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Nutrition
important for students By Donna Ryves
portable foods, such as wraps, precut vegetables and salads.
March
nutrition
is
month and
Beaver Foods asked a registered College students on nutrition and
young age, said Morgan, who travels to colleges and universities provincially to
food-industry concerns.
provide credible information and
speak with Conestoga
dietitian to
Masonic Foundation awards bursary.
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important to develop healthy
It is
Carol Morgan, a dietitian/nutri-
eating habits at a
promote healthy eating habits. “The food-service industry is focusing on nutrition more and more and Beaver Foods offers to
programmer and culinary developer for Beaver Foods, set up a resource table and conducted a survey March 15 in the main cafe-
nutritious foods for sure,”
teria.
said.
tional
“Nutrition
is
very
important
Healthy foods available
college include soups, sandwich-
more conscious about
Beaver Foods has also developed the Raw Power program, which offers a variety of cold salads and
eating and
Chanh Lam, a second-year computer programmer-analyst student
“I’m concerned with being healthy and it’s important to be said,
informed.”
The
at the college is
selection of food
OK,
said
and yogurt. “Our goal is to make sure the
es, salads
selection is there,”
on the run, students should try to eat well, Morgan said. She suggested students with full schedules choose
By Mike Radatus
DSA
has announced the
board of directors committee will get an overhaul.
Commentary Paee 4
Canada turns on one of her own
Grill also offers stu-
dents hot entrees such as
Fast-food
stir-frys.
are
restaurants
by offering
healthier items such as
grilled chicken,
Morgan
wraps and salads,
“College students enjoy foods
One member from each
school
be elected in September, serv-
30.
bers.
next.
February,
A
chair
or
when
part-time students, but they must
April.
be paying an activity fee and pos-
The
tech-
nology students, two access and prepatory studies students, two health and sciences and
communi-
include fruits and vegetables in
Morgan
Beaver Foods held a draw for a package, which included a T-
gift
water bottle, cloth bag,
shirt,
note pads, pens and measuring
said.
The amount of food a person
spoons.
and creating various awareness
and they will work for a term from May one year to April 30 of the
two
and cholesterol intake and
committee
summer and
students,
In general, people need to watch
program, drug plans and services,
dents will be elected in February,
good academic standings. The committee will now include
variety,” she
responsibilities, policies, informa-
26 members, seven elected in September, 14 members from the
sess
“Everybody needs a
Each member will be expected to serve on one of the following committees: the student advisory com-
within Conestoga College in April
full-
on the
added.
really popular.”
their fat
varies depending
lack of time for an election.
two applied two Guelph campus students and two Waterloo campus students. This makes a total of 14 board members over the summer.
This will bring the committee to
The members can be
and Vietnamese food have become
consumes
person’s age and activity level.
arts students,
bers elected from each school
In other years stu-
flavourful.
ty services students,
15.
of this year.
and
of directors overhauled
ing a term from Sept. 30 to April
mem-
spicy
are
Ethnic cuisine such as Japanese
their diets,
said.
will
two business
her back
that
The Market
The decision was made at a board of directors meeting March There will be two board
RAGE11
said.
fruit dishes.
DSA board The
Morgan
responding to consumer demand
Lam.
Despite being busy and constantly
OCAA championships.
the
at
among college students. It ties right into learning ability,” Morgan said. “When students reach the college and university level they become leading healthy lifestyles.”
Condors eliminated from
Morgan
May
five executive
will
be
mem-
elected
in
except for this year
the chair will be elected in
chair will serve a term
from
of one year to April 30 of the
next and can be from any of the schools within Conestoga.
This year members
of directors
will
of the board
probably
be
appointed or asked to serve due to
mittee, the awareness
student advisory committee
by the vicepresident of education and will will be co-ordinated
consist
of a
minimum
WalkSafe
co-ordinating with peer services
weeks.
or the student fife committee.
