SPOKE
Conestoga College, Monday, March 23, 1987
AIDS scare sparks increased condom sales rating firm, his company showed an eight per cent in-
By Beth Nichols
Media coverage
of the
seriousness of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) has increased and consequently, so has the sale of condoms, according to Murray Black, president of the Julius Schmid
company.
showed in the November/December period is just the start of an upward swing in condom sales,” Black speculated.
At Conestoga College’s Boon
“There’s been a tremendous amount of coverage in the print
media and the electronic media and I think that it’s
both
starting to get to the people,” Black said in a telephone inter-
view from
Scarborough
his
of-
fice.
Black said that
vember/December by
leased
crease in units sold. “Certainly it is quite conceivable that the increase they
the
the Nofigures re-
in
Nielsen
A.C.
Campus, more than
500 units
have been sold through the two condom machines located in the men’s and women’s
washrooms on the main
floor,
according to Heinz Bolender, representative of Hyco Products Ltd. of Mississauga.
machines here at the college. “Things are going so haywire right now with everybody wanting condoms and condom machines,
I haven’t got time to think,” said Bolender. Bolender said that there has been a definite increase of condom sales to the college and university crowd but he did not attribute the increases to the widespread fear of AIDS. “Through the constant ar-
ticles
appearing wherever-
newspapers, radio, television, about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, people are being made more and more aware of using a condom,” he
Hyco is the North American distributor involved in installation and service to the condom
said.
However, Black does attribute his company’s increase in
Voting date changed By Deanna
Ball
Students at Conestoga College’s
Doon
campus who vote for a new
expected to Doon Student
Association
(DSA) executive March 17-19
had
to
wait until
March
23-25.
Voting was changed “basically, due to some poor planning on our (DSA executive’s) part,” said outgoing president Bruce Hunking.
The DSA
originally scheduled the election for March 17-19 to allow time for the
new executive
to
become
sales to the
AIDS
fear.
it is very because of all the coverage that’s been given to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases but, primarily AIDS because AIDS is the one that is fatal,” he said. Black said that he suspects students are getting the mes-
“Yes,
think
I
largely
sage.
“Because of the age group, which we know from surveys that they tend to be a sexually-active group, and because college and university students do have a higher level
etc.,
and do read publications, they are probably more aware than non-university students,” he said. Related story, page 3. of education
TV
directly above the stairs leading to the cafeteria for viewing
By Bob Reid at
Conestoga College Students Doon campus will have their
familiar with their jobs before the end of the school year. “When Paul Colussi (outgoing vice-president) and I were elected, basically we were told, ‘Here’s the key to your office,’ and that was it,” said Hunking. By changing the voting date to March 23-25 the
cause a little that’s all,” said
Loon, a second-year broad-
year BRT students, involves simulating an actual TV station with programs running
given an opportunity to prepare their
casting student.
from
campaign and platform,
DSA
9: 30 a.m. to 2: 30 p.m.. All years of the program are involved but it is a project of second-year students, ex-
position.
plained Currie. Television monitors will be placed in the cafeteria, the student lounge and the hall
nominees
were
The
on voter turnout.
It
president
for
1987-88 will be Colussi, who for the posi-
was unopposed tion.
Candidates for
DSA
vice-
president are Tony Karais, a
second-year management student, and Renata Van
Hunking, the outgoing
added Hunking. “The change in schedule shouldn’t have a major affect
DSA
confusion, Hunking.
may
president, will graduate this April and hopes to work in the Kitchener-Waterloo area in an accounting
own
planned
‘station’
television station to
on March
23,
watch
courtesy of a
project by the college’s BroadRadio and Television pro-
cast,
Canada’s newest TV
shows are
gram. The
project, headed by chief executive officers Rob Currie
and Carol Ann Whalen, second
sta-
tion. Different departments that are in an actual TV station were set up to provide students with a situation similar to working in a TV station. “The all
student-produced
give experience lining up programming with a real network,” said Currie. Some of these programs include a one-hour collection of music videos, a live talk show, a cooking show and interviews with people made up to resemble well known celebrities. The commercials in the to
shows are also studentproduced and a TV guide, the shows and their times, will be distributed. “Hundreds of hours of work went into producing these five hours of programs,” said Curlisting
rie.
Other program highlights are interviews conducted in the halls with Conestoga students and a news package concentrating on local news.
