Digital Edition - April 15, 1996 by SPOKENewspaper

“Keeping

Conestoga College connected 99

— No. 14

28th Year

Kitchener, Ontario

Honing skills

April 15, 1996

DSA

remains neutral on Community Action Day By Patrick Moore

would be three One would be

cards. “There

types of postcards.

Members

supportive of the education cuts,

realistic to

board of directors meeting April 10, voted 12-1, with two absten-

another against them. The third

spond

DSA

print postcards

on which students

could voice their approval or disapproval of the recent education cuts

handed down by

cial

government.

the provin-

necessarily endorse the opinions

expressed on the cards.

DSA

entertainment assistant

Gavin FitzPatrick

said the

DSA is

acting as a liaison to provide in-

formation and offer students an

avenue

individually,

DSA

ions.”

on the cards.

to express themselves

address.

The

for the postage

and send the card. Pedro Sousa, DSA returning of-

the

them

“We

Dooner’s.

FitzPatrick said posters and ra-

dio announcements would also

condon-

be used to bring student attention

are not officially

condemning students pro-

ing or

said the cards

tributed

our duty to support doing so.”

fine. It is not

the

testing

rallies,”

said

themselves.”

At an earlier April 8 DSA executive meeting, FitzPatrick

vice-president of student affairs,

April-Dawn Blackwell,

DSA

urged board executives to call an emergency board of directors meeting to reconsider how the DSA will respond to the day of

said the board of directors has an obligation to be a way for students to voice their concerns.

protest.

placed on these cards,” said Sousa. “It seems like we would be endorsing this one way or the

At the board of directors meeting, he explained about the post-

why

would pay

FitzPatrick.

referring to the

which

logo and address would be

out into the pickets or stay inside,

MPP’s name and

April 19 day of protest in Water-

was

to re-

ficer, objected to the postcard campaign. “If people want to go

for students to put in their local

loo Region.

FitzPatrick

MPP

postcards

would be dison Tuesday, April 16, at the next board of directors meeting. The board would then distribute them to students. Students could drop off the completed cards at the DSA office, to a board representative or

a space

“We are providing a non-partisan conduit through which students could express

Community Action Day.

would be un-

200

voice their own, individual opin-

The cards would have

expect an

card would allow students to

DSA

The postcards will have a DSA stamp on them and a disclaimer stating that the DSA does not

(Photo by Linda Yovanovich)

FitzPatrick said

an emergency

tions, to authorize the

Craig Potter, of Preston High School, solders copper piping during the Skills Canada high school competition.

other.”

“I object to the

DSA logo being

“By offering this we are heading off poten-

to the postcards.

avenue,

tial problems such as what happened at Queen’s Park.” He said the cards would cost about $30 and enough would be produced for more than half the

students.

FitzPatrick said other ideas

were explored, such as a button campaign, but they would be considerably more expensive and only provide internal solutions, with no real effect outside the college.

CRKZ program manager to march in support of citizens’

Conestoga student plans protest wi Adam McCarthy citizen.

less

an Ontario

That fact alone, he says,

lends

in the

province than any affiliation could ever do.

credibility to his voice political or

advocacy

The 26-year-old Conestoga broadcasting student and program

manager

CRKZ

for

the newest

face to enter Ontario’s arena of so-

coming forward armed with a unique perspective on reform and positioning himself much further to the right than most On-

cial issues,

tario students

being represented in

said

McCarthy

McCarthy plans to mould of the “hard-

April 19,

done-by victim of the Harris government.” He will be marching down King Street in KitchenerWaterloo, but not under the banner

—

he supports one might expect what the government is doing. “March into the Future,” a march against labor’s “Community Action Day,” is McCarthy’s brainchild and will take place ahead of

in a

McCarthy

believes he’s not alone in his views on gov-

in their lives to

put

and

they need to be accountable.” McCarthy said what the unions

march faces an “awful” dilemma,

day. “It’s the unions’ agenda day,

in that

who

are currently

ince.

employed, although

agreement threatened by

“We

paying province

and

we must

take our

even

medicine,

may

The

sick and

Third-year broadcasting student Adam McCarthy says enough is enough, as he organizes a protest against protestors.

though it may taste like Buckleys,” said McCarthy. “Personally, I’d much rather suffer a little bit now, than have nothing left for tomorrow.”

McCarthy

said

some organiza-

(Photo by Robert Klager)

on their right to express their views;” said McCarthy. “But they’re coming to my city and now it’s infringing on my rights, and act

know

“There are individuals out there

who assume

said turn-out

also be affected

by the timing

views

millions

daily in interest.

people

with the cause, feel the repercussions expressing their

are a billion

in the process.

— un-

di^J^.

have

in certain situations

choices

themselves

but

citizen of the prov-

Through growing support, he

group of the discontented. “Traditionally, Canadians

our side.”

made

line,

are planning for April 19 isn’t accountable or a community action

that’s not fine.”

ity

rectly or indirectly, people

his planned

have reacted through protests and violence, shutting down cities

®as been overshadowed by a minor-

Cuts are the bottom

won’t need 100,000 people to prove my point,” said McCarthy. “This current government was elected overwhelmingly, so we know the majority of people are on

McCarthy admits

tions

hopes his anti-protest will speak to

today.

ernment and his expectations as a

labor’s parade through Kitchener.

kind for the silent majority he feels

Ys/yx-m

and the “get even” mentality he says is being perpetuated in the workplace by the union movement

tried to cross picket lines,

“I

happens.”

government,” said the government go alter tne McCarthy. “Don’t blame the govemment, blame yourself for wasting resources for the last 40 years

who

ees

recent interview. “I’ve decided I’m going to do something before that

dollars in debt

the press these days.

shatter the

—

are pushed unwilling to act,”

By Robert KLager

jwist

they are representing

everyone,” he said. “But they’re

there

need to

sit

an option, they don’t at home shaking their

said the recent

someone to

lot

have.

are irrelevant.

“This

can

it’s

you, there will be a

McCarthy. the key

More information about McCarthy’s protest can be ac-

word. “People feel they need to

cessed through his E-mail address

blame someone and immediately

To him,

accountability

than just

Editorials

tell

more people

me and a few close friends

blckstar@golden.net.

Also inside • News •

lot

on April 19.”

Lifestyles

Entertainment

of passion for

•

Special Supplement on the Internet

employ-

“But

“It is, after all, Friday and some people feel accountable to their jobs and are going to work,” said

•

his cause, citing threats to

not pro-government,

pro-rights,” he said.

•

OPSEU

of the protest.

strike

heads.

has generated a

not.” “It is perfectly fine for

said people need to

McCarthy

may

march into the past,” he said. McCarthy is optimistic about the number of supporters he expects to turn out, but says actual numbers their

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•

4-5 6-7 8 insert

— SPOKE, April 15, 1996

Page 2

CAMPUS NEWS

News editor: Barbara Walden

DSA introduces new

In brief Board of governors election

executive positions for 1996 - 1997 school year By Barbara Walden The Doon Student Association has re-aligned

executive posi-

its

co-ordinator has not resolved a

the entertainment

problem

main

to their satisfaction.

Blackwell said the education and

communications co-ordinator

will

manager

The new student representative for the board of governors is Julie Donnelly and the faculty representative is Bob Wall. Donnelly defeated Gavin FitzPatrick and Ben Noseworthy with 32 votes. FitzPatrick and Noseworthy received 1 6 and 1 3 votes, respectively.

Wall defeated Bob Hays with 59 votes. Hays received 17

the same, but there will be

tional side with

more seminars and

also offer direction or assistance to

with an eye to increasing student

students with requests for teacher

improved communication with the

awareness of the political arm of

evaluations or academic appeals.

director of student

the association.

make the teacher evaluations mean more. The public relations duties of the

April-Dawn Blackwell, vicepresident of student affairs, said in

many

an interview

students aren’t

position will not change.

tertainment events will not change however. “We’d be missing the mark if we took away any of our

will

with faculty.

student handbook.

position of

education and communications coordinator, tor

which replaces

the direc-

of public relations, will assist

students

they feel their program

funding for

Partial

this position

come from commission on

ad-

vertising sales generated for the

Also new

to the executive will

the appointment of four promotions assistants, replacing the

former en-

tertainment and activities assis-

ensure

all

work

areas of events are cov-

bound

any specific office hours.

Blackwell said next year each executive will hold regular office

Jobs will be delegated to each as-

FIT

“Our nooners and other events have been very successful this year. The Sanctuary has been full during most events.” There are no additional costs to the DSA to implement any of these changes, Blackwell said.

