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College break-in 3 I Halloween feature 12 I Culture 16 0 CTOR IC LINIIMIWASE irc s ulen newslaier titillate Club Members Guests Welcome! • Can apply tbr membership at the door Jazz Wednesdays with PAPA MAMBO Fri. and Sat. Nov. 5 + 6: WIND-UPS lam Night every Thurs. with JOE RICARDO Every Sunday: ALL THE KINGSMEN y 0 am 2 am , Saturday and Sunday 2pm 2a111 120K ING STREET 2 THE PROJECTOR I OCTOBER 25,2004 :PROJECTOR News in brief Editor-in-Chief COMPILED BY ALANA PONA on Oct. 29. 'As someone who has worked Shannon Martin Drop by room DM20 at the in distance education for many Personal Safety Presentations [email protected] Notre Dame campus or room years, I'm excited to see our tre- The Winnipeg Police Service P110 at the Princess Street cam- mendous growth in this area. community relations division is pus for more information. Distance education is offering News Editor encouraging all students to attend more flexible access to life-long Alana Pona a personal safety presentation at Significant growth in distance learning for both rural and urban [email protected] the Princess Street campus. The education program learners throughout Manitoba," presentation is scheduled for Oct. In the past five years, enrolment said Jeff Zabudsky, RRC presi- 27 at 12 p.m. in the multipurpose in distance education courses dent. Entertainment Editor room. at RRC has increased by 194 per Nineteen complete certificate Ryan Hladun cent, according to the college. and diploma programs are avail- [email protected] Spring-break in Mexico As of June 30, the distance able in distance education pro- The sign-up deadline for the education office recorded 3,800 grams through the college, as well Layout/Photo Editor spring break Mazatlan, Mexico course enrolments, an increase as a significant portion of 11 other Trevor Kuna trip, organized by the Red River of 29 per cent from the previous programs. [email protected] College's Students' Association, is year. Layout/Photo Editor Lindsay Winter [email protected] Workshops for students Advertising and Sales Manager BY ALANA PONA Stress Management Active Learning Guy Lussier This workshop discusses what This workshop will examine the [email protected] ed River College students stress is, where it comes from and benefits of active learning vs. have an alternative when what it does to you. The work- passive learning. R it comes to nights of exam shop explores ways to develop Wednesday, Nov. 3 Contributing Writers and Photographers anxiety. positive techniques for managing Presenter: Ron Hamerling Paul Adair Darryl Gunther The College's educational sup- stress. Kyle Bakx Cara Hill . port services department is offer- Tuesday, Nov. 23 Jillian Brown Corinne lnnes Memory Devices Grant Burr Brook Jones ing a series of workshops on strat- Presenter: Debra Haysman This workshop will demonstrate Jordan Chalifoux Alan MacKenzie egies for success for students. effective memory tools that will Doug Darling Lindsay Payette Matt DiUbaldo Laura Ruddock All workshops and registration Note-Taking Skills help you study. Flash cards, Michelle Dobrovolny Zurick Scherger will be held in D102A at the Notre This workshop will offer strate- brainstorming, diagrams, map- Brenton Driedger Jill Sexsmith Dame campus. Tara Dunsmore Kellie J. Thomson gies that will help you take notes ping and mnemonics will be Lori Ebbitt Mike Uhrich The workshops run Tuesdays in the classroom and improve used. Shawna Forester Jay Vogt from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and your understanding in class. Wednesday, Nov. 10 Allison Forzley Jen Zoratti Lori Giesbrecht Mike Zuke Wednesdays from 12 p.m. to 1 Wednesday, Oct. 27 Presenter: Ron Hamerling p.m. Presenter: Ron Hamerling 8 Steps to Learning Contact the Projector at: Managing Test Anxiety Job Search & Interview Skills This workshop breaks down the Phone: 204.949.8466 This workshop explores ways of This workshop will provide use- eight basic steps needed to mas- Fax: 204.949.9159 coping and reducing symptoms ful information on the value of ter and learn materials, outlining The Projector of test anxiety. networking and selling yourself several study techniques. c/o Red River College Students' Association Tuesday, Nov. 16 in marketplace. Wednesday, Nov. 17 P 110 - 160 Princess Street Presenter: Laureen Janzen / Tuesday, Nov. 2 Presenter: Ron Hamerling Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1K9 Stephen Kessler Presenter: Lisa Snider Contact educational support For advertising information, contact services for more information. Guy Lussier at: 204.632.2070 Corrections Notice In the last issue of the Projector, artist Mark's Ruwedel was spelled incorrectly. We apologize for the error. We also extend our sincere apologies to digital multimedia technology students for incorrectly cor- responding