Digital Edition - October 27, 1997 by SPOKENewspaper

Conestoga College, Kitchener 29th Year

— No. 37

Oct. 27, 1997

And they

down

all fall

Condor goalkeeper George Papadakos punches away the

ball

five of his

defenders keep watchful eyes on two Fanshawe forwards.

(Photo by

Scott Nicholson)

Student encounters another problem with DSA health plan By

Before Oct. 9, pharmacies that dealt with the DSA’s plan had to

Erica Ayliffe

About

three

weeks ago, Sarah

Ketchell, a third-year broadcasting

student at Conestoga, had difficulty getting a prescription through

Student Association’s (DSA) drug plan because she was unaware she wasn’t fully covered

the

Doon

call

Green Shield to get a student’s the problems were

occurring because Green Shield’s system for Conestoga wasn’t fully

week of Oct. 6. Green Shield office

until the

When

the

down for

the day, pharmacies

until Oct. 1.

shut

When she went back to Pioneer Park Pharmacy on Oct. 3 to get the iron pills she needed to clear a

couldn’t get the

cold and a deficiency problem, she

encountered more

difficulties.

Ketchell couldn’t get her medica-

problem

between the pharmacies

that deal

with the DSA’s health plan and the

drug

DSA’s company

health

Shield,

company

the

insurance

Insurance

RWAM

Administrators

Inc.,

and,

therefore, couldn’t put through any

managed

Aguiar,

Heather

RWAM,

said problems were happening because pharmacies weren’t aware of the proper billing procedure. “The pharmacies were not

advised of the billing procedure,” said Aguiar. “There is a special way they have to submit the claim to Green

They have

now been

works through. “What the problem is,” said Pam Brown, a technician at Pioneer Park Pharmacy, “is that Green

Shield.

Shield has internally reissued new numbers to all of the students (at

of student affairs and coordinator of the drug plan Oct. 10.

Conestoga). We were supposed to be able to transmit the student

Shield had assured

Green Shield. Green Shield would then pick up the number, figure out the new number and everything would

number

(via computer) to

be fine, but it actually hasn’t worked out that way.”

advised.”

RWAM

sent a

Cleaves, the

The

did not

Alpha (DSA) number and been had pharmacies the

portion of the student

provided with the new student subscriber numbers to submit to

Green Shield. Green Shield was ter list of numbers

masto all pharmacies dealing with Conestoga on to send a

Oct. 9.

Brown

said she doesn’t antici-

pate any problems once she has

claims.

health care specialist at

tion because of a software

Green

new numbers

PRO-PHARM,

accommodate that

new number. Brown said

set

package,

letter

memo

DSA’s

that

stated

local pharmacies

Gerry

vice-president

Green

RWAM

all

had been advised

of the correct billing procedure to

when submitting the student number to Green Shield for pre-

use

scription

claims.

explained

that

The memo pharmacy

the master

list.

“So far it hasn’t been too bad,” said Brown. “It only takes five to 10 minutes (to call Green Shield and get the updated number). But as soon as I get the master

won’t have to just look

Shield

call

list, I

anybody.

them up on

the

can

Green

list.”

Ketchell didn’t get her medication on Oct. 3 because Green Shield’s office had closed for the

She said she was told to pharmacy the next day, but that was a Saturday and the office was closed. The pharmacist at Pioneer Park Pharmacy gave Ketchell enough

day.

return to the

medication to make it through the weekend, and she picked up her full prescription on Oct. 6. “I know there are a lot of students at the school who have kids and who are on an extremely tight

budget and can’t afford these sorts of problems,” said Ketchell.

Becky

DSA’s

the

Boertien,

director of student

life,

said she

there is more than one student having problems with the drug plan. “It has created a lot of problems

knows

for students, especially for students who go to the pharmacy with

$100 worth of medication and are expected to pay for it all up front if the pharmacy can’t put the claim through,” she said. “Once the bugs get

worked

out, the plan is obvi-

ously a valuable plan for students, but there are just so many technol-

ogy kinks.”

Brown

said

there

are

always

problems with the DSA’s health plan in September and October. “Every single year Conestoga College has had a drug plan, for the month of September, it has never been running. People anticipate problems in the first two weeks of October,” said Brown.

DSA member that there

weren’t

any problems. She then called and was given the details of the situation and called the DSA again to inform them. She

RWAM

said she

was again

told she

was

misinformed.

“To me, it sounded like she was me, I was wrong, the drug company was wrong and the pharmacy was wrong,” said Ketchell. “The DSA has no clue, which I think is wrong because they’re the ones we’re going to to ask questelling

My drug plan is through them; they should know what’s going on. They shouldn’t be accusing everybody else of being wrong.” Boertien said she doesn’t blame students for being angry. “The plan should be in order,”

tions.

she said. Boertien

said

every

year the

board of governors, the DSA’s decision-making body made up of students, votes on whether to have

Ketchell is finally getting rid of her cold with the iron pills, but said she is frustrated by all the problems she has encountered. She said when she found out at

a drug plan.

Pioneer Park Pharmacy that the drug plan numbers had been changed, she called the DSA to make sure they knew about the

what

problem. She said she was told by

the benefits.”

“One of my recommendations,” said Boertien, “is for the board to

consider holding a referendum on whether this (the drug plan) is the students really want.

always seem to hear problems,” she said. “The problems seem to outweigh

“You

the

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— SPOKE, Oct.

27, 1997

Faculty union

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rejects proposal

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By Dan Meagher

the issue of professorial status Boettger expressed concern

tartMgc com

Conestoga College’s faculty union rejected the latest contract proposal from the council of regents in a vote held Oct. 16. The vote, which resulted in a 95

that quality of education

per cent rejection, did not surprise the head of Local 237 ’s bargaining

may

team.

pay

lose some of these people if they’re asked to take a $20,000

expected, since the union’s bargaining team had asked its mem-

cut,” Boettger said. “Some of them would then be making less than some grad students. While the council’s proposal offered no significant improvements on salary or job security, it

bers to reject the offer several

did leave

room

weeks ago.

workload

for

Boettger said quality of education is a major concern for the

Boettger said he feels could jeopardize the quality of education. Boettger said it comes down to a basic principle, “If you’re

overwhelming

Marc Lang, second-year

robotics, puts his feet 1

up and watches Strange Brew, the Oktoberfes (Pholo

^ Rebecca E5y)

prepares for heavy snowfall sider the weight of

snow or

freez-

ing rain on the roofs and that

beginning to show its true colors, and cooler temperatures, the inevitability of a heavy fall

snowfall

all

the roof drains are clear.”

Milner said physical resources also busy maintaining equipment and cleaning the colstaff are

becoming more likely. However, between now and is

lege’s grounds, as leaves

those

can

inter-

snowflakes, physical resources has a lot of preventative

fere with

maintenance and snow clearing

also be maintained during the

preparation to do.

Milner said, as they drain melt water from snow or freezing rain.

The

Barry Milner, manager of physibrings a number of duties for physical resources in order to ensure things run smoothly during

the college

when we

clearing

the roofs of the build-

comes

said. “

discuss

You have

snow

must

but

snow

community

workload formula and away from some faculty members. “The workload formula is a direct measure of our work time,”

clearing

Conestoga’s

snow and

snow

how

they control the and ice build-ups with sand is

salt.

“We

clearing,

Stratford

cost of contractor-only

resources

also have contractors that

Cambridge campuses

done by the landlords, Milner said. “The cost of snow clearing remains somewhat constant, depending on how much we get and how much (snow) drifting there is,” he said.

use enough material

when controlling the snow and ice to make it safe, but we also take a

and

look at the cleanup costs and the environmental impact,” he said.

are leased

overworked, you can’t do a very

good job.”

“Without

first

it, it

becomes sub-

all

See Camilla Scott

DSA Bus Tickets

Trip

Live

thinks an updated workload formula is needed, but its elimination would be a step backwards.

“Some chairs

will

As far as a strike is concerned, Boettger said the union is still looking to negotiate before any drastic measures are taken. When asked for a timeline regarding when a strike might

be knowledge-

able about the situation, but others will do it in a whimsical manner

and look

strictly at

bottom

the

Boettger said.

lines,”

said

programs

fears

ultimately

lose

students

occur, Boettger would only say that nothing is imminent.

as a result.

Skills Ontario

The board of directors of Skills Canada has announced that their Ontario office will be relocating to Conestoga College from Barrie in January 1998.

Waterloo Region, also known as the technology triangle. in

among

high school and college students and increase awareness in the community about the

cf Directors Meeting

value of technical nization British

skills.

currently

The orga-

operates

Columbia,

Alberta,

Ontario and Quebec.

Anne Cool

is a past president of and a member of the national board. She said the deci-

the

1 tiJi

relationship

in 1984, the depart-

implemented

Both the college and Ontario Canada see the Oct. 6 move as a way to promote skills training

Beard

unable to attend

the meeting, please see at the

the

ment chairs will not all be on the same page in terms of assigning work time to instructors.

Boettger said he is worried that without the formula, which was

skills

Johanna

likened

between prep time and teaching time to that between writing a book and reading it. The union president also said he

Skills

on sale Oct. 98

If you are

instead of a structured, objective system,” he said.

Skills Canada is an organization designed to encourage technical

Tues. Oct. 28 4:3€ pm

couple of years in a teacher’s

career.

jective

By Corey Jubenville

Cccm

He said preparation time is desparately needed to effectively teach any course, especially in the

moving offices to Conestoga

0ON

Chmi LLfl Scon13?

which

take professor status

will

try to

for an increased teachers,

faculty’s

at Doon, Guelph and Waterloo campuses is between $20 and $25 a year per parking space on average, Milner said. Another concern for physical

help them out.”

to con-

and snow clearing

clearing

fall,

he said, a number of different people become involved. “Not only are there people from

the things people don’t

think about

facilities,

The

clearing.

at the college,

the winter.

ings,”

snow

college’s catch basins

When

cal resources, said the fall season

“One of

was

said Boettger.

By Craig Vallbacka With

rejection

union, given that the management proposal offered to eliminate the

Physical resource staff

suf-

and qualified people. “Students want respectable, knowledgeable instructors, and we

Walter Boettger, president of the college’s faculty union, said the

special in the Sanctuary Oct.

may

fer with the loss of experienced

sion

OSC

was made

partly because of the area’s reputation and because

of the college

DSA

Conestoga

for the

move

to raise the profile, to

make people more aware of

Office.

skills

training as a viable alternative.” In 1997, Conestoga hosted the

the

idea

OSC Skills competition. The event was considered a success, and according to OSC figures.

that

skills

training

important,” Cool said.

At last year’s competition, students from Conestoga won six gold medals, more than all other colleges combined, and Kitchener will host the OSC competition again in May 1998. People from Skills Canada, including Cool, were so impressed that the success

was

called “instrumental” in the

decision to

move

the office.

Conestoga president John Tibbits also said he felt part of the reason

move was how well students from Conestoga had done. for the

In terms of benefits for the college, besides renting out space, the

move

will help

develop more partcommunity and

nerships with the better

promote

skills education,

said Tibbits, also a board

member

of OSC.

“We

itself.

“One reason

there were over 600 competitors and more than 10,000 visitors. “It is an opportunity to promote

think this will help us devel-

op more partnership with schools and industry,” he said.

move have yet be worked out, but OSC will pay some of the costs, including renting part of the student client Details for the

services building as a separate office.

r SPOKE, Oct 27,

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Body art

— Page 3

TRANSITIONS w iw IlMI 0

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SlSIiilS!

1997

isn’t

just biker

beauty

Are tattoos an expression of individualism? By

Natalie Schneider

Over the years tattoos have become more acceptable as a high percentage of people choose to decorate their bodies with everything from personal artwork to

more mainstream

art, like

Disney

characters.

no longer tied to the stereotypical image of the biker or rock star. For some it’s a way of Tattoos are

expressing themselves, using their body as their canvas, while for others

way of remembering

it’s

significant

something

their

Tora

located

Tattoo,

665

Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener, is one of the newer tattoo studios in the area and opened 2 1/2 years ago.

Owner

when he was

tattooing

Izumi

Jamie first,

underground Waterloo, he

started

18 years

he ran a somewhat operation

doing

said,

mainly

for the artistic aspect.

open to the public. I was working in a factory and I was doing tattooing as a hobby. A lot of friends encouraged me; it wasn’t me going out and trying to “I wasn’t really

body art? Tim Kam from The Exotic Skin Shop at 398 King St. E, Kitchener, says most of his regular clientele

the attraction to

are in cliques that are into tattoos. He said navel piercing is popular

Izumi

said.

