Campus Events - Friday, May 22 Attent~on1982 Graduating Students If you Intend on golng throughgraduateinterviews for permanent employment next Wmter, please p~ckup your reglstratlon k ~Int Needles Hall, Room 1102, or Career Informat~on Centre, Room 1115. Concerned about health issues? Call the Health Hotllne and register ideasand opinions about health-related matters. We want to know how you feel. Phone 884-3534;884-3530. Linesopen9a.m. to4p.m. Mon.,Thurs.,Fr1.9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tues. & Wed. Bombshdteropensl2 noon. D.J. after9p.m. Fee-paying Feds: no coverchsrge, aliens $1 after 9p.m. Sandwi~hBar Summer Hours: 12 noon - 2:30 p.m. International Vegetarian Cuisine, exotic recipes, live demonstrations, group partick pation. Come hungry. Llm~tedto 15 students. (First come, first served?) Sponsored by the Vegetarian Club. For further tnfocall88&7321. 6 p.m. Beginners Rock Climbing Instruction. If you're interested In cl~mbingSaturday please come out and learn the ropes. 6:30 p.m. CC135. Fed Flicks -The Longest YardstarringBurt Reynolds and Eddie Albert. 8 p.m., Physics 145. Fee paylng Feds, $1. Others, $2.
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Support t h e Nestle Boycott March. Demand that Nestle cease its u n g t h i i promotion and comply with the World Health Organizahon's code on marketing breastmilk substitutes. 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon. Assembkat 9:30 for a Pre-march Rally In the nave of Holy Tnnity Church in Trinity Square behind Eaton Centre, Toronto. If taking subway go through centre and use Trinity Way exit next to Eaton's. If parking: cheapest at City Ha11 (404 per M hour). Children welcome. Sponsored by mrzlct Toronto (Infant Formula Action Coal-
ition).. Bombbshdter o p e n s 7 p.m. D.J. after 9 p.m. Fee-paying Feds no cover, others $1 after 9 p.m. Fed Flicks - y e Fnday. It's there.
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- Monday, May 25 Concerned about health lssues? Check t h e entry for Friday. Electionsfor the Board of Directorsof theUW Association of Students Interested in Accounting (The Associaton) are being held todav at the Associations office in HH 128from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Allvotersare expected togive account of themselves. Bombshelter opensat 12noon. You know the rest already. Equestrian Club will meet at 4:30 p.m. in CC 135. New members are welcome. Lessons, guest speakers and demonstrations. For info call Tracy (888-7161)or Jane (886-0165). Outers Club Meeting. Lets get some trips togetherforthenextfewweeks.6p.m.CC135.
- Tuesday, May 86 Health Hotline - see Friday. Bombshelter - you know. If not, look back. The Federation of Students presents T h e Monks (Bad Habits). Twd shows 7 & 10:30 p.m. $6.00 fee paying Feds, $7.00 others (plus 10% tax). Waterloo Motor Inn. Tickets available in advance In the Fed Office, CC 235.
- Wednesday, May 27 Health Hotline - see Friday. Bombshelter - still there. The Vegetarian Clubis hwingsevencooking workshoos. Exwrience satisfvina veaetarian cooking ihrou& tongue, tumm; an; mind. Live demonstrations and recipes, tasty curriculum. Free! 6 p.m. Psych Lounge Room 3005. Cinima Gratis Campus Centre free movie: Muttny on theBounty@arrmgMarlonBrando, Trevour Howard. 9 3 0 p.m. C C Great Hall.
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Health Hotline - see Fr~day Waterloo Christian Fellowship - Every one welcomel BBQ P I across ~ the creek from Conrad Grebel, In case of ram HH 280 4 30 700pm Un~vers~ty of Waterloo's fifth annual Writing Skills Conference w~llbe held at Conrad Grebel College May 28 30 T~tleof the keynote address tonlght at 7 p m IS How We Teach Wnhng by Dr Alan Coman, Faculty of Educatron, Un~verwtyof Toronto Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchest t a presents ~ t first s b~rthdayconcert (It's a Gemmc). The concert unll featuredance muslc by Strauss, Mozart, BartokandBnttenaswell as select~onsby ROSSINand Ravel 8 p.m V~ctor~a Park Pavhon T~cketsare $3 00 for adults and $1.50 for students and senlore pnd can beobtalned from orchestra membersorat the door. Refreshments and b~rthdaycake will be served after the concert. OXFAM Benefit Concert w~ththe Austln Stnng Quartet at the Church of the G o d Shepherd, 116 Queen Street North, Kit chener 8 p m Programme mncludes Brahms P~anoQu~ntetand works by Mozart and Bach Pnce $5, $3 50 students/sen~ors
- Friday, May 29 Health Hotline - see last Fnday UW's Fiith Annual Writing Conference: Specal sesslon on Teach~ngWrlhng to Small Groups of 400 conducted by Dr Ken Ledbetter, UW associate Dean of Arts, Arts Lecture Hall 7 p m (What~Srnallgroups- 4003) Fed Flicks -Barbarellastarr~ngJane Fonda 8 p.m Physics 145 $1 00 fee-paymng Feds Others $2 00. Come and see the movle Jane must be ashamed of today' Bowling Tournament organwed by the Chinese Students Assocraton Enl~st at Chmese L~brary, downstairs In the CC, Deadhe IS May 26th Member $ 3 , non mdnber $4 8 30 p m , Brunswlck Freder~ck Lanes, 385 Frederick Street, K~tchener
- Coming Events The Federation of Students presents The Minalewood Band June4thand5th.W.OOfor fee Gymg Feds, $5 00 for aliens. Tickets ava~lableinadvanceat theFedofflce,CC235.8 p m ,Waterloo Motor Inn.
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Imagine this: , Funding sufficient to maintain the present quality of education and research as only 60% of the universities’ present capacity. A reduction on the order of 5,600 faculty positions and 7,700 nonacademic staff positions. Contraction of the entire university system in Ontario such that some institutions are closed. And for those not closed, there could be drastic changes in structure; “For example, the University of Guelph might become the ‘Guelph Institute of Life Sciences’ or portions of Wilfrid Laurier, Waterloo, Guelph and McMaster universities might become constitutent parts
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mean catastrophe of a University of Central Ontario.” l A decrease of 10% in enrollment at UW that would see the elimination of Kinesiology, Recreation, Anthropology, and all language programs (except English). These are the gloom aspects of a future that could soon be realized if the Ontario government does not increase its support of universities. So says the preliminary report of the “Committee on the Future Role of Universities in Ontario.” The report ’ titled, “The Challenge of the ‘~OS”, paints a number of scenl arios on what could become a catastrophe for postsecondary institutions. It says that for the quality and accessibility of univer-
Stats Can/Can we? Beyond compulsory age, the decision to attend an educational institution is influenced by economic conditions, political and administrative policies, the status and value of a degree, the intrinsic value of education, the cost of education, etc. (p. 9)
sities to remain at their present levels the following conditions must be met: l “Keep funding up with the rate of inflation.” l “Additional funding on the order of $25 million per annum for equipment and furniture replacement (based on a 15 year replacement cycle]” l Any funds liberated by declining enrollment will be directed back to the institutions to help
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them meet their objectives (ie. to advance the frontiers of knowledge, transmit our culture, train people for the professions, etc.). The report says times will be hard for all concerned and that Ontario, “must look to a future of living by its wits.” Survival for universities may mean the merging of all institutions into one gigantic “University of Ontario.” This would resem-
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campuses from their governors. The Committee is also considering expanding the powers of OCUA (Ontario Council on University Affairs) such that it would become a central body for governing university affairs. With an expanded mandate OCUA would bear responsibility for distributing funds, co-ordinating academic programming, and setting academic standards.
