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Surviving a job interview
Lounge
HaRTY
will
be monitored prices for playing the games. However, the money that is
Big Brother may soon be watching you as you play your video
favorite lounge.
game
in
the
ing er.
Hudson Bay Vending along with the Doon Student Association (DSA) are considering a number of ways to prevent vandalism and robbery
in the
arcade. The DSA is looking into putting video cameras in the lounge, with monitors in a number of selected offices throughout the college. The DSA is also considering the cost of totally enclosing the lounge and running it as a recreation room with specific operating hours. In recent weeks the DSA has set several traps in order to try to corral the thief or thieves who robbed the machines on Dec. 3/84. On Jan.
someone demolished the Castles game. The
10/85
generated goes to the student body,’’ Said Rick Brine, vend-
Crystal
game
is worth close to $4000 and Hudson Bay Vending has
no plans to replace it. “We are not going
to raise
company district managHe feels that someone
must have witnessed the game being smashed and can’t understand why that person hasn’t stepped forward.
“As
a
businessman
I
can’t
comprehend why someone won’t come forward. It’s like witnessing a murder and not saying anything,” Brine said. The lounge generates approximately $52,000 a year. According to Brine, 50 per cent of this money goes directly to the
DSA.
“Do the students realize that we budget to receive $26,000 revenue from those machines a year? Students are hurting themselves by not coming forward,” said Phil Olinski,
manager of DSA. also said that it is a catch 22 situation. If they can’t' retrieve the lost revenue next year, there will be a reassess-' ment of student activity fees. business
He
College has Scott "Caribou" contest Tue., Feb. 5
McCracken, a 20-year-old marketing student, won the banana eating "Caribou" managed to wolf down 10 bananas in 1.55.
Polar parties of thepast What started 17 years ago as an attempt to escape the winter blahs was reincarnated this year as Polar Party ’85. The carnival began in 1968, the hippie era, when people were listening to the beat of the Beatles, and the students were trying to combat the February blahs.
In 1971 the name was changed to Sno-Job and events such as toboganning were introduced. Sno-Job 2 saw the introduction of a fashion show which changed into the Miss
Sno-Ball competition two
Be ready Valentine’s
Day
is
is
one of the
of also one of the
loneliest for those
who are shy
or bothered by the concept of others sending cards and flowers.
The commercialism spreads anxiety builds as the beautiful people expect to get a card or flowers from others in the same category. Hopes and expectations are shattered as flowers are delivered
and
when
prize of $30. The ’82 party also saw the jello and spaghetti eating contests, funny, but
Things
years,
1981
until
name was changed
the
Polar
to
Party.
The annual Plunge
in
the
pond, a highlight of the Polar Party, was introduced in 1981 by Morris Brighty, a third
year marketing student. and a few of his friends cut a hole through the ice on the pond and jumped in. What started as a bit of lunacy has turned into a premier event. Polar Party ’82 was the year
Brighty
messy
That brings us
to the past
three years, years which have
seen the introduction of the banana-eating contest, tricycle race and a host of many other events. The Polar Party continues to be a success with many of the Conestoga College students who enjoy participating in the series of crazy and unusual events.
from Elmo, the class pervert, or a card comes from Ger-
The custom of exchanging valentines began when young
trude, the girl who picks her nose. It’s enough to make Valentine’s Day a thing no one
people of both sexes would gather and each young man
likes.
The worst thing about Elmo and Gertrude is that they never receive a card or flowers. Valentine’s
Day
is
a big
hurt to them. For people like them it is a farce and they like to stay home and study on Feb. 14.
drew
Conestoga College Board of Governors has a new chairman. Donald Wheeler of Goderich has been appointed Chairman of the Board. Wheeler has been a member of the board for the past four years. He succeeds Veronica Kerr,
who has served
chairman
since
as the
January
of
1982.
affairs.
for the Valentine’s blues
most commercial holidays the year. It
stayed next nine
years later. constant for
the
Hot Legs contest and Andrew van Zelst won the
of the
new chairman
name from
a hat.