DSA executives are not currently assistants will

ered.

GREAT

entertainment,” she said.

tants.

These new

What a

life.

Blackwell said the number of en-

aware that the DSA is available to help them with problems they may be experiencing in their program or

The newly created

lecture series planned as well as

She said they hope

sistant to

make him

or her a part of

the team, said Blackwell, and he or

she will be assigned

work

hours for

week

at least

make them

two hours per available to the

student body.

All positions on the

in their

particular area of interest or exper-

DSA require

minimum commitment

the director of entertainment with

of 10 hours per week. Honorariums vary depending on the position held. Blackwell said applications for

an entertainment manager.

all

tise.

Another change

Many

Wild ride

increased emphasis on the educa-

upcoming school year

tions for the

will be replacing

of the previous duties for

First-year LASA student Mustafa Sajid concentrates while trying out the virtual reality snow board ride in the Sanctuary, April 1 (Photo by Barbara Walden)

DSA executive positions will be

accepted until April 16.

Business students hear plans for fund-raiser

Peer Tutoring

“The more

By Tara Brown The Conestoga Business Students

NOW HIRING PEER TUTORS

Association

40th anniversary,

funds for the future

are selling

MOTOROLA

CLASSIC

QUALIFICATIONS

NUMERIC PAGERS

for only

and, while quantities

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we'll a

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Deal!

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Allow your babysitter to ask you to

•

Ask your after

call.

meet you

friends to

work or

school.

•

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•

And most

And, unlimited

now

TUTORS HAVE SAID "Gained confidence

paging service is

family.

myself"

"Satisfying seeing the improvement student’s marks"

only

So remember,

ifthe pager fits...

alumni.

Webb, and the college cannot expect more than approximately

“The biggest group of college supporters are the alumni and all we’re asking for is a modest gift,” Webb “Fund-raising is the only way we’re going to get all the money we said.

Webb

said the

two biggest

$50 donation, $10

will

plaque to be placed

at the

phone

follow up each call.

ft* of

$20.00 ind 6 monchi airom*

p*ym*nt r*qulr«d

tins* of

51 Water Street North,

purchu*.

Cambridge

(519) 658-0555

49 Charlotte

Information and applications

Street, Brantford

(519) 759-6820

available from Student Services

Webb said thorough training would be provided to all volunteers to enable them to inform alumni of their option to direct the funds and

assure them of where their donation

base of

would be going within the college. The adopt-a-tree program may go

one of the many trees on campus while the remaining $40 will be used to upgrade or maintain programs and equipment in the college. A letter has already been sent to college alumni asking them to participate in the program but Webb said the adopt-a-tree

$300,000 for this year’s allocation. That amount could be “gobbled up in a minute,” but Webb said that business student volunteers would be best able to inform alumni of the equipment needs within the program.

to a

committee letter

with

“We have thousands Webb said.

of calls to make,” Aomoon

quo. Capital for equipment has been

wants

"Great experience"

members raised concern money would be ap-

“cut to the bone,” acknowledged

Funds may be directed to specific programs and scholarships. Of the

...

CBSA

over whether

draising committee contact college

asked to donate $50 to the school.

importantly, keeping

can get,”

to help the fun-

Conestoga alumni have been

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

or simply maintaining the status

scholarships and students.

BENEFITS

said.

plied to “cutting-edge” technology

areas currently in need of money are

touch with your

Thurs-

many people

Helena Webb, assistant to college president John Tibbits, asked

need.”

bring back the car.

at their

Webb

day, April 4 meeting.

CBSA members

BRAVO

the lat-

est in the college’s strategy to raise

FOR SEPTEMBER, 1996

celebrate our

(CBSA) heard

work We’re looking for

students, the less

for each person.

votes.

will re-

Conestoga’s business students were asked to help by providing

on the CBSA’s Internet home-page to better reach out-of-contact alumni. In other

CBSA

news, sign-up

sheets for door duty at the final “biz

bash” and the business awards banquet to be held April 1 are now 1

available.

The banquet will run until 8:30 or 9 p.m., with doors opening for the “biz bash” at 8 p.m. in Ruby’s at the Waterloo Inn.

volunteers to contact various busi-

Students are reminded to britj^^

week of week af-

student card and valid l|^H^ Guests are limited to three per stu-

ness alumni during the April ter,

and possibly the

from 5

7 p.m.

their

dent.

SPOKE, April

15, 1996

— Page 3

CAMPUS NEWS Charity work provides job opportunities By Jeannette Cantin

of work per student, per week.

The

Human

Resources Development Canada and Labatt Breweries of Canada are jointly offering the Labatt People in Action (LPIA) community funding program once again, providing 120 students with a chance to develop work skills this summer.

Offered since 1977, the pro-

Need a car wash?

press release states that

charities relating to

women,

aboriginals and homeless or atrisk

youth will be favored, how-

ever, other proposals will be

considered.

To be eligible, students must be returning, full-time students at either a

secondary, post-sec-

ondary or vocational school, and not have a full-time summer job.

gram brings Canadian secondary and post-secondary

in the

students together with registered

Labatt People In Action scholar-

develop proposals designed to positively impact their communities, according to an April 2 press release from

charities to

Labatt.

national committee selects

the successful applications

- 30

from each of Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada - based on the urgency and benefit of the project, the

As well, four students involved program

they have demonstrated that their project helped build in-

Learning Resource

volvement in the community. Troy Taylor, manager of public affairs for Labatt Breweries Ontario, is quoted as saying, “Job prospects for students are bleak.

can make a difference. They also need opportunities that focus on developing valuable work skills and broaden their network of

DOON CAMPUS

added,

The Doon Learning Resource Centre extends a sincere thank you to the DSA for their generous donation of four computer workstations. This

gift

contributes to our #1 goal of providing student access to resources:

print, audio-visual,

—

contacts.”

Centre

DSA DONATION TO THE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE

address their feelings

of skepticism and powerless-

veloped and the organization’s need for funding. According to the press release, Labatt has committed millions of dollars to the program since its inception, creating more than 3,000 jobs in the process. Registered charities interested

“We

believe this

program can be a good

and electronic.

The Doon Learning Resource Centre thanks the DSA on behalf

all

students!

start for

students to develop those funda-

mental

skills,

while

at the

same

ject proposals that will provide

time, get involved with, and con-

long-term benefit to the student

tribute to their communities.”

terms of skills and the demonstration of ability to impact the

Applications are being accepted

community. The summer job created by the proposal must provide a minimum of 30 hours

students and charities can call

and instructor Greg Burns stand beside the Nissan an OSAID fund-raising draw. (Photo b y Jason seads)

ship in September. These stu-

dents will be awarded $2,000

ness, students need to feel they

program must submit pro-

is first-prize in

will receive the

quality of the job experience de-

in the

First-year recreation leadership student Kelly Oliver

200SX which

until April 26, 1996. Interested

1-800-618-4725 for informa-

walK

tion.

ATTENTION ALL OSAP STUDENTS! GET A JOB ON CAMPUS

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STUDENTS RECEIVE 10% OFF ALL SERVICES

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AND GET ON THE PROGRAM

AND GET A FREE HAIR CUT! Earn

some $$$$$$$$$$$

ARE HERE

YOU ARE

Be a Conestoga College

HERE <

Tour Guide next year

BLEAMS ROAD

For information and eligibility requirements drop by and talk to Leisa or Melody at the Information

and Liaison desk

the Student

Client Services Building.

748-5220 x656.

call

HOMER

WATSON

893-6153 MON

FRI

8:30am

SAT 9:00am

270 BLEAMS ROAD, UNIT #1 KITCHENER

8:00pm,

5:00pm

N2C2K6

— SPOKE, April

Page 4

1996

15,

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editor

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activities editor

Perry

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Blake

Production manager Advertising manager Circulation

Hagerman Ellis

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manager

Faculty supervisor

Faculty advisor

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it, we all do it. Some of us do it Some of us only do it when nobody’s looking. But we all do it at one time or another. Yes, using a bank machine is now officially a

We’re paying for conveniences. Out of our pockets and into the unemployment lines. Somehow, though, the workers of some banks have been brainwashed into thinking that these

part of everyday life.

pseudo-co-workers are really their friends. On one trip to a bank I wanted to withdraw some money. Seconds after finishing a sentence

Let’s face

everyday.

seems so easy - almost erotic. Stick the card in and money spits out. Instant gratification! And now - praise the wise old gods of technology - we can even do it in stores. It

How many

of us, though, stop to think about

the consequences of this kind of technology,

Wouldn’t doubt wish

it it

be nice

did.

among

the wealthy in our society, in fact, they are probably the poorest. Certainly, with tuition costs steadily on the rise, they

Students are not

will

become

was abruptly

One bank

a perfect

in this bustling mall

has

been replaced by a row of nameless, faceless

told

by a

stone-

that at the

machine located right outside the doors.” I said, “Yes, I am well aware of that, but

there

a long line at the machine.”

telling the truth. Ironic, isn’t

The teller, with furrowed brow and sensing some kind of evil, human conspiracy, proceeded to

walk half-way out of the bank it,

to see if I

was

that this hap-

at a different branch of the bank which no longer exists at Fairview Mall?

pened

Needless to say, that bank has not received

business since.

