Friday, October 9, 1998 The Newspaper of the University of Waterloo Engineering Society

Engineers Under the Big Top

BY IAN POLLOCK AND
MEGHAN TERNOWA Y
CircusEng Directors
T
iS the season to be busy. Midtenns
are fast approaching, labs are in full
gear, and there are countless other
activities, teams, and clubs that ask for our
time. It's with these things in mind that]
sit in amazement at how special the after-
noon of Saturday, October the 3rd was.
On that cold, cloudy morning, about forty
engineering students gathered in CPH
foyer to prepare for the first annual
Circu Eng, not knowing what exactly was
in store for them that day. 1 think al l were
glad they had participated by the time the
day was through.
Let me preface the detail s of the day
by saying that CircusEng was designed to
be a Fall Term counterpart to both the Bus
Push and the Canada Day celebration.
Meghan Ternoway and myself were gi ven
the ta k of creating and organising some
kind of new event, which became a "circu.
Engineer COllquers Fire: Oli Dumetz swal-
lows fire for the kids. photo by: AlI(lrew Hmely
[nnocellt Bystanders: These children were showil1g off their crafts from the day before the pic-
ture was dominated by the group of Bozos. photo by: Andrew Hmely
without the animals", appropriately named
CircusEng. The fundrai ing would benefit
the Rotary Children's Centre in Waterloo,
with the event also being held there for the
children who use the Centre's services.
To raise money there was a night at
the Bombshelter on Wednesday,
September 30th, w ~ r we were permitted
to selJ raffle ticket for prizes donated by
local vendors. ]n addition to the raffle,
POETS beer was on tap for the first time
outside of POETS, with all the profits
going to the Centre. I think everyone pre-
sent would agree that the night wa quite a
success, thanks in part to A-Soc' own
(see "Clowning Around", page 2)
Douglas Wright Sign Unveiled
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
NEWS BUREAU
W
ATERLOO, Ont. - Douglas
Wright, the Univer ity of
Waterloo's first dean of engi-
neering and a former pre ident, was hon-
oured Thur day, October 1 with a b4.iJ.l;1iag
in his name.
The Engineering I building, the fir t
academic building at UW, is now officialy
the Douglas Wright Engineering Building.
Ceremonies to officially rename the
building after Wright, UW' president
emeritu who was the univer ity's third
pre ident from 1981 to 1993 and a] 0 the
first chair of civil engineering, began at 2
p.m.
Among those who gave tribute to
Wright were James Downey, UW presi-
dent; Val O'Donovan, UW chancellor; and
Sujeet Chaudhuri, UW's new engineering
dean.
Proud Sigl/age: The Douglas Wright Engineering Building
sign sils comfortably at the renovated entrance to UW's oldest
buildil1g.
plwto by: Andrew .Timely
Wright, who remains a faculty mem-
ber in the Department of Systems Design
Engineering, also spoke.
He then unveiled a portrait
of himself, a plaque and
the building' sign.
The building was offi-
cially opened on
December 3,1958 by then-
premier Leslie Frost. It
was originally called the
Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering Building.
Later it became
Engineering I, the first of
several numbered build-
ings in the Faculty of
Engineering, and today it
till houses the chemical
engineering department.
UW registered its first
74 students on July 2,
1957.
Volume 22 Issue 13
UWHonours
IMAX Founder
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
NEWS BUREAU
W
ATERLOO, Ont. - The dri-
ving force behind the innova-
tive IMAX giant screen
technology is among those receiving
University of Waterloo honorary degrees
at fall convocation on Saturday, October
24.
Honorary degrees will be awarded to:
Prof. Michael Corballi ., director of the
Research Centre for Cognitive
Neuroscience, University of Auckland,
New Zealand; Prof. Archie Hamielec,
founding director of McMaster
Univer Hy's Institllte for Polymer
Production Technology; Robert Kerr,
founder of the IMAX Corp.; and Prof.
Jacquelyn Thayer Scott, president and-
vice-chancellor of the University College
of Cape Breton.
Scott, an expert on the role and func-
tions of voluntary organizations and char-
ities, will receive a Doctor of Laws at
convocation for applied health sciences
and arts graduates, stUiting at 10 a.m. in
th Ph 'i aJ ctiviti . wi
give the convocation address.
Corballis, a statistician and professor
of psychology who has made major con-
tribution to the understanding of brain-
behaviour relation. , will also receive a
Doctor of Law, at the morning "onvoca-
tion ceremony.
At the afternoon se sion for graduates
in engineering, environmental studies,
independent studies, mathematics and sci-
ence, Hamielec, one of the founding
(see "Big Screell Degree", page 5)
In This Issue ...
Letterfrom the Editor . ........... . 2
News and Information ........... 2-3
The Way We Were ................. 3
The Big Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 4
Take a Zhance . . . . . . . ........... 4
On the Soapbox. . . . . . . ........... 5
Ketchup ........................ 5
Arts ......................... 6-7
Science & Technology ........... 8-9
Executive Reports ............. 10-11
"If you don't know where you're going, you probably aren't going to get there." - Unkown Origin
2 News & Information
The Iron Warrior, Friday, October 9, 1998
(continued from page 1)
president DJ AI, but also to Bomber staff
and management, and all in attendance.
The highlights from Saturday includ-
ed performance by Acapel Eng, and the
Beirdo Brothers (children's entertainers
from the K-W region). The chi ldren par-
ticipated in crafts, side walk chalk colour-
ing, and a costume dress-up. There were
face painters, story tellers, clowns, and
Clowning Around
jugglers. And of course, Oli's mas-
terful performance kept the crowd
enthralled despite the cold afternoon
air. There was no charge for anyone
in attendance, and coffee, lunch, and
donuts were also provided.
To all the volunteers, we tip our
hats to you. Without you the day
would not have been possible. Tn
total $525 was raised, and most
Sweet Heat: With the cold snap, barbecuillg gave way
to hand warming for the volunteers.
Send in the clowns: Karen Lai adds the filial touch at the face-painting booth.
photo by: Andrew Hately
phoro by: Alldrew Hat ely
importantly, the foundation was laid for
the future of CircusEng. This event has a
lot of potential, and we look forward to
seei ng it grow and progres. Saturday
wa quite cold, but I know everyone there
will agree with me when that the
smil es /Tom the children kept us warm.
Opening the Flood-gates
S
eptember 25
marked the
return of the
decennial edition of
the Iron Warrior
colour your own
pages. Initiated in
]988, the Iron
Warrior colouring
section provided an
======="""i'I ing students away
from desk doodling in
outlet for creaLive doodling. The original
intent of these pages was to veer engineer-
by Alldrew Hately
the of the engi-
neering lectllre hal .
This honoured tradi-
tion seemed to cause
some confusion
among Iron Warrior
readers and the edito-
rial board has decided
to review the tradition and may di contin-
ue it in the future.
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The organizers of CircusEng would like to thank:
8eirdo Brothers, St, John Ambulance, Subway, Little
Caesar's Pizza, Casey's, McGinnis Front Row,
J, Gatto's, Kinko's, Mel's Diner, Blue Dog Bagels, TCBY,
Mongolian Grill, Cineplex Odeon, Sunshine Express,
Harvey's, Fox and Pheasant. Tim Hortons, Northern Bagel
in Cambridge, Arrow Distributors, Coca-Cola, C & D, J.M.
Schneider's, Sparks Communication Events Van, Kidz
Printz, Gold Crown Brewery, Bombshelter, Paper Factory,
and Praxair.
On a more revolutionary note, the
Iron Warrior will be online starting with
this issue. You can find the Iron Warrior
,
web edition at http://www.eng. uwater-
loo.ca/groupliwarrior. Taking the news-
paper online has been a goal of the Iron
Warrior for several terms. Thanks to the
efforts of Piero Brigneti and Jessica Lee,
Volllme 22, Issue 13 will mark the begin-
ning of the web edition.
This issue also marks the beginning
of some new columns in the paper. Darren
Jenkins brings music reviews to the Arts
section and Jasen Higgins adds some nos-
talgia to the paper with "The Way we
Were." With the increased interest in
advertising for the Iron Warrior, we will
be agressively seeking submissions in arti-
cles. The rest of the editorial staff, Jaime
Tiampo and Phong Loi, have assured me
that they would only resort to verbal abuse
and "Full Metal Jacket" recruiting speech-
es in phase 1 of the Iron Warrior content
drive.
The deadline for the Benyon
Memorial writing award is al 0 approach-
ing. I encourage you to focus on your def-
inition of engineering ethics and apply
them to thi term's topic, "I the Davis
Centre a good ymbol of the human values
engineering should represent in our soci-
ety?" Submi sions for this award must be
received before November 5, 1998.
Corrections
NASA denies that it is the source
of the UFO image on Page 1 of the
September 25, 1998 issue of the Iron
Warrior. A senior NASA official, who
asked to remain anonymous, stated "that
no UFO has ever been photographed by
NASA." According to NASA, the picture
appears to be a "weather anomoly."
Mia Lafontaine was not spelled
correctly on page 5 in the same issue.

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News & Information 3
From the ANNALS of the ENG FILES
H
Uhhhh, heh, heh, he aid ANNAL
hmph, yeah, ARE YOU THREAT-
ENING ME?"
