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High-school students receive college training By Jana Faulhafer Conestoga College and the

education for the separate school

society needs

partnerships involving Conestoga

stone for students to experience

board.

the past

College,” said Tibbits in a press

top-notch technology,” said Voll.

The

who

students,

are in

Grades

Waterloo Region Catholic school board announced an agreement Feb. 5 allowing 40 secondary

and 12 were chosen for the project based on their level of in-

school students to receive techni-

receive 18 weeks of training in the

cal training at the college’s

automotive trades or in the design and manufacturing fields. “The agreement between educational systems helps students move more easily from one system to another,” said Carl Henniger, chairman of the board at the col-

facilities.

Two

groups of students from Cambridge secondary schools St. Benedict’s and Monsignor Doyle began their co-op studies at the college the same day the agreement was announced jointly by John Tibbits, president of the college, and George Flynn, director of

terest in technology.

They

will

now, more than in and tomorrow, more than

today,” he said.

release issued by the college.

According to Flynn, the students are excited about attending college for a portion of each school day. The automotive project, based at Guelph campus, will also include activities at Doon campus. The manufacturing project, based at Doon campus, will feature periods of learning at Guelph campus and the Woodworking Centre of Ontario in Kitchener.

“This agreement,

lege.

“The skills they learn will benefit them for life because they are skills

the first of

many

hope, will be a growing and

ever-more rewarding series of

“We

need

reach out, to forge

links with the

community

that will benefit the

in ways community.”

Flynn said the program was

According to Flynn the program saving the separate school board

millions of dollars.

The program, which raised several questions about

its

fund-

originally planned to start in Sep-

ing, is a school-college linkage

tember but the college gave such a quick response that things just

pilot project

began happening much more

funded by the Minis-

of Education. “With .soaring building costs, this

try

exciting co-operative educational

quickly.

Ray Voll, chairman of

the

separate school board, said he

was

venture fulfills some of our secondary program needs without

also pleased to be a part of the

duplicating expensive facilities

program.

and equipment,” said Flynn. The program will end June

“The program

will

be a stepping

18.

Residence possible with Ministry funds Spoke

Bv Mike Stumof ^

Jan.

29 which dealt

with the formation of a

The possibility of student

DSA com-

mittee on the possibility of a stu-

residences being built at Cones-

dent residence. Gross said he had

toga College is still alive, according to a top adminstration official.

not yet read the article. “I wouldn’t be prepared to com-

David Gross, vice-president of marketing and community

rela-

tions said the college is “interested” in the idea. The option for community colleges in Ontario to build residences

ment on

it,” he said. Gross said the administration h" been working closely with .ne DSA for the last couple c' years and would like to work wth them

again.

was given after a law forbidding it was repealed in September of 1989

The addition of residences on campus would attract more stu-

by the Peterson government.

dents from out of town, plus seminars and workshops in the off-

Prior to that, only colleges in Northern Ontario and some nurs-

were allowed to have student residences on campus. Gross said Conestoga will be talking to other colleges and universities across Ontario and it is just a question of how and when it

ing colleges

does happen.

“There will be questions,” he said.

When

asked to respond to an

Support

ar-

season.

The Ontario Ministry of Colleges set aside $100 million of Canada Pension Plan and Universities has

funds that will be available to be used for 5,000 new residence beds

over the next five years. Cost of the Conestoga project, which could include the participation of private developers, has not

Snowman Shawn

Tuition hiked despite grant

be decentralized

ing costs and

By Brian Brodersen their

program.

“Personally,

feel

it is

better for

administrators arc reviewing a plan

students to pick from six courses designed to suit their program than

which will see the “decentraliza-

from 30, half of which they are not

Conestoga

tion” of die

College

academic support

According

staff

Sharon

Kalbflicsch, dean of applied arts, administrators hope to have the

changes 1990.

in place

The

by September,

final report is

to be read Feb. 16. “As time drags on

it is

scheduled

becoming

harder and harder to envision that

completion date. But that

our

goal,” Kalbflicsch said.

As support staff now exists, ^fc^ctors teach students from

inall

s^iPiograms and students arc given equal access to all suplementary courses offered. As Kalbflicsch explained, under the new system a group of instructors will be assigned to a specific program. Students will have fewer choices of electives but those electives will be geared to complement

5).

