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

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HP fyp W MMW U of T day is the University’s version of show and tell and primarily functions to educate both the general public and prospective U of T students as to what the University has to offer. U of T day is also a celebration of how much work can be done on how little funding. The Engineering faculty put on a great show this year. It was possible to watch robots chasing a flashlight, to hear dust falling using a laser and to see a demonstration of a robot arm. Other highlights of the Engineering display included the Slowpoke reactor and the structural testing laboratory. It was possible for the curious to look inside their bodies with magnetic resonance imaging or to witness an estimation of a human operator ' s mental workload. While the day was undoubtably enjoyable for the visitors, it was no less so for the students and staff who volunteered to show people around and explain demonstrations. For in spite of stories about university wide apathy, anyone who participated in U of T day was proud to be a public relations person for the University even if only for a day ( the free T-shirts were nice too). 20

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Every year for time immemorial, engineering students at the University of Toronto have gathered together in the beginning of the second semester for a week of merriment and troublemaking, consumption of God ' s own effervescent nectar and frequent worship at the fabled porcelain alter. This year, the ceremonies went exceptionally well . The numerous events held during this week all had an excellent turnout. Suds was open and ready for business every night of the school week selling beer at such low prices that it was altogether far too easy to consume more than any five people should. The usual brilliance and ingenuity were displayed in the creative entries for this years f!rosh hardhat contest- 1 especially liked the life-size antlers on one intrepid flrosh ' s brain bucket. One day, the flrosh will be engineers too! The calculus race was an amazing success- the flrosh who competed proved to be fast, devious and capable of consuming a reasonable amount of beer. On Wednesday, what must surely be one of the most vicious, demanding competitions of all time took place- the infamous chariot race. All of the competing teams showed up on time, with the exception of the flrosh, who were fashionably late. With the roar of the mighty SKULE 111 cannon, the racers were off on their race to destruction. The first survivor to cross the finish line this year was the Mech Club chariot. That evening, the talent contest was held. The contest was won hands down by the Lady Go diva Memorial Band, despite the valiant efforts of the talented competition. Well, I guess not everyone was blessed with such innate talent as the members of the LGMB. The fluid flow lab was held on Thursday, with a large number of competing teams. All teams showed great aptitude in this lab session, consuming prodigious quantities of beer without so much as one whoops in the lab area. All week, winter baseball was played on front campus, and Go diva ' s quest took place.