Digital Edition - February 14, 1994 by SPOKENewspaper

PERSPECTIVE

Vol 26, No.

SPORTS

ENTERTAINMENT

Conestoga College, l^tcli^er, Ontario

ASM student chapter

council briefs

largest in the world “Dinners are designed

By William Kennedy

tention to the

Before they had their

meet-

first

professionals in the business

the larg-

“It’s a

at-

.sys-

kind of connection with

com-

North America. "But by the time the actual dinner meeting came,” .said Rick Klein,

membership costs $25 annually, but the regular Con-

student chapter second vice-presi-

estoga chapter

"We

were

we had

told

the

largest chapter in the world.”

120 people attended the first meeting and “it shocked the regular Conestoga chapter,” than

anybody can rememthey’ve never had meetings

"As ber,

munity.” Student

ASM

$ 00 per year. "That gets a

members each pay

little

some people,” Klein

confusing to .said.

"We're

not the Conestoga chapter, we’re the

far as

Conestoga student chapter.” a student member you get a

ASM student

this size before,” .said

Andy

president

chapter

discount

the regular chapter’s

meetings as well,” Klein

Conestoga chapter meetings

the

a student rate.” The biggest advantage to

is still

growing. the

ASM

to get students involved with peo-

mem-

bership is being able to shmooze with computer industry people. “That’s the biggie,” Klein said.

ple in the business field.

Other more immediate benifits

“You get connections,” Klein said. “A lot of people get hired on account of it (ASM student membership) and

clude the “different topics that you hear about as well, while you’re circulating with the business people. There’s a list of discounts that

nies like Microsoft.”

goes along with membership,” including subscriptions to computer

some people got very good jobs from impressive compa-* “It really

prepares people for a job

after graduation,”

Matuszynski

in-

magazines. Despite the growing membership, hard to get people to join an

said.

Although the majority of the student members are in the computer programmer/analyst (CP/A) program, any full-time student at Con-

organization because of the time

estoga can join the

ASM

Student

chapter.

"The

ASM is not strictly for CP/A

"Marketing and accounting programs” will find students," Klein said.

membership beneficial. The ASM student chapter holds regular dinner meetings which are

way of an overhead

advertised by

projector located next to the security office.

Anyone

welcome

involved,” Matuszynski said. "If you’re working,

you don’t

spend the time talking about something you do at work.” But membership still has its benefits, he added. "The school can only supply so much knowledge.” to

The student chapter’s next dinner meeting will be held at the Edelweiss Tavern on Homer Watson

Boulevard in Kitchener. The topic scheduled is computer fraud, and the ASM has extended an invitation law and security administration students and faculty.

(LASA)

attend.

the

presi-

calls for

renaming of the vice-pres-

idential positions to vice-pres-

ident of student affairs and

DSA

treasurer Paula Sossi

on Feb. one wanted said

tured

3, "1

think every-

to see

restruc-

We were trying to go

by our experiences through this

year to

make

a better

In other Feb. 2 business, the executive voted unanimously to accept the proposed 19941995 DSA. budget.

based on an anticipated body of 3,800 and calls for the continuation of It is

Student.

the

$54

which two components. component is a $5

activity fee,

consists of

The

first

fee to be used to cover the

difference between

OmarWelke)

DSA

rev-

enue and expenses. That difference, as of Dec. 31, 1993, is listed as

based

$74,097.90, $50,198.16

“it is

want

DSA

veiled Jan. 19 by

dent Geoff Pearson.

said.

"You get a card .showing your student status and you’re welcome at

The Conestoga student chapter currently has more than 70 memThe main purpose of

(DSA) executive meeting. The new model had been un-

council.”

Matuszynski.

bers and

dent council were unanimously approved Feb. 2 at the Doon Student Association

vice-president of operations.

"As

Klein said.

{Photolay

computer

for

Management (ASM) was

dent.

Conestoga’s Doon campus.

draw

technologies that

tems," Matuszynski said.

est in

Leon Legister, a law and security administration student, takes the Polar Plunge on Feb. 3 during Winter Carnival week at

coming out

Plans for a restructured stu-

Conestoga student chapter of the Association for Systems ing, the

Taking the plunge

arc

new

DSA executive

revenue from

administration, pubs, activi-

and entertainment less in expenses. However, the DSA received ties

$124,296,06

$69,827.50 in student activity fees from the college administration, to be applied toward that

amount, as of Dec. 3

The second component of the $54 activity fee is a $3 fee to be collected in "a surplus

fund for the purpose of scholarships or the purchasing of

computers

executive’s

(at the

discretion),” the

document

states.

Meanwhile,

So.ssi told coun-

cillors efforts

were under way

to find

replacement for

Becky Boerticn.

DSA

activi-

ties co-ordinator.

Job

fair

ASM receives DSA grant

information posted

By Monika Greenan

maternity leave from April 4

By William Kennedy

the college.

Tables will be set up

the

The Conestoga College student

college this ing

week for those needmore infonnation about the

chapter of the Association for Sys-

Life Insur-

tems Management (ASM)

ance, Ontario Provincial Police

job

fair.

Allen Bradley, the City of Kitchener,

London

and the Royal Bank are only a few of more than 45 employers attending the job fair Tuesday. Feb. 15, at Bingeman Conference Centre, Kitchener. A complete list of employers

and a bus schedi^le can be found posted on bulletin boards around

available for all college students.

The bus dejrarts Conestoga Doon campus. Door #4

College.

2:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. The bus leaves Bingeman at 11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m.. at

9:30 a.m.,

recently

received a S300 grant from the

Free bus transportation

2:45 p.m. and

a.m.,

5 p.m.

Sossi said the following day is scheduled to take a

Boertien

Doon Student

plans to disburse this

money back

to the members of Andy Matuszynski,

ASM,"

said

Shaw, who graduated from Conestoga College’s computer technology program in I9S0. spoke on computer industry, changing from mainframe computers to open systems like the evolution in the

As.sociation.

ASM

"The

members and guests. Steve Shaw of Hewlett-Packard Canada was the guest speaker.

Hewlett-Packard’s

president of the college student

tion.

chapter.

need for

Friday, Jan. 14,

ASM

held a

meeting in room 2A56, and .served coffee and snacks to more than 00 1

UNIX worksta-

commented on the constant training of comalso

puter users.

The ful,”

DSA

has been "very help-

Matuszynski

said.

to Oct. 7.

As well. DSA entertainment manager Brad Logcl reported Feb. 2 an $806 profit for the

DSA

from the Jan. 27 Blue

Rodeo

concert.

Tlic Feb. 2

meeting ended

with a 35-minute in camera (no observers) session. Tony

Domingos,

DSA

vice-presi-

dent of communications, later said personnel issues had been discussed, but he declined to

comment

further.

2 Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994

OPINION

SPOKE Editor:

Omar Welke

Associate Editor;

Jeff Brinkhof Editors: Julie Cooper, Gary

Copy

Wiebe

Production Manager: Jason Schneider Advertising Manager: Laura Nahls Circulation Manager: Colleen Connachan Faculty Supervisors: Andrew Jankowski, Dick Scott

—

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

N2G 4M4

Kitchener, Ontario,

Telephone: 748-5366

A tragedy teaches that people are precious hock and disbelief assailed

S me Then that

when

heard

first

guilt crept in,

it.

saddening

day and the weeks

that fol-

lowed.

Why? How But

couldn’t be true.

was, and

to this day.

haunts

still

reminds

all

the missed opportunities in

Not

work with

little

reward.

—

day

many

Who knows what else conspired to stretch

learned anything? I’m not sure.

still

elsewhere

some

about the spiteful? include

all

wonder about the murderer who’d

often

liver.

couldn’t muster so

social reprobates, but

breaks

much

wrench away from

trying to

being absorbed

this

it’s

heart to think

how

schizophrenic

state,

They

Many

In conversation

Letters to the editor

it.

Spoke reserves

the riglit to edit letters to

Your

that.

money and effort they spend on sports community, amazing things could be accom-

plished.

However, and much to my chagrin, I don’t anticipate any changes soon. People like to escape from life occasionally, rather than constantly deal with it. For fans, sports are a way of becoming involved, usually in their community, without actually doing anything. I just hope people will stop and think about their priorities and realize sports should just be a small,

enjoyable, part of their

lives.

By Omar Welke

that in itself is a crime,

of those outside of civilized society.

woman. Yes woman,

wrongs committed before I was even a gleam in my father’s eye. I shun the argument that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth simply because of my anatomy and lack of skin pigment. I treat every individual I meet as he or she deserves to be treated. I do

now

some

sort

probably think she is of subservient creature. not

womyn.

English language with un-

aginations of those

who have

never

investigated the proper uses of the English language or are unfamiliar with the wonders of the Oxford dictionary.

