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— No. 16
3 1st Year
College honours outstanding
banquet
athletes at year-end By Charles Kuepfer
MVP for team,
Anthony
Stacie Arsenault and
Gignac were named female and athletes of the year at Conestoga College’s 31st annual athletic banquet.
while Ian
The banquet was held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Kitchener on April 16 to honour
coaches award.
accomplishments of both varsity and intramural teams
were recognized as well as the
For the men’s hockey team,
^
MacDonald
received the
Besides honouring the college’s teams, intramural teams
varsity
college’s extramural success.
during the 98/99 schobl year at
Conestoga College. Over 100 athletes, coaches and referees were in attendance. Ian James, manager of athletics and recreation for Conestoga College, said the banquet was held
MVP award,
Gignac collected the
the
GotaGfCbi^niekie want to card? Von
Samuels
Shaun
receiving the coaches award.
male
"
the men’s indoor soccer
with
Marlene Ford, who is the program assistant for Conestoga College, said both and extramural intramural programs are important to her and athletic
Stacie Arsenault
Anthony Gignac
Female
Male athlete
athlete of the year. (Photo by Charles Kuepfer)
of the year.
the college.
(Photo by Charles Kuepfer)
was
“It
one
of
best
the
extramural seasons Conestoga has “It is
important to appreciate the
aMete,” said James, who extended thanks to all athletes, recreation staff and maintenance staff involved in the athletics program. effort of the student
who
Arsenault,
beat out four
nominees to win the female athlete of the year award, said it felt great to
win.
expect
didn’t
“I
Arsenault. “It
Year-end means
was
said
it,”
be
just nice to
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played
the
for
silver-medal winning women’s softball team. She set an OCAA record this
college’s
MVP,
while Keri Quipp received
athlete
Rebecca Miller was named
WAR
By
Eileen Diniz
MVP
medal in the national hockey championships and a bronze medal in the provincial hockey championships. He was named goalie of the tournament for both championships.
soccer team, with Daniela Siro
AH
silver
for the
women’s outdoor
For the women’s indoor soccer
MVP
named
Bob
Evans,
a
at
won
the
NATO
bombings-
Marshall received the coaches
women’s
honoured
softball
most
team
Arsenault
Stacie
as
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;
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TheGre^dlle
be? Not a
while
Marko
years
on
the
board
will
be
each other,” said Evans. “I hope will
at it
be the most boring three years
the
wrong
picture
me
(in
I’m not as good looking as Findley
on the board who doesn’t have that safety because they don’t
(whose picture appeared
belong to a union.
Evans joked.
will entail a
it
of additional work.
Evans said
all that
will
change
is
evening meetings a month and
possibly
some
will
make
additional
have
He
it
the workload heavier.
may be
said
it is
the truth
and
they won’t be called up for
it
behind closed doors.
“The admin rep and (rep),
at
his),
He went on
to say that
times, feel intimidated,
“I
thought
quite
often
it
they don’t have
have a certain amount of safety,”
classy of Spoke.”
are buried
nine,” said Evans.
are
back on page “I thought
it
page apology) was very
Full-time faculty, part-time fac-
said Evans.
laughed
12,
was nice because
when mistakes
(the front
He
he appre-
the incident. also staff
toes and nose to nose because they
said he will be dealing with
that,”
apology from Spoke in regards to
who
the people
and
in place
knew
ciated the front page, April
“They may
true winner,
sorry for
but they never
made they
Evans.
won because
Faculty can say anything they like as long as
of
felt
whereas faculty reps, typically over the years, have stood toes to
“So you know the socially,
commit-
Basically, he said,
tee work.
the extra work.”
each other and wink
having
tract unlike the administrative rep
“I hope it’s a quiet three years where Mr. Tibbits and I just
at
representative
me the best thing me was
ever happened to
about or jumping off the
lost,”
table,
“People said to that
not something one would be
uneventful.
exchange smiles across the
faculty
of the year.
official
faculty rep
also said he likes the idea of
a
was
intramural
the
as
Spoke). They
al
his three
as
he next three years.
He
McCartney
Katie
recognized
Mouradian was also named
volleyball,
in
slow-pitch and ball hockey.
because they have a union con-
walls about because lot
Jurisic
collected the coaches award.
being
Evans has taught accounting, finance and business policy in the accounting program for the past 13 years. He said he was glad to
won and hopes
The Enforcers were named the team of the year,
that the position
Evans also said
he will have a couple of addition-
wave
retires
Peter
will
it
Findlay.
hear he
CCMVmiENTARY
and
think
I
chance.”
thrilled
Carlyle
seven different leagues.
MVP,
The
a
400
which included
sports this year,
being awarded to each team.
with
hockey
took part in intramural
competing
is
Roy
Erin
both
approximately
said
athletes
The men’s outdoor soccer team honoured Paul Mouradian as
honoured,
on the college’s board of governors. Evans was competing against fellow professors
Haan was
and
won
tournament
extramural
valuable player and coaches award
election for the position of faculty
representative
an
fastball
tournament.
intramural
of committee work I’ve ever done.
professor
and
She
receiving the coaches award.
team, Stephanie .Den
an extramural
award.
of Conestoga’s varsity teams
But do Conestoga College, has
as
of the year, back-stopping the
Condors to a
ever had,” said Ford.