The
tion week, assisting the
of five
The student
life
committee
is
co-ordinated by the vice-presi-
dent of student sist
of a
life
minimum
and will conof five board
of directors members.
members. Their duties will include assist-
Their duties will include co-ordi-
Week
ing with the operations of the
nating
KPI committee,
Winterfest,
assisting
with
the co-ordination of forums,
sit-
of
Welcome,
theme weeks, tourna-
ments, special events, pubs, con-
and co-ordinating events
on the ISO sub-committee and educating students on the Ontario Community College Parliamentary Student
certs
Association.
from planned
activities,
The awareness committee is coordinated by the vice-president of
releases, posters
and banners.
student affairs and will consist of a
ductivity of advertising events in
minimum
order to create better awareness of
ting
of five members.
Their duties will include club
at
the residence.
All committees will help with all promotional elements evolving
press
This will be done to help the pro-
DSA events
for students.
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— SPOKE, March 27, 2000
2
Masonic bursary awarded By Ray Bowe Foundation
of
awarded a bursary to management student at Conestoga Ontario
Krista Kramer, a materials
March 14. Although the amount of
College, on
the bur-
was not disclosed, financialaid officer Carol Walsh said the amount of the Masonic bursaries is usually between $500 and $800. The bursaries are awarded to stusary
who exemplify
dents
crucial
need
good academic standing. really nice to go hand out
and are “It’s
in
cheques, even though
come
of
out
mason
it
doesn’t
pocket,”
said
Lawrence. “I get the
Bill
kudos for
my
it.”
The Masonic Foundation of Ontario was officially recognized Canada
as nursing, radiology,
nutrition,
lab
According to the foundation, over $175,000 was contributed to its bursary fund in 1995, up $25,000 from 1994. It also spent over $100,000 on its Nip Drugs in
health care administration.
Bud program, an increase of $25,000 from 1994. Lawrence said children’s
its
r5JBM5Mg.iL
is
“We
Toronto office 329-9780. tion’s
call
1-800-
The Canadian Federation
of
Women
University
has donated $750 to be dispersed through three
$250
The
Some of the foundation’s traditions remain shrouded in secrecy still.
and
The deadline for applications is 15. To contact the founda-
hearing disability
don’t really advertise that
technology
June
for
much, as far as service clubs go,” said Lawrence. The Masonic Foundation was originally formed in the 1700s when a group of stone masons in Europe formed a secret group.
bursaries.
federation’s
K-W
local
chapter holds an annual book sale as its sole source of fund-raising.
This year the federation’s 36th annual sale will be held April 7
from 1 1 a.m.-9 p.m. and April 8 from 9 a.m.-l p.m.
Anyone who wishes
to donate 740-5249. The federation also has a pick-up service
books can
call
news, the Aboriginal Foundation is
March 30. The deadline to apply for this year’s bursaries is March 30. The successful recipient must be
offering bursaries to aboriginal
enrolled in a health sciences pro-
pursuing education in fields of professional
gram, demonstrate financial need and show intellectual achievement and promise.
various is
money
research fund called Project Help.
thropic endeavours.
“In this day and age, education
the foundation
currently trying to raise
other National
in
thing,”
the
1964 through a special act of provincial government. The foundation is dedicated to relieving poverty and advancing education through various philanin
added
grams such
the
The Masonic
most important
Lawrence.
In
bursary
Achievement students
health care, which includes pro-
Frosty meets spring
available until
A
lone snowman fights to survive against the warm spring weather. Temperatures have reached a high of 12 C and are expected to increase. (Photo by Ray Bowe)
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Broadcasters get
Classified
Special Needs Office
The Special Needs Office
is
holding
its
Travel
room 2A1 Presentations
10.
will
begin
4:00 p.m. Each year the Special Needs Office recognizes individuals who
(April 3-7, 2000)
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teacher certifi-
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by
at
have gone beyond
By Ray Bowe The
5 days/40 hrs.
on
Tuesday, April 4, 2000 from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. in
teach English:
correspondence). 1000s
of jobs available
NOW.
first-ever
inductions into
FREE
information
is
CHUM
news radio
Conestoga College’s BroadcastRadio and Television program’s new broadcast hall of fame will be
Cross
a highlight of their 25th annual
ments changes
awards banquet on March 20.
has also
Inductees include Steve Coulter, Paul Cross and Bill Elliott. Class of 1975, Steve Coulter is now a technical operations man-
journalism.
ager at television stations
their
who graduated in an on-air personality for
Paul Cross, 1979,
annual awards presentation
-
and
CTV
CFTO
Ontario.
in
Toronto.
a former president of the BRT’s advisory committee at the is
college which devises and imple-
won
to the
fame
hall of
program.
