Time well spent
Halloween
Conestoga student wins $1 ,000
hijinks
Costumes were
after filling out survey.
both naughty and nice at CSI’s
Taking the
Halloween bash.
A
newsroom
learning
for
chill
out
Donating your old winter coat helps those less fortunate.
journalism students
7
Entertainment ;
Monday, November
Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ont.
2007
5,
www.conestogac.on.ca/spoke
— No. 23
39th Year
Freak show grosses out students By LEANNE
MOUNTFORD
years ago after being separated
correct
However, on Oct. 24 The Great Orbax Sideshow brought some unusual and disgusting stunts to the
jacket.
stunt
stage in the Sanctuary, thanks to
Orbax then called on four guys row for his next feat. He had the four of them sit on
the
isn’t
The
stunt
first
a nail into
most
common
Doon campus.
Great
the
that
real.
Roxy Stanciu, president was called upon. After
against the ground (which
it
Orbax
remind her was going up his it was real. Some of the crowd looked on in disgust while others didn’t want to look at all, and in it went. Orbax then asked Stanciu to pull it straight out (something she didn’t volunteer for) and the expression of disgust on her face as she looked away and pulled out the nail was Stanciu had After priceless. had
to
nose), she confirmed
edge technology,” she
Conestoga College is the beneficiary of $100,000 from TD Bank Financial Group, and will use the windfall to improve health-care
The money
will be
used
to create
bursaries for students in health sci-
and
programs,
returned to her seat in the front row,
year,
establish the new Centre Learning Interprofessional
who
given to those
positive
fund an site
of the create
and supportive interprofesenvironments for
learning
students. Finally, the donation will allocate
for
$5,000 per year over the next five years to fund a seminar which will
for
bring
help
also
said.
also
will
award for the practicum
sional
education.
ence
The money
Health Care.
Frank McKenna, deputy chair of Bank Financial Group and for-
TD
from Sheffield faculty Hallum University in England to Conestoga to share their research and curriculum development.
mer premier of New Brunswick, was on hand at an Oct. 22 presen-
interest
hand over a cheque to the college and said the money will improve health-care education at
grams such as nursing and paramedics, and the new health care centre at the Doon campus.
tation to
The
Conestoga.
“The bursaries
will ensure
more
people have the finances to pursue an education
“And
in health,”
he
said.
Centre
the
for
Interprofessional Health Care will
help to keep talented and professional
All
health-care
Starting January 2009,
up
students
who
to
$500
its
The expectation
Marlene Raasok, associate vicepresident for the health science and the
bursaries
have
available
six or
in
five
service programs, said
centre
will
stronger
years
health-care personnel.
TD
Leslie Roberts, from the respiratory therapy program at Conestoga College, said the money should attract more students to the program. “The bursaries decrease the reliance on OSAP and give stu-
“This centre will
grow
to
meet
develop
help
relationships
seven
when all of the funds from Bank have been received.
Burkhart
in the early ’50s
and has
been a sideshow tradition ever since,” he said. “It’s the stunt I’ve started
my show
with for the
last
seven years and probably always will.”
For the second act, Orbax introduced another entertainer, his twin brother, Sweet Pepper Klopek, who Orbax had reunited with several
between
By ELIZABETH BATE
allow
us
new
to
and
health-
care workers,” she said. “It will also help us to have better pro-
grams and graduates with higher student, graduate and employer satisfaction.”
The
of
chairs
return to their seats.
“The good
thing, usually, about
college crowds
that they get the
is
We
throw a ton of shtick into our show and it’s nice when a crowd can laugh as well as want to puke," said Orbax, who graduated with a master's degree in polymer physics from the University of Guelph. For the next act in the show, three
jokes.
were called to the stage and each one chose a card from a deck. Each volunteer was asked to choose a body part, either
young
ladies
By
face, chest or butt.
this point,
Klopek had a big golden hat on his to help him read their minds and find out which cards they were head
holding.
One
volunteer
a time
at
showed her card to the audience. Each volunteer looked horrified by what they were asked to do next. Whatever body part they chose, they then had to use a staple gun to attach
the
card
the
to
that
part
the volunteers.
Although one might assume that would be painful enough, Klopek continued on. The next act called on volunteer Jennifer Watson
come on
stage and hold a mouseKlopek put his finger in it. Then, out came a rat trap and he put his fingers in that. Orbax then asked Watson what’s bigger than a rat trap and she responded with a personsized trap. Sure enough. Orbax to
trap.
brought a very large version of a mousetrap onto the stage and placed
it
on a
table.
He
then
demon-
bunch of ceramic plates. This time Klopek put his head in the trap and it came smashing down hard. Klopek took a short rest on the ground at that point. The final feat consisted of Orbax strated the trap crushing a
down
his pants, so only his
boxers were
showing. He then
pulling
placed a cinder block over his genitals and Klopek used a sledgeham-
mer
smash the block. Orbax on his side as audience members had pain-stricken looks on their faces. to
rolled
After seeing these performances, one might wonder why and how someone would perform a show like this.
Orbax
said, “Well, basically,
I
got
sideshow (business) after seeing a show (where the performer was very serious) in the late ’90s and thinking hey, I bet you we could do those stunts, and actually into the
make them fun and entertaining." The laughs and cheers in the Sanctuary during the performance were proof he succeeded.
See Page 6 for more photos
of
sheds some
communications director
Project Porchlight, just one
Onechange is a group with a The Canadian group is
bright idea.
distributing
free,
energy-saving
light bulbs to Ontarians.
