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Vol 27, No. 1 Conestoga College, Kitcheher, Ontario January 1994 9, Inside... School of business gets $100,000 boost ByKerryMasche have been post-dated to future dates. She said no one is legally Education Conestoga’s Investing Skills for bound toapledge made. Tomorrow campaign received a The new building, a structure of pledge of $100,000 from the W. about 40,000 square feet in size, Garfield Weston Foundation for will cost$4milliontobuild.TTiree thenewbusinessschool scheduled million dollars will be taken from tocome intousenextfall. thecollege’scampaignfundswhile RonWest, vicepresidentofmar- the remaining $1 million will be keting for the Cambridge-based suppliedthrough agovernment in- Zehrsmarket,whichisapartofthe frastructureagreement. foundation,presentedacheque for Both the federal and provincial $50,000 to Conestoga College’s governments have agreed to pay presidentJohnTibbitsonthemorn- one third ofthe infrastructure sum Journalism-two students ing ofDec.15. The second halfof ($460,000), while the college will rom the fall semester write thepledge will begiven tothecol- provide the rest. The remaining legenextyear. $1.5 million raised through the about education in the ‘90s. Campaign assistant Shari Dick- campaign will be usedtopurchase Theirsupplementdealswith son,whoisalsothe“leadhand’’for instructional equipment such as single parents, balancing part-time registration, said total computers. social and academic re- pledges for the business school Dickson is in charge of keeping havereached$4,463,349.27.Dick- trackofpledgesmadeforthecam- sponsibilities, jobs ofthe fu- sonsaidthatalthough itnowlooks paignoncampus. She saidtodate, ture and the cost of likethecollegeis$36,650.80short the Doon Student Association education. ofitsgoalof$4.5million,justover (DSA)haspledged$32,770. snarl uickson, campaignassistant,checksfund-raiserpledgesfor $1.1 million has actually been re- DicksonsaidConestoga’salumni Seepages the school ofbusiness. {PhotobyKerryMasche) ceived since some of the pledges SeeFund, page4 numbers up Continuing education are ByBlairMatthews mofenstpeicsudlaotwinonaatsotthoeiwjhcyoltlheegeesnrtohla-t poBsliaticokn.L”airbertsaidsheattributes tairoencchoaunrgseedseovfefreyresdemaetstCeorn,ewshtiocgha Contiiiuirtg education enrolment offer similar programs. “One the- thesuccessofConestoga’scontin- may contribute to the added inter- continuestorise atConestoga,de- ory is that as the economy im- uingeducationstatustothefactthat est.“Becausewe’remarketdriven, spite claims by other educational proves, the desire to come out at it still caters to the needs of the ourstudentstelluswhatcoursesare institutionsthathavereportedade- nightandcontinueyourtraining is students. no longer meeting their needs. cline,saystheco-ordinatorofcon- gone. Ifyou’ve got ajob and you “Ithinkthatwe’remeetingneeds. They also tell us things that they tinuingeducationco-ordinator. think it’s fairly secure, it’s pretty The point is that the students wouldlike tohave.” “We’re up oversix percentover hardtocomeoutaseveno’clockat choose to come and we must be Courses that have been added to the number of (registrations) last nightandgotoschool.” offering themthekindsoftraining the winter catalogue have been year. But we’re only one of two Anothertheory(offeredbyoneof theyrequire.” marked with a symbol to indicate colleges in Ontario where that’s Black Lambert’s collegues) dealt Black Lambert said she has no anaddition.BlackLambertsaid.In A reader is frightened true.Everyothercollegeandallthe with the elimination of middle- doubtthatbeforestudents applyto addition, courses that can be ob- about gun-control laws be- uinnigveerdsuictaietsioanreendroowlmnen(ti)n,’c’onMtairniu-- rmeacneassgieomn.en“tThpeorseitiisonn’st adunryinigncetnh-e csohnotpinaurionugndedfuocratthieonbecsoturpsreosg,ratmhe.y tsaeisnsemdentthhraouvgehbeperniomr-alrekaerndinwgithasa- cause he says too many lynBlackLambertsaid. tive to increase yourtraining hop- According to Black Lambert, 20 starinthewintercatalogue.Black eeople believe this simple Black Lambert said there is a lot ing for a middle-management per cent of the continuing educa- SeeContinuing,page4 solutionwillwork. Hestates MP Canada needs more crime Cambridge announces $600,00 worth of grants control, notgun control, be- T cause criminals do notcare i ByBrenda Boomer about laws. Seepages Cambridge MP, Janko Peric, announced at a news conferenceheldatConestogaCollegeDec. 16,thatthree grants of $200,000 each would be donated to three Kitchener-areafirms. Unusual Occupations ThegrantsfromtheNationalResearchCouncil(NRC), under the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), will be given to the Orchid Automation of Cambridge, Struthers Research of Cambridge and SG MicrowavesofKitchener. Peric said the grants would assist them in project researchanddevelopmenttohelpputthemonthelead- ingedgeofworldwidedevelopmentsintheirfields. The news conference was held at Conestoga College becausethecollegeisthesiteoftheNRCofficerespon- sibleforIRAPprojectdevelopmentforCambridgeand somepartsofKitchener,anewsreleasesaid. Tony Martinek, former dean of technology at Con- estoga, said the college could benefit from the high Semester-threejournalism profile associated with helping research and develop- students write about the mentprojectsaroundtheworld.Conestogastudentsand faculty could also participate in differentprojects pro- world of offbeat occupa- vidingtheirconsultingexpertise. tions. A local jazz, tap and Martinek saidbeingoutinthe industrial fielddealing callet dancer is profiled, withtechnologies,hecanseewherethingsaremoving. along with a band from “I can feed it (information) back to the college or schooloftechnologyandmakesureprogramsreflectthe <itchener. needsofindustrialusers,”Martineksaid. CambridgeMPheldanewsconferenceatthecollegeDec. 16. (PhotobyBrendaBoomer) Seepages11, 12. SeeKitchener,page4 2 Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 OPINION r SPOKE Editor-in-Chief: James K. Leduc AssistantEditors: MariaWareham/Jennie Richardson David Carlton Production Manager: Dan Wettiaufer Advertising Manager: Brenda Boomer CirculationManager: Kelly Lewis FacultySupervisors: AndrewJankowski — Spokeispublishedandproducedbythejournalism printstudentsof ConestogaCollege. SpokeismainlyfundedfromSeptembertoMayby theDSA.Theviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisnewspaperdonot necessarilyreflecttheviewsofthecollegeortheDSA.Advertisersin Spokearenotendorsedbythe DSAunlesstheiradvertisementscontain theDSAlogo.Spokeshallnotbeliablefordamagesarisingoutoferrors inadvertisingbeyondtheamountpaidforthespace. Spoke, Conestoga College, 299 Doon Valley Dr., Room 4B15, V Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4M4 Trust a is difficult come by feeling to Totrustornottotrust,thatisthe question. Since my move to Kitchener to hatatdendexCpoenreisetnocgesa Ctohlaltegmea,kIehamvee RBiychJaerndnsioen Resolve to be happy in 1 995 question my tendency to trust wsaoNsmoetjoulsnotenagrpiagufhtpteroffrIefmstohhveoeubtdato.dfoawhnohmeeret,oIwhnawdhmiychficrosntsciasrtebdreoafkadpopwrno.x-I weHlacpopmyeNteow19Y9e5a.r,Conestoga, and