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“Keeping Conestoga College connected^^
A wheel deal
This week in the
news
DSA urges students to speak out DSA wants to asse.ss student interest in the proposed universal bus pass so they can decide whether or not to begin negotiations with Kitchener Transit. The
For
details see
page 2
Making the grade Students will notice a change on their transcripts The college has changed from an alpha grading system to a numeric. this semester.
For
details .see
page 2
Something to smile about A dental care package is now available to Conestoga students. The plan is an opt-in program set up by the Liberty Health Insurance Company.
For First-year nursing student Lori McEnaney (teft) and first-year recreation leadership studteni raffletipketsfora Nissan200SXDec.5introntpfthesecur% office. The for
Jana Doheriy^seH '
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Sanctuary the spot for caricatmist
Students facing 15 per cent tuition increase By Perry Hagerman
grams.
said Tibbits.
He cuts in funding to colleges an-
nounced by the provincial government during its Nov. 29 ‘mini-budget’ will reduce the number of college staff, increase the cost of tuition and may have
sweeping effects on the way the college does business, said the president of Conestoga College. Speaking at an open forum Dec. 5, John Tibbits said that over* the next few months, every course, every program and every method of delivering the curriculum will be evaluated for its effec-
said Conestoga does have an ad-
The college will even be studying the possibility of closing parts
Doon as
money. “There
this is the biggest
is
of
its
cam-
a means of savno question that
happened on Nov. 29
“Right now,
few years because management had been anticipating a fund-
the college system,” said Tibbits.
over the
last
ing cut “We weren’t building a $4.5 million surplus simply to look good,” he said. The college was building the surplus because it could see the provincial and federal debts increasing and
knew
it
fore the
was only a matter of time befunding would be cut he said.
1
is
we were
For Conestoga, the cut represents a yearly loss of $4.1 million, said the president.
also told that
we would
have a 15 per cent tuition increase,” he said.
While the students
will
is
no doubt that this
is
John
Tlbbifs
Conestoga College president
be paying 15
per cent more, he explained, the college will receive only 90 per cent of that
10 per cent being set aside to assist with student loans. The increase in tuition represents an increase with
increase in revenue for the college of
about $1 million. Therefore, the college is faced with a net loss of $3.1 million in its yearly operating budget.
One program performance is
we
are in the top three in
“We
would like to be number one.” Another indicator of viability of a program is its attrition rate, he said. The attrition rate refers to the number of students dropping out of a program be-
low
the next three
months
the col-
be reviewing the curriculum and teaching metliods of all of its prolege will
show -
ganized by student services.
For
details see
page 7
dren against the measles.
For details see page 7
As well, efficiency in the way courses are taught will be studied, he said.
The
college
going
is
to
be looking
at
ual resources, to see
It
if
there are
ways
may be necessary to scale back or down one or more of the satellite
eign students but that will not be at the
Over
the
ing of a film depicting the events of the Dec. 6 Montreal massacre. The hour-long event was or-
cessful with their studies.
year,” said Tibbits.
he said. “Tliere is no way we can get through a $3.1 million shortfall with the same number of people.”
Only a handful of students came out for
Conestoga students with children will benefit from the Ministry of Health’s decision to re-invest health care funding cuts into inoculating chil-
shut
unavoidable
women
Health care re-investment beneficial
ess of reviewing the package with both of the college’s unions. The soon-to-be offered package will be available only until Feb. 16, 1996. “We cannot guarantee that we will have a buy-out package available next
staff in
Students remember slain
rate of
insuring a
of cutting costs, said Tibbits.
Cutting back on
page 6
pay close attention to the qualifications of the people applying to get in, and making sure they have what it takes to be suc-
The method of
staff, said Tibbits.
currently in the proc-
details see
attrition, Tibbits said, is to
such as using computers and audio-vis-
is
ity.
fore completion.
The first thing the college plans to do is come up with a buy-out package for
Management
Fortunato Restagno, visited the sanctuary to draw student. ITie DSA donated all proceeds to char-
indicator
the job placement rate for graduates.
alternate course delivery methods,
told
5 per cent.”
“We were
“There
the biggest chaiienge the coilege has had to face.”
be
A former graduate of the graphic design faculty,
For
ately accumulating a financial surplus
“What
our post-secondary budgets got cut by
well, the college will
for each program, he said.
challenge the college
has had to face,” Tibbits said.
As
focusing on the performance indicators
vantage over some of the other Ontario colleges because it isn’t in debt In fact, the college has been deliber-
tiveness.
ing
preview
For detaSs see page 3
total $4.1 million
Cuts
puses outside
gets'
page 2
the iss*e i»ost discussed was dre future of the college in this tkne of financial restraint
Ontario Students Against Impaired
The
College council
details see
campuses, he
mean
that
said.
we
Condors aimihilate Braves Through solid defence and great goaltending, Conestoga beat Seneca 6 - 3 in North York on Dec. 7. The win moves Conestoga into a secondplace
tie
with the Braves.
