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GST applies to cafeteria food By Nicole Isard

“It

students return to a

new year

of college, they have one more thing to look forward to; the GST

being charged Jackie

in the cafeteria.

Van Trigt,

unit

manager of

Beaver Foods, says the GST is being charged on every item in the cafeteria, from pop to a sandwich, because all products in the cafeteria fall under prepared foods.

Van

Trigt says

costs Beaver

Foods a large amount of money to implement the GST, because some of the cash registers had to be Shirley Sebastian, cashier for

took

document

one

Van but,

“I’m doing what the company

change because the company says the government charges the GST, and not them so we display Beaver Foods prices only.”

told

Van

new Conestoga

All

par-

but people are

students are

There has been a request the price of coffee. the price of coffee

Although medical histories are not compulsory for all students, it

Lhat time.

student statistics

the campus.

any medical conditions the may have, from diabetes and epilepsy to high blood pressure and rheumatism. The form also lists any past illnesses, allergies or medications which information may be unavailable from the student in the event of an emergency.

“We

encourage them

to get their

health records in,” says Fischer,

and

many programs do

in fact

re-

quire that medical criteria be met

before classes

ambulance and early childhood education programs must meet mandatory medical criteria to comply with a variety of government legislation, including the

parking lots due to recent snow-

do -ore the rows begin and

.ludents can not juasie -pacing between cars. ar.

according

“ d stair has

‘O

. '

•

Brady, the

been lenient with are not parked

lots.

However,

stu-

'rttinue to be ticketed

charged on everything.

One the

of the cashiers working

main

cafeteria said the

GST

in is

even being charged on hot water and styrofoam cups. She said a cup, which costs 10 cents before will now be 11 cents.

Act.

“There has been no towing beit

hard

to tell

who

wrong place and who at fault.”

where students are immediately in contact with children, and must be met before nurses can begin their work experience. “Medical criteria set up here must meet requirements of all of these agencies,” says Fischer, and

Brady

Amnesty chapter

Amnesty meeting on Jan

diate vicinity of her

14.

show

its

interest in the organization

community its

will

plan of action.

To be offically recognized by the Doon Student Association (DS A), 10 people must join the organization. Recognition of

immehometown

in the

of Smithville, Ont.

Coming lege

to Conestoga Colhas meant that Joslin

could finally fulfill her interest. With organizing help from Amnesty International’s chapter nine group in Kitchener and the University of Waterloo’s

Amnesty International as a club DSA would mean such

student chapter, she said she

by the

hopes the college’s club

support as being able to post advertisements around the col-

successful.

lege.

organization that works for public awareness of human rights violations, and the release of political prisoners.

Joslin provided information to the

board of directors of her

intentions at their

Nov. 14

Amnesty

will be

International

ing the health services field.

mitting such an offence.

is in

the

that

on the

new semester

first

day of

students were

even parked four cars deep.

therefore

said.

have been rowed away for parking three deep n the lots (this meaning that a row of cars is stuck in the middle of two In the past people

Gilberds, said

use

boils

down to the

thing; students

common

need

sense.

There has only been one car accident since the

supervisor,

start of winter, acBrady, and that took place during break, when a student skidded on the first comer behind the recreation center and hit the

cars to the

curb.

other cars).

Bob

year

she was in high school. She could not follow up on her interests because of there was no

homes, hospitals and Ministry of Health officials to keep these criteria up-dated, and to ensure that they are met by all students enter-

same old

One

Joslin became interested in Amnesty International when

Health Services staff are in frequent consultation with nursing

Brady said

fire route.

cause

Childhood Education program

board send a letter to Conestoga’s board of governors requesting a permanent meeting room for clubs. At the time of publication, Joslin did not have a room confirmed for her Jan. 14 meeting. that the

sense, says security guard

basically students

v-ondlv, •e

Day Nursery Act, the

they park in a handicap zone or a

•et

start.

in nursing,

Students

common

vlS0r tor Doon campus, said there -re current]', two problems in the

Homes

These mandatory submissions

student

Jim Brady, secuntv guard super-

Hohnholz Gesiarz

are most important in the Early

detail

By Marianne Brooks

Public Health Act, and the Nursmg

own advantage to submit

their

informed.

