Digital Edition - February 07, 2000 by SPOKENewspaper

33rd Year

— No.

Student eyes Olympics By

Nicole Furlong

Imagine for a moment, a 19-yearold juggling a full-time college

course load, training for the 2000

Olympic

trials

four hours a day,

own

ing on his

home

about an hour and a half from

and trying social

liv-

for the first time

to sustain

some kind of

life.

Maintaining

schedule

this

may

seem unachievable, even to the best of us, but for one Conestoga College general business student, this

Plunge into

SPOKE’S

agenda

Mark

rises at the

Polar spread.

is reality.

Shivers, an Orillia native,

dawn each day

break of

be in the water by 5:30 a.m.

Kitchener Waterloo National

at the

Swim

Centre to train with his teammates

on the national Olympic swim team. Practice consists of a combination

of aquatic and on-land exercises,

such as swimming laps and muscular

Shivers then hurries to Conestoga to

spend about seven hours working

on his studies. Because he carries a full course load, he tries to save time by completing his homework on his breaks

when

during the day, because school day

Students prove Doon at

swim

is out, it’s

back

centre for another

the

to the

two hours

RAGE 10

During the evening hours Shivers completes any homework he couldn’t get

done during the day and

hits

the sack as early as possible, as he

has to be up to do

it all

again the

next day.

Occasionally,

Shivers

said,

goes out to nightclubs or movies on

weekends, that

is,

when he

doesn’t

Shivers said with a smile as if

“It’s life,”

hard to keep an active social

though,

keeps

Shivers said to

swim

was a

“I don’t regret

said.

child,

his older broth-

to follow

in his footsteps eight years ago.

Because lifestyle

he leads,

time to hold a part-time job. Shivers has been awarded $2,000 from Swim Canada and Swim

Ontario in the

to Friday

the six-foot, 170-pound

or attitude about

swimmer’s

swimming.

way of a

tuition

also involved in a carding is

a provincial pro-

that grants eligible athletes

money

help

also

pay

their

way

through school.

These programs are provided for athletes who meet time require-

A man

approached a Conestoga College student Jan. 26 with a knife in a possible kidnapping

Shivers.

swimming

began

Orillia at a gentler pace,

attempt.

The female student was standing by Door 1, around 9 p.m., when a man entered the door from outside, grabbed her hand and told her he wanted her to come with him. He then produced a knife. The man fled when he saw other

where Shivers’ hue potential shone through and placing fourth in Nationals, he began to be noticed his current

who

has

Boles

coach Dean Boles,

coached recruited

Waterloo, which

Anyone who has information about the incident is encouraged to contact Conestoga College’s

745-5220

ext.

little

Boles said Shivers is a conscienand because of that

had

him

since

Shivers

known

to har-

modify

his

swim

sched-

ule.

“He has amazing

speed,” he said.

“We just have to work on his techniBoles,

coach

who

has been a

swimming

20 years as well as an

for

Olympic coach, said Shivers was overwhelmed at first. “In our program we swim farther,

harder and

often,”

Boles

said.

“He

has a big load on his plate, but

he’s

getting better with handling

stress.”

When

comes down

bour some of the fastest swimmers in eastern Canada, and luckily he accepted, because now he is div-

were forced

ing into the experience of a

Shivers immediately chose school.

life-

and

swimming See Student

time.

it,

choose between education.

his

page 2

knife-point

or the Waterloo

police.

a hood and black pants.

cen-

tious student

cal skills.”

After a good showing at a meet

leave the building.

security services, at

where he

freestyle.

514,

white male in his early 20s, five foot seven, with light brown hair. He was wearing a black coat with

while to adjust to having so

he’s

swim

changed Shivers’ life, and schedule, and he said it took him a

would meet with a coach one-onone whenever it was convenient for both of them to practise his areas of expertise, the butterfly stroke and

students approaching the door to

The student was not injured but was upset by the incident. The suspect is described as a

Training at Waterloo’s tre

time to himself.

Man holds student at By Mike Radatus

sponsor

September 1999.

assistance program.

twice a month.

Monday

demanding Shivers has no

the

gram

spirit

has been his goal Olympics since he

when

Two companies Shivers

a former competitive

system, which

This rigorous

honest.”

in the

er Todd,

ments at the Nationals competition, where Shivers placed fourth last year.

doesn’t really phase him.

have a competition, which happens

routine, however, has not squelched

Condor win keeps them in playoff hunt RAGE 15

life,”

swimmer, urged Shivers

of training.

university level.

have much of a social

“I don’t

endurance exercises.

regional

remind people

when someone who

be cautious

leaving during late hours,”

looks suspicious or someone that doesn’t look like he/she belongs on campus is asked to report the

he said. Hunter encourages students to walk in pairs and if they have any concerns to use the WalkSafe pro-

person to security services. A1 Hunter, supervisor of security services, said this is the only inci-

WalkSafe teaching building. located by doors 1 and 5.

dent to this effect that has been reported, but whenever anything like this happens it raises concern.

ices

Anyone who

sees

‘This incident gives reason to

gram when leaving

the

main is

Students can go to security servif

they feel uncomfortable night and a WalkSafe

walking

member

will

meet them.

Page 2

— SPOKE, Feb.

2000

DSA reminds

students about KPI

By Adam Wilson

of a college’s funding on the outcome of the

KPI It’s

important that students are

when

honest

completing

fair

and

Key

their

students and the college

Performance Indicator student satisfaction

Mike

surveys, according to

“It

DSA

Harris,

surveys.

Harris said the surveys are

good

for both

itself.

gives schools a chance to improve in

areas where they did poorly,” he said, “and

vice-president of education.

allows students to voice their opinions and

The annual KPI surveys will be completed by students at Conestoga College beginning

concerns about their school.”

