Digital Edition - December 11, 1995 by SPOKENewspaper

“Keeping Conestoga College connected"'^ 27th Year

— No. 41

December

Kitchener, Ontario

11,

1995

week in the news This

Fanshawe

hold one-day strike

Fanshawe College

London

will feel the effects

of die one-day strike called for Dec. tario Federation

by the On-

of Labor. for details

.see

jjage 2

College to get aviation course

A new and

innovative business course for opportu-

nities in aviation will start at

Conestoga College on

Jan. 2, 1996. for details see

Conestoga College president John Tibbits accepts a cheque in the amount of $33,678 from Conestoga Business (pnotobyscottoonneiiy) Students Assoc, president Lean ne Charters in a presentation held Noy. 23.

may

Cuts

page 3

affect students graduating

Students affected by day-care cuts are worried they

may

not be able to finish their studies here at Con-

estoga.

Business students donate $33,000 By Scott Donnelly The Conestoga Business Students Association (CBSA) presented Conestoga College president John Tibbits with a cheque for $33,678, Nov. 23. The money was raised through almond sales and business bashes from the 1994-95

school year.

CBSA presi-

dent Leanne Charters said that the

money goes toward new computer hardware, software and facilities for Conestoga business students. After the presentation of the cheque. Charters and Tibbits cut the ribbon and

opened the new business lab in Room 2B08. Charters said the lab’s 10 new terminals and new laser printer were paid for by last year’s profits. At the ceremony Tibbits said he is

officially

proud of the CBSA for their efforts to make Conestoga a better school. "They’re good role models,” he said.

“Hopefully it will inspire other students in other programs to get involved in a similar way.” Tibbits compared Conestoga’s situation to that of Seneca’s where he said the students have to pay an annual fee which is then donated to the college to

pay for

same

you going

having fun and accomplishing your own,” he said.

for details sec page 3

Charters said the money went specifitoward the 10 terminals, two

Zonta club offers student awards

10 new chairs and de.sks. They also upgraded to Windows 95, Word Perfect 6.0, Lotus 5 and Havard Graph-

The Zonta club

ics.

criteria.

printers,

Charters said the students raise the the college buys the equipment and then the CBSA donates their fund-

out and buy everything on our own,” said Charters. “The college already has the contacts and tliey buy so they can get volume discounts.”

to all but family benefit recipients, effectively cutting off others in need.,

cally

money,

much

that

Charters attributes the success of the CBSA to the size of the business school

and the business faculty.

time.

proposal regarding unlimited transit travel for full-time students in exchange

compulsory incidental fee caused many concerns at the Doon Student Association’s board of directors meeting. Three Kitchener Trans it representatives were on hand at the Nov. 28 meeting to a try and sell the group on the idea of universal bus pass. Acceptance of the pass would add $30-350 per study term

for a

rial centre,

full all the

hand

for details see

a student were to take the bus once or twice a week to grocery shop or go to a movie. Environmental benefits itself if

were also

The University of Guelph began using system in January 1995 after it was approved by a 70 per cent majority summars’ in a student referendum, the told said. Wally Beck, director of transit,

the pass

meeting the university's ridership

Bklcd

after the

program was

tri-

introduccii.

said the pass system met with unanimous support trom Universits ot

^Beck

The pass provides

rect benefits to students

who

indi-

drive to the

college by decreasing congestion in parking

lots,

Dawn if

said.

Mittelholtz,

DSA

students would

getting their

president,

have the option

money back

they had

no need for the pass system, as is the practice with the student health^nsurance

to get approval in principle

Allen said.

Kitchener Transit would expect a student referendum to be held before implement-

father's path

plenty of coaching experience and involvement with hockey. After seven seasons w ith the Laurier

Golden Hawks he is trying to bring a national championship to Conestoga.

ing the system.

for details see page

John Cicuttin, manager of transportation and planning, outlined the transit changes currently being developed, such as a route structure which would guarantee transfer times. He also mentioned possible changes such as service between Cambridge and the college, if funding

becomes available through programs

Transportation planner Blair Allen said the fee should not be rctundablc as the

volume

dis-

system works by offering a count. Exemptions would mean the cost to the rest of the students would rise, he said.

While the proposed fee is lower than the cuiTent cost of a yearly bus pas>. the main concern is for studenfs travelling trom

Members of

the

DSA

Conestoga drops one

The Condors were beaten 7-5 by Golden Shields in Sudbury. Dec.

Cambrian |

Cambrian Coach Tony

the 2.

executive ex-

tance and the increase in admini.strative workload. Due to the far-reaching impli-

•

Editorials

•

L.ifestylcs

•

Entertainment

•

Sports

cations. the board voted to

tomi a com-

mittee w hich w ould discuss

the plan

college administration and report back

board of directors.

Also inside • News

DSA

Martindale blamed a lack of defensive effort. for details sec page 12

pressed concern regarding the tcasibility of the program in tenns of student accep-

the

the pass system.

plan.

Peterborough.

the

cited.

for details see page 10

Conestoga’s new coach Tony Martindale has

Kingston and Trent University

Kitchener.

Condor coach following

taking part in a similar program including

versity in

such as exemptions.

asked

Queen’s Uni-

Howard Johnson's

limited is especially helpful to those with pay for would pass The said. funds. Beck

Mike Mandel brought his show to the Sanctuary on Nov .30. just a few hours before perfonning at the

with no bus access. Allen said the process of working out a deal with the college could include issues

start negotiations,”

page 6

Mentalist has fun in the Sanctuary.

rural areas

can

to help out.

unreal.”

Charters said the goal for this year’s fund-raising is around $40,000.

“The idea

page 3

a recreational leadership student wu' on

Waterloo’s council. Conestoga is the second institution to be approached. The pass is a benefit to all students and

to full-time registration fees. At least three other cities in Ontario are

the University of Guelph,

offering an award

Student helps with opening events When Doon Heritage Crossroads opened its curato-

every other lab with terminals,” we could add another

The demand

who

for details see

said Charters. “If

20 terminals they would be

Cambridge

are struggling financially but are doing well academically and meet certain

She said even with the new business wing being added this year, the students are still cramped for lab space. “We added this new lab and have now filled

for female students

Universal bus pass would raise fees By Jeannette Cantin

for benefits receivers

too.”

raising profits to the college. “It’s so much easier than trying to

page 3

Concern was voiced at the DSA board of director’s meeting that the Christmas Wish Tree was closed

bers are unreal. They are our greatest motivators. .If they’re going to the biz bashes then the students are going to go

out,

Toys not only

money when we represent such a large number of students,” she said. “And the faculty mem“It’s easier to raise

facilities.

