33rd Year
Name change
a problem
Ian
James
let
By Tracy Ford
Inside
— No. 32
The Doon Student Association, as Conestoga Students
go
by college
acting
Incorporated, has until Oct. 2 to collect 2,700 student votes approv-
By
name change.
ing the
Julie Porter
Brad Whiteford, vice-president After some discussion, Ian
of operations for the student association, said he is confident that
of the director James, Conestoga recreation centre for
enough students will hand in the proxy form to approve the name
was relieved of his on July 19. “The college felt James and the college were going in differsaid Jack directions,” ent
three years,
change.
duties
“I’m not planning on having a am 99 per cent sure it is going to happen.” Last spring the former DSA executive decided to change the name during a board of directors (BOD) meeting March 29 on the
Fletcher,
vote for no,” he said. “I
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is
giving
away
free books.
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“We need someone who does have much more connection with this particular community. The community connection didn’t seem to be part of the role he was playing,” said Fletcher James could not be located
dents.
“They
(last
year’s
Keanu Reeves
bombs in new thriller.
executive)
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ing the last
still
stands in limbo.
last
we were
as well
year of the legal
requirements we’d have to live up to when changing our name. It’s
said Whiteford. The association was told the acronym CSI could be used in place of DSA until the voting is
“We were under the we could use CSI, of stands
for
impression course that
Conestoga Students
Inc.,” said Whiteford.
He
said the association has
had
no students raising concerns about the name. “We branded everything with CSI now because our experience has been so far with the proxy, that is ho real discussion when
there
11
comes up,” he said. The association approached most
this
He
anyway. need to approach 50 per cent of the student population and I need to approach who I can, where
to get their student cards “I
I
when I can,” said Whiteford. Now, he said, the association has
can,
to
approach the second- and third-
wouldn’t have made
sense to
to the orientation session as
and three weeks later when we finally get this proxy out and all of a sudden being CSI,” said Whiteford.
would have preferred the vote had been held at the end of last year but he said the only times when students are together
is
during exams
and orientation week. “I agree that it’s odd
many
staff.
go ahead with the branding, the logoing and the name change for a public
Students using
wrong lockers
to
appearance, but I could put that down in confidence that we are going to get 2,700 to 3,000 prox-
Whiteford said. actual proxy form has two
ies,”
and third-year students. Those are the people I need right now,” said Whiteford. “It’s up to the next month and a half. If I have to go door to door to sell this, It’s not going to be a I’ll sell it. hard sell. I haven’t had a hard sell
sections that the student associa-
By Michelle Goring
New and returning students should check their locker numbers to ensure they have accessed the right one.
Security
The tion
wants students to vote on.
Only the first section outlines the name change from DSA to CSI
services
is
becoming
concerned with the number of students reporting they cannot get into their lockers because locks have already been placed on them.
while the second section includes changes to bylaws. The DSA wants to reduce the
“It’s usually a case of a student having misread the locker number
visor of security services A1 Hunter. To deal with the problem, securi-
ask-
number, of BOD members to 50 and they want to change majority voting from half plus one to two-
to approach their Whiteford said he might have to send forms to program co-
thirds of board members. They also want to change the written notice of upcoming meet-
ordinators to reach
ings to each voting
yet.”
He
said the proxy forms will be
sent out with
ing the
BOD
members
members
classes.
all
the students.
no vote the associawould have spent money on T-
In case of a
shirts,
the change.
the student
year students before Oct. 2. “We are not letting out of our
received 1,000 proxies approving
DSA
because dur-
week of August they would pass through the Sanctuary
tion
come
first
despite
change the association’s
bylaws.
said the first-year students
comment
attempts by Spoke
(Photo by Tracy Ford)
of this year’s first-year students during orientation week and
“It
of, operations for
sights second-
completed.
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name and amend
name
not as simple as filling out a form and sending it to the courthouse,”
Ultimate Frisbee new college sport.
Brad Whiteford, vice-president
association, signs his proxy form to
were approached
informed
9
for his
and advertisements were purchased before the mistake was identified and now the CSI logo appears all over campus but the “I don’t think
we needed
felt
where we want to be.” He said he feels the college must have a strong connection with the community and should promote not only student use but
change
decided that changing the name would be worthwhile for the future growth of the student association,” said Whiteford. T-shirts, student day planners
of student
was
a different leader to get us to
understanding could be approved by a vote of the members of the board of directors. A new lawyer was acquired to review the situation and she advised that the DSA must have the change approved by 51 per cent of the student membership which is made up of full-time stuthat
director
services. “It
day planners and the logo which would then be no longer valid.
BOD from
seven days to 14 days.
name change.
Whiteford.
first
it
were possible Whiteford
of the
Each section of the proxy is voted on separately which means a student can approve the bylaw changes without approving the
“We have taken a big risk by coming into this new school year by operating using CSI,” said If
member
make up
minds,” said Whiteford.
their
own
it,”
said super-
ty services has issued warnings all
on
the reported lockers. If the lock
not removed within a amount of time, the lock
is
sufficient is
cut and
removed. If any students have a problem getting into their lockers, they are to report to security services, is
which
located beside the cafeteria
well on Level 2 just inside Security
“I’m not telling anyone to vote yes or no. They have to look at the section and
and putting a lock on
would
4.
remind car doors and
like to
students to lock their
close their
stair-
Door
windows when parking
on campus as parking decals as well as other items can be stolen.
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—Page 3
2000
18,
Student applications
up 7.2%
at the college
There were 10,221 full-time applicants By
Petra Lampert
entrance standards. Leith said the majority of pro-
Applications
Conestoga
to
College have increased, according
done by the Ontario
to a report
College Application Service.
OCAS
687 more
reports
appli-
cants, resulting in a 7.2 per cent
increase, over last year in full-time
grams
Conestoga are full. have room in the general metal machinist program at Guelph and the general arts and science technology stream program at Doon,” she said. At present there are 14 spaces
“We
at
still
applications to Conestoga.
were
There
10,221
applicants this year,
9,534
full-time
compared
to
last year.
Jennifer Leith, associate registrar applicants to Conestoga
is
annual
surveys
of
Ontario’s 25 colleges that establish
benchmarks
in
excellence.
Conestoga has maintained a No.l
two years in a row. “Our reputation has been excellent for years,” Leith said. “Our No.l status is out there and people position overall
know
about
associate registrar
its
Key Performance
Indicators survey.
are
for
Jennifer Leith,
a result
of the college’s reputation and
KPIs
been excellent years.”
increase in
at the college, said the
ranking in the
“Our reputation has
She said Conestoga also has one of the highest academic
between 1996 and 1999. During the same time period training and development programs had 627 more applications, resulting in an increase of 500 per cent.
