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Legendary Canadian rock b<strong>and</strong>. See 54/40 Page 38 20th annual Parents as Partners. See Kielburger Page 38<br />
Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8 November 29, 2011<br />
It’s <strong>easy</strong> <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>green</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
Cameron McDonald<br />
The Chronicle<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College’s <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
campus has certa<strong>in</strong>ly set a high<br />
bar for other bus<strong>in</strong>esses <strong>and</strong><br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ional build<strong>in</strong>gs with<strong>in</strong><br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> Region, <strong>and</strong> perhaps<br />
even all of Ontario when it<br />
comes to go<strong>in</strong>g <strong>green</strong>.<br />
Over the past couple years<br />
the campus has completed<br />
phase one <strong>and</strong> phase two of its<br />
three-phase construction plan,<br />
which has <strong>in</strong>volved major environmentally<br />
conscious renov<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Darr<strong>in</strong> Caron, the dean of<br />
the <strong>Whitby</strong> campus, has overseen<br />
the construction to the<br />
campus over the past year s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
he took over the job, <strong>and</strong> he is<br />
pleased with the results so far.<br />
“After f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g Phase 2, we<br />
have accomplished someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I th<strong>in</strong>k few other schools -<strong>and</strong><br />
large facilities for th<strong>at</strong> m<strong>at</strong>terhave<br />
around the <strong>Durham</strong> Region.<br />
We have started a project<br />
Cameron McDonald<br />
RENEWABLE ENERGY: The six w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>es sitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong>op the ma<strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Whitby</strong> Campus.<br />
th<strong>at</strong>, I hope, will cont<strong>in</strong>ue years<br />
<strong>in</strong>to the future until we have an<br />
entirely self-sufficient build<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
The first two phases of the<br />
construction added many environmentally<br />
friendly fe<strong>at</strong>ures,<br />
such as w<strong>at</strong>erless ur<strong>in</strong>als, ra<strong>in</strong>w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
<strong>and</strong> storm w<strong>at</strong>er collection<br />
ponds, skylights, <strong>and</strong><br />
w<strong>in</strong>dows with sensors th<strong>at</strong> can<br />
detect sunlight levels to rema<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> their highest efficiency. Sue<br />
Moore, the manager of academic<br />
oper<strong>at</strong>ions, po<strong>in</strong>ted out<br />
how different the new phase<br />
areas on campus are from the<br />
old area. “You can tell <strong>in</strong>stantly<br />
th<strong>at</strong> you are walk<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to one of<br />
the new phases. It gets so much<br />
brighter <strong>and</strong> more welcom<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
thanks to those big skylights<br />
everywhere.”<br />
These are just a few of the<br />
many additions to the campus,<br />
but this brief list of additions<br />
shows why the the build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
now enjoys more energy efficiency<br />
as a result.<br />
“The entire Phase 2 area is<br />
an energy-neutral zone, mean<strong>in</strong>g<br />
it is completely self-sufficient<br />
<strong>and</strong> cre<strong>at</strong>es all of its own<br />
required energy,” said Ralph<br />
Aprile, the vice-president of facilities<br />
<strong>and</strong> ancillary service.<br />
See Turb<strong>in</strong>es Page 3<br />
<strong>DC</strong> fall convoc<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
goes off without a hitch<br />
407 extension<br />
hits <strong>Durham</strong><br />
Kim Moreau<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The bagpipes played, the<br />
tears were cried, <strong>and</strong> the laughter<br />
faded <strong>in</strong>to the cool fall even<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
eagerly piled <strong>in</strong>to the Campus<br />
Recre<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> Wellness Centre<br />
gymnasium on Nov. 17. The<br />
students arrived <strong>in</strong> groups follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a flag represent<strong>in</strong>g their<br />
school: Applied Sciences; Apprenticeship;<br />
Skilled Trades<br />
<strong>and</strong> Technology; Bus<strong>in</strong>ess,<br />
IT, <strong>and</strong> Management; Career<br />
Development <strong>and</strong> Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion; Health <strong>and</strong> Community<br />
Services; Justice <strong>and</strong><br />
Emergency Services; <strong>and</strong> Media,<br />
Art <strong>and</strong> Design.<br />
Students <strong>and</strong> guests were<br />
greeted by a gymnasium decor<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
with <strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
Kim Moreau<br />
SENDING OFF: <strong>Durham</strong> College alumnus Dan Qu<strong>in</strong>n<br />
gives his keynote address to the gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g class <strong>at</strong> the fall<br />
convoc<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
flags, a huge turquoise banner <strong>and</strong> white accents.<br />
with the words “Convoc<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
Class of 2011” <strong>and</strong> a full stage See Convoc<strong>at</strong>ion Page 2<br />
of dignitaries dressed <strong>in</strong> long<br />
black robes with <strong>green</strong>, yellow<br />
Tyler Richards<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The 407 is com<strong>in</strong>g to town,<br />
<strong>and</strong> it will change the face of<br />
north Oshawa <strong>and</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
forever. Be<strong>in</strong>g built <strong>at</strong> Simcoe<br />
street <strong>and</strong> W<strong>in</strong>chester road is<br />
a shopp<strong>in</strong>g complex th<strong>at</strong> will<br />
house Canada’s largest retail<br />
outlet store. There are also<br />
plans to develop restaurants<br />
<strong>and</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the area,<br />
provid<strong>in</strong>g part-time jobs for<br />
many students from <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> College.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong> are by<br />
far the largest <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
th<strong>at</strong> will be immedi<strong>at</strong>ely impacted<br />
by the 407 extension.<br />
Both of these <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
will see <strong>in</strong>creased popul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
once the extension to Harmony<br />
road is completed <strong>and</strong><br />
opened by l<strong>at</strong>e 2015.<br />
The president of <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College, Don Lovisa, knows<br />
th<strong>at</strong> with the <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> popul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
comes an <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong><br />
problems, some of which are<br />
m<strong>in</strong>or now, such as park<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> traffic on campus, but<br />
could become very problem<strong>at</strong>ic<br />
with an <strong>in</strong>creased popul<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“There is a number of<br />
ways it could affect us,”<br />
Lovisa said. “We will probably<br />
see <strong>in</strong>creased traffic flow<br />
<strong>in</strong>itially off Simcoe street, it<br />
may cause more traffic <strong>and</strong><br />
congestion for a campus th<strong>at</strong><br />
is already congested.”<br />
It’s not all bad, though, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to Lovisa.<br />
See 407 Page 6
2 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Riot held up but not held down<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The Riot Radio was set to beg<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> October. However, with<br />
technical <strong>and</strong> co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion<br />
difficulties their launch d<strong>at</strong>e<br />
has cont<strong>in</strong>uously been set back.<br />
But the staff <strong>at</strong> the Riot won’t<br />
be giv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> any time soon <strong>and</strong><br />
needs to start before the year<br />
end.<br />
More has changed s<strong>in</strong>ce last<br />
year than the st<strong>at</strong>ion’s logo.<br />
Last year the Riot was <strong>in</strong> the<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s of a tra<strong>in</strong>ed professor<br />
<strong>and</strong> students who were not<br />
tra<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> radio. The oper<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
area was a very small room <strong>and</strong><br />
their equipment was less than<br />
stellar.<br />
This year the Student Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
has taken the re<strong>in</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />
added more organiz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g to the st<strong>at</strong>ion’s oper<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> the st<strong>at</strong>ion is also set<br />
to run as more than an audio<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“It’s now a visual radio st<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
one of the first <strong>in</strong> North<br />
America,” said st<strong>at</strong>ion co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
Laura Ferr.<br />
The st<strong>at</strong>ion will broadcast<br />
over the Internet with audio<br />
<strong>and</strong> visual aids <strong>and</strong> will now<br />
comply with all CRTC st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />
No pir<strong>at</strong>ed music will be<br />
played on the air, only music<br />
purchased legally.<br />
Various obstacles have<br />
caused significant delays to the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion’s start d<strong>at</strong>e. “We (Riot<br />
Staff <strong>and</strong> the SA) discovered<br />
th<strong>at</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> we want to do is more<br />
complic<strong>at</strong>ed than we thought<br />
<strong>and</strong> more people have more<br />
ideas <strong>and</strong> we try to implement<br />
them as well,” said technical director<br />
M<strong>at</strong> Keselman.<br />
Now the Riot faces a serious<br />
technical problem. “We have to<br />
do a heart transplant first,” said<br />
Ferr.<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
GETTING READY TO RIOT: M<strong>at</strong> Keselman, technical director, <strong>and</strong> Laura Ferr,<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or, <strong>in</strong>side the new loc<strong>at</strong>ion of Riot Radio.<br />
They have to replace a piece<br />
of equipment called a tricaster,<br />
a hardware/software comb<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion<br />
th<strong>at</strong> digitalizes audio <strong>and</strong><br />
visual <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> sends it<br />
via Ethernet.<br />
The tricaster they currently<br />
have is a simple model th<strong>at</strong><br />
doesn’t suit their needs. Their<br />
start d<strong>at</strong>e now depends on how<br />
long the more advanced model<br />
takes to arrive.<br />
Other delays <strong>in</strong>clude staff<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the st<strong>at</strong>ion. Last year’s<br />
co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or Ia<strong>in</strong> McPherson<br />
resigned to focus on his teach<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ferr wasn’t hired as his<br />
permanent replacement <strong>in</strong> the<br />
revamped st<strong>at</strong>ion until August.<br />
In the new st<strong>at</strong>ion the DJs<br />
won’t have to worry about h<strong>and</strong>l<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the technical oper<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
their shows. A technical oper<strong>at</strong>or<br />
will always be <strong>in</strong> the booth<br />
to run th<strong>at</strong> aspect. “They get to<br />
focus on <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> personalities,”<br />
said Ferr.<br />
In their new DJs the Riot<br />
is look<strong>in</strong>g for people who can<br />
produce quality content <strong>and</strong><br />
sensible direction on the air.<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong>ever you say, know th<strong>at</strong><br />
you have to st<strong>and</strong> beh<strong>in</strong>d th<strong>at</strong>,”<br />
said Ferr.<br />
The DJs will also be learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
while volunteer<strong>in</strong>g for the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ion. “You’ll never get this<br />
much h<strong>and</strong>s-on tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
prep work from a co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
or a tech person or a news<br />
<strong>and</strong> media director,” Ferr said.<br />
DJs will also have the opportunity<br />
to learn how to oper<strong>at</strong>e<br />
the technical equipment if they<br />
want.<br />
Gradu<strong>at</strong>es greet future with excitement<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from Page 1<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g out among the<br />
people on stage was Don Lovisa,<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College president,<br />
who spent most of the even<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with a smile of pride stretch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from one ear to the other.<br />
After a play<strong>in</strong>g of the n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
anthem, Lovisa <strong>in</strong>troduced<br />
the people beh<strong>in</strong>d him,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g new <strong>UOIT</strong> president<br />
Tim McTiernan, president of<br />
the Alumni Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Lillian<br />
Jacoby, president of the Student<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Amy LaRue,<br />
<strong>and</strong> special guest Dan Qu<strong>in</strong>n.<br />
He also shared his enthusiasm<br />
<strong>and</strong> excitement for reach<strong>in</strong>g<br />
this po<strong>in</strong>t with students before<br />
h<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g off the microphone.<br />
LaRue, dur<strong>in</strong>g her turn <strong>at</strong><br />
the microphone, talked to students<br />
about their time <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College beyond just educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> told them to hold onto<br />
the memories from their social<br />
lives as well. Whether it be a<br />
get-together <strong>at</strong> E.P. Taylors,<br />
<strong>at</strong>tend<strong>in</strong>g a sport<strong>in</strong>g event, or<br />
gett<strong>in</strong>g to know a new friend,<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
were leav<strong>in</strong>g with an abundance<br />
of memories.<br />
Qu<strong>in</strong>n, a <strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>e from 1984, wished<br />
students the best <strong>in</strong> the future<br />
<strong>and</strong> offered his words of wisdom<br />
as a former <strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
student.<br />
Qu<strong>in</strong>n had students <strong>and</strong><br />
guests laugh<strong>in</strong>g as he started<br />
his speech talk<strong>in</strong>g of the growth<br />
PROUD PRESIDENT: <strong>Durham</strong> College president Don Lovisa wished gradu<strong>at</strong>es the best <strong>in</strong> the future.<br />
of technology <strong>and</strong> social media<br />
<strong>and</strong> his plans, jok<strong>in</strong>gly, to cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />
the gre<strong>at</strong>est social media<br />
site possible, Youtwitface.<br />
Once Qu<strong>in</strong>n had won over<br />
the crowd with his social media<br />
plans, he began offer<strong>in</strong>g his advice<br />
to students.<br />
“You don’t come to <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College to learn to do someth<strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
said Qu<strong>in</strong>n, “You come<br />
to <strong>Durham</strong> College to be someth<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
Qu<strong>in</strong>n has been the manag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
director of the NFL Canada,<br />
established sports clubs for<br />
physically disabled children<br />
<strong>and</strong> adults, established the Canadian<br />
Sport Awards program,<br />
<strong>and</strong> serves as chair of the <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College Sports Management<br />
advisory committee.<br />
Qu<strong>in</strong>n told students th<strong>at</strong><br />
success doesn’t come <strong>easy</strong> but<br />
to never be afraid to dream big.<br />
He wished the fall gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
excitement as they walk out of<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College doors to either<br />
pursue further educ<strong>at</strong>ion or<br />
start their careers, <strong>and</strong> to not<br />
be <strong>in</strong>timid<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
After the speakers f<strong>in</strong>ished<br />
<strong>and</strong> students became antsy<br />
<strong>in</strong> their se<strong>at</strong>s, shift<strong>in</strong>g their<br />
weight, tapp<strong>in</strong>g their feet, <strong>and</strong><br />
look<strong>in</strong>g about the stage, they<br />
were f<strong>in</strong>ally given their recognition.<br />
Students of all ages <strong>and</strong><br />
backgrounds walked across the<br />
pl<strong>at</strong>form shak<strong>in</strong>g h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> accept<strong>in</strong>g<br />
their papers on school<br />
<strong>at</strong> a time, some students laugh<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> others cry<strong>in</strong>g with excitement.<br />
Some students received additional<br />
recognition as <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College leaders with president’s<br />
honour roll acknowledg<strong>in</strong>g students<br />
with a cumul<strong>at</strong>ive grade<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t average of 4.0 or higher,<br />
student leadership award for<br />
students who enhance life on<br />
campus, <strong>and</strong> recognition for<br />
the highest-rank<strong>in</strong>g gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
<strong>in</strong> programs.<br />
When they were return<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
their se<strong>at</strong>s they were greeted by<br />
a mob of excited fans. Spouses,<br />
children, parents, gr<strong>and</strong>parents,<br />
aunts, uncles, cous<strong>in</strong>s,<br />
Kim Moreau<br />
friends, <strong>and</strong> many more were<br />
shout<strong>in</strong>g, clapp<strong>in</strong>g, cheer<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g pictures <strong>and</strong> smil<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
show their pride.<br />
“Love you mom,” shouted<br />
one person <strong>in</strong> the crowd.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong>’s my boy,” “You go!”,<br />
“I love you baby,” shouted others<br />
as they raced to the front<br />
barrier <strong>in</strong> an <strong>at</strong>tempt to capture<br />
a quick picture. The excitement<br />
radi<strong>at</strong>ed off the crowd for the<br />
entire 90-m<strong>in</strong>ute ceremony.<br />
When the ceremony closed,<br />
students waved their h<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>and</strong> papers <strong>in</strong> the air, smil<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> laugh<strong>in</strong>g as they followed<br />
the bagpiper out of the gymnasium<br />
<strong>and</strong> through the doors to<br />
the rest of their lives.