Conestoga hosted and
the coaches award.
Bob Evans elected new
^TOP ^THE
Serbians protest
24 in 12 games. Gignac was named male
hitting
were
nominated.”
Arsenault
year for most hits in a season,
about
winning
ulty,
sessional teachers, counsel-
issues that relate to the faculty
because he was the candidate
lors
and there are a number of major issues coming up over
whose
the college voted for the faculty
picture
was missing
April 5 issue of Spoke.
in the
and
librarians
employed by
representative on April 7.
— SPOKE, April 26, 1999
Page 2
NEWS Organizer says event a flop
Excessive water use costs college
2 students attend year-end concert 1
By Janet Wakutz Water usage 1
Everall
Business
After spending almost $2,000 to
Student
Association)
manager
put on a free concert, Conestoga’s
there’s
year-end party was a flop, says the
she said. “There’s so
event’s organizer.
“We
on
planned our big end-of-the-
Doon Student Association’s (DSA) entertainment manager. “We get a of people asking for not the
lot
same old try
it
We
thing.
and
much going
was hard
it
to find
Stokes said there were other reasons
over
why
financial
DSA
looking
other events going on in the office
(and)
have a
with guests the Pocket Dwellers.
comes
Both bands play a different style of music compared to the more mainstream groups, which Stokes said
was something new
for the
DSA.
members
with the bands,” said Stokes.
She said people being swamped with assigmnents and exams was partly to blame for the poor atten-
budget goes,
to the
of options
DSA
offer for the
known band, but
at the last
minute
big part in
we had (a band) name I’m sure it
said Stokes. “If
with a big
wouldn’t have mattered.”
She said
it
probably would have
a difference
if
the concert
attempting to fix the problem. are in the process of hiring a
who
be responsible for ensuring events
are
will all
promoted
properly, she said.
Stokes will be entertainment
manager again next year, but she said she won’t be making the same mistakes.
those nights wasn’t a possibility.
get earlier
the
CBSA
(Conestoga
“This
money
is
like a life lesson.
and
We’re
start allotting
more
for the year-end concert.”
wasn’t
able
to
students
possible that
is
it
came
without passes
in
after those students
were
by
let in
may have
security and they
left
taps running. “I
was unable
to determine
who
photo
labs.
I
not sure there was a problem,”
the
the
on the fourth and the labs in graphic still
alert
he
said
and there
of pooling resources By Janet Wakutz
the
finance for the college, said
he
security
Hunter
potential,
said.
faculty
in
the
program, said incident
it
member
a
graphic
at the
was not a
prints.
water and prints require washing as well. said he
had found a couple
of taps that wouldn’t shut off and talked
with
students
providing the opportunity
achieve
to
helping
their
students
them to meet those needs. “The synergy of pulling resoiurces together is realty what we want to celebrate. The spirit of what is done today is the
The processing of film requires 20 minutes of washing with cool
Sowa
is
students
design
time of the
real problem,
64
mind
recognize their needs and helping
His classes had just completed at least
special-needs
of
just over usage.
and making
of
thinks
when
enabling services, what comes to for
Sowa,
Allan Sparling and presented by Kurt Randall, who said, “I’ve
Kevin Mullan, vice-president of
believes
with
celebrates ‘synergy’
have addressed the situation and I have not heard anything further,”
Vince .
along
Awards banquet
areas that
processing two rolls of film each
going to learn to look at the bud-
is
addressed
notified
“Faculty
be a reaUy expensive show.” However, Stokes said, the DSA
were held on a Thursday or a Friday, but holding the event on “There
security
Milner
to
DSA
were
problem has been corrected.
promotions co-ordinator
on a Monday played a the low attendance,”
staff
water while on rounds.
was kind of a good thing that we didn’t get (the Watchmen) because it would have turned out
the small turnout.
made
better
“It
is
Dietz added
the water
she said.
and
have been no more problems,” said Hunter who asked his personnel to check for running
they decided not to accept any
They
know where
in journalism
“Guards are
put in an
Watchmen, a
“I don’t
am
design.
it
end of the year.”
Stokes said the
from a quarter-inch hose.
with students leaving taps running
security,
don’t
when
both of them and they said they didn’t leave the taps running.”
including water and salt for the
to
were causing concern, including
can’t
we
of an
they might be and at this point
the journalism labs
lot
much
water running
determine there was a problem
floor
far as our
to
gain entry to photo labs on weekends,” said Dietz. “I talked to
$55
always spend the time required to
dance, but the date the event was
it
$50
organize events,” said Stokes. “As
scheduled, played a bigger part in
“Having
was
At the time, A1 Hunter, head of
offers.
“Perhaps, people weren’t familiar
DSA
the
was due
increase
it
co-ordinator,
situation.
event in January, but there are
About 12 people, including the four students who came on the free bus from residence, attended the April 12 show which featured Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails
difficult to believe that
finds
asked to turn off taps and faculty
at the
flop.”
to
he
says
the cost of water used over the
and starts
from physical resources.
went, but I don’t think it all went from our area,” he said. Sharon Dietz, journalism
softener. Students
and lack of time to
plan events.
