Gov’t invests By Walerian Czarnecki The
Canadian
a need for $20,000, then the millennium scholarship will cover
government
could have chosen to celebrate
the deficit. Since
it is
a grant,
it
the
could reduce the loan amount that a student gets, said Walsh.
ceremonies.
list,”
new millennium by building monuments or staging elaborate But the government has chosen new millennium by
to ring in the
“They
be on top of the
will
she said. “It could result in
equal money, but less loan.”
by
In June 1998 an act of Parliament established a private
instituting a scholarship that will
and autonomous organization
investing in Canada’s youth
enable students to keep their per-
with an endowment of $2.5
sonal debts low.
lion to assist all Canadian post-
The
Canada
Scholarship
Millennium Foundation will
begin to give out scholarships
2000 and
starting January
will
bil-
secondary students.
The
scholarship
will have
foundation
$113 million to spend
across the country, with Ontario
continue to do so for 10 years. Students who have applied for
per cent. 37 Approximately 35,000 students a
financial
year will receive the scholarship,
OSAP
through
assistance
and attend school
full
time are automatically considered for the scholarship, said Conestoga’s financial aid ofBcer Carol Walsh.
based on the OSAP assessment. It will go to stu“It
is
dents with the highest need,” she “It will affect
said.
about 100
students at Conestoga.”
Students
who
getting
which will range between $2,000 and $4,000. About 95 per cent will go to students who demonstrate a need and five per cent to
who
those
ondary
will enter post-sec-
education
and
show
merit.
most of the money, said Walsh. “Students
who
are
attending
university, with a higher tuition,
by
would have a higher need,” she
scholarship will be notified
each year and will receive the
said.
Need is determined by the same
scholar-
OSAP assessment that is current-
ship will cover the needs of stu-
applicant qualifies for the maxi-
income is verand costs are calculated by looking at tuition costs and liv-
mum
ing expenses.
The
in January.
dents that
OSAP
does not. If an
$17,000, but demonstrates
ASKTOJtllOfAt,
University students will receive
qualified for the
November and December of money
youth
in
ly used. Student’s ified
Carol Walsh, Conestoga’s financial aid millennium scholarship.
advertises the
officer,
new
(Photo by Walerian Czarnecki)
Partnership created with Conestoga ByTannis Fenton Conestoga College
is
in
the
Co^EVIENTARk Page 4
'
Blatant racist targets
Spoke
Welland; Sault College in Sault Ste.
contains aU the logistical infor-
Ontario
that will create
will allow the col-
according to specifications
program acquired through courses,
said
Deborah
The curriculum
It
$115
will cost approximately
per person for each training day.
Conestoga’s training and develop-
can apply for training dollars fund-
ment department can provide the courses on site or companies can
by
the
Ontario
Aerospace
Weickert, training and development
Council that was created to exam-
send people to the college for
manager of technical skills, supervisory training and management.
ine the industry’s training needs,
ing.
she said.
Two
The
Niagara
Weickert
train-
Ontario
asked
Conestoga College to join the pro-
gram as the sixth college. The Ontario Aerospace Council chose Conestoga College because
accreditation
process that recog-
college and the
company
will
fers credits, she said
Aerospace Council will sign the agreement in the next month or
cate consists of 14 courses totalling
are well-conversed in that particu-
said Weickert,
two.
240 hours of
lar subject matter,” said Weickert.
college’s flexibility
The
accreditation
agreement
training time, while
the aerospace manufacturing cer-
agrees to follow certain criteria in
tificate consists
terms of curriculum, cost of deliv-
280 hours of training. “The initial focus is going
ery of the courses and what the
of
1 1
courses with
choose instructors to teach the “(Instructors) will
Initially,
be
“We have the relevant backwe currently offer that
ground and be people
who
the Ontario Aerospace
Council approached five Ontario colleges to provide the
to
it
agreed to the certification and nizes previous learning and trans-
courses.
The program management certifi-
in
the
through the program.
be available
in
College
Council
said
According to Weickert, an officer of the college and the Ontario
certificates will
College
Oakville.
Aerospace
such as plane manufacturers,
ed
Nepean;
Marie; and Sheridan College in
for the aerospace
developed.
said.
try
credit
ment,” said Weickert.
Weickert
lege to offer the Aerospace Industry
a cer-
terms of develop-
manufacturing program has been
Training Program, which
is
later, in
certificate,
of the Ontario Aerospace Council,”
Aerospace companies, which produce parts for the aerospace indus-
tificate
12
coming
“It
tificate
The agreement
PAGE
Hamilton;
mation in order to deliver the cer-
the
a partnership between the two.
match for Condors.
with the program management
agreement
Aerospace Council
The Gdden Shield no
on the manufacturing
ing are.
process of signing an accreditation
with
Mohawk
parameters of assessment and grad-
program
including Algonquin College in
type of training to other industries,”
who added
that the
and immediate
response were also factors.
The program
will begin in 2000,
depending on company response.
interest
and
— SPOKE, Nov. 29, 1999
Page 2
News security on the
Doon By Adam Wilson
quickly to urgent calls by the
move
Walk
Safe program volunteers, to deter
Conestoga against
security
people from speeding around the
tool in the fight
campus road and to respond more quickly to emergency calls.
College’s
new
services has a
campus crime.
The college has approved
the
leasing of a 1999 Toyota Corolla.