“It’s not the

for details see

ith t(>

1‘7 -L-''

11-12

CAMPUS NEWS Alcohol awareness Visit the Sanctuary

on Tuesday, Dec. 12 and Wednesday,

National CamDec. 3 from 1 1 ;30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to sign a to stopping commitment personal showyour to Banner paign Toronto and drinking and driving. The banner will be sent to counassembled with other banners from campuses across the will host a couple of surtry. On these dates, the Sanctuary

By Perry Hagerman

prise events.

The one-day

Dec. 12, Wednesday, Dec. 13 and Thursday, will be selling posters and calenders in the

Athena

Dec.

main

cafeteria.

•

being organized by the WaJustice to respond to the Social terloo Regional Coalition for making changes Premier Mike Harris and his government are

two day community meeting

Ontario.

The

coalition contends that overall Harris’s

community. The purpose of thischanges meeting is to inform citizens and provide them with an opporsuggestions on what tunity to organize. Call 888-4882 with will devastate the

you would

like to see at the

meeting.

Student vote on bus pass •

DSA Students are encouraged to cast a yes or no vote in the which pass bus universal of a possibility the office regarding was presented by Kitchener Transit at the recent B.O.D. meeting.

Spoke

its

winter

exam

sched-

incorrectly.

regrets these errors.

All the trimmings

11.

Casselman has asked members to refrain from shopping on Dec. 1 1 and to use only $2 bills on Dec. 12. In her memo, she said the purpose is “to show the public the economic effect of public service cuts.”

said John Berry.

The president of Local 237, which represents the faculty, librarians and counsellors at Conestoga, said the strike set for Dec.

1 1

will

supported by the unionized faculty

Ann

staff at

Fanshawe.

Wallace, president of Local

238, was

a recent meeting of the

OFL. “It was unanimous

the Ontario

Federation of Labor conference week, that all unions who are affili-

last

ates

be supported the 11th,” Wal-

lace said.

Local 238 represents support staff and cleaners at Conestoga. Leah Casselman, the president of the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) sent a fax to all locals encouraging their

members

to sign a petition of solidarity which will be faxed to OPSEU members

Wallace was having buttons made which will be worn by members of her local in support of Dec. 1 1. The buttons will say: “I lose my job, you lose my business. Support labor.” Wallace said, “The point is, if you keep cutting back in the public service and putting all these people out of work, we can’t support the community or the businesses here who rely on our income.”

The union is starting to sort out the ramifications of the Conservative’s

Conestoga College President John Tibbits spoke to about 160 guests about changes and challenges the college will face in light of provincial cuts at a thank-you

evening Nov. 29. Guests included college faculty

and employer partners including co-op employers, clinical and field placement supervisors and work placement situation supervisors. Conestoga’s current chair, Lynda Davenport, welcomed guests to the event and introduced Tibbits. Tibbits began his address by thanking the volunteer employer

the greatest impact on

the support staff. If the

community

and social services have a cut

may look

funding, they

the fund-

ing that they offer us as far as grants.”

The college receives its funding from a wide variety of sources. “The total budget for the college is around $60 million,” said Berry. “Our base grant, which is the one been cut, is in the neighborhood of $25 million. The

that has Just

rest is in the ‘envelopes.’”

are the various

The envelopes

other sources of funding for the college such as apprenticeship pro-

grams and retraining programs. The effect on those packets of money are being worked out by the funding departments which are in-

“mini-budget” which was announced Nov. 29.

volved.

Although the province announced the broad cuts to secondary education, there are many ways in which

president of finance and adminis-

the cuts could affect

Conestoga col-

Kevin Mullan, Conestoga’s

trative operations, said in an interview, it will probably take a week to 10 days for the college to receive

lege.

“My concern is respect to the rriunicipality cuts,” said Wallace. “It

vice-

all

of the information re-

garding the various funding changes.

He said it’s a good time to address a group of this size because the college will be facing its biggest

colleges, Conestoga sets an example in job placement and retention. He said Conestoga may become

challenge.

smaller in numbers for a while, but

Regarding the provincial budget and cutbacks, Tibbits was positive

he wants a 95 per cent placement

in his view.

rate for the college.

“We’re going to make it through this. We’ve been ready for the last few years.” Tibbits said Conestoga is in a better situation than several other col-

will also

become

better.

said

•

Tibbits said he hopes to look to the international arena for the creation

of revenue and used Health Sciences and Nursing as an example.

Even though there are not as many

partners for helping create “a

huge

difference in quality education.”

leges in the province.

noted

three colleges are in debt, including

Fanshawe

London, which

cently laid off 68 employees.

re-

And

these college were in debt before

the budget

was announced, he

added.

Conestoga

in the business of

added, “We’ll be asking even

teaching and learning, he said, and

those two aspects of the college will

more from you

in the future.”

did not realize the thank-you eve-

remain supported when

ning would be taking place ‘the

time to cut back. As well, the college administra-

morning

after,’

Tibbits said jok-

ingly, referring to the provincial

government’s ‘mini-budget,’ which had just been released the day before.

comes

where to put resources and focusing on “vocational and generic skills.” Tibbits added that among other tion will be looking at the

Library tosses issues of

The Record

Instead of buying an unindexed If

you are looking for back

issues

of The Record, don’t go to the Doon campus Learning Resource Centre

(LRC)

to find

them, because they

don’t carry back issues of them.

Cathy Potvin, a

LRC

employee,

said the centre decided against car-

rying the paper on microfilm be-

cause of the cost of the microfilm

paper on microfilm, she said, the centre decided a paper like the

Globe and Mail would be a choice since

it is

jobs in this field in Canada, he said the college

would

better

an indexed paper.

“Unless you know the actual date the story was published it would be difficult to find, ” said Potvin.

“So instead of running into problems like that we decided the Globe was

Conestoga.

Each international student pays $9,000 to attend college, he said, and if Conestoga would take 100 to 200 students, a large sum of money could be made. Tibbits also spoke of creating

more partnerships with industry and mentioned the new idea of alternate delivery education.

He also talked about the “sensitive” topic of collective agreements, saying that bargaining will begin in January.

months

agency in Toronto. She said the person looking for the information is charged for the call by the library. Potvin said

was not

that hassle entire

decided to skip the just not keep

problem and

back issues of the Record.” So if you are looking for back issues of the Record you are going to have to make the trip downtown to KPL or to one of the universities to find the information you dxst

a better choice.”

due to its lack of indexing. “The Record is not found in the Canadian News Index so anyone

Public Library (KPL) as well as the Laurier libraries carry back issues

looking

looking for stories published in the

of the Record and the only way it is indexed is by calling an indexing

the specific date

paper could not go that route to find

University of Waterloo and Wilfrid

necessarily

an economic choice, but it was one made by the resource centre staff. “Instead of having to go through

and because of the difficulty finding specific stories in the Record

Potvin also said that the Kitchener

like to gradually

introduce international students to

after three

the articles,” Potvin said.

