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DSA debates spending reserve fund is discussing how to was set up by a that fund reserve spend a $10,000 include previous executive. Options being discussed fund. bursary a setting up and new computers

The Doon Student Association

buying

For

details see

page 2

Plaque recognizes women’s resource area women’s After a year of planning, Conestoga’s new

plaque resource area will open this September with a to

commemorate

acknowlege the

its

“We

supporters.

fact that the Ontario

just want government

to is

isputting interest and support in raising women’s student sues,” said Joan Magazine, a counsellor in

services :

who

member

of the women’s resource

group.

For

details see

page 2

Landscaping overhaul

of opirah^ SyMSpS^oTstudent Association (DSA) vice-presideht school year at a pool table

DSA ^ce-president of student affairs, break in the new The DSA has a full calendar of events planned for the upcoming

Major reconstruction of the pond behind Doon’s main building has changed the face of one of the campus’s primary social areas. After draining and reinforcing the pond and its walls, new gardens and interlocking patios will be added to the landscape. For detads see page 3 in

the

new

(Photo by

months.

New logo for business school

student lounge. unda Orsoia Nagy)

The new school of business opening in September and direcwill have a new logo to represent its goals Easdale extions. The school’s vice-president Bill

how the slogan and logo were conceived and developed as well as their meaning. For details see page 7

Summer roundup

plains

Conestoga College summer was hazy, crazy, but

far

Outlying campuses open for business Cambridge, Conestoga’s satellite campuses

from lazy

— — may

not be planning orientation events on a grand scale, but they too are welcoming students and getting off to a fresh start.

Guelph, Stratford and Waterloo

By Patricia Bow Conestoga was a rare time for a few hundred students, with no competition for computers or lineups in the cafeteria. Yet the college was alive with

Summer

activity.

Some of the highlights: new

president of the school of business. He said he plans to develop “the best busi-

programs for

ness school in Ontario.’’

self defence, tennis

Students strike gold Conestoga students captured five gold and two bronze medals in the Skills Canada Competition at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton,

Doon burgeons Construction of the

business wing

continued all summer. In Doon’s main building, the Learning Resource Centre

was renovated, while administrative offices and the student lounge were moved and refurbished. The campus’s main road

May

1-2

Gold-medal winners were Ray BeEddy Gay, Patrick Neuman, Ken Wali and Henry Loughlin. A bronze went to Walt Jinkerson and a shared bronze to

working, fewer in school.

been designed to take Conestoga to the year 2000. Key points are thrift, investing in alternate

learning technologies

and

forging stronger links with business.

College gets ex-Toyota man a former senior vice-presi-

Bill Easdale,

dent of Toyota, joined Conestoga as vice-

August saw schools for boys and girls.

and day

trips.

Parliamentary Association (OCCSPA), saying the $4,000-plus spent on OCCSPA in ’94 did not buy anything

smoothly by promoting internal communication. Nine times a year, elected representatives meet to discuss the concerns of students, faculty and other

estoga employees to

more than 50 workshops on

for

topics such

as sexual harassment, graphology and E-

Clock tower capped After three months of work by Conestoga students, the clock tower from Kitchener’s old city hall was finished. On 1

Mayor Richard Christy started the

clock with a laser gun.

staff

with president John Tibbits.

For

Raising

AIDS awareness

page 13

details see

Conestoga

Ewaschuck, computer programmer/ analyst. Debby Stone-Zukowski, an earlj

OcL 2-6, Conestoga recognizes AIDS Awareness Week. April-Dawn Blackwell Doon Student Association vice-president of student affairs, is in charge of

childhood education instructor, won the Aubrey Hagar Distinguished Teacheir

organizing events to take place during that week. For details see page 15

Award.

Hutt shines at Stratford

Ronalc

About 430 members of

William Hutt shines as Sir John Falstaff

the Canadiai1

Association of College and Universit;/ Student Services from all over Canada

speare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor,

including Conestoga, met

of Guelph June 24-26 to discuss hovV improve student services in a time o f

For

to osteoporosis.

details see

page 20

1 Also inside

News

Seniors enjoy learning Conestoga’s continuing education de partment presented the 20th annual Suit is Session seniors. for mer Life program ranged from psychic studies to wo k

cooking

Shake-

the Univer

sity

now playing at

the Stratford Festival.

fiscal restraint.

mail.

July

Workers take counsel

Doon campus

Though few students know much about Conestoga’s council, this low-profile body helps the college func-

useful.

Employees pursue excellence The 1995 Employees for Excellence

page 8

tion

Grads honored Conestoga’s 27th annual convocation was held June 23-24. The James W.

demic standing went

DSA spurns lobby group

Conference, June 5-7, drew 390 Con-

Future shocks With shrinking public funding and a flaccid economy, a strategic plan has

skills

details see

Student voice heard on college council

for children ran in July with

crafts, sports

hockey

For

and power skating.

Brad Bettridge and Donna Leader.

dent

more people

Day camps

summer

adults, including tai chi,

Terry Foutre, a graduate of construction engineering technology. The Govemoi General’s Academic Medal for top aca-

laid.

an improved job market had

recreation centre offered

Church Achievement Award went

The Doon Student Association (DSA) quit the Ontario Community College Stu-

cent since last year. Administrators said

The

langer,

was closed in July while the drainage system was rerouted and electrical lines

Fewer knock on our door The number of students applying to Conestoga dropped by nearly seven per

Fun never stopped

2-3

Editorials

4-^:

Lifestyles

6-8, 13-16.

Sports

Entertainment

^2; 18-20|

Page 2

SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

CAMPUS NEWS News

$10,000 question

Briefs

DSA debates reserve fund spending

Name sought for lounge

By Anna

The Doon Student Association (DSA) is organizing a “name the lounge” contest. They are planning to hold the contest early in

•

September, so they can begin putdng up signs, says president of student affairs April-Dawn Blackwell.

DSA vice-

Done

The Doon Student Association (DSA) is in the process of deciding what

executive.

Condor adorns T-shirts

was established

reserve fund

with a one-time $3 addition to the student activity fee and was put

•

T-shirts offered in Cliff

Condor and

a reference to Orientation

front, with a cartoon

Becky Boertien,

aside to be used for the purchase of

DSA orientation kits depict college mascot map

week

’95 on the

DSA

a printer.

One computer would be

DSA

The

Dawn

for the

Mittelholtz,

broken, and the

other computer and the printer

hotline will have extensions for

entertainment and information on the

activities,

president.

whose computer

DSA vice-president of student affairs,

planning a phone hotline to be run through the

college’s telephone system.

DSA.

would be for

the

new

student re-

source centre that the DSA are plan-

ning to set up beside their

Representatives of the Canadian Automobile Association

•

will

Doon campus

Another

(CAA)

September offering memberships

students and staff, said April-Dawn Blackwell,

DSA,

DSA

set

up a scholarship fund for

was

use the

Activities assistant

$48 instead of the individual rate of $63. Later in the year, the same rate will be available from the CAA on Manitou Drive to Conestoga applicants. through the

“What the DSA has to do is to decide what is going to benefit the stu-

now

dents the most.” — Dawn MIttelhollz

would be fufiUing,” she said. “We have whole classrooms full of computers in this school.”

Mittelholtz expressed concern

president of student affairs, pro-

posed the money be used to buy one computer for die resource centre and to fix the broken computer, with the balance going to a scholar-

that a computer in the planned

resource centre would be to monitor in the

“If the

ship fund. TTie current

DSA

was

how

decision about

make

and could be better used

computer wa*s put into the it could be used by

DSA office then

aU the clubs as well as the DSA,”

spend the

reserve fund are

on a suggestion from entertainment assistant Gavin FitzPatrick,

DSA carried the money over to new budget so they would have more time to make a decision.

money

stu-

Dennis Ma-

Mittelholtz said

ways

to use the

being discussed, including investing the still

as an ongoing reserve fund and using the interest for different projects. “What the DSA has to do now is to decide what is going to

the the

Mittelholz

DSA

difficult

DSA office.

ing

haraj voiced his concern that only a

dent of student affairs. The group memberships, to be offered

“Any money that’s left over should go into the maintenance of the computers,” she said. Mittelholtz said she wasn’t sure whether the second computer should go into the resource centre. “I’m not sure what kind of need it

she said.

possibility discussed

the

two computers

printer.

new

dents.

DSA vice-presi-

and a

benefit

money before the 1995-96 budget came into effect on Aug.l but act-

office.

CAA

Conestoga gets deal on

many students. April-Dawn Blackwell, vice-

would

DSA president

A recommendation from the finance manager, Irene da Rosa, was to purchase two new computers and

of Doon campus on the back, said

DSA director of student life.

April-Dawn Blackwell, said the

tions to purchase

computers.

DSA to launch hotline •

she backs da Rosa’s recommenda-

ships while the resource centre

to be done with a $10,000

reserve fund set up by the 1993-94

The

few students benefit from scholar-

was not at the meeting,

but said later in an interview that

benefit the students the most.”

will cost

Plaque going up in women’s resoiuce area By Nancy Usjak

CORRECTIONS In

the August 14 issue of Spoke, -Gerry Langis

identified

as Ken

Stiles in the cutline of

was

incorrectly

a photo that appeared on

page 3. In a page 7

story about the new arcade room at Doon campus, Tracey McKillop’s name was misspelled. In a page 2 news brief, diamond 1 was misidentified.

Colleges set

up partnership

By Jose Compta

’70s, Ontario Hydro took all the graduated students for two years in

Conestoga and Lambton colleges have just concluded an agreement that will make high-quality welding engineering training

accessi-

ble to students.

Hans Zawada, chair of technology trades and apprenticeship, said representatives of both colleges

been working on

more than one Beginning

have

this project for

year.

this

September, weld-

ing students can enrol in

Lambton’s

one-year welding techniques program and upon successful completion can

go to Conestoga

to enrol in

the second year of the

welding engineering technician program, said Zawada.

“We anticipate seven or eight students will

come to Conestoga every

term out of a total intake of 26,” he said. “We have a total of between 45 and 50 students in this program at all times, and this agreement will

row

for the construction of their

nuclear stations,” he said. “There are about 20 or 30 of

Nova Scotia.” The welding engineering technology program was

started at

Ontario.

It is

a program

local boards

have a combined advicomposed of members from the industry sector, from the faculty, and from the student body. “They will meet twice a year to discuss the program in general, and will

the validity of its content,” said

Zawada.

Zawada said most of Conestoga’s welding students get jobs even before they graduate. “In the

middle

re-

of education and by

resource area, which already received a trickle of resource materials in August, as she gives a guided tour of the designated space tucked in a comer near the

preview room of the learning source centre (LRC).

“Some books

didn’t even

re-

make

on the shelf,” Smith, the chair of community services and employment equity co-ordinator, said. She pointed to the area’s shelves which were stacked with nine books, including the works of it

Gloria Steinem and

Naomi Wolf.

“Everybody was fighting over them.” After over a year of planning,

Conestoga’s

new women’s

re-

source area will open this September with a bronze plaque to

commemorate those who made the area possible, she said.

Smith, the chair of Conestoga’s

women’s resource group,

said a

other community colleges, said

plaque, measuring 21.5

Zawada

cm, is a way of acknowledging the

It is

also a supporting course for

other trade apprenticeship grams, and students go on to a range of occupations other welding when they finish. We

pro-

wide than

have ex-students working as welding equipment salesmen, welding inspectors, welding teachers, in general manufacturing, in robotics, or

own

dents

They

much

spected by welding professionals,

colleges will benefit.

sory board,

Con-

estoga in 1973 and is the oldest remaining program of its kind in

ship.

still

there,

Conestoga.” The two colleges plan to work together closely to ensure an effective implementation of the partnerretain this rate

them

and we have alumni across the country from B.C. to

working

Marg Smith says she’s thrilled about Conestoga’s new women’s

heading their

business,” he

said.