Leith said the large increase in applicants to these programs part because
is
in
Conestoga recognized
an increased demand
in
industry
and began offering more computer training programs for students. Many people from local industries and businesses come to Conestoga to take these programs. Training and development programs are less than a year in duration and include Web design spe-
remaining in the metal machinist program at Guelph and nine spaces
cialist,
and science technology stream program at Doon. Leith added traditionally the business programs fill reasonably
professional and
well.
development students at the college and over 30,000 registered part-time
in the general arts
The
college saw a 15 per cent
more
increase (2,537
full-time applicants
cent increase (403
it.”
year
this
students) in
and a 15 per
more
students)
Microsoft certified systems
engineer,
information technology
CNC
Leith said there are about 5,000 registered full-time and training and
students.
“Now our focus
will switch to our
January and February intakes,” said
in applications for continuing edu-
Leith.
“We have
programs
grams
that start then.”
cation
(part-time)
programmer
operator.
a number of pro-
coming a monitor near you
Virtual college Anita Fortes-Wilkinson, library technician, goes through the 1 ,500 books that will be free to students. (Photo by
LRC
some
Tammy
Somerville)
ment and
For students looking for a baron books, the Learning Resource Centre is giving away roughly 1,500 deletions. gain
six
.smmmmmMmmm.
Kostal
college,
ty in the future.
Larry Rechsteiner, Conestoga College’s director of planning,
book give-away
By Tammy Somerville
By Paul
A virtual college may be a reali
cleans house
with
to
of
computer
said
new five-year plan
col-
be a move towards the creation of an
stations.
Returning students might notice the database Newscan is missing
from the LRC. The Canadian
one of the goals for the
lege’s
data-
will
online college.
That would mean students would be able to take part, or all of their program on the Internet instead of
base consisting of 17 English lan-
attending traditional classrooms.
and some French language papers ended its year-long trial in March. Cathy
pick and choose through the mountain of hard and soft cover
Potvin, co-ordinator of information
texts available.
gram was not renewed because of
change would be gradual and would likely take many years to implement based on results of an environmental survey taken from students, faculty and administration last
the cost.
winter.
“The price was more than two times what we were quoted,” she
“We’ve found that most people still want a bricks and mortar building to come to,” he said, “but as children are more exposed to the
Monday,
Starting
Sept.
18 at 9
a.m., the centre will allow students to
They will be located in a room next to Roasters gourmet coffee shop.
The books
are either older
newspapers
guage
services for the
LRC,
says the pro-
editions, are obsolete or are donations that the LRC already has or
says.
has no use
student feedback during the
for.
Included in the treasure trove of publications are research, reference
books and a few how-tos. There are volumes on taxes, tax laws, tax tax
shelters,
rebates,
tax
deductions,
reductions
tax
and tax
write-offs.
Books on anything and everything you wanted to
know
know
or not
about physics and marketing
are also available.
In addition, there are plenty of
books for nursing students that deal ^'ith everything from the pharmacological aspects of nursing to surgical and psychiatric nursing. Space has been made in the LRC for an array of new books as well as
some new
audio-visual equip-
The
centre had been asking for trial
Rechsteiner
Internet at
said
younger ages,
but even though there was little, Potvin says the majority of it was
change.”
positive.
diate changes could
The
LRC
began using Proquest
on trial at the same time as Newscan. Although its trial period ended Dec. 1, the LRC has decided to continue using
Newscan
it.
except
It is
its
similar to
databases
index magazine articles on many different topics ranging from business, nursing to technical areas.
The
variety the system offers and
LRC budgeted for were reasons to keep Proquest. Another reason was that different databases can be added to it so staff and students will not have to learn the fact that the it
another system.
the
that could
Rechsteiner said the most imme-
be
in the
con-
tinuing education department of the
where individual courses
could be offered online. Kevin Mullan, Vice-president of finance and administration operations,agreed with Rechsteiner.
He
said the biggest gains in
implementation would immediately come from the continuing
he said. “The Internet may not meet some people’s needs. Some people still need contacts.” differ,”
Mullan foresees an online gram where certain parts of a
propro-
gram, or even parts of a single class are available to the student online.
The first step the college is taking new direction is letting the
in the
“We’ve found that most people still want a bricks and mortar building to
come
to.”
students telnet into the college’s
network from home using
their
existing Internet connections. This
should be available in the coming
months.
According
to
Mullan, the college
Larry Rechsteiner,
currently spends about $3 million a
director of planning
year on information technology, and that amount would increase dramatically to set up the neces-
education division of the college. Mullan said the creation of online courses
who want
would benefit those
to get a college educa-
tion but can’t
afford the
trans-
portation or time requirements of a
sary network to organize the online classes.
Rechsteiner stressed that the college
is
only starting the process of
creating an online college.
When
the
new
five-year strate-
completed
traditional class.
gic plan
Mullan also stressed that the college would never go completely
this
online.
ation of an online college
“Certain people’s learning styles
is
finally
later
year more concrete information will be available, but the cre-
many
years away, he said.
is still
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— SPOKE, September
2000
18,
Name change
offers
student input
little
to change its name Conestoga Students Incorporated because it now represents students at Waterloo and Guelph campuses as well as Doon. Full-time Conestoga students have to approve the name change by filling out proxy forms and sending them to the student association by Oct. 2. The DSA needs 51 per cent of the student membership, which includes all full-time students at Conestoga College, to agree with the change. This represents approximate-
The Doon Student Association has decided
to
ly
2,700 votes. also outlines changes to bylaws
The proxy form
which
stu-
dents are asked to approve.
The association has already collected one-third of the proxies from first-year students who were told to fill out their proxies at orientation and is
Students are not being asked on their choice of a
'renaming
to vote
new name
51 per cent from second- and third -
for the association,
year students. Students are not
being vote on their choice of a
new name
asked
to
New
for the association.
names including Conestoga Students Association, Federation of Conestoga Students and Conestoga Federation of Students were discussed at an open meeting of the DSA board of directors in March. Students who attended that meeting brought forward suggestions but the fact the association was choosing a new name was never
made known
to students through a story in
Spoke or ads
advertising the board of directors’ meeting that said the
name
TV
Reality Reality
beats sitcoms minded the demise of
ner Richard Hatch.
tele-
And
vision seems to
while In Style magazine and
Hollywood moneymakers make the public more of the Friends cast by
change was
to
be discussed. Letter-size posters were displayed students would have come forward with suggestions had they known about the meeting. Perhaps a contest to choose the new name, as was done with the name for the new FM-radio station, would have allowed the stu-
have
but perhaps
more
some among
harassed-over-
showcasing their lifestyles and make-up
dent body more participation in the process. Permitting the students to vote on their choice of name would also have allowed
paid celebrities
the era of pre-fabricated celebrities
social
and Hollywood
com
become involved in the process. The board of directors chose the name Conestoga Students Incorporated and the association is now asking student member-
students to
ship to rubber stamp
it.
