Revised budget for DSA given college approval by Reg Watson The revised
Doon
1982-83
Student Association budget was approved by the Conestoga College Board of Governors Oct.
The
budget, protreasurer Bob Ariss, calls for expenditures of $180,052 during the year, with a reserve of $1,757 for unexpected expenses.
It’s to understand why these five contestants, were runners-up competition. For more Queen-for-a-Day photographs see page 4.
Queen-for-a-Day
the
in
hard
BOB TAYLOR CROWNED
compete
Six
by Chris Jonas Bobby-0, alias Bob Taylor, 1982 Queen-for-a-Day contest held Wednesday, Oct.
won the
27 in the cafeteria.
Taylor,
19,
measures
36-32-
in
Queen-for-a-Day
year of the Electronic-Electri-
ranged from leather and
cian program, said, “I had a will probably I lot of fun. participate in it again.” Taylor wore a wet t-shirt, pink shorts and brown wedge shoes. His costume was de-
chains
and weighs 180 pounds. He ft. one inch “out of heels.” “My mother will probably be ashamed,” Taylor
signed by Chuck McDougall. Lori Weber applied his make-
said.
Duane Shadd,
36
stands six
He claims he was crowned Miss Husky 1981 at a school beauty pageant. When his reign as Queen ends Taylor high
continue his “extra-curricular” activities such as chasing chickens and participating in palace booze cruises. “The palace, located at 86 Doon Valley Dr. sponsored me,” Taylor said. “They felt I was crazy and stupid enough to do
will
it.”
Taylor,
who
is
in
his first
up.
Judging the event were athletic officer
and Charlie Rolph, a marketing teacher. Contestants
were
judged on audience response, originality and performance. “Points were awarded for their walk, how they approached the audience and how well they played the role,” said Shadd. “The audience participation was tough.” All candidates received enthusiastic
applause. Shadd also
found
it
costume
difficult
originality.
to
judge
Costumes
wedding dress. “Choosing a winner was a a
to
tough decision,” said Shadd. “It
was
just
a
matter
numbers.” The physical
of
of
what you have, it’s whaLyou do with it,” Shadd said.
Denomy
Tonight at 8 p.m. on the CTV television network, Nancy Hopkins, a first year Broadcasting-Radio and Television student will be competing ^against 36 other girls for the *title of
Miss Canada.
Hopkins, 19, was chosen to represent the city of Brampton in the 1982 Miss Canada Pageant. She was crowned July 31
other competitors. over Hopkins, 5 ft. 10 inches and 21
122 lbs., is a
Grade
13
graduate
of J.A. Turner Secondary School in Brampton. Hopkins, who moved to Kitchener in September to attend Conestoga College, returned to Brampton on Thursday, Oct. 21 to begin preparation for the competition. She, along with the other girls in the pageant, staying at
the
Taylor won the contest on applause. He beat Sheena, Miro Seperic, by one point. Taylor obtained 59.5 points out of a possible 70.
Other contestants were
Stel-
Tony DaSilva; Gypsy Rosalee, Fred Rosbergen; Foxy la,
Roxy; Barry Pettitt and Bertha, Skinny Simington. According to Janelle Zettel,
DSA
activities co-ordinator, the contest went pretty well. “This year’s event was a big success. Next year’s will be bigger and better.”
Ramada Renaissance
Hotel in Toronto. Since last Sunday she has been involved various activities which in include rehearsals, and judging for the bathing suit and talent competitions. Both of these competitions are judged ahead of time. Tonight the judges will be rating the girls on poise and
appearance gowns.
their
A week
in
DSA revenues
student activity fees (based on 2,200 students paying the $45 fee) and $84,140 raised by pubs, athletic events and other DSA activities through the year. Major increased costs for this year have resulted in three areas. Production costs of Spoke, the official student
paid by students this year remained at the $45 fee paid by students last year.
DSA President Randy Hutchings said in an interview that Conestoga College “has one of the lowest activity fees in the
province.”
Whether the
fees
in-
the 1983-84 budget which the DSA will begin planning.
NDP
claims Ontario handicap facilities slashed critic
by
Wayne
Allen also feels that the lack of facilities can be considered
Snider
Richard Allen,
MPP for NDP
Hamilton West and
critic for colleges and universities, has openly criticized the government of Ontario for its handling of the issue of funding for handicap facilities in the province’s post-secondary schools. “The Ontario Ministry of
caucus
and Universities is quietly burying the question of
Colleges
higher education for the handicapped,” said Allen after an exchange at Queen’s Park with the Minister for Colleges and Universities Bette Stephenson. Allen claims that the ministry is refusing to continue discussions with the province’s schools, let alone provide funding. “It’s not the case of wanting a mad minister running in tossing money around,” said
unconstitutional. “It requires some time before the Charter of Rights can be honored,” said Allen. “But one could indeed argue that it violates the Constitution.” Not only is the ministry refusing to continue talks, but existing facilities are being threatened with closure.
The Audio-Library, at Trent University in Peterborough, is one such facility in serious danger of being shut down.
The
library,
which opened
Trudeau
in
due
to
budget cuts. at Trent told that the library
The administrators have been
See
Handicap page 3
space
Fluoridation fighters Super-intelligent
Flow to
make a
Fashions
meet
their
Waterloo
machinery record
to fight foul
in
provides tapes for the visually handicapped. Until two years ago it was a major supplier of tapes for colleges and universities across Ontario. Since then the university has had to restrict the production of tapes for their use only, 1973,
INSIDE
weather
Flockey Condors open season on winning note But the soccer Condors cut their season short
Nancy Flopkins
will
crease next year depends on
work from there.”
playing intra-
in-
the lounge. Activity fees
newspaper, have increased sharply, pub expenditures
evening
mural volleyball and badminton at Conestoga College.
