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33rd Year

— No. 9

College denied SuperBuild funds By Laura Czekaj

program

degree

in nursing with McMaster University in Hamilton. The SuperBuild Growth Fund, which held $742 million in its

offered

Conestoga College

not

among

the 35 colleges and universities to

money from

receive

the provincial

government’s SuperBuild Growth Fund.

The announcement was made

a press conference Feb. 24 at the University of Waterloo.

The announcement comes blow to the college,

was established by the government in an to modernize and build

the province

to the college later

by granting the college applied degree “It

effort

somehow we

post-secondary institutions, as well as improve education and

said.

“I’ve got to think that

are

going to get

something in the near future.”

Another college

that

received

as a

said

that could

“It’s a total shock,” he said. “We thought the worst that could hap-

get only

total

shock.

thought the worst thing

never imagined that

that

we would

money.” Tibbits,

higher rate than any other college at seven per cent.

Conestoga College president

Centennial is planning to use the funding to grow by 4,300 students,

John

available in the system in

currently full,” he

“Students wanting a college

education will have to go else-

where they expect

to get the stu-

Dave Ross, spokesman for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, said the proposals that gained funding were chosen by the government on the basis that they were more competitive and more closely met the

projects and

com-

munity support. Tibbits said he thinks the lack of

freeze tuition

Watch out

By Ray Bowe

tion can be ensured.

The Doon Student Association and the Ontario Community

lege tuition fees have increased

The

DSA and OCCSPA

109 per cent between 1990 and 1999. Also, in the academic year 1996-97, 38 per cent of the entire college system’s revenue came

climbing tuition costs.

from

DSA

vice-presi-

members of the legabout setting up an open forum at Conestoga. Although most of them have not responded out e-mails to

yet,

Kitchener Centre

MPP Wayne

has responded to Harris’s query, saying he would be interested in such an endeavour. Harris said students should not

Wettlaufer

wait for an organized

and urged students

symposium take it upon

While

enrolment is government operating

college

increasing,

expenditures are steadily falling, inevitably forcing

community

col-

leges to raise tuition rates, said

OCCSPA.

operating costs were

levelled out and sustained, there

would be a

possibility of freezing

tuition rates.

OCCSPA has

asked student gov-

enable a tuition freeze. OCCSPA said student leaders

from

to hear

Gerry

Kitchener- Waterloo Martinuk, MPP Elizabeth Witmer and Waterloo-Wellington MPP Ted Amott. According to a Feb. 14 press release, OCCSPA has asked student governments to invite their students to contact their local MPPs about how college educa-

for the plate!!

1990-91.

stop

was still waiting Cambridge MPP

page 2

tuition fees, support funds,

ernments to provide contact information for local MPPs to ask for an increase to operating costs to

it.

that

investments and donations. That figure is up from 23 per cent in

themselves to contact their local MPP about the rising costs of tuition and what is being done to Harris

See Snub

criteria

proposals

say col-

Student Parliamentary Association are urging students to voice their concerns regarding Harris,

dents.

than the other weren’t selected.

islature

would be

“Fanshawe said.

applications

Fanshawe had planned to use the money from the fund to add two additional buildings that

dent of education, said he has sent

PAGE

him that significant funding

their

Tibbits can’t understand

where.”

Mike

Condor men’s indoor

cate to

at the oversight.

with

decline,

who had good

College

soccer team wins berth in championship tourney.

Tibbits said the minister did indi-

nothing from the fund is Fanshawe College in London, The president of Fanshawe, Dr. Howard. Rundle, says he was shocked and dismayed

engineering, communications, nursing and emergency services including a

Priority: PAGE 7

but

meet increased student demand. Tibbits was warned Feb. 23 by assistant deputy minister David Trick that Conestoga had not funding. However, received

the near future for those colleges

technology,

Tibbits,

10 per cent this year compared to last year, while Conestoga’s applications are at a

growth in programs like information

mmm

down half or two-thirds of the

Conestoga’s proposal requested

Tequila!!

to be proposals like Fanshawe’s and Conestoga’s fail to meet the requirements set by the government to achieve funding and why other colleges,

colleges’

Centennial’s application rates are

only get

get nothing.”

Fun in the Mexican sun.