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 3<br />
Students learn<strong>in</strong>g efficiently<br />
Cameron McDonald<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> better way to learn<br />
home ma<strong>in</strong>tenance than work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on a real home? Th<strong>at</strong>’s exactly<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> College has<br />
provided for its students. The<br />
school of skilled trades <strong>and</strong> apprenticeship<br />
is plann<strong>in</strong>g to unveil<br />
its mock homes on campus<br />
start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> January of this year.<br />
One of the homes is a “newbuild”<br />
house, which is currently<br />
<strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> built by <strong>Durham</strong> Custom<br />
Homes <strong>and</strong> their affili<strong>at</strong>e suppliers,<br />
is set to be ready for<br />
use by the 2012 fall semester.<br />
Ralph Aprile, the vice president<br />
of Facilities <strong>and</strong> Ancillary<br />
Services, has been oversee<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the new-build project <strong>and</strong> is<br />
confident <strong>in</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> Custom<br />
Homes’ ability to deliver a topnotch<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“They build all of these cutt<strong>in</strong>g-edge<br />
energy fe<strong>at</strong>ures <strong>in</strong>to<br />
all of their homes, so they are<br />
perfect for this job, because we<br />
want the most energy-efficient<br />
home possible for students to<br />
learn <strong>in</strong>.”<br />
The other home was already<br />
fully constructed <strong>and</strong> was<br />
moved onto campus earlier last<br />
year. The house is a 1970s model<br />
<strong>and</strong> is built up to st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
<strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong> time.<br />
“We actually had quite a<br />
hard time gett<strong>in</strong>g the permits<br />
to move this house here. It was<br />
hard to pass this as a learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Cameron McDonald<br />
HOME BUILDING: Energy-efficient construction site await<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Whitby</strong> students.<br />
facility r<strong>at</strong>her than a st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
home,” said Darr<strong>in</strong> Caron, the<br />
dean of <strong>Whitby</strong> campus.<br />
The older home, although already<br />
fully built, has had to be<br />
overhauled to be deemed safe<br />
for students to learn <strong>in</strong>. This<br />
has <strong>in</strong>cluded the <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
extra supports <strong>and</strong> additional<br />
fire alarms to make the build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
safer.<br />
The newer home will act as a<br />
contrast <strong>and</strong> comparison to the<br />
older home, which is directly<br />
beside it, so th<strong>at</strong> students can<br />
see the difference <strong>in</strong> energy efficiency<br />
techniques.<br />
Allan Mart<strong>in</strong>, the program<br />
co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or of Apprenticeship<br />
<strong>and</strong> Renewable Technology, is<br />
confident the contrast between<br />
the two homes will be useful for<br />
many skilled trades programs.<br />
“The old home would be best<br />
used for energy audits to see<br />
where improvements can be<br />
made, <strong>and</strong> the new home can be<br />
used to compare the st<strong>and</strong>ards<br />
<strong>and</strong> learn how to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> the<br />
current ones. Electricians, carpenters,<br />
auditors <strong>and</strong> plumbers<br />
can work on these homes, just<br />
to name a few.”<br />
The goal is for both homes<br />
to be ready for full use <strong>in</strong> time<br />
for the start of the 2012 fall semester.<br />
Gradu<strong>at</strong>e students offer<br />
free conflict resolution<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong> campus<br />
grow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>green</strong>er<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
RESOLUTION: Valerie Lepik, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Harwood, Bett<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Marly, Melissa Hauke, Deena Misale, <strong>and</strong> Tim Dailley.<br />
“Life can be full of conflict –<br />
we can help.” Th<strong>at</strong> is the pledge<br />
of the Campus Conflict Resolution<br />
Service.<br />
The service is run by the Medi<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
– Altern<strong>at</strong>ive Dispute<br />
Resolution (MADR) gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
program students <strong>and</strong> provides<br />
free, confidential conflict resolution<br />
services for both <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>.<br />
“We provide an outreach<br />
service on campus where we<br />
will provide present<strong>at</strong>ions to<br />
various classrooms across the<br />
campus to present on wh<strong>at</strong> is<br />
conflict, tips on deal<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
conflict <strong>and</strong> also provide students<br />
with knowledge about<br />
our service,” said Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Harwood,<br />
MADR co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or <strong>and</strong><br />
supervisor of the CCRS. “We<br />
work with students to cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />
group work contracts. We do<br />
some pre-conflict negoti<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>and</strong> we do medi<strong>at</strong>ions for students.”<br />
The service was built up <strong>in</strong><br />
l<strong>at</strong>e 2010 to give MADR students<br />
some learn<strong>in</strong>g experiences<br />
<strong>and</strong> to help the campus community<br />
with certa<strong>in</strong> situ<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
The CCRS started oper<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong><br />
the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of this year.<br />
“It provides the students,<br />
our medi<strong>at</strong>ion students, with<br />
real world learn<strong>in</strong>g,” said Harwood.<br />
“They really run a bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
<strong>and</strong> provide the service. They<br />
do all the market<strong>in</strong>g, the track<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of document<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> we<br />
also support our campus community.<br />
So it’s really a w<strong>in</strong>-w<strong>in</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> our students are gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
experience <strong>and</strong> the campus<br />
community can benefit from<br />
the services th<strong>at</strong> we offer.”<br />
Conflicts the service can help<br />
resolve can be between friends,<br />
groups, classm<strong>at</strong>es, rel<strong>at</strong>ionships<br />
<strong>and</strong> teams. Sessions can<br />
take anywhere between half<br />
an hour to two hours <strong>and</strong> medi<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
work with students to<br />
schedule a meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> a mutually<br />
convenient time <strong>and</strong><br />
place.<br />
“The participants want a<br />
very quiet loc<strong>at</strong>ion, a very confidential<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ion,” said Harwood.<br />
Places such as boardrooms<br />
on campus or places <strong>in</strong><br />
the student’s residence build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
can be used for the sessions.<br />
Speak<strong>in</strong>g with the students<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved, these third party medi<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
can help devise an acceptable<br />
solution to the conflict<br />
th<strong>at</strong> everyone is happy with.<br />
“It’s popular <strong>and</strong> it’s becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
very popular,” said Harwood.<br />
“The medi<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong> we do<br />
certa<strong>in</strong>ly have a very high r<strong>at</strong>e<br />
of success <strong>in</strong> terms of resolv<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>in</strong> help<strong>in</strong>g students resolve,<br />
their conflict.”<br />
If you need help with a conflict<br />
on campus appo<strong>in</strong>tments<br />
can be booked with a medi<strong>at</strong>or<br />
<strong>at</strong> CCRS@durhamcollege.ca.<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from Page 1<br />
This energy neutral zone<br />
is due to the over 350 solar<br />
panels sc<strong>at</strong>tered around<br />
campus, the 35 wells th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
350 feet deep, <strong>and</strong> six w<strong>in</strong>d<br />
turb<strong>in</strong>es which all comb<strong>in</strong>e<br />
to make up the majority of<br />
the energy output for the new<br />
areas of campus. Mart<strong>in</strong> expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the solar panels<br />
<strong>and</strong> geothermal wells are the<br />
biggest contributors to actual<br />
energy output on campus,<br />
with the panels gener<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g an<br />
average of 78 kilow<strong>at</strong>ts per<br />
hour <strong>and</strong> the wells produc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
enough he<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong> cool<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for the entire ma<strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The solar panels also he<strong>at</strong> the<br />
w<strong>at</strong>er for the majority of the<br />
facilities around campus.<br />
On top of these heavy lifters,<br />
there are still the small<br />
additions, th<strong>at</strong> also contribute<br />
such as skylights, which<br />
use a mirror system to provide<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ural light for most of<br />
the day, <strong>and</strong> w<strong>at</strong>erless ur<strong>in</strong>als,<br />
reduc<strong>in</strong>g the amount of<br />
w<strong>at</strong>er needed to be pumped<br />
through the build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Aprile is adamant about<br />
the fact th<strong>at</strong> the environmental<br />
additions have been just<br />
as useful to the students as<br />
they have been to the build<strong>in</strong>g’s<br />
costs <strong>and</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>tenance.<br />
“We have cre<strong>at</strong>ed a liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
lab environment for students<br />
to work on every day.”<br />
Allan Mart<strong>in</strong>, the program<br />
coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or for the Renewable<br />
Energy Programs <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College <strong>Whitby</strong> campus<br />
elabor<strong>at</strong>ed on Aprile’s observ<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
by add<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
students actually get to work<br />
on the panels, turb<strong>in</strong>es, <strong>and</strong><br />
wells to see first h<strong>and</strong> how<br />
they oper<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> how they<br />
can be ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed.<br />
There are ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
rooms for the w<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>es<br />
<strong>and</strong> the geothermal wells,<br />
where students of the Energy<br />
Audit<strong>in</strong>g program can study<br />
<strong>and</strong> regul<strong>at</strong>e energy outputs,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the solar panels have a<br />
website devoted to past <strong>and</strong><br />
real-time st<strong>at</strong>istics for similar<br />
student purposes.<br />
“This gives students<br />
real-time feedback on the<br />
equipment they are learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
about. Instead of read<strong>in</strong>g<br />
about alter<strong>in</strong>g energy levels,<br />
for example, they actually get<br />
to alter them.”<br />
With Phase 3 of the construction<br />
plan set to break<br />
ground <strong>in</strong> a couple weeks,<br />
<strong>and</strong> all of the positive results<br />
of the first two phases,<br />
the future seems bright for<br />
the <strong>Whitby</strong> campus, with<br />
more environmental additions<br />
sl<strong>at</strong>ed for the new facility<br />
which will house an additional<br />
900 students.<br />
As vice president Aprile<br />
aptly said, “We need to focus<br />
on <strong>green</strong> susta<strong>in</strong>ability, now<br />
<strong>and</strong>, more importantly, <strong>in</strong>to<br />
the future.”
4 The Chronicle November 29, 2011<br />
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Ontario students, take a st<strong>and</strong><br />
Post-secondary executives are<br />
paid too much <strong>at</strong> student expense<br />
A spirit of protest goes viral<br />
amongst college <strong>and</strong> university<br />
goers <strong>in</strong> Quebec, emphasiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the quiet voices of Ontario students.<br />
Quebec students have been<br />
hold<strong>in</strong>g various day-long<br />
strikes for several months, <strong>in</strong><br />
opposition to a tuition <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
over the course of the next five<br />
years.<br />
It would br<strong>in</strong>g the average<br />
r<strong>at</strong>e of universities <strong>and</strong> priv<strong>at</strong>e<br />
colleges <strong>in</strong> Quebec from $2,168<br />
to $3,793.<br />
Public colleges rema<strong>in</strong> tuition<br />
free zones.<br />
In contrast, Ontario students<br />
pay the most for post-secondary<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> Canada – an<br />
average annual cost of $3,300<br />
<strong>in</strong> college <strong>and</strong> $7,100 <strong>in</strong> university,<br />
both <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g tuition <strong>and</strong><br />
ancillary fees.<br />
Colossal fees have the potential<br />
to establish a type of class<br />
system where the wealthier<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue to reap the benefits of<br />
post-secondary educ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
the low-<strong>in</strong>come popul<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />
sometimes stuck on the shorel<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
terrified to swim <strong>in</strong> the<br />
vastness of overwhelm<strong>in</strong>g debt.<br />
Yet Don Lovisa, president<br />
of <strong>Durham</strong> College, made<br />
$270,000 last year <strong>and</strong> president<br />
Jon Davies of Humber<br />
College <strong>in</strong> Toronto earned<br />
$403,000.<br />
Ontario’s top paid university<br />
president Mamdouh Shoukri<br />
of York University made<br />
$480,000 <strong>in</strong> 2010.<br />
In two <strong>and</strong> a half years,<br />
Shoukri makes the same as a<br />
Cash For Life w<strong>in</strong>ner.<br />
Over <strong>in</strong> Quebec, He<strong>at</strong>her<br />
Munroe-Blum pr<strong>in</strong>cipal of<br />
McGill University (which is<br />
the equivalent to a president)<br />
is the highest paid university<br />
pr<strong>in</strong>cipal <strong>in</strong> Quebec, reap<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$356,000 a year.<br />
Clearly, though salaries are<br />
lower <strong>in</strong> Quebec, they are not <strong>in</strong><br />
a different ballpark from those<br />
<strong>in</strong> Ontario.<br />
Staff salaries aren’t as<br />
strongly reflected <strong>in</strong> Quebec<br />
tuition r<strong>at</strong>es, because higher<br />
taxes cover the costs, <strong>and</strong> some<br />
courses are not as developed<br />
(therefore less expensive) <strong>in</strong><br />
Quebec as they are <strong>in</strong> Ontario.<br />
But with Quebec’s struggle<br />
to support post-secondary<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> the subsequent<br />
massive tuition hikes, it may be<br />
a signal to pull university <strong>and</strong><br />
college adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ors closer<br />
toward the middle class.<br />
On Nov. 10, 200,000 students<br />
<strong>in</strong> Quebec took to the<br />
streets or blockaded their<br />
school to preserve the prov<strong>in</strong>ce’s<br />
17-year-old prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />
tuition freeze. Even the faculty<br />
<strong>at</strong> some campuses refused to<br />
cross the student picket l<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
And while Quebecers<br />
screamed for f<strong>in</strong>ancial accessibility,<br />
students <strong>in</strong> Ontario accepted<br />
their suffoc<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g debt,<br />
<strong>and</strong> went on with their academic<br />
rout<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
Attitudes are more tolerant<br />
<strong>and</strong> civil disobedience is small<br />
<strong>and</strong> seldom <strong>in</strong> the l<strong>and</strong> with<br />
the highest tuition r<strong>at</strong>es <strong>in</strong> the<br />
country.<br />
A popular reason for not tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
part <strong>in</strong> challeng<strong>in</strong>g the government<br />
is th<strong>at</strong> people say they<br />
feel powerless <strong>in</strong> tak<strong>in</strong>g action<br />
as <strong>in</strong>dividuals.<br />
There is noth<strong>in</strong>g on earth<br />
much more fragile than a snowflake.<br />
But when stuck together,<br />
just look <strong>at</strong> their power.<br />
They cave <strong>in</strong> roofs, shut<br />
down cities <strong>and</strong> wreak havoc on<br />
humans <strong>and</strong> n<strong>at</strong>ure.<br />
Amy LaRue, president of the<br />
Student Associ<strong>at</strong>ion does not<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d student protests appeal<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
She said th<strong>at</strong> the Student<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion would not st<strong>and</strong><br />
beh<strong>in</strong>d any student strike or<br />
walkout for any reason, because<br />
they take <strong>at</strong>tention away<br />
from educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
It’s true, but <strong>in</strong> Quebec they<br />
seem to feel th<strong>at</strong> strik<strong>in</strong>g for the<br />
benefit of future students is as<br />
productive as receiv<strong>in</strong>g an educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
There is no deny<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong><br />
runn<strong>in</strong>g colleges <strong>and</strong> universities<br />
along with their SA services,<br />
is an expensive task for<br />
the government <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividual<br />
schools.<br />
But pay<strong>in</strong>g school presidents<br />
<strong>and</strong> politicians a quarter of a<br />
million to over three quarters<br />
of a million dollars a year, cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
expensive build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong><br />
pay<strong>in</strong>g so many college <strong>and</strong><br />
university staff across the prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
over $100,000 a year jacks<br />
up educ<strong>at</strong>ion costs for aspir<strong>in</strong>g<br />
students, harm<strong>in</strong>g the middle<br />
<strong>and</strong> lower classes.<br />
Students <strong>in</strong> Ontario are not<br />
able to organize as <strong>in</strong> Quebec.<br />
Quebecers are given academic<br />
immunity dur<strong>in</strong>g a student<br />
strike.<br />
This means th<strong>at</strong> professors<br />
have to give extensions on tests<br />
<strong>and</strong> assignments to students<br />
who choose not to show up to<br />
class while a legitim<strong>at</strong>e strike is<br />
on.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong> type of student empowerment<br />
doesn’t exist <strong>in</strong> most<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>ces. But it doesn’t leave<br />
our voices muffled either.<br />
There are different ways to<br />
pressure schools <strong>and</strong> governments<br />
<strong>in</strong>to lighten<strong>in</strong>g our f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
burdens.<br />
Tak<strong>in</strong>g a page from the Occupy<br />
movement’s h<strong>and</strong>book,<br />
Queen’s Park <strong>in</strong> front of the<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>cial legisl<strong>at</strong>ure <strong>in</strong> Toronto<br />
could act as a public forum<br />
<strong>and</strong> possibly campground for<br />
dedic<strong>at</strong>ed activists.<br />
If radicalism isn’t Ontario’s<br />
style, then th<strong>at</strong>’s the way it is.<br />
Heavily utiliz<strong>in</strong>g Your Student<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion or the lobby<br />
group Colleges Student Alliance<br />
(CSA) could cre<strong>at</strong>e change<br />
– perhaps slower – but with<br />
less <strong>in</strong>terruption to students’<br />
academics.<br />
But if an unjust system is<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ually toler<strong>at</strong>ed, the government,<br />
<strong>and</strong> especially the<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry of Colleges, Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g is go<strong>in</strong>g to forget<br />
th<strong>at</strong> they work for the people.<br />
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The Chronicle November 29, 2011 5<br />
Flu shot? Not for me, thanks<br />
It’s been <strong>in</strong>stilled <strong>in</strong> most<br />
people s<strong>in</strong>ce childhood: get<br />
vacc<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ed. We are fortun<strong>at</strong>e<br />
enough to live <strong>in</strong> a country<br />
th<strong>at</strong> has free immuniz<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
to protect us from ailments<br />
th<strong>at</strong> prove lethal <strong>in</strong> other<br />
parts of the world. But is<br />
gett<strong>in</strong>g the flu shot really<br />
necessary?<br />
A get-out-of-flu-seasonfree<br />
card may seem tempt<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
but there are a lot of cons<br />
piled up aga<strong>in</strong>st gett<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
controversial shot.<br />
Most strik<strong>in</strong>g is the fact th<strong>at</strong><br />
there are many different stra<strong>in</strong>s<br />
of flu, <strong>and</strong> no one knows wh<strong>at</strong><br />
stra<strong>in</strong> will be com<strong>in</strong>g each year.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to a CNN medical<br />
report, every February scientists<br />
make educ<strong>at</strong>ed guesses<br />
as to wh<strong>at</strong> type of <strong>in</strong>fluenza will<br />
Amy<br />
Valm<br />
be plagu<strong>in</strong>g us <strong>in</strong> flu season <strong>and</strong><br />
then concoct an <strong>in</strong>jection based<br />
on th<strong>at</strong> guess. Th<strong>at</strong> needle <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
plunged <strong>in</strong>to your arm is<br />
only a gamble.<br />
Allegedly the flu shot doesn’t<br />
make you sick. Each b<strong>at</strong>ch of<br />
vacc<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ions is tested to make<br />
sure no live flu viruses are liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> it, but hav<strong>in</strong>g dead flu<br />
particles <strong>in</strong>serted <strong>in</strong>to your<br />
body isn’t appeal<strong>in</strong>g either.<br />
The flu shot, like anyth<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
comes <strong>in</strong> an array of br<strong>and</strong>s,<br />
with each manufacturer us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
slightly different <strong>in</strong>gredients.<br />
An <strong>in</strong>gredient list from the<br />
Centre for Disease Control <strong>and</strong><br />
Prevention f<strong>in</strong>ds thimerosal<br />
<strong>and</strong> formaldehyde <strong>in</strong> most of<br />
the vacc<strong>in</strong>es.<br />
To rephrase th<strong>at</strong>, flu shot <strong>in</strong>gredients<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude mercury <strong>and</strong><br />
the same substance used <strong>in</strong> embalm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
fluid- albeit <strong>in</strong> small<br />
amounts. Decide for yourself<br />
how comfortable you are with<br />
it.<br />
People with allergies need<br />
to be cautious because eggs are<br />
used <strong>in</strong> the manufactur<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the vacc<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
The Ontario government<br />
puts the flu shot on a pedestal<br />
hail<strong>in</strong>g it as an amaz<strong>in</strong>g gift to<br />
you <strong>and</strong> hyp<strong>in</strong>g it with qua<strong>in</strong>t<br />
little phrases like, “The flu shot.<br />
Help<strong>in</strong>g your body help itself.”<br />
The human body has plenty<br />
of ways to help itself, n<strong>at</strong>urally,<br />
thanks.<br />
Health cl<strong>in</strong>ics st<strong>and</strong> on<br />
soapboxes preach<strong>in</strong>g about the<br />
benefits of gett<strong>in</strong>g the flu shot.<br />
They distribute pamphlets<br />
with st<strong>at</strong>istics th<strong>at</strong> are helpful<br />
to their cause leav<strong>in</strong>g out the<br />
icky details, <strong>and</strong> debunk<strong>in</strong>g any<br />
“naysay” about the flu shot.<br />
Of course the flu shot serves<br />
a purpose for some people, such<br />
as the elderly, people suffer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from cancer or kidney disease,<br />
people with weakened immune<br />
systems, <strong>and</strong> the people they<br />
come <strong>in</strong>to constant contact<br />
with. But the flu shot is not for<br />
everyone, <strong>and</strong> there are n<strong>at</strong>ural<br />
ways of protect<strong>in</strong>g yourself.<br />
Stress can make you sick,<br />
but stress management <strong>and</strong><br />
a healthy diet are key ways to<br />
prevent gett<strong>in</strong>g the flu. Take 10<br />
m<strong>in</strong>utes a day to medit<strong>at</strong>e, or<br />
write <strong>in</strong> a journal to relieve the<br />
stress <strong>in</strong> your life. E<strong>at</strong> a lot of<br />
garlic too-it boosts the immune<br />
system, suggests a local nutritionist.<br />
Be your own ambassador.<br />
Research <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d out for yourself<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> the best option for<br />
you is. At the end of the day it’s<br />
your body <strong>and</strong> your decision on<br />
whether or not to be <strong>in</strong>jected<br />
with a questionable substance.<br />
Health professionals say<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the flu shot is for everyone.<br />
You’re not everyone. Be<br />
an <strong>in</strong>dividual, <strong>and</strong> make an <strong>in</strong>formed<br />
decision based on wh<strong>at</strong><br />
