Friday, September 4, 1998 The Newspaper of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society

Tool Welcomes Frosh

THE TOOL BEARERS
G
reetings, and welcome to Waterloo
Engineering! Each and everyone
of you deserves to be very proud;
you've gained admission to one of the
finest engineering schools around, and we
congratulate you I
More often than not, when people
in a group are proud of themselves and
what they do, they elect a mascot to serve
as a tangible, concrete symbol of them-
selves, their common traits, and their
enthusiasm for what they do. To the out-
side world, a mascot can serve a an
ambassador for the people it represents,
expressing who they are and what they
believe in without having to say a word.
To the people it represents, however, the
mascot is both a source and recipient of
great energy: it provides an endless well-
spring of inspiration, vigor. and spirit
while at the same time serving as a focus
for people to channel energy and spirit
into. All told, mascots are pretty darned
!
The Tool is the official mascot of
your Engineering Society. Sixty inches
long and coated in chrome, it is the only
\Hench of its kind in the world.
The 60" pipe wrench is the
largest standard wrench size available, and
a handful (around a dozen) of like-sized
wrenches exi t and are mainly in u e on
heavy oi l derricks. The TOOL, however,
is truly unique among these big wrenche ;
it's the only one with a beautiful chrome
coat.
The TOOL came to u from the
Ridge Tool Company in Elyria, Ohio. It
Ilholo ('OIll'len of r",,11 1997
Mascot in fllll}7.ollrish: With .lome help ;i'ol/1 i/"!! apf10illled Tool Bearers, the Tool tJze
cl'OlI'd with chrome finish. (from left 10 righI, Tool Bearer, Tool. Tool Bearer)
was donated to the Waterloo Engineering Book', ask your Bigs, or go talk to Ryan
Society in 1967 and has been its official (BalBizarro) or AI (halian Man), the
rna cot ever ince. Its size and strength are EngSoc presidents. Suffice it to ay,
representative of the size and academic though, that our mascot ha had a long and
strength of the UW Engineering student colourful hi story. Why, once in '96, it was
body. even ... oh, but that' a story for another
We don't want to give away too day.
much of the TOOL's story in one go, but
there are lots of other places you can go to
find out about our rna cot. Check out 'The
See you on Thursday!
2001 Scunt Announced in 1998
BY DILl Y DE ALWIS
SCUDt God
To quote the words of Darth Vader,
"Impressive most impressive BUT you
are not a Scunter yet!"
The 2001 Scunt Odessey i scheduled
to take place on Friday September 25th,
1998 and September 26th, 1998. Team
are formed from variou cia se and
groups within the Engineering tudent
body a well as from other facultie such
as Math.
The Scunt con ists of a large et of
small event running over a time span of
12to 24 hours. These events include road
trips, sporting events, childhood games,
creativity/enginuity contests, and demon-
'tration of great or minor' skilL
(see "To SCllnt... ", page 4)
Career Networking: An IIIlscheduled stop 011 the Scullt provide.\' these participanis lI'ilh some
great job oppor/ullities and a free coffee refill.
Volume 22 Issue 11
Term Event
Schedule
BY ANDREW HATELY
[rOD Warrior Editor
T
he Engineering Society ho ts ev-
era] events and meeting each term.
The following is a list of tentative
dates for this term's significant EngSoc
events and meetings. These meetings and
events are open to all engineering student
and their guests.
September
7 to J I Frosh Week
18 Beginning of Term Pub
21-26 Engweek
EngSoc Meeting #1
Scunt
Fundraising Bomber Night
EngSoc Meeting #2
Circus Eng
EngSoc Meeti ng #3
Mudbowl
Middle of Term Pub
EngSoc Meeting #4
Semi-Formal
Rugby Sevens
EngSoc tvketing #5
19 Tal-Eng
December
2 EngSoc Potluck
This li st represents only a small portion
of the events that wi II occurr over the
next four months. Oates listed above are
subject to change, usually with pl enty of
notice and probably for a good reason.
In This Issue ...
Mes. age from ... . ... ... 2
Message from HeadCOM ...... _ .... 2
Campus Computing ............... 3
WEEF Report ..... ... .. . ........ 4
President Report . . . ....... . .... . 5
VP External Report ..... .... . .. , . 5
VP Internal Report. . .. ............ 6
VP Finance Report ..... .... ....... 6
ESSCO ........................ 7
Cool RIM Ad .................... 8
" This is the Uzw of the Yukon, that only the Strong shall thrive; That surely the Weak shall perish, and only the fit survive" - R. W. Service
2 The Iron Warrior The Iron Warrior, Friday, September 4, 1998
Humble Beginnings
T
'hiS years
Frosh issue of
the Iron
Warrior marks my
first is ue as editor. It
has been an honour to
produce this issue
which includes arti-
cles from a few of the
many people who
would like to welcome you to the school.
I have also enjoyed producing this issue
for a second, more selfish reason; as frosh,
you have never seen the Iron Warrior
before, and as such, don't expect the usual
thick issue with it's seamless layout and
stellar photography. I still hope that this
issue might entice you into working with
us on the paper, or contributing your writ-
ing, opinions and art.
The Iron Warrior is the newspa-
per of University of Waterloo Engineering.
The newspaper is open to all engineering
students, faculty, alumni and people who
just really want to be involved in engineer-
ing. The paper is primarily a student
newspaper with a volunteer student taff of
15 to 20 engineering undergraduate stu-
dents. In regular issues, the paper includes
news, business, science and technology,
art, opinion and internal information sec-
tions. Our first goal is to publish content
written by engineering students. Over the
Letter from
the Editor
by Andrew Hotel\"
4A EnvimnflU'ntai
next few months,
you will be bom-
barded with new
opportunities, clubs
and organizations
which beg for your
attention. My role
as editor of this
newspaper is to
make this paper out-
shine every other opportunity on campus
so that you might devote some of your cre-
ativity to this newspaper. Further, I hope
to convince you that the satisfaction that
you get from publishing your work and
ideas exceeds the atisfaction of watching
an extra hour of Jerry Springer. As much
as I can hope thaI you wi II all want to
become involved with the Iron Warrior in
your time at UW, I know that there are far
too many opportunities and distractions
for only four and a half years.
Somehow, someone convinced
you that Waterloo was a school worthy of
the next four and a half years of your life.
I found university life to be a fairly radical
change from my comfortable high-school
suburbanite existence. Although you may
not notice during frosh week, you're now
in the company of some great people and
they're pretty smart too. For those of you
who loathed academics because of the
repetative nature of learning, I hope you
fmd university a significant improvement
worthy of your time. For those of you who
struggled to secure your seat in this chool,
I hope you take advantage of the atmos-
phere of collective learning that exists in
few places outside of uni versity. For tho e
of you who have found nirvana by joining
the rank and file of UW engineering, I
encourage you to sample a few of the
many other benifits that a university infra-
structure can offer. The years you will
spend here can be both mentally and finan-
cially taxing, but the reward. the esteem
and the people in this environment are
truly fabulous.