Porchlight
is
the
first
at
CFL
person
In a city the size
of Kitchener, just
over five years.
a pilot
project
and
province-wide
in
in
in
Ontario
and
The group is working with Ontario Power Authority, Government of Ontario and
“And
that’s
household,”
one bulb per says. Croteau
just
every bulb
every
“Imagine household) were changed.” Project Porchlight hopes to make the project national, and even if
wants
to take their
(in
energy-saving
the
ideas south of the border.
the
Croteau says Onechange is in preliminary negotiations to hand
the
Ontario Trillium foundation, as well as local municipalities. Their
out
goal is to hand out CFLs to every household in the province. According to Manon Croteau,
the
CFLs
in
the U.S.
-
in
U.S. will not be happening
soon.
Croteau says the idea behind
something
to
bulbs it
that's
is
is
to
good
for the environment.
"Studies have is
shown
that
when
a
given a tool to change,
such as a light bulb, the next time they go out to buy a light bulb they will get a
CFL."
Waterloo Region the project is also working with local utilities to hand out coupons through the In
Every Kilowatt Counts information The pamphlet, which has been advertised on local radio ads. gives consumers information on energy star appliances. Energy star appliances are those that meet strict guidelines for being the most efficient, energy saving appliances on booklet.
the market.
However,
she insists that any undertaking
light
show people how easy
pounds of coal burned for energy.
the Yukon Ottawa and Guelph in Ontario. The project was successful enough to be expanded. Now, compact florescent light bulbs (CFL) are being handed out
as
to
change
one bulb changed per household saves 20,000 kilowatts of energy and approximately $1 million
light
handing out the new
bulb substituted for a regular incandescent bulb can save $10 annually on hydro bills and 125
major undertaking of Onechange, a not-for-profit environmental group. Project Porchlight began in 2004
Alberta.
changing
increasing needs for
in the lap
were then removed leaving the four guys balancing with only their feet holding them up. Orbax took a seat and told some corny jokes which he occasionally did throughout the show. Meanwhile, the volunteers were struggling to stay up and after a few minutes, Orbax and Klopek helped them up so they could
Project Porchlight
Territory,
care to patients.
graduate. to
create
to
is
two bur-
demonstrate financial
“The modern version (of the stunt) was popularized by Melvin
Project
online support.
community
is
health-care programs
by having more labs with updated equipment, as well as new space for group work, classrooms and
to learn from each other and focus on how they can provide the best
will be given to
favourite stunt.
pro-
opportunities for students and staff
in
Orbax stuck a fork up his nose. Human the said Orbax Blockhead has always been his
centre will allow the college
expand
down
However, Klopek got each card upon reading the minds of
increase
sciences
health
in
need and are almost finished their program, to ensure they are able to
The goal
help
will
our
people
country.”
saries of
to
of this
one by one to keep on the ground and
place their head
pulling on the nail, and tapping
By JOHN LINLEY
told
their feet firmly
the person next to them.
was
dents the opportunity to use cutting
They were
proceeded to take a larger nail out of a box he had on a nearby table. He asked for a volunteer to check the nail to prove it of CSI,
donates $100,000
chairs in a square facing outwards.
nose. After blowing the nail out of his nose, he
TD Banks
teer to
sitting in the front
Inc.
Orbax performed was the Human Blockhead where he started off by hammering a small nail into his
a cinderblock placed between his legs.
of
pling the cards to various areas.
man hammer
nose
Conestoga Students
The Great Orbax steadies himself as his brother, Sweet Pepper Klopex, gets ready to swing a sledgehammer into
lot
Orbax called on a second voluncome up and strap both him and Klopek into a straitjacket. The music played as the two danced and wiggled their way out of the
Seeing a
sight at Conestoga’s
Brotherly love?
Klopek’s body. There was a
hesitation as they took turns sta-
his
(Photo by Leanne Mountford)
at
birth.
is
Croteau says the power to change in the hands of people every day. “Simple actions matter,” she
says.
"They do have
make
a difference.”
the capacity to
— SPOKE, November
Page 2
Now
News
2007
5,
deep thoughts
Vandalism By JENNIFER
...with
Conestoga College
questions answered by
Random
random students
If you could bring a famous
dead person back to life who would it be and why? ,
“Abraham Lincoln. I’d ask him what he would have done differently in his time, knowing what is
happening know.” Linda Berg, first-year
general office administration
MARKQ
have to remove
Before you write your name on a about think stall, bathroom whether or not you would do that to your own bathroom at home. Chris Hinsberger, the manager of Conestoga at housekeeping College,
noticing an increase in
is
vandalism
at
the
than
more frequent
has been," said Hinsberger.
it
The majority of the vandalism is graffiti. He said a good portion of it is found on bathroom stalls and some is being found in stairwells. There have also been incidences of damaged soap dispensers. “I'm not sure what is different
Hinsberger.
this year," said
“When
you get a large group of people together, whether it be a younger age, you're always going to have individuals who do something like
He I’d ask him if he discovered the the-
ory of If
he
“We
then he did
male wash-
isn't
always an easy 'task the surface of
damages
it
the stalls. But
it's
unavoidable,
we
students are quite co-operative.
Hinsberger
Hinsberger said his department has to determine when the most vandalism is happening, whether it
keting student
during the day or the evening classes, and try to figure out if any is
program
particular
to be getting
that
He
bathroom most of it -
rooms happens every
wash-
incidences which have required a
be involved because
to
certain objects have been flushed
down
They
the toilets.
"have found
apples,” he said. “That's happened
which
a couple times,
would
He
quite
is
odd
I
say.”
sometimes objects
said
fall
from their owner, but when it is the same object being flushed multiple times
begins to look suspicious. like to suggest people
it
would
“I
their
own,” he
own
they were
“I'm sure
said.
people don’t flush their
that
down
apples
is
phone numbers written on
“1 think that is really degrading for themselves,” said Thomas. “1 think
do
stalls
.