“That does not
down
are shutting
all
campuses other than Doon.” In an attempt to raise more revenue, the college will try to attract more for-
-]
Also inside • News
1-3
Foreign studenf fees are around
•
Editorials
4-5
1
at the college. "That
•
Lifestv’les
6 -^
!
•
Sports
S
i
expense of local students, he $9,000 per year represents cash
on the
said.
barrel to this
1
.
college," he said.
The college’s
target will be
75 foreign
' 1
students for next vear
CAMPUS NEWS
News editor: Heotker Milhurn Graham
748-536B
A real winner
News Briefs student vote on bus pass vote in the DSA Students are encouraged to cast a yes or no bus pass. The universal of a possibility office regarding the the recent Board proposal was presented by Kitchener Transit at
•
of Directors meeting.
Parking passes on sale Dec. 18 will be selling parking passes on Monday, sale from 9 a.m. until 3
Conestoga
•
for the
coming semester. Passes go on
p.m. near the security office.
Buy-and-sell board in the has set up a used book buy-and-sell board to wishing Students mid-January. cafeteria from Dec. 14 until the DSA office. through so do can board the on items list
The
•
DSA
student, displays the Chri^mas basket h® won Perrv Hagerman, a second-year print journalism draw, held on Friday, Dec. 8, replaced the special The draw. a entering frorn^Roasters after ooh^y) " x: weekly beverage bonus draw. ^
CORRECTIONS Spoke on page 2 of the supplement, Shannon Lyon’s name was spelled incorrectly. Spoke regrets the error. the Dec. 11 issue of
In
College reworks grading system student must have a erage of 85 per cent.
By Leanne Moses
DSA requests opinion
cards.
By Samantha Craggs The Dcxsn Student Association (DSA) is currently holding an informal student survey to determine whether or not to proceed with negotiations for the universal bus pass plan. If students are interested, the DSA will hold a referendum at a
determine whether or not to implement the system, but at this time they want students to
later date to
come
to the
DSA
them how they
office
feel
and
tell
about the bus
pass.
Students
may go to
the
DSA of-
and give a yes or no vote on whether or not ftey would like to see the bus pass system implemented. This is not the official referendum, it is merely a survey to determine how students feel about
fice
the system.
The pass, according to the Kitchener Transit proposal, will allow
all
bus
travel.
The passes will be made possible through the addition of a compulsory fee added to the students’ tuition.
The
cost added onto tuition, ac-
.
cording to the proposal, would be $30-$50. Every student would have to pay this, including those
who don’t use Kitchener Transit. because the added cost will all of the students that the DSA is holding the survey to assess student interest and decide if the system is even worth negotiating with Kitchener Transit The universal bus pass would allow students to ride the bus simIt is
effect
ply by showing their student card. If the fee is
implemented,
the fee with certain exceptions.
Students are encouraged to voice their opinion immediately at the DSA office regarding the bus pass system.
A
Conestoga news release, from Communications and Public re-
lations office, confirms that Stratford campus has been chosen as one site for a feasibility
study for Per-
client,
knowledge and
re-
sponsibilities that will characterize
new
grades.
He hopes to shorten the time between the end of the term and when transcripts come out to about two weeks, he said.
regis-
start
Something
to smile
about
said Blackwell.
months at $168 .
However, the plan
member and $133
stipulate.^
or
an opt-in program set up by the
storative (fill|n|[s), periodontics,
^m-
endodontics (root ca|^ and oral
and
Kitchener five students to participate in the 16- week program.
students filled out the
The second
$800
expressed concern over dental care. We have responded to these
the standard plan Ixuiefits, at a
students must
cost of $228 for a student or adult
tion
requests
by offering
this plan,”
said Blackwell.
She said the plan has been avail-
family
member and $180
for a
die resource
Additional benefits include surremoval of up to two wis-
provider.
Conestoga currently offers programs in Home Support and Health
of health sciences’s certificate program, said as the program proceeds
was done to promote it According to information on
dom
Care Aide, is involved in identifying and meeting the needs of health care practitioners and is at the fore-
extensive data will be collected and
the brochure, the plan includes
evaluated. Reports will be sent to
front of developments in health care
Minister of Health.
two coverage options: the first option ofiets $800 worth of denti services for 12 consecutive
bridgewbrk.
“The great thing about this plan is
the
students can opt-in at anytime,”
out the applica-
'0
room
located beside
DSA office in the Sanctuary.
