Digital Edition - November 21, 1988 by SPOKENewspaper

Photo card no-shows may lose Despite a notice in Spoke and a reminder in the front foyer outside student services, “nobody paid any attention,’ ’said Bonesteel. Only about “35 to 40” students showed. Students who missed the scheduled times for their classes and the extra week, should make an appointment with the registrar’s office to have their photos taken, he said. Bonesteel admitted that there were problems with the process

for the 1988/89 student identifica-

By Simone Portelance

tion card.

Close to 400 full-time students at Conestoga College’s Doon camus face problems taking books utof the library or using facilities at the Kenneth E. Hunter Recrea-

tion Centre.

difficult

—

verification

Some may

also find

because of security

In September, each student received a temporary card, good until the end of October. Each program had scheduled days and times between Sept. 19 and Oct. 27, for students to get their pictures taken for this year’s cards.

— to write exams. The process was extended by one to Nov. 4, because of the number of people who didn’t ap-

According to college registrar John Bonesteel, 400 is the ap-

week,

proximate number of people who still haven’t had their picture taken

pear.

rights to facilities

because

was “done

a very big

hurry.”

Next year, new students

will get

their cards during orientation

Returning students won’t get another card, but will receive a validation sticker with their first day.

during the first days of the process, Bonesteel said, anyone who feels their card is unsatifactory because of poor developing may make an appointment with him about a re-

placement Pictures were added ly for security reasons.

their tuition receipts.

the student’s cards this year, main-

do not carry college

Those who

identification

For those students who have a problem with their cards, replacements can be purchased at the

cards will find it difficult to be admitted to write exams, borrow books from the learning resources

registrar’s office for $5.

centre and use the college’s recrea-

Because of camera foul-ups

tion facilities.

SPOKE

Conestoga College, Monday, November 21, 1988 K.

New

policy regulates hazardous materials and the “CC information disk,” from the Canadian Centre stances,

By Lizanne Madigan

for Occupational Health in Hamil-

After Jan. 31, 1989, items on

campus ranging from ranging from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to contact cement will be known as

ton,

Pressure check Natalie

Kubusch

measures the blood pressure of Robert her nursing student Lee Ann McKitrick practices

first-year nursing student,

Campbell, while fellow first-year skills on Josephine Villamil.

Marks-change

students challenged the program’s

By Lizanne Madigan Nursing students at Conestoga Colleges’s

Doon campus will now

receive clearer instructions on how to write tests marked by a computer and will pay only $5, not $ 10, to

have

tests rc-inarked

levy lowered

manually.

dean of health sciences, reduced the $ 1 0 levy early this Bill Jeffrey,

month after three first-year nursing

policy Nov. 4. The students objected after one of them received a memorandum from Karen Wilson, program co-

ordinator for first-year nursing, which said that a computer sensor could not read all answers on a

3 approached Wilson the same day and was told

memorandum Nov.

administrato prepare a letter for tion if she wanted to protest the policy.

Sept. 21 test.

The memorandum continued: “Should you wish

cards remarked, and be credited with a higher grade, you would be assessed the $10 remarking levy.” The student who received the

have your

Several students drafted a letter

see PETITION page 5

By Tracy Strassburger The student from Conestoga

do something more drastic.”

Liddell said there

room

in the

wants to take his crusade one step further.

smoking

Rick Liddell, a

first-year student

program, said he decided to plan a smokers’ rally in

in the pre-press

the Waterloo campus cafeteria after meeting with Waterloo cam-

pus principal Grant McGregor. “I’ve been tap-danced by Grant McGregor for three weeks,” Liddell said. “I made up my mind that

King

Street

area.

But when he approached Me Gregor with his petition and the idea to convert the unused room to

smoking area, the principal denied that such a room was avail-

able.

“Basically, he (McGregor), turned

me down

fiat cold.

j j i.„ ok/w thf* denied even knowing about the room, which is ridiculous,” said •

North main building ventilated to the outside which is not being used and would be an ideal location for a designated

College’s Waterloo campus who started a petition to introduce a designated smoking area there

^ W?

....

got sidestepped again, I’d have

But McGregor said he told Liddell he knew the room was empty, but that it could not be converted into a smoking area because, “I can’t spend a nickel in a year when we have a tight budget. “I told the president (John Tib-

would not be spending any money,” said McGregor. Liddell said a smoker’s rally is supthe next step, but he needs the and port of the other campuses, each at committee a up set hopes to

bits) that I

campus

storage area’ ’ in storage buildings

near the Daniel B. Detweiler Centre and are inspected regularly

by the

ministry.

Since a recent

Quebec

to organize the rally.

PCB

incident in

which PCBs burned

package on hazardous products to faculty and staff. Rostance said that about 800 to 1,000 people “college-wide” will be put through the training program in the next few months, with about 200 of them receiving a

a warehouse and caused the evacuation of nearby homes, said Rostance, the 4,000 litres stored on

higher level of training. “train the trainers session” will be held Nov. 28 with a representative from the Ministry of

each

Doon campus have been inspected at least four times by

the

government inspectors. They are also inspected for leakage with

PCBs are enclosed in a locked, concrete and steel buildbum ing. He said PCBs wiU only under “extreme temperatures

compiling a

He said

master list of hazardous materials on each campus. WHMIS requires such a list be available to emergency personnel such as firefighters. Each department on each campus sent Rostance a list of materials which could be considered hazard-

ous

right

down

change.

said, the

Labor.

