Transit strike hovers - Durham College and UOIT

Residence
students
left off
voters list
By Reka Szekely
Chronicle Staff
Over a thousand residence
students were left off the offi
cial voters list for upcoming
municipal elections because
the college and university did not
submit their names on time.
Th e Municipal Property Assessment
Corporation (MPAC), which
compiles the voter’s list for municipalities
across the province, said
it contacted Durham College and
UOIT about adding the 1,300 residence
students to the offi cial voting
list, but did not receive the information
by the Sept. 15 deadline.
Students can still vote in the Nov.
13 municipal elections by getting
added to the list either by contacting
the City of Oshawa or presenting
identifi cation on election day at
the polls.
Michael Porporo, municipal relations
representative for MPAC,
said they initiated contact on July
14 via a letter.
“What we have done is we sent
out a letter asking for a listing of
all the residence students living in
residence so we can key it into our
system and provide it to the municipalities.”
Porporo said they followed up in
September. However, they did not
receive the list by the cutoff date.
“We can request the information
and whether we receive it on time is
another thing.”
Percy Luther, deputy city clerk
for Oshawa, said that because the
City did not receive the list, it will
not be putting a polling station on
campus.
Instead, the nearest one will be at
the Oshawa Shrine Club on Simcoe
Street, just south of the campus.
“So we anticipate if students
want to vote, it’s not far for them,” he
said.
On Th ursday, the school provided
a list of residence students to the
city itself and Luther said students
on the list who present their student
identifi cation will be eligible to vote
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once they fi ll out an application
form.
To vote, students must also be 18
years old and Canadian citizens.
Residence students who may call
other areas of the province home
are still eligible.
“As long as they’re saying this is
where they’re residing now, that’s
fi ne,” said Luther.
Th e city will also assign extra revision
clerks to the poll to help residence
students on election day.
Margaret Greenley, vice-president
of student aff airs for Durham
College and UOIT, said getting approval
to release the information
is not a simple matter. It had to be
coordinated between the registrar’s
offi ce for both the college and the
university and they had to make
sure it was appropriate to release
the list under privacy laws.
“We would never just release
student information to anyone,” she
said. “We take privacy very seriously.”
To inform students about the
voting procedure, the school will
distribute brochures in the residences
and send out a notice on the
mycampus email system.
Greenley said it’s important for
students to understand that they
can still vote, despite not being on
the list, by presenting their student
identifi cation at the Shrine Club
and registering.
“My hope would be that all students
go out and vote,” she said.
When informally polled, most
students said they wouldn’t be voting
in the election, though some
said they’d make the eff ort.
“If I don’t vote, I have no right to
complain about the government in
the future,” said Jason Sousa, a fi rstyear
Automotive Engineering student
at UOIT.
Sousa said he lives near campus
and will make the eff ort to get to the
Shrine Club, but doesn’t think many
other students will.
“I think I’m a special circumstance,
just because I have a car,” he
said.
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Transit strike hovers
Talks between CAW
and Durham Region
aren’t breaking any
speed limits
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
Students who take the bus may have to fi nd another
way to school on Th ursday.
CAW Local 222, Durham Region Transit workers’
union, set Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. as the strike deadline. At
press time, the union and the region were no closer to
an agreement.
A strike would bring bus services to a halt. If there
is a strike, GO buses will still be in service and will continue
to stop on campus. Because Whitby transit workers
are with a diff erent union, Whitby buses will also be
running, though no buses will be coming into Oshawa.
Durham College/UOIT administration is still work-
october 3, 2006
ing out a plan to help students get to class in the event
of a strike.
“We’ll be communicating to students . . . so students
will know what’s going on,” said Heather Middleton,
manager of Media and Editorial for Durham College/
UOIT Communications department.
Th e two sides met for negotiations last Tuesday.
“We’re still a long way apart,” said Garth Johns, Durham
Region commissioner of Human Resources.
Th e union says the region is forcing them to strike.
“Regional councillors are still willing to put our workers
out on the street,” said John Johnson, chairperson of the
Durham Region Transit unit of CAW Local 222.
Th e main issues being discussed are contracting out
policies, cost of living allowance, and health benefi ts.
Johnson said the region is “unwilling to move from their
fi nal off er position”, which was put forward in July.
One issue that has already been resolved is money.
“Wages are absolutely not an issue,” said Johnson. “Th e
wages they’ve off ered . . .we can agree to.”
Th e region is still hopeful a strike can be avoided.
“Th ere’s a lot of work to do yet,” said Johns. “We remain
optimistic that a collective agreement can be reached.”
Negotiations between the region and the union will
continue today and tomorrow (Oct. 3 and 4).

2 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
WHO’S THE REAL CAMPUS IDOL?: Christopher diCarlo, Rupinder Brar and Shirley Van Nuland are all competing for
the title of TVO’s Best Lecturer.
UOIT’s celebrity profs
Professors
compete for
TVO title
By Reka Szekely
Chronicle Staff
Yes, TV Ontario admits, they are
looking for an idol. Not one that
sings or dances, but an academic
one, someone who has the gift of
public speech and can share their
knowledge with the general public.
To that end, TVO is again holding
its Best Lecturer contest and
three UOIT professors have made
the cut as fi nalists.
Rupinder Brar, Shirley Van Nuland
and Christopher diCarlo were
nominated by students earlier this
year and were asked to submit a
video of one of their lectures. In August,
they found out they were on
the list of 71 fi nalists. Th e list will be
cut to 30 this month and then to 10.
Th e top 10 will then deliver lectures
on TVO and the public will vote for
the best one. Th e winner will receive
a $10,000 scholarship for their
school.
All three say they were thrilled to
be part of the contest more for the
recognition it brings to UOIT than
to themselves.
“I’m more interested in the idea
that UOIT gets recognized more
than I do … I don’t care who advances
of the three of us,” said di-
Carlo, a philosopher who teaches
critical thinking, ethics and political
science.
Van Nuland , a professor in the
TVO’s Best Lecturer by the numbers
•Number of nominations received: 285
•Number of schools that received
nominations: 20
•School with most nominations: 18,
University of Toronto (St. George Campus)
•Last time the competition was held: 2005
•2005 winner: Arne Kislenko, a history
professor at Ryerson
Faculty of Education, said she was
blown away that her students, who
have very busy schedules, took the
time to nominate her. She teaches
in the Faculty of Education and said
it’s a real tribute since her students
are becoming teachers themselves.
Th ough she was nominated for
lecturing, Van Nuland does much
more than that in her classes.
She uses a variety of teaching
methods and often she incorporates
group work, drama and discussion
and says it’s not just the content, but
what the students learned about the
activity itself that’s important.
“In education, we’re also trying
to be examples,” said Van Nuland.
“It would be an insult to them to lecture
at the. Th at’s not how they’ll be
teaching.”
Van Nuland constantly tosses
questions to her students while lecturing,
and her students toss them
right back, sharing ideas among the
class.
Meanwhile, Brar says he takes
his cues from his physics students
and is always trying to judge their
level of understanding.
“I try to keep my lectures very
organic,” he said. “I don’t plan them
too exactly.”
For example, in a recent lecture,
before explaining projectile motion
with a series of equations, he threw
a baseball around class to give the
students a solid understanding of
what he was talking about.
As the only philosopher at UOIT,
diCarlo takes an interdisciplinary
approach, so human sexuality is
just as likely to come up as the Liberal
party in one of his political science
classes.
He says it’s important to let
students know he’s aware of their
world and keeps in touch with pop
Photos by Rela Szekely
culture. He doesn’t believe in lecturing
from the same old set of notes
every year.
“If that’s all I did, I’d lose them in
15 minutes,” he said. “Don’t forget
I’m competing with the internet,
MTV, Much Music and a bunch of
other things.”
Both diCarlo and Van Nuland
have won teaching awards in the
past, at the Univesity of Guelph and
at Nippissing universities respectively.
Th e lecturer contest is part of
TVO’s Big Ideas, a show that broadcasts
dynamic lectures from across
the province.
Wodek Szemberg, the show’s
producer, said many academics
speak only to their disciplines and
he tries to highlight those that have
the gift for public speech.
“Imagine a program that attracts
an audience ten times larger
than a convocation hall can hold,
that’s what Big Ideas has done,” said
Szemberg. DiCarlo has previously
appeared on Big Ideas.
Szemberg said people who do
diff erent and interesting things
make the best lecturers. He said
many students probably don’t
know that Brar was a candidate for
the NDP in the last federal election.
Meanwhile, diCarlo is just as
likely to spend his time interviewing
bands like Green Day and Tool
as he is to debate the existence of
God in front of an audience.
Szemberg said that in the end,
the whole contest is about bringing
knowledge to Ontarians in a way
that’s accessible to them.
“Th ere’s this one woman in her
80s who has been watching Big
Ideas for the last fi ve years and she
loves it,” he said. “She feels enlightened,
she feels plugged in.”
SA
promotes
good
neighbours
By Shannon Dossor
Chronicle Staff
Imagine you’ve just leased your
fi rst home. You’re living with three
other friends and you suddenly realize
you’re free. You are on your
own, you make every decision for
yourself now, and you are completely
responsible for everything.
After being excited about your independency,
you think, what are
the right decisions? When do I have
to pay the bills? When do I take the
garbage out? What are we eating for
dinner? Oh well, you make all the
rules… or do you?
Th e Student Association has a
new campaign, called the Good
Neighbour campaign, and has also
put together a How to Be a Good
Neighbour guide. Th e guide outlines
what rights and responsibilities
students and landlords have
towards each other. It describes the
expectations and considerations
that students should have towards
their landlords as well as their
neighbours. Th e SA runs the Good
Neighbour campaign, with a lot of
support from administration.
“When you have students living
off campus for the fi rst time,
they feel the eff ects of being independent,”
said Evan Muller-Cheng,
president of the Student Association.
“Th ey feel more liberated, like
having a huge party at their house.
A lot of people have parties, but it’s
a matter of how you conduct the
party.”
Not only does the guide describe
bylaws and tips on how to be a
good neighbour, it also outlines
the Tenants Protection Act. During
the second week in September, the
Student Association went into the
community and distributed these
guides to students living off campus,
as well as their neighbours.
One of the more important
points that the guide makes is to
simply introduce yourself to your
neighbours. Let them know you are
willing to co-operate and be reasonable.
Have parties, but respect
your neighbours. Let them know
about the party ahead of time,
when approximately it will end and
tell them if they have any problems
on the night of the party they can let
you know.
Th e SA has also partnered with
the Town and Gown committee
run by the City of Oshawa, which
works with Durham College, UOIT,
Durham Regional Police, students
and landlords. Many colleges and
universities across North America
have Town and Gown committees
as well. Th ey hold meetings where
students, neighbouring residents,
homeowners, and landlords and
community leaders can voice their
concerns. So when you’re sitting in
your house now, fi guring out the
plans for your party next weekend,
just remember your neighbours.
Just keep in mind that you’re not living
alone in the middle of nowhere,
you’re living with your neighbours.

Indie
Hour on
the Freq
By Ariel Hill
Chronicle Staff
For most students, music is
a staple in their entertainment
diet. Indiecan and the Freq
are working together to help
them get the most of what they
consume. Th e Toronto Indie
Scene is a one-hour show that
airs Th ursdays at 6 p.m. on the
Freq.
Everyone knows the top 10
on the radio or the much music
countdown, but who can say
they know who Th e Flares are?
“People love knowing bands
that no one has heard of,” said
Joe Chisholm, co-founder of Indiecan.
He explained that there is a
real hunger out there for Toronto
indie music. Th e show off ers
a look into the scene with interviews,
industry news, reviews
and a live studio performance.
“If you tune into the show
you can learn something,” said
Kris Dickerson, manager at Th e
Freq.
Dickerson said the fi rst airing
of Indiecan on Sept. 21 went
really well. Th e Freq, soon to be
named otherwise, decided to
add Indiecan to its programming
because it would help the
station gain a few more listeners
by off ering something new.
Chisholm said this program
may not be for every college
radio station but if it fi ts, then
great. It allows bands to get a
broader audience and the people
tuning in will come away
with some new knowledge.
Chisholm explained that
there are approximately 3,500
bands in the 905/416 areas,
and trying to keep track of
them can be overwhelming.
“It gives listeners what’s out
there in bite-size pieces,” he
said. “I’m a fi rm believer that
it’s (music) an important but
neglected part of our cultural
fabric.”
Chisholm said college radio
is the perfect market to help
with their vision. Students are
part of a movement that benefi
ts unsigned artists. Th ey are
the ones going to shows to support
local bands and talent.
People who like to watch the
extra features on a DVD, or the
type of people who like to get
behind an issue and ask questions
are the type of people
who will like this show, he explained.
Th e Freq has as many as
5,000 listeners from all over the
world. People from as far as Australia
and England are tuning in.
Dickerson said that the diverse
programming allows them
to attract a broad audience.
“We are a very multi-cultural
school and we pride ourselves
in that,” said Dickerson. He said
that they try to refl ect that on
the campus radio station.
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
Degrees or diplomas are received
and graduation hats fl y off
as students close the door on postsecondary
education and venture
into the workforce. Lurking closely
behind some is the tormenting,
haunting monster known as student
debt.
In 2002, 45 per cent of bachelor
degree grads fi nished school owing
an average of $19,500 on government
loans, according to the Statistics
Canada National Graduate Survey.
One in seven graduates owed
more than $25,000.
As for college, 41 per cent of
graduates owed money on government
loans. Th e average debt was
$12,600, according to the survey.
To help with budgeting, a seminar
was held for students on Sept.
21 at Durham College. Assante
Wealth Management senior fi nan-
CAMPUS NEWS The Chronicle October 3, 2006 3
Shelter warm gesture from GO
By Andrew Moore
Chronicle Staff
Students who are tired of the
waiting for the bus in the frosty winter
months will be pleased with the
latest contribution by GO Transit.
GO Transit has provided Durham
College and the UOIT with a
new heated bus shelter. Th e modern
shelter not only keeps you
warm, but also serves as a transit
information centre, with boards
Students learn to deal with debt
Dutka says
budgeting
is best
loaded with route information and
announcements.
“Th e new shelter will be great in
the winter, and it’s better than waiting
for the bus under the overhang
in the rain,” said third-year Nursing
student Tammy Graham. “Plus the
new info board is much more helpful.”
Th e shelter was installed by GO
Transit and is to be maintained by
Durham College and UOIT. Maintenance
will be important since these
cial adviser Derek Dutka spoke to
students about staying clear of the
debt monster.
After 20 years experience in the
fi nance business, Dutka believes the
top three excuses for not budgeting
are procrastination, convenience,
and easy credit.
Dutka told students to set realistic
fi nancial goals, learn how to budget
and start now. Saving $1,000 a
month is unrealistic for a full-time
student, but cutting back on three
McDonald’s meals a week would be
Financial facts
state-of-the-art shelters cost approximately
$80,000, said Jim Mc-
Master, Durham College and UOIT
transit co-ordinator.
Th e spot for the shelter was strategically
picked based on the fact
that there are no more buildings
going up in that area of the school,
said McMaster.
He added the shelter is installed
with lights that run off solar power,
which will save energy and keep
the shelter lit throughout the night.
•In 1990 the average debt for an Ontario undergraduate
student with a loan was $10,800. In 1998 students averaged
at $14,504 and in 2002, $22,700. (Canadian Millennium Scholarship
Foundation 2002)
•After four years of post-secondary education the average
student debt is $19,000 in Canada. (CIBC)
•Over the past 20 years Canadian scholarships and bursaries
have quadrupled, but tuition has increased by 135 per
cent since 1997. (CIBC)
• For the upcoming academic year tuition is increasing in
six provinces. There are no tuition increases in Newfoundland,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta. (Stats Can National
Graduate Survey)
an achievable goal.
If a student could save $60 per
month at age 18, by age 65 about
$400,000 would be saved.
“Basically you can spend it, or
you can invest it,” he said, referring
to time and money.
Ways for students to save money
are simple, but not necessarily convenient.
Packing a lunch for school,
investing time to search through
fl yers for sales, buying needs and
not wants all reduce expenses. Students
need transportation, but they
Photo by Andrew Moore
SOAKING UP THE SUN: The solar powered bus shelter, with heating and an information centre, is an $80,000 gift from
GO transit.
Also, two heaters run along the top
of the shelter, providing students
with heat. Th e heaters will come on
for timed periods to ensure a constant
temperature inside.
“It’s a safe place for students to
be because it will be lit up at night,”
said McMaster. “Also it will provide
warmth.”
For students taking the GO bus,
the new shelter will certainly be a
dream during the cold months of
this school year.
don’t need Ferraris, he said.
Credit cards are quick and convenient.
Dutka said to use credit
cards only if there will be money at
the end of the month to pay them
off . Not missing payments will keep
good credit ratings for students,
which would assist in mortgage approval
in the future.
He challenged students to record
their expenses for 14 days, without
changing habits, to see where their
money is going.
Jarrell Johnson, a third-year
bachelor of commerce student at
UOIT, said the seminar showed her
ways to save money and stay within
a monthly budget. It costs Johnson
about $11,000 per year for tuition,
books, food and rent.
Johnson hopes to purchase a
condo shortly after graduation and
in the meantime her part-time job
at Home Depot and assistance from
OSAP helps her pay for university.
“I would like to start investing in
real estate, to work toward fi nancial
freedom,” Johnson said.
For students currently drowning
in debt or ones wanting to refrain
from it, Dutka advises to take responsibility.
“You can’t change what’s behind
you, but you can change what’s before
you,” he said.

