Digital Edition - January 20, 1981 by SPOKENewspaper

Spoke Tuesday. January

Volume

20, 1981

14 Issue

Power of suggestion By Audrey Mckay

to the train ride.

Mentalist. Mike Mandel. jampacked the lounge on Wednesday for the sixth" year in a row. Mandel once again created sidesplitting laughter for everyone who watched the volunteers on stage.

One

of the highlights of the

show was when Mandel, through his power of suggestion planted an idea in the mind of one male volunteer. that he “had to go to the gents’

Your new Spoke

staff

from

left

to right are: Rachel Threlkeld, Kathy

Decmott and

Laura' Plumtree.

Death of a radio station By Rick Kane

mere was no tunerai. No pall bearers. Not even a burial. But all of us in the broadcasting program here at the College N*ere saddened Radio by the passing of

oh no. it fell off, then return to his seat not remembering a thing. The audience cried with laughter. Mandel opened the show with a brief background on himself. Referring to the fact that he had only lost a few volunteers over the years. Mandel said. “Hey just that kind of a guv.”

del put in the

CKER

Conestoga.

There was no christening. No baptism. No lavish blowing of horns or waving of banners. But here on the third floor of the college were gladdened by the creation of CX-LR Radio Cones*

toga* If

this

pomt

of the politics behind the situation.

dents of the radio-television pro-

First off. we are a non-licensed radio station in the eyes of the CRTC. the ruling body over all

gram

your reading

Employers always have a need "

iommented Bonita

Russell. Su-

record companies and trade magazines. we decided to undergo a change of identity, and decided upon the sequence C-X-L-R. CXLR has all sorts of neat little applications that can be put into effect. The second letter “X” cannot be used by a licensed radio station, according to the laws laid

ployed. 687 in fields related to their studies and 33 in non-related

Telecommunications Systems.

fields.

The College’s record in this area has consistently been in excess of 90 per cent and the success Is continuing.

There are several reasons for this success according to Ms. Russell. “First of all. our programs are geared to the skills and needs of the community. Secondly, the students acquire good job-search skills through the efforts o'f faculty members and the staff of Career Services. “In addition, we are actively committed to pursuing employment opportunities for new gra-

What’s inside

• Graphic and Advertising. Film Production. Photography. General Arts and Science, Business - Data Processing. Materials Management. Construction Engineering Technology. Electrical Engineering Technician

sign

Engineering

Techno-

Computer Systems. Elec-

Graphic Technician. Mechanical Engineering Technician - Drafting

and

Mechanical

Engineering

Technology.

Placement figures for each

licensed radio station in Edmonton. Alberta, went on the air at that time, adopting the sequence C-K-E-R, To avoid hassles with

graduates o!'l3 programs attained -loo per cent full-time placement related to their programs of study. These programs are; De-

•

November

1980.

pervisor of Career Services at Conestoga College, referring to a recently issued report which revealed that 97.3 per cent of the College s 1979-1980 semestered program graduates have found er^loyment. Tfle report, issued by the Career Service Office, surveyed this year’s 798 graduates from semestered programs at the Doon. Guelph. Stratford and Waterloo campuses. 740 were available for employment, and 720 were em-

tronics Engineering Technology

let-

served

Doon Campus

for eight years until

we had 95 employers recruiting on-campus at Conestoga and a host of other vacancies listed at our office.'’

logy

The

CKER

cational radio’’ and its students and the

duates: in 1980.

Electronic

in the early years.

ters represented “Kitchener edu-

Graduates find employment for well-trained people, and we' re In the people-training business.

sequence adopted by the stu-

In its genesis, the

aspects of the electronic media in Canada. This means that we cannot broadcast our signal to areas outside the Doon campus, but remain a closed-circuit operation within ihe college. ^ Now. here is where all the trouble began.

all of US’

CKER was

the College’s four divisipns- Applied Arts, Business. Technology and Health Sciences- were ex-

down by CRTC. Therefore, no “real radio station can steal our letters • selfish huh? Another is that the sequence X-L-R is a technical term indicating a microphone input. Most importantly though. Is that the college motto is Transcend, and X-L (if said quickly). well you get the picture. With the AM operation feeding "

the cafeteria and line one on the system of green box speakers throughout the college. CXLR programs a top 40 format. Now that CXLR-FM is f.oally a day to day operation, we will be broadcasting to the student lounge

as well as line two and three of funny green box speakers around

CXLR-FM programs “AOR Formal meaning adult

the college.

”

By the way. CXLRnow programs until 5:00 p.m..

oriented rock.

to the lounge, the green boxes and cellent. in the upper 90 per cent ^lo the cafeteria after 2 00 p.m. range. A new look, a new sound. Come "When they graduate, our stuup and have a visit with us. We are dents are confident of their skills on the third floor and welcome and expect success.’ said Ms. Russell. She anticipates Cones- your comments and requests. Call toga’s record of success will contion extension 302. nue in 1981. when 935 students in Give us a listen. CXLR Radio semestered programs are expect- Conestoga - The more you hear it. ed to graduate. the more you like it.

