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Ironing tech wrinkles By Barbara Aldridge
A student in the electronic technician program who compiled a report outlining problems in the program now says the ‘difficulties have been corrected. In June of this year, 27 out of 35 students in the program signed a petition which outlined 21 grievances. Tim Campbell, 24, a student in the program who compiled a 25 page report outlining the problems, said last week the college has done quite a bit for our class.” He said a story in the Sept. 9 issue of Spoke saying there were still problems was in error, because the problems were corrected between the time he gave the
interview to the report and the date the story was published.
gram has improved
greatly,
“As soon as
said Campbell.
that since offered
problems come up, they are
some make-up courses
being dealt with.”
through continuing education were not necessarily appro-
Because of a limited number of textbooks available, Campbell said, faculty members are now distributing more photocopied handouts in specific subject areas.
Campbell
said
priate, specially tailored pro-
grams have been set up to meet needs of students in his program. Campbell said there has been good communication between continuing education faculty and the students. He added that students are given course outlines and then asked if all areas they want covered are detailed in the outline. He said that “whether one or 100 students, they’ll still run the courses.” Monitoring within the prothere
is
Accessibility to labs was another key problem but
Campbell said that “as far as I know they’ve dropped restrictions on lab classes.”
Campbell, who was due graduate in September, looking at a graduation date
March or
to is
in
April.
“Two months ago
I wasn’t looking at graduating at all,” he said. “Now I see I will.”
Contract issues clarified By Bob McDonald Prof. Paul Weiler, the arbitrator in last year’s teachers’
has issued a press release outlining clarifications made at a meeting in late August, including the issue of back-pay for teachers.
strike,
John Podmore, director Personnel Services and
member
of
a
Academic Negotiating Committee, said that he welcomed the of last year’s
the end of the school year. Other issues clarified were bereavement leave, the payment of dental fees, paid leave for union members on the negotiating team, and parental leave.
The only issue resolved in favor of management was that of parental leave. The terminology had been changed from maternity leave to parental leave in an effort to eliminate
Bereavement leave was clarified as being a minimum
Weiler said that this leave was to be applied to women only, not parents of both sexes, as demanded by the union. This leave will
and more where circumstances required it.
of three days,
College management had interpreted the leave as being three days.
clarifications, while not necessarily agreeing with them, as they allowed the colleges to “get the matters of last year straight, and go on with this
It was also ruled that the college will pay 100 per cent of the fees as outlined in the 1984
year’s negotations.”
schedule.
Weiler ruled that back pay, previously set at four per cent, was to be calculated for an entire working year, not just from the end of the strike to
Ontario Dental Association Union members for all
be paid time they spend workwill
ing on negotiations, not just the time spent seated at the
bargaining table.
sexist language
from the con-
tracts.
remain the
17
weeks
college
in length
will
add
to
and the
mother’s unemployment insurance benefits to a total of 93 per cent of her regular wage.
Podmore
said that the union
and management exchanged positions the first week of September and are ready to begin this year’s negotiations
and that he is “very optimistic that there won’t be a strike” this year.
Learning the ropes Students enrolled in Conestoga’s ambulance and emergency care program receive training in rappeling. Seen here in the fitness centre is Jeff Brooks, a student in the program.
Support
staff
Support staff for Ontario’s 22 colleges have tentatively agreed to a contract providing a 13.8 per cent wage hike over two years. The two year contract.
community
pact near which will raise salaries from an average of $11 an hour to $12.50, covers office staff, caretakers, librarians, and other non-teaching employees.
Cafeteria prices increase By Jacquie Schildroth The five per cent price increase levied in the college cafeteria during the first week of September,
may
encourage brown-bag it in
students to order to save a
little
cash.
Beaver Foods Ltd. holds the contract to supply and manage the Conestoga College cafeteria.
Before
any price
increases can occur, Beaver Foods must make an acceptable proposal to the college.
According to Jack Williams, director of finance and administrative operations for the college, the college takes into consideration the rising costs of labor and materials before accepting a proposal. Jackie Van Trigt, Beaver
unit manager at Conestoga for four years, said that an average of five to 10 cents was levied on most items.
Food
Muffins and donuts now
sell
for 40 cents each. A large coffee sells for 80 cents while a small cup is 40 cents.
Some items however, including hotdogs, white milk and breakfast items such as toast and jam, have remained at the same price. Next year
white milk will increase in price but chocolate milk may
remain at the new price this September.
set
Genenerally, cafeteria prices increase each usually in September.
year,
Van Trigt said Beaver does not raise the prices every time
there
“We
is
try
a market increase. to
keep the prices
down because we know
that
students do not have a lot of
money.”
Wage
increases for the 16
employees, increasing food costs, plus replacement costs of dishes and cutlery also add to the need for price increases, she said. Last year the cafeteria lost 100 dozen forks, 10-12 dozen plates, and 30-40 dozen knives, soup spoons and teaspoons. A tray, of which four dozen had to be replaced this year, costs about $4 she said.
“You can’t run on a loss,” she said. “The company is not out to make a fortune, but some sort of profit has to be made.”
Spoke, Monday. September
2
16,1 985
OPINION SPOKE Rosemary Coates
Editor:
Photo
Editor: Paul
Webb Bob McDonald
Advertising Manager:
Barbara Aldridge, Maggie Schnarr
Staff:
Ashwell,
Bill
Spoke is published by the boon Student Association and produced by the students of the journalism department. The views and opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Association or the College.
For national advertising, Spoke is a member of Youthstream. Spoke shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertising beyond the amount paid for the space. Address Spoke c/o Conestoga College, 299 boon Valley brive. Kitchener Ontario, N2G 4M4. Telephone: (519) 653-5380.