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Feds, Grads The Federation of Students has teamed up with the Faculty Association, and the Board of Directors of the Graduate Club to prepare a brief telling the Committee on the Future Role of Universities in Ontario that any further cutbacks in university funding could cause irreparable damage to the post-secondary education system.
The brief comes as a response to the preliminary report of the Committee, called “The Challenge of the '80s." It expresses a grave concern that the University of Waterloo is already being hindered in its ability to offer the high quality of As young people have recongized that general arts degrees education synonymous are less useful on the job market, they have turned to prowith its name. fessional, career-oriented disciplines, such as engineering The response states that, or business administration. This has meant a slump in arts “because salaries being paid and science enrolment over the past few years but not to faculty members have not kept pace with those in the necessarily a corresponding jump in enrolment in proprivate sector and because fessional programs, which often have limited space. (p. 9-l 0) University’s research facSelected quotes from: Advanced Statistics on Education 1980-81, ilities are no longer the Statistics Canada. finest available, both the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science are experiencing great difficulty attracting new faculty members.” Listed as further symptoms of underfunding are UW’s high student/teacher Voicing complaints that The responsibility for reratio (already one of the an increasing amount of generation is given to the highest in Ontario), and the industry at the expense of public parkland is being decreasing amount of mongiven over to the forest heavy public subsidization. ey available for teaching industry, participants at Each year sees more and assistants and research the recent UW Parks Conmore Crown Land in Northaids. ference put forth a motion to ern Ontario covered by these FMA’s. It also emphasizes that the Ontario Parks Council which would see the ProMonte Hummel, Execthe average age of Watervincial Parks taken out of utive Director of World loo’s faculty is increasing at the jurisdiction of the MinWildlife Fund (Canada), the rate of one year per year. istry of Natural Resources And if graduate programs proclaimed at’ a speech are to be strangulated, (MNR). Responsibility for during the conference that “ the planning, establishing, there is a new mood in MNR * . . where will the re- one that is ‘cool’ on parks and managing of parks placements of trained facwould pass to an indeand talk about parks. The ulty and staff come from?” pendent Ontario Parks mood is to play down Parks While the Commission Commission or Trust that Policy and to secure FMA’s felt it essential for there to reports directly to the Legin order to facilitate the be an effective partnership islature or to the Premier. extraction of timber from between government, inCrown Lands. 4,::try, business and the The commission or trust, In another speech, ‘~6 it.>--&. urliversities so as approgiven a Cabinet approved time by John Swaigen of the priate policies for research mandate, would be able to Canadian Environmental can be developed, the Watestablish new parks on Law Association, the stateerloo brief warned of the Crown Lands, and hence ment was made that, “every dangers that could arise, achieve the objectives of park is a potential battlefrom allowing job-oriented Ontario’s Official Park Polground between commerstudies to dominate univericy. cial and spiritual values.” sity curricula. The cost of Many at the conference allowing Arts programs to A major reason cited for felt that Ontario’s forest fade out entirely would be taking jurisdiction away resources are already overthe loss of our common from MNR is the creation and suffer from Canadian culture. and ever-growing use of committed poor forest managkment. Further, the Federation, Forest Management AgreeCreating a new Provincial Faculty Association and the ments (FMA’s). Parks Act or reworking the Grad Club, want to have the existing act would, on top of FMA’s are contracts betCommittee impressed with ween the government and creating the commission or the tremendous economic the forest industry that trust, ensure the permanent boom that UW provides to give foresters complete safety of wilderness lands the Kitchener-Waterloo control over a tract of land. in Ontario. community. It has been est-
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A young inventor display5 his project at the Canada Wide Science Fair held last week in the PAC. Demonstrating not only technical prowess, the R2-D2-like robot suggests that Star Wars may have as much influence on design as the function the robot will perform. Photo by Randy Hannigan
Bacteria, For anyone concerned [bout the future of techlology in Canada, last rYeeks Canada Wide Scimce Fair should have been sn inspiration. The weekong exposition, held in the ‘AC, featured close to two lundred exhibits in the life ;ciences, physical sciences md engineering cat egores. All the exhibits were designed and constructed who are ‘Y students attending grades seven to welve, and whose projects ‘epresented the best in the legional competitions held across Canada. The range of subjects hat the projects dealt with vas vast, with almost very area of the three ategories being representd. The most impressive rom a spectator point of
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STATUS RE iPORT; from the Furer Bunker; 1800 hrs, 8 105.21: Why?? Could somebody out there please tell me why?? The answer doesn’t have to be very long. A . pica or two would suffice. After all Burnt Mathnews is getting a building named after him. What did he ever do to pull the world back from the Eve of Destruction? Khaki salutes go to all those that made this issue possible (we don’t mention individual proper names in *an anarchist society). *And for all those who didn’t help this week, yet continue to criticizefuck off and rot in a cesspool! Cover creations by John W. Bast (and a rat-friend)
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“Megalomania Award” gets report at one time and was later washed out.” This week’s tin-plated Does one describe an attitude like that asastonishing or tossed in the general direction of a well-known Dean of a frightening? well known faculty which owns a real big wrench. It seems that our endearing Dean would defind - Wh-y, you may wonder? Well it’s like this. The minutes eh) reveal that from something as “productive” only if one could hit the of a meeting (Finance ‘-zommittee, product with a hammer or put a price sticker on it. So such a noble mind sprang the following profound words: “The. Qriversity simply should put more resources into - much for philosophy (and morals, logic, law). Chuck out culture). Let’s dispense with fine arts, political -programs which will increase the productive capacity of history(and science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and all the the country. ln effect, the University should consider languages too, while we’re at it. After all, what good did it reducing support for;‘ or closing out, ‘noniproductive’ ever do to understand human nature or enjoy. the programs ,(eg; Philosophy) in order to devote more aesthetics of dahce, art, music, film, literature, etc. These resources to the ‘productive’ (ie. technological) programs. things are all “unproductive”. This type of action was not implicit in the Senate Long Look out Artsies; t.he technocrats are about to take Ran&e Planning report, although it was ‘imbedded’ in the ’
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over if you don’t protect yourselves. Pretty soon you’ll all be on the assembly line screwing together widjets. The times they, are %changin’ and you are fast becoming obsolete. ’ Already budget cutbacks are beginning to erode away the “non-productive” programs. The only fields of study to be growing orat least holding their own are the “productive” ones. Their complaints center on the difficulty in getting funds to replace outdated and broken equipment. “Hey, why not get rid of a few Arts students so we can-buy another laser and some test tubes!” People Ikeep making subtle allusions to the coming Peter Saracino 1984-style society. I wonder. ’