from
Allen. “The universities and colleges would be happy just to sit down and talk costs and
vision appearance, a calm, cool and collected Hopkins said, “The more I talk about it (the Miss Canada Pageant) the more nervous I get, but I think the worst will be the final night." Hopkins enjoys ballet and her favorite sport is skiing. At is
total
$183,140., $99,000 raised
before tonight’s tele-
present she
But offsetting these
creases is the fact that no expenditure is being made this year for the Doon student lounge. Last year the DSA spent $18,000 on renovations to
audien'ce
ON CTV TONIGHT First year BRT student Nancy Hopkins competing for the Miss Canada title by Debra
DSA
part-time
at-
the contestants were not considered. “Ills not tributes
position of full-time activities
co-ordinator from DSA secretary.
finalized
duced by
Debra Denomy/Spoke
25.
have increased faster than pub revenues, and salary costs have increased after the promotion of Janelle Zettel to the
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SPOKE Managing Editor: Chris Jonas Assistant Managing Editor: Katherine Wallace News Editor: Reg Watson Entertainment Editor: Laiira Murray Sports Editor: Rod Hilts Photo Editor: Barry Odette Business Manager: Wayne Snider spoke is published by the Doon Students Association and produced by the students of the journalism-print program of Conestoga College. The views and opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the association 'or the college.
Spoke shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertising beyond the amount paid for the space containing the error and there shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for advertisement.
Address: Spoke, Kitchener, Ontario
c/o Conestoga College,
N2G 4M4. Telephone
299 Doon
Valley
Drive,
number; (519) 653-5380.
Editorials
Propane a substitute by Laura Murray There is an alternative to the ever-increasing costs of gasoline. A propane conversion system to the family car is making more sense every day. Propane is available in two different ways. First there is the single system where propane is the only fuel the vehicle is powered by. The duel system offers the convenience of two fuel lines in the same vehicle. Both gasoline and propane systems may be installed to help overcome the problem of running out of fuel if a propane dealer isn’t handy. The difference in installation cost
between the two systems is minimal. Propane is economical. Currently, propane
New
only about half the price of gasoline (or less) while car mileage is not reduced with this fuel. Therefore, you could drive the same distance for half the cost. Propane is clean; it doesn’t pollute the air. There are no noxious fumes from the exhaust. When put through an engine, propane produces 15 times less carbon monoxide than gasoline. It is a clean burning fuel which prolongs engine life and reduces maintenance costs. Even spark plugs last up to four times longer. Inner mechanisms of the engine remain deposit-free. Engine oil does not become contaminated between changes so the lubrication
This edition of Spoke last
Propane and clean.
is
in the first
editor; Bev McBride, news editor; Moira
ment was made with the DSA that journalism students would produce the college
Welsh, entertainment editor; Kelly Pfeiffer, sports editor; Roy Cooper, photo editor and
newspaper. The curriculum of the program was changed, making
Wrath from
by Pat Raftis
meaningless cabinet shuffles.
year by the money
not new, but it is economical, safe the alternative fuel.
-
heated debates have occurred over whether or not a diner should leave a tip and if so, how much. My view on the subject is if you can’t afford to leave a tip you can’t afford to eat
Now
it’s
fireside
chats that sound like locker-room pep-talks. There seems to be no limit to the lengths which Prime Minister Trudeau will go to in order to insult the intelligence of the Canadian people. Public opinion polls and newspaper editorials are finally starting to give Trudeau some of the criticism that he deserves. Until recently people
the production of Spoke a direct part of the program.
Journalism students now spend one module working on the newspaper. The present staff has completed their two months on Spoke. They will be working on a saleable comprehensive
media project until December, will be leaving Doon campus for a four month co-operative work experience. then
Raftis
held
with Trudeau
little
by Trudeau hope of getting
him
National Areonautics and
bluntly, waitresses need and depend on tips. A lot of waitresses do not even receive minimum wage.
Space Agency (NASA), there may be another way
Without tips they would be below the poverty
tiresome leadership. NASA has generously offered to send a Canadian along on the next flight of the space shuttle Columbia. I can’t think of anyone in the country who deserves to be sent into outer space more than Uncle Pierre. The idea of sending Trudeau into space is
to rid ourselves of his
level.
People don’t realize the price of a meal would rise considerably if waitresses did not receive tips. As it stands now, diners have a choice. A slow, miserable waitress can be left empty-handed. I wonder how factory workers and the rest of this country would like to have their salary based on whether or not a consumer likes the finished product. If the number of cars being recalled, curling irons breaking and diet pills not working are an example of the way products are made, most workers would not bring in enough money to buy a loaf of bread.
especially fitting since most of his policies are out of this world anyway. Before we can breath a
V
concerned about his qualifications for space flight, which I’m pleased to announce are excellent. Dealing with zero gravity should be no problem for our cosmic PM since he has already been suffering the effects
disillusioned
soon. After all he does not have to call an election until 1985. Fortunately, thanks to the
it
sigh of relief we have to get NASA to accept Trudeau for the mission. Quite naturally they will be
of lightheadedness for a number of years now. The rapid takeoff shouldn’t bother him since the Columbia can’t possibly rise faster than the unemployment and inflation rates have risen
rid of
out.
harsh statement but, to put
was one-finger Then he tried
it
salutes.
It is
this is a
Spoke
P.E.T.: the extra-terrestrial P.M.
Many
know
nalism-Print program was changed from a three year program to a system consisting of 10 two-month modules. Four months later, an agree-
managing
by Chris Jonas
I
editor
be Blake Reiner. Pam McKay will be the assistant
First
Waitresses need tips
the
newspaper produced by
will
automatically seal fuel flow in the event of a break in the system. For commercial vehicles, the government offers a $400 grant for propane installation. For the regular consumer, there is no sales tax on any new or used car purchased with a propane system. The average system costs about $1500. This cost
pay for itself saved on gas.
is
In September, 1981 the Jour-
the present staff.
system is more effective. The propane system is safe. Check valves
will
Sandy Lucci, business manager.
by Debra Denomy
The new managing is
staff will run
In addition to this
I
suspect Trudeau has already been training for space flight. Just the other day I overheard a couple of people discussing politics and one of them said, “no doubt about it.
