Photo by Lisa Wilhelm
Give unto others
College and community banking on food drives By Dee Bettencourt can develop when
Have you ever experienced
starvation
the kind of hunger that cupboards are bare, the bank account is nonexistent and food is something you only walk by? Sean Strickland, executive director of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region, admitted Oct. 9 that he has experienced fasting only
through a cleansing process, yet there are local people who confront hunger daily. “One of the challenges we’re facing is that despite an improving economy, poverty is
put turnips in a gas tank,” says Strickland,
Waterloo region,” says Strickland. “Poverty is relative in North America to its affluence. I can’t say we’re starving to death here, whereas in a third-
Jeanette Walker, support worker for Conestoga College’s student services office, agrees it has been slow regarding food
world country, they are. That’s absolute poverty. But one of the reasons we continue
“There has been an increased demand for food. We’re meeting it thus far, but without more donations, we might run
increasing
in
to
have increasing poverty
is
the
referring to the fact that the
operating budget
upon public
is
Food Bank’s
80 per cent dependent
donations.
There
are
over four years. And the waiting list is ten years (to get into a
used to buy food vouchers for Zehrs,” says Walker. “But our box is virtually empty right now.
As
Thanksgiving food winds down, officially
his ninth
drive
ending Oct.
1
4,
Strickland says
remain packed, as “we go exceptionally hard between September through Aeel^Tor the Thanksgiving, Cfirimnas and spring food
his schedule will
drives.”
Although
hampers
provided
for
the
Strickland
drive,
critical the
are only Christmas
says
is
it
Thanksgiving food
drive replenishes the Kitchener
warehouse’s shelves. seems to me each year
“It
more the
it
is
difficult to find a place in
public’s
mind
for a
food
drive,” says Strickland. “These are challenging times; a lot of
issues
are
competing for the
public’s attention
-
Clinton, the
Way. have a goal of 298,000 pounds of food, about a pound
teachers’ strike, the United
We
per person living in Kitchener-
Waterloo, but we are roughly at Conestoga College support worker Jeanette Walker 80,000 pounds. That’s 10 per displays an almost-empty food depository in the cent behind last year’s (level). student services office where she works. (Photo by Dee Bettencourt) “We need cash, too. You can’t
adds that despite a sluggish start to food drive, the K-W commnunity has been recognized officially by the provincial Trillium Foundation as one of the
most caring in all of Canada. “We work hard to build a place and get message out, then leave it up to community to respond.”
the
the
different
short.
unit).”
Strickland, also a City of Waterloo councillor,
this year’s
charity.
of shelter. There hasn’t been a nonprofit unit, not one unit, built in Kitchener in cost
high
them with groceries.”
avenues; sometimes additional funds from the college can be
I
even had
to
buy groceries for
it
over the summer.”
Walker says as a single parent and sole provider of two daughters, there were months she didn’t eat fresh fruit to
make
sure they could. These days she
picks up tuna on sale, or extra spaghetti sauce and puts the nutritious food into the college’s
food depositories. “I’m partial towards students,” says Walker. “I think donations are down as everyone is just swamped. I even forgot Monday was Thanksgiving.” Strickland says the vast majority of people struggle to make ends meet long before they end up on the doorstep of the Food Bank. He says it is a myth they access emergency food every week. “The reality is, they use emergency food just three and a half times a year, in general. People are proud in gpod times and in bad. They go to friends, family or their church before they go to an agency to provide
$ean Bank
Strickland, executive director of the
Food
Waterloo Region, stands in the midst f ooc f rom the Thanksgiving food drive, of
(Photo by Dee Bettencourt)
By Jacqueline Smith
^ •*
Students and faculty from Conestoga College’s social services program spent four hours assisting the local Food Bank on
Both die students and faculty of program began the event by attending a “program day” at the Waterloo campus. The students
Oct. 8.
rejoined
The
program’s
co-ordinator,
Patrice Butts, said every year
T
it is
of their professional development and contribution to part
•
'
community to assist the Food Bank. “The food drive is huge and this is a way for us to do something the
very practical, veiy hands-on,”
p
m
'4
#
liiiiiiiiii
the
in
the
afternoon
Patrice
Bum,
co-ordinator of
social services program
at
Conestoga mall. “We will spend the next four hours sorting. Students will go outside all over the place doing pickups. At 4 p.m. everyone crawls out of here, you cannot believe how tired you are after you’re lifting cans and other food items,” Butts said before they
of
j
;
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— SPOKE, Oct.
19,
1998
•kMMestislMre
Dress rehearsal prepares
Opening ceremonies attract 2,000 By Ned Bekavac
T
contestants for real thing By Dee Bettencourt
mid-October sounds of Walter he
Fourteen contestants, a crew of camerapeople, the Walter
TV
Ostanek’s jubilant
polka
Ostanek Band and a crown came together the at 30th Miss
through
echoing
Oktoberfest
downtown Kitchener can mean only one thing: Oktoberfest
Kitchener.
The opening ceremonies of
Jokes and laughter belied the undertone of repeated dance routines, staged runner-up and winner procedures and the serious
the
30th anniversary of Oktoberfest
over 2,000 spectators and participants to Kitchener’s city hall. The gala began at 11:30 a.m. with the sounds of the German marching band, attracted
hostess’s introductions.
Lehman, former Miss of 1994 from California, was hostess for the Staci
Oktoberfest
Gnallschoddn.
Members
As the sun-drenched crowd warmed itself to the festivities
played
and
of Germany,
on
sipped
their
draughts,
Ostanek, a three-time Grammy winner, welcomed them with a riveting Roll
Miss
Out
dress
Oct. 8 at Centre in the Square in
here.
is
Pageant’s
rehearsal, held the afternoon of
the Barrels.
•
Katy
Oktoberfest,
of
at the
the German marching band Gnallschoddn (Photo By Melanie spencer) opening ceremonies.
second time around and said, had such a wonderful time
Words
1994.
about
who spoke
the
at length
importance
of
Kitchener- Waterloo Oktoberfest.
“This
is
a celebration of
German
and Canadian heritage,” he
said.
Johnson, of Florida, joined local councillors and representatives on stage to roars of approval.
“Community, corporations and government have created a partnership with over 450
The crowd was welcomed by Dr. Von Treskow, council general
volunteers that are the driving force of Oktoberfest.”
Von Treskow said there was no way of living the spirit of
better
Thanksgiving
than
the
Onkel
Hans food-drive. The annual keg-tapping followed, marking the beginning of another 10-days of good music, good beer and good cheer.
Pros!
it. I
“I in
just can’t describe
feel real blessed to
be invited
back.”
Lehman, now a Texas said she
is
CBS
resident,
busy with her career
anchor reporter and is using her time in Kitchener this week as a “working vacation - more vacation than work.” Another previous Miss as a
affiliate
of 1997, Danica Quinn, also participated in the
Oktoberfest
florida native By Lisa Wilhelm
new Miss Oktoberfest
am
looking forward to a wonderful year.”
loved her. The crowd The cameras loved her. The judges loved her. Her name is
Katy Johnson,
Katy Johnson from Florida and on was crowned as the 1998 Miss Oktoberfest at the
Miss Oktoberfest, 1998
Oct. 8, she
Centre in the Square.
The
opened
show
with Walter
favourite Oktoberfest Ostanek, with his familiar polka tunes as the dancers filled the stage with excitement and energy.
14 contestants were then introduced by Miss Oktoberfest Nicole Lehman. Staci 1994,
The
Lehman, who
is
now
a
was Lori Jackson from Texas. Third runner-up was Lynnette Cole from runner-up
Tennesee. Second Jodi-Lynn was from K-W. Alison
McFadden Graham from Mount Brydges finished second.
Johnson said that §he is very happy and excited to win this title and she loves the Canadian very honoured to win this,” said Johnson. “I am looking forward to a wonderful year.” “I
am
the
of
different
shows and fashion charity promoting literacy programs in elementary schools.”
her fourth
Jackson. “I
been
have
spandex-clad
was
in
just did
I
over
10
Miss Texas,
was seventh out of 105,
U.S.A.
I
which
is
very good,” said tlie 25-year-old blonde. “Miss Texas goes on for about a week, but it took me five months of training for it. That fitness
and finding clothing and gowns. It can be costly, but it doesn’t have to be.” Whether all that work is worth on the or not depends it dieting
Quinn was but decidedly in favour of her past
individual,
year’s experiences.
“This
a
is
opportunity
for
wonderful
women
to
develop their self confidence and public-speaking abilities and I think
it
person.
allows you to grow as a an important It is
responsibility
black
not
time of the
Miss Oktoberfest-hopeful Lori
training,
is in
at the
Many of the contestants are experts at beauty contests, said
includes
Guelph where she
competitor,
decided yet
said after the pageant
contestants’ fitnes's routine
to perform their
followed by the talent contest. A friendship, or Gemuetlichkeit, award was given for the
she wants to concentrate on her studies at the University of
The
colours. Five of the contestants
had been picked which talents,
and
change.”
and
styles
responsibilities
with a fitness routine because: “It’s the 30th anniversary of the pageant and it was time for a
parade where the women modeled some extraordinary dresses in an array
my
“Some
of included speaking at)
Kitchener native said,
the
of
(Photo by Dee Bettencourt)
contests.
competition had been replaced
evening gown
routine
the course of the next year, the
community volunteer of five years. She said the swimsuit
is.
fitness
dress rehearsal.
dress rehearsal.
evenly split between American and Canadians, according to pageant Malleck, Melissa
anchor in Texas, repeatedly informed the audience of her love what a and Kitchener for wonderful and hospitable city it
the
Canadian designer who is based in Toronto, and was an integral part of the pageant in crowning the new queen. When asked what the new Miss Oktoberfest will have to do over
year of landscape architecture. The pageant contestants were
weekend
Oktoberfest hopeful, Jackson, participates in
friendliest
Quinn
culture.
Lori
The 21 -year old wore a Ross Mayer gown, designed by the
(modeling
TV
Then came
event.
Miss
to
act
a
as
good-will ambassador for
the
festival.”
from
ranged
singing to tap dancing. All the girls were involved in a fitness routine wearing two-piece
gym
outfits.
