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March 25 1988 Iron Warrior

Message From The eanBill Lennox

Dean of Engineering

I also sent a letter to Dr. Corneil,

President of the A.P.E.O. expressing my dismay at his sending a formlett.er to all student engineering societies (see last issue of the Iron Warrior) . Waterloo engineering studentshave, over the years, established anexcellent record of responsible behavior and, in no way, deserve to be

tarred with the broad brush approach of the letter. I often sendcopies of The Iron Warrior to t heoffices of the Canad ian Counci l ofProfessional Engineers (CCPE) andDon MacEwan, incommg President,recently sent a let te r of congratula-tions to last term's editors for setting such a high standard for stu-dent publica tions. The paper goesa long way : ~ \ e l p i n gdestroy thestereotype negative image of engineering students which seems to persist. Granted all it takes is one incident and all the positive effortsare quickly forgott en . T hat is notnews, but that too is reality ."

Other items of information :

The university is recommendingto the Board of Governors that theco-op fee be increased. I believe thenew fee wou Id be $311 . The Faculty of Engineering is opposed tothe increase and passed a motion tothat effect at a recent Faculty Coun-cil meeting. I will present The Faculty's view at the board meeting .

The Faculty of Engine ering i s opposed to the proposed co-op f ee increase and expressed this concernin a recent Faculty Council motion .

We are concerned that no studyhas been done to determine at whatpoint the fee could begin to discourage students from applying toour co-op progr a ms. We now at -tract the best engineering st ud entsin the province and it is primarilydue to co-op. The quality of stu-dents in other programs ha s obviously in creased since they began offering co-op programs. This qualitywill continue to increase since "goodstudents ap p ly to programs wheregood stude nt s exist."

The Prez Saysby Matt Snell

On the twelfth of this month Icollided head on with reality. As 1stood before th e ' assembled massesat the Engineering Ball wishing thebest to the departing graduates,I suddenly realized that in twelve

short months it is going to be meout there. Where the *&*@#@ havethe last four years of my life gone .and where am I going? Do I re~ l I ywant to spend the rest of myhfe at my last work term job? Do 1want to be masochistic and go on tograduate work? These are the questions which slammed, albeit somewhat blurred , into my head Sundaymorning.

I am of the opinion that theWaterloo Engineering student doestend to live his/her life on a termby term basis and because of this,graduation can sometimes take usoff guard . There is a definite need

for the undergraduateto

get THEBIG PICTURE while still being ina position to make some career deCISIons.

What is this BIG PICTURE, youmay ask. Well, Life, The Universeand Everything; Why are you in Engineering? What jobs are open tome with this degree? What is thecurrent graduate job. market like?What research is being done and atwhich institutions? What graduatefunding is available? Who invented

liquid soap and why? These questions and many more must be answered before you can mak e an informed decision about what . bappensto you after graduation.

Doing this is certa inly no simp letask but the University does try tomake it a little easier. Ava il ab le tous on this campus a re career andgraduate program resource matC'ri -

als and counse lo rs . As well, the various student technical chapters runseminars on possible Engineering areas of work. A the very least th("student can use these services togain some insight into wh ere he/shewants to go. You can also talk tothe current graduating class ano seewhat their plans are. However , oneshould not be confined to just thiscampus. Visit campuses that offer graclllate programs which ir :ter-est. you . Try to attend conferencesdea ling with area s you might wantto work in ; co nt a cts made at. cOl1 ferences can provide invaluable information.

An engineering degree from Waterloo can open an infinite num-ber of doors for you, but you haveto know on which ones to knock.Expand your horizons now becausegraduation is just around the corner,beli eve or not.

Now on a lighter note , it ha.s beenone hell of a term and I would liketo thank all those who have helpedout and participated in the Engineering Society events. Special co mmendations go to all of the Directorsfor their enthusiastic effort') all term.As well, an extra special thank y ; ufor Ella who always kept us on aneven keel. To the 88 grads I wisha fond f a f w e l l, wc 'r t' going to missyou . As for the reflt. of YOIl gruntsout there J'll see you in Septemberfor t.he best party of the decade :ORIENTATION '88.Have a great summer

Other school are now offering coop programs, so we will be facingincreasing competition. We sllouldbe careful about making a decisionthat could jeopardize this ad v an ta .

geous situation .All of the univ ersities ' engineer

ing program s (7) will be review eoby th e C anadi a n E ngineering Accredit a tion Board next fall . Weare busy preparing thE' documentation now . Six of the programsare going through the regular reviewprocess (every 5 years) and Computer Engineering will be reviewedfor the first time.

r have formally requested tllat. the

APEO give Waterloo graduates theopportunity to present their workterm experienc(' for creoit tlgain ';t.I he two year requiremellt . t is un-der con ideration. " (I sent the letter

in December .) Many co-op employers have written directly La APEOs upporting the reqll('s1...

Congratulations aT{' in order to:

oori Sivakumaran for winning2 ~ dplace at the O.E.D .C., to JohnLIddy an d .Lars Oltbafer for winningthe Ontario andford Fleming DebaLes, and to the survivors of TheGreat Toboggan Race.

Also, best wishes to the class of1988 .

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4 Iron Warrior March 25, 1988

by Barbara J. Adey

Canadians face an important national decision with respect 1,0 thei"ree Trade Agreement with theUnited States. We can endorseJohn Thrner or Ed Broadbent in thenext federal election, giving them license to tear up the agreement ast.hey have promised . Or, we canstop burying our head s in the sandand acknowledge the st rategic importance of trade with t.he U .S. toCanada's future.

Let me begin by explaining intheoretical terms why internationaltrade benefits the two countries in

volved. Consider two commod itie s,beer and photocopier s. Let us Msume that Americans make betterphotocopiers more cheap ly than wedo, but that Canadians make better and cheaper beer. (n economicterms, Canada ha s a comparativeadvantage in producing beer and the

Trade restrictions... impedetrade by protecting endangered

industries.. tl,us reducingworld-wide production.

U.S. has a comparative advantage inproducing photocopiers. Conceiv~ b \ y bot.h Canada and t.he UnitedStates could each produce strictlyfqr their domestic markets. However, if each country specializes indoing what they do beUer and thetwo commodities are exchanged, thetotal production of beer and phot.ocopiers will increase wiLhollL an increase in inpllt.s. 'fhI18, int ,ernat.ionaltrade allows hoth count rie R to consume more or both commodit,ics.

Tariffs aJld other trade rest.rictions such as quotas impede t.radeby protecting endangered ind\lstriesin a given country from fair competition hy imports, thus reducingworldwide product.ion . Oft.en , poIit,ical expediency is the reason for

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the imposition of tariffs. The costsof this process are seen in reducedquality and consumer choice.

At the Engineering Ball thismonth I wore Italian leather. shoesand drank French wine. Though Iconsider myself to be a nal .ionalist itis clear to me that I am a selectiveconsumer first and foremost. As individuals, governments and co rporations, we co nsider both quality andprice in the purchases we make. As 1have illustrated, trade among countries allows the most capable producers to do what they do best andtrade to get the rest. You just ca n 'tgrow coffee in so uthwe st e rn Ontario:let 's leave that to Juan Valdez .

