Digital Edition - November 27, 1989 by SPOKENewspaper

SPOKE

Conestoga College, Monday, November

27,

Condors men’s hockey team chalks up its third straight victory. More on page seven.

Conestoga holds its 21st Convocation ceremonies Nov. 1S. More on page four.

•

1989

Guidelines set on drop-out refund policy Cleminson

Conestoga College students who have dropped out because of the teachers’ strike will receive refunds above guidelines set by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, says Bill Cleminson, direcof student services. College officials were notified of the provincial refund policy Nov.

tor

16.

refund was given even if books were marked or highlighted

tion fees paid.

By Brian Shypula

The memorandum

said stu-

dents who were enrolled in programs beginning in September who dropped out of Ontario community colleges by Nov. 24 would receive a full refund on the amount of first- and second- semester tui-

said there

was ample

time for students to get refunds as the news reached airwaves right away and all college administrators were informed of the

Conestoga students dropping out by last Friday were also given the following refunds:

00 per cent of their locker fee

•

100 per cent of alumni fees 100 per cent of convocation

•

fees •

a full refund on textbooks and course equipment returned in

reasonable condition. receipts

were needed and a

receive refunds according to the

•

75 per cent of the student ac-

explained exceptions were made until Nov. 24 because “the strike

into final costs.

was not a normal

guard, said as of Nov. 21, no parking permits had been returned.

Conestoga followed a similar refund procedure after the 1984 strike, Cleminson said. He described the refunds as “very generous” but in keeping with col-

obtain their refunds, students

centre.

said

some refunds were pro had an op-

rata because students

full

portunity to use the college’s

Anne Rektor, a senior clerk at the bookstore, said few textbooks have been returned, but those that

Examples include special sessions for programs where the development of a particular skill is important, such as working with certain

Martin said gathering drop-out data from certificate programs was more difficult and hasn’t been

completed yet. Student services director Bill Cleminson said it was too difficult to estimate whether the refund

three

broadcasting students across

Canada to win the Ruth Hancock Scholarship by writing a 500-word essay outlining her reasons for wanting to work in broadcasting.

two awards went

to students living in British

Columbia and Montreal, Que. “It was the first time the award has been given to a Conestoga student,” said Larry McIntyre, broadcastter believe

bet-

are very

proud.” “I was surprised,” said Rosekat. “Last year only a few from Conestoga entered the contest, but this year everyone had to.” The association conference allowed Rosekat to meet and

some of

the “big

like Keith Spicer,

chairman of the Canadian Radio and Television Commision and “the poobah of broadcasting,” said McIntyre.

Rosekat plans to

buy a car

with her prize money to get to jobs out of town. “The scholarship money will really help,

and the

trip

a terrific opportunity,”

said Rosekat.

Association business manager, broken into in the student machines of the one by stands lounge. Phi! Olinski,

Doon Student

(Photo by Sharon Slater/Spoke)

Video machines robbed By Sharon

rely on those machines for a good portion of revenue throughout the

Slater

Two

video games were broken and another vandalized in the Doon campus student lounge Nov. into

made off with an undetermined sum of money.

21. Thieves

Phil Olinski, business

manager

Doon

Student Association was reported to him at approximately 1:00 p.m. He said the front control panels on the games were pried back so the theives could get into the cash

for the

said the incident

box.

Olinski said he is concerned about the growing trend of theft and vandalism on the video machines.

R & A foosball

Enterprises

removed a

game due to theft and van-

dalism problems before the strike. Andrew Mackay, owner of R A Enterprises, said he is undecided

whether they will put the machines He addded that over a seven

back.

week stolen

period,

$100 per week was

from the foosball games.

“It’s frustrating to find the machines vandalized and damaged at least

twice a day,”

‘The students have

Mackay

said.

to realize

school year,” Olinski said.

He added the association budgets approximately $26,000 profit from the machines. He explained if the games are broken into and damaged, not only

does the association lose money from the machines, but also have the expense of repairing them. “If we don’t have the machines, the activities fee will have to increase to compensate for the loss of revenue,” he said. Olinski said it is difficult to deter-

mine when

the

games have been

but said the foosball incidents happened between 9 a.m.

broken

to develop contingencies

justment problems for students.

Betty Martin, the college’s

14.

“You

$49.

81 Conestoga College stu-

registrar.

