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Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario

Vol 26, No. 34

October 24, 1994

Banned Residence council closes doors sistant

Rodeway

and

Wilson was

Suites’ student council

has banned reporters from ings, saying

its

that councillors

would

uncomfortable arguing Pettit,

re-

thought

the school

we want what we

and

Webb

and

(Photo by Michelle

Doon’S main campus.

Volt)

Webb

said that at the Oct.

against having the press present at their meetings,

started,” said Pettit.

vate student council has the power to have closed meetings, with one liaison from the Doon exception.

Student Association (DSA) is allowed to sit in on council meetings.

will continue to

raise the issue.

and two people

voted in favor. “Personally, I voted yes to have a reporter present at the meetings,”

he said.

Pettit said Rodeway Suites’ constitution states that Rodeway ’s pri-

said coverage of the meetthe council

and he

Pettit

coals.”

would help give

credibility,

— Bob

“Rodeway works in co-operation with the college. It’s not the job of the school paper to drag it over the

sues.

ings

to put in (the

Webb bad press

nalism student, said some members of council were worried that what they said would be misquoted or taken out of context, although he favored a press presence to air is-

(blindfolded) and First-year nursing students Frances Daniels exercise outside trust-building in a part take Jaylene Garcia

our choice what

don’t.

want stuff printed, we’ll let you know.” Sean Webb, current council president and a second semester jour-

Blind lead

it’s

paper) and what we

our choice what

don’t,” he said. “If

we want

co-operation with

to put in (the paper)

tit.

council meeting, four people voted .

it’s

and 75 per cent must be in favor of what is being protested,” said Pet-

last year.

Pettit.

“In order for that to happen,

“Right from the very beginning,

also complained of inaccuracies in

“We work

they can start a petition, said

cent of the students must be polled

president and last year’s president,

Spoke

had no

paper that

in the

when the building wasn’t ready, the

current council vice-

constitution also states that

believe the constitution says 75 per

comment.

the press.

Bob

he “gave the

The

students do not agree with council,

about the situation” but the reporter

“wrote

feel

in front

fired,

porter a quote and what

meet-

constitution allows

its

year when asRodeway manager Brian

Pettit said that last

By Dan Wettlaufer

to press

if problems arise because of the reporter

said that

in council

ban, he would consider resigning. “Freedom of speech is important. need someone else to give their interpretation of the events that

happen,” he

said.

gave you (Spoke) the minute sheets from the meetings it would only be my interpretation.” In a sampling of opinion at the residence, 12 of 14 students said See Residence, page 4

“Even

if I

physical resources manager says problem, a becoming Vandalism By Rob Heinbecker Taking a can of Coke and a packet of cost cookies into classroom to munch can says students thousands of dollars yearly, Conestoga’s director of physical resources. Dave Putt estimated it costs $8,000 to $10,000 annually in unnecessary mai.nte-

Conestoga students raised their body temperatures and $4 1 6 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation by riding the Big Bike Oct. 12. Waterloo Region’s area co-ordinLisa Howarth, said the

money

by the Big Bike Ride for

raised

Stroke goes directly into stroke re-

particularly bothers

him when

Putt said it labs students bring drinks into computer

are essentially

lecture

college costs.

because of a danger

pigs,” Putt said.

“This is the first year for the ride ... the response has been over-

whelming,” Howarth said. The “Big Bike” has 30 seats, including one for the driver, Howarth said. She said the minimum number of people required to ride the bike is 21, but that it would be a very difficult ride. Marlene Ford, former DSA activco-ordinator, said the

pulled together 27 participants to take part in the three-kilometre bike ride, which began at the college

and continued on Doon Valley Drive.

After the 30-minute ride, refreshments were given out to riders by the Doon Student Association. “I had a stroke about six months ago. All the tests they put me

through, the

search.

ities

from litter and that takes them away to adds and responsibilities cleaning other

a “If you accidentally pour a Pepsi into computer, the computer will not be forgivand if a ing. There are 15 volts back there ” student is holding an aluminum can Another example of student and staff in carelessness. Putt said, could be found

factor.

room 2A56.

said the college spent $80,0(X) to improve the room over the summer and there

See Vandalism, page 4

Bike Ride for Stroke raises $416

By Jennie Richardson

ator,

campus who

done by

up the

“My concern is that there are a few people this

their trash in the garbage.

... on

said the college’s cleaning

contract and does not include clean-up of food and drink containers from classrooms. added that the cleaning staff does pick

sources manager. Putt said it has become commonplace for people to bring food and drinks into classrooms and they are- not bothering to put

nance and repairs to college property. That figure does not include lower levels

Big

of service and people’s wasted time, added Barry Milner, the college’s physical re-

DSA

money has

from somewhere,” Ford

come

day and were

eligible for

prizes including pins and clothing

Howarth

said.

Jacki Allin, vice-president of DSA, said “it was challenging but fun. There was a lot of

spirit

on the

became

in-

He^

“They asked to

we would like we said yes.”

be involved and

Pat Hannigan became involved with the “Big Bike” because he said important it fun and he knows how

done

is.

“I

heart attack survivor and without the research I may not have been.

Hannigan transports the bike from ride sites and serves as its driver.

He briefs the riders before each ride on the importance of team work because he has the only brake for the bike.

ride.”

1994 was the first Bike Ride for Big the for year

Howarth

Allin said the college

and Stroke volved after the theDSA. contacted Foundation

the research being

said.

Students collected pledges prior to the ride

She said it started in May and toured Ontario, finishing at Conestoga College.

Stroke.

said

a great cause and you can meet lots of great people,” he said. “It

Big^ef^^

Conestoga students volunteered Kerry Masche) Heart and Stroke Foundation.(Photo by 1 2 to support the

2 Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994

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NHL

should

call

a year

Saturday nights have become NHL owners locked out players and put the 1994-95 duller since

season on hold.

However, despite

the longing

of fans to see the season begin,

would be

better for fans if those

Saturday nights were to continue

NHL

hockey rather than watching a season which middle of December or the beginning of January. Put aside the fact that the lock out will not be settled by any miracle of good-faith bargaining soon and imagine that the season did start at the beginning of November. The beginning of November is the date NHL owners say they can to

be devoid of

would begin

still

in the

University funding We

salvage a regular 84-game season.

Unfortunately, this would

mean

the Stanley

not be completed until the middle of July.

hockey fans

that the playoffs

Cup

playoffs would

bothers most die-hard

normally don’t end

until late

May

all

like to think

Asking a fan for hockey enthusiasm during the hottest month of summer is ludicrous. Canadians and North Americans rely on hockey to entertain them through the winter because they spend more time indoors. But when summer comes, these people living in some of the most beautiful country in the world, will have better things to

of society’s rules and boundaries.

question the hand that feeds them,

wail, eat, sleep,

world, changes in the

same

Hockey enthusiasts would never accept any team as a Stanley Cup champion because nearly half of a regular season was not played. Fans would complain that their team could have won the Stanley Cup or at least made the playoffs if those missing 34 games were played. The biggest reason why the NHL should call it a day and cancel

privileges as babies,

know

in the

inevitable, and

The 1990-94 recession-depression changed everyThere are many government agencies

welcome the same grant system

who would

that universities enjoy.

a university level should be modeled

Under that system, the government buys teaching and research from learning institutions. Presumably, the new plan is meant to make universities more efficient, to scrutinize wasteful research and

with purpose and goals are accommodated.