Crude comments: crude response wonder why men
feel the compulsive need to with crude comments, immature whistles and sordid sounds. It angers me intensely to be subjected to the garbage of such morons while I go about my business, respecting the privacy and dignity of others. I expect the same. Recently I walked down King Street in Kitchener and within a distance of about eight blocks received the following whistles and low class, immature, crass comments which made me see red; “Nice legs, wow, look at them nice legs. Hey sweetheart, I’d like to marry you. Hey honey, come over here.” My response used to be to give a very cold, stoney look and disregard the offenders. Now, however. I’ve taken a new attitude. I say what I feel and I feel 100 per cent better for doing so. I have told scumbags on the street who have commented on my appearance exactly what I think of them and I walk away feeling great. It’s a small form of revenge of protecting yourself and sticking up for yourself. I wonder why I didn’t fire back comments years ago. I giiess it took a slow boil for things to finally culminate. Which brings me to the present and the equally low class morons who sit in the cafeteria and feel the strange need to utter no-mind remarks. It seems a'woman’s privacy and dignity is held in low esteem by a lot of men who don’t deserve the title. I have ceased trying to figure it out. All I know is my contempt grows greater with each comment passed for the idots who haven’t grown up yet. I don’t have to walk through the cafeteria (or anywhere for that matter) amidst crude, degrading remarks. No one has to. Contrary to what catcallers may think, women are not pleased or flattered or turned on by a display of such stupidity and lack of couth. Maybe if these “boys” would just grow up they would realize that such offensiveness is the ultimate turn-off. It’s also a good way to make yourself look like a real jerk. I
often
degrade
a
woman
—
— Rachel Wallace
Question of the week
What
woul(j
“More varsity coverage of More public announce-
you
“Not
like to
too
much
is
sports.
what’s going on but
ments to boost fans. Less jargon about the school board and more about the school
horrible.”
Valerie
see
Spoke?
“More on
sports,
scores, top
it’s
said about not too
action of the
Thompson
players. More Kitchener, Guelph and Waterloo news.”
game and Roy
Accounting
community.”
Nelles
Design Drafting
Jim Cairney 2nd-year Marketing
“I’m in Early Childhood Education. More ECE news. The way it stands right now, I
“We should have a Conestoga Cover girl like the Sunshine Girl.” Chris Wilder
“Cartoons.”
Lynn Rendall
Management
like it.” -
in
Oberle
Lisa
Lehmann
Accounting
Early Childhood Education
Fear of AIDS mostly due to ignorance and junior high school students
By Rosemary Coates I
have
tried to stay
topic of
AIDS because
media
has
television,
glutted
away from I feel
the
newspapers
the that the
airwaves,
and
maga-
zines with the stories concerning the AIDS issue. However, a picture that I saw in the Sept. 10 issue of the
Kitchener-Waterloo Record has caused
The
my
blood to
boil.
picture in question shows elementary students picketing a New York school because of a decision to let a second-grade student with AIDS attend school. According to the article, approximately 12,000 out of 47,000 elementary
missed the first day of class, because parents would not allow their children to attend. Where are these parents’ heads? The concerned child who has AIDS is not some kind of leper. You cannot contract AIDS just by touching an-
Why should the child suffer because of parental ignorance and stupidity? other individual.
The
facts on
AIDS
are
still
discussion and knowing the
under
human
race for what it is, we tend to panic and overreact before all of the information is in. AIDS has become one more reason to hate homosexuals, Haitians and
drug users and now, it seems, children who contract the disease as well.
Can we not learn from past misWhy must we assume the worst before we know all the facts? takes?
Until the medical profession can to some agreement on the AIDS
come
problem why must we prejudge and
assume
that
we know
all
the an-
swers? It reminds me of a children’s game where one child tells another child a story or a phrase and by the time it gets around a group of 10 children, the story
is totally
different.
Adults play the same game, only there are more serious consequences.
Who
hasn’t heard of the grapevine in the office? People have been hurt or ostracized by malicious rumors and half truths.
Children learn to hate or are confused by their elders. The mass hysteria tion
shown by the adult popula-
cannot help but shape the way
children will
now
look at people with
AIDS.
Why don’t parents learn from their children? I have seen children quite happy to play with children regardless of color. They would also be quite happy to play with children who were green, blue or orange. Parents should follow their children’s example. Their instincts are better.
Page^
Monday, September 16, 1985
New Doon
“I got on the
By Bruce Arculus
Some
students attending Conestoga College’s Doon
campus are
less than enthu-
new express bus service operating between Kitchener and Doon campus. siastic about the
“It’s a little quicker, but I don’t really care. Just as long as I get there,” said mechanical engineering student Paul
Harvey.
Dave Jackman,
express bus doesn’t impress
also an engi-
neering student, complained it was easy to confuse the express bus with buses on regular routes.
wrong
made every stop
bus,
and
along the
way
Doon),” he said. A Kitchener Transit official said that ridership between the main Kitchener terminal at (to
Market Square and Doon campus is disappointingly low. “It’s not doing fantastic,” said transit director Wally Beck. “It’d have to be bursting at the seams to make it profit-
able.”
However, Beck said that a decision on whether to continue the trial service will not be
made
for at least a month. “It’s only been a week, and we aren’t into the high ridership period yet,” he said.
The express bus service was introduced Sept. 3, following approval by Kitchener city council in August. Buses leaves downtown Kitchener at 7:30 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. daily
Monday Doon by
to Friday, arriving at 8 a.m. and 8: 15 a.m.
respectively.