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Two weeks after the start of the 1981 .Winter Term, MathSoc had to close its doors completely because of lack of interest. Now, a handful of dedicated people have taken over and are trying to show that MathSoc is to have a new face from now on. The first stumbling block for the MathSoc revival group was the money that the Federation of Students was holding for them. Math students will notice on their fee statement that $2.50 goes to the “Student Society”. The Federation of Students is given cheques from the LJniversity, and these cheques are, in turn, given to the Slocieties, provided they have someone who can signfor them. Last term, MathSoc collapsed, which meant no refunds for Math students, even if they wanted them. / Andrew Welch saved the day. Mr. Welch, a first-year student, was MathSot’s Internal Affairs Director in the fall. Last week, he was the temporary President, and was thus given signing authority, jand was allowed to take the money. This means that Math students, if they so desire, may receive a refund of their fees (Today is the last day: if you want a refund, go to MathSoc office MC 3038 for details.) As a result of recent nominations, MathSoc has Andrew Welchas President, Mark D’Gabriel as Vice-President and Bruce Glassford as Treasurer. There were no elections, as only one person submitted a nomination sheet per position. Based on past experience with MathSot, I decided that this term I would get my refund. I went to the office and put my name on the list: One of the revi,val group members came up to me as I was signing and said that he could see why I was
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getting my refund. I found out later his name was J. J. Long. I was surprised by Mr. Long’s statement. It was almost as if to say, “I would, too, if I were you.” The main problem MathSoc has right now is not (as they think) theapathyofthe students but rather the ty.pical lack of organization which causes the apathy. Here are some of the things I managed to find out: - the objectives for MathSoc this term are to pay off last term’s bills and to publish MathNews. Last term, someone ran up an $80 long distance telephone bill that was never paid. As a result, the telephone was taken out. Other bills were sent to a collection agency. - There will be no pubs this term, and there will be pubs this term. Yes, you read correctly. These were the statements of two of the revival group members on separate occasions. - There are no long term plans. - MathSoc will not be a clique. Some suggestions for this revival group might be something like “slow down a bit.” Decide whether or not students want a 4-page MathNews each week, or a couple of really good pubs during the term. Tell the students what’s going on. (What does an Internal Affairs Director do?) Post office hours, and work them out ’ so that whoever is in the office does+ have to skip classes to be there. Work out the important things, and let passing fancies (‘e’ buttons?) do just that: pass by: I sincerely hope that this is incentive for the revivalites to make something out of MathSoc. I also hope it’s incentive for Waterloo’s Math students to help out ,MathSoc by letting it know what you want and how you feel. Don’t \be apathetic: either walk into the office and say, “I’m willing to gamble this time’“, or sign the sheet’on the door and collect your $2.50._j.,I : +y know which one I did. Fraser Sim@j$n , )
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&tin&on, Canada’s policy on cornmerical whale fishing is allowing some species of whale to be hunted to the brink of extinction, according to a position paper issued by The Whale Project. The Whale Project is a consortium of Canadian Environmental groups that have been formed in an attempt to persuade the Canadian government to support a moratorium on all commercial whale hunting. Members of the consortium include: The Canadian Nature Federation, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace Canada, Save the Whales, and the World Wildlife Fund. The Whale Project is trying to reverse a Canadian trend that began in 1980, when at the last meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Canada helped vote down a commerical whaling morator-
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killing ium. Of the twenty-four nations voting, Canada was among the 9 that voted against the proposal, with two countries abstaining. Canada and South Africa were the only two nonwhaling nations to oppose it. A 3/4 majority vote was needed. Arguments in favour of a moratorium are based on the fact that the scientific community has not been able to provide accurate statistics for the calculation of whale harvest quotas. So far, any quotas set by the IWC have proved unsuccessful in halting the decline of whale populations. Other arguments for a moratorium take into consideration the cruelty of hunting methods. Larger species of whale are shot with an explosive “grenade tipped 160 pound harpoon.” Depending on where the animal is hit, it may
rouses take from 1 to 9 minutes to of die. Smaller species whale are killed with non-
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explosive harpoons. Subsequently death arrives more slowly. Note that
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In the face of scientific uncertainties and deficienties in present IWC management procedures, The Whale Project believes further whaling is a highly dangerous venture involving a high risk to produce a relatively small profit for a handful of countries. The solution, then, is for the IWC to impose a full moratorium on all commercial whaling
’ activities and to allow for a period of intense scientific investigation. Only upon the collection and correlation of this data can a safe management program be instituted. The Whale that concerned public interest letters urging action to any lowing persons.
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Shopping around’ will save you food dollars Tired of eating Krafydinner three meals a day? Lately, Kraft dinner hasn’t even been such a great bargain. So how can a student eat a well balanced diet without going broke? The answer is not a simple one but there is some hope. The most important key to bargain food shopping anywhere is to know your food prices. After a few shopping expeditions spent carefully scrutinizing the grocery store shelf, you should have some idea of what things cost. Secondly, buy a Wednesday paper and check out the food ads. Often the food store sales offer you the best bargain. However, it isimportant to know what the product usually sells for because what a store says is a sale price is not always a sale price. Planning your meals around sales items can often mean a great savings on your food bill. When you check through the food advertisements, be sure to clip any coupons that you find useful. Dominion (which is within walking distance of the university) will accept coupons from any of the major chains and in addition to the discount offered by the coupon, will provide a further bonus discount on the coupon. Keeping this in mind, making use of coupons can be important to saving money. There is little difference in the toad prices at the major chains except on sales items. From our own experience, however, we find Zehrs to be more expensive than theothers. The best cuts of meat can be had at Dominion (which also offers budget packs and thinner meat slicing, which means more servings per pound). Dominion also offers a greater selection of generic products. Buying non-perishable foods in bulk can be a great savings. If the sales item is one that you use frequently, and you have the storage space (and the extra money on hand) try to buy the items in bulk. The savings will be great in the long run. Perhaps the most obvious but most neglected bit of food shopping advice is to UEVER shop on an empty stomach. If you are hungry when you shop, you are far nore likely to succomb to the temptations If five packages of Pringles or a luscious ihocolate cake. Food stores depend upon ;uch spontaneous buying to pad their lrofits. Don’t give the stores the pleasure If destroying your carefully planned judget. Another important recommendation is o avoid exotic or specialty foods. These end to be extremely expensive and rarely ;o on sale. If you follow these few ;hopping recommendations you are sure to reduce your food bill.
