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LaBoggan:
A Concrete Toboggan With Air Cushioned Comfort!
Mila Little, Civivors
The Race:
The Problem:
Develop a braking system
that can stop the toboggan within a
few metres. It has to be big. It has
The Great Northern to be FAST. It has to work. The
Concrete Toboggan Race, a design
competition for 4th year Civils from
across Canada. Waterloo is sending
two teams to Montreal this year,
LaBoggan and Snowkill. This
article is about LaBoggan.
The Object:
To design and build a
toboggan out of concrete capable of
carrying 5 s creaming Ci vil s a t
speeds in excess of 40 km/ hr a nd
able to stop swiftly and, preferably,
safely. But! Total toboggan weight
is not to exceed 300 lbs. !
The Challenge:
Cons ider ; 300 Ibs of
toboggan, add 5 people . .. total
weight comes in at nearly 1000 lbs!
The whole thing is travelling 40 to
50 kmlhr ... now, let's see you stop it.
brakes on last year's Wat-a-boggan
jammed at the finish line. Not good.
We needed a system that would
have no danger of getting jammed, a
distinct probability in any
mechanical system that is expected
to support the heavy brakes.
The Solution:
Four of the riders sit on a
platform that also incorporates the
brakes (s ee the diagram). The
whole system is supported on a high
strength rubber air cushion that sits
directly on the concrete slab. A
large valve at one end allows quick
release of the air pressure. Since
very little pressure is required, due
to the large surface area, the
chances of the valve being jammed
is greatly reduced! Coolness! It also
makes a pretty nice shock absorber
for that air cushioned ride only
available in the finest of vehicles!
The brakes themselves are
interactive. That is, they use the
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forward momentum of the riders to
stop the toboggan. The faster you
stop, the greater the momentum, the
harder you push on the brakes, the
faster you stop etc. Since the riders
are already sitting on the braking
platform there is LOTS of weight
available to drive the brakes down
quickly.
The braking platform is
connected to the concrete slab
through steel tubing that runs
around the edge of the slab. Two
roll bars are added for safety. A
fibreglass nose shell is added for
aerodynamics, but mostly because it
looks cool.
How Can You Help?
If on a Tuesday or a Friday,
at around lunchtime, if you're
feeling hungry, drop by our (both
LaBoggan and Snowkill) table
outside of POETS and buy a burger!
The recession has seriously
dampened the enthusiasm of
corporate sponsors so we're BBQing
our way to Montreal.
If you're in Civil, or are just
plain interested, e-mail me at
MALITILE@CIVIL.
January 27, 1992
Editors-in-Chief
Ramesh Mantha
Jonathan Seet
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Aly Hirji
Angeline Huang
Rob Hutchison
Stephen Kingsley-
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Mila Little
David Marsh
Dave Marti,n
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January 27, 1992 Iron Warrior Page 3
Frat and Sorority
Charity Fundraiser
Tatjana Rmus
With the current recession,
community charities are hard-pressed
donations. Right now, giving to charity is
probably low on the priority list... and even
if you wanted to give to those less
fortunate, you may not have extra cash
after paying for tuition, books and beer.
Well, as the saying goes: charity
begins at home. Take a look around your
place at some of the junk you've managed
to accumulate over work and school terms.
Is there anything that's just taking up
space and can be put to better use?
Kappa Gamma Phi, a sorority on
the UW campus, is hosting a rummage sale
in benefit of the United Way of Kitchener-
Waterloo. Here's the opportunity to get rid
ofthose old skis, toys or the Chem 102 text
that you didn't pawn off on some
unsuspecting frosh. We're asking for
donations of any items that have managed
to find their way in to your attic, garage or
basement.
The Original Non-Sexist SUNshine Thing
Donations are being accepted at 12
Cardill Cres. (Albert and Columbia area)
or call to arrange pick-up at 746-4484.
Deposit boxes will also be available in the
Campus Centre and in stores around
Waterloo.
e IW Thing for this issue is a recent graduate of the University
Hence, originality is not one of PG's forte's. She sits in one of ou
PH lobbys and waits for eager students to put cards in her slot. She
Ives them money for this kind of thing if they're good. She'll even give
PG, you naughty Thing!
HOOVR
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A tJ tlRJ. Y A HEI+'lP, 1/1 SEAJOINIr 5/CAJALS
SSCOlympics Update
place to be this February 7-9 is
at Winterlude in Ottawa for the
ESSCOlympics. A packed schedule
. planned with a chance to meet
other fellow Engineering students
from across the province.
Here's a sneak preview of the
weekend:
8:00 p.m.
- Arrive in Ottawa
- Karaoke at Carleton Pub - meet
the competition
- Fun in the Snow
Mternoon
- Scavenger Hunt on the Canal
Dinner
- semi-fancy corporate sponsored
meal
Evening
- Pub Crawl in the Market
Sunday, February 9
Morning
- Tray Toboganning
- Goodbyes
Contact Mitch Ponikvar, the
ESSCO Director, for more
information.
A VA(VU m
If you're lucky enough to have
extra cash or love hunting for treasure at
ga r age sale ', the sal will be held
Saturday, Febntary 1st, in the Campus
Centre Great Hall, 9am 4pm. BAR-
GOON pric s will definitcly a pply! All
procedes will go to the Un itcd Way, an
organization that sponsors such services as
women and childr n's sheltet's,
rehabilitation programs and food banks.
In addition, it's been my expe .
that many people are surprised when
hear that fraternities and sororities exist
at Waterloo. Well they do, and if you're
curious about either organization, please
feel free to ask me aboul it, or slip a note
to the FROG class mailbox in the orifice.
You can also try calling the number above
for more info.
Ne"VVs Briefs
Prejudice Workshop
A two day workshop on prejudice
called "Reducing Prejudice ...
Restoring Pride" will be held
February 12-13 at Conrad Grebel
College. The workshop will include
theories,discussions, role-play, and
socio-drama in the sessions. The fee
is $150, which includes lunches and
refreshments. The registration
deadline is February 5. Contact
Chris Matsuda, grebel, 885-0220,
ext. 265 for more information.
Musicians Unite!
All talented and semi-talented
musicians who have their own
instruments and who a
interested in participating in
Engineering Stage Band ...
BNAD ... should contact Nancy
(Conductor - also C&D
person) or Belinda (Band Advisor
-also 4B Chern person) in the
orifice.
The first practice date will
announced soon. Watch the Eng
Arts Board for information.
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The Snide, Self-Indulgent Editorials
Jonathan Seet
Linda Frumm tramples on
it. Maclean's does a survey and
decides (fairly) that it's not as
"good" as others. But the University
of Waterloo does not have any right
to have a low self-esteem. Upon
reading these reviews, one must
keep in mind what each was trying
to accomplish and whether they
succeeded or not. There were some
valid points presented by both of
them, but nothing that can't change
or be remedied.
Frumm's "guide" to
universities is a collection of weak
statistics and distorted personal
views that lead one to believe that
her priorities with regards to
education are not based on objective
reasoning. The book is actually
kind of humourous in this regard.
She started off her commentary on
Waterloo by making a quip
regarding the "the most geekiest
guy in high school who wore thick
glasses" (we can assume she thought
he was a nerd) who now is
supposedly the "most popular" guy
in his class. The first time I read
this nonsense I had to laugh: she is
looking for a university to meet the
man of her dreams.
Maclean's on the other hand
is a far more reliable source of
information and can actually be
taken seriously. It becomes
apparent that UW is not the
strongest in many categories. My
rona impression of Water 00 set
me up for a bit of a surprise when I
saw that this school had ranked so
low. But then weighing all factors, I


]EMBRACE
]FUNDING
Rob Hutchison
and Dave Marsh
On July 14,1989 the former
dean of Engineering W.C.Lennox
circulated a memorandum that
summarized a CEAB review of
University of Waterloo
Engineering resources. Dean
Lennox conveyed to the faculty
the CEAB concern that, "long-
term University base funding of
equipment is inadequate".
(Gasp!!!)
The Waterloo Engineering
Endowment Foundation was
created in part to address this
equipment funding deficiency.
The overall purpose of WEEF is to
continually improve
undergraduate engineering.
Currently the foundation's two
main sources of income are the
Voluntary Student Contribution,
and the Plummer's pledge. These
contributions are deposited to
increase the ever growing
principal while the interest
earned each fiscal year is used to
upgrade undergraduate
engineering at Waterloo.
had to agree with pretty well
everything they said. This does not
mean that Waterloo is a bad school.
I feel that overall, the
University of Waterloo is one of the
most academically oriented schools
in Canada. I also feel that because
oftbis, there is a level of reason and
logic possessed by (most of) the
student population. If I'm wrong, go
ahead and stop me in the halls and
make fun of me (see how far you
get). But if I'm right, we should all
be willing to realize that the
competition is not with other
schools, but rather like many
aspects of betterment, within
ourselves.
