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Hard-edged sounds abound on

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SPOKE Residence president ousted, vice-president takes over own

time produced a weekly newsletter, and

By Robert Gray Richard Moravec, president of

Rodeway

the student council at

Suites, has been impeached.

com-

and for certain eth-

reasons,” said Cola Buscombe, council member and residence liaiical

son to the

Doon Student Associa-

tion.

“I don’t think

was doing.

knew what he

think he

meant

well,

but he wasn’t getting anything ac-

complished.”

Moravec, however, has “I think that allegation

ridiculous.

dis-

What

totally

they’re saying

I’m not providing leadership

that

qualities.

tain percentage

who

some

Whose

going by here?

definition are

Is it*the students’

the allegations against me are ridiculous and irrelevant to how I perform my job as a presi-

of stuthat

felt

issues should be

brought up

dent.

in council,”

illegal.

don’t think he

realizes things.”

Moravec

Some

his job.

feel that

of the allegations against me are ridiculous and irrelevant to how I

perform

my job as a president,” he

“My

involvement with students

was actually quite active. Out of my

said that

matter,

a personal

“I put in advertising that

have a

Washington Post story that some people might be interested in reading. Whether it has anything to do with the Teale trial, that’s a personal matter. If people want to come up to me and ask me whether I

have

that, that’s their decision.

incident involving the police

scanner was more of a personal

not want to interfere in the dispute.

“Say I got a speeding ticket, that’s against the law.

The

doing

Does

that prevent

my Job?”

Student wins gold at

skills

computer competition they had guys from IBM. They said the guy

By Robert Gray

room are Moravec said.

don’t go around advertising that I have them, people have to come to me and ask me if I have it,” he said. Brett Wehrle, a Rodeway Suites manager, said management does

me from

said.

Allegations that he has illegal articles in his

getting angry

and

forth.

wanted

to get out

knew I was going

Collins has a gold medal.

here.”

trade to get into, found it interesting and started working right out of Grade 12. I’ve been working ever

tenance apprenticeship student the Detweiler Centre,

place last

May

won

first

a residential wir-

ing race at a Skills

Canada compe-

The 2 said he

-year-old Kitchener native

knew from

a young age that

he was going to get a Job in the going to sit at a

desk.

didn’t want to get into the

same place

trades, so

vertising and things like that, and about his duties, but he didn’t seem to see it our way I guess,” she said. “We have a constitution, .so we took it all step by step from that, it that

was

di.scussed

from students.”

petition,

residents

By Brad

was

presidents

cited in the

DSA

vice-pres-

DSA

vice-

20,000 students

ing that the council could not

22 member

will cost

Domingos

DSA

wanted

$300

attending

maintenance apprenticeship student

(Photo by Robert Gray)

Fletcher, Jack But Conestoga’s chair of student services, said safety for such a long Journey was an important factor to take into consideration. “I really

have concerns

way.

to .send

won’t go,” he told members. Pearson said time still

constraints

made

impossible

our

ahead and book it (the if I have to

donation.”

airplane). Hell,

make

“You can motion

students out there on the high-

Pearson to represent Conestoga, nation.

Centre.

president Geoff

vote on that issue.

but Pearson declined the nomi-

me, but

a construction and Conestoga’s Detweiler

to Sault

transportation, Sossi said, add-

Sault Ste. Marie.

the conference. Sossi said she

Domingos

whereas a round-trip would be $199 plus taxes

Ste. Marie,

dent Parliamentary Association

DSA treasurer Paula Sossi ob-

Collins

the ex-

However, Domingos’ proxy

jected to

had to write a multiple-choice test and then wire a mock house in four hours. There was one student from every college in Ontario and some from Quebec. “They didn’t really care too much about the Canadians down there,”

would cost

vote didn’t address the issue of

The conference

Participants

two two

On-

per executive, Kurt told the council at its Jan. 19 meeting.

smoothly.”

of For the

absent from the

Stu-

Community College

colleges.

went

herself and

flight

worked out

Kurt said

per person.

The association is a provincial lobby group representing

Canada award winner Cory

said.

ecutive $375 for her to drive

are to fly via Air Ontario to a

Cambridge. go see what was like and have fun,” he

spot.

Moravec

meeting, but he left a written •Statement with the executive sup-

president of communications,

tario

on the

it,”

Pettit,

executives was then carried.

Electric

“It’s a big thing; they offer a lot

Bob

send them to a conference in Northern Ontario by airplane.

in there to

contracts right

don’t think allegations

him to go. Domingos was

The personal safety of two Doon Student As.sociation vice-

Jennifer Kurt,

Skills

worthy.

are going to cut

part of his apprenticeship.

He’s been an apprentice for

Collins said.

an eight-week long course that’s

attributes his success to expe-

said,“and everything

and minor things. “Some of the statements that they’ve said against me, hope that they have evidence if they have any hope of proving my leadership not

porting the option of sending

Detweiler Centre for

and awareness of technolog-

really well, everything

“The things they’ve been bringing up have been totally ridiculous

delegates. TTie motion to.send

at the

ical studies.

went

against me,” he said.

DSA

it’s

the actions taken

for

Hilderley

Feb. 3-6 conference of the

“I Just

really shattered

to fiy to conference

organization promoting leadership

Services Inc.,

DSA vice-presidents

America nationals in Louisville, Ky., where he placed sixth against 63 competitors. Skills Canada is an

Lindeman

credibility

you in on everything, because Spoke has given this place enough bad news already.” Other council members could not be reached for comment.

ident of administration, and

four years at

constitution illegitimate.

removed, Buscombe said. She said most signed it. “We had two meetings devoted to it (the impeachment), we Just didn ’t do it on one day,” she .said. “We

plaints

Canada last Christmas, at the

rience.

didn’t follow Robert’s Rules of Order. He also .said he considers the

was circulated asking they wanted Moravec

for a while before anything was ever done. We had a lot of com-

Tony Domingos,

said in his opinion the

council vice-president and director of student life, will take over as president. When contacted by Spoke, he declined to comment, saying only, “I think I’ll let Richard finish filling

Vocational Industrial Clubs of

skills

Moravec

whole proce.ss in which he was impeached was illegal because they

executive’s Jan. 19 decision to

After winning, he went on to represent

him, about the scanner and ad-

was something

other vote.”

picked the electrical

since,” he said.

trades. “I wasn’t

routine of going to the

tition in Pickering.

“Certain things were mentioned to

followed the constitution, so we had a one day discussion and a vote, and then the next day we had an-

“The council

said the residence

council gave Moravec time to straighten up, but he did nothing about it.

and

about.

Collins, a construction and main-

Buscombe

go into

walks off with the' gold gets signed onto a 0-year contract right 1

try to

added.

the time, back and forth, back

all

that

see his

doesn’t

whole pr(x:es.s. We’re not going to tell them what to do and what not to do,” Wehrle

competition

name on any Olympic scoreboards, but Cory

You won’t

plore the

has since resolved the situation with the other person.

police scanner), which isn’t illegal, but he was listening to them and

council thinks he’s doing anything illegal, they’d better have hard evidence. He also said things like that have nothing to do with how he performs

their’s?

—

listening to calls (on a

I’m conducting myself as a proper leader. I think that this bickering that’s going back and forth between me and the councU.i&xatber ridiculous. is it

“It’s not that

concern us but

give them rix)m to ex-

didn’t really reflect well,” she said.

which

what they

do,” he said.

”

when people talked about him. He’s also advertising Karla Homolka things on his door,

try not to get in-

volved

Richard Moravec, Moravec said. former residence student council Buscombe said council felt Moravec was president not putting forth a good image as president. matter between him and another “He was doing a lot of things that resident, Moravec said. He said he

“He was

agreed.

“Some of

I’ve represented a cer-

dents

“It’s basically for failure to

plete his duties

“We

a donation.

I’ll

make

an interview the following

day, Kurt said she had

made

reservations to travel by plane.

the air-

2 Spoke, Monday, January 31,1 994

OPINION

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Omar Welke

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Copy

Jeff Brinkhof Editors: Julie Cooper, Gary

Wiebe

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Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15, Kitchener, Ontario,

N2G 4M4

Telephone: 748-5366

Board of directors needs more input

LA. disaster hits ciose to home

potentially wonderful

concept in student government at Conestoga College not being used to

full

its

week, my fellow jourI were discussing a minor heart attack I had last June, and it occurred to me Just how short life is, and how much we need to appreciate what we’ve got while we’ve got it. People wander in and out of our

potential.

The Doon Student tion

(DSA) board of directors

A.ssocia-

body which,

theory,

allows the .student council to communicate directly with every

Doon campus. At board meetings, student councillors assemble to address student repre.sentatives from each year of every program offered at Doon. These representatives then return to their classes and share the newly acquired information with their classmates. That, in student at the

principle,

how

However,

993 and

Jan.

meetings were each

attended by only five student board members. When executives speak in virtually empty meeting rooms, an effective dialogue with the student body is not taking place. According to a promotional brochure published by the college, the

all

is not even close to being realized. your year of your program does not have a representative, volunteer yourself, or find someone who can attend the meetings. For those people who do have representatives from their classes, consider whether they keep you adequately informed. If they do not, find out the reasons why. Perhaps they do not regularly attend board

class

whereby classmates showed their confidence in them by signing nomination forms on their behalf. There is much more to be gained from this organization than tion process

was

the worst in the city’s history.

in tents,

didn’t sleep through the night, however. Television

in their pro-

grams to DSA executives. Remember, these councillors have an open channel of communication with college administrators. Furthermore, DSA executives interact with student governments

omeo, Romeo, wherefore thou,

Romeo?

and student-life and conference business

other people ask.

