34th Year
What’s Inside
Candidate
— No. 55
Lazy days are here again
speaks up; gets warning By Dwight
date must be a one-year member or a member of the
LASA
First-year
Blanchard
BOD
Irwin
is
student Brad
glad he stood up
executive to time president.
for himself.
Blanchard,
who was
defeated by
Steve Coleman for the position of vice-president of activities in the
CTV
personality in college hail of fame.
PAGE 2
I
run
for
CSI full-
“I was severely disappointed that was told I could not run for full-
time president,” Blanchard
He
said, if
it
is
said.
possible for the
recent
vice-president
Conestoga
ensure that first-year students
of
activities
to
who
Students Inc. 2001/02 execu-
are
tive elections at
full-time president, can do so, he will malce it happen. “If not. I’ll ensure word is executives and colput forth to
coming into the college and want to help out by running for
O onestoga
First-year computer programming analyst student Shaun Teskey catches some rays and a quick nap white waiting *
my
doesn’t
regret
voicing
his
opinion during
an
the CSI amendment
to
repealed and that any person
...
ensure
Blanchard
meeting,
March
March 22.
(Photo by Kirsten
to Fifteid)
my
lege teammates
all-candi-
dates
fffi^SiPfn©Fiicte''outsiae ooor"SS»“OTT
held
in
the
that
CSI to investigate new health insurance
is
can be the full-time president,” he said at the meeting.
6.
In doing so he broke a contract he
and the other candidates signed
what
in
By
Mustang back to
life.
or the election process during
LASA
first-year
campaigns.
PAGE 6
breach that contract. In doing so, he received a verbal warning
the warning he
from CSI chief returning
what he
officer
Trevor Trewartha. The warning will not appear on Blanchard’s permanent record. It is
which precedes a written warning and then disqualification from running for student government if a third warn-
just a disciplinary step,
ing
is
required.
During the March 6 candidates
Students concerned with the of extended health-care
quality
student
coverage at the college will soon see an improvement.
11
COMMENTARY New video
sets
doubie standard
PAGE
4
Mike Harris, CSI vice-president of academics, said the CSI executive,
admits to breaking the conto
which is looking into how it can best meet the extended health-care needs of the student population, has met
and
with an alternative provider. Harris said the executive is look-
said.
but he
felt
somebody had
say something. “I fully believe in
what
I
said
what I did. “The people who heard my voice and heard what I said will only have more respect for me than they did before because there
is
actually
ing at an alternative after
dents
came
many CSI
stu-
ple having a hard time getting the
was
changed by the CSI board of directors two weeks before last year’s election, states that any student running for president must have at least one year’s experience on either
the
CSI executive or
its
board of directors. Blanchard was stonewalled by the ruling and he felt something needed to be said. “I wanted to run for full-time president but then I was advised I had to have one year of BOD experience,” Blanchard said. Blanchard put forward the point that
nowhere
posters,
on
the
distributed
Doon campus, does
it
election
throughout state a candi-
“I
am
Blanchard said he will pursue CSI board of directors for the 2001/02 school year and then run for president the following year. Trewartha said it was just a verbal warning which had no effect on election to the
the current election.
He was affair
it
between
Blanchard.
to give more was an internal CSI and the
hesitant
details, stating
is
Associates, an insurance
broker in Toronto that has a partOntario with the
nership
Community Parliamentary
College Student Association to
which the college belongs. Harris the
provider contacted the
to inquire
about giving a presit could
entation about the services offer students.
“We need demographic
to
better
grasp the
at the college,” said
Harris.
Continued on Page 7
Election results suspect By Dwight The wait
Irwin
CSI CSI board of director’s meeting on March election are still unknown.
continues. Because of a complaint raised by former
president Phil
one.”
The possible new provider
ACL &
said
plan started,” said Harris, “and also
which
cerns.
CSI
view on March 21. “I’m still a student of this college. And even though I am a candidate, I want to express to the students that I am still a student and I think as they do, I do as they do and I live as they do.
constitution,
Harris added that the selection
September with complaints about the service they were receiving from the college’s current insurance broker Campbell & Company. “The complaints dealt with peo-
the
others,” Blanchard said in an inter-
run for the position of
they had
if
of drugs covered by the plan, the cost of these drugs and general customer service were also con-
in
to
who can The
PAGE
He traet,
;
for
was assessed
questioned the CSI’s rule about full-time president.
Donald to bring more courses online.
In a way, Blanchard agrees with
a student out there that will stand up for himself and the rights of
meeting, a student in the audience
money back
getting
I
But, Blanchard felt he had to
Students bring
Kirsten Fifield
decided to opt out.”
said and what did Brad Blanchard,
I
their
believe
”
candidates will not question the
CSI
fully
“I
with the CSI. The contract states
LeBeau
28, the results of the
at the
LeBeau questioned discrepancies in the voting process that may have seen votes, rumoured to be more than 100, discarded. In order to ensure nobody voted twice, it was required students put their student number on the
many
day of voting (March 13) were not counted. The BOD held a lengthy in-camera meeting on March 28, with LeBeau in attendance, to decide what steps it should take. At press time, the CSI’s stance was “no comment” on whether the original voting results were to become official. The unofficial results of the March back of didn’t
their ballot. But, poll clerks
tell
students to
do so and
on the
first
the unsigned ballots
22 recount had Jon Olinski defeating Jessica Sperling by eight
votes.
Page 2
— SPOKE, April
2,
2001
Graduates inducted broadcasting
into
hall
Four vie for governor seat By Reni Nicholson
Hutcheson,
The competition
Trifunovich
students
tell
to strive for
lege
for
Conestoga College who are vying for a position on the college’s board of governors. Student employment officer Sajel Boteju, alumni services
over
a
Stroh are
most votes
in
the election
all full
and part-time people employed by the board as a member of the
Conestoga College’s Broadcasting Radio and Television Hall of Fame on March 22. Jeff Hutcheson, class of 1978 and into
semesand ongoing until Aug.
in the fall
31, 2004,
the
position is
one
Dollars. He moved to CTV’s flagship morning show Canada three years ago. speech, acceptance his In
AM
Hutcheson told about 200 audience members about his days at the Blair campus in Cambridge and how he
wanted “I
to be a radio disc jockey.
never even thought about got a job at
vision until
I
my
year. It’s
second
things
work
out,”
tele-
CKCO
in
amazing how Hutcheson said.