They return
to
Kitchener from Doon at 3:30 and 4: 40 p.m. Third-year civil engineering student John Bubak said he
finds the express bus no help to him at all.
“The times are very inconvenient. You’re here 40 minutes before class starts. It’s not good enough service for 80 cents a ride,” he said. Another student voiced similar concerns. “It doesn’t save me any time at all,” said Doug Schooley. “Do I get up at 7 to catch the bus at 7:45, and wait around until 10: 30, or get up at 7:30 to catch a normal bus around 8: 45? Running only two express busses spaced 15 minutes apart is pretty stupid,”
Schooley said.
The trial period for the service will cease on Nov. 29,
know
but students will
within
two months whether or not will be continued.
pay, or
it’.*?
it
“It’s gotta
not gonna go,” said
one driver for Kitchener Transit.
Beck said that while the express route was “carrying quite a few students,” he doubted that the numbers warrant running buses in addition to regular service. “It doesn’t look good,” he said.
Student bus pass popular The director of Kitchener Transit says that Conestoga College students bought more four-month bus passes this year than last year.
The four-month pass first became available in January of
1984,
“The prices
for the pass held steady at $104, while the regular fare went up to 80 cents (from 75),” Beck said. “If I were a student. I’d buy the pass for that reason alone.”
Beck
said that while he wasn’t sure of the exact sales figures, a “small but significant increase” took place. He doubted that the trial express bus service from downtown Kitchener was a factor in increasing sales.
years
of
Conestoga College, Wilfrid
at
Transit Director Wally Beck credits the increase in sales to a decision to hold prices for the pass at the same level.
following
lobbying from student leaders
Laurier
University
and
the
University of Waterloo.
Kitchener Transit at first
officials
were reluctant
to offer pass, saying that sales would not warrant the admin-
the
istrative or the operating costs.
The pass was offered on
a
basis, with Kitchener Transit stipulating that a certain number of passes must be sold for the service to continue. Sales exceeded all expectatrial
and the pass has become a permanent offering for students. tions,
Schmidt won’t be joining student federation (OCCSPA). The OFS is of little use
By Karen Mantel
ciation
students reason to be optimis-
spent elsewhere.
to Brian Schmidt, Doon Student Association president, colleges and is too expensive, has no plans to become af- said Schmidt. filiated with the Ontario FedStudents join the OFS through campus referendums eration of Students (OFS), favoring instead the merits of and pay a $3 annual membership fee. But, Schmidt said, the Ontario Community Colthe money would be better leges Student Presidents Asso-
Although the
OFS
useful to universities, Schmidt said the OCCSPA, of which he is a member, is more helpful to colleges and is free. All Ontario
is
community
col-
leges belong to the OCC^SPA, which is recognized by the
Ontario governnient, he said. As an example of the poten-
Letters to the editor To
the Editor:
am
I
and clarification
writing this letter in
response to an article titled. College still solving tech problem, which appeared on page 1 of the Monday, Sept. issue of Spoke.
9,
1985
should be realized that the interview for this article took place some two-plus weeks, before this publishing date. Because of the delay in printing this information, undue aggravation has been caused. True, I was upset at the time, but by Sept. 9 the circumstances, had changed. In the period which elapsed between the two dates, the college has clarified or rectified various It
as
it is
is
your
to
readers.
Tim Campbell Spoke recognizes
its
obliga-
make
sure information from interviews is still current on the date of publication. Student timetables and printing deadlines often make this difficult. We regret the occation to
sions we fall short. story appears on Editor.
An updated Page
1.
—
To the
Editor: This is a note to clarify the identity of the individual in your Sept. 9 article. College Still
only factual as long
current: old
news can
be bad news. If published material is not monitored, such material dan be damaging. My suggestion now is this: if you can’t use it when you get it, drop it.
would believe, then, that at this time, both the college and I do deserve a written apology
problems with OFS,
Schmidt cited Sault College
Solving Tech Problem.
My name is Timothy E. Campbell and I am enrolled in the third year of Electronics
—
conditions.
News
tial
Engineering Technology Computer Systems. I am not in any way related to the Tim
Campbell in the Electronics Engineering Technician Program who gave his opinions in the article. I would appreciate if all the readers of Spoke would make
in
Sault Ste. Marie. This past May there was a threat of a lawsuit because of a plan to
end membership with the OFS. Students held a referendum
on the issue, resulting
in
a
narrow vote to retain the OFS membership. However, using rules at Sault College require a majority of two- thirds of three-quarters of the student population, a quorum not reached in the OFS referen-
dum. As a
result, Sault
decided to
end the membership. The will
not
accept
the
OFS
results
The main goals da are
to
of the agen-
reform the Ontario
Student Assistance Program (OSAP), limit skyrocketing costs, increase funding, improve access to better quality housing and improve the level of student involvement in the planning and administration of the college
and university
Millar, information officer for OFS, said in a tele-
phone interview that the
Sincerely Timothy E. Campbell
issues on the student agenda are issues of the federation over the long term, but the
change
in
government “gives
April.
The report has “some good
recommendations,” said Schmidt. Those recommendations include student evalua-
which community
tions,
col-
and local collective bargaining rather than collective bargaining for the whole college system.
ances more realistic and eliminating the dependemcy
Schmidt favors local bargaining for Huron, Waterloo, Perth and Wellington counties in order to better meet college concerns. Otherwise, said Schmidt, large college campuses in Toronto end up making decisions for everyone.
criteria.