“The
left
students
Sowa now
March only two showed passes to security
“During
also
and preserve the environment,” said Milner whose figures indicate average
the concert didn’t go
including
well,
limitations
thought we’d
turned out to be a
it
week
this
physical
on and water was flowing freely. “Our concern is to control costs
week,”
this
of
said at the time he
believed water taps were being
the time to schedule the event.”
year concert and no one showed up,” said Patty Stokes, the
movie night
who
resources,
banquet tonight, there was the DSA awards banquet last week,
March was up by
,000 gallons, according to Barry
Milner,
By Jeanette
in
He
shutting off the taps.
posted the notices he had received
about
never had a better teacher or instructor.”
The support staff award went to Lynn Robbins and was presented by Steven Chmiel who called Robbins “extremely nice and caring.”
sentiment of an outstanding employee,” said Mullan.
The special needs awards were renamed last year and are now called the June Dahmer Memorial Special Needs Awards, in memory of June Dahmer who made contributions
needs
special
to
students at the Waterloo campus.
Dahmer’s
.
husband
A1
and
daughter Sarah presented one of
and her mother Ann spoke about her daughter to the the awards
1999
ORIENTATION ASSISTANTS
audience.
“She was a very special person thought of all of you as her family,” Dahmer’s mother said.
Marian Mainland gets a hug from Myrna Nicholas as she receives her award.
who
(Photo by Janet Wakutz)
Jack Fletcher, director of student
emceed
services,
ceremony, held
WE NEED HELP THIS FALL WITH ORIENTATION AND REQUIRE A FEW STUDENTS TO ASSIST IN THIS AREA
THIS IS A PAID POSITION ($7/H0UR)
the
at the
award
college on
April 12.
award approached the podium and described why they nominated the individual and then presented the
his
appropriate award.
of services
for each
Certificates of appreciation
were
given to Mike Verway of technol-
Wright
for
his
approachable,
understanding way; Dick Parker
ORIENTATION WEEK WILL BE AUGUST 30th - SEPT 3/99
Dan Cann.
friend, fellow student
The nominator
ogy, nominated by student David
PLEASE SEE Melissa MacClennan in Student Services (2B02) ABOUT THE DETAILS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL TERM
The student award went to Lee Breen and was presented by his John
Gilmour
services
received
Cromby award
the
in recognition of
commitment for
needs
special
computer Glen
of
to the provision
students at
with
Conestoga
College.
Myrna
Nicholas,
administrator
who
peer is
on
tutor
sick
leave,
was presented with an
of social services, nominated by
award
to recognize her dedication
who said, “Dick Parker is a man who believes in empowerment;” Stuait Hood of
to the
Robert Gurney
academic success of
dents with special needs.
stu-
Marian
Mainland, co-ordinator of special
welding engineering, nominated by Rashed Yeghani; and Martin
needs, presented the award.
Haie of technology, nominated by Lee Breen who said Hare had
member
from special needs, ended the award ceremony by
always been sensitive to Breen’s needs which developed from a
of appreciation for their work in
back
accommodating
The
injury.
faculty
award was given
to
Judy
Hart,
a
support
staff
presenting proctors with a token
required special
students tests.
who
STUDENT
Cramming
SPOKE, April
LIFE
common
is
CBSA holds annual banquet
Conestoga students
for
and bash
By Lindsay Gibson
van Donkersgoed
Julie
I
Cojiestoga
ho
Bii-smess
Student As.soaation held
signing in to security after hours
work
to
annual awards banquet
in labs.
on April
Conestoga security guard Lori Rothwell said some students have
I i
at tlic
its
at
I
llh
6 p m.
WaU-ihio Inn
Matthew, co-ordinator of
Ian
The executive included Topping, Campbell,
communications
and security has had to kick them out because they don’t have proper night passes. But most are
prtjgiam, acted as the nuslor of
cciemonies
Mike Chau
back again
communications
6:30 a.m. the next
at
“The biggest one
is
who
said Rothwell,
two
the college for
at
which
graphics,”
has worked
Leslie Molina,
security
a third-year
on Saturday,
civil
17
April
engineering student, signs
with
in
(Photo by Lindsay Gibson)
.
years.
Traditionally the end of any
semester
is
students,
said
busy
a
time
for
Joan Magazine,
a busier time for the
“It is also
students are facing
may
some
because
counsellors
to the fact
when
not pass,
have been a
up
“It
because
stressful
is
everything comes
all at
once,” he
said.
According to Magazine
student services counsellor.
they
should
it
reality before,” she
about
setting
it is
all
and
priorities
“The end tends
sneak up on
to
you,” she said. “Students need to
and consider how
set priorities
Students are feeling the pressure
of paper,
exam and
dates, said Leslie
project due
Molina, a third-
year civil engineering student.
Magazine suggests students work on improving a C grade and spend less time on an courses.
all
existing
A grade.
to-ordinator.