is right for you. You only get<br />
one body, tre<strong>at</strong> it well.<br />
Servers should have equal wages<br />
Last month, a Se<strong>at</strong>tle waitress received<br />
a less than fl<strong>at</strong>ter<strong>in</strong>g ‘tip’ on a<br />
$30 bill.<br />
Her customer’s tip read, “P.S. You<br />
could st<strong>and</strong> to loose a few pounds.”<br />
Th<strong>at</strong> comment outraged a lot of people<br />
<strong>in</strong> the service <strong>in</strong>dustry. Canadians <strong>in</strong><br />
the service <strong>in</strong>dustry get paid a server’s<br />
wage, which is less than m<strong>in</strong>imum<br />
wage. M<strong>in</strong>imum wage is $10.25 per<br />
hour, while the service wage is $9.69<br />
an hour.<br />
Employees <strong>in</strong> the service <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
get paid a lower wage because the government<br />
says their tips supplement<br />
their <strong>in</strong>come.<br />
This lower wage law contradicts itself<br />
when it comes to other jobs where<br />
Canadians get paid st<strong>and</strong>ard m<strong>in</strong>imum<br />
wage, <strong>and</strong> accumul<strong>at</strong>e tips. These jobs<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude bus boys, hair dressers, doormen,<br />
<strong>and</strong> delivery drivers to name a<br />
few.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong>’s the difference between these<br />
jobs <strong>and</strong> hospitality jobs?<br />
The st<strong>and</strong>ard for tipp<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the service<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry is 15 per cent of the bill<br />
amount after taxes. Do Canadians tip<br />
15 per cent or do they use their own<br />
method on tipp<strong>in</strong>g?<br />
I once had an elderly woman tell me<br />
she started a server’s tip <strong>at</strong> $ 5 <strong>and</strong> for<br />
every ‘mistake’ the server made, she<br />
would take a dollar off.<br />
“Almost everyone who tips never<br />
tips 15 per cent, it’s like five to seven<br />
per cent,” said He<strong>at</strong>her Gray. Gray is<br />
a server <strong>at</strong> a local pasta e<strong>at</strong>ery, serv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
just over a year now.<br />
There is no way to ensure th<strong>at</strong> customers<br />
tip 15 per cent of their bill every<br />
time. Sometimes there is no tip based<br />
on the circumstances, <strong>and</strong> the service<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the customer receives. The problem<br />
with “tip out”- a portion of the<br />
server’s tips th<strong>at</strong> is given out to cooks<br />
<strong>and</strong> other wait staff- is if a server made<br />
poor tips on a high sales day, they still<br />
have to pay the tips out based on the<br />
amount they sold, r<strong>at</strong>her than how<br />
much they made.<br />
So how do<br />
tips supplement<br />
their <strong>in</strong>come<br />
if they’re<br />
Larissa<br />
required by<br />
their employer<br />
to give a portion<br />
of their<br />
tips away?<br />
Here is an example, if a server made<br />
$40 <strong>in</strong> tips, <strong>and</strong> they sold $600 of<br />
food <strong>and</strong> alcohol they need to payout<br />
$13 based on their sales. So the server<br />
leaves with $27. If a hairdresser makes<br />
$40 <strong>in</strong> tips they don’t have pay out any<br />
of it. Some hair salons do require th<strong>at</strong><br />
their stylists ‘rent’ a chair, but they pay<br />
monthly.<br />
Frankevych<br />
A server’s <strong>in</strong>come is affected by<br />
whether or not they’re required by<br />
the employer to tip out, the tip r<strong>at</strong>es<br />
they’ve received <strong>and</strong> the lower m<strong>in</strong>imum<br />
wage. So how can tips supplement<br />
an <strong>in</strong>come equivalent<br />
to <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> paid a st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
m<strong>in</strong>imum wage if there are<br />
so many variables th<strong>at</strong> determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
how much they make <strong>at</strong><br />
the end of the day?<br />
It’s hard to underst<strong>and</strong> the<br />
plight of <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> a server unless<br />
you are one. An option could be to raise<br />
the server wage to the m<strong>in</strong>imum wage<br />
to ensure th<strong>at</strong> servers are tre<strong>at</strong>ed the<br />
same. With the up <strong>and</strong> down <strong>at</strong>titudes<br />
of customers who are <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> served, fair<br />
compens<strong>at</strong>ion is often as predictable as<br />
a hurricane.<br />
For the employees who rely on th<strong>at</strong><br />
money for their livelihood, it becomes<br />
a guess<strong>in</strong>g game some just can’t afford.<br />
The end of black gold is near<br />
H<strong>at</strong>e to break it to you, but<br />
the party’s almost over.<br />
Pretty soon, we’re all go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to have to f<strong>in</strong>d a way to adjust<br />
to our chang<strong>in</strong>g planet, a planet<br />
without fossil fuel. On Nov. 8<br />
classes from around the world<br />
came together for a two-hour<br />
discussion as part of <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College’s end-of-semester lecture,<br />
called The Global Class.<br />
Students had the opportunity<br />
to speak with filmmaker<br />
Adolfo Dor<strong>in</strong>g about; political<br />
corruption, the failure of the<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>stream media, <strong>and</strong> most<br />
importantly, peak oil <strong>and</strong> the<br />
end of fossil fuel, the subject<br />
of Dor<strong>in</strong>g’s documentary Bl<strong>in</strong>d<br />
Spot.<br />
Peak oil is, or should I say<br />
was, the moment <strong>in</strong> time when<br />
humans reached peak oil production,<br />
which was somewhere<br />
around the early 1970s.<br />
This is someth<strong>in</strong>g I have<br />
been keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> least one eye<br />
on for a couple years now, <strong>and</strong><br />
the truth is peak oil is very real.<br />
Average people probably<br />
don’t even realize th<strong>at</strong> oil is not<br />
just used to fill your gas tank.<br />
Most pa<strong>in</strong>ts, plastics, pesticides,<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g, makeup, clean<strong>in</strong>g<br />
products <strong>and</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>at</strong>erials<br />
have some oil <strong>in</strong> them.<br />
But all of this is mean<strong>in</strong>gless<br />
when it comes to gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the public to actually address<br />
the problem, because unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
over the years, our society<br />
has cre<strong>at</strong>ed an environment<br />
th<strong>at</strong> dem<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>ite growth,<br />
<strong>in</strong> a f<strong>in</strong>ite world. The best way<br />
to wake people up is to use basic<br />
logic <strong>and</strong> m<strong>at</strong>h, <strong>and</strong> if you’re<br />
one of those people, who always<br />
believed oil would be around<br />
forever, pay close <strong>at</strong>tention to<br />
the next few sentences.<br />
The Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion of Petroleum<br />
Export<strong>in</strong>g Countries<br />
(OPEC) st<strong>at</strong>es th<strong>at</strong> current<br />
proven crude oil reserves <strong>in</strong><br />
the world are <strong>at</strong> over 1.4 trillion<br />
barrels. Now th<strong>at</strong>’s a lot of oil,<br />
why am I even<br />
writ<strong>in</strong>g this<br />
op<strong>in</strong>ion piece?<br />
Oh yeah,<br />
now I remember,<br />
because<br />
the world consumes<br />
around<br />
85 million barrels<br />
a day. Some simple m<strong>at</strong>h<br />
shows the grim truth, th<strong>at</strong> those<br />
1.4 trillion barrels will only last<br />
for the next 45 years. There is<br />
no energy source on this planet<br />
th<strong>at</strong> can provide a comparable<br />
energy return set by oil.<br />
Pretty scary huh? Not to<br />
mention th<strong>at</strong> there is a major<br />
flaw <strong>in</strong> the equ<strong>at</strong>ion. It assumes<br />
no one will be born for the next<br />
four decades. A few weeks ago<br />
the seven billionth person on<br />
the planet was born, <strong>and</strong> as the<br />
popul<strong>at</strong>ion rises, oil dem<strong>and</strong><br />
will as well.<br />
The United N<strong>at</strong>ions predicts<br />
the world<br />
popul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
will <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
by about halfa-billion<br />
<strong>in</strong><br />
the next decade,<br />
<strong>and</strong> will<br />
Ray<br />
McNeil<br />
rema<strong>in</strong> fairly<br />
consistent,<br />
mean<strong>in</strong>g the end of oil will arrive<br />
closer to 35-40 years.<br />
Thankfully, this revel<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ally v<strong>in</strong>dic<strong>at</strong>es M. K<strong>in</strong>g Hubbert,<br />
who first predicted th<strong>at</strong><br />
peak oil would occur around<br />
1970. See<strong>in</strong>g as how oil production<br />
kicked <strong>in</strong>to high gear<br />
around the turn of the 20 th century,<br />
the m<strong>at</strong>h is pretty solid<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the end of oil is right on<br />
schedule.<br />
When th<strong>at</strong> day comes, the<br />
human species will once aga<strong>in</strong><br />
need to have balance with our<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ural world.<br />
In some places, this has<br />
already begun. Tokyo burns<br />
charcoal for energy, <strong>and</strong> back<br />
<strong>in</strong> North America people are<br />
experiment<strong>in</strong>g with us<strong>in</strong>g algae<br />
for our power needs. And while<br />
four decades is not much on a<br />
broad scale, humans managed<br />
to orbit the Earth, l<strong>and</strong> on the<br />
moon <strong>and</strong> Mars, <strong>and</strong> build the<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Space St<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>in</strong> th<strong>at</strong> time. So the possibility<br />
th<strong>at</strong> we can avoid a major human<br />
c<strong>at</strong>astrophe is still there.<br />
Those who still <strong>in</strong>sist the<br />
human race is not powerful<br />
enough to cause such a shift <strong>in</strong><br />
planetary properties, like global<br />
warm<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> species eradic<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
I’d say suck<strong>in</strong>g dry our<br />
precious black gold <strong>in</strong> less than<br />
two centuries is an impressive<br />
one.
6 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
407 extension to gener<strong>at</strong>e jobs<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ued fom page 1<br />
It’s not all bad, though, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to Lovisa.<br />
“There is a lot of plans to<br />
develop retail <strong>and</strong> hous<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
restaurants between us <strong>and</strong><br />
the 407, so hopefully th<strong>at</strong> will<br />
provide some student hous<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> part-time jobs for our students,”<br />
Lovisa said.<br />
With the <strong>in</strong>creased ease of<br />
access, to not only Toronto, but<br />
also the prov<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>and</strong> country,<br />
Oshawa mayor John Henry has<br />
high hopes for the city’s two<br />
post-secondary <strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />
Henry said both of those<br />
school’s will be directly impacted<br />
<strong>and</strong> will be the first schools<br />
th<strong>at</strong> will be n<strong>at</strong>ional schools.<br />
“More people from the northern<br />
parts of Toronto will be able<br />
to commute quicker to <strong>Durham</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong> than to schools like<br />
Ryerson, George Brown <strong>and</strong><br />
the University of Toronto th<strong>at</strong><br />
are downtown.”<br />
On Simcoe street you can<br />
see the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g stages of<br />
construction on the 407 extensions.<br />
The construction will extend<br />
the highway from Brock<br />
road <strong>in</strong> Picker<strong>in</strong>g to Harmony<br />
road <strong>in</strong> Oshawa by 2015 <strong>and</strong><br />
highway 35/115 by 2020.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g Henry, the largest<br />
retail outlet mall <strong>in</strong> the country<br />
will built <strong>at</strong> Simcoe street<br />
<strong>and</strong> W<strong>in</strong>chester road. “Wh<strong>at</strong>’s<br />
important for Oshawa is the<br />
first stage of the commercial<br />
development th<strong>at</strong> you will see<br />
happen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> Simcoe <strong>and</strong> W<strong>in</strong>chester,<br />
one of the largest retail<br />
outlet malls <strong>in</strong> Canada is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
built there,” Henry said.<br />
On any given day 380,000<br />
vehicles pass between Mississauga<br />
<strong>and</strong> Picker<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the l<strong>at</strong>est press<br />
release on the government of<br />
Ontario’s newsroom website,<br />
the McGu<strong>in</strong>ty government will<br />
be cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g 13,000 jobs with<br />
the construction, but also the<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g plans have been extended<br />
until 2020 <strong>and</strong> the<br />
highway is to be built <strong>in</strong> two<br />
stages.<br />
This is a fact th<strong>at</strong> is unacceptable<br />
to many residents <strong>in</strong><br />
the northern parts of Oshawa,<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong> <strong>and</strong> Clar<strong>in</strong>gton, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> MPP John<br />
O’Toole, <strong>Whitby</strong>-Oshawa MPP<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e Elliott <strong>and</strong> Oshawa<br />
mayor John Henry.<br />
“It will have a very positive<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluence long-term,” O’Toole<br />
said. “It’s the number one priority<br />
for the region of <strong>Durham</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> the municipality of Clar<strong>in</strong>gton<br />
to be completed as soon<br />
as possible.”<br />
In 2009 the prov<strong>in</strong>cial government<br />
announced the expansion<br />
of the 407 <strong>and</strong> st<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong><br />
it would reach the 35/115 by<br />
2013.<br />
“The biggest disappo<strong>in</strong>tment<br />
is the government promised it<br />
twice <strong>in</strong> two separ<strong>at</strong>e elections<br />
<strong>and</strong> has failed to deliver. As<br />
such, I <strong>and</strong> my constituents feel<br />
like they are be tre<strong>at</strong>ed poorly,”<br />
O’Toole said.<br />
It was a major issue <strong>in</strong> last<br />
year’s municipal elections <strong>in</strong><br />
Oshawa <strong>and</strong> Clar<strong>in</strong>gton, as well<br />
as a major issue <strong>in</strong> this year’s<br />
prov<strong>in</strong>cial election, which saw<br />
the McGu<strong>in</strong>ty government lose<br />
its majority st<strong>at</strong>us <strong>in</strong> Queen’s<br />
Park.<br />
With the m<strong>in</strong>ority government<br />
now <strong>in</strong> parliament MPP<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>e Elliott believes th<strong>at</strong><br />
the voices of communities like<br />
Raglan, Columbus <strong>and</strong> Brookl<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> those who represent<br />
them will be heard more.<br />
“I th<strong>in</strong>k the voices of <strong>in</strong>dividual<br />
members, as they represent<br />
their constituents, will be heard<br />
more,” Elliott said. “Everyone<br />
has an equal vote now. Because<br />
there is a m<strong>in</strong>ority parliament<br />
we are hop<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> there will<br />
be gre<strong>at</strong>er co-oper<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
discussion on issues th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
important to people across Ontario.”<br />
The 407 will be an improvement<br />
on the Ontario-Quebec<br />
corridor th<strong>at</strong> runs from Quebec<br />
City to W<strong>in</strong>dsor <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>les<br />
74 per cent of Canada’s <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
trade <strong>and</strong> contributed<br />
$560 billion to Canada’s economy<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2009. However, the corridor<br />
is plagued with the massive<br />
traffic problem th<strong>at</strong> is the<br />
401.<br />
“I try <strong>and</strong> take GO Transit as<br />
much as I can, but some days I<br />
need my car,” Elliott said. “The<br />
other day it took me 2 ½ hours<br />
to get home from Queen’s Park<br />
<strong>and</strong> I th<strong>in</strong>k th<strong>at</strong> people don’t<br />
want th<strong>at</strong>. They want to go to<br />
their children’s sport<strong>in</strong>g events<br />
<strong>and</strong> be there to help them with<br />
school work.”<br />
Mayor Henry believes th<strong>at</strong><br />
the 407 will not only affect Oshawa<br />
<strong>and</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong> Region,<br />
but Toronto <strong>and</strong> Ontario as<br />
well.<br />
“This isn’t about improv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Oshawa <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong> Region’s<br />
st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the world<br />
Tyler Richards<br />
BRIDGING THE GAP: The extension will be built between<br />
Simcoe Street <strong>and</strong> W<strong>in</strong>chester Road, l<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g Oshawa <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Whitby</strong>. It will also employ 13,000 people dur<strong>in</strong>g its construction.<br />
stage,” said Henry. “This is<br />
about mov<strong>in</strong>g goods <strong>and</strong> services<br />
<strong>in</strong> out of Toronto. Toronto<br />
is the only major city <strong>in</strong> the<br />
world th<strong>at</strong> doesn’t have a r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
road around the city.”<br />
For the people who live <strong>in</strong><br />
north Oshawa <strong>and</strong> north <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
the extension couldn’t be<br />
built soon enough, but good<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs come to those who wait.<br />
Pick<strong>in</strong>g up the pieces: fac<strong>in</strong>g addiction<br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
The Chronicle<br />
As a member of Renascent<br />
House <strong>in</strong> Toronto, he was told<br />
the majority would fail.<br />
Yet the man -- over six feet<br />
tall <strong>at</strong> the time weigh<strong>in</strong>g 100<br />
pounds -- has been sober for<br />
over five years.<br />
Adam Cyncora, a former<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College student, said<br />
he had no idea how he be<strong>at</strong> the<br />
odds.<br />
“Someth<strong>in</strong>g just changed <strong>in</strong><br />
me.”<br />
Cyncora said his drug <strong>and</strong><br />
alcohol dependency started<br />
easily enough. He began dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> smok<strong>in</strong>g marijuana <strong>at</strong><br />
13. When a close friend of his<br />
died when he was 19, dabbl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> Ecstasy, Ketam<strong>in</strong>e, Acid <strong>and</strong><br />
Coca<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> addition to dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g<br />
turned <strong>in</strong>to heavier usage. He<br />
doesn’t lay the entire reason<br />
on the loss of a loved one but<br />
he said, “Th<strong>at</strong>’s how I chose to<br />
deal with it.”<br />
Travell<strong>in</strong>g with his b<strong>and</strong>,<br />
Closet Monster, became another<br />
reason to over <strong>in</strong>dulge.<br />
“You’re th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g you’re a<br />
rock star, but you’re not,” Cyncora<br />
laughed.<br />
By the time he was 24 he <strong>and</strong><br />
a fellow b<strong>and</strong> member were not<br />
on good terms. He returned to<br />
live with his parents <strong>in</strong> their<br />
Ajax home <strong>and</strong> enrolled <strong>in</strong><br />
school.<br />
He <strong>at</strong>tended few classes <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>stead could be found <strong>in</strong> the<br />
b<strong>at</strong>hroom or <strong>in</strong> a friend’s home<br />
<strong>in</strong> residence do<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>in</strong>es of coca<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
Whether it was the alcohol<br />
or coca<strong>in</strong>e, “One h<strong>and</strong> claps<br />
the other,” his life began to fall<br />
apart.<br />
He lost his job work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the kitchen of Kelsey’s, where<br />
he would <strong>at</strong> times be cough<strong>in</strong>g<br />
up blood, <strong>and</strong> would stay awake<br />
for days.<br />
“It’s terrible, there’s someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
dict<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g everyth<strong>in</strong>g you<br />
do,” he said describ<strong>in</strong>g his dependency.<br />
He turned to friends <strong>in</strong> Toronto<br />
for help. They called the<br />
hospital <strong>and</strong> after tak<strong>in</strong>g his<br />
pulse as <strong>in</strong>structed were told,<br />
“Sounds like he’s go<strong>in</strong>g to die.”<br />
Cyncora was on the verge of<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g a f<strong>at</strong>al heart <strong>at</strong>tack.<br />
He stayed <strong>in</strong> hospital overnight,<br />
disoriented <strong>and</strong> not<br />
know<strong>in</strong>g who he was. In retrospect<br />
Cyncora th<strong>in</strong>ks it may<br />
have been a scare tactic but he<br />
remembers the hospital <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
unwelcom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> made<br />
to feel as though his presence<br />
was a waste of a bed. After leav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the hospital he stayed with<br />
his friends. Unable to afford a<br />
stay <strong>at</strong> a rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion centre,<br />
he had to wait for an OHIP bed.<br />
Though he had been sober<br />
for two months before leav<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
he said he still had the mentality<br />
of a drug addict, mak<strong>in</strong>g bad<br />
decisions. He ended up los<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
friend.<br />
Though it has been years<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>and</strong> Cyncora has tried to<br />
make amends the friendship is<br />
still lost. He is not surprised,<br />
however.<br />
After years of addiction he<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>s he made hurtful<br />
mistakes <strong>and</strong> he does not feel<br />
entitled to forgiveness.<br />
“You can’t expect everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to be roses.”<br />
Renascent House provided<br />
three weeks of healthy rout<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
Cyncora had to follow a strict<br />
schedule th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>cluded chores,<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> set meal times.<br />
“It was a different life than<br />
do<strong>in</strong>g wh<strong>at</strong> I wanted when I<br />
wanted.”<br />
He remembers look<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong><br />
others <strong>in</strong> the facility, “Look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>at</strong> the disease with<strong>in</strong> everybody.”<br />
“It was surpris<strong>in</strong>gly not as<br />
hard as it could have been,” he<br />
said of liv<strong>in</strong>g clean. Not to say it<br />
was <strong>easy</strong>.<br />
“Noth<strong>in</strong>g is. Can you remember<br />
a day when you had an<br />
<strong>easy</strong> day?”<br />
He was determ<strong>in</strong>ed to become<br />
a new person <strong>in</strong> every<br />
aspect, even giv<strong>in</strong>g up his vegetarian<br />
diet.<br />
After three weeks Renascent<br />
gave Cyncora a sobriety chip<br />
<strong>and</strong> suggested liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a sober<br />
house.<br />
Eager to beg<strong>in</strong> his new life,<br />
he did not go to a sober house<br />
but began to <strong>at</strong>tend AA as well<br />
as Narcotics Anonymous (NA).<br />
He began a Coca<strong>in</strong>e Anonymous<br />
(CA) group <strong>in</strong> Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> still meets today.<br />
There, people could share<br />
stories from their day, good or<br />
bad. These meet<strong>in</strong>gs helped<br />
Cyncora see his situ<strong>at</strong>ion was<br />
not unique <strong>and</strong> he was not<br />
alone<br />
“I saw myself as the victim,<br />
always the victim.”<br />
He credits these programs<br />
<strong>and</strong> the 12 Steps <strong>in</strong> gett<strong>in</strong>g him<br />
through. He no longer <strong>at</strong>tends<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>gs because he decided<br />
he wanted to cut ties with his<br />
past of addictions.<br />
“It was time to live life”<br />
With<strong>in</strong> a year of beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
d<strong>at</strong>e his new girlfriend, L<strong>in</strong>dsay<br />
Culk<strong>in</strong>, the two were married.<br />
He saw stability <strong>in</strong> her th<strong>at</strong> he<br />
wanted to be a part of.<br />
“Would I be here without<br />
her,” he trailed off.<br />
“Who knows?”<br />
They have a home <strong>in</strong> Courtice<br />
where their son, born Dec.<br />
31 <strong>in</strong> 2009, plays with their<br />
many c<strong>at</strong>s <strong>and</strong> an empty room<br />
awaits the arrival of their new<br />
child come May.<br />
He works hard as a pipe fitter<br />
<strong>and</strong> focuses his <strong>at</strong>tention on<br />
his family r<strong>at</strong>her than plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
how he will get high.<br />
He doesn’t play music anymore,<br />
though he doesn’t m<strong>in</strong>d.<br />
And this is not due to his sobriety.<br />
“Drugs didn’t help my cre<strong>at</strong>ivity<br />
<strong>at</strong> all.”<br />
“He’s such a nice guy,” Cyncora<br />
says of son Liam, “He just<br />
says ‘Hi Daddy’ <strong>and</strong>,” Cyncora<br />
ends the sentence with a smile.<br />
He fought <strong>and</strong> won a tumultuous<br />
b<strong>at</strong>tle <strong>and</strong> has found a<br />
happy life he could not <strong>at</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
with drugs.<br />
“I thought I was go<strong>in</strong>g to be<br />
dead. I almost was.”
