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Friday, August 11, 1995

Exams end, students rejoice

All loud hurrahs and tinklings of beer glasses can be easily explained tomorrow as exams come to an end for the term. The work now turns to marking, so expect further celebrations among faculty members in coming days.

The end of exams marks the beginning of three weeks of quiet time on campus. Here's some proof:

Federation Hall is closed until September 4, while the Bombshelter will have reduced hours next week. Except for next Wednesday when it'll be open from noon until 1 a.m., the bar will be open for lunch only, from noon to 2 p.m. all week. The Bombshelter closes for the term on Friday the 18th and will re-open on Tuesday, September 5.
Library hours are also being reduced starting Sunday and will remain in effect until September 10. Dana Porter and the Davis Centre libraries will close at6 p.m. Monday through Friday and will be closed on weekends. The Map and Design library will maintain regular Monday to Friday hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) but will have no weekend hours.

Sew what else is new?

While students leave the campus, a delegation of about 300 sewing enthusiasts from across North America are making their way here for the second annual Academy of Creative Sewing. The conference features 29 instructors leading numerous workshops on all manner of sewing techniques, materials and such. "It's a sewer's paradise," says conference organizer Louise Monteith, owner of Seams Sew Fine in Waterloo.

Participants, staying in the village 2 residence until Tuesday, will work on everything from heirloom camisoles and quilts to recycled jean jackets and pleated lamp shades. If only they could teach me to sew buttons onto some shirts.

Apart from needlework, the conference also features lunches, dinners, evening performances and a final banquet.

Tour group is China-bound

On Sunday, a tour group is off to China to "learn about aspects of its history, philosophy, religion, culture, geography and economics."

Places visited will include Beijing, Xian, Chengdu, Kunming, Shanghai, Suzhow, Haughzhon, Hong Kong and Macao.

The program consists of lectures by Merrill Hunsberger, professor of Chinese, Japanese and Korean history and culture at UW and Renison College, presentations by guest lecturers, informal group discussions and visits to selected historical sites. The tour, which may be taken for degree credit, ends September 5.

"Another day older and deeper in debt..."

Happy birthday to Georgina Russell in the math faculty's computing facility. Says a trusted source: "She won't give her her age, but she has a T-shirt which reads 'Don't trust anyone under 43.'" Say no more.

Horacio Oliveira
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4567 ext. 5719
hmolivei@nh3adm.uwaterloo.ca

Editor: Chris Redmond, credmond@uwaterloo.ca