Kurds
First By Nicole
in
Cambridge
Conestoga
at
Isard
Christmas has come and gone for many North Americans, but for
Aziz Abulmaji and his wife Avaz their version of Christmas has just arrived. These English as a second language students in Cambridge escaped from their homeland of norther Iraq, where they were being persecuted because they are Kurds, a culture which was gassed by Saddam Hussein. Suleyman and Abulmaji fled to Turkey with their two children, a daughter who is eight,
Suleyman,
andason whois 11. Suleyman was pregnant when they made the journey, and their
baby was
now nine-month-old
bom
in
Turkey.
March 21 is Navroiz, which the Kurdish celebration. It
a brown one
Tilt By Angie
is one of the many acplanned by Conestoga Summer. This summer special guest speakers will be coming to give lectures, and others will be coming
cafeteria
Hill
tivities
summer, Conestoga
Starling this
summer students will be able to wet their whistles with a glass
of beer
or wine.
for special events.
From June
1,
through until the
end of August, the cafeteria will be liscciiccd to sell beer and wine. According to Ann Wine, cordinator of Conestoga Summer, this is
not a
new
idea.
Most of Ontario’s
colleges and universities are
lis-
cenced, but this project will be new for Conestoga.
Wine also stressed that this project is “ not to encourage drunkeness, and it will be for the summer only.” Wine also said
liscencing the
Some
of the scheduled special
events will be a Writer’s series that will feature such guest speakers as
Trent Frayne, Joe Gold, Edna Staebler, Jane Urquhart, and June Calwood. Also, the Conestoga Summer agenda has a Presidents series planned that will be featuring the likes of Ben Wicks. Constoga Summer are working on other special guests in the calibre
of a
Ben
Wicks, but wanted to keep the names in confindence until the people have accepted.
is
is
celebrated every year on that day.
Presents are exchanged, and tradi-
songs and dances are performed. Suleyman was wearing a tional
traditional dress, which was covered in black sequins, with gold embroidery on the front, and on the jacket. A traditional food during Navroiz is called Dalmos. It is rice, meat, tomatoes, the insides of zucchinis, green peppers, and eggplant mixed together and put into a vine leaf. It is then cooked, and served to those at the celebration.
At 7:00 p.m., the Kurds light fire and say a prayer, wishing peace and happiness to
Aziz Abulmaji and Avaz Suleyman
(Photo by Nicole Isard)
to a piece of paper,
every person, in every country and religion around the world.
Abulmaji and Suleyman were looking forward to March 27, 28 and 29, because they will be taking a trip to London, Ont. to celebrate the Kurdish
New
Year with Kurds
Recycling
from all over Canada. Lina House, co-ordinator of the EASL program, said the couple are sponsored by Canada Employment, and have been in Cambridge since November, which is when they first arrived in Canada. Abulmaji was proud to state that his
still
family
is
the first Kurdish family in
Cambridge.
Suleyman and Abulmaji have been
EASL
in the
Jan. 7, 1991
,
program since and Abulmaji plans to
when he week program. get a job
leaves the 24-
not going smoothly
By Katherine Hayes The Doon recycling fail if
project will
students and staff don’t start
sorting their recyclable material,
said Barry Milner,
physical resources,
manager
for
Doon campus,
on March 22. Because of garbage and improper materials found in the bins, maintenance staff will soon have to sort through and remove contaminants from every bin.
The recycling project has already added about 10 extra hours of maintenance work, just in emptying the bins from the seven buildings on campus. Gary Trautman, a maintenance
Gary Trautman
worker, said
the recycling project
Noting that student support for
project.”
The Doon Student Association has been involved in the planning
tenance staff and he does not look forward to the sorting, which will
aggravating that the same people
begin on April
not CO- operating.”
behind the project from the beginning. Milner said the DSA has indicated they will have some
to the
main-
1.
the lounges are
was
very high, Milner said, that
were asking
“it’s
for the project are
Just because of their numbers,
depends
reported to be the worst areas for
the success of the project
careless use of the recycling sta-
on the student body, said Milner. Using maintenance workers to sort
tions.
“There are garbage cans right be-
(Photo by Andy Dugan)
(Photo by Nicole Isard)
very
The cafeteria and
Roger Ewe practises his moves for Conestoga’s food and beverage management awards dinner at Waterloo Campus. Story and photos on page 6.
resources
initially
leave
“it’s unfair” to
more of the project up
Yee Haw!
of physical
side those bins, but people
still
throw anything in. Food, everything. All they have to do is look at the signs,” said Trautman.
recycling material
is
loo labor in-
recommendations for increasing student support by September. In the meantime, anyone interested in assisting with the promotion of the project should contact
tensive and therefore too expen-
physical resources.
sive.
leadership over the
“However,” said Milner,
“I
do
not want to pull the plug on this
Some student summer would
be especially welcome, said Milner.
—
2 Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991
N
OPINION
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Editor:
Andy Dugan
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DSA
logo.