Change our funding? Oh

no, that

closer to the college system which produces graduates for the ’90s job market.

But

it is

also the responsibility

of universities to see that higher education and research

Through negotiations and compromise, the needs of government and community can be

universities,

achieved, but

has to be through change.

Gone are the days when universities were

at the local

burger shop.

would never work,

said the presidents of the area’s three universities.

thing.

Education

employment

Record

universities as well.

system administered through the Ontario government. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record recently reported that the Ontario Council on University Affairs suggested a system ofuniversity funding similar to the

that lead only to

suffer. I

the world that surrounds them.

—

many other hockey fans, am upset about

start,

them and

autonomous from those

Perhaps the idea is also to encourage universities to be more academically responsible with the programs too many students graduate with degrees they offer

whole business to begin with. Most see the lock out as a simple greed grab by both sides. Each side is trying to bilk the other out of millions of dollars, while other businesses which depend upon the sport for customers and jobs season were to

But change must come to

that feed

to help address Ontario’s crushing debt.

the

If the

and those

college system.

100 point plateau.

Mordechai Rozanski article.

Universities in Ontario are partially funded by a grant

season possibly hold for a true hockey fan? There would be no chance of a player scoring record being set or a player to have a 50-goal or 100-point season or team reaching the

said University of Guelph president

poop and

them. Waterloo Region universities like to think they have

that support

the fans.

By Frank Knobloch

please themselves, oblivious to the

There have been rumors of a secret 50-game season planned in January should the lock-out last that long. If this is true, it is a worse idea than a November start. What excitement could a 50-game

must remain autono-

mous and should be allowed

They

do.

Universities

are inde-

pendent, autonomous to a degree,

But the only people that can truly claim that luxury are newborns.

early June.

the season

needs major overhaul

ite

institutions

whose hallowed

halls

staid-gran-

no one dare

challenge.

The prime minister

president of the Royal shareholders. that they are

accountable to the people, the Bank is accountable to his

What makes

above

university presidents think

all?

Protests should be peaceful, not violent

will not follow the scoring

newspaper as religiously as I normally would. I will not watch as many games on television nor will I spend my money on NHL tickets or merchandise. Why should I? Both sides say with supposed remorse that the fans are suffering and it is not fair on them. But ask either side to make concessions to quickly end the strife and they will tell you that it is impossible. The owners must realize that the days of unjustly making gobs of money at the players expense is over and the players must realize that there is a limit to how much you can demand for wages. statistics in the

someone

From can do

violates

protested outside abortion clinics

Spoke welcomes

all letters to

opinion, please send

in.

the editor. If you have a beef, or an

Spoke reserves the

right to edit letters to

* fit

remove any libellous statements. Your letter must be signed, and include your program and year for verification. Send let-^, ^ ters to the Spoke office. Room 4B 15, Doon campus. space, and to

and at the homes of the doctors who perform them, for years. Picketing is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, unless it is accompanied by threats of violence, assault or other unlawful

conduct.

Anti-abortion protesters are not prohibited from demonstrating outside abortion clinics and family

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By Kerry Masche

boundaries of two rights: the right of free speech and the right to own and enjoy property.

one of them. Then people stand up and take notice. Take the abortion issue for example. Anti-abortion activists have

scrutinized closely until

)

Letters to the editor

Home picketing falls between the

These rights have become an integral part of life and are usually not

In the end, the sport will lose.

rupted on a regular basis.

People today enjoy and take advantage of innumerable personal rights and freedoms.

dwellings with signs proclaiming

“baby killers” who money. Nor are they

abortionists as collect blood

held legally responsible for the verbal abuse the people

who

use the

clinics are forced to endure.

have always been an advocate of free speech but some anti-abortion protesters have gone too far. Women seeking abortions are often assaulted both verbally and physically outside clinics. Also, women are attacked by people who know nothing about them or the situation under which they became I

a legal standpoint, doctors little

to stop protesters

picketing their homes.

from

long as

picketers remain on public property

such as sidewalks and streets, police and the courts are powerless. Home picketing has ended the practices of several doctors who perform abortions. According to a 1992 article in the Canadian Medical Association journal, only one of

pregnant.

six doctors

Rape, abuse, financial difficulties and other personal reasons could all be factors in a woman’s choice to seek an abortion. Abortion is a personal matter that should not be judged by other people. Doctors who perform abortions bear the brunt of anti-abortion aggression, however. Their homes are picketed and their lives are dis-

tions in

who performed aborWindsor, Ont., is still in

practice.

How many

have their is

other doctors

left their practices to

home

life

make

more endurable?

a form of harassment no one

should have to endure. It is all right to have strong convictions about an issue.

It is

not

all

right to force others to your will

through force or verbal harassment.

Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994 3

Campus Comments How would you describe school spirit at Most

By Brenda Boomer

Conestoga College?

around here aren’t any a pretty dull and boring place. Vic Pipunic First-year electronics fun.

CPA program challenges student

of the students

It’s

Carey Ruby, a 29-ycar-old Conestoga College computer-pro(CPA), finds college

but it’s not as strong among first-year students, probably because they haven’t gotten adjusted to the school yet. Julie Heidrich right,

faces

takes notes for

Carey McClemont First-year law and security

alot better

a decent

pretty good, actually. At least

than

used

to be.

The DSA

mean

stay at

year.”

Ruby

home.”

part-time courses get

year program.

discouragingat

“Full-time work and part-time courses gets discouraging at

times.”

Ruby

him through

— Carey Ruby

peer tutor

times.”

to maintain

good pro-

the challenge

Wednesday a meets with him to ex-

basis.

At the end of each semester. said he sits at his computer and reflects back to figure out how he can make the next semes-

much by

group. People

tie

them up too

asking too

many ques-

try not to

Ruby

are really good,

don’t like to

tions.

for you.”

“I’m getting better organizational skills,” he said.

“The teachers

just feel

solving.

plain things on a one-to-one

but

in a

to allow

average.

Ruby said CPA gram and finds

said every

the people in the group.

hoping

good exercise towards problem

Ruby said he finds working in a group especially difficult. “I don’t have anything against

do things

dominate the

ter easier.

“The pressure

class.”

“When you work on your own

doing

“The important thing to do well

There are times when Ruby gets discouraged, but he said positive thinking helps to get

when he pushes him-

much.

myself not He said he

said.

it.

it’s

self too

work and

“Full-time

him a lot

will take

said he sets himself up for

a letdown

longer to finish the usual three-

apprehensive it

in class.

doesn’t

said he did re-

ally well

“

time.

consequence,

There’s probably a lack of it. People don’t seem to be enthused about anything around here. I’m just here for the classes myself.

think

him

big

and was an A student except for a B in one class. “1 really pushed myself last

who

But I still go to every class. Just because I have a note-taker

times,”

said he has a person

Ruby’s week consists of three courses that take up all of his

courses each semester and as a

Ruby

Last year

Ruby

he said.

said.

visually

program

challenge, but a good challenge,”

It is

more of a challenge

very visual.

“The

his lifeline.

He said he can only handle three

management studies

First-year

sual.

but said

connected to a voice monitor and without it he feels lost, he

life fulfill-

impaired.

it’s all

about the expectations of others.