Magazine
said
some
that
and then focus more attention on those ones.” For example, if students feel they don’t have enough time for grade
because
semester
they
can’t
handle the pressure, but that does not happen very often.
“Some students have to ask for some time off work to study and get things done,” said Magazine,
“which
good because school
is
should be
61
Awards
presented
LASA students educate means
by
survey
of
a
questionnaire to be included in a First-year
LASA
up Conestoga
students set
around
displays
College, Tuesday, April
13,
to
written
final
LASA
The
required
policing centres in the area.
legislation
information fair as part of their
The
discovered completing
incarceration centres they
one day be employed
As
of the
part
first-year students
to
visit
a
may
project,
the
were required
particular
to
Sarah
LASA
at.
jail
or
detention centre and conduct a
in
facts
were
process
the
“We
CBSA
J999-2000
school year which includes Lisa president;
Katie
vice
president:
Topping,
treasurer;
Henhoeffer,
Trevor
Christa Biltort, ccnmnutlications
The
programs
included
accounting, business inuthemat-
prgrammer/
comfiutei
general
analyst,
^mess,
managoraeni studies, marketing, materials
nianagcincnt,
microcomputer adniiniati ation and microcomputer soft-ware ftTiile
too numerous to
list,
the
awards presented ranged from laculty awards' to president,
co-ordinator;
Andreas
Teresa Bricker,
and computer
co-ordinator;
promotio-ns
Kyriacov,
liaison.
The aw^ds ceremeny was by a biz bash at Sammy’s G^agej a bar in downtown Kkchen^. Students and some facultv, followed
many
still
>emi-lormal
spotting
wear
ffteir
tiom
the
banquet, attended the event.
Admission was were drawn
free '
and prizes
throughout
die evening
hierarchy throughout.”
group toured
of
is
in
danger of
closing because the government
considering
“super
proposal
a
jail,”
is
a
for
a larger jail that all
the smaller jails
in the area.
The idea which was proposed
in
Pooley,
first-year
postponed to the year 2000.
learned
tihe
for the
“And
September 1999 has now been
a
who
visited the
how much
keep an inmate
day, even
said.
according
Guelph Correction Centre. to
pre.sented.
executive.
students from biismoss programs
presented award.s of appreciation
this project,
student
Chau
from the
also got a taste of the levels of
would replace
interesting
designed to give
is
funding,
jaU system.
LASA students an in-depth look at
project
consider
to
award of
also received an
appreciation
executive
and
liaison.
Pooley also said the centre her
were
students
and how the different levels of govermnent affect the Other
public administration course.
the
entire experience.
inform students about different students participated in this
on
report
computer
fair
employees earn,” she
we
.lohnson,
at Oie college.
Hong Chau, CBSA
By Carly Benjamin
to
Hicks,
co-ordinator;
Cashtnore,
were
program-specific awards.
first priority.”
through information
weie
aviaids
presented.
ics,
students drop out at the end of the
planning ahead.
certain projects will affect then-
said.
The
CMISA
said 3.51 attended the event, at
morning.
security
fin the evening.
Ryan
co-ordinator;
promotions
Carapholl.
Laurtc
treasurer;
the sm^ill business development
LiitJiic
Terc.sa
Bricker, vice president; Trevor
to pull “all-nighters”
been trying
executive
current
the
of the association.
There has been an 85 per cent increase in the number of students to
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26, 1999
were accepted, smaller jails Guelph would close. Rhys Hayes and Darryl If
it
like it
costs
in prison per
what kind of salaries jail
Porterfield, both first-year
who
students
LASA
fair,
LASA
participated in the
said they have been
accepted as auxiliary officers for the Ontario Provincial Police.
Although the opportunity did not arise
the
from the project they did on
OPP
for the
students agreed that
would
their
it
LASA
fair,
was a
the
position
offer experience for
program and
later
their
USED CD
career.
In the initial training, auxiliary officers are required to
complete
an extensive orientation program
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crowd control and
too)
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first-year
auxiliary officer for the
LASA student, has been
OPP.
accepted as an
(Photo by Carly Benjamin)
and
traffic
traffic accidents.
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Street M.
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Gretzky’s retirement spurs student debate By Elizabeth Sackrider The greatest hockey player Canada has ever produced is hanging up his skates after a 20-year career.
Wayne
Gretzky, the legendary
number
has announced his and the news has caused mixed reactions across the 99,
retirement
country.
Some
of Conestoga’s hockey
interviewed in a random survey thought Gretzky should be fans
able to retire if he wants, despite
being
an international super and hockey legend. Others thought he should hang in there and play for one more
Tannis Fenton, journalism.
year.
that
athlete
Tony
Wagner,
a
first-year
mechanical engineering student, said he thought Gretzky should do as he likes.
“He shouldn’t
let
the
affect his decisions,” said
Derrick
Wall,
woodworking
a
media
Wagner.
first-year
agreed
student,
with Wagner’s sentiment. “After 20 years he deserves some family time. He is a family
man now,”
said Wall.