He
various awards for
Paul Elliott, from the class of 1973, is a freelance television director involved with numerous
shows including the Red Green Show.
There are plans for a
hall of
fame
display and every year the depart-
ment hopes
to induct
two more
people.
The banquet is being held at Bingeman Park’s Marshall Hall, which
is located at 1380 Victoria N. in Kitchener. The reception begins at 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7:30 p.m.
St.
Tickets cost $32. For more information,
BRT at
co-ordinator
contact
Mike Thumell
extension 223.
usual duties to help
package,
students with special
needs. All
Bye-bye busy phone signals
call toll-free: 1-888-
are welcome.
270-2941
By
Sherri
Osment
company is
A the
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER: 1 A Healthy Lifestyle 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1
The pressures of school can
easily cause students to lose the balance between taking care of themselves and the need to put their best efforts into succeeding academically. School, part-time jobs, family and relationships all make demands on us which can cause stress and stress-related illnesses. But there are
ways
s ,1
1 I
I
1 I 1 1 i i
lines at the
College student residence the works.
is
in
owns
the residence,
data lines for Internet use.
“Hopefully,
much
because
of
phone
McNaughton
Conestoga, says the busy signals occur when students are using
again,” said
the best connection they can get
added that phone lines into the residence wouldn’t solve the problem
at the
phone
lines for Internet use.
Campus Living
Centres,
Memories
the
in
we
and then shouldn’t have a problem lines for Internet
McNaughton, who simply putting more
the making
in,
covers both bases,”
it
said.
“It gives students pretty
the
same time
phone
as
lines.
much
freeing up
it’s
a win-win
It’s
situation.”
Bands won't be battling By Mike Radatus The
DSA
had planned a
battle of
the bands, but not one band felt up to the challenge.
Paul Luquin, president-elect of
balanced meal daily, maintaining appropriate body weight and monitoring our use of alcohol, caffeine and tobacco are choices that will help us live longer and prevent illhot,
the
DSA,
said the event
was can-
celled because too few students
signed up to participate. The DSA was looking for bands
ness.
that consisted of
Living a healthy lifestyle will also help now, by boosting concentration, memory and stamina. Having a balanced, healthy lifestyle helps us feel more relaxed, in control of the present and our future direction.
Conestoga
stu-
dents.
Although the
DSA
this
event
fell
through,
plans to have more live
performances in the future, but nothing is confirmed.
touches the famous Stanley Cup which was on display at Conestoga’s rec centre on March
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putting these special con-
Ryan McNaughton, general manager of Rodeway Suites
may mean
A Message from Student Services (Room 2B02)
“By
nections
to maintain our health
one
because phone lines have a slower connection than the highspeed lines and busy signals could still occur.
students won’t use the regular
reserving several hours a week for a fitness activity we enjoy. We need friends we can talk to about personal matters and daily life, and people to just “hang out” with and do something purely for fun. We need to feel comfortable in being alone, with time for relaxation and quiet reflection. Getting eight hours of sleep nightly, eating at least
the
greater connection speed,
and keep an equilibrium between competing demands on our time and energy. Scheduling in time for selfcare
1 1
on Conestoga
solution to busy signals
phone
that
negotiating to install high-speed
5.
2,
(Photo by Laura Czekaj)
“We would bands
to
sign
more The
as we get comedians, there be more bands,” said Luquin.
same will
like
to play at the school.
SPOKE,
Passwords first line of defence By Laura Czekaj She said everytime she do something on the computer she has to change her password. To remember her password disagrees.
Most of us
remember
can’t
where
we
alone
remember our computer
put our car keys,
let
tries to
password.
she said she has started writing
However, Conestoga College faculty is expected to change their passwords every 60 days, compared to students who change their passwords every 240 days. The issue was addressed at the
down.
it
She added that the biggest problem in remembering the password is
system won’t allow
that the
teachers to use the
same password
twice.