Rostance also

shift

For further security, Rostance

there are “three protec-

measures in place” to ensure are that no leakage occurs: PCBs confined to the equipment that

tive

they are in (a transformer is standa ing in a steel tray which is such every size that it would contain

drop that could possibly leak); the

to contact ce-

ment. These materials can be cross-checked by him against the Hazardous Ingredients Disclosure subList, which contains 1,736

concrete steel tray is standing in a

compound that has concrete walls and would contain all liquid if

see POLICY page 3

rally

“Pvp.rvhodv’s iust going to walk ‘Everybody’s just ‘

into the school

and

light

up a

cigarette.

Liddell.

•

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are stored at the Doon campus, but Rostance said they are “in an approved government

how to present a training

Fuminq Waterloo student plans— smokers’ if I

87,000

than others.

Information System (WHMIS), currently being implemented by Malcolm Rostance, safety officer for Conestoga College. He wiu meet Nov. 23 with the deans of the college and with Pat Carter, vice-president academic,

Photo by Lizanne Madigan/Spoke

lists

none causes him more concern

‘hazardous materials’ ’ and will be carefully regulated and monitored. That’s the result of the Workplace Hazardous Materials ‘

to decide

which

the hazardous materials Rostance now knows about, he says

“I plan to

call the radio stations

and make a real big deal out of it, because that’s what needs to happen,” he said. “They (the administration) are going to have to take their heads out of the sand. Liddell said that while he approached the Waterloo Student Association

(WSA)

for support,

has remained neutral

on the

issue.

‘ ‘They want to lxep out of it, and that really perturbs me because

they’re here to support students in their

needs,” he said.

Rick Liddell

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21

988

OPINION A

Spoke Editor: Tracy Strassburger Associate Editor: Mike Robinson Production Editor: Richard E. McLean

Advertising Manager: Linda

Bowyer

Entertainment Editor: Simone Portelance Sports Cale M. Cowan James Morton Staff: Bridget Bryans, Anna Lee Etmanskie, Leona :

Fleischmann, Lisu

Hill,

Lizanne Madigan

Contributors: Julie Lawrence, Scott McNichol Spoke is produced and published by the print-journalism students at Conestoga The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the college. Spoke shall not be liable for damages arising out advertising beyond the amount paid for the space. Spoke operates from September-April through a grant from the Doon Student AsCollege.

sociation.

Address: Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, Ontario,

N2G 4M4. Telephone: (519) 653-5380

Roommates By Leona Fleischmann living away from home mean? means expenses, laundry, cleaning, cooking, excessive partying, more homework, more freedom, more stress and less time to do your own thing.

What does

FM2

H-ouo

IS-

SoVooL?"

IT TO TtiE

can also mean roommates.

My three roommates make college life more enjoyable, more bearable and

times more hectic, even as

develop friendships to last a lifetime. It seems inconceivable that four people from four different areas of the province can bond so closely in such a short time, especially with the amount of trust needed to sustain a healthy, friendly atmosphere within the living

You

space.

We don’t just share a house. respect

The

trust,

Tell Us:

How do you

caring and

So we’re more than friends. There are times when we could possibly be mistaken for sisters. That exemplifies the type of bond we have formed.

We are there in the good times and the bad times. success

everyone’s triumph and one’s turmoil everyone’s heartache.

But

that’s

feel

about violence

hockey?

as strong as a family.

what we

are there for

- to make the

times less tough and the high times

will always be

One’s

“Most it’s i

people’s opinion

‘

‘They should stop it. If you can’ play civilized, don’t play at all.”

is that

actually a necessary part of the

game. That’s why most people

tough

Susan Schropp

show up.”

Graphic Design 1st year

Lee McOuatt Accounting 1st year

There your words at any exciting.

someone’s ear to bend to all anyone can ask for. The four of us do our own thing, but we also function

— aafe:

pig; lyLiik.

...

.^&jM

given time and that’s well together.

Pubs, movies and housework are only a few of the things

in.

“There’s always going

But the feelings and emotions are always being

some violence

College

life

keep with us

brings us

all

kinds of experiences that we’ll

age.

Fortunately for me,

I’ll

look back on

my roommate ex-

Competition is an integral part of our education system. While a little egging-on by teachers and parents is beneficial to students,

Competition is a necessary evil because it provides a framework within which we can challenge ourselves and strive to do our best in all of our endeavors.

But competition can be extremely harmful

when the

it is

wrong

taken too seriously, or applied to situation.

“It adds interest. it,

too

much emphasis can be placed on making Our system is a boon to the self-

the grade.

much

‘

mom inacknow-

’

ledge.

And

the refusal of educators to accept

a student’s ability, merely because that

watching

good

it’s

little

—

kids watch-

ing.”

Colleen McEachern Nursing 1 st year

stress on competition nesses. What our educators must do is aid each student to develop strengths, rather than dwell on weaknesses.

tem

one of the greatest dangers

to our

society.

A students who does poorly in mathematics to

Often, ‘average’ students are far

dividual, with individual strengths and weak-

“average” students. These “average” students are not usually

telligent than their teachers care to

don’t think

ard curriculum within our educational sys-

class

tion.

ability is not directly applicable to the stand-

esteem of high achievers, but creates a chasm of poor self-image for the majority of

under-achievers, but individuals whose learning styles are different from those who thrive in the current classroom lecture situa-

but

especially for the

Computer programming 2nd year

Education system puts too Strassburger

Derek Winkler

perience and smile in appreciation.

By Tracy

hockey. In the case where that guy was charged with assault-I think that(laying charges) should happen more.”

shared.

most

likely not lacking in intel-

ligence. Rather, that student

may

be unable

match

his or her learning style to the

teacher’s

way of teaching, or the student’s may lie in the languages or in the

strengths arts.