A1 Hunter, supervisor of security
make
services, said the car will
security
more
visible, flexible
and
a real opportunity for us,”
“It’s
said Hunter, “and
it’s
reassuring to
everyone on campus to we’re here
if
know
that
they need help.”
Security guards previously used
own
cars
campus crime.
respond to
calls.
Four thefts of stereo equipment from students’ cars were reported in the last few weeks, said Hunter.
billed the college for gas
“We’re so close to Highway 401,’’ he said. “Most thefts come from outside campus, not from the
leased with the option to purchase
effective
in
against
fight
their
their
needed
as
to
The guards then and any
out-of-pocket expenses.
The new
when the
car
is
currently being
lease expires.
purse snatcher on campus as there
worth approximately $16,000 because it has some mileage on it. Himter said he was unaware of
students
on
it.”
Hunter believes there
is
also a
It
is
of complaints
any previous requests by security
about missing purses and wallets.
services for the college to provide
Most have been recovered but none of the missing money has
poses.
have been a
lot
The
been found.
He
cautions people not to leave
any belongings in a place where
The new vehicle
will
car
be used to
other campuses if they are
having problems, to respond more
is
a comfort to people
from the campus and the campus, he said. “This
they could be easily stolen.
visit
a car specifically for security pur-
is
visitors to
a very safe campus,”
said Hunter. “It [the car] is a
thing to see and
it is
good
very reassur-
Conestoga’s supervisor of security services, Al Hunter, proudly displays the department’s new 1999 (Photo by Phil Wright) Toyota Corolla.
mg.
VIP/CIP Day ’99 helps students out ByTallsha Matheson
Leisa Cronsberry the 1 1th aimual VIP/CIP Day was a success again
Over 2,500 high school students Perth and from Waterloo, Wellington
attended
counties
Visitor Information
Program and
College Information Program
(VIP/CIP Day)
at the
Day
Doon cam-
pus of Conestoga College Nov. 17.
According
to
liaison
officer
this year.
Twenty-three Ontario colleges
up information displays for the general public to view in the Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre on the night before VIP/CIP Day. The next day students attended set
workshops about Conestoga programs in the morning and individual college workshops in the afternoon.
The event offers Grade 12 and 13 students the opportunity to visit
individual
college displays,
to
on various programs offered by the colleges, to attend workshops
ask questions about college pro-
grams and
to obtain information
greater
number of students than “The number just does-
packages about colleges and their
last year.
programs. Grade 12 and 13 students will be
n’t
applying to colleges and universi-
dents
month so VIP/CIP Day them the chance to research
ties this
gives
and get the information they are looking
for, said
go down,” Cronsberry and the feedback from the
was
This year the event welcomed a
stu-
great.”
Cronsberry said VIP/CIP
Day
offers students the opportunity to
see
Doon campus
“Hopefully
Cronsberry.
said,
first
hand.
choose
they’ll
Conestoga,” she added.
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Nov. 29, 1999
— Page 3
College mandate undergoes changes By Anna
Sajfert executive and committee
year’s
Alumni
The
Conestoga changes to
Association
of
approved mandate and recog-
College its
nized the association volunteers at sixth annual meeting held
its
Nov.
Doon campus.
15 on
The
three constitutional changes
Fitzpatrick.
committee has now
financial
been dissolved and ities
its
responsibil-
have been transferred to the
executive committee.
The new mandate
The executives
Marie Thompson, vice-president Gavin Fitzpatrick, treasurer
Angela
Martin
and
secretary
Other
were Sheila McCleoud, Kim Graham, Jarret Kuepfer, Linda Hart, Donna Leader, Jim Henry,
Tom
also states that
In the treasurer’s report, Angela
Martin revealed a profiting part-
appointed by the slate of officers
nership with Johnso'n
from one of the student associa-
now
not the student government.
The final change was an addition
mandate
to the
Canada’s
Ontario’s infrastructure over the
Wonderland, African Lion Safari
next five years, half of which will
and SportsWorld also increased to 1,134 from 1,040. Conestoga president John
come from the government’s
Ticket
sales
to
“Maybe our students won’t have to
fly
out to
offers
fiic.,
John
Titbits,
Conestoga president
100 scholarships and
committee
posable cameras, as well as the
ing post-secondary institutions in
increase in sales of roses, frames
anticipation
and grad caps. The three sources
student population.
and
the
standing committee.
The
association recognized last
and
Faculty By
Phil
Wright
The efforts of two Conestoga College committees to improve the evaluation process for both instructors
and management are
ance throughout the delivery of
dent feedback Jeffrey.
The style changes in the revised form were inspired by
They
mandated Key
the provincially
Performance Indicator surveys completed by Conestoga stu-
chair of the
two groups.
dents in February, said Jeffrey.
The
an
of
the course material.
commitment
continuous improvement, according to the
expanded
is essential,
enhance performance,” he said. In
the
instructional
were fundamental in the school
dents need to realize the
being named the highest-rated
importance of their appraisal of teaching,
quality.
veys of Ontario’s community
“We
The
colleges establish accountabili-
input
two committees he chaired, namely the instructional
results of those surveys
college in Ontario.
The first-ever independent
ty
sur-
and excellence benchmarks.
evaluation and development
committee and acadenuc management evaluation and devel-
“We value
student input
community.
become
deans and students sat on the committees that met monthly for over six months.
to
assurance.” Bill Jeffrey,
Conestoga College
to
refine
the
both faculty and management at the college
went largely unful-
filled, said Jeffrey.