Wheeler represents Huron County on the Board of Governors. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and he is a retired Canadian Armed Forces oficer. According to a recent article in the Goderich Signal Star, Wheeler is active in public affairs and he has served his in the elected capacities of reeve and town councillor. In addition Wheeler belongs to a number of boards and committees. These include: Treasurer of the Board of Governors of Goerich’s Alex-
andra
General Director of Youth
Marine
and
valentine of a lady to
had
tional
to
whom he be faithful for a year.
the festivities were that easy today, Elmo and Gertrude would probably be together. These days Valentines If
See Valentine page 2
Two new the board
Joint Commission; of Regional Consultation Panel of Great Lakes Pollution from land use activities, and membership on the Maitland Valley Conservation
Vice Chairmen of were also named.
Taking Wheeler’s position as Vice Chairman
(Administra-
Fred Grespan of Kitchener. Grespan served as a Board of Governos member in the 1970s and returned as a tion)
is
board
member
in
1980.
Gre-
span previously served as vice-chairman (administration) in 1981.
Vice chairman (operations) for 1984, is Lawrence G. Mackenzie of Erin. He was ap-
pointed to the board in 1980. Mackenzie has also served as reeve of Erin Village and Ward of Wellington County.
community
Hospital; and International Service with the Goderich Rotary Club; co-chairman of the Interna-
a girl’s
Each gentleman then received a valentine and he became the
Authority.
Euchre winners Brian Kiers, a 21-year-old marketing student and Wayne J. Lise, a 21-year-old criminol-
ogy student, won the Euchre
Tournament
Tues., Feb. 5. Kiers and Lise won by a
narrow margin
of 10-9.
Smile
member
isn’t much fun to live but what a wonderful ancestor he makes!
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Liberal arts
will
suffer
The Commission on
the Future Development of the UniversiOntario, headed by Edmund Bovey, released its final report a couple of weeks ago. If the Ontario government implements its recommendations, it will effectively nail the lid on the liberal arts coffin. Aside from advising that university tuitions be increased by 50 per cent over the next five years, the Bovey report has recommended that universities place their teaching emphasis on courses that will attempt to meet the needs of the market system. This means more money will be invested in the professional programs, such as engineering, dentistry, architecture and medicine at the expense of the liberal arts programs. A degree from liberal arts has been devalued to the point where it is almost useless. Where does a person who, for three or four years has been studying English, history, psychology or anthropology, hope to find a job? They find themselves highly educated but practically unemployable. Many are discovering that if they want a job they will have to learn a marketable skill. This means returning to school to enrol in either a professional or masters program at a university, or in a community college course. We’re probably going to see a change in approach to the study of liberal arts during the next decade. The first priority of high school graduates will be specific job training. After that is secured, they may then go on to pursue their passion for literature, ancient history or the study of man. Attaining a degree in liberal arts will cease to be a necessity. ties of
Higher education
will
become
Cashing
in
a hobby.
on Ethiopia
Since before Christmas the television and print mediums have been pounding us with the Ethiopian crisis. “MILLIONS OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE STARVING”. A few months later after a majority of us have reached into our pockets to feed these people, we learn that the majority of our contributions have not been reaching their destinations. The federal government is currently investigating InterAid, a “Christian” foundation dedicated to helping any cause that arises on God’s green earth. Global News recently aired a report showing that of an estimated $8 million collected, $812,000 was used to operate the organization while $3.7 million was used in what was termed “ministry contributions” or organizational costs. Of the actual $8 million a little over half of the money donated was actually used to help the needy. The investigation is not complete, but the reputation of InterAid is deteriorating in the eyes of the contributing public. Not only has this damaged InterAid, but it will inevitably hurt all of the other reputable organizations that collect money for the needy, such as CARE or UNICEF. People have speculated for years about whether the money they give actually gets to where it is supposed to go. If the investigation unearths any wrongdoing on the part of InterAid it will indeed be a sin. Not only will people refuse to contribute, but the people of Ethiopia will continue to starve.
