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March 25,1988 THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY'S STUDENT FORUM March 25,1988

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Free Trade?
Billy Building
Club Eng.
Inside
Eng. Ball
Higb-beam History
Trivia
2 Iron Warrior
Asleep at the Wheel
The title of my editorial has ab-
solutely nothing to do with its con-
tent. It is actually the title for my
original editorial which was vapour-
i7.ed by the Deathstar computer sys-
tem (Watstar). 1 should be careful
about what I write here or they'll
return and destroy this one too.
1 thought I,hat maybe the loss of
my editorial was a Gue for me
to !>it back and take it ea!>y. )
had embarked on a discllssion of a.n-
other serious topic, defending the
apathy of our generation of students
with respect to those of the sixties.
Well , sticks and stones may break
our bones, but what have they done
lately (there is meaning here)
The very fact that your reading
this at all is a miracl e. Not be-
cause it's boring , but because of
the sequence of highly improbable
events which lead to its publication.
Strange things happen in the hal-
lowed halls of our engineering insti-
tution at night .
It all started yesterday afternoon
when Deathstar Galactica fired a
parity bomb into my ID, destroying
my editorial and sending my ID into
hyperspace along with some of the
IW material. It was a well planned
Don't Pity
t e mo er
Recently, the city of Toronto
passed a smoking bylaw requiring all
employers and public buildings to
institute a smoking policy. This is
just one exampk of it general t.r end
to reduce the> rights of smokers.
The general a(,titIlJf' of t.he public
seemed to be ill favour of t.his cam-
paign, but now, right at the peak of
its thrust, it seems to be losing mo-
mentum.
Lately, ) have heard comments
in passing expressing pity for the
smoker. I frequently hear the com-
ment, "You have to feel for a smoker
these days." Well don't! Scien-
tific research has shown that sE'cond
hand smoke is hazardous to your
health. Tobacco smoke contains car-
bon monoxide, a POISONOUS gas.
Any just person would agree that
no in?ividual should have the right
to pOlson another individual. Don't
pity the smoker .
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attack, occuring moments after 4:30
when the Watstar maintenance offi-
cers go home for the evening.
Next came the adventures of the
"Raiders of the Lost Ads". Legend
told of their existance, but no mor-
tal had ever laid eyes on them. As a
complete set, they were' worth mil-
lions to \lS.
Thi ngs sett led down after that ,
except for t.he' loss of the poi nt ar-
row (three times). We couldn't very
well allow the counterpoint to have
an arrow) bul, not the point. That
would be irresponsible journalism.
As the evening dragged on into
morning, our once repaired photo
enlarger "exploded" (I think this is
just a metaphor, I didn't actually
Smokers should be allowed to
Rrnoke outdoors or in t.he privacy
of their homes where it will do lit-
tle harm to others, but smoking in
public buildings and the workplace,
places where e'verybody must go,
should be banned.
Nightclub, theatN and cinema
owners will have' to make a deci-
sion to ban or not to ban smoking
in their buildings based on demand
of the public. Currently, smoking is
banned from cinemas; maybe some
bars will follow suit.
Individuals should be allowed to
do as t hey please as long as thE'i r ac-
tions do not infringe on the rights of
other individuals.
Ian Simpson
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wit.ness the event myself). Our no-
ble man Brent proceeded to drag the
en larger through the halls with him,
ulltil he found a large hammer with
which to fix it.
Campus gestapo, seeing that our
cameraman was obviously a heavily
salivating madman with nasty inten-
tions, arrested him. Miraculously,
he escaped their torture chamber,
with eight of his ten toes intact.
It 's morning now, and reality has
assumed its expected form. I can't
say right now whether everything
will work out, but if you're read-
ing this, it has. And in case anyone
is still wondering what the point of
this editorial is ...
If you find a typo, ..... Fix the
*&$#in' thing yourselfl!
Thanks again to everyone who
helped out, it 's been great!
Kevin Moon
At 4:39 AM on Sunday March 20,
the sun crossed the equator on its
journey north; the first step in a
transition to the perhaps less ser ious
lifestyle of summer, in which things
like the Iron Warrior will be left be-
hind. This is our last issue as edi-
tors. We would like to congrat.ulate
all our contributers on the fine qual-
ity of their 511 hmissions.
We have had the benefit of hear-
ing most of the praise for the paper
first hand, a privilege owed to our
writers and artists; of course they
were also absent during some of the
less favourable reviews. All consid-
ered, we were impressed with what
people were able to create, especially
with the limited time we usually al-
lowed them. And so to everyone in-
volved, take the summer off, have
a coke, and charge it to Barb Adey
(Treasurer, Eng Soc). And for those
who are even more self indulgent,
have a look in the mirror and say,
"Gee, I'm swell" .
March 25, 1988
Iron Warrior Staff
Editors
Kevin Moon
Ian Simpson
Wrjters
Barbara J. Adey
Tim Bouma
Greg Dee
Anita Gatti
Eric Gowland
Karen K. Hubbard
Owen Kelly
Bill Lennox
Dave Liao
Lisa Manning
Garry Peterson
Shayne Smith
Matt Snell
Ulf Stahmer
Chris Vanstaden
Anne Vivian
Artwork
Don the Cartoonist
Tom Lee
Typesettjne
Bruce Fletcher
Peter Hansen
Geoff Vona
Kathy Fong
Carolyn French
Lindi Wahl
Layoyt
Richard HoFatt
Mitch Janzen
Imran Khan
Sonya Kruitwagen
Michael Lessard
Randy Raaflaub
Shayne Smith
VIf Stahmer
Peter Hansen
Photoerapby
Our man Brent
Rena Herman
Jody Levine
Adyertisine
JeDnifer Armstrong
David Karp
March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior 3
A Message From The Dean
Bill Lennox,
Dean of Engineering
I also sent a letter to Dr. Corneil,
President of the A.P.E.O. express-
ing my dismay at his sending a form
lett.er to all student engineering soci-
eties (see last issue of the Iron War-
rior) . Waterloo engineering students
have, over the years, established an
excellent record of responsible be-
havior and, in no way, deserve to be
"tarred" with the broad brush ap-
proach of the letter. I often send
copies of The Iron Warrior to t he
offices of the Canadian Counci l of
Professional Engineers (CCPE) and
Don MacEwan, incommg President,
recently sent a let ter of congratula-
tions to last term's editors for set-
ting such a high standard for stu-
dent publications. The paper goes
a long way destroy the
stereotype negative image of engi-
neering students which seems to per-
sist. Granted all it takes is one in-
cident and all the positive efforts
are quickly forgott en. "That is not
news, but that too is reality."
Other items of information:
The university is recommending
to the Board of Governors that the
co-op fee be increased. I believe the
new fee wou Id be $311 . The Fac-
ulty of Engineering is opposed to
the increase and passed a motion to
that effect at a recent Faculty Coun-
cil meeting. I will present The Fac-
ulty's view at the board meeting.
The Faculty of Engineering is op-
posed to the proposed co-op fee in-
crease and expressed this concern
in a recent Faculty Council motion .
We are concerned that no study
has been done to determine at what
point the fee could begin to dis-
courage students from applying to
our co-op programs. We now at-
tract the best engineering students
in the province and it is primarily
due to co-op. The quality of stu-
dents in other programs has obvi-
ously increased since they began of-
fering co-op programs. This quality
will continue to increase since "good
students apply to programs where
good students exist."
The Prez Says
by Matt Snell
On the twelfth of this month I
collided head on with reality. As 1
stood before the' assembled masses
at the Engineering Ball wishing the
best to the departing graduates,
I suddenly realized that in twelve
short months it is going to be me
out there. Where the *&*@#@ have
the last four years of my life gone .
and where am I going? Do I re-
want to spend the rest of my
hfe at my last work term job? Do 1
want to be masochistic and go on to
graduate work? These are the ques-
tions which slammed, albeit some-
what blurred, into my head Sunday
morning.
I am of the opinion that the
Waterloo Engineering student does
tend to live his/her life on a term
by term basis and because of this,
graduation can sometimes take us
off guard . There is a definite need
for the undergraduate to get THE
BIG PICTURE while still being in
a position to make some career de-
CISIons.
What is this BIG PICTURE, you
may ask. Well, Life, The Universe
and Everything; Why are you in En-
gineering? What jobs are open to
me with this degree? What is the
current graduate job. market like?
What research is being done and at
which institutions? What graduate
funding is available? Who invented
liquid soap and why? These ques-
tions and many more must be an-
swered before you can make an in-
formed decision about what. bappens
to you after graduation.
Doing this is certainly no simple
task but the University does try to
make it a little easier. Avail able to
us on this campus are career and
graduate program resource matC'ri-
als and counselors . As well, the var-
ious student technical chapters run
seminars on possible Engineering ar-
eas of work. A t the very least th("
student can use these services to
gain some insight into where he/she
wants to go. You can also talk to
the current graduating class ano see
what their plans are. However , one
should not be confined to just this
campus. Visit campuses that of-
fer graclllate programs which ir:ter-
est. you . Try to attend conferences
dealing with areas you might want
to work in ; contacts made at. cOl1 fer-
ences can provide invaluable infor-
mation.
An engineering degree from Wa-
terloo can open an infinite num-
ber of doors for you, but you have
to know on which ones to knock.
Expand your horizons now because
graduation is just around the corner,
beli eve or not.
Now on a lighter note, it ha.s been
one hell of a term and I would like
to thank all those who have helped
out and participated in the Engi-
neering Society events. Special com-
mendations go to all of the Directors
for their enthusiastic effort') all term.
As well, an extra special thank y-; u
for Ella who always kept us on an
even keel. To the 88 grads I wish
a fond wc'rt' going to miss
you . As for the reflt. of YOIl grunts
out there J'll see you in September
for t.he best party of the decade:
ORIENTATION '88.
Have a great summer!
Other school are now offering co-
op programs, so we will be facing
increasing competition. We sllould
be careful about making a decision
that could jeopardize this advanta ..
geous situation.
All of the universities ' engineer-
ing programs (7) will be revieweo
by the Canadi an Engineering Ac-
credit ation Board next fall . We
are busy preparing thE' documen-
tation now. Six of the programs
are going through the regular review
process (every 5 years) and Com-
puter Engineering will be reviewed
for the first time.
r have formally requested tllat. the
APEO give Waterloo graduates the
opportunity to present their work
term experienc(' for creoit tlgain!';t.
I he two year requiremellt . It is "un-
der con ideration. " (I sent the letter
in December .) Many co-op employ-
ers have written directly La APEO
supporting the reqll('s1...
Congratulations aT{' in order to:
oori Sivakumaran for winning
place at the O.E.D.C., to John
LIddy and.Lars Oltbafer for winning
the Ontario andford Fleming De-
baLes, and to the survivors of The
Great Toboggan Race.
Also, best wishes to the class of
1988.
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4 Iron Warrior March 25, 1988
by Barbara J. Adey
Canadians face an important na-
tional decision with respect 1,0 the
i"ree Trade Agreement with the
United States. We can endorse
John Thrner or Ed Broadbent in the
next federal election, giving them li -
cense to tear up the agreement as
t.hey have promised . Or, we can
stop burying our heads in the sand
and acknowledge the st rategic im-
portance of trade with t.he U.S. to
Canada's future.
Let me begin by explaining in
theoretical terms why international
trade benefits the two countries in-
volved. Consider two commodities,
beer and photocopiers. Let us M
sume that Americans make better
photocopiers more cheaply than we
do, but that Canadians make bet-
ter and cheaper beer. (n economic
terms, Canada has a comparative
advantage in producing beer and the
Trade restrictions... impede
trade by protecting endangered
industries.. tl,us reducing
world-wide production.
U.S. has a comparative advantage in
producing photocopiers. Conceiv-
bot.h Canada and t.he United
States could each produce strictly
fqr their domestic markets. How-
ever, if each country specializes in
doing what they do beUer and the
two commodities are exchanged, the
total production of beer and phot.o-
copiers will increase wiLhollL an in-
crease in inpllt.s. 'fhI18, int,ernat.ional
trade allows hoth count rieR to con-
sume more or both commodit,ics.
Tariffs aJld other trade rest.ric-
tions such as quotas impede t.rade
by protecting endangered ind\lstries
in a given country from fair com-
petition hy imports, thus reducing
worldwide product.ion . Oft.en , po-
Iit,ical expediency is the reason for
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the imposition of tariffs. The costs
of this process are seen in reduced
quality and consumer choice.
At the Engineering Ball this
month I wore Italian leather. shoes
and drank French wine. Though I
consider myself to be a nal.ionalist it
is clear to me that I am a selective
consumer first and foremost. As in-
dividuals, governments and corpora-
tions, we consider both quality and
price in the purchases we make. As 1
have illustrated, trade among coun-
tries allows the most capable pro-
ducers to do what they do best and
trade to get the rest. You just can't
grow coffee in southwestern Ontario:
let 's leave that to Juan Valdez.
You just can't grow coffee in
South-Western Ontario: Let's
leave that to Juan Valdez.
J have not included a sector by
sector di scussion of the free t.rade
agreement in this article. Let me
state simply that trade liberaliza-
tion is the way of the world in the
interest of global prosperity. GATT,
the General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade, recently handed down
a ruling t.hat Canadian provincial
legi slation regarding the sale of al-
coholic beverages is unfairly pro-
tectionist. Indust.ry spokesmen are
whining now about thousands of
jobs being at stake. But quality sur-
vives in a truly competitive market.
I will cont.inue to consume Inniskillin
wines regardl ess of the entry of less
expensive French wines because In-
niskillin makes good wine. 'fhe only
companies in danger are those who
provide an inferior product and are
kept. in business by unfair t.ariffs.
FreN a.cce s to the American mar-
ket will ensure that. Canadian firms
can achieve the economies of scale
which t.hey need t.o be compctit.ive
worldwide. It is important to note
t.hat free trade" is a misnomE'r: the
current agreement. does not provide
for a complete dismantling of trade
restrictions. Significantly, the Auto
Pact remains intact, which might.
keep Bob White happy. Produc-
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Canada will continue to be guaran-
teed.
Canadians must realize soon that
in spite of our expensive social sys-
tem of public health care, wel-
fare and unemployment insurance,
we have a very healthy economy.
Canada markets world class goods
and services in many fields of en-
. deavour, not the least of which are
telecommunications and engineering
be government-run.
Uniquely Canadian succ'esses like
our system of health care will con-
tinue to exist under the free trade
agreement . Contrary to what she
would like you to believe, Margaret
Atwood's books will continue to sell
under the Free Trade Agreement
simply because they are good books.
The same goes for albums by Jane
Siberry. Canadian cult.ure is not
at risk under the Free Trade Agree-


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consulting. In fact, even Bob Whit.e
and the CAW can't keep Canadian
auto plants from producing higher
quality cars at a lower cost than
their American counterparts.
I am always dismayed at the
Canadian inferiority complex re-
garding our int.ernational competi-
tiveness. This attitude is fueled by
many groups who should know bet-
ter including the news media anti
our educational system.
I am equally dismayed hy such
individuals as Sheila Copps. On
a recent CITY-TV debate on free
trade she spoke glowingly of trade
with the Pacific Rim and assured
us that Canadians (and presumably
the Liberal Party of Canada) wish
to t,r<tcle with the world . Her concllr-
rent ability to reject increased access
to the largest national market in the
world , with spending patterns simi-
lar to our own and largely insignif-
icant language and geographic bar-
riers to Canadian fi'rms , simply as-
tounds me. Will t.he world want to
trade with us on her terms, by buy-
ing our products despite ollr signifi-
cant barriers to their goods, services
and investment capital?
Freer rrtuk wiU not turn
Canadians i"to A.mericans any
tha" tlte EEC has turned
into
Our public health care system
consumed 8.4% of om gross na-
tional prodllct in 1985 as opposed
to 12.1% in the United Stat.es, which
has a hybrid priva.te/public systE'm.
Yet Canada has much lower rates
of morbidity and infant mortality
than the U.S. In this sector of the
economy, it is actually more effi-
cient in practice for the system to
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ment . With minor exceptions, cul-
tural industries are exempt from the
agreement.: trade restrictions which
favour Canadians will remain .
For the past t.wenty years, our
trading relationshp with the U.s.
has grown Rtronger. Yet at the
same time ollr social welfare sys-
Item has grown significantly. Our
cultural industries have never been
stronger. In many ways the Cana-
dian and American cultures remain
VPry dis! inct despite O IJr common
gE'ography and lwrit.agE'. Most im-
portantly, we have coll(>ctively and
individually grown wealthier.
'Protectionism simply must go
the way of the dinosaurs
The argllment that I he furt.her cle-
velopmenl, of Ollr trading relation-
ship with the U.S. will lead to a
loss of our unique cannot.
be substantiat.ed by objective evi-
dence. Freer trad(> will not turn
Canadians into Americans any more
than the European Economic Com-
munity has turned Frenchmen into
Germans. As the FreE' Trade Agree-
ment contributes to our prosperity,
our ability to maintain our system
of social welfare will be guaranteed.
We certainly can't keep running a
deficit to maintain it .
The Free Trade Agreement as it
stands is not perfect. However, it is
a step in the right direction toward
freer bilateral and eventually multi-
lateral trade for Canada. Interna-
tional trade is crucial to our future
as a sovereign nation. Protection-
ism simply must. go the way of the
dinosaurs in the best. interest of the
Canadian economy.
Author's note: I woule! like to
thank Larry Smith of the Depart-
ment of Economics for his input.
March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior 5
Free Trade Agreement
by Lisa Manning
Last September, I had the plea-
sure of meeting a remarkable gen-
tleman from Syracuse, New York .
He is a retired lawyer who enjoys
talking with "younger people" to re-
main in tune with a changing world.
Without wasting time this engag-
ing conversationalist initiated a dis-
cussion on the current Canada-U.S.
Free Trade Negotiations.
This scenario is not unusual for
the Canada- U.S. Free Trade Agree-
ment is clearly the centric politi-
cal, economic and social issue for
Canada in 1988 and beyond. In ad-
dition, it has been an historical bat-
tle for Canadians since Confedera-
tion. In this current struggle we
are forced once again to face the
"givens" of our nation; the geog-
raphy, our population distribution,
our resource based economy and its
linkages to our Southern neighbour.
What perhaps, was unusual about
my exchange wit.h this American
lawyer was complete aversion to
such an agreement for Canada' s fu-
ture. He was concerned that Cana-
dians would view Free Trade as the
panacea to their economic ills and
be duped into paying the high cost
of access to American markets. At
the time, the Free Trade Agree-
ment negotiations were not com-
plete and did not seem that omi-
nous. J was confident. that Cana-
dian business could compete on any
level. ince that interesting mee -
i.ng, I have changed my position on
the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agree-
ment.
r have not, however , sudden ly lost
faith in the abilities of Canadian
business or the potential of our natu-
ral and human resources. Instead, I
have difficulty seeing this Agreement
as the Canadian answer to economic
success. In short, we ha.ve neglected
to face squarely our shrinking com-
parative advantage in resources and
our decreasing trade with other na-
tions with a bilateral Free Trade
Agreement that fails to eliminate
American protectionism.
The case for Canadian-American
free trade stems from the standard
arguments for trade liberalization.
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'Canada's history 0/ u""ul
equity and dtvelopment
policy .is on the table.
The removal of tariffs and non-
tariff barriers (NTB) allows for op-
timal industrial location and prod-
uct specialization. Economists usu-
ally argue that the smaller economy
benefits from free trade more than
the large one hecause its firms can
achieve relatively gre;iter increases
in economics of scale. What is also
noted is t.hat. t.he smaller count.ry
will become more vulnerable, tlte
changes to the ('conomy more expan-
sive and the disrupt.ion to all aspects
of life considerably greater.
The Mulroney government initi-
ated t.he t.rade talks with I,he U.S.
in March 1985 and views this agree-
ment as a t.rillmph in government
policy. The government's negotiat-
ing team, headed by Simon Reis-
man, had as its chief aim the
"secure and enhanced access" to
t he U.S. market , "that would ex-
empt Canada from U.S. protection-
ist trade measure-s ."
What we receive-d is the Bina-
tional dispute set tlement mecha-
nism. The panel is to be composed
of two expert.s from bot h cOllntries.
The fifth panelist is chospn by the
other four members of the panel.