Millar said OSAP reform is particularly important now because of high student unemployment over the sum-
mer. Although
OSAP
is a concern strike issues will be its main concern at the Sept. 27-29 meeting at Fanshawe College, London.
of the
OCCSPA,
reached yet in teacher negotiations this year so there is the possibility of another strike. Schmidt said they will “probably spend a good six hours talking about strike re-
Don
The Skolnick committee talked to college students in
The OFS wants to increase the amount of OSAP grants available, make saving requirements and living allow-
not follow its council by-laws. This year the OFS will focus on the Student Agenda for
into a reality.
in a
leges do not have at present,
No settlement has been
Change, adopted at its annual meeting in June. The agenda aims to turn the Ontario liberal promise of improving the college and university system
The OCCSPA must send
report on its views and opinions of the Skolnick report, said Schmidt.
system.
because the referendum does
this distinction.
I
tic.”
Another concern at the OCC-
SPA
is
student representation
and voting privileges on each college’s board of governors.
The OFS
is
this direction
also working in its Col-
through
lege Commission.
Conestoga College has sturepresentation on the board of governors. Schmidt dent
was
elected
to
the
position
Miniter of Education, Gregory
through a campus vote last year. He does not have a vote but acts as informant on
Sorbara (or a representative), will be there to tell how
student concerns. Other items on
negotiations are going.
SPA’s agenda for the September meeting include stu-
lated
issues.”
As
well,
the
The association will also discuss the Skolnick report, released in August by the
committee which reviewed last year’s strike.
the
OCC-
dent union formation, including management and organization and goal-setting for the OCCSPA.
Page 4
Monday, September 16, 1985
ENTERTAINMENT Spot of the week
Taps:
A student
By Maggie Schnarr
Now
that the fall semester
is
grinding into full swing, students may want to renew old friendships, meet new acquaintances and celebrate the beginning of the school year at a popular student hangout. Taps, located in the Hotel Waterloo, is just the place to visit and find other students from the K-W area doing exactly the same thing. After pushing through the saloon-style doors at the entrance, patrons are invited to try their hand at shuffleboard,
fooseball, or just lounge around the large oaken bar and watch videos shown on two screens. The front screen sometimes offers sports telecasts, but once the place gears up for action, both screens switch or rock videos and within no time the dance floor at the back of the bar is swamped. This past June, The Deck was opened outside, where visitors can wander out and enjoy the cooler air. “We hope to have it (the
Deck) open for regular business until October weather
—
permitting,” said Gary Clarke, beverage the hotel.
manager
of
population hubbub
The Deck has been a successful attraction so far, Clarke said, and is equipped with an outside bar, picnic tables and patio umbrellas. In the past. Taps has featured theme parties, including
beach party, a Hawaiian in February and a nautical party. Last September, patrons were invited to dress a
party
as their favorite politician for a federal election party.
Clarke hopes if he weather is mild enough some evening this winter, the beach party can be held on the Deck.
“We tend to encourage a good, fun time here,” he said. “Not necessarily a rowdy time, but this is a place where you can let your hair down.” Thursday is the busiest night of the week, and if you don’t come early, you’ll be instructed to go around the comer, and down the steps into “The Loo.” This serves as an overflow bar when it’s too busy upstairs, is “only used when it’s needed.” Drinks are served in The Loo, and a video screen is
and
set
up as
Taps
well.
once again offer movie nights on Mondays, Clarke said, “probably starting in October.” will
Taps, located
in
the Hotel Waterloo
Once the pub crawls start in September, he suggests students carry an age of majority card, as this will be the only I.D. accepted during that hectic
period.
a beehive
is
Clarke pointed out.
However, Tuesday “wings” night from
Between 250 and 300 Conestoga students got their first taste of
Thursday evening pub
Beer
is $2.05,
liquor shots are
and there charge. The bar
$2.25,
Sept. 5, when Rational Youth visited Doon campus to try its best to entertain the crowd and assault eardrums. One disadvantage of playing in the cafeteria is the low activities
on
Youth has been' recording
the
around.
under the direction of singer and songwriter Tracy Howe, of Montreal, for almost three
diocre.
with a finger in their ears, it was evident that had the de-
been reduced even the result would have
cibel level
one unit, been somewhat more pleasant.
The band’s present members have been together for only one year. But Rational
is
With two albums distributed by Capitol Records and one independent release to their credit. Rational Youth is hoping to garner a Juno for most-promising group this November at the annual awards presentation. Although the band has a heavy touring schedule ahead, Howe said they will make a point of being at the Junos. The
band
no cover licenced to
is
its
audience Thursday was somewhat guarded, and the concert itself was oly me-
will play
southern Ontarnext three weeks before heading out west, and then will go through Quebec for the
and into the Maritimes after the Junos.
As the lead (and only) the focus has in the past been mainly directed on singer,
to Saturday.
hold 157 people. The Hotel Waterloo, built in one of the oldest is 1840, landmarks in Waterloo. The Waterloo is noted as the first brick hotel in the city and it is
easy to spot, lopming distinctively on the corner of King Street at Erb Street in Waterloo.
loudest
jarring at times, as he held a single screeching not for what
only of original material, although the band performed a creditable job of Bruce Cockburn’s Silver Wheels. Cold War Night Life was the group’s first independent release^ with the hit Saturdays in Silesia. The next two albums (one self-titled, and Heredity, released in April) contain songs like Call Me, No Less, and Bang On, which are receiving good airplay on FM
seemed an
stations.
