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Tuesday, May 28, 1996

Green students meet today

The term's first meeting of the Student WatGreen Network is set for today, at 5:45 p.m. in the multi-purpose room of the Student Life Centre. It's a new group, formed over the winter to get more students involved in the activities of the WatGreen program.

WatGreen -- "greening the campus" -- is a program aimed at using the expertise of faculty, staff and students to make the university more environmentally friendly, "providing solutions that are both ecologically sound and economically responsible" and giving students a real-world chance to learn and apply ideas. It's mostly been based in the department of environment and resource studies, but the new student Network is trying to involve people from all faculties and departments.

On the agenda for this afternoon's meeting, besides general discussion of what SWN is and how it can communicate, are such issues as a Laurel Creek cleanup, a lug-a-mug campaign, and composting.

Local agencies need help

The Volunteer Action Centre sends word of these requests for volunteers:

Newsletter assistant -- to help develop a sports-related newsletter to be printed four times a year with items on athletes and events. This is an interesting opportunity for someone who is creative and has an interest in sports. Listing 119-1489
Friendly visitor -- a female volunteer to provide companionship to a middle-aged woman who is very slightly developmentally delayed. She would like to go to bingo or a movie one evening a week. Listing 027-1422

The VAC can be reached at 742-8610, and has plenty more volunteer opportunities to offer.

Japanese browser is available

Computer science student Ka-Ping Yee, a member of UW's winning teams in math and programming competitions, is the creator of Shodouka, an award-winning Internet service for viewing Japanese documents on the World Wide Web. "Shodouka is used thousands of times a day," he writes. "If you've been looking for a way to make sense of those strings of symbols you see on Japanese WWW pages, please give it a try!"

Originally available on the Computer Science Club's computer, Shodouka has a new Web home: http://www.lfw.org/shodouka/.

Notes on Jim Thorpe's birthday

The conference on "Designs for Quality of Life: Environments for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease" continues today at Village II, sponsored by the UW-based Alzheimer Research Project.
Meredith McGinnis of the development office sends this worried bulletin: "The UW -- More Than a Place to Work banner that is proudly displayed at many campus functions is missing! It is often borrowed from the office of development and alumni affairs and it apparently has not been returned. If anyone has it or has a clue as to where it might be hiding, please contact me immediately at ext. 2562."
Dianne Cunningham, the Ontario cabinet minister responsible for women's issues, is the central figure at "an open forum to discuss women's issues of concern to you and your community", tonight from 6:30 at Kitchener city hall. The event is co-sponsored by the YWCA, and "offers everyone a chance to make a difference, to get involved, to express their opinions, to become part of the solution". Titled "Community Talks", the evening will be conducted in small group discussions, "so that together, strategies and directions can be developed that reflect shared responsibility and accountability".

And there's something new down the street at Wilfrid Laurier University. The Central Teaching Building, long-time heart of the WLU campus, will from now on be the Dr. Alvin Woods Building, honouring the physician father of an alumnus who has just made "the largest individual donation" to Campaign Laurier. A dedication and name-change ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 today at the entrance to the building facing WLU's library.

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

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