I hope you have a fantastic Frosh
week and that the university surpa ses
your expectations. On a more optimistic
note, I hope you enjoy the paper this term
and remember that any contribution you
can make to will be invaluable.
You can reach the Iron Warrior
staff by email at [email protected]
terloo.ca or by stopping by the Iron
Warrior office across from the Engineering
Society office. I look forward to meeting
you or hearing from you and would like to
hear your ideas and opinions regarding
thi s publication.
Andrew
Welcome to Frosh Week 1998
BY AMY LAI AND RYAN PENTY
Superhuges
H
ello, we are your Superhuges for
Engineering Orientation 1998.
That means that we have been
planning and organizing events for your
first week as Waterloo engineers. Just in
case you were curious. the Huges lead the
colour groups and your Big Brothers and\
Big Sisters help to lead you through frosh
week.
Everyone always says. "universi-
ty is very different from high school." It's
true! But, there is absolutely nothing to be
intimidated or worried about. Not too
long ago, we were frosh and we remember
how easy it is to get all worked up about
starting school in a new city. Our job is to
help you settle into Waterloo and get you
prepared for some of the best years of your
life. .
We've all been in your shoes and
we know that you probably have a million
questions. Your Big
opportunity to "Meet the Tool" or partici-
pate in the infamous Waterloo Engineering
Scunt. You will get a chance to tour
around the campus, meet some of your fel-
low classmates and
Brothers and Sisters
are available to
"If you think about it,
when will you get another
chance to meet 770 people
who all have something in
hopefully, have fun.
answer your ques-
tions so please don't
be afraid to ask for
their help. Don't
worry about details
such as getting your
books or finding
common?"
If you think
about it, when will you
get another chance to
meet 770 people who
all have something in
common? You've all
been accepted to one
your classrooms as there's an entire week
to do these things. Part of our job is to
help you figure out all of that stuff so that
you are ready for the first day of classes.
There are lot of events planned
for the whole week and we hope to see you
at aU of them. You don't want to miss the
of the best engineering
schools in Canada.
We are looking forward to a real-
ly great week and we hope that you are
too. Have fun!
HeadCOM speaks
BY ANDREW JOHNSON AND
VLADIMIR JOANOVIC
HeadCOM
W
elcome to Engineering at the
University of Waterloo, and
welcome to YOllr 1998
Engineering Frosh Week. Allow us to
introduce ourselves; we are Vlad and
Andrew. HeadCOMs, heads of EDCOM,
for 1998. EDCOM, which is short for the
Education Committee, is the group of
Orientation leaders responsible for orga-
nizing and running the events designed or
engineered, if you will. to welcome you
into this great community. Waterloo
Engineering will, in a sense, be your home
for the next five years, so we want you to
feel welcome here. That's what Frosh
Week is all about.
I
Without a doubt, Frosh Week i
one of the most memorable experiences in
an engineering tudent's life. The events
of the upcoming week will almo t certain-
ly stand out in your
With that said, we've put togeth-
er what we think is a great week of events
for you. You're going to meet a lot of peo-
ple (you'll probably have trouble remem-
mind' for year to ----------------
come. For this reason, "Waterloo Engineering
bering them all, but
don't worry, you'll
get to meet them
again later), you're
going to do a lot of
stuff, but most
importantly. we
t hi nk that you're
going to have a
we encourage each and will, in a sense, be your
everyone of you to
make the most of it by home for the next five
coming out to as many
events a. possible.
The week will be infi-
nitely more memorable
years, so we want you to
feel welcome here"
fun.
whole v.hack of
and enjoyahle if youjump in with both feet
and participate to thc max.
If that doesn't convince YOll. try
looking at it this way: If you're reading
this, then you paid for your Frosh Kit.
right? Might as well get as much value for
your money as possible ...
So, dive right in there and get
involved! Your memories depend on it...
Enjoy the week!

The Newspaper of the University of
Waterloo Engineering Society
Special Frosh Week Staff
Co-Editors
Pierre Menard
Andrew Hately
Layout Editors
Pierre Menard
Andrew Hately
Photo Editor
Pierre Menard
Andrew Hately
Staff
Pierre Menard
Andrew Hately
Contributorsr
Elliot Biro
Alan Cannistraro
DiJiny De Alwis
Professor Beth Jewkes
Vladimir Joanovic
Andrew Johnson
Amy Lai
Jenn Motuz
Mike Muffels
Ryan Penty
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The Iron Warrior, Friday, September 4, 1998
Campus Computing
3
Getting Started
A Message from the Associate Dean for Computing
BETH JEWKES
Associate Dean for Computing
W
elcome Engineering FroSh.! This special article
for the Iron Warrior will introduce you to the
computing facilities in the Faculty of
Engineering and will answer some of the most frequently
asked questions Frosh have about our computing environ-
ment. One of the first things you will likely want to do is
to get your computer and e-mail accounts set up during
Frosh week - your frosh leader will set aside time during
the week to take you to the faculty computer labs where
you can get started. With a little effort on your part, you
will soon find that you have acce s to excellent comput-
ing resources for your studies. Here's a
brief overview . . .
Overview of the Faculty Computing Resources
The main computing platforms used in
Engineering are PC (IBM-Compatible) and UNIX. Your
primary computing resource in first year will be an
account on a PC based local area network called
"Waterloo Polaris". Waterloo Polaris runs Windows 95
and makes available to you a large variety of PC applica-
tion software you will need for your tudies at Waterloo.
"Novice", a general-u e Unix server is your sec-
ond major source of computing re ources in first year.
Your account is intended to allow you to become familiar
with the use of Unix operating systems. Novice provides
you access to a variety of compilers as well as statistical
and scientific computing applications.
In addition to your Waterloo Polari and Novice
accounts, the faculty has everal pecial purpose servers
which provide e-mail and World Wide Web service.
When you set up your Waterloo Polaris account , you will
automati cally get an e-mail account on the faculty e-mail
server (engmail ). Thi s will provide you with a permanent
address whi le you are an undergraduate at UW. You can
optionally set up your own web page on www.eng.uwa-
terloo.ca . the facult web server once you are comfort-
able wit h your comput ing environment.
All of the general computing fac ilities descri bed
above are available to any studcnt in the faculty and are
managed by computing support in Ihe department of
Engineering Computing. In addition to the general facili-
ti es. there are many departmental computing resources
(e.g., Ci vil , Chemical, Mechanical) not described here
which you will find out more about as you become more
familiar with your home department. In first year, howev-
er, you will primarily be using the general computing
facilities.
