The Iron Warrior Magazine: Volume 9, Issue 1

8/14/2019 The Iron Warrior Magazine: Volume 9, Issue 1

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Editor in ChiefRyan Chen-Wing

ssistant EditorBill Lee

dvertising ManagerKevin Saliba

LayoufEditorDavid Chang

ContributorsNancy BaggioAndre Blisson

Christine ChengChris De r i e ~Mike Gibson

Steve LillAndrew NethertonGraeme Skinner

provoltl a and Inromuti ."oel,s p"'". \ / Wawloo. V ~ n d' ...f.40miOC1IIIo:e


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The TOOL: Past present and futureTracing the life of the TOOJason Van ykPresident EngineeringSociety AT he year 1967 is wellremembered by Waterlooengineers. It marks thebirth date of our beloved mascot,the TOOL, when it was originallyforged at the Ridge Tool Company of Elyria, Ohio. the TOOL isa 60 inch, ] 00+ pound, chrome-plated pipe wrench which wasdonated in ] 968 to the presiden tof the University of WaterlooEngineering Society. Since then,the TOOL has been the officialmascot of our engineering society,and serves as a symbol of thestrength and fortitude of the engineering academic program and itsstudents. the TOOL is only oneof twelve such wrenches in theworld; the other lesser, non-chromed version being used on

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heavy duty off-shore oil derricks.In 1969, it was decided that a newcommittee be formed; a committee consisting of only thestrongest, bravest, and most loyalplummers in the land. This committee became known as theTOOL Bearers, and are the official guardians and protectors ofthe TOOL. The bearers havealways remained anonymous,clothed in black and wearing facecoverings, gloves, and hard hatsto protect their identity. The bearers never speak so that they canperform their duties without distraction.

In 1978 , on the ten thanniversary of our mascot, theDominion Chain Company ofStratford , Ontario donated thehardened steel chain which hasalways been used to keep TheTOOL secure. Since then, TheTOOL has never left the afety of

All good things don'tcome to an end.At mpena Oil, we have long recognized rluu eduauion doesn t swpwhen you graduate. In fact, our commitment co ufe-Iong lwming sweU known We expect OUT employees co cake responsibi ry for theirprofessional devel nem and we, in. etum. provide the /earning experiences and programs they need to II lIke it happen.

Continue your learning with us.If you re graduating or studying Engineering, Business (includingACCOWlting), Computer Science, or Earth Sciences and wouldlike to continue learning as you develop your career, find outmore about graduate and summer/co-op opportunities available atImperial Oil, when we visit your campus for the following event:

INFORM TION SESSIONOctober 2. 19965 p.m. - 7 p.m.Davis CentreRooms 1301 & 1302.

its trusty companion, save for onehorrible occasion in 1981.

The TOOL was beingescorted home from the WelcomeBack Stag at Bingeman Parkwhen the bearers stopped for abeverage at McGinnis Landing.While the bearers were inside,some visiting U of T engineerstore open the trunk of the car containing the TOOL and cut themascot free. The TOOL wasstripped of its chains and taken toa far away place.An investigation was initiated bythe Engineering Society in conjunction with the police, but university Campus Security quicklystepped in and stopped the investigation. The Engineering Societywas without help in getting TheTOOL back. This, however, didnot deter them and (being thesuper intelligent plummers Waterloo i famous for) the culpritswere found .The TOOL was subsequent lyreturned to Waterloo, encased in a45 gallon drum of concrete. Thiswas a di saster since the TOOLwas needed for the Iron Ring Ceremony that night. So severa lmembers of the Engineering Society toiled several long hours usingsle dge hammers and concretesaws to liberate the TOOL. TheTOOL was freed for the ceremony, but unfortunately still had adi sgusting blemish on its surfacereading U of T Engineering .This was soon removed throughsandblasting, and the TOOL wasre-chromed to the brilliant shine itboasts today.All was well for 15 years, withmany graduates having tappedtheir iron ring on the belovedTOOL. The TOOL was with usthrough thick and thin, for betteror worse, for richer and poorer, 'tildeath do us part (or the WaterlooRegional Police).On July 24, 1996, the TOOL andits bearers were seen changingoutside the Big V drug store onAlbert street. A bystander sawthem and thought they were

preparing for an armed robShe called the Waterloo RegPolice, who followed thrwith the call, apprehendinbearers and confiscatingTOOL. Because the incimade CKCO new s and Kitchener Record, the univewas afraid it would project aative image of Waterloo stuand their activities and tradiTo try to heal our relationwith the school, the policegested that we do somethichange the image of the beso that they would not appeintimidating to the public.suggested that we lose the hAn idea was subsequentlysented to Dean Burns andDowney, the president of theversity to lose the hoods foreSince then, the regional pcooled down after realizing was actually going on, andagreed that they do not havissue with the TOOL leacampus or appearing in publlong as they are informed bthese appearances occur.TOOL was then released toPolice. Dean Burns , howremained quite upset abouincident. He went on to drmemo dated August 23, consisting of the following pwhich had to be agreed onIf the Engineering Society

es to use the engineering mon campus in the future:1 Existing set of hooddestroyed by Campus PoHood will not be worn toEngineering Society event, off campus.2 Tool will not leave/be takethe South Campus. f it isDean will recommend thaPresident of the University fthe Engineering Society to the Tool onto University prty.He also stated: The ublack apparel creates an unfnate image. f the TOOL is housed ndlor displayed iFaculty of Engineering, the c


