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University of TorontoEngineering has a cannon, Queen shas the greased pole, and Waterloohas the TOOL. Mascots have beenused in universities for years. Amascot is defined as an emblem of agroup, considered to bring good l u c 1 ~Originally, mascots were animalsused to bring luck to sports teams. Anattempt to steal the other teamsmascot was always a favourite eventat big games. The traditions ofmascots lead the Engineering Societyto select the TOOL as their mascot in1968. The history of the TOOL iscolourful and t has developed anumber of tJaditions on its own.In 1968, the Engineering Societywas looking for a mascot. Thepresident at the time, while on a workterm at Dofasco had seen a Ridge ToolCompany pipe wrench and felt that it

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would be a worthy symbol. Hecontacted Jack Dowell of the RidgeCompany and arranged for thedonation on a sixty inch Ridge ToolCompany RIDGID Heavy DutyStraight Pipe Wrench. Through thelate sixties and the early seventies, theTOOL, at the time called the RIDGIDTOOL , was visible in a display casein the foyer of the EngineeringBuilding. s the mascot became morewidely known, security concernsbecame so great that the display casewas removed and the TOOL washidden.Always the centre of debate, thename of the TOOL also neededstandardization. Some groups wantedthe the name Rigid, and other groupswanted RIDGID as in the companytrademark. The latter was eventuallyselected.

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Photo by Johnathan Lee 4A Systems DesignSince being hidden, the TOOL has engraving was removed.)

only made appearances at speCial Since being retu rned , the TOOLevents such as parades, stags, and has had a relatively uneventful lifeEngineering formals. The TOOL is presiding over Engineering Events.always accompanied by Bearers The TOOL had remained unchangedwhose identities are concealed. for over sixteen years until MarchIn the early eighties, the TOOL 1990.was stolen by U of T Engineering. With a greater awareness of theWhile being transported, the TOOL problems of sexism developing inwas locked in the truck of a car and Engineering, the Society decided tochained to the car frame. U of T re-evaluate some of its actions. Thedemolished the trunk and cut the TOOL came under dose scrutiny. tchain to remove the TOOL. U of T was decided that changes to thereturned the TOOL during the next image of the mascot were necessary.term, encased in a forty gallon drum The face lift occurred on Marchof concrete. U ofT also engraved U of 17,1990 at the bush push for The BigT Engineering on the han -rhe Sisters. The bear.rs appeared inTOOL was chipped from the o.naete coveralls, h r h ~ and gold faceand the engraving was ground off and coverings, replacing the traditionalwrench was replated (If you look black robes and hoods. The faceclosely at the top of the handle youcan see the rippled area where the Continued on pageCollectors Edition Collectors Edition


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THE TOOLContinued from page 1... I

coverings have since been changed togrey. In addition the wrench was renamed, shortening the RIDGID TOOLto simply the TOOL.

The decision to change the nameof the TOOL and the bearer's uniformwas a very difficult one. The TOOLcommittees of both Societiesdiscussed the implications of thechanges. These results werepresented to both EngineeringSocieties at the JOint-Exec meeting.These changes have been met withmixed feelings from the students butthe majority are in support of the newimage.

Why were the changes necessary?Where do we stand now? There weremany misconceptions about theTOOL and what it stood for.

Security has always been aconcern for the TOOL. A chain,dona ted by Dominion Chain hasalways been wrapped through theend of the TOOL's handle. This chainallows the TOOL to be attached to abearer or an object. People havecharged that the chains on the TOOLrepresented bondage and sexualdeviation. This is totally untrue.These chains are for security only.The security of the TOOL has neverbeen compromised while the chainwas in use by a Bearer.

The Bearer uniforms consisted ofblack robes and hoods. Theseuniforms resembled executioner orKlan member outfits and did notproject a good impression of theEngineering Society. Changing tooveralls and hardhats has lessened theimpact of the Bearers and made abetter statement about Engineering.However, face-coverings are still usedto conceal the identities of the Bearersand maintain the security of theTOOL.