Waterloo Polaris (pC Computing)
The Faculty of Engineering uses a large PC
based local area network (LAN) called Waterloo Polaris
to support the extensive computing needs of its user pop-
ulation. Waterloo Polaris was developed in Engineering to
support the special and demanding needs of an education-
al in titution such. as UW. It links together over 800 PCs,
and serves more than 6000 users within the FaCUlty. It is
also used extensively in other faculties on campus for a
total of roughly 1900 PCs and 17,000 users. Waterloo
Polaris is one of the largest educational LANs in North
America, and the largest on campus.
Waterloo Polaris provides you with access to a
large variety of general and special purpose software
through Windows 95. Once you get your account set up,
you can explore the ex len ive range of software provided
for your use. Your account also gives you centralized stor-
age for your personal files. You'll quickly discover how
handy this is as you can access your files from any
Waterloo Polaris lab.
A highly recommended publication to help you
get started is the Waterloo Polaris User's Guide, which is
available on-line at http://polari.uwaterloo.ca, or in paper
form through the Engineering Copy Centre (E2-2353).
The General Waterloo Polaris Computing Labs
The general Waterloo Polaris PC computing labs
are in the rooms listed below. These labs are available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. During Frosh week, your
Frosh leader will show you where the labs are and take
you through the "scratch" command which guides you
through getting your accounts set up.
Room
EL- I08
E2-1302
E2-1302
E2-130l
E2-1308
CPH-2367
Lab Name
Helix
Shim
Wedge
Lever
Wheel
GAFF
umber of Station
28
16
16
20
20
17
Departmental Waterloo Polaris Labs
In addition to the general labs, each department operate
Waterloo Polaris labs, which you are also welcome to u e.
A complete Ii ring of these labs and their locations can be
found in the Waterloo Polaris User's Guide.
The WEEF Waterloo Polaris Lab
New in 1998, the WEEF lab (E2-1310) i where
you will receive most of your PC based instruction in first
year. It is a 78-station multi- media in tructional room
solely for the use of first year students. It is intended to
facilitate computer enhanced learning for first year stu-
dents in an integrated environment. WEEF (The Waterloo
Engineering Endowment Fund - a student funded and run
endowment) donated substantial funds to assist the facul-
ty to complete this exciting new lab earlier this year. In
recognition WEEF's ongoing support for faculty projects
and for its support of this project, the room was named the
"WEEF" lab.
Creating Your Account on Waterloo Polaris
First, make sure you are registered. It takes 24
hours after you pay your fees for your informati on to be
available to the account creati on system. ext, go to any
one of the General Waterloo Polari s labs listed above. Sit
at any of the computers. and h.it the Enter kcy if the screen
should appear.
l'xt:
- Log on with 10 "sU'<ltch",
- Press the Entcr key for the pa'<sw(ml
- Select item 3 in the menu:
- "Requc;,t Waterloo Polaris account / Hnt! my Waterloo
Polari s accou nt"
The scratch program should give you ylllll' lI;,el
ID and the server on which your fil es an: sIOI'(;U. WI1l'n
you go to log in using your new account . you suppl y this
information in the form uscrid (jl) server (e.g.
jpdoe@wheel) at the usc rid prompt. Your inilial password
is your student number. You are forced to change the ini
tial password the lirst time you log on. If you fail to Jog
on within 48 hours of creating your account it locked
out for ecurity reasons and you will have to go to the con-
sulting office in E2-1308A to have it unlocked. If you
have problems creating or using your account, you should
also go to the consulting orrice.
Creating Your Account on Engmail (e-mail)
When you set up your Waterloo Polaris account,
an e-mail account and an initial default password on the
faculty e-mail server engmail will automalically be gener-
ated for you. Most people use the e-mail package Eudora
Light on Waterloo Polaris to access their engmail account.
Eudora is preconfigured to let you send mail right away,
but before you can read mail, you need to tell it what your
engmail password is. First, find out what your engmail
password is:
-Log into your Waterloo Polaris account
- Click on the Configure Waterloo Polaris icon, then on
the Email tab
- Click on the Learn Polaris Password button. This will
put you into a "password" window.
- Select the option to view your initial default password.
(Engmail is case sensitive)
- Leave the "password" window open, so you can see the
password.
Now, tell Eudora Light what your engmail pass-
word is:
- Click on the Eudora light icon, Eudora will start up and
provide a menu and button bar.
-Select File/Check Mail from the menu, or click the
Check Mail button on the button bar.
- Enler the engmail pa sword you obtained above.
- Eudora tores thi password, so you won' t be asked for
it again.
If, in the future, you want to change your eng-
mail pa .. word to omething you can remember (handy if
you want to read mail from your home PC too), please see
the Waterloo Polari U. er' Guide for how to do this, and
for other important information about acces iog your
e-mail from your home PC.
Creating Your Account on Novice:
When you u e the cratch command to set up
your Waterloo Polaris account, you can al. 0 set up your
Novice UNIX account at the arne time through the same
procedure. Once you have created your Novice account,
you can log in from a number of location . Primary access
to Novice is provided in two rooms: DC-3533A (15 HP
700fRX X-terminals) and the GAFF lab - CPH 2376 (12
HP 700fRX X-terminals). Another way to log into Novice
is through your Waterloo Polaris account - through the
Start button, select Program , then Network Software, and
then choose X-Server.
Consulting Help
Engineering Computing operates a consulting
office, the Engineering Computing User Support Centre
(ECUSC) which is located in E2 130SA. The ECUSC is
the focal point for user support in the Faculty of
Engineering and is where you should go if you are expe-
riencing computing problems. Experi enced consultants,
both full time staff and part time student consultants will
be abl e to quickly resolve most of your computing
problems.
Printing
High quality self-serve laser printing is available to an
.. . .'i I c
computing labs. In l!Hch ;'00111. a pr.inh!1' is located behind
a hole-i n-the-wall. You can route out put to these printers
from any of Ill\' pes in tht' 1'('lwed 01 ,il'partnwlllal
(((mt i lllfl 'li (1// { l(Ig(' fi ... )
Appropriate Use of
Computing Facilities
,
Comput ing Fac ilit iL'\ at til L' lJ ni\ L'I'sily of
Waterl oo me int l' luled to support tlw lI htnlt't loll
<11 and adtl1inislrati ve neL' ds of the UniverSit y. Most 01
rt',oun:es (Ire by a lar!!c populatioll of liscr,
and your 'lIse oj our facili(ic, call have a bi g impact Oil (lth
er, . You arc thercfore t:xpccled 1\) hehavc in a respollsible
fashion. Keep in mind thai an'css to the l' olllputing f,ICil -
ilies IS a privilc!!c, not a ri ,hl.
Most users of our computing systl.!l11S arc consid-
erate of others and arc careful to thl.! f'acilillct-. for what
they arc intendl.!d. llowevcr, for time to lime, we get com
plaints about users who are abusing their privileges. In
these circumslancl.!s. the system administrators and the
Associate Dean for Computing have the right to investi-
gate the situation, and to take appropriate action. This
might include suspending computing privileges for a peri-
od of time or, dl.!pending on the nature of the behaviour,
more '>ericus disciplinary aClion may be taken slich as
probation, :-,uspension or expul!>ion.