For some, tattooing

themselves, using their

Prices for tattoos vary depending on where you go. Tora Tattoo’s

body as a canvas.

ered.

flat rate didn’t

Using a

of expressing

“Two

of the three can be taught,

while Bryan Hunt, the

takes a lot of years to

full-time

tattoo

artist

Tora Tattoo, charges $80 an hour. among artists. vary Prices

says was popular

devil)

with a lot of women. Kam said he is glad that phase is dying out. The most popular work right now is the bold black tribal designs to accentuate the body. He said women have gotten away

from roses and unicorns, and skulls are dying out with men. He said summertime is usually his busy season, even though

aspect

it’s

When we

organized. get to

not going to happen. very

tattoo, everything’s It

know your routine,” he

said.

“Either you’re bom to do you’re not; basically that’s what it

or it

for the

who

more thought into what they want and what they want it to mean, he said. For about three years, Taz (the

come

in for a tattoo have put

for pain, it

Kam said most peo-

like a cat scratch during

The area numbs

dur-

ing the tattooing process.

tattoo

commitment

months

for

can take up to two

because

skin

normal, he said.

return

get soaked. since you’re

giving it a light wash, said Izumi.“There are a lot of guys

only

will walk out the door and take the bandage right off,” said

who

“A lot of the quality of the tattoo gonning to show up as a result of the after care.” “You went through some discomfort and you

rip

It’s

After having a tattoo marked on your body, it is important to leave

Wednesday to Saturday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., by appointment only.

bandage on for 12 to 24 hours, and then apply an antibiotic ointment morning and night for three

Tuesdays from 3 p.m.

the

days.

For the following week, an

Questions about their

programs?

Would you

like a

degree in your field of

down

in the

Cafeteria

Hours for tattooing are Monday Tuesday,

Body

p.m. to 6 p.m.,

piercing

\v*j

done

to 6 p.m.,

to Friday 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 1 p.m. to 6

Wednesday p.m.,

by piercer Marco Vicario.

LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PROGRAMS transfer

stupid to

the bandage off and get

said Izumi.

the outline.

individual. People over

ple find

fine

infected.”

it is

or lakes.

doesn’t

tattoo is under the armpit, in the rib area and the inner thigh,

tom work personalized

said he

kind of decoration

Showering

paid a lot of money.

it.”

painful place to get a

Angela Lockhart will be here, Fri. Nov.7/97 from 11:30-1:30

Kam

fit-

tattoo

the

inquire about

days and the client must keep the tattoo out of direct sunlight, pools

this

facial

just a part of

he said. Izumi recommends staying out of swimming pools and hot tubs so

applied,

Izumi.

wonders if is becoming more socially acceptable, what will the next generation do? He said he is drawing more cus-

ting in.

it is all

unscented moisturizer should be

ridiculous. Not that I woulddo it; if someone paid me well enough to do it then fine,” said Izumi. “But to be quite honest, to do it successfully I’d have to

study?

piercing,

body

it.

not the ideal time to get a tattoo. Healing time takes seven to 12

and with the growth of

the

Izumi has ever tattooed was a crescent moon in the centre of a woman’s head. “To me that was strange. I’ve never done genital tattoos because I’ve never had any

The most

the third can’t. Without the artistic

other

The weirdest place on

it.”

It’s

out in the long run, said Izumi. It is based on an hourly rate. It costs $100 per hour for Izumi’s artistry,

to. It’s

stressful thing to take

n’t

prices were set according to how many square inches the tattoo cov-

work

and

call for

bikers, drugs, guns, all that stuff.”

Tazmanian

Some of us have seen someone we know get a tattoo. Perhaps some reading this have one. What

The three basic rules to professional tattooing are health and safety issues such as sterilization. the mechanical side and the

way

fitting in, artist Little

fessionally. There’s a lot to

into the house, after a

Tattoos are part of By Becky

Izumi.

was an invasion of privacy so I started looking around. “One problem I ran into was stereotyping; you know, tattoo studios with it

a really hard on pro-

boils

“But too many people were

coming

down

depending on their skill and how long they’ve been practising, said

artistic side,

Izumi.

while

lives.

old.

con people into getting marked, an amateur. I especially by wouldn’t do that,” said Izumi. Early in 1993, he decided to turn his hobby into a career after winning awards in a competition in New York. At that time he had a small studio set up in his basement, but found it wasn’t as professional as it could have been, Izumi said. “It wasn’t a big area, maybe 15 by 12 feet, but it was really clean and organized,” said

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— SPOKE, Oct.

27, 1997

THE SPOKEN WORD

Classrooms not the place

Editorial

Different job,

when

school

spend around four hours teaching

a time

high

that

only

teachers

different attire is

students should

classroom.

the

Then

read an editorial

why

learn what to expect once they enter the

asking

world of work. Spoke staff have learned many real life lessons only half way into the term. All have not been negative, but the positive

get paid for hours they

are

Why

teachers

becomes a struggle, a common theme in our newsroom. The most recent hurdle was, as indicat-

my money

One of the

issues at the heart of the current

between the teachers’ union and the province is changes that would take around conflict

$1 billion out of education.

The provincial government repeatedly says the education system must be reformed and improved, ostensibly for the kids and

real journalist

not to pay for a tax cut.

be able to achieve in proper business apparel.

standing on semi-stable objects to capture the perfect angle are best achieved in jeans, a sweatshirt and running shoes.

be better

the

than they do

now? And how improved

Toll

its

bank

couple of years. Funding of govlast

ernment programs such as welfare and health care have all been dramatically cut and are still undergoing the financial axe.

Besides cutbacks, the province has also revised several tax-based programs into user-pay systems.

The newest is

addition to the user-pay future the recently constructed six-lane express

Highway 407, north of Toronto.

toll route,

The

toll

year,

Many toll

road,

was

which opened June 7 of

this

free until Oct. 14 at 12:01 a.m.

residents in the

charge

is unfair.

Metro area

feel the

Toll rates range

from

four cents per kilometre to 10 cents per km depending on the time and date the

Photo

News

Rebecca Eby; Student

activities editor: Alison Shadbolt;

editors: Ian S. Palmer; Sarah Smith;

SPOKE’s

editor:

you had to know it was just a matter of time before there was a serious confrontation between the teachers and the government. Now Snobelen is out and Dave Johnson is in. Will Johnson really make a difference? Probably not. The new minister is more quiet and is perceived as smoother than his predecessor, but the policy coming from the

months ago.

ry for

fearless leader remains the same.

Now, because high school

was talking to a high school teacher recently and was amazed to find out, after all the government has said and done, she was still anxious to compromise. She simply didn’t want to go on strike. If I was in her place, I would have wanted education school.

second never

Which

may

from

most people reading

just a

memo-

this paper,

some

think, “so what, this won’t affect me.”

Think again.

Oct. 15, teachers at colleges across the

province voted against a deal with the government. Here at Conestoga, more than 90 per cent of teachers rejected the offer, and if

heard the minister of

graduated

high

the

brings up another point. If

government applies the same methods

Ontario’s education system,

has to high school teachers, results can be expected to be the same. Talking to some people, I heard if there is

place John Snobelen, a discussed precipitating a crisis in education,

bly

the

premier really

wanted

colleges

improve

why would he man who publicly

into that portfolio.

a strike by college faculty,

would proba-

come sometime after January. Just in time to ruin the new year for a lot of people.

Taking a billion dollars

highway

used.

In an Oct. 15 article in the Toronto Star, a

couple of motorists said they found the toll some people won’t use the 407 because of the cost. fee expensive, and felt

Realistically, the toll rates are not unfair.

They

are justifiable. In the present day, people of Ontario can no longer depend on a

standard tax system to pay for public expenses. The ‘pay as you use’ system seems to be the way of the future in Ontario.

Some towns across the province have other user-pay systems recently put into effect, like

the

user-pay

garbage program in Stratford. Residents pay a fee to dispose of their garbage. If people want to use the 407, they should pay for it. The toll fee will pay for the upkeep of the highway, like repairs and maintenance, making it safer and more dependable. For instance, Chicago, 111., has some of the nicest highways running and

life

most of them are toll highways. In the same Toronto Star article, it said the day Highway 407 changed from free to fee, Highway 401 returned to the same old gridlock strip of pavement it had been months before. Meanwhile, the new 407 remained a ghost highway. For motorists, crammed highways are a recipe for stress. But an empty 407 isn’t surprising. No one likes extra expenses, but consider this. Pay the toll for an easy 35-minute drive on a brand new highway, or take a one-and-ahalf-hour drive in a lock to save $2.

bumper

bumper grid-

Motorists will probably end up spending money they saved by avoiding the toll road in stress relief therapy anyway. Paying the

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SPOKE is published and produced weekly by the journalism students of Conestoga College. and

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events and extracurricular activities will all be affected. As a student, I would certainly be concerned that my school year and, as a result, a year of my life, was in jeopardy. But blaming the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation would be the wrong thing to do. They have been extremely patient with this government, willing to sit down and negotiate. I thought there would have been a strike

Keeping Conestoga College connected

Issues

—

out of the system would surely precipitat the mother of all education crisis. After he was caught making that remark,

SPOKE Editor: Andrea Bailey;

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highways are a good investment cutbacks to account in the

even the most well-intentioned flies and use what authority their plastic swatter can provide to try to squish them into conforming.

will

The province of Ontario has experienced many

that

But, as the world of work will probably teach us, some people get annoyed with

our schools be if the teachers no longer feel it to be part of their job to help with student

The Spoke reporter in question sported black velvet pants and a black knit sweater, suitable for almost any story

maintain a fly-on-thewall existence during the proceeding being observed.

should

classrooms, already filled beyond capacity, are forced to absorb even more students? Will it be better if teachers spend even less time with students it

BlLUOhj.

/rniuJ

banquets or sports teams? The prospect of a teachers’ strike isn’t exactly welcome news to anyone. Classes,

to strike the

Will

in style.

They attempt

tem?

assignment will be to cover a formal or business event, suitable attire can be costumed. But a journalist does not usually know what stories will need attention on any given day and cannot be expected to tote five different wardrobes to the job. Besides showing his or her face in public, a journalist usually works behind the scenes. Developing photos and sitting for hours in the radiation of the computer screen composing information for the world are other joys of the profession and are approached more in comfort than

to report, not to influence or participate.

agree.

mier’s time, I would like to ask him one simple question. How does taking a billion dollars out of education make it a better sys-

on the ground and

might have happened upon her. well, a journalist does not dress equal to the occasion being covered because he or she is not part of the event. In most circumstances, a reporter attends

always be striving to improve education. The information age is now, and knowledge of new ideas and how to use them is vital to a prosperous future. If I could only have a minute of the pre-

appreciate, a journalist might have to twist into a position he or she would not

CUSSRooft(S’

to a multi-million-

digress.

go home and change

knows

matter, instruc-

whose idea of leadership is to endorse shoes for a few more million. But I

did not corre-

course, if a reporter

Or for that

dollar athlete

does not necessarily dress for the occasion being covered for various reasons. For example, to take a photograph that even the best dressed reader would

help with student associations

stay at school until 6 p.m. helping

rather give

before admitting her to the meeting if she worked for the Kitchener- Waterloo

Sitting or lying

should an instructor

Do these people really deserve to get our hard-earned tax dollars? Personally, I would

LASA dress code. Would the LASA instructor have asked

Record? Off campus, the

students put out the school paper?

spond to the

the reporter to

who

tors

LASA meeting featuring a guest attire

who

or varsity sports?

ed in the Oct. 13 issue of Spoke, an encounter between a reporter and a law and security administration instructor.

speaker because her

x<£>

get paid for unscheduled teaching hours to give help to students who need it? Why pay

finding sources for publishable

The reporter was refused admittance

rx'

question.

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divided about college students’ drinking habits

Survey says opinion on

By Alison Shadbolt

partying.

when

“I think

divided on the question of whether college students drink more alcohol than they should, according to the results of

Conestoga

an informal survey at the

because they’re ple

Doon

14 students surveyed on the

Cheryl Scott, a first-year nursing said,

student,

their priorities

and

Angela Marcuccio first-year nursing student

Angela Marcuccio,

Mandy McMullen,

Kelly Haliskie,

nursing student

law and security student

Kelly Jardine,

Joe Brown, mechanical engineering

student,

do much.

students

said,

drink

too

way

“It’s

relieving stress.”

respondents

Three

Several of those who answered that students don’t drink too much said a little overindulgence is

rarely or never drink.

at college.

for you,” said Joe

they

said

“I personally don’t drink. It’s

Brown, a

bad

first-

year student in mechanical engi-

“I think that this is our year to have fun and we should be able to do what we want without criticism,” said Angela Marcuccio, a

“I

neering.

would think most

students probably do (drink too

much),” Three said they didn’t know where they stood on the issue. “I’m probably in a different category than they are because I’m in

first-year nursing student.

