34th Year
Harris
— No. 53
makes
suggestions
board
to By Dwight
feedback from students, who have been transferring, to ensure other
Irwin
Mike Harris, vice-president of academics for Conestoga Students Inc., outlined things he thought the Conestoga College board of governors should consider regarding student government, leadership roles and relationships with students to the board at its meeting, on Feb. 26.
He placed the ideas into four categories: partnerships
and fostering
leadership, transferability of cred-
and standards, communi cation and affordability/accessibility. Under the partnership category,
its
Under the communication
should be constantly seeking student feedback, other than the
Key
Performance Indicators. KPIs are ann ual surveys, which establish benchmarks of excellence at Ontario’s 25 colleges. They are based on independent surveys completed by students,
Conestoga has maintained a No. position two years in a row in the
KPI
surveys.
“Colleges must work work with
their
with their student
student governments to provide
and support leadership opportunities to students,”
Harris told the
board.
Some ways show
the coUege could
for those
is
who
of his other ideas in
aU coUege conunittees and
Two Conestoga College students were nominated for the 2000 Coop Student of the Year Award for
vice-president of academics
at Conestoga College
this
activi-
sponsor students at external
conferences and events and create
rewards and incentives for extracurricular involvement.
“We need
to
encourage student
KPI process
feedback, outside the
bringing their concerns forward,”
munity.
then explained
and responds like
how the colway it manto
student
appeals, complaints,
Policies and procedures should also be reviewed to ensure they
and not outdated. Hanis sympathized with the
are valid
col-
lege because of the funding cut-
PAGE
4
from Conestoga will be given equal opportunity as other students.
The
college must also collect
ing Conestoga’s winners.”
Home, who
is
completing her
work term with Ontario Waterway Cmises as a chef, was shocked and a- little surprised when she found out she was nominated by her employer for the award. “I thought
wow, they
really think
Home
Hardware’s head and continues working there while she attends classes, was extremely honoured when she found out she was nominated for the award. terms
honour the student who wins,” said Linda Hast, co-op advisor. “But we’re honouris to
at
office in St. Jacobs
“I
felt
privileged
that
my
employer would say such great things about me,” said Reed about the letter of recommendation her employer wrote.
Reed plans to stay with Home Hardware as an accountant assistant for her third work term, but
impressed.”
doesn’t
tuition fees.
She said the co-op program has given her the opportunity to do
after she
something different. “The program benefits the
pay for me to get my Certified General Accountant certificate, but I’m getting married in the
ensure college and programs are of high quality.” Harris gives up his seat as student governor when he graduates from Conestoga in April.
are either transferring to or
of a 4-H dairy club. Reed, who has spent two work
knew
students are being given fair credit
who
com-
stressed the college should freeze
“Between 1990-91 and 20002001, tuition fees have increased 132 per cent. Funding is needed
students
the coUege and in the
are
life.
backs it has faced from the Ontario government, but he
must maintain its transferability of credits, from institution to institution and standards to help ensure
way
student at the
“This award
general feedback and guidance.
for programs. That
accounting
Doon campus,
ment at
ages
School shootings
administration
comfortable
if students feel
issues
no longer top news
student at the Waterloo campus, and Stacy Reed, a third-year busi-
ness
is key in Home’s She gives much of her time to the Knox North Easthope Presbyterian Church in Stratford. For the past 10 years she has also contributed her talents showing cows loceilly and nationally as part
Volunteerism
work
He
COMMENTARY
work.
Mary EUen Home, a second-year food and beverage management
being recognized for their achieve-
lege should revise the
Harris told the board the coUege
their outstanding
know if that’s where she would like to stay. “I want to cook and work with food, but I don’t know if I’d want to stay with the cmise hne.” doesn’t
and respond to student concerns in a timely manner. But this can only
Harris told the board.
Mike Harris
co-op students
leadership opportuniMike Harris,
participate with stu-
category are to include students on ties,
dean of
Biil.
College honours By Reni Nicholson
to offer free tuition
dent government, Harris said.
Some
and
Kirsten Fifield)
governments to provide and support ties to students.”
paitnership with student
its
government
right,
student gov-
ernment “Colleges must
CoHege preisident Johni Tibbjts.
the school of health sciences and community services as well as ISO management representative for the college, toast the colleges completion of the final phase in its go^ to become completely ISO certified,' at a mini celebration in the Blue
graduates and employers.
how it fosters how it works with
its
cate-
gory, Harris stressed the college
1
leadership and
transfer to another
smoothly.
