Tibbits’ contract
renewed for 5 years
He gave Conestoga College president John Tibbits had his contract renewed for five years by the college’s board of governors at their Nov. 25 meeting. In an interview, Tibbits, 47, said he earns between $85,000 and
the current fund-raising
campaign and the construction of buildings for schools of business
president of the college in 1987,
and trades and apprenticeship as examples of major iniatives he would like see completed. Tibbits said he would like to see all day programs consolidated at Doon campus. The past four years have been interesting and Tibbits feels he has made a number of accomplish-
said there are “a lot of things that
ments, he said.
$ 1 20, 000 a year. The new contract was effective Dec. 1. Tibbits,
have
to
who was
be done”
hired as the
in the
next five
We’ve grown
significantly.
years.
By Daniel Harrison
“The college has moved ahead
(and)
balanced the budget,” he said. “Our faculty were in office space that was atrocious (and) we’ve improved our classroom space.” Tibbits came to Conestoga College after a career in both the private and public sector. He was an administrater at Dawson College in Montreal for 10 years and a consultant in a large accounting and con-
was a senior manager at Canada Post for the four years before he became head of Conestoga College. sulting firm. Tibbits
Alumni plan to raise funds for bursaries possibility of a specific
By Jamie Slater
nated by the College Alcohol Poli-
dents
is not only a long-term goal, but part of an overall strategic plan
and Education program, a macaroni dinner, a student services study skills form, and a carry bag donated by Labatt’s Ontario Brew-
sary for financially troubled stu-
for the alumni association.
eries.
the sale of the
dents, said alumni co-ordinator
Wright said financial help for stu-
About 55 exam
survival kits have
cies
Even though many of
the kit
items were donated, Wright said
Mary Wright.
been sold
“We’re not in a financial position now,” said Wright, “but we do have a committee that is looking into the
potato chips, Kleenex, cough can-
the alumni association had to spend about $200 for some of the food
dies, cookies, fruit drink boxes.
items.
The
to date for
the
First
The law and program
security administra-
at
Conestoga College
Sonia Zugai, a second-year law and security administration student, puts the finishing touches on the LASA Christmas tree in anticipation of Santa Claus paying a visit to Doon
Doon campus is planning a Christmas party on Dec 1 3 one of several events to raise money for a year-
campus.
end banquet.
.
The money
mug,
party to raise funds
— Ovide Mercredi, chief of Nations — sembly of
By Jayson Hunt
tion
$11.95 each.
kits include a coffee
LASA plans Christmas
(Photo by Jamie Slater)
granola bars, pens, highlighters do-
alumni association exam survival kits and other alumni events will eventually be used to provide a bur-
Funds raised from
Pining for Christmas
award
(from the alumni association) or alumni donations.”
,
rental
At
As-
college.
hall
to get
be
door prizes and draws for prizes,
and students are encouraged
to
year’s guest speaker at
pay for this the banquet
The event
is
sponsored by
Labatt’s and Pepsi-Cola.
The party
is
to
be held
at the
tee president, said “It’s not just for
LASA
quet secretary.
students but for the whole
Wheelchair ramp adequate, says special needs co-ordinator !! By Ted Hodgms The wheelchair ramp
outside
Ifonestoga College’s Doon camis Door 5 passed an important t in late November, although special needs co-ordinator Rick
Casey wasn’t confident
make
it
would
wasn’t initially sure about the ramp,” Casey said. “It didn’t look right to me. It looked like it might “I
be hard to get up.” His fears ended, he said, when he and a student in a wheelchair went up the ramp. “She had no trouble at all. The ramp is built to code (building code standards), which means it has the right slope and turning radius. I’m glad they finally put the rails on it I wouldn’t have sent any of my students up (the ramp) unless it had the rails. It would be just too dangerous.”
The ramp won’t be used much until the elevator
inside
Casey
Door
5
being built just operational,
is
said.
The ramp was
shape prevents wheelchair students from having to climb a steep incline, Casey said. Also, Door 5 has been outfitted with automatic doors that should soon be operational, Casey says. The college has ordered 5 1 of the
automatic door openers that should be
the grade.
built to link the
street with the elevator. Its
odd
installed at all of the
colleges campuses in a short time,
Casey
said.
He is pleased that Doon campus is undergoing a number of changes to make it more accessible, he said. Along with the ramp, the automatic doors and the elevator, a wheelchair-accessible bathroom on the third floor of B
Wing Casey
is
almost complete,
said.
“It’s great that this
we’re getting
work done, but I’m
all
basically
an impatient kind of guy and I would like to see it completed tomorrow.” The special needs office serves all campuses and helps some 128 students with varying special needs who attend the college,
Casey said.