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..this year will markanother importantturning point in thehistory o the TOOLaIls must be changed in colour."I was told that the dean required agreement toall the points outlined in this letter, or theTOOL would not be released before Froshweek.After agreement with the dean, we sent thecoveralls out to be silk-screened with fourinch letters spelling ENGINEERING ingold down the front. This was agreed on as asolution to changing the colour of the coveralls. Needless to say, this demand was putforth by the Dean with less than a weekbefore the TOOL was to appear, and withevery silk-screening place in the city jammedfull of Frosh week business. Roger Miller ofThe Shirt Exchange managed to get it donefor us three hours before it had to appear(thank God).I then wrote a letter agreeing to all of theterms Dean Burns put forth, except the pointabout the TOOL leaving south campus. Tothis point I wrote "The Engineering Societywill agree to this condition provided that you,Dean Burns, agree to discuss this issue again,

no later than November 30, 1996." I thinkwe would all be greatly affected if the TOOLcould never go to IRS, Grad Ball, Semi Formal, or Bus Push again.Since then, both the dean and UW Policehave made two other suggestions. The Deansuggested that the bearers wear yellow Froshhard-hats rather than the current black ones.The UW Police would like to see the chainsdisappear. They feel that the chains do notproject a very positive image. Because thechains were donated, th y u e w Idisplay stating what the chains were onceused for.I had to make certain statements in August

without con ulting council because we needed THE TOOL for Frosh week. I did notlike what I had to do, but still feel it was nece sary to en ure that Meet the TOOLremain a part of Fro h week as it has for overa decade.Whatever the outcome of deliberations thisterm, we can be ure that this year will markanother important turning point in the historyof the TOOL. Decisions made thi term aregoing to affect the future of the TOOL for

ar Ulconcerned with this issue to voice your opinions. the TOOL represents ll the engineering students at Waterloo, including you

Team PROPeh?NE997 Propane Vehicle Challenge TeamAndrew NethertonCommunicationsTeam PROPeh NE

Eou've ever set foot inside any engineering

building, especially E3, you'll have heardbout the multitude of vehicle projects that arehappening; the Midnight Sun solar car team, the

Formula SAE race team and the Mini Baja off-roadrace team, just to name the more high-profile ones.Well, now there's one more to deal with: TeamPROPeh?NE.This past summer, Team PROPeh?NE success

fully submitted an application to participate in the1997 Propane Vehicle Challenge, a competitionbetween North American engineering-accreditedschools to convert a 1995 Dodge Dakota (withMagnum V8 engine) to dedicated propane use.The competition will be in Austin, Texas, USA

from May 14th to 20th 1997, and will judge teamsbased on emi sions, maximum range, driveability,fuel economy, and design.

The truck, a Dodge Dakota mid'iize pickup truckwith CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) modifications (donated by Chrysler Canada) will soon arrivein Waterloo, and the team will start work on it. Alocal CNG and propane conversion company, GRControl Systems, has donated their conversion kit toTeam PROPeh?NE, and will be working clo elywith the team providing technical expertise and useof heir facilities, located justoutside Kitchener.

Until the truck arrives, team members will bebusy drumming up sponsorship, researching vehiclemodifications, and focusing in on technical goals tobe achieved. The team's first priority is to install theGF1 conversion system, and get the truck running toperform benchmarking measurements. A variablebum strategy will then be pursued to optimize fueleconomy without sacrificing perfonnance or drive-

ability.Despite n t havin) to d sign and build ,01 'lllire

vehicle within the space of one year (Iik FormulaSAE or Midnight un), Team PROP 'h' NE willhave ito hands full light lip until May 1997. If youwould like to help out in somc way, havc any expertise or contact , in the alternative fuel vehicle fi Id,or just want to see what the heck is going OIl, e-mailthe team [email protected] and we'll letyou know what's happening, and direct you 0our next meeting. YOtl can also check out theTeam PROPeh?NE home page at:http://sail.llwaterloo.ca/ pvc for the latestinformation available.

Team PROPeh?NE is determined to build aquality dedicated propane vehicle, and tohave fun in the process. Keep watching thepages of The Iron Warrior for more updateson the team's progress.


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Representing you on Feds councilChristine Cheng8 Systems O SysH i everyone I'm Christine Cheng,one of the engineering studentcouncillors for the Federation of

Students. I represent your 23.60. For thoseof you who are new to Waterloo, the Federation of Students is responsible for a Jot of theservices and events on campus.