Harris said the college should look at
who
students
post-secondary school can do so
if
we
are
to
tuitions are affordable
that highly
dent,
of me,” she
said.
they Uked me, but
the
employer
I
and
“I
was
stu-
the
completes college. has offered to
“Home Hardware
sununer.”
school.”
Home has
know if she’ll be returning
accepted a position as
head cook with Ontario Waterway Cmises and plans- to begin the position in the summer, but she
With a wedding date set for June Reed is unsure of whether she’ll stay home and have a family or 2,
start
a career.
1
— SPOKE, March
Page 2
2001
19,
News Co-op
Nine students nominated
has
raffle
prizes galore By Reni Nicholson
Kitchener.
A
I
In celebration of National
operation
Week,
CoConestoga
mother
disease.
It^;
is
dying from
f
luntinglon
an inherited brain disorder
that is slowly chipping
away
if
they develop the disease, then their
children face those
.
the
may
before
it
disease
- even 25 -
take 10, 15
finally kilts tet.
may not go
odds.
gift
of
mtnher,
I
wanted
to give
Mtat have f done instead?
life.
years
And even then,
to the grata: with
the
But there
is
hope. Recent research
breakthroughs have brought us closer
Iter.
than ever to finding a cute.
You
see,
once you develop Huntington
disease, iherc^ a
will pass the
50
percent chance
you
gene responsible for
Huntington’s along to your children.
And
I Various prizes
With your support, we disease once
and
for
all.
away to co-op students between March 19 and 23. “I’m miming out of room for
Woodworking
working programs I
4 HUNTINGTON t-^;HurvHngton Society of
I
academic
A gym bag full of prizes from
shirts
sweatshirts and
two golf
from the City of Kitchener.
I
An alumni
I
A three-month membership to
the A.R.
services golf shirt.
Kaufman
YMCA
in
to
extra-curricular activities
baskets and dinner for two. gift
The draws
bution
A letter Morming employers of Conestoga co-op students of the opportunity was sent out in the last year and in response nine co-op students were
nom-
by
their
employers
for
inated
will take place dur-
the award, but
each institution
Friday any leftover prizes
win be
the
to
community-at-large; and contribution to co-operative education.
ing National Co-op Week, with two draws taking place each day.
On
at
school; contri-
great response,” she said.
Two
per-
formance; contribution
Hortons.
in
raffled off.
Canada can
only
nominate
two
students.
Therefore,
In the candidates for
CSI
a
mittee
which ran in the March 12 edithe fact that he is a third-year business management student running for CSI president, was left out. Spoke apologizes for the omission. election story
Reed
commade up of Mary Wright,
selection
Clarification tion of Spoke, Jon Olinski’s full
Rcgisfmion MitniW
performance;
Boutillier said everyone has been very generous and willing to donate to the campaign for prizes to give away to co-op students; “We’re doing this to recognize the students and we’ve had a
Conoda
SociSt€ Huntington du Ccinada
Ontario
Centre.
boxes of prizes that have been donated by programs at the college and locjd businesses. Some of the prizes include: I Two gift baskets from Pioneer Park Pharmacy. I A gift pack of coffee from Tim I
included
tions
employment
Prizes include coffee,
hallway.” Boutillier has been col-
Huntingon Socisy of Canada today
We need yeyp help
at the
col-
wood-
the co-op services staff.
me,” laughed Violet Boutillier, a co-op adviser/employer liaison. “Pretty soon I’ll be out in the
will beat this
Please call the
from the
lege bookstore and the
lecting
my
Just like
mind,, her body .her soul.
It
same
at her
dinner for two from the
Waterloo campus dining room.
College’s co-op education services has an office full of prizes to raffle
My
Continued from Page 1 She spends her spare time at the Elmira Pentecostal Church helping with a kids club and tutoring, and plays for a women’s hockey team. Criteria considered for nomina-
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main
the
Group
cafeteria, with
Canada
Compass
purchase
Limited.
ballot
Contestants for this month’s con-
Contestants at the college would
Conestoga
also have a better chance of winning the grand prize because of
test in the cafeterias at
College must read further than the ballot
box
to determine the
odds of
wiiming.
The
fine print
on the contest rules
sheet states that contestants
whose
names are selected for the first draw will have the chance to be entered into the draw for the grand
but the college cafeterias didrun the contest for its allotted
But if somebody wants a ballot and he/she isn’t purchasing any-
The
Dooners and main cafeteria state that a combo must be purchased in order signs posted in
thing, the cafeteria staff will give
them At
to receive a ballot.
one.