IIwkinlolwcosnmtionkuiengtomdioghwthakitllImwaents.ome fiomratleetltyin6g0m0epedopolwen.IwdhiednnIotnoktniocewdwthhiastgtuoydoi.naItwrausckcuwrasticnhgimngymcea.r “HIa’pmpsyurNeebwyYtehairs”tihmaes wthoernphirtsaeslef dtawyo,pbauctktshiasdyaeya,rIifwiIlfle.ellikesmoking Ashe approachedthecarIgrewmorenervous.Itwaslikeascene pretty thin and that you are quite IfIwanttoeatredmeateverydayfor ominuytmocyfaraduwcsoth.ueladphroorarrotroflliifcek.soIwIacsouhlodpitenagrtohfaftjaunstdlliekaevientthheebmaodvigeusy, hsio“clWkihdoaafyth?e”dairadinyndogu“itW.ghetatfordiCdhryiosutmdaos?N”,e“wHYoewar’wsasEvyeo?u”r noAonnd,IifwiIllw.anttthorederimnokntthhrseestfriafitghhst,ofIwwihlil.sky before B“uNteehdersaopmpeedheolnp?t”hehewianskdeodw. andIreluctantlyrolleditdown. raTnhkesoenceonqduetshtriooungthhaftounretvherrefsapielscttioveenltye.rintothenew beOcvoemrethaenleacstesfseawryyeeavrisl..NEsepwecYiealalry’sinretshoeluhteiaolntshhcaovne- Andhelphedid. yearconvepationis,“DidyoumakeanyNew Year’s scious ’90s, where everything we do is analyzed to brHoethterriewdhtoogreutnsmaygcaarraggeo.inHgi,sbubtrowohdeienrhtehecnoucladmneota,nhdetcoawlleeddmhiys reAsnoldutoifoncso?u”rse, theunavoidablequestion,“Whatare deTahteh.rewasatimewhenNewYear’sresolutionswere cartohisshopandfixeditforfree. they?”alwaysfollows. anamusingconversationpiece,butasIgrowolder,the When everything was said anddone, thebrothersgavemetheir Thisisperhapsthemostannoyingquestionofall. noveltyiswearingoff. buTshienreessschaorudlsdabnedmsoairdetoofctalhlesiefIkiwnadsseovfegroiondneSaemdaroifthaenlsp.again. weMaeyxbpeerioeunrcaenenvoeyrayncyeeasrtwehmsenfrwoemtarheefuenealbilnegtoofsgtuiiclkt litIttlheipiirkolmiifeseiss”faIrthoaoveshnoortitnotbenetwioonrroyfiknegeapbionugti“nsitlhley enBIonuuttghyheosuttoucdtaenhnnrtootwlotouruunstgteselovaemsrteyyotenraears.,h.IlWehftemnyIbraegtuornnead,coIurcehaljiuzsetdlomnyg tatotWoeunhtreironens,tohlwiusetiuounnsasu,vaoelilvdyeanbclfoeourgqauhelisutttplieotnwhheiislesb.armoueghltamteo oruer- mfiiWrgsethtpallealnceedn.juoSpyokcmielerltianogifnuusts,hibhnuagtsvesion“owsiuhlraltly.ivlietstlaenhdaIbitthsi”nktwhaet swaolmleeotnheahdavbeeetnhelniefrtevde.tIogwoasintaobmsoyluktnealypsdaicsktraanudghtta.keHmoywwaclolueltd, spSoonmseesowfethgeacvleastshiecsyaeraertboesftoorpe.smoking,loseweight, psehoopulledbwehoabldeont’oteangjroeyetwhietmhwwihtahtouwtehdaor.assmentfrom and how could no one have noticed a person rifling through a eatlessandexercisemore. I’m not talking about the act ofcannibalism orne- Soundfamiliar? crophilism,butsimplethingsthatbringuspleasure. knapsack. “DWihdne’ntIIttoellldmyoyumtootahlewraaybsoukteempyywoaulrlewta,ltlheetfwiirstthtyhionug?”shesaidwas usDkeenpowinwtehewiblalcnkeovfeorukreseupbtchoenpsrcioomuissemsinwdes,hamvoestjuostf smWohkeitnhge,rjtohgatgipnlgeasourreeactoimneg(swihnattheevfeorrmyooufrdrpioniksionng), rtoiHgsehitrt?ebIyIsmwhaoyuslkdgneantpotstianhgcaktvhweehtiloleegctuIuartrehdrfmoorwymgpayorsbswaaeglselseiotountbs.eionrggesttoalewna.tIcshtdhoagt mexaTcdheeip.styoenaer.Ihavedecidednottomakeanyresolutions, eynoAjunodmyaibtdywehtithhleieswyyaoeyau,rc?wahna.tNewYear’s resolutionshave Another incident that fuelled my fury happened when I took my cartogetitsoilchanged. Itookmycartoareputableestablishment,andleftitin theircare. Christmas is the season for giving Several weekslater, IcouldsmelloilburningwhenIdrovethecar. I checked the oil and it was not nice and clear like it should have The stockingswerehungandold wouldhavecaughton. been. Shockingly, the oil filter had not been changed either. I had a St. Nick wore out another pair of Well, like the guests who ate the MotoMasterfilteronbeforeItookthecarinanditstillhadthesame boots. cookies, the trees and walls sur- fiFltuenrnoyn,wIhdeidnnIocthteackkeemdyit.cartoCanadianTireautomechanicswho soAnllartehatbi’lslsl,efstoorfetfheeethoalniddaaychsienag- viIvtewdasanodnesoofditdheI.bestChristmases wouldlikelybetheonlypeoplewhowouldinstallthatkindoffilter. heads,bahhumbug. wehaveeverhad. coIBluhutompnIe.tyhIiocnuakndIohwannoodutlletdhairnfaktehwtehrimsibseihsabapusNr.anneIdcmyaayKmeierlvlreiinognaenxt-piewmcehtsy-trmhaeethmke.rintdhaonf moEHravreedrlpyye.CohprliesctmoamsplIahienarabmoourtehaonwd fiIntdwaastregeretahatttwoacsotmiletedhobmeecaaunsde mdiOydpn’ektnidissnegleomtohkeneegdairftflsyorwawasasredsxoctimoteitbnhugitnaigst stickastigmaonsomeonewhodoesnotdeserveit. elixepveendsitvheeyCharreiswthmeansiist’asnadllhoovwerr.e- othneeresidew,erceanmdoyrceandeescotraapteidontsotohne heFloprinugs,totphriespaCrherifsotrmtahsedwaays. one Sure, Christmas has become an walls,outside lightshungunevenly that no amount of money could expensiveratrace,butonlybecause around the porch and best of all, havemadeanybetter. weletitbe. proudsmilesfromeartoear. We gave one anothersomething Letters to the editdr We let advertisers convince us Baking Christmas cookies was thatwe will always rememberand thatit’simportanttobuy,buy,buy. anotherscaryadventure. that is longerlasting than the gifts We are left too exhausted finan- Flour and sugar covered my wereceived. Spokewelcomesallletterstotheeditor.Ifyouhaveabeef,oraa ciallyandphysicallytoenjoyahol- floors,mychildren’sfacesandtheir Unfortunately,liketherestofthe opinion,pleasesenditin.Spokereservestherighttoeditletterstofit iday that unites families, friends, clothes. year, Christmas, for many has be- space,andtoremoveanylibellousstatements.Yourlettermustbe strangersandbringsabitofhope. Cookies were burned, but sal- come a commercialized, hectic signed,andincludeyourprogramandyearforverification.Sendlet- Idid not let the humbug ruin my vaged and displayed on Christmas madnessthathaslostitsmeaning. terstotheSpokeoffice.Room4B15,Dooncampus. Christmas. platesforpoliteguestswhoateand Butitisourchoice. Spoke,ConestogaCollege, I decided far in advance how appreciated the work behind those We can spend ourtime worrying 299Doon ValleyDr., Room4B15 much money I would spend and sweets. about paying the Visa bills, or we Kitchener Ontario, N2G4M4 whenIwouldshop. It was a difficult experience for canenjoytheholiday withfriends Teleph,one:74^5366 Weekend shoppingtrips, likeex- me. andfamilywhilehelpingthosewho pensivegifts,werenotonmylist. Iwastemptedtorearrangethetree arealittlelessfortunate. I let my kids do the decorating and ditch the cookies without the ThatiswhatChristmasisreallyall ; and(some)baking. children seeming me, but they about: giving. 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First- year crimerateonebit.