Mike Tutka,
ing student,
also said
he thought Gretzky should spend more time with his family. “He’s too old for the game,” said Tutka.
accounting
agreed
student,
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER: Part 2:
Coping with Stress
In part
1,
we
Stress
lives,
and
physically, emotionally
“He should
style,” said Peterson. retire
when he is
stiU in the public
it
Shauna Peterson, accounting.
engi-
really
should
accounting student, Cindy Dean.
he wants to retire, he should. If he wants to take time off, he should go nuts and do what he wants,” said Dean. “If
woodworking student Gretzky
said
should stay in the game. in him,” said Faulhafer. “Besides
his
knew about have
wife doesn’t want him to
and he
till
is terrible to
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James Gallay, said he was sorry that such a great hockey player is finally going to be leaving the game.
next
Second-year accounting student,
“It’s
him go,” said good he goes out
sad to see
should play another season.
Gallay. “It
is
“He should play one more year “He would make the perfect
now
with Toronto,” said Wright.
with people.”
second-line centre.”
journalism student, agreed with
he
civil
Dwayne
doesn’t
retirement will is
that
Tannis
engineering
Fenton,
a
first-year
“It is sad to see a great Canadian hockey player go,” said Fenton. “He has been amazing, even though he has been in the States, he has been a great role model for many young athletes.”
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Second-year accounting student,
Steve Wright, concurred Gretzky
“He
Greg Bishop, a first-year computer programming analyst
this
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to the great one.
season.”
student,
Tutka,
most hockey patrons say goodbye
Overall,
agree
he should stay another Bishop. “Nobody
Second-year
“He has a couple of good years
Gretzky
ice.
said
Gretzky has worked hard to get where he is, said second-year
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SPORTS
From Brantford Wayne
citizens
Gretzky surprised,
Gretzky didn’t burst onto the scene and tear up
and amazed most
hockey
Brantford minor hockey in
who
people
Brian
the
game
Smiley
of
while Gretzky announced that he’s at peace
and ready
to riiove
how many of us were ready
on,
to
go of arguably die greatest hockey player to ever have played
playmg novice, one single, solitary goal. Mind you he was a six-year-old playing in a league where everyone else was 10, but
in his
every
a sub-par performance.
still
the sport?
Gretzky became a star. Most people know about his scoring
am not.
for one,
Gretzky will always be a part of
me, as long as
we
that link,
I live. I like to
think
have a special
will always
shared with about 80,000
who were bom
other people,
or
hometown, Brantford. When you meet a person, invariably they ask where you’re live in our
from and I always answer without hesitation,
“I’m from Brantford, the
Wayne Gretzky was
place where
bom.” While most of these people don’t
know
geographical
the
location of our city, they’ve heard of
same
children.
Wa5me
did whatever his
coaches asked of him, which
is
Since that time Brantford has
me a chance to place our name in the
feats (378 goals in one year, etc.), however many people may be shocked and amazed to know Brantford didn’t want him. Some players’ parents on Wayne’s team downright despised, even hated, this youngster. They yeUed obscenities at Gretzky and threatened him for taking the spotlight and playing time away from their own
that question gives
of
Gretzky.
Answering
after his first year that
know Wayne
because
sentence, and
we’ve done something
seems
it
together.
By the time I was bom, in
renamed a recreation complex and road in his name. But even feose
honours
distinguished
were
Gretzky had already made his
debated in Brantford. In the early 1980s
mark on
suggested the Brant and District
our
,‘Ms’ sport
However,
from
p^^j^ stories, i^^ve
1975,
talking
city.
with
reading newspaper
come
to realize there
were some people in our city that didn’t like him. Those Br^tford
be debated, until
to
Civic
Centre
it
was
be renamed in
Gretzky’s name, but that idea was
down. Instead a recreation was renamed tlie Wayne
shot
has
centre
Gretzky Sports Centre.
more
is
man
been
own City, the place he put on map?
of 2,857
his point total
around
anyone
more
one-third
is
than
else.
Gretzky
this
is
A legend,
a hero. according to Oxford,
a famous or remarkable person. Gretzky achieved a lot outside of
is
the game. Every year
from 1981
Jealousy.
to 1992 he ran a Gretzky Celebrity
Wayne Gretzky could donate
Tennis tournament
every penny he has ever earned to
still
(later
changed
softbaU) in Brantford. This
tournament raised more than $1.2
argue that he hasn’t done
this
milEon for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. That is a remarkable effort by any person. Gretzky is a legend.
man and why we honour him in his own
Canada has few icons, which Oxford says is an image or statue.
anything for the
city.
ITus
is
the
argument many people have made as
to
some people would
Brantford and
what every player should do, but doesn’t, and for this he was ‘forced’ to leave the city at age 14 and play Junior B in Toronto.
Brantford and most of them
Brantford
was
It
Why
year,
let
I,
had
that
scored
first
of 1,963
And
city
subjected to this type of freatment
Gretzky
assist total
one of the main roads in the
Wayne Gretzky Parkway, even
phenomenon he
is today.
His
than anyone has in total points.
finally approved.
In that
But
hockey.