Mandy McMullen, also a firstyear nursing student, agreed. “For this age, it’s

Kelly Jardine, a secondstudies

overdo it. The remaining were three

way

relax,

year management-

criticism.”

generally

too

partying

into

drink as a

much.

undecided.

lose

and making friends too much.” Three said students

have fun and we

what we want without

Five respondents said students don’t

“Some drink much and they get

our year

should be able to do

Oct. 20, six said students drink too

the

all

tion student.

think this

of overindulging.

much) meeting new peo-

and they’re going out

university students “I

start

first

too

time,” said Kelly Haliskie, a firstyear law and security administra-

campus. Excessive drinking can cause physical and emotional problems, and college and are often accused

they

drink

(they

college

kind of normal and

the neighborhood of 15 to 20 years older than they are,” said Mike Turos, a first-year robotics and automation student.

acceptable.”

who

Four of the six respondents answered yes said students often drink too much because they focus

management

studies student

Skateboarders want to be respected have been

Sports

always

everyone’s right to take part in

and enjoy. All southern

over

Ontario, school-

yards and parks baseball offer

diamonds, soccer fields and hockey rinks for children and adults to enjoy recreational activities. For many people, being active in sports

social

But, while most sports are mainstream and have been accepted,

some

that

have been is one

overlooked. Skateboarding

of those.

While other sports place

society,

all

have a

skateboarders

have been dodging fines and stem skateboarding for warnings in public.

Last summer, a group of skateboarders in Kitchener- Waterloo petitioned for a skateboarding arena similar to NoWhere, a boarding arena in Cambridge. All they wanted was a place in their area were they could simply do what they love, skate. Most of

them were used

to being fined

security officers

and being told

all

right if a

new

was to be built? you provide one sport with the facilities to play in, how do justify

nis court If

overlooking another? Some people might not classify skateboarding as a sport, but I suggest they sit back and watch. It

does require a cision.

lot

skill

have attempted skateI have no

co-ordination, event.

was a

And no I’m

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bad reputation could have

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idiotic

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available at the

the commercials, a couple of joggers are shown dodging police

Why

all

students and staff

The Sanctuary

of commercials placing golfers, tennis players and joggers in the place of skateboarders. In one of

how

open to

‘I

their sport, without being fined or having their boards taken away. Recently, Nike launched a string

officers

clinic is

short-lived

want to be a skateboarder’ because it’s the in-thing bandwagon. I believe people who do board have as much right as hockey players, for example, to practise the

The

not trying to

with the stereotype, that they’re all punks looking to cause trouble.

complained they didn’t want

see skateboarding in public areas, yet they are doing nothing to pro-

to happen.

mote a

people in the community

City councillors voted in favor of a skateboarding park, but it is yet

Thurs. Nov.

330 pm

The Sanctuary

facility.

parking lot next to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. But some

If we treated every sport like skateboarding we’d all be paying fines for simply doing what we all

people in the area didn’t want the

have a right to do.

built in a

boarding, but since

were skateboarding.

MONDAY, NOV.

and pre-

Some

VACCINE CLINIC

ten-

leave the premises because they

The park was

Hepatitis

neighborhoods.

their

Would

jump on

and active event.

there are

park

Mike Turos, robotics student

Information available at the

DSA Office.

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— SPOKE, Oct.

27, 1997

STUDENT Thanks

LIFE

your support

for

Health

fair visits

school

local By Ross Bragg Christine Blocki, a

dent from

Grade 8

stu-

Augustine elemenschool in Cambridge,

tary

St.

looked at herself in a full-length mirror while her fellow class-

mates crowded around. Blocki’s body looked wider and several pounds heavier in the trick mirror.

Blocki and her classmates were participating

in a health fair organized and run by Conestoga’s semester-six nurs-

ing students on Oct. 20. The oneday event was held inside the library and gymnasium of the

Christine Blocki learns about eating disorders from nursing students Oct. 20.

elementary school. “I

— Walter Boettger, president

of faculty union OPSEU local 237, donates a cheque Eleanor Conlin, co-chair of the United Way campaign of 1997. Ann Wallace, president of support staff union local 238, presents a cheque for $240 to Leisa Cronsberry, co-chair of the United Way campaign. (Photo by Greg Bisch)

From

for

left

$250

want you

to take a look in

(Photo By Ross Bragg)

how we some-

the mirror to see

times have a distorted image of our body,” said Tammy Bouman,

Based on the

a nursing student, describing to the students the early symptoms

of eating disorders.

The fair aimed to increase community awareness about the role of

nursing

public

The

health

nursing

Special needs student

taught

Alix Booth, a student coordinasaid they once hosted the fanin malls and at the college but

injured.

how

braves

decided

and reassure a victim.

By Greg Bisch Nancy McGrorey

said she will

never quit.

McGrorey walks with a cane because of the number of leg reconstructions she has endured and now has metal plates in both. She

lives in constant pain.

Even

school, her father provides much of the moral support she needs to go on. “I don’t know what keeps me going,” she said. “I guess being stubborn runs in the family.” Although, she said, she could never be as brave as her father,

through them,” she said. “One of is to never have to write another exam.”

McGrorey conquers her own battles on a daily basis. She missed

sleep

she says. At home, this 31 -year-old thirdyear business administrative

half of last semester because of leg

accounting student takes care of her terminally ill father, who is

McGrorey

sitting is painful,

from

suffering

blocked

lung

my hopes for the future The

When

courses.

runs

Nancy McGrorey

“My

father always says, ‘You

have gotten

Dtu.

pick-up

McGrorey

truck.

for college. “I

OnciihiU

O\oyuun

oj/WoWlm

igg-j

promise;

would never leave him

quiet voice turned to

a whisper as she tried to describe herself.

She

soft-spoken, but

underneath her light-brown hair are strong, focused eyes. McGrorey said she has friends but is a fairly shy person who prefers group conversations to personal ones. Having such limited time for a social life outside

felt

were important

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Marian Mainland. “Nancy has been through everything.”

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up by

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Pointing to the booth about eat-

rotated through various stations set

ing disorders, she said the issues

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for a couple extra periods right I

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children.

seem

fun,” said Curtis.

co-ordinators

before exams.

“I think the children are quite

hygiene and first aid. “I have found it pretty neat,” said Brian Alexander, Grade 8,

her

teachers sat with

The

Curtis, a teacher at St.

interested and

said Booth.“At the mall, people

1980s during an automobile acciAn under-age driver who had stolen her own father’s car collided with McGrorey, who was alone

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often just passed

bandages

to call 911, apply

dent.

this, she still passed four courses that semester. However, she said she is not satisfied with taking all the credit.

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Sometimes

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Her legs were

Despite

time

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Simon B. ^ J etnro lui t

Cotter

16 new XV stations

ean Did Last Summer â&#x20AC;&#x153;iW nannte ouse art exhibit Mrdi^ndrew Dorff Save Ferris ~

came from "nooners" meant

Vance

Singer-songwriter

Gilbert played to a crowd of about 200 students Oct. 9 in the Sanctuary.

whole

The United

States has a differ-

ent opinion on a lot of things, espe-

The

who

when comes

now

lives

Philadelphia

Boston,

was

hired the

Doon

Student Association a

(DSA)

can't feel

His final thought on sex was: "Sex is

Guys go

like shop-

free

skiing

get

in,

what they want and

entertain-

July,'"

ment.

Simon B.

get

out.

Cotter,

Women,

who

of course,

appeared

said.

browse."

the

students

"Some

with his musical tal-

Americans really have

comedy show Just

who

For

self-con-

ents and stand-up

no what

Laughs in 1995 with

Jos. Louis

Friends

fanatic

clue it

comedy

routine.

Canada.

Some

Cotter, is

fessed

co-star

(Jos.

have gone from absolutely unknown to relatively obscure," he

of them actually think that Canada is the 51st state," he joked.

David chwim-

Louis

joked.

The singer-songwriter, who was wearing flip-up shades and a

mer,

cake and

he custom

icing

builds his routine to fit his audience. "If material

dessert),

Franklin,

star

Mary Chapin

silly grin, easily criticized his

Gilbert's

stylings

flavor. ’1

fall

under the category of jazz. Actually,

loose-jazz

respectfully,

because

of his musical

can

grew

would make anyone uncomfort-

individual

variable

able.

talents.

“I

Gilbert sing bal-

perform rap, croon country and western, and

hair like this (a

combination of Bill Cosby and television's Frasier) so people would stop mistaking me for Tracy Chapman," he quipped. Gilbert's keen wit allows himself to laugh at his own life, not an easy feat for some. "Hey, I've played for lawn mower conventions, he said. This fetching singer-songwriter can put any crowd at ease by making himself vulnerable. It was once said that a perfect

Carpenter,

best

own

appearance as part of his comedic

Jay Leno and Bill Cosby. Gilbert also provided the theme video for the Jerry Lewis Telethon in 1994 where his hit, If These Tear Drops Had Wings, was played before 40 million viewers. His two CDs are titled Edgewise, which was released in 1994, and Fugitives, which was released July 1995.

have gone

Gilbert shows his susceptible side,

from

lads,

Oct.

legs!"

afternoon

(DSA)

has played with such musical talents as Jane Siberry, who appears on his new CD, and has shared the stage with Hollywood greats like Aretha

the Sanctuary Oct. 15, after the

can't

The rising

—

"I'm blind and

said.

Student Association

1997

everyone was screaming,

slice

Canada, he

people, you 'No,

entertain

for

ping.

tell

was custom-built comedy

comedian for an

Doon

Conestoga College students in

hired

cially

native,

different thing.

and does such a

is a chocolate

said

was once a

not

going over well, then I

know

to get off the

subject and move to the next," said

"I have two hours of material that I can chose from," he

said.

His performance concentrated on marriage, kids, relationships, weddings, the reception and sex.

During his performance, Cotter said he looked forward to his honeymoon, especially

the

was sex.

does. Gilbert, who could not understand the DSA's expression of "nooners", explained that where he

room

This relaxed, gracious, and

charming singer- songwriter, will continue to cast his musical talents over many audiences to come.

the

bom

down

at his

wedding band and spin it and spin it, to

find

won

the

Canadian

College Comedian of the Year award in 1995 in

1996.

newlywed, he would con

trying

science.

and the Comedian

Cotter also explained the joy of marriage. Being a stantly look

in St

Anne's Bay, Jamaica, Cotter graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in lystory and

of the Year award

$20,000

the

damned combination.

At his German/ Jamaican wedding, he defined the after affects of eating 1 50 proof Jamaican rum wedding cake. After one

by Casey Johnson

PHey!

later."

after

can relate to him. This former college biology Vance Gilbert major does not titles, Country expect fame, Western Rap. although it would be a Gilbert's vocal strengths nice aspect. It is one day at are amazing. He can hold a note for a time he said. what seems like forever. Not He is enjoying what he is everyone can hold a note while doing and doesn't plan to change breathing, and that is what Gilbert his career in the near future.

relatively obscure.”

that

pretty lucky because the recession hit about a year and a half

Originally

one

to yodel — some of them at the same time. This would explain v one of his song

unknown

way

was

Cotter.

almost every-

absolutely

money," he said. "Even though I left during the boom, I

such an expensive wedding. All he could think about

real into real estate because of the

went

estate broker. "I

Cotter, who is the new father of a two-monthold little girl, will begin his

2nd European tour after his performance at Conestoga. only going to be a 12-day tour (sponsored by Paramount

"It is

International)," said Cotter. "Originally it was to be a 4 1/2 week tour, but we

(Cotter and his wife)

cut the trip short because I didn't want to

be away from ly for that long."

my fami-

T nU.MM 11 JHL

It's

not often the generation gap comes

together, but the Oct. 18 Jethro Tull concert at

Rockin; m into old age.

Lulu's in Kitchener provided just such an occasion. The band once again proved their timelessness and defied their age by playing for more than two hours to a sold-out audience in

forth America's second largest bar. ^Vith only two original members still in the baud, guitarist Martin Barre and frontman Ian Anaerson showed they could not only pack thermal but keep them hopping, just like old

times.

