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2Rotten Roads

I 'm sure that I 'm not telling youanything new when I say that theroads in Kitchener-Waterloo are interrible shape. But what might nothave occurred to you is the fact thatthe poor condition of ourmetropolitan arteries poses a serioussafety problem.

The advent of spring and summernot only brings people out of doorsbut it also brings them on to theroads. A relatively cheap andenjoyable way to get from place toplace is by using a b icycle. Childrenand students often find bicyclingtheir only form of mechanized travel(that doesn't cost a buck - i.e. theget-around gang ). Cyclists findthe condition of the roads to be ofgreat concern because of thepotential for damage the variousroad hazards can mean.

But yawning potholes, gapingcracks, and those bone-crushingunit step pavement discontinuitiesare potentially dangerous to morethan just those fragile aIloy rims.

ron Warriorvigil for the idiots who think thatright-of-way is directly proportionalto vehicular mass. Of course, not alltraffic hazards require such activeidiocy. You may find yourselftrailing a car (but paying closeattention to the road just aheadinstead) when the car changes lanesto avoid a parked car in its path.

Unknowing, you barrel straight on,cursing at the pavement divot youjust leaped and unaware of yourimminent danger. You look up justin time to insure an appropriate lookof Oh, shit crosses your face.Smack You're airborne and your$800 bike is modern art.

that's the problem, the roads inKitchener-Waterloo are bad enoughthat they demand a careful watch toavoid hazards that are just asprecarious. Consider the scenedescribed above and imagineyourself watching the car ahead andfarther along the road to see theparked car. Unfortunately, a ratherlarge and deep pothole wasoverlooked in your anticipation ofthe car avoidance manoeuvers. Youhit the pothole dead on and off yougo. Road rash

Now if any of you think thatmaybe I'm exaggerating, take agood look at some of the roadsaround K-W. In particular, roadss e ~ i c i n g industrial sites (highincidence of truck traffic) areusually the worst. Park Street andGlasgow Street would be two goodexamples. Also, any train trackcrossing is one of the peak dangerareas.

The obstacle course of It's quite true that cyclists are

I don't understand why the citieshave not kept up good road repairbut I'm sure a good civil suit or twowould wisen them up. Maybe theyare just waiting for someone tocomplain long and loud enough inkeeping with traditional bureaucraticmanagement.itchener- Waterloo roads forces a responsible for maintaining a f\

June 10, 1988Iron Warrior Staff

EditorsNeil BoydDanny Lee

Writers~ r c e l LemmenVanessa RybackVince LeungJorge SerradorMarc GerinTodd'RuthmanLoran BallKaren NessChris IrieBrian HeppelleJohn Collis

Typesettin2yclist to pay too much attention to constant awareness of the traffic the next two metres ahead of the environment and taking the ~ ifront wheel and not enough to the necessar y precauti ons to avoid thetraffic hazards on all sides. You type of accident described above. . ~ Leslie Ngsimply cannot avoid obstacles in That's not only good defensive (i Niall Sexton_y_o_u_r_p_a_th__n_d _ _a_i_n_ta_in __c_o_n_s_ta_n_t____ri_v_in_g___e_n_se_;__t_'s _ _ u _ ~ _ i _ v _ a _ l ___u_t__________ __ ____________ t ~ a r k T u t k a l u k

Helping HandSummer is a great season. Thereare very many fun things to do

during the summer that just can notbe done in any other season. This iswhy summer is such an importanttime for hospitals, seniors' homes,and friendship associations, likethe Big Brothers and Sisters.

In the summer, hospitals can plansightseeing tours and day trips. Forthe younger set, summer games andtournaments are great events. But,in order to have such special days,volunteers are needed to lend ahelping hand.

For tours and trips, volunteers areusually needed as escorts. Thework of a volunteer is not alwayseasy. I t requires patience and agood attitude. The people hospitalvolunteers often deal with areunable to do things we take for

The Iron WU;riQ[ is a forum forthought-provokint and infonnative articlespresented by the academic community ofthe University of Waterloo. Viewsexpressed in the Iron Warrior. other thanthe editorials. are those of the authOJ'l anddo not necessarily reflect the opinions ofthe editors or the Bngineerin Society.

The Iron Warrior encourage.submissions from students. faculty andother members of the universitycommunity. Submissions shOUld renectthe concerns and intellectual of theuniversity in general, and should betypewritten or neatly written,double-spaced and on one side of the pageonly. The auth,or's name, class (ifapplicable) and phone number should beIncluded.

granted. Writing a letter can takeweeks for a person with cerebralpalsy, using a computer and ajoystick.

To run a games meet ortournament, volunteers can be eventorganizers, team leaders ormarshalls. It takes many people tomake a meet go smoothly. Thereward is the satisfaction ofenabling another person toparticipate in summer.To become a volunteer is notdifficult. Hospitals have directors in

charge of recruiting volunteers andmaking sure they are happy with

All submissions, unl. . . om, istlstated. become tho property or the l tSUlWarrior. which reserves the right to refusepublication of material which it deemsunsuitable. The Imp Wmior at.o reaervesthe right to edit grammar, spelling andportions of tellt that do not meetuniversity standards. Authors will benotified of any major chan,es that may berequired.All . submissions and advertisingenquiries should be forwarded 10:

Irpn WmiorEngineering SocietyCPR 1327University of WaterlooWATERLOO. Ontario519) 88S1211 extension 2323

their responsibilities. However, for r Ita greater se ection of vo un epositions, the Volunteer PlacementCentre in Kitchener is the place togo. The staff, mostly volunteers,try to match new volunteers withthe requirements of the institutionsthey serve. It is quite like co-op, butthe service is more personal and thevolunteer has more control.

There are also volunteer positionson campus. For instance, theCanada Day group is still lookingfor people to organise events or beteam leaders.

Being a volunteer is rewardingand satisfying. Consider puttingsome spare time into makingsummer enjoyable for someoneelse. It does not matter what thevolunteer does, the work of avolunteer is always sincerelyappreciated.

