General
      Notice
      to
      the
      Public:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Spire:
      a
      Carleton
      University
      Project
     
     
      This
      notice
      is
      to
      announce
      the
      intention
      of
      Carleton
     
     
      University
      to
      build
      anew
      Mathematics
      and
      Compu-
     
     
      ter
      Science
      building.
      Due
      to
      the
      lack
      of
      space
      in
     
     
      Denton
      Tower,
      a
      new
      and
      revolutionary
      edifice
      is
     
     
      slated
      for
      construction.
      Tentatively
      called
      ‘“The
     
     
      Spire,’
      the
      tower
      will
      rise
      toa
      height
      of
      892
      meters-
     
     
      -
      almost
      300
      stories
      in
      total.
      But
      this
      will
      not
      be
     
     
      merely
      the
      tallest
      building
      in
      Ottawa.
      Based
      on
      a
     
     
      radical
      new
      material
      developed
      by
      Carleton’s
      Biol-
     
     
      ogy
      department,
      designed
      by
      the
      students
      and
      pro-
     
     
      fessors
      in
      our
      Architecture
      school,
      and
      slated
      to
      be
     
     
      built
      in
      a
      single
      summer
      by
      the
      students
      of
      our
     
     
      Engineering
      faculty,
      the
      Spire
      is
      to
      be
      made
      of
      so-
     
     
      called
      ‘‘Biological
      Concrete.’’
      This
      substance,
     
     
      when
      dried
      and
      properly
      cured,
      produces
      a
      strong
     
     
      but
      flexible
      material
      with
      the
      properties
      of
      both
     
     
      concrete
      and
      high-grade
      rubber.
     
    

    
     
      But
      Biological
      Concrete
      is
      actually
      com-
     
     
      posed
      of
      tiny
      bacteria
      which
      have
      been
      genetically
     
     
      engineered
      to
      grow
      extremely
      tough,
      keratinous
     
     
      outer
      shells.
      It
      is
      these
      shells,
      made
      up
      of
      precisely
     
     
      the
      same
      material
      as
      human
      fingernails
      and
      hair,
     
     
      which
      give
      the
      concrete
      its
      strength.
      These
      bacte-
     
     
      ria,
      while
      they
      are
      alive,
      reproduce
      quickly
      (as
      all
     
     
      bacteria
      do)
      so
      that
      it
      may
      almost
      be
      said
      that
      the
     
     
      building
      ‘‘builds’”’
      itself.
     
    

    
     
      The
      bacteria
      are
      started
      growing
      in
      great
     
     
      colonies
      on
      top
      of
      a
      traditional
      concrete
      foundation,
     
     
      then
      slowly,
      very
      slowly,
      they
      find
      their
      way
      across
     
     
      the
      broad
      square
      base
      of
      the
      building,
      forming
      a
     
     
      smooth,
      strong
      skin
      which
      will
      become
      the
      outer
     
     
      courtyard.
      Then,
      after
      the
      colony
      has
      reached
      a
     
     
      critical
      mass,
      it
      is
      guided
      almost
      straight
      up
      from
      the
     
     
      center
      of
      the
      completed
      courtyard
      by
      electric
      current
     
     
      and
      a
      pumped-in
      nutrient
      solution
      to
      form
      the
      outer
     
     
      shell
      of
      the
      spire.
      As
      the
      outer
      skin
      rises,
      so
      do
      the
     
     
      floors;
      the
      interior
      surface
      of
      the
      building
      consists
      of
     
     
      a
      single
      long
      spiral,
      similar
      in
      design
      to
      the
      famous
     
     
      Guggenheim
      Museum
      in
      New
      York.
      As
      the
      succes-
     
     
      sive
      stories
      of
      the
      tower
      are
      built,
      the
      bacteria
      near
     
     
      the
      bottom
      die
      and
      dehydrate,
      leaving
      the
      kerati-
     
     
      nous
      shells
      in
      a
      densely
      packed
      structure,
      while
     
    
   
   
    
     
      So
      /
      went
      over
      the
      wall
     
    

    
     
      !
      couldn't
      stand
      it
      any
      more
     
    