“It’s
no big
deal,” said Kast.
the end of the promotion, one
name will be randomly drawn from contest that officially began
Feb. 19, but started at Conestoga March 5 and ran until March 16,
two winners will receive Modrobe T-shirts by iceburg.com. Each winner will then be eligible to enter the final draw to win the $5,000 grand prize, which includes an IBM ThinkPad A20 with an Intel mobile Pentium III advertises that
‘The contest rules say that no purchase
computer speaker system and a
necessary, but to
get a ballot
must
someone
write to the
company
to request
one.” John Kast, manager
cafeteria
car-
a T-shirt. Conestoga will draw four finahsts,
is
Compass Group Canada
Ltd. out-
lets.
for wiiming a T-shirt at
Conestoga are double that of most other institutions because the college has two accounts, Dooners and
combos
by posted signs are any baked good and a large hot beverage; aU soups and a sandwich; stir-fry and a beverage; any Harvey’s combo; any wrap or deU sandwich and a beverage; and any pizza and a beverage. “The contests rules say that no Valid
because the college has
For the grand prize draw, only fi nalists who were selected to win a T-shirt have a chance. Finahsts from all of the Compass Group Canada Ltd. retailers will be entered into the final draw for the those
IBM
open to any of the patrons of up to 105 participating contest
outlets.
contestants will be
four T-shirts to give away.
rying case.
The odds
each of the participating
Each of those
declared a finahst and will receive is
processor, Altec Lansing five-piece
The
a free ballot.”
ficult to get
prize.
The
necessary, but to get a
is
this,
in the
computer
someone must write to the company to request one,” said John Kast, cafeteria manager at the college. “It’s just to make it more dif-
n’t
time.
to win laptop
as stated
laptop.
Conestoga cafeterias usually run two promotions a year. The next one will be held during Nutrition
Week, March 19
to 23.
The
cafe-
be posting and distributing pamphlets to students regarding nutrition awareness terias will
Cafeteria cashier Carol
Duby shows the
ballots for
a contest
to
win a laptop.
during the contest.
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— SPOKE, March
19,
Coum^tary
2001
Human
When used
rights
sporting
goods
date.
must top agenda College’s agreement with China
sends wrong message Conestoga College president John Tibbits should have thought about the message he was sending on behalf of the college before signing an agreement with Heilongjiang International Tourism and Business College to open a satellite campus in China. The agreement signed on Feb. 13 creates a new division of
Heilongjiang College. Chinese students accepted into the Conestoga division will pursue a one-year English language studies program.
The students will then proceed into the first two years of study in business administration/accounting or business administration/management studies. Students will complete the final year of their studies at
The agreement was signed
Doon campus.
one day after Amnesty and ill-treatment of prisoners and detainees is widespread and systemic in China and the government is not doing enough to fight it. The London-based human rights group went on to say that just
International said that torture
officials perpetrating these
As an
abuses included not only police and prison officers, but also
institute of
tax collectors, family planners,
higher learning, the college’s top priority
neighbourhood watch groups and business security guards.
On
should be to protest ,
^
ment,
.
the
,
individual to have the freedom to speak his/her mind without
U.S. State annual report
Department’s said China’s poor human hghts record worsened during govern-
fear of persecution.
ment’s respect for religious
freedom deteriorated as and Tibetan Buddhists.
By
down on
cracked
it
Christian groups
signing an agreement to open a satellite
China, Tibbits
is
By Reni Nicholson
The shooting
after Tibbits signed the agree-
the rights of an
.....
Feb. 26, just two weeks
Shootings downplayed
sending the message that
campus
human
in
Santana high
at
school in Santee, Calif., on It’s
turned into a competition of top the mass killings of Columbine high school
1999’s
It
seems as though one
kill in
mass numbers, say 12
shooting.
must
Williams, the 15-year-old gunman two students shot dead and the
minds for sometime. Not because they were there or because the
,
13 students injured, in the race for
more to get news coverage. The news networks received a lot
The
local
6 p.m.
of
tury that wasn’t
at
CNN
sec-
on March
broadcast
from
live
Columbine campus for about
television
newscast after the storm of the cen-
shooting
newspaper did such a good job of reporting on the scene, but because
attention.
was broadcast
incident
ond on the
came in second
media
of flak after the excessive coverage
school
have
will
those pictures instilled in then-
the
or
the
Most North Americas
which involved Charles Andy
5,
who can
repetition of school shootings.
