Janu,ary 1987

The Engineering Society's Student forum

January 1987
The Year Of Engineering
In 1987, Engineering celebrates its 1 DOth year
as an established profession in Canada.
INSIDE:
Features
To Stag or Not to Stag
Never be a Victim .
On the Road Again
Interest
False I)istinctions
Ninjaneering
WithOut Engineers
Also
Winterfest '87
World News Briefs
Trivia"
2 Iron Warrior
The Next Hundred
Due to the dramatic advance of
science in the 20th century, the role
of the engineer in society is chang-
ing. The engineer not only has the
responsibility to produce the prod-
ucts of technology but the responsi-
bility to oversee the integration and
management of these products in so-
ciety.
During the 1920's and 30's, soci-
ety's leaders and trend setters were
the industrialists. Men such as
Henry Ford knew how to run North
American industry to produce more
for less. After World War II pro-
duction exceeded consumption and
the marketing people became soci-
ety's pace setters. During the 70's,
the complexity of financing the pro-
duction, promotion and distribut ion
of goods created a cli mate for the fi-
nanci al people to be t he controllers.
For the 1980s and into the fu-
ture the leaders must be able t o
integrate technology int o the social
strata. Engineers are the only choice
for this role. They have the abil-
ity t o assimilate the qualities of the
industrialist , salesperson, financier ,
and scientist while maintaining so-
cial quality.
It is a popular belief that one's
ability to relate t o and understand
the needs and capabilities of his/her
peers is associated with his/her
understanding of the humanities.
Engineers have a long history of
stength in the humanities. The
classical Greeks believed engineer-
ing, science and philosophy to be the
same discipline. The great engineer
Leonardo Da Vinci also made sig-
nificant contributions to the art and
music disciplines.
Currently, the high degree of spe-
cialization necessary in the tech-
nical side of the engineeri ng field
leaves little t ime for engineers to
pursue t heir abilities in the human-
ities. These abil ities still exist as
t hey did in Leonardo's time, how-
ever, t hey do not receive the same
exerclsmg.
Therefore, only the engineer has
the crucial ingredients t o recognize
the possibilities and pitfalls of tech-
nology in relation to the human con-
dition.
I would like the public to recog-
nize the potential of engineers as
leaders . For this reason, after wav-
ing the engineering Hag and feeling
secure by writing this in an engineer-
ing newspaper , I would like to set
a precedent and declare 1987 The
Year of Engineering in Canada.
,Abandoning South Africa
For the past few years, South
Africa has been facing international
criticism for their apartheid policies.
as placed the back pop-
ulation at the bottom of the so-
cial, political, and economic. lad-
der. During the fall of 1986, mter-
national corporations such as G M
and IBM withdrew their invest -
ments from South Africa. This pull -
out came after anti-apartheid senti-
ment in investment groups, such as
the city of Los Angeles, put pressure
on these companies.
The loss of South African invest -
ments had little effect on the finan-
cial structure of these companies.
For example, the lost revenue for
GM was less than 1% of its total in-
ternational revenue. This 'sacrifice'
gave them free publicity as well as
the marketable quality of having no
South African investments.
In supporting such actions, we
have a tendency to be short- sighted.
Investments in developing nations
first help the rich at the top of the
ladder before trickling down to the
common workers. Unfortunately,
pullouts trickle in the opposite di-
rection. Financial problems are first
reHected in the common man before
trickling upward to the corporate
rulers. in South Africa, the blacks
The [ron Warrior is a forum for ideas
presented by the Engineering Societies of
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not necessarily reflect the opinions of .the
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other members of the university
community. Articles, letters, and artWork
should reflect the concerns and intellectual
level of the University in general.
have probably felt the effects of the
pullouts more severely than the rest.
The corporate giants who <lid
pullout cannot be blamed - t heir
goal is customer satisfaction. It
is pressure groups, like the city of
Los Angeles, who do not realize
the full implications of their actions.
We must al so accept part of the
blame when we boycott products
from South African investors. This
increases the economic stress felt
by that country and the oppressed
black population.
Complaining alone
gets us nowhere - it ' s solutions that
are important . An effective, contin-
uous form of pressure is to stay in
South Africa and be an equal op-
portunity employer at the doorstep
of the apartheid government. This
is in no wayan easy task. However,
we, as the concerned public, must
support corporations and organiza-
tions which do this. As in the case
of Coca Cola Ltd., a South African
- and most possibly apartheid sup-
portive - company is waiting to re-
place any that leave.
If we truly believe our system to
be better, let us take it to the people
of South Africa instead of abandon-
ing them to their system.
IRON FfJ.lUUOR!
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January 1987
Iron WarriQr Staff
EdItors
Michael Schatz
James V Abraham
Writers
Harald Bransch
Julie Morrison
Jeff Williams
Tom Lee
Whitney Erickson
Doug Parker
Monica Marcovici
Peter Stubley
Claudette Mackay-Lassonde
Cathy Wilton
AI McGowan
Les Salninen
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Advertising
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Artwork
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January 1987
Iron Warrior 3
The Prez Spews
Class of '87
by Harald Bransch
38 Mechanical
Welcome back to another fun and
entertaining term in the snowbelt.
As far as Eng Soc is concerned there
is a lot planned for the next little
while, and there have been a few ma-
jor developements with POETS
Already the ski trip to Killington
has come and gone. A success by '
any measure. The skiing was excel-
lent, the crowd lively, and the ac-
comodations excellent. Listen here
for developments on next year's trip
(any suggestions?).
Other major events planned for
this term will be t he engineer-
ing weekends, occuring at the end
of January and t he beginning of
March. Remember , if your class
wants to run events just tell us. The
scunt, brought to you by the 4B
Civil class, will happen near t he end
of March, but so far no word as t o
the type of items t hey are looking
for (t hey may not know themselves) .
The jocks can expect plenty of ath-
lect ic events to occupy Sundays.
Being a wint er term, there are a
number of annual events going on,
namely the Big Sisters bus push,
the Formal (bigger and better than
ever) , t he Iron Ring Stag (always
full of controversy), and the snow
bowl. Also of interest is the Federa-
tion of Students elections. This year
is good for t he political animals in
by Julie Morrison
3A Computer
The last Watpub for t he Fall '86
term in Barbados, was held at "The
Ship" , and was attended by four en-
gineering st udents. Since a good
time was had by all, it was de-
cided to have a few more Wat-
pubs, nine more to be exact . That
made it twelve in fourteen days.
They were held at various locations
around the island including "The
Coach House", "The Warehouse",
"Rachel 's" , and "The Jolly Roger" .
The "Joll y is a pirate ship
cruise complete with an open bar in-
cluding a rum punch which is 50%
rum, and a rope swing over the
ocean for those sober enough to
hold on. ['rom what we remem-
ber it was great. "Rachel's" is an
open bar with lots of room for danc-
ing. "The Warehouse" is a "disco"
in downtown Bridgetown, complete
with flashing lights and a slide from
the second level to thp, first for any-
one drunk enough to try it . "The
Coach House" and "Tf..e Ship" are
both .h style pubs and great
places to mO::8\, people. All of the
bars had local bands playing
every night. They all playa variety
of music inciuding reggae, calypso,
and some of the populer American
songs. One of the bands, Spice, has
toured Canada and has been to this
university several times. If they re-
turn, go see them and get a taste of
the islands.
When we weren't at the bars we
were on the beaches. There is
Crane beach with enormous waves,
which were great as long as you
the crowd since there are engineer-
ing candidates running for Fed Prez
and VPOF. Lots of candidates make
for a good race.
As an early note for any 3A and
younger (politically inclined) indi-
viduals, t here are Eng Soc elections
this t erm. Nominations open in
early March (during EW II as a mat-
ter of fact) so start to think about
that . Remember, during the faU
term, we run orientation, so the new
exec should be well prepared to han-
dle all the new frosh.
As for POETS, you may notice
that t here is a new upper level be-
hind t he bar . This is the expansion
for now. Several factors have gone
into the direction POETS is head-
ing. A pressing need for Eng Soc
was a new store room since I the old
store room is now being used as a
Sand castles in the Sun
didn't swallow too much sea wa-
ter. (Five minutes from. where we
were staying was a beachwhich was
great for swimming.) The west
coast of the island has many beaches
with coral reefs with a variety of
colourful fishes - excellent places for
snorkelling. The east coast has some I
dangerous currents, making it un-
safe for swimming but the scenery
is breathtaking, Barbados is a small
island (21xl4 miles) but with a lot to
offer, and the weather is great (26-
28 C), which makes it hard to come
back to Can ad f' ust ask anyone
who's been there.
The informati for the article
was obtained t ugh extensive re-
search in Barbados, while the author
was on a workterm.
Mac Lab. The Dean offered to pay
for the idea of adding a store room
to POETS and extending the upper
level. We really didn't have a choice
since we were going to lose the C+ 0
store room anyway so the work be-
gan.
The original plan called for the ex-
tension of the glass wall. However,
the price is approximately double
original estimates (about $45000)
which almost made it too expen-
sive, but the developments in licens-
ing policy really put a stop to it. For
one, the drinking age MAY be raised
to 21. Also, during the construction
of the upper level it was discovered
that the upper lounge, previously
locked during drinking hours, may
now be licensed with a few modifica-
tions. The modifications which we
have been doing partially ourselves
(at great savings!) should cost un-
der $1500. Not a bad deal.
So POETS stands as it is now-
a new upper level, with storeroom,
and we are just waiting for license
revisions. The second expansion will
have to wait until there is more
money, and more definite informa-
tion on liquor regulations. Until
that time, we should enjoy a more
accesable pub.
Enjoy the non-academic side of
the term-there are lots of people
working to make it as good as ever .
