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2007
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Monday, March
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Conestoga students on top of loans College has the lowest student loan default rate in Ontario By JESSICA BLUMENTHAL
The northern colleges have rates in the
Conestoga
is at
the top of
its
class
default
low 20 per cent brack-
et.
again.
of Ministry Ontario and Colleges
The
Training, Universities
released report
default
loan
institution.
OSAP.
Conestoga came out No.
1
with
lowest student loan default rate of any Ontario college or institute, at 8.4 per cent. have students “Conestoga the
mow Dy Students indulge their sweet tooth (
t
many mcuu/t/ttcn/
Megan
Gill,
planning assignment.
With the help of first-year law and security administration/police Canadian -soldiers should
some
students,
foundations
in
feel a little
Afghanistan'
more
at
and
to gather
even elementary schools supplies.
“We’ve been getting
a lot of sup-
said
donations,”
regarding
port
Collver.
Andy
300 tubes of toothpaste, to simple crafts from an elementary school, every contribution makes a differ-
From their professor
businesses
home
this spring.
Along with
to different corpo-
smaller
rations,
Knetsch, the group of students has been working together for more than a month to gather goods and
Zellers’ donation of about
ence, he said.
in
“We’ve been getting a
mid- April.
“(Afghanistan) has to be one of the worst places to be right now,
of
lot
support regarding donations.”
committee member, Louis Collver. “Any extras we can give them from home could make it just said
After being approached with the idea by Knetsch. who teaches a political science istration
course,
and public admina committee of
about 10 students was formed. The
committee
ADAM HANNON
Waterloo regional police are investigating the second theft from
a vehicle at the college this
a touchy subject, this project specifically for
not, the reality is
women
and
member
something.”
Knetsch
said, although
we
have'
it
he knows
or
location of the vehicle
only thing that
makes
it
is
not the
attractive
in
made from the March 10. An unknown person used 91
fraudulent 91
Although the
theft occurred in
In
rates
in
the
2006
related
location.
news, there was a
report
of education," Dinning said. In order to make paying loans back easier, you can negotiate
2004-05, and who defaulted on loan repayment obligations as of July 2006.
payments based on income. Dinning feels Conestoga has
loan
in
The average default rate for the Ontario college system was 13.6
informed consumers, in terms ot knowledge of payback options. Conestoga also has a higher
per cent. The other colleges on the
graduation
list
included private colleges. In the
2003-04 academic year, 20,776 loans were issued provincial ly.
the
incident,
which could
leges,
rate
which
is
other col-
than
a contributing fac-
tor.
From
to
start
of a pro-
finish
Loan
gram, 67 per cent of students
collection of student loans across
graduate compared to other colleges which have about 50 per cent of students graduate.
you
contact the police at 9:50 a.m. Police are currently investigat-
to
hierarchy based on rates and the quality
a
employment
students who were issued an Ontario Student loan in 2003-04. but who did not receive
money. Dinning said, but they don’t need to because students pay them back out of good faith and because they are getting jobs. If students have the money,
vehicle then
its
per cent and other private and public institutions with a rate of 6 per
the country) could chase
p.m. that day.
stereo
of
centre on
1
are very
of 5,7 per cent, and private career colleges with a rate of 16.8
National Student agency (the Centre responsible for distribution and
rec
1
"We
rate
Service
system was stolen from a red 1992 Honda Prelude sometime between 10 a.m. and 9
A
12 a student’s vehicle
The
a
result in public mischief charges
into in Lot 3.
geography defining employ-
“It’s
“By doing this, it makes students aware that, although the world is a big place, they can make a differ-
on campus
lower
cent.
reflected
appreciated, said Collver.
to a
Post-secondary sectors show uniwith an overall default
student affairs
the political
by dropping off supplies to the CSI help desk area, between Doors 3 and 4, by the end of March. From toiletries to used books or CDs, everything is
this
in
in the north,
versities
vice-president
process, said Knetsch.
ing
On March
higher than
fortunate in this region."
Mike Dinning,
Although the project has no on the students' marks, it benefits them by getting them
“You’d think that this only happens in a remotely located lot, and that’s not true,” said Tribe, adding that which vehicle is broken into depends more on the
was broken
is
effect
to thieves.
semester.
“It's
forgotten."
theft
one of the more remote parking lots, safety and security services supervisor John Tribe said the
The job opportunity
ment," said Dinning.
loans.”
in
The
second
Dinning
and have high
“Conestoga students have always been good at paying back their
men
serving
in
Conestoga.”
region
Afghanistan,” said Knetsch. "This is to let them know they are not
involved
up, students,
rate.
show support
Canadian troops. “Whether one agrees with
sum
the people that it
which helps contribute
Students can show their support
“Even if it’s a finger-painting from a kindergarten student, it’s
Police investigating By
is
to
education
said.
ence,” he said.
Louis Collver,
little better.”
a
is
actively
create care packages to send over-
seas
war
the
faculty and staff. Everyone takes pride
at
employment upon graduation, he
Students show their support group has gone
is
default rate indicates that students get a good value for
-
MEGHAN KRELLER
make
It
The loan
their
By
total of
paying back their loans,” said Mike Dinning, vice-president of student affairs.
always been good
Matt Reidel, Darlene Shepard and Liz WhiddiS raise money Tor the hosted a Uahe sale on March 1-4 in the Conestoga Students me. DOararOOIT) to sale as an event bake the held also students The second year public relations graduation banquet. First-year public relations students
to the quality of the
2006
its
for
“The default rate speaks
to
get your
“When you
up and taste how said. “The default
they will pay
other colleges, northern colleges, such as Northern College, have
Conestoga." The complete
around a year ago,” said Tribe. “It does happen occasionally.”
higher default rates because students have a lack of opportunity.
default
it
to
it
it
right
add
will
should," he
rate
speaks to
up, students, faculty and
being laid. Tribe said this is not the first time this has happened. “We had occurrences) (similar some
When comparing Conestoga
the
all
the quality of the institution. It is the sum total of the people that
make
back.
put
ingredients in a soup,
it
staff.
Everyone takes pride
rate
tables
student for
2006
in
loan are
available at http://osap.gov.on.ca.
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News
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Residence gym
Now
deep thoughts
By KRISTIN GRIFFERTY
huge impression with
...with Random
Conestoga College
questions answered by
What is
the worst
random students
sound ever?
Conestoga residence
at
are sweating, but this time
embarrass-
ing regardless.”
Jacqin Rhyno, first-year
graphic design
machines are second-hand
All
help out with student needs and
but look new.
requests.
Connell said student feedback about the new room has been great, and the turnout appears to be even better.
"The students are really happy to see we’re making pro-active
However, said the
as part of an on-
never and they have yet to have any com-
modate
plaints.
requests the
in
The
liv-
build-
still
ing.
as a
While
overall,
(Photo by Kristin
The assessment yoga balls and two yoga mats. was completed at the end of December and showed changes for their
management studies
“My
fitness instructor
screaming telling
and
me
at
me,
to hurry
up
go.”
Sarah Macintvre, first-year
students happy.
The room cost approximately $13,000 to outfit, with equipment purchased from a local exercise equipment dealer who also sup-
Ryan Connell, residence
life
co-
ordinator at the Conestoga residence, said the assessment made a
By PEGGY O’NEILL
LASA/police foundations
happens not just
in casi-
Kelley realized he like gambling
away and started doing it as a hobby, but never considered it to be dangerous.
lems.
seek help or counselling, because I wasn’t addicted to it,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed competition and that’s kind of what betting on Proline felt
of a
gam-
about gamspending more time a
and money than a person can afford on it, finding it hard to stop, borrowing
money from
friends, lying,
Friends
esting.
“If you're watching a game that you’ve got a lot money on, it for
sure gives you a big
around
third-year
cabinet maker apprentice
when sum-
mertime. “It’s a
guests
good quality to market to in the summer,” said
Connell.
“It
facility as
we have
helps
up-seli
the
one more great thing
to offer.”
Anyone with Connell, or his dence.
can over at
ideas staff,
it
is
risky
this
adults start
visit resi-
he
gambling
age because they think to socialize,
definitely 1
lost
a
won,” he
lot
said.
more “But
money it,
than a person can afford on
finding
it
hard to stop, borrow-
money from
ing
friends, lying, neg-
and chasing loses. This is when someone keeps going after “the big lect
win.”
Friends 4 Friends is part of the Responsible Gambling Council,
an independent, non-profit organization committed to preventing
problem gambling. Their website has lots of information ranging from statistics to prevention and how to get help for a gambling problem.
“We’re more on the prevention Saundercook said. "We do several prevention cam-
learned to have
Brent Kelley, a pseudonym, is a Conestoga student who just real-
said.
bad
more
control over
habit.
only bet
He now
year round and educate to
keep gam-
bling on the safe side.”
HELP AVAILABLE A
gambling addiction can be
a devastating one, but
it
can
also be defeated. If
maybe once or twice
week now, which ing compared to
all
I
it.”
Since he spent most of his money during his first year of college on gambling, alcohol and food, he has
a
own
than
don’t regret
"I
year
Susan Saundercook, from the gambling helpline Friends 4 Friends, said some early warning signs of a gambling addiction include talking a lot about gambling, spending more time and
paigns
his
lost last
year.
young adults on how
it’s also an easy way to lose your tuition money and gain a dangerous addiction.
ized the significance of his
money he
on gambling, and is trying to stop that from happening again this
side of things,"
money
fun and entertaining, not that
and a good way
rush,”
of the
all
about once every five games. “I
4 Friends
but
Smile Conestoga, you could be our next respondent!
will benefit
turns into a hotel in the
er but he
still
Most young
his first year in college he
was making five to six bets a week on Proline because he thought it made watching games more inter-
Most of Kelley’s bets were smallwas still only winning
Susan Saundercook, whining.”