With the new agreement, both

Now

the stu-

Lambton will have the option to complete the welding at

cm by

funds that helped to purchase resource materiis for the area. Carol Gregory, a counsellor in student services

who

member

of the women’s resource group, participated in creating the plaque.

“Carol Gregory did the wording on the plaque,” said Smith.

the

women’s resources section of LRC were made available

through a Ministry of Colleges and

“We

the college

putting interest and sup-

women’s

issues,”

said Joan Magazine, a counsellor

who

member of the women’s

also a

resource

the

in-

cover a

women’s resource

serve as a

and parenting. “It’s pretty

good

that there are

some resources here Smith

already,”

said.

Orange

group.

indicates the

community was

volved,” she said.

will

cluding sexual abuse, lesbianism,

pleased with

women’s resource area was funded by the Ministry of Education and Training. “It reflects that

women at the college.

The area’s resources

femininity, power, gender, health, theology, healing, eating disorders

ment

want

Zawada said welding enrolment should grow and larger numbers of highly skilled welding graduates will be ready to enter welding-re-

Gregory said she

from

acknowledge

just

the plaque because

lege and outside community.”

and Joan Magazine say

the fact that the Ontario govern-

Smith said the women’s resource area will consist of a table and chairs, a pamphlet and magazine rack, plants, and two standing book shelves. The window behind

Universities grant and through

(left),

variety of issues, said Smith, in-

in student services

engineering technicians.

sive and growing.

she added.

area funds, reads: “Materials for the

women’s

really pleased the

port in raising

public contributions from the col-

which are progres-

“I’m

resource area is a designated area,”

The plaque, which was purchased with women’s resource

techniques at Lambton, receive a certificate and then pursue employment, or go on to become welding

lated industries,

Conestoga employees Marg Smith

the plaque going up in the new women’s resource area is a way of acknowledging the area’s supporters. (Photo by Nancy usjak)

stickers designate the

books as women’s resource area materials, however, the books are catalogued within the tem.

LRC

Smith said videotapes are

sys-

cata-

area will

logued in the audio-visual area of

common bulletin board.

LRC. The women’s resource area will be popular, she said. The group hopes men will use the women’s

“The books are trickling in,” Smith said. The women’s resource group gathered a recommended book list for the designated space

the

resource area also, she added.

SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

Page 3

CAMPUS NEWS New landscaping around business wing

Trees, brick patios restore Doon’s beauty By Nicole Bardeau

new business wing, Sept. 18. Forty of the trees will be placed in

of the wall of the pond has

the immediate area of the

a mess for Higgins’ crew.

of the

The grounds around the new busi-

wing and

ness wing are shaping up nicely

the rest will be planted farther off

major construction that dominated the back lawns of the main building for most of the sum-

to create a bit of a screen

after the

business wing, the reconstruction left

quite

From

thinning out the willow back onto the 401, to planting flower gardens by the new interlocking stone patios by the

from the

trees that

401.

Peter Higgins, there will be 100

Higgins said the biggest job his crew has until the 18th is cleaning up the pond and grounds after all the construction and reconstruc-

crew is working hard on a range of jobs to meet the September dead-

new deciduous

tion.

line,

mer.

According to head groundskeeper trees planted in the

area in time for the grand opening

Besides the building of the

business wing, the landscaping

Higgins

new

“We’ll have to wait to see how deep they make the water,” he .said. With the rcconsfruction, it is almost

triple-mix topsoil for flower beds

too late to plant the water flowers

between the three flagstone patios. With red oak, English-style benches facing into the pond on each of the patios, Higgins said the area can’t help but be attractive. “The red oak benches look so

now.

much

said.

top of the

gabion wall which has been installed around most of the pond, Higgins said, there is a layer of

new

three-tier

better than concrete,” said

Higgins. “They have more style.”

Higgins said the benches are be-

Grigg Landscaping of Kitchener, said Higgins. Grigg was

re.sponsible for the reconstruction

of the pond, .seeding of the lawn area behind the business wing, laying of the interlocking brick patios,

but Higgins said that might have to

and laying an asphalt walkway from Parking Lot 12 down to the pond area Higgins said the new asphalt walkway will help prevent further “cowpaths” from the parking lot to

wait for next spring.

the back entrances.

ing constructed by Doon’s

wood-

working department. Groundskeeping had planned on

l*ond gets a facelift

Some of the landscaping was contracted out to

planting water-lilies in the

pond

By Nicole Bardeau When you

take a walk back to

pond this week you’ll notice a big difference. A lot has happened the

this

summer as far as construction

goes and the pond is no exception. Because of the pond’s original primary function to act as a drainage pool for the campus’s main road, the pond has seen a lot of use over the last 25 years. With the reconstruction of the road and a subsequent rerouting of the drainage system, which no\y bypasses the pond, a chance to reinforce the ponti walls

came

about.

The pond was

enou^

drained, just

do the work butskeep *

the bass alive, and a three-tier gabion wall of stones was installed. Over the years, with the

time and purple pond walls have been sliding inward. The Doon of

help

loosestrife, the

groundskeeping crew cut down Landthe loosestrife and Grigg scaping of Kitchener instiled the stone-filled cages for support

As a

result

this reconstruc-

tion, the top of the

gabion walls

widi topsoil were to be patios. three interlocking stone Flowerbeds were to be planted in benches the topsoil and red oak filled

were to be built by the woodworking school for the patios. In addition to the patios around have been the pond, three others

wing and

laid outside the business wing of the main building. the the reconstruction and land-

All

—

wires up the wire Schmidt a worker for Grigg Undscaping. lor a filled

gSsTbe

scaping ,

uv, comscneuuicu to be scheduled sept. 1 8 opening of

install

the pond.

Grigg Landscaping crews gabion wall for Doon pond.

stone-filled the last of three tiers of a by Nicole Bardeau)

president message, of vJeCcome from tHe At the start of the

demic year,

come you

995-96 aca-

would like to welboth returning

—

new students and those who are members of the Conestoga Col-

confident that you

well,

encourage you

to re-

Conestoga offers opbeyond your program

member that portunities

will dis-

cover the value that a Conestoga both education will contribute to personal your career and your energy The lives over the years. attaining and effort you put into

You may wish

and personal growth. and wish you an excellent year I

together to look forward to working community make the Conestoga

an enjoyable and stimulating place to be.

of study.

lege community. I

your goal of a quality education will be well rewarded.

to consider par-

government, ticipation in student and recathletics club activities or

Joftn TiSSits

not confined to but is the classroom or laboratory, self-discovery for an opportunity

President,

reation. Learning

Conestoga College September, 1995

OutSPOKEn Opinions

spo 5? “Keeping Conestoga College connected

est.

1967

Room 4B15 Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4M4

299

Doon Valley

Dr.,

Phone: 748-5366 Fax: 748-5971

Editor

— Linda Orsola Nagy Patricia

News Team Editor Student Life Team Editor Issues and Activities Team Editor

Bow

Nancy Usjak Pete Smith Nicole Bardeau

Production manager Advertising manager

Anna C. Done Nancy Usjak

Circulation manager Faculty supervisors

Jerry Frank, Jim Hagarty

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By Nicole Bardeau I

Take advantage of fun while it lasts from Wilfrid Laurier, I didn’t know a up to help at some of the pubs and concerts and suddenly, there were familiar

ating

Monday Submissions are

an exceptional period of time at most colleges and universities in Canada. Students are either returning after a summer break

faces in the crowd.

photograph).

or they are starting a new stage in their lives by entering into post-secondary education. Although Conestoga does not have a desig-

must be sent to the editor at the above address by 9:30 a.m. subject to acceptance or rejection and should be clearly must not contain written or typed; a WordPerfect 5.0 file would be helpful. Submissions illustration (such as a an by accompanied be may and statements any libellous Unsolicited submissions

This week

soul. I signed

nated “frosh week” like most universities, the

Conestoga Corner

DSA still has a lot of events planned and teach-

•n

By Linda Orsola Nagy *

ers tend to be more lenient in excusing students from class to have some fun and relax before

hard work. to say is, participate. If you have a free hour during a pub or a teacher lets

ing back to school after a career, a family and a lot of soul-searching, these events are for you

have some fun, meet some people. Don’t waste that opportunity by going home to watch TV or to do housework take advantage! that could be done later

start all

settling into

What I am trying

you go

Conestoga women deserve more This

fall,

the Learning

Resource Centre (LRC)

new bookshelf unit learning resource area may

Doon

women

has a

and women’s issues. This so-called satisfy some administrators, but it certainly does not take the place of what should exist at Conestoga: a women’s centre. A few shelves in the comer of the library are a poor excuse for material which is supposed to represent the concerns of half the world’s population. As of Aug. 10, there were only eight books on the shiny new shelves of the unit. Feminist literature overflows the multitude of shelves at most post-secondary institutions. I can only

devoted to

assume it

that the

feels

situation

committee

charge of filling those shelves will quickly find what what remains is an embarrassing

suitable material for them. Otherwise,

which

reflects

on the college.

I want to commend those in charge of creating the resource area, but cannot bring myself to do so. As a female student at this college, I feel short-changed. I think the women here deserve more. Our concerns, and material which deals with them, are much more important and deserve more attention than what an imitation-oak shelving unit shoved off in a low-traffic area of the LRC affords. I was told by a female teacher at this school that the provincial government gave

women

use those parking

lots.

And

sure,

women may

attacked in them. But aren’t there other funds for those kinds of things?

that

to school it

means you

or not, you are a

freshman, which means you are the “youngest” take advantage! students here. So again Cast aside your inhibitions about age differ-

—

a Conestoga College

After spending three consecutive semesters at Conestoga with no break, spending an afternoon listening to a band with my friends sounds like just what I need. For those of you who haven’ t come back after working for the summer months to pay off some of those student debts, you may have

ences and think, “I

suddenly realized you haven’t seen or talked to your classmates for the entire time. Now is your chance to catch up before project deadlines and other obligations take over your life. This is perhaps the most exciting time, however, for students who are new to Conestoga. When I started here last September after gradu-

exhaustion from pushing themselves too hard from the very beginning. Don’t let this happen to you. Attend some of the events this week,

student, just like everyone else here.

thinks I’m too old to be here, so

I’ll

one

to that

pub and have a beer and meet some people.” College is not strictly about academia. Good grades are important, but I have seen too many people drop out in frustration and pure mental

have some fun. Give yourself something to look back on in Npvember, when it’s midnight and you only have nine hours until the deadline.

Grant McGregor

Guest Columnist

Principal,

Doon campus

Women

who made the decision to provide the resource area fail to realize does not satisfy a need. The sheer embarrassment over the fact that this is the only special place the college will allow women to celebrate themselves leads What

back

over again. Like

get

should not have to see funds specifically designated to them funnelled into other areas under the guise that it is for their benefit. Thanks, but no thanks.

too. Part of going

for a barbecue,

Conestoga money to build a women’s centre. But instead of doing so, the college put the money towards new lighting forthe parking lots. Where is the logic, let alone justice, in that? Sure,

know not everyone can do this, but you can

attend the pubs. Chances are you never met any of these people before in your life. They haven’t a clue about your past and can only take you for the way you are now. So relax. For the mature students who are perhaps go-

the people

Doon campus

—

it’s

our environment

not to

tell

people that the area exists

at all.