Doctor’s feud causing pain Kozak wanted to open a clinic for the sufferers of known as Eipdermis Bulosous. But the laws of Ontario would not allow him to. In Ontario a clinic, consisting of ten or more beds, is considered a private hospital and private hospitals had previously been outlawed. Kozak had developed a treatment consisting of ointment and a In 1981 Pavel a skin disease
special diet for the victims of the rare and crippling skin disease. But doctors would not accept it, even after they had seen what appeared to be proof because Kozak is not a doctor. Some doctors tried to duplicate Kozaks diets but wouldn’t follow them strictly because they contained fresh milk and meat not older than three days. Many patients wouldn’t go to Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto because of this. Is it professional jealousy that’s stopping Kozak from helping Canadians or legislation? While the fight continues many citizens are suffering needlessly. They suffer not only from pain, but also from the anger and frustration caused by knowing that a possible treatment is not available.
No-one responsible for condoms anything about purchasing condoms. The purchasing department
by David Gonczol
Stephen Hodgson With
present-day emour society on family
the
phasis in planning and birth control, it is unbelievable that in all the
washrooms
Campus
in
Conestoga Doon
condom
the
dis-
pensers are broken and empty.
The one’s that do work continue to take people’s
money without
giving aything
didn’t know aything about it so they told us to talk to maintenance, who didn’t have an answer. A birth control organization in Kitchener told us to visit the health services department and told us that not having condoms in the college was a dangerous situation. Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier
students have easy access to birth control.
in return.
Health
The four condom dispensers in the college
are empty, and
after dilligent research, no one could be found that knows
didn’t
services
have anything
said to
they
do with
it.
Marcia Redmond of Birth Control Clinic and Information
said she would contact a Kit-
chener condom dispenser company to find a solution.
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Day
is
for people
1
who have
money; kids
in public school
who
heart-shaped put their valen-
get to
envelopes
make to
tines in and anyone who thinks love is a worthwhile thing. ^Valentine’s Day is really for everyone, even Elmo and Gertrude. So if you want to express your love and admiration, this is the day to do it.
Happy VD.
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Androgyny is dead by Mark Wagner
Here it is 1985. Culture Club’s, The War Song bombed and Mistake Number Three really was the worst mistake of all. Micheal Jackson’s Thriller isn’t anymore and his glitter glove has tarnished. While David Bowie’s Blue Jean faded, The Eurythmics, Annie Lennox’s dyed orange hair has turned grey with worry because their album 1984 and the movie by the same name are declared unimaginative by Maclean’s and People magazine.
The androgynous syndrome has finally ended. How long did these almost-has-beens think that society would tolerate them? When Boy George first burst upon the music industry in 1982, people were saying, “Oh, isn’t that cute and different.” Adults, teenyboppers and even small children were fascinated by Boy George simply because he was a freak that could make good music. (One found it hard to accept that someone THAT effeminate proclaimed to the world that he wasn’t gay.) People have simply gotten tired of looking at that (as Princess Margaret so well put it) “over-madeup tart,” with all his ribbons, dresses, and makeup. Even Brits are growing weary of him. George and the Club returned to England to find the sales of his new album, Waking Up with the House on Fire, falling through the
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The Eurythimics are also taking a beating in the record industry with their newly released album, 1984, the victim. Critics are calling it everything from absolutely boring to unimaginative, although the blame probably cannot be attributed to Lennox’s androgyny since she is not all that different anymore. Lennox’s men’s style is in vogue for women in ’85 but she and David Stewart’s change in musical style is not neccesarily part of a successful combination. Their music has become depressing, shallow and lacking meaningful lyrics, unlike their other albums. Lennox is very different from her cross-dressing counterparts. She is never anything except heterosexual but her public masculinity allowed her to succeed in the music business without being stereotyped a Madonna or a Joan Jett, the popular options for female singers until now. Maybe along with a forth album, will return the Eurythmic’s success since they were one of the more original, exciting androgynous groups. Michael Jackson. What do you say about a man who talks to animals and plays with dolls? But whatever one might say about his speaking voice or his cosmetic surgery to become Diana Ross’ twin, he could not be said to dress androgynously. (He was once described as dressing like a doorman for a brothel.) Again it may not be because of his effeminity but because everyone is just plain sick of him. Please Micheal, release something else, we are tired of Thriller. And finally, the immortal David Bowie, who proclaimed to the world at the beginning of his career that he was bisexual. And since then he has tried to shake image by changing his wardrobe. No more dresses, no more makeup, no more femininity, although he was dressed rather unusually in his Blue Jean video. But to no avail people still saw the same old Ziggy Stardust. It is hard to separate the two, they are one and the same. He was and still is out to seduce both sexes - “I’m a mama papa cornin’ for you,” sang Ziggy. So exits Boy George and Culture Club, Micheel Jackson, The Eurythmics (temporarily we hope), and it seems the not-so-immortal David Bowie but enter a new strain, not androgynous by any means, but definitely and unashamedly gay. Frakie Goes To Hollywood and Bronski Beat are the most popular of this strain and seem totally unconcerned about what the public thinks of them. If all this is too much for you and you long for plain straight groups where you will not find a drop of mascara, then recommended are U2, Big Country, Simple Minds or Aphaville. These are basic British, Irish or German rock groups that produce quality music without the frills (or ribbons). The revolution begins that
here.
