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Wrestlers continued...
loss to the same opponents.

Freshman Derrick Sych let the way with two
victories against his Royal Roads' opponents in
the 136 lb. weight class while 'Stormin' Norman
Spence also played a keen role by pinning both
Royal Roads wrestlers in the 126 lb. weight class.
Calgary native Kevin Chase overcame pre-match
jitters and defeated J. Reid 14-8 in an exciting
match. Also collecting victories were Ottawa
native Brad Fawcett (with a 12-point victory
over Gretch of Royal Roads) and freshman

Mike Collins with an impressive 6-4 debut victory.

Co-coach Bill McCrae stated, "We're well on our
way to an outstanding season and can only
improve as the season goes on. McCrae also
noted that there was no reason why Douglas
College couldn't have walked away with 10
straight victories. "Our fitness level just wasn't
there and we will just have to improve it with
alot of hard work."

The teams next meet is at Douglas College on
November 14, with matches beginning at

10:00 A.M. All spectators are welcome to come
out and view Douglas College's fastest growing

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on - Betty Lou Hayes -

Co-op Ed

Finding that first job is sometimes a tough
problem for young people, but it is not impossible.
In fact, many youths are already realizing that
the majority of new employment opportunities
are opening up in small businesses.

 

 

But even these employers, with 25 or fewer
workers, are often reluctant to hire a person with
little or no proven work experience.

This spring, a new program to help ease the
process of finding work is being introduced at
Douglas College.

Co-operative Education is underway, says the
project's student placement officer, Barbara
Franck.

A First ata Community College
in the Lower Mainland

And while the program is not completely new to
British Columbia, this year will be the first time
it has been implemented at a community college
in the lower mainland.

Co-op Ed works like this. Students will start
with at least one semester in the classroom,
taking whatever academic program they choose.
In later terms, job placement will be found in
businesses that relate to the student's program
studies.

Students Paid Competitive Rates

And every student placed in a work situation
will be paid competitive rates from their
employer.

"We want students to gain valuable and 'real'
work experience, not just watch other people
work," Franck says. "And the employers will
gain from having enthusiastic, knowledgeable
and productive student workers."

Students registered in Business and Commerce
programs will be the first ones to benefit from
Co-op Ed, and Franck expects up to 50 job
placements by May.

From there, the project will expand to include
as many Douglas College programs and discipline
areas as possible.

Academic Students Involved Too

In the past, Co-op Ed has been used primarily

in career training and engineering programs, but
there's no reason why students involved in
academic studies can't get involved too," she
says.

To get the project moving in the proper direction,
Franck has become actively involved in the
Canadian Association For Co-operative Education
and recently attended a workshop in Boston,
Massachusetts on setting up a Co-op Ed program.

Since the idea's inception in 1906, Co-op Ed has
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