The broadcasting students honoured Hutcheson with hilarious work with Canada AM. Trifunovich has worked his special effects magic on movies like Murder at 1600, with Wesley Snipes, The Horse Whisperer, clips of his
of three inter-
were inducted into Conestoga College’s broadcasting radio and television hall of fame at the program’s banquet held March 22 at Bingeman’s. Hutcheson is on-air talent for CTV’s Canada AM, while Trifunovich is a special effects specialist in Hollywood, Calif. Robert Redford and Shanghai Noon, with Jackie Chan. “I’m not trying to name drop, I directed by
just
want
to
show you
students
anything can happen. Set your goals and go for it,” said Trifunovich, who flew from Hollywood for the ceremony. “Who would’ve thought a kid from Fergus would be living in Hollywood and working with these great actors? It shows anything can happen.” The pair join Paul Cross (class of Ltd., freelance 1979) of television director William Elliott
CHUM
(class of 1973)
elected
(class of 1975), a technical opera-
CTV Ontario,
in the hall
and
of fame.
The broadcasting students also paid homage to professor Mike Du Boulay,
who is retiring at the end of
academic year, after 22 years teaching at Conestoga College. this
Du
Boulay,
who
teaches the tele-
component of the broadcasting program, worked for CKCOvision
TV,
CFRB BBC,
Radio,
CITY-TV and
London, England, before becoming a professor at the
a
Last year an administrative
member
tjy Dvi/ight /rwin}
CFTO-TV
on
rotating basis.
and Steve Coulter
tions director with
positions
nal
Neil Trifunovich
(Photo
in
to the position
Toronto. council
The is
a
Colleges
and
Universities Act. The counprovides
cil
independent advice to the
Knowles
you win the prize you bid on.
The draws
for the prizes will
be held on April
5th.
All winners not able to pick up their prizes in person will be contacted.
The students of the Recreation and Leisure Services prorgram in partnership with Argus and the Betty Thompson Youth Center, would like to thank you in helping us pull together for youth.
Guelph where the college is partnered with community agencies who deliver the employment preparation. Conestoga delivers the entire program in Stratford. Shirley co-workers Her Donezyk, student employment assistant and Lynne Proctor, coop advisor with student employ ment services nominated Boteju for the position.
knowledgeable on and even the
Staying
events, changes
direction
are
of
the
part
position’s requirements, said Boteju. “I
can bring
a new, fresher
to the board,”
Boteju
said
who added IS
she
Stroh
a visionary. ”I
am
very
much
excited about
promotion and growth future,” she said. “I’m moving with trends and up-to-date. I'm good at
for
the
good
at
keeping being a
step ahead.”
Boteju said she easily relates to the mature staff, as well as the students. “I feel comfortable with both ends of the spectrum.” Taking everyone into account
of the college, as a whole, is important to Boteju. She said get-
college sector as a whole.
ting insight into what’s happen-
seetor
The appointments
are
made
and working for the best
interest
ing at the various levels of the
based on suggestions by current members of the board. Each of the appointed people are permit-
college
ted to serve terms of three years
continuing education.
and contributing to the growth and vision of the college would be satisfying, said Boteju. “Conestoga College is definitely where I want to be.” As a graduate of the college in
She said the incoming member must be familiar with the way the
1970, Himmelman said her longtime experience at the college
The outgoing support
staff rep-
on the board is Joyce program administrator for
resentative
Items will be on display from April 3rd to April 5th in the main cafeteria.
worked
minister on the and is the only impartial agency in the province whose mandate is to consider the
college
each.
ticket,
services she
with Job Connect, a provincially funded program to assist youth
younger look
Fundraiser For
your
employment
look, almost a
A
If we pull
Himmelman
student
Three external positions on the board must also be filled. The positions are appointed by the Ontario Council of Regents in
the Ministry of
!
col-
the
lege’s
position for the fall 2001.
Pulling For Prizes
BUY A TICKET! BUY FIVE
Prior to join-
ing
college’s
agency established under
Help us pull together and raise money for Argus and the Betty Thompson Youth Cetre. These local organizations provide sevicesfor homeless youth at risk in the tri-city area.
degree.
and next year an academic member’s position on the board will be vacant. A student is elected to the board every term. Vice-president of academics Mike Harris has held the position since September 2000 and has been acclaimed to the
provincial
April 3rd to the 5th
a
psychology
was acclaimed
Boteju
Conestoga.
Argus and The Betty Thompson Youth Centre
in
Conestoga delivers the job development portion of the program in and Cambridge Kitchener,
which was introduced last year. Hutcheson worked as the weatherman and sports anchor for CKCO-TV in Ktchener for about 20 years, as well as being the host of other programs like Bowling for
and
of
Guelph 2000 with
employment or job placements.
ter
left,
the
University
transportation,
shipping,
Conunencing
Hutcheson,
from
care, maintenance, building, serv-
program’s annual awards banquet held at Bingeman’s. They join three others in the hall of fame,
Jeff
graduated
between the ages of 16 and 24 and some adults to obtain
cafeteria or nursing staff,
broadcasting
just year,
office, clerical, technical, health
ice,
Neil Trifunovich, class of 1977, at the
liaison officer Jan counting on getting
The position was open to
a special effects whiz were induct-
were inducted
all
being held April 4 for the board’s three-year seat for support staff.
Irwin
A host of CTV’s Canada AM and ed
Monica Himmelman, shop employee Lynn
Knowles and the
By Dwight
strong for
four support staff employees at
officer
their goals
is
and looking toward the future.” Boteju, who has been employed with the col-
Irving,
college operates. “( riie
member must) be aware
of the strategic role that the board |ilays in terms of policy making
is
a
good way of doing
this.