Broadcasters conference held in Monteal Nov. 12 to

dents from diploma programs have opted for full tuition refunds in-

year as of Nov. 20, according to

Lia Rosekat, second-year broadcasting - radio and television student, was awarded $2,000 and a trip to a Canadian Association of

ing co-ordinator.

the price

in anticipation of potential re-ad-

stead of continuing their academic

Madill

other

If any are returned, he said they would be resold. Brady explained the cost would correspond to a schedule set up by administration. The cost will not be pro-rated. For example, students purchasing a parking permit in December will pay $52. If they wait until January,

formed

By Brian Shypula

Rosekat was one of

Jim Brady, a campus security

81 diploma students quit during strike Some

names”

situation.”

vantage.

trip

listen to

lege policy not to put students affected by the strike at a disad-

award and

was

college’s normal refund policy.

needed signatures from their program chairpersons and any departments at the college from which equipment could be borrowed, such as the learning resource

student wins

By Cindy

have are on sale. Rektor said prices reflect the store’s cost for the books, adding they are losing money on refunds once shipping costs are figured

•

Broadcasting

The

Cleminson added that students dropping out after Nov. 24 would

75 per cent of parking fees with the return of the parking permit 75 per cent of athletic fees

•

tivity fee.

details.

facilities.

policy will actually increase the number of dropouts, explaining the college

would know by Friday.

said students dropping out

have been interviewed about their reasons for leaving and that the college will contact them again in January as part of recruitment for September. An attendance check was done

Nov. 20, and anyone who had not returned was being contacted by faculty members, said Cleminson. “I hope students will see their way clear to continue,” said Cleminson, explaining aU efforts are being

made

to ease the transi-

machinery or keyboarding. In addition, extra mathematics classes may be held for technology students. Any extra sessions will be conducted by either student services personnel or peer tutors, said

Cleminson.

He compared

the restart of clas-

ses to re-orientation for students. Cleminson said student services’

regular programs were already excellent

and

was just a matter of

“getting our antennas out” to be

“more tuned

in” to potential

problems for students. Cleminson said a committee of the Board of Governors was voting on proposed changes to the

academic year Nov. 20. He said he hoped a facts sheet would be distributed to students the following

day. The sheet was to detail startup and ending dates for each

semester.

He explained this was to alleviate

from the

resulting

ses.

tion sessions held the

said a planning group

was

“How

could that happen with a lounge full of people in the middle of the day without anybody reporting it to our office or security?” he

Olinski said he understands people don’t want to get involved, but stressed a report could be done anomyously. An out of order sign has been placed on the machines until they are repaired.

informaafter the

Doon campus

incident ieads to man’s arrest By Brian Shypula

19-year-old female Conestoga College student was allegedly

threatened with death by a man who had entered the Doon campus

gun hidden under his sweater Nov. 20. Staff Sgt. James Ewing said the 23-year-old man, whose name has not been released, argued with the woman then produced the gun and

cafeteria with a pellet said.

day

teachers’ strike ended.

into,

and 5 p.m.

initial

tion for students returning to clas-

necessary

some of the confusion

made

threats against the student

and her family. The two had been

in a relationship

months

which ended Ewing.

five

earlier, said

Ewing said it appeared the man had attempted a reconciliation but gone about it the wrong way. The man then left the college but was later arrested by police at his home. He was charg^ with possession of a dangerous weapon and uttering threats to cause death.

Ewing stay

said the

man was told to his former

away from

girlfriend after being held in cus-

tody overnight.

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

OPINION SPOKE Andrea Buckley Associate Editor: Brian Shypula Advertising Manager: Sharon Slater Circulation Manager: Terra Crowley Staff: John Freitas. Jill Keeling, Shari MacMullin, Cindy

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published and produced by the journalism-print students of Conestoga is financed from September to April by the DSA, The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper do not necessarily reflect the views of the college or the Doon Student Association. Advertisers in Spoke are not endorsed by the

Spoke

College.

meehng

Spoke

DSA unless their advertisements contain the DSA

logo.

Spoke shall not be liable for damages zirising out of errors in advertising beyond the amount paid for the space. Address: Spoke. Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Kitchener, Ont. N2G 4M4. Telephone: (519) 748-5366.

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[HE^Guy Students need

compensation By Terra Crowley “Let the government know that you’re not happy about what has happened. Write letters of concern or call Sean Conway to let him know that you did not enjoy your four weeks off.” Sound familiar? It should, considering that is what college students have been hearing for the past five weeks.

YOU TELL

—

The fact is, the strike did happen again. But what is the government or the education system going to do to compensate

you were Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, what would you say to Soviet President Mikhail If

students? I probably would not have minded the strike as much had the bargaining team reached a settlement. But when four weeks of the school year is sacrificed for nothing, something has to be done. Teachers should not be allowed to go out on suike. Binding arbitration should be implemented permanently so a strike such

as this cannot happen in the future. Considering the amount of education

many

Gorbachev?

of the teachers

Have you seen

suprising to find the education system allows them to be referred to as teachers. How many teachers in the college

have,

it is

show? Metal Mike

system actually have a teaching degree? The teachers’ salaries should be determined by assessing the amount of education they have accumulated. Although many instructors have had numerous years of experience in the field, do they have the capability of expressing it properly in a classroom setting? There is more to teaching than assigning chapters of a text book to read, or to give a lecture by reading from the text. There must be the ability to translate information into a manner the

those

who continue to suffer from

Who will buy them

their

arbitration, but

what

will

happen

Crew

Jeff Davad First-year broadcasting: radio and television

Lets toast to your reform with

scratch.

wodka Vince Cataia Third-year accounting

Myrna Nicholas Secretary at student services

commend you

doing.

the consequences of the strike? paper and pens?