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 7<br />
Take the time to save a life<br />
Sarah Hy<strong>at</strong>t<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Every 40 seconds someone’s<br />
life flashes before their eyes,<br />
then they’re gone, forever. And<br />
it was their choice.<br />
It’s a local issue, it’s a global<br />
issue, <strong>and</strong> today it rema<strong>in</strong>s as<br />
one of Canada’s most serious<br />
public health concerns.<br />
No one is immune.<br />
“Almost everyone knows<br />
someone who <strong>at</strong> least knows<br />
someone th<strong>at</strong>’s committed suicide,”<br />
said David Clarke, coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
of communic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>and</strong> tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> Mental<br />
Health Services. “At any given<br />
moment five to seven per cent<br />
of people are experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
suicidal thoughts. So a pool of<br />
five to seven per cent equals<br />
out to millions of Canadians<br />
<strong>at</strong> one time, so the number’s<br />
much larger than people like to<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k.”<br />
Around the globe someone<br />
commits suicide every 40 seconds,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to the World<br />
Health Organiz<strong>at</strong>ion. It’s also<br />
the fourth lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of disability<br />
for people aged 15 to 44.<br />
Nearly 4,000 Canadians die<br />
by suicide annually, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to St<strong>at</strong>istics Canada. On<br />
average th<strong>at</strong>’s about 10 suicides<br />
daily. Ontario accounts<br />
for more than 1,000 of those<br />
de<strong>at</strong>hs. For every suicide, there<br />
are about 100 suicide <strong>at</strong>tempts.<br />
More than 23,000 Canadians<br />
are hospitalized yearly due to<br />
<strong>at</strong>tempted suicides. Of th<strong>at</strong><br />
23,000, nearly 10,000 Ontarians<br />
are hospitalized. One <strong>in</strong><br />
seven Canadians consider it,<br />
<strong>and</strong> one <strong>in</strong> 10 adolescents th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
about it. For every person who<br />
commits suicide, <strong>at</strong> least 10<br />
family members, friends or coworkers<br />
are affected. Suicide<br />
is the second lead<strong>in</strong>g cause of<br />
de<strong>at</strong>h for youth aged 10 to 24.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong>’s more, some studies suggest<br />
th<strong>at</strong> as many as 20 per cent<br />
of suicides aren’t reported.<br />
In 2009, 47 people <strong>in</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
Region committed suicide.<br />
And more recently, maybe<br />
you’ve heard of Jamie Hubley,<br />
or Mitchell Wilson. Both were<br />
only children who made the decision<br />
to take their own lives.<br />
Hubley was 15 <strong>and</strong> openly<br />
gay. He killed himself on Oct.<br />
15. He had been suffer<strong>in</strong>g from<br />
depression, <strong>and</strong> was bullied<br />
for years because of his sexual<br />
orient<strong>at</strong>ion. He, like Wilson,<br />
dreaded return<strong>in</strong>g to school,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fac<strong>in</strong>g the bully<strong>in</strong>g. Wilson,<br />
an 11-year-old Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />
boy, suffoc<strong>at</strong>ed himself just a<br />
couple of months ago, before<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g to return to school. He<br />
suffered from muscular dystrophy.<br />
A year prior, he had been<br />
<strong>at</strong>tacked by another boy <strong>at</strong><br />
school; his face <strong>and</strong> teeth were<br />
smashed <strong>in</strong>to the pavement.<br />
Doctors told Wilson walk<strong>in</strong>g<br />
could help with his muscular<br />
dystrophy, but he was too<br />
scared to go outside alone after<br />
the <strong>at</strong>tack, his f<strong>at</strong>her told the<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Post.<br />
About 90 per cent of people<br />
who commit suicide are suffer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from depression, or some<br />
other type of mental illness,<br />
or a substance abuse disorder,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to the Institute of<br />
Marriage <strong>and</strong> Family Canada<br />
(IMFC).<br />
“The problem is the reluctance<br />
to ask for help because<br />
of the stigma people <strong>at</strong>tach<br />
to mental health issues,” said<br />
Clarke. “Over a lifetime, becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
depressed <strong>at</strong> one time<br />
or another is a rel<strong>at</strong>ively normal<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g. I want to emphasize<br />
how depression is highly tre<strong>at</strong>able.”<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the Canadian<br />
Mental Health Associ<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
mental illness <strong>at</strong> m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>in</strong>directly<br />
affects everyone <strong>at</strong> one<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t or another throughout a<br />
lifetime. Furthermore, nearly<br />
20 per cent of Canadians will<br />
personally experience a mental<br />
illness <strong>in</strong> their lifetime.<br />
“Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely th<strong>at</strong>’s just<br />
not the way most people see<br />
it,” said Samantha Ha<strong>in</strong>es, a<br />
former GTA resident, someone<br />
who’s <strong>at</strong>tempted suicide, <strong>and</strong><br />
has been b<strong>at</strong>tl<strong>in</strong>g depression,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the addiction of self-mutil<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
for years.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> causes or triggers<br />
a person to have suicidal<br />
thoughts can vary.<br />
“It starts with someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
m<strong>in</strong>or th<strong>at</strong> sets you off one day<br />
- could be money problems,<br />
family problems - <strong>and</strong> for me<br />
it feels like I can’t stop it,” said<br />
Ha<strong>in</strong>es. “It feels like it’s go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to last forever.”<br />
Often someone who’s suicidal<br />
feels as though there is<br />
no other option. Sometimes it<br />
seems de<strong>at</strong>h is the only way to<br />
escape the pa<strong>in</strong>, she said.<br />
Ha<strong>in</strong>es was just a child when<br />
she lost both her mother <strong>and</strong><br />
f<strong>at</strong>her. At age n<strong>in</strong>e her sole provider,<br />
her gr<strong>and</strong>mother, died.<br />
At 12 she <strong>at</strong>tempted to harm<br />
herself for the first time when<br />
she entered foster care.<br />
She admits, afterwards she’d<br />
often th<strong>in</strong>k about how there<br />
were other options.<br />
“But I was always afraid to<br />
ask for help,” said Ha<strong>in</strong>es. “And<br />
the thought of <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> on medic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
scared me.”<br />
Recently Ha<strong>in</strong>es has sought<br />
out help, <strong>and</strong> is gett<strong>in</strong>g counsell<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
For the first time <strong>in</strong> a<br />
long time, she has hope.<br />
“It may seem like an easier<br />
option sometimes to kill yourself,<br />
but life is worth liv<strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
said Ha<strong>in</strong>es. “Sometimes you<br />
just have to be p<strong>at</strong>ient, <strong>and</strong> wait<br />
for th<strong>at</strong> moment of clarity.”<br />
Everyth<strong>in</strong>g is basically trial<br />
<strong>and</strong> error, she said. Sometimes<br />
it takes several tries with a<br />
counsellour or medic<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
“And know th<strong>at</strong> it’s okay to<br />
be sad. But it’s not okay to act<br />
out on it <strong>and</strong> hurt yourself.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong>’s the time to ask for help.<br />
I have a lot of pride, <strong>and</strong> for the<br />
longest time I had too much<br />
pride… it’s ok to ask for help.”<br />
And there is help out there.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Mental Health Services,<br />
The <strong>Durham</strong> Distress Centre,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Aspiria are a few closer<br />
to home th<strong>at</strong> can help.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Mental Health<br />
Services offers a 24-hour<br />
helpl<strong>in</strong>e, one-on-one counsell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
through their case management<br />
program, short-term<br />
stays <strong>in</strong> crisis beds, as well as<br />
family <strong>and</strong> court support.<br />
“We’re a really good first<br />
contact if anyone is hav<strong>in</strong>g suicidal<br />
thoughts,” said Clarke.<br />
“No one has to go it alone.”<br />
People can call <strong>in</strong> anytime of<br />
day, everyday of the year too,<br />
even on Christmas.<br />
“One of the major advantages<br />
is there are no wait<strong>in</strong>g lists,”<br />
said Clarke. “Workers can help<br />
people step outside of the box,<br />
ga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>sight, plan steps with<br />
them, <strong>and</strong> also just be supportive<br />
<strong>and</strong> talk to clients.”<br />
The <strong>Durham</strong> Distress Centre<br />
also offers a 24-hour helpl<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
call-out program, LGBT pridel<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
<strong>and</strong> suicide survivor support.<br />
“We can help people connect<br />
with the good aga<strong>in</strong>,” said Erica<br />
Simpson, LGBT program director.<br />
Helpl<strong>in</strong>es are available for<br />
anyone <strong>in</strong> need of support.<br />
“The call-out program lets<br />
people know <strong>at</strong> some po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the day or week help is<br />
com<strong>in</strong>g,” said Simpson.<br />
The new student assistance<br />
program, Aspiria, also offers<br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g services th<strong>at</strong> can<br />
help people deal<strong>in</strong>g with depression,<br />
<strong>and</strong> anxiety, or experienc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
suicidal thoughts.<br />
“Students can call <strong>in</strong>, or<br />
come <strong>in</strong> if they’re <strong>in</strong> need of<br />
emotional or psychological<br />
counsell<strong>in</strong>g, or <strong>in</strong> need of support<br />
for any other issue,” said<br />
Eric Rubel, cl<strong>in</strong>ical director <strong>at</strong><br />
Aspiria. “We can set up a set<br />
of sessions for students, <strong>and</strong><br />
if issues aren’t <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> resolved,<br />
there’s always community referrals<br />
available.”<br />
Sarah Hy<strong>at</strong>t<br />
SUICIDE: IT’S EVERYONE’S FIGHT: At one po<strong>in</strong>t or another suicide affects us<br />
all throughout our lifetimes.<br />
For students <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College the services are free of<br />
charge.<br />
Everyday people can make a<br />
difference too.<br />
“You can always start the<br />
convers<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong> then f<strong>in</strong>d an<br />
expert to help afterwards,” said<br />
Clarke. It could be someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
as simple as say<strong>in</strong>g or ask<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
‘you’re not seem<strong>in</strong>g like yourself<br />
l<strong>at</strong>ely, or today, are you do<strong>in</strong>g<br />
okay?’”<br />
Talk<strong>in</strong>g about suicide may<br />
be a tough convers<strong>at</strong>ion to<br />
have, but it could life chang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for someone else.<br />
“It’s not up to a 15 - year - old<br />
to save another 15 – year - old,<br />
but they can help,” said Simpson.<br />
“It’s a tough convers<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
to have, yes, but as a society we<br />
need to become more comfortable<br />
talk<strong>in</strong>g about it to promote<br />
change.”<br />
Suicide is irreversible. Take<br />
the time to save a life.<br />
“Just keep fight<strong>in</strong>g,” said<br />
Ha<strong>in</strong>es. “You’re not weak,<br />
you’re strong.”