"Shut up Buttmunch."
Buttmunch indeed, omething we
should alJ avoid becoming. But it' just so
hard to think ahead and avoid what we
might do. A such, we should look to the
past Ie t we make asse of ourselve in the
same manner twice. To that end, let us
delve into the past and in doing 0, learn
from what has been done well , and what
not so well by our engineering society.
Digging deep into Dean's storage, in the
bowels of engineering we sift through the
minutes of old EngSoc meetings, now
entering the ANNALS of the ENG FILES.
We turn back the pages to a simpler
time, a time when network Tetris wa
grinding business in the Orifice to a halt.
A time when Professor entered tricycle
races for charity and the Gong Show was
popular even though the pub of the arne
name was not. A time when there was
controversy of the hooded Tool bearers
and suggestions were taken to cover EL
with a tarp to protect all from it's ugliness.
Well, not everything has changed.
The year 2000 was st ill over a decade
off and Y2K was nothing but a misprint.
Purple dye was condoned and so was the
drawing of blood. In fact, the winter ' 9 There was outrage acros. arnpu. in
March of 19 a blood drive amazed
the FEDS wi th an
impres i e 348 unit
collected. Kool-Aid
boat racing was the
order of the day that
summer for the 50
000 or 0 kid & par-
ent that took part in
Canada Day. There
i no record, howev-
coop fee' Went from
250 to 320! Litlle
er, if the sugge tion "teach 'em young
spike the stuff!" was e er acted upon. But
in tho e day , the real boat racing was
pon ored by Brick Brewing and co t a
mere $22.00 and $12.00 for men and
women respectively so they probably
could have sprung for a bottle or twO of
alcohol.
The late 80s saw the end of
Engineering brief "Home of the Rigid
Tool" and the days of the Campu Wide
Beer Brewing Contest were also num-
bered. The Winter Carnival with its three
legged snow soccer, snow golf, polar
plunge and square dance was another
casualty of the 90s. But let's not be too
harsh, with the 90s came a new era in
POETS, enforced no smoking and the big
screen TV that we still enjoy today.
The Way
We Were.".
by Jasen Higgins
fanfare, however,
greeted the , ociet
fee movin 0- from
8.50 to lO.50, a
mo\'e appro ed by
94% of eligible vot-
er . But in the meet-
ing where the word
of the day was "WEENIE", not everything
was going up. A motion to cover a nortion
of legal co ts went down 14 to 8. The indi-
vidual was charged with tealing a road
ign in the Frosh Scunt of '88 and had to
cover the $500 himself.
The POETS Challenge in Ma of '88
recorded a ingle day consumption of 32
ca es of beer with the top class consuming
in excess of l50 brews. Surpri ingly
everyone wa well behaved and the only
casualty was a broken window cau ed by
bar service when they rammed a window
in their ha te to bring more beer. The, e
events were soon water under the bridge,
however. It seems that Dean Bill didn't
like people going to things like inter iew
and the high volt.age lab all heffed up on
goofball s.
Rock and Roll Wedne day were
fa hionable in October of 1988 a were the
like. of Viciou Polyester. They were the
Engineering Society' proud purveyors of
Rock and/or Roll at Fed Hall on Feb 27,
1987. Everyone ther wa DANCE,
DA CE, DANCT 'to tunes by the likes
of Bad Company, CCR, Alice Cooper,
Slade. teppenwolf and Zepplin.
1987, the 100th anniver ary of
Engineering in Canada, the univer ally
proclaimed "Year of the Engineer" and a
year of tragedy at UW. There was doubts
as to whether thc cour'e critique were
being taken , eriously by the student, di -
appearing chairs from CPH and Needle.
Hall got the Dean's attention and POETS
was dry. Yes indeed, the whole winter
term was \ ithout the loving caress of
amber ales whcn the licensing company
was too backlogged to proce s the liquor
appl icalion.
Trickling down through the mid-
eightie , the Apple Macintosh was brand
new and laser printers were gaining accep-
tance. but only slowly at $0.20 a copy.
Some guy killed the fish at a certain spe-
cial event but that's a story for another day.
Next issue, the ANNALS marches
down to the 70s back when our beloved
frosh were nothing but a glimmer.
The 2001 Odyssey Worthy of A Sequel
BY DILINY DE ALWIS
2B Chemical Engineering
The month,
m r. w a ,
humankind experienced an incredi-
ble event that has left many speechless and
in awe. The MIS of Earth (55 pH@
PrV=RTs) held a conference to end all
intergalactic war. The conference was
greatly succes fut. Seven delegations
from seven sectors of the universe partici-
pated. Of those seven, six remained by the
end of the night. Of those ix (though the
seventh was orely missed), three were
chosen. And of those three, one.
The original seven delegations crash
landed on Earth. They consisted of "The
little brown men from Uranus" CIA assort-
ed - ] A ElCom), "Baby Systems" (LA
Sy terns), "Compulsive Gamblers" (off-
stream 3A Comp), "Watt the Flux" (2B
Elec), "The Last Starfighters" C2A Comp -
Chips Ahoy & 2B Systems - SydeFX), "X-
Treme" (Mathematics), and finally
"HAL's Angel's" (Assorted Eng and 2
Arts).
The first meeting of the delegates at
MIB(SCUNT GODS). Queen
Gazoo (Ajoa Mintah) d the
ceremony with her tran lator
Sh'pabs (Cara Startek). T gelher,
th e Lruded Lh informaLion
needed about each delegation. X-
Treme presented Queen Gazoo
with their 'holiest of Ito I 's' a
Pink Tie. Watt thl' Hux d 'cided
to catch a 'fat pervCtt' for pn'Sl'\1
tat ion to the GODS. The Little
Brown Men from Uranus prt'
sented the ,aDS with their
of a full moon. The
Last Starl'ighters r the
creation of invention and
thought. A gift of a ''Toy'' was
offered to a Goel hy tht! Bahy
Systems followed by a ball -t per-
formance that is as yet unrivaled.
The Compulsive Gamblers pro-
vided the Gods with a quiz show
. game. Finally, as the cereluonics
. partlc- came to a close HAL's Angels
IpanTS resorted to desperate measures to draw the attell- d d h' r
liol7 of SCUI!I Gods pilolll cOlltribllted by: Di/illy De Alwis appeare an prescnted l Clr a len
species landing on Earth via a fan-
Opening Ceremonies resulted in an tastic outdoor performance.
unprecedented battle to please the From that point, the delegates were
given their missions and set on their way.
The enthusiasm and creativi ty put together
throughout the evening by all the teams
served to impress the Gods and to add
lmmow' lind fun 1.0 the U T in "enera\.
HQ visits for the God. was yef ag in
a thrilling experience. However, by 3am a
disapPl':Ilillll'l' on:lIlTl'd.
S Wt'rL' no "hl!lt' 111 Iw found . ,\t
fusl the well' ,tUtlilL'\I that an ;tl'llIal
alicn ahductlo!l of LllI cntile tl'lltll could
OCellI'. BUllll'VCllh 'less, SeLlNT wl'nl Oil.
The night endcd with IUd:s
as the victor. rill'Y proved III be the team
who were mosl enthllsiastic and
wild through to tIll' end or Ih' night.
Second and Third placcs were more diffi
cult to decide. X Trcllll' Wll\ awarded SCc-
ond place alld Tht: Last StmtighlCrs
received third.
The S UNT Gods were pleased. The
SCUNTers were pleased. The MIS
stepped down and handed the SCUNT
Trophy to HAL's Angels. A new era of
SCUNTing has begun.
Thanks again to all of the participants
in the SCUNT.
Are you tired of taKing other people's bull?
Stand out in the herd.
Send your thoughts and articles to:

iwarrior@engmail.uwaterloo.ca

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Opinion
The Iron Warrior, Friday, October 9, 1998
Is the STY writing contest written well?
I
n today's computer saturated world,
the interaction between science, tech-
nology and values is the becoming
increasingly signifi-
cant to the member of
society. Technology
need an ambassador
to society, but more
importantly, to the stu-
dents that will ulti -
mately be at the
leading edge of tech-
nology. In 1984, the
Centre for Society,
Technology and Values (CSTV) was estab-
lished and si nce 1991 , has been located
within the Systems Design Engineering
department. CSTV explores interaction
among areas such as human values, mod-
ern technology, culture and the structure of
society. STY courses promote a critical
awareness of the interactions of human
values, modern technology and the struc-
ture of society. However, CSTV has
Take a
Zhance
By Zhan Huaft Zlwu
'l.hzhou@engmail
recently committed
two major flaws.
In both the spring
and fall term of
1998, CSTV
offered the
"Benynon
Memorial
Humanitarian
Award" to the best
article addressing a
current science related dilemma in society.
In the spring term, the topic of discussion
was:
"Technology is becoming obsolete at
an increasingly rapid rate. What is the
impact of accelerating obsole cence on the
quality of life for members of society?"
Environmental Gadgets
A
n international inventions fair was
held in London, England last
week. Some of the notable inven-
tions included a disposable bib for adult ,
self-heating meals, a hair-cutting method
using part of a beer
bottle, a labour-saving
shaving brush, and a
vacuum pump alter-
native to Viagra.