Trudeau
is a real space-cadet.’’ So far I have overlooked
one very obvious drawback to sending Trudeau on the space shuttle. Barring complications, it always returns to earth. Trudeau would probably consider the whole thing a cosmic holiday and return to earth more arrogant than ever. One way to get around
might be to send Quebec Premier Rene Levesque along on the this
After a few days of listening to those two the rest of the crew would probably jettisen both of them in the general direction of the moon. flight.
Once on, Trudeau would probably find being out of the public eye more than he could stand. To preserve his sanity he would probably convince to help him build a television station out of parts left over from old Apollo missions. The two of them could then take turns beaming to earth via sattalite. They could deliver a series of crater-side chats on the subject of lunar unity. This would have as much relevance to people on earth as Trudeau’s
Levesque
terrestrial series last
week, but at least we would be safe in the knowledge that he was thousands of miles away. Eventually the utter loneliness of the
moon
would drive Trudeau completly mad (Yes! even more than he already is). The only way he could get back to earth would be if the USA or USSR ever decided to send up another
moon
shot.
they did, they would arrive to find Pierre running wildly towards them; arms waving, eyes bulging, shouting “P.E.T. If
phone home”.
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Donations to be accepted for new memorial award by Anne Narejko An annual award is beinf* set in the name of Marianne
up
Timmings, a Conestoga student who was killed in a car accident on Oct.
10.
$50 award will be given student who “pulls” himself through college. Timmings was an ambitious girl who set plans for her future. “She would set a goal
The
to a
Reg Watson/Spoke Excavation work
for
the
new garage
is
well
underway.
On Friday,
Oct. 22 construction of a garage on a site by the
technology wing of Boon campus main building began. Simon Niklaus, construction supervisor at Conestoga College
said,
“The
garage
is
being built because we haven’t got the proper facilities for our
ground crew and equipment.” The ground crew equipment, which includes snow plows.
built
lawn mowers, tractors, salt and seed is at present being stored in the barn and quonset hut by the Conestoga Centre.
The garage,
a
to built
$150,000
$170,000 venture, is being by XDG, a general contracting
firm based
in
Kitchener.
Weather permitting, the Lshaped 90 by 36 foot garage will be completed sometime in January.
Personnel meeting held On Friday, Oct. 22, the Boon campus of Conestoga College played host to the Western
Region Personnel Officer Meeting to discuss matters of mutual interest. Representatives from Conestoga, Mohawk, Fanshawe, St. Clair, and Lambton Colleges attended the semi-annual event to talk about a variety of personnel-related matters, such as the Ontario Wage
Restraint Bill, which is now at the Justice Committee of the Ontario Legislature. Birector of Personnel Services John Podmore also said that the meetings involve coverage of topics such as appraisal systems, benefits and
the process of arbitration. Personnel directors from each of the colleges will be meeting in Toronto Nov. 10 to discuss issues in
more
detail.
Routes to merge Feb. 3 As
of Feb. 3, 1983, the bus between Fairview Park Mall and the Boon campus of Conestoga College will take a few minutes longer as the result of changes approved by
ride
Kitchener city council Oct. 25. Kitchener Transit will combine the Route 10-Boon Valley and Route 13-Chicopee/Pioneer Park routes into one
two-way loop route. The changes result from the
$310,000.
Ferguson acclaimed
Will
Will Ferguson, a graduate of
Conestoga College’s Social Services program, has been acclaimed as alderman in
Kitchener’s Rockway-St. Mary’s Ward. Ferguson joined Kitchener city council in 1979 as the result of a byelection to fill a vacant seat. He’s been an alderman ever since, even while enrolled at the college. He completed his program in
Becember
fact that the two routes have been the poorest-performing routes in the Kitchener Transit system. For the first six months of this year. Route 13 has been losing $3.53 for each passenger while Route 10 has been losing $2.05 a passenger. The combination will save the city $131,000 annually and will prevent the need of purchasing two new buses at a cost of
1981,
studying the
14
of
by
working
for
the
unsuccessful provincial campaign of Morley Rosenberg, then an NBP candidate and now retiring mayor of Kitchener. Ferguson first ran for Kitchener city council when he was 18, while he was student council president of Kitchener’s Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, but was unsuccessful.
Ferguson and other successful
municipal candidates will
28, first
got
into politics in 1967 at the
age
hold three-year terms instead of the previous two-year terms as the result of provincial legislation passed earlier this year.
responsibility and have not been offered any long-term support.
haven’t asked the ministry for any.” Local funding and service organizations provide money for some of the costs for facilities, but not enough to
year full-time and completing the program part-
first
time.
Ferguson, now
Handicap Continued from page is
their
1
own
Aubrey Hagar, Conestoga’s director of academic and college planning, agrees in part with Allen’s statements. “There is very little special funding from the government, but I wasn’t aware of discussions being cut off,” said
Hagar. “Then again, we
pay the whole bill. “There is still a need
for
differentiated funding to respond to the disabled,” said
Hagar.
“Our disabled people can be highly productive. Special funding to colleges should be considered.”
to voi(
A&P store. When Timmings was
her opinicin.
!
On
,\ov.
and
2
.N'ov.
