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Thursday, February 8, 1996

A foggy morning it is, too

The snow melts; the mud spreads around the remains of those holes in the ring road near parking lot H, where a water main break was fixed yesterday; and (maybe you've noticed if you look closely) the UWinfo home page, this Daily Bulletin, and many other UW Web pages have a smaller, slicker-looking UW shield at the top this morning.

And today marks 24 Hours in Cyberspace, a worldwide project to collect photos and stories about the use of the Internet. (Anybody at UW involved? I'd be happy to pass along some anecdotes.)

Many major Web sites have draped themselves in black today, including the Yahoo search engine, as a symbolic protest against the Telecommunications Act, which United States president Bill Clinton will sign today. Apart from many regulatory sections, the new law contains provisions aimed at keeping "indecent" material off the information superhighway, at least within American jurisdiction. Lawsuits are expected to follow quickly; the American Civil Liberties Union says the sections are unconstitutional.

Omission in a Position Available

In yesterday's Gazette, the one staff job listing was for the position of secretary to the dean of engineering. The human resources department says a key line was omitted from the listing as it was submitted and printed: "There is a preferred internal candidate." People who are thinking of applying for the job might want to know that.

Visitor is here from NSERC

Sabrah Talib of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council will be at UW this afternoon to give a brief presentation about the "strategic projects grants" and answer researchers' questions. She'll be introduced by Carolyn Hansson, UW vice-president (research), at 2:00 in Davis Centre room 1302.

Things you can get roped into

The Outers Club has a session this evening about knots, "for all of you who are interested in learning about all of the important knots, belay techniques and other safety issues for use in all climbing situations". It starts at 7:30 in Physical Activities room 1001.

Also happening today:

The local branch of the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute is running a trivia contest at noontime. "What was the top speed of the Bell X-15? Name the 4 Galilean satellites. What was the name of the first animal (dog) in space?" There are prizes and timbits; the event starts at 12:30 in Davis Centre room 1304.
The school of architecture presents the next in the Arriscraft Lecture series this evening: at 8 p.m. in Environmental Studies II room 286, Bruce Kuwabara, award-winning architect, will speak.
Performances of "Power Play", about harassment in the workplace, happen today at 12 noon ("comfy lounge", third floor of the Math and Computer building) and 5:15 p.m. (cafeteria of St. Paul's United College).

The new climate in Ontario

Folks at Wilfrid Laurier University will put the Mike Harris government of Ontario "on trial" today, as part of a teach-in to run from 9 to 5 at the Paul Martin Centre. The trial actually starts at 10:45; before and after, there will be speakers on aspects of "Dismantling the Welfare State: What Will Become of Us?"

Similar issues will be addressed March 22 in an event that's being organized by St. Paul's United College. It's a one-day "Lenten forum on the social safety net", under the title "Re-Weaving Community". Information: 885-1460.

Dean speaks to arts faculty

Brian Hendley, dean of the faculty of arts, has announced a special information for staff and faculty in arts, Monday at 3 p.m. in the Theatre of the Arts. A memo says Hendley intends "to discuss future plans for the Faculty of Arts. I have been working with department chairs to develop a budget which will accommodate a 7% ongoing cut in 1996-97, with the possibility of a further 4% cut in 1997-98. I will attempt to respond to your suggestions and questions."

At yesterday's meeting of the UW board of governors, UW provost Jim Kalbfleisch said all deans and associate provosts have been asked to work out similar contingency plans for a 4 per cent cut next year, following this year's planned 7 per cent cut.

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

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