Digital Edition - January 20, 1997 by SPOKENewspaper

29th Year

— No. 2

Kitchener, Ontario

January

Tibbits joins

Team Canada

promote Conestoga in Asia

By Pat Craton

reception hosted

by Team Canada

during that leg of die tour. Rechsteiner said Tibbits’s second

College president John Tibbits is in Asia promoting Conestoga as a

priority is to

place to consider for post-sec-

make

and training. There are not enough

contacts with

who

training.

and services

The

trade mission,

bers

are seeking to provide to the

goods Asian coun-

Despite the high fees foreign attractive to

Rechsteiner said Tibbits’s

named Team

on Jan. 8. It is headed by Prime Minister Jean Chretien and includes nine

national agencies or by the gov-

provincial leaders.

ernment.

Larry Rechsteiner, director of Conestoga’s international educa-

dents at the college

many come

number of

in a

which are

off-shore projects

either funded

The number of

main

inter-

international stuis

increasing

as a result, Rechsteiner said. It is

hoped

dents to attend Conestoga College.

will result in

He will do so by re-establishing and endorsing the contacts made

tional

John

Tibbits

By establishing a network with these companies, they will turn to Conestoga students when training is needed to learn and to teach the

college.

Korean representatives to attend a

Asian

trip

interna-

tunity to position themselves as players in the global marketplace. The purpose is to focus on eight sectors which are in high demand

use of their machinery. Tibbits will focus on Korea and Thailand, because n)any students in these countries go abroad education post-secondary for

presence will show support and approval from the highest level of administration,” Rechsteiner said. several invited has Tibbits

that this

many mors

students coming to Conestoga. According to a news release, the Team Canada trade mission is to provide participating companies and organizations with an oppor-

by Rechsteiner

and associate director of the international education office, Joseph Brookman, when they were in Asia promoting the services of the “Tibbits will re-establish the contacts that were made a^nd his

trip is

an investment. Already, Conestoga participates

left

in the fall of ‘96

By Tony Kobilnyk

Asian students, espehe said.

cially to those in Korea,

priority is to recruit full-time stu-

Wang

high, Rechsteiner said.

students pay, Canadian prices are

tries.

tion office, said Tibbits’s

instances,

num-

other Canadian business people

Canada,

Students to pay five dollars for note from college doctor

institu-

the

ondary education and technical

one of more than 400 business people visiting South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand to promote Canadian goods and services.

(Photo by Bryce Wilson)

accommodate

tions to

wanting post-secondary education and the cost of it in Asia

Tibbits

Bryan Sprague, of housekeeping, clears the entranceway to Door 5, following the heavy snowfall Jan. 9, which left the college blanketed in over ten centimetres of snow.

20, 1997

Asia

education being one of

them. Tibbits

Jan.

due to return to Canada 20 with the rest of the is

“team.”

said,

to see her after an because an instructor has a

students

Conestoga students who require a doctor’s note for illness will now need $5 in their pocket as well as a health card when they visit the campus doctor in the health and

illness

missed

Wang

Wang, who sees students on Tuesdays and Fridays, blames government cutbacks to medical services as one reason for Jodie

the $5 charge for notes. “I don’t like to charge for notes

and

feel

bad for doing

it,”

Wang

said in an interview.

fees to doctors are cut

the

government, doctors have difficulty finding ways to cover their overhead,

Wang said, and

they are

being forced to charge for some of the programs they used to offer for free.

“Doctors are the only group of professionals

GST on Wang

who

can’t pass the

to the people they serve,”

said, offering

an example of

financial obstacles doctors face.

said she has never charged students for medical notes in the

Wang

four years she has been lege. However, she said the freat the col-

quency of students asking for notes has been increasing lately.

A fee may also act as a deterrent to students as well as to instructors

who always

require notes,

Wang

said.

Students

who book appointments

for the sole purpose of getting a note displace time for students

who may have cal

a legitimate medi-

problem, she said.

assignments

ill

said she can’t verify

how

was so all she can on the note is that the

the student

really write

By Tim Kylie

missed

tests.

safety office.

Teachers to explain alternative delivery

policy stating a doctor’s note is required to explain absences,

Conestoga College will introduce several changes in the winter semester to its alternative curriculum delivery program,

student has told her of an illness and she is aware of it. “It really doesn’t prove anything.

including a special orientation day for nursing students coming

are supposed to be

manager of alternative curriculum delivery methodologies. The changes will address some

If students

instructors adults, responsible should be able to take their word for it (illness),” she said. OHIP currently does not pay doctors for providing notes for

February, said Conestoga’s

of the concerns raised last semester by affected students and faculty, said Carolyn Dudgeon.

patients. If a patient visits a doctor

for a medical examination and requests a note, the doctor is paid for the medical examination but not the note. If a patient visits a

no examination

“Hopefully no student will

ask where the

doctor and there but a note is given, the doctor

anatomy and physio-

receives no payment.

logy models

Some

room

Bill

is,”

Jeffrey

clinics charge patients for

the visit and the note

examination,

Wang

there

said.

no some is

Bill Jeffrey

Dean

cases, she said, the charge can be

Health sciences

as high as $30.

Wang

said

she

medical examination is performed. This will be the only payment

Wang bills for

will

receive

her services to

since

she

OHIP and

does not receive payment from the college.

last semester.

While the basic

aware that

many students are struggling for money and will only charge a flat $5 fee for notes even when no

Independent learning systems were introduced to selected courses in nursing and business

In her 1995 dissertation subject.

Dudgeon defined

on the alter-

delivery curriculum methodologies as “independent learning systems, that are used

native

with the support of an advisor, to deliver curriculum to full-time

and part-time adult learners college programs.”

thrust of alter-

native delivery will not change. Dudgeon said there is a need for a more in-depth orientation to the

program on a “separate day.” Previously,

students

received

during their structured class time (one hour per week). Bill Jeffrey, dean of health sci-

orientation

ences, talked about the orientation day for incoming nursing students and other changes The orientation day, set for Jan. 31, will allow teachers to explain alternative deliveiy in much more detail, Jeffrey said.

Students will be introduced to resources (eg. videos), and evaluation methods, such as multexts,

tiple

choice exams, so they can

familiarize themselves with alter-

native delivery methodology.

See Orientation Page 2

Page 2

— SPOKE, January

Program

20, 1997

demand

Business admissions increase for second year of January intake By Bob Puersten

1996, an increase of 15 per cent. increase for the winter

enrolled in 1996, said Leith.

The The School of Business has

semester

higher, going from

The existence of a January

intake

this

applications for January 1996, to

be re-examined every year to see if it is still needed, said

year in an effort to keep up with demand for the program.

223 applications for January 1997.

Torbay.

expanded the January intake

The

intake,

which was

tried

an experimental basis in January 1996, with students going to the Waterloo campus for their first

“Clearly the school of business

attracting a lot of attention,” said

Torbay “and there

demand

certainly

for all of our courses.”

being tried again this year, said

“We couldn’t accomodate everyone who wanted to come (in September), so there was an over-

Edith Torbay, chair of the school

flow,” said Jennifer Leith, associ-

of business.

ate

With the January intake, students do what is normally the fall

recruitment and admissions.

semester in the winter, the winter semester in the summer, with no break, and then join up with the

January to those qualified applicants who could not be accomodated in September, said Leith.

was successful and so

semester, is

second-year students the next September, said Torbay. Demand for the business program is climbing, from 3,497

The college

September 1995 to 4028 applications in September

Statistics

with

student

offered the option to

“There has to be a market for it,” There has to be available staff and space to handle another group of students. “You have to be sensitive to the market, how much the market can said Torbay.

absorb,” said Leith.

Torbay was quick to put down the idea of a

Initially the

January intake was

have a capacity of 30, but, due

demand,

was increased to 45. The actual number of students going into the January intake was 49 enrolled in 1997, up from 16 to

May

intake, in spite

of the increased demand for the business program.

The school of business

start in

other

applications in

registrar

wilt

will con-

tinue to run classes throughout the

summer

WINNING BID

semester, and possibly

increase the

number of

“But,

City, college

seriously considering starting a

new

group of students from scratch in May,” said Torbay.

College nursing students achieve success with alternative delivery dean of Conestoga College’s health sciences, said he Bill Jeffrey,

pleased with the success of nursing students who were enrolled in attemative curriculum delivery courses last semester.

The statistical sheet also showed 62 of 63 third-semester stud'^nts passed their course. There was no data available for the course in 1995.

Fourth and fifth semester students achieved a lOO per cent

Jeffrey said the ultimate question for a student is whether he or she has passed and pointed out that, at 65 per cent, the passing grade for

nursing students is 10 per cent higher than for' other students.

said the rate of successful

semester

levels might

doing better with alterna-

course completions was the same or higher in 1996 than in 1995 and

tive delivery

provided a

they are better equipped

statistical sheet

com-

because

paring the two.

The

statistical

sheet said that for

first-semester students enrolled in

an alternative delivery course the passing rate was 90 per cent as 1

for the transition

rate

was higher

John Sawicki. “Conestoga has been actively working towards hosting the

first-semester biology course

ambulance and emergency care students had one failure in 1996 and two failures in 1 995. Jeffrey said students at higher for

out of high school.

celebrate people with technical

An alternative delivery course, biology, had been a deterrent for students getting on the president’s

skills

and

fields

option.”

honors list in the past, Jeffrey said. Seven students achieved the honor

trade-specific contests in techni-

made

the dean’s honors

list

make

list.

Jeffrey

nursing

quite

happy with

students adjusted well to a major change

dents failed their alternative deliv-

fifth-semester

their alternative delivery courses.

“The students should be congratulated for a job very well done,”

5 course

failures in 1995.

students

passed

1995 there had been five

fail-

Jeffrey said this explains

By Ross McDermott

many

the changes will improve the pro-

gram and address student concerns.

“We’ve heard what

nursing students had trou-

have said,” Jeffrey said. Both Jeffrey and Dudgeon

ble with their first set of

exams. Additionally, students will be given a tour of the models lab located in group-viewing room three in the learning resources

the students

there

was

changes

Carolyn Dudgeon

a possibility for

currently tabulating

centre.

to take effect immediately, will be

“Hopefully no student will ask where the anatomy and physiology models room is,” Jeffrey said. Other changes to the program.

smaller tutorial sizes (a reduction from 35 students to 15 students)

taken

and more teaching for traditionally difficult subjects such as fluids

should be available in the next couple of weeks.

last

the drug card

responsi-

stu-

“Of all Ontario colleges we have won more medals,” he said. “To date, 5 1 Conestoga students have earned medals.” The competition

will be held ac

Memorial Auditorium and is expected to draw more than 800 students and Kitchener

the

apprentices, he said.

The

college will also host an

awards banquet for participants May 8 at theKenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre. The event is sponsored by vol-

semester.

of the questionnaire*

company

Plus,

In other business,

DSA president

April-Dawn Blackwell requested that Cutone and Cheryl Jack, education and communications coordinator, look into what the college has done for the nursing students who struggled in the anatomy course which was delivered in a self-directed method in the fall semester.

The college introduced alternanumber of cours-

ble for the coverage, failed to send

tive delivery in a

lists of student names to various pharmacies throughout Ontario,

es in the fall and received complaints from students involved regarding teacher-contact time and workload.

resulting in a

from a student questionnaire on alternative delivery results

number of students full amount for

having to pay the

the results

The

through

student complaints, that

felt

to alternative delivery, as

Dudgeon

DSA meeting Jan. 7. DSA discovered,

The

second

semester. Jeffrey said he thinks

why

Sawicki said Conestoga

dents have been successful in past competitions.

new drug coverage

drug coverage for students is continuing, said Bev Cutone, vicepresident of student affairs, during

continued from Page 1 semester nursing students last year found that 50 to 60 per cent had no experience with multiple choice testing.

pete at the national contest.

that area, said Sawicki.

for

their

Orientation day upcoming in

the

he said.