Knowing
that
she
is
involved
gives her the familiarity with the
college
community needed
the position.
Continued on Page 3
for
SPOKE, April 2, 2001
board seat
Filling
Continued from Page 2 Knowledgeable and in tune with support
the
Himmelman
print shop,
familiar with
would be an advocate on but
a two-way street,” she would also communicate information back and forth to each
Knowles.
group.”
to the best
munication level,
at
the
Himmelman
com-
of
my
said
will
work
ability to
be a
“If voted to the board,
I
corrunitted, dedicated, responsible
support staff plans to be
member and
board
will strive for
effective solutions in all issues.”
available to support staff by having
She
drop boxes on campus and making available her phone number and e-
will be posting posters in the
college hallways in preparation for the election.
mail.
colleagues
Stroh’s
“We’re (support
become
support staff to the board,
“I
In hopes of increasing the
to
the policies
the college would be a main concern for the representative of the
it is
certainly said.
some of
of the college,” she said. Helping to resolve issues within
beneficial to each party.
staff,
me
“This has allowed
communication between the support staff and the board would be “I
direct
port staff, faculty and students.
said she feels proper
behalf of the support
Pot project
contact, with administration, sup-
concerns,
staff
Knowles has had
Pat
greases the college’s wheels and
McPherson, liaison Tanja Gancevich,
from
training officer with Job Connect,
that oil
staff) the oil that
you can get some good
specialist
and
employment
energy and direction,” she said. If she is voted to the position,
have given
Himmelman
she wants to work in conjunction with the union executive, “so that everybody
board.
knows who’s on first.” Himmelman, who is the founding
but she has been a part of the college for more than three years.
president of the college’s alumni
Along with Boteju, Stroh worked
association,
of time in
lot
community volunteer
positions on
local boards such as the Kitchener
YMCA, United
Kitchener- Waterloo and as president of Regional Hornes^ for
the
Way
Waterloo Health.
Larissa McicMillon, left, Catherine Cardiff and Jenn Castellan, all second-year nursing students, work on their marijuana presentation for the bio fair held in the Blue Room on March
22
.
(Photo by Kyla Rowntree)
the liaison office for 10 months,
with Job Connect.
Unsure of what exactly the board does, she said if she
is voted in, she spend most of her first year observing, but hopes that in doing so she can be the voice of the sup-
will
port
staff.
“I’m a good
listener. I can quickpick out the important points and look at them creatively and clearly,” she said.
ly
"l feel that I
know
the college
from the inside out, and 1 have a good knowledge of how government and board issues are presented,” said
Himmelman.
She said she cares a is
Stroh said she would be able to bring concerns from support staff to the board, as long as she has the
lot
about the
college, as a whole.
“This
by nomi-
Stroh has been employed with
with alumni services for two years.
She has spent a
their support
nating her for the position on the
said
has been employed
— Page 3
certainly a position that
I
would respect and be conscientious
appropriate feedback.
Stroh said having more contact between the board and support staff is a major goal.
Bringing concerns to the board
about.”
Knowles,
who was nominated for
from support staff at all campuses would be the main attribute she would bring to the position, she said.
by fellow print shop employee Ed Reihl and shipping and receiving employee Cliff Ingham, has worked at the college
requires her to visit the four satel-
since 1989.
lite
the position
While working
at
the college’s
position
Stroh’s
campuses
at
in
least
liaison
once
a
month.
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Experience needed
for
for president’s job Experience
is
must for any job.
a
workplace and when problems
makes
It
arise,
for fewer surprises in the
experience will usually lead to the
answer.
Conestoga Students Incorporated realized
this
and now has safe-
guards to ensure the only type of person to be the full-time president
is
an experienced person.
The
rule states
any candidate for full-time president must have one-
member
year experience on the CSI executive or as a
of the board
of directors. a
It's
who
good
rule.
It
would be unwise
to
have a student body president
Some may
has to step into the position from scratch.
had experience
full-time president, but
few high school student governments have a
budget of over $300,000 It’s
charge
CSI
at their disposal, as the
amount of money
a huge
argue they
high school level and should be able to run for
at the
does.
for an inexperienced person to be in
no matter how mature or responsible that person may be. first- and second-year Conestoga students are prevented
of,
This means
from running
for
CSI
president,
which some find
unfair. First-year stu-
dents cannot run because the elections are held before they arrive at the college and second-year students cannot fun because they must
first
serve on the executive or the board of directors before running for president.
On
we have
week’s front page of Spoke
this
LASA
student Brad Blanchard,
who
a story abotrt first-year
wasn’t allowed to run for presi-
dent for the 2001/02 school year because he didn’t have the required experience. Instead, he ran for vice-president of activities, but he
was
defeated for the position.
Blanchard spoke up
at the all-candidates
experience on the executive or
CSI and
saying
6,
BOD shouldn’t be a necessity to run for which said he wouldn’t denounce
president, despite signing a contract,
the
meeting on March
Blanchard should be commended for speaking his mind and standing up for what he thinks is right, but he’ll likely get his shot at running for
He
currently exploring tKe possibility of being
is
on the board of directors
in the
2001/02 school year and then running
CSI wants from anybody interested in stucommittees as an executive member, or on the
That’s exactly what the
dent politics. Sit on the
Go
board of directors.
to the meetings,
watch the paperwork
on the president’s desk as he/she stays here
until
pile
up
midnight sifting
how
the
CSI works from
the inside and then
make an edu-
cated decision about whether they want to run for full-time presi-
“The
BOD and executive is a person’s way to get acquainted with the
CSI,” current president Brad Whiteford said.
To be
CSI
the
minimum
maximum
his/her program. Jon Olinski,
March,
taking the second option.
is
management only
the
video Feels
It £I
at the
conclusion of
He
is
ti
2' 3,
Much
Music,
It
full-time president
opportunity
to
and permits students not
serve,
only
in
two-year programs
students
in
three-
year programs.
