CICE Limits Integration Inside "Heather and I Interviewed 40 "Health Sciences Treat These Stu- Independently." by Kim Cavanaugh CICE Applicants
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Serving Thursday, IN Humber College Oct. 3, 1991 ^ Since 1971 Vol. 20 No. 5 ""=^£1^ What's CICE limits integration Inside "Heather and I interviewed 40 "Health Sciences treat these stu- independently." by Kim Cavanaugh CICE applicants. The administra- dents as if they are sick. The name However, many CICE graduate Humber College has thrown tion was well aware that students of the program is Community In- students said they have benefitted down the gauntlet by deciding that were being told they would be fully tegration through Co-operative from the program. Mary-Anne Community Integration through integrated," said Bender. Education. People helping people. Reid, a Floral Design student and NEWS Co-operative Education (CICE) Segregating them won't accom- Richard Neufville, a Photography "By segregating students, Stiiilents will no longer be fully in- plish that," said Mathieson. student, have both expressed sup- Greenhouse they're not benefitting at all," tegrated into college programs. The program was reviewed and port for full integration. burglaries Mathieson said. "Being part of the it was determined that the present As of this academic year, CICE Last year, Neufville participated ... college gaining confidence in page 3 foritiat was not working and in an unsuccessful fight to have has returned to its 1986 doctrine. yourself — those are life skills." needed to be changed, Villamere with class- The original jX)licy was aimed at CICE students graduate Slow talks for faculty helping integrate developmentally Mathieson said the changes in /said. mates in their individual programs. "We found some students were union challenged students into a college the CICE program are a result of Although Villamere expressed environment. the switch from one division to coming back to the college to hope for the CICE program, there ... page 5 another. The Health Sciences divi- catch-up on skills they have not are no plans for the reestablishment "For the past two years, an ex- sion took over from Human Ser- acquired," she said. "We hope this of full integration in the near fu- perimental attempt at full integra- vices, last year. program will help them to work ture. tion was made with few successes INSIGHT among programs," said Gwen New theory on Villamere, chair of CICE. IT IP?^^~§"^^>i!j homosexuality The recent ch2(nge in format as a shock to students ... page 7 came accepted into this year's program. Franca Fedele, whose brother, Pat Fedele, dropped out of the program LIFESTYLE because of the change, said "in- itially, when Pat was accepted into Protect yourself CICE, we were told he would be against rape taking part in the Hospitality prog- ... page 9 ram. Then in July, we were in- formed that this would not be the United Way gets help case." from Humber P.R. The main difference in this year's program is the eight hours of ... page 11 segregated core classes, which stu- dents were not required to take last year. Time permitting, students A&E may be able to take one or two classes in which they express spe- Tribal is Son high cial interest. energy rock "I believe students are getting .. page 13 the program that we offered," said Richard Hook, vice-president of Instruction. SPORTS Former CICE Integration Facili- tators, Barb Bender and Heather Men's and Women's PHOTO BY RICK CARDELLA Mathieson, whose jobs were to Oh SIQh!— With October already here, this Beatles fan is enjoying the last of the warm weather basketball try outs modify and adapt material so stu- studying outside. There will be study days as nud*terms are only .. page 14 dents could take part in non-CICE more a month away. classes, disagreed. Touch football goes 2-2 ... page 15 Support union Safety costs money Quote to vote on offer by Stephen Shaw of the week Humber College will carry out most, but not all, of the recent recom- Union President Don Stevens, the mendations to improve campus safety. <^ by Stephen Anderson "improvements would be so slight The report, conducted by Metrac Security Audit Team, was aimed at Members of the Ontario college and insignificant that most will not increasing safety for women on campus. Among the "high priority" support staff union go to the polls bother listening to it". recommendations is the installation of emergency telephones, which will October 10, to vote on the Council The improvements to the pack- be directly linked to the Campus Security station. of Regent's final wage increase age deal mainly with what Stevens Ken Cohen. Humber's director of Physical Resources, said the phones offer. referred to as "housekeeping will be installed by November. "I hope that they (the