Henri ....
by L. Salninen
4B Civil
Each year approximately 700 en-
gineering students graduate at the
spring convocation. In the past a re-
ception has been held in the Villages
. where coffee and other refreshments
are served. At this point gradu-
ates mingle among friends, and par-
ents meet other parents. Unfortu-
nately this has been the extent to
which most graduating classes so-
cialize and over the years a number
of people have expressed some dis-
appointment in the fact that there
haen't been anything planned for af-
ter the reception.
Well, the Class of '87 is going
to be different this year. A dinner
and dance social is currently in the
works. This event will take place
on Saturday May 30, at Bingeman
Park after the reception and will
cost about $22.00 a ticket. A cash
bar will be provided for the dura-
tion of the evening. During dinner,
invited speakers will be given the op-
portunity to address us wi th their
friendly words of advice and later a
live band will provide a variety of
dance music for the evening.
Tickets will be on sale all term on
a first come basis. See your class
grad rep for information and details.
Only 2000 will be sold and once
t hey' re gone, t hat 's itl
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Iron Warrior January 1987
POINT COUNTERPO'INT
To Stag ,Or Not To Stag
by Jeff Williams
38 Systems Design
None of the moral leaders of our
society, that I can presently think of,
has ever attended a stag.
The reasons that they would likely
give for not attending, are being el-
egantly explained by the author of
the counter-point . It is quite pos-
sible that their mothers would have
been relieved if they had indeed at-
tended an occasional stag.
I as well wish that at least one of
these icons of respectability had at-
tended at least one stag and then
written about it . Then, upon read-
ing their report, I would have been
certain of capturing at least one
statement from an unquestionable
source to defend the honour of stags.
The arguments supporting the
preservation of stags are listed be-
low.
The traditional stag, staged for
a man before his wedding, is in-
tended to be a final farewell from
a man's male friends before he ac-
cepts the responsibilities of being a
married man. There is a symbolic
comparison if tyle here: he
questionable debaucbery of the stag
vs. the paradigm of respectability of
marriage. Intemperance in a young
male is typically to be excused while
the same behavior in a married
man would be understandibly con-
demned. The stag serves as a final
bash from friends to serve as a mem-
ory of a life that is ending. This also
applies to women's stagettes.
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5 cu. ft. $15.00
8 cu. ft. $20.00
12 cu. ft. $25.00
rent per month
All of the guys who attend a stag
will form a bond that will last a life
time. They will know that some-
where in the world there are men
who share the secret between them;
that there was an evening during
their education when they united as
a group to borrow a night from their
studies to sit around a stage and
gape at angels without clothing.
People should stop acting so up-
set at occasionally being regarded as
sex objects. There is a time and
a place for almost everything (ie.
stag/ stagette). Every body likes to '
occasionally be regarded as a sex ob-
ject, so why all the fuss? We are
stuck with our biology and we might
as well enjoy it.
Guys like stags. Socrates said
'Know Thyself', not 'Don't Go To
Stags' . A guy can really get to know
himself after spending an evening at
a stag.
One of the functions of stags is to
allow males to relax in an environ-
ment of camaraderie with their male
brothers without being in a state
of competition for females. This
kind of relentless competition stal'ts
around Grade 6. This is one oppor-
tunity for the poor guys to put their
feet up and look brutish.
Wen, there it is. Hopefully
not too many people have man-
aged to be offended. Anyone who
wishes to contact me regarding din-
ner speeches can do so care of this
newspaper.
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by Tom Lee
38 Systems Design
The concept of stags or stagettes
is a controversial topic. Many po-
litical and social groups debate the
moral issues at hand . One example
of this is the Iron Ring Stag which
has been much maligned in the past
few years by non-engineers as well
as engineers. The underlying quali-
ties among the Iron Ring Stag and
all other types of stags and stagettes
are essentially the same.
The Iron Ring Stag is a tradi-
tion. This is an argument commonly
used by proponents of this annual
event. Engineering is one of the
oldest professions in the world and
as such many traditions are tied in
with it. The tradition of serving hu-
manity, or designing awe inspiring
structures, or any of the other count-
less numbers of professional achieve-
ments are the traditions that many
of us are the most proud of. It
seems, however, that too many peo-
ple immediately label us with some
of the other "traditions" that are as-
sociated with engineering: namely,
Godiva, excessive drinking, stags,
anq. a host of ot.her things of a some-
what lower social, historical, and
professional significance.
During the centennial year of or-
ganized engineering in Canada, we
must take a serious look at our-
selves. What are we really celebrat-
ing? I believe the answer is sim-
ple. We are proud of our very pro-
found and noble history. We have
every right to be proud of our profes-
sion and we deserve something more
meaningful to highlight our entry
into the profession. The Iron Ring
Stag simply does not do justice to
the long hours that we have put into
our professional development.
The purpose of the Iron Ring Stag
is not to ogle at nude dancers. The
Stag is an opportunity to bring the
entire graduating class together one
final time before everyone goes off on
his or her separate way. If the event
that is supposed to achieve this goal
is opposed by a significant number
of engineers (as it is now), it is not
fulfilling its purpose.
Engineering is entering it's
Golden Age. The public is fi-
nally recognizing the contribution
of the profession in the past as
well as the present and the future.
The declaration of 1987 as "The
Year of Engineering" in Canada is
no accident. As society becomes
more technology-dependent, more
and more people are realizing that
effective decisions (political, finan-
cial, what have you) cannot be made
without competent technical advice.
The public is depending on good en-
gineers - engineers it can trust.
This should be the tradition that
we should be upholding. How can
we expect the public's trust when
we are constantly plagued by the
stereotype which is constantly rein-
forced by such "traditions" as the
Iron Ring Stag. Without the pub-
lic's trust, our creations, are doomed
to be used and abused by those
who might Dot have full apprecia-
tion of t he power (both benefi cial
and malevolent) of our designs. This
process is not only dangerous, but in
light of the state of technology to-
day, it is fatal.
. The Engineering Profession al-
ready has a rich history of service to
humanity (a history which only en-
gineers generally seem to be aware
of). It is vital to the well being, if
not the survival, of society that we
let the public know who we really
are. I find it very difficult to believe
that all of us are nothing but arm-
chair voyeurs constantly looking for
cheap thrills. There is too much at
... besides, stags are pretty bor-
mg.
SAC In Action
by Whitney Erickson
3A Chemical
As the winter academic term be-
gins, the Co-operative Student Ad-
. visory Council once again com-
mences.
Engineering SAC representatives
for this term are Rob Bigec, Doug
Parker, and myself. If you are not
aware of who we are, or are unable
to get hold of us with your concerns
relating to the co-op system, feel free
to drop a note in our mailbox in the
Orifice.
The Department of Co-ordination
and Placement has recently under-
gone a name change. They are now
known as the Department of Co-
operative Education and Career Ser-
vices.
It is estimated that the co-op fee
will rise until the year 1989. The
projected amount is higher than last
year's quote of $325.00. CECS will
supply a budget breakdown as soon
as possible. If you are interested in
getting involved with the Co-op fee
issue, contact Carol Goulette of the
Federation of Students. Her com-
mittee regularly meets about this is-
sue, and unlike SAC, have the power
to challenge the university (through
OFS, etc.). SAC can only voice stu-
dent concerns.
Last term, CECS ran a single
placement run as opposed to a
Group 1 and Group 2 run. This al-
lowed more students to cross over for
jobs, and thus made more jobs avail-
able to students. This single run will
be repeated again this term.
This term, Eric Nordin is organiz-
ing student "want ads". These in-
volve students submitting brief de-
scriptions about their previous work
terms. This way a reference of com-
pany information can be accumu-
lated. More information will follow.
January 1987 Iron lVarrior
5
On The Road Again
by Doug Parker
38 Civil
Freeway Traffic Management Sys-
tems are an emerging facet of the
southern Ontario landscape. Now,
88 in the p88t, traffic volumes con-
tinually incre88e. Previously, the
approach to dealing with a short-
age of freeway capacity W88 expan-
sion of existing facilities and the
construction of new ones. Today,
new rights-of-way and the funding
for projects with high capital ex-
penditures are hard to come by. A
new approach W88 pioneered in the
70's which involved the application
of electronic surveillance and control
of a freeway or combined freeway-
arterial system. This new emph88is
is on making optimal use of the ex-
isting capacity by weeding out ineffi-
ciencies in the system. It is favoured
because capital expenditures are low
with reepect to expansion
FTMS's are currently operating
on the Burlington Bay Skyway and
on the Hamilton-Toronto segmellt of
the Queen Elizabeth Way. A sys-
tem for the 401 through the greater
Toronto area is under detailed de-
sign 88 is one for the Queellsway
in Ottawa. There is a fea. .. ibility
study underway for a possiblE' imple-
mentation over Toronto's Gardiner-
Lakeshore corridor. This article
presente an overview of the differ-
ent p088ible levels of implementa-
tion of such a system, the subsys-
tems through which they operate
and their purposes.
Level 1 - Surveillance
In a minimal implemelltation, some
benefits could be derived from the
installation of closed circuit televi-
sion camer88 (CCTV) alone. Their
purpose is to monitor traffic at aU
times and use this surveillance to
reduce the detection and response
times for incidents and accidents
along the roadway.
Highway Traffic Flow eased
Level 2 - Incident Detection and
Surveillance
In addition to the above, such a sys-
tem includes inductance loop detec-
tors imbedded in each lane of the
roadway at strategic points. They
monitor the speed of vehicles p8.88-
ing over them and speed drops de-
tected can alert the operator to in-
cidents and accidents immediately.
The CCTV is used in this sort of
system [or the confirmation of these
alerte.