8 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Organiz<strong>in</strong>g medical equipment<br />
Tracey Fidler<br />
The Chronicle<br />
For years, <strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
Professor Richard Tidman has<br />
had a vision: to revolutionize<br />
the Ontario healthcare system.<br />
He wanted to cre<strong>at</strong>e a system<br />
th<strong>at</strong> would address the<br />
serious issues with<strong>in</strong> hospitals<br />
concern<strong>in</strong>g biomedical equipment<br />
use <strong>and</strong> loc<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Tidman has teamed up with<br />
the Office of Research Services<br />
<strong>and</strong> Innov<strong>at</strong>ion, along with<br />
students <strong>and</strong> outside companies,<br />
to cre<strong>at</strong>e the Biomedical<br />
Knowledge Portal.<br />
The bra<strong>in</strong>child of Tidman,<br />
this portal is essentially a d<strong>at</strong>abase<br />
where <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion regard<strong>in</strong>g<br />
biomedical equipment,<br />
such as IV pumps, defibrill<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>cub<strong>at</strong>ors, is stored.<br />
Each piece of mobile equipment<br />
with<strong>in</strong> a hospital will be<br />
tagged with a track<strong>in</strong>g device,<br />
allow<strong>in</strong>g a staff member to key<br />
the item <strong>in</strong>to the system <strong>and</strong><br />
loc<strong>at</strong>e the device <strong>in</strong> real time.<br />
“It addresses systemic issues <strong>in</strong><br />
healthcare th<strong>at</strong> have not been<br />
addressed before,” says Tidman.<br />
Currently, there is no st<strong>and</strong>ards-based<br />
system th<strong>at</strong> allows<br />
hospital staff to track <strong>and</strong> loc<strong>at</strong>e<br />
devices. Some hospitals do<br />
have track<strong>in</strong>g devices on specific<br />
equipment, but many of the<br />
systems are disorganized <strong>and</strong><br />
unreliable.<br />
There is also no way to exchange<br />
<strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion from one<br />
hospital to another, as asset<br />
<strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion is conf<strong>in</strong>ed with<strong>in</strong><br />
each <strong>in</strong>stitution. So, if one hospital<br />
required a particular piece<br />
of equipment, there would be<br />
no way to f<strong>in</strong>d out wh<strong>at</strong> other<br />
hospital carried it.<br />
A gre<strong>at</strong> deal of money has<br />
been spent repurchas<strong>in</strong>g duplic<strong>at</strong>e<br />
items, as many hospitals<br />
are unaware of their <strong>in</strong>ventory.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g their shifts, nurses<br />
are forced to waste precious<br />
time search<strong>in</strong>g for needed<br />
equipment. If they could quickly<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d wh<strong>at</strong> they are<br />
look<strong>in</strong>g for, they would be able<br />
to spend more time tend<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ients, who will <strong>in</strong> turn spend<br />
less time wait<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Infectious outbreaks, such<br />
as SARS, could be better conta<strong>in</strong>ed,<br />
as <strong>in</strong>fected equipment<br />
can be easily traced. Each device’s<br />
life cycle will be tracked<br />
<strong>and</strong> monitored. Staff will know<br />
where an item has been, whom<br />
it has come <strong>in</strong>to contact with<br />
<strong>and</strong> if it is clean.<br />
The project began <strong>in</strong> the fall<br />
of 2009. Tidman approached<br />
June MacDonald-Jenk<strong>in</strong>s, a<br />
project manager <strong>in</strong> the Office of<br />
Research Services <strong>and</strong> Innov<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
for assistance <strong>in</strong> secur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g. MacDonald-Jenk<strong>in</strong>s<br />
is also the <strong>in</strong>dustry liaison for<br />
Colleges Ontario Network for<br />
Industry Innov<strong>at</strong>ion (CONII),<br />
a government-funded program<br />
th<strong>at</strong> provides f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance<br />
to applied research projects<br />
between Ontario bus<strong>in</strong>esses<br />
<strong>and</strong> colleges.<br />
As a former nurse, MacDonald-Jenk<strong>in</strong>s<br />
could comprehend<br />
the scope of the project, <strong>and</strong><br />
knew the impact such a system<br />
could have on healthcare as a<br />
whole.<br />
“June understood,” says Tidman.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong> was huge for me.”<br />
She was quickly able to connect<br />
Tidman with IT healthcare professionals<br />
Infonaut <strong>and</strong> software<br />
company Dapasoft for assistance<br />
with tagg<strong>in</strong>g the devices<br />
<strong>and</strong> cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>frastructure.<br />
She also secured fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
through CONII <strong>and</strong> the Federal<br />
Economic Development Agency<br />
for Southern Ontario (Fed-<br />
Dev), which was launched <strong>in</strong><br />
2009 to help boost economic<br />
activity <strong>and</strong> contribute to the<br />
success of bus<strong>in</strong>esses <strong>and</strong> postsecondary<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />
“The portal is especially important<br />
to me as a healthcare<br />
practitioner,” says MacDonald-<br />
Jenk<strong>in</strong>s. “No longer will nurses<br />
waste valuable time hunt<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for equipment. They can f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
<strong>and</strong> loc<strong>at</strong>e the resources with<strong>in</strong><br />
m<strong>in</strong>utes, ensur<strong>in</strong>g they have<br />
more time to spend <strong>at</strong> [p<strong>at</strong>ients’]<br />
bedsides.”<br />
Earlier this year, Tidman<br />
asked second-year students<br />
from the Biomedical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Technology program if any<br />
of them would be <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong><br />
assist<strong>in</strong>g with the project. Dianna<br />
Hau, Jeff Rich <strong>and</strong> Richard<br />
Madill volunteered.<br />
Hau, who is hop<strong>in</strong>g to become<br />
a biomedical eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
technologist, says she got<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved because she wanted<br />
the experience of work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a<br />
hospital sett<strong>in</strong>g. “Learn<strong>in</strong>g how<br />
to communic<strong>at</strong>e with different<br />
healthcare professionals <strong>and</strong><br />
p<strong>at</strong>ients will be very beneficial<br />
to my future <strong>in</strong> healthcare,” she<br />
says.<br />
Once the team was assembled,<br />
two hospitals were approached<br />
to be part of the pilot<br />
project: Lakeridge Health Oshawa<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ross Memorial Hospital<br />
<strong>in</strong> L<strong>in</strong>dsay.<br />
Varouj Eskedjian, Ross Memorial<br />
Hospital’s vice-president,<br />
diagnostics <strong>and</strong> support,<br />
has been <strong>in</strong>volved with the<br />
project firsth<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> knows<br />
the problems hospitals face<br />
without an organized system.<br />
“Frontl<strong>in</strong>e cl<strong>in</strong>icians have<br />
difficulty loc<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g equipment<br />
th<strong>at</strong> they require across the<br />
hospital,” he says. “It consumes<br />
their time <strong>and</strong> effort. We can’t<br />
have nurses look<strong>in</strong>g around for<br />
equipment when they should<br />
be dedic<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g their time toward<br />
direct p<strong>at</strong>ient care.”<br />
This past summer, Tidman<br />
<strong>and</strong> his students began speak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to hospital staff <strong>at</strong> Lakeridge<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ross to determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
common problems <strong>and</strong> compla<strong>in</strong>ts,<br />
cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a d<strong>at</strong>abase<br />
prototype <strong>and</strong> assess<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ventory<br />
<strong>at</strong> the hospitals.<br />
Through this process,<br />
Eskedjian said the team was<br />
able to identify equipment th<strong>at</strong><br />
was <strong>in</strong> poor shape, or should<br />
have been decommissioned<br />
entirely. They also discovered<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> items the hospital lacked.<br />
“We really didn’t have a good<br />
sense of the life cycle of equipment,<br />
so hav<strong>in</strong>g a d<strong>at</strong>abase th<strong>at</strong><br />
identifies when equipment was<br />
bought, the repair history <strong>and</strong><br />
expenses go<strong>in</strong>g toward repair<strong>in</strong>g<br />
items is go<strong>in</strong>g to be very<br />
helpful,” he adds.<br />
“I th<strong>in</strong>k the largest benefit<br />
will be to frontl<strong>in</strong>e staff th<strong>at</strong><br />
will be able to loc<strong>at</strong>e equipment<br />
readily across the organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong>, if need be, across different<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ions if we don’t<br />
have a piece of equipment,”<br />
says Eskedjian. “Hav<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong><br />
capability to loc<strong>at</strong>e equipment<br />
<strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d out wh<strong>at</strong> k<strong>in</strong>d of shape<br />
its <strong>in</strong> gives us confidence <strong>in</strong> the<br />
equipment they are utiliz<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>and</strong> will ultim<strong>at</strong>ely have a beneficial<br />
effect on p<strong>at</strong>ient care.”<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g this <strong>in</strong>itial phase of<br />
Tracy Fidler<br />
BIOMEDICAL KNOWLEDGE PORTAL: Professor Richard Tidman, along with<br />
the Office of Research Services <strong>and</strong> Innov<strong>at</strong>ion, students <strong>and</strong> outside companies,<br />
plans to revolutionize the Ontario healthcare system.<br />
the project, MacDonald-Jenk<strong>in</strong>s<br />
began the difficult process<br />
of secur<strong>in</strong>g additional prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g to build the portal<br />
<strong>and</strong> any <strong>in</strong>frastructure needed<br />
to support it.<br />
It took 14 months, but Mac-<br />
Donald-Jenk<strong>in</strong>s was recently<br />
able to ga<strong>in</strong> fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> move<br />
forward with the project.<br />
The fund<strong>in</strong>g also provided<br />
resources for a third hospital,<br />
Southlake Regional Health<br />
Centre <strong>in</strong> Newmarket, to be<br />
part of the pilot.<br />
Tidman is optimistic there<br />
will be a basic system <strong>in</strong> place<br />
<strong>at</strong> Lakeridge Health Oshawa<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ross Memorial Hospital<br />
by April or May 2012, <strong>and</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />
Southlake by the end of June<br />
2012.<br />
After th<strong>at</strong>, the plan is to exp<strong>and</strong><br />
to other hospitals with<strong>in</strong><br />
the Central East Local Health<br />
Integr<strong>at</strong>ion Network, which<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes <strong>Durham</strong>, Kawartha<br />
Lakes, Haliburton <strong>and</strong> parts of<br />
Northumberl<strong>and</strong> County <strong>and</strong><br />
the city of Toronto.<br />
Eventually, Tidman hopes<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the Biomedical Knowledge<br />
Portal will be a st<strong>and</strong>ard system<br />
<strong>in</strong> every hospital <strong>in</strong> Ontario, ultim<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
sav<strong>in</strong>g time, money<br />
<strong>and</strong> lives.<br />
Internships offer practical experience<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
The Chronicle<br />
It is an experience th<strong>at</strong> may<br />
make or break your future career.<br />
Internships or field placements<br />
are a chance for students<br />
to ga<strong>in</strong> practical experience <strong>in</strong><br />
their field of study before stepp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
out <strong>in</strong>to the real world of<br />
work.<br />
Internships <strong>and</strong> field placements/practicum<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College are slightly different<br />
from one another.<br />
Field placements are m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>ory<br />
for gradu<strong>at</strong>ion. Students<br />
are marked on their performance<br />
with the company<br />
<strong>and</strong>/or organiz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> most<br />
placements beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the spr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
last<strong>in</strong>g a few weeks so th<strong>at</strong> students<br />
can get the real world experience<br />
they need.<br />
Some placements are paid<br />
while others are on a volunteer<br />
basis.<br />
An optional <strong>in</strong>ternship<br />
through <strong>Durham</strong> is paid employment<br />
for full-time students<br />
who look to ga<strong>in</strong> longer-term<br />
experience.<br />
Internships are optional <strong>in</strong><br />
most three-year programs <strong>and</strong><br />
can last anywhere between four<br />
to 16 months prior to the student’s<br />
last year of study. However,<br />
the <strong>in</strong>ternship is not a<br />
field placement.<br />
“For students th<strong>at</strong> do (an <strong>in</strong>ternship),<br />
it is <strong>in</strong>valuable,” said<br />
Louise Stiles, outreach co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
for the <strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
career services. “It is like yearlong<br />
job <strong>in</strong>terview.”<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the <strong>Durham</strong><br />
Hired Portal website, students<br />
should consider an <strong>in</strong>ternship<br />
for many different reasons,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g realworld<br />
experience, apply<strong>in</strong>g<br />
skills learned <strong>in</strong> their program,<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g employability skills,<br />
earn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>come, network<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> assess<strong>in</strong>g a company for<br />
future employment.<br />
Even though the <strong>in</strong>ternships<br />
are not graded, the particip<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is noted on the student’s<br />
transcript.<br />
Apply<strong>in</strong>g for an <strong>in</strong>ternship<br />
is free, but accept<strong>in</strong>g a position<br />
will <strong>in</strong>cur a $400 adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
fee th<strong>at</strong> will go towards the<br />
runn<strong>in</strong>g of the <strong>in</strong>ternship program.<br />
Students are also required to<br />
<strong>at</strong>tend an <strong>in</strong>ternship prepar<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
for success session.<br />
To apply for an <strong>in</strong>ternship,<br />
students should check out the<br />
Hired Portal to look through<br />
the jobs already posted <strong>and</strong> fill<br />
out an applic<strong>at</strong>ion form.<br />
Students can also book an<br />
appo<strong>in</strong>tment to speak with an<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternship co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or <strong>at</strong> Career<br />
Services who will critique<br />
their resume <strong>and</strong> help them <strong>in</strong><br />
their search for the perfect job.<br />
For more <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion on<br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> College Optional<br />
Internship Program, visit the<br />
Hired Portal.
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 9<br />
He’s not a real boy, he’s a medical toy<br />
Mike Ryckman<br />
The Chronicle<br />
“Am I go<strong>in</strong>g to die?” Students<br />
<strong>in</strong> the nurs<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> paramedic<br />
program hear these<br />
words on a regular basis when<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the simul<strong>at</strong>ion lab.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />
simul<strong>at</strong>ion program adviser<br />
Marie McEwan, the simul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
dummies th<strong>at</strong> nurs<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> paramedic students work<br />
on <strong>in</strong>teract <strong>and</strong> speak back to<br />
them like a real p<strong>at</strong>ient.<br />
Students learn how to deal<br />
with real-life situ<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>and</strong> get<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s-on experience before <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
thrown <strong>in</strong>to their field of<br />
work.<br />
By us<strong>in</strong>g simul<strong>at</strong>ion dummies<br />
th<strong>at</strong> can be programmed<br />
to show symptoms like a real<br />
person, students are able to<br />
put themselves <strong>in</strong> real-life<br />
situ<strong>at</strong>ions with p<strong>at</strong>ients th<strong>at</strong><br />
are close to a real person, said<br />
McEwan.<br />
“When we cre<strong>at</strong>e a p<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
they come with a social background,<br />
we cre<strong>at</strong>e a whole life<br />
for them, “ said McEwan. “For<br />
example we have a p<strong>at</strong>ient we<br />
deal with all the time. She has<br />
breast cancer, she’s young with<br />
two small children <strong>and</strong> she’s<br />
married.”<br />
When students enter the<br />
simul<strong>at</strong>ion p<strong>at</strong>ient’s room,<br />
McEwan expla<strong>in</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> they<br />
don’t see a mannequ<strong>in</strong>, but<br />
an actual p<strong>at</strong>ient they need to<br />
tre<strong>at</strong>.<br />
There will be pictures drawn<br />
by her simul<strong>at</strong>ed children <strong>and</strong><br />
flowers from the husb<strong>and</strong> to<br />
make the room more authentic<br />
<strong>and</strong> realistic.<br />
“Even though you know it<br />
isn’t real, it feels much more<br />
real than any other situ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
I’ve been put <strong>in</strong>,” said <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College nurs<strong>in</strong>g student Rachel<br />
Daize.<br />
“Hav<strong>in</strong>g to check blood pressure<br />
<strong>and</strong> listen for irregularities<br />
Mike Ryckman<br />
“SAY AH”: One of the simul<strong>at</strong>ion dummies <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> College waits p<strong>at</strong>iently for a student<br />
to apply a feed<strong>in</strong>g tube for practice.<br />
<strong>in</strong> the heart is much more <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
than just read<strong>in</strong>g wh<strong>at</strong> to<br />
do out of a textbook.”<br />
McEwan expla<strong>in</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
goal is to cre<strong>at</strong>e a safe learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
environment where students<br />
can experience situ<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong><br />
will help them transition from<br />
the educ<strong>at</strong>ional stage <strong>in</strong>to cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />
placement while stay<strong>in</strong>g<br />
confident <strong>and</strong> competent.<br />
Gett<strong>in</strong>g students to deal<br />
with de<strong>at</strong>h <strong>and</strong> situ<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong><br />
could affect them mentally is<br />
a big part of the SIM lab said<br />
McEwan. On rare occasions<br />
professors will set a simul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
dummy to die even if the student<br />
tre<strong>at</strong>s it properly <strong>and</strong> does<br />
everyth<strong>in</strong>g correctly.<br />
Because many of the professors<br />
have been <strong>in</strong> these k<strong>in</strong>ds<br />
of situ<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong> reality they are<br />
able to talk to students after<br />
<strong>and</strong> debrief them on how they<br />
are mentally <strong>and</strong> how they feel<br />
about the p<strong>at</strong>ient dy<strong>in</strong>g, expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
McEwan.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to primary care<br />
paramedic for the <strong>Durham</strong> Region<br />
Andrew Jenk<strong>in</strong>s, particip<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> the SIM program <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> was a huge part of the<br />
type of paramedic he is now.<br />
“As a gradu<strong>at</strong>e of the <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College Paramedic program<br />
I was fortun<strong>at</strong>e enough<br />
to get to practice cl<strong>in</strong>ical skills<br />
on the SimMan p<strong>at</strong>ient simul<strong>at</strong>or,”<br />
said Jenk<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
“Tak<strong>in</strong>g blood pressures,<br />
check<strong>in</strong>g for lung sounds such<br />
as wheezes <strong>and</strong> crackles on the<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ient simul<strong>at</strong>ors played a key<br />
roll <strong>in</strong> prepar<strong>in</strong>g me to be the<br />
paramedic I am today.”<br />
Dr. Berg writes book<br />
on the f<strong>in</strong>ite planet<br />
M<strong>at</strong>t McPhee<br />
The Chronicle<br />
How long can the earth susta<strong>in</strong><br />
with limited resources?<br />
Dr. Peter Berg, <strong>UOIT</strong>’s Associ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Professor of Physics,<br />
exam<strong>in</strong>es this <strong>and</strong> other rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
subjects <strong>in</strong> his new selfpublished<br />
book The F<strong>in</strong>ite<br />
Planet: How Resource Scarcity<br />
will affect our Environment,<br />
Economy <strong>and</strong> Energy Supply.<br />
In the preface of The F<strong>in</strong>ite<br />
Planet, Berg expla<strong>in</strong>s th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
book is about the limits of our<br />
planet <strong>and</strong> how physical constra<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
are <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly sett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
boundaries for the future<br />
development of the human<br />
race.<br />
He describes <strong>in</strong> his book<br />
how energy supply <strong>and</strong> consumption<br />
are the driv<strong>in</strong>g factors<br />
of human development,<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard of liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> economic<br />
growth.<br />
“As the rule of thumb, the<br />
more energy consumed, the<br />
higher your st<strong>and</strong>ard of liv<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
If energy became scarce, then<br />
the question would be would<br />
we still be an advanced civilized<br />
society,” said Berg.<br />
His <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>at</strong>ion for writ<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the book stemmed from when<br />
the f<strong>in</strong>ancial crisis started.<br />
“About three years ago, I<br />
was th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g is it really just<br />
the f<strong>in</strong>ancial crisis? And then I<br />
came to the conclusion th<strong>at</strong> it<br />
may be more than th<strong>at</strong>,” Berg<br />
said. “One <strong>in</strong>dic<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> got<br />
me th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g was extremely<br />
high oil prices.”<br />
When Berg came to Canada<br />
10 years ago, he had read <strong>in</strong><br />
the Vancouver Sun th<strong>at</strong> the average<br />
household <strong>in</strong>come was<br />
somewhere around $54,000.<br />
He had also noticed th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
majority were driv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> new<br />
cars <strong>and</strong> liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> extremely<br />
expensive homes.<br />
“I couldn’t make sense of<br />
this. I just thought ‘how is this<br />
possible?’ My n<strong>at</strong>ural conclusion<br />
was th<strong>at</strong> it is all based on<br />
debt, everyth<strong>in</strong>g is f<strong>in</strong>anced.<br />
You f<strong>in</strong>ance your house <strong>and</strong><br />
your car. Debt is the only way<br />
to support th<strong>at</strong> k<strong>in</strong>d of gr<strong>and</strong><br />
old lifestyle. On a gr<strong>and</strong> scale,<br />
almost everyone is <strong>in</strong> debt.”<br />
said Berg.<br />
“There has been a major<br />
concern on clim<strong>at</strong>e change for<br />
the past 20 years <strong>and</strong> lots of<br />
money has flown <strong>in</strong>to research<br />
<strong>and</strong> development. One th<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I am say<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> this book is<br />
maybe this isn’t the only th<strong>in</strong>g<br />
we should focus on, th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
susta<strong>in</strong>ability or the survival<br />
of our species just depends on<br />
planet change,” said Berg<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g taught <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong> for<br />
seven years, Berg is also the director<br />
of the Energy <strong>and</strong> Environment<br />
program. It is part of<br />
the physics curriculum where<br />
a student takes a set of specialized<br />
courses learn<strong>in</strong>g about<br />
environmental issues from a<br />
scientific or physics perspective<br />
while still develop<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
honours degree <strong>in</strong> physics.<br />
Berg said students learn<br />
about how energy is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
used <strong>in</strong> this world <strong>and</strong> wh<strong>at</strong><br />
the sources of energy are, wh<strong>at</strong><br />
the technologies are <strong>and</strong> wh<strong>at</strong><br />
the l<strong>at</strong>est trends are <strong>in</strong> technology,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g b<strong>at</strong>teries<br />
<strong>and</strong> fuels cells.<br />
“While you teach all these<br />
classes you become aware of<br />
issues th<strong>at</strong> you wouldn’t be<br />
aware of if you just followed<br />
the mass media,” he said. “I<br />
don’t know many physicists<br />
who would write on such a<br />
topic, which is a bit outside. I<br />
guess it’s not purely scientific<br />
issues.<br />
“It’s not th<strong>at</strong> I was just concerned<br />
about the environmental<br />
issues. It made me wonder:<br />
How does this whole th<strong>in</strong>g<br />
work? All these good manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
jobs are <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> outsourced.<br />
Who’s actually still<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> who is still mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
stuff? And if no one does it,<br />
how can we all live this well?<br />
Many of us can live so well<br />
without actually manufactur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
anyth<strong>in</strong>g, it’s actually an<br />
amaz<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>g, isn’t it? So all<br />
of these th<strong>in</strong>gs sort of came together.<br />
And I thought, one day<br />
I have to sit down <strong>and</strong> make<br />
sense of it all, <strong>and</strong> I wrote a<br />
book,”<br />
If there was a particular<br />
group the book is written for,<br />
Berg said it’s written ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />
for the younger gener<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
because the world will change<br />
dram<strong>at</strong>ically <strong>in</strong> their lifetime.<br />
But it’s also targeted to stakeholders<br />
who make decisions<br />
th<strong>at</strong> affect where money flows<br />
<strong>in</strong> our society <strong>and</strong> where it is<br />
<strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong>vested.<br />
M<strong>at</strong>t McPhee<br />
BOOKS BY BERG: Dr. Peter Berg st<strong>and</strong>s by the library<br />
hold<strong>in</strong>g his new book The F<strong>in</strong>ite Planet.<br />
Berg’s ma<strong>in</strong> goal is not th<strong>at</strong><br />
he is try<strong>in</strong>g to teach a lesson,<br />
but to make the readers th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
about issues they have never<br />
thought about before. He encourages<br />
the reader to th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
critically about the subjects<br />
explored <strong>in</strong> his book.<br />
As critical as the subject<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ter of the book is, Berg<br />
managed to make the read<strong>in</strong>g<br />
enjoyable for readers <strong>in</strong> a colloquial<br />
<strong>and</strong> amus<strong>in</strong>g manner.<br />
Berg’s The F<strong>in</strong>ite Planet is<br />
available <strong>at</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong> College/<strong>UOIT</strong><br />
Library on campus,<br />
the Oshawa Public Library<br />
branches <strong>and</strong> the e-book<br />
is available on Amazon.