March
the three
days. In response to the public out-
CNN
rage at their coverage,
5.
has
rights are
Columbine. In respond, the net-
not a big concern at Conestoga College. As an institute of higher learning, the college’s top priority should be to protect the rights of an individual to have the free-
works have cut airtime for the
newscasts and gaining the majority
rences.
The
increasingly popular school shoot-
of front page coverage in newspa-
are not
enough
’em-up phenomenon, but the pub-
pers across North America were
edge needed to make the public
knowledge of such aggressive
grim pictures of frantic and sobbing
aware of the dangers of sending
occurrences has lessened because
smdents and faculty and disturbing
children to school each morning
of the lack of media play.
pictures
dom
speak his/her mind without fear of persecution. Ensuring these rights at Conestoga is not enough. The college should place these rights at the top of the agenda when signing agreements with other countries. to
In the March 12 edition of Spoke, Tibbits is quoted as saying that he wouldn’t advise people to go over there (China)
and challenge the
political
system or the fundamental premisit would be asking for trouble,
es of Chinese society because just like
anywhere
else.
signing an agreement with a country that Tibbits himself has admitted still has problems with human rights issues, Tibbits
sending the message that Conestoga will look the other way. Chinese students should not be punished for acts committed
by
In 10 years, there have been 19 reports of gunfire at middle
and
high schools in North America, but
none have come close tation that the
April 20, 1999, topping
down
school
like the
the street.
It
has become a
isons.
Which
ing the attention school shootings
networks not giv-
pare to the 12 dead and 23 injured
America don’t have the chance
on one occasion
hear about each and every school
rights record improves.
neither does the
injured.
These numbers don’t com-
at
Columbine, but
news media cover-
age received for each incident.
Spoke
parents, teachers
shooting.
lead
to
and
all
Not knowing
this
type of occurrence.
recognize that acknowledgment of school shootings can only be benefi-
to
cial,
and
that these shootings
won’t
stop because the press has stopped
ignorance and increased
giving them in-depth attention.
SPOKK
is .mainly funded from September to May by a payment Irom Conestoga Students Inc. (CSl) in exchange for the
Keeping Conestoga College connected
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are not endorsed
SPOKE’S
It
to get the
coverage of such events so as not to
deserve, and children, teenagers,
government but Conestoga College must take a stand human rights, by forgoing all business deals with the Chinese government, until their human their
against the repression of
more than 12
world’s attention because other
publicity.
Because of
11
Santana weren’t enough. killing of
most shocking and
shootings in Canada and the United
and
may
What would it take to get the now? The two deaths at
game of compar-
there have been eight high school
States, totalling six deaths
Columbine
to instill the knowl-
pubhcity
school shooting was
this,
pictures of
breakout that day in their school.
How many
which deserved the most
downplayed similar occur-
with the possibility that gunfire
high
of these pictures are too many?
the worst and
Since the Columbine incident,
since
all
of chaos at what could
have been and looked
to the devas-
Columbine shoot-
ings left behind.
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name
Bar’s Surveys
will
19,
2001
— Page 5
be decided by students
to
be located
throughout the college; best suggestion to be chosen By Dwight
With the bar now located in the
Irwin
concourse, the fitness centre will
new
Conestoga’s its first
bar has tapped
keg.
In a small the college
ceremony on March 9, showed off its newest
feature, located in the
concourse of
programs
the recreation centre.
Prizes
who
were also given to students
had distributed 8,500
personal trainers from outside the
facili-
people use at the rec centre and what improvement they would like ties
to see.
Craig,
student,
compliments
a
first-year
won
a fridge,
Molson
of
Breweries, Jeff Foster, a first-year accounting student, won a hockey
bag and a sweater and Nicole Caldwell won a quartz wooden desk clock. Tony Martin, development manager for athletics and the recreation centre, praised staff at the rec cen-
hard work and dedicamaking it possible for the new pub to open on time. tre for their
tion, in
“(Recreation centre maintenance manager) Peter Schlei and his crew have been fabulous. TTiey’ve really gone above the call of duty in making sure this thing got ready in time,” Martin said.
The new bar has yet to be given a name. Martin said he is leaving the name of the bar up to students. Flyers have been distributed throughout the college and students can return their suggestions to the recreation centre.
suggestion will
become
of Conestoga’s
new pub.
add to the pub atmos-
phere.