Ruby’s computer

ing, yet challenging.

than most students.

think

concerned with the Windows program becoming even more vi-

gramming analysis student

Ruby

you must depend on yourself.” Ruby said by working on his own he does not have to worry

Ruby

loves the

CPA

program.

of the semester,”

off at the end

Ruby

said.

job.

Fab Yanez First-year graphic design

Corrections In the story

any. Everyone belongs to their own and they keep to themselves. There should be more campus-wide events.

There little

isn’t

clique

Bonnie Ford First-year law

New

industrial

program developed

Detweiler, on page 3 of the Oct.

Socha was erroneously

1 1

issue.

identified as the trades

apprentice co-ordinator. Socha

a faculty

Norm and

member

In the story Students test

lighter side.”

Allen actually said she wanted to use

humor in the

activities.

of the college. In the Campus Comments section on page 3 of the Oct. 17 issue the photos of Deanna Ciuciura and Stephanie Turnbull were reversed.

and security

Goldie Allen was misrepresented as saying she wanted to keep AIDS awareness activities “on the

AIDS

savvy on page

The story should also have mentioned that 400500 people in the Kitchener-Waterloo region may not be aware they have AIDS. Spoke regrets the errors.

is that the It’s not very good. The problem school is built in sections. It keeps people separated.

now, you’ve probably realized

Khoune Phanthavong First-year mechanical engineering

there’s

And not-existent. Nobody seems to get get involved. There’s not enough things to

It’s

involved with.

Karen Arlen First-year law

that a job

the career

life

than school.

only as good as

builds.

can give you the

financial

and security

can help.

skills

and

knowledge to become

an accounting professional: a Certified General Accountant.

There’s not enough. People need to get more involved. Maybe it would help if the events were promoted better.

Completing our

CGA program of

professional studies can lead to

Kris Pribic First-year mechanical engineering

better opportunities in business,

government and public

The school like

spirit is great,

Oktoberfest. There

support

for

especially for things

seems

events where alcohol

to is

be more served.

Chad Powers First-year materials

management

If you’re

ready to

of yourself,

call

practice.

make even more

(416) 322-6520,

extensions 385, 225 or 217, or tollft-ee,

1-800-668-1454, or write to

us at 240 Eglinton Avenue East, don’t know. Is there any? Lennart Berglund Third-year engineering I

Toronto

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4 Spoke, Monday, October 24,

994

Employment Equity plan takes effect Conestoga College has until March 996, to produce a plan to show how it will implement em1 ,

ployment equity legislation

came The make

into effect Sept.

that

was established to employees are hired, trained and promoted fairly in the all

workplace, said

Marg Smith, the community ser-

college’s chair of

vice and co-ordinator for employment equity. Four groups the legislation is aimed at helping are:

Aboriginal people, people with

people

disabilities,

who

uity

Conestoga College

are visu-

already graffiti on desks in

show

the college has looked at sys-

tems and procedures to make sure there are no barriers, she said. "The college wants to be the very best employer it can be and to be very fair to everyone.” The plan will be implemented over a period of time, said Smith.

"No one

will be laid off or re-

member from

the

designated groups,” she said. Present employees are protected

Vandalism on the From page

will be filing

a three-year plan that will

placed to hire a

by the

rise at

legislation.

legislation states that a pri-

The

vately funded workplace

low

fairness.”

how

1994.

legislation

sure

due to race or color, and women. Smith said. “The whole idea behind employment eqally a minority

By Brenda Boomer

the legislation

must

fol-

they employ

more than 50 employees, whereas

owned workplace, such

a publicly

Conestoga College, must follow the legislation if they employ more as

than 10 people, she said. Smith said a survey of the workforce will be done in a

determine

being used

workplace.

in the

“We want

few weeks

these groups are

encourage other

groups to apply to the college,” she said. “The bottom line is fairness and removing any barriers,” she added.

”

Doon campus

out.

nearly $20,000 per year, in extra

The carpet in SCSB costs about $40 per square yard and, with the

cleaners.

salaries, to hire

“We

two or three extra

said he asks clean-

stains, the college will

remove

the scrawling each

to replace the carpet earlier than

but

night in order to prevent other

necessary, he said.

using every possible penny

students from adding to

Milner said time and money spent on unnecessary cleaning jobs prevents the department from upgrading other parts of the

can towards improvements,” Putt

the

room.

ers to

it.

Carpet stains are a big problem he said.

too,

But the problem just to the

said those

main

not confined

building. Putt

who work and

learn in

be forced

college.

Putt said

would not be a

solu-

the Student-Client Services

tion to hire extra people to clean

Building (SCSB) are “good ex-

because the money would come from the academic budget.

amples of people who cannot walk and carry coffee at the same time.” Putt said there are stains every-

where and despite cleaning tempts, the stains are not

at-

coming

are not at

disturbs

dirty.”

erty it

would cost

are not

But Putt warned that if the problems of damage and mess were left unchecked it would grow to a point where it would not be worth any effort to improve facilities. He explained that if the college’s physical environment deteriorates

estimated

crisis point,

said.

“It would be like me hiring someone to come into my house to tell my kids that their room is

any

me that we

down

Tony Oliv, housekeeping staff, stuffs mounds of paper towels (Photo by Rob Heinbecker) he pulled from a bathroom ceiling.

Doon campus washroom by vandals

littered

to a certain

level in appearance, then people

no longer respect the propand would treat it like a garbage dump. will

washroom

By Rob Heinbecker

Residence council bans press from meetings they were in favor of having the

Resident Dallas Green would also meetings reported on. “Residence is a big part

press at council meetings.

of the school. Spoke

like to see council

“I think

residence

Spoke coverage of is

very beneficial to the

students,” said first-year

the

Mark Windle,

computer program ana-

lyst student.'Tt lets the residents

know what is going on around here. Maybe we should have a say.”

the school.

Our two

a big part of

sides should be

allowed to cover meetings. Residence isn’t part of the school and it’s run by different management.” Shelley Roberts, a second-year graphic design student and a

working together to benefit everyone at Conestoga College.” But Bryan Kapitar, a first-year business marketing student, agreed

Rodeway

with the council.

everything together

“I don’t think

Spoke should be

said:

Suites council

“Right

now we

He estimated that housekeeping has spent $1 ,000 since September in labor and product costs to maintain the washroom.

The vandals managed to throw

Stark, said the stalls have to be painted frequently to get rid of

vandalized several times since the beginning of the semester.

toilet paper far back into the ceiling, forcing

tiles to

had

installed

where workers smaller

wash-

rooms and a nursing tab; c Barry Milner, manager of

C wing, is miss-

new and

two weeks earlier/'

cets, flooding the both

physical resources, said that by

.spending college time and

energy-saving fluorescent lights

money addressing

during the summer, he said, Stark said die nursing wing

cerns, it takes

ing ceiling tiles

you have. “Myself, I’m willing to give Spoke interviews whenever and wherever, but as of now the issue over and done with.”

and took 30

The washroom, which is on the second floor

and die staff from die

had to take a sink off the wall for repairs and when he someone had turiied on the fau-

minutes to gatlier.

“not try-

graffiti

p^r towels

Stark said the college plumber

reach tlie waste.

five garbage bags

think

about our decision again.”