The loudest charge was that theTOOL was a phallic symbol. In thepast the TOOL had been used as asymbol of mail virility. The name ofthe RIDGID TOOL projected theimage of an erect penis. Statementslike Honour the TOOL and keep itRIDGID furthered the idea. There is

an argument for continuing the use ofthe name RIDGID. RIDGID is thetrademark of the Ridge ToolCompany and out of respect for thecompany who donated it, its useshould be continued. However,RIDGID also allows for thedevelopment of too many incorrectimpressions about the TOOL. Thename the TOOL should remain, butthe Engineering Society shouldcontinue to acknowledge thecompany which donated the mascot.

After all is said and done whatdoes the TOOL represent? The TOOLis the largest available standard pipewrench and a pretty nice lookingpiece of metal. A tool is a machineused in doing work; in other words, itis the application of knowledge.That's what Engineering is all about

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Friday November 8, 1991 Iron Warrior

The P r e zSp e w s

Sean Murphy. The Prez' 'I'm sick and tired and I just can'ttake it anymore "

his may sound like you after themidterm season, and I have definitelyhad it.I hope you enjoy this issue. Aconsiderable amount of hard work onhe part of the IW Staff and Editorsas gone into this Iron Warrior. As

' : , : , .. can see, it is a collector's item.Directors' applications becometoday - please apply. It will

e the best time of your life. Newositions include SPIRIT Directors,P f ; ~ l ~ j f t i j ~ ~ ; X ; I T ; R E M E SOCIAL Directors , andif and tons of fun stuff. If you areteres ted in helping out and being

of the most social society in the, apply today (More info ispages 14 and 15 in this issue.)Please read my letter on

Co mm unica t ionlocated elsewhere inthis issue and let meknow how you feelabout it. Oust drop anote in my box inthe orifice.)Announcements:

The Associate Provost for Student:--ffairs, Peter Hopkins, is reallymterested in our plans with respect tothe Engineering Student Centre. He isinterested in how it would affect theStudent life Building proposal that iscurrently being worked on.

The committee for the feasibilityfor the ESC is progressing. Asummary of the discussion is beingprepared for the Council Meeting onNovember 13, 1991. It should be agood one, so come one, come all.

The Vice-president, Academ ic &Provost, Dr. Alan George, is lookingfor an undergraduate representative

; t ; ; : : i . t ; t ~ 1 ; J : m ~ ~ , i ~ ) i l : k f i : l l i 1 1 i ) ) j i . i l l : J i l i i J i t1; Tr ez Spew s. Amy Alfred

F r i , e n ~ s are important in every: { < ; : : : : l : . n p r ~ { ) , n s hfe. Say thank-you for being

y friend to at least one person,,:,:,'>'::::',',w,,,,,,, today. Be proud of our mascot aslook at the picture on this issue.

' ~ ' Apply for your direclorship TODAY.s;;i INVOLVEMENT

At this point of the term studentshave a chance to think of what they

::::,::::::::c:,:: ,:,:,: :,::,, have accomplished OUTSIDE of theclassroom and what they can squeezein over the next few weeks. This is

- : : % : : : : : : : : : ' l ' : ~ ' : . ' . : ~ : ~ ' also the time to plan for summer".:,:,:.:";:;::;::,::,:,:,::,,,.::, activi ties.Why get involved? Most

. activities on campus, from clubs toobs, provide a student withexperiences that improve the overall: well-being of the individual.

mployment possibilities becomevaried by discovering new areas

interest as well as the increasedof skills that show up on your

, .. C , , UUl I : : . Physical fih1ess is improved

by taking part insports. Relaxationthrough funacti vi ties red ucesthe stress eachstudent might feelfrom daily academicdemands. Nomatt r howinvolved anyonegets, each person isstill responsible tomeet th e academicsta11dard s requiredby UW. Don't forget to get enoughsleep even i f i t requires skipping aclub m.ecti ng or a night out wilhfriends.

How to get involved? Join a club,sports team (from campus rec tovarSity), or sign up for extra-cirricularclasses. Take up a hobby, get a parttime job or become a volunteer at anorganizati on in KW (like Eng Soc).