Feb. 7 and are mandatory for each full-time

poorer ranked colleges had to improve in

The

student enrolled in a college program.

surveys will be filled out by students

After last year’s surveys were completed,

hopes of getting more funding, said Harris.

at the

“Our school

Doon, Guelph and Waterloo campuses. KPIs are a method of measuring how well Ontario colleges meet the needs of students.

The independent surveys

“Our

time

vice-president of education, and Jenn Hussey, DSA vicepresident of operations, want to remind students about KPI surveys and how important it is for Conestoga College. (Photo by Adam Wilson)

tify the

percentage of students that are

fied with their school’s resources

employment and gradand tied for number 1 in

in graduate

uate satisfaction

es; to identify the

employment;

to their future

In a guide for student governments, the sur-

satis-

the college’s resources and services; and to

and servic-

identify areas of strength or concern to assist

who

colleges

relevant

services.

percentage of students

believe their learning experience

student satisfaction.

percentage of students

who

the quality of their education; to identify the

it’s

importance students assign to specific

else that

and the pro-

ele-

ments of their learning experience; to identify the importance students assign to each of

objectives: to iden-

“[When

telling future

said.

“Your education

According

forever,”

reflects

you your whole life.” At the Olympic trials, which be held in Montreal

May, Mark

will

end of

compete

will

front crawl (freestyle)

50-metre

at the

the

coach would

however expand

Olympic All in

said.

who

opens a few more doors by allowing him to compete in relay races. “I think

make

Mark’s goal will be to in

the

finals

(of

the

think Mark’s goal

will

make

Name

I lie

number

“Swimming given

in lot

Boles,

Waterloo

has

of confidence

the best coaches in the country and

alongside the best

swimmers

country as well.”

in the

doing well on the KPI sur“we can graduate from the

college in the province.”

was held Jan. 26 and some results are in.

already

who

DSA promotions

rently

Luquin said he

DSA

to a lack of candidates, the

cur-

assistant.

will be the first

president that isn’t

business-oriented program.

positions of president, vice-pres-

said the reason business students

ident of education and vice-pres-

typically are involved

of operations are

filled.

for a posi-

dent

affairs.

Mike

Harris, vice-president of

DSA

students are

more management

ness student. “I ran for president

few people actually submitted

ter,”

“It

in the

However, Luquin isn’t intimidated by not being a busi-

DSA

nominations.

could be because business

minded.

picked up election packages, but

because the

getting bigger and bet-

said.

Philip LeBeau, a general busi-

could have something to do

ness student, will be vice-presi-

with people realizing the amount

dent of operations.

of work that goes along with the

feels

DSA,” he said. The new president of

the future. the

DSA

he has

“I feel I

He said he many good ideas for

have a

lot

of experience

with student politics and

and we need

good ideas

new

for

have

activities

and

projects,” he said

DSA

Suggest a creative name that represents a positive image of our

our community or

education in general and win a $250 Gift Certificate from the bookstore. will also be a

named

Paul Luquin, a robotics and

Mike

There

the

be a major influence down the road.

your help.

college,

we were

students recognize that

prez

education, said a lot of people

Radio Slalion

will hit the air this Fall

will

we keep

tion is for vice-president of stu-

because I’m training with one of

and win! Conestoga’s own FM Radio Station

“If

candidate meeting

The only competition

trials).”

swimming coach

RADIO CONESTOGA

DSA

The

ident

the finals (of the

Dean

year for the college

automation student,

Due “I

and

the best college in the

By Mike Radatus

into the trials with a time of 23.41

Olympic

said he hopes

going

seconds in the freestyle event, said

last

said.

they’re getting the best education in Ontario

first,]

New DSA

he feels prepared for May.

because

about the college,”

lot

a school finishes

government bases two per cent

100-metre

freestyle

“Enrolment was up

veys,” he said,

said the

Shivers,

trials),” all,

completing

college in Ontario

based on the fact that students said

province.”

Shivers’ repertoire to include the

and butterfly

sprints.

to Boles, Shivers’ forte

the 50-metre freestyle,

his

in their grading while

survey.

major accomplishment for the college, he

employers and everyone

Conestoga

Student prepares for Sydney 1

KPI

best school,” Harris said.

said Harris.

veys are described as a measure of students’

continued from page “Swimming doesn’t last

and honest the

improving programming and

“These surveys say a

to identify the

are satisfied with

satisfaction with their school

gram they’re enrolled in. The survey has six main

like that.”

Harris emphasized that students must be fair

Being the number

for the first

year and Conestoga College placed

last

number

DSA

Mike Harris,

Performance Indicators which are accountability and excellence benchmarks.

The surveys were conducted

above average so we don’t

have to do anything

Key

establish

superior to most,” he said.

facilities are

$150

Harris will represent the as

the

vice-president of

education for another year.

i m

“I

decided to run for the same

position so

can keep tackling

same things and I think get more accomplished the

can this

year,” he said.

Three people have been nominated for the position of vice-

Gift Certificate for

president

honourable mention.

Ramy

student

affairs:

Michael, a broadcasting

Brad Whiteford, a management studies student, and student,

Contest Rules are available

from

Kerri-Lynn Kit, a computer pro-

Room 2A-01

gramming analysis student. The DSA will appoint a

or from the

Broadcasting Program

Room 3B-08

information

be available

following the election.

Contest Closes

February 25th

The candidates will be making campaign speeches on Feb. 10 in the Sanctuary.

Voting for vice-president of stu-

FEBRUARY >

this position will

the election.

mtm today

vice-

president of entertainment after

ONLY IN THEATRES

dent affairs will take place Feb. 15 to Feb. 17.