Jeffrey said.

electrolytes

cal areas from cabinet making to computer aided design (CAD),

success.

and

particpate

unteers from business, education, government and industry, and funded through donations for each category from business in

The search for a new insurance company to provide prescription

Jeffrey said a survey of first

will

DSA continues

list.

said

level

Ontario Skills Competition. Ontario winners will then com-

the presi-

and 80 per cent or better

the dean’s

encourage technical very good career

Contestants will compete in 36

semester. Additionally, 27 stu-

dents

ery course compared to

was submitted

for the transition than students just

and he

stu-

competitions,” said Sawicki. The college has both helped organize and participated in the competitions for several years. The bid to host the 1997 event in February 1996. Sawicki said the purpose of the competitions is “to highlight and

passing rate as 51 of 51 fourthsemester students and 65 of 65

Four of 89 second-semester

manager of public

8, said

affairs

fifth-semester course.

dent’s

for

students at higher semester levels.

won the bid to host the eighth-annual Skills Canada Ontario Skills Competitions May

There was no data available for the

cent or better to

school.

in conjunc-

has

Students must achieve 90 per

dents just out of high

of 107 students failed. There were also 1 1 course failures in 1995.

The passing

Conestoga College,

7 and

last

than stu-

(Photo by Irish Jackson)

Winners of gold, silver and bronze medals at the regional

Irish Jackson

tion with the City of Kitchener,

semester levels might be doing better with alternative delivery because they are better equipped

Students at higher

said

host the 1997

win bid to host

ures in the fourth-semester course.

will

Ontario Skills Competition By

Kylie

manager John Sawicki

don’t think that we’re

show success

By Tim

affairs

Ontario Skills Competitions.

offered.

— Public

Conestoga, with the City of Kitchener,

classes

their prescriptions.

The students had

go through

DSA to be reimbursed. Jack Fletcher, faculty advisor to the DSA, will be conducting a survey of available health coverage in Ontario. the

This, said Fletcher, could lead to a

number of

colleges

joining

Cutone said a survey, currently being done, will review and compare marks achieved through the

method

self-directed

those

achieved when the courses were delivered

the

traditional

method.

The

DSA

preparations

together and being covered under

executive

one plan.

semester.

for

also

beginning

the

upcoming

elections

later

this

SPOKE, January 20,

1997

— Page 3

College credits gained through life experiences

Next!

Trish Jackson

Prior learning assessment and

recognition

dents with

(PLAR) can help stulife experience com-

plete their education sooner, said Eleanor Conlin, PLAR facilitator. “Adults want to come to school to learn what they have to learn

and get out,” said Conlin. “Prior learning assessment is who have really for adults acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes, through their life and work experience, and want recog-

a Kitchener Transit employee, sell a bus pass to Kelly Townsend, a first-year accounting student, inside Door 3. Waiting beside Townsend is Kim Kilimnik, a

Tania Swan,

first-year

left,

(Photo by Ross McDermott)

marketing student.

Doon campus

nition for this.”

The program, mandated and funded by the Ontario government, was implemented three years ago to accomodate the changing times and needs of the economy, she said. “It’s in

losophy

Parking requested

keeping with the new phi-

—

flexibility,

accessibility

—

equity and

of federal and

provincial government.” In the past three years about

250

students have attained approxi-

through mail-order

mately 350 credits through

PLAR,

said Conlin.

coming summer.

By Helene Beaulieu

He Students and staff at Conestoga

Doon campus may

College’s

have a new way of purchasing passes by parking their September of 1997. Barry Milner, manager of physical resources, said the college is

of conducting a province-wide survey which could lead to a service that would require students to mail in their parking requests. Milner said the college survey in the process

was

sent to

all

of Ontario’s post-

PLAR

said the idea for the change

came

in service

out during the

course of a general review. The implementation of this sort of

program would provide

better service to the college pop-

because it will increase the amount of time available to purchase parking passes and eliminate line-ups. Milner said his office has tried to be user-friendly and he feels the parking needs of the Doon campus are being met. He said whenever parking costs ulation,

said,

available to either full-

time or part-time students of any age, she said, and is different from

an exemption. Exemptions are given to students who have already taken a specific course either at the college or at another institution, while PLAR is for students who do not have a credit already, but do have the neccessary knowledge, said Conlin. PLAR gives students course credits for experience once they demonstrate their knowledge and skills and are assessed by teachers in that specific course, she said.

are adjusted, they are kept steady for a number of years to avoid

plete a portfolio and challenge a

the costly administration fees of

course.

proposed service that may have already been experienced else-

a price change. The physical resources office also works in co-operation with

Challenges may be in the form of an exam, a case study, assignment, a demonstration or a combi-

where.

student, staff

Milner said staff from physical resources and security will offer suggestions for changes and adjustments before passing the

sentatives

secondary institutions.

said,

once received, the

information will be assessed to uncover any problems with the

information to administration.

Then, said Milner, college registrar Fred Harris and his office will

become involved

in evaluat-

ing the possibility of applying the new service to Doon. The service is not being con-

Waterloo or Guelph campuses, he said, because the bulk of programs sidered

for

the

offered at these locations are more short-term; therefore it is

not feasible to offer long-term parking options. Milner said they were also looking into whether or not security staff,

who

responsible administration,

manage

are currently

for

parking

would be able

the changes during the

and faculty repre-

known

as the Parking

Feedback Group. The group meets throughout the year and help ensure money for academic issues is not used for parking services.

To do

this,

students must

com-

a fee of $70, determined by the ministry of education, for challenging a course, she said. is

The college

Conlin said. Creating portfolios to profile school, work, and life experience,

parking for 2,737 vehicles. Milner said this puts the college well above the bylaw expec-

can help them to challenge a specific course, and can also be used as a general education credit.

vacant

lot

Furthermore, the next to the golf course at the south end of the campus has

been

set aside for

any future

parking needs.

Milner said he hoped to have the survey information compiled

the

end the month so

Eleanor Conlin

Michelle Gray, a part-time

first-

year recreation leadership student, gained three credits through

go back

Conestoga

experience with computers as a

Gray was a past national champion in artistic rollerskating and is

full-time inside-sales representa-

now

to challenge the computer applications course in the

a Level 3 rollerskating coach.

gave her enough knowledge that she was This

experience

successfully challenge three courses, she said. She took the portfolio course and incorporated three essays to challenge the communication, human able

development, and methods teaching and learning courses.

tive for

Manitoulin Transport.

She plans

future.

Brenda Smith, a part-time

office

systems administration student, courses five challenged has already and plans to challenge

more in the future. To date she has received

credit

for business organization, office

management, business math really

helped

me see that could relate my years of rollerall I

skating experience to the

recreation

leadership

coffee shop, Tavi-Delight, Smith feels

PLAR

gave her an advan-

tage.

been able

only

way

would’ve

to get a post-secondary

education,” she said.

Michelle Gray first-year recreation leadership

When Gray

decided to continue

allowed me, while working be in the continuing education program.” “It’s

full-time, to

The college offers a free orientaworkshop for students, which

her education, she said she had no

tion

idea which program to take, and the portfolio course helped her to

details the purposes, benefits

process of

Workshops

decide.

1997.

Exploring the paranormal

and

PLAR. will

Doon campus

be held

Feb.

at the

6:30

Guelph campus Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m., Stratford campus Feb.

p.m.,

6:30 p.m., and Waterloo 8 at 9:30 a.m.

campus Mar.

the plan

soon as possible for September

As full-time general manager at Eastzorra-Tavistock Public Utility Commission, and co-owner of a

that if

is given the go-ahead, implementation could begin as

WordPerfect, and introduction computing through PLAR.

“It’s the

program.”

about the program. “I think it’s super that they’ve allowed this to happen for people

myself who want

to school,” said Gray.

that I could relate all my years of rollerskating experience to the recreation leadership program.” Gray said she has also gained

the prior

facilitator of

(Photo by Trish Jackson)

“The course really helped me see

and

the

College.

very enthusiastic

PLAR

assessment and recognition program

also offers a course

to help students create a portfolio,

Currently there are 1 1 parking lots at the campus with enough

tations for the City of Kitchener.

learning

“The course

nation of these, said Conlin.

There

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Stop groping

dark

in the At

this

time of year most

of Canada

is usually covered by a blanket of snow. Now a blanket of another

sort

— paranoia, conspiracy —

and coverup threatens to smother Canada’s leaders. The Krever inquiry’s investigation into the

Red

Cross tainted blood scandal could be called the starting point.

Here the focus turned from investigation of

how the tragedy occurred to how those who may have made errors in judgment fought, with government support,

have

their

names kept

secret.

Even former health minister Monique Begin had to consult with an ethics advisor before

Ebonics not an acceptable language form

deciding to take responsibility for the affair. Almost weekly, the media reveal reports of

the

wrongdoing by the Canadian military and clockwork, from the top down, generals to lieu-

scramble to protect themtenants

nothing

reports of

wrongdoing by the Canadian

reveal the truth.

And now,

retired

Lewis

general

McKenzie, January

Almost weekly, the media reveal

which

selves,

does

military.

Canadian Press story, said enemies of the Canadian military may be trying to undermine the forces by driving a wedge between English and French speaking troops. He made this claim because in his view, it seems the majority of events involve francophones or francophone units. Historian Jack

same CP article, agreed that someone has launched a campaign against the

Granastein, in the

This

Dec. 18, 1996,

Oakland Unified

School i

District

Board of Education

military.

Not for the fact responsiMcKenzie and Granastein

could think this way, or that it seems to pit English against French, but because they view the truth as an organized attack

on the military. Another instance where the focus on truth has been turned aside to focus on what ... a conspiracy to bring the Canadian military to its knees?

Look back

to the publication of journalist

Stevie Cameron’s book.

Corruption and Greed in the Mulroney Years. Since that time, imagined conspiracies involving former prime minister Brian Mulroney resulted in his filing a libel suit, settled out of court, against the

which has been Canadian gov-

Although the Canadian public does not know what evidence prompted the government to send the letter libeling Mulroney to the Swiss government, it is clear that again, from the top down, people who could be held accountable, such as Justice Minister Allan Rock and RCMP commissioner Philip Murray, have found themselves in positions needing

no defence.

Moreover, as long as the leaders of this country continue to grope in the dark after unfounded conspiracy theories and search for ways of sidestepping responsibility, Canadians will find it increasingly hard to breathe under this blanket of government paranoia.

give

mother

their

The school board help

ease

Oakland

students

into

hoping

standard

would just translate the phrase into the proper English equivalent, “He has done

terms and/or slang become recognized as acceptable forms of communication?

ics”.

it.”

Up here in the “great white north” we don’t even have such a thing as Canadian

Ebonics? Dr. Ernie A. Smith, a linguist in the U.S., is quoted as saying in a brochure published on the Internet, “Ebonics contains the linguistic and paralinguistic feais

which on a centric continuum competence of West African, Caribbean and tures

represent the speech and linguistic

United

States

slave

descendants

Locke of

the Associated Press,

student says

“He done

The students can

did

it,”

when

also use double or

triple negatives in a single sentence. For example, “I’m not going back there no more.” Supporters for the legislation argue Ebonics is not simply a slang version of English and has a deep history rooted in

Africa.

This

English by allowing them to speak in their mother tongue without punishment. This is where the debate becomes most heated.

What

exactly

the definition of a lan-

English. Students realize this when writing essays, because they have to choose

U.K. or the U.S. English style. teachers accept Ebonics as an acceptable form of communication, either the

But

if the

someone

is invariably going to argue that should be able to speak Black English anywhere, anytime. The simple fact is, society isn’t going to allow this and these students are going to end up with the short end of the stick.

they

isn’t the first

time Black English

African origin.”

has been allowed

If you find this explanation a bit hard to comprehend join the majority of people

In Ann Arbor, Mich., a court ruled schools should teach English but not

in schools.