By
me.”
said.
loses.
Scott Bolton,
didn’t
like to
lot
neglect and chasing
woman
right
“I
talking
first-year
“A
it
the
overall
what is happening over at residence, as changes are being made every day.
Eighteen to 24 year olds have the highest number of people with moderate to severe gambling prob-
bling,
LA SA/police foundations
residence,
cameras for the
safety of the students.
well.
plate.”
Wilson,
students living in
Students need to stay tuned to
commonly, during any kind of
It
bling addiction include
Tammy
security
an
added bonus for
fea-
it
nos but also takes place in stores, in people’s homes, during friendly games of cards and, even more
Warning signs “A fork on a
to help.”
day, seven days a week, and
sporting event.
first-year
want
gambling addiction. Kelley started gambling with his older brothers around the age of 15, mostly on sports and Proline, However around the legal drinking age he started going to casinos and betting on poker games as
Gambling can take on many
Pamela Sherman,
really
The new workout facility holds two treadmills, one elliptical machine, a stationary bike, two yoga balls and two .yoga mats. The room is open 24 hours a tures
new
is
Gambling consumed Conestoga student forms.
clock.”
said
benefit,”
Connell.
LASA/police foundations
“My alarm
“We
this
facility
Grifferty)
building
64 per cent of students were looking for a cardio room, eight per cent for an arcade and seven per cent for a karaoke machine and new couches. With new arcade machines and a newly purchased jukebox from eBay, a cardio room seemed like the next logical step to keeping that
first-year
as
ble.
improved
students in Student residents will now be able to pump themselves up in residence couldn't the new gym area that opened March 4. The facility features be happier. two treadmills, one elliptical machine, a stationary bike, two
Silvestri,
installed
it
quickly as possi-
new
turned into a
but
Connell said the right steps have been taken to get
and
Alien
is
television,
needs assessment survey conducted by recreation and leisure student Kelly Bulky, has
facility
elbow.”
room
waiting to be
equipped with a
What began
and
“Popping out your
he
room is crowded
going plan to renovate and accom-
ing fart, it’s
plies the rec centre.
to
the new workout room in residence,
from students
“A
not
it’s
over essays and class deadlines. On March 4, students were allowed to access
and
staff
more than happy
that they are
Students
working out
really
you or someone you know
has a gambling problem,
visit
feels like noth-
friends4friends.ca or call the
he
St. Mary's Hospital gambling program at 519-745-2585.
last
year,”
takes into consideration
1
News
SPOKE, March
CoDestc By TARA RICKER
March 15. The event was held by Conestoga Students in the
Inc.
Sanctuary.
night had a rather mild start as there
where
only about 30 people in attendance after doors opened at 9 p.m. but the night spiced up around 1 p.m. as students crowded the dance floor, and by 1 1
:30 p.m. there
“CSI was
were 230 students
in attendance.
really pleased with the turnout since
ID
to get into the Sanctuary.
Student
cards and a $2 cover charge were also required at the door.
Four male students who attended the event had own idea of heating up the night by attempting to start a fire in the E-wing while the event was
their
taking place.
“CSI was
pleased with the
really
turnout since the event
same week as
on the same week as St. Patrick’s Day,” said event programmer Lindsay Silva of the event
— Page 3
they were of legal drinking age, students needed a
Conestoga College students partied Cajun style when the spirit of Mardi Gras hit the college on
The
2007
$ style valid photo
(CSI)
26,
fell
on the
St. Patrick’s Day.”
fell
Lindsay
Silva,
CSI event programmer
CSI. Silva said next year instead of hosting another
Mardi Gras, CSI may plan a
pre-St. Patrick’s
Day
ming
Mardi Gras included many of the regular features associated with most CSI events. These included a lit-up dance floor, a cash bar and heart-pounding
robotics and animation student, were working
music, thanks to the talent of DJ Flash. As students arrived at the door they were gar-
nished with beads in purple, gold and green, the authentic colours of Mardi Gras.
Some
(Photo by Tara Ricker)
Students dressed lavishly and were garnished with beads when they entered the Mardi Gras dance in the Sanctuary on March 15.
female students
in
attendance wore bright
Crystal Kranz, a student in the
student, and Richard Petan, a third-year
security that night and stumbled upon the mischievous behaviour. “We were doing a routine check of the hallways
around 12:45 a.m. when we saw one of the four guys holding a piece of paper that they had lit on fire,”
said Stuart.
As soon
phone numbers taped to their backs. Mardi Gras was an all age’s event and students 19 years of age or older received a bracelet at the door so they could be served alcohol. To prove
gized for their behaviour and
human
serv-
“The two police
who
created the Aboriginal and land disputes landmark called the inukshuk no longer stands as just a landmark for where Aboriginal people have been.
available religious choice in education,” she
Canadian governments,” he said. Lisa Mariano, from the same group, said Waterloo plays a roll in aboriginal land dis-
ed tattoos, young newcomers, child prostitution, media and a child’s mind, the death
said.
putes.
penalty, eating disorders in athletes, traditions
more than males, she said, and males are racially attacked more than females. “It’s becoming a problem.” Eric Humphreys, one of the seven students
services founda-
diversity poster display
More
March
16.
than 30 students were involved and in Canada stickers, dur-
wearing stop racism
ing the display of nine posters showing a diverse selection of world issues. They includ-
of the Japanese geisha,
LGBT
(lesbian, gay,
and transvestite) family influence and the Aboriginal and land disputes.
bisexual
Immigrated female students are harassed
“The inukshuk now stands as a territorial mark to divide aboriginal land from the
“A
large per cent of the southeast region of
is native,” she said. Erica Steele, one of the eight students who created the tattooing display, said her group’s
Waterloo
motto
is
fire,
apolo-
the premises.
who where
present
at
and the incident was
at poster display
grated to be successful in this country when Catholic and Christian schools are the only
human
left
quickly dismissed,” said Stuart.
display, said the historic
program impacted Conestoga with a
officers
the event did not get involved
program and one of the six students who created the young newcomers display, said students who’ve come from other countries are crucial to Canada’s success. “It’s difficult for students who have immi-
Students from the
saw Stuart and
Petan they immediately put out the
ice foundation
tion
as the four students
colourful boas while others chose to wear their
World issues highlighted By BECKY SHARPE
Larry Stuart, a first-year computer program-
event.
“think before you ink.”
“Tattoos are becoming more widely accepted when you’re applying for a job today but you still have to remember a tattoo is permanent and can sometimes affect your career,” she said. Brian Deverell, one of the seven who created the LGBT and family influence display, said a different lifestyle choice shouldn't
mean you’re treated differently. “More than 50 per cent of teens who “in the closet”
and are oppressed turn
are
to sui-
cide,” he said. It’s
need
a very touchy subject and families
to learn to
be more accepting of
family member’s choices, said Deverell.
Joscelyn Guindon, Sam Toma, Kristi Enders, Kelly MacKenzie and Students from the human services foundation program, from left, Taylor Pratt, Brian Deverell, at the March 16 diversity poster display. transvestites and bisexuals Alanna Agnew, share information about the treatment of lesbians, gays,
their
Commentary
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Page 4
No
respect
for elderly At one time, elders were admired
for their
wisdom and
life
now
experience. Things have certainly changed. Seniors are
easy targets for abuse and fraud.
The Record had
a story on
March
New York woman who was apartment building.
A man
12 about a 101 -year-old
beaten and robbed right outside her
went
woman, turned and punched
the
to hold the
woman
door open for the
in the face
and
stole
her purse which only contained $33. She suffered a fractured
cheekbone.
The mugger
also assaulted a
second victim; an 85-year-old
These kinds
of incidents
are growing rapidly.
woman was punched
which only contained $32.
study done by the
Canadian Department
of
Canadian incident,
In a
Nova
7 per cent of people over the age of Justice,
Scotia a
woman
We
in
by nurses for acting up
need to get on the right track and cherish our seniors.
in
her
A
80s had her mouth taped shut
65 have experienced some form of abuse and
at the
home where she The nurses then proceeded to draw a happy face on
break
in tradition
nursing
resides.
65 per cent of the people abused are
in the
face and had her purse stolen
a
In
the tape. Neither of the nurses
was
women.
fired for their actions.
One
received a five-day suspension,
In
May 2004
a tradition started at
the college. That
Falconer,
was when
already
Conestoga
president
Students
became president of
Inc.,
Falconer and Jackson around more?
of
Jackson said 90 per cent of the
Brandon Walker
also
the College
time he puts toward the student alliance has been his
Student Alliance. the other received 10 days.
These kinds of incidents are growing
rapidly. In a study
Then,
done
by the Canadian Department of Justice, 7 per cent of people over the age of 65 experiences some form of abuse and 65 per
women.
cent of the people abused are
Many
every day. feel the
need
to
force these people into nurs-
ing
homes?
Is
because
it
they’re an inconvenience to
society?
Why
are they con-
stantly the victims of abuse
and fraud?
Is
it
because
they’re an easy target because
pathetic
push away our seniors and ignore the abuse they suffer. We must find a way to cherish them and set an example for future generations, because we’re all one day going to end up old too. excuses
to
away
our seniors and ignore the
abuse they
suffer.