Meet some new people, (practiceyour communication skills), JUST GOGET INVOLVED. If you are lookingfor a place to start, try the Campus

m t ties a Engineering,Math, and Science who is interestedand willing to serve a two-year t r n ~on t ~ l e Works of Art and GalleryAd vlsory Committee. If you areinterested, let me know ASAP.

Get your acts in for Tal-Eng. Ifyou have any ideas for what the execcan do , drop me a not e.

I'm still looking for volunteer s forthe Comm.ittee on Teaching for theFaculty of Engineering. Please leaveme a note if you are interested inchanging some of the guidelines forhow professors are evaluated iJ1 termsof their teaching ability.

That's all for now. Stay out oftrouble.

Centrc, PAC , Vollln tl'l'l' \'l1 tn , El1gSOC (S0C thc ,\Itiell' ,,\lOllt .\1\ nl tilt'dircc\OIShips Ilk l in the P.lin' ") ,

ASl, CSME/SAj ASMh, e s 'E,lEEE, ('hem Eng Soc or call tIl(' Ft'tis.

Havl' a C.HEAT llllw It thl' st tlU-forma\.

Sce you 11 at thc Joint Eng Socmeeting on Saturday, November 9.

Meet YOIl .It the Brunswick onNovember 14.

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ditor ia lsGames@Electrical

Last week I sat down in lheSystems lab late one evening after aparticularly ~ t r s s f u l day to relax andvent some of my frustration in a gameof Tetris. Much to ll1Y surprise when Iattempted to access games@electrical Iwas informed that it no longer existedand that any questions should bedirected to the Dean of EngineeringComputing. At first I shrugged, andthen pulled a disk out of my bag andproceeded to playa game anyway.Later that week I thought a little moreabou t l and decided to find ou texactly what had happened.

t seems, and I mention no namesbecause my sources are all informal,that a professor discovered a studentplaying a game in a WatStar roomwhen that student should have beenattending said professor's lecture.This professor then complained andquicker than a flash games@electricalwas gone. t seems that theadministration was looking for anexcuse to kill that disk and thisincident was all that was necessary.

Now, the removal ofgames@electrical in itself is no greatloss because all of the games arewidely available. The reasons thathave been presented include theproblem of students who are unableto do assignments because all of thecomputers are taken - some for theplaying of games, and that theadditional memory freed-up by th eelimination of this disk may now bededicated to other uses. In response Lo

the latler point, this is entirely false.This disk occupies an extremely smallspace on the electrical server andthere is currently no sh o rtage ofmemory. In rebuttal of the first pOint -nothing has changed. I walked into aWatStar room a couple of days agoand ten of the computers were beingllsed to play various games. Studentswishing to use the computers forwork still would have had to askthose playing games to leave. Inaddition, now that the games disk isgone, several unofficial gamesaccounts h ve sprung up on privatedisk space. As many of these gamesare copyrighted versions, this newsituation raises some liabilityquestions for the university. So inreality nothing has changed . anything the situation is now worse.Yet the removal of this disk is notreally the point, rather it concerns theway in which it was removed.Supposedly the academic reps of eachclass were to be informed before thisaction was taken, although accordingto the people I spoke to this hadoccurred in a very unorganizedfashion. t seems that theadministration felt that this diskoffered too much of a temptation tothe undergrad students and should beelimina ted, regardless of how thoseaffected undergrad students felt aboutthe issue.

Once again the. administration inen gineering ha s illustrated theirdisregard for the opinions of the

engineering students. There isdefinitely a large group of people inengineering who were upset to see theremoval of games@electrical and nowwant it put back. In addition,something that perhaps has not beenconsidered is that we, the undergradstudents, now fund the WatStarsystem directly. The financialcontribution of the WEEF has beensmall up to now, but will continue togrow in the future and has indirectlygenerated a substantial amount ofcapital from the alumni for WatStar asa result of our most recentcontribution. This contribution, inaddition to the fact that theengineering undergrads are theprimary users of the system, shouldcause the administrators of WatStar tokeep our wishes in mind when they

change the setup. In doesn't seem to.In fact, even when it was suggestedthat the games disk only be accessibleafter 5:30 pm, the answer was still

.In addition, personally I find the

opinion that I am not capable ofplanning my time and knowing whenI am able or not able to play gamesinsulting. f I choose not to attend mylectures then this is my choice and mychoice only. This is a university andprofessors who wish to takeattendance should go shopping for ajob in the high sc hool sys tem. Wedon't need your unprofessionalattitudes here.