Highlights include a
new
student appraisal
of teaching form, a
community services for
new
chair
assurance,” he
revised
the
last time.
The second
step of the
faculty evaluation is an
appraisal
by the
method chosen
teacher.
Evaluation
“We tried to incorporate KPI in how questions were phrased
include
and structured,” said Jeffrey. Another significant revision
lio review.
the
evaluation
was
Jeffrey,
of the revisions
dents) to
22, printing problems have meant a delay which resulted in the old forms being used one
are about to implement the first round of performance reviews under the new system starting Nov. 22, said Jeffrey.
evaluation process for
student
want (stubecome part of
be in use effective Nov.
part of quality
dean of health sciences/
Earlier efforts
value
and
Though
The two groups hammered away at various revisions and
entire
said Jeffrey.
evaluation forms were to
representatives, support
staff,
form, allowing
to
said
the
instructor to include a question
of his/her
own
design.
The changes
in the form, have been previ-
options
self-appraisal,
peer appraisal or portfo-
The
final step
of evalu-
ation includes a formal
interview
and
assessments, completion
added
professional development plans
ously tested to ensure students
appraisal
stemming from the evaluations. The revised student appraisal of teaching form is more
fully understand each question.
the professional
detailed than the prior one.
only because they are the
The
Jeffrey,
student
instructors
are
appraisals
of
important not first
requests the student to eval-
step of the instructor evaluation
uate the instructor’s perform-
process, but also because stu-
review
with the chair/dean to discuss the two prior
appraisal as well as structured
It
stu-
said.
and want (students)
Union
evaluation process
quality
opment committee, included a cross-section from the college
said
“Students are very important. are commited to providing instructors with feedback to
dean of health sciences/community services, said there was a need to revise the process because of the college’s renewed dedication to Bill Jeffrey, Conestoga’s
student
demand
for the
and the programs to be new facility and
of
a
performance
summary and devel-
opment plan. The professional development plan has been designed to ensure both teachers and deans agree
money
from
the
January or February 2000. Tibbits
said that the issue
of
granting applied degrees in certain
programs
at
Conestoga College
is
offered in the
receiving great support from other
assess the project’s contribution to
college presidents, local
the community.
and provincial and federal govern-
He
said the college’s proposal
new
partner-
emergency services
grams.
While Tibbits wouldn’t elaborate on details of the new partnerships, he did say the proposal is by far the biggest project Conestoga has undertaken.
MPPs
ments. Tibbits added that local
MPPs
be helping over the next two months to move the issue at cauwill
cus level.
“Maybe our
students won’t have
to fly out to Australia to get
a
degree anymore,” Tibbits said. “We’ll be like a sophisticated
department
store,
selling
Ralph
Lauren, as well as Gucci.”
process revised
performance and review forms being used
further evidence of the college’s
to
used for building and moderniz-
staff evaluation
New
funds,
and information technology pro-
is
executive
SuperBuild Growth Fund in either
police/fire
additional sources such as the dis-
Conestoga will
receive
submission for the SuperBuild
tion to the board of directors, the
that
hear back on whether they will
wanted the college to identify the
how
monies have accumulated due to
forth.”
number of new student spaces that would be created by the fund, as well as the amount of partnership
ships in the broadcasting, nursing,
and direc-
will provide leadership
reports also revealed
government
Tibbits talked about the college’s
revenues from convocation cere-
states
8,
the
to
each director
which now
Section
said
includes the four
Growth Fund. The Ontario government’s $742million SuperBuild Growth Fund
to
“The $3.1 million for the FM is part of the futme school of communications at Conestoga,” he said. “This is the largest project any college has put
radio signal
He added
tors.
institution
anymore.”
who
academic grants of $1,000 each Conestoga students.
The
a degree
Australia to get
part-
ners in the public and private sec-
Tibbits
Langan, Susan Takacs, April
Dawn-Blackw6ll, Jim Van Hemmen, Kaylea Findlay, Brad Wardfort and Mike Harris.
The fund, which was introduced $20 billion into
in 1999, will inject
recognized
volunteers
a student representative will be
tions,
generate 85 per cent of the total revenue.
recognized were president Sara
Jennifer Sawyer.
were only minor wording changes, vice-president said Gavin
The
chair volunteers.
on specific planning objectives and their target dates for implementation, said Debra Croft, Conestoga’s manager of human resources.
The plan
also
incorporates
resources and costs needed to accomplish these goals. The same professional development plan is also used for academic chairs who report to deans.
Page 4
— SPOKE, Nov. 29, 1999
Commentary
lye education
COALITION FOR A HUMANISTIC
a chance Last week the Tory government cut funding to post-secondary education. The province hopes to save money by making it more difficult for students with bad credit histories to obtain
ritishcanada
loans for school, refusing to loan money to students who underestimate Ihetr income and by loweiing the default rate threshold for universities and colleges. These cuts to education will save the government approximately $30 million. The cuts f Kus on poor students. Poor students often have poor or bad credit histories. Poor students may also underestimate their incomes when applying for loans for school. Poor students often have trouble paying back their loans and therefore default on
payments
The same week, a York University study reported colmore monc> n>i less education. The study found that nearly 6*5 pci ».enl t>f college
lege students are pa>ing
teachers report a serious decline in the quality of their students’ academic work, almost half of the faculty reported giving fewer assignments because they don’t have the time to grade them and 71 per cent of college teachers report a decline in the quality of the curriculum covered because ot the reduced number ol weeks fier
On
The study also found
Sb per cent
ot the lesptmdenls
Oct.