We
to cherish
them and all
set
one day
too.
Spoke welcomes
the
is
issues
I
hope she breaks
it.
After months of stalled discus-
"My
role
facing
the
students
Conestoga are heard clear.
I
at
loud
and
also have the ability to
work
very closely with the Ministry of
student union via e-mail, students
Training
...
wonder what happened
regularly
communicate our
to
cause the
Student Life Centre negotiations to falter
completely?
Could
it
have partly been because
Although fit
cerns outside of Conestoga?
affects
opinion, that could be part
issues
it
mind we’re
member
of the
way) it directly students when the bar/bistro
we have
We
a
either
paid for doesn’t open.
can
only
Students Inc. for his travel costs, unlike during Falconer’s time. But, students might be paying for it
other ways, mainly that stu-
in
dents in their final year will probably
never see the bar/bistro and
convenience store they helped fund. It is
time for a change
speculate
what
in tradition.
There are 27 other colleges Ontario and
it’s
those student
does indirectly bene-
students at our college (keep in
alliance
my
to
to those decision-makers.”
two student union presidents were weighed down by con-
of the problem, although the stu-
which allows me
been able to reimburse Conestoga
is
sion between the college and the
take
union members
to
over the voluntary role of
president of the College Student Alliance.
When
Stanciu officially becomes
president of the student union, hopefully she will put the issues at this
college
first
and foremost and
will
caused the communication break-
allow someone else to become pres-
to being so close to the alliance.
down, but look
ident of College Student Alliance.
at
it
this
way: Could
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March of
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SPOKE, March
Successful
Obsession with
“You’ve got
to be
— Page 5
2007
26,
failure
no
the best,
exceptions, no excuses, win.”
modern technology
These words are not the
come
hear and often
with guilt and disappointment they are not obeyed.
one of the front rows in the cinema and out of the corner of my eye I could see a little white screen, his Blackberry.
Leanne Mountford
to
remember
was was
It
he
as
using it throughout the entire movie. Why would you pay to see a movie if you're not going
Opinion I
distracting
fairly
pay any attention
ple waited until they
were
failed or think we’re
say hi to them.
wants
People need to get to computers
fin-
and frequently to write in their blogs and online journals because it’s much more important for people to share
a time
their feelings with strangers
out and
rather than talk to their friend
be entertained with what they
who might
were doing and who they were
beside them.
be sitting right
so people are Today, obsessed with modern technology that they seem to always have the need to be
pub on Northfield Drive
connected.
downtown Toronto
Nowadays, people
will
Waterloo are advertising they
back,
movie and
I
the
wireless
people
be
wireless
went to message
came
on, please turn off your cellphones. There was a man in
giving
is
come
I’ve
many
to the conclusion that
people can’t actually turn
off their cellphones and handheld
devices.
When
a sign does
them off, means turn
to turn
they seem to think this
them
come
to vibrate.
I’ve had friends come over hang out at my house from time
No one
wants
person
who
Internet
to avoid failure.
of people
many
benefits to
and there are but once in a
it,
while it wouldn’t hurt to turn your cellphone, your Blackberry or your laptop off and spend a couple of hours of quality time with the people you are with and
to
pay attention
to
are doing.
to the activity
you
What would the world be
going to fail. be the loser or the can’t do it. No one
ure didn't exist and
to
quered everything they attempted?
Would we
place where no one
reason the team
no one had
What
lost.
losing
make you
Why
failing
ple
at
No
Is
life that
everyone
does there always have to be a winner
and a
be a
wrong
it
to fail? Is
it
loser,
Does ure? if
a successor and a failure?
depend on faildoes that mean that
the world
And
if so,
people did not
fail
fail-
could there be success?
some
Society often prides
itself
who have made a name selves, who have gone the
person because you have faults? How is it possible to never be a
and have surpassed all obstacles. But as mentioned above, where would
How
can someone go and always win, always get perfect and always come out on top? If anyone can answer these questions, please step forward and share. I’m sure everyone would
failure?
through
those people truly stand
no one below them
life
Success, while
is
pretty
concern, which majority of the
population, no matter which community you’re from. No matter where your school is located. No matter where on the street the foundation of your house was built. Whether we are young and
playing a simple
game of
street
hockey with the neighbour
kids.
her long to realize she truly was the princess of the house. We had two other cats and it was quick
have
therefore,
licence,
a
a
of home, allowing
bowls. She had the upper hand when it came to licking out the
roads, for pedestrians and for our family pets that only come out-
Conveniently located
of our ice cream dish when we were through. She waited, not
side to get
patiently, for
mom
is
it
it
She woke my same time each and every morning before school. She
and we will grieve for awhile, but we want to make a difference by telling people to slow down. Go
All of this concerns everyone, or at least affects us personally, or
sprawled out on every one of our beds while we were at school, and
the speed limit, or at least, close to
you know of someone who has been completely shattered from
we came home
Ninety km/h is nowhere close to what the driver was supposed to be travelling. At least if we are
of people
SPEEDING. It may not seem
in
car
...
to be the biggest
of our concern right now,
in this
to her loving face
every afternoon. She had personality, she had spunk and when she
wanted our attention, right away it was handed to her. She was so loved and adored.
moment, but what were you doing on March 12 at 10:20 p.m. that “It
night? I
was drying
holding
my
my
tears,
sister in
while
my arms
to
console her after an accident just minutes before. Our whole family was on the front porch of our
new home, fairness of
trying to grasp
was
not
fair,
not now,
not then, not at the time
we had
watch animal
to
control scrape her lifeless
body,
of blood, her
full
face hardly recognizable.”
through. It
was not
fair,
not now, not
But
it’s
how
it
worked, and
it’s
lifeless
was. It was the way of living, of co-existing with your family members and with our
face
pets.
then, not at the time
we had
to
watch animal control scrape her body, full of blood, her hardly recognizable. Our
family cat Samuel was hit by a car that was speeding. Doing 90
km/h
in front
took
40 km/h zone, directly of our house. The driver
in a
Sammy’s
life.
She was almost six years old, and she had been with us since she was six weeks old. It did not take
how
it
Now
that she is
no longer wakI
feel
it
is
my
everyone who reads this about the danger of the streets and remind speeders to slow down, especially when it is a 40 km/h zone. There is no need to
responsibility
be going that
to
fast.
tell
As
a driver,
apartmer
you to
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close to it, we can potentially come to a stop when animals cross the road. We can slow down and
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swerve a little out of the way, if safe to do so, missing animals by inches.
It
is
better
than
hitting
them by driving over them, and not looking back to see what we hit. This can be prevented if we simply obey the laws of pets, killing
Please slow down. Thank you to those drive
within
the
who do
speed
limit.
Thank you to those who stop when animals are crossing the road.
who
ing us up for school,
a
the road.
the
what we were going
universities if
on the
sister at the
there
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arrangements
Safe, affordable
fresh air after
being inside all day. Our family has to adjust to our Samuel no longer being with us,
finish her
to
yogurt, so she could place
some
floor for the taking.
result
Variety of rental units to
ourselves, than for others on the
Whether we are moving in or moving out of that dream house you worked so hard to have.
the
4
the cat
rest
was on? measured in if
numerous ways, should really only be compared to the stigmatic word failure. For if people didn’t fail no one would ever be a success.
Welcome home to TransC living
first at
extra mile
Attention Students!!!
responsibility to drive in a reasonable and respectful way. If not for
decided that she ate
for
to stand
-
may much the it
on those them-
immortal sin that can never be forgiven? Does it make you less of a
appreciate the enlightenment.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR To whom
then there
would be no world? People say if you don’t know sorrow, you cannot know happiness. If we did not know failure,
this thing
will
want to exist in? world be a farce, tar-
actually that
on? Can a world without failure exist? Or
everything they attempt.
an inevitable fact of
letting
to dwell
one is everything and no one
So why then is there such a stigma around the word fail? And why do people panic if they succumb to it? It’s
the loser,
worry about
to
geted toward another imperfection
are people so afraid to fail
can always be the best, it’s just not possible for one person to be a master
would
Or would
a failure?
or be termed a failure?
Utopia, a
down or being beaten? Would that world be a place peo-
a divorce or
test,
game? Does
the
a
was
in
live
others
constitutes failing? Forty-
nine per cent on a
like if fail-
everyone con-
if
be the disappointment, the “if only you could have ...” or the to
ure at least once in their existence.
lots
Opinion
when we’ve
able to stay connected.
for
McCormick
more
called
has
Tiffany if
exactly
access so people are always
Modern technology helped make life easier
on asking people
A few weeks
free
Internet connection and even
the road.
see a
offering
are
answering their cellphones, text messaging and e-mailing their friends anywhere and everywhere they go. It’s not a rare sight to see people chatting away on their cellphones in the middle of a restaurant or while they are driving
down
in
words
hard to admit
It’s
perfect at
Places like Williams coffee
with.
What
for success or
20 minutes away. Then they have keep their MSN Messenger running just in case someone wants to
to
ished dinner before answering a phone. I remember when people could go
Words
are they?
appropriately,
when peo-
a time
their
e-mail as soon as they get to my place, even though they live only
fast
to it?
them check
time, and a lot of
easiest to
part-in-parcel
And will
thank you to begin to slow
those
down
entering a 40 km/h zone; thank you for not killing beloved
when pets.
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and Facebook, a new networking website created by college students for college
students
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A warm and melodic sound resonated from beyond the lofty walls and windows of the Preston Legion
student requests.