Computer EngineersReal Engineers???There has been a lot of talk in myclass lately about how computerengineers are generally treated as 2ndclass citizens both inside and outside

the University community. That iswhy I was delighted when I saw thisyear's admission statistics forengineering.

For 1991, the approximateminimum ass OAC averages foradmission to the seven engineeringprograms was:

Computer Electrical90%85%

Mechanical 84% Systems Design 81 % Civi l 80% Chemical 80% Geological 78%By emphasizing these statistics I

don't wish to put anyone down ormake any group feel superior toanyother. (although that Computeraverage is pretty impressive isn't it?)What I do wish to accomplish,however, is to convince some faculty

members (the people who dish out theknowledge) and some industrypeople (the people who pay us toutilize the knowledge) that acomputer engineer is as intelligentand capable as any other engineeringgraduate from Waterloo. There is thegeneral stigma attached to the word'Computer' that makes people think ofcomputer scientists (Blech ). I, forone, do not consider myself on thesame level as a computer scientist andI don't think too many of myclassmates would either. We're allsick of hearing: If you were anelectrical class I'd teach you this .. butyou'll probably never use it anyways."f it's part of the curriculum it should

be taught to us .. we can handle itUnder normal circumstances a

chance to make a course easier byomitting section would be jumped at.We will be, however, at a greatdisadvantage if grad studies is in ourfuture. We will not have the requiredmathematical background to be able

to keep up with our peers who went the students and faculty members.through electrical engineering. Thisshould not happen in an institutionsuch as UW. These pre-conceiveda ttitudes regarding computerengineers must change starting with


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DearIW:The pursuit of excellence is an

important and i n t e g ~ a l component ofour academic careers here at theUniversity of Waterloo Faculty ofEngineering.

We strive for perfection in ouracademics (yea, right), projects, workterms, sports, extra-curricularactivities and how we deal with oneanother.

We, as potential engineers, mustendure 4 and 2/3 years of adaptingour knowledge to form a structuredapproach to problem solving.However, we are never given anopportunity to improve ourcommunications skills.

Last Friday night, a fewclassmates and I had a discussionregarding our education. Interestinglyenough, it dealt with a fewexperiences we had with ourdepartment and the magical mark of60%. In our ensuing discussion ofhow it feels to be on the wrong side ofthe magic average, a quote emergedthat stated "would you travel a bridgethat was only 57% safe?"

/Jd Wcu/d J l A ~ ~ . ..

Iron Warrior Page 5I found this to be a very

interesting statement. To carry thequestio n a little bit further, when doesa bridge become safe?80% 90% 100%When dealing with bridges (ie.

students in this case), are theysupposed to excel in one area (sayacademics) or is it preferred to be a"well-rounded" individual and activein a variety of areas. Put morespecifically, is it fair to judge studentssolely on their academic abilities orshould everything about them beexamined in order to see i f thesepotential engineers have what isnecessary to become "real" engineers.

Communication is an essentialpart of being an engineer. I f onecannot communicate that his ''bridge''is 100% sale then what is the value ofthis engineer? I f the bridge is 59% safeand the person can communicate theidea that his bridge is only 59% sale,then we have reach ed a stalemate. Onone side we have a known quantitythat is arbitrarily unsatisfactory andon the other an unknown that we, as asociety, know nothing about.

This analysis is not meant as acritique of the examination andpromotion process. However, i t isintended to point out an area wherenot enough emphasis is placed,communication. As students andsociety members we can put pressureon our faculty to rectify a situationthat needs improvement. It's time forstudents to take an active stance in thepursuit of excellence in their careersand their lives.Sean Murphy

Engineering Student entreSuggestion Should eOroppedDearIW:

The public suggestion by EngSocto build its own Engineering StudentCentre was extremely foolish. EngSocshould realize that it has now pointedout to the University Managementthat we are currently using Universityspace (for POETS, the Orifice, theC&D etc.) absolutely free. Such asuggestion is implying that we reallydo not have the right to use space inCPH and we would prefer to pay bigbucks for every square inch of EngSocfloor space.The supporters of the EngineeringStudent Centre are saying that theyare opposed to freeloading off theUniversity, to which we already paysubstantial tuition fees. This is liketurning down a FREE BMW becauseyou would prefer to BUY a Ferrari.Where is the logic?