As well as OHIP information and family and physicians’ names and phone numbers, the forms also

Photo by

them promptly. Medical emergencies can arise at any time, and the college nurses are best equipped to deal with them when they are kept

is to

Medical criteria only take a few minutes to outline but they are like-

the unofficial organizer,

helping form

from any students who have ^ected to send them in prior to

att|s

MrsL <now .v

to do.”

Signs have been posted by all the registers telling people the GST is

Joslin plans to hold the first

lege

they usually collect medical his-

J tls.

was her idea

At the meeting, Joslin moved

Joslin said she hopes the col-

Marilyn Fischer, health services

Students need

Trigt says this

meeting.

Hohnholz Gesiarz

College.

plays on campus, at which time

file at

change

awareness of human rights violations in other countries by starting an Amnesty International chapter at Conestoga

outline the role Health Services

Van Trigt says is now 64 cents

Joslin, a first-year journalism

of the nurses attends each

vital

complaining.

student, wants to raise college

college program’s orientation to

most

still

classroom.

fill

of illness or emergency. The bright orange questionnaire is hard to miss, but college nurses Marilyn Fischer and Carol Glaze have found that many students need a gentle reminder at orientation before completing the forms.

ly the

in their attitude,

For Lori Joslin, the opportunity college provides her goes beyond the doors of the

out and submit a medical criteria form for Health Sendees, to be kept on file in case

One

Trigt says most people are

reasonable

fairly

overlooked.

requested to

is to

Amnesty chapter

frequently

the request

65 cents, saving the hassle of changing money.

didn’t get a price

Conestoga Col-

to all first-time students,

GST, and

raise the price to

menu boards

the heap of registration

lege information packages sent out ticular

imple-

ment the GST because I had to program all of the machines. The

forms, loan applications and locker

First-year student wants to establish

By Mel Taylor

requisitions in the

me a lot of time

Beaver Foods

Medical documents important Amid

with the

replaced.

Gilberds, security

remembers towing 25 back of the lot for com-

cording

was a

single-car accident

Lori Joslin. first-year journalism Student Photo by

Hohnhoiz Gesiarz

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, January

14, 1991

OPINION

Editor: Bill Doucet Associate Editor: P. Hohnholz Gesiarz Production Manager: Andy Dugan Advertising Manager: Judy Willan Circulation Manager: Nicole Isard Staff: Colleen Bellemare, Marianne Brooks, Jodi Crawford, Angie Hill, Joe Melo, Karen Neath, Leah Shier, Mike Stumpf, Mel Taylor, John Volmers

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DSA

logo.

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299 Doon Valley

Dr.,

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Permanent UN forces needed Tuesday is January 15, a day our grandchildren might leant about in future history classes. It is the deadline the United Nations set for the withdrawl of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. If Iraq does not withdraw the UN has sanctioned any member nation to use force to remove them. But it does not mean a

1991: Predictions By

Bill

(Cue the violins) Another year has fallen by upon us. (Everybody) Let old acquaintance be forgot... blah... blah... blah. So, not to let anyone down, I will make my predictions for the upcoming year. (Picture me wearing Johnny Carson’s turban with Ed McMahon sitting on my right). Me: So Ed, are you ready for predictions of 1991. wayside and 1991

Ed: Ha, ha, ha,

Me: Anything Ed: No! Me: Well,

will not

be able

to beat his

Can we

force should be a priority, used to

afford to keep turning a blind eye until

it’s

we become the victim No one wants war, .

but in extreme cases

it is

nesscesary.