Fans

v\o were just barely of age to get into tcWe these relics of the mythic '60s,

the bar,

were vastl\outnumbered by the legions of

Though many were clearly out of practise,

maintaining their balance within an alcoholinduced sway, they

seemed

bv Hunter Malcolm

"I've got a lot

we play," the frontman said. Indeed, Tull's mad piper was

were also played from

modifications made rW the show to accommodate for the many year\the band has spent on the road. For example, before J^foro Tull took the

with some time-proven, /armonic originals. If nothing else, the blencVof the different generations was perhaps Ayorth the price of admis-

house announcencame on the public address system to remirad everyone that there would be no smoking Miile the band played. A small area for those who choose to indulge was designated at the bac\ of the bar. Tull was serious about this stipulation and, at one point early in the set, Andersor^topped

For the younger o^ies, it was a chance, probably one of the f&N left, to see one of the great bands of a bygoife time. For older fans, it was a chance to sy if they still had "it" in them. were clearly out of practise, Though maintainin§4heir balance within an alcohol-

-s

of these channels sports to

extreme

comedy

speciality.

to outdoor living, every channel

is geared in one direction and fashioned to suit the individual preferences of a specific demographic.

introduced

package, called

available as a free, this, it will

Plus

trial

MeTv by

Rogers Cablesystems,

offer until Jan. 17, 1998. Following

cost $5.99 per

month

you subscribe

new channels and Premium TV.

includes 13

used to be part of

may

induced sWay, they seemed to have fun.

three channels

has been a good attempt, but it's lacking in depth and insight. It just teases you with basic information and then darts into another topic. History Television is another station which has potential, however, it will have to shift its attention away from war,

more war and a little

bit

more war,

maintain or interest

its

viewers. Another problem with this channel is the movies it shows. How historically accurate are Apocalypse Now and

Mississippi Burning?

which

Another network which will require improved programming is Space: The Imagination Station. Showing the mid'80s prime-time drama Beauty and the Beast four times in one day is a little unimaginative. For the weekend warrior, who is looking for ideas, Home & Garden TV seems like a good idea, but haven't The Learning Channel and the Life Channel already been cover-

other channels are equally pathetic.

market

is,

as the

name

says, all about golf. That

should be explanation enough. Keeping with specialty sports channels, the package also includes Speedvision, 24 hours a day of cars, boats, planes

and motorcycles. Simply

put, big

boys getting

their testos-

terone fix with metal, speed and accidents. Also in the area of sports is Headline Sports, which seems formulated for compulsive sport gamblers who can't wait 15

minutes to see the scores or sport briefs on the station's news equivalent, Headline News. A new entry in the area of news is CTV News 1, a Canadian imitation of Headline News. This station is not part of

far, it

However, the topics these 16 channels cover are already covered by other channels, albeit to a lesser extent. That lesser extent though, is for good reason. Who really needs, and be honest, a television station like Food Network, which is entirely devoted to cooking shows? Although the Food Network takes the cake in uselessness,

The Golf Channel

Rock

sion.

Cable

Combo.

MeTv

and Roll, Too Young to Diey For the roughly $30 ticket price, the twohour show offered the audience an evening

Oct. 17, the picture tubes of our community were introduced to 14 new television channels. The basic premise

The

repertoire,

/>o Old

1 y-

From

Tu|('s

including a solid version of

ri*

breathing hard^ as he hopped around the stage blasting hij Celtic sound through his silver flute. The band's set included samples of their work from their long history of making music, including their signature /tune Aqualung, which even the younger fay could sing along to. Also, Locomotive Br/th was featured, sending the crowd as cj»se as it could come to a frenzy. Aside from those classic rock sl6ples, many less popular, though no less mtense, songs

old-school rockers sporting grey hair. The more senfor fans set a fine example for the younger ones^m how to groove gracefully in older age. Destoite the respectfully wellbehaved crowd, tlwe were some necessary

stage; the

have fun.

show

plead his case. more breathing to do up here than you people, so please don't smoke while the

MeTv, but

included in the basic cable service. So

ing that information for the last five years? The only station which actually seems to serve a valid is Treehouse TV, a network devoted entirely to preschool children. This should allow even more parents to periodically ignore their children and let the box act as a

Oct.

—

babysitter.

However, with all these new additions, and others like Black Entertainment TV, Prime, Family Channel, Outdoor Life, TBS and the Comedy Network, it is certain that even more obscure programming is on the way. How about a station devoted to fashion and make-up, or cleaning apartments, or squirrels? Everyone wants to know

TELETOON,

everything there is to know about squirrels. Basically, all these additions do are provide the avid channel surfer with a few more waves to ride before they get

bored and end up watching the Weather Network.

Spoke

Hey!

1997

Spell, the fourth song, isn’t as impressive as the

Smith repeats the word ‘holy’ so it almost is annoying. Don’t Say Anything, was also a little dull because Smith’s husky voice seems to remain monotone throughfirst three.

many

<CT

times that

out the tune.

The dead

latter half

of the album picks up again. In is reminiscent of the late

Smith’s voice

city,

Janis Joplin; Blue Poles sports a beautiful acous-

introduction,

guitar

tic

and Death Singing

demonstrates Smith’s powerful voice and lyrics. The best song on the album is probably

Memento Mori.

Smith’s talent to write lyrics

definitely shines through.

The song is about a soldier who dies before coming home from war. “He was on his way home, waved goodbye to his comrades in arms,

The recent release of Patti Smith’s new album Peace and Noise displays the talent of a truly poetic artist.Smith’s album was described “as potent an artistic statement as Smith has ever created,” by a Sept. 6 issue of Billboard magazine.Her album definitely makes a statement.

all

album

starts

in the

reflection of war.

The last song on the album is appropriately named Last Call. The song’s twangy guitar licks

out calm and remains rela-

tively steady throughout the rest, except for a

resemble old country music. Overall, Peace and Noise is good. The album, released Sept. 30, is talented, poetic and could be appreciated by many listeners. For those who enjoy the sounds of Melissa Etheridge, Smith

few more upbeat tunes.

The

first song, waiting underground, is melodwith dominant drum and piano sounds accompanied by Smith’s deep toned voice. It is ic,

very relaxing.

would

The music picks up

he had seen.” Later

of marble with several other thousand names, all the fallen idols.” Morbidly touching, but a true

Smith’s reflective lyrics gives the listener a glimpse into her creative thoughts and personality.The

the twisted things

song. Smith sings, “Johnny never went marching home... they took his name, carved it on a slab

second and third songs. Whirl Away and 1959, with peppy beats, crisp guitar sounds and skilful solos. in the

likely suit

your musical

tastes for

her vocal sounds resemble Etheridge’s don’t

jump

to conclusions.

much of

style.

Smith has a

But

style all

her own.

refreshing change of musical style 1

MUD A

latest single, Pussycat, 1

L_tei

was on

BBC

playlists for

over a month, and they’re hoping to gain the same following in North America.

.V<A«xJ

Mulu was featured in the “Tune In, Turn On, Bug Out!” back-to-school campaign in North America

1997

this

September and a video for Pussycat

already playing on Muchmusic.

The band was perhaps best described by Music Week “Sumptuous, atmospheric mood music

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with their melodic and diverse beats, and

sure to be one to watch for in North America. is

slant

on triphop and

ly. Her voice is strong and clear as she sings along to a melodious piano tune in the background. Tori Amos is brought to mind and Campbell’s voice is strikingly similar.

The album

seductive waters...”

Bjork with a touch of Tori Amos and Portishead. Their musical style can vary from loud and fast-paced, to mellow and soft. Campbell’s voice can also vary; at times

already hitting the charts in their native

The band

new

Mulu can be compared

it is

Mulu

into

Smiles”, “Eyesight” and “Peaceful and Quiet”, which is definitely not what it claims. “Bitesize” shows Campbell’s voice off perfect-

starts to

play

its

Oct.

“You have armor made of breadcrumbs.” Mulu tends to fill some tracks with annoying background music and talking, such as “She

made up of two

people, singer

Laura Campbell and keyboardist Alan Edmunds, a former remixer for Bjork. Their soulful, catchy tunes on their album Smiles Like A Shark, just released in Canada earlier this month, have already started topping the charts.

Mulu’s debut single, Desire, was voted Single Week by Melody Maker magazine and Filmstar was also voted Single of the Week by of the

Melody Maker guest columnists

Orbital. Their

Hey!

soothing and clear, and

other times

it is

raspy and strong.

Campbell

starts the

album off with her slower-

paced, quieter songs. After the album’s

start

with

“She Smiles”, it gets into “Filmstar”, a catchy song that could soon be a hit in Canada. Her lyrics: “Made up love in a made up world, Here’s the pattern, boy meets girl...” definitely grows on you. If you listen to the album a second time, you find you can actually sing along to the songs and like if

The next song, Deowarfe, has a nice melody and reveals what Campbell can do with her voice. Some of these lyrics can be silly, like;

after Desire, a catchy,

boppy

faster-paced stuff

is one album, even though the lyrics aren’t as good: “Her eyes demolished whatever she saw, Left standing naked, opened and raw. The pearly, swirly, whirly girly that I was. Felt like curling up into a ball.” The last listed song, “Rainy Days”, is slower but remains steady and strong. It is reminiscent of old jazz music and even has a saxophone playing in the background. There is a hidden track shortly after, a remix of “Pussycat” that really doesn’t change too much. For this song, listening to it once is enough. Mulu will probably be getting a lot more airplay over the coming weeks and Smiles Like A Shark is definitely worth picking up. Their sense of musical style is a refreshing change and they will be sure to entertain.

of the best songs on

this

beat. Trixster

Save is in

fern's

need of life support that’s a little faster

porrr

done

than the original, this cover

justice via lead singer

Monique Powell’s

voice. Her ability to cover a wide vocal range gives vibrancy to an already peppy song. They

manage

C7 <

vocally

song the same kind of energy with “Spiderwebs”. However, at a shade past four minutes in length, this is the longest song on the disc. The shortness of the tracks shows the band lacks creativity. It appears Save Ferris couldn’t come up with more than a handful of lyrics to go with the music.

distinct .

ill

to give the

No Doubt

creates

The ninth song,

entitled

that

others with

its

Spam,

tries to

save the

infectious sing-along feel to

not even guitarist Brian

it,

but

Mashbum’s snappy

can bail the disc out. By claiming “I buy it Mobil it’s made at Chernobyl. .”, Powell and Mashbum can only take the parody so far lyrics

common

occurance in music today: a band tries to duplicate the sound of a successful act in the hopes that they too will become popua

It’s

lar.

Such

release, It

Some

people with a distinctive singing style

some would

say,

who

can’t sing at

all

— —

at 19, is too

young

Spam is only 2:28). Other songs, such as Superspy and Everything Want To Be, hint at the creativity Save Ferris

(running time for

Unfortunately, they both fall just short of potential chart-topping material. For those of you with a multi-media computer.

Means Everything has a CD ROM portion It may make up for what the music

included. lacks.

Although they put forth the same effort as No Doubt, the results don’t measure up. Lacking in

The

best track on the entire disc is Come On Eileen, a cover version of the hit 1983 single

and are hailed as poets and songwriters. Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young fall into this category.

Andrew Dorff,

what appears

may have.

respects.

actually gather a cult following

mm vsp

the case with Save Ferris’ newest

be an effort to imitate the chart-topping group No Doubt, Save Ferris tries to put their own spin on the ska underground sound. It Means Everything, the band’s new 11track release, falls short of satisfaction in several In

or, as

Means Everything.

creativity

from Dexy’s Midnight Runners. With a beat

dampens the listener’s willingness more than once.

play the disc

to gather a fol-

lowing of any kind, but he certainly has a distinctive singing style, or

correctly, falls into the

|j|ls

can’t-sing-at-all category.

Dorff ’s debut album Hint of Mess, released on Work Group record label for Sony Music, would have been more appropriately named Caterwaul, which means to wail like a cat. That’s a wailing cat. precisely what Dorff sounds like His twisted pronunciation of words, paired with his rough-edged voice, makes the lyrics almost the

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impossible to understand. That’s too bad, because reveal a wit that

some of

the lyrics

thoughtful and entertaining.

On the track Ovemeath, he sings “The punching bag/You wish you had/Look in the mirror and whack yourself,” and in No Butter, No Oil, he yowls “My therapist had to cancel my appointment/ ’Cause she had to run to her own.” He tries too hard on tracks like Supercool, Starstruck and I Splash to come across as alternative. The raw edge to his voice works better if he just softens it. One

track that really stands out for

his voice to

its

musical

Angel Puppets. Dorff allows become melodic by toning down the

and vocal quality

he puts into some of the other tracks. The music itself almost has a 1970s George Harrison sound to it, and is followed by a quiet unnamed piano piece that wraps up the CD. On Insecuriosity, Dorff addresses the outcome of obsessions with image: “Her teenage life/Has been extinguished/ Absorbed into this hypnotic fetish/ Merry go was kiddin’ around.” The track Rosey Red is another quiet, low-key song in which Dorff puts his voice to better use. Some of the tracks on Hint of Mess have an evoking one- or two-take ambiance to them; they are very unpolished and raw. Matt Chamberlain, Dennis Herring, Dorff’s brother Steve, Tim Bright, Jeff Allen and Davy Farragher all conintensity

CD. It is the musicians who back Dorff that really make the album worth

tribute musically to the

at least a

once-through.

Hint of Mess

a noble first-time effort for

Dorff, but he should really think about his next

one

after his voice.

naming

venience Debbie,

Recent! Grosse of a man (John Cusack) who returns to his home-town Grosse Pointe for his 1986 high school reunion. The last time the people of Grosse Pointe had seen Blank was the day before the 1986 high school prom. Blank had stood up

store.