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12 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
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By Ray McNeil<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The Global Class is <strong>in</strong> session<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong>.<br />
In an age of technological<br />
breakthrough, the class connects<br />
students with activists<br />
try<strong>in</strong>g to make a difference.<br />
“It gives them the opportunity<br />
to speak to the next gener<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of problem-solvers,”<br />
said founder Lon Appleby.<br />
“Twenty years from now,<br />
when you’re <strong>in</strong> a position of<br />
real responsibility, <strong>and</strong> you’re<br />
higher up <strong>in</strong> your career,<br />
you’ll be the decision-maker.”<br />
On Nov. 8, students from<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> took part <strong>in</strong> an endof-the-semester<br />
discussion,<br />
spann<strong>in</strong>g four countries<br />
around the world.<br />
Classrooms from Seoul,<br />
South Korea <strong>and</strong> Mumbai, India<br />
jo<strong>in</strong>ed the Skype feed for<br />
an opportunity to speak with<br />
filmmaker Adolfo Dor<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
stream<strong>in</strong>g from Brooklyn,<br />
New York.<br />
Dor<strong>in</strong>g is the director of<br />
the documentary Bl<strong>in</strong>d Spot,<br />
about the current oil <strong>and</strong> energy<br />
crisis, specifically peak<br />
oil, <strong>and</strong> the impend<strong>in</strong>g end of<br />
our fossil fuel supply.<br />
Appleby was present to<br />
start the class off, but he does<br />
not consider himself a moder<strong>at</strong>or.<br />
“I’m just particip<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> this, I f<strong>in</strong>d it very stimul<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
he said.<br />
Despite some technical difficulties<br />
with the Indian classes’<br />
b<strong>and</strong>width connection, the<br />
class ga<strong>in</strong>ed momentum as it<br />
went.<br />
With his film, Dor<strong>in</strong>g hopes<br />
to wake people up <strong>and</strong> <strong>at</strong>tempt<br />
to get them to address<br />
the problems ahead. “My <strong>in</strong>tention<br />
was to make people<br />
uncomfortable.”<br />
He added th<strong>at</strong> our evolutionary<br />
p<strong>at</strong>h has its disadvantages<br />
to accomplish this. “Our<br />
wir<strong>in</strong>g is to respond strongly<br />
to th<strong>in</strong>gs th<strong>at</strong> have to do with<br />
the short-term.<br />
If it’s shopp<strong>in</strong>g for someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
right now, or sav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the money for 20 years from<br />
now, 99.9 per cent of the people<br />
would go shopp<strong>in</strong>g right<br />
now.”<br />
Appleby added th<strong>at</strong>, even<br />
when it comes to history, humans<br />
still tend to be focused<br />
on the immedi<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
“It’s remarkable. Generally<br />
these days I’ve learned from<br />
my students, (history teach<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
often consists of just<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g the First World War,<br />
the Second World War, <strong>and</strong><br />
maybe go back <strong>and</strong> do a bit of<br />
the Industrial Revolution.”<br />
The governments of the<br />
world must do wh<strong>at</strong> they can<br />
to <strong>in</strong>crease awareness <strong>in</strong> order<br />
to “raise new gener<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
with the right frame of m<strong>in</strong>d,”<br />
said Dor<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
He also added th<strong>at</strong> real<br />
answers need to be explored,<br />
<strong>and</strong> real change needs to<br />
come about. “Chang<strong>in</strong>g your<br />
light bulbs a<strong>in</strong>’t go<strong>in</strong>g to save<br />
the world,” said Dor<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
While the energy crisis<br />
was the jump-off po<strong>in</strong>t, the<br />
discussion quickly evolved<br />
<strong>in</strong>to talks about political corruption,<br />
the recent Occupy<br />
Movement, <strong>and</strong> the failure of<br />
the ma<strong>in</strong>stream media’s responsibility<br />
to the public.<br />
Ray McNeil<br />
THE GLOBAL CLASS: <strong>Durham</strong> College teacher Lon Appleby <strong>and</strong>his<br />
Short History of the World students conducted a discussion, “The Global<br />
Class” Students from Seoul <strong>and</strong> Mumbai particip<strong>at</strong>ed through Skype.<br />
Global class th<strong>in</strong>ks<br />
positive world change<br />
“There should be more <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />
media out there;<br />
pass<strong>in</strong>g along <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
(<strong>and</strong>) mak<strong>in</strong>g films,” said<br />
Dor<strong>in</strong>g, who feels th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />
documentaries are<br />
one of the last bastions to<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>e real <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
The Global Class is part of<br />
Appleby’s Short History of the<br />
World elective.<br />
Along with the classes,<br />
there is also a website where<br />
students can upload their videos<br />
<strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Started two years ago by<br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> College teacher,<br />
The Global Class has held a<br />
discussion <strong>at</strong> the end of each<br />
semester s<strong>in</strong>ce.<br />
Past guests <strong>in</strong>clude Manufactured<br />
L<strong>and</strong>scapes’ Ed Burtynsky<br />
<strong>and</strong> Jenifer Baichwal,<br />
journalist Richard He<strong>in</strong>berg,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Freedom House activist<br />
Robert Guerra.<br />
Appleby said th<strong>at</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g<br />
people to speak dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
classes has been as <strong>easy</strong> as<br />
send<strong>in</strong>g an e-mail or mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a phone call.<br />
“I am f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> there are<br />
a lot of people out there who<br />
want to engage young people<br />
<strong>in</strong> big ideas,” said Appleby.<br />
“They welcome the opportunity<br />
to speak to people<br />
about important issues th<strong>at</strong><br />
are not privy, but m<strong>at</strong>ter to all<br />
of us.”<br />
Appleby says th<strong>at</strong>’s the<br />
whole po<strong>in</strong>t to The Global<br />
Class, to kick-start this k<strong>in</strong>d<br />
of communic<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> to give<br />
students a forum to express<br />
their ideas, <strong>and</strong> along the way<br />
“exchang<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g new<br />
ones.”<br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
The Chronicle<br />
May 1, 2003 a used but still<br />
useable bed was declared garbage<br />
after thrift shops refused<br />
it out of store policy. Wh<strong>at</strong> happened<br />
after kept not just the<br />
bed out of the l<strong>and</strong>fill but over<br />
a million more tons as well.<br />
“I started The Freecycle<br />
Network while work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> another<br />
local recycl<strong>in</strong>g nonprofit<br />
called RISE,” said Deron Beal,<br />
Freecycle founder, <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>terview<br />
with The Chronicle.<br />
“It provided transitional employment<br />
to Tucsonans <strong>in</strong> need<br />
while provid<strong>in</strong>g valet recycl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to local shops, store fronts, etc.<br />
who didn’t have room for recycle<br />
b<strong>in</strong>s from the city out front.<br />
These bus<strong>in</strong>esses began giv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
us other still good stuff th<strong>at</strong><br />
was unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely not recyclable<br />
<strong>and</strong> I couldn’t give stuff<br />
away quickly enough <strong>and</strong> our<br />
warehouse filled up. So, I set up<br />
Freecycle.org. And, it took right<br />
off. We’re a nonprofit org with<br />
10,000 volunteers <strong>and</strong> two<br />
staff members. It’s the beauty<br />
of work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> a grassroots <strong>and</strong><br />
globally local level.”<br />
The group th<strong>at</strong> began with<br />
30 members now has n<strong>in</strong>e million.<br />
The non-profit group released<br />
a press release earlier<br />
this month declar<strong>in</strong>g it is now<br />
the world’s largest web community.<br />
Freecycle.org allows people<br />
to sign up to a group close<br />
to where they live. They can<br />
search message boards or receive<br />
e-mails about items <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
offered or needed <strong>in</strong> the area.<br />
Items can be someth<strong>in</strong>g big<br />
like a bed, someth<strong>in</strong>g small like<br />
a tennis racket or someth<strong>in</strong>g as<br />
useful as a bag full of toddler<br />
clothes. Freecycle members<br />
will f<strong>in</strong>d posts for items like<br />
these as well as bicycles, hockey<br />
memorabilia, kitchen supplies<br />
as well as countless others.<br />
The moder<strong>at</strong>ors of the Oshawa/<strong>Whitby</strong><br />
Freecycle group<br />
have few rules.<br />
“Keep It Free, Legal <strong>and</strong> Appropri<strong>at</strong>e<br />
For All Ages,” they<br />
said.<br />
The group currently has<br />
4903 members.<br />
Members may fill out a request<br />
form. They must specify<br />
if the post is an offer or request<br />
for an item, as well as a general<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ion. Other members then<br />
reply, whether it is th<strong>at</strong> they<br />
would like a posted item, or<br />
have the item another is look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for.<br />
Items may be delivered to<br />
the recipient or left on a front<br />
porch for a pick up. Members<br />
refer to giv<strong>in</strong>g items away as<br />
gift<strong>in</strong>g. Everyth<strong>in</strong>g is free; no<br />
one is to use the group to make<br />
profit.<br />
Money for site ma<strong>in</strong>tenance<br />
is raised through don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>and</strong> the group has two sponsors;<br />
Nokia <strong>and</strong> Kramer Lev<strong>in</strong>,<br />
a law firm th<strong>at</strong> does pro bono<br />
work for the organiz<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
The group’s mission st<strong>at</strong>ement<br />
is found on their website.<br />
“Our mission is to build a<br />
worldwide gift<strong>in</strong>g movement<br />
th<strong>at</strong> reduces waste, saves precious<br />
resources & eases the<br />
burden on our l<strong>and</strong>fills while<br />
enabl<strong>in</strong>g our members to benefit<br />
from the strength of a larger<br />
community.”
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Build<strong>in</strong>g bridges <strong>in</strong> Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Tracey Fidler<br />
The Chronicle<br />
A bridge to the future. At<br />
least th<strong>at</strong>’s wh<strong>at</strong> the City of<br />
Picker<strong>in</strong>g hopes it will be.<br />
The new pedestrian bridge<br />
under construction just east of<br />
Liverpool Road <strong>and</strong> spann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
14 lanes of the 401, will l<strong>in</strong>k<br />
the Picker<strong>in</strong>g GO st<strong>at</strong>ion on<br />
the south side of the 401 to the<br />
newly constructed office tower<br />
on the north side.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> <strong>and</strong> Centennial<br />
Colleges are also a part of the<br />
project, with a jo<strong>in</strong>t learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
centre <strong>at</strong> the foot of the bridge<br />
scheduled to open <strong>in</strong> the fall of<br />
2012.<br />
The two-storey structure<br />
will fe<strong>at</strong>ure classrooms, student<br />
space, a computer lab <strong>and</strong><br />
offices, <strong>and</strong> will offer eight programs,<br />
four from each college,<br />
as well as cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
courses.<br />
“It will be Picker<strong>in</strong>g’s first<br />
post-secondary presence,” says<br />
Mark Gu<strong>in</strong>to, the public affairs<br />
co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or for the City of<br />
Picker<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The $23 million bridge is<br />
scheduled for completion <strong>in</strong><br />
the spr<strong>in</strong>g of 2012, however pedestrians<br />
<strong>and</strong> cyclists will have<br />
access as early as the end of this<br />
year.<br />
“There will be a soft open<strong>in</strong>g<br />
l<strong>at</strong>e this year or early next year,<br />
but not all the fe<strong>at</strong>ures will be<br />
<strong>in</strong>stalled yet,” says Gu<strong>in</strong>to.<br />
Those “fe<strong>at</strong>ures” will <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
a mesh cover<strong>in</strong>g, envelop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the entire bridge, <strong>and</strong> LED<br />
lights, which will illum<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>e the<br />
bridge <strong>at</strong> night.<br />
The bridge will also provide<br />
access to much needed additional<br />
park<strong>in</strong>g for the GO st<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
The newly constructed park<strong>in</strong>g<br />
garage <strong>at</strong>tached to the office<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g on the north side<br />
will cre<strong>at</strong>e 500 more park<strong>in</strong>g<br />
spaces.<br />
For over 15 years, the idea<br />
of this bridge has been tossed<br />
back <strong>and</strong> forth.<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>to says there was “difficulty<br />
ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the political support<br />
to get the [project] off the<br />
ground.”<br />
However, <strong>in</strong> 2006, the Municipal<br />
Property Assessment<br />
Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion (MPAC), which<br />
occupied a build<strong>in</strong>g on the<br />
northeast corner of Liverpool<br />
Road <strong>and</strong> the 401, outgrew its<br />
space.<br />
When MPAC considered<br />
mov<strong>in</strong>g their office out of Picker<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
officials knew they had to<br />
take the steps to keep the bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
So, <strong>in</strong> 2009, Picker<strong>in</strong>g mayor<br />
Dave Ryan announced the<br />
construction of a 10-storey office<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> part of the Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Town Centre’s park<strong>in</strong>g<br />
lot, with MPAC as the anchor<br />
tenant.<br />
Several months after this announcement,<br />
the decision was<br />
swiftly made to also beg<strong>in</strong> construction<br />
on the bridge.<br />
“When the office tower was<br />
secured, it gave the City of Picker<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a w<strong>in</strong>dow of opportunity<br />
to lobby the government,” says<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>to.<br />
The prov<strong>in</strong>cial <strong>and</strong> federal<br />
governments have given $10<br />
million toward the project, <strong>and</strong><br />
Metrol<strong>in</strong>x, the company beh<strong>in</strong>d<br />
GO Transit, has provided $13<br />
million.<br />
But the bridge is only the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Tracey Fidler<br />
BUILDING A BRIDGE: A pedestrian bridge is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> built east of Liverpool Road.<br />
Gu<strong>in</strong>to says it is a “c<strong>at</strong>alyst”<br />
for further development, with<br />
talks of a hotel or convention<br />
centre down the road.<br />
He also hopes it will <strong>at</strong>tract<br />
people from outside of Picker<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>and</strong> make the city st<strong>and</strong><br />
out.<br />
“Driv<strong>in</strong>g down the 401, communities<br />
tend to blend together,”<br />
says Gu<strong>in</strong>to. “This will be<br />
our l<strong>and</strong>mark.”<br />
Archiv<strong>in</strong>g our<br />
local history<br />
Nancy Ellis<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong>’s just around the corner,<br />
has three houses, <strong>and</strong> is<br />
full of knowledge? —The Oshawa<br />
Community Museum <strong>and</strong><br />
Archives.<br />
The Henry House, the Rob<strong>in</strong>son<br />
House <strong>and</strong> the Guy<br />
House are all part of the museum<br />
<strong>at</strong> Lakeview Park.<br />
The three build<strong>in</strong>gs are used<br />
to br<strong>in</strong>g history to life.<br />
The Henry House is decor<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
as a fully function<strong>in</strong>g Victorian<br />
home <strong>and</strong> d<strong>at</strong>es back to<br />
1849.<br />
The Guy House d<strong>at</strong>es back<br />
to 1835 <strong>and</strong> hosts the adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
part of the museum,<br />
gift shop <strong>and</strong> Verna Conant<br />
Galley—a section devoted to<br />
Oshawa’s <strong>in</strong>dustrial roots.<br />
Rob<strong>in</strong>son House d<strong>at</strong>es back<br />
to 1846, <strong>and</strong> houses the semipermanent<br />
exhibits <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
19th century one-room schoolhouse<br />
<strong>and</strong> local archeological<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong>’s unique about our<br />
build<strong>in</strong>gs is th<strong>at</strong> they are st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
on their orig<strong>in</strong>al found<strong>at</strong>ions,”<br />
said Melissa Cole, museum<br />
cur<strong>at</strong>or.<br />
Cole has worked as cur<strong>at</strong>or<br />
for 11 years <strong>and</strong> designed the<br />
popular exhibit Mourn<strong>in</strong>g After<br />
about the Victorian customs of<br />
life after de<strong>at</strong>h.<br />
The exhibit ran from May to<br />
November 2009 <strong>and</strong> exceeded<br />
expect<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
When the constructors widened<br />
Harmony Road <strong>in</strong> the<br />
1950s they discovered graves<br />
from a pioneer gravesite underne<strong>at</strong>h<br />
where they were digg<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
Cole said. The “coff<strong>in</strong> jewelry”<br />
found <strong>in</strong> the graves was used <strong>in</strong><br />
the Mourn<strong>in</strong>g After display.<br />
“I’ve always had a particular<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> gravestones,” executive<br />
director Laura Suchan said.<br />
She has worked <strong>at</strong> the museum<br />
for 22 years <strong>and</strong> cites Mourn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
After as one of her favourite<br />
exhibits.<br />
The museum recently received<br />
a collection of artifacts<br />
from the mortuary program <strong>at</strong><br />
Humber College th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
Victorian era items used <strong>in</strong> Canadian<br />
morgues.<br />
Suchan said these pieces <strong>and</strong><br />
new <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion will be <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
<strong>in</strong> the next Victorian exhibit<br />
hopefully on display <strong>in</strong> 2013.<br />
The museum also offers programs<br />
for children, us<strong>in</strong>g archeology,<br />
wizards <strong>and</strong> pir<strong>at</strong>es<br />
to entice learn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The programs <strong>in</strong>corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
crafts, activities <strong>and</strong> shar<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The museum even offers<br />
birthday parties with programs,<br />
loot bags <strong>and</strong> dress up clothes,<br />
available by request.<br />
Lisa Terech has been the<br />
visitor experience co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
for a year but a volunteer s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
2007 <strong>and</strong> she encourages students<br />
to <strong>in</strong>volve themselves <strong>in</strong><br />
their town’s history.<br />
“If you’re not from the Oshawa<br />
area, it’s nice to learn<br />
about where you live,” Terech<br />
said. She expla<strong>in</strong>s th<strong>at</strong> a lot of<br />
people end up settl<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the<br />
town or city where they <strong>at</strong>tended<br />
school.<br />
And if you’re curious about<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> happened to your family,<br />
long lost rel<strong>at</strong>ive or friend, you<br />
can explore the archives.<br />
The archives <strong>in</strong>clude local<br />
history <strong>and</strong> Oshawa’s newspapers<br />
up until 1965, anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
more recent can be found <strong>at</strong> the<br />
library.<br />
Jennifer Weymark has been<br />
the archivist s<strong>in</strong>ce 2000 <strong>and</strong> if<br />
you’re look<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on local archival history she<br />
is the one to talk to. Although<br />
“sometimes you just can’t f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
an answer,” she said.<br />
She cares for the collection,<br />
researches <strong>and</strong> makes sure<br />
the museum’s facts are correct.<br />
“I enjoy the research, digg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
thorough <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g new<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs,” Weymark said.<br />
Currently she is work<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
the museum’s onl<strong>in</strong>e exhibits,<br />
both new <strong>and</strong> already exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />
exhibits.<br />
The onl<strong>in</strong>e exhibits are used<br />
Nancy Ellis<br />
LEFT TO RIGHT: Laura Suchan (executive director), Melissa Cole (cur<strong>at</strong>or), Jennifer<br />
Weymark (archivist), Lisa Terech (visitor experience co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or).<br />
to <strong>at</strong>tract viewers <strong>and</strong> encourage<br />
people to visit; they can<br />
also be used as a research tool.<br />
The archives cost $5 to view.<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>tout <strong>and</strong> photocopies are<br />
available from 50 cents to $2.<br />
Archival assistance is $25.<br />
Next year is the 200th anniversary<br />
of the War of 1812 <strong>and</strong><br />
Weymark is design<strong>in</strong>g an onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
exhibit about the war <strong>and</strong><br />
its impact on <strong>Durham</strong> Region.<br />
Currently Milk Stories, an<br />
exhibit detail<strong>in</strong>g the history of<br />
dairy farmers, occupies part<br />
of the Rob<strong>in</strong>son House, <strong>and</strong><br />
next year a new exhibit will<br />
open about Oshawa’s shipp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry, which the staff is excited<br />
about because of the museum’s<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ion on the harbor.