No matter how diligent you are at following these suggestions, the reduction of your food bill will be slight if you are shopping at an expensive store, Valdi’s near Weber and University, offers a wide variety of groceries at lower prices than the major:ssupermarkets.Thedecoris not great, but the prices are. The notable features of the store are cash only and you pack you own groceries. Bags cost 38 each, so be sure to take your own. A price list of the store’s stock is available at the door and is useful for comparison shopping ai other stores. Unfortunately, Valdi’s doe: not carry fresh fruit, vegetables, or meat, If you have a willingness to experiment with new brands, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by Valdi’s quality. In the same plaza is a Minimart variety store that offers a “can’t miss” price on milk. A three quart bag of milk is usually 406: tc 6OQ: less than in the supermarket. If you aren’t a big milk drinker, you can freeze the bags of milk until you need them. Tht milk tastes fine after freezing andcansavc you time-consuming trips to the store The Pet Value pet store in the Highlanc Plaza (Highland and Belmont) offers tht best price in pet food and suppliec anywhere in town. The store offers both dry and canned foods in every size thal you could possibly imagine. Prices rangt from a third to a half of those in other stores. Although the store is a little out oj the way, the savings to be had make thf trip worthwhile. The Farmers Marker in downtown Kitchener also offers greai values for bargain hunters. A basket OI four dozen eggs (huge too!) can bf purchased for as little as $3.50. (You’re saying: What can I do with three dozer eggs? Make several quiches and freezt them or make lots of scrambled eggs OI split the basket and the cost with a friend!: Fresh fruit and vegetables in season also offer a great value and good quality for any shopper. One word of warning however: Don’t be hungry on this trip! The fantastic baked goods are not such a great budget bargain, but they are tempting! Set your alarm (or stay up all night) and get there early to avoid the crowds and quickly depleting selections. Following this advice may at first seem complicated and time consuming, However, if you give it a try, it will soon be second nature. The rewards are obvious: a well stocked kitchen and a significant savings on you food bill! Julie Lynne and Don Joyce’
HeadF e d promises In the true tradition of political campaigning, Federation of Students President Wim Simonis made promises when he was trying to get elected. Unlike most successful candidates, Simonis seems to be keeping his promises. According to his statement in the January 23rd edition of Imprint, Simonis’ first promise was “I will increase co-operation between the Federation and the societies and the village councils.” To date, Simonis and the society presidents have had two meetings in Simonis’ office and they are “arranging to have activities together on a regular basis.” Simonis is planning to have a regular meeting of all the presidents before every council meeting to keep each side informed of the other’s activities. In addition, he tries to make weekly rounds of all the society offices. One weekend in August has been set aside for a large scale meeting of all executives (societies, colleges and the villages) to confirm plans for the orientation programme and to make plans for the winter term. Simonis has reactivated the Church Colleges presidential committee and he and the Vice President are working to re-establish communication that was lost in the early '70's. According to Simonis, these meetings are “probably the most fruitful and people are very enthusiastic about next fall and winter.” Simonis pledged to “play a large role in assisting clubs on this campus.” He claims to be trying to meet with each club individually and on a regular basis. He is helping clubs get space on campus and is getting BENT to re-establish its duties towards funding. He also wants clubs to participate more in the yearly handbook; to write updated inserts rather than
just re-issuing previous ones. The Federation has been “exploring the possibilities of an outdoor patio (for the Bombshelter) for warmer weather.” Although doubtful about building the patio this year, Simonis is working on the project and says it “looks like it’s going to get done.” In August, the public hearing on the extension of the University’s licence will be held. Once past this stage, the proposal will have to be approved by council. “I hope before the summer’s over we can cut through the red tape.” Simonis says that some councillors don’t support the idea, but he feels they are in a minority. To him, the patio is “something -- I
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deem necessary” because it will probably raise the pub revenues. Right now the pub operates on a loss during the summer, but Simonis believes that being able to drink in the sunshine will increase the number of customers. He feels that the patio will benefit the entire University community. During his campaign, Simonis promised to work on a programme to help coop students. The programme included “asking our alumni members across the country to receive students who are on work term, help them find a place to stay and perhaps show them the city”, and “setting up receiving centres across this country at student union continued on page 14
BENT up Best year yet for BENT, according to Denise Donlon, programmer for the Federation of Students, Board of Entertainment. BENT has had more concerts and pubs this year than in the past five years. Budgeted a $50,000 subsidy and onlyusing$35,000 of it, BENT saved the Federation $15,000 in subsidy funding for the fiscal year 1981/82, according to Donlon. Generally the concerts were money makers and the pubs required subsidizing. The subsidy was used in order to keep pub ticket prices down. Most shows are held off campus at the Waterloo Motor Inn because the University administration only provided three dates last year that concerts could be held in the PAC. At. the Waterloo Motor Inn the hall is provided free of charge, BENT gets the cover charge, and the Inn gets to keep the bar receipts. Asked about ticket prices Donlon stated that
the prices are set by the band according to the size of the hall. Rentals, advertising, and cleanup costs also figure in, as does whether or not the band gets a flat fee, a percentage of the gate, or a combination of the two. All contracts arrive with the ticket prices stated and then l’ts bargaining for the $1 off for students. The Federation of Students is presently accepting applications for the position of entertainment programmer; to be hired by July 27 and then to work with Donlon until she leaves on August 7181. Planned events for the spring term are The Monks, May 26, The Minglewood Band, June 4&5, and possibly Steppenwolfe, June 18; all at the Waterloo Motor Inn. A free outdoor concert is planned for July 1 with a band as yet unannounced. Also in July, a live album is to be cut at the Humanities Theatre featuring FM. And of course there are going to be a few more pubs.
