SPOKE Conestoga College, Monday, Sept. 15, 1986
DSA
looks to year ahead will
By Glen Parr from the list of the Doon Student Association has planned for students this year, there will be something for everyone. “There is a lot more going on this year than last year,” said activities co-ordinator Sandy
said.
Nay. Twelve Thursday night pubs have been scheduled from September to April in the Doon campus cafeteria. October will feature three pub nights this
will
year.
groups.
Judging
activities
“Nooners” (lunch hour entertainment in the cafeteria)
month over
monthly film festival
will
For students interested
on campus. Cliff Condor made his debut during orientation and will be appearing at all varsity and intramural games and other campus events. Monty Kerseii/Spoke
3 to Dec. 10, DSA once again be running its Christmas toy and can drive
From Nov.
for donations to the Salvation Army and the House of Friendship.
Last year 150 cans of food
were donated
to these charity
“The drive was
Nay
“We
said.
a success,” hope to do just
On Jan. homegrown
22 at 8 p.m. a talent night will be
Cash prizes
campus will
be
awarded
the year.
of the month.
bird
$3.
cafeteria.
theme each month. Showings will be from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the first or second Tuesday
new
office for
featured in the Doon
A
a
DSA
“Nooners” are scheduled once
begin Sept. 9 in the student lounge, featuring a different
is
available at the
Oct. 20 respectively.
A blood donor clinic is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 29, in the student lounge.
There
sponsor college night Oct. Queensmount arena during Octoberfest. Tickets will be 16, at
as well this year.”
a
bird
The Kitchener Lions Club will
feature Leo Dufour and Stewart Mitchell, both standup comedians, on Sept. 15 and will
Busy
provide instructors for any
inexperienced riders, Nay
in
to the best Conestoga College bands, solo singers and air band performances.
The
polar- party
winter
carnival, to be held Feb. 2 to 6, will feature the traditional polar plunge into the pond
behind Doon campus. There is a limit of 36 people to take the dip, so all can be accounted for on the way out of the icy water, said Nay. Participants will
horseback riding, tickets are available for the Golden Horseshoe Club, located between
receive T-shirts marking the event.
Cambridge and Hamilton on Saturday, Sept. 26. The club
will leave for a visit to
On Feb. bec’s
buses of students Quewinter carnival. Last 5,
Drake brings magic to students Booth long lineups and to entertain the students.
By Deanna- Ball Take one handkerchief, tach a safety pin to the cards.
in
it,
at-
place
it
middle of a deck of
three little red foam balls, two straws, a ring or two, a bit of rope, some smiles and a lot of skepticism. Wrap it all together, say the magic words
Add
and maybe David Drake
will
Drake appeared
Sept. 2
at
Doon campus student
lounge, making an effort to keep people’s minds off the
Drake became interested in magic when he read an adver-
called close-up magic. These are tricks performed directly in front of the audience and using its participation.
tisement for a catalogue on how do tricks. He sent away for
Drake performed wherever
“Magic was a hobby that became a living,” Drake said. He prefers younger crowds
he could find a willing audience, as he walked about the
and student lounge. a magician for the last 20 years and is from Toronto. He performs at trade halls
He has been
appear.
the
He was performing what he
shows, banquets, birthday parties,
for corporations,
and
at
the book and began together an act.
purpose
putting
easily,
The grounds maintenance department at Doon campus took delivery of
tor/mower Sept.
mower used
its 3,
for
new
trac-
sending the the
last
15
years to the Conestoga Recreation Centre.
The new mower is a Canadian-made Bannerman B-84, which has an 18-horsepower motor, electric starter, and which will cut a seven-foot swath, said Peter Higgins, grounds maintenance supervisor.
Higgins said.