The big question seems

how some

According

happen was

we would

$39 million from the fund, which was allotted for a $66-million project to build a second campus in Waterloo located on property owned by the City of Waterloo beside Waterloo’s Millennium Recreation Project on University Avenue East. The campus would allow

proposal was more expensive than the other colleges’ proposals.

like Centennial, received funding.

half or two-thirds of the money.

would include skills training labs main campus. Rundle said Fanshawe wasn’t

at their

given any funding because their

status.

makes no sense unless they

had another plan for Conestoga,”

sense.

we would

coffers,

“It’s

that

may mean

make

will

provincial

Conestoga president John Tibbits, because it doesn’t seem to make

pen was

funding

supposed to be setting up meetings with local MPPs to disare

cuss public funding, tuition levels, student debt and related topics,

with hopes that Premier Mike Harris and Minister of Training,

Colleges and Universities Dianne Cunningham can find pragmatic

and

fair solutions to the

of Ontario students.

Kathy Best enjoys a

Grub Crawl Feb.

slice of pizza at

24. For the

full

story,

Jack Astofs during the see page 6.

concerns (Photo by Sherri Osment)

7 — SPOKE, March

Page 2

13,

2000

to students

More money The

government

provincial

announced a $40-million increase in

elementary

and

secondary

dents to be properly accommodated by special needs services or the

learning

learning opportunities project, a

need

provincial project implemented in

school.

September

Jan. 27.

learning disabled students in postsecondary institutions, said Casey.

tant with the Ontario

student

individual

and

intensive

The intensive support allowance, whose funding has been frozen since the 1998/1999 school year, involves an individual education plan, which includes psycho-edu-

assessments and

within the last three years in order the to effectively accommodate

dents.

will

intensive support allowance

have

automated

and

streamlined claim process, which will increase the number of successful claims by approximately

$40

Casey

According

students

with

specific

learning disabilities.

Such assessments are required

Teachers

better self-advocate their learning

which

increase,

allocated

school

September 2000,

could benefit learning disabled students and staff

money

Conestoga

given

“Selfishly for (the special needs)

assessments that

are currently

confronted with,” Casey Having up-to-date psycho-edu-

would save college time and

cational assessments

students and the

money, he said. “It would further reduce the time placed on our department to

with specific learning disabilities received comprehensive and timeassessments,” Casey said. “In it

not need to

said.

“I see several benefits if students

terms of the student,

we would

be doing the excessive amount of

assessments, said Casey.

are

School

until

that

27 Ontario

The $40-million be

and

strengths

to a Jan.

department,

College

on secondary

accommodations

lion since 1995.

hopes the money number and frethe will increase quency of psycho-educational

services, said he

their

needs to teachers.

boards

school

already

College

Federation press release, education funding has been cut $1 bil-

Rick Casey, a secondary school with counsellor transition Conestoga College’s special needs

assessments done

reflective of their individual need, he said, adding that students could

Secondary

won’t

million, he said.

informed of

said.

with Tibbits

same

would

secure

funding and services to full scale psycho-educa-

complete

tional assessments,”

Casey

said.

recognized

why our proposal

process

the

didn’t succeed angry,” said

me more

left

Tibbits. “It

quite clear that the

highly flawed.”

The community seems

to agree

with Tibbits because he said the college has received an outpouring of support, both from businesses and from the public. bigger It’s going to have a

impact on the community than it will at Conestoga,” said Tibbits. “As this area grows and with the double-cohort issue it’s going to be harder and harder for young

people to get into this college.” The double cohort is an influx of graduates from high school the

result

will

that

year both

12 and OAC students graduate because of secondary

Grade

Conestoga in the Key

last year.

The annual survey of Ontario’s 25 community colleges establishes accountability and excellence benchmarks regarding programs, faculty, services and facilities.

The 1999 survey ranked Conestoga number 1 in overall and facilities of quality resburces,

rates

quality

overall

satisfaction.

and graduate

that basis alone

“On

placement

graduate

services,

you would

think that the provincial govern-

want

would

ment

fund

Conestoga,” he said during a

hope

that

working together we can

find

“I

recent interview.

exist for

what other opportunities Conestoga College.”

Arnott said as a result of the with Tibbits, other

meeting

MPPs

Tibbits also said he finds the'

involved

will

and

unbelievable

Arnott has called the minister of

because Waterloo Region has the

finance to express his view that Conestoga should be given other

announcement second

fastest

growth

in Ontario.

the region

there

demographic The economy booming and

funding opportunities.

