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\1!1} June 9, 1989 THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY'S STUDENT FORUM June 9, 1989
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Eng Weekend:
What , A Blast!
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tt Students For Democracy"
"Srudents for Peace"
"Fight for Democracy"
Last Tuesday, June 6, a rally was held
here on campus to protest the ruthless
shooting of Chinese students in Beijing,
and to show support for their stand for
democracy. Speeches were given at the
PAC patio, and then the crowd marched
around Ring Road. I was surprised by the
turnout, since we are, after all, in the
eighties, and this is the complacent
University of Waterloo we're talking
about. The large turnuut of non-Chinese
students was also pleasing.
The event was covered by the press;
cameramen taped the crowd walking by,
and reporters strolled along with the
demonstrators, occasionally pulling
someone aside to ask a question or record a
comment. Press releases covering the
demonstration will be sent to students and
Government in Beijing. A petition signed
by the demonstrators will also be sent
there and to the Canadian Government.
Tuesday was a very nice day for a
protest. A sunny day in Waterloo,
Canada, very far removed from the events
in China, in time, distance, and culture.
But the posters advertising the event said
"Students for Students", and the
outrageous crimes taking place in Beijing
helped transcend that gap as everyone
chanted and clapped to show their support.
Actually being there in the protest,
instead of theoretically imagining what it
would be like, was an emotional
experi ence. School and midterms were
insignificant at the moment, compared to
the hundreds (thousands? We'll probab'y
never really know ... ) of students shot
down in Tiananmen Square. Seeing the
support being given at this rally, and
knowing that we were demonstrating our
awareness ... and anger, son of restored a
faith in Humanity that I think I'd been
losing lately.
I think the Federation of Students and
the Chinese Students Association did a
good job of organizing the demonstration
in such a short amount of time. Thanks
for leuing us show that we care.
The Lighter Side
Well, I was going to write a REAL
editorial this week. In fact, I even had a
real one written out and everything. But
then, something happened. Nine out of
ten articles in this issue are NOT
SERIOUS! How can I write a serious
commentary in the same issue as "Ewok
Crisis"?
It doesn't rain ALL the time, unlike the
fall. There are (ga..<;p!) leaves on the trees.
Things are green.
Oh well. This week's editorial is all
about what I like about summer. Summer
is my favorite time of year. It's not so
cold that you freeze your extremities off.
My favorite thing to do is have
monster water fights involving water
pistols, pump action guns, automatic
plant-waterers, buckets and hoses. I also
like to midnight body surf in big sewage
puddles that form near my house. I get
very wet. This leads to lots of laundry,
which is not fun. but then again laundry is
not fun in the winter either.
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I gotta say it. The BEST thing about
the summer is what the girls (don't) wear.
It's an aesthetic thing.
Well, I'm all out of things to say.
Enjoy this issue. It's funny. Lighten up
a little. Sit in the sun whenever possible,
but not as long as I have been.
Hey, its summer!!! What's this school
stuff anyway?!?
June 9, 1989
Editors
Carolyn French
GeoIfVona
Writers
Jay Gibson
Vince Rae
Adrian Earle
Angelo Sergneze
Craig LoveJl
Erik Kerstcnbeck
Andrew Reeves-Hall
DaveGara
Debbie Gibson
Todd Ruthman
Splash
Podsy
Gunge
Dill
Toenail
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Peter Hansen
Phot02rapby
David Chen
Pizza Dude
Malt Powell
Layout Manager.
Todd Rulhman
Layqu&
Gigi Mazilu
Edmond Chow
Erik Kerstcnbeck
Jay Gibson (he ate pizza!)
Matt Powell
Arthur Prevnig
Roy Unny
June 9, 1989
by Jay Gibson
The Want-Ads looked like Shit!! Only a
few pages into the 2 kilograms of
newsprint and I was disgusted. (For those
of you who have not seen them, this tenn
the job descriptions in the Want-Ads are
printed by a low quality line printer)
"What is this", I said "Another 'Cost
Culling' measure by Needles Hall?!"
After four years here at Waterloo, I have
become used to the trials and tribulations
of the job process. I have put up with
them because I felt there was nothing I
" could do - I just swallowed my frustr.ation
as I elbowed for position at the interview
boards.
By becoming involved with the Student
Advisory Council (S.A.C), I got a closer
look at the behind-the-scene operations at
Needles. I was not impressed with what I
saw. The co-ordinators are not the
monsters that everyone thinks they are.
lohn Westlake and the Engineering Co-
o(dinators are a good bunch of hard
working people; no, they are not the
problem. Now, as your faithful EngSoc
president, I have been meeting and
speaking with people in the upper ranks of
the administration, seeing the 'big
picture' outside our Engineering home.
Once again, I am not impressed. In fact, I
am very worried. The problem with the
Co-op system is one fundamental with
our University.
This institution has atrophied into a
slow moving, bureaucratic monster,
despite the original intentions of its
founders. Il was founded in 1957 by three
business men. It was the only university
in Ontario that was not established by the
government or a religious body. The
founders chose to avoid the slow, static
nature of these institutions and build a
school around Engineering and Co-
operative Education. Engineering is a
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practical science. If students are to survive
in a dynamic business world, the founders
reasoned that students must experience the
real world first hand. I believe in this
philosophy. I came to Waterloo because
of it. With close ties to industry, UW
could keep on or ahead of the cutting edge.
The University could adapt and change as
quickly as industry evolved. r think the
founders would be physically ill if they
could walk through Needles Hall at 4:30
when the interview schedules went up and
the wrestling match began.
Oh, yes - the University is addressing the
problem. The whole Co-op system is
being computerized!! " The University
even went to the trouble of assigning
TWO whole people from Data Processing
on the design and development of this new
I think the founders
would be pllysical1y ill.
system. It's only going to take TWO
years to finish. In the mean time, all
parties involved refuse to attempt any
short term solutions suggested by students.
No, that would take resources away from
the new system. Two years may stretch
into two years plus one month. Excuse
my sarcasm, but as a 4th year Computer
Engineer, I know the system - if given
adequate resources - could be fully
developed and im Ie ed in e an
ONE year. The Department or
Coordination, however, isn't being
provided with adequate resources. Please
re-read the previous paragraph about the
founding philosophy of our school and ask
yourself if Coordination - and students -
deserves this.
The Department of Co-ordination needs
more money and much more respect.
They.are working with an inadequate, out-
of-date system. They arc trying to provide
a vital service to several thousand students
with resources that were intended to serve
several hundred. Though I nearly hit the
roof when r saw a $14 'Work Report
Marking Fcc' on my fee statement, I was
not surprised that things have sunk to the
level of "nickeling and diming" students.
We have become complacent with our
success. We have dulled ourselves by
patLing ourselves on the back so much. I
think the University is starting to realize
this. Alan George, Vice-President,
Academic and Provost, of UW is
considering a major restructuring of
resource allocations. I implore him to
help bring the Department of Co-
ordination out of the Dark Ages.