You just can't grow coffee inSouth-Western Ontario: Let's

leave that to Juan Valdez.J have not included a sector by

sector di scussion of the free t.radeagreement in this article. Let mestate simply that trade liberalization is the way of the world in theinterest of global prosperity. GATT,the General Agreement on Tariffsand Trade, recently handed downa ruling t.hat Canadian provinciallegi slation regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages is unfairly protectionist. Indust.ry spokesmen arewhining now about thousands ofjobs being at stake. But quality survives in a truly competitive market.I will cont.inue to consume Inniskillinwines rega rdl ess of the e ntry of lessexpensive French wines because Inniskillin makes good wine. ' fhe onlycompanies in danger are those whoprovide an inferior product and arekept. in business by unfair t.ariffs.

FreN a.cce s to the American market will ensure that. Canadian firmscan achieve the economies of scalewhich t.hey need t .o be compctit.iveworldwide. It is important to notet.hat free trade is a misnomE'r: thecurrent agreement. does not providefor a complete dismantling of traderestrictions. Significantly, the AutoPact remains intact, which might.keep Bob White happy. Produc-

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Canadians must realize soon that

in spite of our expensive soc ial system of public health care, welfare and unemployment insurance,we have a very healthy economy.Canada markets world class goodsand services in many fields of en-

.deavour, not the least of which aretelecommunications and engineering

be government-run.Uniquely Canadian succ'esses like

our system of health care will continue to exist under the free trade

agreement . Contrary to what shewould like you to believe, MargaretAtwood's books will continue to sellunder the Free Trade Agreementsimply because they are good books.The same goes for albums by JaneSiberry. Canadian cult.ure is notat risk under the Free Trade Agree-

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consulting. In fact, even Bob Whit.eand the CAW can't keep Canadianauto plants from producing higherquality cars at a lower cost thantheir American counterparts.

I am always dismayed at theCanadian inferiorit y complex regarding our int.ernational competitiveness. This attitude is fueled bymany groups who should know better including the new s media antiour educational system.

I am equally dismayed hy suchindividuals as Sheila Copps. Ona recent CITY-TV debate on freetrade she spoke glowingly of trade

with the Pacific Rim and assuredus that Canadians (and presumablythe Liberal Party of Canada) wishto t,rctively andindividually grown wealthier.

'Protectionism simply must gothe way of the dinosaurs

The argllment that I he furt .her clevelopmenl , of Ollr trading relationship with the U.S. will lead to aloss of our unique i d ~ l l t .i t , y cannot.be substantiat.ed by objective evidence. Freer trad(> will not turnCanadians into Americans any morethan the European Economic Community has turned Frenchmen intoGermans. As the FreE' Trade Agreement contributes to our prosperity,our ability to maintain our systemof social welfare will be guaranteed.We certainly can't keep running adeficit to maintain it .

The Free Trade Agreement as itstands is not perfect. However, it isa step in the right direction towardfreer bilateral and eventually multilateral trade for Canada. Interna-

tional trade is crucial to our futureas a sovereign nation. Protectionism simply must. go the way of thedinosaurs in the best . interest of theCanadian economy.

Author's note: I woule like tothank Larry Smith of the Department of Economics for his input.


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March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior 5

Free Trade Agreementby Lisa Manning

Last September , I had the pleasure of meeting a remarkable gent leman from Syracuse , New York .He is a retired lawyer who enjoystalking with younger people " to remain in tune with a changing world .Without wasting time this engaging conversationalist initiated a discussion on the current Canada-U .S.Free Trade Negotiations.

This scenario is not unusual forthe Canada- U.S. Free Trade Agreement is clearly the centric political, economic and social issue forCanada in 1988 and beyond. In addition, it has been an historical battle for Canadians since Confederation. In this current struggle weare forced once again to face the"givens" of our nation; the geography, our population distribution,our resource based economy and itslinkages to our Southern neighbour.

What perhaps, was unusual aboutmy exchange wi t .h this Americanlawyer was h i ~ complete aversion tosuch an agreement for Canada ' s future. He was concerned that Canadians would view Free Trade as thepanacea to their economic ills andbe duped into paying the high costof access to American markets. Atthe time, the Free Trade Agreement negotiations were not complete and did not seem that ominous. J was confident . that Canadian busines s could comp ete on any

level. ince that interesting mee -i.ng, I have changed my position onthe Canada-U .S. Free Trade Agreement.

r have not, however , s udden ly lostfaith in the abilities of Canadianbusiness or the potential of our natural and human resources. Instead, Ihave difficulty seeing this Agreementas the Canadian answer to economicsuccess. In short, we ha.ve neglectedto face squarely our shrinking comparative advantage in resources andour decreasing trade with other nations with a bilateral Free TradeAgreement that fails to eliminateAmerican protectionism.

The case for Canadian-Americanfree trade stems from the s tandardarguments for trade liberalization.

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'Canada's history 0/ u u lequity and dtvelopmentpolicy .is on the table.

The removal of tariffs and nontariff barriers (NTB) allows for optimal industrial location and product specialization. Economists usually argue that the smaller economybenefits from free trade more thanthe large one hecause its firms canachieve relatively gre;iter increasesin economics of scale . What is alsonoted is t.hat . t.he smaller count.rywill become more vulnerable, tltechanges to the ('conomy more expansive and the disrupt.ion to all aspectsof life considerably greater.

The Mulroney government initiated t.he t.rade talks with I,he U.S.in March 1985 and views this agreement as a t.rillmph in governmentpolicy. The government's negotiating team, headed by Simon Reis-

ma n , had as i ts chief aim th e"secure and enhanced access " tot he U .S. market , " that would exempt Canada from U .S. protecti o nist trade measure-s .

What we receive-d is the Binational dispute set t lement mechanism . The panel is to be composedof two expert .s from bot h cOllntries .The fifth panelist is chospn by theother four members of the panel.According to the Agreements finaltext,the panel 's ruling is binding in"all cases except [when } either government can prove a member is bi-ased or that there has been a serious miscarriage of justice ." (TheCanada-US Free Trade AgreementFinal Legal Text)

This mechanism does not addressthe possibility of laws on either side

lui V.S. will h.re ClIllodianenero and Cantulians will

skare U S shortages.

being unfair in the first place . I tcan merely determine whether thelaw has been faithfully and correctlyappl ied. There is also t.he prohlem of enforcing compliance withthe panel's decisions. The threat ofU.S. protectionist measures againstCanadian industries that compete inthe U.S. market, will continue .Wehave received no guarantees for secure market access . The HonourablePat Carney , Minister of Internat ional Trad e agree s , saying, t henew process wiH not shield Canadafrom present U.S. legislation."

Currently , 6 Billion dollars ofCanadian exports to the United IStates face either anti-dumping orcountervailing dutie- s. Wh en anAmerican firm applies to the Int 'rnational Trade Commission for ananti-dumping or count('nrailing dllt.yagainst a Canadian ex p ort er theCanadian company mu s t deposit thCduties which may become payable ifeither duty is found necessary.

The Binational Trade Panel willdo little to discourage such ad-ionsconstituting harassment for manyCanadian companies. Yet this dispute mechanism has been heraldedby proponents of this particularagreement as the basis from whichthe benefits of Free Trade Row .