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Urban assault Stupidity
repelling By Mel Taylor
my face, plastic, air,
It’s hard to believe a chain link fence along the property line of Conestoga College and Highway 401
a lot of unnecessary running for them. Therefore, the question begging an answer
supposed Security against what?
spend taxpayers money for this “security” fence? Doesn’t the Ministry of Transportation have better things to do with their time and our money? Well on the other hand the fence does make sense. After all it will probably keep those out-of-towners whose car breaks down out of our hair. And just to make sure, why don’ t we electrify the fence just in case one of them has an idea of walking to the college and using the phone to call a tow truck? (Who knows, one of them might be a terrorist.) Who are we to question the rational of the ministry? They are our leaders, our thinkers and our keepers. After all, we are just students whose views are to be listened to politely and then forgotten, to be seen but
is
I was assaulted at my door a few days back. You never know who’s going to knock in these times of urban blight and crime on your doorstep. Like a fool I side-stepped my better judgement and flung open the door. I was immediately shot in the torso with an air rifle and subsequently held at bay by the assailant’s accomplice brandishing a formidable handgun, its suction-cupped dart trained between my eyes. At once my patience thinned to a wash. “Look guys,” I said, “I don’t want you lads shoving guns in
or otherwise.”
No sooner had I slammed the door on the little rug rats than they knocked again, by which time I had mustered the stamina to dispatch the diminutive thugs. Once more I flung wide the door to confront the urban guerrillas, and promptly disarmed them. “Aha!” I exulted, “I’ve disarmed you. Now, out!” I unceremoniously ushered them onto the front porch and slammed the door, leaving them somewhat irked and bewildered. As I settled back into my easy chair a guest, who had witnessed bemusedly the entire procedings, suddenly piped
necessary.
“Aw, come
on.
Give them back
“No matter. when I go out
little
their toys,”
be a sucurity fence.
to
it.
Will the fence
make
to get at the college? to
it
harder for these individuals
Why should
it,
when all they have
do is drive onto Homer-Watson Boulevard and then
right to the college parking lot (as long as
is
it
not
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. because even a good thief would have a hard time stealing a spot). It would save
not remembered (unless there
is
money
is;
why
involved).
As
one great philosopher put it, the lunatics are running the asylum, and we too one day can look forward to replacing them; but by the time we reach that position will we be mad as they.
-Joe Melo
Sunday law discriminates
he pleaded
kids.”
They’ll be out there in another five minutes to return their weapons. Let them sweat it out for a bit,” I replied, leaning back smugly in my chair. Sure enough, the obnoxious squirts were stiU standing around, mouths agape, wondering how they could tell their parents their guns had been impounded by a raging, one-man team. “Look,” I said to them, “Toy guns might be fun to play with. I played with them myself when I was a kid. But, don’t play at sticking guns in people’s faces. Maybe only real guns kill people but toy guns can still blind someone.” “Arc you going to give them back?” they gasped. “This time,” I said, “but if you ever shove a gun in my face again, you’re history.” I went back into the house, where our guest was stiU sniffing about what a mean-spirited curmudgeon I was. I infonned him that if I had pulled the same stunt when I was their age I would have been verbally thrashed and permanently disarmed. The first thing I was made to understand when I got my first toy gun was that I must never under any circumstance point the damned thing at anybody. It even made sense to my narrow little mind that guns arc pointed with malicious intent. When I reached the age where many of my friends were allowed to own B.B. guns, I declined to follow suit. By that time I had delved into the history books and read first-hand accounts of the brutal losses of war, the inhumanity to which our species has stooped. I don’t feel that I’m an unreasonable person. I would never want to deny a kid his fun. Playing at war has always held some kind of morbid fascination to most kids, predominantly males. But before they get carried away thinking it is their right to bully and piUage, it wouldn’t hurt to instill some kind of respect for the value of human life and the horror of real warfare. I suppose it’s too much to ask, but a little diplomacy might be a better introduction to the dignity and beauty of life.
SWAT
It’s
Can a chain link fence stop a car moving more than 100 km/h? Will it stop accidents from happening? Will it cause mortorists to slow down to the speed limit to admire its beauty? Probably not. Will it stop those undesirables who get off on Highway 401 and come to Conestoga with bad intentions? When was the last time a terrorist ran across an open field to get his target and then run all the way back? If they have rocket lauchers (with rockets of course), will that high grade aluminum or what ever space-age compound the fence is made of, stop the smart missiles from flying over it or the stupid ones that fly through
up. disdainfully. “They’re just
a chain reaction
is
Some
holy-rolling
WASPs
have succeeded
in con-
tinuing the oppression of religious minorities and as-
suring the superiority of Christianity in the province of
was achieved when Sunday shopping banned by the Ontario Court of Appeal. For some bible-thumpers the law may seem a great victory but it does not do much for Canada’ s reputation
universal religious day of rest Why should Canada be regimented to one group’s code of ethics? The prohibition of Sunday shopping will also have
weekend of Sunday was up 25 per
Ontario. This
economic backlashes. In the
was
closing, Canada-to- U.S. border crossing
recently
as a tolerant, cultural mosaic.
When will powerful WASPs stop being the dictators of our morality? A more logical approach to having a day of rest for employees would be for the employer to choose a day relevant to them. Sunday is not a
first
We have already lost a lot of business to the Americans because of free trade. Not permitting Sunday shopping will just perpetuate this problem. This new law may please some uptight Christians but will, ultimately, be a detriment to the rest of Canada. cent.