Reading, writing and arithmetic must remain high on educators’ priority lists, simply because no one can function in our society without this basic knowledge. But teachers and administrators must also understand that every student is an in-

Most teachers, at one time or another, cannot help but feel the need to single out an impressive student. good student is an ego boost for any teacher, and there is nothing

wrong with giving credit where credit is due^ Educators must be aware that by singling out students who already have the advantage of thriving in the system, they may be severely limiting the potential

of students whose

talents are not easily recognized

tem, because these students are that they cannot compete.

by the

made

sys-

to feel

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21

Material safety data sheets all hazardous material entering the workplace. The sheets include information about product content, safety hazards, proper handling and instructions on how to deal with any emergencies concerning the

sification criteria

must accompany

Consistent with the worker’s “right to know,” the

Workplace

Hazardous

Materials Information System

(WHMIS) is the result of federal Bill 181

and provincial

Bill 79,

which are designed to ensure that workers have access to complete information about hazardous materials within their workplace. Legally, employers must now provide training and education for anyone likely to handle or be exposed to hazardous materials in a place of work.

POLICY

places the responsibility of broadening the workers’ understanding of hazardous materials upon the

docs

this

continued from page

necessary; and and all of this is enclosed within a concrete and steel building.

Rostance said there are 350 inspectors in the province who can conduct spot checks of the campuses at any time. Rostancc’s master lists will be updated regularly as new products come onto the campuses. By law.

legally requir-

’

and Universities. The steering committee for the

work

and detailed instrucand specialized training for those employees who ‘‘handle, are exposed to, or arc likely to handle or be exposed

The Doon Student Association (DSA) purchased on behalf of the student body a Norway Maple tree

Remembrance Day

for the occasion.

cafeteria,

to” hazardous materials.

workman, planted

now

provide the

receiving department with a completed material safety data sheet for anything delivered.

Part of Rostance’s training program will involve educating all handlers of hazardous substances in the reading and understanding of data sheets, as well as the usage strict

be the direction of education,

dents, a closer integration with in-

dustry to prepare workers specifically for the work place, and the increasing numbers of mature students returning to school for retraining.

provincially-funded study, held its first meeting on Oct. 25, 1988. “People from all walks of life

Pascal said community organizations, politicians, industry and educational institutions are interested in being heard by the study

have been phoning the ministry, wanting to ensure that they have

teams.

input into the direction of educa-

The review was developed by the council of regents at the request of Lynn McLeod, minister of colleges and universities. Interim policy and discussion papers are expected to be published in the spring and a “framework document,” outlining recomendations, should be ready for McLeod by the

tion for the next 12 years,”

Moncrief said. Dr. Charles Pascal, chairman of the province’s council of regents, said there will be five study teams

cover different policy areas. The team will meet the week of Nov.14-18 in Toronto. Among the areas to be studied to

first

end of 1989, Pascal

site;

WHMIS

must be

students.

For the past four to five years, the has planted a tree for

DSA

Peter Higgins, a college grounds the tree just

where

labelling system

under

said.

Cheryl Wilson,

which

outlined

He said problems

industry has been having fulfilling all

WHMIS re-

quirements in the time allotted by the Ministry of Labor. The initial deadline was extended to Jan. 31,

In a story in the Nov. 14 issue of Spoke, entitled, Internal

Skills

Board Members May Get Voting Rights, the name of a for the internal board of governors elections was confused with another on first

running for die administrative

No one named David Simpson ran for any position. Spoke regrets the error.

position.

reference.

David Sanders, of the Ontario'

again.

vision

Conestoga

commerce courses such as accounting, data processing, and

This act enabled the establishment of and operation of the

By Mike Robinson Has Conestoga College lived up committment to the com-

to its

munity through the years?

As Doon campus main

building celebrated its 20th anniversary on Nov. 7, the entire college looks forward once more with its Vision 2000 program. But what vision

brought Conestoga to 1988? Since its inception in 1967, the college has expanded from its small quarters in a Preston high school, to facilities serving a 9,505 square kilometre area including Perth, Wellington, Huron, and Waterloo counties.

The present

reached

colleges of applied

and technology (CAATs) system at Conestoga and across Ontario, resulted from the Colleges aid Universities Act, introduced in 1965 by Bill Davis, the then- On-

arts

colleges. provide a

ses;

It was intended to new level and type of

education, yet maintain the traditions and accomplishments of the province.

The

responsibilities of the were as follows: to provide courses of types and level beyond, or not suited to, the secondary school setting; to meet the needs of graduates from any secondary school program, apart from those wishing to attend university; and to meet the educational needs of adults and out- ofschool youth, whether or not they were secondary school graduates. Suggested courses in in the

CAATs

CAAT outline included: engineer-

provide post-secondary education to the people residing in the counties of Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington, classed by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as area 14. In the 1987-1988 school year, the Conestoga campuses had an enrol-

ment of 3,809 full-time students and 4 1 ,833 part-time students. The college continues to provide many of the courses suggested by the outine, but its programs in general and applied arts, business,

CAAT

health sciences, technology, and

ing technician and technologist programs below university level; trade skills or apprenticeship

apprenticeship-sponsored programs as well as studies which meet community needs.

programs; service industry cour-

of education.

computer programming; and other courses to meet local needs. The college, founded during the first board of governors meeting in February, 1967, intended to

Dreamin

D$A

"Rappers from Hell" Mike Kelly, BRT, 1st year Steve Mann, Electronics /engineering technology, 1st year Paul Towson, Construction engineering technology, 1st year

Sammut, Manufacturing

technician in

woodworking products,

Muscle Contest winners

Jamaica Trip Winner

Kim Brown, LASA, 2nd year Mike VanSlown, Construction engineering technology, 1st year

Third prize

Attila

Simon

Simpson, manager, Ontario Skills Development Office, was

nominee

1989, from Oct. 31, 1988, and it will probably have to be extended

Development Office

Cambridge, was running for the support staff position. Bob

1st year

activities

in effect

Rap Contest winners

Neil

Second prize

DSA

co-ordinator, and Rhonda Machan, DSA treasurer, were also on hand during the dedication.

