Bursary established member, who
By Becki Chmielewski
A
bursary in
of a single-vehicle car acci-
result
dent Jan. 20.
The
idea for the bursary
It
came
from a combination of faculty, students and Weishar’s family, said Carolyn Harrison, a LASA faculty
News
passing
Briefs
all their
machine
was a
Todd
Doon
The student
DSA
the
The money
come
in
cr-
However, this year, half the money will go to the Cancer S(x;iety while the other half will be put into the bursary fund.
Harrison said they have raised approximately $1,600 so far and arc
expecting that
total to increase.
siudcnis ai the
other campuses
sad about the A lot of siudents in first and second year I'eel they will be stumbling around as though they were in kindergarten
and use.
fall.
for these students to come to Doon and have a tour of the school before
do polls in classes to sec if want to come to Doon for a tour before arrangements arc made,
students
Centre and get representatives from
make
the student associations to talk to
smoother.
They would then be
given a tour of the school and told of the services available to them.
ing for students, which would be run by the student
Woolstencroft suggested the associations
Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation
the students.
consider-
-
trying to fit in. Rob Hoffer, from the Guelph Siudent Association, said the a.ss(x;iations should “make it as easy on students coming over as possible.”
Hoffer said that people arc entiand cannot “say we haven’t done anything” to
they actually end up here. McQuillin said they could rent the
Dave McQuillin, DSA pub manager told the executive he was researching a health
Icit
plans for next year.
associations arc con-
puses to Doon. Dave McQuillin, DSA pub manager, said a day should be planned
health plan
is
alI
ent charities.
courses.
associations met on Feb. 16 to discuss the transition of students and programs from the two cam-
New college
plan the college
LASA
raised for the
i
The
activities office for
students to
LASA
raised from the
banquet to be held in April is ways divided and donated to d f
sidcring an orientation day forsiudents coming to Doon from Waterloo and Guelph campuses in
Sutherland
brought to the executive during the weekly DSA executive meeting Feb. 8. Sutherland said students could put money into the machine which would be kept in the
order to
Orientation day planned
Student As.sociation presi-
dent
in
they visited penitentiaries, will be
for .student
sugge.stion
up
student.
put toward the bursary. Friends and family of Weishar have also donated to the fund.
By Natasha Sweeney
u.se
.split
students
for fax
be
more than one
Money
value of $100.
A
of
students’ trip to Kingston, where
The bursary will carry a minimum
Fax machine
will then
help
cial
died as the
total
S200.
problems. ‘That would have been more in tune with what Dean would have wanted rather than getting the highest marks,” Harrison said. The bursary will be available only to second-year LASA students who can prove financial need. The students must also be in good academic standing. Harrison .said they do not have to be .straight-A students, but must be
Security Administration
who
value each year to reach a
bursary was chosen over a scholarship because “Dean’s ptirents had a strong view that Dean would have (wanted to) help somebody who was having some finan-
Doon campus in 1994. Weishar was the second-year student
Harrison hopes to increa.se the
also in charge of
is
A
of Dean
memory
College’s
(LASA)
memory of student
co-ordinating the bursary.
Weishar will be avaibble to .students in the LASA program at Conestoga
Law and
in
Lynne Woolstencroft, academic
tied to their opinions,
transition
their
Do
here
A
want
to
student at Conestoga College’s Doon campus catches in the student lounge after a long day of
some shuteye
Joel Eby, from the GSA, said “there will be students who say 1 have other stuff to do, but some
students will
not disturb
classes. (Photo by Allana Gillam-Wright)
be involved.”
association.
He
said the University of
Guelph has a health plan
Little
which includes a birth control and nicotine patch program.
Sisters
Street proofing
ponent
On Feb. 9 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada donated two Cambridge-built Toyota Corollas to Conestoga College’s Guelph campus’s Motor Vehicle Mechanic program.
Dianne Mo.ser, executive director
traditional careers.
By Kim Louie
Toyota cars donated
come to Conestoga College
An afternoon was a major com-
at the first ever
Women
in
their sponsors to
Woodworking
clude a presentation on street
have to entice them to uikc a look at technology and other non-nadi-
proofing.
tional fields for
‘The original idea was that we wanted these people (Little Sisters)
A project to fund five more Women in Technology Days, a co-
to feel comfortable not only in their
operative venture of the Big Sis-
homes, but also on the streets.” Moser said, however, that exposing
ters,
Little Sisters
and
build clocks
in the
Technology Day for 15 girls in Grades 7 to 9, offered by the K-W and Area Big Sisters Association. The event, which took place at Conestoga College’s Doon campus Feb. 19, featured a morning presentation first by an OPP officer on
Centre of Ontario. During the lunch break, most of
and then the participants were addressed by a panel of women pursuing technical, non-
Grade 7 student, said she knows “a lot more about sex discrimination” now.
street proofing
the girls said the
OPP presentation
had made an impression on them. “1 learned to pay more aiiention and to be more aware,” said Margaret,
are to prevent them from being dependent on male support, then we
of the local Big Sisters Association, said it was an easy decision to in-
session allowed the
the participants to non-traditicKial oc-
a 14-year-old Grade 8 student.
cupations
Jess, a 12-year-old
was the main
focus.
“We are opening the hori^ns young women,” Moser said.
for
“If we
women.”
Conestoga College, the Waterloo County board of education, and the Ministry of Education and Training, is being funded by a community grant from the Ontario
Women’s
Directorate.
I
Sony donates cameras to Broadcasting program eras after
By Becki Chmielewski The Broadcasting sion
— Radio and Televi-
at Conestoga Doon campus received its second
(BRT) program
College’s
shipment of cameras donated by Sony of
Canada Ltd. The .shipment arrived on Feb. inal
donation arrived on Dec.
8.
The
orig-
3.
Sony donated four BVP (Broadcast Video Production) 360s and thtw BVP 350 cam-
CBC traded them
in
Mon-
began using the
latast
The cameras were treal
before
CBC
donation
in.
in
operation
model of Sony cameras. Rather than .selling them on the retail market, Sony decided to donate the cameras to Canadian broadcasting programs. According to Paul Scott, BRT co-ordincameras, cables and control units have a current market value of $60,000 each. The approximate value of the total
ator, the
is
Currently,
resolution (a
$450,000.
BRT
.students arc using three
Sony M3A studio cameras, valued at $ 1 5,000 new, which were purchased in 1986. The M3 A cameras, which will be replaced in the studio by the new cameras, will be u.sed in
the field as
ENG
(Electronic
News
Gathering) equipment. ‘The M3 As, when you get into the actual technology behind cameras and what they shoot are good at about 400-500 lines of
method of measuring the qual-
of the camera). ‘The 350s go up to 8(K) incs of resolution, which is the maximum. They arcbroadcasiity
1
profe.ssional cameras.” Scott said.
He added quality than
new cameras arc of belter what .some professional broad-
the
cast television stations use. The new unit is the same model used by
Dome Productioas at the SkyDomc and NBC, said Kry'S Hindy, a first-year BRT student
2
Spoke, Monday, March
8,
1993
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OPINIOIM
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in
Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15, Kitchener, Ontario,
N2G 4M4
Telephone: 748-5366
Patients should have right to choose fate
T
here
is
much
contro-
versy today surrounding a patient’s right to
By Alanna
die.
Canada’s Native people need a louder voice
Gillam-Wright
Concerned citi/.ens band together and protest a
Heather Borquez, a care worker, said the conditions in Davis Inlet
live in abject poverty.
arc
application lor dcxlor-assislcd suicide. Rodriguez suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease and endures unimaginable pain, yet she is made lo
Recently the government’s misdeeds were made public when six ul ihe.se Innu teenagers made a sui-
sulTer by law.
ciilc pact.
The island docs not have electricity, home sewage systems nor running water. Imagine defecating in a bucket around the comer from your bed, with flics buzzing everywhere around it.
n
end his or her suffering. Medical practitioners have been charged with murder for the part they have played in helping their terminally ill patients commit suicide.
Dr. Kevorkian, a Michigan doctor, has been accused by Macomb County prosecutor Carl Marlinga as “being on a crusade” for the part he played in assisting 13 people end their pain. Ke vork ian was charged with murder, but because Michigan has no law against assisting in a suicide, the charges were dismissed. In Canada, a British Columbia woman. Sue Rodriguez, is currently appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision, which ruled against her '
of their environment. If there had been native self-govcmmcni, the
1967 the Canadian government moved a group of Innu to I the liny island of Davis Inlet. T he Innu were reluctant to make the trip, but were eventually coaxed al ter the government promised to provide housing, sewage systems and running water. The promises faded with time, and as a result, over 5(X) Innu of Davis Inlet now
person’s personal decision to
Criminal Code, anyone who aids in a suicide could face a maximum of 14 years imprisonment. When terminally ill people no longer have any quality of life, and are suffering, why must they be forced to go on? Against their wishes, they are often put on life support to prolong the inevitable, when life support
Under section 24
is
1
of
On January 26, while many Canadians were filling their cars with
tlic
gasoline, these teenagers were using it as a drug to overdose on. 1 hough unconscious, they were found before the solvent took its
di.scontinued the patient literally chokes to death.
It is a gruesome picture and one that many are unaware of, but nonetheless it docs happen. The Hemlock Society has published a book which informs people of the ways and means to end suffering. The publication of such a book has angered many, who argue that taking one’s life is contrary
loll.
isolated to this incident.
What of
.speaking for
The
iLsclf, is
destruction of a
human
fetus, incapable
there’s
arc the contributing forces
tliis .sad
T
of
dying the right to die with dignity. !
And
situation?
Maybe
it’s
a
he
statistics arc
of the inhabi-
tants of the island. Perhaps this is because the island’s unemployment rate runs as high as 95 per cent In addition to this, as with many reservations, game has also been de-
Even if game were plentiful would be little market for furs
pleted.
there
and the
like. Fi.sh too,
Cod
scarce.
have been
slocks have vanished.
All this sheds evidence that native
is
in control
dozers. It’s uaic
made
some advances have been
for aboriginals in recent
years. Native involvement in the
Accord and agreement to establish Nunavut (Canada’s new territory lo be governed by the Innu in the late failed Charlottetown
the recent
990s) has given natives .some conover their lives. Still, when dealing with native issues the government has often been much like a 1
trol
wheel
that only half turns.
With
govcmmcni, the wheel can make full uims and roll down a .softer, sm(x)lhcr path.
the key to stop abuse she Uned lo take them to court, her lawyer settled outside of court. The system let her down because she the system did not consider
What
)
is
Too
many people
is
the fact
report the in-
The
Feb. 18 issue of the Kitchener- Wa-
Record reported that members of the club (Awarenc.ss of Violence Directed Against Women) conducted a survey completed by 8(X) students at tcrl(K)
9 per cent said they had been physand 37 per cent said they had been emotionally abu.scd. 1
ically abu.scd,
It’s
my
fault.”
on.
Society seems lo
support those ideas. If a
who was wearing
woman,
a short skirt and
report these incidents.
But no matter what stKicly
men and women have
thinks,
lo put a slop
they should report
priate attire.
a teacher, guidance counsellor, aunt or uncle. And if a person knows of
That
is
ridiculous!
That
is
like
it
to
someone
—
saying that Rodney King deserved a beating because he is black. A
someone being abused,
woman
Communication is the key. GCI and AVDAW should be commended for talking lo students and making them aware that it is not
dress the
having
should have the right to way she wants lo without
to
worry about being
at-
tacked.
She was raped by a number of men in the back room of a bar. But when
is
one in the movie occur frequently. It is no wonder that people do not want lo
to abuse. If they arc being abused
unfortunate that people arc frightened or ashamed lo get help. It
often society blames the vic-
low-cut biou.se was raped, it would fault because of her inappro-
In the movie The Accused, Jodie Foster’s character dressed “inappropriately” as some would say.
they had .sought help.
so
rape.
be her
said
Only eight per cent of those
it
tim. Situations like the
Many .say, “I must have led him more shocking
the
natives working hand in hand wiili
was considered a loose woman,
Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15 Kitchener ,Ontario, N2G 4M4 Telephone: 748-5366
many
characterize
depend on the environment like a body on a heart and offer it more protection than, while man’s bull-
have experienced sexual, physic^ and psychological abu.se by a dating paruier, according to a survey by two Carlclon University rc-
Gall collegiate (GCI). Ten per cent said they had been sexually abused,
in.
are exacerbated by the massive alcohol and solvent addictions which
women from 44 Canadian
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living conditions
could be eliminated. Further, by giving aboriginals a louder voice, we as a nation may be doing the environment a favor. Natives crisis,
colleges and universities said they
AVDAW
all letters to
The deplorable
shocking!
cidents or seek help afterward.
Spoke welcomes
third world, they arc
Eighty-one per cent of
that not
opinion, plca.se send
beyond
fourth world.
people need lo be more
.sc archers.
Letters to the editor
Oka
other Canadians, such as the
Communication
not considered a crime. Yet our laws deny the
V
try to lake their
Inlet.
lesull of living conditions.
has the right to say that these people must go on? is legal.
About four
been a 25 per cent suicide attempt rale recorded there in the last year.
nothing short of ludicrous.
Abortion
Davis
lives in
—
Who
month
[xxtplc a
God’s law. These same people also claim that God is a merciful Gcxl, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness. Surely such a G(xl in his mercy would not want anyone to suffer. The decision to lake one’s own life could not be arrived at easily. No one who is healthy and in his right mind wants to die. But there are those who are ill, with no chance of recovery. They cannot feed or bathe themselves, and totally depend on others for every aspect of their care. There is no looking forward to tomorrow for it only brings more pain. There is no cure and no hope. a personal The decision to end personal suffering is just that decision. It should never have become a moral issue. Only tho.se suffering and their immediate families could possibly understand what that person must deal with every day of their so called life. To tell someone “you have to suffer, because it’s the is
were so deprived of
Suicide attempts have not been
,
to
law,”
Tlic teens
ho|x: they cuLsed their rescuers.
promise of housing, sewage systems and running water would likely have been met. With more control over land-claims, violent confrontations between natives and
should also report
that person
it.
their fault and it is okay lo report any form of abu.se. Other schtxtis
should follow. S(x;iely will
— we have
notchangcon itsown
lo siarl
changing
it.
1
Spoke, Monday, March
Homegrown
'
8,
1993 3
93
The tradition rocks on! Thursday,
March
8 p.m.
Main Cafeteria Tickets: $2.00
advance
Available at the
$4.00 otthedoor
DSA Activities Office
Age of majority Co-op student, Kathie Fagan, works
in
required
student services on her job placement. (Photo by Jason Schmidt)
Co-op student on placement at Doon one key
Student Services as they arc receiving the assistance of a co-op student this semester.
Co-operation
is
the
Movie Night
take co-op students on a regular basis and hasn’t had
By Jason Schmidt in
Kathie Fagan, a student from Jacob Hcsplcr secondary sch(X)l in Cambridge, is currently taking a one year
two
in
years.
places as well.
Job at the Watcrltx) County Board of Education and the Grandriver Conservation Autlior-
working here,” Fagan says. “So far I’m typing, filing, answering phones, and tr)'ing to get use to the computer system.” Between Feb. and the end of May, Fagan is required to work four and a half hours a day in Student Services. She still attends classes in the mornings in Cambridge and drives to Kitchener for her work at Conestoga.
Fagan says. She added that those two Jobs were accounting related and she preferred not to zero in on Just one iispcci
program
in
.second semester involves co-op placement. “1 like
“I applied for a
“When I’m not here in the aflcmcxins. I’m in .school laking information processing and learning compulcr programs such as WordPerfect and Lotus.” While working in Student Services, Fagan will be under the careful watch of Myma Nicholas, a secretary
who
College.
has been in the department for 10 years. “Kathie is still learning, but she docs have the .skills to do the job so we don’t anticipate any problems at
says Nicholas. Nicholas also slated that Student Services dtwsn’t
all,”
p.m.
featuring Mighty (Duch^
ily,”
of the business field. For Kathie Fagan, returning to school wasn’t that big of a decision, she Just had to wait for the right time to go back. “I thought since my kids were all in .schcKtl, that now would be a gcxxl time for me to go back as well.” The return to school makes Fagan very optimistic about finding her place in the business field and she has already found a comfortable spot at Conestoga
1
7
,,
which the
adult businc.ss administration
Tuesday, March 30
“Kathie applied for the Job, she was interviewed and she got it,” Nicholas added. Fagan, who.se intcresLs lie in business administration, applied not only at Conestoga College, but other work
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“We arc very plcitscd to have her here,” says Jenn Davies, another sccrcuu-y in Student Services. “She’s a very hard worker and is easy to get along with.”
1993 Conestoga Homegrown
Talent Night Thursday, March
25,
1
Rock'
n Bowl III
Thursday, 1 1
993
March
p.m. to
1
1
a.m.
‘Bmnszvicf:^‘J-redcricf^Lane.s
Main Cafeteria
$6.00/person
Categories:
Includes shoe rental
Solo
Group Airband
Do what you can Cash
Prizes
Registration Deadline: Thursday, Registration forms available at the All entries
must have a minimum at
of
March
18,
1993
DSA Activities Office
one full time student enroled
Conestoga College
Spoke, Monday, March
4
Shop
8,
projects
1993
Bookstore welcomes magazine ideas from students
accomplished
By
woodworker apprenhave completed the 8 week advanced phase of the Woodworking Technology program enabling
This is the first year that the bookstore at Conestoga College’s
Industrial
tices
them
to write
exams
Doon campus
training period
“Many know
north and east as dTiunder Bay and now be able to write an examination at the Ministry of
Trenton, will
and Development woodworkers. The program, according to the program’s co-ordinator Ron Newman, ties in with the shop project to teach production performance, blueprint reading and drafting, which includes computer drafting, costing and estimating. During the intermediate phase of the program the students design cabinet projects which arc completed in the advanced phase. The projects, according to Newman, are evaluated on such to be cer-
tified as industrial
criteria as safety,
how
a the proj-
to
drawing,
conforms
magazines arc
selling extremely well.
Southwestern Ontario but as far
Skills
has worked at the bookstore
for three years, the
began Jan. 4, at the Woodworking Centre of Ontario at Doon campus, and ended Feb. 26. The 16 students, mostly from
in machining, assembly and tolerance of how drawers and doors fit together in the cabinet and the fin-
students don’t even
that
we
sells arc
we already have,”
store to carry.
projects arc
made with
the
available pine, cherry or red oak but any exotic material has to be pro-
Computer
Shopper, ELLE, GQ, FLEX, Complete Woman, Discovery, Guitar, Backpacker, Premiere,
VCXjUE, Home Journal, GLAMOUR, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair,
rather than using the
The Movie Renters, Men’s Fitness, Ms, Fitness and Bridal
system.
Trends.
btxiks
She
A
computer system orders cermagazines for the book.storc that are good sellers. However,
computer
feels comic and puzzle would be popular with the
students.
Kerry Davidson stocks shelves at the
“Comic and puzzle books
tain
would be excellent for students
SMALL BUSINESS
4
(Photo by Julie Magee)
I'l'ioiir
UJ
-
Doon
a V e n t u re Start Create your owjnt Job
Christian
Fellowship Invites
you
to
BOSS
NOONTIME BIBLE STUDY every Tuesday in Room 2A83 from 1 1 :30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Bring your lunch and join us for a time of fellowship and discovery! All are Welcome
As
be looking for
a student you’ll probably
You might be
thinking about starting your
how
to get
it
The Ontario government It’s
called
a
job
ne.xt
summer.
business but don’t
know
off the ground.
has a program that can help you.
“Student Venture”. And
and operate summer businesses
own
it
offers
Ontario students wishing to
a start-up loan
of up to $3,000
own
interest free.
Applications and brochures can be picked up at your local
Chambers of Commerce, Boards ofTrade, Business
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at
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Student Venture
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today.
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by building business
Information disponible en frantjais.
Doon campus
bookstore.
BE YOUR OWN
vided by the student.
like us to get in.”
Meanwhile, there arc magazines which do not .sell very well. Vanity Fair, Di.scovcr and Backpacker lend to stay on the shelf longer than the Ollier magazines. Davidson would like to handpick magazines that she feels students would like to purchase
the
Most
guarantee wc’ll get that
magazine but wc’ll try,” Davidson said. Davidson added, “We arc buying for the students so it would be nice to know what they would
the lxx)kstorc receives,
students’ skills
ishing process.
“I can’t
specific
of being delivered.
magazines,’’
sell
Davidson .said. The magazines cover a widerange of topics from fashion to backpacking. The magazines the
bookstore
an hour to relax between classes,” Davidson said. Davidson would like to sec the sludenLs who buy the magazines give their ideas on which magazines they would like the book-
who have
Davidson said. Out of all of the magazines the bookstore receives Davidson feels the best sellers are Guitar and Sports Illustrated (they only receive one issue) which sells within 15 minutes
According to Kerry Davidson,
for their trade
who
The advanced
back, ones that
maga-
is selling
zines to students.
papers.
ect
Julie
computer system is not always accurate. “We sometimes get du[)licatc magazines which come the
Magee
By Sheri Hargreaves
in
cooperation
local participating
Spoke, Monday, March
1993
8,
5
EIMTERTAIIMMENT Omaha is no disappointment
Robert Ludlum’s Road To By
deadly a.ssassins. Well, you won’t be di.sappointcd
P. C. Reitzel
Caution! This
Robert Ludlum
is
a warning Tor
rarily pu/./lcd.
Do not expect to read Ludlum
by The Road to Omaha, just tempo-
all
fans. iust
be puz/lcd by the fact that Ludlum pokes fun at the characters, plots, imagery and devices
You
another
coti.spiracy tlicory thriller
^icn you pick up The Road to ^haha, Ludlum’s latest book published
that
will
make his previous work .so rcc-
ogni/ably
by Bantam Books (1993).
his.
Unless you have read 3'hc Road to Gandolfo, released previous to The Road to Omaha, you may be sur-
his conspiracy thrillers Ludlum’s hcros arc good men and
by the humor contained in tliis book. Ludlum has sold “billioas” of his historical conspiracy concept stories in the past 1 0 years. Readers of
tions that arc
In
women
pri.scd
thru.st into
The hero
dangerous situa-
beyond
in
their control.
The Road
to
Omaha,
Samuel Lansing Dcvcrcaux, is a young, brilliant Boston lawyer who is
made
the attorney of record for
the Holcroft Covenant,
an explosive legal writ that
Identity or
cost him his
The Bourne any of the other 12 fulllength (300 plus pages) books might expect another mindbending mystery
full
mysterious
may
life.
of resurrected na/is,
retired U.S. army genLochinvar MacKenzic Hawkins has u-ansformed himself into
femme
Chief Thunder Head, beloved
Renegade
eral
and
fatales
Wopotamis
leader of the
Indian
The
nutty cast of characters in-
Washington who give him his is a powder puff. The characters in Washington arc vain, self-absorbed megalomani-
in
cludes Sunrise Jennifer Redwing, a tribe of Nebraska. Having been demoted to the De- beautiful daughter of the partment of Indian Affairs for Wopotamis nation and a lawyer, being too controversial (sec 3’he who is afraid that by challenging
orders he
American defence department Road to Gandolfo, Bantam 1992), retired general Hawkins has dug up over the rightful ownership of the evidence that the U.S. government Strategic Air Command base lochcatctl the Wopotamis tribe out of catal on Wopotamis land, her pa)their land 2(X) years ago by burying ple will be in danger of government
an end to the Wopotamis nation’s this b<x)k land claims. Caution
an obscure ethnic cleansing. official treaty papers The head of the CIA, Vincent archive. Bam-Bam” the White men cheating the Indians “Vinnic out of land. Where have 1 heard that Mangccavcllo, is ordered by his
ters,
government to keep a lid on general before? Never mind. The novel follows the adventures MacKcnzic’s attempt to win back of general Hawkins and his attor- the Indian land by challenging the
ous overtones about the way the e -ns. white man has treated the ugh; A final word of warning reading this b(X)k will cause you U)
the
in
government in the supreme court. Vinnic Mangccavcllo worked his nutty characters as they take on the American government in an effort way up from the Brooklyn mafia to to reclaim the Indian lands and to become the head of the CIA. Mangccavcllo is a vicious killer “...right a terrible wrong that has been done to our Indian brothers.” but compared to the powerful men ney,
Sam Dcvcrcaux, and
a cast of
acs that will stop
at
nothing to put
—
may seem
ux) true to
life lt>r
some
readers. Full of zany secondary charac-
and
crazy sight-gags, plot twists govern-
realistically portrayed
ment stupidity. The Road to Omaha is a humorous read with some seri-
ic
i
break out
uncontrollable
in
fits ol
laughter which will cause tho.se around you to question your mental fitness.
Tell
’em
to read the fxx)k.
NewTerty Brooks novel a trip through an enchanted land and magic.
By Kim Louie
Unfortunately, Brooks’s break
not a clean one, and by trying to write something different he has
Terry Brooks isanauthorfamiliar to most avid readers of fantasy, or at least
he should be.
this
created a haphaziird plot which the
York
reader sees through from beginning
He broke
genre of fiction into the
Times bestseller
lists
New
to end.
with his
a set of three, is ba.sed in the magical world called Landover. Ben Holiday is the sympathetic
Shannara trilogy, which was followed up by three more Shannara
This novel, the
novels.
Brooks’s first non-Shannara novel. Magic Kingdom For Sale
—
at
main character in For Sale. Ho leaves his successful law finn, his few friends and the memories of his dead wife and unborn child for the adventure of a
breaking away from whai
actors might call typecasting. People thought Brcxtks would be
unable to follow up his first, brilliant success with the trilogy based a on the world of Shannara world filial with dangers, intrigue
—
first in
Magic Kingdom
Sold!, could be considered his at-
tempt
is
lifetime.
The novel begins with Holiday a critical stage in his
condominium
in
life;
at
he has a
an upscale Chi-
reads. Price
partnership with his best friend, and he’s a millionaire three times over.
Holiday forks out the cash and finds himself in another world in-
Cool
million.
YeL Holiday finds he is unhappy. habited by gnomes, wizard's, The memories of his dead wife witches and other strange creahaunt him and he feels he is begin- tures. There is even a dragon for ning to lose himself in Glenlivet good measure. He is king of a magical world scotch. Holiday
is
where demons battle for control He longs for some- and where there arc no armies nor
disillusioned witli his
present lifestyle.
—
funds in the treasury. a new beginning. Holiday’s only support comes catalogue, addressed to his wife, comes in the mail, it is the from an unlikely cast ol odd charChristmas Wish B(X)k from an ex- acters, from a sylph namal Willow, tree and pensive, famous department store who must transform into a while, to the in a once every root items. that deals in specialty walking, talking Holiday thumbs through it, then king’s advisor, a thing different
A
stops at an advertisement that dog with an attitude. While Brooks has painstakingly catches his eye.
“Magic kingdom
for sttlc” tlie ad created a
Clearance Sale Cliff’s
— $1
cago highrise, a successful law
9\(ooner
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Tuesday,
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9,
1993 1 1
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world that
is
interesting
but .somehow familiar, he has done .so at the expense of a com[xriling plot.
Magic Kingdom storyline that pulls
just lacks a
m
more
The
characters arc believable and
the writing
always fast-pacal and
is
Humor
dc.scriptivc.
is
the txx>k but Brcx)ks
prcvaicnl
i.sn’t
in
quite as
funny as Piers Anthony, one of the greatest humor fantasy writers arourul.
shortcomings. Magic Sale docs provitie a fun trip through an enchanted land, perhaps playing on that little bit ol Despite KingiU)in
its
F-’or
cvcryfxxly. S6.95 and is published by Ballantinc Books of Caruida.
Ben Holiday TTic novel
in
is
Euchre Tournament Wednesday, March 17 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. student Lounge
Sign up
in
partners at the
DSA Activities Office
t
direc-
tions than one.
6
Spoke, Monday, March
1993
8,
GSA student body will By Gaynor Fletcher-Crewson The student
btxly that forms the
Guelph Student Association
will
Doon
transferred to Conestoga’s
campus along with
be
the rest of the
business students.
Their office and recreation room will be occupied by the Future’s
Program which
is
located in
town Guelph. Pub manager with the GSA, Joel Eby, said bccau.se the business programs arc being transferred to Doon, the welding technicians arc
be their decision if they wish to another student association at
will 1
brm
the move would be that the GSA “makes not even a fourth of what
Doon Student Association get.” One such person who already sees
Guelph campus. “The pool table is rented and the (iroFits arc split between the GSA and the rental company,” Eby said, indicating that it would be up to the
the
full-time stu-
next student association to decide
will
dents remaining will be designated
whether or not they wish to keep it. Eby is also a second-year Materials Management student and tells about the mixed feelings caused by
changes. “Futures
the re-shuffling plans within the
lege.
college.
When the program moves into the space made available by the GSA, it will save the college more
going
to
dents
left.
be the only full-time stu-
“The part-time and another room
down-
be transferred to Doon campus
in the college,
and
it
the
"We
Have g story Idea?
asked how they
you have a hot news tip get us going on it right away by calling the Spoke office at
up a queswhich about the
felt
cliaiigcs that will lake place.”
is
coming situation as “positive” Guelph campus administrator,
Christine Rivett,
who
says there
be many advantages from the
Cork
As
far as the
GSA
goes, Rivett
“The college is going to integrate the campus student associations and form one college student said,
council.
There will be members from the is
Street,
currently operated
on
downtown Guelph,
in
a building that
is
rented by the col-
various campuses
who
will repre-
sent their particular campus.”
added
She
that the larger they are, the
more clout they
will have.
Rivett confirmed
4||r
some of Eby^F
money,” said Rivett. She also cited two other pro-
views, suggesting the students about to be transferred will benci ii from the move, and that on the whole the idea has been accepted.
come
that although they did not
grams, operated
in rented build-
“The students
ri;xeivc
much response there were more negative comments than pos-
ings, that are to
be transferred
adding that he thinks as time g(x;.s on people will realize there arc
Guelph campus when the business programs move to Doon. They are the welding shop in Cambridge, and the carpentry shop
from rented facilities will benefit from the parking that they didn’t have downtown, and the cafeteria that will be available for them.” Rivett did say that the Guelph
1
If
just rccendy set
tionnaire for the students
the
pus and put it all under one roof because right now it is spread out everywhere.”
le .said
iiive,
more positive aspects
to this situa-
in Stratford.
tion.
“At
first
we were shocked
like the idea
and
to
it’s
because
it’s
but
I
a change
a bigger school with more
recreational
Eby
facilities,”
said,
adding that another advantage to
But apart from the tinancial gain, Rivett said the college
is
trying to
and Apprenticeship to Guelph. “They are trying to consolidate it to the Guelph cam-
centralize the Trades
that will
here
campus is so small that it is just like a small town and that the students and faculty have become attached and most use first-name terms. From that point of view, she .said, it is
very
difficult.
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Spoke, Monday, March
8,
1993
7
Condors hockey team bounces Sandford Fleming ion.
By Jason Schmidt The Conestoga Condors men’s hockey team skated to an easy win on Feb. 17 when they hammered ^^le Sir Sandford Fleming Knights a score of 9-3 at the Kenneth E.
^y
Hunter Recreation Centre.
was
Hiis
game
the final regular season
Condors as they have
for the
second place going inW the playoffs. Sandford Fleming’s p(K)r
.secural
in its failure to
year resulted
make
the playoffs, therefore, this game didn’taltereither team’s position in
Half the Sandford Fleming team didn’t even show up for die game. Nonethele.ss, the first period gave little indication of what the out-
the standings.
come of
the
game would be
as the
equalled
play
Knights’ Conestoga’s. It
was
die Condors’ Brian Park
who opened into the
the scoring, just 2:49
game.
Park shot in a pass after being in the right position during a in front
of the
net.
scramble
He was assisted
by teammate Stu Schneider. Less than five minutes later, Sandford Fleming responded widi a goal of ius own. Joe Hughes shot in a
rctxiund widi 12:30 remaining
was playing short sh
whistles resulted
in
a quick
first period. With very few bodydiecks, the game was played wide open but in a laid back fash-
i
fts
and toward the end of the First perkxl, the Knights were beginning Ui
show signs of fatigue. The second period was dors. Sandford
all
Con-
Fleming pul up a
noble Fight for the First 15 minutes, but couldn’t keep up with the Condors long. The Knights .soon became tired and this enabled Cone.stoga to capiUili/e
on almost every scoring opportunity. Dave Long and Kevin Thurston each contributed two goals, while Stu Schneider and Scott Hamiman scored one to widen
each
Conestoga’s lead to six goals. The Conestoga on.slaught during the second period became so intense that the Sandford Rcming goal tender willingly pulled himself from his position with just over five minutes remaining in the second period.
At the end of the second period was 8-2 in favor of Conestoga and after a short intermission, the Sandford Fleming .squad Condor Brian Park scores the returned bewildered and tired to the score
first
17. goal of the evening against Sandford Fleming on Feb. '
(Photo by Zon Karp)
start the tfiird period. It
wasn’t
halfway point
until the
period that Conestoga scored another goal. This time it
ol the third
who
to tie the .score.
Few
Sandford Fleming, with only
1 0 players,
was Schneider bound through a crowd
.shot in a
re-
in front
of
the net.
Despite the fact that Sandford Fleming was now a completely ex-
the record books.
Scott Toms did come up wlili some excellent .saves. that surprised the
“1 don’t really blame the rest of the (Sandford Fleming) team lor not showing up, tliey arc out of the playoffs now and really had no rea-
Woodworth alst) stated that be was impressed with the Sanitlord Fleming goaltending which was
liausted team, their goaltender
Condors. The KnighLs rallied and scored one more goal late in the third period, but the
game was
already in
son to play,” said Condor coach.
Ron Woodworth,
strong right until the end ol the game and that the Knights’ coach should be proud of them for the
way
they worked.
SPORTSTALK Mien’s Basketball
By Jason Schmidt
The men’s basketball Condors kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating St. Clair College 80 to 73. Darren Richmond played a
Support the Condors Let’s talk hockey.
Not Toronto Maple Leaf hockey, but Conestoga
Condor games and come
to the
ixtints.
Lewis had
The
one major dilference. these teams have similarities, with only hockey fans. from get they support the in lies difference .sold Gardens is no stranger to mile-long lineups and
team started
Recreation Centre, that’s a out games, but the Kenneth E. Hunter
(he right foot
different .story.
itlan Invitional
I
r
can’t understand
why more students
u
don’t .show up for the
u home
the Condors. hockey, they have people think it doesn’t measure up to NHL just sadly mistaken. are or play Condors the .seen never either
games and support If
and aggressiveness, the Condors it comes to intense action skills and rough style ot hockey talented Their disappoint. never play make them a must-see. brutal ones, too. Now I’m not a violent There even are Fights other’s head does guy but the sight of two athletes massaging each
When
—
have some appeal to fans than actual So with all this in mind, why are there more ceiling Condors? h(x:kcy fans watching the know what they are missing. All It’s because the students don’t watch one game and they 11 be and down they have to do is come hooked. No question about it. Now don’t think that absolutely no one watches these games. of parents, There have been .some girlfriends of the players, a couple cheergymnasium other and even some basketball players from the of students that hundreds the are where But Condors. ing for the it.
should be there? players irst skate Fans should be standing on their seats when the team’s bench. onto the ice and hurling debris on the opposing I
With the playoffs
just
around the comer, the Condors have sucand might
the .standings ce.ssfully .secured a solid .second place in just
win
it
all.
why
it’s
..TP
'!
:
16.
Women’s Indoor Soccer The women’s indoor soccer their season off
The Rocks Radio
on
winning the Sher-
Tournament
CRKZ Top Twenty
for
the second consecutive year.
The Condors went undefeated Tournament. Conestoga defeated Loyalist, and both
1.
R.E.M
in the
Centennial and Seneca in pen-
2.
3
MAN ON THE MOON
JEFF HEALEY BAND HEART OF AN ANGEL SPIN DOCTORS TWO PRINCES
RAY LYELL GYPSY WIND BLUE RODEO ANGELS 5. 6 NORTHERN PIKES BELIEVE MOON 7. NEIL YOUNG HARVEST PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS CIGARETTE DANGLES 8. THING 9. MICKJAGGER SWEET KNOCKIN’ 10. IZZY STRADLIN SOMEBODY TO FALL WAYS MANY TOO 11. ARC ANGELS BLACK JAM PEARL 12.
4.
alty kicks. In the playoff game the Con dors defeated George Brown 4 to
0 and in the Final game defeated Seneca 4 to 3.
Men’s Volleyball The men’s volleyball Condors competed in the O.C.A.A. Division II volleyball championships at Redeemer College Feb 13 and 14. In round robin play, Conestoga defeated Georgian games to 2 then lost to Re-
deemer 3 games to 2. Conestoga finished second in their ptx)l and went on to be defeated by Niagara 3 games to in the Bron/e Medal game Chriss \yilson was named to the O.C.C.A.A. All-Star team for 1
games important for students to show up for the them give and on team the cheer (especially the home games) and is a .small price to now right which dollars, two only support. It’s pay for two to three hours of entertainment. That’s
4
conclusion that
Maple Leaf
I
22
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Condor hockey. I’ve covered six
.
game and added Dave Haines scored
gtxxl defensive
Conestoga.
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8
8,
1993
Recumbent By
Teschke joined forces with
P.C. Reitzel
Pundsack
future of high technology bicycle design is rolling through the hal Is of the D(X)n campus tech wing
The
this It
on the roads
around the college this spring as bicycle builders and designers Gary' Pundsack ;ind Jason Tcschke, third-year Mechanical Engineering
Technology students,
test
drive
recumbent bicycle. Riding on the cutting edge of bicycle-design evolution, the recumtheir futuristic
at the
not available
“We decided to get a jump on project and started
We
looked
at
work
the
gathered research and
ways we could improve
projects.”
The design project and
rcptrrt is
to the tcst,”.said
of the steering mechanism. “One of thc.se bikes (recumbent
dinator of Mechanical programs in
.said.
mph
(110
‘The design
more efficient, the position of the is more comfortable than tra-
is
chair
ditional bicycle,
and there
frontal area so there
is
is
less
less air resis-
Pund.sack and Tc.se hkc arc part-
said.
work
Teschke said “It would be grertt if we didn’t have any other courses.” The designers arc kxtking at ways to improve the scat setup with independent suspension and to re-de-
their current project but are realistic
the time
it
takes to put
in
an industry that relates
to
about the future. “I
am
considering this as a side-
line but not as a
Pund.sack. “I
main income,” said
am more interested in
The two designers estimate they spent at least six to eight hours a week on the project and found the amount of independence allowed for the project was challenging. Pundsack said “You’re on your own as far managing your time. The key is to pace yourself and keep plugging away at it.”
Working from
a basic idea, engi-
neering students mu.st create a complete design
package including
research for stress tests, manufacturing plans, material
and parts
and prototype plans,
all
lists
leading to
rcady-to-manufacturc product. Pund.sack and Teschke said their
recumbent bicycle design
is
sUll in
Engineering Technology design on their recumbent bicycle in April.
is a new field, there i.sn’t a of documentation on this kind dcsign.”Pund.sack said. “We had to
project have been working
Pund.sack originally built the bike into his
everything together,” Pundsack
was
renewable energy resources.”
the School of Technology.
its
it
is
the skills they have learned here Bob Baker, co-or-
ners for the year-three Mechanical
ment
think it will be
project was labor intensive because
tance and you tend to go faster.”
three years
I
competitive with anything that
third-year students complete puts
peddles positioned directly ahead
world speed record of 68
as light as possible.
‘appropriate technology’, technolfor simple applications with
ogy
neering studenLs before graduation. “The final design project that all
kph),” Pundsack
“We are trying to keep the design
the final test for third-year engi-
bent design places the operator in a reclined, seated position with the
design) that was fully faired, fully enclosed in a canopy, recently set a
sign the steering mechanism.
reference b(X)ks
out there now,” Pundsack said. The partners would both like to
ect
right in
on the design,” .said Teschke. “We looked at similar designs and wrote to people who arc working on similar
in
and the legwork-intensive research took up a lot of time. ‘The major roadblock in the proj-
end of semester
four.
April.
semester. will also be seen
wave of the future
bicycle is the
ago and decided to turn research and develop-
infancy.
‘This
lot
compare
to other vehicles
out there
people doing similar Jason Teschke, left, and Gary Pundsack, 3rd-year Mechanical Engineering Technology students, design work.” proudly display their recumbent bicycle.
and
talk
to
project.
(Photo by P.C. Reitzel)
Elections
93
'
The Doon Student Association wiii be accepting nominations from Monday February 1 5 to Friday Thursday February 25, for the foiiowing positions:
PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS VICE-PRESIDENT OF ADMINISTRATION Nomination forms
and Guelph
may be picked up at the DSA, GSA and WSA Administration Offices .Waterloo students
coming
to
Doon campus next year are eligible for nomination.
ELECTIONS ITINERARY
Campaign Week: Monday March Speeches: Thursday March Voting:
Monday March
Results will
8- Thursday
1 1
,
March
1
Main Cafeteria
15-Thursday March 18
be announced
Friday
March
19,
1993
CRITERIA Doon Student Association constitution, all candidates for the position of President, Vice-President of Communicafions and Vice-President of Administration must be full-time, activity fee paying students at present and during the length of their term, and must indicate a minimum “c” average for the previous semester. They must also have two nominators and 50 supporting signatures. In
accordance to clauses 3.01 and 6.02
of the
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