I also implore engineers to become more
vocal with their griefs about the Co-op
system. Students complain. Constantly.
Rarely however, do we go beydnd
complaining. Stop Dean Lennox in the
hall and bounce some ideas off him. Go
visit lohn Westlake or Dave Thomas in
Needles and speak your mind. Get
involved with EngSoc and S.A.C (our
open line to Co-ordination). Best of all,
send Alan George an electronic message:
his e-mail address is jageorge@provosl.
He welcomes all input from students.
Finally, I must be fair to John We tJake
and Co-ordination. The Want-Ads look
so bad because of a last minute technical
problem. They were faced with the
dilemma of either bringing out the Want
Ads late (on Monday) or prinLingthe job
descriptions on the standard printer (1hat
looks terrible). They decided to go ahead
and put out the Want-Ads on Friday and
suffer the wrath of students complaining
about the quality.

On a nriJch lighter note - I want to
commend Andrew Conway and Denise
Lacchinc for running a great Eng.
Weekend (even though there was only 40
people at the Parade!). Buster Highman
put on a very successful Nautical (Even
the KW Police wanted to enLer a team!).
Remember - the BOAT CRUISE is on
lune 22nd. We have people from Arts,
Environmental Studies, Math, and Kin
joining us for our trip. Give yourself a
treat after midtenns!!
. ROCK '(HE BOAt
On June 22nd,
6:00 - 11:00
on the Jubilee Queen
Buses leave at 4:15
Tickets are going fast!
Available in the Orifice
until FRIDAY JUNE 9th.
$35/person
Includes crulse,
delicious meal and
bus transportation.
Message From The Dudes
by Gunge and Dill
Commercials is stupid. Dey don't
have swell writers like da Iron Warrior.
Doijjii.. .. How do some companies expect
you to buy their new frozen food product,
when the commercial contains some guy
dressed up in a silly suit hanging around
the animals that he's just about to
slaughter, cook, baste in a nice sauce,
package in an attractive cover, and sell to
you on the frozen food shelf. "Hi, I'm Bif
the Beefy Cow, and any minute Mr.
Schneiders here is gonna kill me by
lopping off my head. Mmmmmmm ...
isn't your mouth wateri,ng? I look mighty
tasty, don'tI?"
That Ronald McDonald is a real perv.
I mean, he spends all his time fooling
around with those damn McNuggets. lust
once I'd like to see him eat one afLer
tucking them into bed. Didn't his mother
tell him not to play with his foodl
Lifestyle commercials are really dumb,
y'know. Since when did Kool-Aid go
yuppie? And how about Wendy Henry?
Why did she give birth to an alien who
likes to make "space sandwiches" out of
slices of Biff the Beefy Cow (see above)?
And here's a new brilliant product idea
from Loblaws. All cleaning products and
other toxic goos now have an added
feature. Some sort of bitter substance has
been added to this stuff. So not only is it
guaranteed to kill you, it's also guaranteed
to taste bad too!
Oh, and did you know that boys leak
mostly up front, and girls leak mostly in
the middle. THEY"RE NOT REALLY
LEAKING! And if they are, why doesn't
someone just plug them up? Besides,
depending on appendage orientation, boys
can leak: in any direction they want. Even
girls 'can leak in a couple different
directions. What docs it matter; when the
real bomb drops, it's all in the same spot.
Anyways, does anyone really buy this
stuff? And if they do, have they been
visited by Dr. lcepick and his
lobotomobilc?"
(Next month the Dean Machine will
return and this column will be normal
again.)
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by Vince Rae
In conjunction with the Eng Soc
sponsored home brewing competition, a
brief introduction to home brewing is
presenled.
Equipment
A primary fermenter, a secondary
fermenter, siphon hose, and fermentation
air locks are aU included in the brewing
kits offered by any of the local home
brewing stores. A large pot and a stirring
spoon are necessary kitchen equipment.
Empty botlles, caps, and a capper will be
needed once the beer is ready to bottle.
Ingredients
The ingredients for home brewing are
hopped malt extract, dextrose, and yeast,
all available from any home brewing
store, and water, available from any home.
Hops are available at the brewing stores if
you want to add some extra beer.
Steps to Brew Beer
A) Sterilize
Wash all vessels, tubing, and stirring
equipment with soap and warm water.
Sterilize with contact sterilant and then
rinse until odour is gone. Contact
sterilants such as metabisulphite or
diversol are available at home brewing
stores. Although it may seem like a pain
and you may be tempted to skip it,
sterilization is one of the most important
steps in home brewing.
B) The BoU
Warm the tin of malt with hot' water
before opening it, as the malt has a
consistency similar to molasses. Empty
the contents of the can into a pot oj
boiling water. Make sure there is enough
boiling water to dissolve the ingredients
but not so much that you have to worry
about the pot boiling over. Stir

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constantly to avoid burning and boil-overs
as these can cause quite a mess and will
not score big points with your roommates.
Blend in the required dextrose, add any
hops, bring mixture to a boil for ten
minutes and then simmer for another five.
C) Pitching the Yeast
Fill the primary fermenter half full
with cold water and then add the hot
mixture and stir. Add cold water to fill
' vessel to required volume; the usual
fermenter size is five imperial gallons.
Check the mixture temperature before
adding the yeast: it should be around 20 to
25 degrees Celsius. If the mixture is too
hot the yeast will be killed, if the mixture
is too cold the fermentation process will
be slowed. Treat your yeast with great
care as these wonderful little beasts convert
the dextrose to alcohol. Cover vessel with
its lid and insert air lock.
D) Primary Fermentation
To ensure great taste, a conslant
temperature of approximately 15--20
degrees Celcius is important. This fact,
coupled with the need for darkness means
anyone with a basement/mini brewery
could give James Brickman a run for his
money. During this period the air lock
should be busy gurgling up carbon dioxide.
A void exposing the brew to any oxidizing
gases (i.e., oxygen). However, if you can't
resist a peek don't worry about any
greenish residue floating about Whatever
you do, the primary fermentation should
only be allowed to continue for 4-7 days,
otherwise you won't have to worry about
your roommates pilfering your brew from
the fridge. Mass transfer isn't a problem
so if you're thinking about shaking the
primary fermenter, don't.
E) Secondary Fermentation
By this time if the primary feementer
hasn't been shaken there should be a
quantity of sediment that has settled out.
Siphon the brew into a secondary
Magical Mystery
by Adrian Earle
First let's clear the air. The scunt will
take place on July 7th. Sorry about the
confusion on the blotter.
Well now, what are you, the
prospective scunters, going to need. Let
me look into my crystal ball. Damn
useful thing to you might want
one.
lIreWlll\l1 Novl
for the
10th .A.lmmual Home Brew
Co_petition
Now I see groups of competitors
congregating in a great hall. It is three
pm on the seventh day of the seventh
month. Watch for the seventh sign.