Rick Casey stands on the
Ca-
nadian Auto Workers hall in Kitchener and is a semi-formal, meaning no blue jeans, said Karen Frey, ban-
bring gifts under $5.
Jamie Prentice, banquet commitwill help
committee) hope
(the
program.”
and food for the banquet.
this year’s party, there will
We
some people from outside the
new wheelchair ramp
located at Door
5.
(Photo by Ted Hodgins)
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1991
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Teach the children
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College
will never forget the day.
I
A
friend
and
I
were
sitting
and talking while
I
'fbe
flipped through a copy of the Kitchener-Waterloo
bcur
Record. One of the articles was on the Mount Cashel case, which dealt with several boys who said they were abused by clergy, and we began discussing
Renee Ammendolia
We
it
in detail.
talked about our disappointment with the
system and anger at the people who dared do such things to children. to notice, as we talked, was the way her face
legal
to
But what I started changed as she spoke.
remember thinking “could it be?” Her face became pink and her eyes began to water and I knew. It was not so much that she had to tell me. Her eyes, so full of anger and pain, told me everything I needed to know. It was then that she I
.
began
.
.
about the sexual abuse that she had suffered
to talk
at the
age
of 11.
Who was
it,
I
wondered?
A family friend? Was
a favorite school teacher? uncle? Her father? The questions raced through
continued to
it
A neighbor? Her my
head as she
talk.
The flies have more spirit than the students If achieving school spirit were an academic requirement at Conestoga College, this school would have to close down because few students would ever graduate. When the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks played for the Vanier Cup Nov. 30 in the SkyDome, thousands of Laurier students went to Toronto to cheer them on. At WLU, a school of 5,800 students, 4,000 tickets were sold and at least 1 5 busloads of Laurier fans were
to dress
shipped to the football game. Conestoga would never get that kind of turnout. Few student supporters, relatives or friends are found
their lack of participation.
She was angry. I could sense it. I could feel the pain surrounding me. And as the tears fell down her cheeks, she told me about being a young girl, about her fears, about being touched in ways she shouldn’t have been touched, about being afraid of not being be-
lack of enthusiasum and disinterest of Conestoga stu-
lieved.
dents.
angry and didn’t know what to say. As a young girl, she had to work through feelings of inadequacy and a fear of men because of those people who had abused her. She knew now that it wasn’t her fault. But that didn’t change the fact that something had been done to her against her will.
And
I
as she cried,
I
felt
numb and
cried with her.
hug her and tell her something, anything. I wanted to who had hurt her and damage them so they would never forget. I then thought about other friends I had who were abused as children. We have to teach the children to speak. For they are young, innocent and undeserving. Nobody deserves to go through that sort I
wanted
to
in the stands
But
it’s
when our Condors are
On Nov. 29, Lulu’s held a sports mascot championship in which local colleges and their mascots competed in categories of spirit and enthusiasm.
(Conestoga would have probably lost anyway, had anyone from the school even bothered to participate.)
Only four tickets were sold and not one was willing up as Cliff the Condor they knew few would be there to cheer anyway!
—
Students here are constantly creating excuses for
A common out offered by many students is that they
in action.
not only sporting events that emphasize the
—
know about events until after the fact even though there are usually posters up all over the school
don’t
Doon campus events) weeks in advance. Another popular excuse is there is too much work and too little time to do it at Conestoga. Students do have a lot of work and some pressure, but students from other schools somehow manage time (at least for
Nooners
at the
Doon campus
are
no
less embarrass-
ing.
Even though cause
response.
it’s
the cafeteria is usually full (only belunch time), performers get little or no reac-
tion.
for school events.
Magicians receive no applause, comedians hear no laughter, and even when fellow students performed at
stress
the recent
Unplugged Experience,
there
was
slight
Those 4,000 people from Laurier have no work, no and nothing but lots of time on their ha
—Shellv
course.
find the people
of
Find
hell.
a helping hand when writing your exams method :k proven be my most The month of Christmas cheer
Childhood is a time of learning and growth. Nobody should have to grow up so quickly or learn so fast. I still wonder just how many others I see every day who are also concealing a secret they feel they
and holiday bliss has arrived. Not only does the coming of December mean that Christmas is
cannot share.
just
Parents must talk to their children and never believe that abuse Of all the people I have spoken to, not one has ever Just
what has happened.
how many
secrets are out there?
They are not guilty of crimes, because they are the victims. Somehow, we must let them know that we will not allow things like try to prevent them from happening in the For these people, the world can be a lonely place. “I’m a statistic,” my friend said bitterly. “I’m one out of the four.” I looked at her and knew that the issue was not as far off as some would like to believe and that people aren’t just statistics on paper. We must teach communication. It’s the only way.
this to first
continue and will
place.
it
also
means that exams are near. Once again, it’s time to crack
isn’t possible.
told parents
around the comer, but
Tammy
open the books and spend count-
Caron
less hours trying to
Spoke welcomes
you have a beef, or an Spoke reserves the right to edit letters to fit space, and to remove any libellous statements. Your letter must be signed, and include your program and year for verification. Send letters to the Spoke office, room 4B15, Doon campus. all letters to the editor. If it in.
