Digital Edition - April 08, 1996 by SPOKENewspaper

‘‘Keeping

Conestoga College connected ” 28th Year

— No. 13

Kitchener, Ontario

April

Business as usual for

1996

Eyes on the road

protest day says Tibbits By Robert Klager

Local 238, representing support workers at Conestoga, and although the college will remain open April 19, she emphasized the union is promoting that every member of

sponse was growing throughout the community, and was particularly

the local mtike an attempt to partici-

tions are standing together, the

staff

Area labor leaders, including those representing both the faculty

Conestoga College, are gearing up for Waterloo Region’s day of protest April 19. However, all the publicity and build-up may very well go unand support

noticed

staff

unions

John Tibbits is saying, simply, it will be business as usual that day.

school boards are closing and

sence without pay.

participate.

their

region’s protest, and

- neither will have a problem with that. “The college will be open for business as far as we’re concerned,’’ he

ganizing committee.

unions

own

circumthe

still

the college

sits

“This

that plan to

not a labor protest,” he

community

said. “It’s a

event,

driven by the community, to protest

OPSEU

as a delegate representative for the

zie’s discussions with the

momentum,”

have over 180 groups

main focus,” said Wallace. She has been assigned by

McKen-

gathering

said Cruickshank. “Teacher federa-

requested vacations or leaves of ab-

stance, but students are

In a recent interview, Tibbits said

he believes - after John

at the local universities.

“This

pate in the day’s events, through

“Everyone has

the college. President

strong

on the

or-

the government’s actions.”

Tibbits agreed that times are tough, but said people have to be realistic

Ruth Jensen, chief steward for Lo-

about the overspending of

previous governments.

Boettger, president of the faculty

Wallace agreed, saying, “There

union Local 237 at the college, couldn’t confirm the teachers’ intentions for the day of protest, but said they will be remaining in the

are responsible teenagers that are

“I’m unhappy we had to go through this (cost-cutting) so quickly,” said Tibbits. “But I’m happy we haven’t had to lay off. I think some people appreciate that.” Tibbits warned about the diffi-

very concerned; there are commit-

culty in resolving these issues

classrooms.

you’ve done something and can say you tried,” she said. “Being complacent is certainly unaccept-

cal 238, said she believes participa-

tion at the protest

said.

In an interview

March

would be

greater

people, including students, were

more informed.

28, Walter

young people.

ted

“If you’re part of the protest, at least

“We hope to know within the next week

or so exactly what will be happening,” said Boettger. “We’ve

known from

the start that

slogans. “I think at times like these, traditionally, there is going to be a lot of

rhetoric,”

said.

In warning students about specific

able.”

when

people are inclined to hide behind

Involvement outside of labor

issues at the college, such as the

Wa-

alternative delivery debate, Tibbits

something

time for students. have to consider that. We’re not protesting students, we’re protesting Mike

groups April 19,

Labor Council president Bob Cruickshank is

said, “I think students

Harris.”

counting on.

think they should ask a lot of ques-

critical

Ann Wallace

terloo Regional

the president of

phone interview, he

In a

said re-

very careful tions

and

when

should be

taking sides.

very carefully.”

listen

Beverly Cutone backs her wheelchair around a pylon at the wheelchair obstacle course which took place Wednesday, March 27, in the main cafeteria for Special Needs Awareness

Week.

(Photo by Linda Yovanovich)

Higher costs to students

No evacuation

Fees added to tuition hike including athletic fees and the

By Patrick Moore

new

student locker fee, into a

Conestoga students can expect higher fees come September, says

Dawn

Mittelholtz,

DSA

presi-

She said tion

choose to opt out of

their locker

the college administra-

considering adding several

“That won’t be the case once it part of the campus fee,”

becomes

extra fees in addition to the 1 5 per cent tuition increase already an-

Mittelholtz said.

nounced.

vice-president of student affairs,

Mittelholtz was speaking to a Conestoga board of directors meeting, March 26. “The administration is asking

said she felt uncomfortable that

April-Dawn Blackwell,

students

would not be able

little

the board of directors to approve

a yearly, five-dollar transcript

FitzPatrick,

fee,” said Mittelholtz.

the transcript fee

She

said

would allow stu-

dents to request unlimited tran-

DSA to opt

out of the locker fee. “I

new campus

“We have a lot of part-time stu“Why are

dents here,” he said.

they not paying?”

Lumping

fees together

concerned that

just a cash grab,” said

assistant.

DSA

“Even though

during the morning.

Doon campus after a bomb threat was called in early

fire

campus

finance, said the

Mittelholtz said the college

through fee, the

CanCopy

things.

“I’m against this fee,” said Ben Noseworthy, member of the

be a breakdown of the campus fee on the back of each student’s fee

one abstention, against implementing the

new

3-5, with

Uanscript fee.

the

administration is providing this year will not be given in sub-

sequent years,” said Jack Fletcher, chair of student services.

Noseworthy asked why only

fees.

full-time students will be charged

Mittelholtz said the college

considering merging several

“The breakdown

fee.

get quick cash.” Mittelholtz said there will

used to pay for licensing copies of books for stu-

She said the fee

college at seven dollars per copy.

'The board voted

also introducing another flow-

dent and faculty use,

statement.

fee

“flow-through” fee, meaning a vote by the board of directors is ministration to implement the fee.

I’m concerned about taking

Emergency response teams were sent throughout the college and made frequent reports back

lege decided not to evacuate

Gavin

more students this year, there seem to be a lot more empty lock-

lege for consultation.

DSA director of

Irene da Rosa,

not required for the college ad-

there are

By Blake Ellis

simply increase this campus fee without any accountability.”

away students’ choices in order to

ridiculous.”

dan-

this

entertainment

Doon

scare hits After thorough consultation with police and fire department representatives, Conestoga Col-

ers.

board of directors. “Why should I pay to subsidize someone else’s copies of their transcript? It is

allow this to happen, I have a feeling the administration will

no charge. Currently, transcripts are available from the scripts at

Second bomb

fee.

gerous, said Noseworthy. “If

fee.

dent.

campus fee. She said currently students can

for the

among other

Mittelholtz said. “But the

could subsidize its

own

this fee

DSA

through

resources for this year.”

After

much

made

lege

evacuates every time there

of danger.

bomb

threat,

such an action will

about 1 1 :05 a.m not to evacuate. Sawicki said they didn’t think it met the criteria of a high level

“Any

decision has

why we

it,

and disrupting the school more

on thorough consultation,” he

frequently.

said.

fire

department

about 8 a.m.

from a “calm” male caller said the

caller.

bomb was

The

off at noon, said Sawicki. Another call came into the

Wa-

that’s

added,

a person was to

check with hospitals and other institutions, they would find they get many threats and a lot of the time they handle it the same

“The only time to fight a fee is before it is implemented,” he said. “I have a problem with this,

Region Police Department and a third call came into

way. This second

the college, said Sawicki.

year.

At that time, representatives from the police and fire departments were called into the col-

emergency

and I don’t think he board should be endorsing this.”

some risk

rely so heavily

not stop anyone from calling in

terloo

DSA money comes from

officials, the col-

the final decision at

the students,” said Noseworthy.

“That

consultation from

and police

Wednesday, April 3. Conestoga’s communications and public relations official John Sawicki said if the college

A call came into the Kitchener

“The fee will be $2.50 per year,”

to the physical resources office

Conestoga College’s

bomb

threat this school

The first threat in November saw the school evacuated and prompted

officials to

review

procedures.

Page 2

— SPOKE, April

1996

Keep on trikin’

Tibbits criticizes Spoke for ^sloppy reporting’ By Paul Tuns

get "I

John Tibbits, Conestoga presiSpoke for failing to get its facts correct in its March 25

its

facts correct,” Tibbits said.

went down

to the

forum

faith, to discuss the issues that

cern students.

editorial.

more than annoying, to have plied that it was rigged.”