Pub Winners

Prizes

Pat Brown, BRT, 2nd year Steve Ireland, Marketing, 2nd year Pat Ronnelly Mary Kobetich, Management, 3rd year Heather Smith, Marketing, 2nd year Tim Wideman, Management, 2nd year Randy Viragilt, Marketing, 2nd year Kim Tourigny, Accounting, 2nd year Jennifer Kruger, Social Services, 2nd year

outside the can be viewed

by the students.

before 1 1 a.m. and following two minutes of silence, Byron Shantz, DSA president, gave the dedica-

WHMIS.

California

First prize

Jan. 31, 1989.

tario minister

Canada Cooler

was attended by about

the cafeteria

accessibility for special needs stu-

‘

Once Shantz tossed the first shovel of top soil on the tree, the attending students were given the same opportunity.

outside

data sheets of controlled

College looks ahead Early The early response to Vision 2000, a review of higher education in Ontario, has been ‘incredible,’ said Helena Moncrief, spokesperson for the Ministry of Colleges

1 1

Correction

suppliers must

will

on Nov.

of and understanding of a

By Bridget Bryans

tree dedication

products by employees at each

Act,

the use of standard clas-

freedom.

The annual Remembrance Day

Initiated by the Ministry of Labor, and falling under the Occupational Health and Safety

shoulders of suppliers and employers.

988

tion speech in appreciation of

By Leona Fleischmann

tions

WHMIS

ing:

which invol-

ves uniform labelling on the controlled products or their containers; easy accessibility of

product.

War dead remembered

Hazards revealed through act By Lizanne Madigan

Lisa Dongracz, Nursing, 1st year

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21, 1988

Awards presented About 100 journalism students, recent graduates, members of the program advisory committee and working journalists attended the annual journalism-print program awards dinner and dance Nov. 10

Club

at the Transylvania Kitchener.

The awards, presented by

in-

vidual donors, newspapers and media organizations, recognize academic and journalistic achievement of the students in the 80-

week program

Doon campus

Conestoga College.

student,

won awards

four

categories, with a total value of

$825.

Strassburger also

won an

honorable mention in the journalist of the year category, as did Antony Saxon, currently on a work term at

Stead, a module 6 student, received $50 and an honorable mention in that category.

the

Guelph Mercury.

David

Hiller,

now

a reporter with

the Listowel Banner, received an honorable mention in the same

category.

Lizanne Madigan, a module 8

won the Stratford Beacon Herald award for the best

mes, a Conestoga journalism graduate and a Guild member now

working for the Metroland newspaper chain, were guest speakers.

student,

won the $150 Hattie Musclow Memorial Award, Strassburger also

Tony Reinhart, now a reporter for Guelph Royal Tribune, won $250 journalist of the year award provided by the KitchenerWaterloo Record. Submissions for the award consisted of a portfolio of stories, pictures and page layouts. Reinhart also won the $50 Fairway Group award for best news photo, and honorable mention in the feature writing

provided by the Cambridge

the

Reporter, given to the student judged the best writer in the

the

program. Hattie Musclow died several years ago of Lou Gehrig’s disease, after spending 25 years of her 30- year career at the Reporter

as a wire editor, a position rarely held by women in earlier years. J.

best feature story

Hayes award for was also won by

category.

Strassburger, for an article about a

Jamie Reaume, a reporter for the Pembroke Advertiser-News, won the $50 Fairway Group award for

in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record. The

model which appeared award

The Gerald Huntley Memorial Award, offered through the Southern Ontario Newspaper

journalism dinner and dance

Guild, went to Strassburger for the best scholastic record. Hilary

The Edward module 8

Tracy Strassburger, a

named

after

Edward

the best feature photo.

Hayes, former executive editor at the Record, and was presented by

Hayes

He also cap-

tured the $100 Guelph Mercury award for the best news story.

at the dinner.

arts/entertainment story.

Dianne Rabatich of Kitchener,

now a freelancer for Kitchener Downtown Alive magazine, won award for the stu-

the $ 100 Faculty

dent who contributed the most to the journalism program in the

1987-88 year. Nellie Blake, a reporter with the

Kincardine News, and Angelo Mirabelli, of Cambridge, won the $50 Allied Media Services Award for the best comprehensive jour-

Holmes outlined changes the Guild has brought to some Metroland papers, and Murdoch warned about the tendency of newspapers to become shallow in their reporting and oversimplify issues in attempts to emulate the financially-successful Toronto Sun.

Murdoch was introduced by journalism teacher Bob Trotter, whose rambling and salty speech left guests at the head table wincing, and thanked by journalism teacher Dick

nalism project.

Scott.

Conestoga President John Tib-

Peter Murdoch, an organizer with the Southern Ontario Newspaper Guild, and Mark Hol-

bits also

addressed the gathering

briefly, bringing greetings

half of the college.

Tech students receive awards By

Julie

Lawrence

Patricia Van Esch, Le Vu Binh and Walter Conlin, graduates of technician electrical the machinery and apparatus program at Doon campus of Conestoga College, were awarded outstanding achievement awards Nov. 1 1 at the

Daniel B. Detweiler Centre.