ArtworkPaul Arthurs

Andrew TearePaul Valin

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LayoutTodd RuthmanMamie SpicerKevin BrainChantal DeuardinsBruceFletcherLinda HacheyMark TutkalukVanessa Ryback


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N E w sGoodbye lass of

(UW NEWS) About 2700graduates received degrees ordiplomas at University ofWaterloo's 56th convocation,which took place May 26-28. At the

engineering session on May 28, atotal of 490 Bachelor of AppliedScience degrees, 88 Masters ofApplied Science degrees and 29PhDs were awarded by the Facultyof Engineering.

Thomas Lee was the valedictorianfor engineering. He received aBachelor of Applied Sciencesdegree in Systems DesignEngineering. Lee worked at UW'sEngineering Education Research

WATCIM gets new boss(UW NEWS) Dr. David M. Dilts,an associate professor in theManagement Sciences department,has been named director of UW's

Waterloo Centre for IntegratedManufacturing (WATCIM). Hesucceeds Dr. Melvyn Marple, thefounding director, who was on loanto the Centre from IBM for the pasttwo years.UW announced the formation ofWATCIM in March, 1986. Itspurpose is to conduct research inco-operation with Canadianindustrial enterprises in the area ofcomputer integrated manufacturing.CIM is a complex group oactivities involving not only

by Marcel Lemmen4A Civilsuppose it's a little late towelcome you all back to campus.By now it's almost midterm timeagain. Time passes quickly aroundhere and it's often difficult to sitback and experience some of themore enjoyable aspects of a summerat school.

automation and robotization, butdesign, production, planning,management, marketing, as well asthe financial aspects ofmanufacturing technology. Linesof communication have been set up. between W ATCIM, fiveengineering departments, and over35 researchers, as well as with anumber of Canadian finns, saysDilts. W ATeIM has become part ofthe Ontario centre of excellenceprogram in manufacturing, theManufacturing ResearchCorporation of Ontario, recentlyinstituted by the provincialgovernment. The new CIMlaboratory area in the Davis Centrewill be open to UW researchers

The first Engineering Weekendhas just passed. The HavengerScunt was a huge success and Ibelieve that all of the teams had agood time. Congratulations toChemical Bondage (3A Chern) forwinning first place. Hopefully, thisfirst Engineering Weekend was asuitable appetizer for the upcomingEngineering Week at the end ofJune.The next Eng. Week will startwith a 20th birthday celebration for. :.- THE RIDGID TOOL. Then, a weekof activities will be capped by theUniversity of Waterloo Canada Daycelebrations.f you're planning to be in townfor Canada Day, why not sign up asa volunteer? So far we have seventyvolunteers and we need onehundred and twenty. TheEngineering Society will be runningthe children's events in the earlyevening and we may also be askedto help out with other events duringthe day. t promises to be a fun day

so please consider being a part of it.Talk to your enelope Evelyn Haxell of ParrySound, Ontario for the Faculty ofMathematics. She received aBachelor of Mathematics degree. Steven Bruce Heard ofCobourg, Ontario for the Faculty ofScience. He received a Bachelor of

Science degree in HonoursCo-operative Biology. David Allan Holtby of St.Catharines, Ontario for the Facultyof Engineering. He received aBachelor of Applied Science degreein Chemical Engineering. Martin 1 Vahtra of Toronto,Ontario, for the Faculty ofEnvironmental Studies. He receiveda Bachelor of Architecture degree.


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Findingby Jorge SerradorIB Systems Design

One Saturday night, I was sittingin the Bombshelter n j o y i n g myselfand watching my friends get pissedwhen I started to get thirsty.U ~ f o n u n a t e l y I was the designateddnver and so I could only drinkpop'. I didn t bring any cash withme since I thought I wouldn t bedrinking so I decided to ask ourwaitress if the Designated Driverprogram (where the designateddriver gets free pop) was in effect. Iwas surprised to find that it wasn't.

the Safety Vandoesn t even gointo KitchenerI couldn)t understand how we, asa safety concious University, did

not have a Designated Driverprogram in effect. In fact, there wasno way to get home from theUniversity after a night of drinkingif you lived in Kitchener. The lastbus runs at midnight and the SafetyVan doesn t even go into Kitchener.A cab cost about $15 to get to myplace. Well, as you can see thisleaves very few options.

by Jorge SerradorIB Systems DesignIt s summer time and the time is

right for drinking beer and takingadvantage of summer Fed services.But what does the Federation ofStudents have to offer this summer?Basically the Feds are offering allthe services offered during the falland winter terms with some having

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a w y homeSo I decided to approach theFederation of Students on thesematters. I was able to arrange aninterview with Shane Carmichael,

V.P. of Operatlons and Finance.Carmichael responded to my

questions about the DesignatedDriver saying the Feds were open toinstalling one if they felt that theStudents wanted it. He also saidthat from the conferences he hadattended, the Designated Driverprogram seemed to be abused a lotand did not really help that much inkeeping drunk drivers off the road.He also responded that he believedthat the money would be betterspent on promoting alcoholawareness.

promote alcoholawarenessWhen asked about the SafetyVan, Cannichael explained that theSafety Van was being expanded thisfall with a new 15 passenger van ona rent-to-buy option. This will helpto cut the waiting time for people,especially women, who wish 'to gethome if they been studying, at aclass, or drinking. When it was

reduced hours. For those of youwho don t know what the Fedsoffer, let me tell you.

886 - FE SFirst, we ve got the big ones. FedHall, and the Bombshelter. FedHall will be open it s normal hours.The Bombshelter will however be at

suggested that there be introducedone run a night into Kitchener forthose students living in Kitchener,Carmichael was quite open and saidhe would look into it.

Nothing has been done yet tosolve the problem for Kitchenerstudents who want to get home lateat night, whether they have beenstudying and they don t have a caror they ve been drinking and don twant to use a car. I hope that raisingthis problem will increase theawareness of it and result insomething being done. For thoseof you who wish to see somethingdone, phone the Feds (ext 4042)and let them know.