Thoughts on the environment inevitably turn on phrases like “ozone layer,” “endangered species,” “ecosystem” or “sustainable growth”

A real women’s centre on campus would allow space for a multitude of material which deals with a variety of women’s issues. This type of centre would also provide a place for those people concerned with these issues to find each other and discuss

— phrases representing

ideas that are enor-

mously important but

too often merely ab-

common concerns.

stractions, as

A women’s centre at Conestoga would not infringe upon male rights or individumen wanted to enter it, no one would stop them. It is yet another poor excuse for people to say that if women want a women’s centre, then men should also have a men’s centre. If men want one, more power to them! Assuming that it would be ality . If

created with the genuine goal of understanding, you

would probably find quite a

few women out with shovels lending a hand at getting the ball rolling. Axe administrators embarrassed by the possibility that feminists actually exist at this school? Are they afraid that a women’s centre would encourage a sense of power and unity among women? Well, I hope it would do just that. Feminism and its many voices will not go away. Women at Conestoga deserve a k voice and a place to be heard.

all

grind through our daily

Personal environment? There’s another mat-

Many

college as

of us spend as

much time

at the

we do at home, yet we rarely regard

the college as our personal environment.

Years ago, my daughter spent a year in a Japanese high school. The school had no jani-

Maintenance man, yes. Janitor, no. Students were responsible for maintaining their own environment Am I advocating that for Conestoga? Hardly.

tor.

expect a culture shift of that magnitude

unrealistic. isn’t

Maybe

so out of

to expect an attitude shift

line.

buildings at the Doon campus are the result of a lot of work, dedication and pride on the part of a large number of

The grounds and

people.

routines.

ter.

After looking at

all

the

improvements

to the

grounds, buildings, classrooms and labs that took place over the summer, I thought: “Wouldn’t it be marvellous if all of us took the time and concern to pick up that stray wrapper, to return those dirty dishes, to put that butt in

the receptacle that’s provided?”

Ours is a wonderful campus. Only our own personal pride will keep it a wonderful personal environment

SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

Page 5

TAKING SIDES Do you

Condoms

Doon Student Association shouid inciude condoms in orientation kits?

think the

in kit are a

campus comments

reminder

By Anna Done

Including

condoms

in the orientation kits

not promote promiscuity.

putting

“Yes. People are stupid to think college students are not having sex. If It helps people to make a smart

does

condoms

Doon

into the kits, the

Student Association merely reminding people that sex is grown-up stuff and must be dealt with responsi-

(DSA)

choice then

Although the demographics of Conestoga College are changing, there

who

a large

is still

arrive here straight

number of from high

school.

For many of these students, college is their first time away from home and their first taste of freedom.

Away from the parental nest, these young fledglings are eager to test their wings,

an endeavor which often involves experimenting with alco-

works.”

Dawn Mittelholtz DSA president

bly.

students

Usjak

Once again, the ever-popular symbol of safe political correctness the condom

—

and

sex

—

being thrust upon students as they begin their studies in a post-secondary institution. The University of Waterloo distributed condoms in its

this gesture?

Mark Casey

First of all, everybody knows a condom will not completely stop the spread of AIDS. Condoms can break they are not 100 per cent effective against disease or pregnancy. Also, pK)st-secondary institutions which hand out condoms because of the AIDS scare should realize that distributing only one condom to each student won’t stop the^spread of HIV anyway. If students are going to indulge in orgies and onenight stands during Conestoga’s orientation week, one condom in an orientation kit isn’t enough. A whole box, or maybe two or three, would be needed in the kit if students are to adequately protect themselves from the spread of

—

Robotics and automation

hol.

Riding high on new-found freedom plus drink-

“No. Let people buy their

lowered inhibitions. Add to the equation the most primal instinct of to ensure the the animal kingdom, the desire can be a result the and survival of one’s species, rashes or even embarrassing heartbreak, of lot

By Nancy

frosh week packets when I studied there. Now, the Doon Student Association (DSA) is supplying students with condoms in the DSA orientation kit. Handing out condoms to students seems to be a popular pastime. But how sincere or effective is

“Sure, because everyone needs balloons during frosh week.”

ing alcohol, even moderate amounts, leads to

Orientation kits are no place for condoms

own.”

Dave Spence Robotics and automation

death.

the disease.

That’s where condoms come in. birthAlthough not a guaranteed 100 per cent transsexually against barrier control method or

However, if the condoms in the orientation kits symbolic are not to be acftially used, but taken as the reminders to practise “responsible sex,” then

abstinence, mitted diseases, next to complete have condoms are the best the medical profession to offer.

two mto the showing concern for

putting a gentle reminder or

orientation kits, the

DSA

effort is a

The condoms probably one of the more are

“Sure.

useful things in the

Becky Little Journalism

concur

that if the

Instead, preventing the spread of the disease. responsible on information reliable, up-to-date in the oriensexual oractices should be included

would benefit more from packaged rubber with no a from education than

tation kits. Students

go out and score.

among Morality aside, sex happens. Yes, even and it s Conestoga, like college nice at a students their urge to not just kids who are following merge.

instructions.

Some people, especially it who should know better

tians

than to stand in

tar and God’s place and judge others, are ready to pre-marital sex. But feather people who engage in notion of remaining a let’s face the truth! the abide by in until marriage was easier to

one more posimessage about sex.”

“Yes.

seems, good Chns-

tive

It’s

Kelly Nixon Special needs counsellor

Because

the

moment,

“go

all

the way,” does

that

mean

or contract a they deserve to die, or get pregnant, disease that it

may

leave them sterile?

don’t think

does. I

know

spared the misery tected sex, then the

that

kits are

And

if only one person is can occur from unpro-

a cliche, but

condoms

to all

only

come

—

a stereotype to party students will definitely find

Conestoga

that is not true.

Some

condoms offensive and useless. and use However, some will find them funny will also be a tragic That balloons. water them as

the

distribution of condoms to students because all students have a wasteful incredibly is who choose to choice. There will always be those and those who choose not to. The

The forced

use condoms have a store ones who use condoms will already aren’t likely don't who those while house of them,

“Yes, because it promotes safe sex.”

Linda Wiza Special needs

be converted.

Distributing

condoms

in the orientation kits is

also unnecessary because

clerical

condoms

in the health

building are free office at the Doon campus main include condoms shouldn’t kits orientation The want to help stu If post-secondary institutions

support

information dents, they should hand out instead. practices safe-sex on

in the orientation

a good idea

so,

implies Handing out condoms to students also have who nymphomaniacs sex-crazed are they

waste.

virgin

past when people biblical times and centuries and 17 years old. 16 at married were regularly question, By attaching morality to the condom danger. in put are well-being people’s lives and heat of a young person decides, in the

as effective

number

stop the spread of as shelling out band-aids to as a weak attempt serve merely cancer. Condoms

kit.”

were perhaps, 20 of condoms included in the kits an invitation to as seen be well or more, this may

students’ well-being.

condoms

waste of time and money. Shelling out

to stop the spread of AIDS

friends.

Do you have any topical

questions

you want straight-forward answers to? Send them to the editor or staff in Room 4B15, or call SPOKE at 748-5366.

booklets

Lifestyles Editor:

Just a

sip, ol’

little

buddy?

Party time Business students raise

money and students’ About $5,000 was used

By Leanne Moses

made in the woodworking centre. The remainder of the money will be used to buy furniture for the CBSA office in the new wing, she

course.

Not only a great way to meet people, have fun and blow off steam from all those hours doing home-

said.

“All the

work, biz bashes also help to raise money

“We always get really good the bashes.”

money we

the

Doon campus main

(Photo by Nancy Usjak)

building.

total,

business students raised

$41,000.

With the funds raised last year, the association purchased 10 terminals for the new computer lab, two printers, and upgraded their server from arcnet to ethemet.

WELCOME FIRST YE2^ STUDENTS

WELCOME BACK SECOND AND THIRD YEARS

would probably al-

year. •

Once the association executive has a chance to talk to

new and

returning students to find out what they

In total,

These purchases cost about $25,000. Charters said the upgrades should help to alleviate problems of the computers crashing and also speed up the printer.

business students raised $41 000 ,

always get really good turnouts for the

and hot rods. In

back

“We haven’t achieved maximum sales with the almonds.” Charters said the almonds are a strong seller and students could likely sell more than last

bashes,” Charters said. In addition to the business bashes, the association raised money last year through the sale of almonds

takes a drink at the adult size fountain

directly

monds.

—Leanne Charters CBSA president

banquet.

went

concentrate on one fundraising drive selling

been decided. Charters said the February bash will probably have a St. Valentine’s Day theme. The final bash in April will be the business awards

“We

raised

benefit business students.” She said this year, the association

turnouts for

Leanne Charters, CBSA president, said four bashes will be held in 1995/96 on Sept. 28, Nov. 16, Feb. 8, and April 1 1. Although themes have not yet

purchase software pro-

—

spirits

grams: Windows, WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows, Harvard Graphics, Lotus 5 and Lotus for Windows. The CBSA also purchased tables and chairs for the new terminals for about $3,000. The tables were

Where can you party and come away with something more substantial than a hangover? The Conestoga Business Student Association of better known as biz bashes (CBS A) bashes

Adrianna Boersen,

Nancy Usjak 748-5366

think they can raise, a monetary target will be set in September for the year. They will also consider to sponsor. Charters said one project they are considering

what projects

buying new audio-visui equipment. She said last year, the CBSA wanted to purchase 20 terminals; however, due to space limitations and unexpected expenses, it purchased only 10. If space permits. Charters said, the CBSA would like to purchase 10 more terminals. The CBSA executive will meet Sept. 16 to discuss fundraising projects, targets and objectives.

STUDENT SERVICES * * *

counselling peer tutoring housing

has a new home!

2B02

Plan to visit on Thursday afternoon September 14th between 1; 30 - 4:30 to see our new space and enjoy some refreshments. COME IN ANYTIME FOR ASSISTANCE!

Business association offers experience “You get so much from it (involvement) and it looks

By Leanne Moses Now this is a proposition no business student should down. Get involved in the Conestoga Business Students’ Association (CBSA), says Leanne Charters, CBSA

back

president.

which

turn

The CBSA consists of elected student representatives and faculty advisors

who organize

social events, raise

funds for student projects and promote a spirit of co-operation throughout the School of Business. Charters said teachers hold elections for representatives in class about the third week in September.

Two people are elected per class, she said.

SELF-ESTEEM

WORKSHOP

on a resume,” said Charters. Representatives attend meetings and provide feed-

great

to the executive

from

their class

and keep

their

class informed.

Representatives also get to head fund-raising drives, is good experience for business students, she

said.

Charters said another benefit ers.

“We

advisors.

working with teach-

really appreciate the support of the faculty

They

are really great and they keep us in

line.” “It is not a real heavy load,” she something to get you involved.”

Dog days

said, “but

summer

the timeV

DO YOU... about what others think about you? ...put yourself down? ...have feelings of not being ...worry

good enough? you answered "yes’* to any of the above questions tben a Self-Esteem Workshop

may be right

for you!

Tentative dates and times:

TUESDAYS

Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28

3:30

Watch

for notices

5:30 p.m.

from

STUDENT SERVICES

to get information or sign-up.

Marcel Kamutzki, Bear, Tanner Ross, 2, (front) and Braden Ross, 4, watch Sandy Kamutzi, who pitches for Protransit in the Conestoga slow-pitch league. (Photo by Anna C. Done)

SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

Page 7

CONESTOGA LIFE Record business enrolment projected By Nancy Usjak Record enrolment estoga’s

will hit

Con-

new

school of business this year, says Bill Easdale, the school’s

new

vice-president.

million, said

Business enrolment will go up about seven or eight per cent at a time

when enrolment

versities ing,

and colleges

at other uni-

plummet-

said.