.'5,
'I'iminings's classmates will be setting up a table at the bottom of the Boon cafeteria stairs
ministration-Accounting so she could finish her classes earlier, allowing her to work at the
athh-iic and always willing
enjiived schocd.
where they
Cambridge
will
accept dona-
Marianne Timmings Award. They have already collected $80 from people who knew her and from former teachers. tions
2-
mother died of cancer, leaving Marianne, her father and five older brothers.
years-old, her
for the
Fluoridation plebiscite hits city When
Garage being
Timmings was
and go for it,” according t(i classmate Aysun Parker. Last year Timmings was in Business-Accounting but she transferred to business Ad-
a
Canadian
Pacific
chemical-loaded freight train derailed just north of Hillsdale, Ont. on Feb. 28, 1982, 1,200 people had to be evacuated from within eight kilometres of the accident site and several highways, including busy Highway 400, were closed to traffic. The reason was that officials feared a car carrying hydrofluoric acid, a toxic chemical by-product of fertilizer,
could have exploded,
spraying its contents over the surrounding area causing, in the words of the Simcoe County medical officer of health, “the risk of death.” At the city of Waterloo’s William Street water pumping station, a machine has been whirring away since 1968 adding hydrofluosilicic acid (a less-concentrated form of hydrofluoric acid) to the city’s water supply at the rate of one part per million. The same chemical that was considered toxic enough to force the evacuation of 1,200 people in the Hillsdale area is being added to fluoridate the city’s water supply in the name of health. Fluoridation is widely recognized by the medical establishment as an effective measure against tooth decay, and has been said to reduce the incidence of cavities by as much as 66 per cent. Among the shelves of organic foods at Waterloo’s Natural Food Market, there is a cooler containing fresh goat’s milk. A sign fixed onto the cooler door explains that goat’s milk is healthy because one of the minerals that occur in it is fluoride. But the proprietor of the Natural Food Market is Colley, founder and vicepresident of the Waterloo Safe Water Society (WSWS), a
Jim
group which halt
the
is
determined
fluoridation
of
to
the
water supply. “I’m not against fluoridate, I’m against
city’s
asked Waterloo city council
measure
of avoiding saving money that would be spent on dental bills.
ment abiding by the wishes of the voters. The WSWS had
effective cavities,
to
They believe
hold the plebiscite but were turned down in May, forcing them to conduct the petition. But this is not the first time a
it
tretment
fluoride
provides to
low
in-
families who cannot afford regular dental treatment. They compare it to the addi-
come
fluoridation plebiscite has been conducted in Waterloo. Through another petition, the WSWS forced a special plebescite on June 8, 1981. With 12,165 ballots cast, 6,239 voted to continue fluoridation, just edging out the 5,926 who voted against it. The WSWS considers this plebiscite to be “indecisive” and charges that there
tion of
Vitamins
A and B
to
was introduced
iodine to salt in the name of public health. Anti-fluoridationists counter that fluoridation denies people freedom of choice, forcing them to take fluoride through the water supply. They question fluoride’s effectiveness in preventing tooth decay. They also worry that fluoride may be damaging to the health of people allergic to it and may cause a variety of illnesses (kidney disease, diabetes, hy-
to Waterloo without a plebiscite taking place. In November, 1967, Waterloo city council voted unilaterally to
poglycemia, hypothydroidism, even birth defects and cancer) through its build-up in the body over time. Ironically, one of
adopt fluoridation at the suggestion of the city’s medical officer of health. Since 1968, Waterloo residents have been drinking fluoridated water. Cities like Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph do not fluoridate their water but most
their
were irregularities in the polling and for these reasons they have forced next week’s plebescite.
Fluoridation
large communities in Canada do, including Brantford, which began fluoridating its water in 1945 as only the third city in the world to do so. If the WSWS is successful in halting the fluoridation in Waterloo, it will undoubtedly be a sign for people in other communities to mount similar campaigns of their own. Both sides
the debate acting in the interests of public health. It has even become a celebrity
claim
to
in
be
Pro-flouridationists count famed pediatrician Br.
cause.
Benjamin Spock among
their
supporters while veteran journalist
Gordon Sinclair
is
a
brash opponent. Pro-fluoridationists claim that
fluoridation
is
a
safe.
much
arguments is that too fluoride will cause
fluorosis, the mottling of the
same posed
teeth
fluoride
is
sup-
to protect.
With municipal election drawing to a appears that few, if any, Waterloo aldermanic can-
campaigning
close,
it
didates are willing to take a stand on the issue. Though most privately support fluoridation, it is a no-win situation for them to make a public stand. Taking one side risks alienating voters on the other side and also what their positions are is irrelevant since it is up to the electorate to decide the issue. The results of the June 8, 1981 plebiscite indicate that the city is deeply split on this issue and it is difficult to predict how the outcome will turn out next Monday. The is counting on the sizable but apathetic university
WSWS
student population (who were absent for the 1981 vote) to be the big difference in this vote.
fluoridation,” Colley says. Such seemingly contradictory stands form the two sides in the public health debate taking over the water that citizens of the appropriately-named city of Waterloo drink. The issue is expected to be resolved now that a plebiscite
question has been placed on the ballot of the city’s Nov. 8 municipal election asking Waterloo residents whether they want to discontinue the fluoridation.
The question was added to the ballot after the collected 8,179 signatures on a plebiscite petition over the summer. According to provincial legislation, the Fluoridation Act, if a municipality is
WSWS
presented with
a
petition
signed by 10 per cent of its eligible voters (in Waterloo that is 4,429) then a fluoridation plebiscite must be held, with the municipal govern-
Reg Watson/Spoke
A
public health debate rages over Waterloo's water supply.
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and beards
Braids, brides
Photos by Debra Denomy
Clockwise from
left:
Foxy Roxy (Barry
Pettitt),
the winner
Bobby-0 (Bob
Taylor)
and
Stella
(Tony Da-
Silva).
Women’s program begins The Women’s Education Program will begin its sixth
Kitchener, The class sizes are deliberately kept small to allow for friendly interaction and the open sharing of participant’s ideas, thoughts and concerns. The fees for these programs are reasonable, and there is a small bursary fund for women who wish to take part but who require financial assistance. Also for women with children,
year of community-based education for
women
this fall.