Effective

I’ll never forgive myself if I forget it when 1 run into Mel Gibson. I have also memorized my house number and the street live on. It’s handy if 1 ever get lost and need to

regularly top conference agendas,

communication between is

the student council

and the

imperative. At Conestoga’s

Doon

campus, much would be gained from a board of directors which lived up to its full potential.

ask

Letters to the editor

someone

also easier for

for directions. bill

collectors,

Spoke welcomes

all letters

space, and to

in.

remove any

to the editor. If

Spoke reserves

you have

age,

shoe

size,

Your

arc etched in

must be signed, and include your program and year for verification. Send letters to the Spoke office. Room 4B I5, Doon campus. libellous .statements.

my memory

doesn’t matter

be impressed

Romeo and

munication and research

Juliet?

No, employers arc not impressed.

will hire

properly prepare students for

and

teach students to memorize useless

forever. I

Exams

that require

memory

skills

only should be abolished. Students should be given the option of taking an exam in the form

bits of information that they arc expected to regurgitate on command, they might as well drop them into the middle of the desert with-

of a project that includes all the information that they have been

out a map.

taught throughout the semester.

educate students

we continue

Students should be encouraged to many resources as possible

who

ary schools expect students to

use as

become

spend hours upon hours memorizing information that will be forgotten within one minute after an

complete the project. class project with each student responsible for a section of it would teach teamwork skills and give all students a sense of responsibility

how

exam?

skills,

employees who can use

major overhaul.

cloth-

will

school system desperately needs a

letter

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

employers

with a recitation from

how hard try, can’t remember anything from all the exams crammed for or one line from Romeo and Juliet. What puzzles me is why .secondStill,

fit

that

these skills to contribute to and enhance the company’s image. If secondary schools continue to

and Revenue Canada to find when owe them money.

search skills that are necessary to

compete in today’s job market. Today’s employers are searching for employees that have good com-

the workforce, the secondary

It’s

a beef, or an

the right to edit letters to

Greenan

and accomplishment. This system would also be fair to everyone, not just students with photographic memories. This system would also arm students with problem-solving and re-

cops

ing sizes, birthdays and holidays

opinion, please send

By Monika

discus.sed at board meetings.

student bcxiy of every college

But roads can be repaired. Houses can be rebuilt. Telephone and hydro service can be put back in place, and life can get back to normal. But in the long run has anything really changed? Have we heard nature’s wake-up call, or are we just going to roll over, hit the snooze button, and go back to letting life pass us by?

strong points.

have memorized my phone number because it’s helpful when

roads.

art

Memorizing useless phrases not one of

i.ssues

how much I miss the work we used to do together, and wondering why I never took the time to appreciate them while they were here. L.A. will eventually pick up the pieces after this disaster, though the most recent information I’ve heard indicates it will take more than a year to repair the thinking about

think.

conferences of the Ontario Community College Student Parliamentary Association. Tuition in-

crca.scs

or in group

To memorize or not to memorize

finding out about ski trips and rock concerts.

of colleges throughout Ontario

come

of us willing to discuss our absent associate.

volunteered for the board of directors should feel obligated to attend meetings. These people went through a nomina-

Representatives can express the concerns of people

jaded view of the world. Often we miss opportunities that will never

My telephone rang. A friend asked me if I’ve heard from a mutual acquaintance lately. No, I said, and we carried on about some trivial bit of nonsense, neither

who

Many of the people I worked with 980s have relocated to various parts of the

United States. Friends I haven’t seen for years, who at last report were working in Los Angeles, can’t be reached for comment. Their families are concerned for their welfare, and they’ve had no better luck getting through than I have. Hope and prayer are the only things they have to rely on. All I can do is think about these past associates, remembering working with them on various projects,

shelters.

members.

Students

ended up thinking about people who had been part of my life sev-

in the early

decent housing were forced to live

they do not bother to share information with

the subsequent rescue efforts, had

eliminated that possibility forme.

eral years ago.

The death toll at last count was more than 40 and more than 18,000 families were displaced. There were telephone service interruptions and power failures, things commonly taken for granted in American (and Canadian) life. Families accustomed to

the earthquake

CNN, CBS, NBC and ABC, and

lives so quickly that

scale.

potential of the system

maybe

By William Kennedy

Occasionally, nature gives a wake-up call. On Monday, Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles, Calif, was hit with an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter

theoretical seats are filled at that meeting. Clearly, the full

meetings, or

again.

Doon campus offers 38 programs, ranging in length from eight weeks to four years. If each year of each program was represented, there would be 95 students sitting on the board. When five members attend a meeting, that means only 5.3 percent of

news coverage of

nalism students and

we sometimes fail to understand the roles they play in determining who we are today. In failing to see, we can sometimes become blind to what these people represent. Sometimes we develop a

the board of directors functions.

the Dec.

arly last

school boards really believe

should

allow schools to this manner,

we blame when

they

adults without any idea

them? blame when they turn to welfare because they do not have the skills to find or keep a job? Who is to blame? We are. to set goals or reach

Who should we

Spoke, Monday, January 31, 1994 3

Small business program co-ordinator unveils wish When an institution, such as Conestoga College, receives nearly $500,000, it also receives as suggestions on how to spend In

light

many it.

of the college’s recent

procurement of $452,048 from Ontario’s Ministry of Education

and Training, small business co-ordinator Ian Matthew is among those willing to

Matthew

At the top of his wish list is the creation of a small business

By Jeff Brinkhof

make

a suggestion.

resource centre.

The centre would be

similar to a

on small business, he said. It would collect all textbooks, periodicals and information from the municipal, provincial and federal governments that pertained to the program. small

bits,

one central

said the centre should be ac-

cc.ssible to

library, but with a focus

The infomiation

said, but not in

clearing hou.se of information.

nity

everyone

interested

in the

commu-

going into

busine.ss for themselves.

"If

you

who want to go people who are

available in

various locations.

it’s

and finance.”

Matthew

not people

into business, but interested.

These

said he didn’t

know how

a centre

cost, but stressed

was

would

a possibil-

should be explored.

Other items on his wish list inin classrooms and additional computer .software. in particular, a

Matthew

realistic about seeing implemented. “These areas are where I’d principally like

his wi.sh

list

money

demo-

to sec the

M&M

don’t think I’m going to have

people should be taking courses up

graphic package used by

here (Conestoga College)

Meats, would be a boon to students.

at night.

costs about 50 grand.”

clude better chairs

One program

Matthew. you want to open a retail outlet, it’ll (the program) tell you the makeup of the neighborhood,” he said. “Sounds good, but think it said

"If

much money such ity that

bringing the public

start

you’ll find that

in,

marketing, accounting

thing.s like

list

spent, however,

much

input.”

College recieves $500,000

Employee awards proposed by director of

MacGregor said. One idea, used at some commu-

college employees have

nity businesses

the vice-president of his previous

employer.

"It

made me

feel

good

taken their jobs one step further

ployees nominated for the

that a person that

and have gone above and beyond their call of duty. To recognize these employees, director of human resources,

awards by

enough time to say, "1 really do appreciate what you did.”'

Colin MacGregor, has presented council with a verbal proposal for

annual employee awards.

He will present a written proposal at the

next meeting, Feb. 14.

their peers, he said.

A management team, who would not be allowed to make nominations, would then select winners based on the merits of the employee’s contribution,

busy would take

have all the notes and I’ll probably have them 20 years from now,” he said. "I

Since the college dcx;s not have

MacGregor said. The employee’s contribution

money

could range from developing a

pose anything elaborate. "Just something that says, ‘What you did was really good, it was over and

MacGregor

throw

said,

around,

he will not pro-

The idea for the awards came from employee forums and feed-

new course

back from the faculty appraisal committee, MacGregor said. "The management of the col-

dure that saves time and money,

above and here’s a

he said. "Positive things are brought out

what was done was appreciated.’ "Faculty and staff,” he said,

through the nomination process.

"are to be congratulated fordoing

lege had

made

lot

of changes

but had not recognized people and the kinds of contribution they (people) had made.” There are several things that can be done to recognize the contributions made by college employ-

or curriculum, to a

production gain or a

You

new

proce-

find out what really

good

their best so that

There may be some things that not everyone is aware of until you see the nomination form, he said. MacGregor’s most memorable

token to say

students were

not disadvantaged due to changes, such as the social con-

things people have been doing.”

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and success. On Dec. 17, the college was awarded a portion of the Ontario government’s $ 13-million fund to promote economic renewal. Conestoga’s share was about 1.5 per cent of the that

fund, a

total

number

corresponds with the college’s

market share across the province. will be used to support the small business, law and security administration (LASA) and training and development courses. Larry Rechsteincr, director of planning and international education, who headed up the proposal

The money

team, said the grant was a vital part of the current fiscal year’s budget. “When the college did their budgeting,

we assumed

that

we were

going to be successful in developing an appropriate proposal that would be approved. So, therefore, we built the funds from this into our budgeting for the year." If the proposal had been rejected, the college would have felt the pinch, Rechsteincr said. “Had we not received this

sociations.

By Marilyn Snyder

amazing what some people do for a half a million dollars. Conestoga College was willing to put 15-20 people to work for two months formulating a proposal to access $452,048 from the province’s economic renewal fund. The result: a five-page package will

awards are personal notes from

would have em-

renewal, and was able to show new enrolment would be generated in

Jeff Brinkhof

It’s

resources

ees,

By Monika Greenan Many

human

11 :30 a.m.,

Monday - Friday

Room 2B13, Inside Door #4 Doon Campus

of money, there

amount would have meant

would have been cuts some we would have been

place, because

almost half a million dollars short. To ensure this did not occur, the college

worked

meet the

five

criteria set forth by the Ministry of

Education and Training for accessing the fund, Rechsteincr .said.