Bursary honors
Len McDonnell A memorial bursary has been established in honor of Len McDonnell who was co-ordinator of the Manufacturing Technician-Wood Products program. Mr. McDonnell died recently. Similar to other bursaries in the past, it will be awarded to a student based on financial need. Criteria for the award will be decided in consultation with the Manufacturing Technician-Wood
Bird’s
Products program faculty. Students wishing to contribute to the fund are requested to fill out a form, available through Student Services. Cheques are to be made payable to Conestoga College and forwarded along with the completed form to Betty Martin, associate reg-
eye view of Conestoga Coiiege
Construction of addition to Conestoga College at the consolidating Io ® them under one program
is
well
under way.
Doon campus.
It
will
accommodate
all
nursing students at the college, ^
Photo by Carl
Lackenbauer/Spoke ,
J.
istrar.
2
Spoke, Monday, March 23, 1987
Viewpoint Perils of drinking Beer commercials on
television
can be irksome. One
in
particular shows a group of people barbequeing on a patio, drinking beer and having a merry old time. But it didn’t bother to warn people about the dangers of alcohol!
I’m not suggesting all beer commercials are bad, but don’t you think it would be wiser to show people drinking casually in a relaxed environment? Do we really need to associate booze with good times and parties? I don’t think so. I think we, as young adults and students, must carve the future when it comes to alcohol and its use. Most people like to have a drink or two but we should be conscious of the consequences if we drink too much. We also should be lending a hand and acting responsible when we are with people who are drinking heavily. By offering constructive advice or assisting them to get a reliable ride home, we can change, or at least alert ourselves, as well as others, about the effects of alcohol. A good idea would be to start a committee which would work with teenagers to show them the effects of alcohol. If a teenager becomes wary of what booze can do, then maybe at 20, he or she will be able to act as a responsible adult when going out to a party when just having a beer with a friend. I think booze advertisements, whether on television, in a newspaper or a magazine, should carry a warning
Question of the
Should condom ads be shown on television?
They are
little and loud and furry and serve no useful purpose other than to provide grocery stores with an outlet for expensive cat food. The modern house cat apparently cannot survive on table scraps but has to have specially prepared cat food in every flavor from roast chicken to filet of fish. And worst of all, every brand promises to make your cat live
fat
I
will
into the but, you this slight in its it
know
One variety of cat food you will not find is mouse flavor. Far be it from any
cat brain and at the first opportunity it will get even. The next time I have been out until two or three in the morning and try entering the house unnoticed, the cat, which usually wants to sleep on top of
house cat
to eat anything so degrading as mouse flavor, let alone catch an actual mouse, which some people claim is a reason for keeping one of the little
“Yes, to let people know what the issue is about AIDS and how serious it can be.”
McKee, 1st year business
Debbie Weber, 1st year business
management.
marketing.
throw
has recorded
“Yes. There’s too many children who are unaware of sexually transmitted diseases.” Lori
longer.
it
Hailwood, 1st year construction engineer technology. Rick
keting.
basement or out the back door little
don’t see anything
Kimberley Flood, 2nd year mar-
beasts around. Mice could have a convention in the living room at our house and face greater danger from the toaster falling on them than being caught by the cat. Cats are notoriously lazy as well. They sleep 14 to 20 hours a day without feeling the least bit of guilt and are masters at locating the most comfortable spots to snooze. Don’t ever wake one if it happens to be on your favorite chair when you want to sit down after supper. At the first nudge it will give you that “make-my-day-look” through slitted eyes which indicate you had best reconsider your position. Occasionally, when I can no longer tolerate the impositions our house cat creates,
I
wrong with them.”
promote them.”
Keep cats on
and
“Sure.
“Yes, because the way society is today and with the scare of AIDS, it is necessary to
slogan somewhere. Cigarette advertisements have contained surgeon-general warnings for years. Why shouldn’t alcohol ads carry a warning? Drinking can be just as dangerous, if not more so, than smoking. If people are not warned of the dangers of alcohol, then perhaps some lives are being carelessly wasted.
I hate cats. Not the king-of-the-jungle type or barn or alley cats. I am referring to those self-centred, hairshedding, slothful house cats.
