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Thursday, October 3, 1996

Affirmative versus cybernegative

It's billed as "an oratorical duel of wit and humour over the hot topic of the 90's". The topic for today's great debate in the faculty of arts, then, is "The Internet: The Devil's Tool"?

Taking one side -- and I haven't been told which side -- in the debate will be Geoffrey Fong (psychology) and Adie Nelson (sociology, a last-minute substitute for Meg Westley of drama). Opposing them: Larry Smith (economics) and Lynne Taylor (history). Moderator will be David John (Germanic and Slavic).

The great debate is sponsored by the arts alumni group and is open to everybody. It starts at 12:30 in the Theatre of the Arts.

[Icon of devil] And searching the Web for thoughts about the devil this morning, I happened on The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce's cynical work from the turn of the century, which provides this tidbit:

ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
ACADEMY, n. [from ACADEME] A modern school where football is taught.

The football Warriors host Western at 2 p.m. Saturday at University Stadium.

Research celebration set for Monday

UW will host a "Celebration of Research" Monday to highlight the achievements of three senior researchers and to recognize the federal government and private sector sponsors of their research.

"The event focuses on the collaboration between the university and the private sector and, in particular, on the long-term commitment that these companies have been willing to make to the research at Waterloo," says Carolyn Hansson, UW's vice-president (university research).

The all-day event, which will take place in the Davis Centre, room 1302, is organized by UW's office of research and will feature speeches by the presidents of the National Research Council and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, both former UW executives. Arthur Carty, president of the NRC and a former UW dean of research, will deliver a speech, titled "Research and Development in Canada in the Global Context", starting at 10:30 a.m. At 11:25, NSERC president Tom Brzustowski will give a talk on "The Economic Laws of Scientific Research: A Reaction." Brzustowski is a former vice-president (academic) and provost.

In the afternoon, the event will present talks by the UW holders of three NSERC/Industry Research Chairs. At 1:15 p.m., Janusz Pawliszyn, chemistry, will report on the Chair in New Analytical Methods and Technologies (with Supelco Canada Ltd. and Varian Canada Inc.). At 1:50 p.m., Paul Guild, management sciences, will discuss the Chair in Management of Technological Change (with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Nortel and Simon Fraser University). And at 2:25 John Cherry, earth sciences, will talk about the Chair in Industrial Contamination of Groundwater in Fractured Porous Geological Media (with General Electric Co., Laidlaw Environmental Services Ltd., and Solinst Canada Ltd.).

The talk of the campus

"We are finally ready to open H visitor parking lot on October 7," writes Elaine Koolstra, manager of parking services. "We will be using temporary signage to instruct visitors to go to the new kiosk." Cost of parking in the new visitor lot, beside the University Avenue entrance: $2 an hour, with a $10 deposit on entry. In case you're wondering -- which I was, until yesterday -- regular (monthly-permit) users of H lot will not be able to use the entrance by the kiosk, but will still have to drive down to the entrance at the far west end of the lot.

The human resources department says there was a slip-up in submitting the Positions Available list for yesterday's Gazette. The job that's open is for an assistant manager for Federation Hall, not for the Bombshelter.

Brad Bruce, a student in applied health sciences, says he's trying to organize "a skin and scuba club". An initial information meeting is set for next Wednesday, October 9, at 4:30 p.m. in Math and Computer room 2036. Bruce can be reached at bbruce@ahs.watstar.

There's a UW connection to the top national news of the day, the strike against General Motors Canada by the Canadian Auto Workers. The president of GM Canada, Maureen Kempston Darkes, is one of the Ontario government appointees to UW's board of governors.

Local volunteers are wanted

These requests are at hand from the Volunteer Action Centre:

A "rose button coordinator" to "work with members of the Waterloo Region December 6th coalition to coordinate distribution of the Rose Button" drawing attention to violence against women. "This is an opportunity to work with a friendly and welcoming committee." Listing 125-1748.
A treasurer for "an organization that works to promote awareness of a neurological disorder which only affects young girls". Listing 036-702.

The VAC can be reached at 742-8610 for more information.

Also happening at Waterloo

George Marsden of Notre Dame University, this year's Pascal Lecturer, continues his talks today. A seminar on "The Academic Game: Living in Two Worlds" is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. (Engineering Lecture room 211) and the second of two formal public lectures on "Christian scholarship", this one titled "What Difference Does It Make?", will be given at 8 p.m. in the Theatre of the Arts.

Activities for National AIDS Awareness Week continue, with a 12:30 "walk for AIDS" around the ring road. Participants meet at the Student Life Centre and pay $2 apiece.

The Bettina Russell Film Festival, running today through Saturday at Wilfrid Laurier University, promises "55 hard-hitting, controversial films dealing with issues ranging from abortion to gender discrimination. . . . By using the medium of film, the organizers are striving to foster a better understanding of women's issues, and in a larger sense, use the films as teaching tools for community agencies." More information: WLU's office of continuing education, 884-0710 ext. 4106.

CAR

Editor of the Daily Bulletin: Chris Redmond
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