3 1st Year
— No.
3
Conestoga College, Kitchener JANUARY
Students
1999
18,
concerned
about
From
left:
Brett
McKee, Paul Hinsperger and
Wes
Reinhardt flood the ice on their 30X60-foot backyard ice
rink.
(Photo by
Usa wiiheim)
Skating away winter’s blahs By
Lisa Wilhelm
it brought back old memories.” took a week to build the rink and all four said it was a little harder to build the rink in Kitchener than back home because they didn’t
and It
Five Conestoga College students from small towns in Bruce County have decided to bring a little bit of country to the city by making a
30x60-foot skating rink in their backyard. Brett McKee and Paul Hinsperger, third-year civil engineering students, Wes Reinhardt, engineering mechanical second-year a student, Eric Millen, a first-year mechanical engineering student and Joel Poechman, who is picking up some business courses at night
OCCO genera!
manager vesiacms.
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have the proper
“We
coming from a small town, to see if we could do it,” said McKee. “We’ve always built rinks
with our families since
we were kids
when
it
time because
it
always
turns daylight.”
“We already have a game of four-on-four set up with our neighbours,” said McKee. Despite the long hours and hard work, they all agreed it was worth it. “It’ll all be worthwhile in the end when we’re out on the ice every night enjoying our masterpiece,” said Poechman.
“We
challenge,
that’s the best
gets colder
harden.
that,
it
because
Other than improper tools, the only problem they encountered was snowy days when they which will the rink, flood couldn’t
was a
and
part of our past
is
by packing
because back home we used tractors and snowblowers.” Reinhardt said after they packed the snow, they put a light sprinkle of water on it and let it
school to earn his general business diploma, decided to build the rink two weeks ago.
“Hockey
said
feet,”
tools.
it down with our own McKee. “We had to improvise
started
“We’ve put endless hours into it,” said McKee. “We had a couple of late nights and some pretty early mornings. Hinsperger also said some days were pretty long. “I was up one morning at 6:30 a.m.
we packed it down one more time we started flooding it,” Reinhardt
“After
flooded
really cold
15 times one day because
it
and
after said.
it
was
when it’s best to do it. You when it’s sunny out because
that’s
shouldn’t flood
it
will melt.”
it
chance to
definitely be used for hockey.
rate school
graduate employment, graduate satisfaction,
By Jaime Clark From
Feb.
1
to
5,
College students are going to their
rate
school
student satisfaction
the
by participating in a survey, which is part of
collection
data
Conestoga get a chance to
full-time
for
defining
Key
Performance Indicators (KPI) which measure
Gtmdor men
college performance.
victorioiis the
over Stars.
KPI’s
will
be
Some components of used
to
determine a
portion of government funding to colleges
py^Ei2
is
rate.
The survey Conestoga students
will
a method of measuring
how
well
be
completing consists of a series of standard questions and up to five college-specific questions, to
which
are questions directly related
Conestoga College.
The
objectives of the survey are to identify
the proportion of students
who
are satisfied
with their school with respect to resources, learning experiences and several other
staff,
areas.
A
next year.
KPI
employer satisfaction and graduation
committee
set
up
at
Conestoga chose the
five college-specific questions
on the survey.
we
Ontario colleges meet the needs of students
“We wanted
Commentary
and the marketplace. In the fall of 1997, the Ministry of Education and Training (MET),
can do something about,” said Jack Fletcher,
Page 4
along with Ontario’s colleges of applied arts
did
The wonders
of
winter driving
and technology, worked together to define five KPI’s to
to ask questions about things
director of student
not
sit
and recreation services. He
on the committee, but was
designated the contact person
at the college.
satisfaction,
DSA education coconcerned about KPI results
Llanes,
ordinator,
is
affecting funding
measure college performance.
The KPI’s include student
Tara
See survey
.
.
.
page 3
colleges.
allocation
to
Ontario
(Photo by Jaime Clark)
,
Page
2
— SPOKE, Jan.
18,
'
1999
NEWS
New Another great Canadian winter By Linda Wright “We’ll just have to wait and see what Mother Nature brings,” Barry Milner, head of physical
was quoted
resources,
as saying
finance
running into our clients," Another concern with cleanup operation is
system the
By Lisa Wilhelm
the
neighbourhood kids who tunnel into the large
snow
Conestoga College has
piles, said
using
Milner.
4 edition of Spoke. When the snow crews clear Mother Nature snow on the weekends, there is has delivered the worst the danger that children will be snowstorm in 16 years. tunnelling from the other side Snowplows have been going and the plow operators may not non-stop, 24 hours a day since see them. The plow midnight Saturday, Jan, 2. .^operators have to exercise “We cannot do any better "said extreme caution, said Milner. in the Jan.
Since that
Milnef.
“
,
aI
Hunter,
supervisor
taken a lot of work to clear security services', said snow. For the time ifr:.?<faople,-Mvej%^een,^^
I It IS
*
to
.the
will
article.
^Their th
0
one
l-a-jl
year, contiactors
used
two people but this year, they have been using five or .six. 1 he contractors are around the cl(K'k, and Milner
cial
Milner college
said
stalT.
security
stall’
credit for their elloi
'Ihe\ have been
hard
hours
ts.
working long,
elearing
snow
to
make roaduavs. walkways and patlivvays
and
passable for students
stair.
'J’he
that
f,(>r
.Vliliicr
the
college condiiets classes throughout ihc is
day and evening
campus which biiow
die
at
limits
the
Doon time
removal crews can clear
Although
Peter Higgins, snowplow..
lead
hand
on
grounds,
operates
a
(rhoto by Linda Wright)
mmit
want our clients running into the snow-clearing equipment, and we don't want don’t
Before
snovv-eleaiing
equipment
at iiedeslrian
^
""'
get in a lot of paper reports
this
new system should
are
Hunter
the
same
Although
give
w
it w'ill
probably be
it’s
only the
program
first
year
been
has
implemented, Akerlund said the
^
that
using
are
the
program now haven’t had any major problems. “It’s
first
“It will
Akerlund. Processing
as the old system.
colleges
altemativbs.^,^,,14^"
cir to school
help
us get them out faster and on
the
that way,” said Hunter.
transit
kind of early to year
because
learning about
haven’t
it,
tell
but so
seemed
to
in*4he
we’re far,
be
still
there
any
problems,’’she said.
Under
Friday, All
Day
Lift
Ticket
Lift
January 29
Ticket
Only
8c
Transportation
$25
$20
Rentals $12 Snowboard Rentals $24 Ski
($400 credit card deposit required) Construction continues on the
Departing
Doon Campus
at 7:00
am
freezing temperatures.
in
reporting.
wise, she said,
fortunate to date find we’d Uke,^to
„ifriviag^^a
was using
Conestoga
it anymore. She said one of the advantages of tills new program is tKe
“We
unforgiving
parking conditions are notjap to
TlTiUTAT
at
1970s.
and
it
it
system, was
with "
comes in contact witli a person and -we’ve been veryss; keep
six
Akerlund said the program was very old and there was not much that could be done
to
traits and, other areas not be readily visible until they are almost in front of the
when
new
this
program written
the
of these problems^
pretty
or
right now,
by end of April, 12 out of 25 colleges will be using this new'
a
of bush
is
five it
introduced, the college
may
“Steel
only
colleges are using
line,” said
“We
college’s account-
same format.