Week
street you, will
if it
where they belong
can’t have*the pillow at night, lie on the mat just inside
decide to
the door, where I trip over it, landing with a crash in the boot tray. It will then race through the house, howling and screaming, waking whoever managed to sleep through my one-and-a-half gainer into the Hush Puppies. A cat is only friendly when it wants something from you, like at supper time. It might give the impression that past differences are forgotten as it arches its back, walks on tip toes and rubs shamelessly against your leg with a deep-throated purr. Don’t be fooled for a moment. Once it has u.sed its devious cat tricks to get that piece of sirloin, you are tossed aside like a styrofoam cup. When cats are left to run wild, as nature intended, they remain healthy or they die. Not so with a house cat. They develop numerous ailments that linger on for years and require constant
medical attention which means more bills, more pills, more needles, and
changes of
diet to
even more expensive
cat foods. Cats don’t really have nine lives; it’s just that, again, modern science has created a monster that has enabled cats to hang around nine times longer than they should. And let’s not forget the surgery to remove the claws to prevent the cat from mauling the furniture and to remove its sex organs to prevent it from spraying the furniture, as well as the hours spent to vacuum cat hair which makes it seem like it is part of the furniture. There is a good reason why dogs are known as man’s best friend and cats are closely associated with halloween, witches and bringing bad luck if they cross your path. I wouldn’t mind the bad luck brought by a cat crossing my path because at least we would be going in different directions. But when there is one at home that
has had
all
day
to lie
around and make
plans to complicate my life, I begin to appreciate why people keep boa constrictors as pets.
,
Monday, March 23, 1987
3_
Condom ads change emphasis But the two most popular brands, Rams.es Extra and Sheik Elite, contain a spermicide which, said Black, “does kill many of the sexually transmitted price.
By Beth Nichols According to Murray Black, president of the Julius Schmid company, condom advertising will change drastically in the
viruses, including the
AIDS
future.
virus.”
“Over the past year, about 80 per cent of our condom ads have been advocating the con-
preliminary at this has been some lab work done and some re-
dom
ports from the U.S. and also Europe that indicate the sper-
as a contraceptive with 20 per cent of the ads for protection against sexually transmitted diseases. In the coming year, that mix will change considerably.”
Schmid company has several brands of condoms
The
Julius
available, all of which vary in
“This
is
Conestoga College’s Boon campus contain three different brands-Protex Touch, AntiSperm Formula, and Man-
Form
Plus, which sell for $1 each-and are distributed by Hyco Products Ltd. of Missis-
sauga.
point, but there
micides do kill many viruses. Further research is going on right now. I know we expect to
The most expensive condom sold on the market today is a Julius Schmid product called Fourex. It is not made of latex or rubber, but of natural skin which is taken from the appendix of
lambs.
of
“That
April as to just how effective it (the spermicide) is,” he said.
product.
have the results by the end
The condom dispensers
at
Schiller
The Ontario Ministry Skills
Development
encouraging students ipate in the Start
is
of
again
to partic-
Up program.
The program encourages students with good business ideas to test their entrepreneurial skills by starting a business. In a recent news release. Minister of Education Gregory Sorbara said that the Start Up program “has taught us that there’s a great deal of entrepreneurial ability among our young people. We strongly believe this ability
must
be en-
couraged.”
The program helps
full
time
students 15 years old or older, to receive interest-free loans of up to $3,000. The money is then put towards operating a fulltime summer business. The
VOTE VOTE VOTE
loan must be repaid by Oct. 1 of the same year. The Start Up program is designed to work with local chambers of commerce. Here, student applications and business plans are reviewed. Also, constructive advice is given
regarding accounting and marketing.
Peter
McFadden
Wa-
of the
terloo Chamber of Commerce said that students must first file an application at their local chambers of commerce. Then, after the application is re-
viewed, an interview is held with the student. The application is then sent to the Ministry of Skills in Toronto.
sort of like the
up
Condom
display at local drugstore Photo by Beth Nichols/Spoke
LASA banquet
Richard Campbell, a student
who started
successful sprinkler system business a
through the program, said that the process for receiving a loan is
easy.
For the
first
month or
so a
person should expect to put in about 60 or 70 hours a week, said Campbell. Later in the summer, after the business is well under way, you work an average of 35 hours a week.
At the end of the summer there is usually enough capital to pay back the loan, plus a
The deadline
for applications for this year’s Start Up pro-
gram is June 12. To receive more information about the
go, ’’said McFadden about teaching and guiding possible student entrepreneurs. “We try to get things started.”
program, call toll free to the Ontario Youth Hotline, 1-800387-0777, or contact your local
chamber
By Beth Nichols The
sixth annual
security
(LASA)
law and
program
awards banquet will be held Friday, April 10 at Kitchener’s Valhalla Inn. Two awards will be presented by guest speaker Lt.-Gov. Lincoln Alexander. The Outstanding Student Award will be presented to the student elected by his or her peers as the most in-
volved showing
in the
program,
leadership
quali-
popularity, and respect as an individual.
April
and student fellowship. Faculty members will select the recipients of the awards. Liz Maloney, chairperson of the banquet committee, and Marisa Vettor, co-ordinator of promotions for the event, are both second-year LASA students.