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Parking is not as bad as it seems
It’s a ritual that begins every
September in the second week
of school, the parking gates come
down and the complaining starts.
Parking’s too expensive. Th ere’s
not enough visitor parking. Th e
traffi c’s too congested. What many
don’t realize is that compared to
other schools in the Greater Toronto
Area, Durham and UOIT
students have a sweet deal.
Th ough the sticker price for most
campus parking is $450 for the year,
students purchasing parking passes
will receive a refund on their UPASS
fee, dropping the price to $350.
Th at’s cheaper than parking
at Centennial College, where it’s
$470 per year, and Humber, which
starts at $490. Some schools,
such as George Brown, don’t
even off er yearly parking rates.
When it comes to other GTA universities,
the diff erence is greater.
York’s cheapest pass is $320 per semester.
At the University of Toronto,
drivers shell out at least $300 for four
months at the Scarborough campus.
At the downtown St. George
campus it’s even more expensive.
Students at those schools pay
at least twice as much as we do for
spots that make the South Simcoe lot
seem the epitome of convenience.
Every school in the GTA encourages
students to use public transportation,
but only Durham and
UOIT off er a universal transit pass
for regional buses and GO service.
Th e $100 annual cost of the UPASS
is less than a monthly student GO
pass to Toronto from Durham.
It’s true not every student
lives in Durham and some
spend more than an hour commuting
to school every day.
Th ese students need on-campus
parking and parking passes
are available. However, students
who live in the region near bus
routes should consider making the
switch to public transportation. It’s
cheaper and as ridership increases,
so will the frequency of service.
Increasing the use of public
transportation is the best
solution not only for our campus,
but for the entire GTA.
Th e rush-hour congestion on
Highway 401 is proof of that. Population
growth in the area is far
outpacing the ability of offi cials
to construct new roads. Governments
on the federal, provincial and
municipal levels would be wise to
continue to invest in mass transit.
For those who continue to park
on campus, they can expect fees to
increase on a yearly basis. And they
should increase because people who
park should bear the cost of parking.
Th ere’s a cost to maintaining lots,
to keeping them staff ed, to clear-
ing them of snow and salting them
in the winter. If new lots need to
be built, then the cost should be
downloaded only to those who
park, not the entire student body.
On-campus parking for every
student is simply not feasible. We’re
a growing community and space
on campus is tight. It’s important
to maintain greenspace on campus
as new buildings go up. A campus
that paves over the majority of its
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By Reka Szekely

Your words are slurred, eyes
glossy, your balance is off and memory
lost. Your class starts in fi ve minutes.
Getting plastered is unbenefi cial
to all students;
therefore the
serving of alcohol
on campus during
the day must
end.
Disturbances
in the classroom,
dishonourable
grades and acquiring bad habits all
follow when students drink and attend
class.
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OPINION
Taylor’s, is a fun and relaxing place
to socialize with friends and meet
new people. Th ere’s entertainment
everyday of the week.
However, the main beverage being
served before,
after and unfortunately
even during
class time is alcohol
such as fruity
cocktails and beer
of all kinds. Th is
liquid menu means
only one thing for
students and it’s spelt
T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
Not all students who drink do so
excessively, but there are those who
cannot control the amount they
consume and drink more then they
should. It is these students who become
intoxicated and act foolishly in
class, becoming a nuisance . Slowed
thinking causing repetitive questions
to clarify, irritability resulting
in fi dgeting and drowsiness is a distraction
to the class and disruptive
to the learning environment.
Boost Alcohol Consciousness
Concerning Health of University
students (BACCHUS), a college
alcohol education program in the
United States and Canada reports
35 to 40 per cent of college dropouts
leave school for alcohol-related reasons.
The Chronicle October 3, 2006 5
Drinking on campus distracting
Th erapeutic cloning
could lead to a cure
Stem cell therapy, blastocysts, embryos and cloning.
It all sounds a little confusing doesn’t it? Th ese
words tend to cause a lot of discomfort for most
people.
Th erapeutic cloning refers to the scientifi c terms
listed above. First off , there is a big diff erence between
therapeutic cloning and the cloning in movies
that grows babies into superhuman
warriors.
Stem cells are found in humans,
but unlike any other cell, they have
the ability to become any cell in the
body. Weather it’s a brain, heart
or bone cell, the stem cell can become
it.
Th is opens up serious potential for multiple medical
breakthroughs.
Th e extracting of stem cells is the fi rst step in therapeutic
cloning. Th e overall objective is too take the
stem cells and make them into cells, tissues and organs
patients need to live. Along with these capabilities
comes the advantage that the therapeutic cloning
process allows for cells to obtain specifi c DNA.
Since the genetic cells match the DNA of a patient,
ultimately there would be little chance of rejection
from the body, which frequently occurs during
transplants of organs such as the kidney and liver.
Ethical dilemmas involved with the process are
inhibiting the research of therapeutic cloning. Stem
cells are taken from blastocysts, an egg that has been
fertilized for fi ve days and is hollow containing about
100 cells. During the process of extracting stem cells
Although my house is just a few
minutes drive from campus, it looks
like I’ll be setting my alarm for 5 a.m.
to get to class for 9. Not because I
spend hours in front of the mirror.
Tania
Harris
the blastocyst is destroyed. Th e argument is that this
is and should be considered murder and is no different
then killing a human being, Th e counter argument
is that the blastocyst is not yet considered
living until it has reached the embryo stage which is
14 days after fertilization.
Th erapeutic cloning has the ability to save lives.
More then 230 million people
around the world have diabetes
and that number is on the rise.
According to Canadian Diabetes
Association more then 230 million
people around the world have
diabetes and that number is on
the rise. Th e Alzheimers Association
recognizes that one in every 20 people over the
age of 65 develop the disease, Th erapeutic cloning
experts say that with further research and advancements
in the fi eld all these people can be cured. Th is
could also lead to the end of leukemia, osteoporosis,
heart diseases and save people with serious spinal
injuries.
Th e Human Fertilisation Embryology Act of 1990
makes the United Kingdom one of the few nations
that allows for therapeutic cloning research. Other
countries have made strong headway including
South Korea, which is a leading researcher in the
fi eld. Spain also recently passed a bill that would allow
for therapeutic cloning.
Th ese are all big steps to broadening our medical
knowledge and an even bigger step in saving human
lives.
Mike
Gokdag
But since it takes so damn long to
fi nd a parking spot.
Parking at Durham College and
UOIT is an issue every year, and
each year the squad down at parking
services has a plan to ensure everything
is going to fi t right between
the lines.
Th ere’s always the parking pass
issue. I seriously think my girlfriend
paid more for her pass than she did
for her car. Four hundred and fi fty
dollars is a lot of money, and when
looking at the prices for parking in
previous years, it’s up. But the problem
still exists.
It’s cheaper to fi nd a nice discreet
spot for your car, get a couple warnings,
and then take maybe three or
four tickets. Congratulations, you
got yourself parking all year for just
over $100.
Being late is another big problem
for students. Last week I missed my
OSAP appointment and was half an
hour late for class after waiting in a
People are often unable to perform
simple tasks after relatively
modest amounts of alcohol, resulting
in incomplete assignments.
For some, relaxing at the pub and
drinking cold beers is more appealing
then sitting through lectures,
therefore a decision to skip class is
often taken.
And when the inevitable happens,
academic failure, it is common
for a person to feel discouraged and
drop out. Having such easy access
to alcohol during the day enables
students to acquire bad habits. Th ey
are not asked if they have class or
other responsibilities before being
served.
Rescue workers, New York residents
and victims have come together
to demand medical benefi ts
and compensation for health problems
they suff ered after the Sept. 11
attacks. Josefi na Rosa, a New Yorker
for more than 30
years, said she’s
had problems
breathing ever
since her apartment
was bombarded
with dust
from the attacks.
During the week of Sept. 4, a
crowd of 250 gathered at Ground
Zero where the World Trade Center
towers once stood, demanding federal
and state medical and fi nancial
help.
“I need medication and I am
not working because I’m sick,” said
Enrique Farfan, 59, a construction
worker who worked at the site.
Victims of 9/11 should be compensated
with medical benefi ts because
we have honoured those who
did not survive the attacks and we
should honour those who did. Th e
victims have survived an ordeal
that will never be healed emotionally,
and the American government
should do whatever it takes to help
heal them physically. Many of the
Some begin drinking in the morning
and because alcohol is available
to them begin excessively drinking.
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism cost
an estimated $148 billion annually,
according to the National Institute
on Drug Abuse and the National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Students are here at Durham
College and UOIT to be educated
so our goals of a happy future are
met. Th e last thing we need is to be
diverted our dreams..
No one goes far with slurred
speech and blurred vision. Now
sober up and get to class, you have
three minutes.
9/11 victims
becoming sick
Parking creating headaches
Students are
wasting valuable
class time
looking for
parking spaces
Andrew
Moore
long line of traffi c listening to people
screaming and throwing heavyweight
punches at their dashboards.
I fi nally found a spot in a ditch by
the library.
With the new athletic centre expansion,
all parking on the west side
of the college is unavailable and it’s
not helping this year’s attempt at reducing
the congestion on campus.
I’m not saying Parking Services
has done nothing. Th ey’ve built new
lots, hired parking managers and
stopped letting students without
passes go beyond pay-and-display,
leaving the lots open for paying students.
victims can’t aff ord to treat their
breathing problems and are unable
to work so they should be given the
money they need to get healthy
again.
A study by Mount Sinai Medical
Center in Manhattan
found that 70
per cent of the people
who responded
after the attack later
suff ered breathing
problems. Police,
fi refi ghters and others
suff ered high rates of lung abnormalities
and these problems
could last a lifetime.
A coalition of low-income people
who worked or lived near the World
Trade Center said there have not
been any government-funded treatment
programs for the individuals
who inhaled the dangerous fumes.
Workers and residents are suff ering
from long-term illnesses that are
beyond their control and nothing is
being done to assist them. Firefi ghters
and police offi cers helped to
save lives and yet the government
won’t step in and help save their
lives. It’s time for the government
to relieve those who are suff ering
and not allow any more innocent
people to die.
Alicia
MacDonald
What they need to do is stop
building fl at lots or we’ll soon be
parking in Brooklin. Th ey should
start building two- or three-fl oor
parking structures, or maybe put in
an underground parking lot. With
all the money students are putting
into the school, fi nding the funds for
the construction shouldn’t be that
diffi cult.
Something needs to be done
about the parking issue, the price
of a pass, the crowded lots, and the
traffi c jams. Until then, you’ll fi nd
me parked in my ditch.

6 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
New
health
centre
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
Th e campus health centre
is expanding and is expected
to be open by next summer.
Th e new health centre will
be in the same building as the
new athletic centre. Students
voted in favour of the $14-million
joint project in a referendum
last year. Th e athletic and
health centre is being paid for
mainly by increased student
fees, included in tuition.
“Th e construction’s on
track. . . costs are still in line,
people have not gone over
budget,” said Katherine Lazenby,
director of Campus
Health and Counselling Services.
Th e current health centre
has only two examination
rooms for physicians. Th e new
centre will have 12 examination
rooms. “We’ll probably
increase the number of physicians
we have,” said Lazenby.
In addition to more examination
rooms, the new centre
will have an on-site pharmacy
and a lab with proper equipment
for processing blood
and urine samples.
Th ere will be one treatment
room with an exit to the
parking lot for easy access to
an ambulance.
“It alarms people when
they see that,” said Lazenby.
Alternative health services
will be added to the list of services
the campus health centre
off ers. Th e new centre will
employ a chiropractor, a masseuse,
a naturopathic doctor,
a nutritionist and a chiropodist
or foot doctor.
Th e Student Association
is currently looking into expanding
the student health
plan to include alternative
health services. “All of the services
will hopefully be aligned
with changes that are coming
with the student drug plan,”
said Lazenby. Currently, none
of the above mentioned alternative
health services are covered
under the student health
plan.
Th e larger facilities will
also allow the campus health
centre to take on more students
for placements and
work study jobs. “Right now
we’re very small and we’re
always asked to take students
for placement,” said Lazenby.
“We’ll have areas for work
study . . . and students with
medical placement in their
programs.”
Due to the local family doctor
shortage, “we still had students
coming back to use the
student health centre as their
family doctor,” said Lazenby.
“I think there is a need for the
expanded health services.”
Th e health centre and
athletic centre will share the
same entrance and expect to
be open in June 2007.
CAMPUS NEWS
SELF-SERVE: The job board, located outside of room B205, is just one of the many
services students can use on campus to enrich their post-secondary experience.
Serving up some fresh
services for students
New resources
accessible on
campus
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Television might have its fall lineup, but the college
has its own version. Th ere are many new clubs and services
premiering this year on campus.
Melissa Bosomworth is the new fi rst year experience
co-ordinator in the Student Life department.
“My role is to bring the services that we have on campus,
and make a one-stop location,” said Bosomworth.
“Th e students can fi nd information about what is available
to them or where they can go if they have questions.”
“Our department also looks at orientation for both
the college and university. We collaborate with other
departments to raise awareness about what is going on
around campus,” she said.
Bosomworth created the brochures, the student
handbooks and the magnetic calendars that were handed
out to the fi rst-year students at orientation. She is also
in charge of web resources and information for parents.
“First generation students may not have someone to
tell them what to do and where to go. We are looking to
make resources targeted towards them,” said Tara Blackburn,
director of Career and Employment Services and
Student Life.
Student Life Offi ce organizes orientation activities
for the college and university.
“We recruit student leaders and volunteers who
welcome new students on campus,” said Blackburn.
“Recruitment for next year’s student leaders starts in
October.”
Th e Learner Support Centre has a new ESL specialist,
Nicky Patel. Workshops and sessions for students
with English as a second language will teach proper pronunciation,
grammar and fl uency development.
New to the students rights and responsibilities de-
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
partment is Jon Sarpong, who is settling into his new position
of diversity offi cer at the college and university.
“We are available as a resource on campus for students
with issues relating to sexual orientation, race, religion,
and even social status,” he said.
Sarpong would like to work with student clubs organizing
events connected with diversity and multiculturalism.
“Th ere is defi nitely room for more improvement in
areas of diversity,” he said.
From the Campus Health Centre there is a new program
called Leave the Pack Behind.
Th e main goal of the program is to reduce and stop
students from smoking. It protects non-smokers from
second-hand smoke and prevents students from starting
s.
Th e Sexual Health and Resource Centre will open
this year. It’s a place were students can get free advice
about sex-related topics. Alex Saul is a student volunteer
organizing the program.
“It is entirely student run, confi dential and non-judgmental,”
said Saul. “It’s much more laid back, you don’t
have to make a appointment. Students can call in or
drop by and ask questions related to sexual health.”
Information is provided on: healthy relationships,
sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives, HIV and
AIDS, pregnancy options, safer sex and sexuality.
When the centre opens, safe sex items and contraceptives
will be sold at a cheap price.
“Pregnancy tests will be $4,” said Saul. “We will also
sell sex toys.”
Career and Employment Services has an improved
job site this fall. Students and graduates will be able to
put out a watch for jobs, and be notifi ed by e-mail of new
job postings that match their preference.
In addition to the job site a new online Co-curricular
Recognition Program will launch in the fall. It is an offi
cial record from Durham College and UOIT, acknowledging
a student’s involvement in activities while in
school.
It is a description of the co-curricular activity and the
skills they’ve gained from being involved with the activities.
Students will be able to print this record and submit
it with their resume to prospective employers.
“Whether it’s a club involvement, part of a team, orientation
leader, a captain, it looks at not only the involvement
but also the leadership opportunities that you’ve
taken advantage of,” said Blackburn.
Th ink
about
your
future
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Students looking to expand their
prospects on employment and education
are welcome to attend the
Career and Education Fair. It will
take place on Oct. 24, 11a.m. to 3
p.m. in the gym.
It is a place for Durham College
and UOIT students to connect with
employers for part-time and fulltime
jobs as well as co-ops, internships
and summer jobs.
Th e fair off ers students a chance
to network and fi nd out more about
the industry.
Students planning on attending
should be well prepared. Th ey
should keep their resume and cover
letter updated.
An open resume clinic will be
held Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon
in the SW corridor and in the afternoon
from 2p.m. to 4 p.m. in UA
east atrium.
Students are advised to plan
ahead and make a good impression.
Students should also bring
their ID.
To fi nd a list of organizations
attending, or for more information
students can log on to the career
and education fair website
Info
sessions for
prospective
students
By Alicia MacDonald
Chronicle Staff
Durham College hosts the
annual open house and college
information program on Th ursday,
Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27
for students, parents, teachers
and community members.
Th is event will be held in
the gymnasium at the Oshawa
campus from 6 to 9 p.m. on
Th ursday, and 9 a.m. to noon
on Friday. Potential students
looking to do research on postsecondary
education will have
the opportunity to speak with
college representatives from
approximately 25 diff erent colleges.
Students looking for information
about Durham College
programs and services will fi nd
faculty and student support
services offi cers who can help.
Tours will be available. UOIT
will also have representatives
available.
Th e Whitby campus open
house will be on Th ursday,
Nov. 2.