14
The main
Coalition
clds^ si/e ha\e hurt the quality of reported that changes education. 88 per cent ol lacultv leported an iiitiease in weekly workload and 78 per i.ont reported highei stress Enrolment has gone up nine pei cent while there has full-time college faculty been a seven per cent decline and a 21 per cent decrease in college funding. According to the York University study, the number of students seeking a post-secondary education is expected to, rise 10 to 30 per cent in the next few years, enrolment '^ill incrca.se significantly w'hen Grade 13 is phased out in 2003 and double the students graduate tjom high school
for a
Humanist
that year.
afternoon edition.
m
m
Enough
such as Africa, the Caribbean and
Austen’s time.”
Asia with people from the United
edition of the
Kingdom. According
Record
of the
post-secondary education / It is not the time to cut funding for colleges and universities; it’s time to increase the funding. Post-secondary education has already taken a large cut in funding in the last six years. The time to stop these cuts
the goal of this
in
Kitchener. After
British people
letter,
laughed in disbelief that anyone
pulled
could actually believe that some-
in the
one’s nationality inherently
the ad before
it
was printed
him
According to an Oct. 15 Record
by Brian Caldwell,
was pulled because of
its
anyone could actually think
that
would take him or her
seri-
others ously.
There can’t possibly
racist content.
Among other things, the ad called for an
end to multiculturalism in said that Michael
can
Humanist
British
What
bothers
tremendous
made
gave
little
thoughuto the
until another e-mail, this
letter
one 38-
Chessman
and being which
affect everything
Two weeks
it
detailing the
e-mails from
it
to say that
about this
Someone with a narrow, gating his views
post-secondary institutions. Everyone deserves an education. Stop the cuts and everyone have a chance.
cable television station explaining
letter
addressed to the director
of programming
at
a
Muskoka
the purpose of the coalition, signed
by Michael Chessman.
The author of
this
letter
is
While
I
read
I
unenlight-
upon an unsusif
anyone
to the inane
views
man who is lost in a time warp,
was
alerted to an article that ran in
20 edition of the National
was about Chessman and the Coalition for a Humanist British Canada, the same man and group as those bombarding Spoke Post.
the sole
that
article
member of
man
It
with e-mails.
has gotten into the minds
of the nation.
Should this
we laugh and forget about
one-man reform? That’s a
tough question.
Bemie
was wondering
was subscribing of a
Post
is
one
I
ened view of the world was propa-
article
the
what
Spoke’s cyber mailbox.
had read the
in
Why does this upset me? Because
Suffice
of the document was disturbing.
I
was even more disturbed when I
his coalition.
someone calling himself Michael Chessman began to arrive in
organization and
equality and
spread their views.
personality
types.
later
way of
who are willing to go this far to
was an essay author’s views on
they do and say.”
are this
disturbing that there are peo-
It is
ple
I
time
who
strides this country has
in the
read
and patterns of thought
about this isn’t
someone actually decided to put money and effort into organizing a group whose main focus is to undermine the
person, Michael Chessman. This
instincts
to
and equal-
ignorant, but that
mail box reportedly from the same
tribalistic
me
that there are people
pages long, landed in Spoke’s e-
brutalistic,
and an end
rights treatment.
Chessman, the founder of the with
Canada wants
multicultural policies
coalition, described blacks as “peo-
ple
according to
multiculturalism.
the Nov.
let
be peo-
still
are that ignorant,
there? I
article
who
ple
Canada.
The
made
or her a better person and that
of a
is
letter, I
Wayne MacDonald
lisher
doing well. The government should be thinking about putting money back into education for
The economy
are
Among other things,
the Post article, the Coalition for a
cultural assimilation,
After initially reading the
receiv-
pecting public.
now.
to the author
superior to other races.
was disturbed that our e-mail address had drawn his attention. I was even more disturbed by the content of the first email letter, which contained a copy
is
coalition is to
ing complaints from readers, pub-
from attend-
More and more students will be robbed of a future in a good paying, interesting job because they cannot afford
article,
ad in the early
the ad
ing post-secondary progtams.
ed in the National Post
replace immigrants from places
secondary students. The education system cannot sustain these cuts. The quality of education is sutfering, teachers’ morale is low, classrooms arc crowded and students requiring special education can’t get the help they need. Ontario already has a shortage of skilled workers and a shortage of workers in information technologies. While the Harri.s government sees lax cuts as the only way to stimulate growth, it is important to realize that in an mformalion age education and knowledge drive growth. It is irapeiative the government invest in education or Ontano will have a limited future. students
letter is that
Canada ran an
article written
some
of the
British
the future of the education system and the futures of post-
TTiese cuts will also prevent
gist
“Chessman wants a return to the manners and mores of Jane
enough. These cuts threaten Ontario's future,
is
According to information provid-
blatantly racist.
the
that
Spoke
Blatant racist targets
Farber, executive director
for the Canadian Jewish Congress, said in the Oct. 15 “It’s
great concern to
He
Record
article,
something that should be of all
of us.”
said his organization
tigating
is
inves-
Chessman’s group and
alert the
will
hate crimes unit of the
Toronto police. This
is
a crucial step to ensure
this hateful organization is stopped.