Sevens, hmmm, I wonder if this is
significant.
I foresee a need for several horseless
carriages. One of these wonderous
machines will have a need of a cassette
deck. I see happy scunters voyaging to far
off lands and returning with tales of
wonder and amazement
Now, this is interesting: I see a dark,
dark place. All those who enter it feel the
evil all around. A race of sorts is
occuring. Teams of young men are
pulling two sheeled chariots. The winners
are permiued to continue their miserable
existences while the losers face a fate far
worse than death.
I see a great possibility that tools and
construction supplies will be needed. For,
in my crystal, I see a crew working
feverishly to prepare some object. I can't
quite make out what it is that they are
building. However, I'm sure you will find
out in the fullness of time.
Ah, here is something else. I see that
an event of great importance will occur on
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container/carboy leaving the sediment at
the bottom of the primary fermenter.
Again fix the fermenter with an air lock
with a pinch of sodium metabisulfile
(available from any home brew store) but
not diversol. Allow the brew to complete
fermentation, if it hasn't already done so,
and continue to clear that beautifully clear
golden nectar. Allow 1.5--2 weeks, (any
longer isn't harmful--up to a month--but
you may miss the brew competition due
date.
F) Bottling
Siphon the brew back into a clean
sterile container (primary fermenter
container). To get good head, sugar must
be added to the brew before bottling so as
to induce a further fermentation in the
botlle. As a rule of thumb, dissolve 1/4
cup of dextrose in some boiling water, to
be added to every gallon of brew. Caution
and common sense are imperative here
since adding more than the recommended
sugar for fermentation purposes in the
bottle can. turn a satisfying home brew
into a potentially explosive bottle.
Siphon the brew into 60 sterilized beer
bottles. A beer capper is available from
the Orifice. It is important to allow the
beer to ferment in the bottles, so leave the
brew at room temperature for two weeks.
Place the brew in a cool place, preferably
out of sight so as to decrease the chances
of premature over-testing and therefore not
allowing the brew to reach its optimal
flavour potential in 2--6 weeks (or is that
months?).
G) Pourin and Enjoying
The fermentation in the bottle that
provides the beer's carbonation produces a
small amount of sediment. The sediment
is harrnles if consumed but is not very
tasty. When pouring, pull back on the
boule when the sediment starts to move
forward. A skilled pour will leave all the
sediment in the bottle while wasting a
minimal amount of beer .
SCUDt
a vast lake located to the north. A pair at
hardy adventurers from each team will need
to cross this expanse of water. The water
itself is a poisonous brew, killing all who
come in contact with it. Read this as
"build a home-made muscle powered two
peron flotation device." Also required are
two lifejackets.
Now the time has changed. It is noon
of the following day. All the teams are
exhausted. However, one team stands
above the others. Will it be YOU? The
gods are pleased with their effort, and
present the victors with vast numbers of
vials of a golden liquid. Each container of
this holy nectar has the words "5% alcohol
by volume" written on it.
Details concerning sign up, entry fee,
etc. will be announced after EMR has
suffered through midterms (YEECH!!!).
Also watch the Enginewslet1er and perhaps
future IW's for other announcements.
Scunt i-shirts are available from you
fiendly neighbourhood EMR member.
They cost $8 and will be on sale in the
CPH foyer during lunch. Get your class
prepared and organized now. This is the
key to winning. Good Luck, have fun.
and may the force be with you.
June 9, 1989 Iron Warrior
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Chem Eng. Soc. Happenings
Chern Eng Soc Grad
Survey Results
by Angelo Sergneze
So what does the chemical engineering
profession hold for UW graduates? Well,
from eleven of approximately sixty 1988
graduates (G88's) and twenty-six of
approximately one hundred 1989 graduates
(G89's), here are the results.
All G89's have jobs, except four who
went on to grad school. Out of the
graduates, one G88 and four G89's worked
elsewhere in Canada, the rest in Ontario.
Four G88's quoted salaries between $29K
and $32K, while one (Ph.D. in
environmental-air pollution option) quoted
a salary ">$50K". Only one G89 quoted a
salary below $31K while all the rest
quoted salaries between $31 K and $33K.
What are they looking for as graduates?
WeIl, first of all, it is important to note
that only two G88's obtained MaSc
degrees. All the rest obtained BaSc
degrees. An everage of approximately
73% in undergraduate years is the
minimum requirement for acceptance into
graduate studies.
According to graduates the deciding
factors for finding jobs are as follows:
Little
TOPIC G88 G89
Marks 1 6
Work Experience
Extra-curricular 2 3
Activities
Comments on recommended options
and/or specializations were given on the
following, in order of decreasing
importance: management sciences;
pollution, polymers, process control and
petrochemicals; statistics, biochemistry,
plastics/rubber, and pulp and paper.
According to G88's and G89's,
undergraduate students should look for
experience in various disciplines ,
including production engineering,
management skells, communication
skills, and public speaking. In addition,
G89's recommend experience should be
sought in the following fields: research
and development, process control in
polymer and petrochemical industries,
computers/optimization, environmental
studies, biochemistry, and pulp and paper.
Almost all graduates surveyed feci that
UW graduates are widel y recogni zed in
industry, especially in North America, due
to high UW academic standards and work
term experiences. There is a steady
demand - for UW grads and many
opportunities are available.
National survey results, industry
standards and trends (from such
organizations as the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, Engineering
Manpower Commi sion, CoI'lege
Moderate A lot
G88 G89- G88 G89
6 11 2 2
2 3 9 16
6 9 3 7
Placement Council, US Bureau of Labour
Statistics, etc.) are available in the
Chemical Engineering Society Office (El -
2514) if you are interested.
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One of Ontario's
largest celebrations
of our nation's birthday ...
... over 50,000 people
participated in 1987.
People willing to help with Eng. Soc's
part of Canad.a Day should contact
Julie Morrison in the Orifice
Skydome Delay Causes
. Change OJ Plans
by Craig Lovell
Columbia fields will have to do for the
first Annual Chern Eng Baseball Tourney
to be hels on June 17 at 12pm. _ All Chern
Eng classes are encouraged to participate
in this fun filled afternoon of friendly
competition (rumour has it that a profIT A
team will be out to strut their stuff), great
prizes (a case of beer to the winners and
one for the most OUTRAGEOUSLY
dressed team), and good food (burgs and
dogs for a small price).
Free Beer! Here is your chance to
learn all about the brewing process at the
"second largest brewery in Waterloo" -
Brick. Come out for an enjoyable tour on
Wednesday, June 28 at 7:30pm. Sign-ups
at the Chern Eng Soc office.
Soiree (swa ra) n., [Fr., evening] an
evening party; a social gathering... a
great chance to meet fellow Chern Eng
students, profs, and people from industry.