By Steve Tuckwood

Lacey Lyndhorst takes time out from decorating the DSA Christmas Wish Tree to enjoy a candy cane of her own in the (Photo by Steve Tuckwood) Sanctuary Dec. 5.

would have

Tibbits thanks employer partners

CORRECTION

On page

will close

By Linda Yovanovich

public relaIn the Dec. 4 issue of Spoke, Conestoga College tions director John Sawicki’s name was spelled incorrectly.

John Washkurak’s name was spelled

by the

Fanshawe College and force

and support

Coalition responds to Harris

London

for the city of

ule,

On Tuesday,

strike called

Ontario Federation of Labor (OFL)

reschedule

Poster and calender sale

London and read out on Dec.

In addition,

•

748-536'

Fanshawe College shutdown forces rescheduling of exams

News Briefs •

News editor: Heather Milhum Graham

then

for,

may

and cost

you don’t knoB

when you get

there

you even more.

SPOKE, December

11, 1995

— Page 3

CAMPUS NEWS Up and away

Subsidy cuts pose problems By Leanne Moses

costs

The impact of the proposed cuts

about the same as the receive in family

iire

women

two

benefits.

They

currently have

full

Heidman

said the cuts

seem

cle.

“How can

have far reaching implications for many students at Conestoga Col-

subsidy for their day care.

lege.

fees,” said

For some, like Kim Kosikarand Heidman, second-year office systems administration stu-

tion to stop the Harris govern-

ernment

ment from cutting day-care

don’t get an education. Stay

subsidies.

home.

to day-care subsidies will

“We line,

may mean

that

we don’t have

pay user

Heidman. started a peti-

people

Heidman and Kosikar each day care. If their subsidies are cut, they won’t be able to pay for day ciire. Kosikar said recent cutbacks in family benefits no longer cover have a child

in the

day-to-day living expenses.

fect only single parents, but also

agree there should be cut-

backs because our deficit problem. But, a

the poverty

Kosikar said there were some who didn’t want to sign and made comments like “quit school and get a job, quit living off the government.” Kosikiir said one lady told her, “You don’t know how easy you have it.” Kosikar said the cuts don’t af-

they won’t be able to finish school.

“I

The two women

Leiili

dents, the cuts

are living

left

with $65

you

can you have education if you don’t have money? The message 1

getting

from the Harris govdon’t go to school,

makes you

“It

sick

when

all

these cutback's are targeted at families and children and they

(government officials) aren’t making any sacrifices,” Heidman said.

On Nov. 24 students and parents organized a rally to protest the subsidy cuts.

day care. “What

cerned that the cuts would affect

when

are they going to do are

And how

Students in the early childhood education program were con-

their children to

month to live on,” she said. The actual monthly child-care

you have a Job

don’t have education?

afford to send

who can

people

her to be part of one vicious cir-

there

no day-care centres?”

the

number of day-care

centres in

the province.

Wish tree gifts go to needy children By Jeannette Cantin DSA Christmas Wish Tree

The

Con-

“Gifts donated to children of

who

estoga College students is

bank,” Noseworthy said, and the

receiving family benefits.

minded board members

who

students

may

that

re-

many

don’t qualify for also be in need at

benefits

Christmas. These families often receive less, he added, because they don’t have access to the same serv-

the service.

cipients.

ices

The motion was passed after second-year computer programmeranalyst representative Ben Noseworthy noted the exclusionary wording on the DSA schedule of events for December. In reference to the Christmas Wish Tree, the schedule reads.

By Kean Doherty innovative business

for opportunities in avia-

course

tion will start at

lege on

Jiin. 2.

Conestoga Col-

1996.

The course, which will run for eight weeks witli two three-hour classes per week, will be formally called Aviation Business Devel-

made

Gavin

available to benefit re-

FitzPatrick of the

ecutive said the

Noseworthy compared the system

“Aviation business types should not be content with making $10 per hour on a plane when they can

make upwards

ties if

of $200,” said

would be used the same

tree

Dawn

Mittelholtz,

DSA

presi-

was never the intention of the DSA to exclude anyone access to the service. The reference to family benefits was made because the idea to keep it in Conestoga was brought on by dent, explained

concerns expressed by such students over benefit losses. At no time does the DSA require proof of need when registering a

Kurevija waits in front of a lift bus outside Door 3 on campus, the lift bus is specially designed to transport special needs studente to and from Doon campus. Kurevija spends for his business his spare time as an illustrator and cartoonist

Tom

child, she said.

Mittelholtz said an error was in word choice on the sched-

ule and apologized

Artful

There are an abundance of companies that run a mediocre operation and operate on mediocre profit margins, Richter said. "I want to turn out a student, who, when it comes time to get a in aviation,

air carrier that

fended anyone.

“I

lum, said Richter. It

will also include guest speak-

ers

the aviation industry and

from

He said he may cials

said.

The course

will

combine

tures, presentations

lec-

and handout

materials as part of the curricu-

want

through

By Jose Compta

These

The Zonta Club of Cambridge is offering a $5(X) award to Conestoga female students

who meet

certain

criteria.

who works at Myrna student services at the Doon Campus and is a member of Zonta. said Nicholas,

meet the requirements for award, students must be enone led in a college program of

that to

•

women must

financial

aspects of starting a business and developing initial business plans,

entrepreneurial instinct. He said most people are limited

Richter said he will pass along his own personal business savvy to

to applying their

legally.

Along with covering

learned out of a book,

Most of

those

age, and be a permanent

Cambridge.

taxes, she said.

ing well academically.

groups.

has been so successtul that

we w ill

the

go directly to the student, the winner will receive $500 alter Zonta International was founded 900 in 1919 and has approximatelx " It

ideas are

organization of ex-

ecutive and professional for the

women

improvement

them or

stress for

the legal, political all

and economic

Nicholas said Zonta has three groups in the area, one in Cambridge. one in Guelph and one in Kitchcncr-Watcrloo. Each group is involved ent projects.

WTile

have no formal instruction on how to act on the ideas. "This course will be getting students

about

all

accustomed

to the

rigors of starting a business as it relates to the aviation industry and

developing entrepreneurial

in-

he said. Aviation Business Development for the Entrepreneur begins Jan. 2.

stinct,”

1996

the

Doon campus and

will

cost $146.20. For more information contact the college information centre at 763(519) 748-351 6 in Kitchener. 9525 in Guelph or 662-2530 in Stratford and

New Hamburg.

female students

women.

