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

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-0 4 ? ' WMBM 2 A U OF T Polanyi was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The next day a hugh crowd filled Con. Hall to express their pride in his achievement. Another reason to be proud.. .Ian Shelton ' s discovery of the Supernova from an observatory in Chile. In Korea, university student protests forced a government shake-up In Toronto, a few dedicated students and a handful of protestors, forced the issue of Divestment on to the Governing Council table. The result was a decision to divest the University ' s assets from South Africa. Engineering orientation drew some sharp criticism for the alleged rape of an inflatable doll. Semantics aside, the misuse of the doll brought censure from the Women ' s Centre, the university community at large and some engineering students. MISCELLANEOUS Safe sex and condoms ( not in that order) became highly advertised in response to the AIDS crisis. Non-smoking became increasingly trendy. Steffi Graf became the number 1 ranked tennis player in the world at age 18. Van Gogh ' s Sunflowers sold for 39.9 million, Irises for 53.9 million. Not bad for an artist who spent his life in troubled obscurity. 12 million paid for handwritten E=mc paper. Happy New Year in T.O.-TTC went up to $1.05, stamps increased to 37 cents. All together now... I can remember when TTC stamps were ! ! RELIGIOUS TRIVIA Both conventional religion and the evangelistic movement in the States took a real beating in the last year.... The Pope came to America and Northern Canada and was greeted by protests against the church ' s inflexibility on issues of abortion, homosexuality and female priests. Tammy and Jim Bakker are expelled from Paradise (a.k.a. P.T.L. ministry). Oral Roberts has his worth evaluated (by God no less) at 8 million and the faithful paid up. A 29

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A li§§ WORLD Gorbachev and Reagan sign the first nuclear arms reduction treaty in history. Central American peace initiative nets Arias the Nobel Peace Prize. Voters hacked to pieces in Haiti ' s attempt at a November vote. Mani-doc (Manigat) receives Baby-doc ' s legacy in adjusted January vote. Stock market crash October 19. Let ' s just call it yuppie bashing! Glasnost? Mathias Rust sentenced to 4 years in labour camp for landing his Cessna in Red Square. America is back? Irangate, Reagan the bumbler, Olliemania, racial killing in Howard Beach, L.A. freeway shootings. Persian Gulf war continues. ...and continues and continues. Israel takes a ' club, don ' t kill outright’ policy to quell Palestinian unrest in the Gaza strip and West Bank. Klaus Barbie faced his World War 2 accusers for three days after which he refused to attend his own trial. (French Law does not require the presence of defendants). At age 74, his sentence was for life. Explosion during wreath laying ceremony honoring Great Britain war dead in Enniskillen, North Ireland killed eleven. Margaret Thatcher re-elected in British summer election. Not five MORE years of Maggie?!!? CANADIANA Christmas issues included poison mussels and an Air Canada strike. The postal strike in the fall turned nasty with a truckload of mail being sabotaged and acid left on the seats of strike breaking postal workers. In Ontario political furor arose over Bill C5 1 (which eventually bans smoking advertisement) and Bill C54 (the anti-pornography bill with the rather loose interpretation resulting in potential for censorship). CONTROVERSY ALERT! !!!!!! The Supreme Court of Canada declared the current abortion laws unconstitutional under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Equally controversial was the Free Trade agreement with the U.S. A less formal exchange occured with acid rain, of which the U.S. seemed to be a generous provider. Environmental issues were at the top of the news all year with landfills filling up faster than new ones could be approved. Incinerator hysteria continues unabated. Rene Levesque died in the fall leaving Canadians mourning his loss. On a brighter note, Ben Johnson was acclaimed as the fastest man in the world. 28

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Skule Nite this year was once again a wildly successful, hilariously funny, sold-out extravaganza. The Engine- ering Musical-Comedy Revue played for four nights of rolling-in-the-aisles solid entertainment for vhe slightly inebriated but highly appreciative undergrads. Highlights of the show included stunning new renditions of two of Bill Shakespeare ' s biggest box office smashes, Macbeth and Ralpheo and Juliet . The amazing partnership of two dead television stars, Alfred Hitchcock and Rod Serling, showed that Skule 1 1 Nite can still attract the big talent names in the industry. Versa, of course, suffered severe embarrassment and considered libel suits until it was proven that all allegations of food quality were in fact entirely true. Brian and Mila Mulrooney made surprise special appearances as a bumbling Prime Minister and his less-than-devoted wife. And the misadventures of an Engineer-spouse-seeking Arts and Science student were brought to light in the Phantom of the Skule Nite where she learned that An Iron Ring ' s a Girl’s Best Friend . The audience, with the exception of those few who died laughing, all commented on what a fabulous show Engineering was able to put on year after year. Hope to see you at Skule Nite 8T9H Tom Meadowcroft Producer, Skule Nite 8T8