Doon.
not much different from the old one but the stronger engine will allow it to go up hills more
Use
is
will
presumably
“It’ll slide
down
the hill first.” In addition to the short grass areas around the campus and parking lots, the new mower is needed to cut the turf on the new football/soccer pitch and all four baseball diamonds at
mower
Higgins said the new
which
translate into longer life. He said the new mower has a low centre of gravity for mowing the grass on the hills and slopes around Doon campus without rolling the tractor. “With these wings set out beside you, you can’t (roll) it,”
tractor/mower for grass-cutting has increased from one or 1 1/2 days per week of the
campus. Canoes, kayaks and “junk from inner tubes to bathtubs, will encounter some white water, bridges to duck and a small whirlpool. Police boats will travel with the participants and St. John’s Ambulance staff will be nearby in case of an emergency. Other plans for the year craft,”
include a trip to either Florida, Acapulco, or Jamaica, depending on cost and student de-
mand. Also on the DSA’s tentative is a trip to New York city for New Year’s Eve and an outing to the comedy nightclub Yuk Yuk’s in Toronto. “If any of the students have places they want to go or events they would like to see take place, come to the DSA office and give us your request,” said Nay.
agenda
close
entrance of parking
lot
three at the Doon campus is used by security staff to control traffic flow during emergencies and special events. “Security uses the booth for any emergency where the flow or even stopped, such as if there were a fire in one of the buildings or maybe an ice storm like we had a few years ago,” said security supervisor Bob Gilberds. Gilberds said the booth is equipped with a heater and electricity and a long metal arm that can be attached
favor-
because they crack jokes and pick up on things a lot
ite
quicker.”
Grounds maintenance receives new By Monty Kersell
pioneer mill near Doon
of traffic has to be controlled,
the ones found at the college and university levels.
my
30 to April 2 with Springfest ’87. The annual college canoe race down the Grand River will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this spring. The 20-mile course begins at the iron gate bridge in the village of Conestogo and ends at the old Doon
The small brown booth
like
“Young crowds are
Doon campus from March
to the
serves
colleges and universities.
year 135 people in three buses went on the trip. The price, tentative as of yet, will be about $139 for accommodation and return bus fare. Spring will be welcomed at
tractor
about four days per week, Higgins said. He expects the to
Bannerman
to
last
10
to
12
years at that frequency of use.
Conestoga Recreation Centre maintenance handyman Pete Schlei said the mower he’s inherited from Higgins will be used for dragging the baseball
diamonds and some grass ting as long as
it
cut-
runs.
“It’s certainly going to be a plus for us,” said Schlei.
“Whether it’s old or not, it’s a piece of equipment that works.”
The tractor was purchased from Snider Turf in Waterloo and is listed at $8,500, Higgins said.
Bannerman B-84
tractor.
Mo nty
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the current state of affairs
Resource and Mines Minister Sinclair Stevens, and the current conflict of interest inquiry, illustrate just how control the prime minister has over his charges. Various other high profile ministers have unintentionally brought pandeamonium to the Tory government with their controversial resignations. Recent polls have shown the Tories trailing the Liberals in popularity and that Mulroney’s popularity isn’t any better than the party he leads. The recent resignation of House of Commons Speaker John Bosley, in light of new house rules allowing MPs in
little
is in
a crisis of our
own
making.” Mulroney has taken full advantage of the time-honored political method of making excuses and manipulating statistics. Only when faced with overwhelming statistical, public and media discontent has Mulroney ever hinted at his government’s inability to understand and deal with everyday problems faced by Canadians. Free trade and the employment creation policies illustrate the lack of government reaction to pressing and
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Question of the
the Tory-dominated Parliament more freedom in the re-election of their speaker, further illustrates the
Conservative credibility slide. As Bosley said, “The commons
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Week
Are you happy with the Mulroney gov’t? “No, he
is
“No, but I’m putting up with The change was good but they have made a lot of mis-
a bit of a fence-sit-
it.
He seems to flow with public opinion rather than following his own philosphy.” Joseph Schoob, nursing
ter.
takes.”
Johanne Leveille-Schlrm,
nurs-
ing
consistent public opinion.
The first session of Parliament has been delayed from Sept. 8 to Oct. 3. Because of this postponment, 21 pieces of legislation, many urgent, may have to go back to square one of the parliamentary procedure. Now halfway through his term, Mulroney has decided to come up for air. With his personal and party image in tatters, he will be struggling to regain the trust of his 1984
“Yes.
“No,
I
government and
its
Considering
it’s
his
time, I think he is doing a good job.” Scott Roseberry, LASA
prefer the Liberal
first
policies.”
Vera Sousa, nursing
landslide win.