The Engineering
Endowment Fund was conceived
and is supported on the principle
that we need to support our degrees
for the future. If UW Engineering
didn't have this fund, really got
slagged on and was in the dump
sometime in the future: essentially
our degrees would be useless.
Imagine applying for a job that you
are qualified for but have no chance
of getting because a personnel
department thinks you went to a
useless school. The WEEF is just
one example of how we can improve
life for ourselves with regard to uw.
The Maclean's article
presents quite clearly what we may
need to change, unless we're
satisfied the way things are.
However , if there is to be any
change at this school, it obviously
must come from within. f you don't
like it, either do something or don't
be bothered by what the likes of
Linda Frumm say. Don't bitch (and
I won't tell you what to do).
Undergraduates control the
spending of the interest. This is
achieved through the appointment
of endowment representatives by
each class.
These class rep's make up
the funding council, and together
vote democratically on proposals
submitted by members of the
engineering community. Last
year's interest will be allocated in
February and the process of
determining which proposals will
be accepted is now underway.
The WEEF benefits you, the
student in both the short and long
Ramesh Mantha
As engineering students, it
is almost impossible to not feel a
strong sense of attachment or
belonging to our discipline and our
faculty. Going through frosh week
together, being in the same
buildings all the time, seeing the
same people all the time: all these
elements serve to give a greater
sense of being in engineerin&,.
This affinity to engmeering
is not necessarily a bad thing.
However, it can become negative
when it leads us to become detached
and aloof from the larger community
around us, which in our case is the
rest of the University of Waterloo.
Engineering students tend
to separate themselves from the rest
of the university in a myriad of
ways. These include significant
items like our own, highly active,
student society (not to mention a
newspaper).
Items like the new
engineering jackets, though small in
nature, have a great deal of
symbolic value. Not satisfied to be
identified as University of Waterloo
students, engineering students now
buy jackets which give the
impression that they believe
themselves to be part of an entity
wholly removed from the university.
This mentality of separation
extends even to the academic side.
Most engineering students have the
opportunity (or forced,
depending on your point of view) to
take several electives from the large
body of courses offered by the
university.
The choice is limitless:
terms. From this year on, each
year an excess of $60,000 will be
spent on upgrading
undergraduate engineering. In
the long term, these continuous
improvements will enhance the
reputation of Engineering at
Waterloo, and thus will increase
the value of our degrees.
Waterloo is generally
considered one of the finest
engineering schools in North
America. It is quite apparent that
we can not rely on the government
to provide us with the necessary
funding in order to maintain this
ENGfNEERING
ENDOltVMENT FOLlNDATION
dance,drama, english, geography,
languages; all these offer the
opportunity to gain exposure to
ideas and activities that we rarely
encounter in our own faculty.
Yet what do many
engineering students choose to take?
Management science courses -
classes that are often filled with a
majority of engineers. These
budding technocrats often look down
with disdain and condescension on
students in other faculties -
especially arts.
The term "bird-course" is
often used and admittedly, many
first year arts courses aren't terribly
demanding. It is also true that the
engineering programs are very
demanding with t ough schedules.
However, we must recognize that
different programs require different
skills that are neither better nor
worse than each other.
Gaining a sense of respect
for faculties other than our own is
the first step in joining our
university community. The image of
engineering has lately been of great
concern. We must realize that
segregating ourselves is not the way
to go about changing the way that
we are perceived. Remember, we
should always first consider
ourselves students of the University
of Waterloo as a whole, not as
engineering students alone.
level of excellence. As
undergraduates and graduates we
are insuring the availability of the
needed funding in part through
our voluntary student
contributions and the Plummer's
pledge.
And in the words of an immortal
philosopher:
First, you get the money!
Then, you get the power!
Then, you get the necessary
component for joyous
fulfillment!!!!
Submit Damnit!!
We are a student paper and
depend on your submissions. We
don't mind if it's a brief notice or a
two-page spread. Hell, we'll print
anything (except things that
suck ... i.e. use your judgement. No
Enginewsletter reprints will be
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Submissions should be on a
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January 27, 1992 Iron Warrior PageS
The State of the Society
President: Fidel Reijerse VP Internal: Steven Kingsley Jones
PREZ CHUNKIES
Things are rolling! Welcome
in the backroom of the Orifice,
everyone is invited to attend.
Greetings from the desk in
the corner! Hope you all had a good
work term and once again welcome
to all those frosh and 4B's who
haven't had the good fortune to have
been on A Society before.
Well, let's get to it!
back to the land of the TOOL! It's time to exercise our
Watch out for U ofT frosh who have voting rights again! The Feds are
ideas of daring to touch our mascot. bring their NEW AND IMPROVED
Maybe a trip to Toronto is in order!! endowment/student life building
1 hear that the cannon is a proposal to referendum on January
guaranteed win in the Asyd Trip! 28, 1992. This time they have got
What about it? It would also result their shit together, so look at it and The Fed's are having an
in a lot of recognition and possibly make a decision independent of last election, who cares you say! Well
beer from the omnipotent guardians years flop. Fed elections are also in you should! The Federation of
of THE TOOL. February and this is the important Students are the official student
Congratulations to the one. Check out the candidates representative group to the
POETS guys for making a success carefully, especially the one called Administration and the rest of the
out of a lot of luck!!, Special for world. Being part of the
running an awesome road trip to U Monday is official "Say hi to Engineering Society we are able
ofT to kick some major butt in their Cheryl" day. You can also check out (unlike others) to stand on our own;
nautical, and all of those people who the changes in the Orifice. More are Unfortunately the Fed's take more
came out to the emergency on the way, including a new laser of your money than EngSoc., so you
Winterfest Pub at the Bomber. printer and some new furniture. should be very concerned with what
Bike security and general MacBooth changes are also going to they do, and who's in charge of
security on campus is still up in the occur this term. doing it.
air since the architect adamantly I hope that everyone is How can I get in vol ved?
refuses to allow a chain-link fenced enjoying their term so far. If not Well I'm glad you asked. There are
compound on campus. The support spend some more time doing stuff approximately twenty odd seats on
from security is high and hopefully for ENG SOC. Remember this is the Fed Council, which controls
something will be in place by the your society and it is your $10.50. thousands of dollars worth of
spring term. More on that later. Which reminds me, we are spending services, and many aspects of the
During the fall, B-Society lots of WEEF money this term so University which you probably
continued with our own idea of look for improvements starting near didn't realize. This council has five,
eventually constructing our own the end of term. read that again, FIVE, seats set
premise. They did a very good job of P. S. Hey Drew (the KGB aside for Engineering
evaluating the needs of the students spy) - Jeanine and I just couldn't Representatives. Last term (i.e. the
and we will be continuing to resist the POETS of the fall) there were three people who sat
evaluate this possibility. The first Week on the council from Engineering.
.meeting will be on Friday at 11:30 There is no one, up for election to
the three positions available this
VP External: Clare Stewart
Qu'est-ce que fuck? Don't
ask me why or what it means, but
that became the unofficial official
saying of the week at CCES '92.
About 2/3 of the way
term, nor is- .there like y to be
anyone for the two which will be
available in the summer.
Well the meetings are on
Sunday, they discuss moderately
interesting subjects, pass odd
resolutions, and spend thousands of
dollars one way or another. It is a
good resume filler, and an
interesting way to learn how big
organizations operate.
That election is not to be
confused with the upcoming
referendum on the new student
centre plan. The Feds, the
University and an assortment of
others got together to find out what
we wanted. A significant portion of
us told them, and now they've
thrown it together in a feasible
manner. Please read one of the
pamphlets and go out and vote on
the 28th and 29th, it's important,
it's your future!
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
Any sign which goes up on an
Engineering board (i.e .. one that
doesn't say Federation of Students,
etc.) will be taken down unless it
has an official ENGSOC stamp.
This little regulation is being
enforced this term (call me names, it
still needs to be done). Why: first
the mass of posters creates an
eyesore, a mess on the floor, second
no one will notice one little 8.5*11 "
sheet amongst a thousand others,
and lastly if the Feds can take our
stuff of their boards, we can take
theirs off ours. It's really easy to get
an EngSoc stamp, just come to the
o . ce and as the nice ady at e
desk for the poster stamp and she'll
give it to you.
Now that I've informed you
of all the important things, you can
go out and pursu your education
with an air of confidence.
Thanks for actually reading
until the end.
I am sitting here in the car
bopping down the 401 on our way
home, and even though I am really
tired, I can't fall asleep. So ... 1
decided to write my very first VPX
Spews.
through the week on our "free night" Not that I'm asking anyone
a large party took place on the to bother to spend the time getting
seventh floor ( I should mention that elected, just wait until the elections
the conference delegates occupied are over, get the appropriate form
floors 6 and 7 with floors 5 and 8 from the Fed office, have five people
empty). The hosts of the party sign it and you've got the job. Why
brought 28 cases of beer into the
So what should I write
about? I couldn't think of anything,
so maybe the following will explain.