Level 3 - Diversion Information
This sort of system management is
most effective when there is an arte-
rial parallel to the freeway to which
traffic can be diverted. In addition
to the other components required
for the detection and confirmation of
blockages and slowdowns, there are
changeable message signs (CMS's)
located at point where it is logical to
advise motorists that a diversion is
recommended. These messages are
composed of dots that are usually
either reflective, incandescent, neon,
or fibre-optic. There are also usu-
ally some so-called blank-out signs;
mechanical signs that can be flipped
into position and are legally enforce-
able. Such a sign would serve to, for
example, prevent vehicles from en-
tering onto a section of freeway that
is completely blocked. If you want
to see a system of this type in op-
eration, check out the system oper-
ating on and around the Burlington
Bay near Hamilton.
Level 4 - Lane Control
At the next highest level of informa-
tion rowe of individual signs over
, .
each lane of the freeway are Situ-
ated so that they can use the infor-
mation gathered by the loop detec-
tors in the lanes. They implement
selective lane closures with red X's
and advise speed reductions in lanes
aheed of aD around t aile
to route vehicles through the area
with minimum disruption. The X's
are legally enforceable. This type
of information has been found to be
effective for applications in Europe.
Drivers tended to welcome the indi-
cation of what to expect down the
road. LCS's are an important part
of the system under design for the
401.
Level 5 - Ramp Metering
In a full implementation of an
FTMS strategy, signal heads on on-
ramps can be used to meter flow
onto the freeway. A reduced on-
ramp flow might be desirable for the
system operation as a whole if, for
example, the on-ramp was immedi-
ately upstream of a bottleneck at ca-
pacity or a blockage. If the queue on
the ramp extends back to the signal-
ized intersection at the head of the
ramp, this is detected and the me-
tered rate is overridden to allow the
queue length to be decre88ed.
All systems of this type require a
control centre with interfaces to city
traffic control, police, and media.
All except a level 1 implementation
require a central mainframe com-
puter with extensive for de-
cision algorithtm and a coulal or fi-
bre optic communications
connect them with the eqUipment 10
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Terrorism: False Dis tine tio ns
by Monica Marcovici
4B Systems Design
On January 20th, the noted au-
thor, journalist and film maker,
Gwynne Dyer, spoke at the Arts
Lecture Hall on the topic entitled
"Terrorism: False Distinctions".
Mr. Dyer drew to our attention
the false distinctions we make be-
tween terrorism and war. Accord-
ing to Dyer, terrorisIl! is
killing for political purposes and IS
performed by freelance revolution-
aries whereas war is political killing
88 part of an army. Although both
forms involve the death of innocent
people, terrorism is looked. upon
with outrage and disgust, while war
is considered to be a legitimate and
sometimes necessary action of state.
Mr. Dyer draws our attention to
the disproportionate amount of pub-
lic concern for terrorism as opposed
to war. In the first world war, 8 mil-
lion people died, in the second world
war, 45 million people died and if
there is to be a third world war, Mr.
Dyer estimates a death toll of about
500 million, excluding the after ef-
fects of a nuclear winter. In con-
trast, terrorism in the United States
took the lives of 2 people last year.
The average North American life is
not threatened by terrorism.
In order to provide a clearer per-
spective on the subject, Gwynne
Dyer provided a brief background of
terrorism. Simply put, terrorism is
an act of violence against the gov-
ernment used by frustrated revolu-
tionaries who would like to be the
government. Consequently, a num-
ber of countries have governments
made up of ex-terrorists.
When the technology of repres-
sion made conventional street revo-
lutions by the urban mob impossi-
ble, government opposition took the
form of terrorist acts. The actions
by themselves were not of particular
impact but they often provided the
catalyst for more significant events.
The assassination of the emperor of
Austria, was the event that trig-
gered world war one, although the
general willingness of the countries
to go to war was the actual cause.
Terrorism essentially disappeared
between the world wars and re-
emerged around 1945, as a new tech-
nique to "knock imperialists out of
colonies" . C88es in point are In-
donesia and Cyprus. These terror-
ist acts were successful because with
enough tenacity, the revolutionaries
could eventually drive their occu-
piers home, generally "declaring a
victory as they left". By the 1960's,
territory for anti-imperialist upris-
ing dried up. Small groups were
now struggling to gain independence
from the already independent states.
Revolutionaries found it much more
difficult to defeat local governments
since these could not "go home".
By this time however, terrorism W88
thoroughly entrenched as the tech-
nique that would "get the job done" .
When it became clear that the vi-
olence in itself would not lead to
victory, revolutionaries resorted to
guerilla warfare. They justified ter-
rorist actions 88 a strategy to dis-
credit the government and to gain
support of the population against
the government. Latin American
revolutionaries brought about the
"Dirty War in Argentina" and cre-
ated a repressive military govern-
ment which killed terrorists and
many innocent civilians.
In the meantime, "designer terror-
ists" as Dyer puts it (they usually
drove Porsches), were e88ily brought
under control in Thrkey, Germany
and Italy without dr88tic me88ures
being taken. The Palestinians are
the most representative of the ethnic
groups who have succeed.ed in m.ak-
ing their claim to sovereignty
Some terrorist groups are mampu-
lated by states such as the Contr88.
The most prominent case today is
the support of Afghan rebels as a
means of irritation against the So-
viets.
Today, th level of tNrorist
tivities is compa.ratively low r latlV
to the amount of media. cov rag it
r ceivcs according to DyI'r. Publi
interest for cheap neWs footag en-
courages the media to follow up on
t rrorist events.
Our interest and outrage for po-
litical killing would be better a.imed
at nuclear weapons and I!lodern war-
fare rather then terrorism. If the
reader can agree that it is in fact
just as wrong for governments to kill
for political reasons 88 it is for ter-
rorists, we should also realize that
88 taxpayers we are subsidising and
endorsing a government which ex-
presses a willingness to kill for polit-
ical purposes. By accepting nuclear
weapons as legitimate means of de-
fense, we in fact are permitting a
tential violence far more devastatmg
than terrorism. Dyer asserts that
the only government that we can
influence is our own, and we must
rely on others to influence theirs.
Dyer calls us to pressure our gov-
ernment to change its policies. The
alliance of the nuclear arms bearing
countries, the United Kingdom, the
United States and the ever "com-
plicit partner", Canada, should be
severely questioned.
In conclusion, Dyer predicts that
international terrorism will continue
in foreseeable future. However, we
must also consider the OTHER kind
of international terrorism, and what
we can do about it.
6
Iron Warrior January 1987
)
Never Be
by Peter Stubley
48 Electrical
Professor J.T. Pindera sits in his
office in the back of the Experimen-
tal Mechanics lab and talks about
things that happened more than 40
years ago. Pindera, now an ad-
junct professor in Civil Engineering
at UW, fought for Poland during the
Second World War. Although he
was first shot at by the Red Army,
he was shot down by the Germans
later in the day.
The Wehrmacht officer that cap-
tured him told him that he was
lucky to be captured by the
Wehrmacht, rather than by the SS
units a few kilometres away. Pin-
dera, wounded and afraid that he
would lose his hand, did not con-
sider himself lucky until the offi-
cer explained that the SS executed
wounded officers instead of follow-
ing the Geneva Convention. He was
sent to a military hospital , where his
hand was saved. In 1940, he escaped
from the hospital , but he was cap-
tured by the Gestapo, interrogated,
and sent to the Sachsenhausen con-
centration camp.
IT. Pindera
"It was very bad in the concen-
tration camp. The mortality rate
was very high, between 10 per cent
per month and 10 per cent per day.
We were outlaws, completely out-
side the law. If we died, we were
dead, and there was no explanation
needed. Killing for pleasure was en-
couraged. You cannot understand
the terror of living in the camp. It
took about six months to go beyond
the terror, to look for ways in which
we could fight back."
In 1942, Pindera was assigned to
a satellite concentration camp or-
ganized by the SS and Gestapo at
the Heinkel plant, a factory making
military aircraft for the Third Re-
ich. He was assigned to the fuse-
lage assembly line for the He 177,
a long range bomber that was in-
tended to be used to bomb Halifax .
Halifax was an important target be-
cause all the convoys that supplied
Britain left from there. "It was a
very beautiful plane to look at, very
well designed. It had a range of 6000
km, and a payload of 2000 kg, which
at that time was very great. It was
a beautiful plane."
Pindera and his colleagues consid-
ered ways in which they could sabo-
tage the He 177. This was extremely
dangerous, because they would be
hung, or worse, if they were dis-
covered. The engines were easy to
damage. The best way was to put
sugar in the fuel, because it dis-
solves easily and causes the pistons
to seize. However, sugar was not
available in the concentration camp
and could easily be detected, so they
urinated on the parts. "They had
to be cleaned, because there was al-
ways a smell, but the uric acid con-
tinued to work, and it is very good
for that." The surfaces became cov-
ered with small pits from the acid,
reducing their tolerance.
The flight instruments could also
be sabotaged easily. The instru-
ments were suspended in pure al-
cohol, because it would not freeze
at high altitudes. The alcohol was
replaced with water, and they dis-
posed of the alcohol in the only way
they could, by drinking it.
Pindera figured out a method of
sabotaging the fuselage . The fuse-
lage consisted of metal plates rivet-
ted together. If the hole for the rivet
was a little bit too large, the joint
would not be tight, but could not
be detected without destroying the
rivet. The inspectors also tended
not to look too closely, because if
their production quotas were not
met, they would be sent to the East-
ern Front. Because of the loose riv-
ets, the plane would tend to shake
apart; if it was on an actual mission,
it would probably fall apart some-
where over the middle of the At-
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The cumulative effect of all their
efforts was that the prototypes
crashed and the production of the
He 177 was cancelled. The Gestapo
began an investigation to determine
why the project failed , and one of
their lines of investigation lead to
Pindera. He was warned that he had
about three weeks before they would
get to him, and that he must disap-
pear.