Bruce Wilkinson, an ec()nomistat the University of Alberta madethe point that despite tariff reductions by the U.S. and Canadafrom seven rounds of GATT negotiations,Canadian prodllctivity and 'manufacturing has remained 25-30%below the U.S. levels." However, therf'moval of the remaining few percentage points of U.S. tariffs is expected to wipe out all t.he rest of theproductivity gap. There is a hole inour logic, then, on the benefits of acomprehensive trade agreement forour n a t i o n ~economic difficult,ieR.

Under thill Free-Trade Agreementthe resource sect.or is viewed as aclear winner. The federal government maintains Canada's energysecurity l i ~ snot in locking resourcesin the ground bllt in developingthem to the benefit of all regions."A July 1987 study on Canadian-U .S.trade issues by the Bank of NovaScotia found that resources indus-

COUNTERPOINTtries stand to be the clear winner ."

This type of analy is focuses onthe benefits that would be obtain edfrom secure access to the U.S . marke t . Thf' affect of Free Trade on t heenergy sector provides an interestingillustration of this .

In the case of hort energy supply, export control canno t redu cethe amount of energy availabl e tothe U.S . BELOW the amount exported in the most recent 3 year period. In addi.tion the National Energy Board no longer has the authority to establish discriminator pricesto Canadian advantage. In suchan arrangement the U.S. will shareCanadian energy and Oanadians willshare U.S. shortages ."

Furthermore, by giving up ourown acces ' to cheaper energy we losean important advantag e to es t,ablishing industry in Canada .

The Services sector is termed anet loser in the Free Trade Agreement by the Bank of Nova Scotia study . The Agricultural sectorwill also be profoundly affected bythe restructuring resulting from FreeTrade .' Also at serious risk are poultry and dairy products, fruits, veget.ables, and the processing of thesefoods.

Though a Free Trade Area by definition allows for independent tariffs and national direction on otherpolicies, reality clouds this interpretation. In practice when t.woeconomies as different as Canadaa nd th e U .S . a re und er a b il at.e ra l

Lra age n pro t inother countries must be coordinated. Otherwise, one country'strade relationships could possiblydisadvantage the other.

We have received noguarantees for

secure market acce. tS.

Such harmonization of poli('ywould giv ' Canada little a y illt.o lh('formation of policy an .d our abilityto increas(' multilat.eral t.rnrif' wOllldbe crippled.

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of the deal have sc()ff('d at. t.he notion of loss of sovereignty . To t h < , ~ (individuals it is anoth


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Ir on W ar r ior March 25, 1988

Campus DayI was hoping to be able to write an

article illustrat ing the vast mi sconcept,io ns and unshattered idealismst h at high school student s hold about

u ni versity life, and the Univer sity ofWaterloo in parti cular . We , th e e ditors of the Iron Warrior , t ook som etime on campus day to talk to a fewof the engineering pledges who wer ehere on campus to hav e a look .

My views of univer s ity and engineering have chang ed continuallysince my days as a sub - fros h . Myglorified view of the engineering profession has been weather ed , a nd myunderstanding of wh at univ ersitywill teach me ha s been clarifi ed . Myentire image of Wa t erloo is a distantre lat ive to that which I had when1 attended campu s day four y earsago . t was because of thi s that Jexpected some of t.h

e stu d

ent

s we interviewed to say so m e V >fy amu s ingthings.

In contrast, the high school s tudents seemed to be quit e openminded about Waterloo , and hada fairly level-headed persp ective ontheir prospective engineering careers . Many of the students interested in the electr ica l and computerprogra ms had done a se rious amountof computer and electronics hacking and hoped to bui ld o n t hat. Acivil a pp licant p lanned to use his degree to ta ke over hi s parents co ns t ruct ion company a nd a stude nt inte reste d in systems des ign wasn't

what sure what she was inter estedin t.echnically , hut li ked the hroadap p roac h systems take s to problemsolving . A ll in a ll , the ap p licants

see med to be we ll suited t.o the discipline stereotyp es here at Wat.erloo.

We wer e al so in t erest ed in disce rn in g t he student ' s socia l sc hemaof our univers ity. Does it includea s tanding a rmy of geeks and sociopat hs as ma ny members of themed ia m ight have them believe?Not rea ll y; one gir l said she hadhea rd t he stories abo ut t he gee ksbut t hat s he d idn 't belie ve t hem .Most in te rviewed sa id t hat t he soc ia llife at Wate rl oo di d n ' t seem dr as tica lly d ifferent from t hat of ot her unive rs it ies like Qu ee n 's a nd M cMa ster . Howeve r , one s tudent men-

us Push Success

by Anne Vivian

The snow stayed away ju s t longenough to allow the 12th annual Bu sPush to go off without a hitch . Ov er200 engineers flexed their mu scl esand used their we ight to pull t heKW Transit bus 6.5 km from th e

university to the Market Squar e inl


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The Nature O f Mediand Why It Should Be Free

by G a rr y Peterso n'The medium is the message. 'This slogan declares that a te c h

nology influences people not jus tthrough what it produces but howit produces . The message of anymedium or technology is the changeof sca le, pace , or pattern t h a t it introd u ces i n to human affai rs . For example, t he ra i lway accele r ated a ndenl arged t h e movement fo u nd in t h eh o r se a nd bu ggy er a , c rea t in g newt ypes of c ities, wo rk a nd leis ur e.Th i s proces s oc curred indepen de n t lyof the location of the railroad andthe nature of its freight (or con te nt ) .

Marshall McLuhan , the s ixti esmedia guru, theoriz ed tha t the invention of moveable t ype shift ed so

ciety from an oral t o a li t e rate culture . This shift resulted in fundamental changes in the way peoplethink and communicate. The question now is how the current shiftfrom a l i terate to an electronic , information culture is going to influence mankind.

Communication technologies arein an abstract way extensions of thehuman nervous system , since theyallow a person to control and communicate with more distant entities than would otherwise be possible . Likewise, these technologiesbring an individual within the c yb e rn et ic sphere of influen ce of ot h erentities. An example of this concept is the extreme inter-relatednessof current world events as demonstrated during the stock marketcrash in October 1987 . Marketsworldwide crashed virtually simul-

taneou sl y , as electronic megabuckssloshed around the world . Comparethis event to 1929, when the effectsof the American crash took a year toreach England . However, this' i s jus tthe overt way in which these techno logies influence humanit.y .

Since communication media inc r e a t h e powe r and speed of ma n 'sn a tu r al ne r vous system, inevit.a b lyt hey- w i ll change the way p eopl et h ink and act . Forme rl y un av a ilab le da ta can now be r ece ive d a ndt ra ns m i t ted. As co mmuni ca t ion imp rov es, t h e ar ea whi ch a n in d ividual communi ca t es a nd in te r acts

Communication media will

inevitably change the waypeople think and act.

with incr eases. From tribes grew villages , which b ec ame city-stat.es t.hf'nsmall countries and now the western, eastern and neutral countriesof the world. Increasingly, wars arefought not only with weapons butwith ideas , information and disinformation . Technology is continually evolving; new media are createdas old ones die. Ten years ago , theWalkman, CD 's , personal computer s , cellular phones, E-mail , desktop publi s hi n g , VCRs, a nd sa te ll i te

dishes did not exist in anything resembling their current forms. Yetobserve how much these items havebecome a part of our lifestyles. Newm edia are e merging: ISDN, smart "cards , electronic forums , HDTV, hy-

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pertext , fibre optics, DATs, ann intelli gen t " phones.