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Student urges empathy for gays
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Povey (“Washroom antics cause suicide,” Jan. 28) was very insensitive and overlooked several obvious factors which may be contributing to numbers washroom
the in
of men involved sex.
Any person becoming aware of homosexual desire in himself or herself must deal with the immense pressures of a society which almost totally
rejects homosexuality as being within the “normal” range of human expression. Many people with some degree of homosexual tendency accept the social norms and develop
negative
a
spite this, I still have much difficulty in being open about sexuality. The social pressures mentioned earlier are so great that I worry about being socially ostracized, even by
my
those I consider my friends. Writing this letter has been difficult,
but in the interest of
shedding just a light on the topic,
little I
more my-
sign
self:
“Gay and proud” Carl Boone
Computer Programmer/Analyst
Death
attitude
toward themselves. Others deny any possibility that they could have any of those “sick” feelings and will go through
saddens
without being honest with themselves.
life
lifts
possible that for many these respectable people, washroom sex allows an outlet for their desires in a way that does not threaten their egos. Going into a gay bar (if there
college
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one in the community) would force them to acknowledge their homosexuality, but sex in washrooms, well, it’s “just something that happened.” I am not condoning these is
activities.
by
MON. FEB.
10:00 o.m.
Feb. 11/85 to
3:00 p.m.
feel that a public
washroom
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is an inappropriate place for sexual activity. But as long as people such as Povey continue to consider Those who are not 100 per cent heterosexual as “sick”, then the problem will not go away.
The time may come when our society accepts gay people and allows them to feel good about themselves. Maybe then
we
will see less indecent sexual activity. Until that time we can only hope that people continue to re-evaluate their ideas about sexual identity and begin to realize that there is nothing wrong with desire for people of the same sex.
On a personal level, I have long considered myself to be a well-adjusted gay man. De-
The students of Conestoga college were saddened by the death of first-year criminology student Mark Prowse 20, of Fergus. He was killed in a car-truck accident on Feb. 2/85, four days short of his 21st birthday.
Mark was well-known by students at several of the other Conestoga campuses as well as at Boon. Kent Stewart, also a first year criminology student and resident of Fergus, had known Mark since he attended high school. He said Mark was
well-known and well-liked by
many
people.
“Mark and our
friends got
around, he was a spontaneous, bouyant person, always ready to go,” said Stewart. Friends say that after a year of deciding what to do with his life after high school, he finally found direction with criminology.
“He was the kind of person that wanted to see society protected. He didn’t want society bogged down by people u ~eaking the law,” he said.
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Entertainment Party Animal a good time by Leah Gilarowski
The image of the typical college make, may never be the same after watching the movie Party Animal. Matthew Causey stars as a college co-ed who gets dropped off in front of the college in a
truck filled with turnips. His first day on campus, he meets up with future best friend, star Robin Harlain. Causey portrays a student by the name of Sinatra who has one goal for being in college. Studies don’t seem to matter, only the accomplishment of no longer being a vir-
icals in their faces to get them passionate, posing as a girl at a pyjama party and overdos-
ing on fake drugs at a party. Finally, he comes up with a magic potion that when accidentally spilt on his hand seems to drive the girls crazy. Now, after finding out that he’s totally irresistable with this potion, he pours it on his entire body and becomes an instant sex symbol. But, after a short time he becomes sick of sex-crazy girls and deals with the newfound dilemma in a funny
way. There
nudity in this film, as very strong lan-
is
gin.