Speaking

to the

board of gover-

March

25, Tibbits

said he considered the editorial in

Spoke unfair and untrue. The editorial, "Student forum needs open question format,” had its facts wrong, Tibbits told the board.

called the opinion piece

sloppy reporting and admonished the paper to

better in the future.

said that despite the editorial’s

contention to the contrary, he did not receive any questions before the student forum. “It is

very important for Spoke to

WHAT A

con-

annoying,

dent, criticized

nors meeting on

good

im-

programs, students and concerns are impossible to prepare for.

wanted

“I

answer the questions wanted to give

said. “I

specifics, not abstract answers.”

fact gathering

Tibbits told the board he wasn’t

because the student body will believe much of what it reads in

pleased with the coverage from the

diligent in

Spoke.

its

irresponsible for the

Kitchener-Waterloo Record and singled out reporter Rose Simone.

paper to misinform students. In an interview after the meeting,

Tibbits said he

would appreciate a by Spoke to get the facts correct. He said that he would consider communicating with the editor regarding the problems he

sented

better effort

college’s down-sizing in a recent

rial staff of the

has with the paper. Tibbits said although the

facts

DSA

had invited questions before the forum, there were none submitted. He

FIT

By Paul Tuns

said she did not understand the

context of the cuts and misrepre-

many

facts regarding the

story.

said he approached the edito-

Record and that they were “surprised by some of the

presented.”

telling the story,

“we

are

stopped

because he said,

Brad Sachs

(left)

and Dean MacDonald, third-year nwketlng on props they used in a March 29

students, cruise the halfs presentation. -

(PhotobyJaannetteCantln)

on record.”

to base the

By Kevin Mullan, vice-president of finance and administration, told the board of governors at the Mai'ch 25

meeting

it’s

important to

make

down-sizing cuts eaidier rather than later.

Reporting on Conestoga’s financial

situation,

Mullan said

the

sooner cuts are made, the sooner the college will be out of debt.

Mullan presented two models to the board, one based on $3.7 million in down-sizing costs and one based on $4.7 million. The first model represents the cost of the current buy-out plan.

The second

would involve an additional $1

mil-

lion in cuts.

He said the models assume certain celebrate our

40th anniversary,

are selling

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was

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Mullan urges early cuts to reduce debt sooner

GREAT

number of

that the large

fully,”

Tibbits said the paper should be

said the reason for the request

model on now.

cutting the additional $1 mil-

now, Mullan said the college will be in debt $1.6 million in 1996/97 but only $800,000 in lion

1997/98.

failing to cut the $1

million now, the college would be in debt $1.2 in 1 996/97 and $1.4 million the following year. The greater debt

a result of higher

two years. If the trend in model two was to continue, in a few years Conestoga would be out of debf. Ted Goddard, faculty representative on the board, asked college president John Tibbits where other cuts could come from because so many academic staff members had taken the early-leave plan. operations cost in the

first

Tibbits said that he could not

percentage cuts in some programs

make

and that any future cuts will not exceed tuition increases. He said those assumptions are not set in stone but are realistic assumptions

promises for a

guarantees and that making

now would

not provide

good working environment. is no useful purpose,” he

“There

said, “to

answering that question

any

further, right

John McKenzie, director of

now.”

Mul-

In an interview afterwards,

lan said the last $1 million will be

Many of the nonhave been made already with the recently announced cutbacks and also with cuts in 1 992/93 He said there were significant organizational changes then and further cuts would take some time and work. In other news, Lynda Davenport, chairwoman of the board, said she attended the student forum and said it was good because the college can difficult to do.

salary cuts

address those concerns.

She

said there

was a wide

variety

of topics discussed, including the sophistication of computer soft-

ware, access to labs, alternative delivery in the nursing program,

day-care subsidies and the

Monday

convocations and there was no deweekday attendance and in some cases an increase. The board also approved the DSA’s request to have students pay crease in

mandatory activities fees. Tibbits said the board only approves the right to charge the fee, not the fee itself.

Mullan said the current fee strucwas slightly lower than the provincial average according to a survey conducted two years ago. Also, Winston Wong, chairman of the Financial and Audit Committee, said he expects to table a budget ture

in June.

budget

said the goal of the

“is to provide a healthy

Tibbits said graduation day the

weekend

was

Mon-

day because of poor attendance.

cuts can be cleared three to five years.”

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— Page 3

CAMPUS NEWS LRC receives funds for new computers

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DSA

The

spend approxi-

will

mately $9,100 of its reserve fund to supply the Learning Resource Cen-

new computers. The decision was made March

tre

contemplating the fund’s use

being two years ago, said Irene da

“We

Rosa,

Linda Krotz, manager of the LRC,

When

way

a great

for the student associa-

meet

tion to

a lot of students’

needs.”

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their

As of March

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advanced math, then in actuality they would receive 75 per cent. “Applications m.ay be down due to higher tuition fees, a high unemployment

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program choice and Mohawk College in Hamilton is down 1 1.8 per cent in college choice and 1 3.5 per cent in program choice. According to some program numbers for this year, compared to the

Admission decisions will be released on May 15, Harris said. “Right now, we have no problem filling the programs to capacity.”

money was

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“For college choice, Conestoga is down 1.8 per cent,” Fred Harris said in an interview on March 26. Harris, Conestoga College’s registrar, said the application system is down in terms of numbers, but he said Conestoga is running ahead of

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— SPOKE, April

1996

OutSPOKEn Op inions Just a thought 'Keeping Conestoga College connected' Doon Valley

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Contemplating the

Jeannette Cantin

Editor

News editor Student

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Issues

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activities editor

Amanda

Faculty advisor SPOKE is published September

May by

and produced weekly by journalism students

the

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rejection

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and should be

libellous

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statements and

a WordPerfect 5.0

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Finding a job

illustration

file

would be

helpful.

in areas related to their study program. This areas over the previous year.

make

a lasting

an eight per cent increase in both

Considering the cutbacks that have been experienced in just about every walk life, this increase, especially in the study-related numbers, is a positive sign.

Niagara region in southern Ontario, and the area of Okanogan Lake in the B.C. interior. Brights, the biggest vintnery, produces over 45 million litres of wine annually. Located in the Niagara, it makes a broad range of table, fortified

and sparkling wines.

Estates in Ontario and Claremont or Gray Monk

bouquets. The character of wine

from the noble grape of Burgundy, Chablis and

Columbia. Only 10 per cent of Canadians drink wine at least once a week, according to Statistics Canada, compared to 50 per cent of the French including 38 per cent of them who drink wine

Champagne. No wine in France is entitled to the name Burgundy unless it is made from 100 per cent Pinot Noir, the finest of red-wine grapes, grown

every day. A couple of years ago, 'researchers from the University of Wisconsin confirmed that two glasses of red wine every day could prevent

in the region.

heart attacks.

There are many types of wine: white, red, rose and sparkling. Red wines such as Sauvignon or Merlot, blended with Cabernet in the Medoc and St. Emil ion region are my favorites. French vintners produce brilliantly clear, dry and appetizing wines. Fine Burgundies are still bottled by hand, a method which least disturbs

have a death rate from heart disease of half that of Americans. Numerous studies have shown that people who drink a glass of red wine every day live longer

its

also judged

appearance, clarity, color, aroma, volatile

and sweetness. are

made

in British

The French, who

much wine

than people

drink 10 times

as Americans,

who

don’t drink at

all

who

drink

heavily.

not my aim to prescribe wine as a medicine millions of people stay healthy without the benefit of wine. But I agree with a German proverb; It is

the wine.

The French consume more wine per capita The wine is

than any other country in the world.

simple food. The most popular wine is Beaujolais, known as the wine of Paris. There are also two wine regions in Canada: the

wine varies with

satisfaction of

The most successful French wines

(such as a photograph).

wine

each sip and depends on flavors, fragrances and

acidity

Submissions

spirit of

The most well-respected vintneries in Canada are Reif, Chateau des Charmes and Vineland

shall not

The past several years have been discouraging for many job seekers, with unemployment rates stuck in the 10 per cent range throughout our province and most of the country. However, Conestoga College students have a reason to feel encouraged with the release of the 1 994-95 graduate employment report prepared by the college’s student employment, co-op education and alumni services department. The report shows that 90 per cent of graduates found work and 69 per cent found it

pri-

was then that my love of wine was

space.

hard work

bom. The sensory

Unsolicited submissions must be sent to the editor at the above address by 9:30 a.m. Monday. Submissions are subject to

number of

and tasting sessions. Hundreds of and millions of bottles of various wines

impression.