However, these media do not .a l ~

way . f('cd t he user accurat(' information . All information is st.oreddigitall); digital records can easilybe altered . Using a Hell ~ l a h i l 1 e it becomt's r o s ~ i h l eto digit filly alt >r phot.ographs or videos . Kodakhas just. relf'ased a photo editing machine which allows retail custOJl)t'rst o edit picturf's before having p r intsmade. Vi deot apes, photographsand recordings w ill ::;0011 lose thei rs t a t us as o bject ive eyes. T h e reco rdof re a l ity can b e u ndetectab ly a lt e red. Th e m ed ium ca n n o lo n ge rb e trust ed , only th e so ur ce.

More problems exi s t. Th e n ewcommunication technologie s h a venot inherited the legal pr o t ection ofprint and now all media seem de stined to lose that prot ec tion underthe "anti-porn bill C-54 . T he reliability and ac curac y of inf o rm a ti o nis greatly reduc ed wh e n ce nso rs a reable to alter the media 's virtual reality.

The natural tendency of governmental agencies is to suppress, manipulate, or otherwise control communication on most matters of anygeneral importance. All governments control the mass media, monopolize education and engage 111disinformation.

Th is pract ice is bo\'h da n ge rou s

and evil. Freedom of expression isnecessary for several separate, butrelated reasons.

First , the pursuit of happiness .People live and grow by finding orse ar ching for m ea nin g t. hr o u g h 8('lfe xp r es s io n a nd c mnllllli at.io n w il ho th e rs. Co mmulli cat.in g wit.h ot. he rs is a vital part o f lif . I ~ xp r es -sion is not jus t a m ean s to a. ll (' lid ,but an end in it self. The ~ U p p f (S -sion of idas and opinioll g prev('nt .smankind from living a fr ep and di gnified existenc e.

Se cond, the a tt a i n m e nt. of th etruth . Rational judg('tIlent. of anidea or co n c ept is onl y p o s ~i b l (when facts and opini o ns c:onc('rnin git have b ee n e valuat ed . Th e accuracy of th i s evalu a ti o n is d e p < ndent upon th e am o unt o f in f o rm ation which c an b e obta.ined. F~ v ( n ifa fact or theory is untru E , it provide sfor testing of t.he current model and

All gov.rnm.nt, control them SS media lIlop opoUu

educMiott and entll e indisin/ormtltion.

may indicate flaws in that model.It does not matter what ideag "society or the public " regard to be

good , bad, true or false. No point ofview should bp sllpprpRsed .

Third, it is necessary to maintaina free society . Along with a freeeconomy , t.he fref'dom of expre sgionis the vital requirement for an individual 's liberty . The frf'e flow ofconcepts is vital and id('as is necessary to establish a viable consensus. The communication of all viewpoint on an issue encourages nonviolent. change, hy providing discussion on ideas and opinions. As Norbert Weinf'r 'Itated in his book Cy -

bernetics, o r a ll a nt i- h omeostaticfact.ors in ociety, t.he co n tr o l o f t he

m(>ans of communication is the mosteffective and the most important .

Til e s uppression 1 ideas

and opiniotts preventsm anki nd from living a free

and dignified existence.

The suppress ion o f id eas p rev e n t.schange . W h en ch a nge is s llp pres::;e dit bu rsts o u t as v iolence. Foref' ist h e n s u bs t i t u tf' d fo r r easo n a nd rat.io n a l a rg u me n t bf'co m es im poss ibl e .

Gove rn m e nt exi st ' t o S('[Vf' th e indivi d ua l s which make lip a co unt.ry ,not vice - vers a. If gov e rn m e nt is t o

d in an intelli ge n t and b en e fic ialmann e r, the citi ze ns mu s t be ableto ob ta in a ud tr a ns mit id e as , c oncep t s a nd inform at io n . Therefor e,th e go ve rn m e nt sh o uld h a ve no auth o rity to de t e rmin e wh a t informat io n m a y b e tr a nsmitt ed o r r ece iv edby th e individu a ls wh o m th ey se rv e.

Finally , th e qu a li t y o f id e as a ndinform a tion . Fre(>dom of f'xpressionallows individual s to criticize, su pport , use and add to f'xisting concepts while providing them with theresources to construct new ideas.The exi s t e nce of a fre e marketplace for ideas produc es s up e rior

The reliability and accuracy

reduced when censorsable to alter the media s

virtual reality.id eltH a nd tlH 'ori('H til ro u g h C0 111(> 1'LiL io n n nd CO O p t m t io ll . J


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What A Ballby vir Stahmer

It was like Christmas, so longawaited , anticipated , and talkedabout ., and over much too quickly.BlIt one thing is for SlIre, it . wa s t.hebest one yet. The 198 8 EngineeringBall.

On Saturday March l2, the Viennese nail room a t the Watf'r1oo Innwas magically transformed into aBroadway Theat .re, equalled only bythe likes of Carnegie Hall, wi tit all it,sexcitement, elegance , and glamour.

The evening started with the arrival of the first couples around 5:30.It was then that. the hundreds ofhours of organization, planning, andconstruction had finally come toan end. The three ball directors,Shayne Smith, St,eve 'Wedge' Pallen,and Kathy Lanza, and their supportstaff had finished their jobs . TheFifth Annual Engineering Ball hadbegun.

Before lon g the foye r wa s fillewith glamourous ladies in thf'ir cocktail dresses and evening gowns escorted by true gentlemen dressed inthe finest tuxedos money could rent.One could hardly believe t.hat thesewere the same people that had bf'cngracing the university halls in sweatpants and a T-shirt for the last fewyears.

After checking thf'ir coats at thebox office, official photographs weretaken of each of the couples asthe stood in front of the Manhattan Skyline. From here, they wereescorted to their respective tables

in the ballroom by charming hostsand ho stesses dresRed as leads fromBroadway productionR.

Play t AgainMatt .. "

by Shayne Smith

It took a hot. band to Cllt the iceon Saturday, hut the Matt, PinesBand burned a trail from Torontoto Waterloo and exploded powerfully in the midst of several hundred

overly dressed engineers. They werea smash success. The New Yorkborn Matt Pines made his university debut with a selection of songswhich kept the dance floor packedthe entire evening and left us allwanting more.

Mat t Pines' appearance WaR, initself, a welcome addition to theBroadway theme. During cocktailsand hors d'oeuvres and also duringdinner, he played solo keyboards toset the mood. With the appearance of The Tool, the crowd stood"ridgidly" transfixed by Matt ' s syn-

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Eng Ball Directors: Shayne, Kathy, and Wedge

Both the ballroom and foyerwere decorated in true Broadway

st y le, complete with act.ual Broadway show post.ers, flashing lights,the Playbill poster, a show Marquee, and, of course, the Ring

Road/Reality Ave. street sign. Anarchway, perhaps the most impressive achievement of the decorationscommittee) lead into the ballroom.Once inRide the guests were overwhelmed by a dazzling display oflights, balloons, and colour. Projected Broadway scenes, top hats,and twinkle lights had transposedt.he Viennese Ballroom into a placeof wonder and delight.

Before being asked to be seatedfor dinner, the guests enjoyed a lavish aRsortment of hors d 'ouev res andcocktails. Wedge spoke a brief,but amazing grace, anel dinner wasserved . The dinner festivities in

cluded 3 bottles of Yin Gratis (freewine for those of you who don ' tspeak french) and a delicious piece

thesizeCl "Tool Music as the bandle?.der paid homage to the AlmightyPipe Wrench. Needless to say, his

l u ~ s yrendition of It Don't Meana Thing was dynamite.

