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Date: 7th November 2005

 

ExCESS Blues Pub

The first ExCESS Blues Pub for this semester will be held on Friday, November 11th in the EUS Common Room. The theme is “Oktoberfest in November” and we’ll be serving lots of beverages, sausages and grilled cheese.

So come by on Friday from 4 to 8 pm to truly enjoy this unforgettable evening! You can also buy “Oktoberfest” mugs and receive discounts on drinks all evening!

 

ExCESS Ski Trip

ExCESS is organizing a Ski trip for next semester. We’ll be hitting the slopes of Mont Sainte Anne on Friday the 20th of January 2006 to Sunday the 22nd of January 2006. That gives you two whole days of skiing and having a blast!

Prices are $215 for ECE students and this includes transportation to and from Mont Sainte Anne and 2 nights stay at Chalet Montmorency.

We will start selling tickets on Thursday the 10th of November but if you want to pre-book your seats please email president@ece.mcgill.ca with the names and department of the people in your group.

There are limited number of tickets available so BOOK FAST!

To learn more, visit http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~excess/skitrip.htm

 

Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference

The Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference is North America's biggest technology conference for undergraduate students, organized and run by students. This is an amazing experience for all undergraduates in ECE to interact with students all across Canada, attend lectures given by researchers from top universities and companies, and sharpen skills in workshops and other seminars held in the event.

ExCESS is looking for interested students to form part of the McGill delegation to CUTC, held between January 12th and
14th, 2006, in Toronto. Please visit the following website at http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~excess/cutc.htm for more
information on how to apply.If there are any questions, please email vpexternal@ece.mcgill.ca

 

Exam Bank

Finally! We have an exam bank solely dedicated to ECSE exams. To check it out, please visit http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~excess/exambank.htm. You need a password to access the exams. In order to obtain one, please email excess.support@gmail.com. Please ensure that you are sending the email using a McGill email account.

If you have any old exams which you would wish to share, please send them to us at excess.support@gmail.com. You might even win something in return!

 

Petition Results

A big thanks to those who supported us and signed the petition dealing with class scheduling in the Trottier building. Your concerns have been presented to higher authorities and action is being taken to rectify these issues. We will continue to update you on any developments.

 

Quiz!

So you think the Livewire has nothing interesting to offer to you? Well, think again because we are now giving away prizes! Answer the following questions to be eligible for a draw. The lucky winner will get TWO free tickets at Famous Players!

a) Adjacent to three temples are three magic ponds. You are supposed to pick flowers to bring to each temple. The rules are
• You must offer the same number of flowers at each temple.
• Before entering each temple, you must dip all of the flowers you have left in that temple's pond. Then the number of flowers will double.
• You must leave the third temple empty-handed.

What is the minimum number of flowers must you pick, and how many must you leave at each temple?

b) A farmer wants to row his chick, corn, and hawk across the river. He can take no more than one of the three at a time. He can't leave the hawk alone with the chick, or the chick alone with the corn. How can he get all three across without a mishap?

c) What are the dates for the ExCESS Ski Trip?

Please email your answers to excess.support@gmail.com with the subject as “Quiz1-Answers-(Your Name)”. Last day for submission is November 12th 2005. The winner will be announced in two weeks time.