Blank

who works

visits

as a deejay in

a local radio station, lire greeting is “mixture of shock and happi-

his girlfriend

an old school chum, Paul Spericki (Jeremy Piven) and tells him the same explanation. His story is so incredible, no one believes him.

taneously join the army.

reunion and as the story unfolds, the viewer is jolted with ridicu-

Debbie Newberry (Minnie Driver) on prom night when Blank deserted her to spon-

Blank and Debbie go

the

humor and sporadic mood One moment a character

Returning to his hometown credilemmas for Blank. He has to explain where he has

lous

disappeared to for the past decade. His career is a professional killer; not exactly your run-of-

freaking

Eventually,

the-mill job.

Spericki realize Blank wasn’t kid-

Another more pressing problem that Blank is the target of assassination. Grocer (Dan Akyroyd) wants Blank dead because he won’t join his union of profes-

ding about his career, after someone tries to kill him. Overall, Grosse Pointe Blank is

sional killers.

distinguished

After discovering his house has been turned into an Ultimart con-

film

ates several

swings. is

as ‘cool’.

The only problem with movie was, ’

periodically, the

got a

‘

happy and the next he or she

The characters’ changing moods are confusing. out.

Debbie

and

Paul

ups

may have

Cusack

strays

new genre of

Hev!

who

away from

er and plays a character with

his

substance.

Dan Akyroyd does an

excellent

job of playing a violent character while still adding his typical char-

humor. Joan Cusack, who plays a small part in the film as Blank’s secretary Marcella, does an excellent job as an unstable, half-crazy, but dedicated employee. Added to the feature is a soundtrack of hip tunes including songs acteristic

from the Violent Femmes, the Clash, Faith No More, Pete Pogues, the Townshend, Grandmaster Flash with Melle

humorous and

in with the

helped to boost

typical role as a confused teenag-

The

films that depict characters

drab.

visual interest.

Mel and more.

personality.

the

cam-

close-

an excellent flick. Wit, sarcasm and humor give the film its own fits

little

Deb*

Blank, demands an explanation for his prom night abandonment, where he has been: working as a professional killer. Blank also runs into tells

kill

When

in the

mood

Grosse Pointe Blank. shot.

for a crazy,

uplifting film, rent Its

worth a

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runs out of steam by Greq Bisch

When was the last time someone thought you were having sexual relations with a public washroom hand dryer? Never? No, that privilege is left to only one man; the bumbling of bumblers, the putz of Mr. Bean. putzes, the loser of losers An awkward character played by actor Rowan Atkinson, he is a British import familiar to viewers

—

Know Wtat Yon ttffc Last Summer

of small screen comic

manner and

involved chap

and send him off to America, escorting Whistler’s Mother (a famous painting) home to an art gallery in Los Angeles, Calif. Here, he turns everybody and everything into

as Dr. Bean, an art expert,

< \

another example of the

Know What You Did Last Summer is

quite entertaining.

the gallery’s high brass cannot stand the sight of this incompetent fool, but, because of the old man’s affection, can’t get rid of him. So they pass him off

Amy Sonnenberg

starts to

destroy his career,

having marital prob-

obviously resented by his children. Not only is the art connoisseur not funny, he is depressing. This is worsened by the movie’s soundtrack,

lems and

which

times makes the character’s tragedy seem

too real.

The Ultimate Disaster Movie is just that. Mr. Bean is a security guard at the respectable London Art Gallery and has managed to capture the heart of the old coot who runs the place. The rest of

horror movie revival by

The usual ridiculous comedy of this self-

However, Atkinson fails as greatly on the big screen as his famous character does at life.

continuing the classic

skits.

hilarious visual

Mr. Atkinson’s lovable idiotic character cannot ^ cut it, the cheese that is, for the full length of a movie. He simply runs out of air. After 40 minutes, Los Angeles art gallery curator David Langley, played by Peter MacNicol, is forced to take the spotlight. This character, before Bean

Mr. Bean’s destructive playground. The problem comes 40 minutes into the “disaster.”

Although Mr. Bean is still able to warrant a chuckby this time the wait between laughs becomes excruciating. As well, Bean’s traits as an lonely absent-minded dreamer wear away to reveal he is stupid to the point of mental disability. In the end, the idea of Mr. Bean has become damaged and few laughs filter from the audience. le,

This is fair, considering Bean was originally designed for short comic bits. The character lacks the amount of depth it takes to make an hour and a half of comedy while riding on one story line. Perhaps it would have been better to make a movie comprised of new Mr. Bean skits, using the more

expensive special effects not affordable on television.

movie comeback: tons of suspense, young goodlooking victims and, most important of all, lots of blood. Following in the footsteps of Scream, last year’s box-office hit, Kevin Last Summer helps the horror revival (as it should classic horror

—

Williamson wrote both movies). However, Last Summer cannot compare to the suspense and gore of Scream. In Last Summer, the suspense is left mainly until the end of the film and the murders aren’t nearly as graphothic; a good thing for some viewers, a disappointing one for

Conestoga Night

ers.

Also

in the footsteps

of Scream, Last

Summer

stars

another

and can Michelle Sarah them. of best with the murder scream bloody Gellar, Love Hewitt’s beauty-queen best friend Helen, provides the busty blond requirement of the movie (essential in

Party of Five-er, Jennifer

Love Hewitt, who plays

Julie

horror flicks). Ryan Phillippe is the rich, pretty-boy football star named Barry, who, at some points in the film, you all

1997

at Mrs Robinson's

wouldn’t mind seeing butchered. And finally, there’s Ray, played by Freddie Prinze Jr., who’s the guy you’re never too sure what to think of. The plot of the film is fairly basic. Four high school seniors accidentally run over a guy on the road and try to cover it up by dumping the body into the ocean instead of calling the cops. However, the event comes back to haunt them a year later when a crazed fisherman with a hook goes on a bloody

—

27 Oct.

killing spree in their social circle.

The

rest

of the film

combination of the survivors trying to escape the killer and,

who he is. never a dead giveaway, but if you do have some ideas, don’t be too sure you have it entirely figured out. If you’re really good at deciphering horror movies’ at the

The

same

time, trying to figure out

identity of the killer

subtle foreshadowing, the writers play a few tricks on you by throwing in some tiny clues you think may mean something but

end up going nowhere. This movie is definitely directed toward a teen to twentysomething audience, mainly because of the generation-X cast, Offspring as well as the soundtrack (from Type O Negative the parents to see to Kula Shaker). In other words, don’t take your it.

Last Summer is a great horror flick, in the classical sense. But if you’re expecting Scream, go see its sequel this

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Ro»ckeJ P<eves

Visiting

Susan Low-Beers’

steel

Craig Vallbacka, Sarah Smith, Ian S. Palmer Spoke, Conestoga College, Kitchener

clay sculptures

common theme. Each visitor may

articulate

differently

bending experience. An essay by Liz Wylie in the show's brochure says, “Low-Beers’ layering method echoes the manner

rigid steelplate structural

element with moulded clay appurtenances. The most frequent format is a tall, rectangular flat sheet of rusted steel with a cutout suggestive of a human shape occupying at

in which human memory seems to function - one image setting off another recollection

another, existing together in non-linear

continuum. Low-Beers’

The Wadable Selves

series

a comprises

seven

similar

”

steel

the

thematic thread, but there is similarity of construction:

and clay sculptures

least the central third of the plate, and

a rounded clay

human fig-

wth a common theme. sculpture is ure, or serene, while some parts being earthy, one, of sensual and voluptuous at positioned in, moving the same time. through, or emerging from The three major sections of it. the exhibit are arranged to The clay figures often seem form a sanctuary-like envi- to have coalesced out of the ronment where gallery-goers cutout steel, magically can commune with Low- become malleable, making Beers' display. the two media fuse with cerThe space allocated is tainty in the naturalness of basically square - half of their union. one side stands open to In Vestiges of Being, an admit visitors and one side essay on the exhibit by is almost entirely clear Stuart Reid in the show’s glass, backing on the foyer, brochure, Reid explains his and admitting a generous understanding the of amount of natural light Mutable Selves series sayfrom it and the translucent ing, it “eloquently examines the intersection of planar roof rib above. The remaining sides are memory with sensual realiformed of four metre-sided ty.” white fabric-covered panels So, the experts seem to which serve as a vertical agree on the memory comstage to mount about 30 ponent of Low-Beers’ theme. playful clay figures with no Whether or not this aspect more visible means of sup- would occur to a non-profesport than electrostatically- sional gallery-goer is quescharged balloons clinging to tionable. Check it out: the the walls. show runs until Nov. 23. The Mutable Selves series comprises seven similar by Victoria Long

Hey! seeds:

1a,

and

with a

current exhibit of Recent Works at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo can be a heartaltering as well as a mind-

Hev!

Oct.

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)

kitchener The Lyric Oct. 30 The Headstones, The Nixons, Sevendust

Mrs. Robinsons

Sundays |The McDonalds

s Nov. 14

Leahy

James Brown Nov. 15 Foghat Nov. 22 Trooper Nov. 28 The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Waterloo

Taylor and the Blooze Wailers jldesdays |Craig Cardiff,

Matt

MacLeod and Danny

Michel Oct. 28 Jonah Stone

One Step Beyond

Waiver upi Pub lda Sundays 1

Nelson Cavers Tuesdays Danny Michel

London Oct. 29

Nixons, Sevendust

Centennial Hall Nov. 5 The Tea Party, Econoline Crush Nov. 8-9 Connie Kaldor Nov. 13-14

Wyrd

Sisters

Saturdays

Anne Murray

The Circus Room

The Embassy

VIondays vlark Perak Jam

Thursdays Shannon Lyon

hursdays Mazola Pony

Hamilton Place Nov. 4 John Me Dermott Nov. 12 Jann Arden Nov. 30 Roger Whittaker Feb. 25/98 David Brenner Feb. 27/98 Michael Burgess May 28/98

Lou Rawls

Mowhawk College Oct. 28 The Headstones, The Nixons, Sevendust

Corktown Nov. 21

Change of Heart

Oct. 27 eenage Fanclub Oct. 30 Tie Refreshments, Garrison Starr

Zippers Nov. 19

Green Day

Nov. 2 Dinosaur Jr., Fuel Nov. 8 onic, Jeremy Toback Nov. 9 verclear, Letters to Cleo Nov. 12

Nov. 15

Greyboy Nov. 14 Crystal

Allstars

Method

Nov. 18 Cramps, Demolition Doll ^ods, Guitar Wolf Vov. 24 Atari Teenage Riot,

Nov. 6>-7 Yes Nov. 18 3

Nov. 1

Nov. 22

k.d. lang

Cange of Heart

Nov. 17-18 Genesis Nov. 21 Harry Connick Nov. 28-29

Wicken

Spiral Path

The Centre in the

Nov. 28

Square

Battlefield

Nov. 4 'enn and Teller Slov. 5 John McDermott Nov. 11 Connie Kaldor Nov. 24 Jann Arden Nov. 25-26 Roger Whittaker Nov. 27 Alvin Youngblood Hart, Charlie Messelwhite, Dr. John, Robert Jr. Lockwood Dec. 1

Dec. 12-13 Garnet Rogers

MacMaster

Allstars, Squirrel

MXPX Centre

Natalie

New

Nov. 6 Jeremy Toback, Tonic

MXPX

Band

SPOKE

11-12/98

Susan Aglukark

Skydome

Nov. 7

Edwyn

Anne Murray

March

Collins

Guelph Club Denim Nov. 13 Nazareth

Guelph Civic Centre Oct. 29 Mary Jane Lamond Oct. 30 Wingfield’s Progress

Nov. 28-29

Andre Gagnon

Orleans Kelzmer

Nut

Living Arts Centre Anne Murray Nov. 21 Bruce Cockbum Dec. 5-6 Michelle Wright

Guvernment Nov. 10 King Cobb Steelie Nov. 16 Comershop, Gus Gus Nov. 20

KMFDM Recital Hall (North Feb. 2-3/98 Jazz at Lincoln Centre, Wynton Marsalis

Regal Constellation Hotel

Metheny Group

^ov. 21 Moist, Holly Me Narland Dec. 5-6 A1 Jarreau, Jeffrey

Osborne, Melissa Manchester, Roberta Flack Jr.

Nov. 11 The Verve Nov. 12

Opera House

Massey sey Hall

Dec. 3 Testament

Vov. 9 VIouse on Mars, Stereolab

Nov. 19

Nov. 18

Dec. 21 A1 Simmons Jan. 31/98 Michael Burgess Feb. 26/98 David Brenner March 30- Apr. 5/98

Cravin’ Melon, Sister Hazel ov. 26 u Manchu Dec. 1 ack off Jill

El Mocambo

The Hummingbird

Anne Murray

Lee Scratch Perry

Garrison Starr

Oct. 31

Call The Office

Scott

'iona Apple Nov. 4

Collins

The Refreshments,

Derek and Tyler Oct. 29 addy and Casey

ov.