-Jodi Crawford
Academy awards a farce The time for Academy Awards has come again, and viewers can look forward to another season of deserving actors not receiving an award. The Academy has to put aside their biased views about comedy actors, and include a section of the awards just for those who have chosen this difficult profession.
Think of all the great movies that have been put out by persons such as John Candy, Steve Martin, John Cuzak, and a number of well-known comedians. It seems as if the Academy doesn’t have a funny bone in their rather
limp body.
Of course, most viewers do
realize the
Awards
are
and as Siskel and Ebert said, “most of the 8,000 voters haven’t even seen the
which they handed out their own Academy Awards. Ghost, the movie by Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, didn’t even place because most of the audience memfelt it didn’t belong. Pretty Woman wasn’t in the running because the audience felt Julia Roberts just didn’t have the quality of acting that Jodi Foster did. The true judges of movies are not those who have the money to live in a beach house on Malibu, or those
bers
who hob-nob with the rich and famous. The true judges are those who scrape together their last pennies to go out and for a night’s entertainment; an escape from the boredom of the working day; a way to get out of the house and leave the children behind. These are
just a popularity contest,
the true judges.
movies, but we have” That was a quote from their television show,
If the Academy had any backbone whatsoever, these unsung heroes would be picking the categories, choosing the movies, and handing out the awards. -Nicole Isard
in
Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991 3
FEATURE Censorship craze now controls Wilfrid Laurier’s Cord Status of Women Council defended the paper. “It’s important to educate the population. The
By Lyn McGinnis Freedom of speech
is
not often a
reason to shut down a newspaper, but in March 1991 Wilfrid Laurier
Muse offered to do this in a way the mainstream media doesn’t.” Subsequent to The Muse article and the
The Cord was
University’s paper, shut down. It
Memorial campus and across the province of Newfoundland, there have been no reaction inside
reopened after reluctantly
agreeing to allow
its
content to be
“approved” by an outside authority. The local community
charges.
remained unaware or indifferent
newspapers across the country have reprinted The Muse article showing support both for the inten-
Tony
the entire episode. Editor
Burke said every story
To date at least nine other student
to
now
is
checked by the President of Student Publications Jana Watson.
tion of the article
right to print
“If it’s the only way to get the paper back on its feet then I’m willing to do it, but I wish it could have been resolved another way,” said Watson.
Tony Burke
Editor
Book-burning
is
a time-honored
to avoid being exposed to AIDS, but did so in an explicitly narrative
The article in the supplement included an illustration of two men engaged in oral sex. The resulting outcry was national news. fashion.
in-Chief.”
February,
early
In
longer limited
said “I don’t
have any problem with Jana doing it. It’s funny, though that never before has any one person had this kind of control, not even the Editor-
Memorial
Newfoundland’s
University student newspaper.
The
Muse, produced their annual Lesbian and Gay supplement. In it was an article titled “A gay man’s guide to erotic safer sex.”
The
article not
only gave out information on
how
How well we
tradition.
learn.
to lay charges “for offenses dealing
with corrupting morals.” University president Arthur
May
said in a written statement that
Memorial’s image had been tarnished and suggested financial
of the administration and the local community and promises to create a publisher’s board to “monitor
newspaper content.” Dr. Gary Kinsman, a professor at Memorial said in defense of The
donations to the university could suffer. The student union president,
Muse
stabulary Lieutenant Robert Shan-
nahan said while no formal
Wade Brake said he was looking at
absolutely necessary
complaint had been lodged, his department was looking at grounds
taking steps to control the paper’s
education
content.
Royal Newfoundland Con-
He
fears negative reaction
article, “this explicitness
might offend some people but if
is
safe sex
is going to succeed.” Theresa Walsh of the St. John’s
and the paper’s
The debate is no to one campus and
it.
one province. The Ubyssey at the University of British Columbia was the first to reproduce the “Guide” and have not experienced any averse effects from either the university or police. The Varsity and The Lexicon, both at U of T, The McGill Daily in Montreal and The Other Press in Vancouver have all run the article with little official reaction. Other papers have had some negative reactions, but none as strong as Wifrid Laurier’s The Cord. We have come to expect news of the press being shut down in Chile or Albania, but not in Waterloo, Ontario.
Escaping Hussein’s clutches Good Friends. CloserThan YouThink.
no easy task for refugee family He has had no contact with his family since the war and does not
By Marianne Brooks Fikret Edip climbed mountains to escape Iraq, travelled through
Iran
and
finally
made
it
to the
even know
if
they are
still
alive.
Fikret’s family suffered before
the
war even began. His family
are
ing technology.
He came to Canada
two years ago shortly after his marriage to his Turkish wife Binnur.
Binnur, a computer programming analysis student, did not come to Canada immediately, instead she and her husband were separated for a year until she could join
him
last
January.
Fikret left Iraq for
He said the
Iraqis
ing since 1968
many reasons.
had been
suffer-
when Saddam Hus-
He for
“When was I
in
high schooi iearned of the I
freedom, in
Kurdish, from Northern Iraq, and
in Iraq.
suffer here.”
also said
its
Canada was known
multiculturalism.