People corning out
crossovers.
Donna Akerlund,
ing.
.
said Hunter."'
and
and
everyone will eventually use the
designate parking spaces and because .snow was blocking some of the .spaces. Exercising judgement could
..aware intersections
orders
It is not a mandatory change, but Akerlund said it is a package that is modified for colleges so that
lines., that
..fee.
that
system.
There have also been probelms
Hunter also cautions people
biggest eon cein
finan-
the
by other cars which prevents them from leaving until someone moves one of the cars blocking
alleviate a lot
purchase
according to
iy[l.'.Th/;biggest’'Cdm^‘'^-
people have taken too much space because they can’t see the
new
a
is
accounts receivable components,
manager of the
confraetors.
li»msekeeping and deserve a lot <U'
(OCAS)
system made for colleges
payable,
some
finduig a place to park because
all
includes general ledgers, accounts
of?
more
can't a-,k foi
.said lie
used by
The Ontario College Application
removal, crews,,, plaints have been from students also contract but the excess whose cars have been blocked in
ui
eventually be
Service
'owntnow
•vork
started
financial software that
colleges in the province.
eight yearn, cmvs^ have lia 4^/~.'fe®cause they cddnot parlwi^eV "'truck snovv to snow dumps, they want to park because the
While Cohestdga campuses haye?f= lots are
new
new technology
building despite
Photo by Cariy Beniamin
.
SPOKE, Jan.
'
taht
'‘IbW- 'm
student
The
It
employer
satisfaction'
Key
will
Indicators
a
allocate
used“
,.
of
portion
ta~'
^'the
completion and collection of the
"
example.
money:,,
“Where’s
coming
';^ked,.^F§7r7
,
surveys are done according to
being hired"'to tabulate results,
funding to colleges-^' The
ministry’s
,
coming into the system to implement the survey. People are
Perfbrmhnce^'-'for
be
'
.
is
and compp-
fetisfactiorr^'J^;
nents of the
,
^
seeMhat they, could earn" the surveys take ^proximately 30 -money at a later time" she said, _ y minutes to complete.
'"
employment,;
'
*’
.-i the”^
can,;^;77theah'''
graduate
graduate
for
7-^'' 77,-^
'
'
protocol.
’
Students
the
from?’|,.^.
the
,;of
?
memo
sent to Conestoga
student
students
'
finance
unit.
,A
rnaxinrum two' per cent funding' adjustment
Ricardo Warth from Brazil puts a
Striking
little
Samba
could
bowling
style. (Photo by Neven Mujezinovic) in hus
operating .grants
to
made,
be
KPI
success
A
of
College international
Conestoga students and
three
international
education
office
staff
group
of
13
members
hit
the
bowling lanes on fen. 7 at the Brunswick Frederick Lanes of the in Mall Frederick Street Kitchener. The event was organized by the office as a part of a
welcome week
for
all
visa
students.
The atmosphere was one of camaraderie as loud cheers and
applause could be heard after
every
strike.
games were real
Even though
the
quite competitive, the
purpose of
was
this event
provide an opportunity
to
for the
students to enjoy themselves and
pYcr three .years
in
2000-01.
Jong-Hwan Lee, from South Korea said he enjoyed himself. The English and broadcasting student had returned to Canada two days prior, after a two-week Christmas vacation in
One of the
students,
homeland.
forward to
He
said he looks
all activities
organized
by the International Education Office, because the students always have a good time. After the bowling matches, the students enjoyed pop and pizza and then played a game in which they matched flags to the proper
The
countries.
24
flags
24 countries which currently have students enrolled at Conestoga. The flags represented
the
each
KPI
will impact
,
input
a
major area of
1.
Doon
lanes.
Student
wift;*
to
It
has an impact
so take
Oil
the
Llanes seriously.
take
about. If you’re a grad
'
surveyl leally impoi-
the
fOtOveti”
ediicafioh
not doing wbU, will they take
by
money' away? If you take the fufulmg away, yoii'te going to do
admini.siration.
worse,”
ized so the students can meet their
that the student
the
colleges,
say there isn't
for in^rovement.”
,
Larry Rechsteiner, director of college planning and international education, was one of ,the co-ordinators of the event. He says events such as this one are organ-
organize these activities so
room
to,-,other
isn’t to
,
countries.
“We
but that
"
“it's (the
Administration of the student
socialize.
2T think-^’II com"^W^
well compared
doesn't
it
satisfaction surveys will be done'
and
'
everybody should be concerned
ultimately
counterparts
Overall, Fletcher said he thinks^l'
“This- is someftiing
because of the .frmding. If you’re
respective
will be
on a yearly basis.
sturvey
the
with
their
the college
encourages
also
nator.
to
year KPI’^ have
advised Fletcher.
students,’,’
stumped the students and the game ended in a draw as neither team was able to match all flags
first
seriously,
it
mean you’re going to be finished
the
will not
Conestoga^wiir-sucb'^' in^the' ’
want
Association education co-ordi-
really
the
initiated in
erthancing;,.,, ratings.
“I
qualify.
create a positive attitude towards this.
v.'
have’ direct
into
program
.students- to
is
is
conrhlcted
--
,
iTie postern advertising KPI’s
the collegos branch of VlliT.
concern for jFletcher and Tara as
Tibbits sent to college faculty.
college,
Funding
diploma
memo Cohe.stoga president John' L system,'- Similar smvpys
up to two per cent of the general purpose operating grant, according to a report prepared by .
such
countries,
in,
When
a^blhh
Guyana, Laos or Caymen Islands
tani
to
the
college,
^d Fletcher. express*^
cr,mcerns.
^
volunteers
and suggested laculty
college'
that'^'
;»taH',
Metchei
'ludeat.^
.who
simitar.-
from
suj'poit
——
any*^ taculi' ^ ""
Ases'
“The main concern^, should hot survey a
try to have the surveys scheduled
money taken
during two-hour classes. The
away. We’d like to
and
survey
could
fmprov^ents
to the
satisfaction
teaches.
attempt has been
director dV recreation says the student
Fletdhe’r,"'
ptudenf sei vices,
govennnent has is the frmding. We don’t want to see the schools tliat score knv get
An
’Jack
made
to
rneari'
coliegaj
students have a chance to
participate
go
don’t
some
in
social
who
especially those
activities,
much,”
out
says
Rechsteiner.
The
have fun.
his
some
phased
'
say stirdents
Itegiuning. in
By Neven Mujezinovic
reward
'frmdhig adjustments will
be phased
Visa students hit the ianes
to
peiftjrmance.
according to
accoantabilitj^,'
are not pursuing a
participate in the survey.
Martin Hicks, manager of the > ministry in dieir'mutiial goals, ^'V-Thts ministry’s
who
certificate or
both Conesft^a College %nd the
by
international
education
home away from of the many
office is indeed a
home
for
says
students,
international
f/inter 'fv&ina
Rechsteiner.
The
office
students
sometimes about
to
any
way
just
by
can,
it
them
talking to
concerns,
their
Rechsteiner.The
the
assist
tries
in
says usually
office
organizes two to three events a
month ice
for
its
skating,
students’
students. Skiing or
depending on the
interest,
being
is
planned.
