33rd Year
College mourns
— No. 43
Video voyeurism
student’s death By Tammy Somerville
assignments in on time,” said Scott.
He added
A
Conestoga College student
died suddenly Nov. 30.
Scott
Shaun Dennis Gilmore, 21, of Cambridge, a third-year computer programmer/analyst
student,
remembered fondly by
his teachers
is
and friends. Sarah Scott, a second-year marketing student, knew Shaun for about eight years. Their families are friends and the
two attended
Preston high school together.
“What
also
noted that
Shaun’s
Alan, graduated from the
same program six or seven years ago. Tanya Gafoor, a third-year broadcasting student, met Shaun in 1998 when they both worked at Sears and he became her reflexologist. “I know he had his certificate prior to 1998 and the upstairs of his house was converted into his
said Scott. ly
Cambridge.
Gap at Fairview Park Mall. “He was a friendly guy, a real people person and he came from a really
nice,
supportive family,”
“He was always friendand cheerful. He came from a
friendly,
family that really loved him.” John Scott, a professor in the
Friends were received at Little & Son Funeral Home in Cambridge
computer programmer/analyst program, who taught Shaun program-
Dec.
ming window
held in
applications
semester, said he
dent
who
was
a
good
this stu-
a good student
above average.
He
A
who was
always had his
Carla Oliveira, a third-year broadcasting student, shoots a video of college life around Doon campus Nov. 28. All broadcast television students are required to do a video on the college experience. Oliveira said it can be difficult because most students turn away when they see the camera. (Photo by Tammy Somerville)
3.
public memorial service was
the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cambridge
Dec.
did quite well.
“He was
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father,
fairly
many questions.
office,” said Gafoor.
remember most about
at the
offered.
Shaun was
She added that Shaun was happy, and outgoing. “He was so cute. He was a very beautiful guy and was always very supportive. If you were in a bad mood at work, he would alw'ays bring you back.” Shaun is survived by his parents Bonnie and Alan Gilmore, his brother Christopher and sister-in-law Melissa, both of New Dundee, and his sister Bethany Gilmore, of
I
Shaun is that he had a great smile. He was great looking,” said Scott. She said Shaun liked to travel to warm places like Cuba. He was employed at Sears in the shoe department, but recently was hired
program
that
quiet and didn’t ask
9.
Interment took place in Woodland
Cemetery, Kitchener Dec.
1.
Saba gets award
for
time well spent
By Reni Nicholson Conestoga College student, volunteer and mother of four,
Dawna
Saba, was honoured *on Nov. 6
with the Waterloo
Award
for her
contributions to the community.
Saba,
43,
occupational
is
a
first-semester
therapy
assistant/
physiotherapy assistant student. Last year she studied general arts
and sciences. Along with two other longtime volunteers, Brian Norris and Ellis Little, Saba received recognition for her efforts in the enhancement of the quality of
More cameras added
life in
She was recognized
for college safety.
the area. specifically
for the founding of Bertie’s Place,
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a
mom, dad
or caregiver and tot
program.
one of Saba’s She has also given a helping hand at other programs and organizations in Waterloo including St. Monica Sunbeam Residential House, Development Centre, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Parks Minster Church, Le Leche League Bertie’s Place
many
COMMENTARY Long-term plan needed. PAGE 4
for Innu
Dawna Saba, a
first-year occupational
therapy assistant/physio-
therapy assistant student, received the Waterloo Award on Nov. 6 (Photo by Reni Nicholson) for her contributions to the community.
is
endeavours.
and professional storytelling. Saba said she was surprised that the award was based on the work she had done for Bertie’s Place. “I was in total disbelief. I founded Bertie’s Place almost 10 years ago. I have had no direct contact with it for about three years,” said Saba whose friend took over
Bertie’s Place. “It’s like the child that you had and they grew up and went to college,” she said about Bertie’s
Place. “It’s like
my
fifth child.”
who has been at home with four children who range in age
Saba, her
to 16 for 17 years, continues to donate her time. Saba said she is taking the
from 10
OTA/PTA certificate program in hopes of being a stay-at-home
mom for foster children. She figures the program
will
help her cope with taking care of physically challenged foster chil-
“Being able to contribute something to the world had always been a top priority to me,” said Saba. “Money has never been all dren.
that important.”
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— SPOKE, December
Mother
11,
2000
of slain “How
By Kyla Rowntree
was Not even
a pin dropping could be
heard in the room where Dawna Speers spoke in tears to about 100 students and faculty members Conestoga College on Nov. 30.
at
tionship abuse and told the story of
her 19-year-old daughter was
murdered by her exboyfriend on Oct. 7, 1991. The event was organized by the Women’s Resource college’s brutally
Group. Speers travels across Canada educating and informing youth and adults about the warning signs of
first thing that came to mind when she was waiting hospital to find out what was
Speers spoke of the “rippling murder has had on her
effect” the
family and about
ficult
and
how
how
was not
ordered
him
to
was more
she could have done to save her daughter.
Drake was repeatedly stabbed by Adam Hutton in Mississauga. Hutton is now serving 21 -year-old
life
sentence.