14 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Help<strong>in</strong>g Aborig<strong>in</strong>al students<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Elder Cliff St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready<br />
lives up to his name by <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
ready to help Aborig<strong>in</strong>al students<br />
<strong>in</strong> need of direction.<br />
The <strong>UOIT</strong> Aborig<strong>in</strong>al Student<br />
Centre recently <strong>in</strong>vited<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready to visit the<br />
school <strong>at</strong> certa<strong>in</strong> times <strong>and</strong><br />
speak one-on-one with students<br />
who are look<strong>in</strong>g for guidance.<br />
“I see a lot of frustr<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong><br />
the kids,” said St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready,<br />
a Lakota author now liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Oshawa. “I mostly give them<br />
<strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> contact from<br />
a n<strong>at</strong>ive prospective.” St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready<br />
says students should<br />
know th<strong>at</strong> their identity is first.<br />
“You are a Mohawk first,” he<br />
said, us<strong>in</strong>g the identity as an<br />
example. “University is just<br />
tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. You would be a Mohawk<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer, not an eng<strong>in</strong>eer<br />
who is a Mohawk.”<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready, whose spiritual<br />
name is St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g Buffalo<br />
Warrior, survived the Canadian<br />
residential school system<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g his youth. Residential<br />
schools, which began <strong>in</strong> the<br />
early 19 th century, were cre<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
to force N<strong>at</strong>ive Canadians to<br />
<strong>in</strong>tegr<strong>at</strong>e <strong>in</strong>to European-Canadian<br />
society. About 150,000<br />
children were removed from<br />
their communities <strong>and</strong> forced<br />
to adopt Christianity <strong>and</strong> speak<br />
either English or French. At<br />
the schools many children<br />
were subjected to physical <strong>and</strong><br />
emotional abuse. They became<br />
detached from their families<br />
<strong>and</strong> began to feel ashamed of<br />
their n<strong>at</strong>ive heritage. Others<br />
went miss<strong>in</strong>g or never returned<br />
home.<br />
One such child who spent<br />
years away from home was<br />
13-year-old Charlie Hunter,<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready said. In 1974,<br />
while try<strong>in</strong>g to save another<br />
student who fell through the<br />
ice, Charlie drowned <strong>and</strong> was<br />
buried far from his family without<br />
their permission. Authorities<br />
refused to move the child’s<br />
rema<strong>in</strong>s until the story showed<br />
up <strong>in</strong> the newspaper <strong>and</strong> the<br />
people noticed. “It took two<br />
weeks,” said St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready.<br />
Two weeks to raise the $20,000<br />
needed to move the boy’s rema<strong>in</strong>s<br />
home.<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready, who became<br />
an Elder after his community<br />
chose him, released a book<br />
about his time <strong>in</strong> the residential<br />
schools, how it affected<br />
his life afterwards <strong>and</strong> how he<br />
healed from his past. The book,<br />
Children of the Cre<strong>at</strong>or, was<br />
published last year after he returned<br />
from a trip to South Dakota.<br />
He spoke of how his spiritual<br />
ancestors wrote the book<br />
for him. “I’m only the one with<br />
the pen,” he said. “They wrote<br />
the book.”<br />
Reactions to his book revealed<br />
how much it had affected<br />
people. “I had a woman<br />
who came up to me <strong>and</strong> told me<br />
th<strong>at</strong> two months after she read<br />
the book she stopped dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
said St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready. He<br />
also mentioned meet<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
a teacher from a school he was<br />
visit<strong>in</strong>g whose f<strong>at</strong>her had been<br />
gre<strong>at</strong>ly affected by the residential<br />
schools. “She couldn’t reach<br />
him (her f<strong>at</strong>her),” he said. “He<br />
put up a wall between them,<br />
<strong>and</strong> she’d been blam<strong>in</strong>g herself<br />
for all those years. I told her to<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d him right now, hug him<br />
<strong>and</strong> tell him it’s okay.” He is <strong>in</strong><br />
the process of writ<strong>in</strong>g another<br />
book, with the work<strong>in</strong>g title of<br />
Speak for Us, about the miss<strong>in</strong>g<br />
children of the residential<br />
schools. The idea came to him<br />
while he was up north with his<br />
wife. St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the lake <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Can he build it? Yes he can<br />
early morn<strong>in</strong>g, he noticed children’s<br />
spirits runn<strong>in</strong>g around<br />
<strong>and</strong> play<strong>in</strong>g with one another.<br />
They told him to write aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />
“I made an agreement,” said<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready, who has two<br />
sons <strong>and</strong> a gr<strong>and</strong>daughter himself.<br />
“You (the spirits) must tell<br />
me wh<strong>at</strong> to write.” A traditional<br />
pipe carrier <strong>and</strong> powwow dancer,<br />
St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready will cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
HELPING HAND: Elder Cliff St<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>gready is known for<br />
help<strong>in</strong>g Aborig<strong>in</strong>al students <strong>in</strong> need of guidance.<br />
to write <strong>and</strong> speak about his<br />
past, hop<strong>in</strong>g to help the aborig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
students <strong>and</strong> people of the<br />
present day. “I th<strong>in</strong>k I’m grow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
deeper <strong>and</strong> deeper <strong>in</strong>to<br />
the spirit world,” he said. “I’ve<br />
spent the last seven years liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
life. I want to project th<strong>at</strong> freedom<br />
to other people. You are<br />
a sacred human <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Cre<strong>at</strong>or needs you.”<br />
Sarah Hy<strong>at</strong>t<br />
The Chronicle<br />
From tear<strong>in</strong>g apart toddlers<br />
toys to build<strong>in</strong>g new fancy toys,<br />
technology was always his passion.<br />
Paul Rav<strong>in</strong>dran was dest<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
to be an eng<strong>in</strong>eer.<br />
When he was younger his<br />
parents use to compla<strong>in</strong> how<br />
toys never lasted him. He<br />
wouldn’t <strong>in</strong>tentionally smash<br />
them to pieces. But he felt compelled<br />
to pull them apart, <strong>and</strong><br />
see how they worked.<br />
“I’ve always been fasc<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ed<br />
by technology <strong>and</strong> electronics,<br />
even <strong>at</strong> a very young age,” said<br />
Rav<strong>in</strong>dran.<br />
Rav<strong>in</strong>dran is currently <strong>in</strong> his<br />
fourth year of study <strong>in</strong> Electrical<br />
Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Management<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>. He was also recently<br />
named vice-president of<br />
the student branch of The Institute<br />
of Electrical <strong>and</strong> Electronics<br />
Eng<strong>in</strong>eers Inc. (IEEE).<br />
The IEEE is the world’s largest<br />
associ<strong>at</strong>ion for the advancement<br />
of technology, with nearly<br />
400,000 members. With roots<br />
d<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g back to the 1800s, the<br />
associ<strong>at</strong>ion has been dedic<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
to develop<strong>in</strong>g technology <strong>in</strong> the<br />
best <strong>in</strong>terests of society for over<br />
100 years.<br />
The associ<strong>at</strong>ion is no stranger<br />
to <strong>UOIT</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>DC</strong> either, <strong>and</strong><br />
thrived on campus years ago.<br />
Currently, the IEEE is look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to reignite th<strong>at</strong> spark th<strong>at</strong> once<br />
existed, <strong>and</strong> get people more<br />
excited <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
In the next year <strong>and</strong> a half<br />
as VP, Rav<strong>in</strong>dran is look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
forward to play<strong>in</strong>g a key role <strong>in</strong><br />
revamp<strong>in</strong>g the associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“I want to do as much as I<br />
can with, <strong>and</strong> for the associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
before I gradu<strong>at</strong>e,” he said.<br />
“I want to lay a good found<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
for current <strong>and</strong> future students,<br />
<strong>and</strong> for the associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
It’s given me a lot, a gre<strong>at</strong> technical<br />
found<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong> I would<br />
like to return the favour.”<br />
His lifelong passion for eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> electronics, along<br />
with his work ethic is contributed<br />
to Rav<strong>in</strong>dran becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
VP of the IEEE.<br />
A typical day <strong>in</strong>cludes, work,<br />
work, <strong>and</strong> more work. From<br />
early morn<strong>in</strong>g hours <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
even<strong>in</strong>gs, days are jammed<br />
pack.<br />
“Classes wean out towards<br />
the even<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>and</strong> then it’s all<br />
about homework, <strong>and</strong> gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
caught up on studies,” said Rav<strong>in</strong>dran.<br />
“I’m <strong>at</strong> school work<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>in</strong> the library work<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> home work<strong>in</strong>g. I try devot<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>at</strong> least an hour every day to<br />
someth<strong>in</strong>g co- curricular too,<br />
like for the IEEE for example.<br />
And, th<strong>at</strong>’s pretty much my<br />
whole day, everyday. Or, I’m<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g on my own small design<br />
projects like power amplifiers,<br />
or wir<strong>in</strong>g systems for vehicles,<br />
th<strong>at</strong> aren’t even school<br />
rel<strong>at</strong>ed. It’s just someth<strong>in</strong>g I<br />
love do<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
Even as a kid <strong>and</strong> teen anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
electric orient<strong>at</strong>ed was<br />
always Rav<strong>in</strong>dran’s gre<strong>at</strong>est<br />
joy. From tear<strong>in</strong>g apart toys, to<br />
fix<strong>in</strong>g lights, to wir<strong>in</strong>g up a new<br />
furnace <strong>in</strong> the house, he did it<br />
all grow<strong>in</strong>g up, <strong>and</strong> loved it.<br />
“I was always the h<strong>and</strong>yman<br />
of the house,” said Rav<strong>in</strong>dran.<br />
“Any of my friends, they ever<br />
had a problem <strong>in</strong> the house,<br />
they’d say ‘oh call Paul.’ And,<br />
the only difference between<br />
back than <strong>and</strong> now, is back<br />
than I couldn’t put those toys<br />
back together, <strong>and</strong> now I can,<br />
<strong>and</strong> they still work.”<br />
As for the future, Rav<strong>in</strong>dran<br />
has big plans.<br />
“My ultim<strong>at</strong>e goal is to get<br />
<strong>in</strong>to the electric design of the<br />
automotive sector,” he said.<br />
But he’s not limit<strong>in</strong>g himself,<br />
admitt<strong>in</strong>g there are several lucr<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustries out there of<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest. “I want to get work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
right away after gradu<strong>at</strong>ion…I<br />
honestly wouldn’t m<strong>in</strong>d gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>to any job I can, build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
some experience, <strong>and</strong> eventually<br />
go on to get my masters.”<br />
In five to 10 years he pictures<br />
himself as an eng<strong>in</strong>eer consultant,<br />
or part of a design eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
company.<br />
“I would love to have my<br />
own bus<strong>in</strong>ess one day too,” said<br />
Rav<strong>in</strong>dran.<br />
But until then, his ma<strong>in</strong> focus<br />
is school <strong>and</strong> the IEEE.
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16 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Help<strong>in</strong>g students legally is wh<strong>at</strong> he does<br />
Bobby Perritt<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The Bill of Rights grants Canadians<br />
the right to legal counsel<br />
without delay. But given the<br />
cost of a lawyer, your budget<br />
as a student may object to th<strong>at</strong><br />
right.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong> is why the Student Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
offers free legal services<br />
through an on-campus<br />
lawyer for all students of the<br />
college <strong>and</strong> university.<br />
Attorney Bill Reid is available<br />
to meet with students<br />
for up to half an hour each<br />
Wednesday between 8:15 a.m.<br />
<strong>and</strong> 12:45 p.m. <strong>in</strong> the SA office<br />
above E.P. Taylor’s.<br />
On some occasions where<br />
anonymity was a priority, students<br />
have met with Reid off<br />
campus.<br />
Whether it be labour viol<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
slips <strong>and</strong> falls, issues with<br />
Immigr<strong>at</strong>ion Canada, or a child<br />
custody nightmare, Reid can<br />
offer 30 m<strong>in</strong>utes of his time <strong>in</strong><br />
person a week <strong>and</strong> advise students<br />
via email to educ<strong>at</strong>e them<br />
<strong>in</strong> approach<strong>in</strong>g legal m<strong>at</strong>ters<br />
confidently.<br />
Reid, who has an MBA <strong>and</strong><br />
studied law <strong>at</strong> the University of<br />
Western Ontario, has done the<br />
same for students <strong>at</strong> York, Ryerson,<br />
Mohawk, George Brown<br />
Bobby Perritt<br />
The Chronicle<br />
‘You can’t evict an idea’<br />
read a large sign, displayed <strong>in</strong><br />
St. James Park on the night of<br />
Nov. 21.<br />
On Nov. 22, the crowd of occupiers<br />
<strong>in</strong> Toronto evaded eviction<br />
for one day, after Justice<br />
David Brown ruled th<strong>at</strong> protesters<br />
were not exempt from<br />
bylaws which don’t allow people<br />
<strong>in</strong> parks between 12:01 a.m.<br />
<strong>and</strong> 5:30 a.m. <strong>and</strong> prohibit unpermitted<br />
tents <strong>and</strong> structures<br />
from <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> erected.<br />
It wasn’t until around 6 a.m.<br />
on Nov. 23 th<strong>at</strong> city police enforced<br />
the eviction by throw<strong>in</strong>g<br />
out tents <strong>and</strong> dismantl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
structures, but allow<strong>in</strong>g lawabid<strong>in</strong>g<br />
protesters to stay, <strong>in</strong><br />
compliance with city regul<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Even the section of the park<br />
th<strong>at</strong> is owned by neighbour<strong>in</strong>g<br />
St. James C<strong>at</strong>hedral was subject<br />
to the same rules, after the<br />
church declared th<strong>at</strong> it wanted<br />
to fully co-oper<strong>at</strong>e with the<br />
city’s wishes.<br />
Nov. 21 was filled with<br />
anxiety <strong>and</strong> anticip<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong><br />
St. James Park as protesters<br />
packed up their tents <strong>and</strong> possessions<br />
(much of which had<br />
been there s<strong>in</strong>ce Oct. 15) <strong>in</strong> anticip<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of a police raid some<br />
time <strong>in</strong> the early hours of the<br />
next morn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
A small sign was placed <strong>at</strong><br />
the front entrance of St. James<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hedral, which read ‘Wh<strong>at</strong><br />
would Jesus do?’<br />
Dick Johnson, 27, was <strong>at</strong><br />
A MAN OF LAW: Bill Reid <strong>in</strong> his office work<strong>in</strong>g hard to help all students.<br />
home sleep<strong>in</strong>g off a case of<br />
pneumonia he had developed<br />
after 36 days of sleep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the<br />
park, when he woke up to the<br />
news of eviction on the TV,<br />
prompt<strong>in</strong>g him to return.<br />
“Everyone here believes <strong>in</strong><br />
non-violence,” he said.<br />
Johnson said he was disgusted<br />
by the decision to shut down<br />
a movement th<strong>at</strong> authorities<br />
hadn’t come to underst<strong>and</strong>.<br />
At a general assembly<br />
around 6 p.m. a marshal (a<br />
committee position with<strong>in</strong> the<br />
park) announced a phone number<br />
for a pro bono lawyer, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Sheridan colleges <strong>and</strong> universities<br />
for 17 years.<br />
The College Student Alliance<br />
(CSA), a prov<strong>in</strong>cial student lobby<br />
group, referred him to the<br />
SA, br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g him to the campus<br />
last year.<br />
Reid calls himself a “generalist”<br />
<strong>in</strong> terms of knowledge,<br />
because of the vast range of<br />
cases th<strong>at</strong> he works on. “But my<br />
expertise…is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> a generalist<br />
<strong>in</strong> this context,” he says.<br />
He considers it a developed<br />
skill to work with the SA <strong>and</strong><br />
the CSA <strong>and</strong> deal with student<br />
issues. Campus clientele are<br />
different from wh<strong>at</strong> most lawyers<br />
are used to, he said.<br />
The most common types<br />
of cases Reid addresses <strong>at</strong> the<br />
campus are problems concern<strong>in</strong>g<br />
social assistance <strong>and</strong> personal<br />
<strong>in</strong>jury, along with prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />
<strong>in</strong>fractions <strong>and</strong> m<strong>in</strong>or<br />
crim<strong>in</strong>al offences such as m<strong>in</strong>or<br />
assaults, mischief <strong>and</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
viol<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Family law is a common issue<br />
on all campuses.<br />
Reid also sometimes offers<br />
medi<strong>at</strong>ion. Medi<strong>at</strong>ors, who are<br />
not always lawyers, <strong>in</strong>tervene<br />
<strong>in</strong> a conflict as a knowledgeable<br />
voice of reason, look<strong>in</strong>g to f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
common ground.<br />
encouraged the exchange of<br />
personal <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>in</strong> an <strong>at</strong>tempt<br />
to ensure th<strong>at</strong> no occupiers<br />
would be forgotten about if<br />
they were arrested.<br />
“I believe tonight should be<br />
an artful revolution. Life is artful.<br />
Be cre<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>in</strong> your expression,”<br />
one speaker said to motiv<strong>at</strong>e<br />
the crowd.<br />
Occupiers were encouraged<br />
to cre<strong>at</strong>e “break-out groups”<br />
which were three colour coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ed<br />
groups to c<strong>at</strong>egorize<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> they would do <strong>in</strong> the event<br />
of an eviction.<br />
The red break-out group<br />
And while Reid doesn’t represent<br />
students <strong>in</strong> court or<br />
outside of the legal services<br />
program, referrals are readily<br />
available to <strong>at</strong>torneys with expertise<br />
to h<strong>and</strong>le the particular<br />
type of case.<br />
If m<strong>at</strong>ters do extend to a<br />
courtroom, students can f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
out if they are eligible for f<strong>in</strong>ancial<br />
assistance <strong>at</strong> legalaid.on.ca.<br />
Reid only offers his expertise<br />
to students <strong>and</strong> doesn’t work<br />
for clients <strong>in</strong> court.<br />
But he said th<strong>at</strong> even if he<br />
did, “I would never see a student<br />
priv<strong>at</strong>ely who I had seen<br />
(on campus) because there<br />
Protesters upset <strong>at</strong> <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
Bobby Perritt<br />
forced out of Occupy camps<br />
Bobby Perritt<br />
IN THE NAME OF PROTEST: People hold their signs to promote their protest.<br />
was committed to protect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the library, the media/medical<br />
yurt <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g ground <strong>in</strong> the<br />
park despite the thre<strong>at</strong> of <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
arrested or harmed.<br />
The yellow group were people<br />
who would consider <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
arrested, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>green</strong> group<br />
was for people who could not<br />
afford to risk arrest.<br />
“Greens” were encouraged<br />
to stay on the outskirts of the<br />
park dur<strong>in</strong>g an eviction <strong>and</strong><br />
bear witness to the events, captur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
photos <strong>and</strong> videos if possible.<br />
Two “reds,” one <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Jor<br />
would be a potential for a conflict<br />
of <strong>in</strong>terest there,” expla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
he wished to avoid hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
two different types of student<br />
clients – pay<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> non-pay<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Donna Judson, SA office coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
<strong>and</strong> adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
assistant for Reid, said the legal<br />
services program grew quickly<br />
when it was <strong>in</strong>troduced to the<br />
campus two years ago.<br />
“We hit the ground runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(last year),” as Reid remembers.<br />
Judson has seen the program<br />
grow <strong>in</strong> the second<br />
through word of mouth <strong>and</strong> the<br />
SA website.<br />
The next step is for legal<br />
services to be extended to the<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong> <strong>and</strong> downtown Oshawa<br />
campuses on a rot<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g basis.<br />
Students can f<strong>in</strong>d out more<br />
under “services” <strong>at</strong> www.yoursa.ca<br />
<strong>and</strong> make appo<strong>in</strong>tments<br />
by email<strong>in</strong>g www.sa@dc-uoit.<br />
ca.<br />
Or stop by the SA office<br />
across from the Tuck Shop on<br />
the second floor of the student<br />
centre.<br />
Confidentiality is a priority.<br />
Details of students’ cases do<br />
not have to be disclosed with<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong> legal <strong>and</strong><br />
personal documents are not<br />
saved or observed by anybody<br />
other than Reid.<br />
don Walsh, 20 of Newcastle,<br />
nailed together a makeshift<br />
barrier of skids <strong>and</strong> scrap wood<br />
around them <strong>and</strong> cha<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
themselves to each other <strong>and</strong><br />
the structure.<br />
Walsh chose to protect the library<br />
because of the thous<strong>and</strong>s<br />
of books th<strong>at</strong> were burned<br />
when the Occupy movement<br />
<strong>in</strong> New York City was broken<br />
up. “I refuse to let th<strong>at</strong> happen<br />
(here),” said Walsh.<br />
The St. James C<strong>at</strong>hedral<br />
clock tower chimed as midnight<br />
came <strong>and</strong> went, but marked police<br />
officers made no appearance<br />
<strong>at</strong> the park <strong>and</strong> only monitored<br />
the surround<strong>in</strong>g area <strong>in</strong><br />
modest numbers.<br />
Numbers began to dw<strong>in</strong>dle<br />
around 2 a.m. but the park<br />
stirred for hours after th<strong>at</strong>,<br />
with people stay<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>in</strong> the<br />
event th<strong>at</strong> police were wait<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for campers to go to their tents,<br />
before mov<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>.<br />
“I just hope everyone realizes<br />
this is about our freedom<br />
of speech, which we can’t lose,”<br />
said Rob<strong>in</strong> Luona, 34, of Barrie.<br />
Luona had visited the camp<br />
several times before <strong>and</strong> was<br />
pull<strong>in</strong>g an all-nighter to oppose<br />
the eviction.<br />
Occupiers had already publicized<br />
a peaceful rally <strong>in</strong> N<strong>at</strong>han<br />
Phillips Square planned<br />
for Nov. 26, to decide on a new<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ion to occupy.<br />
Toronto is follow<strong>in</strong>g suit<br />
with other cities, which have<br />
cracked down on occupy camps<br />
across the country, s<strong>in</strong>ce the<br />
movement launched globally<br />
on Oct. 15.
