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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 CONESTOGA COLLEGE, KITCHENER, ONT. WWW.SPOKEONLINE.COM 44TH YEAR- NO. 4

PRACTlSING TECHNIQUES TO SAVE LIVES

PHO'IO BY ALEXANDRIA DEDI

lan Brunton pulls Shawn Quangvan, both pre-service firefighter education a nd training students, across the Ice while practising rescue techniques at the pond at

Conestoga's Doon campus on Jan. 19. For additional photos, see Page 7.

Bob Rae's visit to Conestoga sparks optimism Aboriginal Services hoping it creates funding awareness

!l KENNETH BEWYEAU

Everyone who came out to see and hear Bob Rae speak, also heard the personal sto­ries of those who have been po~itively affected by Conestoga College'" Aboriginal Services.

lnt.enm L1beral Leader Bob Rae cam<' to viHit the college as a part of h1s tour of post· secondary mstitut10ns and JOb Sites across Canada

Rae was greeted by Conestogas aborigmal stu· d nt group With a drum Clr

cle and First Nations dane­mg. Myeengun Ht-nry, man­ager of Conestoga's Aboriginal Services, used Rae's visit to make people aware that his depart ment s t ill h as not received word from the Min istry of Education that it w'ill be funded nt•xt year.

This leaves their status after March up in the air.

Henry said Rae's vi11it made h1m ecstatic. ~A lot of people don't know

we are out there and that we offer help to anyone and not

ju st aboriginal people." Henry said he was pleased

with the turnout and ho adm ired the way peoplc seem to want to get involved.

"During the presentation I was looking around to see the looks on everyone's face. Most people seemed to be deeply moved by what was going on.To see them out, wanting to learn more is u good start.~

Rae spoke about how the government hopes to t~ee more students involved in trade apprenttceship pro·

grams, mcluding aboriginal students, an area in particu­lnr that has low enrolment.

Henry satd that having someone like Bob Rae sup· porting Aboriginal Services' need for funding helps create awareness.

''1 want people to know that there are succeRs stories and not juHt poverty We are hop ing to get more abor1g1nul vouth involvl'd 1n different ~-areer paths"

Henr1 satd he 1s opttmJ.,tlc that b) workmg "1th Rae and the L1beral Partr the}

can secure the funding for next year and the following years.

•·we were in a cirde Wlth the leader of the Liberal Party, the president (.John Tibb1ts) and our students.

'"''he first step wLll be work ing with the country of Can11da

"\\' e 11 re trymg to 1ncorpo­r.1te the faste t growing pop­ulatwn (abonganals) n C'annda wto the <con m d.,vl'lopment of th Henry sa1d

e., Page 7 for photos.

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your favourite movie from 201.1.?

for campaign ·----Ready to add a little pinau

to your reaume and potential· 1y eave livea at the aame tUne? .

Coneatoga'a health aervlcea department ia lookint for wlunteers in a campaip to apread awareneu of bnaat cancer on-campua. The object of the campaip ia to raiae awareneaa of the lifeatyle riak factora that contribute to developing breast cancer, in peer-to· peer converaation.

Health promotion nurse Teresa McQuillin liata alcohol overuse, poor nutrition and lack of physical activity aa aipiticant risk factora. The goal ia to impact both the

women UDPMtllll J.J J::-­paiJD and the .. -. themaelv..

Accordiq to the campup flyer, volunteera will receive a gift certificate, a certificate of completion from the Pl'9,jec;t aponaon ad a peat ~ ..,. to add to tbeiJo l8nlll8 • acluiDp for their time .. talenta.

The only nquiremem ia that you are a Y0UJ11 woman (late teens to early SO.). No lmowledp is required, .. ""' will be given a four-hoar training session which includee a free meal. Bring your own creative ideu, because your input is wel· come in helping to develop a rock 'em, sock 'em campaign.

Interested? Contact

Bookstore works at keeping prices com1D1

Conestoga's bookstore ia keeping current and competi­tive.

student rebate, which only about half of the collep popu­lation is eligible for.

Other economically priced items the bookstore has in· atock include Conestoga

1iDed paper, CDJIIII8, ......

USB aticka, SD cards and SkalleaDdy headphoaea They a1ao aell propam apecific llllltaDala. auch u vellum PQ81' for fJDiineerina atu­..... ad BaiDbriclp board llrdllllliaaatuclanta. .. t!IJ'tobepourpradw:te

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their course materials the feedback was generally pod. A total of 58 student& had aD of their books, 32 had aome f4 them and 10 had none of them. "' can only afl"ord to buy the

teztbooka rm IQiDg to use reguJariy in cJaas. Boob 1aeCl otu:e or twice in a couna 1 look elsewhere for:' lllli4 'lal:ll Haney, a first-year vidaopa· phy and documentary atu­dent.

The poll also fowul .. rl the 58 atudmlta who had .0 rl their couree mateDaJa. 20 W ueed the boobtore aaliDe ....... to .-we dleir )1111'­.--.

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Growing green 1

goodies ,!!}: KAREN HAYNES

Plant 1t. \Vater 1t and watch it ~ow.

Conestoga Acres tCA). a grassroots gardemng proJect, will gwe Conestoga's students and faculty the opportunity to do just that.

The proJect. expected to start in April 2012, will bring together the college communi­tr in a hands-on learning envi­ronment that teaches sustain­able gardening and food pro­duction. said Jana Vodicka. an em-i.ronmental co-ordinator at Conestoga College.

'The project is meant to encourage sustainability, in our economy, environment and communitv," said Vodicka. So, while the -vegetables grown in

the garden are yet to be deter­

mined, their destinations have been designated.

"Roughly 30 per cent of the produce will be divided amongst CA's volunteers, 30 per cent will be used by the college in its culinary and food processing programs and SO per cent will be donated to the food bank."

CA will be a pesticide- and herbicide-free garden, accord­ing to the project's reference report. Also, participants will

make conscious efforts to mmumze water usage and

maximize composting prac­tices.

Volunteers are needed dur­ing gardening season for a

minimum of two hours per

week to care f01· the veg­etable garden In addition, the project needs donated garden tools. including seeds and fertilizer, before April 2012.

Other important items are shovels, hoes. trowels and rakes: composters, wheel­barrows, gloves and water­ing cans; two picnic tables. a tool shed and a shade canopy.

The 27-metre by 23-metre garden will sit in the north­west corner of the college's Cambridge campus. The land has already been tilled in preparation for April 2012, said Vodicka.

Conestoga Acres is depend­mg greatly on community donations and potential grants to ensure its operabili­

ty. Although Conestoga

Students Inc. (CSI) is not funding the project, it has applied to the Waterloo Region for a municipal grant on behalf of CA, said Zoey Ross, Conestoga's director of sustainability.

The future of CA is bright as

Vodicka envisions a green­house and inviting sitting

area being incorporated into the garden's design. Also, it is

likely CSI will take the proj­ect under its umbrella once it

has gotten off the ground this

coming summer, said Ross. Contact Vodicka at ext.

2406 for more information and a complete list of needed materials.

NEWS SPOKE • Page 3

TOLvtff)

BY REYMAN

Amy Duguid, above right, a general arts and science student, played the drum at the Aboriginal

Student Association booth at the Get Involved Fair Jan. 18 and 1.9.

Left to right, Santosh Sanka, Anusha Guntupalll and Blren Patel, all In first-year applied health Infor­

matics, and Mash a I Akbar, a first-year general arts and science volunteer, hand out free candy and

encourage people to participate.

It's never too late to get involved ~ REYMAN ENVER

The first step to getting involved is knowing how to do

it. Another Get Involved Fair

was held on Jan. 18 and 19 to encourage students to do just

that. The first day of the fair con­

sisted of on-campus clubs and services that students could either volunteer for or join.

The second day offered stu­dents the opportunity to get

involved with outside commu­

nity organizations as well.

Thirty agencies set up booths for students to visit in the

atrium and E-wing. "The Get Involved Fair is a

chance for us to promote

ways for students to get involved on campus," said

Ryan Connell, Student Life programmer. "Hopefully new

students that don't know how to get involved are able to learn about it by commg to the fair. Students can some­times feel intimidated about volunteering. but it's a great

way to meet new people and build skills that you might not be learning in the class­room."

Some of Conestoga's clubs that were set up for newcom­ers were Campus Garners, Aboriginal Student Association, South Asian Student Assoctahon and

Right to Play. Even if students did not

want to join a club, they could get involved by visiting the

booths and learning about what's going on at Conestoga College.

