Cannon, volume 15, issue 5

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- The Toike GODIVA WEEK: Fun and Festivities
EngineersandtthUs
-Haplessfusion byVenKanOVm edquestion. Somecontestantstookthe freelyJumpingintothefray. Mercifully
extrastepofprovingtheengineeringdrink- therewerenoentrailsthisyearbutsome
Aswasexpected,theGodivaWeekEvents ingreputationbydowningabeerinone enterprisingengineerhadstrewnoutsome
ff6ws wereawholelotoffunandexcitementfor shot. ThetitleofMr.BlueandGoldwent curiouswoodensticksinthemiddle.Fan-
thosewhoattended.Likealotofengineers toJoeMcNamara(MECH9T9)afterashort ning out, a numberofthese intrepid
PrezzyReport Iwasn’tabletomakeittoalltheevents discussionbythejudges.Incidentally,Joe Chariot-blockers(whichhavesomeresem-
VP-XyReport butthoseIparticipatedin(orwitnessed) hadrealizedthatthejudgesweremissing blancetothebarbsofabarbedwirebut
HealingfngSoi wasspirit-raising,exhilarating,high-fiin- dinnerincarryingouttheirpageantduties onlymuchbigger),causedmanyapartici-
ratingtime-well-spent. andthoughtfullyarranged forawaiter panttostumble.
TheMr.BlueandGoldPageantisone (andhimself)toattendtothemwithacart- Thelastevent1stumbledontowasdie
More Skule™ News ofthehighlightsoftheweekforwhichI fulofcheeses,bread,veggiesandother LubeOilChallenge.Priortosmashingan
nearlymissedmydinner,andforwhichnot consumablegoods. oldblue,Americansedan(Idon'tknow
-HostingStudents enoughoftheattendeeslosttheircool. (If YeOldeGrandeChariotRacewasan- whatmodel,butitlookedlikeanoldChevy
-CubesandPyraauds aboyfriendwithalittlepaunchisaccept- othergreatGodivaWeekEvent. Iwas tome),allthelubeoilwasremovedfrom
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- YoutiiInternshipProgram rathersorryIwasn’tajudgethisyearbe- forthissortofevent. Iwasevenmore runningafteraboutsixminutes. Maybe
causethebribeshavecertainlygoneup! pleasedto seethat ithadcontinued to Americancarmanufacturerscanproduce
CCES'98 Some(poorlyinformed?)contestantsstuck snowrightthroughtheRace. Someone goodquality,safeautomobilesafterall.
tothestraightandnarrow,butthecornu- “upthere”hadevidentlybeenlookingfor- SomeeventsIsorelymissed(butat-
-WordsfromSally copiaofum...gifts...tothe lovely lady ward to THIS event! (Does anyone tended lastyearandtheyweregreat!)
-WhrdsfromTim judgeswasstunning. Freebeers,freeliq- rememberthe€harrot Racctyfhsstyvar, meiadedtheF^twh-HofdHatContest,the
uor, chocolateroses, real roses, more wheretwominutesbeforetheCannonshot Stores Auction(andohwhy...thegreat
flowers,anda“cateringservice’’person- wentoff,agreat,wildwindblewinfrom deals I missed...pencil leads for
Godiva^hofos ally attended to by one contestant thenorth,strikingthespectatorsfullinthe dimes...ok...compoundsofdimes,a12-pack
-Timmrtaughtwithhispants illustratethehighregard(grovelinghom- facewithsnowandcoldair?) ofsquarePost-ItNotesfor$2.00,cheap
down age?)thejudgeswereheldin. Iwassorelydisappointedtoseethatat shirtsandSkule'*’’^paraphernalia),T-Square
TowintheMr.BlueandGoldPageant, leastonedisciplinewasnotrepresented MiniPutt(don’tknockit‘tilyou’vetried
-Joetaughfywithhisarmsfup contestantsdemonstratetheirfinephy- byitsownchariotandquicklyJoinedthe it!).HatsoffgototheBlueandGoldCom-
•Stwantaughtmovingap0doom siquesbyundressingtotheirboxers,their Bnadforsometootin’hootin’noisepro- mittee,theChairoftheCommitteeRyan
sexyappealbytellingtheirbestpick-up duction. Bnad instrument Morris, EngSoc and all ofthose who
&StillSvenMore liinntee,llaecntdbtyheainrslwiegrhitnnginag-rfaasntdoemngliynseeelreicntg- tnooot-ewxictihtsitnagndainndg,ItahbeaCnhdaornioetdRaallcreeJsutsrtaignott. piintgchsuecdcienssa!ndmadeGodivaWeekaroar-
Skule™ News Godiva Week Photos on pp. 6-7...