Coverage
teeth plus associated
anaesthesia, dentures, crowns (caps), post and cores, and
fill
form located on the infrinnation pamphlet. Pamphlets can be pickctl up at die nurses office and
dependent child gical
visits to
\lso, refennl to a spuialist bv a network dentist ensures coverage undu the plan To obtain cove* age. she said
W{)rth of services in addition to
able since last year but nothing
the Minister of Education and the
lor emurgciK) up U) non network dentists
many
survey on the drug plan,
full
icfunds in then premium and changes to their sclcctal cov-
sia.
tal offices.
“When
are also involved in the project.
Cross will send ten students,
Liberty Health Insurance pany and includes neariy 70 den-
once suidcnLs sign up,
partial
cleaning, fluoride treatments, re-
According to the news release, Nancy Hacking, Conestoga’s chair
tomorrow’s home health care
1996.
apprenticeship programs which must follow the grading policy set out by the Ministry of Education. Harris said the next stage will be to speed up the processing of
to a letter.
who have been
Janu^
also states the
are involved in
The Conestoga project begins in January, when the Stratford Red
in professional
mark
Students
until after
memo
funded by the
—
The program
home-based
grading system will not apply to
the
the
is
The recommendation to switch to a numeric system was made by the Academic Policies, Procedures and Practices Committee after they re-
The
erage wiO not be granted L ndcr the plm I ibeity Mutual states 11 will reimburse students
—
Besides these colleges, a number of homemaking agencies in Ontario
needs of the plus the growth
Clean
and
roll
the criteria
change
for the continuing
ment plan, and necessary x-rays. Tne preventive services include
colleges
and George
Trillium Foundation.
full
list,
ranges from 80 to 89 per cent, and A-i- ranges from 90 to 100 per cent
The grades
education programs will not
drat
According to the press release the proposed new program combines and builds on home support and emphasizes the
demic average. determine the honor
tions.
viewed the current policy. Harris said he thinks a numeric system will be easier as most faculty already compute the marks numerically and then have to convert
the student with the highest aca-
To
official transcript will contain the
big range of the alpha system,” Harris said. Under the current system, an
adult family
sonal Support Workers.
health care aide skills.
number
system and need a precise measure of academic achievement. As well the new system should Vake the calculation of marks for certain awards easier. The Governor General’s award, Harris said, States the award goes to
President’s
current alpha-numeric descrip-
for a dependent child imder 18 years of age. It includes an annual dental exam, diagnosis, a treat-
Two other Ontario Mohawk (Hamilton) this pilot project,
most other aca-
institutions use a
“The numeric system will solve some of the problems created by the
April-Dawa Blackwell, DSA vice-president of student afrains, said tli^ prcp)$ed student dental plan is something to smite about Blackwell said in an interview Tuesday, Dec. 5, that the plan is
education.
Brown (Toronto)
demic
By Heather M, Graham
Stratford campus confirmed site for program development study the
tions. Harris said
ter.
on a numeric range and alpha grade will remain in effect The reverse side of the current policy based
A
who apply to other institu-
all
full-time students will have to pay
facilitate
the transfer of academic records for
co-ordinators, the college’s
gram
ready have been converted to a let-
Harris said the college decided to the switch for two main reasons.
students
According to a memo Harris addressed to the Dean, chairs and pro-
gram co-ordinator. He formation might have to be researched as all grades would al-
make
numeric system will
semester.
said the in-
According to Conestoga RegisFred Harris, effective this semester, students will receive numeric instead of alpha grades.
A
vious terms, and numeric from this
has to find out student averages from each department head or pro-
trar
full-time students unlimited
September will have both alpha marks from their pretered prior to
av-
Currently, the registrar’s office
At the end of this term, students will see a change on their report
about universal bus pass
minimum
starts
on
the first ot
the month; applications require
15 days to process. Blttekwell said the
DSA is also
looking for an appropriate eyecare plan to offer to students.
SPOKE, December 18, 1995
— Page 3
Feeling the pinch
Santa comes early
College council discusses budget cut implications By Jeannette Cantin
now the college
will
be
in a posi-
tion to offer a buy-out.”
College council spent most of Dec. 4 meeting discussing the
Methods of revenue generation were also mentioned, including
implications of a 15 per cent cut
revealed in the Nov. 29 budget
increasing the number of foreign students at the school and increasing the number of training
announcement.
and development programs.
College President John Tibbits reviewed for council the information he would give at the Dec. 5
be carefully reviewed, including the number of campuses in opera-
its
to post-secondary institutions as
college-wide
fomm.
be a net loss of $3.1 million for the college as of April line will
1996.
go
A $4.5
million surplus will en-
able the college to offer a buy-out
package
to
employees in the near
future.