McFadden won the
Jodi-Lynn
Kitchener- Waterloo
of talent
award with a jazz routine, the gemutlichkeit (friendliness) award
went
to
Amber
Grabum
of
Calgary, and the fitness award of Cole went to Lynnette
Tennesee. After the
introduction
judges, the air anticipation as
of the
became thick with it came time for the
announcement of the five finalists. After an overview of her year aufwiedersehen fond a and (good-bye) from Danica Quinn from K-W, Miss Oktoberfest 1997, Lehmam revealed the four runners up and the 1998 Miss Oktoberfest. Fourth runner-up
Katy Johnson of Florida, signs autographs after being crowned Miss Oktoberfest, 1998 on Oct. 8. (Photo by Lisa Wilhelm)
Walter Ostanek and his band were on hand Oct. 8 for the dress rehearsal of the Miss Oktoberfest pageant. (Photo by
Dee
Bettencourt)
Page 4
— SPOKE, Oct.
19,
1998
COMMENTARY
Salaries out of proportion to talent level how
Recently, one
of
when
all
Patrick
Ewing of
New
to
National
players.
Basketball
Association season has been put on hold because owners want to
on the money
caps
players are currently making.
Ewing responded
to this lockout
by saying that if the owners were cap on their salaries, the players would not be able to
Sure, I enjoy watching the NBA on television or going down to Toronto to see the Blue Jays but I don’t appreciate having to pay
$40, for a not-so-great seat, just so the owners can afford to keep their current roster.
to put a
survive.
can say to that
I
is,
give
All professional athletes
much
too
doesn’t
out of hand and there is no sympathy here in support of the
present state of his sport.
All
life
same amount of
nearly the
Professional sports have gotten
discussing the
strict
has the ability
way
television
but
who
money.
was
The
a doctor
save a person’s
make
the
York
Knicks,
on
who dribbles a knows how to
skate well can rake in millions,
basketball
players of time,
an individual
ball, hits a ball or
best
the
And
money.
it
up!
make is
it
This
lockout
is
a
long
time
coming and perhaps it will give a wake-up call to the current players and the young ones who expect to
money
get a lot of
which purpose
is
out of a
game
for the fans
and
because of players like Ewing and Michael Jordan that young players
not just to
come
to
smarten up they will soon be in
be paid millions of dollars to dribble a ball for about six months out
more trouble; their fans will stop coming to their games. Look what happened to baseball when their
game and expect
into the
of a year. It is hard for
me
to understand
If
fill
their wallets.
the players in the
NBA
don’t
players got greedy.
Unable to properly handle a simple protest ...
Can Canada handle A
five-year
Jean Chretien, pulled out all the stops in an effort to wage a
campaign to get Canada elected to the United
Greece
Nations’
including
Security
Oct.
Canada and
and
the
against
the
Netherlands,
inviting
Canadian troupe. Cirque du
setting for the United
Soleil.
campaign paid The country is serving its fifth term on the council, its first since 1990 off.
Netherlands were awarded the temporary seats
on the council. But one wonders
can set an example for die rest of
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axwortby said in a Kiteheno:Waterloo Record article that the ecIi n ,s acteowledgment of 2 ?, Canada’s “solid
the world.
peaceful
how
a country in the news for using violence to stop a protest at
Apec summit
The
The Canadian government, and especially Chretien, seat over the
in
Vancouver
®
Nations and the rest of the world,
Can’t
when
It
6V6H disperse a
is
in the hot
summit, the sprayed and
RCMP
on
when
one
the security
from
using
their
fundamental right to freedom of
rowdy
expression
protestors.
voicing
in
their
opinions.
Commissions established
is sitting
council
protestors
pepper-
arrested
Canada
stops to consider that this peaceful country practised violence to stop
peppergate” scandal During last November’s Apec
In the end, the
8,
the'
two vacant
the
msmmmmmmmemmmmmmmimmmtmmmmmtimmmtmmmmaitm
UN What kind of antambassadors to a performance by example Is Canada
Council proved a success.
On
campaign
successful
reputation is tarnished in the eyes
of many Canadians.
position?
it’s
to
have
been
investigate
In
the
order
to
five
up
to
its
international
reputation as a peaceful country and he worthy of
treatment of protestors, as well as to tuscovet discover who gave the order for
a seat on the council, the Canadian government Vnust use
this action.
protest IH a peaceful
Ia light of this scandal, what kind of an example is Canada
the Apec summit incident as a learning experience.
mpnnAr9
setting for the United Nations
In the future, it should try to deal wife internal situations as it would abroad. Only then will Canada
the rest of the world,
and
even
federal government, under
disperse
a
and
when it can’t
protest
in
a
peaceful manner,
die leadership of Prime Minister
ft
truly live
seems rather hypocritical
SPOKE is mainly funded from
Keeping Conestoga College connected
up
to its reputation as
a
peaceful nation.
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to
May by the Doon
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Survey says.
19,
1998
.
.
Cambridge students would bus By Jaime Clark survey
a
In
thing for the
who
residents
Cambridge
of
attend Conestoga
College, 72 per cent said they would use a bus service from
Cambridge
to
daily basis
if it
business.
Fletcher said.
the students,
Some
came up
questions also
DSA
about whether or not the the college
“We
wanted
to
DSA
that does it? Should it even be the college that does it? Our
or
be in the bus
conclusion was no,” he said.
want services for we want them to have
Fletcher said he then spoke to the people in Kitchener to see what their thinking was. He said it seemed, in his opinion, as though Kitchener was more in favour of having a joint bus service with Cambridge. “It is my opinion that Cambridge isn’t too excited about a joint bus
certainly
a bus service, but should
it
be the
on a
the college
was
DSA to get involved.
They are a very busy council now and you would almost have to hire a full-time person to do it,”
offered, said
Jack Fletcher, director of student and recreation services. Of the 500 surveys that were sent out, about half were completed and 140 of those students said they would be willing to pay up to $2 a
service at this time. Part of that
might be,
Fletcher
said
question
the
who has
Cambridge and Conestoga College came up in January. “I got a phone call from an alderperson in Cambridge who was asking about busing. They deferred it to Cambridge Transit to at,”
he
opinion not
would
larger
the
probably take over the smaller. So there is that whole thing about
of
getting a bus travelling between
look
my
this is
that
fact,
trip.
control,” he said.
Fletcher’s next step
was writing
Mayor Carl Zehr and Cambridge Mayor Jane Kitchener
letters to
Brewer. “Carl Zehr’s response was that ‘we’re
said.
Fletcher said Gary Stockford, the
looking
long-range
the
in
this
at
Jane
planning’.
was
of Cambridge Transit, contacted him and said he was
Brewer’s
interested in bus service to the
with you to get a bus provided,”’
director
college if there
was a need
for
response
instructed
Gary Stockford
‘I’ve
to
work
Fletcher said.
it,
so Fletcher conducted a survey of
Fletcher said, however, that the
Cambridge residents who attend
bigger issue still isn’t solved. He said the college can, in the
the college.
“The bottom was a definite
line
is,
short term, probably provide bus
yes, there
interest in it,”
Toshmar
said.
When
company
service from a
he
as long as
were given back to Cambridge Transit, Fletcher was told they would not
are willing to use
be able to provide the bus service to the college but they had a bus company in mind who would be
in
the
results
willing to do
it
really felt
Toshmar, a private bus
wasn’t a good
well,” said
many
other
services Conestoga College has to
program, the offer, through student services, is up and running for another year. “We’ve had tutoring around for quite awhile and it’s still alive and tutoring
Myma Nicholas,
peer
program is open students in any course who are having trouble and feel they need some extra help. All they need to
The
do
is
tutoring
approach student services
and request a
tutor for a particular
From
course.
a tutor
there,
|
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER: DEPRESSION or someone you Here are some signs which might indicate
that
you
experiencing depression: activities; crying a FEELINGS- l° ss °f joy in formerly pleasureable worthlessness; loss of hopelessness; “empty”; lot or feeling emotionally desire; deep sense o warmth towards key people in life; loss of sexual
care about
shame or
is
self-doubt.
PHYSICAL -
.
insomoverwhelming exhaustion and lack of energy, and appetite or the opposite; physical aches .
nia or the opposite; loss of .. pains; digestive problems; headaches. responsibilities or RF.HAVIOR- irritability, withdrawal; neglect of with cope or remember appearance; reduced ability to concentrate, .
.
daily activities.
you symptoms persist, or if their intensity is causing profesassistance with a knowledgeable seek option, an as suicide sider in Student Services available are counsellors sional. On campus, Safety Services doctor are available in Health to
con-
If these
&
(2B02); a nurse and (inside door #3).
October is Depression Awareness Month more about depression by attending a free lecout Find ture, viewing a video (just a brochure at our display table .
or picking up
inside door #2) Courtesy of the Canadian niTV.ST SPF AKERS Mpntal Health Association!! 19 “Demystifying Depression” Monday, October
—
8:30
-
10:30 a.m.
Room 103
and “Types of Depression, Signs, Symptoms Interventions”
Thursday, October 22
work,” said Fletcher. If the college can get 55 students
2:30
-
4:30 p.m.
assigned to a student.
“We to
nn raiaiHiaiHIHEK3li3li3iaB^ |
would come
to the college a couple of times in the morning and
leave from the college a couple of
times
afternoon,
the
in
said
Fletcher.
“That does resolve a short-term problem in terms of the college, but I personally believe to have the best possible bus service, you have to get Kitchener and Cambridge services coming together,” he said.
To
get things moving, Fletcher
has prepared a letter he is planning to send out to all Cambridge residents
who
attend Conestoga
College.
The purpose of the letter is to inform these students about a meeting Fletcher is planning to hold to find out if there are enough people to get the service going, what pick-up and drop-off times in Cambridge would be best and the best bus stops. The date of the meeting is still undetermined, but Fletchqr hopes take
will
it
place
early
in
November. Students who cannot attend the meeting will be asked to fill out a questionnaire. Also, any students who have paid for parking but decide to use the bus service when it
is
implemented will receive a from the college, said
refund “If
all
that
goes well, we’ll have
a bus service in January,” he said. “I believe it will happen, it’s just a matter of when.”
program a ‘win-win-win' situation services administrator.
the
it can be implemented. The charge would be $164 per semester. The bus
to use the bus service,
Fletcher.
don’t need an awful lot of students using it to make this
Jack Fletcher, director of student and recreation services, works on a letter he is planning to send out to Cambridge residents who <rhoio by Jaime dark) attend Conestoga College.
By^Lisa Wilhelm with
Cambridge and bring students
“We
Tutoring Along
line, will
to the college.
for the student it
enough people
it.
stop at designated pick-up points
government.
“We
called
it
Room 2D01
is
get tutors in
ways,” Nicholas
memo
said. “I sent a
to faculty at the
winter
semester
students
who
a good
many
tutor.
for
end of the a
list
of
they think would be From there, I send a
letter to the students
they’ve been
different
saying that
recommended and
I
go through an interviewing and training process with them.” There are also people who come in and say that they want to be a tutor or students
who
don’t have to
take a required elective for
some
reason and tutor instead.