Without the Feds, there would be noWednesday nights at the Bomber, no Thursday nights at Fed Hall, no outlet for buyingand selling used books, and no way to satisfyyour craving for cherry-cheesecake icecream. You may nol know it, but each of youhas a stake in the Federation of Students'businesses. These include the Bombshelter,Fed Hall, the Used Bookstore, Scoops, Fed

How I spent my co op term

Copy Plus, the Campus Shop, and the Varietyand Post. In addition, FEDS provides services like the Food Bank, GLLOW (Gay andLesbian Liberation of Waterloo). and theLegal Resource Centre, to name just a few.The Feels abo support a variety of clubs fromHabitat for Humanity to WATSFIC, theWaterloo Science Fiction Club.As the engineering representative, my mainjob is to serve as a liaison between the engineering students and the Feds Student Council. I will usually pa s along important information through EngSoc meetings and articlesin the Iron Warrior. I want to ensure that the23.60 that appears on your tuition statement

is being spent in a way that will best serveyour intere ts.

Right now, there are two issues that I thinkshould be brought to your attention. The first

one involves membership in CASA (Canan Alliance of Student As ociation ).organization is a national lobby group repre ent tudent association from univties across Canada. UW has been a paCASA for over a year and tudents can judge fairly whether or not the 12,000we contribute each year to the organizatiohaving a positive impact. (More to follothe next issue of IW on what CASAdone.)

The second issue deals with the fact the(as I write this article) a vacancy for a stucouncillor to represent engineering. Fothose who are interested, make a visit toFed office in the Student Life Centre sotime soon.f you have questions about anything in th

article, please email me at ccheng@system

Trekking across CanadaOn May 31. t my friend AbdelrahmanLawendy (3A Kinesiology) and Isat on our bikes atop a hill in Cor-ner Brook, Newfoundland, prepared to take

our first peddle in what was to become ourcoast to coast journey. We cycled through allten provinces and 7450 km later, ended up inVancouver on the 9th of August. Our objective was to nllse motlcy for viclims of thc warin former Yugo..,lavia through a relief orgal1iI.ation called Mercy International. MercyInternational has been working in formerYugoslavia since 1992 providing necessitiessuch as seeds, fert ili/er, pou Itry, rabbits andIV units for hospitab, among other projectswith the goal of alleviating human suffering.Across the country we met an incredible variety of people. Despite the many different cultures and the immensity of this country, acommon trait among most of the people we

encountered was kindness. Einto their hou es for the night anmany others made donations to 0cause. About the only people wdidn't help us out were the peoplestole our bikes in Montreal. Fly, Abdelrahman was able to tracdown the thieves and retrieve our biwithin three hours of them being taken,although it was pretty tense for awhile.On our mountain bikes bdelrahmanand I averaged 125 ki lometres per daythroughout our 60 days of cycling. We tooksome days off in the major cities such asQucbec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg,Edmonton and Calgary to raise money. Webiked through all sorts of terrain and all sortsof weather, ranging from a minor flash floodin Thunder Bay, to a hail . torm inSaskatchcwan. About the only thing wecould count on from day to day was a prevailing head-wind. Due to the fact we were trav-

ng east to west we anticwinds, however it didn't make them any enjoyable. The scenery we saw was ulievable. Beginning in the mountainNewfoundland, through the Canadianand the prairies of the we t to the mounin British Columbia there was alwaysand amazing things to see throughoutgreat country of ours.We were successful in raising

25,000. Anyone who is interested in king more about Mercy International or wng to make a donation can call 1-55MERCY or write to Mercy InternatiUSA, 44450 Pinetree Dr. Suite. 201,mouth, MI, 48l70-3869, USA .We would like to thank the engineeringety who passed out pledge form and coed donations for us during the trip.have any questions regarding the trip pfeel free to contact me at tmweis@meccal


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The. Student WatGre.e.n Ne.tworkJeremy Steffler8 Environ Men rChemical Engineering

Chair, SWNT he St ude nt Wat Gr een Network(SWN, the student branch of UW'sHighly successful WatGreen pro-gram, is gearing up for an exciting term.What is WatGreen you ask? The WatGreenprogram has been operating on campus formany years now. This initiative is aimed atusing the University of Waterloo's expertisein the environmental field to create an environmentally friendly campus. What makesthe WatGreen initiative unique is its emphasison responsible environmental change. WatGreen is committed to providing solutionsthat are both ecologically sound and economically responsible. WalGreen provides avaluable resource to the university and anexcellent opportunity for all involved to gainexperience in the ever changing environmental field.Surprisingly however, no formal studentbranch of this initiative has ever been formed.Most activities have been coordinated by anadvisory council of faculty and staff members