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O ~ I _ N T _ _ COUNTERPOINTToo Hot for School?

by Vanessa Ryback2B Chemical -The quality of u c t i o n receivedin the summer term is not as goodas that received in the fall or winterterms. ' Those who agree with thisstatement are just using it as an

e x ~ u s e to do poorly because theyenJoy the great weather andabundance of summer activitiesAny education a person receivesis mostly what he/she puts into it.I f the student does not work hardand apply him/herself, whether it isthe summer term or not, then thequality of education will suffer.After talking to students who havealready spent a summer here, I havefound that the majority of them feelthat they have had as good alearning experience then as in otherterms.Students often comment that theworkload in the summer is lighter.So far, I have not found this; infact, this term is the heaviest yet.Professors still have course criteria

and must present the given material.Professors stillhave coursecriteria nd mustpresent the givenmaterialIt must be remembered that they arehere in a professional capacity andhave an obligation to uphold theirprofessional standards bypresenting the course in its entirety.Homework is still assigned andquizzes are stm given. Labs mustbe performed and there is no wayone' can decrease the amount ofwork required to complete thereports.

Companies must continue to runduring the summer and must do soeffectively in order to stay inbusiness. Therefore, attendingschool in the summer must work aswell. Doing this is also an addedbonus iIi that it is a learningexperience in itself, to prepare thestudent for year round work upongraduation.

Granted, the weather in thesummer is ideal and there is a lotmore to do outside, but the smartstudent can make this work to hisadvantage. In the winter especially,everyone is cooped up inside andreluctant to leave the warmth andcomfort of a heated building. Buttoo much time spent studyingwithout a break is not efficient, andstudy skills counsellors suggestfrequent breaks. In the summer,

these can be in the form of a bikeride, a swim, a baseball game orother outdoor sports. This sort ofvigorous activity clears the brainand helps renew it for the nextstudying bout.

by Vince Leung2B ComputerPicture a hazy June day. It's 30degrees; you've go your shades,your beach chair. Beer andCoppertone permeates the air. Thesound of waves mixing with rock'n' roll. Summer holidays inWasaga Beach? Nope, Universityof Waterloo summer term '88beside Mr. Turtle pool.The above is an x m p l e of why

education degrades in the summerterm; everyone is more tempted notto work. Procrastination is thenemesis of good study habits and insummer, procrastination abounds.One of the main factors is theheat. When it is hot and humid, noone really wants to work. The heattends to make one slow anddrowsy.

hot day, they can become ovens.Seventy to eighty people crammedinto a stuffy classroom can quicklybecome quite uncomfortable. The ,discomfort of the heat and humiditydisrupts the concentration of thestudents which results in less beinglearned.For many of us, this is our firstsummer in Waterloo. Previously,many of us spent summervacationing or working, both ofwhich are less intellectually

demanding than studying. We aresimply not used to studying in thesummer.

t becomes veryeasy not to studyThere are more distractions in thesummer. Because of the nicerweather, people want to spend moretime outdoors and there are morethings to do outside. It becomesvery easy not to study. While .thefall and winter terms are not void inactivities, there tends to be less

enjoyable causing a decrease in thenumber of outdoor activities.People tend to stay indoors.Naturally, th abov migh t hov

11 effect on some people. Th re arcprobably thos' who ar ' studiousand self disciplined enough to neverse lh ' light of day if need be. Butfor the re. t of us wno have todecide between throwing thesoftball around or studyingcalculus, the temptation may be toogreat.There is another factor whichinfluences the quality of education.Beer With the Bombshelter What's even worse is attending Why does our education degradeswitched to its summer hours, it is classes in the summer. The morning in the summer term? Perhaps mynot open as often. True, there is classes are not as bad because the classmate said it best when posedalways cold to be had on a hot lecture halls haven 't had a chance to this question: That's easy, theresummer day, but with the heat up, but by the afternoons on a are simply betterthings to do."

B o m b s h e l ~ r appeal being itsproximity to classes and cheap beer) Self Awareness Throughclosed more often, one lesstemptation is present to lead astray ~ t t lan errant student. :7'1.S'J Loay

Although marks do not reflect the S d t d -C I dquality of the material given by the en 0 ay lor your own persona izeprofessor, they do reflect how well SOLAR BIRTH CU A CT. A mlnlmum ofthe work was grasped and ,:I..(.;u.understood. Upon comparing thefinal averages of IB winter and IB 20 pages of fascinating reading. Onlysummer terms, there were notrends. The marks in the summer $11.95 including postage and handling.were neither significantly higher norlower than those in the winter term. Send your name, address and completeSince this is the case, it can beconcluded that the term does not date of birth wit a cheque or moneyaffect the marks that studentsreceive. order for $11.95 to:Carmeno, even though summer can beenjoyed, the quality of education astudent receives does not have tosuffer. P.O. Box 1358. Barrie, Ontario lAM 5R4A Compa ny Dedicated To Self Aw areness ami IIIUlvldllaJ I t.


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Operationby John Collis3A Systems DesignAs the Bapa Rajah chastised thespirits to keep our expedition safe,Pongoll told me that long ago thisarea was renowned for itscannibalism. But today, thevillagers hide their shrunken headsaway. The ceremony had ended,and as I lifted my head and lookedaround, my nervous gaze was metby a dozen sincere toothless grins.The spirits had become benevolentand, I hoped, vegetarian.OPERATION RALEIGH

Raleigh:businesses and organizations forsponsorship. Many of these groupshave only fixed amounts set asidefor such activities, and thecompetition is stiff. Rejection isvery common, but it buildscharacter.

OR's destinations includeCameroon, Costa Rica, Malaysia,Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Chile,and the Canadian Arctic amongmany others. There is also thesquare rigger 'Zebu' which sailsbetween them, circumnavigating theglobe a number of times in theprocess. Each Venturer participateson a phase for a period of 3months.OR is an international non-profitorganization created to provide menand women (ages 17-25) with theopportunity to do community,scientific and expeditionary work ina foreign country. Challengesthrough adventure and hard workwould provide extraordinarygrowth potential in our everconstricting modern society. PrinceCharles saw this, and foundedOperation Raleigh (named after sIrWalter Raleigh) 4 years ago. Theparticipants, or Venturers, go on aselection weekend, raise money for

tpe organization through charitable

Bapa Rajah gives his blessingdonations, participate on a phase ina foreign country, and finally, areexpected to return something oftheir experience to their community.These are Operation Raleigh's fourchallenges.