SPOKE,

Feb. 7, 2000

— Page

Hula your way to a degree By Tannis Fenton

completion

Agreements have been reached

final-

Alberta, Buffalo State University

with

Hawaii.

Hawaii Pacific University in the computer programmer analyst and business administration programs, which at

as a degree

important to provide such agree-

studies, accounting

and materials Eleanor

Conlin,

academic

research and education services.

The which

articulation is

known

also

involved in terms of fees and

said,

what’s available in housing and

are

done primarily

a baccalaureate degree.

accommodations and other general information like that, he

College students.

said.

his energy into things that benefit

we don’t help to

organize

it, it

means every student has to negotiate on their own and that can be very problematic,” said McGregor.

Some

Overtures have been

number of accredited

“It

may, in of

fact,

said

agreements

will

McGregor.

Articulation

how

long

University University

courses they have to

campuses they McGregor.

They

also

will attend,

to McGregor, a repfrom the University of Western Sydney came to Conestoga College Feb. 4 to complete negotiations on the possibility of completing the final year of the computer pro-

According

resentative

McGregor.

grammer

“(Negotiations) can take differ-

said

ent

include

system was for the University of

and Barnsley England, said

analyst degree online.

These negotiations have taken

amounts of time, depending on

the university and the individual,”

what’s

he’s negoti-

Western Sydney.

in the negotiation stage of artic-

takes to complete the degree,

said he wants to put

The only agreement

ulation agreements with Sheffield

what take and what

determine for students

Conestoga

ated for the entire Ontario college

said McGregor, adding Hawaii Pacific University is just one of them. At this point, Conestoga College

depend on the

registrar,”

the

for

Conestoga College students.

to a

universities

tions,

said.

mood

made

adding that negotiations

McGregor

with a variety of types and loca-

universities will give stu-

dents full credit, others don’t, he

Australia

says

chair

agreement,

management

management,

University

Northwood and University in Michigan, which was the first agreement reached. Grant McGregor, college principal and dean of academic research and education services, said it’s

include marketing,

in Buffalo,

allow students from the college to

degrees

Athabasca

Lake Superior State University in Michigan, Royal Roads University in British Columbia, Saginaw Valley State the University ip Michigan, University of Western Sydney in

ized on July 27 last year, will

complete

ments for students who want

proceed from a college diploma to “If

University

The agreement, which was

simi-

ments the college has.

ed an articulation agreement with Pacific

lar to other out-of-province agree-

Conestoga College has negotiat-

Hawaii

with

agreement,

Hawaii Pacific University

six to eight

months.

Hey, time to

Larry Rechsteiner, director of college planning,

the

is in

stages of completing the school’s phot ° b v Ra v Bowe (

final

strategic plan.

Strategic plan near completion The scan

By Ray Bowe

as social

Conestoga College’s Strategic Plan 2000-2005

near completion.

The planning task force is awaiting a compilation of numbers and comments submitted in its surveys, also called an environmental scan.

issues,

even questions regarding the aging population. An annual report is drafted regarding the progression toward fulfilling the school’s five-year plan and subsequent changes that may become necessary.

designed to determine the major goals

For instance, the task force has endorsed the writing of more succinct statements in the plan to promote clarity. The task force is composed of students, fac-

by CompuStat Consultants, located in Orangeville, who will develop summaries of the scan’s findings and forward them to the school. stages of compilation

CompuStat

preparing a comprehensive package

of the accumulated information and

its

completion

projected for late February. Completion of the project is

expected by

late June.

The survey was completed by

students, faculty, sup-

port staff, administration, employers, advisory committee members, alumni, the board of governors and

ulty,

support staff and administration. is to shorten the statements so

The challenge

include academic excellence, student success, quali-

human

ty service,

The ed.

resources and fiscal responsibility.

strategic thrust

will

With an

and change

the fifth survey,

influx of technology being integrated into

education, Rechsteiner sees the scans as the front line to determining what is important to students and the school.

would

anticipate virtual colleges

of each given scenario, such as the use of Internet for learning, the adequacy of special needs facilities and

essential in the future,”

health issues.

tion technology

The

results

from the scan are used

overall direction of Conestoga, or

The

its

determine the

Strategic Plan.

three cornerstones of the Strategic Plan are the

mission statement, the unifying thread that directs the school; the vision, or the image the school wishes to

initiatives survey,

has yet to be complet-

“I

said,

may become

therefore, informa-

an extremely useful weapon in

combating the unknown future. Linkages and partnerships will not decrease, said Rechsteiner.

With a reduction

in the

amount of funds,

there

maintain or achieve over the next five years; and val-

high cost to develop such virtual colleges, he said. However, once the virtual environment is construct-

ues, the underlying principles the school’s policies

ed, the operational costs

are based on.

In the previous plan, 1995-2000, “resources were

applied to specific areas in the plan to allow focus in a certain direction,” says Larry Rechsteiner, director of college planning.

become

lower.

This is the same rationale which led to Conestoga becoming the first college to implement International Standards Organization (ISO) guidelines, which strengthen the quality of service through avoiding duplication.