Aid for
students
By Alicia MacDonald
Chronicle Staff
Education bills can add up
quickly, but students shouldn’t
panic as the Financial Aid and
Awards offi ce and local bank
branches can provide solutions
to ease fi nancial pain.
“All of my fi nancial aid offi
cers are student advocates,”
said Chris Rocha, director of
Financial Aid and Awards. She
takes pride in off ering quality
service and support and wants
students to know that the fi -
nancial aid offi ce is there to
help those in need.
Students looking for a way
to pay the bills can apply for
the government’s fi nancial aid
loan program known as OSAP.
Students will be assessed
based on things like cost of the
program, family resources and
how many family members are
in post-secondary education.
While students are in
school full time they won’t be
charged interest on the loan,
and repayment does not begin
until six months after leaving
school. Applications for OSAP
are available in the fi nancial
aid offi ce and those requiring
assistance with the application
can talk to any fi nancial aid offi
cer.
Rocha understands that for
many students it’s their fi rst
time having to manage their
own debts and that they may
need help. Financial aid offi
cers can assist with budget
counselling, off ering money
management tips and directing
students to diff erent awards
and bursaries.
Students may also apply
for the work study program,
which off ers opportunities to
work on campus, rather than
accumulating debt. Students
can fi nd the application for
work study on mycampus and
those approved will be notifi ed
via email. Job opportunities
are also posted on mycampus,
with an hourly wage of $10.
“We support on average at
Durham College about 90 work
study positions,” said Rocha.
“It’s institutional funding for
students that have a shortfall
above their own resources,” she
said. Financial aid offi cers look
at whether the student has applied
for OSAP,. Students can
apply for this bursary at any
time, however, Rocha suggests
applying earlier in the year.
“Students should not be
embarrassed to come in if they
have a fi nancial need,” said
Rocha. “We’re here to help students.
Th at’s our goal.”
A line of credit can also
help. Banks will lend students
money while they are in
school, ranging from $5,000 a
year to $8,000 a year. CIBC has
$40,000 available for students
who need help with education
costs. TD Canada off ers
full-time students up to $8,000
a year for four years, to a maximum
of $32,000.. Royal Bank’s
line of credit for students off ers
students up to $5,000 per year
for undergrads.
The Chronicle October 3, 2006 7
CAMPUS NEWS
Working towards success
Striving
to further
education
By Amanda Gauthier
Chronicle Staff
Classes have begun, assignments
have been given, and students struggling
with writing skills can now
receive qualifi ed assistance, as the
newly developed Peer Writing Tutor
Program is available for everyone.
After speaking with faculty from
other schools such as Seneca College
and Guelph University, Liesje
deBurger, writing specialist, felt a
need to help students learn from
other students.
“Phenomenal learning happens
from peers,” she said.
In 2005, deBurger spoke with students,
organized a focus group and
developed a proposal to present to
Durham College and University of
Ontario Institute of Technology. Th e
idea to help students with their writing
skills was pitched to the advisory
group and DC’s vice-president
of student aff airs, and thus, the Peer
Writing Tutor Program was born.
Th e program “allows us too expand
our services and provides
students with an opportunity for
greater access from peers,” said de-
Burger.
In its fi rst year of operation, the
program includes fi ve university students,
referred by previous professors,
with a B-plus average. Students
receive training from deBurger, who
has a masters degree in education
and has taught communications for
19 years.
Th ey must attend all training
workshops and attend a student
consultation. Once the students
have completed the 24-hour training
process, and have submitted a
written piece to deBurger for analysis,
they are able to tutor both college
and university students who require
assistance with their writing.
Essay writing, research development,
formatting and other writing
challenges are the main focuses of
the Peer Writing Tutor Program.
Th e tutors are trained to deal with
all writing skills, providing a student
from any program the chance to receive
assistance.
Th e tutors, as
well as deBurger,
are available to
assist students
with any writing
problems, but
the clients are
responsible for
their own work.
Th e tutor will sit
down with the
client and discuss
where she
is having diffi culty in particular. Students
are asked the question: what
area are you challenged by? Th e tutor
will then break down the prob-
lems and work on how to enhance
the student’s skills.
“It’s not an editing or proofreading
service,” said deBurger. “I think
that’s something people need to realize.
It’s more of
Photo by Amanda Gauthier
WORKING TOWARDS SUCCESS: Julie and Liesje deBurger, writing specialist for the
newly developed Peer Writing Tutor Program, work together in a journey to further edu-
cation.
‘
an instruction.”
Th e program
is based on volunteers
who want
to help struggling
students. Since
the tutors are students
themselves,
’
it helps to create a
more open learn-
Liesje deBurger ing environment
and makes the client
feel more comfortable.
Th e positive atmosphere
surrounding the Peer Writing Tutor
Program makes it diffi cult for students
to come out of a session with-
You’re supporting
what they’ve done in
the classroom, supporting
the development.
It’s supporting
the learning.
out having learned a great deal.
“You are working with them,”
deBurger said. “You’re supporting
what they’ve done in the classroom,
supporting the development. It’s
supporting the learning.”
Having taught communications
at Durham College, UOIT, Trent
University and Brock University, de-
Burger enjoys her career and plans
on making the program part of DC
and UOIT for years to come.
With a tentative date of January
2007, an online service will be available.
Th is will allow students having
diffi culty with an assignment to go
online at any time and receive the
required help.
To learn more about the Peer
Writing Tutor Program, information
is available in the Learning Support
Centre and on the DC and UOIT
websites.

8 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
By Keith Fernandes
and Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
Skin, cultures and beliefs may be
painted red, yellow, black or white,
but the human race is one. Seven
female students were handed unity
buttons, after pounding on Moonstone,
a cedar and buff alo healing
drum. Th e button is divided into
four colours meeting together in the
centre, symbolizing unity.
“I’m simply the relative your
momma forgot to tell you about,”
joked Shannon Th underbird, a Native
American elder from the Tsimshian
tribe in Northern B.C.
Th underbird and performance
partner Sandy Horne visited Durham
College/UOIT Sept. 27 with
Ohmia: Kara Drum Group.
Th e presentation was originally
planned for justice students, said
professor Ted Dionne. An innovation
fund supported the event so
that any DC/UOIT student could attend
the fi rst Native Awareness Day
on campus.
More than 200 students fi lled
both stands in the gymnasium.
Keynote speaker Durham Regional
Police Chief Vern White addressed
students about cultural bias
within the police force.
For 19 years White worked in native
communities with populations
of 500, in contrast to eight white offi
cers.
“At the end of the day the kids
could not see themselves in me,” recalled
White.
Th is made White realize the need
for aboriginal recruitment on police
forces nationwide.
“Th e next 4,000 people who
move to Durham will not look like
me,” he said.
From opening speeches to ceremonial
drumbeats, the vision was
unity, however certain lyrics sung
by Th underbird and Horne did not
line up with that focus.
“We gave you food, blankets and
fur. You gave us diseases we couldn’t
cure,” Th underbird and Horne harmonized.
But the lyrics did not
dampen student participation.
Stands nearly emptied as students
crowded two drums. Both
drums were sprinkled with tobacco,
a symbol of thanks, giving respect to
the drum and the spirits.
“Th e drum represents the heartbeat
of mother earth for us,” musician
Bill Russ told students.
Women surrounded the healing
drum, while men surrounded the
powwow drum made from maple
CAMPUS NEWS
Sharing the spirit of equality
wood and moose hide. Each side
took turns chanting, increasing in
pitch and volume.
Th underbird said the competition
resulted in a tie.
Th e presentation would not be
complete without dancing. Nikki
Shawana, an 18-year-old Manitoulin
Island native, is a self-taught
hoop dancer. With Ohmia: Kara
supplying the rhythm, Shawana and
her two dozen hoops transformed
into various wildlife forms.
Durham Regional Police offi cer
Darrell LaFrance also showcased
aboriginal culture through dance,
clothed in red, fi tted with moccasins
and crowned with eagle feathers.
Th e ceremony ended before
noon, but the day of educating had
just begun for Th underbird, Horne,
and LaFrance.
Photo by Keith Fernandes
SPREADING THEIR WINGS: Darrell LaFrance (left) showcased his culture through dance and Sandy Horne
sang her heart out at the fi rst Native Awareness Day.
Students enjoy double
the laughs at Second City
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
Th e Student Association provided
an evening of comedy and company
at Second City in Toronto last
Th ursday night.
A bus load of 20 students attended
Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,
a presentation of various comedy
skits containing political and social
comment. Th e show, directed
by Chris Earle, made light of topics
ranging from global warming and
Canada’s role in Afghanistan to criticism
of Stephen Harper and George
W. Bush.
Th e show started out with a satirical
musical number on how
Canada has benefi ted from Stephen
Harper’s leadership and ended with
improvisational skits. During the improvisation,
the actors had only the
help of the topic of “pancake syrup”,
suggested by an audience member.
From this unlikely topic, fi ve skits
were performed containing a marital
argument, a high school biology
presentation, and “sexy Charles
Darwin.”
Over 40 tickets to the event were
sold, though only half took advantage
of the free bus there and back.
Th e Student Association had originally
booked 48 tickets, though not
all of them were sold.
Tickets were $10 each from the
Tuck Shop although the Student Association
paid $20 for each ticket.
Th e bus that was rented to shuttle
students to and from the event cost
approximately $250. Th e tickets and
the cost of renting the bus was paid
for out of the Student Association’s
budget.
“Every trip the Student Association
runs is technically a loss,” said
Scott Toole, Student Association
events co-ordinator. “You pay into
the Student Association . . . One of
the perks is you get to go on cool
trips for a good price.”
Last year the Student Association
paid $135 per ticket for a trip
to Detroit to a Leafs’ game, plus the
cost of a bus there and back, while
charging only $35 each to the students
who attended.
In spite of the monetary losses,
the Student Association continues
to plan trips at a low cost for the students.
“We don’t ever make a profi t,”
said Julie Lamb, communication coordinator
for the event. Inexpensive
outings for the students, with the
Student Association footing most
of the bill, is “basically how we give
back to the students,” said Lamb.
Upcoming trips the Student Association
had planned include the
Stratford Festival on Oct. 13 and the
Blue Man Group on Oct. 26.
Sacred drumming, aboriginal
peacekeeping, storytelling and
workshops relevant to native issues
were held for interested students.
Ali Naqvi, a second-year Police
Foundations Student, said First Nations
people should showcase their
culture because they represent the
beginning of Canada.
“Th ey are a great people and this
was a great event,” he said.
Photo by Marilyn Gray
LAUGHING IT UP IN THE CITY: Students took advantage
of a low-cost trip to Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at
Second City in Toronto last week.

By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
With lots of rubber, lube and alcohol,
Love Fest returned to campus.
Love Fest, a promotional tour
with Lifestyles condoms, was an
event held Sept. 22 at E.P. Taylor’s
campus pub.
“Th is is pretty much what I do,
spreading the message of safer sex,”
said Dan Tate the director of bookings
and promotion for Love Fest.
Th e promotion by Lifestyles,
CANFAIR (Canadian Foundation
For AIDS Research), Staying Alive,
and MTV is intended to inform
students about safer sex and HIV/
AIDS. Students are asked to show
up in hot costumes and pay a $5
cover charge.
Th e cover charges are collected
at the end of the tour. “After we pay
our expenses, the rest goes to charity,”
Tate said.
Th e rest is about 10 per cent,
which amounts to about 50 cents of
every cover.
Tables all over the pub were littered
with free condoms and lube.
Th ere was an information table just
outside the pub with pamphlets on
proper condom application and
HIV/AIDS.
One student who attended,
Becky Atwood, said “it was fi rst
off an all-ages event, which no one
knew, and last year they gave out lots
of free condoms and stuff . Th is year
they didn’t, and the music was horrible.
All they did was talk through
most of the songs. Th ere were neat
contests that part was good, but not
that it was all ages.”
“Th ings went great, it was packed,”
said Scott Toole the events programmer
for the Student Association
Th e tour started on Sept. 13 and
has dates scheduled through Nov.
28.
CAMPUS NEWS The Chronicle October 3, 2006 9
Love Fest busts out a great audience
It goes around to campus pubs
all across Ontario.
Some may doubt the effi ciency
of the event to promote safer sex,
because of the party atmosphere.
Photo by Ryan Peterson
LADIES STRUT THEIR STUFF: Katelyn Young, Jenna Scorgie, Aliia Scrio and Caitlin Roxborough
dance a different tune at Love Fest. With the number of students that showed
up E.P. Taylor’s, the dancing didn’t stop until 2 a.m.
By Luba Tymchuk
Chronicle Staff
UOIT’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied
Science will benefi t from an award
‘
given to an assistant professor on Sept. 21.
Dr. Jing Ren was awarded a $200,000
University Faculty Award (UFA) to further
her research into improving technology
that facilitates the use of computer-generated
controls to reduce the invasiveness of
cardiac surgeries.
Only 24 UFAs were awarded in 2006,
so this accomplishment is not just for Ren
but for all of UOIT. It is the fi rst UFA to be
awarded to a UOIT faculty member.
“I feel happy that my previous work is
recognized nationally,” said Ren.
Ren’s research aims to advance computer-generated
intelligent controls and move them into the operating
room to develop surgeon-friendly and patient-specifi c
However, to those people Tate said,
“if someone decides they want to
engage in sexual activity (after the
event) they have all the information
and means at their fi ngertips.”
Free prizes
to be won
for being
a student
By Matthew James
Pozzuoli
Chronicle Staff
Durham College has paired
up with www.wincollegetuition.com
to bring students
the opportunity to win either
$1,000 in cash, an Apple Ipod
or a Sony PSP.
Until Oct. 5 students will
be able to log on to wincollegetuition.com
and take part in
a 25-30 minute survey on the
education system and learning
facilities. To make this
survey even more interesting
Durham College has donated
a host of gift certifi cates, from
the Toronto Raptors, Blue Jays,
Hockey Hall of Fame and HMV
music centre.
To be eligible for this survey,
students must be actively
enrolled in a post- secondary
institution, and must provide a
valid email address, a student
identifi cation number and a
birthdate. For more information
regarding this survey or
for a chance to win one of
these prizes please contact
Peter Dietsche Ph.D, Research.
Mohawk College.
At (905)-575-2719 or by
email at Peter.Dietsche@mowhawkcollege.ca.
Assistant professor receives
$200,000 to help fund research
By Matthew James Pozzuoli
Chronicle Staff
Sounds of boos and applause will be heard coming
from E.P Taylor’s, as this year’s instalment of Campus
Idol is set to get underway.
virtual features. Th ese fi xtures will provide surgeons
with control, will extend surgical capability and enhance
surgery speed.
Th e reward was given by Canada’s
This award will
allow me to focus
more on my research.
I plan to
start to supervise
students and carry
on with my ongoing
research.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council (NSERC), which works
to enhance the recruitment, retention
and early career progression of women
and Aboriginal people in faculty positions
in science and engineering at Canadian
universities.
Ren’s most recent work includes
3D virtual fi xtures that come from the
’
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of
a heart, which will limit an operator’s
action for the pre-planned surgery on
Dr. Jing Ren a heart.
“Th is award will allow me to focus
more on my research. I plan to start to supervise students
and carry on with my ongoing research,” said
Ren.
Annual Campus Idol about to begin
Students gather at E.P.
Taylor’s to sing like stars
Th e fi rst group of singers will take front stage Monday,
Oct. 12 at noon in the newly renovated college
pub. Th e event lasts for two hours and will run for
eight grueling weeks, each week seeing another contestant
eliminated, until there is one star remaining.
Th e fi nal contestant, who will be decided on Dec. 4,
will win a prize of $500 for next semester.
For the Campus Idol schedule and more information
on this event, visit the Student Association web
page at www.Sadcuoit.ca. and come out to cheer on
your favourite singer.