March 13 college council meeting when Tony Pimenoff, director of
reusing passwords because there
information technology services
are
for the college, explained that
that are
it
is
Pimenoff
can
be a security risk depending on what type of user you are,” he said. Pimenoff said computer users were profiled as to the type of “It
against
computer programs available made to decode them.
He
a matter of security.
warned
said the safest type of pass-
word
is
one that contains
six to
eight characters and one should
be a numeric
digit.
“A conscious effort should be made to pick a password mean-
access they have in order to deter-
ingful to you,” Pimenoff told the
mine how often they should
council. “But
change
detect.”
their passwords.
Students were in the lowest risk
He
should be hard to
it
else choose the
protect their personal files and e-
because
mail.
things that are familiar to them, it
tend
pick
to
could be easily
dete rmin ed.
He added
that constant
word changes
pass-
common
are
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“We are trying to reflect the real world,” he said. “This type of security is the norm.”
them access to student marks, exams and other sensitive
evaluation of the user profile
information.
be needed.
Pimenoff said so far things have been working fine. However, Sharon Clarke, a fac-
protection,
member
in
business.
However, Pimenoff said a
give
ulty
Please join peer services Thursday, April 6, 2000 From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
password for you
people
which means
and financial data are in a high-risk category and are therefore expected to change their passwords every 30 days. Teachers fall somewhere in the middle of the high- and low-risk category because their passwords to servers
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“In the assessment of risk versus
in health sciences.
we’ve done
grand scale,” he
said.
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it.”
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Harsh
reality
money
is
The
financial
talks
bottom
line
takes
to helping students
precedence
Federal banks involved with the student loans program seem more worried about the bottom line than with helping students get a decent education. Statistics
Canada
$6.5 billion in 1998, lion in 1996.
Even
bank
reports chartered
up from $4.7
after
profits to
billion in
have been
1997 and $4.5
announcing such gargantuan
bil-
profits, the
banks recently withdrew from the Canadian Student Loans Program. Chartered bank s include the big
Toronto Dominion, the Bank of
five:
Nova
Royal Bank, CEBC, Scotia and
Bank of
Montreal.
And
if
the profit margins
default rate has dropped to
seemed
staggering, consider the
27 per cent
20 per
in 1997, close to
cent less than that of private institutions.
Even though the Canadian renew
federal
government was trying to
Bank
the deal, the negotiations, including those with the
of Nova Scotia, Toronto Dominion and the Bank of Montreal, dissolved.
The program will be taken over by Human Resources Development Canada on Aug. 1, the day after the current deal expires.
Mike
Harris, the
DSA’s
Canadian faces deportation
vice-president of education, said stu-
dents might be better off under a government-controlled system,
noting the government
may show more leniency toward defaults.
“Banks are strictly looking at this from the money-making They see one line, the profit line,” said Harris. But will the government be so willing to take on such a
side.
volatile situation? Default rates
when
the rate went from
1996 before leveling out
can fluctuate
24 per cent
in
drastically,
such as
1995 to 30 per cent in
at
it anymore? What happens if Are we going to start selling off huge chunks of higher education
Americans? Not
likely.
In a Canadian Press article, the Canadian Student
Loans
Program was deemed high-risk and costly and is likely the reason none of the major Canadian banks wanted to take on the program.
Reform MP Maurice Vellacott said in the confident with the
It was not necessary to prove Oberlander committed any war crimes. Vita said. But he added, “there was probably circumstan-
he lied trying to become a Canadian. Key facts during Oberlander’s trial have revealed holes in the
mother
tial
evidence, in my view.” evidence Circumstantial should not be allowed to force
Crown’s case.
article that
he
is
not
HDRC taking over the program.
from
The
he
students
said.
who
could experience problems during the
would be those going to school during the summer. The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations says it views
transfer
the withdrawal not as a crisis but as an opportunity. “First of all, I want to assure Canada Student Loans Program
them
back on one of her own.