Improper use includes, but is not limited to:
sharing your account with someone else,
breaking into another person's account,
sending haras!ling t:mail with forged user 10,
using the facilities for private businesses or
non-university volunteer activities,
mailing for profit scheme,
any criminal activity (e.g. theft of facilities, monitoring
e-mail).
All users, particularly frosh, are advised to read
the UW Policy of Use of Computing and
Communications Facilities in the Engineering Computing
Web page at http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca. The faculty
takes very seriously its mandate to provide high quality,
secure computing for all its users.
4
Internal Information
The Iron Warrior, Friday, September 4, 1998
WEEFReport
Waterloo Engineering Endowment Fund:
ELLIOT BIRO
WEEF Director
P
or those of you who already looked
down your fee statement to see why
you're now so poor, you would have
noticed an allotment for voluntary student
contribution totaling $75. Before you get
all excited about seeing the words volun-
tary and start running around trying to
fu nd out how to get at least a small portion
of you fees back (which you can), let me
just tell you what the money goes towards.
Your contribution goes to fund
the Waterloo Engineering Endowment
Fund (WEEF). It's a little thing that the
engineering student s here at waterloo
started in the early nineties to insure that
the high level of education here is main-
tai ned. Every term we place all of the
donations that we receive into our account.
This money is never spent. Instead the
university has hired profe. sionals to inve t
thi s money for us to insure both ecurity
and growth.
So now you think what's the
point of donating my $75 if nothing is
done with it. Well , it's not quite true that
we just let all of our money grow. Every
term we take the money that is made from
(colltilluedfrom page 1)
Traditional scavenger-hunt "GET" li sts
and trivia lists are also included. Road
trips begin before Scunt opening cere-
moni es and are expected back before final
judging (at a preset time). They usually
consist of driving to various places and
either getting or doing something for the
pleasure of the Scunt Gods. Examples of
possible sporting events are dodge ball,
calvin ball , tag and football. All o'ther
events are usually created for the pleasure
of the Scunt Gods and may consist of
childhood games such as "Duck, Duck,
Goose" or engineering feats such as "Jello
Boat Racing".
All groups are warned to plan for the
theme of the event (ie. 200 I Scunt
Odcssey SPACE!) and will be notified
when they register of any additional evcnts
they may prepare for ahead of time.
Each team will be judged ovcr the
course of the events according to their
spirit, enthusiasm, creativity, humour, and
skill. The team that wins the Scunt isn't
necessarily the team that wins event s
(although it help ). Positive promotion of
your team can'ies more weight than win
ning events.
So, what is the purpose of SClIIn:
-To provide an 0ppoltunity for classmates
and acquaintances to get to know each
other in a non-acedemic environment.
-To provide unusual challenges for the par-
ticipants in which they mu t put their prob-
lem-solving and people/communication
skills to u e.
-To provide an eventing of pure FUN for
students who have seen nothing but books
for the previous two weeks.
A bunch of (65?) Ph@ PrV=RTs (the
2B chemical enginnering class) led by
Super Scunt Gods Diliny De Alwis and
Matt Bourque plan to sweep the cosmos
and protect the universe from evil while
training their potential MIB's to defend the
Contributing to Your Education
our principle (at last count it was about
$2.8 million) and spend it on equipment
that would enhance our programs. In the
past we spent our money on such things as
the Waterloo Polaris upgrades, numerous
lab upgrades for all of the departments,
lots of student projects, and probably most
noticeable to you, is the upgrade of the
recently renamed WEEF Lab. In total we
spend over $1.2 million since WEEF was
created (not bad, eh?).
Now the best part about WEEF.
All of the money that we spend
every term isn't spent by the facul-
ty for our benefit. It' s spent entire-
ly by us' You get to decide on how
to spend your money!
Every term proposal s are
made about how WEEF should
spend. its money (which can be
made by anyone, all you need is an
idea). Then rep from every class
decide how the terms income can
best be divided amongst the pro-
posals so as to best benefit our
education. After which the equip-
ment is bought and the process
starts again next term.
That's about how WEEF
works, so I guess if you still feel
that you need to get your money
universe and to boldly go where no
Engineer has gone before.
The Scunters More-Than-Ten Scunt
Commandments
1. THOU SHALT HAVE FUN!!
The whole idea of the Scunt is to
enjoy yourselr. It can be a lot of work
also, but enthusiasm and spirit are the
quickest ways to earn big points from
Scunt Gods
2. Thou shalt NOT drink alcohol.
The Scunt is alcohol-free. Any person
who shows up for an event who has been
drinking will be a ked to leave. (This rule
especially includes people on road trips.
DO NOT DRINK and DRIVE.) If that
person does not wish to leave, Campus
Police WILL be called to have that person
removed and team will be disqualified.
Anyone caught with open alcohol on cam-
pus will be subjected to a monetary fine.
3. Thou shalt NOT steal any road signs.
In the past, road igns have been tar-
geted a items to retrieve for the Scunt.
Any team caught stealing road sign will
be disqualified from the Scunt. For exam-
ple, if we ask for the population of
Middle ex, we don't want the sign, we
want a video/picture of the sign.
4. Thou shalt NOT break the law.
Any person/team which breaks a fed-
eral, provincial, state, municipal, or any
other law will be disqualified. The break-
ing of natural laws, such a gravity, should
be left to the Scunt Gods. Keep in mind
that things such u. tre passing and kidnap-
ping are criminal offenses. If we ask you
to bring someone back with you: GET
THEIR PERMISSION FIRST. (Believe it
or not, not everyone has followed thi ruJe
back from WEEF, the office (CPH 1323C,
just past CPH foyer and if you hit the
Orifice, you've gone too far) i open the
first three weeks of school for refunds. The
hours should be posted on the door. My
name is Elliot Biro, and 1'm the
Endowment Director for B society, how-
ever since I'm off stream, Mark Cesana
(The A Society Directory) will meet you if
you want to come in. Also remember, get-
ting your refund isn't the only reason to
come down here. If you have an questions
in the past! ) Think before you act and
think of the consequences to you and the
people involved.
5. Thou shalt be excellent to one
another.
At no times through the Scunt will
any derogatory remarks be accepted, and
you will respect all other properties/gen-
der/faculties. Where ever you go promote
Engineering in a positive manor in the
community and oncampus.
6. Thou shalt NOT take the name of the
Scunt in vain.
Do not advertise that you are from the
University of Waterloo, or on a Havenger
Scunt, Scavenger Hunt, or any sort of trea-
sure hunt. Keep it quiet. Do what you
have to do, have fun doing it, but don't
give out more information than you are
required to give out.
7. Thou shalt know where your Road-
Trip teams are.