COUNSELLOR

CORNER:

Courtesy

observed a student hovering over our receptionist in Student Services huffing and puffing and blowing his chances for any immediate response. She was responding to someone on the phone and he was demanding immediate attention. He wanted to use the phone to verbally abuse one of the College's financial awards officers. In a matter of minutes, he managed to alienate two people who could have helped and usually do. Students are not the only ones resorting to rudeness. Students come into counselling asking how to deal with faculty who are abrupt and

week

Last

caustic

class.

you don't know program” has become

"If

don’t belong in this

answer

for the next survey regarding (strategic) thrust and initiatives,” said Rechsteiner. The strategic thrusts

This is the fourth survey the college planning department has conducted recently. The first three surveys focused on the mission statement, vision and to rank the importance

it is

to understand

the direction of the school, said Rechsteiner. “The environmental scan numbers will be the basis

which

The scan asked respondents

and outside people

easier for students

the community.

values of the school.

trends, including the national

and provincial economies, environmental

to be achieved by the college over the next five years. The information found in the scan is in the final

The plan

also accounts for such outside influences

and economic

a i I i I i I i 1 i I 1 ! i 1 13 I 1 1 m

unpopular questions. Faculty

you

a popular

are. under terrif-

blame

pressure, but students are not to

that,

lor college cut-

backs and concerns over job security.

q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q a

Whatever the worries may be - financial, family, jobs, marks, mortgage - and a little courtesy could go a long way. When teach a workshop to a class of students who are kicking a pop can I

around and walking in and out for cigarettes, hear understand faculty complaints. When their of front in students insulting faculty about feel ashamed. When administrators peers, memos which communicate only nasty resort to I

disdain, cy.

When

some

long for I

old-fashioned diploma-

watch people shove

front of oth-

ers in the cafeteria or leave spilt coffee for the wonder how we lost our digstaff to clean up, I

nity.

courtesy cannot make the February blahs go away, but it could help us get along a little

little

better.

A Message from

Student Services

(Room 2B02)

— SPOKE, Feb.

Page 4

2000

OSAP By Ray Bowe

modifies guidelines

lower

rates:

Algonquin College

15.1 per cent and College Boreal

Program

Assistance

Student

Ontario

receiving

Students

(OSAP) funding should be aware of some changes to OSAP guidelines. The Ontario government has implemented credit screening, income checks and modi-

tighter

fications

how

handles

“It’s

encouraging that more stu-

dents are paying back their loans, but default rates are said

still

too high,”

Dianne Cunningham, minister

of training, colleges and universia ministry press release.

ties,

The worst

default rate belonged

to College des

Grand Lacs

Carol Walsh, a financial-aid cer at Conestoga,

its

the

high

to consolidate

payment

not made, the loan will be consid-

person will

name of

the

be added to the Ontario

Restricted List, resulting in an inel-

“More can and must be done.” default rate for Ontario col-

igibility for additional

OSAP assis-

was 20.1 per cent in 1999, down from 25.4 per cent in 1998. Conestoga College has one of the lowest default rates compared

tance until the default

The leges

to other

Ontario colleges. In 1998,

Conestoga’s default rate was 16.6 per cent.

Only two other colleges had

During

the

year, over

receiving

1998-1999 funding

school

a total

$534 million. The government is also running tighter income verifications on

cost of

students applying for

said Walsh.

student debt, the provincial govern-

ment has

OSAP.

also introduced Ontario

Grants

Opportunity

Student

ensure students do not incur

than $7,000 debt in a single aca-

demic

year.

If students

have been

in arrears

more credit items for 90 days or more within the last three three or

and the value of the items

years,

cleared.

190,000 students were

OSAP

income

credit screening,”

by the

affected

their

In an attempt to alleviate the high

contact their bank within the six-

ered in default and the

lowered to what the entitlement

offi-

avoid defaulting, students can

their loans. If the first

have their loan entitlements

been accurately reported. “We’ve had a number of students

job placement percentage.

month grace period

an inaccurate

would have been had

attributes

school’s low-default rate to

cite

their loan applications

45.2

per cent.

default situations.

will

per cent.

at 15

who

Students

income on

over $1,000, student loans will be denied.

For more information on the new changes, see

OSAP’s Web

site at

www.osap.gov.on.ca or go to the office

financial-aid

Carol Walsh, a financial-aid

the stu-

placement rate accounts

says the school’s high joblow loan default rate.

officer,

for the school’s

(Photo by Ray Bowe)

dent/client services building.

College gets media savvy he In the attempt to attract the atten-

of new students, Conestoga

tion

we do this training,”

of training and development, how-

excellent students growing,” said

“We’re excited Conestoga

ever, more commercials promoting other aspects of the college are on

St.

John. “It’s a

ter

mousetrap.”

everyone know

By Laura Czekaj

new

College has launched a

televi-

said.

the

number

trying to

tell

college and we’re

the community.”

telling

the

way, said

their

St.

who

Conestoga

are inter-

advertising

attract a high calibre of students,

ested in full-time enrolment and

Conestoga.

The commercial the high demand

ages 25 to 45.

parents of students.

response to

is in

for information

technology training, says Pat John,

St.

of training

vice-president

hopes

The course being

the

advertised

high school students

will

The

advertising

runs

the increasing

and development and continuing education.

graduate with vendor certification.

versities for students.

let

“We

the school

compe-

see

competition

the

for

nors meeting.

TEST

of commercials

pull

mind

student base.

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who

copy of your timetable and sign up in STUDENT SERVICES (2B02) by February 10 th register bring a

Common

hours will be selected from

submitted student timetables.

CTV

Workshop Facilitator:

Please register in

dislikes

The

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pertaining

was presented

likes

to the

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its

will

help

commercials

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governors,

done by

attract.

Sandra Hammer, chair of board

research

Shawna Bernard

said

CTV

the

empha

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are interested in a workshop but cannot attend at this time, please contact

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done by

board of governors meeting on Jan

the students

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beginning the week of February 14

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dents’ choice of careers.”

and

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test

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chair of the marketing

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with

a recent interview

John,

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get potential students.

marketing plan to

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month-old committee has organ-

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you down

find that your

rather than

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college’s

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MONDAY, feepUAP-Y

the influence

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The ad promotes only

television

from other colleges and uni-

tition

an awareness campaign to

behind

reasoning

Conestoga’s foray into

postgraduate, post-diploma, infor-

mation technology course.