Perhaps I’m just being petty, but is it so wrong want to deal with a human? So the next time you encounter people behind a counter ready to serve you, wherever you may

machines.

Sounds trees? Students, especially,

“You know you can do

charges are steadily rising, but the number of people who actually serve customers is on a

Fairview Park Mall, in Kitchener,

money grew on

teller

example.

faced

which places so much power in the hands of so few - namely, banks. Think about it, banks are boasting huge profits while everyone else is down-sizing. Service

decline.

The cost of higher education

to that effect,

like a science fiction novel, doesn’t it?

Frighteningly enough,

it is

not.

The beeping and

churning of the new-model bank teller has replaced the breathing and speaking of the anti-

be, take the time to smile and greet them.

quated one.

bered.

Techno-god knows,

their

may

days

be num-

a lot poorer.

Higher education is quickly becoming a privilege reserved for those who can afford it. Isn’t everybody entitled to an education to better themselves? Of course there are financial assistance programs like OSAP or the bank of mom and dad, but what about those students who don’t qualify for OSAP or those without wealthy parents? Those are the people denied higher education.

There are many people

who

don’t continue their education past high

school because they can’t afford

amount

astounding.

The

cheerful smiles of spring are painted

the faces of students their fortress of

who

Students

Also, taking into account the cost of book and supplies required for courses, the price of post-secondary education jumps significantly.

Out with the rudeness

to.

There are many instances of students whose parents must go to extremes such as mortgaging their houses just to pay for their children’s tuition. University costs significantly more than college. Considering tuition costs for university and the length of time it takes to earn a degree, the

the time a student earns a basic degree, they are in debt thousands of

who have emerged from

snow.

A new

are outside having a cigarette

beaming down. day has dawned and with

came

the

cold rain, but then a rainbow.

dollars.

The only way a job after

pay off that debt, short of winning a lottery, is by getting graduation. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be enough to

huge provincial debt,

understandable that cuts must

be made, but education is one area that should be left alone. By boosting tuition costs and cutting college and university staff, education will become an institution for the elite. The quality of education will suffer

the

and hurt Ontario

in the future.

into the

main building on a beautiful

make but when does

spring day would

depressed,

right to close a

door

Taken from

May

1968 issue of Spoke

the April 8

Spoke, President John Tibbits should have been quoted as saying, “But I’m happy

haven’t had to lay

off

too

many people."

body down and out, but for some unknown reason, some students and faculty have decided to tick off even more people by simply being rude. The old saying “misery loves company,” always accurate. Recently in Roasters, I was able to observe some people standing in line to get their coffee. Some others just walked right in front of them to pay. Not one had the decency to even say, “excuse me.” The same can be said for the fourth floor. The hustle and bustle on the fourth can be, at times, annoying. Between dozens of journalism, broadcasting and law and security students, there is always some kind of movement going on. latest trend is the tri-pod obstacle

movement in the

usually lands on deaf ears until

we throw

in the

occasional cuss word.

And

then, of course, there

“Where

to begin?,”

crosswalk? Lately,

seems

that

people have forgotten the

member, pedestrians do have

hallway. Unfortunately, saying “excuse me,”

the story, “Business as usual for protest day, says Tibbits,”

edition of

down?

crossing the road where ever they want. Re-

course, which stops most of the

Correction

sit

importantly, what happened to using the

that

your face?

Or better yet, take the elevator two floors up when the person in a wheelchair needs to go one floor down?

But the

desire.

Most

white lines painted bn the pavement. They are

everyone give a person the

isn’t

The name of a college newspaper must hold some significance, as well as a connection with the institution. We hope that in the name the ‘Spoke’, we have achieved this purpose. The wheel is used as a symbol of motion and progress, and it is the hope of the editorial staff that our Spoke may also become one of the symbols of progress in this college. The wheel is also used as a symbol of a democratic country. The rim, the spoke, and the hub represent the citizens, the lines of communications, and the government. We intend to develop the Spoke as a line of communication within the college as a whole. We seriously hope that the students, staff and faculty of the college will use Spoke to its fullest extent to voice their differing opinions in any field they

whatever it is that you are watching. Would it be too much to just look behind you before you

just about

Granted, the February blahs had almost every-

What’s in a name?

on the floor, there

always one person who, for some reason, feels compelled to become the star attraction and sit directly in front of you, blocking your view of

pick a location to

new attitude could change rudeness of some students.

Walking

jobs to go around. In light of the

One might hope

a nooner and there are students sitting on the

say hello to one another as they bask in the sunlight

tables along the wall, or sitting

the lounge.

ask myself.

When

there

but not

when

the right of way,

they are jaywalking.

What about campus

security?

The people who

are supposed to protect us can’t

when you ask them

Some security when they tion, or when piest

even be

civil

a question.

staff

members seem most hap-

bark

you for asking a ques-

they are ticketing your car.

Understandably, their reactions are usually the results of student actions.

One thing must be realized, we are not all the same people. We are individuals with our own minds who deserve some kindness and courtesy if

we aren’t the specific student who ticked them

off.

Lastly, there are the students

who come

into

your class when your class is working on a major assignment and even though you ask them not to print anything, they still proceed in backing up the printer and then you end up losing a mark because your assignment was late. What ever happened to waiting your turn. It seems that not

many people have

learned to be conscien-

tious of others.

Since spring is finally here, and the term is almost over, I have high hopes that everyone’s sunny disposition will include a thank you, excuse me, and even a hello.

^Journalism 2 Spring Supplement Richard

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looking

our

could be from

site

Japan or Australia.”

With the expansion of the ternet,

many

outlet

for

cians

all

artists are

their

In-

finding an

Musi-

creativity.

over the world have been

quick to join the ranks of the interactive

music scene.

you want

24, “Being in a band,

and the Internet

the

newest medium for bands today.” Campbell, a member of the London-based band Acid

was

Mud

Flower,

talking about the band’s in-

volvement with the

Campbell

Acid

said

Mud

first

bands in Canada to have a

Web

site.

have

year and a half ago to

pay anything,” he

“Now we do have

didn’t

Web

said.

ways

a trendy

it’s

easy to

site that’s available

wide.

the

looking

constantly

‘Net’

Flower’s

Acid

access site

Mud

can download a

30-second sound sample of a song,

even though

can take up

“Eventually

site,”

“Once you set it up, it’s alhooked up worldFor all I know, people

Web

for eight

sites

bands and two For

$25

London-area

bars.

setup

fee

and

monthly charge of $8, Zimmer

it’s

going to get eas-

set

up the page, do

now, but

30 million peo-

ple connected right

now,” he

will

a write-up and

“It’s

hard

say

of breaking even and admits he

get access, he

know where

isn’t

to access our

get

a listener has heard

the

According

Zimmer,

36,

Zimmer,

Mitch

few

tricks, it’s

Web page.”

from Aylmer,

happy,” he

some type of

fact,

he’s currently in charge of

Net,” he said.

site.

I’ll

bands on

and poor, and he’s trying

to help local

responsible

setting

said there are informa-

Mud

Web

to get a lunch

there’s talk about those

the Net.

said.

Acid

for

money. “If

started the site because

man

Flower’s

for the

enough money

tion rich

the

and breakfast out of

Zimmer

goods from the band.

“Once you know

doing

line. “I just

bands to come on-

want everyone

have

representation on the

said.

who’s con-

nected when. Not even one per

kind of limited. People have to

now

the formative

it’s still in

Although

said, “but right

in-

process. “There are

Right now, he’s just on the verge

Campbell

download,”

the

have been on

said musicians

it’s

quicker

the Internet for a couple of years

cent of the world

and

said,

why, but with more

create a sound sample for a band.

ier

number of

the

creasing.

who web

for bands.

and more bands and features, number of visitors has been

sign bands.”