Oct. 27

Toronto

"ridays

Oct. 31

Theatre

ov. 4 Beth Orton ov. 8

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Clinton and the ^egendary P-Funk Allstars

George

Phoenix Concert

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Copps Coliseum

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Gang

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Monitor) Nov. z3 Aretha Franklin

Rob Szabo

Paul Mitchell

Step Beyond

Mondays

Nov. 15 John McDermott Nov. 22 Bruce Cockbum Nov. 27-28 Roger Whittaker Dec. 2

Wednesdays

Church of Our Lady

Nov. 25 Blues Traveler, Johnny ang Nov. 28 Great Big Sea

The Docks

Lee’s Palace

One

The Headstones, The

Vance Gilbert

Sundays Celtic Jam

Danny Michel and the Collectibles, 6 Months

Nov. 27

ov. 15 James Brown

Oct. 27-29

Oct. 28

Playing Music

Convention Centre Brass Taps

Universityof Guelph

Oct. 30 Jack Dekeyser Oct. 31

Nov. 1 Uisce Beatha, People

MacMaster

The Moondance Cafe

(Tuesdays Mark Stutman-open stage Oct. 29 iNonie Crete

Saturday Afternoons

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Sammy Hagar Duran Duran

Crew

Wednesdays

Paul

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Nov. 8 ^ov. 16

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Moscow Boys Choir

Sandy MacDonald

iBuckaroos

Dec. 13-14 Burton Cummings Feb. 14/98 Susan Aglukark

Oct. 27 Mike Watt, Black

Osborne and Friends E.Z. Kelly and Friggin

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Mondays |lan

Glen Gould Theatre

Dec. 11

Lulu

Horseshoe Tavern Oct. 29

Syrup USA Oct. 30

Nov. 20 Nik and the Nice Guys Nov. 21 Terri Clark

Heritage Theatre (

Brampton

Dec. 9 Burton Cummings Dec. 12 Irish Descendants

Theatre for the Arts

(Markham)

Jesus Lizard ^ov. 6

Dec 6 Burton Cummings

John Hammond Nov. 27 Fabolous Thunderbirds

Seneca College

Convocation Hall

King Cobb

Roy Thomson Hall

Nov. 22-23 Jann Arden

Rivoli Theatre

Oct. 29 Ray Charles Nov. 14 Michael Burgess

The Warehouse

Oct. 27 U2, Third Eye Blind Jan. 9/98 The Rolling Stones

Nov. 21 Aretha Franklin Nov. 23 Roger Whittaker Nov. 28 Dr. John, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Charlie Musselwhite Dec. 6-7 John McDermott, Laura Smith

Oct. 29

Big Wreck, Dream Theater

the

Bunnymen,

The Headstones,

Steelie

Nov. 1 King Cobb Steelie

North York Centre Oct. 31 T.S.

Oct. 30

Echo and

Oct. 29

Monk

Nov. 16 Brian Blade, Joshua

Redman the

Nixons, Sevendust Nov. 6-7 The Tea Party, Econoline

Nov. 22 Ashley Maclsaac Nov. 30

Andre Gagnon

Crush

Meg, what's son' on?

JOINING

Pizza-party prize promotes

Gay and

DSA

group trying to achieve balance

food donation program

By Victoria Long

Although

The Doon Student Association is a contest for one Conestoga class to win a pizza party by topping the list in holding

donations to the

Doon food

program before Halloween. Everyone is eligible. You just need to bring your donations to the DSA office and let them know what class you’re in, said Becky Boertien, director of student life

DSA.

for the

This

the

main cupboard-stock-

program, although a top-up drive usually takes place in late January or early February because students often run out of OSAP funds late in the term, she said.

This means a run on the food bank at Christmas time may leave it short for March or April. This is another real crunch time since winter usually drains finances for

keep warm as well as money when it’s too cold

extra fuel to

walk or bike. Donations may be either foodstuffs or money, which student

services

uses

buy

Zehrs food vouchers, usually in $5 denominations, for fresh foods to supplement the staples from the food bank. These vouchers are appreciated because making a balanced, nourishing meal from macaroni and cheese dinners or tinned beans,

donated

the

most

items,

frequently

requires

fresh

Most

vegetables, Boertien said.

packaged macaroni and cheese dinners are not complete they call for milk and butter or

—

margarine in their preparation, she said, but Doon has no refrigeration facilities

students

staff

member

Jeanette

recalled seeing people

Walker

who

hadn’t

eaten for a day and a half.

the

vouchers

let

buy these ingredients near home. students

from the bank look

just

groceries bought at a store.

Walker said she gives students privacy while they select items to meet

their needs, but she is

happy

member who

on preparation or cheaply supplementing the staples with store-bought food to make

Myma

appetizing and nourishing meals.

students:

She refers those whose need is beyond the campus bank’s resources to the major food banks, which have refrigeration facilities and which get bakery goods. She

Another student services

to give advice staff

has seen the need, Nicholas, said there’s an easy formula for those who want to help their less fortunate fellow

“To

show you

care,

share.”

Walker says the most urgent

ing time for the student food share

for bus

some

approach the DSA, most who need food go to student services, where

needs

at the present time are tinned meat, poultry or fish; pasta

whole grains like rice; pablum-type boxed cereal and other baby foods; canned or dried fruit; thick soups or stews; and canned or powdered milk and fruit or

juices.

She said some people go the extra mile and donate a treat because someone hungry may be feeling pretty low and a box of granola bars, or something else

some banks

says

will

even deliver

in exceptional circumstances.

Because

the

service

stresses

anonymity, no records are kept of the users’ situations. Walker said

some

have no way of knowing how many. This means donations of nonperishable dairy products

—

student population with the pizza-

party contest. Conestoga’s staff

services for help each semester,

and faculty support for the food share program has been outstand-

some

can bring a smile. The DSA has donation bags available from last year’s distribution staff’s

the

faculty

and

on-campus mail boxes,

Boertien

says,

DSA

the

has

but this year decided to try

something new by targeting the

ing in the past, Boertien said.

Walker

one of the people students in need of food can talk to. She said she handles requests discreetly.

—

for one visit, some for more. Boertien estimates the DSA has about five regulars and 10 or more

Rita Fatila

was spent trying

way Conestoga has a new group for gays, lesbians and bisexuals, and it plans on being around for a while.

GLAD

(Gays and Lesbians At

Doon) has existed forms at Conestoga several

years.

various

for the last

Many

of these

groups have fizzled out after a

few months. “They sort of died a slow death” said Joan Magazine, a counsellor and liaison with the group.

are single parents, but they

canned milk, dried whole or skim milk and dried cheeses, like parmesan and animal protein, like canned ham, corned beef, tinned sandwich meats, tuna, salmon, and sardines, are used to nourish growing bodies. They don’t have accurate tallies of the number or frequency of visits to the food bank, Walker said, but staff estimate 30 to 40 students come to student

special,

lesbian

This

to figure out a

for closeted gays to get in

touch with the members of the group. “It’s difficult to get people to be comfortable without speaking to them. All we can do is put up a

poster.”

Another problem is finding a meeting space where people will be comfortable going. “A lot of people aren’t out yet or haven’t explored that side yet. They don’t want to be seen going into

GLAD

room where

meeting.” year,

however, will

different, according to a

organizer,

GLAD

who wasn’t identified,

"We're planning to keep it going this time around,” GLAD also hopes to build alliances with local gay groups, such as (Gays and Lesbians Of Waterloo) and GLOBAL (Gays, Lesbians Or Bisexuals At Laurien. and to establish a balance between fun and discussion of issues.

GLOW

GLAD

also suffers

from a lack

of lesbians. “I’d say it’s over 90 per cent male. Personally 1 know quite a

few ladies who are lesbian, but I guess they don’t feel the need to

come. We want to try and more of an even balance.” Like also

other struggles

get

groups, GLAD with attracting

members. "We’re trying .

attend; to

know

to get

people to

this is available.

Even obstacles to overcome, especially the discretion needed to

if they just want to be with gay people in a room, this is an environment where Ihey can be

accommodate

themselves,”

closeted

gays.

Much

of the information about the group has only been available through <m e-mail address, said the organizer.

occasional users.

recent meeting

GLAD meets Thursday Oct. 30 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.ru. itt student services.

Interested students should contact Magazine.

The student doesn’t

need to give his or her name or any other information. She and the student will walk to the storeroom beside the main cafeteria, enter, and close the door behind them. Inside, Walker has a collection of grocery store bags so withdrawals

CROSSING YOUR FINGERS AND HOPING

MIGHT WORK

SOME

INSTANCES BUT

NOT FOR SCHOOLWORK

HIRE A TUTOR INSTEAD • • •

TUTORS ARE AVAILABLE IN MOST SUBJECT AREAS TUTORS ARE SENIOR STUDENTS WHO POSSIBLY HAVE HAD THE SAME INSTRUCTOR AS YOU TUTORS HAVE A COURSE MARK OF B+ OR BETTER and AN OVERALL PROGRAM AVERAGE OF B ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS FOR A SOLID MATCH

Peer Services

—

DOtL CHANCE. 1A1E'5

Wed

ocf

COSTUME PARTY AND PRIZES Trip to Florida up for Grabs!

Must be a Conestoga Student to win

8:30 @ ALL AGES EVENT

Door open

prizes

0ON

Excuse me, please

Condor sweeper Dan Drauter gets a

leg in

runs along on Lambton Lion forward Loreto Rossi while Adrian Movileany

(Photo by

side.

Men’s soccer

journey.

With minutes to spare before officials awarded a default victory to the Fanshawe Falcons, the ^Conestoga Condors arrived on the pitch, ill-prepared to take on their opponents Oct. 15. The men’s Condors soccer team ended their last regular season

“We were down 2-0 before we knew we were in London,” said Condors’ coach Geoff Johnstone.

before

2-0

we knew we were

London.”

match with a lacklustre perfor-

mance

against the nationally sec-

Geoff Johnstone, Condors coach

ond-ranked Falcons, losing 5-0. Heavy traffic due to construction and an accident earlier in the day

on Highway 401

westbound

London, prompted the usual onehour trip from Kitchener to turn ^nto a two-hour tortoise-pace

Condor players had little time to stretch and warm-up before the whistle was blown to commence the

game.

lower-leg injury, put the Condors behind the eight ball from the

ter

“We

than that.”

Condors enter the playoffs with a game slated for Oct. 22 against the St.

Clair Saints in Windsor.

started their scoring

The Falcons

barrage at the eight-minute mark of the first half and again at the 22-minute mark on a goal by division lead scorer, Paul Fereira, who finished the season with 13 goals.

got our asses kicked.

“We

We can

“We

got our asses

people do not recognize the this condition or how depression depression signs and symptoms of will help you depression is treated. This workshop on

and symptoms of depression and

will

provide you with resource information on available treatment. Date: Two dates to chose from

Thursday, October 30, 1997.

Wednesday, December Time: 3:30-5:30 P.M.

1997.

Place: T.B.A. Facilitator: Carol Gregory, Student Services

Rick Casey, Special Needs Office

The fate of the women’s Conestoga Condors soccer team lies in their ability to redeem themselves with a vic-

London

against last

Fanshawe Falcons. The women Condors ended

that.”

Dwayne Bell, Condors forward

L.Scott Nicholson

year’s national champions, the

The Falcons’ goalkeeper,

Jamie Westfall, was caught out of position, however Mellaneo hastily put the ball over an open net.

tory in

play better than

The Condors’ best scoring chance of the game came from Randy Mellaneo late in the second half.

to survive

can play bet-

victory

would

further

the

Condors’ season with a match Humber College in against Etobicoke on Oct. 24. A loss would end the Condors’ season.

their regular season schedule Oct. 16 with a 4-0 road loss to

the Falcons. If the Condors hope to continue their soccer season, they need to defeat the Falcons in a

play-off

game on

Oct. 21.

Despite the score, Condor

forward Karen Melanson said the team played well. “We played well considering the changes that were made in net and at the sweeper position,” she said.

will

and many

identify signs

Krauter, due to a

kicked,” he said.

STUDENT SERVICES PRESENTS:

have a serious depression at some time in their lives. You, or someone close to you, may have experienced or may be experiencing some form of depression. There is much stigma about

Canadians

Dan

performance.

Depression Workshop: in ten

players in

Condor forward Dwayne Bell was unimpressed with the team’s

Student Services Presents:

One

Cold muscles, coupled with the absence of one of the team’s finest

beginning.

“We were down

Scott Nicholson)

Condors

Falcons crush Condors By L.Scott Nicholson

coach

Condor

Problem Gambling Workshop:

Haan

This two-hour workshop will provide the student with an introductory overview of problem gambling. Areas that will be covered include definitions, types of gambling,

reasons

why people

gamble, theoretical models of

problem gambling, similarities/differences substance abuse, and treatment options. Date: Thursday,

November

1997.

Larty

Ellis,

in net

because the usual

goalkeeper, rookie Nancy Tucker, has a tendency to get down on herself after

starting

letting in

a goal.