)rsed OK, I know what you’re thinking. Sure, we horse
around a
room
little,
and having a
television in
my
certainly didn’t help the situation, but
bed-
most of
the lime we realized the importance and seriousness of what we were doing and we used it to our advantage.
absorb four
Instead of relying on the television for entertain-
ment during those agonizing moments when our minds would begin to wander, we would draw on
week positively. Instead of frowning and groaning over all the fun you’re going to miss while studying, remind yourself how much fun you’re entitled to once it’s over.
exam
opinion, please send
of ret
months worth of work. But before your body breaks out in a cold sweat and you get the shakes, try thinking about exam
Writing exams is a fact of life that I, as well as everyone else, have been forced to accept over the years. I’ve even, in a weird way, learned how to like
Letters to the editor
beneficial
to
ing information.
I had gathered all my tapes and pop were close at hand and I had
that stretched before us.
together, chips
stolen all the fluffy pillows in the house.
time.
Exam week
each other’s strength. We would play hangman. Using text from the course we were studying, we would write study sheets which had some sort of musical rhythm to them, and we would make up example tests and quiz each other. We were, of course, well prepared for the evening
is
the
one week out of the year when
my body
Even though this year I am living away from home
my
doesn’t require sleep. It’s almost as if an internal clock goes off and my veins are suddenly
and
overflowing with adrenalin. Although many people would probably dispute this, I have found the best way to prepare for an exam is to study with a friend. An all-night study session with my best friend has
ing about her.
versity,
friend is going to I
plan on calling to
London’s Western Unilet her know I’m think-
So, If you’re suffering from the exam-time blues, temporary mind block, or having trouble concentrating, why not find a study partner. What have you got to lose?
1
Spoke, Monday, December
Engineering success Student group has been busy organizing industry, a lot of
By Leanne Okum
A
second-year mechanical engineering technology student said Conestoga College students’ chapter of the Society of Manufacture
Engineers (SME) has been busy this year organizing activities for tech-
n^)gy
students at
Doon campus.
Pundsack, elected chairman
money
is
put into
ing students are
tools are for an engineer,” Pundsack said.
involved with the
us to see where industry is and the direction it is going. We might not get this experience from
organization and is that
class lessons.”
great,”
The
SME
mem-
has 140 student
would
engineering technology students involved in the organization. He said he wants to prepare the
more student involvement. There are over 300 mechanical
work
“When we
after graduation.
are talking about the
“What are you planning to do on your Christmas vacation?” get “I plan on getting some sleep after out of school.” Rob Palfi,third-year construction I
“It helps
bers but Pundsack
students for
us
tell
engineer-
presentations by the companies to give us a perspective on what the
i^^dE, wants to get more mechanics!
You
term
activities this
1991 3
9,
like to see
engineering technology students at
Conestoga College. “Almost half of the mechanical
engineering
Pundsack said.
On Nov. Pundsack 12,
22 stu-
“I’m staying in Kitchener, nothing special. Dave Spence, first-year robotics and
dents went to an Autofact conference and exhibition in Chicago,
automation
sponsored by the SME. “The conference is the largest showcase of the latest technological developments that will probably be in use in the next couple of years,”
Punsack
“I
said.
plan to spend Christmas with my family am going to a cottage in Port
and then
Elgin with
drive.”
studies
— Pundsack
“I’m doing the family thing. Parties visiting friends and relatives.”
While attending the exhibition, David Lunn, a first-year Conestoga
and
Jennifer Crane, second-year business
management
mechanical engineering technology student, won close to $5,100 worth of computer software, Pundsack said. Lunn selected the only white chocolate piece out of a bowl of dark chocolates, winning the prize. “The trip was well worth the ninehour drive,” Pundsack said.
The
some friends.”
Tara Ward, third-year management
“The trip was well worth the nine-hour
f§fSllW
I
“Ski, lots of skiing. don't have a lot of money to really go away, so I’ll probably go to Chicopee or up north somewhere.’ I
Tom
Hexamer, second-year
construction engineering
SME is looking for represen-
tatives
from each mechanical and
speciality program.
The SME wants representatives to
come the
“Rest, rest and more rest; Spend time with my daughter, and work on a major as-
meetings and see what has to offer for them,
to the
SME
Pundsack
signment.” Cheryl Mercer, third-year accounting
said.