According to the Agreements final
text,the panel ' s ruling is binding in
"all cases except [when} either gov-
ernment can prove a member is bi-
ased or that there has been a se-
rious miscarriage of justice." (The
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement-
Final Legal Text)
This mechanism does not address
the possibility of laws on either side
lui V.S. will ,h.re ClIllodian
enero and Cantulians will
skare U.S. shortages.
being unfair in the first place. It
can merely determine whether the
law has been faithfully and correctly
appl ied. There is also t.he proh-
lem of enforcing compliance with
the panel's decisions. The threat of
U.S. protectionist measures against
Canadian industries that compete in
the U.S. market, will continue . . We
have received no guarantees for se-
cure market access. The Honourable
Pat Carney, Minister of Interna-
t ional Trade agrees , saying, "the
new process wiH not shield Canada
from present U.S. legislation."
Currently, 6 Billion dollars of
Canadian exports to the United I
States face either anti-dumping or
countervailing dutie-s. When an
American firm applies to the Int!'r-
national Trade Commission for an
anti-dumping or count('nrailing dllt.y
against a Canadian export er the
Canadian company must deposit thC'
duties which may become payable if
either duty is found necessary.
The Binational Trade Panel will
do little to discourage such ad-ions
constituting harassment for many
Canadian companies. Yet this dis-
pute mechanism has been heralded
by proponents of this particular
agreement as the basis from which
the benefits of Free Trade Row.
Bruce Wilkinson, an ec()nomist
at the University of Alberta made
the point that "despite tariff re-
ductions by the U.S. and Canada
from seven rounds of GATT nego-
tiations,Canadian prodllctivity and '
manufacturing has remained 25-30%
below the U.S. levels." However, the
rf'moval of the remaining few per-
centage points of U.S. tariffs is ex-
pected to wipe out all t.he rest of the
productivity gap. There is a hole in
our logic, then, on the benefits of a
comprehensive trade agreement for
our economic difficult,ieR.
Under thill Free-Trade Agreement
the resource sect.or is viewed as a
clear winner. The federal govern-
ment maintains "Canada's energy
security not in locking resources
in the ground bllt in developing
them to the benefit of all regions."
A July 1987 study on Canadian-U .S.
trade issues by the Bank of Nova
Scotia found that "resources indus-
COUNTERPOINT!
tries stand to be the clear winner ."
This type of analy is focuses on
the benefits that would be obtained
from secure access to the U.S. mar-
ket . Thf' affect of Free Trade on t he
energy sector provides an interesting
illustration of this.
In the case of hort energy sup-
ply, export control cannot reduce
the amount of energy available to
the U.S. BELOW the amount ex-
ported in the most recent 3 year pe-
riod. In addi.tion the National En-
ergy Board no longer has the author-
ity to establish discriminator prices
to Canadian advantage. In such
an arrangement "the U.S. will share
Canadian energy and Oanadians will
share U.S. shortages."
Furthermore, by giving up our
own acces!' to cheaper energy we lose
an important advantage to es t,ab-
lishing industry in Canada.
The Services sector is termed a
net loser in the Free Trade Agree-
ment by the Bank of Nova Sco-
tia study. The Agricultural sector
will also be profoundly affected by
the restructuring resulting from Free
Trade.' Also at serious risk are poul-
try and dairy products, fruits, veg-
et.ables, and the processing of these
foods.
Though a Free Trade Area by def-
inition allows for independent tar-
iffs and national direction on other
policies, reality clouds this inter-
pretation. In practice when t.wo
economies as different as Canada
and the U.S. are under a bil at.eral
Lra age n proti in
other countries must be coordi-
nated. Otherwise, one country's
trade relationships could possibly
disadvantage the other.
We have received no
guarantees for
secure market acce.'tS.
Such harmonization of poli(' y
would giv!' Canada little illt.o lh('
formation of policy an.d our ability
to increas(' multilat.eral t.rnrif' wOllld
be crippled.
On the politiral level,
of the deal have sc()ff('d at. t.he no-
tion of loss of sovereignty. To
individuals it is anoth<'r exarnph' of
an ill-founded Canadian inf('rioril,y
cornp'ex . But th(' (S valid .
What will Canada.'s role be in in-
ternational diplomacy? Should our
trade patterns with ot.her nations
mesh with the United States, as this
Agreement necessitates , how will we
separate trade and foreign policy de-
cision ?
Policy harmonizat.ion is argued to
be the efficient route to go. The dif-
ferences between r('gional develop-
ment policies in the {lniter! StateR
and those in Canada have become
snares to previoull agreements. Our
current sub idy syst.em is consis-
tently challenged by current coun-
t.f'rvail and antidumping proceed-
ings. In lieu of this , the Agreement
An agreement that removes
room to consider Canadian
solutions to our problems
$hould not be the
to world class economy-
sets out plans to determine what is a
fair sllbsidy. Again, we are negot.iat-
ing from behino. The United States
has nothing to lose in terms of subsi-
dies, whereas Canada's 121 year his-
tory of regional equity and develop-
ment policy is 011 t.he table.
Some proponellts of this Agree-
ment do not see this as a bat!
thing. Less subsidization of strug-
gling Canatlian business could elim-
nate some of the tarnished business
records of the past decade.
However, I am not discussing the
merits or failures of past. government
poli cy. It is the very restriction of
Call adian governments to assess t he
needs of all its citizens' and to bet
upon those assessments that fright-
ens me.
The debate has placed a spot-
light in some very dusty corners of
the' Cflnadi n <,(' onomy That is
a good I hill 1-\. Thl' illlprnvl' II\f'llt
of ( 'aIHHliall COllllw!lt Oil t.llf
world tlI arkl'\. )\ Mhollid hI' an illlI1W-
c1i ;tt( goal Frt'(' r ,\lid filin' r tratif'
ai, t.11(' muH ilall'fal It v(1 nrC' HI ()
goalH which l,hi K I\f\llllll (' CHI
til1ll(' to 1l10VI' t.owa,rris. nllt, 1111
agr<'c>tl\C'nl. L1l1lL our room
to consiciN Call1ldmn t.o
Canadian should IIot ht
C'onsic]('nd til<' rou!.. t.o a world
daSH ('corlo/ny.
I qIHstion those', Conrad Black.
et aI, who would tC'rrn this hC'-
lief in Calla.cla as lrrat.l(mal f('at or
dl'rlH'lIt(,d antagonism OIH
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6 Iron War rior March 25, 1988
Campus Day
I was hoping to be able to write an
article illustrating the vast mi scon-
cept,ions and unshattered idealisms
t hat high school students hold about
uni versity life, and the University of
Waterloo in particular . We, the ed-
itors of the Iron Warrior , t ook some
time on campus day to talk to a few
of the engineering pledges who were
here on campus to have a look.
My views of university and en-
gineering have changed continually
since my days as a sub-frosh. My
glorified view of the engineering pro-
fession has been weathered , and my
understanding of wh at universit y
will teach me has been clarifi ed. My
entire image of Waterloo is a distant
relat ive to that which I had when
1 attended campus day four years
ago. It was because of thi s that J
expected some of t.he students we in-
terviewed to say some V(>fy amusing
things.
In contrast, the high school s tu-
dents seemed to be quite open
minded about Waterloo, and had
a fairly level-headed perspective on
their prospective engineering ca-
reers . Many of the students inter-
ested in the electrical and computer
programs had done a seri ous amount
of computer and electronics hack-
ing and hoped to bui ld on t hat. A
civil applicant planned to use his de-
gree to take over hi s parents con-
st ruction company and a student in-
terested in systems design wasn't
what sure what she was interested
in t.echnically, hut li ked the hroad
approach systems takes to problem
solving. All in all , the applicants
seemed to be well suited t.o the disci-
pline stereotypes here at Wat. erloo.
We were also interested in dis-
cerning t he student ' s social schema
of our university. Does it include
a standing army of geeks and so-
ciopat hs as many members of the
media might have them believe?
Not reall y; one gir l said she had
heard t he stories about t he geeks
but t hat she didn't believe t hem.
Most interviewed said t hat t he social
life at Waterl oo did n' t seem drasti -
cally different from t hat of ot her uni -
versit ies like Queen's and McMas-
t er. However , one student men-
Bus Push Success
by Anne Vivian
The snow stayed away just long
enough to allow the 12th annual Bus
Push to go off without a hitch . Over
200 engineers fl exed their muscles
and used their weight to pull t he
KW Transit bus 6.5 km from the
university to the Market Square in
l<itchener. The course was diffi -
cult to start with (yes, there is a
LONG hill in front of KW Hospi-
tal, and trains don't stop for pa.-
rades), and the added weight of
. tired pre-pre-pre-frosh female engi-
neers (i.e., little sisters) in the bus
made the treck challenging even for
the veterans (i.e., John Westlake
and Dean Lennox). However our
fearless leader Mattman, riding his
white stallion, accompanied by his
trusty sidekick "RIOO ID", led the
pack even through these most dire
straits.
The Bus Push is our annual fund
r aising event for the Big Sist ers As-
socation to show the public that we
really do care and also are very tal-
ented musically. Preliminary figures
indicate t hat at least $5500 has been
raised and that when those closet
pl edgers show their faces, the to-
tal will surpass our goal of $6000.
Due to the enthusiasm of our col-
lectors along the parade route, ea-
gerly encouraging (harassing) dona-
tions, $1200 was collected along the
parade route.
Many thanks to all those push-
ers (and our frosh pusher Dr. Allan
George, Provost and Dean of Aca-
demics) who came out and made the
day a success. Thanks also to the
committee who organized the Push
and fed all the weary travellers.
tioned that Waterloo seems to be
obsessed with proving that student
life here is as wild as it is on any
campus.
Generally, U. of W. received good ,
yet fair ly conservative , reviews from
its visitors. Perhaps t hey fe lt pres-
sured to give sensible answers to our
questjons sinc.e they knew we were
speaking for t he record. Maybe if
we had tapped their telephones we
could have recorded the real dirt on
U. of W. and captured a li tt le of
that hi gh school naivete and fasci-
nation wit h university life. I' d also
have to say t hat the students we met
proba bl y did not represent an aver-
age cross section of high school st u-
dents. Anyone who really beli eved
t he stori es about Waterl oo proba bly
wouldn 't roll t heir windows down
CD
Winner
Professor Gord Agnew of Elec-
trical Engineering drew t he win-
ning ticket of t he IEEE Student
Branch's lottery for t he Pioneer
MD-60 Compact Disk Player , whi ch
was graciously donated by Pioneer
Canada Limited . Rose Bianco won
the Pioneer 6-Changer CD player
while Dave Rey nolds and Professor
'Shekar' of Systems Design won t. he
consol ation poster prizes. The IEEE
Student Branch wishes to t hank ev-
eryone for their support a nd will see
you next ter m at the seminars.
on a dri ve t hrough campus; j t 's too
bad we weren' t able to fl ag one of
them down and warn them not to
feed t he computer geeks. T he stu-
dents we met had all made U. of W.
t heir first choice and understand-
a hly spoke hi ghl y of it .
