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Vote could By Jamie Reaume The shirt slung across a chair at the Feb. 3 meeting of Local 237 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said it all. Emblazoned on the shirt were six cartoon figures picking their under the words “Picket

noses,

Line.”

The union, representing more than 8,900 teachers, librarians and counsellors including 348 at Conestoga College, is holding a vote, Feb. 18, calling for a strike

mandate.

Two members

of the union’s

bargaining committee, Paddy Musson, vice-chairperson and a sociology teacher at Fanshawe College,

make September walkout

president of Seneca

College’s

union and an upgrading teacher, addressed questions and concerns of the 74 people who attended the meeting.

When

the often-verbally hostile meeting ended, the lines of battle had been drawn for the showdown with administration. If a strike mandate is received Feb. 18, the union has vowed not to call a walk out until the fall but members are in a position to strike after giving five days’ notice. “It goes back to the same thing we had a strike about in ’84,” said Bart Wessling, president of Local 237, “and that’s the declining quality of education.”

and Ted Montgomery,

The dispute between the un-

bargaining team and management’s team (who represent ion’s

the provincial council of regents) deals with the number of working hours, out-of-class, that teachers have, sometimes referred to as preparation time. Under terms of the old contract, teachers worked 18 hours of actual classroom time, but with

marking,

preparing

pre-class

and contact with students, the hours averaged more than 44 in a work week. Roughly 20 per cent of the

pay equity among librarians although it is admitted, the union would not walk on something that could be worked out over time. If the group at the meeting was an accurate cross-section of the college, there was more

than some hesitation to striking in order to bring the hours in line with what most teachers have.

“For a

union is still not down to the 18-hour classroom week and the union wants to see equity for all.

In addition, the union is also seeking equal vacation time for teachers and librarians, and

lot

of people,”

said

Montgomery, speaking at the meeting, “it was the first time they had ever had a strike. They don’t want to do it again and to be honest, neither do I. But if a strike is what it’s going to take

management to recognize our demands then we have to go

possible The union, which has been without a contract since Aug. 31, 1987, has advocated a strike similar to the one started Oct. 17, 1984,

all

members

stayed off the job for 17 days until Bette Stephenson, then minister of education, legislated the union back to work. The actual stumbling block between the two negotiating teams, said Montgomery, is one of language, specifically, management’s new phrase in the contract: “where applicable.” It deals directly with the actual

out-of-classroom

workload

mula and could have an

for-

effect

on teachers work-weeks.

The union,

to get

for it.”

when

OPSEU

in the newsletter

THIS TIME, interprets this to See Strike, page 3

SMOKING BAN:

Tibbits tells

why

By Jamie Reaume

“We have a legal responsibility to ensure a healthy environment for everyone here at the college.” With that, Conestoga College president John Tibbits gave the clearest reason why the board of governors unanimously voted in favor of a smoke-free environment to be established June 1, 1988.

The date was picked for the obvious reason, said Tibbits, that the school year will be over for most and would make the transition easier for those coming in September. “What most people don’t know is that there has been a ground swell building over the past year to have the college make a decision either one way or the other, Tibbits said. “And we’re not the first college to do so. About half of the colleges either have a designated area or are smoke-free.” Tibbits compared the survey done at the Guelph campus to an election poll. “The polls are right nine out of 10 times

and that’s what we went with using the Guelph survey. The majority wanted a smoke-free environment.” The college was faced with a business decision when it came down to the vote; a less-than-$75,000 cessation program or a $400, 000-plus cost for building and ventilating designated areas for smokers. “We had to consider trying to justify spending $400,000 and reducing space in an already overcrowded college versus the

smokers’ rights,” Tibbits said. “The government to foot the bill for the most part and we just couldn’t see doing that.” so-called

Wasn’t that a

would have been asked

party!

named the Penguin of the Winter Carnival is the Polar plunge (now into the Doon jumping students brain-damaged but diehard 36 featured plunge), which melted. More were ice the if pond campus’ pond on Feb. 4. Most people wouldn’t go in the

The grandest event

the ban enforceable?

on page

By Annette Antle With a smoking ban on all campuses of Conestoga College looming ahead the question of who will enforce the ban has risen.