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spent thousands of dollars , later on advertisements entitled “We can’t do it a wit ho& you.” +Z Another reipforcemenw _ factor for the problem of brutality and racjsm within t&e police departs ment is the handling of the problems by the department itself. The criminal law is largely impotent as a means for controlling police brutality, because the investigators are themselves policemen largely in charge of the , criminal process and not , unexpectedly, they are less than zealous in regulating themselves thereby. It has been contended that the internal investigators merely act as a ‘rubber stamp’ for their cdlleagues’ abusive activities and thnd to act as apologists for the culprits. On the’ dpposing side, --some argue that it takes a policeman to understand
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At the aft end of the vehicle are two sets of enormous engines, one for propelling the shuttle into orbit,‘and one for returning it to earth (and maneuvering while in orbit). The shuttle is launched vertically like a conventional launch vehicle, and returns as a high-speed glider to land on a 15,000-foot runway. So much for the technical side of the shuttle, interesting though it is. The fact that and the part that orbited the moon, could fit it’s the most addanced vehicle ever invented . comfortably inside it. (Perhaps a more interesting observationis - by the mind of man does not explain why it’s so important on a purely practical level, or. that the Russian Salut 6 space station, why it’s so newsworthy. currently orbiting the earth, would fit quite The primary driving force behind the comfortably inside the shuttle’s cargo bay). creation of the space shuttle was economic. Forward of the cargo bay is the crew The space program costs money; not a lot of compartment, consisting of a flight deck money, as we’ll see later, but enough that it (equivalent to the cockpit of an airplane) and had become an easy target for budget cuts throughout the 1970’s. Getting more for the dollar suddenly became critical, and so the idea of a reuseable spacecraft came to be. The idea itself is simple: launching something into orbit around the earth is expensive. It’s expensive because the launch vehicle used to do it is expensive; the satellite itself is (relatively) cheap. The trick is to somehow reduce the launch cost; the easiest way of doing that is to use the launch vehicle over and over again. Ever since the space program first began, back in the fifties, all launchings have been essentially the same. A huge, complex, multistage rocket is built to exacting specifications. It must contain extremely powerful engines, fuel pumps, maneuvering thrusters (which in turn have fuel tanks and pumps), guidance systems, on-board computers, communications and telemetry equipment, and ’ much much more. All this hardware must be extremely reliable; for manned missions, the reliability of each individual component had to have 99.99999 percent in order to keep the living quarters. The shuttle can support a crew overall reliability at a reasonable level. of up to 7 people for a period of up to a week Once the launch vehicle is built, it gets used in orbit around the earth; this figure may be once and then thrown away. The first couple extended over-the coming years. of stages are unceremoniously dropped into
At almost precisely 7:OO a.m. on Sunday, April 12 1981, the worlds first re-useable manned spacecraft was successfully launched / into orbit around the earth. A lot has been written about the Space Shuttle’s maiden voyage, describing it from launch to landing; yet relatively little has been said about the vehicle itself, or .what it will be doing “e* over the next decade or two. The space shuttle is a large, roughly airplaneshaped vehicle that combines a rocket (launch vehicle, to use the jargon of the trade) and a spacecraft. It has been described as the first true spaceship, a, description which is not far from the truth; it is not only the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, it is also the largest and most sophisticated manned vehicle ever built.
Over 160 feet in length, the shuttle consists mostly of an enormous cargo bay. The cargo bay itself is so large that the entire Apollo spacecraft of a decade ago, both the lander
the briny sea; the third eventually re-enters tl earth’s atmosphere and burns up. A vehicle costing tens of millions of dollars is junked after a single use; it’s as if you were to buy a new car, drive it once, and then scrap it. Estimates for the cost of sending cargo into earth orbit during the 1970’s ranged as higtas $2,300 per pound. Clearly this could not go on, if only for economic reasons. The solution was to put ( -the expensive parts of the launcher into $re useable craft of some sort, which would return safely to earth for minor refurbishmel and eventual relaunch. The final outgrowth this basic idea was the space shuttle. There are, however, other advantages to theshuttle aside from the cost savings. It is the first serious attempt to integrate the manned and unmannned parts of the space program; it acknowledges that there are lots of things that machines simply can’t do (yet) and ‘that there’s a place out there for human beings. It also ensures that there will be a continuing manned presence in spaceAnd that it will no longer be the exclusiveiealm o test pilots and technicians (pafloir’d speciali: will be on board the shuttle throughout the 1980’s and beyond, and they’need not have any special background other than that needed for their particular mission). The shuttle also provides the ability to buil large structures in space; much more about this later on. In short, the shuttle provides a whole new range of capabilities in space, capabilities which simply were not available before. What will the long-term benefits of the shuttle be? Well, the first assumption we haI to make is that the program will be successful. The first flight went extremely WC better than even the people who planned it had expected; however, the program is still -fragile, and it will require several more successes before the space shuttle can be declared fully operational. -+Assuming that all continues to go well, th long-term effects are staggering. Most of
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them sound like something out of a science fiction film, but there are no fundamental obstacles to prevent any or all of them from becoming reality. Most are awe-inspiring; visions of such things as enormous space colonies and a truly Universal civilization. Others are frightening: horror& images of mankinds conflicts being carried beyond the earth. All are awe-inspiring, and all are possible. The important thing to remember about the space environment is that it’s BIG. That seems kind of obvious, but some of the consequences of that basic fact are worth talking about. On earth, everything is limited. The phrase ‘limits to growth has been heard throughout the past decade, describing the essential limitations on human activity. In fact, an entire1 philosophy of ‘think small’ and ‘big is bad’ has permeated the thinking of politicians and economists and ordinary people. In space, there are no limits. Unlimited supplies of cheap energy are available for the asking and raw materials are available in abundance; there is plenty of room to grow in, and no environmental restrictions to speak of. (One of the most basic limits to growth on the surface of the earth is that there’s no place to dump the heat from industrial activity; the resulting thermal buildup would eventually play havoc with our planet’s climate. This is clearly not a problem in space, where heat can be radiated indefinitely into the universal heat sink). In other words, space is the ideal environment for an industrial civilization to grow into. The basic problem is getting there to begin with: establishing a toe-hold in the Universe. The space shuttle may very well be that toe-hold. How will mankind’s expansion into space happen? It’s hard to make any specific predictions, since it depends almost entirely on what motivates the expansion. At the moment, military superiority is still the major driving force behind the space programs of the United States and the Soviet Union; this may change, but it won’t change soon. Space is a strategically good place to be, and neither of the worlds twin superpowers are about to forget that. Fortunately, a military presence in space does not preclude a civilian presence as well. Looking at the history of civilization’s spread around the globe, it’s clear that the various military powers have generally been in the forefront; this hasn’t prevented exploration and colonization, or even slowed it down. It would be nice if the news environment we’re about to enter could be kept free of conflict, m