Tibbits stressed the buy-out package is not a game, and added it is “hard to imagine a year from
thank aU the students for their support throughout 1995. Merry Christmas and like to
Happy New Years!
ATTENTION: ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY
AND
STAFF
NOTE THAT THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ALL BUILDINGS AT THE DC^N CAMPUS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE K.E. HUNTER RECREATION
PLEASE
CENTRE, ARE AS FOLLOWS;
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24/95
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CLOSED
MONDAY, DECEMBER
25/95
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CLOSED
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26/95
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27/95
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CLOSED
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28/95 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29/95
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30/95
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COMPUTER ^BS ONLY 8:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31/95
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MONDAY, JANUARY
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1/95
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COMPUTER LABS ONLY 8:00 a.m.
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MAIN CAMPUS
8:00 p.m.
COMPUTER LABS ONLY - MAIN CAMPUS 8:00 a.m.
PLEASE
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8:00 p.m.
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NO
ENTRY PERMITTED
29, 30, 995 STUDENT ADMITTANCE TO COMPUTEF LABS IN MAIN BUILDING BY DULY AUTHORIZED P/^SS ONLY.
DECEMBER 28,
PLEASE REPORT
Dawn
Blackwell,
DSA
the issue of traffic trying to leave
1.5 per cent will
Conestoga has one advantage over other colleges, Tibbits said.
CLOSED
April
may
to the college.
loans.
-
services are essential to the college.
absolutely vital in the past
be rising by
towards helping students with
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23/95
expense of areas such as program and what
the nursing
back
tuition will
The other
would
what Tibbits was trying to do. it was decided representatives from the physical resources department would be invited to the January council meeting to review the bomb threat evacuation and issues arising from it. for
was handled well, but heard concerns raised by Other students. Especially over
While
We
Doon cam-
5 per cent to offset some of the loss, only 13.5 per cent will get 1
.
school of technology,
pus, said he had a lot of respect
“Almost any value in life can have more or less weight depending on the circumstances,” Tibbits said. “What we thought was
1,
This year’s Santa (Steve Geerts, DSA director of events) spreads Christmas cheer with his hefper Dennis Maharaj, DSA (Photo by Liso activities assistant on Dec. 7
was recep-
and supportive of the president’s message. Council member Peter Findlay,
In other business,
Tibbits said costs will have to
tion, the
Tibbits told council the bottom
In general, council tive
1
TO THE SECURITY OFFICE UPON ENTRY
8:00 p.m.
not be as vital.” Tibbits said
it
representative, said she thought
the evacuation
the college, she said. is
essential to
look at the basics, such as “how we define what it is to be a teacher
and the workload associated with it.”
Tibbits said he planned to play a role in these discussions and
admitted the conversations would not be fun.
He added, however, “This is not a manufactured crisis — it’s here.”
As well, some students reported not hearing about the evacuation alarm was pulled. was aware of the shortcomings of the speaker system. A new system, however, would cost the college over $50,000 which makes using the fire alarm an easier option. Council will meet again Jan. 15, until the fire
Tibbits said he
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Forget Paris:
(such as a photograph).
what about Gander?
couldn’t help but come across a conversation occurring in the cafeteria between two friends I
last
week. The one was informing the other that
everything goes as planned in the next couple of years she will be take time off to see Europe. Oh, the authenticity and unique thoughts going through her head regarding her choice of vacaif
tion places she hopes to experience.
Wherever
much simpler time I would have started this column with a customary lead might include the who, the what and the where. However, in this era of political correctness, it behooves me to describe the “five Ws” with double-speak and hidden meaning. What follows is a politically correct version of a typical day at Conestoga In a
that
College (with parenthetical descriptions for those who like \t straight up). After taking alternative transportation (the bus) to the institution of higher learning (school), the vertically challenged (short) print journalism practitionerin-training
(Spoke flunkie) makes his way
to the
summer I have had several friends return from exploration trips of Europe and marvel at the experience and memories they brought home. In late August two friends and I decided, on the spur of the moment, to take a trip. We had only five days so we decided the trip had to be relatively short if we wanted to see the places we were visiting. We decided on Newfoundland. Yes - the grandson of Confederation, the land of the disappearing cod, and the only province which most of western Canada believes even half of the provincial legislature is
But what a place
in the heart of
Junctio-'
Ve harbor enough go for lijdnight dip
that a
downtown,
close
weary drunk could
if not careful. After introducing ourselves to the bar band, i
we grabbed a few Dominion Ales and settled in be entertained. the end of the evening, the bartender had bought us three beers each, the band was staying at our house if they ever got to Ontario and the
to
did she get the idea?