For example, Right to Play

is a group that fundraises to collect money to buy sports

equipment for kids across the world who cannot afford it.

As well. Aboriginal Services may no longer have funding after March. They are cur­rently awaiting word from the

!vlinistry of Education on the

situation. "It's something we knew was

coming, but we're trying not to panic," said Amy Duguid, a general arts and science stu­dent who is a member of the Aboriginal Student Association at Conestoga.

"Having it taken away; the

impact would be tremendous.

In what other club can you find your identity'.'"

Just because the Get Involved Fair is over, doesn't

mean students can't still join a club or get involved. For more information go to www.conestogac.on.calstuden tLifelindex.jsp.

Recession does not affect travellers !!z YANDA DOBRIIOIU

Although the new semester

just began, students are

eagerly looking for deals on

spring break vacations.

Despite the looming reces­

sion, travel agencies haven't lost any heat.

While the weather is getting

colder in Canada, a vacation

to the Caribbean is still as hot as ever.

Among the many destina­tions to choose from, the

Dominican Republic, Cuba

and Jamaica are the hottest

apota this season, say local travel agent&. And, despite tbe violeoce in Memco. it is &till • bot go-to piKe, eape­Qal)y the Mayan Bivien.

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While the larger airports

such as Toronto Pearson International Airport are pop­ular, smaller airports can be

quieter and less stressful. The Waterloo Region

International Airport offers

numerous flights to Mexico and Punta Cana, Dominican

Republic weekly. If you're looking to travel

within Canada, Bearskin

Airlines has flights that leave

for Montreal and Ottawa

daily. Also, WestJet Airlines

has flights to Calgary daily, if you're interested in taking a

ski trip. .A.r:cordinc to travel agent&,

residents would rather travel tbrouch a smaJler airport.

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a travel agent for Trip

Central. "Bigger airports intimidate

people," said Chris Wood,

general manager of the

Region of Waterloo International Airport.

"Smaller airports are more

accessible, there is always

parking and we have friendly

personnel and a pleasant atmosphere that will make

travelling less stressful." All-inclusive vacations are

great incentives for people

who have to be conscious of

their budgets. There is also the added benefit of no plan­ning, no scrambling around town looking like tourists

while eearching for a hotel aad no WOI'I)'ing about meals.

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all-inclusive vacation for $993 per person in Varadero. Cuba. Another option is a three-star

vacation to Punta Cana for

$1.256 per person. Everyone loves a stress-free

vacation, and the travel agen­

cies can help you achieve

that. "Book early and make sure

to get insurance," said Devon James, a travel agent for

Flight Centre. "It may cost you more, but you won't have to turn around and cancel

your vacation if you get snowed in on your way to the

airport." . Good advice before leavtng

your house is also to check that the name on your pass· port matches the name on your booked ticket - this includes your middle name.

"Make sure that they JD8t,cb, • said Maus. "BecaUBe ,au ue flyiDg over the States

the airport security is going to be attentive to little details. It is very costly to make changes to a ticket once it's been

bought." Another thing you can do to

achieve a stress-less vacation is to pack light. Replace the

large shampoo containers with the small, 100 mL trav­el-sized ones. And don't pack too much jewelry, as you may lose it, and 1t also takes a long time to verify at the checkpoint, say travel

agents. The airport and travel agen­

cies are trying to make ) our vacation as memorable a

pos~ible. At the Waterloo Region

Airport. ·we have a new licensed lounge and reata rant C{)llle earl) and e our facilitie We 1M'

make the aUport part vacation. • said Wood-

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PI# 6 • SPOKE STUDENTUFE

SIGNING our EQUIPMENT THAT DOESN'T LOOK VERY FUN

PHOTO BY KAREN HAYNES

Cambria Olding, a second-year television broadcast student,

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makes use of Conestoga College's media equipment on Jan. 23. The equipment is available to over 300 students for rental purpos­es. Michael Toll, Conestoga College's resident technician in 1836, helps her out. Olding, a work-study student in the college's School of Media and Design, needed a Nikon camera, tripod and an Arri lighting kit.

PM010 BY lffAII HORME

Winter reared its ugly head on Jan. 19, resulting In a busy day for Conestoga's mini snowplow opera­

tor, who is shown removing snow from the Doon campus.