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stored in the old castles’ cellars

beyond the amount paid

wine-

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growing region of Burgundy in France. Although small, it has been the heart of the wine

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sent off to restaurants, bistros and pubs in barrels

and served

accompany good and

in carafes to

“Who

loves not

women, wine and

mains a fool his whole

life

song, re-

long.”

Perhaps there really is a light at the end of the tunnel. Or maybe recent graduates have begun to adapt themselves to the new economy and are becoming more resourceful and flexible when it comes to finding jobs.

1994 graduate of Conestoga’s journalism program didn’t give up

searching unsuccessfully for

work

more than

for

a year.

He recently

after

paid to have

a job-wanted flyer inserted in the daily newspaper being delivered in several of the

affluent areas of Kitcheher and Waterloo, hoping to reach potential

employers. It is this is

received a

number of responses

to his flyer.

employment and

Show pride was a

pays to keep one step ahead.

in varsities

bright spot in this recent winter that didn’t want to end,

came

from Conestoga’s recreation centre. The Condors hockey team, under coach Tony Martindale, had a disappointing finish in the provincial championships here March 14-15 after finishing in first place in the regular season, but every team comes out flat now and then. It just shouldn’t happen when there is so much at stake. However, we can’t fail to recognize that this team is in all likelihood one of the best Conestoga has ever iced. It was a team that was ranked number 1 in Canada for the better part of the seasori,. having lost only one game during the regular season. It was a team that brought pride to Conestoga College. Not to be overlooked, Conestoga’s indoor soccer teams, both coached by Geoff Johnstone, had very successful seasons also. The women’s team, after finishing first in their division, brought home the gold medal from the provincial champi-

was their best finish ever. The men’s indoor soeber team, while finishing just out of first in their division, had a good showing at the provincials, finishing the year with a bronze medal. Congratulations to all participants. You can wave your banners high. onships.

Cantin

type of ingenuity and drive that will help in a job search. Competition

fierce in the hunt for

If there

By Jeannette

Conestoga Corner

Letter to the editor In reference to the editorial in

Spoke on

March 25, 1 feel it is necessary to respond to some .of the comments made about the structure of the forum. The DSA organized the discussion period (the

first

of its kind between

Student Forum, the date and intent. There was also an opportunity given to supply questions to the

nue was

DSA before the event.

well, questions available before the date of the

session, structured for pre-submitted questions only.’ Let’s clear

that

forum

— none were — would have

been

discussed during the president’s opening remarks. This is a standard format used for all forums.. For an accurate portrayal of the dis-

cussion please be advised to read the front

page article from last week’s Spoke. Communication is the key, let’s not lx)It the door.

April-Dawn Blackwell

misconception.

There was an ad in Spoke announcing the

forum.

DSA

vice-president of student affairs

There are few programs

that require their stu-

dents to endure criticism on this scale, because

One need only walk given Monday to see

through the halls on any

there are

pockets of even the most

display of the learning process. That’s

apathetic students playing along. I’m referring, of course, to Spoke bashing.

Recently, the sport has been elevated to a level, thanks to the calibre

its latest

new

players.

Conestoga’s administrators - president John Tibbits in particular

seem

be sanctioning,

not encouraging, this pastime fervently.

The public forum held March 20 provided

that of It is

some, well, flounder. As

any course, some

more conscientious than others. But that is what a learning tool is for - it’s a vehicle in which to learn, and making mistakes is part students are

and parcel of the leaining process. Being the president of an educational institution, Tibbits of all people should understand that.

as crucial in this field as

lic

many community

weeklies.

disheartening that Tibbits takes every pub-

opportunity to boast about Conestoga’s busi-

ness and technology programs, while he uses the

same opportunities

to effectively discredit the

journalism-print program. Worse, he does front of local

How

tle.

how

public

OK. De-

conduct an interview. If a factual error is made, a little public humiliation goes a long way towards ensuring a similar mistake doesn’t occur again. In Spoke’s defence (and I must confess to a certain degree of partiality) there are times when the class puts out a product that often surpasses

Through subtle intimation, he tried to erase all bad press with a vague, “some times things come out in Spoke the right way, and some times they don’t.’’ His remarks at the March 25 board of governors meeting, and those of fellow administrators, were not so subingly about Spoke.

few programs requiring such a

veloping a thick skin learning

Tibbits with an opportunity to speak disparag-

do in any publication, and there have been some whoppers in the past. It is all too easy to forget, however, that Spoke is the result of a mandatory journalism course. The staff at Spoke essentially changes every two months. As in any course, some students excel, and

have

their

at the

a sport at Conestoga that has never

lacked participants or enthusiastic spectators.

who

still

and college administration, to provide an opportunity for discussion on issues that are of student concern. Some important issues, were raised and we (the DSA and the college) are currently working to address these issues. However, there is some misconception that the student forum was a closed

concerns represented

due respect Dr. Tibbits

Granted, mistakes do occur in Spoke, as they

the college and students) with President John Tibbits,

There

all

This ave-

offered' to give the students

could not be present the chance to

With

have

can

sources.

faith in

graduates

media

expect potential employers to our qualifications as Conestoga

when our own president publicly casts

aspersions on the program?

one thing when a factual error gets pub- which Spoke will always correct if informed - but let’s not confuse bad press with bad journalism. Sometimes, comments made offhandedly in an interview may seem like the right thing to say at the time, but don’t look as good once in print fo^It is

lished

all

to see.

not becoming for the president of a community college to attempt to elevate his image by stepping on the backs of students. It is

SPOKE, April

1996

— Page 5

TAKING SIDES How effective will the Walk Safe program be?

Walk

good By

trip

Amy

Wrobleski

“I’m sure Afraid of the dark? Well, thanks to the

new Walk Safe program, Conestoga have little to fear. Although the program

effective

DSA’s

it will be very even though

“It will be very helpful. It supports people who need

ing attacking a student walking to their car will

help.”

be deterred by the two escorts. With violence on the rise, it’s time Conestoga

Thibeault Third-year materials

a good idea.

will

get

a lot of response and be successful.”

Marianne Young First-year early childhood

education

will not use it because take the bus, but I’m sure lots of people will take ad“I

anything suspicious to security.

The Walk Safe program

vantage of

The

Darryl Spitzig First-year electrical

co-or-

engineering

dinator will remain at the station in case of emergencies.Walk Safe is easily accessible

hassle for students.

little

think it’s a good idea. have a friend at Rodeway

“I

to the security office

that doesn’t like walking home in the dark.”

dios to call security in case of an emergency as well as neon vests with Walk Safe printed on

them.

The escorts are also provided with a flash-

Joan Mackenzie Second-year nursing

gear and a log book. That’s serious equipment that will help ensure the safety of

light, rain

students.

The $500 from

women

campus safety for on the Walk Safe

the grant for

will be well spent

program. is necessary and efprove to be an invaluable service

The Walk Safe program fective. It will

think it’s a great idea, especially for people taking night classes. “I

for students.

Faced with the prospect of walking alone night

to-

Leslie

the far side of the parking lot to get

home, students will be relieved knowing Walk Safe program is there.

the necessity of

started

Doon

who

are going to

summer?

Student Association wants

this

a flashlight, a clipboard for their logbooks, rain gear and radios to call security, was provided to the patrol by a grant from the Ministry

of Education and Training. If this program doesn’t make equipment going to go?

The organizer of

Murphy

Second-year nursing

the

Room

4B15, or call

SPOKE at 748-5366.

where

the

Walk Safe program,

as of yet for students to reach the patrol, so

students must walk to the station for service, but

what if a student does not feel comfortable walking to the station alone? If the patrol is going to be located outside of the security office, then

why

doesn’t the patrol

phone as their own, they find they need one for themselves.

just use the security

until

date, there are 13 volunteers to run the

program, but Blackwell said they need 20 in order to run the patrol. Volunteers were selected through an application process. They were put through training, which included reading over Walk Safe manu-

and signing a contract. There were also some reference checks made

als

to establish the qualifications of the individuals,

but there were no background checks made. Most people list only the names of references who are going to say something nice about

them, not the names of people that may know the “real” them. If an individual has a criminal record there is no way to tell unless they come right out and say it or there is a background check done.

For the safety of all intending to use the Walk Safe program, there should be no questions raised about the qualifications of the Walk Safe patrol volunteers.