Politically correct to the end (not telling it like it really is)
even in the heart of downtown - try that in Guelph and you will soon be chewing on grill. Our night out in SL John’s led us to abar called
on
the dole.
it is.
The traffic stops to allow a pedestrian to cross.
By
harbor was looking inevitable. Unfortunately we were forced to head home the next day, but not without remorse.
The people were fun,
great, the atmosphere was and we will not soon forget Newfoundland.
This
is
not about patriotism,
it is
about expe-
riencing a bit of the vast culture we possess right
here in our country before becoming an international ambassador, Europe is fine, but there have been people right here in Canada for more than 200 years making history as well. Why not experience it too?
news production edifice (Spoke
office).
After a brief daily conference (bitch session) with his practitioner-in-training advisor (the big cheese) the practitioner-in-training goes in search of liquid refreshment (a good cup a joe).
At the beverage dispensary (Roasters) the Columbian liquid product (coffee) is and esthetically pleasing (damned tasty) to the beverage consumer (caffeine-addicted coffee drinker). Columbian liquid product (coffee) in hand, the journalism practitioner-in-train-
relatively inexpensive (cheap)
ing (Spoke flunkie) heads for (heads for) the Learning Resource Centre (library) to seek out (find) educational aids (books).
Much
to the
A
in the
dismay of the journalism practitioner-in-training (Spoke flunkie) Learning Resource Centre
(library).
brief altercation (spitting contest) with a resource centre information aide
and the non-specific liquid refreshment holder (Spoke flunkie) departs (vamooses) the resource centre Oibrary). The journalism practitioner-in-training (Spoke flunkie) is so irate (ticked off), he spills the Columbian liquid product (coffee) on his Manager Euro-cut denims
(librarian)
(overpriced jeans).
Bewildered (duh) about what proactive [ugh!] measures (steps) he should take, the journalism practitioner-in-training (rookie scribe) departs (exits stage
left)
the
of higher learning (Conestoga). to his customary edifice (house), the journalism practitioner-intraining (Spoke flunkie) purchases an alternative medium (newspaper) to peruse institution
On
his
way
(read).
A story about a non-traditional Caucasian-type shopper (white shoplifter) who apprehended (book ’em Dan-o) by urban community law enforcement officials (cops) at a suburban consumer complex (mall) peaks his interest (catches his eye). Incensed (fed up) with all the political correctness (crap) that he has perused (read), the journalism practitioner-in-training (Spoke flunkie) unilaterally decides to terminate his course of study (drops out in disgust). After a not-so-brief emotional venting period (hissy fit) by his nurturing elders (parents), the ex-joumalism practitioner-in-training (ex-Spoke flunkie) decides to take a job as an urban sanitation engineer (garbage man). So if that isn’t typical, have yourself a pseudo-joyous holiday season (a Merry Christmas) and a not specificity joyous new revolution around the sun (happy is
new
year).
is
In 1967, former Ontario Premier William
Davis, a conservative, had a vision for Ontario’s
non-specific liquid refreshments (bevies) are prohibited (bring that coffee inhere
and die)
Education
That was back when politicians thought about the kind of society and province they
future.
wanted to sh^e for the future. A gap in our public educational system existed between high school and university. Hands-on training for our workforce was needed in the areas of technology, applied arts and business to meet the needs of employers in this province. From its humble beginnings, colleges of applied arts and technology have grown and matured to a point where almost one million citizens of this province are affected yearly.
Graduates from these colleges go directly into
key to future 500 post-secondary programs. Six months after graduation, more than 78 per cent of college graduates were employed at an average salary of $23,220 in 1992/93. Between 1986 and 1994, colleges accommodated a full-time post-secondary enrolment increase of 39 per cent with a 33 per decrease in funding. Another
way of
expressing the cuts
would be that there have been productivity gains of 50 per cent during this period. Further cuts cannot be sustained without serious ramifications for our students. Some of the outcomes of the cuts would be larger classes and reduced program hours. All these factors
would lead
to
an overall decline in
responsible positions in the manufacturing and
the quality of education and a major reduction
More young people are turn-
in libraries, counselling, job placement and
ing to the colleges because they realize that this
medical services on campus. Colleges cannot sustain a further decrease of 15 per cent in each of the next two years without drastic cuts which could lead to fewer programs
service industries.
opens doors to meaningful employment
The
colleges are also the preferred trainer in
the adult re- training and apprenticeship training
markets. Last year, over five million training
days were used to assist adults in preparing to lead a fulfilling, productive life in society. Colleges also provide many hours of specialized
employee
training to private sector
nies through training and
compa-
development services. More than 200 communities are served and the college system blankets Ontario with almost
\
-
and students or even the possible closure of campuses and colleges. Colleges are a valuable asset to this province mandate and need to be
successfully fulfil their
funded at reasonable levels if Ontario is to stay the manufacturing and service hub of Canada. Excerpt from a speech at a rally
John Berry
is
the president
in
Guelph, Nov.22, 1995.
of OPSEU Local 237.