-Why?Because localsportingstoreandbuyagun. know that the government already Somore lawsoranationalregis- Mechanical engineering Women must overcome still barriers in non-traditional fields I agree with Bodegons observa- What struck me most about scapegoatforhisanger. tion. What concerns me in mosphere in non-traditional cation (LettertoEditor, Dec. 5) that Bodegom’s response was his Bodegom also made some as- Bodegom’sresponseisthathisfirst reers for women is not as toxic or the article “Attitudes lag behind strongreactiontoSnobelenandher sumptions as to why he thought reactionwastoblameSnobelenfor unsupportive as Snobelen stated, technology”(Nov.28 issue)failed personal situation. I disagree with Snobelenhaddifficulties getting a herdifficulties. Weneed to, as in- then why are there so few women toprovide awellrounded analysis Bodegom’s approach in demean- job.Bodegomseemedtohavejust dividualsandasasociety,startlis- chossingthesecareers? ofthe issue of gender discrimina- ing and personally attacking the discriminatory attitude that tening to women and believing tion and the toxicity for women Snobelen. Where does this come Snobelen spoke about. Does womenwhentheysaythey’vebeen entering a technological field. from? Only Bodegom could an- Bodegom know that his assump- harassed, hurt or experienced dis- Lisa Sicoli From Bodegom’s response, it swerthisquestion. All Icansay is tion that possibly Snobelen didn’t crimination.Wemustnotdiscount Counsellor seemsthatamorecompleteanaly- that this personal attack on secureemploymentbecauseofher theirvoices andblame women for sisofthisissuewouldfindinforma- Snobelen sees unfair and unjusti- age is discriminatory and against the difficulties they’ve had. Let’s StudentServices tionthatwouldbecontradictoryto fiedtobothSnobelenandalsotoall theHumanRightsCode? puttheblame where itbelongs in- Snobelen’s response. I disagree. ofthe otherwomen whohavehad Asasocietywemuststoplooking steadofcoveringuptherootofthe The reality is that although things negativeexperienceswithnon-tra- toblame the victims whoclaim to issue.Ifitisapparentlysoeasyand Corrections areslowlychangingforwomenen- ditional career choices. If be experiencing discrimination. I trouble-free forwomentogetjobs tering non-traditional fields, Bodegomhadanissuewiththeway am not saying that every time a innon-traditionalcareers,thenwhy women must still overcome bar- thearticlewaswrittenorfeltanger woman getsturneddownforajob are there still sofew women mak- In the Dec. 19 issue ofSpoke riers both interms ofgettingjobs, towards this issue in general for it isbecauseofgenderdiscrimina- ing thesecareerchoices? Ifthe at- inthestorySoftwaredonatedto butespecially intermsof“provid- somereason, (Iwon’tspeculateas Guelph should have read, this ing themselves” in their jobs and to what Bodegom was thinking or Ideas?Aretherequestionsyouwouldlikeanswered?Spoke program type is used by some dealing with negative and damag- feeling as he did in his attack on weicomes suêstions for Campus Comments. Bring suggest largercompanies.Spokeregrets ing attitudes by co-workers and Snobelen) he shouldhave stated it donstotheSpokeofficeatroom4B15orcallSpokeat748-5366. theerror. employers. assoratherthanusSnobelenashis Time out PARTICIPANT PRIZES! Sign up forms & pledge forms available at the DSA Activities Office ProceedstotheHeart&StrokeFoundation , 4 Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 Big bucks Helping Santa Kitchener firms given $5905900 in federal:grants Fund-raising campaign ... . .. . . ..y. y.. Frompage1 . V ' ^ I receives $1 00,000 boost The .Upivîty- of.Watoloo', F^ UannidveMrsoihtaywokfGuceoli|^thu,hity.col- From page1 peavretr-ytyiemaer.cTohuirssemseaantsCtohnaetsutpogtao leges are all involved w|th the havepledgedabout$60,000andthe about$180,000instudentfees may NRC.hesaid. . college faculty approximately becollectedforthecampaign. “We arein avery heavily in- $399,000. Dickson said dbuestirnivaollavreeda.inCoonrdeesrtotgoasthaaysotno dePnatrst,-tsihmeesasitdu,- The fund-raising cam- EthdeucCaotnitoinnuSitnug- topofthings,”hesaid. have pledged paign for the new school dent Association TheNRCislocatedintheedu- about $255,000 of business is now (CESA) is re- cational institutions so that it and full-time stu- $36,000 shortof its$4.5- sponsible forde- cstaintuutisoen.th“eBryesborukrgîsn^gofthteheprion-- deAnctsco$3r0d3i,n00g0.to million goal. caimdoiunngt thoef jectintodiecollege,'wecanuse Dickson, when money to be in- the expertise here,(through co- part-time students register at Con- cluded in the registration payment op)”hesaid. estoga, a $6 fee forfund-raising is forfundraising. Martinek, said the college attached to theirpayment fortheir She said contributions carmot be vvould provide training for the course(s). requested through courses that are purpo^ of upgrading p^ples Andsheaddedthatthefund-rais- less than 19 hours in length, di- sMkidllst.he“yWbeepirôtviTdetheservices' riencgefieveeiasccloepayrloyfmtahreikretduiwthioennsttahteey- raesctfeideltdowpalradcsemcheinltdrteon,coormrpelqeutieread John Tibb'its, president of ment in the mail which includes a program. Q^nestoga College, said y^th- complete breakdown of where the Dicksonsaidabout$2millionhas puteducational developniept, lwtwiioeforenkcwiooenufgl;,d^hvnboeouw.tthh‘hIaotav’wresdtns'hompetaerqbûtpaelpJeiei?toj'ypu;'l^ôe-^f mcwaioDnsinhceekiyttsohoiespnrauscsyaaelid$ld.6tshtfeuodrreentgthissetwrfauhrn’ods-drooafifnsioecter faseolTcrshtooearbp.epceranomxppilameiadgtgneeldhyafstrwobomeetynheearrpusrninv,iabntuget orcome to thecollege andrequest the initialplanning started in 1991 naarMetaewrdotritknoienOkgr.cs”ah'iid.d;.twhxedimoasnseisytdtoh-e ttrhNiebiourtomen.oen,esyhebascaikd.,isforced'tocon- dmweihnnetensdaatnrhaedtgiaaornne-aewwiidnbeduusssuitrnrveiesesys osdfcehtsoetorul-- *minutefch!^‘pf of the tocyos-oporldilencatteiodr^frorm,^this year’s fnieremdeidntboudyeivreiglodpiuesetre-cfhrnieonldolgyy According to Dickson, approxi- wasneededmorethanothercapital 'Chriâstoydrive. ,' ; (PhotobyBlairMatthews) high-spei^,pa^tr^ferusedin mately 30,000 people register for projectssuchasastudentlounge. diernetal-stgnapingindust^ U- most eljimma^ Continuing education enroiment up by over six per cent inventoiy.Theântwillcover 33percentoftheimtidcpst,he Frompage1 “Everywhere I flip in the cata- Continuing education is a pro- IhegrantdoMt^m.Stnithers logue, I can find a new course,” gram that offers everything from RM^chjofCmbndge^ b^ Lambert said. Students who think BlackLambertsaid. basic cooking andhow-to courses êd to ^quicken deyelopmenf theyareeligibleforaspecificcredit BlackLambertsaidtherearefew tocomputerinstructionandbasket- expîOrtof throughpriorexperiencecanchal- aspectsofthecontinuingeducation making. genetlfejê-fp^^ lengetheprogramforthatcourse. program at Conestoga that she Theprogramisofferedateachof The^df)^ New courses this year include: wouldchange. thecollege’smajorcentresinclud- of the pmj^t^cdst pfemtô^ corporate finance, line dancing, “We’d a—lways like more com- ing Doon, Cambridge, Waterloo, col,lection,andtr^fg^f^în-yi- • mutual funds made simple, stress putertime allofthosethingsthat Stratford and Guelph, as well as trofertilizîpn,jMaitmek^^^^ reduction through relaxation and areresource-basedthateveryother off-campus locations throughout understandingthirdworldissues. studentandteacherwouldlike.” theWaterlooregion. cO-Et> dRoombaLL PLAYSTARTS:Jan. 16-4:30pm GAMESPLAYED:Mon.&Thurs. If'L'/iyS7-Ajm: 7U£S. 97 Captains Scheduling Meeting DATE: Mon.Jan. 9 Captains Scheduling Meeting TIME: 4:30pm DATE: Tues. Jan. 10 Location: Rec Centre -Class Rm. TIME: 5:00pm fimsmmj m LOCATION:Rec. Centre mssm n mm ip m&mr s mamm Performance Bond = $25 Team mipmmmsfum / / (cash) Performance Bonds[$25/Team] Dueat Meeting m CASH ONLY$S$ iit'&j's-TiL’ila'jm s.'