Meanwhile, the
hole in the Earth's
ozone layer has grown
to its largest size ever
this year. Combined
with the many other _
forms of environmental devastation taking
place, it appears that we are heading down
a path to inevitable self-destruction.
So why is it, that given our predica-
ment, we always turn our focus instead to
email-capable phones, talking wristwatch-
es, and self-raising toilet seats? Why arc
these gadgets so much more intriguing to
us than the health of our home p.lanet? It
seems as if we prefer "neat-o" rather than
"bravo".
It all comes down to cOllvenience.
Most things in this world u. ually follow
the path of least resistance; people are no
different. Gadgetry tends to make life eas-
ier for many people. In the current state of
our society, however, it is not yet conve-
nient to care for the environment all the
time. These days, people must generally
go out of their way if they wish to be plan-
et-friendly; hence mo t of us make some
sort of compromise between the environ-
ment and convenience.
We all recycle. We don't litter as
much as we used to. But how many of us
buy energy-efficient light bulbs? How
many of us have composters? How many
of us use public transit exclusively? The
answer: not enough of us. The simple fact
is that it's too much of a hassle to do all
these things. And if we aren't enthusiastic
about doing these things, then companies
won't be enthusiastic about investing
money to develop these things.
Hence the key is to provide incentives
for being environmentally friendly. If
people prefer to use environmentally
friendly products, then companies will
prefer to make them. Prices for these
products would fall. and soon the good
habits will be entrenched in our lives.
The trick is to find ideas that merit
both a "neat-o" and a "bravo" at the same
time. In the past, the United States gov-
ernment came up with such an idea. They
held a conte t, offering a multi-million
dollar grant to the company that manufac-
tured the best energy-efficient refrigerator.
The end result? Millions of dollars were
invested into energy research, and all new
The Big
Picture
By Raymond Ho
refrigerators are
now highly energy-
efficient.
If this can be
done with refrigera-
tors, could it not be
done with cars?
During the past
summer, one of the
worst ..air quality
readings in history
was recorded in several Ontario cities.
This occurred in May, when ummer had
not even officially started. One of the
main contributors to this was automobile
exhaust. So why not reward an automo-
bile manufacturer a large amount of gov-
ernment funding in return for designing
the best natural gas or electric car? The
financial return, combined with the mas-
sive amount of publicity the winner would
receive, is more than enough to justify the
research and development costs involved.
In reality, the situation may not be as sim-
ple a this, bu t the principle behind the
idea definitely has ome value.
Rather than waiting for other people
to think of solutions, we should be active-
ly competing with one another to develop
the best solution. We must use our capi-
talistic, money-driven society to the envi-
ronment's advantage. Although thi will
depend on government action, engineers
can make a major push in the right direc-
tion with their own initiative.
If we start now, as students, to think
about environmental issues in terms of
"bravo" in addition to "neat-o", then in the
future it is assured that great stride will be
made with regard to our environment.
Many great ideas will be born. If people
like gadgets, then why not create some
environmental gadgets? How about a
worm-filled compo ter with a digital read-
out, that also talks to you when you open
it? This may be a little far-fetched, but at
least it's a start; if we keep trying, then
sooner or later, somebody will think of
something that catches on. When you
have a successful idea, everyone will try to
copy it, and this kind of competition can
only do good for the environment.
For thousands of years. our innova-
tions have Controlled nature. To ensure
our continued existence. we should begin
31lowing nature to control our innovations.
You will probably have to read it a
few time before it even make any sense
whatsoever. For this current fall term, the
topic is:
"Is the Davis Centre a good symbol of
the human values engineering should rep-
resent in our society?"
Read it again. Now read it again. If
you try to make sense of the above tate-
ment before continuing, I fear that you will
never finish reading my article so I ask you
to continue.
r thought the mission of the Centre for
Society, Technology and Values was to
make technology more approachable.
Complex technology is constantly being
presented to a society not yet mature
enough to handle it. If these two contest
topics are any indication of CSTV, I fear
for everyone who takes an STY course. I
fear that students are being taught to be
cryptic and unclear. I fear that tudent
will have a false sen e of superiority
because they can talk technical hogwash.
According to the CSTV web page
(sail.uwaterloo.ca/-c tvwww/), -<the
Centre is growing rapidly and now erves
more than 400 undergraduate student
each year." These contests are an Outlet to
the public to show the mis ion of CSTV
Instead, they waste an enormous opportu-
nity by presenting two very poorly worded
topics. There should be a bigger prize for
the person who can actually decipher what
the topic is actually asking.
With all this being aid, r still do
encourage you to submit an entry into the
contest. A firm understanding of social
implications is a defining factor of a good
engineer.
How Rich Are You?
BY ANDRE BRISSON
4A Civil Engineering
Work Term Submission to the Iron Warrior
O
nce we graduate from
Engineering here at Waterloo we
are going to enter the real world
and earn some money. Being engineer,
we will earn more than the average per-
son. Some of u may become millionaires
and make a tremendous amount of money.
Money, money, money, and more
money. That is all I hear from people here
in Waterloo. The
m a j n i ~ of tbe pe0-
ple in the engineer-
ing program are here
for one reason: Earn
money, become rich!
Rich. Say it: Rich.
relatives was as strong a their own.
When someone was in need they were
there to lend a hand, time, and money
(even though they did not have much).
There was always an effort to meet each
other once a week. The Atchisons
beJieved that all you need in life was your
family and everything else was a bonus.
You don't have to be related to the
Atchisons to be considered family. Their
friends were treated as brothers and is-
ters, their elders were treated as parents,
and myself was treated a a son when I
lived there. I now
l1ave another fami
to add to my mos aic
of Family and I was
added to theirs.
What is being rich? ______________ _
They are happy
with what they've
got. Most of us want
more. The more we People believe rich
is directly proportional to the abundance
of currency. What do you think? Is this .
true?
For my 3B work term I was in Owen
Sound. I boarded with a family who took
me in and only wanted money for food.
The Atchi ons were the richest family I
have ever met. They were a family of
three: mother, father, and daughter.
Richer than my family. They had every-
thing they needed.
Now you are wondering if they were
'Rich' as per currency terms? Nope. This
family was rich because they had them-
selves and their family and friend. The
income that the Atchisons had was not
phenomenal to our tandards. The income
was phenomenal to their own standards
without comparing it to others. The
money they have is enough to live life to
the fu Uest.
The relationship they had between
themselves was open, loving, and honest.
They always told themselves what hap-
pened that day in detail. I was there for
two weeks and I knew their life story
because nothing was a secret in that
house. Open communication, open mind,
and open arms; a cure for healthy relation-
ships. No one made a decision, which
affected the family by themselves. The
family discussed the issue and would
come to a consensus. This family was a
clo e knit. They relied on each other for
support, guidance, and comfort.
Family to the Atchisons did not only
include them, it included their relatives:
brothers, sisters, parents, cousins, aunts,
and uncle. Their relationShip with their
have the better off'we are. If that is how
you think then stop and listen to how stu-
pid that is. Who are you competing with?
Who are you trying to impress? The
Atchisons did not compete with anyone.
Life is not a competition. We 311 end in
the same manner, death. All they were
concerned about was what they had and
how to make the best of it.
If money is all you are concerned
with, think about this. To earn all that
money you will have to work ridiculous
hours, which will not allow too much free
time to enjoy life. Is that what you want?
If this is your course of action expect to
live life alone. By working ridiculous
hours, your family or maybe a husband or
wife may, grow tired and leave.
Ask yourself what will make you
happy in life. Think about this seriously.
If you are thinking of a BMW, mansion,
expensive this and that, I feel sorry for
you. You will be money rich but poor in
life. Is that what you really want?
The morale to this story is that being
rich is appreciating what you have with no
guilt or shame. Appreciate your family
and friends, and know that if you fall .
someone will be there to pick you IIp.
Live life and be happy. You can't tell me
that it won't work because I have seen it
and experienced it. If you still don't
believe me, let's go to Owen Sound and I
will introduce you to the Atchisons.
The Iron Warrior, Friday, October 9, 1998
Opinion 5
How stocks make you money in a nutshell. Big Screen
Degree
W
hy doe the tock market go
up?
A) Because of inflation.
B) Because of interest rates.
C) Because it is the will of Thog, the
sun god.
Zero for three, Einstein.
Over the long term, stocks go up for
one reason alone: earnings growth.
A stock is like a bond. Most bonds
periodically return a fixed amount of
money, which is expressed as a percentage
of the bond's initial price. The present
value of a bond can be calculated by di -
counting its future income to present
value.
Similarly, the market, which is the
sum total of people who buy and sell secu-
rities on a public exchange, discounts the
expected earnings of a company to deter-
mine what they believe to be the fair pre-
sent value of a particular stock. When
earnings growth is anticipated, it's dis-
counted and added to the current value of
the stock.
If earnings don't go up, then the price
of the stock won't increase. Everything
comes back to earnings: market share,
brand name, new technologies, etc.
That's why there are so many ana-
lysts. Day and night they make earnings
estimates.