The CSI
is
make
in the little office in the
sure
its
president
This
is
knows how
things
work
Sanctuary. Less training will be required for
each new president, which should mean
less rookie mistakes.
a good rule and one that should be followed for years to
to ensure the
It is
on
sial lic
come
Conestoga’s students.
Spoke
true that the
something
is,
wants to see
more controvermore the pubit
fipd the video’s double standard
I
think
Madonna’s
intent is to get
people thinking and angry.
Madonna does
believe
these
The
outrageous acts in order to stay on
critics
the charts as the competition in the
again.
music industry increases.
With her movie Truth or Dare, her self-published book and her latest video Music, I wondered what
herself in the spotlight again as the
Madonna
takes her
grandmother on a crime spree.
Madonna
Madonna
tinues with cars,
stealing
blowing up a gas
two
station,
shooting cops with a real-life looking water gun, running over
some
playing ball hockey and blow-
else she could possibly do?
for the public. I
controversy and a refuse to air
lot
a lot of
of stations
after the video
MTV and
was dubbed
consistent to talk
Madonna’s video
is
ways of
for
Madonna’s
getting people
about her songs, books and
men.
of her victims
of her targets are in
the
girl”.
find her act
is
with her image.
getting old, along I
don’t think the
video should be aired because of the double standard and
I
also don’t
think the violence towards
men
is
necessary.
Madonna
said the video
shows her
character acting out a fantasy and
doing
things
that
girls
aren’t
allowed to do.
Madonna’s career controversy.
is
based on
the controversy
is
It
which enables her
The new song
violent in the
all
“bad
to get
In an article in the Toronto Sun,
much
to stay
on the
charts.
sense that All
don’t care
videos.
it.
on the American stations
VHI
with
Madonna’s ever changing entertainment style, I wondered what else was going to evolve out of her mind in order to produce a shock
ing up a gas station.
The video has sparked
up
growing
After
She knows what to produce
I
is
awful and
I
think
She
said she hopes the video will
get people to ask questions.
The feedback is Madonna wants and I
Just
what
don’t think
the public should give her the grat-
most pointless
ification
of watching her video just
video ever produced on the market.
because
it
the
video
is
the
sparks controversy.
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a
extremely wrong. If a male artist had produced a video that was all about violence
I
it.
this
like
destructive teenager.
outrage
the
acting
is
many concerns
violent towards men.
most knowledgeable people available are representing
how Madonna
is
Well, she has done
the
The video was played only once
trying to
I
a man-hater in
is
about the violent content.
men
this semester.
CSI set it up that a president can serve directly after gives anybody with the interest and the experience to
more
the
This concept
me on
the first
March
Madonna
video and she
I
must say
gains ratings in the industry.
for
with a taser gun and the spree con-
graduating from business
and harms
specifically runs over
Girl,
aire d
of three, which
the full-time presidency earlier
she
heard how controversial and violent the video was, the later I stayed up to watch it.
robbing a bank-machine customer
fair the
graduation.
become
who won
devilish look in her eye as
I
in a
means the president either has to take a year off in the middle of his/her program to serve as president or serve directly after graduating from
It’s
newest
What was
video are male and she has this
these men. s
This spree begins with
must be enrolled
full-time president, a student
of one course per semester and a
be Madonna’s cup
tea.
Mador ma
In the video
dent.
in
of
despite
it.
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by Reni Nicholson
plague devastating
livestock, but there is nothing stopping hundreds of healthy sheep and
in their herds.
Daily, governments in North America and Europe have seized and killed many animals from hun-
dreds of farms to prevent the spread of the family of diseases
vidual farmers? Because nearly 100
killed in the
Control yourselves,
make some
make some
and have a
rules,
heart.
uncommonly known
as transmissi-
ble spongiform encephalopathies,
or
mad cow
mouth
disease and foot-and-
disease.
TSEs
group of diseases that
are a
affect the animal’s brain. Prion protein,
the cause of the disease,
is
deadly for sheep and cows.
Where
are the rights of the indi-
people in Europe have died from the human form of TSE, farmers in North America have lost their rights.
There have been no reported cases of death caused by TSE in humans in North America, and still these animals are being unlawfully slaughtered.
Tests have been done on sheep
Even
where there
in situations
is
infected with the protein created
little
and humans who have consumed the infected ani-
the animals are infected with the dis-
disease, scarpie,
No
have farmers
erated, only to then
United States. The Canadian and American governments suspect that some sheep may have been exposed to mad cow disease through contaminated feed before they were imported from Europe.
laws,
ease,
to
no
scientific
evidence that
government agencies have
was no disease
When
one animal is discovered be infected with the disease, it has been the government’s initiative to go from farm to farm within a five-kilometre radius and kill off all sheep and cows for fear the disease has been transmitted. to
Has nobody tainted
America?
with
Why
TSE
in
are
these live-
all
North
stock being killed innocently?
Very few, but some herds believed to have been exposed to animals contaminated with the disease have been quarantined and are being monitored for symptoms of the disease.
Observing these animals, instead of butchering them without proof,
somehow becomes stagnant in human beings, posing no danger. So why are so many sheep being killed? More than 800 sheep were
their
fact,
recently
the
protein
destroyed in Manitoba,
own
herds.
has stepped tle
in,
The government
and stepped
in a
lit-
prematurely.
Tuesday
at
noon
must be received by
for the following issue.
will benefit the farmers,
and the public. Farmers wouldn’t
animals
lose
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With no proof of illness, these animals arc being slaughtered because the only known method of testing
be killed innocently and trade and sales
would continue
’with
those
Anonymous
letters will not
be
printed.
animals not suspect to the disease.
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— SPOKE, April
2,
2001
Guelph campus students rebuild 1 988 Mustang for the drag strip By Kyla Rowntree
suspension,
brakes,
rear
transmission,
wiring,
fuel
engine, axle,
the starter.