9
Wed. burger & fries $3.99 p.m. on all menu items 1/2 price
—
Thurs. Conestoga Student Night Shooter Night special shooter,
—
special price
Saddam Hussein.
by
In fact Hussein’s
dislike for Fikxet’s people is ob-
his actions.
Fri.
countered little discrimination since coming to Canada. Fikret, who compares people to fingers, said, “Not all fingers are the same. There is only a small amount of discrimination but sometimes I feel it.” He added that it depended on the person’s educa-
brothers and sisters, are
I
”
steak
Fikret and Binnur have en-
was a
land for immigrants.”
It
vious because in 1988 he used chemical weapons on them, killing 500 people in a few seconds. Fikret said he wonders why the West let Saddam go unpunished for
there,
Tues. Wing Night 4 p.m. on 20 cent wings (no take out)
Canada.
all his
there suffering, while they suffer
— Canada.
said.
peace
psychology, ” Fikret said. Fikret’s entire family, still
go
“In Middle East countries before you talk you have to think, ” Binnur
democracy and
Fikret says they were not liked
brothers and sisters are
to
freely.
dead but I am victimized. It is not a matter of someone coming to shoot or kill you but I am a victim
my
wanted
Binnur said in Turkey she did not encounter any political problems but said she did not talk
western world.
“All
I
When I was in high school I learned
immigrants.
sein came to power adding that no one mentioned the suffering until he became a real danger to the
Fikret feels he is a victim of Hussein’s dictatorship. “I am one victim. I am alive not
where
9 p.m. till 1 a.m. 1/2 price natchos
of the freedom, democracy and peace in Canada. It was a land for
Turkish border. His journey took him 15 days by foot. He left Iraq near the end of 1984 during the Iraq-Iran war. Fikret is now a Conestoga student studying electronics engineer-
all
Fikret came to Canada after applying to the United Nations. “I explained my situation and
Mon. 4 p.m. on you can eat fish & chips
wild
4 p.m. on
& shrimp $9.65
& wacky game night—Win prizes! Sat.
Ladies Night
featuring 4 different male
& female
dancers (not strippers)
tion level.
Binnur said the teachers
at
Con-
estoga were more than willing to explain something she did not understand, even
if it
meant explain-
again and again. She said she wishes they were a little more uning
it
derstanding of immigrants because sometimes it takes them a little longer.
Sun. open till 1 a.m. Live Entertainment different local artists each week 4 p.m. on Lasagna dinner $4.99
4 Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991
The Flatliner
Recycling crusade Conscience dictates what It
started with a simple styrofoam
coffee cup. I
was headed out
to the parking
day of classes, followed by a two-hour meeting on recycling that I had to cover for Spoke. Evening was softly falling, and as I walked along I was mulling over the idea of a college recycling program. 1 had just concluded that the only way the program could work was if people actually cared enough to make it work. But the organizers of the project certainly had some work cut out for them. How do you make people care? Do you bring out pom-poms and have recycling rallies? The thought made me shudder. What about threatening departments with penalties if staff and students don’t comply? I grimaced. Speeches and lec-
home. There was a reason
why
stopped; a reason
cup and conscience. But the voice of Conscience spoke, louder and more serious.
myself through the Sybil-like conversation. I did care. This was my college. This was my time here. It deserved some attention. I don’t walk past garbage lying around in my home. Hey, I even recycle at home.
Yawn. Then I saw the coffee cup.
To be
my
truthful,
first
reaction
was, “Oh, look. A dirty, messy piece of garbage in my path. Somebody should get out here and pick it up.” There was just the slightest twinge of conscience as I stepped neatly over the offending object.
But I didn’t get far. My steps slowed and finally stopped, despite
little,
weaselly voice that rapidme to ignore both
Conscience: Pick that up. Weasel Voice: You’ve got to be It’s filthy and there’s no handy garbage can around. No way, man. Conscience: You’ve just spent two hours being pleased that the
kidding.
college is actually doing something
about recycling. Where is your commitment, your contribution? Weasel Voice: That was all theory. Picking up garbage, is well, really quite beneath me. (Conscience does not dignify
Weasel Voice, sounding
slightly
panicky: But no one’s looking! I’m this!
Maybe tomor-
row
I’ll be more prepared to commit to this whole environment thing. Don’t pressure me! Conscience: I beg your pardon. I thought you cared. My mistake. You may have seen me, slowly freezing to death in the parking lot; a woman plagued by disembodied
voices.
I
was
there a
good
five
I
thought
I
started to
I
was off the hook.
Just
edge away, a tiny, last
thunderbolt from Conscience final-
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-
I
put
week. I'll be in touch Stunned Ba-Ba: Those are my testicles
Maddy
And, in a way, this campus is part of my home. This city, this country, this whole planet, is part of my home. I looked up and around at where I was standing. It looked
Just passin' through, thought I'd
Ho de do, ho de do
I reached down and triumphantly picked up that coffee cup. Conscience had won a round, and I felt
I'm so bored I want to suck my Big Left
Toe
As my mother would say, “end of discussion.” Since then
wonder or debate which recycling fence
I
12:30 p.m.
For N. I. You got a sexy body. Will you go out with me? Y our dream lover, J.
don’t
I
side of the
belong on.