Of course, they all disagree (if they
didn't, then you wouldn't need as many) ;
Weavers
Arms
that' why the
market' not
tat i c .
Ketchup
Take for e ample
(conti1lued from page 1)
E eryone is in
their own little
world a to
how much a
stock is worth.
Prices go up,
stocks look
b . Ian "Tien
Micro oft (M Ff), which
trades today at
106.3125US, on earning.
of 1.67 per hare. The PIE fathers of polymer engineering, will
re eive a Doctor of Engineering. He will
d Ii er the convocation address; the cere-
mony begin. at 2 p.m.
ratio in thi , ca L 65.91.
Thi i incredibly high. I
1=======;;;1.1 pump in over a hundred
buck into the company Kerr, who e trailblazing TMAX tech-
nology won an award from the Academy
of Motion Piclllre Arts and Science for
ience and technical achievement in
1997, will receive a Doctor of Law ,at the
afternoon se . ion.
overvalued, people tart to ell. Price go
down, stocks look cheap, and people tart
to buy.
Who' right and who' wrong? When
hould you get in? When should you get
out?
A company's price to earning ratio
(PIE) is a quick way to tell if a particular
company is trading at an attractive price.
Take the current market price of a stock
and divide it by its annual earnings. The
lower the result the better. Attractive PIE
ratios differ from indu try to industry, but
as a rule of thumb, anything over 30 is
expensive.
If a company's PIE is inflated, there
better be a good reason for it. Otherwi e,
you could have front row seats to watch a
rather precipitous decline. Boom! Pow!
Zarn!
Fireworks aside, there are good stocks
out there with high PIE ratios. They tend
to offer less tangible margins of safety-
brand name, market share, stable sources
of income, and the like.
....;
(/)
._9- _ Weaver's is located
_I-- in the WCRt Student
1: Housing Complex
a.
and Billy G spit out a
buck ixty-. even of profit every year.
Regardle s, the stock has been ri ing since
time began; over the past 12 month it's
nearly doubled.
Why? Because Microsoft continue. to
grow it's potential for earning. It' an
expensive buy from a PIE per pective, but
historically Micro oft's- performance has
been out tanding.
Now onto a more reasonably priced
company: ATl Technologies (ATY.T).
Trading today at 12.20 on earnings of 63
cents per hare. ATI i a brand name, its
earnings are expected to grow, and it got
a big piece of market share. At a PIE of
20.80 it look like quite a value buy.
What's not a value buy? How about
Apple Computers (AAPL)? It' got a PIE
of 381.25. Enough said. Does that mean
Apple won' t triple in price by next year?
No, it means that for your thirty-eight dol-
lar share, Apple earns ten cents a year.
More on growth stocks another day.
Point of this article: Faith in earnings
growth moves the market.
Also at con 0 ation, the title
"Honorary Member of the University"
will be awarded to a retired chemistry fac-
ulty member, Prof. Doreen Brisbin.
Bri bin is a fonner associate dean of
undergraduate studies for UW's faculty of
cience and an ex-advisor to the vice-pres-
ident on academic human resource .
As well, the title of "Distingui hed
Profe sor Emeritus" will be presented to a
retired UW faculty member, Prof. Gordon
Nelson, a highly regarded ecologist, plan-
ner and policy maker across Canada.

IS NOW ONLINE
http://www.eng.uwoterloo
.co/group/iworrior
My Mother is an Alien
cienti sts researching pl anetar y for-
mation have stumbJed upon a
remarkable
theory; planets arc
born from the Wil .
Small particle!> of
atoms ranging from
hydrogen to iron arc
continuously ejected
from the sun. Over a
period of millions of
years, the particles
(known as 'dust') tIrc
attracted by gravitational force!'> and even-
tually form a rock-like planel. The theory
was developed after it was observed that
planets arc spiraling slowly away from the
sun. There is evidence that a prehistoric
Earth may have
! can't possibl y comprehend why so
many people believe in
On the
Soapbox
by /';t""'(' MI'I/(ml
vampires, ghosts,
,I\lrolo ,llld !l),Y
(' hk ahililll'\ wlll"tl
t Ill'fl' I IIIl t'OIlCH:1l'
idclll'l.: III ,upport
Do they lion
e-.tly think that hy
hl'lll'ving hurd
t'lloliph ghmls will
... lal"! walkillg Ihl'
land. It t\O('slJ'l IIdp
when there arc "0 llJany groups who want
to deceive you. For e ampl., psychic hot-
lines try to lend crcdihilily to th ir so
called profession by regularly telling us
that the American governllll.!nt has spent
had an <llmos-
phere composed
of mostly carbon-
dioxide much like
"By being open-minded
you let in all the crap.
J11 i II ions or dollars on
psychic research. While
it is trlle that the
resc.lrch was done in
hopes to gain intelli-
gence about their
Russian enemies, the
Wouldn't it be better to be
Venus. There is
filtered-minded ... "
also evidence that
Mars may have
--------------- "psychics" forget to
had large oceans and polar ice caps much
like the Earth today. A newly formed plan-
et will take approximately 8 billion years
to reach the radial distance of Pluto, the
outermost planet. Coincidentally, the sun
i also approximately 10 billion old
indicating that Pluto is most likely the first
planet to be created by the sun.
Does the theory sound believable? If
you answered 'yes', you've just been
duped because I concocted the theory with
the sole purpose of deceiving you. You
shouldn't believe everything you hear or
read. OUf lives are con. tantly invaded by
theories not supported by substantial evi-
dence. These theories are like viruses for
the mind and humans don't seem to pos-
sess many defenses for such crap. The
theories I'm referring to can be found in
pseudo-scientific beliefs, religion, and
sometimes even in science.
mcntion the research found no evidence in
support of psychic ability. Another exam-
ple is Jack V.1I1 Impc who'll have us
believe that the world is coming to an end
and the only way to save yourself is to fear
God and buy his video cassette. Yet anoth-
er example arc the man-made circles in
farmer's fields but TV specials still refer to
them as authentic proof we are visited by
aliens. Truth doesn't sell anymore.
What really pisses mc off, however, is
that I am frequently charged for not being
open-minded. By being open-minded you
let in all the crap. Wouldn't it be better to
be filtered-minded by filtering the infor-
mation you receive with hard facts? Some
dubious statements can be harder to spot
then others but a little questioning on our
part is not unreasonable and it may even
be the responsible thing to do.
6
Death Stalker
They say she is like death. Silent and dark. Untouchable,
she can not be claimed. Time is a factor she becomes old.
Death Stalker awaits. The sun shines bright; on a fallen day.
Day loses meaning a it is not here. Quiet yet burning the pas-
ion of the innocent burn into the substance of her moonlight
in ides. Words un poken; thoughts hidden. She is not here yet
always here as well. Alone she remains in the eyes of disdain.
Never to walk in the light but the shade. Nothing done
well; she gives up in shame. Dwelling on mistakes made
before thi s clay. The moment is all yet, nothing. It has passed
yet all ha. changed. The Night Stalker stalks. She follows his
shade. Death is wclcome to end suffering and shame. She
shaU talk to no one for no one talks to her. Fear and unpower
negate feelings. She is alone; will always be so. Powers grow
weak. There is no real home.
Til home bc found, and silence exposed to denial of fear
of timely unknown. Stalkers are stall ed as light shines true
down to the earth from the glow of the moon. She is stil l
unsure, wary and shy but rLlns from the Stalker of Death that
hides nearby. The shadows are empty no longer are full.
Freeing the evil of illusion from truth. Time still waits not for
she ages too. But change is now welcomed and has banished
loneliness and woe.
The moon shines on down as the wind through trees blow.
Taking the wretched and cleaning the snow. Though there are
sufferings andorrows in this world; the beauty of truth shines
through night like the moon. The stars too shi ne; hopes and
wishes come true. lmagery is life; happy thoughts float true.
Never to be stalked by Death Stalker shalt not be, but sweet
holidays freedom give new.
And a new age begins, like new moon' s belts does it ring.
Si lence is banished as forest sound awakes. The moonlight
shines on all, and all are enli ghtened. Sounds of joy and mer-
riment; all is forgiven. Time stands still; she lives the moment
now, Happy to live; at the Stalker she frowns. Faeries alight on
golden wind held wings.
The era last spoke, is all and a little broke. Death Stalker
has returned, and in darkness he awaits. She is surrounded by
dark, the false light extinguished, and a new glow appear in
her heart . Although Death Stalker may come, she need not
run. The warmth of the glow, fades illusion and misgivings.
he i. now one with her heart, her bod , and mind. Death
Stalker run to catch up, for he i. behind. She is free from tor-
ment, and free from pain. Free from the staring eyes of dis-
dain. lIJusion evapouratcd, freedom from chains found, even
time can not limit her as she abounds.
Free to glance at the past, ignore sli ght s and repasts. She
travels forward with a smile, alone but armored now. She can
face any challenge. the battle awaits. She will succeed with the
finest , and mourn lears in si lence. Iron hearl, iron mind. Love
must be left behind. Peuy infatuations, forgiven, and family be
left hidden. She wi ll succeed, and Death Stalker shall mourn,
she will finish the day, with him Idt in scom. And so, though
homeless, hearties, and bold. She shall succeed over evil and
shall never be cold.