A
co-ed volleyball team
being
international
competition
in
also
is
by
the
students
for
organized the
college’s
intramural volleyball league.
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18.
1999
SPOKE
Winter driving another fine art Flakes flutter
down
gently
from
sky
the
Shadow, the back seats were empty. Opening the trunk,
as
white my
on
juice.
land
particles
Anyone who knows me
eye-
knows
and
lashes
black
jacket.
It
such
is
with
my
speckle
from
blizzard
one
mammoth
winter
out
all
The worst
hell.
blizzard Ontario has witnessed in
always packed
I
guess the mitts
glance
last
time
have
my
breath fogs up the
driven a car in the winter.
Preparing
shift
you ever
headlines fight their
tried to drive a
Shadow with bald snow?
tires
I
Have Dodge the
in
not the most desirable of choice for winter
It is
driving.
mind.
Unfortunately,
learned
I
snow
in the
how
way.
slides
to
get to the
grocery store and back with
body and
my
my
car in their original
states.
Before
have to dig
my
drive, into
my
in
icy
killed
into
Okay,
traffic.”
you can do
this.
My car slips forward through the lot.
Rodeway Making it
Drive,
A
Suites
the
to
Homer Watson
on
stoplights
my car stops
easily.
of green signals the way to go, and I floor the gas as usual.
can even think about
I
going anywhere
into
way
curves of the
parking
The goal was
crank the defrost.
collision.” “Foiu' teens injured as
car
to
the hard
to
“Couple
Elizabeth,
maneuver
I
brave battle.
I
first
my
the
windshield and
vehicle
start
soggy mittens on the passenger seat. They had fought a lay
Shivering, the
is
my
at
gray mittens and
windshield. Finally inside the car
16 years.
This
well
is
hauling the white powder off
snowflakes, but an
little
Well,
stuff.
take
I
glorious
a
realize these aren’t nice
I
the car
have to do the dirty work.
wonderland. Until
find
I
an old iron shovel circa 1920 and a half-empty jug of monkey
flash
Now,
let’s
take a look at what
I
car out from under three feet of
pounced on the gas pedal, a bad, bad habit for a road
snow.
filled
It is
I
a tough job
when you
lack the necessities to clear off
just did.
I
with snow, slush and
Now,
if
ice.
you happened
free
to be anywhere near this intersection, you would have seen a little green car doing a complete circle in the middle of a four-lane
of Old
highway.
your
car, like
a brush.
So, without this basic tool,
I
look aroimd to see what to use to
my vehicle from the clutches Man Winter. Having just cleaned out my teeny green
never stomp on the gas pedal.
imagine
other
motorists
amused by
fairly
my
I
were
display of
ignorance about winter driving.
The light is now red and the Shadow is still in the centre of the
Lesson one of winter driving;
intersection. fishtails, I
Pulling
angry honks from the behind me.
Homer Watson
few
a
my
ease into
lane with
whiz past
irate vehicle
is
30 km-h.
my
sedan.
to
Top speed going down
get
hang
the
4X4s
feel like a
I
wienie, but at least I’m safe.
My pulse rate is up and my hands are shaking.
Drive
Drivers with their flashy
I
need
of
this
winter-driving jazz.
Can you see the difference?
College classes cozier than those Last
close to
1.500 learners wailing with bated breath for Prof. Peter
attended lecture
W L
Erb
a
u
r
University discover-
the
point.
diffejcenoef and
college
and
its
Instead he rambled on
down and questioned of a
participated in a religion and
culture class
listened eagerly
about the subtleties of evil. He pointed out what is up may be
university classes*
evil
begin his lecture, I
which considered
symbols.
The first thing that struck me was the size of the class; it was an ocean of students^
There were
bird out of her
‘Looking around the auditorium
was anxious to see if anyone else was following what had now turned
into
a
lesson
in
,
it
you
bookbag.
The man who was cartooning in
sat
ahead of
A- mature*
notebook.
his'
who
me
his surroundings
sat across the aisle
had brought a manicure
was painting her
and gaudy
set
nails a
shade of orange. I
interested
in
A
would not go unnoticed a college classroom due to the
at
am moment
and
if
to answer
tlie
teacher with
In college
in
most
Hands-on
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cuvLf spiLilu
mfoimituin but
lea\e less
some
teacher in college, and there
marks are allow
is
is
for indiv idual attention
The intimate
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activities
for independent
.A personal relationship can be developed between a student and
body bu^^d^^ room
cases,
room
thought.
class
awarded for class participation.
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you
you are required to be
mind. Attendance
arid
gain the practical
Based on the lecture I attended Lauuer 1 perceived the lesson to be vague, compared to my
degree of intelligence present not only in
to
employers require.
at
question could be sprung at
SPOKE
Manager:
skills
were busy with an origami bird, 1 doubt whether you would be able
in
assured myself these types of
would be
impossible for a studenl to 'dimply blend into tin. baekground as is
to her
activities
the
gum wrapper
students
In a college selling
possible in university.
philosophy. Sadly, no one seemed in
small class size.
and was amusing herself by making it fly from her notebook
student
I
Spoke SPOKE
the validity
fact.
wisdom.
The girl who sat next to me was busy making an origami
hoping he would eventually work his way around to some sort of
to
between I
to
he spoke,
i
professor’s
university
.setting
makes
it
of a college ^
vir^tually
impossible to do your riadl^or
make
origami animals during a lesson.
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— SPOKE, Jan.
18, 1999
Kitchener Transit Strike?
Students say attendance threatened
Francois Phaboriboun, firstyear materials management
Aarti
student.
student.
Sharma,
should
first-year
management
materials
get
more
public
the
involved so they can get support,
she said.
Conestoga College students board a Kitchener Transit bus outside Door 3 on Jan.
Ball
also
should
not
the
drivers
knowingly
disrupt
said
the passengers’ lives in order to
9.
pressure management.
“They are
By Jacqueline Smith
mess, they should look at the public’s perception.”
Students at Conestoga College
who depend on
Kitchener Transit
means of getting
and from school are deciding whether or not to buy a four-month bus pass as a
because the
Atsupe Numekevor, a secondyear accounting student.
go on
transit
to
drivers nSay
JoAnn
Woo(toall, transportation
30 students were an impromptu survey 7,
would
they
get
if there
to is
a
Most of
the students surveyed
said they are hesitating to spend
$169 for the four-month pass that
provides
access
throughout a semester.
buses
to
More than
95 per cent said they are worried that their attendance will be affected.
analyst
does not
Chad Hagan
said he
know how he would
get to school. “I’d be in a lot of
trouble,”
he
said,
adding that
Kitchener Transit should give the drivers
what they want so students
can get to school. “I
go on
drivers
missing
strike
college,”
will
I
be
Aarti
said
Sharma, a first-year materials
management student. Steve Wood, a paramedic student, said from a public relations stand point, the drivers
won’t gain any public support.
“Before
'
they
“They are their
Chad
Hagan, first-year mechanical engineering student.
get
in
biting the
would
describe
would
a
Kitchener
she
some
buses
strike,”
electrical
who can
drive
should
days
engineering
student,
me
affect
hope
I
to that,”
said Ball.
it
I
will stay
home.”
every
in
doesn’t
The
Photos by
come
Jacqueline Smith
drivers
while his dad will be able to give
him
a ride to and from school,
be able
may
strike
it
not
to get a ride every day.