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connected, including the ever so
ages sat
in a
concentrated semi-cir-
musical instruments at the to follow the conductor's direction. Intermittent spurts of cle,
ready,
among
laughter
members
enlivened the diverse atmosphere.
The musicians seemed
affable,
lighthearted and committed.
The Cambridge Concert Band
grams would love the opportunity to play their instruments if there was a group (offering) friendly people, good music and not too huge of a time commitment,” said Stephenson. rehearses every The band Monday evening from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. at Branch 126 of the Royal Canadian Legion (Preston), of which the band is an affiliate. The group plays locally and is venerated in the community. The band is partially funded by the City of Cambridge and has been sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion since its inception in the late 1800s, which provides their hall for the band’s
with
rehearsals.
oriented
(CCB), an independent, non-profit
Stephenson said the band
community musical group, welcomes new members seeking an
outlet
opportunity to utilize their
their
within
skills, as
boasted on the band's flyers around
Gerry
many
because many high school 'graduto
if
interesting
themselves,” said
said
band has
aspects
alle-
viate
school-related tensions and
stress
on a
social level just as
much
as playing the music.
"There are usually a few characwho liven up the rehearsals
ters
with
com-
(music-related)
their
ments,” he said.
Bowie,
who
played the clarinet
50 years ago when
known
the
band was
as the Preston Legion Band,
said playing music
is
an enjoyable
experience and he appreciates others with the
same passion.
“I find that
people
are
very
who
are arts-
interesting,
concerned social beings,”
he said. “That to
me means
a lot."
will be
for students to hear the band.
which
For general and membershiprelated
information,
contact
sec-
ond-year architecture engineering technology student and board of
Bowie. “Also,
directors
many of
offer such opportunities.
younger players an opportunity for younger players to become familiar
graduates of fine band pro-
camaraderie of
the
members can help
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Bowie
ary institution they attend does not
"Many
said
competing in the Kitchener- Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival on March 3 a public performance and opportunity
usually fascinating stories in
are
the post-second-
Bowie
the band’s
The band
“The experiences of older players
continue their passion
even
President David
amount of enjoyment
possible.”
is
friendly,
active
could benefit college students.
ing college students for recruitment
want
a prime
community and broaden
the all-ages nature of the
target-
is
is
become
awareness of the workings of the
CCB
CCB conductor Stephenson said the band
for music,
the
students to
Royal Canadian Legion.
Doon campus.
ates
for
the
...
that
the older players assist
member
Melissa Keith
at
mkeith-cc@conestogac.on.ca or executive president David Bowie at bowienorth@distributel.net.
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demands on our time and energy.
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in
hours a week for a fitness activity we enjoy.
we can
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talk to about personal matters and daily life, and people
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in
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being alone, with time for relaxation
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daily,
maintaining appropriate body weight and
monitoring our use of alcohol, caffeine and tobacco are choices that
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longer and prevent illness.
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by
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Feature
Have
Ten ancient ossuaries were examwith six of the boxes
ined,
(This
is
second
the
in a three-part
on the history and
series
of
life
Jesus Christ.)
names
inscribed with the to
Jesus,
Joseph,
Mary
ing
translat-
Matthew, and
Mary,
Magdalene
Judah, the supposed son of Jesus.
Controversy creates cash. At least that seems to be the case with films dealing with religious
over the past few years. Da Vinci Code to
issues
From The
Passion of the Christ, authors and
sparked
have
filmmakers
a
firestorm.
The
member
latest
of the contro-
versial religious film family is the
$4-million
Lost
US
documentary. The of Jesus. Associated
Tomb
Producers, the production
company
behind the documentary, hired two directors
prestigious
to
their
tell
film
which
aired
on
Discovery Channel on March
4.
New
York City on Feb. 26, scholars, historians and Christians around the globe have been
in
an uproar of skepticism.
Pastor
Bob
Parks, senior pastor at
Benton Street Baptist Church
in
Kitchener, said he believes the doc-
umentary challenges the Christian belief that Jesus died and was resurrected three days later. “We (Christians) would base our faith and practices on the teachings
The film's producers said they were not trying to undermine Christianity,
brates
the
and
that the film cele-
real-life
existence
of
Jesus Christ. Jacobovici added the documentary is not trying to
answer questions, however, story and let experts make
own
tell
a
their
human was
fouAnd
residue
sent
University
in the
boxes
Lakehead Thunder Bay.
Ontario’s
to
in
Lakehead in the
the
help
of statisticians,
archeologists, historians and
DNA
experts, the producers of the docu-
mentary put together a case that argues the bones of Jesus were found.
to
remains from the
the
to
artifact
fame through
named Oded
the
Paleo-DNA
lab
is
laboratory, said the
continuing to examine the
DNA. “We
are trying to determine whether or not the two bodies were related through their paternal side.” The filmmakers said the tombs
from blood this
that
time usually contained
relatives
and spouses. From
statement the assumption was
Mary and Jesus Magdalene must have been mar-
made
that
riecL
David Haskell,
assistant pro-
fessor of journalism and an expert
of
religion in
media, said to assume
Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married based on the fact they were not related is preposterous. “The Lost Tomb of Jesus does not meet the scientific criteria to be taken as fact. Based on available
that
All
also
DNA
is
a fraud.”
aside, the
reviewed
the
documentary findings
The
text
was published
in
2002
statisticians said."
Later
of
Andrey Feuerverger, a statistician from the University of Toronto, who spent two years calculating the odds of a tomb in Israel being the
lent
the
dealer
IAA
declared
the
on the box to be frauduand that Golan was the one
Despite the possible illegitimacy
to the ossuaries through
it
all
possessed this
those listed
in the
Skeptics of the documentary also
argue that Christians believe Jesus’ body was kept at the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City; as opposed to the location of the tomb.
Haskell said
if
Jesus’ family did
as legit.
“Most conservative at movies like this
as an
opportunity to speak their
voices
in the
Cliff said that despite their best
he does not think the doc-
be taken as
out of
it
centuries.
Magdalene when translated, is a rare name. In fact, the woman claimed to be Jesus’ wife was the
woman who
took
Christians look
efforts,
name
He added conservative Christians were upset when the press was taken in by the Da Vinci Code and
matching mineral crust which accumulated in the boxes over
and includes only 2,509 names. Mariemene e Mara, or Mary
only
It
charges.
inscription
era.
Da
makes for a good conspiracy, but not good science.” As for the press coverage on the
Vinci Code.
forged it. The forgery trial is ongoing, however Golan denies the
antiques
Golan.
tary
looking for success. “They were
documentary, Haskell said the media has been pretty good when discussing this film. "They said the producers of this movie have no evidence and revealed that they were playing with data, which misrepresented what archeologists and
an
words, one
Lexicon.
ossuary.
Dr. Carney Matheson, forensic examiner and scientific officer at
evidence, this
conclusions.
With
its
nects
Dr.
in the Bible.”
Jesus, and reached
first
rebut by using the text. Lexicon of Jewish Names, which is a representative sample of the five million Jews who lived during that
again when this documentary was being made. Samples of DNA material from
Mary Magdalene
in
of an
link
definitive
the
of the inscription on the James box, The Lost Tomb of Jesus con-
once contained the remains of Jesus Christ and his family. Ever since this conference
The James box was
Yeshua, or Jesus. The producers of the documen-
in
— Page 7
2007
riding on the coattails of the
1996, and then
mentary on them
linked
at a press
of
who
limestone boxes, believed to have
information was revealed
Son of God’s, or, in other in 600 families would
son
names on the inscriptions were common names of that time, with one of every three women named Mary, and one in 20 men named
Experts from the
The documentary unveiled two
the
to a different family than
the
Israeli
Talpiot.
discovered the remains from the Jesus ossuary were not maternally
winner. Simcha Jacobovici, directed
belonged
James,
inscription
Joseph, brother of Jesus.
Antiques Authority (IAA) excavated the site and found the 10 boxes were ossuaries The inside. untouched until BBC did a docu-
Jerusalem suburb of
the
in
the
Oscar Award-winning, Titanic James Cameron and Gemini
director
place of Jesus Christ.
Feueverger discovered there was a one in 600 chance that the names inscribed the boxes could have
have that particular combination of names purely by chance. However, skeptics contend the
1
is one of five laboratories world that can extract DNA from ancient material. Forensic experts examined the samples and
story.
last resting
the
The tomb was originally found in 980 by a construction crew work-
ing
26,
remains been found?
Christ’s
By BJ RICHMOND
SPOKE, March
umentary tary
still
is
compelling enough fact.
to
“The documen-
leaves an abundance of
media."
Parks said overall the documen-
sparked
tary
Christianity.
“I
am
anyone takes an gious
topics,
interest
in
thrilled
when
interest
but
this
in
will
reli-
not
unanswered questions.” He added the logical fallacies and assumptions are extensive. “An argument has to be built on fact and
change the way Christians celebrate the life and death of Jesus
not assumptions.”
today’s society, which images of
Haskell said he believes the producers of the documentary were
Jesus are acceptable, and which are
Christ.”
Next week: Jesus
is
everywhere. In
blasphemous?
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have their own burial cave it would have likely been in their hometown of Nazareth, not Jerusalem. “There is no evidence that a Galilean like Jesus would have been buried in Jerusalem.”