The Canadian Congress of
Engineering Students (CCES '92)
was held January 6-12 at the Queen
Elizabeth Hotel in downtown
Montreal. This 4 112 star hotel
made a grave mistake in allowing
167 Engineering Students from
across Canada into their fine
establishment.
Our days were filled with
lots of guest speakers, some heated
round table discussions, and hotel
waiters in suits serving a bunch of
grubby engineers very impressive
lunches. Look in next week's IW for
information about this serious stuff.
We did however have some
truly amazing evening activities.
There was of course the opening
banquet at the Chalet Mount Royal
with champagne and smoked
salmon hors d'oeuvres to kill for.
From here the evening activities
just improved. The next night we
went to a Cabane-a-sucre. This is a
traditional French Canadian meal
and the Quebec delegates went
nuts! We were however a bit less
enthusiastic about the meal of
baked beans, ham, and eggs all
drowned in maple syrup, with milk
on the side.
hotel hidden in Audio Visual
Equipment cases via the service
elevator, filled the bathtub with ice
and we partied!! Waterloo's
contribution was enough IW's to
litter the hallway almost end to end
with its ever popular page 18 pin-up
(ask Marty). The funniest part was
when the hotel security found us,
freaked at the sight, and left to get
his camera. He thought it was the
best thing that ever happened in the
hotel. Lucky for us! Needless to say
we were all a little hung over the
next morning.
The biggest party of the
week was at Ecole Poly technique
who through a Heaven and Hell
Party!! And boy do those French
guys know how to party!! Our
particular favourites were dudes
form Laval who have some
interesting nautical rules - the
winning team and the puking team
(again ask Marty). They also got
easily bored with the traditional
method at the closing banquet and
proceeded to perform while doing
handstandsl No Joke!
All in all it was a pretty wild
week. We all had a great time
despite our complete lack of sleep,
and 1 spent all last week recovering.
BUT some important issues were
discussed at the council plenary
session that affect us, the
Engineering Society, so look for
these details later.
I hope that everyone has a
great term, and if you have any
questions about anything feel free to
ask.
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Why Japan Kicks Canada's Ass
Joel Singer
EngSoc International Director
Dr. Charles McMillan was
one of the guest speakers at CCES
'92 in Montreal. He is currently
director of Yamaichi International
(Canada) Ltd., and is professor of
International Business at York
University. He has lived and
worked in several countries,
including Great Britain, France,
Sweden, Poland, and Japan.
Dr. McMillan was extremely
vocal in his opinions on the future of
Canada, especially in the face of the
Japanese industrial machine. This
article is based on brief notes taken
during his speech, and as such may
not be totally accurate on all points.
Hopefully, the essence of what he
said is captured by this brief
summary.
The central implication of
globalization is that in order for
companies to succeed, they must be
present in all three of the major
economic poles: North America,
Europe, and the Far East.
Key industries will be
dominated by a select few
companies. Since they will need to
invest heavily in R&D, these
companies will need huge markets
in which to sell their products, hence
the need to compete in all three
regions. Market share can be
equated to cash flow, and only those
companies with significant cash flow
. I be ab e to sustain their research
efforts.
... k ey industries will be
dominated ...
Japan out-spends even the
United States in non-military R&D
spending. The record of Canada is
dismal by comparison. The figures
quoted by Dr. McMillan concerning
Canada's R&D expenditures
(normalized to the GNP, I believe)
were alarming. In almost all R&D
areas, Canada ranks close to last, if
not dead last, among the top 8
industrialized nations.
The second concern
regarding R&D expenditures stems
from t h e way the J ap a nese use
those funds. Japanese companies
cooperate in developing new
processes and technologies. All of
the participants then share the
results of the work.
Canada unfortunately
follows its neighbours to the south
in its approach. Several Canadian
companies will each spend money on
a given R&D effort, each trying to be
the first to reach the goal. Much
duplication of effort and a large
amount of financial waste are often
the results of such an approach.
Dr. McMillan also presented
some shocking figures about the
success of Japanese companies at
maintaining cash flow. According to
him, Toyota currently has $36
billion in liquid assets. With this
amount of cash on hand, he claims
that Toyota can buy Chrysler and
Ford outright, and still have $17
billion left in the bank!
... Canada is dismal by
companson ...
Much of what Dr. McMillan
had to say was drawn from the woes
of the US automobile industry. He
pointed out that Ford recently spent
$2.5 billion to acquire Jaguar, the
ailing British automaker. Jaguar
will be lucky to sell 70 cars in
Canada this year. Toyota, on the
other hand, spent approximately
$2.5 billion to create the Lexus ...
and Lexus outsold Mercedes in its
first year on the market.
Dr. McMillan sees this as
evidence of an underlying problem.
Instead of spending money to create
new knowledge and new products,
North American companies have
spent a lot of money acquiring each
other.
Manufacturing is another
strongpoint of Japanese industry.
There is a striki ngly different
appr oach between US
manufacturers and their Japanese
counterparts. The assembly li ne
concept pioneer ed by Ford was
intended to mass produce identical
products . The flexi ble
manufacturing systems of
companies like Toyota are intended
to mass produce unique products.
When General Motors gets
ready to put a new vehicle into
production, a retooling period of
three months is required .
Production is halted during t hi s
time. Toyota, with a flexible system
based on numerically controlled
machinery, can accomplish the
changeover in ONE MINUTE. They
are aiming to soon reduce this
switchover time to 30 seconds.
Japanese companies have
very high quality control standards:
0% rejects. The only way for them
to succeed in this goal is to require
all of their subcontractors to follow
the same philosophy. Even when
investing abroad, Japanese
companies take the same approach.
If a company wishes to supply a
Japanese owned concern, they often
find themselves with similar quality
requirements.
Dr. McMillan also
mentioned another interesting point
about the Japanese approach to
product development. An American
company will generally develop a
particular product on which they
will focus much research, and
survey the target market. However,
the Japanese will produce a large
number of different products, and
they then let the market decide
which of them they will continue to
produce.
Education will certainly be
an important factor in Japan's
future success. From an educational
stand point, the Japanese find
themselves far ahead. The average
Toyota worker gets one day per
week of training. At Motorola, one
of North America's most "Japanese"
companies, workers only get seven
days a year of formal training.
This emphasis on education
does not only exist within the
corporate world. J apan currently
has about a 96% literacy rate, an a
high school completion rate of 96%.
According to the Canadian
Prosperity Initiative pu blication
"Learning Well... Living Well ," the
current Canadian high school drop
out rate is 30%, and 38% of adults
have some difficulty with everyday
reading and math demands.
... Toyota can buy Chrysler
and Ford outright ...
The Japanese h ave a
national tradition of learning from
the rest of the world. This can be
seen from the enormous number of
technical and scient ifi c j ourn al s
which are t r anslated into Japanese
on a regular basis. However, t here
ar e very fe w Japa nese journals
t r anslated int o English from which
our companies can gain insight into
effective techniques discovered by
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the Japanese.
The Japanese also go abroad
to learn what others know. There
are currently 30,000 Japanese
people in Canada, but only 200
Canadians in Japan. Even as
tourists, the Japanese have replaced
the Americans who were seen
everywhere in the 1960s and 1970s.
Japanese domination is not
limited only to certain high
technology areas. How many of you
are aware of the fact that of the five
major Hollywood film studios, three
of them are foreign owned? Sony
recently bought Columbia Pictures,
and Matsushita owns Universal.
... the Japanese are no
l onger the followers, but
the pioneers ...
According to Dr. McMillan,
Canadian industry is also suffering
at the top. Too many managers
come from law and finance
backgrounds. These managers
spend much time trying to find ways
around government restrictions, and
to find el aborate schemes for
acquiring other companies. They
are not focused on and are generally
not capable of understanding the
profound impact that rapid
technological change has on
industry.
Another typically Canadian
problem is a desire to remain in our
own markets. In order to survive
and to be efficient, com i
rivalry. Canadian companies cannot
hide, but must pit themselves
against the best in the world. Can
anyone say Northern Telecom?
It is often said of the
Japanese that they cannot be
creative. That they steal their ideas
from everyone else. Dr. McMillan
disagr ees, and warns that the
Japanese are n o longer t he
followers, but the pioneers.
The Japanese have so much
capital, and so many investments
worldwide, t hat it will continue to be
very difficult to compete with t hem.
And i t i s no longer j ust the
J a panese . Their neighbours
(Taiwan, Singapore, South Kor ea,
Thailand, et c. ) comprise a
population block of about 1 billion
people which is following al ong a
path already tread by the Japanese.
Waterloo Campus Activity
(519) 888-4008
Department Competitions will take place between Jsnuary 13th and February 7th. Winners from the departments will partici-
pate in the Faculty Competition on Tuesday February 11th. The winner of the Faculty Competition will receive $300 while all
other participants in the faculty competition will receive $200.