“So many people want to see it,” “The enthusiasm from the students and other professors is just ecstatic. The college morale is just incredible when it comes to
Mustang
as the task of rebuilding
edelbrock intake manifold, hooker
the car
refeired to.
headers, a shift kit and four 10-rear
1
is
Many
components have the car to soup it up
special to
for the races.
Some
of
components
these
include a speed-pro camshaft, an
There are about 200 first-and second-year apprentices working on
axle gears.
the car.
speeds of about 160 km/h.
Jim Palmer, automotive service technician faculty, says this
work
the
a
for students to
great opportunity
team about
is
related
The
car
Since the students work on their cars mostly in class, this proj-
ect
is
a
to
dents
learn
how
designed so stuto
rebuild
and
service every part of an automobile,”
said
exactly what
Palmer, “and this
we
is
are doing here.”
fill-in project.
think this
their apprenticeship. is
expected to reach
is
own
“I
“The program
experience
You
is
a good
for us.
really get to
know the
different
kind of parts.” Chris Bruckman,
September. Palmer sandblasted the rust spots and prepped and painted the car.
service technician student
overall cost
when
the car
is
completed will be about $4,500, well below its resale value, said
This
is
the first time that a car has
been brought
in as a sehool project
at the college.
Palmer,
who
will drive the car,
would like to have it ready The car has about 360 horsepow?- Tto race by June and hopefully a liter and has been upgraded to a 5.8 tle sooner. litre engine. The car, which will not be street The students have rebuilt the legal because the car would probaPalmer.
Palmer said students and faculty always stopping by the shop to see the car and how far it has come. Students have been donating miscellaneous parts for the Mustang at the college are
throughout the entire project. “The students want to see raced,”
Palmer.
said
the track
more
it
is how a 1988 Mustang looked before being rebuilt in the automotive service technician program. Jim Palmer, an automo-
This it
“They are
donating parts so they can get
to
tive service technician faculty
member, purchased the Mustang
frame the summer before bringing
it
to class. (Photo submitted)
quickly.”
Palmer wants to display the car at fairs, open houses and mall displays in order to promote the college.
“Our goal
second-year automotive
The
Project Mustang.”
is
to get the college
logo on the car,” said Palmer.
to class in
it
said Palmer.
college
Palmer purchased the frame of the car in May after beginning work on the body during the sum-
mer before bringing
be used for racing purposes
only.
been added
in the
will
system, electrical components and
automotive service technician program at the Guelph campus are rebuilding a 988 Ford Mustang that will probably be hitting the drag racing strip. Students from every year in the program are working on Project Conestoga students
bly not meet emission standards,
said he
Conestoga design students are working on a painting and lettering scheme for the car. Chris Bruckman, a second-year currently
automotive service technician stusaid doing this helps him learn more about how to take things apart and rebuild them. “I Ulink this is good experience
dent,
Bruckman. “This projmore of a challenge. You
for us,” said ect
is
really get to
know
the different
kind of parts.”
From left, Martin Mechler, Azfar Usman and Jim Palmer, from the automotive service technician program, work on rebuilding the 1 988 Ford Mustang on March 23 at Conestoga College’s Guelph campus. (Photo by Kyla Rowntree)
Conestoga College continually seeks opportunities for improvement to Conestoga College
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meet and exceed the needs of our students, employees
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2,
2001
— Page 7m
Peers recognized for hard work Appreciation
week honours
students’ extra effort By Kyla Rowntree Conestoga College
is
recogniz-
ing the students at the college take the time to
make
who
a difference
office,” said Turner. “They put in numerous hours on top of their heavy courseloads. I think they make a difference and I think it is
important that
someone else’s life. The week of April 2-6 is peer appreciation week which recog-
es,
nizes and celebrates the 150 stu-
really
in
who work
dents
peer hosts
as peer tutors and
them.” peer service
a
administrator from student servicsaid tutors are students with
good people
and a
skills
lot
of patience.
at the college.
Tutors are paid $10.50 an hour to offer their services to students
five-hour contract within
week
we recognize
Liz McGrath,
on a
a
six-
period.
Students
who need extra help can
“They put in numerous hours on top of their heavy courseloads.”
pick up this low-cost tutor service
Melissa Turner,
for $15.
learning skills adviser
Hosts are students matched up with international students to help
them adjust
Conestoga.
to life at
There are about 25 hosts at the college who volunteer an hour per week. Melissa Turner, a learning skills adviser from student services, said this is a very important week. “We have over 150 peers in our
Drug cost dnd service a concern
“Our
tutors are very people ori-
ented,”
have a
McGrath.
said lot
“They
of academic informa-
tion.”
A
peer appreciation reception will be held on April 4 at 4:30 p.m. in the Blue Room at Conestoga to celebrate
achievements
the
peers at the college.
(Photo submitted)
RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS
students
to
the
at
JOIN PEER SERVICES IN CELEBRATION OF
PEER APPRECIATION WEEK
Continued from Page 1 Harris added that the provider did not offer any additional savings
of
Peer appreciation week, April 2-6, is recognizing 150 tutors and hosts. Some of them are: (left to right) front row, David Poidevin, Ryan Grass, Robert Good and Jung Choi; second row, Sylvia Pladwig, Alex Josic, Beth Gellatly, Andrea Lutchman and Linh Tran; third row, Stephen Potidevin, Sean Campbell, Melissa Bowman, Amy Emmerton and Lyndsay Davidson; fourth row, Huy Nguyen, Tim Benedict, Richard Shim, Gail Cryer, John McDonald, Stephen Lyon and Chris Shaw.
initial
renewal meeting, but made the changes after it found out the CSI
APRIL 2
had spoken with an alternative
-
6,
2001
provider.
CSI would most make a decision at its board of directors meeting on March 28, and any new coverage will take Harris said the
likely
effect in September.
“We best
will
for
go with what we feel is our students,” added
Harris.
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or trouble understanding speech
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far
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2,
2001
m
Teaching the early childhood educator Conference workshops help participants refresh By Reni Nicholson
KidsLINK
is
Conestoga College was host to 13th annual eont'erenee for
improving the
lives of children
Bill
and
families.