(Photo by Janet Kauk/Spoke)

been determined.

staff to

By Jennifer Motz

pages 4 and

Hamill poses for a picture (more winter carnival

and that the changes will afford academic support faculty the opportunity to “feel connected to a school.”

Asked

the changes

may

Even though college operating

figures for the total increase in

be going up by eight

operating costs for next year. But

November

he said salary costs, which account for about 80 per cent of the school’s total costs, are going up

tion will

still

per cent. It

was announced

interested in,” Kalbfliesch said.

She said a complaint often voiced by students is that many of the

Kalbfliesch replied, “I don’t think

would get an

She added, “This is not an easy issue. There are arguments on both sides, logically for and against, but

crease in funding for the 1990-91 academic year. This would bring

that students will be required to take three courses, one from each of the following dis-

given our college situation at this point in time, we feel the best plan

and

At time of publication, members of the academic support faculty declined to comment although some, who refused to be quoted

system to $754.4 million, according to Martin Hicks of the Ministry of Education. However, two per cent of these funds are to be distributed for new projects and have not yet been allocated. The rest is being distributed as general operating

electives are inconsistent with their program objectives. She

added

ciplines: social sciences, arts

humanities, communications, sciences and technology. Kalbfliesch said the changes are not a cost-cutting measure and that no jobs will be jeopardized.

“We are not looking at a shrinking student population, but most an increase, particularly in the health sciences and early childhood education areas. Kalbfliesch would not say what the motivating factor was but did say timetabling w'ill be simplified likely,

so.”

is to

decentralize.”

directly, expressed anger at the

changes.

One veteran faculty member said he would prefer to wait until the dust settled before making a comment. Another said he was too afraid to say a

word about

be-

cause, if he did that someone might be his boss when the “decentralization” takes place.

expenses.

grants will increase next year, tui-

result

the isolation of programs,

new

Kevin Mullan, vice-president of finance at Conestoga, did not have

that the college

the total

system as a whole eight per cent in-

amount of grants

to the

six per cent, tive

due

to the

new collec-

agreements with faculty and

support

staff.

Students will be called on to fill the funding shortfall. Tuition fees will increase next year by about eight per cent throughout the college system. Increases will var>' slightly

from college

depening on

to college

their needs.

Correction

grants and for existing specific

purposes through the system. Conestoga will get a 5 .44 per cent

story in last week’s

Spoke

stated that there

were

Monte

increase in funding. As this amount includes funds for

three busloads for the

the

employer health tax levy and the new pay equity legislation,

are eight people signed up. Spoke apologizes to the DS

only a four per cent increase will remain to cover increased operat-

for this error

Ste.

Anne

trip.

In fact there

— Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, February 12, 1990

OPINION SPOKE Editor: Terra Crowley Associate Editor: Jennifer Motz Production Manager: Claudia Zuniga Advertising Manager: Cindy Madill Circulation Manager: Jill Keeling Brian Brodersen, Bridget Bryans, Stephanie Donkers, Jana FaulJohn Freitas, Janet Kauk, Jane MacDougall, Shari MacMullin, Mike Stumpf, Jo-ann Vasselin, Tara Zeimanis. Staff: hafer,

Spoke College.

published and produced by the journalism-print students of Conestoga is financed from September to April by the DSA. The views and

Spoke

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 DSA unless their advertisements contain the DSA logo.

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

Industries are in need of students By Brian Brodersen It should be obvious that industry forms the basis of the economy, not only regionally, but provincially. It should also be obvious that without a constant supply of skilled tradespeople from schools with knowledge of the latest tech-

nologies, industry cannot remain vibrant and competitive.

There

With this in mind, we should pause to ask why this country cannot find enough bright and talented people who desire a trade. Two factors come to mind.

no room for

religion in

today’s public school system

The first is the constant encouragement of high school students, with “ability” to go to university. While nothing is wrong with a university education, it is not the be-all and end-all. In fact, many university students find they

must go to college after they complete degree to gain the practical skills necessary to get a good job. The second factor is the cost of a technological education In this world of rapidly changing technologies, colleges often find they cannot afford the equipment necessary to teach students the latest

By Jennifer Motz

their

singled out and terrorized by

There is no room for singular religious indoctrination in a public school system. This has been apparent to many for some time

Without proper funding, programs can rapidly become oband useless. With these probelms in mind, two recent developments should

skills.

solete

and now officially recognized by the recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling.

be applauded.