Disappearing in the concentration
camp was not easy, because they
were counted twice a day. The Ger-
man bureaucracy came to his res-
cue. Even though they were pris-
oners in a concentration camp, they
were still entitled to full medical
treatment if they were injured at
work.
He lost his glasses at work, so
he was sent to the hospital where
they had thousands of pairs, to get
new ones While he was there, he
went to the fracture ward. Fractures
were the best injury, because they
happened regularly and were never
questioned. He decided it would be
best to break his left forearm. "It
was very easy to do. You needed a
support at the hand and at the el- .
bow, and they had to be soft, be-
cause otherwise, the surgeon could
tell that you had done it yourself.
Then you needed a friend to ap-
ply leverage, and the bone would
break."
The foreman sent him to the hos-
pital, where he could not be in-
terrogated, according to the par-
ticular German law covering work-
related injuries. He was there for six
months, partly because the bones
healed very slowly, but mostly be-
cause the Gestapo were still looking
for him, so he broke his arm three
more times. He still wears his watch
on his right hand. He was very
lucky, because the RAF bombed the
factory, and all the prisoner records
were destroyed. The Gestapo was no
longer looking for him, but many of
the prisoners were killed in the raid,
including the friend who had broken
his arm.
At the door to his office, he says,
"Please write this. Some tasks in life
are hard, some are very hard, but
that is no reason for a meek reaction.
Never accept being a victim-always
be a fighter."
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'Without Engineers We
Will
by Claudette
Mackay-Lassonde
Fall Behind'
Claudette Mackay-Lassonde is
president of the A ssociation of Pro-
fessional Engineers of Ontario. Thi s
is from her address to the Empire
Club of Canada in Toronto .
Engineers transform scientific dis-
coveries, or ideas, and make them
work. And we make them work to
make life better for people.
Furthermore, as we move into the
information age, our technological
well-being determines Canada's po-
sition in the global marketplace.
rea and Taiwan that once imported
our engineering expertise are now
so advanced that we are compet-
ing against them-domestically and
abroad.
Rather than competing with top-
quality products from countries that
can produce it at less cost , Cana-
dian industry has to focus on prod-
ucts generated through the use of
advanced technology. We need to
create more "value-added" finished
products and services in growing ar-
eas such as new materials, biotech-
nology and optics.
According to the European Man-
agement Forum, Canada's overall
international competitiveness ranks
sixth among 22 OECD (Organi-
zation for Economic Co-operation
and Development) countries. That's
not bad. But if we want to
stay in sixth place, or move up,
we should improve our techno-
logical ranking. Canada sits-
technologically-in iiinth place in
between the Netherlands (eighth)
and Belgium (10th). Not surpris-
ingly, we are behind Japan, West
Germany and the U.S. Perhaps more
surprisingly, we are also behind
Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, and
Finland.
Claudette Mackay-Lassonde
The industries creating these
products will depend on engineer-
ing knowledge, advanced engineer-
ing research and engineering inno-
vation. If we don' t catch up with
the new technology making our old
processes obsolete, our manufactur-
ing strength will continue to falter.
Already our high-tech trade deficit is
close to $14 billion. That is almost
three times our deficit in high-tech
goods only 10 years ago.
So, how does our nation improve
our technological ranking to prepare
for the future? I have several sugges-
tions:
We overcome our technological
intimidation
We build Canada's R&D com-
mitment.
We turn our antiquated assem-
bly parts manufacturing pro-
cesses into industries of the 21st
century.
One of our primary responsibili-
ties is to help Canadians understand
technology rather than fear it. The
engineering profession is committed
to bringing about this understand-
ing by taking every opportunity to
talk technology in everyday lan-
guage. And by communicating from
a leadership position. After all, as
our product-technology-becomes
more dominant, it makes sense that
more of our leaders should be people
who understand engineering. I am
sure part of Japan's economic suc-
cess is owing to that country's engi-
neering leadership.
For instance, half of the Japanese
civil service, and half of Japan's
industrial directors are engineers.
More than 65% of all board mem-
bers in Japanese companies are engi-
neers or scientists. Fewer than 20%
of our civil servants and industrial
directors are engineers.
The point is, as Robert Reich, au-
thor of The New American Frontier,
stated: "In Japan, business prob-
lems are viewed as engineering or
science problems. In North Amer-
ica, they are viewed as legal or fi-
nancial problems."
Like the U.S., Canada is run by
lawyers and businessmen. Among
our 282 federal members of Parlia-
ment, 74 are businessmen, 51 are
lawyers, and nine are engineers. 1
am not saying there is anything
wrong about the large number 0
lawyers and businessmen. I am say-
ing there is something wrong about
the meagre number of engineers in
government.
It is sad, also, that the few engi-
neers practising politics are not the
most prominent members of either
the federal or provincial cabinet. It
is even more sad that our federal
minister of Science and Technology
is a minister of state- not exactly one
of cabinet's strongest positions.
If we are to become technological
peers with countries such as Japan,
we need to attract more engineers
to research and teaching. Canada
now has about 26 research engineers
and scientists for every 10,000 peo-
ple in our work force. Japan has
three times as many.
Canada needs to create incen-
tives for science and engineering re-
searchers. Already many of our best
and brightest go south. Our newest
Nobel Prize laureate, John Polanyi,
has told foreign scientists interested
in corning here to stay away. He
thinks it will be difficult for them
to find facilities that warrant their
talents.
Gordon MacNabb, the former
president of the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council,
has said that if Canada increases its
current annual R&D
from 1.3% of our GNP to the 2.5%
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our competitors spend, we will need
more than 850 new PhD's per year
in applied sciences. That is almost
four times as many as we have now.
My final point is that we must up-
date our antiquated assembly parts
manufacturing processes. For some
reason, Canadians are failing to ap-
ply new technologies to the pro-
cesses used and products produced
by our industries.
Our nation's industrial base has
consisted mostly of resource indus-
ri c as agrculture, fishing,
mining and forestry. Our present
state of economic health is owing, in
large part, to this resource export
market. But conditions are chang-
ing. Worldwide, engineers are cre-
ating new man-made materials that
are replacing our natural resources,
and thus diminishing our resource-
based advantage. The falling prices
of our resource commodities alone il-
lustrate this takeover .
Our manufacturing sector is also
facing severe competition. Coun-
tries such as Japan, Brazil,
I believe our answer lies in mak-
ing structural adjustments to our
manufacturing sector . For example,
increasing our use of robotics and
computer-assisted design will up-
date our industrial technology and
make it more efficient .
Canadian
ments of the past 100 years will
be celebrated next May during the
Canadian Engineering Centennial.
A recent ROYILI Dank ncwslt'tt<'f was
written in praise of engin >ring. It
say, and 1 b it is tru , that
from the beginning, Canada Wa.'J an
nginecr 's country. That's the one
thing 1 s e no reason to change. Af-
ter all, our guiding commitment con-
tinues to b the b ncfit of humanity.
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8
Each of the candidates running for the
presidency was interviewed by the
author. The information obtained is
presented in a format for quick and casy
comparison. This is vitally important
to understand the candidates.
by Cathy Wilton
4B Mechanical
Name
Class and Year
Biography
Each candidate was asked to briefly
outline the skills or experiences that
he felt made him particularly suited
to be president.
Reason(s) for Running
Outline of candidates reasons for
seeking the presidency of the
Federation.
Important Issues
What candidates felt were important
issues in this election and where
they stood on them. Most
discussed housing, underfunding and
the quality of student life. Those
who didn't were also asked to
comment onthesc issues.
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Iron Warrior January 1987
Mark Hovey
3rd yr. Biochem. & Business
Member of the Federation of Students
Executive since May.
Founded Athletics Commission.
Member of students' council.
6th year as student on campus; knows
what students face.
Varsity athlete & Business manager of
varsity basketball team.
Planned Homecoming last year.
CKMS sports broadcaster.
Considered running for presidency
since last May.
o Seeing a need for a atmosphere
for learning - the wide-spread disease of
apathy can be overcome by the
Federation and the societies working
together.
o "The issue is students."
o U of W's draw for the elite student
must be recognized.
o Waterloo has the lowest athletic
facility space peT student of any
university. This must be changed.
o Coop presents a problem.
o The proposed Fed fee increase will
help the Federation maintain services
like the Safety Van.
o the proposed 100 townhouses to be
built will likely be closer to 75 which
really doesn't help the situation all that
much.
On-campus housing is also ready for
expansion.
Underfunding is a problem
encompassing computer fees, athletics,
mandatory computers, etc. We plan to
hire a researcher to work on this.
Communication with the
administration is a problem.
Other issues of concern include
fraternities, sororities, women's issues,
etc.
Candidates For
Ted Carlton
3rdyr. Systems Design
2 years as student's council rep for
engineering.
I year as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Feds.
Co-ordinator of the "Fund Universities
- Fund the Future" conference.
5 work terms with companies such as
GM, Ontario Hydro, and IBM which
have taught him to deal as a
professional.
He geniunely enjoys working with the
Federation.
Has some good ideas to implement
He can provide good leadership.
o He feels it will be an interesting and
exciting year.
On-campus groups should be
co-ordinated to make one major event a
term a strong, campus-wide activity.
Working together gets everyone
involved and helps people to identify
with the University as a whole.
Federation must work harder to let
everyone (including students on
workterms) know about all the
activities. This would eliminate much
of the apathy problem.
Co-op employer evaluations started by
Eng Soc should be expanded to include
all co-op students.
Co-op students should pay for co-op,
but the formula used to determine the
costs of co-op is questionable.
President must represent all students
on issues such as housing and
underfunding.
Administration must be pushed until
the townhouses are built.
o Federation was the first to raise the
issue of underfunding.
o We should work through the media,
the alumni, and the community so that
people come to perceive the university
as a resource rather than a burden.