HE'S GOT THE MUSIC IN HIM

1'1101'0 11Y ELIIM IIDIIIOD

Tony Schmidt. a first.,.. IT Innovation and design student. passes the time between classes sere­nading the C-wiiiC lulilw-r .........., with hla CUitar. He's been playing the Instrument as a hobby for

the past two years.

THEY SURE SEEM COMFORTABLE

..-ro.., aJIAA-... A couple catches some Zs In the college Atrium. We re ~ that they're students but couldn't beat to wake them UCI to Ifill..

...... illrxBy 30, 2012 NEWS

PHOTO BY ALEXANDRIA DEER

Pre-service firefighter education and training student, ian Brunton, pulls fellow student Shawn Quangvan across the Ice while practising rescue techniques at Conestoga's Doon campus Jan. 19.

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Keeping heads above water

PHOTO 8Y ERIC MCilEICZIE

Students practise a land-based water rescue with a synch rope at Conestoga's pond.

INTERIM UBERAL LEADER PAYS CONESTOGA A VISIT

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Monda\'. January 30, 2012

HOROSCOPE Week of Jan. 30, 2012

Aries March 21-

Apnll9

Working with others can be beneficial to your ulti-

1 mate goal; you don't always have to go it alone.

Taurus Apnl 20 - May 20

You will be seeking approval on everything that you do this week, just don't let someone manipulate your

1 good work into their own.

Gemini May 21 - June 21

1 You are unusually curious

I this week, so this might be the perfect t ime to broaden your horizons and try new things.

Cancer 1r~ II~ June22-July22

\1 - -

I You have been working on big projects for quite some time, but make sure you con­

; elude them nicely without i any fallout.

I

Be more patient with your struggles. Things are stress­

' ful. at the moment, but

I patience and determination are the key to success.

Virgo August 23-

September 22 . ---- -------If you take the time to

make sure you have all the proper tools to complete a project, you will be able to do S(J,

Libra September 23 -

October 22

There are many opportu­nities waiting for you, but first you must deal with personal demons before you can figure anything else out.

Scorpio October 23-

November 21

Joining forces with other people could be help ful with your career path. Join as many social events as you possibly can.

Be careful when you are dealing with business peo­ple. Being too ruthless can have an impact.

m Capricorn December 22 -

January 19

Keep yourself guarded and real You will be inclined to want to keep your beliefs and ideals to yourself.

q~anfs]us-anuary 20-ebruary 18

- -- -

Try and appreciate the ideas of others; do not Jet your passion cloud your judgment when dealing with friends in a business­like scenario

Anger will not help you in your social circle, so try and be patient with others and make a resolution to try and be more understanding

• Kenneth Belliveau is the resi­

dent astrologist who gazed into the abyss and saw it gazing back

for the last time, causing the universe to ua.tbld before bias.

ENTERTAINMENT

Crossword

Across 1 Oozing process 8 Desert sight 13 Chlorofluorocarbon 16 Magazine 17 Ship board 18 Black gold 19 Ancestral maternal

decent 21 Biochemistry abbr. 22Aroma 23 Conjectures 25 High-five 30 Kind of layer 32 Adaptable truck, for

short 33 Arrangement holder 34 Amazon drainage 39 Affirmatives 40 Charlotte-to-Raleigh dir. 41 "Beowulf." eg. 42 In favour of 43 Russian rebellion in

autumn 51 Flipper 52 Purported Basque deity 53 French vineyard 54 Fleet 57 Deathly job 61 Cartoon bear 62 "Rocky_· 63 Meteorological effects 64 Sit out 70 Opening time. maybe 71 8albeque. 72MobvenQI.,._ 13·~ 11.......,nt•~

83 To bend a straight line 84 "To_ is human ... " 85AIIude 86 African pests

Down 1 "Casablanca" pianist 2 Victorian, for one 3 "C'_Ia v1e!" 4 The 'p' in m.p.h 5 "Gimme __ !"