“I don’t think the drivers
because the bus
xIIm
should
my
is
only
alternative,” first-year journalism
Luke
student
added
that
Jeffery
said.
He
he cannot afford to pay
taxi fare every day.
engineering
Answer
ISO knowledge
these
in the cafeteria (all
testing questions.
said
Place your completed entry
in
the
ISO boxes
campuses), the Sanctuary (Doon), the staff lunch rooms or mailrooms
campuses) by Monday, January
student,
25"'.
Be sure
to include
number.
Be
at
your “home” campus ISO celebration on January
28'" for the
draw
for prizes.
strike.
“I
won’t
come
do, because
I
I.
What
is
the origin ofthe term
“ISO”?
cannot afford taxi
said
fares,”
to school if they
second-year
the
2.
How many
elements are there
3.
Who
ISO Co-ordinator at Conestoga College?
4.
Which
5.
Name
in the
ISO 900
1
Standards?
student.
management
is
the
Phaboriboun,
Francois
student
doesn’t like the idea of a strike,
level
of ISO registration
is
Conestoga College pursuing?
especially in the winter. “I
do
drive, but
1
drive on the ice, so to
and
from
Phaboriboun
Jody
am 1
scared to
one benefit of ISO
registration.
take the bus
college
now,”
said.
Bishop,
an
Hint;
electrical
For answers, check your
ISO
Committee member
newsletter, ask a Steering
or read Spoke!
said he doesn’t think the drivers
hands that feed them.
We
Name:
Student
Campus:
Phone #
pay
wages.”
.
paramedic student Chris Ball
(all
your name, campus and phone
she
hopes the drivers won’t go on
the
said second-year
Kljiljana Ljajic. -“The other days
aspect so
engineering technician student, this
me
Ruben Guevra, a first-year computer program analyst, said
First-year materials
don’t have a car, so if the
how
their wages.”
have friends
should she miss classes because of
Dijana Barukcic, an electronics
First-year mechanical engineer-
ing student
she
that
will be difficult since he
transit strike.
program
said
the strike.
Jan.
is
catastrophe
“We pay
said.
“I
“The bus is my primary means of transportation, and a strike
back,”
adding
in his class to give
Paramedic student Chris Ball said
biting the hands that
feed them,” the paramedic student
a ride.
who
passes last semester.
and from college
student.
money
that
someone
sure he can
is
Transit strike.
should be refunded her tuition fee
how
computer
get
him
but
strike,
walk
Conestoga College students bought the four-month 441
asked in
first-year
“If the drivers decide to off the job, students
Numekevor,
On
Guevra,
Atsupe Numekevor was not aware there might be a strike when she bought her four-month pass.
planner with Kitchener Transit, said
Ruben
find
Second-year accounting student
already bought their passes should
strike.
should
o Employee
Other
— SPOKE, Jan.
Page 6
18,
1999
ISSUES & FEATURES Puppy Prozac
Medicating dogs newest trend By
Julie
van Donkersgoed
want
no longer a need to feel abandoning your dog the day to attend class. There
There
is
for
now
own “It
American
“Woody” does not
include
While
behaviour
and
.
society.
yet to be
mixed.
dependency and overprescription. Barb Kraler, a counsellor with
already have their own foods and cemeteries, ” she said. “I guess it
United
is
to
the
of the drug, others are
validity
IPs not new, but nine out of 10 people surveyed were not that
Ddon’s on-catr^us
on Mondays between
12:30 p,m. and 2:30 p.m. and on Thursdays between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. On Wednesdays
Wang
medical clinic offers the sarhe any other walk-in clinic. Services range from blood tests and flu shots to
if
physicals.
have a time available
services as
“Anydiing that a
we
basically
clinic does,
do,”
says the
clinic’s nurse Trish Weilen,
“I am surprised at the iaqk of awareness (about the clinic),” says Weiler, who has worked at
two
the clinic for
years.
Most
often students learn about
tite
and its services through word of mouth, she says. The clinic jtas two female
clinic
doctors
who
are available for
two hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Both doctors work at tether clinics in the region.
It’s
Dr. A. Mingiardi attends the clinic
5
Dr.
J.
is
works.
it
Dogs
Collins
not the season to be so jolly
increasing
status
“We seem than
our
Parker expressed concerns surrounding the dangers of using medication to treat depression
at
Parker.
more
children,”
“I think
“There’s
we
really
said
need
to
get our priorities back in order.”
something
comical about
in
quite
but there’s
this,
something quite frightening about he said. “I just can’t
this as well, ”
imagine using similar treatments as you would use on
on animals
people for purposes of alleviating depression.”
Parker pointed to the trend of medication to treat
using
behavioural
animal -
disorders
any
in
human or canine. new development
is
representative of our world,”
he
of animals in
to value animals
own
drug,
“This
said. “In our society, we have a tendency to medicate rather than seek out a long-term, more
effective treatment.”
appointments, but someone walks in and we will
The clinic, open to all Conestoga College students, is located near Door 3 in the health and safety office and is open Monday to Friday from
of the snowy beast. The pre-
stranded
the truth of this statement this past
and more.
Winter spread its icy cheer beyond Ontario, however. Four people were killed, in the American state of Virginia on the
week.
freakish
eternal life to
days
spring
of
4.
see tliem,” says Weiler.
ple of Waterloo Region have seen
annual Farmer’s Almanac
cancelled flights.
November were buried in as much as 40 centimetres of snow on Jan.
“We book
dicted a hard winter and the peo-
reality
anymore, for some people. Those
the
available
Although two runways were at Pearson Airport thousands of travellers were pain.
open
who wanted Christmas snow got it Those who wished
between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
we
if
By Wayne
on campus
By Jc^ette Everall
aware
“Maybe
at
a
new
Winter makes friends and enemies
^iif|ents unaware of clinic
services
faculty
Conestoga College, was -quick to concern over the
concept of a separation anxiety drug for dogs.
approved in Canada. Reaction to the drug
student
quick to mention dangers that mirror those experienced with Prozac use in humans, such as
in the
Clomicalm has
States,
open
express
defecation.
Although approved
are
services
social
Conestoga College, remains open to the
inappropriate
and
suffer from depression or separation anxiety. (Photo by Julie van Donkersgoed)
some
the other hand, as the
owner of a stressed-out dog that seems to suffer from separation anxiety, maybe I should keep an open mind on this.” Dick Parker, a member of the
Clomicalm tablets are to be used as part of a behavioural management program to alleviate separation anxiety symptoms in dogs. Some of those symptoms
Is the whole end up on Prozac
to
acknowledging side to the
both humans and dogs.
cope with things?” she
“On
said.
behavioural modification drug for
W'hile
humorous
sounds so crazy.
to help us
dogs.
urination
you
dog, a collie.
world going
Food and Drug Administration approved Clomicalm, a
destructive
far
as part of
of Clomicalm for her
potential
for your lonely pooch.
barking,
dog
Kraler went on to suggest the
a version of Prozac suitable
Earlier this week, the
to take the
your family.”
guilty about
is
depends on how
really
major
as
airlines
Not everyone, however, blunders about in wet shoes through snowbanks, shivering and searching vainly for city
icy Interstate 81. “I think Old Man Winter can just go away now,” one woman was
sidewalks.