£ma£ <rai££ I l7i£&S7£fiU?J irmme. t£mm €A££ COLLfQ, hFTSRNOON fn OATE: MON'WEV’FRi TIME:7:15‘8:00AM m WE nEGISTER REC. CENTRE 7 1 Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 5 Elections 95 I ' I TakeTheChallenge!SurviveThe UltimateLaserTagGame. Comeoutto ConestoganightatLaserQuestWednesday January8. Challengeyourfriends, otherprograms, ortheCRKZ staff. Checkoutthedisplayatdoor3onJan. 11.Make Nominations open Monday, challenges tootherprogramsandtheywillbeformallydelivered I | LaserQuestislocatedatthecomerofCharlesandWater January 30 to Thursday StreetsindowntownKitchener. I | Comeinandjoin in thefun. February 9 - I I Lunch 9-four ‘Euchre iiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiS ‘Tournament Board of Directors ^PooC Notice of Meeting Tuesday,Janurary 1 tournament Tuesday, January 24 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m. te' ^ Student Lounge 4:15 p.m. Room to be FreeEntry determined Sign upat the DSA 3iêe/iofJanuary23 Activities Officeor Free Entry Student Lounge Sign up at the DSA Activities Office or Ifunabletoattendplease! see Dee Dee at the DSA the Student Lounge Admin. Office (outsidej zuant to hearfrom StudentLounge) J'OW Any comments, suggestions, or questions are welcome! cO-Eb VOLLEYBALL PLAY STARTS;Jan.18,-7:00pm PU\Y DAY: Wed. CAnAINSSCHFDUUMO [p'ljiy MEFnUG OAm-Tt/eSJAN.17 Captains Scheduling Meeting TIMB6:00?M DATE:-Wed. Jan. 1 LOCATI-OCML.AJStSeJCUAC.eUTKE ip'ijiyw TIME:-5:30pm -mm. ^ mi). Drop off your comments to the Suggestion A TEAM LOCATION:Rec Centre KEPKESEMTATtVE Box located on the Door ofthe DSA Activities MUSTATTENDa Teams must have a FEHFORHAHCEBOND Office (in main Caf) The DSA will respond to = fZOO /Team Representative Present !! {CASH)due at the PerformanceBonds[S25/Team]DueatMeeting Meeting Attention Students From RegisterintheRec.CentreorCafe •jimis-TiJimmijus.tmijuqjjtjm Other Cultures You are invited to join a "Multicultural Student Group."Thisinformalgroupwillmeetseveraltimes this semester and provide you with the opportunity to: %'a/ m are or * meet other students in the college * share experiences you have had Me up at tHe IRSJ? JldminUâiiM^ (puUide * support one another * practise English in an out-of-class-setting student Counge) How to join: Interested students should set up a 30 minute meeting with Carol Gregory in Student Services (Room2B12) inthe first2weeksofJanuary. Pleasebring a copyofyourJanuarytimetable. I look Please have your student card available forward to meetingyou! Carol Gregory Doon Student Services '; ^ ~ 6 Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 Thissupplementwas produced byUoumaiism Socializing needed to maintain students’ mental health BySeanWebb form of outlet,” said Fischer. It clusively to run parties. I think doesn’thavetobeaschoolactivity, that’s wrong.” Conesto—ga staff who work with but there must be some form of Anna Hampton, first-year nurs- student—s and the students them- interaction. ingstudentandformersecretaryof selves agree that students need Fischer said some students don’t theDooncampusdinnerclub, said tohaveabalancebetweentheirso- mix and are constantly studying, she believes there is atime forso- cial andacademic lives. yetall students needsomeformof cializing,“butyourpriority should ShellyKritz,directorofpublicre- leisure and perhaps some form of beyouracademics.” lations fortheDoonStudentAsso- physicalfitness. Formanystudents,collegeistheir ciation, said students need asocial first time away from home, and aspectintheirlivestoremainsane. they find they arefreetodrinkand Without a social life, they won’t “Your priority should be party, but theirschool work is ne- youracademics” have anyone to help them when glected,shesaid. they need it, she said, adding that Anna Hampton Dallas Green, first-floor don at students need to meet a variety of the Rodeway Suites, regards both people fromotherprograms at the academics and socializing as im- college. Paul Holowaty, manager of portant.“You need to have bothto Socializingisdefinitelyacompo- Rodeway Suites, the private resi- have agoodcollegelife,”hesaid. nent ofcollege life, and should be dence near theDoon campus, said Green said that students’ marks from your first year to your last, thatsomestudentsinacademically cansufferbecauseofover-socializ- said Kritz.“I’vemetso many new demandingprogramssuchasnurs- ing,butthereisanacceptablelevel. peoplethisyear,it’sunreal.” ingrequestroomsonquieterfloors “Mymarksarebelowthatlevel,but But students should know when sothatthey canstudy. I’mworkingonit.” it’stimetopartyandwhenit’stime . Theresidencehasbothacommon Guy Peters, assistantmanagerof tostudy,Kritzsaid,andunlessthey loungeforrelaxingandparties,and the Rodeway Suites and a Con- successfully balance the two, they aquietloungeforstudying. estoga College general business may have aproblem. HolowatysaidtheroleoftheStu- and business management and ad- Marilyn Fischer, campus nurse, dentResidentsCouncilistoorgan- ministrationgraduate,saidthatpart atConestogabecause ofhisheavy consider both their time manage- said students need some form of ize events and represent the ofschoollifeissocializing. courseloadandclassesatWaterloo ment and theirpersonal priorities, socializationtomaintaintheirmen- concerns of students in the build- Peters said that he was not in- campus. but he encourages students to get tal health. “There has to be some ing. “Council shouldn’t exist ex- volved in any organizations while Peters said that students should involved. High school programs lacking I ByBobbyMcMaster students fulfills High school general-level pro- gramsdonotpreparestudentswell enough for post-secondary educa- ByBobl^McMaster tion, accordingtosomeeducators. Joan Magazine, a counsellor for Students at Corasstoga college: student services,said generallevel seemtobesatisfiedwiththeirpro- programsare“watereddown,”and grams,accordingtoamM-survey that some general-level students conductedatDooncampus. mayrunintodifficultieswhenthey Of20 students interviewed, 15 goto college. saidttjey weresatisfiedwiththeir “Thesense issomestudentswith programs, three said they were? general level courses have gotten unsureandtwosaidtheywerenot by withoutmuchofachallenge.In Marketing student Almee satisfied, highschool they wereabletogeta “After each class I really feel Higgins.(PhotnbyBobbyMcMaster) 70 or 80 per cent without much l,ike I’ve learned something..In; Jason DaSilva, 'a'third-year dwoonr’ktakndnowwhehnotwheytocommeeethetrheethreey- ângyhthsicnhgo.o”lsIaiddons’etctohnidn-kyeIalreammaerd-i ;gverrsypMitcnpdieessisgendswtiu^dhenttepsaoigdrhaemi.s quMiargeameznitnse.”said she doesn’t think mBuasniyneastscosltluedgeentwshoBocbamJeohfnrsoomnhi(glhefts)chaonodl.L(oPhuoitsobTysiBloibbbaynoMvcMaarseterl)ike keHtiignggisntsudseanitdsAhiemacje^rHeicgigaitncss.the >Sradt.isIf’imedmowroeuldth"aundfs;atbiesfitehde. collegesshould requirestudentsto pickupasmuchas they determine toldthemtodesignalabtosolveit. teachers’abilitiestohelpstudents The teacherspiep.irc.studentsex- take advanced-level high school they wishtopickup. Itquadmpledtheeffectoftheexer- When they need help under-.,? tremely well.” hschcpbsioctiroeMWughugomaarodhhgpalgseorltesanslaapsectczmi,rrhshtisnoooeb,nSooabuwecollcptlhofhaetpssperotmardatrr,iiioiofddrcwgwfgauerthiirlsqahctCaoauhuemrhamelersltssmhe.yigtesbedelmefsronpoeatieerssutidsrthnOagdoa.snlrceete-sevlaleroehrettmaliivanogoeoitdp,hlnfo CltassSsebtehacoJSriuommhulcodausibootehttlrtonhynhdctitlwiosdtaolg.oPgaclphoiletaerdsn,sdgooancaessighpSassnotrebitugoecadtelgttomomtsgonsseaenodftrs,maunrtamderoeeonepymwdtnorditfitsSvsnthitatcchetehtehaiuenelatoapacrtcoapcsiohhllrkoueionfnrbgo.oai--sfhtnr modlwcliieiiomanHBfsaspryidfhereloies.anlctr”irsuetrnWtalyeagaootiac,nodlhmctspleoteeaacfrordhkrctuoaoseeoictftocynauluGvtt,dtl,lheoeahaeenryerhtsnsliwsyavtsrg.sikoiiwhihdetrlsosiilwtucsntiulthgiPddotnaecpoghrnprleatksuyonksErcisnlsetaelgbushrcse-seee.