    
     
      Cooped
      up
      in
      a
      cell
      all
      day
     
    

    
     
      Only
      getting
      to
      go
      out
      for
      a
      few
      hours
      for
     
     
      ‘exercise’
     
    

    
     
      Eating
      lousy
      food
     
    

    
     
      Always
      being
      harassed
      by
      the
      guards
     
    

    
     
      Locked
      up
      with
      all
      the
      lowlifes
      and
      scumbags
      of
     
     
      the
      world
     
    

    
     
      Never
      having
      any
      say
      in
      what
      |
      do
     
    

    
     
      It’s
      no
      way
      for
      a
      man
      to
      live
     
    

    
     
      So
      when
      the
      chance
      to
      make
      a
      break
      for
      it
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      October
      18,
      1994)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Spire
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      James
      Foley
     
    
   
   
    
     
      above
      the
      bacteria
      of
      the
      second
      generation
      continue
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      work
      begun
      by
      their
      predecessors.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      by
      far
      the
      most
      visionary
      of
      the
      ap-
     
     
      proaches
      to
      this
      building
      is
      the
      exclusive
      use
      of
     
     
      computer
      technology
      to
      integrate
      biological
      growth
     
     
      patterns
      with
      two
      simple
      and
      elegant
      mathematical
     
     
      equations
      that
      define
      the
      shape
      of
      the
      structure.
      The
     
     
      function
      z=1/(x*2+y*2),
      drawn
      by
      computer
      in
      the
     
     
      illustration,
      gives
      the
      entire
      building
      its
      shape.
      The
     
     
      lines
      flow
      in
      a
      beautifully
      sharp
      and
      graceful
      arc
      to
     
     
      the
      very
      top
      of
      the
      tower,
      in
      a
      startling
      parallel
      to
      the
     
     
      natural
      growth
      curve
      of
      the
      bacteria
      themselves.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Free
     
     
      came,
      |
      took
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      No
      one
      keeps
      the
      Jake
      locked
      up
     
    

    
     
      And
      now
      |
      live
      on
      my
      own
     
    

    
     
      |
      found
      an
      apartment
      that’s
      abandoned
      and
      no
     
     
      one
      gives
      a
      shit
      about
      anymore,
      and
      that’s
     
     
      where
      |
      live
     
    

    
     
      |
      don’t
      go
      out
      much,
      ‘cause
      the
      cops
      are
      still
     
     
      looking
      for
      me,
      but
     
    

    
     
      |
      get
      out
      at
      least
      eight
      or
      nine
      hours
      a
      week,
     
     
      when
      there’s
      no
      one
      around
     
    

    
     
      That’s
      when
      |
      raid
      the
      garbage
      cans
      and
     
     
      dumpsters
      for
      food
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      second
      equation,
      the
      logarithmic
      spiral,
      provides
      a
     
     
      gently
      sloping
      floor
      that
      remains
      unbroken
      all
      the
     
     
      way
      to
      the
      peak,
      spiralling
      smoothly
      up
      and
      up
      and
     
     
      up.
     
    

    
     
      After
      the
      main
      superstructure
      is
      finished,
     
     
      much
      of
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      building
      will
      be
      completed
     
     
      in
      the
      traditional
      manner.
      A
      circular
      elevator
      shaft
     
     
      rises
      between
      floors.
      Windows
      will
      be
      cut
      with
     
     
      diamond-tipped
      chainsaws
      or
      keratin-dissolving
     
     
      agents.
      Heating
      pipes
      will
      be
      unnecessary
      because
     
     
      we
      will
      be
      able
      to
      use
      the
      natural
      nutrient
      ducts
     
     
      created
      for
      the
      bacteria,
      and
      the
      same
      may
      be
      said
     
     
      of
      water
      and
      sewage
      systems.
      The
      entire
      building
     
     
      will
      have
      a
      brilliant
      sheen--
      a
      natural
      effect
      inher-
     
     
      ent
      in
      the
      keratin
      material
      we
      will
      be
      using.
      The
     
     
      entire
      concept
      is
      one
      of
      unity
      and
      beauty,
      for
      how
     
     
      better
      can
      one
      build
      a
      living,
      healthy
      building,
      but
     
     
      by
      using
      the
      marvelous
      tools
      given
      to
      us
      by
      Mother
     
     
      Nature?
     
