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lright, this is for all you new people. Three times a term, EngSoc holds a Before long, POETS was packed with pub night in POETS. This is an opportuni- exuberant young people. Luckily the weather was good, ty for Engineers to so the POETS meet and socialize patio was opened with people they for some outdoor might not see othpartying. The erwise. Theres crowd was treated music, pizza for to both an appearsale, Bar Services, ance by the TOOL interesting people, and a premiere and usually a visit presentation of the from our beloved frosh week video, mascot. If you where frosh and missed the last frosh leaders alike Pub, then I highly could relive their recommend makantics from frosh ing it out to the Engineers just givener week. The video next one. went over very well, culminating in a rousing rendition of With that out of the way, the first Friday of the (real) Plummers Cheer. the term was kicked off in the usual style with POETS being invaded by drunken revellers. In attendance were the veterans The Middle of Term Pub will be held on of A-Soc terms past and a large crowd of Friday, November 1. There will be the frosh who were being initiated to a UW usual shenanigans plus a live band. So Engineering tradition (after perhaps being come out, relieve some midterm week initiated to a few other traditions first). stress and get to know some of your fellow Even with the start time pushed back an engineering students.
efore the next issue of the Iron Warrior is distributed, many of you will have already left to go home for Thanksgiving. I must stress that you should remember to bring back your party gear as engineering Semi-formal will be held on November 9th this term. Bring back that good outfit and beauty supplies that you didnt think youd need at school or you may be forced to resort to some of the fashion tips below: For the conservative (broke) girl * The semi-formal really is on the less dressy side. Wear your curtains a la Sound of Music or Gone With the Wind to really make an impression on the crowd. * Beer makes a wonderful hair spray. If youre at a pre-party and discover that you have a million fly-aways, accept that drink and fix your hair. Ive actually seen a relative of mine do this. It is also rumoured to make your hair smooth and shiny.
3B Computer
n Thursday, September 12th, the Engineering Society of the University of Waterloo hosted a forum to address the issue of the proposed Microsoft-Waterloo partnership. The main purpose of the forum was to allow the people involved in the partnership to give public statements and to clarify any misinterpretations. Furthermore, the forum would allow staff, students and the general public the opportunity to have their questions and concerns addressed by the panel. The partnership under question was announced in a press release on August 14th. Documented within that press release were three projects. The first dealt
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Editorial
would release their nuclear payload. The radiation and thermonuclear reactions would probably be in the area of the planet surrounding the United States, but relatively close to it. Any missiles launched from Asia would probably go over the poles, meaning they would be intercepted in Canada. Meanwhile, a serious and important treaty that helped to prevent the proliferation of nuclear devices is now gone. If you are wondering how this could have ever happened, or why it has happened, follow the money. Who stands to benefit from expanded ballistic missile development? Defence and aerospace contractors stand to make hefty products from this abandonment of ABM. Who will benefit from this? No one will. No one will be safer and no one will feel safer. No one will actually be any safer because no country would actually ever launch ballistic missiles at the United States. No nation, no matter how rogue they may be would ever think Oh well, its been a good run. Lets have all of our citizens die a fiery death so we can kill some of the American pig-dogs. That Will Never Happen. If anyone tries to convince you of that, they are fear mongers, who have some economic benefit to be realized by inciting a state of fear in society. Believe me, many voices in the media will try to convince you that I, and columnists like me, are undemocratic, hate freedom, and want you to die. That is a bold-faced lie. None of the leftist columnists want anyone to die. They do not want American soldiers, Western civilians, South East Asian people, Middle Eastern people, Black people or ANYONE to die a needless and pointless death. In general, people who view life as precious, view all human life as being equally precious. Ask yourself this: If a leader is so eager to sacrifice the lives of their soldiers, how much regard do they have for the lives of foreign civilians. Are people with little to no regard for human life fit to decide when and when not to go to war? I am very tempted to bring this column back towards bashing Bush on the many other ways he has screwed over his citizens, starting with his election. That is not useful is any way shape or form. Every week there are probably a thousand newspaper columnists who Bush Bash. Are they doing any good? Not really at all. The American media reports on how much the rest of the world disapproves of their elected Chief of State and the American population gets indignant. Once you sell the whole idea that the entire world is going to bitch and moan at you, no matter what you do, it is easy to make people ignore the criticism. It is also a lot easier to sell the ideology of Unilateralism, if you convince the populace that the rest of the world wants to prevent you from enacting your sovereignty. So, it seems that the more that Bush is criticised from outside his country, the stronger his Iron Grip over the American people will become. At the same time, most of the most disgusting, diabolical aspects of the Bush Administrations actions (Enron involvement, thousands of detainees, erosion of constitutional rights, tariffs against softwood lumber, subsidies to farmers, etc.) are barely even reported on. The American media constantly bombards the public with kidnapping after kidnapping. The rate of kidnappings this year is actually down by the way. What passes for criticism of Dubya is the kind of light hearted teasing that is appropriate for a four year old child who mixes up their words. Is there a way out of this slow descent into the abyss? I am trying really hard to think of one. If I come up with the big answer to this conundrum, Ill let you know. For now Ill try to put together a cohesive interim plan to respond. First, I would advise people who know Americans, please do not tell them how much you hate their President. Instead, here are some examples of questions to ask Americans, whenever you see them. Whatever happened with that Enron Investigation? That TIPS program is kind of Orwellian, dont you think? Man, it must suck to try to sell food to America at low prices, with those sweet subsidies the domestic farmers are getting, huh? Hows he do that? Second, if they get defensive and act like youre a foreign American hater, just tell them you want to know their perspective on the issues. Hopefully, that should prompt a greater number of them to look beyond the hype and get some answers. Here is something to work your brain on: Does our media keep us in the dark about our governments shady dealings? Contributors Questions? Comments? We welcome letters and feedback from all our readers. Please email us at: iwarrior@engmail.uwaterloo.ca Kristin Farn Marc Joly Richard Kulikauskas Lawrence Lam Jennifer McArthur Laura Mooney Geoff Rawle Ryan Walker Leanne Whiteley The Newspaper of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society