SELECTION WEEKEND

The selection weekend is aphysical, psychological, and socialendurance test. Little food and sleep

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THE HARD SELLIt costs 6000 dollars to send aVenturer away, and he/she is

expected to raise 2500 throughcharitable donations. The donationsare tax-deductible, but nothing isallowed to come out of theYen turer's own pocket.Bike-a-thons and car washes are agood start, but everyone approaches

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Anrain forests and mountains. It issparsely populated and manynatives of the interior have neverseen a white man before. Some ofthe jungle dwellers are completelyxenophobic and hostile to allintrusion. Communications in ourregion are limited to a few loggingroads in the north with footpathseverywhere else. Mt. Binaya, thelargest in the region , is held as thesource of life by locals. Nutmeg,cloves, cinnamon, and timber arethe region s main exports.

Don t look behind now, lohn

OR was based on the southerncoast near the town of Sounoulu.There were 40 British, 40Indonesian, 3 American, and 2Om ani Venturers in addition to 40British and Indonesian scientistsand staff. We arrived on October 4,1987 aboard a converted sardinetrawler(bad omen). Followingjungle survival training, we weredivided among the chosen projects.The selection included nativebioresource; orchid, mollusc, rainforest, marine, snake, and insectstudies; treks to the interior; church,mosque, and bridge construction; amedical clinic; and, a wild pigproject.

I started off working with thetropical rain forest group. The routeto the interior is dubbed The Pathof Sorrow by the locals and takes2-3 days at a good clip. We wouldstart early each day to beat the sun.It was a hard journey, often straightup and down, with steep drop-offsnearby. From Manusela, our firststop. we hiked up various ridgesand peaks, analyzing plant life atincreasing altitudes. Ourcontribution was part of aninternational comparative study of

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Adventurerain forests. We collected data andsamples throughout our travel. Welived under tarp where the'mossie' was our ever faithfulcompanion. In 5 weeks wemanaged to hike 400+ km on foot,with fully loaded packs.

the elu sivebandicoots

The wildlife we observed wasspectacular: eucalyptus trees, wildpigs, 5m pythons, death adders,various bats, toucans, cockatoos,couscous, but unfortunately neverthe elusive bandicoots(not since1922). The forest was dense andwell stratified with any opening tothe sky quickly becomingovergrown. The sun, heat, andhumidity resulted in terrific fertility.A small area could contain as manyas 1000 species as opposed to adozen in a Canadian forest.Unfortunately, the heat andhumidity also made diseasescommon and difficult to treat.

For my next adventure, Iparticipated in the mollusc project.We worked in the mangroveswamps to collect these ancientcrustacean. i our base on thenorthern coast, we would travel inas far as the dugouts would take us,where we had to continue on foot.The mangrove swamps areendangered and unique in structure.A large pool of liquid mud hostsplants with intense root structures.Lungfish, giant toads, sea snakes,leeches, and blood-sucking flies thesize of Oldsmobiles complementedthe stink of sulphur. We caught andbarbecued fish from the sea, butwere sure to dispose of all foodbefore night fell as the swamp alsocontained the. world's la rgestsea-going crocs (at over 7m theymake Herculean raccoons).

Pigs -1 Dogs - 0

My last work was with the WildPig Project. We studied the wildpigs, the wild pig hunt, and theincident culture. (I was luckyenough to participate on such a huntwith dog and spear. Ideally thedogs, finding prey, would encircleand enrage it, but that s not how itturned out - Pigs 1 Dogs 0).

Most of our time was spentestablishing a pig farm in the villageof Hatumeteh. We started breedingthe pigs, helping to improve thefood supply. Today, a coconutplantation provides its husks to thefarm for fodder, and soon a steadysupply of meat will exist inHatumeteh.

In IndonesiaI stayed with a villager namedPaulus while on the Wild PigProject. The fresh, sp iced food was

a great change. I learned a lot aboutIndone ian culture and the regionfrom Paulus. He asked me to stayon to complete the fam1 and then toaccompany him on a tiger harkfishing trip in the Timor Sea.Ironically, his lack of a fishingpartner was becau e his son wasaway studying to be an engineer.

CREDITSI thank orne of my sponsors whomade this, and experiences like it,possible for myself and for 99 otherCanadians:Earl VaiUe & Daren Wazilik atCFNYSteve and Debbie Stavro at KnobHill FarmsMargaret Patterson at C.U.P.E.local 1330Alex Tilley of Tilley EndurablesA.c. Gunn at Deloitte, Haskins,and SellsDean Bater of EnvironmentalStudiesDr. Chandrashekar of SystemsDesign (my first sponsor)The Sir Sandford FlemingFoundationand especially, Dean Bill Lennox

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8 Iron Warrior June 10, 1988Solar Cars Take to the Road

by Todd RuthmanIB Systems Design

On Sunday June 12th, Dan StLouis, a fourth year mechanicalengineering student, will pit hissolar racer against competitionfrom George Brown College ofApplied Arts and Technology. Therace was 'postponed from itsoriginal date pf May 20th due toextremely poor sun conditions. Atthe time of this writing, the time andplace for the solar car race have notbeen set. Ring Road or somelocation in Toronto will eventuallyhost the competition.The solar car race is the latestaddition to the annual G rea tCanadian Solar Race, a race thatoriginated at UW in 1985. The"Race" is now held at Ontario Placein Toronto. Another event at thisyear's cOmpetItIOn was athermosyphon (solar waterheating) race, where UW placedsecond. This and other contests,aside from the solar car race, tookplace over the Victoria Day longweekend.

by Karen Ness3A Systems DesignIn case you were too caught up instudying to notice, summer is here.There's no better time than now toget close to nature and what betterway than on a bike? This isespecially true if you bike in tl;1atwell known style that encouragesequal time on and off your bicycle.For those who are no stranger to theground, in either its concrete orgrass form, this article is for you

drag chutes andairbags might beadvisableThe first important step tobicycling, before you get on themachine, is to make sure that youhave all the proper equipment, andin the correct quantities. Thefollowing is a list that containsenough basic equipment to get youstarted; you can add the extras asyou see fit: 1 frame - fairly selfexplanatory 2 wheels - preferably round 1 seat - sometimes optional,depending on your preference 2 pedals - t y for one on eachside 2 brakes - one front, one rearis the usual configuration 1 chain - again, ' this isoptional, depending on how longyou can stay on a bike that's notmoving

Here are a few technicalhighlights of the UW car.UW's solar car was the creationof Dan St Louis. And, although

one of the race's objectives is toprovide engineering students with aproject course, Dan didn't do it forcredits but because he wanted to doit.