Cheap Bits
Last year the university recom-
mended that all fi rst year engineer-
ing students purchase personal com-
puters . Last July the university
opened a computer store on cam-
pus to offer low price brand name
and brand name clone computers to
all university students, staff and fac-
ulty. You are considered a student
unt il you convocate.
Every eligible customer is allowed
to buy only one computer per year
per manufacture r . These ru les are
required by the hardware manufac-
t urers before t hey will sell compu t-
ers, at large discount, to the univer-
sit y for resale . The manufact urers
don 't want t o j eopardi ze t heir indus-
tri al market .
Computer pri ces are set with a
very small mark-up. The store offers
a 1 year parts and labour warranty.
An example of one of the cheaper
systems the store offers is:
ZENITH EASY PC
512K memory
8088 processor; 7.16 MHz
two 3.5" disk drives (720K ca-
pacity)
CGA compatible video card
one parallel port and one mouse
port
14" monochrome monitor
MS-DOS
TOTAL PRICE - $890.00
The store also offers more pow-
erful systems from a vari ety of
manufacturers including; Olivetti ,
Toshiba, QMS, Rolland, IBM and
Apple.
Right next door to the com-
puter hardware store is the com-
puter software store. It oper-
ates with a similar mandate. The
software store offers the following
WATCOM products; WATFOR77
($3.00), APL ($3.00), Pascal ($3.00)
among others. As well the soft-
ware store sells Borland's Thrbo C
($70.10), Thrbo Pascal ($60.75) and
VP-Planner ($70.10) among others.
The store is located on the sec-
ond Hoor of the Math and Computer
building and operates between the
hours of 9:30 a.nd 3:30 Monday to
Friday.
March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior
7
The Nature Of Media
And Why It Should Be Free
by Garry Peterson
'The medium is the message. '
This slogan declares that a tech-
nology influences people not just
through what it produces but how
it produces. The "message" of any
medium or technology is the change
of scale, pace , or pattern t hat it in-
troduces into human affai rs . For ex-
ample, t he rai lway accelerated and
enl arged t he movement found in t he
horse and buggy era, creating new
t ypes of cities, work and leisure.
This process occurred independent ly
of the location of the railroad and
the nature of its freight (or content) .
Marshall McLuhan, the sixties
media guru, theorized that the in-
vention of moveable t ype shifted so-
ciety from an oral t o a literate cul-
ture. This shift resulted in funda-
mental changes in the way people
think and communicate. The ques-
tion now is how the current shift
from a literate to an electronic, in-
formation culture is going to influ-
ence mankind.
Communication technologies are
in an abstract way extensions of the
human nervous system, since they
allow a person to control and com-
municate with more distant enti-
ties than would otherwise be pos-
sible. Likewise, these technologies
bring an individual within the cy-
bernet ic sphere of influence of other
entities. An example of this con-
cept is the extreme inter-relatedness
of current world events as demon-
strated during the stock market
crash in October 1987 . Markets
worldwide crashed virtually simul-
taneousl y, as electronic megabucks
sloshed around the world . Compare
this event to 1929, when the effects
of the American crash took a year to
reach England. However, this' isjust
the overt way in which these tech-
nologies influence humanit.y.
Since communication media in-
power and speed of man 's
natural ner vous system, inevit.ably
t hey- will change the way peopl e
t hink and act . Formerl y unavail-
able data can now be received and
t ransmitted. As communi cation im-
proves, t he area whi ch an indi-
vidual communi cates and interacts
Communication media will
inevitably change the way
people think and act.
with increases. From tribes grew vil-
lages , which became city-stat.es t.hf'n
small countries and now the west-
ern, eastern and neutral countries
of the world. Increasingly, wars are
fought not only with weapons but
with ideas, information and disin-
formation . Technology is continu-
ally evolving; new media are created
as old ones die. Ten years ago, the
Walkman, CD's , personal comput-
ers , cellular phones, E-mail , desk-
top publishing, VCRs, and satell ite
dishes did not exist in anything re-
sembling their current forms. Yet
observe how much these items have
become a part of our lifestyles. New
media are emerging: ISDN, "smart"
cards, electronic forums , HDTV, hy-
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telli gent" phones.
However, these media do not.
way. f('cd t he user accurat(' infor-
mation . All information is st.ored
digitall); digital records can easily
be altered. Using a Hell
it becomt's to digit filly al-
t(>r phot.ographs or videos . Kodak
has just. relf'ased a photo editing ma-
chine which allows retail custOJl)t'rs
t o edit picturf's before having prints
made. Vi deot apes, photographs
and recordings will ::;0011 lose thei r
stat us as objective eyes. The record
of real ity can be undetectably al-
t ered. The medium can no longer
be trusted , only the source.
More problems exi st. The new
communication technologies have
not inherited the legal prot ection of
print and now all media seem des-
tined to lose that protection under
the "anti-porn" bill C-54 . T he reli-
ability and accuracy of informati on
is greatly reduced when censors are
able to alter the media's virtual re-
ality.
The natural tendency of govern-
mental agencies is to suppress, ma-
nipulate, or otherwise control com-
munication on most matters of any
general importance. All govern-
ments control the mass media, mo-
nopolize education and engage 111
disinformation.
This pract ice is bo\'h dangerous
and evil. Freedom of expression is
necessary for several separate, but
related reasons.
First , the pursuit of happiness.
People live and grow by finding or
searching for meaning t. hrough 8('lf-
expression a nd c mnllllli at.ion wil h
others. Commullicat.in g wit.h ot. h-
ers is a vital part of lif .
sion is not just a means to a. ll (' lid ,
but an end in itself. The
sion of id<>as and opiniollg prev('nt.s
mankind from living a frep and dig-
nified existence.
Second, the attai n ment. of the
truth . Rational judg('tIlent. of an
idea or concept is onl y
when facts and opini ons c:onc('rning
it have bee n evaluated . The ac-
curacy of thi s evaluation is dep<' n-
dent upon the amount of informa-
tion which can be obta.ined. if
a fact or theory is untruE' , it provides
for testing of t.he current model and
All gov.rnm.nt, control the
mDSS media, lIlop,opoUu
educMiott and entll.e in
disin/ormtltion.
may indicate flaws in that model.
It does not matter what ideag "so-
ciety" or the "public" regard to be
good , bad, true or false. No point of
view should bp sllpprpRsed .
Third, it is necessary to maintain
a free society. Along with a free
economy, t.he fref'dom of expresgion
is the vital requirement for an in-
dividual 's liberty. The frf'e flow of
concepts is vital and id('as is nec-
essary to establish a viable consen-
sus. The communication of all view-
point on an issue encourages non-
violent. change, hy providing discus-
sion on ideas and opinions. As Nor-
bert Weinf'r !'Itated in his book Cy-
bernetics, "or all a nt i-homeostatic
fact.ors in ociety, t.he control of t he
m(>ans of communication is the most
effective and the most important".
Tile suppression 01 ideas
and opiniotts prevents
manki nd from living a free
and dignified existence.
The suppression of ideas prevent.s
change. When change is sllppres::;ed
it bursts out as violence. Foref' is
t hen subst it utf' d for reason a nd ra-
t.ional argument bf'comes impossi-
ble.
Government exi st!' t o S('[Vf' the in-
divi d uals which make lip a count.ry,
not vice- versa. If government is t o
ad in an intelli gent and benefi cial
manner, the citize ns must be able
to obtain aud transmit ideas , con-
cepts and informat ion. Therefore,
the government should have no au-
thority to det ermine wh at informa-
t ion may be tr ansmitted or received
by the individuals whom they serve.
Finally, the qu ali t y of ideas a nd
informa tion . Fre(>dom of f'xpression
allows individual s to criticize, sup-
port , use and add to f'xisting con-
cepts while providing them with the
resources to construct new ideas.
The exi st ence of a free market-
place for ideas produces superior
The reliability and accuracy
reduced when censors
able to alter the media's
virtual reality.
ideltH a nd tlH'ori('H til rough C0111(>1'
LiLion nnd COOp t mt ioll . J<lt'lUI art'
a ll comp(' (.ill g for brai n H(Hlrl" rn -
din SP!\CC ancl ntiol1 A cOll e(' p-
tllal frc(' nlMkt, t. full y (' xpmle. i,kaH
to comment , rrit,kis m, Hnd rross-
fertilization . The SIl('c(' ssion And
di ApJacf'trH'IlL of out,cifl.l.('d or fl\I A('
ideas hy slJfWriof idel\!; rCHliltH ill a
continual advallcl'lIwnL of thought .
Free commulli cation allows Haw<,d or
fal se id u.s to b(' ('lirnillaLpd whilt
they arc still id<'1l'l, ratil('r than dis-
covering their fl aws when t.h y are
appli ed to r('(d situa ti onH
The advenL of Il C' W tnNli a has in-
creased the a ltl()u lit of da t.a flow-
ing in society. To keep the qu a. l-
ity of data high , freedom of com-
munication is 1I (' (:cssary. [nel iv id-
ual filter s arc necessary to extract
the information one desires. Cur-
rently thi s filtering is don through
sonrce self'ction and sclecti v view-
ing. Filters are necessary to ex-
tract meaning frorn thes(' high data
rates but the filter s should be in-
dividual ones , not r; tate enforced ,
Maintaining the quality of informa-
tion one receives becom('s a ner('s-
sit,y. In a free market l'liLuation, one
can pick and choose. There existii
less of a mainstrE'am and mor(' of
a multi-stream media environment .
In a controlled environment , the
choice is limited and information is
more prone to di stort.ion. Therefore,
new communication media need to
be freed thro11gh oe-regulntiori , and
given protection from stat.e censor-
ship. New media must be given le-
gal protection and tihe rights of old
media must be preserved.
8
What A Ball!
by vir Stahmer
It was like Christmas, so long
awaited , anticipated, and talked
about., and over much too quickly.
BlIt one thing is for SlIre, it. was t.he
best one yet. The 1988 Engineering
Ball.
On Saturday March l2, the Vien-
nese nail room at the Watf'r1oo Inn
was magically transformed into a
Broadway Theat.re, equalled only by
the likes of Carnegie Hall, wi tit all it,s
excitement, elegance, and glamour.
The evening started with the ar-
rival of the first couples around 5:30.
