, and Paul Cesana. I wish them luck
with the next sixteen months. I would also like to thank Betty
Beaver and Mary Bland for their work in the Orifice and the C&D
respectively.
CH- CH- CH- GIANGES
The last two terms have seen some changes in EngSoc, including
the new POETS patio fence, big screen tv in POETS, rearranging of
the stand-up bar in POETS, and new computer equipment for the
Iron Warrior office. Perhaps one of the most signifiamt is our new
full time manager for C&D, Mary Bland.
TOOL
How would you like to see the Engineering Society mascot pre-
sented? Most answered "with pride". If you have any further
comments, please address them to me (and soon to Brian Vidler
and Jason Van Dyk) at en8-prez@novice.
I hope you liked it.
LCX)K TO TIlE FUTURE
Soon to arrive will be the ''Known Lands" mural and a large
EngSoc logo above POETS. These would not have been possible if
it were not for Piyush Bhatnagar, and I'm sure they will brighten
up the CPH foyer.
I wish everyone good luck on their exams, and I hope everyone
has a good work term Congratulations again to everyone who ran
in the election, and a special thanks to the CRO Ryan Chen-Wing.
And I would especially like to thank Graeme Skinner, Will Teron
and Darrell O'Donnell for all their work
John Campbell
XSCIV
j2campbe@clvil
engJJrez@novlce
Skinner's Spew
Hello and welcome to finals. I'm going to make this as brief as
possible, so here we go. FIrst, thank you to everyone who's been
there along the way this term and last term, without you there
would have been nothing. Second, special thanks to John, Will and
Darrell, without you, there would have been less then nothing,
chaos. Finally, good luck to the new executive. I know you're
going to do a great job.
Skinner
Will Teron
VPFinance
It's hard to believe that my time as an EngSoc
exec is over! Reflecting on the last 16 months
has been very interesting, I must say some of my
best and worst days have occurred over this
period. I would rontinue on but you've been
forced to read my dribble for long enough and
you most certainly don't need to hear any more.
Firstly, I would like to thank John, Graeme
and Darrell for their help over the 16 months.
They have saved my ass on countless opportu-
nities but have also lit huge fires under my ass
too many times to count. It has been really
enjoyable working with them even though all
four of us are legally insane we seemed to gel
when it came to EngSoc.
Secondly, I would like to thank Mary for tak-
ing over in the C&D. Her work so far has been
nothing less than fantastic. EngSoc has found a
real winner! The C&D can now look forward to
the expansions and improved service that we
have all dreamed of for the last many years.
Thirdly, I would like to congratulate all of the
new exec. r believe that EngSoc has selected
four new people that are truly qualified and
thus are capable of delivering on all of their
promises. Good luck to all of you through the
next 16 months.
FInally, I would just like to say thank you to
all members of EngSoc. I have had a fantastic
time on EngSoc Exec. Although some days
were more difficult than others, I wouldn't have
changed a thing. EngSoc has served me well
and I hope I have served it back to your satisfac-
tion.
Have a great work term and I'll see you in
January.
Take care and Good luck!
Hello!
The end of the road for this tenn is here!
I am happy to say that just about everything
I had planned for this tenn turned into a .raw-
ty. M rself and my WEEF assistants (Ed Pi
ttens and teve Peplinski) managed to get out
to most of the classes at the beginning of the
term, ',\Te held an open hou ,til WEEF m
eetings went off without a hitch, and follow-
up cla visits are underway (of whi h 16
classes are alread, lined up). The WEEF
homep age has been setup, and all of the fund-
ing decisions as well as the ronstitution are up
there (you can access the hornepage b select
ing, from the UW homepage(the default
homepage) Student and other organizations,
then Engineering Society and then WEEP).
The Preliminary Funding Decision:
Geology 1
Ovil
Computer
Hard Disk
Server
FllterDome
Data Acquisition PC
Chemical Fluid Lab Upgrade
System Working Model Software
Signal Conditioner
Mechanical 1017" Monitors
Audio Visual Upgrade
Electrical 2 Computers for 4th yr. rm
Student Projects
Portable PC
CCFS
Developing Skills Conference
Midnight Sun
FormulaSAE
Mini Baja
Sled Zepplin
Grand Total
Before the end of the term is over, I will also
have an outline of what the responsibilities are
of the WEEF director and his/her assistants 0
n-line.
r have talked with rnany people this tern"
and most of Ule feedba k rom: 'ming WEEr
that r get is positive. This make me very
happy.