ool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I can recite that off the top of my head. I do not have a speechwriter or a speaking coach. George W Bush has both, yet he completely butchered that simple, clichd saying. Of course, this is old news. Those of us in the press are constantly ribbing him for his complete lack of control of the English language. Some of the more courageous, or left-wing biased, columnists point to these acts as evidence that Bush possesses an inferior intellect. When professionals who claim to be purveyors of news nitpick the mans use of the English language, it is quite funny. However, it is totally useless. While we are all preoccupied with Bushs latest verbal fark-up, most people ignore the really insane activities that the Bush Administration is perpetrating. Take for instance the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The Bush Administration announced their intention to withdraw from the Treaty and subsequently followed through. These actions should incite thousands of people to run screaming naked down the streets of their respective cities. Yet, there has been very little criticism of this decision. Let me break down why it is a bad idea to repeal the ABM treaty, theoretically allowing the development of anti-missile defensive measures. Anti-missile defences are extremely unfeasible. Even if they were feasible, they would most likely cost a great deal more than conventional warheads. If, another nation decided to start a warhead production program, the United States could never hope to build an anti-missile for every missile that threatened them. All the money that would be wasted on an anti-missile system would be better spent feeding and educating the worlds poor. Failure to do that will lead to more and more conventional terrorist attacks, against which the anti-missile is useless. If, by some amazing alignment of the cosmos, the United States did succeed in developing a complete nuclear dominance over all of the world, would that really be such a grand thing for everybody? I keep hearing the world Hegemony in my head. I think Ill look that up and find out what it means. Oh, and guess where most intercepted missiles
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LowRider
Dear LowRider:
Advice UWLOWRIDER@Hotmail.com
ear LowRider, I think the integral is SIN(X) or maybe its SinH(x)... No, I got it, its: Lawn(x) + CosH(x). I forget, I havent had to integrate since the first time I did 1A. Im pretty sure its Lawn something though! -LR P.S. Dont forget to add the speed of light c at the end :-)! Dear LowRider, Where is the Engineering Lecture Hall? My older brother (Class of 91 Elec) told me that there was a building called the Submarine and it was called EL but I cant find it! All Ive seen are series of Block shaped buildings. Where has it gone? -Frosh Submariner
summer of 01. Sorry, you missed a good one! -LR Dear LowRider,
Dear LowRider, I am sometimes prone to hallucinations, maybe you can help: Did I just pay close to $4000 for 4 months of school?!??!!? -Not Guilty
Should I get a cell phone? All my roommates have one and it would cost too much to pay for a landline on my own. Did I say that right? Or, is it LANline? or maybe its WANline? I always screw those things up... You know what I mean though? The phone lines that arent cell phones but... Bell phones! Not wireless though, the kind that my Mom has... You dont even know her though, did that help? I mean the ones that ring in your house and you cant leave the house... unless youre on a cordless phone. I know how to describe it: the ones that plug into the wall... Should I get one of those or a cell phone? Thanks. Speech Impeded
Are there people that actually write into your column? With apathy on the rise and Engi-Nerds taking over and repelling normal people from POETS, etc, who the heck is writing to you? I am convinced that you write your own letters to yourself just to look cool. I know that you are probably the best writer on the IW staff and your good-looking mug attracts a large readership but who are you fooling? You slick devil you! Damn I look good. That is to say, you look good. Keep up the good work! -Miroir Dear Miroir, Oh how you do go on! -LR
Dear Not Guilty, Yes you did! Isnt that great!!? I have good news for you too; the cost of Tuition will only be going UP! Be on the look out for more block-shaped buildings on campus and software only Systems kids can use on the school computers! -LR Editors Note: Dear LowRider is open to the Waterloo Engineering Society for students who need answers to lifes problems. It is meant as a forum for discussion and to inspire deep, sometimes philosophical, albeit simple yet enduring and metaphysical run-on sentences.
Deer Speech Impeded, Dear Frosh Submariner, With the cost of air time and your grotesque butchering of even the simplest description, I think you should not get a cell phone. Or, do I mean shell phone? -LR Dear LowRider, I heard that you are a great mathematician. I have a Calculus problem I cant solve: What is the integral of 1/x? Please help! -Calcu-lost The old Submarine sank. I think it was the
3B Computer
his week marked the beginning of the IEEE/Engineering Society Foosball tournament. Im sure the games were very exciting, but Im writing this article *before* any games occurred, so I really cant tell you. In POETS, people have been practicing their trick shots, their best defence moves, and working out their strategies in the hopes of becoming known as the best foosball player in Engineering (and maybe beyond). Wait a second, you may be thinking. I recognize the Engineering Society, but what in the world is the IEEE? Thats simple. In a tricky marketing ploy designed just to make you ask that question the UW IEEE Student Branch decided to co-host this foosball tournament. Theyre the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Its an international society with a mission to promote the development of electrotechnology and applied science, the application of those technologies for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession and the well-being of its members. For more information about the IEEE or to learn how to join, visit the international website at www.ieee.org, or our student branch www.ieee.uwaterloo.ca.