The college had to clearly show it was working to support economic renewal, was adapting program delivery to better meet the needs of trainees and industry, was considering traditionally under-reprevisible sented groups, such as minorities and the physically challenged, was able to show a relation-

ship between selected programs and local and provincial economic

these areas.

The planning department chose LASA and training and development courses as the areas to focus on for its prothe small business,

posal.

Rechsteincr play a role

.said

all

three will

promoting economic

renewal in the local economy. "Small business will be a major source of jobs in the future.” The proposal states: “Graduates from this program (small business) will create their own jobs by starting their

own

businc.ss.

They

will

have an immediate and positive impact on the economic renewal of the local community because they will become tenants, employers, taxpayers and purchasers of goods

and services.”

According to Rechsteincr, changes are being made in the LASA program to move it away from an emphasis on policing and new job opportunities. “There are about three areas that arc being built into the program right now: security, private investigations and insurance. Since there

exploit

.softness in the

employment

in the

policing area, we’re also expanding the job opportunities in some of the growth areas to assist with local

economic renewal.” The training and development program, which is designed to help unemployed people improve their skills and get them back to work, was created as a direct result of trying to meet the criteria for the economic renewal funding, Rechsteincr said. He said 15 unions

in Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin, Grey and Bruce counties supported the program, which offers courses at various times, both at the college and in

union

halls.

Overall, Rechsteincr said he

of the

“Not only

arc

preparing

new

people, through small business and

LASA, but we’re

trying to improve

the prospects of the people

who arc

currently unemployed.”

the top of the hour

Listen for Dorn's Entertainment File 9:30 a.m.

felt

would make good use money.

the college

and 11:30 a.m.

4 Spoke, Monday, January 31,1 994

Conestoga nursing By Venus

fair

and nursing in the armed forces. There were models and other vi-

Cahill

you ventured down to the nursing wing of the first floor Jan 18. you may have been met by “Humble Howard”, a nursing dummy dressed in a hospital gown. That may not seem out of the ordinary but Howard was on a mission. He was welcoming students to the 1994 Career Fair. Howard is a life-sized model and semester six students Lisa Pongracz and Karen Parker, propped him in a wheelIf

available, because jobs are scarce right

and lots of smiles. People involved with displays were professional and courteous. It was evident that a of work was involved with the running and the preparation of the lot

career

fair.

was a pleasant

sur-

now.

Parker announced to

sual tools, along with refreshments

pating students that

all

partici-

looked fantastic and everybody had done a great job. She reminded people to

fill

out a ballot for a free book

on nursing, and

.she told

post nursing and the runner-up

was

sixth semester nursing students.

renal nursing, although all displays

Tammi Wagner and Tanja

looked highly professional.

nursing, said students got together

on the .set

first

week back

to school

and

Conestoga students were invited to view the displays and were encouraged to take advantage of All

the refreshments provided.

work.

The objective of the career fair was to show all nursing students

The sixth-semester nursing students provided knowledge with a

what employment options

smile.

are

eliminating sexual abuse in

the health-care system.

career fair was set up and run by

ple passing by.

The Ontario government has implemented a new law aimed at

out-

Urban,

By Julie Cooper

everyone

of the vote for best display.

The winning display was on

whose display was on emergency

Government takes action against sexual abuse

the displays

to find out that the nursing

pri.se

chair to catch the attention of peo-

One step into either of the two rooms where the nursing career fair was held and visitors were met with posters on oncology, midwifery

a success

After a year of consultations

and public hearings. Bill 1 00, an act to the Regulated

amending

Health Professions (RHPA), became law on

Act Jan.l

1994.

“These reforms are an important step towards making our province a safer place to be,” said Ontario Health Minister Ruth Grier. “People seeking health care have the right to expect that the treatment they receive from health-care providers is going to be caring and not damaging.” Twenty-three health professions, including doctors, massage therapists, midwives, pharmacists and registered nurses, will be regulated under the act.

now being accepted for

positions on the 1994

Committee

95 Student Athletic

Moreover, patient relations committees of the governing bodies (of the health professjons) must set up programs to fund up to $10,0(X) over five years for each victim’s therapy

and counselling if the discipline committee finds that the person was abused by a health-care professional while a patient. Marilyn Fischer, senior nurse at Gonestoga’s Doon campus, thinks the new mandatory reporting is good and should be an

such a heavy fine persons who know (sexual abuse) can lose

“There about

for sexual inter-

course or other act of sexual vi-

against sexual abuse have been

minimum

five-year

of sexual abuse, the penalties range from reprimand to revo-

up to $35,000. The law also includes mandatory reporting of one health professional by another when there are reasonable grounds to be-

Applications are

we all woric to stop it”

would think they would have to come forward”. Fischer says safeguards

cation of certificate and fine of

AVAILABLE

volved,” Grier said. ‘‘Sexual abuse will not go away unless

now and

and a fine of up to $35,000. For other acts

STUDENT ATHLETIC COMMITTEE POSITIONS

abusing a patient, will

abuse offence will cover sexual relations, touching of a sexual nature and inappropriate behavior or remarks of a sexual nature.

Certificate to practise

more than 15

force the bystander to get in-

abuse.

revocation of the professional’s

(Photo by Laura Nahis)

or she

effective deterrent to sexual

olation

of the

“The requirement that health must report a colleague where there are reasonable grounds to believe that he professionals

an Ontario Minnews release outlining the amendments, a sexual to

The penalty

man one

ers of sexual abuse.

istry of Health

According

Third-year nursing students Sherri Weber and Nora MacMillan information booths at last weeks nursing fair.

a ground for professional misconduct and a fine of up to $25,000. There will be immunity from civil action for report-

lieve that a patient has

been sex-

ually abused. Failure to report

their licence. I

place for years

health ser-

When

a physical examination is being done on any student, even with a female doctor, nurses are asked to be present, she said. vices.

Fischer has never heard any complaints of abuse against the college’s health services staff

during the 22 years she has

worked there. “If I felt there was abuse, I would be obligated to report it, but I would have to have it very well documented.”

Squash Round Robin Night

(S.A.C.) Dates: Jan. 25, Feb.

Mar.

Feb. 22,

Mar. 22.

S.A.C. is responsible to assist in the operations of the Intramural Programs at the College. Positions *

Co-ed

Men’s Intramural Convenor

Intramural

Convenor

Public Relations/Publicity

Convenor of Officials Special Events Convenor

Convenor

Interested students may pick up complete job descriptions and submit resumes at the Recreation Centre.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: FEB. 22, 1994 you have any questions contact Duane Shadd at 748-3512, extension 385, or drop by the Recreation If

Centre.

At Conestoga College Recreation

Centre 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. Register In

advance

Recreation Centre

at the

ated problem.” Putt finds

ers

day bccau.se of smok-

and a faulty smoke detector. fire alarms, Tuesday and

The

Wednesday, were not

the sake of a cigarette

many

tests as

.sary,

students believed.

wouldn’t pick a day

sensitive detectors.

with

was believed

and

have been triggered by smokers protecting themselves from the It is believed they were smokbetween exit doors. "There was evidence that the

thing (detector) had the insides it

over the

last

several

falling

all.”

started his career at

Con-

estoga College in June 1967 as a carpentry foreman for Ball Construction, the company that built

Conestoga College. the years passed,

Malcolm re-

at the col-

lege.

who

Rostance,

March

will

department.

The president of

the college has

Roll) really

be retiring

Aca-

to the

and the honor

demic Policies/Procedures/Practices committee to review the

students

demic

courses of a certificate program,

and environmental co-ordinator, was hired by the college as its manager of physical resources when

words

tion as health, safety

construction

During said he

was complete.

his tenure,

was

Rostance

also given the re-

and safety. "I was doing that on top of all my other duties. I enjoyed it, so sponsibility of health

attended

many

training pro-

grams and seminars on health and safety.” In the late 1980s, tion

came

istration

new

legisla-

and college admindecided to appoint a in

When someone

him

he said.

retire.”

Rostance described his job as busy and said he is always rac-

One project he is working to complete before he retires is revising

all

material safety data

sheets in the college and reissu-

After Rostance retires he plans

work around

home.

"I just

the family

have

work.

—

then builds the model based on

wind-

said he researches a ship and

takes

clean slate.”

Radigan is the acting health, and environmental co-ordinator. She has been working with Rostance since he became co-ordinator. Rostance said Radigan takes care of day-today operations. "In the beginning she was in to see me every few moments. Now it’s different. She can han-

7Tie

Honor Roll

List.

A-i-

cate-

added. The implementation of

List very differ-

this

new .system will come at the commencement of the cla.ss entering in

list.

September 1994. The awards will not be presented until the

June 1995 convocation.

Council

accepted the committee’s proposal with the notion that they take a future look at

the Trades and Apprenticeships be-

be presented to the general au-

students’

cause they have a different

names would be written

way of

presenting certificates.

Bursaries available to leant French next summer in Quebec Being able to speak both Canada’s throughout one’s

life.

official

languages can be a tremendous asset

George Brown College presently

French and the French-language culture

offers

an immersion

Students spend six weeks of

La Procatiere, immersed

an opportunity to learn

setting.

the language and the culture

Quebec.

him about a

year.

But Rostance said

miss

“I’ve been with the college for

be offered from July 4

Aug.