Oberlander to leave his home and his family in Canada. Immigrants to Canada leave their countries and come here to
a Oberlander, Helmut Waterloo resident and Canadian
There
an
Aebig added
that the process of attaining funds
qualifying and acquiring It
seems
-
that there is as
it’s
applying,
would remain unchanged.
much confidence toward the program
as there are equal parts wariness, but until the
hands,
-
program switches
no joy for an individual
fresh with tain
no family or job
hole in particular
is
the
assumption that Oberlander was most likely interviewed by a RCMP officer upon entry into Canada. Oberlander denies this happened upon his arrival and he has been backed up
by other people who emigrated from Germany shortly after the war who have contacted the German-Canadian Congress to
to
leave his or her country and start to sus-
ily.
them.
say the
RCMP
never interviewed
them.
During the trial, no direct evidence of Oberlander’s immigrainterview
arose.
Justice
Andrew MacKay, who
presided
There is also the possibility Oberlander did commit heinous crimes during the war. However, without proof of this, the courts should not be allowed to punish him by deporting him. Furthermore, what has Canada got to lose by allowing him to remain in the country? For 46 years Oberlander has done nothing but be a law-abiding citizen, raising a family and living peacefully. Sending him back to Germany for lying seems like a
tion
petty argument.
stop the government from using its
satisfied with the court’s ruling to
Let us also keep in mind that Oberlander has not committed any crimes and will be sent back to
deport Oberlander.
Germany
In a recent federal court ruling,
Oberlander, 76, was found guilty of concealing his position of inter-
German
preter for the infamous
dubbed
Einsatzkommando
unit,
the
from
“killing
unit”,
that
RCMP
interviewed
applied for Canadian
However, the court
him cit-
failed to
having committed any war crimes or even aiding and abetting in the
commission of crimes. Government lawyer Peter Vita said
in
a
recent
Waterloo Record
anyone’s guess.
One court’s
better life for themselves.
enter Canada.
find any evidence of Oberlander
association press release.
is
German forces during the Second World War while he was trying to
izenship.
in
make a
Oberlander lying to gain entry into Canada may have been the result of his wanting a better life for himself and his fam-
when he
CASA,
is
being threatened with deportation. The government claims he lied involvement with about his
be a
education,” said Jason Aebig, national director of
46 years,
citizen for the past
in financing then-
still
over her
officers
students that there will to assist
all
the world, has
“HRDC couldn’t handle this in the past and that’s why it went to the banks,”
to
immigrants
turned
27 per cent in 1997. the government can’t handle
to the
of the free, land of the brave and
Canada, home
Kitchener-
article,
he was
that
solely
on the basis
over the
trial,
seems to have based on a balance of
his finding only probabilities.
There remains the possibility Oberlander is guilty of committing crimes against humanity during the war. However, the court should not deport him without any proof of any crime. that
If the court feels in
it is
justified
deporting Oberlander with no
factual evidence,
power
what
is
going to
to prevent other
immi-
grants from entering this country
every time the government disapproves of their origins?
that
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Page 6
27,
2000
Symbolism helps student win contest By Donna Ryves
project,” said
Vince Sowa, a
year instructor in
John Hogenbirk,
a
graphic design student,
program.
first-
the
graphic
“A
student
ing “closed” and the red meaning
“open”, Cruickshank said.
The council
already using the
first-year
design
won
designed a logo 10 years ago and
design that will appear on busi-
was successful so they came
ness cards, stationery and T-shirts.
first
place in the Waterloo Regional
it
Labour Council logo competition
back
About 30
to us.”
is
first-year graphic stu-
on March 9. The Waterloo Regional Labour
dents competed in the competi-
Council, located in Waterloo, acts
bol,
as
the
arm
political
The council
unions.
for
on Conestoga College’s board of governors and the Labour Regional Waterloo sits
Council executive board, college on
March
at
the
15.
Mitch Heineken and Lisa King, first-year graphic design students, tied for
second
I
the
new
if
logo could be turned into a class
Visitor
design have to be presented in
colour but also in black and
Hogenbirk’s winning logo. (Photo by Donna Ryves) Hogenbirk’s design stood out from the others because of the colours he chose and the explanation
made during
his presentation
to the council, Cruickshank said. lots
of symbolism in
John’s design,” Cruickshank said.