Credit must also be given to t.heother members of Mat.t's seven pieceensemble which was comprised ofbass, percussion, lots 0 brass, anda fantastic female vocalist. Togetherthey rocked us through four tremen

dous hours of first class entertainment.

Although the Matt Pines Band isa dance orchestra perhaps more accllstomed to weddings, formal dinners, and hotel night dubs, theirperformance a t t.he ]988 Engineering Ball clearly marked them asan act worthy of further attention.Their adaptive, dynamic, and polished style was as imprf'Rsive a vue. Th > Revuewas comprised of 5 songs writtenby Shayne Smi t .h with Gott.a GettaGirl co-written by F;ric Gowland.It was highlightf'd by the two numbers, Th Wives of Engineers , and

It Don't Mean a Thing . Muchto everyones astonishment Shayne

And Now A Word

To Our SponsorsThe success of any event is always

due, in part) to the support it receives from official sponsors and thisyear's Engineering Ball was no exception. Tickets) posters, advertising, and door prizes were all partially funded through these contributions. The Engineering Ball Committee would like to thank the following sponsors for their support:

Collins House of Formals

Lee Saunders Flowers

Eaton's Travel

Image Computers

Waterloo Inn

Brick Brewing Company

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himself sang the latter in a stylereminiscent of the great Cab Calloway . The response of the audienceto Shaynes' number was jus t shortof mass hysteria and prompted aneven more theatrical rendition as anencore later in the evening.

The crowds ' frenzy continued asthe The Mat t Pines Band bit thestage and rounded out . the night, toa eu p horic conclusion , hy providing

a wonderful selection of dance mu -SIC.

Special thanks must he ext.e ndedto Al Anderson, Dave Manning, andtheir crew, and also the girls fromDrama without whom this eve ningwould never have been possible.Credit is also due to Mike Beneteau,Peter Sing , Gary Schneider, KenNeave, Rick Blaiklock and all thosewho helped them for the marvellouswork done on constructions and decorations.

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The 988 Engineering all

Waterloo Drama Girls as The Ladies Godiva

"THE WIVES OF ENGINEERS"*(S. Smith 1988)

Chorns

~ F eare, we a7'e, lue ar e , we a7'e the willesof enginee1's1l'e can, we can, we can, we can de7nolish yOU1' Cll7'eersDI 'ink rum, be du.mb , pinch bums, be(7'umbsBltt come along with 118FOI' we don't gille Il da.mn fol' llny damnm i l l l

Who won't bllY a (ca1') for us

Godilla 'Were these l a d i e . ~who throllghWaterloo did ride,The.y sought and fOllghl a.nd cllught andtallght thes e men to pledgp th eir I i l l t 'SThese men, they stay ed and w01'l.:ed inschool 'til g7'aduatlon came,

"CO-OP SHUFFLE"(Sha.yne SllIit ,h 1988)To the Tune of "Locolllotion"

Solo: Come on El1erbodyChOI'lIS: And do th e Co-op 5huffieSolo: We've got lots and lots of jobsCh07 ' lIs: SWefpin' Flool 's 'Solo: No man, we'llc got lots of jobsChorus: Ma/."'l1' CoffeeSolo: Come on, hal' e. ,11011been to Nc edies ?Chorus: They jllsl locked Iheir door

One, TII O, Thrce ...

(Come on Baby Do the Co-op Shuff/c)[4 t.imes/

All ,11011hall e to do is lake a walk thol/ghIhe Wont Ads('ome on Baby do fhe o-op '. huff/c

"GOTTA GETTA CInL"'"

(E. ,owland, S. Smith, 1988)

To the t l ln f of "Candy Man"

if you are real dt'sp('l'oft'To hcal' thai mating cali,Just find -"ouJ'sdl o f t i l i a It dof, 'And ta h ' her fo tht ' ball

1'011 gotta gf'lta gl1' /find she can t l o o ~ 'h h fl manShe can't 100A' h h a man b(,('(ltlSI l i l ttid-ets say there 15 a homoMxllol band'

}-Oll can b a losel 'FOld of pel 'sonoillyBul to get 11110 the BallYou gatta bl'lng a gl1'{ fOl' fl '/'c... You gotto gef a 911 1So trlJ a71d lao/. . I'eal coolTry ~ n d look real cool ll11d fell youI 'girl thaf YOII'7'C not fl'olJl all (,lIglll(,''1'Ing school.

E' n 9 71t ' I ' I'S tl ' y fo matcWIth cl 'I ry thmg fht y dafl 'So YOll must alu'ays lit pr 'olfcfn{And ('Il hun thai . J()II nrc l71fcc'/cdHIS flitlilidc Will bt' ( ' ( l l , ... "'d

}'Oli may be g"fat s t l l d l ' n l And LUOT A all nIght af h01 l l 11'011 can poh- YOlil' ('ale lila 1mBlIl yenl best leczve liS olcl/It'". [ golta gt'fla gll 'lTo comt out 10 thIS dallee

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A good cnglnccl' should always il 11 andtake the fi1l1c to bllY h l 11d-t (, for 101"anl( I'oman('/ '. .. bul you golta gclta 917'/.

And then they all got m.a1'1ie d, settleddown and dressed the SC1.7ItC.

And always p id , thc right IIlIJllbC1's fOl'the jobs YOII want real bodCome on Baby .. /Josts and Hostesses helped with seating

-Chorus (hollse)-

Although you think ,11011'l'e diffel en t. andthese things they will not pass,You'd better just . considf.r where ,11011llget ,110111'piece of IISSIt ma .y be C1'uel to say so but l i l t 'm 's 'Tuell put it righ t.Your heads wou.ld a.l/ foil off if thcyweren't screwed 071. so tight

-Chorus (the world)-

*Su ng t,o the t,utle of "We a.re, etc. theEngineers"

Shayne sings''It Don't Mean a Thing

}'otl 'll always get g1'cat offers, the ./f'lI bl'calling on .11011So- get out .110111' b t , . ~ tc/olhfS fOl' Ih e 1 11-terllielU

And come on, C071H' on rI"th meA7Id pa .y your two -fifty fffCome on Baby . .Come on Baby . .

A . ~midte7'm time draws nem', employel's come 10 0111' schoolCome on Baby ..l '01i miss all of ./fotlr claHcs and you feellike a . foolCome on Baby ..Those lncky to get intc7't'lell'S 11'0'11 'ft h i n ~it 's so neatWhen they fail all of thc11' COI11'ses andthe ,I hatle to 1'fpea t

So come on, COIIIC on ll'lth I11CAnd 1Ja.y ,110111' 1(I'o-fiff,ll jrrC01lle on Baby . .Come on Ba .by .. .

Be cOI'eflll with .110117' r O l I ~ ' m gwhen .11011lisl all your jobs 71.01/1Come all Baby ..They s01'i it by C07l1PU(Cl', but I don'tf h i n ~ 'il k n o w ~hOlilCome on Bab.II ...}'071 'd be happy If fh, ' y gal'c .11011r h o i ( ' e . ~1 2 or SThen N e e d l f . ~gilles .110111lumber 6 01some Minisl7'y

So comc 011, "Ollie all rI' lth 1IICAnd pay ,110111' two-fitl." leeComf' on Baby ..