“The conference gives ECEs a
^early eluldhoocl educators, attended
by about .300 people at the Doon campus March 23 and 24. The event, which has been held at the college every year since the second conference in 1989, is southern Ontario's largest annual conference of its kind. This year's conference. Early Childhood... Where It All Begins, was co-sponsored by the preschool support services program at
chance
knowledge, gain new skills and network with colleagues,” said Judi Neufeld, supervisor and program manager of early intervention services with kidsLINK. to refresh their
Up
speaker
Brantford
who
with
Region of Waterloo’s
affiliates at the college.
to
Parker,
director
workshops were con-
children;
in
family violence
and child abuse; and the role of early childhood education in positive social development for children.
from 4 workmorning and 13 in the
Participants chose in the
1
afternoon.
Bergman, professor of
Sherri
The workshops, taught by univer-
childhood education at Seneca College in Toronto, spoke before the morning workshop session. She spoke about the topic
early
and college faculty from across Ontario, and area child-care consultants and professionals, focused on the development of early educa-
entitled Restoring the Soul of the
tion for children.
Early Childhood Educator.
The
topics
ranged from profes-
sional interest areas such as
his points understood.
stress
shops
sity
has 25 year's experi-
kidsLINK, the Region of Waterloo child-care division and the ECE
the
In-class
a resident of
ence providing motivational speeches and inspiring workshops. He used humour, storytelling, music and fun
make
Mary
ducted March 24.
with Laughter featured
Mike Moore,
services,
child- care division.
Friday night’s schedule entitled Light
knowledge and gain new
Other speakers included Neufeld, Jeffrey, dean of Conestoga’s health sciences and community
a non-profit organi-
zation from St. Agatha dedicated to
tlie
their
program
In
Kent
afternoon,
the
ECE
Billinghurst, an
Windsor, addressed the topic Conquering
lum and program development;
Confliets with Children.
College
Clair
in
By Jody Andruszkiewicz
1
April
Martin Building
1,
responsibilities
for
Conestoga
College.
According to Barry Milner, manager of physical resources at Conestoga, London-based Martin Building Services is a company he feels can take Conestoga to a higher level through its services. Conestoga’s current contract
M&M
with Double expires on
March
1995
Inc.
31
M
Double & M, a London-based company which submitted a bid to the college to retain the cleaning
First-year broadcasting student Kevin Teixeira entertains his classmates while waiting for class to start on the third floor on March 1 5. (Photo by Rent Nicholson)
been working with
contract, has
the college for the past 10 years, but Milner said it was time to
review the needs of the college and to give other companies opportunities to work with the col-
In part lives,
1
,
and
we
and Stress Management
lege.
The new
Stress
discussed that stress
that
Stress
we respond to
April
is
the continual change that
these changes in different
and agencies, and 13
ty resources
retailers including educational toys
and books, and child-care products were available. “If they like you,” said Michael Graves, sales and marketing con-
Palmer Group, a produces the World’s Best Silly Putty, “most times they’ll be willing to try the sultant for the
company
that
product.”
A
crowd constantly surrounded
Graves’ display and
many
ways
we
all
face in our everyday
physically, emotionally and
mentally.
1,
contract runs
from
2001 - March 31, 2006,
with the potential for additional five one-year contracts to be added.
During the college’s pre-qualifyperiod, Martin Building Services, an ISO 9002 certified company, had to meet the criteria ing
A goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage
it, even use it to help us. Raise your awareness of your stressors and your reactions to them. Don’t ignore your problems.
minimum
of a
of five years expecleaning academic build-
student client services
the
building,
the
ATS
building,
recreation centre as well as
M
Building Services can certainly provide all the services the college is
looking
for.
Milner went further in saying that Martin Building Services, the only ISO certified company to submit a bid, will be able to meet the college’s needs as the school expands because of the company’s ISO certification and its commitment to keeping Conestoga’s Key Performance Indicator ranking in facilities very high. KPI’s are used as benchmarks of excellence for colleges across the province. Before Martin Building Services
was awarded
the
cleaning con-
Milner said the school checked the company’s references and received high praise. Currently Martin Building Services works with Toyota, the Canada Trust tower in London, tract,
Fairview Park mall in Kitchener and Humber and Centennial col-
mum
of 750,000 square feet of
But what Milner are
What can you change? Can you avoid or eliminate the stressors? Are you working too many hours? Is this interfering with your educational goals? Can you reduce the intensity of your reaction to stress? Are you making a difficult
space
in size.
Service’s internal policies.
situation a disaster?
The presentation
is
only 5 minutes in length and worth
5% ofyour grade. all
Having mutually-supportive friendships, setting realistic rather than and being good to yourself all contribute to managing stress. For further assistance, talk to a counsellor in Student Services.
perfectionistic goals
Student Services
(Room 2B02)
Martin
impressed Building
All employees will wear uniforms and carry their own business cards. The equipment used is eSA approved. Employees
Building Services will require a
ees.
job of this size as the company will be responsible for provid-
auditing
said
that
Martin
ing
their
own equipment and
chemicals.
As outlined
in
the
contract,
Martin Building Services will be
A Message from
really
considerable amount of equipment
also
for a
Cut one cup of coffee from your morning routine.
leges.
training programs are lengthy and there is an extensive health and safety manual for employ-
He
take better care of yourself, building your physical and emotional well-
being? Exercise, sleep, nutritional eating and watching what you smoke and drink add to your physical health.
Milner said the reason the contracts are so long is because a company has to have a certain amount of time to amortize over (the course of) a contract.
all
on the Cambridge, Waterloo and Guelph campuses. While Milner said the college received very good service from Double & M, he said Martin
rience
ings in Ontario that were a mini-
the
buildings
Ifyou failed the first test of a course, decide what you can do to increase your chance of success next time.