SME is organizing a tour of Babcock & Wilcox Canada, Cambridge, and have a guest speaker scheduled for Dec. 12 between 10:30 and
"Hopefully, there will be some snow so can do some skiing. Play some hockey, relax and enjoy my vacation.” Stuart Schneider, third-year marketing
11:30 a.m.
I
Releasing tension
meeting
First-year nursing students, from left, Jennifer Pett, Laurie Hofer and Shona Craig enjoy trie first snowfall at Doon
in
campus. (Photo by Leanne
Okum)
! Snow plow removes speed bumps
k
iy
ature the day the second speed
Jayson Hunt
bumps were
A
snowplow lifted two speed bumps off the roadway located by the Kenneth E. Hunter recre-
laid.
An outside contractor was used for the job, but Milner said he
betwen the two asphalt surfaces.
had no reason to believe they did a poor job because “we haven’t had any problems with thenwork in the past” It hasn’t been decided whether he is going to contact the asphalt company and he said he is not accusing the company of doing the job improperly “but something happened and we’re look-
We
ing into it”
ation centre at Conestoga Col-
Doon campus on Nov. 25 Barry Milner, manager of physical resources at Doon camlege
pus, said he
was not sure
if
the
bumps came loose because of an construction problem “or whether it was improper contact
initial
(physical resources) really
haven’t determined that yet,” Milner said. The speed bumps removed by the this
snowplow were
laid early
semester as extensions to
bumps put
in earlier
which ex-
tended over only one-half of the roadway, allowing drivers to skirt them by veering momentarily into the
opposite lane.
Milner said the problem could have been caused by the temper-
Unfortunately, Milner said, “most of the asphalt companies are closed for the year.” He said if he can find a
com-
pany that is still open he’ll try and get the speed bumps put back in, but only if the proper bonding between the two surfaces can take place. “If
we
can’t
do
it
this year,
we’ll
do it in the spring,” Milner
said.
The
cost of replacing the
is
SME
organizational on Dec. 13 at 10:30 a.m.
The next
room 2A31. “Anyone interested
is
welcome
and look for future events on the bulletin boards in the tech wing,” Pundsack said.
Letters to the editor Coverage poor There are over 800 technology students, representing one-third of the student population, at Doon we fail to see what the
campus; yet
Doon Student Association or Spoke has done for us. DSA activities rarely involve technology students and Spoke rarely covers any news from die technology wing. Both organizations have many journalism
and business students; therefore they tend to cater to their own interests.
We would like to create a liai-
son so the needs of the tech students
may be more fairly accommodated. Gary Pundsack, Keith Parsons Mechanical engineering
Men can change The
article
Male Behavior
Is
An-
Nov. 25 issue of Spoke implies that men are less capable of change than women. I don’t think so. The author uses the cestral Trait in the
excuse that because we are relatives of the ape, a man’s desire to dominate is instinctual. He asks us to be understanding; evolution is a slow
and ongoing process. Women,
however, have figured out that equality under the law, in the workplace, and in relationships is the don’t believe way people women have evolved more quickly live.
I
than men. People make choices about their behavior. It’s what separates us from our distant ancestors. Present-day crimes, such as famdate rape and spousal abuse, are very sad and serious and ily violence,
from the need for power and dominance. The issue is not an individual man’s behaviour, but that result
so
many men
feel entitled to ex-
press their anger or frustation in this way. This article helps to perpetuate the idea that this abhorrent behavior is excusable because the
Male Behavior
Is
Ancestral Trait
truly frightening.
Hunt’s position that male social conditioning to dominate and control women is instinctual does not
have a basis
in research.
A
1981
cross-cultural review of 186 socie-
proved males were not genetiprogrammed to rape and violate women. Violence was a factor only in cultures where women’s roles are devalued and power is held by men. Articles like Hunt’s only serve to perpetuate myths and excuse men who dominate women. ties
cally
His contention that “too many females call themselves feminists just so they can say they are one” is puzzling. It takes courage for women to say they will not tolerate inequality,
causes are out of control. Instead, we should be taking responsibility to find solutions that are in our con-
especially as incidences of violence
trol.
nists
against
women
do
escalates. Yes, femi-
realize that thousands of
Joan Magazine
years of social conditioning need to
Doon campus
change
student services
Change possible As we approach December 6, the Marc Lepine’s assassination of 14 women in Mon-
anniversary of treal, I find
Jayson Hunt’s
article
in
order to change
women are perceived. lieve
change
is
how
Feminists be-
possible.
May Dec. 6
serve as a reminder the time to change is now. Barbara Kraler
Doon campus
student services
s
4 Spoke, Monday, December
9,
1991
Doon
Crafts of the world sold at half years.
The pre-Christmas buying mood touched Conestoga College recently when wholesale merchant Margaret V an Helvoort displayed and sold crafts from around the world. She sold her wares from Nov. 25-29 near the Doon campus cafehelp raise money security year-end awards for the
teria to
law and
“I don’t like to stick to
one
try only,”
country,” she said.