- ^lffpes/iariert“HFnatnaaaceceSeignrttdrseedoihsnaihctmeaccniaaodieclhsgnd.oah^pdCuinhCrooeiscoebfrfetgtnpRtaiireroohitnasdonfi’gmstrngtigkiosroenstnggpatfuoiuahtmdoctei.eesrsnwn,mg,hwthaa,haet,saa«injtaavot'inhebhdyeaiaro;wMvehiu-*d^se''.i'1i?;'egadsg;^rcret“tlehaaIso<o^tpii|'’o^hm|hs^l'itp^sh^secl,iicydtsdamsiehdeerwanetsevsyesgiusetil,gdwitno^lnoegph,anonsSCeslthts^Hncsaenssohedret^w;ok'isulôiettdfd'sVyitoaerlIev'gnn'rols^dêtWmâ'^sctgdr;otr:lo;oaoaflCft-bepfor^hogbehhoeeerui-,s-mrtc~?:' cwfsftoaoiio“incmtcSdtueuheosssgnicmeoftnonaengneifltripopetartrnsnloao.t-”csg.ldktreoiivaWlclesamselols.apsanskrridhoeloglulusrso,leaadbmdwusehstdtasastdhroetoomvuwebleny-dr ctSiwnhhhPo“taaIioomtfnnegnsycheiuooniclwuaggclentheeldrogeoneedsosekocsodamharabieotwldoeuetdrnlhhrieseetovoewaprnbndesloceeoieedopets.lpydtn”e,oe’tagmtdwohofaiioerptnseethgel vvfsitaaoe“htWnreTaeomcemroseldslleetoeofvrufsfrdisfweesoerdnyirxietopstsssnrtiia,eunriisgdasd.esbm”nlitouteohnssnreaiotnmcuowdagashkateyheenatdttteowhlmreeomiarcottkeothilemienes--gr- evCkcvaohn“SenlroTelrtiwhceyst,egotoehnbDwiadcuoon-atrngdeynnwacneehlhoa-elitlosr’lispyfytreneloeusseaturiatactsyirhauirndahyeintio.ngihgugoTeh,nhs-.”iatpst.tuha.ridcp.eneevalk.dner,s*,-tt,'",'/,' diSoeiemtxFmBnphpiaeetretsnrser.Dntis'sea-escytnnehetcdaoa,erowBwlwiIesihtimthowmh'hehiiictmo^sotekpmhasrptraoueitgtdolreahCradea^mdit”iatsitessgtnaatloouiil-ntn.d='? aamtod“ShtvSciiatogvntuhattdtaessegncadethisodioonfthl,hoatebrvhrudeaetetraslsrtottetouusddobeeeponnnpftteossfroitcmtpuau.pnnsoirttttiabueke-se cooionng“tueyLersarsselettsashtb,eyiyenabagaunrltdrtIeenwtaceahdheesyndiohtqbaetusvoaeeec..rhievmIripnnrsugtosevaeaedbditoaohlnef- emtwonuoHncrceiedocssmafamtooiiurndolninytti.,hpcerawothsveitiucddwheeisntatahlslboortawohnsaeddrsestrauluadlsueoidnwnits-gs pahaanrnDroododtgn,hrInebaersulmatilsyiybfteysttcaoheaiauoutdwscnnneauoanomttnibeybne'oeuagt,crh”iai:swi;ndas'gfeg'ha''o'fi'dtotie’desr cupotel’nefvBteeeagrdres,gitâob,iutntleaiasbntm,satyseeeaardm,efon$t^tt-r"ildtiê^'eaxma-t;? anwirntidytmttgiom,elepamrraensneasnkgtiealltmsieonlnitketTethcehecnyhinqiwuciealsll gastinevdpisn,hgahvteehegtashvteeumdtehnfetosmllaaonwpretoxhbpeeltreyimpmiaecnnadtl attethaeecmhtehrteo.isreewsoormke,boodthyeerlstehaenvatlhu-e sgcihveedIutlae,seaintedtirsedciobmugmhetnf^d^s^"ma/tes ptorimcaetscwhi.t”hthetev Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 Practice Research brings rewards makes ByAnnaC.Done effective way ofjob hunt- perfect Employment opportuni- ing and shows the company the job-seeker has ties for graduating Con- estoga students have initiative. “Don’t be shy ByBobbyMcMaster increased by almost 1(X) caboomuetiansfkoirnagniifntyeoruviecwa.n” percentoverthe samepe- JaMnautatiyS,towrhcehnishleoowkiilnlggfeotrpwaairddttoo crioo-doplaastndyeaprl,acaecmceonrtdisnegrvt-o dAelnstos, sSheoeubladckbesaaisds,ertsitvue- gotoschool. ices counsellor Pam See- butnot aggressive. Storch,asecond-yearwoodwork- Seeback said an impor- back. ing student in the three-year pro- “In the latest analysis tant aspect to securing a gram, said he will work 7 a.m. to there has been a dramatic job after graduation is 5:30p.m.,MondaytoThursday,at increase in the number of starting the job search wwKoorSrotukodgrwctoFheurrrknmaiilntriugneraecdt,ohy-eaoscpsoupamrmpopmlgaeerrtrtaemdoa.tfothnhiees ttMheaertymt.gSettorac(hPchhpoatronecpbeayrBteoosbblfyeoarMrhcniMsaastwtoetrrhk)e jcsstaooeibmdaedipsynoaadssentciialnnigtrnseeel,riv”ieinfeSwap,efoteswetbrhiaintccghkshe rtemoeaesrneledayirs.gchhttSihenamgteobcsnaottmcuhpdkseannrtibseeecsfsootsmarire-xt tlfaueiralnsr,intedudrreaaffltoaitcntagobroayun,tdwchotehnresetprhurceotdsiuaocintdidhoene- ewsmoaprmlkeoityniegmreps.riHonegvrosalamviedpdaawlyimtothshtethaseltlwucdooeo-ndot-sp SineFpitthgeuermpebrseevrfirooofusmthtJeharnpeauesaytieyatrwsto.o agrcacTdohuueanttihsoinfd.odrenabjooubtm7a5rkpeetr at“mIto’ssphaegrree.atopportunity to learn dwohn’ot,wotrhekyianrtehneiortschoo-posp,eamnpdliofytehresy fyuelalr-stismheojwobtsheponsutmedbewrenotf cSeenetbaocfkalslaijd,obanodpenthiinsgsi,s andgetexperience,”saidStorch.“I forvery long. where a student has the personally loved the placement I Co-op advisor Patricia Cruick- 199™ counsels Tammy Aigeron the art Networking lodcCgeeofooSgtn-tne.atooe”bsropsocfutefhtnpeoirrrgs2osojal0ugtl0soertCdassoottmlnuuis-e--n ^tpJarhgoeegrsretaomdUttBhheanctooIss<rthc!uaoadinepknsn,atsdwvhfaoornh-faosurwttpstoyohthrreeueakobdryeeegesnd,rntevaswsxwiiampiartisoldhoclsnhccegmaoodien--bnvcooteteeppo jiteifoonnriTgbee2hstldpdh,9eore4Sosrmstaeeioerielnsenabfagtta1resc9odod9krfrmo4wass.bmae1euia3rTsdft3iee.rincceiochnsmonsino1,n1sl9c2iwr9o5deh3g-aeiysntreoep1o2w9st6a9th03s-e tbiltrainesoefStcnnosedofr,eimmamvbaeewaatiacyinkyeaolanprfyspsraadf.iorurdmeeontmftthuoa.lgrtlre-aMcitdneia(usmPancsehtoiyojeomtosnpob,imosblfoytihtrhAnahinegssenaCcp.aifilnSDeetdoeshqneetuoebyei)clatlchcta“ueitklCranhsogrsoeen,aovmtimfeaidatrmcattoyptnehokropdroenueatpiesoyaetpapnnynlttiyd,ehnoosrgryuos.opouh”faiugetnvhekamrscpnnaiaeiionnotdiwd--y.s dents as a chance PatriciaCruickshank workingin. in 1994.Appliedartspostingsrose graduates, she said, are working at leavesanddismissals.Mostarenot practice the skills She said the from63to 100andhealthpostings advertised, Seeback said, because they are learning more exposure fromnineto 13. lo are going employers prefer to fill positions oirnJdotihhnenatcBolurassossf,rtowhoehm.woohoadswobereknintgheprcoo-- sswiittluuldaebtneitoswn,hhetanhveethmetoyoraeactrupearalellp-ylaisrfeeeedkwtoehmre-ky cderAneltatsshinnoogut,gthoSeeoexppbpeoacrcttkujnocibatsuitetisoofnaaslrlesitniutn-o- tthoeibrejob searchare those abvy“aUiwlsoaerbldaeloltfomtyhooeuut,rh”e.sSoeuerbceascktrhaetcoamr-e gram for seven years, said the ployment. their laps after graduation. “Stu- whodotheirhomewdrk.*^ mends. The placement centre is a intent of the woodworking co-op “Inalotofinstances,trainingata dents who are going to be most PamSeebadk good place to start, but the public program is to make the students’ college level is on equipment that successful in theirjob search are library also has lots of resources, job placement an extension ofthe is obsolete and outdated, so stu- those\yhodotheirhomework.” two part-time jobs, perhaps with such as city directories, industrial classroom. dents get the opportunity to take Seeback said thatone ofthe big- only oneofthejobs intheirfield. directories, and chamber of com- Hesaidthestudentsworkatcom- thatextra step,”Cruickshank said. gest obstacles facing graduating Seeback said a big mistake that mercemembershiplists,shesaid. panies of various size, ranging “Nursingstudents,forexample,get students is the lack of education students make whenjob searching And if thejob hunt seems to be from three or four-person opera- tobatherealpatientsinsteadofper- aboutemploymenttrendsandmar- is not doing the legwork. Today’s failing? Seeback advises that the tions to 300-person shops.Buss formingtheworkonadummy.” kets.