All students are invited to participate in the Department Competitions. The Presentation should be based on a work term experi-
ence, including one or more satisfactory written reports, but not necessarily the most recent report. If you are interested in partici-
pating, please pick up an information package from Cheryl in the Orifice and notify your department.
The Fall '91 winner was Tim Lawson, (Civil). Other participants were Jagdeep Bachher, (Mech), and Jeffrey Whidden, (Geo).
January 27, 1992 I ron Warrior Page 7
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Angeline Huang
Oh no, not again!
Hasn't this topic been talked
to death already? (Response of
someone who saw me writing this) I
don't know if more discussion will
lower sexual assault rates but this is
not a bitch session! I'm used to
ranting and raving about how our
world is so heavily tilted in the
favour of one sex. However, I've
never had to fight to get an
education, a job, washroom facilities
based on my sex. Over the course of
my last workterm, I began to
understand sexism in a more
personal sense.
.. . this is not a bitch
session ...
Sexual harassment is not
necessarily leering or making
passes. More than anything, it is an
attitude and a barrier. It starts with
a lack of respect for someone
because they don't have the Y
chromosome. At work, the staff was
95% male, straight and middle-aged.
I thought initially that the
environment was remarkably
relaxed.
.. questions about my sexual
habits ...
I was really amused when
my co-workers besieged me with
questions about my sexual habits,
what I did and with whom on the
weekends. In my youthful
arrogance, I thought it was just a
bunch of middle-aged men
grumbling about frigid wives,
reliving their wild youth and
drooling over Rigid Tool posters
(yes, it's still in business!)
As time wore on, I realised I
was dead wrong. These men were
not joking with me because they
respected me as an equal and
wanted to promote a happy working
environment.
Au contraire! At staff
meetings where the Great Sexism
Debate raged on, they formed a
general consensus (with this lowly
co-op peon abstaining). The
"feminist" thing had gone too far.
Proof: Despite unwarranted
incentives for women (political
equality (the vote), employment
equity, scholarships, . .), we have not
advanced because we lack inherent
intellectual capacity. Rampant
feminism had also weakened the
social fabric of society resulting in
the divorce rate, the homeless,
broken families, street kids, drugs,
immorality ...
... cracking their skulls
open and drinking their
blood ...
How did I refrain from
cracking their skulls open and
drinking their blood? Job security!
The harmless crudi ty of their jokes
became macabre. If this what what
they really thought about women,
how well could they work with us as
professionals?
They even feared feminism
because that would stop them from
looking at women (for fear of
criminal charges). I can still
appreciate bawdy humour. However,
I have begun to feel that jokes of
such nature have no place at work.
There are men and women
who can joke at work and mean no
disrespect for the opposite sex. If
there was someone with a physical
disability at work, no-one would
make fun of the disabled (l hope).
Everyone (yes, even a male)
would like to feel that he is being
treated as a professional at work,
regardless of sex, colour, religion or
appearance. No-one should have to
carry around the burden of being
thought of as an object with
boobs/dicklbody parts to be dissected
verbally every day. Too often,
creating a casual atmosphere means
a congenial environmeJ}-t for most
but downright uncomfohable for a
few.
Maybe the jokes about the
secretary's boobs are funny and
harmless for everyone else, but at
whose expense?
Recycling: Then and Now
Mark Whalley
Gerald Van Decker
Engineering Recycling Directors
Well the engineering
recycling program has started to run
smoother now, after a shaky (and
messy) start. Much has happened in
the world of recycling here on
campus and in the Waterloo region.
First of all, Laidlaw now
collects all the recyclable materials
on campus. Every week they come
and empty the large bins you've
noticed outside the CPH (unless you
are blind). The Regional
Municipality of Waterloo now
handles only PET plastics, that is
the 2L pop bottles (sans caps).
This is due to the fact that
the company that reprocessed the
other plastics (HDPE etc) for
Waterloo Region went into
receivership. The 2L plastic pop
bottles can be placed in the large
blue bin for cans in the CPH foyer.
Please remove the caps. All other
plastics are for garbage so
remember this when buying
products.
Waterloo region Blue Box
program or Laidlaw will not collect
glossy paper (such as those
annoying Imprint inserts) or box
board. However, our engineering
recycling program will now handle
these products. There is a black bin
in the CPH foyer that FLATTENED
box board (Kraft Dinner boxes,
Gino's slice boxes or any other non-
corrugated cardboard) can be placed.
Glossy, coloured, and white
fine paper can be placed in the bins
provided in the Orifice or in any
small blue box . Please do not
crumple the paper up into a small
ball. If you want to practice your
shot go to the gym .. We will
transport the box board and glossy
paper ourselves to the Caroline
Street recycling depot. We
recommend that you save your box
board and/or glossy from home and
either drop it at the locations
specified in engineering or you can
transport it to the Caroline St. depot
yourself. So save magazines and
other glossies because they ARE
recyclable.
Pizza boxes are again
recyclable. They were stopped
because of the grease on them, but it
was realized that the amount of
grease was insignificant (depending
on where you get pizza from).
There are two blue bins for
glass in the CPH foyer, one for
coloured ( 7Up, wine, etc.) and one
for clear. There are still some of you
that can't tell the difference. We
believe there is an Arts course you
can take to brush up on these skills.
Please remove the caps and place
them in the cans bin.
Again this term, paper pads
made from scrap paper (with stuff
on one side) will be available in the
Orifice soon for a nominal charge.
Newspaper can be placed in the
large bin outside CPH or in any
Blue Box.
One major problem is the
fact that many blue boxes seemed to
have gained legs since last term.
Eng Soc. pays for these, therefore if
you need a blue box for home, call
the region at 886-2634. They are
free and will even drop it off. Also
please do not move any Blue Boxes
from their respective locations.
Unknown to many, the
university also will take steel,
batteries and waste oil. The contacts
are Ken Moody (x2831) for steel and
Geoff Downie (x2834) for the others.
Please do not put these in the blue
bins. It might be a bit messy.
If you have any
suggestions,questions or anything
else to say, drop a message in our
box in the Orifice.
The last thing we have to
say is that if you buy the drink,
drink the @#*&%$ thing or pour it
down the drain. Don't dump it in the
bins.
Keep recycling 11 (especially
old midterms, finals, and labs)

PAftfnc ...
sot 1J4,'RE
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FASS '92 - Ain't Myth-Behavin'
February 5, 6,1. 8 - H_anitla Thean, Ulliftftlty of Waterloo
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Page 8 Iron Warrior January 27, 1992
Fun, Frolic (and Work) in Brazil
Rasmus Lerdorf
Brazil, the home of Pele, the
Amazon, rain forests, the carnival in
Rio, and dental floss bikinis. That
was the extent of my knowledge of
Brazil a few short months ago.
Now, to me, Brazil is a country full
of warm and passionate people who
enjoy life.
It is difficult to describe the
place in any other way. Brazil is
faced with incredible economic
problems. An inflation rate between
20 and 30% a month and a
tremendous amount of poor people.
Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo are
two enormous cities: somewhere
around 8 and 12 million people
respectively live in the two cities.
As cities they shouldn't be able to
function, likewise, the country
should not be able to function. But
they do, and it does, more or less.
Cases of cholera appeared in Rio
while I was there, and many aspects
of the country do not function very
well. Communications are terrible.
The phone system is nearly useless
and strikes continuously cripple the
already struggling public and
private organizations. Despite the
many problems, the people tend to
be happy.
I spent most of my time in
Porto Alegre, a city in Rio Grande do
Sul which is the southern-most state
of Brazil. A city of about 1.5 million
people, small by Brazilian
standards. It claims to be the home
of the most beautiful sunset in the
world. It is indeed nice, but the
reason is not so nice. A large paper
mill near the city spews out so much
pollution that it causes a terrific
shade of red when the sun sets and
the light passes through all these
particles. Apart from its sunsets,
the city does not seem to have too
many appealing features. It does
however have that unique south-
american atmosphere to it. Very
warm and sociable with sidewalk
bars and cafes that are packed every
night. This is enhanced by the fact
that Porto Alegre is not over-run by
tourists. In fact, tourists are
extremely rare in this city. Cities
such as Rio and Buenos Aries in my
opinion lose a lot of their appeal to
catering to tourists.
Many people associate
Brazil with beaches such as
Copacabana, Leblon and Ipanema in
Rio. And yes, Brazil has some of the
When you hear:
most beautiful beaches in the world,
but these three are not among them.
They are dirty and extremely
dangerous at night. I visited
beaches in Santa Catarina a few
hours north of Porto Alegre and they
were spectacular. Much nicer than
any European or North American
beaches I have been to. And you
really had to make an effort to find
a crowded beach. If you ever want a
tropical beach holiday you won't
forget, try Florianopolis. It is the
capital city of Santa Catarina and
can be reached by flying to Sao
Paulo and then taking a domestic
flight directly to the city.