Spoke. We’ll answer any question

Minutes from the college Two and three bedroom apartments Fridge, stove and dryer included Pool available in complex

ceiling

Olivieri said the waste filled

ing to get a bad relationship with

^oivn fiomes for rent

cleaned

housekeeping staff member Tony Olivieri to take out other

member,

Spoke reporter covering our meetings. Once we get organized and

Pettit said the council is

etched4n

paper towels and

don’t want a

we may

die worst in the

Vandals recently stuffed the of a musing wing washroom wiUi paper towels and tissue paper worth over $200, said Dan Stark, -manager of Conestoga's housekeeping serceiling

From page

college for graffiti and has been

diese con-

away from

other

aspects of the college.

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Detweiler holds barbecue in appreciation of students By Rob Heinbecker Anyone who passed the Detweiler Centre on Oct. 12 during the afternoon might have thought the Detweiler faculty had given up teaching and were trying their hand at the fast-food industry.

But the reason for slaving over a hot and smoky barbecue was not to compete head-

to-head against Beaver Foods or the Condor Roost. The barbecue, held during the

middle of the Oktoberf-

Woods, praised by co-workers as the main force behind the barbecue, said he was surprised that all of the 240 Oktoberfest sausages purchased for the event, had been

cooked and eaten. did not think that anybody would want two (sausages), but they were so delicious people could not help 1

“We tend to forget that the students are

themselves.”

Woods

the most important people here.” George Woods

created a side garnish for the barbecued sausages

—

which quickly became

est festivities in the Kitche-

scarce.

ner-Waterloo region, was in appreciation of Detweiler Centre students.

“The whole school should pick one day and

show

the students that

brought vegeta-

bles from his garden and

really appreciate

them, said Detweiler faculty member George Woods. “We tend to forget that the students are the most important people here.”

He then made a new garnish out of a combination of hot peppers and sauerkraut which students and faculty nick-named “instant heartburn.”

As well as the sausages, students were given free soft drinks and had the chance to participate in a draw for prizes.

Detweiler faculty

members George Woods {b“bll]^) and

f^ish out Oktoberfest sausages to hungry students.

Award opens doors By Mike

Beitz

Although Tony Martinek insists is not trying to change the world, he has had a part in expanding its he

horizons for

at least

one man.

Conestoga,

recently sponsored a visitor from the Czech Republic for a month to

acquaint him with the Canadian way of life. “It’s important that young people in Central and Eastern Europe have the opportunity to see the western world,” said Martinek.“This is the generation that will have to fix the

problems left behind by the Communist government.” Milos Sikola, a PhD student at the University of Liberec in the Czech Republic, was the first recipient of the Professor Miroslav Martinek

Memorial Award. The award is given annually by Martinek and his wife Dagmar to a student at their alma mater who shows exceptionally high achievement in mechanical/manufacturing engineering and who demonstrates

the air radio it

:30

ties.

The award, named

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an interest in extracurricular activi-

up on

for a friend of

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Czech students

Martinek’s at the university, is something Martinek said was uncommon during the 30 years of

he said. “I should be seen as doing something on my own. Perhaps I can provide some momentum for

Communist

others.”

rule

Czechoslova-

kia.

wasn’t the practice of the communist regime to have bursaries or scholarships established,” said Martinek. “It

Martinek, an industrial technolthe National Re-

ogy advisor with search Council

for

*Uniac (chef’s

(Photo by

“The responsibility has fallen on the alumni for the well-being of its alma mater.” The award, he said, is an important one because it allows the recipient to shatter the distorted notions of North American social, political

and cultural life the Communist government fostered. Martinek said it also provides Czech students the opportunity of examining the community college system, which is virtually non-existent in the Czech Republic. “It must be stressed that this is not merely a vacation for the winner of the award,” said Martinek. “It has as

its

goal the advancement of pro-

fessional objectives.”

said he hopes that others, in-

cluding the Canadian government, will take his cue

homeland. “But before

and

assist his

He said Sikola’s one-month stay, which included visits to Conestoga College and Waterloo University, local industrial plant tours, and a trip to Chicago, was part of the educational process of helping the

Czech Republic bounce back from

communism. “What I’m trying

to do is a very small part,” said Martinek, “but every little drop in the bucket matters.”

But Martinek is quick to point out does not mean charity. “It

that help

is more accurate to vestment.”

Martinek said his

ask others to help

out in Central and Eastern Europe,”

efforts,

are vehicles with

which

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interested in charity,”

because they’ve become stuck.” Martinek dismisses the idea that he may indirectly be helping Canada’s future economic rivals. really doing

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n rowing neai

Ron Taylor (above) fastball

fires

Conestoga pitcher

a pitch during the men’s

tournament.

bouncing

(Photo by Michelle

oaii

V3Uiny up

Voll)

. Paul Sherrar (above) from Air Audit examines the air ducts from the hallway on the fourth floor.

Second-year

(Photo by Dan Wettlaufer)

mechanical engineering student Yong Kin (below) prepares to return a shot while playing ping-pong at the Recreation Centre. (Photo by Frank Knobloch)

Mini-marathon construction Stephen Dyce

Third-year engineering student

(left) puts in a few laps at Recreation Centre. (Photo by Frank Knobloch)

Flower

fuel

Groundskeeper

(below) shovels a mulch border of woodchips and manure onto a flower bed outside of Conestoga’s faculty wing. (Photo by Rob Heinbecker) Brian Walters

r in M lUcaS Switzer

Randy Gerber

(left)

and

Derrick

photo) from Complete Concrete discuss plaris for the foundation of Conestoga’s new school of business. (Photo by Blake Patterson) (left

spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994 7

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Aspects of Education I’-

International study benefits staff ties at

By Kerry Masche

home.

Conestoga’s director of the national education

inter-

program says a

wide range of opportunities to expand personal growth and development are available here to staff and students

who may become

in-

volved.

of college planning, said two

aspects of the

program are

the re-

cruitment of foreign students and

exchange program. The program has been operating since its

1988.

difficult for

also benefit from the program.

take from three to four months. “It puts

make

them

when

will

a very difficult

travel arrangements and

Rechsteiner said international who wish to attend Conestoga must pay a tuition fee of said the high costs re-

from the

to a global

hand.”

students

Conestoga

staff have the opportu-

nity to take

advantage of the ex-

change

program

offered. Rechsteiner said they may take leaves of absence to work in the academic settings of countries such as Japan and Singapore for up to

fact that foreign stu-

they are recruited through the joint

grants are not available for students

two

and the international office. Japan, Korea, Pakistan,

from outside the province.

administrative

Kong, Ethiopia and Malaysia are

some of

the countries Rechsteiner

mentioned. All have hfid students travel to take classes here.

program provides

the

may own

skills

said

they

not be able to obtain in their

countries and offers alterna-

tives to the

over-crowded universi-

Rechsteiner said the general

Kampf. She said

funding the student executive

upon

that

may be

return, although a posi-

_arry Rechsteiner displays copies of Communique, a newspape designed to inform staff about college projects. (Photo by Kerry Masche)

was

the vision of the college

This year, 45 international stu-

president (John Tibbits) to have the

dents attend Conestoga, an increase

“It

college involved with international

of 20 students from the previous

Some

education activities. They provide

year.

funding for the leave may be provided by the government of the

professional and personal develop-

country they will be working

participate in them,” he said.

tion will be available for them,

may

not be the one they

left.

in.

ment

(

package

would withdraw

pport

Operating

the

121 )

(111)

Grants (501)

Student .