Give them the phone number of Scunt
Team Headquarters. Have your road trip
teams check in periodically. You never
know: WE may want to know how you're
doing! And that way, when they lock their
car in a parking garage in downtown
Toronto. everyone will know not to expect
them at judging!
8. Thou shalt NOT be pigs.
The University are Saints in the way
that they give us the use of the building
during judging. Therefore, do your best to
keep all areas in good condition so we
don't lose this privilege for future Scunt.
and events. During and after events help
clean-up afterwards. Any team that make
a mes and leaves without cleaning up will
lose their ranking for that event. Extra-
pecial cleaning up will get you bonus
points!!
about WEEF or if you want to know about
how to submit a proposal come on down
and who ever is in would be happy to chat
with you. If there's no one in the office,
you can always reach u by email at
WEEF@helixor. Alternatively, our office
i CPH 1323C and our phone extension
isx4893.
That's about all from me, 1 hope
to talk to later, and have a great term!
9. Thou shalt PROVIDE for the needy.
Thi s donation of non-perishable food
I items is a voluntary event once opening
ceremonies is over, but keep in mind that it
is going to a VERY worthy cause! Team
will be rewarded for their generosity.
10. Thou shalt be safe and smart
There is no quicker way to ruin a per-
fectly organized and run good time than
for some idiot to get injured or arrested.
Don't leave anyone to walk alone to events
at night. Be careful at events, and espe-
cially on road trips. Use that lump on your
shoulders, called a brain, to make common
sense decisions. If you were accepted into
Waterloo Engineering than you have to
have a good lump. Be smart, and if it's
dangerous: don't do it! It' s as simple as
that!
11. Thou shalt obey the gods.
The Scunt gods are there to run events
and to make sure things don't get out of
hand. Disobedience will not be appreciat-
ed. In addition, be ure to take care of
your gods: they have put a lot of work and
money into this event and any show of
appreciation will be duly noted.
12. Thou shalt NOT enter into any
buildings on any other campus except
for the Engineering buildings at UW.
The Dean does not need to have any
phone calls from other Universities about
any acts which you may commit on their
campuses. Avoid this circumstance.
13. Thou shalt NOT expect any support
from anyone if you break any of these
rules.
The Scunt god , EngSoc, Organizers
or the University of Waterloo will NOT, be
held responsible for any trouble thou gets
into. You screw up, you're on your own.
The Iron Warrior, Friday, March 13, 1998 Internal Information
I
' m ure by thi
point. a hundred
and one people
have already wel-
comed you to
Waterloo. Well,
here's one more:
WELCOME TO
WATERLOO!!!
You've just started
the next five years of your life at the best
school in the world. If other people at
other schools tell you that their chool is
better, don't believe them - they' re wrong!
You are now not only a member
of the biggest Engineering school in
Canada but, by default, you have aJ 0
become a member of the biggest
Engineering Society in Canada. What 's an
Engineering Society, you ask? Read on.
We (that includes you) are an
orgarization that works to improve student
life for those enrolled in Waterloo
Engineering. We provide dozens of ser-
vices and run dozens of events throughout
W
elcome to
the
University
of Waterloo and
Orientation 1998!!!
Right now
you are probably
overwhelmed with
loads of inforn ali on
that you have no idea
what to do with. Here is a helpful hint -
Make sure that you store all of that good
stuff away in a place you won't forget.
This way, when the week is over and you
actually do need it, you can find it. Thi
paper falls into that category of good stuff
so do forget to file it away (after you've
finished reading every single article.)
My name is Greg Fyke', and the
co-author of this article is Chris Foster.
(We chose to team up on this article so as
not to bore you with the same details
twice.) We are the VP-Externals of the
Engineering Society for A-Soc(4-stream)
and B-Soc(8-stream) respectively. This
The Word from the Top
President's
Report
Alan CQlllIisrraro
the course of a -l-
month ' chool term to
keep you entertained.
im'olved and even to
help you with your
academics life.
We're broken up into
EngSoc A and
EngSo B ince co-
op eparates us into
two different stream,
My name is Alan Canni traro.
Call me AI. I'm the pre ident of A Soc. A
Soc is made up of approximately 2200 tu-
dent (all fro h included), and is run by
hundreds of people including class-rep.,
directors and your four exec members -
my elf included. If you are a 4- tream stu-
dent, you will remain a member of A Soc.
If you are 8-stream, you will be moving on
to B Soc in January.
My role a president is to connect
the students with the faculty. I act as the
link that keep the professors and dean'
office working in sync with the student .
I'm also here to help co-ordinate and make
sllre that our numerous student initiatives
run moothl:- (although dire tors do a
damn fine job of running things, lea\ ing
thi: aspe t of m) job prell. ea.)). And
finall). 1 act as the ole k.ceper of our
b loyed mascot, The TOOL, \ ho you \\ III
meet (or will ha\e met. depending on
\\hen you read thi.) during frosh week.
Eng 0 aL 0 ha: a couple of peo-
ple working with u. to make sure things
run smoothly. Betty, our Administrative
As istant, is the first person you '\I see
when you walk into the Eng oc offi e (the
Orifice). Everything she does helps
EngSoc get and lay organized 0 we can
continue offering all the event. and ser-
vices that we do. 1 encourage you to head
down to the Orifice (CPH 1327) and intro-
duce yourself to Betty and take a look
around the office to ee what's going on.
Mary, our Corporate Manager, runs the
C&D (Coffee and Donut shop) and man-
ages all our corporate affairs to make ure
that we have the financial support and
sponsorship we require to bring you so
many things. Make sure you visit the
El)gSoc External
VPExternal
Report
Greg Fyke
the
means that all ' of
you will have to put
up with my ugly
mug for the fall and
all of tho e staying
through the winter
will get to meet the
charming Chris
Foster.
So what does
VP-X do?
Throughout the year, there are
many conferences at which members from
Engineering Societies across the province
and/or country meet to discuss what is
happening at their chool, brainstorm for
potential improvements and collaborate on
large scaJe projects. As VP-X, we are
responsible for choosing and heading
(when possible) the delegation which will
represent Waterloo. We will try to keep
you up to date with all information on
upcoming conferences and hope that all of
you will apply to attend. Check in the
Orifice, on the Engineering Society web-
page (http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/
groups/engsoc) under FORMS or just
come and see me!
We are also responsible for a
number of directorships. The directors act
a organizers and leaders for activities that
range from community-wide events (such
as the Bus Push and Canada Day) to com-
petition liaon. You typically appl y for
these positions near the end of he tenn. If
you speak wih anyone that has done it
before you will find out that it i a fun and
rewarding cxpcrielln: .
Companies and other groups ar'
interested in us as students because we ar'
afterall their p tential future employees.
The Engineering Society feels that indus
try contact is very importunt at the
University of Waterloo. As VP-X, we try
to strenghten our lies to industry by invit -
ing companies to career fairs, showcasing
peakers and occasionally organizing
indu try tours .