Dealing with a deadly

In a recent meeting conducted by college president John Tibbits, he said, “I certainly hope that the non-smokers will point out the ‘No Smoking’ signs” to smokers who violate the

Tibbits establishes

policy.

By Annette Antle

means

of policing the

This has not been a satisfactory at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and the University of Waterloo (UW). The universities “have bona fide Henry police departments within their own community,” Insp. Brick of Waterloo regional police said. Brick further commented that Conestoga College has no way of policing its own community. The present security system is not an authentic police department registered with the Ontario

smoking ban

government. Because the Waterloo regional police do not have the manpower to police all bylaws, security systems such as those and WLU are necessary, Brick said. at “The police departments at both (university) campuses and their investigative work are tied in closely with our depart ment,” Brick added. Without a bylaw passed by the city, efforts to create a smoke free environment at Conestoga could be difficult. A smoking ban can only be enforced where a bylaw imposing it exists.

Conestoga College president Conestoga College AIDS Advisory Committee (CCAAC) to ensure that the college is prepared for all possible AIDS-related situations.

Through workshops and information sessions to be held in the next few months Tibbits hopes to rid the staff and student body of misinformation about the disease. will

com-

prised of representatives from

health vices,

sciences,

academic

administration, continuing education, human resources, two students, and Dr. John Kan, college medical consulstaff,

John Tibbits has appointed a

Membership

AIDS committee

student sersupport

staff,

tant.

All appointments made by Tibbits will be from a list of women and men who are interested in AIDS-related concerns.

The proposed function

CCAAC

education for

of the

mem-

bers who will become resource people for their constituencies; receive and review statistics on AIDS; draft a college and policy procedure; provide educational seminars for staff and students; onrl

Vio

artivp

rnmmunitv-

Conestoga

AIDS related committees and provide training programs for students and employees in

based

responding to victims of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HTV) the cause of AIDS.

The committee will report to and the senior management of the college through the

Tibbits

director

human

The committee,

resources. to be chaired by

Marilyn Fischer, Doon nurse, will meet monthly unless otherwise called.

Requests for further information should be directed to Fischer at Doon campus health services.

Spoke, Monday, February 15, 1988

SPOKE

OPINION

Tony Reinhart Associate Editor: Jamie Reaurne Production Manager: Jamie Reaurne Advertising Manager: Jamie Reaurne Editor:

Entertainment Editor: Andrew Bruce Sports Editor: Jim Ovington Staff: Annette Antle, Trixie Bryans,

Christine Diesbourg, Heather Henry, Maria Hooisma, Lisa Kroitoru, John McCur-

dy.

Spoke

published by the Doom Student Association (DSA) and produced print students of Conestoga College. The views and in this newspaper do not necessarily reflect the views of

—

by the journalism opinions expressed the college or the

DSA.

Spoke is a member of Youthstream. Spoke shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertising beyond the amount paid for the space. Address: c/o Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener Ontario, N2G 4M4. Telephone: (519) 653-5380. For national advertising,

Viewpoint By John McCurdy

Ban the

bill

It’s a casual Sunday afternoon and a stroll through the library is just what the doctor ordered. You move into a roped section and find an old classic, Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence. You tingle with

excitement at the thought of snuggling under the covers and reading a truly great piece of literature. You walk to the counter to check the book out and the librarian turns to you and says, “May I see your driver’s ” licence or some proof that you are 18 years old? Fact or fiction? This could happen if the federal government’s anti-porno-

graphy

C-54, is passed. presently before the House of Commons and controversy grows around its passage. The main problem is how it will infringe on personal freedom. The government’s original crusade against child porography has been badly warped, so now all books, movies and videos and the like would be censored by a committee. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Public have lost, according to the government, the ability to decide what is right or wrong. In effect, the Mulroney government would become a demi-Big Brother with the bill’s passage. College and university students would be affected by the bill as well. In future, people straight out of high school and entering a course in a post-secondary institution would have trouble understanding certain aspects of the English language. They would even lack prior enjoyment and knowledge of contemporary and classic books and movies. Because college students under 18 would be banned from signing out books from the local and school libraries. What about exposing students in Grade 11 and 12 to some of the books and movies in question since they are considered seniors by the education system. Further, let the teachers from each county or regional school board vote on what material should be taught. As for libraries, let the Canadian Library Association decide what books should be restricted from young readers. Ultimately, though, it should be the responsibility of the parents. They should decide what should be read or watched by young people with the aid of responsible governmental

The

bill, Bill

bill is

restrictions

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of skiing drinking.” lot

to Barrie.

any snow, If not.

