Daily Bulletin, Friday, November 7
Chris Redmond
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Friday, November 7, 2003
* _Future students see UW tomorrow_
* _Houses become 'Columbia Lake Village'_
* _Federal grants for three projects_
* _Two weekend events for Grebel_
* _Happening on a busy campus_
Editor: Chris Redmond cred...@uwaterloo.ca
_[6]Eclipse of the moon Saturday night _
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[Copy centre logos]
_UW Graphics_ [7]has announced a new image for its four copy centres,
all in central campus buildings: Carbon Copy (formerly the engineering
copy centre) in the new CEIT, Davis Copy just outside the Davis Centre
library, Pixel Planet in Math and Computer (replacing the math copy
centre and the Pixel Pub), and Express Copy (formerly Graphics
Express) in the Dana Porter Library. A "walking tour" promotion next
week invites customers to visit all four locations, get a card stamped
at each of them and end up with "a free gift".
Future students see UW tomorrow
UW will welcome thousands of prospective students and their families
tomorrow at the annual [8]You@Waterloo Day open house, aimed at those
who can't wait until spring's Campus Day.
The event for an estimated 4,000 visitors runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
tomorrow, and includes faculty and program information, campus and
residence tours, co-op education presentations and introductory
sessions about UW.
Visitors will be given an overview of the university, says a UW news
release, "as an exciting day is being planned with lots of information
to help students decide which university is best for them.
"After going on 50-minute campus tours, the university-bound students
will be able to attend information sessions on academic programs. Then
they can visit faculty information booths at the Student Life Centre.
UW's Office for Persons with Disabilities and Co-operative Education
and Career Services will also have information booths.
"Later, they will be able to take tours of the residences on campus.
Throughout the day, they can check out campus food outlets, along with
the UW Bookstore, UW Shop and Techworx. UW's university colleges --
Conrad Grebel, Renison, St. Jerome's, and St. Paul's United -- will
also host tours and provide information."
Houses become 'Columbia Lake Village'
The Columbia Lake Townhouse complex has a new name as of today:
Columbia Lake Village. The change was approved by the board of
governors last week. The official building abbreviation becomes CLV,
says Marita Williams, manager of space utilization and planning.
The complex currently includes [9]the existing 99 townhouses, built in
1987 and lived in by upper-year students for most of the years since
then. This fall, with the arrival of the "double cohort", the
townhouses were converted to first-year residences.
The complex will more than double in size early in 2004 when 120 more
houses, currently garish in pink insulation, are finished and ready
for use. They're designated for married graduate students. Eventually,
the total on the site, north of Columbia Street and east of
Fischer-Hallman Road, could reach almost 400 houses.
Bud Walker, UW's director of business operations, notes that the plan
is for all the houses to become "the UW graduate student housing
community. Graduate students with dependents will reside in the new
units and single graduates will be housed in the existing townhouses.
"The intent is to have the complex evolve into a community of graduate
student scholars with services and programs tailored to the graduate
community. Graduate Studies and Housing want to create an attractive
graduate village environment that will enhance our graduate student
community and our graduate studies program.
"With construction of the new townhouses, housing had to come up with
a name for the new units or decide to go with one name for the entire
complex. That presented the opportunity to choose a name that better
represented the plan and character of the complex. Hence the choice of
Village, versus Townhouses."
Federal grants for three projects
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), New Opportunities Fund,
has awarded grants to three research projects involving five newly
recruited faculty members at UW, the media relations office has
announced.
The awards were given to Brendan McConkey, biology, $118,000; Vladimir
Bantseev, optometry, $303,291; and Michael Collins, mechanical
engineering, Michael Fowler and Leonardo Simon, both chemical
engineering, $152,288.
The New Opportunities Fund enables eligible universities "to provide
research infrastructure for faculty members within 18 months of their
first full-time academic appointment in Canada, so that these
researchers can undertake leading-edge research".
_McConkey's project_ is titled "Differential In-gel Electrophoresis
System For Proteome Analysis". Says a CFI announcement: "The DIGE
system is incredibly versatile and can analyse proteins from almost
any source. Upcoming projects that will use this system include
analysis of human proteins involved in cellular aging;
characterization of protein expression in biotech micro-organisms,
used to produce anti-clotting drugs; identification of low-abundance
protein complexes in yeast; and identification of targets for protein
structure prediction. . . .
"This system will permit differential quantification of hundreds to
thousands of proteins within a single experiment. In addition to this
capability, this system is a perfect complement to the UW Mass
Spectrometry Facility, which can be used to determine amino acid
sequence and modifications to proteins isolated using the DIGE
system."
