.
College to raise tuition By Deb
Pitvor
Students at Conestoga College can expect about a four per cent tuition fee increase for a two-semester course in September.
can raise the tuition fee for a two-semester course to $595 from $573, starting in September.
accordance
Elizabeth Scarff, manager of administration for the college affairs branch of the Ministry of Colleges and Universities,
with guidelines of the Ministry Colleges and Universities,
said, “The college can raise the tuition to a maximum of $595,
The
college,
in
of
4% to
but they can not exceed that amount for a two-semester course.” Scarff said, “The college can increase auxilliary fees such as athletic fees, parking fees, and rent for lockers, to any amount they see fit.” Part-time and night courses that are funded by the Ministry
Conestoga College, Monday,
of
$595 maximum tion,” said Scarff.
and Universities
Colleges
Kevin Mullan, finance officer Conestoga College, said, “Tuition for a two-semester course at Conestoga College is going up to $595 .” Mullan said, “Parking and locker fees will remain the
are going to be raised to $1.25 per hour, Scarff said. Tuition for general interest courses sponsored by the college can be increased to any amount the college wishes. “The amount the colleges charges (for general interest courses) is up to its discre-
April 28,
at
same up
but athletic fees will go
to $36.50
1986
Firefighters called to A modern maxim could be “Where there’s smoke, there’s malfunction,” as technical staff at Doon campus’s wood shop learned last Wednesday. Kitchener firefighters were called to the wood shop at the Doon Campus technical wing April 23 at 9:10 a m. by employees who thought a fire had in the ducts of the collection system. According to firefighters and
started
reacted a little quicker than I should have,” Gauthier said after the alarm, “but when I saw the smoke, I called, without investigating, for safety reasons.” Mike Henderson, a first-year student in the wood technician program said the duct system has a low oxygen content and a
technical maintenance staff, the wood shop’s dust collection system which clears the air of or smoke malfuncDrifting
saw
smoke from
a
wood
pipes of a widebelt sander connected to the system, making it appear that smoke was coming from the system itself, said technical maintenance staff member Eugene Gauthier. filled the
Gauthier explained that the
wood saw’s high-speed, carbide Rod Gilchrist/Spoke
Firefighters
1
checking
for
possible
fire in
duct system.
blade has small clearance, and that slow feed of wood or a dull
feel
I
McTeer Maureen McTeer
is
opened. Kitchener fire department Captain Bill Voisin said that 14 crew members, one fire truck and one rescue truck responded to the call. Gauthier said the cause of the malfunction was unknown.
to
sche-
duled as guest speaker at Conestoga College’s convoca-
ceremonies June 14 in the Doon. McTeer, a lawyer, is an advocate of women’s issues, equal pay legislation, and the Charter of Rights. McTeer will not be accompanied by her spouse, Joe Clark, minister of external affairs and former
tion
athletic centre at '
Doon
fire in one of the ducts would have caused an explosion, if the door to the system had been
saw blade could cause smoke. “I
from $35.”
speak
prime minister of Canada. Since the centre cannot ac-
commodate the total number of graduating students at once, two ceremonies will be conducted. The first, for business, health sciences, and continuing education programs, will begin at 10 a.m., and the second, for apprenticeship programs and applied arts and technology
programs, at
2.30 p.m.
2 Conestoga students receive cash awards
By Jeffrey Wm. Coleman and Deanna Ball Twelve students of Conestoga college from Doon and Waterloo campuses have received cash awards in the last few weeks. April 10, Ken Jenkins, third-year student in business administration recieved the Society of Managing Accountants scholarship at the annual presentation by Grand River
On
chapter
of
SMA
of
Ontario
(SMAO). The scholarship, presented by John Carney (president of SMA), included $300, a tuition-free letter
towards the
next SMA course, and a certificate of merit from SMAO. Paul Bruder, third-year student in the business administration-accountant program, won the Certified General Accountant (CGA) award, presented by Milford G. Masters
ing a one-day seminar sponsored by the social service
management
program
loo
Pat
of Conestoga college. Brenner, a first-year
to
campus student, Deborah who is in the office
Martin,
syStems-administration program.
formance. Karn Stemmier, a secondyear student, received the Peggy Roth Award of $100, for her work with adults and assistance in developing a validation group for the elderly con-
Association (CMA), presented Sarah Todd with CMA’s first-
fused.