.
.
the
sad really.”
it's
student
advertising
First-year
so
...
express themselves on
they
Holly Tribble agrees with Thomas and has seen a lot of broken locks. think
“I
useless and these
is
it
people need to find something better to do with their time,” she said.
Perhaps the worst sight of all was seen by first-year general arts and science student Renee Grafe.
“Someone peed on
the floor,” she
said. “1
think
don’t
highly of
very
these people, especially in a building that
is
supposed
to
have a pro-
fessional atmosphere,” said Grafe.
think they should
“I
show some
maturity and respect for other peo-
home."
toilets at
said the majority of staff and
He
so far
bathroom
year.
“Unfortunately, there have been
plumber
Jasmine Thomas
said the worst thing she has noticed
they have nothing else to
said vandalism in the
stu-
to
the stalls.
actually one
is
seems 2A413.”
responsible.
is
encouraging
is
inform housekeeping if they notice anything unacceptable. First-year advertising and mar-
dents
treat the facilities as if
clean the graffiti up,
because it
the
in
try to
which
relativity or not.
did,
said the vandalism has been
found more rooms.
he said, adding
remove permanent marker.
“There
Doon campus.
“It’s certainly a lot
it,”
use a harsh solvent to
they
that
this.”
“Galileo.
at college escalating
ple
who need
to use the facilities.”
well before Einstein.”
Online banking a great tool
Jonathan Dobson, first-year
By VANESSA BUTLER
quick access to product information including credit card or check-
logging on, the customer will be asked to enter their convenience
Technology is forever evolving and making life easier one step at a
ing and savings areas, making key product attributes easy to find and helping users make proper product
card
decisions.
access their online website anywhere they choose to travel. And.
mechanical engineering/ robotics
and automation “Chris Farley, so he
can do Beverly Ninja
Hills
2.”
time.
The
Internet has introduced a
bevy of ways for society to interact, function and do business on a
first-year G. A S. /health option
data allows customers to view daily
ing the process of paying their bills
account activities and their account
mouse.
balance
little
and always being able to access their finances at any given time. Anywhere you can access the
online banking.
Internet,
it
can
all
with a couple clicks of the
of
life’s
veniences that
many
is
modern conhas become a big
You can be sipping a margarita on the white sandy beaches of Bora Bora while checking your stocks, or paying your Visa bill while stuck in traffic. You can also sit in a board meeting while looking over your investments or sending money overseas via your online account. CIBC has made online banking easy for its customers in a variety of
first-year
general business
because he was a great leader and kept peace in my country for
a long time.” Subhija Karic,
second-year business administration/
management studies
great revolutionary as well as a great leader for
my
country.”
first-year business
admin/
its
nearly 1.6 million cus-
who
are logging onto their
ience for
tomers
website on a regular basis.
Financial
Group
also has a website for
customers
BMO
as
sites,
payments, track bill history, stop bill payments, e-mail money transfers to family and friends and save vice-president
CIBC
retail
of eChannels
at
markets.
an annual survey by Forrester, a leading U.S.-based independent technology and market research In
company, CIBC was rated the No. Canadian client bank public website. based on website navigation and presentation of information, tent
and
tools.
strengths
its
bank online, as well Financial Group. Both to
however, are harder to navi-
gate and not as clear as to what
needed
tools are
needs. site
CIBC
concise for
of CIBC’s
website cited by Forrester include
now offers an End of Day balance column. This
the online website
at the
Banking with
“There
way.
Financial has a website that
is
PC
director
“CIBC
minimum age Doug Maybee,
for
CIBC.
"However,
CIBC
(under 18)
requires the par-
ent or guardian to sign an indemni-
He
when
said typically
under the age of 2, all transactions on the account are is
1
conducted by the parent.
more
isn’t
just
for
offers a great deal
“There no charges for students to bank online. Students who hold an everyday checking account get 50 per cent off monthly fees with proof of enrolment, and CIBC students,”
no
is
The Father's House
church St. S Waterloo Adult Recreational Center
185 King
Online banking for
at
should an individual be a minor
with advertisements then banking options. As well, if you bank with this establishment and hold a student checking account, PC will hold any funds for five days before the student can access
adults.
can begin
external affairs and media relations
the youth
its
CIBC
requirement,” said
ty form.”
their
that particular
any age.
webcustomers and
made
end of
business day.
to access specific-
has
his or her finances.
“The general convenience of CIBC’s online banking allows its customers to make multiple bill
Specific
Smile Conestoga, you could be our next respondent!
Bank
filled
along with providing strong con-
financial /dunning
TD
easy.
from viewing accounts and viewing investments and GICs. CIBC has made online banking a modern convenactivities online to
1
Crystal Zhang,
all
online
laid out in a user friendly
a lot of time,” said Steve Tyers,
“Chairman Mao, because he was a
Not
you can bank online. institutions make banking
ways. From transferring money to simplifying the process of paying bills,
“Josip Broz Tito,
can
interested in saving time, simplify-
asset to
Jason Ferber,
clients
be done
ing a vacation,
One
tions very well.”
CIBC’s customers and
car shopping, shoe
is
it
.
“Babe Ruth, because he’s very talented and can play all the posi-
as well as a previous-
shopping, booking clients or book-
Whether Parsons,
number
selected password.
CIBC began to allow its customers to bank online about a decade ago. Their customers were
day-to-day basis. Stii
ly
said Tyers.
are
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out:
www.thefathershouse.ca
offers a student line of credit with
visioBfrlentislatarevaleesletra
he said. also a student Visa which
trainingfamilyfaodrestaratianadora
special
There
interest
is
full-time
rates,”
students can
apply for
online.