The drum, bass and key-
years.
io
mun-
chies.
ceiling
bouncing the sound While students cautiously approached the stage
7 until 10
available to satisfy the
Food is available in Taps, although it isn’t generally known as an eatery. “It has more of the bar atmosphere.
is
p.m. The price is 20 wings for and popcorn is also $2.49,
Rational Youth: mediocrity at By Maggie Schnarr
from Thursday
of activity
board section manned by Owen Tennyson, Rick Joudrey and Jim MacDonald was tight in its overall delivery, but the
over-zealous solo guitar breaks by Kevin Breit seemed eternity.
Howe
stepped off the stage several times and wandered towards students seated at tables in the hope of encouraging them to go onto the dance floor.
Towards the end
first set
during the
of the
hit In
Your
Eyes, the crowd did get onto the dance floor, perhaps more out of politeness than enthusi-
asm. Rational Youth’s show con-
sists
With some stuff competition Canadian music scene coming from Platinum Blonde and Gowan, for example. Rational Youth will have to exerte a bit more energy on stage and strive to write stronger, more meldious numbers (hopefully, in more than one tedious key) if the group hopes to become a strong contender in the Canadian market. in the
Howe,
but, he said, “We’re trying to emphasize the band
now more than just me.” He admits that his stage presence isn’t as extroverted as Canadian contemporary Larry Gowan (who appeared at Doon in April). With aspirations more toward a “group identity,” Howe is hoping that eyes will be forcused on Rational
Youth as a collective eb-
deavor. “There’s always gonna be people hyping different styles
Doon campus pub update Students can extend their vacation fun this week as a “tacky tourist” at the Endless Summer Pub on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Conestoga College cafeteria.
Sandy Nay, student ties
activi-
coordinator for the Doon
ferent.”
Student Association (DSA), said students should wear their most outrageous tourist
With the two-guitar, keyboards, bass and drum lineup. Rational Youth’s approach to
spritzers will be featured to complement the summer fri-
(of
bands),” said Howe.
“We’re trying
to be dif-
apparel. Canada Cooler
volity, she said.
For the committed beer drinkers Labatt’s will be present with a special event: Name That Rhythm and Blues Tune. a framed poster. As well, Labatt’s Blue lapel pins will be awarded to every par-
Prizes include rhythm and blues
ticipant.
New
sounds will be featured
by the live entertainment Buoy Up. Advance tickets
of at
$2.50 are available at the DSA activities office. Tickets at the door will cost $3.50.
Shortage of facilities, say students By Wendy McCreary
Shortages of classroom >pac 0^and equipment are a reality for some students at Conestoga College. Mechanical engineering and journalism students are ex-
overcrowded
periencing
classes or labs and insufficient equipment for the entire class. This means coming in after hours, sharing and, for some,
incomplete assignments. Andrew Jankowski, coordinator of the journalism program, said his students lack
photography and graphics equipment and space. Jankowski said he doesn’t believe jeopardizes the students’ it education, but he said it is a big problem. Jankowski said other programs on the campus receive special grants but journalism doesn’t. Journalism students have held classes in lab rooms in the tech wing where the acoustics are poor.
According to Jack Williams, director of finance, some courses are over-booked in the expectation that not
all
those
registered will show up. Williams said a 50,000 sq.
ft.
expansion has been requested for several years but the government has not provided
money required. Dave Putt, director
the
of the
Doon campus, said the provhas put a freeze on expansion. He said the provin-
hours available on the equipment. “Last week I was here a couple of times all night long.”
He
and federal governments give money “if it sounds computery.” Putt said he could spend a couple million dollars very resourcefully to buy new equipment but there’s no space.
—
—
Students are usually doubled-up on the equipment, although this is seen as a good idea to some. Mechanical engineering student Jim MacKinley said having two persons working together allows them to help one another.
Although the technology courses are getting a major portion of the money, there still exists a lack of CAD/CAM (ComputerAided Design/ComputerAided Manufacturing) facilities.
this
three-week course because of last year’s teachers’ strike.
“We have
ince cial
was due to a advance in his
said
no
A
alarm brought four trucks to the Conestoga Centre at 8:05 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5. Frank De Silva, a maintefalse
Ford Vannatter mined that it was a
Cpt.
alarm. “We’ll call it a malfunction of the system,” said Vannatter. “Maybe it was a malfunction of a heat- or smoke-sens-
nance man at the centre, said the alarm went off at 7: 55 a.m. and since the staff could not determine why it was triggered, the fire department
ing device, and
was
to say.”
called.
Three pumper trucks from the Fairway Road station and an emergency rescue unit from the Highland Road headquarters arrived about seven
minutes
later.
After finding nothing amiss.
deterfalse
if
we
can’t find
anyone who has puUed the system that’s what we’ll have
The trucks
left
after arriving.
20 minutes
Barry Milner, supervisor of at the Conestoga
Centre, said the fire department was called as a precautionary measure.
The Red Cross hopes have 225 donors clinic
scheduled
from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the student lounge, said a col-
time booked because they had to make room for incoming
estoga College, said donors should be between the age of 17 and 66, be over five feet tall and weigh over 100 pounds.
students.”
However, pleased
with
others are not the CAD/CAM
arrangement. Tom Radstake, a mechanical engineering student, said there aren’t enough Radstake also said there is difficulty getting into the in the evenings because of Continuing Education classes. He said the software isn’t as sophisticated as it should be to allow a savings in time in completing assignments. “The better the software, the less time we need.”
Putt said students have “got accept a certain amount of inconvenience in pursuing a career because it will be like that on the outside too.” to
“We
found no reason
was
ment,” Milner
said.
Milner said the Simplex alarm system at the centre is not hooked up to the fire department or the Simplex receiving station because staff are on duty at the centre 24 hours a day.