The purpose of the Women’s Education Program at Conestoga College is to give women the opportunity to acquire job-relevant and life skills in a friendly, supportive setting. This fail there will be three courses and one seminar in
Computers
-
A number of years ago the idea of a super-intelligent machine appeared only in science fiction. Today, when much of science fiction has become science fact, it is still incredible that computers, seemingly intelligent machines, are capable of performing select human functions. Who would have thought that a machine would be able to converse with people over the phone, using grammatically correct sentences, do their banking and bookkeeping at home, handle their Chrismas card lists, control the temperature and humidity in their houses, monitor power consumption, control lighting and a plethora of other duties. In spite of their usefulness,
many
soon
in
from the birth of air travel, the golden years of radio, and the emergence of television. Today, computers can be purchased for as little as $400
Commodore
Vic 20 for
individuals don’t realize that computers are only used as tools, therefore they can not be oppressive unless they are used as instruments of oppres-
interested
If
this
in
attending
program applicants may
registrar at the nearest Conestoga College Continuing Education Office. If
this
tact
more information about program is required conEdith Torbay, Manager of
Continuing Education at the
Guelph campus.
ago.
My home
computer
is
now
the most useful appliance in my home. Reliability and quality were much greater than I had expected. I could go and on ... Suffice it to say that I will never be without a home computer,” said Fred Valkenberg a local home computer
to
that do the actual computing;
sion.
degree, the ROM, determines the computer’s overall value (the more ‘K’ or thousand bits of memory, the better). Home and personal
The name ‘computer’ still intimidates a lot of people. As far as they are concerned, computers are to be handled by experts, ‘computer programmers’, even when they are playing music or making pictures on a screen. However, almost anyone can learn to handle a computer.
computers can have anywhere between 4 and 64 K, however, models are available which exceed the latter figure. Most computer owners can’t say enough about their machines. “I purchased an apple II plus home computer with 48K memory, disk reader, and matrix printer almost a year
a
lesser
Mavis Theatrical Supplies
owner.
“My computer Model
system
is
two TEAC disc drivers, a Radio Shack Line printer IV, and a Radio Shack Modem. I am amazed and delighted with what this little computer can do. I use the computer as a 1
with
programmable calculator keeping
that home computers are not “plug-’em-in-and-
button” appliances.
They require some
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with my stock portfolio; as a source of endless amusement playing games; as a word processor; and as a valuable tool in learning about micro-processors in general,” said John Miloje, another home computer owner. Valkenberg also puts his computer to good use. “I use the system for my mailing labels, some bookkeeping, and all correspondence,” said Valkenberg. He also contemplates on building an air collector against the front of his house. With the help of his computer he intends to keep one part of his home warm in the winter However, one should keep in
device
and memory (RAM - Random Access Memory, and ROM Read Only Memory). Generally, the available RAM, and to
can control our lives and will take over the world. These
available during
enter programs and data (usually a keyboard), some sort of output device to verify the input data input
that computers
They believe
is
daytime courses.
TRS-80
and show what results the computer comes up with when the program runs. They all have processors, the chips
who
all
example). Electronics companies are diligently working on better and cheaper personal and home computers. How does the layman know which computer to buy? - All computers have some similarthey all have sort of ities:
people, particularly themselves call “humanists” often claim that computers are cold, impersonal and militaristic devices.
those
childcare
every household
A few years from now computer buffs will be found in almost every household. We are experiencing a new era - a computer era that differs little
(the
sixth year
its
Wig sales & rentals
feet
Special effects
& clown noses
Blood capsules
Colored hair sprays; washable
Crepe hair
Clown white and assorted colors
latex
ETC.
Halloween parties; Specialized i.e.
makeup done by theatre makeup
Bracuia, Werewolf,
Reg. hours AAon.-Fri. 2-6
p.m.
skill,
knowledge and patience in programming, in order to satisfy the consumer.
&
& swords
Hats, bald caps
Witch, animal
Ears, hands
Witch,
artists
Miss Piggy,
etc.
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9-7 Sat.
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ENTERTAINMENT by Laura Murray So, you want to record a song but aren’t sure how to go about it? In St. Jacobs, Ontar-
there is a real live recording studio that has been there since 1975. The Waxworks, a 24 track studio has all the necessary equipment to help cut that first single.
musicians so they can hear themselves and suit their tastes. They have to be comfortable so they can perform better.
The next step is the baking The only instruments
io,
Their equipment, valued at about a quarter million dollars “is not fancy, but it is the top of the line,” according to Jim Evans, Chief of Production and President of Waxworks. Evans, and his partner Dave Barber call themselves the “survivors” having built the studio from the ground up and making it the success it is
Three nursing students display their costumes at the Valhalla Inn Thursday night.
Nurse’s Haunted Halloween pubspacemen, spooks, sword-swallowers by Helen Redgwell The Valhalla Inn was the the 2nd annual setting Haunted Hospital put on by the Conestoga nursing students. There was a good turn out for the pub, with most people arriving in costume. The costumes ranged from Tootsie Rolls to people from other planetes and of course there were plenty of doctors, nurses and patients roaming around. for
Four hundred tickets were for the pub and those that were being sold at the door were going fast according
made
to Annette Bradfield. field and Mary Anne
BradChee-
seman were of the event.
the co-ordinators They are second
nursing students and they invited the DSA and the
year
Waterloo Engineers to join in. Music was supplied by a disc jockey but no one seemed to miss the sound of a live band as the dance floor was always full. Entertainment was also provided by Count Desmond. Desmond claimed to hold records in sword swallowing and performed for the crowd at the Valhalla. Not having any swords with him he swallowed a coat hanger (straightened out and then bent in half) and a magic wand. The judging of the costumes
Good boy gone bad
in
this is his confession.
by Audrey
Miller
“Forgive me Father for I have sinned. I have killed for my country, I have stolen for my church, I have loved a woman, and I am a Priest.” Christopher Reeve stars as Father John Flaherty in the epic drama “Monsignor” and
Flaherty is a priest who is drawn into circumstances rather than acting as a perpetrator. This characteristic
makes Reeve perfect for the part in that he is not the perpetrating type. Reeve’s blue eyes make it very hard for the audience to actually
was probably the hardest part
today.