phones) will be in clauses." before then, but it's a matter of time-and delivery," said Cohen. He If the offer of a 43 cents an hour Human Rights will be expanded added that the phones are being imported from the United States. increase is rejected, union mem- to include sexual orientation, fami- the phones, which will instantly linked to security when bers will not automatically go on Ten of be will strike. ly status, handicaps and previous activated, will be located inside the college, while six be placed *'When you criminal offenses. outdoors in the parking lots. The.se lifelines to safety will cost Humber A strike vote will be scheduled remove the "We got a lot of double-talk, a $20,000. The money will come from a $46,344 conditional grant from at a later date if further negotiations lot of confusion." said Stevens. the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. superstition and fail. ignorance^ Also, a new idea was introduced Also covered by the grant is the cost to increase the number of you The Regents' offer was pre- called developmental leave, which information signs which indicate where and when to get help. Metrac sutt^y have people sented to the support union's bar- would allow members of the sup- also suggested the installation of directional mirrors in the campus that are not like gaining team, which met with local port staff to take a maximum six- hallways. the mqfority.'* support union presidents on Friday month leave to better their educa- However, despite the efforts to enhance campus safety, the college is at the Constellation Hotel, IcKated Wayson Choy tion in their own field. unable to afford the "big ticket " suggestion by Metrac. said Cohen, The on Dixon Rd Human Studies Meetings will be held all week at "big ticket" is the recommendation to improve i^utdtxir lighting on offer Instructor The would mean an in- college campuses across the pro- campus grounds. According to Cohen, the cost is in the $2(X).0(X) price crease of 3.9 per cent at the lower on changing vince in an attempt to explain the range. "That is a big ticket item and it will probably take a few years (to end of scale, 1 attinules the wage and .5 per offer to the support staff members. raise the money)." toward gays cent at the top. Concerning Friday's meetmg. Also identified as "hazardous" areas, by Metrac. were the walkwavs it bushes They have see page 7 New improvements to the pack Stevens summed up by saying, on campus grounds which are surrounded by large age were proposed, but iicCording "by the end of the day, nobtxly since been trimmed These spt)is, according to Metrac, leave wi>men lo Humber College Support Stall knew who the hell lo believe" vulnerable to potentially dangerous Mtuatu>ns Page 2 Thursday, Oct. 3, 1991 Coven Harley Hawk Reborn he said. stead, the council went with a cou- by Dorothy Kosinski SAC allocated $3,500 in its ple of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle SAC is giving new life to an old budget for the mascot, but Mikitish costumes designed by a former mascot in the hopes of alleviating found a company, BJ Birdy Mas- nursing student in a reluctant, lasi- apathy around the school. cot Institute, which designed a cos- minute decision. Humber won the costing only $2,9i90. competition. 'Harley Hawk' is expected to be tume profes- Centennial College, winner of strolling through the halls within a "They were the most 'Harley previous two competitions, month. "The mascot will help get sional company I contacted, and the complained in a Letter to the Editor people out to things," said Brent they gave us a great de'al," said to Caravan magazine that Hawk' Mikitish, vice-president of the Stu- Mikitish. / Campus should not have wom be- dents' Association Council (SAC), Mikitish sard th^ company Humber cause it did not use its own mascot. "it could just go around and shake started making the costume this hands, act goofy, do what a mascot week and it is expected to be com- to use the Ninja does best." pleted within three weeks. Mikitish wants One of the mascot's sf)ecial fea- Turtle costume and Harley Hawk Mikitish said the old costume tures is a built-in battery-powered in a skit during this year's competi- had lost a few parts and SAC has ventilator to prevent the wearer tion. wanted to get a new mascot cos- from fainting. "Both the Ninja Turtles will tume for a couple of years now. Last year, SAC chose not to use come on and do a bit of last year's SAC'S "Harley Hawk"— But not the rmal product. The "The old mascot had been around the battered Harley Hawk costume dance and then we're going to re- for about 1 5 years so we figured it at an inter-collegiate mascot com- surrect Harley Hawk," said *new Harley will have claw-like feet, more wing-like arms and no head was about time to get a new one," petition at Lulu's in Kitchener.