Milner
confirmed
a
mal-
function caused the alarm and a technician from Simplex was called to find the prob-
lem.
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Monday, September 16, 1985
Doon Student Association represents students By Rosemary Coates
the only full-time staff
For those who wish
merge themselves
in
activities, the
academic
mem-
bers.
to sub-
During the summer months the business manager and the activities co-ordinator, along with the help of the other
non-
DSA
Conestoga College is currently working on a list of events to keep students occuat
DSA stands for the Doon Student Association, which
executive members, start organizing events and services for the upcoming year. The business manager is responsible for compiling the financial
was
position
nied.
established in 1968
first
In 1974, the Council of Representative became incorporated and the name was changed to the Doon Student Association. Its mandate: to represent the interests of the students to the college administration, to provide non-athletic activities and to represent the students in the community.
The DSA executive 1985/86
for comprised of Brian
is
Schmidt, president, Eian Campbell, vice-president, Phil Olinski, business manager, Sandy Nay, activity co-ordinator, Jackie Dempsey, treasur-
DSA, as the
of the
year ends on July 31. He must also propose a current
under the name Council of Representatives, or C.O.R. Since 1968 the council has provided students with concerts, intramural athletics and pub nights.
fiscal
operating budget. The projected expenditures for the DSA in 1985/86 will total $231,092. This amount has already been approved by both the board of directors and the board of governors. •
Income from the DSA operafrom a number of sources. These sources include revenue from the video games in the lounge, accumulated interest, income from tions is obtained
athletics. Spoke, pubs, activities
and other student associaTaking all of these
tions.
sources collectively the DSA is expecting to raise $110,400. This leaves $120,692 plus $58 for unexpected expenses, or a
which the finance from stu-
on a day-to-day basis. Although it is not as busy in the
Tim Urquhart, entertainment manager. Olinski and Nay are
ty fee
membership
paid with tuition is at Conestoga’s Doon campus, but it pays for use of physical fitness and recreation facilities. After paying the initial fee, you are entitled to use the sports complex facilities and •the equipment, which includes fee that
is
mandatory
I
the main gym, a fitness gym, the squash courts, one of the largest ice surfaces in Canada, a fitness trail with 13 exercise stations, a baseball
There are two different
activi-
$120,750,
dent activity fees.
athletic
year’s fee of $50.
which is a five per cent increase over last
of
Rita Pless, secretary, Brett Tucker, pub manager, and
The $35
staff from left to right: Jackie Dempsey, Tim Urquhart, Eian Campbell, Brian Schmidt, Sandy Nay, Phil Olinski, Scott McCracken, Rita Pless.
operation patterns for the DSA, Olinski said. During the first eight months, from September to April, the DSA is run
total
DSA must
er,
Athletic fee
DSA
The approved 1985/86 is 52.50,
buys fun and fitness diamond and four lighted tennis courts.
Robert (Bob) Neath, manager of the recreation centre, said in an interview that the
membership
fee
covers
the
purchase of equipment for use within the college intramural program and assists with the operation of the centre itself.
“The people that actually pay for the centre are those in the community, those who rent the faclities by the hour,”
he said. “Their memberships are more like those of a ‘Y’, about $110.” Organizations can rent the centre for special uses such as the Can/Am
summer months, the staff uses this time to make long-range
Mary Wright
of the long range plans in the works is a procedure manual which would make the
One
transition period
between each
new executive easier. The DSA also may implement a designated driver program, or a similar one, due to questions raised last year about the DSA promoting drinking and driving. Nay said she has always been in favor of such a program, under which the DSA would provide soft
Although students at other Conestoga campuses don’t have to pay the athletic fee, they may do so if they choose, and have access to the com-
same
DSA. The Cambridge campus
skating school.
plex for the
rate.
has a leisure time committee, and both the Stratford and the Kitchener-Waterloo nursing
BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Monday September 23, 1985 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
own
asso-
the
new
officer
and
their
ciations.
plans.
drinks free for the entire night to any student who will be driving fellow students home. For students not attending Conestoga College at the Doon campus, Waterloo, Stratford and the Guelph campuses have their own student associations operating independently of the
hockey school, the summer fun camp, and the power
campuses have
is
campus recreation acts
as a consultant to the various associations to further
campus
interaction.
Wright said she wants to encourage this kind of interaction and attempts will be made through some kind of inter-
campus
challenge.
Although each student association
is responsible for its pubs, and most of its own entertainment, the various associations do get involved in some of the major DSA events such as last year’s winter
own
trips.
Wright said she is hoping that her weekly trips to each campus will help smooth out
any problems and bring the campuses closer to-
satellite
gether. “I think that the system of
communication between campuses
is going to get better in the future,” she said.
MAKE YOUR
OWN
SANDWICH September t 9 1985 ,
in
the Doon stndent lounge
OBJECTIVE- 225 donations Students planning to make a blood donation
in the cafeteria Your choice of meats, cheeses, salads, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and different breads
All for just
must have eaten a good breakfast that morning
per sandwich Limit of 3 slices of bread per All
blood donations will trr tested
for viral
and other infections including hepatitis B
sandwich
Pac|^7
Monday, September 16, 1985
Doon students run
radio station
.McIntyre stating that the Canadian content guidelines will be followed. Students also publish a playlist of songs similar to the top 40 lists found in Billboard,
started preparing for the 1976 Olympics and needed extra
used to replace the missing personnel.
AM
R.P.M. and Cashbox magazines. These playlists are then sent to record companies in Canada, so the companies can get an idea of how individual artists are faring in the mar-
9.
ket.
By Maggie Schnarr The music you hear emanating from the speakers when playing pinball or eating lunch is provided by the broadcasting students at Conestoga College.