Come out and see what it's all about this
July 6th at 7pm- in the University Club.
Tickets are available in the Chern Eng Soc
office or from you class rep for $3 (price
includes one free drink).
P.S. For those of you ordered
Perry's ... they'mrre here!
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by Erik Kerstenbeck
In the catacombs of E3 there lurks a
team of undergrads, grads, parts
availability, configuration, speed and
endurance.
"Three thousand for batteries. One
thousand for electronics," is proclaimed.
A murmur of discontent arises from a
group of engineers. Eyebrows are raised
and notes hastily taken. Can it be done?
Silence, fol1owed by a resounding YES.
Waterloo's Midnight Sun is about to rise.
By the summer of 1990, UW's
interdisciplinary team of engineers will
silently be racing from Orlando to Detroit
in one of North America's most
innovative form of terrestrial transpor-
tation--a solar car.
Midnight Sun is one of two Canadian
solar vehicle proposals chosen by General
Motors for the ne)(t summer's SUN-
RAYCE USA. A total of 31 teams will
race the 1800 mile course powered only
by sunlight, batteries and innovali v(
direct energy conversion systems.
These are not K-TEL toys. The highet
speed achieved by a solar vehicle to date is
an incredible 80 miles per hour. This
benchmark belongs to GM's multimillion
dollar SUNRA YCER. With the copious
amounts of money and resources poured
into their car, it came as no great surprise
when this car handily won the World Solar
Challenge in Australia recently.
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Sunrayce U.S.A.
Waterloo's challenge is to meet or
exceed GM's performance with just over
one thirtieth their budget. This may
sound unlikely, but Waterloo has pulled
more than a few rabbits out of its hat in
past competitions. US giants have been
and will continue to be upstaged by the
MlT of the North, eh?
Development of the vehicle concept is
critical. Sinee all of the subsystems are
intimately interrelated, optimum vehicle
configuation may not coincide with
optimum subsystem performance. As an
example, the outer shel1 of the car must
provide protection for the driver and
internal systems. Also, the shell itself
supports a complex array of solar panels
and forms a streamline shape to give
minimum aerodynamic drag.
The highest speed
achieved by a solar
vehicle to date is
80 miles per hour.
If you have seen pictures of the US
Stealth Bomber, you'll get a good idea
what this "terrestrial space-craft" will look
like. Frank Kalmer (Shell Super
Fuelathon) is the driving force behind this
sleek shape. (No photos are available
because of the proprietary nature of the
design--sorry .)

As there are as many fields of specialty
as components, subsystem integration for
the car is critical. No single discipline can
take the ball and run with it alone. The
car will not perform its best if each
subsystem is optimized in isolation from
the rest of the vehicle. Team coordination
is a must.
Marc Gagnon, the team leader, has
developed an integrated approach to this
complex design problem. "Those of us in
mechanical engineering will design and
develop the body, shell, and drive train.
Electrical engineers will take care of
power conditioning and controls. Race
strategy and simulation will be handled by
systems design. As well, a Kinesiology
student will help with ergonomics to make
this a drivable machine."
Karl Rueb from Systems Design is
on software to optimize battery
performance as weIl as race strategy. this
is of extreme importance as it is well
known that GM could have won the World
Challenge with any entered car just by a
well developed and executed strategy.
Mr. Rueb is investigating anything
from conventional nickel-cadmium to
more esoteric silver-zinc and nickel-
hydrogen cells. His philosophy: if they
are good enough for satellites we'll use
them in Midnight Sun.
Aside from the competitive and
technological challenges involved to
develop the ultimate machine for
transportation of persons on land. the
reasons for the race are significant
I Demon trate to the world that
transportation on land has alternatives and
electric vehicles can be developed further.
and: Cuisine i..n the Of'i.ent
June 9,1989
2) Develop solar power in all its facets
and show how it is a force to be reckoned
with, 3S an everlasting supply of energy.
3) Promote and highlight the fact that
we can do something to lessen the
problems of acid rain, the greenhouse
... if they are good enough
for satellites we'll use
them in Midnight Sun.
effect, and the destruction of the ozone
layer without giving up some of the
living standards we have come to accept.
Faculty supervisor Alfred Brunger
says, "Everyone's going to come out of
this a winner. We're all working towards
the same goal and that's increasing public
awareness of solar energy and its potential
contribution to world energy management"
With all future funding for renewable
energy research suspended by the "Energy-
conscious" Conservative government,
Midnight Sun will surely be a good
vehicle for this aim (sorry 'bout the bad
pun!)
The Solar Rayce is a working,
positive demonstration to help our leaders.
philosophers and scientists choose the
right path to renewable energy for the
future. It is a realistic demonstration to
show alternative ways to maintain the
standard of living we have grown
accustomed to, and wish to pass our
children and future generations. Waterloo,
once again, is poised to be major leader in
this global concern.


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by Andrew Reeves-Hall
As future engineers we will be
invisibly relied upon by the public to
apply science for the well-being of society.
After five years of solid calculus behind us
(among other things), we will be called
upon to create new toys for people of this
planet to play with. How we each decide
to best utilize our talents is a matter of
personal preference, but application of our
talents to projects which may be
considered not in the well being of society
should be openly discussed and debated.
An international organization known
as Pugwash encourages this sort of debate.
It fosters an atmosphere where people
from all disciplines, not just from science
and engineering, can frankly and openly
discuss technology's impact on society.
Way back in 1957. twenty-two
scientists form the East and West gathered
in the small town of Pugwash. Nova
Scotia. They convened in response to a
manifesto signed in 1955 by Bertrand
Russell, Albert Einstein, and nine other
prominent figures. The manifesto called
upon scientists of the world to assemble
and discuss the matters of the arms race in
aQ objcctive and apolitical manner, With
the cold war of that era, the manifesto
reached to the builders of society to ask
them of their societal responsibilities.
Today, with H-bombs that are too large to
even comprehend, the manifesto still has
its place.
Since 1957, Pugwash has expanded its
mandate to include the sources of
international connict and the social
reponsibilities of scientists. it is for the
lauer re:ason that I joined Pug wash as the
University of Waterloo's regional
coordinator. I saw the organization as a
way to get involved in the discussion of
promoting the responsible application of
techology to society.
Pugwash is international in its scope.
Within Canada there is a senior movement
that counts as its members many
professors, including the prominent
Professor John Polany, Nobel Peace prize
winner researching in the Chemistry
department at the University of Toronto.
For us future toy makers, there is a
student movement established at most
universities. It is known as Canadian
Student Pugwash - an incorporated,
registered non-profit charitable organi-
zation based in Ottawa.