Families are important, children should be taught right from wrong

Obviously you have never met the

right

Herstory and personhole cover

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favor.

and crime should be punished. I reserve my compassion for the victims who are left crippled, scarred and bewildered by the acts

for breath

are figments of the limited im-

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

I accept the bumps and valleys life throws at me. And I expect my neighbors, no matter what their race, creed or gender, to do the same. I subscribe to concepts which, sadly, have fallen out of

The English language and Oxford are tools used by white males 'to oppress and persecute their victims? Sorry, I don’t buy that. Bom a white male at a time when

lent

imaginative phrases and words.

letter

their

She is not my spouse equivaor any other ‘90s friendly col-

ize the

fit

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

Kitchener Ontario,

I’m

I’ve never felt the need to bastard-

you have a beef, or an

libellous statements.

their

politically

refer to

Those of you gasping

in.

seem

are getting paid exor-

loquialism.

athletes

half the time,

girlfriend, yes girlfriend, as just

remove any

I’m not saying give up sports. I’m a fan myself.

incorrect.

space, and to

Watch the games, enjoy the games, then move on. Save

a midget and not vertically

out of the closet.

opinion, please send

it’s

only games.

man that is under four feet tall is

challenged. There I’ve said

and "lofty goals,” while clamoring inside But it’s clear to me, my friend, in calling it "quits,” taught me a convincing lesson. He reminded me of how precious it is to be alive and to meet you. If only could break free!

to the editor. If

often cited as

worry they are losing the sense of fun originally carried.

the Buffalo Bills lose a fifth Super Bowl,

the passion for something that matters. If people spent

in sports is

evil in sports.

some people should re-examine their priorities. If the Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1 0 games in a row, so what? The world will go on unscathed. No one will be hurt.

Getting back to basic Engiish

perhaps

in trivia

all letters

work are spent to

and the financial rewards can often but grab a clue. These do not justify injuring

elite level

sums to play what are, essentially, children’s games. Somewhere along the line, we lost the sense of triviality that originally shrouded games.

a key series.

reason to sink into a week-long depression. These are

bitant

for a profound encounter with others.

Spoke welcomes

only a game.

seven years?

the entrapment of conventions

can escape totally

accused of

And who among us would turn down $47 million over

to live.

not certain

motivated only by money. I don’t begrudge athletes their millions, someone is always willing to pay them.

But

tried to rush

charity as to

stop to say hello and look into your eyes,

and attempting

Harding

realize thousands of hours of hard

games

several University of

forced to dodge objects thrown from the stands during

the root of all that

lonely people often are.

Next time

true,

The prevalence of money

What

kill

be great, other competitors; nothing does.

—

child and eat

speculation

Grab some perspective, man,

can’t shake off that

the distant one, the ignorant, the stupid, the ugly?

The Nancy Kerrigan-Tanya Harding

Kerrigan.

fall,

Blue Jay outfielder Joe Carter was

particular,

taking part in a scheme to injure her chief opponent,

reach an

Last

There are countless other examples, but the point

in point:

affair. If the

what motivates

onto the field after an important victory by their team. In New York,

our society. TTiey also bring out a worri-

motivates some athletes

to extremes,

when a throng of fans

in-

lunacy.

Case

dichotomy in my life: of being deeply concerned about people yet lost in a world all my own of ideas, dreams and not a few gadgets. Hampered by my social ineptness, I have only a few individuals to whom my words of affection flow easily. But what about others?

What about

Wisconsin students were injured

bring out a ferocity and depth of passion seldom seen

down. I

By Jeff Brinkhof

people’s lives.

Sporting events,

world spinning faster with each passing day? At work we shared working space, some tools and information on how to best do the job. A misunderstanding, once, cemented our relationship, and I learned to respect him. The last Christmas we worked together, I gave him a bottle of wine, wished him well, and took home a strong, warm and affectionate handshake. And that was it. Today I ask myself why I didn’t spend more time with him? Why didn’t I have him over for coffee or a beer? Why didn’t I talk with him and listen to what he might have wanted to share. 1 was too busy, absorbed in my world and taken by a myriad of voices claiming my attention: an oil change in the old Fairmont, a new washer for that leaking tap, toys to play with, a video to explore and a book, perhaps it was Pascal’s Pensees, that 1 couldn’t put

Have

have become an

life,

If money

play

fans to go crazy?

ordinantly important part of too

thin his tolerance in a

important.

conceived to harmlessly pass spare time and offer a break from every-

ahead of everybody else, but opporand lend a hand to embrace, to look into other people’s eyes and to love. He was slim, smart, honest and troubled. A few "bad” things seem to have triggered the outcome. An ugly divorce that kept draining his account, a teen-aged child with problems and many hours of the opportunities to leap

tunities to stop

games have become too

Recreational activities, originally

life.

that

games people

just the

It’s

could he do this?

Kill himself?

What

refuse to

feel guilt for

not subscribe to the notion that ethnic

background gives anyone the

right to ask for, or receive, preferis

that

hear

in the gallery?

ential treatment.

there

you have

it.

Let the name

calling and labelling begin. Just re-

member, I am not alone, we are many. We are your neighbors, friends and family.

We have been browbeaten, shamed and harassed by socialist governments, special interest groups and hate mongers. But all we ask is, in the words of a famous victim, “can’t we all just get along?”

Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994 3 Letter to the editor

Mv name is John

S. Cain.

General education requirements to change recommended that the DSA executive and Dave Hunt, the student representative on Conestoga’s board of governors, work together from students. Richard Johnston, chair of the Ontario Council of Regents for Colleges of Applied Arts and Techto get feedback

sented the executive with Conestoga College’s written response to the

Jamie

proposed changes.

Slater,

graduate of Conestoga’s journalism program, asked, “How are we

states that “the short

time-frame for consultation and feedback does not allow appropriate interaction and discussion with program adviIt

document experiences. DSA clerk and

required to

supposed

market this?”

He questioned whether

potential

employers would be more willing to hire him if they read on his tran.script he had taken general educa-

sory committees.”

Feb. 28 board

The college’s position paper

of governors meeting to explore the

also suggests the council provide

tion courses in science fiction and

drama

nology, will be

at the

issue with board

members, Mac-

Kenzie said. Smith told executives the goal of the changes is to make each student “a better citizen and a better worker.”

credit to students entering

the college system with prior

work and

life

experiences which

Hunt said

the matter had been

relate to general education con-

discus,sed by the board of gover-

tent areas.

nors and

Jack Fletcher, Conestoga’s

The report states "that effective September 1994 the first year of each college postsecondary program shall include a minimum of one general education course of ap-

addition to journalism

core courses.

considers financial im-

pacts a major issue.

chair of student services, said during a discussion, which fol-

“To hire more teachers to offer more courses will be a problem,”

lowed Smith and MacKenzie’s 40-minutc presentation, that it

said Hunt. If a teacher’s course turns out to be an unpopular choice among stu-

may

proximately 45 instructional hours

be good to give credit for extracurricular activities, such

dents, the college

per semester, and that by 1995 this

as participation in student coun-

ficult to dismiss that teacher

extend to the second year, by 1996 to the third year.” Each college will be responsible

cil

shall

for defining

its

own

intended learn-

and peer tutoring.

“Why have

does

all

find

dif-

because of a strong union, he told

members.

general education

to take place

would

The executive directed Slater, Hunt and Jennifer Kurt, DSA vice-

the class-

room?” Fletcher asked. “A

lot

ing outcomes and for developing

learning takes place outside the

president of administration, to

the necessary curricula.

classroom.”

gather student opinions and present

Smith and MacKenzie also pre-

He added

that students should

Waterloo

them

at the

next meeting.

GAS may grow If the, whole

By John Cinezan

university

was

to get

involved, the college could expect

The language option of

the genand science (GAS) proWaterloo Campus has real

eral arts

gram

potential to

ordinator

grow

said

Currently, there are 40 students

taking the language option. Students

Bob Mclver.

test

and then

designed for students who need help in English at a post-secondary level. Conestoga College and the University of Waterloo joined forces three years ago to build a program that would help students with their poor English. “Right now, we are only working with the math department at the

cial

University of Waterloo, but

English

to us,” said

who are referred to the col-

lege are given an English proficiency

groups. little

English

instruction stay at the university

and use a timetable with one or two English upgrading classes. Students who have a little more trouble with the language go to Waterloo campus full time and take GAS for one semester with a spe-

all

may be referred

Mclver.

split into

Students requiring

their otherfaculties

referrals

from

U of

program co-

The language option section of

GAS

500 more

timetable strengthened with

grammar courses.

Students requiring a stay in

GAS

lot

of help

for a full school year.

Correction On the Perspective page of Spoke’s Feb. 7 edition, the name of Kevin MacIntyre was misspelled to read McIntyre. Spoke regrets the error.

