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Monday, September 18, 1995

See the earth move

Earth-moving machines with horses pulling them -- that, along with antiques, farm technology, entertainment and plenty of food, will be the attraction of the International Plowing Match, which opens tomorrow as the biggest tourist event in Waterloo Region in years.

There's even a UW display, says Lorraine Albrecht in the earth sciences department. She writes:

Visit tent GR43 at the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show. . . . This tent includes exhibits from the Waterloo Centre for Groundwater Research, Earth Sciences Museum, and Groundwater Education Ontario. The Groundwater tent is highlighted as one of the "must see" exhibits for the school visitors.

The Plowing Match runs Tuesday through Saturday at a site just north of Ayr (south of Kitchener and Cambridge). Simplest directions to the site: south and west on the Conestoga Parkway, south on Trussler Road. The show is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and huge crowds are expected -- the goal is 150,000 visitors over the five days -- so there's shuttle service from the parking lots to the Tented City site. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children. (There's also free child care.)

Says the Plowing Match publicity: "It is a trade show that transcends tradition! More than six hundred exhibitors line the streets of Tented City. Add to that a trailer park, crop showcases, the historical and antique shows, exhibits of new technology, tours and learning groups, lifestyle and craft shows -- even a fully-staffed daycare centre, and you'll see that the International Plowing Match offers something for everyone." More information: 653-PLOW.

Chemist will speak tonight

Arthur Carty, former dean of research at UW and now president of the National Research Council, will speak tonight at Wilfrid Laurier University. He's the last in a series of speakers helping to celebrate the opening of WLU's new science building on King Street, and will give his talk in room N1001 of the new building at 8 p.m.

Title of Carty's talk: "Chemistry: Good Training for Almost Anything: A Cluster Chemist's View of Research, Politics, Science Funding and Ottawa".

Registration for fitness activities

Today's the day to sign up for aerobics classes, swimming lessons and the many other instructional activities of the campus recreation program in the athletics department. Step one: go to the Blue South corner of the Physical Activities Complex between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. today and pick up a registration ticket that can be used later today or tomorrow.

Distant students head for UW

This weekend will see the annual open house for UW's thousands of distance education students. They'll meet each other in social events, take part in study skills workshops, and maybe see that professor face-to-face who's been only a voice until now.

The central event of the weekend is a "course fair" on Saturday which, along with the seminars, is open to the public. (An ad making that invitation is to appear tonight in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record.) Academic advisors and representatives of such departments as the library and the mature student services office will be on hand for the fair, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday in the Davis Centre great hall.

Avril McVicar of the distance ed office says departments are still being encouraged to get involved; they can call her at ext. 2002 or Janet Moser at ext. 2025 for more information.

More things are happening

Also today:

The university senate meets tonight, at 7:30 p.m. in Needles Hall room 3001.
As job interviews draw closer, the co-op department today begins a "peer resume proofreading" service. Says a memo: "Students wishing their resume proofread should go to Co-op Reception for information on availability of proofreaders. Proofreading available through the week. Students should bring an updated copy of their resume, along with their Co-op Student Reference Manual." Oh, and don't forget that work term reports are due at 4:30 tomorrow.
The Federation of Students is sponsoring "Fed Awareness Week" starting today. The volunteer fair that had been announced for today is cancelled ("technical difficulties", I'm told), but there's an open house in the "services area" of the Student Life Centre, where the Federation houses such services as its Food Bank and the peer counselling service. Clubs Days run Wednesday and Thursday.
The Student Alumni Association is in full swing again. Math and physics student Andrea McPhee is this term's president; she writes: "The Student Alumni Association is a group of top students contributing to campus spirit by bridging the gap between yesterday's students and tomorrow's alumni. We are having our first general meeting today from 4:30-5:30 in the Student Life Centre (SLiCe), room 229. All are welcome -- come and find out how you can help with Homecoming, Final Exam Survival Kits, and other fun events."

Chris Redmond
Information and Public Affairs, University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4567 ext. 3004
credmond@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca

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