Student involvement in piece of paper.
What happened happened to the
The
this
process
is
this process?
What
association asked first-year students, during orientation
week, to
out the proxy form loaded with legal jargon. The executive says students haven’t had too many concerns over fill
CSI the name change, but
the average first-year student
who, during
more concerned with OSAP and parking doesn’t really understand what the proxy is about.
orientation week,
desperately try to
the
think
paparazzi-
in
Hollywood.
It
seems some
stars figure that
decadent
maybe
tips,
stars are
coming
to
all
the hype
human
Reality television allows
At
the
may be
be argued that reality television
left in the dark.
Emmy awards on Sept.
10,
way
a couple of stars including the host
a
Garry Shandling, voiced their
script
dis-
dain and repulsion for the shows,
never quite saying why.
Perhaps they think there
is
a con-
spiracy brewing in the networks,
is
a
rather acute look at society today, in that the painfully contrived
on a sit-com just cannot.
Take
in
the less important they will be
and more
And
how
they are there for the students, they represent the students, and they are the student’s voice.
Asking the student membership to rubber stamp this name change in this manner makes those statements ring a little hollow.
more
may be
they
sit-
Survivor’s
homophobic navy
What
is
Rudy
seal
por-
duke
it
psychologi-
out for a million dol-
And
the public responded. With
went crazy
for reality television, in a
way
that
hum
most
drum world of scripted television. It made stars of ordinary people without expecting them to get breast
integrity,
decency and plain
In short,
it
was
the excrement that
rose to the top. Hatch’s corporate
castaways’
won
out over the other
summer-camp mentali-
implants
injections
In fact, the surviving four are a
foul-mouthed truck driver with a propensity to shoot things, a
And maybe Survivor.
It
is
is
what the shows like
stealing their stage
contrived
terribly
Garry
guide
Emmys,
Shandling
and has been accused of biting her
vision.
with the real
ex-partner’s nose almost off, and
ple like us
credit card fraud
who
master-
television
is
these days.
who
the corporate trainer
that
celebrities hate about
homo-
seal, a river
wanted for
lip
and allowing us a glimpse of how
ty of ‘let’s all get along.’
is
silicone
or
first.
on Friends, and the dull and ever emaciated cast cannot compete conniving and
any
massive ratings and water-cooler
phobic ex-navy
life
than
better
could.
lars? Certainly the tired plot twists
bulbous white ass of Survivor win-
and tribulations of
trials
has rarely happened for the
interesting than watching real all,
trayed the
one by one the castaways with the
strategizing
right. Reality
addictive.
is
people, warts and cally
—
to the point, perhaps their
television
association executive last year and again this year
to.
discussions, the public
Survivor where
point,
overly-inflated egos and salaries.
The student
could ever hope
homosexuality
could also
no concerns over the name change, presenting students with a fait accompli doesn’t really give students a say in the choice of
talk at length about
with
deals
issues better than any
episode of Will and Grace ever
It
Hatch.
for their association.
top.
television
voyeurs while taking away the
perhaps they think that the more
new name
Reality
peeping-tom stigma.
successful Big Brother,
less
of being
brilliance
popular reality television becomes,
the
be these days to be on
and
the
Returning students will be asked to sign their proxies following the board of directors’ meeting later this month. Despite the CSI executive’s assurances that the students have
passes, likely
cious and conniving a person has to
beings
humanity were weeded off by the ever-scheming villain Richard
is
It was a divide and conquer and it was an excellent look at how mali-
openly gay Hatch dealing with the
an end. with
but him-
and hoopla surrounding CBS’s enormously successful Survivor that they
involvement in choose?
to student
right to
merely a signature on a
other
ruffled
feathers
all
self.
said
at
Real people should not be on
worked
It
the
“I hate reality television. tele-
should be for special peo-
to
who have
trained and
appear to be real.”
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18,
Students express reluctance to leave campus for food New shops
across street don’t pose threat to cafeteria
By Sanja Musa
McDonald’s
will not offer anything
that the school cafeterias
Opinion among Conestoga
stu-
new Tim
dents on the effect the
Hortons coffee shop and McDonald’s restaurant, which are being built across the street from the campus, is going to have on school cafeterias seems to be divided. Ten students surveyed on this issue predict the business will not significantly affect the school cafe-
“I will
ing
my
Lee Abbott, a and drinks here, closer and because
it’s
McDonald’s
Harvey’s,” she said.
when we have
thought there was one here on the
campus and I was really disappointed when I found there wasn’t,” said Colin Wood, a first-year computer programming student. “I think the
to
same choice Dulmage. “Especially, I wouldn’t go there in the mornings on the way to the the
inside the school,” said
school, because the drive-through
going to be packed with dents.
It’s
pop
easier to
grab a coffee.”
go down, but McDonald’s will not have that much of an effect on
change.
all
and
student,
Web
first-year-
also
thinks
site
said,
“I
management
student,
said will
have
their share
of business, but that
will
not affect
school cafeterias’
“It’s
while,” Mlanski, first-year a mechanical engineering student.
rate
much
in
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terms of their profits.”
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it anywhere these days, but Sunnybrook and Women’s
history of providing health infor-
sions.”
find
College Hospital wants to make sure that the information out there
from
is
accurate and available
reliable sources.
mation
for
women,
experts in the field
audience
through
A new web site, womenshealthlaunched Sept. 5, aims to provide comprehensive information on birth control and sexual health along with a wide range of health issues, including
menopause, cardiovascular health and nutrition. Sheryl Mitchell, director of diabetes, cancer,
the
Women’s Health Partnerships at Sunnybrook and Women’s College Hospital, said that accu-
greater responsibility
web
who may
The web
site is
find themselves,
which
birth
site also offers a sec-
on frequently asked questions and keeps up-to-date
is appropriate for them. “Sexual health and birth con-
students
to
ment and
familiarize
said
Mitchell,
hope students and
the
“one
I
general
public will use.”