The Doon Campus
FM
and
station, CXLR, began broadcasting for another school year the week of Sept. Since the stations operate by closed-circuit,
Doon campus
is
the only audience. A 70-voIt line system carries broadcasts all three floors in the to college, including the student lounge and the cafeteria.
The students
in
the three-
year Broadcasting-Radio and Television (BRT) program are required to follow a certain format and recognize the rules of the broadcasting busiof CXLR is that of the local
The format
ness.
similar to
adult-oriented rock
(AOR)
stations.
complying with the Canadian Radio Television Also,
Corporation (CRTC) regulations, 33 per cent of the music played must be performed or written by Canadian artists.
Larry McIntyre, radio teacher in the program, said that radio stations must file a report with the CRTC listing the Canadian content used during a show. At CXLR, however, the students don’t file a report, but instead sign a promise of performance with
Many
apply,
By Barbara Aldridge The nursing program
is
one
most heavily subscribed programs at Conestoga College.
About 1,500 people applied September 1985 intake,
for the
with 236 accepted into the pro-
faculty
Clarke,
member,
a nursing said she be-
lieves Conestoga’s nursing program is popular because of the
program’s reputation.
“Our students do very well on the licensing exams which are Canada-wide,” she said. The law and security administration program is also popular, having received 950 applicants. Only 85 applicants were accepted. Bob Hays, co-ordinator of the program, attributed this to a new respect for the field of law enforcement and the wide range of careers a graduate can choose from. The early childhood education (ECE) program ranks as the third most applied for program. There were 535 applicants, and 76 were accepted.
Dianne Hamilton, ECE facsaid the reason for the
ulty,
popularity of the program is the high placement rate for graduates. All of the programs have a
screening process students must go through before being accepted. Betty Martin, -associate registrar, said the type of screening process is up to the co-ordinators of the program. She said the process is standard for each individual and assessment is the same for everyone in a specific pro-
gram.
the basics of radio, rotating through a variety of different jobs including news writing and voice enunciation, and must fill the program’s requirement of four hours a week on the air.
Students in second year act as program directors at CXLR and also get a taste of a real job situation during an intern program with radio in Kitchener.
CKKW
Each Thursday,
students on a rotating basis (half of the class every second week) will try different jobs.
“They (the students) can see what the operation looks like from the inside,” McIntyre said, “and at the same time, (the station) sizes you up.”
CKKW
radio
the
only
Third-year students have a
managerial function at CXLR, and along with the five hours of required on-air time per week, a major and minor project must be completed, in which the student might act as news director, for example.
McIntyre said there per cent placement
is
in the
It started 11 years ago, when radio stations in Montreal
Anatomy
question:
What
WKRP
is
a scapula? a) part of the skull b) upper arm bone c) shoulder blade d) part of the backbone 3. Movie question: What movie is credited with the phrase
“Play
it
Sam.”
Who
wrote the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 5. Fill in the blanks and find a
4.
in Cincinnati.
_E_U_ F_Y_R_P Which South East Asian
6.
country
is
said to be reeling
from a military coup? 7. For what is Frank Lloyd Wright famous? 8. How many Troy ounces in a pound?
How
9.
10.
far is a furlong? Sports question: Who
King Kong Bundy?
er.
“David Wolfe didn’t even complete the program,” said McIntyre. “He got a job as a D.J. in Toronto half way through the course and now heads up Muchmusic.” Bill Elliott, another graduate is a senior producer for Global television.
“He
is
Canada
the only producer in have three shows
to
CXLR radio broadcasts from September until April, starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until 2:30 p.m., five days a
this
VDAID NEELTARTM 2.
program, the greatest employer being the CBC. Rick Welbourne, a Conestoga graduate, is currently a trouble shooter for the CBC, and Dave Schneider, another grad, is with CHYM radio in Kitchen-
feature helps draw students into the program.
Canada having this working arrangement with a college, and McIntyre said
What television personali- carnivorous plant and the name is scrambled here? name of a disc jockey on
100
station in
is
1.
ty’s
BRT
produced (broadcast) on all three networks at the same time,” he said.
week.
Doug Wilson, a teacher in the computer programmer /analyst course since 1980, scored 5 out of 10. Doug missed on questions 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
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of the
gram. Sharon
First-year students learn
broadcasters. People from CKKW were sent to Montreal to train, and students from Conestoga College were then
Spoke Quiz
date, all applications re-
JACKET ORDERS
ceived by Feb. 15 are treated equally but that date, as a result of a provincial agreement, will be changed to
March
1.
The Sweat Shoppe
Martin said the earlier that students apply to popular programs, the better the chances are for acceptance. Clarke said nursing program applicants first fill out a questionnaire. A personal interview is arranged with every applicant who meets the cri-
regarding the order dates for the Guelph and Stratford campuses.
teria.
The STRATFORD campus order date
She said the workload in the nursing program is heavy and “students who don’t have the academic strength usually don’t
make
it.”
Hays
said his program (taw and security) has a questionnaire which aids in deciding if the program meets the applicants needs. ECE applicants are assessed in group interviews and the decision is made immediately following that, said Hamilton.
She said that not cants
make
it
all
Please note: There was an error
the Sept. 9 advertisement in Spoke
in
is
SEPT. 23 (not Sept. 25 and 27 as
originally stated)
The GOELPH campus order dates are SEPT. 25 and 27 (not Sept. 23 as originally stated)
Any group wishing to order jackets who cannot he present at these times please contact
JOHANNA SIJdONS
at
653-7612 or 893-1902
appli-
as far as the
group interview, stating they “paper screen” first. Hamilton said emphasis on academic strength is minimal. Qualities such as warmth and caring are looked
All
other order dates remain the same.
for.