“All the wiring, sound-
evening. There were three catagories best male, best female and best couple. In each catagory the judges of the
narrowed
it
down
to a
proofing ... we did ourselves,” said Barber. Evans, Barber and the fulltime engineer, Steve Morris guide new artists and devote
number
they were judged by applause from the audience. Best female cosof
and
finalists
themselves
“We want
to
as a
artists with talent who will stay with the studio, build up
buxom
We have recorded material for Ronny Hawkins -
loyalties.
and Marc Hodgkinson who were the Blues Brothers, complete with harmonica Everyone had a frightfully good time. That’s just what
I
is good for recording. There is low overhead too,” said Evans.
Jacob’s
record means spending $90 an hour for studio time. The amount of hours it takes to finish the song depends on how good you are. Evans said it could cost any-
To make
believe that he could ever be the culprit behind any criminal act. Reeve is shown as a devoted role
is
to bring
the Vatican above financial turmoil. In his attempt to do so Flaherty finds it difficult to play by the rules and is drawn
into
circumstances which
come
into conflict with a
amount
make
controls the
then recorded on seperate tracks on a multi-track recorder. A multi-track recorder is similar to a home tape-recorder except that the tape is 2 inches wide, not ]4 inch. The thickness is for holding the extra tracks. Headphones are worn by the
Flaherty feels his position is and that he must leave the Vatican. We follow Flaherty through
in question,
see
him
Cardinal and his friend. Cardinal Santoni (Fernando Rey) become a Pope. Throughout the film Santoni and Flaherty are conspirators in the black market dealings and we think at one point in the film that both will be ex-communicated from the Church. Flaherty comes off as the hero a
show The film, on
of the
a scale of 1 to
would rate about a seven in view that it was interesting to
10,
American
Priest in
Christopher Reeve stars as a young Santoni, Reeve kneels Here, with Fernando Rey, Cardinal ence.
the life of criminal.
a
priest
as
the mistakes,’’ said
is
love with.
we
the time to
In the studio, the first step is to isolate each instrument. Baffles and microphones are set up around each instrument so the only sound the player hears is himself. Each sound
black market. The plan to involve the Vatican in black market deals requires Flaherty to assume a secular second identity as Lieutenant Finnegan. In that guise he meets Clara (Genevieve Bujold), a postulant nun, who he finds himself in
and
is
Evans.
Roman
film
minimun
a of time to record the
songs, and this
by arranging to sell Vatican commissary supplies to Don Appolini (Jason Miller), head
become
the
They spend
man
film watching him involve the Vatican in the black market
the
to $100,000.
recording sessions, “most groups do demos.
Before
We follow Reeve through the
who
a
where from $200
in his position.
of the Mafia,
-
House and Glider. We have some great advantages being in St. Jacob’s. The country atmosphere and the peacefulness and slow pace of St.
Monsignor whose
did his last single myself
Major Hooples Boarding
the doctor ordered.
priest
to make big We want unknown
names.
nurse. Best couple went to Scott Lawrence
came
group’s
projects.
Diane Lichti for her outer space suit and best male went to Bill Schultz who
tume went
to the
a
tracks.
used here are the drums, bass, and piano or guitar. Only a few people are present because then “only 3 people have to get right, not 10,” Evans said. The song is recorded in it’s most basic form, usually no
it
Occassionally, ghost vocals will be used. Ghost vocals mean the singer will sing just the chorus or a couple lines of each verse to help the
vocals.
musicians keep their place. The backing track is later
erased and replaced with proper vocals and overdubes. laying on “Overdubes
—
guitars, synthesezers, strings
and brass and double-tracking gives the songs form,” said Evans. “In double-tracking a voice, example, we get the singer to do the song once and get it right. Then he sings it again on another track. It will usually be very close to the first track. The result of this is a fuller sound. It’s good for voices that aren’t very good. It can be done with any instrument, too,” said Evans. Lead, harmony and background vocals are seperate for
sessions.
After all the sessions are successfully done, the techni-
cians start the mix-down process.
“We play back the master tape and start fidling to make the song take shape. We tailor the sound to make it cohesive,” said Evans. To ease this process, the Waxworks has an automated consel, a computer program for each fader. This helps balance the sound, and without it, the tape would have to be mixed in real time and be perfect from beginning to end. If a mistake was made during the mixing, it would mean
back to the beginning. The automated consel also helps to add special techniques. The Waxworks has three monotors which are used while recording tracks. The super reds are very loud speakers of less than excellent quality but do not distort the sound despite the volume. The bata twos, made in Waterloo, are the top of the line hifi speakers. These are used, along
with the orotones (cheap speakers
See
that
simulate
Waxworks
the
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College clothes
for cold climates...
Winter is fast-approaching and even though we don’t want we must winterize our to, wardrobes. These models, from International Top Models in Kitchener, offer easy solutions to keep warm. Lisa Petty’s clothes are from Suzy Shier in Guelph. Karen Snow and Cathy Frank are modelling their own clothes. Big, bulky coats, skirts and blazers and pant suits with some version of the tuxedo blouse top is this year’s winter fashion scene.
Karen Snow in her wooly sweater her answer to coo! winter days.
Cathy Frank models a casual pant
-
outfit.
by Helen Redgwell and Laura Murray
Coats
for
every occasion.
Skirts highlight this winter’s dressier fashions.
First Blooct
a
Sylvester Stallone nevers stops fighting. His latest bout is with not one man but a
whole army. First Blood is an action packed story of an ex-green beret hero from the Vietnam war. He is a lost, almost comatose man who is picked up in a small U.S. town for vagrancy. His ill-treatment by the police caused him to go berserk and wipe out all the
Lisa Petty models a "gangster” outfit from Suzy Shier, Stone Road Mall.
at the jailhouse. I don’t think even Rocky could
officers
Waxworks Continued from page 5
sound of radio) to make sure the song, when played at home will sound good. The super reds are for the studio benefit so they can cut tracks to make them clean. After that, the master tape is sent to be laquered into a metal disc with a plastic acetate coating. This is done on a record lave, which is a very large turntable. Grooves are later cut and the disc is electroplated to make it solid. Negative molds of the disc are made. These are sent to the pressing house where the mold is put on a machine which squeezes out records by
placing a glob of plastic in
between two jaws which clamp down and form the
do that. Stallone spends
much
of the
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remainder of the movie running from the National Guard and injuring people. It is extremely violent and not for anyone with a weak stomach. Stallone has very little dialogue.