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James Kunz 3B Computer
3B Computer
- In 1991, Iraq agreed to destroy and stop ne cannot begin writing about the developing all weapons of mass destruc- The United States believes that the threat political issues facing Canada and tion and long-range missiles as well as to is great, and that for repeatedly violating others without encountering issues about demonstrate compliance by allowing rig- all UN resolutions the Iraqi regime must preserving peace through pre-emptive orous inspections. In the mid-nineties be replaced. Convincing the UN Security acts, through coalition action, or even when a senior weapons program official Council of that conclusion has proven to through unilateral action. Canada has defected, the regime was forced to admit it be a challenge. The United States has spent the summer sitting on the fence over had produced tens of thousands of litres of agreed to settle for a new resolution the issue of what to do about Iraq, weigh- anthrax and other agents for use with war- demanding the immediate and unfettered ing the right of self-defence with the legal- heads, aerial bombs, and aircraft spray return of the inspectors with the caveat ity of backing action. The fence was not tanks. In 1995 Iraq admitted to having a that there be no opportunity to repeatedly crash nuclear weapons program in violate the new resolution. To convince and is not a lonely place. progress from before the Gulf War. other nations of the need for even that Quoting Bushs much is also difficult as France and Russia Jean Chrtien has stataddress directly: - veto-wielding members of the Security ed from the fence that Just months after Council - seem to require the smoking We are with the We believe very strongly the 1991 cease-fire, gun of proof in order to sign on. The Americans on terrorin building legally-based, the Security Council problem with that requirement, says the ism, while adding that multilateral reactions to twice renewed its U.S. National Security Advisor Canadas role in the demand that the Condoleezza Rice, is that there will conflict would be based problems in the world and Iraqi regime coalways be some uncertainty about how on UN or NATO resolutions. Canadian we would urge the United operate fully with quickly (Saddam) can acquire nuclear inspectors, con- weapons. But we dont want the smoking Foreign Affairs States to accept that. demning Iraqs gun to be a mushroom cloud. Minister Bill Graham serious violations echoed that position when he said We believe very strongly in of its obligations. The Security Council While earlier in the summer the White building legally-based, multilateral reac- again renewed that demand in 1994 and House appeared fractured and had positions to problems in the world and we twice more in 1996, deploring Iraqs tions that lacked support in the internawould urge the United States to accept clear violations of its obligations. The tional community. Now their position is that. In other words, we fully support Security Council renewed its demand more widely supported. They had objectAmerican actions as long as the United three more times in 1997, citing flagrant ed to the idea of inspectors and now Nations or NATO legally allows those violations and three more times in 1998, embrace it within specific criteria. In calling Iraqs behaviour totally unaccept- obtaining the necessary coalition support actions. able. In 1999, the demand was renewed that was present in the Gulf War, they will likely have to change at least part of their The United Nations was born in the hope yet again. hard-line statements yet again. It seemed that survived a world war, the hope of a The question of the relevance of the that there was an expression of relief from world moving toward justice, escaping old United Nations was well made if the the world that Bush restrained the earlier patterns of conflict and fear. The founding Security Council believes the actions of a position and thus they gave support for the members resolved that the peace of the nation to be totally unacceptable and toned down position. world must never again be destroyed by finds that there have been clear and flathe will and wickedness of any man. We created a United Nations Security Council, grant violations of its resolutions, why The only remaining difficulty in the eyes so that, unlike the League of Nations, our does it not act? The United Nations was to of Canada, and of many nations in the deliberations would be more than talk, and succeed where the League of Nations world, is that of the necessity of military our resolutions would be more than wish- failed because it did not lack the means of action being so high that the United States es. After generations of deceitful dictators, enforcing its talk. Of course, the issue of will act with whatever support it has if the broken treaties and squandered lives, we what action is justified is still a valid one, UN refuses to pass the new resolution. dedicate ourselves to standards of human as no reprisal was stated in the initial reso- French President Jacques Chirac has dignity shared by all, and to a system of lutions - hence the call for a new resolution touched on the implications of such a unilateral action by saying, As soon as one security defended by all. - George W. that puts a penalty on non-compliance. nation claims the right to take preventive Bush to the United Nations, 12 September While Iraq has released a statement capitaction, other countries will naturally do the 2002. ulating to the demand for the inspectors to same. If we go down that road, where are The appeal from the United States is to the return, they have said they will not abide we going? relevance of the United Nations in todays by a resolution threatOne can envision China world. The argument is rather simplistic, ening military force to ...there will always be back that demand. In using it as an excuse to yet is quite dramatic when made. In the the eyes of the United retake the rogue same address to the UN, President Bush some uncertainty States and Britain, this province of Taiwan. outlined his argument as follows: about how quickly lends credence to the Furthermore, any voice (Saddam) can acquire notion that Bagdads the United States puts - In 1991, Security Council Resolution offer to allow inspec688 demanded Iraq cease at once the sysnuclear weapons. But against the on-again, offtors to return is just again preventative tematic repression of minorities in its we dont want the another ploy and that actions of Israel in the nation. Last year the UN Commissioner full co-operation will Gaza Strip and the West on Human rights found extremely grave smoking gun to be a not happen. After all, if Bank loses all weight. violations on the all pervasive represmushroom cloud. one does not allow Where the road goes from sion including arbitrary arrest, imprisoninspectors in certain there is anyones guess. ment, summary execution, and torture. places their usefulness becomes moot. Clearly the resolution has been ignored. In order for the United Nations to function What remains from the situation is the as it was designed to, the Security Council - In 1991, Security Council Resolutions same underlying issue that was present must agree on a new resolution containing 686 and 687 demanded all foreign prisonafter the Gulf War; namely, how much of a a deadline for the return of inspectors with ers be returned. The UN is aware of more threat is Iraq and is any multilateral body unfettered access and a suitable response if than 600 unaccounted people from justified in infringing on the right of indethe deadline is ignored. For that to hapKuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Syria, pendence of nations? Eleven years ago, the pen, the United States will likely have to Lebanon, Iran, Egypt, Bahrain, and Oman. decision was that the UN must infringe on agree to abide by the Security Councils Again the resolution has been ignored. the right of independence of Iraq in that it decision. At that point, Canada can finally - In 1991, Security Council Resolution must allow inspectors full access to its get off the fence and follow both the 687 demanded all involvement with terror- facilities based on the supposed threat of United States and the United Nations. ism including allowing terrorist organiza- Iraq to its neighbours. The two went
eeding my afternoon energy fix, I did what many Engineering students do each day: I walked up to the vending machine, swiped my Watcard through the tattered card reader and pressed the button for a Coke. After several seconds of internal clanking my pop emerges freshly shaken (not stirred). Next comes the beeping phase where the money is actually removed; lazily looking up at the LCD screen, I watch it charge me for the product. Rubbing my eyes, I needed to go back for a second look. Even then, I could barely believe the $1.75 charge displayed. Had I looked at the price first, my outrage would have given me the energy fix I needed without costing me a cent. GroceryGateway.com currently quotes the price of twenty four cans of coke at $7.69 which works out to about $0.32 per can. To compare apples to apples, this works out to a little over $0.53 per 591 mL (a bottle, if you hadnt noticed, is no longer 600 mL). While the concepts like bulk purchase and convenience come to mind as an attempt to rationalize the price, these arguments are misguided. First, Coke and its contractors have a captive market. There will be students who are working late at night in the SLC. Some of them will be thirsty. They have little choice but to drink from the v e n d i n g machines. Given No Frickin Way... the volume the university community buys, the fact that I can get a better deal buying only twentyfour cans is ridiculous. Secondly, it is convenient for Coke to sell to us. Their regional monopoly allows them to put little to no effort into marketing and selling the product to us. So, while the service is convenient to the students, providing the service and doing it at a profit is convenient for the supplier. In any case, this convenience certainly isnt worth more than a dollar and it certainly isnt worth $1.22 more than the already profitable price Grocery Gateway is selling at! I can already hear those decrying my reference to the volume of the university community rather than the volume of individual purchasers; however, at the end of the day, the University of Waterloo is nothing if not for the collection of people we have on campus. These people, and those that represent us, should demand that contracts we enter into do not result in us (and our wallets) being unfairly, unjustly and inappropriately gouged of our hard earned money. $1.75 for a Coke is exactly that.
