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" 1 IKccmhcr 3, 1W« Vol 27 Issue 12 The skinny . ^ on -wid Humber smoke page 1 7 Humber gr killer plea guilty by Laura Scriver on Mtniday, when he pled guilty £( Cetera Staff to second-degree murder Charlene Minkowski, 23, came she finally rest in to Humber in 1993 for the legal Maypeace. The lung awaited assistant program and had begun trial of Herbert Che<^)ng, working as a law clerk for Baker the man accused of pushing a for- and McKenzie )ust three weeks mer Humber student to her death before her death. She was also at the Dundas subway stahon on recently engaged. Sept. 26 of 1997, began and ended She was pushed from the sub- way platform while returning from running an errand lor her employer. IrunicalK', she iind her Lady Hawks tiance had originalU' planned to take the day off to spend together Why was she killed' According HI T' >H. 'Vr ' M crush Durham to Cheong, because she was pretty. Herbert Cheong, 42, a paranoid schizophrenic with a previous page 18 "She was a model type girl, that, record of violence, pled guilty to second-degree murder. always seemed to want to cnticize me," he said in a videtitaped inter- than second-degree murder He hours to see someone who was view submitted to court. will rfc»ceive a life sentence, it's |ust unavailable. Cheong, 42, is a paranoid schiz- a matter of parole eligibility." According to the Toronto St.ir, ophrenic with a previous record of The day he pushed Minkowski angry and feeling wronged, he violence. to her death Cheong had been walked to the Dundas subway sta* Before the trial Crown Attorney, asked to leave the rooming house tion where he waited for 17 iiiiii- Paul Culver, had to explain to the he had been staying in and had utes and two trains before picking ciut tt) "get back Photo coi.rRTKSY t* thk Toronto Sun family that "it is very difhculty just come from the Public Trustees' someone Charlene Minkowski, 23, when a mental illness is involved Office at Bay and Dundas Streets, for see GIRL page S came to Humber in 1993. We cant go for anything more where he had btH.'n waiting two PICKLD OUT Pub patrons fume over smoke Don't worry, looked like they were in the fight, quickh, but according to ^.ome into a plusical altercition was .ible to escurt the by Jack Tynan said Katie Bambndge, a Iirst year patrons, Kniked a little bit leiit.v SeCuntN' folks, rock *n* roll News Reporter Journalism student who saw the tive Caps employees played a big men out ot the pub altercation, part m breaking things up i.>ne police oIIkit uhu hap- Caps pened to be at the College was on just got Radical There was a bit of excitement A friend of one of the men Si'cuntv looked scared in .scene at Caps with a Friday after- iiiMiKed in the argument pushed (employees) weren t lhe\ were the the men,' said .Mike The incident is currently under page 15 noon dust-up o\er a lit ciga- through the door of the >nack bar between iniplkations tor those rette. and an employee shut the door to Peterson a Cnil Engineering stu- review and should be sorted out b\' One man was smoking in a separate the two. dent. in\ohed non-smoking area. Another man Off duty contractor Paolo But the two men were no light- next week must have been a non-smoker. Binotto said that the man in the weights. There are ver) few fights in especialK' on Friday atter- The non-smoker, described by yellow jacket left the pub to phone "Thev were big dudes, said Caps, Ste\e patrons as wearing a yellow jack- security and then came back and PeterMin niHins Slid Caps manager Portt Caps has a prettv clean et, approached the smoker and confronted the smoker SecuntN' guys didn't do Fridav s incident asked him to put out his cigarette Binotto watched the altcrcahon much, said Katherine Aitsken a record and even becimuiig and a heated altercation ensued. from across the pub first year journalism student was broken up before "It of childish and "They let the little Caps guy do it tix) serious Only one punch was thrown as was kind ' than quite a crowd gathered to watch immature. (They) risk their enhre all." "It was pushes more It over a cigarette, or support a friend. educahon over a little scuffle,' Garv Jevnes, Humbers punches was said Porit "(There was a) huge crowd of said Bmotto DirtKtor of Public Safety said that hgure that out," sjjectators and a huge crowd who Security was on the scene the rv'le of securitv is not to get The Simpsons go Visit our award-winmng web site Beatles mth Yellow .^aaas;«'MkdUM^^ " r p-rrr. u\?>\c r 'P clubs, skiing, and French people." - the kids in the halls - What are the first three things you think of when someone says "Quebec"? Lenny Goodwin 2nd year Creative Carla Weil 2nd year Advertising & Rick Ure 2nd year Apprenhceship Stuart Stark 1st year Multi Media stu- Photography student Graphic Design student Electrician student dent "Strip clubs, skiing, and French people. "Trouble, culture, and French." "French, Nazi-leader, and the big Bon "Separatism, ignorance, and Lucien Homme guy" Bouchard. Coming Humber news site hits cyber-stands by Corey Keegan Events Editor If it were discovered that a DECEMBER 3 mild-mannered reporter • Varsity Men's Voleyt>al vs Redeemer at 6 named Clark Kent was in fact p.m in athletics a superhero you would be • Varsity Men's Baskettial vs Sheridan at 8 sure to find the story on pjn in athletics Humber's new web site. CFTO, was responsible for the begins his daily search for sto- with the expectahon that his • HRT teachers vs Varsity Co^ team in The Daily Planet project's genesis, and along ries early every morning, and presence would benefit charity taskettwll game. Proceeds wi go (www.thedailyplanet.com), with site manager Jennifer spends about three hours Humber's journalism program. to MakeA-V\/ish Foundatioa $2 fee. Great which went on-line last week, Oxley, is now encouraging monitoring breaking news. He "(Stuebing) really knows door prizes is the name of the School of Humber's students and staff said the site will focus on the business, and is a distin- • Christmas Tyme Vendors Fair in the con- course 9 a.m.-5 p-m Media Studies' latest internet to check it out. events that have happened guished Canadian . some- • Whtte Ritibon Campaign far awarefiess of publication, a site devoted to The site is updated daily and will steer clear of specula- one with his stature and repu- domestic viotence, there \mI a txxjih in the news about news and journal- with news Stuebing gathers Hve reports. tation is almost certain to raise kMier cafeteria sA Lakeshore ti Decerrtoer 4 ism around the world. from other media outlets, and A news superman in his our profile," said Media • Grad F>tiotos ti Oecemtier 4, s«^ up in Ted Stuebing, a now-retired his many contacts in Canada's own right, Stuebing was hired Studies' director William the SAC office vice president of news at major media. He said he by the School of Media Studies Hanna in a previous interview. DECEMBER 4 • Murder in the Humber Room DECEMBER 5 • Lakeshore Arts presents Wayson Choy at Heratige Soups Cafe 8 p.n\ $4, $12 for admission and wine and snacks • Varsity Men's BaskettsaM vs U of T (Ex) • at 7 pjn. • Varsity Men's Hockey vs Seneca at 7:30 p.m. • Hurrtoer Children's Christmas Party DECEMBER 9 • Varsity Women's Soccer vs George Brown at 4:30 p.m. • Varsity Women's Volleytjall vs Niagra (Ex) at 6 pjn. • Varsity Men's Voleytial vs Niagra M B pira • Movie Night in the Lecture Theatyre at 6 p.m. featuring "Ever After" • SACHotseat in the Student Centre 10 am." 2p.m Your opprotunity to ask ques- tioris of SAC, free food and drink DECEMBER 10 • Varsity IVIen's Baskett>al vs Cer^ennial (Ex) at 8 pjn •Et Cetera* DUfJUBKR ;}•<), IWH It IS much cheaper to get a college diploma than it is to get a degree. College graduates better prepared for workforce Maclean's magazine says enrolment levels show students are begiiuiuig to come to this realization by Camilla Plntlk sellor. "C olleges .ire moie in skills I lumber ilselt has a laige Ni'liN Rt-porlrr ',\ demand fiewiuse the\ turn nut number ol stutlenis hi 1 aliiMti', " people with (uai ti^ a! skills ha\e a uiii\eis|l\ Je,'iee aiid iIiIkU' [1ubll^lud "I think > alleges V iiiiv, \s ,il Ari'coiit an help stu- ,mt the pia.. li, -I- ilU in M.ick'an'::! nuga/iiic dents IiikI |i ills iiiui h Ijstel IhiLiikI.i said ' said tii I that the I'xaHod betause tlu-ii proi.;iams irl.iti- he eliipj. '\ els ,li| 1 lequil i' ,i univtTMt)' decree is fast lusing more spinitk trai.ies than iini- degri'e li'i lert.im le\eis .| ' its traditional aliurf tn the more vi'rsitv programs, saitl emplovmeni," l\isl saiJ I lic prosaic college diploma Meaghen .Mulhall, a seccuid- difference here is lU'wada'.s the Maclean's reports that col- )'ear Nursing student empiovers want llie enipK'Vi'es " leges are not yet beating univ er- 1 he kev ti> a student's suc- to bv up aiul rupiiiiig \e[\ sity enrolments, but in many cess these days is the amount of tjuickU rile I ollege has the abil- parts of the country, university related work experjence thev it\ to pro\ ide the tet hnu al skills enrolments have been flat tir have, ' said K^iren Tast, career that are most nnjuired bv the declining.