Conestoga’s attempt

a skills shortage which

become said.

“I

community

think people

upset about this

issue,

will

get

unless

March 6

move

ahead with the second Waterloo campus unless it can find subbacking, said

stantial financial

some-

Tibbits.

edition

Healthy eatingregular physical

Dave

Longarini’s photo that accompanied the Condors end of season report card

growth

lege will not be able to

Correction the

impossible, because the col-

thing happens.”

funding,

the

Without

Conestoga can provide relief for. will “I guarantee you that this

Day Party

provincial

the

Performance Indicators surveys

school reform.

St. Patrick's*

for Waterloo-

government since ranked number 1

why in

Queen’s Park.

MPP

Wellington, said he can’t understand why Conestoga was not

area as Conestoga.

Ted Arnott,

were given money, even though

only

come

would

weaknesses, Casey said. The college could implement

gists,

why

compete with non-disabled students as they meet academic entrance requirements for

because school boards have had their resources cut so deeply and

of testing for special needs stu-

the reason

cold only angers Tibbits. The explanation we got as to

post-secondary study.

board psycholo-

both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University

Ross’s explanation Conestoga was left out

Conestoga

their

said that

also voiced their

support during a Feb. 29 meeting

Casey said students with specific learning disabilities would be bet-

Students

lost-

MPPs

Local

one...

they are both located in the

There have been problems getassessments up-to-date ting

have

Continued from page

dents would achieve their potential in terms of grades.”

student.

regulates the appropriate intervals

The

elementary and secondary

ter able to

which identify students with spedone cific learning disabilities, be

support allowances.

cational testing,

assessments,

psycho-educational

School Teachers’ Federation, said the money will be allocated to

requires

the college

He added

Secondary

level

their

stu“I believe as a result, these

1998 to better help

school special education funding

Dale Leckie, an executive assis-

accommodated in

were being

disabilities

shock'

'a total

specific

ensure that those with

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Conestoga aims high Asks

for

$3.8 million

By Laura Czekaj Conestoga College has submitted

two proposals, one

Fund

Strategic Skills Investment

and another

to the Rural

the

Youth Job

Strategy Fund, to gain assistance

fund would go towards improving

strategic

learning facilities for students at

because the college had to match

Doon, Waterloo and Guelph cam-

their request with $1.1 million.

puses.

lion

said

strategic skills

and $1.2 million from the

firepower

fund

in a proposal submitted Feb.

youth fund submitted Feb.

accepts a cheque

(left)

DSA’s Jenn Hussey on Feb.

for

peer tutoring from the (Photo by Ray Bowe)

the

said

become

college

By Ray Bowe

trying

information technology,” he said.

17.

den vice-president of opera-

prospective tutors

has

increased over the years,

says

learning skills adviser. er,

Shawna Bernard,

The

advis-

interviews

“We

don’t want the

campus, over 200 students received peer tutoring, an increase of 16 per cent from the fall of 1998. Peer services employs over 100 tutors in every major school of

activities

appreciation

such as a peer

week and

reception,”

may be clearly the IT (information technology) college in the sys-

government.

the strategic skills

Peer tutors are given a Christmas

(tetan

Movie

of-

the college proved to be eligible

Guelph

youth

from the

all qualify.

The money will go to developing seven new programs within the next 18 months. The only stipulation with the rural youth fund that all

programs must be made

available to students in rural areas.

college will find out if

receives any funding within the

next six weeks.

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fund

youth fund which

study on campus, including nursing, journalism

says Turner.

said.

The

The proposal

request assistance

rural

students

She attributes the increase in the DSA’s contribution to a higher demand for the services. “The funds go toward recognition

and handles

waiting too long,” says Turner. During the fall semester at Doon

approximately $500.

money.

he had originally

departmental overflow.

starting

to raise

said

to students wishing to use the

2000, says Turner. The annual allotment originally

Tibbits

department’s services.

The funds do not go toward the department’s operating expenses, such as staff wages, however. Peer services also employs a

Turner,

endeavour

also helps alleviate the cost bur-

Jenn Hussey presented $3,000 to peer services administrator Melissa Turner. The $3,000 contribution will cover program expenses incurred from September 1999 to April tions

mation technology infrastructure,”

also covers the cost

of training tutors, manuals and

DSA

president

tem.”

presented its annual allotment to peer tutoring services on Feb.