Nicholas said that most of the tutors are not in it for the money, but to gain satisfaction for helping a classmate in need.
“Most of the tutors are already helping their peers in class, so this is just a more formal way of doing it,” said Nicholas. “It also gives them a chance
to
review their
notes and bring their marks up.
It’s
a win-win-win situation.” Some of the things that are required of the tutors include
group the
tutorials,
labs,
literacy
working working
in
on
computer helpline, being computer coaches and working
the
project which turned out really well.
The program has expanded over the years with additions such as mentors, peer-health educators,
and monitors. At the moment, services
student
is
in
clinic.
“Like everything your first year, hard to predict (how the said work),” will program it’s
Nicholas. “We’re starting on a
with teachers in particular courses right in the classroom.
small scale and will critique
program was It were tutors that established needed, so a person was hired to develop a process and did a pilot
won’t.”
Conestoga’s
began
16
tutoring
years
ago.
the
process of developing a writing
see
what
Last
year,
it
to
work and what
will
there
were
409
one-on-one group tutorials, with 13 groups the first semester and nine the second.
SPOKE, Oct
1998
19,
— Page 6
Designated-driver program encouraged
Oktaberfest RIDING atom without toddent vehicles so far and done one
By Judy Sankar
After midnight, we’ll be
“Designated That’s
message
the
Doug
Sgt.
Lantz says
police traffic division, wants to
program this Oktoberfest. “Very short,” he admits, “but
when we
stop people
of the road and they are
at the side
adhering to that, especially at this time of year.” Lantz, who has been with the police department for 26
city’s
years and working traffic for 12 years, says that Oktoberfest and
other special occasions are
more
people
to
[impaired driving]
all
times
prevalent
for
drink. “I see
it
is
what he sees
that
drive
Reduce Impaired Everywhere (R.I.D.E) the
appreciated
that
people who with impaired lower amounts of alcohol in their system, just under or just above the legal limit, for example, are braver. “They believe they can still handle a motor vehicle and a lot of times, they are in the worst accidents.” The explanation for that, according to Lantz, is that a highly intoxicated person usually knows he shouldn’t be driving so he slows down. When he hits something, he won’t hit it as hard. A person who is just above the legal limit, however, is usually caught speeding, says Lantz. That
most often
send out to college students. Lantz Driving
in
five.”
Lantz, of the Waterloo regional
operated
to
30 vehicles. By bar-closing time, we’ll be down to one in
one
program.”
driver
test.
down
year around. Obviously, because of the added festhalls, there’s an
person doesn’t realize that he/she
added amount of consumption and there are more people in town so there’s an added feature during Oktoberfest. But it’s all year around,” Lantz said, adding that
reflexes have slowed
in
which was The Intoxilyzer implemented four years ago, is computerized which means it
Mothers
and
Against
his/her
down. When
up
at
Ottawa
St.
will
be more serious.
After 12 years with the traffic division, Lantz has seen countless
prints off readings
and allows for
On
“It can be,” says Lantz, “but you have to think of the good side. I
tests
“We’ve
celebration of friendship
Now
Waterloo Region has five one at main division two in mobile used
given
night
usually runs about six to eight
and
a
been
depressing
or frustrating working such a job?
predecessor, the Borkenstein 900.
within
it
during
any
the Insurance
tests
given time period.
easily avoided. Isn’t
Oktoberfest, a R.I.D.E. program
Intoxilyzers,
the
set
R.I.D.E. programs.
Economical
responsible driving.
A
RIDE check
more
are striving to instill
Company,
this car at the
machines used for alcohol breaththan testing. Costing more $10,000 each, the new Intoxilyzer, is more advanced than its
visible ones, they are not the only
Insurance
branch checks
(Photo By Judy Sankar)
Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) got together to pay for two new
R.I.D.E. programs are the most
Recently,
traffic
Kitchener.
Region
any age bracket.” the officers conducting
who
Const. Mike Stotts of the
brokers Association of Waterloo
While
ones
that
tragedies that could have
impaired drivers aren’t just college As he puts it, “any walk life,
and
they hit something, the accident
OPP
students.
of
speeding
is
As the number of cars
know how many
hours, according to Lantz.
don’t
night goes on, the
might save by doing this R.I.D.E. program and, by getting the
that are pulled over for road-side
begin to increase says Lantz.
stopped
close
to
150
lives
message out, it’s the same So I look at the good side.”
I
thing.
and tradition
Oktoberfest symbolizes community togetherness Well,
time of year again. has once again invaded Kitchener-Waterloo. The city is overflowing with excitement and antici-
Oncle Hans and the gang. As you can imagine, my mouth just dropped to the floor. How could anyone not want to participate in Oktoberfest? And as
pation
people
that
it’s
Oktoberfest
for
anniversary
German
30th
the
of
turn,
people are talking about the fun in store for
them. But
how
is
among
the
all
talked to other
and
area
read
this
who
my
has no
this
annual
many
great things
wary of
listening to
waitress’s carrying several sudsy steins, or
popular Oktoberfest fixture Walter Ostanek and dancing to his same three polka songs
partying with friends, missing classes for a
all
but
was
still
night.
But
all
my
apprehensions were put to
I
Oktoberfest
is
was
it
more than
rest
really
Oktoberfest
week and a
is
more then
just
half straight, or seeing
war
who
Sure, it’s definitely a fun part of it. But what about the other stuff? To me, Oktoberfest also symbolizes a
for the next. It is a celebration of friendship, tradition, family events and a whole different culture
time.
and
I
have
made arrangements for all of our friends from back home to come down and share in on the fun and excitement of what’s sure to be another great year.
a reunion of friends who look forward October every year just to come back to Kitchener to see comrades that they haven’t It is
to
seen since the year before.
are
It is the coming together of a city like no other can be proud of. It is the time of the
from K-W if they were going, kind of shook their heads and said they weren’t interested in partaking with
year when K-W has the opportunity to experience and enjoy a whole new culture. So, to all of you who wish you can just
Upon
asking
originally
they
all
my
classmates
who
it
does
outsider,
be made
is
brought into the city for a short period of
my roommates
As an
\o\a^es'V
puller.
evenings over the period of a year preparing
several sudsy steins
this year,
drinking and partying, but to what for Kitchener-Waterloo.
just dirndl-clad
community coming together to keep a 30-year tradition alive. Hundreds of volunteers spending their weekends and
dirndl-clad waitress’s carrying
So
more into this city everyday, someday I’ll be able to. Happy Oktoberfest everyone!!!
years.
the best barrel roller or tug of
attended and saw what about.
after all
it,
the
minute to open your eyes to see how I see it and what you seem to have forgotten over the
Oktoberfest
about
attribute to
it
that
I
my hometown
would proudly and as
I
settle
maybe
local
first
experience. I’d heard so
would be something
interest in this annual funfest, take a
hoopla of
was
the
To everyone reading
goes? Not being born and
festival, last year
from
I
could.
that really
it
raised
week progressed and
newspapers, I learned that many K-W natives could care less about the festival. How unbelievable to an outsider like me who would participate every night if she
the
celebration.
Everywhere you
the
disappear during this great time of fun and celebration, take time to look further then
OR
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Oct. 19, 1998
— Page 7
a crime
Students exposed to criminal system By Jacqueline Smith
each week.”
co-ordinator, Patrice Butts.
Students heard of situations and conditions
“Eighty five per cent of all victims of crime are victimized by somebody they know,” said Jo-Anne Hughes, of Citizens Concerned with Crimes Against Children. Hughes was one of four panelists invited to a program held at Conestoga College’s Waterloo campus on Oct. 8 for social service students to share on the theme. Silent Voices.
“This day was set to expose the students to current and contencious issues within the social services field,” said the program’s
of the panelists that
women
rest
are
the victims of the majority of
said there are cases
males are the
victims, but they
do not wish
come
to
how you
enough evidence
from the office of the attorney general; Jacquei Rodden-Yetman, from the Victims Services Program of the Wellington County Police Department, and Lydia Narozniak, Crown attorney from the attorney
the rest of the panelists
panel
the
said
was
chosen because the numbers are breaking grounds in new areas of trying to make change in how victims are handled and
Michelle
to
how
Thompson
the
whole
victim!” said her program,
perceive
it,”
see
jf
there
to court.
she said.
women
the
are
cannot
A
just write
something
out,
of spousal and sexual
cannot assume that
assaults.
there
said
where
cases
but
victims,
the
are
are
males
they
do
come
forward.
wish
not
grudges.”
to
Lydia Narozniak, Crown attorney
“Every male we deal with wanted to withdraw recant (say
people don’t carry
all
Hughes
said.
there,
not have dressed like
Jacquie Rodden-Yetman said the reality
opened 400
files
is
women. “We
and only five were men. One was an elderly.” Lydia Narozniak talked about
the
Crown
attorney.
that the
Crown
job
role
of
She said
attorney’s
to prosecute
is
the
and
not to get a conviction. She said they (Crown attorneys) do not work with the police. “Our role is not to get a conviction. Our job is to see if there is enough evidence to go to court. A witness cannot
something out,
just write
we
cannot assume that carry don’t people grudges.”
The Crown
attorney said
their cases starts in the
provincial court and usually
move
division.
to the general
She said
without a evidence, withdrawn.
that
sufficient
case
is
“We
(Photo by Jaqueline Smith)
I
Narozniak
it,”
said.
her
Hughes
presentation,
said
Canadians are very influenced by what happens in the United States. “We are very influenced by what Oprah puts on TV. Through the Oprah programs and programs
we often hear about children being abducted from stores or in vans.” Hughes said cases like that are rare in Canada. She also made mention of Clifford Olsen, a criminal who abducted, sexually
like that,
asaulted and murdered 1 1 children in British Columbia. “Clifford Olsen, next to Paul Bernardo, is the most known offender that we have in this country. One of the reason is because his crimes are so horrific. Secondly, because it is so rare that this type of crime happens. “Children are victimized, sexually, physically and murdered by people that they know.” Hughes, who co-created her program, said
she
does to
better
a
services.
believes
“One of
be true
is
the
job I
lobbying, a larger
attributes to the States being able to
do a
better job.
“We
are getting better at
it,”
Hughes
said.
She said the community is fortunate to have the quality community policing. It also programs like the Victim and has program, Witness Assistance which is designated by the attorney general’s office to
make
sure that those jobs are
being done.