Any job can teach you something and look good on in a resume. Think about your past experiences school and your leisure time. BABYSITTING - can demonstrate your supervisory abilities, sense of responsibility and good work

—

Career Corner

ELECTIONS ’94

attitudes.

WAITER/WAITRESS and interpersonal

Doon Student Association

good communication

skills, sales,

handling

applications for the following positions:

worthiness, maturity and teamwork. - organizational and planning abilities, detail-minded qualities, ability to work independently.

FARM

Consider

all

* Ability to

By Marilyn Snyder

now accepting

stress, trust-

your TRANSFERABLE SKILLS!

Director of Public Relations

Director of Entertainment/Activities

Activities Assistant

Pub Manager

communicate

Willingness to accept responsibility

* Analyzing! Problem solving capabilities * Flexible *

and willing

Can you handle

to learn

conflict

and stress?

* Accuracy/Attention to detail

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

meet deadlines * Work well with other people Organized -

ability to

You need a job? Get experience. You need experience? Get a job. You have probably heard this comment before. During this current economic climate, it is easy to become disheartened because the majority of positions (summer, part time or full time) seem to require

plishments as seriously as you would like, the employer will be impressed that you rate your abilities

experience?

high enough to

The no-experience dilemma is a vicious cycle. you have no experience, you can’t get a job, and you can’t get a job, how can you get experience. Breaking

this barrier is just

ing a paid or volunteer job

one reason is

More information regarding these positions available at the DSA Adminiastration Office.

Leadership! Management Work with little or no supervision Even if an employer doesn’t interpret your accom-

skills

make such a

Attention Grad Students

strong presentation.

If if

why obtain-

so important to your

Last

Everyone has at least one hidden talent or unused ability. Maybe you have more. Try today to discover and use yours.

for grad photos!

^^sq^lhooting ,

career.

up for a photo do sffcday at the

Class has not sigptd

—

DSA Activitj^ Office

4 Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994

Students brave deep-freeze By

Blair

plunger Jeff Breedon. Breedon had taken part

Matthews

Apparently, some students couldn’t wait until

campus

Doon

Conestoga’s

summer

to take

a dip in the pond.

A brave group of part

last

plunge, to raise

5 students took

Thursday’s polar money for the Heart

and Stroke Foundation as part of the college’s annual Winter Carni-

event for two years before the

994

As polar plunge time neared,

him this year. Breedon said

the quality of the

hind safety barriers arranged around the edge of the pond.

plunge depends on where they cut the hole. He said the first year he

business student, hovered around

was

the area preparing to take photos of

it,

the hole

was

you were the mud.”

two-

foot layer of ice.

doesn’t require him to take pic-

Although an

water tem-

official

organizer Becky Boertien

want you in and out again. None of one-minute swimming around

would have been a good idea, “Just to remind people as they’re jumping in."

because

But, for the people involved in the

plunge, that didn’t .seem to be a consideration.

Before the event, Nick Doelman, a first-time Jumper, said that al-

though he was a little nervous, he was getting pumped up and wouldn’t feel the cold. He emphasized the fact that everyone involved

in the

plunge was required

to sign a waiver.

“That’s

you keel over

—

pond and die

the college

in the is

way responsible,’’ Doelman said. Doelman signed up only a week before, even though he was going to take the

when he “It

took

plunge two years ago

first

came

this

to the college.

long to do

it,”

it’s

That wasn’t the case for fellow

Schneider said,

they’re nuts

enough

Jump

water,

in that

being u.sed to

Just so cold,” Boertien

“I figure if

make

the hole period-

ically froze.

“Because of the water,

said.

Other rules included no diving, n,o objects or props allowed in the water, and only one plunge per person allowed. That didn’t seem to be a problem because of the fact that temperatures during the noon-hour event reached a high of only - 4 C. Prior to the plunge, Marilyn Fi-

didn’t have

When derway

spectators

Doon

how

cold

man, who was a

is.”

in attire that

custom-made ally

hats.

Jumpers gener-

followed the rules.

After their Jump, they were ush-

ered back to the

DSA office

where

Winter Carnival sweatshirt, and warmed up with hot apple cider as they waited for a van to take them to the recreation centre for a shower they dried off, collected their

there

and sauna. After he took the plunge, Doel-

in the past there

ATHLETIC HALL

p.m., the

ranged from shorts and T-shirts to wet suits and

dressed

right after.

hypothermia, but

Participants lined up in order,

have taken tricycles and bicycles into the water, which in turn created problems for participants Jumping far,

the plunge finally got un-

shortly before

up to their selfproclaimed motto; “Don’t show the

the past people

Fischer said that so

anybody drop out.”

participants lived

campus, said that she didn’t really have any regulations related to the event. “The only thing that I don’t approve of is taking toys into the water, and running.” Fischer said

froze on

“We had

a lot of impatient people but

scher, senior nurse at the

the chain,” Boertien said.

haven’t been any cases of

said.

his course

go out and might as well be nuts about getting out here and taking pictures of them.” Spectators and participants had to brave almost a one-hour delay of the plunge when the chainsaw

explained Jumpers would only be allowed to go one at a time. "We this

said

tures,

over the rules for the plunge.

perature wasn’t taken, Proudfoot

Though

the event.

Just

A meeting for all participants was DSA

Schneider, a first-year

was

“It

held Just before the event, to go

to .saw a hole in the

Andrew

cut right

along the side of the pond.

Turner and Jamie Proudfoot, were on the plunge scene hours before it tempting

hole.

spectators waited impatiently be-

sloshing around in

to take place, at-

at the sides

no last-minute panic situations for

Two members of the Doon Student Association (DSA), Jason

was .scheduled

because of of the

injuries

polar plunge, and said there were

pretty short and

week.

val

have been some the sharp edges

in the

polar plunge for charity

OF FAME

little

forehand, said, “It

skeptical be-

was great

may only occur after a waiting period of 1 year after graduation must have demonstrated skill, leadership qualities, dedication and an understanding of sportsmanship athletes

must promote

leadership *

athletes

the

image and

tradition

of Conestoga College through his/her behavior,

and attitude

recommend

for anybody,” he

.>,cOLLfQ^

Teams: *

* *

Intramural teams of the year O.C.A.AJIntercollegiate conference medallist team O.C.A.A. Participants

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The same

attitude held true for

Breedon.

“You’ve never felt such a rush you do it.” Breedon said the worst part about the whole experience was the delay. “You froze more standing by the door than you until

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A broadcasting — radio and telehomework assignment went awry late Feb. 2, when smoke from vision

a pyrotechnic device triggered an in the

Doon campus’s main

identified the substance that causpd

the

smoke

as flash

powder.

Following the departure of the emergency vehicles, students continued working on their project in the studio despite lingering smoke, which filled the fourth-floor halla foul

said a

male student

bit as

cold as

some of

the

participants she interviewed had indicated.

A total of $345 was raised.

smoke pus.”

A fire panel

in the security office

told officers

where the problem

was.

Mike Du Boulay, a broadcasting program faculty member,

said in an

name, nor say

“1

state his

he had set off the

used a

little bit,

know I’m going

but this it

set off

Du Boulay said the substance used was “a flash pot,” but added he didn’t know its chemical makeup. It had been used by the students to film a commercial involving a magician, he said.

“We generally

to get a big

like to

know when

Gilberds said, this

“We could very well

place burnt

in this

case

down.The

we didn’t know that

was happening. should have been made aware.”

The fans go

off at 9:30 p.m., said Boulay, so the students “were working in an absolutely still

room.”

buildup of smoke triggered a detector located in the stu-

dio.

Du Boulay

security supervisor Robert

have had

but

smoke

.lecture for this.”

Doon

pened.”

“I

The student would not

the fire alarm,” he said.

Signature:

every

additional effects are used like that,

room has no ventilation, so

was covering the plunge for program when she set her microphone down and made the jump. Young admitted the water was the

awareness that something hap-

Marvin Derbecker

Firefighter

“We Just

Submitted by:

Ryerson College’s Campus Televi-

television studio.

device.

comments

spectators.

had contacted him on the morning of Feb. 3 to inform him of the situation and to ask what Du Boulay knew about it. “That was my first

in the studio.

Further

some of the

A Kitchener firetruck and three Waterloo regional police cars were on the scene to deal with smoke billowing from the fourth-floor

“It’s just a pyrotechnic. It’s just to

Other outstanding contributions or awards

surprised

interview the next day, Gilberds

make smoke,”

Invoivement

plunge, a last-minute female entry

building.

odor.