“The new school

he added. Automatic light switches in the classrooms shut themselves off when no one is in them, he said. The new business wing cost $3.34 efficient,

a factor,” Eas-

Dave

Putt, director of

is attracting ”

building

tractive,”

it’s

Windows

finished,

will be at-

said.

the length of the walls

line the classrooms, providing a

beautiful

view of the reconstructed

Doon pond,

said Easdale.

The classrooms

are also energy

sonable salaries.”

The

rise is also the re-

cursion into the foreign market,” he

Easdale

said.

Students from other countries such as Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Botswana and Japan are enrolling into the business program, he said.

took the col-

lege four years to raise funds for the project,

sult of the college’s “intentional ex-

school of business

physical resources.

reputation of Conestoga’s

The estimated

hiore

Vice-president is

connected to the Doon campus main building through the C corridor, and contains soundproof classrooms, three club rooms, one meeting room, and two faculty areas, he said.

“When

Bill

students, he added.

students.

—

Conestoga

“Students are gaining employment so quickly after graduation at rea-

The

gram

business program is attracting

“The reputation of Conestoga’s business pro-

dale said of the rise in enrolment.

The school of business

business enrolment

also because Conestoga students are getting jobs upon graduation.

“That’s a good sign,” he said. “It helps us open into a broader global

said.

federal and provincial gov-

perspective, certainly for the next

enunents also each donated a third of the money needed to construct the 3, 600- square-metre building through the ^nada Ontario Infrastructure Works program, he

century.”

added.

community, employers, families of

The new school of business logo emphasizes the future. “Your future is our business,” said Easdale. “It’s the future of the

Easdale said the projected rise in

students, the students themselves

Bill Easdale, vice-president of the school of business, says the new school is a factor in the rise in enrolment. (Photo by Nancy usjak)

and the college.” Easdale said he is looking forward to the new school’s opening

ceremony SepL 1 8 in the blue room at the Doon campus main building. Visitors from the business community will attend, he said. “It’s critically

important for peo-

ple to understand

how

highly rec-

ognized the school of business

is,”

said.

said the school

ward.

going

“We want students

for-

have a

—

seamless education system our primary role is to teach students

how

to learn.”

New school of business logo represents future, globalization of college By Jose Compta

of business is all about,” he said. At the meeting, the faculty and

This September a new school of business wiU open at Conestoga, and along with a new building and a new vice-president will come a new school of business logo. “1 think having a new logo is pEirticularly importtmt with the opening of the new school of business at

staff had a brain-storming session.

Conestoga

It is

like a different

classroom,” he said. Easdale said the school of business may use the logo on its station-

The graphics department brought back several ideas

“Our next step will be to redefine our mission

to represent the direction and globalization of the college.

school.

statement with a solid goai and objectives of the

your future

wa-

new building and a said new vice-president

tershed with a

new look,”

Easdale said the idea for the logo was developed over the last three

months. It

started with a workshop in June,

for Conestoga’s faculty, at

which

Easdale was chair. “We talked about a slogan to depict in a few words what the school

proper graphic representation,” he

most appropriate slogan. The faculty decided on the idea of,

“Your

future

said.

our business,” said

said the graphics department

brought back several ideas to represent the direction and globalization

Easdale. “We presented the slogan to the college’s graphics department, and asked them to come up with the

our

of the college. “The semicircle represents the

school ofiousiness ery.

earth and the arrows going upwards and onwards stand for the growth,

constant improvement and innovation in the quality of education, new

business technology, sources, and everything pacts the core

new

re-

that im-

activities in the

However, the colors have not yet been decided because they have to co-ordinate with the same color scheme as other faculty logos. “Our next step will be to redefine our mission statement with a solid goal and objectives of the school,”

said.

•

- -

THURSDAY, •

SEPTEMBER 7 11 am ? -

we unveil the new Lounge name and officially open the new Student Lounge. ]oin

tis

College

officials will

be in

attendance &free refreshments

will be available.

ImdiAif, Sifii. 12

11:20

m- 1:30

— BW Ec3scial& Vice-president

usiness

Easdale said they later narrowed the concepts and arrived at a conclusion that would give the

down

Bill Easdale.

”

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Renovated library ready for fall term to nearly 400 seats. for the students seating “More was our prime objective when we were planning the renovations, Krotz said. She said seating capac-

from about 300

By Patricia Bow Brighter,

more spacious, more

welcoming. This

how

returning

students will see the Learning Re-

(LRC) atDoon Cammembers say. staff pus, LRC “We’ll have a lot more ground to

ity

source Centre

Since then, health sciences to

moved

increasing

said.

lous for the students. And working when your is a lot more enjoyable

Jill

Douglas, co-ordinator of the said students often

LRC,

walked

through the LRC and out again without finding a place to sit. The new seating accounts for most of the expanded space,

surroundings are nice.” For most of the summer, large

packed up and

Douglas

the LRC’s normal quiet was pierced by the shriek of electric

said.

More space went

redesigning the area of the circulation, audio-visual and reference

drills.

Walls fell as the LRC took over the space occupied by the offices of campus administration and student

employment. Linda Krotz,

Doon campus,

Doon’s student population, she

cover,” said library technician Anne Earl. “But I think it’s marvel-

parts of the collection were away, carpets were rolled

had not changed since 1987.

desks to reduce line-ups and

these stations easier for students to use.

LRC

manager, said the renovations expanded the area of the LRC by 30 per cent, from about 5,120 to about 6,675 square metres, and increased seating for students by the same percentage.

make

well, the service desks

have

been rebuilt to allow easier access for people with special needs. Each has a bay with a lower counter area where a wheelchair can pull in,

Douglas

The

Smith, Shan Gross, Grace Barb Cowan, Paul Mailloux, Donna Snyder, Susan new the to students back Carruthers and Linda St. John are ready to welcome Patricia Bow)

LRC

and AV

against a well-travelled corridor, were not quiet enough, she ex-

which students can book for group projects, and the addition of two small viewing rooms to the existing one large and two small rooms. Douglas said the LRC’s resources have grown modestly over the past

plained.

year.

wished the rooms had natural light, and staff felt the quiet rooms, built

are

For example, materials for the

side of

new environmental engineering

overlooking the pond. large rooms became four

program and more non-traditional media such as CD-ROMs have

small rooms, but the total capacity remains the same, Krotz said. Other changes to the LRC include the building of two seminar rooms.

been added, but discards of dated material have balanced acquisi-

Now

said.

quiet study

rooms were an-

WE'RE SHOWING OFF!

OOON CAMPUS

SEPTEMBER

5th

the quiet study

located along the

rooms

window

LRC,

Two Learning Resource

(Photo by

centre.

other concern during planning, Krotz said. Students said they

the

Centre

Staff (from left)

During Orientation Week,

too, as Students arrive at

More Audio-Visual Viewing Rooms Quiet Study Rooms with a View

bridge, Guelph, Stratford

Seminar Rooms Separate Government Documents Area

how we

spent our

summer

Early in the term, staff will intro-

duce the LRC and its resources to classes of students, tailoring presentations to the needs of each group.

Hours during the fall and winter terms wUI be the same as last year: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun-

day 1-4 p.m.

staff

Ebncr

dents,

and acad^iic upgrading, Ebner

pus, said there wiil be an orienta-

said.

tion session in the cafeteria at

staff meiitbcr in

student services at W'atcrloo cam-

Waterloo on SqiL

at Strat-

registration.

5, followed

•

orientation piu'kages they leeci ved in die mail, said Christine Ri\ctt,

campus

administiator. .She said

they will be assigned to rooms and ’

given dieir timetables.

'95

World Series Champions TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS.

Take yoitr

N«w York Yankees

Friday, September

^ot

S:OS

at the

Orientation Oolf

Tournament

pm game time

bus departs at 5:30 pm from door #3

TICKETS $30.00 or

$23.00

for children 12

& under

includes transportation

(Esplanade Level 100 seating)

Cash Only

Friday, Sept.

Doon Valley

Go\£ Course

Entry Fee $25 Sign up at the

DSA Office

barbecue will

round out die day, she saud. At Guelph campus, 350 to 4(X) students will lurive on SepL 5 with

she said. On Sept, 5, howWally Ebncr, administrator of ever, sttidents in OBS and Waterloo, Cambridge and Strat- ^^tliird-year .nursing will be introford campuses, said orientation at fduced to the building and pro-"^ Camlnidge and Stratford will be grams. Lois Caspar, chair of nursing semesters four, five and six will address the nursing $tu-‘

said.

June Dahnicr, a

tetnbin-,

At Cambridge on Sept. 5, faculty

best

can pick up

guidemaps.

ford campus will have already started by die first week in Sep-

and Wa-

kept simple.

)nlc*U<Uc<m

who want

own

members will conduct orientation sessions for students in die Ontario Bash? Skills (OBS) pogram

Some of the programs

Cam-

terlot).

vacation!

Students their

campuses There will be no t<?nis, no bc©r thousands, garden and no cast but Orientation Week happens at Conestoga’s ditlying campuses

Additional Group Seating

said.

explore on

8th

Introducing:

see

ing tours of the renovated facility,

Krotz

tions.

Pick up a map at the door and walk yourself through our beautifully re-designed Centre.

Come and

will be promoting the LRC and giv-

Contact Becky at the

PSA Office (74«:-S131)

Athletics

and Recreation

Dais

A^thlotics a^nd Recreation Program Staff Team

Young

Manager of Athletics

& Recreation (ext. 270) Responsible for the administration of the Athletics & Recreation Department, including the Sports Lounge,

QAie^come!

Athletic and Community Programs and the Conestoga College Recreation Centre

Baiui

McCauley

Assistant Manager, Atiilctics and Recreation (ext. 386) Responsible for the day to day o] 3 cration of

the

Community Recreation Programs and

On beMi and mmaiion team,

1995-96

Administration Coordinator (ext. 513) Responsible for the day to day arena/gym bookings and rentals anti coordinates administrative operations for the Athletics and Recreation Department.

p/iog/taw

uiefcome gou

academic

Iniramural/Extramural Programs of Conestoga College Recreation Centre

Paula Feddema

atbkilC8

Lynda Carmichael

the

Doug

yea/i.

Athletics and Recreation Senior Clerk (ext. 710)

Perkins

Responsible for clerical and reception duties of the

Athletics Officer (ext 484)

phnned an

haue

department ofAthlet.es and Recreation.

Responsible for the care and maintenance of the Athletic and Recreation Department Equipment and he acts as the Athletic

exciting

Therapist.

yea/t

^u((

ei/ente

activities

jpfi

gou

MiVitLENE

and

Ford

Community Program Assistant (ext. 452) Assists with the Community Programs including

take

Leagues for Adults and Youths as well as

advantage

eve/iy

success

academics,

yea/i;

Head Bartender, Sports Lounge

wish

(ext. 552) Responsible for the day to day operation of the Sports Lounge ( I he Condor Roost) and concessions.

gou

STUDENT ATHLETIC COMMITTEE Comprised of

youA

but !lemembe^ a

Kane

Vicki

Greg Bera

Intramural Program Assistant Cext. 385) Assists with the Intramurai/lixtramural Programs as well as Special Events that arc hosted by the Athletic Department.

bodg.

c^ttifetics

(S. A.C.)

from various programs hired

Committee members arc 'fammy Flanagan

Elaine Keller

Amy Olson

Sherry Dotson

Connor Armstrong

If you have any questions at any time throughout the year on how to get involved as a participant, organizer, spectator etc. - Ask Us? We can help you get involved Call 748-3512 ext. 385 or 452, you’ll be glad you did! "

OR ANY OF THE ATHLETICS & RECREATION STAFF LOCATED AT THE RECREATION CENTRE.

and

^ecfieatlon

Conestoga College Recreation Centre information ITZ;r>

can use tbe Recreation Centre?