\AJhat on Earth is thator resulted from the tudent project in fulfillment of cour es offered in the Faculty ofEnvironmental Studie . To help fill thi gap,in March a group of environmental andchemical engineering tudent founded theStudent WatGreen Network. The SWN quickly grew to include students in ERS, arts andscience. The mai n goal of the SWN is to givestudents across campus a chance to positivelycontribute to the WatGreen init iative. Nomatter what level of interest or kno wledgeone has of environmental issues, the SWN iscommitted to providing and opportunity toexplore this field in a comfortable environment. The mix of interest levels and backgrounds of its members allows the SWN toprovide unique, realistic and effective solutions to environmental concerns. The SWNwas quickly accepted by many groups oncampus. The SWN now holds a voting position on the WatGreen Advisory Council andwas adopted into the Federation of StudentsCharter at the last general meeting.The SWN had its first meeting of the Fallterm, Wednesday, September 18, with roughly 30 members attending. Some potentialprojects slated for this term include andexamination of paper advertising on campus,developing a system for recognizing environmental initiatives on campus and organizing

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gue t peaker erie, . The SWN operatesu ing a working-group sy tern, whic hallows member to devote their time to issuethat they are intere ted in, while till beingable to rei on up port of the entire committee in the running of events. Any membercan ugge t and idea for a worki ng-group,which al low for a variety of exciti ng projects.

Everyone can benefitfrom exposure to environmental field.Everyone can benefit from exposure to theenvironmental field and the SWN is workingto provide that opportunity to everyone. fyou wish to find out more information aboutthe SWN, you can check out our newsgroupuw. watgreen, e-mail us at watgreen@wat

servl or come attend one of our meetings.egular meetings for the all term areWednesdays at $:30 p.m. in the multi-purposeroom of the Student Life Centre (Please email to confirm meeting times and locationbefore you attend)

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IF YOURE LOOKING FOR A TYPICALCONSULTING FlRM, DO 'T LOOK HERE ...

Fall Technical Speaker CompetitionDepartment Competitions will take place betweenSeptember 16th and October 7. Winners from thedepartmentals participate in the Faculty Competition onOctober 11. The winner of the Faculty Competition will

receive 200 while all other participants in the FacultyCompletition will receive 100.

AMS Canada, a subsidiary of Am erican ManagementSystems, has career opportunities for talented andambitious graduates in Computer Sc ience, SystemsEngineering, Electrical E ngineering and Co mputerEngineering in various cities throughout NorthAmerica.

Come and see us on Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00p .m. atthe University Club to find out about us and to Jet usfind out about you.

All students are invited to participate in the Departmental Competitions. The Presentation should bebased on a work term experience (a formal work reportis no longer required.) If you are interested in participating, please pick up an information package at yourdepartmental undergrad office or at the Sandford Fleming Foundation CPH 4306.www.amsinc.com

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ESSCOAGMGraeme SkinnerA Civil InvicivilI d like to start off this article by explaining a few thing. For those of you whodon t know, ESSCO stands for Engi-

neering Student Society Council of Ontario.Sounds impressive, but what does thi meanto you? The purpose of ESSCO is to bringthe Engineering Societies of Ontario togetherso that they can share ideas, discuss and dealwith common situations and problem and totry and unite and stand together for commongoals. Sounds even more impres ive.

Well 1 had the pleasure of attending thisyears ESSCO All General Meeting held inKingston Ontario at Queen s University andthis is how i t went.

After arriving on Friday night and checkingin to Vic Hall, a lovely student residence, thedelegates were given the chance to getacquainted at Queen s ver ion of POETS,Clark Hall. It was a good time and a greatplace to meet new people and catch up with afew old friends.

Saturday started off with a delicious breakfast at the que and then it was off to meetings. The first order of the day was theGeneral Council rheeting and Executive Accountability. It ~ s t be understood that ESSCO isstill in its youth and finding its bearings andthis was reflected in the meeting. Althoughnot a whole lot had been completed, theESSCO constitution had been redrafted tohopefully give the executive and council better direction. The former ESSCO President(Ray) and Queen s Eng Soc President (Mike)had completed a report with the assistance ofthe Queen s Dean of Engineering for theOntario Government on the topic of tuitionhikes and possible solutions to this growingproblem. I had a chance to hear the contestof the report and it sounded great. It is goingto be submitted to the government on behalfof ESSCO, something that no other engineering group, to my knowledge, has done before.

The rest of the day was spent in group pre-entations and discussions. The three topics I

attended were National Eng Week, CulturalAwareness and Orientation. The NationalEng Week discussion was based around trying to get all the engineering schools in Cana-

da to participate in a charity event in thon the same day, at the same time. Thtural Awareness talk was put on by Uowas very interesting. It talked about trhelp people from different cultures feeat home with the existing Engineeringety and trying to do more for them as aThe final topic of Orientation was adiscussion of the good thing and badthat all the different schools were havinFrosh Week . Some new events andcome ou t, but the resounding topicmany schools was the administrations ingness to work together with the studimprove Frosh Week and instead dismit.

