"
Taking
Computer mogul Bill Gates made
claiming
Waterloo Region
Need a new place
one on
Monday, March
10,
of his
stops
his farewell tour.
A
learning
newsroom
journalism students
for
many
for
The Red Papaya
offers
many
exotic dishes at a
good
price.
40th Year
like
cient practices.
She wants
it
vice
president
for
De
was happy
"I
to
won
time, it was was running against a good friend," Sonsor
course, but at the
same
kind of sad because
I
"I
felt
bad for Nikki, but at the I'm looking forward to
the challenge. I'm so excited!"
Sonsor says meeting the CSI staff in her first year is what made her decide to first jump on the CSI board of directors. She had never been on a student government, but she wanted to join CSI when she didn’t
like
the
were running
at
way some
things
the college.
"There are sayers and there are doers, so I stepped up to make a
Sonsor also just wants student
know what CSI can "I
the
into
possibility
of hiring
of Conestoga's most talented
a
many positives to CSI. "Fm driven and I'm very
artists.
what CSI
"I'm so passionate about
does and
I
want the best experience
possible for everyone at Conestoga."
“The old sanctuary was a great place to just
hang
want the new sanctuary to be like that.” out and
I
Sheena Sonsor, new CSI president
ate about
students.
lite
Jennifer
With her new responsibilities on the horizon, Sonsor says she has a of ideas for her term, but she understands that the new board of
lot
own
ideas
Watson
would be
ticket items
a student lounge space and a value added services that we could offer on that campus," she says. The environment was also a big part of Sonsor's
campaign and she
she says. "I've
been on the board for two I think I have the experi-
wants to make the school more
years and
green.
ence to work with the new board and
make some
“Sheena is a great leader and so is Jenny. know they’re going to do great I
things.”
Some
ideas she had in her elecspeech were to make CSI and/or Tim Hortons reusable mugs, online project submissions
empha-
on recycling and energy
effi-
year laid a very
improve our relations with the dents and faculty."
stu-
the current CSI she believes CSI is
Stanciu,
and that Sonsor and be a great addition to the CSI board in the fall. "I feel confident they're both
Watson
tion
sis
this
good foundation for next year's board and I want to continue to
president., says in good hands
it,
instead of paper, a greater
great things happen."
"The board
Roxy
Roxy Stand current CSI president
format.
"My dream
passion-
what I can do to help and represent the Conestoga students,"
would like to see it used as a showcase of our extremely talented Sonsor says she also wants to improve relations with the satellite campuses. "We don't have a lot of representation at those campuses, so I want to get them more involved, so their experience can be as good as here (the Doon campus)," she says. Sonsor also wants to look at establishing a presence at the potential new Cambridge campus, which would be an upgrade to a full campus from the current satel-
of students don’t
lot
what CSI can do to help, so want to keep students informed I and aware," she says. Sonsor says she thinks can bring
"I
Sheena Sonsor
think a
to
offer them.
realize
designer, and also getting the pieces
directors will have their
change," she says.
friendly," she says.
don't think the
new Sanctuary to be like that." Sonsor says she would like to look
says.
same time
"I want to work with the faculty administration and to make Conestoga more environmentally
the
the,
of
new
I
Sousa.
have
the
to
"I
2008-2009 school year. Sonsor says when she first heard her name, it was a bittersweet moment. She was running against a close friend, Nichole
work with
improve the new Sanctuary. new Sanctuary is what it could be," she says. "The old sanctuary was a great want place to just hang out and is
something exciting happened for Conestoga students Sheena Sonsor and Jennifer Watson. Sonsor was named the next CSI president, and Watson was elected
new
to
board to get their ideas and hers into action. One of her main goals
board meeting to attend, nothing spectacular to occur for anyone. But during that Feb. 19 meeting,
the
— No. 9
CSI board
fall
as well.
seemed
to eat?
MCNANNEY
was going to bo just another Wednesday. Just the usual Conestoga Students Inc. It
at a time
a deadly disease, lives every year.
is
www.conestogac.on.ca/spoke
Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ont.
2008
life
Cystic fibrosis
Leaders named By ALEX
one breath
The billionaire was here -- sort of
will
going to work well together," says Stanciu.
"Sheena is a great leader as so is Jenny and I know, together they're going to do some great things."
Money, Sanctuary hot topics
in
CSI
board of directrors election platforms CSI board of directors, emphasized the importance of
By WEI-LON LEE
rent
About 70 students heard candidates vying for spots on the Conestoga Students Inc. board pitch promises at an election forum Thursday. Students also had a chance to, ask questions and voice their opinions forum, held at the atrium
last
March
4.
After the
initial
introduction by
CSI president Roxy Stanciu.
the
candidates each presented platforms to a cheering audience of students.
“Students need to have better awareness of the different activities and events at Conestoga," said first-year
radio broadcasting stu-
dent Sarah Carmichael. “I want to
being connected
the
student
being a voice for the students." he said.
The second-year business management student also said his experiences both as an existing CSI board member and as past president of school council in high school has helped equip him with the tools he needs to make the coming fall semester an enjoyable one.
“I
believe students have a
right to
study
in
no finan-
cial grief.”
Josalyn Radcliffe. student
first-year nursing student
Josalyn Radcliffe said one of her initiatives as a
(photo
by Franca Maio)
Cold comfort Heat and Stroke Foundation during the Polar Plunge event on Feb. 21. More photos and story on pages 8-9.
George Fasken takes the plunge
for the
of the other major themes of the session w as also inter-program
One
communication
students.'
opportunities.
believe that students have a richt to study in no financial
other
“I
grief." she said.
Will Pham, 'who
is
on the cur-
“There's nothing you hate worse not knowing how you're
than
aoing to get he said.
home
after an ev ent,
Another area of concern which was brousht up by both Pham and Ouellette is the new Sanctuary. “For those w ho remember the old we used to call it ‘the dunaeon' and it was a really cool and
days,
said
Pham. “Now
it
s
However, for
first-year
police
Sarah
student foundations Darvasi. a single-mother
who
is
raising her three-year-old daughter and returned to school after a
five-year absence, the main chal-
lenge
has
always
been
about
money.
member of the board
of directors will be to introduce cheaper on-campus food options to help alleviate financial pressure on
transporta-
tion available to students.
cozy place,
dents."
nursing
after-events
increase
just boring.
help CSI promote better awareness and participation among the stuFirst-year
to
body. “Basically what being on the board of directors is all about is
promised to improve communication and increase social events which will promote participation among differing programs. Ouellette said he also wants to
and
network
"People need to network with people in different programs." said second-year marketing student
Corey Ouellette. He
“I come from a poor family, being raised in the Jane and Finch area of Toronto, so I know what it's like to not have enough." she
said.
Voting was held last w eek and should be announced :
winners today.
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— SPOKE, March
Now ...with Random
10,
News
2008
Make a
deep thoughts
Gates
Conestoga College
questions answered by
random
Microsoft
students
difference,
students
tells
magnate encourages poverty
By WEI-LQN LEE
still
be going
down
reversal at farewell speech
exponential-
ly”
If you
could vote in the United States
would you and why?
election,
Do you believe computer ware can change the world?
because
I
poverty
follow politics.”
in
billionaire
chairman and co-
founder of Microsoft was at the on Waterloo of University Thursday, Feb. 21 to give his
Rebecca Grununett. first-year
LASA
‘farewell tour’ speech.
than 700 students, mostly
More
UW
from
and some from
local
high schools attended the event. Gates, who was a keynote speaker at the
Davos World Economic
Forum
Switzerland
in
last month, message of helping
reiterated his
would, because the
U.S.
and hunger
third-world countries.
don’t
The
“I
Bill
Gates does. In fact. Gates believes software can be a valuable tool in helping to alleviate
“No,
soft-
those “at the bottom."
needs a change.”
“I
much
all
those in need during your universi-
Kathy
Wilson,
ty years than
1
had,” he said.
the “second dig-
be the way that with computing
market signals work very well for
practice
the richest countries in the world,
but that
many
billion people
of the poorest two
on the planet are
point-
ing device will also be complemented by a “natural user inter-
which essentially blends speech and vision recognition and touch screens together to literally make your desktop into a computface,”
roads.
would ... to get a female president
“Only through enlightened value systems of universities, governments and individuals will these problems be solved," he said.
I
(Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton).”
Gates,
who
will
step
down
as
Shona
O 'Kane,
all
would encourage you to have a much better
awareness of those in need ... than had.”
first-year
practical nursing
“I
believe
the
of the
happens over
terms of
in
very dramatic. Your
is
ability to survive a
season that has
droughts really depends on your outputs in the previous seasons,” he said.
After the speech ended, students audience asked Gates ques-
in the
had previously submit-
Natalie
Microsoft Corporation
Owen,
asked
if
society
to invest in research innovations
and
into
tap
visas
being issued
said
Gates.
than his vision of tomorrow.
it
the projects that his foun-
working on right now is the prevention and control of malaria, a disease which kills more million
children
“If there’s
who wants
a job,
a it
shouldn’t be hard for the person to go and do that. We should make as seamless as possible.”
Another student, 18 year Cecilia Hou, asked Gates he found the courage at leave school and “give up
old Yu
where 17
to
every-
thing to start Microsoft.”
“When
you’re young, in a sense
you’re not risking anything,” said
is
than -one
the
“There should be a free flow of between Canada and the
bright person
dation
in
talent
U.S.,”
with the (Bill & Melinda Gates) foundation will be heavily involved with technology,
Canadian talent number of
despite a decreasing
However, the purpose of his speech seems to lean more heavily on his philanthropic work rather
“My work
president of the
of UW, Microsoft would continue
mathematics
U.S.
One of
like.
miracle
hardware advances will not be slowing down," he said. “The cost of computing equipments will
would. Everything that
what future of software and
technology will be “I
July of this
means
this
livelihood
work
very poor,” said Gates.
in
cultural practices for farmers.
Billionaire chairman, founder,
he hopes the
of Microsoft
bald-
Gates said his foundation is also working on ways to improve agri-
Bill Gates,
year, also offered his vision of
tect
we working on
ted.
both breakthroughs in medicine and the use of software, computers and cellphones, to reach out to the
chairman and chief software archi-
are
hasn't killed anyone.”
It
tions they
er.
liv-
ing without electricity, schools or
ness?
“What
The keyboard and mouse
UW
professional accounting
~baldness research," he said.
information," he said.
I
Gates, looking comfortable in a sweatshirt, said dark-blue
first-year
“And yet, up until two years ago, amount of money that went into malaria research was less than a 10th of the amount that went into the
“Why
“Screens will be cheap and pervasive enough that every wall, every horizontal surface we can think of will project some kind of
to
better awareness of
of the most pro-
devices.
“I
would encourage you
have a
Gates said one found changes in ital decade" will people interact
year.
every
Gates. I
“My
parents told
me
that if
could go back to school, said “sure, of course I will,”
failed,
I
and I prompting a laugh from the audience.
there eventually affects
Canada.” Aaron Montgomery, first-year
radio broadcasting
“I
don’t follow politics,
just let
it
I
roll.”
Tabitha Mueder, ftrst-year
practical nursing
“I would because they need a better president (than George Bush).”
Chantede
Steffan,
first-year
practical nursing projection screen at UW, asked students to heighten two billion people living in the world. “Many of them are living without schools or roads,” he told onlookers at the University of Waterloo, Feb. 21.
William Henry Gates their
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but
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slogans
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like,
thinking for it
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bud
the
way
people, parents
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obvious these are not ads for a normal prescription drug.
ter suited to their skills.”
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is
being run more intensely
and over more variety of media. Savage says that this campaign is a good start to changing people's views about college as an option for post-secondary education, but
Toronto to develop the advertise-
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Commentary
— SPOKE, March 10, 2008
Page 4
End the war in Uganda now! Imagine your children, brother or sister, best friend or neighbour used as being abducted and forced to fight in a rebel war or being
The Lord's Resistance Army
sex slaves. For the last 22 years.
doing just that in
is
Uganda.
until Joseph Kony, leader of the LRA. will not give up his refuge the of president the Ugandan government and Yoweri Museveni, defer to Court Criminal International Republic of Uganda, get the all
investigations and prosecution relating to the rebels.
time the ICC defers the prosecution and hands over the inves-
It is
tigation to the
Ugandan government and
offer a conditional
amnesty
to the rebel leaders.
The Ugandan government
set Feb.
28 as a deadline for the rebels
to end fighting and sign a peace agreement.
Now
the
government has rejected new conditions
The government
is
set
LRA.
by the
accusing the rebels of trying to end peace talks
and resume war. sign the final approved peace agreement
The government can not with the
The
LRA
leaders because
it
fears
LRA
International Criminal Court
The govern-
trickery.
needs
Joseph Kony will not stop the brutality charges are dropped.
Don’t hate your job, hate the criticism
to realize
the
until
We know It
ment can not make the ICC drop the charges against LRA leaders because they do not have the power to control the ICC. It the rebels sign the peace agreement, the government and the president will do
ICC to lift the arrest warrants commanders while giving control back to the
everything possible to convince the
LRA
leaders Flaving the ICC drop the arrest warrants means the wants the warwill precede with confidence to Kampala. The ranls withdrawn so the issues can be handled within the country.
LRA
The Ugandan government had lost jurisdiction to arrest
to get the
and
ICC
involved because
try the rebel leaders
when
it
they
first
Many
us
agree these
cation.
was one of those people. Nearly every day as I.rang groI
will continue.
get out of that store
Kony
charges are dropped.
Uganda peace and
will not stop the brutality until the
court truly wants to bring
If the international
justice,
it
needs to hand over the investigation
immediately.
The
alternative
is
ICC pursue
to let the
the warrants
Kony
and
let
Kony
will
have no
reason to stop this massacre and_ continue waging war on
Uganda
and other leaders be prosecuted. If this happens,
and the surrounding
The
LRA
area.
rebels have killed and mutilated countless civilians and
abducted tens of thousands of children and adults to serve as diers In
and sex slaves for
its
And more
girls
were abducted by the
LRA
than 500,000 people have been displaced in
Northern Uganda because of
Bringing peace to Uganda means the
ICC needs
there are
people
tell
to
lift
the arrest
warrants and give control back to the country’s government.
I
needed
and find
to
is
but having
Constantly dealing with
customers and
irrate
being on one’s feet
day
is
hard enough
those working
in
more demanding
dealing
with
irate
customers and being on one’s feet all
day
is
hard enough for those
We
all
for
the serv-
the world needs fac-
need
down
that
top of
this,
they should
more meaning or
they need to set their sights high-
So be proud of your job. no matwhat it is, and know you fire
needed. it’s
a part-time job that
helping to pay for your educa-
you have been
waiting years to have, enjoy each individual experience and the good it
has to
offer.
You may
not realize
it
yet, but
every job you have toughed out
er.
makes
people despise their jobs more. In
in the
ter
Whether
these people have
at the
the street.
dishwasher
tion, or the career
On
Criticism like this only
than most realize.
is,
known through
back of the restaurant.
is
ter.
in a factory is
fact
grocery store
ice industry
find a job with
and
have also met some
Society needs that cashier
to
in retail
I
ple I have ever these experiences.
The
others telling them
gas station,
However,
of the kindest, most amazing peo-
tory workers.
or one’s self-esteem for that mat-
at a
both
of times.
rarely recognized.
some people of work and
them they need
at
have witnessed the best and worst
work with
noisy atmospheres, heavy lilting and possibly difficult co-workers is also an equally daunting job that
my
dream bigger and get out of their so-called “dead end job" doesn’t exactly improve company morale,
Constantly
this senseless war.
me
who choose this line may actually enjoy it,
Working
commanders.
1998 more than 6.000 boys and
rebels.
sol-
dream job. However,
tell
in the service industry.
Fast-paced factory
at the fast
food chain or the grocery store long enough to pay for further edu-
tomers would
I
working
preferred choice of career.
only work
have worked the factory and
I
convenience store jobs and
would probably jobs would not be our
of
the feeling ot
being underappreciated.
people to have a nice day.
ceries through the checkout cus-
to realize
we can remember
the one
moved into the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The longer it takes the ICC to drop the charges, the longer the war The ICC needs
I’m sure we’ve all had experience with some of these jobs, and
it’s like.
have been our very
Some may
government.
had
may
—
what
respect.
it.
which required us to stock shelves or endlessly remind
job
issued on five rebel
us have experienced
Most of
truth,
people
industry 'and
in
the service
factories
deserve
has
taught
you something new it was proba-
and important, and
bly worth the time and effort to learn.
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for brain
tumour survivors By HIEN DINH
OK,
too.”
Tumour
Mitchell said the Brain
The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada estimates that there will be
Foundation of Canada was established in London, Out., in 1982 by
10,000 newly diagnosed cases of
Steve Northey.
brain tumours in
The foundation
Canada
annually.
also estimates that
there are 5.5,000 brain
tumours survivors currently living in Canada. Support for these survivors is offered by the foundation through support group meetings. Group meetings can be found in Waterloo Region every two weeks at the Christ Lutheran Church in Waterloo with the next meeting scheduled for March I
Paul
Mitchell,
community anyone
come
the
I
foundation’s
relations officer,
Waterloo Region
in
to join the support
Mitchell
“At
that
time couldn't find the information he needed to help him understand
what was happening
to his
daugh-
ter."
Northey, along with a neurosur-
geon and a neuroscience nurse, the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada to help the people affected by brain tumours find the support and information
established
There are currently 17 different groups located across Canada, Mitchell said, adding there are groups in both Waterloo and Guelph.
if
affected
are held very confidential environments,”
he said. “These groups give people the opportunity to get together with
our facilitators and discuss their different situations.”
support
The Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada also actively funds
Mitchell said the facilitators are directly with
is
a national not-
for-profit organization.
our funding solely
We
receive
from private
the foundation and are trained to
donors, either through individuals
navigate the meetings.
or companies
“Our volunteers
are either nurses
or caregivers who have experience dealing with brain tumours. In some cases the volunteers are even survivors of brain tumours.” Mike Fluit, the foundation’s supservices manager, said the meetings are generally an hour and
port
a half long.
"We
a round table discussion.”
form of
said.
Fluit
meetings up
set the
in the
open
“It's
patients,
to
family members, friends and even health-care professionals who just
want
learn
to
more about
brain
"Everybody gets
much
share as
making donations, or
or as
a
chance
little
to
as they
want but if they don’t feel comfortable talking then that’s completely
MOUNTFORD
tumour research. Mitchell said the foundation's main goal is to reach every brain by affected Canadian tumours through support groups.
“We want
to provide
port that they
and sup-
it's
need. Sometimes
may
therapeutic for people to be able
about what’s going on, ask
to talk
questions, share information and just
More information about support groups can be found
at
www.brain-
tumour.ca or by calling 1-800-2655106.
If so.
first-year
may be The
BScN
nursing students
able to give you an answer.
health fair will run for
two
days on March 25 and 27 from a.m. to 3 p.m.
Conestoga’s
in
1
both the E-wing ot
Doon campus and
the
expected
Student Life Centre. to cover a wide range ot topics It’s
and sate health practices to nutrition and exercise. student. nursing First-year Michele Bennett said each topic is from
stress
covered by a group of three or four students and each group is marked
come
were
issues
want
tor
to
voice.
we
is
what they
know,” said Bennett.
We
are listening to
recognize
this need.”
them and
she added.
an opportunity to demonstrate what we ve learned and to educate our peers in promot-
“The
ing
good health behaviours,
said
The fair will be interactive with many hands-on activities. Bennett said her group's project
is
on hear-
project. will
dents to
visit
ognize what noise-induced hearing
population.
From
the
is. know umes and how
loss.
is
Stress?
a Stress has become part of our everyday vocabulary. Why write Since stress is column on stress when everyone deals with it daily? misunderstood and mismanaged, let's start with understanding.
experience and Stress denotes the changes that we undergo as we It has physical and adjust to our continually changing environment. negative feelings. As emotional effects on us and can create positive or anticipation and excitement and can a positive inf luence, stress creates
ieve>
a child, beginning or ending a of stress (death of a loved one, birth of most situations. These relationship), individuals respond differently to
they are construed as the thought of having threatening or dangerous. Most of us cringe at individual only
if
some find it a challenge. Most or us as pets. Most of us avoid contact with snakes. Others keep them
to parachute from an airplane;
in front of a class, and experience anxiety at the thought of presenting get totally turned on. while some will do anything to avoid it, a few
fair gives us
Bennett.
loss
What
become stressors for an
gives the college population a
“It
1*.
wi+h a high Although almost everyone responds to some situations
important for people to out because they gave their
input and said this
Part
headaches, upset stomach and insomnia.
students, she said. “It’s
COUNSELLOR'S CORNER*. Stress and Stress Management
problems such as discomfort, anger and rejection, with health
on their There
college
who
game
ing loss prevention, and at their booth, students will be able to rec-
be 15 booths for stuon each day ot the tair. Initially, each group conducted a learning needs assessment of the
SAD
that won the T-ball compel us to action (remember that clutch single can result in for your team?). As a negative influence, stress
they determined what the
important health
have a health question? the annual health fair run by
combat SAD while being energy conscious. People should begin to see improvement now that the days are getting longer.
available through ecoleds.com, helps
from
people with
the information, education
results,
Do you
counsellor Joan Magazine explains light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) at the Beat the Winter Blues event held Feb. 20. Magazine said the full-spectrum student desk light, Life
Since 1982, the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada has donated over $ 1.8-million directly to brain
Questions answered at annual health fair By LEANNE
Beat the winter blues! Student
from fundraising events we hold.”
support each other.”
tumours."
(Photo by Holly Featherstone)
research to help find the causes of brain tumours, he said.
“The foundation
who work
brain
a
to said.
they need.
“The support meetings
volunteers
tumour,”
said
by brain tumours. in
lost his eight-
daughter
wel-
groups
somehow been
they have
is
"Mr. Northey had year-old
safe
listening
vol-
to prevent hearing
The
goal
is
even use
it
manage it and not to eliminate stress but to learn how to with Stress to help us. For more information or help
Management, talk with a counsellor
A Message from
in
Counselling Services.
Counselling Services, 1A103.
suffer
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10,
News
2008
Walk HEALTHY FACTS:
Walking can help relieve stress, also keep you active a great way to maintain a healthy lifestyle it
and
it
is
will
vision watching and 30 minutes
By HIEN DINH
DAILY STEP GOALS TO MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH
more of biking or
Highly active (children, youth or
walking.
Walking is one of the easiest ways to help maintain steps do you an active and healthy lifestyle. How many think you take in a day? According to a 2005 report from the Government of accumuOntario, the average inactive North American lates
about 3.500-5,000 steps during the course of a
day.
The
report states inactive people should add another
2.000-3,000 more steps to their day to
improve
their
Cooper
article in
The Record
a
few weeks ago
sounds like a lot but it only takes about five minutes to accumulate 500 steps. Colleen Cooper, a Waterloo Region public health the nurse, said people sometimes overestimate amount of time and effort it takes to walk a certain "
It
4,000-7,000
said. about teenagers getting their drivers license, she
and "A bunch of different students were interviewed school when a bunch of them talked about driving to they get their licenses. "There's a whole generation of kids
who have
walked anywhere so they don't even see
general health.
10,000 Active (adults) Somewhat active (older adults) 7,000-9,999 Low active (adults with a chronic health condition)
as the only option.
There was an
it
BENEFITS OF REGULAR ACTIVITY
never
Better health
as an
Improved fitness Better posture and balance Better self-esteem Weight control
only way to option. This generation sees driving as the B. point to get from point A " Cooper said her department encourages students of all
ages to walk to school
"Studies have
shown
Stronger muscles and bones
types of weather. students walk to school
in all
that
if
Feeling more energetic Relaxation and reduced stress
Continued independent
distance.
“Studies have
only takes about 12 minutes to walk a kilometie, kilometre yet many trips made in our region that is a “It
or less
made
is
improve
activity
everyday to stay
healthy
or
The guide suggests walking whenever stairs
if
students
living in later
life
HEALTH RISKS OF INACTIVITY
walk to school then they should learn better.”
Premature death Heart disease
Colleen Cooper,
Obesity High blood pressure Adult-onset diabetes Osteoporosis Stroke Depression Colon cancer
Waterloo Region public health nurse
to
their health.
choosing
that
in a car.
would be "If people ever tried to walk then they shocked to see how easy it is to get somewhere." Health Canada's physical activity guide says that Canadians should try to accumulate 60 minutes of physical
shown
adults)
10,000-16,000
but said walking can be a fun social activity some people see driving
often overlooked because
is
it
fit
possible,
over elevators and reducing inactivity
for long periods of time.
The Region of Waterloo Public Health recommends inactive people start by trying 30 minutes less of driving, video game playing, computer use and tele-
then they learn better," she said. "Walking can also be a stress reliever.
If
you're not
taking any necessary breaks during your day then becomes harder for you to concentrate.
it
“There (aren’t many types of) weather that you can’t walk in. Just put on a raincoat, layers or boots and you are good to go."
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10,
2008
Conestoga’s top ten study By JOHN LINLEY
Do you study that’s
have a specific go-to
method or memory tool worked for you? Then why
not share
and
Some of the possible topics the advisors would like to sec covered
let
it
with other students
them benefit from your
expertise.
representatives
from the learning skills services hope you’ll do. They will be in the cafeteria on March IK19 from a.m. to p.m. to videotape Conestoga students office
I
I
1
sharing their top lips for success.
Joy Tomasevic, a learning advisor, said they
Joy Tomasevic and Bonnie Lipton, learning skills advisors, are organizating Conestoga’s Top 10 Study Tips. They will be in the cafeteria on March 18 and 19 from 1 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. filming students sharing their best tips for college success.
would
skills
like
to
hear students tips on a variety of more than just studying.
subjects,
“We want anything that student would find helpful,” she said. “We want to help them be successful in their
nation, concentration tips,
memo-
ry tools, giving presentations
balancing their social school work.
life
and with
college
life,
their academics.”
not just with
tips
ly important to your success.” said Tomasevic. "This allows us to connect with the students and enhance their study skills." Bonnie Lipton, another learning
skills
clips
Each
what
That's
(Photo by John Linley)
are test taking, avoiding procrasti-
— Page 7
advisor,
thinks
that
these
be more helpful than
will
clip will be 60 seconds or and the ten best tips will be put on the learning commons website which can be at www.conestogac.on.ca/ learning-
other study skills videos, most of which are very academic and play
commons.
er student rather than a six minute
less,
Learning
skills
services hopes
out like lectures.
"Students will pay more attenone minute clip by anoth-
tion to a
instructional
video,"
forum for students to share personal methods for suc-
"Most people
will
zone out with
those after the
first
minute.”
cess, as well as research alterna-
If the clips
to create a
ways of They feel it
tives
learning.
she
said.
are a success, learn-
ing skills services hopes to
make new
important for students to be actively involved in the learning process and find a
an annua! event, with a top ten every year.
method
study
that
is
works best
for them.
“Topics such as taking notes are not all that exciting, but are huge-
this
Everyone
is
welcome
to film a
tip in the cafeteria,
and the
top ten can be found on the website after
they are chosen.
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Stroke and Heart for plunge the Taking Bv
Heart
FRANCA MAIO
&
Stroke foundation.
According If
you were given the chttrice to
pay it forward, how would you accomplish the task? How would you give back to the
community, in a way paying it forward. Taking the good fortune you've had and passing it along to Russell
who
students
is
paid
one of the it
many
personal
connection
to
raising
for the foundation.
coordinator Waterloo Region. Heart & Stroke Foundation, said Tom Russell
Gauci,
Kathy
raised about $1,800 for the foundation.
The highest amount rose among all
the
Lindsey Silva, CSI event planner, 27 said the event is celebrating years
at the college.
Silva said there
students to
was
warm up
a hot tub for in after they
into the pond and they were given a towel and a cup of hot
participants
at
the
polar
plunge
Members
of the
student
body
decided to sign up for CSI’s yearly polar plunge to raise money for the
There was a square piece cut into jump the ice so participants could
A
latter was into the cold water. placed against the right side so par-
ticipants
pond
There were four judges. Bob
Bamford
liberal
The Beat Mocha hosted
91.5
Russell (top
left),
could climb out of the
after their
jump.
Students braved the frigid temperatures outside to watch students The take a dive into the cold water.
Amber
Thomas said she participated because it is a fun event. Carla Agnew, first-year paramedic student, said she participated because it seemed like a good
various costumes, such as Disney or Superhero's, while
21.
others chose to recreate cials like the
commer-
Nestea ad where
dif-
right),
Gauci said the event, held Feb. raised $5,800 for the Heart &
Stroke Foundation. They were still taking donations
on
the
day of the plunge.
Jason Maraschiello(middle), Brooke
and Melissa Vaillancourt (above)participated Heart and Stroke Foundation.
in
second-year
event.
idea.
characters
Thomas,
student administration dressed up as Tinkerbelle for the
temperature outside was minus 6 in C. Some students dressed up
Zac Thomas(
the
office
(Photos by Franca Maio
Tom
teacher,
studies
Green information literacy consultant (LRC), Burt Last and Carol Gregory Director student development and student life, who judged each jump. CSI president Roxy Stanciu and Particia
event.
chocolate.
forward.
Russell said his father-in-law suffered a stroke, so he feels a very
money
40
jump
another.
Tom
to a press release.
students signed up to take the plunge and raise money for the foundation.
ferent people fall back into a pool of water after tasting the drink.
Bilitz,
CSI’s annual polar plunge to raise
and Jackie Allwood) Elena Goron
money
for the
Feature
Conestoga ISTUDENTS INC
(Photos by Jackie Aiiwood and Franca Maio)
Over 30 students participated years polar plunge to benifit the Heart and Stroke foundation. The students
in this
who
took the zero
degree dip in the pond rasied over $6,000 for the foundation.
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2008
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Sign a donor card, save a By KAYLA
GRANT
agree to organ donation
tives
they already
To
think, with the simple act of
signing your
name you can change
life
know
if
the wishes of
the donor, while only 58 per cent
when
agree
have not been
they
a stranger’s life for ever.
included
By signing your donor card, which comes with your G license,
Anyone can “become an organ donor and at any age. The oldest
event of
organ donor on record was over the age of 90. •Donation doesn't have to happen after death a potential donor can also participate in a living dona-
I
in the
you’re insuring that
your death your organs can he used to help save someone's life. What’s more, you can also allow for tissue donor which allows for
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in
the process.
tion.
corneas and eye tissue. Tissue donations do not interfere with open casket viewing for the
or part of an organ.
donor.
Only patients who have suffered brain death (heart and lungs may be working but there is no upper can become functions) brain is because vital organs must be maintained artificially by a ventilator so they can be transHowever, only those planted. whose hearts have stopped and cannot be artificially supported by a ventilator can become tissue
donors. This
donors.
According to Health Canada 147 Canadians died last year because they failed to receive an organ in time. Canada has one of the lowest organ donor rates among industrialized nations. There are fewer than 14 donors per million people in this
country,
compare
to
Spain
which has 31 donors per million. What's more, the gap between transplant patients on waiting lists and the number of available organs is widening. While signing the card is important there
is
also another vital step
donors must dis-
to take. Potential
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with organ donation without the
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and you can phone
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Feature
2008
10,
Never take for granted By VANESSA BUTLER
For 32 years of her
Witkowski
Kim
life,
had
she
She just
fibrosis.
cystic
know
didn’t
ical engineering design work, a year ago, which allows him to work from home and care for
baby she fed me my baby food on the toilet, it would go in and out, 1 couldn't digest fat, 1 now need to take pills to digest
Kim.
fat."
started his
Kim
knew
own
said
business, mechan-
she never wanted to
something was wrong. commonly fibrosis, Cystic known as CF, is the most common,
have children, but she has a horse, a husky and two birds. Although Kim was born with the
affecting
disease, she wasn't diagnosed until
disease
genetic
fatal
Canadians. disease
CF
multi-organ
a
is
primarily
affecting
the
lungs and digestive system. Thick is built up around the lungs, causing severe breathing problems. "It starts with sleep. I need 12 hours every night so my body can
mucus
sticky
my body
rest,
needs
describing her day.
my
it,"
"I
said
Kim,
have to take
along with one set of antibiotics on an empty stomach. I try to get to the gym and do some inhaler,
form of cardio everyday," said Kim, who is 39 years old. "I use an air compressor, where 1 inhale salt water, the salt steam breaks
down
do 20 minutes, then 1 cough for 30, then I bang all different areas of my lungs for 45 minutes with a percusthe thick mucus.
I
that for about
after she
for five years.
Kim was 16. Kim has one sister, who will never have CF. Kim went through a battle this past summer with cervical and cancer where she was forced to have a hysterectomy. Kim had to undergo numerous treatments and tests at Sick Kids Michael’s hospitals in Toronto. She had to do a salt sweat test, where doctors measure the
and
St.
amount of
salt in
the higher the
a person's sweat,
number
will deter-
mine whether or not a person has CF. Kim scored 84 out of 100 on her
chloride
salt
CF
is
a malfunction of the salt
which runs all mucus membranes, reproduction, sinuses, intestinal tracks, lungs and
chloride channel,
said she has breakfast, takes
bowels. "I have been sick, sick, sick
bed.
with double pneumonia, I was in the hospital every year until I was 12. In my late teens I developed
whole
don't set an alarm," she said.
"My day just
"I
kind of goes.”
Kim's husband Jay, whom she has been married to for 12 years, has a rare blood disorder. Jay
life,"
said
Kim.
"I
my was bom
chronic bronchitis, and had allergy
induced asthma. "My mother used to laugh,
when
"I’m a Dairy
a
Queen once
a week,
my
favorite,
peanut buster parfait but
I
need
to take
20
is
pills just to eat
my
in
and had bad diarrhea.
thirties,
I
always looked like was pregnant, my stomach was always bloated," said Kim. Every now and then Kim would have to pause to cough. "All my I
wanted
friends never
laugh,
turned
I
make me
to
blue,
couldn't
I
on Kim's right Jung. She will be on antibiotics for the next eight
cyst
Kim
months.
said the cyst
but
smaller,
getting
ly
slowvery
"When
get sick, the infection
I
goes straight immediately
My
pills are
my am on
to 1
antibiotics.
my life." CF never hug
other; they
make Kim
and never kiss so they
stay
and
lungs,
People with
on a conversation without coughing, so it was always don't
each
three feet away, can't contract
said she has always been in
and out of hospitals. "I've lived my whole life sick, I was always in the hospital,
studied in the hospital,
I
homework.
didn't lack for any-
I
my parents didn't
thing as a kid,
you
do
can’t
me my
brought
even
teachers
this,
you
can't
do
say
that,"
she said.
Doctors told
Kim
she was a walk-
"1
don't live
teria, I
I
my
life
have a horse,
scared of bacI
pet
my
can pick up a bacteria
shower, so
why
live
dog,
in
afraid,"
the said
is
also borderline diabetic.
Her blood sugar numbers are high, but not high enough. "I do plan on living long enough to become diahave been so misdiagnosed my whole life, I am everything CF is,
come
it's
is
out being so healthy,
it
really
Doctors said she should have been dead by the time she turned 23.
"My into
life
is
life
Kim
said.
broken down
really
before CF being diagnosed,"
two categories,
and
"I
me. At 32, everything made
since
life
never really been depressed about it, I guess the lowest point was I had to give up my career of hair dressing, four years ago in November, it was too much work, basically I don't work anymore," "I've
Kim
to the point
CF body.
it
just shuts
down Then
I'm in trouble," she said. take the time
care of myself,
its
need to take
I
important."
Kim
says she has a constant batwith herself. "People are going
tle
want
to think I'm lazy, but
I
to be 80," she said.
CF
gressive disease,
it
to live
a pro-
is
can't be predict-
ed.
CF and life's
says since knowing she has learning to cope with
been a
lot better. "I
it,
"I’ve never been the kind of person to be like poor me. I’m coughing 'poor me,’ I was mad to be in
the hospital," said
Kim.
would have found out she had CF as a child, Kim would have missed out on a if
she
lot. I
right answer,
sense.
found out, my whole
live
I
in
it
was
made
my own
little
said.
asked
can talk more without coughing, she can eat what she wants.
which has paid our rent a couple of
I've got a
replied,
if
her doctors had
how long she had,, she "My lungs are really good.
predicted
good
life
ahead to me."
Some facts Canada has
in in
CF.
At the present time, approximately 3,500 children, adolescents,
and adults with
fibrosis
cystic
attend specialized
CF
clinics.
Kim displays her medicine cabinet where each day she has
to
take an array of antibiotics to help her cope with Cystic Firosis.
Approximately one in every 25 Canadians carries a defective version of the gene responsible for CF. A carrier has only one copy of the gene responsible for CF. Carriers do not have cystic fibrosis, and can never get the disease. In most cases, they are not even aware that they are carriers, because they do not have cystic fibrosis, or any of its symptoms. Some of the signs and symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are difficulty
breathing,
constant
coughing which expels thick mucus, excessive appetite with weight loss, skin which tastes salty and repeated bouts with pneumonia. If a physician suspects CF, he or she will probably suggest a "sweat test". This simple and painless
test
measures the
sweat. A high salt level, along with other symptoms, points to the pres-
amount
As an example, Kim demonstrates take with her for her treatments,
one
night.
if
the antibiotics she needs to
she was
to
go away
for just
of salt in the
ence of cystic fibrosis. Approximately of 60% patients are diagnosed in the first year of life, and 90% by 10 years of age.
These two diagrams show the difference between a set of CF lungs and a set of normal, healthy lungs. In 2003, 524 people with CF were evaluated for lung transplants, and 368 were accepted
for the
procedure.
the
life
world. I'm not going to let it keep me from Jiving, enjoying life, in five years I could be dead," she
"We have great family, great friends, we belong to a church
It is estimated that one every 3,600 children born
her
can laugh
without turning purple, and enjoy life knowing what is wrong with
When
she said.
Since having the treatments
to run a
twice as
keep myself active, but I have to be careful not too push my body
"I’m glad
sense."
a miracle."
takes
"I
She said
betic," she said.
went undiagnosed and untreated for so long, and to "I
much energy
it
me."
Kim.
Kim
CF
Simple tasks take people with
Kim
bacteria.
Kim
out."
"1
resistant.
carry
laugh."
is it's
.
times, and they've really helped us
twice as long,
the ice-cream," she said.
Last November, doctors found a
would cough up blood
ing miracle.
test.
another course of antibiotics, and has to repeat that course of antibiotics in the evening and before "I
was
uterine
sor."
Kim
was manned
Neither of Kim's parents had CF. Her mother died of cancer when
I
.
.
Feature
SPOKE, March
10,
2008
— Page 13
part of her daily routine, Kim demonstrates how she uses a percussor for 45 minutes. The percussor is used to beat the lungs to lossen the thick mucus that surrounds them. Kim then
As
has
to
cough
to get rid of the
mucus.
Kim s As
daily routine
.
.
Kim has to use a machines to help treat her Cystic Fibrosis condition. Kim uses a flutter valve, (top part of her daily routine,
variety of
to lossen the thick mucus that is built up around her lungs. She also uses an air compressor, which contains a salt saline chloride solution. The air compressor creates a steam which Kim inhales and is also used to lossen the stubborn mucus, (left and top right.) Kim uses these machines everyday for approximately 30 minutes. left)
Photos by Vanessa Butler
Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation
Kim’s husband, Jay, uses the percussor on her back to lossen the mucus around her lungs.
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News
2008
Pass on the
Firecrackers
cause
alarm at residence
Regional roads cut down on
of
To be
By ELIZABETH BATE
now
Students at residence get
you
the
Region of Waterloo wants it on your driveway.
to reduce
Earlier
call
MARKO
Firecrackers have been
named
as
staff at the residence
like to sincerely
students
the
nienced because of said Kobylnik.
yearly.
tested
was not a
test
or
However,
make
sure
all
of the
equipment checked
safety
it
to
operating properly.
is
-Certain systems are
is
main one,” he said. Even though fire drills the
precaution, there
is
are just a
a penalty for
not participating in one.
"There are a couple of sections of the Student Resident Agreement that deal with fire prevention. Under this agreement, students can be fined and/or evicted from residence, depending on the seriousness of the Kobylnik.
On
the
said
infraction,”
morning of February 15, were set off at 4
that
alarm,”
this
centered
are
Cambridge.
If
out
the quote
is
of
accept-
any time issues
ed, this will resolve
contractors getting here in a time-
Conestoga student and resident Stacey Smith was certainly not impressed with the whole situation. "I was thinking that it was just in my room," she said. "I was tired and wanted to go back to sleep." Smith says she thinks she han,
wasn't
in
mood
a great
thing,” she said. ting too cold so a friend's car.”
Smith was unable
to get
a.m. and students waited outside
into
the
alarm was too loud and hurt her ears. However, her roommate was
at
-10 C while
residents were
able to go back to sleep.
alright.
residence staff did not
However, once the residents were let back inside the building
shut off the alarms.
the alarms stayed on and
were not
7 a.m. that same
shut off until
morning. “There was a problem getting the system to reset,” said Kobylnik. Unfortunately, the contractor that deals with the residence fire panel is it
not local, so fixed,
it
took a while to get
although, Kobylnik was
eventually able to silence the panel
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the people
in
how
to
Leanne Lobe, supervisor of Water Source Protection Programs, says the aim of the program is to reduce the amount of sodium and contained
chloride,
in
into the
rock
water supply.
is
documenting
contractors don't think that
change
be so easy. Sue
will
Ken
aware of the environmental con-
cerns, but
is
worried that the region
hasn’t properly considered things like liability.
“If a client calls
more
salt,
what
are
do?” she asks.
and they want you supposed
"It’s
a necessary
wells,” she says. “It's reaching critical levels.”
years
The program began on with the
first
of
many
sessions- for contractors
and
but
clients
like
the
facility
how
thousands of dollars of damage to
15
orientation
owners, so they can learn
ago,
Waterloo Region District School Board complained. The sand was tracked in by students and caused
Feb.
a part of the program.
to
Pryde says other insurance facmay cause many companies to
delay signing up for liability issues
their floors. After that the
until the
“We’re in a specialized field in summer,” she says of the company which takes on construction jobs in the off season. “Other companies may be able to just switch insurance companies, but we can’t.”
Despite the resistance. Lobe
is
excited about the chance to educate
SAS
program.
"Individuals need to understand
how
salt
works.”
To attend an costs
$25. For
orientation session
more information
contact the Region of Waterloo’s
Water Services Department 575-4426.
at
519-
company
off themselves,” she said.
about
that,” said
Smith.
(Photo by Hein Dinh)
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What a mess Jim McCuaig, a carpenter with Jamesway Contraction, stands near the mess that used to be the old Dooners cafeteria. Dooners has been divided into two sections and is undergoing construction to become classrooms.
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SAS
can be worked out.
the
through the
evil."
Pryde says the company tried using sand instead of salt several
increasing amounts in our drinking
support.
tors
Pryde, secretary-treasurer of
to
been
such
Ertel Inc. a local salting contractor,
salt,
community's
first,
continuing to address the
She said she would like to know what set the alarms off. “Plainly I would like to know why we were all woken up, dragged out of the building, left in the cold then had the alarms keep going off. I'm still a little bitter
SUPPLEMENTS
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Some the
materials
is
by talking to local insurance companies and hoping they will agree to support the SAS program. So far only one insurance company, Economical Insurance, is in full issue
let
working
PURPLE K CREATINE
ONE DAY SALE
tally friendly
lots,
ronmentally friendly salting program of its kind in Canada.
must conmore environmen-
In addition, contractors
sider the use of
Lobe
fall
know how to
the residence should learn
shut
driveways and on sidewalks. Smart About Salt is the first envi-
how
in
to use.
reducing the possibility of a
also not impressed that
m m B 1 Wmmm
mmmm
wmmmr
is
much
working with rock
all staff
be properly trained
salt to
and
She said the
building.
firemen went inside the building to make sure everything was
Smith
as sand.
way and
liability
Insurance
back to back
for approximately one hour with
temperature
be
is
companies often see rock salting as a more effective way of managing ice, thus
insurance.
“We ended up getwe went and sat in
when
the
to
salt
salt.
Another issue
or any-
sleep
the fire alarms
requires
so they use less rock salt in parking
become
dled the situation well. “I
The region
stored in an environmentally sound
“We’ve
manner.
ly
occurring.
region’s
the
year,
guidelines.
Water Source Protection Programs department announced a new initiative to reduce the amount of salt used in the area with the Smart About Salt program. The program is designed to educate contractors and facility owners
which leaks
terms of the service
in
checked more
than once a year, but the yearly test
of
Kobylnik said he met with a company February 21 to get a quote for fire alarm service and they
drill.
“This involves having fire
this
all
were inconve-
the cause of the February 15 fire
John manager Residence Kobylnik said the residence has a fire drill every term and the alarms
would
apologize to
alarm, which started at 4 a.m.
are
at the
residence.
"The
this
usage
returned to rock
'
before the contractor arrived
By JENNIFER
to
salt in the kitchen, but
salt
licensed as an environmensound salter under the SAS program, contractors or property owners must first do a self-assessment and -then upgrade their salting methods following the region’s tally
You know you're supposed reduce your
an early wake up
please
salt,
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dessert?
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cost over
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enlightened.
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menu and
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are sure to enlighten your wallet as
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