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

the

it,

April-Dawn Blackwell, said they are trying to keep a positive attitude for the patrol. That line of thinking is all well and good, but there is a possibility it will not make it and something will have to be done with the equipment. Blackwell said there is no telephone number

They have only to and request an escort. The project is an effective one because it is well supplied.Volunteers are equipped with ra-

with

it.”

also well organ-

Volunteers must report to their co-ordinator at the beginning of their shift and after ized.

escorting a student to their vehicle.

it now? March 25, is goApril 25, but what about

it,

“It’s

application screening process escorting stu-

in good hands. The volunteers are provided with a handbook and are required to sign a contract saying they will report

The equipment provided to the volunteers, which includes a neon vest with Walk Safe on

dents.

trained,

some

to their vehicle.

management

The program is run internally from Conestoga so it will be students who went through an

who take advantage of the Walk Safe

have been safe up

program to work, they should run it through the summer. Another problem the foot patrol program may face is that it is only in operation from 7:30 p.m. to 1 1 :30 p.m. There are many students who stay later than 1 1 :30 who would probably appreciate the volunteers of the foot patrol walking them

Rob

adopted a foot patrol system to protect students. There are certainly enough students on campus to warrant a foot patrol. After all, other colleges and universities have similar programs in place, why not Conestoga? The DSA has done their homework by studying other systems since last November. They looked at systems used by the University of Waterloo, Fanshaw and Mohawk colleges before instituting the Walk Safe program at Conestoga, so the system is tried and true.

Students

what

school through the If the

consider-

program are

to this point, so

the safety of the students

male and one female escort them to their cars from 7:30 p.m. to 1 1:30 p.m., Monday through

Anyone

idea, but students

Students will be able to have a team of one

safety in numbers.

be a good

ing to continue until

Darcy Eickmeier Second-year accounting

invaluable service.

Safe? By Amanda Weber

The program, which

only being run as a pilot until April 25, the project provides an is

Thursday.

Walk

The Walk Safe program may seem

Kitchener isn’t that dangerous of a city.”

students

will

There

How safe is

campus comments

Safe a

Page 6

— SPOKE, April

1996

CONESTOGA LIFE

Lifestyles editor:

Tara Brown

Aliii aild

Activities create awareness at college

748-53

.'illoo

Reception honors special needs awards By Ewa Jankowiak

A reception to honor this year’s award nominees

special needs

punch.

called Jaws, designed to convert

The ceremony was the wrap-up event of a Special Needs Awareness Week, held from March 26-

text

from computers

into voice or

braille format.

Electronic dictionaries and audio textbooks were among

and recipients, students, notetakers and test proctors attracted

about 80 people.

designed to increase awareness of the disabilities some students

nologies and services for people

must deal with in the school, was successful and educating, said Marian Mainland, special needs

local

have come

“I

for

many

ceremony

to this

years, but today’s

most spectacular and said John Tibbits,

the

largest,”

Conestoga Col-

lege president, during the event

which was held March 28

at the

at the college.

The three-day

Fifteen people were nominated

and received a

certificate

of ap-

preciation in recognition of their

commitment

Patricia Earnhardt, a nursing stu-

Paynter showed that the powerful tool for breaking down social bar-

dent and Ruth MacIntyre, a fac-

riers to

were selected from the candidates from Conestoga’s four campuses.

The

students

people with disabilities

who

presented the

winners thanked them for their concern and sensivity towards the needs of disabled students.

Those who attended

On Wednesday March

chairs.

They showed

that the sys-

tems provide access to the spoken world for people who cannot hear, use their voice or handwrit-

ing to meet their communication needs and for people who are blind.

Additional events included the

Walk-a-Mile Challenge, sponsored by the Doon Student Asso-

humor.

member.

TTie winners

companies and community

support agencies for the disabled

playing cards, books, and wheel-

Ross Bryant, a

ulty

with special needs displayed by

less transmitters, scanners, braille

day,

that gathered in the Sanctuary.

statistics teacher;

tech-

March 26. Gord Paynter, a blind comedian from Brantford, performed his “Leave’em Laffin”

people were selected winners:

From

new

com-

those nominations, three

the students with special needs.

other products,

a nooner on Tues-

The events began with

show. His ability to force people to laugh created Joy in the audience

dedication and

many

on March 28. The companies also displayed pocket-sized, portable and wire-

co-ordinator at the college.

edy wrap-up

college.

which was

event,

27, the

ciation, a wheelchair obstacle

special needs department dis-

course, a blind mini-golf chal-

played special needs devices, videos, books and other resource

lenge, a 50/50

materials.

Tuah Peprah, a student at Wilfrid Laurier University, and

draw

for a cherry-

wood chest and the sale of a cook book prepared by the special needs students and

staff.

one week is set aside for a chance to determine how

Each

year,

the recep-

Carey Ruby, a third-year com-

enjoyed refreshments, which included fresh fruits, various

puter programming analyst stu-

accessible the

dent

both blind,

disabled persons. Special Needs

cheeses, cookies, cakes and

presented a computer program

Awareness Week represents an

tion

at the college,

community

for

Carey Ruby, a third-year computer programming student, participates in the blind mini-golf challenge during Special Needs Awareness Week. (Photo by EwaJankowIck)

Students valued by teachers

Materials management students to be presented with Faculty Award By Tara Brown

said the Faculty to

show

Award

“We want,

Students from all three years of Conestoga’s materials manage-

ued by

ment program have been awarded the annual Faculty Award for the 1995/96 school

tion to those students

First-year Faculty

cipient

Mark

Award

re-

Lynn McLaughlin.

Schnittke took the awiu’d

for second year and Sheri Frank for third. In order to qualify for

the award, students had to

dem-

onstrate positive attitudes, effec-

their teachers.

as faculty, to give

more recogni-

who

are

doing really excellent work,” he said.

The

year.

attempts

the students they are val-

benefits of the

award are

two-fold, he said. “It gives

program and the companies we work with.” The Faculty Award, sponsored by Karmax, a division of the visibility to the

Magna

Corp., the largest auto-

parts manufacturers in Canada,

tive presentation and communication skills and show efficient time-management capa-

given to full-time students cur-

bilities.

with $100

Students also needed to

show a

rently in the

program and

will be

presented to the students along at the

McLaughlin

said she plans to

have a high standard for myself

Gavin FitzPatrick, Doon Student

“I

gram improvements they may have made. Materials management pro-

gram

co-ordinator, Paul Knight,

goes job-hunting. “More than anything I’m happy that I can put it on a resume. I think it will take me a long way,” she said.

and the unit should

not in place within the next

fund, which has allotted approxi-

ment If

entertain-

assistant.

be available by

this fall.

Also to be given out at the business awards banquet will be a plaque and $100 sponsored by the firm Allen Bradley from Cambridge. Students from all three years will be honored for scholastic achievement, computer skills, work habits and a keen understanding of customer

college has an agreement with

change machine should return

Red Carpet Food

about one to two weeks. Chonar

service.

garding vending machines on

Incorporated, which

campus.

machine, moved

working relationship with the program for in excess of 20 years,” Brown said. “We saw it as

professional development or pro-

FitzPatrick,

couple of weeks, FitzPatrick said

was shocked when she found out she had won, but plans to make good use of the award when she

to the materials

management program, including any relevant work experience,

the first-year

proposal has been put

a company.”

Lynn McLauglin,

(DSA)

through Physical Services, said

Funds for the project will come from the capital development

Stephen Brown, the Allen

new microwave for the

Association

achievements

quested a

because I’m a mature student,” she said, “I don’t have a lot of time to work my way up through

recipient of the award, said she

and contribute a short written de-

April

vending machines are

planned for the Sanctuary, says

awards banquet

for the school of business

New

use the $ 1 00 to enrol in a summer course in managerial accounting.

scription of their contribution or

academic success

By Johanna Neufeld

cafeteria.

Bradley representative for the award, said the award is a kind of thank you to the program. “Allen Bradley has enjoyed a good

certain level of

College to receive new vending machines, change dispenser fixed

an opportunity to say thanks.” Recipients for the Allen Bradley award are posted on the materials board.

management

bulletin

an interview, they will prob-

ably be there for the

The

DSA

received several ver-

bal and written requests

from

students and put a proposal through Physical Services. The

Services re-

assortment of chips, pop

and chocolate bars will be offered, but

no cookies, he

said.