The design criteria of the solarracer state that it must carry a load(driver and ballast) of no less than75 kg, must have a braking systemand can have no more that 200Watts of photovoltaic solar panels.The solar cells in the panelsconvert sunlight directly intoelectricity to power the car. Thepanels are rated under what is called

for eginnersJust a note on the brakes: forthose of you at home just startingout, it might be advisable to add onother types of braking such as dragchutes and airbags.

bicycle shorts arecomfortable andi worn properlyare nice to look atNow the bicycle is ready for you,but you 're not quite ready for it yet.

In order to be worthy of your finepiece of machinery, and so that youdon't kill yourself, it's a good ideato outfit yourself in cycling gear.Bicycle shorts (with a chamois),although not essential, certainly remore comfortable, and if wornproperly are nice to look at Thetop depends on the biking lookyou're after. An old T-shirt adds tothat just something I threw onlook, whereas a matching cyclingjersey complete with team logo willshow your more serious bikingside. There is one catch with theprofessional look though: youaren't allowed to fall down. Sincehelmet-head maynot be fashionable

the object is getting close to nature,it seems that the T-shirt is the wayto go. Shoes range from everydaysneakers, to top of the line"click-in" racing shoes, and, again,the choice is for personal comfort

and style. Gloves are always agood idea, and cycling gloves areusually adequate protection for thenature cyclist. Just remember, themore impressive the cycling gear,the faster you have to go and theless acceptable a minor spilr' isThere is one last thing to dobefore you get out on the trail orroad: put on a helmet. Most cyclingaccidents involve hitting the head,and about 90% of all head injurie,sthat occur could usually have beenprevented by wearing a helmet.

There are many different types ofhelmets available with either hardshell, soft shell or no shell. Thereare two important things to keep inmind when purchasing a helmet.Make sure it's Snell or ANSIIapproved, and make sure it fits (ie.your head doesn't move around inthe helmet). Remember, anill-fitting helmet is almost as uselessas no helmet at all. Helmet-headmay not be very fashionable, but,then again, neither is lying in thehospital in a comaOn a more serious note, you're

now ready to tackle the trail. Bringa lock just in case you still careabout your bike when (if?) you getwhere you're going. For thosewho get REALLY thirsty, bring awater bottle filled with that cold,refreshing Waterloo water.Otherwise, plan to bike near aBeckers to get something drinkableMost of all, have a great ride, and inthe words of the immortal MarkWells, if you don't fall down,you're not having fun"

'one sun' , This means that on aday where the sun's energyprovides 1000 Watts per squaremeter, the solar panels on the UWcar can output 200 Watts of power.That's about as much power that areasonably fit bicyclist pumps out,"says Dr. Brunger of MechanicalEngineering, who helped organizethe race.The $2000 worth of solar panelsare on loan from Lenbrook EnergySystems. They make up themajority of the car's mass,weighing in at 27.2 kg. The carbody itself weighs only 20.4 kg.

on a bright daythe small racer canreach speeds of30-40 kmlh

When sunlight strikes the solarcells, the solar photons give theirenergy to electrons which flow toprovide the current to run the car.The amount of current is thereforeapproximately proportional to theamount of solar energy. The moresun, the faster it goes, which ispretty fast, all things considered.On a bright, optimum day, thesmall racer can reach speeds of30-40 km/h (downhill on RingRoad) and can do the 2.7 km circuit

in about ten minutes. It averagesabout 15 krn h including the slow,uphill climbs.There are a total of four solarpanels, each of which can provide50 Watts of power at either 6 or 12volts. The panels can be arranged inseries or parallel depending on theconditions. For instance, if it's abright, sunny day, the car can bestarted with 12V and be switched to24V once it's picked up somespeed. f it's a bit cloudy and thesun's energy is only at about halfstrength, it can be started with 6Vand switched to 12V. The car also

has 5-speed bicycle gears.The panels power a small, 3 inchdiameter motor and the car whipsalong on standard lightweightbicycle tires and two wheelsborrowed from UW's fuelathoncar.And it's comfortable too. Lyingback in the fully shaded seat, DanSt Louis had dubbed his racerSiesta . All in all, it's animpressive accomplishment.


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wby Brian HeppeUeNN Eng

An idea whose time has comeAs the new Clubs and SocietiesDirector for Eng Soc, I'll be usiogthis new column as a way ofkeeping you up to date onupcoming events happeningthroughout the summer term. Ifyour club would like an event ormeeting mentioned on the clubscalender, help in organizing orpromoting an event, or even help instarting up a new club, contact methrough the Engineering Society

Office (CPH 1327 - Ext. 2323).Technical Societies:The Investment of aLifetime

The Engineering Profession iscurrently considering the idea ofestablishing a continuing educationsystem for Professional Engineerssimilar to that used by the themedical profession. Activemembership in a relevant technicalsociety and successful completionof a minimum number of tech i aupgrading seminars would be anintegral part of belonging to theprofession (maybe evencompulsory).

reduced ratesAs a studellt you can join studentchapters of various technicalsocieties for a greatly reduced rate( 5 -> $30 per year) while receivingall the benefits offered by the parentsociety. Some of the benefitsinclude receipt of the latest technicalmagazines and journals, attendanceat conferences for greatly reducedfees (great place to makeprofessional contacts for futureemployment), insurance programs,and eligibility for studentscholarships/bursaries. Thetechnical societies sponsornumerous lunch hour seminars andworkshops (usually Tuesdays andThursdays at 11:30 a.m.) andorganize various social eventsthroughout term (yes they partytoo ). Joining one of the on campustechnical societies is also a great

way to meet new people and youcan keep in touch through thesociety even after you graduate.Over 50 percent of engineeringstudents at UW already belong to atechnical society So what are youwaiting for? JOIN TODAYHere is a list of some of oncampus technical societies you canjoin: the Canadian Society for CivilEngineers (CSCE), the CanadianSociety for Chemical Engineers(CSChE), the Canadian Society for

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lubs and SocietiesMechanical Engineers(CSME/ASME/SAE), and theInstitute for Electronics andElectrical Engineers (IEEE). Justleave your name, phone number,and class name with the secretary inthe Engineering Society Office.