Some
take to the hills
Southern and central Ontario were nailed by one of the worst
quoted as saying in The Record on
their
storms
30 years. Ontario’s snowplowing costs were reported
Jan. 4.
resorts like Chicopee.
in the millions of dollars.
made more enemies
spent
in
$5
which
million,
one-quarter of
its
Toronto is
annual budget.
Old this
Man
with wild abandon as they yahoo
Winter had already
in British
the slopes of ski
The mess of snow remaining at Conestoga College’s parking lots
than friends
year with the death of Michel
Trudeau
way down
is
Columbia.
clear evidence of the wild and
swiftly executed
power of
winter.
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students should bring their health card
Municipal
irate,
Que., recently mourned the four
only
and student card with them
defending the expenditures while facing criticism over slow
adults and five children killed in a
will clear as sure as spring will
New
come, and those who want forever
progress.
Blizzard conditions even delayed
summers
the funeral service four days
farmers, praying
punching
when visiting the clinic. Services clinic
available
include
at
tlie
treatment
of
tests,
bags
for
became
the
Seven souls were swept away
sexually transmitted diseases,
pregnancy
politicians
in
the storm’s aftermath. Shovelling
medical
was blamed
assessments, urgent care and
least three
injections.
for the deaths of at
people and ambulance
crews were sent to help 15 people who complained of chest or back
Residents of Kangiqsualujjuaq,
Eve
Year’s
Winter’s often
plans,
avalanche.
Cambridge
later.
however, are
treacherous
unpredictable.
Cleanup
ongoing and
when
will
pause
the skies clear.
They
will pray just as hard as
for
rain
in
a
drought.
and and proved
Meanwhile, winter
Kitchener residents
is
is
in
its
proper place and time, and those
who
warnings and notice are like using rubber knives against the harsh
cannot learn to love or
the season will learn
respect for
it
like
some new
by spring.
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18,
1999
— Page 7
Getting published is author’s goal
Graduate chronicles
hockey
local
By Rob Himburg
A
journalism
from
graduate
Conestoga College has written a
book and
attempting to get
is
it
published.
Gary
Wiebe,
50-year-old
a
divorced father of two, graduated
from Conestoga’s print journalism program in 1 994. Through his book he is trying to bring to light the events of local hockey from as early as 1893 telling tales by the and chronologically putting together
work
events in his
the
Hockey
entitled
in Berlin Ontario.
He has a prominent family background in local hockey, which extends back to his grandfather.
He
also has a distant relative
who
played for the National Hockey
League Stanley Cup Chicago Blackhawks It
champion in 1937'.
also evident, through the
is
numerous
items of Montreal Canadiens memorabilia around his
apartment, that this~
man
is
passionate about hockey.
The idea
book came from Wiebe wrote magazine writing class
Gary Wiebe, graduate of Conestoga College’s where he put the book together page by page.
print journalism
program and author
of
Hockey
in
Berlin Ontario, sits at his
computer
(Photo by Rob Himburg)
for the
a historical story that for his
while
enrolled
in
Conestoga’s
journalism program. While researching the story, he
which hockey players were encouraged to lay down their sticks and take up arms
saw an
article in
Germans during
against the First
the
World War. I
thought, ‘hockey’. Being
the fan
I
am,
led to
looked into
and
it
more research and then
it
the
$5 Gotta get a
message out? Why
spend $5 and
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Wiebe spent time
at the library
almost every day for two years researching the book. “I
was
getting to
know the
peo-
ple there on a first-name basis,” said Wiebe. “I
was obsessed with
this project.”
Unfortunately Wiebe has not
;
“And
I
was too
book.”
publishers
interested,
my
said that the market
Wiebe who
Wiebe said he is not in money, but he would
for the
it
1
my costs.”
5 cents a piece for
history of the whole district.
“There
is
some hockey
here,” he said. “This
is
history
a hockey
hotbed, always has been. People
recoup the cost of writing the
look at Montreal and Toronto, but
book, such as photocopying.
this area
money,” said Wiebe. “ to
make back
in
like
making
I’d just like
the 4,000 copies at
should not take a back
seat to them.”
But
Wiebe
money on this one. The best part of the book for Wiebe is that it gives him a title. “It’s good to know, that on my epitaph, it will say that I was an loses
Wiebe would consider writing another book on the hockey
to
“I’m not interested
found a publisher for the book.
“Nobody was
small,” said
cannot afford the $10,000 to print 1 ,000 copies. “It has really been frustrating,” he added.
author,” he said.
“Even though
now and one, lot
said
he
cannot
continue with another book
if
he
it’s
it
one
of people
written.”
I
have one book
may be more out
the
only
than
there
a
have
Page 8
— SPOKE, Jan.
18,
CKCO By Melissa
1999
general manager joins board was
Dietrich
being
forwarded
to
the
council of regents, the board that
The vice-president and general manager of Baton Broadcasting’s Kitchener
CKCO
television
station
has been appointed to the
16-member board of governors at Conestoga College. Dennis Watson became a member of the board in early October last year after learning of the position from Conestoga president John Tibbits. Watson said a call went out to people interested in serving on the board in September and he put forward his name. Tibbits called to notify him that the nomination
governs colleges.
About 30 days
he received a the mail that said he had later
college system since he graduated
experience.
from Seneca College
in
1972 with a degree
in
days of my acceptance, I received a large three-ring binder from the government that spells out all of the rules of operation and responsibilities,” he said. Watson said he believes his experience with community
Toronto in marketing
administration.
been accepted. Watson said his decision to join the board comes from his belief that people should give back to the community. “There is an old saying that the
“I am a fan and admirer of cornmunity colleges,” said the father of three who has been married for 26 years. Watson said he thinks Conestoga is an excellent college. It does a lot for the community and CKCO has
chain
its
employed
and I think by returning to the community and helping the community, we have a better community,” he said. Watson said he has always been
graduates.
letter in
is
weakest
interested
only as strong as link
in
the
community
Watson
of
its
said he isn’t sure
what
several
his responsibilities will be as he
begins his three-year term as a member of the board of governors, but it will be a learning
“Within
years, has
a
few
graduating
has worked with
a subcommittee on communications and marketing
chairing
for the college.
Watson
also serves on the of directors for the Kitchener- Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, the board of directors for the Better Business Bureau, the marketingadvisory committee for KitchenerWaterloo Oktoberfesf and the marketing-advisory for the Kitchener-Waterloo Community
interesting perspective to the table
board
he
said.
After attending two meetings so Watson said he found it
.
far,
comment on what
the
board of governors’ focus will be for 1999.
Watson,
who
current job at
has been in his
CKCO
for 3
Group
of Canada, Power Broadcasting Inc. and in his own consulting firm, Watson, Weis and Associates Inc. of Toronto. Besides being a member of the board of governors for Conestoga, Watson is also
“Having graduated from a community college, taught at a community college and hired graduates from a community college, I think I can add an
difficult to
CHUM
Television, the Television Bureau
colleges will add to the board.
to help plan for the future,”
had several jobs since 25 years ago. He
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Dennis Watson, vice-president and general manager of Baton Broadcasting’s Kitchener CKCO, has been named to Conestoga’s board of directors.
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LIFE
18 1999
— Page 9
New co-ordinator for early childhood education program
Better training, education standards By Janet Wakutz
Armitage teaches two courses
new
Conestoga’s
early
she said.
said Hamilton-Armitage,
delivery course.