Comf 071 Baoy ..reah, come on, come on and Sf'eThc Co-op Shufflc I/'Ifh mc

FIRST YEAR 8L\I i ; ~ " .(S. SlIIith t988)

Fir t y ar blu csThey kind of get YOIl dOllinFirst ,Ileal' b l u e ~Is that June Laure arou71d?

}I'hen ez:ams loom m tI, C citstall('cAnd beer seems farther .ql,/IIt $ h.ard to find on InstanlFor that T . A . ,11011 lI'onl to bllAnd you never scem to hat',. timeFat th03e t h i 1 I g . ~. JOII SaId yo If 'd doLiA'e ealli71g your old boyfl 'len dPI'om the Ol'gy al \'2

Fi"St year ' bltl('sThey kind of get ,11011dOll inFi"sl yea I' blues

. ~ Waterloo a t01l'11?

But one by one thc mOIl/h.s pa"sAnd you pray that .11011111111 faaAnd you hope il W071'/ .'Ct'711 100 Cl'aH

To switch fl'om wine to homemade b1'1 IAnd .mddenly therp's fillll .'And you wonder hou' the w hPassed so quick 1(Itlholff .lJOII I 'md,nChapters 1 Ihrough 96

FIrst yea7' bluesIf ,11011 Slll'lIll 'e that ,11(


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by Owen Kelly

Despite equal opportunity hiringpolicies, the faculty of Engineeringhas only 1.2% female staff .

Me n , think for 15 seconds of having a ll female profs . (Can you imagine 4 2/3 years?) The neeo for morewomen facu lty as role models for fe-male un dergrads is clear .

Fu r ther, it is hard to believe thatprofessorship in eng ineering is anequa l opportunity career, when it isso unapp ea ling to women, alt.houghphysically possible. This is not an

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till An Issueindictment of the University , but therecognition of an ongoing problem.The history and evolution of an institution cannot be undone with afew bylaws. Make no mistake , e qualrights are esse ntial, from th e C harter of Right s to the UW Poli c iesManual , but despite th em our in s t,itutions rem a in as s tru c tu r es deve loped largel y by men to a cc ommodate men .

The wom e n to hire into Engineering faculty positions simply aren ' tthere. Although many attain a ma ster 's degree, few pursue a doctorate. Three reasons are cited in arecent report . Women are hiredaway by industries (with a s imil armandate to ba la n ce t heir em p loy

Sorry

ment). It is unlikely for anyoneto reach tenured professorship before their early thirties and that 's alot of hard work which leaves littletime for child rearing. Wom e n lackfemale role models in faculty positions .

The report, from a four t h yearS ys tems De s ign workf>ho p , e xamined population trend s in graduates tudies . A projection for the "donothing" alternative suggests thatequal faculty representation will notbeen seen in our lifetimes.

The "do something" alternativeis a sensitive isstle. The reportindicates that better salaries inacademia would stem the at t r itionto indu st ry . There is a su b jectiv e

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evaluation element in the Uni.versi ty 's salary structure to assess aperson's value to the school interms of experience, expertise, fameet.c . The report recommends thatchild rearing experience be countedtowards an individual ' s "value". Iti::; hard to see the direct relevance ofthis experience to one's pe rformanceas a faculty member . It wou ld bemore honest (and controversial) toassign value simply for the factt.hat a cerLain individual has helpedto satisfy the UniversiLy's (implicit)balanced employment objective.

T he issue begs an answer andequa l opportunity policies haveproven inadequate so far, and in t heforese ea b le future.

You Don t Have the Partsby Jane Equity

Imagin e this : you ' re brilliant,have top marks in your class , anawesome resume , and are trying toget that great job you're just perfect for. The final choice is betweenyou and two other engineers. Yourhopes are high ' just waiting for thatfateful event - the phone call. Thephone rings . It 's the Human Resources blah blah from A cme C hemical. She says, "Sorry bu d , you don'thave th e parts " Ye s, th at 's right,you're not qualified because you'reaMAN.

Employm e nt Equity, whi ch ISsometimes wrongly referred to aAffirmative Action , is a policy designed to encourage employers tohire and promote memb e rs of society who belong to equity groups.

Examples of s uch groups are women,cultural and visible minorities, andthe disabled .

It differs from the American Affirmative Action law which forcesupon companies hiring quotas suchas "there must be four minoritywomen with limps in managerial position X by 1990 . Instead, employment equity merely suggests targetswhich companies should strive tomeet.

At pr ese nt , it is required by lawthat all government agencies andall organizations like the universitywhich receiv e government contractshave an act,ive employment equityprogram . This act ,ion was implemented by the federal governmentafter it received the final reportfrom a study on eq uity groups inthe workforc e. This report revealedthat even after everal years of government encouragement, companieswere still giving hiring preference towhite anglo -s axon males .

In principle the employment eqlIity policy shotlld only be implemented as a tie-breaker" in the employee selection procedure . The targets are means of judging the company 's equity program . t is t houghtby some to be a temporary measurewhich will be removed once there isadequate representation of the equity groups in t.he workforce. Thereare, however , drawbacks .

The problem arises when targetsare held as t.he central focus in acompany's hiring procedures. Whenthis occurs the most suitable personmay be denied employment. SomecompaniE's narrow down the field ofapplicants long before a tie situat.ion.

At my last place of employmentmy supervisor was provided wit.h afinal group of {'ight applicants, all fe-male, from which she was supposedto select the department's processengineer. A similar situat.ion aroseat a company where a friend of minewas working . In this case his su-

pervisor was informed that two outof the three new engineers he washiring for his department had to bewomen . It is possible that in thesetwo cases f>everal very capable menwere not considered for the vacantpositions.

It may be that. present targets setwithin some companies with regardto female engineers may be too highanci hence give wompn I horrihly 110-fair advantage .

Interpersonal conflict in the workplace may be increased if coworkers feel t.hat Joe / Jane Equity (eventhough he / she is qualified) got thejob only becallse of this policy. Decreased cooperation can r('sult fromthis situation and thus decreasedprodllctivity .

This policy also pertains to acompany's advancement p r o c e d \ l r e ~Promotions may be given on t hE> ba-

sis of whether or not an employee isa member of an equity group. Evenif this is not the case, employee mojivation and job performance maybe adversely affected . The equitygroup member may feel that , his / heradvancement in the company maynot reflect his/her abilities but instead is a result of the equity program. On the other hand an employee may feel penalized by the fact

that he/she is not a member of oneof these equity groups.

It is regrettable, in light of allthe problems that may arise, thatthe government felt it necessary tobring in employment equity legislation. But the increased presence ofequity groups in the workforce, despite how this increase was achievedwill, hopefully, bring about fairerhiring policies in the future by reinforcing the concept that abilityshould be the only factor in deciding employment.


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by Greg Dee and Brent LittleIts bet ter than hanging out at a

mall.I saw the architect who design('d

the Davis center at the Kent hotellast week. He looks sor t of like JesusChrist.

You could call the style of theDavis building many things. Youcou ld call it eclectic or esoteric. Youcould call it post-modern . Somepeople call it rockbot tom. Brentand I call it down right goofy.

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Billy BuildingCheck out those stools. Perfect

for checking out the chicks in thelibrary or playing spot the keener .Don't go trying to move one somewhere useful though , they're bolteddown .

