University of Toronto Engineering Society - Skule Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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r. r, F R. CONGRESS OF CANADIAN I January 9 to 13, 1985, students from across Canada converged upon Toronto to attend the I seventeenth CCES. It was a very special event as I the University of Toronto Engineering Society got a chance to boast to other engineering societies about our Centennial. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Changing Role Of The Engineer In Society.’’ This topic was chosen because engineering students must be aware of what is ahead of them in a career of engineering. Criticism came from Mr. John Sewell about present engineering practices. He stressed that part of an engineer’s training must be in the area of humanities. Mr. Jim Mackie of the Mitel Cor- poration showed the delegates another form of engineering which we as undergraduates rarely ex- perience. He showed how to look into the future and develop products with that end in mind. During workshop sessions, discussions took place on items relevant to engineering students. From these discussions a new constitution was brought forward for “Project Magazine”. Other topic under discussion were apathy, underfunding, the future role of the engineer and CCES: Past, Present and Future. ' f ENGINEERING STUDENTS Mr. David Vice, President, Northern Telecom Canada Ltd. These events were only one component of the conference. At night, delegates went out on the city and got a chance to meet one another. Thursday night of the conference was very enjoyable as delegates converged upon Yuk Yuk’s Komedy Kabaret for a night of laughter. Saturday was one of the most enjoyable nights. The final banquet was held at Great Hall of Hart House. It was a gala affair climaxing with the keynote address from Mr. David Vice, President of Northern Telecom Canada Ltd. Mr. Vied was op- timistic about Canada’s future in engineering. In his keynote address, he stressed the point that it is necessary for ail engineers to possess good com- munication skills. He felt that this is imperative for any engineer’s success. “Clear communications is also critical because society is on the verge of another step in the evolution of its concept of literacy,” he said. Mr. Vice also warned us that technology is rapidly changing and we must be aware of it and how to deal with it. He concluded his address by quoting from Alvin Toffler’s new book: “What’s happening is a restructuring of the entire technoeconomic base of the society. It’s like an ear- thquake that throws up new terrain.” ! would like to commend everyone involved in this very enjoyable and educational conference. Where else can one become an honourary Newfle by wor- shipping The Cod??! ! David Stubbings (Mech 8T6) 11

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HOMECUMMING! The Engineering Float Entry for Homecoming Weekend ’84 held special significance because the Centennial Commit- tee helped sponsor it and provided the insane idea of an eight-foot-high rocking hard hat. This design proved to be vir- tually impossible to implement ... but, using first-year mechanics and a lot of beer, the float was finally completed. Construction actually began a full week before it had to be completed and it was finished a full four hours before the parade. The Blue Gold Committee wishes to thank the Varsity for unknowingly providing substantial amounts of paper mache material. Unfortunately, the Engineering Entry was disqualified for being left in the middle of Varsity Stadium. (The no-minds from Urinedale proceeded to wreck themselves on the hardhat and destroyed their trophy.) Many thanks to all those who helped in this very worthwhile endeavour.

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GODIVIi WEEK STS I had the pleasure of disorganizing Godiva Week, and from it I found out that anarchy is very confusing. Well, anyways, I’ll give you the main highlights of the week. Chariot Race — Civile won the damn thing; 2nd — almost everyone else; last — Eng Scan Video Games — 4 finalists; Bambi, Dan Gerbec, Phil Perzia, Jeremy Bateson — each won a 12 pack — and none of them can play! ! Calculus Race — Four problems, one beer before each problem. The winner was Dave Stubbings who managed to cheat and bribe his way to success! Winter Basebali; In first place again. ..why?? Ind 8T6. Second place: Chem 8T7. Briefcase Curling: Very brilliantiy cancelled due to lack of participants and organizers. Boat Racing: What a surprise??!! 1) Eng Sci 8T7 Zombies??? 2) Civ 8T4 Team Awesome 3) Waterloo — Work Term All Stars 4) Gore — (Grief. ..Gorff!) On Friday: The Wake was amazing. Urn, is there anything I forgot... uhh.... Franco. ..Minatel Anarchist Biue and Gold 12