Maloney and Vettor conducted an effective alumni search dating as far back as 1979
and have had
and inviting former
of
The Faculty Award
will
be
Money
work in an accounhng position.
ment, student leadership
said Maloney.
coupon below. Or call (Toll free
(416) 593-1103.
1-800-268-8022.)
ADDRESS
COLLEGE Mail to: Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario, 480 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, MSG 1V2.
Q
advanced
credit standing. Become a member of Canada's
outside D.S.A. Activities Office
bring Please I.D. student card to vote.
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banquet
pation in off-campus LASA events such as dances, car
Now go the distance. In industry, government and commerce, the demand for CGAs is growing. That's why membership has increased by over 70% in the last
the
presented to a first-and second-year student based on their academic achievements, program involve-
commerce
youTe pursuing a career in finance, look into the advantages of becom-
for
was raised through
¥)uVe come along way
fastest
LASA
students to the banquet.
five years.
for D.S. A. Pres and V.P.
75 to 80
per cent success in locating
Conestoga Grads
f
10
ties,
profit.
try to coach (the students) as far as the basics
“We
I
March 23, 24 and 25
It’s
Rolls Royce of condoms,” Black said.
Start-Up program starts By Dan
most expensive
the
is
Certified
General Accountants Association of Ontario
9
Spoke, Monday, March 23, 1987
4
Waterloo campus renovated By Dan
moved records and equipment room A6. Other desks and tables were moved into the
Schiller
Although construction work can be a problem. Garner said that to her knowledge, it should all end within a month. Although “present jconditions are disruptive ... we can put up with it.” After a month’s time. Garner and the rest of the Student Services personnel will be able to return to their room.
to
The Waterloo campus of Conestoga College has been allotted building funds of $54,000, made available through a special government grant involving employment related projects. The grant will be used for various renovations at the Waterloo
halls,
of the
and lined up on both sides
A
corrider. the Student Services office had to temporarily relocate, Lorraine Garner, one of the Student Services personnel, said that things are still running smoothly even after the move. Viola Pierce, the receptionist at Waterloo campus who is located directly beside the construction area, said it was “a little difficult to hear on the phone at times. It’s noisy and cold.”
campus.
Although
The current renovation at Waterloo campus, and most expensive, is the remodeling of Student Services, and will cost
Because of this new construction which started March 9, Student Services $25,000.
Ministry By Carl
J.
Garner said she
encourages
Lackenbauer
Similar to last year, efforts by the federal Ministry of
According
a
to
Construction workers
cement forms for addition to Doon campus. Bob Reid/Spoke
ed
hiring of students
help prepare students for their participation in the labor mar-
The program’s process provides $127 million as wage subsidies to the public and private sectors as well as
their
ket.
He
the
last
said that by maintaining year’s level of funding,
statement
Quotes of the week “I like cooking and
as
work experience
I
like kids.”
Conestoga College’s favorite short order cook Dorothy Marie, on
why
she enjoys her job.
“It’s
sort of like the Rolls
of condoms.” Murray Black explaining the advantages of his company’s most expen-
Royce
sive condoms, made appendix of lambs.
summer employment and
practical
Dan bchiller/bpoke'
this
corporations and businesses. Challenge ’87 was designed to provide career-learning relat-
make
Waterloo campus
dents of Canada.”
promised. Additional funding is being directed towards a media campaign aimed at many leading
Crowning touch
halls at
finding assistance.
mer employment program ’87,
in
“we are clearly demonstrating our commitment to the stu-
released by Jean Charest, minister of state for youth, the government is investing $180 million into the student sum-
Challenge
Furniture placed
young people moving through the educational system. The assignments, Charest said,
Employment and Immigration are being made to encourage business organizations and corporations to promote hiring of students.
looking
is
forward to moving back, and can hardly wait for the new look at Student Services. “It’ll be super to get in the new room. It will be a much better atmosphere for the students and public.
for
SPRINGFEST
‘87
from the
“For thousands of students, program is the first step in
future careers and a to gain valuable work experience.” Charest said in his statement. “We want to insure that as many students as possible have this opportunity.” The federal funding maximums available, he said, is dependent on the sector the student will be working in. One hundred per cent of the minimum provincial hourly wage will be paid to students working in either the public sector, which includes, municipalities, educational systems and hospitals, or non-profit organizations. The maximum of $3 an hour will be paid to those working in the private sector.
chance
non-profit organizations through the Summer Employment and Experience Develop-
ment (SEED) component.
SEED
emphasizes a relationship of the student’s field of study with his or her career goals.
Remaining funds go to the student loan program and other agencies operating Canada Employment Centres for students.