Tibbits,

Conestoga College

strategic skills fund has $100 million in its coffers and has been established by the provincial

“Once we get those proposals we

life is short,

The $3,000

some companies

Agriculture and Food. However,

the top information tech-

Money from

proposal

really contributed to the college’s

the

tion technology.”

“There’s a lot more firepower in

work.

informaJohn

reception as recognition for then-

The Doon Student Association

nology college in the province.

Peer tutoring gets $3,000 DSA donation

lot

rural

College president John Tibbits

Melissa Turner

said

fund

thought the college wasn’t eligible

“There’s a

college requested $2.6 mil-

from the

skills

Tibbits

improvements would include new computer labs. “It would go to upgrading inforTibbits

with college infrastructure.

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No. 1 college neglected Conestoga College will not receive provincial funding for

its

new

campus in Waterloo. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and

Universities announced at Conestoga is not among the 35 colleges and universities to receive money from the $742-million SuperBuild Growth Fund which offers money to help build, renovate and expand campuses. Conestoga’s proposal requested $39 million from the fund to contribute to a $66-million project to build a second Waterloo campus

the University of Waterloo Feb.

that

would make room for 2,750 new students. Conestoga would be able to move space intensive programs like nursing, information technology and robotics from the Doon campus to the new Waterloo campus to make room for the influx of high school students resulting from the double cohort. The double cohort will result in 2004 when both Grade 12 and OAC students graduate because of secondary school reform. Ministry spokesman Dave Ross said the 109 proposals submitted were judged on their ability to meet four criteria. The first was the number of new student spaces that would be that

created.

Conestoga College president John Tibbits said he was made aware during a meeting with assistant deputy minister David Trick, on Feb. 29, that the provincial government had developed an additional criterion that

no one was

told about.

said approval in this area

was gauged by

the

number of student

spaces per million dollars. Conestoga came extremely close to meeting the criterion in this category. Tibbits said proof of this is that Wilfrid Laurier University received $12 million from the fund but had a lower dents per space compared to Conestoga.

The second

number of

stu-

amount of partnership funding. had raised $26 million from outside

criterion is the

Tibbits said the college sources.

Centennial College, which received funding, had listed more

money

raised on their proposal. However, in actual fact, Tibbits

said, they

had released no documentation of financial backing to

the government. Tibbits was told by Trick that proposals had to meet the standards of the first two criteria before moving on to the third criterion, which

demand for both the institution and the programming to be offered in the new facility. Being that the fund is named the SuperBuild Growth Fund, Tibbits was surprised that student demand didn’t play a more important role is

Students fume over gas prices

the demonstrated student

choosing which school would be funded. When it comes to student demand, Conestoga seems to take the lead because it has the fastest growing application pool among colleges in the province. However, this seemed to mean little to the government because colleges like Cambrian in Sudbury, whose enrolment has been declining over the past three years, was awarded money. The government recognized Waterloo Region’s growth by giving both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier funding, but even though skilled workers are trained at Conestoga, the college didn’t receive a dime. received funding because they more Ross said and

The

get

ridiculous.

The

WLU

met the criteria. “Only the strongest proposals were selected,” he said. Tibbits believes the system the government used to choose which schools received funding was flawed. ‘The explanation we got as to why our proposal didn’t succeed

the

nies;

on oil

companies claim

it’s

The numerous

students

may be

drive

the hardest hit

by the sky-

group of 12 University of

Waterloo students decided to show their displeasure

on Feb. 29, when

they pushed a student’s Toyota

Camry along

University Avenue. At

were

the time, prices

cents per

a measly 73

are easily pushing

76 cents per

litre

around Kitchener-Waterloo, with

no apparent end could very well

spill

over a buck a

cost $10.50

seems,

revolve

occupation does

the

and ours

extremely influ-

enced by the transfer of goods, such

and vegetables.

as fruit

If truckers

the

across

strike

come about. One way to at least try and

lowest price possible site

at the

begin-

ning of March.

There have been suggestions

that

get the

by checking

www.gastips.com.