This put and end to Saturday as I, unately, had to leave the conference earlthe short amount of time I was there, 1up a lot of good info. On a finalESSCO is looking for a first, second oyear student who would be interested ipart of ESSCO and getting things goanyone is interested, let myself or thVP-External knOw Just drop by the or E-mail me at gdskinne@bridge


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Fall nto athleticsChris DeVries and MikeGibsonAthletics Directors

next few month. long time fa\ouritSunday, October 6 - Nlurder back. This could heBall Tournament (sometimes three on three or fi\referred to as dod2ebal1): on fi\ e tournamenGet your team of up to 12 pco- depending on the interpie together and sign up in the est. We would like (so, you had a good ' um- Orifice by Wednesday, October 2 know ho\ man) peomer? How was your No previou. experience is nece - pIe are inter sted iFrosh week? Did you put sary as this game tends to be entering this toumaon a few extra pounds? Maybe extremely simple. Entry fee will ment so talk to one

you could u e a little work over be $10 per team (probably) and us or put omething inthe school term to whip you back there will be luxurious prizes for our box in the Orifice.into shape. winning teams. Don t forget, theWe would like to introduce our- Saturday, November 6 _Mud will be ma sive p**selves as your athletic directors Bowl: points for participationfor this chool term. Our plans Much better than just watching these tournaments. If you or yourfor the term include many activi- football, hopefully with a twist of clas have any other ideas orties to prevent you from studying mud. More information regard- desires for tournaments or activi-far too much. A special offer for ing Mudbowl will come soon. ties plea e put them in Ollr box.the frash: These activities are Weekend of November 16 _ We are al 0 encouraging someguaranteed to protect you from Basketball Tournament: inter-class challenges this term.the pounds of village grease you That's right, we're bringing this I f your class has someth ing to

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Joanna SpinnerAcademic Director38 Elec -A 8

Let's talk about money.Basically, if you can getmore of it, you d want to,right? Well, there are numerousscholarships available to us engineers, so here's the info.Anderson Consulting Scholar-ship: one award of $1000 given toa student entering 4th year inEngineering (applications shouldbe submitted during 3B). Criteria:academic achievement, activeparticipation/leadership in extracurriculars, ability to communicate, career objectives of implementing change through Application Systems Development orManufacturing Process Improvement. Relevant work term experience is considered. Deadline:March 3],1997.Doreen Brisbin Award: oneaward to a female student entering4th year in a program in whichwomen are under repre ented(applications should be submitted

during 3B). Criteria: academicstanding, demonstration of asincere interest in and commitmentto the area of study in which she isenrolled. Deadline: April 30,1997.Canadian Hospital EngineeringSociety s Scholarship: twoawards of $500 given to studentsentering 4th year Engineering(applications should be submittedduring 3B) who have an interest inthe health care field. Criteria:hi o h level of academic excellence,:proven leadership qualities, inter-est in extra curriculars. Deadline:March 31, 1997.Canadian Posture and SeatingCentre Scholarships: two scholarships valued up to $2500 havebeen established to recognize andencourage student interest in andattainment of a high level ofacademic and practical achievement in preparation for development and delivery of systems,methodology, or assistive devicesin aid of full participation inCanadian Society by physicallydisadvantaged per ons. Criteria:outstanding Engineering students

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know of the challenge and wewill award points for both classes for participation.That's aU for now. Seethe Murder ball tourney


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In otherpres ,spew news, we'rebusy with several Eng Socissues. Betty,

Welcome to A Soc (frosh and destreaming'viIs) and welcome back from work term

... ''''np else) I hope everyone had a great( 1 1 1 . . . . .. this year. I know mine went well. I

t skydiving a couple of times, raftedElora gorge (frosh, you have to check

ora out), hit Canada's Wonderland, theNE, went camping a few times, did some

runs, and more.But alas, work term doesn't last forever. So.t's back to school for more great times

are all kinds of events planned for thism, including the Brunny Road Trip (thisiday), Oktoberfest, Halloween stuff, the

sual three pubs (BOT, MOT, and EOT) andher great stuff. Pick up a blotter in the ori

for all the fun dates this term (YES, thetter IS in the orifice now). Jason Worrya great job getting the blotter back onrack after it was lost during a hard drive

in 1995. No, the crash wasn't related to

and Welcome (back) to the Fall Term.name is Nancy Baggio and I am your

Ice President Internal. I hope everyone hada great worktermlsummer and is ready for all

excitement a fall term has to offer.things first.. Your VPI is online. I canbe reached at eng_VPInt@novice Pleasefree to email me any questions or com-

ts you might have. I'd be happy toanswer them or lead you to someone who

1996 Blotterthose of you interested in keeping tabs on

at;s up for this term ... the fall blotter shou ldin the Orifice very soon. Thanks to J

for co ordinating this for us. In thetime a schedule for planned EngSocfor this term is available in the Orifice.

our secretary, is on extended sick leave for aslong as three months. I've hired a temporaryreplacement, though, and her name is Jennifer. Jen is already picking up speed inBetty's job, and should be able to help youout with whatever you need in the orifice.We also might be hiring a corporate managerfor next term, pending the outcome of a voteon the idea at council. I'll give you moredetails later.