Reverend Canon William Cliff, and chaplain at Huron
rector
University College in
London
said
he agreed that the documentary overlooked the location of the tomb. “There is no explanation as to why Jesus’ family was buried in Jerusalem instead of Nazareth.” He added a carpenter like Joseph
would have never been able to afford a crypt for his family. “The tombs were of that of a middleclass family, and Jesus’ family was that of a working class.” Discovery Channel documentary which examined another bone box with the In 2002, the
aired a
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weigh yourself regularly and above all give youself a pat on the back for each pound that you lose.
St John Ambulance
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Feature
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Step back Exhibition
in
time
showcases Waterloo’s 150 th anniversary By
SAMANTHA SAECHAO
From
trolleys
Farthing
bicycles
Penny
and to
automatic
and standard vehicles, from coalburning factories to high-tech corporations, from conservative wear to fashionable * tastes, Waterloo has transformed from a simple, small village to a
boom-
ing, technological city.
a
Waterloo, a village in 1857 with population of approximately
became
500,
the
Town
of
1876 with a population that quadrupled to approximately 2,000 and then eventually became the City of Waterloo in 1948 with a population of just over 10,000. As of 2005, Waterloo has a population of Waterloo
in
113,100.
Waterloo
is
celebrating
its
and in commemoration, the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, located at 25 Caroline St. N., just by UpTown Waterloo, is holding an exhibition 150th
anniversary
that traces the fascinating history
of 150 years of municipal govern-
ment from village to town to city. The exhibit showcases many donated items such as photographs and
articles, artifacts
commemorative badges,
and
the first
mayor’s chair and a 1900’s sum-
One
of the
museum’s
mer
exhibits displays a firefighter outfit from
1966. There were only 32 firefighters employed at the time.
Now
there are 103.
dress.
There is a guest book available to encourage the people of Waterloo to share memories of the growing city and they are also encouraged to have a little fun by
A jersey from the Waterloo Siskins dates back when the team was first formed.
to the
1
930s
making a commemorative ribbon. The exhibit, called Village Crossroads to Smart City: Waterloo 1857-2007, was sponsored by Sun Life Financial. It will run until April 8.
For more information about the anniversary visit www.wateloo.ca/1 50anniversary or visit www.canadianclayandglass.ca.
Photos by
Samantha Saechao The
first
RIM
Interactive
Pager 900,
left,
came
out
in
1995.
It
One
was
the predecessor to the Blackberry.
A Marsland in
Teletype Terminal,
right,
was
the teleprinter of choice
1975.
This ceremonial cannon
was
first
used
to
do 21 salutes every May 24
of the exhibits displays
an array
of artifacts including tax
from the 1870s and 1920s, a bylaw booklet from 1939 and a ballot box and ballots from the 1940s. bills
for
Queen
Victoria’s birthday.
Feature
Mexico not By CHRISTOPHER MILLS
become
a popular destination for
Don’t look now, but the country is fast becoming a popular and premier vacation destination. With its many resorts, unique of Mexico
warm
geography, rich history and climate,
Mexico
people of
all
In 2002,
tures.
of interest to
is
ages, genders and culit
welcomed
19.7
million tourists, with the majority
of those coming from Canada and the United States.
Mexico currently ranks eighth on the World Trade Organization’s list of the number of international visitors by country, and 10th on the list of international tourism revenues.
So where exactly
are
these
all
people going?
The most popular stop is the resort town of Cancun, located on Yucatan peninsula.
the
It
has
due
to
its
many beaches and
afford-
able vacation packages.
packages
all-inclusive
(which include alcohol), as well as the multi-culture clubs and party scene. It also offers a wide range of safe beaches. Due to Mexico’s location, most beaches that directly touch the Pacific Ocean, as opposed to being sheltered by a bay or cove, can present tremendous dangers to swimmers with large swells and strong currents. However, Cancun provides beaches that are beautiful
and safe for
Although Cancun
Cancun, Cabo offers many upperclass resorts and timeshares. It
the
is
many wealthy
attracts
and
Students are attracted to resorts offering
vacationers
providing a stop for cruise ships running down the
retirees, as well as
Mexican
- and vacationing -
cost of living
Cabo
Although the
Riviera.
in
significantly higher than
is
this yearVtournament will boast a jackpot of more than $3 million. The event attracts competitors from
across the globe, and watching
all
the boats flow out of the small har-
bour during the shotgun
start is a
behold.
site to
Add on scuba
whale
diving,
most other areas of Mexico, it offers a safe and breathtaking environment for citizens and visitors
watching, dancing, seven championship-level golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and
alike.
others,
Cabo
also a hot spot for sport
is
According to www.allaboutcabo.com, Cabo
fishermen.
offers the “world’s finest sportfishing.”
known among
also
It is
all.
ermen
most
world," as evidenced
popular destination, the biggest tourism boom can be seen in the small town of Cabo San Lucas. A higher-end destination than
26,
2007
— Page 9
a temperate hot spot
just
college students on spring break
SPOKE, March
fish-
as the marlin capital of the
annual
marlin
largest of
its
entry fee
is
kind
and the sheer beauty of Cabo’s location, it’s not difficult to see why its popularity is growing exponentially.
And
for the classic tourist,
lastly,
Mexico
is
home
to
many
ancient
tions include the National
Museum
of Art, located opposite the Plaza Tolsa;
del
which power
National
the
Palace,
main seat of political in Mexico; the Chapultepec Castle, dating back to 1785; and the most storied site, the Zocalo, is
the
Mexico
City’s- main square. The Zocalo has been home to many events throughout history and has often been visited by viceroys and
international presidents.
Mexico has
a variety of activievery traveller, young
ties to offer
and old, as well as a storied history and deep culture that can be observed in almost every corner
ruins and historical sites. Cities like
of the country.
by the town’s tournament, the
Monterrey,
the next vacation destination for
The
memorable
in the
world.
a hefty $10,000 and,
according to www.mexoline.com.
Guadalajara and
Mexico
nation’s capital,
the
City, offer
experiences
and
glimpses into a rich and storied past. Some of the Mexico City’s attrac-
When
considering
you and your sweetheart,
for the
family, or just for yourself, think
Mexico and you’re sure more than satisfied.
be
to
(Photo by Christopher Mitts)
A
cruise ship sits docked off the coast of
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico on March
Cabo
2.
-
along with the rest of Mexico
-
is
rapidly
becoming one
of the world’s
most popular
tourist attractions.
A
safari
By JENN SPRACH
adventure through the Serengeti They
still
wear
their traditional
clothing and herd cattle. is the second and final story a hu>-part series on a trip to
(This in
Mount
Kilimanjaro.)
After spending a in the
week camping
mountains, Carl and Jordon
Elstner were tired and happy
spend a night
to
in a hotel.
But the relaxation didn't last long, because the next day they were back to camping for four days on a safari of the Serengeti.
The word
means means journey. The word Serengeti comes from a Maasai word and translates travel
to
and
safari in Swahili
in
Kiswahili
it
The Maasai peoples are indigenous to Africa and are well known and for herding
“The Maasai people are still like they were a long time ago,” said into
much
like the movies that are set back in time. “You’re not supposed to take pictures of the Maasai people unless you pay them,” he said, adding, “They’re apparently offended by
They had pens so in exchange Maasai people allowed them
adding “Except, they
town
to trade.”
the to
come
the school kids
They looked tin roofs,
like
he said.
actually
were seeing was considered the better part of town. it
It
wasn’t the
wasn’t the really
actually
considered fairly good,”
Jordon,
adding,
“What
sur-
“You
there
is
one male
to
about 40
females and off to the side the rest of the males were gathered in a
ously your butt’s pretty tired by
group.
presentable.
then,” he said, adding, “I could see
Even the people walking in the street were well-dressed. Most men
a lot of people getting car sick
from
“The guide called them the losers because the loser males get nothing.” He speculates they hang around
get so sick of
and obvi-
it
it.”
river
waiting for the dominate male to
as well
weren't really bridges, but rather
get sick and die so another can take
and they were well worn but most were still in collared shirts, said
poured concrete with water flowing over them. “There actually was one where the guy decided not to go over it because he said this water is going over so-fast it could sweep the vehi-
his place.
were wearing oxford-type fit
shirts.
After about a day
headed out on guide “It
in
in
safari
town they with
their
a four-by-four land cruiser.
was the wet season on the and the roads were really
bad, like extremely bad,” said Carl.
The
ruts
vehicle into
were
really
deep and the
was constantly banging
them and
it’s
Bridges
that
the
cross
cle right off.”
While on
safari
they
had the
pleasure of seeing a vast variety of
dard than us,” he said.
safari
either.
was already thinking these houses are horrible and they were I
game
They were dressed in white shirts and shorts and they looked quite
poor, they dress to a higher stan-
He
seven hours a day during drive.
thought they
“I
looked really horrible.”
rich area, but
were
uniforms.”
in
concrete with
at
their houses.
said
me was
dressed
If you look at the way we dress on the street it's probably T-shirts, jeans and things like that. “It’s like even though they’re
for the townspeople, Jordon
was blown away when he looked
“So
still
Jordon.
take their picture.
As
prised
Their clothes didn't
it.”
poor area
cattle.
Carl,
very
heard from someone that what they
“never-ending plains.”
as warriors, healers
It’s
like that for six or
African wildlife.
They saw a mother cheetah and unknown
her three cubs eating an fresh
didn’t see the chase
we only
saw them eating afterward,”
said
When
they
came
to
a pack of
gazelles the guide explained that
male
lion
lazing
“There must have been a thousand of them (flamingos),” said Carl.
While on
safari they
had to stop
elephants crossing the road.
They
sat quietly
and were able
to
get very close to them.