The “W” design represented linking arms, with the blue
mean-
and
universities
in
college in Ontario in
number more ways
recent visitor to the college, registrar for the
Sydney Arthur,
Barbados Community College Barbados,
number
1
rated
at
designs until
we
said.
“We’re trying to
younger
attract
a
with
a
generation
newer design.” Overall it was a worthwhile
John Hogenbirk, a first-year graphic design student, took top honours in the Waterloo Regional Labour Council logo (Photo by Donna Ryves) competition held March 9.
brighter,
ect. It
was very
proj-
valid because the
students experienced a total learning package,
Sowa
said.
was a lengthy process. The students had to prepare prelimi“It
nary roughs and go through a
It
was a
project the students real-
he said.
series of critiquing.”
ly liked doing,
They had to hand everything in before March break, so they had
“One thing that made it difficult was not being able to really define
to prepare their presen-
or pinpoint the exact thing the
one night
tations to the council,
Sowa
said.
in
World Bank
to assess perform-
council does.”
Arthur said he came to the con-
results of their input, he said.
with the appraisal system the college currently has in place during
interview.
faculty,”
assessment of the
Arthur was sent to Canada in a
combined effort by
his college
and
He
attributes
lege’s desire to listen to
its
students.
a meeting with the
four-week tour also
Arthur’s included
visits to the
University of
Waterloo, University of Guelph,
are not asked their opinions about
opinion
about
Arthur said. “Or is
asked nothing
Algonquin College
assessment of the system, in the
Mohawk
done
form of annual student surveys, rather then every two years, which
Wilfrid Laurier University and
is
in
College in Hamilton,
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ommends Conestoga perform an
if their
it.”
Stelian
m
president
Ellen Menage. However, he rec-
ISO Team Student
College
DSA
“In a lot of institutions students
Thank you
Conestoga
the current method. This would
ensure the students would see the
Conestoga’s suc-
my
is
1
clusion that students were pleased
cessful appraisal system to the col-
“Based on
Conestoga as
out of the other seven
the
performance appraisal systems of the institutions I have visited, Conestoga is top on my list of colleges,” he said during a recent
the
than one.
A
looked
ance appraisal systems.
Ontario he has toured.
1
“We
were cross-eyed,” Cruickshank
colleges
is
white.
from Barbados college rates Conestoga No.
By Laura Czekaj Conestoga College
logo
the
that
appeal to youth. Not only did the
A SOUR COUNCIL,
“There was
designing a
council to see
WATERLOO REGION AL
f
place.
“We were approached by
included
should be less traditional and
represents
cash prize by Joyce Cruickshank,
They had to design a symword mark or logo. The cri-
teria
labour
203 local unions, which totals about 27,000 people. Hogenbirk was presented with a
who
tion.
Monica Himmelman
Dan Randall Debbie Blumenthal Barry Cull
Frank Abel Trish Weiler Patrice Butts
Peter Findlay Kristin Higgins
Deborah Hill-Smith
St.
SPOKE, March
Satellite
campus students
27,
2000
— Page
7
on involvement
split
By Laura Czekaj
DSA has been attempting to
The
student response at Conestoga College’s campuses in Cambridge, Waterloo and Guelph evaluate
determine
to
if
students there are
Andrew
interested in joining the associa-
Comeau,
who
is
doesn’t
know
if
many people
are
tion.
upgrading from high school, said
interested.
The majority of students polled random survey on March 16 at the Waterloo and Cambridge campuses welcomed the idea of becoming DSA members, but
students and Cambridge tend
in
“At least half of the people here
to provide their
are just upgrading so that they
here.
other students said they needed
chili-off,”
further information.
Nancy Brown, who is in the employment training readiness
He mentioned he is interested in joining the DSA, however, he will be going to Doon to take
program, said students go to the
electronics
Cambridge campus and are
telecommunications
in a
only
to
upgrade
there
for a short
period
he
in
Doon can
attend school there for
up
to three
years.
why joining
the
doesn’t interest her.