I’m really impressed that you are being so supportive towards the end of communism.

not be offend^ by anything and lets then build a strong tie from

probably happen to that money. Instead it should be distributed to the colleges based on their individual wage budgets, and used to update the various programs. Or as one student suggested, the government could issue grants to the students based on lost wages and the cost of accomodation, in addition to the lost portion of the academic year. Perhaps letter-writing campaigns will encourage the govern-

implement binding

Mike

Let’s put everything on the table,

The government saved an estimated $40-million in teachers’ wages during the strike. It is unfortunate to think of what will

the Metal

(Steve, Jeff, Mike) First-year broadcasting radio and teievision.

student will understand.

ment

US:

hope

for

Remove

what you are

that spot

from your head

eh!

that this tendancy

continues to develop.

Shawn McEwen

Chris (Bugs) Maione Second-year nursing

First-year broadcasting: radio and teievision

Time to take your down jacket to the dry cleaner socks, and a great pair of red one-piece long I found growing mould in my dad’s

By Andrea Buckley Face

folks, winter has finally arrived.

school last night and had to scrape the ice my windshield with an empty tape cassette case. It took three tries to get my ’77 Rabbit to remain running long enough to

left

and snow from

Bugsy doesn’t like The pond behind the Doon campus is

get out of the parking loL winter.

frozen, but

axels on

wouldn’t attempt any double

yet.

spend every day from December to April wearing turtle necks, wool sweaters, work I

stuff.

The snow hanging from tree branches, prints on the path and the eerie

Johns

little critter

hockey bag. Don’t worry. I’ve washed them a few times since the discovery. My mother thinks I have some kind of winter disease. “What, you’re cold again? You must be sick,” she says at least twice a

silence turn die usual forest into a snow-muf-

day. She derives pleasure from taking the duvet from my bed and leaving me to shiver all

night under a skinny

little

blanket. I’ve

been tested for having thin blood, thin skin

and

thin brain cells.

The

fact of the matter

is, I

think winter

the best season of the year.

love those big snowflakes that settle on your head and make your hairdo limp and stringy. There’s nothing better than walking through the woods in two feet of fluffy white I

fled haven.

And

there’s skiing too.

Swooshing down

the slopes with tear-ducts screaming and snot

freezing to your upper winter’s all about.

lip.

That’s what

The environment at any Canadian ski resort reward enough to brave the howling winds for a day to strap on the boards and flash through the bumps. Both male and female bunnies clump through chalets with their Vaumets, zinc-coated noses, skin- tight is

racing pants and irish coffees.

And

the feeling you get

when you

the bottom of the mountain

stand at

and look up

what you’ve conquered is sheer exhilaration.

Anybody who

hibernates in the stale air of

a temperature- controlled bungalow in the city cannot possibly enjoy winter. It becomes a chore to shovel the snow off the car and

warm

up just to go down

to the store to get

a quart of spumoni ice-cream in time for Hockey Night in Canada. People complain about sloppy golashes, treacherous driving, whipping wind, malfunctioning motors and mid-season depression.

Think about snowmen, snow angels, icewarm fires and Santa

skating, idiot mittens,

Claus. Next time you look out the window and your car is just a white bump in the driveway, don’t crawl back into the safety of

your heavily blanketed bed. Pile on a few layers and go out to play.

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

N©W

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Keep up the good reporting.

This letter is a salute to the Spoke staff (from August 1989 up until

Barb McCauley

now.)

Athletics Officer,

All too often, these reporters are criticized for errors made in stories, not reporting enough information, etc. etc. Just for a change,

Recreation Centre

minstrator, said the phones are part

Dear

Editor,

I live near Conestoga College and lately I have been disgusted

college information as possible

Cambridge and Waterloo and 75 per cent of those cars contain one person! Now I believe that one step towards fixing this problem is to join people in carpools which would free up the^ roads and cut down on carlx)n monoxide pollu-

and even throughout the

strike,

they continued to publish articles and were always in at the school trying to cover stories.

know our

depariment, par-

programs that we offer, tries to utilize Spoke as much as possible to inform people of events ticularly

with write-ups, photos, results, etc. I congratulate the past Spoke staff

new crew

for a job

well done and taking pride in our

work.

of the students piling up in huge line coming from

with a

all

tion in the atmosphere. Please try this out or act on this in some other

way. Environmentally concerned,

Karen

E. Geier Pioneer Park School Grade 6 student

Students at Detweiler face new timetables By

Jill

easier for the students.