“We were
Carl.
a
flamingos.
for
kill.
“We
They saw
around in the sun and speculated he must have just eaten. When they reached the areas with water they saw a herd of hippos exiting the water and tons of
lucky,
most people
don’t get the chance to see phants,” said Carl.
e!
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Feature
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Cambridge couple brightens jewelry market By NATALIE
ANDERSON
out
Chunky
Cards and If
you're sick of the same old
cookie
cutter,
mass-produced jew-
you find in every store in the mall, you may want to check elry that
&
lection of clay jewelry
Funky by Sunshine
Gifts.
Paul and Odile
ly
is
handmade so no two
ever be exactly the same.
Dowber
are the husband and wife team behind the company, which has been in operation since 1998. Their colourful and innovative col-
The couple has a complete with a Cambridge home.
“We
complete-
pieces will
said Paul,
studio,
little
kiln,
in
their
the piece, fire
roll
and glaze
it
it,
and then
who
night classes
is in
bly
work
it
again,”
his first year
of
bookkeeping
for
Conestoga. “Then
decorate
it,
fire
we do
ourselves.
make
We buy different
cords and different accent beads to
When
different different
We
“Like
bit
in a piece
little
more decoIt
more
little bit
metal
like a
it,
kind of to
it,
as
heavy ceramic.” The couple used to sell mainly to the public and now they are selling
we’ve made.”
more
to the
to shops.
Their jewelry Groovy Garnish
Paul Dowber,
&
adds a
it
chunky,” Odile
really
“Now we’ve added
opposed
accent the pieces that
co-owner Chunky
clay beads and
or something a
just
accent beads to
entire-
we would
a bracelet
in
rative like a glass bead.
cords and
make started
first
was made
it
that kind of divides
buy
so with the let’s
of clay.
ly
said.
the assembly
it,
said
couple
the
making jewelry,
would be
work ourselves.
we
make our own
accent the pieces that we’ve made.”
“We do
from
tile
jewelry,” said Paul.
at
the assem-
new
a
leftover bits
Funky
available
is
in
Cambridge
at
as
well as a small gift shop in the Blair area of the city.
“I
However, most of their jewelry can be found in other parts of the country, such as Alberta, B.C.,
put out a
P.E.I.
The couple
an attempt to pay off a debt.
in
I
said they started out
was going to be a rock star and CD,” said Paul. When his music dream fell
through, the couple incurred several
debts and had to figure out a
way
make money. They said the idea came to them when they saw a sign for a craft show and Odile, who has always
to
been
now
getting carded a good thing is
artistic,
thought
it
might be a
and Nova Scotia. “Ontario seems to be our weakest
market,”
Paul.
said
“A
lot
of
Ontario shops seem to cater more to Canadians.
The shops
really well with tend to
that
we do
have a
lot
more American customers.” “I think here
people tend to spend
more money on imported
(jewelry)
good way to make some money. “So Odile started making all
because of the price,” said Odile.
these funky faux fur coasters, real-
make
ly
wild and funky,” said Paul. After
selling
coasters,
painted
ple finally found they did best sell-
ing clay jewelry.
“When you make
it
in
when you hand
Canada
it
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& Funky does-
takes a long
time.”
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Chunky &
News
SPOKE, March
Vaccine
Lest history
penile cancer
A new
repeat By JON
MOLSON
ordered to march out of it. At the end of the march he ended up at
Camp Buchenwald, which
Forgetting the lessons taught to the world during Hitler’s reign as
could -result in history repeating itself, according to a survivor of the Holocaust. Fiihrer
David Kilberg gave three
lec-
Conestoga's Doon campus on March 14 about being Jewish during this epoch as well as the ordeal of living and worktures at
ing in a concentration camp.
“I’m here to tell you an experience that I’ve had during the Nazi time due to the Second World War,” Kilberg said. “The Second
accommodate 100,000
could
At this point Kilberg had only one friend left from his original hometown, who he had always been together with since being sent to Germany. “We looked at each other and found out that all we had was each other,” he said. The two pledged that they would always stick together as
two-month march. To escape being transferred out of Buchenwald they resorted to
in the history
books, however,
proven what
has
today
is
it
going on
is
world, that 60 years
in the
enough to forget what took place 60 years ago.” Kilberg was born and raised in Poland. When the war broke out, is
not long
during
the
September
in
first
week
of
was
just
1939, he
16 years old. “Hitler's Germany took over Poland and had big plans for the Jewish people in Poland,” he said. “In Poland there was about three and a half million Jewish people.
We knew
that no good was awaitbecause we knew what Hitler had done to the Jews in
ing
us
Germany since the year 1933 when he came to power and we knew not to expect anything betThere was a lot of fright among the Jewish occupants.” ter.
Kilberg was 17 when he was taken prisoner and sent _io Germany to work in his first of six concentration camps. At his first
job he helped build the auto-
bahn, which
is
a
German
express-
way. There
were no trucks to deliver the sand and gravel, so it all had to be done by hand. After this Kilberg spent approximately a year and a half in a brick yard, where he helped make bricks
clay
and roofing to
rebuild
tiles
buildings
were destroyed by
the
remembered
Kilberg
out of that
allies.
having
nothing more to survive on then a bowl of soup and one quarter of a last
among
sent to
the
dead bodies
the transport gates closed.
until
This worked a few times until the started looking for people hiding during transportation times. Eventually Kilberg and his friend found a way under the floor and covered up the hole with a rock to avoid detection. They stayed
there for a
few days and when the
two came out of hiding they found out the Americans had liberated the camp. Twenty-one thousand prisoners were set free and among them there were 2,000 Jews and the were of different nationaliThe Americans also knew
rest ties.
about a German plot to poison the food and water supplies and pre-
holocaust
deniers,
Ernst Zundel,
the
two-day event
attend
to
the
notorious
also
Iranian
of
“Hitler
his
women between
the ages of nine given three times over the course of six months.
sexually
transmitted and can cause genital warts in both men and women.
Other types of the virus can cause lasting damage such as cervi-
It is
The Public Health Agency of Canada states that the vaccine is safe
and
side
effects.
injection
accompanied by few
is
is
Pain
at
the
site
of
one of them.
“Condoms will protect against STDs and unwanted pregnan-
other
cies,” she said.
women
have
is
the
partners.”
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called the
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of the
ambitions for the coun-
nuclear power program.
Jews. “We
have to get more have to know what is going on in the world,” he said. “We cannot today say ‘oh well, they are fighting in the Middle East,’ because what is happening over there is affecting us here and if
ously
we
We
don’t take these things seri-
and if we don’t obtain enough knowledge to prevent it, it can happen here.”
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“The best defence to ask their partner
about their sexual history and past
Mahmoud
again, but not necessarily with the
Kilberg found out 40 years later that the Russians took over the
were
partners.”
world’s
targeted
President
and past
Charboneau
for
which included both neoNazis as well as a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
anything.”
that they
recommended
is
deniers,
involved.
same day
The vaccine
Holocaust
During a question/answer period Kilberg said there is a chance that the Holocaust could happen
the
history
is
and 26.
is
protect
STDs and
partner about their sexual
an easy solution to a possible lifelong problem.”
cine
Phenix Professional Group
more
women
and prevent it with this new vaccine,” said Charboneau. “A vac-
to try
Joan Charboneau,
The most common
no cure for
a
parts of the country. The first few days the guards forced them to
camp
a
is
best for
Tehran, Iran that
some of
attracted
most
in
try’s
“Days didn’t have any meaning. We had no idea what day it was and we had no idea what was going on on the outside," he said. “We never had any contact with
to
it’s
Francis Xavier. Dossa was
only Canadian
to stick to the outskirts or rural
straw.
cervical cancer,
will
unwanted pregnancies. The best defence women have is to ask their
Dossa, a political science lecturer at St.
Holocaust, his hatred for Israel
would order a farmer to open up the barn and they slept on the
Dr.
“(Because) there
an
young
sexually active.
is
a resident
and
Germans
is
a smart choice for every
woman who
of Canada before recently being deported to Germany, and Shiraz
go through
the
easy solution
“Condoms
against other
including
who was
prisoners were never allowed to
night
vaccine
is
new
be aware
women.
Streetsville, Ont., said the vaccine
with this
still
come with being
sexually active.
Joan Charboneau from the Phenix Professional Group in
to try
when
currently only available
now a Canadian citizen. He expressed concern about
because of his denial
at
A
cinated they need to
contaminated. Kilberg immigrated to Canada in the 1950s and is
west. Kilberg and the rest of the
run and
vaccine.
it
less than a year
is
said
the choice to get vac-
vented prisoners from drinking or anything that had been
Ahmadi Nejad, who he
and always had
to prevent
women make
eating
took about two months to march to from eastern Germany to the
cities
women
best for
more than $250. Charboneau also
of other risks that
Germans became suspicious and
Kilberg
camp he was
it’s
is
it.
Dr.
the
loaf of bread a day.
The
to
“(Because) there is no cure for cervical cancer,
to
hiding
new vaccine. The vaccine
a
old and
problem.”
And one would
60 years
For women, four of the types of the HPV virus can be prevented by
from any attack from either the The two also
didn’t have any strength left after
figure
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can affect many parts of the body and has more than 100 types.
prisoners or guards.