Ian Mitchell
4th yr. Economics
o member of the Federation executive as
the Board of External Liaison
chairperson and the Board of
Communications chairperson.
o Chairperson of the committee on
mandatory computer fees.
o Fed orientation chairperson - 1986.
o Board of Governors student
represenrati ve.
o Arts student senator.
o Has a history of achievement with the
Federation.
Changes need to be made along the
lines of the slogan: "Students serving
students".
o North campus housing project must
go ahead even if tenders come in over
budget.
o A central housing office should be
established that computerizes available
accomadation in the major co-op cities.
o change the administration's priorities
concerning funding for student services.
o Statistics regarding sexual assaults on
campus must be released and used to
minimize the dangers to women in
high-risk areas.
o Use OFS and CFS to continue
lobbying for better funding.
o Co-op fees must be re-evaluated so
that those students not receiving
services won't have to pay.
Course evaluations should be
published.
Establish a "Theatre of the Mind" to
.co-ordinate the current selection of
speakers, films and plays brought to
campus and promote learning outside
the classroom.
o Establish an ideas booth in various
locations to get in touch with students.
o Establish a weekly "President's
Column" in the newspaper.
o Get more people involved with the
Federation through enjoyable events.
January 1987 Iron Warrior
Fed President
Joel Perron
4th yr. Honours Finance
o President of the Fine Arts Student
Association, 1985-86.
o Currently chairperson of the Creative
Arts Board.
Can contribute something different
from the other candidates.
Dissatisfied with the severe academic
orientation of the university.
o Students don't know what is going on
and the Federation has little
accountability to the students.
Develop closer ties to the newspaper
by starting a Dear Feds column.
o Hold regular presidential question and .
answer sessions.
o Use student resources more effectively
and develop a stronger student body.
More controls are required on the
co-op and transfer fees.
o Lobby through OFS for funding.
o Establish a constant student presence
at the administration level.
o Promote unified student action before
the crises.
o Establish Student Campus Change
Project whereby students receive
academic credit for upgrading the
university environment.
o Establish a buddy system between
on-campus and off-campus frosh.
Advertise events off-campus in areas
heavily populated by students.
Follow through on
student-community relations and the
progress made by the housing task
force.
o Hold referendum on the badly needed
$3.50 Fed fee increase. This fee wuld
be used to maintain services and
improve entertainment.
Ian Lipton
3rd yr. Political Science
Village don in 1986.
Member of newspaper staff from
1984-86.
, ' Orientation committee executive.
Chairman of the resident's council.
President of Village quad council.
o 5 co-op workterms in government and
private sector - developed the necessary
and important managerial and
interpersonal skiUs.
o Has unique ideas for important
services.
o A love' of being involved that began
in High School.
A desire to make U of W more than
just an educational institution - to
promote a lifelong association with the
students and administration.
Would like to implement co-op
housing projects in each of the major
co-op cities similar to the Phillip Street
residences.
Other areas of funding should be
explored.
More donations should be solicited
from industry and alumni.
Townhouse projcct is scheduled for
completion in September 1987, but if ,
the rents exceed $250/student, the
project should be scrapped. Additional
expensive housing is not going to help
the situation. .
Continue on-campus activities which
bring the public onto campus.
Provide an on-campus drug store.
Increase the visibility of counselling
services, especially for off-campus
people.
Improve athletic facilities.
Provide a reading week for everyone .
"The university is more than an
educational institute. It should also be
an institiute where students develop
social skills as well as athletic and
academics. Once this is achieved. it
will foster a life-long relationship
between past, present, and future
students and the university."
Steve King
3rd yr. Kinesiology
Students' council member for 3 years.
Two and a half years with Kin Student
Association - president last year.
Currently on the University Senate.
Currently don in Village 2.
Orientation Committee member last
year.
Reason's for running are very simple.
To have fun.
For something to do.
"We're just three broke guys
representing the general studcnt
population who's broke too."
Establish a men's commission to
function like the women' s commission
to provide equal rights for men.
Fraternities and Sororities are fine as
long as their only difference is the
gender they provide scrvices for.
Fed Hall no'ise level should be
lowered.
Fed Book should be returned to its
previous size.
o Hold a referendum on joining CPS.
"We think we'd like to join. They're a
good bunch of guys."
There is a need for a radio station that
everyone can enjoy.
Students should be infonned that they
can just cross refundable fees off their
fee statements and not pay them.
Why is there always a waiting list for
guys to get rooms in village and not for
girls?
Underfunding is important but
uni vefsities should not be the
government's first priority. Everything
is currently underfunded and things like
fceding people should come ftrst
Everyone is always babbling about
the quality of student life. Apathy is a
problem because the school is so close
to Toronto and that makes it easy for
people to get out. Lack of publicity,
not lack pf things to do is the problem.
Photographs
Imprint.
Name
Class and Year
Biography
9
courtesy of
Each candidate was asked to briefly
outline the skill s Of experiences that
he felt made him particularly suited
to be president.
Reason(s) for Running
Outline of candidates feasQns for
seeking the presidency of the
Federation.
Important Issues
What candidates felt were important
iss ues in this eJccti on and wherc
they stood o n them. Most
discussed housing, underfundjng and
the qual ity of student life. Those
who didn' t were al so a ked to
comment onthesc isslles.
Every lerm, we pay a Federation fcc.
Now is our chance to be heard. After
becoming familiar with the candidates,
its time LO make a choice. On election
day, make that choice count - VOlE.
STUDENT
10
Iron Warrior
January 1987
The President As An Engineer
by AI McGowan
Michael Schatz
James V. Abraham
I.W : Let's start at the beginning.
What was your first job as an engi-
neer?
D.W. : I took my first job work-
ing for a Toronto consulting engi-
neering firm doing structural design .
Interestingly, one of the first jobs I .
worked on was the structural design
for K- W hospital.
1. W. : Your main area of expertise
has been structural design?
D. W. : I did work in ot her related
areas. University of Illinois, where
I did my Masters, is one of the top
schools in my field in the U.S. I was
already interested in structures and
I thought of doing some earthquake
and dynamics related work. The
professor I was working with - Prof.
Newmark - was a brilliant engineer
who became an expert on the effect
on civil structures of weapons and
earthquakes. My PhD work dealt
with this. The work we did proved
to be of great benefit in the design-
ing of reinforced structures to with-
stand earthquakes.
I. W : What was the education sys-
tem like at that time?
D. W. : The kind of education I
took in the late '40s was common
throughout Canada and had not
changed much over the previous 20
years. The major emphasis was on
drafting - both neatness and accu-
racy. We relied completely on hand-
books. The majority of mathematics
was involved in structures. It was at
this time that techniques were devel-
oped to use finite mathematics and
numerical analysis to solve practical
problems. In Illinois, I worked on
bringing mathematical modelling to
Douglas Wright grew up in
Toronto and, while still in his teens,
entered the University of Toronto's
engineering school at Ajax, just af-
ter World War II.
He graduated in civil engineering
in 1949 and became a structural en-
gineer with a consulting engeneer-
ing firm. In 1952, he completed a
master's degree at the University of
Illinois. Two years later he received
a Ph.D. from Cambridge University,
which he attended on a Athlone Fel-
lowship.
He taught civil engineering at
Queen's University until 1958 when
he became the first professor and
the first chairman of the Depart-
ment of Civil Engineering at the
fledgling University of Waterloo. A
few months later he became Water-
loo's first dean of engineering.
In 1967 he moved to Toronto to
become the chairman of the Ontario
Committee on University Affairs
and in 1969, chairman of the Ontario
Commission on Post-Secondary Ed-
ucation. He returned to Waterloo to
become the university's third presi-
dent and vice-chancellor, in 1981.
engineering problems. The people
who came to Waterloo would build
an engineering curriculum based on
that kind of analysis.
I.W.
terJoo?
Dr. Doug Wright
What brought you to Wa-
D. W. :1 had been invited to go to
several other schools. I came to
Waterloo because it was the place
where I could have the greatest in-
fluence. In building the curricu-
lum, we pitched out the drafting em-
phasis and the trivial labs. Stu-
dents could learn the practical side
through co-op. We brought the stu-
dents to modern methods of mathe-
matics. In the older schools, such as
Toronto and McGill, the engineer-
ing physics program was the only
one which stressed mathematics; I
wanted that level of mathematics in
all areas of engineering. We had a
big fight and we discontinued the
engineering physics program here.
The first degrees that were awarded
were Master's degrees. In 1962, we
awarded our first Bachelor's degrees
and PhD's. That was a measure of
our determination - to offer PhD's
when not many schools in Canada
were offering them.
Dr . Wright continues to maintain
an interest in engineering. He has
served on technical committees and
as a consulting engineer in Canada
and abroad. Some of the projects
with which he has been involved in-
clude the Ontario Place Cinesphere
and Forum, the sports palace for
the 1968 Mexican Olympics, and the
proposed Dome Stadium in Toronto.
Following his service as chairman
of the Task Force on Federal Policies
and Programs for Technology De-
velopment in 1983-84, Dr. Wright
has frequently served as an unoffi-
cial spokesman for the university re-
search community in Canada. He
has attempted to bring to the at-
tention of his fellow Canadians the
potential of our universities to con-
tribute to our industrial and eco-
nomic well-being in an era of high
technology, rapid change and inno-
vation.
Dr. Wright is presently the Presi-
dent and Vice Chancellor of the Uni-
versity of Waterloo. He is also a di-
rector of Electrohome Limited, Bell
Canada, Westinghouse Canada, and
the Stratford Shakespearian Festi-
val.
I. W : I was going to ask this later
but, since we're on the topic of in-
dustry, could you tell us how you
feel about Dr . Polanyi's statements
about industry getting involved in
research.