“My parents never even moved when
I
was a
Van Helvoort
is
the
owner of
Origins which specializes in handicrafts, baskets and jewelry. She has been in business for four years.
items are her own cremany originate in Africa, Indonesia, Thai-
Many
ations, but
Mexico, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Italy and Holland. Her jewelry is made from sterling silver, leather and beads. Some of the materials she uses to produce her own jewelry is bought in Canada. She doesn’t sell gold because she land, India,
kid, so the urge to
in
travel built up. I’ve got itchy feet. I really don’t know why I have to
much, I just like it” Her husband is an administrative officer for the United Nations development project which
travel so
“I’ve sold
“Sometimes I ask myself why I do this when I’m feeling tired, but it really is worth it,” she said.
she then sells to customers. Van Helvoort, a St. Thomas, OnL native, is often in and out of West Africa where she has lived
said.
Doon Student Asand they told me what organizations in the school needed fund-raising. “The LAS A group were the only ones who got back to me.” Van Helvoort sells at gift mar“I called the
sociation
AS
kets but her favorite place to sell is at music festivals. reggae music, and although it’s hard to watch the show, it’s fun,” she said. “When you’re not selling, you can dance.
OO
her goods “I like
“I was making the tie-dye shirts before you could buy them at Woolco,” she said.
ucts from other sales people and sometimes even trades with other
things at univer-
I never heard of anybody selling at a community college before,” she
shirts.
items get stolen very easily. She purchases some of her prod-
my
Montreal but
sities in
where she started making tie-dye
to place because owning a store would tie her down.
have the whole world
store.”
sake.
have yet to get to Asia. When my husband is there, he picks things up for me. When he’s in Canada, we run the business together.” Van Helvoort lived in Kitchener six years ago and worked as a nurse at Freeport Hospital
said that in this particular business,
one
Van Helvoort decided to come to Conestoga College for simplicity’
“He gets contracts everywhere,” she said. “Sometimes I go with him. I
Van Helvoort said she prefers to move her business from place
merchants for their products which
she said.
“I like to
leads to further travel.
banquet.
West
Canadian National Exhibition. “At the CNE, your display has to feature things from one coun-
part-time for the past two and a
By Renee Ammendolia
It’s really
Many
relaxed.”
students bought Christ-
Poster Picasso Doon Student Association’s banner artist, Robert Janzen, creates a Christmas banner for the Doon cafeteria. (Photo by Renee Ammendolia)
mas gifts from her booth and Van Helvoort said that sales went well.
She said that she is booked every weekend until Christmas so she won’t be able to sell at
“I don’t
other colleges and universities.
I
“I would probably come back here next year for sure,” she
make a lot of dollars but make a living.” She said she’s been asked why
EUCHRE TOURNAMENT Wednesday, Dec. 11th 11:30
added.
she doesn’t set up a display at the
am
-
1:00
pm
Student Lounge
Sign up in teams of 2 at the 16 Teams
Constitutional accord First-year LASA students adopt their own constitution By Jayson Hunt
J
DSA ACTIVITIES OFFICE. Maximum
Campus Bible Study
First-year law and security administration students at Conestoga
Tuesdays
Doon campus have
College’s
12 p.m. -12:30 p.m. Waterloo campus Student lounge
adopted the program’s first constitution, dealing with student conduct and course design input. The new constitution applies only to first-year students, “but it is hoped that the second-year students
own
constitution,” said
form
their
Mark
Slaney, first-year
LASA stu-
dent and head of constitution committee.
The new
constitution is divided
into three sections: decision ing, proactive
mak-
communication and
power of invitation. The first section, decision mak-
the
class
the first-year entitled to make decisions
is
concerning the
LASA program.
First-year law
The second section, proactive communication, allows students
who
Come and
how
ing, explains
and
security adminstration constitution committee
members (from left) James Muir, Mark Slaney, Peter Owen, Jason Dumbreck and Karen Frey count ballots. (Photo by Jayson Hunt)
believe another student or
may have
gratulate a student for doing well
ready to present to faculty on Nov.
code of conduct to approach the committee with his or
on a
19.
her concern.
class representatives for first-year
said during the
students, said the idea for the con-
that
students
violated the
LASA
The committee then reviews
the
evidence and decides upon a necessary course of action. This could simply mean telling a student to stop whatever disruption he or she is causing or involve faculty for
more
serious offences.
Slaney said, “In this section, not just for the negative
—
would
test.”
Peter
we
like to highlight the positive
as well.”