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not filtered by the atmosphere of a planet) will provide as much energy as a spacefaring civilization could ever need; the surfaces of the various planets, moons and asteroids will provide the raw materials. it will be a long, long time before the energy and materials available in our solar system are exhausted. Since the resources available in space are so abundant, it seems unlikely that there’ll be any conflict over them; war in space would therefore seem to be unlikely as well. The only real conflicts in space will likely be related to the earth; for example, one near-term battleground will be earth-orbital space. The current “balance of power” results from each of the world’s major powers being able to effectively destroy the others, a mechanism known as “mutally assured destruction”. This mechanism has worked so far, but it’s a risky way of enforcing peace. If either side should believe that it can attack the other without fear of retaliation, the balance shifts. Given this precarious situation, and the fact that defense strategists everywhere are working on an effective anti-missile system, it’s not surprising that the latest idea to hit the drawing boards is aimed at using high’power lasers and particle-beam weapons, based in space, to destroy long-range missiles in midflight. Whoever establishes such an installation first will have an unbeatable edge; they’ll still be able to launch a nuclear strike, and will be able to destroy their opponents missiles before they reach their targets. An effective anti-missile system would cause a basic and irreversible shift in the balance of power; once one such base had been established by one nation, it could be used to prevent other nations from constructing similar installations. Whoever gets there first, wins. The idea of a war in space, with military__ supremacy by _ determined ._-_ the outcome, is clearly on the minds of the government leaders in the spacefaring nations of the earth, and it is likely that in the next ten years the results of their planning will
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Exploitation has a lso begun; the use of satellites for communications, weather observation, military photo-reconnaisance, environmental monitoring, navigation, astronomy, scientific research and countless other activities has been commonplace for decades. The use of the weightless, airless environment of space for a variety of industrial processes is already being studied; the use of space in medicine is likely to be a major field of research during the coming decade. What, then, of colonization? In a way, the first few primitive steps have been taken: the Americans successfully launched Skylab, which clearly demonstrated that human beings can perform useful work in the environment of space. The Russians have since launched a very successful series of miniature space stations, the most recent of which has been operational for several years. The next step will likely be a permanently ’ manned outpost, with crews rotating every six months or so. Yet this is not colonization in the strict sense. We’ve had outposts at the arctic and antarctic for decades, yet we hardly think of them as colonies; the people who work in those regions were not born there, and will not die there. They are visitors, not colonists, they don’t call these outposts home. A true colony is self-contained and selfsufficient, economically if not materially. A colonist considers the colony to be home, and has no intention of returning to the place of his/her birth. Colonization of space in this sense is not likely in the near future, but is extremely likely further down the line. The resources are available in space to make a self-sustaining colony; finding willing colonists should be easy enough (I’d go!). All that’s needed is the committment on the part of the worlds governments, and the rest will someday be history. Where will these colonies be? Will they be on the surface of some far-off planet, as science fiction authors have believed for years? Possibly. A more likely setting, though, would be in space itself; there are some very basic problems (mostly environmental) with building an industrial civilization on the surface of a planet, and building a colony in space is not so difficult as it seems. Energy in space is cheap and abundant. Solar energy, available 24 hours a day (and
A natural question to ask at this point is, “where does Canada stand in all of this?” Canada has never really had a space - program. We’ve had the Americans launch an occasional satellite for us (and most of our satellites have been built for us by American companies), and we’ve even made a contribution to the space shuttle program (Spar Aerospace, a Canadian company, is building the large mechanical arm that is mounted on board the shuttle). Yet we’ve never really had an organized, coherent program of space exploration and exploitation. There are some signs that this may change; the federal government recently took the’first few tentative steps to organizing a Canadian space agency, similar in concept to NASA. It’s quite possible that Canada’s role in space in the next quarter century may be considerable, and that a Canadian presence in space may be a reality before the turn of the century. All of this is just speculation, of course, but speculation is often useful. There’s nothing wrong with thinking big; and dreams of space colonies and manned interplanetary flight are not so far-fetched that they cannot be made into reality. There are no fundamental technical obstacles, nor are there any valid economic objections. All that’s required is a willingness to reach out, to explore the universe that lies beyond our tiny world. If we can find the courage and the strength and the will to do it, then the future holds nothing but promise for us and for all future generations. Bernie Roehl
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” For those of you who require a translation, the UW Arts Centre has announced its 1981-82 performances for the two campus theatres. The adult shows are drawn up into four categories. In the “Popular Music Series”, the main attraction is pianist-’ composer Andre Gagnon and his nine-member ensemble. Beth Anne Cole, termed a rising star because of her ability to blend in dramatics and comedy, will sing her favourite songs. Two jazz evenings have been arranged - one featuring Jim Galloway & Quartet, and another, Bob Greene and his Jelly Roll Morton Jazz Band who will
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Why, you may-ask, is a band as popular as the Monks playing two dates in the same town within a fortnight? Perhaps because they aren’t that popular anywhere else. Southern Ontario has a habit of propping up mediocre bands until they eventually hit it big - Kiss and Supertramp are two examples that imyediately spring to mind. So, if you can fool ‘em twice, by all means. . . Still, one might think that the Monks would -_provide at least an evening of light enter-
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The final chapter analyzes’ the future implications of the Afghan tragedy for all nations. A young Soviet soldier has the last word in his poignqnt poem written before his death. The “lethal futilities of war” are again brought to our attention. Will the warnings of these authors and the many concerned Writers before them everbe heeded by mankind?
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hypocrisies of Christianity while getting the audience to stand up and clap their hands over their heads? (Repeat after me: we are all individuals . . .) Such gratuitous references aren’t witty or cunning, just offensive..
What can one expect of a band with a lead singer in wraparound sunglasses, grey leather jacket and variable accent, a drummer with a mop of red hair who insists on standing up and shaking his fist at the end of each sbng, and two aging hacks from the Strawbs, for God’s sake? One is tempted to call them the New Wave equivalent of the Village People, but they don’t deserve the label “New Wave”, even after it’s been deflated by such pretenders as the Knack. Satirizing’ punk postures isn’t wrong when it’s done well take Albertos Y Los Trios Paranoias, for example. But when done in the most superficial way, it’s too easy: all the work’s been done by someone else. Would the Monks have dared to act this way in 1977? Their watered-down cheap-punk brand of rebellion appeals to those AM radio listeners who seek escape through their music. They don’t dare disobey their parents and take drugs or not go tochurch; but theycanlisten to Drugs in my Pocket or Don’t Bother Me, I’m A Christian and fell like they’re being naughty. The Monks sense this: it’s evident in their almost condescending stage attitude. , Perhaps in their ‘shows at the Waterloo Motor Inn next Tuesday, they’ll realize they’re playing to a university-age audience and try a bit harder. At least the poor sods who’ve_ already bought tickets will have one consolation that I didn’t: at the Centre in the Square, all the built-in bars had signs on them saying No Liquor Service For This Performance. If one is quick on one’s feet at the Inn, one can drink oneself into a stupor before either band hits the stage.