“Not
By Gerry Shultz
for
an
really. I feel election. I
it is
time
like
“Yes, I haven’t had any problems with him so far.”
the
Liberal party better.” Gary Dupuis, marketing
Sherry Parsons, accounting
Enjoy a weekend without endangering others By Deanna
Ball
Congratulations! You survived the long weekend. The end of the summer “Master Blaster”.
More importantly, you survived through the onslaught of drunk
—
drivers that strange breed of drivers, who, regardless of how much they have saturated their blood with alcohol, insist on driving home. Of course, drunk drivers are easily enough spotted while they are on the road some by the awkward way they stop, jolting their cars from the warning sign up to the stop sign, others because they look as though they own both sides of the road, swaying back and forth as though they are trying to scare oncomimg cars away. Most of these drunk drivers eventually find their way to an area where they can rest. Some manage to get home
—
without killing somebody, and a few remember to park their cars and call a cab.
Personally, I found the ideal way to the long weekend (after a year-and-a-half of being the designated driver) and still manage to enjoy myself without hurting anyone else in the process. Here are the ingredients for a safe long weekend. Find a campground up north in a reasonably secluded area. This way the home stereo system and speakers can be cranked up to a level that can entertain everyone. When picking your site, be sure that it faces the majority of other campsites, and is in an area where lots of noise is permitted. The next task is to check the other campsites to ensure you do indeed have the best location for producing noise spen'd
and eyeing the other campers. The latter is a must for anyone interested in meeting new friends. One task that everyone must do, if the weekend is to be enjoyable, is to find wood. If you have chosen your site well, there should be plenty of woooded areas that could use a
little
thinning.
most cases, park owners do not object to this tactic, providing you do not cut green trees and you also buy some wood from them. In
Now
you have an excellant site, wood, and have set up everything you need. The tent is on level ground. The cooler is close to the doorway. You have obtained three picnic tables, one for the sole purpose of lining up beer cans on, and the bottle of 10W40 motor oil is by the fire pit to ensure a casual blaze.
However, the time has come
to
go to
town and load up on alcoholic supplies. advisable to purchase one or two extra cases, for the purpose of selling when other campers run out. It is
Past experience has shown that half the population at any campground on a long weekend runs out of alcoholic beverages by late Sunday evening, or early Monday morning. The extra cases can be sold by the bottle, at a profit.
However, due to the lack of alcohol in the majority of the campgrounds, it is also advised to keep the remainder of your stock hidden perhaps in the trunk of your car, or under the place
—
you are
sitting.
Finally, gather your friends together, stoke the fire and put the keys out of sight. Then pull out a chair, open your can or bottle, crank up the tunes and enjoy the weekend.
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Spoke, Monday, Sept. 15, 1986
Students face blues cerned about the students who do not give the college a chance and give up during the first few weeks. “It takes time to fit in. The process sometimes takes, longer than the individual is willing to give it. Look around in your class, because there just might be someone who is in the same situation as you are,” said Gregory. “Everybody needs support of one kind or another. It can be very frustrating living by yourself in an apartment or rooming house and having no one to talk to or share your problems
By Gerry Shultz Leaving your home and famand moving to a new
ily
community
to
attend college
can be an adventure. But for
many is
students the experience frightenjust one thing .
.
.
ing.
Even though
the halls
are
crowded with students
drifting to their classrooms or piling into the cafeteria, some stu-
dents feel alone as they desperately try to make sense of this
new and overwhelming
Going bananas Participants
From
left
in
the
to right,
banana eating contest get Dave McNab, who finished
swing of things and make like monkeys. John Hughes, who finished second and Mike
right into the third,
experi-
ence.
Steinman, the winner.
Dan s C hiiier/Spoke
Carol Gregory, co-ordinator for student services, said that the loneliness and isolation really a problem for isn’t students who have lived in the area for a time because they
with,” she said.
Students who feel overwhelmed by the unexpected heavy workload or the feeling of being alone during the first few weeks of school should not keep their feelings inside. “Talk to a faculty member in
usually know people from high school or the community in general.
your program or drop by
“Problems usually arise
dents
behind familiar surroundings and the home support that they
have grown accustomed to and find themselves in a strange experience that can be both frightening and intimidating,” said Gregory. The student activites, pubs, and fresh new faces are far from comforting for some of these students. They are in fact, so taken back by the college experience that many can’t handle it and find themselves retreating to familiar territory.