Convicted coach deserves more punishment When

a respected

Kennedy did not deserve the acts were forced upon him and although he may feel some justice has been done, now that James will be sent to prison, was it really justice?

hockey coach pleads guilty

sexually

assaulting

two

young

which

players, there

something wrong

If a

with society.

When

same

that

coach only receives three-and-a-half

years

for

irreparable

ernment.

Oakland would not correct students who use Black English (Ebonics). Instead, they would interpret what the student means. According to an article by Michelle

students

tongue.

guage? And when do commonly used

the Take: Crime,

make

a the teacher

astonishing.

ble Canadians like

who have misunderstood what the school board is hoping to achieve. In simple English, the teachers in

approved a policy that acknowledges Black English, or Ebonics, as a second language. Dr. Robert Williams created the phrase “Ebonics” in 1973, combining the words “ebony” and “phon-

So what exactly

1997

Canadian

damage he has caused the is also something wrong

with our justice system.

Ex-coach of the Swift Current Broncos and former substitute teacher, Graham James, pleaded guilty, January 2, to two counts of sexual assault. One of his victims who has come forward with the assault, Sheldon Kennedy Bruin’s forward

Toronto Star

—

article, that the

said in a

abuse

left

him trusting no one and scared to open up to anyone. He also said that it was “having your skin opened up and your heart replaced, you have to find your feelings and learn to live.” like

woman

pen. Instead James will be released in three years’ time, as

appears not

many crim-

killed a child

inals serve their full length of time in

would they not receive more prison time than three-and-a-half years? One would hope so.

prison, and will be able to once again

So why the

victims, there

— a Boston

man

a cell with padded walls and throw away the key, but, of course, that will not hap-

is it that

someone who

steals

your heart, your youth, your trust and in many cases, your ability to ever feel safe, does not receive even a minimum sentence of at least 10 years? Do they not deserve to be punished? Vicki Kelman, a sex abuse consultant

with the Toronto Board of Education said in a Toronto Star article, that James is a very sick man who rationalizes everything to his liking. But,

does not take much to recognize rather obvious that James is

this. It is

prey on young victims who are too afraid to speak out. And then what of the victims? Kennedy, now a National Hockey League star, has already been scarred by the

victimization

reminded of

coming forward with

will

be it

praise for

the allegations, but

does he not also merit justice?

When will the justice system change to allow the victims the ultimate victory of never seeing this act of violence happen again?

People deserve the satisfaction ^ of that the perpetrator will never again be able to hurt someone else, to

knowing

Yes, James is undergoing psychiatric assessment before being sent to prison,

destroy

and one would hope once the assessis complete they will throw him in

once and

again and again.

Kennedy deserves

stands,

quite disturbed.

ment

them of

someone

else’s future

a very precious part of their

lives, their trust

and rob/ .

SPOKE, January 20,

— Page 5

1997

Profile

DSA president

Blackwell serves last term as By Wendy Cummins Election time for the Boon Student Association is approaching and at the end of this semester

Conestoga’s president will also leave.

April-Dawn Blackwell with the

DSA in

before becoming the association’s

how

1996-97 president. Blackwell said, when she first heard about the board of director’s was interested she position, because she saw it as a way to make changes in the college com-

fles

started

1994.

Joining the association as a board member and also as a club direc-

munity.

As a third-year student in business administration management studies, she said she has had to pri-

tor, Blackwell continued with the association the following year as vice-president of student affairs

oritize to

make

sure that the

DSA

didn’t interfere with her schooling. “People come up and ask me

I do it,” she said. “That bafme. So many people at the

college are just as involved but

they are not as visible.”

Blackwell said she does not feel being, a woman has hin-

that

dered her in any way on the DSA but a lot of expectations were that she would not be as hard-nosed as a male.

“My way

of being hard-nosed

communicate what I don’t like. I’ve had much more open commuto

nication

with

a lot of people

because

student affairs.

listen to their point.”

She said

was

easier for her to

“It is

become president because she walked in knowing the associations, knowing what was and wasn’t at Conestoga and she knew what was going on.

that

place, but

where they

“That’s part of the job. You make sure the students are going to benefit.”

As Blackwell

the

prepares to gradu-

from the program and leave

the

DSA she said she is not worried. “I’m ready

enjoy them

go out and play

hardball,” she said.

are.”

know

there’s something out I’m not going to make $50,000 dollars a year but there is

Blackwell said she feels a sense of accomplishment for starting the Walk Safe Program at the school as

really

access labs throughout the school

the

was

by September.

ate

may be

She said she is also looking forward to the increase in technology which will be available in open-

her.

priorities

something

pleased to get done.”

Blackwell said she really enjoys being on the DSA. Sometimes it becomes more of a priority than school, she said, but her teachers understand because she is applying what they are teaching

‘My wrong

not going that well now, but

“I

there.

something.”

DSA’s vice-president of

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DSA

at the

Canadian comic Simon JUST FOR LAUGHS during a DSA Nooner on Jan.9.

B. Cotter brought iots of iaug^s to

Comedian Simon B

Office

ih^ej^nge

Hired positions to be

filled after

election

Entertainment Manager

Cotter

Promotions Assistants (4)

For further information, contact Krista

the

DSA Office

entertains students in the Sanctuary He was

By Bryce Wilson

tion

offered a full-time posito quit

and said he decided

“Once you make 300 people it’s impossible to go back to a board meeting and ever get

his real estate job.

satisfaction out of it”

now.” That was approximately 10 years ago and Cotter has since gone on to become one of

laugh,

That’s the reason Simon B. Cotter, who had the students who filled the Sanctuary laughing loudly at the Doon Student

Association Nooner on Jan. 9, said he is a comic. Cotter, 35, was bom in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, but grew up in Toronto. He told the crowd about

many_ of the humorous experiences adjusting to his mamage with a woman of German descent.

In an interview after the nooner.

Cotter said he began his

comedy

performing at shows throughout high school and university. He stopped, however,

career

when he went

estate firm after

work

a real

graduating from

the University of Toronto.

He said he even had plans on becoming a lawyer. But, Cotter said, he missed comedy and decided to perform at

an amateur night.

“Everyone thought I was nuts,” he said, “But I don’t regret it

Canada’s top comedians. In 1994, Cotter was named the Festival Comedy Peoples Toronto. in Year the of Comedian .in year, following The Edmonton, he was named the Canadian Comedian of the Year

by the Canadian Organization of

Campus Activities. But Cotter said his favorite memory was when he performed at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in

Montreal in 1995.

Cotter said the festival is the its kind in the world

largest of

and there were many famous comedians and actors behind the stage. When he finished his set, he had to walk past these people to get to his dressing room and they were shaking his hand saying he 'did a really good job. “That, to me, was the pinnacle,”

said.

ELECTION NOTICE

Cotter performed at 130 campuses across Canada and the U.S.

year and at casinos in Reno, and Las Vegas, Nev. On Feb. 16, he will be leaving as the only Canadian on a

last

European comedy by sponsored

being

tour

COLLEGE OF TO BE ELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE CONESTOGA OF THE FOLEACH FROM GOVERNORS APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD OF

ONE PERSON

LOWING TWO CATEGORIES: ELIGIBILITY

AS FOLLOWS:

Paramount

Entertainment.

Gavin FitzPatrick, DSA entertainment manager, arranged for Cotter to perform at Conestoga and said the nooner was a success

STUDENT: ENROLLED IN A PROGRAM OF OPEN TO ALL FULL TIME AND PART TIME STUDENTS LEADING TO A DIPLOMA, CERTIFI INSTRUCTION (A GROUP OF RELATED COURSES BOARD OF GOVERNORS). THE BY AWARDED GATED OR OTHER DOCUMENT

TERM OF OFFICE: SEPTEMBER

1997

AUGUST 31,

1998.

although the reception was a bit quiet.

hard to gauge how much people like stuff,” he said, because the event is held during the day at school and has a different environment from when peo“It’s

ple

go out

night to a

comedy

STAFF MEMBER. TERM OF OFFICE: SEPTEMBER

The terms of reference

1997

AUGUST 31, 2000.

for these elected internal

members

are the

Governors. Nomination forms appointed members of the Board of

show. FitzPatrick said Cotter has been to the college a few times and he would definitely recommend his return.

will

same

as those for externally

be distributed on February 20.

Secretary-Treasure of the Board available in the office of the 1997. Nomination forms will also be

(Kevin Mullan).

Closing date for nominations:

be in the Sanctuary for a nooner Jan. 28 and the DSA is planning a Polar Bgar Plunge on Jan. 30 in the

The Torture King

pond outside

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: BOARD OF GOVERNORS, CONESTOGA OPEN TO ALL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE AN ACADEMIC NOR A SUPPORT NEITHER ARE WHO BASIS COLLEGE, ON A FULL TIME

MARCH

13, 1997.

will

the cafeteria.

Lists of

nominees

boards on March 24, 1997. be posted on campus bulletin

ELECTION DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2,

1997.

Page 6

— SPOKE, January 20, 1997

STUDENT LIFE Rode way

Suites

Couch potato

Zone 7 wins

contest at student residence By Sara Maxim

food and beverages. However, the party never got off the ground,

Twenty students received money and T-shirts after they were declared the winners of a contest

Holowaty said. The party was scheduled to take place on the final day of class,

held

Rodeway

Suites.

which began the second week of September and will run until the end of the school

The

contest,

year, separates the building into

Dec. 20. This turned out to be a mistake, he said, because everyone was leaving for Christmas.

Holowaty said he considered but

groups of 10-12 rooms.

holding

Each group, called a zone, tries to win points by keeping their area

because of exams, he didn’t feel it would be a good idea. Instead, he called each of the students in the winning zone to deter-

clean, organizing events and obey-

ing

residence rules, said Paul general manager of

Holowaty,

Rodeway Suites. The students in Zone

rooms

301-310 and 312, were the winners of the

half of the

first

Zone

earlier,

mine how many were actually planning to attend the party. Only five students committed themselves to coming to the party, he said.

So, Holowaty decided to give the

contest.

The official announcement was made before the Christmas break on Dec. 20, but the prizes were not given out until a residence meeting held on Jan. 9.

—

Mike MacMaster, Zone 7 David Becker, Sean MacDonald, Shelley Bird, Melissa Ervin, Binh

Do, Rajesh Kalia, Chris Goosen, Timothy Nessel, Melissa Wilken, Jenn Kreutzkamp, Rita Fatila, Scott McEwen, Tim Brown, Ritu Pareek, Kindree Chomicki, Jessica Willson, Sarah Packer, Emma Lee accumuand Jessica Robinson

—

lated a total of 3,070 points, nearly

400 more points than the second-

One month standings. last place.

prior to the final

Zone 7 was in secondIn the last week of the

the

some money, $15 each for the students who made the commitment to stay on after school was finished to attend the

students

won 385

Geoff Obbard, a second-year computer programmer analyst student, catches some shut-eye on the couches in the Sanctuary on the morning of Jan. 1 3. Obbard said he was tired following (Photo by Ross McDermott) a “late night” at the bar.

New students move into residence

students

party,

and $10 each for the

rest of

By Sara Maxim Rodeway

Rodeway

logo silkr screened on them, to recognize the Siiites

residence, there will be no prob-

lems accommodating the new

year,

Holowaty

As of

yet, he’s not sure

205

how what

discontinued studies at the college and moved out of residence.

that

from

left

Each room houses two

stu-

they

wished

said.

Some

lost.