-By Joe Melo

under

fire

from people who seem

be revealed royal-

being the voice behind Milli Vanilli. New Kids On The Block will be called the Fab Five after they become bigger than the Beatles. Unfortunately, it will go to Donnie Wahlberg’s head, and in a bizarre John Lennon hallucination, he kidnaps Yoko Ono and keeps her as his love slave. Tammy Faye Baker will be the new Oopsy Daisy the Clown and ties for

be moved to prime time, bumping out Babes. Mr. Dressup, Mr. Rogers and Casey Kasem will be linked will

to feel

T.V. should

wholesome family entertainment even

anymore and confesses

bizarre love triangle.

Macbeth and Taming of the Shrew. Geraldo, after a season of low ratings, will try to boost his show by dressing as a drag queen. His topic will be: "Satan- worshipping hippies with bouffants who have divorced their cheating she-male

understanding parents

The majority of

the action

shows

are not

much

tough but soft-hearted cop neatly solves a crime in less than an hour, while also managing to work out one of the many personal problems that

better.

realize that

boring format for as long as T.V. has exisited. Characters in most family sitcoms are saints. If a T.V. teen has a drink betore he’s legal age, his sitcom parents

parent distinguish between an

feelings of guilt and remorse until he/she can’t take

Sinead O’Conner will be the victor in a Kojak look-alike contest and win a years supply of suckers and some scalp wax. Sly Stallone will take home an Academy Award for the title role

to the

a babbling climax.

on non-family hours. Granted, young children might be disturbed by watching one of the grisly scenes of violence on Twins Peaks and A1 Bundy isn’t the perfect role model for a kid, but these shows were not made for children they were made for adults. Prime time television has been following the same

immediatly want to send him to Alcoholics Anynomous. Cheating on a test leads a T.V tot to deep

anyway

Is for kids,

Shows such as Married... with Twin Peaks and the Equalizer have all fallen

stick to running

will

television programs.

Children,

hiding after death threats from Pat Carter. So Salman

all

In recent years there has been a lot of moaning by parent groups about the increase in violent and vulgar

show

Not

takes over his job.

was the hiding place for Tom Cruise’s acting talent. Angela Lansbury and Estelle Getty will receive credit and

the

will crumble.

enforce the spirit of law, no matter where. too late, until

cocaine habit and will

^uddam Hussein will shave his moustache and that

let the

power, no matter at whose expense. Many say the war is over oil, it is not. It is over power. The power to govern oneself without interfemce.

remain

let’s get the ball rolling.

Charo will attempt to make a comeback but her infamous “Coochie, Coochie dance!” will be stolen by M.C. Hammer and he will be regarded as the new King of Dance. John Tibbits will actually be seen in the halls of Conestoga but go

army and

non-military citizens of Iraq starve, as his motivation

accidentally snort Ricardo Montalban and his midget sidekick Tattoo while they’re on vacation in Cuba.

^ghdie

strange, anything skewed.

Corey Feldman

will

foundation or

UN peacekeeping

is to

YES!

its

Sanctions will not help. Hussien will just simply use the present stores of food to feed his

stability

onto

more than

But in a quickly changing world were is becoming rarer than gold, society must hold

times.

it might. of the so-called intellectual elite say there is no reason for war, and that sanctions are the answer.

will start at the stroke of midnight, but

Many

the

200

The United Nations which has stood stagnate for 45 years could be an answer, but all must follow it’s law. If no one enforces Canada’s criminal code, Canada would be in a state of anarchy. Therefore, a permanent

war

Doucet

Yes, the United States doesn’t have the copyright on morality, they’ve used military intervention

surround him or his fellow officers. Shows like these should be on Saturday morning, but will continue prosper on prime time until people

what (and how much) their children watch should be decided by the parents and not the networks. After all television should be used as a source of

entertainment not as a babysitter.

simple

through the T.V. Guide will help a

flip

or violence and

wholesome

show with

adult themes

drivil that the

youngsters

can watch safely.