10 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
Students battle ‘freshman 15’
By Amy Parrington
and Natasha Mackesey
Chronicle Staff
Four pounds is 11 times the expected
increase for 18-year-olds,
and 20 times the expected increase
for average adults.
Living away from home, whether
you are living in residence or share
accommodations off -campus,
brings a new-found freedom and
responsibility, which means making
your own choices.
According to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation web site, Canadians
consume 25 per cent more fat
then the recommended amount.
Th e “freshman 15” is used to describe
the sudden weight gain often
experienced during the fi rst year of
college.
Researchers from Cornell University
in Ithaca, N.Y. now fi nd that
fi rst-year students gain only a third
of a pound each week, which is an
average of 4.2 pounds within the
fi rst three months.
Compared to the expected “freshman
15”, a little over four pounds
seems like nothing. However, four
pounds is 11 times the expected
weight gain for an 18-year-old, and
almost 20 times the weight gain for
average adults.
Th is is a surprising result, considering
the awareness of proper
nutrition is at an all-time high.
Healthy meal choices are available
throughout the campus. So
where are students going wrong?
“Students are picking the wrong
Photo by Amy Parrington
MMMM... LEFTOVER PIZZA: Freshman Kristy Vincent tries to stay away from unhealthy
foods, but every once in a while it becomes unavoidable to eat a nice slice of pizza.
foods as their favourites, loading
up on fast food, vending machine
meals, and frozen TV dinners, because
it’s a quick and easy fi x, but
they’re not thinking about the eff ect
that these foods are going to have
on their bodies, and how unhealthy
they really are,” said Nathalie
Mackesey a nutritionist and fi tness
instructor at Sheena’s Core Strength
in Bomanville.
Kristy Vincent, fi rst year graphic
Fast food isn’t the only
food off ered on campus
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
Vending machines on campus
are as unavoidable to students as
the classes and it’s hard to ignore
their convenience and cheap prices.
It seems that students are doomed
to eat unhealthy food from the moment
they enroll, but that might not
be the case after all.
Although at fi rst glance you
might only notice places like Pizza
Pizza and Tim Horton’s, there are
healthier choices from the food provided
by Chartwells, a member of
the Compass Group.
“Chartwells provides all of the
students a variety of healthy food
options through the Balanced
Choice program,” said Amanda Wiersma,
the marketing manager for
Chartwells.
“Balanced Choice options must
fi t a particular set of criteria decided
on by our corporate chefs and are
represented in signage or symbols
on all of the products.”
Th e symbols she’s talking about
are two stickers, a blue Balanced
Choices sticker and a green Vegetarian
Choices sticker.
Th ese are found on the On the
Go products.
“On the Go is Compass Group’s
pre-packaged, ready to eat program,”
says Wiersma. “We have a six
day rotating menu and sell most of
our Balanced Choice items through
it. Approximately 10 items per day
are either a Balanced Choice item or
a Vegetarian item.”
Th e On the Go menu provides a
wide selection for students.
In the Balanced Choice menu
students can fi nd fruit parfait, tuna
salad wrap, premium California
greens salad, roast turkey and vegetable
baguettes, turkey and beef
chef salads.
In the Vegetarian Choice menu
students can fi nd Caesar pasta salad,
roasted vegetables and feta wrap,
Photo by Elise Haskell
GOING HEALTHY: On the Go provides affordable healthy
selections for students who want to avoid fast food.
premium Greek salad and Mediterranean
feta baguettes.
Not only can these be found all
over campus, but they’re also affordable
starting at prices as low as
$2.89.
For a bit more money, there are
also healthy off erings at Pita Pit (located
in the Gordon Willey Building)
and at a stir-fry centre in the
main cafeteria.
All in all, there are several healthy
alternatives to the vending machine
and fast food choices available.
design student at Durham, says that
time and high food prices aff ect her
healthy eating choices.
Vincent said in order to stay away
from unhealthy foods, she packs a
lunch each day but sometimes has
to buy her lunch.
“Durham has a lot of selection of
diff erent healthy foods. It’s whether
you make the choice to eat the
healthy foods or not,” said Vincent.
Leaving home and going to
school means an enormous change
in priorities for young adults. Th e
fi rst year away means freedom – to
eat whatever you want, whenever
you want. As course loads increase,
exercise and healthy choices seem
to fade into the background.
Keep moving. Although the campus
is large and you have to do a lot
of walking to class, make sure that’s
not the only form of exercise you’re
getting. Odds are, even with an overpacked
schedule there will still be
spurts of boredom. Instead of turning
to comfort food, try drinking a
glass of water and taking a nice long
walk by yourself or with a friend.
Mackesey suggests working out.
“Try taking a walk with a friend or
signifi cant other, and if it’s raining
or cold, then hit the gym. It’s a lot
easier to get motivated to work out
then you have someone there with
you,” she said.
It is easy to forget the calories in
a cookie you eat while rushing to
class or the two beers you drink at
the pub. How much harm can one
cookie do? Lots. Th ese extra calories
add up. Th e cumulative eff ects of a
few extra calories here and there
show the quickest.
By just eating an additional 500
calories each day in a bag of chips
or a chocolate bar, you will gain one
pound a week.
Cutting calories
at Tim Hortons
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
Dozens of anxious students
can be seen chatting in line while
waiting for their 10 a.m. caff eine
fi xes and morning snacks, provided
by Tim Hortons in the B-
Wing.
Various pastries, doughnuts,
and muffi ns sit in a glass display
beside the counter. Some treats
appear to be loaded with fat and
others do not.
Students may mistake a calorie
infested goodie for a lower fat
choice.
According to the Tim Hortons
Canadian nutrition guide,
all fi lled and dipped doughnuts
including Boston cream, blueberry,
maple dip and chocolate
dip contain eight grams of fat. A
wheat carrot muffi n is 19 grams,
2.5 grams being saturated fat.
Although the muffi n is high in
fat, it does not contain trans fats.
Boston creams have 0.1 grams of
trans fats and 3.5 grams of saturated
fats.
On average muffi ns contain
more traces of iron, but barely
any vitamins are found in muffi
ns or doughnuts, except for the
wheat carrot muffi n containing
vitamins A and C.
A plain bagel is 260 calories
and 1.5 grams of fat, while a
twelve-grain bagel is 310 calories
and six grams. A twelve-grain bagel
contains 0.6 grams more saturated
fat than a plain bagel.
Th e safest way for students
to cut calories at Tim Hortons is
to munch on muffi ns that begin
with the words “low fat.”
Low fat muffi ns contain 2 to
2.5 grams of fat, zero trans fats
and small amounts of vitamin A
and C.
Customers cannot reduce fat
in Tim Hortons treats, but can reduce
fat in beverages. A 10 ounce
coff ee with cream contains 3.5
grams of fat and hot chocolate
4.5 grams.
Replacing cream with 2 per
cent milk in coff ee and iced cappuccinos
reduces fat counts. A 10
ounce iced cappuccino with milk
is10 grams of fat and 100 calories
less than one made with cream.
While sipping iced cappuccinos
with milk and chewing
chocolate glazed doughnuts,
students can justify consuming
these treats by saying they are
lower in fat than most of the other
treats off ered in the B-wing. Th ey
aren’t fi lled with vitamins, but
they aren’t fi lled with that much
fat either.
If you really want healthier
choices you should probably
stick to munching on apples and
carrots.

By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
Th e lines are lengthy, the wait times can
often be gruelling and the end result is something
people yearn for on a daily if not hourly
basis. Concert tickets? Long lines at a Wal-
Mart end-of-season sale? Th e answer is simple:
coff ee.
Th e globe’s second-most traded product
following oil, coff ee earns approximately $60
billion annually throughout the world and is
poured into more than 500 billion cups each
year, according to Frontline World and Coff ee
Kids websites.
Without a doubt coff ee is a big business
worldwide, but are the health risks of coff ee
recognized enough? Or is coff ee a lesser evil
compared to the hazards of alcohol and nicotine?
Chris Dyck, a nutrition and wellness spe-
CAMPUS NEWS
cialist at Extreme Fitness in Whitby, said,
“It’s not that it’s a harm instantly, it’s the
prolonged eff ects of drinking coff ee. It’s similar
to taking too much aspirin.”
Th e risks include heart palpitations, nervousness,
sweat and often people become jittery,
he said.
People often drink coff ee because they
have diet defi ciencies. “Most people fi ll their
diets with starchy carbohydrates such as
fruits, but after an hour they make you feel
tired and that’s when most people reach for a
coff ee,” Dyck said.
He also feels students are especially at risk:
“Students drinking coff ee corresponds with
nutritional defi ciency. Whether they have
homework or they stayed up too late, it encourages
them to drink a coff ee to wake up,”
Dyck said.
During his years as a nutritionist, Dyck has
worked with clients who have coff ee before
they work out to keep them mobilized. Although
during a cardio workout that strategy
may come in handy, during muscle workouts
Dyck feels caff eine is harmful because
it slows down the muscle strength because of
nervousness and anxiety.
Barb Daigle, manager of a Tim Hortons in
Oshawa, feels that coff ee can be harmful to
someone’s health but is a less serious addiction
than cigarettes.
The Chronicle October 3, 2006 11
More recycling bins are necessary
Despite
demand,
recycling
remains
limited
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Th e lack of recycling bins around
campus has many students throwing
valuable items like plastic bottles,
metal cans and coff ee cups into
the garbage.
Some students say the number
of recycling bins at the college and
university is low considering the
amount of students who attend the
school.
According to Debbie Kinkaid,
director of Campus Services, there
are 60 recycling bins between the
Oshawa and Whitby campus combined.
Th e number of full-time students
enrolled at both campuses is
about 5,911.
“We try to keep them in the high
traffi c areas,” said Kinkaid. “Part of
the issue is fi re safety laws for hallways.
Th ere is only so much space
that you can block.”
“Every year we are defi nitely
increasing the size and keeping
up with the growth,” she said. “We
spend approximately $20,000 annually
on recycling.”
Th e campus recycles aluminum
food and drink cans, cardboard, fi ne
paper, glass bottles, newsprint, and
steel.
“We even have recycling programs
for toner cartridges and for
computers. Th ey don’t go to landfi ll
sites,” she said.
Th e school has adopted various
recycling strategies.
“We have tried the recycling of
paper towels in the washrooms. One
problem is contamination,” said
Kinkaid. “If anything else is thrown
into that container, like a Kleenex
or a piece of gum, anything other
than paper towels, then it becomes
contaminated and can no longer be
recycled.”
“It’s not about implementing
new programs, it’s about the policing
of them,” said Kinkaid. “Th ey are
so easily contaminated that most of
the programs are unsuccessful.”
Th e ministry of environment
makes regular visits to the campus
to check the status of recycling.
”Th ey check our garbage compact
area, to make sure that we are
separating and doing the collections
the way we should,” said Kinkaid.
“We got an excellent review the last
time they came.”
Aside from the metal cans and
plastic bottles, one of the biggest
contributors to waste on campus is
Coff ee used as unhealthy solution to problems
Risks
are not a
concern
Photo By Pavan Sandhu
REDUCE AND RECYCLE YOUR PAPER: Debbie Kinkaid, director of Campus Services, stands next
to one of only 60 recycling bins on campus.
“Coff ee is the least of the two evils. Some
people are giving up smoking so they use coffee
to cure their cravings,” Daigle said. “It’s the
ones outside smoking cigarettes and drinking
coff ee at the same time that I worry about.”
Christina Bruce, a temporary security offi -
cer for Durham College and UOIT said,
“I don’t drink coff ee, I couldn’t get used
to the taste of it, but I drink tea,” she said. On
her days off Bruce admits to drinking tea on a
constant basis throughout the day: “As soon
as I fi nish a tea I make another one.”
Students on campus are used to the
blocked halls outside of Tim Hortons on the
second fl oor of the Gordon Willey building.
Not all students waiting in line say they are
waiting for coff ees, but most are.
Henry Klaise, a Durham business professor,
does not feel drinking too much coff ee is
harmful.
“It is debatable. Th ere is no proof that caffeine
is as bad as tobacco. I have watched a
report that stated caff eine helps people who
don’t metabolize well, it speeds up their metabolism.”
Dyck believes caff eine is not the only contributing
factor to speed up a person’s metabolism.
“People need to remember to eat properly,
follow high protein and low carbohydrates
and exercise to see results.”
Tim Hortons coff ee cups.
Last year Terri Gibner, a thirdyear
Environmental Technology
student, was involved in the Awareness
Day Project. Over 2,000 coff ee
cups were collected from waste bins
around campus. Th ey were washed
and transformed into a coff ee cup
tree.
“We spent almost two full days
building the tree,” said Gibner.
According to food services, on
average last year 2,000 to 5,000 coffee
cups were sold each day. At this
time the college is not required to
recycle coff ee cups, which means
about 2,000-5,000 cups are thrown
into the waste bin each day.
Since June 2006 the Region of
Durham has introduced composting
as a way to reduce the amount
of waste sent to landfi ll. Durham
College and UOIT, however, do not
compost.
Th e Tim Hortons cups can be
composted but because the college
does not have the green program in
eff ect they are thrown out into the
waste bins and sent to landfi ll sites.
“At this time we don’t have the
facility to do it,” said Kinkaid. “We
have talked about it on a smaller
scale. We are always trying to come
up with something diff erent that
will catch on.”
Ross Stevenson, a teacher in the
Environmental Technology program,
believes that recycling is important
for the economy.
“All those products are a resource,”
he said. “Reusing plastic reduces
the amount of oil used in the
plastic industry and reusing paper
eases the pressure on our forestry
resources.”
Th e Waste Diversion Act (WDA)
aims to reduce the amount of waste
that goes to landfi ll sites by implementing
recycling methods.
“Th e WDA has pushed the industry
to increase the amount of
recycling,” said Stevenson. “Now we
have recycling programs for used
tires, used motor oil and electronic
waste. Soon we will have the take
back system for liquor bottles.”
To avoid caff eine, but maintain energy that
comes from it, Dyck suggests ginseng supplements
that will administer the healthy doses
needed.
An article on Newstarget.com stated caffeine
triggers adrenaline in a person’s system
and when it wears off after a few hours, it
causes exhaustion and fatigue.
Most people reach for another ‘hit’ of caffeine.
It acts as a drug; a person builds a tolerance
for it. When they stop drinking coff ee
their body goes through withdrawal.
Other studies have indicated that drinking
more than two to three cups of coff ee per day
increases the chances of heart attacks, reduces
sterility and can create stomach problems.
Most students and staff waiting in line admitted
to drinking three to four cups of coff ee
per day. Some students rely on coff ee to keep
them attentive and active.
Daigle did say that she often sees customers
come in to Tim Hortons eight times per
day for coff ee. “It gives them something to
do. Th ey often socialize with the same people
who return throughout the day. Especially if
they don’t have a lot of money.”
Regardless of the studies about drinking
coff ee and the risks it may pose, coff ee
remains the wake-up boost that people consume
to make it through a stressful and tiring
day.

12 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
KEMP VS. GRAY: Alexander Kemp is looking forward to asking opponent John Gray all the “tough
questions” during the Oct. 19 live televised debate for the upcoming municipal election.
Photo by Chad Ingram
Gray’s antagonist
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
Experience is not a necessary prerequisite for a mayoral
candidate.
But determination and a little anger can go a long way.
Alexander Kemp is 32-year-old shift supervisor at Hero’s
Certifi ed Burgers, and is Mayor John Gray’s sole opponent in
the upcoming municipal election
on Nov. 13.
For years he has been watching
city council, disagreeing with
and condemning most of its decisions.
“City council is being completely
mismanaged right now,”
said Kemp from his campaign
headquarters in a storefront on
Oshawa’s Bond Street.
“I off er a more realistic viewpoint
on life, as opposed to people
who are only out looking for their own advantage,” he said.
“Th e city needs someone who is levelheaded.”
A former student of Durham College, Kemp has also
worked as a personal support worker. He wants to see a
more fi scally responsible city council, one more focused on
the needs of everyday people.
“Homeowners are complaining about taxes,” Kemp said.
He said a variety of people, young and old, have stopped by
to tell him their qualms with city council. His campaign relies
solely on word of mouth.
Durham Region
Kemp is also concerned about the city’s poverty problem.
“It’s unbelievable the amount of hidden homeless that are
out there,” he said. “It’s there, and it exists, and it is a problem.
Th ese people are not creepy, these people are not dirty. Th ey
need help.”
Kemp admitted there’s nothing the mayor alone can do
about the problem, but said it’s something “the whole council
needs to be hit in the face with.”
Th ough he has no previous political experience, Kemp is
looking forward to a televised debate
with Gray, being aired live on CHEX
television, Th ursday, Oct. 19, at 6:30
p.m.
“Even if I lose,” he said, “at least I
get to ask the mayor the tough questions.”
Kemp pointed to council’s spending,
noting that the city is $137 million
in debt. He also criticized the city
for tearing down the Queen’s Hotel,
which he called a landmark and wasted
revenue-generator.
“I want to see Oshawa improve,”
Kemp said. “It’s a great town, and I know it can do a lot better.”
To resident students, Kemp off ered a special message.
“If you didn’t know, you can vote,” he said. “It aff ects you
just as much as it does somebody who’s been born and bred
here.”
“And,” he added, “if anybody else wants to run for mayor,
go for it.”
Th e deadline for candidate nominations was Sept. 28.
OTES
Student Voice:
Are you planning
on voting in
November’s
municipal
elections? Why?
Photo by Reka Szekely
“Yes, I always do. I like to have an input on what’s
going on in the area.”
- Alan Blacklaw
First-year Business Administration at Durham
Pickering resident
Photo by Reka Szekely
“Nope. Never have, never really pay attention.”
- Julianna Vanbelle
First-year Offi ce Administration at Durham
Oshawa resident
Photo by Reka Szekely
“No, because I don’t know enough about it and I
don’t want to waste a vote.”
- Stephanie Zakhem
Second-year Public Relations at Durham
Whitby resident