BY DILINY DE ALWIS
2U Chemical Engineering
Arts
The Sandford Fleming Foundation
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by: Ian Tien
Waterloo Campus Activities
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Co-operative
Proficiency !Mead
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Chemical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
Stephen D. Younge
Computer Engineering
Thirteen silver medals were given to students from across the eight branches of engineering, at the May 1998
Convocation.
Thomas Zelenka
Mechanical Engineering
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Systems DeSign
Engineering
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Systems Design
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The Iron Warrior, Friday, February 27, 1998
Arts
Off the Beaten Tracks
Title: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Artist: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
DARREN JENKINS
4A Electrical Engineering
A
one of my friends said: Everyone
is swing dancing but no one
knows anyone who'. swing danc-
ing. Ad for khaki pants can't be leading
me astray though. 0 I listened to thi col-
lection of swing ong. The interesting
lhing about listening to music with roots
older than half a century is that every song
ounds like it must be a classic from a pre-
Title: Mezzanine
Artist: Massive Attack
DARREN JENKINS
4A Electdcal Engineering
M
as ive Attack, out of Bristol,
UK, relea ed lhis album while
we were away working in our
cubicles. This album along with some
movie soundtracks has brought them to a
new level of popularity. rn ca e you aren't
familiar with them, I'll give you a rough
idea about them and say that they have
been classified a "electroni ca" and "trip
hop" by MTV Hopefully you don't asso-
ciate much with those terms though, since
viou generation, when in reality the
whole album wa ' written by some guy
who probably grew up playing the Atari
2600.
they are unique (refreshing in our days of
swing music and descendants of New Kids
on the Block).
I've heard many people say they're
looking for something they can enjoy in
the background while they work or think
There's no lack of fun sounding songs
on thi. album. The songs create an image
of a stage full of with a vari '(
horns and oth r in. lrUment ' (or 'Ise it was
the picture in the ca,' c). If ou're looking
for something to final!) trade in the CO\\ -
b:>y boots and line-dan ing instruction
book for, . wing may be the creative outlet
ou'vc n ed'd.
Sin e there onl) seems to be olle song
where 1 have trouble seeing the Swing
Kids tlinging each other around, it sounds
like a great album for finding a partner
(preferably not your uninterested roOl1\-
mate) and learning some moves to imprc. s
parents and
about omething eLe. This music can do
that for you. On the other hand, if you
want something you can sit in front of your
speaker. with and listen to actively,
Mezzanine is filled with , ounds and lyrics
to occupy you. In the human ' trugglc for
mu ical perfection, it lacks sing-along
character and only a few songs are dancc-
able, but this isn't worth worrying about.
This i an album of rhythmic electronic
music made complete with alive-sounding
vocal and instruments.
. Darrell Jenkins co-hosts (/ bilVeekly
radio show on CKMS 100.3 wilh
Glenn Co IVan. The next show airs at
J 1:30pm on October 21.
New-Age Marketing
1991
BY ANDREW HATELY
[ron Warrior Staff
A
uthor Geoffory Moore draws on
years of high-tech marketing
experience and history to exempli-
fy the difference between high-tech mar-
keting strategy and conventional wisdom.
His chasm theory describes how high-tech
products initially ell well, mainly to a
ba e of technology enthusiasts, but then
slump in sale as marketing profes ionals
try to cross the chasm to mainstream buy-
ers. This pattern is of key importance to
the industry as Moore ..... ......,fur..,...,taflfjll .....
claims it is unique to lnfUt(
high-tech.
This book is
described by prominent
leaders in the high-tech
industry as a "mu t-
read". Moore's argu-
ments are well
supported with industry
examples of succes and
failure by such compa-
nie as Apple, Tandem,
Oracle, and Sun, show-
ing what they all had in
common and expo ing
the different weaknesses
in their trategies. As in
,. ri;('ting ilud 'HiIlA
High Tt h P< 1u!'\.: to
l\l,\inqre<lJlJ
opposed to plowing into
unweJcoming markets.
Although Moore
focllses on the marketing
profcssional and olTl'IS
guidance for their behav
iour and work, he also
assigns rcsponsibility for
succcss to pro'ramlllers
and developers by suggcst
ing they dcsign a "wholc
product model." Writtcn
not just for marketing spe
cialists but for all cmploy-
ees whose futures ride on
the success of a technical
product, Crossing the
Chasm delivers crucial
his career, Moore coaches marketing pro-
fe sionals on how to find a niche entrance
to slowly garner mainstream acceptance as
information in an interesting, captivating
style.
The Title Does Not Make the Book
Title: Civil and Environmental
Systems Engineering
By: Revelle, c., Whitlach, E.,
Wright , J.
Course: ENV E 320
Publisher: Prentice Hall 1997
Cost: $]09.95
Weight: Approx. 1.5 pounds
CostIPound: $73.33
BY ANDREW HATELY
Iron Warrior Staff
R
evelle, Whitlach and Wright pro-
vide a light review of engineering
economics and finite mathematics
in this textbook. Beyond the simplex
method described in this textbook, this
book doe, not provide a great deal of con-
tent which is not found in other mandatory
textbook. ..... a good set of course notes,
The "Civil and
Environmental Systems
Engineering" text has a
small form factor and is
reasonably light for a
textbOOk. At a cost of
$73.33 per pound, how-
ever, the benifits of this
textbOok's portability are
outweighed by it's
extravagant price.
the book would hardly be
referenced. The spine on
the copy of the reviewed
text still cracks after being
used for a full term of
ENV E 320.
The writing style of
the aUlhors' is clear and
concise. The new con-
cepts in this book are
well explained and the
book erve well as a
stand-alone guide to the

For those unfamiliar
with finite mathematics
and engineering econom-
ics, the textbook provides
a good general back-
ground. For those who
have economics and finite
mathematics background
and textbooks, this book
provides little new infor-
mation.
Environmental Systems Engineering
Course, ENV E 320. As a complement to
Despite all of the great
in the title of this textbook, it
ranks only a 2 out of 5 for usability.
7
8 Science and Technology The Iron Warrior, Friday, October 9, 1998
ANDERSEN
CONSULTING
To THE POINT
1997 Andersen Consulting
All rights reserved.
A COMPILATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS
New Age Architectures
Tivoli introduces output-management
software
Tivoli Systems released new output-
management software for client/server
systems in an attempt to extend its reach
beyond the mainframe market. The com-
pany's Output Manager was designed to
deliver information to corporate users via a
wide array of client devices such as "fax
machines, printers, and mobile products."
The software runs on Microsoft 's
(Document link not converted) Windows
NT "servers and Windows 95, 98, and NT
clients. A Unix version" is expected to
appear later this year. Company officials
said Output Manager will allow automa-
tion of procedures such as tracking year
2000 problems and proce sing insurance
claims. Tivoli 's expansion into the output-
management software arena will bring the
company into competition with market
leader Dazel (Document link not convert-
ed).
Based on "Tivoli Output Manager tar-
gets client/server," by Cynthia BournelJis,
Computerworld, 31 August 1998, p. 14.
IBM introduces tiny disk drive
IBM (hltp://www.ibm.com!) has
developed a one-inch disk drive for hand-
held consumer devices such as digital
"cameras, cellular phones, anq per-
sonal digital assistants" (PDAs). The
Microdrive i designed to fit the Compact
Flash Type II memory chip slots that now
comc standard in many digital electronic
devices. Company official ay the 0.7
"ounce drive, which can also be used with
a PC card adapter," stores up to 340 MB of
information and operates on two AA bat-
teries. Analysts say the emergence of this
new technology "illustrates quick progress
in the computer storage industry," which
has increased disk storage density by
approximately 60 percent annually in
recent years. IBM officials say the
Microdrive will be available commercially
in mid- 1999.
Based on "IBM to Introduce Disk
Drive of Tiny Size and Big Capacity," by
John Markoff, The New York Times, 9
September 1998, p. C2; "fBM Is Planning
To rntroduce Tiny Disk Drive," by Raju
Narisetti, The Wall Street Journal, 9
September 1998, p.B I I.
Sun unveils U1trasparc strategy
Sun Microsystems
(htlp://www.sun.com) announced a new
strategy for its Ultrasparc line of micro-
processors that is
designed to help the company stay
competitive with rival chipmaker Intel
(Document link not converted). Sun offi-
cials say the company wj[J rei ea. e a 400
MHz version of the Ultrasparc II chip later
this year and plans to unveil a 1.5 GHz
veFsion, dubbed Ultrasparc V, in 2002.
Current versions of the 64-bit Ultrasparc II
run at just 360 MHz. Sun officials say the
sompany will also relea. e a line of inte-
grated chips for lower-end workstations in
addition to embedded processors for hubs
and routers.