(start of a cheer) 6 Dance in 2-4 time 7 Say "Li'l Abner.· say 8 "La Boheme," eg. 9 ___ grecque

(cooked in olive oil) 10 "Do the Right Thing"

pizzeria owner 11 Moonstruck 12 Say "Hi" face-to-face via 13 Part of an eyeball 14 Smoothness 15 Socio-economic 20 ·_any drop to drink":

Coleridge 24 Flip 25 Desire 26 • _ moment" 27 • _fields we go" 28 252 wine gallons 29 · _alive!" 30 Eat the middle first 31 Brass component 35 • _here long?" 36 3Q-day mo. 37 "Dear" one 38 Mountaineer's tool 38. _rangr 0 .....

44 Michael Scott 45 It may be boring 46 Roman numeral. seven 47 "That's __ .. : 48 Reserved manner 49About 50 "Dam it!" 54 Cellular junction 55 Forest with more trees 56 Fire explosions 57 Little bird 58 Balloon filler 59 Density symbol 60 Fold. spindle or mutilate 62 Crackers 65 Exterior 66 __ tube 67 nod. maybe 68 Ill-suited 69 Parenting challenges 74 Churchill's "so few": Abbr. 75 Absorbed, as a cost 76 Trick taker. often 77 "For shame!" 78 "48_ .. 79 "The Three Faces of_" 80 __ gestae

Current Puzzle Solution

PI# 12 • SPOKE HEALTH Monday, January 30, 2012

White winter triggers blue moods Wmll•r got you fct•ling like

wu d,>n't want to gL•t out of hL•d7 It 's probably nothing to w<>rr\' about - unless you find your" mood slippmg around iht• time thl' docks go back in Octob,•r, \mtil they spnng ahead in March

You could be suffering from seasonal affectiYe dis· order (SAO), a form of deprt>ssion thnt follows a seasonal pattern. So grab your snowshoes. throw on ~·our toque and get happy ~bile the sunlight lasts

The Canadian Mental Health Association esti­mates that one to three per cent of Canadians suffer from cases of seasonal depression that are bad enough to affect thetr ability to cope with life.

Of patients suffering from a maJor depression, 11 per cent are also likely to develop depression as the longer day· light hours of spring and sum­mer fade into autumn and winter's longer houn; of dark­ness, according to the CMHA.

It's a harsh reality of what it means to be Canadian. We

Nicole Jobes Opinion

have our delicious beaver tales and our ict' hockey, but sea­sonal depression ~eems to be a Canadianism that goes unspo­ken and unnoticed by many.

Those of us not working as lumber jacks or fur traders sometimes pull a graveyard shift. Does it mess with our mood? Ab.,olutely. Not only is it unpleasant to stay up way beyond your bedtime, but m these long winter nights, you may find yourself slippmg deeper and deeper into a Canadian coma of seasonal induced depression

Not to worry though. As with all ailments. there are a van­ety of treatments. One of the most popular to treat legiti­mate SAD is light therapy.

A very patient Canadian sits directly in front of a special light board designed to shme

!Jght toward the eyes once or twice a day, from 30 minutes to a couple of hours; !Jght therapy is estimated to be effective in up to 80 per cent of cases. The lighL box should emit the equivalent output of eight fluorescent bulbs. Don't forget to remove your toque first.

Light therapy works to regu­late your body's production of melatonin, a hormone that lets your body know when it's time to sleep or when tt's time to wake up. Medical experts at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota believe the dark wmter months may disrupt melatonin cycles.

I am a big advocate in self­help. Light therapy? Not for me. It's probably true that a lot of cases of seasonal depres­sion go undiagnosed, as do many diseases, and frankly, it's difficult enough being a student as it is.

Getting happy and making positive changes to your lifestyle can never hurt. If you exercise, try doing it outdoors when it's light outside. If you hve m Winnipeg tt's probably

Let the tai chi flow !z JAKE DAVIDSON

Tai chi can help you relax, get into better shape and help the chi or other mysti­cal energies flow through your body.

An open house was held Jan. 18 during which a Taoist tai chi "set," consist­ing of 108 movements, was demonstrated by the International Taoist Tai Chi Society at their Cambridge branch located at 336 Eagle St. N., Unit lBl.

The demonstrations are held every January and April, just before the begin­ner winter and spring ses­sions begin. The winter classes began on Jan. 22.

The 10eiety was founded by Master Moy Lin-shin a Taoist Monk, in 1970. T~oi.at tai chi ia practised in 26 countries, and the 10eiety baa over 200 locations in C~da alone. They are a n~d volunteer organi­zation for health and chari­&,.