Mljat’s in tbe Recreation Centre?

Doon Campus

All foil-time •

entitled to students have paid a compulsory Recreation Facilities Fee and are

Olympic-size Arena

•

membership

privileges.

Diamonds

400M Speedskating Oval

•

2 Basketball Courts 3 Volleyball Courts

3 Softball

Soccer Pitch 4 Horseshoe Pits Classroom

•

ftill

i'iiness tivin

2 American-size Squash Courts 1 Indoor Running Area

•

4 Lighted Tennis Courts • Double Gym ^ 2 Single gymnasiums

•

Sports Lounge (Condor Roost)

8 Badminton Courts

How to use it?

Simply present your student cart! at tbe reception counter. Lockers are available for your day use only. Locks may be requested at the reception counter.

Hours of Operation

ITie centre

opened from 8:00

6:00 p.m. Saturday

12:00 noon

Using tbe

a m.- 10:00 p.m. -

Monday

to Friday.

Sunday.

one gym available for drop in usage from 8:00 a m. - 4:00 p.m. Momlay to (during designated hours). Student group functions may be booked (one week in advance) at no change SPOKE). (watch time activity Check out our drop in

Gym

Efforts are

made

to have at least

Using tbe Arena

Bookings must be made one week in advance (call ext. 513). Your student membership allow'S you free admission to Shinny Hockey Pick up a schedule at the reception counter.

Squash Court Bookings

May be done up to .seven day^ in advance. Your student membership allows you free admission. Racquets may be rented and balls purchased. Eye protection is available at no cost and is strongly recommended.

Equipment Usage

Your membership allows you There

Condor Roost

to sign-out

a $ 1 .50 rental charge on

Fitness evaluations

Fitness Testing

Sports lounge

Open

daily

may be booked

$10.00 non

There

all

refundable fee

seven days a week.

Try'

& Public Skating.

most equipment, .it no charge.

racquets.

the reception desk for

hill-tiinc

students.

due upon booking.

us for lunch ami a

new improved menu!

operate the intramural Varsity Programs.

For more information, call 748-3512

^oung

Managek,

full-time students

assist the Athletic Staff to

mind needs a hmdtky

headth^y

statistics for all leagues,

Susan Ludwig

oj.

Snjog youA

the

Friday for basketball or badminton.

Page 10

SPOKE, Orientation

Issue,

September 1995

Athletics

Varsity

and Recreation

Teams

We offer four inter-collegiate sports: women’s softball, women’s soccer (indoor and

outdoor), men’s soccer

(indoor and outdoor), and men’s hockey.

The teams, called the Condors, compete in the Ontario College Athletic Association (O.C.A.A.) and are members of the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (C.C.A.A.)

Our teams also compete against university and club teams in Ontario and In the United States.

1995/96 Inter-Collegiate

Coaching Staff

look forward to seeing you as an athlete or as a spectator at the Condor games.

Varsity Try-Out Dates Our first session of team

try-outs are listed

take place at the Recreation Centre

below and

Men’s soccer

Geoff Johnstone

Women’s soccer

Geoff Johnstone Vince Alviano

Men’s hockey

Tony Martindale

Women’s soffball

Brian Broome Yvonne Broome

For more information on varsity programs call 748-3512, ext.270

(see below for exact

location).

Athletic Scholarship

Men’s and women’s outdoor soccer try-outs will be held Mon. Aug. 28 to Thurs. Aug. 31 daily at 3:30 p.m. at the soccer field. ,

Program i

Objective: To place our varsity teams in the top 15 of the C.C.A.A. ranking system. - To place our varsity teams in serious contention for O.C.A.A. and C.C.A.A. medals. -

Men’s and women’s indoor soccer try-outs will be held In January 1996, the time and location are to be announced.

Purpose: To assist "impact" athletes, who by their athletic skills, attitude and leadership, upgrade the performance of the team. -

Who may apply

Women’s softball try-outs will be held Tues. Thurs. Sept. one.

7, daily at

Sept. 5 to

4:30 p.m. at diamond

Criteria:

number

Men’s hockey try-outs will be held on Mon. Sept. 1 1 to Thurs. Sept. 14, and Mon. Sept. 18 to Thurs. Sept. 21, dally at 5 p.m. in the arena.

Any varsity athlete.

Impact player

Must successfully passed all courses in which they have enrolled. - Must have completed all team functions a manner satisfactory to the coach. -

How to apply i

Pick

athletic

Submit application by requested deadline

ofFri.

up an appiication from the

office. -

For further information on varsity programs, contact Dan Young at the athletic office In the Recreation Centre, or call 748-3512 ext. 270.

Oct.

6, 1995.

Scholarships are available in each varsity/ inter-collegiate sport. Every athlete is entitled to apply for a scholarship in their sport. A selection committee will be reviewing ali applications in October 1995. you need further information or for an application form, drop into the Recreation Centre, ask your coach, or call extension 270 or 386.

SPOKE,

Intramurcils

Committee

Athletic

students from various programs. assist

1995/9G

One

Se.ssion

The Student

Page 11

and Recreation

Athletics

Student Athletic Committee (S.A.C.)

Orientation Issue, September 1995

comprised of

They

are hired to

Aciivii V

the Athletics staff in the operation of the

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('.AIM

Staki/I-ni)

S( IIKDIII.INC;

August 28

Wed. Sepicnibci 13

AIN'S

1)1

sirs

Mk;.

Intramural/Extramural/Inter-Collegiate programs. Co Ed Slo Pildi

The Committee works to

offer a variety of September

staff,

and faculty opportunities for recreation and enhance social, psychological, and physical

Men's Enslhnll

August 28

sports that

Leogue begins September

Rec. Centre Clussioom

extracurricular activities designed to allow students, -

Wed. September 13

'?J>

September 12

Rec. Centre Classroom

Wed. September 13

8 on Boll Oioinond » 2

Bond: S25 (cosh)

Longue begins September 1? Bond: S25

(cosli)

well being.

The Committee are

also involved in Student Leadership

opportunities (elective and workshops), attending a seminar with college/university students from across Ontario, and in

making informal presentations various student groups throughout the year.

August 28

September 12

Rec. Centre Clossiooiii

ConlacI Hockey

AugusI 28

Wed. October 18

to Okloberlesl "Open" Co-Ed Golf

may

one

year.

member

748-3512, extension 385. Applications are available in Januar}' of each year.

Name

Elec.Eng.Technician

Tammy Flanagan

General Arts

Am)- Olson

LASA

Connor Armstrong

Computer Programmer Anal)'st

Sherq- Dolson

Business Accounting

Kane Barb McCauley

Vicki

SAC Meetings

AugusI 28

Mon. September 18

Scpiertrber 12

i\'i i-y

Indoor 5 on 5 Soccer

Contort Ball Hockey

Fiidny, Oclobci All

Dkivii.s

C.An AIN'S SciIF.DUUNC;

M IG.

October 10-

Wed. October 18

@ 5 pin

Contact Ice

Hockey

Wed. October

Bond: 525

Wed. Oclober

Rec. Cenlre Classroom

Wed. Oclober

]

Get Involved

Rec. Cenlre Classioom

October 10-

Wed. October

be bold ni

lire

Rccieriiion Cenlre

mccliiig

lire

Leagues begin

llie

week

of October

Bond: S25 (casb)

@ 5 pm

(cosli)

leogue begins October 25 Bond: 5200 (cash)

Time Job Opportunities

& Recreation

Some

require a First Aid Certificate. Honorariums vary.

Intramural A thietics

require the following for our men’s,

women’s and co-ed programs:

referees, scorekeepers, videographer, photographer.

Our Programs Include:

basketball, soccer, ball hockey, slo-pitch, volleyball, hockey, men’s fastball, p.m. broomball. Programs run 4-11

the schedule for activities.

necessary, training provided. paid on an hourly or per game basis. are positions All Student Intramural Committee (S.A.C.) « athletic staff Comprised of students from various programs. Hired to assist of variety a wide operate the intramural/varsity programs. Works to offer All positions are for one school staff. and students for programs recreation Applications will be accepted in year. Honorariums are paid to all positions.

No experience

Performance Bonds: to play. Bonds scheduled activities require a cash bond when signing up are fully refundable vary In amounts according to specific sports. Bonds equipment is borrowed all and providing teams have no defaulted games

All

Official

Bond: S25 (cusb)

Rec. Cenlre Classioom

positions.

teams and

Procedures Manual/

3 louiiiumenl

ticket takers. If you timekeepers, goal judges, assistant trainers, scorers, in one of our many interested be may have an interest in sports, then you Trainer positions September. of week first startthe positions

together. Individual To form teams, gather a group of classmates/friends Inquire at the Recreation participants are encouraged to play also - just Centre and we can place you on a team. or a representative to attend 2. Each team must select a Team Captain(s) discussed, performance a scheduled meeting where the rules will be bonds will be collected, and schedules for games will be drafted. one team participants are encouraged to attend, but at least

all

Varsity A thietics We require the following for Varsity Hockey Games:

REFER TO INTRAMURAL ACTIVITY SCHEDULE FOR THESE

returned at the conclusion of

Centre

and scorekeepers, to students, and opportunities range from officials a few. name to just serving as an Intramural Committee member, some extra earning friends, new making week Why not spend a few hours a Conestoga! at while fun some income, and having

DATES.*

licid ol lire Rccioulioii

department part-time jobs exist in the Athletics and Recreation and benefit money extra some earn to opportunity providing students with an all Conestoga to open are Posiflons experience. learning from a productive

Join:

Many

In the Recreation Obtain entry forms from the Athletic Office located weeks prior to activities Centre or during sign-up sessions held one to two

must be included

leagues begin ihe week ol Otiobcc 23

@ 5 pm

Port

representative

Golf course

Rond: S25 (cosh)

@ 5 pm

Oclober 10-

Athletics

in students and College personnel are eligible to participate a pay or members activities provided they are either Rec Centre registration fee per activity.

All

ui lire Oooii Volley

Leagues begin the week of Oclober 23

Rec. Centre Classroom

All full-time

starting.

29 louiiiameni

inleiosled ployeis must attend

How to

In beld

leogue begins Oclober 25

Rec. Centre Clossrooin

October

mandatoty.

How to

porliciponis must ollond ibis inecliiig

Rec. Centre Classroom

SlGN-Ul>

Committee

Fridoy, Seplcinber All

Siaki/Eni)

October 10-

members. Attendance

ol 2

Two

Hon-CoiilacI Boll Hockey

all

@ 5 pm

Exlromurul Men's Easiball

are held bi-weekly for

Bond: 5200 (cusb)

must attend

Ihuisdoy, October 5 Touinumenl

Tournomenl

Co Ed Volleyboll

Recreation Leadership/Intermural Asst. Rec. Assistant Manager of Ath.

league begins October 25 All Coploiiis

lee oils begin

Rec. Centre CInssioom

Food and Beverage Management

Elaine Keller

Mon. September 18

Program

Greg Bera

Sepleiiibei

Bond; S25 (cusb)

@5 pm

September 12

Eengue begins

Rec. Centre Classroom

AugusI 28

Session

1995/96 Student Athletic Committee

October 2

Tennis loucnomonl

More information on of the Athletic Committee be obtained through the Athletic Office or call are for

how to become

AugusI 28

Tournnmenl

Centre. All positions

September 12

Committee members may be reached through the Athletics Office at 748-3512, extension 385 or in the Intramural Office which is located in the Recreation

Co-Ed loudi Eoolbnll 5 on 5

games.