Based on "Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Plans Launch of Chips to Stay
Competjtive," by Staff Reporter, The Wall
Street Journal, 1 September 1998, p. B 11;
"Sun sheds light on chip path," by Michael
Kanellos, CINET News.com, I September
I 998
http://www.news.eomINews/ltemlO,4,2590
O,OO.hfm
Computer manufacturers tout new PCI
bus design
Compaq Computer, IBM
(http://www.ibm.com!). and Hewlett-
Packard (HP) (http://www.hp.com/) have
teamed to design a new high-speed
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
bus technology that would quadruple the
speed of the system bus, according to the
companies. The vendors are also working
together to urge Intel
(http://www.intel.eom) to endorse the tech-
nology. The new specification, dubbed
PC/ -X, would speed the connection
between a computer's processor, hard
drive, networking cards, and other compo-
nents. Compaq, mM, and HP officials say
the companies were afraid that Intel's own
proposed bus technology is designed to
solicit royalties and higher component
prices from its customers.
Based on "Intel Faces Challenge
From Customers,"" by Dean Takahashi
and Evan Ramstad, The Wall Street
Journal, 4 September 1998, p. B5;
""Computer Makers Propose New PCI
Design" Andy Patrizio Tech Web 4
September 1998
Oracle announces Application Server
4.0
Oracle introduced version 4.0 of its
Application Server a. part of an effort to
gain a strong foothold in the market for
thin-client, Internet-based computing. The
software is a middle-tier server featuring
Java support, an Object Request Broker,
and a transaction processing monitor.
Application Server 4.0 is designed to sup-
port multi -tier architectures by favoring
browsers and other thin clients at the front
end, Java in the middle, and Oracle data at
the back end. Oracle officials say the
dynamic load balancing capability of
Application Server 4.0 can support a . ig-
nificantly higher volume of users and data
than any other server on the market.
Future versions of Oracle's Application
Server are expected to include support for
Microsoft's Component Object Mode
(COM) Extensible Markup Language
(XML), C++ Common Object Request
Broker Architecture (CORBA) objects,
and private-key security.
Based on "Oracle attacks app server
space," by David Orenstein,
Computerworld, 3 L August 1998, p. 16;
"Want to outsource business apps? Talk to
Oracle," Ellis Booker, InternetWeek, 31
August 1998, p. 10.
Oracle8i to include new Internet File
System, Java and XML support
Oracle (http://www.oracle.com/) i
preparing to unveil the latest incarnation of
its database software, Version 8i.
The new database will feature
expanded support for Internet commerce
applications and will introduce an Internet
File System (IFS) utility. IFS will give
users a way to manage non-relational data
files-including images and text docu-
ments-through a Web browser interface.
Oracle hopes that helping users visualize
the overall data relationships in a file-and-
folders system will make the complex
database technology easier to manage.
Oracle8i will support Java within the
database kernel, allowing it to act as a Java
application server. Users will be able to
store Java applets in the database and exe-
cute them as lavaBeans. Version 8i will
also support Extensible Markup Language
(XML) and Internet-based replication
between Oracle8i and laptop-based Oracle
Lite clients. Users will also be able to
retrieve database information over the
Internet, using protocols such as HTTP,
Internet Inter-ORB (Object Request
Broker) Protocol, and TCPIIP. Oracle8i
will be formally announced later this
month and will ship before the end of the
year.
Based on "Clash of software titans,"
by Paul Krill, InfoWorld, 31 August 1998,
p. 1; "Oracle to unveil 'net-friendly file
system," by Stewart Deck,
Computerworld, 7 September 1998, p. 10,
http://www.computerworld.eomlhome/prin
t.nsjlalll980907670A.
PeopleSoft adds front-office applica-
tions to its ERP offerings
PeopleSoft is partnering with Vantive
and Siebel Systems to add front-office
applications to the company's enterprise
resource planning (ERP) applications.
Vantive and Siebel will link their sales
force automation, customer service, mar-
keting automation, and help desk applica-
tions to PeopleSoft's human resources,
financial, and manufacturing software.
The companies also plan joint develop-
ment, marketing, and cross-training of
sales and help-desk staffs. The new inte-
grated application will be rolled out in the
first half of next year. PeopleSoft is the last
major ERP vendor to add front-office
modules to its offerings, following SAP,
Baan, and Oracle.
Based on " PeopleSoft hops on front-
office bandwagon," by Stannie Holt,
InfoWorld, 31 August 1998" p. 16; "ERP
vendors expand lines," by Tom Stein,
InformationWeek, 31 August 1998,
http://www.techweb.com/se/directlink.cgi
?1WK 19980831 S0023; and "PeopleSoft
ties ERP into front office," by Lloyd Gray,
PC Week, 31 August 1998,
http://www.zdnet.col1l/pcweeklnews/0824/
25epeop.hlml.
IBM enhances AS/400 servers
IBM (hllp://www.ibm.com) unveiled a
series of enhancements to its AS/400 mid-
range family of servers
intended to further improve interoper-
ability and performance. The hardware
and software improvements to the server
line include:
a new 64-bit PowerPC processor, code-
named Northstar, that double application
peeds on the servers;
the latest upgrade to its operating system,
Version 4 Release 3 of OS/400, with
enhanced Java upport, additional security
for e-commerce applications, and
improved interoperability with Unix and
Windows NT;
2.1 TB of storage space and support for
di k compression and hierarchical storage
management;
"encoded vector indexes" for faster data-
base querying; and
support for the Secure Electronic
Transaction protocol, Enterprise
JavaBeans, the most recent version of the
Java Development Kit, and a Java appli-
cation server.
IBM also launched a multimillion-
dollar marketing campaign in an attempt to
convince customers that AS/400 will not
be cut from the company's offerings and t9
alter users' perceptions that the AS/400 is
an outdated proprietary system.
Based on "IBM revamps the AS/400,"
by Martin J. Garvey, InformationWeek, 31
August 1998, p .. 28; "IBM to spruce up
AS/400 systems," by Ted Smalley Bowen,
Info World, 31 August 1998,
htfp://www.infoworld.com/c g i-
bi n/disp/ayA rehi ve.pl? /98/3 5/e05-
35.30.htm; "Open throttle for AS/400," by
Mitch Wagner,
InternetWeek, 31 August 1998,
hup://www.techweb.eom/se/directlink.cgi?
INW19980831S0013;
and "AS/400 revamp to boost app per-
formance," by Jaikumar Vijayan,
Computerworld, 3] August 1998,
http://www.computerworld.eomlhome
/print. nsjlall/98083165 86.
Universal Network
Canadian project announces optical
Internet
The Canadian consortium CANARIE
(Canadian Network for the Advancement
of Research, Indu try, and Education)
announced plans to build a high-speed
backbone for a nationwide optical Internet.
The project, dubbed CA-net 3, will carry
digital traffic at 40 billion bits per second.
CA-net 3 will speed the transfer of data by
eliminating the Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) and Synchronous Optical
Network (So net) networking layers used
by other high speed backbones, including
the US government's Very High
Performance Backbone Network Service
(VBNS), which transmit data at 2.4 GB
per second. CANARIE is al 0 developing
new networking tools to manage the new
technology. CA-net 3's initial connection
will be ready by October, and several uni-
versities and research organizations expect
to be connected to the service by early next
year.
Based on "Canada builds the
Autobahn of information highways," by
Sharon Machlis, Computerworld, 31
August 1998, p. 8.
FCC examines reclassification of con-
verging media
The US Federal Communication
Commission (FCC) is examining ways it
may reclassify the converging offerings of
Internet, telephone, and cable service
providers for regulatory purposes. Many
analysts say the US government's existing
telecommunication laws are outdated and
cannot be applied to new Internet services.
An FCC report, "Internet Over Cable:
Defining the Future in Tenus of the Past,"
suggests that some Internet access services
could be regulated as cable services. The
FCC is seeking industry and consumer
input on how information and communica-
tion services should be classified for regu-
latory purposes. Analysts say the growing
number of mergers between telecommuni-
cations and cable companies, such as the
recent AT&T (Document link not convert-
ed)rrele-Communications Inc. (TCI)
(see "To the Point Cont ... ", page 9)
The Iron Warrior, Friday, October 9, 199 Science and Technology 9
To the Point Cont ...
(continued from page 8)
acqui ition, i forcing the FCC to addres
the issue of convugence.
Ba ed on "Faced With
'Convergence,' FCC Takes Clo er Look at
Internet Access Via Cable," by John
Simon, The Wall Street Journal, 8
September 1998, p. B6; "FCC Slow To
Make Telecom Changes," by Mary
Mo quera, Tech Web, 8 September 1998,
http://www.techweb.comlwire!storyITWBl
9980908S00 13. htm.
Novell NDS for NT 2.0 to simpljfy NT
network administration
Novell unveiled the next version of its
network directory tool for managing net-
works based on Microsoft's Windows NT
platform. Version 2.0 of Novell Directory
Services (NDS) for Windows NT allows
network administrators to manage NT net-
works from a central console. Instead of
rerouting authentication requests across
the network, which requires time and
excessive bandwidth, Version 2.0 enables
management and authentication of users
and files to occur locally. Other enhance-
ments to the product include the ability to
set up and manage file shares, increased
scalability, enhanced password synchro-
nization, and the ability to run Novell's
Z. E.N. works desktop application manage-
ment tool on Windows NT.
