Thieves pry panel
shed: two motorcycles stolen
Gilberds, head of Doon security.
By Kim Louie Shortly after a security guard had completed his rounds at 2:30 a.m., V. 27, thieves pried a panel off e back of a shed adjacent to the woodworking building at Conestoga College’s Doon campus and stole
off
two motorcycles, said Bob
Thieves pried off a panel (probably with a screw driver) that was stapled to the shed’s frame,
kept in the shed and Gilberds said “it was probably a couple of students who have been through the
next to a city-owned building,
However, the keys were missing and Gilberds said he suspects the thieves were hoping to hide the motorcycles and retrieve them during the weekend. The undamaged motorcycles were returned to Doon campus and Gilberds said there are no suspects
Gilberds said.
yet.
each, were used for the motorcycle driver training course offered every
spring and summer.
Both motorcycles were discov-
course.
Gilberds said. After gaining entry, a chain securing 20 motorcycles together was cut and two Honda
was planned. The course has not changed its method of opera-
motorcycles were taken. Keys for all the motorcycles are
The motorcycles, which Gilberds estimated were worth about $500
“It
tion in a long time.”
ered later that day by two Kitchener
workers at the end of Doon Valley Drive, hidden from the road
city
December
Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ont.
Vol 24, No.37
Women’s
1992
14,
prison
Safeguards expected to ensure inmates attending classes at Conestoga are not a threat vice, said the possibilities for col-
By Kathleen Sibley Inmates from a women’s prison to built near Conestoga College’s Doon campus could end up attending classes without students and faculty being aware of who they
be
and
dividually-tailored programs
ble
some of the inmates would
at-
tend classes on campus, he said, but not clear what arrangements
it is
any threat to classmates or instruc-
the range of offenses the inmates have committed, but “even in cases
they say. Chair of applied arts Fred Harris said he can understand why some tors,
—
it’s people might be concerned legitimate to worry about an axemurderer but that female offenders are different from male
—
offenders. is that most of committed by women are domestic, he said. “The odds are that person is not going to go out and shoot indiscriminately.”
His understanding
the violent crimes
Harris,
who is Conestoga’s repre-
on an advisory board the prison, said it would be three
sentative
to
to
four years before .Conestoga is at the point of accepting any prisoners as students, and the college and
government would have to develop criteria as to
who attends classes.
College president John Tibbits,
who
would assume the want some kind of ser-
said he
prison will
orrises
interactive videos. It is also possi-
say college officials. But safeguards are expected to be in place to ensure the inmates do not pose are,
I
lege involvement include distance education, classes in the prison, in-
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be made. The president said he didn’t know
will
where someone (an inmate) has committed a very violent crime, it may be unlikely key’ll do anything else. We probably have some stu-
now who are risky.” women do come here, he said, he didn’t know if faculty would be told who they are, al-
dents here If the
though he would prefer they know. “On one hand, we’re interested in the collective rights of our students, but on the other hand,
we
can’t
violate individual rights.”
According to Larry Rechsteiner, Conestoga director of college planning and international trade, faculty would have to prove knowing the identity of the women necessary to carrying out classroom activities before their names could be released.
This would have to be determined by the parole board and the college.
Opposition to the
site for the
they won’t eat or sleep,” Trudeau said.
Exam preparation tips not commonly known were presented at a Mature Student Organization meeting held Dec.
7.
The meeting was one of
the
group’s regularly scheduled get-togethers held in the Guild Room at Conestoga College’s Doon campus to help each other deal with the
They cram
all
the neccessary
information the night before.
Trudeau offered the members of few helpful hints on organizing study time and preparing and writing exams. Suggestions included starting early because the brain can only the organization a
take in a certain amount of information at one time,
a long absence. The meetings allow students to share similar ex-
and setting a study schedule for the weeks prior to exams. Reviewing systematically by
periences and problems.
using
pressures of coming back to school after
The use of music and rememberwords through sound and memr ory techniques were a few of the ing
chapter
headings
or
instructors’ course outlines as guides and testing yourself by predicting the exam questions and
suggested at the Dec. 7 meeting by Pat Trudeau, a counsellor at
writing out sample answers were
Doon
ing for examinations.
tips
student services.
“Take charge. A lot of students worry profoundly about exams;
also suggested as
means of prepar-
Trudeas suggested students should try to work smart rather than
in
the Pioneer Park area. (Photo by Kathleen Sibley)
however, because “under the Freedom of Information Act you have the right to information about yourself but not about anyone else,” he said.