CAMPUS NEWS The Chronicle October 3, 2006 13
Hope for Oshawa’s hidden homeless?
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
Bill has an apartment.
He also has shoes and a coat.
But on a Th ursday morning, he is
standing on the sidewalk in downtown
Oshawa, panhandling.
Th e man who would only refer
to himself as Bill is a member of a
sector of society the government
refers to as the “hidden homeless”
– people who maintain permanent
residence, but live on or below the
poverty line.
He is missing three vertebrates
as a result of surgery, and says his
condition renders physical labour
impossible. His face grey with stubble,
he leans on a cane as he tells his
story.
For two years he’s been applying
for a disability pension, without success.
Welfare gives him enough to
rent a one-bedroom apartment, but
for his food, he begs for money on
the street.
Party over
poverty
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
UOIT’s Engineers Without Borders
want students to help make
poverty history.
Engineers Without Borders, in
conjunction with the Student Association
and Students for Humanitarianism,
Action and Respect through
Education (SHARE), are presenting
Party Against Poverty at E.P. Taylor’s
on Th ursday, Oct. 5. Tickets are $3
in advance, or $5 at the door, which
opens at 9 p.m.
Th e evening will include contests
and giveaways.
Proceeds will help fund Engineers
Without Borders’ projects in
impoverished countries around the
world, as well as some in Canada.
New fi rehall
will quicken
response
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
North Oshawa residents can expect
faster service from local fi refi
ghters after the opening of Fire
Hall No. 5.
Th e station will house two fi re
trucks and employ 11 people. It cost
$5.9 million to buy land, the hall and
equipment.
“Th is will improve response time
for northern areas of Oshawa,” said
Deputy Chief John Jeff s. “And it will
improve coverage through all of Oshawa
as well.”
Grand opening celebrations begin
on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.
and fi nish at 3 p.m. Guests can take
tours, watch fi re safety demonstrations,
and enjoy barbecued food.
Th e new hall is at 1550 Harmony
Rd. N., just north of Taunton.
“Can you spare a buck for a coffee?”
Bill asks this well-rehearsed
question shamelessly to passersby.
Some stop, jingle through their
pockets and produce a few coins.
Others stay stone-faced, staring
through the man as they hurry
along. Some tell him to get a job.
“You learn a lot about humanity,
being out here,” Bill says. “Some
people are understanding. Some
are just assholes.”
When the weather permits it, Bill
panhandles for his living expenses.
In the frigid cold of winter, he turns
to the city’s shelters.
Gate 3:16 is an outreach centre
on King Street. Susan Sanderson is
a co-ordinator there.
A tall, stern-looking woman
with dyed-red hair and fl amboyant
makeup, she stands in middle of a
big room, holding a small, white dog.
Surrounding her are rows of tables
where weary men and women eat
hungrily and converse quietly. A
By Ariel Hill
Chronicle Staff
Waves hit the shore, a building over 150
years old stands beside you, and children kick
a soccer ball at a fi eld in the distance. Where
might you be?
Lakeview Park, established in 1920, is a
major landmark in Oshawa’s history. It has
undergone many changes in the past 86 years
but remains dedicated to its roots. With some
of the oldest structures in the city of Oshawa
standing on its grounds, it makes for a great
picture of the early harbourfront settlement.
Th e Guy House, Robinson House and the Henry
House all date between 1835 and 1850. Th ey
have been turned into museums and exhibits,
which the public is open to view year round.
Parks manager Bill Slute has seen the park develop
and grow since 1984 when he was chosen
for the job.
“Th e area was redesigned for new parking
and roadways, there used to be a road running
between two of the historical buildings,” explained
Slute.
He said there were many more improvements
such as new picnic shelters, a boardwalk
along the beach and the pier being opened to
the public. Trails were improved and the playground
was updated to be the only wheelchairaccessible
playground in Oshawa.
Th e Jubilee pavilion has also been enlarged
and improved since it was built in 1927 to mark
the diamond jubilee of Confederation. A bandstand
behind the pavilion is used for some outdoor
concerts and movies on Sunday nights in
the summer.
Even with all the changes the park has gone
through in past years, there are plans for more.
A soccer centre is in the planning stages for
this waterfront property, which would eventually
be used as a tournament facility.
Autofest, a weekend long car exhibition in
Oshawa that draws close to 10,000 spectators,
is going to be held at Lakeview Park for the fi rst
time in the summer of 2007.
“Th ere is more and more demand for public
events,” said Slute. Th e biggest challenge they
are facing is understanding the demand.
Th e sports fi elds are being overused and
the picnic shelters can be crowded in summer
months. Organizations are beginning to realize
that there are great facilities there to be used for
public events so the city is trying to accommodate
the needs as they grow, said Slute.
Th e park also has a lot to off er to students.
As you sit in residents or at home wishing you
had something to do, why not get up and head
to the beach?
It might be a bit cold for swimming but it is
few men play cards.
Sanderson estimates that 170
people use the centre’s services
each day.
Gate 3:16 provides free meals,
showers, laundry facilities, counselling,
computer and literacy training
and other services for the city’s impoverished.
It is funded by Durham region’s
churches, private and corporate donations,
and is operated by a staff of
volunteers.
“City council does nothing for
the city’s homeless,” says Sanderson,
contempt alive in her voice.
“Th ey’re more concerned about
spending millions of dollars on new
arenas.”
She puts a cigarette in her mouth,
a leash on her dog, and trudges outside.
John Neal is city and regional
councillor for Oshawa’s Ward 7.
Seated at a desk in his campaign
headquarters, he produces a document
noting that through the 2006
regional budget process, Durham’s
regional council approved the distribution
of $712,316 in homelessness
funding for the region. But
Neal believes this is not enough.
“A whole family can change overnight,”
he says. “Someone comes
home and says, ‘I’ve been laid off .’
It doesn’t matter if they’re a CEO or
not, the family’s whole economic
dynamic has been changed.”
In the winter of 2006, Neal
pushed for a motion to increase
funding for the city’s YWCA.
“It is the only haven for a woman
and her child to go,” he says, noting
that the building is a century old,
with drafty windows and dilapidating
facilities.
Just a few doors from Gate 3:16
is St. Vincent’s Kitchen. Here, for
$1.25, Oshawa’s marginalized citizens
can get a solid meal.
Ruth Puckrin is director of operations.
A plain-looking woman, she
sits behind a plain-looking desk, in a
plain-looking offi ce.
Leisurely land at Lakeview
great to get away from the campus and spend a
bit of time outdoors in a great landscape. Th ere
is also abundant fi eld space to play Frisbee,
football or soccer.
“City council provides free parking
for our volunteers,” she says,
“which is important.”
Like Gate 3:16, St. Vincent’s
funding comes mostly from local
churches and donations. It too is
operated by volunteers.
John Villena, an aging man with
youth’s sparkle in his eyes, has been
volunteering at the kitchen since it
opened 15 years ago.
“It feels good to come down and
help out,” he says. Villena estimates
that the facility serves 150 meals a
day.
Of course, homelessness and the
plight of the “hidden homeless” in
not a problem unique to Oshawa.
A recent study by the provincial
government estimates that there
are as many as 5,000 hidden homeless
in Toronto alone. Some critics
say this fi gure is low.
As for Bill, until he is granted a
disability pension, he will continue
to cruise the streets of Oshawa,
looking for a helping hand.
Photo by Ariel Hill
OSHAWA LONG-STANDING: Henry House in Lakeview Park is one of Oshawa’s
historical buildings, built in 1850.
With the fall season approaching and leaves
changing colours you could fi nd some great
scenery at Lakeview Park.

14 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
Soaking up the knowledge
By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
Th e ninth annual Children’s
Groundwater Festival was held last
week at Camp Samac in Oshawa.
Approximately 5,000 Grade 4
students distributed among 10 high
schools attended the festival, which
ran from Sept. 25-29.
Th e event is aimed at teaching
Grade 4 students the importance of
water in the ecosystem and stresses
that it is essential for all life on
earth.
Students participate in various
activities that demonstrate the signifi
cance of water, how it behaves in
the environment and even the human
body. Activities take the form
of demonstrations, explanations
and games.
Th is is the fi rst festival of its kind
to be held in the fall. Event co-ordinator
Annette MacDonald said the
reason it’s held during this season is
so the teachers can reinforce what
the children learn at the festival in
their own lessons during the school
year.
Jim Schell, chairman of the Central
Lake Ontario Conservation
Authority (CLOCA), said the main
function of the event is to teach children
the importance of conserving
water and preserving natural habitat.
MacDonald is particularly fond
of the subtle way the information
from the activities is delivered to the
students.
“Th e most awesome part of this
festival is that kids come here, they
have a great time, and they don’t
even realize they are learning,” she
said.
Th e festival relies heavily on
community support and donations
collected to provide meals for those
participating as well as transportation
costs to the students. Transportation
alone is usually no less than
CAMPUS NEWS
Watson still on cue
Photo by Steve Parker
BRAIN WAVES: 9th Annual Children’s Groundwater Festival at Camp Samac. Participants
are posing with mascots Drip and Drop.
Guidelines for health plan
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
If you haven’t already opted out
of the student health plan you’ve
paid for your benefi ts whether you
need them or not. Th e deadline to
opt out was Sept. 21.
A fee of $146.83 was included in
tuition, which entitles students to
health insurance from Sept. 1, 2006
to Aug. 31, 2007. Booklets containing
details of the health plan are
available at the Student Association
offi ce.
If students need a prescription,
the plan covers 80 per cent of the
cost. Students need only show their
student ID card. Th e insurance pays
for up to $7 of the pharmacy’s dispensing
fee. “You have to pay the
diff erence between what the pharmacy
charges and $7,” said Kathryn
Bremner, Student Association offi
ce manager. A list of pharmacies
in Oshawa and Whitby with lowerthan-average
prices is available at
the Student Association offi ce.
Some dentists require students to
pay up front while others fi le claims
electronically. Students are encouraged
to bring the dental claim form
with them to the dentist.
If students end up paying up
front, they have to fi ll out a form to
be reimbursed. All forms needed to
make a claim or request reimbursement
can be downloaded online at
www.aclassociates.com.
“Oral contraception, the patch
and the injections that they give to
prevent pregnancy are only covered
if you go to the campus health centre,
not at a pharmacy,” said Bremner.
“Th e campus health centre is
able to buy contraceptives at a much
lower rate and are able to share
those savings with the students.”
If students have a problem with a
claim, they can refer their pharmacist
or dentist to ClaimSecure at
1-888-513-4464 or Jeff Bossack at
ACL & Associates Ltd. at 1-800-315-
1108.
Dental cleanings, reasonable prices
By Allyson Brown
Chronicle Staff
How would you like inexpensive
dental work done within walking
distance from your next class?
Th e Durham College Dental
Clinic off ers dental cleanings at
the reasonable price of $25. Dental
cleanings may include X-rays, fl uoride
treatment, polishing and scaling
to remove hardened plaque.
$20,000.
“It’s a real community event,” said
Gord Geissberger, co-ordinator for
CLOCA. “Without the support we
couldn’t do it.”
Th e festival started out in 1998
with an attendance of about 350
people. With an 80-85 per cent
return rate there are now a dozen
schools on board across Canada
with six more interested.
Th ere have been attendees from
as far away as Nova Scotia and
Washington, D.C. who came to fi nd
out how to run a groundwater festival
according to MacDonald.
It’s a lot of work, but everyone involved
is looking forward to the 10 th
annual Groundwater Festival, which
will take place again next year.
By Andrew Moore
Chronicle Staff
For Gerry “Th e Ghost” Watson,
pool isn’t just a game played at a local
pub.
It’s a way of life, a way of making
a living.
It’s something he has dedicated
his entire life to.
Th is is the reason Watson’s resume
is an 8x10 sheet of blank paper.
Th is is the reason Watson is
one of the best pool players in the
world.
Watson started playing pool at
the age of 12 in his hometown, Cornwall,
Ontario. Mastering snooker
and 8-ball, he quickly became a top
competitor in the community.
“It was a competitive town. Everyone
was competing for bragging
rights,” said Watson. “By the time I
was 14, I was the best in town.”
After years travelling and playing
respectable players to better his
ability, Watson began to want more
from the game that came so naturally
to him. So in 1977 he started
his professional career in England.
It was there he became one of 128
members selected for the World
Professional Snooker and Billiards
Association.
Watson has racked up a considerable
number of achievements
throughout his career. In 1983 he
won the Canadian 8-ball Championship,
in 1991 the New York State
9-ball Championship and in 1996
Watson won three Canadian pro
circuit events.
“I’ve recently been selected for
the international pool tour.com,”
said Watson while on campus
Sept. 18 performing trick shots for
students. “Th ere were 150 people
selected worldwide and the tournament
has a purse of $3 million.”
Even while on tour, Watson fi nds
the time to stop by campuses, military
bases and other venues to perform
shows.
“I’ve done shows in Oregon, Vermont,
Maine, the University of California
and at the Air Force base in
Miramar,” said Watson. “Th e same
year the movie Th e Color of Money
came out I did 120 shows in 90
days.”
Along with Watson’s ability to
play competitive pool, he also has
an extensive collection of trick shots
that he shares with the students
from Durham College once a year.
“Gerry’s a great guy. He’s been
coming to Durham College for a
long time, longer than the fi ve years
I’ve been bringing him in,” said Scott
Toole, events programmer for the
Student Association. “He’s been
coming here before E.P. Taylor’s
even existed.”
Watson has a book and several
DVDs, which he promotes while
on tour. An Afternoon With Gerry
Watson, Pool Academy and 101 Big
Trick Shots are a few of the prizes
audience members can win at his
shows.
“Th e show was good. Gerry’s a
great entertainer and a funny guy.
He had some pretty good games to
win prizes,” said Durham College
student Cameron Smith.
Watson has recently been inducted
into the Cornwall Hall Of
Fame for his achievements in the
world of billiards.
Once ranked 14 th in the world,
Watson has undoubtedly turned
his passion for pool into a life-long
career, one that will hopefully continue
to satisfy his fans, friends and
family for years to come.

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18 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
Flash student card
and save at O.C.
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
Whether it be purchasing a hooded
sweater from Campus Crew or
refi lling a printer cartridge at Island
Ink-Jet, Durham College and UOIT
students can save by fl ashing their
student ID cards at various Oshawa
Centre stores.
More than 200 stores are found
on two levels of the mall, with 39
retailers participating in Flash a
Little…Save a Lot. Discounts range
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Anyone looking for a scare this
month can check out FearFest at
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland.
It begins Oct. 6 and ends Oct. 29.
It’s open Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights from 7 p.m. to midnight.
from 10-25 per cent off and free
merchandise with certain purchases.
Flash a Little…Save a Lot is a
year-round event, but from now until
Nov. 5, students can participate
in an online contest to win a $5,000
Oshawa Centre shopping spree.
To register, visit oshawacentre.
com.
Th ere is no-sign up fee, but students
need to provide their student
ID numbers and answer a skill-testing
question.
Halloween celebrations at
Canada’s Wonderland
Attractions include haunted
mansions, frightening mazes, movies,
and monsters.
Rides including Top Gun, Drop
Zone, SkyRider, Dragon Fire,
Th under Run, Great Canadian
Minebuster, Th e Fly, and Vortex will
be open.
Tickets are $29.99 at the door.
Bowmanville’s annual apple fest
By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
On Oct. 14, 2006 the town of
Bowmanville will be holding its
yearly Apple Festival and Craft Sale
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on King Street.
Apple cider and a variety of ap-
ple baked goods will be available for
purchase.
Live music will be played
throughout the day, Peter Morgansen
will be carving animals out of
wood and there will be animal rides
and contests as well.
Parking and admission is free.
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Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
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Dragonforce storms T.O. Docks
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
Knights, dragons and guitar solos,
oh my! Th e fantasy metal rockers
Dragonforce stormed Th e Docks
concert theatre with their axes in
hand Sunday, Sept. 24.
For only being the second time
Dragonforce has played Toronto,
the fans were out in full force like
an angry mob on a witch-hunt. But,
Dragonforce brought quite the reinforcements
with them. Th e supporting
bands on the bill were HORSE
the band and All Th at Remains.
HORSE the band opened the
show with their Nintendo sounding
keyboardist and drummer doing
a medley of songs. After their
intro, they got right into the thick of
things.
HORSE the band opened with
one of their more popular songs,
Birdo. And if that didn’t get the
crowd pumped up, the musical assault
continued with their next song,
A Million Exploding Suns.
After recently releasing an EP titled
Pizza, HORSE the band was obligated
to treat the crowd to a slice
of their new music. So they decided
to play the song about pizza made
up of anti-matter, called Anti-Pizza.
Th e crowd seemed to enjoy HORSE
the band’s set, but they were just the
appetizers.
All Th at Remains had one mission
as they came on stage, and that
was to deafen everyone in the building,
and they did just that. From
playing death-metal songs like Th e
Weak Willed, to their older songs
like Tattered On My Sleeve, All Th at
Remains brought so much energy
they needed some help.
Howard Jones of Killswitch Engage
came out to help vocalist Phil
Labonte. Fans then began to chant
Killswitch because of his appearance.
All Th at Remains’s producer
and guitarist for Killswitch Engage,
Adam Dutkiewicz was also backstage
at the show.
All Th at Remains brought a great
ending to their set by playing an older
song called Th is Darkened Heart
and their newest single Th is Calling.
And although fans were going crazy
for All Th at Remains, it was about to
get a whole lot crazier.
Th e lights went out, the crowd
was silenced, and then a red clock
appeared on the backdrop. Th e
crowd was three minutes away
from seeing the headliners, Dragonforce.
As the clock counted down,
the heavy metal anthem Raining
Blood by Slayer was blasting over
the speakers.
Once the countdown hit zero,
Dragonforce lit up the stage with
guitar solos galore and acrobatics
that would make the circus jealous.
Th ey played all their popular
songs, including Operation Ground
and Pound, Soldiers of the Wasteland,
and My Spirit Will Go On.
After boasting about how much
they love Toronto, Dragonforce
fi nished their set with Th rough
the Fire and Flames and Valley of
the Damned. But that still wasn’t
enough for Dragonforce fans.
After seeing what Dragonforce is
Photo by Chris Bracken
DRAGONFORCE: The Docks Concert Theatre was musically on fi re Sept. 24 when Dragonforce
brought friends, All That Remains and HORSE the band to Toronto.
capable of, you’d better shape up on
your sword skills. Or at least get a set
of heavy-duty earplugs.
Lachey bares soul at Kool Haus
By Amy Parrington
Chronicle Staff
“But I feel my world coming
back to life, my eyes are fi nally open
again, now I see it all in a diff erent
light.”
Nick Lachey opened his What’s
Left of Me concert on Sept. 25 at the
Kool Haus in Toronto, with Outside
Looking In a song about moving on,
letting go of the past and continuing
life again after his divorce from Jessica
Simpson.
Over 300 mainly female fans
from age 12 to 45 lined the streets
surrounding the Kool Haus, enduring
cold fall winds, spitting raindrops
and a variety of city odours including
fi sh and car emissions, for three
hours, for the chance to see Mr. 98
Degrees himself, Nick Lachey.
Th e concert had two opening
acts. Th e band Dirty Blonde, fronted
by Brooke Rachel Shive, off ered
a diverse catalogue of music from
modern rock and dance to timeless
classics. Th e second opening act
was Joanna, who sang original songs
and her latest single Let it Slide.
After an hour of opening acts,
Lachey appeared on stage at 9 p.m.
A wave of screams passed over the
crowd as the spotlight was cast on
Lachey, wearing a black blazer over
a simple black shirt and jeans.
Two songs in, Lachey took a
break to talk to his excited audience,
claiming that he was happy to be
back in Toronto.
Lachey’s last appearance in Toronto
was during the Much Music
Video Awards on June 18, where
he performed his number one hit,
Photo by Amy Parrington
HEART BREAKER: Nick Lachey performed for fans on Sept. 25 at the Kool Haus in Toronto
opening his What’s Left of Me concert with Outside Looking In.
What’s Left of Me.
“Toronto is one of my favourite
cities in the world, that’s God’s honest
truth,” said Lachey.
Th e highlight of the night was
when Lachey surprised the audience
by serenading a fan with a new
song called Slave. During his performance,
through screams of jealousy
and envy, the temperature in the
room quickly soared.
Halfway through the show
Lachey changed shirts and reappeared
in a classic white buttondown
shirt.
“Th at song was so hot I had to
change my shirt,” he explained.
Singing more tracks off his new
record Lachey went “old school” and
returned to his 98 Degrees roots,
singing, I Do, Cherish You and Th is I
Swear accompanied by a delighted
audience.
Pausing again to intimately talk
to the audience, Lachey said one of
the best parts of having your own
tour was that you could do whatever
you want. In the spirit of doing
whatever he wanted, being a big
Led Zeppelin fan, Lachey sang their
hit Ramble On.
Th e concert ended with two of
Lachey’s favourite songs off the new
record, Resolution and What’s Left
of Me, favourites of the audience
made apparent by glass shattering
screams and jumping-up-anddown
excitement.
“Th ank you all for your support
and love, God bless,” said Lachey
before he exited the stage, behind a
black curtain.

