Daily Bulletin, Tuesday, August 2, 1994

EXAM FEVER:  It's that time of the term again, time to seriously
hit the books.  Examinations for the spring term begin today and
end Saturday, August 13. Results are due August 19.

STORES WILL CLOSE:  The Bookstore and the UW Shop are closing for
two weeks effective next Monday due to the major renovations at
South Campus Hall.  Both stores will open their doors August 22,
complete with brand new fixtures, among other improvements.

"Staff will be at work, preparing for our reopening and fall
rush," says director Arlene Klapman.  "We will be receiving and
replying to all mail; voicemail messages will be answered on a
daily basis."  For immediate assistance, please call Florence
Foster at ext. 2902.

CELEBRATING THE COMET:  Open house at the physics department's
observatory, during the recent collisions between Comet Shoemaker-
Levy 9 and the planet Jupiter, was a great success, says Judy
Weerheim, the department's administrative assistant.

To thank the volunteers at open house, the department is buying
pizza tonight at the Graduate House for the nine graduate
students who handled the crowds around the telescope.  Everybody
from the dean of science to physics colleagues will be there to
celebrate.  Overall, about 1,000 people attended the week-long
open house at the observatory.

Looking back, Weerheim reports that on July 16, more than 500
people arrived in the evening at the Physics building
observatory, hoping to view Jupiter.  "Many were discouraged with
the long lineup and sporadic cloud cover, but 350 people
eventually toured the small observatory."

She adds that many children attended, including an eight-month-
old baby whose parents wanted to be able to tell her as an adult
that she saw the impact on Jupiter.  "We were rewarded with a
clear view of Jupiter, including the bands, and four of the 17
known moons were clearly visible."

Weerheim notes that there will be a special seminar on September
15 at which some of the students will report on their
observations of Jupiter.  "We hope to be able to show some actual
images of the collisions which were downloaded from the Hubble
Space Telescope."

IN THE RESIDENCES:  With Jack Dunnington, long-time manager of
Student Village 1, retired as of Aug. 1, duties have been
extended at the housing office.  Wendy Cooper, manager of the
Married Student Apartments, now also looks after Village 1.  Dave
Reynolds continues as manager of Village 2 and Columbia
Townhouses.  Both report to housing manager Gail Clarke.

RETIRING AT GUELPH:  The University of Guelph's special early
retirement scheme has exceeded expectations -- with 10 per cent
of regular full-time employees taking advantage of the offer.
The retirees will depart gradually over the next two years.

"Now we will be able to proceed in a more voluntary, collegial
manner and avoid the potential of severe budget decisions in
1996," says president Mordechai Rozanski.  In April 1996,
Ontario's cash-saving social contract expires in the public
sector, including universities.

Picking the enhanced early retirement package were 247 out of 562
eligible faculty and staff members.  The university had expected
100 to 120 to take up the offer.

John Morris,
UW News Bureau, (519) 888-4444
jmorris@mc1adm.uwaterloo.ca