I encourage you to visit the
Engineering Orifice to pick up a free copy
of "Pugwash Papers" and a pamphlet
detailing the orgaization._ Coming up June
15 through the 20th. Pugwash will be
hoding its yearly conference and will
publish a synopsis upon my return to
campus. If you would like to talk to me
about Pugwash, please don't hesitate to
leave a message for me in my class
mailbox in the Orifice - look for
"RAMPAGE".

June 9,1989
Iron Warrior Page 7
G M and UW: Engineering
n The 1990's
by Dave Gara
This past March I had the good fortune
to atlend the Society of Automotive
Engineers' Presidents' Night at the Royal
York in Toronto. Being as knowledgeable
of cars as I am, I expected the highlight of
the evening to be the Chicken Kiev being
served for dinner. I soon found that the
affair had much more to offer than I might
have expected.
The speaker for the evening was Mr.
George Peapples, the President and
General Manager of General Motors of
Canada. He emphasized that the key
success in the coming years lay in
innovative and creative engineering within
a "totally customer focused organization".
This means "understanding the needs of
the customer and providing the customer
with the right product, at the right time,
with tbe right price/value relationship".
The successful manufacturer must be first
to the market, time and time again, as
technological advantages can be short lived
and quiCkly imitated. To provide this
edge, GM has 1100 research engineers and
support people, and has recently acquired
Hughes Aircraft. "Joint GM, and GM
Hughes/Delco electronics teams are
currently working on projeclS to transfer
technologies developed for defense and
aerosplace application to GM automotive
products." Look outJames Bond!
In the initial stage of vehicle design,
the best ideas are brought together and
customer requirements set. "Engineers,
designers, manufacturing specialists,
to meet PreSidents
lind (jeneral MalUlgers
financial managers, and suppliers are
involved, and the conceplS are developed
and demonstrated. Critical 10 the process
is the fact that simultaneous with the
design, the manufacturing plan is also
defined to ensure that we translate quality
design into quality build at the assembly
plant" Coming to the forefront in recent
years has been the realization that
manufactuing is an interrelated cycle of
activities. Design is not separate from
production, supplier activities are not
isolated from quality control results. The
team approach needed is evident in the
importance that GM places on the
engineering skills of their supplier
community. "Valued suppliers to GM are
those that are developing a source of
engineering talent which is fully design
responsible for the component of sub-
system supplied.... In fact, our
synchronous manufacturing strategy used
at Oshawa's GM Autoplex takes full
advantage of our suppliers' capabilities."
At GM of Canada, both product and
process engineering are of key importance.
As an example, Canadian operations have
total engineering responsibility for the
development of alternate efficient fuels.
Emission, driveability, performanee, and
fuel economy are being looked at GM of
Canada is to supply approximately 2200
methanol fuelled Chevrolet Luminas to
California starting in 1991. They are also
"working on the design interface for
installation of certain OM high
performance engines into a wider spectrum
of product." Contrary to popular belief,
not all leading-edge design is done in the
U.S.
On the other side of the coin, OM of
Canada's process engineers have taken
strides forward in manufacturing at the GM
Autoplex in Oshawa. Technology there
has "three basic objectives: a people-
friendly working environment, improved
quality, and improved cost." Automated
guided vehicles (AGV's) with stop-and-go
processing at the discretion of the
assembly technician, and expanded work
functions, help to achieve these goals.
On a broader note, Mr. Pcapplcs stated
that "if Canada is to maintain its standard
of living, it must develop a pool of
Look out James Bond!
engineering and scientific falent capable of
creatiAg new products and services for trade
in -global markets.... The fact is that
research-based innovation is critical in
today's global economy to sustain and
enhance a nation's prosperity." In the past
years, Canadians have become consumers,
relying on the rich resource base to provide
a high standard of living. In 1987,
Canadian manufacturing imports exceeded
exports by over $24 billion. Canada's
percentage of GNP devot.cd to research and
development has becn around 1.3% while
that of our competitors has reached the
2.5% to 3% range. Value added produclS
and services must be introduced for glcbal
trade and this demands a strong knowledge
base. Initiatives by both the federal and
provincial government aimed at linking
universitie , national laboratories, and
industry are underway. These include the
National Advisory Board on Science and
Technology, and the provincial Council
on Technology and Innovation. From the
latter come the Ontario Centres of
Excellence (of which Waterloo has two).
Mr. Peapples emphasized that our nation's
economic well-being is tied to the strength
of our systems of higher learning which
"must have the resources required to
deliver excellence in education." He also
acknowledged that neither industry nor
government has done enough to ensure
"state-of-the-art facilities and access to the
best scientific minds in the country" and
that "scientists have not always received
adequate funding to complete their
research."
ISDN Seminar
by Andrew Reeves-Hall
The IEEE Student Branch A will be
presenting an infonnation seminar on the
Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN). The seminar will be presented by
Bill Lauchlan, Telecommunications
Systems Engineer at Hewlett-Packard.
ISDN is a network in its develop-
mental stages; when fully implemented
by manufacturers, it promises to
revolutionize global communications.
The network will carry digital signals for
equipment such as telephones, television,
and computers. More importantly though,
it will standardize the 'way information is
exchanged between all digital equipment
around the globe.
The seminar will be held Tuesday,
June 20 at 11:30am. Look for posters
displaying the room number. Rumour has
it that there will be glossy handouts AND
free coffee and doughnuts!
Recent tie between GM and the
University of Waterloo are example of
what can be accompli hed through
encouraged interaction between industry
and universities. "The Institute for
ImprovemenL in Quality and Productivity
is located at the university and is actively
involved in teaching and con ulting in the
fields of SPC, organizational behaviour,
cost of quality, and design of experiment.
The inslitute has been instrumental in
transfe.rring the application of advanced
problem solving techniques from the
academic world to the manufacturing
environment." In conjunciton with uw's
engineering school, GM developed its own
Resource Cenire for Improvement of
Quality and Productivity. "This fall, the
Resource Centre will hold its third annual
symposium to recognize outstanding
experimental projects. Two days are
dedicated to presentations on the top
projccts from GM and its suppliers."
Because it is difficult to properly
convey another person's ideas by
condensing a speech into article form, I
have placed a copy of George Peapples'
speech in the Engi neering Office fi ling
, cabinet. Cheryl, the office manager/
secretary, will loan it to anyone interested.
Scientists have not always .
received adequate funding
Numerous seminars, conferences,
banquets, lectures, etc. are available to you
during your years as a student. The SAE's
residents' ight that I attended is held
annually. Student members can attend for
a greatly discounted price compared to non-
students. It provides the chace to meet
presidents, general managers, and
numerous engineers from a wide range of
companies at an event that reveals quite a
bit about the Slate of the industry and its
outlook, transcending many engineering
disciplines. A number of smaller
meetings are held throughout the year as
well.