But Conestoga economics
in-
structor
Ken Dawson
trusts
Corrections Canada’s
said he dis-
assessment of offenders. He said he heard on the radio that a man who escaped from a halfway house murdered his girlfriend and then himself. Corrections Canada’s
Seminar provides students with By Kari-Ann Puckering
women’sprison has been evident
hard, read information,
summarize
—
cussing possible questions with other students helps test understanding and stimulate thought, she said. Limiting the number of people in a group to five or six and remembering to study individually were all suggestions made on a handout provided to the students by
Doon is
also a help.”
Giving yourself rewards such as taking a walk for each hour of studying is also helpful, Trudeau said. If
it
is
Dawson said it was “an issue” for him whether faculty will know who the women are. “Do I, as faculty, have the right to know that one of
O’Sarrell, however, said the small
my
Jhey are.
students has been labelled a
too late for regular study,
be selective about cramming.
It is
(P4W)
head
teacher
Rene
number of women will negate any impact on the college and that it will
be impossible
to
know who
See Prisoners, Page 6
potentially violent person?”
Even a small number of inmates will affect the college, although is true
it
Additional stories,
See Page 5
there is a potential for vio-
lence every day in people who have
exam
preparation
not possible to memorize all details, so pick out main ideas and summarize, Trudeau suggested.
Before an exam, eat and sleep Cramming will not pay off if the mind is not alert and active, she well.
said.
Arrive at the exam with all supand on time and to help reduce nervousness and tension, take slow
plies
deep breaths, relax your shoulders,
jaw and neck and think
positively,
she suggested.
student services.
an absolute must to have a study schedule,” said Trudeau. “And studying well in advanced is “It
never gone to jail, he said. Kingston Prison for Women
tips for
read, and review. “The three Rs recite and review.” Reviewing with a group and dis-
the
man to a halfway house was “the man held a certificate in anger control,” he said. defense for releasing the
“Don’t socialize when you enter exam room. Find a good seat, a good spot with good lighting,” Trudeau said. “Don’t look at others the
groups of questions and try to answer the questions before reading the answer choices. Reserve difficult items until last, read the questions carefully and watch out for key words such as not, never, sometimes and usually, she advised. If difficult questions
come up, know are
eliminate the choices you
wrong and note
the question and and move on. Budgeting time for each question according to the marking scheme was also recommendations made at return to
it
later
the meeting.
Reading directions carefully, underlining important points, the amount of time, number of ques-
beside you; someone may seem cool and calm and this will make you feel horrible.”Trudeau recommended doing a mental review to
all
keep the mind busy.
preparing for an exam, Trudeau
Plan the time to be devoted to
tions
and the marking scheme are
points to be considered
said.
when
2
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14,
1992
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Program changes for unemployed wrong
WacJK
Christmas
^cwe^ Canadians will be
Fi
is
. •
a greed holiday
quitting their jobs with-
T
By Kail Ann
out reason after the introduction of changes the
Puckering
government announced Dec. 2. The unemployment program will begin an overhaul of the $20-billion-a-year exercise.
This will take effect immediately and it is expected to save $300 million next year and twice that in 1994-95, This program is wrong in its attempts at cutting costs. How is this going to benefit those who are low paid and woric in poor conditions?
A job these days is hard enough to come by. Students, like mycurrently take
one job untU another job, which may be higher in pay or has better working conditions, comes along, and I am self,
am not the only person who does this. This program may not affect me now as a student, but when I am out in Uie working world I don’t need any unnecessary hang-ups. sure that I
If poor working conditions existed, such as harassment, sexual harassment, or fear for health and safety, there would be qualms about quitting that job because of the anxiety over being denied unemployment insurance benefits.
five Canadians quits a job each year for different reasons. Statistics Canada says. Mainly, it is young people who are quitting their jobs because of a variety of will be like a bad dream. People should be encouraged to take vacant jobs untU something better comes along. There is a fear that employers may abuse workers with the threat of dismissal without unemployment insurance.
be a safety net for those temporarily unemployed. Approximately $2.5 biUion in spending cuts over the next two and a half years will have an affect on about 1.6 million people seeking employment and thousands will be under-employed. It would be all right to quit a job for reasons such as sexual hato
rassment, relocation to another city when a spouse takes a job or if you have to stay home to take care of children.
site will
And then Christmas comes. After ents
presents for others at Christmas, but there is too much emphasis on getting expensivepresents forothm.
These holidays have turned into
people don’t believe in Christianity, then they shouldn’t
money grubbing festivities. Christmas has become a greed
celebrate Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter.
holiday.