Gregory’s said she
is
stu-
services (offices) and talk to one of the counsellors. We are more than willing to help students iron out their problems,” said Gregory. A good way for students to combat loneliness is to participate in the many intramural sports offered by the athletics centre. By playing on a class team, the individual will get to know classmates better and at the same time have the opportunity to meet other people. For students not interested in athletics there are a number of volunteer programs, such as peer tutoring, which can give students the feeling that they belong, by helping other stu-
when students leave home and move to a community they are not familiar with. They leave
con-
dents.
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ENTERTAINMENT White Boy performs at
Dirty
first
pub night
By Gerry Shultz The
first
pub night Sept.
4 at
Conestoga College’s Doon campus offered an entertainevening of loud music performed by the band Dirty White Boy, along with various draws and a chance to meet old
ing
friends.
Between 225 and 300 students first pub of the
attended the
year during a hectic of orientation events, classes, and long, endless lineups. Dirty White Boy, a last-minute replacement for the band school
week
China, is much more than a clone band that sings Foreigners’ music. It is a group of
experianced musicians who take their music seriously. The band’s loud rendition of Foreigner favorites provided the pub audience with an uncanny emulation of the real thing. Vocalist Doug Baynham could easily substitute for Lou Gramm of Foreigner. The group performed four songs before the crowd really began to respond to the music. It
wasn’t until
The band
Baynham sang
Luanne that the passive crowd began to slowly get up and dance.
Throughout the night, Bayn-
ham belted out familar tunes from Foreigner’s five albums. Head Games, Love on the Telephone, Cold as Ice, and Feels Like the First Time were
some
Dirty
White Boy performed
of the tunes performed.
Although Dirty White Boy is a clone band that sings another group’s music, it consists of
experienced musicians who have talent and a stage presence that doesn’t easily lose the attention of the audience.
at
Doon campus pub
night Sept. 4.
The campus cafeteria isn’t really designed for bands performing loud music. The floor and windows vibrate and the acoustics are terrible.
However,
it
seemed the
crowd wasn’t in the mood for a band like Dirty White Boy. The
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biggest complaint was the band’s selection of music. The
ment
crowd wanted
versatility, and expressed a variety of views when asked about the perform-
bie Shantz.
ers.
band was great because
“I think the band does one of the best Foreigner imitations that I have seen to date,” said Brett Martin of food and bever-
loud.
age management.
tively quiet
“The band was good if you like Foreigner. But they could have played a better selection
pubs and
for China,” said thirdyear accounting student Deb-
Kevin Bertrand said the it was
The atmosphere of the pub night this year was it
first
rela-
compared
to other took awhile before
of music. Other than the 110 decibels of distortion, it really wasn’t that bad,” said Paul Nikifork, a third-year telecommunications student. “I really don’t care for this type of music. The band isn’t
the crowd regained some of the school spirit that was put on hold during the summer. “Tonight is better than some of the pubs I attended in the past. If people continue to come to pub night like they did tonight we should have some good ones in the future,” said
that bad, considering they
Laura
were
a
last-minute
replace-
Pizio, a second-year accounting student.
Band plays under two different names By Gerry Shultz
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the on-campus
on drums. Substituting until they find a regular
keyboardist
is
Danny
Le-
Blanc.
Under the name Mach 4 the band finished third in Toronto’s Q107 1985 homegrown contest, with the single Evil Laine. “We hope to cut an album within a year. We are still looking for a keyboardist to be in the band on a regular basis,” said Baynham. Baynham said that once the band has a definite lineup, the
group
name.
will
once more chance
its
Dirty White Boy’s members are experienced musicians who date back to the mid 70s. Sampson and Hunt played in a mildly successful band from Toronto called Zon, which cut a
number
of albums in the 70s on Epic Records.
Baynham,
late
lead singer and
spokesman
for the band, bar band called which recorded an album a couple of years ago on CBS Records. The present linup has been played Urgent,
in
a
together for a year-and-a-half.