Clubs CalendarTuesday, June 14: CSME Seminar:Presentation on GasDistribution Systems by UnionGas at 11 :30 a.m.Thursday, June 16: ConnectionsFilm Series No. 5 - Wheel ofFortune, 11 :30 - 12:30, ELIOl.Ancient medical secrets spread

through Europe ushering in anera of scientific enquiry.

Tuesday, June 21: IEEE Seminar:Presenta tion on PowerDistribution Sy terns by ESSOPetroleum at 11 :30 a.m.Thursday, June 23: ConnectionsFilm Series No. 6 - Thunder inthe Skies, 11 :30 - 12: 30,ELIOt. Adaptations inarchitecture and power sourcesto meet changing climates - Theindustrial revolution from steamto gas engines.Sat. & Sun., July 9/10: WaterlooScience Fiction Club(WATSFIC) hosts the FRPtourney using a D&D format.

Entry details contact c/o PEDS,CC235. Prizes to be won.

Help Wanted The UW IEEE student chapter ishosting the 1989 MicroMousecompetition next winter.Interested contestants andvolunteers contact HelenMcNamee through Eng Soc The UW CSCE student chapter ishosting the CSCE studentconference during the thirdweek of October. Contact PaulArthurs through Eng Soc Eng Soc is hosting the 1988Association for ProfessionalEngineers Student Conference

in November. Contact BrianHeppelle through Eng Soc

Summer Shades-...J

by Vanessa Ryback2B Chemical

With summer comes all thewarnings about protection from thehannful rays of the sun. It is wellknown that prolonged exposure tothe sun is damaging to the skin,causing it to wrinkle prematurely,become leathery and even causeskin cancer.But what people often forget, oreven do not know, is the harmfuleffect of sun on the eyes. There is agood deal of research beingconducted to determine how badlythe sun affects the eyes and toprovide information to the generalpublic to assist in the buying of

sunglasses.

First, when choosing sunglasses,make sure that they have less thansixty percent transmission of light.This is not easy to determine,however, as sunglasses are notusually labelled with thisinformation.Tinted lenses in the pink to violetshades should not be used insunglasses because they let in themost harmful rays. Darkly tintedlenses are also detrimental to thehealth of the eye as th' pupilsbehind them dilate and allow moreultraviolet light to enter and damagethe eye.Generally, cheap, plastic lensesare as effective as most moreexpensive brands.When deciding on a pair of

sunglasses, make sure the lenses

Arts n Engineering?by Marc GerinArts Director4A Civil

We all know its there. It's time toadmit it and bring it out of thecloset. Let's face it, there is a lot ofartistic talent in engineering. Art, beit photography, painting, poetry orwriting Iron Warrior articles,provides great relief from thefrustrations of partial differentials,matrix analysis, control systems,circuit labs or just working onWatstar.

In an effort to maintain areasonable level of sanity amongengineering students and faculty,and at the same time liven up thegrey concrete and dark brick walls

of the engineering buildings, EngSoc is organizing a series of artisticevents for the summer. This is afirst ever in engineering The firsttwo events are already underway: aphoto exhibit and a class posterdisplay.The photo exhibit will run from

June 20 - 24 in CPH. There will befour categories: people, places,

doodles doneduring a boringclassthings and events. Any picture notsubject to Canadian censorship lawswill be accepted. Photographsshould e submitted in the Orifice

are well polished with no defects.They should be in the brown,orange and dark reddish shades.

by June 17 with your name, idnumber, class, and a title written onthe back.The class poster display will beongoing until the end of the term.Each class will be given a largesheet of paper, approximately 1mby 2m, and access to poster paints.

The finished posters will bedisplayed in POETS and/or EL.Class reps can pick up their paper inthe Orifice anytime during the day.The only requirement is a creativemind.Future events will include apainting/drawing exhibit and a"doodles done during a boringclass exhibit. Suggestions forother events are more thanwelcome, drop them off in the ArtsDirector's mailbox in the Orifice.


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The Artby Chris Irie4A ~ o m p u t e r

Paj's milk carton would not open.He poked. And jabbed. Thecardboard stayed welded unto itself,tearing no where. Finally, Pajripped the carton and drank fromthe gash where the spout wouldhave been. He thumped the cartondown onto the table, and reclined inhis plastic chair as much as his bulkwould allow him. He closed hiseyes, and imagined the serene lookon the face of a small Buddhistmonk he had seen on television anhour ago. Maybe his face wouldecho the calm. Maybe someonewould notice; one of the passers-bywould catch the look of ultimateenlightenment on his face andwould think, PC)j must be verydeep".He had been standing in front of astereo store, watching a televisionthrough the iron grating thatprotected the front window fromrocks and looters. On the sides ofthe display were rows of Walkmen.And headphones, and somethingthat Paj had never seen before - asmall round metal case, something

that would easily fit into hisoutstretched hand. There was asingle red button on it. Paj had noidea what it did. In the middle ofthe clisplay, a large colour televisionset played the five o'clockbroadcasts to the street people.Looking out it must have seen theshadows creep across the buildings,people walking, talking, gesturing.Some had stopped to' watch; littlechildren tugging at parents' arms.And then the sky and the storefronts across the street wereblocked out by a dark round shapethat was Paj.