The competitions and groups
available to you now are incredible. There
is the Midnight Sun, the oncrctc
SANDFORD ,UMlNG
AWARDS
5
&D in the CPH foyer ouL ide POETS for
a quick. inexpen ive lunch (cheaper than
most places you'll ever find) .
o that' , aliI have to say for now.
Make sure you continue to read my col -
umn in > ery IW is.ue. [ ' II be keeping you
ur to date with all the issues that affect you
regarding tuition deregulation, curriculum
changes, major initiatives w will b
spearheading, and other developments that
YOll need to knm about within and out ide
of the Engineering S ciety.
Oh yeah, and be slIre to introduce
yourself to me sometime , oon. If you
have any que. lions regarding anything
(except semiconductor theory - I HATE
semiconductor theory) feel free to email
me at accanni. @engmail.uwaterloo.ca or
call me at 496-7739 (that's 496-PREZ, if
only thert: was a Z on the phone and jf only
it fell on the number 9).
I'm really looking forward to
meeting each and everyone of you in the
next few month. I wish you the best five
years of your life.
Tobaggon. the Fommla SAE, a brand new
aerial robotic group and many more. We
will hopefully give you some exposure to
at least of few of these groups during your
first term and provide you with all of the
information you need to get involved. Just
ask
There is still a lot more which can
be said about the YP-X, but hey, this is
supposed to be a fun week. So when he
week is over (and you finally catch up on
some rest), pull this out of the files and
email "ent' \ ~ I n ellglllail.uwillllloo,ca"
to ask all 01 till' questions ldt unanswcrl'd
here nhh .ill:-t I' mail us Hnyways we low
e mill I LInd wc ure look in!! rorwnrd tel
meeting all or you. I will h around all
term and CllIi)' wJII t)' visiting on some
we 'kcnds to come up and say hi! Oth'r
thall that, enjoy the rest of the week Hnd
the beginning of the b st five years of your
life!
6
F
irst of aU, let
me welcome
you to UW
Engineering ...
Hopefully by now
you've started to set-
tle in and think,
"Wow! I love this
place!" There's a lot
to love about it: We
have the biggest (and best) Engineering
Society in Canada. Of course as the Vice
President Internal, I'm a bit biased. Before
I tell you all about EngSoc and what we do
to make your life more fun, interesting,
and a little easier, I'll tell you a bit about
what my role is. I have fun. It's a great job
description, isn't it? There are more than
30 directorships involving the Internal
portion of the society, which includes
organizing events, offering services and
publicizing everything so you hear about
all the cool things we're doing, and my job
is help out the directors to make sure that
everyone has fun. There are sti ll a couple
of Internal directorships open, including
desktop publishing and frosh spirit, so if
you're interested in gelling involved, let
me know. I'll be trying to meet everyone
in frosh week, but if I don't get the chance
to meet you, come visit me in the Orifice
during my officc hours which are Monday
and Wednesday from 12:30 to I :30 pm.
Fun Things
Events in September
September J 8: The Beginning of Term
pub ... meet everyone you missed in frosh
week.
September 21-26: EngWeeJ.... This is tradi -
tionally a fun-tilled action-packed week,
ending with "200 I, a Scunt Odyssey."
Classes arc (;llcoUJ'ag<"d t() organilc their
own evenh. clllll il tlu.: spirit directors,
wapaller(ll en!!tnai I or 1l1l1miJ..hai (a)cng
mai I, whclI you've dccided on what you'd
like to do. Rl!lIlcl1lbcr, the wackier the
event is, the hellcr it is!
September 23: The first EngSoc council
meeting at 5 pill in D<lvis Center 1'00111
1302. Everyone IS illvited and "Milk and
Internal Information
The Iron Warrior, Friday, September 4, 1998
EngSoc Internal
VP-Internal
Report
oy Jennifer Motu:
Cookies" will follow
for all those who
attend.
September 28:
Tentati vely the
CircusEng Bomber
Night... a fundraiser
whjchis part of the
CircusEng event.
Our fall fundraising
event will be on October 3rd. Come out to
these events for a' great time and to help
the community too! If you'd like to help
out the CircusEng directors you can send
them an email. The directors are Meghan
(meternow@engmail) and Ian (irpol-
loc@engmail).
There are also a lot of events
going on off-campus. Stacey Condie (sec-
ondie@engmail) is the external special
events director for the term so watch out
for what she has planned.
Artsy Stuff:
Led by our arts directors, Chris and
Vivien, there will be lots of events coming
up this term. The highlight is Tal-Eng, the
engineering talent show. If you have any
suggestions for cool contests, such as pho-
tography, poetry or new-age interpretive
dance, or other arts events, email them to
Chris (cbford@engmail) or Vivien
(v2kwok@engmai l).
Athletics:
Love sports? You'll love the athletic
directors. This term look for the tradition-
al Rugby 7's and the Mudbowl (football)
tournaments well as other surprise
from these guys. If your class would like
to run, or hep run, a tournam t, mai l
Craig (cthlrner@cngmail) 0)' Matt
(mtlongla@engmail). There's also the off-
road bike race comillg fall, so
watch for it!
Community Outreach:
Apart from Cil'cusEng, which is our main
fUlldraising event this term, we have two
charities Ron (rchoi@lcngmail)
and Shirley (ssandicg@engmail). hard at
work toohelp us help the community.
Look out fot food drives, sales and wacky
events. If you're a stream 4 student, watch
out for information on the FrontRunners.
This program arranges visits in high
schools with UW engineering studetns
who are on their work terms. Contact Dan
(dwsherwo@engmail) for more details.
Because You're Frosh:
We want to get to know you, so make sure
you come out to the frosh mentoring BBQ
and meet some upper-year students in your
discipline, the project teams and your
future classmates. Also, check out the
DIrector's day, Friday September 16th.
All of the directors will be in CPH foyer at
lunch and many will be available in the
afternoon in POETS or the Orifice. Come
and see what the Engineering Society has
in store for the term and sign up for the
task team to get involved. For more infor-
mation on the task team, email Bayne
(brupton@engmai l) or Pierre (pme-
nard@engmail), the task team directors.
The Services
The C&D:
Located beside POETS in CPH foyer this
is your best bet for good, inexpensive food
on campus. The C&D is owned and oper-
ated by the Engineering Society and offers
hot and cold food, coffee, snacks, cold
beverage!) and more.
The Orifice:
This is the Engineering Society office. It is
located in Carl Pollock Hall, room 1327.
In addition to housing the EngSoc execu-
tive, the directors' mailboxes, job cri-
tiques, the resource manual and other
u. ul in orma ion, e a1. 0 pro j e . c nt
photocopies and resume paper at a reason-
able price. Make sure you stop in here at
least once in your first couple of weeJ..s
and get to know more about what EngSoc
can offer yOll. The people who runn the
Orifice are really friendly too, so come in
and say hi and visit your lonely exec.