Band members hope
to tour the
bar circuit once they have that first important album under their belt. In the meantime, they will
perform under the two names keep busy. “We get a lot of work because of our format. Sometimes a bar wants an imitation band, another time it wants a rock and roll band that sings original material and popular rock tunes ... we can do both,” to
said
Baynham.
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Spoke, Monday, Sept. 15, 1986
Fun and games during orientation week
at the barbecues are (left to right) college faculty Steve McDonald and Jean LeForge and business manager Phil Olinski. Hotdogs and hamburgers were sold for $1 each.
Busy
DSA
Monty Kersell/Spoke
Pond DSA
activities co-ordinator,
cool things
off
Sandy Nay,
during orientation
with
week Pond
bags
Party
of ice to
Party.
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Monty Kersell/Spoke
twister contests near the pond.
Doon students
participated
Schnurr
and the runner-up was Greg Brown
(right)
in
(left),
both
The winner in
electrical
ot this
ga
programs. Monty Kersell/Spoke
Rob Farnham, a one-man-band, performed campus cafeteria Sept. 2.
in
the
Doon
Deanna Ball/Spoke
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Detweiler centre doing After only a year in operation, The Daniel B. Detweiler Electrical Skills Centre has passed the test with graduate students. The concept of the centre is a to provide students with hands-on learning experience in as many situations as possible.
The two programs offered at the centre are the 52-week electrical machinery and ap-
During the modules, students have six hours of class time each day. EMA student Tim Addison said he achieved what he aimed for from the program: a better paying job.
apprenticeship
program, consisting of eightweek modules that alternate with workterms.
April, 1984. It is valued at about $6 million. The centre houses about 400 tonnes of electrical
the
electrical
The appreticeship program includes 720 hours of in-class time, but can include up to' 9,000 hours altogether, or four to five years, depending on a student’s
employment
situa-
tion.
After working for a period of time, the student begins with the first module, which is basic, and then returns to the workforce for awhile. The student then continues with the intermediate module, returns to work, completes the advanced module and returns to
If
curiosity
then Heinz Peper
may
cat, want to
curb his curiosity for electricity.
Peper, 56, was the driving force behind the Daniel B. Detweiler Electrical Skills
I
I
have
all
the basics
need,” he said.
Student Glenn Watson said the hands-on work experience is a benefit to the students. He said the lectures are interesting and personal and
the
for
more With fewer students, the class members can get to know each other and the teachers have more time to work with each student, Watson said.
Peper made a proposal to the federal government for funding and as a result, Conestoga College received a $2. 28-million grant for the centre. Some of the equipment and apparatus
had
to
be purchased.
industries expressed their interest in the centre by
Some
donating both new and used equipment and apparatus. The donations came from industries in Canada and the United
located
at
campus, which the
what
shop areas.
Centre,
killed
Schenectady, Westinghouse and Ontario Hydro. Christian Hiriart, an EMA student, said he feels prepared to go into the work force. Electric
“I think for
machinery and apparatus and includes numerous rooms and
Electricity fascinated By Sherri Young
Canadian General Electric, General
say
classes allow individual teaching..
small
He said the Detweiler centre provides a good atmosphere for students because they are surrounded by all the electrical paraphernalia. “It’s bound to sink in some time or another.” Manager Heinz Peper said construction of the 33,000square-foot complex began in
paratus (EMA) program and
job, students
States, including
work again.
By Sherri Young
its
the
Doon
officially opened Oct. 25, 1985. When he was a child, his mother had a full-time job raising her only son, and his father was a busy wood carver and sculptor. However, Peper’s fascina-
The Dynamo Room
at the Daniel B. Detweiler Electrical Skills
Centre houses equipment. Sherri
Young/Spoke
Peper when he was a youth may have been sparked by an incident he experienced as a youngster, when he was always looking for new ways to experiment with
Peper wanted to make his own sparks, by using a roll of cable wire he found in a nearby dump.
electricity.
the
Intrigued by the sparks a train created on an electrical
operating on 1,500 volts of electricity, nothing happened. He then tried touching the wire
tion for electricity
railway track
in
Waterloo,
When he touched electrical
the wire to railway track,
when
the first switch-on cere-
monies were held
in
Kitchener
(then called Berlin) and then throughout the province, as streets and public buildings were illuminated by the electricity
produced at Niagara away.
