http://www.newsatniagara.com Oct. 28, 2005 Volume 36, Issue 3 The Best Way To Connect With Niagara Canadian Golf Champions By JEFF FORAN pionships to be played somewhere to Staff Writer be announced in Ontario in June. The gold is ours. The decision to send the team will Niagara College won the gold medal be discussed between Sarkis and the at the Ping Canadian Colleges Athletic Professional Golf Management pro- Association (CCAA) Golf Open gram faculty here. Nationals, played Oct. 20 to Oct. “This is the best 22 in Windsor, Ont. and hosted by they’ve ever done,” says St. Clair College. Sarkis. Last year they Down 14 strokes after the first won bronze at the day of the competition, Niagara nationals. overhauled Durham College, of “We will have four Oshawa, Ont., and came away outstanding golfers com- with the national championship. ing back next year (Egert- Andrew Egerter tied for second er, Holmes, Grano and place in the individual competi- Mottola).” Andrew Wal- tion, winning silver with a pole graduates this year. score of 213 behind first place “I’m really excited What’s inside Tyler Martin, of Durham about the next two years College. with these guys.” Stephen Grano won The whole tournament Community: bronze as he tied for third kicked off with coach Frank place with a score of 219. Campanelli hitting a hole in Police Andrew Walpole tied for 11th with a one during the practice round. Foundations score of 228, while John Holmes and Campanelli says, “The guys got off Niagara College’s varsity golf team proudly displays their gold medals Cancer Mike Mottola both tied for 13th with to a slow start. After day two we were won at the Ping Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Cham- final scores of 231 and 233 respectively. eight shots back of Humber. After day Walk pionships. From left are coach Frank Campanelli, John Holmes, Stephen Ray Sarkis, Niagara’s athletics and two, we had a meeting. I told them Grano, Andrew Egerter, Mike Mottola and Andrew Walpole. Page 4 recreation co-ordinator says, “It’s they were still in it. Holmes and Grano Submitted photo amazing considering two of our guys had an excellent game and Egerter, the finished in the top 10. Stephen really leader of the team, shot par. We fought came on. He improved by two strokes hard and didn’t give up.” over the first day. Campanelli says the team had to Veterans to visit Glendale campus Feature: “This is the first CCAA gold play through “extremely windy and medal for Niagara College since cold conditions.” By ROBIN HEALEY Catharines and work for the Hamilton Ghosts 1996,” says Sarkis. This is his first year coaching the Staff Writer Recruiting Centre, said by phone that are among The last Niagara College team varsity golf team. He is a Canadian “We, as a new generation, need to they helped to plan the installation of a us locally crowned national champions was the Professional Golf Association pro at keep our history alive,” said Eric static display of military vehicles from 1996 women’s badminton team. Links of Niagara. Muller, Student Administrative Coun- the Lincoln and Welland Regiment in Page 14 “They’re tough to come by.” “I know what it takes to win tourna- cil (SAC) executive vice-president for St. Catharines, and a howitzer from the The golf team may participate in the ments. Playing hard right to the end — Niagara College’s Glendale campus. 10 Battery in St. Catharines of the 56th RCGA College and University Cham- that’s what made the difference.” Muller and Jon Allan, SAC presi- Field Artillery Regiment, at the Glen- dent for Glendale campus, have dale campus during the week. Movies: Kids welcome fall worked together to bring veterans, Edlington said they hope to send current soldiers and an installation of troops who have recently returned Elton John military vehicles to the Glendale from United Nations and NATO duties shoots film campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, dur- to the Glendale campus to coincide in Grimsby ing the Remembrance Day week with the military display. from Monday, Nov. 7, to Thursday, Caudle, 44, notes that the troops will Page 17 Nov. 10. have served in Yugoslavia and Muller, 23, a second-year Business Afghanistan. Administration — Accounting (Acade- He has also spoken with Royal mic) student from St. Catharines, said Canadian Legion branches in the Nia- Body & by phone, “What we’re intending to do gara region, and he hopes they will is have veterans come in through the send veterans to the Glendale campus. Health: week for a meet and greet.” Muller adds, “Feel free to socialize Students, Veterans will roam the halls at the with our guests.” He would “appreci- watch Glendale campus to sell poppies and ate any involvement” of staff