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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

ts 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 (continued)