SPOKE, December
18,
1995
— Page 5
TAKING SIDES Should Conestoga implement universal bus passes?
Bus passes should remain an option
campus comments
Bus proposal too good to pass up
“No, a lot of people have Most Conestoga
students
would save money
the universal bus pass proposal
if
they still have to pay then it’s not really cars.
is
imple-
If
mented.
fair.”
The offer would save students more than $ 100 on the price of a four-month bus pass. Currently students pay around $160 for a semester pass but under the new program that would be reduced to $30 to $50. The system would also benefit those students
Sylvia Singh First-year accounting
who drive to school. If the holder used the pass twice a
week
to get groceries,
go to the mall or
go to bars, the pass would pay for itself. The pass would more than pay for itself in saved paricing fees. Students talcing advantage paying of the new program could forget
^ut
p^
a around $1^ (depending on the lot) to long way from tibe^hool. They would be paying a quarter of the price and be getting droj^i^i off in front of the door. God forbid that a car broke dovwi for a,week" would cost tw much to^^fixed. The bus
The new proposal
to introduce universal bus
passes for all students attending Conestoga College is just plain ridiculous.
:
The idea of a universal bus pass, which all Conestoga students would be expected to pay for at the beginning of the semester, is unfair to those who never use the Kitchener Transit system. universal bus pass would give students unlimited access to Kitchener Transit just by
A
“Yes, with tuition hikes it might just be too much
but it sounds
like
a
showing one’s student card. All students would have to pay a $30 - $50 fee at the beginning of the year. Some students commute from places Guelph and Mora. These people would such not use a universal bus pass. In 1994, of about 4,000 Conestoga students, 300 bought Katchener Transit Inis passes on
fair
idea.
”
^
Derek Hicks
Second-year general arts
campu.s.
Though
the
number of
students
who
,,
pa.sses this past September mcreased I'roin last year, this still leaves 3,500 student^ who travei lo 'School by sortie otiiet ineansr.- ‘
bought "/ can't take a bus from Stratford but it wouldn’t
or
me as long as
matter to got a refund.” Mike James Second-year robotics
from scnool. The hours a week between imtrKJ ano semester would be fuel savings for an entire
F '
like
I
don’t
^
I
"
Hazen |i ,
where
Uni-
University of Waterloo and WilfrklLauier Consider, though, feat bodi universities by feem have at leeet two bus rou^ passing
a seven-day schedule. Wife more
are nKxe to buses, university students Sto^ats f(»r tmivearsal bus pasres.
lifcfiJy 40
at Do<»
Second-year robotics
at
the can^us is located - far from anywhere. Representatives at Kitchener Tran.sit say they have offered the univeasal bus pass idea to the
r^tdarly,
anything that is forced on us.” Jeff
Can you blame them? Look
their cars.
I*,
“No, I’m against it.
^
the look of the parking lots at around 10 bring a.nt., one get.', the idea fltal inanjr pwiplc their cars to sch<x»l. And that they like bringing
By
I
nMSt rely on (H» bos route which runs
oidy every half iKwr. say, For a car-less student (xmamg from, min45 iqi to takes it in Wataloo,
Beechwood
would'
Mali. If tte student utes to getto Fairview Park h t^es connection, is Indty and makes can?ms. d« to to 20 15 to
mmu^
aomher
“Yes, it would be good if it was optional. It’s a great
UKt leaveineir care aiuoiue. At the University of Guelph, where fte w)0 gramhas been running sia:e JanU^ 1995,
^
deal for students who
notneed
rtdhmds woe given to students whodid givfim out accordthe asrvice. The refunds were clainu The ing to t!» priority of the student’s witlK>ut in live who students first went to drive to school wdto students to then route, a bus waiit the a«i fwaily to those who sillily did not
take the bus.”
Jamie Ruth First-year engineering
technology
wmild Before anything is implentented there 1 issue. the decide to be a student referendum stuhope when th^ referendum takes place, vote in dents will consider the big picture and
ple wife 8:30 Then feere
is
the whote idea abewt
ag^
close to school that
I
would never use it.” Cheryl Lacey First-year law and security
administration
to the editor or staff in 4B15, or coll SPOKE at 748-5366.
Send them
Room
nmy
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Not
is
considered
to mention the
m
mmimal $8
holds little more lodcer fee for a locker which boot. winter a and binders two than are all The song remains the same; students are small, they fees the although And fee-ed out. another $30-S50 per term and still add up. Add virtually wasted you’ve got close to $140 of
money
for
many
students.