Speers’ powerful story shocked
many
as
choked
she spoke bravely and
back
tears
about
the
herself during the relation-
In the
fall-
end Drake, who had moved
own
that
the judge had
out on her
wake
up. Speers said
was continuously
her eldest son had jumped up and
Directorate.
the time of her death and Speers
The
film
is
educational
and informative about the warning signs of relationship abuse.
The video starts out with pictures when she was a happy-go-
evening she found out her daughter
of Drake
was murdered.
lucky child and then goes on to
“I
won’t
to escape Hutton,
stalked by him.
Adam make me a vic-
let
tim,” said Speers. “
look
I
hatred.
EWER THEW
it
that
I
am
not allowing
Adam
to
have another victim.”
Dawna Speers spoke about
her daughter’s murder to college
students and faculty on Nov. 30
in
the hopes of educating others
about the warning signs of relationship abuse. (Photo by Kyla Rowntree)
Speers said
when
she talks about
her daughter’s death ing a
wound
that is
it
is like
still
open-
very raw.
She offered advice on how people can be helped in abusive rela-
depict Drake’s
relationship
with
Hutton.
Hutton and Drake had been dating and eventually moved in together
when
the relationship
became
tionships
loving toward Drake.
ears to listen to people
Hutton progressed to a very abusive boyfriend and Drake became
help and not your mouth,” said
trapped.
abusive.
Speers said at
first
Hutton was a
and pointed out how
man when he came to her home and that he was caring and very nice
The video shows how
Hutton pushed Drake around and
friends can help too.
Speers. hear.”
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in the video said
ship.
Speers said during a preliminary hearing in court that Hutton had
she was going to be
Drake had become quite submissive and
time dealing with the murder
en asleep and
when
A friend
their anger.
to the heart.
at
call
her family
her sons had a dif-
Drake was stabbed 13 times. The fatal blow was the twist of the knife
Monica Drake was 19 years old
a
working while he took her paycheque and gave her an allowance. He became very aggressive and pushed her around when the kitchen was a mess, when there wasn’t any laundry done and when she didn’t
wrong with her daughter as she had no idea her daughter had been mur-
grieved and
controlling and aggressive.
Hutton gained control of Drake’s life somehow and he had Drake
the
wanted to wake him and that she literally had to restrain him in court. She spoke of how her youngest son has become a very angry person because of this tragedy. Speers presented a 19-minute video, A Love That Kills, that documents the life of her daughter and the events leading up to her death. The video was produced by the National Film Board with the help the Ontario Women’s of
relationship abuse.
said she feels that there
was very
daughter”
Speers’ at the
tears
tells tale of
dered.
Speers addressed the issue of rela-
how
my
dare he hurt
daughter
SPOKE, December
new
Burley graduates to By Lisa
Hiller
tion
manager and then
570’s sister station, 96.7
Mark
programming specialist for Conestoga College’s new community radio station CJIQ Burley, the
FM,
88.3
says he wouldn’t change
anything about his career in radio broadcasting.
Burley
his business is people spend three
said
Some
mobile.
or four years at one place and
people stay
at the
same place
some
for
30
“Radio
my first love,”
is still
who
Burley
said
adds that he has had
several jobs
different
in
cities
throughout his career but he does-
moving around
regret
n’t
since
every job he has had he hopes has
improved
his career
and made him
a better broadcaster.
Burley has worked in the radio business since 1976
ed part time while
at
when he
start-
CKKW in Kitchener
a student in the broad-
still
casting
program
College.
He
at
Conestoga
operated voice tracks,
delivered live broadcasts and remotes and worked as a producer.
when he
started part time at
CKKW while
in
still
in
He
then got a job at called
Kitchener in
on
essentially
Choo
Country in 1978 where he was air
as an all-night
grammer.
He programmed CDs
those five years was the toughest part of his career because he
away from
was
and two kids
his family
attends
Grand River
institute
and
collegiate
Ryan, 19,
his son
17,
is
currently the
is
manager at Ontario Place. He was last on-air in Sudbury on Sept. 8 and then returned home to start work at Conestoga with CJIQ. “Kitchener
is
home and
it’s
that’s the is
being
just wonderful.”
Even though Burley has spent
all
time in the radio business, that isn’t what he originally wanted to
collegiate
while working on a production of
cials as the
production manager.
Between 1980 and 1985 Burley worked at CHYM 570 in Kitchener as an
“It’s
a
announcer and then produc-
In high school at institute
in
Kitchener,
he was production trailers from Conestoga College that were there to tape the show. Burley decided he wanted to be a
the
going to be
blast.”
Mark Burley, CJIQ program specialist CJIQ has been 15 and
Mark Burley has had a long and varied career in radio. He brings his expertise to his new job as the program specialist for Conestoga College’s new community radio station CJIQ 88.3 FM. (Photo by Lisa
television
is
testing since
Nov.
currently playing music
Wizard
enthralled
of
with
Oz,
the
cameraman,
later
nar-
at the
frequency to make sure it isn’t interfering with other stations and airplanes, and that the software is
Hiller)
college by Martin Grinwis, a
on track. Burley also talked about the opportunity students will have to cross over from radio to television
woodworking teacher. As program specialist
Burley will look after programming elements, programs and peo-
to print, journalism.
acceptance into the broadcasting program at Conestoga College was
ple on-air.
pared to the ’70s even the ’80s are just so huge nobody can gauge it.”
he had to interview someone who worked in radio and then write why that person was his favourite
sure the station delivers
that
announcer.
The interview was on-air and it was after this experience that Burley decided he wanted to be a radio announcer. Burley said he is lucky to be getting the opportunity to build the
station
literally
from the
ground up. “Very few people have the opportunity to put something brand new on the air.” Burley said CJIQ was just a room with boxes when he started. Since then the computers, soundboard and microphones have been set up
on the news desk, which was
built
He
for
CJIQ
making 40 per cent Canadian music content and a certain amount of ethnic and instructional programming under the promise for performance by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. is
also responsible for
Burley
is
also
responsible for
“The opportunities now com-
Journalists regularly move back and forth between print and broadcast journalism.
“Since there is so much choice,” he said, “that means more opportunity
for the
requirements.
teacher
At least two parts of a song must be classified as Canadian under the MAPL (music, artist, producer and
ordinator
The station will be non-hit driven with 50 per cent of the music being All genres of classified as new. music will be represented includ-
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Canada
when
they
Burley will be working with stamanager Paul Osbourne, journalism and broadcasting tion
lyricist) designation.
students
(graduate).”
making sure the station’s programming meets Canadian content
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minutes. Industry Canada tests the
rowing that down to a sports cameraman working for Hockey Night in Canada. One of the requirements for
radio
Grand River
primarily on-air in the afternoon.
commer-
shoots a microwave
with a station identifier every 15
From 1978-1980 Burley worked in Stratford at CJCS where he was also producing
Doon campus
for
do.
1390.
transmitting
studio’s
above Door 4 of the main
teaching building at the college’s
From June 1996 until September 2000 he worked in Sudbury at Mix 105, later Ezrock 105.3, as program director and operations man-
this
He was
The radio link
jukeboxes, disc jockeys and clubs.
Conestoga College, worked with and helped him Burley at
AM
It
of
outskirts
Hamilton, as far west as Woodstock, up to Elora and Fergus and down to Lake Erie.
Mississauga as vice-president pro-
home,
CKKW
the
antenna on the Global tower in Ayr.
big part about this job
at
reach
will
1995-1996 Burley During worked with a company called Entertainment Resources Group in
ordinator of the broadcast program
Choo Country,
college station in the country.
signal to the 600-foot transmitting
announcer. Paul Scott, a former co-
get the job at
the largest coverage range of any
afternoon announcer.
radio person and
sta-
sta-
programming each week
must be spoken word. According to Burley, CJIQ has
“Early Mark Burley”, as he was known, did the morning show. From 1992-1995 Burley was in Guelph at 106.1 Magic FM where he was the program director and
sales
tion
Twenty-five per cent of the tion’s
station in Kitchener.
studying business administration and marketing at Conestoga. His second wife, Janet, is also a
program at Conestoga College.
AM
to Burley.
AM
Burley’s daughter Heather,
the broadcasting
an
interest in
so often and he wasn’t used to that.
Kitchener
a student
and blues. There has been some heavy metal, according
promotion manager in charge of contests, marketing and on-air giveaways. Between 1986 and 1989 Burley freelanced, working at a friend’s studio and did voice-overs for smaller radio stations in western Canada. Between 1989 and 1992, Burley 109 CKKW, which worked at
Burley said being in Sudbury
the radio business
since 1976
ing hip-hop, rock, classical, jazz
as
ager.
Burley has worked in
CKGL,
its
was a top-40
years.
alternative
CHYM
at
—Page 3
2000
11,
Tim Goebel, broadcast coMike Thumell and jour-
nalism co-ordinator Sharon Dietz. Burley said he has worked with each of them, with the exception of Dietz, at one point or another in his career and thinks
it’s
lege has brought
them
“It’s
great the coltogether.
going to be a blast,” he
said.
Page 4
— SPOKE, December
Commentary
2000
11,
Gas-sniffing kids
deserve better Innu children
to build a detox centre to treat
The government’s plan
may
addicted to sniffing gasoline
not be the long-term solution
required to help these children.
Industry Minister Brian Tobin announced on Nov. 26 that the Liberal government
would spend millions of dollars
to help the Innu
kick their harmful habits, but the government’s plan of impounding these children will
make them dependant on an
institution instead of
a substance.
A treatment centre is to be built in Labrador to treat addicted gas-snifffrom the communities of Sheshatshiu and Davis
ing Innu children
Inlet.
These gas-sniffing children are plagued by poverty, negligence, hunger, cold and alcoholism in their communities, but while they are
be watched,
in the institution getting treatment, they will
away from The many
fed,
warm and
their parents.
social reasons that drove the Innu children to sniff gas will
be addressed in the
institution,
which
make
will
the place appealing to
the addicted children.