Other rookies on the team have spent time on the bench, while Tucker has played every game, Johnstone said. “I want her to get fired-up for our playoff game against Fanshawe,” Johnstone said.

A win against Fanshawe will

Time: 1:30-3:30 P.M. Place: T.B.A. Facilitator:

Geoff

Johnstone said he made the decision to put Steph Den

mean a 28

Student Services

trip no later than Oct. Hamilton to take on the

Mohawk Mountaineers.

SPOKE,

— Page 9

Oct. 27, 1997

Hockey season begins

Condors cruise past Carleton By Corina The

Hill

knocked the puck

Conestoga

hockey team proved stronger than the Ravens in

game

an exhibition

Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation

past Whyte.

About 50 fans turned out to see Condors stomp the Ottawaarea team in a game chock full of

The Condors responded several minutes later with a goal frofti Trevor Uhrig. After a shuffle in front of the net distracted the Carleton goalie, Uhrig shot the puck above Gaskin’s head and into the net. Five Condors were sent to the penalty box, with one being ejected from the game.

the

penalties.

There was indication of the

game when by the

being violent early on

end of the

first

minute in the game,

a player’s stick was broken in two.

was no surprise when eight

players from both teams

time in the penalty first

spent

box during

Greg Collins was ejected

the

period.

Condors

him

to score at 4:32 in the

In a last minute attempt to

Travis Gore, with the rest of the Condors, plays the Carleton

was replaced by veteran goalie Darryl Whyte. He proved strong through the second period, stop-

ping

all

on net.

shots

House

Raven goalie

Condors’ starting goalie, Mark Rintoul, did not allow any goals before he was taken out of the net at the end of the first period. He

Little

onds

(Photo by Rita

to score a goal with 5 1 sec-

left.

Fatila)

Despite several net for Carleton. Chris Palubeski rushed the zone at 13:31 in the second period and shot the puck high into the net for a goal.

With the Condors leading the scoring in the second period, the

show

tried to

in another

their strength

way. Five Raven play-

ers

were sent

they look very similar.

take kobudo, the student

The old attitude of testosteroneyoung men beating the crap

UaIIaui

T-iCalf-

to the penalty box.

Andy Houston from

Carleton

was given a minor penalty for spearing. Jamie Baker was also sent to the penalty box in the second period. He cross-checked Condor Matt Goodbum in the small of his back when Goodbum

Self-defence classes bee more nte By Becky

Ravens Oct.

futile

attempts to

on an empty net, the Condors could not respond to score

Ravens

Gaskin wasn’t quite as lucky

win

the game, the Carleton team pulled their goalie, allowing Raven Bob

the puck across to Chris Bumstead, whose one-time shot

for

to sit out the first

forced league game

Oct. 25.

period. Jason Snyder passed

was too much Dave Gaskin.

for a

game misconduct, which

A well-executed play allowed the first

net

to the

third period with a high wrist shot

Centre.

much

The third period for the Condors wasn’t quite as well-executed as the second period was. Carleton’s Jason Tamo scored early in the

Oct. 18.

The Conestoga team beat the Carleton University team 4-2 at the

into the

beside the goalpost, delight of fans.

was lying on the

ice in front of the

Carleton goalie.

Goodbum winced

in pain as

he skated off the

Goodbum

didn’t

ice.

pain

the

let

bother him as he snuck a goal past Gaskin at 2:13 in the second period. During a shuffle for the puck in front of the net, Goodbum

Uhrig ’s goal.

The Condors were to start regu-® season games Oct. 25 against

lar

Boreal College. The next home

Nov. 22

at 2

game will be p.m. against Sault

College.

...

focusing on power and strength. Kung fu uses circular patterns

t-ornta

filled

out of each other with martial

on its way out Today the focus is on family and fitness, with more children arts skills is

getting involved with martial arts programs. The type of program people are interested in will determine what school people choose to attend.

The Waterloo Martial Arts Academy at 55 Erb St. E., Suite 100B, offers karate, tai chi and kobudo (weapons training). Owner and instructor at the academy, Gregg Skoryk, said he

of training is the balancing factor, People who need to practise selfcontrol

who

are

can learn, and people more withdrawn learn

self-confidence.

If is

but Skoryk said, “With martial

you

are investing in yourself,

Everything you learn you can take with you for the rest of your

teaches karate for sporting or fitness, but all training is geared to

life.”

self defence.

tinually changing so

ting

where

tai

Karate chi

hard

done

hit-

slow

also a great

way to get in shape. The cost of joining a club is about the same as joining a gym arts

lUUd). rtLMllU IN

iiitw

Skoryk said one of the benefits

said the classes are conit is

easier to

stay motivated than with a

gym. Ron Day’s Kitchener Kicks at

geared to self defence, using proper techniques to learn grabs holds and pressure points, ly

At Global Tai Keuk Do Federal 4578 Yonge St., Toronto, instructor George Lepine offers hapki-do, whic coordinated power in Korean, Lepine said children benefit from learning martial arts and the changes can be seen in a couple of months. Lepine said he likes to Inc.,

moniter their progress outside of class. Before testing he sends home a letter of intent to promote. This letter gets forwarded

motion. He said the goals for both disciplines are the same but

11-300 Gage Ave., Kitchener,

sure that grades are kept up and

the training is different.

concentrates on teaching akido,

behavior

To an amateur,

the various dis-

ciplines look very different, but to a

more experienced person

karate,

Day

kung

and kick boxing,

said karate uses straight

line strategy.

It is

very militant,

to the child’s teacher to

—

held off for another month.

misidentified.

— Oktoberfest

president Peter Eichinger’s 3. Oct.

misspelled.

— Olympic rower

Mamie McBean was incorrectly identified as a

swimmer.

forced into the boards by a Carleton

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& New years

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(see left photo)

two rockclimbers, Billy (left) and Christopher Blundon were

name was

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Classified

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ter is returned with a negative response the promotion test is

Corrections l.Oct. 13

is satisfactory. If

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Condor Shayne Davis player.

Sports feature

The man behind the mask By

Ian S.

Palmer

Greg Harrison attended his first National Hockey League training camp. Twenty-two years later, he attended his second one. But in Twenty-two years

between he kept his

his

into

life,

NHL ties.

Maple Leafs ’practice goalie, as well as the owner and operator of The Mask in Brampton, where he moulds and paints masks for about 60 per cent of the NHL’s goaltenders. Harrison, 44, was bom in Windsor and grew up in Scarborough, where he played Harrison

the Toronto

Gardens with some trainers and executives of the Leafs. After the game Bob Stellick (the Leafs’ public relations

and

later

said,

‘Yeah, but

I’ll

‘Were you joking?’ I said, it a go.’ I’ve been the

give

Nats.

down

the

reasons and attended University, York a

three-year fine arts the

main reasons

a Harrjson sports r

swea ter he designed,

York was because Dave Chambers came to coach and he asked me to stay.” Ironically it was Chambers who scouted Harrison for

them

one of the U.S. colleges. During his tenure at York, Harrison found himself working at the Bobby Orr-Mike Walton sports camp where he met player agent Bill Watters, presently an assistant general manager of the Toronto Maple

professional

Leafs. Watters got him a tryout at the Washington Capitals rookie camp where he competed against eight other goalies and

made

to the final three.

After being cut from the Capitals, Hamson Barrie plied his trade with the Senior where Orillia, to traded was he Flyers until he didn’t report because of. the travel

involved. That

was

the end of his days in the

limelight, or so he thought. .

“About

six years

the

ago

was playing at the

They

love the game.”

still

four

record,

for four

“The

guys get

shots

Canucks asked he would be

a back-up goalie. “I signed a contract with

games but I

whole time.” He

the ice the

game

occasion Felix Potvin’s wife had

had a baby and once Damian Rhodes

John’s for the playoffs, but the nearest I got was having my name put on a sweater.”

Harrison said he has practised with the Leafs up to 15 times a season in the past, usually after long road trips or when a goaltender is given a day off. “My parents hadn’t seen me practise for a while so I called them and invited them to the Gardens. Brian Bradley hit me in the neck with a slapshot and Clark hit me in the shoulder. My mom was in a panic.”

Giacomin’s. After

Youngblood and The Cutting Edge.

one,

In 1977 Harrison developed the cage-combination mask after a request from Dave

made with Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves came to my house and I did a mould of him but I threw it out. He was just

form-fitting masks.

Dryden. “Dryden wanted something that fit like a form-fit, with the eye protection of a cage mask.”

travels to Toronto, Buffalo

.Cr».

Ottawa, etc

meet with

the

goal-

tenders to see what they need.The mask is created

Harrison

makes a

the player’s face

moulds

with fibreglass. The mask is then sanded and painted. “Some of

Here>s Your s shelves. of

dass Party. your donations to the DSA Office

ow until

goaltender

remember when Youngblood was

clay and finally

make donations

played

also

scenes in Perfectly Normal and played Glenn Hall’s double along with on-ice scenes as Terry and Lumley Harry Sawchuck in Net Worth. “I style of

non-perishable food items. The class that donates the most

off

Brother’s MacKenzie Brew movie and masks for designed the

V Strange

made him

by hand or airbrush. Sometimes I combine painting tech-

them

challenging each class to

designed the uniforms appeared in the

which

Giacomin said he wanted one like spread Things Rutherford’s.” quickly after that by word of mouth and he developed his own

Everyone Likes a

Drop

with plaster of paris. He then forms the shape with

its

Hollywood

types his way.

mould of

The Student Food Share Program needs to restock

talents Harrison possess-

es have also led

copying existing masks worn by NHL goalies. “I worked with Jim Rutherford at the hockey camp and he said he wanted one like Ed

after

Wins a

The

were usually ill-fitting, so he experimenting by started

r\M

the Eagle before the mask.”

remembers painting everything from the shuffleboard courts to NHL-style dressing room doors.

knew store-bought masks came to playing a game happened with the Leafs.

tastefully

‘Eddie Belfour wasn’t Eddie

said,

something that

Nicknames for players have also come from some of the masks.

making masks for Orr- Walton camp and

Being a goalie, he

Avro Arrow which stands

Building in Washington, which was designed for Don Beaupre, and the trumpets on the St. Louis sweaters, designed for Curtis Joseph.

interest

of the artwork there.”

all

the

Some of the emblems Harrison has incorporated onto the masks have become a part of team jerseys, such as the Capitol

and the smart

years. “I started

The DSA

stands out from a distance.”

in net for four

idiots stay in net

out. “I try to create

in the progression of goalie equipment, along with other items, which led to his next career, that of creating facemasks, which he has been doing for 28

didn’t get into any

was snowed in somewhere. I was also supposed to dress as the backup against the Rangers after Potvin had been sent to St.

Challenge...

Essensa’s,

out.”

The him

and four goals, he

liked the equipment and the

was Harrison’s fascination and

did

In fact, the closest he

just

years.

kids at the

of them.”

“On one

fact you’re

door.

interested in signing as

“One of

•decided to play at

led

Canucks,

then of the American Hockey league, to his

the U.S. for financial

program.

Leafs

Hamilton

play for colleges in

took

kids.

didn’t play another

a goalie to

even out the numbers so they asked me to come to camp.” His association with

then turned

with the team.” On Grant Fuhr’s mask, the outlines of jukeboxes can be seen, and with Bob

the ice after

drills.“Guys like Hendrickson, Baumgartner and Domi would stay out. They’re like big

camp in Kitchener. “They needed

five offers to

where

forward, and one day as a seven-year-old, asked his father, if he could fill in for his team’s missing goalie. “I had a perfect

practice to engage players in competitions such as showdown or 10-puck shooting

Leafs’ practice goalie ever since.” Which led to his being invited to this season’s training

Toronto

the

Ironically, Harrison started his career as a

said he enjoys staying

laughed. “But

and school high B hockey Junior with

man) was run-

ning around looking for a goalie because Grant Fuhr was scheduled to have a root canal done the next day. He had somebody lined up but couldn’t locate him, so he came into the dressing room and mentioned it. ‘I’ll try it,’ I said. Stellick came back a little

mask. a make “Sometimes I stay up two or three days in a row getting one done.” Many of the masks Harrison creates sport designs of his own interests on them. “I usually suggest what to put on them. I try to combine my interests with what goes

October

are painted

niques.” takes

estimates

hours

a bit actor then.”

He said he tried to receive old hockey sweaters as part of the deal for making Net Worth, to add to his collection of antiques, which include an assortment of jukeboxes, sports equipment, Coca Cola memorabilia, pinball machines, old microphones and radios, televisions,

vintage military cloth-

Tucker automobile parts and a 1938 Seagram’s delivery truck. ing,

“I

became

interested in saving things as a

I’m very interested in design history, the way things have progressed. Most people look at things and take them for granted,

kid.

whereas I want to investigate them further.” These are unique items and you can see a quality installed in them which isn’t evident in a lot of products today. Harrison is on the lookout for pre-1970 goalie equipment as well as antiques. Call

him

905-791-7337.