Iris
1990s when one city
In the
councillor suggested renaming
season playing orgaiuzed hockey. He wasn’t always the first
ever saw him
play
should be embarrassed
and ashamed.
dazzled
was
to Nagano, Gretzky
why
to
they
dislike
personable shouldn’t
hometown. Because he hasn’t done anything for Hogwash.
money
name
Gretzky’s biggest
When hockey anywhere,
us.
alone
is
the
after
I
is mentioned would wager a lot of
doesn’t take people long,
it
striking
up a conversation, comes to mind.
any industry or person wishing to
before Gretzky
relocate to Brantford.
The image I wiU always remember of Gretzky occinred during the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Canada weis tied at one with the Czech RepubEc and the game was moving into a sudden-death shootout. The winner would advance to the gold
I
will
point
selling
to
remember Gretzky
for
what he is and not what my fellow Brantfordians wanted him to be. He was arguably, (in my mind he the greatest hockey player, model and citizen our city has ever produced and probably ever is),
role
win, in
my lifetime.
The Oxford
definition of hero is
who
a person
admired for nobiEty, courage and outstmiding achievement Having watched him play as I grew up, I know what an outstanding career he has had. In 198.5/86 he set the record for points m one season with 215. In his career he amassed records for the most NID:.. goals, with 894, is
Gretzky
is
an icon.
and
thinking,
“This
remember
I
the ultimate
is
ending to the greatest hockey career. Gretzky will come off the bench as the last shooter, the shootout wiE be
great
Canada’s
and game. The greatest goal scorer and player the game had ever produced was left to hang his head on the bench in disbeEef when he wasn’t chosen
Canada
shooters
five
the
lost
to represent his greatest time of
country in
its
need (outside of
war).
His Efe had come fuU circle. Gretzky was no longer needed (Eke his days in Brantford) and
my
It was then that I end was near and that not the image I want to have of
heart sank.
realized the is
him
in
my
mindi However,
I
can
only think of what might have been, had he been chosen as one
of “our” shooters? Would
won
we have
medal? Would Canadian hockey be better and not gold
the
ailing as
is?
it
These debates can only be raised because Gretzky is the world’s greatest player
and has such an
impact on his sport
medal game, the loser the bronze. Both teams were selecting their shooters
— Page 5
tied,
and Gretzky
wiU have
the last chance to
the game.
He’U do
win
Everything worked out in the
was forced to leave maybe if he had remained he wouldn’t have become what he has. It is possible end. Gretzky
Brantford and
that
he may not even have been
at
those Olympics games.
What I know proud that
I
for sure
is
that
I’m
wasn’t one of those
parents or spectators, players or
coaches, at Brantford’s arenas
who were
inconsiderate and rude
young boy who just wanted to play a game he loved. I was on his side and I’U always to a
hold a special place in
my
heart
for the greatest person, gentleman
and hockey player Brantford wiU
it.”
That never happened. Gretzky wasn’t selected to be one of
ever produce.
Gretzky cards worth double overnight, collector says By Wayne
New York on April
Collins
16, despite the
pleas of family, fans and
Students
who
collect
hockey
cards should be aware that, with
Wayne
Gretzky’s
Gretzky
cards
retirement,
and
feUow
career of what many, including
week,” says Clark, who’s hanging on to a couple of
memorabiEa have just doubled, or
Lemieux, consider the greatest hockey player to ever lace up a
Gretzky,
announced his news conference in
38,
retirement at a
and 61
goes
worth
for old
Edmonton
Oiler, St.
assists, despite suffering
a
Rangers cards with Gretzky’s face
Gretzky cards wiU become even more
on them,
valuable.
someone wants them bad enough,
by,
CoUectors should scout around
“In
I
my
opinion,” says Clark, “if
can ask any price
I
want.”
same reason.
Number world
known around
99,
the
“The Great One”, re-wrote the NHL’s record books
last
week, can be
sold for at least
$800
this
week.”
as
in a 20-year career that
one
“Cards that were worth
$400
on Sunday against
last assist
He
and 1,963
retires
with 894 goals
assists for a total
of
says he’d afready sold five
a.m.
at the market by 10 on Saturday morning and
expects to get a lot of offers for his
Tim Clark, who sells hockey memorabiEa at the Flea Market on Hespeler Road in Cambridge, says
remaining cards.
he considers Gretzky the No.
1
“Hockey different,”
is
to
a
retirement, however, he expects
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more on his card stocks. “They will go to the highest
to bid
bidder,” says Clark.
To put old hockey memorabiEa
Gretzky cards and souvenirs, has
prices in perspective, Clark says.
collection
98/99
Crease to determine an item’s market value. After Gretzky’s buyers wUl be more than wilEng
his
AS TUTORS FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR
called
of
years,
RETURNING STUDENTS
says, usually
publication
“Nobody
wiU replace him.” Clark, who’s been collecting hockey cards for more than 20 says
Most vendors, he refer
going to be very
says Clark.
WILL BE LOOKING TO HIRE
Gretzky cards
2,857 regular season points.
player of aU time.
WE
hockey card salesman
ended with
the Penguins.
Gretzky
Tim Clark,
Louis
Blues, Los Angeles Kings and
injury.