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The time has come for the world commuhity to reassess the plight. of Afghanistan and her people. The noncommunist powers must unite to devise a strategy of effective measures to halt Soviet expansionism in general, and to put an end to the oppression of Afghanistan in particular. This, in essence, is the entreaty’ of the authors, two eminent scholars and authorities ‘on Afgharsistan, in their study of the events leading to one of the most impudent acts of aggression in recent history. I
-- In an intelcgent and unbiased survey the socio-economic and geopolitical make-up of Afghanistan past and present unfolds before c the reader. Afghanistan is vividly portrayed as a #mosaic of tribal and ethnic communities divided by mutual animosity, a diversity of cultures and the ruggedness of the terrain. A centfal government has never been able to deal,effectively with this problem, and now the resistance movement is also greatly hampered by this inherent disunity. The country’s political efforts as zi nation are traced from the days of the Afghan monarchy to the current ’ dilemma of being coerced into functioningasa Soviet satelljte state. The volatility of Afghan politics provided the Marxist movement in that country with the
“I may be nuts but as lorig as make rrioney, they ain’t gonna lock me up.” Great words from a golden performance by a comedy master; a gentle man who can briw tea’rs of laughter to any audience at the dropof an old, battered hat. Red Skelton is truly one of the all-time comedy greats; Clem Cadididdlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader, or just himself, He hasn’t been in the television spotlight for a few years but, Wednesday night, in a special Centre iti the Square performance, he had the Dissatisfied students and frustrated intelaudien& in _the palm of his hand, with his ligentsia were the main recruits for the poetry, jokes, and constant off-cue fooling Marxists. The numerous intrigues within Afghan politics and the gradual increase in ; around. The HorneBoxOffice/GlobalT.V. productSoviet influence are depicted in an interesting 1 ion’ began at-- 790 pm, with a not-so-funny and captivating*mann$r by the Newells. Toronto comic, Brian Nassmop, emceeing the - The reader is provided *with enoqgh backnighIs activities. His basic job waq to prepare ground material on the Afghan leaders and the audience for the real show by having them their politics to come to a clearer’understanding of the motives behind the Soviet in- applaud, look happy, and be animated on cue. vasion that shocked an unstispecting world on By the end of his non-stop routine’a lot of the audience had left; on cue. December 25, 1979. During the eight&en When their favourite veteran clown&me to months preceding this invasion, Afghanistan the stage, the audience needed noinstruction. was governed by the Khalq party, the more With Skelton they were hot! ’ nationalistic than revolutionary faction of the He, joked around with the crew and the MBrxist movement. The puppet government crowd as he patiently waited between takes installed by the Soviets purged the remnantstif and various introductions to made during the the previous regime, and now the stiongmeti course of the night. ’ of the Pgrcham party, the more MoscowHe talked about Kitchener x in his opening dependent of the two Marxist groups, were monologue. propelled into the political 1 limelight. ’ “It’s a beatiful city, when you get it finished,” he cracked. . He never ran out of jokes, for making this specialment was a tedious process. Skelton kept the audience alive. He proved he is stiKa master at his brand of Mime, Segatta. Skelton portrays a little, old The ensuing open war against the resisting man beautifully, and did so playing baseball Afghan people, the tactics used in the fighting with his invisible grandson, watching an by both the Soviets and the mujahidin are disimaginary parade march by, and finding his cussed. The “iegional patterns of resistance” are exmained, interspersed with reports of grandson in a maternity ward. The highlight of Skelton’s act was his portrayal* of a piece of eye-witness accounts recorded by journalists bacon frying on a grill. This was hilarious and when they were in the region. A survey of the proved that Red is still in Great shape, as he five major resistance movements, their wiggled around the stage effortlessly. leaders and their aims is also given. , .
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l Inflation - mainly the problem of an irre(though with a strong suggestion that most opinions of Richard D&son thereby, won’t versible national debt. peopleget takenadvantageofbedause they let change. I guess it’s too late. Maybe. themselves gettakenadvantage of). Tanstaafl’! This is a book with 3 message. Heinlein has l The Age of Unreason: “Freedom?” asks someone else; waving some very surprising resources at his coma) I CHING their copy of Starship Troopers. Troopers is a mand, and the kind of mind that can see b) Back-to-nature cults; “Here lies the bare bones of the ‘United pro military book, a bbok that glorifies the creative solutions; more, a kind of mind that c) The collapse of basic education; _ States of America, conceived in military. (One of the best anti-war SF books, can see the problems that are here (the real d) The current respectability of natal horofreedom, died in bondage. 1776-1986; The Forever War by Joe Haldeman; is problems - he contends, for instance, that logical astrology among “intelligentsia” . Death came mercifully, in one stroke, supposed to be a literary reply to this work.) nuclear waste is not a ‘real’ problem: just 6 - e.g, professors, N.Y.. literary people, during senility. foible. Save it - in half a century - should we. As Heinlein writes proudly of ‘gloi-ifying war”\\ n+r CLL., ‘Rest in, Peace!” last that long - we’ll want to use it. And should in a commentaryin Universe,“It doesindeed. e) “Experts” on nuclear power and nuclear we not last that long - it’s not a problem thei?, Specifically, the P.Bd;j the ‘Poor Bloody I weapons who khow nothing whatever of is it?) Heinlein also sees answers. Infantry, the mudfoot who places his frail bodymathematical physics and are smug in He lets us into his reasoning process and between his loved home and the war’s admitting it; into his original information and his con;. desolation . . . I think I know &hat offends most g) People who watch television several elusions, Some of his conclusions are fa;: of my critics the most’ about Starship hours a day and derive their opinions tastically unlikely to be itiplemented - but it is Troopers: it is the dismaying idea that a voile therefrom - and expound them; mind-stretching to explore them. in governing the state should be earned, instead of being handed to anyone who is 18 ’ years old and has a body tetiperature near 37°C . . . Democracies usually collapse not long after the plebs discover that they can vote themselves bread and circuses - for while_ . . . ..A_a-.._ it’is happening here.” So there. Not pro war is Heinlein pro survival. To survive? Be prepared to defend yourself: and have strong, . competent government at home. Unlike soy bodk before, the significant portions of Universe are commentary, not story. The forewards and afterword& and the inclusion of previously unpublished speeches or personal commentaries, make this book as close to an autobiography as Heinlein has thqn that, it is a That phrase begins one of the many articles I come. More important statement of personal philosophy. of warning, prophecy, and practical advice And that is worth reading about. , that fill the 582 pages of Robert A. Heinlein’s Certainly a lot of people and publishers latest book, Expanded Universe. It isa stateh) People who watch television several If you are not interested in the problems of think ‘it is - look at Heinlein’s record: tient best describing the warning he is trying to hours a day; philosophy, try it at a personal level. Do you Stranger in a Strange Land, Time Enough get across to his countrymen (Americans, i) The return of creationism; want a guide to personal survival in case of an for Love, and I Will Fear No Evil are in obviousl’y); that he is very pessimistic abouf j) The return of witchcraft. atomic war? This book has some useful Bkrkley Publishing Company’s top tenall-time the future unless people wake up‘ to the -0 The cancerous explosion of government. pointers for you. best-selling SF titles; Love has gone through realities of this civilization and try and change I think i agree in all cases - even