Keeling

timetables and in some cases, new classmates and instructors. Because these students are in ap-

prenticeship programs, which usually last from four to 10 weeks, there is an almost constant influx of students at the centre throughout the year. The month-long teachers’ strike

made re-organization neces-

accommodate both returnstudents and new ones.

sary to

Norm

Socha, electrical skills instructor, said the students who were in classes before the strike

up where they left off. There was some concern on the part of these students about finanwill pick

cial

Socha and

of the new Conestoga image and they are going to help people calling into the College as well as those within the college.

Struck said it had been 10 years since the last phones were upgraded. The new system was installed the

week of Oct.

27.

Features include a hold button, call forwarding, push button numbers and call waiting.

The switchboard now has an announcement overflow which triggers a recorded message after a programmed number of rings. In the past, calls were left unanswered. Not all the departments received the new phones, but the 221 unity plus telephones and the 69 multiline telephones have proved to be a asset to college communications. “I have had a lot of positive feedback. The only glitches in the system have been noise interference,” she said.

Struck added that Northern Telecom resolved the problem and now the system is working well. Along with the telephones, an in-

tern.

(Photo by Sharon Slater/Spoke)

sessions if there

can also arrange training is an interest for them,” she said Not many people attended information sessions scheduled for the week of Oct. 23 due to the recent

“The users of the new sets are going to have to have patience because anything new t^es time to learn,” she said. A new feature, which should be installed soon is speed - calling which will enable telephone users to access other Conestoga College

faculty strike.

campuses by entering a code.

struction booklet

explain

all

was provided

features

and

their use.

“We

other teachers started to prepare

Students returning to the Detweiler Centre Nov. 20 for their first full day of classes after the recent faculty strike, were faced with new

ing

Conestoga College has improved communication by installing a new telephone system to provide better service to telephone users. Marg Struck, finanace ad-

they should be commended on the work they do to publish this paper we see on campus each week. They work hard to cover as much

as well as the

DOOIl

inStdllOCl 3t

Sharon Slater

Dear Editor,

phOFlGS

support for the additional time

Because these students come from the workforce and are usually funded by Canada Manin class.

power Services

for a standard period of time, they were worried they would not be covered for the extra time required to complete their course.

A representative from

Manpower

Services visited the 20 and assured students that funding would be extended until Dec.8. Sessional teachers will handle the two additional classes required

for classes early. Some came in on the weekend. Others, such as Ted

Matthews, began his day at 7 a.m and grabbed a bite to eat whenever he could find time. Matthews, program co-ordinator

LASA

students hope to raise $6,000 in chocolate drive

at the centre, said the general at-

titude of the returning students is

positive.

said they all

came

‘The

prepared to work and added that so

The second annual law and

have been no “drop-outs”. Re-adjustments are constantly being made by both staff and stu-

security administration chocolate

far there

Because there are now five classes, as opposed to three before the strike, some materials must be shared. Socha said teachers have dents.

made

special arrangements to en-

sure that each class can use textbooks, drawings and special panel boards.

Although Socha said the teachers are “doing their damndest” to clear up all of the confusion at the centre, he added that he didn’t expect things to return to normal until next January at the earliest.

drive

Doon

Now

a large pizza by $3.

By Terra Crowley

campus, says

Virginia Hall, a second-year law

and security student. Organizers hope to raise $6,000 for the program’s annual banquet, to be held April 6 at the Valhalla Inn, Kitchener. A donation to two charities will also be made. Hall

tion,” said Hall,

that students are

back

who is leading the

students have sold 70 of the original 160 cases and Bob Gilberds, head of security at Doon,

banquet committee’s chocolate drive. “The almonds came in two days after the strike started.” Hall said she came to school

has sold 15 cases.

“We’re trying to make it combetween the first- and

daily to distribute the chocolates to

students to sell, but said few

petitive

wanted

to drive to the college just

second- year students,” said Hall.

to pick

up a box of chocolates.

“We’re expecting a big

blitz.”

said.

The LAS A students have each been encouraged to sell a case of chocolate-covered almonds or al-

mond

chocolate bars.

The

cost is

$2 per box, which includes a Pizza Hut discount coupon, reducing the cost of a medium pizza by $2 and

Attention Students!

because of the backlog of students.

These teachers, from other programs and campuses, will be hired on a three-week basis until these sessions are complete. Socha said the teachers are being

brought in to ensure students are given every opportunity to complete their courses without too much overtime being put in by the

If you're

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The centre, at 207 King St. W., Kitchener, is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays to serve you.