Tlaou wbo have learned the 108-IBOYe aet CBA attend claaaes on Mondaye from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wesley Ullited Church in downtown Oak. CJaue. held at the main PreetoD location on Eagle au..& an Tueedaye and 'IPttsu • .,.. from 7 to I ...... ............,. .... e:JitDllLIL,_.iiJ .. .... , ..............

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A demonetratlon of some tal chi moves at an open house at a stu­dio In C.mbrldp -• led by Simon Bull, riCht, a recruiter and lnetructor with the lntamatlonal Tal Chi Society on Jan. 18.

day. It coats $105 for a 16-week

membership with access to all the classes.

"The tai chi we teach is purely for ita health benefits," eaid Simon Bull, an instruc­tor and recruiter with the eociety. "'t ia performed elow­ly and ia ideal tor people with health conclit.iona and of aU .......

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gested by my doctor," saiBruce Bryans, a Cambridge resident. "I have fibromyalgia, which is a kind of nerve degenerative prob­lem, and not that the tai chi helps get rid of it, but it does help me atay in shape so I can bypass some of the effects."

The clauee are open to everyone. The youngest mem­ber ia 12 yean old and they have an 80+ member. It's good ~every part ~the body from .... .tileWaii,Yit.em to the lym­llhada.,..... ... ... •• FIIMila VIGt

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not the greatest idea in -40 C. so perhaps try doing your sit· ups in front of a large WLndow instead.

Watch your diet With Christmas behind us we should now be eating salads and apples to help ourselves lose that cookie belly. Eat foods that are not overly greasy or hard to digest. If you're thinking about

booking a few sessions at a tanning salon, you might want to reconsider. You need visible light to boost your sprr· its- not the ultraviolet rays emitted by tanning beds. The World Health Organization warns that tanning beds pose

a riRk of skin cancer and nn one under the age of 18 should use one.

Despite the warnmg, I have to admit I still go tanning. If I didn't tan I'd just blend nght mto the snow.

Since the snow is here to stay for a few more months. 1t's a good idea to make sure you are not slipping into a winter-induced sadness. So hop on your dogsleds and mush back to your iglooH and enjoy a healthy lunch, and soak up the daylight as much as you can. Remember: win · ter may be frigid and dark, but it's what makes us Canadian.

Upcoming Career and

Employment Events

Rapid Resume Review January30: 11am-1pm, SLC lower Atrium (Doon) January 30: 1:30- 3:30pm, Atrium (Cambridge) Janusry31: 11am-1pm, SLC Lower Atrium (Ooon) January 31: 1 :30 - 3:30pm, Atrium (Cambridge)

Get ready for Job Fair! No registration required.

Career Directions workshop January 30: 5:30-8pm, Ooon campus Ftlbrullry 6: 5:30- 8pm, Ooon campus Ftlbrwlry 13: 5:30- 8pm, Ooon campus

A three part workshop to assist students with career planning and development. Students are required to attend all three sessions In order to r.c:elve a certificate of completion. nra' tiilllun 1a ........-viii~·

2012 Job Fair ~ 1: 10em-3:30pm, Blngemena '*"UICA'Iflllll • Hundred~ ol~ place,- Ume • F,_ ........ __ ... Ewntcatenderon ...

Cot:....,,.honle,...fardetlllla • Adnllulan ...... atudentl end alumni

Think you're in the wrong program?

Questioning your program choice?

Our Career Advisors can help. Call ext. 2298 to make an appointment.

Login to MyCIVfHir to register for workshops. or checkout the amazing resources for career planning on the C.l'fHH' Direction• tab.

(From the Student Portal, click on the MServlces• tab)

(~ ,_ CONESTOGA

HEAL111

Bleeding for a good cauSe Spoke reporter learns the process of donating blood

It can be rewardtng lo be •blood brotht•rs" w1t h a stranger.

Canndu1n Blood ServH'l'6 held a hlood donor chnic at Forward Baptist Churt'h in Camhndge on Jan. 20. The clinic had a turnout of 65 peo· pie, mcluding me.

As a person who has never given blood before. I was curi­ous about the donation process and decided the best way for me to learn, was by doing it.