Applications are available at Canada Employment Centres. These centres provide a referral service and other job all
MARCH 25
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Sunglasses Day
Running Shoes and
-
Z5
WEDNESDAY Hat Day
Sweats Day
Wear and Win!
Win Hot
Lips
a prize!
Day
kiss-off
—
Movie
Festival 10-12
Wear and Win!
Student Lounge
a.m.
12
Noon
Movie
Festival
Dominoe's Pizza-eating Dating Caf
10-12
Contest Caf
—12 noon,
Game
Student Lounge
Day til 4 p.m. Video Tournament All
Table Hockey Tourney 4 p.m. Student Lounge
noon
Highest score wins a
12
Sony Walkman, donated by Kitchener Coin
Contest Caf
noon Grape-eating
^
5
Spoke, Monday, March 23, 1987
ENTERTAINMENT — ^
!
Summer camp comedian performs By
Rita
Monday’s Nooner-Pub featured a Toronto comedian, Simon Rakoff, who’s been
making people laugh His
years.
nine
for the
debut
was
doing comedy at summer camp when he was a kid and he’s been going strong ever since. At 17 he was doing amateur shows at Toronto’s Yuk-Yuks before turning professional. He now tours Canada and plays
bars, colleges and
comedy
clubs.
His act was very funny, but unfortunately, the acoustics
were
lousy.
from the microphone which made it hard to hear and which caused some people to lose interest. But Rakoff hung in there and delivered a good show for those near the stage
distortion
Becker
There was a
lot of
who could
hear.
Walking through the cafetehe was on stage was pretty dangerous. Part of Ra-
ria while
koff’s act was to make wisecracks at people who happened
by the stage. Considering he had to ad-lib this part using one-liners, he was hysterically funny because the audience could relate right away. The only people who weren’t amused were the unto stroll
suspecting
Rita
If
and
Becker
you’ve been spending too
many Friday around
the
nights loitering
bingo
halls
and
local laundromats, it‘s time to start hitting some clubs in the
Here is a guide of clubs to frequent and perhaps a few to area.
avoid.
The Coronet Motor Inn; An old favorite of bikers, strippers heavy metal To fit in with the dress code, wear your oldest jeans, a
and
hard-core
fans.
Q107 T-shirt and a Labatt’s Blue baseball hat. At about 10-minute intervals spit beer
yell
“Party” as loud as
possible. Tell people your name is Spike. If you didn’t ride a
people laugh at the
casually
who became
part of the act. this because, sense an audience’s
Rakoff does
“When
I
he likes to avoid them. Right now Rakoff is writing a screen play with the same
stage by making jokes about the people in front of me. It makes the crowd look back at the stage and they laugh because they can relate to the
essentially
trust
a
people who produced My American Cousin. It’s a comefilm, a parody of slasher movies. His ambition is to make a living writing screen plays but he said he’ll always do comedy because, “It’s so much fun. You get up there, have a good time making people laugh and get paid for it. What could be easier?”
dy horror
is
situation
because “people are surrendering to you, trusting that you are going to make them laugh. Basically, though, I find that
it
not:
Well okay,
wear? Anything from Le Chateau with 25 Harley there, don’t tell anyone bracelets and 10 earrings. As you took the bus. Uncool. The each patron has about 30 inches fights usually start around to move, no break dancing is midnight so it’s a good idea to allowed. Best pick-up line: bring a helmet eyen if you don’t “Your hair mousse smells have a bike. Best pick-up line: good.” Got a rolling paper?” Lulu’s Roadhouse: If you like The Highlands (Cambridge): to party with your parents, If you like Top 40 music and then you’ll like Lulu’s. The wearing hair gel, this is the average age is 45 and up. Last club for you. On Saturday time I was there a man cashed nights the club is packed to his social security cheque to capacity. To get in, go before buy me a drink. Then his wife 10: 30. It’s a good idea to grease came up and hit me with her your body with olive oil; makes cane.
OSAP improved
Simon Rakoff
a guide to local night
easier to get through the
crowd. What
jokes
ethnic jokes in his act he said
attention is wandering, I try to draw attention back to the
immediate situation.’’ Rakoff said that comedy
same
Doon
whether I’m in Newfoundland or B.C.” Although he includes a few
walking through the cafeteria,
What’s hot and what’s By
victims,
at
bad but
to
it is
it’s
not quite that to a
geared more
baby-boomer crowd than young people. Lots of room, though. If you get bored you can always go jogging. The club does have a unique way for patrons to advertise avail-
ability: you carry special color-coded balloons. I don’t know about you, but I feel pretty silly walking around with a balloon. Oh well, my
grandma seems to like it. Best pick-up line; “Need some help with your wheelchair?”