World War ended more than 60
As daunting as the consequences now is something being
are, there
to prevent
Another drawback to the vaccine that it is not covered by most health-care plans and can cost is
done
possible lifelong
vowed
and anal or
men.
in
the fight against cervical cancer.
well as try to help one another
years ago and that's a long time. to put the experience
become availyoung women to help in
vaccine has
prisoners.
never be sent out to another camp again because they
maybe time
r
able for
women
cal cancer in
— Page 11
cancer
fights cervical
By KRISTIN GRIFFERTY
2007
26,
Page 12
Feature
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Now entering
the
bunny trail AMY MEADOWS
By
With Easter nearing and the celebecoming more commercial, you may find yourself with a long list of friends and family to buy for. bration
another potentially expensive
It's
time
of
Secord
year
the
Neumann,
Fairview Park Mall.
in
said this year
Easter
Angela
said
a sales associate at Laura
She
best year for
is their
gifts.
we have been
“In the past
quite
most of our gifts
pricey, but this year
are under $20,” she said.
“The Secord Eggs ly fast,”
It’s
time to ‘bring the smiles’ at Laura Secord. With Easter becoming more commercial, you
However, there
is
no need
to panic
because the store has
lots of
inexpensive Easter
may have a
long
list
gifts.
of
are selling real-
“And we have
she said.
(Photo by Amy Meadows)
just started selling Easter
people to buy
a mixture of different types of eggs,
for.
Neumann.
those are $18,” said
Neumann
suggested,
also
those on a budget,
They come
for
egg suckers.
foil
dark and white
in milk,
make
chocolate and
bags with
“ideal" Easter
gifts.
commons
the learning
Over
Rocky Mountain in the Melchim
at
mall, sales associate. Terry
puts the finishing touches to one of
t* teaming
Peer .Services
Skills
Service
Writing Services
many caramel
the
displayed
Melchim
said
suckers and
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She
types
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Melchim.
said the packs contain differ-
of chocolate eggs and
treats.
sweet
treats aren't for
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News
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2007
26,
— Page 13
(Photo by Anneiise Thompson)
bundled up
All Chyni and Kyle Loux spent up now that spring has arrived.
Alivia
Woman’s
their
own home, the
to
www.religiou.stol-
erence.org, a person to
is considered be part of a particular religion if
they say they are of that
faith.
For a
Conestoga College’s Waterloo campus, that bartending faith is
student
at
Wicca. that every living
its
own power
or
energy, and
it is that energy that connects everyone and everything within the universe.
Amanda Nightingale came the
Wiccan
open
but sometimes she joins
K-W
circles at the
Pagan
temple.
beliefs
snowsuits due to the cold weather. Temperatures have been fluctuating, but
Nightingale likes
how
across
about eight
years ago after exploring several other religions such as Christianity,
Buddhism, Judaism, Muslim and
was her neighbour, however, Nightingale the most dif-
really like
how
they include
the kids in the circles instead of
with this sneer to his voice
Sunday school,” she said. Nightingale also likes the interactive nature of the circles, which incorporate lots of dancing, singing
I
can’t
begin to describe.”
sending them downstairs for day-
Nightingale
said
would happen
teasing
the
morning on
in the
bus and again in the evening, and if he couldn’t get a reaction out of her, he would boththe school
er
you’re there with,” she said.
she said, “The day- to- day torment
Nightingale’s journey has been anything but easy; there are a lot of
so hard to talk about.” Despite her hardships, Nightingale spoke about her faith with an unshakable sense of pride.
“The more I learned the more sense it was making,” she said. “It was finally clicking, I am a witch.” Nightingale said she is what is known as a solitary Wiccan, meaning she practises her faith in her
lost
best friend,” she said.
her younger brother or sister
about
it.
“Even now
it’s
making me
cry,”
is
me think for my own path.
“Wicca
and choose that freedom and up,” she said. “I
person
I
myself
lets
want
getting to
to
know
I’ll
I
love
never give
it
am becoming the be and I am just
myself.”
By
SUMMER MCPHEE
Springtime Skipper,
all
featuring a
MAC
cosmetics and Mattel have
teamed up
to create a
new
colour collection.
edition
limited
Barbie
Loves MAC’s collection ranges from lipsticks and lip glosses to beauty liquid shimmers and nail pol-
The
collection hit
makeup coun-
North America in midFebruary and went worldwide on ters
in
March at
MAC,
said
is
a cosmeti-
Barbie Loves
MAC
ishes.
The colours come
in vibrant
pink
and nude shades with names like the Malibu Barbie, Fashion Leader, and
is doing extremely well. “People started lining up outside the doors the day before the launch.”
Telford said they weren't prepared
got.
already sold out,” she said. “The limited
edition
required for summer, Kitchener, $13 to
worry about.
As
if
Barbie doll sold out
within 20 minutes.”
companions,
luggage
and doggy babysitter aren’t enough, this year you also have to worry about getting a passport. According to Passport Canada,
have
both been considered a vision of fashion and beauty for
many
are constantly flooding in to get
looked at even though everyone thought the major
boom was
over.
“Not only are people coming the
offices
receiving applications online and
through the mail,” she said.
“The phones ring non-stop.” If you are planning on taking a trip anytime in the near future and don’t yet have your passport, you should seriously think about
increase
out
in
passport applications
both by mail and through receiving agents. Because of this increase it could potentially take up to 45 business days before you get your
document. Dennis Eagle, father of in line at the
in
constantly
are
they are dealing with a staggering
filling
your application soon. Although it may seem like an annoyance now, it will be beneficial
in
the
Whether
long run.
you’re travelling across the world or just to the United States, you
11 -year-
passport office
need to have one. Christopher Eagle,
will
who
can’t
wait for his birthday trip to Florida,
he was nervous about their upcoming vacation to Florida. “I already have the flights booked and the rooms will be
said he will be so disappointed
ready and waiting,” he said. “I did-
be impressed,” he said. “This will
how
really take
long
it
into consideration
would take
for
my
son
to get his passport.”
hustle and
country,
those
all
the
of leaving the
bustle
his passport doesn’t
“If
I
miss
working
in
the
out
Studios because of
be
my
If
first
go
come on this,
if
in time.
Universal I
will not
time on a plane!”
you’re looking into applying
for a passport
Travellers aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure from
MAC
Naiem
too.
their applications
but
dealing with your resort,
travelling
n’t
products are
stressed
and want some tips, where
to http://www.ppt.gc.ca
there
is
also a checklist to
make
sure you don't have any problems
during the application process.
genera-
tions.
“We’ve combined our similar marketing strategies to develop a limited edition line for
women
of
all
ages
and races.” However, Lindsay Langdon, a first-year law and security adminis-
CLASSIFIEDS Window cleaner
it
to
that
She added Barbie and
1.
Andrea Telford, who cian
for the reaction that
Even though the college’s readweek is over, March and April still are the most popular months for people to go away on vacation. However, there is always so much
waited
“Some of the makeup
pink silhouette of Barbie.
are
Tamil, an employee, said people
old Christopher Eagle, said as he
Toy and cosmetic company launch new makeup line
warm
expected to
year
of
offices
ing
and eating. “You can really take part in the circles and get to know the people
my
By CARA LICHTY
“He never called me by name,” “He called me Wicca,
it’s
Passport Canada
for
she said.
mixed feelings from her friends and family due to her beliefs. Her father supports her faith to an extent, and has given her several books on the subject, but not everyone has been so understanding. “When I first became Wiccan I
Sikh.
Busy time
who gave
inclusive
the circles are. “I
It
easy
ficulty.
care or
Wiccans believe thing possesses
in their
religious journey anything but
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enamoured with “It’s
Conestoga,
disgusting that
well-known
isn't
the idea.
makeup
we have a company
encouraging us to look like Barbie. Anyone who wants to look fake has a problem.”
She said there is enough pressure on women to be thin and look like supermodels. that a
“It’s
Shooting
hard to believe
company with such
high-
would need
to use
quality products
(Photo by Brandon Walker)
Nick Fiansen,
left,
Marvin Keronga
some hoops
sets a pick on
tries to
Rhyan
make a pass
Bailey, middle, while
during a pickup
.
this type
of marketing strategy.”
basketball
game
at the recreation centre.
1
.
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News
— SPOKE, March 26, 2007
Hockey
get serious
hits
Bv ANNELISE THOMPSON
of hockey operations, said
tor
flip to
the past month, anytime
you
League
a sports channel either on
TV
will start.
stick in the manner and fashion in Simon used his which Mr. Thursday night. As a consequence of his actions, Mr. Simon has for-
New
feited the privilege of playing in an
or the radio within minutes conver-
and
sation
clips
malicious hits
from one of the most
hockey
in
Chris Simon of the
York
will not accept the use
Islanders
his
NHL game
attack
the
regardless of
New
was suspended for on Ryan Hollweg of
hit itself
came
after
damaged
This
has once
into question
called
ment of
blows
late
ous implications
Colin
'
how many games
the
hit)
there wasn’t
have
NHL
senior
is
begun surfacing
executive vice-president and direc-
at the
Libra
Aries
play-
March
Tillsonburg
boy was seriously injured because of a
community
September 23 October 22
21
April 19
after suffering a severe
concussion
He didn’t want
name used because he
real
doesn’t want people asking about
because
incident
he
went
right
it
just
Aiden still lying on the ice,” said Aiden’s father Doug Green, also a pseudonym. The concussion Green suffered was so bad that after the game, he didn’t even recognize his own father. He was “really white and he looked like a ghost. Then he looked
me and
After that
‘Who
said
You're the icebreaker in conver-
make
sations as your social skills
you a magnet for attention while your friendly personality makes it easy for others to talk to you. Don't lose your whimsical charm;
who you
it's
are.