Being on a student budget, I
travelled by bus everywhere I went.
The buses are modern and it is
really no problem going anywhere in
South America by bus. I drove from
Rio to Porto Alegre (24 hours), Porto
Alegre to Montevideo in Uruguay
(12 hours), Montevideo to Buenos
Aries (5 hours bus, 3 hours river
boat) and Buenos Aries to Porto
Alegre which took about 20 hours
because of a moronic route.
Crossing borders in S. America was
a lot easier than I thought it would
be. If you have a visa for one
country, you can enter any other
country relatively easily. Citizens of
most countries don't even need the
first visa, but for some reason
Canada is one of the very few
exceptions. Travelling on my
Danish EEC passport, I did not need
one.
My job was interesting as
well. I worked for a software
development company named Nutec
Informatica. Their main product is
a graphical windowing environment,
like X-Windows, but for a new breed
of graphical serial terminals that
will be introduced into the North
American market within the next
two years. I developed an Interface
Builder as well as helping the
marketing department quite a bit. I
was the only person fluent in
English in the company which
meant I got to have a lot of say in
the company's coming expansion
into North America. The job
however did not pay well by
Canadian standards. Minimum
wage in Brazil is approximately
U$60 per month. I was getting
about U$400 per month which was
the same as the full-time technical
staff made there. It was enough to
live for there, but I did not make
any money on the term.
BUS PUSH '92
What do you see?
We need:
ideas for a T-shirt design
_ Winning design will receive FAME, a FREE T-SHIRT, and
DINNER-FOR-TWO .. .
_ drop off your In the box In the Onflce.
- deadline for entries IS Feb. 7th .
to help us organize this Spectacular Event
_ leave a note for Giselle in the Orifice.
Bus Push work-out sessions available now at the PAC weightroom
I will definitely be going
back to Brazil some day. I have a
lot of friends there now. There were
many European students, mostly
Germans and Danes, working in the
city as well, and we met regularly.
They all loved the place and many
considered moving there
permanently. I don't think I could
do that. The contrast between the
(Portuguese), than I would ever
learn here at the university. If you
are interested in doing something
like this, go to Needles Hall and
pick up an IEASTE application
form. You need to apply at least 5-6
months before the workterm in
question. Do not shy away from the
so-called third-world countries if
you apply. If you are interested in
Ways To GefKilied In South America ;
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in Sao. Paulo., not than ' lqil. - Robbed,stapbed,shot, raped, ... ,
from a community where cholera .... JbnrdeteCIand killed becaUse":>"
ha been ''f' heard a .rumour that you
discovered. .. >,,,'. had5q'cents on
therefore carry cholera:,fmd. shoUld{ Bre.atliing:the ..
be read wi.th rubberglov,es and .water
condom covered'eyes. ;;.t't Breathingwater ',:.. .' t ...
. .,;:: St.arvation ifyo.li 'are too dumb: to
GLOSSARY: '. ()xdex: fooiiin SPl:!nisij o.r
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-.'.. Suffocate in stuck.elevatot Y;;
=JIle heart failm:e , tourist
bonration = ..boredoilt of your . Nasty Br<i.zilian virii ';
': :. Saying you are British in
::. 7, llo.sers to . . Argep.tina .
Denm.ark in 1984 anA'!nerican
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.- AlP :/"i <, .:"/ ::>. ' mo.b trying to geta of
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.:. . Drlvi s )Fusea' up' pill and not ' BoJivation in 20+ .bo b . d
quite making it ..... : - Playing soccer against a
-.,stoPpillg at Uro.gl.layan ar;roy team and .
getting rear-ended. by::a Fusca ', letting them know you are Danish
stoPping3;t a redhght ana " GPini5 to ...
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rich and the poor is too. large for me.
The term was an incredible
experience and I wish more
students would take advantage of
the coop system in this fashion. I
learned more in those four months,
including ano.ther language
Brazil specifically, come talk to me.
I have convinced Nutec to hire a
coop for this coming wo.rkterm and
the job will be in the Want-Ads. I
can be found in E2-1303A (Systems
Wing) in the 3B Systems ciass.
January 27, 1992 I ron Warrior
NEWS
Student Life Center Revisited
Student Directed Plan Referendum, Jan. 28-29
Dave Martin
On January 28 and 29 UW
students will vote on a new proposal
to improve student life on campus.
This coordinated student directed
plan is comprised of 3 parts:
A: Student Directed Project
Endowment Fund ($750 000)
This fund would partly be
used to address immediate needs
(such safety and accessibility). The
remainder would be deposited into
and account and matched on a 2:1
ratio by administration, with the
interest used for ongoing student
projects.
B: New Student Centre ($6.6M)
A 33 000 sq. ft. building
would be built near the Campus
Centre for lounge/st udy space,
meeting rooms, and joint retail
ventures. Existing operations in the
basement of the CC would be moved
to the new building freeing up space
for clubs and offices.
C: Physical Recreation Project
($2.9M)
Adjacent to Columbia
Icefields on the north campus, a 16
000 sq. ft. facility would be built
including a multipurpose
gymnasium, activity studios and a
weight room. The university has
already committed an additional
$1.5M for new change facilities and
2 playing fields.
To fund these initiatives,
students would be asked to
contribute the following:
Elect-a -Fed
Federation of Students Elections, Feb. 11-12
Autumn Umanetz
The annual Federation of
Students election approaches, and
once again, you have the
op 0 wlity t v Y u ay in all
the Campus-Spanning-Issues that
confront us.
Yes! , you will be permitted
to select which of several total
strangers you wish to represent
your best interests and to determine
broad policy affecting your academic
career . You will be asked to vote for
one President, two Vice Presidents,
and three Counsellors who will
represent engineering students on
the Fed council. The elected
candidates will have a year long
term beginning on May 1,1992
The election will occur on
February 11th and 12th (Tuesday
and Wednesday) and there will be a
booth somewhere in the engineerin
buildings, and although the exact
location has not yet been confrrmed,
it will probably occur somewhere in
the CPH foyer. For anyone who
will be unable to vote during polling
hours (9-4), there will also be
additional polling stations set up
which will be located by the varsity
desk in Red North in the PAC from
5:00 'til 7:00 PM.
The Feds deal mostly with
issues involving their (your) money,
in situations where the services are
1: $10/term beginning May 1992 for
a maximum of 7 terms to cover
immediate student directed projects
and to pay into the endowment
fund.
2: $25/term once the new centres
opened (forecast at May 1994) until
the debt is paid, for a maximum of
25 years.
This plan was developed by
the Student Life Ad Hoc Committee
based on the results of nearly 2000
surveys on student needs and
feedback from focus groups across
campus. During this past week,
9500 pamphlets were distributed
giving specific details of the plan.
Please read one and make an
informed decision on January 28
and 29.
required by all students, rather
than just engineering students.
They administer general policy
and hire managers for all of the
businesses in the Campus Center,
as well as many of the personal
services available on campus such
as the Ombudsperson.
No one seemed to be able
to provide any information on
what the current issues are. Fear
not, campaign week Feb 2-10) is
fast approaching, and you will
soon have the opportunity to read
as much campaign material as
you can stomach.
No matter what you think
of the Feds, or politics in general,
or even the way they decorate the
Campus Centre, please take the
time to familiarize yourself with
the candidates and get out and
vote,
What were the Major Findings of the
Student j c<'CIs Survey?
Page 9
70% were on favour of a new Student Cenue.
890/0 were on favour of funding a Student Centre
Space PfiOrttteS were ranked as follows (from highest to
SoclaVRecreanonal Space, PhysicaVRecreanonal
Space, AmenlbeslServlces and finally Retad Space.
Top 25 menu Items were:
1 lounge Space
2. Multi-Purpose Recreation Space
3. Information Centre
4 Change Facility/locker Room
5. Bank
6. Open 24 hours
7. Parking
8 Used Book Store
9 New Book Store
10. Post OHlce
11. Study Spate
12. Space
13. Drug Store
14. Reading Space
15 Weight Room
16. Meellng Rooms
17. Vanely Store
18. Cafeteria
19. Small Cinema
20. Bar Bombsheller Style
21. Indoor Running Track
22. Restaurant
23. SOM Pool
24. Games Room
25. HealthlWeliness/Therapy Clinic
71.2% were in favour of student coordinated projects with
the top 5 priolltles being: satety improvements, accessibility
Improvements,lounge space, study space, and renovations to
the campus centre.
90.4% would fund a coordinated plan for student projects.
Over 75% wanted the new Student Centre on the Soulll
Campus.
71 .2% wanted to see additional Clubs Space given a high
pflority In lIle plan.
Malar areas to move to the new Student Centre are the
Bank, Campus Shop, used Book Store and Re cord Store.