Professor Anthony Vannelli, Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program, speaks on the Microsoft Waterloo partnership as President Johnston (right) and CS Department Chair (left) listen.
tioned that the proper procedures, with respect to the curriculum change, are being followed; however, these procedures were NOT complete by the time of the August 14th press release. Lastly, he mentioned that the main goal of the ECE department was to empower students with as many languages as possible to ensure that they would get good co-op jobs in the IT industry. After the preliminary round of talks, Professor George Freeman, Associate Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program, and one of the key players in the move from C++ to C#, took a moment to state a few words. He mentioned that he had been teaching ECE 150 since 1987. That he had taught the course more than 10 times, in four different languages. He also menensure that any curriculum changes go through proper channels, and to ensure that any impact on Engineering Year 1 and Engineering Computing is also taken into consideration. After Professor Freeman, the forum opened up into a general question and answer period. Many topics were hashed and rehashed during this period. The talk surrounding ECE 150 dealt with the fact that C# is a Java-like language, and that the move to C# will keep enough of a C++ base in the curriculum, but would also facilitate somewhat of a move towards a more object oriented language. It was also mentioned that the course content in the move from C to C++ had not been greatly altered; likewise, the course content in the move from C++ to C# will attempt to remain somewhat the same. In the end, the
2A Mechanical
he one thing almost every Engineering student at UW will experience at one time or another will be the joyous experience known as moving. Moving is certainly a time of high excitement: time to leave home, time to decide what you really need to bring, and time to set up your own place. Of course this also means youll have to pay rent, utilities, TV, phone, and just about twenty seven other bills every four seconds, not to mention live with people you may not know yet. But you can handle that, because there wont be any parents at your new place to nag at you to clean your room. After all, youre paying
EngSoc
President
VP Finance
ello everyone and welcome to a funfilled term with the Engineering Society (Eng Soc). Weve already got off to a great start with an Engineering Society council meeting, the Microsoft/UW Forum, the Orifice (Engineering Society Office in CPH 1327) Open House and the Beginning of Term Pub (BOT) at POETS. That was just the first week! I am really looking forward to this term. There are so many events planned. Please check out the Eng Soc web site at engsoc.uwaterloo.ca for more information. Thanks to our terrific web masters, it is updated on a regular basis. While you are there, I strongly recommend that you check out the on-line Engineering Society Usability Survey. By filling this out, you will help us to determine what we can do to serve you better. After all, we are here for you, the students. I realize that tuition is high and almost everyone is strapped for cash, but I want to remind you how important it is to NOT take back your refunds (or investments as I affectionately like to call them). With your EngSoc fee, you have access to the exam bank, cheap photocopies, great food at the C&D, a term packed with fun and educational events, and so much more. Your WEEF donation is extremely important. Only the interest of the fund is spent each term. This money helps out all the departments as well numerous student groups and project teams. (They dont call it the WEEF lab for nothing!!) Please check out the web site www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~weef/ for more information.
elcome back, or for the class of 2007 simply welcome. I hope everyone is having a good time. Im the VPF for the Fall 2002 term and its my job to prepare a budget for the Engineering Society and to make certain that bills get paid and directors get reimbursed, with the help of Mary Bland our corporate manager.
If anyone would like more information about the nominee or the election process, please feel free to contact me at asoc_prez@engmail.uwaterloo.ca or stop by the Orifice (CPH 1327)
Now for my why paying $14 to the Engineering Society benefits you rant. For this small fee you can gain access to To EngSoc directors, if you havent filled such great things as subsidized prices at out a budget proposal form yet then the C & D (Coffee & Donuts), cheap $0.05 youve missed the deadline. I will assign photocopies and other supplies available in the Orifice, the you a budget based on prior exam bank also term budgets for your directorship. If you are why paying $14 to the available in the Orifice, free local expecting to require a sigEngineering Society phones, and the nificantly different amount engineering of money this term come benefits you lounge/pub, POETS, see me ASAP and we can with bar services discuss making a revision. available on Thursday and Friday afterAs well, I need a signed copy of a budget noons. EngSoc also runs many activities, proposal from you anyways, so that when sports and events that are posted on the you submit expense forms I can verify the EngSoc website calendar. All this and request to avoid misappropriation. The more sounds like a sweet deal to me. draft budget will have been presented at the last EngSoc meeting and hopefully it Finally, my office hours will be on has been approved. Wednesday from 11:30am 1:30pm, at which time Ill be available for any quesExpense forms are available in the Orifice. tions or concerns you may have for me. As Make sure to attach all your receipts and to well, you can always contact me at separate the GST for your purchase so that asoc_vpfin@engmail or leave a message EngSoc can receive a refund later. in my mailbox. Expense forms can be placed in the VPF mailbox and Ill do my best to have a cheque placed in your directorship mail- Hees to productive studying time and incredibly fun free time. Have a super box within a week. duper term. Each term a part of the EngSoc budget is
3B Computer
ith September almost over, deadlines and opportunities that seemed far away only weeks ago are now fast approaching. From comprehensive and valued surveys to conferences and from lecture series to engineering competitions there are a number of things on the horizon I would like to remind you about. EngSoc Usability Survey While it may take you several minutes to actually complete the survey, I encourage all of you to do so. The results will help us to provide you with more visible, more effective, and more relevant services, activities, and opportunities for your $14. Most important are the questions in step 5 as they give you the opportunity to provide direct feedback to us with respect to our deficiencies, how and to whom we represent you, and finally with respect to the meaning, visibility, and relevance of our mascot, the TOOL. The survey can be found off of the EngSoc website or directly at http://engsoc.uwaterloo.ca/www/survey.php
EngSoc
VP Internal
he term has started with a roar. The directors meeting had good attendance and there is definetly a cool group of people here who want to see everyone have a great term. B.O.T. went well and the frosh video was great. Good times were had by all. In keeping with VPI tradition, I had an
VP Education
o, the first few weeks are over and done with, and there are a few issues on my plate that are worth sharing. First off though, a big thank you to Maria and all the volunteers for organizing and critiquing resumes last week. If anyone would like to get a critique done but couldnt make it in on Thursday or Friday, drop an e-mail to asoc_vpedu@engmail.uwaterloo.ca and a time can be arranged to get it done.