12, 1994.

will

take place

the mornings from 9

afternoons, academic and socio-cultural workshops

week-ends are

free, but social, cultural

and physical

will

grow from

the

be held. Evenings and

activities

are organized

lot for

It’s

been a wonderful exit were possible to

Full-time students

Canadian first

may be

Fleritage, that

eligible for

covers

a bursary provided by the Department

tuition fees,

selection to receive a bursary, you

accommodation and meals. To be to apply before Feb. 18, 1994

need

perience. If

love a building, or place, then love this place. I

noon.

few portable

250 cars. I’ve seen it grow from what it was then to what we are

and

over 25 years. I’ve seen

buildings and a parking

today.

will

Conversational classes

he’ll

the college.

little

The program

love the students.

that sincerely.”

love the people I

mean

receive a letter of achievement issued to t he students from the dean

dience but what would be different is

maintain an

gory arc still being rewarded. These students would have their names published in the Convocation program al.so, but they would

from previous years) as well as a diploma or certificate with the word honors written on the official document, Jeffery said. At convocation their names will still

still

All students in an

ferent

The desire to change the previous system of awards came from the large number of students who were on the President’s Honor Roll.

who

standing should in fact be rewarded, .so they established the

The student would receive a guild

Honor List.

committee also recognized

students

shield from the president, (not dif-

the

Honor

List.

be a reward for aca-

Honor

convocation program under

which

the research, a process

down. I’m finishing large projects that have been on the desk for some time. My goal is to leave Kim Radigan with a

safety

in the

the heading. President’s

building radio-controlled boats.

workload. is

bo changod

also said he and his wife

working on a somewhat reduced

"What I’m doing now

President’s

sure (people ) do evacuate the building.”

received aca-

ently than the other honor

in all

would be recognized on

we want

make

said.

"In a real emergency

ing binders to every department.

would like to try golf, go fishing and continue their favorite activity ballroom dancing. But Rostance’s first hobby is

ing

A+

for

it won’t go off again, can’t be sure of that cither.”

ing the clock trying to get projects finished.

Conestoga’s first health, safety and environmental co-ordinator Since April 30, 1993, the veteran employee said he has been

courses of the final year of a

List.

will continue to do until

list

Milner

demic distinction, Jeffery said. The committee wanted to treat

You’re actually planning to leave. That’s what Kim and 1 have been doing and their successor.

can’t live without doing work.”

of 1988.

Students with an 80 to 89 per cent

move over and take over the job and Rostance became

in the fall

all

(A) would be on the Honor Roll

but

distinction,” Jeffery said.

list

.said.

reset properly

and hopefully

make it on was 80 to 00 per cent which had a fairly wide range to it. The key word relating to the President’s Honor List is distinction and there were too many students making the the

students achieving a standard

liiaiK \jf

leaving the

President Tibbits asked

in the industry,

all

job, they plan ahead and train

full-time safety person, Rost-

ance said.

one of the new buzz

The alarms were

really for those

who have

the building bc-

thing went well,” Milner

Previously the grade to

Conestoga convocations. According to Bill Jeffery, chair of the committee, they looked at the concerns and problems associated with the awards process and came up with some changes. With the newly devised system, at

succession planning. "It’s

would not leave

on a small number

cau.se of the temperature, every-

"Generally .speaking the focus of award (President’s Honor

diploma program, or an

31, 1994, from his posi-

checking their sections. “Other than the fact that people

own

alarm, (like

fal.se

evaluated on their perfor-

mance

that

been really fascinating. an interesting department. Between the two of us, we kind of had to start everything.” Rostance describes the situation between he and Radigan as "It’s

It’s

(Mac) Rostance became a spected safety official

Radigan said she has enjoyed working with Rostance and the

staff is

this.”

roll

of a

ue.sday and Wednesday’s), the

.safety (students should evacuate), "Please don’t think we’re going to pull the fire alarm on a day like

current status of awards presented at

In the event

cal rc.sources, .said for their

By Venus Cahill given the go-ahead

There are no problems

from the principal.

the sensor, cau.sed a

StandareJ for honor

it.

findings to the security office. Teachers refusing to leave the building face possible di.scipline

be-

Barry Milner, manager of physi-

months by somebody.” Putt said. The doorway is considered to be one ot the two hot spots for smokers on the campus, he .said. "I’m convinced that it was a smoking gener-

dle

evacuated for any alarm and he stres.sed that people should understand the massive complexities of any fire alarm.

ing

By Sean McMinn

that refuse to leave as well as looking for fires, they are to report their

unneccs-

malfunction.” Putt said. The law requires the college to be

cold.

safety

After completing their inspecwhich includes noting classes

tion,

"Possible water vapors freezing

fue.sday’s alarm

The man behind our

of the campus.

lieved to be the result of the bitter its effect on the school’s

record lows.”

Malcolm Rostance: health, safety and environmental co-ordinator at Conestoga College. (Photo by Sean McMinn)

.said.

cold and

beaten out of

The alann on Wednesday

Dave Putt, director of physical resources, said "We certainly like this,

For all fire alarms, the college has team of staff and faculty that arc each assigned to inspect a section

that

calm his habit. But for someone to "beat the poop” out of a smoke detector for

the following

annoying

people are smoking inside the building when he has to brave the cold to

Conestoga College students reluctantly marched outside in record low temperatures Jan. 8 and again

For more information contact the French Centre, 416-867-2435.

the

Chicopee

Winter Carnival Ski Party at

Ski

good news

for students

By Gary Wiebe

Tuesday, Feb. 1 4:30 p.m. - 1 1 p.m.

Chicopee

Placement report Finding a job

Club

nomic times

in these

tough eco-

Con-

a skill that

estoga College graduates appear to

Only $8.25

excel

with student card 1 /2 price skiing

in.

According

Activites Office

Conestoga’s

1991/92 graduate employment report released recently by Debbie Smith, manager of co-operative education and placement, 82.8 per cent of Conestoga’s graduates obtained employment.

Buy a Job!

based on a four-page all graduates six months after the completion of

The

Small offset printing shop and retail postal outfour bedroom let in Sauble Beach area, plus

report

questionnaire sent to their courses.

Smith said the survey has been

home.

standardized for all 23 community colleges in Ontario, since 1989. "Prior to that, each college used its

Asking $140,000 or best offer phone 519-935-2937

own methods

to gather this infor-

mation and there was no way to accurately compare college-to-col-

NOTICE

lege.”

The survey was developed by the Ministry of Colleges and Universi-

Registrar’s Office Hours

Effective Jan. 31, 1994

the Registrar’s Office will be available to respond to student needs. Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Staff in

ties and a placement official from each college, known collectively as the Ontario College Placement

Group (OCPG). The graduate placement reporthas two main components: an overall view of graduation course-by-course

statistics,

and a

break-

statistical

down. The first component shows the number of total graduates and factors in those seeking further

educa-

seeking employment and those the college is unable to contact. The remaining figure constifor available those tutes

tion, not

employment. further subdivided into those emnloved in full-time courserelated jobs, part-time course-re-

This

lated jobs, unrelated jobs

CD-ROM Databases are available at the Workstations

graduates ment.

still

from 500 Canadian magazines and 8 major Canadian newspapers. The disc covers five years — currently 1988 - present. It is an excellent resource for Information on people, politics, current affairs, education, law, broadcasting, business and more.

COMPUTER SELECT *

Computer Select contains the current year’s articles from over 70 computer related periodicals. The full text is included for each 1

article in

over 60 magazines; the

rest

include

a summary.

CANADISK *

a low cost CD-ROM

distributed by Britannica that contains pictures of famous Canadians and fact and figures about Can-

This

ada.

CINAHL

just over

May

and contains a list from 1983

present.

Many

records also contain article summaries. ERIC (Educational Resource Information Centre) * The ERIC CD-ROM will give you a list of journal articles and reports in education from 1 983 present. All levels of education are included

from preschool to post-secondary. Each record includes a summary and many of the journal articles are available at libraries in our geographical area.

90 per cent. It’s large sample so we can accurately reflect what is happening within our college programs.”

Part-time work consisted of at hours per week. “We’re not going to say someone working an

least 15

hour a week

working part time, the way the Statistics Canada model does. For our purposes, it’s 15 hours a week. Students working is

less usually attend school part

somewhere

else in the

time

reflect that

placement

seeking further education and 25

tween 1985 and 1990, Conestoga

were not seeking employment. About 20 graduates were unable to

colleges in terms of placement.”

be contacted.

Of about 870

Conestoga, Smith said, compares

was consistently

the top three

Everyone benefits from the graduates available

for employment, 7 1 7

had jobs. Full-

veys

— prospective

uates, the college

sur-

students, grad-

and employers,

she said.

was obtained by 41 4 graduates and 127 were employed in part-time program-related work. Those who

“High school students can get an idea of what the trends in various programs have been over the last

work in unrelated employment number 76 and 55 were still seek-

number of

ing work.

Smith said, "1 insist we try to find 90 per cent of our graduates. When

we send out our surveys, we

usually

“We’re in the business of trying to provide employment-ready graduates.”

Prospective graduates can deter-

mine employment prospects, she said. “We list the names of employers that hired in the year each report

we try

represents, and

encourage

graduates to identify possible con-

way.”

tacts this

Employers benefit by knowing what programs Conestoga has and also what salary range its graduates are earning. The report looks at each program and lists the average Smith

said.

“It gives the

tion

employer an

indica-

and assurance that what they’re

providing

within the right range

and graduates can also base their salary expectations on what has happened in the program in the past.”

A small number of questionnaires

time program-related employment

termine the future direction of present programs.

starting salary graduates received,

report.”

favorably with other colleges. “Be-

years. They’ll

know

some

are returned with

Smith

feedback.

said.

“If the feedback

a concern

about a specific program,

send a

what the prospects are for the programs they’re interested in.” Smith said the college’s opera-

copy to the program co-ordinator and to the chair of the school. If it’s

tional planners use the reports to

service,

help plan

new programs and

to de-

comment about I

call the

the placement

person to discuss

his concerns.”