•ClubNewsrWhere'sSngSti? (youknowyouwanttoseethem)
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CCES Delegation Returns from Edmonton
Entertainments brKarenVirkiUem,VPX andthefirstfewleftareallybadtastein positiontolookatgender,racial,andsex-
-MovieReviews;•AiTHahit mymouth.Themiracleofitwasthatafter ual preference issues. This new
FirestormBrownsSk^rrow aIbhoouptebCyCnEoSwy(oCuonalglrheasvseohfeCaardnasdoimeatnhEinn-g adiwdeweekoraflbllyouopd,asnweeawtFaenddertaetariso,nntohtatontlhye ceromomfiSsosciioalneIrssisueesnt(iCtlSeldftohresChoomrmtibsesciaouns-e
gineeringStudents) Forthoseofyouwho initiallyantagonisticdelegatesagreedon, weallknowhowmuchengineersloveac-
Eng. EarnerOffice haven’t,itisanannualconferencethattakes butwealsogotitpassedattheplenary. ronyms).
placeeveryyearforalloftheEngineering (TheplenaryislikeanAGMwhereevery Atthecongress, the purposeofthe
-Past/Thii0esrandCurrent SocietiesacrossCanada. Thisyearitwas memberschoolhasavoteandtheconsti- CFESwasputonthetableandtherewas
Prpietfi hostedbytheUniversityofAlbertainEd- tutionc^bechangedandmandatesgiven muchrackingofbrainsastohowthey
•fufn^f^gi^i montonandnextyearitwillbehostedby totheexecutive)Iwasawedatthee.xpedi- couldbestbenefitthestudents,anissue
ourlovelyandlivelyUniversityofToron- encyofthewholeprocess. everyorganizationbattleswithonaregu-
OtherJunk to. Thisconferenceisachanceforallthe Rightnow,theexecutiveoftheFedera- larbasis. Inthiscase,itwasdecidedthat
EngineeringSocietiestogettogetherand tion consists ofa president and four thefocusoftheCFESshouldbetohelp
-Calendar discusspertinentissuesthatrelatetothe regionalVP’s(West,Ontario.Quebecand EngineeringSocietieshelpthestudents.
-TethnoCurirgetsIntimatewith engineeringprofessionandtheCanadian Atlantic)whodoubleoverasVPEduca- Thisincludeswritingreports,beinganin-
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changeinformationandtomeetawhole year.Forexample,lastyeartheVPOntario EngineeringSocietiesofeachindividual
The BackPage bunchofreallyneatpeople. wasalsotheVPInternal;thisyeartheVP schooltotakeadvantageofthisresource.
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andFrench. Thoseworkshopswerepretty Anothermajorchangethathappened delegatessopleasetakeasecondtofind
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Ethics and the Toike
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couragedbythisarticle.1wonderhowmanyfemalesstudying
LayoutEditor IhopeeverybodyreadstheToike;notjustthisissue,butevery engineeringrightnowfeelsaferafterreadingthatarticle.1won-
BenjaminWong issuethatfollows.Iamnotbeingsarcastic,ordisloyaltotheCan- derifthefemalegraduatesfromthisfineinstitutionareproudof
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Society,writtenbyengineeringstudentsandreadbyengineering thestudents.Becauseifitwerenot,then1don’thaveanyreason
LayoutandGraphics studentsdoesnotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionsofourrepresent- forittobehere.
IlanKelman,TerenceLee, ativebody.Theyjustsupportitfinanciallyandcreativelyandshow I’msorrytohavemissedtheChariotRacethisyear.Igot
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Lucas Stras Takethearticle“FIriskHerForADay”,saidtobealsoknownas watch.
Contributors Engineering Ethics theproject,butinsteadofdesigninganew,safedesign,they
SallyAtalla,MartinBright, decidedtosavemoneyandmakeanexactduplicateofthe(un-
JasonChang,JavierChang, hyJuHauDturn CO/UPOTO safe)first!