New Spoke

staff. ..page

Unclassifieds. ..page 3

Elephant

Man

After Mandel’s hot and cold he told the volunteers that they were being bothered by insects, Everyone jumped up and down as they scratched their arms and legs. At one point one volunteer went so far as to undo his pants

spell

because Mandel

Mandel then spoke of some of his memorable performances. On

you are a bit confused, allow me the chance to give a brief history

with laughter.

However, the suggestion had a second part, once the volunteer was just inside the gents he was to yell,

a previous visit to Conestoga College in 1978 Mandel had a girl convinced she had won the Miss Universe Contest. This volunteer was so happy she hugged Mandel. putting him in the hospital with a neck injury. After a couple of card tricks Mandel took 30 volunteers from the audience and put them under his powers of suggestion. He did what he called keying them in.

Once the volunteers were keyed in they look a train ride across Canada. Some were intrigued by the various scenery: in particular a nudist camp. As they waved to the nudists one actually fell off his chair stretching to see. Others enjoyed the bar car. Each volunteer acted out every detail of the train ride, from shaking when they went over bumps, to spilling drinks in the bar car.

Mandel then added some

detail

He went from

boiling hot temperatures, with sweaters and shirts peeling off. to below zero temperatures, where the volunteers' huddled together for warmth. The audience roared

having ants

told

him

in their

minds oT the volunteers was the sight of a Badger rushing at them. Every time Mandel said Badger everyone on stage screamed and

jumped back two

feet.

Along with the Badger suggesMandel suggested that everytime he snapped his fingers they would think they had been pinched. After Mandel snapped his tion

fingers accusations flew.

Mandel then polled out a small bottle, sprayed on his wrist and neck. As he did he told the male volunteers that it would repulse 'them but to the females it would drive them wild with desire. That is exactly what happened. All the male volunteers ran from the smell but the females could hardly contain themselves. This part of Mandel's show has created many interesting results. When Mandel did this at Ryerson

he was almost raped by some uncontrollable

women

volunteers.

At the end of the show Mandel asked what day it was. all the volunteers jump^ up and said. “It's Christmas. and sang Jingle "

Bells.

Mike Mandel was unbelievable, funny, most entertaining and worth seeing once again. If you missed him this year, don’t mis*5 him npxf timp

Enrolment increases Full-time enrolment at Ontario’s 22 community colleges has increased 11.6 per cent over 15 last year while enrolment at the province s universities, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, 3.6 increased has Art of College Ontario and the per cent. r. ** Minister of Colleges and Universities Dr. Bette Stephenson said that registration of full-time students in colleges of applied arts and technology (CAAT) was 103,238. up approximately 11,000 over last year. The increase is comprised of 6,000 more students in post-secondaiy programs and more students in adult training and appren5,000 ticeship

programs.

From July to October, part-time CAAT students rose to 237,491, an increase of 9.7 per cent over the same period last year. Because college full-time programs and part-time courses vary in length, the precise growth in college enrolment cannot be measured until year end.

play. ..4

The Grotty Beats. ..page 5

Sports. ..page 6

CXLR

was

pants.

Another mental suggestion Man-

time table. ..page 8

Spoke is published by the Doon Student Association of Conestoga College. It is a member of Canadian University Press. Content reflects the views of the editor and staff only, who take

SpK)ke

full

Editor; Rachel Threikeld Assistant Editors: Kathy Dermott

responsibility for

it.

For national advertising Spoke is a For local advertising call 653-7612.

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member of Youthstream. Thanks

to all contributors!

Hope you enjoy our

tirst issue;

The important card Letter to the editor: It never pays to forget your Conestoga College student card; especially when you wish to use the Doon Sports

Complex.

The receptionist on duty was polite the whole time; but no matter what my plea, I was refused admittance unless I produced a valid student card, -the standard daily membership fee, or was recognized by a staff

member.

my student card I offered alternate idenmy signed computerized registration complete with student name and number. The suggestion remained unacceptable. Paying the standard daily membership fee would have added insult to injury already caused by so many subIn place of

tification including

form

stantial, unjustified fees

made mandatory with

tuition

payments. My plea was that I would leave the fee as a deposit and collect a refund, another day. upon presentation of my valid student card. She quickly scrapped the idea.

The extraordinary tionist that usually

blonde-haired recep-

attractive,

admits

this student into the sports

complex was apparently nowhere nearby. Granted. I could have borrowed a friend’s student card to gain access to the sports facilities, but that's not my style. Ought anyone take what is not his, to gain what is his? - Linus Laugolys

Stolen essays

By Glen Seibel

Letter to the editor: Last week several major essays were “taken" from the out-boxes in the business wing. The students who wrote these essays would appreciate having them returned. If students want to use these for reference, gested that they be photo-copied and returned.

left in

Ted Goddard’s

it is

sug-

office,

no ques-

tions asked.