National Hockey League and the
these three other players, win sell for about $35 now but the pric^ wlli go op. (Photo by Wayne Collins)
Gretzky’s rookie cards for the
time
is
New York Rangers as their leading
neck
patjticular set, yvith
this
As
Orr’s rookie card
pair of skates. Gretzky leaves the
scorer this season with nine goals
Tim Clark holds up a Wayne Gretzky card. He says this
approximately $2,700 but points out that this card is from 1967.
“Cards that were worth $400 last week, can be sold for at least $8(X)
Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario
tripled, in value.
Bobby
more season. The announcement ends the
players to play one
other
even
already doubled in value since last Friday’s announcement.
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— SPOKE, April
26, 1999
SPORTS Condor teams capture four medals
Award Winners Athletic
Athletic
manager
predicts
gold for future varsity teams By Brian Smiley Conestoga
College’s
varsity
teams all had successful 1998/1999 campaigns, according to Ian James, manager of athletics and recreation. But next year he may be blinded by the shininess of gold medals he thinks those teams are capable of sports
winning. “It’s been a very good year, as opposed to other years I’ve been here,” James said. “Next year is looking very promising. We’re looking to strike for at least two
golds.”
Coach
Geoff Johnstone presents Paul Mouradian with one of the two MVP awards he won for indoor and outdoor men’s soccer (Photo by Charlos Kuepter)
Condor teams struck for four medals this year, none of them coveted golds, but an excellent showing nonetheless.
The biggest highlight of the year was the men’s hockey team. After
team accomplished something no other Conestoga hockey team has done before: skate away from the National Championships with the silver medal.
Women’s softball also took home one of the four medals, a silver,
at
the Ontario Colleges
OCAA
playoffs
as
mild upset, the Condors captured the bronze medal. But the most prominent event was yet to come. In the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association hockey championships held at the college, Conestoga upset the No. 1 nationally ranked Cambrian Golden Shield, for a thrilling
the talent
and
potential for success all season,
but they couldn’t string together afi/larlene
Ford
Conestoga’s
athletic
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some immense optimism for the upcoming year. The women’s outdoor team won the regional championship and
made the
it
to the quarter-finals of
OCAA
championships before
bowing out for the year. James said he is looking forward to big things from this team next year and doesn’t expect them to fall off their usual winning pace from previous years. After switching to the cozy confines of the gymnasium, the women’s indoor team seemed
when
cruising
they
won
the regional provincial qualifying
championships.” Ian James,
manager of and recreation
tournament for the OCAA championships. However, they lost steam in the OCAA championships and exited early from those championships, failing to reach the playoff round.
going to be a toss-up next James said. “We’re going to be as strong as this year but, “It’s
also
won
hardware, capturing a
bronze medal at the OCAA championships. Winning bronze was a huge boost to the men’s soccer program at the college, considering the team has kept the basement of the league warm in previous years. “It’s
we need
of success and
all
the players
accomplished one important achievement this season.
On
top of the fabulous results
“They had a
athletes
season and we’re tremendously excited about the 1999/2000
fashion.
season.”
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James said
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James
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key players.”
the varsity teams had,
a tremendous turnaround,” said.
three
Each team had some smell
“The second half of the year is what I’d like to remember,” James said. Most people will agree, as the varsity hockey
Ford would like
to
“Conestoga was represented well by their varsity athletes,” he said.
see basketball included
Assistant manager says intramurals a success By Brian Smiley
Ford attempted to put together a basketball session, but the interest
and that includes intramurals, which saw participation remain steady, according to Marlene Ford, assistant manager of athletics and season
athletic
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basketball ran,” she said.
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crowned Foo Bar as its champion. Contact hockey had no winner because of scheduling conflicts, and in the first session of volleyball, which Ford says is the best intramural. These captured the championship.
Guys
second session Civil 2 took home the volleyball
In the
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together next year.
year,”
The Condors were an up-and-
enough wins
it all
because they weren’t supposed to compete with the elite of the league. Even though there’s nowhere to go but up, James said next year looks to be better. “It’s very promising for next year. I’m expecting they’ll challenge for the gold medal at the Ontario championships,” he said. The men’s outdoor soccer team
this year,
effort
finish to their season.
down team and had
put
“We’re excited about what’s going to happen with the men’s
was rebuilding fantastic
the end of the season and slipped
the
may
outdoor teams
the Condors put things together at
the fourth, and final, seed. In a
and had a decent indoor season to complement their outdoor team. James said they have a lot of individual talent and to gel
Association playoff tournament at Durham College in October. Considering the team Athletic
having a mediocre regular season,
into
players this year, the team started
No.
1
and the B. Clams won the ball hockey championship. Overall, Ford said the intramurals cdhtinue to have a good participation rate, but things are getting tougher because students continue to take on more title
responsibilities.
now
co-ed slo-pitch, which ran during the first semester, the Amateurs took the title. Touch
they
football, also in the first session.
(participate),” she said.