The first is

announcement of a co-op system between Waterloo Region’s separate school board and Conestoga. Starting this year. Grade 1 1 students will be coming to Conestoga to learn the basics of the automotive and design and manufacturing trades. Time spent here will go towards their high school diploma. This will both encourage students to seek a trade and will relieve the financial burden on the school board. Could high school educators finally be realizing the benefits of the

The catalyst for the decision was a case brought forward by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association on behalf of a small group of Elgin county parents three years ago.

They viewed

the Christian doctrine taught

local lay people as a violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as it applies to freedom of

conscience and religion. Evidence revealed, that due to the program’s content, a seven-year-old student of the Baha’i faith had nightmares about being chased by the devil and believed she would

having a trade? Will they finally be promoting trades to students with ability, instead of streaming them all towards university? The second development is the announcement of four new co-op programs in the technology area here at Conestoga. Co-op seems to be an answer to the financial burden all schools face. It allows students access to equipment the school otherwise could not afford; it gives students practical training in the workplace, and it gives industry a direct connection to the education system so they can better correct any deficiencies they see in

religious education in general will remain, and rightly so. Given our cultural diversity, the exploration of other religious history and traditions can only help to foster tolerance and

students’ educations.

acceptance.

go to “hell” Allowing

for not being Christian.

The

ruling,

the need for children

Let us hope both ventures are successful.

hoped, will eliminate

who are

not Christians to be

its dogma. However, not surprisingly, the ruling has placed another tightly woven mess smack in the laps of Ministry of Education officials, one which they

will

be forced to unravel quickly. that feel a need for Christian indoctrina-

Groups

tion are stepping-up efforts to establish publiclyfunded alternative schools. Waterloo- based

group has gleefully cited a provincial precedent, the publiclyfunded Eden Christian College in Niagara-on-the-lake. Ministry of education officials have declined to comment on whether the ruling will affect that school’s operation, pending a review of the court decision.

The answer should be clear. The ministiy cannot afford ambiguities. Either a religiously-neutral public school system

implemented, allowing alternative schools to now do, supported by private funds, or the province will be forced to face the fragmentation of their system and provide equal funding to is

exsist as the

all alternative

teaching. In the process of making their decision, the

powers

that

be would do well to examine a system provided for a “separate” arran-

that for years has

gement.

College faculty unwillingness to taik cost’s marks By Terra

in the

comer taking notes should be

Crowley

However, what tends these meetings

happen

people get involved with what is being said about an issue and often speak up.

What does Conestoga College have to

that

hide?

That

what reporters of Spoke would like to know. Recently we have had problems with faculty and administrators when reporting on a par-

After having a say in the matter, the

ticular story.

Reporters are being banned from meetings and information is being withheld. In addition, reporters are being told after meetings that what was said

individual will

sit

down

feeling

good

about speaking up. Then a casual glance to the corner reminds them of the reporter’s presence.

Immediately panic strikes. After what was said, the individual realizes that this could make him or her look bad when published. recalling

“If

pretend

didn’t

know

that there

during the session is “off the record” because they didn’t realize a reporter

was going to be media coverage, maybe

was

present.

In a court of law, ignorance doesn’t cut it. I

think

would be safe to assume

that

if you are at a division faculty meeting, you know who is faculty and who isn’t.

The person with the tape recorder sitting

his mind and not change it because it could make waves and that is a fear of

—

easily identified as a reporter.

can get myself out of this...” This happens frequently in journalism.

The disappointing aspect of this particualar incident was that, out of four people attending the meeting, only one individual stood behind what he had said. At least someone has guts to speak

many working

Conestoga College.

The current controversy over changes being

made

division

in the academic support a classic example of this fear.

Faculty are afraid to

Granted,

it is

talk.

Why?

not wise to bite the hand

that feeds you, but if

you would

like to

voice an opinion, the college or any other employer cannot take your job people cannot be forced to change their opinions.