However, I think that many students still
don' t know the premise of WEEF. Si mply put,
, we all donate $75 into a investment (right no
W, the fund is at about $1.8 million), and U1e
interest from the fund is spent by the tudents
(US!) to improve undergraduate engine ering.
The principle is never toucl1ed. "Us" is made
up of WEEF representatives from every class.
Thats it, in a nutshell To get full details, see
the WWW page for the constitution in its
entirety!
These are the fruits of the WEEF labor this
term:
Brief Description of the Projects and Their
Benefits(in order of appearance)
Geo students asked for one extra romputer
for their study room This computer is a Pen-
tium 90 with 16 MB of ram and a multimedia
set up. This romputer will be used by all Geo
students. Ovil's new Hard Disk will give all
civil engineering students 5 MB for their
WA TST AR accounts, while the server will
increase n two rk response time. The depart-
ment is funding 500/0 of the rosts(Le. They pay
1/2, "'vEEF pays 1 /2) from Alumni funds. The
romputer updat es will be enjo ed by all Ovil
students. Th Filter Domes(3) \vill be used in
the water labs, while the Data Acquisition PC
is <l 486 that will be used to rollect data from
tructures lab testing. The f!lters will be used
by se\ era! Civil and Chenlical classes, wIlli e
several Ovil. classes will use the data acquisi-
tion PC. 01emi ill's Fluid Lab Upgrade will
replace 2 piston-pwnps in tll oro teacl1ing lab.
This lab is used b most d lemical engineering
tud ent very term .. Systems' Working
Model Software will assist in the design of sys.-
tems of rigid bodies, and
will b used in SD
$3605
$1400
$3250
$2319
$3(XX)
$2.135
$2.(XX)
$2850
$4700
$4500
$4318
$3700
$2.(XX)
$600
$2300
$3016
$1200
$15312
$49,393
181/182, ME 212, ME 32 I,
SD 382, ME 524, SD 553.
Th Signal Conditioner
will be used in all Systems
lab courses and work-
shop. Mechanical's new
monitors will be replacing
failing monitors, and will
be mainly used for ACAD.
training and work. This
proposal was 1/2 funded
by the Mechanical dept.
This will effect any stu-
dents using those terminaL
especially lA, 1 B, 2A, and
2B Mechanical 5t udents.
The Audio Visual
Upgrade will upgrade the
classroom facilities in E1
2536. Electrical will receive
2 486-66 computers for
their 4th year room. This
will affect all4tl1 year elec-
trical students using the
4th year room. The
Portable PC is a laptop PC that will be avail-
able next term for rental from the Engineering
Society office for doing presentatio ns by stu-
dents. The other student project funding helps
to provide mOI1('Y needed to pl1l'('haS(' <'quip-
m 'nl or for ollwr (""JX'l1st'S 1'\.'},11 'd to tlw nm
ning and ofg,lnj",\lion of till' proJl'li.
What WEEF }t.\S done shows jllst how
mllch ~ n be i1 "'omplishc I whlll we ,\11 work
togcth"T loward .. a (ommon gl 11.
I would now like lo telk!.' thc tin'lc to say
thank you to all of th WEEF J'I.'pswho took
the time out of their bw.y schcdub; to com ' to
the 3 WEEr m 'lings this t('ml, and who h,ld
the wisdom to usc the WEEF in il way that
wiH greatly b 'nefit UW engineering. Well
done. I would also like to thank St 've P 'pIin.'I-
ki and Ed Piltcns for all of their help this term.
Finally, I would lik to thank John Campbell
for having the confid ence in me to be the
WEEF Director.
Good-bye, everyone! Till my next and LAST
terrnatUW!
Mark Waschkowski Endowrnenthelix
PS. Copies of the original proposals will be
available in Poets and the Orifice untill the end
ofthetenn.
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