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this
year compared to
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chances of acceptance into any program of study offered by the college are not
made
easier for
them. Prior to attending the
all
PASS
pro-
is
a
new component
make
each student had to be already accepted into a program of study at Conestoga College beginning in September 2000. Casey said he’d like people to understand that new ways to help students with learning disabilities
post-secondary education. The program is in its second year.
don’t lower the college’s standards
students
also
obtained and prac-
hands-on computer skills tised self-advocacy skills to increase awareness of what’s causing a block and to find effective ways around it easier than if they chose not to attend the PASS program. “Elementary data’s showing that students with writing disabilities,
who
are
working with
more successful than those with
similar disabilities
not to
Casey
work with said.
the
“That’s
pretty rudimentary statistics at this point,
Ifs in
because we’re subjectively it works, but because we have some data and research that is substantially based on the students
just
the transition from high school to
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Twenty-four students have approached special needs services
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“If nothing else, the overall eval-
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offered and increased sense of the
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evaluation.
in July.
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accommodate
fields.
focus,”
method
to
July 4.
“We
control
program
after a
accounts of news surrounding developments in health related
for the first time, in a position of
deciding
their
tion
especially useful for college stu-
dents
in
partner’s reproductive choices.
from dubious sources.
Conestoga’s special needs services has doubled its intake of students with learning disabilities,
services available to
has expertise in the field of women’s health, but it hopes that men also access the site and take
Because women often look for information on the Internet about their health, it is important that the information does not come Mitchell said the
can make informed deci-
pital
Internet,” said Mitchell.
matters.ca,
think
The web site is geared to women’s health because the hos-
we could reach a much
health felt larger
and as of women’s
We
important that
incredibly
is
it
get the keener picture what hap-
pens in the process.”
are very important issues for
to health issues.
breaks
students’ learning barriers By Sanja Musa
college-level students.
Students looking for information on sex and sexual health can
“We
(Photo by Petra Lampert)
especially with the
wants
Julie Porter
Kitchener, places
going to be more convenient, new gas station close by,” he said. “But, I don’t think our cafeterias will suffer that
a
accurate sexual health info By
from Wakenhut Ltd., a security company in a warning on a car while patrolling Lot 8 by the student/client services building on Sept. 7. The previous day he issued approximately 100 warnings.
Clint Tennant,
sales.
Mike Mlanski welcomes
Still,
third-year business
student,
McDonald’s and Tim Hortons
is
the stu-
in here
Tim
Preet Kochar, a third-year busi-
ness
“Stuff here gets boring after a
Karen Muhlbock, a nursing
we
“I don’t think I’ll go out to purchase food and beverages so far
coffee sales in school cafeterias will
Harvey’s.”
kind
opinion
similar
at
But I might go to McDonald’s every now and then.” The most impact the competition could have on school cafeterias would be during hours when people are coming to school or returning home, according to Abbott. “A lot of people have enough time to go out for lunch anyway,” said Mike Pangman, a first-year materials management student. “Yes, I’ll go too, but I don’t think it’ll make business in here suffer too much.”
Jonathan Dulmage, a first-year engineering student, a
buy
coffee.
electronic
the college. I
“It’s just
to
wouldn’t go over there just for a
as
of a hassle to go over there when can find everything here.”
shares
stuff.
same
the
is
Muhlbock’s.
Tim Hortons’
management
food
because
go
Hortons and McDonald’s.”
probably just keep on buy-
Another seven students predicted Tim Hortons and McDonald’s would affect cafeteria business at like
said. “I’ll definitely
have not
offered yet.
terias.
“I
Ticketed
because
we now have
to
track the next group of students to
in
any way. “All the students with learning
must have a level of competency and admission established in the college as any other student. How they get there is what makes a difference,” he said. disabilities
He
also said that a majority of
students don’t want to water
down
the worth of their diplomas.
They
want to meet the same standards as any other student. “If their diplomas were not the same quality and their cours as demanding as anyone else’s, then we would be robbing our students of their independence.
would be Casey said. that
And
the worst of all,”
SPOKE, September
18,
2000
— Page 7
CSI gives away 1,200 burgers at party By Dwight
Irwin
Members of
the student associa-
and board of direcwere not the only ones flipping
tion executive
Over 1,200 Conestoga students were fed and watered at CSI’s annual Pond Party, on Wednesday,
burgers.
Sept. 6.
vice-president
Tracy Evans, vice-president of life, with the Doon Students Association acting as Conestoga Students Inc., said 1,200 burgers purchased for the Pond Party were sold out by 2 p.m.
administration operations, Kevin Mullan and other Conestoga employees helped serve the hungry
student
“We
had
“We had
great
attendance, and everybody had a good time,” the
agement
good
the
great
first
well attended.
The
Sanctuary was full when comedian Rick Bronson entertained
the
crowd,
on
Thursday, Sept.
“He
are.
week of
school were also
vice-president of CSI
said.
To help
events held during
Tracy Evans,
know who we
people
Evans said the other orientation
time.”
studies
The purpose of the Pond Party is to “let
students.
everybody had a
student said.
Evans
College president John Tibbits, of finance and
attendance, and
man-
second-year
tors
7.
up the audience, but they loved it,” Evans cut
said.
some of the cost of alcohol was served at the
alcohol sales, Evans said students
Casino Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, gave gamblers a chance to win big at blackjack and roulette. Each student was given 10 chips and when finished gambling, they redeemed
went through “a
them
offset
the event,
Pond
Although not sure how
Party.
much money was lot
raised through
of beer.”
Cliff
Condor
the
welcomes back Rebecca Carley and Becky Olsen, both second-year law and and Sarah Walters, a first-year early education student, during the CSI’s pond The CSI gave away 1 ,200 burgers to hungry students during the three-hour party.
(left)
security students,
party on Sept. 6.
for prizes.
(Photo by Dwight Irwin)
Parking problems minimal By Michelle Goring Parking has always been an issue
Conestoga College, but thanks to newly built parking lot, this year began without any major for
the college’s
And Parking Lot 2 has been changed to annual because drivers using lots 2 and 10 (which were interchangeable) were overflowing Lot 2 because it was closer to the
Parking Lot 1 2 during the first week, had a problem with a number of stu-
school.
dents
“Thanks
to
the
year,
we came
“Thanks
360 additional 1
this
year as
to
360
“I
additional parking
many
parking
in
this year,
lot
we came
drive around me.
everyone.”
Students
security supervisor
of the parking lot designations.
This means a student must have
which had previous-
purchased an annual pass to be allowed to park in either Lot 2 or Lot 3. Parking Lot 1 is designated
Survival
week
By Derek Lester Conestoga College students at will get the chance
Doon campus to
participate
week
in
a
new theme
September. This is the first year for College Survival Week at Conestoga. The College Survival Week was created because every month has some type of awareness week except September, so the Doon Student Association acting as Conestoga Students Inc. decided September should have one as
Doon
hits
Some even tried to
drive through me.”
There was some confusion, however, due to changes made in some 3,
said.
people got really angry and tried to
Al Hunter,
been designated as daily parking, has been changed to annual parking.