The

site

the

appropriate site map,

ombudsman

oversee

introduce legislation to put a freeze

on the premiums. Is

matter of supply and

demand or simple greed? Oil companies have known to tweak their sometimes by

much

been prices,

as three

or four cents a pop.

They

know

also

that people are

mercy of oil companies to provide them with gas. They can milk the consumer knowing they will pay the high prices. basically at the

rally

Web

one year ago, as

$30.50

escalating gas prices, or the premier

the price of diesel.

decided

barrel of crude oil

undeniably take

for that matter, relies heavily

are

A US

Premier Mike Harris appoint an

are justifiably

hit,

lives

impartial

who

biggest

Our

opposed

oil.

around the

solely

price of gas.

Truckers,

of crude

allows you to click on to

which

The only way is

to deflate prices

to eliminate the

demand, and

by the end of May.

includes both southwestern Ontario

prices keep hovering higher and

that unrealistic or insanely

and the Golden Horseshoe region,

higher people

and get up-to-date

leave their cars on the side of the

possible?

Could there be another gas sis

grows week by week. I know I’m being bamboozled and I don’t like it. However, as disheartening

out the

in sight.

At the current pace, gas prices litre

es the recent gas hikes to the price

province, a major crisis could natu-

litre.

Since the mini-protest, the rates

cap off my gas tank, especially as resentment deep-seeded the

upset. Their livelihood,

rocketing price of petrol.

closely

only left me more angry,” said Tibbits. “It is quite clear that the process is highly flawed.” The final criterion is assessment of the project’s contribution to the long-term economic strength of the community or region. Since the community is currently in dire need of skilled workers, the government’s decision not to fund Conestoga is a gross oversight that must be remedied. These four criteria were all closely met in Conestoga’s proposal and the community’s need for Conestoga College graduates is immense. The question that arises is why the college which ranks number 1 among all Ontario colleges in student satisfaction, graduate employment and graduate satisfaction failed to receive funding.

who

and the date. Energy expert Ron Harper said

a Canadian Press article he attribut-

not

vehicles to school, such as myself,

pointing the location of each gas bar, its price

pop the

the

government.

a luxury item?

cringe every time

compa-

the oil

became

gas

government blames

just left their cars

on the side of the road because

starting

when people

soaring

price of gas

that

cri-

of the early ’70s

The tips

prices.

are posted

vers using a

by average

dri-

message board pin-

may be

forced to

street.

Stranger things have happened.

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SPOKE, March

Mental health a concern By Walerian Czarnecki Mental health

an issue con-

fronting those in social services.

This was the topic of the panel

Behind the Mask,

presentation,

presented

College students

vidual’s

to deal with

mental health issues.

them

rience as a chef and had earned a

resources like social workers, psy-

at the

Region of

degree from Carleton University,

chiatrists,

when,

importantly includes people in

40 years of age,

his

problems began.

Kroger, co-ordinator

Hughes went through

three

medications could be found that could control his manic-depres-

chaired the panel of five speakers

sions.

each brought different per-

spectives to the presentation.

forum

this

to learn

emerging issues in the field,” said Kroger, who works for the Waterloo regional health about

department.

Hildreth,

speaker,

“I

but

Jane

Homes out of Kitchener and Cambridge and a graduate of Conestoga College, spoke about non-profit housing and support for those with mental

caused

“It

said

Hughes then got involved with

people -take for granted have a nice place to live,

include

doctors,

with

Waterloo

Regional

Self-

selves run the organization

support each other.

and

has been

involved for the past nine years. gration of people into the

inte-

commu-

Hughes.

nity,” said

Laurie Robinson, co-ordinator

the

program

partners

Lutherwood

and a part-time teacher at Conestoga College, said

said Robinson.

in residence at

nON

who

8-year-old daughter,

currently receiving treat-

ment for rapid bi-polar disorder, which is another term for manicdepressive

illness

Whitby

Mental Health Centre in Whitby. Casey touched on the various hospitalizations his daughter endured before the right medications were found, as well as the fact she was misdiagnosed, because of the limited resources that social services have due to

government cutbacks.

tions, she said.

Services that could benefit people.