Having no idea what to expect when I arrived for my scheduled donation, I noncha­lantly drove to the church wondering what was going to happen. As I walked into the fellowship room, I remained

calm but curious. I was greet­ed by a man at the sign-in table as well as a few other associates and was recog­nized as "the guy 1rit,h t.1us camera." ~m was set up in dif.

ferent sections; chairs with machines in the middle, a refreshment s&atiQa. \eft, cubicles am1 lDaUd like a polling station

right and a table where t~ tened the dour's iZOD level118Md ... nei*Y booth. I wu &nt MDt t.o pt ~ ~MDtutedt.o .. IIDD level ............. ............. .. lia;re (Ill). -n;.· Q;~ ... &aWe pricked a.clpluedadlop • small claa

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Spolcll reporter Jake Robinson pts prepared to donate blood on Jan. 20 at Forward Baptist Church In

Cembrldp. Canadian Blood Services needs to collect 915,200 units of blood during 2012-13.

the questions that I wasn't

S';lfPOS~d to,. answer. After ....._tiiiH,&Ddaome atller queationa, I was ready to donate my blood.

There is a COIUitant demand for blood donations across the country. Canadian Blood Servicea communications spe­cialist Veronica Magee said they need to collect 915,200

UDi'ae durinc 2012-13 to have ~to rHJIOild to patients' a.eeda.

'DaeH are eiJbt different ldoed tJpel uul some are in ... d8maad t.han others.

The rarest of blood types is AB- w!Ueh only 0.5 per cent of Canactiana have; the moet common is 0+ which is in 39 per cent of Canadians. Another blood type which is highly in demand is 0-beeause it is compatible with all other blood types.

As I sat at the station and got hooked up to the wires, the aurae informed me they take approximately 500 mL. which is a lOth of the blood that a person has in their body. After donating my blood, and feeling a little

woozy, I wes escorted to the refreshment table where I had cookll'S and beverages with some of the other donors. One lady mentioned that she hes to donate often because she has a h1gh iron level in her blood and donating helps keep it at a normal level. While sittmg at the table, I also received some prepara­tion tips from the experienced donors. They mentioned that it's best to eat and drink a lot 24 hours before an appoint­ment.

Magee also added to the preparation list before donat­ing.

"To give blood you need the following: a piece of ID with full name and signature or full name and photograph, be 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in gen­eral good health and feeling well on the day you would like to donate," she said. "A donor can give every 56 days, which is six times per year."

Chris van Doorn. communi­ty development co-ordinator, said there is 37 mobile dona­tion clinics scheduled in Cambridge this year.

The next day of donation in Waterloo Region will be Feb. 11 at Heritage College and Seminary located on Holiday Inn Drive in Cambridge, as well as one on Feb. 13 at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Kitchener.

To find other dates visit www.blood.ca or call 1-800 2 DONATE to book an appoint­ment .

and what your friends aren't

• JanuarY 30. 2012

Winter intramurals

begin at Conestoga

!>' RYAN HORNE

A new year also brings some

new resolutions and the recreation centre is happy to

help out. After a long break over the

Christmas holidays, intramu­

rals have returned for the

winter semester at

Conestoga There has been an increase

of 100 students who have

signed up for winter intramu­

rals as opposed to the fall

oemester which is likely the

result of students wanting to

cut down the turkey fat accu­

mulated over the holidays.

"Total numbers are about

450 first semester and 550 this semester. The main dif­ference is the addition of soc­

cer for the semester." said

Katie McCartney. director of

intramurals. ·we see our

increase in the weight room

and with the fitness classes."

McCartney says intramu­rals aren't just a way to stay

in shape, but they are also an

outlet to meet new people and

acclimatize to a new environ­

ment if you happen to be liv­mg away from home.

"Some people move away to

school and don't have the

;arne outlet for athletics as

when they lived at home or

were m high school.

Intramural sports allow stu­

dents to participate around

theu- school schedule and

~eet new people,- she said.

Also, remembering that not

all Partlclpants would have played the s pecilic sport

before, it gtves them an

opportunity to try somethmg new."

Sports offered tlus semester

mclude ball and lCe hockey volleyball, soccer and eve~ dodge ball.

Not surprismgly, McCartney says the big draw

for the winter semester stems

from the ball and ice hockey leagues.