Users

has not ad-

people seems to ebb and flow.”

“Record

Campbell,

order to keep the

some reason

can’t explain

companies have people who search

very easy to write a easy to set up a

there. It’s

music around

site.

all in

down

prices

“for

are pres-

music, he or she can get mail-order is

vertised at

and looking for record deals. Ac-

Once

worldwide. “It’s fairly

who

Flower,

ently shopping their

music.”

thing to be doing and

access a

Mud

said.

said the Internet

very important

bands, especially bands like

Acid

to pay, but it’s

pretty minimal.”

minutes to load.

Internet.

Flower was one of the

“A

for

cording

According to Breck Campbell, get exposure

Ease of access

about 800 people have

far,

looked over his

long

way

it’s

hooked up.”

easier than ever to still

feels

has a

to go.

“There was fear when television came along that radio would die,” Zimmer said. “But it’s just another form of advertising. It all became interactive.” is

just

feels the Internet

adding to the information

highway, adding

that

music

a tiny part of the overall “It’s

just

scheme.

becoming a ‘media stew’

everyone

can

become

with,” he concluded.

involved

SPOKE,

1996

April 15,

Supplement Page 2

Journalism 2 Spring Supplement Kew BCopy

Richard

Editor:

B Photo Editor: Paul

Matthew Harris

Editor:

RobertsB Production Manager: Jennifer Dougall

B Production Assistant: Sara Maxim

New modems on the horizon by Rick Kew

speed advantages,

Internet Lingo As Alt-: alternative to or different

refers to a branch of a particular newsgroup. Discussions usually of a more

from usually

t-D

laughing

Browsers:

used

software

Mosaic

Netscape

both commercial browsers.

Chat

Relay Chat where you can con

sites

and entertainment

ices

serv-

the

environment

local cable

Internet growth.

now

how

least

advantage of

28,800

for

the

One

the bottlenecks in this process

download

be completed.

computer user’s modem. rated

are

per

bits

through

mail@SlDEBAR

TEXT

Flamed:

a nasty or

to receive

insulting message.

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retrieval

system used o>

HTML:

markup

lan-

basis or

pager

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link

Web

pages document or to other docuother parts

of the

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ments.

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lines)

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rolling

the floor

going to be uploading

graphics

files,

which

in terms

large,

he really should have no

of bytes are quite

14,400

the faster the information

Andy

Michie,

repre-

sales

Computer Odyssey

for

Hamilton, explained that

BPS modem.

“The server you link up with may not have the capabilities to allow you to use the higher-speed

modem.”

Michie

Michie said he knows a cable

modems, for example, 14,400 BPS, does not stand for the number of characters per second that the mo-

company has been running a trial system in Newmarket offering In-

dem can

through a

number

associated with

Each

transmit.

character,

for example, the letter “A”, con-

of eight

bits

service

ternet

byte; thus, a 14,400

—

second

Free net: text only

BPS modem two

about

recently

double-

one year ago,

information

the

transfer,

were being introduced by commuMichie

“Even

said,

these

modems

around

will

be $50 a month.

“As

“The

inter-

BPS modem.

nal 14,400

modem

internal

many

potential

ternal

modem.”

with internal modems.

would

said he

with customers

the cable technology to ac-

modem

their

who

cities,

before

spending their money.

“Although they would only have

would

find

on the commercial servers,”

said

the graphics that they

“Some people

tend to lose en-

com-

month or so,” Michie said. “So why spend big dollars for something you don’t need and will be coming down in prich continu-

there will be no comparison in the amount of information passed,”

be able to take advantage of the

said Michie.

faster speeds

are

that

tomer could experiment on the ‘Net’ without being seduced by

thusiasm in the Internet after a

with the higher-speed modems.

Some

and other Ontario

also check

to ensure their

ports

the

are upgrading

puters are equipped with internal serial

one of

via

Michie.

becomes popular, the prices will become competitive with conventional modems, but cess the Internet

like to see people

Internet

the

text access to the Internet, the cus-

can be sources of you won’t encounter

that

Michie would tiy

problems as an ex-

modems

problems

tation.

“Free Nets”, available in Hamilton

cost effective and does not pose as

external

said he has heard the cost of

$1,000 and the Internet service will

on the Internet purchase an

ditional cables

cable lines.

these

“I would recomsomeone wanting to get

said,

that

Michie said he has found the adand connectors on

access

Internet

2,400 BPS modems were common, 14,400 BPS modems were standard equipment in new computer systems and 28,800 BPS modems, which in theory would double

designed spe-

to operate over existing

cifically

mend

subscribers

modem

which equals one

nications’ manufacturers.

intends

on a regular

number

spaced, typed pages.

a smiling face

user

the

downloading

will transfer 1,800 characters per

:-) is

the

need for anything larger than a

sists

hypertext

than

BPS modem.

transfer large text files

that will

faster

second (BPS) and the higher the

the

available

company times

“Unless

information without waiting

be available from your

will

The problem

to take

time

spending

Inc.,

electronic magazines

E-zines:

number of reasons.

customers, causing an acceleration

sentative

of the Internet

could

“Within the next five years mo-

fields are

transfer.

Cyberspace:

BPS modem

upgrade to a 28,800 for a

dems

Modems

lines: Internet

(IRC)

new range of

appealing to a broader range of

the

BFN ~ bye for now

popularity

Internet’s

the potential

navigate on the Internet, for ex-

ample,

the

grows, a whole

frank nature are found in the alt type groups.

think

be a false economy for a user to

compatible

older computers will not

because of

this limi-

Just

ally?

because something

have

it,”

mean you need

available doesn’t

said Michie.

laughing

Lurk:

on the

to frequent sites

Internet (such as chat lines ) but

never contribute to them. Netiquette: etiquette for the Internet, for

example, don’t use

upper-case

letters, it

Surf the world at the touch of a button by Jennifer Dougall

means you

around the Internet pretty well. “I try

are shouting.

Server: a company that provides users with access to the

People can

now

order a pizza,

and

visit

day,” he

something new every

said

an interview.

with someone from the other side

“You can go to places that show you the new (Web sites) for the

of the world without leaving the

day, but

get a psychic reading or even chat

Internet.

how

Snail mail:

community

refers

the Internet to

postal service.

URL: tor,

Universal resource loca-

another

nan^ft^

/b .

^ntaTeTs: World Wide Web: a not

all,

oped

comfort of

regular

part, but

of the Internet devel-

home.

ence, the Intemetj^r^seem pretty

Web

without

even

Cverwneiming,

scary

Button, the

come

When

Jim Dowthwaite, a second-year engineering

technol-

ogy student at Conestoga College, has been connected to the Internet for almost a year.

two hours

spends about

a day, four days a

week

“surfing the Net.”

“Usually at

night

it’s

when I TV’s

after the

about 12 o’clock decide to go on really boring,”

it,

to.

knows

his

way

that it

interesting

Red

he considers one he has

interesting

a picture of a

says

“Push

3-D

here.”

pushed, nothing hap-

pens. There

a space to leave

quotes on what the viewer thinks red button signifies. “There

the

were people thinking

talked to

There

service

couldn’t even get

in.

I’m not with them any more.” then hooked

Triangle

up with Golden which has

Line,

given him nothing but good service.

know what

“Tfiey

ing,”

they’re do-

got

don’t even that,”

“Be

$19.95 a month. “I

the

Internet,

Dowthwaite

“They say it’s safe sending (credit card) numbers over the Internet now. Netscape has really said.

come But

far

;ccv“'ty factor.

there’s

still

a lot of ways that

people can find out your Visa or MasterCard number. You can re-

messed up there.” Dowthwaite steers clear of

connected,

Dowthwaite signed a four-month contract with Golden Triangle for 30 hours

a problem with

still

ally get

said.

When

over

out credit card numbers

giving

come

close to using

the

“chat” lines because, “I’ve heard there’s a lot of perverts out there.

friend

lines

was on one of the bit wordy

and she got a

chat

with

her phone number.

said.

careful

who you

get con-

“Now

she’s got a guy calling

Be sure you have somebody that knows what they’re

her and he won’t leave her alone.

did nothing at all.”

talking about. (Sales) people can

phone number.

Dowthwaite hooked up to the Net after he saw an advertisement in the Pennysaver. He went on-

really

God all

or did absolutely nothing at

and philosophizing on why

line with a

said.