-By John Volmers

Protest service a sign of the times

brides in order to get sex changes, work for the mob and contact the U.F.O. that has Elvis’ brain.” Sting will get a last name after a stange encounter with a mutant

For B.C. residents too busy to think or care very deeply about the world around them, S20 a year buys peace of mind. Their S20 buys a membership

zucchini.

Young

Vision, a

be trampled by crazy horses, (get it?) It will be revealed that Carl Lewis had been taking steroids when he turns into one big muscle of serious pumpatude. (You little girlie nan!) Andrew Dice Clay goes into a coma after trying to act out one of lis nursery rhymes and wakes up, months later, thinking he’s Neil

will

have

hand, the

Venomous crowd: Hurrah

last prediction.

20-20

members

letters are

do regarding a hot issue in B.C. or the world around it social protest in a

of the month”.

drive-thru format.

busy

article

appearing

—

the Kitchener-Waterloo

disregard

calls during supper.”

for protest may be very nice, one element that makes any protest meaningful: commitment. Commitment is a group of people standing in the rain in front of parliament hill. Commitment is a letter written from personal

the

senument

experience.

Commitment is

hardly ever convenient.

over the country,

from subscribers responding to the “issue If so the company could justifiably

it.

After

all,

the subscribers are surely too

to notice if anything gets done, besides, next

there will be a new carrot in front of their noses. disregarding protest action can be done so easily, soon legitimate beefs will be disregarded as well. If

Though

all

month

Record Jan. 4 described how popular the service is becoming. It quoted a news release from the service as saying, "no meetings, no mountains of mail, no phone

this service lacks the

becomes popular

much genuine protest of its credibility. Were a company to receive a barrage of mail protesting an issue, that company would only have to check if the could drain

postcard once a month suggesting a short, 20- minute

(chorus of deafening cheers)!!!!!

Me: May a constipated camel use your favorite Jim Nabors coffee ug as a washroom. The Toronto Maple Leafs will win the Stanley Cup. he Toronto rgonauts will win the Grey Cap and the T'oronto Blue Jays will in the World Series. By the way, heil will meze over too (and lorgan Fairchild is my wife... a. a. hat : he ticket).

protest service that sends

protest action they could

ihandi.

Ed:

new

If the service it

To be

means not to be able to take on Those that subscribe to 20-20

short on time

responsibility.

Vision are taking the responsibility of protest far too 20-20- Vision. The first 20 is the S20 it takes

lightly.

to to be a player. The second is the 20 minute it takes assuage guilt every month. The Vision, if there at all, is

shallow.

- By Andy Dugan

Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, January 14, 1991

Letters to the editor

peace

Perhaps instead of being an armchair soldier, Ms. Morrison would like to join “the boys” for the kick off of the Desert Bowl!

best

Marketing, first-year

is the best” (Spoke, Dec. 10, 1990) most callous and disturbing article

call

have ever had the misfortune of

reading. Is the assumption that

“couldn’t last long.” that she

most

its

Cartoon tasteless Dear Editor,

likely ignorant of

hardened professionals with the field advantage. Granted,

member of the broadcasting

between our programs (although I can’t understand why, we should be supporting one another). Fortunately we never sank to taking potshots at one another. What is

might not be another Vietnam, but the game will not be over in the first quarter as Ms. Morrison

would

course I was disappointed to see the cartoon in the last edition of Spoke. In the past there has always been a small amount of animosity

then realized

the fact that the Iraqis are battle-

home

Is this

beginning

like to believe.

especially disappointing

also curious where Ms.

the mis-

Morrison’s conscience does its shopping. I wasn’t aware that a dollar value could be assigned to

leading nature of the cartoon.

human

fer

sound

Dear Editor,

The Date/Acquaintance Rape

shall also

on your “professional”

knowledge.

was confused when Ms. Morrison stated that a war with Hussein

Any newspaper

Awareness Committee would

worth

media

salt listens to electronic

faculty unions for the financial

and any reliable broadcast news team will scour newspapers for leads and for leads

and

details,

donations towards the Date/Acquaintance Rape Awareness week.