D. W. : I essentially agree with
Ithe statement that industrial con-
cerns should not decide what basic
research needs to be done. J
I. W : How does that relate to the
co-op system with industry saying,
"you've got these co-ops that we
want to hire. We want you to teach
them this})?
D. W. : It's always been a potential
threat . The fact is that we created
an industrial advisory council which
is a group of people from industry
who help us run the co-op system.
This issue was raised at the first
meetings. They all said, "We'll give
you advice to help make the co-op
system work. You people know what
is to be taught and we won't tell
you what to teach." Industry has al-
ways recognized the competency of
people in universities. I would say
that -industry has in no way tried to
influence research. The problem is
government now saying that indus-
try should pay for the research. Es-
sentially, research has to be led by
the researcher. University research
does not produce short- term pay-
offs. Industry can't afford this. Ac-
cordingly, government has to pay for
most university research.
I. W. : I noticed you were politi-
cally influenced or concerned and is .
that what got you into politics in the
70's?
D. W. As dean of engineering,
I became curious about the peo-
ple, system, and government that af-
fected what I did, and within three
years, I became an expert on the
subject . Accordingly, when the com-
mittee that dealt with university
grants was struck, I was invited to
join. Later, I received a phone call
from Queen's Park inviting me to
become the first full-time chairman
. of the committee. This was such an
attractive invitation, I went down to
Queen's Park. I simply continued
with that kind of approach to deal-
ing with my responsibilities. In '71,
when Mr. Davis became Premier
and re-structured the government,
he asked me to become deputy min-
ister of all social services (health, ed-
ucation, and social services). I had
learned quite a bit by this time and
spent seven years doing this. My ad-
vice from this is for people to under-
stand the environment that impacts
their job.
I. W : And more recently, you were
on the selection committee for the
DOME stadium.
D. W. : That's right. In fact, I was
asked to be chairman of it, but I
didn't think I would have the time
to do that. So, I was one of the
three members of what was called
the Technical Evaluation Commit-
tee which went through about three
phases of work in the selection of the
winning design. I was specifically
involved in the proce-
dure for selecting the four finalists . I
was very happy with the final choice.
We've ended up with a unique struc-
ture that hasn't been done before. I
was on the site last week . It's going
to be a big structure.
I. W : You mentioned a lot of the
thinking involved with PhD's in en-
gineering and I suppose that an
average engineering student might
know some of the other things that
have changed in the history of the
profession. Has there been a change
in society's perception of the engi-
neer?
D. W. : My sense is that, since 1867,
Canada has had a great dependence
on engineering - from the transconti-
nental railroad to the Beaufort Sea.
The public perceived this, and took
it for granted. Through the change
in the nature of international com-
petitiveness, the importance of tech-
nology nas recently become more
acute. There's an anxiety that al-
ways goes with these things, be-
cause of the risks technology intro-
duces: we can see this 'love-hate'
relationship in people fighting nu-
clear power. They want the bene-
fits, but are frightened of the risk.
I think that that's inescapable, and
I don't think typical engineers have
a sufficient understanding of some
of these critical processes through
which consent for technology is gen-
erated.
I. W. : So, the level of social respon-
sibility the engineer has to recognize
must include not just the environ-
ment but also people's wants and
feelings. Where does that take the
engineering profession?
D.W. : In my opinion, engineer-
ing is more and more important
in modern society, partly because
of international competition, and is
driven by human needs. Engineer-
ing science is of more and more
critical importance in every coun-
try, and my sense is that the pro-
fession has risen very well to the re-
sponsibilities. Politicians don't ad-
equately understand these circum-
stances, and that means that the na-
tional priorities are not sufficiently
focused. There is a great tendency
for industry to be complacent at
the "macro" level. For example,
the three big car makers did not
take Japanese competition seriously.
What they took too long to appreci-
ate was that the Japanese had bet-
ter engineering, and thus a competi-
tive advantage. So, I think if there's
any issue of concern today its com-
petitive advantage: it's a necessary
condition.
January 1987 Iron Warrior 11
The "Oh So Radcal"Conference
by Tom Lee
3B Systems Design
"Manitoba, when Hoods come
roaring o'er the dykes ... " (to be
sung to the tune of Oklahoma)"
Floods could very well have been
the theme for the 19th Annual
Congress of Canadian Engineering
Students (CCES) held January 6 to
11 in Winnipeg. Well, at least that's
what our initial impression was on
the first day of technical presenta-
tions.
The CCES is held annually at
various engineering schools across
Canada (this year, the host was the
University of Manitoba). During
the five days, student representa-
tives listen to various speakers on a
variety of engineering topics (Hood
control getting more than adequate
representation at this year's confer-
ence) and get involved in workshops
where they discuss engineering stu-
dent concerns.
This year, Waterloo was repre-
sented by four able bodies. Repre-
senting 'A' Society were Val French
and Karen Hubbard, and repre-
senting 'B' Society were Jeff Wood
(Woody) and yours truely.
The real theme of this year's
CCES was "The Three E's of En-
gineering - Education, Employment,
and ERTW? (Engineers Rule The
World?)". We had a chance to par-
ticipate in some very heated and
stimulating discussions (600,000 m
3
of water roaring through the Lime-
stone Manitoba Hydro project, in-
cidentally, was not one of them).
Some titles of the various speeches
and workshops that we attended
were, "The Future of Engineer-
ing Education", "Co-op Systems"
by Dr. Angus Bruneau (one of
the founders of the Waterloo and
University, Nfld. Co-
op systems), "Should There Be
More Humanities in Engineering
Education?", "How Engineering has
Changed Our Present", and of
course the old standby, "ERTW?".
The symbol for the Engineering
Society of the University of
British Columbia - a point of
controversy at the 19th CCES.
One general impression that we
got from the various discussions was
that students across the country are
genuinely concerned about their ed-
ucation as well as the profession.
This was very encouraging. Al-
though a good part of the confer-
ence (at night at least) was spent
either recovering from a hangover
or preparing for a hangover, when
the time came, the students showed
their true fibres.
It is very difficult to give you gen-
eral statements on what we accom-
plished through our technical ses-
sions and workshops, primarily be-
cause, there were very few topics
which we as a group agreed on.
The crest of the University of
Manitoba Engineering Society -
hosts for the 19th CCES in
Winnepeg.
Although most felt that humani-
ties were very importaQt in engi-
neering education, ' there was con-
siderable disagreement on whether
these humanities courses should be
"engineering-oriented" or "artsy".
Similarly, many felt that because en-
gineers create many of the "little"
things that drive society, they do in-
deed rule the world. Others, how-
ever, felt that engineers are merely
servants of the public and will al-
ways remain so.
One item that did bring the del-
egates together was the use of the
Godiva symbol. Currently a nude
woman (Godiva) appears on the
logo of the University of British
Columbia, and the Lakehead Uni-
versity Engineering Societies. At
the Plenary Sessions (please don't
ask me what plenary means) (Ed-
itor8' note: according to Oxford,
"plenary" means "to be attended
by all members") these two schools
moved that the other engineering
schools support UBC and Lakehead
in their fight against various op-
position groups. The motion was
blown out of the 600,000 m
3
of wa-
ter. The rebut ties from the re-
maining schools (including both Wa-
terloo delegations) were swift and
deadly. The motion was withdrawn.
The conference, however, was not
all scintillating intellectualism. Yes,
there were moments when the dele-
gates were allowed to relax and sit
down to some very hearty meals, in-
cluding "Cream of Bison" , "Bison in
a White Sauce", "Bison a la King" ,
"Bison Stroganoff" , and fiddleheads
which looked like green worms (in a
cream sauce of course).
For those that had musical talent,
there were frequent performances
of the newly declared CCES theme
song, "Richard Woodruff has No
Dink ... Doodah, Doodah" (Richard
Woodruff, by the way, is the Engi-
neering Society President of Queen's
University). And what would a
conference of engineering students
be without the occasional "sport
hump" (free demonstrations are
available at the orifice).
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For those with some orientation
towards the fine arts, there were
many opportunities to marvel at the
truely avant garde hair of "Oh So
Radical" Dan (a Frosh from U of T,
who, through no fault of his own,
became the cutting edge of the engi-
neering fashion scene in Manitoba).
Incidentally, the CCES agreed to ti-
tle each school's report to its respec-
tive student body as "The Oh So
Radical Conference" in recognition
of "Oh So Radical" Dan's fine work
,
in dispelling the myth that engineers
don't wear paisley . ties.
The 19th CCES lived up to ev-
eryone's expectations, and more.
U of Manitoba should be congrat-
ulated for hosting a very profes- /
sional and enjoyable conference (any
school where beer is $1.10 should I
be lauded). If you have any ques-
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or how one goes about diverting
massive quantities of river water in
Manitoba, please contact Woody or '
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knows? You may even get a chance
to sample some of the perogies that
we got from U of M Joe's grand-
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12 Iron Warrior January 1987
Centennia Ce ebrations
On June 23rd, 1987, we will
mark the lOOth anniversary of en-
gineering as an organized profes-
sion in Canada. On that day, in
1887, engineering gave itself a name,
took stock of itself, and assumed
the enormous task of shaping our
nation-defining, designing, building,
and developing Canada.
Engineering has transformed the
face of this huge country, with
the construction of the railways,
canals and highways that link our
cities, with hydroelectric develop-
ments and infrastructures of all
types, thereby securing recognition
of Canadian know-how worldwide.
It is only fitting that for one year,
we should take the time to celebrate.
PRIDE
To organize the celebration our
Centennial year deserves, the mem-
bers of the three most important en-
gineering associations- the Engineer-
ing Institute of Canada (EIC), As-
sociation of Consulting Engineers of
Canada (ACEC)-have formed the
Canadian Council of Professional
Engineers Inc., non-profit organiza-
tion is responsible for the planning
and co-ordination of a host of ac-
tivities across the country. Its ob-
Canadian Society of
Engineer (
Winter 1987 Program.