20 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
Two Jackasses are better than one
Grossing
out the
audience
since the
year 2000
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
I took great pride in the fact that
I’d never seen the Jackass TV show.
When all my friends in high school
would go on and on about it, I always
felt a slight sense of superiority.
Well, I felt it was time to get over
myself and go see Jackass Number
Two (justifying it by publishing this
review). I went out and bought the
fi rst movie to prepare myself for the
sequel but mostly because it came
with a free movie pass.
After all that though, I was still
not prepared for what I witnessed.
In fact, I strongly believe that having
now seen this movie I’m still not
sure I’m prepared to see it.
I don’t think I’ve ever been so
continuously horrifi ed, off ended
and sickened. Th ere were two specifi
c scenes (though I’m not going to
tell you which in order to keep this
spoiler-free) where I did gag and almost
threw up.
Th ere was a scene at the beginning
where my 250-pound male
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
On a corner in downtown Oshawa
sits a cozy Italian restaurant
where the words fast food and
franchise never escape the mouths
of servers, chefs, and clients.
Tino Fazio opened Fazio’s in
1979. His goal was to bring a taste
of Sicily food and hospitality to Oshawa.
When entering the restaurant
at Athol and Simcoe streets
customers smell a hint of vanilla.
Past a white French door sits the
bar with dozens of wine bottles, a
cherrywood counter top and tall
friend was so terrifi ed at what he
was witnessing that he grabbed
onto my arm, screaming, until my
hand went numb.
But I could not stop laughing.
Even while I was gagging I was
laughing – which certainly made
matters worse. I can’t even tell you
how funny this movie was without
saying something extremely cliché
such as: “Th is was the funniest
movie I’ve seen all year.” Which, I’m
chairs scattered about. At the end
of the bar a waiter stands to greet
customers.
Th e restaurant is divided into
three dining rooms seating about
40 people.
Dim pot lights and iron sphere
chandeliers illuminate the restaurant,
providing a romantic atmosphere.
Th e lighting isn’t too dark
and around 8:30 p.m. lights are
turned lower and candles occupy
the white cloth tables.
Jazz music seeps through the
dining rooms. Th e source: a pianist
playing quietly amongst dining
customers. Recorded saxophone
music plays when the pianist is on
break. Th e music is easily heard,
but does not dominate conversation.
Archways, textured light brown
and red walls, Italian art, and shutter
windows round out the Sicilian
environment.
At Fazio’s customers are not fed
and rushed to leave. Waiters treat
them with patience by explaining
how dishes such as sotto fi lletto
sorry to say, it was.
Comparing this movie to the fi rst
one, I have to say the second is faster
paced. Th e stunts/pranks don’t
go on for as long, so you never get
bored and in between everything are
small vignettes of the Jackass boys
(Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera,
Ryan Dunn, Chris Pontius, Steve-O,
Dave England, Ehren McGhehey,
Brandon DiCamillo, Preston Lacy,
and Jason “Wee-Man” Acuña) doing
are cooked or explaining what
chocolate raspberry tartufo is.
Chatty customers still sipping
their monte cristo coff ee, after paying
their bills, don’t worry about
fending off anxious waiters. Fazio’s
staff views clients as people and
not dollar fi gures.
Dollar fi gures, now that is the
downfall for college and university
students. Penne Arrabiata, pasta
and grilled chicken in hot chili
pepper sauce, costs $21. Bistecca
Di Casa, triple A fi let mignon is
$27. Spicy and leaving lips tingling,
these main courses reside at the
lower end of the dollar spectrum.
Fazio’s serves Alaskan crab legs for
$40 and Caribbean lobster tail for
$46.
Salads, soups and desserts
range in price from $3.95 to $11.
Most desserts are made in-house,
including Fazio’s crème brule,
a custard-like dish topped with
a thin layer of sugar. Whipped
cream, sliced strawberry and coco
circle the dish on a larger plate.
Wine racks are scattered
something even dumber and funnier
than what you just saw.
It never lets up and once we got
to the ending I felt a great sense of
disappointment that I wouldn’t be
able to see any more of the stupidity.
I mean, what else would you call
piercing your own cheek with a fi shhook
and then jumping into water
teeming with man-eating sharks
(oops, was that a spoiler?) if not
Fazio’s off ers elegant alternative
in a town loaded with fast food
A taste of
Sicily in
Oshawa
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
JACKASSES: The guys from Jackass are back at the box offi ce performing gross and
insane stunts while giving fans a good laugh. From left to right: Bam Margera, Johnny
Knoxville and Ryan Dunn.
throughout the restaurant. Fazio’s
wine cellar houses about 11,000
bottles ranging in price from
$22.95 for moncaro marde white
trebbiano, to $329.95 for a Californian
cabernet-sauvignon red
wine.
Fazio believes his restaurant
brings customers the “spirit of joy
and good friendship” found in Sicily.
Anyone who ventures into this
welcoming Italian eatery experiences
just that. Even on break,
when Fazio is munching down a
quick bite at the bar, he stops, chats
and bids his customers a wonderful
night. A personal touch is priceless.
Greasy French fries, processed
meat, and fountain pop from restaurants
such as McDonald’s, Pizza
Hut and Taco Bell do not tickle
the palate as much as Fazio’s Italian
dishes.
Th e food is pricy, but if a student
wants to take a loved-one out
for a special occasion, Fazio’s is the
place to dine. It is intimate, tasty
and friendly.
sheer, absolute and unbelievable
stupidity?
And I loved it! Oh forgive me
mom, I loved every terrible second.
One thing I can’t wrap my head
around though, is how the Jackass
boys actually remain friends. Th eir
favourite pastime seems to be hitting
each other in the balls when
it’s least expected. I am positive that
whenever they sleep in close quarters
they lay awake terrifi ed by what
their ‘friends’ might be planning.
Th ere were two scenes where
their friendship really came into
question. Two pranks on Margera
and McGhehey were so terrible that
they actually started crying.
And may god have mercy on my
soul, I was still laughing.
Strangely enough, I still felt my
sense of superiority. I couldn’t help
but think that not only had I not
paid money to watch this, but I was
a better human being than these
boys in almost every way. From the
way they treated each other, to the
stupid things they did to themselves
and the fact that they let people fi lm
it.
I do have to give them kudos
though, for the simple fact that although
they might be doing this for
money, they’re also doing it for the
enjoyment of bored people such
as me. Th ere are not a lot of people
out there risking life and limb (and
friendship) just to get people to
laugh.
Maybe that isn’t actually something
they can be proud of, but I’m
still thankful and I’m sure everyone
else (not including the humourless)
who sees this will be too.
Bus trip
to see
Blue Man
Group
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
ALL-ABOARD. Th e bus is about
to leave and the journey will soon
begin.
A bus trip is scheduled on Oct.
26; anyone who is interested is
invited to take a journey to see a
captivating performance fi lled with
knee-slapping humour, brilliant
sounds and vibrant colours.
It’s a journey to the Panasonic
Th eatre in Toronto to witness the
Blue Man Group, an award-winning
theatrical production, perform.
Th e bus will be leaving the Student
Association at 5 p.m. and return
from Toronto at 11 p.m. on
Oct. 26.
Tickets are $15, available in the
Tuck Shop.
For more information visit www.
sadcuoit.ca

Toronto club
off ers ultra
entertainment
Dining and
music in
the perfect
setting
By Amy Parrington
Chronicle Staff
Th e Ultra Supper Club is a chic,
glamourous, celebrity hot-spot restaurant
and lounge tucked away in
Toronto’s Queen Street West district.
Th e walkway toward the club’s
entrance immediately sets the
scene. A stone pathway, lined with
palm trees, and exotic plants highlighted
with spotlights shows off the
club’s chic style and guides patrons
to the entrance.
Entering the club you are greeted
by a hostess who guides you through
a doorway and into the club.
Th e sounds of people talking and
dishes rattling fade into the background
as, soft hip music travels
through the small dining area creating
a cool, relaxing ambience. Along
the left side of the club are private
booths; lined with charcoal grey
pinstripe sheers give diners privacy,
beyond are about 10 small tables.
Up two steps are larger, secluded
booths against a 16-foot brick wall
that looks over other diners.
White candles and pot lights are
spread throughout the dining tables
adding sophistication. Dark chocolate
brown fl oors, and lounge chairs
accent the white tables, beveled
For the
love of
Stratford
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
Th e curtain is being drawn and
the play is about to begin.
Th e Stratford Festival, the largest
classical repertory theatre in
North America, will be performing
Twelfth Night, a Shakespearean
comedy, on Oct. 13.
A bus trip is scheduled and anyone
who enjoys laughing and being
entertained with an unusual love
story is welcome to jump aboard.
Th e bus will be departing at the
Student Centre at 9:30 a.m. and returning
at 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 13.
Tickets, available at the Tuck
Shop, are $20 for students and $25
for guests.
For more information visit www.
sadcuoit.ca
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
mirrors and glass and stainless steel
bar. Candelabras hung erratically
on the ceiling create an intimate atmosphere
and refl ect brilliantly off
the mirrors.
Th e Latin-French infl uenced
menu features combinations of
gourmet food. Appetizers include
soup of the day for $12, various
salads of sashimi terrine of yellowfi
n and white tuna with wasabi oil,
crispy nori and tuna tartar sauce,
yuzu tobiko. Main dishes of roast
breast of chicken with Serrano ham
and taleggio, along with roast garlic
mashed potatoes are $26.
Beyond the dining area is a lavish
Ottoman-furnished lounge. Modern
plush black chairs surround a
glass coff ee table facing a private
stainless steel bar illuminated in hot
pink lighting.
Upstairs is a rooftop patio
straight out of Miami South Beach.
White couches, steel bar stools atop
a clear blue area rug give off a balmy
breezy feel, reminiscent of the urban
chic favourite South Beach scene. A
casual grill off ers lighter fare paired
meals of ultra classic gulf shrimp
cocktail $8, and exotic cocktails all
served up in a sexy airy atmosphere
under one of the city’s most spectacular
skyline views.
Lobster Mondays, Paris En
Flames Fridays, and Ultra Saturdays
fi lled with 1980’s classics, are just a
few of the daily events the club offers.
Th e Ultra Supper Club’s collection
of music, from SexyBack
by Justin Timberlake to YMCA by
the Village People, caters to young
adults but is classy enough for older
adults.
Whether it’s drinks on the patio,
exotic cuisine or stylish celebrations,
Ultra Supper Club is quickly
becoming the perfect choice for the
nightlife savvy.
By Caitlyn Holroyd
Chronicle Staff
Despite miserable weather
conditions for the fi rst-half of Canada’s
Virgin Mobile Music Festival,
the music played on at Toronto
Centre Island.
Th e event took place on September
9 and 10 and featured 40
acts. Th ere was a mix of local indie
bands such as Ohbijou and
Th e Hidden Cameras, as well as
headliners like Th e Flaming Lips,
Th e Strokes and Gnarls Barkley,
whose frontman Cee-Lo proved
skills in comedy, joking that none
of his fans had shown up.
“By a show of hands and voices,
where are the true Gnarls Barkley
fans?” he asked the crowd during
their late-night September 9 set.
“Well, they couldn’t make it tonight.”
Like many inexperienced festivals,
this one had its share of glitches
– particularly during Saturday’s
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V-Fest suits all tastes
lineup. Delays put the concert over
its scheduled time and as a result,
Th e Flaming Lips had their set cut
after only four songs, generating
an array of boos. Th eir set was by
most eccentric, with confetti and
oversized balloons and front man
Wayne Coyne rolling over the
crowd in an infl ated bubble..
Th ough the day didn’t run
smoothly, the music made the
event worthwhile. Th e Hidden
Cameras threw lollipops to the
crowd during their song “Lollipop,”
Muse gave an upbeat set and
DJ Kid Koala played his mother’s
favourite song, noting she was
watching the show on the Internet
with the rest of his family.
Sunday was a better success
after set times were moved back
and Mother Nature brought out
the sun.
Th e Strokes played a very raw
and energetic set.
“I get Canada now,” said frontman
Julian Casablancas. “I get the
pride. You’ve got a good thing going
here.”
Th e Sam Roberts Band and
Th e Raconteurs also played upbeat
sets and had the crowd singing
along. Canada’s Broken Social
Scene was a surprise, replacing
Massive Attack, who had problems
getting across the border.
Richard Branson, founder of
Virgin, made a brief appearance
on stage Sunday evening riding a
motorcycle and promised that the
festival would return to Canada.
Th e event was launched in England
back in the early 1990s and
has since branched out to the
United States and most recently,
Canada.
As far as festivals go, V-Fest
proved to be a big success by
bringing together music acts to
suit all tastes. It will likely become
a permanent event here and as
long as people don’t mind standing
for hours on end, they should
make sure to attend next year.

22 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
An unusual recipe for ska music
Ajax band
raises the
bar in music
industry
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
Th ey hit the stage half naked
with crazy antics and so much energy
that it would take you 10 Red
Bull drinks to catch up to them, and
that’s before they even start playing.
Coming on the stage dressed up
as ghosts to a techno remix of Bonnie
Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart,
and throwing off their sheets as soon
as she says turn around is only one
example of their antics on stage.
With horns blaring, drums snapping,
that typical ska sound on guitar,
and all fi ve members singing at
the top of their lungs, Th e Johnstones
have raised the bar in ska music.
Although the vocals are fast,
squeaky and hard to understand, it’s
hard to picture Th e Johnstones with
a diff erent voice. Blending together
trumpets, trombones, keyboards
By Katherine Hardwick
Chronicle Staff
Th e new release, “Phase Th irty-
Nine,” from Toronto rockers Strap-
On Tools will soon hit campus radio
stations.. Th eir emotional lyrics of
and various other instruments, they
have made the right combination
for a CD full of ska anthems.
At their release show on Sept.
Photo by David Waldman
SKA AT ANOTHER LEVEL: Ajax’s own The Johnstones were recently signed to STOMP records
and released their debut full-length Word is Bond album.
love and heartbreak will hit close to
home with many listeners, including
those here at Durham College.
With the arrival of bassist Mike
Simoes, the band seems to be confi
dent with its lineup and optimistic
for the future.
After all, what’s bigger than a
headlining gig at this year’s Warped
Tour for a band that has the sounds
of a pop-punk band, but with one
notable exception.
Traditional pop-punk bands
don’t have the talent that helped
Strap-On Tools to gain their spot at
Warped Tour.
As well as the vocal range of
Brandon Savage to belt out the
hard-hitting lyrics to such songs as
new fan favourite, I Wish My Lawn
Was Emo (so it would cut itself).
Written by Savage, the song is
about his love for a girl who seems
to be out of reach and the obstacles
they have to overcome.
Th e album is being shipped all
16 th , the Opera House in Toronto
jam-packed. Although they were
over the nation, including to stations
in Vancouver and St. John’s.
Th e band is looking for the national
success that fans play a major
role in helping them to succeed.
Grab a copy of this amazing album
off the band’s website and take
a listen to one of Toronto’s top independently
signed acts.
Contact your local campus radio
station and tell them you want to
hear what the world has been missing
out on.
supported by bands Keepin’ 6, Angry
Agency, and Th e Salads, the majority
of fans were there to see Th e
Johnstones unveil their fi rst CD.
“Our CD release went like we
hoped,” said Jarek Hardy, vocalist,
guitarist, and trumpet player of
Th e Johnstones. “All the bands were
great, the crowd was fantastic, and
as far as the sound goes, all I heard
was great things. Not to mention we
just had a really good time. It was the
fi rst time we saw the album, so it was
pretty exciting to fi nally see it.”Th eir
set included all their known songs
like L.A.D.I.E.S, Action, and Gettin’
Paid. Th e crowd loved every minute
of it, and the whole fl oor at the Opera
House was a skank-circle.
Just before the release of their
fi rst CD, Word is Bond, Th e Johnstones
were signed to ska-punk
label STOMP Records. Th is is a
huge step for the boys, considering
they’ve been tearing up the local
music scene since 2002.
And although they just released
an album, they are back and hard at
work already writing their second
album.
“We’re already writing like mad,”
said Hardy. “We love writing and
playing. I think in the future we’re
just going to take over the world, or
if that doesn’t work, we’re just going
to try and make it with Th e Johnstones.”
Phase Th irty-Nine big hit in T.O.