Dowthwaite

been

site

most

of the

many

including the Big

sites,

button

a pro.

lines.

has been to

But with the age of the “Net” comes quick solutions and easy answers. Anyone can betimes.

mechanical

own.” experi-

use Hypertext-linked

documents.

their

To someone

usually try and find

“They had 10 Internet They told me the had 100 when I started. It was really bad service. A couple of months into deliver.

Waterloo company

that

promised good service, but didn’t

nected

to.

wrap you around

their little

finger,” he said. “If

you

“There’s

some

people out there.

You

you don’t get good service, won’t get interested and

not fun

run- into them.”

just

that’s

She’s going to be changing her

at all.”

idea.

really

You

it,

but

until

you

hear about

you don’t know about

bizarre

really have

SPOKE,

April 15,

1996

Supplement Page 3

Journalism 2 Spring Supplement Editor:

Kew HCopy

Richard

Matthew Harris HPhoto

Editor:

RobertsH Production Manager: Jennifer Dougall

Editor: Paul

H Production Assistant: Sara Maxim

Conestoga College students capitalize on Web site design by Sara Maxim

However,

Two

broadcasting students from

Conestoga their

College

own company

Web design to Web sites on

for

Twin

have

Roland

brothers

and

ners

ArcPro, an audio-video-

The

newest

for

their

Web

site

Conestoga College

first-year

broadcasting

This

students.

site

consists of profiles of each student

including their area of specializa-

and the reason they chose

tion

broadcasting.

The aim of

their

had

tions

Russell and

CFHK

details.

by the

started

site

Roland Archer

they contacted

and wanted us

disc jockeys,

information

needs to

ness.”

for example,

updated

upcoming

and

contest

an ongoing job, the broth-

sites arc

make about $200

sites,

to revise the

depending on the extent of

the revisions needed.

well, the

from $20 to $100 an hour. With both brothers working

project

after

the

was to create a Web Pantel Communications in

to-

can

certain things while Russell

site for

speeds things up.”

said. “It

With

their

steadily increasing portfolio of de-

Cambridge. This

ArcPro

mostly

ily

wasn’t

company. The features and benefits of Pantel’s service were stated.

perfect place to launch a career in

Internet design.

that time dealt

with video production.

Roland Radio

until

CFHK

Archer worked at London, that

Ltd., in

acted primar-

an advertisement for the

well, an electronic-mail area to

by Dave Luymes

say that broadcasting

will

the

Beginners considering hooking

may want

check a few

things

about

by Chris Kuhl As

slower modems.

Telephone support should be

the

offered 24 hours a day, and in-

server before signing over their

structions

and reference material

Ken Cook,

a sales and service

representative for Burlington Net-

work Services, offered some advice at a free seminar at A-Plus

Software in Kitchener on March 16.

“The Internet

the largest and

most up-to=>date encyclopedia will ever find,”

Cook

said, before

showing examples of 1993 tos of a series

pho-

of comets colliding

Cook

pany,

company’s range of connection plans should accommodate customers who realize after a few

months that they want a package with more hours. This happens often, and some Internet companies charge a fee to change to a

pany has been a clue to

becomes more com-

society

Internet

as a resource, a

type of company It’s

long a com-

business

its stability,

Cook

without the mind-numbing effect of TV,”

Cook

said.

also

Cook provided a list of things to check when choosing an Internet server. Most companies

provide the connection software

have a client-to-modem ratio of

needed, but also in-home support.

Any more than one modem would slow down access speed considerably, Cook said. about 10 to one. 10

using

clients

Also beware of companies that (kbps)

modems, which

the fastest ones to date, but

P)1 of their *28.8 kbps

future

of the In-

different

assigned

are

skills

work together on

be integrated into people’s

much

the

same way

lives

the postal

With

company, the self-employed and not

virtual

workers are

necessarily from

same com-

the

pany.

Cook

modems, and custom-

have not

a certain

innovative brothers have a

these

say, Conestoga College’s newspaper could soon be in Cyberspace.

perform

system.

a 32-year-old

This

where he does most

increase,” said Riepert in an interat his

home.

said that virtual

companies

could become a trend of the future. very new,” said Riepert,

“It’s

about

in relation to

talked

computers.”

Riepert said the Internet allows

come

people to

together to form

Okjl'nn blonde

companies.

If businesses or individuals

need

specific things done, they can scan

Web

sites advertising

various

com-

panies with the skills needed.

“Small businesses like the Internet,” said Riepert,

can’t

tell

“because you

the difference

between a

large corporation and a small business. This

nessmen

of his work.

good

for small busi-

me.”

up a

Riepert’s advice to those inter-

to advertise

ested in the virtual-company mar-

currently setting

site” for

Orenda

the Internet.

Orenda

a large

access the Internet in the

manufactures

situations

before.

ket

installed

be as knowledgeable as

possible in their area of expertise.

jet engines.

Riepert has worked in similar

said

it’s

important to pick

something they like doing because they will be doing a lot of

it.

said.

the wireless world

grated with the Internet,

soon be possible to

sit

is inteit

Also, he suggests exploration of

computer software (Microsoft Excel) in Coldwell Banker’s comput-

all

ers in Waterloo.

subject, keeping an

the alternatives related to their

will

down on

park bench anywhere with a laptop computer, and surf the Net.”

However,

who

was another person

did most of the training of the

Coldwell

staff

on how

to use the

Pedro. ye, II nneL abo '/ourself

“As more and more people start own businesses, some of them working out of their homes on their own computers, virtual

through the Internet and pick out

mer and technician. His office is a little room adjacent to the livingroom at his house on Chapel Hill Drive on the outskirts of Kitch-

their

skill,

self-employed computer program-

“Web

Sweet"'

virtual

They each have

ener.

8oKMOur. Pcdrol \

vvos

programs

other

“and quite often you hear

Mississauga based company which

future,”

are the faster

any

will

service and television were.

“As

this point they

on seeing Spoke go on-line.

set

a particular pro-

ject.

Riepert believes that

are

hide the fact that not

modems

Cook

still

some 14.4 kbps modems, Cook said. Some Internet compatry to

for the

will see a lot of different

use

nies

“You ways to

advertise 28.8 kilobytes per sec-

ond

company should not only

ternet,

abil-

Conestoga about Web sites. However, they have their sights

here

and each one gets hired

popularity.

said.

entertainment value without the mind-numbing effect of TV.” .

approached

view

Allan Riepert

“

You’re not de-

your

com-

like the traditional

with Jupiter.

entertainment value

companies are probably going

company.

called a virtual

much

new

emerging.

a particular task. “It is great

City

The brothers are already working on their next project for a new

pany where a group of people with

How

TV,” more fun scenes working on at

You’re dependent upon your

said.

different plan.

work

the technical part.

new

puterized and businesses use the

com-

should be supplied by the

money.

interested

of the broad-

Companies

with Internet service through the

up to the Internet

Internet

Businesses netted together

may unknowingly end up

ers

seem However, they

to suit the brothers.

are

be behind the

signs, broadcasting does not

Virtual

Beginners take care in looking for a server

“I’d like to

client.

own company and

brothers in 1990 as a part-time job.

site

casting program.

ity.”

site

They

in the technical side

ing together

will understand the busi-

sonality.

pendent

we go on

good Web site usually takes two weeks to lay out, more if there are custom graphics. “Workour advantage.

want

Russell Archer said. “It’s

just

Neither of the brothers hopes to end up as a radio or television per-

creation of a site can range in price

gether, for

so that

“CFHK,

doing other steps,” Roland Archer

Their

CFHK

The company was

Web

featured biographies of the

station’s

em-

ployers.

of a

make them a Web site.” The site the brothers created

which they can market to prospective

site

that other radio sta-

sites,”

November

said. “In

concert

abilities

Web

“We

get the radio and television skills

work,

ers

CFHK

with

me-

students another

site is to offer

dium

Web

this

into

design. “I planted the idea

addition

portfolio of designs

moved

the business

dio and television business,” said

be revised,” said Roland Archer. every two weeks.” Although the

company.

publications

site,

realize

that the Internet crosses into the ra-

Roland Archer.

Web

a constant process.

it’s

120 Old

Carriage Dr., Kitchener, are part-

has been

site

“After you design a

the Internet.