Macy
they could park for the day. Other
accommodating
students are taking
ly
had a lot of students trying to get
“Most people were pretty good about it and I just told them where
very close to
the bus rather than driving.
Parking Lot
stationed at the entrance of
ing pass,”
spaces 1
Amanda Macy,
Security guard
who was
into this lot without the proper park-
very close to accom-
modating everyone,” said supervisor of security services A1 Hunter. “It was a fairly normal start-up.” New Bus Route 61 from Cambridge has also helped to keep the parking situation under control this
semester and daily parking.
who did not understand the parking lot designations.
problems.
parking spaces in Parking Lot
Trimming away
planned to inform students on issues to be aware of. The week’s activities are also planned to allow students to have some fun.
who
hold a parking pass
for Parking Lot 3
may have been
confused by the presence of parking
machines in the lot. The machines from Parking Lot 1, which were placed in Parking Lot 3 temporarily, have since been returned.
Barry Gurski, from physical resources does pruning behind the student/cllent services building on Sept. 8.
for first time voted out of the hour,” said
Ramy
game every Michael, CSI
vice-president of student affairs.
A
money management theme
voted out of the
be held on Tuesday. Wednesday will have a sexually transmitted disease awareness theme, and Thursday will have a date rape awareness theme. Friday will consist of a movie or
game
some other fun
“It will
be
will
similar to
this
the television show,
except people
will
be
every hour.” Ramy Micheal, CSI vice-president
activity.
More information will be posted on the CSI Web site.
During the College Survival Week, which runs from Monday,
is
Other theme weeks planned for year include Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week in October, Eating Disorders
planned.
Sept. 18 to Friday, Sept. 22, a different activity or awareness is
be similar to the television show, except people will be
Awareness Week in November and Sleep Deprivation and Exam Prep Week in December.
of student affairs
well.
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— SPOKE, September
18,
2000
Pool shark
Group tackles debts By Tracy Ford The average student loan debt of Canadian student graduating this year will be over $19,000, according to the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, a group of 1 student associations which try to bring post-secondary students’ a
association
was formed
in
response to the need for students to be legitimately represented to fed-
and inter-provincial levels of government.
eral
CASA
announced
transfer after the government’s cut-
decision to augment the tax deduc-
backs to core funding to post-sec-
tion
$500 to $3,000. Accbrding to CASA a child born this year will end up with a $100,000 debt if tuition keeps rising at the rate that
available
to
“Our American
Canada
student leaders from
across the country meet in Ottawa to
speak with cabinet ministers, opposition critics, MP’s and education Kissel said the
sector stakeholders.
meeting will be the biggest grassroots student lobbying event of the year.
more than doubled
adding in some Kissel provinces tuition has tripled since 1990.
said
association,
which
1995, has already
CASA
Kissel,
national director
said
ondary education institutions will continue to rise,” he said. CASA recommends the govern-
ment supply an infusion of funding and colleges to repair and upgrade campus infra-
made
a large
Kisel.
CASA
was
Kissel said schools need
$1.2 million urgently. association also wants the fed-
government
to help
minimize
“Quite simply, there time than
now
is
no better
for the federal gov-
more
to take
steps towards
American counterparts spend over $300 more per student than government in Canada does,”
creating a student loan program,”
he
Canadian students with the legacy of an unmanageable debt loan.” Kissel said the government needs to
“Our
said.
In 1993,
Ottawa spent $143 per
student on post-secondary educa-
Washington spent $360 and the gap increased by 1998 when Canada spent $144 for each student while Washington con-
tion while
tributed
To
$500 per
tackle
the
problem
CASA
education system.
The association wants
the feder-
government to start rebuilding campus infrastructure and restoring the Canadian health and social al
“A program
said Kissel.
accessible to
commit
all
that
is
and does not leave
to instituting interest rates of
Prime +2 per cent for a fixed rate student loan. He said the government also needs to
service
student.
compiled a list of concerns postsecondary students have with the
started in
impact on the federal education policy,
cost of repairing Canada’s post-sec-
student debt.
Mark
from coast to coast since 1990,”
The
“If urgent infrastructure issues are
not addressed in the near future, the
ernment
holding a national campaign con-
“Tuition has
tion,” said Kissel.
The
does.”
students
CASA is
decreased government
support for post-secondary educa-
structure.
with real
Oct. 30 to Nov. 4
ference where
in the face of
over $300 more per student than the
solutions,” he said.
'
“The cost of delivering an education to students is constantly rising
to allow universities
in
stretched
institutions
resources thinly.
eral
forefront of the federal agenda.
From
ondary
counterparts spend
government
ondary education concerns to the about real
compared
Canadians.
year’s strategy will bring post-sec-
is
more
cation
ciation’s national director, said this
“CASA
has over the
United States, the Canadian government isn’t doing its fair share to make post-secondary edu-
campaign to fight rising tuition costs and student indebtedness on Sept. 1 and Mark Kissel, the asso-
tackling real problems
it
past decade. Kissel said
year’s
this
scholarships from
for
limit
to the
concerns to political leaders.
The
instrumental in the government’s
commit
A
night of fun to stop
and
drinking
to selecting a
bureau that has a proven
By Paul Kostal
Michael
track record ana the infrastructure
available to provide students with
and effective service, clear communication, a genuine interest in helping students and a commitment to administer the new federal government direct lending efficient
student loan program.
was supposed to be a fun night welcome new and returning stu-
It
to
dents to Conestoga College.
“There will usually be one pub month,” said Ramy a
night
pulled into an adjacent parking
Association acting as Conestoga Students Inc. “This is our first of
confusion came
was supposed
It
be a night to
to
and help stop
this to try
a
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was supposed
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the col-
is
other
said.
you nuts dirt
if the dirty
dishes are
still
in the sink the next
drive
morning? Or do you have a “high
end of September? tolerance” that will have your roommate gnashing her teeth by the
Some
areas to discuss include:
space: private versus
but Living with a roommate isn’t all about rules and compromises, nerves. other s each set guidelines now, before you start getting on
A
Message from Student Services
(Room 2B02)
be
much
easier to
to pick
up the
scheduled.
Michael said he ran the buses
last
year and never saw anything like
Thursday night was also Wilfrid pub night. And the Laurier students had already filled the bar and lined up outside the
Waterloo and Guelph campuses, buses were not contracted to pick up and deliver students from either
Laurier’s
here to meet them,
Thompson, a student. “They
LASA
away.” According to Michael, when the buses arrived at the Waterlbo bar,
began exiting the bus, even though they were told they were on their own as far as entry into the bar was concerned if they students
left
Doon
counterparts in an organ-
However, because
location, said Michael.