Hughes
said one of the assistants to her
a Conestoga graduate and that person is doing a better job in educating the next group of professionals. Lydia Noronniak moderated the closure of the meeting. “It amazes me how much care people spend to buy a car or a house. It baffles my mind how much time is spent on raising a kid.” Butts closed the meeting with a quote by Virginia Sitaire: “ The greatest gift we can
program
is
that
give
anyone
is
to
hear
them
and
to
understand them.” After the meeting. Butts said the mere fact were present the four panelists that indicated how strongly they all felt about making change and has an impact on how well the
community supports
the social
probably victim of
services in Kitchener and Waterloo.
believe that
greatly
U.S.
the reasons
strong
Butts said that the program
is
supported
by the community and graduates.
that
strong
lobby
Starting
district attorneys
November, courts seven
peo-
not happen,
cannot do anything about
are usually in court
day.
that, etc.), are the
who create the problem. “When victims say it did
system there.” She said that in the United States,
every held
doesn’t she get out, she should
said
population and more private-sector money,
they have a very
Narozniak also talked about the hours Crown attorneys spend in courts. Patrice Butts, co-ordinator for the social services program, particpated in the Silent Voices program along with
why
ple
In
and that they are under the same government control.
investigations
their stories or
did not happen),” Narozniak
it
tims of a crime or because they have been
who
we
victims of the majority
called as witnesses.
1987, was are involved in a in
go
to
witness
criminal case either because they are vic-
operation
js
how you
Narozniak agreed with that
.
Narozniak also talked about people who say the system “sucks”. She said those who “victim bash”, (she should not have been
began
that the majority of victims are
Students.
work
deal with these
and
people
She
The co-ordinator
designed to help those
Lydia Narozniak, Crown attorney
is
and introduced four of five who talked with the 66 students. The panelists were Michelle Thompson, of Victim and Witness Assistance program panel
which
forward.
role
tQ
breaking ground in terms of
where
that
can get various traumas. “You have to watch
welcomed members of the
Butts, the panel’s moderator,
community responds
She
said
who
to ask questions.
serviced as they enter the system. “It’s
spousal and sexual assaults.
also
attorneys
general’s office.
Naronzniak agreed with the
“Our
not to get _ ... with traumatized people & conviction. Our job IS She
which people in their field of study work with. They were also given the opportunity in
be days
will
are
very
involved
much in
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1998
seminar
Stratford police trainers give
Knowledge arms students By Jason Gennings not every class that
It’s
in the training section
someone
their retraining.
officer in a chokehold. After the
experience,
punches have been blocked and the chokeholds broken, it’s time to continue the security seminar for the law and security students. Students attended the evening seminars on Oct. 7 and 8, taught
England.
at
by Stratford police
officers,
to
Sgt. Albert
Johnson
in
Const.
Rick
20
years
brings
experience.
According to Douglas, the seminar was to give students an idea of what is involved in security and their boundaries. Both the repeatedly
program
to the
policing
obtained
12
co-ordinator
Douglas,
34-years
Senior
work.
Don
Brown came
with
college
prepare themselves for security
co-ordinator for law and security
of the force
give these same sort of seminars to experienced officers as part of
a police officer. Next thing you know, one of your classmates has another
throws a punch
and
officers
the
personal
stressed
safety.
Douglas said
that security
work
year has not been as busy as
(LASA), said the seminar is mandatory for anyone who wishes to do security work. The seminar covered topics like
this
strategies for conflict prevention,
were getting calls to cover dances Kitchener, week in every Cambridge and Waterloo,” said
administration
using
self-defence,
and
radios
notebooks. Participation
included
student
volunteers involved in role-playing to demonstrate self-defence
maneuvers.
Some techniques shown were
the
simple block for stopping a punch,
last year’s.
“The schools were not
This
Police
not the
is
work. “This
Stratford
we
lights in the parks.”
stances are to be maintained while
The
the
Douglas. “The City of Kitchener and the City of Waterloo have asked us to do security for the Christmas
have
them
prepare
time students
first
instruction
received
for
to
security
this
Sgt. Albert
the first time
using
Stratford,”
work
“Last
year
we’ve been
said
Douglas.
we used Waterloo
Brown, left, and Const. Rick Johnson brought some of their experience training veteran classroom so LASA students could learn the essentials of security work.
officers into the
((Photo by Jason Gennings)
Region police but what we are do is develop a trying to partnership with
the different
all
police departments in our area.
It’s
a matter of introducing them into the
is
Service
officers giving the seminar
in
turmoil they are in now, and
stopping someone from pulling at a victim and how appropriate
moving.
work
for security
program so we expand the
opportunities for our students.”
Second- year Stratford
to
go
students
In-Service
Officer
to
the
in
participate
training
refresher course. This February will
be the fourth year Conestoga
students train with the Stratford police, said Douglas.
Students play the role of the bad in the scenarios used to
guys
instruct the officers.
When
asked
about
how
the
officers react to
working with the
students,
Brown
Sgt.
said,
“It
becomes evident very soon those officers
who
to
really inter-
is
ested in policing. These officers
and are trained watching and assessing people.” Douglas said this concern is addressed in the method of are very perceptive
at
selecting students for training.
“We are screening the people so we feel comfortable because
that
the
people
involved
that
in
screening are past police officers
students at the end of the seminars
Hogeveen quickly learns that pulling back from Brown won’t get him to let go. A quick step forward to throw the attacker off balance is all she needs to get free.
used to blueprint changes
(Photo by Jason Gennings)
Michelle
themselves,” said Douglas.
The feedback forms will be
filled out
by
Sgt.
to next year’s seminar.
Brown
said the forms he asked for more role-playing and more hours to cover the seminar material. Sgt.
reviewed
Sgt. Brown, l
left, demonstrates the block necessary to stop a unch coming from Const. Johnson. (Photo by Jason Gennings)
New LASA program may be l
By Jason Gennings After the security seminar held or LASA students on Oct. 8,
was some discussion about ossibly making changes to the •ASA program.
iere
Although the instructors sar went well did express some concern a students’ basic knowledge of his concern was echoed security seminar
ASA co-ordinator Don Dou ’There
is
no
hatsoever in the
law
trai
first year.
hard to talk to the .students about the restrictions on law without having them exposed to it: this is
what
is
going over
their heads,”
said Douglas.
“They don’t have a grasp of the
how
it
applies to
them as
civilians or not
September of
Starting in
year there
LASA
is
a
this
new curriculum for
students
called
police
foundations. Douglas said dtis is the beginning of an attempt to standardize
22
eventually
colleges. This
tion
that
lead
to
all
training
at
college
said. If
2000. “After passing,
(graduates) will
be
then
they
eligible to be
hired by a police department in Ontario,” said Douglas. “It’s like to
pass
nursing
certification.”
Next they’ll give you a card that says you are eligible to be hired within die following two years, he
According
you don’t get hired
in that
recommend
two-year period, you will have to
province,
go back and requalify.
recommend
Douglas said that each police board will still have their tests, which applicants will still have to pay for. “There will also be other testing at has to be done. Physical fitness
testing,
aptitude
testing
and the whole interviewing process, which I understand is nothing less than three hours,” said the
LASA co-ordinator. When we
to
student
the
feedback forms, Douglas said the classes thought it was a very good learning experience for them.
more changes ,
by
May
having
and more practical work building on each scenario. trated session
in for
a provincial certification examinawill
applicants will have to pass
statutes, or a code, or the sections
and
level across the
Other possibilities include more sessions rather than one concen-
get our chance to
revisions
to
would
like
I
to put
back into the
the
to
law training year,” said
first
Douglas.
Other changes coming up may cause the security seminar to be
mandatory
for
kind of security work. “I would mandatory for
ments. do.
It’s
It
a
all
field
place-
doesn’t matter what
,
.
SPOKE,
Oct. 19, 1998
— Page 9
Parking puzzle
Security to
review signs
and monitor
Awards
and
certificates
of
otnplerion were handed out by
traffic in lots By Jason Gennings
scholarship
services is reviewing the flow of
Purchasing
Doon campus and is formulating a proposal to make
Association of Canada, Central
effort
to
at
traffic
some changes.
“We
traffic
directly
the
to
regional
police
by
College’s
ba&piess administration materials management program, is a buyer
the
Management
Rockwell Allen-Bradtey in Cambridge, where Qutpp works at
Ontario District. The scholarship goes to the grade
on
the
said she the
women’s softball team, was caught oJ0f guard by
announcement of her name.
2A56
honoured all' students who successfully completed the Principles of Buying course. “Principles of Buying is one of that
be used
will
fo r education.”
Ken
Qum
-
,
department, Central Ontario a big supporter of
The Scholarship was awarded to her during a ceremony in Room
with the unfamitiarity of
‘The moneyr
-
at all.”
accidents have to do
the
materials
management
Bodendorfer said. “We are involved with subsidizing buying, and awards. We even
program
have student representation on the Central Ontario executive.” Quipp, who was hired
Rockwell first
after
at
completion of her
year at the college, graduates
;
lots.”
Allan Hunter, security supervisor
Greg
m the class.
d like to get a job when I paduate;’ Quipp said. “But the used for will be money education.” Quipp, who recently athlete of the week earned I
“I
think part of the
the
9,
was very much surprised” she said. “I didn't know about this
collision reporting centre.
“I
Oct.
are reviewing the signage
flow to the south of Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6,” said Allan Hunter, security supervisor. Since the beginning of the school year, there have been a number of collisions on or near school property. Hunter said exact numbers are uncertain because some of those were reported
and
Conestoga
from
improve the Doon, security
an
In
traffic situation at
Szrejber,
who works
the main ingredients to the prograin in year two,” said teacher
Paul Knight
in
April 1999. said she hopes to eventually
She
find a job near her Monkton, Ont.
hometown of Keif Qutpp holds a plaque commemorating her scholarship. (Photo By Ned Bekavac)
in
technology for the Region of Waterloo, said the statistics September the concerning traffic
accidents
November
would be
available in
or December.
“I think part of the accidents
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and that people are the exceeding 15 -kilometre-an-hour speed limit.
collisions
regularly
The proposal is a current by security services and
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being formulated, said Hunter. The concern is the traffic flow near the main building by Lots 3, 4,
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actually
driveway
a
through
very
More value.
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there,”
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said
Low
Hunter. “In one area it is too narrow for two vehicles to pass, so
we
signage, others changes are
anticipated
to
help reduce
student fares.
Climate controlled,
are reviewing that.”
