Also in this issue, January 15, 1997:

Front page photo: excavation begins under Biology I greenhouses, where
an obsolete chiller is to be replaced.

Simon the Troll begins the story of UW's history (look on UWinfo
under General Information, then History, then Simon).

Text of "Summary and Recommendations" from the Smith panel report on
postsecondary education in Ontario (look on UWinfo under Documents).

Photo: student lineup in Needles Hall as winter term begins.

Double-page advertisement: Report for 1996 from the distance and
continuing education office.

Photos: bands coming to Federation Hall and the Bombshelter.

Federal and provincial governments are reported close to an agreement
on new "infrastructure" funding.

Dr. Gail Cuthbert Brandt takes a second term as principal of
Renison College.

Graduate student Sandra Makinson, applied environmental studies,
was part of a business mission to South America led by federal
environment minister Sergio Marchi.

General Addressing System (Genasys) is officially closed, victim of
technological change.

Undergraduate math course offered on "entrepreneurship, technology
and the emerging information economy".

Physics department reports "renewal" and "new courses in more modern,
exciting areas" following early retirement of faculty members and
some replacement appointments.

North campus gymnasium is officially the Columbia Recreational Complex.