as well
At first, his best friend thinks that it is just a phase that he’s going through. But, soon after seeing Sinatra actually chasing girls over the campus, soon changes his
guage which sometimes is a little carried away. Some of
mind. Sinatra seems to be jinxed from the very start. Through tactics such as planning a picnic with a girl and getting the conversation told to him
through
headphones from a
friend close by, his life slowly starts to sink even farther on
the campus. Beautiful and ugly girls hate him, as well as anyone who sees him. He’s gross, rude and insensitive but still seems to get beautiful women who don’t know him, as dates. Other scare tactics include trying to steal a girl from a party, spraying various chem-
the ideas are also very outrageous but must be looked upon as unrealistic, but funny. The acting is also done quite tastefully, with everyone suiting their part.
movie that one should you don’t mind a curse word or two, and a few naked It’s a
see
if
bodies. It’s a definite
must
if
one wants to nearly fall out of his seat laughing and also be entertained by one of the funniest movies about college kids in a long time.
Written and directed by Davie Beaird, it also features music by the Buzzcocks, the Untouchables and the FleshJust the names of the groups are enough to catch your interest right there.
Nineteen eighty-four was the year of Big Brother. Nineteen eight-five will be the year of 1984, courtesy of the Eurythmics, that is. Their new album entitled 1984 (for the Love of Big Brother) is not typical of their two previous albums.
Doubleplusgood,
a
title
AM
radio, a few weeks on indicative of the Eurythmics
probably lose them some but gain others. The lovers of dark, depressing music, similar to the styles of
change
Depeche Mode and New Order, will this
fall
in
love with
album.
The album, which was derived from the original score of
1984,
flects the
mood
“the worst thing
in
the
world”) is a powerful instrumental which gives you a vivid like.
Pub
night.
bands with tunes varying from
DSfl
what the room
is
TRIP TO
FLORIDA
AM
in style.
Although 1984
will
probably
ALL THOSE
major success compared to Sweet Dreams and Touch, the Eurythmics will remain in the media’s eye solely from all the hype surnot score
rounding Orwell’s
REGISTERED
1984.
MEET
definitely reof the movie
which, like the book, is dark and depressing. If this is what the Eurythmics intended, they succeeded. The track Room 101 (the room described as
picture of
sored by Molson breweries, had about 75 technical people in attendance to film the various bands. The show will be airing on Rogers Cable TV.
monoto-
of the title track, Material. Nineteen eighty-four fans,
Broadcasting student Kim Walters took first prize in the solo category; which was worth $50. Best band was the Wet Seats, which took the $100 first prize in the group catego-
The pub featured numerous
(nineteen eighty-four) which had its video banned in the United States (apparently because of violence), lasted only
will
money.
Sexcrime
track,
Judges of the acts included a
success.
nous but danceable account of the war with East Asia; and Greetings from a Dead Man, a synthesized death march.
The
ry.
Molson representative, and Dave Schneider from CHYM. The pub, which was spon-
Jan. 31
Annie Lennox and David Stewart explore new frontiers on this, their second offering. It is definitely not, with the exception
the wailing guitars of Dirty
Water, to the mellow notes of Jim Croce’s Time In A Bottle, all competing for prize
a ticket checker at the door, said 291 people bought tickets for the
Other noteworthy tracks on 1984 are I Did It Just the Same, one of the happier songs;
Night
With the cafeteria filled to capacity, Conestoga College’s Homegrown Night was a big
Matthew Thompson,
direction
by Mark Wagner
by Nick Seymour
Homegrown
remember
Night to
tones.
Lennox takes
new
Stars shine on
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7
Sports Front
Row
All-star
Seat
games
lack glory by Steve
Chapman
The NHL is gearing up for another All-Star extravaganza at Saddledome in Calgary. This year’s event takes place Feb.
the 12
.
