PERSPECTIVE Violence in Society pages Vol 25, No. 36 Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario College and residence consider night walk-home program formed that is looking into estab- Rodeway Suites, is looking to the By Jeff Brinkhof lishing a walk-home program that new residence council for leader- this issue. The first thing someone feels, will escort students back to the res- ship on things expect the walking at night from Conestoga idence after dark. “One of the we College’s Doon campus to Doon Student Association activi- council to do is deal with some of Rodeway Suites, the private resi- ties and promotions co-ordinator the concerns that students have re- dence near the corner of New Dun- Cola Buscombe, a resident of garding anything really, and one of dee Road and Homer Watson Rodeway and a member of the the big ones is maybe setting up a the college,” Boulevard, is a sense of openness, committee, said several options are group walk back from of vulnerability. being discussed. The most popular he said. A few saplings and six light stan- involves having students meet at Residence council president “1 dards are the only cover offered scheduled times in the college and Richard Moravec said, can un- along the lonely path that runs from having them travel to the residence derstand why it should be import- the back of the recreation centre, in large groups. ant and I’m checking out the along the fence surrounding "We have to worry about having system they had at McMaster Uni- Doon’s soccer and baseball fields only one escort per student for sev- versity. They had a program that if and up Conestoga College Boule- eral reasons, including safety,” you didn’t want to walk to your car “1 vard to Homer Watson. Buscombe said. think the better alone, they’d help you out.” For some, the openness of this idea is to have a group of people Wehrle said the residence has, its 16 cameras, a nightvi- path is frightening. "‘I won’t walk meet at a certain time.” among on the light this path at night — at all. There One problem with the group walk sion camera mounted nearest the college in its just isn’t a lot of lighting,” said idea, said Buscombe, is finding a standard Jennifer Kraus, a first-year ac- mutually convenient time. “Not ev- parking lot. can actually see from our counting student. eryone is going to want to leave at “You where you make the College and the man- the same time, but I guess we’re parking lot to Conestoga have a to have to work that out,” she turn into the coIlege._^e agement of Rodeway Suites are going monitor. view of people walking hack to the Brett Wehrle, co-manager of Rodeway Suites, with security currently working on a plan to ease said. of college after dark.” (Photo by Kenton Augerman) these fears. A committee has been Brett Wehrle, co-manager DSA treasurer questions association’s Journalism links with UW membership in provincial lobby group a rounded education trained as By Omar Wei ke increases was journalists. Employers have the issue of tuition Hilderley By Brad addressed. joint venture to link Con- been asking for graduates with A was just A tuition fee schedule that estoga College ’s journalism pro- specific knowledge, not Tensions ran high Nov. 23 at the designed to combat the possibility gram and the University of technical journalism skills, weekly Doon Student Association of large increases and sent to the Waterloo has been finalized and Jankowski said. (DSA) executive meeting, as the provincial government was well re- will be fonnally launched Dec. The philosophy behind UW’s importance of Conestoga ceived by delegates at the Barrie the decision to go ahead with the in a provin- 1 4, said the college’s dean of College’s membership conference, Pearson said. school of college access and pre- project was “to create a new kind cial lobby group was brought under Sossi questioned whether “that is paratory studies. of journalist,” said Robin Banks, scrutiny. the only thing that we’ve really- The project, said Sharon the university’s associate pro- “Considering all the money need a benefited from by joining this orga- Kalbfleisch. which has been in vost. Journalists today we’ve spent just by joining, confer- Geoff Pearson Paula Sossi nization?” the planning stages since 1991, good background in disciplines ence fees, expenses which occurred said, and said. “But that’s huge," Pearson will offer students the option to such as science, engineering and all that, I still don’t see any- cific,” she to defer further it would be dif- who urged Sossi attain a bachelor’s degree from statistics, he said. thing worthwhile outofjoining this But Pearson said detailed accounts discussion until after the tuition in- the university and a journalism Major restructuring of the jour- organization,” DSA treasurer Paula ficult to provide the conference, creases become official. diploma from the college. nalism curriculum is not ex- Sossi said. of all aspects of term, he added he would be Sossi said if the association’s tu- Andrew Jankowski, pected in the short “1 don’t see how it has benefited although ition recommendations don t Conestoga’s journalism pro- Jankowski said, but there may be Conestoga College itself.” willing to do so. we achieve their intended goal, “Then, gram co-ordinator, said the pro- course changes in the future. Sossi was referring to the Ontario “The small, little things that we’ve joined an organi- gram has always accepted “Eventually, when we see how Community College Student Par- learned from other colleges ... 1 basically, for all of zation that has done nothing students from UW, but there was this affects our regular stream of liamentary Association, which rep- just can’t see how I can bring making it a very us." a need to formalize the process. students, we may introduce dif- resents 120,000 students in 22 that back without Kurt added: "But at least we tried. “Our best results have been ferent courses,” he said. member colleges. long meeting." 'V^’e were there to journalism pro- “I’m talking for 30 hours while That is the point. with people who have degrees,” Intake into the At a Nov. 1 9-2 1 conference of the possi- try to help the students." he said. “We feel that education gram will not be affected im- association held at Georgian Col- I’m up there. I couldn’t even chair in into under Jack Fletcher. Conestoga’s makes the journalist. The more mediately. But there may be lege in Barrie, Conestoga was rep- bly see condensing of student services, said. “There education, the better." students with the proper creden- resented by DSA president Geoff three." he said. co-ordinator has been a honeymoon period but Students opting to take advan- tials ready to start at Conestoga Pearson and DSA vice-president of DS.A activities whether or the honeymoon is over now and tage of the new venture will be in September, he .said. administration Jennifer Kurt. Becky Boertien asked sharing was the there are some concerns. I think we required tocomplete a minimum Previous informal arrange- "It just seems you guys come not infomiation conferences have to deal with them straight up." of 25 tcmi courses with a general ments that credited university back and you say, ‘Yeah, we did a purpose of attending joumali.sm association. Fletcher serses as a link between major at UW, plus three semes- students entering the lot of stuff.’ That is pretty vague.” held by the infonnation) doesn't the college’s administration and the ters and one month of work term program will not be affected, Sossi said. “If it (new what good is it? It just student council. at Conestoga. This will reduce Jankowski said. “Maybe you can specify stuff and come back, has into with person. Fletcher said the executive the time required to get the two Mainstream acceptance be a little more specific. stays one and say that “some bridges to be mended." and credentials (degree and di- the program for high school or “1 think that the point of these “You come back learned that, that the situation is "not abnormal." ploma) from five years to a little mature students will not be af- meetings that we have here each we’ve learned this and work- those ac- don't know what this and He informed members of a over three years. fected eitlier. He said week is that you're going to tell us but we shop on conflict resolution for stu- One of the main thrusts of the cepted from UW will be in what you did on weekends. You that is," Boertien said. executive the dent government leaders to be held project will be to get people with addition to high school entrants. don’t have to go into great detail, Pearson told the significant because in January. but at least be a little more spe- conference was 2 Spoke, Monday, December 13, 1993 SPOKE Editor: Kenton Augerman OPINION Associate Editor: Omar Welke Copy Editor: Gary Wiebe Production Manager: Jeff Brinkhof Advertising Manager: Duncan R. Inglis Circulation Manager: Colleen Connachan Faculty Supervisors: Jerry Frank, Dick Scott of spoke is published and produced by the journalism — print students Conestoga College. Spoke is mainly funded from September to May by the DSA. The views and opinions expressed in this newspaper do not necessarily reflect the views of the college or the DSA. 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