I’ll

go up

just

sit

around and party.”

“I’ve got to work.

Dave Lemont, third-year business accounting.

”

“Nothing.

”

Purnima Sharma, second-year business management.

Cheryl Denney, second-year computer programming.

our college memories

will steal

little

else.

That was

fine with

one to attend

Reinhart

events.

such things,

If you are willing to take the time to read this column, you probably don’t need to hear what it has to say. If you still want to read on, congratulations. That means you are not as apathetic as most of the people around

this college.

was

in high school, I pictured college not only as a place to learn, but as an exciting place with many things to do and many interesting people to meet. I thought it would have an identity; a sense of community within its boundaries.

few weeks of college were

meet some interesting people and there were things to do. But exciting. I did

somehow the novelty

all

me;

I’ve

never been

the parties or

But

all

the

enough of the people around me take an interest in sports

first

lots

Greenwood, second-year law and security administration.

only about themselves and about

The

and

Ian

smoke in the halls and drink beer in the cafeteria (during pubs) quickly wore off. Where was the identity? The sense of community? Everyone seemed to care

are your plans for the March

accessibility.

Apathy

When

us:

of being able to

usually go along because I know I will have a good time. What I found at Conestoga was that few people cared about anything school-related except their studies. (Some didn’t even care about that.) There doesn’t seem to be any clear reason why there is so much apathy at this college. We have all the necessary ingredients to support a sense of community. We have a small population compared to the University of Waterloo.

have

self-contained caman elected student government. We have varsity sports, pub nights, intramurals and ski trips. We even have a radio station and a newspaper. Most important, each of us puses.

small,

have

at this college has a common purpose: to train for a career. All of these things

would suggest that we are a close-knit community. So why aren’t we? Reminders of our apathy spring up every day. Take as an example the Christmas Can and Toy Drive late last year. It started Nov. 9, and as of Dec. 7, the DSA had received a pitiful total of four canned items and four toys, despite

yet we rarely get any feedback from readers. Other college papers publish numerous letters to the editor each week, but Spoke receives few. A newspaper is successful only if it makes people think about what they read. Spoke should be a reflection of its readers the college population but if the college population doesn’t read and

consistent advertising. Or what about the Spirit Club, which was recently disbanded due to “poor turnouts and the lack of response from the student population,” as was reported in a Jan. 11

respond to Spoke, the paper becomes a reflection only of its writers.

Spoke story? The DSA, which repeatedly

through

its

generate

activities,

tries

school spirit a victim of

student apathy. Varsity sports teams are well aware of apathy. When the hockey team travels

Penn

where hockey is far less popular than it is in Canada, the arena to

State,

capacity with enthusiastic our hockey team plays at home, there are rarely more than 50 is

filled to

fans.

When

spectators.

Even Spoke is a victim. The stories presented in Spoke are, we hope, of some interest to students. We try to represent as

many

facets of college life as

can,

—

Add to the list the sparse voter turnouts at student council elections and the recent cancellation of the nursing students’ Valentine’s dance and we have more than enough evidence to prove that apathy is a problem at this college.

Some of us may not think there is a problem. But our own apathy may catch up with us one day when we least want it to. In a short time we’ll all be up to our necks in real-life responsibilities. In times of distress we will try to console ourselves with thoughts of happier times, and, as we grope for pleasant memories, our college years will only serve as a reminder of the good times we didn’t let ourselves have.

Spoke, Monday, February 15, 1988

Conestoga Briefs Valentines dance

no go

Poor ticket sales have resulted in the cancellation of the Valentine’s dance planned by second-year nursing students at

Doon campus

for Feb. 12. Proceeds from the dance were to have helped meet the costs of the banding ceremony for students in their graduating year. The ceremony is student-organized and held off-campus. Nancy Hacking, program co-ordinator, said past ceremonies were put on by the School of Nursing before it joined the college system, but now no funding is received from the administration. “These used to be big ceremonies way back in nursing, and there’s an awful need to try to hang on to it,” Hacking said. “From the students’ point of view it’s very important.”