From year
to year the all-star games have been an excellent quality performance, but most hockey fans find the game boring. It’s my belief that their is only one real all-star game, and that is the game between the National League and the American League in baseball. The teams never meet each other all year, and the leagues get together only for this game and the World Series. Other all-star games have fallen by the wayside because of the lack of interest. The game in the Canadian Football League never took off because they couldn’t decide on a proper time to hold the event. The NFL holds a Pro Bowl at the end of the season to showcase its finest athletes, but the players are not allowed to play the physical game they play all year. The game is held in Hawaii most of the time and usually played before a capacity crowd from that small island. The National Basketball Association’s all-star game usually draws a passing interest from the fans. It might as well be a match between Boston and Philadelphia because they are far and away the best two teams in the league. It’s time to discuss the upcoming all-star game. First of all, many people aren’t sure of the two conferences in the NHL. In case you are wondering they are the Wales Conference and the
Campbell Conference. The Wales Conference has the superior teams with the mighty New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and the Washington Capitals. The class of the Campbell’s Conference are the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames. It seems like a mismatch but usually the games are pretty close. You might as well call it the battle of the Oilers and the Islanders as in recent years they have had as many as six players from each team. This year is no different as the Oilers have eight players on the Campbell’s squad including both the goaltenders. At least the NHL has the proper people picking the first and second team all-stars. The sportswriters are in charge of making these picks. In baseball the fans pick the starting nine players for the game. It usually turns into a popularity contest, and players who are having an off year might make the team because of their
past record. Many people wonder why they don’t go back to the old system of having the reighing champion challenge the all-star team to a game in the middle of the season. This usually turned out to be one of the most entertaining games in an otherwise blah season. This process was stopped in 1968. Another idea was used in the 1979 season when the Soviet Red Army came to North America to do battle with the best team ever assembled by the NHL. The Red Army squad was number one in the Soviet Union. The teams played in a best of three series in which the Red Army won. The series was held in New York and the teams played to capacity crowds every game. This would be an excellent idea if the present all-star game was ever dropped. This week will be the NHL’s chance to showcase its finest athletes in a game that may draw a mere yawn from people who are not avid sport’s fans. The squad assembled by the Wales Conference includes an entire New York Islander line made up of Mike Bossy on right wing, Brent Sutter at centre, and John Tonelli on the left flank. Ray Borque and Rod Langway will start on the point and Tom Barrasso will be the goaltender. All but two of these players are worthy of making the first team this year. John Tonelli is not having an outstanding year and may have earned the spot because of his excellent play in the Canada Cup. Also Rod Langway the Norris trophy winner is not having one of his banner years but made it on past merits. Probably two people more worthy of the first team selection would be defenceman Chris Chelios who is having an outstanding rookie campaign with the Montreal Canadiens, and left winger Tim Kerr of the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s time that people look for alternatives to showcase the finest athletes in professional sports. Probably the best idea to rejuvenate interest in professional hockey is to host the best team the Soviet’s have to offer against the NHL’s finest squad. There is no sense in doing away with all-star games altogether because we wouldn’t be able to see our favorite stars perform. For now we’re forced to put up with the same old show each year. Hopefully the players will put out a concerted effort and make this year’s game more than three hours of boredom.
Condors keep pressure on the Hawks
Hockey Condors drop two by Steve
Humber rebounded and
Chapman
The Conestoga Condors men’s hockey team entertained the playoff-bound Humber Hawks on Jan. 30. Humber outhustled the Con-
The game turned chippy toga
Condors extended their losing
won
bound team.
On Wednesday
the Condors for the first period and a half, but
played a strong
game
they lost their composure the
last
minutes
30
in
of the for a
game. Indications were
close checking, low-scoring game as the Condors had only lost 4-2 in their last match with
There was
little
scoring done
period. Chris added the final Con-
third
the
in
Fawacho
markers in the third period. The final score ended up
first
game at the eight-minute mark. But of
the
Men’s Tier
1
Jeff
W 18 14 13 12
Georgian St.Clair
Humber
L 2
9 7
9 10 11 9 7 7 17 0 21
Sheridan
Canadore Centennial
Conestoga
0 36 0 28 0 26 0 24 0 20 0 18 0 14 0 0
The outstanding play of Mike Graff in last weekend’s Ontario Badminton Association “Western C” tournament has earned him recognition as
Recreation
gram.