Our professions are interlocked and interdependant. I

details.

should hope that

paper will conduct

itself

Association for the

banners made for Waterloo, for their help with promotion.

one day our courses one another and learn

also hope that will help

also like to thank the

Guelph and Doon Campuses and

with a

higher degree of professionalism.

would

Doon Student

your

in the future

Many

others such as the

Guelph

Student Association, staff from the LRC, Human Resources, Health

from one another. Tracy Hiuser

and Student Services added

to this

week with their contributions. It would not have happened without

BRT, second-year

Ratliners,

bad

Dear Editor,

As a

regular reader of Spoke,

Thanks also goes

from Spoke. We suffrom the same problem facing

articles taken

items in teh Dec. 3 Flatliner.

Some of the items in the past have been borderline, in my opinion, but those are clearly beyond the bounds of good taste. And in an edition which includes the question “Do you think attitudes have changed towards rape and rape victims?”, this material

is at

best cal-

lous and at worst exacerbates the

problem.

Spoke

for

its

coverage of the week and for its continued coverage of sexual as-

Edith Torbay

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did base a series of newscasts on

life.

Date/Awareness Rape Aware-

down and we must imwe can, and hope money for new equipment

like real life? If not, then

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Monday. January Spoke Conestoga College,

99'

Strategic plan beneficial business. with KlICinACC

further implementation of the Strategic Plan during the com-

The

ing year at Conestoga College will make the institution a “top notch

Tibbits pointed out that the Kitchener-Waterloo area has a relatively diverse economic base and for the college “to be able to take advantage of these areas of

college” according to John Tibbits,

economic opportunities one should

president.

be organized.” Tibbits said he

Strategic Plan, drafted in August 1990, initiates four areas

The

under review. The plan has 15 committees examining such areas

viewed

document as innovative and one that places Conestoga strategic

ahead of other colleges

in respect

to planning.

academic performances, employee relations and making the college and its programs more fiscally vi-

report Visions 2000, by the minis-

able.

He also said that the tabling of the try

a planning strategy

developed

during discussion in his candidacy for president of the college three

took form. It was out of financial necessity,

ments, for the

to Tibbits, that the col-

“If

way

its

situation.

you don’t have much in the of financial resources, as we

you want to make sure you spend your money on something

the college will try to follow.

first

time in the col-

goals, responsibilities

and objec-

tives of the institution.

Tibbits said he expects exponential

benefits resulting from the

said he already sees the

that will be beneficial.”

with the community, especially

4 p.m.

leges history, states the general

plan influencing other changes in the college including the introduc-

The

plan.

Another reason Tibbits gives

28, 1991.

mission, vision and values state-

did,

justifying a strategic plan was to improve the college’s relations

1 p.m.

prefaced by general guidelines that

lege had to examine

Sunday, April

with respect to general

education curriculum development and delivery. “Its nice to see the whole system feels that way,” said Tibbits.

With the support of the board of govenors and initiatives from faculty and adminstration the plan

according

lends credibility to the college’s

Tibbits said the strategic plan

years ago.

through

of colleges and universities,

initiative to Tibbits the idea for

The Doon Learning Resource Centre will be open Sunday afternoons commencing Sunday, Jan. 13, 1991

the

as educational services given at the college, how to improve students’

Recording

GOOD NEWS!

iifitK

By P.Hohnholz Gesiarz

UPDATE

and document and the

tion of a Students’ Rights

Responsibilities revision of the

Doon Student As-

sociation constitution.

Letters to the editor We appreciate letters to the editor but we reserve the right to edit them. Please limit letters to no more than 300 words and sign with your name and program.