“Studentshavetobeflexible,” jobmarketiscompetitive,shecau- student seekhelp attheplacement said after students finish a work “There are no disadvantages to sheadvised,“notonlyaboutrelated tioned, and so students must seek office. “Perhaps the resume needs termthey do aco-opreport,which the co-op program that I can see, areas intheirfields, butalso about outcompanieswhoserequirements workorthestudentneedstobrush requires themtogive theirimpres- except if a student suddenly whatformthejobisgoingtotake.” matchtheirskills. up on interview skills. We can sionofthejobtheyworkedat,and realizes ‘Oh my God, this is not An important change in the job Students should not send outre- help.” reflectuponwhatthey learned. what I want to do,”’ said Craick- market,Seebacksaid, is therecent sumes “willy nilly,” Seeback ad- “Remembernot to take rejection He said the co-op part of the shank,“althoughthatcanbeanad- movement away from full-time, vises,butshouldtargetboththejob personally,” Seeback said. “Don’t woodworking program isjustlike vantage to the student in the long permanent employment to part- searchandtheresume. personalize the job hunt or let it a summer job to students, where mn.” time, contract or temporary posi- Cold-calling, Seeback said, is an defeatyou.” Myth dispelled: education doesn’t end with diploma ByAnnaC. Done global economy during the past few tohaveastrongfoundationofabasic years. education in order to build upon it,” Rising Skill Requirements Preparing forthejobs ofthe future “Because of global restrictions on Gormley counselled. involvesnotonly becomingeducated economies, Canada cannot pay low “Apersonwill havetopossess cer- Percentage ofjobs in the workforce by level now, butalso a lifelongcommitment enough wages to compete in some tain critical skills,” Gormley cau- of ûcation required to education, Canada Employment areas, especially labor-intensive tioned. Goodmathandliteracy skills CentreofficerRayGoimleysaidinan rnanufacturing.” arevital,Gormleysaid.“Thesearethe interview. Canadacancompeteinareaswhere only skillsgenericenoughto saythat Gormley warns that the idea that the lesser developed countries can’t, thesearewhatisneededinthefuture. education ends with a diploma is an though, Gormley said, especially “People can expect to have atleast absolutemyththatcouldleavepeople whenitcomes to newmanufacturing seven to 10 job changes in their atthebottomoftheemploymentpool. techniques. lives,” Gormley said, “and not only Being aware of changes in demo- Gormley said thatmanyofthejobs that,butthreetofivecompletecareer graphics,Gormleysaid,isonewayof that will be in demand in the year changes. foreseeing where rapid job market 2005donotexistnow. “This can be a veiy exciting pros- growthcouldoccur. Butthatdoesn’tmeanpeople can’t pectbecauseapersonisnotrelegated “In10yearstimethelargestpartof take advantage of the new jobs, to onejob for the rest oftheir life.” thepopulationwillbeof,orcloseto, Gormley maintains, because despite Alternatively, Gormley said, the U retirement age.” This suggests, theambiguity, therearewaysofpre- changescanbefrightening,astheno- ^ Gormley said,thatthefieldofgeron- paringforthefuture. tionofthetraditionalcareerpathdis- 1986 Current Jobs New Jobs 1986-20CX) tologywillbeahugegrowtharea. Gormley said the skills people will appears.“Butthebestwaytofacethe Souroe£apk7maai Imnd^rmtlaa 1969 Another aspect to consider, Gorm- need for jobs in the year 2005 will futureistoseeitasagrowthopportu- ley said,is thetotalrestructureofthe havetobedeveloped.“Itisimportant nity.” 8 Spoke, Monday, January 1995 9, Changes to safety net may alter funding BySeanWebb Student Association is a part calculated by the number of Noseworthy feared that his of, is pushing for an income termsstudied. earningpotentialwilllikelybe ChangestotheCanadianso- contingent loan repayment Some students have wel- greaterthanothersaftergradu- cial safety netthreatentoalter plan. comedtheproposed income ation. This may meanthat he the funding of post-seconday Ifaccepted, the incomecon- contingent loan repayment will havetorepaymoreofhis education and affect student tingent loan repayment plan planwarmlywhileothersgreet loansthanotherstudents. aidprogramsandthequalityof wouldgearrepaymenttowards itwithhesitation. TheCanadianPressrecently educationatcolleges and uni- theborrower’s incomeand be Tanya Hetsler, first-year published an article on Ber- versties. builtintothetaxsystem. early childhood education, nard Shapiro, principal of Human Resources Minister Accord said, “Great, McGiUUniversity,andquoted LloydAxworthyhasproposed ing to the “The cafeteria approachI because that Shapiro as saying “thecafete- changesinsocialspendingthat Ontario way you ria approach to education is to education is over.” would withdraw $2.6 bUlion Ministry don’thave to over.” from provincial transfer pay- Of Edu- BernardShapiroI pay a lot Shapiroemphasized univer- ments that fund post-secon- cation back.” It is sities can no longer afford to daryinstitutions. and Training the current loan getting very difficult for stu- offerbroad programs to meet Both students and teachers repayment plan for Ontario dentstopaytherewaythrough theneedsofeveryone.Instead, fear that less direct funding studentloansdoesnottakein- school without compiling a he suggested, post secondary from government will mean come into consideration but largedebt,saidHetsler. institutions should specialize, highertuitionfeesforstudents, includes a loan forgiveness Ben Noseworthy, first year working in cooperation with andarecallingforarevamped plan to help students reduce CPA and a graduate of the otherinstitutions. system of student loans and theirdebtloads. Cad/cam program, expressed Shapiromadehiscomments grants. Under the loan forgiveness displeasurewiththeproposal. while speaking to the aca- Studentslikethese may haveeven morefinancial The Ontario Community plan the maximum a student Noseworthy saidthateduca- demiccommunityata confer- aidquestionsiffundingchanges.(PhotobySean Webb) ACsoslolceigaetiSotnu,dewnhtiPcahrlitahemeDntoaorny wtiwlol-htaevremtpoerreipoady.iTsh$e6,p0l0a0npeirs taiuotnosnhoomuoludsroefs,ptohnedetcoo,nboumtyb.e eUnnicveerastiJtoyhonf’sMaCnoiltloebgae.at the New loan plan to aid students Most students happy with fee structure ByAnnaC.Done The plan the univer- ^'Students should not be brain sity students’ lobby meTnhte’sfperdoeproasledgIonvceornm-e washed into thinking that they don't gtarroguepteids-pirnotmeroetsitngsiyss-a BySeanWebb acWcoidoednwtoirnksiunragnscteudpelnatnsntheeedfetehse ContingentLoanRepay- aiready pay for a large part of their tem in which, Co- StudentsatConestogaCollege’s ment (ICLR) plan is by education.^ drington explained, Doon campus said they don’t farthemostflexibleand StephenCodrington the government will mindpayingfees,ifthey areable fair method of loan re- provide interestsubsi- tousetteserviceswhichthefees payment, Stephen Codrington, mainareas:atwhatpointintheplan dies to lower income graduates to provide. presidentoftheFederationofStu- government subsidy is given, the ensure that no matterhow slowly Conestoga College currently dentsattheUniversityofWaterloo, length of time that a person must they arepayingofftheirloans, the charges several mandatory fees saidinaninterview. continue torepay, and theoriginal amount of the capital (actual thatgototherecreationcentre,the Codrington is also a member of purposeoftheplan. amountofloanbeforeinterest)will DoonStudentAssociation,athlet- the steering committee ofthe On- “Somegovernments use theplan neverincreaseabovetheinitialloan ics andanassortmentofservices tario Undegraduate Student Asso- asanexcusetoimposehugetuition amount. offeredtostudents. ciation, a group of six Ontario hikes,”he said. “Thegovernments “Students should not be brain- ChrisVergeer,asecond-yearro- universitieswhichlobbies thefed- figured that ifstudents weregiven washed into thinking that they botics student, said that he finds eral and provincial governments a longertime to pay with thepay- don’t pay already pay for a large theactivityfeeandrecreationcen- for better quality post-secondary ments based on income, then the part of their education,” Co- trefeefair,butdoesn’tagreewith education. The participating uni- students couldafford to bearmore dringtonsaid. the athletic fee or prescription versities are theUniversity ofWa- of the burden of the total cost of AccordingtotheOntarioCouncil drugplanfee. Kean Doherty examines his terloo, the University of Western theirtuition.” of University Affairs, Codrington Vergeersaidthattheathleticfee account. (photoByAnna Done) Ontario, Brock University, Thefearoftuitionhikesisoneof said, the average post-secondary only benefits athletes, and he payfor, saidVankamoen. Queen’sUniversity,theUniversity the reasons that this issue has be- student in Ontario pays approxi- rarelyusesprescriptiondrugs.He Vankamoenaddedthatthecapi- ofToronto andtheWilfridLaurier come so contentious, Codrington mately 35percentofthetotdcost also said thatinstead ofpaying a taldevelopmentfundwillbenefit University. said. “People have to separate the oftheir post-secondary education. capitaldevelopmentfundfee,stu- future students, just as the fund “Most of the opposition to the Codrington said that he believes dents shouldpay aprogramfund hasbenefitedcurrentstudents. ICLR proposal comes from a lack “This plan provides the thisisafairandreasonableamount. fee. First semester-journalism stu- ofknowledgeabouthowthemodel student with the best “Remember, not only will most KristaOgg,afirst-yearbusiness dentDeannaNoblesaidtliatjour- works,”Codringtonsaid. post-secondary graduates end up managementstudent,said,“It’sa nalism students often don’t protection against pov- Undertheplan,heexplained,stu- paying the highest income taxes, big shock to come from high benefitfrommanyofthefees. dentswouldbegivengreateraccess erty and debt.” butuniversitiesandcollegesareal- school where you don’t have to Because of the heavy course toloanstopayfortheirpost-secon- readyprovidinghugetaxpayments payforanythingatall.”. load journalism students have, dary education. Upon graduation, to the government.” Large in- Somefeessuchastherecreation they usually don’t have time to the students who earn the most creases intuitionarejustnotjusti- centrefeeshouldbeoptional,but usetherecreationcentreorenjoy money would have to pay back issues related to cuts in transfer fiedandmustbefought, hesaid. thefees atConestogaareconsid- activities sponsored by the Doon theirloansthequickest. payments with the issues of the Canada’s need for a well-edu- erably smaller than at universi- StudentAssociation, saidNoble. Likewise, those who are earning ICLRplaaWeshouldfeelslighted cated population in the future is ties,Oggsaid. Thecollegecurrentlychargesan less would not be bound to pay that the government is planning to going to grow exponentially, Co- Andrew Vanderzand, a first- activity fee of $104.54 (includes pre-setloanpaymentswhichcould use this flexible loan repayment drington said, andCanadamustbe year student, said that overall he prescription drug plan), arecrea- cripple them financially, Co- plantoraisetuition.” prepared. is satisfied with the benefits he tioncentrefeeof$60, anathletic dringtonsaid. The ICLR plan will be an im- “Underthecurrentsystemofstu- has received from the fees, but feeof$32,aonetimegraduation “This plan provides the student provement on the current system, dentloans and funding, notall the that maybe the recreation fee feeof$30,astudentIDfeeof$5, with the best protection against Codrington said, only if there is a peoplewhoneed moneyreceiveit. shouldbecomeoptional. a capital development fund of poverty and debt,” Codrington limitontheamountofdebtandthe Conversely, some people who Vanderzand saidhedoesn’tuse $20, an alumni fee of $24 (life- said. time over which a person has to don’tneedassistancegetit. the recreation centre, and maybe time membership in the alumni According to Codrington, there pay. “If tuition is increased to the “There must be changes so that thestudentswhodousethecentre association), and a locker fee of are many similar plans which are point where the average student resources are used to benefit as shouldpayforitinsteadofallthe $8. being used now in places such as owes $50-60,000, then the high many students aspossible.” students atthecollege. The college also charges stu- the United States, Australia, and number of defaults and bankrupt- Codrington predictsrthat details Tony Vankamoen, a second- dents other fees determined by eveninNewBmnswick. cies will make the program ineffi- of the federal plan will be ironed year wood-working student, said program, administrative costs, Codrington said that the differ- cient and even less fair than the outby 1996-97andwil1beareality heishappy withmostofthefees. parking andothercriteria. ences in the plans occur in three currentsystem.” by 1998. Spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 9 Single parents juggle time ByTeresaGunn that.” Harrison said that most of her LauraVaillancourt’sdaysalways teachers are understanding of the start around 6 a.m. and end about problems she runs into as a single 12:30a.m.Morningsareespecially parent. “But I also am very dedi- difficult, as she tries to get herself cated to getting through this, and and her three children ready for schedulemy timeefficiently. school. Harrison would like to see the There neverseems to be enough Doon Student Association get in- time,saysVaillancourt,29,abusi- volved with activities for single ness administration management parents. “I think it would be very studiesstudentattheDooncampus helpfulto singleparentsonafixed and single parent. “Even with the income to have the college subsi- best planned day, with children dize activities that are family ori- your schedule never seems to ented.” Ben Noseworthy (left), Laura Vaillancourt (centre) and Annette Myma Gautierreviewtheminutesoftheirlastmeeting. PhotobyTeresaGunn) stick.” Laura Vaillancourt between Nicholas, a clerk in stu- ( Vaillancourt’s three children, a classes. (PhotobyTeresaGunn) dentservicesatDooncampus,said Mature students learning