Stores stock up on Christmas gifts
Christmas can be a good time for unbelievers to learn about the birth of Jesus Christ and what it means to the world according to Christians, but there are some people who are
would
for shoppers in their mad rush to get
presents for everyone. After all, they only have so many days to get all their shopping done before Dec. 25.
Credit cards are charged to the
maximum and
to
fair.
People cram into malls to shop and have their pictures taken with Santa Claus for a price, and they wait in long lines for over-priced
worry
about Christmas shopping or buying chocolate and candy at Easter. Buying presents for others is not a bad thing. Christians also buy
items.
makes you wonder if they even know why they are buying the It
ic
Domi-Bob Probert offi-
r
Kitchener ,Ontarlo, N2G 4M4 Telephone: 748-5366
Christmas can mean so much to those willing to put the real meaning of it into perspective. It is
not about
money and
pres-
ents.
To mas
all those celebrating Christfor the right reasons: Merry
Christmas.
Red Wings
fit
let-
After the fight,
aging to cut Probert eye.
many game might
for
New
York, but
fans
the
not be able to
you
who watched tell
was the fight between NHL’s two toughest players that. It
which attracted
game
itself.
attention, not the
his left
skated off (smiling, of course) and gestured with his hands about his waist that he now held the so-called heavyweight cham-
NHL
Domi skated away
The game ended 5-3
a^ve
Domi
pionship
fight, although this time he took considerably more blows than he gave to his opponent.
president Gil Stein indicated after Domi-Probert II that he
It began in February when the two fought for the first time, Domi man-
enforcer Probert
smiling, as he usually does after a
new
NHL.
may take action against both play-
seconds into the match.
the
V.
Why can’t these people get together at other times also? Why does it take a holiday for these events to occur?
but whether his decision direedy affects them or not, fans can be sure there will be some kind of deterrent entrenched in the rules to try and stop ego-maniacs like Domi from doing such things again. Probert didn’t have much to say after the match. There isn’t much to be said, really. Domi told North America he wanted to fight Proers,
and by the night of the Dec. 2 game, a sold-out crowd of 18,200 fans at Madison Square Gardens watched the two go toe-to-loe 37
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Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15
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NHL
By Zen Kaip
outside the New York Rangers dressing room. Made by Domi’s
troit
Send
Not many. But some people actually go all out at Christmas and attend a service which is their once-a-year
anti-fighting
again,
Spoke office. Room 4B 15, Doon campus.
How many people actually attend a church service on Christmas Eve?
will not establish itself in the
weigh-in after practice, read the notice cial
teammates, it was fictitiously signed Don King. Domi openly expressed to the Toronto Sunhis eagerness to fight De-
ters to the
people end up in
debt.
save.
They wouldn’t have
the paper
is tom from the presby 9 a.m., the excitement is over and people feel let down.
all
If these
T
not receive unemployment benefits. Fair or un-
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be spending all their precious money on someone else.
WWF
new
When are things going to get better instead of worse? So, anyone who quits a job or loses it because of misbehavior on the job
Surely, they don’t really want to
By Natasha Sweeney
Just imagine all the money people
circumstances.
new program
Unemployment insurance is supposed
items.
so opposed to Christianity that it makes you wonder why they celebrate Christmas.
One in
This
he true meaning of Christis lost. This topic may be overdone, but it is true. Christmas is a Christian holiday, signifying Christ’s birth, and should be kept that way. But some have said: “what if I am not a Christian?’’ Christmas has had the Christ taken out of it and has been replaced with X-mas.
mas
1
belt.
Domi’s egotistic display then and announcement before the Dec. 2 game that he was going to fight his
Probert have focused the attention many hockey fans as to who is the holder of the belt, making the
of
NHL look more like the WWF. While
played the game and to fists, he fought. Perhaps Domi should try to conduct himself on and off the ice more bert. Probert
when
it
came
like his arch-enemy. Everyone knows Probert is an enforcer, yet he
does not advertise.
this attention-drawing
Everyone knows Domi is an enhe feels a need to make
scheme of Domi’s may have caught on in the ‘70s, when goons regularly announced who they were
a bigger name for himself; to make himself an NHL star the only way
going to “take-out” before hand,
he can, since he can ’t score.
it
forcer, yet
" Spoke, Monday, December 14, 1992
3
RCMP present bursary awards to three Conestoga LASA students three ‘O’ Division
By Lori Liphard
at
Three new bursaries provided by Royal Canadian Mounted Police have all been won by students in the law and security administration program at Conestoga College’s Doon campus. Recipients of the $300 awards were Paul Lalonde, Patricia Schneider and Steven Schmelzle. The bursaries, sponsored by the the
RCMP
Messes situated
‘O’ Division Headquar-
ters in Toronto, were established in recognition of Canada’s 125th anniversary and were open to all qual-
ified students in
LASA
programs
able to
all
fering a
community colleges ofprogram and that
LASA
the bursaries
dents
be available
who have
to stu-
successfully
com-
pleted the first year and are entering their
second year.
community
Also, students were to be nominated by LASA faculty based on
There were applications from five
academic performance in their first year and their suitability for police work. Each nomination was to be accompanied by detailed written support material and the selection
offered at 19 Ontario colleges.
other colleges.