Whether or not the
bar.
first-year
it’ll
The buses returned
students at midnight and at 2 a.m. as
of lack of interest from both the
just drove
guest policy
Loose Change
door.
Waterloo
the bus,” said Keri
food costs: shared? designated fridge space? quiet hours for morning, study time and at night
the road from
Louie’s.
ized social event.
at the
and then they never even got off
areas
to a
their
they arrived
“We drove
common
go
and made arrangements with the bus to be dropped off and picked up at Philthy McNasty’s, just
extending metres outside the front
just that
from the colresidence carrying around 100 left
bar,
it
students decided to
into
dreds of university students already
when
can you ease the transition from family life to living with a roommate? does One way to avoid conflicts is to establish some ground rules. For instance,
Some
let
Loose Change Louie’s, they were greeted by a lineup of hun-
lege’s
Two buses
college students around 9 p.m. but
how
stayed on the bus was
what happened on Sept. 9. Because the student association now represents students from Guelph and Waterloo campuses as well as Doon, Thursday’s pub night was to mark the first time students from the satellite campuses joined
more complicated than
though.
different from living Sharing living space with a stranger, or even a friend, can be quite shower or where to keep with your family. Things as simple as how long you stay in the to living together. So used aren’t who the potato chips can cause tensions between people
who
down CSI is campuses,”
the first year that
‘There is a bus leaving from the Waterloo and the Guelph campus.” Thursday, Sept. 9 ended up being a lot
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER: Roommates
to be the start of
lege’s campuses.
Michael
rM
;
in.
“The buses were never sent home,” he said. Mike Harris, student vice-presi-
different bar
new relationship between
representing i
lot,
where the
the bar through a side door.
“This
r
is
dent of academics, said everyone
It
it
Michael,
that, said
“There are two buses leaving from the residence at 9,” Michael said.
“We do
Get
and
help stop drinking and driving.
drinking and driving.”
How often ?
and
wristbands
said
stamps were then given to the students who remained on the buses. Students who attempted to get back on the buses were denied access. The buses, in order to avoid a traffic ticket for obstructing the road then
Michael, vice-president of student for the Doon Student affairs
the year.”
•
driving
the bus.
puses will take part
ment
activities
in
satellite
cam-
in entertain-
the
future
remains to be seen, said Michael. Representatives from those campuses were more concerned about
academic
representation
social events
student
tha^
when they asked
association
to
represent
them, he said
The next bus
trip
was scheduled
Thursday, Sept. 9 to Fiddler’s Green, a bar in Cambridge. for
SPOKE, September
18,
2000
— Page 9
The Watcher not worth watching Latest
Keanu Reeves movie
By Petra Lampert
game of
The Watcher, directed by Joe Charbanic and released by Universal Pictures, hit movie the-
on Sept. 8. Although the film and rated AA, it’s about
atres
a
is
cat and mouse with Campbell. Before each murder the killer taunts Campbell by sending a photograph of his next victim and dares Campell to find her before he
beating pulse. The story line
is
weak and
to
strikes again.
dictable.
thriller
to see on on video. After the second murder one feels as though remaining in the theatre to watch the end of the film would be a huge waste of time. And it is.
After years of pursuing killers in
The only
start over.
film
Unfortunately his hopes of leadare
life
resume.
The cunning and deviant Griffin, has managed to elude the agent for years in Los Angeles,
who
once again begins playing a deadly
is
finally
highlight in the entire
a chase scene
comer
Marisa Tomei plays Polly, a psy-
who
chologist
help a shell-
tries to
when
is
about as exciting
as watching grass
grow and
good throughout the
save Polly.
despite the fact that he
The Watcher ing,
not worth watch-
by anyone with a
least
at
is
will
leave audiences wishing they had
shocked Campbell get back on his but ends up being one of Griffin’s victims. Campbell must play Griffin’s game if he hopes to feet,
police
Griffin.
The Watcher
thwarted
David Allen Griffin, played by Keanu Reeves, follows him from Los Angeles to Chicago and the gruesome killings killer
serial
boring and
is
money
the big screen or even
Los Angeles, Campbell is burned out and moves to Chicago in an
when
much
thrills
be desired. The characters are shallow and underdeveloped, and the ending is disappointingly pre-
not worth paying
James Spader plays traumatized FBI agent Joel Campbell who has gone into hiding.
ing a peaceful
the plot leaves
Overall this film
as thrilling as a trip to the dentist.
attempt to
deliver spine-chilling
fails to
stayed home.
The one
star rating is for
who amazingly manages
Reeves to look
entire film is
portray-
Keanu Reeves
ing a demented and haunted psy-
terrorizes Marisa
Tomei
chopath.
in
The Watcher.
(Universal Pictures Internet photo)
YukYuk’s club
groups and Workshops schedule
Kitchener delivers big laughs
Fall Semester 2000
in
Gay / Lesbian/ Bisexual/ Transgendered Discussion
By Jody Andruszkiewlcz
trips to
Lennox Lewis
fight, the
Mark
comediBreslin’s
masturbation to women.
“I’m never going to be a PG comic,” Collins said in an interview after the show. “I want people at the show who won't be
Yuk Yuk’s at the Walper Pub in downtown Kitchener are really
offended.”
something to laugh
sonal experiences, and there's always an element of truth in his
And
laughter
is
at.
the one thing in
abundance in the 140-seat room, which features pictures of all the performers that have graced the stage in the world’s largest
dy
come-
He
act.
also said he relies on per-
fortable with his act than
“I’m not a one-liner comic. I bringing people into my
world.”
and at one point, they expanded from London to
and-talk-to-the-crowd Collins,
Hawaii.
as his idol,
The Kitchener
location,
one of
14 located across Canada,
opened in 1985 at the Conestoga Inn and operated at the same location until its move to the Walper Pub on Feb. 4 this year. Over the years, Yuk Yuk’s has opened its doors for Canadian comedians Howie Mandel, Jim Carrey, Norm MacDonald and Mike Bullard as well as American comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Roseanne Barr. On Saturday, Sept. 9, comedians Sean Collins and Chris Quigley brought their talents to the stage, eliciting raucous laughter
a native
of Carleton
opened the show and quickly had the audience laughPlace,
ing at his acidic wit in dealing
34-year-old Collins, nomi-
nated for the 1999 Canadian Club
Comic of
Week
of Oct. 2
Relaxation Group
Week
of Oct. 9
Public Speaking Anxiety Group
Week
of Oct. 23
Test Anxiety Group
Week
of Oct. 30
Week
of Nov. 6
Suicide Prevention
the Year, wasted
little
time in dealing with topics rang-
Group
Workshop
Stress
Management Workshop
his laid back, sit-down-
who
style,
Richard Pryor easily accomplishes cites
Study
Skills
Workshops
the task of bringing people into his world.