BRT

produce police video

The second-year students in the broadcasting-radio and program at Doon campus got the go signal Feb. 3

television

from the Waterloo regional police to produce a videotape to be presented to Grade 8 classes at 150 elementary schools in the region. Const. Greg Jacobs said the department is “losing credibility” because students don’t take the currently-used 1976 film seriously. The students are preparing a rough script according to guidelines established in consultation with Jacobs. The script is to revolve around the concept of how peer pressure can lead to the occurrence of various offences. The video is to be shot on location in the region, beginning in

March.

Strike

Continued from page

say: for every teaching

hour you

are guaranteed credit for prep and evaluation and feedback (in hours). You could get back at least five hours per week. But a supervisor could decide that all of the above would not be required after a certain amount of time, i.e. if a teacher has taught the same course for five

is no longer required have prep time.

years, he to

The union sees this as adding another four hours per week or another 40 students and would make every fifth teacher in the program expendable, facing possible layoffs.

“In short,” said Montgomery,

“they are attempting to gut the workload formula that was worked out in the previous contract.”

Management

offering the

same contract as they did in September when it was voted on and rejected by more than 80 per cent of the union members.

ECE enrolment hike on horizon The early childhood education (ECE) program

Conestoga College’s Doon campus can exat

pect a hike in enrolment, said Donna McKenna, co-ordinator of the program.

Under the Day Nursing Act, John Sweeney, minister of community and social services, has

prepared

new

directives

for

day-care salaries. This will mean a $3,000- to $4,000-a-year increase in day-care workers’ salaries,

McKenna

said.

The average salary for daycare workers in 1987 was $15,000. The increase will mean a considerable difference in the starting rate for those students

graduating from the ECE program. Ninety students enrolled in September 1987. An extra 35 students are expected to enrol Feb. 15 of this year. McKenna said she expects the enrolment to rise drastically once people become more familiar with the new provisions.

Plan a problem, Tibbits says By Annette Antle Conestoga College president Tibbits addressed the issue of the proposed road across the Doon campus during a Jan. 22 meeting with faculty and

John

staff.

The road would cross the campus just west of the Detweil-

ideal right now for us to get caught in a situation where we make (premature) agreements,” he said.

Should the Region and the city carry out present plans, a public thoroughfare would divide Doon

Several faculty members in attendance agreed that the road would leave less room for expansion should the growing populaton in the area demand it.

Tibbits said the college has the ultimate “ace card” as the city does not have the legal right to expropriate college

campus.

land.

er Centre.

“World class” centre Members

visited

the

Ontario Manufacturers Association, college staff and government officials, met Feb. 4 at Doon campus to monitor the progress of the new wood skills centre, to be completed by June 1, 1988. Pat Carter, director of Doon campus, described the building as “world class, state-of-the-art.” Cost of the project is about $6 million and is being funded by the ministry of skills development, the ministry of trade and the Ontario Manufacturers Association. The project was headed by David Putt, director of of

physical plant projects. this

September,

will

The building, to become operational accommodate more students and

contain superior equipment to that currently in use. The centre will also train technicians in a more professional manner and will give workers now in the industry the opportunity to upgrade their

skills.

Placement positions posted Conestoga College’s placement services will be posting summer employment opportunities on bulletin boards at all campuses. Debbie Smith of placement services at Doon campus said recently that opportunities are “coming in fast and furious.” Companies and organizations looking for summer help will be advertising at the school. In addition to the information found on bulletin boards, each campus is equipped with a binder containing additional information about available jobs. Students may go to their local student services office for this information. This is a popular time of year for job opportunities and there are deadlines which are indicated through this service.

Fitness program proposed Duane Shadd, supervisor of health and leisure services at the Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre at Doon campus, is working on a proposal for an employee wellness program to be presented to the college executive committee for consideration at the end of February. Shadd received much of the available information from government sources and from industries, which already have such programs in effect, such as Johnson and Johnson in Guelph. Shadd said he prefers the

term wellness instead of fitness

because the program involves spiritual as well as health-related aspects. Shadd said the program would be easier and less expensive at Conestoga College because the health and athletics departments are combined and the recreation centre would only require minimal upgrading to accommodate such a

program.