All events are held on Thursdays at
11 :30 in CPH-338S.
January 29 - Engineering Week
design competition. Bridge
building race
February 5 - Film: To be Announced.
February 12 - Mid Term Exams.
February 19 - Exchange
programmes: Germany,
Australia, Mexico, and Northern
Ireland.
March 5 - "Whistleblowing" Prof. K.
Brunk, Conrad Grebel College.
March 12 - The Developed of early
industry in Canada. D. Rollinson,
Curator, Hamilton Museum of
Steam and Technology.
March 19 - Film : To be Announced.
APEOIEIC Events
February 12 "Use of scale models if
wind engineering" P. Irwin.
Rown, Williams, Davies and
Inrwin Inc., Guelph
February 28 - Professional Liability
Insurance Update. Waterloo Inn.
March 26 - Ontario CAD/CAM
Centre tour, Cambridge.
Meetings start at 7:15 pm. For
further details, see Prof. J.C.
Thompson, E2-3327, x3553.
jective is to call to the attention
of the general public the essential
role the engineering profession has
played in the history and develop-
ment of Canada. It will be a time
to reflect on the accomplishments
and breakthroughs we have prided
ourselves on during the past cen-
tury, and to look ahead to those that
will distinguish the next one hun-
dred years. Five thousand Canadian
engineers are anticipated to partici-
pate in two hundred technical work-
shops, conferences, and seminars.
MEMORABLE DAYS
should not be missed. A "Student
Committee of the Engineering Cen-
tennial" was formed to collaborate
with the Canadian Engineering Cen-
tennial Board. Since June 1986, this
committee has worked very hard to
establish a program of activities and
to organize a sub-committee pre-
pared for the coming of more than
800 engineering students from across
Canada. This convention consti-
tutes a unique opportunity for all
Canadian engineering students to
broaden their knowledge and to so-
cialize with their colleagues. The
Institute of Electrical
and Electronics
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The following IEEE seminars are held
at 11 :30 on alternating Tuesdays.
Location will be posted.
February 10 - David Kroft will
speak on a method used
with gate-array technology
to test chips in-circuit.
February 24 - Speaker from
Ontario Hydro will discuss
their power distribution
algorithm.
March (tentative)
- Speaker from BNR to
discuss ISDN.
- Speaker from the area of
engineering ethics.
Student Papers
Papers are invited for the annual
IEEE Student Papers Competition
Topic can be technical, professional
managerial, or ethical. To submit a
paper, a 250 word abstract of the
report along with personal
information should be left in the
IEEE mailbox in the EE Reading
Room.
scheduled events promise a most
memorable five days.
NEXT HUNDRED
YEARS
Our future profession has at all
times married art and science, com-
bining the imaginative with the con-
crete. As a result, the Board has
chosen, as the theme of the Cen-
tennial, "Mind, Heart and Vision-
Engineering in Canada: The Next
Hundred Years." This event, which
is unprecedented in the history
of engineering, will take place in
Montreal, from Tuesday, May 19th,
to Friday, May 22nd, 1987. You
will be entitled to the honours of
a city that is already getting ready
to celebrate the Centennial. The
schedule planned is mind-blowing.
Technical seminars and workshops
will take place at the Palais des
Congres. Seminars given by such
organizations as the Canadian In-
stitute of Mining and Metallurgy
(CIM), the Canadian Society for
Mechanical Engineering, and four-
teen others, will try to illustrate the
complex problems the modern engi-
neer must face. We will also have
available for you the opportunity to
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missing that final touch to really
take it over the top. You need a cen-
trefold and I think you guys should
pose for the next issue, 'cause you're
so cute!
Toodles,
Henrietta B.
participate in certain industrial vis-
its.
To complement such a technical
agenda, we have sub-committees or-
ganizing visits to the Olympic Sta-
dium, the Metro, La Ronde, Old
Montreal, and the Montreal Mu-
seum of Fine Arts, which is host-
ing an exhibit on the first engineer;
Leonardo da Vinci, and many more.
We also have a variety of nightly ac-
tivities prepared for all of you night
people. We will take you down St.
Catherine Street, show you all the
hottest spots, and of course, where
all the beer is.
PARTICIPATION
To participate in this celebration,
we are offering a "package deal"
which includes lodging, meals, the
convention fees, and the students'
own special activities-all for an af-
fordable amount. You will soon see
our posters on your school walls,
with early registration cards for par-
ticipation in the week's events.
Let's make this event a memo-
rable one, after all, a gathering such
as this only comes about every hun-
dred years.
Move From
The Middle Row
During the time taken to read this
article, you could be participating
in numerous Engineering Weekend
I events. Sure, you can read this
fine paper anytime, but how often in
your life do you have a chal'lce like
EW I to win friends and influence
people?
You can move from being a middle
row nobody, to being the pride of
your class by merely eating a 3 foot
sub in under 4 minutes, or having
the God given talent of being able
to flick caps. And how could any
woman resist a man that can pour
a beer in under 2 seconds? (or vice
versa! - typesetter)
It all comes down to the fact that
Engineering Weekend I is only fun
for those who participate. See you
there.
Karl Toompuu
Special Events Director
January 1987 Iron Warrior 13
Wh-Ie We
Weren't Working
by Sean McKinnon
NN-Eng
For those of you who don't know
me (most of you don't) and those of
you who do (but wish you didn't),
my name is Sean McKinnon, and
I am Eng-Soc A's Off Term/Social
party animal type of guy. My job en-
tails being a liaison between the two
societies (which means that mostly
what I do is pick up A-Sac's mail).
I have been requested to give a syn-
opsis of last term's events, so ... here
we go.
The term started off with a bang
as we welcomed a multitude of
crazed frosh (class of '91- can you be-
lieve that?). Due to an unfortunate
incident in Orientation '85 there
was no pub crawl this year. How-
ever, the frosh, eager as always, got
their first taste of boat-racing dur-
ing frosh week. These lucky frosh
were also the first group of engineers
to write the English Language Profi-
ciency test and the fake General En-
gineering Aptitude test (which in-
cluded inverting an 11 by 11 ma-
trix and a visit from two squeal-
ing pigs). The WBS was poorly
attended and is in danger of be-
ing replaced by some other event.
The WWBPC (Women's Welcome
Back Pub Crawl) however, was a
huge success with many male pub
crawlers in drag. There were some
embarrassing moments, like Steve
'Wedge' Pallen phoning a bar e
next day to tell them that he had
lost his purse ... and they remem-
bered what he wore! The annual
Blue Jays Road Trip was attended
by well over a hundred drunken en-
gmeers.
BOOMBARAS
The battle for p5 was deminated
by the revived 3B Electrical class of
Late Night with SHADRICKAMEG
BOOMBARAS (formerly the Elec-
trocutioneers, but that name was
too long), After coming third the
term before, Boembaras managed to
capture its first title threugh consis-
tent mediocrity,
In charity, the Big Sister's Lot-
tery was a great success raising over
$1700 threugh the sale of 1500 tick-
ets (over 500 were sold by Boom-
baras!). Eng Week/Weekend were
also very successful in bringing us
mere fun than we could handle. The
triumphant return of the Chariet
Race was one of the many exciting
events to. be held. Boat-Racing was
well attended with over 60 men's
teams and 20 women's 'teams partic-
ipating in the two tournaments held.
The Knights of Chemalot were win-
ners once again, but special mention
should be made of Speed and Vol-
ume, a TWO man boat-racing team
from 4B Mech, and Team Australia
who. drank while standing on their
heads. The second tournament also
saw the first ever boat-racing cos-
tume contest.
We held some very successful
pubs featuring bands like Breeding
Ground, The Northern Pikes, and
the Hopping Penguins (a ska band
from Halifax whose bass player was
a graduate Mechie). Last term's
athletic events included the usual
volley ball, basketball, sofiball, and
Bag football tournaments as wen
as the Brick Brier curling tour-
ney and a very successfull Darts
Pub/Tournament in P.O.E.T.S. The
athletic highlight of the term how-
ever, was our NFL Road Trip to
Buffalo to see the Bills versus the
Miami Dolphins. We sold out one
bus in -only six minutes and a sec-
ond bus the next day. For the price
of only $26 (Cdn.) we offered tick-
ets to the game, coach transporta-
tion, 10 cases of Brick beer, and over
200 hot dogs. Special mention of the
Brick Brewing Company should be
made as they sponsored all of our
athletic events last term.
STONING ROLL
- Last term also saw the first issue
of Stoning Roll, a humorous news-
paper publication that has nothing
to do with Enginews or Eng-Soc.
It was produced entirely by the 2A
Comp Eng class Hal's Angels and
edited by James 'Max' Moorehead
(who incidentally has a very big nose
- typesetter) and Jay Gibson, It was
very funny so they should get all the
credit/blame.
Well, that about wraps it up for
last term. I'm looking forward
to participating in most of B-Soc's
events ttiU term as a memoer 0
Eng, a class formed last term by
Guido, Jimbo, and Tom Lee (all of
B-Soc), consisting of people who (for
one reason or another) are not as-
signed to a specific class. This in-
cludes:
Workterm students at Waterloo
Exchange students from ether
countries
Peep Ie taking classes in Non-
Degree Engineering
Anybody who wants to have fun
in Engineering.
The NN-Eng class was formed to
provide a forum for participation in
engineering events to those students ,
not affiliated with a particular class.
Look for us.