“I’m here basically for a short
would be nice
computer software program,
become a member more information.
to liven
up
cam-
to,”
is
ing
who
she said.
don’t
even
have a lounge.”
upgrading from high
aren’t informed about the majori-
school, Peer
ty of activities the
agreed that
he wouldn’t mind paying an added fee to be a member of the DSA so he could take part in activities. the
said
is
much
tak-
ation
Clark
students
the
with
DSA
Doon campus. Clark
hosts at said
would
she
said.
“But would
defi-
nitely
Walter
DSA
like
know
to
more about
be a good thing for Waterloo students. “It would be interesting to see
how many people get involved because the school itself isn’t very populated compared to the Doon campus,” he said. “If they can get a lot of people interested
it.”
M
k e Turner
1
Turner, who
is
also taking
software, wants
about the
1
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FOUR
KITCHENER.
microcomputer
more information
DSA before he decides.
“I would have to see they’re offering,” he said.
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who
said
Jeremy
Cambridge
from the Cambridge campus, but he
in
is
micro-
Walter,
“We need something this
“We
DSA
have some-
who the
want
go
puter soft-
for the
to
Greulich,
better than our campus.”
to
agement,
may be worthwhile
well.”
tainment.
ware.
it
Waterloo campus. “It
would work out
it
thing here instead of the cafeteria
is
to assess students’ response
it
would be worth the money to have more entertainment at the
microcom-
the
he
Kristen Hutt, a microcomputer
who
currently
it,”
software student, agrees that
and beverage man-
at
time,” she said.
and
would be worth
Sarah
taking
is
DSA
engineering
it
Cambridge, because they say their campus needs more enter-
Clark,
at
that is
pus feel differently from those in
said.
Shaun
campus Brown
Students at the Waterloo cam-
enrols at Doon.
Peer,
Doon campus,” he
said.
pus,”
to
She said
a barbecue
September and therefore will become a DSA member once he
students
who
we had
We’ve had a potluck and a
pared the
can go to the
entertainment.
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by one.
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dark and stormy night plete
with
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effect,
com-
music
and
is
plot is actually interesting, but
by the
delivered unconvincingly
see
the death
In the
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premonition of the plane he and his
ror
classmates are travelling on
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audience,
women
in the theatre.
If you’re looking for
some good
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expecting great acting and a less than
the plane really does explode.
The
survivors
LET
seem
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SPOKE, March
College hosts finals By Diane Santos Special to Spoke
Christien Lauziere.
OCAA indoor varsity soccer finals
men’s bronze medal game, Humber defeated Royal
on March
Military College 3-2.
March 18
the
at
Kenneth E. Hunter Recreation Centre.
The Conestoga men’s team was eliminated after playing two games on Friday. They were defeated 2-0 in both games.
the
In
Scorers
Humber
for
were
Mehmed Mehmed
Arturo Alava,
Oglu and Jason Mesa.
The beginning of the gold medal round began at 4:10 p.m.
men’s or women’s team brought
with the women’s teams from
home
Humber and St. Lawrence. Humber defeated St. Lawrence 1-
men
a medal this year, the
had successfully stayed
which
in turn
afloat dur-
championship
regional
brought them to the
OCAA championships. But unfortunately their best kick
enough
was not
were unsuccessful
as they
any shots, leaving
at netting
their
competitors victorious.
The women’s team was
elimi-
nated at regionals.
The women’s
semi-finals,
which
at
ted St.
Lawrence against Nipissing
10 a.m. on Saturday,
pit-
Lawrence winning 2-1. Game two of the women’s division saw Humber defeating St. St.
Humber and
Clair 3-1 placing
Lawrence
in the gold
St.
medal round.
more excitement
little
game.
collided with his
Fleming player
own
player and
was knocked to the ground. The game was delayed shortly while a stretcher was brought out to carry Seneca defeated Fleming 2-1
to
capture the gold.
After
Clair,
The women’s bronze medal game had St. Clair and Nipissing
Centennial had one each.
facing one another, and St. Clair
division
took the win in a 3-2
Humber and Melissa Stevens from
Fleming
Goal scorers for
defeated
battle.
Clair were
St.
losses.
College recreation centre.
The Condors played Humber at 11 a.m. on March 17
College
and
lost 2-0.
Humber
scored their
with less than a minute
goal
first
left
before
the half.