So what if our rich cousins atQueen's have their own building. Thegame of keeping up with the Jones'scan be taken too far.

I suggest the entire issue of anEngineering Student Centre bedropped, before the pressure startscoming from the other end, andUniversity Management decides they

Rebuttal to Engineering Student CentreSuggestion Should be Dropped

As editor of the Iron Warrior Iusually let the letters to the editor thatwe receive stand on their own meritand do not heavily edit or chang>them. In most cases the 1 tter weprint are well written and the Aulhorspresent their points along wilh amplevidence to back lhem up. I haveprinted a letter from Greg Killins inthis issue that deals with theproposed Engineering StudentCentre. This letter normally wouldnot have been printed as it displaysneither of the previously mentionedqualities, but in this instance I thoughtthat the opinions presented, howeverridiculous, needed to be properlyrebutted because it is exactly this kindof attitude which has no place in thediscussion of the future ofengineering.

First of all, the suggestion thatEngSoc examine the concept of anEngineering Student Centre publiclywas anything but foolish. Thisproposal was made in all seriousnessand is intended to look at the possiblefuture needs of this ever-growingengineering society. This examinationis necessary to ensure that EngSoc cancontinue to provide the same or abetter level of service in the future. Todiscuss this idea behind closed doorswould have been completelyirresponsible and would be ethicallywrong given that the primary peoplewithin EngSoc all occupy electedpositions.Mr. Killins implies that we werefoolish to inform the universityadministration of our study and ourpossible future intentions. To assumethat such a project could be accurately

really would like to reclaim CPH formore classroom and office space.Only a fool asks to be kicked out inthe cold I 'd take a rent-freebungalow over a costly million dollarpenthouse any day; wouldn't you?

I think the engineers whosuggested this should stop watchingBeverly Hills 90210, and realize thatthey are stirring up new trouble thatcould cost all of us a hell of a lot ofmoney.

P.S. My views are similar for theproposed Student Life Centre. t isjust a scam so that the Fed's can claimthe existing Campus Centre asredundant, and therefore turn it intobureaucratic Fed office space, at ourexpense.

I f any University society wantsmore floor space, go begging to theUniversity Management, not thestudents. The University just usedmillions of out tuition dollars to buythe B F Goodrich building. So go bugthem, not usGreg Killins4AMech

examined w ithou t including thevarious levels within the university issimply naive. Furthermore, the pointisn't that we don't deserve the spacewe now occupy, or that it is in dangerof being taken away, but whether it isnd 'qua l ' for ollr [uluTl' n lis nextyear 18 w 11 as len Yl' llH'y hadalready buill a building and wererunning it su ccssIully. Th int 'nlionwas to learn from th ir exp ri nc,nd lo suggest that lh proposal wasonly mad so we could like p up withQueens" is foolish.

The pOints in this I tter areinsulting. I am surprised som onewho has made it as far as 4A couldstill be so in the dark as to the waythat EngSoc runs and the things thatwe do. The building committee isattempting to examine this proposalin all light and to determine whetheror not EngSoc B wishes to continuethe idea that A-Soc started. As amember of that committee I find yourletter annoying. Given that you havenot even shown up to the meetings tohear what has really been proposed,your opinions are baseless. Anengineer is supposed to behave in aprofeSSional, logical manner. Yourletter has displayed neither of theseattributes. Grow up and think beforeyou mouth off.Chris DeBruskIron Warrior EditorEngineering Student CentreCommittee2B Systems Design


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Point / Counterpoint: Our Governments should pay formore of our educationScott Chandler2BMech government funding for education paying for our education, but paying future, and providing for societiesresults in an increased number of fOt t in the future. Government needs.people attending University from should vIew paying for more of Universities provide more than an