Tuition

Fee* (111)

$2.6 billion worth of provincial transfer grants

ary education.

would thereby be

Oparatlon* (71)

forced to find other sources of

— such

compensate

as tuition

—

(5%)

for lost revenues.

Declining public funds and increasing demand for post-secondary education may force Ontario

work more closely with commu-

nity colleges, a recent provincial report suggests.

“Without money, we’re all in the same boat,” said Conestoga College registrar Betty Martin. Martin said provincial budget cuts will force universities to change and stop ignoring community colleges. “They (the universities) used to be able to be independent, but now they are saying ‘maybe

versity Affairs

(OCUA).

mined repayment timetable, the amount and scheduling of payments will be linked to

sities

sustainable

light

—

government grants to universities have fallen by more than 23 per cent since 1978-79 and the demand for undergraduate training is expected to increase by as much as 1 per cent by the year 2000. Universities,

bining

realities

some of

their efforts

of the

the need for

by comwith programs al-

efficiently

community colleges. OCUA recommends that the transfer of credits between universities and colleges be made easready

According to the report entitled Sustaining Quality in Changing Times Funding Ontario

of the

990s,” she Said. One change noted by the report

universities to operate

spend provincial funds.

Rather than living

and to propose a new funding system. At a hearing held at the University of Guelph, Oct. 13, OCUA chair Joy Cohnstaedt said the current funding system (which was created in the 1960s) is unworkable because it assumes a continuing flow of government money. “We have been asked to consider if that system

The report suggests that Ontario universities can no longer assume that they will remain authey

a failure to suggest any action to

said, both levels

how

achieve this goal.

Education and Training Minister David Cooke has asked the council to examine how $1.8 billion is allocated each year to Ontario universities

should work together.’”

tonomous with few external limits on

of the report

place at

ier.

Jack MacDonald, U academics, said he agrees that barriers between levels of post-secondary education should be eliminated, but indicated a major shortcoming

of G’s vice-president of

should share

MacDonald

in “separate

kingdoms,” he

of post-secondary education

in the

education of students.

said that for the

most

current income.

The Ontario Community College Student Parliamentary Association has requested Education and Training Minister David Cooke commit to the development of this plan.

part, univer-

pretend that colleges don’t exist, but he

he hopes the OCUA final report will address the problems of transition between the

added

that

two systems. “The more we search for meaningful joint programs,” said MacDonald, “the more we discover what we have in common.” Martin said the recently announced joint initiative which allows qualified University of Water-

Here are some quick

•

no payments would be

re-

quired below a certain in-

come •

level

repayments would vary with different levels of in-

come

an example of the new is breaking down barriers between different levels of post- second-

•

ary education.

•

facts

about ICRP:

loo students to transfer directly into Conestoga’

journalism program

consideration of each

student’s financial status.

Rather than demanding that students meet a predeter-

Other Revenue

These facts are the basis of a review which is being conducted by the Ontario Council on Uni-

By Blake Patterson

approved, the repayment of

student loans will be based on

Report urges universities and coiieges to work together

universities to

If the government’s proposed income contingent

loan repayment plan (ICRP)

used to subsidize post-secondInstitutions

income

Federal Training

action.

implemented,

Plan may link loan payment

Provincial Training

employees who

for college

“From a modest base we have been successful. We have the potential for further involvment in the international field,” he added.

College System Revenues

tuition

reviewing the package to determine a course of

positions

Rechsteiner said the leaves do not

have a reasonable grasp of the language before they will be accepted to the course and that the Univer-

Proposed changes to the federal social reform package could lead to raising tuition costs and student leaders from Conestoga are ready to fight, says Sabina Kampf, president of the Doon Student Association. Kampf said she has heard that the reforms could result in students graduating with debt loads as high as $30,000. “We are not going to sit back and let this happen,” said

said teaching and

include pay from the college and

said students are required to

Reforms could increase

years.

available.

arts

and sciences language option is the most popular course among international students because it helps to prepare them for their studies.

Conestoga can

with people from other countries. There are advantages to having the the opportunity to work with them in an educational system before-

they are trying to

plans for the academic year.”

$8,375.

“As economy, we be working even more closely

we move

said the process can

efforts of both the registrar’s office

Hong

as a pre-

receive a visa from the Canadian consulate.

says

Rechsteiner said Canadian stu-

dents are not subsidized by the government and that Ontario student assistance program loans and

dents apply to attend Conestoga,

director

requisite to attending university.

dents and staff

sult

Rechsteiner said after foreign stu-

some students to attend college in Canada because students must first

situation

Larry Rechsteiner, also the director

of Waterloo accepts

sity

Rechsteiner said

and students,

repayment would be collected through the tax sys-

sense of co-operation which

tem the

ICRP would operate in

OCUA is now undertak-

conjunction with other as-

ties

ing province-wide consultations with universiand community groups. The public hearings

available to college and

are scheduled to continue until the middle of its final report

university students in

part of the review,

November. The council presents to Cooke in December.

sistance

tario

programs already

On-

8 Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994

mood

the

more than

Local shop sells By

cial,”

Matthews

Blair

general business student, operates a

condom shop

local

Mood

on King Street

ting into the in the first

Kitchener.

condom

store business

place were simple.

was so new,

Coming

The

said, his reasons for get-

Heimpel

“It

called In

was so

fresh.

out of the course (at Con-

wanted to open my own business and do something for my-

estoga),

self. It’s

Heimpel, owner of popular products.

Jeff

the Mood, displays selections of his most

(Photo by Blair Matthews)

KOOL DJ By

exceeds goal

Kitchener-Waterloo’s KOOLFM deejay Neil Hedley won’t be setting the world record for the number of days camped on top of a billboard. At least not this year. Hedley, an ex-personality from Hamilton’s Y95, proposed the ect for the local

Auctioned items included an autographed Doug Gilmour captain s jersey that sold for $1,100 and a signed picture of baseball star Devon White. After the goal was met, Hedley said he extended his stay on the billboard by 15 days so that more money could be raised. ’

United Way’s an-

Hedley’s goal was $10,530 to match the

FM call

105.3

letters,

to raise station’s said.

reached

camping experience also meant missing out on Oktoberfest and the his

four days.

was blown away. I didn’t think we’d get it in four days. We had originally banked on being up here ‘T

weeks,” he

for three

What

put the

Thanksgiving holiday. But Hedley was not without his share of food on Thanksgiving. ‘T had, and not a word of a lie, seven Thanksgiving dinners, countless numbers of plates of desserts and baked goods. If it had

said.

campaign over

the

all the donated extras Hedley said he had not counted on. Some local businesses dropped off gift certificates, merchandise and

top were

been non-perishable food, I would have gladly helped out the food

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would get from ers. In turn,

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lack of

it,

he said.

ways and split, what we did. At the same

after two years in the busiHeimpel said his goal is the same as it was when it all began. “When we started out, we wanted

have a high level of quality with the products and keep them consistent. We didn’t want to get lato

all

belled as a stag shop, as a cheesy little

so that’s

we just won’t carry because it either doesn’t do what it is supposed to do, or the packaging is degrading.”

time

did that, (Epoch) ended up

closing down.”