WEEF Director
here would Waterloo Engineering be without WEEF? Simply imagine removing $2.1 million worth of engineering lab equipment, teaching facilities, student projects and computer upgrades. I understand how hard it is to give money, when every time you receive your fee statement, tuition increases, but think about the students back in 1990 when WEEF was
oday, Friday September 27th at 12:00 noon in RCH 307 a group of crazy, motivated, hyper engineers (and maybe some others) will be participating in the event of the term the Scunt of the Rings. What is this Scunt you ask? Well its kind of like that frosh week Scunt, but its 24 hours long, and not just for Frosh. Yes, that means upper year students should enter teams too. If you forget what Frosh Scunt looked like, or maybe you couldnt make it, let me remind you of the wondrous event that a Scunt is. A Havenger Scunt (thats no typo) consists of many fun parts. It includes hunting for all sorts of crazy stuff (scavenging if you will), partic-
Frosh
ow that classes have begun youre reflecting on the week that brought you to UW. Who could forget that day when you waved good-bye to your par-
elcome to the wonderful world of Engineering. Considered one of the coldest professions in existence, Engineering at Waterloo has attempted to break out of the mold. If you havent guessed by now, you will learn that you will eventually leave the safety of the Engineering buildings and venture forth into the rest of the University. Why must thou venture forth, you ask? Simply put, youre being made to. More technically put, in order to develop as a more caring profession, it was mandated that in order to graduate (get your degree) you must satisfy certain Complementary Study Electives (CSEs). Known as Arts-Electives to must upper year students, CSEs give Engineering students a chance to develop into a well-rounded student. In other words, before your head explodes from one more Integral or line calculation, you get to break away from the traditional Engineering course. Although most of you wont be deciding your CSEs until your 2A term, several departments (Civil being one of them) are now offering CSEs in 1B. Deciding what course(s) to take is rather difficult. Considering that youre handed a rather lengthy list and required to choose a course, as opposed to being handed a list of courses youre supposed to take. The following is a list of courses that have no pre-requisites that are quite interesting (read: will get you a pretty easy credit).
Lets start with the basics: English. Okay, so youve failed the ELPE. No big deal, write it some other time. Dont let one failed English test turn you away from the wonders that the English department has to offer here at UW. If you feel that you speak English good, this course might just be for you: ENGL 140R (The Use of English I). What makes this course great is its lack of Final Exam. Secondly, your mark is based on attendance (20%) and your work. Get this; make sure that you actually learn something, because what you learn here may help you pass the ELPE and your first Work Report. ENGL 140R full? Why not try one of the many other wondrous departments within the Arts faculty? Like History? What if I told you that there were history courses out there that pander to the likes of us? HIST 200 (History and Film). Toted as Monday Night At The Movies, you will watch old movies, have discussions about them, and finally write an essay using them as reference. Theres one catch though, some of the movies that you may watch, you may have never heard of, or theyre so boring youll fall asleep and have no idea what the roundtable discussion is about. Heres one that the men out there (90% of the Engineering Faculty) will love, HIST 205 (History of North American Sport). If you love sports, and can talk day and night about the subject, this might just be for you. However there is one catch, you have to be able to consistently write coherent knowledge on the development of North American Sports. Quoting the latest stats from the daily newspaper wont cut it here. So make sure that you understand why Jackie Robinson was the first black man in baseball,
why the colour barrier was so difficult to break through. So, historys not your thing. You dont like discussing the past too much. What about just plain discussing things? DRAMA 223 (Public Speaking), is an introductory course to Public Speaking. As the course goes on, you develop speeches that you must present to your fellow classmates. This class is so high tech, that you are video taped as you speak and can get instant self-feedback if you so desire. Maybe speaking in front of large crowds terrifies you; what about a course that offers you a chance to delve into your inner most thoughts? PHIL 145 (Critical Thinking) is a course thats just right up your alley. You will learn the basics behind logical thought processes, and critical thought. This means that youll be exposing yourself (dont laugh) to the wonderful world of deep thoughts. You may find the answer to that ever-elusive question Why wont that pretty girl talk to me?? or If I drink now, I can recuperate in 8 hours, and still have 40 hours over the weekend to finish that assignment. Sound interesting yet Socrates? Thinking deep thoughts not your bag? What about learning about what other people are thinking? PSYCH 101 (Introduction to Psychology) is an introduction to the basic thoughts on psychology as a behavioral science. Heres the part that youll all love though, and I thought it was great; midterm and final are all multiple-choice. Although not all sections are like this, if you happen to be in the one class that is, say your prayers cause youre coasting. Read the text, show up for lectures (sleep through them and learn
by osmosis), and youll do fine. Heres the icing on the cake though, for every psych experiment that you take part in, goes towards your final mark, up to a total of 5%! Dont like learning about what other people are thinking? Okay, how about what people are doing? Actions speak louder than words right? Well, SOC 101 (Introduction to Sociology) is a course that is suited for you. Here youre introduced to the basic principles of Sociology and taught to apply them to the Canadian Society. Multiple-choice tests that are non-cumulative make this an excellent choice for all the crammers out there. Similar to PSYCH 101, you should be careful to read the assigned chapters and dont forget to get the notes from Dana Porter Library. Moving away from the thoughts and actions of people, to what makes the world tick. Music! MUSIC 140 (Popular Music and Culture) is an in-depth look at the styles, forms and developments of music throughout the 20th Century. Aside from the essays that are a requirement in the course, a course thats based solely on the development of music in the 20th Century (thats the music that you listen to), cant possibly be that hard. Not enough to convince you to take this course? Okay heres the really icing on the cake, the exams, are listening exams! This means that you listen to a selected piece of music then write a discussion paper. If you cant talk about the style of the music that you love, I dont know what else to say. Seen some stuff you like? Well theres more to come, stick around, well be evaluating more classes in the next issue.