“The city and the region would like to build a road across our campus. They think (that) would help us out,” Tibbits said. He added that Waterloo Region thinks that the road would make it easier to get in and out of the campus. “They think there are a lot of benefits in our giving up that piece of land for $1 and then (our) spending half a million dollars putting up new fencing,

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“I didn’t think that was such a good deal,” Tibbits said. He pointed out that the college is in a difficult position. The region has already put the road across the other side of Homer Watson Boulevard.

Tibbits does not feel in comcontrol of the situation because of promises made by the college to the city prior to his presidency. plete

“Four years ago the board of promised they college would give up the land (for the road). This has put me in a very

this

difficult position,” Tibbits said.

In the Dec. 14 issue of Spoke, Tom MacKay, Kitchener’s chief administrative officer is quoted as saying, “The new road will

be necessary after Homer Watson Boulevard is widened to four lanes, because the intersection at the boulevard and Pinnacle Drive is a safety hazard in two ways. The drop to Pinnacle (Drive) from the raised road bed of

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Further, the roads don’t cross at a right angle.”

The city has promised to put in a four-lane, tree-lined boulevard of which the college could be proud, Tibbits said. However, the college wants the region to continue to use Pinnacle Drive. Tibbits said that before anything is resolved with the Region and Kitchener over the proposed road, the college may have a long, hard fight to get

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Carnival action Business students By Jamie Reaume

Was there a conspiracy among the business students to become the greatest participants at this year’s winter carnival? Of the nine scheduled events (the biggest snowman contest was cancelled due to poor packing-snow), seven were

students

from

won by

business

grams.

pro-

command

Winners were placed in everything but the cracker and whistle contest -won by Jeff Kocins and Gary Gibson, both in second-year law and security administration (LASA), and the bingo -where the grand prize was won by Andrea Buckley, a first-year journalism student. In the bingo, however, business did place a secondary winner in Kerry Davidson, a second-year

events

marketing student, so they did

some consolation. Also a

get

winner was Linda Levertor, a second-year nursing student.

The road hockey tournament was won by Everybody’s Business, a collection of

males and

females from business/marketing, defeating, in a close 4-3 match, the second-place LASA Leafs.

The chex table-hockey tournament was decisively won by

Ken

Sullivan, a business student.

second-year

The video tournament honor

game is still in the student lounge -as of press time) was taken by Trevor McLaughlin, a second-year marketing student with a high score of 25,960.

(the

A messy but victorious Dave Greenway, from marketing, defeated 10 other equally messedup students and captured top prize in the ice cream-eating contest.

In the name-the-mascot conMark Lorentz, a third-year marketing student, came up with the ingenius name of “Polar Pete.”

test,

For naming six of the eight baby pictures correctly and then successfully winning a coin toss,

Photo by John McCurdy/Spoke

Kurt Mask, a second-year accounting student, enjoys a quick cannonball into the vast, icy waters of Conestoga College’s Doon campus pond.

(UPPER LEFT)

a mad dash to warmth for this group of students after they enjoyed a refreshing but chilling dip. It’s

(LOWER LEFT)

Daisy Mae Pettle, who masquarades in real as David Rimmer, a second-year marketing, gives the cafeteria crowd just what they want. life

Jerry Davis, a third-year business management student, won the DSA executive baby picture naming contest. Davis won the toss over Kim Ouellette, a third-year marketing student. Davis,

a native of Burford, the hockey showdown. was the shooter.

also

won

The goalie who won but was scored upon by Davis, during a tie-breaker with Dean Honderich, a second-year computer programmer/analyst, was Milan Rabak, a second-year marketing student. The for all

final event struck home who ever wanted to know

what

it’s like to be on the other side in the sex wars.

For Queen of the Carnival, David Rimmer, a second-year marketing student, gave a stunning performance as Daisy Mae Pettle. Rimmer’s on stage alter-ego danced across the cafeteria to George Thorogood’s ‘Bad

you are interested in starting a summer or full time business, the

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of interest to you. A represents tive from the Ontario Ministry of Skills Development will will

Since no one else had the guts dress up in drag, Rimmer took home all the prizes in the to

contest.

explain the various opportunities

The games are over, the pardone and the carnival has been packed away for

available.

ties are

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

ROOM

17,

another year. Will business students overwhelm the rest of the college again? Who can say? Final score this year: business 10, LASA 2, journalism 1, nursing 1.