As o ~ o p engineers at fhe affluent backgrounds. Programs such universities budgets as a loan thatwill education, they are centres ofUniversity of Waterloo; we have a as OSAP and Canada Scholarships are be collected in the future. An even research. Without adequate funding,very privileged view of the education often riUsdirected, and unneeded by better view would be that of an universities are incapable of doing thesystem. Many of us come from their recipients. How many people do investment, as they will be more than research necessary to provide thebackgrounds that provide ample you know with Canada Scholarships reimbursed through greater tax technology that society demands.funding for our education. Even if also have a (,Ir, and high-tech . revenue. Even. more importantly; they areparental funding is not present, equipment? How many times have Some people feel that students unable to properly evaluate presentsufficient finances are almost always you heard the joke that says OSAP should pay for more of their and l l t u r e ~ e c h n o l o g y to determineavailable. An average work term will stands for Ontario Stereo Assistance education as the student is the one the threats it may hold for our societygarner at least seven thousand dollars, Plan? f a university educations only who u 1 t i m a b ~ l y benefits from his/l;er an our earth. By covering a greaterif not significantly more. f managed pre-requisite is a desi re for learning education. This is a very s ho rt - a mo un t of a university'S budgets,properly, this will allow for the next and a proven academic capability, we sigh ted view that forgets .to include universities not only are more capableterm of school. Once we are in this should be providing a university the benefits that university e d ~ c ( i t e d -of producing the research that societyprogram, we should never have a education for those who will most people provide to society . TI1is is not e x p e c t s ~ but more capable of creatingneed for supplementary money that benefit for ,it, not who can afford it. to dev}\luethe b e n ~ f i t s tosodety .. hat the professors, researchers ruld gradcannot be achieved by a p a r t ~ t i m e Job. 8,y. the ~ o ~ e . r n 0 1 e n t payi.ng ~ ~ r e of a t; peqple w i t h ( ; o l 1 ~ ~ e . o r h ~ g l 1 s 1 1 1 o l s t u d e n t s t l l a t are needed to continueI know of very few engineers, who uruverslty s budget, UniVerSIties can e d u c ; a h o n s p r o v ~ d e , as . they . are . Jius e s e a ~ c h i n the future: ' .have held jobs during the work term lower thei.r tuition ~ e s , making : indeecl invalua.b1e (these f ~ r n . : l s p f providing .more u ~ i v e t s a lwho have had financial troubles that ~ h e m s e l v ~ ~ .,IIl:9re a c c ~ s i l l , l e t o a l l / l 1 : p ~ .. ~ ~ + : ; ~ ~ } q l l o P 1 ~ c l ~ m f . t . t l l Y , f u ~ < ; l . i n g J o r uni :ersi ties; : thewere not unavoidable. This p o s i t i o ~ ]usJ, ~ l C h . T ~ s removes ~ h e n ~ e d . ~ ~ e r ~ ; n f s u ~ ~ i ~ i z ~ d y ~ V ~ t , g q y e r ~ n l e l : ~ j S p r o v i d i p g s o c i e t y ) : V i t hcreates, for engineers, some serious for speCial funding for speCIal cases umvers. ;es. provlde the 'd()ctors, tJ:\e . the tools ifneedsto continue as wellmisconceptions of the rest of t h ~ W . ~ i c h cl'l, ' . r e ~ u l t iI\ : ~ l \ g i p ~ ~ : t s / : , . , t h ~ i : t e a . c h e t s ~ . the . ~ i i k i n g universiUes a c c e ~ s i b l e toeducation system in Ontario.


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Friday November 8, 1991VP Spews

It s that time of the year agam.Midterms are finished and have donetheir damage. Labs and projects keeppilling up, and we are all praying notto make it to second rounds. But didyou know it's also time to apply foran ENGSOC directorshi p?

ENGSOC was created by thestudents for the students. I t fwlctionswith" an elected executive (President,VP External, VP Internal andTreasurer) and a number of directors.These directors are students thatvolunteer their time to provideservices and social activities for allengineering students. They run theC&D, POETS, course critiques,macbooths, novelties, special events,pubs, and much more.

