Daily Bulletin, Thursday, April 21, 1994

A SPECIAL DAY is today, according to our trusty copy of Chase's Annual
Events.  To begin with, it's the Queen's birthday; it's also the birthday
of Friedrich Froebel, who invented kindergartens; it's the first day of
Ridvan, an important festival for followers of the Baha'i faith worldwide.

And Texas A&M University today observes the annual Muster of students and
former students, a tradition dating from 1883.  We're not aware of any
Aggies at Waterloo, but no doubt there are a few: greetings to them, if
they're not away at College Station hearing the ceremonial rifles fire.

STATUS OF WOMEN:  Here are a few more selected recommendations from the
recent report on "The Status of Women at the University of Waterloo":

     (38a) Given that the concept of academic freedom includes the right
     to conduct research in "non-traditional" areas or subjects, Chairs
     and Promotion and Tenure Committees must not penalize those who choose
     to do so.

     (39a) Each Faculty should create a procedure for monitoring the
     progress of women students in fields in which women have traditionally
     been under-represented.

     (39c) All Faculties should be encouraged to participate in the
     Distance Education program, and support money should be made available 
     for that purpose.

     (40c) A study of failure rates for male and female students over the
     last ten years should be undertaken in an attempt to detect any
     systemic barriers to women.

     (41c) The maximum time limits for the completion of a graduate degree
     should be extended for students registered on a part-time basis.

FEMINIST SPEAKERS:  Two speakers on women's issues hit campus today.
Speaking at noon (Math and Computer 5158) is Constance Backhouse of the
University of Western Ontario, on "Sexual Harassment -- What's Left to Be
Done?" Speaking at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre is Paula J. Caplan of the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.  Her topic (which is also the
title of her recent book): "Lifting a Ton of Feathers -- A Woman's Guide
to Surviving in the Academic World".  Admission is free.

WETLANDS EVENT:  UW's Wetlands Research Centre will sponsor an international 
symposium Friday and Saturday (April 22-23) aimed at conserving our wetlands.
The event, being held at a Niagara Falls hotel, is meant to provide a forum 
for current research on wetlands and their environmental gradients, 
boundaries and buffers. A wetland is an area saturated with water that 
supports plant and animal life.  "An understanding of environmental 
gradients -- physical, chemical and biological -- is a prerequisite to the 
delineation of wetlands boundaries," says Barry Warner, geography professor.

STORE WILL CLOSE:  With the end of UW's fiscal year end approaching next
week, the UW Computer Store notes that it will be closed Friday, April 29,
for year-end inventory.  It will be open again starting Monday, May 2, for
the usual hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  A note from the store's Susan Whittle:
"Many departments have orders that must be picked up by April 28 in order
to assure that they will not lose the funds."

AUCTION AT WLU:  A private concert by the Penderecki String Quartet is the
top prize in a fund-raising auction to be held at Wilfrid Laurier University
on Saturday night.  The auction is part of a three-year campaign to raise
$300,000 to establish the Penderecki as quartet-in-residence at WLU.  Several
trips are also listed as prizes for the auction -- and so is the commission
of a three-minute instrumental or vocal composition by WLU music professor
Barrie Cabena.  Tickets for the event (John Aird Centre, 7 p.m.) are $10
in advance from 884-0710 ext. 3800.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
888-4567 ext. 3004      credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca