Spoke, January 15, 2001

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34th Year No. 46
Woodworkers
awards
vie for
and
prizes
ByTammy Somerville The award-winning dresser was
the first piece he built for himself
Twenty-two second-year wood- andheisveryproudofhisachieve-
working students at Conestoga mentandhis work.
vied for the college-sponsored fall “I was constantly doing work on
Master Craft Awards Dec. 21. it. Before I worked on it I went
Winners earn achance tomove on through aplaninmyheadofwhat
tothecollegefinalsinMay. todo.Ittookalotofeffort,butI’m
Winners Ofawards• The awards, established in 1980 hopingitwillhelpwithajob,”said
displaywoHc. by then Conestoga College presi- Grabreck.
PAGE 2 dent Kenneth E. Hunter, were cre- He hopes his achievement will
atedtorecognizethe excellence of help him land ajob where he can
students’ achievements in crafts- concentrate more on designing
manship. becauseheenjoysthataspectofthe
Machining in practical wood- trademorethananythingelse.
workingtechnologyandtechnician “IreallylikeAutoCad.Igetreal-
students displayed their projects ly goodmarks. In fact, I thinkI’m
which included anything from at the top of my class,” said
nighttablestodesksandhutchesto Grabreck.
10 faculty judges in hopes of
improving their prospects for The Master Craft
employment and their chances of Award goes to
winning$500incashortools.
The winners, one chosen from the person whose
eachprogram, willmove ontothe project is judged
semi-finals in April when their
to exhibit the highest
projects will go up against those
enteredby students in the summer level pf excellence. Kyle Patrick, 4, practises his snowboarding skills by sliding
Affinity agreement ^ anSdecwoinntde-ryesaermewstoeordsw.orking tech- * DenwnoiosdOw’oRreiklilnyg, AdlotwhnoutghhehselotpoeoskaatfDeowontuCmhbilleds,CaKryleeCneenvterregDaevce.u2p0..The
will benefit college. nology student, Mark Grabreck, entirejuniorkindergarten class spenttime going down the
PAGE won with his tum-of-the-century program co-ordinator makeshiftbunnyhill. *,,, (PhotobyTammySomerville)
mission-styledresser.
“I chose to make a dresser to Scott Jensen, the second-year
Ihfavyeousomcoeuwlhderseeetowphuetrmeytchleoythaesr.e wwohoodwwoornkinthge tseecmhensitceira’ns sMtausdteenrt Affinity agreement signed
now, you would understand why,” Craft award for his program, had
saidGrabreck. notgivenmuchthoughttotheben- By Kyla Rowntree usingthecreditcard, willgotothe
Each of the five drawers in the efits ofwinning the contest and in alumniassociation.
dresser took approximately eight facthadtobeconvincedtoenter. The alumni association at “This is a great way to generate
hourstomake. Jensen’s cherry wood wine cabi- Conestoga College has signed an moneybackintothe college,” said
Allofthefurnitureinhishouseis net, whichholdsfivebottles andis affinityagreementinprincipleonly Monica Himmelman, an alumni
side-of-the-road treasures or sec- hisbiggestprojecttodate,wasalso withtheMBNACanadaBank. servicesofficer.
ond-hand junk, Grabreck said, madeforpersonalreasons. TheMBNABankis goingtouse Thecreditcardbearsnoannualfee
adding his resourcefulness is what “I’vebeencollectingredwinefor the alumni mailing lists to provide and the annual percentage rate will
helped him complete his winning thelastlittle whileandIwantedto the alumni with the opportunity to beafixedrateof16.99percent.
project. haveapiece offurnitureto storeit applyforanewcreditcardbearing TheMBNABankissdsooffering
‘The cedar (drawer) bottoms in for dinners and stuff,” said Conestoga’slogo. customers opportunities to select
were,madefromtheleftoversiding Jensen,whoaddedthathebeheved TheMBNABankofCanadawill credit insurance as a benefit under
Shaping up and ofmy house and the mirror came it was the first time a student had paytheassociationaroyaltycalcu- theprogram.
studying in newyear. from a broken one found on the builtanything likehiscabinet. latedfromthe creditcard accounts Seven other colleges in Ontario
PAGE 6 sideoftheroad.” Althoughhaving hadamultitude with activechargingprivileges. including Algonquin, Humber,
Although he does not yet have a ofjobsandan artdegreefromuni- The MBNAwill pay the associa- Sheridan, Fanshawe, Michener
shopofhisown,Grabreckusesthe versity, Jensen didn’t find his way tion$1 foreachnewaccountopened Institute, Durham and Centennial
COMMENTARY large supply oftools in his garage to the woodworking program at foraleast90consecutivedays. have also signed the affinity agree-
andthosebelongingtohisin-laws. Conestoga until a stomach-upset- The bank will also pay $1 for mentwithMBNABank.
Print shop staff Woodworking comes almostnat- ting event as a nighttime cab driv- each alumni customer credit Himmelman said the affinity
ural to Grabreck who said it is er. account or student customercredit agreements withthe othercolleges
applauded
something he has always been “The lastjob I had was a night- account which has a balance havebeensuccessful. Shealsosaid
PAGE 4 interestedin. time cab driver and somebody greaterthanzero. the affinity agreement Conestoga
“I got A’s in woodworking in pukedinthecar.That’swhenIsaid Another0.35percentofallretail College has with Johnson
highschoolandD’sinEngUsh,”he ‘That’s it, I gotta do something purchase transactions measured in Insurancehasbeenrewarding.
saidlaughing. else.’” dollars, generated by the alumni ContinuedonPage3
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Page 2 SPOKE, January 15, 2001 News
Award winners represent high level of excellence
Continued from Page 1
Jensen’s cabinet will compete
against a hutch built by Don
MacKay, winner for the wood-
working technology program’s
summersemester.
Grabreckwill notknow whoand
what he is up against until April
whenawinnerwillbechosenfrom
the woodworking technician pro-
gnmi’s wintersemester.
“I chose to make a
dresser to have
somewhere to put
my clothes. If you
could see where they
are now, you would
understand why.”
Mark Grabreck,
Master CraftAwardwinner
Dennis O’Reilly, woodworking
program co-ordinator, said stu-
dents could choose to make what-
ever they wanted with the only
course requirementbeing it had to
have amovingworkingdoor.
“Thisrequiresthemtoapplyhard-
ware and fit the door, giving them
better skills. The course project is
set up so there are design skills
involved. They designed it in first-
yearmachiningandstartedbuilding
itinSeptember,’’saidO'Reilly.
While Grabreck and Jensen did
not receive a prize, the winners
chosen to represent each program
inAprilwillreceiveapowertool.
“TTie Master Craft Awards goes Mark Grabreck, a second-yearwoodworking technologystudent,
to the person whose project is Scott Jensen, a second-yearwoodworking technical student, won won the fall semester’s MasterCraft Award for his turn-of-the-cen-
judged to represent the highest a Master Craft Award with his cherry wood wine cabinet Dec. 21 tury mission-style dresser Dec.21. He moves on to the semi-
level ofexcellence ofall the proj- Jensen was inspired by his new-found hobbyofcollecting red wine. finals in April when someone will be chosen to representthe
ectsentered,” saidO’ReiUy. (PhotobyTammySomerville) technology program forthefinals in May. (PhotobyTammySomerville)
Quality Policy
Conestoga College continually seeks
opportunities for improvement to
Conestp^
College^
meet and exceed the needs of our
students, employees and communities.
News SPOKE,January 15, 2001 Page 3
College helps update Polskie Radio
official
By Sanja Musa ago. It consisted of teaching the St. John’s mission also consisted “They would like us backjust to
senior radio staff how to develop ofteachingthepublic radiobroad- provide some consultation to the
Pat St. John, vice-president of strategies,goals andobjectivesand casters thatthe government should certain areas to keep moving for-
training and developmentandcon- how to incorporate these plans for not be interfering with any public ward,” St. John said.
tinuing education at Conestoga theentireorganization. broadcasting. Hesaidhewouldbeverypleased
College, has completedthe second “We had to reverse the planning “Wearetryingtoteachthemhow to go back. “Polandis arising star
partofaninitiativehelping aradio processandgetthemtolookatusing government should be at arm’s inEurope,” he said.
station in Poland gain knowledge aUtheiremployeesasateamtogive length from public broadcasting. ConestogaCollege willbe work-
andtoolstoapplydemocraticprin- the listeners information,” said St. To keep the govermnent at arm’s ingontwomoresimilarprojects.
ciplesinradiobroadcasting. John, who has 25 years of experi- length is the cornerstone ofadem- One project will be in Mexico
Polskie Radio emerged in 1993 enceinthebroadcastingfield. ocratic society.” andanotherinBrazilandeachwill
when the previously amalgamated The second phase consisted of Duringthecommunistregime,the lastforapproximatelyfiveyears.
Polishradioandtelevisionseparat- givingPolskie Radio the tools and appointments of directors in the St. John said that he hopes
edintotwoindependentmedia,but knowledgetocompetewithprivate broadcasting and commuitications Conestogawillbeheavilyinvolved
the former communist regime has broadcasters. industries were based on service to intheothertwoprojects.
been experiencing technical diffi- Conestoga College provided the government, instead of experi- “Wehave facultythroughoutthis
culties in establishing a public Polskie Radio with information on Pat St. John, vice-president of ence and expertise. Each channel college who are tops in their areas
broadcastingsystem. researching audience, targeting the training and development and tendedto be the spokesperson for a ofexpertise,”hesaid. “Theywould
The Polish government, through chaimels more effectively to find continuing education at differentpohticalparty,accordingto make this school and this commu-
tChoemmuAsnsiotcyiatiCoonllegoefs, Casneandtiana uwnhdaetrstthaendaiundgienhcoewretahlelypwrainvtast,e Conestoga College, wentto St.“TJhoihsn.was a prestigious appoint- nBriatzyilp,roMuedxiicfowoer sPeonltantdhetom dtoo
request for proposals to colleges broadcasters do their program- Poland to assist a radio station ment to the highest ranking offi- someteachingandtraining.”
and universities in Ontario. In the ming, how they set up their music in applying democratic princi- cials to look after one ofthe gov- Conestoga students from various
requestthePolishauthoritiesasked systemsandhowtheydeveloptheir plesto radio broadcasting. ermnent channels. Experience or programs such as marketing,
for management and program publicnewsprogramming. expertise wasn’t a part of their advertising, promotions, human
delivery technical assistance for “Ourjob was to demonstratehow PR 2 broadcasts mainly classical appointment, but a political award resources and all communications
Polskie Radio in defining its role publicradioshouldworkandtohelp music.PR3targetsyoungadultsand for strong service to the govern- programs would have a chance to
andmandateasapublicbroadcast- the Polskie Radio staffrealize how PR4targetschildrenwithaneduca- ment,”he said. goto othercountries ontheirwork
er in a competitive market place tocompetewithintheprivatedereg- tionalandscientificapproach. St.JohnalsonotedthatPoHshpeo- terms.
and assistance in developing ulatedenvironment they nowface,” However, lack of knowledge on plearehighlymotivated,veryinter- St. John added that more interna-
capacity for training employees saidSt.John.“Wegavetheminsight how to target eachprogramresult- estedandeagerto learnhowbroad- tional projects would help the col-
andacquiringthe skillsrequiredto andthetoolstobecomeabetterpub- edinadecreasedaudience. castingisdoneinothercountries. lege in establishing the School of
implementnewtechnology. licbroadcasterandtobecomemore “It(PolskieRadio) was losingits “The people there are absolutely CommunicationandMedia.
AccordingtoSt.John,Conestoga competitive within a deregulated battle because it doesn’t really wonderful,” he said. “They are “We (Conestoga College) are
College initially learned about the broadcasting environment andinde- know how to target its programs,” moving in the rightdirection and I gettingreadytolaunchtheSchool
request in October 1999 and sub- pendentbroadcasting.” St.Johnsaid.‘Theaudienceforthe think that they have made tremen- ofCommunicationandMediaand
mitted its proposal in time for the Polskie Radio, consisting of four independentbroadcastersisrapidly dousprogress.” wewouldcertainlywanttohave a
November 1999deadline. differentprograms, is similarto the increasing. The audience for ThePolskieRadiorepresentatives muchhigherprofile,” he said.
Because ofthecomplexity ofthe Canadian Broadcasting Corp., St. Polskie Radio is rapidly declining expressed their concern that they “WewanttobethebestSchoolof
issues,thecollegedividedtheproj- John said. becauseitis stuckwithanoldway were afraid of slipping back to the Communication and Media in
ectinto severalphases. PR 1 is very similar to CBC ofdoing things and it has to come regulated government system dur- Canada. Oneofthetoolstogetthat
Thefirstphaseoftheprojectwas Radio 1, because it broadcasts forwardandlearnhowtodothings ingthe finalceremonypreparedfor recognition is to do international
cornpleted about seven months news andinformation. inanewenvironment.” St.Johnandabout40otherofficials. consulting.
Hurdles had to be overcome; Himmelman
ContinuedfromPage 1 affinity agreement was signed. She plemaynotwanttheirnamesgiven
“This is awonderful way toraise had to present the idea to the col- out. Some people may not want
money,” said Himmelman. “It is a legebeforethemailinglistcouldbe theirnamesgivenouttotheMBNA
great way to give back to the stu- given to the bank because it is the Bank and that is not a problem. If
dents. We (the alumni association) collegethatownsthedatabasewith thosepeoplewhodonotwantthen-
wanttomaybebeabletoprovidea over25,000 alumninames. namesgivenoutwouldcontactme,
residencesomedayforthestudents Himmelman said she had to we can easily code their names in
the wayuniversities do.” becomefamiliarwiththeFreedomof our database so the MBNA is not
Universities have alumni that InformationActtodeterminehowto giventheirnames.”
fund certain halls and facilities at proceed. The MBNA Bank is the world’s
theinstitutions.Conestoga’salumni When students register at the col- largestindependentcreditcardissuer
wantto be able to fund aresidence legetheygivepermissionforthecol- withmanagedloansof$84.7billion.
hereforthestudents. lege to use their,names to promote Thecompanyhasinternationaloper- Monica Himmelman, of alumni services, displays the credit card
Himmelmansaidshehadtoover- anykindofserviceatthecollege. ations throughout the U.S., Canada, that will be part ofthe affinity agreement the alumni association
come several hurdles before the “We completely respectthatpeo- IrelandandtheUK. signed with the MBNA Bank on Nov. 30. (PhotobyKyia Rowntree)
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Hope
best
for
shop
in print
resolution
Wehavea“made-at-Conestoga”solutiontotheprintshopout-
sourcing decision.
The fourcurrent staffwill remain in theprint shop as employ-
ees ofthe college, but the college intends to contractthe opera-
tion of the print shop to Grenville Services, a reprographics
companyout ofToronto.
Whileit’snotthesolutionpreferredbytheprintshopstaffwho
also bid on the contract, itis a solution thattakes into consider-
ation the staff’s desire to remain employees of Conestoga
College.
Theemployeesweretoldtheycouldapplyforaone-yearleave
ofabsence from the college to workforthe contracted employ-
er and if after one year they wished to stay with the contract
company, they could optto do so.
Iftheydidnotwanttoremainemployees ofthenewcompany,
they couldexercisetheirbumping andlayoffrights containedin
theircollective agreement andreturnto workatthe college.
It is the hope of everyone at the college that
this Conestoga solution will result in The innocent need answers
a financially more efficient operation that
maintains or improves existing service and If you have children, be con- Inschoolsrun madesexualadvancestowardher.
that the print shop staff are treated fairly by cerned, be very, very concerned. bytheWaterloo At Forest Glen public school,
the contract company. Consider home schooling because Region District teachers and parents were worried
there is no one to protect them School Board about Archer’s relationship with
from teacher pedophiles like he was passed someoftheboysinhisgymnastics
But the employees refused these options and continued to tell RonaldArcher. around every club. Heshoweredwiththem.
Conestoga management that they wanted to remain employees Archer, forced out ofthree con- few years after Hewasshoweringwiththem!
ofConestoga. secutiveschoolsduringhis28-year repeated accu- He was found with Schmidt on
You have to admire their tenacity. They forced the college to career as an elementary teacher, sations,concerns thecouchinalockedclassroomat
taketheirpositioninto account andto find anotheralternative. wasfoundguiltyOct. 27 ofsexual fromparents and the sameschool.
The decision was along timeincoming. assault with a weapon, sexual gutfeelings. Archerwas forcedtoleave these
Thecollege originallyhadhopedto make adecisionby Oct. 1 exploitation and uttering death Iblameallofthosewhotameda schoolsandwaspassedaroundlike
last year, but provincial support staff contract negotiations and threats. blindeye,refusingtofacetheugly a vims, everyone trying to rid
thecomplexity ofthealternatives consideredmadeforalengthy Michael Schmidt, 19, brought reahtyofwhatwasgoingon. themselves of it, but never taking
review and decision process. charges against Archer in 1998 Everyoneofthem shouldapolo- therightmedicine.
Thedelay lefttheprint shop employees wondering abouttheir after almost five years of abuse. gizetoMichael Schmidtandall of The records from each school
futuresformuchtoo long, butthedecisionwillhopefullybethe The abuse included everything the children who fell victim to where he taught were thrown out
best possible solution for the college and the print shop staffas fromfondlingto analintercourse. someone they should have been or shredded, leaving the next
well as the college’s other employees and students who use the There is some reliefthat he was abletotmst,confideinandlookto school and its students more sus-
facility. finally brought to justice, but it’s for guidance. Their lives are ceptible. Theyneverhadachance.
The decision accommodates the print shop staff’s desire to notenough.Othersareaccountable destroyed.They canneverforget. The board says it is going to
remain Conestoga employees and it supports the staff’s stated for what happened to numerous Therewereenoughserioussuspi- review the transcripts ofthe court
needto maintain orimproveexisting service levels while allow- unnamed boys and Schmidt, the cionsandlegitimatefearsraisedby case to decide what to do. That’s
ing the introduction ofnew equipment, newer technologies and rough-and-tumble teenager from a students, parents andArcher’s col- notenough.
a greater range of service which addresses the college’s con- broken home who put a stop to leagues toJustify some action that I want to know why this hap-
ceTrnhse.college stated in a memo to the college’s employees that Ainrncohceern’cse.reign of sick terror on mthieghetndlheasvsenisgphartemdareSchhemiedndturferdo.m cpoeuneldd.ArHcohwercgoeutldthiatthfaaprp?en?How
combining the reprographic expertise and reputation of Archerwas nota sexual predator Long before Schmidt’s dance I need to know, the community
Grenville with the proven human resource base of the existing roaming parks and downtown with the devil, alarms were going needs to know and we deserve to
print shop staffwill ensure that service levels are maintained or streets for lost youth who could be offconcerningArcher. know. 1 need some assurance that
furtherenhanced. easy prey. In 1983, angry parents ques- whenmysonstartsschoolnextyear,
Itremainstobeseen ifthiswill happen. Itisthehopeofevery- He was a teacher, allowed to do tioned Archer’s use of graphic 1willbeabletosleepatnight.Iwant
one at the college that this Conestoga solution will result in a his work in broaddaylight, spread- street language during sex educa- to be able to walk him to the bus
financially more efficient operation that maintains or improves ing his degenerate and nauseating tion classes at Stanley Park senior without my gut rotting from fear,
existing service and that the print shop staffare treated fairly by guidance in the very place where public school. wonderingifthenexttimeI lookin
the contract company. the community should feel that In 1992 a student atWilmot sen- his blue-green eyes ifthey will still
children are secure. * ior public school claimed Archer havethatsparkleofinnocence.
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Students from
benefit articulation
By Quan La Australiatwoyearsagoafterobtain- Blackwellcurrentlyworks with a marketing graduate, went to school has an international office
ing her business administration - boutique firm in Kitchener as a Austrahasixmonthsagobecauseof ontheWestern Sydney Parramatta
Conestoga College has articula- management studies diploma to humanresourcesconsultant. theone-yeardegreeopportunity. He campustoanswerall silly orlegit-
tion agreements which permit the complete a bachelor of business at Laura Brillinger, a Conestoga wasinterestedintheout-of-province imatequestions.
college’s, graduates to obtain theUniversityofWesternSydney. College marketing graduate, trav- degree completion agreements at LichtysaidWesternSydneyreal-
advanced standing at several uni- She said she went to Western elled toAustralia two years ago to WesternSydneyinAustralia,Hawaii ly takes care of interaationd stu-
versities where they can obtain a Sydney because it had a program obtain a degree in marketing at Pacific University in Hawaii and dents. Most teachers have real-
baccalaureateinayearandagradu- applicable to her Conestoga pro- Western Sydney. She said she had Royal Roads University in British world experience and there are no
atedegreeintwoyears. gram, she was only required to always wanted to go to Australia Columbia, butWestern Sydney was morethan30studentsperclassfor
April-Dawn Blackwell, a complete eight courses and the andthiswasherchance. hisfirstchoicebecausehehadtalked allhis classes. ^
ConestogaCollegegraduate,wentto locationwasveryappealmg. ScottLichty, aConestogaCollege tootherstudentswhohadcompleted Blackwellsaidtheeducationsys-
theprogramandhadlovedit. tem is very similarbecause cours-
Hesaidthereasonhegotadegree es are delivered using similar
COUNSELLOR’S CORIVER: Goal-Setting was because the business world is methods such as tests, presenta-
splitontheissueofwhetheragrad- tions, group projects, essays and
uaterequires auniversitydegreeor exams.
IusedtomakeNewYear'sresolutionsthatgenerallydidn't lastpastJanuary 10th. It’s college diploma, but he’ll have HesaidAustraliatakessomeget-
that freshfeelingofhaving achanceto solveproblems, achievenewheights and both. He said the international tingusedtobecausetheydon’tpay
challenges that encouragesus to set goals. Asthenewyearbegins, we areoften excited exposureis also somethingthatwill the level of tax Canada does, so
makehimstandoutinthejobhunt. there, are more homeless people
withourgood intentions forpositivechange, despitepastresolutionfailures.
My experience at a“Changeways”workshophelpedmeto recognizewhymyNew inBltahcekwleolnlgsariudnitbescaavuesdehegroimnognety5 anBdlaitc’kswaeltilttlseadiidrtiserh.e thoroughly
Year'sresolutions neverworked. Ididn'tneedmoremotivation; Ineeded smallergoals, Western Sydney meant she could enjoyed studying inAustralia. She
orat leastmy long-termgoalsneededtobe organizedinto easilymanageable steps. earn adegree in one yearinstead of wouldnotchange any ofitinclud-
Manyofustendto setgoals thatmaybe outofreach(“This semester, I'llgetallA's”). As tshoroeneera.nd she was able to get ajob ianngdnloetavsieneginhgohmeer,fasmeillliynganhderclocsaer
aresult, we feel letdown, frustrated, evenpowerlesswhenthe firstdisappointinggrade Lichty said his tuition cost is friends forayear.
appears. $10,600 this year. He said each It taught her a lot. She couldn’t
Instead, along-termgoal, suchas “Iwantmygradesto improvethis semester”ismore weekhespends $50onfood, $135 findred licoricefor 10months, but
A on rent and $50 on entertainment. she saw wild kangaroos, strange
attainable. step-by-step approachmightinclude: attending all classes, withonly He spends $50 on phone bUls a lizards, koalas and amazing beach-
sickness as anexception; staying aheadbydoingtextbookreadingpriorto class; and month, which doesn’t include his es,learnedhowtosurf,wentonsail-
seekinghelpwhennecessary fromfacultyorapeertutor. The latterare smaller, longdistance calls, becauseitcosts ing trips, travelled in a cyclone,
achievable goals thatwill almostassuredlyleadto highermarks. 20 cents eachtime to usehis home developed lasting friendships with
phone. AustraliansandrealizedthatCanada
Setgoals foryourselfthat arerealistic, achievable andmeasurable. Failure saps Blackwell said there is a large isjustasmallSectionofwhatpeople
confidence andmotivation. Successbuilds confidence andmotivation. international student population at canexploreandexperience.
Western Sydney. The school tries Lichty said no matter what hap-
A Messagefrom StudentServices (2B02). to make the students welcome pens overthenext sixmonthshe’ll
when they arrive. In addition, the neverregretgoingtoAustralia.
CORRECTION
In the Jan. 8 issue of Spoke it was incorrectly reported bursaries
wouldbe doled outthe week ofJan. 8. In fact, they will be available
fromtheregistrar’sofficetheweekofJan.22.Spokeapologizesforthe
errorandanyinconvenienceitmayhavecaused.
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Fitness a popular
resolution
still
By Kyla Rowntree New
Studies, family also top Year’s lutions he has this year.
list “I need to hang on to a job
deIstiigsnatthaet ttoimesitagadionw.nThaentdimtehiwnek “I’m going on get more sleep and to"spend more kids, I go to fnoeredmotroebuthyanasciaxrmaonndthsmosatndofI
about resolutions we would like to a diet,” said timewithmyfamily.Ihopetostick school full time all I need to lose my winter coat,”
make in the new Kimmel. “I’m to my resolution by working Iqss and I work part said Oxbig, pointing to his stom-
yeim getting married andgivingmoretimetomyselfand time. I don’t ach.
CSotnudeensttsogaat in May and I my family.” need to work as Alfred Maikano, a second-year
want to lose much as I do. materials management student,
Collegehaveput weight. I think “I have a fitness goal. My husband saidhe needs to study harder.
some thought this program need to do some works and I “I need to stop going to all the
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year as indicat- lot. Beinginthirdyear, Ithinkyou have a goal set that Eden Bekele, a second-year I need to study
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ed at the Doon campus in failed the exam I wrote and I want NewYear’s resolution.” intoherschool work. much.”
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and security student, said one of John Donald, First-yearLASA student my classes, I ond-year
hergoals is to startworking out. director of edu- think. I have accounting stu-
“I have a fitness goal. I need to cationaltechnol- Christine Hallam, a second-year made a resolu- dent, said he
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newyear’s resolution.” tinginshapeisa thenew year. more.” tions.
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she’s never really made a resolu- work outtwo or trated, I swear. It’s pretty bad. I marketing stu- goals for myself throughout the
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And now teeing off... Condors scratch out win
Viveiros notches hat-trick in victory.
By Lisa Hiiier
Jeff Viveiros scored a hat-trick
and the winning goal in the
Condors’ last soccer game of the
year to beat top premier league
teamSNPUnited6-5onDec. 21 at
the Doon campus recreation cen-
tre.
Viveiros scored the first goal of
the game less than 30 seconds
into the half. He was open,
received a pass and put the ball
offthepost and into the net.
Alfredo Maikano scored the
Condors’ second goal and Sheref
Sherifahscoredtoputthemup3-0.
Condor goalie Ivica
Ambramovic anticipated passes
in front ofthe net andmade some
good saves.
SNPUnitedkeptcomingthough
and scored two goals before the A SNP United forward streaks past a Conestoga defender during
end of the half as they were left indoor-soccer league play Dec. 21 The contest was an evenly
.
wide openinfrontofthenet. This matched, back-and-forth affair with the lead changing hands four
cutthe leadto one at 3-2. times.The Condors eventually won the game 6-5, on the strength
The game got increasingly physi- ofJeffViveiros's hat-trick and solid goaltending from Ivica
cal as it went on. Goals went back Ambramovic. (PhotobyUsaHiiler)
andforth.
SNPUnitedtieditatthreewhen
Ambramovicletaneasyonegoin some good saves and keep his usingsomeharshwordstodescribe
from about mid-field early in the team in the game, despite having the refereeing, before finally leav-
second half. to bear the brunt of Conestoga’s ingthegame.
Jose Rivas scored to tie the defensive lapses. However, a col- The incident seemed to upset
game at four on a shot that the lision near the end of the game SNP United and Viveiros was able
SNP United goalie only got a caused the ejection of to pot athird and go-ahead goal to
pieceof. Ambramovic and Doug hand SNP United its first defeat
SNP United scored again and OberholzerofSNPUnited. oftheseason.
Viveiros scoredhis second goal of The caU was forhitting andthen One blue card was also handed
thegametotieitatfive. arguingwiththereferee. outtoConestoga playerIliasTsa-
Ambramovic continuedto make The players stayed on the floor. tsas.
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