Despite their efforts, the Condors
Top
Condor Paul Mouradian hurt
the
final
gold
Fleming,
RMC,
Lawrence
St.
game
his
after a
few
scored again with
10
in the
minutes.
Humber minutes final
left to play,
bringing the
score to 2-0 in favour of
Humber. head
Johnstone said results
the gold medal round.
Sandford
Athletics
The championships were held March 1 7 and 1 8 at the Conestoga
Condor
the player off the playing area.
Nipissing,
12 p.m. on Saturday, Sir
two
was back
point, a
placing Seneca and Fleming in
at
College
ankle while trying to score, but he
Royal Military College 4-1 and Seneca defeated Humber 1-0,
began
which
Ontario
the
Association championships after
Tensions mounted resulting in two red cards and a yellow in the
medal round, the all-star teams were announced. Six all-stars were chosen from the men and six from the women. Humber had four, Seneca had two, and
In the men’s semi-finals
soccer team was eliminated from
weren’t able to get a goal.
final
OCAA championship
Osment
Sherri
with more physical play.
At one
began
with
0 with the lone goal scored by Adrianna Cataldo. The men’s gold medal round brought a
Men’s team loses By
The Conestoga College men’s
Goal scorers for RMC were Steve Neta and Marcel Plada.
Although neither the Conestoga
the
Geoff
although the
were disappointing, the
team played “I
coach
that,
thought
Condor Daniel
Mihelic steals the ball during the
onships on March
1
7, at
to
Nipissing in the
Mike
(Photo by Sherri Osment) it
was an even game,
March
18, but they lost the
game
but the breaks went their way,”
against the Royal Military College
said Johnstone.
team by a score of 2-0. The Royal Military College team
The Condors had to win their 7 game to continue to play on
p.m.
scored both of their goals in the
first half.
The Condors were able to keep them from scoring again, but weren’t able to get any goals of their
own.
St.
and
from
Silva
women’s
division.
Women's team triumphs Sherri
Osment
indoor soccer league recreation
The Conestoga College women’s
won
indoor soccer league team their
6-0
March 14 game by a score of
.
The Condors played Blue Monday, the last place team in the league, at the Conestoga College recreation centre.
The Condors managed
keep
to
the ball in the opposing team’s
end
for
most of the
first
half
when
they scored four times.
The
first
Melnyk scored of the game as
Jen goal
the second
well as the
Rebecca Miller scored the goal of the
first
last
half and the last
The Exsonics widened
assistant
coach Marlene
Ford said the Condors played a
in the
The
before
out quickly
second half scoring twice. third
Condor goal
m
was
<r
Condor Daniel Shamon’s goal
failed
few minutes of the game the Condors were playing well, but
seemed to relax. She added that the Condors could have had another five goals. then they
wasn’t a lack of effort, everyjust
relaxed
a
little
bit,
almost too much,” said Ford.
The Conestoga College men’s
to take
one of which was
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the lead again with another two
sloppy. Ford said that for the
body
the gap
tied the score 4-4.
goals,
first
9lIxi/rcJv 29
halftime.
lit-
“It
with another goal
The Exsonics managed
goal of the game.
tle
ecL.
for the Exsonics.
scored by Daniel Mihelic.
fifth goal.
Condor
4:30pm/
Tsatsas bringing the score to 3-2
The Condors came
scored by Danielle Sirio.
game at the March 16
ended in a 7-5 loss for the Condors against the Exsonics. The Exsonics were leading by three goals before the Condors managed to score. The first Condor goal was scored by Jeff Viveiros. The second Condor goal was scored by Ilias
again
and third goals were
centre on
after a
Condor penalty shot. Condor Marek Idzik scored the fifth and final Condor goal on a
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The Exsonics scored again
to
tlve/ tc/cJi n o
take a 7-5 win.
Condors
head
coach
Geoff
Johnstone said that he was pleased
with
the
relaxed,
tension-free
atmosphere of the game.
champi-
well.
goalie honors in the men’s
went
OCAA
Conestoga’s rec centre.
Misty Findlay (2) and Jocelyn
By
— Page 11
Condors eliminated
Nipissing scorers were Cassidy
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