It
would make more
lockers. sense to invest in four nx>re
favor of dve universal pass.
Do you have any topical questions you want straight-forward answers to?
bemg
to pay for somefeing forced, once Stuctents already pay $54 use. not wifl students for a recreation for a student ^tivity fee, fee. Most athletic an for $32 facility fee and less time to even and desire Uttle have students of course, an use fee recreation centre unl^, athletic activity.
“No, it would be a waste of my money. I live so
peo-
a.m. classes.
afternoon piteter at the Rtxist
TVoirilrAOft
olfer^ Kitchener Transit may not be able to but they feasibility cost of refunds because shouM be able to offer scane refunds. Ctmsid(teal, the reering the advantages of d» total needed. be even not funds slK)uld
TWs hour-lmig journey is not appealling to
NO
Page
6
— SPOKE, December 18, 1995
CONESTOGA LIFE Chnistmas Gift
Lifestyles editor: Kean Doherty 748-5366
Drawing
attention
Sanctuary hosts local caricaturist
Idea
By Steve Tuckwood
a specific spot while Restagno their faces and expressions
draws
Raptors Bus Trip vs, Indiana Pacers Tue, Jan, 16th
The Sanctuary played host to a who drew Con-
charity.
mugs embellished on paper. The event was part of the DSA’s week of noon events which also
mation could not be confirmed.
their
at
who
Fortunato Restagno,
gradu-
0 years ago from the college’s graphic design program, came to the lounge on Dec. 6 to draw will1
Restagno,
who
said about is
50 per
from Santa Claus and a big screen movie showing. The films included How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Mirincluded a
young
at heart. It
was rumored that
activities co-ordinator
Steve Geerts had something to do with Santa’s appearance, but that infor-
trip
Overall, the cessful
week was
and ended a
quite suc-
series of
noon
time events the DSA has run during the fall semester.
made from
cartooning and doing shows like this
up
many who remain
DSA
cent of his livelihood
Sign
a delight to
with more than 20 people making a charitable donation of $2 to get
ing students for fun.
$30,00
The event proved worthwhile
estoga students for a nominal price of $2 which the DSA donated to
ated
Bus leaves 5pm from door #4
quickly.
local caricaturist
acle on 34th Street. A modest group stuck around to see them. Santa’s appearance on Dec. 7 was
DSA
one, enjoyed his third annual
return to Conestoga.
-
“The school was nothing like this when I went here,” said Restagno. “But I always have a good time when I do make the trip.”
Office,,,
Restagno, who also designs corporate and non-profit brochures, said drawing caricatures is a lot of fun because the subjects enjoy seeing themselves in a different light.
One picture included a LASA student outfitted as an
RCMP officer
complete with the back end of a horse.
Another student wished fitted as
a
member
to
be out-
of the Guelph
Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, claiming the idea was a joke among her friends. Despite the joke, the outcome was quite impressive based on the number of customers Restagno had to away before he left Yet another subject was a male and female car racing shot which turn
turned out quite well.
The true test comes when the subjects actually get to see
what Re-
come up with
for them.
stagno has
“I had better start running,” said Restagno as he handed one of the
pieces to a pair of ladies
who had
decided to get one done together. Their response was not that way at all though as they thanked him before heading back to class.
The two hours seemed short to who said he was constantly busy working on the five-to10-minute pieces, depending on the Restagno,
subject involved.
The most difficult part for the subjects has to be fixing their eyes on
Fortunato Restagno, of Purgue Graphics, draws caricatures in the Sanctuary Dec. 6. Caricatures were $2 each which was donated by the
DSA to
(Photo by Heather Milbum Graham)
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SPOKE, December 18, 1995
— Page 7
Film and discussion group address Montreal massacre ing the events of the massacre and
By Steve Tuckwood
the reaction of
The
The day of Dec. 6 has not been
many people
violence against
experienced the greatest explosion North America had ever witnessed.
that the
Pelletier, a reporter for
La Presse, a French language newspaper
Montreal
in
Montreal, was included in
they now.
was only a rude awakening because there was a larger group of people involved here. Had it been only one or two it Pelletier said
in stu-
event which included a film depict-
it
it
year.
like this one to get people to sit up and take notice of violence like this. “Nobody wanted to admit that things like this ever happened,” said Mills. “But that is just not the truth because this sort of thing does happen. Just not to this many people
Eleven people viewed the film during its first showing. Two of them were male. Kraler began the post-film discussion by saying she thought the film addressed some key issues involv-
ironic that
it
took a massacre
doesn’t tackle the idea of the
same time.” Marilyn Fischer, a registered
- what to do about it? “The film gives us hope to do
sence of groups to talk about things
ing violence against
biggest issue
as a surprise to nobody, be-
services student, said she thought
was
come
this sort
like
the countless cases that occur each
still
of thing has gone on for a long time and no one paid any attention to it before, so why should
dent services, hosted the hour-long
would have passed unnoticed
the film saying the event should
cause
women.