Make a New Year’s

(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied

CINAHL allows you to locate research and clinical information in nursing and related journals. The database is updated monthly

important to get a

870 were employment, 53 were

Resolution

To Get Better Grades

Health) *

1,070

1991 and

April 30, 1992. Close to available for

CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs) * CBCA provides access to a list of articles

expect to receive a 25-30 per cent response by mail. We then get on the phones and call until we reach

or something, and

graduates between

Doon Learning Resource Centre?

and

seeking employ-

Conestoga had

the

shows Debbie Smith, of Conestoga College’s placement services, copies of the graduate survey and placement report. ^ (Photo by Gary Wiebe)

Hire

a Peer

Information

Tutor

and application

available from Student Services

Peer Tutoring CfimrfauOan b« boon

IkKlM AMOcMkM

% ,

Spoke, Monday, January 31, 1994

Computer skills lead R\/ \A/illiorrk By William Kennedy

The economic recession has eliminated a lot ot jobs, so the future of college graduates is in question.

While some grads are unable to find work in their chosen field and

some cannot future

work at looking good for find

the

all,

a third-

ycargraphic design and advertising student.

Mike Powell,

job."

Powell has been involved art as

long as he can

in re-

member.

When was

The Awakening,” band which realbums in the mid-

a Christian rock

leased several

80s, "I needed to have a job. It’s a

band so of course you’re not making any money, even with a record label, that s just the

way

goes.”

would come in, and guys who’ll write anything on a piece of paper

say ’make

a sign,

truck.’ ITicre

and put

was

this

quite an

apparent need for people to have things designed for them properly.” I

Hour

Signs, a

computcr-ba.scd vinyl sign maker and design shop on Victoria Street, Kitchener. "They hired bccau.se they

there

wanted a graphic

art-

on staff." While Powell was involved with music, he gained more than eight years of experience making signs. I went in and they hired me right away.” ist

also operates his

ics,

Musikk Graph-

own

graphic art business which he runs with a long-time friend, local musician Dave Greene.

"We

up as a small busiFor Powell, music and art have ness, and we’ve already done always been inextricably linked. album covers for local artists, bro"For a lot of people, music and art chures and graphics. It’s a little bit go hand in hand. If you’re an artist, of everything. If someone wants you really like music, or if you play • something, we do it.” music it usually goes the other way Powell’s work schedule often around. It (graphic art) was one of conflicts with school, and he has._ those things I always did while noted some frustration on the part doing music."

started

who

"un-

Graduate By Gary Wiebe

tual

Group

graduating

since .shortly after

Gallagher

an insurance

service assessor, a position

unrelated to the one-year op-

tometrical secretary course

she studied at the

Doon cam-

pus.

However, her situation at was unique she was an expectant mother. "I graduated and I was pregnant. I was due in six weeks and by the time I was ready to apply for a job I was trained for, they were all taken by the

—

the time

other girls in

class.”

During her job search, she drove past Mutual Life, as it was then known, and decided to apply.

She

credits

Conestoga for

job

Mutual

not re-

lated to anything I learned at Conestoga.” Gallagher said she didn’t know whether or not her stud-

Conestoga were worth-

while.

you really want sometimes you have to but

learn,

get

away

from the school and find someone who has the software you want to leam_and work with. Mos^t of the (computer-geheratecTr projects were done outside the school.”

Though he admitted

the college

admit it,” Weicker said, found this job through Conestoga College’s placement ser-

just a matter of timing.”

vice.”

that particular

Monday

company

the follow-

Weicker was

May

1 ,

1993 Spoke

Weicker derided

article,

the college for not

taking students seriously, said he

The following from

partial

statistics

graduate employment report.

"That’s interesting,” he said.

LASA

(law and security ad-

Further education

unknown

seeking

port.

Not seeking

Total graduates

,072

53 25 Not seeking employment 122 Unable to contact Available for employment 872 717 Graduates employed Further education

Still

trained for but, as

Still

much

better off than

would have been as an opto-

metrical secretary.”

Job Status of Grads Available for Work*

ates.

It lists

data for the college in

general as well as program-by-pro-

gram.

According

the

doesn’t really surprise

some people

because

class thought fall

They were going

Related employment

62 Unrelated employment .... 20 Still

seeking employment

Unrelated employment

seeking employment

176

155

Applied Arts 282

Total graduates

Further education

from heaven.” Weickersaid Conestoga gave him

the marketing job

Unrelated Still

seeking employment ..31

Overall Grad Status* 67

Full-time related

Part-time related

With the advent of home computers and innovative tcchnologic.s, the job market for graphic art is diverse, and "there is something for

everyone,” Powell said.

a job.”

good foundation

a is

for the work he doing for Weaver Tanner and

Miller.

"Conestoga gave me the fundamentals and now, of course. I’m building on top of them and looking at further

education

in a

spe-

cialized field.”

Although Weicker has been critiin the past of some of Conestoga’s policies and proce-

cal

dures, he

satisfied with the edu-

cation he received.

would definitely say my educaConestoga was satisfactory. I’d be happy to frame my diploma and hang it up. "Conestoga was a good opportu"1

tion at

always

nity and, sure, there are

areas for improvement, but I’m isfied

with what

that’s the

key word

have.

—

Business

satisfied.”

Available for employment

175

Full-time related

Unrelated

309

Still

.seeking

.sat-

guess

Part-time related

employment

43 44

Not seeking employment ... 7 27 Unable to contact Available for employment .262

Health Sciences 256

Total graduates

Further education

Part-time related

Unrelated

Not seeking employment ... 9 29 Unable to contact Available for employment 2

Full-time related

145

Full-time related

Still

seeking employment

Not seeking employment ... 4 38 Unable to contact Available for employment 224 .

Employed

their

to wait for

Further education '

127

I’m

range of employment statistics about Conestoga College gradu-

Total graduates

College Totals

Part-time related

turned

covers a broad

plate.

Status

414

mind you.” The graduate employment report,

things were going to

from being in the college, there are no jobs. A friend of mine graduated from LASA and he

1991/92 Conestoga College graduate employment rethe

from his class got

said five people

what

kno\Iv

finding a job.”

Conestoga education

ministration program) and from 1

most helpful

graduates available for employment and 20 found employment in the field they were trained for. "That .says to me people get what they put in,” Weicker said. “It

per cent placement rating for graduates as detailed in the 1991-92

from

(In a

that will be the

skeptical of the 82.8

(DSA) and developed for speaking his mind.

ment

report, Weicker’s graduating class had 38

"From hearing what people say

a reputation

Kitchener.

semester()f the program, and re justg^cmngtOT5sc"thc «p^^

was

or Tuesday.

Weicker served as vice-president of communications on the Doon Student Association a student,

last,

rclea.sed annually

ing

taught the computer skills. “It’s the

Johnny).

tions firm. "I hate to

Placement has significantly improved for tho.se students who were

jobs; in related fields

"The job notice came up on Thursday but 1 had planned to apply at

"but

The graphic design and advertising program’s placement history is excellent, Powell said.

was happy his days at Conestoga were over and referred to college president Dr. John Tibbits as

helped him find his job, he added,

1993.

Full-time related

like to have around the school,

Three months later, he found a job with Weaver Tanner and Miller, a Kitchener marketing communica-

wasn’t the college’s fault 1 was pregnant and didn’t get a job I was "It certainly

out.

derstandably would their students

she used but added,

skills

ies at

—

are

teaching her the job-seeking

"My

Mark Weicker graduated from Conestoga College’s business administration marketing program in April

1981.

Hour Sign

(Photo by William Kennedy)

satisfied with

better for grad Sue-Anne Gallagher is a Conestoga College graduate who has worked for the Mu-

Third-year graphic arts student, Mike Powell, works on a computer at

of some of his teachers,

Unrelated job

the trade "just by doing signs for people. Small business owners

Powell works for 30,

completing his program this semester, and said the job outlook for graduates of his program looks good. "Ifyou’ve got the computer skilks, you’ll gef a

graphic

P)nfir^/« *U.>« During that time, Powell found a job in a sign shop where he learned

to jobs for graduates

Engineering Total graduates

225

88 74 Part-time related Unrelated employment .... 23 Still seeking employment 26 .

Further education

Not seeking employment Unable to contact

17 ... 5

*(expressed

per cent)

8 Spoke, Monday, January 31,1 994

for green light

Conestoga solar car project still waiting m wide and .3 m high. According to Huang’s estimates, the car would cost $83,684 in material alone, all of which will have

Plans for a solar car at Conestoga Doon campus took an-

College's

other ^inall step forward Jan.

project

met

in the

come from

when students and faculty involved in the

.95

By Craig McLay

corporate sponsor-

ships.

The car

campus’

being built

prepara-

Institute of Electrical

tion for a race that starts June 19,

sented a preliminary design for the

1995 in Indianapolis and ends nine days later when the winner crosses the finish line in Colorado Springs. The race is organized by the Na-

and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) room. University of Waterloo (UW) engineering student Shin Huang p4ean ultralight aircraft with a bubble top instead of

tional Renewable Energy Lab

wings.

every two years. The top 30 out of 40 qualifiers for

car.

which looks

The car

(NREL)

about 3.5 metres long,

Colorado and

run

$2,000 grant Department of Energy and $1 ,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to go towards construction and mainte-

said.

nance costs for the car. There are about 20 students interested in working on the project, ten and ten from the various from technology programs at Doon cam-

race.

the race will receive a

from

“By Feb. 22

they

(NREL) want

the design of the car,

how we

“The only concern we have is

right

an insurance one,” said Brad

Howarth, a faculty adviser on the

probably best not to license

project.

ready for the race,” he said. “We only need a licence to take it out on public roads, and we proba-

we’ll probably work it have the university- students working on the car registered as

bly won’t do that for a while.”

part of continuing education.”

tem

plan

“The way

going

room

Construction on the car will take is scheduled to start

electronic bulletin board sys-

a full year and

be set up specific-

ally for the project in the

it,

the car until we’re confident that

showing

UW and Conestoga.

on hold until it gets approval from Conestoga adproject

ministration.

it’s

where we plan to do our fund-raising and so forth,” Huang

to build

final

now

“It’s

pus.

report from us basically

The

between

forth

“They just want to make sure we know what we’re doing.” Huang said he believed that NREL would icense the car for the

the U.S.