The
criteria set for the bursaries
included that they be
made
avail-
was made by the formed by the executive bodies of the three “O” (Ontario) Division Messes (associations based on ranks). of the recipients
Letter to the Editor
selection committee
Cerebral palsy a disability To the editor As one of the 50,000 people in Canada with cerebral palsy (CP),
I
have experienced a great
deal of disappointment and frustration because people do not
understand that ity.
When
CP is a disabil-
I tried to
get a job as
a cook’s helper, the manager thought my disability was a kind
of disease.
She was afraid that her employees and customers would catch it. The large food chain had no information on disabilities.
have a speech impediment. Some people tend to think I have I
a lack of intelligence because I cannot speak properly. I have
been called mentally retarded, crazy, a stupid stutterer, brain dead, a cripple and a retard. There is a tendency to think that people who are physically dis-
able
are, therefore, intellectu-
ally disabled.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of the brain. Different neu-
rological conditions may produce this disability which causes muscular inco-ordination and weakness. There are
many
types of complications
QueBec
can cause CP: lack of oxygen to the brain before or after birth, heavy drinking and smoking during pregnancy causing a reduction of oxygen to the fetus, that
or obstruction in the umbilical
Don Douglas, a teacher in the law enforcement program at Doon, said at a ceremony Dec. 8 announcing the awards he was “very proud” of his students’ accomplishment. “They are top-notch students in and they have maintained that standard from their first year the class
It can occur in any family and is rarely inherited. Cerebral palsy takes many forms and varies considerably in degree of severity. A person with spastic CP has muscles that
into their second.”
tend to tighten up, leading to contractions and deformities.
He said faculty, at that point, were aware of the students’ community involvement in terms of volunteer
cord.
Those with ataxia have problems maintaining balance. The child or adult with athetosis may
make facial grimaces; movement can be slow, irregudrool or lar,
may
unco-ordinated. Speech be affected as the person
has difficulty controlling the muscles that regulate speech. If people understood more about cerebral palsy, then people with CP, like me, would not be hurt so often nor would we be so fearful of people. We would not be afraid to speak in public. We would not feel so alone.
Maybe the public would lose the
FEAR of us. Gary Gibson, OBS/literacy
Douglas said “it was*a unanimous faculty choice of all three students.
“All faculty met and reviewed the academics and the general behavior of these individuals.”
Sgt. Rick Morris,
“Overall, we were very satisfied with our choice of these students,”
the bursary presentations Dec. 8.
he said. Douglas said two of the students receiving the bursaries, Schneider and Schmelzle, are on the program advisory committee, “so that’s the calibre of the students that we’re
about” Cpl. Jim Hillyard, RCMP investigator of drug offences, said there were five other colleges that aptalking
plied for the bursaries.
CcmtivaC
who would
Lalonde,
like to
definitely a sign of achievement”
Schmelzle said he was happy to receive the bursary and thought he worked hard and presented a good package to the RCMP. “It was astounding that we (the college) won all three.” He said he
be
was “very impressed that the program received all three bursaries.”
work after graduating. Schneider said it is good to know
would
like to
work
for the
in the future, but realizes
practical in choosing
RCMP
he must where to
‘fear’s ’92
''Sky(Dome
^am to
the.
JUctivities
Office
Avaiiabie at the
“that we’re giving back the LASA program something they’ve given us.
“To work for the RCMP would be an ultimate goal,” she said. Jan Hayward, chair of Conestoga College board of governors, said she thought it was “wonderful” that Conestoga received all three bursaries.
She said
it
“shows the excel-
lence of the program and their achievements too. “Obviously, they (the students)
have worked hard to get where they are,” she said.