    

    
     
      It
      must
      be
      emphasized
      that
      despite
      the
     
     
      revolutionary
      nature
      of
      these
      design
      plans
      the
     
     
      entire
      building
      as
      conceived
      is
      completely
      safe.
     
     
      The
      bacteria
      used
      are
      of
      a
      benign
      nature,
      and
     
     
      furthermore,
      the
      entire
      building
      will
      be
      sterilized
     
     
      from
      top
      to
      bottom
      on
      completion
      of
      the
      biological
     
     
      concrete
      segment
      of
      the
      plan.
      The
      computers,
     
     
      along
      with
      the
      electric
      fields
      they
      will
      be
      monitor-
     
     
      ing,
      are
      also
      closely
      monitored.
      The
      new
      methods
     
     
      described
      herein
      actually
      make
      construting
      a
      build-
     
     
      ing
      safer
      in
      that
      no
      human
      life
      must
      be
      risked
      in
     
     
      climbing
      and
      riveting;
      the
      sort
      of
      dangerous
      work
     
     
      often
      required
      for
      a
      traditional
      concrete
      office
     
     
      tower
      is
      here
      completely
      eliminated.
     
    

    
     
      The
      public
      is
      invited
      to
      tour
      our
      displays
      set
     
     
      up
      in
      the
      Turin
      Conference
      Centre.
      Displays
      are
     
     
      open
      from
      9
      AM
      to
      5
      PM,
      Monday
      to
      Saturday.
     
     
      Once
      actual
      construction
      is
      begun,
      sometime
      in
      the
     
     
      spring
      of
      1997,
      further
      displays
      and
      tours
      will
      be
     
     
      available
      at
      the
      construction
      site.
      All
      questions
      and
     
     
      comments
      may
      be
      addressed
      by
      calling
      1-800-453-
     
     
      1989,
      the
      head
      office
      of
      Inspirex
      inc.,
      the
      company
     
     
      created
      by
      Carleton
      to
      construct
      the
      Spire.
     
    

    
     
      More
      next
      week.
      .
      .
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I’ve
      got
      to
      be
      real
      careful
      not
      to
      let
      the
      coppers
     
     
      see
      me,
      or
      anyone
      else
      forthat
      matter,
      so
      when
     
     
      I’m
      outside
      |
      hide
      a
      lot
     
    

    
     
      The
      only
      people
      |
      can
      trust
      are
      street
      people,
     
     
      y'know,
      hookers,
      muggers,
      purse-snatchers..
     
     
      |
      know
      they
      won't
      turn
      me
      in
      and
      they
      know
      |
     
     
      won't
      turn
      them
      in,
      either
     
    

    
     
      So
      my
      life’s
      become
      pretty
      routine
     
    

    
     
      Sure,
      it’s
      not
      the
      best
      way
      to
      live
     
    

    
     
      But
      it’s
      worth
      it
      all
     
    

    
     
      To
      be
      Free
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie
      Reviey
     
     
      THE
      RIVER
      WIL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Directed-by:
      Curtis
      Hanson
     
     
      Starring:
      Meryl
      Streep,
      Kevin
      Baco,
     
     
      Strathairn,
      Joe
      Mazzello
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Review
      by:
      David
      Ramsay
     
    

    
     
      Meryl
      who?
      Yes,
      you
      heard
      correctly,
     
     
      Streep,
      the
      woman
      known
      for
      starring
      in
      fil
     
     
      elaborate
      costumes
      and
      heavy
      accents,
      has
      ts
     
     
      plunge
      from
      tense
      drama
      to
      tense
      action
      th
     
     
      The
      two-time
      Oscar
      winner
      has
      taken
      a
      bre;
     
     
      such
      films
      as
      The
      French
      Lieutenant's
      ji
     
     
      Death
      Becomes
      Her,
      and
      The
      House
      of
      Sp
     
     
      makeamovie
      moreattractive
      to
      the
      high-testo
     
     
      movie-goer;,
      however,
      this
      new
      direction
      m
     
     
      last
      long.
      Afterall,
      shejust
      won
      the
      most
      sough
     
     
      role
      in
      Hollywood,
      that
      of
      the
      lowa
      woman
     
     
      for
      Clint
      Eastwood
      in
      The
      Bridges
      of
     
     
      County.
     