Conestoga’s
Leadership
Pro-
The Condors played one of their stronger games and were always in the match. It seems they have a switch they turn on and off. If they could just keep it on more of the time in more games. The Condors battled the St.
they would be
Clair Saints at the Conestoga Centre falling victim to their 21st loss of the year.
Clair was tough in the period and took a slim 3-1 lead to the dressing room. The Saints came out strong in the second period and posted four St.
first
unanswered markers. Dan Miller and Dave Fowler netted Condor markers.
the
“Sects. Sects. Sects!” said one monk to another. “Is that all you think about?”
NHL
Pool
If you can pick the winning teams in this weekend’s NHL hockey games, you could win yourself a pair of pub tickets, courtesy of Spoke and the DSA. Here’s all you have to do: Below are 10 randomly-picked games from this weekend’s NHL schedule. xTo enter, circle the team you think will win each game. Notice that one game is written in capital letters. It is this weekend’s BONUS GAME. Write a two-digit number from 00 to 59 on the line beside “Time of bonus game’s last goal.” If your two digits correspond with the last two digits in the official time of that game’s final goal, you will be credited with THREE additional correct picks. Whoever submits the ballot with the most correct picks will be the winner. His or her name will be posted on the Spoke bulletin board next Monday. Drop off your ballot in the Spoke mailbox by noon on Thursday.
Athlete of the Week
ly enrolled in
Humber
Spoke’s
T P
Athlete of the Week for Conestoga College. This is for the week of Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. In the OBA event, held at the Conestoga College Recreation Centre, Graff took the men’s singles title, was part of the men’s doubles twosome, and along with Wanda Back, led Conestoga to a second-place finish in the mixed doubles competition. A veteran standout for the varsity badminton team Graff a Waterloo resident is current-
the
Only the strong play of goaltenders John Conrad and Dan Dejong who faced 56 shots between them saved the game from being a blowout. The penalty minutes were fairly
Hockey
Seneca
Young potted
12-4.
OCAA Standings
Frank Marrello, Chris O’Toole, Bruce Howath with four and Jeff Young. mill,
a TKO over a Humber player. This may have given a spark to the Condors as they fought back with goals from Carl Schlegel and Craig Hemlond to make the score 4-3. Then the vault opened and the Hawks scored at will. Six goals went unanswered and the Hawks took a 10-3 lead after two periods.
outhustled a stronger and bigger Humber squad. At the start of the game most of the fifty to sixty fans were braced
goal
Humber marksmen were Pat Gallipeau, Tivi Cook, Paul Skejodt with two, John Havr-
captain Todd Sheridan
dor marker. Chris O’Toole and
an upset. The Condors potted the
minutes.
in
Humber. The Condors outplayed and
for
21
the second period as Cones-
dors for a 12-4 victory. The streak to 21 games on Feb. 3, when they lost 10-2 to the St. Clair Saints another playoff-
even as Conestoga picked up minutes to Humber’s 23
scored
four quick goals taking a 4-1 lead to the dressing room after the first period.
Selected NHL Games February 15, 16, 17
Washington at Los Angeles Quebec at Minnesota Detroit at Chicago
Montreal at Buffalo
Edmonton Boston
at
N
Rangers Vancouver at
Y.
Toronto at Hartford New Jersey at Winnipeg
Hartford at N.Y. Islanders
NEW JERSEY AT TORONTO ’
‘
One
ballot per entrant only.
Any
tie
games
are disregarded.
week’s bonus game is tied, the time of the last goal still counts. If a tie among entrants occurs, a random draw by If
this
Spoke Time
staff will
of
determine the winner.
bonus game’s
last goal:
NAME: Course: Feb. 1-3 Winner:
Scott Norris
1
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The ''Raiders" from the contact hockey league have been chosen as Intramural Team Of The Week for the week of Jan. 21 to 25.
The team’s Jan. 23 win over the Woodpeckers has moved them within four points of first place.
Team members * Full
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Feb. |+
are:
Kneeling (left to right): Ken McGuiness, Pete Kingston, John France, Tim Sippel. Standing (left to right): Cliff Hall, Brian Schmidt, Tom Hornsby, Jeff Laplaunte', Doug Greenway, Rich Tryon, Brentt Crossey, Al Prior, Eian Campbell. Absent: Rob Morris, Dave Pelland, Dan Randall.