I
just
do the job. I’m cleaning up my own backyard. I don’t think or threats to
work.
we need pom-poms
Sex was wonderful last night. Let's do it
make
this program need to care about call home.
We just
the places
we
for real next time. Still
{Let' sail pull together
question of developing
up
and make it’
new
To Kin LAS A Wouldn't you like to be in L.A?
s just a habits.
We all have enough of those, so should be nothing new. ed.)
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ly hit
lot after a full
tures?
Chiquita
is right
ly rose up, urging
the
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Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991 5
Flashback needs more
Allergy
credibility to take off
time
By Andy Dugan
Isard here,
is
it
and along with
the beautiful blossoms
comes
something else; allergies. Caroyl Glaze and Marilyn Fisher, of health services, said the
common
most
is
allergies are
moulds, grasses, trees and ragweed, but people can be allergic to anything, even food. Glaze and Fisher said if the allergy isn’t severe, most people can take over-the-counter allergy medications. People with dust,
movie you feel
the kind of
that can’t help but leave
By Nicole
time
to take
vitamin supple-
ments and styling gel - that by the Flashback
Spring
it’s
should
somehow have been bet-
than
was. Dennis Hopper
ter
it
is
a figure who represents the ’60s as well as anyone, and one would
is
it
start to break too late to take it
Those interested
seriously.
in
something other than a few laughs have long ago lost interest. Besides, the stereotypes only
seem
to
think were he to lend his talents to a film contrasting today’s values
break
with those of the time of his Easy Rider, he would have teen more
ferent mix. The plot is worthy of a Three’s Company episode, with constant changes in situations and
careful about
its
content.
F.B.I special agent John Buck-
ner (Kiefer Sutherland),
is
given
down anyway. They re-sur-
face at the end, in a bit of a dif-
take
word, flat. almost as
more severe symptoms receive
Huey Walker (Hopper) from San Fransisco to Washington. Walker was charged 20 years ago
injections to cope.
with mischief after disconnecting
This is not a movie that “says” anything, but pathetically, it seems to try near the end to tell us no one is truly a stereotype, and
“A person who has been suffering a lot with cold-like symptoms, such as a sore throat, runny nose and eye problems are usually sent off to an aller-
have tests done. The aldoes a scratch test or an injection, then a reading is done to see what the person is allergic gist to lergist
There are three times per year
when
floral allergies usually
start. Grasses are from June 1 June 31, trees from May 1
May
to to
ragweed from August 31. Fisher said between 20 and 25 31, and
August
1
to
students at the
on his campaign
trail,
but
escaped F.B.I. custody, and has been on the loose ever since. He has written a book of memoirs, and hopes another capture (it turns out he turned himself in) and escape will boost his popularity again so his book will be published.
Glaze.
to.” said
riding in
Agnew was
Doon campus
receive injections at the school.
She also said untreated allergy symptoms can lead to asthma and bronchitis. Most people receive allergy injections once or twice a week for three months to build up their immunity. Once they have reached their maximum, they then go onto a maintenance dose, which is one shot every three to four weeks. During the season in which their allergy
sumptoms are most severe, they
What follows
is
a long series of
escapes, recaptures and finally, a
much-waited-for mutual understanding between cop and con.
Not
to
fice
it
give too to say
much away,
no one
is
suf-
quite what
they seem at the beginning of the
The acting is, in a At times. Hopper looks if
he
is
isn’t
sad the ’60s didn’t
it
forever? the time
last
a movie worthy of portrays only in that it
It’s it
would make
a good start for another Saturday Night Live version of The 60s Movie.
But it’s all in fun. There are a few laughs, and Dennis Hopper is an interesting enough persona to have carried the film as far as it goes. If you are looking for an evening’s light entertainment, and I mean light. Flashback is probab-
injections to stay in the office
20 minutes, and they are not allowed any strenuous for at least
At the beginning the film makes such blatant overuse of stereotypes on the one hand love beads, dope and long hair, and on the other, B.M.W.s, watches that beep when is
the problem.
is
And Flashback makes Count Floyd’s Monster Chiller Theatre look like Terms of EnWalker.
dearment.
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IT
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1,
1991
Food and beverage hoe-down packs ’em By Andy Dugan Saturday night, March 23, ’round about 6:30, there was a whole mess o’ folks in at Mclnnis Ridge, just a rarin’ to get their teeth into a heap
mighty fine chow. It was the 12th annual awards banquet for the food and beverage management program over yonder at Conestoga’s Waterloo Campus. In all, there were more than 120 people there to whoop and holler in true western style. Cowboy hats popped up from every table. String ties were back in style (they’re easier to clean off if you dip them in your soup anyway). High-heeled boots scuffed the floor. And Levi shirts proved their products are among the most moth-resistant anywhere. Upon arriving, guests had to wait until a posse of four or five showed
in for
and then
listen to
usher Roger
Ewe spin a yarn about a flash
flood
ploughing in from Doon Valley, leaving the mine shaft ahead as the only way in to Mclnnis Ridge. Then, into the dark mineshaft, done up in style, complete with railroad tracks on the floor. Mighty
posters of the 15 graduating students, with a verse beneath the picture describing each grad’s crime.