January. Positions

Manuals:

will

filled

by May.

apply for any

on Intramural programs, reference may be made

Recreation Centre

sport rules, job these manuals for the following information: intramural officials, scheduling descriptions, inter-campus/extramural tournaments, at the Recreation meetings, etc. Copies of the manual may be obtained

j !

Receptionist part-time (Fridays and weekends). Good typing and public relation skills required.

of these jobs, call

For detailed information

Centre, the

Doon Student Association and the Learning Resource

Centre.

and on bulletin For up-to-date Information watch for details in SPOKE the Week and of Athletes Month, boards. Also watch for Team of the Officials of

the Month

SPOKE.

^ ‘

Concession Affendanf- part-time Good organizational and public relation Maintenance - part-time Reliable, flexible with

good public

us at 748-3512.

skills required.

relations skills required.

F/fness /nsfmcfors - part-time Good organizational and public relation skills required. Condor Roost - wait staff Positions are available - apply at Roost

Page 12

SPOKE, Orientation Issue, September 1995

Athletics

and Recreation

Communitv Programs

at the

Recreation Centre

Welwme to the new school year, and to the Recreation and the community at large. to students, recreation centre

members,

staff,

^9® with every one in mind and loj The community recreation programs are designed with back check and begihning m September, qroups. See below for our fall programs will be offered. us in January for more exciting programs that most programs have certified have separate fees All community recreation programs 8-10 week programs. instructors who lead participants through the

available

— just ask many of our past

Our programs provide some of the best intructors participants. You won’t be disappointed! there is a program We are aiways open to new ideas for programs, so piease iet us know if you wouid iike to see offered. not interested in joining any program, but the times are If there is a group that is arrangements. convenient, let us know so we can try to make other 2 ext. 386, or visit the Athletic Office For more information call Barb McCauley at 748-351 in

the Recreation Centre.

Fall 1995

Gommunity Programs

YogaWemnnm}

Adults

, , Instructor

.mom

. as

’

fully certified yoga $600/ team teaches various techniques and Cost: he “ Wg QgfipeT nnuntrv Linff Dancing; methods of relaxation introduced ^^rf^or Soccer League and popular most this for through yoga. Improve for a healthy mind pmen's and women's) Come join us fun line dancing. Instructors will be and body. Classes will be held on All games will have O.S.A. referees and stepping right off the dance floor of Club Saturdays from 9-10:20 a.m., Sept. will be scheduled on the hour. The Dance in Knoxville to bring you some 23^Nov.18. leagues will run on Thursday evenings awesome music to rock to. You’ll hoot Cost: $59/members $70/non-members from 7-10 p.m., October until April. and scoot like never before. Glasses will Cost: $600/ team Self-Defence Made Easy run on Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m., Sept. Are you looking for a basic self-defence Shiftworker's Hockey League 13-NOV.1. program for your own safety? Join our Gather your team and Join us In our Cost: $45/ person Instructor to learn techniques as striking, second full year for this league. O.H.A. TahChi (beginner} grappling, and escape. Classes will be referees wilt be supplied for ail games Back by popular demand. Instructors will held Fridays from 7-8 p.m., Sept. 23-Nov. and games will be scheduled to fit your lead you through gentle exercise and 17 work timetable. The league will run relaxation using Tai-Chl, improve your Cost; $59/members $70/non-members Monday to Thursday 8-11 a.m., October strength, flexibility and mental until April. - Two divisions will be available awareness. The program will be offered Fitness/Healthv UfestvieCQh9dMQB. your personal fitness if enough teams register, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 23 to Nov. If you are assessing needs and want to start somewhere, this Cost: $780/ team 18. one-on-one consultation is what you Cost: $59/members $70/non-members on squash details for need. Book your appointment at the front *Ask .

Join our

Indoor Goff Lessoas Continue your “swing” this fall and winter as we move indoors. Join our C.P.G.A.

desk at the Recreation Centre. Cost: students $15

and learn some new

Adult Leagues

golf Instructor

techniques for grip, stance and swing, as well as the use of woods, irons and other fundamentals of the game. Classes will be held Fridays from 7-8 p.m. from Sept 22 to Nov. 17. Cost: $186/ person Fitness with a Differen ce ‘'Dance Fit” Try this new fitness program. It Is non-competitive with choreographed routines to hit music and designed with

your needs

mind.

fully certified

you through this class as you enjoy the Joy of movement and Instructor will lead

— having fun doing

it! Classes and September of middle will begin the p.m. run on Wednesdays from 5-6

getting

fit

instructlon/cllnics etc.

Youth Programs Youth Karate Lessons Youth Squash Instrucion - Youth Indoor Golf Lessons - Craft Classes - Christmas Vacation Camp -

Co-Ed

Volleyball Leagues*

(*now offered two nights) Join up as a team for this one.

Games will be scheduled Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6:30-10:30 p.m., with competitive and recreational divisions. The leagues begin in October and run until April.

Cost: $450/ team

Men's Ball Hockey Leaaus Gather your team for the fall and winter league. Games will be played in a full gym with five players and a goalie. All games will have referees supplied. The league

-P.D. bay Activities - Learn-to-skate Program -

Powerskating School Youth Leagues (indoor

soccer, floor

hockey)

These are just a few programs that will be offered this year. Above programs begin In September, so sign up early.

Communication

the key

Council links students sind faculty By Patricia Bow Ask most

students what the

Conestoga College council does, and you’re likely to get a blank followed by a wild guess.

stare,

Though low-profile almost to the point of being invisible, the council helps Conestoga to function by keeping open a line of communication between president John Tibbits and the staff

and students of the college. “It’s to

cludes “any issue which impacts on college life,’’ except matters covered by the Privacy Act or by union/management negotiations. For example, the council may

deal with curriculum, teaching standards and methods, grading

year student, I didn’t even know it exfirst

’’

isted.

—

DSA

April-Down Blackwell vice-president of student affairs

idea of what the key issues are from the point of view of employees and students,’’ Tibbits said. April-Dawn Blackwell sits on the council as representative for the approximately 4,250 full-

time students on all Conestoga’s campuses. Blackwell, Doon Student Association (DSA) vicepresident of student affairs, was

DSA

elected to the post by the executive for a one-year term, re-

placing Jackie Allin, former vicepresident of student affairs, on

May

The

election of the part-time

student representative

organ-

ized by the department of con-

Barbara Hartleib, an administrative assistant in continuing education, said there was not

enough

interest

among

part-time

tion at the college.

lot lighting, fair hiring practices

members of college. Students who have concerns they want raised at council meet-

council last year about the quality of the computers in the labs at Cambridge, and the matter was

ings can get in touch with her through the DSA, she said.

resolved.

Monday of each month from September to May at

to all

The

council

is fairly

3 p.m. in the Guild Room in the Student-Client Services Building. The first meeting of 1 995-96,

etfective,” she

said. Garlick

keeps her 15-20 constituents informed by reporting verbally over lunch, the day after council meetings.

She

will be Sept. 25. Nonmembers may attend but not take

however,

also

posts copies of the minutes and sends them to people who don’t often

come

part.

Members

attended and therefore

ef-

fective.

Conestoga’s council was established in 1987, in response to a

She

school), four support

from each

staff (two from Doon, one from Stratford/Waterloo, one from Guelph/Cambridge), two administrators (one from Doon, one from all other campuses) and two

didn’t

said that at the

May

All

meet-

members except

from the Ontario Minis-

need for better communication between students, the DSA and

represent.

faculty.

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of Colleges and Universities. According to its terms of refer-

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Posters

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existed.”

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ence, the council’s

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students (one for full-time students, one for part-time students),

ing, she raised the issue of the

try

(Photo by Patricia Bow)

(Madeleine

Poynter, a social services instructor at Doon), eight faculty (one

munication than the council was. She said the forums were well

April-Dawn Blackwell, DSA vice-president of student affairs, also represents Conestoga’s full-time students on college council.

are the chair (Tib-

bits), the vice-chair

campus.

Garlick said the President’s fo-

council normally meets on

the second

“As a means of communication,

know

directive

to re-

Susan Garlick, faculty reprefrom Cambridge campus, said she questioned the sentative

“As a first-year student,

cancy.

enough,” said Tibbits. Blackwell said she plans

port council proceedings at meetings of the DSA, which are open

made

in the fall to fiU the va-

students

ing policy decisions are beyond the council’s scope.

college councU.

to field

The

and administration meet on a regular basis, he said. “If the council was the main means of communication between the faculty, administration and students, it wouldn’t be

and the development of an employee handbook. These are day-to-day problems and concerns. Charlie Koch, a faculty representative from Guelph campus, said wide-rang-

Blackwell said she thinks most students know very little about

May

Tibbits,

Roll,

any candidates, but an effort wUl be students last

the main

President of Co nestoga College

reforestation, recycling

rums were a better means of com-

tinuing education.

was

— John

of the matters on the agenda in 1994-95 were changes

and waste management, parking

“As a

the councii

Some

Honor

not

between the faculty, administration and students, it wouldn’t be enough.

scholarships.

campus

main means of communica-

means of communication

and promotion, standards of student conduct, and awards and

to the President’s

give the president an

Tibbits said the council the

The chair is always

the

college president, according to

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CONESTOGA LIFE More than meets the eye cases Learning and mental disabilities make up majority of special needs

The more

fers.

stu-

problems while

Conestoga

special needs office offers

services to the students of

“They come to us after failing an exam or assignment. They are upset about the result and cannot understand why they haven’t done well,”

This, according to Kelly Nixon, a counsellor at the office, who says the largest

Nixon Nixon said at that point, the office said.

problem the office faces

“They come to us after failing an exam or assignment. They are upset about the result and cannot understand why they haven’t well.

”

will put the student through a lengthy evaluation, sometimes up to seven hours. This will determine whether there is

in fact a disability the student is

unaware fice can

of,

and

if so,

what the

to help the student

of-

with

it.

informing people of the services

Most of the results the office comes up with can be solved by allowing the student extra time on exams or assignments or study to help them understand the material

offers.

better.

— Kelly Nixon Special needs counsellor

most of the

their

ple think.

said

dents she deals with only encounter

Conestoga College than most peo-

done

Nixon

does with physi-

said she finds the majority

who only become aware

their disability while at

Con-

of estoga are not the younger ones. “Many of the older students who may have been working for a number of years and are now back in college sometimes only realize in the later years that they ability,” said

have a

dis-

Nixon.

“Whether it be a reading or mental disability,

to the college are contacted before

they arrive and are made fully aware of the services the office of-

can be made so they aren’t distracted by discomfort.” Vision and hearing impairments as well as depression, schizophre-

nia and anxiety are areas the centre is able to help the students with

certainly affects

affected too

need of volunteers

form of submitting

dent, or

Jc tViot tViocff 1p people these r>f>nn

is that

nrp mfidft aware made aware are

There is help for students and they should not give up before they have exercised all of their options.

—

Kelly Nixon Special needs counsellor

class

of their problem, learn to deal with it, and go on to gaining their di-

ploma. This makes the counsellor feel good about what they have done.