Condors come close by Jeff
,!SL
Conestoga
McKee mens
College’s
basketball team played
Special
APPLICATION FORM of
Nominee
Address
Telephone
Program and Year
Name
of
Nominator
Award
Program and Year
Statement of The
Criteria have demonstrated a warmth and
individual will
responsiveness in caring for and enriching the lives of an individual student or a group of students. He/she will have made a contribution to the Conestoga community through their initiatives and involvement in leadership activities at the College. Please describe in detail the activities and action which you feel fulfill the above criteria, and include
He demonstrated
this written description with the application form.
Completed applications should be submitted to the Student Services Office by March 15, 1985.
Signature of Nominee Signature of Nominator
Date
age of 56. During his last months, while he was in hospital, friends and family decided that both an award and bursary were needed by the college Awards office, is for students in desperate need of funds. They decided that the award should be presented each year to a student who displays similar qualities to those of A1 Logan. The award given to a student for is significant contribution to the
community
spirit of
Conestoga
nominate someone for the award, just fill out the accompanying apyou
wish
to
plication form. Forms must be submitted to the Student Services office by March 15.
Quick Quips Mike
Blues goaltender on rule changes he
would
Liut,
St.
Louis
like to see in the
“Make softer.”
the
game
56-56 with six in the
Conestoga opened the strongly,- taking
game
a 13-9 lead.
Seneca then exploded
for
14
consecutive points to lead 2313. The Braves played steadily, building a 14 point spread before the Condors responded with several quick baskets in the final minutes of the first half to make the score 43-32. The Condors played well in the second half, slowly chipping away at the Brave lead. With 6:00 minutes remaining in the game they tied the score
Leading scorers for the Condors were: Dan Malefic 18, Sachs
and John
Coach Bob Scott was pleased with his team’s effort. “It’s slowly coming together they’re starting to think ... they can do it,” Scott said. Earlier in the year the team had more turnovers in a half than we did all night, he said. The Condors are looking forward to their upcoming games. With eight contests left in the season they feel they should be right in every
game.
Conestoga’s next home
game Come
is
February 7 at 6:05. and support your
out
team.
Upcoming Home Basketball
15
8.
Varsity
Games
Roundup
Sat. Feb. 23 Cambrian at Conestoga 1 :30 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 28 Mohawk at Conestoga 6:05 p.m.
On
the
showing Conestoga’s basketball Condors travel to Brockville this weekend for the annual Brockville Invitatinal, where they hope to equal or better last year’s second-place finish.
strength at
last
of
their
weekend’s
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association league tournament in Toronto, the Conestoga College
women’s
has
earned
OCAA
volleyball squad a berth in the Tier II finals on Feb.
Oshawa. Despite losses to strong teams from Algonquin and Durham, the Conestoga crew more than held their own 15,16 in
College. If
Tim Moerman
game.
for the entire college community. On July 5, 1981 A1 Logan died of pancreatic cancer at the
Telephone
by 11 points at halftime the Condors fought back
minutes remaining
warmth and caring
Address
69-59.
to tie the
In April of this year, a special award will be given in memory of a special man. For 13 years, A1 Logan worked as head of Conestoga’s counselling department. A1 loved the college and his work. He was willing to get involved in and tackle any-
thing.
hard-fought contest against the Seneca College Braves and lost 69-59 January 31. After trailing
Offered
Name
a
56-56. Seneca regained the lead just 21 seconds later on a foul shot. The Braves netted six points in the final 1:32 to win
NHL:
puck bigger and
Men’s Tier
1
Basketball STANDINGS
W
Sheridan
13
1
Humber
11
2
Mohawk
1
Fanshawe
11
Niagara
10 7
Seneca Centennial
Algonquin
8 8 6 5
Conestoga Cambrian
0
St. Clair
G.
Brown
1
L PCT.
4 7 7
6 7 9 10 9 13 16
926 846 733 611
599 538 533 471
375 358 071
000
against the rest of the
field.
The Condors blanked Loyalist College of Belleville and split contests with Humber, St.
Lawrence and
Sir
Sandford
Fleming. In the season’s first badminton action, Conestoga put on a strong showing at last weekend’s OBA tournament.