July 18, 2002

Thursday, July 18, 2002

Students present 'green' research
Waterloo band plays for the pontiff
Events for a Thursday

Editor:
Chris Redmond
credmond@uwaterloo.ca

Photo by Barbara Elve
An apple a day for 2,500 athletes staying at UW during the Ontario Summer Games this weekend makes for a mountain of fruit. Hefting one of the cartons of supplies at the South Campus Hall dining rooms is new food services banquet chef supervisor Daniel Lemay, who just arrived here two weeks ago.

Students present 'green' research

Over the past three months, students in the environment and resource studies Greening the Campus and the Community course have developed research projects designed to test criteria for sustainability in a variety of settings, both on and off campus.

Nine groups of students will present the results of their studies for the public this morning, and on Thursday, July 25, in RCH room 204 as follows:

Today

9:30 - 10 a.m. Residential encroachment on adjoining public green space
10 - 10:30 a.m. Bicycle safety issues at UW
10:30 - 11 a.m. Environmental audit of the Bombshelter Pub
11 - 11:30 a.m. Attitudes to pesticide use among KW residents
11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Survey of municipally-issued rain barrel users in Kitchener

July 25

9:30 - 10 a.m. Development of tree planting inventory and protocol for UW
10 - 10:30 a.m. Innovative ways to cool roofs and sides of buildings at UW
10:30 - 11 a.m. Can clotheslines provide a viable option to reduce energy use?
11 - 11:30 a.m. Mackenzie King Village waste and recycling audit

Greening the campus began in the United States in the early 1980's with the idea that university campuses should model the world that students seek to create.

The first university in Canada to adopt the program in 1990, UW developed a WATgreen committee, which was soon supported by the ERS 250 course. Over the years, the course has worked on many projects related to resource reduction and waste production.

Waterloo band plays for the pontiff

UW engineering professors David Wang (electrical and computer) and Eric Kubica (systems design), members of the Catholic rock band Critical Mass, will perform for the World Youth Day visit to Toronto by Pope John Paul II next week.

[Critical mass logo] "Of particular note is a concert (free will offering or a donation to the food bank) at Kitchener City Hall on July 19 in the evening starting at 8:30," says Wang, concert promoter for the group.

"As well, the band is honoured to be the group providing musical accompaniment at the Pope's Welcoming Ceremony on July 25 at 5 p.m. and at the Papal Vigil on July 27 at 7 p.m. Both will be broadcast live on the CBC."

Other Critical Mass concerts scheduled during the papal visit include:

Monday, July 22, Mass and concert at St. Peter's High School, Peterborough;
Tuesday, July 23, World Youth Day 2002 performance by "Critical Mass and friends," 8:30 p.m., CNE Bandshell, Exhibition Place;
Wednesday, July 24, Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry (with Jean Vanier), 2 p.m., Coliseum Arena, Exhibition Place; and at 8:30 p.m. a live performance of the World Youth Day compilation CD at the Exhibition Place main stage.

The band's song "Share it with the World" is included on the official World Youth Day 2002 compilation CD. Critical Mass also has a live album, "Mass of Joy," written in part for the World Youth Day 2002 celebrations.

Events for a Thursday

Mature students will be dining out today, with a lunchtime event at the Mongolian Grill. The group will gather between noon and 1 p.m.

There will be an organizational meeting of the women's fastpitch team at 5 p.m. today in SLC 1115. For more details, visit the fastpitch website.

The Political Science Students' Association hosts an end of term pub night for students and faculty members tonight. Festivities begin at 8:30 p.m. at Philthy McNasty's at Westmount Plaza (corner of Westmount and Erb).

Avvey Peters

TODAY IN UW HISTORY
July 18, 1970: Cricket teams from UW and the London Cricket Club play to a 131-131 tie. July 18, 1997: Chemistry professor Peter Bernath is part of an international team announcing that it has conclusively found water on the sun.