Fame Nomination Form

5 male

throughout the entire main cam-

Hilderley

way and classrooms with

Athletic Hall Of Nominees’s name

BRT commercial

success of Conestoga athletes

there were only

sion,

said.

alarm

must be a graduate of the college

Though

Elaine Young, a broadcaster from

By Brad

athletes

did Jumping in.”

nitely take part in the plunge. “I

Player: Induction

participants scheduled for the polar

goes up

what a rush.” He said he won’t be at Conestoga next year, but if he was, he’d defi-

CRITERIA

said

would be

action

no disciplinary

taken. “It’s really

an information awareness type thing.”

has to be announced some-

students should have got permis-

“It

sion from the college’s physical re-

where

sources department to use such a

require that kind of thing, every-

substance.”

body should be made aware of it.” Du Boulay said he would not release to Spoke the names of the

“The alarm went off at 9:50 p.m.,” said Doon security officer Judy Ethridge. “The alarm rings

in class that

any projects

that

students involved in the incident.

spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994 5

Guelph campus survives consolidation grams,

By Craig McLay

allowed us the space to

that

bring the other ones

Conestoga College’s Guelph campus is still alive and kicking

"Eventually, is

summer’s consolidation,

after last

own area. "Someday down the road have

looking

"We’re still here, alive and well, and we plan to stay that way for

ship having their

quite

some

of people confuse the

enrolled

school as

Some

of the programs

Guelph

arc designed to help mature stu-

hasn’t lightened her workload, just

dents transfer their skills into qual-

idea of course integration with total

changed

ifications, she said.

campus amalgamation." The Guelph campus lost more than 400 students from its business and materials management courses

"The work hasn’t gone away. With trades and apprenticeship, we

Doon

summer

last

programs

solidating

one central

campus.

"The trades and apprenticeship remained

"We

Guelph," she

closed

down

the

(campus) welding.

closed

demands." Consolidation afso changed the type of student coming to the Guelph campus. Rivett said.

"What we’re

getting

now

of people, particularly

are a

may have been married a few years and have difficult for

them be-

cau.se there’s a different

interest.

move was

main

rea.son for the

a financial one.

was definitely a cost-cutting move. It’s cheaper to run something out of a facility that you own rather than one that you rent." The other key rea.son was space, "It

We’re

"It

makes

Although

left at

of Student Relations

Nominations

Operations

Open Monday

Feb. 14

Thursday

For more information on the positions available, See Jenn at the DSA Administration Office

here.

—

the

— Doon —

Incredible Rental Incentives!

Guelph campus to

may

still be down the road, Rivett wants people to know that Guelph hasn’t gone anywhere yet.

“We

haven’t removed any labs.

We haven’t removed any furniture. We haven’t closed off doors or bar-

are eligible to take part in stu-

"By moving out the materials management and business pro-

Feb. 24

total con.solidation

down

and moving everything

The Guelph campus currently has 102 fee-paying students enrolled

who

President

not able with the computers

closing

bar scene.”

dent government.

to up-

—

These folks have got to get home and pick up kids from sitters. It’s more of a family than singles on the

she said.

we have to offer a lot of courses Windows for example but that’s where the demand is."

prenticeship area, that

Stratford." the

now we’re hoping grade the computer labs “Right

lot

a family.

.said

courses to students.

the ap-

Government

of people have years of

lot

on paper," she said. "We try and help them out that way." Plans arc in the works for Guelph to upgrade its computer facilities in order to offer a wider selection of

there, it’s just that there are differ-

down heat pump and appliance and moved them in here from Waterloo, and we brought in carpentry from Rivett

“A

experience, but they have nothing

ent types of

said.

Cambridge

slightly.

have a turnover of students every eight weeks, .so the activity is still

as part of the

college’s plan to cut costs by con-

Student

Executive Positions Avaiiabie

continuing education

courses. Rivett estimated.

Rivett said that consolidation

Get involved

Guelph also has 2,100 students

we’re

well."

time," she said.

“I think a lot

own

repair; carpentry;

and welding engineering technology, which runs two years.

trades and apprentice-

pump

ancc/hcat

their

Christine Rivett.

’94

maintenance mechanic; appli-

guess, the next step

to build the school of business so

they’ll

according to campus administrator

ELECTIONS

chanical technician; industrial

in.

ricaded any rooms or anything.

There are five diploma programs the campus; electrical me-

We’re going

be here for a while

yet."

Two or three bedroom town homes close to college, with large rec room, appliances

and one and

a half baths.

GATT spending stalled at Guelph

and ask for Phil or leave a message on voice mail. Call 748-9678

casino night or something?” he asked. Tully said that scheduling activities at Guelph is harder than it would be at Doon, because of sheer

By Craig McLay The Guelph Association of Trades and Techni-

(GATT) is looking for a way to spend money money that is. Since it was started last semester, the new student

cians

—

numbers. “If you (Doon) get 10 per cent of your student population out at an activity, that’s 300 people or so. If we get 10 per cent, that’s only about 20.” Some of the other ideas raised at the meeting

activity

association at Conestoga College’s

has been finding

Guelph campus

hard to schedule activities that grab the attention of Guelph students, according to it

GATT vice-president A1 Tully.

the

The need for more student participation was on top of the agenda during an informal Feb. 2 meeting that was cut short because GATT president Mike Montpetit was off sick. to the

“It’s fine that

we make plans

largely of mature students.

Guelph students

to the

Doon campus for the "Winter Carnival Week

festiv-

to hire a bus to transport

A free bowling night held Jan. 29 at the Woodlawn Lanes bowling centre was cited as a qualified suc-

“We

“It was fun,” Tully said. “We had 12 people show up out of the 40 who signed up. The weather was

just deal with a totally different situation

here,” he said.

“Most of us

When

pretty inclement, so that wasn’t too bad.”

who attend the

three o’clock hits, the parking lot

ing for Feb. 4 to get plans for

Woodworking conference held menial jobs for a long time before

moving

in the

woodworking

industry at a

Doon campus,

up.

Wayne

Scott, a representative of

Acorn Kitchens

Ltd.,

emphasized

the importance of basic training. “It’s

families. is

empty.

very important. All the guys

upcoming

According

and

all-round general knowledge of woodworking was ing

essential before entering the field.

Kevin

Tratt, a representative of

Blum Canada Ltd.,

said, “At one of our factories in Austria, you can spend up to a whole day learn-

Julius

ing

how

The

to fold sandpaper.”

woodworker can expect to do

panellists said a

entering the field

business you’re

in,

Durham

Furni-

“whatever cheap or expen-

you must put out value for the Consumers want good quality furniture for fewer dollars. That’s why we must always imsive,

dollar.

company

“A

lies

within the individual.

how meaningless

seem. Whether

it’s

may

day, everyone counts.”

members

Derrick Grift, of La-Z-Boy Can-

ada Ltd., said, “What the industry is looking for is a skilled and knowledgable worker who can run high-tech equipment, if necessary.”

toll on the industry so a woodworker must be flexible and wear two or three hats if need be. “Train-

puter Numeric Controlled (CNC) machines out there, so learn what you can here.”

“FREE”

stacking lumber

Tratt agreed, saying, “You’re going to see more and more Com-

Love

Badminton Instructional

person has to do their job, no

said the recession has taken

prove ourselves.”

Proceeds to the Heart & Stroke Foundation

Clinic

ture, told the students,

an evening out

to Scott, success for a

working,

train-

for

links in the chain.”

or feeding machines eight hours a

agreed that basic

Bid on your favorite bachelor/bachelorette

teamwork are very important here. There must be no weak

more.” Lloyd Love

all

ing and

The six panel members, who came from various fields in wood-

Feb.

noon Main Cafe 1

Doon

matter

Feb. 14

activities.

we’ve hired all wished they could go back to school again and leam

conference 2

Monday

Bidders Cards $1.00 Most of us have

are older.

Guys here are thinking about getting home, not driving to Doon to watch the polar plunge.” The association decided to schedule another meet-

Guelph campus don’t necessarily live in Guelph. “If 30 per cent live in Guelph and 70 per cent live out of town who’s going to come to Guelph for a

Conestoga’s woodworking students were given plenty of information about what it takes to make it

Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction

ities.

cess.

By John Cinezan

like this, but it’s not

worth doing it if all we get is 12 people,” he said. “If we can get 75-80 people out, then it’s really worth while.” Tully said there was no response to an earlier plan

Guelph student body, made up

Tully said that a lot of the students

Valentine!

Guelph cafeteria in March or April, and possibly

renting a pool hall.

Discussion centred around finding activities that

would appeal

Be My

included a darts tournament, a dance to be held in

Conestoga College Rec Centre

Non-members - $6 Take advantage of this chance to enjoy badminton instruction. Everyone Welcome!

an evening A certified clinic

instructor will be

on hand

provide an evening

6 Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994

Habitat for Humanity targets Conestoga business,

By Wladimir Schweigert An appeal

to the

conscience, a pat

on the shoulder, a word of encouragement are techniques employed by volunteer recruiters. Janelle Martin also uses a reminder of past accomplishments of prospective volunteers.