IEEE

September pending

final ap-

proval from the college.

communicate back and

Bake sale

raises funds for social

services student trip glasses, shoes or old jewellery

By Sheilagh McDonald

cleaned.

Those extra pounds many at the college put on over the holi-

may still

be around after the second-year social services

days

students’ Jan.

sale,

was

be held Jan.

Valentine’s

Day cookie

also planned for Feb.

1 ,

sale

Pick-

ering said.

The main objective

9 bake sale at

to cut trip

costs for the students.

Doon campus. The

27.

“We hope to raise $250 to $300

organized to raise

funds for a two-

between the three

day retreat

events,” she said.

Crieff (between

It’s

mainly relax-

Cambridge and

ation time for the

Guelph) for the

students, Picker-

second-year students, was the money best

ing said.

maker

“This is an emotionally intense course so this (trip) will be a couple of uays lor us lo laxe it easy,” she added. Students put on two bake sales last

the social

.services students

iiau

student Leanne Pickering. All of the baked

goods, which

left

UW student Shin

to right:

Leslie Kern discuss plans for the

funds for a field trip to the London Psychiatric Hospital in Lon-

chip cookies, whipped

shortbread and chocolate cup-

don, Ont.

cakes, were baked by the stu-

Pickering said more than 20 second year-students were able to participate in that trip and 25 are expected to participate at the end of February.

dents. In addition to the

bake sale the

students planned a cleaning day.

People could have their eye-

Security sale offers great bargains “Most of the

Ron Smrczek wanted

NOW! available for

cent purple frisbee.

of students

who

sale.

this. It’s just a

Conestoga College Recreation Centre

and Mar.

Feb. 16,

lucked out like

great deal,” he said.

Bob Gilberds,

said

name

and tossed

Shep-

inside the front cover.

In this instance, Gilberds said the

price

was “no charge.”

Prices for the books, which originally cost

First-year accounting student Lisa

recently took ad-

said.

herd, suggesting she write her

ref-

was one of hundreds

for $5.

the security office tries to hold the

Clinics

books and

months,” she

stack of books, Gilberds held up an identical text

In addition to text

sign student,

and picked up

After searching through a large

said.

first-year graphic de-

book

Security chief

Squash

either lost or just left

Smrczek, a

“1 can’t believe I stiil

buy a

were behind,” he

articles for sale

erence guides, some other sale items included: travel coffee mugs, full pencil cases, computer disks, children’s toys and even a fluores-

vantage of the

Limited time siots are

supplementary media text but did not want to spend $41.95. So instead, he went to the everything sale the

homework

sale annually.

By Laum Nahls

at the security-office

Huang and IEEE members Mike Chapman, Kevin Tessner and proposed solar car at a meeting Jan 14. (Photo by Craig McLay)

semester to raise

in-

cluded blueberry loaves, chocolate

From

to $75,

ranged from

$1 to $10, with other items priced

Shepherd came to the sale looking for her lost math text. She told Gilberds she had lost the book in October. “I haven’t been able to do my

individually.

Gilberds said

all

the proceeds

from the sale go to charity. “Anything left over we give

to the

library.”

Ringette Players

6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

An extramural team formed

for

currently being

a tournament. Date:

rcovsioc* ^ / coufcf

Aprils, 1994

ArniETlcSi '

Don’t miss

DiaiAnon

Time: 8:00 a.m.

chance to whip shape and learn

3:00 p.m.

this

yourself Into

Location: Recreation Centre

the fundamentals of squash.

Practices start Mar. Sign For

at the

information call

4:30 p.m.

Rec Centre

Duane Shadd, 748-3512

Spoke, Monday, January 31, 1994 9

Snowboarding club launched at Conestoga By

Blair

Matthews

A new club has recently appeared on the college scene at Conestoga, but it’s not your typical chess or drama club. It’s more like a board club snowboard that is. According to the co-chair of the snowboarding club Kris Shoemaker, a first-year marketing student, the club has only been run-

—

ning for about a month.

Together with co-chair Rob Hille, a third-year mechanical engineering student. Shoemaker launched and presented the idea to the Doon Student Association (DSA) in the hopes that they would receive a grant to get the club started.

Once by the

the co-chairs brought their idea forward, they

DSA

members were and

were required

out an application form explaining

fill

who

the

the goals of the .snowboarding club. After a brief

waiting period, both the club and a $300 grant were approved. “The original requirement for the club was 10 full-time students, but after that, any part-time (students) could Join,”

date, the club has 17

members

Shoemaker said they don’t really have an in mind. "All are welcome,” he said. Goals for the club

Premier Bob Rae accepts a medal from Wilmot mayor Lynn Myers and Wilmot senior citizen of the year Christine Thompson at a Jan. 23 charity hockey game in New Hamburg. (Photo by Laura Nahis)

Premier falls

flat

as hockey star

are, ‘‘to

recognized, and have a

Hamburg

Legiskaters, a team

made up of

MPPs and Queen’s Park staff. Their opponents, the Wilmot Township Selects, organized the

periods,

came evident Rae was

be-

not as

comfortable on skates as he seems to be at

the snowboarding club is planning day-trips mainly to Blue Mountain, “simply because it’s the best around in terms of snowboarding.” Transportation for the trips will be pro-

members who have

vided by club

Trying to get his stick on a pass from Elgin MPP Peter North, Rae spun around with his stick 15 centimetres off the ice. Realizing he didn’t touch the puck,

Rae

tried to

save face by taking a dive. The closest

opponent on the

ice

was

cars.

Castle Kilbride spokesperson, Pat

Zehr, said the award was for ’’.spell-

he joined up.”

Rae

Cardillo, called

— over

his

own

for ’’tripping

on the

Wilmot with an

ing

own

and looked like he .should practice on the ice surface outside his new office. The centremen had to hold him, to prevent him from skating on by, every time he came out to drop the puck for a face-off.

The

ice

final score

correct 3

MPP

was

a politically

tic.

Randy Hope was

the

most

valuable player for the Legiskaters

MVP

for the Se-

lects.

award for most politically correct player went to Legiskater goalie, Guelph MPP Derek Fletcher, for letting the Selects score enough goals to keep the special

game

extra n, in a

recent correspondence.

feet.”

and John Smola,

Queen’s Park.

it.

Dom

The

final

award, for best

though he was suppo.sed the ice as a centreman.

close.

left-

be on

"He just couldn’t seem to find his bearings," Wilmot Mayor Lynn Myers

Shoemaker

The club four

winger, was presented to Rae even

said.

treated to

ute, straight-time

try

Referee Kitchener Mayor

a scoring blow-out.

of two 30-min-

and

who

Castle Kilbride. in the first

more widely

fall.

the ice, the almost

Early

participate

vocally denied any part of the

tion of a local historical building,

to raise funds for the restora-

more people

porter, Jana ’’Killer” Miller,

re-

The game was not a defensive battle but the two goalies prevented

game

promote the sport and get

lot

who are without a snowboard. worry because Blue Mountain rents boards for approximately $16 per hour. “We have one guy (without a board) and he’s never been out before. He Just wanted to try it so

Independent

Cardillo had troubles of his

Jan. 23.

Rae, wearing number 90 and the C. was centre for the Ontario

number of members

A spelling award was pre.sented to MPP Mike Cooper. Friends of

New Hamburg

Premier Bob Rae hasn’t scored many points with Ontario voters lately and he didn’t score any at all in a charity hockey game in New

ideal

Shoemaker said. Shoemaker said

For those interested

By Laura Nahis

Shoemaker said.

including he and Hille, but

in the

club

said not to

not limited to guys either.

women have Joined

Shoemaker

said.

date,

the club as well.

Though the club has been running for Just over a month. Shoemaker said lately they’ve been having problems contacting all the members. He is asking current members to call either he or Hille, and also invites new members interested in Joining the snowboarding club to check the flyers posted on various infonnation boards around the Doon campus for details about the club.

on 200 fans were

In addition to the exhibition

music by the New Hamburg community band and internationally-known operatic baritone,

Dan

Lichti,

who

Table Tennis Ladder

sang the national

Date: Feb. 7

anthem. Pat

Zehr

said "this event

was an

The top

example of good old-fashioned home-town fun.”

six

players

will

advance

to the

Championship Tournament

Rae’s next local appearance will at the Association of Colleges of

Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario (ACAATO) conference in Kitchener, Feb. 9 to

Wednesday Feb. Winter Carnival ’94

5 p.m.

Recreation Centre Surprise Your Valentine Cj-r

ijLoJ-'VCO

For

FREE

on Feb. 14

up at the Recreation Centre more information contact Duane Shadd at 748-7512

Sign

with a carnation that’s S.W.A.K. Tuesday Feb.

CONESTOGA

Available at Door #3 or Door #4

COLLEGE

11:30- 1:30

ATHLEflCS &

RECREATION

Main Cafeteria

for $2.50

ALL DAY OR WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Flowers provided by: Lee Saunders

Westmount Place Shopping Centre, Waterloo

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10 Spoke, Monday, January 31, 1994

SPORTS Intramural

round-up By Gary Wiebe Intramural sports at

Doon

campus are almost ready to get underway. Although contact ice hockey

into the second half

of the season, other intramural

sports are waiting starting

schedules.