MaTrikmEbChdreins,tiCe,ouPriternreeyDGuiebzs,on, Overthelasttenyears,theissueof“engineersandethics”has placIewaatsthtioslfdirtmh,atanthdismakninydfoirfmusnleitkheiicta.lIwbaeshaavlisooutrolidstchaotmamgorena-t
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ShailjaTewari,CalumTsang, neeringstudentsthenecessityofhavingaperipheralvision.Despite discussed.Forone,IhavereadreamsofliteraturefromthePEO,
KarenVirk,WendylineWong. thesechanges,industrycontinuestofollowonegoal:productde- emphasizingtheimportanceofethicsinengineering,and,de-
TracyYang velopmentsolelyonatechnicalandeconomicalbasis,withlittle scribingindetailtheethicsexamwhicheveryP.Engcandidate
SpecialThanksTo rtreagtaerddtinosaoccioon-veenrvsiartoinomnen1traelcceonsttlsy.Thhaidsawtittihtumdeywafsatchleera,rlaylsiolluasn- mpruascttipcaasllsyteovbeercyoomtehearcecnrgediinteeedriinngOnsttuadreinot.,FhuarsthtearkmeonrAe,PS1,1l0i3k,e
JulieWilkinson engineer,abouttheprojectheisworkingonforhisemployer. the“Engineering,Society,andtheEnvironment”course,which
WellerPublishingCo. Itseemsthattheprojecthadbeenstartedseveralyearsago,but taughtmethatsuccessfulengineerspossesssomeperipheral
hiscompanyhaddecidedtohaltdevelopmentduetoexcessively vision,andtheengineer’sgoalshouldnotbesolelytoproduce
and highcosts.Thiswasnot,however,beforetheyhadprematurely themosteconomicalproductatanysocial/environmentalcost.
initiatedprojectconstructioninamisguidedpublicrelationsmove. WhatIamafraidofisthat,despitebeingdeterminedtoact
ComxrjnicationsChair Now,severalyearslater,thestaffworkingontheprojectdiscover ethicallyandresponsibly,IwillbeputintoapositionwhereIwill
AnnaEdwards thefollowingproblem:theyareunabletosafelyfitallthemechan- begivenanunsavourychoice:actunethically,orlosemyjob.I’d
AdsManager icalequipmentintotheexistingstructure,andthecompanydoes liketothinkidealisticallythatsuchasituationwillneveroccur,
GeorgeBabu notwanttodemolishthebuildingandconstructanewone,dueto butIknowbetterthanthat-1mustdevelopawayofdealingwith
Darkroom Manager highcost.Sowhatdoesthecompanydo?Itorderstheengineering suchasituationshoulditarise,asshouldyou.Icanonlyhope
NadiaOrsini departmenttofindsomewayofcrammingalltheequipmentintothe thatyourselectedcourseofactionwillnotdisregardallyou
building!Moreover,thecompanydecidedtobuildanothercopyof havelearnedaboutengineeringandethics.
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M/yA/aZ/ffZAbCH9T7+PEY+PRS DepartmentClubevents(Smokers,Trips,
The VP-Xternal’s Files PlantTours)
HappyNewYearandwelcomebackfoDcs!! AcademicAffairs(ProfessorEvaluations,
Hopeeveryonehadagreatholiday!! Policies,Student-StaffCouncil)
byKannl^^iUC9T9,¥PX morningtapingupECEmengreased.Boy Lastyearwasabusyone,andthisyear EngineeringAthletics
didthatpayoff(andwehavethetrophy willbenoexception.
Welcomebackafteramuchneededbreak toproveit!). InGeneral...
fromstudyingintotheweehoursofthe On the EngSoc side, at our last BigThingsHappeningThisSpring... Ifyoudon’twanttoorganizesomething,
morningandadailydietof“Snickers'*, Executivemeeting,afteragreatdiscussion Eventscelebratingthe125thAnniversary trytoparticipate,orshowyoursupport
thepowerbar.Backtotheoldroutinebut wherealotofgreatpointswerebrought oftheSchoolofPracticalScience byattending!!!
rejuvenatedwithawilltolearn, (cough) up, itwasdecidedthatourEngineering OfficialGrandOpeningoftheEngineering
AttheforefrontofVPXactivities, the Societyneedstobereworked. Whatdoes CareerOffice InOtherNews...
