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Big party at Married Students

Young resident of MSA made his wildest fantasy come true at last year's Community Life Night. A tradition of frequent false fire alarms at MSA makes the fire department keen to help residents know more about the fire service.

Activities will run from 4 to 7:30 tonight at the West Tower of MSA, otherwise known as 159 University Avenue West. Everybody who lives in the Married Students towers and courts is invited.

"This event has a strong safety focus," says Robbins, noting that not just the fire department and UW police will be on hand, but some other agencies, such as Waterloo Hydro, with "an interactive demo for the kids about electrocution" -- now that should be a winner. Also expected are people from Anselma House and the K-W Sexual Assault Centre, to talk about the services they offer for battered women and others in crisis.

In a "trade show" area, some of the safety groups will set up booth and answer questions, along with some other service organizations, such as the UW athletics department and health services, Welcome Wagon and Bell Mobility, she said.

The serious stuff aside, "This year we are having quite a carnival atmosphere -- dunk tanks complete with two of our glorious UW police officers, the tow truck operator, staff here at MSA. We have a fishpond, crown and anchor (but not with real money), and lots of games."

Last year, she says, "we managed to feed about 500 people" of all ages, and in the hope of an even bigger crowd this year, "We have secured a very large number of prizes from local merchants. This year's event should be the best one yet!"

The top brass comment on students

"We are blessed with the quality of the students -- it's a privilege. How do I keep this quality of student, keep them busy, make them happy? . . . I want them to be proud of who they are. . . . You go into an engineering classroom and see how multicultural it is. I'm very proud of Waterloo and that aspect of the society I live in." -- Sujeet Chaudhuri, a few weeks into his term as dean of the faculty of engineering, in an interview earlier this week.

"The 800 or so leaders made sure frosh were welcomed, entertained, educated in campus life and, most of all, safe. The leaders made sure the events were inclusive and respectful of other faculties, did not put too much emphasis on alcohol, and included all frosh. They also worked together like a finely tuned machine. . . . I listened to a lot of upper-year students wondering how frosh could keep partying for so long!" -- Catharine Scott, associate provost (human resources and student services), in a memo summarizing 1998 orientation week as "the best ever".

What's happening today at UW

And also about jobs: the second of two information sessions about the graduating student employment service is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre.

Interuniversity sports are getting started, one by one. The men's rugby Warriors played yesterday against Western, home of the defending league champion Mustangs, and came home on the short end of a 71-6 score. The rugby women will face their counterparts from Western in London this afternoon.

The UW Chinese choir will have its first meeting and auditions today at 6:30 in the basement piano room of Sweeney Hall at St. Jerome's University.

A dinner honouring Raj Pathria on his retirement from the department of physics is being held tonight at the Waterloo Inn.

To mark on your calendar

• A "coffee break" sponsored by food services to raise money for Alzheimer's Disease research, all day Thursday, September 24.
• Official opening of The Mutual Group Auditorium, hitherto known as room 1621 in Matthews Hall, on September 24 -- ceremonies at 3:00, "inaugural lecture" at 3:30 by health policy expert Michael M. Rachlis, giving "A Second Opinion on the Health Care of Canadians".
• A visit by Paul Beeston, formerly of the Blue Jays and now president of Major League Baseball; he's here as this year's speaker invited by the Accounting Students Education Contribution, and will speak at 4 p.m. on September 24 in the Humanities Theatre.
• "A 2001 Scunt Odyssey" organized by enthusiasts in engineering and open to groups from all faculties. Things start at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 25, and continue for, well, some while. Information: dmdealwi@engmail.
• An open meeting October 9 (12:15 p.m., Needles Hall room 3001) for comment and discussion about the draft statement on "Use of UW Computing and Network Resources".
• "Recognition at Last? Reflection on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples", a major lecture by Olive Patricia Dickason, at UW as Stanley Knowles Visiting Professor of Canadian Studies. She will speak October 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre.

CAR

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