A location for the machines has yet to be decided.

With

the Sanc-

tuary closing at 5 p.m. during the

week, the hallway towards the

washrooms would be choice, he said.

It’s

the best

also

handy

for people taking night courses. In other

news, the

mately $300 for the purchase.

When

fall.

DSA has re-

asked

asked for a

new

why

the

DSA

unit, FitzPatrick

said the lineup for the existing

one was getting too long.

FitzPatrick also said, the

owns

the

Montreal

was damaged 8. The company ordered a part from the United States which has yet to for repairs after

thieves,

March

arrive.

In the meantime, the will

machine

be re-configured for the new

$2 coin. The DSA had planned to this sum-

have the feature added

mer, said FitzPatrick, but decided to have

done now.

CONESTOGA LIFE

fsir.r.:

nnovative car design progressing well

DSA gives boost to Conestoga’s solar car fund-raising campaign, future looks bright By Perry Hagerman

Although the budget for Conestoga’s entry, called Spectre, is a

The team building Conestoga’s fund-raising efforts

its

when

the

tries, the

DS A voted on March 26 to contribto an original

$250, the

put the

Tessner, a third-year electronic engineering technology student and

DSA into the “silver” level of sponsors.

With

this contribution, the

will be advertised

the cle

one of the leaders of the entry. “A big key with our team is the amount of computer control we have,” said Tessner. “It is something that no other team has ever done before.” While most teams focus on the

DSA

the solar car,

team uniforms, the chase vehiand the car trailer. The team has

now

raised $5,000 of

its

in-

features such as computerized infomiation and telemetry monitoring, said Kevin

pledge of

total grant will

design will incorporate

cal part

targeted

$93,000.

paid to the electri-

of the design, he said. Most

of the entries rely on off-the-shelf

The information is not only displayed to the driver, but can be relayed to the team’s chase car via

“We

have the

skills

college to create our

here

at the

own compo-

Although breiikdowns arc to be avoided, they are a fact of racing and the computerized telemetry,

a gamble.

one has ever

bit

tried

before.”

Tessner built the main on-board computer.

book and

the size of a small will

be the central

area for gathering the information the

performance of all aspects of

the car.

the

com-

many sites

The sokircar will have over 1,600 solar cells divided into groups of

Each of the groups

will

be indi-

vidually monitored, said Tessner.

know what our best batteror solar cells are,” he said. If

“We’ll ies

monitoring the information from a distance, should

necessary, faulty or under-performing parts can be identified and

minimize repair

time during the race.

“With

stopped.”

can monitor as as needed.

can monitor as many things we want,” said Tessner. “We will know how the car is running at all

cation,” Tessner said. “It

puter

times.”

The other advantage of

radio.

nents that are specific to the appli-

text

the car

“We

pai'ts.

novative

ute $1,750 to the project.

Added

what major universities the U.S. will spend on their en-

fraction of

solar car received another boost in

mecharrical aspect of the design, less attention

replaced as needed.

computer system, we will know what the problem is right away,” Tessner said. “Even before this

not a big gain but it is someand its something that other teams won’t have,” Tessner said. “It is

thing,

Program gives newcomers a helping hand

YMCA

program helps immigrants and refugees make a smooth integration into Canadian society By Linda Yovanovich

nadian families and individuals to help newcomers integrate into Canadian society.

Imagine being forced to flee from your homeland because of the terrors of war or social injustice. Then imagine coming to a country where you do not speak the language and know little about

Margie Lambert-Sen, volunteer co-ordinator at the YMCA, said in an interview the program has existed throughout

Canada through

different agencies and has

been

the reality of

the Kitchener-Waterloo area for

many newcomers to Canada. The cross-cultural services of

10 years. Lambert-Sen, who is in charge of the recruitment and orientation

the culture. This

the

YMCA

of Kitchener- Water-

loo sponsors a program called Host, which matches immigrant

of volunteers, said 90 per cent of immigrants to the Kitchener-Wa-

fam’bes and individuals with Ca-

terloo area are

from the former

Yugoslavia. She said other newcomers are from Egypt, Romania and Iran. “Generally, the Host program matches newcomer families with local families, women with women and men with men,” she

who may not have the opportunity

“There is a steady, but small flow of volunteers in the program.” However, she said, the program is always looking for

spend more than four months at a time with a match. Some volunteers, she said, may participate in more than one match per year depending on the needs

of the newcomer^

volunteers.

Currently, in the Host program,

said.

The program currently has many newcomer families and is in need of more host families. “There is always a need for volunteers. There is a special need for family and couple matches.” Some-

35 matches and several volunteers waiting to be matched with newcomers. Lambert-Sen said matches usually last six months to one year, although the program will make

needed, local individuals

exceptions for student volunteers

times,

College Days fun reminder of school ties By Deborah Everest-Hill

matched with

newcomer

are

family, she said.

there are

According to a press release from the cross-cultural services at the YMCA, volunteers of the Host program may help newcomers by practising English with them, pro-

viding orientation to the area, assisting with job searches

and

teaching about Canadian customs.

Big chunk of fudge

Wright said the events allow alumni to ties and experi-

maintain their school

The alumni office wants students and alumni to know there’s more to college life than just work, and a Toronto Raptors game verus the New York Knicks is an excellent medium to get that message across, the alumni officer says.

Mary Wright

said College Day with Toronto Raptors on April 6, cost participants $28.25 and involved alunrmi from colleges provincewide. “With the Raptors being new to Toronto we decided to make it our first venture co-operatively,” Wright said. The alumni services staff from various the

ence a sort of kinship with other Ontario At a past Blue Jays game,

colleges.

Wright

said, the college

invited

to the field

graduate threw the

mascots were and a college

first

pitch of the

game. At the 25th anniversary celebration of the college system, 23 colleges, 5,000 people, participated in College Day with the Blue Jays and a reception took place on the field after the game. Wright said these events are important to the college

because they give

im-

mediate recognition. College Day

colleges across Ontario participate in a

events provide public-relations expo-

provincial network group, she said, and

sure while promoting a relationship between alumni and the college, she said. The alumni office has been participat-

this

group meets a few times a year to

discuss possible events.

Wright said the individual colleges plan their

own

events but a collective

group more bargaining power. “This allows our members to take advantage of a cheaper price.” For example, she said, the College Day at Canada’s Wonderland, scheduled for Aug. 26, will cost participants $16 instead of the regular $35 admis-

effort gives the

sion fee.

About 200 people will attend tors trip.

the

Rap-

Blue Jays College Day

also planned for this fall.

ing in events like these for about four

Wright

years,

They

said.

by one person who acts as a liaison between the are ususally organized

out 0 Henry! Chocolate Fudge chocolate bars to students on their way to class by Door 3 March 26. The promotion team travels to (pnoto by unda Yovanovich campuses all across southern Ontario.

A Hershey representative hands

different colleges.

Most of the participants are alumni, she said, but friends, students and faculty

members are also welcome to come

out for the fun.

Anyone interested in attending the Day at Canada’s Wonderland

College

on Aug. 26, alumni office.

asked to contact the

READ

spoke

Page 8

— SPOKE, April

1996

CONESTOGA LIFE Golden Griddle hosts fund-raiser

Pancake breakfast kicks off 1996 cancer society campaign who was diagnosed with cancer last December and began treatment

The Kitchener-Waterloo unit of Canadian Cancer Society kicked off its 1996 fund-raising campaign with a pancake breakfast at the Golden Griddle Restaurant in Waterloo March 28.

January

the

end of this year. If he feeling well enough, will

make the trip to when the treat-

Don Had^d$%<

; -/ ?

jiresident of the

said there were

residence

Marina

bottles*

for parties in the

Fritz,

and his

brother Jordon, 7, also attended the breakfast.