The proposal may be looking at making that one-way traffic along the north side of the lot to keep traffic moving essentially away from the central corridor, he said. This would be a way to keep people from going back to the main road going through there. Some changes have been made to
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more polished, finished
larger,
and professional. We’ve got not Johnston can be found Waterloo’s at nights
Julie
most
off warehouse Oktoberfest Lexington Road, glue gun and decorations in hand. The third-year graphic design
and advertising student from Conestoga College admitted she was tired on the evening of Oct. saying with a smile, “I haven’t
7,
seen
my
float, present to the client
and from
there
we
take aspects
they like and refine the design. Then 1 do the materials costing,
co-ordinate build to
it,”
it
and Tina and
I
says Johnston, referring
classmate Tina Johnston said graphic participating
third-year
Hoonaard, other
21.
design and advertising students are
Tim Wunder, Kam Nong,
John Martz, Adam Peciak, Sabina Kayser, Sean Baker and Julia Maier.
The colourful
floats
fill
ethnic groups such as the Greek Cypriot, Chinese and, of course, five different
German
clubs that parts
different
represent
of
Germany,” says Weiler. She says bands in particular love to
come
K-W’s parade
to
for
the audience participation.
“The bands say the parade is crowded from start to
route
bed since April.”
That may be because six of the in participating floats 32 Kitchener- Waterloo’s Oktoberfest parade Oct. 12 are relying on the 25-year-old artist for an attractive parade entry. “1 draw up market renderings of the
but
sponsors,
corporate
only
the
end, five or six (people) deep. There are more people, over
300,000, attending the parade two hours, than attending the festhalls. They love the
live in
crowds and the crowds interact with them. They want to be here, even though band members just
The Gnallshaddn marching band was
get paid costs.”
Germany.
Weiler
says
parade
the
televised coast to coast.
a
Warner
on
attention
Bros.’
parade day.
“Warner about
Bros,
are
thinking
another
starting
series
similar to the Dinosaur sitcom and are having trouble finding
designers who can design on paper and do three dimensional. The floats show really well that
company has
Schneiders floats. Vice-chairperson of the parade, Jean Weiler, helps oversee the float operations. After seven years on the “bandwagon”, she
In the meantime, Johnston has already been contacted to begin work on next year’s floats.
says the parade has definitely
phone
Grist Mill float;
ot several visitors irom (Photo By Jason Gennings)
Johnston says her publicized name caught media giant
two Oktoberfestbased floats called the Bear and the Horn of Plenty; Food Basics; Communities in Bloom and
are
one
result,
we can do
and
just
is
As
easy to identify: the City of Waterloo’s
warehouse
MSSL.
Johnston
this,” says
Although
American
the
second phone
yet
to
call to
place
a
Johnston,
she says she will pursue that opportunity after graduation.
“It
always comes back to you,
the volunteer thing. call
After
my
from Warner Bros.,
I
10 per cent back in
Julie
Johnston
of
Conestoga College’s graphic design and one of the six parade floats she
advertising program works on
helped design and
build.
(Photo by
Dee
Bettencourt)
This bagpiper
was one
of the
many people who provided music
for the parade. (Photo By Jason Gennings)
SPOKE,
Oct. 19, 1998
— Page 11
(Photo By Jason Genningsj
(Photo By
Rob Himburg)
(Photo By Jason Gennings)
Lieber, a duly Michael appointed town crier from Toledo, Ohio.
Karen Kali, 13, prepared to ride the centre’s entry in this year’s parade.
(Photo By Jason Gennings) (Photo By Jason Gennings)
the parade.
Chinese
cultural-
(Photo By Jason Gennings)
By Rob Himburg Among
the major attractions of Thanksgiving Day Parade were the many workers from four
the
radio
local
stations.
employees of
CHYM FM
The and
CKGL
led the parade, standing
by
green shopping carts and buckets, the contents of
their
money
which would go to The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
And
in the
missed
this
event that observers first
members from
wave, media and
KOOL FM
Oldies 1090 followed the last float, collecting donations from any late arrivals or people who
missed it the first time. Fred Lehman of the food bank said that donations are up from last year’s parade drive. “This year we collected 28,100 pounds of food,” he said. “That’s up from 24,000 pounds last year.
just
Sound
of Music Children From back Ryan Kovarik, Alycia Kehn, Marisa Mcimtrye, middle Aaron Winkler, front Emily Sheppard, Lisa Cameron, Rebbekah Fedolch. (Photo By Jason Gennings)
It
was a good parade.”
Volunteers help collect donations from parade goers on Oct. (Photo By Jason Gennings) 12.
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Hockey: Condors last in tournament By Rob Himburg
goaltending of Phil Popp.
Missing seven regular players, the Conestoga College Condors men’s hockey team finished eighth in a tournament held by the the University of Waterloo on
missing
Thanksgiving weekend.
university teams.
Galemo
Coach Ken Galemo
said
the
had his seven been there, it been a totally
said that
players
would
have
different story.
“Most of the players from these teams are recruited,” he said of the
we were
“Also,
playing with
missing players were obviously
three lines and only four or five
very costly to the team.
defencemen, while the other teams had four lines and seven or so defencemen.”
“We went
into the
knowing we had an he
tournament
uphill climb,”
This resulted in a tired Condor
said.
The tourney began with a 9-1 loss to the host team Friday night Columbia Icefield. On the Condors suffered defeat by the same score to the the
at
Saturday,
University of Guelph.
The score could have been worse though, except for the exceptional
team which just could not match the speed and finesse of the university teams, who had the manpower advantage. In the third game, on Sunday, the Condors played a tight defensive
game
in
goaltender
of
front
Anthony Gignac, but ended up
Condor goaltender Guelph’s
final
losing 1-0 to
goal
Queens
Phil
in
a
Popp, consoled by teammates, leans against the goalpost following (Photo by Rob Himburg) tournament loss.
9-1
University, to
Despite the goals scored and against numbers,
Galemo
said his
goaltending was solid.
Gritty defensive effort to preserve 2-2
Most valuable player honours to Mark Sheridan in the first game, Ryan Martin in the second and Ramsey Hanlon in the went
finish in eighth place.
third
game.
In a
game played
overcast
in
and chilling winds, the Condors took the lead at the 15-minute mark when Melanson lobbed the ball over Fanshawe goalkeeper Mandie Marques from skies
Conestoga The women’s soccer team
Condors battled a
short bench and a chilling
wind
hold on to a 2-2 draw Oct. 14
to at
Fanshawe College. The Condors took a 2-0 lead on first-half goals by Karen Melanson and Angela Papazotos before fighting off an offensive surge by the Falcons to preserve the draw.
the
edge of the 18-yard box.
Though Fanshawe of the play
Condors
carried
territorially,
who
it
much
was
capitalized
the
10
minutes later on a brisk counterattack by Angela Papazotos, who
beat Marques from the left side.
The
impressed Jason Snyder, Mark Traynor and Greg Thede, who played very strong defensive games. also
of
play
the
draw
playoff bye
Condors weather storm, earn By Ned Bekavac
Galemo was
with
tie
for the
sealed a first-place finish
Condors
in
the Ontario
Colleges Athletic Association’s West Region, earning them a firstround playoff bye. The Condors finish the regular season undefeated, with 12 points from three wins and three draws, one point ahead of second-place Fanshawe. Though the team surrendered a
two-goal lead in the second half.
Conestoga coach Geoff Johnstone
was delighted with effort
on
the
team’s
this day.
“We were Johnstone
missing three starters,” said.
substitutes, that
no
“With
Because they were playing with
put to
a short bench and would benefit from a draw, Johnstone said he told his team at halftime to resort
bravest displays I’ve seen.”
on several occasions in the second half. Just five minutes in, Fanshawe striker Sarah Keating scored her first of two goals when she tucked the ball by Condor goalkeeper Nancy Tucker after a brilliant individual effort on the
the test
left flank.
But
much
it
said.
the
was one of
The Condors defence was
The Condor defence was
area.
quick to clear any threat. “Defensively, I think we are stronger than anyone,” Johnstone
was Tucker who could
take
of the credit for keeping the
even score-line on this day. “We have the best goalie. She is just so brave and agile,” Johnstone
more defensive game plan. “At halftime, a couple of players were completely out of gas,” he
to a
said.
Johnstone fielded a defensive
4-5-1 system for the second half.
Though opportunities appeared few, the Condors were aided by Melanson ’s surging runs. She not only created opportunities, but
many
The Falcons pressured Condors throughout much of
single-handedly
ball-possession skills.
“She
said.
times
altered the flow of play with her
is
brilliant,
the
way
she
the
shields the ball,” Johnstone said.
the
The Condors now host the winner of the first-round Central West Region playoff next week.
game, earning a series of free kicks from just outside the penalty
Conestoga goalkeeper Nancy Tucker makes a diving save during first half action Fanshawe College. Tucker made several important stops as the Condors earned first place in the (Photo By Ned Bekavac) West Region with a 2-2 draw.
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Oct. 19, 1998
— Page 13
Conestoga 5, Fleming 2
Men’s hockey beats Fleming in home opener By Sarah Thomson
mental discipline shown
The Conestoga men’s hockey team
started off the season
on the
winning their home opener 5-2 against Sir Sandford Fleming,on the night of Oct. 7 in right skate
crowd of 50
front of a
at the
recreation centre.
The many penalties in were capped
the first
by 10-minute game misconduct
a
period
for
Chad Parker and
Conestoga’s Fleming’s
Crowder. Troy Conestoga ended the period leading Fleming 2-1
Ramsey
Condor
in the
After that they picked
first half.
up.” certainly has to Fleming improve its discipline around the net, said Dunford. They lost some on the power plays. “We are rusty on things in our own end.” a solid Conestoga played
defence,
support
do
yet,
in
system
place.“There to
Galemo.
said
worked well
They
executing they
is still
have
the in
a lot of work
but there are good signs
Condor Kyle Magwood
out there.”
first
is
stopped by Fleming defenceman Greg Coulter on the way to the net
in
the
(Photo By Sarah Thomson)
period.
Hanlon
squeaked one past die crowd of players at the net six minutes into
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superior in every aspect of the game that the 5-0 result was
angle to cheekily deflect the ball Lambton ’s outstretched past
good one for Lambton. Even Stephanie DenHaan, who is usually commited to staying
goalkeeper.
actually a
the
might have been had Condors’ striker Karen Melanson had a good day. As it was Melanson had a terrible day, but ended up scoring two goals in Conestoga’s 5-0 annihilation of Lambdon on Oct 8 in the Condors’ fifth league game of the Ontario Colleges score
closer to her
own
goal than the
scored a brilliant
opposition’s
which Condors’ coach Geoff Johnstone described as, ’Twenty-one players standing around and watching, and only Steph moving.”
goal,
regret the
They
countless
tried to threaten the
Condors
1
goal, but
were forced
standing.
such a game that Condors’ keeper Nancy Tucker should have brought a good book with her to give her something to
was
to
soon
the
area
ball
years
DAN MIHELIC
back,
until finally their
strikers in
appeared to be
another time zone
from
it
first
place of
The Condors are the West Region, leaping over
two goals were scored by Angela Papazotos, of which the second was a fine piece of marksmanship. Papazotos ran on to a low cross and stuck her foot just at the right
The
players back, until finally their strikers appeared to be in another
time zone from their midfield.
were so
other
Clair in the teams
tie
against St. Clair
and he had a
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Mihelic had a strong week up front for the Condors scoring 1 goal against
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scoring.