The Matador Tavern (Cambridge): If you got kicked out
life
have no fear; you can always go to its cousin, the Matador. If you’re a woman you will meet a lot of leather-clad men named Mario who have Camaros in the parking lot. If you’re a guy you
of the Coronet,
will
meet
a lot of girls with
feather head-bands
who have
be home at midnight because they’re 15. If you don’t want to get picked up, wear a to
Designated Driver button and an air supply T-shirt. Best Pick-up Line; “Yeah, I know the drummer from Bon Jovi,” or “Wanna buy some I.D.?”
The funding allocated to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) for the 1987-88 academic year has been increased by 17%.
for 1987!
What are the major changes?
•
increased living allowances; smaller contributions from parents;
•
a special grant package for sole-
•
support parents; increased grants for single
•
independent students;
What do the changes mean tome? Ministry of
•
increased funding for the Ontario Special Bursary and Work Study programs;
•
interest relief on provincial loans.
•
increase in average grant
•
assistance; larger grants
mean smaller loans and a reduced debt when you graduate.
Colleges and Universities
Ontario
Where can 1 get
Hon. Gregory Sorbara, Minister Alan K. Adlington, Deputy Minister
more
OB
Contact your financial aid office
on campus.
details?
How do I apply?
OSAP applications for the
1987-88 academic year will be available from the financial aid office of your college or university in early April.
Spoke, Monday, March 23, 1987
6
SME
chapter recognized at Doon campus
By Salvatore Scarpelli
60,000
Twenty-two Conestoga College manufacturing engineering students were sworn in as members of a Conestoga chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Feb. 24, at the Doon campus.
SME
A plaque bearing the “proclamation of manufacturing engineers” was presented to the
SME for the past 47 years, began the meeting by of the
swearing in members Steve Dault, chairperson, Steve Delay, programs-manager, Dave Nicholson, secretary and Sean Richter, treasurer. Julio Mior, vice-chairperson, was not present during the meetto Churchill, there benefits which the offers to its more than
many
By Carl
J.
Doon Campus
its
- -
Final exams in many Conestoga College programs are fast
approaching, an unpleasant for
some
students.
However,
scientific studies during the past 20 years indicate people are capable of learning and retaining a great deal more than they previously
The
rest
is
available but untapped, which the primary reason people give up trying to memorize or study a learning assignment. Caskey said that if a person could get his entire brain in on the act, learning would be much easier and fun at the same time. is
Most classroom teaching
considered possible.
According to a published article by Dr. Owen Caskey, professor of education at Texas Tech University, the average
DSA
except plaque. From
left,
Julio Mior,
Steve Dault, John
and Dave
Pallottini
Photo by Salvatore Scarpelll/Spoke
the joining of two hemispheres
person uses only a small por-
Lackenbauer
SME members Nicholson.
formation.
tion of his brain.
thought
this
Following the swearing in of the exexcutive members, Churchill presented Dault and the college’s student chapter with a plaque to commemorate
According
Imagery
is
assets and professional advancements, which should be a beneficial factor throughout his working career.
ing.
SME
members, and
Dault added despite his stepping down from the chairperson’s position in April, he plans to continue as a senior SME member. He said he feels the organization offers important
of cere-
monies during the meeting. Churchill, an active member
are
junior
ing at the spring.
George
was master
Churchill,
in 60 countries.
one of 230 active SME chapters around the world, said Dault, who will complete his third year in mechanical engineer-
group. The group becomes Chapter 35 of the SME. The SME chapter liaison
representative,
members
Belonging to an organization such as the SME allows members to profit from the constant data output and services related to the manufacturing field, he said. Conestoga College has 22
only uses the left hemisphere of the brain, he stated. But if both hemispheres can be involved in the learning process, retention
easier and faster. that the left hemisphere works with facts, logic and point-by-point thinking, whereas, the right hemisphere works with feelings, imagination, mental imagery
is
He explained
and
intuition.
Caskey tells students to picture themselves in the book by using mental imagery which sparks the powerful subconscious mind, or right side of the brain into action. In
most cases, he
said, peo-
DON'T
Executive
ple are taught to think only in
words and
to
hear words
in
their head, but not to make a picture. However, one learns
and
memorizes
much more
effectively when a picture is made in the mind about the material being dealt with.
He believes that at a young age, most people develop the idea they can’t learn easily. He trains students by having them use success goal imagery so they can overcome the major roadblock in learning, which is
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the fear of difficulty and failure. A person who expects that learning can be easy will learn easily and enjoy it in the
process.