The show was called "You Askedfor It " and highlighted the bizarrehumanity that was supposed to be atthe ordinary person's fingertips. Acommercial showed how a youngwoman wearing sunglasses hasimproved her life through the use ofa particular brand of deodorant.

she smiled to showmost ofher frontteethApparently, sticks of the stuff werefreely available to the sunbathers onthe hot white sands of this

Caribbean setting. She smiled toshow most of her front teeth, andPaj sheepishly took an inquisitivesniff under his arm. The programcame back to the adulation of astudio audience. On stage, aBuddhist monk sat, predicting theballs that were drawn out of aBingo machine. The host wouldask the monk for the number, andthen he would open a metal gate,and a little ball would drop out. Hewas right" every time. The crowddelighted in this. The host askedthe monk if he played the lottery, towhich he received stony silence.Someone in the crowd shouted out,asking if the monk could levitate.

The monk, for the first time,smiled. This surprised Paj becausefrom the thin and wiry appearanceof the little man, it looked as if hehad not smiled since he was a littleboy. I can do better than levitate,"he said. The audience laughed.The monk closed his eyes, and theaudience roared even louder. Theystopped eventually when theynoticed that the monk haddisappeared.Paj did not remember blinkingwhen it happened. Even on theinstant replay, there w a ~ nothing tobe learned from the picture of a~ S c e n e s rom E W

gently smiling man sitting in a lotusposition. In one frame, he wasthere; in the next, an orangesmudge, then an empty set.Wi tnessed by thousands.Witnessed by Paj. He kept

sandwiched between afire nd the weatherwas the footage of hedisappearing monk.watcQing even after the show wasabruptly interrupted by a filler tapewhich showed how penguins liveand frolic in their charming antarctichome. The woman on theCaribbean beach came back for amoment, t h ~ n was replaced byothers who had found happiness inspearnpnt chewing gum. The newscame on later, and sandwichedbetween a fire and the weather, wasthe same footage of thedisappearing monk. The newscrew chuckled easily and hoped thateach of them would not somedaydisappear in the same way. Then,Wally the Weathennan told about animpending low pressure system.

Now Paj was relaxing in a noisyshopping mall that seemed to stretchforever. He looked around,

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owondering if anyone had seen himmeditating. No one had stopped.That was ok. Shaku had said that aperson could be very powerful evenif no one noticed him. Shaku hadsaid a lot of things like that. That 'swhy he was Shaku, the master, andhe was Paj, the student. Shaku hadtaught him how to make a living inthis world. School is for losersPaj. There's a better way to live:A way where you don't have toanswer to people who don'tunderstand the world, just to putfood on the table. Those people arenothing Paj. They are things wedeal with because we must, but theyare not important. Shaku hadshown Paj what was important.How to hide in crowds of people.

How to tell ,if you're beingfollowed. How to defend yourselffrom and attacker, and how to hurtthe one who hurts you.

There is only oneway to really know . _a person.After several weeks of training,Shaku had given Paj his first job.A woman who ran a restaurantuptown needed a package delivered.Paj was to take her the package,and return with whatever she hadfor him. Simple. The bundle .was given contained a dead catwrapped in newspaper. Hereturned very late that night with asmall satchel of bills, held togetherby rubber bands. Shaku looked upfrom the pool of light at his desk,smiled wetly and almost stood upbefore he fell back into his chair. Inthe gloom, Paj could tell that he wassmiling, and so everything must beall right. You must have scaredthe shit out of her, he laughed.Half tonne of body come to wipethe curb with her stupid problems.

Shaku held out a bottle that glintedin sudden brightness from the desklamp. Want some? Paj shook hishead. Course not. Shaku wasmumbling now. Just like theBuddha. Go home. Paj lumberedout of the office as Shaku giggled,then passed out.I bet the monk knew the Buddha,Paj thought. They probably

meditate together. Paj closed hiseyes again, and the crowds ofpeople became random noises.Meditating is easy, he thought.Paj meditated about a story Shakuhad told him. It was supposed tobe thousands of years old, handeddown through the Zen monasteriesof Japan and China. In it, the abbotof a temple was looking for asuccessor. He called in three of hismost promising students, and askedthem to describe a priceless antiquevase. The first student described itsshape and colour. This displeasedthe abbot, and so he cast the studentout. The second student comparedthe vase to the unity of nature, thatin one respect, it was endless, for

you could trace a circle around thelip without end. The abbotrecognized this as nonsense, and sodismissed the second student aswell. Finally, the third student

kicked the vase and broke it. Thenhe left. He was the one the abbotC 088.

You see Paj, Shaku said, thesemonks understood something that isessential to you and me. And thatis: to really understand something,you have to break it. Only then canyou appreciate its true nature.Scientists do this all the time. Howdo you think they learned about theatom? They broke it and looked atthe pieces. Paj nodded,spellbound. And the way I see it,you can be doing the same thing asthose wise monks and scientists.Shaku put an arm around Paj'sshoulder. You're a people person,aren't you? Paj nodded. I knewit. Tell you a secret. There is onlyone way to really know a person,Paj. That's what I'd like you to dofor me. Go out and meet people.

School is forlosers, Paj.There's a better1ay to l e...

You follow what I'm saying? Pajnodded again. There was nothingwrong with meeting people. Heliked that. And though less than ayear later Shaku would be struckdead by a speeding car, Pajcontinued to meet people. Now hedid it for other people too.Paj yawned and thought that hehad meditated for too long. t wastime to go home and see what workthere was to be done. The bus wascrowded with the tail end of the

ajrush-hour crowd. Paj had to standnext to a melly old man who blewout between his lip as if hewere trying to play trumpet. Partway home, the man had turned

towards Paj. Solid man. Reallysolid. He patted Paj's arm, then- n - imagibarytrulJfper.Take a bath. The old man lookedback and blew an arpeggio in Paj'sface. Paj replied with a milkybelch, after which they both facedopposite dire lions.The apartment building sm Iled ofgarlic. Paj thundered past the firsttwo units on his floor. The firslone was silent; the second hadsounds of people fighting comingfrom it - a man and a woman. He

though t he heard the crash ofplatters breaking, but it could justhave been the television. There wasa letter under Paj's door. Heopened it and sat down betweenpatches of din and fallen plasterboard. It was a request to go seesomeone called Mardez, and [collect money from him. Therewere also five hundred dollar billsenclosed.