Frosh
See, We Said You Would Make Close Friends During Frosh Week
Day 3: Meet the TOOL, Junkyard Wars, Aerial Photo, and Department Lunches Whats the coolest thing about Engineering at UW? The TOOL of course! Frosh arrived bright and early to Junkyard Wars, based on the popular TLC program, invited the Frosh to use their knowledge and skill to construct devices which would first collect pop cans, then toss them into containers. Using limited
3B Civil
t has come to my attention that Frosh dont seem to know anything. No offence to you first years out there, but youve been to about 2 3 weeks of classes and yet you still havent learned anything outside of classes yet. That first week of no tutorials/labs/extra stuff, should have given you ample time to discover some of the major secrets of the Engineering. Well if you have or havent figured them out yet, Im going to disclose some information to you that you should all know by now... or at least be somewhat aware of. POETS (Piss On Everything Tomorrows Saturday) Our Lounge. If you havent found POETS yet, youve definitely been spending too much time in class or with your nose buried in a textbook. As I have no idea where you are now, I can only assume that youre somewhere in Engineering reading this article, stop the next person you see and ask them Wheres POETS? They should be able to direct you. POETS is the Engineering Society Lounge. Its where many upper year students head to relax after classes are done, or where many people just relax between classes. Remember, on Thursdays and Fridays we serve BEvERages in POETS.
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Activities
Jennifer McArthur
Mechanical 02
1) Go to www.minesactioncanada.org/ competition and register your team online before November 30th. 2) Submit your preliminary proposal (a 2 or 3 page description of your idea, with sketches if youve gotten that far along) by November 30th.
elcome back to school everyone! I remember back in first I wanted to get involved and I did not really know what I had to do, and whom I was supposed to talk to and what not. Luckily, the EngSoc crew were easy to talk to and very visible, and I quickly became involved with the Engineering Society. Unfortunately, not all student groups are as easy to get involved with or visible to the average first year. I did not hear of a few of the student teams/groups until I was in second year. So, for all you environmentally inclined folk out there, this is for you! There are a number of environmentally related student groups on campus including UWSP (University of Waterloo Sustainability Project), STEP (Solar Technology Education Project), UWAFT (University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team the truck EDCOM drove around in all of frosh week), and the Midnight Sun (Solar Car). The Midnight Sun Solar Race Team is the largest student-run project at the University of Waterloo and placed 3rd overall (and top Canadian team) at the 2001 American Solar Challenge and 15th overall in the 2001 World Solar Challenge in Australia. Their mission statement is To build a competitive solar car which will promote design, innovation and teamwork amongst students at the University of Waterloo and will further serve to educate the public on the applicability of renewable resources for a greener tomorrow. There are many areas to get involved in, from technical to business to education, regardless of your experience level. To find out more or to join the team, visit the website www.midsun.uwaThere terloo.ca STEP is probably one of the newest student groups on campus. Its main objective is to raise enough money to put 22 (or 33) electricity producing solar panels on the side of Fed Hall. The panels will be used for education projects and devices, and will produce enough power to help run the University. Student involvement is presently focused on attaining funding, but in the near future will involve the design of
very year, between 15 000 and 25 000 people are killed and injured by landmines. You, however, can reduce these numbers by using some of your engineering skills and entering the Mines Action Canada (MAC) Technology Competition. The MAC Competition focuses on developing simple, low-cost, effective technologies to be used by de-miners. Areas of focus include the development of solarpowered battery chargers (for use in metal detectors in remote areas), protective equipment for de-miners (no footwear permitted), improved tools for clearing landmines, and products to help landmine victims lead a normal life. There are cash prizes of $5 000, $2 000 and $1 000 available for the winning people (or teams up to 5) and the competition
Heavy duty flak jackets in 40oC swelter my masters research is focused in this area, and partly because I spent three weeks in Bosnia-Herzegovina with deminers this summer, so I can provide technical information. Email me with information requests at jennm@ewb.ca. Also, keep your eyes out for posters advertising an upcoming presentation about the technical challenges posed by landmines (including competition info) put on by Engineers Without Borders - UW Chapter.
3) In January (when you are on co-op, in 4B or in 1B and should have more time) you will receive feedback for your idea from de-miners around the world. From January 29th-February 1st, you will be invited to attend the Engineers Without Borders conference (held here in Waterloo), which will include a workshop that allows the participants to sit down with people who have worked in the demining industry and ask them questions about your projects (- this is optional). 4) Submit a final report describing the project, how it works, any testing that has been done, etc., by May 1st, 2003. Winners will be announced in June. Reports from past winners are on the MAC website to give you ideas of types of projects that have done well in the competition. I also have a variety of resources, partly because
There are approximately 60 million landmines preventing development and injuring civilians in over 100 countries. De-mining is a slow, difficult process that could be improved with new technologies that you could develop.
Its sad to think this area is littered with deadly mines output. For more information, visit the website at www.step.uwaterloo.ca. The meetings take place on Wednesday from 12:00-1:00. E-mail jdeloyde@engmail. uwaterloo.ca for more information. The University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) is a student organization that researches, designs and implements vehicle modifications for the combustion of alternative fuels, such as ethanol and propane. Team members are primarily from the faculty of mechanical engineering, although members are wel-
are a number of environmentally related student groups on campus including UWSP, STEP, UWAFT and Solar Car
come from all engineering disciplines (as well as other faculties). Part of the role of UWAFT is to represent the University of Waterloo at various alternative fuels competitions around the world. Since its formation in 1996, UWAFT has led students in the ongoing quest to improve the environmental friendliness of motor vehicle emissions. Projects currently being worked on include Hybrid Powertrain Design, Emission Reduction, Engine Performance, and Computer Controller. For more information, visit the website at www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~uw_aft or e-mail uwaft@engmail.uwaterloo.ca. The UWSP are student volunteers with the FEDs Environment Commission running the UW Sustainability Project (UWSP) Office. The EC is organized and runs only on the efforts of students for the students. They are comprised of volunteers from
various programs, ranging from Environmental Studies, Engineering, Arts, and Science. The objectives of the UWSP are to increase environmental awareness on campus, build a network of people, contacts, and resources to support environmental pursuits on campus, and encourage active participation from the entire university community. There are many other student groups to get involved with on campus, so dont feel hesitant about becoming involved. Take a look around and join a team. It is a great way to get work experience, make new friends, and have fun! Editors Note: Much of the information in this article and a lot of futher information can be found on the websites of the sited student groups.