You may have noticed during the teachers’ strike that Spoke, as well as other media groups, could not get faculty members to commment. The reason? The union issued a memo before the strike,

forbidding any faculty to speak

on the

issue.

What happened to freedom of speech? However, not all is lost on the Spoke front. There are the regular contact

people whose doors are always open.

The

reporters

do not have

wonder

how many times they will have to call to get an appointment with

Many people may

some

contacts.

not realize

this,

but

Spoke reporters are students and are graded on what they submit by a deadline. The cancellation of an arranged interview can be devastating. If it seems like a reporter is trying to ‘dig up some dirt,’ it is

probably because he or she mark.

after a higher

However,

there

a problem, do not

hesitate to call or write to

at the

Spoke office. Speaking of writing, I have yet to find out where the Peanut^ are from and why Charlie Brown and Linus have no hair. This will be my objective in the coming weeks.

Boring, but light. That seems to be what the college wants. So much for the controversial scoop.

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, February 12, 1990

Leak nearly damages computer

Nursing program reviewsprocedures

By Mike Stumpf

By Jennifer Motz

ard procedure during heavy rain.

Janet Smith, a security guard

leak in the roof of the main

building at the

Doon campus

Jan.

25 could have seriously damaged a computer system worth more than $10,000.

The Ventura computer system, used by the journalism program publish Spoke,

room 4B13-B

is in

and is directly under the spot where rain poured in during a heavy rainstorm. The leak was discovered after security personnel

made

check on campus, which

a rounds is

stand-

employed by the college, said she checked 4B13-B and found water pouring from the ceiling. “It was running onto the computer system,” Smith said. The college cleaning staff was

called and they removed a fibreglass panel from the ceiling. They also found one of the flourescent light covers

full

of water.

Smith said she thought rain, despite the fact the

said

was

the

plumbers

the pipes located high

in the ceiling.

“I think

was the rain, from what

can gather,” Smith said. Barry Milner, head of physical resources at Conestoga, said it was the first time that a leak was

you have a question

include a

first

Conestoga College was

built in

1968.

for

to:

name and telephone number as well

Dear am

Pat,

There

a second-year female student with approx-

imately five months

left until I

graduate.

my parents and Ifeel that it’ s time I moved out. It’ s not that we I

having problems at home and

argue a

lot,

explain,

but for certain reasons which I can not

we both agree

experience

life

that I should

move out and

on my own.

The problem is,

and OSAP, but I don

t fit

about student welfare

their requirements.

My parents have agreed to help me by continuing to

pay my

tuition

and

help available.

supplies, plus give

me $100

a month.

You do

not have to go

both agree that the summer seems too far away for me to wait to move out. Financially I can’t swing should I do?

on my own. What

Student services maintains a listing of inexpen-

Room

and board in a home could provide the physical support you need while allowing personal autonomy. Some students exchange chores or baby sitting

no consequence.’

Pat

us:

kind of job is your student representative, Rick Moffat, doing?

What

increase in the

number of proctors

supervising testing.

The college does not have

com-

sequences of cheating and Jeffrey said it is important each program

develop one based on ethical beliefs.

sion

said automatic expul-

not the answer.

neither students nor faculty have

However, I don’t believe we should cast them out at the first

approached him expressing concern about a widespread problem.

and as such we have a respon-

whole

sign.

was

sibility to

precipitated by a one-time occur-

problem.”

thing

Memo

If you need part time work check the college job board or pay a visit to placement services. You may want to talk to someone about the problems that percipitated the move, counsellors in student services can offer that support.

procedures and may suggest alternative seating arrangements and an

blanket policy regarding the con-

students also voiced

“This

Homeless

tell

Jeffrey said he is not aware of other students cheating and added

Signed:

You

students wrote: ‘It

policy requiring the discontinuation of a student caught cheating.

(763-8040)

standpoint.”