Can you
confer-
ence participants took the challenge of making the putty.
the early childhood education cen-
Services will assume the cleaning
Coping with
full day of information
the
booths and displays from 1 area education organizations, communi-
tre,
On
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER:
to
resource
Even the cleaners are ISO certified
Hanging out
Part 2:
addition
learning,
professor at
development; the teaching value of games; new approaches in eurricu-
St.
In
skills
required to clean the main academic building on the Doon campus, the
the woodworking building, employee services building.
They
also
have
process
an in
internal
place
to
ensure quality service. “They provided us with a sense that this company can provide a safe environment for their workers
and our community,” Milner said. “They’re head and shoulders above anything we’ve seen in the industry.”
SPOKE, April
Stratford
campus
introduces
2,
2000
— Page 9
Lucky guy
career counselling program Will assist residents of Perth
County
in
By Kirsten
Kitchener,
Cambridge
gram
Fifield
Conestoga College’s Stratford campus will be home to a full-time
in
choosing career paths
and Guelph, where it is partnered with community colleges who
employment prepara-
deliver the
career counselling program, start-
tion.
ing mid- April.
Conestoga delivers the entire program in Stratford.
The program, which will be fundHuman Resource ed by Development Canada (HRDC), will help residents in Perth County
Leis said the objective of the
program currently
is
to help people
new
who
are
unemployed or underem-
would then be directed to the counselling program for an assessment.” Leis said the college already offers some career counselling courses, but this one
because
is
it
is
special
funded 'by
the
HRDC. “It is also
not as intensive as a
course,” added Leis. “Individuals
choose a career path that is right for
ployed to determine their next
may
them.
steps.
three sessions over the span of a
Kim Way, a facilitator for the employment training readiness and focus, for change programs at the college, has been hired to head up
Way
said she
is
excited about the
reach their career
helping people in their career and
and employment
employment
goals.”
search.
a
great
satisfaction
Kim
when you can help someone reach their career and employment added Way. Andrea Leis set up the career counselling program and is also a manager of Job Connect, a provincially funded program that assists youth between the ages of 16-24 and some adults to obtain employment or job placements. Conestoga delivers the job development portion of this pro-
in
for
Leis said the counselling could
satisfaction when you can help someone
position because she enjoys
“There’s
come
month.”
“There’s a great
the program.
new
only need to
facilitator for
Way,
employment
training readiness
goals,”
and
focus for change programs She added the program
will serve
as a second step for people search-
ing for employment.
“Their
first
step could be going
one of the community'partners, such as the Job Finding Club or Partners in Employment. They to
take the form of one-on-one or
group sessions. “Sometimes people work better in groups when they can bounce ideas off one another.” She added it could also be more efficient to run group sessions, but she won’t know how the program will play out until it gets underway. Leis said individuals could end up enrolling in Conestoga programs after their counselling, but may also go into other college programs or different types of training. “We are not just feeding our own programs,” she added. Although the career counselling program will be based at the Stratford campus, it will also have a satellite location at the Listowel
(left to right), Tanya Lee and Brandon Tschirhart take a break from broadcasting production classes and hang out in the Sanctuary on March 14 (By Jody Andruszkiewicz)
First-year broadcasting students,
Sablick, Tae-in
.
Town
Hall.
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Page 10
“When diabetes
2,
2001
Balladeer cues
enters your
Krauss sings simple and down-to-earth
you need someone to
life,
By Jody Andruszkiewicz
standing on a street corner
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be,
song so that you want to
to
repeatedly.
of years ago, Krauss
simple and down-to-earth. It’s not hard to get involved in his songs,
isn’t
preach-
is
telling a great story: his
ouch potatoes, not French fries, may be to
3 How many eat
for obesity. That was the of a recent arycle exploring
title
factors involved in effective
We
’other
"
and lived standing on that comer. While a six-minute song about
fat
really
The
to
body weight, but
understand
Do
With an
active Living
In fact, they are a ‘
and young
teens
maintain
on the
rise.
increased intake of "fast
and
adults
is
junk foods" combined with sedentary lives as a result
of TV, computers and
video games, generation "X"
is
quickly
same with your
the
"Balance and moderation are what need,"
suggests Judy 'Loews,
registered
dietitian
book on
raising
a
and author of a
"weight-wise"
"Nothing we
Loews notes,
kids.
good
claim
to
eat
lifestyle
can
song, and that only enhances the quality of Cueball. In today’s world of one-hit ders and
CDs
Cueball
who
tened to from
As powerful
over the
is
work
that
it’s
the music
make
be challenging.
weight
completes this collection of
abilities.
And
you’d also be doing a
disservice to yourself.
or
activity.
for
of following
low
begin
bj
a
is
low
a
being
30-60 minutes per
the necessary changes,
setting
and
reasonable
Monitor your progress
specific goals. to
off can
and
diet
fat
To make
day.
it
to successful
and maintenance
loss
combination calorie,
The key
measure that the goals you
and
Establishing is
set are
attainable.
healthy habits
essential.
"
says,
"When
otily
one per customer."
it
comes
at
an
As the old adage to bodies, there’s
Your family doctor,
must be eaten
a
registered
in
educator
or
community
fitness
Toronto
helpful
easily relate
folk
in specialist
can
provide
a big difference
helping you reach your weight
goals.
you
I
more
musician Eugene Krauss’s debut CD, entitled Cueball, recalls stories that listeners can to.
loss
lerc are .some ideas to help get
started:
In a journal, record everything that eat
and drink
for the next
Be sure
to include
what you
you
much and 3
3 days.
eat,
following
questions...
1 Did you
eat a variety
2 Did you
eat the
Guide
to
Eat right
how
of foods?
recommended
servings
and
fruits,
ow much? Houf often?
Ask your doctor about a healthier
you 5 grains,
&
paRitapaaion^^
Physic it! Ac tivity
2-3 milk products and 2 meat and alternatives)
Activity
daily
from Canadus
Healthy tutting
(5 vegetables
sical
Exercise too
the time you eat. After the
days ask yourself the
number of
lis-
Not
Krauss’s exceptional story-telling
information. in
needs to be
start to finish.
doing that does a disservice to
as the 54-year-old
Krauss’s lyrics are, that
all
won-
have one decent song while the remainder are filler, that
erences to Canada. But what else could I expect from a musician
has travelled country?