From different areas of the room, was almost constantly the
banquet room itself, the decor was no less impressive. Saddles and cowboy hats sat on real In the
wood
Donna
Hastie stands behind her cooking. Roast buffalo anyone? (Photo by Andy Dugan)
there
sound of urbanites practising cowboy-and-Indian whoops. Speeches began with a cheery “Howdy Pardners” from co-chairpeople Paul Cardillo and Melissa Martin, and included Jan Hayward, vice- chair of Conestoga’s board of governors; Grant McGregor, dean of business; Gary Williams, hospitality programs co-ordinator and Kitchener Mayor Dorn Cardillo.
Cardillo, introduced
fences, dividing the bar area
from the main room. Powder kegs stood on the floor with red checkered tablecloths over them.
On
the
by
his son
Paul, took a stab at Waterloo council
before taking a stab at his dinner:
Waterloo won’t get into
“I don’t think the city of is
represented, but
I
he said. “We have 15 pins here, so you (the grads) can have them last year’s budget,” he said. that,”
—
The audience not only plauded, they
whooped
it
ap-
up but
good.
were
There
impressive.
chow
walls were mock doors with awnings over them leading to banks and general stores, and wanted
o’
up,
great
five
awards
The Garland CommerRanges Limited Bursary of
awards of $200 each for contributions to the industry while maintaining academic standing to John Lapier and Effie Gramozis. The Hospitality Programs Advisory Committee Award of $200 for highest academic achievement in first year went to Matthew Kempel. The Rainy Lake OJibway Education Authority
Academic Scholar-
ship of $1,000 went to Joanne Varga. The Ron Whittet Memorial Bursary from the Canadian Food Services Executive Association of $1,000 for academic performance, employer recommendation, committment to the food service industry and contributions on behalf of humanity went to Donna Hastie (only one of these is awarded in Ontario each year). Dinner was a might extravagant sounding for mere cowfolk. Game consomme started it off, followed
by Okanagan shoreline salad. An Okanagan sorbet was then served (to
“clean the palate,” according to
chef Hastie). Main course was Hasenpfeffer and roast buffalo (the latter from the wild ranges of Owen Sound), with wild rice and miniature carrots, zucchini and potatoes. Dessert was raspberry “moose” in a
presented.
tulip shell. Just the thing after a hard
cial
day’s ride.
$250 for initiative and leadership went ot Donna Hastie, who was also chef for the evening. The
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Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991 7
ENTERTAINMENT Pop
Will Eat Itself is a
sure cure for sanity
By Jodi Crawford
Boys. This song then progresses into the very danceable, funkadil-
can’t guarantee
I
if
“The Pop
lyiscious sounds of “Dr. Nightmare’s Medication Time”. One the second side of the tape,
Will Eat Itself Cure For Sanity”
works because I believe I was cured years ago. I can guaranaee, though, that you will either be*come totally involved in this tape or hate it and turn it off. There can be no listeners of really
“Axe of Man”
stands out as an angry, powerful song regarding the frustrations of censorship. This hard-hitting tune asks the self-appointed censors outright, “Who do
PWEI. One can’t just listen; one must become a participant. The members of this raw and racous English band are Clint Mansell and Graham Crabb on vocals, Adam Mole on guitars, and Richard March on bass.
you think U R?” “Nighunare at 20,000 feet.” is a diatribe on someone’s fear of flying. It is mad, funkster fury. Listening to this 1 found my fists clenched and sweat upon my brow. Although the majority of this album was inventive and stimulating, there were a few bum tracks
PWEI arc a basic yet innovative band. They were the first independent band
to play
the
in
that interrupted the flow of the album. “Psychoscxual” sounded like a boxful of midgets on acid and was more than a bit annoying.
U.S.S.R..
Their motivation led them to besigned with RCA at the end
come
of 1988. Their preceding album, “This Is The Day, This Is The Hour, This Is This” was released of 1989. In
May
in
PWEI
single enabled
to
Pop
break into
UK
Top 30 for the first time, reaching number 28. “Touched By The Hand of Cic-
Will Eat Itself
members,
Clint Mansell,
like him.
Advisory”. Ironically, the convoluted, close-minded thinking
of censorship?” Besides the controversy they may stir, PWEI are an interesting, fresh, upstart band. They are an industrial/funk/rap combination with a message. They cover a variety of topics in this album from fear of flying, to
tal
that led to this labelling is encapsu-
lated in the first track of the tape,
journey.
This track is actually a background of music to sampling of the hyper-fundamentalist preacher, Jimmy Swaggart, pontificating on the need for censorship in music, especially that music which is caused by and for Satan. It makes one wonder if this warning has been placed because of such
It
carried
me
from
my
living
room couch to ride the waves of sound and emotion contained within this track.
Besides this beautiful song (which tape)
is
my
definite pick of the
“The Pop Will Eat Itself Cure
For Sanity” includes another 16 tracks.
The
lyrics for the majority
of the songs are included in the tape case.
“No licking bum and inand “Wake up feeling large”
lyrics as
cest”
or, perhaps, the
Hill
Some Conestoga
college tradi-
you don’t hear too much about. Others, such as the tions
Homegrown
Talent Night, arc die-
hard traditions.