And, as a final reminder, A-Soc
is organizing a White Water Rafting
trip for June 5-7 of 1987. We already
have 3 rafts of 12 people each. This
event is too much fun for one soci-
ety, so we have extended invitations
to B-Soc as well as all other Engi-
neering Societies in Ontario. Join
us! For $110 you get partying and
camping Friday night, rafting all
day Saturday, volleyball/flag foot-
ball, a boat-racing party, camp-
ing on Saturday night, complimen-
tary wet suits, and a guaranteed
good time. We need $40 per per-
son A.S.A.P. and a $70 post-dated
cheque for April 15th. Full refunds
can be obtained until April 15th.
Get a group together and come on
out. Talk to me or use my mailbox
in the Orifice. 'til later I am ....
Sean McKinnon
Off Term/Social Party Animal Type
of Guy.
Ninjaneering -
A T De Story
by Soori Sivakumaran
3B Electrical
Lights, Camera, Action !I! With
these words from the director, Brian
Sakamoto, a 3B EE student at UW
entered the world of motion pic-
tures.
The movie being filmed was Po-
lice Academy 4, the latest in the se-
ries ef films chronicling the comedic
misadventures ef an assorted group
of Academy recruits. The story is
set in some unnamed American city.
The plot revolves around a group
of Ninja who terrorize the city, and
the efforts of the Police Academy re-
cruits to bring them to justice.
In the movie, Brian plays the part
of one of the Ninja. The movie com-
pany phoned him up for the job on
the recommendation of his former
karate instructor. This came about
because, while the story takes place
somewhere in the Uoited States,
all the filming was to be done in
Teronto. Brian's former instructor,
Our very own Nin 'a.
Brian rkjeiids hIIiii.'rlf'
against the Orifice wall.
who runs a karate school in the cit.y
was contacted by the film mak ra in
their search for local talent ca.pable
of playing the Ninja roles. Brian,
who has his black belt. in two styles
of karate, had the ideal background
for the part.
Working in the movie proved to be
an interesting experience for Brian,
as it would be for most engineering
students. The filming, which took
place during the fall work term, re-
quired him take a few days off
his co-op job. Footage was shot all
around Toronto including the Har-
bourfront and near the CN tower.
The Police Academy building in the
film is, perhaps fittingly, the Lake-
view Psychiatric Hospital in Etobi-
coke.
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While sounding film-
ing proved to be tiresome work.
Twelve hour work days were stan-
dard. Many of the fight scenes had
to be shot dozens of times from dif-
ferent camera angles until the di-
rector was satisfied he had enough
material for a realistic sequence.
For these action scenes, professional
stunt people were on hand to advise
Brian and his Ninja comrades in the
art of staging fights.
On the social side of things, our
hero met the friendly, easy going
members of the cast - most of whom
had flown in from L.A. He also
found out that the actor, whose
large repertoire of sound effects were
featured in the previous movies, re-
aUy can make all those noises him-
self. Also, the studio made his ef-
forts financially worthwhile - some-
thing always appreciated by a stu-
dent,
How can YOIl spot Brian in ac-
tion when th(' mov Ie comes to the-
atres this slimmer? This isn't as
easy as it Bounds, since the Ninja
costume he wears covers his entire
face except his ye!!. Not to worry;
Brian appears unmasked in a jail-
break scene. If you happen to be
getting popcorn during this scene,
you can also identify him in a later
scene where he gets beaten up by the
blond academy instructor.
Is Brian interested in doing more
films in the future? Well, he is not
sure if he can get his kicks in the
movies. However, he may have yet
another opportunity; plans are al-
ready underway for Police Academy
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World -News
Briefs
by Peter Stubley
AI McGowan
A True
American Hero
Lt.-Colonel Oliver North is ex-
pected to be recalled before the
Senate committee investigating the
Iran-Contra affair, following allega-
tions that he ran a. military aid pro-
gram to the Contras. The Admin-
istration claimed that the aid was a
"private affair." North hM already
appeared before the committee, but
declined to testify because he might
incriminate himself.
Over the past few months, sev-
eral more of North's schemes have
been revealed . He planned to kid-
nap Iranian businessmen and trade
them for Americans being held by
Iran-backed terrorists in Lebanon.
He has also been tied to the mis-
sion that resulted in Eugen Hasen-
fU8 being shot down over Nicaragua
in a cargo plane carrying arms for
the Contras.
President Reagan last week main-
tained that "we need more men like
Colonel North if we are going to
continue our dynamic and succeS8-
ful foreign policy. He is a true
American hero." Reagan declined
to make any further comments, be-
caU8e he needed to get back to his
145th 8creening of Rambo.
Superboxes
Misplaced
Toronto (OFlJ) - Local oPPo8ition
to the installatior. of the Canada
Post "superboxes" in residential ar-
eas has recently shown a "dramatic
drop", aecording to a spokesperson
for the Crown corporatioll. "We
Concrete Action
On Vnderfunding
Doug Wright's "Prof in Motion"
tour across Canada reached Ottawa
today, where he was met by Prime
Minister Brian Mulroney. Mulroney
shook his hand and presented him
with a cheque for $1 million.
Wright is pushing UW's concrete
toboggan across the country in an
effort to raise money to replace the
banned computer fees. Wright said
that the tour was "very successful.
We have raised enough money to re-
place the computer fees for the next
two years." Wright is apparently
considering making the tour an an-
nual event, possibly even a credit
course for HKLS.

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Lazie, "everybody was complaining,
and now nothing at all. It's re-
ally weird" . Mr . Lazie said that
the installation of the new mailboxes
would continue as planned, barring
sonte minor delays: the first ship-
ment of "superboxes", destined for
the Toronto suburb of Scarborough,
has been misplaced by the parcel
post division of the Post Office.
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Washington (UWP) - The American
position on the free trade issue has
been clarified by a top-level source
here . U.S. free trade negotiator
Peter Murphy has recently drawn
heavy criticism from Canadian offi-
cials for his suggestion that the Auto
Pact be cons idered as part of the
agreement, but his assistant has in-
dicated that Mr. Murphy's com-
ments have been misunderstood .
Mr. Murphy's aide, who asked not
to be named, produced a hastily-
revised copy of the British North
America Act, with all references to
Britain crossed out and replaced
by the phrase "these here United
States" written in crayon. Accord-
ing to this source, "That 's what Mr .
Murphy was talking about , not the
(expletive) Auto Pact" .
Canadian Auto Workers' union
chairman Bob White was quick to
congratulate the Arnericall team on
this apparent about-face on the is-
sue, saying "The Auto Pact means
jobs to Canadians, and we can't af-
ford to negotiate that away" .
Buyout Bid For
Roughriders
Ottawa (IWP) - Negotiations over
the buyout of the Ottawa Roughrid-
er.s football team have broken down .
According to sources here, a group
of businessmen have offered to take
over the debts of the financially-
troubled Canadian Football League
team, and purchase the team for one
dollar. The present owner of the
team says the purchase price is "a
joke" and is holding out for one dol-
lar in American currency.
Pretoria To Review
Censorship Rules
A8 a re8ult of South Africa's
emergency regulations, news cover-
age of the political and social un-
rest in that country i8 now subiect
. to restrictions and censorship. We
have printed all of the story that was
cleared by the censor8.
The
Tip Toe
The
Through
Trivia
by Ted Judge
4B Electrical
It is now the of a new
term and the begtnning of a new
year . As is customary at this time,
one looks back on the past year. So
It't Ull takt' a look at some trivia of
1986.
1) What famous bachelor got mar-
rit'd in the biggest wedding of 1986
and whom did he marry?
2) Name the three new premIers
elected in the past year.
3) 1986 sports in review:
8) Who WOII the Supel'bowl?
b) Who won Wimbledon?
c) Who WOII the Grey Cup?
d) Who won the TOIII' de France, alld
what made it special?
e) Who WOIl three gold medals at the
World Synchronized Swimming
Championship?
f) Who won the World Cup in soccer?
g) Who won the Stanley Cup?
h) Name the horse alld jockey that WOII
the Kentucky Derby.
i) Who was the "fastest man in the
world
n
in 1986?
4) What came in 1986 and will
not be seen for another 85 years?
(Woody perhaps?'?)
5)W ho was the mission commander
of the fated Challenger Space Shut-
tle?
6) A Canadian painting set a new
record for price paid in Canadian art
auctions. Who was the painter?
7) What major accident frightened
all of Europe (and the rest of the
world - typesetter) last year?
8) Who was the key figure involved
in the New York Stock Exchange in-
sider information scandal?
9) Name the pilots that flew non-
stop around the world.
10) Entertainment of 1986:
8) What was the top-grossing movie?
b) What was the top-selling album ac-
cording to Rolling Stone's 1986
chart?
c) What was the top TV show of 1986?
As is customary with this column,
a prize will be awarded. All entries
received by the contest closing date
will be placed in a container. The
first entry to be drawn with the cor-
rect answers will win. If no entry
has all the answers correct then the
first entry to be drawn with the most
correct answers will be the winner.
There will be no skill testing ques-
tion as the winner will have already
answered enough questions. This
contest conforms to absolutely no
laws in any province.
The contest closing date is about
a week after the Iron Warrier comes
out (ie. February 5). A bottle of
champagne is the thing
to say goodbye to one year and hello
to the next-and who am I to break
with custom. So, the prize offered
will be a bottle of the finest bubbly
the Iron Warrior can afford.
Good luck and enjoy 1986 for the
last time.
January 1987 Iron Warrior
Winterfest
'87
On a cold winter weekend (one of our coldesl), afew of Waterloo's
hravest(?) challenged the elements for a little fun, laughter and
shivers. The purpose of Winterfew '87 was to remove some of the
cold winter lJIues. Taking a much needed hreak from a heclic
academic pace, these student.\' celehrated winter hy playing Inuit
games, playing golf, IJIlilding S!tow sculptures, and plunRing into
ice-cold water. For the participants at least (and mayhe for the
o!Jservers). it was a resountiiflR success.
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1987
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