CIBC
has
made
it
very secure to
bank online. CIBC has an online banking security guarantee, which when they apply, customers have to agree to the terms and conditions and also select and answer a few personal security questions.
Upon
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News
SPOKE, November
2007
5,
— Page 3
Student wins $1,000 By KAYLA
GRANT
They say you’re more
cates or a cool $ ,000.
likely to
be
struck by lightning then win the
twice.
lottery
that’s
If
true
student, this year.
.
a
to
Sony PSP
winner of $1 ,000
ment
for filling out part
one
of the student
was
fill it
More
McRae won
HMV gift certifi-
The
a
survey,
HMV
certificate to
Gregory,
than 29, 29 students across
1,921
1
in
which
of
the
survey,
were
from Conestoga College. “We had a really good response rate,” said
Gregory.
The second
part of the survey can be done by all students regardless of whether or not they’ve filled out
won the Eddy
the first part.
grand prize of a $1,000.
Students
Sony PSP player. which takes about 25
can
find
survey
the
online by going to the college website.
the
engage-
By JENNIFER
MARKO
“Families are especially looking for coats for their
survey. Carol Gregory, middle, director of student develop-
ment, also hands an
HMV
Last year Laura Birceanu, a busi-
the
Carol
said
Ontario took part
out?”
ness marketing student,
the college
Conestoga College.
a second-year a
Nov. 30.
to
I
Donate your winter coat
(Photo by Kayla Grant) left,
not
win an Apple iPod Nano, player,
Sony PSP player
won
from Nov.
director of student development at
Warner said he’s probably going to buy a movie. “I saw it (the survey) and thought, I have a few minutes, why
year to win a survey prize.
chance
will run
certificate.
first-year
The survey offered students
a
marketing student,
biotechnology technician student, is one of three Conestoga students this
won
one.
a journalism
Sicialia,
And Ryan Warner,
Lucrecia
Survey.
Courtade,
Castillo
shot! Lucrecia Castillo Courtade,
experience
storm.
1
money
she said.
Anthony
For the second year in a row a Conestoga student has won $ ,000 by filling out part one of the Ontario College Student
That’s the
The survey focuses on
Conestoga College students better head indoors next time there’s a
Engagement
minutes to complete, is just part The second part of the survey
1
Courtade already knows what she plans to do with the money. “Save it to pay for my OSAP,”
Ryan Warner, another now be filled out online.
survey winner. Part two of the survey can
kids.”
October
when
is
the leaves start falling and the tem-
The
coats should be in “sellable condition.”
November and December
“We
don’t want anything that’s really dirty or ripped
perature drops, but it
when
are
gets really cold and even snows. Instead of throwing
out your used winter coat to
why
not donate
someone
Anna
it
to a coat
keep warm
else
Nikolasevic,
make room
for a
new
one,
donation program and help winter?
or where the internal lining
is coming out.” She said the person giving away the coat would not buy one like that, and it is also a safety issue.
“People can donate throughout the year,” she
this
manager
assistant
of
the
“We
usually find that in the winter
we
Goodwill Retail and Donation Centre at 1348 Weber St. E., Kitchener, said they do not get a whole lot of
of donations, but people tend to donate
coat donations in the winter, but she said winter coats
of winter items, and after summer's over get a lot of summer clothes.”
are
what
“We
a lot of her customers are looking for.
of lower income families coming in for who can afford to buy a new one but are looking for something a little cheaper,” she see a
said.
Nikolasevic said buying a winter coat in the regular stores can be expensive.
However, she said there are a “It’s
away
lot
store
is
good
for
we
wants to buy a coat but can’t afford to pay retail prices. “We get about 200 customers daily, sometimes more than that,” she said. “There are maybe 10 people a day
who come She
in
asking for a winter coat.”
said coat donations can be either for adults or
children.
You may
think
it
is
too early
in
that
donations can be
we is
get a lot
when we
made
who
are less fortunate.”
In addition to Goodwill’s
Weber
Street location,
at
925 Erb
St.
W., Gate
2.
It
is
open Monday
Wednesday, 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Thursday to Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Procrastination
the semester to deal with procrastination, or are
textbook chapter. An extra ten minutes of TV can eventually become the whole evening. Sometimes, students get “stuck” on one part of their project and don’t move on from there.
you first need to recognize what avoidance technique you employ and whether you want to change it. Then you can try some helpful approaches.
school
procrastination,
is managing your time and a key to achieving goals. Divide larger tasks into smaller steps which will seem more manageable. Set a deadline for each step. Take breaks and build in rewards. Work with a friend. Be reasonable and realistic with your goals; perfectionism can get in the way. For further assistance, don’t
An
^
essential element
in
dealing with procrastination
planning. Effective planning
spirit
sidewalk sale
is
procrastinate! Talk to a counsellor.
november 14 & atrium io- 2" quote promo code'spoke" to be entered contest to win a clothing prize pack
in
a
A Message from
to
Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Weber Street location is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to
Avoiding or putting off work which needs to be done can come in many forms. Some students ignore a certain task, hoping it will go away. Some underestimate how much work is actually involved in an assignment. Some see other activities as taking priority, like vacuuming your room instead of beginning to read that
come put on some
you
can donate your old winter coat to the Goodwill Donation Express located at the Waterloo Landfill Site
just procrastinating?
To overcome
any
to
gives others an opportunity to give unwanted
to 6 p.m.
COUNSELLOR’S CORNER: you
“It
don’t get
someone who
said
summer months
First-year graphic design student Brent Cherry said he has never donated a coat to a donation program because he has never had any extra coats to give away. However, he said donation programs are excellent.
items to those
wonderful,” said Nikolasevic. “But
Our
during the
lot
in the off-sea-
Goodwill location.
of organizations
coats.
nearly as many.