After Collins
left
the
left off,
keeping the
stitches.
But where
predecessor
crowd
in
Collins
is
laid back, the 27-year-
old Quigley
is
Oct. 2
11:30-12:30
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12:30-1:30
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Multiple Choice Tests
Oct. 25
12:30-1:30
Oct. 30
12:30-1:30
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Nov. 6
12:30-1:30
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Nov. 15
11:30-12:30
3A616
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12:30-1:30
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12:30-1:30
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anything but.
Relying on sight gags in his act, the Oakville native dealt with subjects ranging from strip clubs to eating out to Dr. Seuss. Saying his act has gotten better over the past seven years, Quigley also said he
Time Management stage,
Quigley picked up where his
keeps practising.
“None of the jokes are ever comThe work is never done.”
Preparing for Final
plete.
while he didn’t have to contend with the heckler Collins did, Quigley said he tries not to talk to them.
“Each heckler
is
pretty
the same. There are not too
a heckler.
^Pne
With
of Oct. 2
And
from the crowd.
Collins,
when he
started nine years ago.
Mark Breslin opened Yuk Yuk’s comedy club in Toronto in 1978 for $50,000,
Week
Multicultural Support
more com-
Collins said he’s
like
chain.
the
& Networking Group
ing from drug use during camping
Funnier than a Scary Movie, and delivering more jabs than a ans that frequent
TBA
much many
original hecklers.”
on Fridays at 8:30 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is $12.
Shows
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Please inquire about and sign up at least one week in advance for the above groups or
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Creating artistic funk Local group
audience with sounds
thrills
Piggot,
By Jody Andruszkiewicz
who
left
work on a cargo
ship to join the band, said he has
when when he’s
parts for the band.
Starchuck added staying motivated about moving around to dif-
Sept. 6.
played
group
Kitchener-based selections
from
ferent venues without getting
their
apart and
upcoming six-song EP, scheduled to be ready on CD by the end of
band Hardden Creek
fell
23-year-old bassist
Liam
October, and other original works,
and 23-year-old guitarist-vocalist Ian Starchuck were added to round out the new band.
plus
some covers
for the
25 people
at the concert.
30 minutes behind schedule, the band quickly set up. Ready for their 90-minute set, they began to jam and generally play around with sounds for the now-
Pigott
Arriving
captive audience. live
together, played with intensity
and
displayed ingenuity and creativity in evoking a wide variety of sounds from their instruments leaving the audience completely focused on '
those standing onstage.
And
this stellar effort did
Opus Creo played with intensity
not go
and
displayed ingenuity
and
Opus Creo, whose members
creativity in
envoking a wide variety of
sounds
let
loose with brilliant and vibrant guitar
work, vocals and drumming.
Opus Creo was formed when Chris drummer 25-year-old Pachereva and 25-year-old guitarist-vocalist
Brandy Miller’s
life,
place
Opus Creo has ever played
to
God
is
dying from Huntington
an inherited brain disorder
asked us to leave after one set.” Even though the band was paid in full after their one set, the night started off on the wrong foot. The group realized they had left mucy-needed equipment at home and had to spend over $100 to
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over 500 bikers were in attendance. “We had to hold off on the rap.”
when their selfCD, recorded at Small Dog
Starchuck said
four attended Cameron Heights high school in Kitchener All
from 1991 - 96. According to Miller, “doing what you want, when you want, is
The money
mother
was Cagney’s in Hamilton. “It was a total hick bar. They
titled
the best part.
My
disease.
an orphanage run by the biker gang Satan’s Choice. Miller estimated
onstage.
hope
"I
Miller said the worst
band
completely focused
applause between songs but the audience saved their loudest ovation
band
is
Starchuck said their most exotic gig was playing a benefit party for
on those standing
the
com-
one spot for too long
another challenge for the band. In addition to the hardships of
replace
The band received loud cheers and
when
fortable in
from their instruments leaving the audience
unnoticed by those in attendance.
for the last song,
not.
Pachereva said packing and unpacking are one of the hardest
brand of alternative funk rock in the Mecca, at the Walper Pub, on
The
he’s working and even
fun
Opus Creo, Latin for “to create a work of art”, artfully displayed their talents with their homegrown
is totally
a bonus.”
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SPOKE, September
18,
2000
— Page 11
Get ‘ultimate’ with frisbee sport New By Dwight
Irwin
game of
This
Frisbee doesn’t
belong on the beach. Ultimate Frisbee
new co-ed
Each game, which is played in two 20-minute halves, starts with a coin flip for possession. One team starts
Conestoga College.
year’s
this
is
intramural
sport
at
“We
We
opposing
said.
enough people
(for touch
football).
thought we’d give Ultimate
Frisbee a try,” Conestoga College athletic co-ordinator
is
so
much
better.
You throw teams on a field, say, ‘Here’s a Frisbee’, make sure somebody has a stopwatch and go
Each game
I
One team
Frisbee cannot run with the disc.
ing
to a
teammate,
who runs around the
field to get open. is
on defence
block or intercept pass-
tries to
it
who
team,
There are no
Teams
The defence counts down
the 10
opposon
starts
officials.
are responsible for
calling their
es.
end zone
to the
offence. I
The opposing team
in
starts with the
their
in
the
to pass
played
is
two 20-minute halves.
The person has 10 seconds
and
game
I
and throws
Marlene Ford
said.
Frisbee facts
Frisbee
The person who catches
didn’t have
“This
to the
it
who starts on offence. “It’s much like a kick-off,” Ford
team,
schedule.
flies
with the Frisbee in their end
zone and throws
replaces
It
touch football on the intramural
showing up
game
co-ed intramural
own
fouls
and
out of bounds.
‘one-steamboat,
seconds, in the
A
two-steamboat’ fashion.
team can have
as
many
play-
out and play,” she added, referring
The offensive team keeps pos-
the extras required for touch
session until the Frisbee is dropped, intercepted, or thrown
team members can be on the field at one time .Substitutions can only
out of bounds, or until a touch-
be made after a score or an injury. Ford is hoping there will be four to eight teams sign up for Ultimate
to
football,
and
like
first-down markers
officials.
Ultimate Frisbee, which
is
a cross
between Frisbee and football, is a non-contact sport where two teams try to score on each other. Players throw the Frisbee to teammates and try to work it down the field to the other team’s end zone.