Two weeks
ago, over a dozen children from Sheshatshiu, Nfld., were
sent to a treatment centre in
Goose Bay,
their
dependency on sniffing gasoline
Innu
tribe,
made
Nfld.,
by a court
order, to treat
Paul Rich, a chief of the
after
a public plea for help to treat over 39 gas-addicted
Innu children.
Many
of the children have
deemed them
days sniffing fumes to forget
The
hope because they
little
bum
as uneducated, alcoholic or a
who
feel society has
so they spend then-
because
it’s
cheap, widely available and can be easily stolen.
Sniffing gas sedates the children’s ies to the
minds and desensitizes
ing their
their
immune
their
bone marrow and impair-
system.
While undergoing treatment, the children
will deal with the effects of
withdrawal such as the shakes, hallucinations,
chills,
These children
will return
home to the same
situation that drove
them
to this addiction in the first place.
would be useless
to
The
Ontario
time because as long as they are returning to the same problems of poverty, hunger, cold and boredom, they will
want
to forget their prob-
lems and resort to sniffing gasoline again.
but sadly
ients,
not because the
it’s
government has continued
put forth a plan
pense funds and continued to con-
the
tribute to their habits.
provincial government.
would
make
it
the
those
welfare
recipi-
concluding that drug testing
jumping off point
ernment was
would be inhuman.
method
mandatory drug tests
In a proposal released Nov. 14,
who
recipients
test
that welfare
positive
then refuse treatment offered by the
government
provincial
denied their cheques and deemed
never stop.
unqualified for assistance.
freedom
to indulge in their habits,
and they may resent
more
It’s
They say such late
and
be a temporary solution for the children and the gas sniffing will parents gain
to decrease the
a
is
number of
be
will
human
a
gov-
rights, but if the
mothers
Single
make up about
do nothing,
all
rehabilitation
test positive
for
would be a
to help addicts
children
half of the 450,000
mothers on social
when
the violation of civil rights
Waterloo Region implemented the
no smoking bylaw? We’re a
and
cigarette
lot healthier since a
addicts
few
have chosen
quit or are simply abiding
to
by the
bylaw.
Even
assis-
tance are drug users, but those
about time our government
it
Ontarians currently on welfare.
Not
who
Wasn’t there a big uproar about
move would vio-
to
welfare
kick their drug habits.
welfare recipients.
before receiving their cheques.
take action to raise their children correctly, this detox centre will only
at treatment, their
and
treatment
take
A
drug testing program consisting of
doubting the province’s incentives,
to
from the
of funding
implementation of such a program,
Ontario’s Social Services Minister
While the children are away
treatment centres due to
in
John Baird suggested
Unless the parents are willing to change and stop their habits and
at
lack
to force
parents must be taught to give their children guidance or suffer penal-
such as having their children taken away permanently.
the
space
Canada
province
ents
ties
to dis-
protesting
are
Activists
first
community have problems with alcohol abuse and tend to neglect their children. The government sends the children away to an institution to get treatment, which doesn’t solve the problems at home. The solution must start at the source of the children’s problem. The in their
Ontario because of the lack of
government has that
send these children away for any amount of
Most of the older generation
Drug tests good idea
headaches, vio-
and other excruciating symptoms, but withdrawing them a period of time from gas sniffing won’t help them in the long run.
lent outbursts
It
BUSH OR GORE ANYWHERE !
FIND
bod-
CAN'T
1
cold and their hunger. They don’t worry about the effects,
which include brain damage, harming
for
THIS THING- IS CONFUSING...
they are.
children in these communities have resorted to sniffing gasoline
who
are need treatment, to ensure that
if
a few welfare recipients
who spend some, ty,
if
not the majori-
of the dollars they are given to
took action in an attempt to imple-
monthly cheques won’t be used for
support drug addictions
returning home.
ment a plan
purchasing substances like alcohol,
kick their habits by undergoing the
The government must provide counselling and support to all memcommunity to stop the gas sniffing. The social problems, including disempowerment, disruption in traditional activities, unemployment, boredom and northern isolation, must
distribution of taxpayers’
marijuana or crack.
provided treatment, the implemen-
be addressed.
than go out and buy a nice pair of
pair of boots because their
in their
slacks so they can find a job and
has a drug problem. That’s what
to treat
get off the system.
would
their children
bers of the family in the Innu
Improvements
in the Innu’s quality
of
life
and an increase
self-esteem and independence would be the most effective
way
substance abuse.
that
would end senseless
Welfare recipients get tested
money.
who
refuse to
would obviously
inject their
cheques up
rather
their
arm
It’s
dren
who
miss meals and have to
call
mother I
inhumane.
It’s difficult
for
to
tation of testing before receiving
welfare will be effective.
go through the winter without a
Getting off the system should be
a main objective for welfare recip-
hard to think about the chil-
manage
If
forced to quit in order to
receive monthly payments,
it
may
be possible that there will be a
whole slew of healthier Ontarians
anyone with a
drug addiction to get treatment
in
to
whom
portion of
I’d gladly contribute a
my
paycheque.