It’s
Nikolasevic
lot
coats and even people
that give
sons.
said.
don't get a
Counselling Services, 1A103.
— SPOKE, November
Page 4
5,
Commentary
2007
Price hikes won’t stop
contraband cigarettes The government
is
a lot of noise about the continuing prob-
making
lem of contraband cigarettes, which results
in a
29 Globe and Mail
year, according to an Oct.
Contraband cigarettes are
illegal,
$1 billion tax loss each
article.
unregulated and untaxed and are
often sold on aboriginal land.
The continuous hike in cigarette pricing find cheaper ways to buy cigarettes. Tobacco companies
causing more people to
is
are upset that they are losing revenue to the
black market. Currently, in Ontario a carton of Players cigarettes costs an average
of just under $70 and for the cheapest brand. Legend,
it
just under
is
are the lowest prices in Canada.
$50, which
The Imperial tobacco website says about 70 per cent of the cost is a government taxation. For people willing to make the drive, a carton of Putters will cost about $30 and a bag of 200 cigarettes (equivalent to a carton) can be result of
low as $10, the same price as a package of brand name cigarettes. Yet the government seems surprised by the increase in contraband
as
cigarette
consumption and smuggling.
History always repeats
Skyrocketing cigarette prices during
itself.
the early 1990s resulted in an increase in cigarette smuggling. to an article in The Hamilton Spectator on May 31, 2006, 1991 federal and provincial governments raised taxes on cigarettes
According in
The government eventually slashed prices from $41 a' carton to $23 a carton to help reduce the amount of smuggling. The peak price for cigarettes in 1991 was $6.50. Since then the price has increased $4.75, resulting in a pack of cigarettes in 2007 costing Contraband cigarette seizures have
when smuggled
made up about 25
cigarettes
peak
far surpassed the to 3
1
in
1993
per cent of the mar-
RCMP estimates five cars an hour are
smuggling no name ciga-
coming over
Currently, a majority of the contraband cigarettes are
Quebec and
Many
Akwesasne Reserve which
lays in Ontario,
New York.
of the natives aren't concerned with borders because
it’s all
an attempt to solve the problem 400 new
border officers
hired, there will be increased audits of tobacco
and the
RCMP will
However, these
spoke of his
translations.
was
He
logical
human being -
receive
have been
growers and manufac-
more funding.
initiatives will not solve the
a muted
lan-
guage transcending all verbal forms of communication. The concept
may have seemed
cryptic
to
me
fleetingly resurfaced dur-
it
ing an experience
two weeks ago.
And
in the
no,
wasn’t
it
form of a
At
problem.
more loss in revenues. means would be to lower the cigarette tax so people buy legal cigarettes which would result in more revenue
the recent local
Artworks show,.
the conscience to
mustered
sit,
in
I
suspended animation, for 20 or so
efficient
Canadian government and reduced contraband cigarette sales. Instead of using the money to fight cigarette smugglers and paying
for the
for advertising space
TV
on
for anti-smoking ads, the
government
people don't want to quit smoking for two reasons, the cost of
anti-smoking medications and the stress and
irritability
which comes
government paid
for the cost or provided funding to
prices of hypnosis and medications such as Nicorette, it
would
In turn this
while
my
drawn.
wasn't
until
result in a lot
would lead
lower the
NicoDerm
or
notion of
I
portrait I
was
was
situated
frozen-faced pose that the art as
lucid.
a universal language
To provide credence,
paid meticulous attention to the
artist
replicating
my
face.
She
sel-
spoke, but as her eyes wavered
between mine and her canvas, with the
odd subtle smile interspersed I was besieged by how
throughout,
of people quitting.
to less
It
in a fixed,
dom
alongside quitting.
Zyban,
minutes
became
could do something productive with the money.
If the
ment and
Opinion
smuggling of cigarettes and
in the
long
intently
we communicated
We
science, the principle that energy
were
all
is
strictly
transferred and
I
couldn’t help but
conceptu-
attribute that theory to the
journey the
al
employed by
artist
While bit
a
into
day,
drew from form
sans I
learned a fair addition
in
human
is
this
impromptu
that, albeit as
mea-
as the finished prod-
capable of engender-
Art reinstates
us that I
am
we
racial
contrasts.
In
all
its
visual
interpretations, art has the potency to both
social
shape and directly convey
movements and
in
some
cases, play the role of the harbinger.
taught, in high school
rekindle the artistic prowess of their
Europeans fervently attempted
to
are as indi-
are collectively one mind.
er of
humankind or
act of war, but
that
who we
not exalting art as the preserv-
embraces our distinctions yet supersedes all linguistic, religious and
language
age,
viduals but simultaneously reminds
neous solution
a
regardless of
being,
education or otherwise.
equally
ing
of
and communally held by every
experience was its
mode
concept into something eternally
sketches
uct was, art
remains a tangible
still
speech.
to her apparent passion for her trade.
ger in
resistant
the
systematic series of
about her disposition
I
vocalized
American youth during the turbulent times of the Vietnam War and to this transmitting even the most abstract
sitting silently,
What
working
to
smile of
converting an everyday
mine
opposed
within studios.
Art
neither lost nor gained but merely
interper-
sonally without a word.
term, lower health-care costs across Canada.
their
the lives of subordinate
social classes as
charcoal
tattoo.
against
revolted
methods by having
classical
pieces reflective of natural move-
intricate
A more
can afford to
Featherstone
asserted that art
mere depiction of the
a
Impressionists
Holly
incorporeal ener-
art as
Instead, they will just cause
Many
cal eras.
inked Angelina Jolie) that he often
then, but
native land.
turers
ing the Renaissance and neoclassi-
artist
planes of the physical and psycho-
over the border.
the border out of the
In
with world-renowned tattoo
gy
ket.
rettes
Greek and Roman predecessors dur-
remember during an interview
1
Daemon Rowanchilde (who even
$10.25.