I wonder what those are for?Grad students could benefit froma few chin-ups. Maybe they ' re forbending moment experiments. Inany case, I bet t he y don ' t la st long .

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TheA

utomotive Headlamp:

by Tim Boiuma

We, as consumers, take forgranted the myriad of produc ts thatwe use during the normal course ofour everyday life. Even engineeringstudents, such as ourselves, fail toappreciate the ethical issues and theamount of engineering effort that areinherent in every single product tha twe use. This articl e concerns the development of one of these products- the supposedly innocuous automobile headlamp . The development ofthis product involved various issuesand dilemmas that, upon resolu tion,have changed some aspects of ourlives and professions . The final result was not only the solution of animproved and safer headlight, butalso the setting of a precedent in au

tomotive product standards on a national level and the creation of regulatory bodies that en f orced thesestandards.

For every hour of darknessso_one drove into the side

of a moving train.

During the 1930 's, the use of theautomobile was rapidly rising in theUnited States. The number of traffic fatalities was increasing at anextremely alarming rate . One ofthe causes of these fatalities was theinferiority of the automobile headlight, which substantially increa.'ledthe danger of driving a t night . During the 1930 s, one of the most pressing problems of automotive travelwas: How does one see during thenight? The modes of illuminationwere so poor that in tht year 19:33,for every hour o f darkn(''{s sorn('-one drOVE> into the l'ide of a moving train. Driving at night (ntail(dfour t imes the rii'lk of daytime driving and it wa.


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Time To Open Our Mindsby Dave Liao

It 's March , 1988 . Soon thisdecade will be coming to an end .What will we remember about the

80's, say ten to twenty years fromnow? How have things changedsince 1968?

What comes immediately to mymind about the present s ta te of oursociety is this cloud of conservatismhovering over us and the materialistic t idal wave that we are surfing on.Conformity has spread through allages, infecting even high school students and younger. This is a reflect ion of the fear among many youngpeople that they won't be able tograb a seat on the musical moneychairs. .

And these fears are justified. "Social and economic projections indicate that the current generation ofCanadian children is the first in thiscentury that cannot reasonably expect a better lifestyle than their parents." (Macleans, Sept.7, 1987).Economic forecasts for the next tenyears indicate that low-paying service sector jobs are what will b e predominantly available .

Canadian childrencannot expect a better

lifestyle tha heir parents.

n the face of this dilemma, society is sending out the messagethat people are judged on how high

they climb up the career ladd er andhow much money they have stashedaway. The Ivan Boeskys, financial'wizards' , stockbrokers and CEO'shav.e become the heroes of the 80's.The fac t ha t Ivan Boesky committ.ed a felony in getting his hunoredsof millions is irrelevanL. It was reported that Ivan's ultimate orgasmwas to have so much money that hecould climb his stack of silver dollarsall the way to the moon.

Yup, everyone wants it ($), andlots of i t , quick and easy. Yuppies armE'd with MBA's are hungry to make a cool and easy million off the stock market. There

have been complaints that HarvardMBA's have been reluctant to enter the manufacturing sector. Mostonly have eyes for Wall Stree t andhostile takeovers.

There's really nothing wrong withwanting to make money, but howyou generate your wealth is the concern. Whatever happened to hardwork, creativity, inventiveness, andself-sacrifice? This current at t i tudeof someth ing for nothing doesn't really cut it. The price will be paidlater by someone. The effect of thelast stock market crash is still uncertain, but we may all pay for thedramatic speculation by the relativefew that pushed the index to dizzying heights, only to see it tumble.

Only a small fraction of people gotrich quick in the past decade buttheir influence on attitudes and values is phenomenal. Materialism hasbecome a national obsession.

What disturbs me the most ishow this materialism has influencedour educational system. First, weshould diRcuss what the aim ofa univ(>rsity education is. Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega Gasset says that an uncultured person"who does not possess ... the con-

cepts afforded by his history andbiology and the scheme of speculative philosophy is not an educatedman. ' UniverRity ~ h o u l r lhe encollr

aging each of us to seek personalgrowth . A university educationshould make us more complete, competent and concerned human beings.

Yes, J realize that we are enrolledin an Engineering program, but does

Materialism has becomea national obsession.

the accumulation oftechnical knowledge mean that we are receiving an'Educat ion '? When I started herein the fall of '84, we were required tohave 6 General Studies elective in or

der to get our degree . Now the Electrical dept. has cut that down to5 while still insisting that I have tohave 8 fourth year technical electivesin order to graduate. J know somepeople in other Engineering depts.that haven't had a General Studieselective since 1B.

Yes we know how to solve differential equatjons but know very little about past and current social andeconomic changes taking place thathave had and will continue to havean impact on our lifestyles and ourfuture. How could the potent.ial FreeTrade agreement affect Canada'ssovereignty over our culture andeconomy? How witl the M eec h Lak e

ccord chan ana ' 1 1structure? There are severe environmental problems facing us t.hat affect many industries t ha t hire a lotof engineers. The rapid destructionof our forests could eventually meanthe end of our Pulp and Paper industry.

I see interesting events going onaround campus all the time , likEguest lecturers talking on a widevariety of topics ranging from t.heplight of distinct Indian tribes that.face extinction because the Canadian government refuses to compensate them for the loss of their landsand thus their livelihood, to the repressive censorship Bill C-54, but Ihardly have t.ime to aU ,end (lny ofthem because I'm 1,00 bogged downby labs and midt.erms and interviewsand more labs. 1 believe most, of l iSneed any free t ime available to jus t

Ivan [Boesky's] ultimateorgasm w s to climb hisstack 0/ silver dollars allthe w y It the moon.

grading system is not a good measurement of on e 's intelligence . Manstill has yet to invent something orsome wa. to accurately measure a

person's brain power ; if that is atall possible . Did you know Einsteinwas a high school drop-out? I knowwe werp all use to being top of theclass in high school but hey, a lot ofthings don t last forever.

What 's missing from university isa core liberal education program foreveryone. The aperture of our education here i too small. We havebecome too specialized . Most peopleare not interested in courses outsidetheir faculties because it won ' t helpthem get a better job in their field.Yes, but it jus t might expand yourmind a l i t t .le hi t ,.

Spa.nish ph ito Closing of theAmerican Mind , t.hat "('xc('ssive ( 111 -phasis on career-focused tea('hinghas eroded edu("ationall('vels aerOSR

relax in any which way. North America. Bloom fe('ls Htu-Competition is pretty key in the dents shoult have greater exposllre

80's. The intense academic compe- to traditional s\lbject.s like ("Iassiraltit.ion a t Waterloo is stifling and is thought, and English lit.eraLllrr - gPII -par t of the reason for the apathy f'fal areac; of knowlNigc tha t will

d velop their powers of analysis.Man has made great technolog

ical progres in this past century.We are capable of saving many lives

through advances in medicine . Wewill probably live longer than ourgreat grandfathers and we certainlylive much more comfortably. Yet,we still are unable to solve some basic social problems. We have one ofthe highest t.andarcls of living in theworld and still there are people without basic helter and who depend onfood banks to survive.