One
point
is
received for
each ‘touchdown.’ “You get a good workout playing Ultimate Frisbee,” Ford said. “There is a lot of running and jumping. It takes athleticism, but it’s
also a laid-back sport.”
down
scored.
is
Possession then changes hands, and the other team starts from where the disc hit the ground or went out of bounds. There are no officials. Teams are responsible for calling their fouls and
when
own
the Frisbee goes
out of bounds.
ers
as
it
Frisbee. It will run for five or six weeks, depending on the weather. There will be one game a week, and it will be played behind the
tennis courts,
Games
and for their team’s behavior. If the teams don’t agree on a call, instead of arguing, it will be replayed,” Ford said.
Sept. 18.
Baseball
which are next
to the
recreation centre.
captains are responsible
“Team
fouls
for calling
wants, but only seven
start
tonight,
Monday,
Playoffs will be held to deter-
mine the Ultimate Frisbee champion at the end of the season.
Marlene Ford, athletic co-ordinator at Conestoga College, is excited about this year’s new intramural sport, Ultimate Frisbee. The sport is a cross between football and Frisbee. Games start (Photo by Dwight Irwin) Monday, Sept. 18 .
back
is
But college’s women’s softball team
desperate need of new pitchers
in
By Trevor
Hilker
workload
heavy
and
jobs
at
school.
The Conestoga women’s
softball
This has been an unusual year for
a pitcher.
losing players, however. Keirstead
The only legitimate pitcher they
said players will always be lost to
have couldn’t make it two games because
graduation, but not usually to part-
team’s biggest need
is
to the first
she
was
time jobs.
wedding so new head coach Mitch Keirstead told the players any player was welcome
try-outs), but
to pitch.
season,” Keirstead said, “Our short
attending a
“We
should be thinking of win-
ning, but without pitching
it
will
be
“I
had an
infield in
when some
girls
had
He added most of the players who are trying to pitch now could
to short stop.”
her
first
before and had a
good season,” he
to
change
it
couldn’t play this
to
Only three players are returning from last season, including outLindsay Harrison, outfieldKnox and first baseman Lori Walden. Keirstead said he would have to
fielder
er Korri
use
season.
“Leigh Marostega learned on the job last season. She never pitched
mind (before
summer and can’t play, so move the second baseman
I
when they were 10 or 11. Once in a while a player can become an effective pitcher during
had
stop from last season changed jobs
over the
hard,” said Keirstead.
have been effective pitchers if they had started throwing like a pitcher
I
Knox
as catcher for the first
few games because they
are
in
need of a catcher. Keirstead said the team’s offence
but the ques-
said.
and defence
Marostega lost the first four games of last season and won the last six. She is now an assistant
tion
coach for Conestoga. Conestoga had only 13 of the 16 players Keirstead wanted going into the season opener against Cambrian. Keirstead wanted 16
the team’s schedule because of the
ers
»
at
each game, but
may some
ind
the
ers
only want to play part
full
roster
if
time.
The unfortunate
is fine,
will they survive without
is
pitching?
Keirstead
is
not impressed with
four road games to start the season.
“This
is
a rotten schedule,” he
Conestoga played a game on Sept. 8 and 9 against Cambrian and will have a game in North Bay against Canador on the 15th and 16th.
part about this
league, Keirstead said, is that they lose a lot of potential players to
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18,
2000
Big things expected from soccer rookies By Derek Lester
be a rebuilding season,”
“It will
This is DenHaan ’s first year as the women’s soccer coach, so she is not
Sept. 6,
too sure of what to expect this sea-
The
teams to have good seasons
son.
Rookies will have to step up
in
this
DenHaan played
year.
Geoff Johnstone, coach of the men’s soccer team, said he has only eight returning
players this year,
"while the women’s
soccer coach,
Stephanie DenHaan, said there are only three returning players this year
soccer
who
Johnstone,
women’s team
coached
said the team’s
strong point will
probably be their defence.
first
session of
intramural sports at Conestoga College will keep students’ hearts
Marlene Ford,
the time to
athletic co-ordina-
Conestoga, said she hopes programs will be well received
this
week, said DenHaan. will be cut to 18
players from over
40 players who
have come out. The team has been strong the
by
out,
is
game
of
and meet other people interested
in
the time to go out, have a fun
basketball
the sport.” Marlene Ford,
intramural sports
pickup basketball, which is being and Monday every .--held Wednesday, from 11:30 a.m. to
athletic co-ordinator
is
1:30 p.m., in the
gymnasium,
at the
recreation centre. Student participa-
is
team
is
This has a
is
happy with the coming together and
also
lot
of
talent,
will
The men’s regular season started Wednesday, Sept. 13 in London against Fanshawe. They lost 2-1. Johnstone has coached the men’s varsity soccer team for the past 28 years.
a young team, but everyone
hopes the team last
middle of October. For people more comfortable on the hard court than the diamond, a tennis tournament will be held on
students.
One of the new
the
gelling so quickly.
The men’s team
tor for
new
way
Anybody who wants to play can show up,” Ford said.
just
A
co-ed slo-pitch league, starts Monday, Sept. 18 and runs
today,
Canada
Tuesday, Sept. 19,
at the college’s
tennis courts.
Sign-up sheets for the tournament are posted around the college, the
and he said he have a good sea-
son.
His teams have won 23 Ontario medals during his time as coach, and he would like to see this talented team win one as well.
active
CSI office and the recreation centre. will either be a single or doubleknockout tournament, depending on the number of registrants. It
an extramural men’s fastball team,
Which
Fly
higher
will face other colleges in a
tournament, on Friday, Oct.
6.
The
tournament is being held at Conestoga College. Try-outs began on Sept. 14 and will continue on Sept. 20 and 26, at at Diamond 3. The try-outs are also open to women, whether they are on the
4:30 p.m.,
varsity fastball team, or not.
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an exhibi-
5-1 defeat.
Try-outs are also being held for
“This
pounding.
go
have a fun game of basketball and meet other people interested in the sport. is
added.
lost in
game, however, Tuesday, Sept. to the University of Waterloo in a
tion 5,
be together for two years, so next year should be a good season, he Johnstone
be cut to 20 players
until the
tion is free.
“This
The semester’s
last
after this season.
loss.
will
sure,
This means the team will basically
women’s regular season kicked off Monday, Sept. 11 in London against Fanshawe with a 32
one player, for
will lose only
Doon keep students
Intramurals at Irwin
the
for the past 12 years,
it
the under- 17 Kitchener Spirit.
The team
year being two years ago.
The team had a rough season
for her team.
By Dwight
varsity
with Conestoga for four years, her last
game Wednesday, the women’s team lost 3-0 to
In an exhibition
order for the Conestoga Condors men’s and women’s varsity soccer
The men’s team
couple of years, said Johnstone, and
year missing the playoffs.
she added.
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