Bob Hays, program
agreed with the three sections, but added that faculty would have “ab-
“I took the idea seriously and approached faculty, who told me to go ahead with the idea,” Owen said.
responsibility for ” course design and layout. constithe approval, faculty With
then presented the idea to and 84 per cent of the
class voted in favor of adopting the constitution.
students
were then asked
— females —
elect eight students
to
four males
solute
power and
was then presented to the Nov. 22 and accepted that same day. Owen said the constitution’ s main function is to act as a communication vehicle between students and
tution
students on
tee the right to invite
any student or year to meet with the committee members. Slaney said that doesn’t necessar-
and four
students from
constitution committee,
mean someone is in trouble. “It could just mean we want to con-
was held Oct. 29 and students had
said, the class has
the first draft of the constituion
representation.
ily
first
co-ordinator,
dent.
the students
to
form the which in-
cluds the two class representatives.
The committee’s
first
meeting
Job postings-full time and time, resume/cover letter reviews, search workshops, interview job techniques, employer profiles business directories (Typewriter, to type your resume)
faculty, but to also try to deal with
any problems that faculty doesn’t need to be involved with.
By
h
Nov. 19 meeting he liked the constitution and
stu-
The
The last section gives the commit-
elected
was suggested by a
stitution
Owen it’s
Owen, one of two
walk on down to Co-op and Placement, and see the services we can provide.
having the committee, Owen a much better
Room
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Spoke, Monday, December
9,
1991 5
Swept away Enthusiasm high at Guelph campus’ curling bonspiel ally
By Catherine O’Brien
been active in promoting the this year and pitching in for
event
Enthusiasm was the only prere-
the cost of r-'nling the ice.”
quisite for a curling bonspiel held at the
Guelph Country Club Nov.
“It’s
26.
The bonspiel the students at
students to out and have a good time”
nity for
is an opportunity for Conestoga Col lege s
come
’
Guelph campus
to get together for
— Hewings
a bit of fun, said Paul Knight, coordinator of materials management at the
a great opportu-
Guelph campus and co-orga-
The tournament ran from 4-6 p.m.
nizer of the event.
and it
not as easy as you might think, but it’s the first time for “It’s
most
of
us so
first
their first
- George
time curling. The
few games were a bit awkward
Wreckers battled it out for the championship. The Brains and Studs won by a narrow margin as both teams won two games and the runners-up were beat out by just half a point. The Brains and the Studs team, consisting of Jane Sixsmith and Tracy Close, third-year materials management students, and Craig Hawkins and Neil Snowden, thirdyear technical studies students, captured the Conestoga College Paul Knight Briar tropy.
as the players got a fee* for the
precision and strength needed to
throw an accurate shot. “It’s not as
people don’t feel bad when they make a mistake”
easy as you might
think, but it’s the first time for
most
of us so people don’t feel bad when they make a mistake,” said Carla George, GSA promotions and ac-
“We don’t have the big complex (recreation centre) so we have to make our
Knight said the Guelph Student
GSA has re-
There were eight teams, with four people per team. Knight said each team played two four-end games.
GSA members, from left,
own
—
tivities co-ordinator.
Association was key to the tourna-
ment’s success. “The
for the majority of participants
was
As the games progressed, the Brains and Studs and the House
fun” Knight
at
a stone
to get
it
Carla George and Roger Grafton house at the Guelph ’spiel.
sweep
into the
(Photo by Catherine O'Briem
House Wreckers Dave Agocs, Scott McKenzie, Nelson Pavro and
Martin Burton,
all
second-year
general business students, were the runners-up, and each team
Humber wins mascot contest
member
received a prize. In the consolation flight, the
ners were Sandra Marance,
Prachar,
By Jamie Slater
Currie,
Harley the Hawk from Humber College won the fourth annual mascot championships held at Lulu’s Roadhouse Friday, Nov. 29. A total of four colleges and one university took part in the competition: Humber, Centennial, Sheridan and George Brown colleges and the University of Toronto. Conestoga College did not enter the competition because there wasn’t anyone, according to officials, to wear Cliffs condor costume. Less than a handful of tickets sold at Doon also helped reduce interest in the event.
Conestoga students Allan Walker and Jeremy Bone said they were disappointed their college didn’t enter, but they weren’t going to let it
spoil their evening.
audience participation as well. The guest judge was major-league baseball mascot. Blue Jay Birdie. Harley the Hawk was given a perfect 15 for his free-style performance of a rap song, complete with semi-naked male dancers. Placing second was the Huskie from George Brown. In third was
Zac from Sheridan.