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In brief
Letters
College and high schools unite operation between the college and
Niagara College. protocol
signed
Sept.
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College president
and
Bill
Niagara
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Niagara
Dan
Patterson
director of the
school board.
The agreement continues a long history of collaboration and co-
The agreement commits
topical letters
and phone
the local high schools.
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Marketing students
Crafts are us!
come
in
By Beverley Grondin
second
Teresa Bricker,
Chad
Allison and
ing competition,” she said.
She added the team is especially Debra Reyner, of the
Rich Paquette.
Conestoga College’s business
Teresa Bricker, a third-year mar-
won second
keting student, said the Conestoga
business faculty, for her outstand-
Association
ing efforts in helping with this
marketing students
Student
place at this year’s annual Ontario
Business
Colleges Marketing Competition
(CBSA) provided funding
in Toronto.
entire trip.
The competition which took George Brown College included a Quiz Bowl, a marketing simulation and case studies where two-person place Nov. 17 and 18
at
“(CBSA) was
for the
grateful to
year’s competition.
“She was the
best,” said Bricker.
originally
Next year’s competition
founded
to provide funding for the market-
will
be
held at Conestoga College.
teams were given a half-hour to prepare the case study and a half-
hour to present
Jessica Kunkle; left, a tfflit-yearixjsl^^s accounting student, shops at the Nov. 18 craft sate held between 9:30 a.m. and noon at the Doon campus. Joyce Hays was one ' of the exhibitors at the show. :V \ by Anna Sajfert)
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“We won more medals than the year before.”
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Teresa Bricker, third-year marketing student
Conestoga came in first place and 1998, and were hoping for a repeat performance this in 1997 ISJJ
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Student wins scholarship Dedication and hard work
pays
off with
ByTalisha Matheson
$1 ,000 prize The award
is
sponsored by the
Purchasing Management Asso-
A
Conestoga business adminis-
tration student has
won
a $1,000
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Jeffery
the recipient
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taken in the second year of the
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His mark was 83 per cent.
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“It
took a
Matteis said he works 20 to 30 lot
of hard
week at the Milton-based company Karmax Stamping and horns a
work, and you really
he also attends 21 hours of class a
have
to dedicate
“I really don’t
have a social
Jeffery Matteis,
scholarship recipient
life
who
right now,” said Matteis
is
looking forward to graduation.
“There are many things
I
can do
career wise,” he said. “I just have to graduate first.”
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took a really
self,”
lot
of hard work, and
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Matteis said.
He added
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is
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you want
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good
mark, you have to put the work into
it,”
Matteis said.
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29, 1999
Inlertatafnenl
A-Trak makes waves By Ray Bowe
A
lot
of people don’t realize
but Canada
is
it,
some
harvesting
superb DJs these days. The most ^ notable
prodigy to
Canada
come
lately
Macklovitch, also
out of
Alain
is
known
as
A-
Trak.
For those thing
who
don’t
know
any-
about A-Trak, here’s an
which includes the notorious Mix
tures Goretex
Medinah from New
Master Mike and the legendary Q-
York-based
hip-hoppers
Bert.
Phixion. The album also contains two other songs, plus a bonus cut A-Trak produced.
When A-Trak
started skratching,
influence in the beginning,” says
Throw Records.
tial.
A-Trak,
now
17.
learned a lot from
“As for DJs,
DJ
Jazzy
I
Jeff,
being thrust into an increasingly
to
there,
he went
Rimini,
finals
DMC talent
Italy, for the world and became the youngest World Champion ever. His led to him becoming an
honorary
member of
the illustri-
ous Invisbl Skratch Piklz, a alliance based in
DJ
San Francisco
Pete
widening DJ
circle. Most recently, A-Trak applies his skratching skills to Obscure Disorder, a
As
for solo projects,
But don’t expect any extensive touring right away. A-Trak has
no
is
came
is isolat-
it
growing
own
need
be Obscure Disorder or the Allies, A-Trak has a different purpose. He
I
come up with
emphasize
to
tries
their
He
spends ample time devoting himself to his art, and the results
on Dec.
shine through.
and plans
A-Trak has been busy this year, winning the ITF Western Hemisphere Skratching Battle and the ITF Canadian Advancement Finals. At the ITF Regionals in
university
Montreal-based hip-hop group.
skratching after school.
depends on what I’m working on at that point. I’ll usually start by warming up and tight-
“What
practise
Oomedy Nooner VfiNSTOH SfEM! Appearing the Sanctuary
I
style.”
different
aspects of his style.
Nov. 21 in Oahu, Hawaii. Then he’ll be at the Vestax world finals Until then, A-Trak will practise
on
just
Tumtablist Federation finals on
11.
Depending
who he’s skratching for, whether it
really fast, but
to
second place in the team
in
championships.
is
needs more attention. DJ-wise,
still
A-Trak juggled
A-Trak
said
dope,” he says. “If anything,
it’s
this year,
Trak mutated his style when he teamed up with the Allies and
“The Canadian music scene
people
Montreal
The Crunge from Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy. At this year’s DMC Worlds, A-
on Ninja Tune
Canada, but he sees poten-
in
think
International
The band has a new 12-inch LP called 2004 set for release “really soon.” The lead track. 111 Bill, fea-
in
Some have
tour dates plaimed, but he’ll be
the
who
Koala,
Records.
battling
at
work on
I’ll
material,” he says, adding that
he also rubs shoulders with another notable Montreal DJ, Kid
ed
brother
home
From
new
A-Trak has a seven-inch EP titled Enter Ralph Wiggum to be released on Stones
“My
Rock and Premier at first.” A-Trak has come a long way from practising at his house, to
town.
ening stuff and then
came from home. (producer Dave One) helped me get started. Even though he’s not a DJ, he was a big his influences
At age 15, A-Trak won the 1997 Technics/DMC Canadian Championships in Montreal, his update.