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Tues. ]an. 15

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Board of Directors Meeting

Jan. 16

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Spoke, Conestoga College, Monday, January 14, 1991

A vision for the future It

By Stephanie Doucette

would also like to see better between colleges, schools

and universities so

“An experiment in collaborais how Charles Pascal, chair

easier to

that students

move between

tion,”

can find

of the Ontario Council of Regents, described Vision 2000, when he spoke to more than 100 Conestoga

these institutions

and

better access to

move advanced

and they would know what they are going to get when they received a diploma,”

Vision 2000 has hightened the awareness of the college systems in the areas. There are repre-

whole province who are involved. The main focus

sentatives from the

on the project is the college system and its key issues. Vision 2000 will also look

different

workshop,” said Tibbits.

tomized instructional

Vision 2000 has goals that they want to reach through the educa-

campus teaching

im-

Friday,

Jan. 18, 1991 at noon.

be drawn and posted the following week outside the activities office.

Winner

will

Good

Luck!

units, off

“We will just have to wait and see what happens. One thing is to develope a direction and im-

development and

long-term

plementation

employability.

BUSINESS STUDENTS: Are Your Marks

in a

RECESSION?

important,” said

Tibbits.

Good

Friend.s. Closer

han lou

hmk.

Mon. 4 p.m. on you can eat fish & chips 9 p.m. til 1 a.m. 1/2 price natchos

uaemuBi

Tues. Wing Night 4 p.m. on 15 cent wings (no take out)

locations, vari-

tion dates as well as other innovative approaches.

leges to include a greater emphasis on general education and generic

all

Activities office

able course entrance and comple-

reorientate the curriculum of col-

their

Submit entries to DSA

for

that colleges offer different learning opportunities through such methods as cus-

continuing education held a

enhance

67 of your

mended

One week

This will assist students

DSA Activities Passport photographs and other details.

page

proving opportunities for parttime learners, who are usually adults with work and family responsibilities. It has been recom-

dicussions and seminars dealing

their individual

all six

said Tibbits.

themes.

skills.

photographs of various objects located somewhere on Doon Campus. See

Identify

to college to university

For three weeks the college held workshops in the afternoon for employees and provided different

They want

provide a

‘The system would be clear and It would be clear how a person could go from high school

input for the project,4E said John

tion of students.

integrated.

Tibbits, college president.

with the different areas.

training.

College employees on Nov. 26. Vision 2000 may be the new wave for education in the tuiure. The program is about quality and opportunity for students who arc getting an education. The program will be there to assure the quality of career education provided by Ontario’s college system and to enhance the opportunities for students to participate. -'‘'“Conestoga has been involved on numerous occasions to provide

“The workshops held

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ENTERTAINMENT

Review Tour

hedges and haircuts to say.

3y Mike Stumpf

According like

Magical.

Burton, a person

Edward could (and does)

fit

....

This is the only way to describe Edward Scissorhands, a new film from Tim Burton, the director of Batman, Beetlejuice and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.

a wonderous blend of subur-

ban satire,

Gothic storytelling, and

a genuine love story that works

because although grounded in fantasy, it says something about the frailty of the human condition and that love wins out over all despite our beliefs to the contrary.

Johnny Depp

Edward, a

stars as

creation of a reclusive inventor

(Vincent Price)

who

lived in an

into

mainstream society because

his appearance,

everyone

compared

else, isn’t that different.

Only

terrible and cruel misunderstandings (including a failed seduction by an amorous Kathy Baker) prevent Edward from becoming a productive member of the community.

Films like Edward Scissorhands are few and far between.

film

be such a joy to experience and also teach something as simple as the power of love and devotion is nothing less than a miracle. This is one of the best films of the year. that can

Avon

lady

Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) examines the

topiary

the

new movie Edward Scissorhands.

Gothic style mansion on the edge of town. But the inventor died before he could finish his work, leaving Edward to fend eerie.

for himself with only a pair of

razorsharp scissors for hands.