Archer, 20, of

Russell

Web

created.

demand

the

“We’re here because we

the brother’s job does

not end once the

started

specializing in

meet

was provided.

field questions

don’t be afraid

people out.

open mind, and

who may be

consult other able to help

SPOKE,

April 15,

1996

Supplement Page 4

Journalism 2 Spring Supplement Editor:

Kew BCopy

Richard

Matthew

Editor:

B Photo Editor:

Harris

B Production Assistant: Sara Maxim

Paul RobertsB Production Manager: Jennifer Dougall

Internet

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Canadian archives: a of maps, documents.

collec-

and

pictures

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Beginning his exploration, he

by Matt Harris

started

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opengov/

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the Canadian

government ministry

“newbie.” In Internet terms, that

means he

new

offices.

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doesn’t use the Internet

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Although not exactly the same

noticed that you can look at

kind of business as the Eek-A-

sor,

what the school offers

terms of

programs. Also, various parts of different

there

are

faculties

through

After looking

“Web

other

Francis asked

sites”,

Eek-A-Geek

to the

come

It is

site.”

Francis went to an

look for

sites

were about,

that

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IRC

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world. Mostly from

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very

about the Internet and

little

heard

about

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through a friend.

What

the Internet.

else, engineering.

of the “Net”.

logged on was a culture he had never dreamed existed.

home

sites to uni-

pages,

found

things that he thought he could

only get

in person.

“Looking

and

“We show

through

the

about

things

its

in off

try out the Internet.

people some basic

how

the

Internet

works. The biggest thing people

when

ask about

they

come

in is e-

“I

many

can’t believe that so

talking to people

from

was

over the

all

Canada and

home

Tim

Laughlin,

sentative at

envisioned

beatniks

repre-

Golden Triangle

Line

in Kitchener, said that chat

lines

and e-mail are two of the

biggest draws about the Internet.

coffee-drinking

around

sitting

place.

his mind.

was wrong about

found

this

real relaxed

kind of like a bar.”Fran-

in there, cis

Eek-A-Geek Cafe, he

visited the

changed

writing

When

poetry onto the Internet.

“I guess

a sales

when he heard

Francis said that

about the idea of an Internet cafe,

the U.S., though.”

Going from music versity

when he

Francis found

other aspects

the street

(In-

The

Opium Den. people use those things.

crowd

wasn’t

site called

The counter person offered tips to Francis on how to make his search more effective. Francis

eclectic

set up anyone can walk

mail,” Laughlin said.

what

store so

in off the

try out the Internet.

show him a “chat

prepared for what he saw.

Geek Cafe, Golden Triangle does have two terminals

few

styled in the fashion of a coffee

Acid Mud Flower home page.

well.”

can’t believe so many people use those things,” “I

house. Eclectic furnishings and an

even

Movies

sity

Toronto, a place where

ages/swampamf/amflinkJitmJ

of band home pages on

pages.

page for the University of Wind-

the counter person if she could

Joe Public can

Video and sound clips of fea-

Web

neering graduate from the Univer-

but

he wanted

hype was

the

all

So he went Cafe

http://www.sony.com/

that

World Wide

about.

segments.

Listing

user. Francis

by browsing through some

thought that the Eek-A-Geek

not the kind of place more ex-

perienced users would be found.

http://www.mgmua.coni/

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Artists

United

previews and reviews of

Net noir

The dark side

http://

8080/edi

dies/FilmReviews Film reviews with a feminist

of ‘C

by Paul Roberts

perspective.

Sports

The

http://espnet.sportszone.com/

Internet has proven to be a

valuable research tool as well as an

many who have

though,

http://www.sierra.net/skiweb

For

showcase.

entertainment

Espn sports home page.

the skiing enthusiast.

say not everything on the Net that

http^/www.vegas.comywage

Manson,

and Jeffrey Dahmer

Proline online.

home

Killer Hall of

This that

ges/cafe/

some;

London

Eng-

Since

“Net

/wiliie/wilJie.html

from

janitor

site.

tasteless

enjoyed as a form

of entertainment on the Internet by

http 7/chat.carleton.ca/~spare

the

one of thousands

considered

yet,

all

at the Serial

Fame Web

site is just

are

Ted Bundy

others.

landjcnown as Cyberia.

Willie

cyberspace

http://www.easynet.co.

Chatline

is all

wholesome.

Charles

rnet/

Entertai

Al-

surfed

the

November 1995, 32,650 have

surfers”

visited

the

Church of Satan home page where readers can find tidbits about cast-

Simpsons.

ing love- and hate-spells or pur-

Unusual

chase a ceremonial knife from an catalogue

http.7/www.users.interportn

extensive

et/~amnesia/butt.html

looking blades.

For

Conestoga

First-year

the philosophical: the Big

deadly-

College

business-management

Red Button.

Robert Frank

http://www.ora.com/cgi-bin/ to

student

a reporter’s guide

macabre side of the

this

In-

crash-cai ternet.

The disaster of the day.

According to Frank, the “hyper-

http://www.ag.com/condom/

text”

country

home page

For those seeking a

selection.

Newspapers h ttp://www.t-o.com ....

The Toronto Star home page,

function

stranger

Satanic

this

links a surfer to even

Web

pages.

“There are parts of

that

are definitely adult oriented,” Robert Frank

New

page

York

Times

somewhere and needed a car, we at a few at the Grim Rides Funeral Car Club page.” The page is a reference site for

could look

those

interested

home

“You can

find almost anything

on the Net with

just a

little

hunting

around,” said Frank. “If

were

actually

going

purchasing a

The names and e-mail

ghastly murders light up the screen

they (the children) are viewing.”

and clicking the mouse on another

answer

to this

new

concern may

section of the screen provides the

come from

viewer with further evidence.

age called Net Shepherd.

Mail-order

catalogues

program

This

filled

software pack-

can

down-

with federally banned books and

loaded free of charge from the In-

dresses of owners and enthusiasts

videotapes can also be found

ternet

of these vehicles are prominently

over

hearse.

listed

when

a surfer enters the

ad-

site.

more searching, Frank stumbles upon the Crime After

little

Scene Evidence File

http7/w w w .nytimes.com/

The

Photo by Paul Roberts

Robert Frank explores the darkside from his computer console.

This

site

Web

page.

closely resembles what

the

Internet

all

and obtaining

and allows parents of

under the age of

these materials can be as easy as

ject matter, violence

“This should be a great concern to parents,” said Frank. “It

be a

lot

of fun, but

it’s

can

all

surprising

all

page has no

If the

“The

Internet

of stuff,” said Frank. “Their par-

parts of

ents should keep an eye

oriented.

depicting

on what

rating, the

child cannot continue into the

that kids

to this kind

and language

Web pages.

a homicide detective awakens to

have access

surfers

8 to rate the sub-

sending e-mail.

on a Monday morning. Fictitious file photos

site.

obviously very

useful,” said Frank. “BuTthere it

that are definitely

ac^j

SPOKE, April

15, 1996

— Page 5

TAKING SIDES DO YOU THINK THE INCREASE TO OSAP AND BURSARIES WILL BE ENOUGH TO OFFSET TUITION AND FEE HIKES? Luckier than

campus comments

know

in-

no doubt

who are going be paying back more

that students

to repay their loans will

Increased tuition fees

—

management

15 per cent for col-

OSAP provided OSAP, which

their

OSAP as

is.

both.

Anyone on OSAP knows that sooner or later banks come to get their money. Say as many

Chris Oliver

the

second-year broadcasting

the only financial

many students. The amount of money a student

aid available for

“Probably not. think it is going to keep going up. There is never enough.” I

receives de-

pends on his or her assessed need, such as living situation and education costs. The Canada student loan meets 60 per cent of a student’s needs for his or her study period.

first-year

Canadian bankers took over the fate of stuThe government found that they weren’t doing a good enough job of managing their money (?!) and so farmed OSAP out to dents last year.

some of the biggest profit-making corporations in the country. Profits, not students, are

marketing

Students are constantly and consistently told

of the loan must begin.

that they

For example, a typical monthly payment for a loan of $ 1 4,000, based on an interest rate of 1 2 per cent and period of 9.5 years, will be $206.

when

“No don’t think so because it’s not enough now, even if it matches

a student finishes repay-

will

have

pay $1 ,725 next

year.

program will be about $700 higher, so the loan and repayment

The

tuition fee for a three-year

first-year

However, Canada still has a relatively low cost

can afford to pay tuition fees in that nation’s institutions.