Another area of interest, said Hamilton-Armitage, is the
taught at the College in the
program since 1989.
She
training of people to
facilitator
childcare
hopes
Settings
improve the quality of education for people entering her
course offered to students for the
field.
first
want
“I
develop policies and
to
to
ensure
fairly
students
are
treated
is
an independent study
time this semester.
for the
go
students,”
into
ECE.
She volunteers as chair of the Canadian Childcare Federation, an
Students
study on their own and meet with Hamilton-Armitage for a weekly, one-hour tutorial.
the
quality of
ECE
for
the
programs,”
who
has
ECE is
a
federation and has been involved
college in Alberta.
In her current role she doesn’t
have contact with children.
ECE
issues.
“I
“We’ve developed a
facilitated
who
children attending the
Hamilton-Armitage has always
want
to
program
devc
to
p policies anci procedures for the
ensure students are treated
of the college.
ECE program
responsible for supervising nine
placements,
in
providing
academic leadership, reviewing and updating curriculum, faculty
cost-effective
maimer. In addition to her co-ordinator responsibilities,
has
not
yet
taken
which would
daughters started her career at nursery schools in Guelph. She
maintaining the quality of the a
Conestoga
programs.
The married mother of two
placements while
in
ECE
require an impartial facilitator.
student support, admissions and
program
promoting self-studies in other
college
part in the program,
meetings, attending committees,
field
fairly
and
Birdena Hamilton-Armitage
Appointed co-ordinator at the beginning of this semester, she is
overall
daycare
facility.
professionally.”
says another one of her goals is to enhance the working relationship of their program with other areas
student
The
students provide care for the
organization involved in national
ECE training
and professionally,” said
Birdena Hamilton-Armitage,
self-study for colleges to enhance
self-discipline
Observing and Recording in Early Childhood
procedures for the program to try
and
equaling nine hours per week, including a brand new alternative
childhood education (ECE) program co-ordinator says she to
“It will take self-motivation
mandated
Birdena Hamilton-Armitage has settled into her position as the new ECE program co-ordinator.
Hamilton
new
office
and
(Photo by Janet Wakutz)
enjoyed teaching and children.
what led me to go ECE and that’s what keeps me
“I think that’s into
here.”
She said she enjoys seeing students
excited about learning
and they usually are year
when
beginning.
government
their education
in
both Manitoba and
gratified
at this
She
when
said
students
collective representation
loumahstn
pwgram
of
tlie
and
diem about the wail. Not e\eiyone lias been cooperative though, rhe wall has been vandalized. “People arc
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18,
1999
SPORTS
Condors’ basketball By Brian Smiley
back
is
However, he would
like to see
Although
it
might have seemed
Condor’s varsity team had
like the
joined the professionals on
any truth
to
strike,
those rumours are
The Conestoga College men’s team was just on a long
team
The Condor’s last game was Nov. 24. They don’t play again until
next year.
Jan. 30.
of things.
athletics
half of the
first
manager of
and recreation, said the
team has been quite successful, winning more games than they’ve lost.
The games they have
lost
have
been by the narrowest of margins. “They’ve done very well,” he said.
“They’ve played some of our
OCAA
league basketball colleges
and have beaten those teams more than they had lost.” While the play of the team has
happy team receiving from Terry Upshaw,
impressed James, he
with
the
Ian James, manager of athletics and recreation, praises the Condor men’s basketball team for their excellent play on the
is
court.
of Guelph.
Think about the kids' players Baseball, football,
same
hold
literally
Then
The
up
the
needed
been said and done, went on.
ensure that the players aren't taking sterends
has been ignoring one corinnon ail their strikes
and
lockouts: the fan.
of
the
involved
in
dealings
seem
participants
to care that Joe
and Jane Fan have they can
boardroom
the
to explain, if
understand
selves, to their kids
it
them-
why
these
games aren’t being played. These professional big-wigs don’t get
never It
And
it!
they probably
going to matter
isn’t
when
who
the next
round of collective bargaining
comes along
any of the major
in
leagues
the
sports.
If
treating
their
the
Or maybe tlial
children,
fans,
keep
especially
second-class
as
come a time have no money to
to teach all tho.se
greedy players
a lesson about
who
lose
interest
which
argue over.
as
they’ll find
knows
why
players
exT)laining to children
owners were still cheque for a $465
national
is
as
a
basketball to
be
fundraising
progressing well. Coach
is
Upshaw
and the team are raising money through the sale of Nevada tickets and by working at bingos. Secondly,
all
basketball athletes
full-time
students,
but
members of the team Other members of the team
good
students to colleges and that the
community
partially funded.
said
that the sport itself recruits
the
is
college
program
in
being served has
which
when
basketball
a
local kids can
participate. “It helps recruit students to the
college,” lot
James
said.
“We
have a
of really
players
good basketball coming out of high
only half the
schools in the Tri-City area, and
are.
they’re going to all these other col-
are part-time students
ing
to
gain
who
are
entrance
because
tiy'-
leges
into
basketball.”
we
don’t
The Condor’s next home game 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 against Redeemer College at the
Conestoga.
the
“By about the end of February I will know who the athletes who
tips off at
are trying to enrol in Conestoga
recreation centre. Tickets are $1
the University
College are, so
we can have an
for students
and $2 for
others.
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another hobby.
what players and management don’t understand. is
Sure,
spending and salaries
have ballooned out of control, but the
children
who
these sports can’t be
follow
blamed and
television
The only ones to
money hungry to out-earn
When
try
players,
who
try
each other.
the final act plays itself
stadiums watching the games or
buying answer.
them understand why good
who
out and there arc no fans at the
game wasn’t
the owners were in such a
blame are the
outspend each other, and the
will
seen on television,
to
purse-wielding owners,
tlie
merchandise, there
be only one question
left to
Will the owners and players realize the fans aren’t tliereV
have
also
as
This
contract, even though a single
will help
all,
catching a cold,
sport’s economic.s. to a kid
needed a minimum salary of almost $300,000. Most young children can’t even comprehend $5,
million
of
said.
also quick to point out
something,
in
as everyone
They
collecting a
He was
over into adulthood. If children
about
NBA
each other, James
The youtli of this generation is consumer of the future. More than likely, the interests that a youth picks up w'ill carry
much
Maybe
true
the
don’t understand
that
a
actually
when
basketball
is
it
runs the show in “their family.”
shouldn’t be punished.
Try explaining
that
championship format, where most of the top basketball players in the
and
citizens, there will they’ll
means
understand
they’ll
in
province are able to play against
program, the team needs
must be
participate
the owners were just trying
common
will.
gets the best deal
the
schools
basketball. This high percentage
using marijuana.
Professional sports
None
men’s
year,
That decision hinges on a couple
James
Currently about 90 per cent of
to be. locked out
so that the owners could
element in
this
looking forward to joining
First
around,” James said.
again, ti^ telling
has
all
at
OCAA
the
a
to
rolls
the youth that the players
tfie
result.
games, after
an instructor
is
not
is
need
season.
work
stoppages with
is
coaching
an the
we’ll
by the time September
OCAA
squhd
league
how much money
bargaining position to
and now basketball have all
hockey
experienced
member of
layoff from scheduled games.