Our generation will eventually beresponsible for running this nation.So we all have the potential to perhaps, ri e to positions of great powerand immense responsibility. Is oureducation system fost('ring the development of people who are capable of leading Canada? The positions require open minded men andwomen who have morality and humanity, depth and breadth, whounder s tands the hi s t.ory of the human species and realizes our pastmistakes, and have the vision andstrength of charader to begin solving the various and complex socialand economic problems of not jus tCanada, but of the world as a whole.So you've been bored with your pastwork terms, eh? WE ll, are you qualified for the above job description?

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Rumour Has it by Karen K. Hubbard

Eng. Ball MoreThan Just A Success

In ca se you h aven't heard, andlet m e a ss ur e you that this is no ta rumo u r: the 1988 Enginee r ingBall was an absol u te blast T hereare some stor ies go ing a ro un d , howeve r, that so m e o f yo u m ay h avemissed out on , t ha t so m e o f y o u willnever forget , and t hat still o t h e rswill never remember

There were the rowdies. who obviously had quite a head s tar t in thefest i vities race, and were not aboutto be s u bdued jus t because a formaldinner was in process . Their am

bitio n to succeed at having a goodt ime was only narrowly supersededby t h e valiant (and desperate) (,f-fo r ts of the rest of t.he crowd t.oc a tc h up . Spec ia l m en t ion s hou ld begiven to t h ose i n ge ll ious ba ll -goergwho d iscove red th at th ey cou ld godowns ta i r s to Rubi es a nd get , a ba rgain on sh o o te r s . ..

While t hi s pr ac t ice e vi de n t ly w e n t

Ms. Mechyby Ms. Mechy

I Do??Dear Ms . Mechey:

I 'm in 4B Rec. and my fiance is in4B Civil. We ' re getting married thissummer - I 'm so excit.ed So far ourwedding plans are shaping up quitenicely except for one detail ; whereto go on our honeymoon.

Ever since I can re m em b e r) I'vedreamed about spending a romanti ctwo weeks on a secluded Caribbeanisland. J sea, the sun, thes a n d the two of us . Unfortunat e ly , John doesn ' t quite se e thingsas I tlo .

could get a cabin all to ou r se lv es H e

wants to teach me how to survey , hethinks it will bring us closer to g e th e rand consequ e ntly give our marriag ea positive s tar t . I think he 's crazyHelp

Uncivilized.

Dear Uncivilized :

Even though I 'm in engineering ,I can understand your reservationsabout spending your honeymoon ata surveying camp .

I have a solution which shouldplease both of you. Have YOll considered separa t e honeymoons? Th i sis the eighti es , you know . Manycouples ha ve rea li zed t hat t h ey h ave

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unnoticed, the m a nageme nt 'Ii assomewhat puzzled by t.he unus u a lnumber o f couples regi tere d as I\[r .and M rs. Jones that eveni ng . T hemanager of the family reunion bei n gheld by the clan that same weeke nd .

The first guy to get 01l t . of h is u xthat , evening did n 't do it in a h ot e lroom, however . The individual , who

shall remain name le , s (but is I\. balldirector who IS nick named a ft er t hesimplest t.ool kn o w n to ma n kin d),donned a t-shi r t and h()w t,ie by te nin the vening .

W h ile ind iv idu a ls wi ll ('ar h h av('t h eir own li nger in g impr('ss io n s andfond me m ories o f the ('ve nin g, a llseemed to ag ree t hat Ma t t S ne ll a nd

he bl ow up do ll pr esente d to himwe re t he c u te s t coupl e, a nd h a tSh ay ne S mi t h and t he La die s G odi va Ha rd Ha t Review were hot

A fin a l n ote in t h e Not A Rumour De pa r t m ent .. 1'0 th e guy in 4BEE who wa s wonder ing: Yes , youdo need a 60 % averag e to graduate .

Oh , and you should al so know thateve n th e ring do n ' t m ea n a thing ifyou a in ' t go t the pi ece o f paper togo wi t h it.

P.O.E.T.S. Pandemonium

A definite first took place inP .O. E .T.S. last Friday afternoon.The place was packed, which is notunusual. . but this time the frenziedcrowd remain ed until five o'clock, afull hour after last call had come andgon e . The place was rocking to thefine rhythm s of Capt a in Zimbabweand the Cabinet ShufHe , and their

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s p ec ia l g ll (,st.s t.he Rr o t.h ('r s Ke lly .When as ked t o what they at

tribut ed the pr e se nc e of such alarge crowd (especially in the absence of beer), P.O .E .T.S. managersSean and Max speculated that people mllst. have been there for the music, since the band members don ' thave th i many fri end s , roomates,and relativ es .

Some of J ohn 's fo ndest memoriesinclude the two weeks spent at surve ying camp at t.he beginning o f hi s2 A term . He thinks it would be soro i c if w e st ay ed at Pi k e Lake

found separate olidays an e ec Ivemethod of dealing with this con-

for our ho on .He 's inquir ed a bout it a nd we

flict. (Who knows , yo u may evenge t lucky )

Be st wi s h es a nd ha v e a happyhon eym oo n

Just the Factsby Mark Leonard

r hate deadlines . I also ha t ,e being late. This article is late . If theEd's take this i t is only becau s e theyneed articles. Alright , en01lgh complaining. Your final installment forthe term of trivia. Have a good workterm.

Sarnia Township was renamedClearwater, Ontario as of Jan. 1 ofthis year. Almost think it was wish-

ful thiLlking on th e p a rt of che mic a lcompany executiv es .

Kevin and lan , the Nlitors of th epaper, do not get th e i r hai r cu t atthe same place . However, thC'y dushop for clothes together .

The world 's old('st parliam(3ntarysystem is in 1celand.

Horses only need two hours ofsleep a night. 1.5 minute s of that issleeping while lying down.

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WINNERS - SANDFORD FLEMING QUIZ

The Sandford Fleming Foundation is pleased. to announce that R. Sateros is the winner of a worldfamous SFF tie or ascot for correctly solving the first Sandford Fleming Foundation Quiz. Thestatement and rules of this quiz appeared in the last issue of the Iron Warrior. Correct solutionswere also submitted by L. Goncalves and R. Magavelli. A solution to this quiz is posted outsidethe Sandford Fleming Foundation office in CPH4332.

WINNERS - SANDFORD FLEMING DEBATES

Student debates are held in each of the three academic terms at Waterloo. The Sandford Fleming

Foundation provides prizes of 100 each for the winners and 50 each for the runners up. Thisterm the topic for debate was The other te m should win and the recipients were :

WinnersJohn Liddy 4B CivilLars Olthafer 4B Civil

Runners up

Mary Ellen Perkin 3A ChemicalLandon Steele 3A Chemical

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Undergraduate students are currently invited to make nominations for the Sandford Fleming Teaching Assistantship Award. This annual award consists of a certificate plus 300 in recognition ofexcellence in this most important aspect of teaching at Waterloo. Nomination forms are availablefrom the Engineering Society Office and from your class representatives.

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The John Fisher Award for Leadership was established in 1982 to recognize engineering undergraduates whose professional contributions (involving student activities, Sandford Fleming Foundationwork or other appropriate functions) at Waterloo have been truly outstanding.

This annual award consists of a Citation, and an Honorarium of 1,000. Nominati ons canoriginate from student groups, faculty members and from the Foundation itself. Such nominationsshould document the nominee s contributions and furnish additional support for the nomination.Letters from colleagues, faculty members, and others knowledgeable of the nominee's efforts willbe given consideration.

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