The Kitchener-Water-

jpast, stu^i

basfei

brought tfditdwn beverages* The policy,

s^pphyKodevyaySuitesi

is that std(i%te'.;can

bring alco

bolic dr tdks' into the

room

'common

as.:lo'ng'as they are not

opened*

pleted.

the cancer society’s

student coprbil.

dents ar'tie 'year-end

ments have been com-

funded by the

Maroh

byj'the residence's?

with chemotherapy until

Florida

28 organized

building, ,btlier fhan a few broken

Guelph speak

end-oT-year

for its students' 'pursday*

show that Brandon’s tumor is shrinking. He said Brandon will continue

National Cancer Institute of Can-

which

coi|nm6n,;'room of Con<^toga College* s'kodeway Suil^s;

no probleniS'^dno damage to the

Brandon’s mother,

Sharom’s work

The

son’s latest test results

cancer research.

ada,

1996.

the

and day facility offered to children with cancer and their siblings. About 150 people heard cancer researcher Dr. Francis Sharom of

made

Gerald Fritz said his

Proceeds from the breakfast will go to Camp Trillium, a residential

about the advances being

V;, .

was home.'to

1^'

By Barbara Walden

the University of

Rodeway Suites parties it up

"i^tsderits

leaving the

party are aotirflowed to take bottles with^th^/imless they have pot been dpei^. About, attended the ]

loo unit of the cancer so-

paity that ran from 9 p.m. until ab< 'Ut a m.

the nation’s largest funder of can-

ciety has several events

;

Brandon Fritz, 4, is the centre of attention during a presentation for the Golden Griddle Wish Foundation’s trip to Disney World, by Waterloo franchise owner

planned to help achieve

Vasi Muthiah. Brandon’s dad, Gerald

goal.

comparable to other parties resf?: dence has had this year. Parties at the beginning "of tlip year had oat, bit Handslcr said with the school year endibJg;^!® exams id closev; he didn’t expect there to be more

research affiliate.

The Canadian Cancer Society

more than $35-million will be awarded to cancer researchers across Canada by cer research. This year

Fritz,

looks on.

(Photo by Barbara Walden)

the institute.

“Curing cancer

like putting a

jig-saw puzzle together, you have to work with one piece at a time,” said Sharom, who lost her husband to cancer five years ago. She and her children participate in the Terry

Fox Run each year. Sharom trains young scientists to work with her on research projects and she said she finds it rewarding when, after four years, they can

new

Sharon currently has two scientists working teach her

things.

with her. Special guest of the day, fouryear-old Brandon Fritz, had his

Golden Griddle has been

money

raising

for the charity for the past

three years at

all

restaurants.

its

The

restaurant donates the administration costs so that all money re-

go to Walt Disney World fulfilled by the Golden Griddle

ceived goes directly to the children,

Children’s Charities, a non-profit organization that grants the wishes

president of the restaurant chain.

of severely disabled or terminally

owner Vasi Muthiah were on hand to award the trip to Brandon,

wish

ill

children.

McGough,

said Peter

senior vice-

McGough and Waterloo

fran-

chise

$500,000 campaign

canvass.

The

society’s Great Ride/Walk to Beat Cancer is set for April 28, in Kitchener, Waterloo and Elmira and May 5, in New Hamburg. The 44th annual Daffodil Tea and Fashion Show will be held April 1 6, at the V alhalla Inn in Kitchener. As well, a golf tournament is scheduled for July 11, at the New

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SPOKE, April

1996

— Page 9

ENTERTAINMENT Gord Paynter

entertains the masses

Comedian By Jennifer Broomhead Gord Paynter vowed ’em

laffin” in the

March

he both entertained and helped the audience understand what it’s like to be visually impaired. He talked about his wife, sports and shopping, emphasizing the importance of trust in all of these

to “leave

Sanctuary on

26, and he didn’t disap-

point.

stand-up comedian from

Brantford, Ont.,

who

lost his

’em

‘leaves

When his wife is angry with him,

sight 15 years ago, Payntcr’s per-

formance was part of the Special Needs Awareness Week festivi-

jokes on him, they direct him to

ties.

the ski

The Sanctuary was packed for the 40-minute show, and the crowd responded with laughter

slopes.

“I’m glad you can laugh at it,” Paynter said whenever the crowd

and conversation to Paynter’s up-

showed appreciation

beat act.

ries.

Paynter used the crowd as a springboard, using their comments to take his act in a different

know

where the comments were coming from. “If I’m not looking right at

OK?”

Paynter took the majority of his

own experiences as By telling his stories.

jokes from his

By Allison Dempsey

French farce La Cage Aux Folles, has a slow and sometimes uneven start, it eventually does its prede-

The Mike Nichols film boasts

of seasoned comedians, including Robin Williams {Mrs.

Gene Hackman,

recent

Oscar winner Dianne Wiest and the hilarious Nathan Lane, whose distinctive voice

the better-known actor, but steals the

Lane

show.

dent, agreed to participate.

tions about her

life,

then told her

how he pictured her. He was wrong when hair, but

only missed her height by

He was correct when he guessed her hair color, age and weight. In his closing remarks, Paynter encouraged the audience to participate in Special

ncss

Needs Awaie-

Week and check

out the

services the dcpai tment has to offer.

the students’ interests were.

“He’s an excellent speaker,” she “He integrated education about the blind and disabled without offending anybody, which is sometimes hard to do.” said.

a Florida nightclub

just

been found dead

in the

pany of an underage

as an over-the-hill female imper-

muck

sonator, convinced Williams

election.

specializing in

off his family

clear the

name

before

liams’ “houseboy,”

The funniest moments of the film come when Williams attempts to

to cook, talk normally and wear shoes for the guests. If the lewdly flamboyant, homo-

teach Lane

more “manly” gestures

the walk, the talk, the handshake

orchestrated to assure

“families” brings

entendres abound.

trauma, Val unloads an-

husband’s adversaries. Of course, their daughter Barbara has failed to fill her parents in on all

new

the details of Val’ s family situation.

his

father-in-

rather right wing.

and CO- founder of a coalition for morality with a fellow senator who has

The 2nd Annual Employee IT

who must

homosexual caricature

mosexual club-owner.

their daughter and her fiance will fix everything in the eyes of her

in fact, a politician

is,

plays the upright, anal-

retentive father

Craft

this point the film finally starts

rolling.

tone

Val convinces his father to

down

his lifestyle for the vis-

iting in-laws

and

to pretend

and Hobby Show/Sale

as Wilattempts

foreign dignitary instead of a ho-

all

seems

law-to-be

com-

prostitute.

His wife, played fairly seriously by Wiest, is convinced a moral, traditional white-wedding between

Williams’ young son Val who gasp - has decided to marry ... a woman. After Williams and Lane recover this

Hackman

Gord Payntor, a blind comic, performed in the Sanctuary March 26 during Special Needs Awareness Week. (Photo by siaxe Hits)

show in The Birdcage

steals the

gaudy dragqueen musical numbers. Lane, his flamboyant lover, thinks of himself

DON'T LEAVE

he said she

wore contact lenses and had long

took off once he discovered what

other.

ter of the neurotic meerkat Timon in The Lion King. Williams may be

persuasion, Darci

a general business stu-

Scotland, the comfort of kilts and even revealed the secret of the Loch Ness monster. An experiment Paynter performed with a member of the audience was a highlight of the act. Paynter claimed that he could tell

from

embodied the charac-

much

After

McLean,

Marian Mainland, special needs

lilt.

Birdcage. Enter the “other man,”

stellar cast

Doubtfire),

for his sto-

cheating on him while he performs onstage nightly as “Starina” at The

cessor justice.

hand and hav-

co-ordinator, said Paynter’s act

Williams

their

talked about his visits to

owner American remake of the classic

by holding

ing a conversation with them.

an inch.

Nathan Lane Although The Birdcage,

to play

they’re on the

into a hearty Scottish

lenge in the beginning for Paynter,

a blind man.

jump when

want

Paynter talked about his Scottish

Audience interaction was a chal-

you, just play along,

If his friends

background for a portion of his act. He informed the audience his mother is Scottish, then launched

direction.

because he didn’t always

said, she re-iirranges the furni-

ture.

volunteers what they looked like just

Paynter asked her simple ques-

activities.

eye-

laffin’

Hackman

sexual scene

The ensuing dinner

party of both

down

the theatre

as mistaken identities and double

Hank Azaria

performs a hilarious over-the-top.

makes you uncom-

fortable, there will be

moments

of normality.

who

few funny

in this film.

But the dominant message here is two families parents are which tradition aside, the more accepting, loving and inthe morality of the

teresting ones?