Tables have been set up in the
concourse and along the windows overlooking the gymnasium and ice surface to allow bar patrons to
enjoy watching Conestoga’s varsity teams play.
The bar also features a revised menu, which offers hot dogs and a new sandwich menu, to go along with the alcohol
“The food Martin
The
is
it
what each program has to offer, limes for workshops are posted at the recreation centre.
Tony Martin,
development manager for athletics and the recreation centre, presents first-year with a fridge, courtesy of Molson Breweries. Jeff Foster, middle right, a first-year accounting student, receives a hockey bag and a sweater, courtesy of the Toronto Maple Leafs, from Peter Schlei, the maintenance manager of the recreation centre. Missing is Nicole Caldwell, who won a quartz wooden desk clock. The students won the prizes for filiing out recreation centre surveys, which were posted around the college. (Photo by Dwight irwin) left,
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said.
bar’s hours are 11 a.m. to
Monday to Saturday. Martin said the bar might stay open later than 11 p.m. if business is good. 11
During the week of March 19, workshops will be held to give
free
the
A
ter,”
college.
students the opportunity to see
Heather
sions to
yoga and
boxing. Each program will have
surveys to determine what
LASA
like self-defence, Tai chi,
aerobics, karate, judo,
survey forms. The
filled out
rec centre
room where the Condor Roost was previously. It’s slated to open in September. That opens up the former fitness centre area for more specialized relocate to the
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19,
2001
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Conestoga
Business
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Bentley.
Currently, Bentley, 24, serves as the vice-president of the
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CBSA.
NOMINATED BY
During his speech, the secondyear computer programmer analyst
(CP/A) student said he wants to improve the CBSA for next year.
EXTENSION
One of
the initiatives Bentley
said he wants to
work on
is
seminars for business
PROGRAM
having
students
where guest speakers would come and speak to students about what’s going on in the world of
in
SIGNATURE OF NOMINATOR
business.
Bentley defeated first-year
DATE
student Jordan
Gage
as president of the
win
CP/A
his seat
CBSA.
TTie seat for vice-president
went
A
first-
uncontested to
CP/A
year
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to
Ben
Mills.
student. Mills, 21, said
one of his goals is to get the word out about the
CBSA so more class repre-
more meetings. “The CBSA is not some acronym for an answer to a trivia question,” he said, saying that executives on the CBSA have to go to the first year classes and talk up the organsentatives attend
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ization.
Jessika Kunkle,
currently run-
ning the promotions portfolio for the
CBSA, was
same
acclaimed to the
position.
Kunkle, a second-year accounting student, said she wants to in during the
summer
to
major events.
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Four students acclaimed to jobs A
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dent,
One of the problems Kunkle lined in her speech
was
timing for events was
off.
out-
that the
She men-
second-year accounting stuHome said she needed to be
more involved
and in her hoped she improve student
at school
position, she said she
could be able to
tioned the beach party and said
life.
even though free leis were given away on the Monday of the week of the party,' by the time the day of the party arrived on a Thursday, the beach party was forgotten about. Kunkle, 24, also said it was hard being thrown into her job after she took over the position. In the other contested spot on the CBSA executive, Emily Home, 20, defeated incumbent Matthew Lavert to be elected as the new
During her speech. Home said one of her goals was to keep things up to date.
treasurer for the
CBSA.
and be serious.” For the position of computer liaison, incumbent Adam Kowalyk, 21, was acclaimed to his position.
The second-year CP/A student was really looking forward
said he
CP/A
First-year
student Jerry
Roux was acclaimed munications
position
CBSA. The
com-
to the
with
the
Roux
to
spending a fall year with the executive and that he was
CBSA also
looking forward to getting
more
class reps out to
CBSA meet-
ings.
In his speech,
Kowalyk
also said
delivered a light-hearted speech
one of his goals was to finish the CBSA Web site and bring more
but said he
traffic to the site to
20-year-old
felt
munication
he had strong comand is a solid
skills
He
team worker. “All joking aside,” he said, “I
know when
to get
down
to
work
generate
some
The new CBSA Ben Mills, Joe
cash inflow. also said he
wanted
to
work
with computer services to get better computer upgrades for the CBSA.
.
(front)
Adam
executive (back, Bentley, Jessika Kowalyk,
to
left
Emily Horne, Jerry Roux and
right):
Kunkle,
(Photo by Jody Andruszkiewicz)
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“And
19,
2001
this
News year’s award goes
Conestoga students have mixed opinions on myriad By Jody Andruszkiewicz
^
Everywhere you look, in the newspapers, on the radio and especially on the television, there is a woman barely clothed with some
man
well-dressed
down
following her
a long red carpet.