Falls, 100 miles
a
moment,
Several generations of Detweiler’s family, as well as his brother, visited the centre last year and had their pictures taken in the Marsland Library
wrapped one end
of the wire
and Resource Centre, located
against an overhead cablewire. Again nothing happened.
determined, Peper
Still
thought for
around the track and then threw the other end up to tangle it with the overhead
near the entrance
cable.
Another influence on Peper was Charles Proteus Steinmetz, a German-American electrical engineer who used
Not only did the 12-year-old Peper create a “shower of sparks,” he also blacked out Preston, blowing a panel of the switchboard at the power
house there. Several years later, Peper was caught watching, through doors,
the electrical
dynamo
machinery in operation at that same power house. An attendant asked Peper what he was he doing and he replied that he was, “just watching the machinery
in operation.”
there an hour or two Peper was invited to see what was inside. The first thing that caught Peper’s attention was a modern black panel which replaced a section of marble on the switchboard. He asked what had happened to the piece of marble, and Still
later,
listened innocently as the at-
tendant explained how the switchboard was blown by an overhead railway cable that fell and hit the train track. As manager of the Detweiler centre, Peper said that he wanted to name the centre after a local person who had contributed provincially, and possibly nationally, to the field of electricity.
He named
the centre in honor Detweiler, who
of Daniel B. “was totally
immersed
and
the generation of He was the driving force.”
involved
in
electrical power.
On Oct. 11, 1910, Detweiler experienced a day of triumph
to the build-
ing.
alternating current in the de-
velopment of modern power systems. Peper referred to him as “a very human sort of person who was mischievous, but serious in his work.”
Peper said he was involved everything except the number of blocks used in construc-
in
tion of the building.
He said the centre was built with the least possible waste. The blocks were set in place before the windows, which fit evenly with the block lines. “Everything evens out in scale and proportion since none of the blocks was cut to accommodate the windows,” he said.
The
floor tiles
were planned
before the walls were put up so that the tiles didn’t need to be cut. There are about 35 complete floor tiles from Peper’s office door to the window of the library and five concrete blocks from the floor to the
window. Peper began as a part-time faculty member at Conestoga College Jan. 3, 1978, and he has been a full-time teacher since Aug. 13, 1979. His responsibilities at the centre go far beyond the manager’s position, as he still teaches some classes. Peper establishes rules and regulations, organizes students’ timetables and makes sure that the centre operates smoothly.
Spoke, Monday, Sept. 15, 1986
18 cars participate By Bruce
A.
His navigator, Craig Thomp-
Johnson
Organizers of the fourth annual Condor Car Rally saw an 18-car turnout for the race on
Thursday, Sept.
4,
up from
son, also a first-year electrical student, echoed Giles’ statement and said the race was a
great
year’s 11 participants.
The
rally,
way
to see the
area and
meet new people.
last
Jay Moszynski, a teacher in the business administration management studies program
organized by the
Doon Student Association
at Conestoga,
(DSA), was ”a complete success because the increase in the number of cars meant an increase in participants, which what we wanted,” said is activities co-ordinator Sandy
was driving car
one. He had recently completed a rally that began in
number
New York City, went to Mexico via
San Diego and then back
New
to
York.
Nay.
Moszynski’s navigator was Karin Graham, a third-year
Giles Pease, a first-year electrical engineering technol-
business administration
management student. The rally course was 90 kilometres of back roads, tak-
ogy student driving car number two, said before the race, “Well, I heard there was beer
ing the competitors through Roseville, Ayr, North Dumfries and Cambridge, before ending
at the end of the rally and so that’s where I’m going.”
4th annual college
in
7
rally
up back
at the college. “I can’t believe that they would have a rally and end it at the same location where they had started it,” Moszynski said shortly after crossing the finish line.
“We would have been here over 40 minutes ago had we followed our instincts.” The rally was won by car number 15, driven by Nancy Nairn, a third-year business management student. Her navigator was Lynn Rendall and they brought with them their “human math calculator,” Darrin Snider. Rendall and Snider are also third-year business students. Due year’s
the success of this race, Nay said there
to
would be a fifth annual Condor Car Rally next year.