Teachers know your work capability and style and can spot “plagiarism". Thanks go to those these essays.

III 1

Vi,

who have

or are going to return Rathwell and Doug Voll

.s.

N V

Hi5

fu itc •iL 5u

' 1

lion

you were enrolled in a community college program this past fall, you may be eligible to

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York.

daytime courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree will be offered from February 2 to June 26. variety of

For information phone (416) 667-2211, weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

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President spe^s... pages of the

Spoke for

1981. If

you

notice that there have been some staff changes at Spoke. As 1 mentioned in my last column, most of

the key people who worked on Spoke last term are third year journalism students who have now finished regular classes at the college and have accepted internship positions at “regular" newspapers. Bon voyage and all the best of success to Brenda Hoerle. our always illustrious Spoke editor who worked like crazy all the time to bring you Spoke every two weeks. Brenda is now working for

Cambridge Times. .Thanks

Brenda, you did a fantastic job! Also moving on to bigger and belter things are Jill Fitzpatrick. Spoke’s former assistant editor, who will be picking up some of the finer points of preparing advertising copy with Peter Barrow and Associates in Guelph, while Rob Chester. Spoke editor last year and a regular contributor this year, will be utilizing his skills as a reporter with the Zurich news. Now to introduce the new people. Rachel Threikeld is Spoke s new editor and Kathy Elermott and Laura Plumtree are the new assistant editors. Rachel and Kathy are second year Journalism students. Laura is a first year Journalism student. Welcome to the fun house gang and best of luck in your new positions. January and February promise to be exciting in terms of activities as the pubs continue on January 29th at the Coronet Motor Hotel on Victoria St. with "The Kings and a warm up band yet to be announced. This promises to be a great time so get your tickets early and join us. Coming up in February is the DSA’s annual Winter Carnival which will b§ held this year from February 9th to the 13th. A wide range of activities for this week are currently being confirmed so be sure to check the notice boards around the college for ’

STliT

to the

read the top part of page 2 you will

the

begin university studies this winter

Welcome first issue of

The students who wrote these put several months work into them and would like to use them in employment interviews. Essays should be

DSA

further details. If you are interested in helping out with events during Winter Carnival. please come down to the DSA office as soon as possible. You will be paid for your work and you will be helping make Winter Carnival more fun for everyone. Members of the DSA Board of

Directors are reminded that

it is

your responsibility to attend Board meetings regularly so that

we can

continue to conduct the Associations business without unnecessary delays. Two meetings have been scheduled so far this January and not enough directors (less than halfi showed up for these meetings so the people who stayed after their classes just so they could attend, wasted their lime and this includes me and a number of other people from the

DSA executive. When you signed up

for your po-

sitions you

wanted to represent your program. Now where are you? If you no longer want the job please have the courtesy to resign so that someone else can take your place or at least we can conduct

meetings with 'thosO' Wtid cdre enough to attend on a regular basis. In other words. DSA Board of Directors slackers, get your asses in gear and start attending meetings or get out - one or the other. As this is the season for winter sports, such as skiihg and skating, why not take a walk up to the Information Desk at the Conestoga Centre and find out about the activities they have planned. You can rent most of the equipment you will need for just about any sport at extremely reasonable rates. While you’re there you should check out the ski trip to Horseshoe Valley, scheduled for Friday. February 20th. For only $21.35 you can enjoy a day of ski•

ing

new

year, a

new

the slopes.

lesson,

lift

for those

who

don't like downhill

at a cost of $17.35.

Have a good week!

New Spoke Well,

down

tick^s. ski equipment rentals, transportation, a meal and apres ski party are all included so be sure to sign up at the Conestoga Centre or the DSA office if you’re interested as space is limited. Cross Country skiing is available

Staff

mester, and to follow the trend there is a new Spoke staff. Rachel Threikeld and Kathy Dermott are second year journalism students and Laura Plumtree is a first year student in the same

hope we can continue the quality of Spoke ^e adopted. However, other than submitting the occasional story none of us has done any work on Spoke. So, we re asjting you to bear with us until we get into the swing of

course.

things. Hopefully

it’s

Last term's editor, Hoerle. has left the Doon

se-

Brenda Campus

to work on a "rear’ newspaper. The journalism students at this

college are required to complete a four month internship before graduating. We wish you the best of luck Brenda! Last term, referring to Brenda.

Gary Tomlinson wrote, "you’re leaving a tough act for the next editor to follow.' We’re sure

many

agree that Brenda did a great job with Spoke. We of

you

will

won’t be too

long.