It was then that. the hundreds of
hours of organization, planning, and
construction had finally come to
an end. The three ball directors,
Shayne Smith, St,eve 'Wedge' Pallen,
and Kathy Lanza, and their support
staff had finished their jobs. The
Fifth Annual Engineering Ball had
begun.
Before long the foyer was filled
with glamourous ladies in thf'ir cock-
tail dresses and evening gowns es-
corted by true gentlemen dressed in
the finest tuxedos money could rent.
One could hardly believe t.hat these
were the same people that had bf'cn
gracing the university halls in sweat
pants and a T-shirt for the last few
years.
After checking thf'ir coats at the
box office, official photographs were
taken of each of the couples as
the stood in front of the Manhat-
tan Skyline. From here, they were
escorted to their respective tables
in the ballroom by charming hosts
and hostesses dresRed as leads from
Broadway productionR.
"Play !t Again
Matt ... "
by Shayne Smith
It took a hot. band to Cllt the ice
on Saturday, hut the Matt, Pines
Band burned a trail from Toronto
to Waterloo and exploded power-
fully in the midst of several hundred
overly dressed engineers. They were
a smash success. The New York
born Matt Pines made his univer-
sity debut with a selection of songs
which kept the dance floor packed
the entire evening and left us all
wanting more.
Matt Pines' appearance WaR, in
itself, a welcome addition to the
Broadway theme. During cocktails
and hors d'oeuvres and also during
dinner, he played solo keyboards to
set the mood. With the appear-
ance of The Tool, the crowd stood
"ridgidly" transfixed by Matt's syn-
Iron Warrior
Eng Ball Directors: Shayne, Kathy, and Wedge
Both the ballroom and foyer
were decorated in true Broadway
style, complete with act.ual Broad-
way show post.ers, flashing lights,
the Playbill poster, a show Mar-
quee, and, of course, the Ring
Road/Reality Ave. street sign. An
archway, perhaps the most impres-
sive achievement of the decorations
committee) lead into the ballroom.
Once inRide the guests were over-
whelmed by a dazzling display of
lights, balloons, and colour. Pro-
jected Broadway scenes, top hats,
and twinkle lights had transposed
t.he Viennese Ballroom into a place
of wonder and delight.
Before being asked to be seated
for dinner, the guests enjoyed a lav-
ish aRsortment of hors d 'ouev res and
cocktails. Wedge spoke a brief,
but amazing grace, anel dinner was
served. The dinner festivities in-
cluded 3 bottles of Yin Gratis (free
wine for those of you who don't
speak french) and a delicious piece
thesizeCl "Tool Music" as the band
le?.der paid homage to the Almighty
Pipe Wrench. Needless to say, his
l u ~ s y rendition of "It Don't Mean
a Thing" was dynamite.
Credit must also be given to t.he
other members of Mat.t's seven piece
ensemble which was comprised of
bass, percussion, lots 0' brass, and
a fantastic female vocalist. Together
they rocked us through four tremen-
dous hours of first class entertain-
ment.
Although the Matt Pines Band is
a dance orchestra perhaps more ac-
cllstomed to weddings, formal din-
ners, and hotel night dubs, their
performance at t.he ]988 Engineer-
ing Ball clearly marked them as
an act worthy of further attention.
Their adaptive, dynamic, and pol-
ished style was as imprf'Rsive a,<; it
was entertaining.
Matt Pines gets 10 out of 10!
of black forest cake for dessert.
After dinner, the presidents of
both Bngineering Societies, Mared
Lemon and Matt. Snell, took to the
stage to preRent the prest.igiolls Pall I
Plummer Awards. The recipients,
3 from both the A and B streams ,
were: Tom Lee, Thomas White, Su-
san Leach) Wedge, Steve Galanakis,
and Sean McKinnon. Matt Snell
also present.ed the Ball Directors
with President's Awards.
Following Kat.hy)s presentation of
the door prizes, the stage was set for
the first ever joint Drama / Engi-
neering prodllction: The Lanif'R Go-
diva Hardhat R(>vue. Th(> Revue
was comprised of 5 songs written
by Shayne Smi t.h with "Gott.a Getta
Girl" co-written by F;ric Gowland.
It was highlightf'd by the two num-
bers, "Th" Wives of Engineers", and
"It Don't Mean a Thing". Much
to everyones astonishment Shayne
And Now A Word
To Our Sponsors
The success of any event is always
due, in part) to the support it re-
ceives from official sponsors and this
year's Engineering Ball was no ex-
ception. Tickets) posters, advertis-
ing, and door prizes were all par-
tially funded through these contri-
butions. The Engineering Ball Com-
mittee would like to thank the fol-
lowing sponsors for their support:
Collins House of Formals
Lee Saunders Flowers
Eaton's Travel
Image Computers
Waterloo Inn
Brick Brewing Company
ULF Graphics Ltd.
March 25, 1988
himself sang the latter in a style
reminiscent of the great Cab Cal-
loway. The response of the audience
to Shaynes' number was just short
of mass hysteria and prompted an
even more theatrical rendition as an
encore later in the evening.
The crowds ' frenzy continued as
the The Matt Pines Band bit the
stage and rounded out. the night, to
a euphoric conclusion , hy providing
a wonderful selection of dance mu-
SIC.
Special thanks must he ext.ended
to Al Anderson, Dave Manning, and
their crew, and also the girls from
Drama without whom this eve ning
would never have been possible.
Credit is also due to Mike Beneteau,
Peter Sing, Gary Schneider, Ken
Neave, Rick Blaiklock and all those
who helped them for the marvellous
work done on constructions and dec-
orations.
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March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior
The 1988 Engineering Ball
Waterloo Drama Girls as "The Ladies Godiva"
"THE WIVES OF ENGINEERS"*
(S. Smith 1988)
Chorns
are, we a7'e, lue are, we a7'e the willes
of enginee1's
1,l'e can, we can, we can, we can de7nol-
ish yOU1' Cll7'eers
DI'ink rum, be du.mb , pinch bums, be
(7'umbs
Bltt come along with 118
FOI' we don't gille Il da.mn fol' llny damn
mil'll
Who won't bllY a (ca1') for us
Godilla 'Were these who throllgh
Waterloo did ride,
The.y sought and fOllghl a.nd cllught and
tallght thes e men to pledgp th eir Iillt'S
These men, they stayed and w01'l.:ed in
school 'til g7'aduatlon came,
"CO-OP SHUFFLE"
(Sha.yne SllIit,h 1988)
To the Tune of "Locolllotion"
Solo: Come on El1erbody
ChOI'lIS: And do th e Co-op 5huffie
Solo: We've got lots and lots of jobs
Ch07' lIs: SWefpin' Flool's '
Solo: No man, we'llc got lots of jobs
Chorus: Ma/."'l1' Coffee!
Solo: Come on, hal'e. ,11011 been to Nce-
dies '?
Chorus: They jllsl locked Iheir door
One, TII!O, Thrce ...
(Come on Baby Do the Co-op Shuff/c)
[4 t.imes/
All ,11011 halle to do is lake a walk thol/gh
Ihe Wont Ads
('ome on Baby do fhe o-op '. huff/c
"GOTTA GETTA CInL"'"
(E. ,owland, S. Smith, 1988)
To the tllnf of "Candy Man"
if you are real dt'sp('l'oft'
To hcal' thai mating cali,
Just find -"ouJ'sdl oft ilia It dof,'
And tah' her fo tht' ball
... 1'011 gotta gf'lta gl1'/
find she can 't hh fl man
She can't 100A' hh a man b(,('(ltlSI lilt
tid-ets say there 15 a homoMxllol band'
}-Oll can b a losel'
FOld of pel'sonoilly
Bul to get 11110 the Ball
You gatta bl'lng a gl1'{ fOl' fl '/'c
... You gotto gef a 911'1
So trlJ a71d lao/. .. I'eal cool
Try look real cool ll11d fell youI'
girl thaf YOII'7'C not fl'olJl all (,lIglll(,''1' -
Ing school.
E' n9!71t'I' I'S tl' y fo matc
WIth cl'I'ry thmg fhty dafl'
So YOll must alu'ays lit' pr'olfcfn{
And !('Il hun thai .!J()II nrc l71fcc'/cd
HIS flitlilidc Will bt' ('(ll, .... "'d
}'Oli may be g"fat
And LUOT'A' all nIght af h01ll 1
1'011 can poh- YOlil' ('ale lila 1m'
BlIl yenl best leczve liS olcl/It'!
". [ golta gt'fla gll'l
To comt out 10 thIS dallee
9
A good cnglnccl' should always il.11 and
take the fi1l1c to bllY 11d-t'(, for 101"
anl( I'oman('/'
. .. bul you golta gclta 917'/.
And then they all got m.a1'1ied, settled
down and dressed the SC1.7ItC.
And always pid, thc right IIlIJllbC1's fOl '
the jobs YOII want real bod
Come on Baby ...
/Josts and Hostesses helped with seating
-Chorus (hollse)-
Although you think ,11011 'l'e diffelen t. and
these things they will not pass,
You'd better just. considf.r where ,11011 'll
get ,110111' piece of IISS
It ma.y be C1'uel to say so but lilt'
m i 's 'Tuell put it righ t.
Your heads wou.ld a.l/ foil off if thcy
weren't screwed 071. so tight!
-Chorus (the world)-
*Sung t,o the t,utle of "We a.re, etc. the
Engineers"
Shayne sings
''It Don't Mean a Thing"
}'otl 'll always get g1'cat offers, the./f'lI bl'
calling on .11011
So- get out .110111' c/olhfS fOl ' Ih e 1'11-
terllielU
And come on, C071H' on rI"th me
A7Id pa.y your two-fifty fff
Come on Baby .. .
Come on Baby .. .
midte7'm time draws nem', employ-
el's come 10 0111' school
Come on Baby ...
l'01i miss all of ./fotlr claHcs and you feel
like a. fool
Come on Baby ...
Those lncky to get intc7't'lell'S 11'0'11 'f
it's so neat
When they fail all of thc11' COI11'ses and
the,1I hatle to 1'fpea t
So come on, COIIIC on ll'lth I11C
And 1Ja.y ,110111' 1(I'o-fiff,ll jrr
C01lle on Baby .. .
Come on Ba.by .. .
Be cOI'eflll with .110117' when .11011
lisl all your jobs 71.01/1
Come all Baby ...
They s01'i it by C07l1PU(Cl', but I don't
il hOlil
Come on Bab.II ...