Bill Jeffrey,

plaints about the College’s lack of

residence in Kitchener (744-0120)

Wyndham House

The

The Community Information Center of Waterloo Region (579-3800) or Guelph (821-0632) can furnish names of supported shelters for young women with limited finances. Try the YWCA women’s

I can say is that it is their reputation at stake, from an ethical

He said a study group is being dean of health formed which will consist of memsciences, would not reveal “conbers from administration, faculty fidential” information about the inand first and second-year nursing cident, he did say disciplinary acstudents. It is predicted they will tion was taken and that the student have a written policy in place remains enrolled in the program. within two weeks. Commenting on a letter publish“We will be developing a code ot ed in Spoke Jan. 22, which was ethics and guidelines regarding signed ‘the second-year nursing professional misconduct, students,’ Jeffrey said he was ap- plagiarism and cheating and preciative of the students who decide what the punishment will brought the matter to his attention be, what it is to be based on, and it but added the letter contained will be consistently applied,” Jefmisinformation about the “one- frey said. time occurrence” and was repreAlso, the group is expected to sentative of a small group of studiscuss changes to examination

tle

for board.

disciplinary and testing

well known throughout the nursing body that repeated cheating, by a few students, has occurred with lit-

this difficult transition alone.

sive housing for students.

its

While

The

In Guelph,

that I don’ t qualify for any finan-

cial assistance. I inquired

through

all

dents.

as a pseudonym.

Dear Homeless, I

prompted

the school of health sciences at Conestoga College to

and were never caught,

halls in the past

tho.se students

procedures.

and then never again, especially in older buildings.

and exam

cheating during an exam has

review

counsellor Pat Trudeau drop off a letter at any Student c'o Pat Trudeau, Student Services, Conestoga College Guelph Campus, 460 Speedvale Ave. W.. Guelph, Ont,. N1H 6N6 All letters should If

recent discovery of a student

were aware of the problem.

Ask Pat Servicesoffice or mail

process going on in classrooms

The

reported in that area and that staff

“Our staff is looking into it.” Damage to the computer system was minimal because the problem was discovered in time. She said a roof often leaks once

rence. If there has been a cheating

are a caring profession

help people resolve the

sent to

Tibbits

By Terra Crowley

and no facts or philosophies have yet been advanced that justify disbanding a major college division;

The academic support staff, although refusing to comment individually met Feb. 5 and have posed a question to President Tibbits in a memorandum: Arguments about the relationships between technical training and liberal arts education are classical and long-standing and, at Conestoga College, nothing new has been added to this (argument); the existing system has functioned effectively both academically and

why is the college planning to make changes that have a potential

economically for nearly 20 years;

clarification

to prejudice standards, careers

and

the long-term reputation of the col-

lege in the

community?

“We believe this would be a useful starting place for discussion

the changes to general education recently approved by the academic

management committee,” an accompanying memo states. “Hopefully, the question

we pose

can

lead to opportunities for additional

and comment.”

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990

SNOW Zi * Plunge student antics endanger Polar only once.

dent Association for the event. The 27 participants attended a brief information session outlining

the rules and procedures just before the event. At that meeting, it was not stipulated that any bicycles or other toys being ridden

had

be discarded

safely. “It’s good that they limited the number of people in the water at a

this year,

because the hole

the ice wasn’t very big,” said Fis-

DSA

ac-

who went

in afterwards.

the information session

(front)

was

so thick,” said Davenport. “We continued cutting until the plunge but time just didn’t permit for us to cut

any bigger.

were confi-

dent, though, with the precautions that

The main cafeteria at the Doon campus of Conestoga College was the site of the

Doon Student

Association’s Winter Carnival

skibum pub Feb.l. Several dents took the

stu-

DSA “skiburn chal-

lenge” to heart, and apppeared in long johns, shorts, toques and t-

play on the popular

Hawaiian-ski theme.

comes

to it

had been done as planned, it would have been better. “We had hoped that certainly the participants would have acted

more responsibly,” said Glaze. The number of photographers

love

(Conestoga).

It’s

good gig,” Manns said, adding, the band is currently working

who were making

a return visit to Conestoga, after a

show

last year.

The band

redly didn’t enjoy US. Bon

Hodsdon, a

first-year broad-

to guitarist Jeff

Manns, the band has signed on two

(Photo by Janet Kauk/Spoke)

Carnival.

Entertainment manager Todd

was disappointing.

“We

thought

we were going

He added

to get.”

last

student reaction to the

year was extremely posi-

disqualified unfairly.

“Nothing was said to us at the meeting about dropping toys off,” he said. Fellow teammate, Greg Steele,

“They

no alcohol, wear

told us:

shoes, and only go in once,” he said.