Van Esch, now employed with Allen-Bradley Canada Ltd. in Cambridge, received a $700 award from Herb Walton, president of Ontario Hydro. The award goes to the top woman in the program,

who achieved outstanding academic achievement and performed well among her peers. Conlin,

now employed

Sommers Motor

with

Tavistock and Bing, employed by Omark Lazer Technicans, both received a $400 in

award from Kay and

Wes Som-

mers.

Two years ago, the Sommers celebrated their 50th wedding anbursary was donated niversary.

Conestoga College,

in their

honor, to students in the electrical technician program.

Hans Zawada, chairman of the Detweiler Centre, said, “It’s people like Mr. and Mrs. Sommers and Herb Walton that make it all worthwhile for the students to

come here.”

Refund offered By Leona Fleischmann The Doon Student Association (DS A) was prepared to refund bus pass money in the event that the Kitchener Transit strike had continued, said Cheryl Wilson,

DSA

activities co-ordinator.

Kitchener Transit and the college

made arrangements to refund November bus passes for $36, became unnecessary as was short-lived. it

the

but

the strike

Kitchener Transit is still prepared to

buy back the November student

pass at $34

if it is

brought to the

downtown terminal office before Nov. 20. But students would no longer have the pass for the dura-

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Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21,1 988

By Linda Bowyer Wearing hiking boots, warm

of protest which they sent to Pat Carter, the college’s academic

being registered by the computer.

vice-president, as well as to Jeffrey

first

and

jackets and armed with binoculars, 11 students

and

continued fro mpa gei

petition

Students flock to watch birds

Spoke.

In less than

their instructor

two days they also

collected on a petition the signa-

gathered Nov.23, at 1425 Bishop St., Cambridge, in anticipation of the day’s bird watching field ex-

tures of 108 nursing students.

Rick Dowson, manager of marketing/interpretive services at Taquanyah Nature Centre, teaches the bird watching course, a part-

dures regarding computer cards when he received his letter.

interest beginning bird watchers and described how to make a bird

Bird

and the environment. During the 3 1/2-hour hike, the group saw chickadees, blue jays, kinglets, a hawk, and a northern plants

Dowson

also

showed

watchers enjoy spending

their time

the spot where a pileated woodpecker had been searching for

they not only look for birds but get a variety of information about

shrike.

the

group where a sap sucker had been feasting on a tree, and pointed out

lunch.

Sandy Vano said spring is a more prosperous time for bird watching, but he is not an avid watcher. For him bird watching i s “ sort of an excuse for getting out. “There’s not an awful lot to do in this season,” he said. Three other students in the group, ,

Speakeasy computer was the toy week from Nov. 7-11 in the

of the

main cafeteria at the Doon campus as a preliminary to Alcohol Awareness Week Nov. 14-18. The computer assumed the identity of Zack the interactive bar-

who led the participant through a series of alcohol- related

tender,

questions.

The computer was booked in May by Cheryl Wilson, Doon Student Association (DSA) activities Aware-

birds.

and the possible client, which was designed by The Clinical Research Institute of Montreal. Zack provides questions and students provide answers, each time

Forum By

Julie

monitoring the number of drinks a student has ordered over the course of several hours. After each student has finished the game, he or she is given a prin-

forum in which college teachers can review general education courses will be held in the

Marjorie Carroll

Room

in the

health sciences complex at the Doon campus of Conestoga College on Dec. 2 at 1:30 p.m.

important to remember. “We don’t expect an immediate reaction to it (Zack’s interpretation). It’s just designed to give you something to think about,” said

Operational reviews of all college activities are required by the Ministry of Colleges and Univer-

one, two and three-year programs students spend at least one-third of time in general education their

courses. The remaining time is spent in specialized courses Each division of the college must submit a 20-minute verbal presen.

how

The $10 fee and cost having staff examine the cards and contact

focussing on pressing harder when marking cards and reinforcing the correct methods of using the cards before each test, and lower the re-

during orientation.

offset the time

students.

He said college officials assumed

marking fee

students have had ‘experience and

Jeffrey said students

plained need not fear repercussions as he has a “great deal of

program.

respect for them.” Such students

“The most

frequent error is not pressing hard enough,” said Jeffrey,

and

that results in

no answer

make good

they believe in.”

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the courses.

matics, computer literacy, litera-

Courses most commonly referred

(paid locally)

$19

$12

to as general education courses

communications, mathe-

social services and humanities. These course are

-tion courses -- or specified selected as part of the program s

in the

generally provided for the students

form of electives. Students interested in expressing their opinion will be consulted at a

later date.

candidates for nursing

because they “stand up for what

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Only two cards from that test had sensory problems.

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watching

Gail Hill, Marilyn Pfaff and Betty Coney, cited some aspects which contribute to the popularity of

Self-awareness stressed

co-ordinator, for Alcohol

said the fee for handling in-

correctly fillcd-in cards Photo by Linda Bowyer/Spoke

when

About 25 students attended a forum immediately after the Nov. 9 test.

the program’s policy and proce-

lead the group because

spoke for the nursing students as a

Jeffrey began a re-evaluation of

Cambridge campus. At the brief meeting, Dowson explained about topographical maps, discussed some books that would

Dowson

On Nov.

wrote their third procedure.

time continuing education class, at the college’s

printout for the

of first-year students showed problems with the cards of 30 out of 184 students. test

(The students requested their names not be used, saying they feared repercussions and didn’t want to be singled out because they group.)