The
language
Art: the universal
by $12 a carton.
less
the
instanta-
to social dissent or an it
harbours a bound-
energy capable of inseminating
new ideas within the mentality of the human domain. Art is the voice which circumnavigates and social
all
disparities,
cultural
something
technological advancements haven't perfected and sophisticated warfare is
loath to address.
Spoke Letters are
welcome
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for less
SPOKE, November
dough
Home from
Theatre offers students deal
Love the stage but hate the The Stratford Festival, in an attempt to generate more interest in the theatre, has created two
home
By FRANCA MAIO Imagine studying abroad
at
a
native people living in the
speak to you, and there is a group which caters to your culture.
other
bers 18-29, allows participates to
ary schools.
to
Canadian
$20 each. members 30-35, at
sition
PlayEncore, for gives a 50 per cent price break on tickets, which can range any-
where from $30 to $109. PlayOn and Play Encore are free and by joining you will save a lot of money. The programs were created because going to the theatre be an expensive endeavour, Carly Douglas, advertising promotions manager with ihe
can said
and fes-
tival.
“We want
to
make
it
accessible,”
we
said Douglas. “Last year
10,004 PlayOn PlayEncore.
“Going
tickets
to the theatre
sold
and 553 is
a
magi-
cal experience,” she
added. “It's a chance to go to another world.” This year PlayOn experienced a per cent increase with
Play-goers gather outside the Festival Theatre
An
son
Ideal
card to see the various partners.
PlayOn members can also grad-
tickets sold. PlayEncore skyrocketed with 1,095 tickets sold, a 98 per
uate to PlayEncore once they turn
cent increase.
Two weeks
before
every per-
formance tickets go on sale. And, PlayOn and PlayEncore hold special weekends three times a year.
Stratford waiting
travel
Sometimes
to
the tran-
difficult, but there is
one American school that helps Canadians feel more at home. Jamie Kirzner-Roberts, executive director of the Canadian studies program at Princeton, said her role is to bring Canadian issues and culture to the university and to bring Canadian students
The
even treat them to a drink during intermission for their first play as an Encore member. festival
will
Next year’s playbill will focus more on the classics with plays
United
Romeo
like
Taming of
and
Juliet,
the Shrew,
The
The
Women
of Troy and All’s Well that Ends Well. The season starts on April 23, Shakespeare’s 443rd birthday.
To see year’s
the
detailed
go
plays
website
at
to
list
of next
the
festival
www.stratfordfesti-
they
Douglas
at
www,playon@strat-
fordfestival.ca
work
in
conjunction with the
He
said they plan fun events for
Canadians and
Some been
New
York City
Jersey
Devils
to
New
their friends.
of their recent trips have to see the
play
the
Ottawa Senators, and they took a bus ride to Philadelphia to see the Tragically Hip. said there
were about 100
singer/songwriter Leonard
students.
to the
campus
Cohen
She said they recently held a Canadian Thanksgiving for students to celebrate the holiday and hold various dinners and events
students at the university
tickets sold. Seventy-five per cent
of the students
Now
to speak.
According to the website, the program offers a research grant to
demographic.
Native
Canadian, and many are graduate
In 2008 the festival will be developing a board of directors to help steer the program. The board will have members of the PlayOn
PlayEncore
titled.
is
Canadian studies program.
He
throughout the year.
Volunteers interested in helping with the programs can contact
State's
course
Roberts said they are working on bringing former prime minister Paul Martin and Canadian
val.ca.
and
of
Canadaborderland and the
Americans in North America: history and anthropology. Kyle Hagai, co-head of the Canadian Club at Princeton, said
together.
starts April 23, 2008.
which allow members to see two plays on a Saturday and one on Sunday. The weekends take place in June, July and October. Program participants can also save by dealing with one of the program’s partners, which include restaurants and hotels. Members can look on their membership
30.
in
Husband. The play closed on Oct. 27. The new sea-
14,111
41
can be
students
at least
for
histories: historical perspectives
campus where top Canadians come
other countries to continue their education at various post-second-
tickets
some
one of the two Canadian courses offered. One is called Borderland
programs to help reduce the cost. PlayOn and PlayEncore offer price breaks on tickets, shopping, eating and hotel rooms. PlayOn, which caters to mem-
two
for
— Page 5
away
not so far
pricfe?
buy
2007
5,
who
are
doing research about Canada. Roberts said that 90 per cent of the Princeton hockey team is Canadian. All students at Princeton can take
who
attended were
Canadian Club is Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki to the working
the
to bring
school, said Hagai.
The club receives its funding through a grant from the Canadian studies program and from other sponsors on campus. Hagai was recruited from Hamilton to play NCAA hockey at
Princeton and enjoys being
at
the school.
“Princeton
blows any school
out of the water," he said.
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5,
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spirit
when choosing
were very unique and even came as a night nursing students uniforms.
All
their
original table.
costumes.
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came dressed
first-year
in
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students had one thing
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their face.
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Opinion
things and just learn to be under-
standing and tolerant of each other.
hard
especially
It’s
why people
stand
under-
to
Did these individuals think
that
your beliefs anyone else’s business? No, they are not. So what other people believe isn’t any of
You don’t win when you fight about religion. What were they trying to prove? I knew just from
your business
reading what people had to say that no one was going to convince any-
either.
find really ridiculous
arguing with someone about
Pitch,
somehow?
they were going to win
I
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believing what they believe.
like to interfere
with other people’s beliefs. Are
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their beliefs.
gion through the Internet.
much
so
It’s
easier for people to
You someone go up to
voice their opinions online. will rarely see
I
knew
another person and try to “save them” from what they believe, but I have seen it done through the
that that
The
would never say to someone’s face. Everyone hates being disrespected but it’s even worse when people start getting rude and telling others they’re crazy for believing what
to the
With everything that is going on world I would have expected people to be doing something more productive with their time. We live in a busy world where in this
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things are constantly changing but
can tell you what is never going to change: people are never going
they do.