Valerie Allen, a second-year received the Social Services student-faculty award of $50, for her first-rate effort in every assignment. Allen is to be co-chairperson for the next student,
year alumni association.
(registrar and director of StuCGA association of Ontario). The award included $150 and $850 for tuition in a CGA study pro-
gram.
totalled $700.
Stemmier, and Valerie Allen received awards April 17 dur-
Beverly Thiel of Mutual Life presented awards of $150 to Doon student Dan Driedger in
Pat Brenner, Karn
and
services student, received the Margaret H. McCoy award of $50, for her work with children and youths and for having a strong academic persocial
The Margaret H. McCoy and the Social Services Student/Faculty award were presented by Don Dodsworth, and the Peggy Roth award was presented by Janice Ferri. Six students were presented with awards at Doon campus April 18. The prize money
dent Services for
studies
graduating second-year Water-
Roy Paiva, third-year student, president and founder of the Conestoga
Management
year management award of $50.
Carol Anne Van Paemel, second-year student in the
management studies program, also won $50 from the CMA.
Ron Walters, third-year
management student and Cathy Cook, second-year
stu-
dent in management studies, were presented with $150 each
from the Canadian
Institute of
Management (CIM). On April 21 at Doon campus, Kitty
Runstedler,
a
second-
year marketing student, was presented with a $600 award by Canada Packers for academic achievements, leadership potential, and involvement in and outside the school The criterion for the awards and scholarships was high aca-
demic achievement, community and extracurricular involvement.
Jeffrey
Wm
Coleman /Spoke
(Back) Bill Harrison (faculty), Jay Moszynski (faculty), Ron Walters, Dan Driedger, Roy Paiva, Carol Anne Van Paemel, Beverly Thiel (Mutual Life). (Sitting) Cathy Cook, Sarah Todd.
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Spoke, Monday,
April 28,
1986
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Wm. Coleman
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Nemat
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Drive,
Shuttle tragedy a sneer of fate It has been over two months since the Challenger explosion which killed seven astronauts and orphaned 11 of their children. But the shuttle story remains timely; mention of it
brings quick recognition. My own reaction surprised me. Usually I can hear the daily litany of terrorism and typhoons, devalued dollars and drunken drivers, scandal and insurrection without a second thought. But this tragedy stayed with me for weeks. It touched me in a way none has since the death of Louis Washkansky, the first heart transplant recipient, in 1967. Only now do I think I
understand why. The Challenger explosion was unexpected. No American astronaut had died on duty since 1967. Until the Challenger mission, space travel seemed more efficient than travelling on a VIA train. Further, Soviet accidents are hushed up. Only a few weeks ago did Soviet authorities acknowledge a space-related death which occurred in 1961. The Challenger explosion was spectacular. It was repulsive to hear commentators describe it as “terribly beautiful,” yet the flash of white and red, set against a cerulean sky was strangely hypnotic. Finally, the explosion disaster.
touched
was more than people
all
human
progress. Ironically, the most reassuring aspect of the story is its aftermath. The situation has degenerated into indecisive tribunals and congressional inquiries. The denials and buckpassing which characterize the hearings are a familiar story, one that I can deal with.
By Bruce Lacey
By Deb
Pitvor
high school student
By Rodney
Gilchrist
As
I sit
A Kitchener-Waterloo Record story March 27, reported “Adult riders will pay 90 cents while students and seniors will pay 60 cents,” when Kitchener Transit fares increase June 1.
As
a
student
full-time
at
Conestoga College, I ride with the get-around-gang almost every day and I am required to pay adult fare. There is no student fare for college students-only for high school students.