Jay Moszynski and Karin Graham review course instructions with
DSA
activities co-ordinator
Sandy Nay.
PART-TIME INCOME
STUDENTS Earn extra money.
Own hours-no quotas.
No
Phone Jeannineat
Competitors
in
car
number 2 covered
the car with newspapers. Bruce A. Johnson/Spoke
inventory;
set your
621-8439 or leave
message
Bruce A. Johnson/Spoke
own
FOR INTERVIEW--call
in locker
658-9289.
1616.
THE SWEAT SHOPPE Your souvenir shoppe for T-shirts, golf etc., set
Waterloo Campus
team uniforms,
ball caps,
up for your convenience at the following times:
CLIP
Main Campus
shirts,
& SAVE
& Wed.
10:30—1:30 (cafeteria or across from security office during a BLITZ) -Alternate Tues. 11:30—1:30
-Mon.
(front foyer)
Stratford
Campus
Guelph Campus
-Once a month commencing Sept. 18th 11:30—1:00 (bottom level) -Alternate Tues. 11:30—1:30 (outside cafeteria)
NOTE:
Conestoga Jacket orders
will
take place last two weeks
Check with the Sweat Shoppe or phone 893-1902
for
hours.
in
September.
more information.
Spoke, Monday, Sept. 15, 1986
8
SPORTS Runners raise $1,150 By Bruce
A.
Johnson
skies and the threat of failed to keep runners
Gray rain
from attending the fifth annual Conestoga-Doon Run held Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Doon
campus
of Conestoga College.
Sponsored by Crush Canada and Conestoga College, the 10-kilometre run, which at-
Participants round the
first
curve
bad weather
spite of
was very success-
take part in. “I will finish the race,” she said with a laugh. George Aitken, the overall winner of the 10-km race with a time of 32: 50, said the competi-
“We pulled away from the pack after one kilometre and at two we were clear,” he said. Paula Schwan, 15, of Water-
year was “just as
winner in the 10-km race with a time of 40: 17.
money for the Doon Pioneer Park Community Association (DPPCA), which represents
said the race
3,000 residents
year, as far as participants, but we raised $1,150 for the association, so we are really happy with that.” In addition to the 10-km race, there was a three-km fun run. Carol Connor, program director at the Cambridge YWCA,
tough as in previous years. Aitken also said that his friend Neil Dunford, the second-place finisher, usually “stays with me in races like
had only one comment regard-
this, so it
The
DPPCA
has been cam-
paigning since 1984 for the proposed $400,000 Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre to be built by the City of Kitchener in 1987.
Bob Neath, manager of the Conestoga Recreation Centre,
in
the
1
O
km
ful.
“The numbers weren’t there this
.
Inc.
tracted 144 participants, raises
in
ing the race she
run Sept. 7
was about
One day you’ll be ready, a family. Until that
time comes, it’s important that you plan to share responsibility for birth control.
Condoms are available
without prescription at drug stores
authorities
this
makes
things a
little
loo,
was
the
women’s
overall
After the race, food was provided for the participants, and at 11 a.m. there was an awards presentation, with Aubrey Walters of CKCO-TV acting as emcee.
easier.
Bruce A. Johnson/Spoke
BIRTH CONTROL IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY. MTHERH00D IS EVEN BIGGER. emotionally as well as financially, to begin planning
to
tion
George Aitken crosses the
a time of 32:50. Bruce A Johnson/Spoke
finish line at
recommend condoms
(whatever precautions your partner may be taking) because they offer protection against the transmission of venereal disease.
The commonsense condom. It gives you one thing less to worry about.
everywhere. There’s nothing difficult
or
embarrassing about buying and using them. And modern technology makes the chances of
condom
THE COMMONSENSE CONDOM. BECAUSE SEX SHOULDN’T BE A WORRY.
failure
next to non-existent. Apart from anything else, medical and family planning
Julius Schmid of Canada Ltd. Scarborough. Ontario
Paula Schwan,
1
5, first
woman
to finish
is
assisted after her run. Bruce A. Johnson /Spoke