bath that will not freeze in the winter. The class then divided into smaller groups and drove to Chesney Conservation Area. Gail Hill, says she enjoys having

The computer

self instructed

pedition.

for

more information please contact:

Cheryl Wilson

DSA Activities

Office

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21

988

ENTERTAINMENT was

By Simone Portelance

Bingeman

nia Dreamin’ pub at Park lodge on Nov 10. The California Dreamin’ Road Show, a combined effort between Party Pizzazz party service and Amp - Video and Sound disc jockey service, brought a little bit of

The show consisted of a

six-by-

nine-foot video screen showing beach scenes from sunny California; patio latems hanging overhead; beach balls and pink flamin-

gos decorating the walls and a disc

jockey overlooking the crowd from a life guard’s station. Also featured were the California Dreamin’ Road Show Dancers, Jasia and Blue, who gave the audience something to admire while dancing to such tunes as U2’s Sanctuary. With a mixture of beach classics Photo by Simone Portelance/Spoke

LASA student shows

his physique.

Association

and

end.

Doon Student

(DSA)

activities co-

me Rhonda

and Little like Surfer Girl, and bar music like, Salt’n Peppa’s Push It and J. J. Fad’s Super Sonic, the dance floor

third to Attila

Simon.

But no matter how hard the crowd tried, DSA president Byron

ordinator, said the pub was held off

Shantz could not be persuaded to

campus because “we’ve had a lot of pubs together. For variety’s sake, we’re holding it off cam-

participate

pus.” Other factors were the difficulty of creating the right atmosphere for the show in our oddly-shaped cafeteria with the decorations availablee and the face that smok-

California to Kitchener.

Help

full until the

Cheryl Wilson,

Conestoga College students were brought back to the sounds and scenes of summer with the Califor-

Kim Brown, 2nd-year

pub

brings sunny scenes to

Roadshow

is banned on campus. Although patrons were able to smoke, only about 10 per cent of those attending were actually smoking.

ing

The night didn’t look too promising when only 170 tickets were sold in advance, but the 70 tickets sold at the door gave the pub a reasonable attendance rate, compared to prior records for this year. Added attractions included the muscle contest, with Kim Brown, a second-year law and security administration student, winning a Canada Cooler muscle shirt for first place. Second place went to Mike VanSloun, first-year construction engineering technology;

and show off his physi-

que. Participants in the rap contest

were the Never Say No nurses, the Hormones and the winners. The Rappers from Hell. Roommates

Mike Kelly, first-year BRT; Steve Mann, first-year electronics engineering technolgy; Paul Townson, first-year construction engineering technology; and Neil Sammut, first-year manufacturing

technician in wood products, rapped about a boyfriend meeting his date’s parents while picking her up. Lisa Pongracz, first- year nursing, was the winner of the free trip to

Jamaica, courtesy of Adanac Travel and the DSA. Other prizes included more Canada Cooler muscle shirts, sunglasses and key tags.

Outside,

brown and

all

the leaves were was grey , but

the sky

inside, they were California Dreamin’ on a winter’s night.

puts on a party By Simone Portelance The California Dreamin’ Road Show, which entertained students at the California Dreamin’ pub Nov. 10 at Bingeman Park, is a combined effort between Tony Goodrow, owner of Party Pizzazz, a party service and Amp-Video and Sound, a disc jockey service. Goodrow, who has been in business for about 18 months,, described his Mississauga-based business as being “a party promotional

and presentation decoration

services

company.”

His decoration service for this particular party consisted of pink flamingos, beach balls, patio lanterns, a video screen showing scenes from sunny California and two dancers, Jasia and Blue, who

danced on stage along with the crowd. All audio equipment and lighting belonged to disc jockies Mark Burel and Joe Doplaga, owners of

Toronto-based Amp-Video and Sound. Burel and Doplaga have been together for 10 years and have worked with Goodrow since he started Party Pizzazz. “We believe in making things a little

different than the ordinary,”

said

Goodrow. Other shows

his

company

offers include The Living Dead Fright Night and The

Roman Empire Toga Party.

Prices

depend on the show and the size of that show. While they do play at residential events,

Goodrow main-

tains that corporate social func-

main customers. This particular road show, which

tions are their

Canines compete By Anna Lee Etmanskie Hairballs were everywhere. Mops and pails lined the aisles. And various yelps, yaps and barks filled the air at the KitchenerWaterloo Kennel Club’s annual dog show held at the Kenneth E Hunter Recreation Centre, Nov. 12 and 13. For the first time, the kennel club combined its 50th and 51st all breed championship dog shows with its 43rd and 44th all breed licenced obedience trials. The show also celebrated the Canadian Kennel Club’s centennial anniversary with the Best Dog in Show award. For the past nine years, the recreation centre has been under contract with the K-W Kennel Club to have the dog show held on the premises. The club donated $20,000 for the building which houses the Kenneth E. Hunter

Recreation Centre, under the condition that the club receive a 10year contract to hold the dog show in the arena and the gym.

Show secretary Toni Davies said, “The location is perfect. (It’s) by the 401, for people coming from out of town.” Amid a barking marathon between a group of Pomeranians and a Great Dane, Suzanne Sosne, of Caro, Mich., said the K-W Kennel Club dog show was “one of the best-run shows in the country.” Profits from the shows go towards three annual bursaries awarded to students at the Ontario right

Veterinary College in Guelph. breeder of champion basset hounds, smooth fox terriers and

rottweilers,

Sosne explained

that

judges look for different qualities in different breeds. Bull terriers must have their whiskers trimmed for shows as they are judged for sleekness, while the Novia Scotia

has played at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Pat and Mario’s in Hidden Valley and for numerous other corporate clients, takes about eight hours to set up. Burel, who said he likes playing to college audiences better than other groups, described Conestoga pub patrons as being “a wild

Waterloo ONTARIO

bunch.”