Why be a director? Because it 'Sfun You also gain valuable

The Greatest ngineering

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IB3JLcrJ LrLrJEffi ENGSOC ~ r r u ~ lfj r lfi1@~ [ffirr@@A 2-Bay GarageAvailible forworking on your caror project any timeor weather.Pick your's upin the


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ArtsRob and LynnArts Directors

Welcome to November Withmidterms over and finals far off inthe dis tance, now is the time to getinvolved.

The great photo contest iscoming Get that Nikon out ofthe closet, dust it off, and startsnapping. The categories, onceagain, are:

Photo Essay Effective Use of Colour Effective Use of Black andWhite Still Life Spirit of EngineeringHand in your submissions to

the arts directors' mailbox in theorifice by Monday, November11th. Winners will receivevaluable prizes, and have their

work displayed in the hallwaybeside the orifice and in the lobbyat the Tal-Eng show.

Speaking of the greatest showon earth, keep those Tal-Engforms rolling in Pick up yours inthe orifice TODAY. The last dayfor auditions is November 8th.

The short story contestfinished off with a bang. Be sureto read Mike Ross' winning storyin this issue Entrants can pick uptheir stories from Chery l in theOrifice.

Be sure to come early to thesemi-formal and check ou t ou rone and on ly Engineering StageBnad in their first publicperformance.

Lastly, watch for the newPrincess Cinema guide on theinfamous ,IS boa,d.

W TE R LOO NGIN R INGNDOWMN T FOUND TIO N

Dave MortonEndowment DirectorHere is an up to da te listing of the current statu s of the Waterloo

n g i n e ~ r i n g E n d o ~ m e n t Fund. We should all feel very proud to be a pa rt ofsomethmg that i l l continue to maintain the level of education that we arecurrently receiving.

FINANCIALCurrent balance, principleInterest earningsProjected balance, 1993Current interest rateFunds allocated to date

THEVSCAverage VSC participation rate

$ 560 000$ 23 000$1000 0009$ 30000

Number of terms VSC has been collectedAverage yearly income from VSC

85$ 210 000MEMBERSHIP

Number of members on Board of DirectorsNumber of students on Board of DirectorsEndowment Director's term of officeNumber of Endowment Directors

11716 mos.2

Movie Review . HighlanderChris DeBruskIW Staff

I had been waiting for years forthe follow-up to the highly successfulmove 'The Highlander'. The originalco mb ined th e m y stic of t he old. Scottish highland s, the int rigu e andsu perna tu ra l idea of an immortal raceand a battle, not on ly across country,but across time, and the grime andgrit of a twentieth century city. Thiscombination was unique and despitethe differences between the concepts,was presented in a manner that keptyou on the edge of your seat and veryinvolved with the c ~ r a c t e r s Thesequel fails to do any of-this. Not onlydoes it not include any Of the originalmystic in its plot, but theridiculousness of the entire story-linemarrs the image of the Highlandercreated by the first movie. The secondmovie presents the idea that theHighlander is a member of an alienrace who was banished along withsome of his cohorts to Earth by an evilgeneral. As a result of this banishmentthese men are immortal and can only

return when all but one of them isdead. After the conclusion of the firstmovie, Conner is supposed to havecreated an energy shield to protect theearth from harmful solar radiation asa resu l t of the ozone- layer'Sde s truc tion. Th e se qu el picks u p 25years la ter wh en the evil "S h ie ld "corporat ion is holdi ng the wo rld attheir me rcy because th ey control theshield. Now all of a sud den the ev ilgenera l decides to send assassins tokill the now old and decrepit Conner.How the general has survived the2500 or so odd years since the originalba.nishment is not explained. Themo.vie continues and not surprisinglySean Connery returns to save the dayand charm the girl, who ChristopherLambert obviously gets. This moviefails to capture any of the spark thatmade the first one good and is so fullof inconsistancies that it causes you toconstantly think ' 'but what about...?"or but how did he .. ? It sacrificesstory and acting to special effects andone-liners . It is not worth the moneyand should never have been made.Don't bother with this one.