Each musician
doing?
arc
moderation. Making small changes
your
his stories.
tell
brings something special to every
is
into a healthy diet,
fit
.some foods
him
active?
Losing weight and keeping
early age
some foods
for us, while others arc ‘junk.’
All foods can
but
How often were you
1
reasonable, realistic
absolutely perfect or entirely bad. Ifs simplistic
I
days.
physically active for
becoming generation "XL".
we
his
2 How long did you do each activity? 3 Did you enjoy what you were
of obesity in children,
rate
and have
yours. In fact,
Cueball
with your friends)?
how long for 3
dynamic duo.
become
Like his lyrics, the music on is easy and flowing. Krauss has assembled an interesting collection of musicians to help ear.
the food was there, you were out
More
weight gain.
essential to
too.
identify with his lyrics
that they are
hungry or did you
Healthy eating
crucial,
is
frequendy are you eaung?
5 Were you
Record everything you do and
is
retelling all that he’s seen
www.participaction.com
www.pagyidedcom
a
the
eat for other reasons (just because
we have come
a proper
comer
it’s
foods did you
the serious effects of physical inactivity. is
a tale
an engaging song telling about a man standing on a is
that
welcome change. The music accompanying
fries?
high in sugar,
(those
4 How
have long blamed improper
recendy,
The
music heard on the radio
alcohol)?
weight management.
diets for creeping
Perhaps one of the most engaging aspects of his lyrics
found myself smiling as I listened to I-2-T-4 Blues because I could relate to having to pay income taxes. I could also relate to Krauss’s ref-
track.
Nowhere will you hear anything heard on Top 40 stations. In fact, Cueball is so far from the typical
lyrics isn’t harsh or offensive to the
The lyrics to Krauss’s songs are easy and flowing. They gather you in and Krauss masterfully spins
ninth
stories.
ALL ADDS UP!
IT
many
listen
life story
Comer,
the
it
own.
Cueball’s
catchy
way he composes
this
them so that you have dazzling imagery playing in your mind.
Couch potatoes? French
the
Eugene Krauss’s Cueball is a stellar work of folk music. However, unlike other folk artists
Krauss
blame
still is
especially folk.
ing about peace and love. Rather,
PARTICIPACTION
nor-
everything else that has flooded the airwaves, it’s often forgotten how
and
roll
I
CANADSEN!<g
is
mally nothing to write home to mom about, Krauss, who currently lives in Powell River, B.C., makes it easy to listen to such a song.
Amidst the pop, rock and
C
lyrics
Canadian
turn to. Call the
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tech
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By Jody Andruszkiewicz
proven software
in
WebCT
citing
that 1,700 colleges across the globe
Conestoga College wants
to
be
use
recognized as the top school for
information
Canada and
it
who
Donald,
PhD.
from the
fall
of
Conestoga’s director of educational technology development, is
to
(Photo by Jody Andruszkiewicz)
for the college.
ter.com, an online
sold used trucks,
locations across
based assetcontrol.com, an online asset disposition
company
that auc-
tioned off a company’s assets to the
Before
Canada and
the
United States. Currently,
with
Donald
web course
is
tools
working
(WebCT)
He
said
WebCT is
a
course management software that allows instructors to manage courses,
give online tests and give marks
to students.
Three existing programs at Conestoga use WebCT software, the career development practitioner, human resources management and
courses.
computer programmer, also a two-
However, Donald said one of the problems with this process is the training and education of instruc-
year program.
tors to actually deliver courses in
are
will start
this
way.
But, said Donald, the “college
made
Donald said Conestoga
using
is
This program
is
ties
Hotline centre
now has a new
hotline in place.
as curricu-
lum development. “When you put a course Donald said with respect
It
online,” to cur-
riculum development, “you have to develop the curriculum ahead of for having the
is
easy
to access.
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time.”
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these
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online access
and bandwidth - as well
courses online
get
The recreation
also helping the
-
to
top notch.”
college by providing funding for the infrastructure
commitment
a
(information technology) capabili-
Food and Rural Rural Job Strategies Program. This program will help Conestoga build and develop 80 online web-enabled courses in
The deadline
technology marketing programs.
when
Twelve courses could be ready by September. Conestoga could have 1 1 0 courses online by the end of this year with the 80 online courses from the Rural Project and the existing 30^ ready.
information technology.
Entrade Inc., Donald worked for seven years at Conestoga-Rovers & Associates as director of information service where he was in charge of developing, installing and maintaining software for the company’s 40
company that and Rhode Island-
said courses will be offered
Affairs
software to develop online courses
Two of the sites he worked on were California-based truckcen-
this soft-
calendar year, but Donald
2001
Agriculture,
John Donald, Conestoga’s director of educational technology development, works on the WebCT software that will be used enable courses to be taken online. highest bidder.
sites.
this
web-enabling (readying these programs to be instructed online) these programs in April and they should be ready by September. All of this work is being done under the Ontario Ministry of
school of information technology and Donald,
manager co-ordinating the development and implementation of business-to-business e-commerce
Canada using
Donald said the college
a
Beginning his job on Nov. 1, last year, Donald came to Conestoga from Entrade Inc., where he worked for one year as the project
across
software engineering technician, a two-year program and
Additionally, Conestoga wants to
create this entity.
offered in 12 differ-
semester that will use
ware
in information technolo-
charged with trying to determine the infrastructural requirements to
is
Some of the full-time programs being prepared for the upcoming
reality.
gy-
create
it
software.
Waterloo, said Conestoga, in line with its goal to create a polytechnic institute, wants to develop applied degree
programs
and
tutions
graduated with a
in civil engineering
University
it
ent languages. There are 187 insti-
technology across hired John Donald to
help bring that goal to
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