Calculating the cost of riding with the get-around-gang at the
new
rate,
it
costs
Conestoga
you’ve been conscious for the last week or so, chances are you’ve heard that either the United States has viciously attacked Libya, in an attempt to spread imperialism like some kind of modern-day plague, or that Libya, led by the infamous mad-dog of the middleeast, has been struck a serious blow. And that could end terrorism and let the frae world rest, once again, knowing its their way of life is safe, thanks to Ronnie If
(Rambo) Reagan, champion of all that American -- depending of course on who you’re getting your information is
from.
here
in
my
small corner of the is a small
wonder
just
what’s going on. Who are these people with such power as to throw the world into a near frenzy of media-madness? The entire world seems to be waiting to see what happens next. Does this mean the end of Moammar Khadafy(Duck)? Is the world to be more safe from terrorism or do we have to keep checking under our seats every time we board an airplane? And what of Ronnie Reagan? Has he made matters better, or has he saved us from terror now, only to feel the need to save more countries from their own •
There
operating deficit?
argument “Conestoga College students want to the
is
be treated as adults, so they should pay like adults.” As high school students here in Kitchener, my peers and I wanted to be treated like adults, yet we paid student fares.
What
they can help reduce the
is
the difference?
Another popular argument is “somebody” has to help reduce the
operating deficit of the Kitchener Transit. Why does that“somebody” have to be college and univer-
Does the Kitchener finance committee think that college and university sity students?
students are that well off that
The
final
argument
is,
why
didn’t you purchase a pass at the beginning of the semester, when the promoters of the get-around-gang came to the college to sell bus passes at
reduced rates? The promoters of the getaround-gang have bad timing. They come around just after you finish paying tuition, purchase books and supplies, and first and last months rent. Few students have $117 (tentative), plus $2 for the identifi-
cation card laying around to purchase such a pass. Also, the promoters only come once a
semester. bad.
If
you miss them,
too
versus Khadafy Duck
(believe me -- it corner), I can’t help but
world
in the re-
gion.
College students $135 a semester as compared to $90 for a
Rambo Ronnie
Ronr>le.!
Adult fare unfair to students
a regional or national
over the world. Like Washkansky’s death, it seemed a sneer of fate, not against South Africans or Americans or astronauts, but against It
+ake Some op-fKess Tor
X’ll
fates later?
And still our news media hang upon every press release either country gives out, eating up space in our newspapers and on our airwaves, as if we are an integral part of what happens next. Above the desk where I work at home, just off to the right, flies a pink flamingo (a mobile that hangs on a string that I can pull to make its wings flap) -- a gift that was bought to keep away the
world’s evil). Dobermans, you see, are only afraid of one thing in this world -pink flamingos. What, you may ask, does the pink flamingo above my desk have to do with the U.S. /Libya conflict? It’s like this, Reagan and Khadafy are just a couple more dobermans in disguise. Or may as well be, for all that you, I, and the rest of Canada has to say about what they do. So I’ll continue to sit here in my small corner of the cosmos, and pull the string that keeps the dobermans away. If things get weird, I’ll buy more flamingos. But for the time being, this one will
dobermans (whom
do.
The answer lies
ominous question with the response of the American to this
people. How they react to their president’s action against Libya will determine what happens next.
I
blame
for all the
.
Spoke, Monday,
1986
April 28,
Robert Martin/Spoke
John Baxter and
Phil
Rod Gilchrist/Spoke
James Manning and
Steckley tried but didn't win the race.
Cliff
Smallacombe paddle
Smallacombe of Guelph and James Manning of Wellesley won the canoe and kayak Cliff
class of the 19th annual Spring Thaw Boat Race April 19.
The canoe and kayak course was 20 miles along the Grand
River, from Conestogo’s Old Iron Bridge, to a quarter mile downriver from Doon’s Pio-
neer Tower. Inflatable dinghys, rowboats and junks covered an 11-mile course, starting at the Old Iron Bridge and ending one-quarter mile downriver from the Highway 7 bridge near Breslau.
into first
place
in
the canoe-kayak class.
different strokes for different boats
Students take to the water: By Bruce Lacey
3
in
annual spring thaw boat race
Manning said the keys to victory were “raw guts and determination, knowing the type of boat to use, and knowing how to read the river.” He said his boat “cuts the water nice, it tracks well.”
earned a Labatt’s 50 wall clock mirror for their victory. Rob Zehr and James Boshart placed second with three hours, 22 minutes. Brian and Steve
Cressman
finished third with three hours, 24 minutes.