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supposedly the
“strong silent type” enduring great pain while hiding out in the forest and saying little. Generally the movie is good if you like blood and guts and a simple story. Don’t plan on
.
getting intellectually or emotionally stimulated. First Blood is playing at the Cinema rated R.
re-
cord.
“No one has written the book on this yet, it’s a feel thing too. This isn’t a job, it’s a life. You have to love it so
much you can
taste
it.
There
is
a lot of psychology in the business (making the artist
comfortable, knowing what sounds will make it and what sits good with the performers). You have to start out by being curious,” said Evans. Evans, who spent ten years as a professional musician looking from the other side of the window has worked with such people as Bill Price, the Beatles engineer.
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SPORTS Rod’s Report on Sports
Sports
a
is
game
of big bucks
Condors post win in season opener Hockey team rebounds
by Rod
by Rod
Hilts
The hockey Condors opened 1980’s
have brought a
lot of
dissention into
professional sports. Economic warfare has resulted in team owners ignoring fans and concentrating on raking in as much green as humanly possible. The battle over the bucks has resulted in two major strikes thus far in the sports world. In 1981 Major League baseball owners and players fought over free agency and salaries. This year it’s the National Football League’s chance to play the game. Strikes seem to be the answers to everyone’s prayers, excluding the fans of course. The bitter struggle between players’ salaries, television profits and the mythical dreams of team owners becoming the richest men in the world, make strikes necessary in today’s money game. The battle for
$upremacy makes
me
sick.
The break down of profits made in sports is The majority of profits come phenomenal. from television. In the last.four seasons of NFL football, each NFL team collected $5,800,000 from television. Television advertisements for this year’s on again off again Super Bowl, will post a crisp $690,000. Each season television revenues continue to soar. The economics involved in professional sports
make no sense at all. Let’s take professional football for instance. Football is the richest and -most popular sport in America today. The players involved in football take a great risk of permanent injury and their career is usually shorter than that of a baseball or basketball player. The real shocker is that the average football player’s salary is less than half of what baseball players earn. Football players earn much less than half the $215,000 per year that the average basketball player earns. It just doesn’t make sense. *
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1982-83
their
OCAA. season
with a stunning 7-6 come from behind win over the defending
league champion Seneca Braves at the Minkler Auditorium in Toronto on Wednesday October 27. The Conestoga victory
marked the first time in three years that a Condor hockey team had beaten the Seneca squad. Seneca dominated the first half of the game by building up a 6-3 lead, only to see it evaporate to a strong forechecking Condor club. The Braves jumped on the wagon early, building up a 3-0 lead. Marc Doucet opened the scoring for Seneca at 1:07 when he connected on a power play. Doucet collected his second goal of the period at 9: 43 when the Condors were sitting off a too many men on the ice penalty. The Doucet line continued their scoring display in front of the home town crowd, as centreman David Valcourt cashed in on a rebound in front of the Condor net. Conestoga hit the scoreboard a minute later when Brent Crossey converted a nifty pass from Brian Reinhart into a goal. The Condors crept to within one of the Braves on a powerplay goal by Darrel Caffin with 50 seconds left in the period. Play in the first period was sloppy with neither team looking particularly sharp. The second period featured wide open end-to-end action. Senaca’s top line continued their scoring summary assault
when Doucet notched
The
rational behind players’ salaries is out in left field. It’s ridiculous that three players; Gary Carter of the Montreal Expos, Dave Winfield of the Yankees and Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies will earn more in combined salaries than the entire 40 man roster of the
I
Dallas Cowboys. The trio will earn $5,300,000. It’s interesting to note that baseball players’ salaries have jumped 250 per cent since 1972 and that attendance has only risen 59 per cent over the same period. Player demands seem to get higher and higher each year. Money, money and still more money, the demand goes on. The increasing demand for today’s entertainment dollar has attributed to many of the problems in professional sports. Without
network television, team owners would be unable sky-rocket salaries of many of their players. Television has had a tremendous impact on the sports world. Cable and Pay TV cornpanies are pushing for the addition of lights in Chicago’s Wrigley Field so that they may have the option of prime time telecasts. The money game continues. As long as there is a way of making money by selling professional sports to the public, the networks and team owners will continue to battle over the largest slice of the pie. Right now television money accounts for a large percentage of sports revenue. It will continue to be this way until both sides decide to give in a little and stop this ridiculous lust for the green. to afford the
Braves
Hilts
I)
The
to beat
when right-winger Ron Butler slammed home a rebound at 2:24, making it 5-2 in favor of the home team. The Brave
The
Condors by
surprise but they soon snapped out of their daze when
period. The star of the period and the game goes to Condor
Diefenbaker scored a powerplay at 8:18. Seneca countered five minutes later as left-winger Wally Caranci took a perfect pass from Mark Stevens and drilled a wrist shot to the stick side of Condor netminder John Conrad. The Caranci goal seemed to ignite a fuse on the Conestoga bench as the Condors scored three unanswered goals during the final six minutes of the second
netminder Conrad, who made many remarkable saves during the match. Conrad was particularity sharp during the last ten minutes of the game as he flew in all directions in holding off the Braves. During the third period and throughout the game the entire Conestoga roster played with determination and an all round team effort. Ron Clayton got the winner for Condors at 11:23 when he snapped a shot over the shoulder of Utton, giving Conestoga a
flurry caught the
Neil
period. Defenseman Lawrence Miller started the ball rolling for the Condors when his 25 foot slapshot dribbled past
Seneca goaltender John Sand-
well-deserved win. The latter stages of the game saw the
erson at 14:07. Caffin got his second goal of the game two minutes later on the prettiest goal of the game. Caffin split the Seneca defense and deked
Braves employ goon tactics, which they got away with. Following the game Condor Head Coach Dan Young was
Sanderson to the ice sliding the puck between the goalies legs. Mark Ellis deadlocked
mance.
game at 6-6 by finding the mark at 17: 37 when the Braves the
were shorthanded.
elated with his clubs perfor-
“We played a super game. I thought before the game that we could beat them. I got a we fell little worried when behind 3-0,” said Young.