“There

12 to 40 weeks and provides the

“It’s

Tibbits agrees with St. John that

commercial promoting its school of training and development. sion

to build a bet-

Conestoga College president John

John.

Future commercials will target

community,

way

Shawna Bernard, Student Services.

WORKSHOP

lege to market.

‘Targeting

the key,” agrees

John. “The background informatior will help us target our students.”

SPOKE,

CBSA

Appraisal

updated Sherri

By Tannis Fenton

Osment

Students going on co-operative

Henhoeffer,

Katie

The revised student

(CBSA)

apprais-

Conestoga Association

Student

Business

vice-president,

al-of-teaching forms will be in

announced

use for the next performance

nominees at the association’s monthly meeting Jan. 27.

review of Conestoga faculty.

executive

position bi-

process for both faculty and

management.

Botter,

are part of an

effort to refine the evaluation

The

revised form

detailed because

asks the stu-

to evaluate the instruc-

dents tor’s

performance throughout

The changes inspired by

promotions co-ordinator;

Sue Carpani and David Bosch, co-ordinator; communications and Matt Zlatko Lakoseljac Levert,

to the

form were

semester long, can’t run for executive positions, said Henhoeffer,

who added

member of the

being a

executive requires completion

2000

— Page

cost approximately $15 and will

include the Biz Bash, which will

allowed to vote.

be held after the banquet.

Biz Bash

tions

Stages

Henhoeffer said the

will follow the elec-

nightclub

CBSA

paying for half the cost of both

Kitchener.

events.

Those who buy Biz Bash tickets, which cost $4 in advance and $6 at the door, before Feb. 2 will be

other business, Topping In announced the CBSA raised $1,032 from the Chocolate Blitz, a

said elections will take place Feb.

entered in a draw to win a limou-

fund-raising event that sold boxes

which time nominees will make five-minute speeches in

sine ride to

and from the Biz Bash

of chocolate from Jan. 18 to Jan.

front of the class representatives

Moon

10, at

before they vote.

Nominees should

tell

the repre-

Joe

Bentley,

Anne

Tailleur,

experience and

why

they’re capa-

ble of fulfilling the duties of the

president.

who added

two students from each class are

position, said Topping,

by students on placement. CBSA treasurer Trevor Topping

daily duties that couldn’t be ful-

sentatives about themselves, their

treasurer;

vice-president; and

the course.

are

filled

Zane Culliton and Randy Pelley are running for computer liaison; Hisham Abdul-Ghafoor and Jeff

The new forms

meeting announces nominees work placements, which

Feb.

and dinner for two

Howl

at the

Henhoeffer added the

restaurant.

CBSA will

The awards banquet, which has set for April 13, was also dis-

be selling chocolate again Feb. 8

meeting.

chocolate cost $2 each, $3 for five

been

cussed It

at the

will be held at the

Four Points

Hotel in Kitchener. Tickets will

and 9 near Door

Boxes of

and $25 for a case, which contains

20 boxes.

the provincially

mandated Key Performance

In brief

Indicators.

KPIs

are

benchmarks

accountability and excellence.

They

are established by inde-

By Adam Wilson

pendent student satisfaction surveys conducted

last

year for the

first

College Conestoga placed number 1 in graduate employment and graduate satisfaction and tied for number 1 time.

The next performance review will take place in March or April, said Edith Torbay, chair

of professional development.

for the

as well.

from

hold

post-convocation

reception in the Sanctuary.

The said

committee wanted to have a

convocation they

up Conestoga College will hold a week-long event for students who have applied for a program

Each student who has applied will be invited to the school for

11 p.m. or

The event

will be held after the

convocation ceremonies on June 21 and 22. The DSA executive committee agreed to hold the event and

and

information

club

services. to sign

help at the booth during the

March

new home

information

about

session

program and a tour of the school on Conestoga’s spring their

break, Feb. 28 to

DSA

March

president Ellen

said she

wanted

Menage

have a booth

DSA

of jam club

assistant promotions Michael said the jam club

was looking

for a place to prac-

tise in the school.

The jam club is designed for people who want to play musical instruments to get a chance to do so with fellow students.

how loud

O GO

te <-o

Wednesdays.

Quality Policy

Conestoga College rp

opportunities for improvement to

meet and exceed the needs of our students, employees

night,

they would be. was decided by the executive committee that the jam club could use the Sanctuary between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., or any on p.m. after 9:30 time It

Conestoga College continually seeks

better if the

around 7 or 8 p.m. Michael said he would be present for the first few weeks to get the club settled and to monitor

it?

rs sr

late

The club inquired about holdWednesday nights

Colleger <3

was

be making.

Conestoga

ing practices

break.

Sanctuary becomes

Ramy

said

practised

because of the noise they would

at the school.

mid-

until

DSA

Menage

to display pictures

She asked for volunteers

licensed event with a DJ, that

would go

group events

about

The Doon Student Association will

night.

in student satisfaction.

help out by serving the alcohol

Potential students invited for tour

at all Ontario’s

community colleges each year. The KPI surveys were conducted

Post-convocation party planned for Sanctuary

and communities.

Page 6

— SPOKE, Feb.

2000

Scholarship gets taxed glance it seemed the federal government was taking on students up to their necks in debt by awarding $2,000 to $4,000 scholarships to recipients of the Ontario Student Assistance Program. The Millennium Scholarship was designed by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation to assist students in keep-

first

pity

ing their personal debts to a minimum. The student assistance program is the largest of its kind in Canada as $2.5 billion has been set aside over the next 10 years.