Darryl Becker and Tom Mosser won the dinghy and
The winners covered the
The Hunk-a-Junk, festooned with pirate flags and constructed largely from oil drums, won
rowboat
course utes.
in three hours, 21
min-
Manning and Smallcombe
the junk class in three hours, 49
minutes. Wally McGuire, Dave Dowb, Mike Zelobowski and Scott Pfeffer guided the Hunk-
a-Junk
to victory.
class, covering the 11 miles in three hours, 53 minutes.
College more lenient than city towards parking rules By Deanna
Ball
Several hundred parking have been issued since paid parking was instituted at the college, but cars have not been towed away at Doon“We haven‘t towed anyone away yet,” said Canadian Protection Services security guard Reg Jones. “The key is to be tickets
reasonable when dealing with us. We try to be as lenient as we can.” The City of Kitchener is responsible for matters such as parking meters, decals and dashboard parking permits, from the 50-cent vending machines, and parking tickets at the
campus.
Although the college’s secudashboard
rity staff refills the
parking permit machine, hands out
and sees
Again, for those who hold misconceptions, it is not the College that will take you to court, if you decide you do not
has been siphoned out of gas tanks, leaving unsuspecting drivers with less gas then they originally thought they had.
have to pay that ticket you might have just thrown away,
Occasionally, security staff say they will relax the rules for instance, when giving a ticket, and having the owner of the car come out just in time, or when the decal has blown out of the window. In the
the City of Kitchener of Kitchener takes violaters to court. Illegal parkers can pay the initial fee of $6, wait for the second ticket of $9.50, or wait further for a summons to appear in court and pay double the price. it is
The City
Since January 1986, although there were no exact statistics given out, security has handed out approximately 200 tickets. “The students at the college are pretty reasonable. However, there are still a few who rebel,” said Jones.
The parking are
patrolled
themselves approximately
lots
it
six times a day, regardless of
that all those wha apply for decals are responsible enough to display them, it is the City that does the prosecuting on
the weather. “There have been a couple of times, out in the
tickets,
to
delinquent tickets. Security staff at the college go as far as to issue a warning
you happen to be in violation of any parking rules. if
parking lot, when we were checking cars and the ink in my pen has frozen,” said Jones.
Although the parking lot is patrolled regularly, there still exists a few incidents when gas
latter circumstances security staff will check, through the windows, the seat and the floor
beside his car for his decal. It was found four parking spaces
down
college appreciates the co-operation of the students parking. If anyone has a problem, see the security guard(s)
owner checked parking spaces
to write tickets.”
tion
at
Conestoga College
to
teach accounting.
Ken Higginson, business
He
most memorable Conestoga was when someone phoned to say a said his at
management accounting moment teacher
is
retiring at the end of
this year.
“He
a
known
people at Conestoga College as the man with the sweets,” said Stan Tose, humanities and social science teacher. is
Higginson
to
came to Conestoga
College 16 years ago. “I was in Trenton, Ont. at the time when I saw the advertisment in the
newspaper
for a full-time posi-
bomb had been planted in one
of the portables
used for
classes. “I enjoyed being at Conestoga College. The students kept
me
young,” said Higginson. Higginson obtained his degree at Queen’s University in Kingston but has taken courses at: McGill (Montreal), Carleton (Ottawa), McMaster (Hamilton), University of Wa-
away,” said Jones. we can to and we don’t really want
right
“We’ll do anything help,
Higginson retires after By Deb Pitvor
•
“The
If the decal is the car. spotted they will issue a warning for the car owner to see them and replace the defunct decal. On one occasion security staff waited while one car
of
1
6 years
terloo (Waterloo),
and Wilfrid
Laurier (Waterloo). He also has his
Certified
Management Accountant (CMA), Associate Charter Institute of Secretaries (ACIS), and Professor of Administration (PA). After retirement he plans to take more courses at University
of
Waterloo
Laurier and
and Wilfrid continue
may
teaching continuing education classes at Conestoga College. “No more degrees, I will be taking the courses just'for fun.”
Doon graphics design student a musician too By Rodney
Gilchrist
The Stampede Corral Stirling Street
Avenue
in
at
and Courtland
Kitchener,
has
a
song on its playlist titled If It Wasn’t For That Georgian Bay a demo tape that has two songs by Chuck Weiss, a first-year graphics design student at Conestoga College’s Doon campus. Weiss is a 23-year-old resident of Kitchener, originally
- the B-side from
Agatha, where he St. lived until he started the graphics program at Doon. Weiss’ interest in art extends past graphics into the fine arts and music.
from
Rodney
Chuck Weiss.