Johnny B’s good for
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Durham/UOIT students
By Allyson Brown
Chronicle Staff
“If you think Johnny B’s is the
best, gimme a ‘hell yeah!’” “HELL,
YEAAHH!”
As the bus full of slightly intoxicated
students pulled out of the
parking lot after the fi rst offi cial
Durham College and UOIT night at
Johnny B’s in Whitby, the bus was in
an uproar after such a great time.
“It was a huge success,” said bar
manager Shamus Blank. “About 500
students were there.”
As of Sept. 21, Th ursdays at
Johnny B’s will be the place to be for
all Durham College and UOIT students
looking to unwind from their
busy school life.
“I had a really good time. I love
how it’s a diff erent atmosphere than
other bars I’ve been to in Whitby
and Oshawa,” said Lindsey Dennis.
“It was cool how you could see everyone
on the dance fl oor on that
big screen behind the bar.”
Apart from the ordinary bar
night, there will be special theme
nights to look forward to. Some
Photo by Allyson Brown
HIT THE DANCE FLOOR: Many Durham College and UOIT students dance at Whitby’s
newest night club, Johnny B’s.
themes to be excited about are Halloween,
a country hoe-down and a
beach party.
Johnny B’s is also hoping to bring
in some high-profi le bands to the
bar in the near future.
Th ose of you who attended the
party at Johnny B’s on Sept. 27, received
special photo V.I.P. cards,
which will come in handy at future
events.
Bus rides are off ered every Th ursday.
Buses will be picking students
up at 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Simcoe
Street, by the Olco gas station.
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Mario Hoops fouls out
By Matthew James
Pozzuoli
Chronicle Staff
Nintendo’s star plumber has
been making his rounds outside
of platform games and role playing
games to step into the world
of sports.
Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for the
Nintendo DS is mushroom kingdoms
take on basketball. Just like
Mario Tennis, Mario Golf and
Mario Superstar Baseball before
them, this game off ers players a
chance to play ball, with a Marioesque
element.
In Mario Hoops 3 on 3 players
are expected to collect coins by
dribbling the ball onto question
mark blocks, and of course the
more accurate and faster you are
the more coins you will collect. It
doesn’t end there, after running
around to collect the coins Mario
must fi nd his way to the net and
sink the basket for the coins to be
counted.
Although, the basis for the
game is solid and the graphics are
truly amazing Squar-Enix failed
to engineer controls that are
user-friendly. Th e touch screen
and stylus is used throughout the
game for passing, shooting, dribbling
and all the fancy moves. For
example, a swipe with the stylus
left or right will pass the ball to
your teammate.
Th is game off ers a wide variety
of unlockables, such as, a very
in-depth roster of players ranging
from Mario himself to Boo the
Ghost, many extra maps and the
bonus of a harder tournament.
Overall, Mario Hoops 3 on 3
is short on modes and asks you
to replay the same tournaments
on multiple diffi culty settings,
but the core play is pretty good. If
you’re near other DS owners who
are likely to play multiplayer with
you frequently, Mario Hoops is
a good choice. But by itself, the
game wears out its welcome a
little too quickly.

24 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
Running along the rough terrain
with bow in hand and a feline
companion at your side, you look
far ahead and spot your target approaching.
You order your companion
to head toward the target
as you crouch behind shrubbery
and get ready for the kill. Sudden-
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Servers ruin Warcraft fun
Gamers
unhappy
with online
game
ly, you receive a message from an
unknown deity…
“Server shutdown in 15 minutes.”
Such is the life of the World
of Warcraft gamer, frolicking for
hours on end in a detailed virtual
environment with impressive
graphics and terrifi c story lines on
servers that could be better maintained
by monkeys.
It was the graphics and game
play that hooked Massive Multiplayer
Online Role-playing Game
(MMORPG) players worldwide.
However, what people don’t
notice right away are the extended
maintenance cycles, high connection
latency and the overpopulation
of many of the Warcraft servers
hosted by Blizzard Entertainment
(BE).
It’s rare to log in and not see
some posted apology for malfunctioning
software or equipment.
Every Tuesday the servers are
taken down for roughly an eighthour
maintenance cycle, which
is disrupting to the MMORPG addict.
If you took oxygen away from
a person for that long they’d die.
Other successful online games
such as Sony Online Entertainment’s
(SOE) Star Wars Galaxies
or ArenaNet Inc.’s Guild Wars, do
small updates each day as needed
and don’t disrupt game play unless
necessary.
High connection latency+_is a
recurring problem as well, which
goes hand-in-hand with overpopulating
the servers.
Overpopulation was a result of
the game being a big hit when it
fi rst came out. BE seemed unprepared
for the infl ux of players.
Instead of making haste to get
new servers up, they decided to release
the game in other sections of
the world and create an even larger
following - how utterly brilliant.
Th e existing servers at the time
became ridiculously overpopulated,
resulting in people waiting
around in an hour-or-more queue
only to get online and have some
malfunction boot them from the
game.
Th en it was right back into
queue.
World of Warcraft is more trouble
than it’s worth. Until BE takes
notes from SOE and ArenaNet on
how to properly run an MMORPG,
World of Warcraft will never reach
its true potential.
Murder your ears with KsE
High hopes
for new
Killswitch
Engage album
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
Th e world is in a bad place, and
daylight is slowly dying. Th ere is
only one thing that can save us, and
that is one of the most anticipated
metal albums of 2006. As Daylight
Dies is the follow-up album to Th e
End of Heartache from metal band
Killswitch Engage (KsE).
“It’s an improvement in song
writing and structure,” said Howard
Jones, the voice behind KsE. “Th e
fast parts are faster and the heavy
parts are heavier.”
Th e CD has a release date of
Nov. 21. And like other KsE albums,
Jones pours his emotions into the
lyrics. He writes things that are important
and meaningful to him and
are positive, hopeful, and uplifting.
Recording for KsE was diff erent
for them this time around. After hav-
ing roughly six months off to actually
be normal people, they entered
the studio more relaxed and clearheaded.
Most people would fi nd it
hard to believe that this album was
written in its entirety within two
weeks.
“It was because of the time off
we all got that feeling,” says Adam
Dutkiewicz, guitarist and producer
of previous KsE albums. “Everyone
had so much to give their input to
and everyone was so happy.”
Jones said there was nothing
written before that two-week period.
What’s similar between previous
albums and this album is that
Dutkiewicz is once again producing
this album.
Killswitch Engage said once the
album is out they plan on touring
everywhere, and always. Th ey don’t
plan to stop touring after this album
comes out and they want to play every
city possible.
KsE have plans to come back
and play Toronto later this year on
the As Daylight Dies tour. Th e bands
that will be supporting them will be
Bury Your Dead and Shadows Fall.
Touring for most bands is exhausting,
but for KsE it’s a diff erent
story. “It really all comes down to
when you walk on stage,” says Jones.
“Th at’s the payoff .”
New theatre
brings
comfort to
Oshawa
By Shannon Dossor
Chronicle Staff
Along with all of the improvements
Oshawa is making,
a new movie theatre is
being built on the corner of
Taunton Road and Grandview
Street.
Th e new Cineplex theatre
will include ten 50-foot wide
curved screens, containing
over 2,200 seats. Th e seating
will be stadium style, meaning
that each row will be 18 inches
higher than the one in front.
As well as being large comfortable
seats, they will have
plenty of legroom.
In the concession area,
there will be the usual movie
snacks, like popcorn, nachos
and pop. In addition to these
there will also be a Yogen Fruz
and a Pizza Pizza.
Th e Cineplex will also contain
a Cinescape, which is a
family entertainment centre
including the newest video
games that are available to use
without having to buy a movie
ticket.
Th is new theatre will provide
100 new full-time and
part-time jobs to Oshawa, as
well as hundreds of construction
jobs.
Th e new Cineplex is scheduled
to open sometime in late
fall.

By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
Every story has a beginning.
Th e UOIT Ridgebacks women’s
hockey club team gave a gallant effort
in their fi rst ever game against
an OUA opponent but ran out of
gas in the third period on their way
to an 8-3 loss to the Brock University
Badgers Saturday, Sept. 23 in St.
Catherines.
Th e team was started two years
ago by current head coach Gary
Pitcher and played as an extramural
team with success.
Th is year the team has become
the foundation for the Ridgebacks
women’s varsity team that will take
to the ice in September 2007.
Pitcher was pleased with the effort
put in by his team in their inaugural
game against an OUA opponent.
Th e game started off with some
scrappy neutral zone play. Just under
two minutes into the game the
Badgers drew fi rst blood.
Brock rookie Kimber Carlson
batted a rebound past Ridgebacks
starting goalie Melissa Scott to put
the Badgers up 1-0.
Ridgebacks captain Sarah Carter
squared it up at about the halfway
mark of the fi rst period, roofi ng a
shot over the shoulder of Badgers
starter Sara Kirchner, scoring the
fi rst ever OUA goal for the Ridge-
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
SPORTS
backs.
Th e Ridgebacks ended the fi rst
period down 3-1, surrendering an
even strength goal to Lauren Hoogasian
and a shorthanded tally to Kate
Allgood.
Both teams came out storming
in the second period but the Badgers
struck fi rst.
Carlson notched her second goal
of the afternoon, giving the Badgers
a 4-1 lead.
Th e Ridgebacks pressed the attack
and eventually Ashley Lucas
wired a slap shot past Laura Amadio,
who had just stepped in to replace
Kirchner. Th e goal came on
the power play.
Scott was a wall in the second pe-
The Chronicle October 3, 2006 25
Photo by Steve Parker
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: The UOIT Ridgebacks women’s hockey team practises after their 8-3 loss to the Brock Badgers.
Beaten, but not defeated
By Bruce Bolton
Chronicle Staff
With a solid returning core and
a coach who demands all-round
play, the sky is the limit for this
year’s Durham Lords men’s basketball
team.
After an impressive 23-13 record
last year, their second consecutive
20-win season, the team will
try to do one better by earning gold
this time around, starting Oct. 3.
Th e team will defi nitely have something
to prove, especially to returning
coach Peter Gordon, who is in
riod, making key saves on Allgood
and Hoogasian to keep the Ridgebacks
in it.
Carter recorded her third point
of the afternoon by setting up Jackie
MacArthur for her fi rst.
Th at pulled the Ridgebacks to
within one goal but that’s as close as
they’d get.
Only 15 seconds after MacArthur’s
goal, the Badgers went up 5-3
on a shot by Megan Marcella to end
the period.
Brock added three more in the
third, as the 60 minutes seemed to
take its toll on the UOIT team.
Th e Badgers outshot the Ridgebacks
42-15 on their way to an 8-3
win.
his ninth season and wants nothing
less then perfection.
“We have a lot of experience
coming back at least seven returning
players like Anthony Batchelor,
Vick Warya and Michael Savage to
be big-time leaders for our team
this year,” Gordon said. “I’m really
confi dent in our experience this
year and I think if our veteran players
play well, then that will be a big
advantage for us.”
Th e main aspect to this year’s
team will be its high-powered offence,
but Gordon also wants to
see the team come up big on the
Varsity
golf sets
new
records
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords men’s
golf team placed first overall and
broke a school record at the St.
Clair Invitational Tournament
held in Windsor on Sept. 21 and
22.
The first day of the tournament
was stroke play, and the
second day involved two-man
teams playing scramble, best ball
and alternate shot.
Holes one to six were played
with scramble rules, holes six to
12 were best ball and holes 12-18
were alternate shot format.
Scramble involves each player
taking a shot and deciding which
ball has the best lie to see who
takes the next shot.
It goes on like that until the
ball is holed.
In best ball whoever has the
best score or best ball is the one
that’s counted. Alternate shot is
when everyone tees off, the ball
hit the farthest is chosen and
team members take alternate
turns hitting.
On the first day, the Lords set
a school record with 286, beating
the previous record by three
strokes.
On the second day, the Lords
finished second with 132, one
stroke above the St. Clair team.
However, it was when the scores
were combined that the Lords
took first place with 418.
“The guys played well. I think
we’re peaking at the right time,”
said Mike Duggan, the golf team
head coach.
“We’ve seen the top teams,”
Duggan said. “It gives us a good
indication of where we stand.”
UOIT rows to glory High expectations set for
By Joshua Vanderstam
Chronicle Staff
UOIT’s rowing teams stormed
into the Western University invitational
tournament on Sept. 24 lock,
stock and two smoking oars, and
they came away with a medal for
UOIT.
Th e eight men’s varsity novice
Ridgebacks led by coxswain Arlene
Stanley, with crew Hadi Turk, Michael
Labriola, Chris Rossall, Jason
Klein-Horsman, Michael Bissonette,
Mark Toufanov, Stephen Burns and
Geoff Chadsey, fi nished fi rst in both
team’s races.
In the four-kilometre race the
Ridgebacks steamrolled their way
into fi rst, leaving Western’s novice
three seconds behind.
In the 400-metre dash UOIT
made their mark by beating Western
novice heavyweights by about
fi ve seconds.
Th e women’s novice, led by
coxswain Jo Liang, Taylan Brown,
Rachelle Krause, Megan Killeen,
Somer Verhoeven, Amy Dawson,
Laura Cody, met with an unfortunate
accident.
During one of the races the
women’s boat struck a log fl oating
just under the surface of the water.
Th e force of the collision knocked
an essential fi n out from under the
boat, making it diffi cult to steer.
But, the team kept rowing and
came fi fth. Th e event was the Head
of Trent regatta on Sept. 30. Th e
results were not available at press
time.
men’s basketball program
defensive side.
“Th e defence has to be a little
bit better,” he said. “Off ensively we
were one of the highest scoring
teams in the country last year, so
one thing we must improve is our
defence. If we play a better defensive
game than last year we will be
a little bit better all-round.”
It’s also a big year for the team
because Durham College will host
the OCAA championship playoff s
for men’s basketball. And the Lords
would want nothing more than to
hoist the championship trophy in
front of their home crowd.