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SPOKE, December
11,
2000
— Page 5
Students secure with more surveillance By Tammy Somerville
believes increased surveillance
good thing With the major success of the voyeurism show Survivor and moderate success of its wannabe competitor Big Brother, many students have become accustomed to the idea of being watched and most feel it comes with today’s scripted
women and for those
cameras ing at
new
its
surveillance
main teaching buildDoon campus Nov. 24, at the
cam-
in the Sanctuary
just adds
was sure
to
be
McKay
busy hallways. “Things could potentially go wrong, like fights, stealing and other stuff that shouldn’t be going on. Having cameras will stop people from doing the wrong thing,” said Noon. He added that the system is prob-
is at
a loss for having
feel it’s
an
better for
worth safety
it
of
all
a
Hummel
the
Conestoga community.
looks at a
student,
first-year
said
she
but
new will
be I
it’s
a
On some
bothered a bit by
second-year
a
all.
“I’m not doing anything wrong. When I walk through the halls, I don’t even think about them,” she said.
Want to promote your upcoming event in Spoke?
token they are for
our safety and to protect us, but the
at
Be sure
same time
ing us like
need
to place
an ad.
they are watch-
we
be profrom our-
to
tected
Placing an ad
selves.”
Kiley Dodds, third-year
a
marketing
stu-
doesn’t
Dodds
dent,
Baan’s
way of thinking because she
knows
safety
understand is
make
Stories only run
you have give up a little
secure,
feel safer.”
guarantees your information will appear in Spoke.
the reason for the
cameras.
to
if
space
permits but ads always run.
For rates or to place an ad call Spoke’s ad manager at ext. 691
of your personal freedom,” said Dodds.
second-year
and animation student, the issue from a more fiscal robotics
Kevin Switzer, a
first-year
mechanical
point of view. “It’s
before. I wouldn’t feel
unsafe without them.”
and broadcast
new cameras do
first-year graphic
whole Big Brother
the
“It’s
thing.
Mark Hummel,
is
for the
members of
(to
ment them
they think
said
McKay,
the
surveyed
is
In order to be
girl),
like
to
Jeremy Baan, a
bet
of
don’t
I
are
equip-
know what
things
more eyes where they
—
student, said the
not bother her at
my first year so I don’t know was
journalism
it
“You have to be watched in this day and age. When you have nobody viewing you, there is a certain amount of risk you’re taking.
privacy and a dangerous view
the investment
broadcasting
it’s
rity.
those
Christina
thing
invasion of their
come, most of
McKay
I
the girls to have that sense of secu-
it
are not really
needed.”
no
it.
“It’s
Kirsten Fifield,
everyone’s safety and
for places like
beneficial to the col-
“As a guy,
only help increase safety.
While some students
good
that sur-
lege’s female population, but
one
“It is for
purpose.
Noon,
Of the 2000 2001 campus safety for women grant, $11,500 went to installing the cameras, which cover more remote locations and common
more
in the halls?
the cameras, but understands their
said
veillance
ably
do
really going to
deterred,”
of the upgrade to the college’s
During a random survey of students at the Doon campus Nov. 28, most students understood the reason for the increase in the number of cameras and said they could
you
design student,
dent, agrees with
areas.
are
gone, but now people will be
eras completed the second phase
security systems.
“What
cameras don’t bother
him because they
how
also a first-year broadcasting stu-
is
dent, said the
the school that others can’t see.
John
surveillance
Hummel.
“We need it because things do go missing. If I left something
bringing the total to 32.
The 16 new
15 years,” said
noticeable.
busy
utilizing
McKay.
Noon
something used for long term, 10 -
He added that students shouldn’t be doing anything inappropriate in
it
Conestoga College completed
a
for
areas.
society.
installation of 16
is
for the college,
very sensible because
it’s
Switzer
engineering stu-
College fp
o O) O CO
Quality Policy Conestoga College continually seeks opportunities for improvement to
Conestoga College np
meet and exceed the needs of our students employees ,
and communities.
Page 6
— SPOKE, December
11,
2000
Re-entry program gives careers direction Helps nurses maintain qualifications and psyche your career
in
An a
information session detailing
new program
She said she’s
Carley. “Help deciding where to go
By Reni Nicholson
for Ontario regis-
is
tired
of delivering
the Kitchener- Waterloo
needed.”
wants to return
Carley said the re-entry course helps to maintain nursing qualifica-
of nursing.
Marshall
as well as reinstate in the
one of the many nursto pay a $112 fee to re-certification from
minds of the students
for pursuing the particular nursing
obtain
Conestoga College’s Doon cam-
field.
the College of Nurses.
pus.
tions,
their reason
hold a current certification
“You’ve been out for a while, but in your psyche to want to be a nurse,” said Carley. Layoffs in 1992 in the nursing
from the College of Nurses of
industry forced a lot of nurses to
Ontario.
leave
The college gram,
who
RN/RPN
Mary
offering the pro-
is
re-entry, to nurses
careers.
education for the continuing School of Health Sciences and Community Services, spoke to 11
Some
co-ordinator
practising and non-practising nurs-
and
pursue
women
even gotten a start in the field of nursing because when they finly
ished school they entered a period of cutbacks and lack of opportuni-
re-entry program.
ty-
Nurses in attendance had not been in practice for four to 20 years. Only three were currently
said that the cutbacks gave
practising nursing.
were
new
at the
environment
They
said they
meeting in search of
Three women,
in the all
female
graduated from Fonestoga College with a diploma
had
audience,
in registered nursing or registered
practical nursing.