Non
But A-Trak does not rely solely on his DJ prowess. He is equally diligent in his educational pursuits to attend a
Canadian
upon graduation.
Ray Bowe
a third-semester
is
journalism student at Conestoga College.
Dogma
exhibits big ieap of faith By Adam Wilson Two
renegade angels
fell
now
Earth years ago and
to
they’ve
found a loophole to get back into Heaven. It’s up to the last descen-
Wep. Dec. 8 th Starts at :30am 1
dant of Christ to stop them or else all life will
This
is
cease to
exist.
the premise for Kevin
Smith’s new, intelligent and fuimy
1
Dogma. The movie
film.
around
centres
descendant of Christ.
One
night
she
visited
is
by
Metatron (Alan Rickman), the “voice of God.” He explains about Loki and Baitelby, the renegade angels, and their plan to get back into Heaven.
Damon
13th
Bartelby;
Loki; George
as
Carlin as the head of New Jersey’s Catholic Church, Cardinal Glick;
and Jason Lee as Azrael. Dogma has prompted much controversy since
The
release.
its
Catholic League has been protesting the movie, saying
it’s
fun of Catholicism and
making pro-
it
Smith’s intention.
them
to Wisconsin. If the it
two would
God wrong. God is never wrong,
Since
two were dise,
to get
Metatron
the
back into para-
tells
everything that
is.
Bethany the
Up would
be
down, black would become white, existence would become nothingness. In essence, they’ll
The movie makes you think own religion and spiri-
about your
tuality. It talks a lot if
angels would “undo reality and
unmake
the world.”
and what your own how you use it. It
is
Catholics.
nothing It
pokes a
but
it is
guess
who
prophets are: Jay (Jason
the
Mewes)
of fun
at
nothing to get upset about.
in a strip club
probably
bash
to bit
Aside from the swearing (which is toned down a lot in Dogma
you know anything about Kevin Smith movies you
can
and
the Catholic religion in general,
compared
If
about faith faith is
very pro-God and does
absolutely
Metatron informs Bethany about two prophets that must accompany her on the journey to New Jersey.
^:0(ll,„
Matt
by
the
allowed into Heaven again and
prove
^ovie starts
Rock as Rufus, apostle; Ben Affleck as Chris
After Loki and Bartelby angered God, he told them they were never
get back into Heaven,
The StuiehMiry
There are some
performances
motes anti-God ideas. However, anyone following the story would see that this was not
sent
liceMed Cveot
is great.
outstanding
Bethany (Linda Fiorentino), a Catholic who works at an abortion cUnic. She thinks she has lost her faith in God and happens to be the last
the acting
with
Smith’s
other
movies), one brief shot of mild nudity and a scene that takes place
with a scantily-clad
Salma Hayek, offensive at
opposite
- it’s
movie
the
all.
It
is
isn’t
exactly the
enlightening.
Students $2.00
and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith). The duo lead Bethany to New
nal
Jersey on her “quest” and a great
explores religion as only Kevin
,^pi&fc^uests $4.00
adventure unfolds along the way. This movie is probably Smith’s
Smith can, but
most well-made movie
The
story
is
to
date.
witty and smart and
Smith’s
way
Dogma
piece
of
is
a truly origi-
filmmaking.
it
does
it
in
It
such a
someone who isn’t religious but knows the basics of the that
Bible, can enjoy the movie.
SPOKE, Nov.
29,
1999
— Page 9
Anywhere But Here
Looking
for outside forces for
happiness
By Beverley Grondin Any number
of cliches could
describe the relationship between
Ann and Adele August in Wayne Wang’s production of Anywhere But Here, an adaptation of the novel by Mona Simpson. Perhaps the best it
is
way
vi‘
to explain
they were both looking for
outside forces to create their hap-
two women need each other more than they would like to admit. Sarandon,
piness.
known
for her ability
Ann, played by Natalie Portman (Star Wars: Episode I The
to bring a quirky sense
Phantom Menace), is 14 years old when her mother Adele, played by Susan Sarandon (Stepmom), moves them from Bay City, Miss,
flighty
and
to Beverly HiUs.
is
Wang, who
also directed
The
Joy I.uck Club, said in a press release that for Adele, L.A. is like the
stars)
Emerald City in The Wizard
of humour
her characters, portrays the
to
Adele August as a woman energetic and exciting. Behind closed doors, though,
who
is
as her daughter
knows, Adele
barely keeping her head above
water.
She teaches
at
a tough inner-city
high school, but she hasn’t figured out
how
to
manage her
life.
Many
of Oz.
times the power in their small
“She sees it as the answer to her hopes and dreams,” he said. Adele, a perpetual optimist,
forgets to
desires to give her daughter a bet-
Sarandon
ter life
than she would have had in
their small town.
Ann
is
angry
about being taken away from her friends
From
and family. the first minutes of the
movie, the volatile relationship
between mother and daughter
is
apparent.