Novell also announced its coUabora-
tion with Citrix Systems to bring NOS and
Z.E.N.works to thin clients. By integrat-
ing NDS and Z.E.N.works with Citrix's
WinFrame and MetaFrame thin-client net-
working software, the vendor hope to
simplify the management of applications
and u. er ac ounts-.
Based on "NOS for NT eases admin-
istration," by Laura DiDio,
Computerworld, 7 September 1998, p. 16;
"Novell ships beta of NDS for NT 2.0," by
Emily Fitzhoff, InfoWorld, 7 September
1998, p. 23.
Worldwide Marketplace
Survey reveals financial industry weak
in Web commerce
Although most financial institutions
have increased Internet-related expendi-
tures, few have implemented comprehen-
sive eCommerce initiatives, according to a
global survey of 100 financial services
companies conducted by Ernst & Young.
Only one percent of the companies sur-
veyed claim that selling more products and
services over the Internet. is their main
eCommerce objective. The tudy also
reveals that 70 percent of the companies
surveyed do not have an eCommerce pric-
ing strategy, and 40 percent have not inte-
grated their Internet system with other
business and communications functions.
According to the study, only 34 percent of
European companies believe Internet sys-
tems wil1 help them with customer reten-
tion, compared to over 50 percent of the
US companies surveyed.
Based on "Financial Firms Lack Clear
Strategy For Web Commerce," by
Rebecca Buckman, The Wall Street
Journal, 9
September 1998, p. B 11; "Banks
struggle with Net services," by Reuters,
CINET News.com, 9 September 1998,
http://www.new.comiNews/ltemlO,4,26139
,OO.html.
Microsoft to offer support to NT user
groups
Microsoft announced it would support
and help fund the Worldwide Association
of NT User Groups (WANTUG), an
umbrella organization overseeing about
200 global Window T user group . Thi.
will be Micro off fir t formal relation-
ship with any type of u. er group. WA -
TUG officials ay Micro oft has prorni ed
to offer financial a, si tance and will help
create a WA TUG Web ite that will pro-
vide technical information. They hope the
deal may help pread information on tech-
nology deployment and maintenance
issue to WA TUG members. WANTUG
officials also hope the deal will help forge
closer ties between individual groups 0 a
to increase WANTUG's leverage in di -
cu ions with Micro oft. IBM (Document
link not converted) and International Data
Group (TOG) have announced they will
also provide financial, technical, and pro-
motional support to WANTUG.
Ba ed on "Micro oft reaching out to
user groups," by Sharon Gaudin,
Computerworld, 31 Augu t 1998, p. 1.
Adobe to introduce simplified Web
graphics tool
Adobe Systems announced it is
preparing to roll out a Web imaging tool
targeted at less-experienced graphic
designers. The software, called
ImageStyler, is intended to allow users
who are not profe sional graphics design-
ers to manipulate images and add features
such as logos, banners, buttons, and
JavaScript to their Web sites. While
lmageStyler will have a similar user inter-
face to Adobe's Photoshop and
ImageReady products, it is designed to
serve as a companion to HyperText
Markup Language (HTML) editing prod-
ucts such as Microsoft's (Document link
not converted) FrontPage. ImageS tyler is
Adobe also previewed its next-gener-
ation desktop publishing technology,
code-named K2. This technology will
upport advanced features, uch as the
ability to move text in three dimension.
and magnify text and graphics on a page
by up to 4,000 percent with perfect clarity.
Based on "New Adobe tool will sim-
plify Web graphics," by Jeff Walsh,
InfoWorld, 7 September 1998, p. 5;
"Adobe to introdLlce Web graphics tool,"
by Lee Pender, TechWeb, 7 September
199 8
http://www.techweb.comlwire/storyITWBl
9980907S0003.
Rich media and the future of Internet
advertising
The summer love affair between digi-
tal consumers and convenient (read: easily
ignored) Internet advertisements is fading.
Conflicts of interest have set in, capitula-
tion has dissolved. The advent-and
growing popularity-of more memorable,
artistic, and complicated ads risks gob-
bling up precious bandwidth, confusing
inexperienced advertisers, and terrorizing
novice users.
Editor's Note:
"To The Point", provided by Andersen
Consulting, offers University of Waterloo
Engineering students Information
Technology news and issues. This article
is copyrighted, and is not to be repro-
duced by any means.
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Management Sciences Option to help engineering students understand the issues, concepts
and techniques related to modem management challenges.
You may not need 10 take eXira course ; you ju t need to use your elective courses for
completion of the Option and your final degree in Engineering will reflect completion of
the Management Sciences Option.
Adyantag-es:
Most employers prefer engineers with some knowledge of management.
Most engineers. after 10 years of employment, will find themselves in a management
position.
An undergraduate background in management will be helpful to any graduate degree
in Management Sciences or Business Administration.
The Department of Management Sciences was established in 1969 as a graduate department
and has subsequenrly extended its activities to undergraduate programs. The management
sciences are concerned with the application of scientific methods in the resolution of
complex problems facing management of both private and public sector organizations.
For additional information, please contact David Dilts. Associate Chair for Undergraduate
Studies at 888-4567 ext 4838 or the Undergraduate Secretary at 888-4567 ext. 3286.
Other options are available within lhe facuhy of Engineering; information about them may be found in the University
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LECTURE SERIES
PRESENTS
PROFESSOR DAVID WANG
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO ELECTRICAL
AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
"ROBOTICS FROM THEORY
TO PRACTICE"
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1998
11 :30 AM TO 12:20 PM
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The Budget's back, the Budget's back in town.
ENGINEERING SOCIETY A
FALL 1998 DRAFT BUDGET
I
don't have a lot to say this time 0 I'll
keep it short and sweet. The budget
has been approved by council and the
final budget appear in this issue of the
IW Discuss.
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Orifice: Bank Charges
Payroll and Maintenance
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Executive: Contingency
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Report
by Mike Muffels
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$2,500.00 has been budgeted for
donations. Proposals for donations are
due before the next EngSoc Council meet-
ing on Oct 14/98. The donations are for
student projects and initi atives. If you are
a member of the Engineering Society and
you have a project that requires funding
then you are eligible to apply. If you have
any questions or are un ure if you are eli-
gible to apply please email me and I will
let you know. At the council meeting each
group/individual that submitted a propos-
al will be required to present their propos-
al. The council decides how much money
each group is given by a vote.
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form by Monday, J will have your cheque
ready for you by Wednesday. Please
scotch tape the receipts to the back of the
student expense form, making sure that
the entire receipt is visible. Student
expense forms are available anytime in the
Orifice.
I have scheduled office hour for
onda , ednesday and Friday from
10:30a.m. to II :30a.m. I can answer your
questions then or feel free to stop me in
the halls and ask me anything about
EngSoc and/or its finances. You can also
email me at mjmuffel@engmail.
Courting our American Counterparts
L
ast weekend, Ryerson hosted the
. PEO and Undergraduate
Engineering Societies conference.
an Undergraduate Engineering Education',
' Increasing Interdisciplinary Mixing',
'The Access to Opportunities Program',
VPExternal
Report
by Greg Fylce
'Deregulation' and
'The PEO Student
Member hip.' We
are busily compiling
and preparing the
knowledge acquired
during this confer-
ence for presentation
Alan Cannislraro and
I lead a strong and
eager delegation of
Waterloo engineers
which consisted of
Joseph Crampton
CIA Enviro Chern),
Margaret Tong CIA
Systems) and Marc
Rizkallah (1 A
Systems). A special
=======:=!.I so that you can keep
mention should be extended to the lA
Systems class, who submitted, by far,
more applications for this conference than
any other class. You guys rock!
Our group of first year delegates was
a('tively involved in the weekend event -
adding key points to the di cuss ions, pre-
senting on behalf of workgroups and gen-
erating new ideas for all of the attendees to
address. As with all conferences, teaming
up with highly motivated individuals from
universities across Ontario lead to enlight-
ening new perspectives and invaluable
information sharing. Some of the issues
discussed included: 'Soft Skill Training in
up to date on the cur-
rent issue facing us
as undergraduate engineers. Look for
related articles in the next issue of the Iron
WatTior.
On October 15, Alan and I will be
travelling to the Univer ity of Purdue in
Indiana to attend the NAESC conference.
It is a national American engineering con-
ference that brings together some of the
top engineering chools in the United
States. A small delegation of students
across Canada was invited to attend which
includes the CFES executive. Our man-
date for this conference, as Waterloo rep-
resentatives, is to establi h contacts and
communication with the'student executive
of strong American engineering schools,
obtain a list of international competitions
that we could compete in (and kick butt),
increase the general awareness and visibil-
ity of Canadian universities and to educate
ourselves on how to increase corporate
ence
3) Be active in promoting CFES projects
in your region
4) Become familiar with CFES history,
policies and projects for the upcoming
year
sponsorship. If ______________ _
there are any issues "0 da fi h'
that you believe ur man te or t lS
CFES stands for
the
Federation
Canadian
of should be brought conference, as Waterloo
up during this con- representatives, is to Engineering Students.
ference, please It is the Canadian-wide
come and ee me in establish contacts and equivalent of our
the Orifice or e- communication with the EngSoc. A booklet is
mail me available in the orifice
(gfyke@engmaii). student executive of if you wish to learn
CFES is look- strong American engi- more about CFES enti-
ing for someone to neering schools ... " tied, "CFES for
fill a regional Dummies." They also
director position. _______________ have a website:
The responsibilities of thi pOSition are as http://www.cfes.ca Please speak to me if
follow: you would like more information or if you
I) Ensure that decision made by the board
reflect the opinion. expres ed by federa-
tion members at CCES and agree with the
visioning statement of the CFES
2) Attend four annual Board of Directors
meeting by either Internet chat or confer-
are intere ted in applying for this position.