John Campbell and Andy Chan wrote anrw policy at the end of last term that's probably in place by now (we voted on it at the lastcouncil meeting, but I wrote this articlebefore that). The policy is we]] written, andprovides documented routes of communication to prevent any problems like those weexperienced in Winter '96. I t also hasdetailed responsibilities and duties for mostof the positions on staff or on the editorialboard, which should make it a little easier toget rolling at the start of a new term.

The TOOL has been through some roughtimes over the last couple of months, and all Iyeah ... and in case it hasn't been made clear ..stealing the banner s not a good idea.Oktober festKW Oktoberfest runs October 11-19. EngSoc has purchased tickets for Student Nightat Bingeman's , Thursday October l7. Thenight is designed especially for universitystudents and has been sold out since JulyJoining us will be Guelph, McMaster, Western and York. Tickets will be around $6,including transportation and an Oktoberfestmug. They will be on sale starting October1st, but don't hesitate because numbers arelimited.If you interested in other Oktoberfest happenings, and how to get tickets, I have a copy ofthe official Oktoberfest listings available inthe orifice.

Used Book &V n t e r n a l ~ ; I N e w sJIIIII The bulletin boardse of you

outside of thep w Orifice has been setup for used booksales and council news. f you are looking tobuy or sell books, swing by and check it out.A section will soon be set up for housing aswell. The purpose of this is to help cut downthe number of posters or fiyers lingering inour Engineering hallways.

that have always wondered, but dared not. Yes ... the rumours are true, the original

v has be returned and this tenn our P**5rnrnn".tttion will be in full effect. Keep yourpeeled for infonnation regarding point

~ U ' U U l ' U ' J ' and submission procedures. Oh

can say for certain is that these eventgoing to mark an important part of Thistory. For more details about the TOsee my art icle" Tracing the life oTOOL" elsewhere in this issue.

Finally, I'd like to thank everyone invoin Frosh Week for making it such a greatcess. Every one of the huges, bigs, Edvideo/photo people, and general help pdid a super job. A special thank you anon the back goes out to Nancy Baggio, Kresin, Usha Elyatamby, and Graeme ner as the Super Huges and Headcomsput the whole thing together. You guyszgals did a tremendous job.

That's about it for now, I'll talk to youissue

Jason Van Dyk, PresidentEngineering SOCiety HA

The council news section of the board exto keep you up to date as to what's happeat the coucil meetings, and what to look ffuture meetings.

POETS/OrificeAs most of you have probably noticed, thcouches in POETS and the Orifice blue care no longer with us. This unfortunate lis due to university regulations regardingfurniture, in that it must be fire retardant.Couches in both locations will be replacevery soon. Thanks for your patience.I think that about sums it up for me, lookelsewhere in this issue for a listing of Ocevents, have a good one and catch ya lateNancy VP


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nanceSaIutTrue to the saying "There's no time like thepresent," my professors decided that schoolactually begins on the first day. Oh well, atleast Frosh Week was fantastic. My name isKeith and I am the Vice-President of Financefor A Soc. I am also part of the newlyimproved 3B Civil Engineering Class,Civerely Ticked. On behalf of the rest of thestudents on A Soc, I would like to extend awarm welcome to the off-stream A and 3Bcivil engineers. I think this could be thebeginning of something good. As well, Iwould like to welcome all the frosh to theUniversity of Waterloo. By now you'vealready discovered the wonders of freehandsketching and the two magic graphics words,"June Lowe".Enough pr amble. We now tune in to the Fall1996 school term, already in progress. So farthis term we have had the following:L very successful Frosh Week.2 very long, yet still exciting, Eng Socmeetings.

3. "Rock and Roll" Night at the Bomber.4-play over the budget to be pa ed at thenext Eng Soc meeting (Oct. 9) 0 make ureyou look at the propo ed budget and haveyour question ready 0 that we can makeure that the third meeting i n't a long a thefirst or the econd.5 wonderful days every week to eat at theC D (which stands for coffee and doughnut)which is located beside POETS in CPR andserves very fresh and cheap food every day.New this year are spring roll ,stroganogh ,chicken puffs, great subs (from a differentcaterer because the other one doesn't makethem any more), and many other magnificentitems all for sale everyday at the C&D.6 and violins tuning up to participate in TalEng which will be coming up very shortly socrack your knuckles and get practidng forthis terms showcase of engineering talent.7-eleven stores closing all over town becausethey can't compete with the C D so don'tbother going anywhere else between thehours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm Monday toFriday because the C D will have everything

ou ne d.8 maids a milking, which reminds me thattuition went up this year, and that the Engineering Society will again be offering donations to student groups and other causes. fyou are interested in obtaining funds from theEngineering Society drop by our office at

VP Finance

CPR 1327, and a k for a fonn. The donationsdeadlin i October 30, 1996. There will be aoun il meeting that day in which you can

make a mall pre entation for your cau e.9. hango er (ye it wa a bu y beginning ofterm).10- ion building in our necks and backs fromtaring at computer screens all day.