and stu- talk about their experiences. Muller dents. coffee adds that students and staff shouldn’t Edlington said that when students intake be shy about approaching the veterans see veterans in the halls “that person Page 22 A mountain of pumpkins offers adventurous terrain for one-month-old to ask questions. probably did a lot to allow you to live Pygmy goat brothers Billy and Bo at Warner Ranch in Niagara Falls. Sgt. Tim Caudle and Petty Officer the lifestyle you enjoy today.” Photo by Kaesha Forand Marsha Edlington, who live in St. Continued on page 24 Page 22, news@niagara, Oct. 28, 2005 New experience, new environment, new people By TAKAHIDE EGUCHI overwhelming.” ing a drink with someone and becom- Staff Writer Mtembo says she “really likes” her ing their friend is that basically we Growing in new ways is all part of program. “I just have to get used to it, are all humans and that we’re very the new experience for international but after that, it’ll be fun to get to know much alike.” students and teachers. a lot of stuff.” Another ESL teacher, Frank Bieri, Weng Tzu-Wing, 29, of Taiwan, Chidi Boma Opara, 25, of Nigeria, is 28, of Welland, says the international started her college life as an ESL stu- taking a second-year Computer Engi- students bring “a very different dynam- dent in July. Tzu-Wing says the quality neering Technology program. ic” to the college. Bieri says the stu- of the program is “good,” referring to “I came into my second year being dents make others aware of interna- her teachers who encourage students to tired.” Boma Opara says he didn’t start tionalization and the existence of other improve their English. the new semester “very well” because perspectives, opinions and people. She says English is not only inter- he didn’t have much time to rest this “Whenever it is that we do any- esting to learn but “if you can speak past summer. thing, it’s really good to have a per- English well, you can get more money So far, Boma Opara says he likes his spective that looks outside more than in Taiwan.” program as it is “very challenging” and inside.” Besides, he says, he likes Ernesto Trujillo, 40, of Ecuador, an “hands-on.” talking to them and finding out their ESL student, says it is interesting to Wendy Hounsham, 39, of St. perspectives. know the other cultures and learn the Catharines, an ESL and Teaching Eng- “I enjoy the intercultural exchange language. He says his program is good lish as a Second Language teacher for that happens in classes.” and teachers are helpful and “very five years, says she has been spending Sean Coote, 32, of Welland, manag- patient. They have a positive energy.” an “exciting but stressful” first few er, International Recruitment and Ser- Another ESL student, Toshimi weeks going through testing and pro- vices, says it is “phenomenal” that Kitazawa, 24, of Japan, says she is not cessing placements. international students bring a different familiar yet with her classmates. She Hounsham says she is “very lucky to perspective, education, and cultural came to Canada at the end of April and have such eager students” in her and religious background to the class- Ernesto Trujillo, 40, a professional began her program in May. She says department. She says interacting with room. Coote says students who use the journalist from Ecuador, enjoys she enjoys her school life so far. “I’m international students at the college opportunity of communicating with college life in Canada. trying to make new friends in can give international and non-interna- one another will benefit. Photo by Takahide Eguchi my class.” tional students a Twenty-year-old, first-year student chance to learn “the Patience Mtembo, of Zimbabwe, in the most valuable les- Journalism-Print program, says college son,” which is not College Connection is different from high school. She says focusing so much on she is in charge of everything she does differences but rather here, whereas at high school the teach- on similarities. ers are like “your parents” who take “What you can care of everything. “I think it’s gonna learn by sitting next be fun but right now it’s just to someone or hav- International and Canadian Welland students buddy up By KAESHA FORAND Staff Writer A multicultural experience is available within the college. Through the Multicultural Buddy program, students from Inter- throughout the world are sharing their culture with Canadian stu- national dents at the Welland and Glendale campuses. The program is designed to promote intercultural understanding and learning department through friendship. enrolment Based on a similar program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, it up was implemented by counsellors Erik Madsen and Donna Putman in 2001.