We would

like to invite you to come into the office at anytime if you have any suggestions or comments about Spoke. We ll be wailing!

Any stories or photographs from you would be appreciated. We also welcome unclassifieds, poetry, and cartoons.

Remember. Spoke

your

newspaper. We'll do our best, but don't forget your help is always welcome.

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thought of how much happier they would be being that ever powerful hand using some other sugar cubes at its disposal or even the refreshing coffee sweetened by the sugar it .uses to achieve an "O-K taste with the "big boss

things that were ambiguous, butnever-the-less complimented each other for functionally obvious reasons. Ever since their birth at the sugar refinery they knew that they would be put to use to sweeten some sensitive taste-bud or joyfully enlighten the more discreet palbitter

20. 1981

-AWFUL BITTERNESS'.

mouth" (Part

of a whole and brethren to the ever powerful

handi.

There was no way around it. If they had been anything else they the chance to change or do something about their lives or maybe not have to endure the awful fate at all. but they were what they were and none of them

realities

may have had

Each

could escape simply because of mere creation and the "big odds "

of existence.

What were they to do'’ Well, as it was. one night after a long and tearful day. as many of their brothers went off to sweeten the food system for the good of the more able and deserving body that owned the whole show, Gerald sprouted arms and legs!

the world of the bowl, called

"complaining

Yes, soon all the little sugar babres were griping and bRchinf about certain aggravating conditions that thoughtful Gerald had brought to their attention. The sugar bowl was a place where the cubes were prisoners' The size of the container restricted any movement and the china lid. with the very delicate ornate flor’4l pat-

With revolution on his mind he swayed the little sugar cubes to support his beliefs and touched each and every one so that they might sprout arms and legs. So

Urn. held them down. This in itseems odd because the little sugar wonders had no place to go on their own They had no appendages to move around on. This indeed was the way the sugar refineries had cleverly designed them. For they knew that many others like jolly insightful Gerald would some day awaken millions of little sugar cubes to their dis-

self

mal existence. Since the sugar cubes had no. or legs and no mouths to talk with they just sat there aware that they were sitting on or being sat

arms

on by millions of brothers Before, they would happily converse through thoughts passing between them but now they would complain all night about the conditions and consequences of their life. Many-a-night would pass as they

Pub call

night they would converse happily for they ki^ew that every single night may be their last However, they didn't understand the essence of this behaviour. One night. Gerald the eldest and most respected, also known as introduced a the "big cube' whole new and exciting game to

Spoke. Tuesday. January

Jeff Brett

together happily in a little glass bowl with an ornate china lid. Two

from the

The People

Once upon a lime there were some tiny sugar cubes who lived

ate

Page

one historic night they all pushed the lid off the bowl and set out to destroy the "big boss body” (who owned the whole show). When the cubes rounded the bedroom door of "big boss' bedroom. Gerald passed the yelling thought of "attack"! But as the little cubes jumped into the mouth of the "big boss” to settle in a tooth and accelerate cavity development and run down the boss' throat to pomon hit system with too much sugar content. their suicide mission was allered as "the boss” gathered up the remainder of the cub.es and ran to the bathroom. He quickly '

threw them into the toilet to dissolve and be waslefully flushed away. What happened after that? Well, the sugar business went on to develop more potent yet less aggressive chemical substitutes.

Unclassified ads Shared Accommodation: Large 3 bedroom furnished townhouse with a finished recreation room, close to College. Available immediately to share with a male and a female student. 15 Green Valley Drive. Rent $120 a month plus

utilities.

Phone

893-3377.

Dear "Too Shy For My Own Good”; Nobody but

can't

ever too old for dolls;

make promises

to a

stranger. •

Miss Washington Capital,

Dan your cancer has spread

to the

cling-on.

Wanted:

The

12th Kitchener Scouts are ail those old

looking and wanting

Save If you call 742-6634 or 743-9434 evenings. For

newspapers you throw them! We will pick up

out.

further information contact Paper Machine at Spoke.

The

H—

Winter

gift-wrapped. Mi^ss Washington Capital

Staff are urgently required to assist with the Winter Carnival during the week of February 9th to 13th. If in-

Signed. Hot and Angry

UNIVERSITY

off a

Dan classic for your A.M. Subliminal brain-drain. I will make you listen to 10 hours of Tiny Tim. (The song was my old

come

WESTERN ONTARIO Univ,

Comm.

Centre;

Room

251

Mon, & Tues. Feb 2 & 3; 11 AM-2

terested, please let us know in the DSA office as soon as possible.

Addifionol Auditions at

school •

cfirnival

steely

Dear Air and Water Student. don't

Stick your gearshift in reverse because if you lay one hand on my 1 will girlfriend Hot and rearrange your clutch.