I
to
We
move on
allows people to say
it
they
things
their beliefs.
lot less per-
will
University.
makes confronta-
Internet
and arguments a
and
he awarded
regional competition at Wilfrid Laurier
change
to
five participants will
fantastic prizes
no one was
anybody
sonal so
The top
going to convince
Internet.
tion
from reading
just
what people had to say
feel the
all
when we
same way
—
get attacked
stop
believe
or
believing ...
in
mind your own
what they
some
so show
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respect
business.
offended, angry and hurt.
This
one-way
not a
is
street
...
there are individuals from
all reli-
gions that attack others.
It’s
and Hindus,
Buddhists,
Muslims, just
-
and
Jews
name
to
not
atheists
Christians
just
a few,
all
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work toward developing healthy
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get attacked as well.
We need to learn to be tolerant, compassionate and understandWe
ing.
the
feel
all
when we
get attacked
angry and hurt. seen have I
on
groups, like they have
time in the world, and
why
wondered
and doing
I
change each
Neither depends on the other to feel important.
the free sat
they
back were
Both
someone
attacking
One
of
you can accept the
fact that neither is perfect,
and never
else’s
grow
other areas of your
family, school,
Each
of
you continues
Each
of
you gets as much joy from giving to the other as from receiving.
to
in
life;
and
friends.
thing leads to anoth-
and the next thing they know,
it’s
try to
Facebook all
this.
beliefs.
er
a healthy
able to be an individual apart from the other.
You are
and
Most of the time it starts when someone decides that they want to start
of
same way - offended,
atheists
argue
Christians
Here are some characteristics
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I’m not saying that constructive
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There
is
honesty,
trust,
and respect between you.
debate
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learn
the
difference
attack. and something people
debate isn’t
take lightly.
Because it’s so easy to say whatwe want on the Internet, you see a lot more attacks on people than debates. Searching through
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News
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Crack down on shots There
is
something happening in Hockey League that
accountable. If a player gets sus-
the National
me
has been bothering
seven years, and league
still
pended
for the past
McNanney
Bergeron head first into the boards on a hit from behind. Jones received a two-game suspension for the dirty play, and Bergeron is out indefinitely with a concussion.
comes
any surprise, Jones was the third Flyer suspended this season for a dirty hit, the if
it
as
other two being Steve
Downie and
Jesse Boulerice.
to bet $1
boards.
It’s
not playing dirty,
it’s
being an “energizer.”
And is
the biggest load of garbage
what players and fans say
on
their
By
is
why
the third time a player
this juncture,
I
don’t think this
“trying to earn a spot.” There
guy
room and
it’s
in the
is
a
Flyer
“take the other
out.”
for to
one another. It’s perfectly fine smash someone’s face into the
The holiday season before anyone attacks
me
saying I'm trying to eliminate the best part of hockey, take a real look
defend a dirty hitter, “he shouldn’t have his head down.”
BODY, and BODY, checks
did it become OK to seriharm someone, no matter what the circumstances? If I go out
Laying a shoulder into the body of is good hard hockey in my book. But when you start throwing elbows at defenceless players because “they aren't paying
When
ously
man? No, I’m going minimum of two years
be a free
get a
So in
me,
tell
hockey?
why
Why
injured for
players themselves aren’t
going to
start treating each other with respect, then the coaches and
the organization
attention,”
is
need to be held
through the stress of buying for everyone on your list
and getting through the crowd
when
I
Scorpio
Watching your spending habits
for hitting
during the rush to buy for the holidays is a good way to go. Use
imagination while buying
cheap,
your practical thinking to help
Sometimes
does-
avoid those expensive, yet useless
the best
It’s
It
make you a tough brute, it makes you a chicken that can’t throw a real body check. And until its
November
dirty,
n’t
and
October 23
fans realize
When heading to the mall during the holiday season, use your gifts.
the unexpected gift
one
is
to give.
items.
Gemini
this,
players are going to continue to
drop
-
21
think the good,
hockey has become
NHL
at
word
the
stupid, dirty and cowardly.
the
will
help you
another player
goon hockey. There is no excuse someone in the head.
“not paying attention?”
be impulsive and treat yourself while buying for the people on your list.
are perfectly fine.
in
it
ers to continue to be
stress
I
hard
any different do we allow playis
Your easy-going nature
quickly
is
approaching;
the mall.
to
prison for assault.
If the
Players don’t have any respect
And
at the situation.
being overzealous,” or
philosophy being bred locker
are
team has been suspended.
“a kid
is
know
you'll see
to
I
is
to
Cdn
million
September 23 October 22
things.
able? This
want
Libra
coaches
within the team for doing stupid
Opinion
the Flyers not being held account-
I
the
more players being disciplined
and break someone’s nose, then defend myself by saying “he should have had his head up,” will
What
If
take a hit in the wallet. I’m willing
Oct. 27, Philadelphia Flyers
defenceman Randy Jones slammed Boston Bruins forward Patrice
As
should be fined.
Alex
doing anything
about: head shots.
On
for a dirty play, or three in
the case of the Flyers, the coaches
can’t believe the
I
isn’t
head
to
May
21
Sagittarius
June 2
-
November 22 December 21
like flies.
Call on your energetic self, so you can beat the crowds heading
Use your energetic personality your holiday shopping done
to get
to the mall for their holiday shop-
ping.