Barb Kraler, a counsellor
an con-
media made the massacre
Francinne
on the same day in 1989. The quiet lounge was Conestoga’s venue as, like many schools across the country, people remembered the 1 4 women and discussed violence against
is
an international event.
December 6 a different explosion was remembered - the explosion of Marc Lepine’s gun as killed in
women
tinuing problem despite the fact
This past
women were
it.
film delved into the fact that
very kind to Canada. Dec. 6, 1917 sticks out as the day Halifax harbor
14
to
women,
yet
something about the violence, but same time some of the women must feel helpless and think that the mountain they are climbing at the
is
somewhat insurmountable, ” said
Kraler.
Joanna Mills, a
first-year social
at the
nurse for the college, said the ablike this
is
one of the reasons
it
occurs.
“Men and women who have problems don’t necessarily have groups to discuss their problems. Some groups interested in dealing with this problem get labelled as
women’s
lib groups and that is not what they are all about.” Mills said the problem is that women are assaulted by guys they thought they knew, but unfortu-
nately did not.
where you can no one, which is unfair to some of the guys who would never hurt anyone at all,” said Mills. “It is to the point now where girls I know won’t even use the walkhome service from University of Waterloo because they are afraid the male party may hurt them.” “It gets to the point
trust
who
Kraler thanked the people
stayed for the discussion and said
she
felt
the presentation
was worth-
while, and that the quiet lounge was the one place
it
could be held.
Measles vaccine for students' kids By Jose Compta
Between Feb. 1 and June 30, all from junior kindergarten to Grade 1 3 will receive a second dose pupils
Conestoga students with children from the Ontario Min-
will benefit istry
of the measles vaccine.
Most had a
of Health’s decision to re-in-
vest health care funding cuts in
preventive health to inoculate
On-
first
birthday.
first dose after their But one dose is effec-
tive for about
95 per cent of
chil-
tario’s children against measles.
dren only.
Jim Wilson, health minister of on Dec. 5, the government’s decision to spend
per cent of immunized children,
Ontario, announced
$4.5 million in administrative savings to fulfil a promise to
improve
childhood immunization.
“We
immunizing an entire more than two million people - to protect the whole population,” Wilson said. “This initiative will help us are
generation -
achieve our goal of wiping out the spread of measles in Ontario.”
Bruce Skeaff, of the communicaand information branch of the
tions
A second dose protects about 99.9 said Skeaff.
Following this initiative a second dose of measles vaccine will be the standard requirement for all children entering school in Ontario he added.
Skeaff said in 1991-92 five children died of this illness in Quebec, illustrating the fact that measles
does not just hit poor countries. Ontario is the first Canadian province to aimounce such a program, the largest in
Ministry of Health, said the government has purchased the measles
vaccine from Connaught Laboratories, of North York, Ont. The vaccine not only protects
young people, but the money spent to produce these two million doses will keep or create some jobs for
that
its
said in the
hood diseases was a priority for this government. We said that we would re-invest the savings we find in health care. We said that Ontario’s children and youth are important to us and clearly,
demonstrating
people at Connaught, said Skeaff.
history.
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pendty killing. The Condors made it 3-1 when Robert Thibeault wristed a shot from the slot past Pacini. With the Condors dominating the play, the game took on a more
Four minutes later Conal Vaughan picked off an errant pass, deked around both defencemen and comer. The Condors’ recent defensive problems were not a factor in the game as Seneca continually dumped the puck into the zone in-
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With the Condors down two men again. Braves’ forward Chris Torkoff fired a shot through Stuebing’s
open in the third period. Evan Anderson scored the winner three minutes in on the power play, picking up Jason Romanko’s rebound and slapping it into the net. Dewayne Kropf made it 5-2 a few minutes later on a great individual, short-handed effort With the puck rolling into the Braves’ zone, fcopf blew past two defenders, beat the diving goalie to the puck and then slid it into the wide-open net while laying on the ice. Each team scored another goal to make the final 6-3. The game got even more physical near the end with Conestoga getting a two-man advantage. Condor defencemen Dale Henry, who was also ejected for cross-checking, and Jason Ro-
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minute major and a game miscon-
night.
duct.
manko played very physical games. The win moves the Condors into
Seneca scored their first goal late on a weak wrist shot by Tom Jack that slipped between
Three minutes later Dewayne Kropf took a high-sticking penalty on what appeared to be a clean
They are only one point behind Cambrian with a game in hand.
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