Dear Radio Station Flunkie; The next time you pull

personal

Dear Fiat Sport

Your musical

Spa(;^ky

enemy

CANADA’S WONDERLAND

Canterbury Theotre

Where are you reps? The following DSA Board

NOT

Directors representatives dijl If one of

attend either of the meetings scheduled so far in 1981. them represents you. ask him/her where he.'she was.

Name Andreas Socratous Harry Jaipersaud Norm McColl Stuart Lament

Program Technology Mechanical Technology General Arts and Science Civil

Social Services

The next DSA Board of Directors meeting Is scheduled for Tuesday, January 20lh at 3:30 p.m. 'Be there'

Sat

Sun., Feb. 7

12-3

'eoime D»oressiorioi'v d«'g<'e<J scenery costumes stoging ond choreogioohy cn tuity equiDOed iheotres ond outdoor sioges

SINGERS, DANCERS, INSTRUMENTALISTS. TECHNICIANS, ond

NOVELTY PERFORMERS S160 to $236 per week Cor*tocf os

tor tufther

CANADA'S WONOESIANO

PO eoi

6ii Maple.

mtormolion ltv«

SnoM

If you have some time free during the day and can help us with contacting our advertisers or co-ordinating the grad photo sessions this week, please come to the DSA office as soon as pos-

Dept.

ONr lOJ 1EO

(4<a> 632-2901

Yearbook

sible.

^poln. i'uesday. January 20,

ISHJl •

Page

Entefta Elephant Man: By Ric Ament The audience did not know it but instead of watching the Elephant

Man on Jan. 7. they were really gazing at their own reflection in a massive mirror. This is th^ brilliance of Bernard Pomerance*s broadway hit. performed before a full house at the Centre in the Square, Even as the characters remark on how they see their qualities in the elephant man so does the audience see itself in the play. The irony of this drama is so intricate that it becomes as contorted and misshappen as John Merrick s body.

John Merrick is not a figment of Pomerance's imagination. He was' a real person so badly deformed that at one lime he was banned from carnival sideshows, where he made a living as a freak. His head was as large as a normal man s waist. The bone structure of his skull closed one eye am. twisted his mouth into a gaping hole.

Bags

of flesh

hung from

private quarters for Merrick at the London Hospital, Whitechapel. Merrick lived the remaining years of his life (1886-90) at the hospital. During that time he became a ce-

lebrity and a pet to the British aristocracy. In the play

make-up

not used

to depict

Merrick’s mangled feaInstead, slides of the real John Merrick are used early in the tures.

show and Courtney Burr (who plays the elephant man) convincingly contorts his body to imitate Merrick’s disabilities. Pomerance uses 21 clear, concise scenes to portray Merrick’s

ascent to civilization. Treves (Kenneth Garner) becomes a sodetermined to make Merrick a normal person. It is the education of a noble savage. But cial engineer,

the question

is raised:

who

the

nobleman and the savage? At one point

drama

in this richly ironic

a character says with a

smirk to Treves, “So he is going to be made just like us. Treves answers, "Why, is there some”

his

chest and back and emitted a revolting odour. Only his genitals and his left arm (said to be beauwere tiful and, almost feminine

unmarred. Merrick was rescued from the misery of carnival life by a kindhearted physician named Frederick Treves. Treves set aside

thing

wrong with

Pomerance

us?’’

indicates thaf there

something wrong with “us” through a series of reversed reflections. Merrick is polished into a gleaming mirror, a perfect reflection of society. But everything is

Merrick reflects

reversed.

drama"

"...an ironic Whereas Merrick

outwardly

ugly (abnormal), the people he reflects are outwardly beautiful (normal). Whereas Merrick is inwardly beautiful, the people he reflects are inwardly deformed. Merrick is kind, friendly, honest and loveable like a child. He makes shocking insights that force the audience to think and reconsider what society refers to as

"normal Irony

”,

the tool used to reveal the inward deformities of the people around Merrick. Treves resis

cues 'Merrick from the carnival, only to place him in another. The hospital administrator is more interested in the money Merrick generates for Whitechapel than he is in Merrick himself. Even Treves, that Christian man of science, begins to doubt his sincerity when he is made the Queen s personal physician for his work with Merrick. The audience cannot help but wonder why Treves is helping Merrick. Perhaps the supreme irony is however, that even today, 90 years after his death, people are still using Merrick; still making money off of him. The pivotal character is Mrs. Kendal (Joan Grant). Treves in-

troduces her to Merrick in hope that he will benefit from the comof a woman. Treves instructs

Kendal to

to act as

she

meet Merrick. But.

pleased another

Kendal

so touc-

ironic reverspl,

hed by Merrick's understanding and honesty that, taking his deformed right hand in hers, she says with true sincerity that she is

make Merrick’s acquaintance. The scenes between Kendal and Merrick are the most poignant and moving, or at least they pleased to

si.ould

be.