Heimpel changed the store’s locafrom a property on University

Avenue close to both universities in Waterloo, to a small shop on King Heimpel said had both positive

Street in Kitchener. the old location

place. There’s a lot of stuff out

there that

Since ^eimpel started in the con-

tion

dom

business, he has brought in a bigger variety of products to draw

a wider variety of people, he said.

Besides condoms, his store now

and negative aspects.

carries scented candles, bath oils,

“It was great for the seven or eight months the students were there, but from April to September when they weren’t, there was basically nobody in that mall. It is totally isolated and you don’t get much of a draw from outside communities.”

cards and incense. His most popular products are still Japanese condoms, he said. “We have a line of Japanese condoms that drug stores and other places just don’t sell. People will come from all over to get those.” shirts, greeting

Way

Hedley, sometimes

takes a stupid stunt before people

realize there are others in the

world

needing help.

“We figured that if we stick a guy up on a sign who is putting his butt on the line for three weeks, sure enough, somebody is going to drive by and say, ‘this guy’s an idiot.

If he can stay up there for three weeks, I can take five minutes to drop a couple of loonies in the

box.’”

When Hedley came down on Oct. 1

5, he

Way

presented a cheque to United volunteer

Rob Way

—

in the

$3 ,000 amount of $42,042.49 more than the original goal. 1

speechless and it’s not like be speechless,” Hedley said when he saw the cheque total. Officials from Guinness Publishing in England were uncertain as to the current record, but Hedley said it was rumored to be 40 days. “I

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us to go our separate

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called Epoch, Formerly Heimpel ’s store was part of a franchise. “At the time, we thought it was a smarter idea because (the people at Epoch) had the expertise everything was already set up, which we thought would be benefi-

Unfortunately, the extention of

was

his surprise, that goal

controversial

sort of exciting.”

According

specific items.

nual campaign.

was

it’s

But Heimpel said

condoms

bank.”

Hedley subsequently auctioned them off to people who could donate the highest dollar amount for

stunt as part of a fund-raising proj-

unique,

for United

Community News

Matthews

Blair

said.

time went on, he didn’t re-

that, as

Jeff Heimpel has seen his share of young men who are scared, intimidated, frightened and even dragged into his store by their girlfriends. Heimpel, a former Conestoga

and

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from the entrance.

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According to Currie, the centre’s new high-tech security system emits ultra-high sound waves that

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Broadcasting student Gabriella Currie says the LRC’s security

have to wear ear plugs or some other device to block out the noise. Without some form of protection from the new system’s high-frequency sound, she said, “I’d probably go mad. I’d literally lose

due without

it.

There’s not an awful

resource centre, fortu-

lot in the

need because I’m in a very task-oriented environment in nately, that

mind.”

third year.”

Currie said she has had super-senhearing since childhood and, as a consequence, has to avoid shopping mall stores and other

Currie said she realizes that a sesystem is a necessary evil for

sitive

curity

LRC.

be made aware of the fact that there are a few of us out there that suffer great pain from to

buildings which use certain types

of alarm systems that operate on

the alarm system.”

high frequencies.

Others have also comlained to library staff about the high pitch, she

As for microwaves, radio waves and other electronic beams that

said.

bombard

LRC will

not affect

her studies, Currie said. “It’s one of those situations

where

can make

“Don’t forget I’m working in a medium that is part and parcel of There is no medical cure for her problem, she said. “It’s not something that’s a disease or a sickness. “What I have is an exceptional acuity for hearing.

It’s

By Jennie Richardson

supposed to

technicians from system’s facturer,

3M,

manu-

to find a solution.

But she added there

the environment, Currie

“3M may

a possibil-

not be able to

ity that

them.

we need to monitor Whether we can change it or

not,

don’t know.

adjust the system to alleviate Currie’s problem.”

“If the packaging with the „

could not be found, the manager would advise the patron not to eat the product in quesgredient

Reading ingredient labels and avoiding products that contain a

list

tion,” Langis said. “Our job is to cook the product and get it out,” he added.

certain ingredient is essential for

people with food allergies, according to Conestoga College’s

always avoid an al-

“The digestive system

lergy to, but the reaction will

fected; reactions can include vomitting, diar-

“It is difiRcult to

may have

probably happen,” Marilyn Fischer said.

She said the most common food allergies are milk, eggs, legumes (beans, chickpeas and pods), nuts " and fish or seafc^. Gerry Langis, manager of Bea-

most commonly

af-

Fischer said.

Fischer explained that food can

Marilyn Fischer

ria

rotated constantly.”

the allergy will

Langis said restaurants do not label what they serve, but if a

kind of reaction

patron in the cafeteria wanted

the ingredients, they are

available through the unit

man:

-took few die list on the packaging

had not been discarded.

cause some

ied reactions,

ager,

would

still .

She said a allergic reaction (anaphylactic shock) can affect different systems and cause var-

to?,

headaches. “Sometimes the reaction is immediate and other times

but cause a reaction the next time

reaction, Fischer said, but usually

posted by food in the cafete“is not practical when stock is

diovascular systems causing an irregular heartbeat, anxiety and

pain.”

lists

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most commonly affected; reactions can include vomiting, diarrhea' and abdominal pain,”

an allergic reaction may build allowing the person to eat it once,

Sometimes people think they can get away with eating just a little of something and not get a

KNOW

rhea and abdominal ---

ver Poods, said having ingredient

Jle said the unit manager

reaction induces wheezing and sneezing. “The digestive system

GET TO

also affect the nervous and car-

health services nurse,

foods that you

T:,

be a wonderful thing.” LRC co-ordinator Jill Douglas could be resaid the situation solved, perhaps, if Currie met with

said, “I think

Adminstration

those waves or frequencies.”

Caution key to avoiding food aiiergies, says coilege’s heaith services nurse

know

ingested.”

Antihistamines, antacids and adrenaline injections (epinephrine) are used to treat food allergies, she said.

“People who are extremely sensitive to certain food should cany treatment with them,” Fischer .said.

importan t to go to a doctor, she said and get tested for food allergies if a person is experiencIt is

ing reactions

when they

eat cer-

Fischer said itching, hives, eczema or edema (swelling) are the

tain foods.

skin’s reaction to an allergin, whereas the respiratory system

allergy yourself,” Fischer added.

“Don’t

try to

diagnose a food

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10 Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994

Bankrupt Residence council’s bank account empty By Dan Wettlaufer

$200 loan to help get them on their feet. We offered the council a

Conestoga’sresidence, Rodeway

Suites, reported they

have no money or savings for planned activities and parties for the 1994-95 school year, said council president Sean Webb. “Last year there was a $10 activity fee,” said council vice-

Bob Pettit.

ing raffles with prizes ranging

nothing,” he said.

This year, management told

would not collect the was up to the council.

Pettit they

fee and

“We

activity fee this year,” said

One-year-old Courtney Gaudreau waits patiently in Doon’s student lounge for her mother, materials management (Photo by Rob Heinbecker) student Susanna Gaudreau.

Rodeway By Dan

are considering a student

just

“What we want to do

the students and see

who would

approach

be willing to pay.”

Rodeway

Suites

management

by endorsing

it,

but by actually taking part,” said

Webb. Students living at Conestoga College’s private resi-

Rodeway

no longer need to worry about walking back to the residence alone at night. Rodeway ’s council has organized a walk home program for the students to use, said Sean Webb, Rodeway dence,

Suites,

council president.