Johnstone expects a victory in game. His hopes should be boosted by the long-awaited
their midfield.
tried to threaten the
The Condor women
.
1st
student, leads the
game, but
fortunately for the Condors, as
a
Mihelic,
The match was marred by an injury Trisha Yates picked up in
not as serious
OCAA Batting Champion
for
appeared to be.
intention of playing a defensive
They
of the penalty
crossing
Seneca and 3 for 3 against Mohawk. Arsenault is on pace to become this
Melansen to score her second. It was a piece of skill worthy of the ones usually seen on highlights of
was
throw
more and more players
do between the goalposts to fight the boredom she must have felt during much ofthe contest Lambton, to its credit, did not come to Conestoga with the match..
before
the last minutes of the
failed to she convert, as she could have easily goalseorers’ her improved
opportunities
It
’
she ran with the ball and turned a Lambton defender inside out on
international soccer matches.
Athletic Association.
But Melanson will miss and penalty
The best move of the match came from Daniela Sirio when
the edge
a 2nd year Occupational Therapist student and plays Short Stop on the’ Varsity Softball Team was outstanding at bat going 2 for 2 against
Arsenault,
return of injured midfielder. Heather Heimpel. With HeimpeTs class, Yates’
aggression and Sirio’s exciting runs, the Conestoga midfield looks ready to battle it out with the best teams in Ontario.
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enthusiastic crowd.
20th
annual Great Barrel Race, organized
by the Twin City Jaycees for the 20th time, took place on King Street, just north of William Street, on Oct. 10 as a part of the Oktoberfest festivities.
There
were
20
participating
teams; three women’s, eight co-ed
and nine men’s. The rules of the contest were fairly
Each four-person a 100-pound across approximately 50
simple.
team had barrel
to
roll
metres in the fastest possible time.
The teams were broken up
in
twos, so each pair rolled the barrel
Teams were cheered on by the who did not seem to
spectators,
who won,
care
wanted
but rather just
enjoy
to
the
mood. The new Miss Oktoberfest ‘98, Katy Johnson, graced the event with her presence and posed for festive
snapshots with eager fans.
Jim Bowman, a member of the Spass ‘n Spiel team, asked a friend who took the photo of the team with Johnson, to make sure he received a print. “I’ve got to
work, or said
show
they’ll
it
to the
guys
at
never believe me,”
Bowman laughing.
The
team raced three times. The total times were then added up and four teams with the best scores advanced on to the semi-final
races, which were held under beautiful sunny conditions, provided plenty of entertainment for the crowd. In one race, the O.W. Sports team left the Waterloo Councillors’ team so far behind
round.
that
for half the distance.
In the qualifying rounds, each
women’s event
the winner team with the best total time, as there were only three
In the
was
the
teams.
The races were watched by an
it
for the
was a crowd
perfect opportunity
Spectators watch as Jim Bowman and Monica Mennie of the Spass down King Street in Waterloo on Oct. 1 0.
Spiel
‘n’
team
their barrel
roll
(photo by Neven Mujezinovlc)
to take a jab at their
elected representatives.
you guys are so slow on your job, it’s a wonder anything gets done in this city,” yelled one of the “If
jocose spectators.
The most
thrilling race
was
the
M&M
men’s final in which the Meatshops team beat out the O.W. Sports team by a few inches. Winners in the co-ed and women’s category were the Yellow Pages teams. All participants received coupons for a free jug of beer and a free Oktoberfest sausage-on-a-bun.
The winning teams had $100 donated to United Way on their behalf. “It
100-pound small
rolling
and though
barrels
even
children,
divided by large bails of hay, could
was a
great
way
to
spend the
be regarded as a
morning,” said spectator Stuart Hatesohl, who along with his wife
concern.
Michelle,
smoothly.
is
visiting relatives in
Luckily
Kitchener from North Carolina.
bit of a safety
everything
The crowd and
proceeded
the participants,
“We had a ball,” added Hatesohl.
as
The event was well organized,
appeared to be having a great time throughout the event.
although
proximity
the
of
well
as
organizers,
the
all
Heauehoel
Teams from North America pull rope under sunny skies By Jaime Clark
wished all the teams well. Onkel Hans made an appearance later in the day and was available
Men’s and women’s teams from southwestern Ontario and the United States participated in the
to
pose for pictures with children.
The
women’s
catch-weight
Oktoberfest
Tug of War tournament held at Bingemans on
division (no upper-weight restric-
Oct. 10, in accordance with the
beating Simcoe in both matches.
Canadian Tug of War Association. Wayne Messecar, organizer of the
event,
said
it
was hard
The Bluewater
to
“One good thing we can expect,” he said in an interview on Oct. 9, “is good weather.”
place.
And good weather they got. The men’s and women’s teams tugged
There was also a pull-off between Ellice and Zorra for fourth and fifth places.
the 33.53-metre rope their hardest
Team
all
They responded by digging their feet into die ground and leaning back. With the blow of a whistle, the tournament was under way. The women’s team from the U.S. started off well winning both their matches against Simcoe, while the American men’s team lost both of theirs to
Bluewater.
The teams pulled one match then
began
Both teams to continued dominate the catch-weight division and eventually had a pull-off to break a tie for first
for the event.
ready.
ladies also
with a win against Zorra in 34 seconds.
determine the turnout of spectators
day under sunny skies. Admission to the event was free, but a donation to the United Way was encouraged. The tournament began around noon with the women’s 560- and men’s 680-kilogram division. The judge raised his arms signaling the beginning of the matches and asked each team if they were
began with Team U.S.A.
tions)
USA finished in first place
with 17 points, Bluewater had 16, and Zorra finished third with 11 points. Fourth place
went
to Ellice
with 10 points, Brantford had 6, Simcoe had three and Delhi finished with zero points for that
The men’s Bluewater team heaved and hoed tug of war divison. switched sides and play another against the same opponent. The men’s Bluewater team continued to dominate in this division beating teams from Simcoe, Delhi, Zorra and Ellice. They finished first in the 680-kg division with 15 points, the U.S. .team came in second with 12 points, Zorra came in third with 9 points followed by Ellice, Simcoe
their
way
to
a
first-place finish in the the
(Photo by Jajme
A and Simcoe B.
Brantford
Points were awarded according to wins.
matches
When
a team
won
both
same team was awarded
against
opponent, that
680-kilogram
the
and
Delhi
fourth and fifth. best time
Team
C ark) |
came
in
U.S.A.’s
was nine seconds against
Simcoe.
A
In the men’s 720-kg division, Bluewater once again took first place with 15 points followed by Team U.S.A. in second with 10 and South East Hope finished third
with
short intermission signalled
men’s 720-kg
three points.
the beginning of the
560 kg division. Team U.S.A. came out on top with 12 points followed by Bluewater with 9 points, third place went to Simcoe with four points and
and the
women’s catch-weight
divisions,
and the
In the ladies
division.
arrival of
Miss
9
points.
awarded
fourth
points, Zorra
Nissouri was with 4
place
had 3 and Ellice
finished with 2 points. In the men’s catch-weight
Oktoberfest, Katy Johnson.
division,
Miss Oktoberfest waved to the crowd of around 200 people and
after
a
Simcoe took first place two-match win against
Bluewater.
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16— SPOKE, Oct.
Conestoga
5,
19, 1998
SPORTS
Lambton
Condors win
1
ready to battle Falcons
easily, get
By Neven Mujezinovic The Condors men’s soccer team entrenched the
itself in first
West Region by
Lambdon 5-1
at
that they
would get back on
track.
threads a pass Conestoga’s 5-1 win over Lambton.
to
Sherifali
a
teammate during
(Photo by Neven Mujezinovic)
game
than a league
game. The Condors were more concerned with not getting any more injuries than with the margin of victory, something they could sit atop the table with four points to spare over second-placed Fanshawe, who have one game in hand.
afford as they
for coach
he scored. Last year’s top most
The question was by how many goals the Condors would win. Paul McQuade, Goals by Dwayne Bell and three by Dan Mihelic to the lone goal scored by
of the games due to a demanding work schedule and while the team
Lambdon answered
an outstanding game in defence and Derhan Sherifali’s tireless running
in
a
the playoffs.
Johnstone said he would that his
fact that
The Condors dominated both halves and outplayed
Fanshawe. play were to Conestoga only needed a tie from that game to remain in first place and get a bye in the first round of
and
evident almost from kick-off, and the winner was never in doubt.
that question.
The Condors were to travel to London on Oct. 15 where they
of
return
the
played well.
game
Bell to the lineup and the
class
once again proved they and the whole team
lethal
this
Dwayne
in
were
Geoff
was
The difference
Derhan
strikers
Condors went up the game seemed more like
The best news Johnstone was
the
winning
"miss than to actually put into the
an exhibition
in
Athletic Colleges Ontario Association action. Even the pouring rain which persisted throughout the 90 minutes could not dampen the Condors’ resolve to prove the hiccup against St. Clair was temporary
and
tunities for his
3-0,
obliterating
home on Oct. 7
created a great
numerous chances, some harder to net. After the
place in
number of opporteammates. The
mediocre Lambdon team, creating
as a first playoff
team would go
treat
game
for the
win.
“Our teams don’t know how
to
play just for a tie. It’s too risky a business. We’ll go out, play our
goalscorer. Bell has missed
formation, play our
stuff.
I’ll tell
has done great without him, it was an be would he evident
them how important the game is and then we’ll go for the win,”
immense
said Johnstone.
asset for the playoffs.
Marko
Condor
had
Jurasic
have
Shamon
Joe
optimistic.
“We
was
win.
will
We
to.”
Condor women triumphant
We only sell what we By Rob Himburg
carft drink ourselves
coach major
The next bat, the Condors loaded the bases with two out and
maintained our intensity
full count on Julie Reitzel. The next pitch was up and away for ball four and thatforced the
intensity,
according
Yvonne Broome, was
to the
a
An overcast, cold and windy evening could not deter the Conestoga College women’s
key
team in their effort against Seneca on Oct. 8. Even thought the Condors were out-hit by their counterparts 4-3,
through to the last out in the game ” she said. “That elevated our game a notch.” the
Condors were
managed to pull out a 1-0 win in a game featuring great
mentally into die
game through
softball
they
efforts
from the pitchers on both
side8 it also marked Condors have ever beaten Seneca
the first time the
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association league play. Led by the fantastic effort of in
Dana Rooney on
the
mound,
the
Condors maintained a positive attitude through die entire game. Maintaining
that
level
of
to victory.