Program

Robinson works for a new family-oriented program that

Shopping Centre. Heather Tebong, co-ordinator

allows children with mental

of the community psychiatric program at Grand River

owns nine

properties that support 180 peo-

even though

but housing,

ple,

important,

Many

not the main issue.

people are trying to rebuild

and need support because they might not have famitheir

ly,

lives

ness to be

more connected

chotropic

The

who

face a crisis situation

someone who

to talk to

can help them, she

“Many

said.

don’t have the social

children and their families

five times per

and need

Hospital,

in the past.

There those

YMCA

the

were

are seen

24-hour support for

The afternoon to

family and homes, unlike they

said Hildreth. is

ill-

to their

a social worker four to

week.

Strengths are focused on and built

upon so people can improve

their lives.

There

system

up so

set

when

also a crisis

that

someone

spoke

issue

current

the

Patrice Butts, a

She said there is a connection between mental health and the

member

a sur-

vivor of mental illness. “I

consider myself a lucky

child’s environment,

whether

psy-

students to offer exposure to a

major

someone, said Robinson.

who

about

The social services program at Conestoga College organizes this day for both first-and second-year

available

Regional Self-Help,

moved

trends of medication use.

them such support.” The second speaker was Ed Hughes, president of Waterloo

a client does need

session

Host Refugee Market Square

medications and the

connections,” said Hildreth. “This gives

hOv

Casey spoke about the experi-

Lutherwood

Hildreth’s agency

sro*

Rick Casey, a counsellor with Conestoga’s special needs services, brought the parent’s per-

Health

Room

gration into the community.

support them in difficult situa-

Mental

Meeting

about de-institutionalization of mental health consumers and inte-

there

various programs

The Crossroads

Lutherwood, spoke

a job to go to and family that will

are

4:30pm

Patty McColl, a social worker

where consumers them-

Wednesday March 15

bours, their friends and their family,”

ences of his

Help,

Meeting

such as their neigh-

lives

Homes Services and still does when he needs support.

Hughes got involved

BOD

but

spective to the presentation.

In 1991

IMPORTANT

formal

the organization Waterloo Regional

health issues to improve their quality of life,” said Hildreth.

quite

“We’re trying to promote

“We want to encourage people who are recovering from mental

Many

being a chef,

effective,”

great deal of personal anguish.”

health issues.

that they

was not

Hughes.

support co-ordinator

for Waterloo Regional

went back

may

that

their

and addictions counselling programs at Conestoga College,

first

Conestoga

hospitalizations before the right

The

“We’re helping families

for

“It

of community and mental health

“We have

to the indi-

—Page

life.

Hughes had 20 years of expe-

Kitchener on Feb. 17.

who

everyone connected

Services

headquarters

Amanda

16 and 24, he has seen who’ve had

With the permission of the Lutherwood works with

develop a support system around

Program Day held Waterloo

parents,

destroyed their lives,” he said.

Social

consumer in many ways,” he said. Hughes spoke about the many young people, between the ages of

2000

13,

that

social

services

delivery system every term, said

“It’s really

right

Conestoga faculty

in social services.

an attempt to bring

the

into

forefront current

be school, family or counselling

issues,

centre.

process,” she said.

terms of the political

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— SPOKE, March

13,

2000

Students eat for awareness By

Sherri

Osment

restaurants included

Crabby

Jack Astor’s and Kelseys,

About 50 Conestoga descended on rants

one

five

local

students restau-

after another during the

DSA Grub Crawl on Feb.

24.

$10 each to participate in the crawl. They were transported by bus to the restau-

The

students paid

rants for all the

food they could

eat.

The

crawl

started

the

on the corner of Homer Watson and Manitou in Kitchener and ended at the pub night at Loose Change Louie’s, on University in Waterloo. The other

Edelweiss,

Fairway Road

The grub crawl was held

Joe’s,

all

in Kitchener,

and

of safe-break awareness week, which promotes a safe reading

Conestoga. The college’s

and Confused, a trivia game in the Sanctuary and a Nintendo

week

Waterloo.

reading

March Phil

week was

Feb.

28 to

game where

LeBeau,

assistant for

DSA

promotions

awareness weeks, and

Kim

Kroeker, vice-president of stu-

year marketing student.

dent

affairs,

“Everywhere we’ve gone we’ve found the food to be not only

“Our goal was to promote that you can go out and have fun with-

ample enough, but delicious.”

out drinking,” Kroeker said, “or

event,” said

Jr.

