Daily Bulletin, Thursday, January 5, 1995

JUST BRIEFLY:  It's the last day for students to register for the winter
term without running into "late fees" that start at $10 a day.  Inquiries:
graduate students should turn to the university graduate office on the
third floor of Needles Hall (e-mail gradoffice@nh2adm), while
undergraduates should turn to the registrar's office on the second
floor of NH.  For "payment problems", the person to consult, according
to the registration newsletter, is Wayne Gadsby in the student accounts
section of financial services, cashier's office, Needles Hall, phone
ext. 2894.

AUDITIONS start today for FASS 1995, "Village Don of the Dead", which hits
the Humanities Theatre stage February 1-4.  "Theatre experience isn't
necessary, but enthusiasm is," says Paul McKone of engineering computing,
this year's producer of the annual faculty-alumni-staff-student show,
which likes to describe itself as "a home-groan musical comedy".
Auditions happen in Humanities room 334, today and Friday from 7 to 10
p.m., Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.

CLUBS from archery to equestrian, table tennis to weight training, are
getting going under the campus recreation program this term.  Today's
"club information and sign up day", from 11:30 to 1:30 in Gym 3 of the
Physical Activities Complex.  All students are welcome, as are faculty,
staff and others who have bought a campus recreation membership for this
term.  (Basic rate: $48 a term, from the cashier's office in Needles
Hall.)  At least one club isn't wasting any time once club day is over:
the Kendo Club holds its first meeting at 7 tonight, to get started on
"a balanced exercise of mind, sword and body".

JANUARY 25 is the date set for Canada-wide protests against the federal
government's proposal to "reform" higher education funding by pulling
out most of the money it now spends in that area, introducing a new
student loan program, and letting tuition fees double to something like
twice their current level.  Students at some institutions will be on
"strike" for the day, boycotting classes.

A strike isn't planned at UW, but two groups with different emphases are
organizing events for that day, a Wednesday.  The Federation of Students
is stressing "discussion of a publicly accessible post-secondary education
system", says David Drewe of the academic affairs office.  He said Feds
organizers have been in touch with the deans of UW's six faculties, 
"soliciting professors" who will give up some of their class time on
January 25 for such purposes.  Late in the day, speakers from government
and education organizations have been invited to a major session at
Federation Hall.  Drewe says mass protests accomplish little: "What we
have to do is develop alternatives and make governments aware of these
alternatives."

Meanwhile, a self-selected Anti-Cuts Committee, working under the auspices
of WPIRG, is organizing "an educational campaign" that's meant to involve
as many students as possible.  Its biggest event will be a noon-hour
rally in the arts quadrangle.  The committee is "more grass-roots" than
the Federation, says one of its members, Bryan Smyth.  "We think their
efforts are insufficient," he said, "but we're not opposed."  The committee
argues that governments won't listen to student leaders' polite approaches
unless it's clear that a mass of students is in support of what's being
said.

AND BIRTHDAY greetings to Gary Griffin, director of teaching resources and
continuing education.  His term at TRACE was scheduled to end December 31,
but has been extended through April 30, 1995, while the search for his
successor goes on.

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