}'071 'd be happy If fh, 'y gal'c .11011
1, 2, or S
Then gilles .11011 1lumber 6 01
some Minisl7'y
So comc 011, "Ollie all rI'lth 1IIC
And pay ,110111' two-fitl." lee
Comf' on Baby ...
Comf 071 Baoy ...
reah, come on, come on and Sf'e
Thc Co-op Shufflc I/'Ifh mc!
"FIRST YEAR 8L\I
(S. SlIIith t988)
Fir!t y ar blucs
They kind of get YOIl dOllin
First ,Ileal'
Is that June Laure arou71d?
}I'hen ez:ams loom m tI, C citstall('c
And beer seems farther .q l,/I
It '$ h.ard to find on Instanl
For that T . A . ,11011 lI'onl to bll
And you never scem to hat',. time
Fat th03e .!JOII SaId yo If 'd do
LiA'e ealli71g your old boyfl'len d
PI'om the Ol'gy al \'2
Fi"St year' bltl('s
They kind of get ,11011 dOll in
Fi"sl yea I' blues
Waterloo a t01l'11?
But one by one thc mOIl/h.s pa"s
And you pray that .11011 111111 faa
And you hope il W071'/ .'Ct'711 100 Cl'aH
To switch fl'om wine to homemade b1'1 I
And .mddenly therp's fillll!.'
And you wonder hou' the wah
Passed so quick 1(Itlholff .lJOII I'md,n!!
Chapters 1 Ihrough 96
FIrst yea7' blues
If ,11011 Slll'lIll'e that ,11('<11'
FI1'.st year' billn
You'il have nothmg, ab.qolllfdy nolhm
else to fear ...
"IT DON'T MI';AN A TIliNe .. ."
SJllit,h, In88)
It don'f JIIfan a fhlll,9
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by Owen Kelly
Despite equal opportunity hiring
policies, the faculty of Engineering
has only 1.2% female staff.
Men, think for 15 seconds of hav-
ing all female profs. (Can you imag-
ine 4 2/3 years?) The neeo for more
women facu lty as role models for fe-
male undergrads is clear .
Fu r ther, it is hard to believe that
professorship in engineering is an
equal opportunity career, when it is
so unappealing to women, alt.hough
physically possible. This is not an
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Still An
Issue
indictment of the University, but the
recognition of an ongoing problem.
The history and evolution of an in-
stitution cannot be undone with a
few bylaws. Make no mistake, equal
rights are essential, from the Char-
ter of Rights to the UW Poli cies
Manual , but despite them our inst,i-
tutions remain as s tructures devel-
oped largel y by men to accommo-
date men .
The women to hire into Engineer-
ing faculty positions simply aren ' t
there. Although many attain a mas-
ter's degree, few pursue a doctor-
ate. Three reasons are cited in a
recent report . Women are hired
away by industries (with a simil ar
mandate to balance t heir employ-
Sorry
ment). It is unlikely for anyone
to reach tenured professorship be-
fore their early thirties and that 's a
lot of hard work which leaves little
time for child rearing. Women lack
female role models in faculty posi-
tions .
The report, from a four t h year
Systems Design workf>hop, exam-
ined population trends in graduate
studies. A projection for the "do
nothing" alternative suggests that
equal faculty representation will not
been seen in our lifetimes.
The "do something" alternative
is a sensitive isstle. The report
indicates that better salaries in
academia would stem the attr ition
to indust ry. There is a subjective
Bud,
March 25, 1988
evaluation element in the Uni.ver-
si ty ' s salary structure to assess a
person's "value" to the school in
terms of experience, expertise, fame
et.c. The report recommends that
child rearing experience be counted
towards an individual ' s "value". It
i::; hard to see the direct relevance of
this experience to one's performance
as a faculty member . It would be
more honest (and controversial) to
assign "value" simply for the fact
t.hat a cerLain individual has helped
to satisfy the UniversiLy's (implicit)
balanced employment objective.
The issue begs an answer and
equal opportunity policies have
proven inadequate so far, and in t he
foreseeable future.
You Don't Have the Parts
by Jane Equity
Imagine this : you ' re brilliant,
have top marks in your class, an
awesome resume , and are trying to
get that great job you're just per-
fect for. The final choice is between
you and two other engineers. Your
hopes are high' just waiting for that
fateful event- the phone call. The
phone rings . It 's the Human Re-
sources blah blah from Acme Chem-
ical. She says, "Sorry bud , you don't
have the parts!" Yes, th at's right,
you're not qualified because you're
aMAN.
Employment Equity, which IS
sometimes wrongly referred to a
Affirmative Action , is a policy de-
signed to encourage employers to
hire and promote members of so-
ciety who belong to equity groups.
Examples of such groups are women,
cultural and visible minorities, and
the disabled .
It differs from the American Af-
firmative Action law which forces
upon companies hiring quotas such
as "there must be four minority
women with limps in managerial po-
sition X by 1990". Instead, employ-
ment equity merely suggests targets
which companies should strive to
meet.
At present , it is required by law
that all government agencies and
all organizations like the university
which receive government contracts
have an act,ive employment equity
program. This act,ion was imple-
mented by the federal government
after it received the final report
from a study on equity groups in
the workforce. This report revealed
that even after everal years of gov-
ernment encouragement, companies
were still giving hiring preference to
white anglo-saxon males .
In principle the employment eq-
lIity policy shotlld only be imple-
mented as a "tie-breaker" in the em-
ployee selection procedure . The tar-
gets are means of judging the com-
pany 's equity program. It is t hought
by some to be a temporary measure
which will be removed once there is
adequate representation of the eq-
uity groups in t.he workforce. There
are, however , drawbacks.
The problem arises when targets
are held as t.he central focus in a
company's hiring procedures. When
this occurs the most suitable person
may be denied employment. Some
companiE's narrow down the field of
applicants long before a "tie" situa-
t.ion.
At my last place of employment
my supervisor was provided wit.h a
final group of {'ight applicants, all fe-
male, from which she was supposed
to select the department's process
engineer. A similar situat.ion arose
at a company where a friend of mine
was working. In this case his su-
pervisor was informed that two out
of the three new engineers he was
hiring for his department had to be
women . It is possible that in these
two cases f>everal very capable men
were not considered for the vacant
positions.
It may be that. present targets set
within some companies with regard
to female engineers may be too high
anci hence give wompn (I horrihly 110-
fair advantage .
Interpersonal conflict in the work-
place may be increased if cowork-
ers feel t.hat Joe/ Jane Equity (even
though he/ she is qualified) got the
job only becallse of this policy. De-
creased cooperation can r('sult from
this situation and thus decreased
prodllctivity.
This policy also pertains to a
company's advancement
Promotions may be given on t.hE> ba-
sis of whether or not an employee is
a member of an equity group. Even
if this is not the case, employee mo-
jivation and job performance may
be adversely affected . The equity
group member may feel that, his/ her
advancement in the company may
not reflect his/her abilities but in-
stead is a result of the equity pro-
gram. On the other hand an em-
ployee may feel penalized by the fact
that he/she is not a member of one
of these equity groups.
It is regrettable, in light of all
the problems that may arise, that
the government felt it necessary to
bring in employment equity legisla-
tion. But the increased presence of
equity groups in the workforce, de-
spite how this increase was achieved
will, hopefully, bring about fairer
hiring policies in the future by re-
inforcing the concept that ability
should be the only factor in decid-
ing employment.
March 25, 1988
by Greg Dee and Brent Little
Its better than hanging out at a
mall.
I saw the architect who design('d
the Davis center at the Kent hotel
last week. He looks sort of like Jesus
Christ.
You could call the style of the
Davis building many things. You
cou ld call it eclectic or esoteric. You
could call it post-modern. Some
people call it rockbot tom. Brent
and I call it down right goofy.
Iron Warrior
Billy Building
Check out those stools. Perfect
for checking out the chicks in the
library or playing spot the keener .
Don't go trying to move one some-
where useful though, they're bolted
down.
I wonder what those are for?
Grad students could benefit from
a few chin-ups. Maybe they ' re for
bending moment experiments. In
any case, I bet t hey don't last long.
Ontario Center of ExcellE'nce for
Custodial Engineering.
Wat.erloo ha long had a reputa-
t,ion for t.raining the fi1l<' t. green-
men anywhere. ow, we have th('
finest facility available anywhere in
the province. The sw('C'ping, vacu-
uming and mopping lab (SVM)
the first and only lab in operation
in the Davig center.
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Almost looks like a room hy
the indoor pool at a Jloliday Inn,
doesn't it.? A few plast.ic shrubs,
some deck chairs ann a gas barbe-
cue, and profs can in style meet wit.h
their grad students. lIope you don' l,
mind the new gas barbecue fee Oil
your next Luit.ion bill.
Attention K-mart
Shoppers
by Greg Dee
If you keep passing courses even-
tually you're going to graduate: it
happened in high school and its
gonna happen again in university. I
can remember back in grade thi rteen
when t hey handed out those appli-
cation forms for universities. I just
had to fill one out. What ('lse cou ld
I do? All my buddies were doing
it . My family expectecl it . What
were my other options any ways? 1
wasn't cut out to be a 7-1l manager
and I never thought selling drugs to
primary school kids would lead any-
where.
1 still remember picking Systems
Design as one of my I,hree choices. T
had no clue what it meant, but. the
name had a nice ring to it (some
things never c hange). Then came
those yellow forms. You know t he
ones. I still remember diligently
explaining why TV Guide and the
Sear's catalogue (the summer swim-
suit edition) were the magazines
that most positively contributed to
my intellectual enlightenment dur-
ing the past year .
Well, surprise, surprise, in May
of 1984 an event occurred that pro-
foundly changed the course of my
life: I had been accepted to Wa-
terloo. My head was in a whirl
and next thing 1 kn('w my dad was
pulling our station wagon in 1.0 the
parking lot at V 1. I found it very
hard to conCE'ntrate that- Sunday af-
ternoon, there were people in sweat-
pant.s everywhere, and my dad kept
saying things like, "Be sure and
phone home, son." and "Don't, be
joining any religious cults now, son."
Well its 3B now and although J
haven't joined a cult my dad still
tells me to phone home at the start
of every term. Some things have
changed and others haven ' t. i -
tory is about to repeat itself, very
shortly I will have to decide what
I'm going to do after I graduate. If
I approach the lIpcoming df'cisions
with as much thought as I did in
high school I'll end up programming
in HEXX at IRM Scarnorclltgh for
the rest. o r Illy life.