“The basics
are the
same, but
nurses need to understand where
they
fit
in
today’s
world,”
said
a nurse
as a nurse.
nursing refresher program
Mohawk
also offered at
slip.
program for Conestoga College has been running since January
The nursing
them
or
RPN
2000 The
then think about their career at a
selection
re-entry
at
.
tuition fee varies per course
and can be done
in
two-
to-three semesters for a total of
later time.
work
two doctors for a couple of years, but it was boring,” said Sue Marshall, a registered nurse who graduated from Humber College in 1993. She moved from Toronto to Cambridge and started a family and now wants to
to re-enter the
hours,
for
system
after
is
College.
Nurse Start, said Carley, is a jumping off place for those nurses who have let their certification
of the other wqpien present
went
if
may have to be written and $112 must be paid to be reinstated
the chance to start a family and
“I
opportunities.
$98, but
test
RN
Some
fee to maintain the
is
doesn’t continue to pay the fee a
present at
the meeting said they had not real-
their
The annual
A of the
is
who have
certification
alternative
today and the expectations of the
es about the nursing
es
it’s still
of
Carley,
Record and
to the exciting life
and registered practical nurses who want to return to the profession was held on Nov. 29 at tered nurses
world
for today’s
including
practice,
reflective
274
hours
Conestoga
for
those
who want
offered by
to return to the profession Nov. 29. (Photo by Reni Nicholson)
professional
forms as required prior
Admission requirements are successful completion of a recent
placement.
to clinical
Carley said the program came about because of changes in the
resuscitation (CPR), completion of
health-care system and the large
aid course within a
number of nurses are
go from there. you through general upgrading and then it’s up to you from there,” said Carley. The free information session was open to all. A similar meeting was held Nov. 30 at Waterloo campus. where
to
“We
course in basic cardio-pulmonary first
and com-
new program
of
year and immunization and health
years.
Carley, co-ordinator of school of health sciences
munity services, spoke to nurses about a
nursing and a clinical practicum.
a standard
four
174
Mary
registered,
who know
in the region
but don’t
steer
Engineering students battle for prizes
and
By Quan La
food bank
for and
a
certificate
game
Playstation
Students in the school of engineering technology are participat-
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region, which ing in a food drive for
from Dec. 1 to 15. Sharda Ramsingh, a first-year robotics and automation student, will run
game valued
a
minimum
m
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opened
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up
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The food and donations
cash donations.
drive.
Ramsingh has received draw prizes from over 40 local business-
be taken to Highland Hills Mall for the Kool FM and Oldies 1090 Stuff
es to give to students participating
a
food drive. Each student will receive a ticket for every 2.5
an event held by the local radio
Bus Dec.
15
-
17. Stuff a
will
Bus
is
sta-
pounds of food or $2.50 donation.
which involves stuffing a Grand River Transit bus full of
Faculty will receive tickets for 5
food.
pounds of food and a $5 donation. Prizes will be raffled off on Dec. 15 at^the Society of Mechanical Engineering party at Edelweiss Sports Bar and Grill in Kitchener. Ramsingh said businesses have provided her with $3,000 worth of prizes.
Draw
prizes include a
com-
plementary overnight stay at St. Jacobs Best Western Hotel, East Side Mario Restaurant gift cates, certificates to
www.beatgoeson.com
drive organizer
She said she has organized most 2,000
is
in the
Let us
Sharda Ramsingh,
Food
who
pounds of food or the equivalent
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in
including students.
a friendly competition
for Dec.
drive
the community,
It
most donations.
The goal
of $50.
help people
between the manufacturing engineer department and the electronic gets the
Beat Goes On
will
to the stu-
engineering department to see
a
$70.
at
The food
students of mechanical engineer-
dents of electronic engineering.
either
These are just a fraction of the prizes to be awarded. Ramsingh said each draw prize will be worth
created the drive originally for the
Ifyour old CDs don’t
for
or Nintendo 64
certifi-
Absolute Hair
and BJ Hair, Athena posters, HMV CDs, certificates for Sunoco gas, dance lessons at Fred Astaire Studio, a Tim Hortons gift pack
tions
Ramsingh
said engineering stu-
dents are excited about the food
drive
and
she
hopes
become an annual
this
will
event.
She said this food drive will help people in the community and around Waterloo Region including students because the food bank service is available to everyone who needs assistance. Ramsingh said the event is open to all Conestoga College students
who in
voluntarily
the
food
want drive,
to participate
but
aren’t
enrolled in the engineering pro-
grams.