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probably wiser to hire these sessional teachers than to have “It’s

Come down in person or phone;

regular teachers try and do it all. The students are the ones who suf-

when a

teacher

over-worked

or tired,” Socha said.

However, regular faculty are going out of their way to make life

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Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

Conestoga’s 21st Convocation

house

fills

'fln.

mk Former Mayor

Alumni speaker

College President

John

Marjorie Carroll

Steve Howes

Tibbits

Former mayor gives advice Carroll read a portion of a

By Andrea Buckley

her husband gave her

Former Waterloo mayor Marjorie Carroll

gave the

“ABCs

future career development” to about 300 graduates at Conestoga

College’s 21st convocation ceremonies Nov. Carroll,

who served as mayor 11-

1/2 years, told graduates they must first accept and acknowledge their own strengths and weaknesses.

In the workforce, she said, stu-

dents must believe in what they are doing, critique themselves regularly, develop personally and, per-

haps most importantly, enjoy what they are doing.

“We need to poke some

become

Risk,

sociation.

warning graduates that “the greatest hazard in life

holes in

active in the alumni as-

poem

to risk

nothing,” and “only a person

who

risks is truly free.”

She was presented with an honorary Conestoga College

18.

stuffed shirts,” she said.

titled

shield bearing the college’s coat of

arms.

Alumni association member Steve Howes, who graduated from Conestoga’s business administration-marketing program in 1988, welcomed graduates to the association.

Howes reminisced about

his

education at Conestoga, but also offered a challenge to graduates to stay interested, keep in touch and

He presented each graduate with an alumni package which included a recent issue of the alumni magazine. Connections. Carl Henniger, chairman of the Board of Governors, congratulated graduates and reminded them that education does not end here. “It

keeps us growing, striving, moving forward.”

He asked graduates to remember

Bryce Klee waits with roses graduated Saturday.

for his

mom, Karen

Klee,

who

(Photo by Andrea Buckiey/Spoke)

room for growth and improvement. “Never stop challenging yourselves. Never they always have

stop learning, for the future

yours.”

1989 Convocation prize and

The ceremony was followed by a reception in the

Doon cafeteria.

scholarship winners Ken Baecher:

Lions Club Award Kelly Bender: Alice Ruston Obstetrical Award Terry Betteridge: Gold Medal (Awarded by members of the Hospital Co- ordinating Committee Stratford Health Sciences Division)

Joan Binning:

Silver

Medal (Awarded by

faculty and staff of

the Stratford Health Sciences Division)

Carol Briante: Second Prize, St. Joseph’s Hospital Board of Governors Award Lise Brisebois: Stratford Campus Student Council Award Dorothy J. Burns: Waterloo Chapter, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario

Denise Cyr Laplante: Jean O’Leavey Award in

for Excellence

Nursing

Patrica Deighton: Central Park Lodges Award Lynn Ghent: Rober Mutrie Chapter I.O.D.E. Education Committee Award for Post-Diploma studies, in memory of Billie Ziegler

Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre maintenance staff Nelson Harrison and Ross cole set up the gymnasium for convocation ceremonies held Nov. 1 8. (Photos by Andrea Buckley/Spoke)

Canadian Howmedica Ltd. Award

Heather Gutpell:

for

postgraduate studies

Karen Klee: Dr. Stanley F. Leavine Memorial Award Barbara Laidman-Howard: Ellen Perry bursary Jody MacPherson: Mary-Joe Halliwell general proficiency award

Doreen McNeil:

Central Park Lodges

Ellen Pigeon:

St.

Award

Mary’s General Hospital award

for

postgraduate studies

Carole Roorda: C.V. Mosby Co.

Ltd.

Award

Lisa Sceli: Perth/Huron Chapter RNAO Leadership Award Hilary Stead: Journalism Faculty Award Duveen Sturgeon: Myrde Caswell Snider Bedside nursing award

Janine Taylor: Program in

co-ordinators’

award

for proficiency

bedside nursing

Pam Turton: award

First Prize, Guelph General Hospital Auxiliary academic achievement Uebele: RNAO Wellington Chapter

for highest

Rosemary Judy Varga:

Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Nurses’ Alumnae Association bedside nursing award

Mark Wakulicz: Committee Award

The Homewood Sanitarium Management

Psychiatric nursing

Margaret Walmsley: W.B. Saunders Co. Canada Ltd. Award Julie Zweger:

Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Award for

postgraduate studies

Graduates

line

up alphabetically before Conestoga’s 21st Convocation ceremonies

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Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

Alderman supports Students tape Toronto parade Cambridge campus By Andrea Buckley

First-year broadcasting: radio

By John

You’ve got to keep reminding them that we want a part of what

else.