Up Ilnt,il now I'vE' a lways ap-
proached lifr with a (,Nt-ain amollnt
of reck \('ss1\ess . I 'd even go as far
as to say t.hat. on some occasions I
hav('n't always I.r<'atec! some isslles
with the sE'fiotlsness 1,0 which they
are d('serving. Like most
('Ise, I find it r<>ally hard t,o care
too much about stlldent polil,ics or
someone's whiny art.icle in t,he Im-
print or IW about what. an educa-
tion should or shouldn't. hI'
Despite t he materialism and su-
perficialness that have been the cor-
nerstone of my existence for the past
two decades , I will very shortly be
entering the so called "real world",
as I have already stated. As I
look around m<' , I doubt very much
whether my case is much differE'nt
than that of the average middle-
class Canadian E'ngineering st.udent .
We are all quite fortunate . By the
timE' we graduate we will be we ll pre-
pared to handle whatever the world
has in stort> for us .
Our degrC'e is our ticket to hap-
piness. It is a gllarantE'e of a good
income, a secure future and a chal-
lenging care('r. It. is a direct 1 ickC't
t.o a palatial suburban home filII of
ynppy gadget,s, 2.3 children etc.;.
(You all know how the old stereo-
type goes) .
But is t.his all that. the world has
in store for liS? I certainly hope not .
Today's world is a scary place. It
n jol v a uy i m . in 0
serious frame of mi nd. Problems' i ke
pollution, over-populat.ion, nuclear
arms, and terrorism have placecl t.hE'
human race in a precarious position .
It is ironic that Lhmll' of Il S who
ar(' fortunat,!, ('nough tn 1)(' ill the'
best position ill s()ci!'t.y t.o d(,;t! wi t/h
thes(' isslJ('s al'(' alsl) I.hc' nIH's who
a re most. ab\(' to ]clacl S('( tl r(' hll.pPY
lives without doing so. \ hptlwr YIlU
want. t,o tJR(' your five' years of ra.1
C\JlllS Lo build guidallc(' sYSt.('IllS fClr
missiles is a (j1J('sLioll t.hat, shou ld
nl)t he tak(,11 lighlly The' rarC'('f
on which many of IlS arc C'rt1hark
ing will in some' last fl life'-
t.inH'. SurC' ly, t.he cont.rii>lIl.io/l which
we will make 1.0 mankind durillg our
lifetime should carry mor(' we'ighL ill
our career decisions today than Ih('
possibiliLy of earning go()d lllOIH'y in
a technicall y challenging joh. UI-
t.imately, our persollal sat.isfart.ion
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OWIMMI ....
...
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with our lives will not. he nlE'asured
tl e. U1 b r of \, i . \ . made to
Florida, or the nllmbpr of
in our bank a.ccount., This is espe-
cially true if the> human race is on
the hrink of ext.inct.ion .
SOli\(' lIlay itl gill' t hnl WH' is pow
('rlC'HH (,0 oppww llIany ()r lhl' pi o\)
l.ltnl, WI' fncr (what. difrtrpt\(('
I mak('l) Bul t,I\(' hi 'l l,my of
lIIall is full of C'xlullpl(,s IIr indlvid
lUiI., who hav/' 1)('('11 ahh' nol ollly
to inllw'II(,(' 1.1\(' 1l1l1,rOltW of hi s t ory
during t.lrl'ir own g('IINatlOll hilI fur
IlIHlly aft.-rw;mh; as \n11 If Illclivid-
lI;ds :mdt ;111 ollr'wlv<' H wllo "" V(' til('
flbilit.y and p,ood fort 1I1l<' til gr,.dll
at.c frolll C'llginc'<'Ilng ('anllot. Illak<
a difl'l' rc>url' , wha,!. Ilopt' is Illl'f(' for
1Il<lllkilld?
Tlris is 0I1C' who won ' ,, 1)(' !.ak-
ing the dC'C'isioTl of what, t.o do :lfLN
gradua.l.ion ItH lightly (lS SOfTIC' of Lhe'
drci siol1H It(' 's 1I)it-clt' intire' past .
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The
A
Automotive Headlamp:
by Tim Boiuma
We, as consumers, take for
granted the myriad of products that
we use during the normal course of
our everyday life. Even engineering
students, such as ourselves, fail to
appreciate the ethical issues and the
amount of engineering effort that are
inherent in every single product that
we use. This article concerns the de-
velopment of one of these products
- the supposedly innocuous automo-
bile headlamp. The development of
this product involved various issues
and dilemmas that, upon resolution,
have changed some aspects of our
lives and professions . The final re-
sult was not only the solution of an
improved and safer headlight, but
also the setting of a precedent in au-
tomotive product standards on a na-
tional level and the creation of reg-
ulatory bodies that enforced these
standards.
For every hour of darkness
so_one drove into the side
of a moving train.
During the 1930's, the use of the
automobile was rapidly rising in the
United States. The number of traf-
fic fatalities was increasing at an
extremely alarming rate. One of
the causes of these fatalities was the
inferiority of the automobile head-
light, which substantially increa.'led
the danger of driving at night . Dur-
ing the 1930's, one of the most press-
ing problems of automotive travel
was: How does one see during the
night? The modes of illumination
were so poor that in tht' year 19:33,
for every hour of darkn(''{s sorn('-
one drOVE> into the l'ide of a mov-
ing train. Driving at night (ntail(d
four times the rii'lk of daytime driv-
ing and it wa.<; not unusual to !we
at Jeast one accident during a typi-
cal trip at night . The casualty rate
was so high t.hat a compariAon re-
vealed it was equi valent. to the casu-
alty rate of American soldiers during
the First World War .
Case Of Influence
The headlight of the 1930's era
was rather simple in construction.
It consisted of an electric filament
bulb housed between a silver coated
parabolic reAector and a thick glass
lens. This design had two major
shortcomings. Upon exposure to the
harsh motoring environment, the sil-
ver coating tarnished and the fila-
ment bulb fell out alignment with
the focal point of the parabola.
Very few motorists maintained their
headlights and hence the illumi-
nation ability deteriorat.ed rapidly.
Proper alignment of the bulbs and
the hea'dlight assembly was virtu-
ally impossible. Having passen-
gers in the rear seats warranted
the re- aiming of the headlights.
Over a period of thirty-five years,
numerous engineering improvements
proved fruitless in finding an ac-
ceptable, safe and reliable head-
lamp. Individual state legislatures
confronted the problem of neglected
head-lamps with a hodge-podge of
controls: reduction of night-time
driving to only essential purposes;
night speed limits of below 30 mph;
heavy fines for headlighting viola-
able for future legislation. Although
action was taking place, carnage on
the road was still rising.
Various solutions were being put
forth to reverse the trend of traf-
fic fatalities during the night. One
solution to the problem was to im-
prove the street lighting. However,
during the depression no politician .
was about to spend public funds on
lighting the streets when the lighting
of homes was still an issue. The only
feasible solution to the problem was
to improve the design standards of
the headlight and enforce these stan-
dards.
Although previous efforts proved
fruitless, the engineers continued the
endeavour to develop an improved
design. Two main, conflicting cri-
teria stumped the engineers. The
head lamp needed enough power to
light t.he vehicle's path sufficiently
for fast driver reaction and yet it
had to prevent )!;lare for the oncom-
r:================::1 tions. These were only a few of the
measures taken. H was almost be-
ing driver. A proposed solution en-
tailed a two beam filament, one suffi-
ciently bright for open-road driving
and the other for oncoming traffic.
This solution initially deemed unac-
ceptable because the only motiva-
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was courtesy - a trait the 'American
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headlight was sufficiently brighter
than the left to prevent driver glare.
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though it meant changing the atti-
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avoid collision. These conclusions
initiated the Society of Automotive
Engineers to form the Committee
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committee developed technical spec-
ifications on headlighting and sent
them to each state department of
motor vehicles. This was the be-
ginning of national standardization
of automotive parts specifications.
The committee also began drafting
laws that would eventually be suit-
The development of the 'Sealed
Beam' headlamp took place at Gen-
eral Electric. The final product
was a hermetically sealed unit that
was constructed from an aluminized
borosilicate reA ector case with an
optically 'perfect' prism lens. The
headlamp contained the two fila-
ment construction that we are famil-
iar with today. The major drawback
to this new design was its significant
expense compared to the traditional
designs. Various people in the com-
pany argued that the market-place
of the Depression would not accept
this design and hence it would a
money-losing product. This argu-
ment stalled the further develop-
ment and introduction into the mar-
ketplace even in the face of still-
rising automotive fatalities . Even-
tually, G E did develop a feasible
mass-produced product for the mar-
ket.place. This new product had to I
be introduced very caut iously. GE
was originally a bulb supplier to the
traditional headlight manufacturers,
but the introduction of this inte-
grated 'Sealed Beam' unit bypassed
these manufacturers, who now saw
this product as a threat. The dis-
advantages of the possible destruc-
tion of goodwill with these bulb cus-
tomers had to be weighed against
the advantages of the introduction
of their new untried 'Sealed Beam'
product. It took approximately two
years to introduce, and by 1939 ev-
ery state had initiated legislation to
enforce the use of the ' Sealed Beam'
units on motor vehicles. This was a
result of a long and arduous cam-
paign of Roper and his engineers
to educate the technically illiterate
state legislators in the importance
of this product to road safety. The
'Sealed Beam' unit simplified vio-
lation enforcement . The headlight
worked or it didn 't work; un like tra-
ditional headlamps that had align-
ment problems, tarnishing etc. En-
forcement was simplified to the elim-
ination of 'one-eyed' cars from the
road .
The results of the 'Sealed Beam'
headlamp were significant. Traf-
fic fatalities did not rise as quickly
after the introduction and manda-
tory installation of the units. The
roads became a safer place to travel
at night. Also, committees similar
to the Headlighting Committee were
set up to investigate and regulate
issues similar to that of the head-
lamp. These committees have be-
come an effective vehicle for engi-
neers to convey issues and concerns
before guidelines and recommenda-
tions become law. They also pro-
vide an accepted forum of standards
which have been formed in the best
interest of the public.
As engineers, almost anything
we design could affect
the lives of millions.
This case is only one of many ex-
amples of products that have had
a profound influence on our present
day lives and professions. For ev-
ery one sensational case sllch as the
O-Ring failure on the Shuttle, there
are thousands of other cases similar
to that of the h.eadlamp. We cannot
even begin to estimate their effects
upon us. As engineers, almost any-
thing that we design and implement
could have a profound effect on the
lives of millions of people. We need
to remember this.
