Daily Bulletin

Moving day for distance education

"Only our location is changing. Everything else remains the same, including our telephone and fax numbers, postal and email addresses," says a notice from the distance ed folks, who promise to re-open in their new location on Monday, October 30. The new building code for inter-office mail delivery to Gage Avenue is GA.

DCE is leaving 156 Columbia because the building was sold earlier this year and UW's lease expired. UW looked for new space in the Phillip Street high-tech belt, but nothing was available, director Don Kasta said, and Gage Avenue was the nearest site that seemed suitable.

Distance ed's 30 staff members will occupy about 15,000 square feet of space in the new building, just off Westmount Road between Glasgow and Victoria. The move is intended as a stopgap measure until more office space becomes available closer to campus.

While access to the new office -- with plenty of free parking -- should be easy for distance students, the department is going the extra mile to make signing up for courses convenient for on-campus students, as well. Distance ed staff will be in Needles Hall today and Monday, on the second floor across from the registrar's office, to answer questions and accept registration forms. UW students are reminded to register by Monday, October 30, for winter term courses.

Claude Ryan on faith and politics

Ryan is known as a voice of moderation and a leader of the pro-federalist forces in Quebec. He was leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and editor-publisher of the influential Montreal daily Le Devoir. Later, as a member of Robert Bourassa's Liberal government, he held key cabinet portfolios, including education, public security, and higher education and science. He may be best known to English-speaking Canadians as the leader of the "Committee for the No" in the 1980 Quebec referendum on sovereignty-association. The No side won the referendum 60 to 40 per cent.

A strong supporter of the Catholic Church, Ryan was national secretary of the French section of L'Action catholique canadienne, an organization for lay Catholics, from 1945 to 1962. From 1964 to 1978 he was editor and publisher of Le Devoir, then moved on to become leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1978 to 1982. He continued to serve as a senior cabinet minister under Robert Bourassa until 1994. Among his many awards and honours, Ryan is a Companion of the Order of Canada and a member of the Canadian News Hall of Fame.

Ryan's talk is the first John J. Wintermeyer Lecture in Christianity and Public Policy. Established to honour the memory of John Joseph Wintermeyer, MPP for Waterloo North and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in the '50s and '60s, this annual lecture series will feature speakers of national stature who can bring a Christian perspective to the discussion of public affairs.

The John J. Wintermeyer Lecture is one of the highlights of the 2000-2001 season of the St. Jerome's Centre for Catholic Experience. Other speakers include poet and columnist Kathy Shaidle, peace activist Father John Dear, and Anishnabe spiritual leader Sister Eva Solomon. The SJCCE is jointly sponsored by St. Jerome's University, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Hamilton, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, and the Congregation of the Resurrection.

You@Waterloo Day tomorrow

Students, professors and advisors will greet the guests at the Student Life Centre, where Student Ambassadors will begin campus tours of classrooms and labs, the Physical Activities Complex, on-campus eateries, the libraries and the Bookstore and UW Shop. There will also be a chance to check out one of the Village residences.

Visitors can also learn how to manage, save, and make money during their university years in a one-hour presentation given by Jennifer Smiley, co-author of the book Clueless? Not! Empowering students with Financial Savvy.

The event attracted some 2,000 high school students and their parents last year -- the first year the fall visit was held -- and some 3,000 visitors from throughout southern Ontario are expected at this year's You@Waterloo Day.

Today and into the weekend

The United Way donation cup will be out today in the engineering undergraduate office (CPH 1320E); everyone is invited to dress up/dress down in black and white and make a contribution. The office is also collecting donations for the K-W food bank, with a box for contributions in the main reception area (CPH 1320). The registrar's office in Needles Hall is also hosting a fundraising event for the United Way today, with a Tiuta party from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the registrar's conference room. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of accessories and clothing will go to the United Way. As of yesterday, total United Way donations had reached $120,066, 84.6 per cent of the $142,000 target.

Democracy Watch founder Duff Conacher will be speaking today at noon in Environmental Studies 1 room 354. His two books, Canada Firsts,co-authored with Ralph Nader, and More Canada Firsts are on reserve at the Map and Design Library, ES1 main floor.

The Chancellor of the Consulate General of Spain, Don José Manuel Gil Oslé, and the Pedagogic Counselor of the Consulate General of Portugal, Graça Assis Pachero, will be on hand today for the awarding of book prizes presented annually by the Spanish embassy to three top UW students in the department of Spanish and Latin American studies. UW president David Johnson and dean of arts Robert Kerton will also attend the event, which begins with refreshments and Hispanic music at 3 p.m. in Modern Languages room 104. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m.

As part of the WPIRG Frank Fridays series of talks, Mark Morley of the Centre for Society, Technology and Values will speak today on "The GM Food Debate: Ecological, Political, or Virtual?" The talk will be held at 3 p.m. at the WPIRG office in the Student Life Centre.

Sports highlights this weekend include home action by the Warriors swim team today at 5 p.m. at the PAC; the OUA cross-country championship starting at 1 p.m. on Satuday on the North Campus; the Battle of Waterloo football game against WLU on Saturday at 2 p.m.; and a volleyball match-up with York on Saturday at 3 p.m. (men). As well, the women's rugby team meets Guelph in the OUA finals on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Columbia Fields.

Big E and Special K math competitions are being run simultaneously from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in Math and Computer room 4059. Special K is for first-year undergraduates, and Big E is for all other undergraduate students. "You should be there a few minutes early," advises organizer Christopher Small, "as the competitions will start promptly."

Due to insufficient pre-registrations, the Halloween Food Ride slated for Sunday afternoon has been cancelled. For those who registered, full refunds will available at the Bike Centre starting on Monday.

Wilfrid Laurier University will present honorary degrees to two women of note at its fall convocation on Sunday. Author Carol Shields will receive an honorary doctor of letters degree, and local business leader Betty Sims will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. Convocation ceremonies take place at 1:30 p.m. in the Waterloo Recreation Complex. Shields, who is unable to attend, will be represented by her daughter, Meg Shields, who will deliver her mother's convocation address.

The Sunday Poets' Salon "for people who like to think" meets October 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the engineering student lounge (POETS) in Carl Pollock Hall. "Students, staff and faculty from across campus are invited," says organizer Alex Matan.

Barbara Hallett
bhallett@uwaterloo.ca

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