SPOKE, December
Campus has more eyes By Tammy Somerville
The
entire
11,
2000
— Page 7
the sky
in
system cost roughly
$60,000, with funds coming from
campus
Conestoga College completed the second phase of the installation of surveillance cameras at the Doon
the
campus Nov. 24 when 16 new cam-
vary-focal lenses, which
were turned on. The project, which has been in the works for the last 18 months, began last year when the first 16 cameras were installed in the main teaching building at Doon and another 16 were installed at the Waterloo campus. Security services supervisor A1 Hunter said the object is to have complete coverage of the college therefore the system installed is one that can be built on.
sate for different lighting
eras
“We want
and not have
staff
students to
be concerned.”
to
Al Hunter, Security services supervisor
college,
women
saw
that
With the
and are
show a wider or narrower area. They also allow for images to be blown up for more able to
in or
definition.
Hunter said 10,000
was used during
feet of cable
installation of the
phase of the project. He added that amount of cable and hours of
first
labour are where a
lot
Doon campus.
the
of the costs
come
lie.
the
There are four monitors in total, with two in Hunter’s office and two in the guard office. Two high density VCRs with time and date record everything viewed by the 16 cameras for up to 72 hours while a third is used as a playback. The cameras are set up to view
had any
CSI
the cafeteria. Sanctuary,
office
into the college. If they ill-fated thoughts,
know about the cameras
they’d
and. would
be deterred.” Hunter said the cameras are in place in the college to deter crime, rather than solve
“We want
it
after the fact.
and students
staff
to
not have to be concerned. The
whole of
this is safety
and a
lot
focused toward our women.
of
is
very sprawling with
safe areas. Safe areas are nooks and
and two-level buildings.
comers where handicapped students go in case of a fire. Hunter said the cameras are for the bookstore important because of the all female staff and the large amounts of money chang-
shows how good the security is.” There have not been any incidents of sexual assault on campus in the last two years. In 1999 there were four physical assaults and this year there have been only two. Hunter said that the number of
ing hands.
overall problems at the college
is
it
type of system would enhance security by being able to view the more remote areas,” said Hunter.
Hunter approached the college with his plan and received a positive response because he was looking at a long-term five-year
He added
that access points are
very important, too.
A
Last
chance
at
By
By Tammy Somerville who
Students
left
belongings
used during the spring semester will never see their stuff again, unless they go
in lockers they
to security services in the next
couple of weeks.
Al Hunter, security services said
supervisor,
who have
students
that
not picked up their
property should go to security to retrieve their belongings.
of the items recovered
from the lockers include eye textbooks,
watches,
pagers, video cameras, clothes
and a radio. Anything that is not claimed and is still useable will go to a department of the school or CSI. Hunter also recommends students check the lost and found
low considering the
is
of the
size
when
right.
our students are number
!”
Plus
1
step to raise
money
to
improve the recreation centre at Conestoga College has been taken. Tony Martin, development manager at the rec centre, said he has 10 verbal agreements from different companies to purchase advertising signs, which will be displayed around the rink at the centre. He said there are 34 advertising spaces to be sold for $1,250 each. Martin added the signs will include two colours if ordered by the rec centre, or can be designed and purchased by the individual companies. Martin, who made the announcement at the second meeting of the rec centre’s advisory committee on Nov. 28, said he hopes to have the signs installed by the end of February.
The advisory committee was
cre-
Martin said he
is
also looking for
a long-term donor for the centre, but
is
waiting for
some of his
short-
term plans to be completed.
want them (donor)
“I
we
to see that
are trying to create a No.
1 life
centre,” said Martin.
The advisory committee
also dis-
cussed the possibility of installing a freestanding backlit sign in view
of Homer Watson Boulevard to promote the rec centre. The staff at the centre can only post events related to the college
on the existing sign on the front of the rec centre, so a new sign would allow the staff to promote other But Peter from the
Schlie, a representative
college’s
resources department,
physical said
idea had been looked at in the past
of student services and recreation centre, to discuss what can be done
but was discarded because the col-
“If stuff isn’t
it.
claimed, like
we offer it to who found it. Items
watches,
the per-
son
like cal-
culators
and
go
to student services
clothing
goes
to
the
Salvation Army,” said Hunter.
and community
at the facility as
well
improve the centre
He
stands, as
what can be done
as
funding
it
is
if
to
increased
found.
said these donations will be
make
renovations in the
used to front lobby of the centre and to hire an architect to draft two plans. One will depict a short-term renovation plan for the centre and the other will be a plan of what Martin
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occasions people have brought
use
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ated by Jack Fletcher, the director
to increase student
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events hosted at the centre.
tions to the facility.
He said on many
two cameras monitor various college locations including the (Photos by Tammy Somerville) Sanctuary and cafeteria.
architect within the next six weeks.
but no one ever claims
it.
below one of the
Doon campus. Thirty-
the future. Martin wants to hire an first
cash they have found to security,
would return
for surveillance at the
foresees the centre will look like in
Martin also said he has two meetings set up to discuss outside dona-
any item they may have lost, even though they think no one
used
ad space
sells
would promote the rec centre as a separate unit from the college. Martin said he will look into the idea again. Duane Shadd, the academic representative on the committee, suggested the rec centre have a hotline
for
Al Hunter, security services supervisor, stands
four monitors
“We’re doing things
access
Kirsten Fifield
The
belongings
It
the absence of problems that
sign of the times
Rec centre
to retrieve
is
facility.