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start

be available to present employees, retirees and immediate family members Vendor table fee will be to present employees.

Vendor applications

$10 per

table with a

per table.

,lf

the

Tour Guide next year

will

maximum

Specific dates,

be announced

Be a Conestoga College For information and eligibility requirements drop by and talk to

two participants times and location will of

Leisa or Melody at the Information and Liaison desk in the Student

fall.

you have any questions please contact Janet

Zilio at extension

399.

Client Services Building.

748-5220 x656.

call

Page 10

— SPOKE, April

1996

In business for fun By Judith Hemming Leeroy

and

Roberts

Dave

Broughton both had birthdays cently.

So how

organizing a

re-

did they celebrate?

show

featuring the

Killjoys and four local bands.

Teenagers swarmed

to the bal-

loon-decorated Cambridge Steel-

workers Hall on Friday, March 29, for Leeroy and Dave’s Birthday Bash, another party put on by Loose

Screw Productions. Together, Roberts and Broughton

make up LSP. Though they started booking shows a year ago, it is only two have schedshow each month.

since 1996 that the

uled a

Roberts said he and Broughton

come up with a different theme for every month. For February, the theme was St. Valentine’s Day. For April, it is a beach party. Roberts said the 400-person crowd on March 29,was probably their best turnout yet.

However,

the

always profitable. “At our show in February, we only made six bucks,” he said. B oth Roberts and B roughton have full-time jobs and book the shows in their spare time. Roberts said the company is not run for profit, but for fun. “It’s more like a hobby.” Roberts also finds time to play bass and sing vocals for the band Dr. Sauce and the Lads, which performed at the Birthday Bash. LSP’s intent, Roberts said, is to

shows

aren’t

crowd with the headl ine act and give exposure to new, indeattract a

Taking centre stage

pendent bands. The smaller bands usually approach LSP and ask to play, he said. “We’re not doing concerts, we’re

The bands we’re looking for are the ones who ’re going to come out and have a good time.” LSP advertises its upcoming lineups at shows at the Steelworkers Hall and at music stores. Roberts said that while the 17 to 24 crowd makes up most of their audiences, ages range from 1 5 to 40.

All-ages event rocks the

Steelworkers Hall

really doing parties.

The Steelworkers Hall is currently the company’s only venue, said Roberts, but LSP is looking to book shows in Kitchener and Waterloo in the future.

March’s headline

plethora of youthful local

bands took centre stage Friday

March

29, at the Cambridge Steelworkers Hall as openers for the

Hamilton band. The Killjoys.

The

all-ages licensed event included four local bands as open-

ing acts. In order of performance they

act,

its

the Kill-

second CD,

New

Spine, Monster of Doom and Dr. Sauce and the Lads.

Gimme

Five, on April 23. band plans to tour in Canada

with the

Huffman

were Acid Tongue, Wendy’s

joys, will release

Tire

T.L.

new

material. Shelley

Woods,

the band’s bassist, said the

Killjoys

would like to get the album

Conestoga College’s Jack

Moon

is the bassist for Acid Tongue, a band that excited the crowd with its heavy sound and

enthusiastic stage presence.

released in the States so they can tour there as well.

The

lyrics,

although difficult to

catch the meaning of, are full of

As well as the Killjoys and Dr. Sauce and the Lads, the March show featured Monsters of Doom, Wendy’s New Spine and Acid Tongue. For April, the LSP Beach Blanket Bash is booked at the Cambridge Steelworkers Hall for Friday, April 19.

That party is to feature the Groove Daddys, with Synaptic Transfer Unit, the Dead Elvises, Glew, and Live Sex Show.

dirty little four letter words,

something that seemed to appeal crowd. As part of their 30 minute set. Acid Tongue played all original songs some of which were Peace, Z.O.A.O. and Innerself. Following Acid Tongue was the one-man band, Wendy’s New Spine. Although his songs were obnoxious, Mike Gait deserves a little credit. He loaded his songs on keyboard and drum machines to the teenage

stage for about 30 minutes. This band does have some talent. Trumpet player Steve Tanguay brings to the band an original sound. Backing him up is Steve Parkinson on saxophone and trombone. These two guys have obviously studied music, more so than any other opening performer

first

solo performance

was

tunes from his origi-

nal work, such as Stalker, Bleed-

ing Seedling and Very Last Whore. He made comments about his genitalia

and bragged about some

of his other qualities. Childish,

Modia and

band. The Killjoys, played tunes

FOR SEPTEMBER, 1996

cluding Rains of Joe,

Ashley Goes U.S.A. Unique

to Canterberry,

band is the melodic voice of Laura Roberts, to the

old and new tunes. The old ones were played without a great deal of alteration and that seemed to appeal to the crowd. Old songs heard by the crowd were Dana, Anyday Now and Today I Hate Everyone. Off their yet to be released album.

Gimme

Five, the

Rave and Drool, Sick of You and Like I Care. Old

Killjoys played

Killjoy fans will like the that is

abum

being released April 23.

The sound

much

the

same

the last.

stage next with original tunes in-

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that took the stage.

favorites among the crowd, band also played original music, including their most responsive, New Afro. Headlining

crowd soaked up with pleasure. Monsters of Doom took the

yes, but again, the

QUALIFICATIONS

Before the feature performance.

pranced around the stage scantily

His

NOW HIRING PEER TUTORS

the only female to take the stage that evening.

Dr. Sauce and the Lads took the

made up of

Tutoring

in the band Acid Tongue Friday, March 29, at the Cambridge Steelworkers Hall, (Photo by Judith Hemming)

and played guitar, sang and clad.

CorMibutlon by Doan Studant toioctllon

Jack Moons, a first-year electrical engineering student, performs

the

with great energy for about an hour.

The band played a balance of

The bands were well received by the majority of the crowd, although, for those people

who are

no longer in high school, it was a big waste of $8. If you are older than 18 and you hear that these bands are playing in the future, save your money.

An oasis of soothing sounds brings spirituality to music

BENEFITS DEVELOP NEW SKILLS -USEFUL ON RESUME - WAGE OF $7.00 PER HOUR -

By Linda Yovanovich In the drought-stricken musical

sounds has sprung forth from the parched desert, an oasis of soothing

sands.

TUTORS HAVE SAID "Gained confidence

These tranquilizing tones have

...

myself"

"Satisfying seeing the improvement student’s marks"

"Great experience"

been collected for all to enjoy and pour from Jars of Clay, the first release from the Nashville-based band of the same name. Formed in 1993 while its mem-

available from Student Services

Christian rock. it embodies a sort of spiriwhich is evident throughout

Rather,

secular with soothing melodies and poetic lyrics.

Flood, the

first

release

from

Jars

of Clay, and Liquid are both pro-

duced by musical heavyweight Adrian Belew, while the rest of the CD is produced by the band, alongside executive producer Robert Beeson. The fruit of their labor is a beautifully crafted

0-track release.

struments to help weave the threads

The band’s influences include Toad the Wet Sprocket and Sarah McLachlan, whose sounds are obvious throughout the CD. Although Jars of Clay may not become the next Hootie and the

naivety from such youth. However,

of sound into song.

Blowfish, the band can be conte

with Jars of Clay this

Complete with Gregorian chanting on the first track. Liquid, Jars of Clay explores the spiritual and

with their

bers were

away

nois, Jars

of Clay

college in is

Illi-

a relatively

young band. Information and applications

harmonies which, combined with the strong and often spiritual lyrics of lead vocalist Dan Haseltine, make the band’s freshman endeavor a pleasurable listen. While the album has some blatantly Christian lyrics, it would be unfair to label Jars of Clay a kind of

a certain

not the case.

self-titled first release

Jars of

Clay

the release.

The musical is

from

laced with haunting

style of Jars

of Clay

very folksy and relies on acoustic

guitars

One might expect

The

tuality

and a variety of string

in-

first

release

which

well-crafted piece of lyrical and

melodical artwork.

SPOKE, April

1996

— Page 11

SPORTS games

Cafeteria

Wheelchair challenge a rolling good time By Amy Wrobleski

The Wheelchair basketball lenge held

chal-

Conestoga’s cafeteria

on Wednesday, March 27, was rolling good time.

chairs used

the event as contend-

ers

fumbled around

the

event. Each chair

the chairs trying to out-

worth approximately

manoeuvre

$10,600.

their

oppo-

idea

grew from a demonstration

into an obstacle course through

creative thinking.