26 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
Th e Durham College men’s soccer
team continued to show their
dominance this year by maintaining
a 3-0-conference record.
Th e boys travelled east to face
St. Lawrence-Brockville College on
Sept. 23, embarrassing the Brockville
team 12-0 in front of their
hometown fans.
“Our expectation was to return
with six points and we did. We went
with our strongest team because we
had to maintain our discipline and
stay in shape,” said head coach Stan
Bombino.
Th e Lords had complete control
throughout the entire game and
this was refl ected in the one-sided
score.
“Th e Brockville team wasn’t great
but we still had to play our game
and prove our class,” said assistant
coach Mario Bombino. “It gave us
a chance to move players around.
Brockville is a new college in the
OCAA.”
Paul Yang continued to be a major
asset for the Lords, scoring three
goals, one in the fi rst half and two in
the second. Th is earned last year’s
OCAA rookie of the year the OCAA
player of the week. He is also the top
scorer on the team with six goals in
three games.
Lords second-year player Daniel
Dalton returned with a bang, add-
ing three goals in his fi rst game of
the season.
Dalton received a fi ve-game suspension
after receiving two yellow
cards in the St. Lawrence invitational
on Sept. 9.
“It felt really good to be back, and
to score three goals is a bonus,” said
Dalton.
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Durham Lords refuse to lose
WALKIN’ BY: Chris Walker makes some moves in an exhibition game against Inter
Oshawa F.C. on Sept. 27. The Lords won 2-0.
Th e defence also had a solid
game, shutting out the Brockville
attack and helping Devon Spiers to
earn a shutout in goal.
“Jason Walker has had three
strong games on defence for us. He
is showing much more experience
this year,” said Mario Bombino about
the second-year defenceman.
Photo by Jason Miller
Th e Lords also had two goals
from Simon Susac, with his fi rst
of the season, and one each from
Casey LaRussa, Chris Walker, Ryan
Todish and Rashid Koriya.
In their next game against St. Lawrence
on Sept. 24, they squeezed by
the Kingston team 4-2.
Rashid Koriya scored two goals
Sizzling Lords win 10th straight
By Matt O’Brien
Chronicle Staff
Th e men’s baseball team is ripping up the
competition, with their latest win giving them a
10-game winning streak.
On Sept. 20, the Lords took on the York Lions
for a brisk evening double-header.
Despite a rocky start, the Lords persevered
through game one with pitchers Sean McGillivary,
John Th iebaud, and Mark Nolan getting opportunities
to toss.
York stepped up early in the game scoring fi ve
runs making the score 5-3. But the Lords came
back in the sixth inning to score three runs to
steal the lead. Gord Robertson, Vince Carbone,
and Peter Stefanovic all contributed runs, allowing
the Lords to take game one from the Lions
6-5.
Fresh off a win, the Lords slid right into game
two of the night.
Th e fi rst six innings were nail biters for Lords
fans as York scored four runs early in the game
to the Lords one. Th e Lords had an ace up their
sleeve with a massive comeback, racking up four
runs in the seventh to tie York and throw the
game into extra innings.
Th e bases were loaded, top of the eighth, as
Whitby native Th iebaud drew a walk to drive in
the winning run. Th e Lords squeaked by, winning
6-5.
On Sept. 23, the Lords were at the Kinsmen for
a double-header against Queen’s University.
Returning Lord Chris Park pitched all seven
innings, and allowed only two runs, making the
three runs scored in the second inning enough
for the Lords to snuff out Queen’s 3-2 in game
one.
With confi dence at their side, the Lords rocked
game two, leading off with fi ve runs in the fi rst inning.
Queen’s retaliated by scoring four runs, but
it was the three runs in the sixth that sealed the
deal, allowing the Lords to beat Queen’s 8-6 and
sweep the series.
For yet another double-header the Lords travelled
to York University Sept 24.
Th e Lords dominated game one with Dale
Kryway, Justin Soltys, Jimmy Richardson and
Dennis Wood all contributing hits, and Adam
Sylvestre ripping his fi rst home run of the season.
Th e Lords owned game one, winning 12-2 over
the Lions.
Game two began, and the clouds rolled in. Th e
game went six innings with Peter Stefanovic, and
last year’s rookie of the year Craig Megill scoring
two runs.
Veteran pitcher Robertson opened the game
with six strikeouts, and playing to break the alltime
most wins by a pitcher tie, the game was
suspended due to rain in the bottom of the sixth.
“I thought the game was very tight. Th e opposing
pitcher for York had controlling pitches,” said
Robertson. “I just wanted to win the game so
this record wouldn’t become a distraction to the
team. As long as we keep winning I don’t care
about the record.”
Th e game was stopped with York runners on
base, one out, and the count 2 and 2, the score 2-0
in favor of the Lords.
Th e players are still unsure whether or not the
game will be continued in the future.
“It all depends on how well we do against
Queen’s,” said Wood, the second baseman. “If we
beat them then we will lock up fi rst place and not
need to play the rainout. We are only playing if it
will aff ect the standings.”
Th e men’s record is 7-2, moving the Lords to
fi rst place in the CIBA Eastern Conference.
Lady Lords mowing down opponents
By Matt O’Brien
Chronicle Staff
Good Lords!
Lady Lords fastball is lighting up
the league with their recent wins,
having rookie and veteran players
putting forth game-winning contributions.
On Sept. 19, the women were at
Seneca College to take on the Sting.
Th e ladies served up a tidal wave
of runs with Amanda McArthur,
Sheena Viner, Kailey Miller, Amanda
Ellison, and Karen McWilliams
all contributing to swat the Sting
10-0.
Rookie pitcher Danielle Smith
took on the fi rst fi ve innings, striking
out six, and continuing her fi rst-year
success by achieving her fi rst win.
Breeann Coulson stepped in for
the last inning to close the no-hitter
shut-out game.
Th e next game took place Sept.
22 as the Lords took on the Mohawk
Mountaineers. Miller, Ellison, and
McWilliams continuing their active
contribution to the team all racking
up points. Last years Leadership
Award winner, McWilliams had a
solid off ensive eff ort, chalking up
two hits and two runs. With Smith
on the mound, she picks up her
fourth win in conference play giving
the Lords a 4-0 win.
Th e women were then off to the
Can-Am classic tournament on Saturday,
Sept. 23.
Beating the Sting in game one 16-
4, the women had a rough second
game against Monroe College from
New York, losing 14-1 and staggering
through seven errors.
But the ladies fought through the
fi re and came back against Mohawk
in game three, whacking out 18 hits,
and winning 13-1.
McWilliams represented Durham
College with pride by being
named tournament top hitter going
9 for 12.
Veteran pitcher Corrine McDonald
is still watching each game from
the sidelines with a broken wrist.
“It should be healed after a couple
weeks,” McDonald said. “But the
doctor says I shouldn’t play at all. I’d
still like to play anyway.”
Th e ladies are dominating the
season so far. Th eir next home game
is Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m., at Durham
Fields.
to give himself three on the weekend.
Paul Yang added two more to
give him fi ve goals on the weekend.
“Th at was probably the most
talented and skilled team Kingston
has put out,” Bombino said. “It was
our guys determination that earned
us the game.”
Bombino said a couple of mental
breakdowns almost cost them the
game, after the St. Lawrence team
managed to score two late goals on
goalkeeper Fabrice Kabongo in the
last fi ve minutes.
“When we play tough teams like
Seneca and Algonquin these kind of
goals can kill you and cost you the
game,” Mario Bombino said about
the late mistakes.
Th e Lords coaching staff is very
happy with the college for providing
the team with their own therapist,
Jason White.
Stan Bombino said this is a good
thing as White decides which players
are fi t enough to play. He is
also available for home and away
games.
White said the major problem is
players suff ering from ankle strains
and hamstring pulls.
“I tell the boys that each game
has to be better than their last,” said
Mario Bombino. “We have to forget
how we did in Kingston and try to
top that. Th is is probably the best
behaving team. Th e bonding is really
super this year. It makes the
coaching job much easier.”
Tennis
season
comes to
a close
By Joshua
Vanderstam
Chronicle Staff
It’s over already. Th e men
and women’s UOIT varsity tennis
season has come to an end,
and the season was not without
its highs and lows.
Spanning about two weeks,
the season came to an end on
Sept. 23 for the men’s team and
on Sept. 24 for the women.
Th e men achieved some
early success Clayton Madokoro,
a fourth-year Criminology
student followed up on
that success against Western
on Sept. 22 winning a singles
point for the team.
Th e women’s team sputtered
the fi rst time out, but
ended the season on a high
note with Emma Waith’s fi rst
singles victory against Laurier
Sept. 23.
Waterloo felt the wrath of
Dawn O’Brien as she added
another singles point for the
Ridgeback’s stat sheet.
All in all, the tennis teams
have learned a lot and accomplished
a fair bit considering
their experience. Th ere’s always
next year.

SPORTS NEWS
Season looms for the Lords:
how will they do this year?
DC’s
college
MVP
returns
By Kurt Vaughan
Chronicle Staff
Finishing fourth in the province
last season is quite an accomplishment.
Hopefully the women’s basketball
team can do even better
this year.
Th e Durham Lords fi nished
with an impressive 22-13 overall
record in the regular season last
year and lost in the bronze medal
game to Humber.
Th is year coach Craig Andrews
is hoping to win a medal, but it’s
hard to win a medal with a medium-sized
school.
“We are a small fi sh in a big
pond,” Andrews said. Finishing
CRAIG ANDREWS: Head coach of the women’s basketball
team.
The Chronicle October 3, 2006 27
in the top three is what he is really
looking forward to.
Four guards are returning to the
squad this year. Captain Samantha
McConnell, who was last year’s
college MVP, is returning for her
third year.
Also returning is the winner
of the 2005-06 rookie of the year,
Carly McGhie.
Krista Colley and Roxina Foster
are the other two guards coming
back.
Th ere will be 10 rookies joining
this roster as well the coaching
staff , who are all returning this
year.
Andrews said the team to beat
this year is Seneca, because the
whole team is coming back and
their college has three times the
enrolment that Durham has, so
the team’s game plan is to focus on
a fast pace defence.
“You need defence to produce a
good off ence,” he said.
With arguably the best women’s
basketball player, Samantha
McConnell, the Durham Lords are
looking forward to an impressive
yet exciting college season on the
hardwood of DC.
Come
see the
show!
By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
Th e dropping temperatures and
changing leaves can mean only one
thing. Winter is on its way.
Th e arrival of snow also brings
with it the Toronto Ski, Snowboard
and Travel show. Th e show is a
place for skiers and boarders to buy
and sell gear at the Canadian Ski
Patrol’s ski swap. Visitors can also
get information on various resorts
in Canada, the U.S. and Europe in
the travel section of the show.
Th is year’s show promises to
provide even more for snowboard
fans. Th e show organizers announced
in a news release that several
members of the Forum Snowboard
team, including J.P. Walker
and Joni Malmi, will be appearing at
the Snowboard Canada Magazine
booth to sign autographs and meet
fans. Also appearing are Nitro team
members Mark Frank Montoya
and Lukas Huff man, and Whiteout
Films members J.F. Pelchat, Mikey
Rencz and Kale Stephens.
Th e show runs from Th ursday,
Oct 12 until Sunday, Oct 15 and is
located in the Automotive Building
at the Exhibition Place.

28 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
NLL gets a taste of Durham
By Bruce Bolton
Chronicle Staff
Th e National Lacrosse League
isn’t the biggest organization in
the world but for local player Matt
Carroll it’s a journey worth taking.
On Sept. 14 during the recent
NLL draft, Carroll was taken as
the Toronto Rock’s second pick
in the third round, 35 overall.
Carroll, captain of the Whitby
Warriors junior-A team and a native
of Ajax, is ready to make la-
I am a Jamaican guy with a new love-her
name is hockey.
Unbelievable, isn’t it, to hear this from a guy
who was born and raised in a country where
the sun sets at nine, rises at six year-round
and the weather is winter- resistant with palm
trees and white sandy beaches.
Th e attraction started on a Saturday night
last September, at home, while I sat on my
couch. A game outside my understanding
started to fl ash across my television screen,
initially infl uencing me to change the channel,
but then a player from the Toronto Maple
Leafs, Bryan McCabe, slammed a Montreal
player into the glass.
Th at’s when I said hell yeah, I love this
game. It hit me that hockey is the people’s
sport in Canada. Fans wear jerseys and place
their favourite team fl ags on their cars to show
loyalty. Th at’s the same kind of respect Jamaican
fans show for soccer.
crosse headlines playing for
a team he grew up watching.
“It is very exciting being close to
home, and if I ever get into the lineup
in Toronto, family and friends
will be able to come watch,” Carroll
said. “Growing up going to the game
on the train with friends is one of
my childhood memories, and now
having the chance to play for your
childhood team is very exciting.”
Carroll started playing lacrosse
in the Whitby minor system when
he was eight and has made many
SPORTS NEWS
I felt like a Canadian sports fan for the fi rst
time when Edmonton made it to the Stanley
Cup fi nal in 2006 and the whole country was
in a frenzy. Sitting in a loaded sports bar with
wings and beer, fans showed their desire to
take the Holy Grail not just to Edmonton, but
back home to Canada where it fi rst started.
My friends showed disbelief at my love for
this game and showed some negativity, as if
to say hockey was not a black man’s sport. My
love for hockey did not blossom just because
it’s so physical.
Other draft picks from the
Durham Region to the NLL
•
•
•
21st overall by
Portland: Ian Crashley
(Whitby Warriors)
40th overall by Chicago:
Shane Sargent (Whitby
Warriors)
45th overall by Toronto:
Bryan Ridell (Whitby
Warriors)
diff erent line-ups before, but to
make the Rock’s line-up he knows
he will have to work a lot harder.
Currently in his third year at Sir
Sandford Fleming College in Sports
Management, Carroll has bigger
plans than just a career in the NLL.
“I would like to be a sales rep
for a sporting goods company,
and if it happens to be a lacrosse
company that would be cool,
but I am not looking to use lacrosse
as a way into the industry.”
On average a player in the NLL
I love the game because of its past and
what it means to Canadians, who spend their
lives recording season after season.
I respect what it means to people who
work hard and look forward to drinking a cold
beer and watching the game with buddies.
Living in the GTA, I was forced by my
friends to choose the Maple Leafs as my team.
My friends, who liked Montréal and other
teams such as the Detroit Red Wings, weren’t
too pleased. Th at’s when it hit me that once
you choose a team that’s it, you’re labelled for
life.
Th e highlight of the Leafs season for me
was Pat Quinn literally getting slapped in the
face by diff erent hockey equipment, a premonition
of the low punch he would get from the
guys upstairs in the executive chairs at the
end of the year. Leafs management decided
last spring his services were no longer required
after another fruitless year. Th at theme
makes $15,000 a season, which
for Carroll will give him a decent
winter job. When all is said and
done Carroll will be able to do
what all other lacrosse players
want to do, and that is play in the
big leagues and have some fun.
“It would be nice to have a career
in the NLL but I have always just
played the game for fun,” Carroll
said. “Th at will never change. I will
play lacrosse at the best level I can
until the fun is gone, but until then I’ll
keep playing and see what happens.”
Cool Runnings with sticks pucks and a net
Jason
Miller
has been repeating itself since 1967, and so
maybe some of these executives need to fi re
themselves to make the desired turnaround.
Maybe I should have done some research
before choosing my team but I was fooled by
the fact that it is the richest franchise in the
business and sells out most nights, win or
lose.
It’s also hard to bear with an old goalie,
who is no longer in his prime and still thinks
in his mind that he can keep up in the new
NHL. I won’t pick any fi ghts but Don Cherry
rightly made it clear in his CBC hockey nightly
broadcast that Ed Belfour should fi nd another
hobby.
Hockey is a sport with rich history and
some of the world’s greatest athletes. It captivates
the mind, eyes and hearts of Canadians
and a Jamaican guy who can’t get enough.
Hopefully, I don’t die before the Maple Leafs
actually win the Stanley Cup.

By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
Th anksgiving is celebrated in
North America as a time to give
thanks and spend time with loved
ones. For some it is also about remembering
their roots. To the
coaches and players of Durham
College men’s and women’s varsity
soccer team who come from diff erent
countries, this day might mean
something else or be celebrated a
little diff erently.
Stan and Mario Bombino say being
from Italy, they do things a little
diff erently, because Th anksgiving is
not a big thing for people from European
countries. Th ey still celebrate
the day in style but the menu is different
at their table. Instead of turkey,
there is lasagna, pasta and pork
chops served up with coff ee and of
course plenty of wine.
“Th e supper table is a meeting
place. We eat, talk and relax there for
hours. Th ere is no eat and run. Th ere
is like a six course meal, almost like
going to an Italian wedding,” Mario
said about the day celebrated in Italian
style.
Head coach of the Lady Lords
Vaso Vujanovic will be spending the
time with his wife and three children.
“I usually tell stories about my
country,” said Vujanovic. “I remind
them of how tough life is back home
and how fortunate they are here.
I use this time to spend every mo-
ment with my family. I remind them
to protect their lives and always be
thankful.”
Born in Bosnia, Vujanovic was
raised by foster parents. He came to
Canada at the age of 26. He says in
Bosnia they have a similar celebration
to Th anksgiving called family
day. Th e specifi c day of the celebra-
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tion varies from religion to religion.
His family celebrated this day on
Nov. 25. He says it’s more of a religious
day when they pray and give
thanks for good harvest. Th ey also
have a feast but roast pork, lamb and
chicken are the meats of choice.
Th is year will be diff erent for Vasco
Jeronimo, the Lords’ goalkeeper
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Th ankgiving is diff erent for everyone
Photo by Jason Miller
DURHAM COLLEGE MEN”S SOCCER TEAM: The coaching staff, players of the Durham
College soccer teams take time out of their busy schedule to be thankful.
coach with Portuguese roots. It will
be special, because his mother-inlaw
will be coming over from Portugal
to celebrate with the family.
Th ere is usually a gathering of about
30 to 40 people. Jeronimo says the
only diff erence is, they do not use
stuffi ng in Portuguese culture.
At Canadian Kirsten Bodashef-
sky’s house eating is a huge part of
the day but giving thanks is even
more important. Her grandfather always
says a prayer before any meal.
“We all sit in a living room with
everybody together to talk about
the past and future, times shared together
and think about other people
in the world that are not as fortunate,”
said Bodashefsky, a fi rst-year
Durham soccer star.
For Jason and Chris Walker who
play for the men’s team, the environment
in their living room is pretty
similar except for two things. Th e
boys from Jamaica eat a little more
than just turkey. Th eir parents cook
oxtail, curried chicken and goat.
“Th ere is also music and whenever
there is music there is always
dance at our house,” says Jason.
Lords soccer team player, Alberto
might be the only player who
will have a professional chef cook
his thanksgiving dinner. Th at chef
is his father Emilio, who has both
Brazilian and French roots. Emilio
works at the Marriott in downtown
Toronto.
Th e 15-year veteran chef says
this year will be special, as he will
be making chicken consommé. Th is
is a clear soup made from minced
chicken, egg whites and a variety of
vegetables, herbs and spices.
“To me cooking is like a science,
but Th anksgiving is very special as
you are preparing the meal for the
family,” Emilio said.

30 The Chronicle October 3, 2006
SPORTS NEWS
Jays head into busy off -season
Jays have
work to do
trying to
sign gold
glove fi elder
Wells
By Caitlyn Holroyd
Chronicle Staff
Th e Toronto Blue Jays season is
fi nished and although they failed to
make the playoff s, the fi nal numbers
equal improvement.
Th ese improvements resulted in
a standing ovation at the Blue Jays
fi nal home game and the team left
the Rogers Centre on a winning
note after defeating the Boston Red
Sox 5-0 on Sept. 25.
Th e star of the night was pitcher
Shaun Marcum, who managed to
deliver a no-hitter up until the sixth
inning and pitched into the eighth
inning for the fi rst time in any of his
starts, making it a career-best game.
It seemed fi tting that he should
close off the season at home since
he had the most success there.
Photo by Caitlyn Holroyd
THERE IS A LOT OF optimism going into the off-season for the Jays as they look to improve
on a better than average season.
“It was a lot of fun,” Marcum said
in the post-game scrum. “A lot of
guys are taking pride in this, trying
to fi nish ahead of the Red Sox and
put our name number two behind
the Yankees for now and see what
2 hours of free pool with student ID cheap fuel all night
we can do next year.”
Th e Rogers Centre did well also,
with an announced crowd of 40,123,
which made their home attendance
for the year 2,302,212, the largest
since 1998.
“We gave the hometown fans
some entertainment, that’s for sure,”
manager John Gibbons said after
the game. “Th e home fans have
been great and they’re starving for
a winner.”
Blue Jays supporters were
thanked throughout the game for
supporting the team and many fans
appeared impressed with the outcome
of this season after the fi nal
pitch.
Next season still has a few question
marks in regards to who will
return to the lineup. Frank Catalanotto,
Ted Lilly, Gregg Zaun, Bengie
Molina and Justin Speier could be
gone next year. Most of them are eligible
to become free agents. Vernon
Wells told the Toronto media that he
would like to come back, and both
president Paul Godfrey and owner
Ted Rogers made it clear that they
feel the same way.
Amidst the question marks ofwhat
players will return next season,
there are plenty of other numbers
that will stay. After the fi nal game
at the Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays
improved to 50-31 at home. Th ey
have won 50 games at home only
four other times. Th ere was also the
largest home attendance since 1998
and the close division battle for fi rst
in the American League East.
Th e fi rst pitch of the 2007 home
schedule will be on April 9, and
many fans appear to be looking forward
to the season ahead.
“Sure, they didn’t make it to the
playoff s, but they showed a big improvement
from past seasons and
will hopefully go further next year,”
said one fan after the fi nal home
game.

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