The Daily Bulletin -- July 22, 1993

=F9 Social Contract news:  A memorandum from president Dr.
James Downey is hitting the mail today (hopefully the noon
mail) saying there will be no one-week shutdown in August as
previously suggested.

Here's the text:

No August Shutdown

"Many people have expressed concerns about the possibility
of a one-week shutdown in August. Vacation plans have been
made, and some have used all of their holidays for the year.
August is a busy month for some departments, and it is
impossible for them to close without a good deal of advance
notice.

"For these reasons, the Executive Council has decided that
the University will not close this August except for the
normal Civic Holiday on August 2nd.  Any unpaid days that
may be required as a result  of the Social Contract can be
taken later in the year.  I expect to be able to provide
full details on this by July 30th."
-- James Downey, President

 Still on Social Contract, meetings continued today (faculty
salary committee) and resume tomorrow with the staff
compensation committee.  Faculty Association is planning to
meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the offers on the table.
A special UW board of governors meeting is scheduled for
Monday, July 26 at 4:30 p.m.

 The Toronto Star reports today that the government has sent
out 2,000 - 3,000 layoff notices to civil servants (members
of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union) to take
effect just after News Year's Day.  OPSEU officials are
quoted expressing outrage at the job cutbacks.  "The shock
factor is considerable," one union official said.

 On other news, the Trivial Pursuit board game exhibit
opened successfully in the Museum and Archive of Games (BMH)
yesterday.  It also helped celebrate the kickoff of the 25th
anniversary celebrations for the Department of Recreation &
Leisure Studies this September. Guest of honor was Dave
Mackenzie, a former UW student and current board member at
St. Paul's College. Mackenzie is one of the lucky original
investors in Trivial Pursuit and got a big laugh when he
quipped that he, too, was celebrating an anniversary of
sorts: "It was also about 25 years ago that I was summarily
kicked out of the University of Waterloo."  He added that
he's gloating just a bit now.