Thursday, November 25, 1993

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all Americans, and especially those featured in
yesterday's Gazette.  We note that roast turkey is on the lunch and
dinner menu in the Village 1 cafeteria, and yes, staff and faculty (and
off-campus students) with Value Plus cards can use them there.

TODAY is election day for the student Engineering Society, which is
hereby put on notice that the Gazette wants to hear the results of the
voting.  

WE DO HAVE results of the voting earlier this month by students in
environmental studies, who were asked to approve the idea of a $45-per-term
voluntary fee to support an "endowment foundation" there that would
help fund the quality of education.  Results were delayed while the
votes came in from off-campus and co-op students, and were announced
yesterday.  Both graduate and undergraduate students approved the
proposal by similar ratios: 429 votes to 59 from undergraduates, 78
in favour and 9 opposed from grad students.  

A CORRECTION:  In case anyone was confused, we should note that "cheques"
don't arrive from the Ontario Student Assistance Program.  OSAP sends
"documents" which can be used at a bank to negotiate one's student loan.
The "documents" for the second half of fall term loans have now arrived
(five weeks late) at the student awards office in Needles Hall -- although
there are some people who appealed their original assessment, filled out
forms wrong, or quarrelled with the computer, and are still without their
money.

POSITION AVAILABLE:  The personnel department sends the following listing,
which was too late to appear in yesterday's Gazette:

  Secretary to the Dean, Dean of Engineering office, grade USG 6.
  Extensive secretarial experience in an academic environment.
  In-depth knowledge of the University's organizational structure.
  Must be able to demonstrate experience in the administration of
  policies and procedures.  Excellent interpersonal, organizational
  and communications (both written and oral) skills.  Proven ability
  to work as a team member.  Excellent computer skills, including
  a strong working knowledge of WordPerfect and experience in
  spreadsheet packages.  Ability to take shorthand would be an asset.

  For more information call 885-1211 ext. 2524.

CRAFTY PEOPLE:  For a possible Gazette article, I'd like to hear from
people on campus who are making Christmas crafts.  Please drop a note
to credmond@watserv1.

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs
credmond@watserv1    ext. 3004