Unfortunately the po-

teniial pathos is destroyed

by the Burr simply does not have the stage presence to| create the heartrending emotion that the audience could feel fon Merrick. Nor does Garner adequa-J tely portray the self doubt and] troubled soul that Treves ex-' periences. Joan Grant, however, is admirable in the difficult role of Mrs. Kendal. acting. Courtney

Stratford Festival finds

new

artistic director

John Hirsch has been contracted as Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. John Lawson. President of the Festival Board of Go-

vernors announced January 6. Hirsch signed a three-year conmeeting Januaiy 5 with Festival representatives in Torontract at a to.

Hirsch will be Consulting ArtisDirector until he assumes fulltime residence in Stratford as Artistic Director in July. Lawson emphasized that Hirsch will be fully responsible for planning* and implementation of the 1981 seatic

son.

his present

make

commitment

necessary for him

Lawson emphasized ning of the 1981 season

that planis

well un-

derway and Festival patrons can expect a

full

tival this

summer.

and exciting complement of productions at the Fes-

‘We are delighted that John Hirsch has,accepted the position of Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival”. Lawson said.

-CXLR Radio Conestoga" 1.

2. 3. .

4. 5.

Artist/Song Title

John Lennon/Starting Over Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb/Guilty Blondie/The Tide Is High Bruce Springsteen/Hungry Heart Air Supply/Every Woman In The World Rod Stewart/Passion

Heart/Tell

11.

Leo Sayer/More Than I Can Say The Police/De Do Do Do. De Da Da Da Eddie Rabbit/I Love the Rainy Night Kool and the Gang/Celebration

12.

Steely

10.

13. 14. 15.

It Is

Dan/Hey Nineteen Andy Gibb/Time Is Time Stevie Wonder/Master Blaster Queen/Another One Bites The Dust

16. Olivia Newton-John & Cliff Richard/Suddenly 17. Delbert McClinton/Giving It Up For Your Love 18. The Doobie Brothers/One Step Closer 19. Boz Scaggs/Miss Sun 20. Dolly Parton/9 To 5 21. Abba/The VMnner Takes It All 22. The Korgis/Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime 23. Dan Fogelberg/Same Old Lang Syne 24. Reo Speedwagon/Keep On Loving You 25. Donna Summer/CoM Love 26. The Jacksons/Heartbreak Hotel 27. Devo/Whip It 28. Christopher Cross/Never Be The Same 29. Bette Midler/My Mother’s Eyes 30. Ronnie Milsap/Smokey Mountain Rain

2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

10.

Pat Benetar/Hit Me With Your Best Shot Loverboy/The Kid Is Hot Tonite The Kingbees/Shake-Bop The Good Brothers/Brown Eyed Girl Burton Cummings/One And Only Rough Trade/Fashion Victifh Loverboy/Turn Me Lose Bob Segarini/City Bred Dwayne Ford/Seven Men From Texas The Kings/Switchin To Glide

Up &

Cornin’

the Festival frequently Hirsch will have regular input into the daily operation through his representatives in residence there.

pany

will

away from

Teacher Teacher/Rockpile Ah! Leah! /Donnie Iris

Popeye:

musical

bomb

By Fred Martinovic

lie uroiiv Dears naa people twisting and shouting as they played a tribute to the Beatlec at the pub last Thursday night. Photo by Doug MacLellan I

T ribute

to the Beatles

By Ric Amem Imagine a small pub in Hamburg Germany, back in '63. Four young lads clad in thin collared

John Cassano on drums and Chris Brooks on lead guitar make a more than adequate imitation of the Beatles. But the Grotty Beats not only reunite the Beatles and reincarnate John Lennon, they

suit jackets, ankle hugging black

slacks and pointed shoes take the What follows is a night of unparalleled rock and roll. stage.

You can't go wrong with

also resurrect

The first

the

Beatles.

The Grotty Beats performed for an enthusiastic audien'ce last Thursday night at the El Condor pub. These four zany characters from Toronto- t/y.itQ. a straight answer from these guys) led Conestoga on a journey through time. In three sets and three costume changes the group whipped the audience from the (

new wave of 1981. Martin Gladstone on rhythm guitar. Gary Garrison on bass. early '60s to the

set

third set.

Beatles tunes, and classics like Revolution and Back in the USSR

Buddy Holly. was devoted entire-

ly to the early Beatles, complete with Liverpudlian accent and a little Lennon wit. At one point Brooks made a dramatic display of aggression by smashing his harmonica on the floor. Xbe. foucsorn^ gntered on stage dressed in striped tops and white sneakers for the second set. This time the music featured everything from Blondie to Blue Suede Shoes. It was here that Buddy Holly made a triumphant return with That'll Be the Day.