“We

only went

in once,

took our bikes out as

and

left.”

Davenport disagreed. “It

was my understanding

that

they were taking the bikes to the edge of the pond and dropping

them,” she said.

band recently returned from a Canadian tour, on which they opened for the group Glass Tiger. Whatever the crowd’s reaction,

US enjoyed the pub.

which prompted

who

their return.

resigning from his

position

as entertainment manager, because of “personal reasons,” had a message for students.

“I really appreciate students

coming out to pubs. I want to thank them for their support,” he said. Several contests were held during the night with Steve Recher, second-year woodworkbum,” (the red underwear put him over the top), and

“best-ski

Michelle Godin, first- year nursing student, winning for “best bra.”

record when I’m stoned,” Edwards

By Stephanie Donkers

said.

Derek Edwards, a comedian

cafeteria at the

Doon campus of

Conestoga College.

Edwards showed students

that

just about anything in every

day

Sunday shopping

keyboard player Shane

five,

Schott,

Comic cracks them up

show

for

more safely,” added Fischer.

ing technology student, winning as

didn’t get the response

new members since its last visit to the campus. The pub was the first

Tiie

during the donut-

bus leaving for the Quebec Winter

can be humorous. From camping and skiing adventures to birth control and vasectomies, from

Pre-zley (his real name!).

(r)

band was

playing to a small group. A large number of students left to catch a

from Toronto, entertained students during a nooner Jan. 29 in the main

According

feeds Jeff Bergsma

debut Picture Perfect.

the second set, the

Led Zepplin.

casting student, said.

(I)

band

Jeff

Rizwan Jadavji

to their

olayed two one-hour sets, beginning at 9:30 p.m.. The crowd’s reaction appeared to be divided: however, the dance floor was full by the second set. Several students complained about the band’s choice of songs, which ranged from Aerosmith to

Jovi isn’t my favorite cover band,”

eating contest.

on their second album, a follow-up

Schott said the 150-student turnout

featured the Ottawa-

based band US,

“1

fun, too, if they (the participants)

agreed.

were taken.”

Fischer and Glaze don’t want to

really

sucessful

from the cold,” said Fischer. According to Glaze, the students enjoy doing this every year. in

McIntosh, a member of the hockey team, claimed his group followed the rules as they were stated to them and felt that they were

“We

By TaraZiemanis

The pub

about it.” Fischer and Glaze were also disappointed to see that after the event, everyone was piled on to a pick-up truck and transported to the Recreation Centre for a sauna and a change of clothes. “Last year and other years, they had a van so the students could get

pub disappoints some

Ski

shirts, a

“Maybe

next year something could be done

did

the event, but both agree that if

we couldn’t see for all of

the cameras,” said Glaze.

tivities director, said that they

be spoil-sports when

those

pens, but

began cutting the hole in the ice Thursday morning with a chainsaw and ice picks. “No one realized that the ice was

“At one point, one of the toys got lost under the water and it was thought that it had drifted under the Marilyn Fischer. That made the situation dangerous to

and camera people milling about was another hazard. Glaze said. “We needed to be able to see that everyone was getting out alright. We feel responsible for what hap-

“The school nurses could have

Cheryl Davenport, the

tion.

ice,” said

(Photo by Janet Kauk/Spoke)

said they were mainly concerned about hypothermia, wet clothes, minor injuries such as cuts, and the students getting out of the water

cher.

Davenport. As a result of not obeying these instructions, two teams ended up being disqualified from competi-

their

Fischer and Glaze, who are asked to attend such events by the DSA,

qualified participant, said.

take the props into the water,” said

watches team mates Terry Goldsworand Greg Steele (back) enter the water on bikes while Dean Howie (middle left) re-enters.

cher.

time

using “toys.” “I don’t know which members of each team I talked to, but I know I informed the teams they could not

Doug McIntosh

“There is a safety factor here, and because the students kept going back to the water, there will probably be some terrible colds and maybe pneumonia,” said Fis-

before the participants entered the water, Doug McIntosh, a dis-

Cheryl Davenport, the activity co-ordinator for the DSA, had prior knowledge about those groups who were planning on

thy (middle right)

clear that the “polar

plungers” were to go in the water

According to Marilyn Fischer and Caroyl Glaze, Doon campus’ two health technicians, participants in last Thursday’s Polar Plunge put themselves and others in danger by not adhering to the rules set down by the Doon Stu-

to the site

made

also

By Jana Faulhafer and Janet Kauk

life

drugs in sports, he covered them all. Edwards told the crowd how surprised he was when Ben Johnson won the Olympic gold medal while on steroids. “I can’t even put a needle on a to

also

warned students about

marriage.