There

no financial

aid such as

With

electrical

directly, at the

minimum, want a

“I

pay the interest on their loans. Education is expensive and any student funding program should be valued as a privilege. It is worthwhile to remember that college students paid only 19 per cent of the total cost of their education last year, and it is still one of the lowest rates when compared with other coun-

least

whether now or 1 8 months after graduno longer be accountable to a greater part of society to push the limits of “conventional wisdom”, for the simple reason that the majority of society won’t be able to afford

it.

OSAP isn’t going to solve any probA new system is needed whereby students

Higher lems.

can earn their education in other ways. Co-op is an option. Why not expand the co-op idea to include all disciplines? Earn points toward the cost of your education and gain work experience. Businesses get a labor force they can mold into viable employees and all those nonsense

engineering technician

don’t think so.

some

The

cuts.

OSAP will

Room 4B15,

too.”

thing.

to the editor or staff

SPOKE

in colleges, universi-

shakes from fat-cat loans officers gloating over another poor sucker who wants to learn some-

management

or call

would invest

and trade schools the way they invest in stocks, education wouldn’t have problems and society would get a handsome return. It’s worth a bit more than toothy grins and sticky hand-

Do you have any topical questions you want straight-forward answers to? Send them

with

ties

Rich Scott third-year materials

come up

real justification for their existence.

If society

budget cuts are going to be long and hard. Everything is going through

tries.

YES

the current trend of increased cost to the

degrees are suddenly forced to

student to at

that

“You don’t appreciate

ation, education will

marketing

Gord Foster

OSAP, which

gives the student at least a six-month period to pay back student loans. Banks in both Canada and the U.S. that finance a student’s education

“Do you know what

student,

“The government doesn’t have enough money anyway, so they’ll lie and say it will be enough, but it won’t/

United States, where educational systems are not only more expensive, but also elitist. Only a small percentage of the American population

easy.

over and over again?

will correspond.

of post-secondary education compared to the

in the U.S.?”,

something if you don’t pay for it”. Who hasn’t heard their parents or another member of the baby boom generation parrot these sentiments

the 15 per cent. It’s still not enough.” Deanne Richards

of $9,527 paid, will be $23,527. student with tuition fees of $1,500 this year

interest

have

would cost

ing a loan, the total payments, with the total

what

matter to big business.

ceasing to be a full-time student, a repayment

This means that

meaningful things as you want about education and its innate, intrinsic value, but it doesn’t change the reality that an increase in education, accompanied by an increase in OSAP, is no bargain for the student.

Melissa Mills

Ontario student loan covers the rest. On the last day of the seventh month after

be in-

whether orchestrated by government or implemented by college administration, or

Canada Student Loans

and Ontario Student Loans,

will

new

creases,

little

much.”

be more

(OSAP)

going up as well, to help offset these

Student Assistance Program

increase won’t help that

to the students.

includes

Students have been assured that the Ontario

“No. Enough people are having trouble stretching

estoga College, said in her last interview for that with the increase there will

chop education funding

education.

announced by the Ministry of Education, are a nightmare for most students who depend on government funding. Higher tuition, effective September 1996, means a student will need more money. Betty Martin, the financial officer at Con-

Spoke

government. Post-secondary administrations have added their own “fees” on top of the admissable 15 per cent. Government and college administration seem to be moving closer to that American idea of inequality defining itself in

Lynn Martin third-year materials

money. leges

The opportunity

has been roundly exploited by the provincial

for tuition.”

creases.

There

from behind

“As long as It meets or exceeds the tuition hike. If it doesn’t, students will have to find another way to pay

In terms of a short-period solution, increased Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)

funding and bursaries will offset tuition

OSAP a bite

at 748-5366.

Page 6

— SPOKE, April

15,

1996

CONESTOGA LIFE

New program needs male volunteers some confusion over people

By Judith Hemming

thinking the program

Because of a shortage of male volunteers, the

Walk

Safe pro-

trol. sit

The team and

its

outside the security headquar-

gram did not operate on two out of

ters

the first eight nights of

station to provide the

pilot

its

a foot pa-

co-ordinator

and the team only leaves the

Walk

Safe

service.

project.

The program

Blackwell, the newly elected president.

The

requires a co-ed

volunteer team, said April-Dawn

DSA

pilot project started

on March 25, and

to continue

until April 25.

Co-ed teams, used also at Fanshawe and Mohawk colleges and the University of Waterloo, are re-

quired as a security measure, both

for usage, Blackwell said she

happy with it

few weeks,

the first

a brand

new

service. Six

people used the program for four walks on its first night, and the

number of people using ice ranged between two

the servto

seven

people a night.

how

Volunteers can choose

many

shifts they

wish

work

vol-

each week. “That was a big mis-

to ensure the

conception, too. I’m not asking for

safety of our volunteers as well as our users,” said Blackwell.

four nights a week. We’ll sign up

There are now 15 volunteers for the program. Walk Safe currently has more female than male volunteers. Blackwell said the program is looking for male volunteers to help balance the female to male

to do,” said Blackwell.

for the program’s users and unteers.

“We want

its

your name with what your willing

Tad Musial,

a first-year student

Law

and Security Administration program, who is part of a Walk Safe team, said he sees it as in the

a volunteering opportunity for his

Julie Donnelly, a first-year

resume.

ratio.

The program is also looking for two or three more people to act as co-ordinators for the program. Blackwell is the current program co-ordinator.

Blackwell said there has been

Cheryl Lacey, also a first-year

LAS A

student, said volunteering

program both looks good on a resume and is a good opportunity to help others. “That’s what for the

LASA’s

Lacey and Tad Musial, all first-year program and April-Dawn Blackwell on April 3, 1996.

Julie Donnelly, Cheryl

nator, said, “It gives a competitive

edge

better

student

trained to be a

who was

Walk

students, help out the

patrol at

being

Safe co-ordi-

(to graduating students look-

looks.”

All three said they plan to volun-

ing for jobs).” in a foot

teer

one

shift

week

Walk Safe

(Photo by Diane Santos)

Lakehead for a year. “It was really interesting. Then, when they had this, I thought, the more volunteering on the resume, the

LASA

Donnelly was involved

for.”

LASA

in the fall if

the executive approves the continuation of the

Walk Safe

If the program is approved, the executive will also review the need for a foot patrol and a Walk Safe phone number.

Afternoon in the Lounge Video Presentation DSA Walk Safe Pilot Project Begins March

Featuring

7:30

BRAVEHEART Thursday, in

April

25th

pm - 11:30 pm

Mondays - Thursdays

Walk Safe Headquarters

the Sanctuary

at the

SECURITY OFFICE Volunteer applications accepted on an ongoing basis at the

Do you have used

text

books

Notice of Meeting

The DSA will sell

Tuesday, April 16

your books

4:30

for you!

DSA Office between

May

and August

23,

1996

Room 1B20

Drop Off Your Books to the

DSA Office

DSA BOARD of DIRECTORS

to sell?

All

BOD Members Please Plan to

Attend our

last

pro-

gram.

meeting of the year

SPOKE, April

15, 1996

— rage 7.

CONESTOGA LIFE

DSA president sits on HOBY panel By Amanda Weber

Eastwood Collegiate. thought it was very worth-

student, a business

“The view only

way

while,” Mittelholtz said, “I also

that university is the

to go,

comes from

thought

par-

telholtz.

Mittelholtz,

was speaking about

tion.

HOBY’s

tance of choice,” Mittelholtz

goal

to target

youths

6 to develop their leader-

said. “It I

Mittelholtz

was

just

one of

had five minutes

five

was something

decided to do and

that

was

great,” Mittelholtz said. There were a lot of good

people speaking to a crowd of

made up of high

mostly Grade 0 and students from KCI, Grand River and East-

questions, she said.

school student association people

from

wood

with a number of people who think university education is the only way to go and she hopes the panel helped to

DSA

work on

to students

Mittelholtz said that

organization

over Kitchener-Watcrloo, got in touch with April-Dawn Blackwell to see if a repreall

sentative

from the

member of

university liaison officer, a Wilfrid Laurier

University business

that attitude.

president

Dawn

Mittelholtz

was happy

part of

about education choices.

a panel

(Photo by

talking

Amanda Weber)

graduate appreciates program’s work terms

Linda Cassel graduated

from Conestoga’s early childhood education program in 1995, she had already been working part time in the field for several years. But she the practical experience the

program provided was an invalu-

good when she

At her previous job at Westvale Child Care, Cassel worked with school-age children also doing programming and working on gross-

motor

skills,

to enrol in

when

they would have rather been any-

Cassel, 32, recently started a

new

job in the pre-school room of St. Jacob’s Day Care, which she said better suited her strengths and pref-

Conestoga. Her position at the Wilmot Community Centre was cut

erences.

last

Jacob’s, she does program-

ming, decorating and creative circles all geared to meet the needs of

four years while she took courses

hour, but Cassel will not

than $11 an hour

where a

full

situation

make

at St.

less

Jacob’s,

enhancement”

used to top up wages. Cassel said having four children

of her own helped her with the ECE

time.”