Martin, the “campus-chapters”

Humanity Canada, would like to see Conestoga become the first community college in the country with a camdirector of Habitat for

pus

affiliate

community and church

mate they can’t

materials and labor for the con-

are, therefore, not visible.

struction of houses

which are then

Martin said she would a chapter at the

like to see

Doon campus

“be-

cause of the amount of work students of Conestoga College put into

Habitat this (past)

Daily newsletters, prepared by Conestoga’s journalism students

limited resources.

Students can donate the money in whatever way they want. Students get a sense of accomplishment when they realize, Martin said, the $2-3,000 they raise pays for a house in a Third World country. There are approximately 300

Martin hopes to start 5 n_ew campus chapters in high schools, colleges and universities by the end of 1

1994.

the first and only instituhave an established campus

tion to

campus chapters

chapter.

there

last

paign

Bridgeport,

terest

of Conestoga’s students.

July’s building

showed

‘‘It would be neat if it (Conestoga) would be

the first (community)

become

college to ada.

cam-

during

”

— Janelle Martin,

campus-chapters’ director of

the in-

Habitat for Humanity

Canada

an op-

make community

portunity to participate and

—

averting the sense of frustration

young people often experience when faced with seemingly insurmountable problems in society. Habitat for Humanity, started several years ago in the United States by Millard Fuller, with for-

mer U.S. president Jimmy Carter and Canada s former governor general Ed Schreyer, as high-profile ’

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter worked a full day last summer at the Habitat building site in Bridgeport, where 10 houses were erected in one week. (Photo by Wladimir Schweigert)

Valentine’s

Day

synonymous with Feb. 14 and romance. Both can be found

as love

at the

Doon

campus this Valentine’s Day. The alumni association is selling carnations at various locations on the main floor. Their S.W.A.K. promotion, which featured a cartoon love affair between characters Cliff and Cleo, was revealed

With Alumni Kisses. With the $2.50 purchase of

as Sealed

DSA

affiliate

an independent

fil

main functions: One

three

build and remodel old houses.

second

In Canada people don’t see the poor conditions some people live in.

Valentine’s

the

British historians claim the date

are alive at

of the celebration stems from the

Conestoga. “We’ll Just have to see

belief that birds choose their

how many

mates on Feb. 1 4. Geoffrey Chaucer, a poet of the 1300’s, wrote in The Parliament of Fowls, “For this was on Valentine’s Day, when every fowl

refer-

Day.

Students

Humber

College

house designs and a

site

plan to the

there,

affiliate. is

not a long

process.

Day in a Midsummer

woods and

tine is past,

character in

two lovers

answered and

the “covenant”

signed with Habitat which establishes the rules.

Because the

ties are

already there,

Martin said, “it would be neat if it (Conestoga) would be the first

(community) college to become a in Canada.” Martin is on a speaking tour to nine schools in Ontario. She said she would “love” to speak to

campus chapter

Conestoga’s

Doon

students.

asks,“St. Valen-

begin these woodbirds

toi:ouple now?”.

The early Christian church had at two saints named Valentine. According to one legend, Valentine was an early Christian who least

made friends with many children. The Romans imprisoned him be-

cause he refused to worship their gods.

The children missed Valentine and tossed him loving notes between the bars of his cell window. He was executed on Feb. 1 4. This tale may explain why people exchange messages of love on Valentine’s Day. These traditions have modified with the passage of time. Whether it’s celebrated with chocolates and flowers or heart-shaped cards, the day is still set aside to share with those

love.

Take a Break Spring Break ’94

Daytona Beach Prices There

is still

have Dropped! time to sign up to go to the

sunny south. See Becky at the DSA Activities Office for more information.

Kiss the cook Jeanne Seyler. (left) and Diana Herzing, two Harvey’s employees, keep warm by the grill while they serve $1 .99 burgers during the Winter Carnival activities held at Conestoga’s Doon campus from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 (Photo by Julie Magee) .

and students of Conestoga’s Guelph campus are affiliate

customs

cometh to choose a mate.”. Three hundred years later, wrote of Shakespeare

activites coordinator,

There are many legends

The

housing.

the play discovers

ring to the origins of Valentine’s

to educate students

Night’s Dream.

she said.

and the general public about adequate is

a bachelor/bachelorette auction.

people get involved,”

crete.

directors elected, a questionnaire

Martin said campus chapters ful-

history affects today s

skeptical

up a con-

tablished to get students involved.

In the southern U.S., she said,

selling valentine’s

Becky Boertien, is love and romance

to pick

Martin said a faculty adviser would have to be found, a board of

chocolates and there are plans for

DSA

when time comes time

hammer and do something

body with its own board of directors, and campus chapters are es-

“When you see the shacks, you know what they are. In Canada we

kiss.

The

Canada.

Starting a chapter

“poverty” housing. It works in co-operation with

ceives a Hershey’s chocolate Chocolates and flowers are as

in the U.S. while in

She pointed out the “hands-on” approach of learning in community colleges, which gives them an edge

Habitat

“emissaries,” seeks to eradicate

every carnation, the buyer re-

By Laura Nahls

only one

considering helping their city’s

volunteering for Habitat, Martin

difference in the

Orangeville have contributed with

Organizing a campus chapter and said, provides students with

third objective is fund-rais-

ing.

campus chapter in Can-

summer."

The

cli-

live in shacks and

sold (without profit) to people of

of this non-profit orga-

nization.

hide our poor.” Because of the

leaders in securing donations of

spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994 7

^ersmctive Mature Students

Prior

experience valued at Conestoga

life

“There is a portfolio process that you can go through to produce a written document that shows the learning you have accumulated." This document will be a synopsis that will prove what the student has

By Omar Welke 'rhc knowledge gained by mature students in the workforce and through life experience, is finally being fomially recognized by postsecondary institutions in Ontario.

initiative,

mandated by

learned.

One

the

of the obstacles faced by the

of Education and launched in September 1993, allows students to challenge programs and courses in which they already have life experience, said Eleanor Conlin, Conestoga's

dent development and

higher learning facilitator.

sources.

Ministry

administration

PLA program

the direct

of the Vision 2()()() study held by the mini.stry to review the direcresult

tion of education in colleges.

About 30 students showed 1

est in the initial stages

inter-

gram, despite limited marketing that was done to encourage students to take advantage of the program. "We have been pleased with the interest

tising

shown with

we’ve done.

the

little

adver-

We did not want

stress relief

The PLA implementation committee meets to discuss assessment procedure. (Left to right) Pat Tondreau, Deborah Weickert, Marg Smith, Janeen Hoover, Paul Tambeau, Eleanor Conlin, Marilyn Black-Lambert, Geoff Johnstone, Debra Croft, Karsten Madsden. (Photo by wiadimir schwiegert) we

tried

out and had policies and procedures in

place,” Conlin said.

There are two methods by which students can challenge courses at Conestoga and translate previous experience into credit for their courses.

The

a direct challenge. If a

first is

student gained, through previous

done effectively.” Although she tries not to shortchange anyone in her life. Cannon worries her daughter might some-

to face the

“What brought me back was a ization that

you

too far without a

really

order (ADD), a condition that causes some behavioral problems.

Sometimes tell if

lot

can not get

good educational

know

“That easier.

LASA program.

She found the resources were She attended Open Door, a secondary school where adults can upgrade their high school

skills.

After one rejection from the

LASA the

second semester of the program. School, home, friends and her seven-year-old daughter Nicole all

clamor for Cannon’s attention. Time management is something she has to work at to avoid neglecting some aspect of her life. “Before I came to college, I prided

myself on being an organized person,

now I’m

still

does not make

It still

any

bothers her (Nicole)

Dealing with stress

sometimes tempting at people,

Cannon

proposition.

a tricky

said.

simply yell

but having the support of

means

there are other solu-

Her family

from Elmira and

not too sure.

“It’s difficult to manage a home, schoolwork, homework, house-

Special transcripts, curriculum, college’s infrastructure are prob-

(CSAC) and

you have met the goals, then yes, you can challenge

just that .sometimes

a course.”

these things arc great, but they for-

can be administered to determine exemptions are warranted.

These tests will have to be fashioned by the faculty involved and will have to ensure the student meets standards set by the College Standards and Accreditation Coun-

Con-

“If

MacKenzie

you

feel

Some may

not be sure

they arc

ready to write a challenge test. For them, the portfolio route of the initiative may be the proper approach, she said.

or support group

Define your interest/prob-

lem very thoroughly, the more defined or specific your

It’s the

it will be form a group with the same

purpose, the easier to

going sometimes.” instructors at Conestoga also play an important role in the life of a mature student. Some are aware of her special situation and take

The

care to

make

the proper adjust-

ments.

on a mature student in a group. They still expect the same from us. But pretty good about me they are

“They

are not any

missing a class or two.”

lenient

place to support that happening.”