Team

captains and repre-

sentatives met the convenors of their sports and registered their teams at the Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre,

Hockey Condors demolish hapless Auks By Brad

Jen Parsons is convenor for co-cd basketball, Marlene Ford, co-ed volleyball and

liott

Doon

when Washkurak scored

past Pollet.

rec centre Jan. 19.

The Condors moved to within two points of

first

improved to eight wins, two losses and no ties. The Auks, who share last place in

saw their retwo wins, seven losses

the Parker Division,

and no

hockey, men’s volleyball and basketball, Keith Theobold,

race.

him atop

moved

the provincial scoring

Conestoga forwards Chris Ottman and Joel Washkurak each netted a hat trick and an assist. Ottman scored the game’s first goal 4:54 into the

first

period while

picked up a rebound and put

With 8:17

Ottman showed

to go,

prowess by batting a high-flying rebound out of the air and into the Fleming net. The Condors made it 8-1 on Washkurak ’s third of the game about two minutes later, as the Auks were caught skating around

Conestoga

Condors Sir Sandford

Fleming

Auks in

just

Long

three minutes left in the second.

redirected a

Kevin Warner slapshot

make

confusion.

Warner took a pass on a two-onone and put it away with just over

over two minutes to go

the period.

Ottman clinched

than a minute

4-0.

The Condors put on even more pressure in the second period, seemingly scoring at will. Time

his hat trick less

later,

making

10-1.

Forty seconds into the third period

Fleming changed goalies

after

Pollet injured his knee. His replace-

were allowed to Auks’ net and move in on the goal-crease unharassed by Auk defencemen.

ment was Eric Pettipas. Fleming scored at 10:57 and

after time, they circle the

17:32 to

make

10-3.

But with 53 seconds

left in

the

volleyball and basketball. Paula Sossi is convenor of of-

Doug Watson

them credit for that.” Weatherbee said that surface at

Doon made

the large ice difficult to

play defence against the Condors,

adding that the rink

Lindsay

narrower.

The coach

told his players during

second intermission to “show some class and finish strong.” Conestoga “was getting a little cocky,” he said. Weatherbee also said that during the second intermission he asked Pollet, who had allowed 10 goals by that time, whether he wanted to come out of the net, and Pollet said he did not. the

Pollet’ s injury occurred while defending against a Condor lateral pass, according to Weatherbee. “He slid across with his leg out and he twisted his knee.” later said that the

Auks had

in their own

know how

zone and

to play basic

“They’re not thinkers. A lot of guys didn’t seem to be able to follow the play.” He added that the Condors had been sloppy at times in their own their

Duane Shadd, supervisor of customer services and community relations for the recreation centre, outlined the main rules for intramural sports programs.

zone.

“We

didn’t actually play that

well. Luckily,

team

we were

playing a

good.” Woodworth said in an interview

fighting,

that wasn’t that

that his suspension, which was for one game, resulted from a water-

alcohol and illegal drugs will

not be tolerated, Shadd said.

bottle-throwing incident that oc-

eligible to play re-

curred late

quires being a student, col-

lege employee or a

Condors) are a very Auk head coach Steve Weatherbee in a postgame interview. “They have a lot of puck control. You’ve got to give (the

hockey.

contact ice hockey.

To be

in the

talented team,” said

they didn’t

charge of

Abuse of officials,

1-3.

game 53-25.

Long

of the recrein

the final score

been too deep

and Peter Viansi is in charge of extramural volleyball and hockey, ficials

ation centre

make

Conestoga outshot Fleming

“They

About two and one-half minutes later, Conestoga forward Graig El-

his first of

game, forward Steve Allen scored to

his baseball

With

ties.

Forward Dave Long led the way for the Condors with a goal and

in the first

within four.

game.

the

Athletic Association (OCAA). With the win, their season record

four assists. His five points

volleyball, Rob Thibeault, volleyball and basketball and Phil Gower, contact ball hockey, men’s

Francis received a centring pass

place in the Costello

Division of the Ontario Colleges

fall to

period.

left in the

5-0

Todd Haipenny responded for the Auks at 4:09 to bring his team to

and one-timed it past Auk goaltender Shane Pollet. The Condors capitalized on a power play about five minutes later

women’s basketball, Brian Parks, non-contact ball

co-ed

2-0 with 12:25

minute of play.

While suspended Conestoga head coach Ron Woodworth watched from a spectator’s seat, his hockey Condors demolished visiting Sir Sandford Fleming (Lindsay) Auks -3 before 50 spectators at the

cord

Jan. 18.

Washkurak made

Condors were short-handed. Forward Darren Francis made

the

Hilderley

game

member

The coach

of the alumni association.

home

the Jan.

against the Seneca Braves. said at a Jan.

team

Players need a health card

practice he threw a bottle toward

for insurance purposes and, in

Seneca bench only after he had been hit by one coming from that bench. “I was hit right in the back the

order to participate in playoffs, players

played

must have

with one

—a

full

one,” Woodworth

50 per cent of the regular season’s games. Teams also put up a $200 deposit to ensure partic-

played the Algonquin Thunder

ipation.

home on

in at least

Although each sport follows a different set of rules, any sport requiring protective equipment must use equip-

said at that time.

The Condors were

Sir

Sandford Fleming Auks goaltender Shane

Conestoga Condors

that is CSA (Canadian Standards Association) ap-

ment

at the

Doon campus

Pollet

covers up during the Jan. 19

recreation centre.

Spokesports

proved.

(Standings as of Jan. 24, 1994)

OCAA

of the

Jan. 16

— Jan. 22

Dave Long

GP G A

Pts

Pirn

Tim Favot, Cam.

35 32 32 32

Troy Gleason, SL(B)

12 11 24 10 11 21 12 10 22

Dave Long, Con.

for

Costello Division

TEAMS

Seneca Braves 10 1 Conestoga Condors 8 2

0 0 0 2

Cambrian Gold Shield 6 Niagara Knights

5 3

F A Pts 86 28 20 61 36 16 74 58 12 63 57 10

Tom

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 20: Fleming (Lindsay) 5

(As of Jan. 24, 1994)

Jack, Sen.

15 16

24 18 16 2

Niagara Jan. 21: Algonquin

Jan. 21:

Fleming (P)

Seneca

St.

Lawrence

(B)

Jan. 22: Cambrian St.

Lawrence

—

5 (B)

—

(GP-Games

Played, G-Goals, A-Assists, PtsPoints, Pim-Penallies in minutes)

—

NEXT HOME GAME: Long had

a goal

and four

assists in the Jan. 19 game against the Sir Sandford

Fleming (Lindsay) Auks.

Parker Division

TEAMS

Algonquin Thunder 5 S.S.FIeming(P)Knights3 S.S.FIeming(L) Auks 2 St.L.(B)

Schooners

L 5 7 7 10

Condors T 1

0 1

F A Pts 59 66 11 38 71 6 46 71 5 55 95 4

Future Condor men’s hockey games:

vs.

Niagara Knights

Feb. 11, at

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12, at

Feb.

29 and will face the Niagara Knights at home on Feb. 2 Jan.

Other scores around the league;

Hockey Scoring Leaders

Player, Team Brian Byrnes. SL(B)

Men’s Hockey

Week

against the

have next

Scoreboards and Schedules

Ontario Colleges Athletic Association

Male Athlete

game

(Photo by Brad Hiideriey)

Cambrian Cambrian

Spoke, Monday, January 31,1 994

bookstores soon

student publishes murder-mystery novel Julie

hours everyday, for a year.

Cooper

duced quite easily, she .said. The major difficulty, however, started

book published,” she said. it is a good sign when you consider that 10 years ago Wiebe suffered severe head injuries from

when

an auto accident.

The Kerry Wiebe may be the next Agatha Christie or Raymond Chandler of the murder-mystery genre. This September, the part-time Conestoga College business student will have 10,000 copies of her novel for sale in bookstores across North America. "Mindboggling” and “exciting" is how she de.scribes the experience of getting her

novel published.

first

The 180-page novel, entitled. In Memory of the Star Gymnast, is touching and thought-provoking, Wiebe .said. It contains “moments di.stress, alternating with humor and suspense, along with a few dashes of romance.” Wiebe, 28, .said she has always enjoyed writing. While in Grades 5

and

first

were pro-

drafts

.she finished her second full and began editing in depth. had to rip out unsuitable mateand rework epi.sodes and alter

Indeed,

draft “1 rial

For one week following the accident, she had short-term loss,

sentences down to the tiniest comma. When something was right,

could

tell. It

was

like hitting

a tennis ball in the sweet spot of the

racquet.”

After completing high school, she

she “toyed with the idea of

writing a novel, but

couldn’t re-

ally find the inspiration

dered would

and

won-

ever.”

from one .second to the next. Gradmemory and ability to

came back. “As the years have gone by had more and more indication

concentrate

“I toyed with the idea of writing a novel, but I couldn ’t really find the in-

spiration

and I wondered

would I ever. ”

— Kerry Wiebe, student author

feel grateful for

After completing the 66,600word manuscript, Wiebe sent query packages to seven American and Canadian publishers, hoping one of them would be interested in publishing her work. Two weeks later 1

Lake

1992, ideas and clues for her

18,

own

But on Nov. 993, a letter from Northwest Publishing Inc., in Salt 1 ,

City, Utah, arrived. Thinking

would be “rejection again”, Wiebe was amazed when Northwest requested to see the full manuit

script.

own

to say they

imagination.”

let-

ters.

book suddenly came to her. “It seemed like a natural imprint on my That day, she set about writing her book; working on it seven or eight

how

well

have

recovered.”