The economic

the children in the day-care.

Most

direct operating grant re-

ferred to as “salary

year due to budget restraints, and although disappointed, the turn of events “boosted me to go back to school

How-

of the other centres offer $8-9 an

else than there.”

various day cares during the past

said Cassel.

scale for child care workers.

Cassel did supply work part time

was fairly

“As

originally decided

tion, she has seen jobs and salaries drop off. At Westvale, Cassel made $15.40 an hour, which is the top end of the

frustrating because she “got the

where

ECE

ever, with the recent cuts to educa-

but said the job was

children at the end of the day

able learning tool.

St.

Mittelholtz said she deals

Collegiate about their edu-

Others on the panel included a

DSA would be

By Allison Dempsey When

cational choices.

a five-person panel

ECE

“We each

to speak about the impor-

ship skills.

school last week.

felt

owner

and Conestoga.” stands for the Hugh O’Brien Youth Association. age

a panel she sat on at a local high

HOBY,

cation and a business

with post-secondary educa-

for the

HOBY

Doon Student president Dawn Mit-

sellors,” says

Association

was important

DSA

and guidance coun-

ents, teachers

owner

with no post-secondary edu-

“I

a mature student

you

defi-

ECE

theory that

19-year-olds were incredibly nerv-

confidence and

ous, but

wasn’t.”

She said good friends in the program helped her get through some rough times at school, especially when she decided to attend full time. She did her homework in bed on Saturday mornings while her sons watched television, because “I’m not a last-minute person. It was just something I had to do and I

did

ECE program pro-

vided ample practical experience, which allowed her to view how oth-

needed

ers

children.

classes provided

it was the pracwork terms which gave her

useful,

skills to take into

working world, she said. “You need time to develop your

own philosophy

about child care.

changes

you find

until

Cassel

enjoys taking new

courses, especially ones involving traits, to

help her better

deal with children and co-workers. “I

want

to take Intro to

Computers

going to school. My kids think I’m nuts, but I really enjoy it.” too. I love

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a style

you’re comfortable with. I look within myself to see what needs to be changed. It’s a constant learning process,” she said.

personality

it.”

Cassel said the

work with

tical

the

program. She also said her age provided her with the confidence to return to school.

While the

know what program you want to be in. Some of the 18- and nitely

Page 8

— SPOKE, April 15, 1996

ENTERTAINMENT/SPORTS Just joking with Jerry

Banquet will honor athletes j

By Jennifer Broomhead

By Diane Santos

and un-

flying; facial expressions

of the year, intramural team of the

Making your own fun when you’re low on cash isn’t hard to do,

letic

tourists.

Canadians and

and as long as you’re careful you won’t get into trouble, according to Toronto comedian Johnny Gard-

their quirks

gearing up for the Annual Athletic

tails

into a wres-

prairies,”

and he ques-

Two

space

Canadians

ing

show, Gardhouse

space

quet.

at the

They

at the recreation

be available door the night of the banwill not

quet.

In previous years the

DSA

and

the athletic department held their

SAC

awards banquets together. But this year, the

DSA will be having

ticipate in the banquet. Elaine

a banquet of

its

have

member,

said they are

hoping to create a greater

among

interest

athletes at the college.

athletic

ticipating

coach

centre.

department

an-

anywhere from 100

150 people, including

athletes,

own on April

Invitations will be sent to stu-

dents and faculty members who have been nominated. The DSA banquet will be held at the Doon V alley Golf Club. For more information contact the DSA office.

told the story of

the Jerry Springer incident.

called back, and

just

went

assing people at the airport.

along with

The only trouble is, Gardhouse warned, you have to be careful who

The four comics told Springer’s show that Gardhouse had slept with

you try to fool. Case in point: In January, Gardhouse and three of his friends pulled the wool over the eyes of American TV talk-show host Jerry

his babysitter

Movie review

Executive Decision typical fare

it.”

and wanted to tell his it on television. The show was taped on Jan. 9 and

wife about aired a

varsity sports,

Tickets are on sale for $5 and

can be purchased

par-

The all

depend-

This year the athletic depart-

Awards include most valuable player in

will be either

the category.

Keller, a

not be announced prior to the ban-

prank, leaving Gardhouse’s name.

ment decided

7:30 p.m.

an as-

In an interview following the

The awards

teams.

certificates or trophies,

are at 6 p.m., with dinner

are drinking buddies.”

month

later.

it.

The reporter was a comedy writer and recognized the comedians when he saw the show. He called Springer for a comment and revealed the secret without realizing

Gardhouse

By Ewa Jankowiak

and the spacecraft is destroyed

Steven Segal’s fans could be disappointed to see their hero die at the

because of a hydraulic problem.

beginning of the

Grand plays an ordinary guy

latest film

from

Joel Silver, but Kurt Russell easily

Gardhouse said they had planned to tell the show’s producers that they were playing a joke on them, but a Toronto reporter beat them to

it,

Kenneth E.

Nominations for the awards will

“One Canadian

and har-

Gardhouse’s comedy did not rely on much physical movement unless he was talking about driving or

gram.

“They

at the

will

tioned the validity of the space pro-

tronaut.

son and Sherry Dolson are involved in the organization and planning of the event.

the coaches of the individual

6: 30 p.m. The meal be catered by Beaver Foods and the awards ceremony begins

called Saskatchewan “the

Vegas of the

SAC members Keller, Amy Ol-

and female athlete of the year. The only awards that can be nominated by players are the male and female athletes of the year. The remainder of the awards are usually nominated by

served around

tling arena.

name and

to represent them.

be held in the

House of Commons

terrorizing the instructor,

worried, however, because they had hired a lawyer named Matlock

will

gymnasium

a driving test under a fake

The four comics wound up get$80,000 US. Gardhouse said they weren’t too

The event

Hunter recreation centre. Cock-

Gardhouse said one of his friends involved, called the show as a

ting sued for

Fri-

ing that Chretien should turn the

agement, the act got rolling. Some of Gardhouse’s suggestions for having fun without spending a lot of money included taking

Springer.

be held

protester earlier this year, suggest-

on audience interaction, and Gardhouse selected a few students to chat with and ridicule. It took the crowd some time to warm up and respond to Gardhouse’s jokes, but with a little time and a little encour-

Awards night

day, April 19.

at the inci-

dent involving Jean Chretien and a

les.

relied heavily

Council (SAC) and Con-

estoga’s athletic department are

weren’t totally safe from mockery,

Gardhouse poked fun

Gardhouse took centre stage in the Sanctuary for the last free nooner of the 1995-96 school year, coming straight from a gig at the Improv comedy club in Los Ange-

the Student Ath-

though.

house.

The routine

Members of

American

pecially those about

parents and friends.

award and male

year, an officials

usual voices carried the jokes, es-

who

the heroic part.

fills

motion picture, centres

takes the conse-

thriller

around six elite military operatives who get aboard a hijacked airliner Boeing 747 while it’s in mid-air. The plane had been hijacked by Nagi Hassa (David Suchet) the sec-

ond-in-command and

fanatical

leader of a feared terrorist organiza-

quences. maintains

new

Col. Austin Travis (Segal),

responsibil-

by acting super-cool and very profesity

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movie chasing

the terrorists through the plane with a strong and stone calmness, but his

bers of an anti-terrorist unit in T J.S.

portrayal of a super hero

special forces, use an experimental

vincing.

crews to the 747. During the docking, Travis dies

fer

Warner Bros.

sional.

though,

own

uncon-

by using most lethal nerve toxin, DZ-5, being carried on the aircraft as stroy Washington, D.C.,

the

cargo.

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that

secret

the typical

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audi-

which

moves quickly. The vital feminine presence supplied by Halle Berry

(

Losing

Isaiah and Boomerang).

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The

beautiful flight attendant

Jane, helps Russell and his crew

disarm the group of

terrorists.

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strong and sensitive attitudes even

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tension, fear and titillation, but not

enough

keep the audience ex-

cited.

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