According manager,
to entertainment
Wayne Romany,
Homegrown
Talent Night
is
the
a ten-
vs. the
Moral Majority”.
^Homegrown By Angie
“Nuke
Church of Racial Purity”, and “Are you hip to the
“The Incredible PWEI
is
Graham Crabb. Adam Mole andRichard March
Included on the tape case is a warning, “Explicit Lyrics - Paren-
an operatic, dance-omatic, symphonic, soul-clenching
ciolina”
“92F (The wondered how they managed to get Geddy Lee to sing on it. It sure as heck sounded listening to
Third Degree)”,
of 1990 a single,
“Touched By The Hand of Cicciolina”, which is included on the latest album, was released. This the
While
Ma'
more incendiary
phrases,
the
flip side
censorship, to racism. In
my mind
tions of the
they evoke inspira-
Dead Kennedy s. Public
Pop Will Eat had me confused was the identity of Vestan Pance. Pance wrote all songs on “...Cure For Sanity” and “This Is The Day, This Is The Hour, This Is This”. He
In addition to
Hand of Cicciolina” a
there are quite
few happening tracks on
The aforementioned “The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral Majority” leads into “Dance of the Mad Bastards” on side one. And wow, what a lead-in it is! Hard and the
way
I
like
it.
Mega-
of Jello Biafra, although more melodic. A wonderful thing about “The
and pass it on to us, the participants. Another side one track “City Zen Radio” is raw rap. It reminds me of early Beastie
“All the they
hilsville.
way hyped”, they chant. know how to achieve it
Talent presents a night to sons and the
tion.
tion.
The last pub of the 1990-1991 school year was held Thursday March, 21, in the Doon cafeteria. Approximately 350 people packed themselves into the cafeteria to watch this extraordinary display of
this
album.
fast, just
tion to this song.
One
“Touched By The
And
year-old Conestoga College tradi-
ability
saves a lot of fast-forwarding.
it
side
thoughts and feelings reminiscent
Cure For
my
greatly in attempting to pay atten-
is that
movin’, dance-o-rama
Itself
That hindered
two is as interes ing as side one which is nice as Sanity”
Enemy and Fishbone. PWEI has a powerful way of expressing their
Pop Will Eat
I
thing about
Itself that really
is
credited, but not explained.
Why does he write all their songs and who is he? A mystery indeed. For those who are attracted by hard, raw, funky tunes with a beat that you can feel inside your gut, “The Pop Will Eat Itself Cure For Sanity” is your tonic. For those who would rather twostep to New Kids On The Block; stay away, this could be dangerous to your apathy!
remember
Doon S tudent Associa-
According to Romany, “this pub was designed to attract students who are musically and creanight
tively inclined to
show
their talent
off to their peers.”
Homegrown
definitely
had some
talented people, strutting their stuff
talent.
The event was sponsored by Mol-
on the stage. This event was hosted by “Crazy” Jeff Hodsdon, and Jeff, hold back on the jokes! The judges for the event were Glenn Peltier and Dave Schneider, from radio, Lori and Jim Class, from LeClass Agency and
CHYM
Paul Boltinger.
The judges were asked
to
evaluate each performance according to their stage presence, musical
crowd response, overall performance, and originality.
Live
Sandy Campbell, from Woodworking, probably won all the categories listed above. Campbell did a bag-pipe solo. Looking totally Scottish, Campbell was decked out
frame was put on the bands, four minutes for each solo, Airband, dowhat- you -like, and 15 minutes
ability,
and hat. Romany said there were 12 bands to play, three soloists, and one dowhat-you-like. The-Do- whatyou-like, done by Shawn McEwen, a beer drinking magic act, was just in the kilt,high socks,
Pied Piper, Sandy Campbell, brings the house highland flair
sic
down
with his clas-
that,
a beer drinking act.
A
time
bands kept things
rockin’ at
Homegrown
Talent Night (Photo by Angie
w.jrc allotcd for the musical groups.
the end of the night, when everybody, including the judges wanted to get home, the bands were cut short to only playing one song. Each entry had to have a minimum of one student enrolled at Conestoga to be eligable to play.
Towards
Hill)
Jamie Slater, having warm thoughts of his March break trip to Cancun, did an airband of reggae style music. A good job, it won second. Another successful Homegrown Talent night. Congratulations should go to each and every one of the performers, even if you didn’t win, at least you had fun. DS A, and
Wayne Romany tions
also congratula-
on a very successful event.
8 Spoke, Monday,
April 1,
1991
SPORTS Soccer team wins silver medal in finals
Apprenticeship status not recognized by the
unemployment By Leah Shier There are more people heading into apprenticeship programs than ever before. Electricians, plumbers, mechanics are all in-
volved
in
apprenticeship
programs. These students spend time ifi the work force and in class. The majority of their time is spent on the job maldng a living; but their class time means unemployment. This makes school
who
very difficult for students
weeks unemployment che-
have to wait for up to for their first
six
que.
“Improvements need to be made to the system, money needs to come in much faster. A lot of people have families to support. It we went back to work we could get money right away,”said Carl Thiele, a thirty-seven-year-old electrician student with a family to support.