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call,
Your inventive mind means posare endless whenever a situation arises. While your drive matches your mindset, it makes it harder for you to admit when possible becomes impossible. Don't deny it, not everything works out. sibilities
can’t
remember anything about it. “The worst part about it was
April 20
May
-
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you?’
are
Quick to anger is your forte you find no reason to hold back what you're feeling. Luckily for you, you are also quick to forsince
give. Don’t forget the latter of
personality
no matter
your
the situation,
everyone needs forgiveness.
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-
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not youf'Syes
but rather your envious side creeping up.
You
tend to have a jealous
nature and don’t like
when
the
things and people you love are also the
of others. Jealousy
interests
merely insecurity.
isn’t flattery,
ran out and called the
I
Doug Green.
ambulance,” said
A
-
last-minute blow.
late,
Aiden Green, a pseudonym, had to watch his team become the best in the province from the sidelines
at
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to
to a faceoff with
one of the NHL’s harshest penalties, and rightly so. This violent and malicious behaviour has This
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wasn’t even a
Aiden Green ’sfather
again
NHL.
in the
Campbell,
was
even a call.” Doug Green,
Week of March
it.
offs, a fifteen-year-old
the
the enforce-
that
allow
earlier in the series.
“The worst part (about the
and people are not prepared
level
his
or broken.
incident
season,
this
Hollweg
cleanly checked Simon. Simon retaliated by swinging his stick and Hollweg in the face. hitting Surprisingly, Hollweg only suffered a cut, and nothing was seriously
again
of a
Islanders ultimately play.”
York Rangers.
The
in a
Hockey
statement, “The National
Over
1
Gemini
year later Aiden was playing
May
hockey again, and although he’s
21
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not scared he will suffer another
-
concussion, he does feel that more
could have been done. too bad minor hockey can't
“It’s
and
suspend kids, because dirty hits like Simon’s happen a lot more in (minor hockreview
hits
NHL,” he
ey) than in the
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Men’s indoor soccer team MCNANNEY
By ALEX
When you
have the chance to be indoor soccer
college
best
the
team in the province, usually you have few, if any, flaws. But for the Conestoga College men's indoor soccer team, they have had one glaring problem that head coach Geoff Johnstone is hoping can be fixed. The team will be playing in the Ontario College Athletics Association championships, and Johnstone wants his team to be ready from the opening whistle. “We've lost the first game of every tournament we’ve been in,” said Johnstone. Having a slow start only makes things difficult for a team, espe-
tournament play. Johnston said while the team has played well overall, he would still like to see the problem corrected. “The team’s just not there,” he cially
in
“This is one of the hardest working teams I’ve ever had, in practices and in games," he said. Johnstone said he admires the team’s gritty style and how every player can play offensively or defensively. They may not have been the best strikers, but Johnstone said that’s not what he was looking for. “I probably cut two or three guys who were more skilled than some of the guys got, but they I
game,
and to be a superstar.” Johnstone said he thought it was
a
wake-up
call
for
the
finesse
players he passed on. “It
was horribly
insulting
when
I
Johnstone said looking ahead to the provincial tournament, he thinks this_ will be the toughest
team
— Page 15
think
at
it.
the top of our
we can win
the tour-
The tournament includes two Niagara,
teams, Trent both which have
and low
populations. Johnston said that is not uncommon in indoor soccer.
"The small
universities
who
feel
compete with the of T or Western come
like they can’t
likes of in,”
ier,
U
he said. think they think but
it’s
And do top
it
will
be eas-
not.”
not count on seeing the
college
indoor soccer team
against the top university team. “I think the universities
probawouldn’t go for it, because they can’t win,” Johnstone said. “If they do win, then people will say ‘oh that’s supposed to happen,’ and if they lose they’ll say ‘oh look at you losing to a college bly
cut them,” he said.
test for his
play
university
“I
their feet
I
2007
nament,” he said.
just weren’t working,” he said.
“They were just standing around shrugging, wanting the ball in
we
26,
fighting for gold at provincials
thinks they can' handle “If
SPOKE, March
this season, but
team.”’
(Photo by Adam Black) The men’s indoor soccer team prepares for the OCAA finals at the recreation centre. The Condors are working on in-game discipline, working together as a team and eliminating the slow tournament starts that have plagued the team all season.
said.
But Johnstone said the players have started to talk about the slow starts, and he is hoping they can fix it themselves. “We maybe need to put a ban on
“This
one
is
of the
hardest working teams I’ve
ever had,
and
in
practices
in
games.”
GeoffJohnstone, varsity
wen s i
indoor soccer coach talking about the slow starts,” he said.
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we need
to
do
in the
game, what game.”
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Odd band
out
at Phil’s SCHWAB
By AARON
Embrace
felt
a
A Moments Embrace knows what
it's
pensive about
little
playing on a
with
bill
metal
all
bands.
be the odd band
like to
out.
The Kitchener
quintet
-
vocalist
guitarists Dougherty, Andrew Collins and Andrew Dougherty, bassist Chris Collins and drummer Luke Allen - played at Phil’s Grandson’s on March 15
of
part
as
bar’s
the
Throwdown Thursday as many months.
that night included
metal acts Guelph's Dear Black Diary and London’s Shores of
Normandy. * “Most of our band had been going to Throwdown Thursday for a while now,” Allen said of
only
all-metal
bar
night.
“I
wasn’t sure
how
the
crowd would feel about our band playing a metal
show when we aren’t a metal
Andrew Dougherty
“At little
bar to date.
Waterloo’s
set that night.”
in
Notably, they are the only nonto have played
The lineup
different vibe during our
third
concert
heavy metal band at the
could definitely feel a
“I
Adam
clearly
I
think
we were all a how it would
go over,” Andrew Dougherty said. “I wasn’t sure how the crowd would feel about our band playing
show when we
metal
a
aren’t
clearly
band and never
metal
a
claimed to be, but I realized that most of the people at the show were there to have some drinks, have some fun and listen to live music. “The other bands reassured us everything would be fine - they joked with us about not being metal and singing about ‘our feelings,’ but it was all in good fun.” Dougherty said he feels the band's set was adversely affected
because of their different “I
band and
first,
worried about
style.
could definitely feel a different
vibe during our set that night,” he said.
never claimed to
be.”
“I really like responding to the energy of the audience and since
Andrew Dougherty,
we were
A Moments Embrace
rest
a different style than the
of the bands, there wasn't a
“Andrew becoming
(Collins)
ended
up
quite the regular at Phil’s
and got to know a few of the staff, and he gave them one of our CDs to spin on Thursdays, before they started putting on shows at the beginning of this year. When they were looking for bands for the 15th, (head bartender) Tony approached us about it and we were more than happy to
Guitarist
lot
—
of energy there.”
Andrew
Collins
dis-
agreed with Dougherty, stating that felt their set was affected in good way, despite the difference.
he
“1 felt
we
we
because
a
aren’t metal,
and
tried to play a really tight
show to leave our mark.” A Moments Embrace is currently busy working on new material. Their debut CD, If It Were Now to
energetic
self-proclaimed mix of pro-
is available at Amazon.ca. For more information, visit www.amoor mentsembrace.com
gressive rock and post-hardcore
www.myspace.com/amo-
play the show.”
A
styles
of
music,
A Moments
REDUCE
Die,
Andrew Dougherty performs with A Moments Embrace University Avenue in Waterloo on March 15.
Guitarist
Away from Her There wasn’t a dry eye atre after the film
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make
Away from Her
set
reception
for
their
Despite being a
(Julie
Canadian director Sarah Policy said Alzheimer’s
is
a very sad dis-
such, and that
her to get settled.
movie,” said Polley,
During these 30 days Fiona forgets she has a husband and falls in love with another man. Watching
the screening. “I
new
heartbreaking, and
even more
difficult
watch when flashbacks of
it
to
their
marriage show how much she once cared for him.
bit
depressing
at
seemed
to
really
in the
audience.
Marjie Richardson, a 19-year-old
moved into a nursing home. However, her husband Grant (Gordon Pinsent) is not allowed to visit for the first 30 days to allow
Grant’s reaction to his wife’s
movie
touch everyone
strug-
marriage of 44
when Fiona
up during Alzheimer's
research.
an especially well
is
is
a donation to
were
Princess Theatre,
ease and should be recognized as
it
make
the booths that
the
Christie) develops Alzheimer’s and
makes
(he audience to
times, this
survive
affection
close to the heart
hits
in the the-
done depiction of a couple years
PITCH-IN
at the
March 15. The movie gling to
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(Photo by Aaron Schwab) bar on King Street near
mentsembrace.
By CARA LICHTY
RE-USE
at Phil’s
why some
is
of the
proceeds from the premiere went to the “I
so,
K-W
Alzheimer Society.
had so much fun making
who
hope
that in
people will get a real
what
this disease is
so great that
all
this
attended
doing
feel for
capable
of. It’s
of these people
have come out to support
Kitchener woman, said she couldn’t
imagine what it would be like to the person you’ve spent
forget
nearly half a century with.
“You just feel so bad for her husband throughout the whole movie. It
really
is
heartbreaking,” she said.
“And what’s worse
is
that
these
things actually happen.”
The premiere was a success with a sold out audience
who were
defi-
nitely not disappointed in the film.
this
(Photo by Cara Lichty)
movie.”
During a special question and answer period after the film, Polley even made a point of encouraging
Sarah
Polley, director of
from Her, stands
Away
in front of
poster promoting the
film.
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