“You need cameras
points so people are aware
plan.
glasses,
Hunter is shown on a security monitor in the main corridor at
corridors and entrances as well as
finite security staff here, I
Some
Security services supervisor Al
it
this
felt
zoom
compen-
bookstore and most major
“When I first came to the college, large one-
for
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Condor By
loss ‘heartbreaking’
Soccer team
Lisa Hiller
loses close one
The Humber Hawks handed the Conestoga Condors men’s varsity hockey team its second-straight home loss on Nov. 29 by defeating them 4-3 at the Doon campus
By Lisa
bring the Condors within one at
The Conestoga Condors men’s
recreation centre in front of about ‘75 spectators.
The Condors opened at
15:26 into the
first
the scoring
period on a
Johnston.
Conestoga was aggressive and most of the period in Humber’s end. The edge for shots on goal went to Conestoga with nine. Humber spent
managed seven. The Condors had
their best scor-
ing chances in the
first,
Humber
tied the
game
1-1
Jeremy J. Henry, left, tackles Humber Hawks player Derek Kearns as he tries to pass the puck to one of his teammates in men’s varsity hockey action Nov. 29 at the rec centre. The Conestoga Condors lost 4-3 to the Hawks. (Photo by Lisa Hiller)
with
Humber
od to put his team ahead for the second time. The score was 3-2 after the second period, which was extremely physical with both teams amassing 15 minutes in minor penalties and four 10-minute major infractions.
a^the edge in goals as well.
Shawn Kane scored a goal for Humber just over 30 seconds into Jeremy Conestoga not tie.
Henry scored for two seconds later with assistant captains Dave Stewart and Dave Longarini assisting on the goal. The score was tied through most
J.
Conestoga
in the
they had to
minor
Chris
again in
when Darren Smegal 12:41. Mike Kosterewa and
said the loss
win
this
we
heart-
game.”
Rickwood
said his
capitalize in the first
when
was
deserved to
the
team didn’t two periods
Hawks took
a
lot
of
penalties.
He
said he
thought the team
played well enough to win despite
scored at
a couple of penalty calls going
in the period.
Conestoga outshot Humber 18-13 in the third period and 40-36 overall.
McFayden
Rickwood
breaking. “I think
the third period
mark
off 12 minutes in
penalties.
Humber captain
game
Greg Thede assisted. Shawn Gibbons scored the game winner for Humber at the halfway
Humber end because kill
tied the
captain
of the period. Most of the action
was
game throughout and
Condors
scored another goal late in the peri-
assistant
coach Greg
against them.
goaltender Andy not played a game this season, played fairly well in stopping 36 shots, said
Call-up Hopkins,
who had
Rickwood. Regular goalie Ryan Knettner was out due to the flu.
said
they were
sion dropped to a win-tie-loss of
in
2-0-3 for six points.
weren’t deadly in front of the
Benfica moves out of its
first
victory.
last
the
league,
the
Condors
goal.
The
“We missed the net so many times. We are
handed out by
still
missing that kind
of hard-nosed, go-to-
the referee.
As ness,
for his team’s aggressive-
Condors
coach
the-net,
Geoff
Johnstone said he has a lot of aggressive players and he is
second-effort
type of thing.” Geoff Johnstone, Men ’s soccer coach
aggressive in working with the
team
in practice.
“It’s the way the game should be played,” he said. Jamie Scott scored the first goal of the game, and his seventh of the season, off a nice pass from Dersoy Sherifali in the comer. FC Benfica scored the tying goal near the end of the first half that was played tight defensively with a lot of the play in neither
team’s end. In
the
second
it
get a chance, you
away or at least on
half,
Jimmy
FC
Benfica.
the goalie
and look for a second chance.” Conestoga generated enough scoring chances and were doing a good job of keeping the goals out, but for the
first
time they weren’t
scoring the goals.
“We missed
many “We -are
the net so
times,” said Johnstone.
Ferreira scored the go-ahead and
winning goals for
“When you put
missing that kind of hardnosed, go-to-the-net, second-
still
effort type of thing.”
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qp
that
playing one of the weakest teams
for a first offence
outshot Conestoga 16-13 and had
the period to break the
Conestoga’s
loss,
Johnstone
record in the men’s premier divi-
The game was aggressive throughout with four blue cards
two minutes remaining in the period on a power-play goal by Kevin Coffey. second period,
the
get.
Coach
has a win-tie-loss record of 1-1-3 for four points.
less than
In the
although his team controlled the
recreation centre.
team now
on good passes.
as close as they
Doon campus
FC
but either
was
could
place with
missed the net or couldn’t capitalize
3-1, but that
indoor soccer team fell short to FC Benfica 3-2 on Nov. 30 at the
With
goal by Jason Egan, assisted by
Adam
Jeffrey Penelas scored a goal to
Hiller