Freitas

Cambridge Alderman Bill Struck if Conestoga College will not build a satellite campus in says

Cambridge, other'colleges should be invited to do so. Four years ago. Struck graduated from the Ontario Basic Skills program offered at Conestoga’s 1305 Bishop St. campus. He had previously been a full-time councillor serving on both regional and city council.

Like many other Cambridge

stu-

was unlikely he would have returned for upgrading had the program not dents, Struck said

everybody else in the region is getting. We want as many roads down here, we want a good water supply ... we want a campus. Ontario’s community colleges mandated to serve 22 different regions and each college is given the freedom to plan and develop its are

programs within established boundaries.

Conestoga

commis-

sioned to provide programs in Area 14, which is comprised of all municipalities within Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington counties.

and television students got their “feet wet” Nov. 18 when they taped the 84th annual Santa Claus parade in Toronto, according to student

Ewan. “It was a

really

good learning

experience,” said McEwan. The project is part of the first-

year broadcast program, and students are marked according to the quality of the tape. About

30 people were involved. The director of the project, Kimberly Hodgins, said the recent faculty strike brought some problems, but everyone made a committment to put an effort into practising despite the

been offered locally at a small, friendly campus. Now Struck sits on an eight-

Struck said he understands the fiscal problems plaguing colleges but “the financid part of anything

member watchdog committee

should be looked at after they figure out what they are going to do

union making sure

for people.

mandated topreserving the current level of college program offerings in Cambridge. Earlier this year, Conestoga president John Tibbits announced

plans to vacate the 12,000-squarefoot rental property Street

when

on Bishop

the lease expires Mar.

31, 1990. “I think Cambridge deserves a good college facility because it’s

the biggest city in Ontario without

a college,” Struck said.

Comparing

relative travelling

distance of the municipalities. Struck said he is aware downtown

Cambridge

a shorter distance

from the college than downtown Waterloo.

“Cambridge has had that argument all along with everything. That’s the reason, more than any other that I’m for a Cambridge campus,” he said. “Because they try to

leave us out of everything

Struck awaiting Ministry reply By John

Freitas

Cambridge alderman

Bill

awaiting a reply from the Ministry of Col-

Struck

leges and Universities regarding a $634, 000-grant initially earmarked for

Conestoga’s Cambridge campus. College president John Tibbits announced earlier this year the rented Bishop

campus when the lease March 1990.

will close

Street

expires in

In 1987, the college applied for the provincial grant in order to purchase

the

Cambridge campus

building.

But by the time the college received the grant, land prices had escalated in

Cambridge’s

real estate

market to about $1.5 million, and the college lost its chance.

Without his

letter.

said the ministry

Struck

might have

allowed the reapplication of the grant at the

Doon cam-

pus, but he hopes he has convinced the ministry to at least tentatively withhold

approval.

“The kind of people

Shawn Mc-

that

were

college when I was there (for upgrading) would be better suited to a small campus (Cambridge)

rather than a large (Doon),” he said.

campus

strike.

Santa Claus parade

director,

broadcasting booth. Global, and a Soviet news station.

McEwan, who was parade commentator with Suzanne Maulette, said it was more chal-

(support staff

lenging than a smaller parade

teacher) wrote a letter to the

would have been because the Toronto parade is a national

“Mark Bates

to take us to the

He was

was okay

parade because

know whether

the

would be back or

not.

didn’t

teachers

just always there help-

ing out.”

The parade, one of the largest North America, was also broadcast by CBS, CTV, in

Kimberly Hodgins, works

the

was almost a 12-hour day.” Jeff

Davad, producer of the

broadcast, said there was pressure to improve on tapes from

previous years. “The work building up to it was hard. When the strike occurred,

weren’t sure if we it. I was really

event.

could do

Roor director Leigh- Ann Cris who directed commentators and

surprised everyone

camera crews on the street, said it was “exciting, fun and scary.” “We had to get up at 5 a.m. to be in Toronto by 8 a.m., and we didn’t get home until 4 p.m. so

(Photo by Andrea Buckley/Spoke)

came out

help,” he said.

The tape

will

be reviewed by

students and critiqued, and McEwan said it’s possible that the

Toronto parade office may receive a copy.

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

LASA students angry about faculty strike “I applied in I still

They

May

for

OSAP and

haven’t received any money. said it will be at least another

couple of months,” said firstyear student Gary Heuvel. In the meantime, students face losing

for

two weeks

in the race

summer employment,

said

Nicholas. ‘The strike sucked. If it would have lasted a week, it would’ve been great to catch up.

But a month is ridiculous.” Nicholas said the money the government saved, an estimated $40 million, should be distributed to the students in the

form of a

grant.

Mike Nicholas

By Terra Crowley Law and

security administration

Doon campus

students at

(Photo by Andrea Buckley/Spoke)

“For the extra time we have to go, everyone should receive a $200 grant to make up for lost wages and think

they have been used as “bargaining pawns” in the recent faculty strike. “We’re pissed off,” said firstyear student Mike Nicholas. “The bargaining team acted like a bunch

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people back

in the cafeteria.”