1 have been ensured that it does not require
too much work but promises to be an inter-
esting and rewarding role. The deadline
for applications is November 3.
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High Time for Proposals
T
he WEEF Report is back and all the
Assi tant Director and my elf
would like to thank all of tho e who
have contributed to
thi thing called
WEEF. La t Friday
wa the last day you
could request your
donation back and it
look like more peo-
ple donated this term
than any other term in
the last four years.
The final numbers haven't been tabulated
(that will be ready for the next exciting
issue of the Iron Warrior) but preliminary
numbers show that the participation rate
for all of undergraduate engineering will
be about 75%. If this number holds up
then that means there is an increa e of 4%
over last term and 3% compared to the '96
and '97 fall terms. Thi is a pleasant sur-
prise and it shows that the majority of
engineering students understand the
importance of the foundation.
In other WEEF news, the Annual
General Meeting (AGM) will take place
on Thursday, October 15, 1998. This is a
meeting where all members of WEEF
(every single undergraduate engineering
student) is invited to learn more about
what WEEF ha done, what WEEF is
doing, and what WEEF will do in the
future. In addition to this titillating topic
of discussion the official naming cererpo-
ny of the new WEEF lab will take place.
There wiU al 0 be a cool reception where
you can mix and mingle with the Dean.
your class profe sor and all of your
WEEF
Report
by Mark Cesana
friend . It hould
be a pretty exciting
get together and I
hope to ee all of
you there.
Finally, I'd like
to remind e eryone
that you can now
submit (or ummit,
as my roommate
pell it) your WEEF propo al . The easi-
est way to submit a propo al is to go to the
WEEF web page which can be ea ily
reached through a link on the EngSoc
homepage or go directly there at
http://w\Vw.eng.uwmer[oo.ca/groups/weef
Once your on the web page it is pretty im-
pIe to download the blank proposal form,
fill it out, and e-mail it back to
weej@helix. Remember that anyone can
submit a proposal. The purpose of WEEF
is to spend money in order to benefit
undergraduate engineering education, so
do something positive about your educa-
tion and get your WEEF money working
for you in the best way possible.
Now I will have to use the word
WEEF for the 13th time in this article and
that is about all. So remember to look for
signs about the AGM and get those pro-
posals in by October 29. Ciao for now.
Microsoft Seminars
INA SODHI
4A Electrical Engineering
C
oming back from our workterms, I
am sure we all realize how much
there is to know in the workplace.
Not only is there so much to know, but
there are always new developments to
keep on top of.
This term I am a Student Consultant
for Microsft here on campus. That means
that I'll be working with Microsoft to pro-
vide information and seminars for the stu-
dents and faculty on campus.
Over the course of the term, tech talks
will be organized for everyone to attend.
The talks will start off focusing on
WindowsNT (5.0) and Visual Studio (6.0).
We'll have demos and highlights of key
features in the most recent versions.
Studio. But before something like that is
planned, we need to gel an idea of the
demand for that. If you are interested in
attending that sort of thing, email me at
nksodhi@engmail. Indicate what level of
class - novice, intermediate, advanced -
you would like to see. (They would be
free of charge.) AI 0, if there is anything
else you would like to see happen on cam-
pus let me know.
This is a great opportunity for us to
learn a lot outside of what is available to
us in classes. WindowsNT and Visual
Studio are widely used and knowledge of
them is always going to be an asset
whether we use the product everyday or
not.
Hard Core Picture Hanging: Chris Bardon shows off the latest picture to adorn the walls
in POETS. The picture of the TOOL is a full size photograph of the mascot.
piwlO by: Andrew Hately
Meetings, Conferences, Meetings
!
Wi h I had more jlli e for thi , write-up,
but I don'. ATOP ( ccess to
Opportunities
Program). the govern-
ment initiative to dou-
ble the pace in
E&CE Ontario-wide
has not yet be n final -
ized for University of
Waterloo. A. [ men-
tioned in my last col-
umn, the university
will be tak.ing part, but
the counter-proposal is , till on the table
and some of the detail. are yet unk.nowll.
Deregulation i. still up in the air. And now
on our plate is the CEAB (Canadian
Engineering Accreditation Board) require-
ment to have a design aspect for upper
year students. All that and more, in the
next TW President's Report.
A couple of weeks ago at OESP
(Ontario Engineering Society Presidents),
the chools decided to work together on a
number of Engineering issues. ATOP,
deregulation and other curriculum-related
issue will be jointly dealt with by ESSCO
(Engineering Student Societies Council of
Ontario - consists of all Engineering
chools in Ontario). We've also set up
ESSCOW (change "of Ontario" to "on
Orientation Week" in ESSCO) to look at
standardizing, or at least jointly organiz-
ing, frosh weeks for all ESSCO member
chools. It'll give us the opportunity to
benefit from the strengths of other schools
and them to benefit from ours.
OESP wa also a time for ESSCO to
gain focus. Many conferences are spent
educating delegates on the issues in que -
tion . We're now working on setting up an
nta1to- de reso man so at any
questions with regards to any of the mem-
ber schools can he looked lip q\lickly and
painlessly.
The TOOL workshop will hav' been
held by the time this article is printed und
I'll give you an update in thc next i1isue.
Depending on how feedback is made at the
work, hop, we may be looking at making
ome minor change to our current TOOL
, etup, or at least
formalizing the
President's
Report
by Alall Canll;stmm
objecti e of The
TOOL (i.e. what it
repn;senL, how we
want people to per-
ceive it, etc.)
The exec met
with the AHS exec
to discuss possible
joint
between the t\ 0 faculties.
activities
Currently,
Engineering :,luys much to ourselves,
obliviolls of whatever else occurs on cam-
pus. Withjoinl aeti itic, between our two
faculties, we'll huve the opportunity to
meet more people and be open to attending
more event . We'll also balance our 77%
male population with their more than 50%
female population. Woohoo!
Next weekend, Greg and I will be
heading up to NAESC, a conference for all
the American engineering schools. We've
been cho en to go as representative of
CFES (Canadian Federation of
Engineering Students) and we hope to
bring a lot back from it. There's a lot that
we can learn from our friend in the south,
from corporate sponsorships to competi-
tions . .
So, that's it for this week. I realize
that most of this week's report was a sum-
mary of what will be in next week's arti-
cle. I just want to make sure that all the
info I'll be filling you in on i up to date
and accurate.
But now, I'm off to the EI (i.e.
Douglas Wright) building dedication to
bave some free wine and cheese with tbe
un.i it)' -w
golf Jesson. Following that, J have a fac-
ulty dinner to ro to (rrad: mort' fr e wine).
Olt, the (If hciug pn:sltknl.
And then I I 'aVl' I'm tlte PEO cllIIfer
cncc. Y 't thinp that I'll h' putting
off 'til n t week .
Frosh Week Follow Up
W
ell, it's October so things have
finally started to settle down,
except for co-op of course. For
all the 4-stream frosh
who are new to co-op,
keep an eye out for
the resume critique
and interview skills
workshops going on,
or email Mitch the
resume director (mae-
valen@engmail) for a
little help figuring it
all out.
There's been a lot going on, so first a
couple thank you's. First, thanks to
Meghan and Ian for organizing Circus
Eng. ]{'s a great event and I'm looking for-
ward to seeing it happen year after year!
Thanks also to the Internal Special Events
directors who have been organizing lots of
activities this term, and have many more
to come'
Joint Events with AHS
Your exec mel with the AHS exec at
the end of September to plan joint events
for students in both faculties. Plans
include inviting them to our external spe-
cial and athletic events, holding a AHS-
Engineering Pub Night at FED hall, and
possibly a Social later this term.
Frosh Stuff
Frosh week was a month ago now,
and we'd like to hear what you thought
about it. Fill oul the Frosh Week l>urvey at
http://engsoc.uwaterloo.('a/FroshSurvey
or follow the link
off the EngSoc
homepage. Any
leaders who would
like to make com-
ments on the week
VP Internal
Report
by Jennifer Motu" can email the super-
huges c/o Ryan
(rapl'llty@engmail)
or leave an anony-
mous comment in
the EngSoc box (hesidc the lW
office).
If you'd like to be a frosh leader next
year, make 1iure you complete the
Orientation training through FED$. If
you've already completed it (Le. you were
a leader this year) you don't have to 1\0 it
again. Check out the link off our web page
for details.
The webmasters have been busy
keeping our web page up to date, so c1teck
it often. It's /lIlP://(!Ilgsoc.uwClterlae.ca/
(bookmarked for all engineers). While
you're there, check out the POETS survey
to let us know what you think of our fine
student lounge and any changes you'd like
to see.
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