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He said the awards provided recognition for the students’ hard work. Bursary recipient Lalonde said he
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Women’s prison
SXI
By Kathleen Sibley
A federal women’s prison, scheduled to open September 1994, will bebuiltoff Homer Watson Boulevard behind the Lear-Seating factory near Manitou Drive in Kitchener. The prison is one of five to be spread across Canada, replacing the Kingston Prison for Women (P4W) which will be closed. Other facilities will be built in Truro, N.S.; Joliette, Que.; and Edmonton, Alta., while a healing lodge for native women will be built in
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dinator Joe Beatty. Few inmates, he said, require the kind of security provided at the Kingston
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Tammy Rowe, vice-chairman of the citizen’s group People Protecting Children and Homes which opposes the prison site, said Corrections Canada told Gravenhurst residents the Beaver Creek institution, established in 1961, would be medium security and that they didn’t have to worry because most of the male inmates were in for mainly white-collar crimes. Now, 38 per cent
three of 20 people in
Rowe.
Many women
in the federal prison have a and alcohol abuse, and the statistics on these people have been manipulated by the Elizabeth Fry Society, said Rowe. Fifty-
history of drug
eight per cent of federally sentenced
women
have committed violoit crimes, half of that is domestic, she said, and half of that directed at childr^.
Women are becoming increasingly violent, and the government is failing to recognize the trends in society, said
Rowe.
“I don’t think
you
can ask for preferential treatment and then ask for equality, too.”
rately assess whether the
women pose a threat to ety, four said they
soci-
have no
problem with the idea, three hadn’t thought much about it, two said it depends on the crimes the women had committed and one said it would be acceptable as long as the inmates had
schoolyard.”
You are totally disempowered.”
at who
enrol
college’s criteria but those of the prison.”
Third-year marketing student Jennifer Werth said the
women
dom, whether you’re locked in what people call a cottage or anything else, is
to intimidate me the same as men,” she said. First-year law enforcement student Todd
Ellerby said the prison will be good for the economy and create jobs. “I don’t know what people are complaining about,” he said. Tern Abbott, a second-year student in Early
should have equal
Childhood Education, said she wouldn’t mind as long as the women had not committed soious crimes. “If they committed murder, no, but if it was just something minor it wouldn’t be too much of a problem,” said
obviously paying for their mistakes already.” “Everyone deserves a second chance,” said first-year social services student Lisa Rittenhause, who said she wouldn’t have a jHoblem with female inmates as classmates. Accounting instructor Ed Shariat said be has no trouble with the idea. “The world has enough prejudice. Why is the question being asked?” Third-year construction engineering student Brian Cooper said he wouldn’tbe concerned. He said he trusts those in charge
be “smart enough with the
guidelines.”
Conestoga chair of applied arts, Fred Harris, said although the federal government knew there would be backlash over the chosen site, he
Judy Hart, special needs asshe hasn’t really thought about it. She said the idea does not bother her „‘T’m sure they’re not harsistant, said
—
Ellerby
dened criminals,”
imprisonment.
“Women don’t seem
rights to education. “They’re
to
still
might think differently about male prisoners.
said inmates
Conestoga programs “will have to satisfy not only the
Cooper
out in the boonies.”
Doon campus
in
to go through the same process to gain admission
— but she
Abbott. Third-year construction engineering student Roderick Cardwell disagreed with al-
lowing female pisoners to attend Conestoga. he said. “They’re in prison for a
“It’s not good,”
reason.”
Jason Plein, also in third-year construction engineering, said he would worry about things like theft. “I
guess
it
would be kind of threatening,”
First-year marketing student Jason Sidhu ex-
pressed concerned. “I don’t think it’s would feel endangered,” said Sidhu
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Terri Seeley, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society said she doesn’t think the women are being pampered. “Losing one’s free-
as everyone else.
thinks Corrections Canada is surprised at the vehemence of the opposition. However, he said “The only people who can stop it now are the
greatest concern.
Rowe said it is unfair to use an established neighborhood as an experiment. The inmates of the Kitchener facility will be going from an institution enclosed by “an absolutely secure 18-foot concrete fence to a series of cottages with a perimeter fence like the one around a
College.
RIttenhause
mother
a Barrie hotel
prison so he can get unescorted day passes, said
at
opportunity, four said they trust the government to accu-
JANUARY
visited his
officials in
my
what they’re capable of doing?” The economic benefits the prison is supposed to bring are not certain, she said, and there is no guarantee the construction of the prison will go to a Kitchener firm. The majority of skilled jobs at the prison will be transfers within the system due to union regulations, she said. The social service network will be bolstered, paid for by the taxpayer, but that would occi^ regardless of where the prison is built, said Rowe. And although the value of her property may drop as a result of the nearby prison, she said she is more concerned about Ae concentration of social services such as drug rehabilitation, psychiatric care and foster care services concentrated in the Pioneer Park area. She said she and her husband, who have no children, recently bought their first home in the neighborhood. Beatty said he wasn’t saying the prison wouldn’t work in a non-residential area. “I’m pying it’s a setting that provides a sense of integration in a neighborhood setting. We wanted a site that was part of a community, not
before the mistake was discovered. The inmate has applied for a transfer to a medium-security
Conestoga College’s Doon campus said they would oppose female prisoners, from the proposed Pioneer Park women’s prison to be located near Doon Campus, attending classes at Conestoga
AT THE DSA OFFICE BY
worked off prison grounds, and dined with health
politicians.”