_Bantseev's project_ is "Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope for
Research in Vision Science and Biology". CFI says the funding "will
make it possible to further develop a new and unique approach to the
study of the eye, both in terms of basic science related to eye
development and in applied research.
"The applied research will have an important impact on two major
problems of national and international importance: namely the
development of a humane way of testing eye toxicity and a new approach
to the study of the effects of glaucoma on the eye."
_The engineering project_ is "A Facility for the Development of Novel
Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Applications". CFI says
the new funding will provide "the capability to perform cutting-edge
research in the combined areas of nanostructured materials and
alternative energy applications.
"It is intended that the polymers developed through characterization
and long-term testing of term performance and durability be assessed
to determine their reliability for use in advanced photovoltaic and
fuel cell applications. Characterization and testing of these
nanostructured polymers and the assessment of properties in-situ will
be crucial in determining their suitability and understanding
mechanisms of failure. As an added benefit, the equipment
significantly contributes to the materials characterization
capabilities in the departments of Chemical and Mechanical
Engineering."
Two weekend events for Grebel
A lecture tonight and a celebration on Sunday make it a big weekend
for Conrad Grebel University College, UW's Mennonite affiliate.
[Toews] This evening, educator, theologian and New Testament scholar
John Toews _(left)_ will discuss the "Biblical Theology of Leadership
Affirmation: Rethinking Ordination" as he gives Grebel's Benjamin Eby
Lecture for this year. The lecture starts at 7 p.m. in the Grebel
chapel.
Toews was president of the college from 1996 until earlier this year,
and is currently adjunct professor at Fresno Pacific University and
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary in Fresno, California. A
specialist in the Book of Romans, Toews has spent much of his career
in leadership roles at Mennonite educational institutions across North
America.
As the abstract for his lecture indicates, Toews has strong,
well-researched recommendations for the church and its leaders.
"John's research will undoubtedly be of interest to Mennonites and
others who are wrestling with questions of ordination in their
theology and in their churches," says Marlene Epp, academic dean at
Grebel.
The lecture series was established in 1985 and is a forum for Grebel
faculty members to share their research and reflections with the
larger college and university community. It's named after Benjamin Eby
(1785-1853), a leader in the Mennonite Church and in education.
Sunday afternoon, Grebel will hold a dedication service at 3 p.m. for
its just-completed building expansion, which includes an atrium named
in honour of Toews.
"The four-storey glass atrium is essentially completed, just in time
for the dedication ceremony on Sunday," says Jennifer Konkle,
communications officer at Grebel. "The John E. Toews Atrium links the
residence and academic buildings, creating a large space filled with
couches for visiting. Above, catwalks provide easy access to the
library and elevator, making Grebel more wheelchair accessible. The
new coffee bar, Common Ground, is set to open shortly."
Her invitation for Sunday: "Gather in the atrium for a brief program,
followed by tours of the new residence rooms, apartments, music
studios and more! Refreshments will follow."
United Way campaign over target
The on-campus United Way campaign has passed its $150,000 goal --
"thanks," says co-chair Pat Cunningham, "to the generous donations
from our university community and the hard work of the many volunteers
across campus."
She says special events across campus raised about $10,000 of the
$160,000 that has come in so far. Contributions can be sent to [10]the
campus United Way office through November.
Winner of the last big donor prize was Helene McLenaghan of the French
department, "who will enjoy dining at the University Club courtesy of
Food Services and the United Way campaign," Cunningham says.
Happening on a busy campus
This morning, the Entrepreneurs' Association of the University of
Waterloo presents its "first annual" [11]Fusion 2003. The conference
is designed to allow business students from Wilfrid Laurier University
_to network with technology students from UW_ in an entrepreneurial
environment. It's a joint event with Advancing Canadian
Entrepreneurship (ACE) Laurier, and takes place at the Four Points
Sheraton in Kitchener.
The second annual _Image Processing Workshop_ is under way in the
Davis Centre, involving researchers from across the country; it's
hosted by the Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence laboratory (in
the systems design engineering department) and the local branch of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
_Co-op work reports_ from the spring term that were marked by co-op
coordinators are available for pickup today in the Tatham
Centre. . . . Today's [12]career services seminars are _"Interview
Skills: The Basics"_ and "Preparing for Questions". . . . The Sandford
Fleming Foundation this week, and finals are scheduled for today at
noon in Doug Wright Engineering room 2534. . . . The Environmental
Studies Society holds its final brown-bag session with _municipal
election candidates_ today, hosting John Turvey and Angela Vieth from
11:30 to 1:00 in the ES I coffee shop. . . .