Doplaga agreed, and both said want them to come back again, they should tell the that if students

ATTENTION UW, WLU AND CONESTOGA COLLEGE

STUDENTS

Doon Student Association now because Party Pizzazz is moving out of the post-secondary market. Goodrow admitted, “It’s a good party,” but explained that school budgets aren’t as high anymore

and the student associations can’t afford their prices.

at centre retriever is

The

Centre, 100 Regina Street South, Waterloo, at 7:30 p.m. to address two recently released Planning Department discussion papers on affordable housing and off-campus student housing in the City of Waterloo.

judged for alertness

a hunting class dog.

was divided into two The majority of shows

centre

sections.

You are invited to a public meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 30, 1988, in the Council Chambers, Third Floor of the Waterloo City

The Affordable Housing Discussion paper presents options to ensure ly of affordable housing in

and

increase the supp-

new subdivision and

were run in three rings set up in the gymnasium. Rings four and five were situated in the arena, where

developments. The Student Housing Discussion Paper presents possible policy options for the location of off- campus student housing in the

larger, hairier breeds, like Siberian

City of Waterloo.

huskies and Shetland sheepdogs

were kent.

Copies of these discussion papers and additional

The show photographer made himself available for those dog show owners who wanted ture the winning

to cap-

moment

in an

eight-by- 10 glossy.

information relating to the above can be obtained by contacting the City of Waterloo Planning Department, Second Floor, Waterloo City Centre, 100 Regina Street South or by telephone 747-8757.

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Brian Trushinski

Policy Planner City of Waterloo

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21, 1988

SPORTS 4 nconsistency plagues Conestoga was a

By James Morton

little flat

early going and trailed

The Conestoga men’s basketball team showed flashes of brilliance the week of Nov. 7 despite losing four games.

Coach Eugene Todd

said that

poor conditioning and “lack of composure” by his Condors in

games made the difference. The conditioning factor was especially evident, Todd said, in close

the 84-53 loss to the

Fanshawe FalThe Condors played a strong first half, and were only down by eight at halftime. In cons on Nov.

the second half they simply ran out

of steam.

But Todd didn’t blame his players entirely.

“They have practise a

maximum

times a week.”

He added that “Fanshawe plays well as a team and has a deep bench, which makes them tough to beat” Greg Benson played a strong for the

basketball

Condors, scoring 25

in the

by 16 points

at halftime.

But they came out hustling and quickly narrowed the gap in the second period. “In the second half they got their heads into the game and played very well,” coach Todd said. “Gary Minkhorst was the best player on the court.”

Guard Don Henderson echoed Todd’s sentiments. “The first 15 minutes of the second half was the best ball we’ve played this year,” he said. In their final game Conestoga took on the Maisonneuve Vikings in a close, emotional match which

Both teams started slowly, moving the ball well, but not getting loo many good chances. At 12:50 of the first, the score was only 12-10 for the Vikings.

the half progressed, the

two

teams opened up and played entertaining, fast-paced basketball. Ter-

play was about even but the Condors went through a tough period where they couldn’t buy a ritorial

points.

TOURNAMENT PLAY On Nov. 11-12 the Conestoga Condors travelled to Hamilton for a round-robin invitational tournament held at Mohawk College. The Nov. 1 1 action saw Cones-

basket, while the Viking’s shots

seemed

have eves.

Photo by James Morton/Spoke

Ed Janssen

of the

Condors attempts an open court steal during the Mohawk tournament.

toga lose an evenly played match to the Centennial Colts 67-63. The Condors played well in the first half but were unable to keep it up for the entire 40 minutes. Condor guard Scott (Scooter) Ferguson said the team lacked in-

With 6:03 remaining in the first the Vikings had widened their lead to 23-16. But a 10-minute delay to repair a net gave coach Todd the opportunity to rally his troops, and Conestoga came on strong. Especially effective was Trevor; Thompson, who made two court

second

length rushes for baskets late in the

good playmaking

half. At halftime, Conestoga had closed to within three of the

50-50, with 10:29 remaining. By this stage of the game, both teams were losing patience with each other and several shoving

tensity in the

“The

half.

legs were there but the

brains weren’t,” he said.

Conestoga dropped both games on day two of the tournament. The Condors’ first game was a solid, come-from-behind effort against Mohawk, which the Mountaineers

won

Tired

at the half.

Conestoga

played a good second half but were unable to make up the deficit. Trainer Dan Randall said two of Georgian’s players, Sherry Steel Bell,

made

the dif-

Sharon Dejong was the top scorer for Conestoga with 21 points. Melinda Cromwell also played well, scoring 17.

Humber game,

the

Con-

dors simply couldn’t match the powerful Hawks offence. Cromwell led Conestoga with 15 points while Dejong and Janet Kowtuski each tallied eight.

frame, utilizing their size and some

Conestoga competed

to tie the

defeated by Georgian and

Hum-

He said that Maisonneu-'e worked the ball around the horn well, something his Condors didn’t do enough of. Todd said the team played well for most of the tournament but added, “There is so much poten-

Conestoga has

after the whistle

would result in the

their poorest effort, despite the

wasn’t so

close score.

really

the ball well

its

share of

players involved being ejected.

started out well

the

Georgian match

against the Georgian Grizzlies and

'.oga started

were only down by eight

steam

in the

in that

second

Randall was positive about the outcome, noting that 59 points is a season high for the Condors. Randall also stressed that Conestoga only had a 15-minute break between games, a big factor because of lack of bodies on the Condor bench.

excellent

rebounds while scoring a season high nine points. Melinda Cromwell was the top Condor shooter with 20 points.

it’s

frustrating. If there

much

potential, I’d

happy.”

half.