a mini-poll
violence are
fenders “ridiculous.” She said a newspaper article had reported on an Ontario serial killer at Oak Ridge maximum psychiatric hospital who
He Only
There will be no armory in the prison, and if problems arise, the prison will rely on police, she said. “I would have to say the drugs and the
Rowe, who commutes to her Toronto job as account executive at an advertising firm, called Corrections Canada’s system of assessing of-
By Kathleen Sibley
Of the 17 who did not oppose the idea four said the women have the right to education and deserve another
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“Their age could be anywhere
from 19-50, They may be mature students and they look just like anyone else.” She said in other situations where inmates attend classes, such as at Dawson College in Montreal and St. Lawrence College in Kingston, most are at the end of their sentence and have had to go through the same channels as anyone else to get
^^itted. ^Prerri Seeley, executive director of the Elizabeth Fry Society’s Hamilton chapter and also a representative on Etchener’s prison advisory board, said 80 per cent of crimes committed by female offenders are property-related arson
— and
—
the other
20 per cent mainly danestic viol^ce. Most of the violent crimes committed
by women
are in self-de-
fence against an abusive partner, she said. “For those 80 per cent I
would say, ‘Don’t be concerned. The women inside this facility have more in common with the women ” in the community than men.’ She said the Canadian association of the society, an advocacy group for female inmates, co-chaired with Corrections Canada a task force on federally-sentenced women and
June Blackburn, co-ordinator of case management at the Kingston prison, said another
means
992
however, are often separated because Kingston is the only facility for these tario,
their families
in the entire country, said
Seeley.
you to
sonal development activities,” such
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Guelph parole officer Randy Cupolo said the decision to release inmates on day passes is normally made by the parole board, but in Kitchener it may be up to the warden to decide. She said it’s not customary to identify inmates because, “part of the rehabilitation process is not making that information pub-
every
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Joe Beatty, regional co-ordinator for Corrections Canada, said de-
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lic.”
He said police are the only ones who always know when an inmate
oh male offenders have shown that those who have more family visits do better and are less likely to break the law again, she said. Federally sentenced women from outside On-
Invites
as taking courses, said Blackburn.
tive to improve female inmates’ ac-
cess to their communities and community support. Studies based
(FeCCozusHip
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behavior in prison, and the time already served in the person’s sen-
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government to address inequities in the treatment of federally-sentenced women is Bill C36. The new bill, a “comprehensive updating of the previous parole and penitentiary act established over a century ago,” means a significant number of changes with reject to sentencing and releases, she said. Prisoners could apply for unescorted tempo-
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1992
Sports
Men’s cagers beaten first
By John Summers
at
eight minutes of the game.
points at the nine-minute mark.
Later, Conestoga took control of
For Condor coach Marty Kings
As
around the key, looking for the double team inside and the open shot outside.
wrencher.
an
With five seconds left in overtime, Fanshawe centre Chris Helkaa’s turnaround jump shot lifted the Falcons to an 84-82 win over the Conestoga Condors in Ontario Colleges Athletic Association action Dec. 4. “It’s the kind of game you love to
the gap, leaving
record.
But Kings was quick the Condors’ record
to point out
deceiving because they have played only the best squads in their division. “It’s kind of the way it’s been all year,” said Kings. “If we could just start winning instead of losing.” is
In the first half, Conestoga stuck to its season-long
(Photo by Kari-Ann Puckering)
Working lATE? Getting
HUNGRY?
the ball
away, his men’s basketball team came up a few points shy and lost another gut-
like a recurring nightmare.
win and you hate to lose,” said Kings, whose team edged closer to the Division 1 basement with a 1-6
Barbara Holden, left, and Grace Beattie, of Beaver Foods, stand behind a hot dog and taco stand set up outside the student lounge for VIP Day Dec. 2.
game by working
the last seconds ticked
was
A spicy situation
the
it
game
plan of controlling the ball on offence and balancing it with a pressure defence.
But a smaller, quicker Fanshawe squad was able to utilize the fast break and open a 15-5 lead in the
ROCK
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Fanshawe ahead
38-36 at the break.
Foul problems plagued both teams in the second half as Conestoga point guard Junior Hamilton
75.