However, as the film progresses, it
becomes apparent
that
these
apartment goes off because she
The
pay the
bill.
Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon check out the elegant cannot afford - in the movie Anywhere But Here.
home
in
Beverly
Hills
-
which they
(Photo submitted)
of Portman and one of the strongest elements of the movie. Their on-screen chemistry is
wants to accomplish.”
pushing her mother away, resent-
for college, is that her life
solid,
and the audience can feel the pain, sorrow and joy the char-
Both Ann and Adele are looking for something to make their lives
ing her for the instability her
not have been as exciting or as
better.
mother has created for her. Her focus from the moment she
colourful without her mother.
acters share.
moves to California is to get away from her mother as soon as she can.
he
pairing is
In the press release Sarandon
saw her character as misguided and self-serving, despite her love for her daughter. said she
“In a way, Adele
is
in denial,”
said Sarandon.
“She has
to
be in
order to accomplish what she
For Adele, it is the dream that her daughter will become an actress and live an exciting life.
some normalcy
Ann
Ann
life.
believes her crazy, unstable
Aim believes getting in touch with
mother
her long-absent father will restore
unhappiness.
With
to her
spends most of the film
is
the root of all her
What
comes
she
though, as she
is
Wang summed “By
said,
Ann
to
realize
about to leave
it
would
up best when
the end of the story,
realizes
that
without her
mother the world would be less interesting and everything would be flatter.”
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29, 1999
— Page 11
•WWF rocks SkyDome
the
EO\4/UNC; NtQHT!
By Adam Wilson On
Doon
Nov. 20, the
@ Fredrick Bowling Lanes
Student
(DSA) organized a
Association
SkyDome
trip to the
to see the
World Wrestling Federation’s last Toronto “house show” of 1999. For a house show, which is a general event that gives wrestling fans a chance to see their favourite superstars in the ring,
it
was very
large and flashy.
WWF’s
Most of the were
SkyDome
at
big stars
with the excep-
Cold Steve Austin, who is rumoured to be suffering from neck and knee injuries, and tion of Stone
New Age
the
The
Outlaws.
show
began
from hell. Next up, arch-enemies X-Pac and Kane went one-on-one with Kane getting the win after a choke slam. X-Pac then proceeded to go after the referee who threw X-Pac to the mat and told him to “Suck line
The
Crowd-favourites, Mankind and A1 Snow, fought the next match against the feuding cousins. The Hollys, who fought with each
event had finally begun.
other as
taking
There were some weak matches featuring
some mid-card wrestlers Albert and Sean
Prince
like
Stasiak.
When
the
popular superstars
began wrestling, however, the crowd became excited.
D-Lo Brown,
Test
Venis got the crowd
and Val
pumped up
in their respective matches, but
wasn’t until Orangeville’s
it
own
Edge and his “brother” Christian came out that the crowd began to go wild.
match (two against three) against Too Cool and the WWF’s newest Canadian sensation, Chris Jericho. The crowd went
when
absolutely crazy
Jericho
his entrance.
between the two teams,
until the
intercontinental champi-
on, Chyna,
made an
much
chant of “Socko” and hit his isher,
appearance,
the main and even before the match started, the crowd was in unbelievable anticipation of the
way
his
to the ring to a chorus of
fi-om the crowd.
com-
one of them.
batants, especially
boos
Then came
the
Great One.
The Rock came out to a SkyDome full of people chanting his name and proceeded to destroy Bossman
in the ring.
ed the Rock infamous
to deliver
lines,
The Rock
some of his
which he
did.
talked in the ring for
minutes, giving the crowd
with the exception of his song.
After the match. Triple
H
taunt-
ed the crowd, telling them “If
was ever a crap-hole where
wouldn’t want to win
my
I
title
would be Toronto.” The crowd booed Triple H out of the ring and escorted him out of the SkyDome with the same chants he gets on TV. it
the
intermission,
there
were some unbelievable matches.
A
New Age
triple-threat,
single-elimina-
team match between The The Hardy Boys and The Dudley Boyz resulted in the
Outlaws were sorely
missed, as was Stone Cold, but the
show was
The
Showstopper.
(Ian Rep
After the match, the crowd want-
The Smackdown Hotel. Overall, the show was great. The
match with the champ winning with his signature move, the
h
The next match was
WWF
was another good
€"
event,
heavyweight champ. The Big Show, took on the former champ.
Before the intermission,
f
Hardcore Holly.
everything they wanted to hear,
After
Non-StudentsI
fin-
five
back,
for
The Mandible Claw, on
attacking Jericho and costing his
there
$8
as with their oppo-
team the match.
Triple H. This
Students
This contest was as fiiimy as it was a good-all-around match. Mankind and Snow won after Mankind answered the crowd’s
the
This match was a great contest
WWF’s
for
office
nents.
The Big Bossman made
The two fought a handicapped
made
$6
DSA
it.”
with
on Steve Blackman. The crowd was excited by this match simply because the Godfather
Tickets at
stiU entertaining.
show
each and their entrance music sounded great as light
wrestler
was
for
fantastic
Meeting
S Cross Roads Room Q t/
well.
One problem with the how expensive the
event was
memorabilia
shows. T-
shirts
wrestling
is at live
ranged from $25 for a shirt to $30-35 for a
smaU-sized
3:30pm
large shirt.
