BY JOSEPH WEPPLER Charlie Chaplin once said, “You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” But is it necessary to spend every day of your life looking for a rainbow? From the Latin word “optimum” meaning “best,” to be optimistic is to hope for and expect the better option. Optimists believe that, in any given situation, the greatest possible outcome will be the one that occurs. Optimism is a … Continued
BY JOE WEPPLER In a video he filmed with the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Masood Rehman described a situation he found himself in when a friend asked him for help and he couldn’t provide it. “I did not want to feel like that ever again,” he said. At the beginning of 2014, Rehman, a public relations student at Conestoga College, started Khandor Brand Skateboards because he wanted to give … Continued
BY JOE WEPPLER It was a full house at Conestoga College’s Doon campus library on March 4 for the sixth annual “aWEARness” runway performance show. The event showcased the final products of months of labour by the second-year visual merchandising arts students at Conestoga. The theme was “Paper with Purpose” and inspiration for their dresses ranged from Disney princesses to Vatican staircases and everything in between. Each dress was made … Continued
By JOE WEPPLER Conestoga College’s Doon campus is home to a new lab, designed to help students in emergency response programs learn through simulated training scenarios. The Motz Pre-Hospital Care Laboratory recently opened after receiving finding through a donation of $275,000 by the Motz family. Tom Motz, who serves as vice chair of the board of trustees for St. Mary’s Hospital, spoke to the audience at the unveiling of the … Continued
By JOE WEPPLER “Paper with Purpose” is the theme of the sixth annual “aWEARness” runway performance show being presented by second-year visual merchandising arts students on Friday, March 4 at Conestoga College. “Our challenge was to create costumes solely out of paper,” said Shauna Wiley, one of the students presenting at the show. The event will take place in the library at Doon campus, and tickets are $15 for both … Continued
BY JOE WEPPLER Last semester, 28 teams of Conestoga students from the management, purchasing and supply chain programs raised over $11,000 for United Way Kitchener Waterloo & Area (UWKW) as part of their project management course. That number brings the fundraising total for project management students in the schools of Business and Media & Design up to $60,000 since 2012. “It’s a great way for students to learn by doing. … Continued
By JOE WEPPLER Altruism is the principle of concern for the welfare of others. It is a core value in many traditions, cultures and world views that exist today. The word was coined by French philosopher August Comte, and is an antonym of egoism. In Buddhism, they call it Anatta. It is one of the seven beneficial perceptions, and one of the three marks of existence. When the Buddha was … Continued