their names and pictures in the Speak Out! section of the last issue. Our apologies to Garrett Turner and Mike Wachs. In the opinion piece by Mike Uhrich last issue, Red River College's Students' Association was incor- Writers wanted! rectly referred to as RRSA instead of RRCSA. The next story meeting for the Projector is noon, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. Free Come to the newsroom Anne Murray (W102) and bring Trevor a birthday present. Anything pink is good. CD! Perhaps mauve. (Booyahl) Oh yeah, and bring story ideas! Stop by the newsroom to pick up the one and only copy. - A ------- --- THE PROJECTOR I OCTOBER 25,2004 Required laptops a letdown: students Used computers constantly crash, breakdown BY LINDSAY WINTER the loss of saved information, feel as bad about spending the _ The number of complaints this Both class representatives say making it difficult to keep up in [money] if the computers they year is unusual, he says. they were not aware of the June omputer accounting class. gave us worked. But they make "We are seeing a fairly high recall. technician students Computer services gives us pay for laptops that don't work number of failures with this "No, they hadn't told us. That's C at Red River College's out replacement laptops, but and then spend half a year trying typical model. Much higher than interesting," she says. downtown campus feel they are Schmidt says because many to get them to work," he says. normal I would say. The [most "Well why would they dis- not getting their money's worth people are common] tribute these computers in when it comes to their laptop having prob- problem is September if there is a recall on computers. lems, it can they don't parts of them?"! Nearly half of the 60 students take a few turn on a lot Peter Komarnicki, chair of in the year-long program are days to get a of the time. accounting and computer edu- experiencing problems with replacement. According cation, says their used laptops, which they CAT stu- to [Hewlett- the college was first made are required to lease from the dent Leslie Packard, aware of certain issues in college at full price for their Mawejje, 23, where September. program. says he is Powerland "We thought the machines CAT student and class repre- on his fifth gets the corn- might not be robust enough. sentative Tammy Schmidt, 30, laptop com- puters from] We thought we could be okay says it doesn't make sense to pay puter, one it might be but it looks like it's not," says $1,500 for the now 18-month-old failing during related to Kormarnicki. notebook computers—the same an exam. a memory Schmidt says both Kormanicki amount last year's class paid "[During] problem. and program coordinator Robert when the computers were new a communi- [HP] issued a Dearden, are working with the She says students should be cations exam recall on cer- students to try and resolve the offered a refund or buy-out plan my [laptop] tain memory situation. at the end of the year. crashed modules," he "Robert has been nothing but "When you go to a store and three times PHOTO I LINDSAY WINTER said. helpful," says Schmidt "And Peter buy a brand new computer, and froze CAT class representative Tammy Schmidt According is being exceptional. He is doing you would pay full price. When two times, all to the HP what he can." you buy a used computer you in a matter Barry Kornelson, a hardware website, the Because HP requires docu- would pay a reduced price," says of one hour," says Mawejje, who support technician in the Buhler company issued a recall in June mentation of the problems, class Schmidt. finished the exam by hand. Learning Commons, says the 2004 for parts of the Compaq reps have written an e-letter The use of laptop computers 'And this was the computer I computers are still under war- Evo N1000c notebook, the model about the computer problems, is an integral part of the learn- got back the same day. The one ranty from the leasing agreement used by most CAT students. says Kormanicki. ing process, according to CAT's they said was fixed." with Powerland computers. Komelson says the college was Close to half of the students informational brochure. Mawejje says students But Kornelson says the laptop made aware of the recall last year had signed the e-letter at press Since September, Schmidt says shouldn't be put through this problem isn't costing the stu- but since most of the laptops time. many students have experienced stress, especially during exams. dents money, it's costing them were away from the college over technical problems, from their "It kind of.psyches you out, and time. summer the situation couldn't be laptops crashing and freezing to makes you lose focus. I wouldn't resolved. College break-in serves as warning BY RYAN HLADUN at the Princess Street campus a hole about a foot wide in the but still keeping it user-friendly." cions.