A course-per-course approach to PLA would make easier to preit

pare specific challenges, he said.

three years, as

Students’ Association, at Con-

four to eight years.

estoga College,

ik Define the purpose:

dissolved.

Set goals, objectives and

Doon campus,

has

goal of the group and deter-

methods

tance of Dr. Elizabeth Strauss, a

mine

the

to use to

accomplish goals.

former teacher

at the college.

Past-president and vice-president

'k Define membership:

Reasons for denying people membership should be clear.

Regis Coladipietro, who graduated from the accounting program in

was unaware

that the

Self-help groups usually put

April 1993,

few requirements for membership. They make it easy

association had ceased to operate.

for people to join the group.

president this year,” said Coladipietro, “but her class time might

There are many books

“She (Wilson) was going

people start their own

terested in joining a group

munity centres, social service agencies,

community

colleges, public libraries

and

self-helpl mutual-aid

clearinghouses are good sources.

(Helping You Helps Me:

Guide Book For Self-Help Groups, Karen Hill, Canadian Council on Social Development, 1987)

sity

opposed

two or

to univer-

where students may stay from

But there are other students that even if they are here for only one year. “Those were the people that came out regularly and made it fun. We still all know each other and use each other as re.sources.” The driving need for mature stu-

dents, according to Caladipietro,

coping first

Coladipietro said she

skills,

semester. Mature students ask, I

Mature students have a unique

became

especially during the

“How do you do this? How do have to do explain to my kids homework? What do tell my wife? What do tell my husband?”

have just been too hectic.”

available that can help

college

will get involved

The as.sociation was founded in September 1991 by mature student, Georgia Wilson, with the assis-

priorities. Clearly define the

that they are only here for

may be one of many reasons why The Mature Hectic schedules

concerns.

a big differ-

only thing that keeps

tend not to get involved

By Monika Greenan

sit-

in-

uation because they are here to get

an education and return to the workforce. They are not here to .so-

already in existence, com-

ence.

get that there has to be a structure

student support group

be done alone.

makes

people think

ik Find like-minded people:

sounded like a good idea. There was a core group that stayed with it all the time and arranged workshops. Regular meetings were held to find out mature students’ needs, wants and concerns, then speakers were asked to conduct workshops. “The speaker was always a person within the college and there was never any charge for students. Despite the fact that a lot of mature

to them, that

said that these were

not insurmountable problems. “It

Hectic schedules dissolve

Starting a self-help

volved with the association becau.se

“Just even sometimes to complain

that deadline.

lin said.

self-

that

meet

suing, then a test or series of tests

the ministry,

help groups. If you are in-

She stressed

cil

mature students need people behind them. It can’t

they have been a great help to her.

available.

she needs attention.

have to do homework all the time and we do not go out. That’s

tions.

now

let

The first hurdle Cannon faced, was upgrading her education to

hard for Cannon to

her daughter resents the lack

others

administration, she

it’s

of attention, though Nicole does

background.”

qualify for the

left out.

the biggest short-change.”

of thought, hard work and the real-

all

ccr-

work experience, skills that can be linked to the program they are pur-

all

Nicole has Attention Deficit Dis-

that

who decided

times feel

work and home life,” said the parent,

all

evaluation tests and changes to the

lems they cited when trying

her

challenges of a mature student.

per cent of

Although both he and Conlin supPLA program, they acknowledge that there arc obstacles to overcome.

mature student peers. “We have a somewhat teetering relationship between our schoolsingle

.30

port the

work, kid and volunteer work and

Time management,

re-

available for challenge by that date.

get

and family support are three factors every mature student must take into consideration upon returning to school, after an extended absence. Tania Cannon, a first-year law and security administration (LASA) student, is well aware of the sometimes almost insurmountable obstacles placed in front of her and her

stu-

human

tificatc/diploma programs must be

Student overcomes obstacles By Omar Welke

Conestoga’s vice-president of

courses and

a lot of students before

of the pro-

trying to im-

the deadline of

One hundred

At Conestoga, Prior Learning As(PLA) will hold the first ofthe.se challenges in March. "Unofficially, most colleges have always had some sort of as.sessment for mature .students coming back to school. Really what we are doing is fomializing that process," Conlin

The

when

September 1994 imposed upon them, said John MacKcnzie,

.se.ssment

.said.

PLA

plement

cialize.

“I’m hazarding a guess that mo.st mature students here have a family and that extra part of their lives is more important than going out to a pub or a ball game.” “The mature students that were involved with the association now know someone el.se in the college who is going through the same thing they are. They can sit down

students said that there

with them, have a coffee, and say

for them, they did not really

“Am

was nothing want to participate. They would come out for one or two meetings and never

come out One of

why

students

going crazy or

is this

what

really like?” said Coladipietro.

“They can offer support other.

again.” the reasons

tion)

Hopefully

have achieved

each

(the associa-

that.”

8 Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994

Course popularity grows four-and-a-half hour session that

By Alan Horn

how

teaches

room at the college’s Waterloo campus a sign reads: "The

who

In a

Throughout

the

same room

bottles of nearly

much

offered .separately," said Frania

are

Banks, program manager for the

any drink im-

centre of continuing education.

aginable to support that conten-

Wilson said there

tion.

are six differ-

Bartending techniques, one of

ent types of drinks, but each of

more popular continuing ed-

these drinks can be sub-divided

the

ucation courses

into 10 to 25 other drinks.

offered in this

Much

room, as well as in rooms at the Guelph and Cambridge campuses. Debbie Wilson, in the

usu-

rather than alco-

up two

hol, since the class

an instructor ally

fills

weeks

after

goes

into the course

Another

some-

fact,

tor in the

individuals

show

indicated

night while

class

she's teaching to

cess.

ask

stu-

it’s

program, which concen-

the

trates

lectures.

original recipes instead of pre-

little

classes.”

Kawalec

said the majority of

also taught the

students are taking the course for

way

work a bar, inup a bar, and a

interest, but

about

Eventually, the program

Program

(SIP),

which

may is

added there are also

instructor at

Waterloo campus, shakes

some

ice during the

new semester.

class of a

first

(Photo by Alan Horn)

Brewet7 trip leads to student complaints could be liable involved in an acci-

tion, said the college

The bartending techniques course Guelph and Cambidge campuses broke from a

a student

facilities.

long held tradition within the

Under provincial law, the college would be held responsible if alcohol was served to students while they were involved in a college function. There was also a concern that the course wasn’t being represented ac-

room, and when we went to the breweries they were licensed themselves in the hospitality room. It was

curately in the continuing education

actually a licensed

six to eight

last

months when a student

alcohol-related.

complained about the alcohol that was served at an off-campus event. Traditionally, tours to Bacardi Distillers in Brampton and one other brewery had been arranged by

catalogue, which

of field

However, because of the complaint on a course evaluation form, the

ing standpoint.

Bartenders also take the course so they can upgrade their skills.

college has prohibited the tasting of

a course,

alcoholic drinks.

what the person

who

casional times students did taste

dent that

teachers in the bartending course.

so they can

However, Debbie Wilson, an inprogram said the oc-

structor in the

offered at the Waterloo,

are

tenders.

for the centre of continuing educa-

By Alan Horn

become bar-

waiters and waitresses

taking

liability.

incorporate the Server Intervention

not like sitting

a typewriter for

class

cluding setting

Ted Kawalec, a bartending

the

and typing. Here, we actually learn by doing and we’re mixing cocktails for a number of

on hands-on experience

mixes.

proper

why

such a suc-

three or four hours

Students make drinks from

The

ronment. They come in here and

dents are enrolled

more than

"The casual envi-

they can get

into the cour.se.

Almost 150

instruc-

course

Ted Kawalec, who

times Wilson has

offered in a non-

licensed room.

booklet. In

of the time

spent mixing drinks. However, colored water, which is made of caramel, is used

course, said

to drink.

not added to the bartending program, it will be "If

of social chemistry."

art

to control a person

has had too

Frania Banks, program manager

“I

made no mention

trips.

have a concern from a market-

said.

When you advertise

make

sure is

you advertise Banks

getting,”

their drinks

was done

“There ’s a dining room on campus (Waterloo) here which

a licensed

room every time

and it was up to the students if they wanted to attend or not. It was not held on a class night. It was on an off-night,” Wilson said. Banks said it can be argued that students won’t know what the drink tastes like.

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Lifestyles

Body image key to eating disorders

Anorexia nervosa is idenby drastic weight loss from excessive dieting. Most individuals with this disorder do not recognize tified

By Venus

The Kitchener Public Library (KPL) hosted a .seminar on eating

how underweight they are. Even when emaciated, they may still feel fat, mtiking it difficult to

disorders on Feb. 3.

The seminar was one of

Bulimia nervosa is identiby frequent fluctuations in weight and periods of uncontrollable binge-eating followed by some form of fied

several

often are not intended to control friends and family either,” she

of eating disorders.