“We level
It
from the warmups
was
clear
right
only run of the
across the
Broome was
also
^pressed
with the performance of her team at the plate against such a s g
their solid defence,
which turned
pitcher.
two double
One of them
“She
plays.
game
plate,
.
is
likely
the
pitcher we’ll see,” said
prevented a Seneca run. Seneca had runners at second and third when they attempted a
<j^ke$t
Broome
of Wadsworth, whothe Condors will meet again onuct 13. The Condors close out the
suicide-squeeze play. The ball was fielded and the out made at
season with a trio of games. against Seneca, Durham, and
first.
Wadsworth, and prevent her from
Loyajg. Broome considers ttese tough games but said, it will be good preparation for the
scoring.
championships.
The
ball
was
then tossed
home
to nail the runner, pitcher Debbie
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New magazine to be launched
Out of Order to showcase creative talent of Conestoga By Brent Clouthier
that are here to learn the job of
writing, not necessarily the job of
Randolph Ulch wants things to get Out of Order at Conestoga College. That’s the
name of
the
magazine
the first-year journalism student
would
like to start publishing.
journalism,” Ulch says.
“That’s
one of the reasons I came here, to learn the job of writing so that I can turn out publications.” Ulch wants the magazine to be seen as a companion piece to the-
came up with the name the last couple weeks of high school,” “I
Ulch remembers. “I just walked into the computer room and saw a computer with an ‘Out of Order’ sign on it. Something just clicked in the back of my head.” Ulch says the purpose of the magazine is to showcase literary talent.
It
“The ultimate purpose
Out
Order
of
to
is
of
have
something run alongside
SPOKE;
it’s
for
people
will feature short stories,
commentary
poems,
and
illustrations.
Working through the DSA, Ulch featured the magazine idea during club sign-up night a few weeks Several people who were ago. interested in working on the magazine signed on.
that are here to learn the
good
he explains, showcased anywhere and you never see or hear from them again. “The ultimate purpose of Out of Order is to have something run alongside
SPOKE;
necessarily the job of journalism.” Randolph Ulch
for people
SPOKE,
not direct competition.
“I’m impressed with the work they do at SPOKE, especially the last couple of issues. But you can only go so far with it and then it’s newspaper anymore. not a SPOKE is a newspaper; it’s here for journalism students to learn
how
to
want
work
for a newspaper.
I
something for
to provide
everyone,” says Ulch.
The magazine
will be
more of an
who find that courses do not
outlet for people their respective
give
them
enough
creative
“I
who
journalism course
was
talking to
said
the
that
news
drills the
into you to the point where they haven’t had a creative thought in two years.” The magazine hopes to receive funding from the DSA, whom Ulch says, are impressed with the idea. He specifically set Out of Order up as a club so he could receive some form of funding from the association. Ulch plans to have the first issue out before
process
beginning Ulch says as he indicates a few pages of the magazine. “There’s been so much school work, I haven’t had the chance to sit down with everyone yet and find out who wants to do what. Basically, though, I just have to submit a proposal to the DSA now.” ultimately lofty He has far, its still in the
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aspirations for
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it to be a provincial magazine, where you could go around to local high schools, etc., and get them to hand things into you. I’m getting a friend in the computer department to set up a web page too, so I can download the stuff onto there. You need to be published somewhere,” Ulch says, “and a free-based magazine like Out of Order would work.” If anyone has any questions forthcoming concerning the
like to
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Cooking up a storm
Waterloo students cook breakfast for pubirc By Jacqueline Smith Conestoga College students at campus had 8,000 to 10,000 Kitchener and Waterloo residents eating out of their hands the Waterloo
pancake breakfast at annual Waterloo Town Square. The event kicked off at 7:30 a.m. and finished
A
at
11:30 a.m.
of 100 employers and volunteers from the 10 sponsors, total
College, Conestoga the manoevered successfully
Oct. 10.
with
Students and faculty of the food and beverage program prepared pancakes and sausages for the 17th
event.
Dave
Playfair,
the promotions
for CHYM FM and headed the event with the help of Lisa Burtt of Waterloo Town Square and Tyrone Miller, and food from Conestoga’s
director
CKGL
beverage management program. Some of the other sponsors were Nescafe,
who
supplied the coffee.
Aunt Jemima who supplied the syrup. Pillars, Maple Lane Dairy, and Zehrs. Playfair said that without the the participation
college’s
would not happen. “The food and beverage program
breakfast
key to
the
is
this event. If they are
not cooking their
back
there,
we
little
brains out
are in big trouble,”
Playfair said.
College president John Tibbits he really appreciated the
said
faculty and the students for their
all
hard work.
“I think
it
tremendous,
is
it
is
good for the college. It gives us good exposure in the community.” The program’s coordinator, Beth Esenbergs, agreed with Playfair that the focus of the morning food and beverage management team.
needed
“They
someone
to
tickets for the Oktoberfest breakfest held
on Oct.
the pancakes are nice, light, and
Town Square.
(Photo By Jacqueline Smith)
fluffy.
So they
Esenbergs
a benefactor
non-perishable items for the
Bank. Residents of
Food
all
food.
Other than a hot breakfast, those at the event enjoyed The Hornets, a band of three who helped to put heat in the cold
who were
“They
Take a
train ride in a ’50s-style
Oktoberfest add music and sausage-on-a-bun and the you’ve got wunderbar: streamliner,
The
p.m.
2
ran
also
train
Thanksgiving weekend moving people from Waterloo to St. Jacobs Farmer’s Market. Part of the festive spirit of the
Express
Bavarian
Bavarian Express.
Aboard Band
The train bounced over the Columbia Street crossing as Janet sales Dawson-Brock, railway manager, made her way back to
music,
the Oktoberfest car.
Sonny
polkas
and
All
the
is
playing
German
even
Old
Macdonald.
As
the
about
train
15
moved along
at
mph, band members
once,” said Dawson-Brock. “Blitwe’re in the Oktoberfest calendar this year, and that has really
Sinclair, guitar, and Marian Borowicz, accordion, moved up and down the Oktoberfest car playing to the seated customers as people clap and some even get up
helped us.”
to dance.
She said that on Oct. 13 there were about 60 people on the train and about 25 on Oct. 14. The sales manager attributed some of draw to the Oktoberfest the
“Next year we hope to have words to the songs so that people
“Last year
we went
out empty
sausages offered this year. The Waterloo-St. Jacobs Railway ran as the Bavarian' Express Oct.
and 15 and headed to Elmira and back after leaving Waterloo at 11:30 a.m. and again 13,
14,
can
sing
Dawson-Brock about
Ken
in
along,”
said
she
moved
as
her Oktoberfest costume.
volunteer Kerwin, a trainman for the railway^said he enjoyed the Bavarian express. In between his dancing with other members of the crew, he paused to speak of the visitors on the train.
are here every year
and
it
tickets
check at 6:20 in the morning. They have great stamina, they played
tickets
for
a
really
long
said
time,”
of
is
that
and
1
0
at
hand out Waterloo
enjoy
Shawn McEwen,
a
1991 graduate of Conestoga’s broadcasting program. Lorena Mojoodi, a Kitchener resident, said she thinks the event
I
you have to go for you do not have the
you cannot
certain
sit at
“I love
it, it’s
great.
It is
Frederikson of
good Lynda
a
service,” said
CHYM FM.
“The food was
great,
we both
agreed that it is better organized,” said an area resident, Roger Molnar. Molnar said he thinks the breakfast
is
a
tremendous get
I
like
community event for people to out and show their support
do not
like
Oktoberfest and Thanksgiving.”
going backwards. “We come here every year,
is
What
if
places,” Mojoodi.
community
“It is just great, I really
myself,” said
the breakfast.
morning.
today
takes quite a band to do a sound
This party is on the at
and Valerie Cole
Playfair.
ages could be seen with cans, boxes and a whole other variety of non-perishable
By Jason Gennings
(left)
called the experts,”
The Food Bank was
(Photo by Jacqueline Smith)
George Michael
said.
of the breakfast, and although there was no charge, residents bring to encouraged were
Conestoga College president John Tibbits helps out during the 1 7th annual pancake breakfast on Oct. 1 0 in Waterloo.
CHYM FM
prepare the breakfast on site to make sure the sausages are hot and
for
move
There have been people from and Germany, England newly-weds from France, he said. “We were dancin’ and having a ball,” said Kerwin. Also on board was his wife Kay Kerwin. She had recently become a volunteer on the train and was along for the ride with her sister and her niece. “It’s nice, but they need more publicity though,” she said.
When asked about running the Bavarian Express during business hours,
Dawson-Brock
said
the
daytime runs work
“We did a pub night for the and Waterloo, of University Wilfrid Laurier and we had two people on board,” Dawson-Brock said. “We turned around and came back.”
Conductor Bruce said there
is
a
locomotive at each end of the train to run forwards and backwards along the track Waterloo-St.Jacobs Railway owns between Waterloo
and Elmira.
Janet Dawson-Brock dances with trainman Ken Kerwin while Marian Borowicz, of the All Aboard Band, plays Oktoberfest (Photo By Jason Gennings) music in the background.
Page 19
— SPOKE, Oct.
19,
1998
ENTERTAINMENT
CD Review
Movie Review
Departure from darker days;
Chan and Tucker
new future for Depeche Mode
provide non-stop laughs By Judy Sankar
may
Without giving away any
be.
more of
By Melanie Spencer There was a time when many critics and fans had written off
Depeche Mode. After
all,
Dave
Gahan’s much publicized heroin addiction and overdose, and the departure of long-time member Alan Wilder over strained relations with other band members, would have been enough to destroy any other band. But not Depeche Mode. Now a three-piece, consisting of Gahan, Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher, they have cleaned up their act and
enjoy today.
as he sings about his confusion:
The Singles 86 > 98 opens with haunting Stripped, which originally appeared on 1986’s Black Celebration. It also features many of Depeche
“There’s a thousand reasons/ Why I shouldn’t spend my time with you/ For every reason not to be
the
Mode’s biggest
hits,
including
Strangelove, and the guitar-driven
and I Feel You. The dark and atmospheric Barrel of a Gun, which can be interpreted as a chronicle of Gahan’s darker days, represents the band latest material. tracks. Personal Jesus
can think of two/ To keep me hanging on/ Feeling nothing’s wrong/ Inside your heaven.” This love song is a fitting touch here/
I
to this collection of songs.