A
holiday party
and then continue on
at a
fun holi-
day gathering.
a great
is
place for you to shine.
ij
dS
Capricorn December 22
-
January 19
Wise spending and avoiding work to your
The holiday season can be stressbut do not let that get to you.
procrastination will
ful,
benefit as the holiday season approaches. Try to avoid overspending for the ones on your
Getting your shopping done early will cut
down on your stress
level.
list.
t>s>
Leo ,
July 23
Aquarius
August
-
January 20
22
The
life
you can
of the party by nature,
Your independence will help you get your shopping done. You can walk into a store, find what you need and quickly get out which gives you more time to get
up a boring holiday event or energize your friends to get their shopping done before liven
the rush.
it
done.
Virgo
Pisces
August 23 September 22
February 19
Your organizational skills will in handy as you get ready
A
L % Mn*A
When this
spending time
in the
mall
holiday season, use your intu-
lists will
itive
nature to buy for those on
prevent over-spending and help
your
list.
you -t-
Making
-
March 20
come
to hit the mall.
-
February 18
stay
on budget.
t
Franca Maio is a second-year journalism student holding fate in the
palm of her hand.
Sports
SPOKE, November
— Page 11
2007
5,
Day ends season with Coach of the Year honours By JOSHUA KHAN
organize
Conestoga.
off-the-field
the
all
arrangements.” After a great season, Conestoga
College women's fastball coach Fawn Day was named coach of the year
the
in
Colleges
Ontario
Athletic Association for the second
year
in a
row.
son and produced their ning record since 1999.
first
win-
But aside from coaching. Day said there were a lot of other people helped to
make
the season a
positive one. “1
am
very happy with the out-
have done team,
even
it
she
said.
couldn't
“I
without the girls on the
coaches and Marlene Ford who helped the
where she
As
a
assistant
is
decided
to play for the varsity
team
while on the women’s fastball team.
because
all
“When
it is
said.
you're out there on the
field,
because she thought she could give
It’s
more of a team effort where everyto watch out for each other.”
one has
After college. assistant with the
Day became an women’s fastball
team and eventually was offered
spirits
of the
were not crushed at the Ontario Association Athletics College championship on Oct. 19 and 20, despite losing both their games.
The College
women
Durham
to
lost
in the first
game
5-1
and
were defeated in the second game by Mohawk College, 4-3.
the head coaching job.
back
“My college
days were one of the my life, and
coached
six
years
in
total
coach Fawn Day.
and
game we came up
played as hard as they Durham was stronger and
ily
had beaten
was
The Condors had a close game with Mohawk and only lost
son.
is
mother
at
home.
there anything she misses
“My
favourite
moments from
this
“Sure you can
past season have to be hanging out
be a very talented fastball player, but the main thing is you have to be
with the girls,” she said. “Whether
with your teammates
out to dinner and the movies or
Day
said
was
she
inspired
Day.
“It
Matheson was voted
regular season
the
could have eas-
game
“I
of
also
me me
a
lot
to play
am
all
against
really
the
the
Mohawk
MVP
in
College.
impressed and proud
women on
the team,” said
Day. “Each practice and game they really give it their all and it
came
fourth at the championship but
Day.
But
about the team?
to individ-
home run in the game against Durham College. Pitcher Laura
been the other way around.”
in
come down
“My dad
Mohawk
Overall, the fastball team
ended up winning the playoffs, said
doesn't
-solo
this
short,” said
could but
because the opposing team got a
a loving to
it’s
making
it
even the bus
to the
OCAAs,
trips, the
time
going
I
spent
with them was the best of times.
“When the girls do their best, it makes me happy to be a coach. Because when they do, it shows you they’ve learned something from you.”
as season comes to a close
girls
in
said.
sory office and, as always, on being
respect.
because he encouraged
run.
“The
she
from their lessons and mistakes, which helps.” With the fastball season over, Day can now concentrate solely on get to learn
her job in a financial services advi-
do
life.
at
in the
women
solid
inspired by a lot of people in her
who
twice already
Durham, the
“You
their
show
sport.
playing fastball there was a big part
of those memories,” said Day,
their best
against
the
and work with them as one.” Aside from having a love for the
best experiences in
home
game
team had a
have also played for a
I
of great coaches,”
lot
100 per cent and also
give
able to gel
to the college.
“Although the team lost both games, think the girls played their best yet all season,” said head In the
as
has,
ual talent,” she said.
about teamwork,” she
I
Conestoga Condor’s women's fastball team
The
Fawn Day She said the reason she became a coach is
you're not playing by yourself.
fastball
best,
“It
a
game and
she
it
But
sports.
it.”
She said in order for a team win, you have to play as a team
A star was then born as she won female athlete of the year twice ”1 just love the spoil
to
just kind of stick to
just expects her players to
at Conestoga College.
very mental and physical
Stuck
guess when you love
"I
season with a record of 6-4. When it comes to coaching, Day says she
in
the sport that she
Condor’s play By KERRY REED
up
Day started playing fastwhen she was a little kid. She at
you
women’s
now?
growing
girl
Kitchener, ball
it’s
come of the season because we made a run and went to the championships,”
get to
did the talented coach
was so good
With Day’s leadership, the Condors spared throughout the sea-
who
But how
a sport,
Next season, quite a few of the players will be returning and some rookies will be coming out to help
Jen Morris was voted the MVP by her teammates for getting the
news two of
In other
made
the
the players
OCAA’s Women’s
All-
Star League. Brittany Horton and
Melissa Voisin were nominated by the coaches for their consistent batting
and fielding throughout the
season.
“No
shows.”
third during the regular sea-
with the team, said Day.
matter
how
the
game
they players have positive
attitudes
and they never give up,”
said Day.
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