Similar opportunities arise through the
month.ly KW Engineeers Breakfast Club,
and bi-weekly lectures put on by the
Waterloo Centre for Integrated Manufactur-
ing. W ATCIM brings in outside guests
the first Wednesday of every month to talk
about the executive or management side of
CIM. The third Wednesday of every
month brings technical sessions where
researchers discuss a technical side of
integrated manufacturing. Past
presentations have included topics such as
lightweight robots, and guests such as
IBM's CIM manager.
Various conferences also provide the
opportunity to interact wit h other
engineering students and more experienced
engineers. The Engineering Society
sponsors a number of sutdents for each of
these. You could be one of them.
The point is lhat there are a numer of
venues through which you can make
contacts, expand your engineering outlook,
have some fun, and learn a little, too.
Look at the posters on the walls of
engineering, ask some people in the
Engineering Society Office, or attend some
club meetings. You may find somelhing
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How To Get A Job
by Erik Kerstenbeck
So there you are - a young, healthy,
eager, anxious Engineer about to rise to
the lOp of your profession. You can! If
you have ability and intelligence, so much
the beuer. If not, don't let that bother you.
Thousands before you have reached the lOp
without them and so can you if you
memorize the following easy-to-follow
rules:
The Right Company
Make sure the company fits these
requirements. First, it must be BIG - the
bigger the better. It should be so big that
nobody knows exactly what anybody else
is doing. Second, avoid service
companies. Make sure the company
makes things and some other place has to
actually make them. Forget companies
offering personal scrvices (law, marketing,
animal hospitals). You'll find no time to
relax or plan your future with these.
Don't Specialize
If you have a special gift for software
or systems design, forget it. You'll be
stuck doing that forever. Be an "all-round"
person of no ability in particular and you
will rise 10 the top.
Getting The Interview
If you have no useful friends as
contacts or any related experience, don't be
discouraged! Use a gimmick. Try singing
cleverly set ' yrics like "He's a Big Man,
Rivers" or "The Smith, A Mighty One is
He." Very hard to ignore for the personnel
man.
It is easy to overlook a leller but a
piece of artillery or an anaconda - no way!
The surface has barely been scratched. Use
your imagination.
References
A good trick is to use a recentl y-
deceased tycoon, stroking his/her name off
gingerly. "Poor Alben," you say at the
interview. ''I'll take his name off my new
resume."
Failing that, use cousins with different
surnames - that is, if they speak well of
you.
Try Anything
Suppose you bump into the president
of the company and knock him down.
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mean 10 rupture your spleen!"
"You moron!"
"Um. I was just coming here to ask
you for a job, sir."
"You dutz, what do you think we have
a personnel department for? Get out of my
way before I have you lhrown out."
Perfect work. Now rush to see the
personnel department
"I was speaking with Mr. Pocklington
just this morning."
"You mean PocklinglOn himself?"
"Yes. 1 just happened to run into
him."
"Oh my. This may be above my level.
Beller go straight to Engineering, sir!"
In this manner, you have stormed the
company of your choice and they will be
quick 10 grant you an interview. '
How To Dress
Try to make the impression that you
don't need the job - the job needs you.
Use the technique of refined mayhem.
Borrow any suit from a shapeless friend.
Remove any padding and roU around in it
on any level surface. Wear a thin black
leather tie to show that you don't care.
Wear shoes of the same pair - don't get too
relaxed.
Cartoon
Characters
Settle
by Gunge, Dill and Toenail
It seems that the forty-year dispute
between Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and
Elmer Fudd has finally been settled. After
years of arguing whether it was "Duck
Season" or "Wabbit Season", the three
have agreed that it really is "Ewok
Season".
"Those witLle fuzzy bcahs have weawy
been hawassing us. I bought a bwand new
wine, and I'm weady to bwow their fuzzy
witLle heads off," said Elmer.
June 9, 1989
Why Did You Leave?
This interview question often arises.
Remember, even if you were bodily
removed from your last job - don't be
bitter. Remember these phrases:
"A mighty grand bunch of people, they
were."
"They were mighty happy years,
yesssiree-Bob."
If this doesn't work, try a different
approach:
"I felt that I had outgrown them."
"It was an old outfit. 1 want to work
with a young fresh company." (If the
company is new).
"They seemed a bit callow. I want to
work with experience." (If the company is
old).
After a few interviews like this you
will be hired quickly. You will then have
your foot on the flfst rung in your climb
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Mikhail And George And Cheese
by Debbie Gibson
1O:3Opm. "Let's go to the Grad Club".
A phrase that has destroyed many a night
of study. This night however, I put up a
fighL "No way, I can't! The Iron
Warrior deadline is tomorrow and I've got
to finish my article". My taunters were
cunning and cruel. "Write it at the Grad
Club; we'll help you!" The pint of
Wellington Bitter was in front of me
before I saw through their logic. I did
have to write the article though. My pint-
mates asked me to described my article - I
drank and then proceeded to describe my
critique of the current NATO summit and
the opening of East-West relations. "Yea
sure - fun topic. Political articles are
worse than Imprint record reviews" said
AI, my roommate. "Satire . . That's what
you want to write. Title the article
'Mikhail and George and Cheese"', piped
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dialog like"Hey dudes - that Berlin Wall
iS,like BOGUS!!!""
Things went downhill from there. The
idea of doing a serious article evaporated as
another round was ordered. What follow
are the vague recollections of the puns and
bad article tilles that enSpcwed:
"The Importance of the Hot Dog in
Obtaining East-Wcst DClCnte'"
"The Empcristroikas Back"
"Scaling the Berlin Wall: a ME 126
Project"
"De-scaling the Berlin Wall: aChE
126 Project"
"Flying a Large, Expensive,Well-
Lit Balloon from the Berlin Wall:
a SyDe 161 Project"
Going back to the original joke, we
moved away from the political scene.
Maybe we should'nt have.
"Scou and Jocy and Cheese and Zen
and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance"
"1"ons and Fleischmann: A Night at the
Palladium"
"A Brief Hislory of Timex"
"A Brief History of Mime (Wilh
Subtitles)"
"Calvin and Nietzsche"
"Signals, Systems and Other Swahili
Dialects"
"G = 81tT and Other Bedtime Stories"
''I'm O.K - You're a Turd"
Of course, this silliness continued.
"I'm Po Kay - You're Gumby.
Dammit"
Our thoughts turned to the media.
"People's Lcfcourt"
"The Legend is Bleck - Barf Do Arr'
"Rap Pasta - Funky Cool Semolina"
As we ordered another round, lhoughts
then turned to Geoff. our beloved edilOr.
"Road Iron Warrior"
"Mad Geoff'
"Mad Geoff - Beyond
"Rhode Scholar Warrior"
The words "Last Call" fillCrcd through the
sickening haze of bad jokes; things got
obscure.
"Electric Kool-Aid S.A.T Tcst
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"I Was a Teenage Bachelor"
"The Adventure of Gladis Slout-
Pamphlet and her Intrepid Spaniel, Stigs"
"Gumbo - First Taste (Creole for
beginners)"
"Euripides ... Eumenides (Tales of a
Greek Tailor)"
In closing .... be thankful we left out the
reall y bad ones.