Fourteen new students moved into residence in January, and nine

this

New

Some

students,

many

making a Holowaty said.

stu-

dents, he said.

res-

idence gained about as

the response to the contest

who

However, Holowaty said the dents as

very happy with

students

so current residents who lost a roommate with the turn of the semester were asked if there was anyone in the building with whom

ly a mistake. is

number of

the

Suites.

Christmas party idea was definite-

However, he

students

residence

into

number, 10 graduated from Conestoga and moved out of residence. About 12 or 13 students

said, they

will make some changes as to the contest is run.

into the student residence.

Approximately

student’s effort.

February, as

moved

the

suit

September, said Paul Holowaty, general manager of Rodeway

7 with the names of the students,

and

at the

match,

students began moving in end of the semester, but

most took advantage of

the leng-

thy Christmas break and

moved

the first

Holowaty

live,

suitable

week of January, he

said.

Students are not allowed to stay

students were paired

in residence

over the Christmas

break so moving in had to be done

way.

before and

students filled out a person-

after.

the students.

points.

was because showing more spirit. Zone 7 also had the largest donation for the Christmas food drive at the residence, he said. Originally, the zone who had the most points as of the end of the semester was supposed to win a Christmas party complete with Holowaty said

this

the students started

In the beginning, the week-to-

week standings changed by only 10 or 20 points, he said, now they

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Holowaty

said.

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writing you at this time to express

of service being provided

to the

Doon

concerns over the less than acceptable level

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Conestoga College Doon

Student Association, would not have recommended a continuation of the relationship

between the

DSA and

service that they

Seaboard Life/RX Plus had

would be

offering.

change on the

level

any inclination as to the type of

There have been changes

Seaboard Life that occurred recently which,

of service provided to the

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Doon Student

Association.

my concern and dissatisfaction to both RX Plus and Seaboard Life and have requested that they both produced letters of apology to the I

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each other as possible roommates, he said.

at the college.

used to deter-

mine which students seemed

These profiles are confidential and can only be seen by staff members. All pairings were urged to contact each other, either over the phone or in person, in the hopes

moved

number

The course begins

winter

ality profile staff

opposed to January, and runs until May. Because the residence was not full to start with, and because of

As well, Holowaty had T-shirts made up for each member of Zone zone

Suites for the

program

the nursing

About 23 new students have

term.

their

more are expected in February. The nine students are enrolled in

There are some new faces

the zone.

these changes will be, but feels the

place zone.

contest

party

the

www.doonsa.com

trust

Yours

We want to hear from you!

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this year.

realize that this has put the

dealing with the Conestoga College Students.

find this information satisfactory.

truly,

when

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JOURNALISM 4 SUPPLEMENT, January 20,

1997

— Page lA

T HIS PARANORMAL. Journalism 4 Supplement

A card laid is a life played when Tarot is used By James Cleaver When

the death card, the devil

card and the tower cards come up during your tarot card reading,

stantly think of a

comer.

magic.

“The

are

not psychic, nor are the cards

reading.

much

information about

“Avoid people

“The cards conjure images in the mind,” said Huculiak. “The cards

acting

just bring things that already exist

ability,

‘psycho-babble’

who have or use

when

the

over-

a lot of

the reading

Kitchener resident. “They all have many different meanings, nothing

your subconscious to the front of your mind, for you to see clearly.”

detail,

mind by

as-

believer

the

he isn’t paranormal

said

powers of the cards, but that they do have a special function.

There are 72 decks of tarot that Huculiak is aware of and each deck is broken down into three sets. These are minor arcana, which include the ace and 10 cards.

then they aren’t real.”

The cards should be taken

seri-

ously, but only to a point, said

Hu-

culiaL The cards should not obsess the person, or they will “screw you up” and become more than just a reading. “Tarot cards are a tool, like a

Court cards include the

king, queen, knight and page and the third is the major arcana,

hammer. They can be used to build

any problems in the mind,” said Huculiak. “They bring to the surface what needs to be.” Samantha Buckingham, with her

which

beautiful houses, or to

time reading, said it was how Huculiak read the cards he placed before her in one of the many patterns used for read-

said Huculiak. He uses the Celtic Cross, a 10-card spread, which is used for past, present and future. There is also the Lovers’ Arrow,

“The cards

are there to clear

first

“eerie”

“eerie”.

have

the person before he does

sociation,” said the 23-year-old

Huculiak doesn’t want to be seen and doesn’t like

as a “sham-artist,”

reads the cards, be-

under way,” said Huculiak. “If it’s too good to be true, or they will not talk about what they do in

about eight years.

Cleaver)

ture.

carved in stone.” Huculiak has been studying Tarot card reading and runestones for

James

ginning with past and going on to present and future, he says he is

constant pictures, that

bring images into the

(Photo by

Buckingham.

As Huculiak

based

happening

applied to what he was

life that

saying,” said

cards

Cross, Single card readings and the three-card spread for another version of just past, present or fu-

“He used examples, not exact detail, but enough to make me in-

what do you do? According to local tarot card reader John Huculiak, what you don’t do is panic because imminent death is not around the

common,

Samantha

for questions of love, the Spanish

ings.

zero to 21.

hammer

The way the cards are spread depend on the use for the deck and

yourself over the head,” said Hu-

choose from,

Huculiak does regular readings and charges $5 a reading. He works out of The Enchanted

many

there are

culiak.

Forest cafe on King Kitchener

Street

Psychic fairs: entertainment for the sceptical B y Allison

If you believe in the supernatural or at least have a moderate cu riosity of things unknown, you will probably enjoy a psychic fair.

These fairs are not for the sceptical or the cynical. At the very least,

open

they are for those to

new

ideas.

who

are

For the cost of

admission, it wouldn’t be worth your while to go otherwise. At a psychic fair held recently at the International Centre in Mississauga, visitors were presented

with rows and rows of booths containing everything from spiritual rocks to tarot card readers and other mystics.

Judging from the crowd, these There are place, one in believers of hundreds fairs are pretty popular.

many of them spending anywhere between $30 and $55

learn

about their futures or to have their auras read. Computer-generated horoscope and tarot analysis are an inexpensive alternative to the costly personal readings. For

about $5 you get a two-page print outlining your future, based

in-

formation the computer processes when you place your hand on a

The computer a cheap

way

alternative

to go, but

mystics

who make

esting.

Besides

readers,

(those

an object just from coming in contact with it), mediums (those who claim to have contact with the dead), healers, palmists as well as

other psychic entertainers. Jeff Evanson and the Amazing

there

the

the fairs inter-

the are

who have

may be

tarot

card

clairvoyants

exceptional in-

sight into something they cannot

actually

see),

psychometrics

who performed

Tessa,

Con-

estoga College in October, consider themselves to be psychic entertainers. In an interview at the Mississauga psychic fair, Evanson described how he and Tessa be-

came ESP

experts.

“We

learned

come naturally, it ESP. was taught. Anyone can learn. We all have the ability. I learned how It

didn’t

to do it in my early 20s. But it can be learned even younger.” Evanson and Tessa obviously love what they do, but realize not everyone is a believer. “Some people take what we do at face

value. Others think it’s just too are not trying to change much.

anyone’s mind,” said Evanson. Not everyone who attends psychic fairs is a believer. Darryl Me

Evoy, 28, who was “dragged” to the Mississauga fair with his girlfriend, doesn’t have much faith in the paranormal. “This doesn t interest me at all. I think the whole thing

sensor.

learn facts concerning

who

(those

Smith

a joke.

don’t believe

anyone can see into the future. His girlfriend Robyn Garvey, 29,

Evanson and the Amazing Tessa have taken

3 ff

say

don’t have

chics.

Although

lieve. In

card

much faith I

would

like to be-

November 1993,

reader

predicted

in psy-

that

would take a vacation near water. Both of those thing happened, but there were too many other things

dicted has come true.” From personal experience,

she predicted that never materialized. Like the small fortune she

can

years.

still

waiting.

At the Mis-

a psychic told me would be married in three

would

chic fair] I’ve been to. I’ve had my palm and tea leaves read a few lot of the stuff they pretimes.

end. I’m

sissauga

the third [psy-

disagreed. “This

show

assured would be mine by year’s

a tarot

spend the following summer working with children and that I

their

fair,

However,

computer-

generated tarot analysis predicted that I would be married next year and divorced by the year after. But if you are interested, psychic fairs are

held frequently all over The Psychic and

the province.

countries.

Mystic Seers Fair schedule ternet

accessible

In-

www.

caribphoto.com/psychic.htm. The next big fair will be held from Feb. 7-9 in the Queen Elizabeth

Building Toronto.

Exhibition Place in the

paranormal

something you are interested in, the trip might be worthwhile. But if you are not partial to incense, stay away.

— JOURNALISM 4 SUPPLEMENT, January

Page 2A

20, 1997

Mayan treasure kept by Kitchener woman By

Paranormal activity usually

in-

we would

see

cludes something

anatomically

birthday., Jan. 1,

quartz

Anna

Mitchell-Hedges, controversial

the

ritual

89,

known

The

ritual

death.”

artifact

cated

the skull

Mayan

cul-

ture.

Archaeologist

Peter

Harrison

told the Toronto Star in the Jan-

Actress Shirley MacLaine and

ignated a large and very important

name among ancient Maya “des-

uary 1996 article that the “skull”

object of that sort as symbolic of

tions.

restrial activity.

family, and the idea of using an

some evidence proving

in a

involved

history and

its

did originate from the

willing

“the

extraterres-

mysteriousness. However, there

young person, an elderly person, both willing, and a high priest. The knowledge of the elderly person would be transferred to the young person, through the skull

which she calls the Skull of Love. The Kitchener resident, who wasn’t available for an interview, has claimed to have found the skull in an ancient Mayan city that

because of

trials

was

from

opened her home for those interested in the skull and its fascina-

family and power is very Mayan.” Harrison said it is a human-made object and not a result of extrater-

Mitchell-Hedges deals with security of the skull by taking it with her when she travels. She explained that if the skull is taken from its rightful owner, there are could be serious repercussions. The skull was once blamed for knocking a butler off his feet. He was working in a house 20 miles away. The butler had been in the house where the skull had been lo-

skull’s origin is

1924.

tional use of the skull

crystal skull?

owns

The Jan. 28, 1996 issue of the Toronto Star proposes that the

Although the skull has attracted many people who are hoping for good health or wisdom, the tradi-

actually an

correct,

into an “eternal, blissful sleep.”

Lubaantun, Belize, was where she made the discovery on her 17th

from the television series the XFiles with aliens and other life forms. But what if the life form is so life-like that

and the elderly person would go

she and her father, archeologist F.A. (Frederick Albert) Mitchellwere excavating. Hedges,

Shelley Bird

actor Peter O’Toole have visited

has

skull

the

for

possible

view

health,

healing and knowledge.

Anna Mitchell-Hedges

stated in

the January article that there as

been, “all sorts of crazy things written about it.”

But whatever has been

phenomenon

the

still

written,

present.

Something of potential power is sitting in an elderly woman’s

a previous dinner party.

Mitchell-Hedges

home

Mitchell-Hedges’

home

often

here in our

city.

Pagan fellowship an open forum for Laurier students A key asset to the club is their li-

By Natalie Schneider

brary which has a wide variety of

Students at Wilfrid Laurier Uni-

have created a club where students can discuss and explore versity

alternative religions in a comfortable and unbiased environment;

The Launer Pagan and Psychic Fellowship Club was established years

three

Founding

ago,

member Sean Wylde, who practicing white wicca^

books on topics such as totems, wicca and tarot. Books can be loaned out for two-week periods and tlicre is a $10 fee to be able to take out books which is strictly for insurance purposes.

Selene MacLeod, 22, who is a joined the major at

WLU

theatre

club two and a half years ago be-

wanted

cause she had been interested in

many

to create a place for students to

various religions for

come

and have the freedom to express and explore different spiritual and alternative

She said she

beliefs.