The department of anthropology holds its big annual event today:
In celebration of the awarding of the Anthropology Silver Medal for
Academic Excellence to Ms. Lindsay Walker, the Department of
Anthropology has invited Dr. Lynn Snyder of the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. to give our annual lecture. Dr.
Snyder, whose recent work has included research on the history of
anthropology at the Smithsonian, will speak under the title "Before
There were Horses: _10,000 Years of Dogs and People in North
America_". The talk will start at 3:30 p.m. in Arts Lecture room
105. A reception will follow in PAS 3005, 5:00-6:30, at which the
Department of Anthropology will announce the 2003 winner of the Sal
Weaver Memorial Tuition Scholarship in honour of our late colleague
and friend, Sal Weaver, who taught in the Anthropology Section for
over 25 years.
Jacqueline Macpherson at ext. 2520 should have last-minute
information.
The [13]Waterloo-Israel Political Affairs Committee presents a talk
today: "[14]Ishmael Khaldi, an Israeli-Bedouin, will be coming to
campus to talk about his experience as _a minority in the State of
Israel_, and the transition that his people have been going under."
The talk starts at 11:30 in the Environmental Studies I courtyard.
The Bombshelter pub presents _"3 Bands for 3 Bucks"_ tonight. . . .
There's an _all-ages New Year's warmup party_ at Federation Hall
tonight, semi-formal, $5 cover charge. . . . _"Fifth Business"_ plays
starting at 9 p.m. at the Graduate House. . . .
From New Year's to Easter, and it's still November: student volunteers
with the Easter Seals campaign are organizing "Power Play Challenge"
tomorrow afternoon, _a ball hockey tournament_ to be held in the
Westmount Place shopping centre parking lot, just south of campus.
"Register your team of six players," a flyer invites, collect some
pledges, and show up and play, not to mention eating the pizza and
spaghetti that are part of the day's fun. Last-minute details:
568-8556.
Saturday night at the Humanities Theatre:
India Waterloo Linkage at UW and the local Hindu Temple invite you
to enjoy _an evening of tantalizing dance_ featuring vibrant art
directors of two Canadian dance companies specializing in two
different Indian dance forms, namely north Indian Kathak and south
Indian Bharatanatyam. In addition to these pure dances, you are
going to experience a fusion of north and south Indian dances with
the western dance forms. The show is aptly named North, South,
West. In addition, you will enjoy complimentary snacks and
refreshments in the intermission. The performance consists of ten
explosive, fast-paced numbers.
The show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $15 from the Humanities box
office.
Information systems and technology is warning of _Internet connection
interruptions_ in the early hours of Sunday ("multiple interruptions
of up to 30 minutes") as Hydro One Telecom upgrades its wiring. . . .
The annual _Maclean's_ magazine that rates Canadian universities is
_expected to hit the newsstands_ on Sunday. . . . _National Technology
Week_, sponsored by the Canadian Council of Technicians and
Technologists and the National Council of Deans of Technology, winds
up this weekend. . . .
_Sports this weekend:_ The men's soccer Warriors are in Montreal for
the national championship tournament, and began with a 1-0 loss to St.
Mary's last night. They'll play the Universite de Montreal today.
Meanwhile, the cross-country runners are in Moncton for the national
championships. The badminton team is at Western today, and hosts
Toronto tomorrow morning and Ryerson on Sunday morning in the PAC gym.
The basketball Warriors host York tonight and Laurentian tomorrow,
with women's teams playing at 6 p.m. and men's teams at 8 p.m. both
nights. The women's hockey Warriors are at Toronto today and host
Laurier at 7:00 Sunday night at the Icefield; the men's hockey team is
at York tomorrow afternoon. The women's volleyball team will host
Ottawa on Saturday afternoon and Lakehead on Sunday afternoon in the
PAC. And the swim team is at McMaster on Saturday.
CAR
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Matthew Nichols
> houses, currently garish in pink insulation, are finished and ready
> for use. They're designated for married graduate students.
I'm very skeptical of the correctness of that final sentence. A few years
ago the requirement of marriage to live in the UW place apartments
(formerly Married Students' Apartments) was dropped because it was
believed to violate various non-discrimination laws (i.e. single-parent
families, common-law couples, same-sex couples--although this specific one
would no longer be the case today--would not be allowed to live there).
So, I doubt that UW has "re-introduced" such a requirement for the new
residence.
I'm curious where that information came from?
./matt
DG
They're for students with live-in dependants. So the last sentence is
not entirely correct.