This can be through self-in-

duced vomiting, abuse of laxatives, excessive exercis-

Additional facts: Anorexia and bulimia fect at least five per cent

ing disorders are

disorders

becomes

not a diet that

visible fairly

a healthy one. is

are talking about nurturing

being

starved death,

for people of this genera-

as the only possible contributing

image.

factor to the disorder. "I

do think

part of this

a .spiritual

were intended, as informanot as a solution.

To avoid an

Marilyn Fischer, senior nurse at Conestoga’s Doon campus, said people with eating disorders see thin models and abuse their own

increase in eat-

ing disorders and weight preoccupation, there is a need for more public awareness on the factors

—

bodies trying to mimic them.

“They always

that contribute to their de-

picture themselves

as being big and quite often they are

velopment.

not overweight. That

do not go

the sad

part.”

away on their ow n and are not

Many have

a matter of willpower. Expe-

needed to

overcome an eating disorder. (Information provided by The National Eating Disorder Information Centre)

the misconception

that

people with eating disorders

are

harming themselves on pur-

pose, even possibly to obtain attention,

Sundberg

“It is

(self)

said.

not volitional.

looks like

punishment. It looks it on purpose.”

like they

are doing

no longer

"'I'here arc it

left to

to decide

That .seems

she

•Sr

'Sr

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said.

not

palatable,” S u n ti b e r g said.

The r

not

scnii-

could give

many of

questions concerning eating

the

di.sor-

also could not offer an iron-

F'ischcr also said she knows of no one at Conestoga suffering from an eating disorder now, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t having

problems.

"We certainly have lots of people with problems of not knowing what to cat. am not aware of any anorexia or bulimia, llicrc could I

very well be,” she said.

Eating disorders arc serious dis-

definite cure.

eases with often fatal conse-

long time to rehabilipeople and to get them to understand that you don’t have to look like a model. Models arc too skinny to begin with,” Fischer

quences.

said.

not.”

"It takes a

"People die from this process,” Sundberg said. "I would like to say after 5 years that I have all the answers. do 1

and Door #4

day

worth considering changing eating habits.

heart disease.

erly,"

less other ailments.

Today, Neill attributes her lack of stress to her good eating habits.

their time better to include meals

because eating quickly puts pres-

What some realize

students

is .stress

may

not

can affect a per-

sons eating habits and vice versa.

Marilyn Fischer, senior health nurse at Doon campus, said recently that stress can affect a person’s appetite in two ways. “A person who is stressed can either eat too much or too little. This is why we have two eating disorders: anorexia and bulimia,”

Sawchuk and Susan

“I

know

eating habits

were different I would not have the energy to do the things I do.”

Sawchuk

said she feels

some

stress in her course but attributes

that to the amount of driving she does each day. She, too, changed her eating

habits a

few years ago.

The

time constraints.

first is

“If a person has a tight schedule

they will use

as an excuse that

they do not have time to eat prop-

She suggests students manage

sure

on the digestive system.

As an

alternative, students could bring simple snacks from home, like celery or sandwiches, that they

can eat on the way to

class.

Fischer also .said the body always needs fluids and if a student

com-

not eating

pared to the large appetite she has

better than nothing.

She used

to eat very

little

at all,

Another factor

today.

chocolate milk

past practices

and Fischer says they can

Neill, second-year early child-

The 20-year-old says she nor-

hood education students at Doon campus, have the same course

mally has three meals a day but they don’t always include the

strongly affect eating habits.

workload.

four food groups.

breakfast and just grabs some-

Both women have placements on Mondays and Tuesdays and 9 hours of class time the rest of the week. The two even travel

Junk food. Both agree their habits aren’t too far off from one another, but

together. Neither has a part-time

the difference

job and their days are almost identical from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, there is one difference, their eating habits. While Neill says she has three meals a

describe their stress levels.

day

at regular times,

Sawchuk

says she eats what she feels like feels like

it.

Unlike her friend, she craves

comes when they

Both describe the course load as heavy, yet the amount of pressure each feels coping with the work is

different.

“Sometimes 1 feel fatigued at the end of the day,” Neill said. Fischer said there are three fac-

“If a person normally misses

thing whenever, it can be very hard for them to change that prac tice,” she said.

“Other people parents

who

ance of eating properly and still practice good eating habits today.”

The final factor is peer pressure. “If a student sees their friends having chips or hamburgers there is a great tendency to follow suit,”

Fischer said.

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changed her habits three years ago. She includes healthy food in her diet as a preventive measure because of her family ’s history of

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Stress is the main cause of thousands of medical conditions known to man. It can result in ulcers, heart problems, migranes and count-

when she

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healthy or not.

The 29-year-old Neill said she was raised on fried foods but

a carnation

and cartoons

much more

By Sheilagh McDonald

Jennifer

Posters

rigid charts;

the individual’s doctor

nurturing

with.

(than the insurance charts),” she

that

definite answers to

a fig-

Stress affects eating habits, nurse says

Fischer said.

All

insurance

compare herself

timetre) girl to

tate these

She did not dwell on body image

used to

girls

having the

counsellor

gave information on the role society plays on an individual’s body

tion

with

"We

and we are talking about not being nurtured of

clad reason for the sickness, or a

life

ure for a five foot five (153 cen-

body

tion.

lot

charts the

the

been replaced.

ders.

recovering bulimic, and the

companies circulated. Hut now there is no longer

University of Waterloo guidance

gone crazy. "And then what we cat and what we don’t cat, affects how we think and it how we

look

with your spiritual being, have not

times, those times of being in touch

— Sunny Sundberg,

is,

Fischer said a

but those quiet

Sundberg mentioned how times are changing and how complex

as they

'Sr

behave,” she said.

piness and success.

think, a

the audience accepted their stories

erroneously as-

rienced help

not so.

sociated with beauty, hap-

• Eating disorders

all

it’s

have not replaced

the

The speakers did not preach and

to socio-cultural pressures.

Thinness

parent of a recovering bulimic,

strongly linked

it’s

looks

It’s

stemming of the process.”

The development of eating

kinds of things.

stops eating alto-

often, but not always, that

women.

looks like control.

not easily recognizable except

Another 10 to 20 per cent have many of the symptoms of these problems. Approximately 95 per cent of those who develop eat-

volitional,

“Eating disorders do not start off as a control thing and they quite often are not intended to control friends and family either. ”

looks like

when someone

soon as the weight starts to drop. "We arc always doing diets,” Sundberg said, "and of course there

young Canadian women.

situation here that

illness.

with anything

—

Then af-

"So we have

.services, said eating disorders arc

gether.

ing or fasting.

•

the Univer-

of Waterloo’s counselling

sity

said.

it’s

Sunny Sundberg, of

purging to rid the bixly of the calories.

One reason people do not tell anyone they have an eating disorder is because they feel foolish. "Eating disorders do not start off as a control thing and they quite

events scheduled during Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Approximately 200 people filled the auditorium and listened to three panelists address different aspects

convince them to

seek help.

unwanted

Cahill

If*

10 Spoke, Monday, February 14, 1994

SPORTS Conestoga Condors slay Knights By Brad

Ottmann put

Hilderley

Condors up

the

3-1,

pressure.

Ottmann got his second goal with

but Joe Covelli replied for the

When

hockey team’s top scoring line has a good night, a win is the usual outcome. Such was the case Feb. 2, as centre Dave Long, left-winger Joel Washkurak and right-winger Chris Ottmann led the Conestoga Condors to an 8-5 victory over the visiting Niagara Knights. The game, played in front of about 50 spectators at the Doon a

campus recreation

centre-,

Knights.

an empty-netter

Washkurak’s second of the game increased the Condor lead to 4-2, but Pete Lachance brought the Knights to within a goal with 29

onds to make

seconds

left in

the

first.

until the final

Conestoga

fall to six

their record

Long and Washkurak put

play a

Knights

As for the Long-WashkurakOttmann line, the right-winger said, “When we’re going, we can

5 the

league.”

in-

creased their lead to 6-3 on goals

Ottmann said he hurt his left foot by blocking a shot, and he joked to

from Graig

Condor

Elliott

and Long.

Covelli’s second, at 3:57 of the

followed

third,

Lyndon

Johnston’s hard shot from just

Condor

lead to 6-5 with about 6

Condors ahead 2-0 in the first before Knight Scott Punnett scored on

minutes

to play.

a breakaway.

2:20

Long completed left,

his hat trick with

head coach Ron Woodworth, “I don’t block shots in the regular season, maybe in the playoffs, for sure in the finals.”

The Condors were to have played and 12 at Cambrian College and will take on the Sir Feb.

Sandford Fleming (Peterborough) Knights at home Feb. 16.

Hockey Fans!