“I think religion is a good way to communicate and understand the world around us.” said MacLeod.

together

The LPPF club agenda usually consists of lectures, demonstrations and question and answer periods, Club meetings are open

aged

npvpr Say cav WOUIQ neVCr

questions and to J’ jpj contribute in some

way

to the presen-

tations

and

dis-

Most of sidcT

cussions.

stdir”

selves or people

mysclf a

I’m

juSt

an interest

nOt

outside of the uni-

who have a Christian.” some expertise on t 1 tt

t John HuCUliak

Club member rye Zinger, 23, gave a presentation on totem animals which he explained guides that

being

come from

personal nature.

said totems can be used as

sym-

who

a philosophy stu-

guided the club members through meditation in hopes of them reaching their inner totem animal. He said totems tend to shift constantly with the negative and positive changes occurone’s life. However, everyone has one central totem ring

animal that stays with them for a good portion of their lives.

Huculiak. “I

the group."

ture at

WLU,

and

paranormal knowledge and thought I would have something to contribute to is

studying religion and cul-

WLU and said he has been

satanism and view it as worshipping all things that are evil. largely based

Christianity and Judaism

,”

said

Huculiak.

can still feel them rubbing my body,” said James. “It was like they were covering me in some kind of jelly or grease.” “I

After bringing in the started

new year

the

three-kilometre trek

rum

“After splitting a 66’er of (66 ounces) with

my buddy,

Kelly,

home instead of driving,” said James, now 29, “I sat down on the curb to rest when I

decided to walk

all

said he considers himself a

of a sudden flashing lights ap-

peared

all

around me.

giant washing machine.”

When

he awoke for the second

wear. “It

was

to see if

like they

was

were checking

ripe.”

James desperately

tried to break even though he could see no restraints, he was helplessly

James. “I didn’t know what they were going to do.”

culiak.

the

Anyone

welcome to join the LPPF, keeping in mind that all members should come with an open mind but have some fun at the same time. is

stuck to the floor.

The for

alien

charge

who seemed

looked

be in Worf from to

several minutes and then passed

TV’s Star Trek’s Next Generation,

out for, what he guesses was several hours. When he woke up, he

he explained.

found himself hanging

in a

cage

began

to cut his hair.

began to loosen my and I jumped up and kicked one of the aliens in the

“The

liquid

restraints

A blade of some kind fell on the floor and I grabbed it,” explained James. “Worf came at me and I jammed the sword in his mid chest.

section.

“He crumpled

into a

little ball

continued

disappeared,”

James. “Then someone must have I

felt this

whack on

the back of

blacked

out

This time when James woke up, he was back on the same curb where he had been attacked the

around him busily moving throughout the room and making squeeking sounds to each other. One of them began to poke him in the stomach and ribs, while another violently pulled off his pants and underall

free but

more tangled I got.” James struggled hopelessly

some warm

on James, while another

liquid

giant ship. Aliens were

he continued. “I started to try to get away, but the more I struggled

alien directed an-

head

myself a person of many parts. I’m just not a Christian,” said Hu-

not a

The Worf-like

other alien to pour

time he was out of the cage, but was pinned to the floor of the

“It was the most terrifying moment of my life,” said a teary-eyed

would never say I’m

out there

come up from behind me because

really cold chain or something,”

“1

R. Cross)

base of his cage and lapsing into another coma.

do, however, consider

happen.

and

anti-

The former Laurier student was overcome with several waves of nausea before collapsing on the

“These two blue creatures surrounded me and somehow linked my hands behind my back with a

spiritualist but that

Christian,

University economics student.

on either side of me and it of sounded like I was inside a

light sort

been 10 years since James

plains the former Wilfrid Laurier

mentalists associate pagan with

problems or weaknesses when they otherwise might not have re-

fee.

It’s

overtones some Christian funda-

practicing pagan or anti-Christian.

There are about 30 LPPF members, but only a dozen or so actually attend the meetings, which are held every Monday at 5:30 p.m. There is a $3 membership

and miles on either side,” said James. “I could see little specks of

back to his house. It was a walk he had done many times before.

He said Totems are helpful because they can show people their

alized them.

perate attempt to find out why it happened, the strange occurrence is relived in his nightmares every

a former classmate’s house, he

he was in Grade 6. Huculiak said because pagan religions have heavy anti-Christian

like the twisted

metal of a car wreck and the strong smell of ammonia overpowered him. “The cavern stretched for miles

ligion since

William Leonard James claims he was abducted by a group of aliens while on his way home from a Kitchener party. In a des-

interested in different types of re-

“Satanism

phenomenon

from the ceiling of a giant tuimel.

The walls looked

has made it through the night without waking up screaming, ex-

well versed

Totems can also help people overcome their weaknesses or show them their strengths. Zinger,

to gain

By Peter R. Cross

aspects on religion

Aliens: the truth

night.

spirituality,” said

the

(Composed photo by Peter

feel comfortable to express different

and

bols to give people motivation.

dent at

had

in.

“I’m there knowledge

versity

the topics at hand.

on topics all

for

versing with other

which they

keeps even sceptics watching the skies

September because he found it was a good way of conpeople

person of many parts.

Alien abduction

reli-

LPPF

joined the

ailti-Christian.

different

John HucuUak, 23

do, hoWCVCf, COn-

about different

“1 find it extremely interesting to look for patterns and similarities

1 vi/oiilH

ask

years.

interesting to

aspects of religion.

encour-

talk to otlier people

mem-

forum and bers are

finds

“His nose was a little bigger and his skin was dark blue not brown.”

and

then

again.”

first

“I

time.

was covered

in this liquid and

some of it off, I went home to get some sleep.” Little did he know that part of his after brushing

abduction had been reportedly captured on film by 59-year-old "etired teacher William Tyler.

was the most incredible thing have ever seen,” said lyier. “Suddenley James just floated “It

down

to the ground.”

James has never had to talk

the courage about his abduction, but

after a recent

he decided

movie

inspired him,

to tell the world.

plans to write a book in the next year about his experience.

“Maybe the world

peace.”

if I I

will get

story with

some

inner

JOURNALISM 4 SUPPLEMENT, January 20,

own

Stage actors live by their

The word superstition holds difmeanings for different people. For some it means bad ferent

luck and misfortune, for others

means nothing

at all.

However, there are some people live and breath all different types of superstitions everyday. Those people for the majority are actors, mostly theatre actors. In a profession where nothing is certain, one can rely on the familiar workings of superstitions.

who

From

small things like bringing the play’s star flowers on opening night to the dreaded saying of

Macbeth within

the theatre walls,

one can be certain the superstitions of the theatre are as varied as they are fascinating.

“Some

actors throw hissy

you don’t follow the

fits if

superstitions,

some just don’t care,’’ said Gail Robertson, costume designer at the Stratford Festival.

The stage holds many

supersti-

tions

and

could

mean

they are broken,

disaster for the perfor-

Some of the worst things a person could do include wishing to

someone backstage, a

giving the sign of the cross before entering on a cue, walking around

at the Stratford Festival

and

Gail’s husband.

And

of course there is the word that every actor dreads hearing,

“Macbeth!”

The

hear the word palmmost of us conjer up ancient images of gypsies travelling the countryside in trailers with their crystal balls or infomertials that promise fortune and good health. That is the image that today’s

Some

other

superstitions

superstition dates back to

lowed

to whistle

back

ridiculous or

some

the ordinary citizen, to the difference

it is

actors aren’t the only ones superstitious.

Some

zens are as well, even

know

referring to the play Macbeth.

fied as a superstition.

it.

Knocking on wood

in order to

avoid jinxing something

classi-

Avoiding

connection to the signs of the zo-

and 20th centuries, and was popularized by such figures as “Cheiro” the pseudonym of “Count” Louis Harmon, an Irish

moon, and planets,” said Romana. “They tell me about a persons life span, health, emotions, intellect, love, money, psy-

fortuneteller.

chic ability, and so on.” In one form of palmistry the

and

tion.

physical, emotional, creative, in-

tists office.

said a palmist first looks at the

said the hardest part of her job is trying to

make people

palmistry

is legit

believe that

and not a gim-

ether,

tellectual,

which represent the

and

spiritual aspects

a person.

Romana

says palmistry reflects

the conditions of the

moment.

reading,

for left-handed people.

One of

the

most common mis-

perceptions about palmistry ac-

cording to Romana, is that palmistry is concerned only with the lines on the hand. “The first thing I look at is the general shape of the hand,” said

For those interested titude

Romana

in a

palm

suggests that

at-

and understanding are the

key elements. “If at any time a palmist bring up negative images of thoughts, that is not appropriate conduct and I

would advise you to find some“It body else,” said Romana. should be for fun and discovery, and always positive, you’re there

my first reading

possess.”

to explore not to

“It tells

about his

be frightened.”

hand.”

According to Romana, palmistry one of the oldest forms of divination, and until modem times it was known as chiromancy. The exact age and origin of It is

Region apparition

first

haunted building is

called

its owners, Robert and Heather Boterberg, decorate

bam to look like its haunted. “We got the idea from places

their

we’d heard about,” Robert

said.

“Places like this (in the U.S.)

were very popular.” Looking around the bam, the noticeable spider on the wall was a nice touch, spinning a web. There was also a cutout witch leaning up against the shed. Definitely not your typical haunted

woman

young

that patrons of the

Time

Club claimed they have seen. As far as BEN’Z having a ghost to call its own, Ketslakh and

Omajev say

they haven’t

the building long

enough

owned make

a judgement either way. The final haunted building is the Bridgeport House. Located at the comer of Woolwich Street and Hillcrest Lane. It is a seemingly normal house. Wilmer and Isabel Shortt lived there at one time and they encountered many problems, such unexplained shortages of as oxygen and dizzy spells. The city checked out the septic system and the gas line to the house and found nothing wrong. The last known owner, Terry Wettlaufer, has put the house up for sale. Wettlaufer

able for

was unavail-

comment.

In an off-handed way, this suggests that the house

may

indeed

be haunted. Then again, it may just be a series of unhappy coin-' cidences.

house.

These are three places in the Waterloo region that bear the label of haunted, in one way or

the barn around

another.

attraction is popular

enough

schedule tours for school kids through the week and they

then have weekend tours for the public.

Another haunted venue was a Time Club in Cambridge (located at 1 V/i Water St.). At least, that’s what it used to place called the

China

spread west-

ward,” said Romana. “Another theory is that it began at about

1100 BC, when the first written works appeared on physiognomy, (the art of judging somebody based on their facial features.)” In the 15th century, the church forbade palmistry and other forms of divination and ordered all of the written

The

believed to have started as in either

house.

that

not known.

3000 BC or India and then

(Photo by Nicole Guitard)

kins.

early as

Region. A decorated bam, a bar under renovation and a small house; all of them had some kind of charm and none of them fit the typical description of a haunted

The Boterberg ’s decorate Halloween in conjunction with selling pump-

was amazed by what could be

through it like oees in a hive. Either way, that’s not the case with three haunted houses in Waterloo

Kim-Glo and

Roles of the hand are reversed

character and what type of sole he

palmistry

store that

the hands, within certain limits.”

Romana.

learned by simply studying

more like a run-down has.ghosts swarming

carried out.”

map

“I was a little reluctant when I made my first appointment,” said

image

near Roseville.The place

tomers is, ‘is this real or just a gimmic’,” said Romana. “I tell them to speak to some of my customers and ask them if they think i’ts all a scam.” Steve Jones, of Hamilton, has

Jones. “But after

the

“Choices can physically change

the

theatres where supersti-

The supernatural

What do you think of when the phrase “haunted house” is mentioned? A creaky old building that looks like something Norman Bates would call home? Maybe

successful the destiny has been

many

said to be the ghost of a

persons free will,” said Romana.

hand [palm]

ence of palmistry.