SPOKE,

Oct. 27, 1997

— Page 11

Hockey team on top of game

Kitchener Rangers’ coaches happy with season By Andrea Bailey

we’ve had,” said Ward. “All the players have a strong

Despite the recent controversy surrounding the dismissal of the

and are willing to everyday. Hard work can always beat talent and we can match up

Rangers’ Kitchener general manager, Ted Ahara, the team’s head coach, Geoff Ward, and assistant coach, Brian Hayton, said

table,”

“There are clubs

they are pleased with the current

standpoint of the organization.

wins,” said Hayton.

Many

right

thought the accusations

Ahara allegedly asked them to take off their shirts in an Ottawa hotel room last May would have had a negative impact on the

regular season, the Rangers are

(Photo by Andrea Bailey)

one of the top teams in Ontario Hockey League’s

sitting as

the

central division.

Since Ahara’s dismissal, all of the general manager’s responsibilities have been put on Ward and

the art of falling two metre platform, in an arched postition, into a box of foam

“Skydivers are a tough crowd. They’re an airborne version of motorcycle gangs,” said Eileen Doerr, a spectator at the Toronto School of Skydiving. Toronto School The of Skydiving takes credit for teaching most skydivers in the region and not having a single fatality since its establishment in 1974. Yet the name is somewhat misleading.

For

instance,

the

Toronto

School of Skydiving is located not in Toronto, but outside

Arthur.

Also,

appearance of the school

the

not

cushion.

you are

“If

fall to the

straight,

you

arched,

weather-beaten grey bam with a rusting Cessna plane in front. On closer inspection,

turns out to

be a refurbished bam complete with snack bar, class-room and registration office

known

The

gently

make contact with the ground. “You are going to make contact with the ground at a speed of 12 mph (19 km),” Boudrias said. “If you don’t react properly, you can is

Remember

mph (193 km) from an of 2,800 feet (840 m). At this rate, you only have 19 seconds before you hit the of 120

altitude

ground.”

Which to

pay

why

it’s

so important

attention

the

instructions Boudrias gives.

“This

most morbid video he told his class, presentations began with a is

the

you’ll ever see,”

two-hour slide presentation of how to maneuver a parachute and what to do in case of a

The words die and dead popped' up with increasing frequency as the slide show

malfunction.

droned on. Two of the points in the slides were to always face the wind when jumping, and avoid landing on power lines, trees, roads and

a<w

ti.*

the

come

up, but

“A

and

“It’s frustrating when people worry about players who are not in the lineup,” he said. “Those players, though they will always be a part of the Kitchener Ranger fami-

overly

ly, are not members of the Kitchener Rangers’ team now. We want to focus on what’s here now

possible

and what we have, not on what we don’t have.” “It’s interesting that the

situation has

issue

we are not we can’t

of players feel Ted was them,” added Hayton. “Many of them are saddened, but they are doing their best to continue with effort on the ice.” Both coaches said they are extremely pleased with the team’s

to a pro career.”

year, so

the grittiest

team

think

lot

Hayton. of pre-season said

Ward added, “The fans developed strong relationships with the guys who were here last

effort so far. is

year,”

focus on the loss of goalscorers, but people have to understand that we don’t bring players here to play overage. We bring them here to play three years, then hopefully go

“This

this

overage

become such a major

“There was a

lot

good

be present, but Ward

said the organization is not concerning themselves with these

impact Ahara’s dismissal may have had on the Rangers’ players. “Ted had good relationships with the guys, and they knew he was always in their comers,” said Ward. “It’s sad to see situations like this

seems

team as overagers

it’s

remember.

natural for

But

this

them

new

“We are very pleased with how quickly the young players have contributed,” added Hayton.

“They have stepped up more than we thought they would.” Ward said he finds it funny when people ask him if he thinks the new players can match the calibre of play brought to the ice from the past season’s players. “It’s

ago,

funny because a few years

we were asked

players like

Paul Traynor would ever match up to players like Eric Manlow and

Trevor Gallant,” said Ward. “Now we have come full circle where people are asking if we will ever have another Paul Traynor.” Both coaches agreed this season may also have an added level of excitement because it marks the team’s 35th anniversary in the

OHL. “We

couldn’t be more pleased with what the executive level of the team is doing,” said Hayton. “They are recognizing former

paying tribute and promoting the tradition of the players,

team.

players

definitely

the

excites

As soon as you make contact with the ground, you must fall on your calves, thighs and buttocks, in that order, and roll around to disperse the impact of the fall to

0o*

excellence.”

“This is the best organization in junior hockey,” said Ward. “If all

coaches in the league were asked where they would most like to be, Kitchener would definitely be in their top couple of the

choices.”

Grad Photos

Class of ‘98

more fleshy parts of the body. The last trek in the training

how

Students were taught

This

eject their reserve parachute in

case the main parachute failed to open or didn’t open completely.

After

this,

came

the

intense that

makes you

feel like

losing consciousness,” Tracey Dolny of Guelph. “It

was

life,”

to the

said Earl Verdi, also of feel giddy.

the photo that will be used for class

composite/yearbook.

Don ’t Be Left

Out!

Photography by David Smith Conestoga’s Official

Graduation Photographer

Spring Break ‘98

said

the most frightening yet

exhilarating experience of

Guelph. “I

At the DSA Office

moment of

anticipation, being taken up in a plane to an altitude of 1,000 metres to land in a field approximately 800 metres across. “You could feel the wind whipping through your whole body. The (initial) speed is so

your

I’m going

Panama CityBeach, Florida Acapulc o, Mexico

washroom now.”

Clearly skydiving is not for everyone. For those who can

stomach it, however, it is, according to Joan Carter, the school’s office manager, “the ultimate sport, exceeding rock climbing, bungi jumping and whitewater rafting in its

Trip Information Day Tues. Nov. 4

9:30 am

2:30 pm

The Sanctuary

Trip Details and Pricing

the

dressing

room. There is something special about being a part of 35 years of hockey in

that

involved being suspended in a harness from wooden beams.

are falling at a speed

not

with

body contact

die

“You

said

it.”

Andre Boudrias, one of the instructors, said he has skydived 475 times in the three years since he took up the sport.

said.

Ward

concerned emotional

control

Boar’s Breath.

“There is nothing like the adrenalin rush and the speed as you hurtle towards the earth,” he

possibilities.

also

work with excellent

“I

Arguably, the most important of the training was learning and properly, known as a preparation landing fall. This exercise teaches students the proper way to react when they

skydiving sport”

Ward.

and jury

injure yourself.

drift

some of these make surprising

that

will

returns to the

judge

what one would expect. From a appears

you

said. “If

The hope players

Hayton’s shoulders. But both coaches don’t seem to mind the workload additions. “I enjoy all my time here,” said

down.”

distance,

will

earth like a piece of

plywood,” Boudrias are

you

in the division.

people and don’t even notice the extra hours. I’m a workaholic by nature anyway and this is the best job in the world.”

Skydivers learn By Richard Berta

Pepperall

and Paul Traynor, the team would straggle to be close to the top spot

Kitchener Rangers’ coaches Geoff Ward (left) and Brian Hayton are pleased with the success of their team so far this season.

month

with the loss in quality players like

Boyd Devereaux, Ryan

into the

But, just over a

seemed concerned

fans

the beginning of the season that

players that

team’s success.

now

Many

young hockey

three

what the players bring to the said Ward. “We’re not going to try to fit a square peg into a round hole.” suit

with any team in the league.” in the league with more talent, but that doesn’t necessarlity equate to

made by

chapter, and the guys we have now have just as much to offer.” “Like with every team, we have had to adjust our style of play to

work ethic work hard

available at

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— SPOKE, Oct.

Page 12

27, 1997

SPORTS Conestoga beats Loyalist 7-0

Condor women earn spot at the By Corina

OCAA softball finals was replaced in the last inning after making two errors. No matter what Loyalist coach Dave Kimbell tried with his team,

Hill

The Conestoga Condors softball team once again ended up on top above the Loyalist Lancers. The Condors had the home field advantage

when

Belleville

team 7-0, thus advanc-

they were unable to score any despite having hits by Shannon Hunt and Tori Labarge.

runs,

they defeated the

ing to the league finals. Earlier this season, the

played an errorless game against the Lancers but were only able to

coach Dave Kimbell

win 2-0. The game Oct. 17 wasn’t nearly as close, thanks to Condor pitcher

with his team, they

Jill

Marostega

Labarge reaches

for

the ball as Condor Leigh 1

(Photo by Alison Shadboit)

were

unable to score any runs.

Kuntz.

Condor second baseman Leigh Marostega played strong defensive for the Conestoga team.

Kuntz held Loyalist to two hits in game and struck out 1 1 batters. She also led the team at bats, having two of Conestoga’s six hits. Other hits were by Kerri Quipp, Susie McCutcheon, Sarah Leason and Casey Darroch. Wendy Rowbotham Lancer

slides safely into third Oct.

tried

The win placed

the

Condors

third place for the season, allow-

ing

them

advance

to the

Ontario

College Athletic Association finals

24 and 25. The Condors were to play their first game at 3 p.m. Oct. 24 against

Oct.

wasn’t quite as lucky as Kuntz. The Loyalist pitcher allowed six hits

ment, after having lost in the

final

Conestoga last year. The Condors, led by pitching star Fawn Day, brought the OCAA championship trophy home for to

two years

Day was

in a row.

rec-

ognized as the league’s top pitcher

the

Loyalist’s Tori

matter what Loyalist

Condors

The game should be close as the Condors attempt to repeat their championship status. Seneca will be looking to defeat the Condors early in the tourna-

Seneca College.

with only four strikeouts. She

for

two years

in a row.

Following in her footsteps is Kuntz, whose strong pitching has led her team to the finals. Kuntz and Day both share the OCAA record for most strikeouts in a game, having had 15. The winner of the game Oct. 24 was to move on to the championship game Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. A bronze medal game was to be played at 1 1 a.m. the same day. Check out next week’s Spoke for extensive coverage of the OCAA women’s softball championship.

Condor pitcher named OCAA athlete of the week By Corina

Hill

The Conestoga Condors softball team has more to be proud of than just their

the

innings

pitched

against

Mohawk

Colleges Athletic Association.

game

the

Oct.

She

22.

pitched eight innings in a single

game, leading the Condors

team standing.

The Condors’ pitcher Jill Kuntz was recently named female athlete of the week by the Ontario

consecutive

most

having

to vic-

tory in the extra inning.

OCAA

record This is the second she shares. In the 1996-97 season, she tied the record for most strike-

two

outs in a game. Kuntz shares the

wins the week of Oct. 22. The Conestoga team beat the Mohawk 4-3 beat and Mountaineers

record of 15 strikeouts in one game with former Condor and

Kuntz led the Condors

teammate Fawn Day. In a press release given by the

Loyalist 7-0. In a total of 15 innings pitched,

Conestoga coach Yvonne said Kuntz shows she wants to win and demonstrates

OCAA,

Kuntz allowed only four hits and three earned runs. She also struck

Broome

out a total of 19 batters.

that in the

Kuntz had three While hits and scored two runs out of six

the

at bat,

times at the plate.

Kuntz

tied the

OCAA record for

way

she plays.

home under

the tag of Loyalist pitcher

Wendy Rowbotham /D ksstsN kw (Photo by

LEAGUE STANDINGS

Fanshawe

St. Clair

Conestoga

Lambton

PTS

Durham

Seneca

Conestoga

Loyalist

Mohawk

Canadore

PTS

St. Clair

Fanshawe

Conestoga

Lambton

Steve Peto

SCC

Mike Perica

SCC

CON

LEADING SCORERS GP TEAM FAN

TEAM

NAME

LEADING SCORERS GP TEAM

Melanie Moulton

FAN

Misty Findlay

SCC

Vesna Milosevski

SCC

TEAM

NAME Jill

Karen Melanson

CON

Kuntz

Sommer West

LEAGUE RESULTS Oct. 15

Conestoga 0

Oct. 16

Lambton 0

St.

Oct. 16

Clair 4

Oct. 17

Conestoga 0

Lambton 0

CON CON DUR

AVG

.481

.464

.459

LEAGUE RESULTS

LEAGUE RESULTS Fanshawe 5

LEADING HITTERS GP TEAM

Susan McCutchen 5

Oct. 17

Mirhnlcn Scott Nicholson)

LEAGUE STANDINGS PTS

Bell

Kuntz slides

LEAGUE STANDINGS T

Dwayne

Jill

WOMEN’S SOFTBALL

Paul Ferreira

pitcher

WOMEN’S SOCCER

NAME

Condor

MEN’S SOCCER GP

TEAM

“Jill is

team leader on and off the field,” said Broome. The Condors are slated to play Seneca Scouts Oct. 24. the

Fanshawe 4 St.Clair 3

Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 18

Conestoga 4 Loyalist

Loyalist 5

Mohawk

Conestoga 7

Mohawk