Canada-wide and each be awarded to students. Some provinces, such as Alberta, handed the money over to

The scholarships province decided

available

are

how

the

money

will

no questions asked. Ontario, however, chose to deposit the money directly into OSAP accounts, therefore lowstudents,

ering the students’ debt load. The first round of scholarships

was given

to about

250

“lucky” Conestoga students in January 2000. When presented with this view of the scholarships, students surely would jump for joy at the chance at a helping hand, but

when

they find out the truth about this “gift” from the prime mood could change.

minister, their

Since 1971 the Canadian Income Tax Act states that any scholarship or bursary over $500 is considered taxable income. Despite a three-fold increase in the cost of living and a nine per

cent increase in tuition between 1992 and 1998, this still applies to recipients of the Millennium Scholarship. Some students will lose as much as half of their scholarship to taxes

and they will have

less access to

programs

like the

Canada Child Tax Benefit, as they will be ineligible because of their additional income from the scholarships. Some students may find they would have been better off refusing the award.

The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) alliance of 17 representative student associations

Child pornography

unions from across Canada. They are asking all students to contact their members of Parliament to protest taxing of the scholarships. Michael Harris, DSA vice-president of education at Conestoga, says this gift really is going to the government.

they’ll

be say-

sacrifice our children in

ing

women

Possession of child pornography

thing

can’t vote and

blacks have to

after, the single

mother

who depends on money when

she is promised it, finds out she is not eligible to get any money back from the Canada Child Tax Benefit program, because the scholarship makes her ineligible. What a nightmare. What do students have to do to catch a

break these days? How long do our governments really think young adults are going to be able to handle its high demands? If the provincial government had chosen to hand cold cash to the honoraries of this award, students still would have had to give back almost half in tax, but at least they would have

$2,000 in hand. Students need all the help they can get. Mike Harris and Jean Chretien just aren’t getting the message.

person has a right to free-

know

real

“The provincial governments are the ones getting the

feel a

Next you

advantage here,” he said. As soon as they announce “you have won $4,000,” they just as quickly slap your hand and say, “but we’re giving half of it to income tax and the rest is going back to the province.”

Soon

wrong

and student I

dom

What Sharpe has fact that his

of the bus.

any more

dis-

to realize

can’t

begin to understand his desires, but

don’t need

And

to.

whether or not someone should

dren are involved.

have the right to possess child pornography.

Perhaps

Yet the Supreme Court

consid-

things that are

deemed

fun-

damentally right and wrong.

The Supreme Court

consider-

ing the case of John Robin Sharpe, a 66-year-old retired city planner is

pom

that if posses-

prohibited,

will lead to oppression.

neither

when

chil-

express

it,

but child pornography

unquestionably wrong.

The sad

part

is,

isn’t the

only one producing or enjoying child pornography.

Another factor

to be considered

should the court rule pos-

pom

of child

session

always the chance

there’s

legal, it

will

be circulated in society especially

on the It’s

Internet.

disgusting that

Sharpe

exercising his “freedom of expres-

sion”

he had a different

he would have a right to

fetish,

ering the issue. There ought to be

sion of child

the

freedom of expression

should anyone else, not

whose argument

so.

lent.”

is that

turbing than having to question

some

doing

detrimental to others.

can’t

ethically wrong.

the back

sit at

of expression but

when

involves

child

pornography.

The abuse will prevent children from functioning as healthy It’s a adults later on in life.

Sharpe was charged after police found boxes of child pornography, including photographs of

vicious cycle that will not end

Vancouver

should be done to defend the

naked boys, home.

also

writes

his

unless

we do something now.

If the

law

young. short

stories,

be altered,

Desires

sick

pedophiles should be put on the

which have been described by

back burner and protection of

police as being “extremely vio-

children should

come

first.

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the

How

first

conduct the

how

well Ontario colleges

good and the great compared to

Conestoga

teachers are

other Ontario colleges

work

because

establish Key Performance

Indicators

tion.”

tences

When

asked

she

felt

anything

the

way one of his

needed more improvement,

what

Armstrong

excellence.

The

KPIs two

per

cent

never

Harth

funding

more She

pay the

col-

employ-

lege’s rate of graduate

added

licensing

the

Harth

the

ment, graduate satisfaction, stu-

Sanctuary for

dent satisfaction and employer

special events

was

for

Doon

satisfaction.

Conestoga No.

Student

Gbenga Adeniyi,

a first-year

grad-

1 in

employ-

ment

94 per

cent - higher

than the rate Sheridan,

Humber, Mohawk, Fanshawe and Centennial. Conestoga was

random survey conducted

In a

Conestoga Jan. 25, a majority

Waterloo.” Gbenga Adeniyi,

vey should be considered important because it is a student’s only to voice

any concern or

feels the

atmosphere in the

stu-

dent lounge, the Sanctuary,

“It’s quite serious because the

college gets conclusive results

out

KPI and

m mediate

impractical.

needs

“Conestoga

functions

Adeniyi,

who at

a former business

the

University

Waterloo. “The Sanctuary

of not

It needs more lively music and a better organization of

functional.

events.

needs vibrancy.”

He added the events organized by active

inter-

feedback

may

ness

result,”

had

she

Chapters,”

Wynveen

Foods

because

knows

company

the

students don’t have

access to a fridge and can’t

bring lunch to school.

Wynveen

said she paid

$1.80 for a 500-millilitre carton of chocolate milk.

“By

she

way,”

the

Foods

sets the price, it’s

the college it.

that

And

has to

they do.” price

for

stores is $1.19.

Glenn Lamont, a

third-

year business-accounting

student

experi-

the

said

estab-

course

third-semes-

information at

to get a

chance

the years.