Van-Trigt said the cafeteria lost “a lot of money” during the 28-day faculty strike, but she wasn’t sure of the exact amount.

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Heat contributes to

Hockey team undefeated

basketball loss

By Mike Matthews The varsity men’s hockey team remains undefeated in regular season play after their 4 - 2 victory over Niagara College in their home opener Nov. 15.

“We played

a pretty

Frayed nerves and excessive heat contributed to the varsity

allowed

them to get back into the game, which shows how important special teams are in this league,” said Conestoga coach Scott Lx>ng. With the victory, the Condors

rush-hour said

schedule Sept. 27.

Brown was

three

Before special teams became a

however strong goaltending by Condor Marc McCallum

factor,

kept Niagara off the scoreboard early and allowed his teammates time to get the offence going. Conestoga forward Brad Chard opened the scoring with a power-

mount a scoring

first

man

threat for

advantage. Then Chard pick-

zone, tipped

really high,

and the

had

to drink

lot

in the

game. His

statistics

but only hit half as

many

shots.

Dhana Clements was high scorer Conestoga with eight points.

for

George Brown’s Lynne George scored 27 points and teammate Barbara Scott chipped in 17 points. Conestoga trailed only 28-18 at halftime before George Brown pulled away in the second half.

The loss to George Brown followed three defeats at the Mohawk Invitational Tournament held Nov. 10-11, where Conestoga’s Karen Auld was named to the tournament all-star

team.

Humphrey

said that

Auld

one

of the better shooters in the league and that Clements is one of the league’s best rebounders. The Condors’ next game is Nov.

Humber College.

Niagara controlled most of the play remaining in the period before Condor forward Rich Goode restored Conestoga’s two- goal lead with 19 seconds left in the period.

in the neutral

past the last Niagara

defender and raced toward the net beating the Niagara goaltender

with a shot to the glove side. The Condors increased their lead

The teams exchanged power-

minutes later when they scored 17 seconds into their second power play. Forward Rob Datz had two good scoring chanless than four

play goals in the third period.

Niagara narrowed Conestoga’s lead to one with a goal at 5:48 but

ces before corralling his own rebound and beating the Niagara goalie for a 2-0 lead. Niagara cut the Condors’ lead in half with a power play goal at 13:19 of the second period.

Condor Chris Murray closed out the scoring two minutes later. Niagara outshot Conestoga 4125 while the Condors were caught for 30 penalty minutes to Niagara’s 28 minutes.

The

From page 6 cost of rent.”

“Students from out of town will have to pay an extra month for rent and that is not fair. Why should students have to suffer over something they cannot control?” said first-year student Jason Morton. “College students did not realize that they were so second-rated to university students. Is that the ‘big wigs’

these institutions?

varsity

men’s basketball

team was beaten 97-55 at George Brown College Nov. 15. Mark Dekker and Clint Belanger led Conestoga’s scoring with 13 points each, with Jim Harley ad-

ding 11 points. Carl Peniston and Lynden led George Brown with 20 points

find

in-

Conestoga trailed George Brown 56-25 at halftime. The Condors shot 50 per cent from the free-throw line, scoring nine of a possible 18 points. George Brown was 1 1 for 16 at the line.

The Condors’ next game at Humber College.

Nov.

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By Mike Matthews

(Photo by Mike Matthews/Spoke)

minute-and-a-half of the

ed up a loose puck

the

low

showed the Condors had one-third more shots than George Brown,

Belanger and Dekker net 13 in Condor loss

play goal at 8:50 of the first period. The Condor power play was unthe

its toll,”

of water to replace all the fluids they were losing because of the heat” He also pointed out the Condors’ shooting percentage was extremegirls

goals in eight opportunities.

able to

can take

up,” said Humphrey. “But the temperature in the gym at George

Special teams played a large role in Conestoga’s win over Niagara,

power play scored

traffic

Humphrey, following

Condors’ ^-26 loss. “We played pretty well early in the game, as ^ter we got off the bus we had a fairly decent warm-

move to 3-0 in regular season play and 7-2-1 overall since opening

as their

women’s

Nov. 15 basketball loss at George Brown College, says Condor coach Fred Humphrey. “We had a long drive through a heavy rainstorm, and the combination of bad weather and Toronto

good game

tonight, but our pentilties

their exhibition

By Mike Matthews

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Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, November 27, 1989

High school student dawns lab coat for co-op program By John

Having impressed Vanier with

Freitas

her sincerity,

co-operative education program organized through the

Waterloo Regional Separate School Board in conjunction with Conestoga College is providing

