Daily Bulletin, Thursday, April 7, 1994 TALKING ABOUT MONEY: University presidents (including Waterloo's James Downey) and other officials are gathering in Toronto today to meet with the Ontario Council on University Affairs. They'll hear about the "resource allocation review" that the OCUA has been asked to do this year -- a study, unanimously opposed by universities, of possible changes to the way the government's $1.8 billion is divided among the 22 universities in Ontario. There's a chance they will also hear more details about grants for 1994-95. The province has said there will be no new cuts to its total spending on universities in the coming year, but we're still waiting for information on how much of the money is going to be earmarked for special purposes, how much is available for general distribution, and exactly how it will be divided. Some universities hae been growing, and others (such as Waterloo) getting smaller: the effect of enrolment on 1994-95 grants isn't quite clear. BOOKS ARE DUE: Books on "term loan" from UW's libraries are due next Wednesday, April 13. If you're returning them, you should plan to do it before then, and the library advises that if you're renewing books you should also act early, to avoid long lineups on Wednesday. HONOURED TODAY: The faculty of arts celebrates its 22 Distinguished Teacher Award winners today, unveiling their pictures along with a plaque in the second-floor lobby of the Humanities building. A reception from 4 to 6 p.m. in room 280 marks the occasion. Being honoured in a different way tonight are six faculty and staff members who are retiring from the biology department. Frank Brookfield, Bryce Kendrick, Paul Morrison, Erwin "Dutch" Dumbroff, Pat Dumbroff and John Morton are the guests of honour for a 4 p.m. reception in the Flamingo Room of South Campus Hall. A dinner (by reservation) follows -- the menu, from the kitchens of UW's food services, includes chicken breast supreme, roast prime rib, and poached salmon in mornay sauce. Chris Redmond Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo 888-4567 ext. 3004 credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca