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ECE considers closing day-care centres in summer decision everyone can be happy

By Sean Meyer

A survey of parents using Conestoga College’s day-care centres could lead to a partial or total clo-

ECE program, facing cost in-

The

creases due to the social contract, a

reduction

funding and a lump-

sure of the facilities during the summer months, said a spokesper-

sum pay

son for the college’s early child-

looking for ways to reduce

hood education program.

and remain competitive. The program currently closes two

*‘Wc are trying to pursue options,” said Shelly Schenk, ECE’s field

sible?”

“And

with.”

equity payment given to

workers

in the

day-care centres, its

costs

other day-care centres during the

Schenk said. if the answer

close for

two months and

families because of

The

possibility of closing the cen-

any period of time is only one possible course of action, Schenk said.

“We have tried to stress that

day-care centre.

our centres for a period of time and have, as small an impact on our families (using the centres) as pos-

period of time.”

'it’s not a

trying to

done is

we arc make a

deal. All

get input to

to other area

it,

tres for

survey) does not

lose

point of doing it?”

reduce costs. is, can

day-care centres, then what was the

summer

no, then

will look for other alternatives. If

placement officer and temporary team leader of the Doon campus

“Our big concern

ing any or

all

mean we

college’s chair of child studies,

for their feelings

Donna McKenna,

ing

asks parents two

first

asks parents their feel-

ings on a closure during the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August. This four week period, Schenk

be prime vacation time for families anyway. And said, “tends to

whether or not people could extend

(the

their vacation or find alternative

are clos-

care with extended families for an

of our centres for any

The survey, designed by

the

extra couple of weeks,

we need

know.” The second question asks parents

on a closure dur-

of July and August.

“We’ve had

questions.

The

all

tremendous

re-

sponse to our survey,” Schenk said. “It’s good to see that people are interested and are taking the time to respond to it.” Schenk hopes that parents understand closure during the summer is simply an idea that

being dis-

cussed.

“We

are trying to be

open and

honest,” Schenk said.

“We’re not going to pull a quick underhanded move. And I have tried to stress that with the parents.”

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Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario

Vol 25, No. 27

25,

1993

Charges may be laid in decal theft and fraud physical resources, said there

Alan Horn

isn't

Reports of parking decal theft and fraud have been reported to security staff at

Doon campus, Jim Brady.

said security officer

Although notifying the Waterloo regional police about the

sit-

much

too

can be done

to imitate.

“No

matter what you

do; somebody’s going to

come

up with a way of being able

beat the system.”

“We feel that the decals that we good

do have

any possible theft or fraud

They’re Certainly one of the best on the markt . , Miliiei ^aid arnone who bins a stolen decal could be chaigcd with ^possession of stolen prop-

of notice, so we are more than fair about it. It would be fair to go out and nail them right away, but we want to be more

lots

are a

quality.

erty.”

He said the parking regulations

than fair.” Brady said. He estimated about eight or

indicate that before a transfer of sale is made, a third party (secu-

nine decals have been stolen, while four or five have been fab-

rity)

"In

must be

the door has

some cases

faulty, in other cases the

door

has

unlocked

been

accidently and, once or twice apparently. it’s been opened with a tool or something,” Brady said. There has even been a report of a decal being stolen from

Who

going

or has

security,

off,”

Milner

stolen,

said.

sued a two- week temporary pass upon filling out a lost or stolen

purchase a replacement decal at a cost of $ 6, which is an administration fee, he said. Refunds for parking decals are

come

across

some

“One very good fake one had the wrong lot numbers,” he said. Barry Milner, manager of

(Photo by Brad Hilderley)

can report it to will be is-

No backlash to tutoring fee hike By

and $7.50

Jeff Brinkhof

also available at the security office for

anyone who leaves the

college permanently.

Despite a 1 4 per cent fee hike for contracting a peer tutor, there hasn’t been any student backlash said Doon’s peer tutoring co-ordinator.

Although Jo-Anne Morgan said have to wait until the end of

she’ll

the semester to see

parking exemptions for part-time students

the increase

has inhibited people from seeking help, she’s happy with the tone of

deal.”

their parking fees included with

cause

one shot,

in-

further said.

away and pay

less. Putt

going to be,” Mor-

gan said. “But increasing the fee from $7 to $15, while percentage-wise it’s

"The only reason wc wouldn’t do that with day parking is be-

for everything in

a student can prove that he or unable to pay the tutoring fee,

something will be worked out,

Morgan

issued.

William Acheson, a first-year

said.

“I don’t

know what

the criteria

“The purpose of the service is to help students and the needs of stu-

college’sdircctorof physical resources. part-time students have

Wlicn part-time students pay for their course, they're paying

she

pay,” she said.

substantial,

Students can park close to their classes and pay more or park

able to

needed help. I’d pay for it.” Acheson said. “For five hours, it’s still only three dollars an hour.”

he said.

their tuition.

During the 992-93 school year, there were 346 tutoring contracts

not in her position? If

this fall.

that she

tutoring service for inability to

gether, so

give people a choice."

campus

Beaver added

get free help from students in her program, but what of those students

to hire a tutor.

ones paying for parking. Parttime students also must pay.

might simply be because of the increased number of students on

seeking help.”

in-

fee increase)

Putt, the

number of

nology student, said the fee

cost of a

Putt said.

According to Dave

estimates the

crease wouldn’t affect his decision

The

academic supplies, and parking.

“They pay everything towe don’t get six different sets of money coming in,”

Morgan

students seeking tutoring is a little greater than last year, adding, this

a car and any increase is too much. It would definitely stop me from

five-hour contract has increased to

the responses so far.

Full-time students at Conestoga College are not the only

By Alan Horn

25 hours of experi-

for great financial need, but no one is ever turned away from the peer

$15 from $7 last year. “There have been no complaints and I’m really pleased. You’re always unsure what the impact (of a

cluding the cost of the instructor,

after

ence. 1

Security has

where they

knows?” Brady

convincing replica decals.

their decal

been recovered after the two weeks, the owner can apply to

said.

Doon Student Association executive members (from left) Geoff Pearson, Cola Buscombe and Tony Domingos distribute Vote Education literature Oct. 14. Vote Education is a nation-wide camoaiqn designed to prioritize education issues in the Oct. 25 federal election.

place, a bell should

Anyone who looses

home the vote

Driving

a rea-

it.

the family or the it.

start

is in

a refund

member of dog may have

might have been a

gotten

practice

when

decal report, he said. If the missing decal has not

IVnieone’s house, he said. ^ "We have no idea who took It

comes up to you

sonable price,

ncen

notified.

“If somebody

and offers you a decal

ricated.

)

that

make the decals more difficult

uation, security decided to delay ilhargcs until after Ovt. 1 H. '““Wc 'wSKf to "give Weryoday

still

a really

good

“If

five-hour, subject-specific contract

which

paid to the col-

lege. If the student

help, another contract

needs more is

taken out

for an additional $15.

Tutors arc paid $7 an hour to

start

First-year business administration-marketing studies student

come first.” Morgan also said that tutors often put in more hours than they are

Wendy Smith

contracted for.

agreed.

“For five hours, $15

The

A student who hires a tutor gets a for $15,

electronics and engineering tech-

tutors deserve

wouldn't stop

isn’t

much.

and the fee seeking

me from all

students find the

$15 charge affordable. “I'm poor,” said first-year broadcasting student Shannon Beaver. “1

Extra help is neither required or expected, she said. “This is the soft side, not the hard,

mechanical side of tutoring." Mor-

help."

However, not

dents always

have to pay for college, pay for

gan

said.

“They work more than they paid for because

people to

it’s

who come

are

the nature of

forward to tutor

spend extra time."

2 Spoke, Monday, October 25,

993

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Telephone: 748-5366

Hold your nose this election

oday

I’ll

cast

day

my ballot in

the federal election for

the seventh time.

By Gary Wiebe

always voted when

I’ve

given the opportunity. I believe it’s my civic duty and I like to have a say when others make decisions that affect me.

always been that even though you truly feel that any of the available candidates can adequately represent you. So, you hold your nose and vote. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, as witnessed in the last provincial election in OntaRaeo. Choices at the federal level have been limited to the Liberal and Conservative parties. The NDP has never been a serious contender in the federal arena and fringe parties such as the National and Natural Law parties gamer a minuscule portion of the popular vote.

The problem,

think, has

dutifully cast a ballot,

Until

now.

—

haps forever. The Bloc has no candidates running outside Quebec, just as Reform has none inside Quebec. That hasn’t stopped Manning, an Albertan, from making unexpected inroads in Ontario. Conservative Prime Minister Kim Campbell and Liberal leader Jean Chretien have finally realized the threat Bouchard and Manning pose to their so-far-privileged positions of power. They have now trained their guns on Manning with a vengeance.

Campbell called Manning “divisive” and claims he could lead

a breakup of Canada.

Manning calmly responded by saying he wants Quebec as an equal

among equals, and an end

to pandering to

Canada Quebec at in

others’ expense.

NDP

sink out of sight, and the Grits sink to just below

the waterline, out of reach of a minority

government unless serious

concessions are made.

Canadians no longer tmst their politicians. For years, federal politicians have been living in a fantasy land, shielded, at taxpayers’ expense, from the realities of everyday living most Canadians face. But hope springs eternal and, for some, Preston Manning is that hope. He is, to dissatisfied voters in English Canada, what Bouchard is to disaffected Quebecers. Manning attracts crowds everywhere he goes, and what voters see is a man shooting straight from the hip a tantalizing breath of fresh air. For Chretien and Campbell that fresh air is laced with the acrid odor of smoke and gun powder. They’re firing back, but it could be too little too late. This is a pivotal election in which the slate of candidates is large. Still, no one represents me. But they’re getting closer. Perhaps this time I won’t have to hold my nose.

—

would ensure only those

times the number of people

for assistance actually receive

receiving social assistance has in-

who choose

welfare as a career.

irritated

Puckering

Ontario community, and

as in

opportunities.

Most

people have to travel to neighboring towns for work. What angers me is when people my own age, although capable of finding work, have never held a steady job.

They do some work under the table and still collect a government cheque once a month. These are the same people who spend their cheques on beer and cigarettes, stay up all night partying, then sleep all day instead of

people choose welfare as their source of income. Canada’s welfare and unemployment programs need a massive overhaul.

Recently, a confidential govern-

ment document obtained by the Globe and Mail revealed that the federal government has proposed changes

working, but they are happy to

their butts

public.

There must be something wrong with Canadian society when young

all letters to it

in.

remove any

the editor. If

Spoke reserves

you have a beef, or an

the right to edit letters to

libellous statements.

Your

letter

must be

signed, and include your program and year for verification. Send ters to the Spoke office. Room 4B 1 5, Doon campus.

Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15 Kitchener ,Ontario, N2G 4M4 Telephone: 748-5366

fit

let-

proposal

only 40 per cent of current recipients would still be eligible for benefits if the

proposal

of people

take part.

a long-term career.

in the area

ing,

home

budget-

life skills;

repair,

might

and cooking.

approved.

Social assistance should only b^

This would eliminate the num! who think of welfare as

have nothing against those who need social assistance, but I am bitter toward those who collect I

truly

agree that any person found abusing the system should no

assistance as a profession.

longer receive benefits.

that to achieve anything,

My belief is that a stricter system

billion,

benefit cuts for those unwilling to

that training

approved,

and as much as $4 billion, would be slashed from the cost of social assistance and unemployment insurance in Canada. And, according to the document,

offered temporarily.

iolence, racism and sexism

My to

parents raised

WORK for

belie^^

you

ha^^

it.

gether.

are just three of the problems

Fun

facing the world today.

By Sean Meyer

You can find them every day in your nightly newspaper or on the evening news. it

who

think the

is all

about.

or have an is all

that

they happen to learn something

way

— and

they do

—

they might not immediately recogficult,

but for the children at the

day-care centre,

life is

both simple

and fun.

The children spend

their

day

in a

caring environment and are taught

to notice a pattern developing.

have tolerance for the

differ-

ences of others.

the day-care centre the chil-

dren also discover you can learn things and If

still

you were

The

nize

children, black and white,

as learning, but they are un-

likely to forget

Doon campus day-care

might find yourself feeling better about the future of humanity. For many people, getting through a single day is becoming more dif-

eat,

have fun. watch these children long enough, you would begin

you

day

along the

need a boost of faith in mankind, simply watch the children. Children between the ages of three and five in particular. If you ever have the opportunity to observe the children who spend the day at Conestoga College’s centre,

their

interrupts their play time.

will take to save this

only for one particular seg-

what

Occasionally they

afternoon nap, but that

And sometimes you have to won-

ment of the human race. The answer may be closer than you think. So, the next time you

Letters to the editor

If this

least

The children are everyone’s future

world

Spoke welcomes

sit

and sponge off the

would be lowered for unemployed people in families where benefits

program. The document proposes training programs for the unemployed and to the

The nature of

These people are capable of

it.

also states that

average.

small places, there are few

employment

The document

eligible

one person already has a job, or where family incomes are above

family lives in a nice rural

planet from those

space, and to

By Kari-Ann

by those

creased, but

der what

opinion, please send

habi^

irritating

uring these tough economic

looking for a job.

This election could very well see the Tories sink to fourth-party status, the

many

Preston Manning’s Reform Party and Lucien Bouchard’s Bloc perQuebecois have changed the Canadian political landscape

—

Welfare career an

you never

it.

grow older they might just remember that it does not matter what someone’s color is, or they

what someone’s gender

is,

as long

as they can get through the day,

learn a

little

and have a

little

fun

along the way. Perhaps it is naive to assume just because children can play together without prejudice, they will grow

up to lead the world

to a

peaceful future.

male and female, play together, learn together and do not care about

Then again, perhaps the whole world would be better if we had a

anything more than having fun to-

little

faith in the children.

Spoke, Monday, October 25, 1993 3

Students upset over treatment at By Brad

“horror stories” about students

Hilderley

Conestoga students are treated “second-rate citizens” by em-

ployees of the college’s Ontario

Student Assistance Program (OSAP) office, says an angry stu-

who

dent, to

draw

“You

circulating a petition

can’t just treat people like

Rhonda Woodworth,

second-year early childhood education student.

“OSAP

anyone

definitely a problem,”

at this point.”

Woodworth said she receives sarcastic comments from workers in the office.

and don’t ask us any is the message Woodworth said she gets from those workers. “They dismiss you by turning their backs to you.” Woodworth said she wants the office

employees

to treat students like the

paying cus-

tomers they are. “I deserve to have answered,” she said.

questions

Many Conestoga students have to deal with financial difficulties, said Woodworth. There

too long.

that

And when

OSAP it

takes

takes too

too,”

long, that’s okay.

with

end of October. “I find

are a lot of

They could

How does

Harvey’s compare to Beaver Foods?

live

that, if

accomplish anything at school when I’m constantly thinking about putting gas in my car and paying my bills.”

Woodworth

Geoff Pearson,

DSA

Beaver Foods does a

vice-

People interested

supporting

and I got, T’m sympathize with you, but there’s nothing we can do.’” said the petition

was

idea.

The document

states that signers

“anger and frustration at the uncaring attitude of the administration of this school. We find that the feel

financial aid department

treating

us like our needs are unimportant.” She said about 50 people had

signed the petition and she would continue collecting signatures for at least a

lot

know

in.

Third year

said she spoke with

own

don’t

Todd Ashley Materials management

570-3733.

Corrections

to her personally

her

got

Woodworth’s cause should call her at

how the hell Harvey’s ever

members.

Conestoga College registrar Betty Martin about the situation. “I talked

Woodworth

better job.

president of communications, told

very hard to concentrate

and very hard

Tell

meeting. is

receive a response until at least the

questions”

OSAP

“Their point

they didn’t feel like they were getting treated like

sorry.

“Sit there

college’s

DSA executive

weeks to send Woodworth’s application to the main OSAP office, she said, and she doesn’t expect to

she said. “It doesn’t seem to be fair to

OSAP office

six

and have them not say any-

that

took Conestoga’s

You

dent Association, and the matter was discussed during the Oct. 12

attention to the situation.

thing,” said

who

handed in their short forms in April and who are now Just receiving their money, she said.

OSAP office

few more weeks.

In the Oct. 18 issue of Spoke, David Longchamps

was incorrectly identified as David Longchaps, Derek Habermehl was incorrectly called Derek Habermeh and Catherine Valeriote was misnamed Katherine Valeriote, Also, the photograph of Sharon KalbfIeisch that was credited to Kim Huson

Spoke

fat

Harvey’s food, and cholesterol.

Today we’re

eat-

ing wiser,

so you’re pickier about what you eat. Anita Wilkinson Library technician

should have been attributed to Colleen

much

There’s too

whole cafeteria

think the

Connachan.

ripoff.

Gary Artuso

regrets the errors.

Numerical control

She also contacted the Doon Stu-

technician

Alumni association responds to coiiege parking To the

Editor:

interests in

petition

mind.

This letter is written in response to the article written by Alan Horn in the Oct. 12, 1993 issue regarding the petition calling for changes to the college’s parking

To this end, I would like to invite the authors of this petition to contact me through the alumni affairs office (748-3542), so that we can offer some assistance to

system.

them. Hopefully, we can help these concerned students to access the appropriate channels and come to a satisfactory resolution of this important issue.

Although the alumni association has

no way any

we are alarmed and concerned to find that a small group of students feel so strongly about this issue as to suggest that they would never donate to the association. As director of the student liaison committee and a

direct influence regarding this system,

member

of the alumni association executive,

like to assure the students that

we have

would

their best

year

First

Letter to the Editor Harvey’s

With

better.

Harvey’s you’ve got a lot more choice every day. And you always know it’s going to taste decent.

Frank Groenestege Business management Second year

Dino Delegianis Director of student liaison committee and member of alumni association board of directors

Harvey’s does a good job, but wouldn’t want to have I

my face every day. Wynen Materials management in

Kelly

CAREER CORNER

Be prepared for your summer and fulltime job search. Sign up for one or all of the upcoming workshops. Check with your faculty, watch the bulletins boards or come to the Co-op /Placement office for further details regarding dates and

Third year

Beaver’s food

cause

times.

Registration in Co-op/Placement necessary to attend.

Room 2B13, Inside Door #4, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday.

better bevariety.

just fast food

Harvey’s

and

a while you get

after

sick of

Marilyn Snyder

has more

it.

Paula Sossi Accounting Third year

This year, National Co-operative Education Week is Oct. 31 - Nov. 6. Conestoga College will host an event on Nov. 3 to extend to Co-op employers a Certificate of Appreciation. TMs recognition ceremony will feature a presenta-

employers who have demonstrated commitment and support tion to

Co-operative Education at Conestoga

nominated by Co-op students and Co-op co-ordinators will be provided at a later date. Starting the end of October, the Cooperative Education and Placement Department will be offering three general workshops covering the topics of:

College.

The

recipients

you want to get a jump start on your resume preparation; come into the Coop and Placement department to obtain some excellent handouts to assist you. We also have a number of resources available on the subject matter. When you have your draft resume prepared, you may drop off a copy and we will critique and offer suggestions for imIf

Resumes must be

Proof, proof

tips are:

error-free

and proofread your

resume!

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of you!

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The two

the high

fat

don’t

content

Harvey’s foods.

Maureen Nummelin

Management studies

is so good, every day. Beaver

Harvey’s food I’d

They have more

instructor

Some basic resume

Resume and Cover Letter Preparation

Beaver’s wider selec-

breakfast offerings.

provement.

tion.

eat

food

not

the

same

league as Harvey’s. Craig Fournier

Business management Second year

By Tim Pozza

4 Spoke, Monday, October 25, 1993

VIP conference

will

‘All the

By Gary Wiebe school students will wash out a number of classes at Conestoga College’s

Doon campus Nov.

high schools have been

the

it’s built into high exploration procareer school grams,” she added.

regions. In fact,

17.

Faculty from the programs afgenfected, such as broadcasting, will others, and eral arts, nursing

A memorandum from Doon campus principal Grant McGregor to profaculty states that sponsored

workhost a one-day conference of shops, presentations and demon-

grams, such as technician, appren-

strations in an effort to attract

and training and will not be programs development cancelled. Field placements and

ticeship, trades,

future applicants.

Jennifer Leith, manager of Conestoga’s liaison and informa-

off-campus

“The VIP (visiinformation program) has a

tion services, said, tor

The

while western region colleges struggle to fill programs. Western region colleges include St.

target,

There’S a 50 percent increase in the likelihood That’s of applications an important goal for us to increase the .

memo also says Conestoga’s

strategy of controlled growth

spective students with the most current program information.

activities are also unaf-

fected.

two-fold purpose: to increase colprolege applications and provide

Clair,

Fanshawe and Lambton,

among

others.

“The college has a strategy of planned, slow growth. And_ we have been achieving that over the to last few years and we’re pleased

be a part of that,” Leith said.

—

She also said VIP day benefits the college. “There’s a 50 per cent in-

chances of application.

crease in the likelihood of applications if students visit the college campus in advance. That’s an imto increase portant goal for us

—Jennifer Leith

the chances of application.”

one-day format and

Gail Smyth, community liaison officer and VIP co-ordinator, said,

CIP (college information program) component has been added.” Leith said the CIP was an annual

“Co-operation from faculty and the service areas has been marvellous. Everyone has been bending over

event, during which college representatives toured school boards on recruiting campaigns; however, NDP budget cutbacks have forced

backwards

to a

Jennifer Leith

(l6ft)

VIP/CIP program at Doon campus. and Gail Smyth ^cuss pl^s for the Incoming

(Photo by Gary Wiebe)

“This year we are tossing around the idea of providing entertainment but budget considerations will determine that. If there is anything, it will

be low key.”

The day’s activities begin at 9 a.m. for Waterloo Region schools and 10 a.m. for Wellington, Perth

the

For 45 minutes, students can browse through college displays set up at the recreation centre.

presented by visiting liaison officers from the other colleges. Students may attend two of these!

Following that are the VIP sessions presented by Conestoga factwo ulty. Students may attend any

sessions.

45-minute session exploring 28 Conestoga programs.

win prizes in a draw. The grand prize is a portable

After lunch, the

and Huron area schools.

—

Leith said this year’s program was different than those held since “VIP has its beginning in 1988.

changed

campulO Doon /^ornr^i

we so favorable to this program that should easily reach our target of in 2,500. VIP is well-recognized secondary schools of the four

of 2,500 secondary

A wave

cause

class cancellations at

Don’t miss

CIP sessions

are

Visiting students will return to the recreation centre for a chance to

reo.

one of Shakespeare’s most be loved plays

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Despite that, Smyth is still looking for 30-40 volunteers to assist in directing people to their destina-

at the Stratford Festival Wednesday, November 10 performance time 8 p.m.

VIP/CIP, has a host

tions. “Because of our reduced budget this year, we are doing twice

bus departs at 6:30 p.m. from Door #3

set

college, allowing other colleges to up displays. Conestoga is the

as much at half the cost.” She added that full-time students

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describes his current level of

sight as follows; “If you’re with

someone looking

ocean and they have binoculars and you don’t,

how

well, that’s

at the

see.”

The diagnosis marked

the begin-

—

•

keep swimming,”’ Chin said. “So I decided it was something I should keep doing.” Within a year, he was on the Ca-

“It was so close,” Chin said. “Someone just got an extra burst at

nadian national team. In 1988, he

gernail.”

wanted desperately to compete

second.

the

end and they beat

the Seoul Olympics, but his coach

shifted

He was

was too young. “I was really mad at him,” Chin said.“ I told him I was going to quit, but he wouldn’t let me.”

but he hasn’t

shuffled between Barbados, Florida and Canada, spending some

time with his father

By Grade

found the right

some “It

Hamilton.

however, he had school and with it,

stability.

was

Chin said of Ross MacDonald

perfect,”

Brantford’s

school for the blind. “I stayed in Brantford during the week and was able to go home to my dad’s in

Hamilton on weekends.” It was here that he discovered

said he

Instead, he struck a deal with the teen. If Chin put in four years of hard training, his coach agreed to let him compete in the Barcelona Olympics. He trained seven times a week, swimming 3,000 metres, or 120 pool lengths, each session. In the year before Barcelona, the workout was increased to 4,000 metres in

a fin-

Since the Olympics, his focus has

ning of a gypsy-1 ike, three-year search for a good school.

me by

from swimming let

his

Ryan Chin displays some

of the

medals he has won

to school,

work

abilities than his disabilities.’”

One

of his instructors, Greg Bums, sees no limit to what Chin can achieve. Bums, who has two visually-impaired foster sisters,

was unable to detect Chin’s disability until halfway through his admittance interview. “The kid is amazing,” Bums said.

“When I found he was coming school teachers and they ‘You’ll be

(to

talked to his high

swimming.

ethic

slide.

Waterloo),

for

(Photo by Jeff Brinkhof)

all said,

more amazed with

his

After completing his two-year recreational leadership course. Chin might teach swimming to the physically challenged in the Barbados.' He hasn’t ruled teaching at swim-

ming camps in Canada, either. He’s

camping and canoeing and it would be fun.”

think

His swimming career, however, He plans to resume training soon and hopes to be competitive by next summer. He’s been invited to next year’s World Na^ isn’t over.

taught students of all ages and abilities how to swim at the Wayne Gretzky Centre in Brantford. He also likes the idea of working at a provincial park. “I’d really like

tional swim meet in Germany and to an exhibition meet at the 1994 Commonweal th Games in Victo-

to be a park ranger,” he said.“

a long-term goal. Chin said.

ria,

B.C.

The 1 996 Olympics in Atlanta are

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DSA at Ottawa meeting

Conestoga not reoresented by

really going

line

By Brad Hildeiley

Cooke’s office in Toronto described the meeting as “a

topics were “completely in with the week that we just passed.

Conestoga College was not represented in Ottawa Oct. 7 by the

stakeholders’ forum” for the discussion of discrimination and ha-

He was

Student Association (DSA) an information session chaired by Ontario’s minister of Education and 'Training'Thc os A. cited financial concerns and time constraints as key reasons for not sending a representative. A letter sent to the DSA by David

rassment policies, planned reforms to college and university governing bodies, and Education Act amendments concerning anti-racism and

Doon at

ethnocultural equity. executive During the Oct. 5 president Ron Lehmeeting,

DSA

man

told

members

these proposed

V.I.P. / C.I.P IS COMING TO DOON CAMPUS NOV.

17,

1993

Ottawa

referring to Conestoga’s

date and acquaintance rape awareness week of Sept. 20-24. Lehman also said he hoped to meet with a representative of La Cite Collegiate, Ontario’s only French college, located in Ottawa. “I wanted to talk to a representalive there

Lehman

about their health plan,” “There are various

said.

along the things that could happen

,o benefit us,

ifs a w'i don’t think

lines.

was im-

“If people felt that this kill portant enough I could go and two birds with one stone,” he said. viceBut Geoff Pearson,

DSA

president of communications, said, “After looking over the budget with

<DSA

financial co-ordinator) Irene (da Rosa), I don’t think we can go at all, unless

And DSA

we can go

for free.”

treasurer Paula Sossi

be ^^l^binln’icd -heOSA charg be t won Still go, but it the

DSA.”

However, he did not attend

4 meeting, he said during an Oct. interview, because he did not have time.

The

DSA

tending

many

approached about atfunctions, he said.

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Spoke, Monday, October 25, 1993 7

*Pemmctive Are you

Will

your program lead

you

ings for applied arts students be-

cause “employers

who are

taking technical

and business courses have the best chance of finding employment upon graduation, says the manager of co-operative education and placement services at Doon cam-

to already

have a

or a database, of qualified people that they would contact if there was a vacancy.”

Programs

Statistics

ties,

she said. “Students tend to find

Debbie Smith said the college’s co-op/placement services receives employment opportunities for technical and business students on a daily basis. “The most successful areas are the mechanical and elec-

through those field placements and through the contacts they have

tronics fields,” she said.

“Construction and civil engineering aren’t doing that well.

Wood-

working isn’t doing well, because our building industry is in a real slump. Generally, it is the mechanand electronics fields most opportunities.”

that

have

There are also jobs in marketing. Smith said. “During the recession, a lot of companies are looking for

commission salespeople. There are kinds of multi-level marketing opportunities available.” TTie job market for technology all

and business students is still pretty steady. Smith said. “I haven’t seen a decrease over the last year in those two areas.”

Smith said co-op/placement services does not have many job post-

directly

made.” Health sciences applied

very similar to

Smith said. “These people are working on clinicals and so forth, so if they are going to find opportunities, it usually through those sources.”

5% FURTHER EDUCATION 11% STATUS

UNKNOWN

15% STILL SEEKING

2% NOT SEEKING

Smith said students in the health sciences field know that they must be prepared to move to the United States in order to find

work

“That’s were the full-time posi-

have been

in the last

The 1991-92 Conestoga College graduate employment report indicates that 67 per cent, or 7 1 7 gradsix

Status of Graduates Available for

Employment

62% RELATED EMPLOYMENT

year or

so.”

were employed

Employment

in a

traditional hospital setting.

uates,

67% EMPLOYED -

arts.

employment

tions

Overall Graduate Status

applied arts typically

offer field placement opportuni-

employment opportunities

ical

Employment

in that area tend

list,

pus.

the

the right program ?

employment?

By Hilary Ibbotson Students

months

20% UNRELATED EMPLOYMENT 18% STILL SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

after studies ceased.

Of those 717,414 found full-time work in a field related to their program of study, 1 27 found part-time related work and 76 were working 1

an unrelated

Source: The 1991-92 Conestoga College graduate employment

reprort.

field.

Career counselling probes student’s program doubts “We take a look at what is getting

By Jeff Brinkhof

way of them choosing

a ca-

reer that fits,” said Gregory.

“We

in the

Many j

students experience, for

one reason or another, doubts about whether they’re in the right

look at what their values are, what type of career they want and what

program. But, sometimes, eliminating that doubt is simply a matter of identifying what the reasons are, said Carol Gregory, a counsellor at

they want from

Conestoga’s

Doon campus. how they chose

“I take a look at ‘

their

program.

choice? third?

Or was

Was it

How much

their

their first

second or

research into the

program had they done? Did they know what they were getting into? Did they know what type of job their program was training them for?" said Gregory. "Sometimes it’s as simple as T didn't know what I

was getting into.'" Gregory said she

student’s hobbies, interests, abilities

and academic background to what makes him or her dif-

identify

ferent

"We

external reasons for a student’s discontentment, reasons such as turmoil in his or her personal life or

problems with school work. “If a whole bunch of stuff is hapjjening in a student’s personal

life,

could affect them academically and really be the problem, not the this

program,” said Gregory. If academics and personal concerns aren’t issues and someone wants validation that they are in the right program, or wants to look at other options, Gregory schedules a career counselling session.

from somebody try to pull

else.

out patterns of

interest, look at personal strengths and barriers the student has identified," said Gregory. "From this we have a composite of how a student

sees themselves as a potential worker."

A pair of further aids are the Strong-Campbell and the careerassessment inventory tests. The highlights university-oriented

first

also explores

it.”

Together they explore the

careers and the second

col-

lege-oriented careers, said Gregory'.

On these tests, students answer

multiple-choice questions on activ-

school subjects and careers. “Normally, if the student’s done a good job of exploring (their career choices), done a good job ities,

doing homework exercises, the interest test isn’t going to tell us anything

much

different from the

counselling session,” said Gregory. “Sometimes it opens students to areas they hadn’t really thought about, but, more often than not, it validates their initial gut reaction.”

8 Spoke, Monday, October 25, 1993

Transition

made

By Julie Magee who

Students

switch to another

even another campus, may find it difficult to adjust. But

college, or

not

Tony Domingos.

Domingos, a second-year general business student, attended Conestoga College’s Waterloo campus However, due to the consolidation of business programs this year, he

now attending classes at Doon

campus. Bill Green, co-ordinator of business, said about 400 business students came to Doon from the Waterloo and Guelph campuses and according to Green, the students seem to be adjusting well. “We try to make sure that no one through the holes,” he said. try to keep close contact with

falls

“We

last year.

easier for Conestoga business students

all

said

was

easy

fairly

on the students, because almost

all

Radio links international student to home in Africa Lawrence Tsimane is in his third year of materials management. He went home last summer, but with

home being

the better part of a world away, Tsimane, a self-pro-

export to the European Community, on farms located in the western desert.

Botswana also borders South Africa, and while Tsimane said he gets news which relates directly to

fessed “lazy writer” hasn’t sent too

the situation in that country, he

Botsw-

“I’m not really involved in what is going on there.” “We just hope the elections next year will go on schedule. They should have them next year in

many

letters to his

family

ana, Africa.

So, with the help of materials

management computer teacher Werner Funkenhauser, and a shortwave radio, Tsimane has found the frequency and started to ease his need for news from home. “I was amazed,” said Tsimane, of

borrowed from

Funkenhauser.

“It is

capable of re-

many stations. I can receive Radio Moscow and the

ceiving

British Broadcast Corporation

and

some stations in South America. Tsimane said the Botswana station and Radio Venezuela are on the

_same frequency. “Venezuela comes on before midnight, then from midnight to about 1:30 in the morning is when I listen to the radio station from back home. It’s the morning then, and people are getting ready to go to work,” he said. According to Funkenhauser, who

April. “It doesn’t really affect us

home

back

Botswana because we

are

an independent country, we have our own territory. There is very little that can affect us.” When he returns home next year, Tsimane, 28, will take a two-week vacation and then begin work with De Beer’s, a large diamond mining

company, to fulfill a three-year contract. The company sponsored his education in

Canada.

“They pay for everything,” said Tsimane. “They pay for the airline transportation. They pay for accommodation, books, provide a clothing and personal allowance. If I had to do it myself, out of my .

also writes a

would cost me a lot of money. But since it is paid by the

tario, a

company,

column for DX Onmagazine dedicated to

shortwave radio operators and listeners, “a lot of countries, espeThird World countries, still use shortwave transmission.” Not

cially

said Funkenhauser, but shortwave also

only

cheaper,

carries further than

AM (amplitude

modulation) or FM (frequency modulation) and is thereby able to cover more territory. Two-thirds of Botswana, said Tsimane, is covered by the Kalahari Desert. Most of the population lives in the eastern part of the

own

pocket,

doesn’t really

make

any difference.” Tuition fees for international students differ from those paid by residents. “For this academic year we

have to pay $7,0(X),” said Tsimane. And Tsimane, who wants to buy a shortwave receiver of his own would not be able to afford one without the help of De Beers. Tsimane appears to have caught the radio bug,

and now gets

to-

gether with Funkenhauser to discuss the merits of different

shortwave receivers.

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ary

Domingos, ager, found

a second-year gen-

eral business student

at Doon campus was showing up in September and not getting the good parking spots.” Lehman, like Domingos, did not have a difficult time switching campuses.

Wa-

Doon. and Doon Stu-

(DSA) president, who came to Doon from Waterloo, agrees with Domingos that it was easier for students to switch cam-

dent Association

students

saw a teacher with

this

would help them make

sition,”

Lehman said.

the tran-

DSA’s pub manto Doon was

not a big deal. “Being on the student council,

we were working

all

sum-

mer at the college,” Domingos said. got used to the whole atmosphere long before anyone was

The Doon campus

puses along with the teachers.

“When

the

coming

just a bigger

version of the Waterloo campus, Domingos said. “The campus is not really that

much

different.

How-

ever, the hardest thing to get used

“As far as the average transitionwoes I really didn’t have any,”

(difficulty)

Lehman

said.

“I also attended university so I’m

used to a large campus.

Doon

quite a small

found

campus com-

pared to what I’m used to.”

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Book/magazine reviews

Recommended

reading

Doon Learning Resource Centre to venture

beyond the confines

Zero at the Bone probes

offers students opportunity

of required reading

a blood-thirsty mind

lists

By new

By Jason Schneider

Now that ken

most students have brotheir textbooks and discov-

ered they for long

products.

Electronic Design

Computer

Thc.se

may not hold their interest periods of time, the Doon

Delincptency

how

to get the best results out of a .sys-

tem. Both

may

be a

little

Also recommended: Data Based Advisor and LAN.

als.

expertly written articles arc illustrated with great pictures and

graphs. 3. 2.

course, there are Time, Life, 3. Rolling Stone, and other general-in-

magazines

terest

Broadcasting 1. Journal of Broadcasting Elec-

successfully.

But here best

LRC

tronic

a subjective

list

of the

magazines available in the for each program interest.

Each could provide a pleasant

when

version

di-

the textbooks get too

heavy.

nothing to look

at,

but con-

disabled children.

among

Also recommended: Social Problems

other subjects.

Sound and Vision

Broadcaster Also recommended: Cable Com-

Nursing 93

RN liberally illustrated with articles

on new techniques

munications, the trade magazine for Canadian cable television.

in-depth in health

care.

Graphis

Communication Arts

CGA

beautiful to behold, but these three are extra special. Anyone can spend a lot of time sifting through the pages covered in the best of current

Business 1 Business Week 2. Forbes Both are accessible to non-business minds by offering informative profiles on movers and shakers in

graphic design. 4. International Design Less impressive visually but has

the U.S.

and