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PAGE 4THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 www.durtiamregion.com First students arrive for opening of UOIT History unfolding at Oshawa university BY MIKE RUTA Staff Writer DURHAM - And they're off! More than 900 students begin élusses élusses tomorrow at the country's newest university, the University of Ontario Institute Institute of Technology in Oshawa. But it's already been a busy week. Students have attended laptop computer and other orientation sessions, on topics such as 'Academic Advising' and 'Staying 'Staying Afloat Financially.' They've had their identification card photo taken, met some of their peers at fun night events and generally had a look around. One out of every four students, 230 undergraduates, have moved in to residence residence and are living on campus. Gary Polonsky, the UOlT's president, president, on Tuesday said he was having "an amazing day" meeting students and watching its history begin. "It's like a birth," he said. "We are giving birth today to a new school that many people believe will grow into one of the most important universities in the country." In some cases, the UOIT was ready for students barely in the nick of time. University staff took possession of the new residence building on Saturday night and students started moving in the following day. The new academic building was ready for use on Sunday afternoon and the first activities were held there Monday. Monday. There have been two elevator breakdowns, breakdowns, but Dr. Polonsky said it only put a small wrinkle into the schedule. One occurred as students were moving into the new residence building. No problem. problem. he said "a bunch of big. strong people" assembled to help the middle- aged parents of students lug the heavy stuff upstairs. The second elevator problem occurred occurred in the academic building Tuesday Tuesday and the machine was back in service service the same day. Parking, too. was chaotic several times during the day. Line-ups, roped- off parking stalls in hayficlds, and shuttle shuttle services were all part of the experience. experience. "I was wondering where the hay bales went," said computer programming programming student Justin Leighton, after finding a place to park north of the school. Equally surprised at the rural setting of the parking lot was first-year nursing student Laura McVeigh. "It is a little odd, they had so much time," she said. Construction in general slowed and the materials needed, asphalt, for example, example, were in shorter supply recently due to the power outage and because manufacturers manufacturers heeded the premier's call to use half as much power the week following following the blackout, said Dr. Polonsky. But when he thinks of what could have gone wrong, he said the university is off to a great start. "Everything that had to be ready for today is ready," said Dr. Polonsky, adding the 'should do' stuff will be finished finished in a few weeks and the 'nice to do stuff' by mid-November. He dubbed the over 1,000 trades people who have worked around the clock for weeks and months "genuine heroes." Of course the work at the UOIT and site, but he believes the college and uni- that we want people who put out and Durham College is not finished, and versity attract "spunky people" who can want to become leaders," he said. "And there's still a lot of banging going on. handle a few thumps on the roof. you don't become leaders by taking the Dr. Polonsky says it is a construction "We make no bones about the fact low road." 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Instead the stoves are made in sections then bolted together and interior firebox areas are sealed with high heat gasket material to form an airtight seal. Legs arc made to be bolted on and usually there are leveling bolts to level it on uneven floor surfaces. Cast-iron allows for beautiful design options and very stylish looks since the panels are made of cast-iron poured in molds in a foundry. Cast-iron can be enamelized using ground up glass and other materials which are melted and bonded to the cast-iron at very high temperatures. The result is a high gloss look that is stunning with colors such as brown, green, blue, red and saiul colors being the most popular. How do the two designs differ in heating? The plate steel stoves have much less mass and therefore heat up much faster and cool down much faster. Cast-iron stoves take longer to heat lip but because of the large mass, retain heal much longer when the lire dies down. In the end both designs do a good job. The choice is one of looks and if the design fits your lifestyle needs. WOOD FIREPLACES: Available in zero clearance designs., there are acstictic ones which do not emit much heat other than radiant heat, and there are other designs which are airtight in nature and can emit considerable convection and radiant heal. Wmdhurning fireplaces are usually specified to he installed with a chimney that has been certified for each fireplace. Under no circumstances can other types of chimneys he interchanged as some chimneys are designed to he air cooled where others use insulation in their construction. Again, plate .steel or sheet metal types are available and the more expensive cast-iron types such as the sequoia HPA model are available through Vermont Castings for a more eloquent look. Most woodburning fireplaces are designed for minimal clearances to combustibles and are ideal for installing in new homes or in additions or basements. 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