The majority of students were in favour of paying a smaller
fee now towards the proposed centre, but agreed that the
majority of the funding burden should be coliected when the
centre opens.
FASS '92 - Ain't Myth-Behavin'
february S,6, 7" 8 - Hwnanltle. Theatre, Uniftnlty of Waterloo
Tichts: $S.so 1811 mel) available althe HwnlJlitie. Theaft 'Box Office
P.Q.'E.TS Patron of tfie 'Weet - 't])rew in a Tenaer Moment "
Page 10 I ron Warrior January 27, 1992
Life According To Ian
Conflict Resolution
"Television can not possibly model
real life because it just doesn 't
account for the complexity added by
selective hearing"
Ian Murley, 1992.
This dissertation is based on
personal observation, so subjective
judgement is impossible to avoid.
May I also state outright my
recognition that I am climbing out
onto the very thin philosophical
limb of human engineering.
It seems that "you can't
change what you are" is the most
virulent excuse for avoiding
personal growth. Personal
challenges that require beh avior
modification, and compromise are
either the res u lt of immediate
threats on well being or apparently
innocuous daily conflicts. Some of
these chall enges might be
overcoming a fear, kicking a bad
habit, or resolving a conflict with
another person.
My observations have been
quite distressing. It appears that
people choose to take the option of
least short-term resistance if they
are presented with that option. For
example, when you are half way up
a desolate mountain t hree hours
walk from anywhere a nd night is
falling you have no choice: all of
your options include the fact that it
is dark. Suppose you are afrai d of
the dark? In some people this is an
intense fear that can cause sheer
panic. I have seen amazing dis plays
of people confronti ng such fears and
beat ing t h em wh en t h ey h ad no
choice. I afford such people a great
respect for conquering t heir fear and
have seen t h eir el a t i on at the
fr eedom gained . Fr eedom t o
venture down new r oads previously
barricaded by those r ecently
overcome fears and it always makes
me happy to see s uch growth i n
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likely to make excuses than make
an effort. "You can't change who
you are" is ringing in my ears
because I've heard it so often. Yes, I
agree you can not make a short
person tall but does this mean
he/she is banished to a life of talking
to people's necks? At work we can
al ways quit if things degrade to the
point were we must sacrifice some
freedom or change our behavior. In
relationships we are told from birth
that there are plenty of fish in the
sea. If you can't get along, that's
OK, it wasn't meant to be. If you
can't quit smoking, no problem, at
least you tried! Well it is a problem.
Life i s a day-to- day
phenomenon. It is t hese dai ly
si tua tions that det ermi ne the
quality of life. It seems that lots of
people are sit ting around vacillating
and waiting for that long hoped-for
challenge t hat will all ow them to
finally decide, "am I strong or am I
weak". But t h e most difficult
situations are the day-tod ay
occurrences that question our
integrity or threaten our self-
confidence such as those involving
honesty or criticism. Avoidance has
become an option in these cases and
this is the problem. Avoidance
provides an easy short-term solution
to maintain our self-image and
spare us humiliation. We don't have
to think of sol utions, give up any
freedom, or change anything about
ourselves. Most of all, we are
always dght. It is this apparent
Jan 30th, Thursday
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Cash bar opens at 7:30
8:00 p.m.
Campus Hall
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plus!
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solu tion t hat permits u s to ___ ___ ------------------....,
flippantly claim "You can't cha nge
who you are!" and move on to t he
next job, person, ...
My complaint is that our
solution is to move on ra ther than
change and grow becaus e it i s
easier. What we do not realize is
that the world i s only so big and
moving was tes time. The only
solution is to deal with daily conflict
accepting that you might have to
give a little to appease others.
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quiz", YOUl'mathematiealabilities place in the last category.
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January 27/ 1992 Iron Warrior Page 11
APEO:
BE AN EXECUTIVE
FOR CASI GEARING Up FOR CHANGE
Richard Pontello
The 1991 Association of
Professional Engineers of Ontario
(A.P.E.O.) Student Conference was
held by the University of Western
Ontario at the Sheraton Armories
Hotel in London from October 4 to 6.
The hotel ironically turned out to be
a suitable backdrop for the theme
that ran throughout the conference:
build a proper foundation now for a
strong structure in the future.
The story behind the hotel
tells of the owner buying the old
Royal Canadian Armories building
for twelve dollars. The city would
allow him to build on the property
with the condition that he retain the
old architecture of the barracks.
The result is a beautiful blend of
150 year old stone and modern day
glass and steel. The best of both
eras is presented in one structure.
This story is fitting because
in perspective, we have much more
than twelve dollars invested in our
careers. Yet society and technology
today are forcing us to rethink and
rewrite our contributions as
engineers more than in any other
era previous. The conference
provided some insights and ideas as
to how to develop a modern day
version of the age-old engineer.
The delegates representing
the A society besides myself were
Dan Curtin, Nancy Faessen, and
Vicki O'Connell.
The first day's most not able
speaker was Claudette MacKay-
Lassonde. She is the current
Assistant Deputy Minister of Trade
and International Relations. She
stated that " ... engineers don't have
an image problem, they just don't
have an image." This comment is
surprising, because it means that
many of the efforts we have made as
students to improve our image could
be in vain. We could really be
improving nothing at all. Our best
course would be to develop a brand
new image, one which could gain us
positive attention, something we
usually seem to lack.
The other events of the day
included a tour of one of three
companies in the area. They were
the Northern Telecom Integrated
Telephone Manufacturing facility,
the GM Diesel Division, specializing
in locomotives and military units,
and Wolverine Tube, specializing in
drawing and casting. The evening
was spent at Joe Kool ' s where .
"everyone is welcome-except if .
you're a nerd."
The second day started with
Lyle McNair, a chemical engineer
with Dow Chemical and a member
of their University Relations team.
He said that business in a
democratic society is done by public
permission and technology used by
public approval. Thus, he concluded
that convincing the public of
accepting new technology is much
tougher than developing the
technology itself. He went on to cite
misinterpreted solutions as PCB
disposal and nuclear power which
were not received well by society
because of its lack of understanding.
Informing the public of new ideas
and technologies may minimize
opposition to them.
One of these new
technologies was presented at the
conference by Larry Pastuch. He is
a design operations engineer for
Spar Aerospace. He presented a
film and slide-show on the
development of the Canada Arm,
and Canada's involvement in the
space station Freedom being
designed by NASA. Of interest were
Richard Dicke
CASI Student Branch President
Times are tough, jobs are
scarce, and employers are receiving
hundreds of resumes for each job.
You have to stand out. All of you
are engineers. Marks, who cares
about marks. This isn't Grad
School. So what is setting you
apart? What is giving you the edge?
Extracurricular activities
set you apart. These activities are
not just something you add to your
resume, they provide you with
invaluable experience that is hard to
find in your school work or work-
terms.
For example, being on the
executive of a student club will
provide you with experience in
dealing with and leading people and
on how to run an organization.
Being an executive in a student club
is much the same as being on the
board of directors of a multinational
corporation, just on a different scale.
You have budgets and people to deal
with, there are operating costs and
you have to produce results. It is
also very rewarding.
So where can you find an
executive position?
The Canadian Aeronautics
and Space Institute (CAS!) Student
Branch is one of the biggest on
campus. We have typically had 40
to 100 people at our weekly
presentations. You have probably
seen our signs in the Engineering
Halls. We're offering you an
opportunity to show your stuff. Ask
yourself this question: "Are you
interested in Aerospace?"
If you answered 'YES' to this
question then you are qualified to be
an executive on the CASI executive.
If you answered 'NO' you are still
qualified to be on the executive.
There are many positions such as
Treasurer, Membership Director,
Advertising which do not necessarily
require an interest in Aerospace.
So if you have ever caught
yourself going to a Club meeting
and saying, "1 could do a way better
job running this club" or you just
want to have the edge on recession
busting just send a message to
CASI@1308 on Watstar or drop a
note in the CAS I mail box in the
Orifice. Please leave your name and
a telephone number where you can
be reached. Positions are available
for both this Winter term and the
Spring term. And don't worry if you
don't have any experience, this is
your chance to get it. We will show
you how everything is run to get you
started. After that the sky's the
limit.
the fully powered universal joints at 1.. ____________________________ _
various points of the station. The
Canada Arm could be transferred to
anyone of these locations and
connected to one of these joints, and
would be operational almost
instantly, thus minimizing the
number of parts to repair and
service.
The last to speak was Doug
Barber, the president of Gennum
Corporation and chairman of the
Industrial Advisory Council to the
Ontario Deans of Engineering. He
pointed to the fact that money for
education is not the issue when
discussing the low number of
technical people in Canada. This
country spends the highest
percentage of GNP on education in
the industrialized world.
The issu e i s that we are
content to ship our natural
resources to other countries for
production rather than embracing
our own technical people. If our
country utilized all its graduating
engineers and adjusted its economy
for tertiary production, the future of
our employment scene would be
very bright indeed.