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expanduponitherebuttheotherdelegates presentedandwearenowenteringthe Theannualmusicalcomedy-revueSkule™ thingsreadyfor1998. Wearealsotrying
andmyselfhavealreadywritteninsightful workshopandbrainstormingstage. Ifyou Nite toimprovethewayEngSocrunsandwould
andinformativearticlesthatwillholdyou areinterestedinhelpinggivebirthtothe Regional&National Conferences and appreciateanyfeedbackorideas. What
spellbound. Ifyouhaven’thadthechance newEngineeringSocietyorjustwantto Competitions would you like to see from your
totakealookletmejustsaythatIwas leteveryoneknowwhatdidn’twork,let Gradball,IronRingCeremony,GRADitude EngineeringSociety? Whatdoyouthink
veryimpressedandasusual,UofTwasa oneoftheOfficersknowandwe’lltryour Campaign ofourservicesandevents? Youalready
vocalforce. bestto to incorporate it. This is not Engineering Society Appointed and paytobeamemberoftheSociety,and
hSakpuWpleelenl™e,dtthhlaaattt’eshlayn.voetAtthmaekoeonnnlgpylttahhceienegrvetechneatntsthlaoys,f soopmeAennttyhowiaenvygesjru,ysttohnfaeotr’sseoallgelecfttoeordumoteffa.incIdifablyseo,uhtehhaiarsvdie.s ItisEallescotEedasPyostiotiGoentsIonpveonlvfoerd1in9.9..8-1999 ywwoaeunrts?eirnvpeutyoius.crWuchiaylntoothtoelwlussucwcehsastfuyloluy
therehasbeenanincredibleGodivaWeek, anyquestionsorjustwanttoletmeknow ContributionstothePublications(Toike,
a highly baffling hypnotist and an whatyou think you can email me at Cannon,Yearbook,FlroshHandbook) Contactmedirectlyorleaveamessage:
incredibletriptoOttawafortheamazing [email protected] or leave me a Committeeevents(Social&SpiritOutings, phone: [phone]
andmostspirited classat Skule™. In messageintheVPExternal box in the Dinner-Dances, Professional avisit: SFB670
addition to that, I spent my Thursday EngineeringSociety. HaveagreatmonthI Development) e-mail: [email protected]
What Alls EngSoc? Response to VP-Xternal
byJavierChang CICC9T8
ThisarticleisaresponsetoKarenVirk's asenseofbelonging; tohave fun;etc. there are other elements fighting for too many clubs that ask for active
articleonpage2oftheDec.2nd,1997 Becauseoftheirlargepopulation, ESL attentionsuchasfamily,part-timejobs, participation. Alongwiththosementioned
SitsisluleInofATMheeetCianngn”o.nH:av“iYnogubreeEnnignvSoolvdesd swthuodenatlssohsapveeaknothteriorumbloethmearkitnonggfureieanndds riencreoattihoenr,envteorltuanintmeeenrt,aonrdgpaanritizcaitpiatoinosn aCbEoSveA,antdheKreESaArethaaltsaoppeetahlnimcainclluybtsoElSikLe
withtheEngineeringSocietyforover7 havesimilarinterests.Thesepeopleusually (discussedinthenextsection). students from Chinese and Korean
monthsnow,IfeelthatIcangiveyousome havetheirown“popculture”broughtfrom Everyoneisaffectedbythisdilemma, backgrounds,respectively. Theseethnic
answersfromtheviewpointofsomeone theirplaceofemigration;movies,music, butnoonedealswiftutdie clubs,drawawaymanystudentsfromthe
whohas“beeninbothworlds.” Thelack television, dances, songs, etc. involvementwithEngSocthisyeardoes “pool”ofpotentialEngSocparticipants.
ofparticipationinEngSocactivitiesand Consequently, they have very few notcomeeasily. Imademydecisionback Eachclubhasmeetings,events,activities,
eventsisanissuethatIhaveheardabout incentivestoconnectwithEngSoc. Since in March/April to do “something andservices. EngSoc isonlyone such
since I started Skule'’’^'^ in 1994. ESL pupils constitutethemajority of worthwhile”intheSocietyandplanned club,despitethefactthatitrepresentsail
Participationisnottheproblem',itisjusta classes on average, EngSoc class aheadforit. 1selected“easier”fourthyear JOOO+ undergraduate engineering
symptominamuchlargerproblemthatis representativesshouldrepresentthemby courses. Thisterm, I stoppedreading students. In addition, there is an
affectingeveryone;CHANGE. Thismay definition. To answer one ofyour everychapterofeverytextbooklikeIused overwhelmingnumberof“levels”inthe
soundlikeasimplisticproblemdefinition, questionsthen: EngSocclassrepshave tolastyear. Iskippedlecturestoattend hierarchy:class(e.g.Elec9T8),department
butwhen lookingatthesituation from minorreasonstoattendmeetingsifmost numerousjob interviewsandseminars. (ECEClub),faculty,EngSoc,SAC,ESSCO,
differentperspectives,Ialwaysarriveat oftheirclassmatesarenotinterested in Likewise,I’mexpectinglowergradesthis CFES, and so on. To put things in
thisorigin. Thestudentpopulationthat theactivitiesandservicesthat EngSoc year, butthat’sacceptable(as longas I perspective, I still have trouble
EngSocservestodayisdifferentfromthe currentlyprovides. pass)becausemy goalshavechanged. appreciating what CFES and ESSCO
oneEngSocservedl12,50oreven10years However,notallstudentsarewillingto actually do that affect me as an
ago. Lifestyles relinquishtheirgradesthateasily. engineeringstudentatUofT!