Wiebe atAcademy of the New

After the accident, tended the

Church College in Pennsylvania where she received a BA in Latin Education.

Today she lives in Caryndale, a community just outside

struck a chord in me.”

wee hours of Nov.

that 1

religious

she had received 10 rejection

in the

I’ve

can function just as well as did before the accident,” she .said. “1 1

The inspiration she needed finally came when she read the murdermystery novel, Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier. “Rebecca Then,

memory

unable to remember anything

ually, her

she wrote two children’s ad-

venture books, one 61 pages long, the other 200.

.said

two

first

On Dec.

28, they

wished

phoned her

to publish her

book. “It is a pretty

good sign

got

Pioneer Park

Kitchener where

she enjoys writing, aerobics, and

spending time with cats and children.

She is already at work on her second murder mystery but admits, "In a way it’s more difficult to write the second one because you compare it with the first one. For the second book my imagination has to do a little more reaching.” In the meantime, Wiebe hopes In

Memory

Part-time Conestoga College student Kerry Wiebe has written a novel scheduled for publication in September of this year. (Photo by Julie Cooper)

Buffalo Sabres

VS Quebec

of the Star Gymnast will

be a success. “It makes for a very good read,” she assures, “and what else should a book be, but a very good read? All I want is for people

Monday

Feb. 21, 1994

$32.00 includes transportation

to read it.”

Cash Only!

K-W Record circulation drive

Bus departs at 4:30 p.m. from Door #3 Sign

aims at getting student readers The the survival of the fittest. It’s the

bottom

line.

And for newspapers the bottom line is circulation, because circulation secures advertisers who, in turn, bring in the

much needed revenue

for survival in a

competitive market economy.

bottom line, Daniel Bennett, a Kitchener-Waterloo Record sales representative, recently presented a week-long promotional campaign to encourage Conestoga College’s Doon campus students to subscribe to and read the In an attempt to help hold that

paper.

During each of five working days, starting Monday, Jan. 10, Bennett distributed 400 papers free to students. By week’s end, he had approximately 30

new subscribers. The promotion was an attempt people, between the ages of the

make young

8 to 24, devotees of

newspaper, said the Record’s circulation sales

manager Carl Vosatka. “They belong to a readership bracket that has become stagnant, whose numbers,” Vosatka said, “are neither decreasing nor increasing.”

Vosatka would like to make students in this age group habitual readers of newspapers, so when they

grow older and

fall

into the age brackei of 25- to

34-year-olds, they will remain readers. ically,

"It is a

who

Demograph-

25- to 34-year-olds belong to a group of

readership that

declining.

readership group of two-income families

are raising children

and have

little

time.

The

30-second news clips of television is directed at them, and other forms of entertainment like Much Music, Nintendo and the VCR don’t give this age

group much of a respite,” Vosatka said. “They don’t have the time to spend half an hour to read the newspaper.” But, Vo.satka said, by offering college and university

students a three-month subscription of the paper

for $18,

Activities Office

habit again.

By Wladimir Schweigert It’s

up at the DSA

he hopes to make reading newspapers a

editorial staff

also trying to appeal to youn-

ger readers with content of material.

The older generation, those

that

have grown up

reading, are reading the Record in higher numbers.

The best readership group comprises people of 50 and older, Vosatka said. According to Vosatka,

in spite

of hard economic

K-W

Record has gone up recently, though advertising revenue has detimes, the circulation of the

creased.

The paper that published its first issue on Feb. 9, 1878 as the Daily News of Berlin, today prints 85.000 copies a day, except Saturdays when it issues

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00.000 copies. Out of that number, 78,000 are regular subscribers in an area that extends to Puslinch in the east, Millbank to the west, to Drumbo in the south and as 1

Monday Jan.31

far as Clifford in the north west.

Co-ed Snow-Snowball

The acceptance of free papers caught Bennett by One day, as soon as he placed the first

surprise.

Tournament

bundle of 50 papers on the table opposite the students lounge, students begun to pick them up. Bennett said, by the time he unloaded the remainder of

400 papers for that day, all issues of the first bundle were gone. “The newspaper is far from a perfect source of

the

information about the world, but

think

it’s

4:00 p.m.

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Ball

Diamonds

a better

source than television.”

Bennett pointed out that Malcolm Muggeridge, the British journalist, broadcaster and television

one of his books, that news (in television) can be shown on the screen, or just as well lay on the cutting floor. What viewers of television news get is a carefully edited glimpse of what might appear real, but can be very deceptive, Bennett said. Television is designed to be entertaining. People often shy away, Bennett said, from engaging their producer, has written

mind through

reading, for fear of reality.

prefer to be entertained.”

“We

all

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1994

weak second novel

Waller disappoints with

woman

By Laura Nahls

of intense, smoking pas-

(It has only been 15 years.) Waller must have realized his story ine was deteriorating halfway through the book because he relies on his previous hero, Robert

terback.

sion and suppressed Joie dc vivre,

Slow Waltz Waller’s

ert

Cedar Bend, Rob-

much

but she

anticipated sec-

Title:

ond novel, is a disappointment. The plot is thin and the characters

Slow Waltz Cedar Bend

—

Kincaid was a photographer for

Jellie

is a boring, selfish woman. As a young woman, Jellie marries

photos is recognized in a hotel lobby in India by Michael Tillman.

characters so hauntingly real there

an Indian revolutionary and bears a

The reader

has been speculation the plot could

child.

of five)

was

attempt

first

dian government will not issue an exit visa for her daughter, barring

deteriorating plot.

same result. The hero Michael Tillman

Jellie

the

hopelessly

named a

Jellie

love with a

Braden.

woman named Waller

with poetic prose and

filled

She witnesses her husband’s

tells his

(It is

Although "memorable” may not be the

comes

mind when

Dead Reckoning’s second

may

She leaves her daughter behind,

hard to

returns to the States, marries a col-

love with

Jellie.) is

lege dean, has an affair with one of

and could be Waller’s last waltz. Undeterred by the failure of his second novel. Waller has released

his faculty, then leaves without a

a recording entitled.

word

Madison County.

to finally try to get her

merits

daugh-

a second

effort

Album Review

listening to

Title:

Artist:

music industry when many groups’ new releases come and quickly fade because they simply do not deserve a second listen. Time’s Time teases with talent that begs for a second and third listen. The album includes original compositions that focus on issues such as love, ecology and politics. The cynics among you are probably grumbling something about jumping on the bandwagon. But this is not the case, although those topics arc broached. Dead Reckoning is not out there 1

Dead Reckoning five)

guitar-driven edge that just hints of those roots.

The opening cut. Who Got Caught, is somewhat misleading. The high-pitched, slightly annoying back-up vocals are just a little too suggestive of glam-rock.

But vocalist Tim Norman quickly reveals his range of singing styles with subsequent cuts.

to Bog a philosophy but to entertain. And the homegrown talent from Newfoundland does this

Power Load and On The Inside. Power Load’s angry undertones leave you wanting more, while On The Inside settles back into a mainstream pop sound that is more forgiv-

quite handily.

ing.

The three, Tim Norman, Perry Murphy and Mike Kelly, come from strong Irish-English, Catholic backgrounds and the album has a hard.

Although Jane Harbury Publicity touts this second effort by Dead Reckoning as a harder edged endeavor, the best cuts on the album are

REM.

The Ballads of

listen

reveal a facet of the group that

forte.

its

slightly reminiscent

mournful sound speaks to the soul rather then the cranium. A ballad of lost love and betrayed trust, it shares top billing with Angel That We Knew as the best cuts on Time’s Time. They belie a range of talent that the group should take better care to cultivate. With More (Is Not Enough), Dead Reckoning find a balance and come into their own with a unique sound that relies on many influences, yet still manages to define the groups identity. Mark S. Berry, who is no stranger to the music industry, is the producer of the album. His most recent acclaimed project is I Mother Earth and in addition he was the mixing specialist for mega-stars David Bowie, Duran Duran and Billy Idol. His influences are evident in Time’s of

Rating: i3rA'i^1/2 (out of

They

probably

Honest, the fourth cut,

Time’s Time

Time's Time,

in the

first

not be detrimental.

At a time

bestseller

woman

readers Jellie

Slow Waltz slipped out of the list after only four weeks

to the

the ballads.

By Omar Welke

this

from taking her back

United States.

falls

Dead Reckoning album adjective that

as-

sassination and then finds the In-

his imagination.

peated

fiction

Waller’s Bridges’ theme is rein Slow Waltz but without

from

imagine anyone falling

Waller’s

lead to think this

meaningful and perhaps the characters are going to intertwine. This never happens. It is simply a contrived element to try to save a

not have been contrived simply

ters.

interest.

National Geographic and one of his

-i:V(out

Madison County two weeks. After 43 weeks on

Maclean’s bestseller list it remains top ten. It enjoyed similar success across North America. That book featured the passionate hero Robert Kincaid, 52, and the equally concupiscent heroine Francesca Johnson, 45. Wallercaptured the baby boomers interest with his theme of once-in-a-lifetime love between two middle-aged charac-

Kincaid, to rekindle the reader’s

committed and sincere Francesca,

Rating:

first

in the

—

contrast to Bridges’ deeply

novel. Bridges of in

woman who simwrong man

pathize with her pain.

Waller, a 53-year-old photogra-

pher and academic, wrote his

really a

twice and has trouble telling the complete truth. It’s difficult to em-

Author: Robert Waller

arc shallow.

ply married the

Its

Time.

Even though

the

album may not bowl you over worth giving

a second

at first listen,

chance.

more than one pass to appreciate

takes

the range of this

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homegrown

talent.

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