    

    
     
      The
      River
      Wild
      is
      just
      the
      vehicle
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      movie
      itself
      ha
     
     
      very
      simple
      plot,
      ai
     
     
      in
      no
      way
      comman
     
     
      your
      attention
      to
     
     
      derstand
      what’s
      ha
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pening.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      needs
      to
      perk
      up
      her
      falling
      box
      office
      appé
     
     
      apparently
      it’s
      working;
      however,
      Streep
     
     
      that
      she
      did
      not
      choose
      the
      role
      because
      it
      w
     
     
      popular.
      Claiming
      that
      there
      are
      not
      enoug!!
     
     
      female
      roles,
      she
      says
      that
      *‘Most
      of
      the
      wa
     
     
      movies
      are
      sex
      objects,
      they
      are
      there
      to
      bed
     
     
      humped,
      maimed,
      or
      killed.”’
      She
      also
      says
     
     
      a
      lot
      more
      to
      The
      River
      Wild
      then
      action,
     
     
      also
      about
      people;
      and
      she’s
      right.
     
    

    
     
      Filmed
      beautifully
      on
      rivers
      in
     
     
      and
      Oregon,
      Wild
      gets
      the
      viewer
      up-cl0
     
     
      personal
      with
      the
      rapids.
      The
      movie
      itsel
     
     
      simple
      plot,
      and
      inno
      way
      commands
      your
      @!
     
     
      to
      understand
      what’s
      happening.
      A
      family’
     
     
      (Streep,
      Strathairn,
      and,
      ‘*‘the
      Jurassic
      Pam
     
     
      Mazzello)
      decide
      to
      take
      a
      nice,
      quiet,
      ¥
     
     
      enjoying
      some
      white
      water
      rapids
      when
      tl
     
     
      wrong.
      Just
      before
      they
      start
      out
      on
      their
      |
     
     
      the
      family
      runs
      into
      fellow
      adventurers
      (Bea
     
     
      Reilly)
      who
      quickly
      become
      more
      than
     
     
      annoying.
      After
      their
      trip
      has
      started,
      the
     
     
      decides
      these
      two
      hitchhikers
      are
      a
      bit
      too
      ps
     
     
      for
      them,
      and
      decide
      to
      ditch
      them.
      This,
      h?
     
     
      is
      a
      bad
      idea,
      and
      what
      we
      get
      is
      a
      high-sp
     
     
      down
      twisting
      and
      turning
      class
      five
      rapi(
     
     
      six
      are
      considered
      unnavigable).
     
    

    
     
      Kevin
      Bacon
      plays
      a
      wonderful
      vil!
     
     
      Mery]
      Streep
      is
      good
      as
      the
      strong-willed
     
     
      the
      film
      seems
      so
      scared
      of
      becoming
      jus!”
     
     
      movie
      that
      (with
      the
      exception
      of
      the
      last
      154
     
     
      or
      so)
      it
      shies
      away
      from
      fantastic
      wate!
     
     
      Streep
      is
      right,
      though;
      there
      is
      more
      here!
     
     
      action.
      The
      movie
      is
      also
      about
      relat!
     
     
      between
      a
      boy
      and
      his
      parents,
      and
      b¢
     
     
      husband
      and
      wife
      who
      have
      come
      to
      rea’!
     
     
      marriage
      isover.
      These
      characters
      are
      well’
     
     
      and
      J
      found
      their
      personal
      problems
      moré
      ’
     
     
      ing
      than
      the
      actual
      action
      scenes.
      Maybe
      Si”
     
     
      tricked
      us
      into
      believing
      she
      has
      gone
      act!
     
     
      in
      fact
      she
      is
      covering
      old
      territory.
     
     
      Grade:
      B-