Ewok ' Crisis! !
Shipley's Rules
For Engineers
by Dave Shipley
by Gunge, Dill and Toenail
The Ewok population problem has
finally caught the allention of the public
and gov mm al . '"
taken.
"My house was ransacked, my wife
harassed and my children eaten" says Mr.
PettIebee of Elmira. "These damn furry
creatures just ain't funny anymore. I'm
pissed!"
Many other incidents of Ewok
"swarmings" have been reported in
outlying areas, including Elmira, Elora
and Guelph. Scarborough police reported
an incident in which a youth gang was
attacked at Scarborough Town Centre by
Book Review?
by Podsy
It has long been thought by others that
engineers lack sophistication and depth.
In other buildings, the IW stands alone.
Nobody dares to touch it, afraid of the
technical jargon within.
Well folks, here it is.: .. culture in the
form of a classic novel by Hardy called
"Far from the Madding Crowd".
Those who have seen the book know
how long it is, and will understand the use
of Coles notes in this review.
The story focuses on a man named
Gabriel Oak. Gabriel was a small farmer
who was at one with nature. He fell in
love with a knee-trembler named
Bathsheba, and wanted 10 marry her.
The story continues ...
Apparently, Hardy's use of symbolism
and imagery is superb. (I djdn't notice any
pictures, however, and couldn't find it in
the video store).
In the end, Bathsheba became Mrs.
Oak: and everyone was happy.
Though this is not regarded as Hardy's
greatest work, the plot summary was
pleasant and restful and showed an idyllic
view of rustic England.
"hordes of CUle lillIe bears wielding clubs
and pointy sticks." "We can handle those
undercover cops, but those damn little
bears ... " one gang member reported.
Reports are also coming in from the
. .
have taken over the region. "They control
the narcolics trade" said Constable Steve
Bud. ''They've also been dealing in heavy
arms, including automatic weapons,
bazookBs and laser-sighted shooters,"
It seem lhat the extended cool spring
kept the Ewoks indoors for much of lhe
last four months, away from their usual
tasks of farming and being really culC and
fuzzy. The resulling population explosion
has resulted in the announcement of Ewok
hunting season by the Ministry of Natural
Resourccs.
Shipley's rules for engineers are as
follows:
Mechanical:
1. If it doesn't work, force it.
2. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.
Electrical:
1. Il works heller if you plug il in.
Jt wor. . you lLIm it on.
3. If it still doesn't wock, give jt a good
thump on the side
Civil:
1. If it doesn't work, blame the architect.
2. If it still doc ' n', work, blame the
contr'J tor.
3. If it docs work, take nil the credit
Chemical:
I. If it smells bad, taste it.
2. If it tastes bad, usc it as a food additive.
Systems:
1. There arc no rules in systems.
2. If you need rules, hire a real engineer.
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-Short
by Todd Ruthman
Walter Aldrich found Mark sitting in a
chair, staring out his window into the
night sky.
"Mark?" he asked softly, opening the
dorr further. "May I come in?"
No answer. Walter stepped cautiously
into Mark's bedroom and quietly closed the
door behind him, loathe to disturb the
church-like tranquility. The silence
seemed unreal, adding to the overall
strangeness of room and making Walter
feel uneasy and unsure. The sparse
furniture was neurotically organized,
obsessive-compulsively tidy. The walls
were a soothing aquamarine but were
otherwise bare, unusual for a boy Mark's
age. Everything had a place and was in its
place; only two things broke that pattern.
One was a mobius strip, fashioned
from copper solder-wick and hanging from
the ceiling on an almost invisibly-thin
wire. Infinity.
The other was a high school physics
text, its cover tom and its pages lying in a
shredded pile on Mark's desk.
The remains of the book were a not-so-
subtle reminder of the reason for Walter's
visit. He was a councillor at the high
school where Mark was taking grade 11.
Mark was a gifted student, quiet but
popular, and doing well in all his courses.
During career week, Walter had very much
enjoyed their discussion of Mark's
ambitions in space exploration and
technology.
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Story:
Then, one day last week, Mark got up
half way through a physics lecture and left
That had been six days ago and he hadn't
been back to school since.
Walter cleared his throat.
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"Mark?" he tried again. "May I speak
with you?"
Mark's head swivelled slowly until his
eyes half-focused on Walter, then he turned
back to the window.
"Sure," he whispered.
"What are you looking at?" Walter
asked, uncertain as to where he should
begin. The stillness of the room was
beginning to affect him.
"The stars," Mark answered dreamily.
"Oh? Looking for anything in
particular?"
Mark inhaled meditatively.
"1 was just wondering how many of
them have life like ours," he said, never
moving his eyes away from the window.
"So you believe in ETs?" Walter
asked, pleased with Mark's responsiveness.
Turning to face Walter again, Mark
stated matter-of-factly, "I don't have to
believe.
Slightly taken aback by Mark's
confidence in his convictions, Walter
decided to switch tracks while he
considered the new information.
"Tell me Mark, why did you leave
school like you did?"
Mark's attention had returned to the
window. He spoke to the glass.
"She was going to teach me the rules.
If she leaches me the rules, I can't play any
more."
"What do you mean, Mark? What
rules? To what game?"
But Mark had finished talking for the
moment. Wal\er left him gazing into the
infinite expansc of the galaxy.
He talked to Mark's mother at the front
door before he left. She didn't have to ask
the question.
"I'm not sure yet. I'm going to look
into some things at school. He mentioned
something about being taught rules so I'm
going to talk to his teachers some more."
Mark's mother let out a small sigh of
resignation but there was determination in
her eyes.
"Well at least you've got him talking,"
she said as she held the door. "I hope
you'll have some good news for me soon."
'T11 try, Mrs. Sobara. Oh, by the way,
do you happen to know what that symbol
he's got hanging in his room is all about?"
"He's had it for years. Says its the
logo for his club. The Society of
something or other. I assume its some
sort of fan club. He does read a lot of
'space-fantasy', as he calls it. Never seems
to get any mail from them though."
The next day, Walter caught Mark's
physics teacher after one of her classes.
"Carol, do you have a minute?"
"Is it about Mark?" she asked. Walter
had asked her out on several occasions.
And while he wasn't an unpleasant person
to be with, she was determined not to get
involved with her co-workers.
Walter nodded..
"Find then. Let's go into the back
offices," she suggested.
A row of library-like cubicles lined
one wall of the long, packed with obsolete
lab equipment. Walter pulled up a stool
to Carol's booth and sat facing her. Mr.
Greely, another science teacher, stood in
one comer testing his pet laser. A dot of
ruby red light shone on the wall above
thier heads.
"So what can I do for you, Walter? I
thought I'd covered all there was to say
already."