Students in apprenticeship programs would like to see a change in the unemployment act to show apprenticeship status. “ People aren’t used to
coming in every makes it very hard
money
six weeks. to study
It
when
you’re worried about bills,”said Thiele.
The way
the
unemployment
system works now it is very difficult for people to attend school. People would care and work harder if they didn’t have these problems.”said fheile. Students would like to see changes made to the unemployment act so that they could receive a cheque within the first few weeks. Several suggestions were made where forms for
office even pay the bills. However,there
through the school as soon as a person is informed of his return to
are students such as
Mark
can’t apply for their unemploy-
Sousa, who does not have a family to support but stiU finds the money hard to deal with. “ I got my
ment
money right away but it was quite
As
it
stands
now
students
have started
until they
school.
The
program totals about five years. During this time students must be on the job about 900 hours. Students go from work to school then back to work.
electrician’s
Many
class time
is
of the students find a nice break, espe-
But the problem of money makes it very difficult. “ It seems I can’t afford to go to school and I can’t afford cially in the winter.
not to”,
‘ay.s Tltiele,
Many of the
students have families to look week waiting
after and find the six
period to be ridiculous. Thiele feels that it’s in the
government’s
best interest to help students, and
might be the first time in Ontario that the government might pay attention.“The labor minister knows what it’s like to work for a living. I’m hoping that the new government will look that this
after this situation.” Theile has
been trying to make waves with the government for quite a while. Several years ago he started a petition to try and get some attention for this situation but it was to no avail. He still hasn’t given up.“New attitudes in the government will change,or an attempt will be made,”said Theile. The majority of students in-
volved
apprenticeship
in
programs do have families to support. Students find themselves with very
money when headschool, some can’t
little
ing back to
March 25
1989.
The Conestoga Condors men’s indoor soccer team picked up a silver medal at the Ontario Collegiate
unemployment could be sent out
school.
A'hletic Association playoffs on
“I guess I’m satisfied now. 1| wasn’t on Saturday,” coach GeolP Johnstone said. In the past tliree seasons he has led the team to two silver medals (this year and 1990) and a gold in
By Joe Melo
a cut in pay. There should be an easier way to help students, there are a lot of people in this program that
have a big problem.
guess
I
I’m lucky.”
the
Condors only
that teachers
and college ways in
Khoren Mouradian and George Viveiros. Conestoga then defeated
game.
Sheridan College in the semifinals 1-0. Rick DaSilva scored the
In the overtime
playoffs.
and
the opening round, they scored a 2-0 victory over Confederation College on goals by
until Centennial scored late in the
through while waiting for their cheques to come in. Norm Socha
be,
game of
loss of the season
The Condors took an early lead on Steve Melka’s goal and held on
scored on
knows how hard this situation can
The Condors made it to the final by tying Cambrian 0-0 in their first
(13-1-1).
Teachers also know of the hardships these students go
electrical design teacher says he
at Centennial College.
Centennial defeated Conestoga in the final, 2-1 in overtime. It was
first
Centennial
Mike Zuber.
It
was
Condors’ goal, while Zuber recorded his third consecutive
the
goal he alowed through out the
Zuber was selected the
shutout.
OCAA all-star goalie for the third
Sheridan beat Cambrian 3-1 in
consecutive year. Gary Noronha
the bronze
was also
Clair College disposed of Con-
selected to the all-star
medal game, while
federation 6-2 to take fith place.
team.
officials are discussing
which things could change, but it still is a federal matter." This is an ongoing problem. Many students are married and it is very difficult on them. A lot of students miss days because of the stress from being suddenly cut off,” said
Socha.
tournament being held at Conestoga Martial arts
If
Having financial problems while attending school can put enormous pressure on students and often times they cannot do as well at school as they would without such problems. Students as well as faculty are trying to come up with a decision
would help these students get money more quickly,but this matter is decided by the government and Theile has a feeling that this time things could be difthat
ferent."It’s in their best interest to
The government has been hiring electricians from the United States because Canada didn’t have enough trained help us.
and sparring (fighting)
By Joe Melo you have ever wondered if movies
under 16) and then adult.
liiose fighters in martial art
really
make
when
strange noises
they fight, then
now
is
in color belt
divisions (white, yellow, green, blue and red) by junior (anyone After the color belts are finished then the black belts will take part in both pattern and sparring events.
your chance
to find out.
According
The 18th annual All-Canadian Tae Kwon Do championships are being held at Conestoga’s Kenneth
School of Tae
to Chung Oh’s Kwon Do, which is
hosting the event, stated in a release
be the kind in
E. Hunter Recreation Centre Satur-
“it is anticipated that this will
day, April 6.
greatest tournament of
Some
the area and offers a great experience and friendly exchange of style and technique. This tourna-
of the top fighters from
Canada and
the
US
will
be
there.
The tournament will feature a one-hour demonstration starting at 1 1 a.m. There will also be a breaking and inner power demonstration from other high-ranking black
ment also helps unify the organiztJ ^ tion of Tae Kwon Do in Canada. There
is
for the all
be followed by patterns
belts. It will
its
a spectator charge of $8 day event. Children get
in for $5.
professionals,” said Theile.
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