Janna Hickson
4A Systems
ast Friday, the 2003 Graduating Committee held their wettest cub prawl yet. The exuberant group of engineering students were soaked in a downpour as they migrated between local establishments. Many of the more modest participants were glad that the organizers decided on dark t-shirts. The t-shirts did reap good rewards. There
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Arts
Sophie Shahrokhi
2A Computer
he 27th Toronto International Film Festival had a truly international scope with 345 films from 50 countries. For those who are interested in the art of cinema and want to take a break from Hollywoods special effects, I have included a list of some of the award winning movies with a brief description. For those of you who are totally into blockbuster movies, you should give it a try and watch some of these movies. Im sure you will notice the presence of creativity and the wide variety of themes and outlooks. When we are exposed to new ideas and cultures, we can learn how to look at a subject from different angles. The international nature of the Film Festival also gives us a better understanding of the experiences people go through in different parts of the world which then makes us realize how mysterious we human beings are. Below are some of the interesting features at Torontos International Film Festival, followed by a few award winning films. The Opening
Ararat focuses on the 1915-1923 holocaust of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. This film is a story of the tragic events, fears, lies and facts besieging the lives of two Armenian families. Ararat is a powerful film that shows how the estranged Armenian families had to face Turkey and the worlds denial of the holocaust and their tragic past. National Cinema
National Cinema is an annual feature of the festival that introduces North America and the world to some of the most exciting works and artistic talents from around the globe. This years National Cinema Ralph Fiennes confronts his identity in Spider spotlights South Korea. South Korean cinema is now emerging as one of worlds strong cinemas with a wide variety of genres His latest film, Marie-Jo et ses 2 Amours from controversial drama to intense art (2002) is a touching story of a woman films. The 27th Toronto International Film caught between her husband and her lover. Festival featured four films from Korean Some of his other films are La Ville est Master, Im Kwon-Taek, and films by New Tranquille (2000), A lAttaque! (2000), A Wave directors, Park Kwang-Su, Hong La Place du Cur (1998), Marius et Sang-Soo, and Lee Myung-Se. Jeannette (1996), Dieu Vomit les Tides (1989). and his first film Dernier te Directors Spotlight (1980). Directors Spotlight presents a celebrated filmmaker whose work has not been fullly discovered by North American audiences and critics. This years Directors Spotlight was dedicated to the French filmmaker Robert Gudiguian . His most recent feature Marie-Jo et ses 2 Amours. Some previous Directors Spotlight filmmakers include Ulrich Seidl, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Nanni Moretti, Aki and Mika Kaurismki, Krzysztof Kie lowski, and Discovery Award The Magdalene Sisters, directed by Peter Mullan. The film is about four women who are wrongfully condemned to an asylum by their families and the Irish Catholic church. This movie portrays their nightmarish lives and suffers they have to endure.
The North American premiere of Ararat, the latest feature film from Canadian director Atom Egoyan, opened the 27th Toronto International Film Festival on September 5th. Atom Egoyan has previously directed the movies Exotica and Felicias Journey. Ararat stars David Alpay, Charles Aznavour, Eric Bogosian, Brent Carver, Marie-Jose Croze, Bruce Greenwood, Arsine Khanjian, Elias
Russian Ark, Alexandr Sokurov: This film is technically dazzling as it moves through 33 rooms of Russias St. Petersburg Hermitage in a single camera shot lasting 96 minutes.
Iron Inquisition
the
What have you done so far that would shame your parents?
Showed up to Grad (BC Prom) in a fuzzy leapord print cowboy hat. Bryan McLean - 1A Elec
Havent unwrapped our Calculus Books yet. Samir P. & Thaneshshan S. - 1A Comp
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Feds
2B Computer
llow me to introduce myself. My name is Lawrence Lam. Along with Jay Liu, Geoff Rawle, and Piragash Vellumylum, I will be one of the FEDS Councillors representing the Engineering students this year. I am quite enthusiastic about my first time serving fellow students in this way. FEDS exists to address all concerns related to Student life. The term has barely begun, yet there is already campus controversy. Most of you probably know about Microsoft Canadas $2.3 M contribution to ECE which has raised eyebrows because of the switching
Feds VP Internal
On the first and second Bomber Wednesdays of our very young term, you might have seen, been part of or had friends who complained to you about the massive line-ups at the Bomber. For most this is nothing new. Each year the middle of the week seems to send students to the Bomber in droves, for Shelter (or so Im told), from classes and the like. What might be surprising is the approach the Feds took this year in attempting to deal with the age-old problem of long line-ups and put simply, just not enough space. In late April, or early May, your Federation of Students had a grand plan. Make the Bomber bigger! Of course it was slightly more thought out than that, but in essence
Feds VP Internal
If youve passed by the Bomber on a Friday night recently, you may have noticed that there is quite a bit more activity going on there then there was when you left for co-op in the winter. The Bomber manager, Marc Thususka, initiated the Bomber Concert Series on Friday nights at the beginning of the summer term to draw a crowd out on an otherwise slow night. Successful live music shows used to occur at the Bomber, and he felt the time was right to bring them back. The Bomber Concert Series also fits in with plans to diversify the Bomber programming for people who want more than a place to drink. Were pulling in a crowd that wouldnt normally go to Bomber on a Wednesday or Saturday, explains Thususka, Its a great opportunity to
Friday, October 4th K-OS: K...playing a set for OS is an Urban Friday, November 22nd Paul music artist five-hours straight and MacLeod: This solo guitarist is who has earned an extremely well known artist a reputation by audience members are who has done tons throughout pulling away invited to bring along the music industry. He is best from the described as a storyteller with instruments to jam bounce it, phenomenal voice singing to the with them. shake it, break audiences souls. $4 Feds / $6 it style thats Others. inundated the hip-hop scene. His crisp beats and Friday November 29th TBA: No band has thoughtful lyrics have quickly earned him been signed yet, but a couple of bands are a number a devoted fans. $6 Feds / $8 currently being looked ateither of which Others. will blow the socks off the audience on the last night of the term. Friday, November 1st The Midnight Ramblers: This Rolling Stones cover band