So get involved with something else,like football, or dancing.Look after your elf.Don't top being active because you're inchool.

Go walk in the fore 1Go swim in the pool.The present's upon us no fooling, no tricks.Have fun with your classes.It's Fall 96Now let' get out ther and have a great term.Keith ace v P Finance8 ivil Engineering iverely Ticked


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VPXSPEWe first years and welcome back toterm for everyone el e There's lotsstuff lined up for this fall 0 here's a list:

's right, by the time you read this, I willno longer be the VP-External of Eng Soc.Eng Soc con. titution says that any Execmember required to repeat term is required toresign ... That's me. Oh well, life happens. I'ust want to ay that I have really enjoyed the

t year as VP-X and have had the chance tomeet and work with a lot of fantastic people.I will still be available to anyone who hasquestions so don t be afraid to a. k. Mypersona] e-mail is trsulley@chemicaJ and bekind to the new VP-X.Our fabulous electronics directors have set up

new e-mail accounts for myself and Nancy,ontinued from page 11

who demonstrate an interest and ability inineering and Business directed towardivery of such services. Deadline: October

11, 1996.Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO)

p: one $500 award (applicationsshould be submitted during 3B). Criteria:academic achievement (75% or better), extra. ulars on campus or civic organizations.line: March 31, 1997.

ohn Deere Ltd. Scholarship: one award of$1500 to an outstanding Mechanical Engineering student entering 4th year (applications should be submitted during 3B). Deadline: March 31, 1997.U : : : I ~ i l I J l Scholarship: The DeLeuw Catherand Company of Canada Limited, in memorythe company's founder, is making anannual award of $500 to a 4th year Civil

ngineering student (applications should beubmitted during the fourth year). Criteria:academic achicvem nt, good character,financial need. Deadline: February 28, 1997.

Randy Duxbury Memorial Award: twoward of $800 to students entering 4th yearEngineering (applications shou ldsubmitted during 3B). Criteria: goodacademic record, strong interest in extraurriculars and athletics, good evidence of

p qualities. Deadline: March 31,Eydt Travel Award: Undergrads whoin one of the approved exchange

grams between UW and other universitie .Students should apply in the term precedingtheir departure. Criteria: UW student leadership and campus involvement, minimum B

the VP-Internal. The new account isENG_VPEX@NOVICE so drop me or newVP-X a note if you have any questions or justto say HIPEOThe] 996 Professional Engineers OntarioConference is on the weekend of Oct 3-6 inGuelph. Applications for delegates were dueon Monday, Sept 23, BUT if you are interested in checking out the itinerary and attendinga seminar or two come and see me/new VP-Xand we ' ll see about the possibility of attending as an observer.OEC '98We will be hosting the] 998 Ontario Engineering Competition and we will need lots ofhelp. Contact me, the new VP-X or the OECco-chair (name to be announced in the October 25 Eng Soc Council meeting) for moreinformation or to lend a hand.

overall average, financial need. Deadline:September 30, ]996.S.c. Johnson Son Ltd. EnvironmentalSchola rship: one $1500 scholarship jointlye tabli hed by . . John on on td. andThe Grand Valley Con ervation Foundation.Open to full-time student who have completed their sixth semester of an Honours program related to the environmental scienceswith emphasis on Chemical Engineering(applications should be submitted during 3B).Criteria: Canadian citizenship/permanentresidency. Deadline: May 31, 1997.Ontario Professional Engineers Founda-tion Undergraduate Scholarship: 4 annualscholarships of $600 (application should besubmitted during IB, 2B, 3B, 4B - i.e. onescholarship for a student from each year).Criteria: exceptional role model qualitiesthrough participation in non-academic activities while maintaining above average marks.Deadline: November 29, 1996.Marcel Pequegnat Scholarship: a $1200scholarship to a student who has completedthird year (application hould be subrruttedduring 3B) of study in re ource managementor a related field and who intends to continuein thi program. Deadline: May 31,1997.Standard Products (Canada) Ltd. Award:three awards of $1000. Criteria: academicperformance (>80% overall average), demonstration of leader hip abilitie , financial need,a student of Mechanical or Cherrucal Engineering (above IB), and have a home addressin the County or Municipality of Perth,Huron, or Halton. Deadline: September 30,1996.