Mike Clark and Dean second-year materials
all
management
students,
who
called
MM
2B, or materials management section two The Crusaders were the runnersup. The team consisted of Debbie Jones, Martha Savage, Renee Hansen and Bobbi Edgett, all secondthemselves
year general business students. The GSA would like to organize
another curling tournament before Christmas or in early January. “It’s a great opportunity for stu-
dents to
Each mascot had a one-minute free-style performance and completed a task from the competition’s “Wheel of Fortune.” Mascots were judged not only on their performances, but by
win-
Greg
out and have a good
come
time,” said
GSA
president Brad
Hewings. Knight said he organized the first bonspiel 11 years ago and it has
become somewhat of a
“We
tradition.
don’t have a big complex
(recreation centre) so
make our own
we have
to
fun.”
Knight says the tournament is open Guelph campus.
Paul Knight, bonspiel co-ordinator, hands out winning trophy (Photo by Catherine O'Brien)
to all students at
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6 Spoke, Monday, December
1991
9,
2,000 posters displayed at
Doon Campus esting.
ByTedHodgins
Posters included famous athmusicians and conceptual photos. Prices ranged $2 to $34. “Our poster prices are quite
Posters lined the halls and lounge of Conestoga College’s
Doon campus Nov. 26-29.
It
letes,
was
part of the annual Poster Madness Sale put on by the Doon Student
Association and Creative Quality
Design.
“We always put this on at Laura said Christmas,” VanderBurgt, one of those selling “It helps get people these make Christmas mood
in the
.
.
.
great gifts.” the week, close to 2,000 were on display.
different posters
“We like to keep lots of variety. Every day, students pass and look to see something new and inter-
Influenza By Shelly
Vanderburgt. “A lot of the funds go back into
theDSA.
“We always get a great response from this campus great here,” said Vanderburgt. “We’re hoping to sell them all.” Response to the sale went well, and the DSA received $424 that will be put back into school activ-
to our posters
the posters.
Over
A
lot of these are reasonable. half the price you would pay in a regular poster store,” said
kills
—
it’s
ities,
ities
said Becky Westman, activco-ordinator for the DSA.
ple think of as a minor annoyance, but Connaught Laboratories Lim-
a month, she says. It is the risk of complications that makes influenza dangerous. The
ited says the flu kills.
virus leaves defences
Influenza
is
something most peo-
And Mary McCaffrey,
a registered nurse at Conestoga College in Stratford, says influenza epidemics can affect about 30 per cent of
Canadians at one time. According to literature provided
by Connaught, approximately 5 ,000 Canadians die each year from influenza and complications arising
from the
virus.
Strains expected this year are se-
weak so
that
open to other infections such as pneumonia. These complications arise be-
the
body
is
cause influenza attacks the lungs first before it spreads to the rest of the body. Anyone can be infected with influenza, says McCaffrey, but there are certain groups that are at a higher risk of complications. Those most at risk are people over
Beijing and
Panama
cause
65, residents of nursing homes, or anyone with other ailments such as
more severe
effects than last year’s
diabetes, cancer, anemia, lung dis-
vere, says McCaffrey.
The Taiwan, strains
The vaccine
is
“We
tend to think of anything which causes sniffles, coughing, headache, fever, muscle aches or
stomach upset as the
flu,”
McCaffrey says. True influenza, however, can
The vaccinations
the
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says McCaffrey. Only people allergic to eggs should avoid the shot
free vaccinations, says
virus.
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are also safe,
ease.
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FLASH
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restaurants, night
December
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ease, heart disease or kidney dis-
strains.
were on sale near the studnet lounge
that
(Photo by Ted Hodgins)
5,000 Canadians a year leave a person in bed for five to 10 days, and causes weakness for up to
Kraft
Laura Vanderburgt displays her posters
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1991 7
ENTERTAINMENT Local talent Broadcasting student part of musical By Shelly
Kraft
Fall introduces a
year and a
new
September the also
new academic
season, but this past local
music scene
welcomed a new band
— Jack
Straw.
Straw.
Gatchene and Stanley individuhave played guitar for about
The group consists of Chris
eight years and performed in nu-
Gatchene, first-year broadcasting radio and television student at Conestoga College, and Greg Stanley on vocals and guitar, and Deanna Knight on vocals and tambourine. Ocassionally, Paddy Flynn of the Groove Daddy s plays bass for Jack
merous bands. Knight was in a female choir which did two European tours, and still sings with another band. Gatchene describes her as being “a
Gatchene describes Jack Straw as an acoustic trio playing country, blues, folk
and rock.
“We’re a vocal band,” he
“We
We
master of tambourine stylings.” Jack Straw performs at various bars in the Kitchcner-Waterloo area.
The group works on
said.
use vocals as an instrurely on our vocals to give
original
ma-
but also plays a lot of cover
terial
like to
songs.
“We
couldn’t get by playing
all
us a symphonic sound. “Sometimes we incorporate other
They have to play cover songs in some bars because that’s what some peo-
instruments, such as a mandolin or
ple want.
a banjo.”
pleasers.”
ment.