seven-year-old boy and twin six- she attendedConestogaas asingle year-old girls, think that their “Don’tgetmewrong,”shesaid,“I mother 20 years ago, and found with more commitment mother going back to school is have great family and friends, but there wereothers in hercourses in “neat”. They seemto betterunder- it’snotthesame thing. thesamesituation. “Weall teamed stand the purpose of homework A mature students group, which up and had sleepovers with our ByTeresaGunn lem with time. There is never whentheyseemedoingit,shesaid. meets weekly at Conestoga, helps childrentoworktogetheronhome- enoughnomatterwhatyoudo.” Vaillancourt decided to return to because some members are single workandotherthings.” LeslieMurphy,apre-healthstu- Murphy is one of a group of school when she realized that as a parents, but having a group solely Nicholas said thecollegeused to dent at Conestoga College, says about 18 mature students who single parent, finding a job was for single parents would be even haveasingleparentsupportgroup. shewastotallyunpreparedforthe meetweekly intheBlueRoomat even more difficult. She is one of moreeffective,Vaillancourtsaid. Nowadays,shesaid,themostdiffi- social games she found younger Doon. Discussions in the group, anestimated 1,900maturestudents JennyHarrison,28,singlemother cult thing aboutorganizing such a students played when she re- sponsored by the DSA, range atConestogawhoaretryingtoim- ofafour-year-oldandaseven-year- group is finding a time to do it turned to school as a maturestu- fromclasses andteacherstofam- prove their employment prospects old boy andageneral arts andsci- “Eitherthe students areinclassor dentinSeptember. ily andjobresponsibilities. throughfurthereducation. encestudentatConestoga,srudshe they havetopickup theirchildren Sheremembersoneincidentina Atonemeeting the majortopic “I needed a better education in is lucky the boy’s fathertakes the fromdaycare.” groupprojectinherStudentsSuc- ofdiscussion was co-op babysit- ordertofindadecentjob,forboth boysquiteoften,togivehertimeto Nicholas suggests checking the cheosws dciofufresreentthaat30s-hyoeawre-dolhdemrijnuds-t tliengg.eGrsohuopulmdembeeirtsheferlttrhuencol-a mshyessaaikde.and my children’s sake,” ca“tTchheutpiomnehIesrpelinfde.withmykidsis CthoemmliubnriartyytoRefsionudrcaectsivGituiiesdeanidn setanda19-year-oldmindsetare. babysittingserviceafter5p.m.or Vaillancourtalsofindsitdifficult important They comefirst, and I groupsoutsideofthecollegeinthe Whenhergroup metoutsideof make space available to the ma- not having someone to lean on. won’t let anything interfere with Kitchener-Waterloo area. jcelacsLsotnoedyioscuunsgsgtiorptidcescfiodretdhoenprtoh-e tbuarbeyssittutdienngtpsrtoogrsaemt.up theirown Young mom defies stereotype spur of the moment to join the Ben Noseworthy, a first-year “coolkids”group. CPAstudentandtheonly mature “A mature student neverwould memberoftheboardofdirectors have done of the DSA, ByTeresaGunn something that said mature inconsiderate. “My commitment is much students Single mother Angela Bernhardt They would greaternowasanadult” make up al- returnedtoschoolwhenshewas25. have taken the BenNoseworthy most half of Shesaidifshecandoitanyonecan. whole group all students Bernhardt started college three into considera- but the col- yearsagotogetadiplomainsome- tion before making that kind of lege does notprovide very many thing she felt would give her and decision.” activities or support groups for herdaughter,onlyninemonthsold Murphy was shocked at this them. atthetime,abetterchance. kindofbehavior.“Idon’tneedto “My commitment is much She took a three-year course in play social mind games. I am an greaternowas anadult,”hesaid. construction engineering at Con- adult” “1 still enjoy partying but also estoga College Doon campus, Murphy is one of about 1,900 need activities geared around all graduating in April ’94. While at- maturestudents attendingclasses myothercommitmentsincluding tending college full-time she also atConestogaCollegeDooncam- myfamily.” worked part-time at Engineered pus full-time who say they not The mature students felt there Concrete, the company that in- onlyfacemorecomplexproblems should be somewhere other than spiredhertogotocollege. thanyoungerstudentsstraightout thecafeteriaorloungewherethey “Itwas insane,butIjustkeptgo- ,ofptystgffrcd“hibrsefhhrrhoieoaaeIenMtuMrAeinnaarlyunnlhtmuedouentlddlondgndoigegnsstosreeuwteyggdr.ehajgsttalgpodsehiotiewoekyhh,rhrnpodbueiaeltcsgsgottsfydpnadyscrsssrsho,aautd,hhethsaombmnsesiutioebelpbuoyierdrtbdsaooourpmtbenleociklftftyuodagdeenoeemhasooebt.r^tboucnttyadefuusuluoforitairadncrtoeushdhutimaddnameeeppmlhavhitneswrsetaeevd.hDsdheopaotMnnweeytircbmpSh’foyiluutoloaeatleeoifditjeuArcgrervvrewhelhnafpeiteeenceoatgataauradtghtmatimhlcryvesnseodyeieteiMiepretkdselhnntbnurdricsgaattierotirtatteaovhhnnfstahblruhs-.e-fegeoteld-n--,e cotWitrsSldawdtehtysofaeuittrereahauAaBoWaordnuesutknedrntvmueleoedodetidoinecnngsengoersrsmztsotagenoeinoehelfstidsihdtaetsi.WymoisornlevterstnadoruayfwTogoahrtntgnrltawaQserahhmnyrddasutitoreayouteetunirtseadrrwmamlyboadradeuesennloageew,hicmsddxd,rleshnsmmldtiaeoaktaosathaftgnobsittsaisauvneoothftod.etosoidneriue”hedwfstfesrtstgtahrseiachanteyhhttce.reotehtu.areeaoehsslhfwsdocdantashee“pmceohtis-cgtiodragaOanelhyhruersssfetttrueeedtaleasedcnasuerrwiMtrtlnaru’sdpnoersveuarcodttlehaiermidrCmhteulsrnotiateia.o.uungsiatuPhnccttwttngrsoletuihihoAuiedeeteyss-d----en didcnlSfcmhswwhhImnoeaoetooaaegoiS“eaBg“irghurvslmvnw.,.emosMneusMaebnpdeerngcemeydrey’eutBnt,biaentdaimehtisgettIdnbloonramhlmiooeeagornwddnreolateruusea)ohdogbLnksegtsad4yruatkt1odinhhidsoi(rla0ensgdntoay,nLd.dr0dheifnuegsgomttes’engrBehdus.etcttehpeherioaaoghaiestergesdmeovainrdmrhenrjaitedienmFyuethdubndugoir.ccalsawogodrneotnrhnhuutatsndtIedtg,eattobtautofadhtr.ytedguwmboeywovcIhtguhfIsyso)eaHtahtwaajhhrwukrtetiewitmsoeyheasradektahibe,edIcrswhwesnecowwechdvsodbbudsimblosae.hoeneiluhllatees”e--t--dn.detn-h hdswjmBsmst"dmatooaoeIuooGirrbeohttrdyrrufm’d.shtinodscat”enaeahentdu’rrmihainrguststdgoairdaai,nhmrodhiyinftmtaddrt.oatied,ihtbirtnastdu.boagawwestewesi”wisiahrbdiwiontpArs,snnaogeiehengufgbassceooulgseyilvtmoe.ytacaeaoeddyelparlubBalad.uwwiyaryurtasdoho“hsoerteaoBmuenaiaIufwaesantsgasavtnahrnhhnr—pdetnemltee,ehIehewaanearstawl“aotBlnd,adlrwreocyainoadoohkrdoasowsdrftrnlaneutnxoi--tdar,atit tidwtvdtmcofsgeoahenhioooitolfrxfhO“BBargirodneetppIeteetnstnrshelbphlrrithatnwyketieroaiehtennehsroirkgarytmewhhsutgtere.bsehioaaaatcrhdsnanrhakotoIrertisetcftte“hdreaddidngcgeasIiretidogttirhtoeos,tjortnw,meest’naeodtsemvbpsseqlhebehbaptmoeauoa,lusunacniooesirrttem.totgtodBdotyysdA”loiItsneppabys.lpioofnnsrmnelotoae.heeheghnittoesg”aa“euedawee,hhspettrhFrgefl,aslo.hcsebderdorrneaa”itolaetoosoolsdtnlhfrhcemytdBmgleoshetasaleeyreheaeenussbeagrmlerav’tsossoelnwpihetycsei.ehuadiaihiarni”s.aitserawmagnrohtuelmtssaoagdinehnihwinnsltinztetaanndat--toe,tgsr-r 1 ; 10 spoke, Monday, January 9, 1995 Mondays are Women In Technology iji lij Movie Madness I I Guest Speaker: •i: i Days in the iji Student Lounge GPLAAMYESSTAPRLATYSE:DJ:ANT.H1U9,R-S4D:3A0YpSm iij Jmouifnfuisnsf,oranmdorancihnagnccoeffteoetaalnkd jii iji I with each other. 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