Reference:
Meese, George, P.Eng.; The Scaled
Beam. Case: Enginf'ering in thf' Pub-
lic and Prit/<lte intf'T'f.:st, Business &
Professional Ethics Journal, Vol.I,
No.3, Spring 1982.
March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior
13
Time To Open Our Minds
by Dave Liao
It's March, 1988. Soon this
decade will be coming to an end.
What will we remember about the
80's, say ten to twenty years from
now? How have things changed
since 1968?
What comes immediately to my
mind about the present state of our
society is this cloud of conservatism
hovering over us and the materialis-
tic tidal wave that we are surfing on.
Conformity has spread through all
ages, infecting even high school stu-
dents and younger. This is a reflec-
tion of the fear among many young
people that they won't be able to
grab a seat on the musical money
chairs. .
And these fears are justified. "So-
cial and economic projections indi-
cate that the current generation of
Canadian children is the first in this
century that cannot reasonably ex-
pect a better lifestyle than their par-
ents." (Macleans, Sept.7, 1987).
Economic forecasts for the next ten
years indicate that low-paying ser-
vice sector jobs are what will be pre-
dominantly available .
Canadian children
cannot expect a better
lifestyle tha #heir parents.
n the face of this dilemma, so-
ciety is sending out the message
that people are judged on how high
they climb up the career ladder and
how much money they have stashed
away. The Ivan Boeskys, financial
'wizards', stockbrokers and CEO's
hav.e become the heroes of the 80's.
The fac that Ivan Boesky commit-
t.ed a felony in getting his hunoreds
of millions is irrelevanL. It was re-
ported that Ivan's ultimate orgasm
was to have so much money that he
could climb his stack of silver dollars
all the way to the moon.
Yup, everyone wants it ($), and
lots of it, quick and easy. Yup-
pies armE'd with MBA's are hun-
gry to make a cool and easy mil-
lion off the stock market. There
have been complaints that Harvard
MBA's have been reluctant to en-
ter the manufacturing sector. Most
only have eyes for Wall Street and
hostile takeovers.
There's really nothing wrong with
wanting to make money, but how
you generate your wealth is the con-
cern. Whatever happened to hard
work, creativity, inventiveness, and
self-sacrifice? This current attitude
of someth ing for nothing doesn't re-
ally cut it. The price will be paid
later by someone. The effect of the
last stock market crash is still un-
certain, but we may all pay for the
dramatic speculation by the relative
few that pushed the index to dizzy-
ing heights, only to see it tumble.
Only a small fraction of people got
rich quick in the past decade but
their influence on attitudes and val-
ues is phenomenal. Materialism has
become a national obsession.
What disturbs me the most is
how this materialism has influenced
our educational system. First, we
should diRcuss what the aim of
a univ(>rsity education is. Span-
ish philosopher Jose Ortega Gas-
set says that an uncultured person
"who does not possess ... the con-
cepts afforded by his history and
biology and the scheme of specula-
tive philosophy is not an educated
man.' UniverRity he encollr-
aging each of u's to seek personal
growth . A university education
should make us more complete, com-
petent and concerned human beings.
Yes, J realize that we are enrolled
in an Engineering program, but does
Materialism has become
a national obsession.
the accumulation oftechnical knowl-
edge mean that we are receiving an
'Education'? When I started here
in the fall of '84, we were required to
have 6 General Studies elective in or-
der to get our degree. Now the Elec-
trical dept. has cut that down to
5 while still insisting that I have to
have 8 fourth year technical electives
in order to graduate. J know some
people in other Engineering depts.
that haven't had a General Studies
elective since 1 B.
Yes we know how to solve differ-
ential equatjons but know very lit-
tle about past and current social and
economic changes taking place that
have had and will continue to have
an impact on our lifestyles and our
future. How could the potent.ial Free
Trade agreement affect Canada's
sovereignty over our culture and
economy? How witl the Meech Lake
ccord chan ana ' 1 1
structure? There are severe environ-
mental problems facing us t.hat af-
fect many industries that hire a lot
of engineers. The rapid destruction
of our forests could eventually mean
the end of our Pulp and Paper in-
dustry.
I see interesting events going on
around campus all the time , likE'
guest lecturers talking on a wide
variety of topics ranging from t.he
plight of distinct Indian tribes that.
face extinction because the Cana-
dian government refuses to compen-
sate them for the loss of their lands
and thus their livelihood, to the re-
pressive censorship Bill C-54, but I
hardly have t.ime to aU,end (lny of
them because I'm 1,00 bogged down
by labs and midt.erms and interviews
and more labs. 1 believe most, of liS
need any free time available to just
Ivan [Boesky's] ultimate
orgasm was to climb his
stack 0/ silver dollars all
the way It) the moon.
grading system is not a good mea-
surement of one's intelligence. Man
still has yet to invent something or
some wa. to accurately measure a
person's brain power; if that is at
all possible. Did you know Einstein
was a high school drop-out? I know
we werp all use to being top of the
class in high school but hey, a lot of
things don t last forever.
What 's missing from university is
a core liberal education program for
everyone. The aperture of our ed-
ucation here i too small. We have
become too specialized. Most people
are not interested in courses outside
their faculties because it won ' t help
them get a better job in their field.
Yes, but it just might expand your
mind a litt.le hit,.
Spa.nish ph ito<:nphpr (; (1<:<;1'1 It (IS
an interesting idea. The ("entral
part. of his university is (I Fa"t!t.y
of Cultllre which teaches five dis-
ciplinE'S: t.he physical scheme of
the world(physics), the fundamen -
tal themes of organic life{biology)'
Is our education system
fostering the development
of people who are
capable of leading Canada?
<
the historical process of the hu-
man species(history), the struc-
ture and functioning of social
and the plan of the
universe{philosophy) .
G asse b i Y i n. r s\'Qr.a\,ion
of liberal education or general cul-
I ture as the mission of university.
I In this increasingly scientific world,
,
professional training and the t each-
ing of science has become Lite uni-
v(>rsity 's primary purpml<' .
Alberto Mangll(' I, who t. al\ghl
Western Culture al ork
from 1983 to L9BG, IJ S!' t o give' a
quick quiz at the Rt.n.rt, or hi s
The quiz r('quired fanlili, rit) with
art, history and litC'rat.llrt' , knowl -
edge that all high school grtldllill('S
should possess. Manglle) WilR VNy
depresseo by tht' consiRtc'nt Iy poor
performance. Not a sillgle sl,udl'lIt
could corrcct.ly ident.ify a sonnet. or
a centaur . He also fOllnd that many
freshmen had never learned how to
think clearly. "There' is a failllr(' 10
analyse. Informatioll is digcst(cI like
a TV series"
Allan Bloom, an influ('nt.ial phi-
losophy professor at. 01(' Un i vc'r-
sity of Chicago, writes in his bC'sl-
selling book , Th(> Closing of the
American Mind , t.hat "('xc('ssive ('111 -
phasis on career-focused tea('hing
has eroded edu("ationall('vels aerOSR
relax in any which way. North America. Bloom fe('ls Htu-
Competition is pretty key in the dents shoult! have greater exposllre
80's. The intense academic compe- to traditional s\lbject.s like ("Iassiral
tit.ion at Waterloo is stifling and is thought, and English lit.eraLllrr - gPII-
part of the reason for the apathy f'fal areac; of knowlNigc that will
d velop their powers of analysis.
Man has made great technolog-
ical progres in this past century.
We are capable of saving many lives
through advances in medicine. We
will probably live longer than our
great grandfathers and we certainly
live much more comfortably. Yet,
we still are unable to solve some ba-
sic social problems. We have one of
the highest t.andarcls of living in the
world and still there are people with-
out basic helter and who depend on
food banks to survive.
Our generation will eventually be
responsible for running this nation.
So we all have the potential to per-
haps, ri e to positions of great power
and immense responsibility. Is our
education system fost('ring the de-
velopment of people who are capa-
ble of leading Canada? The posi-
tions require open minded men and
women who have morality and hu-
manity, depth and breadth, who
understands the hist.ory of the hu-
man species and realizes our past
mistakes, and have the vision and
strength of charader to begin solv-
ing the various and complex social
and economic problems of not just
Canada, but of the world as a whole.
So you've been bored with your past
work terms, eh? WE'll, are you qual-
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March 25, 1988 Iron Warrior 15
Rumour Has it

by Karen K. Hubbard
Eng. Ball More
Than Just A Success
In case you haven't heard, and
let me assure you that this is not
a rumour: the 1988 Engineer ing
Ball was an absol ute blast! T here
are some stories going around , how-
ever, that some of you may have
missed out on, t hat some of you will
never forget , and t hat still ot hers
will never remember!
There were the rowdies. who ob-
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catch up. Special ment ion shou ld be
given to t hose ingell ious ball -goerg
who d iscovered that they could go
downs tai rs to Rubi es a nd get, a bar-
gain on shooters ...
While t his pract ice evi dent ly went
Ms. Mechy
by Ms. Mechy
I Do??
Dear Ms. Mechey:
I'm in 4B Rec. and my fiance is in
4B Civil. We' re getting married this
summer - I'm so excit.ed!! So far our
wedding plans are shaping up quite
nicely except for one detail ; where
to go on our honeymoon.
Ever since I can remember) I've
dreamed about spending a romanti c
two weeks on a secluded Caribbean
island. J sea, the sun, the
s ,and the two of us . Unfortu-
nately, John doesn ' t quite see things
as I tlo.
could get a cabin all to ourselves! He
wants to teach me how to survey, he
thinks it will bring us closer together
and consequently give our marriage
a positive start . I think he 's crazy!
Help!!
Uncivilized.
Dear Uncivilized :
Even though I'm in engineering,
I can understand your reservations
about spending your honeymoon at
a surveying camp.
I have a solution which should
please both of you. Have YOll con-
sidered separate honeymoons? This
is the eighti es, you know. Many
couples have rea li zed t hat t hey have
different vacati on ideas and have
unnoticed, the management 'Ii as
somewhat puzzled by t.he unusual
number of couples regi tered as I\[r .
and Mrs. Jones that eveni ng. T he
manager of the family reunion bei ng
held by the clan that same weekend .
The first guy to get 01lt. of his t. ux
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room, however . The individual , who
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in the vening.
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r hate deadlines. I also hat,e be-
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