Iwillbreakdownmythemeintothree WhenIrefertolifestylechanges,Iam Toprovideasecondanswertoyour My final answertothequestions in
groups: demographicchanges, lifestyle referring to habits, hopes, values, question(s): Evenifstudentscareabout yourarticle:TheEngineeringSocietyis
changes, andorganizationalchanges. 1 commitments, and everything that EngSoc,theirengineeringstudiesimpose doingwhatithasbeendoingforthepast
chosethisclassificationforconvenience encompassourdailylives. Twogeneral astrictlimitontheirlevelofinvolvement 112years(operatingstudentactivitiesand
only. Icouldhaveuseddifferentcriteria observationscometomindwhenIthink andcommitment. services;promotingSkule™spirit,etc.),
and names but the important idea to ofthingsthathavechangedfromprevious butitneedstofundamentallychangeits
rememberisthattheyalltransformtheway generations to ours: 1) Free time is Organizations “modus operandi” to respond to
studentslive,play,andwork. decreasing, and 2) Competition is Demographic and lifestyle changes transformationsinstudentdemographics,
increasing. People(andorganizations)are overtheyearsaredrivingorganizationsto lifestyles,andotherorganizations. Ifnot,
Demographics constantlytryingtodomorethingsinthe change as well. In ourcontext, I am itrisksextinctioninthefaceofcompetition
Toillustratethenotionofdemographics, sameamountoftime(-16-18wakinghours referring to the different clubs and againstotherorganizations that better
turntopage9oftheDec.2ndissueofThe per day) with the same number of committeesthatengineeringstudentshave servetoday’sdiverseengineeringstudent
Cannonandlookatthetabletitled,“What resources (materials and energy). availabletothemtodayattheUniversity population. TheEngineeringSocietyhas
isyourmothertongue?” Overhalfofthe Competitionturnsthisintoaviciouscycle. ofToronto.Accordingtotlie1997/98UofT tochangeitsimage. Thechants,songs,
surveyrespondentsspeakafirstlanguage Thistypeofpositivefeedbackplacesalot StudentGuide,thereare“over200clubs beer-drinking, artsie-bashing, nurse-
other than English!! At the risk of ofstresson individuals. Itforcesusto andorganizationswhichexist...[offering] loving,sex-craziness,andcampus-rousing
simplifyingmattersevenmore,Iwillassume makesacrificesandprioritizeeverything everythingfromathletics,boardgames,the are stereotypical icons thatpromote a
thattheresultsadequatelyrepresentthe thatwedo. arts,dances,drama,pubs,weekendtrips, Skule™spiritthatexistsonlyamongasmall
entire undergraduate engineering Forexample,duringtheFullCouncil guest lectures, and cultural events.” I groupofengineeringstudents.
population. These ESL (English as a meetingwhichyoudescribeinyourarticle, estimatethatmostfull-timeengineering 1 am notsuggestingthatEngSocbe The
Second Language)studentscome from you had to make a decision between students have time and energy to destroyed! I believe it should play a
differentcountries andhave different staying or leaving to complete your participateactively inonlytwo clubs. primaryroleinleadingUofTengineering
culturalbackgrounds. Usingthesaying, ComputerOrganizationwork.Youdecided Even ifanengineering studenthad no studentsintothenextcentury. Thenew Cannon
“Youmustleamtowalkbeforeyoucan thatitwasinyourbestintereststoleave personal interests/hobbies/sports Engineering CareerOffice isa prime
run,”asananalogy,wecan’texpectESL themeetingandfinishCompOrgtoavoid whatsoever, shewouldstill haveSAC, examplewhich showsthe Engineering
studentstobeinvolvedwithEngSocuntil failingthecourse.Hereliesthecruxofthe EngSoc,FacultyCouncil,herDepartment Society is adaptingto a new student Volume
theyarecomfortablewithnotonlythe matter; ourfirstpriorityas engineering Club(e.g.ECE,Chem,Civ.etc.).CFES, environment. However, EngSochas to
English language, but the countless students isacademicachievement. No ESSCO,professionalclubs(PEY,IEEE, abandonmanyofits“traditional”practices xv
jiadrigoosny,njcorkaessi,eestco.)fthsapteweechta(kee.gf.o,rgirdainotmesd,. moratwtielrlhboe,wwiem,poarstasnttudaenntysE,nagrSeowcilelvienngttios “ArSeMprEe,seenttc”.)haenrdeontghienreoerrgianngizaaftfiiolnisatitohna.t aTnidmeasddhtahveemtcohiatsngloendg,,upneioqupelehishtaorvye. issue
AreasonwhystudentsjoinEngSocis forgothateventoveracademics. Even Obviously,shecannotjoinallofthem! changed,andnow.theEngineeringSociety v
the“social”aspect;tomakefriends;tofeel wheneducationisnotthedrivingfactor. Totheaveragestudent,therearejust mustchange.