The windows were steamed and

was sweaty by the The group play^ more

the dance floor

packed the dance floor. The audience even demanded an encore, something that has not been done at Conestoga in a while. The Grotty Beats were formed less than a year ago. yet it seems like they have been performing together for several years. Their music is perfectly timed, on key and there is no lapse between songs. The group writes ordinal maferia) hhd hopes to procfure an album in the future They do not _

play their original songs on stage,

however.

By the way. for those who are interested, the name Grotty Beals is

Liverpudlian slang for gro-

tesque or grimy.

Nineteen-eighty was not exactly a banner year for movie musicals. Such extravaganzas as The Blues Brothers. Can t Stop The Music and Xanadu were carved up by critics and the public treated them as the main dish on Thanksgiving Day. The year rang out with a final attempt which would have been an excellent movie if it did not pretend to be a musical. Popeye tickles your funny bone and puts a smile on your face, but unfortunately fails to get your fingers snapping and your toes tapping. Most of the critics' arrows (including mine) have been shot at (Harry) Nilsson — the composer of Popeye s lackluster tunes, The only song worth remembering for a second or two is the national

anthem of the nctitiom irb-port which is visited by Popeye the saiman. A musical is a bomb if the audience leaves the theatre without a song or two worthy enough to sing in the shower. Arrows should also be flung at the film’s choreographer. The only difference between the dance lor

numbers and

the rest of the film is the fact the dancing features more A song's teauty (or lack of) is somehow lost when an innocent bystander is flung through a window by Bluto or when Postunts.

peye uses another landlubber

head as a punching bag.

Ironic^, it is director Robert Allman's frantic pacing which captivates the audience. He has successfully transferred Popeye the cartoon on to the silver scieen as Popeye the film. Barely a second goes by without a snippet of comic dialogue, an outrageous sound effect, a sight gag. or a

super-human

hundreds of times because all of the characterizations are brilliant. Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall were born to play Popeye and Olive Oyl. Ray Walston aU^o offers an amusing performance as the old curmudgeon, Poopdeck Pappy, but the star of Ihe film has to be Robert Altman s grandson as Sweet Pea. The terminally cute two-year-old would win this year's Oscar for Best Actor if mothers

were the judges. The screenplay for Popeye is a profound curiosity. It was developed from the famous cartoons by Jules Feiffer of Carnal Knowledge fame — a writer associated with more serious works. Although the plot is justifiably thin Feiffer manages to slip in subtle statements on government, right versus wrong, and the human condition (“I yam what I yam”). Hollywood loses a precious resource every time an oldtimer dies or fades away. The musical has suffered greatly in the passing of time and. with the exception of

Bob Fosse, there are few craftsmen left abwork in the genre. Nilsson should have taken lessons from such lunesmiths as George Gershwin and Cole Porter before attacking Popeye ... but of course, those men are no longer with us.

FOOTNOTE; John Lennon once labelled Nilsson as his favorite American recording artist. I hope John never saw Popeye so his soul may rest in peace.

eet the Mercuiy Lynx GL Winners in the Ltnig Distance Sweepstakes. Sylvie Venable College de Joliette

I ongratulations

these three students on having won a brand new

Mercury Lynx

GL We

they have many years of enjoyable driving.

And thanlcs to the

thousands of

other students

who

participated.

Long Distance TransCanada Telephone System

stunt.

Cartoon-like characters sucti as a village idiot who tries to catch his hat while at the same time kicking it away from him, enhances the film’s cartoon state of mind. The cast of thousands must have viewed every Popeye cartoon

Spoke. Tuesday. January

:su.

1981

Page

Sports

by Sue McieHan

Labatt’s athlete of the

week

Un Behalt ol the Athletics and Student Activities and Labalts. we would like to recognize Doug Delaronde of the Conestoga Condors Varsity Hockey team for his outstanding scoring achievements in our first two games held after the Christmas breakin the exhibition game against the Wellesley Intermediate Downtowners, Delaronde opened up the

scoring for Conestoga with his first goal at 2:01 of the first period, Doug also received an assist during the first period on a goal scored by Dale Wilson. In the third period. Doug netted his second goal of the night on a pass this time from Wilson.

El Condor

Pub

presents...

Then in the second game of the week, a league game against Canadore on Friday, January 9th. Doug picked up a hat trick, scoring in both the second and third

Doug was responsible for both the lying and the winning goals for the night, final score 7-6 for the Condors. Congratulations Doug and best of luck from Labatls and the A.S.A. staff in your next game! periods.