Unfortunately, tracks,
Little
of place.
The there’s
vocal
stylings
also
>98
a strong collection of
is
showcasing
Depeche Mode’s musical abilities. Fans can only hope Depeche Mode will continue to build on its
and
captures this
is
and
no reason these two tracks
material
incredibly
Gore’s beautifully captivating, andsometimes mysterious, lyrics.
The album
86
compilation
passionate
album
the
chronologically
should be treated any differently. But with that aside, The Singles
collection left off, the 21 tracks on
Gahan’s
of
rest
Tthe release of The Singles 86 > 98 only reinforces that. Picking up where the last singles
illustrates
which
15,
and Everything Counts, the live version taken from 101, seem out
presented
two-disc
two was
last
released as a single only in France,
returned to their roots.
this
the
The
only
new song
in
this
the haunting
love
success in the future.
m *2 & &
Jackie Chan’s renowned martial
and Chris Tucker’s
talents
arts
Han
(Tzi
Ma)
is
sent to
considers that
words, Carter has to babysit Lee. At first, both Lee and Carter are
himself in a drug-induced state to
hostile
international
success
they
title
The
shown.
is
having trouble saying
words in Chinese and another in which Chan has the same problem but with English, are just as funny as the rest of the
movie.
When you walk
of
out
the
you will be not only happy that you spent your money well. You will have a smile on your theatre,
ache
rock style, and finally to the combination of the two styles that have helped them achieve the
the movie, a series
are
three
FBI decides to assign an LAPD officer, James Carter (Chris Tucker), to keep Lee occupied
When I Lose
Chan movies. Rush over when it’s
all
isn’t really
Tucker
face.
song. Only
hilarious.
outtakes, including one in which
anything but
from a synthesizer band to a full-blown
with
outtakes
happy when Han requests the help of his good friend, Det. Lee. The
British band’s progression
movie
this
At the end of of
unsurpassed collection of Chinese art so he holds Soo Young ransom. The Federal Bureau of is
the fact that
over.
America
is
The
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on a U.S. diplomatic mission. Han’s daughter, Soo Young (Julia Hsu) is kidnapped by one of Hong Kong’s biggest crimelords, Juntao. Juntao wants revenge on Han for confiscating $500 million in drugs, weapons and an
Investigation (FBI)
it is
Elizabeth Pena and Chris Penn also appear in this film, Pena as an LAPD bomb expert and Penn as a convict in jail.
proved to be a good combination in New Line Cinema’s Rush Hour. Directed by Brett Ratner, this action-comedy takes place in the Los Angeles. The two characters are brought together when the Chinese Consul for Hong Kong,
collection
Myself.
makes
mouth has
fast-talking, smart-ass
the plot,
Carter and Lee are so opposite that
You
might even have an your stomach muscles.
just
in
of of of c#
until the case is solved. In other
seems ironic when one Gahan had to lose
towards each other as Carter thinks he can solve this case on his own and Lee knows
find his true self.
There’s desperation in his voice
#####
he is being distracted from saving Soo Young. that
Somewhere between Lee hanging off a street sign and Tucker telling a restauranteur in Chinatown that he’s a “punk and
# e# # e#
two become friends
bitch,” the allies.
Some have
labelled this
the funniest of the year and
movie it
mmm
just
We only sell what we
much
at this point.
can’t drink ourselves
Chris Tucker,
Chan
comedy, Rush
Buffalo Bills Sun. Nov. vs.
star
left,
and Jackie
the Hour.
in
action-
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various
topics
including
publicity.
Speakers include concert promoters and record executives. A Battle of the Bands will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. following the seminars. Members
of the industry will help choose the hottest local act from
interested in a record
deal will
want
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to
to attend the
High School are $10 la advance and
A&
be held on Oct. 24 at Copps. From p.m. to 4 p.m., 1
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Re-opening
Official
Henna Choir Boys
Centre in the Square celebrates Woerner donation By Melanie Spencer Centre in the Square celebrated its official re-opening Oct. 4. The event was also a celebration of a donation made by the Woerner family. 1
choral conducting at the Hochschule fur
world-renowned Vienna Choir Boys accompanied by the Chorus Viennensis and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra performed at the Centre in the
Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr, who is a member of the centres board of directors,
of
Square
The
the Centre in the Square in January.
The donation went towards the renovation of the Raffi Armenian theatre. comfortable” seats replaced Hoag, chairman
the old ones, said Valerie
have
at the event.
been
held
better
time
The Woemers were introduced
to the
a
at
in British
purpose was to sing during church services Imperial Chapel. Over five
soprano and the
alto
centuries, the choir has not only
become
a part of Austria’s heritage, but also
Columbia
identified
who
donated $50 million to the University of British Columbia. I felt like a cheapskate,” he joked. Klaus, who came to Canada in 1960 and moved to Kitchener in 1974, said he felt a deep
Musik
amongst figures
Haydn and
like
Mozart,
Schubert.
All three groups were conducted by
Agnes Grossmann,
the artistic director
of the Vienna Choir Boys. Grossman, who is the first female conductor in the
in
Vienna. In 1981, she was a and choir director at
visiting professor
Ottawa University. Following in die footsteps of father Ferdinand Grossmann, who was art director of the coir for a total of twenty
Agnes has been with the boys for about two years. Yet, she has been hailed all over the world as a passionate and talented musician. years,
Among
choir’s
the
I,
in
man
celebrated
at the
Established in 1498 by Imperial decree of the Habsburg Empoeror Maximilian
audience and Klaus took the podium. “I read about a
Kitchener Oct. 14.
boys
anniversary
Oktoberfest.
-
in
their 500th Centre performing before an audience of various ages.
The mayor thanked the Woemers for their donation. “The bar has been raised,” he said of the Woerner ’s donation to local philanthropy. The mayor also said that the event couldn’t spoke
choir’s history, studied orchestral and
Austria’s
Hoag.
Automation Tooling Systems (ATS), donated an unprecedented $5 million to
New “more
By Judy Sankar
of the board of directors. The theatre also houses new banners, curtains and a fresh coat of paint. The renovation was the first of several renovations that the Centre will undergo over the next few years, said
Kitchener’s
Anna and Klaus Woerner, owners
captivate audience
many
her
Golden Cross of
successes
is
the
Vienna and of the Year Award in
the City of
Canada’s Woman the Arts and Culture. At about 10 minutes past eight, the orchestra, the chorus and the choir took the stage followed by Grossman. The thunderous applause that followed each song showed that these performers are as
welcomed here
as they are in the rest
of the world.
affinity for Kitchener.
Although Klaus said to
make
the donation,
fortable
with
all
was
it
his pleasure
he seemed uncom-
the
attention.
He
repeatedly asked the presenters and the audience to stop making such a big deal
out of his
act.
speech was followed by the unveiling of an artpiece that Klaus’
Anna and Klaus Woerner stand front of the artwork that
commemorates
in
commemo-
the
in
Grant, general
manager of the centre, unveiled the piece, which will remain at the centre as a
rates their $5-million donation to the
Centre
the donation. Together,
Woemers and Jamie
the Square. (Photo by Melanie Spencer)
The Chorus Viennensis (back row), the Vienna Choir Boys (middle), the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and conductor, Agnes Grossmann, performed
reminder of the Woemers’ generosity.
Oct.
By Ned Bekavac
“My come
For
first-year
Conestoga College
Mike Offak, Oktoberfest has become Rocktoberfest. student
Offak, a general metal machining student,
makes
Oktoberfest
the rounds each
as
bassist
and
keyboardist of “Zlatne Kljucevi,” a familial quartet of musicians
which
been
has
rocking
teachers understand into
school
tired,”
why
I
Mike
said.
Their
1
998 Oktoberfest schedule
resembles that of an international rock brigade: 10 days, more than 25 performances. Golden Keys is a yearly staple at the
Club
in Kitchener.
Schwaben
1
4
at the
They recently played the K-W Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade and a gig at Knob Hill Farms with three-time Grammy winner Walter Ostanek. It is
who
Ostanek himself, Eric is
responsible
for
me
the Square.
(Photo by Melanie Spencer)
speech four years ago,” Eric said. is the most positive person I’ve met. I asked him how he always kept himself in a good mood during these grinding dates.”
their
Not
a motivational
in
“He
said,
continued endurance and success.
“Walter gave
Centre
“We
Offaks mind. wouldn’t be doing this
that the
if
we
didn’t like the music,” Eric said.
the
we’d play until 5 a.m.” The Offaks, who are of both and German descent, have not limited themselves to playing just the 10-day Croatian
Oktoberfest circuit.
“We
first
and the Swiss.”
“We get mhybe one Saturday off through the whole year,” Mike said.
alone.”
The Golden Keys, whose
stage,
Offak
joined by his
is
seen
and
come
their father, Joe.
Kljucevi
(Croatian
for
how
effort
group
is
1999
The band is also planning a European tour for the year 2000
to play.
.
and Mike look forward to Oktoberfest as the climax of
Eric recalls his playing,
their year.
initial
when he’d
days of
travel with his
soccer teammates to tournaments. While his teammates ran off to the arcades at night, Eric said he stayed back at the hotel and played music for the parents.
what keeps us
going. It’s the enthusiasm of the cro#i,” Eric said. “There is'this really good buzz going around which starts at the opening ceremonies.” He said the 10-day grind of Oktoberfest allowed him to take the week off work.
the
release.
Joe, guitar,
is
nine-year
circle;
scheduled for a February
Since then, Eric, the Keys’ accordion player; Heidi, trumpet;
“Oktoberfest
their full
recording an album, tentatively
“Golden Keys,”) was formed in 1989 by Joe Offak, who taught his three children
initial
gigs were played for free, have
brother Eric, 25; sister Heidi, 23,
Zlatne
play various ethnic circuits
Slovenians, Germans, Austrians
Oktoberfest gig was downtown Kitchener, at the big tent,” the 19-year-old Offak said. “We played three times yesterday
On
crowd that keeps us crowd is pumped,
going. If the
throughout the year,” Eric said. “We’ve played weddings for
Oktoberfest circuit for nine years.
“Our
the
“It’s
“In high school, there
“Zlante Kljucevi” members Mike Offak, with sister Heidi, father Joe yearly staple at K-W Oktoberfest.
and brother
Eric,
have become a
(Photo by Forde studios)
was no way
my I
friends said
would
still
doing this,” Eric said. “But I can really see myself doing this in 10 years.”
be
still