By Matt Harris

how

“Nine out of 10 times, the first thing I get asked by potential cus-

script.

in Waterloo

20 per cent absolute and 80 per cent chance, depending on the

left

birth,” said

one

as the

hand reveals destiny at Romana. “The right

“The

mick.

been a customer of Romana for six years and didn’t need much convincing to believe in the sci-

hand

“Palmistry predictions are about

ities.

common

diac, sun,

continues to be used for divina-

shape of the client’s hand, which indicates physical of artistic activ-

Stratford Festival

Strange things afoot

“I then observe the lines, digits

of some esoteric teachings and

Romana, a Toronto-area palmist

The

tions are as

and fleshy mounds, which have

Romana

in stage ac-

citi-

new image

a reading,

and breath the most tors.

they don’t

Palmistiy became a parlor art in

When giving

people don’t re-

who are

regular

in the

ac-

run just like any other business. Customers could mistake a palmists parlor for that of a den-

The palmistry business ‘90s

even

or even

know why. Though superstitions live with many people, they appear to live

between a

analyzed based on the five elements of earth, air, water, fire,

palmists are trying to erase.

All of these are considered superstitions,

do them,

sound do not make sense to

on stage. “The Scottish play is the one we worry about the most,” says Gail

In India, China and other parts of the East, palmistry remains part

is killed, it

citizens

stage.

good show and a disastrous one. But let’s not forget that theatre

the 19th

a spider

Many

they don’t realize

these

beth appeared to be hexed. In every performance of

which merely drove

rain.

it.

the theatre several times before beginning their day and not being al-

tors,

Beth, something terrible has happened, from such things as sets being destroyed to people dying

thinking that

means

alize

even

that

time when it was discovered that the play and even the word Mac-

Mac-

own league

walking under a ladder, assuming bad luck is on its way for seven years if a mirror is broken or

theatre actors are noted for include

Though some of

the practice underground.

When we

what happens when that dreaded word, or even a quote from the play, is said, “You have to go outside of the dressing room, swear, turn around three times and knock on the door before going back in,” said Gail. “I’ve been made to do that a few times.” for

maker

confiscated,

istry,

person must always say break a leg or something of the sort to wish a performer luck. “It’s bad luck to wish good luck,” said Stewart Robertson, props

Palmists seek a By Dave Henry

mance.

good luck

— Page 3

rules

Theatre superstitions in their By Nicole Guitard

1997

works on the subject

be called. It was recently purchased by Ben Ketslakh and Mike Omaljev and is currently under renovations (it will reopen under the

name BEN’Z). didn’t know

“We Palm reading is one of the oldest forms of divination. According to Toronto palamist Romana, the palm hold the answers to many of Dave Henry) (p>io<o life’s questions.

this place

was

supposedly haunted,” Ketslakh said upon hearing the ‘history’ of his purchase.

The former Time Club to

said

be haunted. (Photo by Matt Harris)

Page 4A

— JOURNALISM 4 SUPPLEMENT, January

20, 1997

Kitchener psychic shares keys to her great success jewellery and tarot cards, the predictions stem

By Andrea Bailey It is

rare to find a

human being who has

not

had a psychic experience. These experiences are not supernatural, as most believe, but natural occurrences which provide insight into the past, present and future. According to Scott Cunningham, author of the

book The

Art of Divination,

it is

believed

the thoughts of an individual produce nonphysical waves of energy which extend into the future and shape

to a certain extent.

This, in course, enhances the individual’s psy-

chic

abilities.

Sally Diane, owner of Mystic Rendez-Vous psychic readings on Water Street in Kitchener, says the psychic ability is like a muscle and another or everyone has it in one degree should work to develop it so it can be easily

recognized.

The

local psychic recognized her ability

she was eight years old. By finishing the sentences of the people in her family and knowing when people were going to die, she

when

says she knew her ability was more advanced than those of her family. Her first specific prediction occurred when she was 1 2 years old. It came in the form of a vision, which prompted her to draw a political cartoon.

drew a scene in which Bobby Kennedy, who was a political candidate at the time, had wings and was being chased by a giant gun past a cloud that read California Primary. The next day, my family told me he had been shot at the California Primary. This scared me so much that I have not drawn a “In 1968,

Diane. She says her family and friends recognized her psychic abilities, too. They always asked her to read their tarot cards and make pedictions for their lives. This gave her the idea to commercialize her abilities and earn money

political cartoon since,” says

making predictions. At the time, however, she was living in the United States and people were not responding to her promotions. At that point, she decided to move to Canada and involved herself in the

from her psychic abilities. “The readings are 90 per cent straight psychic, even with the use of the props. They are not meant to do the job. They just serve as a guide,” says Diane.

The psychic

believes her customers return

she is both honest and practical and people can relax around her. During her readings, she says she tries to help people by giving them information and pointing out the best solutions for for further readings because

given situations.

An example Diane gave of an incident in which she was able to help a customer occurred when she told a woman her husband would be experiencing severe stomach pain. The following week, the woman admitted her husband into the hospital because his ulcers were bleeding. The woman called Diane to thank her for warning her about the attack and saving her husband’s life. Diane told the woman

that she did not save his life, she only

conveyed the information she read and helped to guide the woman to saving the man’s life

In October 1993, she

saw an advertisement

for a psychic fair in the newspaper.

From

there, she called the fair promoter to express her interest in taking part in upcoming fair. The promoter said another psychic had just cancelled, so she decided to give Diane a

Diane admits she often doesn’t understand what her readings mean, but they get a reaction from her customers. “I’m just the messenger, not the message,” she says.

of the things she enjoys most about being a psychic is when customers return and tell her she was accurate with her predictions.

One

“I

remember one time when a

girl

came

me about her love life. The reading told me she was just going to run into

and asked I

got

guy she was going to be with. A few months later, the girl came back in and told me she was seeing a guy whose car she literally ^^ln into with her’s. We both got a good the

laugh out of that,” says the psychic. A firm belief of Diane’s is a piece of advice she gives to all of her customers. “If you are uncomfortable with a psychic, leave immediately.

Any

insecurity will block

a reading and you will not be satisfied with the outcome of the session,” she says. not charge

either she or the customer does

not feel the reading is clear after five minutes. Policies, such as this one, have contributed

and have made Diane the community.

to the business’ success

a respected psychic in

booth at the fair. In the same month, Diane was interviewed on Richard Ravenhawk’s television show. Psychic Dimensions, and became formally recognized as a psychic by the After spending one year teaching classes on developing psychic abilities, appearing at parties and doing readings out of her home, 1

1994.

have made a career out of promoting myself as a psychic. So far, I have been very “I

customers request are palm readings, looking at the lines in the palm of a person’s hand; tarot cards, reading a person by turning over many picture cards which have specific meanings; viking ruins, reading ancient symbols representing personal needs such as jus-

farm, and self-proclaimed trance clairvoyant.

But in It is,

fact the

spirits.

other.

by disembodied

Some

of them are bitter impresimprinted memories of that

sions

fateful night

five

bam isn't like any

said Salts inhabited

— Feb.

members of

880

— when

the Donnelly family

were massacred. Salts said his psychic

powers give him

the ability to see the auras of these entities. Not only that, they give him the ability to

help others in their “past

lives,

tant

and the

becomes an interpretive when he reaches an alpha state

is seen, felt, (and) observed” as a relaxed state. This state is “like when you drop off to sleep,” It is also a state of’ ex-

“which

treme acuteness of awareness,” he said. Salts becomes a channel for a variety of spirits which provide him with information to interpret to his client during the reading. The information he receives comes in many forms and Robert deciphers the information and tells the client what he sees during the trance.

When

Salts is finished

bringing

him

said.

within him.

from renowned trance clairvoyant Douglas Cottrell of London, Ont. his

training

Salts said he learned how conscience with other entities by slowly expanding the psychic ability he had alto share his

sure

back.

Linda

assists in

They pray again

no negative bodies are present

relationships in this life, and health,” he

received

must be willing and

said be

channel

make

Salts

spirit

available to communicate.

Sylvia Ries, 57, of London, Ont., client of Salts’.

She comes to him

to re-

ceive information in helping her to deal with cancer. She has known him for over

10 years and Salts has performed three

ways possessed,

readings for her. “Rob is very informative and kind.

not only Robert’s wife, she is also the conductor of his trances. To avoid forming biased opinions. Salts does not have contact with his clients

have a good rapport,” she said. Ries prepares approximately 24 questions for each reading where she receives answers from Salts while he is in a deep

prior to their readings.

level trance.

Linda receives the client and prepares them for the reading. Then she meets Salts in another room where they begin by praying in preparation for his deep

She said he appears to be sleeping, but he is actually accessing “akashic records” which contain information on

level trance.

been bom.” She believes Salts’ voice is the voice of God and that God is the one actually giving her the information and said the readings have helped. Salts conducts approximately two trance readings a week. He is also available anytime to provide guided tours of the Donnelly farm on the historical Roman Line, near Lucan, Ont.

say a prayer for his protection,”

contact with another being.

every aspect of “every soul that has ever

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courage and respect; auras, envisioning

colors surrounding an individual; and psychometry, reading an individual by holding a

Diane says she wants people to know even though these readings require props, such as

—

gages

.should from the readings. The most common types of readings her

piece of his or her jewellery.

It is a bam like any other* or so it seemed. The sun shot shafts of shimarrows darting through mering light the slats between the boards. In the middle of this dancing iridescence stood Robert Salts, retired history teacher, resident of the historically famous Donnelly

Linda stays present during the reading. To begin. Salts lies down and relaxes for four to five minutes and allows his physical awareness to dissipate, allowing his psychic awareness to become acute. After 20 minutes of concentrating, he en-

because they fall under the influences of their parents and are not able to think for themselves, therefore, they cannot get all they

from the sky” when he is ready to make contact with his subject “You don’t always connect,” said Salts, The timing of the deep trance is imporfalling

she said.

who have made Diane’s are working women be-

the people

business a success tween the ages of 20 and 50. She says she refuses to read those under the age of 18

tice,

Salts said he feels “a sensation like

By Jodi Bryans

“We

successful,” says Diane.

Most of

a healer of many souls

Linda Salts

public.

Diane opened Mystic Rendez-Vous on Oct.

Trance-clairvoyant:

herself.

At Mystic Rendez-Vous, Diane’s policy

psychic fair circuit.

Self-proclaimed trance-clarvoyant Robert Salts sits at the Donnelly farm where fP'io’o he has lived for nine years.

Tea leaves and psychometry (using jewellery) are some of the methods used at Mystic RendeZ-VOUS..

(PHoto by Andrea Balley)

Andrea Bailey, Shelley Bird, Jodi Bryans, Contributors James Cleaver, Peter R. Cross, Nicole Guitard, Matt Harris, Dave Henry, Natalie Schneider, Allison Smith.

SPOKE, January 20, 1997

— Page 7

STUDENT LIFE

Lab

offers researchers access to Internet

By Rick Kew

she said. “If a dispute as to use arises,” Nicholas said, “I will decide whether it is appropriate use or

Harnessing the Internet, which was formed in the late ’60s to link educational resources of four U.S.

not.”

coming in do research are unfamiliar with

In the event students

tiniversities, for its original pur-

one of the goals of the Owen Lackenbauer Literacy Lab. The Lackenbauer literacy lab

will use the Internet, as originally

will

intended, for serious research and

software.

pose

the tools available in the literacy lab, she said,

come from a broad

Nicholas, peer tutoring

those

dents would not be allowed to “surf

the

involved

when using

legitimate

will use the lab,

Any

and be

sites

programs. peer tutors think could

she said.

Nicholas said the literacy lab

procedure.