Rescued from a hermit-like existence by local Avon lady Pegg Boggs (Dianne Weist), Edward is

welcomed into the pastel-colored homes of the neighborhood and be-

comes somewhat of

media

celebrity with his shockingly beautiful topairy and haircut designs carved with his unique

His entry into society for the first is dealt with through a series of typical misadventures, including his futile attempts to sleep in a waterbed, trying to eat a pea, and his usefulness as a shish kebab skewer during a neighborhood barbeque.

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What

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digits.

idea

are

to stimulate

time

College

New ideas will

existing

coming Summer.

summer programs

Please take a couple of minutes to help us think about and plan Conestoga thoughts and

seems incredible

this

form

to the address at the

us things

tell

about ourselves. Beneath a silly pa lies a scathing look at suburbia

treatment of those

Id its

who dare

hallowed streets of middle- America and into the world of Tupperware parties, freshly to enter the

manicured lawns and the everpresent gossip by housewives bored with soap operas and TV dinners.

What begins

as a routine

of errors turns very dark third of the film

comedy

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and make

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silly

film that dares to

broaden the range of and resources.

in an effort to

better use of existing College facilities

that such a premise could become such a powerful and ultimately moving It

augment our

this

on your

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Would this course be

Do you know

Yes

for credit?

of an instructor

who could lead or

O Yes

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Name

Can be contacted

Qualifications

Please provide a brief description and/or outcome of the course/activity (paste catalogue copy

if this is

an existing activity).

in the final

when Burton

takes

a direction that few film makers

would have taken. He has the courage to make an unhappy ending and it works. The build-up of tension throughout the film is released in a sudden burst of violence near the end of the film that remains true to the spirit of the picture. In Burton’s vision: the hero wins, but not without a price.

How long i)

would

once only for

What method lecture

the course/activity last?

hours

ii)

repeated

hours for

iii)

weeks

iv)

other

of instruction do you envision for this course?

hands-on

seminar

field trips

group discussion

lab

other

Other suggesdons/comments:

And the sacrifice Edward makes for Kim Boggs (Winona Ryder), the girl he loves but cannot hold,

makes

the love story ring even

Your Name

Some critics have said the story might have worked better if the people of the neighborhood surrounding Edward’s home had been portrayed as individuals and not merely as caricatures from a ’70s

sitcom.

The

fact that the barbeques, so-

cial events, hair salons, clothing

and the mannerisms of these people are so incredibly tacky is at the heart of what Burton is trying

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clearer.

Contact Address

Postal

Please return by January 25, 1991, to Conestoga

Centre For Continuous Learning, 400 Collier-MacMillan Drive, Cambridge, Ontario

Many, many thanks

for your interest Si support. We’ll be in touch with

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Summer,

you soon

to follow-up

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on your suggestions.

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991

2nd

The year

loss to

By Joe Melo

the

Yes, that’s right folks. 1991

and 1990

out.

is in

means

that

it’s

time for our annual review of the 1990 Conestoga College Sports

and predictions for 1991. The women’s softball team won its

third consecutive Ontario Col-

lege Athletic Association title.

(OCAA)

The men’s hockey team made

of the International ^Collegiate Hockey League (ICHL). it

to the finals

B Condor

Marc McCallum

goalie

by inspiring the over the University of Buffalo. (This was his first start after he had suffered a serious head injury in December of 1989. With McCallum’s steady play in net and captain Rob Datz, who was named male athelete of the year, the main catalyst for the offence, the Condors gained a birth started the year

team

to a 7-2 victory

in the finals of the ICHL. The season ended in March when they were defeated 5-3 by Niagara Col-

lege at the Kenneth E. Hunter Centre.

Coach Scott Long was named

ICHL Coach

of the Year. Datz and

McCallum were both the second all-star

selected to

team and Jeff

sports

Humber

team hasn’t been doing much

Friday, January 18th, 1991

better.

The men’s team didn’t fare any better in the 1989-90 season. This season started out on a more positive note for the men’s basketball squad as they took consolation honors at the Durham College Tournament in Oshawa, but reality

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scored 66 points in 3 games, including 14 in the Condors 87-83 victory against

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