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employment.
The StudentHostProgram is a pilot Thecommitmenttothestudenthost
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Centre for third year engineering trainingsessionsscheduledfor
students.ThisprogramwiHgivestudents Monday, Januaryl9 4:00-6:00 PM,
SKULE'^ opportunitytomeetandgreetemployers CareerCentre
whoarecomingoncampustointerview Thursday,January224:00-6:00 PM,
graduatingandPEYstudents. CareerCentre
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year. Byactingasahost,studentswill are interested in participating in this
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they can concentrate on the best sessions.
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Everyengineeringstudentiswelcometo biomedicalengineering! Therewillbea
SEUT attendCUBE’SFirstAnnualWineand fewshortpresentations,andthenyoucan
CheeseReception.Itwillbeheldfrom5to gotoworkaboutfindingemploymentfor
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Come and learn about careers in wine.
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SotialDirector the arranged accommodations, had a engineers,coupledwith the decreased ECEthatevening.
standingpriorityagreementwithstressed attendance of regular patrons at Mostofuswerefunctionalbythetime
Inkeepingwithtradition,the3"^yearECE Hydroexecutives,whowereincidentally nightclubs,gavewaytotheECEinvasion ofthenextafternoon’srelativelycultured
classtraveledtoOttawaforindustrytours in extremely high demand in lightof ofThe Reactor on Thrsday night at activitiesattheNationalArtGalleryand
withworld-classtechnologygiants. The nature’s latestquestto transform the discountcover. TheReactorwasquite the WarMuseum. A hearty buffetat
tripbeganonthefirstThursdayofterm, countryintoahockeyrink.Asaresult,we sunilartoToronto’sWhiskeySaigon. Oregano’scappedthedaybeforeanother
and ended on Sunday afternoon. weretransferredtotheMarketPlaceInn, Fridaysawthemassdispensingnot nightofrevelryatRJ’s,theJokerofOttawa.
Anticipated companies on this year’s inthemiddleoftheBywardMarketdistrict onlyofcashbutalsooftearsastheCasino Thursdaywas forproblem-solving,
pilgrimageincludedNortel,Cleamet,Corel, inOttawa. Bydinnertimeonthefirstday, deHullgladlyacceptedbetafterbetmade Friday for getting rich (ortrying to),
andNewbridgeNetworks. Unanticipated all the companies to be visited had ofsummerandPEYearnings;thisrenewed Saturdayforadoseofculture,andSunday
werean icestorm, an official state of cancelledtheirtours. Whatwasagroup aneedforBEvERages. Aquickbustour forrecoveryandre-inductiontothereal
emergency in areasaroundandeastof of110peopleinOttawaforfourdaystodo totheSAQ(Quebec’sliquorcontrolboard) world.Despitethelackofcompanytours,
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ride. Fortunately,nightclubs, restaurants, thoseofusonRoman’sbusforoursupport circumstances, eventually addingeven
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CCES‘99Delegates: -TonyRuberto(headdelegate)
-ThaddNettleton
-SteveRouatt
-MandyGoundry
-JennStephenson
-Jeremy Wohleber
ScienceOutreach: -TerrenceEta(headdelegate)
- NicoleJanuszczak T/ienxrdelegatesatdimierprelertoposehrphotosthantoeatHieirhod
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annualCongressofCanadianEngineeringStudents(CCES*98).
Iwasoneof6studentsthatUofT[amemberoftheCanadian
FederationofEngineeringStudents(CFES)]senttorepresent
our2800undergraduatestudents.Typically,theconferenceoffers
plentyofopportunitiestoexchangeideasandinformationwith
over200delegatesfrom44schoolsacrossCanada,andthiswas
guestspeakers,andregionalmeetings. Beinginvolvedinschool
forfiveyears,enabledmetocontributemore,establishuseful
contacts,andgatherparticularinformationtobringbackfor
initiativesthatweareworkingonhereatourownuniversity.