"I need a few more specifiecs. I have
to know exactly what it was you- were
teaching that day."
Carol rolled her eyes and gave Walter a
bored look you might give a cop asking
you to go over everything just one last
time. .
"1 know. I know," Walter apologized
before she could say anything. "You were
talking about Einstein. But about
Einstein?"
"Actually, we had veered away from
Einstein, the person. One of my more
inquisitive students had asked a question
into the infinite expanse
of the galaxy.
about the speed of light. And, before I
could answer, Mark got up and left. Just
like that. .. she said, snapping her fingers.
"Do you remember what the question
was, Carol? It could be important-- or at
least insightful."
"Hmm. Let's see. It has been a week,
you know.
"1 think it was something like 'Is the
speed of light really the fastest anything
can go?'. Yes, something like that. But I
don't see how it could set Mark off the
way it did. r still think it's a personal
thing."
"I think it has something to do with a
club he belongs to," Walter said as he rose
to leave. "Thanks for your help, Carol. I
hope I can accomplish something with
what you've told me."
He left, followed by Carol's amused,
yet puzzled, look.
Walter returned to Mark's house that
night. Mrs. Sobara opened the door in
response to his knocking. She raised one
eyebrow quizically as Walter, shaking off
the chill of a brisk autumn breeze, stepped
into the foyer.
June 9, 1989
Game
"I may have something, but I'm not
sure," he informed her. "I'll let you know
when I come down."
Mrs. Sahara shrugged her shoulders but
gave Walter a tentative, hopeful smile
before going to the kitchen to finish
reading . the evening paper. Walter had
been impressed by her silent strength
throughout the past week.
At the top of the stairs, Walter stopped
and knocked on Mark's bedroom door. It.
like the walls of his room, was bare but
not lacking. A muffled "Come in" filtered
through the wood and Walter entered,
closing the door quietly behind him as he
had the night before. Mark was laying on
his bcd, fully clothed and staring at the
ceiling.
In the place of the infinity symbol
hung. a new ornamnct. A red paper circle
with a yellow 'c' in its .centre, crossed
through by a red bar. " ... Don't c?" he
wondered.
Walter grabbed the chair at the window
. and placed it beside the bed. Sitting down,
Iron Warrior
he draped one leg over the other and
clasped his hands over his knee.
"Tell me about this club you belong
to, Mark," he prompted.
"Belonged."
"Okay. Fill me in on this club you
belonged to. The Society of something,
isn't it?"
"Just 'The Socieity'. It's one of the
few conceplS common to all the members.
We couldn't think of any other way to
describe ourselves."
"Who are these members, Mark?"
Walter asked, anxious to keep him talking.
"There's one for each world. Some of
the really old civilizations have two.
Earth only has one."
. "Had," Walter corrected, taking the cue
from Mark's earlier clarification.
"Has," Mark countered. "It's someone
else's turn now. I learned the rules. I can't
play the game any more."
"What rules, Mark? And what game?"
"The game?" he asked rhetorically. "1
could never explain the game. Not if I had
forever. As for the rules-- it's the speed of
light, c. There's nothing faster. It's hard
to believe one little letter can hurt so
much."
"So?"
"So how can I talk with members that
are so far away when everything is limited
by the speed of light?"
At this point, Walter had a choice LO
make. A han1 choice. He could play
along with Mark's belief in the alien club
or he could try and convince him that he'd
been imagining things, that there were no
ETs out there talking with him. That he
might be just a liltle bit insane.
"I don't know," Walter stalled, "But
you did."
"Exactly!" Mark asserted, silting up
in his bed and meeting Waller's eyes with
renewed animation. "I did before finding
out about the limilS of c, I just Qid..
didn't question it. I had no rcason to. But
now," he said glancing around the room,
then returning to face Walter, "But now I
can't just accept it any more. I did it once,
which means I can do it again, but first I
have to find out how. Maybe then, we
can all join in the game."
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Mark was staring over w.aIter's
shoulder. Walter turned and found himself
looki ng at the new figure that hung from
the ceiling ..
fi ls this a new club you've joined,
M.arlc?"
"Yup. It has even less members than
The Society."
"Really," Waller said, genuinely
curious, "And how many is that?"
Mark smiled.
"Just one."
"And what's the name of this club?"
Mark laughed.
tIC-busters. I'll think of a better one
later."
Walter nodded. It seemed his decision
had been made for him .
"Well that's about it, Mark," said
Walter, getting up to leave. Facing away
from Mark as he gripped the doorknob, he
asked, "See you in school tomorrow?"
"Of course." -- Walter could almost
feel the strange look M.arlc was giving him . .
"Why wouldn't I?"
White Water Wafting
Walter smiled and left the Mark
might need some watching for a while but
he considered him basically 'case closed'.
1f he needed his little bit of insanity to
give him direction in life, so be it. There
were certainly less healthy ways to live.
At least talking to them any more. And
after all, he rationalized as he descended the
staircase to share the good news with
Mark's mother, wasn't .l.ik just one big
game?
by Splash
If there is one word to describe our
weekend, it was WET. It all started out
late friday afternoon in ES van 3-41, with
Subway subs and Jay's two-pair-for-under-
$20 shoes. With Eric driving for the
majority of the trip, we-all manag 10 g l
seasick before even boarding a raft. His
finely-tuned reflexes and expert co-
ordination skills, however, managed to
prevent us from flattening the car in front
of us on the 401. After our one o'clock
ahead-of-schedule arrival, our crew
unloaded, pitched our tenlS and killed a few
leisurely hours by the fll'e before heading
down to the lake for a refreshing and
numbing swim at 4:00a.m. (when river
conditions are at their finest, or so we
believe). Some of us were it little smarter
and declined the offer to go swimming
(actually, we were fast asleep).
Saturday started bright and early with
the 6:30 a.m. bugle call. Rafting began
Soon after. SPLASH learned the fine art
of water fighlS and triumphed over the
other raflS even before the rapids began.
The rapids themselves can best be
described with the words "Yahoo!", "Holy
Shit!", "Man Overboard" and "Damn, this
water is COLD!". All in all, Eric,
Monica and Ian manag\!d to do some
unplanned body surfing! The energy of
the Splash raft was always high and every
rapid was attacked with vigor, courage and
a general sense of reckless abandon.
As the weather worsened to rain and
the water swelled, the only things that
remained undampened were our spirits.
Evening events proceeded undauntd at
"Rafters" with dancing under a roof after
standing in the rain drinking our free beer
by a very warm bonfire. For members of
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Sunday, events included a life size game of
chess, volleyball, frisbee and sleeping in
the sun. This was a relief fdr those who
resorted to automobiles for dry shelter.
Engineering stickers were strategically
placed wherever Team Splash visited
during the weekend. In all, the weekend
was wet, wild and exciting. Thanks to
Environmental Studies for their van and to
'Monica's mother for her cookies.
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