"There's an old saying in TennesseeI know it's in Texas, probably in Tennesseethat says, fool me once, shame onshame on you. Fool meyou can't get fooled again." George W Bush, Leader of the Free World, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
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ue to an abrupt job cancellation from an earlier hiring, I was successful in finding a position as a Business Consultant in the final round of the continuous phase last term. During this interview process, the employer explained to me the various aspects of this job opportunity. The employer in question went on to explain their series of new acquisitions whose computer programs needed to match those of their main business. They told me that they required a diagnosis of their new companies business needs as well as design an implementation of soluThis totally beats every cubicle, ever tions to meet these needs. I was excited to have what was ultimately petence and education; however, we all an IT architecture position out of the tech know this is often not the case. Contrarily sector, which was something of great inter- though, as a counsellor, I learned I love to est to me and it suited my career goals. work with young children and I saw the Since I had a term of coding and another of results my presence had on their lives. design, I was interested in learning a high- How many engineering jobs afford the opportunity to work with er level view. So, kids? Not many do, and like many engineer...I took the position before this summer, I would ing co-ops, I thought the position because of its relation not have even considered pursuing a career as a would enhance my to engineering, of teacher or a health care procareer prospects and fessional, but now these are which it had none... I gladly took the job. options to me. At I was soon to be dis...this rut was deep... appealing this point in my life I cannot appointed as I disimagine another experience covered that I had that would surpass the one that I had at fallen into the dreaded co-op rut. Camp Oochigeas, mainly because I was As sometimes happens with co-op jobs, able to make a difference to those campers upon starting, I soon realized that the job I and they had profoundly positive impact had accepted was not exactly the job that on me. had been advertised nor was it the same job that had been described to me during Due to some childrens need for continuthe interview. I was asked to draw dia- ous treatment, this camp had an on site medical facility grams of the complete with a paebusiness funcdiatric oncologist tions to be impleand three oncology mented. Input nurses. I learned into my various about the health care duties was field: what opportuaccepted, but nities there were for sometimes with nurses and doctors reticence. Sadly in Canada, some of though, my job the physics and biolbecame more ogy behind modern about data entry medical treatments, than IT architecthe equipment used ture, and I soon and the need for realized that I hospital administratook the position tors. I improved my interpersonal skills because of its relation to engineering, of and learned to feel really good about what which it had none, rather than a position I was doing. So often emphasis is placed that enhanced my broad life skills and eduon a salary or title but for me, it quickly cation. Indeed, this rut was deep. became about impacting the lives of kids When I had accepted the job, I made around me... and the impact upon myself.
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Matthew Harper
2B Computer
learly, PACO does some exceptional work, promoting fun safe events that increase the involvement by the Frosh, in their week. However, PACOs draconian rules go way too far in legislating what is acceptable behaviour for the leaders to enact. Even worse, the leaders own freedom of speech is disenfranchised by PACO.
that if you got the joke, it probably meant you already understood what sex is. Nevermind that the article promoted safe sex and sexual diversity. Some Frosh might have blushed. Thats it, get the shredder running. What does it say about the mental capacity of PACO if they had a problem with that, but include condoms in the Frosh kits? PACO has also drafted many rules intended to make the Frosh feel safe and secure. These rules prohibit activities that could be potentially harmful to the Frosh. They also prohibit non-politically correct comments, all in the hope of making everyone feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. The question I have is this: what is this university like for the other 51 weeks of the year, when PACOs guiding hand does not cover our eyes and ears? This university is just as safe as any other public place in the world. How could this be?
PACO sets rules against their PACO-certified leaders making any comments to the Frosh that promote drinking. They are even forbidden from drinking, on their free time, in any establishment where are Frosh could see and recognize them. How can Oh yes thats right, PACO possibly justi...what is this university Canada has a fy this disregard for Criminal Code and a their leaders basic like for the other 51 weeks Charter of Rights rights and freedoms? of the year, when PACOs and Freedoms to Supposedly this is protect our rights all guiding hand does not intended to make the Frosh feel like drink- cover our eyes and ears? of the time. Even better, the Criminal ing is not a big part Code is constantly of university life, and being revised and augmented by the hard they dont need to drink to feel accepted. work of elected representatives in Excuse me? Can we please give the Parliament. Did any of us vote for the Frosh a little bit of respect? If a Frosh has not yet developed their identity and folks who developed PACO? Do we have independence to the point where they can any hope of voting them out of office? make their own decisions about drinking, So, PACO restricts the activities of ratiothey are in for a world of disaster and ill nal, free citizens. PACO determines what consequences. If they have not yet grown is considered acceptable and unacceptup when they arrive here, they will soon, able to talk about. PACO has rules that ensure safety that are totally redundant despite PACOs best efforts. with the Canadas Criminal Code. Why How many of us remember the entertain- do we so many people around campus ing insert included in the Frosh issue of blithely agree that PACO is good and Imprint, for Frosh Week 2001? It depict- right and true. ed fully clothed people in different sexual positions and situations. It was quite hilarious, really one of my favorite arti- Editors Note: Point vs. Counterpoint is cles from Imprint. To me it also seemed intended as a forum for objective and quite innocent, comicly describing cer- thought provoking debate on various tain sexual situations that the Frosh could issues. The views and opinions expressed potentially find themselves in. This here do not necessarily reflect those of spread was a very big problem for PACO, the author(s), the Iron Warrior, or the who had the insert removed from Imprint Engineering Society. copies in Village, as I recall. Nevermind
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