Ian James,
of
part
college environment.” this
equally competitive team and also
raise
like to see
maybe
basketball
Recapping the
community.
would sooner
basketball
season,
photo)
“I
assistant,
While
false.
(File
the college’s
an
from within
assistant step foiward
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SPORTS
1999
11,
— Page 11
Surrendering the top
Loss lands Condors
second
in
By Jeanette
Everall
the scoring action with her first
goal
Unable
hold onto
to
Condors
the
first place,
women’s
indoor
midway through the first half later, teammate
Three minutes
Kerri Walker followed suit with
soccer team surrendered the top
another goal.
Alumni in an emotionally charged game on Jan. 5. Aluirmi
Alumni ’s third goal was scored by Amy Olson when Condors’
spot to
defeated the Condors 4-1, but the
seemed more preoccupied
fans
with shouting their displeasure
at
the referee than the final score. “I
the
felt
bizarre,”
said
was
refereeing
Condors’
coach
Geoff Johnstone. “There were so calls that went one way.” Alumni coach Marlene Ford said it looked one-sided, but
many
it
was
the
way Alumni was
“Alumni jockeyed for the and used less body contact,”
playing. ball
she said.
goalkeeper Stephanie
made it
open for Olson’s
shot.
Angela Papazotos scored the Condors’ lone goal
second
by
half,
Amy
late
in
YeowelTs second goal of
Missing three of their best goal scorers,
work
Condors had their them in Tuesday’s
the
cut out for
game.
was
“It
a
tough game,” said
“We
didn’t play great,
and aggressive, the Alumni team dominated the first half of the game, keeping the
team’s performance.”
action
against the Nights on Jan. 19 at 7
in
Alumni ’s
the
Condors’
Amy Yeowell
end.
started off
but
I
wasn’t displeased with the
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8 18,
1999
Condors gain lieiAi
di^fpnrlpr
l^merrs team With the addition of
^By Charles Kuepfer
C'allaghan, the
Try-outs
beginning for
signified of'
the
the winter semester
men's varstty indoor
the
had any problems scoring.
“We
soccer team, as they sought to
some
address
defensive
experienced defender
who
w'as
was
team,
the
Ibhnstonc ('allaghan’s
“We
out of their
He
noted that keeper
.Fohnson has struggled.
Bill
"He
couldn't get his head into
being indoors
at first,"
Johnstone
muis
Ihe
V
mdooi
irsii\
soccer team’s season consists of
ha’ c some problems defeme effectively," >..ud
Johnstone
Johnstone.
confident that presence will make
b,ill
net that has coneornetl
is
adifference
playing
own
only addition
made. But coach Geoff
nets w-ith balls,” said
ke-eping the
It’s
ineligible for the outdoor soccer
fill
Johnstone.
problems.
John Callaghan, an
team gains some
much needed depth in the back field. Up front, the team hasn’t
“Adding Callauhan
should help that,”
a
senes of tournaments
followed
b\
.1
1
hey are
iegiori.il
ciialifying tourn.imenl at (leorge
Brown
oJIege in .March.
Condor John Callaghan,
Although there are 14 teams
at the recreation centre.
(
left,
battles for the ball with
an unidentified Europe Stars’ player on Jan 7 (p^oto by Lindsay Gibson)
that qualify, Johastone said' his
team
is
\cr>
clcari>
a medal
Conestoga lineup shuffle aids
candidate
"J don't ^ee any reason whaie\er that the> shouldn't
By Lindsay Gibson The Condors
tournament action
in
They say you
Kingston
try telling
team Europa
to lead his
Stars.
At halftime, the 2-1. The
Stars
leading
were
Condors,
quick save.
the outdoor team he
moved
the second half.
well and
to
forward
Thursday,
and he scored three of the
It’s too bad though, that no one was there to see it. The pathetically small crowd was less than enthusiastic about
little
cheering
wiii
The energy coming from the Condor bench, on the other hand, was high and a lot of screaming was heard, especially from coach Geoff Johnstone, who said he
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open Monday, January
1
the election of the following positions:
,
The
Condor team played worked together, even though several players were moved around because of the entire
shortage of players.
Zack Lakoseejak was a key mover,
using
fancy
his
and the defence worked hard, keeping the ball away from the
believes in screaming instruction
Condor net. The ball spent a large percentage of time at the Europa end as the Condors fought hard against the
to his players not abuse.
Stars players.
Johnstone said he was pleased
The Condors were vocal with
with the team’s performance as
one another throughout the game
they
were short five players,
including three off on suspension.
One was
out
another couldn’t
was
for
X-rays
make
and
making
the
team appear cohesive.
Netting goals for the Stars were Ritchie
Antolic
and
Anthony
Perie.
it.
he
said,
Condors’ men’s indoor soccer
“and we may consider moving Shawn to forward permanently
action can be seen every Thursday
“I
President
Callaghan
footwork to move the ball aroimd,
and encouragement.
DSA Elections
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while Condors goalie Bill Johnson had an amazing game in net, taking one ball in the face for a
however, really pulled together and moved the ball around scoring three goals in
the game, offering
for
Conesotga’s
scored a single for the Condors
Conestoga’s Samuels, who plays defeiice on the men’s indoor soccer Division 1 team, was
tq.'tfee
team is composed of play^ whd^
Jan. 7,
Nominations
after his performance.”
ottrrenl
Johnstone. (Photo by Charles Kuepher)
can’t teach an old
dog new tricks, but Shawn Samuels that. |
Condors coach Geoff
Condor goals
to a 4-2 victory over the
Johnstone said only a couple of
gpys cpie
four
will see their first
win
in
really pleased,”
night at the recreation centre.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Now on home
18,
1999
— Page 13
video
Out of Sight worth a second look By Ken Groulx
G
iven the cool critical and commercial reception of George Clooney’s forays
major motion pictures {The Peacemaker, One Fine Day), it into
appears his film career
is
at
a
perplexing crossroads.
His
role
on
ER
mega-hunk
status,
actor has been unable
yet the to
parlay
number
TV
one
deserves a second
receptive Lopez, prompting
home
video if you passed
ask,
it
over this summer.
Out of Sight
show
into
box-office clout.
revisits
that “the idea like
a
a similar
subdued humour
on home video
passed
it
if
Even
who
Steven
through her wallet to determine
explored similar erotically
which photo could possibly be her
and
character
driven
boyfriend.
Interludes
and
action
versatile
Don Cheadle {Boogie
Nights),
crashes
genre.
robbery.