In
“Right
students
part-time job or they just
need a
commute and
can’t
do
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SPOKE, April 26, 1999
ENTERTAINMENT Fixing
— Page 7
Conestoga
Whatever you do
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and gets even deeper into trouble
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while attending a rave at an under-
Go, the new entertaining black
comedy/drama director
by
Swingers
Doug Liman,
stars
Katie
Holmes {Disturbing Behaviour), Sarah Polley {The Sweet Hereafter),
Jay
Mohr
Cigarettes),
Scott
Wolf (TV’s
{200
The
Go
second
trouble with the
and
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into
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begin
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(Polley),
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Ronna Martin
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before she
is
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She has
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super
desperate
Krakowski
Zack
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and his
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The end of Go involves the young actors colliding in an
way at an underground Los Angeles nightclub. outrageous
The
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that the characters
their
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both interesting and fun.
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collateral.
Ronna continues
(Fichter)
that they are very
wrong.
(Olyplant) and uses her reluctant
and
to
the film
sexual adventures with strangers.
also fill in for Simon in a drug run after two actors, Adam (Wolf) and Zack (Mohr),
approach her requesting some ecstasy. She goes to Simon’s main drug source Todd Gaines
how
McBeal). This married couple also makes it obvious to Adam and
original
to
Burke
friendly
for cash she eventually decides
(Holmes) as
a mih ate?
together.
well
best friend Claire
t
These two also have quite a funny and strange dinner with
weekend. so
what they are up
begin to understand
movie
is
owner of a topless
(Wolf and Mohr) turn up again.
time off to go to Las Vegas for the
Ronna
in
Later in the movie the two actors
takes place a couple
days before Christmas holidays. It
situation
Simon and his friend Marcus (Tayp Diggs) to Las Vegas. They get extremely drunk, lose their money and get into some more crazy follows
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— SPOKE, April 26, 1999
STUDENT
LIFE
Anti-NATO protests continue By Wayne
Collins
As NATO’s
offensive against
Yugoslavia reached
on April
watch Serbian
its
26th night
17, protestors
gathered
demanding an end bombing. Black robed priests
to the
television.
everybody
can
“NATO
watch
television.”
He
said
it
not hard to
is
tell
who’s been lying, since the outset of the whole campaign. Milicevic
from Kitchener’s Serbian Orthodox Church, Holy Trinity, began the Saturday rally at 8 p.m. with a prayer in the Serbian language,
Holy Trinity with three fingers
of their hands.
NATO needs to
said that
world
support
offensive
for
against
and
people
lie to
its
the
their
get
unjust
Serbian
president,
Slobodan Milosevic.
while forming the church’s sign of the
Kitchener
“None,” he answered himself, adding that meanwhile,
again in front of Kitchener’s city hall,
in
Milicevic blamed the United States, saying the
Americans have
a strategic interest in bombing
Several speakers then took to
Yugoslavia.
podium, condemning the NATO bombings as a waste of Canadian taxpayers’ money. They
alternatives
to
capitalism
anywhere
chanted anti-war slogans to the
globe,” Milicevic said.
the
“They
want
no
their
social
version of
on
the
crowd of more than 300 people from various local commimity groups,
including
Greeks,
Romanians, Czechs, Canadians and British. Adults and children alike Serbians,
“Serbians
in
Serbia don’t
need propaganda.”
cheered reports of NATO failures,
Most
of the protesters at Kitchener’s City Hall
symbolize victims of the
NATO bombing
in
on
April
17 wore targets over
Yugoslavia,
their clothing to
(Photos by
Wayne
Collins)
Davaor Milicevic
such as downed bombers near Belgrade, while lighting candles
and singing Serbian songs. Most of those present, including several Conestoga College and University of Waterloo students, waved either Canadian or Serbian flags and wore black and white targets pinned to their bodies, symbolizing the victims of NATO
bombs in Yugoslavia. One speaker, Milicevic,
shouting
Davaor into
the
microphone from the stage in English, asked the crowd,
“Who
needs propaganda?”
He answered
his question with
NATO
needed propaganda more than Serbia because they were the ones bombing Yugoslavia. “Serbians in Serbia don’t need
with
bombs, and go to sleep
read
news in Serbian for those who had no Internet access. Several times the crowd cheered to hear bews of downed NATO pilots. It was also reported that 70,000 people had gathered in Macedonia
NATO’s plans
to protest
When crowd
to land
there.
the speeches ended, the
City Hall to march
left
along King Street, singing and chanting phrases such as “Stop the
bombing.”
Both the
OPP
their
with
traffic
bombs.” Milicevic also asked
One woman went up and the
and Waterloo were present to maintain order and provide
propaganda,” he said. “Serbians (children)
took the podium.
ground troops
a lengthy speech, saying
eat
The crowd cheered loudly, waving flags throughout the evening as several more speakers
regional
King
how many
people in the world can actually
police
control
The
Street.
along
crowd
dispersed and the protest ended
without any incidents.
Priests from Kitchener’s Serbian Hall
on
April
1
7 with a prayer
in
Orthodox Church, Holy
Trinity,
began the
Serbian.
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Momir Jakovijevic (left) and Nebojsa Miric attended the anti-NATO rally at Kitchener’s City Hall on April 17. Miric is making the Serbian Orthodox Church’s sign of the Holy Trinity. (Photo by
Wayne
Collins)
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