Misener

“The the

the college. “I to

of the nursing program. “I think the quality of education

had quite an experience

obtaining a course guide.

took

whole day to get one because no one knew where they were located,” Jeanine literally a

be working because

things have improved over

ences trying to get

happy

time, please contact “Shawna Bernard, Student “Services.

increases the price of food

The average

busi-

Armstrong, a

2.&02-).

she

said

Beaver

her

she

(PDOM

Foods.”

Zsido.

voice her opinion on the quality

‘oCP-VIZU'd

the

lishment of KPIs seems

said

“STUDCNT

said.

“Another concern

student,

are interested in a workshop but cannot attend at this

are

ed to describe

Adeniyi

If 'jou

turn to

said she want-

nursing

Please register

Shawna Bernard

Doon

the

said

ter

Facilitator:

that

Michelle

Megan

Workshop

the item at local Zehrs’

first-year

general

positive

high,

approve

com-

pared to col-

survey

preparing before, during and after class

added, “although Beaver

lege events.

the

method, mind mapping or other techniques

atten-

bookstore

believes

university students are

prompt change.

food.

through the Cornell

food services by Beaver

student

A second-year management studies student said the KPI sur-

chance

matters

certain

student

the University of Waterloo,” said

and relevance.

effective note -taking

“Because the prices of

and serious survey gauges program quali-

for.:

Alexis Wynveen, a second-year nursing student, said she

tion.

such as house parties and a student centre like the Fed Hall at

because

campus

cost of textbooks and

need

of Doon campus students said they regard the KPI survey as an

important

new STFATe&ies

$17 per semester. “Why do I have to pay the fee? If some people want to play sports, then they fund themselves,” Harth said. Other students said they were

are

computer analyst student

for first

2-DI4

seriously because there

Conestoga College also made a

good showing by tying

which

student centre

ate satisfaction with 76 per cent.

P-OOM

required

will consider the survey

University of

place in overall student satisfaction.

athletic fee,

textbooks

also first in gradu-

2.1

active listening

unhappy he

also

“Conestoga needs functions such as house parties and a the Fed Hall at the

Armstrong

teAF^j

Wynveen

concerned about things such as the

computer analyst student, said he

was

uate

for

move

Association.

1998,

College

the

a great

\%:30 -

said

events.”

MONDAY, FeWJAP-Y

said

The surveys measure each

really ask-

be organizing

the colleges.

com-

she

it is

Darren Harth.

ciation should

for

teachers

Jjpfc?

sure

ing,”

student asso-

Zsido

stu-

are clut-

provincial

NOTE -TAKING

and

tered and I’m

“The

replied,

AND

sen-

always

of accounta-

affect

Uc>T6NlN6i

unit

“The

and

111

tests.

benchmarks

particular

Room 4B14

that the

administration-accounting

poses

are

us in

dent said he has difficulty with

“The KPIs are important to the school if it wants to keep improving the quality of educa-

directly with us,” she

visit

business

first-semester

they

bility

meet the needs of students and

said.

691 or

should be better

the marketplace. Survey results

which

would be

college personnel

organized.” at

ext.

message

informed

The independent surveys measure

important are the

satis-

faction surveys.

interested in your

said.

“My

second

annual student

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Sajfert

During

Feb. 7, 2000

gym

DSA

services

and

have improved

since the (licensing of the

Sanctuary),”

said.

“However, the textbook prices are

still

at the college.”

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steep

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from McDonalds)

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number of people were

allowed on the ice

Cold weather of -34

with the

one time.

Over 100 students stood

in the

chill factor couldn’t stop the

cold to watch as fellow students

DSA’s Polar Plunge 2000 from

dared to jump into the water that

being a success.

had

wind

The event

raised $1,300 for the

Heart and Stroke Foundation, as 21 participants jumped into freezing

water

the

Conestoga

be cleared of ice a second

time just hours before the event. Patty

Stokes,

College pond outside the main

in the past.

Doon cam-

“We had

teaching building on

Four paramedics, one

really

for this event.

pus. certified

DSA

entertain-

ment manager, said the event raised a similar amount of money

CKCO

was recorded

live

and was covered by

lifeguard and one nurse were on

CKGL, The Zone

hand for safety reasons and a lim-

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said.

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2000

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Masked men Marauders, Masked The Andrew Dean and Dane Pleau, both robotics students, take the plunge into the icy water. (Photo by

Adam

Wilson)

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— SPOKE, Feb.

Page 10

•

2000

Marketing students second By Anna

experts, he said.

Sajfert

“There was our chance to make

After 40 hours of intense

personal contact with the industry

work on

and work toward our future jobs, didn’t get back to us,” but the

a project, a team of four third-year

CMA

marketing students from Conestoga

said Boyer.

College finished second in the 1999

received an honorary membership

had only three weeks

covered a

new

magazines. Finlay said he

Paquette

it,

up, screamed and

team members. ‘“Oh my God! our

first

was

jumped

reaction,”

Smith

said. “It

winning a World Cup of

won second

Rafael Bazzarella, Scott Boyer, Mark Smith and Richard Paquette (absent) in Toronto, November 1999.

for the

team

know they could compete against university students, he said. “This award shows that our college education

is at

the

same

level

with university,” said Bazzarella.