People find a

dents at Pettit,

who want someone

walk them home

will

of names and phone numbers of other resithe front desk in the main lobby, said Bob

list

vice-president of the council. Before a student

leaves the building they can write

phone number and

call

down

a persons

them when they are ready

return to the Residence. “If

you need someone to walk with you, or even a person up and they will come and take ,”

ride, call that

Webb. The new walk home program is heavily favoured by all members of the residence student council.

said

“Everyone member of council supports the walk home program and said they would volunteer for it, not

It is

not necessary for students to join, said

Webb.

something that will be there if they want it.” “It’s not going to be a really structured program,

“It’s

it’s

more of a volunteer service,” said Pettit. The program is being run pretty informal, but what I’m hoping is that every night we have at least two time on I’m available to take Ideally,

Webb

calls, said

would

said he

Counselling

services

counselling services.

The service was added in January and is part of a joint venture between Conestoga’s School of Access and Prepatory Studies and Wilfrid Laurier University,

March

said.

Counselling

provided by stu-

to take responsibility, set goals

make

and

decisions, she said. “It’s not

therapeutic or long-term counselling.

It’s

interactive counselling.

The student

encouraged

responsibility for

to take

what they want

from counselling.”

March

said she sees students gen-

council.”

But

Webb

said he can’t

make

from gift certificates for tapes and compact discs to restaurant

sure next year’s students will be

vouchers.

“People who pay this year should benefit, not someone coming in fresh next year who

Last year council had a set of rules

and fines and

Pettit said

they will be doing the same thing

again this year.

The

well off.

hasn’t payed.” Pettit said

and fines were for people who might think about misbehaving or causing trouble around the building. rules

he wants

management and

to talk to

they can from students as they have done in the see

collect the activity fee

past.

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES

enough

Friday,

November

people volunteer to help with the program so a group of two or more people could walk back with a person

from the college. “We want to avoid situations where something might happen or accusations of something happening, because they are not always true,” said Webb. The walk home program is available to all students, free of charge, living at the residence,

fortable walking

“There

home

alone, said

no cost and nobody

who feel uncom-

Webb. getting paid for

said Pettit. “It’s strictly people volunteering to

it,” it.”

once a week for one hour. Students with more intense problems come to see her twice a week or she refers them to an outside

counselling service.

Students, she said, need

some

“Adult learners are motivated, but they have responsibilities such as parenting, partners and

problems they have to deal with before

financial

their individual needs are met.” Deborah March

—

dents taking their master of social

work degree at Laurier, she said. The service assists and teaches students to cope by allowing them

be hav-

Webb.

“Every purchase the students make from Dominoes helps

Webb.

like to see

erally

Conestoga’s Waterloo Campus is providing added personal and group counselling to help mature students cope with personal demands and schooling, says Deborah March, a master of social work (MSW) student working with

Pettit said council will

said

people, or a handful of people, that will say from this

Counselling service to help mature students By Maria Wareham

parties,

home program

Suites gets walk

Wettlaufer

Webb.

bought by the residence.

of the profit to the residence council, said Paul Holowaty, comanager of Rodeway Suites. “We have already received one check from Dominoes for $40,”

Webb.

to the school’s activity fee, it’s

said.

Rodeway Suites has a deal with Dominoes Pizza. For each pizza

use of the ice machine for the first

“Some people thought $10 was a little bit too much but compared

said Pettit.

it,

measure of support and mature students need more because they have a variety of demands on their time. Stress is one of the biggest problems students have, March said. “Adult learners are motivated, but they have responsibilities such as parenting, partners and financial problems they have to deal with

March selling

said she also offers coun-

workshops

at the

Instructors ask for a

campus.

workshop

based on the needs of the students. March said she does not lecture at the

workshops but rather gets

stu-

dents to participate by role playing. “It’s practical,

The

hands on and fun.”

service also provides practi-

cal assistance

such as helping stu-

dents secure alternate housing, she said.

March said she

feels the service

before their individual needs are

working well as students who have achieved their goals are coming

met. The lack of time for their

back.

”

Dominoes will donate 10 per cent

dents.” he said.

paid

be for extreme cases only,

that is

“That was councils money, used to put on events for the stu-

were billed for the

Students

will

free

two

money, and about 60-70 per cent

Easy

Webb. Management gave council

said

and use of the pool table for a nominal fee. Other ways council is looking to raise money are weekly or monthly pool and euchre tournaments, and selling coffee said

president,

rider

have accepted the loan from management, said Webb. “The loan is interest free and the $200 has to be repaid with the profits made from the first party.”

“We set them last year and nobody got fined,” said Pettit. ”We will do it again this year, but it

Main cafeteria Please join us as

we pay our

respects

Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994 11

team ends season Softball

with a victory Conestoga 4 Seneca 3

Patrick Tlghe

The Condors women’s managed a 4-3 win over

softball visiting

Scncca College on Oct. 12. Conestoga’s big guns lit up for two runs in the first inning and two in the third.

Into the seventh inning, the

game

stayed 4-0 for Conestoga, but that

A Conestoga batter gets brushed back from the men’s fastball tournament.

plate by a pitch

game

the

against Sheridan “B"

(Photo By Micheiie voii)

the

was about to change. With two players already on Seneca’s Tara

Condors host fastball tournament

base,

stepped up

and blasted a long drive

to the plate

deep

Mowder

into left field that

would

turn

out to be an in-the-park homerun.

By Michelle

The Condors added two runs

Voll

the second and one in the third.

Despite a third-place finish, the

Condors men’s fastball team had a good showing in the fastball extramural tournament at Conestoga Oct.

4, finishing

with a 2-2 record.

Sheridan got one run

and

when nine players came

Coasting on their win, the Condors soared into their next against Seneca.

estoga had a good team and should

runs.

that

Durham would be

hard to beat.

4-0 in the tournathe

championship

The Condors started off strong, taking control of Sheridan College’s '‘B” team and winning in the first

game

Conestoga took an early lead in by scoring two

the top of the first

Seneca battled back for a run in bottom of that inning, and the score remained 2- until the third inning, when Seneca romped the Condors for three runs. The Condors were unable to cross the plate again and lost 4-2. The Condors then went on to face Durham, who were 2-0. The teams were evenly matched through the first two innings, with neither team managing score. In the top of the third, Conestoga gave their fans some hope, scoring the

Durham went ment and won game 7-0.

7-4

more runs

in the fourth.

Condor player Kean Doherty proved to be prophetic when he said before the game that Condo well, but

in the third

rallied to score three

game of the

tourna-

ment.

Conestoga exploded in the bottom of the first to take a four-run lead, from which Sheridan never recovered.

one run and becoming the only team to lead Durham thus far. But Durham’s bats got to Conestoga in the bottom of the third

to the plate

and six runs were scored. Taylor said he was not impressed by Durham’s behavior, especially the coaches, during the game because he thought they were trying to run up the score.

“Anytime you’re up over runs,

you don’t

bunting.

start

five It’s

This scored three runs and put Seneca back in the game. Conestoga’s. Fawn Day, with seven strike-outs on the day, moved quickly to shut down the Seneca offense.

Day’s defensive efforts were backed up by solid hitting from Kelly Chilton, the league leading hitter

and collected three RBI’s. Jasmine Hovinga also brought

matter of courtesy.”

a run as well.