THE KINGS the Coronet Motor Inn

Condor’s

Jan. 29, 1981

home *3.50 advance $4.50

Weluim.

the door

team

DOUBLEHEADER Wednesday, January 21

victory

6:30 p.m

HUMBER COLLEGE 8:00 p.m. Men’s Hockey VS

FANSHAWE COLLEGE

second half. With 26 and the Condors up by

Both games

Musicians plating to

perform

live

ORIGINAL music

are Invited

on stage and compete for a chance

at the Real

Jam

Ontario finals of 1981.

in a

1st prizes of recording sessions

major recording

you are interested

in entering

The By

you can get

Volleyball Team continued to show steady improvement in preseason play as they finished third at the Trent University Invitational held in Peterboroueh. In the Preliminary round robin play, Conestoga won 8 games and lost 6. Conestoga managed double wins over Loyalist College and Trent University. They split games with Erindale College. Sir Sandford Fleming, Georgian College and St. Lawrence. Their only double loss was at the hands of Sheridan College from Oakville.

Conestoga was in their last

visit.

studio, with a total prize

Last

Day

Wilfrid Bagley

The sorrow is slowly growing The emptiness getting steadily bigger

entry forms from the D.S.A.

An empty room with echoes

team

Conestoga College Women's

14 points. Condors host Humber this Wednesday, which will be a

value of approximately $4,000.00. If

volleyball

actly impressive. Tim Darling again led the offense with 24 points while Tom Eva contributed

Humber

laughter

CONTESTS IN THIS AREA WILL BE HELD AT: McMaster

University, January 31, 1981

University of Guelph, February

1981

One toothbrush instead

settles with a

creak

21, 1981

March

last

Then 7,

1981

spot.

smoke

all

alone

walk to that metal throne Close my eyes and inhale Then very soon my body will fail. I'll

Conestoga met Sir Sandford

Fleming in one semi-final while Sheridan met Erindale in the

feet

One University of Waterloo,

Conestoga thus finished 3rd. 1 point behind Sir Sandford Fleming and first place Sheridan. Erindale caught the fourth and final playoff

two

Only one to sit and stare The only card game is solitaire The light scuffing of one pair of Only one bed

Seneca College, February

$1.00

continues for women’s

turnovers but they

were unable to finish it off. The Condors should have won by 30 pts. but their shooting was not ex-

fight for 5th place.

Steady improvement

court victory against Niagara on 14, 56-45. Conestoga played an aggressive defence

January

able to beat

There are three

Admission

Condors finally came up with

many

at the

CONESTOGA CENTRE

sion of the ball and managed to field a goal at the buzzer. Tim Darling led the Condors attack with 23 points, followed by Tom Finlayson and Tom Eva who netted 11 points each.

causing

Men’s Basketball V8

seconds left one point. Canadore took posses-

THE AMATEUR MUSICIANS CONTEST OF ONTARIO

first

to Canadore by a score of 70-69. The Condors were leading for of the

Labatt's athlete of the week.

VARSITY

The Condors record on paper increased to 3 wins and 6 losses during the past two weeks, but if you've been following their season. that record could be reversed. Losing by one point to Canadore last week was a heart breaker, an earlier loss to Sheridan in overtime and an unprepared first game against Cambrian could have given the Condors playoff hopes. On January 9. the L’ondors lost on a last second desperation shot most

other. Sir Sandford Fleming beat Conestoga 2 games to 1 to advance to the final where they met Erindale College who had defeated Sheridan 2 games to 0. Once again Ana

Golobic proved that she is one of the best hitlers in College volleyball today, as she repeatedly put

away

kills for points.

Another hitting force for ConesLynn Maahs, also had an excellent day showing super floor coverage as she many times dove to the floor to dig up hard hit balls. Barb Seiber added to a balanced attack with many fine killj throughout the tournament. The toga,

reason for excellent hitting was

due

to the efforts of

Heather Se-

cord and Carol Verschueren who provided steady setting.

Coach Rich Hoorve although happy with the effort of the team, felt that his team should have made it to the finals. 'Both teams that made it to the Championship match were teams that we beat earlier in the day. We definitely have the talent to be one of the top teams in the province this year, but we have to develop consistency. We cannot be content with blowing a team out one game and then losing to them the next

game.”

Page

Intramurals off to

a big

Intramural hockey standings

start

Intramural activities got under-

way the week of January 19. 1981. The activities scheduled for January and February are Co-Ed Broomball. Co-Ed Volleyball and Men s Volleyball. The response has been overwhelming with 25 teams entered in Co-ed Broomball, 29 teams entered in Co-Ed Volleyball and 3 teams entered in Men’s Volleyball. Don't forget to check'the schedules posted on the bulletin boards outside the A.S.A. and D.S.A. offices and in the cafeteria for game times. Results will be posted in these areas also. Intramural activities coming up include Ball Hockey, Women s Competitive Basketball. No-Contact Recreational Hockey and Team Handball. Entries for these activities

INTRAMURAL HOCKEY STANDINGS

3. 4.

Rams

5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Mentors Air & Water Wolves Team Cannabis

13. 14.

coming up in February include a Bowling Tournament to take place the week of February 9-15 and a Ski Trip to Horseshoe Valley on February 20, 1981.