Marketing professor Peter Finlay

team created a wonderful

financial

plan by developing a

break-even strategy, which includ-

ed a

mail system organized to

test

allocate

most profitable customers,

using

the

actual

Kitchener-

Waterloo area.

not

was approximately a 40-

was hard work,

we were

competition and the college students were up against university

especially

beginning our

dents got together for the next

competition, the group would be

wanted to attend in December. The students wanted

enriched with the right skills to

they

CMA’s

dinner

take

first

banquet because the event fea-

consider

affect

our marks.”

tured a lineup of leading industry

Finlay.

pleted

it,

said.

lots

take

tapped

the

into

completely interactive job board. Over the next six to eight months, MacDonald plans to add a

eras

month ago. Rob MacDonald, 35, a student in Conestoga’s Webmaster certificate

full

program, says the Web page for Kitchener highlights local attractions. The Web site includes tourism, educational facilities,

products.

entertainment and real estate.

growth.

e-commerce component

as a

service to local businesses that sell retail

and

business-to-business

MacDonald

said he

seeking a technology partner and additional employees in the next

few

months

facilitate

the

service.

he regularly receives inquiries about Kitchener from various parts of the world and has started to hone his knowledge of the community. quickly “Kitchener.com is said

becoming the

digital pipeline to

Kitchener,” he said.

The unique site has live action footage of Highway 401 and other highways so that browsers can decide whether to attempt a local

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mounted at high traffic areas along the highways to provide the

MacDonald

MacDonald, who

started

something

the

said

future,”

focuses on Kitchener

or stay home.

MacDonald

to be present at the

place, he said.

“I think this

“Luckily, the project didn’t

Web page for designed a Kitchener which has received 6,000 hits since it was established

never returned the stu-

said.

Ministry of Transportation’s cam-

development of “The Kitchener.com is an incredibly

Conestoga’s marketing, jour-

nalism and graphic design stu-

com-

ing class but only one group

plans for the future including a

he says.

group

year in the program,” Boyer

has

The response has been very pos-

the

final

trip

little

students in Finlay’s direct market-

rewarding experience.” MacDonald said he has graduate

with

dents’ calls regarding a banquet

because

60-hour

By Tracy Ford Conestoga

behaved

impersonally

job, said Finlay.

because

CMA

The

through with the project because

“It

The project first attracted some 70

chose

Others

Web page

itive,

the

(Photo by Anna Sajfert)

Conestoga graduate’s A

students,” he said.

was a boost

said the

place

national marketing contest

was imporwas a national

the award

because

tant

Soccer!” It

“To God!’ was

the group

competition.

hugged the other

Oh my

knew

would do well in the competition, but at the same time he wasn’t expecting anything because it was the students’ first national

the

Canadian Marketing Association, which notified them of their win. After reading

Canadian business

tions to various

dis-

e-mail from

by the

industry, as well as free subscrip-

assignment into a five-page report.

mid-November Paquette

to different

attended

events

social

October to

submit their work. The team decided to revise a former 40-page class

student chapter,

which permits access

Mark Smith in

CMA’s

the

Rafael Bazzarella, Scott Boyer,

Richard Paquette and

also

students

the

Ironically,

and university marketing Student RSVP Award. college

national

nation

with

board systems in the early days of the Web, has decided to return to Conestoga College to

bulletin

Webmaster

its

program

certification

part time after graduating

12 years ago from two other college programs.

has received a certificate

focus his Internet development

knowledge. “I returned to college to seek the

required skills to

become a Web

developer,” he said.

MacDonald

also a part-time

from the machine tool setter operator program and a diploma from

second-year student in a bachelor

the mechanical engineering tech-

of arts program

nician program from Conestoga

of Waterloo.

College.

“My

previous course was com-

I have always maintained any computer skills,”

puter driven and

he said. “My objective is a career change that is Web focused.” MacDonald said he began the new Webmaster program at the college last September to help

said

University

at the

biggest challenge

his

would be continuously evaluating the latest breakthroughs because is

so easy to get

“I think

behind.

genuine interest in

the Internet and

propelled

left

its

vast usefulness

to continuously read

and study the Internet and the associated technology,” he said.

Student victimized by road rage ByTalisha Matheson

She said

was a mistake

that

because she could see him getting

A Conestoga College student was a victim of road rage on

Doon

Highway 401. Welk said she was

at the lights at

Fountain Street and

Homer Watson

Boulevard

when

incident

the

ahead of

her,

the

who was

driving and while he

car

fairly

was stopped

Welk

said.

said she drove

curs-

down Doon

Valley Drive to parking lots No. 8

and 9 to the student/client services

where she had

to sign

“I didn’t notice

wasn’t

paying

attention

the light turned green,” she

“We were

there for about 15

seconds and he wasn’t moving, so

beeped him.”

“If they are

busy reading a paper

or talking on their phone wait.

beep

anyone again. just

I’ll

don’t want something like

happen again.” According to a psychology of

that to

May Lome Korman, a psy-

road rage study conducted in

chotherapist and researcher for

she said.

the Clark Institute of Psychiatry,

he was behind

until I pulled into the lot,”

hom

1998 by Dr.

papers at the registrar’s office.

young male

drivers are

like-

car and began cursing at her and

ly to act out

banging on her window.

sion than the rest of the popula-

She said

she grabbed her cell phone to it

make

look like she was calling the

police and the

the traffic lights.

“He when

driving beside

Welk added the man got out of his

young, was reading while he was

lanes.

ing, but I kept driving,” she said.

occurred.

She said the man

said.

she isn’t afraid to

drive, but said she will never

building,

the

mind,” she

said

and changed

“He was

down Fountain Street to get to Doon campus because it is a shorter route from her home than taking

Welk

upset as he drove through the lights

Valley Drive Jan. 15.

Sarah Welk, 20, said she drove

losing

Welk

man sped

said she did not report the

incident because

remember

she couldn’t

the licence plate

num-

The study

was so scared

thought

was

stated road rage

trait

among people

wl^

tend to have an aggressive al^' tude. It

suggests that one

road rage

ber. “I

tion.

common

off.

on road rage aggres-

tle

way

to use the

to avoid

hom

as possible or not at

all.

lit-

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