Points were at a premium in the extra five-minute period as the defensive play of both squads took
to sit with five person-
handing over the quarterbacking reins to true forward Dave Haines.
als,
centre stage.
But it was the Falcons’ night as they outscored Conestoga 9-7 in
“With Junior’s fouls we had no choice but to put Dave in because of the injuries to Kelly (Magnussen),” said Kings. “But you
overtime and handed the Condors their sixth loss of the season. Leading the scoring for Conestoga was Haines with 29 points, Darren Richmond with 17 and Joel Eidt with 16
can’t play without a guard, not in
league anyway.” Falcon coach Glenn Johnston abandoned his pressure defence bethis
Fanshawe’s Noel Bartley finished with 24 points, Helkaa with 14, and Cordero with 10.
cause of foul trouble to his point guards Roy Carvalho and John Cordero. “We couldn’t afford (to play pressure defence) because, for those
Kings had nothing but high praise for his team’s effort.
“The kids worked hard and they can hold their heads high. They never gave up
who
haven’t noticed, we’re not the biggest team in the world,” Johnston said. In the opening minutes of the sec-
ond
once.”
The Condors
Fanshawe turned it up a notch and led by as much as 10
’N’
But Conestoga refused to quit, and with 45 seconds left. Bob Yorke’s jumper put the Condors ahead for the first time, 74-73. Helkaa answered with two for Fanshawe, and then with five seconds remaining Conestoga’s Dave Haines made one of two free throws to send the game into oveA time with the team’s deadlockedT^
In the dying minutes of the half, 1 1-2 run by Conestoga closed
was forced
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until Jan. 6, when they host Niagara
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estoga College, ours have made Conestoga a unique educational success story.
President
The new year
will present
many challenges.
be different from anything we have ever known, requiring It is
certain that our future will
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kinds of
skills,
a high level of creativity
and a positive attitude. I urge the Conestoga community
all
members
of
to face these
challenges with determinationa and courage, and reap rewards that will benefit the College, the community, our province and our nation. May you have a wonderful holiday, and may 1993 be a year in which your efforts bring you everything you seek.
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Sports Talk By
K.
Stephen Ross
Athletes of the
Women’s Basketball
Week
The women’s basketball Condors travelled to Oshawa to take on Dur-
ham
Gifts for
>
Long and Probert
The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) has named Dave Long, a member of the Conestoga Condors’ hockey club, as its Via Rail male athlete of the week for the time period of Nov. 30 Dec. 6.
According to an OCAA media release. Long had an impressive weekend on the road, scoring three goals and two assists against St. Lawrence (Brockville) in a 7-3 Condor victory Dec. 5 and added another two goals and one assist in a 6-2 win over Algonquin College Dec 4, leaving him tied for third in league scoring. *
Yes,
*
*
For Probert, the tough winger of the Detroit Red Wings, Christmas came early as he received the news Dec. 6 that he can now play every game for his team, including those in ranada Probert has been exiled from his native country for the past three and a half years because of a drug possession charge from March 1989 and a deportation order issued by a U.S. immigration judge. Probert appealed the order but was told that if he left the U.S., he would not be allowed back into the country. As a result, he was unable to travel with the team to play on Canadian soil and both he and his team suffered for it. The team suffered because, simply put, the Red Wings are not the same team without Probert’s physical presence in the lineup. Probert also suffered because he was unable to stay game sharp mid he was kept from visiting family and friends. Probert was all smiles when he received the good news that the U.S Immigration and Naturalization Service had issued a waiver that permits him to re-enter the U.S. if he leaves the country. “I’m sure I’ll be going home for Christmas”, said Probert, who was bom and raised in Windsor. “I’ll have a turkey dinner in Canada. “I couldn’t feel any better than I do now.” Neither could your friends and family. Bob. And your teammates.
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Cory Hackbart of the men's volleyball Condors has been named male afrdete
lost
made an all-around good effort but a close game 55-52.
of the week. Hackbart, enrolled in the civil engineering program, displayed
Later in the week, the Condors faced a very tough Fanshawe College squad Dec. 4, dropping a 69-25
tremendous offensive power in a victory of George Brown College.
decision.
Men’s Basketball The mens’ Condors took on Durham College Dec. 1 at Oshawa. According to a media
Bob Probert, there is a Santa Claus.
Notice change of date
College Dec. 1. According to a Conestoga College
release, the
team was down 47-33 at the half,and, despite some strong pressure by the Condors, Durham prevailed 84-79.
Dave Haines led the Condors with 24 points, followed by Darren Richmond with 12 and Joel Edit with 10 .