Well, that's it, my final Iron Warrior peVP-X. I have to thank everyone for beigreat over the past year and for makingWaterloo Engineering the be t there i .can say is that organization like the Enneering Society provide a unique chancget involved with your own student lifemake a difference for all of your fellowengineers. It also provides the opportunbroaden your base and learn about the oaspects of engineering including the varprofessional and student engineering orgzation acros Ontario and Canada. I remend getting involved on whatever levewi h, it's a very satisfying experience. care and have funTonya Sul/eyX-VP-X

Jack Wiseman Award: two awards ofto outstanding 3rd or 4th year Civil Enging students who demonstrate a committo construction or project managementthrough course work, project work, or wterm job experience. (applications shousubmitted during 3B or 4A). Deadline:September 30, 1996.Douglas T. Wright Award: one awardone-term tuition to honour Douglas T Wupon his retirement as President of UW.full-time undergrad who have participaan international work placement may apCriteria: candidates, during their foreigexperience, will have distinguished themselves in their work term placement andhave demonstrated leadership qualitiesthrough extra curriculars. 2nd, 3rd, andyear students should apply in the term treturn to full time study at UW. DeadlinOctober 15, 1997.Douglas T. Wright Experience in JapAward: one award of $2000 establisheJoseph Rotman. All full-time undergrawho have participated in a work placemJapan may apply. Criteria and Deadlineabove.Bursaries: see chapter 4 of the undergrcalendar.Application forms for all the scholarshiavailable from the Student Awards Offithe second floor of Needles Hall.Good luck this termf you have any questions (no personalquestions, sorry), contact me through em

jspinner@novice Or, catch me in the hDon t mope smile life is great


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Believe in the eng neering teamndre Brisson

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T hiS article wa published last term inthe last issue of the Iron Warrior. Irevamped this article to include thet Years. This article applies to everyoneLast term I had quite a few heart to heart

alks about continuing studies in Engineeringnd what to do in life. Many people contemlated dropping out of engineering and decidng what they want to do in life. This con

me because a number of these peopleid not know what they wanted to do withheir lives, they just wanted to drop out.Many were getting frustrated with low

marks on quizzes and exams when they wereutting a lot of hours in their studies. Frustrated because of the amount work they hadto do. Frustrated because they had no time tosit back and relax every once and awhile.Everyone was getting frustrated and thisaffected their self esteem in doing more work.P pJe w re treginning to give up.My major concern was that a lot of thesepeople were ready to give up, go home, andthen decide what they are going to do withtheir lives. One of my philosophies in life isif you have doubts about something don t gofor it because you may regret it in the future.Stop only on one condition if you havealready started something, stop if you havesomething to fall back on. f you know thatengineering is not your can of worms but youalso know that for example Science i whatyou want to do, then drop out of engineeringand continue your studie in Science. On theother hand if you are un ure of what youwant to do besides engineerng, stick withengineering until you see the light of whatyou want to do.

I ll support my point with a few points.One. I was told in high school that if I didnot know what I wanted to do with my life Ishould apply to engineering. I agree with thisfully. Reason being that engineering teachesyou the problem solving concept and everycourse we take we have to use this concept.Engineering also teaches us actual skillswhich may be used in non-engineering fields.We are taught to dissect problems right to theintegral. Two. It s a fact that a large numberof engineering graduates do not do engineering work, they end up in business, economics,and other fields. A person with an engineer-

Hey can you help me ut here?ing degree has a lot more to offer right aftergraduation than say someone with a degree inArts (I m not dissing Arts). Three. Engineering also teaches you how to work as a teaminstead of individually. Based on my workterm experiences team work is a majormethod of work. Everyone has to work as atean1.

f you are unsure about what you want to doafter graduation stick with engineeringbecause the piece of paper you get at convoc i h 1 f r i 1 wi iThese are skills are wanted in any industry.

I agree that engineering is a tough programwith long tough hours . Engineering can notbe done alone, it is done

ing and able to help a friend who i almostdown. Thi i a decision that can not be donealone v ithout th input of family and friend .They \ ill h Ip you ort out of couple of yourproblems that you think may b beeau e ofthe enaine ring program but it might not.Talk about it.

The main point 1 am trying to get aero shere is to make ure you are dropping out fora good rea on and you have omething to fallback on. Don t drop oul, tay home, workminimum wage and not return to sc hool.This could be a decision that you may regretin the future. If you have doubt about dropping out then don t. Wait and continue having an education in engineering. The otherpoint I have is to talk to your family andfriend . Myself, I would mi clas andspend a couple of hour of my homework tohelp a friend in need and I am sure that I amnot the only one who feels thi way. Don t beashamed to ask a friend for help. Remember,you are part of a team and if a teammate tumbles the team will feel it and the team willwant to help to bring the team back to what itwas.on gi ve up cause 0 a couple of badexams and quizze. If this was the case Iwould ve left after the frosh week exam.

as a team. Engineeri ng classes working as ateam is the difference Ihave noticed with engineering and other faculties. Engineering classeare not only clas e ort eam, they are, youcould say, familie .Every cIa mate lookout for their fellow classmates (teammates) andare willing to help anyone in need of help inany way shape or form.Everyone in a team canrely on other teammatesfor support and help.

Use this support andhelp. If you are havingproblems with a courseyou ask a classmate. fyou have a moral dilem-ma like continuing in

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