That means its awards season and the world is waiting to hear
who won
casting student, said he watches
awards shows because there’s always something interesting going on, from celebrities in conflict (the Eminem and Christina Aguilera and conflict at the 2000
some-
“Even
if I
wouldn’t watch them.”
said, “I still
Tim
did have cable,” she
Lichti, a
songs) to what celebrities
the entire thing.
management
are
vey
stu-
also
the awards
shows because in
bits
the
media
Students Inc.,
she
said she does-
Hill,
watch awards shows all that much.
a
The second-
student,
year manage-
said he doesn’t
ment
movie
necessarily
student
watch
the reason she
crazy things.” Lichti
also
Lichti
said he likes to
Doon campus
broadcasting
see bands perform at these shows.
program.
Kathleen Deschamps said she watches awards shows because
Peer Services
awards
shows, but rather
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studies
said
does
watch them is to see who’s the most naked. “The only thing entertaining is what they (celebrities) wear,” she
he flicks between the shows and anything else that’s
Hill
said.
Condors compete soccer regionals
in
By Reni Nicholson
IMPORTANT REMINDER
circus.”
n’t
studies
do
easy
Conestoga
in
curious to see stars
pretty
it is
Tracy Evans, current vice-president of student life for
second-year
of Conestoga College on March 8, student opinions regarding the
Second-year police foundations
new
Andrew
“I’m kind of
es
he’s
what’s
shows get
a bunch of hoopla,” Hill
“It’s
said. “It’s a
“I love seeing
student,
television at the time.
said awards
boring and are stacked so to guess who will win.
life.
third-year mar-
said.
Durdle
Durdle
She also said doesn’t have cable so she can’t watch them.
first-year
and pieces of an awards show, but not
in
sur-
the
journalism student said awards shows are an escape from the stresses of real
The
fashion,”
random at
watching them.
on the
He
said he’ll watch
over
said he watch-
of
ing.
...”
awards shows
of
they are interest-
Awards
what they do. During a
dents
said
keting
wearing.
at
Deanna McCormick
student
she doesn’t watch these shows because she’s not interested in
Grammy Eminem’s
has just
best
March was mixed. Mike Durdle, a third-year broad-
lyrics
thing for being the
myriad of awards show that hit the airwaves during February and
to
Conestoga College’s indoor soccer teams participated in regional
Dietz, Maansson and Alfred Maikano. “(The team) had a lot of heart and spirit this weekend. I’m really
tournaments on March 9 and 10.
pleased with
The men’s team showed their skills, winning three of four games at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, while the women’s team
Jamie Scott and Ohver Kopilas were star players scoring over half of
couldn’t get the winning edge during Friday and Saturday’s meet at
Canadore College
The men
m North Bay.
lost their first
game
6^3
on Friday, though Jamie Scott scored two goals and Peter Maansson scored one. ' The playing system he had set to
St.
Clair College
out for the
game wasn’t working,
coach Geoff Johnstone said. Johnstone said the Condors had to dig deep after losing the first game to come back in the second to belt the host team. Redeemer, 7-2. Oliver Kapilas scored three times, while Scott shined through
again in this
two
game with another Ambramovic and
goals. Ivaca
Sheref Sherefali also scored. Saturday’s first game saw the Condors win 5-1 against Mohawk College, with yet anothe^two goals from Scott. Rob Dietz, Maansson and Lev Sherifal each contributed a point towards the Condors’ win. In
the
final
game
against
Niagara, the Condors nudged their
way
to a 3-1
win with goals from
how
they did.”
the team’s goals in the tournament.
The women’s team started off even with a 1-1. tie against the home team, Canadore. Melinda Wilkinson scored the lone Condors goal. The referee was calling a free kick rule that isn’t a regular ruling. “The ruling gave the game a slow We had maybe
stop-and-start pace.
five minutes of play because of the rule,” she said.
The rule was omitted after Den Haan and a coach from another team argued
it.
Nipissing defeated the Condors 2-0 in the women’s second game
and they
lost their third
game
College 8-2. Teresa Hussey and Vanessa Laye scored for the Condors. Den Haan said the Condors gave their best effort and played their best
all
weekend during the first game against Humber.
half of the
She said she knew Humber would be the team to beat going into the tournament.
“A few unlucky bounces and a missed penalty shot can really cost you a game.”
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