He sat downbetween patches ofdirt nd fallenplaster board.

Even though Paj enjoyed hiswork, the prospect did not exccitehim tonight. I wish I were like themonk, he thought. He can makehimself disappear without doingany work. Sometimes I get lazy.It'd be a lot easier if I could makepeople disappear with my mind. Icould just stay here, nice and warm,and people would phone me, askingme go get rid of someone. I'd saySure, no problem, think, and thenthe person would be gone.That was fantasy. Tonight hewould have to use his own musclewith Mardez. He would break hislegs, or maybe an arm. Whatever ittoo. aj opened the drawer 0 abare wooden desk and drew out apair of leather gloves. These w ~ r e

the only things he needed forprotection. Shaku had alreadysho wn him how to usc Ih city forCOVl.:r, how to be invisible toeveryone. No point in mking tgun. t didn'l help Shaku when thecar hit him. Besides, how are yousuppos d to protect yourself in aworld where people can ' implydisappear?

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Canadianby Marcel Lemmen4A Civil

The creation 0/ a modernindustrial state on the inhospitablenorthern half 0/ North America islargely a testimony to the excellenceo/Canadian engineering.

Mind, Heart. and Vision waswritten by Dr. Norman R. Ball tocoincide with the EngineeringCentennial celebrations in 1987. tchronicles the milestones inCanadian engineering from thebuilding of the Rideau Canal in the1820's to the construction of theCN Tower, which opened in 1976.The numerous fIrsts claimed byCanadian engineers are packed into175 pages of picture-laden text.This makes for a fact-filled,fast-paced book that leaves thereader with a final impression thatCanada owes its very existence tothe engineering profession. Thenumerous photos and drawingsmake this an excellent coffee-tablebook, without which, anyengineer's horne or office would beincomplete.

any of he earlyonstructio nsrequired innovative

thinking.

Iron Warrior Jnne 10, 1988100 Years ofExcellence

the one that linked Port Huron withSarnia below the St. Clair Riverestablished Canadian engineers aworld leaders.

Canada was quick to exploit thepractical applications of electricalpower. The abundance ofwaterways and rugged terrainprovided the necessary ingredientsfor the large hydroelectric powerstations that were constructed at theturn of the century. The first ofthese,.was completed at ShawinaganFalls 10 1903 and transmitted power137 kilometers to Montreal overextremely rugged terrain.Not all engineering works weresuccessful. Witness the initial

failures of the ,Quebec Bridge.However, when it was successfullycompleted in 1917 it was thelongest cantilever span in the world.Canada was quick. to exploit theapplication ofelectrical power.

C a n a d a s engineer ingcontributions to the development ofheavy industry during the 1920'sand 30's put it in an excellentposition to respond swiftly todemands of the Second World War.Canaqian engineers were adept atapplying new technology quicklyanada's climate and roughterrain were instrumental in shapingthe work of our original engineers.Many of the early constructionsrequired innovative thinking andbold new design from the outset.Visionaries such as JohnMacTaggart of the Rideau Canaland Sir Sandford Fleming of theCanadian transcontinental railwaywere quick to dispense withEuropean practices in favour ofconstruction methods and materialsthat suited the new and often hostileenvironment.

The first professional associationfor civil (non-military) engineersformed in 1887. The CanadianSociety of Civil Engineers chargeditself with the monumental task ofraising the status, recognition, andjob security of the aV erage engineeras well as establishing a form ofprofessiona.I s tandards .Membership was restricted to thosepersons over 30 years of age with atleast 10 years of experience and therecommendation of their peers.

Engineering mega-projects prior and producing the advancedto the turn of the century dealt equipment that changed the way inlargely with transportation, both by which wars were fought. Canadianwater and by rail. The railroads aeronautical engineers achieved asparked many firsts in bridge position of world leadership thatdesign and tunneling. Early railway continued for fifteen years after thebridges were made of wood, which war. It was p.estroyed in 1959was plentiful and inexpensive, and when the Avro Arrow project wasallowed the railwars to expand scrapped by the Conservativeacross the contlnent at a government. Most of the engineersphenomenal rate. These bridges involved in the project movedwere later replaced with ones of . south.steel and stone. Tunnels such as

THE SANDFORD FLEMING FOUNDATIONTATERLOO CAMPUS CHAPTER

ANNOUNCES THE FIRST IN A SERIES OFDISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

SPEAKER: DR. NORMAN R. BALLCHIEF OF RESEARCH, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYHISTORIAN OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, AUTHOR OF

MIND, HEAR T, AND VISIONProfessional Engineering in Canada 1887 to 1987

TIME: THURSDAY JUNE 23, 1988 AT 7:30 PMPLACE: HUMANITIES THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF 'WATERLOOSPONSORS: THE SANDFORD FLEMING FOUNDATION AND THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY

EVERYONE IS \VELCOME' TO ATTENDTICKETS ARE AVAILABLE, FREE OF CHARGE; FROM

TIlE SOCIETY OFFICE (CPH 1327) AND TilE FOUNDATION OFFICE ( C P H 4366).

The industry created during theSecond World War provided a basisfor the postwar boom that followed.The Trans-Canada Highway wasstarted in 1949 and was completedin 1970 to become the longestpaved road in the world. B.uilt toexacting standards, t tooincorporated revolutionary advancesin road and bridge design.The 1950's and 60's saw thedevelopment ot industries for whichCanaaa is famous today. Among

them are the telecommunicationsand . the aerospace industry, thenuclear industry, and the petroleumindustry.

The same inspired leadership thatguided ~ a d i a n engineers throughthe first century will be required totake our country into the next. Inthe face of increased internationalcompetition and sta.ggeringtechnologicaladvances, the hardwon lessons of the past must berecalled in order that Canada reapbenefits of the seCond century.

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