WWF
The
SkyDome
won’t be back
until
fan of wrestling
March
who hasn’t seen it
tion tag
live
Acolytes,
WWF
Acolytes winning with a clothes-
shows justice, even house shows.
should attend.
on
TV
at
3 and any
Tues.
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Thurs.
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&
Seeing the
does not do if
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they are
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— SPOKE, Nov. 29, 1999
Page 12
Condors win game, lose players By Anna
Sajfert
it
in front
tied
TSvo Condor players were
assisted
seri-
when
the Conestoga hockey team defeated Cambrian Golden Shield
ously injured
Condors
game
held
at the
Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre at Doon campus. Steve Wesseling suffered a dislocated shoulder and Matt Turcotte
broke his wrists after they were
slammed Both
backboards.
the
into
were
treated
for
their
injuries.
The Condors played a game, with a
lot
persistent
of passing and
fewer shots on net than Cambrian. In the early minutes of the
first
Shedden
of
Darryl
period,
of the net untouched and score
at
two.
scare with a powerful slapshot to the top right-hand
comer of
swept through the crease, banging
puck off the post, past the Cambrian goalie and into the net. With 9 1/2 minutes to go, the Condors’ Tyler Heimpel scored the winning goal for Conestoga the
while shorthanded.
puck
the loose
He
at his
picked up
own
goalie and the defender.
team’s
completed
goal at the halfway
mark of the
first
line
and
raced
a
blue
Cambrian
defender down the right wing. He faked a shot, losing both the this beautiful
He then move by
wrapping the puck around and
period.
Conestoga’s defence wasn’t as active in the second period as
This oversight proved costly five
Cambrian Golden Shield’s
net,
brought
in
net as possible.
(Photo by Anna Sajfert)
handed for 6
The team never
1/2 minutes straight in
the second period of
passed up an opportunity to shoot. The Condors followed the same
was
minutes
which
1
1/2
two-man
a
disadvantage.
“We
philosophy.
Conestoga’s defence held strong to protect their goalie
a Nov. 20 game.
strat-
egy was to shoot as many shots on
minutes into the second period
when Cambrian’s Darryl Skworchinski picked up a loose
Conestoga Condors squeaked by Cambrian Golden Shield 4-3
into the net.
it
was in the last period of the game. The defence was more concerned about playing the puck than tying up their opponents.
puck from behind the
the
Cambrian a 3-2 lead. Conestoga responded quickly. Only 38 seconds afterwards, on a powerplay. Condor Dave Galbraith took the puck on the right wing and goal, giving
Cambrian scored the first goal. Condor Jon Suckert, who was assisted by Tyler Heimpel and Dave Galbraith, scored the home first
He was
by Shawn Denomme.
With 13 minutes left in the game, Skworchinski gave the Condors a
varsity
4-3 in a Nov. 20
the
to
tonight,”
on our one
said
Doug
Bonhomme, Cambrian Golden
Jamie Taylor.
The Condors' were able to protect their net when they were short-
He
Shield’s head coach.
“Our defence made some bad
and
said the
patient
didn’t capitalize
three
decisions
the
forwards
weren’t driving the net.”
Condors played a
game.
“No Condor player put his teammate in trouble,” said Bonhomme. Cambrian has a strong skating team which didn’t skate Saturday night,
he
said.
Condors’ Galerao,
head
said
played one of
the its
Ken home team
coach,
better
games
Saturday night.
“Giving up only three goals was a real boost to our guys,” he said. “Every time Cambrian Golden Shield
good
comes down, they give us a
run.”
Golf tees off at rec centre By Nicole Furlong-
Martin
J
not
only
brings
his
there are several different pack-
which includes a membership with the Canadian Professional Golf Association for almost 20 years, but a computerized teaching system to help students perfect their swing and gauge how quickly their ball trav-
ages to choose from. Rates for golf lessons at the
expertise in golf,
Conestoga
College
is
now
offering golf lessons six days a
week.
Tony ^.teacher
Canada)
Martin, (the at
a
level-three
highest
level
in
Westmount Golf Club
in Kitchener, is teaching lessons to
els after they tee off.
students and anyone
Martin program.
community who squash court 2
is
from the interested, on
at the recreation
is
recreation centre are;
$140 per
session for individuals; $105 per session for groups of five; $60 for
children under 12 on Saturday mornings; $45 for a three-hour golf class; and the special rate of $90 per session for Conestoga stu-
optimistic about the
dents.
He said he thought it was odd the
When
the
room
is
not booked
centre.
college didn’t already offer golf as
for appointments,
Ian James, manager of athletics and recreation, said his initial plan was to build a bubble where people could train under Martin, however, this proved to be too costly.
a sport.
welcome to use it range to practise their swing fi'ee of charge. The long-term plan is to develop a golf team at Conestoga, James
The under-used squash court was the next best thing.
James said the two courts are under utilized, so it shouldn’t cause a problem to dub court 2 “the golf room.”
“I think
it
will take a year or
two
make the program more solid,” he said, adding in the early months of the new year he suspects business will be booming. Martin will be available from Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The program began Nov. 22. A full session is an hour and to
students are as a driving
said.
“Tony would
like to
develop a
golf team in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association for
Conestoga and within his own network.”
Dec. 6th to 9th
is
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DSA office Tony Martin is teaching golf lessons at the recreation centre^^ squash court. He is available Monday to Saturday. (Photo by Nicole Furlong)