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4 Student federation head says Chronicle staff writer The best solution to tran sit problems for students at the University of Waterloo 124th Year No. 32 By Geoff HMoile couldn‘t hear you. Chronicle staff writer Noiseâ€"induced hearing How‘s that again? Sorry, I loss cannot be cured. acâ€" _ _Conference to feature rockets, moon rocks and human fireflies It‘s all part of a conference called CHEM ED ©79, being put on by the university and a group of Ontariq high school teachers. CHEM ED 79 â€" short for Cheâ€" There will even be a little bit of the moon at UW during that time. Don‘t be surprised, for example, if you see about 1,000 bright lights on the university sports field on Aug. 20 in the evening. Or if you see rocket trails 400 to 500 feet in the air on the night of Aug. 22. Waterloo Regional Police Chief Harold Basse signals that a frequency is coming through loud and clear. By Howard Elliott Chronicle staff writer There will be some very strange and wonderful things going on at the University of Waterioo between August 20 and August 23. Rock bands, chain saws causing deafness University run buses impractical Pardon me? would be a university operated bus service, acâ€" cording to a transit study reâ€" cently done by a consulting Wednesday, August 8, 1979 cording to the Canadian Hearing Society, but they are doing everything in their But UW Federation of Stuâ€" dents President Mark Mcâ€" Guire says he doesn‘t feel mical Education â€"â€" is a mammoth conference that will atttact about 700 participants from Canada, the United States and a few European countrics. Paul McCormick, a chemistry teacher at Thorald Secondary School, is one of the main organizers of the conference. He‘s spending his summer vacation at UW organizing the gathering. Mr. McCormick said CHEM ED began in 1973, and has been held every other year since that time. The conference is designed specifically for chemistry teachers, although their families and friends will be able to attend some sections. Basically the teachers come to UW to swap ideas and share common concerns about chemistry educaâ€" power to try to prevent it. Last Wednesday the soâ€" ciety‘s mobile hearing van was parked for the day at the Kitchener Fairview Park Mall to provide free public hearing tests. One hundred and fortyâ€"seven people took advantage of the offer, the first in line being Waterloo Regional Police Chief Harold Basse. The day before, 137 people in Guelph were tested durâ€" ing the van‘s eightâ€"hour stay at Stone Road Mall. Two days later the van moved tp Cambridge where a surprisâ€" ing 96 out of 157 people testâ€" ed failed. Nancy Finkle, the society‘s regional director attributes the high percenâ€" tage of failures to local inâ€" dustry and the fact more men than women were testâ€" What causes hearing loss? The Canadian Hearing Soâ€" ciety maintains that proâ€" longed exposure to high levels of noise can cause permanent loss of hearing. and that once the sensory cells of the inner ear have been damaged by noise, they do not recover and are not replaced. Ms. Hawkins said the amount of damage resulting from noise exâ€" posure depends upon the loudness of the noise, the duration of the exposure and the sensitivity of the inâ€" dividual. Assistant audiologist Judy Hawkins said about 30 per cent failure is average in the hearing society tests. "It deâ€" pends upon the type of inâ€" dustry in the area,. the age group tested and environâ€" ment in the city."‘ Ms. Hawkins explained that the hair particles in the inner ear get flattened and don‘t recover. "I feel sorry such a service is feasible, The detailed survey â€" done and would rather see improâ€" by a student consulting firm vement to the present muniâ€" _ called Canâ€"Eng Consulting â€" cipal transit system. analyzed five alternatives to the existing transit situaâ€" tion, and concluded that the best would be ‘"the impleâ€" ;a ws mentation of a university operated bus service." (Continued on page 3) 4 Waterloo, Ontario Once established, the study said, the cost of the bus service to the federation of students would be miniâ€" Canâ€"Eng Consulting esâ€" timated the cost of the pilot program at approximately $90 per day. Other alternatives exâ€" amined by the study group were improvement of pedesâ€" tion of taxi pools, implemenâ€" tation of car pools and imâ€" provement of existing Kitchener Transit Service. The three students who performed the study, Jefâ€" frey Johnson, Marc Trudell and Steve Poredos, suggestâ€" ed that a pilot study be perâ€" formed before starting the bus service. The purpose of the study would be to assess the response of UW stuâ€" *‘The conference will be strong on ‘handsâ€"on‘ sesâ€" sions, so teachers can actually try things out,"‘ the orâ€" ganizing committee chairman added. "They‘ll be building their own pieces of lab equipment and visual aids. We play down the speeches by visiting experts, though there will be a few of those; for instance there will be speakers from South Africa and the Philipâ€" pines to talk on the social responsibilities of (Continued on page 5) , Most of the participants will stay in Village II â€" one of the UW residences â€" during CHEM ED, but some will choose to camp in area parks, Mr. McCormick Check your oil? Comment Business Waterloo‘s neâ€" west pub, The Duke of Waterloo opened its doors last â€" Wednesday, August 1. The Duke of Waterioo features English decor, beer and, bangers and hash. The Duke of Waterloo is featured in this week‘s business profile. Business Briefs Classified Inside A similar service wouldn‘t work in Waterloo for a number of reasons, he said. At UW, over oneâ€"half of the students are involved in co operative programs. Mcâ€" Guire claims those students (Continued on page 10} Although McGuire has yet to talk to Kitchener Transit officials about the problem of transporting students, he didn‘t feel the university bus service would be possible. McGuire said he spoke to The student president was quick to point out however, that Western Wheelis â€" the university bus service in London â€" is not operated by the university but rather by the city‘s transit commisâ€" sion. several UW professors about the subject, and also to the University of Guelph and the University of Wesâ€" tern Ontario in London which does have a bus serâ€" vice. mal, ‘"as it was estimated that the proposed bus sys tem would be financially selfâ€"sustaining under proper 11â€"18 19 1 â€"22 15 Cents