Learning makes both hemispheres of the brain, which are the logical left and the imaginative right, work together for the individual, said Caskey. Additionally, a healthy mind is one that stays active. Similar to any other muscle in the body, learning to use both sides is certainly one of the better ways to develop it.
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one who
didn't
sign up?
Closing Date: March 27
Noon
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Spoke, Monday, March 23, 1987
Computer centre opened officially opened the McNaughton Computer ReCentre
source
at
Conestoga
College’s Doon campus. “It was a great ceremony,” said Peter Forshaw, branch counsellor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), “and so well put together by the students.” Alex Mayman, director of the Electrical Engineering National Research Council, spoke to the audience and local politicians, such as Kitchener mayor
Peter Forshaw
By Cheryl Mooder “The McNaughton Centre is now open.” Those words ended a the final countdown March 7
Dom
Cardillp,
MP
John
Reimer, MPP John Sweeney and upper management representatives from local industry.
and a banner dropped fronri the door and a computer screen to
Room 2A68
new
the
By Cheryl Mooder
Brent started the program through which the IEEE sells
The IBM computer quietly hummed as four students clus-
micro-computer
tered around its screen. With the opening of the McNaughton Centre by the Conestoga College student branch of the
kits
to
the
first-year electrical technology students, which is the main source of income for the organization.
“The
kits
provided by the
bookstore were really
IEEE, room 2A68 has become
crummy,” Hart
Leslie McNaughton the daughter of Gen.
Sykes,
Andrew
G.L. McNaughton, who lives in New Jersey, sent a telegram of congratulations. Gen. McNaughton, after whom the centre is named, “was a distinguished Canadian politician and engineer,” For-
shaw
said.
Gen. McNaughton
is
best remembered as the inventor of the cathode-ray direction finder, which was the direct forerunner of radar. Boon’s centre, located in room 2A68, was provided “in order to help the students achieve a better sense of identity with the program and their
college systems, adding to the four present computers, buying more software and putting in a
year electrical technolostudent and last year’s chairperson, did all the computer installation. “We felt the college provided the basic needs” of a student’s education. Hart said. But all the needs of the students weren’t being met. The centre is “more in tune with the needs of the technology program,” he,
modem system. A modem is the
.
striped third-
gy
Plans for the McNaughton Centre began in 1984. Ron Brent, a graduate of the tele-
communications program,
built.
sparked the dormant student branch of Conestoga’s IEEE, planted the seed for establishing a Mcnaughton Centre and kept the idea rolling. Hart
The students had creative control over the room while the college provided the supplies
college’s regular computer labs, so those rooms were not always available for doing
and manpower.
homework.
Steve Book, a second-year electrical technology student.
Future plans include networking the computers to other
spot
electronic
for
IEEE made
“The IEEE is the world’s largest professional organization, with student branches all over the world,” Tom Hart purpose is to provide experience above and beyond what technology students learn said. Its
in class.
Hart is chairperson of Conestoga College’s student branch of the Institute of Electrical
and Electonic Engineers (IEEE). -
said.
Last
pub
profession,” Forshaw said. It gives them a focal point to work on projects, do homework or just chew the fat and see what other students in different years are doing, the branch counsellor said. The students have total control over the room, Forshaw said. They have the keys to the door, sign passes for after hours, police the room and look after loaning out books from the room^s library. The students learn how to organize themselves and to deal with people, he said. The room currently has four IBM computers, four printers
the red and blue mural on the wall of the centre. Brian Thomson, a
designed
tables in the centre allow students to work on school projects, solving a timetabling problem. Classes other than the technology students use the
hot
technology students.
Doon campus
at
and one computer color screen. In the
fall,
by a computer
Students raised $4,000 for the centre through various means. For example they bought old, surplus equipment, dismantled
and sold it to their colleagues, sold computer kits to the first-year electrical technology students and purchased data books, which they sold to fellow students, Forshaw said. As well, a $12,000 grant from the Canadian section of the IEEE helped to purchase equipment for the McNaughton centre. The total cost of the centre was $15,000. it
device used with the
to deal
phone the computers at the college and run a program stored in the college’s computer on their computers at
home. Furthur
world. Hart said. Jt would allow students to tele-
outside
expansion of the centre “is up to the students of the future,” Hart said.
said.
The McNaughton Centre has a data library, which contains books, manuals and information not available anywhere else in the school and creates a different atmosphere than the labs for students to work in.
The computers, desks and
John Pauhl, Gary Gornik and Tom
Electrical students
of the Year
Boat Race SATURDAY APRIL
present
CLASSES;
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START:
FINISH:
-
8 p.m., Doon Caf
$3 Advance
-
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REGISTRATION: 9:00am to 10:00am Labatt's Van Old Iron BRIDGE
$5 Door
$2.00 per person
Tickets sold in
DSA
CASH BAR & AWARDS PRESENTATION
Activities Office
at
Conestoga College Doon Campus following the race
DSA would
like to
Hart.