Gilchrist /Spoke
Musically, Weiss has built a repertoire of about 20 original songs, has made four demo tapes and has sent copies of the tapes to several publishers in the hope that another musician will pick them up. Weiss won second place at the last talent contest held at
Doon campus by playing an
test, and won first prize in one catagory and two second prizes in two other categories. In 1985 he won a third place and an honorable mention, and hopes to do better in the 1986 contest. Weiss likes to paint fish. Fish as they jump, fish as they swim, fish of all kinds, doing the sort of things fish
original song, One on One, and an old Gordon Lightfoot favorite of his, Did She Mention
do.
Name.
he takes it seriously and displays a good knowledge of the species. Weiss has sold to a card company the printing
My
Fine art is another interest of Weiss’ in which he has had a certain amount of sucess as well. In 1984, Weiss entered the annual Chrysler search for Canadian wildlife artists’ con-
Although his classmates rib
him about
his interest in fish,
rights for two of the -paintings he entered in the Chrysler contest.
Weiss’ interest in graphics is financial than anything -he sees it as a^ way to make
more
money through art. Even in his graphic work, he tries to orient towards wildlife art. At present, Weiss has two displays of his art in Kitchener -- one at Expressions in Framing in Goudies’ Town Centre, and another at Natural Sports on Victoria Street. Weiss refers to the graphics program at Doon as “the course in which no-one sleeps,” but likes it all the same. “I like to
mock myself^by
saying to people, ‘by the year 2000 I’m going to be a household name,”’ said Weiss.
HWAVKU S 4
Spoke, Monday,
April 28,
1986
Jeffrey
Dan
Miller,
male athlete
Wm
Coleman /Spoke
Sue Blacklock, female
By Bruce Lacey Miller and Sue Black-
lock were named Conestoga’s athletes of the year at the college’s 17th annual awards night aprlil 17 at the Transylvania Club in Kitchener. Miller, a second-year business administration-marketing student, received his award for his participation in a variety of
intramural activities, and for his
various intramural sports. She selected most valuable player for varsity softball, and also played varsity basketball. Wendy Walker won the A1
was
participation
in
varsity
hockey. Blacklock, a first-year law
and security administration student,
participated
also
in
Logan Memorial Award,
pre-
sented in honor of Rev. G. Allen Logan, a Conestoga counsellor for 13 years. The award is presented to an individual who, according to the statement of
structor, March break camp director, DSA activities assistant, varsity timer and score-
keeper, and
community volun-
She also participated in varsity volleyball and basketball, and in intramural athletteer.
The Hawks won intramural team of the year honors ics.
and enriching the
lives of an individual student or a group of students.” Walker, a second-year recre-
pionships in non-contact hockey, co-ed broomball and men’s ball hockey.
ation leadership student, served as a fitness class in-
awards,
“has demonstrated a
warmth and responsiveness caring
for,
in
/Spoke
Blacklock and Walker named big winners at Conestoga dinner
for their extensive success and participation in intramural sports. Three times they were selected intramural team of the week, and they won cham-
criteria,
Gilchrist
athlete of the year.
Miller,
Awards banquet Dan
Rodney
of the year.
Most valuable player selected
by
varsity
team members, were present-
Johnston (women’s basket-
ed
ball); Jill
to
the
following
varsity players: Bruce Hunking (hockey); Len Vanesch (soccer); Giulio Mior (touch football); Alex Yandryk (men’s basket-
Susan Schaus (women’s
ball);
basketball); and Sue Blacklock (softball).
Coaches awards were presented to varsity players
whom
the coaching staff felt should be recognized for their contributions. The winners were: Dan de Jong and Todd Sheridan (hockey); Sal Scarpelli (soccer); Steve Dault (touch
football); Les Robertson (men’s basketball); Tammy
Dickinson (softball);
and Sean Conway (golf). The Seagram’s V.O. Award
was presented
to
the varsity
golf team,
which won all four of its tournaments, including the OCAA championship for the second successive year. The
team was OCAA team of the week Sept. 23-29, 1985. As well, trophies were presented to all intramural chamand
pions,
atheltic
achieve-
ment awards were presented
to
97 students in accordance with a point system. Approximately
250 people attended the banquet.