Farrelly, a second-

The

restaurant.

DSA

(far left)

goggles smeared with Vaseline to simulate what vision

when

recommend doing another

initely

grub crawl next year. “I feel that everyone enjoyed themselves,” Kroeker said.

to drink that

you

ting around.”

already full while at the third

Mike Harris, vice president of education for the pated in the DSA hosted Grub Crawl, Feb. 24.

wore

driving.

“Mocktails” or non-alcoholic cocktails were served. Kroeker said that she would def-

have an alternative method of get-

business student, said that she

was

participants

and

drinking

organized the crawl.

you do choose

Kathy Best, a second-year gener-

promote safe-break aware-

ties to

ness week. The activities included a showing of the movie Dazed

East Side Mario’s on University in

“Grub crawl is an absolute blast. The DSA does a terrific job of and running this organizing

as a part

DSA

was among

also held other activi-

the students that partici-

Jr.

Farrelly receives

Grub Crawl, Feb.

a kiss from the

staff at

Jack Astor’s during the

24. (Photo by Sherri Osment)

(Photo by Sherri Osment)

Youth officer conference gets millennium logo

Gerry Watson

By Donna Ryves

for students to get volunteer hours in,” said

Conestoga College’s

law

and

administration/police

security

foundations program took part in

POOL SHOW Challenge Gerry to a

game S

« 30am

<P°"

| <

Mon. March Learn

they be selected.

The

selection

that

was

tion.

was held

College

at the

The students assisted the comby registering participants

mittee

for the Province of Ontario.

Ontario Police

and entering

The

Aylmer.

The conference titled Youth in New Mi llennium was held Feb. 17. The purpose of the conference was work with youth

data.

cost of their stay

by the police college.

15-

police officers were charged $65

and

who

others

were

attended

charged $145.

and

Educators

information

was covered However

the

who

to unite people

employees of the of

Ministry

ideas for the better-

Community

ment of youth.

Social Services and

workers

Douglas,

LASA/police foundations program coordinator,

was one of the advisers were volunteers at

for

foundations and journalism, contributed

by putting together a book-

and brochure for the conference.

The community and

social service

course in the LASA/police foundations

program requires 40 hours of

volunteer

work

Services also attended the conference.

Because

program LASA/police

Bortolussi,

administrator

the

Correctional

his students

Heather

and

Ministry

the conference.

let

new skills

memo-

advance requesting

based on academics and motiva-

by Committee of Youth Officers

and

the

Don

«P

randum

the provincial conference hosted

Ontario

The Sanctuary

Douglas.

Students had to submit a

for students to pass.

“The conference was a good way

named

the

Youth

was

conference in

New

the

Millennium, the committee

felt

new logo design was needed,

said

Douglas. He mentioned that Conestoga College had a graphic design program and several

stu-

dents entered their designs.

Alice Vellema, a first-year graphic

design student,

tion

won

the competi-

and was awarded $300.

Job readiness program leads to self-discovery ByTalisha Matheson

She explained the process of OSAP, where to

applying for

The

apply

who

about the dangers of credit cards,

are returning to school after a

“Some of these people have been out of school for nearly 20 years,”

Murphy

says.

Three things the students learn in the program include

how

self-discoveries through activities,

new

trends in the workplace and

how

for

the

proper

school suitable for their needs.

of Cancun, a Mexican city along the Pacific Ocean, is covered with hotels and beaches. Huts are used as beach bars where tourists can get alcohol or food. The area is known for its beautiful white sand and emerald water. (Photo by Mike Radatus)

The ETR program runs eight weeks with six weeks in class and two weeks on field placement. “At the end of it all there will be a dozen people going off in different directions,”

Murphy

She said everything

Drink on the beach Cancun’s

draws herds

nightlife

By Mike Radatus

boat

three-storey

Cancun where they

islands near

Students interested in escaping

can explore. People can go snorkeling on the

the cold next spring break should

on mountain bike on the beach. band entertains on the boat

try travelling to the tropical cli-

islands or go

mate of Cancun, Mexico.

tours, as well as sit

Cancun has grown

haven

into a

for tourists over the past

30 years

and many are students. This could be because of the

The downtown

nightlife. littered

strip is

with bars that are open

At the majority of

night.

people can drink

all

bars,

night for $20

US.

Coco Bongo

the