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Victory has its price but for Dave Greenway, of marketing, it’s only a wash cloth away after winning the ice creameating contest.

Linda Murray, a third-year marketing student, was calling the numbers. Kerry Davidson won one of the bingo games. Spoke regrets the error.

Spoke, Monday, February 15, 1988

ENTERTAINMENT Doon students under hypnosis

Mentalist puts By Andrew Bruce

small group of students were subject to Jones commands and descriptive imagination, much to the amusement of the audience. Through “the power of suggestion,” Jones convinced the group that they were in different situations and, occa-

dents started to think they were the sexiest people alive. Jones had one girl convinced that someone was pinching her behind, and, predictably, a completely innocent student received a good slap across the face. Another student became a

sionally, different people.

stripper might have removed all his clothing had he not been stopped. To get his subjects under hypnosis, Jones had them close their eyes and led them through excercises. several relaxing

their way through a with machetes. They soaked up the sun on a remote,

They cut

jungle

exotic beach. They drank champagne at a large, extravagant party, and they went over a

large waterfall while canoeing. They did this and more without leaving the relative safety of the cafeteria at Doon. The students were hypnotised by

make the students do just about anything he desired. He had the group believing they were washing their hair with the sexiest shampoo ever invented, resulting in outrageous facial expressions as the stuto

mentalist/comedian Casey Jones during the annual dinner at the Doon campus. For more than an hour, the

show

Students under hypnosis are shampoo ever invented.”

seemed Jones had the power

made

to believe they are

washing

see Jones, page 6

their hair with

Nuts and Bolts Pub

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cafe, 8 p.m.

$4 in advance $6 at door I.D. is required at door

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stories refreshing By Andrew Bruce

Thomas Covenant series. The book is a collection of eight short stories that show the same imagination for fantasy

the

and

literary

Student services

a versatile writer.

The stories are quite innovative and refreshing. Some are

pleased to offer this during the coming noon hours. Get there early! Seating is limited.

TOPIC Canada and Youth

Guest Speaker Ministry of Skills

Development

Where,

When

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such as Regals and Ser while others have a

entertaining, of

tale,

distinct

mastery Donaldson

Covenant the in displayed books. And Donaldson has done a remarkable job switching from novel to novella, proving

simply

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hypnosis at Doon’s Dinner Show, Feb. prize of $50,000 in a fishing derby.

the sexiest

point

make,

Mythological Beast, which is pure fantasy, yet a reflection of an aspect of our own, very real

The story centres around a simple librarian who must fight The Hospital, which in a is, in effect, the government society conjured by Donaldson. The story brings to the surface the danger of having blind faith society.

in the medical profession, the prescriptions and the “doctor s orders.” The story Gilden Fire is an “out-take” from the Illearth War, the second book in the series. It was removed during editing. Although see Fantasy, page 6

Covenant

Spoke, Monday, February 15, 1988

Students

come students

By Andrew Bruce

who departed

out to toga pub for the

Quebec Winter Carnival

later

in the evening. When the two buses left about midnight for the 12-hour trip, the crowd at the pub decreased dramatically.

Even though many students did not wear togas, pub-goers at the Animal House Toga Party Feb. 4 were not prevented from having a good time.

a member of the DSA he earned the right to be in the draw when he received

21-inch television set was Enright, a firstyear LASA student. Although

Enright

won by Brad

pub

Feb.

reigned in almost every song. Earlier in the night, the music was so loud conversation was almost impossible, even at a shouting level. But that didn‘t keep dancing enthusists from crowding the dance floor.

But the toga pub seemed to be more of a send off party for the

Laura Anthony

(left),

get festive the

Roman

Jones

Continued from page 5

Kerri Gilbertson

quil

Frank Guth, an electrical technology student, gives a cheer at the Animal House Toga Pub Feb. 4.

situations.

who

studied hypnosis for two years in California, said there is a misconception concerning hypnosis. “The more you learn about hypnosis, the more you realize that there’s really no such thing as hypnosis,” said the 30-year-old. “It’s just pure power of the spoken word. They can’t define hypnosis and they can’t prove someone is in a state of hypnosis. “Theoretically, everyone is susceptible to the power of suggestion.Actually, everyone is influenced by someone at one

Elections:

DSA

To help the

process, Jones played a recording of waves splashing against a shore. Inevitably, a few people cannot be put under, due to distraction or unwillingness, and they return to the audience.