Soderbergh’s is
vibrant
with Sight,
Out
of Sight
in
Tarantino’s
tedious
disappointing
latest
vehicle,
Out
indicate film audiences
Leonard’s
(Internet photo)
the
Florida
prison,
Foley
begins
terrific
from a
have
film revolves around perpetual
plotting a
Wallstreet stockbroker he served
of
Sight,
schemer
still
aren’t
robber
and Jack
lifelong Foley,
bank
stoically
diamond
heist
time with.
portrayed
intriguingly subtle performance.
increasingly attracted to a female
of Sight
Following a botched robbery attempt that lands him in a
federal marshall (Jeimifer Lopez)
action,
is
a delectable cocktail of
romance
and
subdued
and
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by a newly grayed grizzled Clooney in an
is
within his
from Michael Keaton as Lopez’s FBI boyfriend and Samuel L. Jackson as a convict enhance the strong ensemble cast. Alas, Out of Sight is too light to match the best films of its genre, but the movie is seasoned with wit and noir into the sort of dizzyingly
become
complicated,
however, as Foley finds himself
he and his partner, played by the
in the trunk
of a getaway
car following Foley’s breakout, the
intricate
two immediately bond bedroom scene.
should stand up and take more
The chemistry
is
in a quasi-
notice
evident
storytelling
Holl5rwood
of
as
Clooney spoons and strokes the
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Director Soderbergh
is
Typical of the characters that the
it’s
ence.
rapid-fire dialogue sorely lacking
effort,
diamond
film didn’t attract a larger audi-
Pulp Fiction crackle with such originality.
his
Given the body of talent involved
sparked by the same
peppered with the sort of quippy,
While
get
without parking too long in either
of editing, non-linear narrative and flashbacks that made
box-office returns of Clooney’s
things
aside,
bloody for Clooney as another vicious con, played by the
deft use
summer.
Foley, while he roots
Soderbergh,
While
over this
after she escapes, she finds
romp with
Director
direction
you
guys
to the deck.
that
deserves a second look
after
me,” belies
herself fantasizing about a bathtub
matter and treads evenly between
romance and
action,
to
a smouldering sexual trump card
romance
delectable cocktail of
of going
you appeals
real undercurrent of sexual nuance between them when she is later commissioned to track him down.
glossy, violent formula but injects
charged
of Sight is
him to
different
the
themes in Sex, Lies and Videotape, understands Leonard’s subject
Out
“Under
circumstances, do you think me and you...?” Her sarcastic reply
Adapted from the novel by Elmore Leonard and produced by the same team who worked with director Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction, (Danny DeVito,
of his
success
the
that
look on
Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher),
television’s
has catapulted him from relative obscurity to
humour
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18,
1999
ENTERTAINMENT Movie Review
Awakenings with a Patch By Brent Clouthier
Rather,
doctor
a
someone with Patch Adams, Williams,
is
a
man
with a
gift
to
title
in
school
the
The
role of “Patch”
Adams, once again
doctors
shouldn’t
untouchable people
may
plot
to
skimpy
be
and
formulaic
and
the
characters
a
heavy,
some
of too
little
the medical dean and
(i.e.
Adams’ egomaniacal roommate),
proves his worth as a
but the film
dramatic actor,
for
very rewarding
is
who
audiences
don’t
rely
on car chases and explosions
well-deserving of last year’s
Academy award
Adams
who
eventually
dole out
compassionless treatments.
and graduates and
After
trials
opens
his
much
that
of
the
in
title
“Patch” Adams, once
of
proves
again
so
is
dramatic
worth
his
as
a
portraying
the
comedic
talent
in
is
sizeable
his
flex
to
his
usual,
off-the-wall manner.
His demeanour
however,
time around,
more
touch
restrained, although the ads
promote
film
the
audiences
want
used
its
is
it
for
as
a
gag-a-minute laughfest. There are
to
to full
potential.
moments come with only smile
the
Adams
of
soul
style
of
picture
only goal in
man
a
life
their
He leaves the why anybody
mind
right
whose
to ease the
is
suffering of others.
in
would
despise him.
Patch
a
subtle
As with of
is,
at
times,
a
elicits tears,
his wonderful portrayal
Dr.
Oliver Sacks in Awakenings, Williams manages to
instill
humanity with are
Adams
He
a simple
expression
not just with words or glances, but with his entire character.
through plain honesty, painting a
or
frpm Williams.
unabashed
Williams’
audience wondering
this
a
is
embrace,
bares
offbeat
behaviour of Adams, Williams
allowed
characters
well-deserving
actor,
of last year’s Academy award. In
(Internet photo)
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Robin Williams, role
i^not
it
story
the
with
also
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in
interest but the
own
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very similar
is
Awakenings,
Williams,
be god-like,
that
Adams
Patch to
many tribulations, Adams
belief
his
services
their
the hospital.
runs afoul of the medical dean to
offered
for entertainment.
medical
relatively late in his life,
due
new
a
and over 1,000 doctors
Institute
Robin Williams,
constructing
is
medical centre, the Gesundheit
have
life fulfillment.
Entering
Adams
be
quiet,
comfort the sick through laughter
and
should
and a smile.
Robin
starring
one of those
unassuming movies that leaves you feeling like you’ve discovered You didn’t realty a small gem. know it was there, but you’re quite happy you found it. Patch Adams is based on the true story of Hunter “Patch”
Adams,
a heart
comedy
of
in
the
still
a
Adams
a
fragile
that reassures audiences
thought
that
few human beings
there left in
the medical profession.
very sad and tragic film, 'but most of the film’s touching, tender
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1999
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CD review
Faculty soundtrack gets the grade By
Eileen Diniz
‘The soundtrack rounds out with several
original
Columbia
Records/ Sony has put together a
Records
tunes by
some
of the hottest artists in alternative
fantastic soundtrack for the
new
Dimension thriller, The
sci-fi
teen
music
fright
film
take on Alice Cooper’s School’s
Sheryl
presents youth-gone-wild heroes
and Creeds’ rendition of Alice Cooper’s I’m Eighteen. The soimdtrack rounds out with
Garbage,
This
Films
late-season
and alien instructors who have something more lethal in mind than detention. year,
last
is
Out,
several original tunes
The soundtrack, released 22
today.”
Faculty.
Dec. compiled using
some of today’s biggest acts and some up-and-coming hard-hitting
the hottest artists
in
It seems the dozen acts on the album were just itching to record some cool, teen-angst tunes, either
the Offspring,
Generation.
Overall the Faculty soundtrack definitely a
Tracks include Stay Young by all
by by
Stabbing Westward, It’s Over Now by Neve and Helpless by D
alternative
music today. Oasis, the Kids Aren’t
groups.
by some of
Medication Haunting Me
Crow,
is
winner and gets the
grade.
Right by
Resuscitation by
1
2345
an original or a classic rock cover^
The most
cut
striking
It'S
both
is
of Another Brick in the Wall, by Class of ‘99, an alt-rock
ReflUj) ifKtthot
parts
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out....
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super-group fronted by Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley.
The Rage
rest
of the band includes
Machine
Against
the
Tom
Morello,
guitarist
Janes Addiction
former
drummer Stephen
SRcifilfg
and Porno for Pyros’ Martyn Le Noble on bass. Perkins
Wed. Feb. 3
Their version of Another Brick in the Wall, is even darker and moodier than the original by
The underpinning makes Pink
Floyd.
WC
6:30 Recreation Centre
industrial
the already
more
timeless tune sound a bit
WINTER CAMP OUT
pm - 7:30 pm
THUR/DAY, FEBRUARY 4 1999
‘90s.
,
The recording of The Wall marks the first time Pink Floyd has sanctioned a remake of their song for a
motion
Sign
also features other
interpretations of adolescent
rock and
roll
anthems including,
Shawn Mullins’ cover of David
up at the DSA
Office.
asked to collect All proceeds will be donated to R.O.O.F. Reaching our Outdoor Friends. All
picture.
The Faculty
new
y
Free Admissfen
participants are
pledges
for
the event.
Doon Student
Bowie’s Changes, Soul Asylum’s
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