She added that applicants need “a philosophy about children that is conducive to our philosophy about children.
DOON CAMPOS:
Someone with a very
WATERLOO CAMPUS:
rigid
approach would probably not be very successful in the interview.” Martin said that the screening process helps co-ordinators assess which candidates will be employable in today’s job market.
Sept. 17, 19.
24 and 26
in
the cafeteria
-
9:30 to 1:30
Sept. IS and 20 in the student lounge
-
12:30
CAMSRIDGE CAMPUS:
Sept. 16 in the cafeteria
-
9:30 to 11:30
9:30 to
is
Monday, September 16, 1985
Page 8
SPORTS Four By
Bill
“We may have been
Ashwell
short
Starting this month, varsity
tennis players, men’s and women’s volleyballers and cross-country buffs will have to go elsewhere, since the athletic department decided to drop the four sports from the varsity program.
Dan Young, Conestoga College’s co-ordinator of athletics and campus recreation, said the
programs were dropped
due
some
rising costs and, in cases, dwindling inter-
to
est.
“Cross country was dropped because there was almost no interest in the team. There were only three runners on a team capable of accommodating nine,”
Young
said.
Men’s and women’s volleyball were dropped because. Young said, “The team was scraping to get six players for
Team needs
players
have another
Association (DSA) activities co-ordinator and coach of the team, said that the turnout of six persons was “good for the
Brown, Georgian, Mohawk, St. Lawrence (Cornwall) and Sheridan, that have women’s soccer teams. Nay wants to get the University of Waterloo’s and Wilfrid Laurier University’s soccers teams to play against th;em. These universities have not as yet been contacted and will not be contacted, according to Nay,
time,” but at least seven to start the soccer team. Nay said at least 13 players are needed for the upcoming season. “We need 11 players on the
first
more are needed
and at least two extras. It would be impossible to run a team with just 11 players,”
field
she added.
Nay
said the players don’t
need any
skills
women
and she urges
come out to gain experience and have fun the
to
rather than to have winning as their only purpose. Nay said she will have to set up more posters and perhaps
get
by Young as the main reason 'the
team was cut. Pracand certain tournaments
tennis
tices
were held at the Doon-NorthRacquet Club near the Doon Campus.
year, a sports team must meet certain criteria. First, the sport must have a viable demand from the student body in terms of tryouts and partic-
practise out on the courts. I don’t think it’s a good idea but
field
Court time at Doon-Northhad been increased to approximately $9 per person per hour, a figure Young and field
DSA felt was too high. “No one even suggested we
the
thought somebody might have suggested it and nobody I
did,” Pritchard said.
“The
ipation.
Above
the committee looks at the financial burden the sport has on the finances of the Doon Student Association (DSA) since it is the DSA that finances all varsity sports. Bob Pritchard, coach of the all,
now-defunct varsity tennis team, was displeased with the turn of events. a
good
turnout of players. I had to cut players. There was never a shortage of players,” he said. Cost of facilities was cited
hosted
ment
last
Conestoga’s intramural program. “A lot of students were
of
trying to get settled at school the first day so we were still
expecting more. I would have to guess but I would say the number of people signing up has increased over last year just because of the advertising that was done in Spoke during
summer,” McCauley said. Actual numbers will not be confirmed until after the week the
said.
out to the soccer field before the Sept. 20 start of the soccer season. Along with the six other colleges. Centennial, George
she is assured there will be a women’s soccer team. The team will be conducting practices Mondays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to about 5:30 p.m. until Sept. 20, when a dicision will be made about
until
starting the team.
Nay invited students to “come on out” and join. “No skill required, just have fun.”
the date of the intramural captains’ meeting. “Interest is keen and many individuals are signing up for of Sept.
16,
activities also.
We
these people on
teams so that
will place
they can get involved in intra-
murals,” McCauley said.
McCauley and Sandy Nay,
Doon Student Association (DSA) activities co-ordinator, met last week with most firstyear students from all programs to inform them of what activities are available to them, how to get involved and where to sign up.
men’s
fastball.
No sports have been dropped
^Qjs^STOTO^A.
from the program but one new
women’s field hockey, has been added. “The rest are the same: touch football, 3-pitch, men’s
sport,
fastball,
the orientation golf
tournament and the squash clinics.”
McCauley
said.
Almosrd^ of thc^dean^ smooth
0^ loste
art di
we
with Young that his team suffered due to a lack of student interest. “I know that we have some very good people at this college and it’s a shame that they can’t or won’t participate in a sport that they’re good at,” he
women
Last year’s most popular sports were co-ed 3-pitch and
years
even have to spend money for accommodation,” he added. Fred Nobes, coach of the cross-country team, agreed
Intramurals popular First-week response to intramural team sign-ups has been good, said Barb McCauley, athletics officer in charge
two
the regional tournaso the players didn’t
more
Conestoga College’s first attempt at creating a women’s varsity soccer team may be hampered because of a lack of interest in the team. Sandy Nay, Doon Student
blitz to
players to field a team.
a little but we to field
enougn players ana we never had to cancel out of a tournament,” said A1 Robertson. Any decision to drop a varsity team is made at the end of the school year by the varsity committee, said Young. In order to remain on the varsity roster for the coming
“We always had
However, the coach of the men’s volleyball team said there had always been enough
her best toot torward
personnel
on
always managed
some tournaments.” Coach Sandy Nay puts
teams ctropped
varsity
new handy 3 podc