Georgian team ran away with the game, winning 73-49. “The stronger Georgian team simply wore them down,” said

game with some

—

Cones-

Humber won the game 74-59, but

Dan Randall. Virginia Hall played a strong

tial

out well but ran out of

halftime. In the second, though, the

trainer

strength

“We

need more players,” Ran“but the ones we have give 100 percent.”

Thurs. Nov. 24 8 p.m.

Doon $4

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dall said,

Iff

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Donna Doyle, Accounting,

1st

year

Durham

College Nov. 12 in a four-team tournament and once again were

game

The Vikings battled back and went ahead 69-68 with 13 seconds remaining. The final seconds were nail-biters as Conestoga missed several opportunities to go ahead

but lack physical size and strength.

who move

Robbie Thring, Graphics, 2nd year

TOURNAMENT PLAY

ber.

The Condors came out playing aggressive ball early in the second

three separate chances to win the game at the end.”

and the Vikings held on to win 7068 Todd felt the Viking game was

The Vikings are a fast break-

ing team

The Humber game was similar to

ference in the game.

In the

tion.

“We

didn’t do the right thing at the right time,” he said.“ had

The Condors were leading 68-65 with 1:38 remaining but couldn’t hold on.

matches broke out. Both coaches were warned that any more contact

clubs.

The Condors

Nov. 8 and 84-41 to Humber on Nov. 10. In the Georgian game the Condors fell behind early and trailed

Dawn

guys who can make life under the basket miserable for the opposi-

women’s team lacks bench

The women’s basketball team has continued to struggle, losing 75- 49 to Georgian College on

and

Vikings.

speedsters, but also has the big

72-64.

By James Morton

41-29

Condors

the Vikings took 70-68.

the opportunity to

of twice a week. Fanshawe practices four

game

Reagan Wells, LASA,

1st

year

DSA

aciivities office

Don't miss the last

pub before Xmas:

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, Nov. 21

988

to Buffalo in overtime

Hockey Condors lose By Cale M. Cowan

“They were playing a lot better position and moving the puck

The Conestoga hockey Condors dropped their third straight season

around well. They’re the toughest game we play every year,’ he said. Although the game ended in an

game with a 5-4 overtime loss to Buffalo State University Nov. 11.

The International Collegiate Hockey League game was a seesaw battle from the beginning and after 60 minutes of regulation play headed for overtime. About halfway through the the combatants

extra period Buffalo netted the winning goal following a scramble in front of the Conestoga goal. Buffalo coach Steve Fairentino

was an exciting two-way hockey game and felt that this season his team was playing an imsaid

proved Conestoga squad.

’

exciting fashion,

slowly.

took

started rather

much of

the

first

period for the Conestoga skaters to kick it into gear. The lacklustre play by the forwards provided goaltender Dave Jensen with a busy first period. Jensen stopped two Conestoga penalty killing at-

tempts to keep the game scoreless. Buffalo finally solved Jensen just past the halfway mark of the first period. An end to end rush and a carefully placed shot along the ice gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead. Their second goal came shortly after,

when Jensen had ling the

puck and

trouble controlit

snuck by him.

The Condors seemed ganized at

this point

disor-

and were

dis-

playing annoyance with the refereeing as they had been assessed more penalties than their opponents.

Condor Rod McClure finally got Conestoga on the board late in the first

with a superb individual ef-

Seconds later he also set up Conestoga goal, sending them into the second period fort.

the second

with a 2-2

game appeared

once more, at 3-3. Before the end of the second both teams had tallied another goal. The close game had tempers running high and the hard hits and scraps along the boards made for an intense game. Heading into the third period, both teams were hitting hard and

Buffalo around the eight- minute

game

tied

Conestoga played a strong second period and matched Buffalo hit for hit, but Buffalo opened the scoring in the second period. However, Conestoga returned the

to shift

The last five minutes of the thind saw Buffalo with several excellent scoring opportunities. Good defensive work and solid goaltending sent the game into overtime. In the sudden-death overtime

period both teams had a couple of heart-stopping goal-scoring chan-

pressing for the goal while some excellent goaltending at both ends of the rink kept the game deadlock-

ces.

game

Buffalo finally put the

away about halfway through

ed.

Condors were scheduled

the

momentum

to play

the University of Rochester

Nov.

16 and Erie Community College Nov. 30 at the Kenneth E. Hunter

seemed to wear the Condors

down and

the

overtime period.

especially solid in the scoreless third period as they had to kill off two in the early going. The extra effort

mark.

Conestoga’s penalty killing was

tie.

back

favor minutes later to leave the

Recreation Centre.

of the

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Photo by James Morton/Spoke

Up and over of the “8

Team” attempts

Athletes of the

week

over the net and past Mike King of the “Deliquents” during intramural volleyball action at the Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre, Nov. 9.

Tim Dunkley

to tip the ball

Intramural team of the week The "8 Team" Back row:(lef t to right) Rui Dasilva, Dan Randall.

Front row:(left to right) Sandra Moffatt Helen Morrison

the

Gary Minkhorst of the

women's basketball Condors

men's basketball team is the male athlete of the week.

Sue Coveney, Gulio Mior Sponsored by

SAN

Hall

Virginia has been

Absent: Tim Dunkley,

Gary Minkhorst

Virginia Hall of

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games

last

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