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Friday, November 22, 1996

Exams must be getting close

Starting tonight, UW's libraries have extended hours, to let students hit the books (and CD-ROMs) just a little longer. The Dana Porter Library will be open 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday. The Davis Centre Library will be open an hour later than Porter each night. Exam-time extended hours continue through December 19.

Exams begin, yep, two weeks from today: Friday, December 6. The exam schedule is available on UWinfo (under "Calendars, courses, exams").

Advice about skin disease

Here's a memo from Barbara Schumacher, medical director of UW's health services, that I've been asked to pass along:

A skin condition known as scabies is occurring in the UW community. This is a very contagious disease caused by the mite sarcoptes scabiei. Scabies spreads from person to person by contact with skin, clothing or bedding of someone who has the mite. Early detection and treatment are important to limit the spread of this disease within families, residences, workplaces and other settings where people are in close physical contact. A simple effective treatment is available.
What to look for:

intense itch especially after bathing or going to bed
red flaky or patchy areas from repeated scratching
rash like curvy white threads, small mounds resembling pimples or reddish moles
traces of blood on bedding or underwear
itch and rash concentrated in any of the following body sites: webs between fingers and toes, wrists, elbows, ankles and knees, waistline and navel, skin creases under the buttocks, groin and armpits, nipples in women, penis and scrotum in men.
What causes the itch? An immune reaction to the eggs and debris left behind as the mite burrows just beneath the outer layer of skin is the probable cause of itch.
Why is scabies so contagious? It takes two to three weeks for new scabies mites to begin laying eggs. As the number of egg-laying mites increases, the itch intensifies. By the time itch is troublesome, and individual may have carried the mites for a month or two, all the while spreading the disease to others with whom he/she has close contact. In as little as 2.5 minutes the mite will burrow into the skin of its new host.
What to do if you suspect you have scabies? Do not treat yourself. First, see your doctor or consult Health Services to confirm the diagnosis. Remember there is a simple effective treatment.

Science teachers hear of UW

Peter Russell retired this summer from his job managing UW's earth sciences museum, but you'd never know it to read some of the e-mail he sends:

Gayle Goodfellow, and friends from the Faculty of Science have a booth at the Toronto Convention Centre for the joint meeting of the National Science Teachers Association from the USA and Science Teachers Association of Ontario. We are showcasing UW Web site at our booth from Thursday through Saturday.
We are handing out information about our programs and free text books -- from retired faculty and others freeing up office space -- Moroccan sharks teeth on cards with the slogan "Sink your teeth into Earth sciences," foldamatic organic chemistry cards and paper cups with the periodic table of elements printed on them.
Friday has a full day of earth sciences lectures for teachers at the British Columbia Room at the Royal York Hotel. This special session is organised by Alan Morgan.

Staff representatives wanted

The staff association executive is seeking applications for staff representatives on two committees:

Staff Association Nominating Committee for a two-year term of office beginning January 1, 1997. This committee is responsible for selecting representatives for university standing and ad hoc committees as defined by UW policy or staff association policy. The committee consists of three members of the executive, six members-at-large from the membership, and one alternate staff member.
Staff Relations Committee, member-at-large, for a one-year term beginning January 1, 1997. The committee is defined in Appendix B of Policy 1 and consists of representatives of the staff association executive, human resources, and the university's senior management. The committee meets approximately once a month.

"If you are interested in serving on either of these committees," writes Sharon Lamont, chair of the staff association's nominating committee, "please forward the following information: name, department, extension, e-mail address, years of service at UW, any relevant experience, and indicate why you wish to represent staff on this particular committee. Send this information to Sharon Lamont (Library or sljlamon@library) by Friday, December 6. Individuals interested in providing representation who are not members of the Staff Association may join by contacting Pat Martin (extension 3566 or staffasc@mc1adm)."

And also on this day

The drama department's "Romeo and Juliet" continues, at 8 tonight and tomorrow in the Theatre of the Arts. Interesting that on the same weekend, Kitchener-Waterloo Musical Productions is offering (at Centre in the Square) the musical "West Side Story", based on "Romeo and Juliet".

Breast Cancer Awareness Week continues, today with what the women's centre is describing as a "Goddess Making Workshop" from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Student Life Centre.

The teaching resource office has a session on "Documenting Your Teaching", for teaching assistants, at 2:30 today in Engineering I room 3516.

The basketball Warriors are off to Tiffin University in Ohio (now that's a new one on me) for the weekend. The volleyball Warriors have a tournament in Guelph. The hockey Warriors play at the University of Toronto on Sunday afternoon. Athena and Warrior curlers are heading for the University of Western Ontario for a tournament. And I hear there are a couple of football games this weekend, though Waterloo isn't playing in either of them: the Vanier Cup game tomorrow sees Saskatchewan meet St. Francis Xavier for the national university championship, and the Grey Cup game on Sunday, for the Canadian Football League championship, is between Toronto and Edmonton.

Today, semi-finally, is St. Cecilia's Day -- wish all the best to Jan Narveson, "Cecilia" in the Gazette for some twenty years now. And finally: well, I thought I'd mention that, being of a certain generation, I still feel a twinge when I see the phrase "Friday, November 22".

CAR

Editor of the Daily Bulletin: Chris Redmond
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