The Cambridge group encourages high ethical and professional standards and supports the efforts at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. Ar-

gus house ters,

in differ-

the Kitchener

(crisis shelter).

Big

Sis-

Cambridge home support and

the United

Way. Nicholas

said thev

also support international scholar-

high is giving scholarships to school students, the group in C;mibridge is giving cash aw virds to col-

ships.

lege students.

fil

group

is a scr\ ice

who work

ideas because

who have good

status of

Nicholas said the award is aimed lU'e at helping female students who struggling financialK'. but are do-

"W'e have been giving this a\\aird for approximately six years and it

said

the future,

Because the group wants

money

all.

either afraid to develop

his students.

aver-

resident of

he said. Richter said he wants students to think for themselves and to cultivate their own

Nicholas.

school of hard

world,” said Richter. “This course will be about guts and intuition, not about stuff

ing industries to give instruction

receive family

benefits, maintain at least a

got

also line up offi-

on small-business development and what it entails financially and

continue

my own

Wa-

from the insurance and bank-

Doon.

duration

show them how

knocks and introduce them

Zonta International award aims to ease financial or more years

hands-on theory and real experiences I have had in the business

on-site visits to airports like

can show the big they can do

(RiotobyU3eEiean<x)

Embellishments.

the error of-

terloo-Wellington.

Richter.

witli less,”

wish way.

drives a person to the food

made

with the student food bank and said

said in an interview he will seek to that there iire limitless opportuni-

DSA needed a way

their children.

job

show prospective entrepreneurs

DSA ex-

to assess need and expressed concern about opening the service to “everyone who wants free gifts” for

opment for the Entrepreneur. Dave Richter, an aviation business veteran from Waterdown,

they change their mind-set.

show

“Need

This was the consensus at the DSA board of directors meeting held Nov. 28 after concern was raised regarding the availability of

new and

Noseworthy said he was offended the program was limited to those

spondence.

was never a need

there

benefit stubs to access that service.

ceive family benefits.”

available to the children of any

Conestoga student in for a tough Christmas this year and not just those on family benefits as may have been intimated in DSA corre-

re-

Tlie

members of

volunteers

who

their goals,

tlic

raise

group are

monev

Nicholas

said.

all

to ful-

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Just a thought

By Heather M. Graham

Conestoga comer

Wrobleski

Check out the Conestoga club scene

The

fallacy of investments

TTie biggest trap that a

customers

member of society can fall

into

a belief that banks give

fair public service.

on chequing accounts, and four per cent on savings accounts banks are giving their customers is change to jingle in their pockets. Banks are making a killing on the money customers deposit. These establishments claim to offer perks such as no service charge for balances

At a

1/4 per cent

the only thing

over $1 ,000. In this age of Mike Harris and his Conservative government many people can barely afford to live. Yet it is these people who are charged for not having enough

money in the bank. The banks of our country from If

are essentially giving breaks to the rich and taking

the poor.

they really wanted to give fair public service they wouldn’t charge anyone

And

not that banks can’t afford to do so.

College students need to get back to nature and experience the great outdoors. Students spend their school days sitting in

classrooms on plastic chairs in front of pressboard desks. The closest many of them get to nature is staring out the window while their teacher drones on, or walking home so they can sit in

club, but

front of the television and waste their brains.

hills for all

artificially lit

The

solution to this

problem

simple and

obvious.

tickets

and help with transportation.

will

seriously considering joining.

be able to talk with other snowboarders. If snowboarding is a little too radical, skiing is nice and versatile because there is a variety of types of skiers.

Both skiing and snowboarding are a great way to have fun, meet new people and get some

at all skill

levels so beginners are

For students who are determined to remain indoors this winter, the games club is also a

good

idea.

Getting together to play chess, cards and other activities is a good way to take a break from school while interacting with other people. All the clubs hold meetings periodically

welcome.

discuss and organize events so anyone

A fact sheet from the Waterloo region coalition for social justice says last year, Toronto Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, C.I.B.C., and Royal Bank made a total after-tax profit of nearly $2.9 billion. These banks recorded bank assets from April 30, 1995 at $103.7 million for the Toronto Dominion, $153.1 million for Scotiabank, $148.4 million for Bank of Montreal, $157.4 million for C.I.B.C., and $175.5 million for Royal Bank. Projected profits for 1995 range from $906 million to $844 million. Banks are deceitful about how they treat student customers. They say students are the customers of the future and offer them Visa and Master Cards at lower yearly rates, with reduced limits of $500, and offer packages for

Since funds for these clubs have been allotted by the DSA, the clubs are able to offer discounts

ested in joining or finding out

flat-fee services.

A small infringement on privileges

for services.

it’s

Students don’t need credit cards unless banks want to rope them into debt while they’re

young and

Not

mention

make it easier for me to hit the snow and I’ll

exercise.

Join a club.

There are several clubs that Conestoga students can join to escape the monotony of everyday life. With winter just around the corner, participating in a winter activity is a great idea. Both the ski club and the snowboarding club have a large following

lift

Personally, I’m involved in snowboarding in a big way. I’m not a member of the snowboarding

inter-

more about a club

should attend.

Letter to the editor

naive.

that if

packages free of charge

banks really valued student business they would offer to promote dedication, honesty and quality service for

will save innocent people's lives

future business.

Deceit also appears

when a potential customer phones

to inquire

about services.

two trust companies around the K-W area and had no I phoned problem getting information on student packages. However, getting a name to back the information was difficult. I got one name from an employee of Scotiabank and an operator number from an employee of Canada Trust, all others refused to give me any personal information. five banks and

What Is

that

this telling

customers?

banks say they offer fair service-but their employees won’ t stand behind

them? Another deceitful action is the offer of a student loan package. Under this system, students pay monthly interest fees at four per cent above the prime rate. \Miat they don’t tell students is they will end up paying more money on that loan than they would on a personal loan or on a government student loan. Some advice to banking customers. Next time they consider depositing money into a bank they should ask themselves this question: Are they using the bank or is the bank using them?

I have a comment to make concerning the Conestoga Corner editorial in the Nov. 27, 1995

issue of Spoke.

cense

0.08,

officer

Donnelly

states that

can take away a driver’s

his or her blood-alcohol level

to innocent until

li-

exceeds

an infringement of a person’s

Whatever happened

right.

proven

guilty?”

will allow

you

become

to get

back

your

a potential weapon

The fact that his “rights” have not been infringed on

a small comfort to a grieving family.

someone is standing in a crowded mall with a loaded, drawn hand gun do we expect the If

police to say,

“Go

ahead, you’re innocent until we as the public have the

proven guilty,” or do

Innocent until proven guilty

of course the

basis of our judicial system, but aren’t there

times

vehicle (which has

against society) and drive on public highways?”