Nicholas said peer tutors and their clients now consult at agreed upon locations, but, she said, the Lackenbauer lab could become a focal point for their meetings. With 97 peer tutors and some of

OPEN FOR BUSINESS — Myrna Owen Lackenbauer help to students

Literacy Lab. Peer tutors using the lab’s software.

she said the lab should receive steady use.

literacy lab, but students

Opening on a full-time basis Jan. 13, the lab, which has 30 computer stations and a printer, can be

booked time

to three students,

Some Nichols, peer tutor administrator, sits at a

will

who have

have priority

over walk-ins, she said.

Peer tutors will

staff the literacy

will

record student activity

computer

station in the

the literacy lab and provide

(Photo by Rick Kew)

lab, located in

Room

2B22, from

8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

has been used to familiarize peer tutors with the software and inter-

Monday

through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Friday,

net procedures.

Nicholas said,

student

Although the lab has been open since Nov. 12, she said, the time

and inappropriate use, such as “chat lines”, will not be allowed,

Peer

tutors,

duty, will monitor

lab

the

activities

in a transition phase.

still

booked in two-hour blocks by any Conestoga student. Students can drop in to use the

them tutoring up

will

be useful will be bookmarked for easy reference by other students,

and their clients as an additional

tool, in the tutoring

lab

ful to specific

lab.

tutors

the

searching the Internet for sites use-

research

the Internet facilities

of the literacy

She said

must

but

net”, in

staffing

cross-section

programs

Conestoga’s

stressed that stu-

administrator,

to use the

Nicholas said the peer tutors

training purposes.

Myma

peer tutors on duty

show them how

software

cial as originally

not as benefi-

hoped and other

software has yet to be installed in the lab.

An advisory committee, yet to be formed, will review the lab’s performance, she said. Members will be from student computer

services, special needs, services, the tives

from

DSA and

representa-

faculties at the college.

Dear Students:

NEW

DSA administers the Prescription Drug Plan for all students As many of you are aware, the of Doon Campus. Many students use this service and are happy with it. However, I think it is important for me to respond to some problems we have experienced this year. First we will explain the history of the Drug Plan. The Prescription Drug Plan has been provided it has seen two phases and numerous internal improvements. For those of you who are returning students you remember having to pick up your special Drug Plan card or waiting until the end of December to get your refund cheque. That was the first phase. Please note that this type of

for only three years. Since then,

s}'stem involving the use of a special card and being automatically enrolled into a prescription drug plan is

not new, rather,

the

same system being offered by a majority of Universities and Colleges,

at a

much

higher cost. Realizing this card system and time lag was not

made

possible through

students to use their student cards. sj’stem.

many

we worked to improve

efficient,

it.

Therefore,

RX Plus, (the company who provided the Plan's drug cards), to enable the

cases, the

Rx Plus was to

inform

all

Ontario Pharmacies of this change over in the

pharmacy did not receive the information, or read

NEW

DSA’s control. We These problems were beyond the by having Rx Pius fax every pharmacy again. This was in an

it.

This caused confusion.

tried to eliminate this effort to

problem

September

ensure you could start accessing the

co\'erage immediately.

PRESCRIPTION

DRUG PLAN

INFORMATION

Unfortunately, we have since had pharmacies deny students coverage because of their lack of knowledge and information about the system fi-om RX Plus. In addition, an increasing amount of students have opted in for family coverage. Again RX Plus has let us down. For this additional service special cards were ordered by the end of September, -however, we did not receive the cards fi'om RX Plus until almost November. Those cards were then useless because they had been printed with the wrong expiry date. Cards were instantly reordered, taking an additional three weeks to be issued (which many have not yet to

be picked up). This also was beyond the

The second part of the the College and the

NEW DSA's

control.

prescription drug plan changes

were

the internal administration

office has assisted us in supplying the necessary information about students to

8384 Aug. 31/97

Group Number Expiry Date

However, new problems have been created Such

the case

attributed to the

This year

are using our student I.D. cards

drug card. The pharmacist will input COO followed by your student number to gain

as our

access to your coverage

you are

still

file.

If you find that

number

for additional

this in

listed

which

on the

disk.

admimster the plan.

are working equally hard to eliminate.

Again,

this

has not been the directly

NEW DSA.

mind, numerous refund cheques have been a\'ailable since October providing you waiver form and pro\’ided proof many have not been picked up

tuition in full, filled out a

There has been a decrease

reason for this

in lag

time by 2 months. The

article is not to say that this

system

vour attention to factors that have contributed

NEW DSA

is directly

responsible for

not in need of further improvements, rather

some problems

that

this.

it is

The

to call

you may have-experienced. What are

we going to do about these uncontrollable factors? We are going to find a new card company or demand a 1 00% service guaranteed fi'om RX Plus. I

having problems, have the

pharmacist call this

vet.

for both of us

when your name has not been competence of the

Keeping have paid your

between

NEW DSA with regards to issuing refiind cheques. Since the beginning, the Registrar's

hope this

article

has provided you with an insight to what

we have been working with and why Vicky or Irene and Bev

are just as fiustrated as you. If you have any further questions, ask to speak to

the

NEW DSA office.

information.

1-800-461-6579

— SPOKE, January 20, 1997

Page 8

STUDENT LIFE When an

apple a day isn^t enough

Graphics student copes with learning disability

Flu vaccination recommended in preparation for cold season

Spelling does not

By Lynn Jackson

come easy

Teminski, who said she learns best through seeing, hearing and writing. Lectures can

either, said

The other 25 per cent may have

By Lynne Thompson

already contracted the virus before

the middle of the flu season

approaches,

many people may

be sick of getting

‘erally

that the

or influenza as it is officially called, is a highly contagious virus flu,

which

person.

known by the

spread from person to

What how

commonly

less

to avoid getting bit

across

may

variation

feel a slight soreness

where

was given. Very few experience a mild

the needle

fall

into high-

headache, or nausea within 24 hours of receiving the

who

categories,

especially

shot.

important they take a few minutes to get the vaccination.

pamphlet from the lung asso-

ciation listed high-risk people as

flu bug.

very few people

to the vaccination.

fever, chills,

For people

Some

not in the vaccination,

said Nelson.

risk

said*

you have been lucky enough to avoid the flu so far, but are worried you luck is about to run out, vaccinations can be received at the If

Conestoga’s health centre nurse Carole Nelson said this year’s flu

those with chronic heart, lung, or kidney disorders; those who have

health centre, said Nelson.

the worst variation in eight

cystic fibrosis, asthma, diabetes,

vaccination, except for those in the

severe anemia, cancer, or any long-term illness; people who have had an organ transplant, people over 65-years-old or living in a

high-risk categories

years.

Approximately one

in six

people

experience the symptoms, which include headaches, tightness in the chest, and a general will

aching of the muscles. Nelson said.

Nelson said although most people are only sick for two days, it takes about a week to completely '

come

have

which

sick.

commonly known

It is

lit-

getting the vaccination, or

Connaught

have reactions

feel like yourself again.

The

best

way

to prevent the flu

to get a flu vaccination.

pamConnaught

long-term care facility and children or adolescents (six months to conditions with 18-years-old) which have been treated for long

who

$10 per are eligi-

ble to be vaccinated for free.

For those

who

are needle-shy,

getting lots of rest will keep your

immune system you

fight

built-up

off

the

and help flu,

said

Nelson.

not to get the vaccination.

the flu

The lung

association warns indi-

important to remember you

cannot get the

avoid getting the

Laboratories Ltd.

It is

nation,

from the vacciConnaught said flu

may

include

symptoms, stay home for a day or two. Nelson said. Staying in bed and drinking lots of fluids are your best hopes to a speedy recovery.

conditions, such as a broken-

will only write half

arm, to those with more longterm conditions, such as a

down, having the other half

learning disability, said special

Marian

coordinator, needs Mainland.

Such

student

Jennifer

Teminski, a third-year graphicdesign student at Conestoga who has dyslexia. Dyslexia, a Greek

word mean-

ing, “difficulty with words,’’ is a

disorder that

makes reading and

with otherwise normal

intelli-

The disorder commonly

gence.

includes an inability to separate an important word

—

parts of a

According to a study done by of Institute National the

Human and Health Development, about 20 per cent of all children have some degree Child

of dyslexia. If the disorder is discovered when the child is still very young, the chances the con-

can

dition

improved

are

Teminski said in an interview she sometimes will see words backwards or mix up her sentences when writing or sometimes even speaking. “I really have to concentrate when I’m writing. I have a lot of trouble remembering the letters ‘b’ and ‘d.’ I have to visualize the word ‘bed’ in order to remember which is which,” she said. that

include

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learn to cope.”

Although dyslexics may have difficulty reading or writing, they

can have above-average

If a teacher or parent does not recognize the characteristics of

the disorder, the student’s diffi-

can be misinterpreted. Teminski said her Grade 8 teacher advised her to go into the basic program in high school.

culties

Instead, she entered the general

Grade 9. Research shows that dyslexics often have a strong spatial sense and often excel in art, interior design, technical drawing, filmmaking and architecture. level in

include Famous dyslexics Thomas Edison, Leonardo da

Vinci and Albert Einstein.

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her head, but she will see the whole sentence on the page. Teminski said she does not think the disorder has a big effect on her work since most of the projects and assignments do not

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those with short-tenn medical

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viduals with serious infections or allergies to eggs or egg products

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SPOKE, January 20,

1997

— Page 9

Failed heating coil triggers two fire alarms By Ross McDermott

the fans, he said. “If you’ve got a fire, the last

The

alarm

fire

that

thing you want

sent

Conestoga students scrambling from the warmth of Doon campus Jan. 13, was the second one that morning and was caused by a

it,”

He shut

tor of physical resources.

Dave Putt

said the cold weather

over caused a heating

the

weekend

coil, located in

room ID 14-2, to freeze. “You can go for a year or two doesn’t happen,” Putt

and

this

said.

“Then,

all

of a sudden, you

get the right temperature, the is

coming from die

wind

right direction,

and the humidity is very low.” He said maintenance staff believe cold, humid air blowing over the heating coil caused the device to freeze and fail.

THIS a

fire

—

IS NOT A DRILL Students at Doon campus experience a frosty wake-up call Jan. 13 when alarm forced them outdoors into the frigid, morning air. (Photo by Matt Harris)

The failure of the coil, he said, caused the heating system to register a decline in the supply of hot air, and automatically go to a fullheat, full-air

mode.

“which was located approximately one foot from a fixed and rate arise detector.”

This

detector,

explained,

and triggers the alarm when it detects a rapid rise in room temperature, which would occur in the reacts

“Fully heated air started pouring out of a ceiling vent,” Putt said.

Students could be unaware of disabilities, counsellor says by Lynn Jackson Some

may

not even realize they are special needs stustudents

dents, said

special needs students out

there

who do

not identify them-

selves and therefore

may

the help they are entitled

not get

to.

Marian Mainland, the

co-ordinator of special needs for

of Conestoga’s campuses. Mainland, who is also a full-time counsellor at the college to help

“There’S a

lot

people

all

some

compensate and

who have learning may not realize they

students

disabilities

realize they

have a disability, especially if they have had it all Aeir life. “How are they supposed to know

don’t

disability.”

with

the

disability.

They

think they

may

who identify themselves and who use the services on campus make up about 9.7 per

realize they

as such

try to hide

cent of the total population of col-

qualify as a special needs student

Mainland said there are many

who

qualify

include

are mobility impaired,

tions, learning disabilities or

Students

have a

it.”

who

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mitts

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little

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system flipped back

fire.

was

still

to full

power,

heat which triggered the alarm

The detector sensed the rise in room temperature and triggered

full

the alarm, at around 6 a.m., for the

when the second alarm maintenance staff were present, recognized the problem, and fixed the heating coil.

first

again.”

Putt said

went

time that morning. Putt said.