Players ‘right nuts’ about rotisserie baseball By Bruce Lacey
ball,
as outlined in the
York league’s In a smoke-filled dining
at
room
Conestoga’s Waterloo
campus,
15
Conestoga employ-
became baseball general managers as the Conestoga Rotissserie League held its inaugural draft day April 13. The 12-team league monitors
ees
the individual statistics of players in baseball’s American League. It takes its name from the prototype league, formed in 1980 in a New York restaurant called La Rotisserie Francaise.
The object
of rotisserie base-
“to assemble
cumulative those of
New
constitution, is a lineup whose
statistics
exceed
other teams in the League.” An association has been formed to control the spread of the game. “There are three or four leagues in Toronto that I know of,” says Conestoga league commissioner Harry Stevenall
son.
Over the course of a season, a pitcher’s ratio of walks and hits to innings pitched is tabulated. Also tallied are his wins,
saves, and earned run average.
The
criteria for other players are offensive: home runs, runs batted in, batting average and stolen bases. Fielding statistics are not used because they are
hard
to find.
The team
finishing first in
each category earns 12 points, the second 11, and so on. The owner(s) of the team with the most points wins 45 per cent of the pot, which Stevenson says will be “about $500.” The next four highest-rated teams share the rest of the pot.
Stevenson,
who doubles
as
15, the major deadline, for
made before June league
trading
$2.50 apiece.
Each team was given a draft spending limit of $65. Bidding for each player started and increased by a minimum of one unit (25 cents). Each winner announced the name of the next player and opened the bidding on him. The strategy in bidding was to get good all-round players as cheaply as possible, and hope they aren’t injured later. Before the draft, Ted Boyd, owner of Boyd’s Buzzards, considered Rickey Henderson of New York the most valuable player in the
co-owner of the league’s Stevenson Schooners, handles statistics for the league. Holding a Coors Light, he said his job is “keeping everybody sober.” Franchise owners walked in
will
armed to the teeth with pencils, calcula-tors, baseball magazines, and computer printouts. After perusing reams of statistics, they had a good idea of
biggest draft, all four (offensive) categories,” said Boyd, manager of employer centre training. Henderson eventually went
which players they wanted. The day began with the
for $14, prompting Boyd to say --“that’s way too much for
names
him.” Winning bids ranged from $15 for Kansas City’s George Brett to 50 cents for his teammate, Buddy Biancalana. The draft proceeded in lighthearted fashion, frequently punctuated by laughter. Winners were occasionally accused of having “more money than
introduction
of
team
and logos, followed by an exchange of information about currently-injured players. Each team drafted 23 men. Their rosters included nine pitchers, five outfielders, four regular and two utility in-
two catchers and a designated hitter. Players disabled, released or sent to the minors can be replaced from a free agent pool. Trades can be fielders,
draft.
“A
player be far
Henderson and away the because he hits
like
brains.” When New York’s Don Mattingly was drafted for $12.50, a rumor was started about the player’s imminent
arthroscopic surgery.
Paying too much too early
was risky. By midafternoon, Joe Martin, owner of the Guelph Nighthawks, had
$3.50
draft 11 players. Soon other owners got into similar left to
predicaments. The auction slowed to a crawl as owners doublechecked each other’s
money
totals.
As owners approached their spending limits and filled their positions, others snapped up good players at bargain prices. Danny Tartabull of Seattle (“a rookie with lots of power,” said Boyd) was drafted for $2.75.
“Half the battle is knowing who’s left,” said Boyd as he rummaged through his computer sheets. A longtime baseball fan, he said he spent 60-70 hours preparing for the draft. “Most guys follow one team, but you get tired of following the Jays. (Playing rotisserie baseball.) you have to follow every team.” Conestoga registrar John Bonesteel owns the league’s Bonesteel Blasers franchise. He called the league “a fun
way
to
spend
a
hundred
bucks,” and already looks forward to next year’s draft. Dave Pensyk, auctioneer for the draft, said he had never seen anything like it. “They’re right nuts about this. (They are) what you call your die-hard fans.”