In the column, Mr.

"where an

0.08 but

when

the rights of the public

must tempo-

right to

wander

safely in a public place?

Finally, in regards to

Mr. Donnelly’s assump-

tion that impaired driving

“...not

an intent

precedence over the rights of the accused? To temporarily revoke someone’s li-

cormnit a crime” but merely a “stupid decision,” I suggest you discuss this opinion with victims

cense seems

trying to

rarily take

be a small inconvenience

innocent lives are saved.

Do we

say “Yes, your blood-alcohol level

Is there is

sion?”

cope with the loss of loved ones. any crime which is not a “stupid d^Hp.

SPOKE, December 11, 1995

— Page 5

TAKING SIDES Should

full-time students

be entitled

to government-subsidized

chiid care?

r Subsidies are investments too

campus comments

Taxpayers need a break

“Yes, if parents want to further their education and

get more money in a job to better provide for their

In the provincial

against

tlie

government’s current war poor, the latest brilliant campaign to

save a few bucks

by cutting day-ciire subsi-

children.

dies.

And

sidies for people

Management studies

current level, sub-

at tlie

who attend school full time. People should realize that governments don’t have their own money, and the only way they can child care for parents

Tracy Brookes

while taxpayers can’t afford to support

government subsidies

”

subsidize and pay for services

who

need day care services to continue their education should certainly be sup-

According

to the

1990 Ontario Premier’s

Council Report, by the year 2,000, 63 per cent new jobs in Canada will require at least a

of the

Grade 12 education.

One of

the findings in the report

proportion of unskilled jobs

was

that the

rapidly decreas-

while the demand for skilled workers quickly increasing. ing,

The

To pay

all

the cuts the

least a

Ontario provincial government) and will require post-secondary educa-

after the children.

tion.

Ame

People without education will be doomed on welfare, or to living below the poyerty

working

”

Bristow

unskilled and poorly paid jobs. now for students who

subsidizing day care

cannot afford to pay without assistance so tliey can devote themselves to bettering themselves through education seems a small price to pay. These students will likely have a better chance

good job when they are finished school. Eventually, these students should be able to

for a

find well-paying jobs.

They

will

become

tax-

payers, support themselves and pay for their child care.

“Yes,

known

Canada

“Yes, they should

than day care which in more than baby-sit-

more people than

the

number of parents requiring

child care, because lack of funding will deprive or make it more difficult for people to further their

education.

be sub-

these students are

left

with few alternatives.

”

Gaston Paredes Business management

Submitting ourselves to those cuts will undoubtedly hurt. Everybody will feel the pain to certain degree, but in the long mn we will be better for it with a healthier economy and without the fear of our province going bankrupt. Nobody likes to see those cuts, especially the

people directly affected by them, but is heartening to see that there are people in the government with enough courage to go through with them

momentary unpopularity that it will They know people will not like the cuLs.

despite the create.

be stuck in the groove of poverty and unemploy-

but they are looking at a larger picture, and a eliminating the provincial long-term result

ment.

deficit.

Our society has progressed to a point where we have decided the privileged should help the less fortunate.

No matter how much Harris would like to take Ontario back into the dark ages,

should not

—

“Yes.

It’s

not

fair to

take

away child care when these students are trying

hard

turn our backs and becoming uncaring individuals who are interested only in personal gain.

make a better life”

for their families.

Jennifer Woltz security

Harris can pay day-care subsidies for students now, or keep paying welfare to the unemployed

Law and

later.

Do you have any topical questions you want straight-forward answers to? Send them to the editor or staff in

critical

Others, also on the chopping block, like college programs which have to be cut, would affect far

OSAP and family benefits

listened to) will

cases amounts to no

ting.

sidized. With cuts to

(the only thing that talks to

and

is well

ple in need, but even with the cuts, children should ” be the last to suffer. Juan Carlos Hernandez Management studies

from social assistance. Those people who have neither education (something the Harris government doesn’t unthe Ontario Conservatives

ing many different services, programs and subsidies that affect large segments of the population. Some of the affected services, such as hospitals,

many

for supporting peo-

bandwagon seem completely incapable of dolittle ing, it would seem that we need to spend a weaned people get to term money in the short

money

by having taxes increased and the money

spent on this kind of program when otherwise taxes could and should be reduced? It is very easy to subsidize programs which would benefit some people, especially when it is done with somebody else’s money. It makes the subsidizer, in this case the government, look good. But in the long mn it might hurt the total population. The provincial government is cutting or reduc-

are certainly

Looking to the future and planning for the long term, something Mike Harris and his merry (and mostly) men on the simpleminded revolution

derstand) or

the rest of the population economically penal-

ized

Early childhood education

life

own

“Yes, it ’s convenient for parents to have their children nearby. Not all parents have relatives to look

means is most jobs will require at Grade 12 education (except cabinet min-

good jobs

Why are the rest of parents with youngsters discriminated against just because they are not enrolled in a full-time school program? And why

benefit for full-time students with children.” Jaimie Carrol Management studies

this

ister in the

line

young children who have to work and perhaps study part time on what most people consider leisure time.

report also predicts that Ontario will be

What

using tax money.

who are full-time the many other par-

ents of

government has made they should leave this

facing a skills shortage within the next decade.

child care for parents

students would be unfair for

‘Yes with

ported.

It is easy to claim that the government should be responsible for everything we need, including

Room

5, or call

SPOKE at 748-5366,

foolishly under the bansubsidizing programs to or ner of “creating jobs” become popular with the voters, is nothing more we than a short-term and temporary benefit. Later

Sometimes expending

all

have

It is

pay the consequences.

rather upsetting to think that

some people

expect to be providecT w'ith everything they need, without giving a thought to where the money to pay for those things comes from.

Page

— SPOKE, December 11, 1995

CONESTOGA LIFE

Lifestyles editor:

Kean DoheHy

748-5366

Student helps with opening ceremonies how By Leanne Moses When one of the largest curatorial centres Ontario opened in November, Conestoga workstudent Jill Wilson, on a four-week interm at Doon Heritage Crossroads, was in

volved

the necessary details

which seem small,

important

organizing an

looking at staffing, safety, traf-

self-directed for students in that is

students have 5

Under the

projects to complete

facility studies unit, for

exam-

of skills ple, students learn a specific set project related to setting up a facility. would include reading, interviewing, field specific types of facilities such as

trips to

and seniors ice rinks, correctional centres centres.

give the day of the event, she helped

would do a group decide from would they project where

building tours.