At the closing dinner at
Waldo's restaurant, John Bate put it
into perspective. He is the past
president of t he A .P .E. O. H e
pointed to our tables and said that
the future of engineering was sitting
right here. But I believe that it is
also represent d in lh p ople
reading this article and in all
engin er'ing students. If we can
take the observations present d at
this conference to heart, we could
take the best of what we have today
and build on it for a future as
striking as the sight of that old
hotel.
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What's In / What's Out for 1992
Here is a list of what's in and what's out for 1992:
OUT: Lists of what's in and what's out. I hate these things. Like, I'm
really going to change my lifestyle just so I can conform to some
guy's mould of a "normal" behaviour pattern for a particular year.
Newspapers and magazines are always printing these lists and they
are the same every year. Sometimes they tell you stuff that you
would have to have a head made of pure martensite not to know,
such as OUT: war, IN: world peace. But most often, they tell you
stuff just to try to force you to conform to their way of thinking.
Every year you see: OUT: long hair, IN: the neat look. This is
clearly society's method of trying to keep all its impressionable
young t eenagers in line . They sometimes are even used to
stimulate the economy. When I was in the States, I saw one that
said OUT: european Vacations, IN: Seeing the states OUT:
european wines IN: American wines. Clearly, these are blatant
attempts to encourage people to buy American. Since when have
American wines been considered haute culture? But enough of my
whining, and on to the blatant manipulation of people to conform to
my beliefs:
OUT: Rumours of Elvis being alive.
IN: Rumours of Michael Jackson being dead.
OUT: People who whine about athletes salaries. Damn it, if they weren't
worth $5M to the teams, the teams wouldn't pay them that much. I
would rather see the $5M go to the players than the owners. If the
factory workers at GM could win 20 games for the jays, they would
be worth $5M too, but they can't.
IN: People who whine about entertainers' salaries. Michael Jackson
makes $100M a year - almost 20 times more than the highest paid
athletes. But, does anyone complain about entertainers? Does
anyone blame the state of the economy, high movie prices, or GM
layoffs on them?
OUT: Bondage, using whips and chains.
IN: Bondage, using chainsaws and duct tape.
OUT: The Imprint.
IN: MATHnews (NOT!!!)
OUT: Koala springs flavoured mineral water.
IN: Uniroyal-extract flavoured Waterloo water (straight up).
OUT: Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit".
IN: Dead Kennedy's "2 Drunk 2 F**k".
OUT: Using the *Deathstar system.
',t ., q had' a shocking dream the other night
.f; :- 't"' .. You were standlng alone your face cO'Vered'
. .. ''.,.'''' surround'ed &y a mist, enve[oped' in fright.
IN:
q caCCed' your name in vain, you never heard
You tumed to waCk awa1 &ut seemed' to d'oubt
that action, for !ou feet die need to stay.
qn this worta oJ od'a dimensions q scout,
for a Bght that wouId he[p me J1nd the
q cried' and' cried' for he[p yet nothing stirred.
q walked" upon the ""rren Cand.
Sifence reigned' &ut q strained to hear a word'
C)hen in m1 dream q &egan to und'erstand.
mom the J1nal frontier of Hfe you had crossed
shppmg away from me forever Cost.
&y Sl,assond'e
The return to style of the abacus.
OUT: Brian Mulroney as Prime Minister.
I: Stompin' Tom Condors for Prime Minister.
OUT: Tying a bunjee chord around your feet and jumping.
IN: Tying the chord around your neck and jumping,
Fall 1991 En"Soc Course Critiques
Summary
(complete course by course results are available from Cheryl in
the Orifice)
The Best and the Worst
(Top 10)
fumk # P:mf. CQure
1 CHE036 PENLIDIS 97 92
2 E&CE304 VANNELLI 95 71
3 E&CE222 LOUCKS 94 80
4 E&CE474 CHAUDHURI 94 86
5 SYDE252 JERNIGAN 94 83
6 SYDE553 HEPPLER 94 88
7 CIVE204 BftODLAND 93 76
8 SYDE555 HEPPLER 93 78
9 CIVE472 SYKES 92 86
10 MSCI645 DILTS 92 85
(Bottom 10)
n-9 ME360 GOLNARAGHI 39 38
n-8 CIVE486 HARRINGTON 39 43
n-7 CIVE265 THOMPSON 39 48
n-6 MSCI331 OLDS 38 38
n-5 ME534 VARIN 38 38
n-4 ME362 BRAGG 36 41
n-3 MATHU6 LASTMAN 33 38
n-2 E&CE208 BARBY 32 38
n-1 CHE038 BYERLEY 26 27
n-O PHYSU5 WESSON 15 39
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January 271 1992 Iron Warrior Page 13
Is THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY A CULT?
by Dave Hook
Why does Engineering
always seem to be the most spirited
faculty on campus? Why is
Engineering a separate entity from
the rest of the University. Can
these be attributed to out Frosh
Week? It may be. There are some
striking similarities between the
methods used by cults to initiate
their members and those used by
the Engineering Society.
The term "cult" has been
used rather loosely to this point.
The term will be used to imply "an
organization that forces people to
conform to its way of thinking".
Religious cults, such as the
Moonies, try to convert people to
their usually to acquire
IT I. .fQ money from the victim.
flOW 0 ta t t e.9L Organizations like the U.S. Marines
force people to conform so that they
will be able to perform their combat
t'1 ft: t: duty without thinking. The goal of
:JvLanaral an it) the Engineering Frosh Week is to
:or try to promote spirit within the
by C+C Food Factory (same guys as last term) faculty and to identify the other
faculties as enemies.
Well disciples, the masters of Indian subcontinent comestibles Generally, the first step in
preparation are back to excite your tastebuds. We hope you've all been the initiation of a cult is the
cooking up a storm using the recipes from the summer. Hopefully, you've isolation of the potential victim. By
all been improvising and improving as far as Indian cooking goes. taking the victim away from hislher
Enough foreplay, let's dive in. First, an equipment update. This friends and regular surroundings,
term I bought myself a mini food processor and a coffee grinder. What the victim is at a significant
indispensible little gadgets they have proven to be! The food processor, a 2 disadvantage. The victim is
cup B&D, is great for pureeing onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, etc. These vulnerable, and will try to identify
things are cheap, a B&D HandyChopper is about $25.00 and is more than with the other members of the cult
sufficient. The coffee grinder is great for grinding coriander, pepper, in order to establish familiarities.
cardomom, cumin, etc., and eve coffee if you clean it first. Freshly ground Religious cults usually
not only has a nice ring to it, it also tastes veddy, veddy good. accomplish isolation by
As some of you may remember from last term, I recommended a transporting the victim to a remote
certain cookbook, "Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery" (ISBN 0-563-16491-3). and unfamiliar area. The Marines,
Well, just like last term, I'll say "Buy It!". It really is great, well written, as well, take their new recruits to a
easy to follow, and great recipes. I used it extensively last term with much camp away from the victim's usual
success and adoration from my millions of dinner guests. surroundings. The Engineering
In case you've forgotten where to go shopping for ingredients, the Society does not have to use any
best place to go is the International Food Market in University Shops III special techniques to isolate their
(beside Yuk Yuk's). They have an awesome selection of spices, rice, flour, victims - most students are already
etc. and are reasonably priced. Another nice thing is that they sell their from out of town. The Frosh are
spices in small packages, so you can build up a good selection for very little divided into six different groups, so
money. Another good place to go for spices is Bulk Barn in Highland Hills chances are that the victim will be
Plaza. They have a pretty good selection of your basics like peppercorns, separated from any friends the
coriander, cardomom, cinnamon, you get the picture. victim came to university with. The
Okay, let's get cooking. This w.eek's. feature is Rogan .los a e a so tal ar:.e
Josh is a very rich, potentially brutally hot, curry. It is characterized by its superior to the other faculties and
beautiful, red color. Guess what the red comes from, chili powder, and lots are encouraged to chant slogans
of it! For those without titanium innards, you may cut the chili with declaring this. By doing this, the
paprika. This recipe calls for alot of whole spices, some of which can be hard Frosh are isolating themselves from
to find. The whole peppercorns and bay leaves are easy, and should not be the other faculties, and building up
skimped on. The cardomom may be difficult to find, but you can use stronger ties with Engineering.
cardomom powder which is available at Bulk Barn. After isolating the potential

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victim, the cult will try to take
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replace it with the identity they
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believe that he or she is part of the
group. The victim will start to feel
comfortable with the surroundings
and the organization.
This technique is most
observable in the U.S. Marines. By
giving each soldier the same haircut
and the same uniform, the victim's
individuality is taken away.
Religious cults employ a variety of
techniques. Often they are given a
standard uniform, such as robes or
a particular hair style. Some cults
will even give the individual a new
name. The technique used in Frosh
Week is similar to that of the
Marines - standard uniforms.
