Daily Bulletin

Happening today The blood donor clinic continues at the Student Life Centre, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (and tomorrow as well). The Centre for Behavioural Research and Program Evaluation presents a cancer control seminar at 12:30 in Matthews Hall room 3119. Katie Bryan-Jones of the University of California at San Francisco will speak on "Case Studies of US Tobacco Control Policies".

Parking fees up in September

At coin lots, the rate will go up from $1.50 to $2 a day (lot C off University Avenue) or from $2 to $3 a day (lot M near the Columbia Street entrance).

The monthly fee for decal parking will go up "from $20 to $21 for most lots", the provost writes. "For lot X, the fee will increase from $18 to $19, and for lot D it will increase from $40 to $42."

The memo continues: "These are the first increases in parking fees since September 1996. These increases are required by Parking Services in order to maintain all parking lots in reasonable condition. Lot C requires extensive work, and the entrances to several of the lots must be reconfigured for safety reasons. These requirements and the associated fee increases have been reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Traffic and Parking."

'Virtual Jewish' courses available

Said a news release from Bar-Ilan: "Beginning this fall, UW students will receive full credit from their university upon successfully completing VJU courses. Launched internationally in October 1999, the VJU features online courses taught by the faculty of Bar-Ilan University -- home to the largest Jewish studies faculty in the world. . . . VJU courses will be available to all UW students."

It goes on, quoting VJU director David Schwartz: "We are pleased to be aligned with the University of Waterloo in offering its students the finest Jewish studies course on the Internet today. The University of Waterloo's top-flight Distance Education Program gives us the opportunity to attract an even broader spectrum of students interested in Jewish study online."

The news release quotes Paul Socken, director of UW's Jewish studies program: "The Virtual Jewish University is an outstanding supplement to the burgeoning Jewish studies program offered at the University of Waterloo. The VJU enables us to present our growing student body of nearly 20,000 students in six faculties with a more comprehensive selection of Jewish studies courses."

Six courses are to be offered this fall, Bar-Ilan said: "War and Peace in the Bible", "Jerusalem Throughout the Ages", "The Judean Desert Scrolls", "Jewish Holidays", "Jewish Family Law and Relationships", and "Music in Traditional Jewish Culture and Society".

Meanwhile, the UW Jewish studies program is getting its first professor this fall: James Diamond, who is expected to teach four courses on campus starting in September.

For those who will graduate this fall -- a notice from the registrar's office

• 10:00 a.m. -- Applied Health Sciences and Arts
• 2:00 p.m. -- Engineering, Environmental Studies, Independent Studies, Mathematics and Science

The form is available from the Registrar's Office, Room 2001, Needles Hall or the faculty offices.

Questions concerning convocation should be directed to the Registrar's Office, 888-4567 ext. 5378.

Master's and doctoral students: To be included in Fall 2000 Convocation graduate students must complete an "Intention to Graduate Form" and submit it to the Graduate Studies Office, Needles Hall, Room 3021, by Tuesday, August 1, 2000.

Blank forms may be obtained from the Graduate Studies Office in Needles Hall, or from department Graduate Secretaries. Intention to Graduate Forms may also be downloaded from the Graduate Studies Office website.

Questions concerning convocation should be directed to Penny Pudifin, Convocation Co-ordinator, Graduate Studies, Graduate Studies Office, ext. 2845, e-mail: ppudifin@uwaterloo.ca.

The submission of an Intention to Graduate Form gives convocants an opportunity to indicate exactly how they would like their names to appear on the diploma, and to specify the address to which they would like convocation information sent. Most important however, is the fact that it ensures the inclusion of their names on the lists to be presented to Senate for approval of the degrees.

Feds launch a strategic plan -- by Avvey Peters

Chris Farley, president for 2000-01, says this year's plan differs from previous years in that it tries to involve more than just himself and the vice-presidents. "There's a real focus on looking at the whole Federation," he says, "There are lots of joint projects between staff and executive members, and between members of the executive."

The areas of emphasis in this year's plan are efficiency, technology, communications, financial stability, networking and relevance to students.

While some of the goals are ongoing from year to year, like increasing student involvement and awareness, and maintaining a sound fiscal position, this year the Feds hope to strike out in a few areas they have not explored before:

• developing a plan for the Feds' corporation to manage change resulting from the double cohort in 2003
• running a "put a lid on it" campaign in campus bars (to prevent the use of date-rape drugs)
• developing a pilot project to explore the feasibility of funding undergraduate student-initiated research
• forming a southern Ontario "education caucus" to network with other student associations
• implementing a "healthy lifestyles" program for the Federation's full-time and part-time staff
• conducting research on the issue of corporate presence on university campuses and any impact it may have on the curriculum

Copies of the document are available at the Federation of Students' office (Student Life Centre room 1102).

And finally . . . the sexiest mathematician

I'll believe it, actually. Gonna take a long time to read it, too. A few of the headlines, just to give the flavour:

• Computer crash kills one, injures four
• National papers Toronto-centric: study
• Government calls in Roto-Rooter to fix brain drain
• Pirates defeat Mariners after pitched sea battle

I'm asked to mention that vast quantities of Daglobenpost were printed, and anybody who can't find a copy can get one on request by e-mailing mathnews@student.math.uwaterloo.ca.

CAR

Editor of the Daily Bulletin: Chris Redmond
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