POETS:
This is our engineering student lounge, the
only licensed on-campus student lounge in
Canada. It's a great place to hang out and
catch the prime-time televi ion you ntissed
last night, study upstairs, check out the
funky trophies, plaques or photos, or see a
movie on Thursdays and Fridays. The bar
is open on Thursday and Friday after-
noons. POETS is also the location of the
BOT, MOT and EOT pubs as well as the
frosh mentoring barbeques.
The Used Book Exchange:
Hopefully by now you've heard about this
cheap way to acquire your textbooks while
helping out the upper-year students. If you
haven't already done so, check it out at
http://engsoc.uwaterloo.calbookxJ
Resume Critiques and Interview
Workshops:
The resume critiques director will be run-
ning resume workshops, where you have
your resume critiqued by an upper-year
student, and interview workshops, where
you can learn tricks for nailing the inter-
view, over tbe course of the term. Look
out for posters, or email Mitch (mae-
valen@engmail).
Job Critiques:
How do you decide which jobs to accept,
let alone which to apply for? Check out
the job critiques binder in the Orifice. It
contains sheets filled out by returning co-
op students describing their jobs, both
good and bad.
Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg,
but why should I have you spend all of
your time reading this greeting when you
could go out and experienceit for yourself
l
e ore 0 I e' er I a pi e of
cheesy advice 1 got when I started here:
Your time here is what you make of it.
There's no one to make you do anything,
so take the initiative. If you want to do
something, join the people doing it. If
there's a team you want to be on but it
doesn't exist, start il. If there's an event
you'd like to run, let me know
(eng_vpint@engmail) and I'll put you in
touch with the people to help you run it.
Most of all, have fun, enjoy yourself, and
make these five years your best yetI
Computing Facilities Market News
computing labs.
Printing costs are $O.OB per page.
When you set up your Waterloo Polaris
account, a laser printing account j , auto-
matically set up. To put money into the
printing account, you must first add some
money to your Watcard (at any Food
Services outlet or Copy Centre) then lise
the card swipe facility which is outside the
ECUSC (E2-130BA). With each swipe of
the Watcard, you transfer $5 from your
Watcard to the laser printing account.
(continued from page 3)
Then you will be able to print to the net-
worked laser printers in Engineering.
More information on other printing ser-
vices can be found on the Engineering
Computing Web page
http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca and in the
Waterloo Polaris
User's Guide.
Well, that concludes the basics of
what you need to know to get started for
now. You will be getting more informa-
tion about computing from an Engineering
Computing staff member early in the term
and you can always drop into the ECUSC
in E2-J 308A if you are experiencing diffi-
culty. In the meantime, welcome to the
Faculty of Engineering and happy com-
puting!
VPFinance
Report
Mike Muffels
H
ello. For tgose returning from
work terms, welcome back. I
hope your work terms were fun
and profitable. Mine was fun ...
To the frosh, welcome to the
University of Waterloo. Don't worry, it's
only a five year sentence... 1 mean pro-
gram.
My name is Mike Muffels. I am
a 2B environmental (civil) 'engineering
student. I am the VP finance for the next
2 school terms. I don't really have a lot to
say right now, except to watch for any
news or events that may be coming up. A
good place to look for this is the EngSoc
web site (http://www.eng.uwaterioo.ca/
group/engsoc). The web site has the most
current listing of events and announce-
ments that have anything to do with
EngSoc.
Feel free to ask me any questions
you may have and I will try to answer
them or direct you to someone who can.
My email address is mjmujfel@engmail.
Good luck with this term and have fun.
The Iron Warrior is always looking for volunteer help and article submissions. Email Andrew
Hately at [email protected] submit your articles or if you are interested in
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The Iron Warrior, Friday, September 4, 1998 Student Submissions 7
101 Ways to Complement your Education
!
WOnder if you
realize how fortu-
nate you are to be
in Canada's premier
engineering program.
Through my years
here I have been
lucky to have been
surrounded by a very
impressive group of
people. I have seen them enter engineer-
ing cO!]Jpetitions and just absolutely
de troy the other participant. I love it
when we do that. Just la t year, UW took
all six first place trophies in the Ontario
Engineering Competition. I was 0 proud
that I wore my engineering hard hat to
classes for an entire week. I would like to
welcome you to the beginning of your edu-
cation. The expectations on you are high
but I know you can work hard and I know
you can handle it; otherwise you would not
be here.
However, you should be aware
that you are personally responsible for a
large portion of your education. Sure, UW
has world class professors but YOll have no
one but yourself to blame if you are not
performing up to your potential ; which is
unlimited. You have five short years to be
the best that you can be. Do not miss thi s
awesome opportunity. Always look for
ways on how you can improve in your
courses and in your personal life.
Many upper year students will
tell you that education is more than just
doing your homework. I was given this
advice four years ago and I believe it still
holds true today. What I wasn't told is
how to go about doing more than j t y
homework. I had to find out what oppor-
tunities were available to me the hard way.
So now, I want to tell you what opportuni-
ties are available and how you can go
about getting involved. I've divided the
remainder of the article in sections so that
you can read only those areas which inter-
est you. I hope you will read them all. If
you want to reach your maximum poten-
tial, you should try to improve in every-
thing. For example, if you are technically
brilliant but can't express your ideas well
On the
Soapbox
Pierre Menard
enough to convince
your employer then
your ideas will never
be implemented and
are thus worthle e.
Academic
Opportunities:
If you don't
have an undergradu-
ate course calendar,
go get one. You can pick one up on the
second floor of Needle Hall where you
get your OSAP loans. ]f you have Internet
access you can vi it the online version at
wWIV.adm.uwaterloo.calin!oucall. You
should take some time to plan your acade-
mic career e pecially if you want to do an
option. The university will not warn you
that you need a "List A Elective" before
it ' s too late.
In your 2A school term you will
have the opportunity to do an undergradu-
ate re earch a sistant hip (URA). URA's
provide you with an introduction to
research activity and you get paid for it a
well. Usually you are required to have an
80 percent average. Inquire with your
department if this interests you.
If you have some extra money
you might want to take an extra course on
your workterm. Some correspondence
courses can count as your complementary
electives. If you are doing an option
which requires extra courses then taking a
course through correspondence may ease
your academic workload. The Distance
and Continuing Education office is located
on the comer of Columbia Street and
Lester Street.
Student Societies:
Thoughout your OrientatIon
Week you'll hear about the many services
and opportunities your Engineering
Society provides . You're welcome to par-
ticipate in or organize EngSoc events such
as the KW Bus Push, Orientation Week,
UW Canada, and many more. To get
involved just talk to the people around you
and they will show you how.
Alternatively, show up to the Orifice in the
CPH Foyer and tell one of the EngSoc
executive that you want to volunteer. If
the threat of a university workload makes
you a little hesitant to commit to an activ-
ity. you can alway. join the Task Team.
Ta. k Team members help in organizing an
event onl) when the feel like it. If you
are too busy, you don' t have to volunteer.
Email Pierre at pmenarcJ@uII'tIle,.Ioo.c(l to
be put on the Task Team.
Many engineering di. cipline.
have . tudent ocieties such as the IEEE for
electrical and computer engineering stu-
dents. Find out what the e i. ter societie.
do. Ho,? Ask around and visit their web
site.
The Engineering Student
Societies Council of Ontario (ESSCO) is
an umbrella organization which all Ontario
engineering ocieties belong to. I would
love to see a UW student be the President
of that organization, possibly even the
national organization (Canadian
Federation of Engineering Students). If
this appeals to you then send me an email
at pmellard@uwater/oo.ca. I will person-
ally coach you and get you started in the
right direction.
Communications:
Don't blame the university if
your writing skills start to atrophy. There
is ample opportunity to practice your writ-
ing with the Iron Warrior, the second
largest student paper on campus. The Iron
Warrior (rW) is another Engineering
Society servi ce. Whether you write about
music or semiconductor physics, the Iron
Warrior will put your work in print.
Submit articles to [email protected]
terloo.ca and introduce yourself to
Andrew Hately; this terms editor. If you
want to be involved with the publication of
the news ap'er then send him an email to
see what opportunities available. The
Iron Warrior can never have too many vol-
unteers.
Would you rather practic the
spoken word over the written word? You
can have your own lime slot on UW radio
and the Sandford Fleming Foundation reg
ularly holds debates. ('II leave it as
an exercise to find out how to get involved
in these activities.
Student Competitions:
Why is it that UW can claim first
place year after year in the Concrete
E.S.S.C.O
Toboggan competition? Why is it that the
UW Aerial Robotics Team can outperform
l'chool like MIT with only a fraction of
their budget? t's because of the dedica-
tion of LUdent volunteers like you. You'll
soon learn that UW regularly place
among. t the top performers in all competi-
tions. For example, UW took home a tirst
place fini e h last year in the CASI Gli der
Competition. Other student projects
include Midnight un, Formulae SAE and
the Mini Baja. Do you want to get
illvolved? Follow the links from
II'ww.eng.III1'afl'rloo.cal and email their
members or find out where their headquar-
ten; are and talk to them personally.
Other opportunities:
Are you interested in politics?
The Federation of StLldents (FEDS) may
have the perfecl opportunity for you.
Someday you may find yourself participat-
ing in university senate meetings or per-
haps you'll sit on the Board of Governors.
Visit the FEDS office in SLC and find out
when councilor and senator position are
available.
If you like e ports. try the Campu
Recreation office. If you want to join a
club, try surfing to
www.uwaterloo.caldeptldept2. html#Org
and email their members. If you want to
learn about setting up a web page, visit the
Engineering Computing office in E2.
Consider making a web page for your
class. Volunteer in the community, join a
theater production or start your own stu-
dent business.
There are a million things you can do as a
student. Although classes are a significant
part of your education, don't be someone
Mro onJy Wh!h tmJ lObt"
for a job after you graduate think about
how your going to distinguish yourself
from otllc.:r applicants. Todny's olllpl.lnis
require engineers to have multiple talents.
You must be technically comp'tent, an
exceplional comlllunicator Hnd a leader.
You must become a super engi neer. Ask
around and sec what opportunities arc
avai lable to you and tllke advantllge of it.
Engineering Student Societies Council of Ontario
SHOSHANNA MENS HER
1998-99 ESSCO President
W
ell this is a daunting task that has been set
before me, and I'm sure it is one you can all
relate to. I started this thinking it would be fair-
ly easy to set down here words describing something I am
so familiar with, but it seems I am having trouble with that
all encompassing opening line. ''Thank gravy She's not an
English major" you say? J agree wholeheartedly. Because
if I were an English major, aside from the fact that I would
have no job when 1 graduated, r would not have this
opportunity to welcome you to (or back to?) the wonder-
ful world of being an engineering student and tell you
about ESSCO. Now you may disagree with me on my
choice of the adjective 'wonderful', you might instead use
like 'grueling'. But you'd never be able to tell
me so unless I introduce myself and seeing as how you're
still herethis is probably a good time to do so. My name is
Shoshanna Mensher and this year I am the president of
ESSCO. This is probably about the time you are asking
yourself "What is ESSCO anyway and why should I
care?". Well let me tell you ESSCO is a provincial orga-
nization of engineering students from alJ thirteen Ontario
universities. It is an umbrella for the individual engineer-
ing societies, under which their resources can be pooled
and our general concerns addressed. It is a way for us, as
engineering students, to meet, compete and become
friends with students at other universities. It is an open
forum where we can discuss issues that affect us and make
the changes to our education that we feel are necessary. It
is where you can learn how other schools handle activities
and subjects that directly influence your life in engineer-
ing (such as Orientation, Course Curriculum, National
Engineering Week, Women in Engineering, PEO mem-
ber hip and information, etc) and take those ideas back to
your school. It provides for conferences and competitions
where you can learn, play and excel (such as the PEO con-
ference, OEC & ESSCO'lympics). Now doesn't that just
clear things up?
"But how do I find out more on ESSCO, ESSCO
activities. other universities & get involved in these
things?"
That's the easy part. Fir.st, you could ask your
engineering society about all the conferences and compe-
titions that arc offered, that you can attend or help orga-
nize. Second, you could subscribe to the E:.SSCO link.
which is an e-mail based communication tool where let-
ters written to it will be forwarded to everyone who is sub-
scribed. It is used to discuss any issucs that an engincering
student might be concernC<.l about, and trust me when I
say that everyone has an opinion and is willing to share it
,
.I
here. To subscribe to the Link - send an e-mail to essco-
[email protected] with the line 'SUB ESSCO-L'
in the body, leaving the subj eclline blank. Make sure you
do thi s from the account you want to receive responses to
and don' t be afraid to jump in to the conversation head-
first. Third, you could visit the ESSCO website at
http://www.essco.on.ca where there is a plethora of infor-
mation on upcoming conferences, competitions, and
social events. You can find information here also on other
universities and projects the ESSCO executive is working
on. Last, but certainl y not least, you can talk to the
ESSCO executive. That's why we're here, right? Any
questions or comments can b<.! e-mailed to us any time.
Our e-mail addresses can be found in the website
at .... e.l'.\c().(}n.('((less('{} execulll'( .hlml. But
feel free to corne up to anyone of u, "" hen you get
the chance and talk to us dir<.!ctly we love that.
Well, I think that pretty much (.:overs things.
Keep an eye out for articles from ESSCO and conference
and competition announcements in your EngSoc's publi-
cations. Remember, there is more to your education than
just classes and homework but if you don'l get involved
you'll miss out on all the fun.
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