Jones,

president

vice-president

and Denise Herman,

all

first-year

marketing students,

way.

Meanwhile, he described tran-

a ballot for participating in the Crackers and Whistle Contest

staff,

The DJ’s sound system was more than adequate. Distortion

Students came out in full force for the sold-out pub, which capped Winter Carnival Week at the Doon campus. About 30 dared to wear their bed sheets.

B & H

force

in full

point or another.” Jones, a native of Vancouver and resident of Toronto, stresses that people under hypnosis won’t do anything against their moral ethics. “If I told a group to pick up a gun and start shooting people, no one would do it. But if I said the same thing at the Kingston Penitentiary, the results would be a little different.”

Nevertheless, a show can still get out of hand. While doing a show at a Windsor high school,

Jones

convinced a group of students hypnotised on a stage that they were cruising in a boat. Unfortunately, one student decided to go for a swim. He received bruises and scratches when he jumped off the stage onto the hard gymnasium floor. “Another thing I had happen

me,” Jones said, “was when I had a group of people on stage and had them be hungry. I was watching to make sure no one was getting too close to the edge of the stage, when I felt a hand on my leg and someone just bit to

me.

r i

Fantasy Continued from page 5 the story was intended to be a chapter, it stands alone as a

make

for pleas-

ant reading for those the series.

who read

story,

and

will

Although Daughter of Regals and Other Tales is a great read for avid Donaldson readers, the uninitiated

book any writing

not find enjoyable. superb. will

less

Nomination opens:

February 15

Closes:

ft \W March

9, noon hour

s§

Speeches:

o 5

March 16, noon

Voting:

March 22, 23 & 24

Forms available

DSA

administration office beside the lounge 9

Olympics or bust! Dave

Hiller, journalism student, offically receives his trip to the Winter Olympics from Labatt’s representatives Paul Sandford (right) and Ted Land. Hiller will attend five events: Two luge competitions, a hockey game, figure skating and a ski jumping competition.

the

The

Spoke, Monday, February 15, 1988

SPORTS Condors get feathers

home again

ruffled at By John McCurdy Feathers were ruffled

when

the Conestoga Condors lost 7161 to the Fanshawe Falcons in varsity men’s basketball action Feb. 4. “The team has lost three games in a row, because we (the team) lack the killer instinct to win,” said Mike Oughtred,

Editorial

took the lead. Even the Condors’ three-two defence (three players outside and two inside the basket circle) wasn’t enough to save the game. Conestoga’s star was Sean Gardner, who scored 19 points. Oughtred said for the last four games of the regular season all team members will get a chance to play and just have fun.

coach of the Condors. The clubs kept the score close with Fanshawe leading by two baskets at the end of the first half. Most of the action surfaced in the second half. Conestoga took the lead midway through the period, applying pressure on the Fanshawe defence. The press didn’t last long, however, and the Falcons

Money

Olympic gold By Jim Ovington

The Winter Olympics are here again, with one difference. This time they are in Canada and if you haven’t heard about it by now then you must be stuck in another time period. Let’s hope these Olympics are as good as the hype suggests. The pre-games commercialism is really unbelievable with everybody wanting to get a piece of the pie. There have been Olympic glasses, hats, coats, coins and even the outfits that the Olympic torch runners wore are being sold by some. Where will it end? The games were meant to be a showcase for the athletes but, obviously, this has been lost in a blitz by the advertising I think that maybe the advertising should be eliminated. The only problem would be that the Olympics wouldn’t survive because the cost of running the events is so exorbitant. This commercial spree, I hope, will end during the Olympics and we can watch the artistry of Brian Orser on ice, or the daring dashes of Jeff Boyd and Laurie Graham on the ski slopes. Or perhaps we could see a recent rarity on ice and have the Canadian hockey team win a gold medal. I can’t really believe this will happen because between these events we will see commercials from companies who are trying to cash in some gold of their own. We will also see souvenir hunters and hawkers buying and selling Olympic

community.

wares

The games have lost some of their lustre because of the commercialism but still retain some of glamor and showcasing of the athletes’ talents that they are intended to present. At least these aren’t the summer Olympics which are even more commercialized than the winter games. Well, I’ll head back to my easy chair, crack open a brew and try to enjoy the competition and ignore the rest of the hoopla. Here’s to an exciting winter Olympics!