Karen Beaton of the women's Condors has been named female athlete of the week. Beaton, enrolled in the nursing program, had two strong performances against Durham College and Fanshawe College, accumulating a two-game total of 33 points and 21 rebounds basketball
Men’s Volleyball The Condors defeated George
Brown College Dec.
Karen Beaton
3 in three
games, 15-13, 15-12 and Conestoga College. According to a media release, Andy Zovkjc and Chris Wilson straight
15-9. at
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Jim O’Keeffe
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Men’s Hockey In two away games,
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Health and Safety offers video on safety tips for women By Zen Karp
safety co-ordinator.
but our motto
provides general awareness of the little things people can do in all facets of life to prevent assault,”
women,
“It
Conestoga College’s Doon campus health and safety department has produced a video, in co-operation witli Waterloo regional police, on assault awareness.
The video
is
a recording of a
Rostance
said.
doesn’t just deal with what to
“It
do when you’re walking down some dark alley and some guy is waiting to jump out at you,” he
Wa-
terloo regional police seminar hosted by Const. Vera Pridt and focuses on what women can do to help keep themselves from becoming victims of assault, said Mac Rostance, Doon campus health and
it’s
is:
if it’s
safe for
safe for everyone,” he
said.
“Males make up the higher percentage of assaults,” he continued, “but in the case of females, assaults arc usually of a sexual nature.” One of the tips the video gives is to inspect
a car before driving it to is in running condition,
said.
ensure
Rostance said the information in the video is relevant to males as
preventing a breakdown somewhere where help can’t be reached, Rostance said. The 90-minute video is available
well. “It’s
focused on women’s safety.
it
Conestoga campuses at the Learning Resource Centre and Rostance said he is trying to encourage the Conestoga community to watch it. *‘We informed every staff member at every campus that it’s there, now the next thing to do is open it up to the students,” he said, adding he hopes to schedule at all
viewings of the video at lunch hour in the
new
year.
*‘We’d like to get experts in at the showing to talk about the issue with those who come to watch it,” Rost-
ance “It
said.
could be someone from the
regional police or from our
own
law and security (LASA) program here at the Doon campus.” Rostance said the cost to produce the film was about $200, which was the cost to
buy eight video cassettes
reproduce the original. That money was taken out of the $30,900 given to Conestoga by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and to
Universities for increasing safety
on campuses.
DSA Christmas theme week increases student participation By Natasha Sweeney There was an increase
in student
Doon
participation at this year’s
Student Association Christmas
theme week compared year’s, said
to last
Becky Boertien,
DSA
activities co-ordinator.
She said that the most popular activity was photos with Santa. 50 photos were taken with half of the proceeds going to family and chil-
Some
lounge because “if the people are not down here (the cafeteria) they will miss out on the activities.** DSA gave away candy canes to people wearing Christmas colors of red or green. **I think some people did not even realize it when they wore red or green,” said Boertien. *‘But there were quite a few who did
lected 41 gifts and a $10 total donation from staff, said Boertien.
wear the colors.” sold 46 candy cane grams, and the sales were better
eight people.
The
prizes given out were gift
from Casey’s and
DSA
than last year, said Boertien.
Some
of the proceeds went to family ser-
O’Tooles, as well as orientation Tshirts
Wish Tree. The DSA family wish
actually
dren services. certificates
Boertien said they went walking through the campus to the student
and mugs.
vices as well.
DSA members
dressed up as Santa and his elves and went around the Doon campus giving out cookies and eggnog. Boertien said that the eggnog was purchased and the cookies were a donation from Beaver Foods.
In total,
DSA donated a cheque of
**
tree col-
When we first started I only had
15 names and I had to call back three times to get more children’s
names. So
we were
quite happy
with that,” said Boertien.
*The ho ho ho contest went over very good,” said Boertien. **We had there but
We dragged them up
we got them up there,”
Pass the parcel went over well, were donated from the college bookstore like a college hat, knapsack, T-shirt and said Boertien. Prizes
sweatshirt.
$46.50. *‘We took half of what we made from the photos to cover our
participation is starting to get bet-
own costs,” said Boertien,
ter.
DSA staff decided at their weekly meeting Nov. 18 that they would each donate $5 to the Christmas
THE PITCH,
Boertien said she thinks student
DSA is going to be doing more
and taking different approaches in its activities, said things,
Boertien.
HIT,
RUN, CATCH,
THROW SHOW jserf’s
Cathy Goodwin,
DSA
co-ordinator, serve
clerk
eggnog
in
and Jennifer Crane, DSA the main cafeteria, Dec. 3.
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