After a few instances with drinking in the change rooms

Pnor to and after games, rules were implemented to Provide safety for all partia­JIBIUa.

WU' a student .. found to be llllder the illfluem:e we will take aeboD aDd have them ~from playmc for tbe

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SPORTS

Condors continue to improve despite loss ~ JEFJ' BOMBEN

The Conestoga College men's volleyball team showed resilience but fell short to the more experienced Sheridan

Bruins in an entertaining four-set match on .Jan. 18. ·

Conestoga lost the match. 1 to 25. 25 to 15, 25 to 19 and

25 to 19. The Condors' record dropped to 1 and 11 after the loss.

The team came out strong and looked determined after

dominating the first set. But

inexperience caught up with

them as the older and more experienced Sheridan Bruins

won the final three sets. The Bruins featured a line­

up that included tv.·o national

champions and four former club players.

Winning the first set meant

Conestoga broke a streak of

21 sets without a set victory.

Men's head coach. Ariel

Castromayor. talked about

the team's first set victory.

''We came out and showed

what our potential is," he

said, adding the players were

crisp. had very few errors and

were really scrappy. Conestoga stuck \vith the

veteran Bruins and pleased

their coach with their effort.

"We stayed with them and,

overall, I am much more

pleased the way they played

tonight," he said. Castromayor talked about

the importance of his team

learning from every mistake.

"' am not a coach who punish­es for poor performance, I

may discipline for poor deci­

sions because everyone is

responsible for their deci­

sions. If you play poorly

PHOtO BY JUl' IIOMBEI'I

Conestoga College's only returning player. Kyle Moser. No.8, spiked the baD past Frank Pento and

Jeremy Fantin of Sheridan College during a game on Jan. 18 at the rec centre.

because of lack of experience,

it's just a part of the learning

curve. If you make a poor

decision, you correct it.­

Castromayor said. Third-year architecture-

construction engineering

technology student, Jon

Moser, was excited about the

team's first set victorv but

talked about the team ialling

apart in the second set. '"We were just tired of los­

ing. I think going into the sec­

ond set we got a little too com­

fortable knowing that we JUSt

came off a win," Moser said.

-we still have a few things

to work on but there's posi­

tives coming out of every

game. If we practise hard. we play well and that's what we

have been doing lately-

Moser. the onl}" returmng

player from last year's squad.

has stepped up as a leader of

the club and continues to be very positive about the team

moving forward. '"I just keep telling them

that every game we have a

chance. I don't care what the

stats are, I don't care what

our pre\ious record is, it's our

attitude on and off the court and how we play,MMoser said.

In other action. Conestoga'~

women's volleyball team held

on to wm a thrilling fi..,·e-set

match a.:ainst the Sheridan Bruins.

The Lady Condors won th"

first two sets. 21 to 25 and 25

to 14 but then lost the third

and fourth sets, 25 to 27 and

24 to 26. After the Lady Condors lost

the fourth set. theY dominat­

ed in the fifth and final set.

winning 15 to ' This was the

team's third -traight win.

Local hall of farner retires Conestoga box score

Week of Jan. 17-23

every trme despite McKillop

haVlng spent two full spring

trainings v.-ith the Wh1te 2 x. D1~appointed Wlth the1r

decision, McKillop came to

grips with the fact that 1t dld­

n't look hke he would fulfill his dream of being a major league ball player, this real­

Izabon lead to his return to

school. He attended the

University of Waterloo where he picked up football.

After quarterbacking the

University of Waterloo Warriors for three years, McKillop was drafted into the

Canadiaa FootbAll Leque by the Toroato k'paauta m

1968. &o.rev. be nmemed at UW m tbe pbJIIical ._. tiaD ............. aDIICbecl ........ ., .... ----·

While a $ludent at UW, McKillop "till had the de,J.re

to play ball and he took a step

m that direction bv contact­mg John Weber, who was the

general manager of the

Kitchener Panthers of the Kitchener Minor Baseball

Association. -He was a student at the

Umvers1ty of Waterloo; he

was gomg to be living here in the summer months. I was runrung the Kitchener

Panthers at the time and he

called me and told me about hia baseball baclqp-ound and said that he would like to

come out and play ball for the

PaDthera. "'''l alw~ remember this

liDe (by McKillop) 1 bope I caD belp tbe team. wbicb ...

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