Photo by John McCurdy/Spoke

Condor Trevor Thompson,

(20), fools

Fanshawe players about where

the

ball

is.

College loses challenge By Jim Ovington Conestoga

lost to St. Clair

and

involved; Redeemer, with 67 per cent and Confederation with 44 per cent.

finished 18th out of 26 colleges in the Ontario Colleges Intramural Participaction Challenge

The challenge was started to allow students who usually play

Jan. 20.

pete against students at other

The event involved the pairing of schools and the winner was determined by the college with the highest percentage of students participating. Conestoga had 200 out of a possible 3400 students show up while St. Clair had 436 of their 3200 participate. The top three

colleges.

teams this year were Northern College in Kirkland Lake, with per

cent

its

students

Exciting

level to com-

an intramural

Barb McCauley, athletics officer at Doon campus, said one reason

St.

Clair

was able to beat gymnasium,

Conestoga which is connected to the school, is

its

making it easier for students come out and get involved.

“We were

not overly excited

about the numbers (participat-

hockey 4-2.

Competitive action describes three intramural contact hockey games played Feb. 2 at Conestoga College’s Doon campus.

total

were penalties Nineteen handed out. The infractions ranged from three unsportsmanlike conducts to slashing and high sticking.

and the Hotel men played a hard The game. bump-and-grind Chiefs scalped the Hotelmen 11 - 1

the

In the first

game

the Chiefs

game due to Connection penalties. This led to a disor-

The Hotelmen’s defence

fal-

tered under constant pressure from the Chiefs’ forward rushes. However, the Hotelmen kept hitting and frustrated the Chiefs’ speedy skaters at times. In game two, Everybody’s

ganized Connection defence and EB took full advantage by scoring all four goals in the period.

The Connection made a second

period,

rally

but

the wasn’t enough to win the game. in

satisfied in that

numbers

increased

locale, and some question whether the event should be held at night instead of during

^•“Staffs S

V*°cOO*

the day.

The winning

college receives

banner with the college’s name on it. The college gets to keep the banner for a year and then it goes to the new winner. The winning college also gets a smaller banner as a permanent keepsake of the victory.

Centre

The CAs and the No Stars played the cleanest, in game three, with only one penalty called, and both teams appeared have fun.

The

final score

was

9-5 for the

CAs. It

During the first period, tight end-to-end checking made the game interesting, but Everybody’s Business (EB) controlled

were

from 50 last year to 200 this year, but overall it wasn’t as good,” said McCauley. Next year may bring a change

Business beat the Connection

By John McCurdy

ing).

the

was

tied at

two

at the

end of

the first period with both teams trying to find weaknesses in the other’s defence. In the second, the CAs blew the game open with six straight goals to dampen the No Stars' spirits for a while.

With about seven minutes

left

in the game the No Stars briefly rallied and scored three times, full advantage any further scoring opportun-

but couldn’t take of

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Intramural team of the

Shoot out showdown

week

By John McCurdy

A lot of bumping, checking and scoring happened in two hockey events during Winter Carnival Week at Conestoga College’s Doon campus. In the hockey showdown tournament, 12 people participated, 10 shooters and two goalies. The showdown involved oneon-one confrontations between shooters and goalies. Jerry Davis, a third-year business management student, won

Intramural team of the week for February 10, 1988 The team of the week is Everybody's Business. They were chosen because of their enthusiasm and hard

the shooter’s prize, an authentic hockey sweater from the defunct World Hockey Association.

second-year the goalie competition, and received a Labatt’s carrying bag.

Milan

Rabak,

marketing,

won

In the road hockey tourna-

ment six teams participated. The winner was Everybody’s Business.

The winners received complimentary gifts from the DSA.

work within the intramural

circuit.

teams members

are:

Row

Back

to right) Chris Verwey,

(left

Absent:

Dan

Randell,

(l-r):

Ralph Urbanke, Brent Tinning. Front

Allan Kraske,

Row

Judy Williams

Kim Ouellette, Donna Leadlay, Randy Smart, Shawn Wilson, Cheryl

Adair.