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Monday, November 6, 1995

Change at parking lot C

Well, that's been exactly the problem: getting into lot C, one of the two big ones at the corner of University Avenue and Seagram Drive, has involved fumbling for the right change and inserting it at the entrance gate. Result: traffic jams.

Starting today, it'll be different, says Elaine Koolstra, manager of parking services. Cars get into C lot free, but it'll cost 75 cents to leave. That should reduce the congestion, since not everybody's leaving at the same time, Koolstra suggests. The lot has two gates; one is in operation today and the other, still barricaded, should be open by the end of the week. The 75-cent payment for escape from the lot can be made in the form of three quarters, or one loonie (yes, the gates give change).

The parking office also announces that re-registration for users of parking lot B will take place November 8 through 17. The procedure is the same as it's been for H lot over the past few days: users will get a new registration form (look for it under a windshield wiper) and should bring the form along with the present parking card to the parking office in the General Services Complex.

Checking out personal safety

A team of volunteers will be going out tonight, starting from Federation Hall at about 6:30, to do a "safety audit" of selected areas on the periphery of campus. The idea is to look in detail at lighting, sight-lines, spots from which a passer-by might be surprised, and other factors that affect people's safety and their feelings of safety.

The safety audit -- like several previous audits that have covered most of the main campus -- is sponsored by UW's "personal safety committee", which includes student representatives and people from such departments as student affairs and the safety office. Last-minute information should be available from Jane Dietrich, one of the coordinators, at jodietri@mc1adm.

Co-op enters a new phase

They call it the "continuous phase", the interviewing process that goes on for the rest of this term for co-op students who haven't yet found winter term jobs. "Students with no previous interviews or who were not ranked by employers should start applying to jobs again," says a memo from the co-op department. The first continuous phase job posting should be available in Needles Hall at 10 this morning.

And speaking of employers . . . the Waterloo Advisory Council holds its fall meeting on campus tonight and tomorrow. Pam Waechter of the co-op department explains what WAC is all about:

The Council was established to bring advice from Canadian industry, business and government to the University of Waterloo in the cntinuing development of its education, research, and administrative programs and in particular co-operative education. The membership represents employers of sudents and alumni consistent with faculties served. Gordon Gow, Assistant Deputy Minister, Technology & Communications, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, will be the keynote speaker on Monday, November 6. He will be talking on "Ontario's Strategy for the Information Highway".

Still striking at Manitoba

Faculty members at the University of Manitoba, who have been on strike since October 18, aren't rushing back to work. U of M president Arnold Naimark sent a letter to them all on Friday, arguing that the administration's proposals about redundancy procedures for professors are reasonable.

And meanwhile, U of M's board announced the name of the university's next president. Emoke Szathmary, currently provost at McMaster University, will take over at the helm of the University of Manitoba on July 1.

Happening on Paderewski's birthday

John Wilson of UW's political science department speaks on "The Quebec Situation" at Kitchener Public Library at 12 noon.

Children's author Tim Wynne-Jones, who's a UW graduate, gives a reading at 3:30 p.m. in St. Jerome's College room 219.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4567 ext. 3004
credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca

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