She This was Wilson’s second worktcmi.

flow, and accessibility. Kuhl said the students also learn research techniques and are required to

self-paced.

ture and heritage.

event.

out the financial aspects, and

from 13 learning units such as facility studand culies, program and strategic planning

Wilson, a recreation leadership student, with said she helped to set up meetings, and chairs, ordering catering arrangements, short, arranging for a stage and podium in still

fic

The

Kitchener’s new $3.75-million curatorial centre opened Nov. 25 at Doon Heritage Crossroads, a living history museum.

but arc

Denis Kuhl, co-ordinator of the recreation leadership program, said the program is the learning

celebration events.

all

scratch

somewhat

planning the week-long opening

to plan a facility: preparing a site plan, working

fnr a a month. was at Doon for She said she did her first workterm, a period of two weeks, for the Joseph Schneider Haus museum.

well, the students

do a survey for

community group. "We try to get them into the community as much as possible,” he said. Kuhl said one area that reca ^

reation leadership grads get is programming for his-

jobs

torical sites.

After the planning for the

Heritage Crossroads opening was completed, Wilson helped the Doon staff work on the Christmas program.

Doon

Jill

Wilson, a second-year recreation leadership

student, did her last workterm at

Doon

Heritage

(Photo by Leanne Moses)

Crossroads.

faculty member Former music star plays a different tune as Conestoga ies in the

By Samantha Craggs Edwards is known around Conestoga as a faculty member, teaching advanced marketing to Cliff

third-^year broadcasting, radio

television students.

and

Few know

Edwards’s extensive resume in music and television, particularly as the front man of the '60s and ’70s In those years, the Belles 1

group made appearances on the Merv Griffin Show and The To-

Show. "The ultimate

night

thrill is

playing in

front of a crowd,” Edwards said. "There is nothing like it.” Edwards said he loved meeting friends, getting a wider perspective

life

and seeing the

rest

of the

had a

,000,000 cop-

The downside was the pressure from managers and agents. Ed-

make more money

got the

more pressure built. Edwards got started in music in Montreal. His whole family was

than an

musical and his father played piano and saxophone. "It was a case where my father

produce alby trial and error. “A lot of the music business is learning by doing,” he said. Edwards got into broadcasting because he did radio and television interviews with the Belles and was

wanted

o’f^

But you knO\Y

chord

you play

music and

was

Grade 10 and loved it. The band started getting more club dates and Edwards said he realized he could

give it a second

a classic

rUlUhles like

hand,

a mjgi

^^ le

the Belles

He went to Loyalist College in Kingston for broadcasting and worked as a cameraman, an associproducer and a producer. “Teaching’s not hard, but you want to make sure you are convey-

ate

ing information properly so you aren’t just standing up there,” Ed-

worked. Edwards said he knew about broadcasting but only from

wards said. “I don’t want anybody to be bored.” Edwards said he would still like to sing, tour, record music and

one angle.

write

know how

curious to

the other side

glance.

by years

varnish \Torn clean

it. It's

bums with

the

as a

artist.

Edwards learned

extension of that,” Edwards said. He started singing in a local band

AYOUldn't rs

musician

wards said the more successful they

country.

pop group The Belles. gold record, selling

U.S. In their prime, the

knd

strumming.

every

©n a midnight street.

more songs.

SPOKE, December

Carnival day planned at the residence By Samantha Craggs

of the winners.

The

One

many

of the

events planned

said there

“We

don’t always plan piuties,

but

McNeely said. The residence may use the school

anything,

people. tlie

not be a p;irly

sometimes they happen anyway,” she said. The carnival day will cost the council money from the social fund, but it won’t cost tlie students

an interview.

McNeely, a law and security administration student, said she thought of the ctirnival day because it was a good way for the new students coming in January to meet She said

may or may

McNeely

grounds for the outdoor sports. McNeely said council has been planning the carnival day right

carnival will include

events like a toboggan pull, road

hockey, snow football, obstacle courses and a chocolate milk chug-

with students,”

“Hopefully by b’ebruary, everyone will have replenished their funds.”

She

said there will be a Christmas

piirty,

possible with a bar and a said she

was happy with

the response from the last party on October 26. “We had well over 100 people,”

McNeely

said. “It

was

better than

was

the party

year than the one held

because the council

better this

year

last

more organ-

from the beginning and decided would be a good time be-

ized.

to get people involved without needing alcohol,”

cause of the influx of students. At the beginning of the year,

about the carnival day and the other events planned for the year.

McNeely

council planned on having a Christ-

tions

mas formal dance, but McNeely said it has been moved to Valentine’s Day because of the poten-

ging contest.

there

Jiinuary

good way

“It’s a

said. She said most funchave included alcohol and

tire

a lot of non-drinkers in the

residence.

She

said students will be divided

tially

teams for the events and there will be a point system to keep track

large expense of a formal

dance.

into

“Christmas

bad time for

Bus leaves 5pm from door #4

I’d expected.”

She said

Overall,

McNeely this

McNeely

$30.00

optimistic

said participation

year because the council

or-

the students evacuated the

to firefighters after

Office...TODAyi

listen to the students.

“Right from the beginning we were going strong,” McNeely said, “and hopefully it will continue.”

PAGERS!

lasted approximately

tire

alarm at tne resioence

20 minutes and about

halt

(Photo by Samantha Craggs)

building.

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— SPOKE, December 11, 1995

CONESTOGA LIFE

Lack of interest means cancelling of By

Steve

Next to get the proverbial axe was

Tuckwood

the lecture series scheduled for

A lack of interest caused the DSA two sponsored

to cancel

week beginning Nov.

during the

activities

The lunch-time euchre ment scheduled

for

tourna-

Nov. 22 was

canceled because no student signed

to play in

it.

DSA’s director of student life Nada Swan said the tournament had been run the previous two months but unfortunately a lack of interest

canceled

"I don’t

know

this one. if

people are too

busy with school or what,” said Swan. "But hopefully we can turn this sort of thing around in the new year.”

Nov. 23. The

series

was

to talk

DSA

spends on subsidizing some

of the events that go on at the school.

about the precautions one should take when purchasing a computer a seminar most would think popular

While euchre and lecture series are not programs that are heavily

Doon campus. on Swan said she was sort of puzzled

del and other

the

by the lack of response the lecture got cons idering the number of computers students purchase and the amount of money they spend on

subsidized, events like

Mike Man-

comedians are. As of Nov. 24 not one ticket had been sold for the Mandel show at Howard Johnson’s, even though tickets were priced at only $5. The price to see

him at Lulu’s was more

when he

described his answer to a question from a reporter.