The alarm caused mechanism

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Students those

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be given right away and testing to confirm the disability will begin immediately.

cial-needs office said Mainland.

special needs coordinator

Doon campus.

said the heating system

down

may

undergo eight hours of testing. The first part is an IQ test and the remainder is a full academic test in reading, writing and math. If the student does qualify, the special needs office will ensure the student receives adequate accommodations during both classes and testing. Mainland said. “Behind everything we do is the goal to minimize the impact of the disability on the student’s academ-

Marian Mainland,

Mainland said there are about 400 special needs students at Conestoga,

he or she

disability, support will

other disability that is interfering with their academic performance. Students who need to be confirmed as special needs students

have a

what’s normal,” she said.

enroled at

If a student thinks

have a

case of a

Let’s

deaf or hard of hearing, visually impaired, or have medical condi-

that just learn to

students with special needs, said

blowing over

alarm occured early in the morning, no maintenance staff were available to remedy the problem. The second alarm, at 8:30 a.m, occured after the maintenance staff arrived and, knowing there was no fire, turned the heating system back on. Putt said.

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Page 10

STUDENT LIFE Profile

Kickin’

women

Student encourages

to enter non-traditional fields She said she

By Colleen Cassidy

considering working with com-

now

puters in woodworking.

“The use of computers

Tara Squire, a first-year woodworking technology student, said she has had a talent for working with

wood

Other than the

since an early age.

woodworking

technology field. She encourages

class-

carefully

make

to take just any program,

to study in non-traditional

field

tell

them not to bend on their own.

to pressure but to

the decision

Squire said

but one of the ones offered at Conestoga.” She said she considered taking the program at North Carolina State University, but decided she didn’t want to

women

field.

She would

in her class. Squire doesn’t

are interested in entering the

recommends they consider their reasons to make sure they really want to study in the

technology

said.

didn’t encourage

woodworking indus-

fields, but

Grade 10 teacher encouraged her to take one of the programs at Conestoga, because it is probably the best woodworking school in Canada, Squire es and her

“He

women

know any women who

At age 11, she made a breadboard in her industrial arts class in her London, Ont. elementary school. In high school, she took several

in the

try is exploding.”

it’s

important for a

woman

to enter the

with the right attitude.

“If women enter non-traditional programs with the expectation the male students will change for them, they will run into problems. “ It’s up to the individual to make changes.”

to school in the U.S.

Squire has changed her mind a few times about what she would like to do after she graduates. When she entered the program, she thought she would like to start her own business, but has since decided it would take too much of her time and it would not work if she wanted to have a family.

She said there are three women and 17 men and she hasn’t noticed any problems.

left) Rob DiMatteo, a second-year construction engineering technology student, Adrian Movcileanu, a first-year

(From

computer programmer/analyst student, and Dan Krauter, a first-year general arts and science student, scrimage before (Photo by Peggy Sue Ironside) a game Jan. 9.

in her

class,

“

You

can’t expect people to

make concessions

you just because you’re a woman.”

YOUR CLASS

BEINC REPRESENTED?

Signing up

Does your class have any suggestions, ideas, complaints or concerns? Elect a Class Rep. to act as the voice of your class. For more information and meeting schedules see April

table

Haldenby talks with Steve Campbell about signing up for intramural sports. The sign-up was set up in the cafeteria. This season, co-ed basketball and volleyball are offered at the

school

Becky

at the

DSA Office.

(Photo by Matt Harris)

Peer

Female woodworking students

Tutoring ConMuBon «r Doen

better at design, coordinator says many high schools and females are encouraged to enrol

By Colleen Cassidy Women

offered in

are successful in the

woodworking technology program at Conestoga and graduates of the program are successful within the woodworking industry, said

Mark Bramer,

tor of the

male students. “In fact, the women are better at design and aesthetics. They pay more attention to detail than the

men

dents in Canada, for the second

time in five years.

Woodworking

courses

are

have

technology program work at vari-

enter a

ous jobs within the woodworking

the

woodworking program at post-secondary level, Bramer

industry.

Some

can be a problem when a whole society embraces an idea. He said women entering nontraditional fields is good, but if anyone goes into any field to make a statement, or because said

they are pressured into will

do.”

Bramer said this year, a female Conestoga student has won the top prize for woodworking stu-

women who

enjoy the classes and decide to

do program as the

said

graduated from the woodworking

woodworking technolo-

said the female students

and

students discover they

Some

said.

as well in the

in the first- year class

three in the second-year class.

Bramer

in the classes.

the coordina-

gy program.

women

it,

they

probably encounter prob-

lems.

During the

last

four to five

are

employed

in furniture

some work in sales in woodworking stores. One woman, said Bramer, went on to teach woodworking. Bramer also said more women are taking woodworking courses refinishing shops and

cent of the continuing education

woodworking classes. Woodworking becomes a hobby

many of them. Many

of the

for

same women come back each

Currently,

there

are

five

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continuing education classes. constitute about 50 per

woodworking technology program have been women, he said.

THE SAME SPEED

Women

years, 10 per cent of the students in the

NOT ALL STUDENTS LEARN IN THE SAME WAY OR AT

semester to build another project,

Bramer

said.

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SPOKE, January 20,

1997

— Page 11

Indoor soccer season begins By Peggy Sue Ironside

effort put into

being a player; and

guidelines, techniques and play-

work ethic. Sometimes, you have an imbal-

ers.

tive

beginning Jan. 9, to discover who gets cut, said the Condors coach. Geoff Johnstone said while he

ance with players who may not have great technical skills, said Johnstone, but that shortfall can be made up through their work ethic and a positive attitude in terms of the team and their role on it. Johnstone said the players who

can have more players on the side,

showed

he prefers the limit as only 12 or 13 players can be used effectively each game.

out/practice combination are good people to work with and are a reflection of the positive people working around them. He said one such influence is Duane Shadd, assistant coach,

application In the winter months, college varsity soccer is

moved indoors

and the team roster is reduced from 19 to 16 players, which resulted in the

recent try-outs,

Players waiting on the sideline

tend to lose the rhythm of the

game, he said. During try-outs, Johnstone said he uses a combination of factors tactical skills

leticism

the

trains the players

first

try-

their

a really upbeat, posi-

very team orient-

ed,” said Johnstone.

Shadd has a

said

sixth sense

as he never misses a thing

and can

a player he’s tired before the player knows he’s tired. tell

Shadd

said his

now

right

main concern

player conditioning,

both physically and mentally.

said it takes a couple weeks blow the cobwebs out and get

back

in the

Shadd

swing of things.

said he wasn’t worried

about the players having time off during the Christmas holidays as

injuries to heal.

stamina,

them on their technique. Shadd and Johnstone have worked together as a team for 17 years, and are able to give each

amount of

other vital feedback concerning

blending indi-

quickness, attitude

for

guy who

allowed for some of the player’s

vidual skills within the team; ath-

flexibility;

“Duane

physical ability, while Johnstone

he refers to as the four A’s: ability

and

who

instructs

“It’s

a very physical game. like

It’s

hockey where you go,

go, go, in short shifts.”

PUSH

for the physical shape of the

— Nick White, a second-year general business student,

returning players, he said those

builds his upper-body

who

push-away exercise.

left in

good condition

come back much Shadd

will

and

leg strength with

a lean-forward-and-

(Photo by Peggy Sue Ironside)

the same.

works the players as hard in practice as he would during a game. Having the players work at a said he

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high intensity level during the practice conditions them and relieves the pressure of games, because they become accustomed to the fast-paced playing level, he said.

Johnstone said going from outdoor soccer to indoor soccer is like going to a totally different game. “It takes an overall different type of stamina. Indoors you need to be able to sprint 15 yards very quickly and then be prepared to do it again within a split second.”

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cer,

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saying the tempo was good and the players responded to the drills well.

TO THE MAX

— Dan Krauter, a

student, improves his sprinting

first-year general arts

speed with a series

soccer try-out.

and science

of drills during

(Photo by Peggy Sue Ironside)

The team selection will be an ongoing process, he said, with the results being announced on Jan.

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the

comes

ing to find the clues to a series of

describing the state of the bodies

her towards the murderer’s hiding

after the

place and

tial

identity.

Soon others

having a combination of

join her as the sus-

The Relic brings you

definitely not for the

the

height of fear and keeps you hanging in the balance until the bitter end. Definitely a good read for those cold, dark, winter nights.

The novel

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and rooms.

Orleans five years previous. Margo Green, a researcher at the museum discovers clues leading its

public relations department at the

of Natural History, during a series of brutal murders occurring in the into the depths of the

The Relic

squeamish. If you like to hide under the covers when reading a horror story, you may consider reading this one in a solid ironclad room.

Excellent

Good

very graphic in

murders but that

Fair

essen-

Poor Garbage

for the novel to stay as sus-

penseful as

does.

Movie Review

Wes Craven’s Scream Of

By Jennifer Dougall

course, this

is all

frightens as

in the first

minutes of the movie. The real story hasn’t even begun. Neve Campbell, from The Craft and TV’s Party of Five, plays five

Horror movies are

They

the same.

all

are predictable to the point

of being laughable, and anyone who believes the events can hap-

pen

in real life is in desperate

need

of therapy. Wes Craven’s Scream acknowl-

edges

the end,

The

pokes fun

that,

manages

it,

and

to transcend

it.

story begins at the house of

Casey Becker (played unobtrusively by Drew Barrymore), where

Sidney, the lead character in this

While waiting for her best friend (Rose McGowan, The

Scream

true

genre,

its

Doom

hangings in its list of killings. It even features a crushed-by-garagedoor death. The murderer wears a cheap novelty Halloween mask and cloak and alters his voice. And most of the women have giant breasts. But the similarities end there. Instead of Jason or Freddy or some other back-from-the-dead

breasted

Generator), to show up, Sidney receives her own phone call. Mistaking it for a prank, Sidney chats with the killer, even picking her nose to prove he can’t

viciously attacked.

see her. It

gives you just enough time to

Rounding out the

cast

Tatum’s

boyfriend, Stu (Matthew Lillard,

Mom

and Hackers), Randy, the horror-buff (Jamie Kennedy,

character.

Scream features a

And who

living

could be

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Monica on TV’s

Serial

watch some horror movies. She receives a mysterious phone call that turns downright scary. The caller repeatedly asks Casey for her name, prompting her to

Friends, plays trash-TV reporter

William Shakespeare’s Romeo + loving Juliet) and Sidney’s boyfriend (and naturally the main

mother. The book proclaims the innocent and accuses is

suspect), Billy (Skeet Ulrich,

killer

Craft).

losing the fight.

“Why do

Sidney of lying. The day before Casey’s murder, Sidney’s father goes away on a business trip, leaving her alone in

Henry Winkler (the Fonze from TV’s Happy Days) puts in a memorable cameo as the high

the house.

Number Three.

But what sets this movie apart from other horror movies is that it sees itself for what it is. During Sidney’s first phone call with the killer, he asks her if she

she

ask, a

home

alone getting ready to

little flirtatiously,

you want to know my name?” “So I know who I’m looking the voice answers. starts

from

And

at,”

the killing

there.

Gale Weathers, who wrote a tellall book about Sidney’s slutty

school

principal,

a.k.a.

The

Victim

murderer.

changes with every scene. Unlike most horror-victims. Scream’s casualties never die without a fight. They beat the crap out of their killer before finally

go out

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Later, when she is attacked, Sidney chooses the stairs.

Randy outlines what not to do if you find yourself in a horror movie: Do not have sex. Only virgins survive horror movies.

room and say

leave the

Do not

“I’ll

right back,” because you’ll never

be back

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seat

—

just in case.

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like horror

including disembowelments and

exhale in relief before Sidney

Courteney Cox, Jim Carrey’s

pokes fun at horror

Tatum

movie. Sidney’s mother was murdered almost a year to the day Casey dies. The accused murderer is on tification.