Stanley was previously a member of another band also called Jack Straw, and when the group broke up, he got together with Gatchene. The pair had played together in Boston Cream about four years ago and the Rhythm Devils about a year
wide range of styles
that plays
and a half ago. Along with Knight, who was already active in the local music scene, they formed the new Jack
ally
Straw.
trio
originals,”
“It’s
when
“We
have
much more
said.
to
be crowd
fun playing bars
the people are there to hear
the music.
we
Gatchene
Then we get
to
do what
really enjoy doing.”
Jack Straw will perform at the Old English Parlour, Waterloo, Dec. 12-
Greg Stanley,
left,
and Chris Catchene from the band Jack Straw play
Olde English Parlour
at the
Waterloo. (Photo by Shelly Kraft)
15.
Making plans for the new year s
DOON
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
x
By Ted Hodgins is not resting on its laurels. The DS A a partial entertainment schedule for the next couple of
The Doon Student Association staff already has
months. There is going to be a dinner show on February 4 with Mike Mandel, the mentalist, entertaining.
There is going to be another Home Grown Talent Night on March 26. There is going to be a Winter Carnival Pub, February 26. Also there are four nooners planned on Jan. 14, Feb. 14, March 24, and April 14. The entertainment for these nooners has not been finalized. All in all, it should be another entertaining couple of months, and as
h
Slater, vice-present of communications likes to say, “The DSA looking forward to providing fun and entertainment for the new year.”
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Sports Standings for the
week ending Dec. 4
Men’s Basketball (Division
1)
East Division
Team
GP
W
L
Humber Seneca Durham
5
5
0
-
5
4 5 5 3
7
Algonquin
7
George Brown
8 7
Centennial West Division
Canadore Sheridan
CONESTOGA Mohawk St. Clair
Fanshawe
8 4 5 5 6 7
1
7 3 2
2 0 0
GBL
1
1
2
1
2 5 6
31/2
1
5
1
1/2
1
11/2
3 3 6 7
3
3 51/2 6
Women’s Basketball (Division
1)
East Division
Team
GP
W
Humber
6 4
6
4
2
2
6 7
1
GBL
Durham West Division 6 Fanshawe
0
L 0 0 0 5 7
5
1
1
Lambton
5 6
4
1
11/2
2
4
2
0 0
2
George Brown Seneca Centennial
Redeemer Mohawk
CONESTOGA
4
1
2 5 61/2
4 4 5
4
Men’s Volleyball (Division
2)
East Division
MP
GW GLPCT
Cambrian Canadore
8
18 15 14 8 4 0
.900 9 .625 9 .609 12 .400 16 .200 13 .000
13 14
6 .684 13 .519 11 .500 11 .476 15 .400
Lawrence Algonquin
(K)
Sault
8 8
7 8
Fleming (P) 6 West Division George Brown 6 Niagara 7
Redeemer
7
11
CONESTOGA
6
Georgian
7
10 10
Women’s Volleyball
2
(Division 2)
East Division
Team
MP
GW GLPCT
Loyalist
3
Algonquin St. Lawrence (K) R.M.C. St. Lawrence (C)
5 4
9 14 9 6 4
5
5
3
.750 5 .737 10 .474 10 .375 14 .222
Central Division
Cambrian Canadore George Brown
5
5 5
Fleming (P) 5 West Division Mohawk 7 Redeemer 7 Niagara 8 CONESTOGA 8 Lambton 8
10 10 8
0 1.000
4
1
.909
6
.571
7
.364
13
6
11
9 16 17 19
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10 8 7
likes videotaping sports
Videotaping an athletic event is an important job often overlooked
by many people. For the student
athletic council,
video recording has become a way of preserving their activities and using them for promotions.
Adam Boissonneault, a third- year broadcasting sion student,
letic
—
radio and televi-
was hired by the athin April as
committee
publicity convener. But he spends
most of his time videotaping varsity and intramural events. “I enjoy sports of any kind,” Boissonneault said. “I also enjoy videotaping them. I had the experience with video
equipment and me.”
it
filled I
I
want
to see as
SAC
should take advantage of it.” Boissonneault said he feels
a great organization to get involved with and would encourage everyone to find out more about it. “Involvement is the key,” he said. “If
you make
ophy. say so
It’s
it
many
things. I’d
even do
Trips
it
Adam Boissonneault
for free.”
wouldn’t mind being in front of the camera, especially if it was with sports.”
gram at Doon campus.
would like to get into television
news and do camera work.
I
Boissonneault likes to involve himself as much as possible with sports, not only varsity and intramurals, but other activities that the college doesn’t offer. played two years on the varsity basketball team,” he said. “I also have my blue belt in judo. I placed “I
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Despite his other commitments, Boissonneault said he still finds time to do work for the committee.
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