“Marriage screws up your whole A wife is like a second mother sometimes,” he said. He touched on many topics to which students could relate. One of these was camping on the Vi^ life.

toria

Day weekend (May tw^ 1

four).

“Camping

the Indian word for

underaged drinking,” he said. Edwards has has been performing for about five years. He puts on shows at Yuk Yuks, a comedy bar in Toronto, a couple of times a week.

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, February 12, 1990

mE 1990 Putz performs at dinner show A comedian from California provided lively entertainment for students Jan. 30, during a dinner Conestoga College’s Doon Campus. The Doon Students Association at

sold 77 tickets at $3 each for the event. ticket included a lasagne

and a comedy performance by Marty Putz. Liquor and additional beer tickets were dinner, a beer,

also sold.

The comedian amused the crowd with Alfred Hitchcock and Elvis impersonations. He used an inflatable black suit to imitate

“The

King.”

A child was

audience and Putz often spoke to her when a subject

in the

became

inappropriate for

young ears. “Ask mommy what he said

many

that

means,”

times.

Often, he singled out individuals by giving them nicknames such as

Rocky and Bubba.

by throw marshmal-

also got students involved

them to lows into a giant baseball glove worn on his head.

getting

The comedian moved from Toronto to California last month to advance his career. He is the opening act for bands and other comedians and has been performing for ten years; five years as a magician and another five as a stand-up comedian. Putz uses many props and said he has hundreds of them, many of

which he has designed. He has performed at Conestoga college alx)ut seven times.

“Hopefully, I’ll be back in September,” he said.

Winter carnival gets mixed reviews Those who participated home some prizes.

By Janet Kauk The Doon Student Association’s activities co-ordinator Cheryl Davenport was pleased with some events and disappointed with others during winter carnival week, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1. Snow Zone ’90, which started with the selling of carnival t-shirts the previous week, did not receive the student response the DSA had hoped for. “Overall, it was frustrating. People say they want it, but don’t show up,” Davenport said.

She added, the people who did out for events seemed to

come

enjoy themselves.

Davenport said the carnival shirts were a new idea designed

DSA

was

lacking.

felt

the spirit

Davenport said she

hoped

Winners in the donut-eating conwere Shelley Kitchen, second-

test

year accounting, Joe Macerollo,

and Gary Sebum, first-year woodworking. They received a Molson jacket, a Molson sweater, and a Black Label first-year accounting,

Sweatshirt, respectively. In the snowball contest, first place went to Rick Kingsley, Leigh Youse, and Tanya VanVliet.

They each received Labatt’s blue glasses. Second place went to Redgan Wells, Gary Porter, and Matt Korley. They each received a

table

some

nis LaPierrc

some winners. Best costume went

hockey tournament was Denand the second-place winner was Brad Boomer. Bingo winners were: Pat Shea, Duane Brubachcr, Frank Gallizzi,

Dawn Gervis, Stephanie Kaster, Mark Ryan, Chris McKinnon, Kimberly Hodgins, Todd McFarlane, and

Kim

Poirier.

The Molson jean jacket winner was Mike George. Scavenger hunt winners were

criticism,

did produce to

Brian

Kcmpier and Mike Nicholas for their winged custumes. Best entrance went to Don Pflag, A1 McPherson, and Steve Thompson. No one won best idea as both teams which fell into this category were disqualified

for taking their

Kathrina Lagonia, Leigh Youse,

props (a sled and bikes) into the pond.

Tim Egerdeen, and Jan Ingham. This was the only team that

DSA,

entered.

qualified because they wouldn’t

While the polar plunge met with

Marjorie Hewitt, vice-president said these teams

conform

were

dis-

to the rules.

Labatt’s collapsible cooler.