ItemsthatIworkedonandguestspeakersthatIattendedareas
follows:
TheUofTfitoshdelegate:Hlost,pleasereturnto,,. •EstablishingalinkbetweentheCFESwiththeCanadianCouncil
ofProfessionalEngineers(CCPE)
Words From The Firosh Delegate •Constitutions&IncorporationforCCES.CanadianEngineering
Competition(CEC),andProjectMagazine(ProMag)
•Youth,Engineering,&Science(YES)/VirtualAdventure(VACC)
byTimChnsHeMECH OT! OutreachPrograms
Twoweeksago,IattendedtheCanadianCongressof cameawaywithideasonhowtofurtherenhanceour ••MReengitoonraslhiMpeePtrionggrsamsbetweenpeopleinindustryandstudents
EngineeringStudentsinEdmonton,Albertaasa ownprogram. -VPOntariorolesandresponsibilities
University ofToronto Engineering Society ThefourthworkshopIattendeddiscussedCharity -FundraisingideasforESSCO
repBreesienngtaatfiivres.t-yearstudent,Ireallydidn’tknowwhat bCehhailnlde.ngTehsi.syTehair,sRisMoCneraairseeadwohveerre$7I0f,e0e0l0UfoorfchTarliatgys, -•PPrloepnoasraylSfoersssitoundentmembershipinthePEO
toexpect. What1foundwasawell-organizedand andUofTwasnowherenearthat. Exceptforone -GatheringinfoonRestructuringandVisioningforEngSocs
efficiently run conference thataddressed many eventduringFiroshWeek,wedoverylittle. -EstablishingaCommissionerofSocialIssuesfortheCFES
concerns pertaining to Canadian engineering The final workshop I attended was about •Evaluationofpreviouscongresses andideasforCCES99
students. TheconferencenotonlyattractedCanadian EngineeringCompetitions.Welistenedtoareporton (hostedbyUniversityofToronto-whoo-hoo!!!!)
engineeringstudents,butthosefromtheUnitedStates thelastCanadianEngineeringCompetition(CEC),and
andUnitedKingdomaswell. discussedways to improve on it forthis year.
Forthemost part, the workshops were quite Incidentally,thebidforCEC2000wasawardedto
effective. Beforegoing,Ihadlittleunderstandingof UniversityofWesternOntario,whichwillbevery
theCanadian Federation ofEngineeringStudents convenientforUofTtoattend.
t(hCeFEfSir)s,ttainmdethsaltotwsoorksstuhdoepntwsaslipkerommeinwenotullydphlaacveedainn camOevearwalaly,wIitfehltatghoeocdonffeeelrienngce(ewxacesptexfcoerlltehnet,spaontds
introductiontotheorganization. Idon’tthinkmany where theducttapewas rippedoff). The guest
ofusrealizejusthowmuchtheCFESdoes,buttosee speakerswereverygood,andIwasalosimpressed
oneexample, Iencourageeveryonetopickupthe withthesimultaneoustranslationsineveryworkshop
nexAtncootphyerofwPorrokjeschtoMpaIgaaztitenned.eddealtwithNational caonldd,sewsassiobne.autTihfuel,ciatnydotfheEdUnmiovnetrsointy.oafltAhlobeurgthavwearsy The
EngineeringWeek(NEW).Usually,NEWisnothighly agreathost. Sometimes!wishedthematerialwas
recognizedatUofT. Thereisnowastandardsetof sentbeforehandsoIwouldbetterpreparedforthe Cannon
guidelines laidout foractivities duringthe week, workshops,butthatobstaclewaseasilyovercome. 1
kickingoffwith a nationalcharity event. Keep encourageeveryonetogetinvolvedwiththeCFES,
listeningformorenewsonthissubject(itwillprobably becauseitistheonlygroupwhichrepresentsusata
takeplacearoundMarch7*). nationallevel.Thisyearespeciallywillbeanexciting Volume
IalsoattendedtheOutreachworkshop. Asyou time for the CFES, havingjust completed a
may know, U ofToperates aScience Outreach restructuring process and equipped with a new xv
program,whichisrunduringthesummerandisstaffed executive.MythanksgotoUofA,ourheaddelegate Issue
byengineeringandsciencestudents. Wediscussed andVP-ExtemalKarenViric,andtheCCES’99(which v
howthecampsfuntionatdifferentUniversitiesand willbeheldinToronto)chairTonyRuberto.