Nixon

notes to be photocopied for the stu-

becoming a peer

tutor.

said the biggest

who

disabilities

these tasks at once, so back-up notes are always helpful.” The office also holds a bursary for

can help them.

mented with a

The bursary

who

docu-

disability. is

used to purchase

problem

people with are convinced they

they are faced with

of the students can listen and they can take notes, ” said Nixon. “But they cannot do both of

“Some

any eligible student

shouldn’t be at Conestoga and therefore give

up before the

“The students need

to understand

help for them and that they should not give up before they have exercised all of their op-

that there

tions,”said Nixon.

Referrals to the office are done

dent in his or her studies, whether it be tutoring or tape recorders or anything to help in the learning

through student services, so anyone feeling they may be suffering from a disability like any mentioned in this article

process.

Nixon said the bonus about some of the cases that

come to

the office

should consult them as

soon as possible. Nixon said she is there

to help.

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office

will aid the stu-

equipment which

sometimes the central problem

some of

to aid

the disabled students whether

fice include strategies for studying, time management, and physical ail-

much.

said the centre is always in

in the

mentylike chronic pain. “Some of the mature students

Doon campus

before their performance has been

them.” Other services offered by the of-

Nixon. “These people are fully capable of doing the college work required, but just need a little more time to process it and get it down on pa-

who may be aware of disabilities before they come

Students

the college can’t sit through a threehour exam so special arrangements

Nixon

these people are dealing with,” said

cal ones.

their

Nixon

of students

“The extra time helps them to process the information fully which

She said the centre deals with more cases of learning and mental disabilities than

per.

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wisk you success!

SPOKE,

CONESTOGA LIFE

Orientation Issue, September 1995

Lifestyles Editor:

Page 15

Nancy Usjak 748-5366

AIDS Awareness Week you think Dick Assman’s cool, wait till you see our mag. If

Education called key to fighting AIDS By Linda Orsola Nagy

Increased awareness through education

1 fal

AIDS, says

Linda Juodvalkis, a therapist with the Health Service Organization Mental Health Project of Waterloo Region.

she said.

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teaches

people with support

and not with hate.”

The

local therapist is a

sessional faculty

services at

former

member in social

Conestoga College and

has worked in varying capacities

HIV

with

AIDS

and

She will teach an elective course this fall at the college titled: HIV, AIDS and exploration of the is-

G.L.A.D.

a former support

AIDS Com-

V V

GAY/LESBIANS AT

sues.

Juodvalkis

patients for

the last five years.

co-ordinator with the

DOON

(STUDENTS FROM ALL CAMPUSES ARE WELCOME)

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING A SUPPORT GROUP

FOR GAYS AND LESBIANS • meet others

mittee of Cambridge, Kitchener,

Waterloo and Area (ACCKWA) and worked for the organization part-time, counselling women

who

are

rently

HIV positive. She

cur-

the board of directors at

ACCKWA. Juodvalkis ple

who

just

one of the peo-

•

AIDS Awareness Conestoga Oct. 2-6. The week coincides with Na-

tional

Doon

ganizing the

week

the college.

Blackwell said Juodvalkis will hold a drop-in session before her course on

Oct. 4.

Students with questions about the disease and about dealing with Juodit will be able to speak with

from 6 to 7 p.m., said Black-

well.

The

college’s awareness

wUl actually

start

Oct.

week 1,

said

when ACCKWA holds Walk for AIDS.

Blackwell, its

annual

Conestoga wUl receive sponsor sheets from ACCKWA’ s fundraising co-ordinator to encourage students to get involved, she said. The student vice-president said

AIDS Awareness Week,

Student Association (DSA) vicepresident of student affairs, is or-

valkis

which takes place Oct. 2-8. April-Dawn Blackwell,

socialize share and support around, gay/ lesbian issues •

will be involved with the

recognition of

Week

DSA vice-president of student affairs April-Dawn Blackwell (left) goes over her notes on AIDS Awareness Week with DSA president the

Dawn

(Photo by Linda

Student Services Doon Ceunpus - Room 2BC2

organized by a non-profit group from San Francisco, is made of a

or 748-5220 ext. 222 phone

Mittelholtz.

DSA will sell red ribbons — a

visual reminder of the

—

AIDS

epi-

in its office Oct. 2-6, and demic will have a table set up in front of the office which will have pamphlets and other material about HIV and AIDS on it Blackwell said she hopes to have a co-op student who has been

series of pieces, approximately

placed in the regional health unit hold an inforor with mation session at the beginning of

cost of the quilt to Kitchener-Wa-

ACCKWA

The

DSA

bringing

two metres by one metre. Each piece is in memory of someone who died of AIDS. The quilt costs $5(X) a day to

also looking into

a panel of the AIDS

quilt

Doon campus for a day, said Gavin FitzPatrick, DSA entertainment assistant. He said the quUt,

V V

host, said FitzPatrick, and that does not include the transportation

terloo.

Because of those extra said, the

the week.

V Contact Joan in

DSA

costs,

trying to help

organize other colleges and universities in southern Ontario to coincide dates for the quilt,

would keep down.

which

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SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

CONESTOGA LIFE More than meets

the eye

DSA offers information, help, sights, sounds and suds By Anna

Done

Are you bored? Dazed and confused? Eager to get involved in a cause more noble than the highest

clubs and provides about $16,000

tant.

Performing other duties of tlie student association are the full-time staff consisting of Becky Boertien,

game score? The Doon Student Association (DSA) may be the

“Use the new student lounge, get involved, come

group

on out”

video

to contact.

The DSA is the student government at Doon campus and part of its aim is to make your life just a little easier and more interesting. The elected DSA staff for 199596 are as follows: Dawn MittelTracey McKillop, vice-president of operations (acholtz, president:

claimed); April-Dawn Blackwell, vice-president of student affairs. Assisting the executive will be

— Dawn Mittelholtz DSA president

the office in

May

Mueller.

DSA does

causes such as

According

to Mittelholtz, there is

much more

to the college experi-

hicle, photocopiers, a fax service

Fibrosis Foundation.

ence than just academics.

highlight

and a microwave oven. This year’s is a new and improved student lounge located in front of

of volunteers The DSA to run all of the events and activities they have planned and are asking

involved,

the blue cafeteria.

for people

The new

needs

who

convenient access to the DSA. Also planned for the lounge

want students to know Conestoga is recognized in the community as “I

offering a

come down

on what’s going on

ance through Seaboard Life, reduced- rate bus passes and a student food bank.

The

DSA

funds

many

different

new

service that the

planning to offer hotline through find out

DSA

an information

which students can

information such as

what entertainment is coming up and a calendar of other events the

good education. — April-Down Blackwell

“Use

new student lounge, come on out”

the

to the

“If everyone

who

DSA

office to

graduates from

Conestoga only takes with them a diploma, then they have missed out on half of what people can get from this school,” FitzPatrick says.

DSA

is all

“The

about students working

get

Mittelholtz says: “Don’t hesitate to drop into the office or stop any-

one from the DSA in the halls to ask questions and find out what’ s going on.”

Blackwell says she wants to wel-

come back all returning students and welcome all new students to title and descripgoing to do everything I can to serve students and to promote a high student morale,”

Conestoga.“Job tion aside,

dents will be able to get information in the school.

”

vice-president of student affairs

and orientation It

are interested to

that

than just organizing entertainment kits.

lots

student lounge has a

student resource centre where stu-

The

students. 'We need in-

we need help.”

Shinerama for the Canadian Cystic

for students

put and

activities for various

part-time ad-

ministrative assistant Danielle

on behalf of fund-raising

help provide a communication ve-

student lounge, offering students

New

Rosa, director of finance.

DSA is organizing. The DSA also mns

turn for advertising space and to

and Irene da

Kerri Costello, director of public relations; Steve Geerts, di-

A Tribute to

in re-

soccer and a video-game room. The DSA offices are also located in the

life,

also provides for basic needs with a drug plan and health insur-

rector of entertainment; Gavin FitzPatrick, entertainment assis-

Spoke

quiet study room, pool tables, table

director of student

Beth Patterson, activities assistant; Dennis Maharaj, activities assistant;

toward the printing of

she says. “I want students to know Conestoga is recognized in the

that

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SPOKE,

Orientation Issue, September 1995

CONESTOGA SPORTS Coaching

staff for said he never gets

By Jennie Richardson

skills in

Who

hung up about

has played three years of junior B hockey, five years Canadian university hockey, one year

commitment take care of

American university hockey,

as-

sacrifices

coaching as the same univerfor a total of eight years?

Off the

sisted sities

The answer

Tony Martindale,

the skill

those

and get

one willing

make

the ice.”

Martindale respects can play varsity sports

ice,

who

their education at the

same

the new head hockey coach for the Conestoga College Condors.

Martindale,

who

presently sec-

manager for Kitchener minor hockey and program coordinator retary

for Kitchener

Hockey School, may

Sports Editor: Pete Smith 748-5366

(OCAA)

tion

gold medal champi-

the

from junior to OCAA,” he said. Webber, who has been the Condor’s assistant coach for the past three years, said he would like to work with the defense to get the goals against low and keep it low. “It is a step by step process. Last year we had the goals agaiast down

captured the silver and two years

ago, they won the gold medal championship. “I think

it is

goal once

harder to reach the

has been obtained, be-

when your team has beaten

another,

incentive to beat your team.”

help the defence for the Condors.

have over

assistant coaches

— Mike Webber

20 years of hockey experience.

for hockey.

Assisfant coach

King, who has 10 years coaching experience as well as a master’s degree in coaching, said he feels his experience playing hockey at a

own

his

mistakes as well.

“Hockey is a team sport. The team is only successful as a team. There can be outstanding individual players,

but to really do well, the team

has to do well.”

have some time management skills and that will speak well for these kids when time. “Obviously they

they are out in the real world.”

Martindale said the main objeche has for the team this year is

tive

the

Being a team player traits

Condor hockey team

one of the

Martindale likes to see.

same a team should have every

year

—

higher level gives

Ontario College Athletics Associa-

him

a better un-

Webber said going from junior hockey to college hockey is a change, both as a coach and as a

no red said

his style

main difference being

line in

OCAA

hockey.

don’t pretend to

know

more about hockey than the players.

”

— Steve King Assistant coach

derstanding of the game.

player, the

to reach the ultimate: the

change

opens up the game more.

sons Jesse and Joshua) and adults the fundamentals of hockey.

“Focus teach.

derstand drills. It

the hardest thing to

make them unwhy they are doing the is to make them better, not

It is

hard to

punish them.”

Webber said, “I don’t pretend to know more about hockey than the players,

just

remind them what

they are forgetting.” “I

Mike Webber and Steve King will Both

gives the losing team

be busy but he can always find time

He said taking the Job as head coach will give him the chance not only to make his own decisions, but

hard to teach a guy to defend

when he has

The Condors have been in Final Four Tournament for the

cause

Going from junior hockey to coiiege hockey is a change both as a coach and as a player.

“It is

onship.

past five years, one of which they

inadequacies.

Condor hockey team low by the end of the season and we were aggressive in front of the net. This year I would like to continue to work on those skills and keep the guys aggressive.” Webber has been keeping his coaching skills honed this summer

by teaching a basic hockey camp

King

it hard when a player is determined to do their own thing.” He

makes

said this happens more in minor hockey, and by the time they reach elite hockey, like the OCAA, the players are used to listening to their

coach.

King also has

CAHA

coaching.

Jennie Richardson, a Conestoga is doing a work

journalism student,

term at the college's recreation centre.

“With a pitcher like Fawn,” Yvonne said, “we have be able to score some runs.”

Brian and

Yvonne Broome have been coaching

softball since

1988 and have been involved in the

sport since the early ’70s.