Condor forwards Rich Tryon (9), Ed Gladding (22) and Captain Scott Long (1 6) demonstrate the fine art of forechecking en route to victory. Wayne Snider/Spoke
Conestoga places game on
by Anne Narejko Athletic
Association (OCAA) touch football tournament was held Oct. 23-24 at
Mohawk
College.
The tournament had a total of nine teams competing in the three divisions. Conestoga College does not have a varsity touch football team this year, however, players from last year’s team organized a new team for this year, and felt that they could compete with the other colleges’ varsity teams. The 12 Conestoga students then went to the athletic board and asked if they could compete in the
OCAA
tournament. The board
agreed, saying that the college would pay the entry fees, but the
team members had to pay own transportation.
for their
Conestoga
lost
saw play
his third
goal of the game a minute into the period. The Braves continued to pour on the pressure
The Ontario College
third period
open up with more end-to-end rushes. Rookie Dave Utton replaced Sanderson between the Seneca pipes to begin the
their
first
Oct. 23 to St.
Law-
rence-Kornwell by a score ot 13-7, but the second game of the day was an overwhelming victory for Conestoga, defeating
Belleville Loyalists this victory, Conesoga finished first in their division. On Oct. 24 the final fwo
46-6.
the
With
fifth
backs. Lillis played most of his football with a broken finger. He played both offense and defense. During a shift on he defensive line, Lillis jammed his finger, breaking it, but he kept on playing. “There wasn’t a player (on Conestoga) who wasn’t hurt-
ing,” according to Shadd. “Jeff
Hewson got hit in the him some prob-
games were played. Conestoga was defeated 26-20 by
side causing
Durham
lems.
team,” said coach Duane
son was complaining that he wasn’t getting enough placing time.” To the Conestoga team, this tournament was a combina-
College and in the fourth and final game, Georgian College defeated Conestoga with a score of 19-13. “I’m very proud of the
Shadd, “All of the other colleges had tryouts, but our players organized the team themselves. I was the coach because I was the coach last year.” Paul Lillis and Pete Huras were Conestoga’s quarter-
We
got the amulance
there, they put some ice on it, and within half an hour, Hew-
tion of all their practices, exhibition games and the season thrown into four games. Shadd felt that the players “played super games, and as a
team, they played very
w’ell.”
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Soccer Condors miss playoffs after 4-0 loss to
lacked scoring punch as they connected for only four goals
by Reg Watson The Conestoga soccer Condors narrowly missed postseason play in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) soccer season after losing a heart-breaking 4-0 game to the Humber Hawks Oct. 27 in Toronto. The loss gave the Condors a final record of three wins, four losses and five ties, finishing fourth in the Western division. Last season, the Condors finished third in their division. Qualifying for playoff competition in the wide-open division were the Hawks, the Sheridan Bruins and first place-finish-
ing Seneca Braves. After a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Mohawk Mountaineers Sept. 30, the Condors had been
playing superb defensive soccer through the month of October until the crucial match with Humber College. games, the Condor defence had allowed only three In
six
goals.
Humber
However, the team
in the
To
same
six games. qualify for the playoffs,
score.
A Hawk
goal in the last
minute of play made the score
final
4-0.
In the final regular season of the year, the Condors tied the division-leading Seneca Braves 1-1 Oct. 21 at Kitchener’s Budd Park. The
the Condors needed to defeat or tie the Hawks but instead they lost 4-0 to the team they had defeated 2-1 in Sep-
home game
tember.
“Our defence was entitled to one bad game,” said Condor Assistant Coach Duane Shadd, “but unfortunately it had to happen when we needed to
Braves’ Jim Brown put Seneca on top 40 minutes into the game, slipping through the Condor defence and making the score 1-0. It took 37 minutes of play but the Condors
win.”
finally got the equalizer
The Condors pressed well
in
the first half but could not get the ball in the Hawk net. In the dying minutes of the half, the Hawks walked all over the Condors to pick up their first goal. This goal frustrated the
Condors as they headed into the second half and, as a result, the Hawks picked up two more goals in the first 20 minutes of the half. The Condors were able to get their passing
game
going after that
but, like the first half, were stymied in their attempts to
when
Condor fullback Rocky Vasco picked the corner of the Braves net on a free kick,
making
the final tally 1-1. In Oakville Oct. 25, Louie Ferfolja collected his third shutout of the regular season in a 0-0 tie with the Sheridan
Bruins.
Meanwhile
in the
OCAA
Eastern division, Oshawa’s
Durham
College
is
expected
to
finish first with Peterborough’s Sir Sandfred Fleming College a close second and Algonquin College third.
Deb Dippel/Spoke
Athlete of The
hosts Skate Canada
K-W
This week’s Athlete of the Week is 21-year-old Ed Gladding from Tavistock, who scored four goals against the University of Waterloo Warriors in a hockey game that the Condors won 7-2. The second-year Graphic Design and Advertising student competed in football and track and field in high school, and now plays for Conestoga College’s hockey team. Along with sports. Gladding enjoys doing graphic art and hiking in his spare time.
by Helen Redgwell Kitchener-Waterloo was the host of Skate
Canada
’82
from
October 28-31 at the Kitchener
Memorial Auditorium and Rink
in the
Park
in
Waterloo.
was
the second time in the history of the competition that it was held in this area. The It
Week
time was in 1974. Skate Canada has become a prestigous event with competitors from all over the world. There are three catagories;
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