The free-standing

said the

Kenneth

Hunter

nent. Competitors con-

part of Special

caught on the ramps and

nated by Karen Ras-

already booked and the cafeteria

Needs Awareness Week held

basketballs flew as they

mussen-Noll while

had more student

March 25-29.

tried to sink a basket sit-

other sports equipment

Casey said the bottom line for the event was awareness. Disabled people want to be in-

The event was

Contenders from

all

tinually got their

areas of Con-

estoga College participated.

down. Over 40 people

Doon

competed. had to complete the obstacle course which consisted of rubber ramps, pylons and tables,

The school of broadcasting donated the

he said.

rubber ramps as obsta-

activity.

volved socially, not just

in sports,

Broadcasting uses the

course were donated by

ramps while on

erative efforts.”

various sources. Jeff

tion as cable protectors.

50 people looked

cles for the course.

nated the five wheel-

Journalism student Jason for special needs.

Romanko

takes a shot

loca-

Although

this

hopes they will be able to put on an event like this one every year.

(Photo by Barb WaJden)

tcHiris iosj6^ m

Bums was added to the

of coaches who have been fired

coach should be someone

charge of co-ordinat-

j^g the event, said the

may J be fall guys 0*7

Pat

lot

time and effort, Casey said he

comment

By Amanda Weber

event took a

who was

Rick Casey,

pic Wheelchairs, do-

Coaches A

was

“The support by students, staff and faculty was overwhelming,” he said. “It was one of tho.se co-op-

Penner, owner of Olym-

on location reporting

the rec-

reation centre.

Items for the obstacle

then sink a basket.

as a site for the event, but

ticipated in the wheel-

parts of the college

Sports

was donated by par-

on.

Participants

was do-

chair challenge while

over

Students Association and other

CRKZ was

basketball net

ting

Teams

from the law and security administration, the Conestoga Business Students’ Association, the

wheels

Recreation Centre was considered

should be victory, but'g seems that more often than, not, the coach has-been it

own

skates and join the Con",4 blamed for the actions^of the on the ice. Soipe;pople may^ not agree' J;team.^y4 best they can be, but for some Burns took the fall for'/^"/ Martindale has no reason to,, reason, it seems to have beLeafs after they lost 16 games ^ they? didn’t even place in-the and argue that the coach should Shamed. He did what he' fe«l the --4 behind force the :be,the"drMng of come the responsibility ^ .../medal division/ in a row. , supposed to do. He"^couId was cannot do"' but coach the ’feam» performan^ in^_,' Thd:4eam’s coach to make sure the team seeni^to the norm be This do The same "next year and the.: everything for it, jhpu&hotte wins. professional hockey,.- but ^ The coach. is there, to guidd^- team could/ take';the gold|/ This became apparent when^ question now is, does the same^/^Sdaoh Tony Martindale did not medal. team"" toward their ^jgoal, the everything 1- doJus job. He did' Toronto Maple Leafs coach go for'college hockey?^.

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— SPOKE, April

1996

SPORTS

Issues

and activities editor: Linda Yovanovich 748-5366

Edmonton team wins big at Conestoga By Diane Santos Once again

the Ontario

scored through the five-hole

hockey

championship team failed at scoring high and bringing the Canadian College Athletic Association

home. Not since St.Clair College won in 1976 has the CCAA title

belonged to an Ontario team. Conestoga College hosted the

title

CCAA day,

hockey

at the

on Thurs-

finals

March 28 and

Friday,

March

Kenneth E. Hunter Rec-

reation Centre. In the final ice battle

son, the

who

of the sea-

Cambrian Golden Shield,

beat out Seneca, Sir Sanford

Fleming and Conestoga at the OCAA finals, were pitted against

NAIT (Northern Alberta InstiTechnology) Ooks who

the

tuted of

won

the Alberta College Athletic Conference.

Late in the

first

period of the

first

game. Darby Walker, assisted by Keith Randall, from the Ooks,

when

Cambrian’s goalie Chad Ford attempted the splits but was unsuccessful. The puck flew through his outstretched legs slamming into the back of the net. Trying to strengthen their lead, the Ooks’ Jamie Barnes, assisted by Dan Kopec, took a slap shot from the blue line and scored on Ford. The NAIT Ooks went on to win the game 7-5. Game MVP’s were Sheldon Weber for the Golden Shield and Barnes for the Ooks. The warmups for the second game brought a scare to the Ooks when their star goalie Mike Walker was hit in the neck by the puck. Early in the second

came out of his to the

game Ford

crease and skated

middle of the hash marks.

The Ooks managed to score when the Golden Shield defencemen were no where to be found and Ford was still standing in the slot.

Dore and Mike Vial, slammed one past goalie Mitch Walker.

The Ooks won the second game them the CCAA cham-

6-2, giving

pionship

Team

the program.

Kane’s

Vicki Kane’s contribution to Conestoga athletics may be seen most visibly on the soccer field, as a member of both the indoor and outdoor women’s soccer teams; but this involvement is only the tip of the iceberg. Kane’s most dedicated

work

put in behind the scenes as

official title is intramural

assistant, but

throughout the year

her responsibilities have included everything from interviewing and hiring minor officials for various varsity sports, to organizing sponsorship for intramural tournaments. “I

was

much thrown into Kane said. “I really

pretty

this position,”

athletic assistant at the athletics

had

centre.

I’ve learned a lot.”

The 22-year-old Guelph in

to learn as

Although Kane has a paid posi-

her second year of the recreation

tion at the athletic centre, she has

native

leadership program, so a position at

made Conestoga

was the perfect forum implement the facility planning and arena management skills she has chosen to focus on in

point in her

the rec centre in

went along; and

which

athletics a focal

life and this includes volunteering her evenings and weekends.

During the Canadian National

Rayan for dream

said “It has been a

season for us.”

Coach Don Depoe from the Ooks said the team fought hard and overcame some of the differences because of the amount of aggressiveness and the use of the full

mask

instead of the half shield

which the teams

The

in the

ACAC use.

team was announced after the game. Tournament went to Barnes. Leading defencemen were TerThe NAIT Ooks, from Edmonton, celebrate their CCAA gold-medal ence Oliver from the Ooks and win on March 29. The Ooks beat the Cambrian Golden Shield in a Mike Vial from the Golden Shield. Leading forwards were two-out-of-three game series. (Photo by Diane Santos) Rayan and Don Dunnigan for the The Ooks scored once more in the The Golden Shield fought back Ooks and McAskill for the Golden first period, this time on the power late in the second period when Shield. The goaltending award play. Bob McAskill, assisted by Mike went to Ford. final all-star

MVP

Athletic assistant goes By Janet White

Ooks

the

title.

captain Stacey

beyond the

Hockey Championships held at the school March 28-3 1 Kane was one ,

of the students

who

volunteered to

and tour guide to a visiting Alberta hockey team. This meant taking the team to area act as host

tourist spots such as the Hockey Hall of Fame, Maple Leaf Gardens

and

Wayne

Gretzky’s sports bar.

played for the Guelph Oaks women’s soccer team for two years.

Kane’s involvement

game in Guelph. The women’s indoor soccer team came away with the gold at the ciation

time in because she genuinely en-

was named tournament

Unquestionably, sports have played an important role in Kane’s life.

After almost 10 years as a fig-

became interested in high school. She went on

ure skater, she

soccer in

Ontario College’s Athletic Asso-

In the

it.

to play for

Guelph’s rep team and

women’s

soccer at Conestoga has been as successful as her years playing the

Kane said she finds the involvement really rewarding, and puts the joys

duty

call of

Kane

Championships, and Kane

wake of this

all-star.

recent victory,

said she hopes the

good

for-

tune will be carried into the outdoor

soccer season.

“We’ve been close to getting an we’ve lost a outdoor medal couple of strong defensive players. .

Kane

Vicki

the intramural

assistant at the rec centre when she isn’t playing for the varsity

soccer team.

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part of

that’s all

becoming a team every

year.”

Kane

said she

now

in a

her

comfortable

life,

and feels

fortunate to be part of the athletic

centre community. “It

such a

small, supportive environment

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