Standard Frosh shirts and hard
hats are to be worn at all times.
Once the individual's
identity has been taken away, the
next step is to take his or her right
to think and make decisions. This
prevents the victim from
questioning the organization's
motives. It is then easier to enforce
the desired identity upon them.
The organization can then force the
individual to think what they want
them to, without question.
In the U.S. Marines,
soldiers are taught not to question
authority. Drill sergeants are used
as strong authoritative figures.
Any deviation from the pattern is
punished. Religious cults often
employ very influential leaders. As
well, the victim of the religious cult
is given a sufficient number of tasks
so that he or she will not have free
time to think. This is why Hare
Krishnas and Moonies are seen
p acti in t . r
- not just on religious holidays like
other religions. The Engineering
Society 'mploys a bit of both
methods. Ed Com provides a
Marine-like authori ty while
acti vi ti s arc sch duled so that
Frosh have very little free time.
Although the activities are all
voluntary, there is still pressure
placed on the individual to attend
all events.
please see EngCult?,page 14
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titillating tunage
by Potsy and Sandman
Well, a bunch of us thought
that it was about time that the IW
finally got a music review column so
here we are typing at this computer
deciding what bands to review.
After hours of thought provoking
arguments, we've decided on 5 discs
to review.
Kin" Apparatus
"King Apparatus"
Ska is alive and well and
living in Toronto. This relatively
new crew, which won the best new
Canadian ska/reggae band award at
the CASBYS, has brought this
musical art form back from its
grave. They have done wonders in
bringing fun back into music. They
lack the polishing that The
Specials had, but they are full of
energy and are reminiscent of what
Ska Face once did with their
sound.
The disc itself is full of great
tunes. Among them are Made For
TV which plays like a Ska serenade
to Nina Hagen, Five Good
Reasons (for making love) and the
soulful King Apparatus, all of
which should enable this band to be
successful. A definite start to what
should be a great career.
Billy Bra.:.: - "Don't Try This At
HOlne"
Billy Bragg's newest release
is a melodious disc which features a
number of typical Bragg tunes. The
songs Sexuality and Accident
Waiting To Happen are
undoubtedly his two best on the
disc, and for those who enjoyed this
Internationale mini-album, you'll
really enjoy this one. The disc is
without a doubt his best since Back
To Basics, which was released way
back in 1988.
For those who enjoy a very
mellow, thoughtful, album, I highly
recommend it. However, for those
who expect a lot of faster tunes, like
Sexuality, I really wouldn't bother.

"Sweeter Things - A Compilation"
When this disc hit the
stores, it was like, "Excellent, they
came out with a new album!"
Unfortunately, my excitement was
short lived. Sweeter Thinlls is an
excellent album (don't get me
wrong) if you don't own any of their
previous releases. This album
contains most of the band's popular
songs, plus two songs not released
on any of their previous albums.
Such great songs as I Go Blind,
One Gun and One Day In Your
Life display the talent of this
Canadian band. If you already own
most, or all of their older albums,
then I don't recommend this album

continued from page 13
Frosh are also forced by Ed Com to
bow down and worship the Tool.
The idea of influencing people
through an object of worship is
certainly no stranger to cults.
As shown here, the methods
used to initiate Engineering Frosh
are virtually the same as those used
by cults and other organizations.
The isolate-remove identity-remove
right to think pattern is used by
many other organizations as well,
either intentionally or
unintentionally. However, the
goals of the cults and the marines
are not the same as the Engineering
Society's. The goal of building spirit
for a faculty is not quite as severe
as turning people into killing
machines, or preying upon the weak
for money (although, the payment
of Engineering Society fees is
indirectly affected by faculty spirit).
As well, most of the Frosh Week
activities are intended to be fun.
Any brain-washing by the
Engineering Society is purely
unintentional.
The techniques used during
Engineering Frosh Week at
Waterloo are not much different
from the techniques used by any
other faculty, or any other
Engineering school in the country.
Engineering itself, is a
brotherhood. We have our own
initiations (Frosh Week), our own
private social spots (POETS), our
own social events, our own clothes
(leather jackets, T-shirts), our own
object of worship, our own
buildings, our own publications, etc,
etc. Engineering is an entirely
separate entity on campus.
Engineers at Waterloo tend to
identify more with their faculty
rather than their university.
Students are more likely to tell
others that they are in Engineering
than that they go to UW. At
Queen's University, the opposite
occurs.
Instead of making plans to
make Engineering even more
isolated and self-supported (such as
the Engineering Student Building
plan), the Engineering Society
should be adopting a more campus-
wide mentality. Frosh week should
be an essential part of this. Other
faculties should be included in at
least one event each - not just a
token game of volleyball with
Applied Health Studies. By doing
this, other faculties would no longer
be labelled as enemies.
Engineering would not be quite so
isolated. The image of engineers on
campus might even improve.
Do we really need Ed Com?
Are Engineering Society events so
boring that we have to intimidate
the Frosh to participate? We could
certainly get rid of the Tool worship
- start treating it like an actual
mascot and not like some chrome-
plated idol.
This doesn't mean that we
should all hold hands, sing camp
fire songs and roast marshmallows
for Frosh Week. But, Perhaps we
should keep our intentions in mind
when we start planning for Frosh
Week '92. Perhaps we should be
aware that we too, were victims and
had our ideals corrupted when we
started.
for you. But, if you don;t own any
54-40 albums, or have never heard
them before, then I suggest you pick
up this album. You won't be
disappointed.
Guns 'N Roses
"Use Your illusion I & II"
In this set, GNR has put out
a pair of truly amazing albums.
From Right Next Door To Hell
starting Illusion I, to My World
finishing off Illusion II, the mind
goes from being rocked out of it's
skull to being lulled into a state of
tranquillity, to being rocked again.
It's a mental workout! Each song
has it's own unique attraction, and
choosing a favourite is almost
impossible. If you like Appetite
For Destruction, you'll love the
Use Your illusion set.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
This L.A. based band have
taken music to a higher echelon
with the release of this album. Once
again they've mixed rap, rock,
reggae and alternative (Ed. : what's
that?) riffs into an absolutely mind-
altering album. After the success of
Faith No More, the MAN has
finally allowed the Peppers to have
air time on popular radio, with their
singles Give It Away and Suck My
Kiss. Both songs have the raw
energy reminiscent from their
Freaky Styley days. They have
matured musically from Mother's
Milk, but they've maintained their
Flea-type attitude, in a truly Red-
Hot way. I think this disc is for
everybody, whether they've heard of
the Chili Peppers or not.
St.ruct.ures in the temporal lobe mediate a wide variety of functions.
The cortical surface 01 the lobe mediates primary auditory processing
(superior temporal gyrus). language comprehension (left hemisphere
superior temporal gyrus). memory (hippocampus). smell (uncus). the
emotions (limbic system). and one half of the visual projections pass
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Enviro-Tips
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This issue's tips will deal with energy saving tips during the winter.
1) There is always the old favourite "wear a sweater" as my mother
used to say when we complained about the cold. Now that we've
moved out and are paying for the heat, all members of my family
gladly wear sweaters.
2) For every degree you set your thermostat above 20 C (68 F), your
heating costs increase by 5%.
3) Leave bathwater in the tub after taking a bath. This will not only
help to heat the house, it will also raise the humidity in the house.
It may be a good idea to pull the plug before any of your roommates
want to use the tub or shower, as they may not be so keen on the
idea at first (especially if they don't know about it).
4) Cover the windows at night and uncover during the day. Use
the sun to help heat your house during the day and then cover the
windows with drapes, energy saving blinds, or even a blanket.
5) Use a hot water bottle and turn down the heat to save money and
energy.
6) Keep unoccupied rooms at 15 C (60 F) during cold weather. It is
pointless to heat unused rooms.
7) Set nighttime temperature at 16 Celsius (61 F). We have a
programmable thermostat in our house and at night we use
extra blankets (or if we're lucky another body) on our bed.
In North America, every person consumes the energy equivalent of 22
barrels of oil at home every year. There is plenty of room for you to
conserve comfortably with just a small effort.
Environmentally yours,
En v iroman
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THOMSON
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- Loved Nicholson; thought
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hat and tie
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murders them. and buries their
bodies in the back-yard
- Has gleaming metal hook in
place of left hand
- Wears special ring by which he
can be recognized by fellow
masons
- Finds Captain Haddock
temperamental and infuriating
- Likes Eddie beuer
- Slept with Ed Asner
THOMPSON
- Has "straight-down" moustache
- Has come to accept Keaton after
subsequent viewings
- Thinks he looks really hot in
cycling pants
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makes popcorn. and watches old
"Abbou and Costello" movies ...
then murders them and buries them
in the back-yard
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- Wears special ring with which he
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- Slepl with Ed Asner
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number of derogatory remarks
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leasl I know my children can walk
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sleep I say a silent prayer for our
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