Two Great

Trips

VS Quebec Nordlques

Buffalo Sabres Feb. 21, 1994

Toronto Maple Leafs VS *

in-

following intense Niagara

Attention

Monday

full

be the most potent line in the

The Knights were shut out in second period, as the Condors

the

60 minutes.”

Niagara

side the blue-line, narrowed the

ties.

feeling confident,”

he said. “But we’ve got to learn to

place in

wins, five losses and two

“We’ve been

last

might have taken them a bit Ottmann, a

first-year civil engineering student.

Condors

buzzer.

The Knights, tied for the same division, saw

“I think we had a few mental breakdowns,” said Ottmann in a post-game interview. “We thought it was over, so we let them back in

“We

was

second place in the Costello Division of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association as their season record improved to 10 wins, two losses and no ties.

dying sec-

lightly at first,” said

as the Knights did not halt their

The Condors remain

in the

a three-goal margin.

near the end.

closer than the final score suggests,

charge

Monday March

St.

Louis Blues

$32.00 includes transportation

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

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DSA Activities Office

to his position during the Feb. 2 game against the Niagara Knights at the Kenneth E. Hunter (Photo by Jeff Brinkhof) Recreation Centre.

Condor goalie Scott Ballantyne skates

Male athlete of the

week

Jan. 30

—

Spokesports

for

Costello Division

TEAM

Seneca Braves 11 1 Conestoga Condors 10 2 Cambrian Gold Shield 7 7 Niagara Knights

Dave Long Long had three goals assists in the

game

against the

Niagara Knights.

T GF GA PTS 0 0 0 2

97 78 92 89

45 79 82

22 20 14 14

Parker Division

TEAM

Algonquin Thunder Fleming (P) Knights

8 3 3 2

St. L. (B)

Fleming

Schooners Auks

(L)

L 6

T GF GA PTS 1

10 0 10 0 9 1

OCAA HOCKEY SCORING LEADERS PLAYER, TEAM Dave Long, Con.

Men’s Hockey

Feb. 2

(As of Feb.

1994)

Feb. 5 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association

and three

Scoreboards and Schedules

83 94 65 102 50 83 51

17 6 6 5

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GP G A PTS PIM '

12 Tim Favot, Cam. 14 Troy Gleason, St.L.(B) 13 Peter Lachance, Nia. 13 14 Derek Etches, Cam. 13 Brent Jones, St.L.(B) 12 Tom Jack, Sen. Chris Ottmann, Con. 12 12 Kirk Sharkey, Alg. Joel Washkurak, Con 11

17 12 14 14 19 14 17

26 26 24 23 16

20 17

21 12

43 38 38 37 35 34 34 33 32

20 12 10 21 31

24 16

22 22 18 74

Wednesday, Feb. Conestoga Condors

16, 7:30 p.m.

Conestoga

CONDORS

25 0

Sandford Fleming (P) Knights

Sir

other scores around the league: Feb. Feb.

—

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4: St.

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Cement Heads crushed

Newspeak

for the politically correct ’90s worse

By Gary Wiebe

by Individuals

have always known

that

politically incorrect, but

By Gary Wiebe Manon Rhcaunie, the woman to play in an NHL

Unlike first

markers by Rob Thibeault,

realized

Marty Feijo and Jamie Vander-

tained a copy of

burg.

Trevor Frasier pulled the Buf-

how much

so until

ob-

This dictionary, co-authored by

riod ended with a .four-goal

Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf,

cles.

them a 7-2 advantage. With 10 minutes left in the game and the score 9-4, the Buffaloes turned up the heat on three goals by Jamie Hislop, to give him four on the night, and one by Alexander to complete ing

However, that didn’t stop her from giving a dazzling display of goaltcnding in the final

game

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rout of the

Cement Heads. The Individuals opened the scoring at the 0-minute mark 1

with two quick goals from Peter

Scandlon and Paul Balliu. The Heads lone goal, potted by Tom Dagenais, came three minutes later.

Then

Two

the well ran dry.

his hat trick.

Feijo scored three times for the

Mustangs while Thibeault and Vanderburg each scored twice. Chris Morris and Kyle Young added one each. Game two saw the Chiefs defeat the Wrecking Crew 8-5.

Grant

goals

Bradshaw

by Joe Poinier and one

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Cement Heads

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completed

scored five straight and

the destruction.

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Flanagan,

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Dagenais, however, didn’t retain his.

The

received a

Chris

frustrated forward 0-minute miscon-

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finished second, will face

Cement Heads. The following day the third-

fourth-place Mustangs.

These games are first-round single elimination events

—

The Buffaloes’ Josh Alexan-

one game and you’re out. However, the winner of the game between the Water Buffa-

der, with his first of three,

loes and Chiefs will earn a bye

opened the scoring at the sixminute mark. The Mustangs rallied with three unanswered

and

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still,

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will

meet

the victor

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Carrey’s crazy antics

save Ace Ventura

and bodybuilder Vera de Milo. But soon he will be known internationally as Ace Ventura Pet De-

film debut), Sean Young and Courtney Cox give this film an extra boost which could make the difference between number and number 2 at the box office. Though Carrey’s role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective marks his first starring credit, he is no stranger to the movie scene. He has held

tective.

cameo

Blair

Matthews

you’ve seen Fox television’s In

Living Color, and chances are you

know Jim Carrey. You know him as Fire Marshal

have, you Bill

—

And what tive,

exactly

Peggy Sue Got Marand Earth Girls Are Easy. For years, he has used his outrageous facial movements and body language to bring a fresh perspective to stand-up comedy, which as Carrey has proved time and time

you might be asking?

Well, gests.

it’s

to track

exactly as the a

It is

man whose

name

ried

sug-

sole job

and rescue stolen animals

and return them owners.

to their rightful

Sort of a cross between Robin

again,

Hood and Superman. In this case, it’s Ace Ventura (Carrey) bucking the system

and going where no pet

begun.

This movie

This time around, the Miami Dolphins’ mascot Snowflake (a field-goal-kicking dolphin no less) has been kidnapped just days before the Super Bowl and it’s up to Ventura to get it back in time for the halftime show.

nor does brilliant

ers fail,

Though

by Carrey.

the plot isn’t as strong as

could be, with the antics of Car-

—

doesn’t matter anyway even with the crude hemorrhoid joke in the final few minutes of the film.

parody of the Crying itself in

host of supporting actors such

as real-life

Regardless of whether you’re a Carrey fan or not, you’ll like Ace

terback

Ventura: Pet Detective.

Miami Dolphins’ quarDan Marino (making his

Wild Rhinos

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Rhinos leader Danny Michel adds precussion to the mix during the Kitchener band’s two-set show at the Doon main cafeteria on Feb. 1 The group’s latest album, Fishing In The Fountain Of Youth, has picked up in sales since their video for A Fantastic Place To Be has been aired regularly on Much Music. (Photo by Omar Welke)

Ace

Ventura: Pet Detective Starring: Jim Carrey, Courtney Cox Rating: (out of five) ik

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By Colleen Connachan Winning top honors at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, The Piano is not just another love story, but instead a powerful story of passion

between characters from two

dif-

ferent worlds. Holly Hunter, star-

ring as Ada, takes on a silent, but

powerful role as

mute piano

player. iKiturc

of love and passion

streams from The Piano

creates the

mood

of a

tragic lossof speech

what

woman’s

and her will for

happiness and fulfillment. Arriving from Scotland,

Ada

anti

New

Zealand on which

beach

she

destined to meet her prctir-

rangeti husbiind, Stewart, played

on Ada's journey

her

piano, a belonging that covers her like

notices her passion for the piano.

This compels Baines to purchase

from Stewart in exchange for land and lessons from Ada. Baines, develops a longing for Ada’s music and company. To fulfill his desire for Ada, he makes an offer to give her a single piano key in exchange for more than her lessons. She agrees to his offer, somewhere knowing she has a desire for the piano

Baines. af-

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ceeds to board-up

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the

windows

around Ada's room.

The

struggle for love, pas*sion and

fulfillment never stops throughout

Neils.

nately the

piano abandoned on the beach. As soon as Ada starts playing Baines

fair

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leads them to the

Stewart finds out about their

her daughter land on a breathtaking

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end, you’re laughing so hard that

Aloiii,;

incredible sense of

its

get himself admitted to an insane

there nicely as well.

Sam

comic timing

has that

many oth-

rey dominating throughout, by the

Game somehow works

this film

stand out where

by Carrey, such as a scene where he tries very successfully to asylum.

The

contain mechanically

technology.

But one thing

makes

stunts

that

not beautifully

filmed with breathtaking scenery,

This inevitably leads to hilarious

The

his forte.

As Ace Ventura, Carrey proves his form of comedy has only just

detective has ever dared to trek.

roles in films such as Find-

ers Keepers,

a pet detec-

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express as she sternly separates herself from her husband.

Ada can no longer

st:md to be

without her piano. She and her

daughtcT make their way through

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