Hiebert was asked at what approximate height most of his air travel was at, to which he answered, “oh, about five foot

that

some

of the events they run are definitely what the students are looking for.

Swan did

say one event that went

Buffalo Bills

trip,

was the

a veritable steal

seven or so.” He followed

He this

anecdote with

fears

ple think about paraplegics.

small two-seat plane, “Someone said to

“Most people tend to

think peo-

ple in wheelchairs also

Hiebert,

who

have

lost the use of his

legs in a hang -gliding accident in 1981, is promoting his book, as banker he said, “to keep

own

to cross the continent in his

me ‘You

gotta be nuts,

to cross the

5,000

miles in 58 days.” Hiebert also said people should try to see the humor in every thing and not let little setbacks discour-

happy.” Most of his motivational slide show talks have been for the cor-

age them from trying that harder. Using a quote

much from

who

wrote

community but Hiebert accepted the offer to speak, at

“Illusions” and “Jonathan Liv-

Conestoga. His personal theory about failure revolves: around seeing “problems” as “creative opportu-

“Argue for your limitations and surely you will attain them,”

porate

nities.”

“Most people never

try anyr

thing because they are afraid of failure,” said Hiebert.

“To

suc-

ceed you need to confront difficulty and see it in a different way.”

said once a person over-

comes his fear of a new project, he becomes a better person for it.

author Richard Bach,

the

“The sooner we get rid of the tickSwan. “That way we can run more events like those because

we know they will be

likes to see their event

Swan

said

the interest in events

does not increase, the DSA will take a critical approach, something none of them want, or deserve.

ingston Seagull”, Hiebert said

This temporarily bewildered his audience but he told them what he really meant wa.s that people will go only as far as they set out to. Instead, he said they

make their goals lofty. Hiebert, who ended the slide show with a question-and-an-

Conestoga has paid off for a young entrepreneur who opened a business out of his home six months

stores.

the course here gives students the

ago and has been flying high ever

basic background so they know what to expect. He said without the

since.

course he would not be as confident

he is now. “The business course

Shaine Marr, 22, graduated from the business management studies program in May and opened his

own

you,” Marr said.

business doing leather and vi-

cause

Marr got the idea after going to a show in Toronto with two

franchise

other students.

said they just

went to snoop around but an exhibit for FibreNew, a leather and vinyl repair franchise, caught his eye.

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from

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easier than starting

it’s important to research the franchise for suitability

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example of a sub shop that has opened so many stores that head

Marr had to train for two weeks in Ottawa and Mississauga and raise $50,000 to buy the territorial rights to Brant, Oxford and HaldimandMarr said he went to the bank with his father, which made it easier to get the money. He also went armed with an impressive business plan edited by business

days

later,

in his

management

member Rex he

said, the

Clark.

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money was

Marr

said the

way

business

go-

are the only people

making any money. Marr said he researched Fibreand called other they were doing. There are only 30 such operators in Canada. Business is going well for Marr, and he said he does an average of 1 jobs a week ranging from repairing at the library

operators to see

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couch.

account.

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management

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Norfolk counties.

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current business paid off he would

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said the business plan

was

like to

examine other

Drop by to

sign the

nation-wide campaign committment to stopping drinking

that

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banner to show yorir personal

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“We

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1955

good be-

“The market’ s really good for it,” Marr said in a n interview. “You can do everything from car dealerships

Marr

LAST CHANCE!

leaves everything open to

thing

nyl repairs.

should

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big part of how the course helped him. Because of the course, he can also do his own accounting. He said

Goliaer^s ^ SINCE Travel Slack Week

little

popular.”

By Samantha Craggs

was somethinghe needed to

some

will sell a

faster than the Bills trip did.

College education pays off

said conquering his

a hilarious talk on what most peo-

cancellations worry

DSA though. “No one

of the major winter term aca Raptors game

tivities is a trip to

ets the better, ’’said

off better than expected

breakdown

pecially

hope

Johnson’s show.

hard of hearing.”

camera, are vivid and illustrative of Canada and Canadians. Hiebert narrated the slides, alternating between motivafion and humor. His brand of humor had most of the audience laughing aloud, es-

DSA

The bottom line according to Swan is that students don’t understand the amount of money the

and humorous monologue to ac-

he took en route to Exp>o ’86 in Vancouver, B.C. after taking off from Halifax. N.S. Of these photos, Hiebert said he selected 142 for his coffee table book, “The Gift of Wings”. The photos, taken with a hand-held

give the

hour,” said Swan.

Carl Hiebert, a paraplegic and motivational speaker, had a witty

company a slide presentation of some of the 1 4,000 aerial photos

spots sold for the Buffalo

canceled because that means the work they have done has gone to waste,” said Swan. “But sometimes that is the case and you just have to

it’s never been done before’ Hiebert said. “But I conquered all of my fears about high altitudes through the Rockies and fears of in-flight

The 94

DSA. One

which Swan hopes

deal for free.

The

something else wrong with them and I call it ‘spreading’,” said Hiebert. “So I just go along with it and drool a littlc or prctendlam

Doon campus on Dec.

$33 American meaning the DSA must have thrown the buses into the

trip

some of the Remembrance

Service and AIDS quilt display, were also disappointing to the

guess everyone waits until the last minute.” The cheapest seat in Buffalo is

three days.

it.”

said interest in

past events, like the

Mandel performed a segment of his full show at noon in the Sanctuary the day of the Howard

a keynote speaker for about 80 students in the “Strategies for Student Success” course at the

Swan

Swan. “Then we sold out the other one in less than 17, ” said

guess students don’t want to go from one 1 1/2-hour lecture right into another one during their lunch

Conestoga gets “The Gift of Wings” The only man to have crossed Canada in an ultralight plane whs

grin and bear

$45. “"We sold out one bus up to

Nov.

than $10.

Strategies for success By Kean Doherty

activities

them. "I

Kean Doherty 748 5366

Lifestyles editor:

and driving

Tue, Dec, 12th

& Wed.

Dec, 13th in the Sanctuary 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

areas.

SPOKE, December

11, 1995

— Page 9

Conestoga Life

administration program, was working on a they ever sold this place, they would have to

Doug Seaton, business lotus sell

assignment.

me with

“If

the furniture,” he said.

Colleen

Lam and

commercial month.

J.T.

Ruby, third-year broadcast, radio and television students, were working on a floor. Lam said they have to produce about one commercial a

the studio on the fourth

After Hours It’s

11p.m.