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Page 12 Iron Warrior Friday November 8, 1991Legacy of a Dus yFootprintThe engineering short storycontest this term was a smashingsuccess Thanks to everyone who

entered; all stories submitted wereoutstanding. The winning story thisterm is Legacy of a Dusty Footprint,by Mike Ross of 2B Systems Design.Extra special mention goes to AndyLin of 4A Systems Design, who'sstory Vegetable Love finished a veryclose second.Those who entered may pick uptheir stor ies from Cheryl in theOrifice.

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plot of land in 1971, a year afterThomas was born. The house was adilapidated ruin surrounded by longneglected fruit trees and flower bedswhere the occasional daffodil mightfind its way through a pa tch ofdandelions and thistle; grey fenceposts, erected when the land was

gr sses growing from the rottenced r sh kescleared half a cen tury before,meandered through th e fie lds atob lique angles, rusty barbed wirestrung between them. There was abarn, too, its roof caved in, grassesgrowing from the rotten cedar shakes.Thomas can barely remember thebarn- i t collapsed completely in

Thomas and his father stand in the 1974- but he does remember the oldhouse: half of it boarded off because itlong grass of the clearing, their heads was unsafe for the children; atilted back, staring up into the nightSky. A full harvest moon, as big and bathroom, a bedroom, a kitchen and aclear and close as a dew-speckled living room to share between Thomas,apple hanging just out of reach is his brother and his parents. Thomas,rising through the hemlock forest James and their mother took thefrom which Thomas and his father bedroom and their father slept on thehave come. Like a shy animal, the living room floor. They moved into

the new house in 1915 but it wasn'tmoon peaks out from behind a bow,drifts behind another and reappears ' ~ o m p l e t e d . until fiveyeClfs later.minutes laterl even bigger and more .Thomas' parents had other priorities.friendly than before. Long moon Even before the design for the newshadows nestle in the field. A plume house was done, fir and hemlock treesof misty breath rises from Thomas' appeared 'along the edges of themouth: Who will see the first property, small and feeble andsatellite?" gripped by a stake to hold them

We both are," his father replies. upright. BefOre the foundations were"Its rising just now." poured, Thomas' father had decidedt is a perfect nigh t, Thomas that the soil on the north exposure

thinks. There are no city lights, no was too shallow, and a tractor toiledmotoring cars, no Jets blinking and for weeks, dragging the top soil acrossflashing their way across the sky like the field, pushing more and more soila video game- just criSp autumn air north until a. hill emerged, ten feethigh and two-hundred feet across.

given life by the white r ysof the moon Before the househad been framed thehill was covered in hundreds ofsaplings, their roots feeling their wayinto the ten foot deep layer of richnessthat had been made for them. Agiven a cool bite by the mountainbrooks that dash through it, given a couple of studs would be nailed infaint perfume by the fallen leaves that ' place; a dozen trees would berustle in it, given life by the white transplanted, watered, staked,

rays of the moon playing in a dew nurtured. Hundreds 01 maples, birchlaced spider's web. How the stars and hemlocks grew, spanned therejOice in. the autumn air, twir\k1in.g as distances between them so that theiri f they are alive, not at aU the dim limb$ became interwoven, reacheddirty spec$ that Thomas s o t t \ e t l i n ~ upwa.r. to the . sky . rooted8 8 In the city. Beiore ,1'h.oJNla left dO:Wilwarde as far:1$ ' one coUld iiS,home1thl$ w u every night. . "urilU .ftnatlyan ,lmpenetrable border'TIt. II OOn i weUoUt 01 tM fOtest: c l e ~ t e d the P.'rhneter of the Muir:before:Tl\oznas squetZei. 18,t.thfJl'ls p . l O p e r t y t . l i v i n 8 b a r r i e r b ~ t ~ eiUutd .an4 they , t a r t ~ towarct them 'ltd, th,rapid aQvan(eoftlje ~ a n l t 1 ; U l t i s ~ ~ i j i a ~ p ~ ~ ~ l o p m e n t a . n ~ ~ ~ n o l o g y t ~ e

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