The

first-place

winner

in the

give students a memento of the week and help generate school spirit. But, while sales were brisk, the

did lake

for

Metal Mike hosts show By Tara Ziemanis

felt

student

participation was better last year. While ticket sales for the dinner show matched last the number sold last year, advance sales for the pub were lower. The DSA did keep one resolution from the previous year that worked this year. They tried to stay away from outdoor events, and, as a result, had to make few changes to activities.

Metal Mike strikes again! cafeteria was a comedic hotbed Jan. 30 when Metal Mike hosted his first live show. The half-hour taped program feaDoon’s main

tured Conestoga’s Cliff the Condor promoting Winter Carnival events. He urged the audience to enjoy carnival, and “party.” The production spared no expense for its loyal following, dis-

The Human Dog Sled Race was

tributing “valuable prizes” in the

changed to a donut-eating contest with a good turn out. Co-ed Broomball on the pond was cancelled due to lack of ice and teams. Sno-pitch was also cancelled because no one signed up.

form of keychains, which will, no doubt, be collector’s items in the future.

Director and co-producer Jeff Hodsdon gave frequent weather reports throughout the show,

which he broadcast “live” from

downtown Kitchener. The audience was treated

to a

pre-taped tour of Cheryl Ann’s

Tan and Tone, where au^o tor

Steve Roth stmtted

the shock

direc-

shirtless, to

and delight of excited

female viewers. The program’s special guest was a graduate of Conestoga College, Dave Schneider, a radio announcer at

570

CHYM.

I and Reagan Wells (r) make a snowball while team mate Gary Porter (not shown) gathers more snow. Matt Korley

(1)

Schneider quickly

shattered the “disc jockey stud”

myth. “If

women are phoning you at

p.m. at night, there’s a reason for that. They’re not out themselves,”

he said. Metal Mike, alias Mike Coughlan, said he was satisfied with the production.

went very

“It

well, but

we had

some sound problems. The

live

went really good,” he said. The program enlisted 15 to 20 first and second-year broadcasting students. According to Coughlan, the show took more than a month to prepare and was made possible with “a lot of help from the DSA.”

stuff

Currently the organizers of the Metal Mike show have no plans to

use

for orientation purposes.

“We did

(Metal Mike) for per-

sonal satisfaction and to gain ex-

perience,”

Hodsdon

said.

end of the Metal series? Not according to Coughlan. “Our motto is, you have to think big, to be big,” he said.

And Mike

is this

the

The

varsity

tug-o-war.

hockey team puiied

a victory during the (Photo by Janet Kauk/Spoke)

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Conestoga College has an extenis sive literacy program which soon to be complemented by a the literacy campaign designed by

Wingham.” Thring and Mears found that coming up with the initial idea was most difficult but, according to

stutop third-year graphic design dents at the Doon campus.

Thring, once they “got road,” it went well.

Rob Thring and Karlene Mears, third-year students of graphic

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ing person hired as a consultant thought the design was quite impressive,” said Lambert. The idea for the project

the design, were chosen to work on a project which took them about complete. half to a month and Marilyn Lambert, manager ot

a diamond outline which symbolizes street signs and other symbols used by society. The outline encompasses a pencil and

atercontinuing education at the loo campus, said she was looking for something with a unique design

book design which

discovered

literate

disability illiteracy

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from the project at the Cambridge campus and I am monitoring the Waterloo campus,” said Lambert. Lambert and Mclver thought the design was rather economical since it was two in one. “Even the professional market-

that would appeal to the eye of an illiterate person and would still attract people who can read. “What we want is a brochure that poster,” is able to fold out into a said Lambert. “It is going to be

refers to an ilperson needing to learn to

about

developers, hired to look into the need for information on the topic,

According to Lambert, she had help in making the decision from the chair of

Preparatory Studies at the Cambridge campus. “He is managing the activity

can’t,” said Lambert. “The developers thought there was a need to let the public know that

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BOG approves nursing collaboration and the Registered Nurses As-

Dec. 1989 and Jelfrey said

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Conestoga’s board of governors has approved a nursing program advisory committee recommenda-

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Explaining

how such a collabora-

tion would work, BillJeffrcy, dean of health sciences, said the univer-

and college could establish a nine-semester system with combined efforts towards a diploma and degree. sity

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