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GreetingsfromChemClubandCSChE! wonderful dimensions ofChemical
Forthoseofyouwhodon’tknowwhat Engineering. So ifyouare interested,
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UniversityinHamiltonfromFebruary5th Ourpopmachineisupandrunningonce Downs Spirits
to8th.Thisisaconferenceopentoall again. Socomebyandenjoyourfresh
undergraduate CHEM students across coldpopfor$0.50whileyou’replaying
Canada. Therewillbeplanttoursaswell Fooseball!
MECH byCourtrteyGibson COMP9T8
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Awards
The L.E. (Ted) Jones
Award
of Distinction
UniversityofTorontoSngineering The award, sponsored by the
iUumniAssotiation EngineeringAlumniAssociation,consists
ofadistinctivemedalandaccompanying
ATbhoeuttAhweaAwradrdwas established to caenrntuiafliclayteatotfhereGcroagdniBtailoln.andItsiusbpsreeqsueenntteldy
acknowledgethecontributionsofL.E. at Spring Reunion with Prof Jones
(Ted) Jones, Professor Emeritus of personallypresentingtheAward.
MechanicalEngineering(onstaff:Applied TheSelectionProcess
Physics,1936-44;MechanicalEngineering, Nominations fortheAwardmay be
1944-75)andEngineeringArchivist(from submitted by undergraduate students,
1970). members ofthe Faculty, or alumni.
The Award recognizes the NominationswillbereceiveduntilFeb.27
contributions ove—r his long and oftheyearoftheawardandshouldinclude
distinguishedca—reer tostudents,alumni sufficientinformationforthecommitteeto
andtheFaculty aswellashiscontinuing determinethemeritsofthenominee. The
supportanddedicationtoEngSocandthe committeereservestherighttosuspend
ETnhgeineAerwianrgdAluemnndiorAssseosciaTteidon’sofUgorfeTa.t pcarnedsiednattaetsioanreonfottihdeenatiwfaireddinifansyuiyteaabrl.e
appreciation oftheartsandhisloveof Theselectioncommitteewillcomprise
musicinparticular. the AssistantDean (Alumni liaison), a
Criteria memberoftheFaculty,thePresidentand
Itispresentedannuallytoagraduating firstVice-Presidentofthe Engineering
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distinctioninhisorherAcademicprogriun Society,andProf.Jones,ex-officio.
whilemakingasignificantcontributionin Establishment
theTmhuesiAcwalarfidelIdtsdeulrfingtheyearsatUotT. SprTihnegoAfwa19r9d8wialnldnweixltlbaewparredseedntaendnuinaltlhye
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Movie Reviews
Tomorrow Never Dies DaltonandPierceBrosnanareactors
brUaiHnBHglU£HGSCIOTO floggingadeadhorse.JamesBond
representstheoldworldelite:white,
Ifyou likeJamesBondmovies,you’ll politicallyincorrectandincreasingly
definitelywanttocheckthisoutTomorrow irrelevant.Butmostwillsimplysee
neverdiesisasgoodasanyBondflick thismovieasanenjoyableno-brainer,
you’veeverseen.Tosome,thismaynot full ofgood action and fighting
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Fleming’s cheesy spy novel series. (MichelleYeohisveryhotandthe
However,tothetrueBondfan,thisfilmis openingsequencewith music by
proofthatthegreatestagenton earthis SherylCrowisveryslick),andcool
stillinaction,andkickingseriousasswhile technology(DesmondLlwellyn,alias
tryingtoremain aviable entity inthe Q,makeshisappearanceandexplains
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9T9 directingbyJamesCameron,theaudience Rose,whowasbomintohighsocietyand positiveperspective.Thenarratorofthe
wasleftsittingontheedgeoftheirseats isbetrothedtoamanshedoesn'tlove(Cal) story is Rose, asurvivorofthe fateful
Afternumerousattemptsonbothour andthemoviewasoverbeforetheyknew inordertokeepherstatus. WhenRose voyage,whowasabletolivealifefullof
parts,wewerefinallyabletoobtaintickets it meetsJack,heisabletoshowherthatshe happinessandinnerpeacethankstoJack.
forTitanic. SinceTitanic opened on Themovieintertwinesthehistoryof hastheabilitytochooseherownpathin WebothlovedTitanicandgiveittwo
December I9th,it’sbeennumberoneat theTitanicwith atimeless love story. life. Itwas the selfdiscovery ofan thumbsup! :) Ifyou haven’tseenthe
theboxoffice.Thiswasoneofthemost LeonardoDiCaprioplaystheleadmalerole individual. movie,thenwehighlyrecommendthatyou
of Jack Dawson, ayoung homeless do.
Firestorm whilepretendingtobeaCanadian fire
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character, playedby SuzyAmis, is a
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