Do you know where these students are? Spoke decided to was still on the Doon campus working late into the night. Photos by Leanne Moses

working on a first year graphics arts student was always crunch time in here,” he said.

Jeff Lincoln, “It’s

worthing

on a computer

logo,

game

of tag to run

between two computers,

F,oBer^deans,ro.10p.n..,o6:30a...Sunday to Friday.

student said security has had to kick him out more than o ce.

find out

who

— SPOKE, December 11, 1995

Page 10

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment editor Steve Tuckwood 748-5366

Mentalist entrances Conestoga students By

Mike Mandel brought

Mentalist his

show

Tuckwood

Steve

to Kitchener

on Nov. 30,

but before the actual event he

came

how

on the most comfortable part of your body and the next thing you know you will be waking up.” Mandel, who has also taken

ing pressured into, how to interpret handwriting, and how to tell when

someone

lying to you.

Mandel, who has toured the world performing corporate and public shows to make people aware of just

how

and versatile their

strong’

brains are, said he liked the setup of the Sanctuary.

from most of

"It’s a little different

shows

the university

do,” said

“When you

“People

their i’s.

who

write certain

ways

tip off characteristics like

acmally

Sanctuary -

out of doing something you are be-

and dot

handwriting.

also taught the audience

to cure insomnia.

such as getting

t’s

Mandel said a great deal can be learned from analyzing someone’s

at all.”

to Conestoga for a noon warm-up. Mandel took the better part of two hours to teach a packed house in the skills

cross their

what they are saying but don’t let them ask you any specific questions, and you won’t have to worry

violent behavior or artistic interest

are lying in bed and

without really knowing

are in a comfortable position con-

centrate

it.”

said that people can learn

much

about themselves by having

their handwriting analyzed

the

and

same time be made aware of

courses oh’ analyzing handwriting, said an institute in Chicago has

how changes

studied handwriting for several years and has determined their stud-

The crowd was with Mandel all of way and stuck around until the end of the show, despite the number

ies to

in their writing will

alter their characteristics as well.

the

be 100 per cent accurate.

audience Mandel

made reference to

of breaks he took. When you can hold an audience

common

characteristics in

like that for

from the

fielding questions

several

handwriting including

how

two hours,

really says

something about the performer.

people

Mandel. “ But I like it here because the audience can go in and out as they please and really not interrupt what is going on.” Mandel took regular breaks throughout the show so the audience could wipe the previous information from memory and leave

new

CBiP

activity as the only thing they

would be concentrating on. Mandel told the audience how they could get out of being sold

anything by a door-to-door sales-

person just by the way they answered the salesperson’s questions. “If you don’t really answer any of

you then he convince you

Have You Moved?

the questions he asks will

never be able to

buy the product. Just agree with

Mike Mandel gave a neuro-linguistic lecture •students on Nov. 30.

Doon campus

(Photo by Heather Milburn Graham)

the Sanctuary.

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Copy Cat explores minds of serial killers

easy

By Steve Tuckwood

iiicvie

review

Pop/jazz sensation Harry ConJr. jumped back on to the big

Starring: Sigourney

screen to play a serial killer in the film

Copy

southern United States

who

tries to

murder a psychiatrist played by Sigourney Weaver before he is caught and

.sent to jail.

so messed up by the

entire situation that

she becomes

ated with Weaver, Connick, though

coming

too!

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also played in

Belle, played the role of

well.

serial killer infatu-

ers to catch the latest one.

The characters played by Hunter and Weaver leave the audience in suspense in this thriller.

Weaver

becomes

then

contact with

who

pieces together the idea

Enter Holly Hunter, a police investigator, who trys to use Weaver’s expertise with serial kill-

fla.shbacks about the incident.

Connick,

Weaver

that the killer is using ideas

the latest killer,

Cullum

Weaver

playing only a minor part, really sells the idea to the audience.

house-ridden and has continual

Memphis

out.

Cat.

Connick plays Darryl Lee Cullum, a mass murderer from the

Weaver

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Copy Cat

nick

who

the prey of

has been in

Cullum by

mail.

her

kill

in the first time.

killing

Dahmer.

people exactly like Ted

Bundy and Dahmer, Weaver catches on to the copy-cat idea.

Cullum has asked him to kill Weaver in exactly the same fashion he tried to

serial killers like Jeffrey

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SPOKE, December

11, 1995

— Page 11

SPORTS Martindale's goals

A real swinger

Condors coach dreams of championship was

By Scott Donnelly

a hockey coach,” .says Miirtin-

admired him and I wanted to be just like him.” However, he says he was his father’s worst critic and did not want his dad coaching him. He got his wish during his last

dale. “I

Winning seem like

the championship might a natural goal for any

college hockey coach, but for

means more than national

Con-

Tony Martindalc

estoga coach

just

winning the

year of Junior

title.

After three unsuccessful trips to

Martindale was born into hockey family

Caledonia.

played minor hockey and went on to play Junior

“Ever since

B 1

for his father.

could remember he

his father

can say

we worked

harder

up on them.” Although Martindale believes it begins with the coach, he docs not take credit for

all

of the results.

“The coaches simply team

steer the

in the right direction but it’s

the players that put

quit.

on the

line.

Martindale said the team hired a

the nationals as an assistant head

coach at Wilfrid Laurier University Martindale wants a chiince to win the big game.

B when

“If

than the other team than we’re one

man who was coach”

“half the hockey

his father was.

He now

realizes that his father

good coach and says he follows the same approach to hockey as his father. Both insist on a strong work ethic, which Martindale be-

was

lieves begins with the coach.

“/ just want to do a good job at whatever level I’m coaching. I like working with the student athletes because these guys are playing because they love

game and just want

the

play

it.”

—

Tony Martindale

Condor hockey coach “I know I’ve got the team focused when I go to the dressing room between periods and I don’t know

what I’m going

to say, then

get in

there and the players are saying

it.”

Martindale began his coaching career at an

he met

Ohio

university

where

his wife

Sandy. After one year there he returned to

Canada and worked coach

as the assistant

Laurier for the next seven

years, before taking the job with

Conestoga

this year.

his swing in the Kenneth E. Hunter on Dec. 1 Clark is involved with the golf

“I just felt that the next progres-

sion

was a head coach position

some

level,”

“I got

some

centre.

from Junior B

teams but the college position is not as time consuming.” Martindale needs his spare time for his job - which also involves hockey. He works for Kitchener Minor Hockey, setting up schedules and managing minor hockey operations.

Martindale would like nothing better than to win the national championship with Conestoga

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