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124th Year No. 8 eyes on the road The project‘s technical title is ‘‘deâ€" sign of an ergonomically superior headâ€"up display speedometer image . Sound a little heavy? Well in layman‘s terms the university project simply refers toan analogue speedometer disâ€" played on an automobile‘s windshield as opposed to the dash. Brad McKay. Art Koille and Don Clinton, 3rd year systems design enâ€" gineering students at UW. have been working on the project since Deâ€" cember ©77. Why did they choose the ‘‘headâ€"up * project for their systems design engineering workshop? Imagine yourself driving along the 401. As you focus on the road oneâ€"half mile ahead, you are also looking at an â€""It was convenient, we were inâ€" terested in it and we are concerned about highway safety,"* said Mr. Kolle. hourglass figure. The more you acceâ€" lerate, the more the figure fills in. The identation on the hourglass indicates 80 km. per hour. Mr. McKay said a digital display on windshields has been experimented with in England. Due to the cost of inâ€" stalling such a system arnid distortion caused by the shape.of the glass. the research was abandoned. in The students began their arduous task by looking into what research had been conducted before them and conâ€" tacting people and companies in both the United States and England. They read reams of material on driver behaâ€" vior and worked on an experimental design, developing both the hardware and software necessary to carry out their tests. Wednesday, February 21, 1979 (Continued on page 9) $16,000 loss Dave Bray, a firstâ€"year UW student and Peter Toffler, a second year UW student, are taking their landlord to court. The stuâ€" dents, two of eight who reâ€" sided at 117 Albert St., until it was gutted by fire last week, are threatening to sue landlord Murray Mathews of Breslau. The students claim he has refused to reimburse them for advance rent and that fire safety standards in the twoâ€"storey structure wereâ€"not up to Mr. Mathews required the students to pay a seven month deposit for advance rent on a verbal one year lease. He said he operates under this rental policy beâ€" cause most students only want to rent for seven months. With this arranâ€" gement in effect he said it frees him of having to colâ€" lect the other four months rent at the end of March. Mr. Bray said he paid the landlord $170 rent for the period September to April and Mr. Mathews refuses to refund the outstanding rent. He also complained about a leaking roof, inoperational toilet and shower facilities and cold overnight temperaâ€" tures as a result of improper installation of a furnace in October. Peter Toffler is seeking damages in court on the grounds that the house did not meet fire safety stanâ€" dards. Among the violations claimed were the absence of fire extinguishers. a locked door blocking access to a Brad McKay, left, Art Kolle and Don Clinton check out the hardware and software equipâ€" ment they used during their headâ€"up display speedometer image project. Students plan _ to sue landlord â€"â€" Waterioo, Ontario newlyâ€"installed fire escape and the placement of three students in the basement. The landlord said he reâ€" moved the lock the day beâ€" fore the fire and had inâ€" stalled smoke detectors. the necessary steps to upâ€" _ The loss of stereo, camera grade it. and sports equipment, furniâ€" ture and clothes resulted in Last summer fire prevenâ€" a $16,000 personal loss for tion officer Bob Beckett the students. Waterloo Fire Chief John Staller said Mr. Mathews was granted permission to rent out the rooming house because he had been taking the necessary steps to upâ€" grade it. community calendar Waterioo at a glance comment historical insights Sports Hello Dolly Inside ©$18,600 a 12â€"gauge sawedâ€"offâ€" shotâ€" gun, made off with $18,600 last Friday morning after he calmly heldâ€"up the Bank of Montreal, 554 Weber St. N. â€"The thief had a male acâ€" complice who telephoned him during the episode to see how things were going. manager, was preparing to entér the bank shortly after 9 a.m. when the robber apâ€" proached him. He (the robâ€" ber) calmly waited until the branch‘s employees reportâ€" ed to work and the vault was opened. He then sped away in the manager‘s ‘72 Ford Cortina, later found abanâ€" doned in a UW parking lot. identified between 50 and 100 rooming houses as fireâ€" traps. According to chief fire prevention officer Chuck Devison, this house was no longer inlcuded on the list. Following Mr. Beckett‘s report, city counâ€" cil and the fire department jointly conducted a study into fire prevention stanâ€" dards in student boarding A lone robber, armed with Doug 10 Cents Nobody is immune to â€" Dolly Levi‘s matchmaking _ taâ€" lents in the Bluevale C.I. production of Hello, Dolly. The costumes. choreo graphy. musica arâ€" rangements, stage settings and singing all contribute to an entertaining show 4 an 10 12â€"13 14â€"23 McPherson,