With two losses behind them, the Condors shone in their final game

for three, including a triple.

against the Sheridan In the

“A” team.

pounded out five runs, with the help

The 6- 1

final score

of the

home run. game was

With a tie for the men and a loss of the women, both Condor soccer teams finished second in their division and advanced to the divisional playoffs. In their final games of the season, both teams went to London to face the Fanshawe Falcons.

“We’ll

come out 2-2,” Taylor said

during the

last

game. “That’s

re-

spectable.”

estoga remains second in the varsity

league overall standings with a won-loss-tie record of 6-2-0.

The team moves on and 22 ilton.

Oct. 12, the men played the Falcons to a 0-0 ending the same as their Sept. 21 match-up. Conestoga coach Geoff Johnstone said goaltender George Papadakos played an outstanding game, earning a nomination for athlete of the week. The men’s soccer Condors finished the season with a won-loss-tie record of 2-2-2. The Condors next opponent for their divisional playoff game has yet to be decided.

Tne women Condors travelled to London, Oct.

of the

Week

playoffs

to the Falcons.

Condor goalie Amanda Kesselring had an

out-

standing season allowing only three goals in the regular season.

women lost

Johnstone said part of the reason the

was their preoccupation with getting back to Kitchener for fte Oktoberfest fun at the Queensmount Arena that evening. Conestoga defender Kerri Walker was nominated for player of the week due to her strong defence. The women finish the season with a won-loss-tie record of 4-1-1. They were to play St. Clair Oct. 19, in their divisional playoff game. (Winston Endall

a writer for Spoke and works for the rec centre)

League Standings

Week

for

Oct. 3-9

Photo not available

Varsity Standings as of Oct. 18

Men’s soccer Team GP

West L T PTS

117

Lambton Conestoga Fanshawe

2 2 2

113

Clair

St.

4 0

6 5

Women’s soccer - West Team GP W L TPTS Fanshawe Conestoga St.

Clair

6 6 6 6

5 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 6 0

119

4 0

Evan Anderson

Kelly Chilton

Anderson of the Condor hockey team, scored two goals despite the Condors loss against the Seneca Braves on Oct. 5

Chilton, who plays on the softball team, had

Women’s softball GP W L T PTS Team

two strong games

Durham

Conestoga Seneca

Mohawk

(advertisement)

8 8

6 4 2 0

gainst Monawk on

Oct. 4

and

Mohawk College in Hamon the night of Oct. 21 '

Conestoga coach Ron Tayolor said he expects three Condor players to be nominated for the Allstar team and possibly win awards as well.

He said Kelly Chilton will win the title

due

to her league lead-

ing average and

Fawn Day, who

Taylor says

league,

the running for pitching

is in

the best pitcher in the

honors but faces strong opposition from the Durham pitchers. Jasmine Hovinga also has a chance to make it to the Allstar team, Taylor said.

Female Athlete of the

Mohawk.

batting

and suffered their only loss of the season, falling 2-0

Male Athlete

to the divi-

The league awards banquet

will be held

Conestoga 0 Fanshawe 0 Men-Oct 12 Fanshawe 2 Conestoga 0 Women-Oct. 13

tie,

two

sional play-offs to be played Oct. 2

Condor soccer teams make Endall

strong at bat going

With Wednesday’s win, Con-

second inning, the Condors

of Taylor’s in-the-park

Day was

By Winston

with a .609 batting average.

Chilton went three for three at bat

She leads

league batting,

Lambton

Loyalist

0 0 16 2 0 12 4 0 8 6 0 4 8 0 0

Dress differently for the United Way! For $2 per day (or 3 days for $6), wear whatever you want (almost) to school - and support the 1994 area United Way campaign. The Conestoga UW campaign committee has set the following DRESS DIFFERENTLY DAYS - but you can use your dress-differently tickets for any day you choose

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12 Spoke, Monday, October 24, 1994

Conestoga students enjoy Queensmount bash 13,

Many members of the crowd demonstrated their dancing skill and sense of balance to polka tunes. During the festivities, an army of

reached its peak, courtesy of the Doon Student Association (DSA) and polka king Walter Ostanek.

cross-dressed band members marched into the arena, sporting bass drums, tubas and trombones

Conestoga was not the only col-

along with an Elvis impersonator. Band members included men in

By David Carlton The Oktoberfest celebration

Queensmount Arena,

Oct.

lege present that night, but

when

Ostanek asked Conestoga revellers to show their numbers by applauding, the response was deafening. The room was smoke-filled and dimly lit for most of the evening. About ,000 people were inside 1

the arena, drinking, raising their

German

much

who had

seat of his

jeans.

Included

mance was

this

band’s perfor-

who

a drag stripper

marched around

a pink dress

with about three days growth of beard and a pink, tasseled brassiere.

who had

with individuals in the crowd, blew

The

Oktoberfest.

For those

with a trumpet

happy face drawn on the

most associated with

glasses and singing the folk songs

naval uniforms and skirts and a

man

little

too

were designated drivers for the ride home. to drink, there

stripper flirted extensively

kisses and

showed

off his hairy

legs.

Polka king Walter Ostanek Oktoberfest celebrations.

Danzig returns to dark sound on tative

By David Carlton

Album Review

fourth full-length venture has

fi-

from the depths. The album (whose title is either 4P, M4BHP0, White Devil Rise, or simply Danzig 4) is reminiscent of front-man Glenn Danzig’s solo, classical effort Black Aria, as well as his dark days in one of his previous bands, Samhain. The music is subtle in its darkness, but the shadows are clearly defined and very evocative, and in nally risen

some

cases, they lend themselves

the

Condor

or Hell.

Now

song.

offerings.

Samhain as well as the hardcorepunk band Misfits, combines the

words are

his evolution,

past noise of his previous bands

summed up

“Every hell know, I will make you feel!’’ The Misfits sang about hacking the heads off little girls and putting them on the wall. Samhain sang about being in the cold arms of Death, and Danzig’s three previous albums about an

to a

more jazzy result (such

as the

Misfits were

The only odd things about the compact disc are the shape of the

for lyrical matter, Danzig’s at

known

for

groove and anger.

Samhain was known

for a

frightening sound.

Danzig is known for bluesy but dark and technical noise. All three are brought together here, some songs more represen-

Danzig howls about de-

pression arid desperation (Can-

another high point in

and can best be

packaging (which does not fit in any CD case) and a mysterious 66th track where sits a demonicsounding hymnal.

absolute temptation to lust, anger

awaited crest for a dark tidal wave of refined aggression. It has the voice of an angry archangel and the tempting hand of the devil, and is certainly not for the faint of heart.

with a line from the

eerie song Sadistikal

this effort.

The

new album

song Son of the Morning Star). Danzig, who was a veteran of

—

the Gods Kill, and 1993’s Thrall/Demonsweatlive, their

Cliff

(Photo by Winston Endall)

of one than another.

The songs,

Danzig 4 Danzig

1992 release of Danzig’s album, Danzig III How

ing the

up with

tspeak) and an anxious wait for an end (Going Down to Die), mingled with trademark Messianic

After the waters settled follow-

third

Don’t Mind the Pain and Bringer of Death, express both ends of the Misfits spectrum, the latter having a sound more similar to a Nirvana

;

hams

Altogether Danzig 4

a long-

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