Photo by Cheryl Mooder/Spoke
DSA and CXLR-XL-FM
April
the students plan to
add more equipment.
hot spot for electrical students
said. So the a proposal to the college to take over the making and selling of the kits. “We run it like a business,” Hart said. Students design the kits, go out to industries and subcontract the making of parts and organize selling the kits to the students. To establish the McNaughton Centre at Doon, the IEEE members had to make a proposal to the college to obtain a room. Another proposal was made to the regional head office in Toronto outlining reasons why the centre should be
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By Salvatore
23)
MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Rear View mirror
Luis Sanz, a native of Valencia, Spain, who still plays soccer in Kitchener, was a
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5:30 Smurfs vs 6:30
Scarpelli
member
of
a
series about former Conestoga sports stars.
championship
MARCH 24) WOMENS'FLOOR HOCKEY
soccer team in 1979-80. In Sanz’s only season as a sweeper with the Condors, he
Fun Bunch game) 6:30 (rescheduled game)
was
LASA
One of a
Conestoga Condor varsity
(TUESDAY, 4:30
recalls
vs
a
member
of the 1979-80
squad which defeated George
Brown College
CONTACT HOCKEY LEAGUE (game (game
4:30 6:00
played
2 of semi-finals)
(check for scheduled times)
Being champions was
(WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25) MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE 5:30 C.P.A. vs
-
By Salvatore Scarpelli On one of the most
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(OCAA) Tier 2 tournament at Fanshawe College in London Feb. 7. Unfortunately for Eckert and his volleyball team, the dream
ended that day, as the Condors dropped all three sets to St. Lawrence, Loyalist and Algonquin colleges. When ask recently if he was dissapointed with the outcome of the year, Eckert replied:
“Yes.” Discouraged? “Not the slightest,” he said. Although the women’s
in
team
had what Eckert referred to as an “up and down season,” the team’s goal in the beginning of the season tive,
was
to
be competi-
he said.
A women’s volleyball team had made it to OCAA playoffs
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Luis Sanz: Recalling the past
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One
game,
Sanz
said.
rebuilding
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cant days of his coaching career, Mark Eckert, head coach of the Conestoga College
(check for scheduled games)
4:30
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Team
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“I will never forget winning the final game in Kingston.
2 of semi-finals)
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in
but our relationship all year long between the coaches and players was special and made it all worthwhile,” Sanz said in a recent interview. In addition to being on the
Sanz, 28, continues to live in Kitchener with his family and works with Chicopee Manufacturing Ltd. He continues to play soccer for the Leos club in Kitchener, and looks forward to the Conestoga College alumni
(OCAA) championship
ciation
spirit
championship team, Sanz was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and Conestoga’s Athlete of the Week.
Ontario Colleges Athletic Asso-
5:30 (rescheduled
team
a series of coaches’ views in
ing this year, said Eckert. The women’s volleyball pro-
gram
at Conestoga is at an “infancy stage,” and like most teams it will take a few years to produce a top rate competitor, said Eckert. Although this year’s team was loaded with talent and
future hopefuls, Eckert stressed that discipline and the scheduling of practices and games played a key role in the team’s overall performance. Eckert added that a few players quit during the beginning of the season. Eckert, a native of Niagaraon-the-Lake, is in KitchenerWaterloo studing for his master’s degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. With degrees in recreation and Level 1 and 2 theory of coaching, Eckert said he feels he was well qualified for the coaching job. He has had a few years of experience coaching junior boys’ and girls’ high school volleyball teams
near Ottawa. Eckert said he accepted the Conestoga coaching job as a
“last minute opportunity.”
Not knowing if he will be returning next year as coach because of a possible job opportunity in Halifax, Eckert said that if he stays he would like to see a lot more players try out for the team. Eckert said he considers this a priority in order to compensate for mid-season quitters and injuries. The Condors began the season with 12 players and finished with eight.
Starting off in the right direction seems important for Eckert, who hopes to produce a group of new players and blend them in with the remaining veterans. It is his hope that the
women’s varsity volleyball program
here at Conestoga of the women’s team’s lack of experience in OCAA competition, the is
to stay.
Because
chances of Conestoga winning an OCAA title next year are slim.
just as the Roman empire not built in a day, a sports
was
program cannot be
rebuilt
quickly, he said.
Despite faces in
Eckert
is
the difficulties he the upcoming year, optimistic about next
season.
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