This year, the husband and wife team will put tlifcir combined experience to work for Conestoga’s girls’ softball team.

Although they have never coached at the college level, they said they feel they have a distinct advan-

we have coached at the high

school and

elementary levels in recent years,” said Brian, “we know a lot of the college kids’ strengths and weaknesses.” said their philosophy toward cobbit is important to win with humility single and to lose with pride. This philosophy has served the Broomes well, having coached midget junior softball at the national

The Broomes

ing

—

level

and

at the Ontario

Yvonne said Conestoga’s strength is defence and, consequently, a lot of attention will be paid to the .

Day

started out under the

Broome’s guidance as a squirt player.

*DS/4

Condors

to finish in the top four in

upcoming

are hoping for fan support in the

season. “If our girls give

everything they’ve got,” said

Yvonne, “the fan support will be there. We realize the that a big part of a winning attitude is the support team gets on campus.” Right now, the Broomes are lining up an exhibition

game wifli Conestoga’s affiliate in the United States. Ibe event will have its own tournament and they said would be a great rivalry

The la-oomes

Summer Games.

team’s offence. Conestoga pitcher Fawn

the

the league.

They

tage over other coaches.

“Because

The Broomes said they agree that they look for speed in their new players. “This year will be a learning experience,” Brian said. “We’re ‘already looking aliead. This is not a one-year plan for a champion^iip.” The husband and wife team said a"^Jistic^^M' would be for

to develop.

said their ultimate goal

the sport of softball in Canada, much the it is promoted in the United States.

promote

same way

“We would like die girls playing at Conesto^diis year to get a lot more exposure in the Statesr said Brian. “It would only benefit them in the long run.”

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his level four

said he has always wanted to be involved in elite hockey, and being with Conestoga is a good stepping stone.

Conestoga’s recreation centre. He teaches girls, boys (including his

said players can be hard to

get through to sometimes. “It

Softball gums coach at Conestoga By Pete Smith

Page 17

hockey team stacked with experience

a player, and hard work and

“I respect

fun!

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SPOKE, Orientation Issue, September 1995

Entertainment

Entertaimnent'Bciitdr: P§fe

Simlt 7t^%h

Drayton Festival Theatre

Dirty diapers, Dads just for laughs Uieatre review

By Leanne Moses was the fast track. Then there was the mommy track. And now there’s the daddy track. And never has the daddy track

Dads: The Musical

First there

been so thoroughly entertaining until Dads: The Musical currently playing an extended run at the

Plunge, midwinter DSA event Ratio of a cu-cle’s circumference

busy student might carry

At Conestoga,

10.

“Just

12.

—on

starts in

16.

this

Goes

22. Social services start this

saw

(outmoded?)

1 1

programs often

Tea Guz-

(Acronym) How you feel alter 1 -Across

zlers

Ontano Neo-Ascendant (Acronym)

30.

Inksters

background

recalcitrant twin boys, Koetting

work.

standing job as The Woman. Play-

ter,

and Dunn trying a hand

cooking.

Anne Loise Bannon did an

out-

to the chaotic condi-

domiciles.

The only weakness in the show was the Tom Doyle’s musical score. The songs were neither particularly

melodic nor catchy.

undaunted by what they

ing frenetically schizophrenic

Despite the poor tunes, the muscial numbers provided some en-

consider to be an easy task, they

roles as Kirk’s wife Debbie, Char-

tertaining

end up mired in diapers and situations beyond their control. Joey (Alex Mustakas), Charles (Tim Koetting) and Kirk (Kirk Dunn) begin with macho bravado and end exchanging recipes, com-

les’s wife

first

like the moments cowboy tune Fistful of Pampers

Kitty, a psychiatrist, a pediatri-

performed by the three diaper-

vamp and

paring sex tips for the married

a waitress, she not only developed all her characters, she impressively managed myriad costume changes. The set, cluttered with giant

man and

tinker toys, crayons and building

cian, a

confronting their sensi-

—

Matya, Joey’s wife

slinging dads. It’s hair-raising.

It’s

concious-

ness-raising. It’s child-raising,

daddy

And

style. it’s

not to be missed.

tive sides.

they

knock on

14.

tannin for two

15.

new (prefix)

25.

city,

but short

exam

— King Cole

32.

for short

Unfasten sneakers

Not shmy

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Whether solos,

was chorus numbers or

and especially

in the duets,

the voices of the cast

merged

to-

that, rather thar»

being a senes of

outstanding performances by individuals, it was a composite of many talented performers.

Recognition must go to David Mayerovitch, who provided additional lyrics to the songs, updating

the evening, with both of

sessments of local and national

their brush with royalty.

haming

them up and charming the

politics.

of the cast, who were obviously enjoying themselves, coupled with the technical mastery

audience.

ing social and political criticism in the guise of a farcial and totally

over-the-top tale about the gondola-guiding Palmieri brothers and

skill

of the production crew, had the audience eating out of the players hands, responding enthusiastically to every pun and aside.

was the

singing talent of the entire cast.

September 6

Venue: Stratford Festival

Musical numbers which blended the voices of Craig Ashton and Curtis Sullivan as Marco and Giuseppe Palmieri were a highlight of

Gondoliers offers scath-

A feature that greatly contributed

Wednesday,

The Gondoliers

gether in wonderful harmonies.

to the overall production

iitGHt*-

theatre review

Done

ford Festival this season. In typical Gilbert and Sullivan

The

36. Their studies are kidstuff

Look

cade. This admission aside. The Gondoliers is a fun and fast-paced Gilbert and Sullivan musical which exemplifies the diversity of the productions being offered at the Strat-

style,7’/ze

business students 29.

and Lightfoot,

By Anna

it,

Snobbery based on which class

27.

— pro nobis, especially

Gondoliers’ singing wins over audience

it...

Steep hiO; or big

26.

DSA president Dawn

35. Pinsent

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— Mustakas

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Drayton Festival Theatre. Dads is the story of three guys who lose their jobs and end up staying home to raise their newborns while their wives go off to

Venue: Drayton Theatre Festival

Other notable performances came from the Douglas Chamberlain as the social-climbing, gender-bending Duchess of Plaza-Toro. Chamberlain’s rendition of the Duchess

was reminiscent of pantomime its

them

best.

Part of the success of this production of The Gondoliers is the fact

to include side-splitting as-

typical of Stratford shows,

the virtuosity of the off-stage company is evident throughout the musical. From the music to the costumes, the audience is spoiled

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SPOKE, Orientation Issue, September 1995

Entertainment

Entertainment Editor: Pete Smith 748-5366

A merry night to remember

Hutt, the old master, shines again at Stratford becomes the most fun of the play

By Steve Tuckwood

only in his second season at Stratis

ford.

watching the events of the acquain-

Aside from the acting one can not

Festival

tances unfold.

know what the Stratford will do when William Hutt

don’t

deer-like costume. The women have told him they will meet him

While Hutt is not the eldest states-

man of the cast (William Needles who plays Justice Shallow has been

play. Considering the fact there are three suitors vying for one wife,

to disappoint.

old

make

his acquaintance. is

Quickly also portrays a delightful character who enjoys her beer as

much as her gossip. Chick Reid as Lady Page and Dixie Seatle as Lady Ford are excellent aswell as deceitful.

Ouimette, a former Hamlet, is strong in the French doctor role as one of the suitors of Anne Page,

who at one point accidently injects himself with a syringe meant for Frank Ford. It’s difficult to tell whether Ouimette was forced to

physical

humor

less of the

into play here. Sus-

upside

meet with them on three separate occasions), he is each time made a fool of by the women. What

answer he has

the

fool of.

She is pertinent to the story and Byrne pulls her weight as the

there.

character.

able too so dinner after the

Seatle and Reid play the role of

seducing Falstaff excellently. Both possess excellent stage presence

and performance abilities. There is no question al of these people belong in theatre of this magnitude. The play is also supported by some of its minor characters like Geoffrey Bowes who plays Rugby, an assistant to Dr. Caius, and Tim

Abraham Slender, another suitor of Anne Page.

MacDonald

down

Byrne plays Quickly, an assistant to the doctor and relative go-between for every male-female relationship in the town. Without

with Falstaff narrowly escaping twice, both escapes add humor to

Rugby, character,

a dastardly looking

who

rather unkept

unappealing. Slender

and

clean-cut

and spouting rhymes and lines de-

perfectly.

down looking for the rogue,

The atmosphere is relaxing and when the weather is nice it is

Quickly, no one would get together, and no one would be made

learn the accent or not, but regard-

pecting Falstaff to be hiding in his wife’s bedroom, he turns the house

is in-

vited to

termined to win

Anne Page.

more familiar to tlie fan of Stratford as they gain experience;

Matinee performances are a great end to an afternoon. If planning to make the Stratford be sure to

avail-

show

trip to

make a day

you won’t be disappointed. Tliis review was courtesy of the Stratford Festival whose season

it,

runs until October 28. Overall, The Merry Wives of Windsor is excellent While Hutt

and

McCamus

outshine the others,

way lacks anything. The play moves swiftly, which

the play in no

you can’t say for a

lot

of Shake-

speare’s works, with a great deal of

humor

that

even the novice Shake-

spearean reader and viewer would easily understand.

These are names that will become

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Be sure to catch this one before it closes Oct. 28,

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While

partly obliged (he

Barbara Byrne as Mistress

fool of Falstaff.

drunkard who is trying to entice two wives of prominent town gentlemen, the Ford’s and the Page’s, Falstaff

Caius, exceptionally.

this show. He portrays Frank Ford, husband of oneofFalstaff’stargets. Ford is a jealous husband though and deems his wife a candidate for going farther than only making a

season for that matter.

’

classic

the other brightly shining light in

he does. I’m certain the standing ovation on this particular evening was one of many this season and any other

bawdy

Strong roles are also put in by Stephen Ouimette who plays as Dr.

you should be able to deduce she can’t marry all of them. Two-year veteran Tom McCamus

nonetheless

man the people come to see, and for good reason. He is great at what the

In this one he plays a

the story.

would.

Shakespearean subplot revolving around the marriage of Anne Page gives the audience even more in this already fast-moving

36 years), he

customers.

there, but of course the scene doesn’t happen as he wishes it

once again cast in one of his most memorable roles, this time as Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor and, as always, Hutt fails the festival, is

there

The Merry Wives of Windsor Venue: Stratford Festival

one scene Falstaff is persuaded

to wait in the forest dressed in a

decides to retire from stage acting; probably cry a lot. Hutt, enjoying his 32nd season at

help but enjoy a day at Stratford. It’s many small shops and restaurants are eager to serve the theatre

come

‘

DSA office.

Referees, scorekeepers, videographer,

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advance, $8 at the door. Call 748-5131 hourly or per game basis. Call 748-3512, Rec Centre for application. or come to DSA office. and Journalism t-shirts - order now for Receptionist - part-time, fridays mid-August delivery. 100% cotton, weekends. Good public relations and 748-3512, sm-xl $17 or 2/ $30. XXL $17. Come to typing skills required. Call Centre for application. SPOKE office.

part-tirne. Survival Kits - $25, includes t-shirt, Concession attendant skills mug, playing cards and much more! Good organizational and people required Call 748-3512, Rec Centre for Order at DSA office. 1 1... .. ,..,1,^ R 7 anH application. ~ iransu part-time. Reliable, 11 from 10 -2 in student lounge. Maintenance people skiUs with good flexible 4-month pass $160, photo ID $4. 748^-3512, Rec Centre for at required. Call calenders and posters Sale Poster competitive prices. Sept. 12-14, daily in

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