Dwyer

said the fol-

lowing three weeks were spent in a classroom learning how to compose an effective resume and covering letter. She was equally convincing in

local high school students with an

subsequent interviews with

avenue

for career path exploration.

bers of Conestoga’s nursing facul-

Carrie Dwyer, 16, attired in a mandatory white lab coat is indistinguishable from other nursing students at Conestoga. But despite being younger than the others, Dwyer offers a unique co-operative partnership between the college and local high schools. Dwyer said her involvement in the co-op program has resolved

ty who reserve the right of final approval of a candidate. Attending the college four days a

pre-existent naievety.

equivalent of two course credits.

week

mem-

for the duration of one Dwyer will spend 12

semester,

hours per week at the college working alongside first-year nursing students in the four nursing lab areas. Successful completion of the co-op program will give her the

mean a nurse doesn’t just walk

From a young age, Dwyer had an

around the floor and look pretty all

affinity for the health professions.

“I

the time...”

ambition

think this

do with

And “I

still

is really

has fuelled her love nursing. I

what

want

my life.”

eleventh grade student at

Benedict’s in Cambridge,

St.

Dwyer

She was an avid fan of television programs which weaved a medical component into their plot and had two aunts employed in the nursing profession who were colorful storytellers.

aware of at least four students from the school who competed for the co-op placement in Conestoga’s nursing program. Candidates must meet program prerequisites which include an accumulation of 16 high school credits and a minimum age of 16 years. They must also have suc-

ploration through the co- op pro-

cessfully petitioned the approval

gram.

said she is

of two instructors. Jan Varner, coordinator of the separate school board’s co-op

programs, selects a candidate for a program based on an interview evaluation.

On Nov. 17, Dwyer spoke to a group of grade 10 students en-

hiiah

school student Carrie Dwyer works

the lab at Conestoga as part of a co-op program. (Photo by Brian Shypula/Spoke)

rolled in a general science course at her

own

school about her ex-

perience in the co-op program. Dwyer said the students will have to decide

by Jan. whether they are

interested in pursuing a career ex-

struck a familiar chord with Dwyer. “She was in the same kind of predicament I was in,” explained Dwyer. “ She was in grade 1 1 and she didn’t know what she wanted to

Dwyer recalls

her

initial orienta-

co-op program. Last year a group of six co-op students told a grade 9 and 10 class about their experiences with the program. One speaker in particular tion into the

do with her

life.”

Through

the

co-op program she found herself on the path to a career she could really enjoy.

Dwyer

crisis as

aware of the nursing

exists in the province of

Ontario today. She

aware too of

public criticism of those in the

nursing profession.

“Fve been

in a hospital. I’ve

had

nurses act quite snobby towards

me,

” said

Dwyer. “You always

encounter a nurse that is a Broom Hilda.” But Dwyer adds there are still nurses who are dedicated to the profession.

Dwyer’s earlioest inclination was to become a doctor, however. “I figured it was kind of strange because a doctor spends 10 or 20

ends but uncertainty continues

Strike

leave benefits and job security

The Ministry of Colleges and

reached.

Wright said funds may not acbe saved if the salary settle-

is unsure of what will be done with money not spent during the community college

tually

teachers’ strike, according to Peter

Universities

ment favors

teachers.

identified several other fac-

Wright, director of college affairs

tors that will affect the ministry’s

at the ministry.

decision on what to do with the

Wright said approximately $1.5 million was ‘sav^’ for each teaching day of the strike, a total of more than $30 million as the strike lasted

money. They

21 school days. He explained the ministry will not likely know the extent of

•

strike-related costs until either a

mediated or arbitrated settlement

•

the ministry hopes to

exact financial details of the strike by mid-December and plans for

security.

Wright explained the number of province-wide student dropouts

are:

the amount of tuition fee refunds to students who have dropped out costs associated with extending the school year

•

overtime payments to teachers for extra hours worked trying to make up time lost during the

line.

not

the

money will be developed

the

looking to drag this out.”

Nov. 24 full-refund dead-

He added some colleges have yet reported how long their

academic year will be extended. Wright said meetings between the committee of college presidents and the ministry are taking place, where “we’re trying to put together the numbers.” He added

Wright said

students are to get

extra money for expenses resulting

from a longer school year and shorter summer job period, it would come through the Ontario Student Assistance PLan (OSAP). Wright said he did not want to be vague and non-committal, but the ministry is still unsure of what the finacial repercussions from the strike will be.

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that patient.

Dwyer

said she

motivated

her career selection by a desire to

help people. “If

didn’t have this co-op

could conceivably have spent eight years in university and medical school to become a doctor and find out later

didn’t like

it,”

said

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then.

“Doing this piecemeal is not the best way,” said Wright. “We’re not

not available yet as the ministry did not plan to collect the data until after tlie

•

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strike

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to the strike issues of salary, sick

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