if I’m guilty This book comes not only with my highest thirteen reprintings and, six years; The _them. This book is the closest Heinlein has recommendation, but also with my urgent Number of the Beast, Heinlein’s last work (of .on a couple of counts. The question concome to being pessimistic about the future, fronting me, and anyone who agrees with any advice to read it. This book may not contain this year) was bought for a half-million dollars and I’m not completely sure that he is; but is is of the points above, is, will I change? Will you? the answers to the world’s problems-but it’s - a record sale. As the Summer 1980 edition .,very ‘pessimistic about most people bqt&ri*n-g The person-who spends several hour&aday in. i -’ anhonest try. You do better. cof Destinies says, “Plainly the old man-has lost to try and make a good future possible. front‘ of the television and expounds the \ John W. Bait his tOuch . . . mobs of custdmeis, outraged at Heinleii has been wriqng science fiction (of his failure to entertain them, are attempting to ‘many genres) since 1939. The vast majority of drown him in dollars.” his works have won one award or another, and ‘Nuff said. Too many so-called ‘philosphers’ he himself is the first Grand Master-Nebula for have cqme out with too many ideas too often Lifetime Contribution to Science Fictioh (an --AT-for much credibility to be lodged in the breed honor voted him by his fellow writers). (possibly including this writer). But here liesan Heinlein has written ppproximately forfy exception - with a track recor;d Iike this books, and many short stories. The va;st and (consistent!) it might just be-Heinlein is worth overwhelming majority of them (I cannot think listening too. I’m sure of it. of an exception) deal with issues in freedom,
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Simonis has been working with EngSoc to develop a’co-op housing list. He is also co-ordinating a list with off-campus housing so that there will be three housing lists available for co-op students - off-campus, at EngSoc, and in the -Federation offices. Finally,
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Simonis is planning to set up a board similar to “Share a ride” for students going to the same towns to share a moving van. Simonis’ final promise dealt with “a joint proposal (UW, WLU, Conestoga College) to. the Kitchener Transit authority for cheaper monthly passes for University students.” The Universities * haven’t approached the Transit authorities yet, preferring to do some studies first and :., prepare, their case. “Before
we can’ go to the Transit authority people, we have to do our homework.” The Universities are compili.ng a study of the impact the universities have on the community’s economy. In 1980, students generated $20 million of business and UW .as a whole generated $166.2 million. Simonis feels that the amount of business that comes from students will have a positive effect on the transit people. The municipalities are planning to ask the Ontario government to raise their subsidy for post-secondary%students from $56 to $125. Simonis will be going to city council meetings to see how this issue is <progressing. If the raise goes through, -he -may press to have some of the increase passed on to students via transit savings. So far Simonis seems to be keeping his election promises fairly well. But will these all be realized? Only time will tell. ’
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Thomson acknowledges the support provided byhis training’ partners, Dr. Rob Brown of Statistics, during both the race itself and the arduous training hours preceding it. “Rob and I %train together. We helped each other in the marathon. Rob helped me when I was tired and stiff. He also helps me when we train. We use each other as workhorses.” The versatile Dr. Thomson does not limit himself to marathoning. He runs a lot of shorter races as well, and has recently developed a strong enthusiasm for team running. “There are a lot of good 10K and crosscountry runners in the Waterloo area who are masters age, such as Colin Rogers and Mike Houston. We could build a competitive masters club team.” ’ Thomson is not sure when he will run his next marathon, but says it will not be before the falLdue to the amount of recovery needed after such a gruelling event. Barring injury, look for Jay Thomson to be a front-runner in the, masters category for a few years to come. . Tammy Horne
Professor Jay Thompson of Kinesiology ’ placed first in the . Masters (aged over 40) division at the National Capitol Marathon on May 10th. He hopes to build a Masters competitive club team in the K-W area.
The Outers Club on campus exists to provide the opportunity toexplore kayaking,c’anoeing, backpacking, rock-climbing, hiking, and other outdoor activities. They willbe having a general meeting on Monday May25 in CC 135(qsk.the turnkeysfor the time). They invite new people to attend.
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One of the longest-standing clubs on campus is the UW Outers Club. Fcunded in the fall of 1874, this club provided opportunities for lovers of the great outdoors to pitch tents and hike trails with their fellow students. The Outers were officially accepted as an athletic club (by the Athletic Advisory Board) in the fall of 1975. This made the club eligible for financial assistance from the Athletic Department. Equipment could not be purchased and trips could be subsidized. In the winter of 1976, the Athletic Department purchased most of the Recreation ,Department’s inventory of outdoor equipment, which can now be rented by, the. university community from the Out\ers Equipment room, PAC Blue South. Resources include sleeping bags, tents, backpacks, maps, compasses, etc. Rates are very reasonable. For example, a backpack may be rented for 506 per day. All rentals are half price for club members. Rental hours are Mon. lo-J1 a.m. 3:30-4 p.m. and 4:30-5 p.m., Tues. l&8011:30 a.m., Fri. 10:30-!2:30 p.m. In 1977, the Whitewater Club, which had been strong on campus since 2972, and the Orienteering Club amalgamed with the Outers, forming the “new” Outers Club. This union was beneficial to all three groups involved, due-to a larger executive and asuperior budget. The club could now realize the potential for outdoor activities at Waterloo. -
meeting Mon. May 25 in CC The Outers Club conthe Saugeen River and tinued to expand, adding Kilarney Park. 135 (check with the Turn’: : “~~~” $;~t~rs” ~~lie;vi! aim -‘-keys” fO* tb time-);’ “ =.‘~sir ,~~. two new dimensions in late total group participation.’ If you desire t’c become 1977 cross country involved right away, kay$. skiing and rock-climbing. Activities and trips depend aking lessons are being As a result of strong on the interest and motivation of members. . Meetleadership, enthusiastic offered Sat. May 23 at the members and the continued support of Peter Hopkins, Director of Men’s Intramurals (now Campus Recreation), the club presently involves 80-100 participants each term. This summer, the Outers provide a variety of ways to / enjoy nature, including cycling, hiking, backpacking, rock-climbing, kayaking, and canoeing. t Expeditions vary in length. Cycling and rockclimbing are usually daily excursions to nearby areas. The Niagara Escarpment is popular for climbing. ’ Hiking may be either a one or two day affair, deings are held to decide PAC pool (check pool pending on distance travelwhere to go and what to do. schedule for time). led. Favorite areas are the On overnight journeys, all For more on the Outers, -. Bruce Trail, Beaver Valley, members share the cost and pick up a copy of their and the Guelph Trail. cooking of food. newsletter at the PAC reHiking guide books are ception desk in Red North available to members from To find out more about or call Debbie Mills (886d the equipment room. the Outers, be sure to’ 2649) or Andrew Piggott Canoe trips are all weekattend the next general-’ (884-5880) end events, to such sites as
Campus Recreation still has opening& in several instri&i’onalprograms! .. Fitness: ,
Beginners - Mon., Wed., Fri. ,12-12:45p.m., Advanced-Mon.,Wed.,Fri.-4:45-k30p.m. Aqua Fit: Tues. & Thurs. 8: 15.-,.9 a.m. Swimming: All levels and times still have openings (but wi& ‘:x hdve missed two lessonsalready). Diving: Mon. -7-8p.m.and69p.m. A Weight Training: Mkn and jwomen. All sectionsstill have openings; Note: allclas~eshave started thispast week, except some/weight training sections. For more information, cull Sally Kemp, PAC Ext. 3533. ‘.
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