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Teach<strong>in</strong>g by example<br />
Kim Moreau<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Kim Moreau<br />
THANKS TO GRANNY: Dan <strong>at</strong>tributes his p<strong>at</strong>ience <strong>and</strong><br />
demeanour to his gr<strong>and</strong>mother, who taught him many life<br />
lessons through music <strong>and</strong> food.<br />
As a boy, it’s unlikely th<strong>at</strong><br />
Dan Walters, practicum coord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or<br />
for <strong>UOIT</strong>’s Faculty of<br />
Social Science <strong>and</strong> Humanities<br />
would have understood impact<br />
a heap<strong>in</strong>g spoonful of tuna salad<br />
would have on his life.<br />
His gr<strong>and</strong>mother’s lesson<br />
taught him you can have too<br />
much of a good th<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
A sociology gradu<strong>at</strong>e from<br />
McMaster University, Walters<br />
embraces the knowledge <strong>and</strong><br />
life experience he has acquired<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> his teach<strong>in</strong>gs,<br />
refus<strong>in</strong>g to use irrelevant<br />
m<strong>at</strong>erial with no real-life counterpart.<br />
“I love teach<strong>in</strong>g,” said Walters,<br />
who recently won the<br />
2011-2012 Cupples Cup Award<br />
for his ‘energy, enthusiasm,<br />
<strong>and</strong> high social <strong>in</strong>volvement’<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Canadian Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
Career Educ<strong>at</strong>ors <strong>and</strong> Employees<br />
for this year.<br />
Walters career allows him<br />
to blend roles with<strong>in</strong> the educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
field with roles with<strong>in</strong><br />
the community, which he enjoys.<br />
He has always been an active<br />
member of the community <strong>and</strong><br />
a huge fan of volunteerism, <strong>and</strong><br />
promotes the same engagement<br />
for students.<br />
“I th<strong>in</strong>k if students simply<br />
focus on academics, they are<br />
really short chang<strong>in</strong>g themselves,”<br />
said Walters, recall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
l<strong>at</strong>er the challenges he faced<br />
when exit<strong>in</strong>g university <strong>and</strong> realiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the piece of paper<br />
<strong>in</strong> his h<strong>and</strong> wasn’t a “guarantee<br />
to gre<strong>at</strong> th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> life.”<br />
It was Walters <strong>in</strong>volvement<br />
<strong>in</strong> the <strong>UOIT</strong> community <strong>and</strong> his<br />
extra curricular <strong>in</strong>volvements<br />
through his humanitarian activities<br />
th<strong>at</strong> led him to the w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of the 2011-2012 Cupples<br />
Cup Award.<br />
Walters was the host of the<br />
2009 Songs Revealed competition<br />
for <strong>Durham</strong> College where<br />
he now serves as a Music Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Management professor,<br />
was the chair of <strong>UOIT</strong>’s Accessibility<br />
Committee <strong>and</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ues<br />
to be an advoc<strong>at</strong>e for accessibility<br />
with<strong>in</strong> the community,<br />
worked with the Let Them Be<br />
Kids Coalition to build a playground<br />
<strong>at</strong> Oshawa’s Radio<br />
Park, works with people who<br />
have special needs, <strong>and</strong> works<br />
hard on his music career as<br />
well.<br />
“I get to be amphibious,”<br />
said Walters who loves th<strong>at</strong><br />
r<strong>at</strong>her than <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> stuck <strong>in</strong> a<br />
classroom all the time he is able<br />
to network <strong>in</strong> the community<br />
<strong>and</strong> promote the <strong>in</strong>tegr<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong> <strong>in</strong> downtown Oshawa.<br />
His accomplishments <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>volvement go back to his<br />
Granny, who he said was the<br />
most <strong>in</strong>fluential person <strong>in</strong> his<br />
life.<br />
Walters, who was enthusiastic<br />
about music as a child with<br />
his “st<strong>in</strong>ky, old records,” spent<br />
much of his time play<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
organ with his gr<strong>and</strong>mother.<br />
He recalls th<strong>at</strong> while others<br />
were puzzled by his eccentric,<br />
troublesome days as a hyper,<br />
young boy, his gr<strong>and</strong>mother<br />
embraced it.<br />
She taught him to play songs<br />
by Buddy Holly, one of his heroes.<br />
At first, when he had a<br />
turn to play the keys he would<br />
smash all the keys <strong>at</strong> once as<br />
many children do – open fisted<br />
<strong>and</strong> eager r<strong>at</strong>her than p<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
<strong>and</strong> careful.<br />
It was when his gr<strong>and</strong>mother<br />
shoved a pile of tuna salad <strong>in</strong><br />
her mouth th<strong>at</strong> he learnt push<strong>in</strong>g<br />
all of the keys <strong>at</strong> once wasn’t<br />
appropri<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
He remembers her shov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the unmanageable forkful of<br />
salad <strong>in</strong>to her mouth <strong>and</strong> realiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> she was teach<strong>in</strong>g him<br />
th<strong>at</strong> too much was not necessarily<br />
a good th<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Walters says th<strong>at</strong> he keeps<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g back to th<strong>at</strong> day with his<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>mother who has s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
passed, <strong>and</strong> adds th<strong>at</strong> his educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
has had the same last<strong>in</strong>g<br />
effect.<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong><br />
campus<br />
Phase 3<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Cameron<br />
McDonald<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Phase 3 of <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College’s <strong>Whitby</strong> campus<br />
is break<strong>in</strong>g ground <strong>in</strong> a<br />
little over two weeks from<br />
now. The new phase will<br />
add a facility for the new<br />
Hospitality <strong>and</strong> Cul<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
programs, <strong>and</strong> will br<strong>in</strong>g<br />
roughly 950 more students<br />
to the campus.<br />
On top of this it will<br />
provide a full-service restaurant<br />
<strong>and</strong> lounge <strong>and</strong><br />
offer meet<strong>in</strong>g space for<br />
students study<strong>in</strong>g cul<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
arts, food sciences, safety,<br />
design <strong>and</strong> other tourismrel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
topics. It will be loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
on the southern end<br />
of campus.<br />
One of the biggest<br />
changes th<strong>at</strong> the new phase<br />
will br<strong>in</strong>g to the campus is<br />
a more equal gender r<strong>at</strong>io,<br />
which has been dom<strong>in</strong>antly<br />
male up until now.<br />
Darr<strong>in</strong> Caron, the Dean<br />
of the <strong>Whitby</strong> campus, is<br />
hopeful th<strong>at</strong> the gender r<strong>at</strong>io<br />
will even out <strong>and</strong> make<br />
the campus more diverse.<br />
“With a more even split<br />
between men <strong>and</strong> women,<br />
the campus will certa<strong>in</strong>ly<br />
feel more diverse <strong>and</strong> welcom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for our female students.”<br />
The construction should<br />
be complete by the fall semester<br />
of 2012.<br />
Crash course on student <strong>in</strong>surance<br />
A need to<br />
know for<br />
students<br />
Larissa Frankevych<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Insurance can be hard to underst<strong>and</strong><br />
especially for young<br />
students try<strong>in</strong>g to figure out<br />
their coverage for medical expenses<br />
like glasses, prescriptions<br />
<strong>and</strong> the pill. There is a<br />
website called wespeakstudent.<br />
com designed to help expla<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>DC</strong>’s <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>’s <strong>in</strong>surance<br />
coverage to students.<br />
Wespeakstudent.com provides<br />
students with the knowledge<br />
of their <strong>in</strong>surance policy,<br />
access to the proper <strong>in</strong>surance<br />
forums. Students can also cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />
a profile to track the st<strong>at</strong>us<br />
of their <strong>in</strong>surance claims, f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
a local medical or dental practitioner<br />
<strong>and</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e assistance<br />
from a live agent.<br />
Full-time students who<br />
chose not to opt out from the<br />
<strong>in</strong>surance plan are covered<br />
from the start of the year, Sept.<br />
1 until Aug. 31. The policy is<br />
one year, for every year the student<br />
is enrolled <strong>in</strong> the school<br />
year. Students who gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
this year <strong>in</strong> June are still covered<br />
until the end of August.<br />
Students are covered up to a<br />
maximum $3,000 for prescription<br />
drugs. The policy covers<br />
80 per cent of most prescriptions,<br />
<strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>jectables, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>sul<strong>in</strong> supplies up to a maximum<br />
of $200.<br />
Contraceptives like the p<strong>at</strong>ch<br />
or oral medic<strong>at</strong>ion is covered<br />
up to a maximum of $175. Allergy<br />
medic<strong>at</strong>ion, acne medic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Nuva vag<strong>in</strong>al r<strong>in</strong>g<br />
are also covered.<br />
The policy also offers dental<br />
coverage, <strong>and</strong> if students<br />
use a dentist from the dentist<br />
network on the site they can<br />
receive up to 100 per cent of<br />
coverage depend<strong>in</strong>g on wh<strong>at</strong> is<br />
<strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> done.<br />
For example, if a student is<br />
receiv<strong>in</strong>g “basic <strong>and</strong> prevent<strong>at</strong>ive”<br />
work like one exam<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> consult<strong>at</strong>ion, th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
any X-ray, <strong>and</strong> or one clean<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> one unit of polish<strong>in</strong>g, the<br />
student is fully covered.<br />
Students who go to their<br />
own dentist not a part of the <strong>in</strong>surance<br />
policy dental network<br />
will be covered up to 80 per<br />
cent for a maximum of $500<br />
per year.<br />
Extractions <strong>and</strong> oral surgery<br />
is covered for 60 per cent,<br />
which <strong>in</strong>cludes a limit of two<br />
wisdom teeth per policy year.<br />
Other oral surgery is covered<br />
up to 10 per cent for endodontics,<br />
periodontics, <strong>and</strong> major<br />
restor<strong>at</strong>ive surgery.<br />
Students can get a higher<br />
percentage of coverage for extractions<br />
<strong>and</strong> oral surgery if<br />
they use a dentist from the dental<br />
network.<br />
Orthodontics like braces or<br />
Invisalign is not covered by the<br />
<strong>in</strong>surance policy.<br />
Students are also covered for<br />
vision care up to a maximum of<br />
$60 for one eye exam<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion<br />
every two years. Students who<br />
are prescribed glasses or contact<br />
lenses are covered up to a<br />
maximum of $80 for every two<br />
years.<br />
Accidental de<strong>at</strong>h & dismemberment<br />
coverage is also <strong>in</strong>cluded.<br />
A student who dies, the<br />
beneficiary will receive $7,500<br />
from life <strong>in</strong>surance. Coverage<br />
also <strong>in</strong>cludes ambulance rides,<br />
transport<strong>at</strong>ion of the deceased<br />
up to $2,000 <strong>and</strong> medical coverage.<br />
Dismemberment coverage<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes any home or vehicle<br />
modific<strong>at</strong>ion up to a maximum<br />
of $10,000, rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
coverage up to a maximum<br />
of $5,000, hear<strong>in</strong>g aids up to<br />
$3,000 <strong>and</strong> accidental dental<br />
coverage up to a maximum of<br />
$2,000, to name a few.<br />
Travel <strong>in</strong>surance <strong>and</strong> extended<br />
health care options are<br />
also covered under the policy.<br />
For more detailed <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
th<strong>at</strong> students can easily underst<strong>and</strong>,<br />
visit wespeakstudent.<br />
com.
18 The Chronicle November 29, 2011
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 19<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
MEDIATION: Altern<strong>at</strong>ive Dispute Resolution program co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Harwood (left) <strong>and</strong> her class discuss the best ways to deal with<br />
conflict.<br />
Medi<strong>at</strong>ion settles disputes<br />
Students:<br />
Solve your<br />
problems<br />
Nicole P<strong>at</strong>ton<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Disagreements between<br />
people are an unfortun<strong>at</strong>e part<br />
of life. Disputes, <strong>at</strong> times, need<br />
an impartial third party to resolve<br />
the issue. Those medi<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
need educ<strong>at</strong>ion on how to<br />
deal with certa<strong>in</strong> situ<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
This is where the Medi<strong>at</strong>ion –<br />
Altern<strong>at</strong>ive Dispute Resolution<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>e program comes <strong>in</strong>to<br />
play.<br />
“I was <strong>in</strong>volved with the medi<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
program before it was<br />
a program,” said Virg<strong>in</strong>ia Harwood,<br />
MADR co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or. “I<br />
was called upon to sit on the<br />
focus group to determ<strong>in</strong>e if we<br />
should even have a new medi<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
ADR program.”<br />
The gradu<strong>at</strong>e certific<strong>at</strong>e program<br />
began <strong>in</strong> September of<br />
2010, accept<strong>in</strong>g students from<br />
many different educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
backgrounds such as crim<strong>in</strong>ology,<br />
paralegal, human resources<br />
<strong>and</strong> health programs. Many<br />
students are post-secondary<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>es look<strong>in</strong>g to add on to<br />
an exist<strong>in</strong>g degree or diploma<br />
<strong>and</strong> to obta<strong>in</strong> ADR skills, which<br />
many employers are look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for.<br />
An almost equal number of<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ure students are seek<strong>in</strong>g<br />
medi<strong>at</strong>ion tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to perhaps<br />
start their own bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
“Our first year, it (MADR<br />
program) was very popular,”<br />
said Harwood. “We actually<br />
took <strong>in</strong> more students than we<br />
had <strong>in</strong>itially planned for. The<br />
students we have <strong>in</strong> the program<br />
are very <strong>in</strong>vested <strong>and</strong><br />
dedic<strong>at</strong>ed.”<br />
“We enjoy it,” said Deena<br />
Misale, a MADR student. “It’s<br />
not just a sitt<strong>in</strong>g down lecture.<br />
It’s <strong>in</strong>teractive, which I like.”<br />
Recently the program was<br />
approved by the Altern<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
Dispute Resolution Institute of<br />
Ontario (ADRIO), a non-profit<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> shares <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> promotes ideas for<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>uous improvement <strong>in</strong><br />
ADR.<br />
This approval provides students<br />
<strong>and</strong> gradu<strong>at</strong>es with the<br />
opportunity to become members<br />
of the ADR Institute, enhanc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
their portfolios <strong>and</strong><br />
cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g network<strong>in</strong>g opportunities.<br />
“There was a lot of work th<strong>at</strong><br />
went <strong>in</strong>to th<strong>at</strong> (ADR Institute<br />
approval),” said Harwood. “It<br />
confirms th<strong>at</strong> our curriculum<br />
is <strong>at</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ional st<strong>and</strong>ard for<br />
dispute resolution professionals<br />
<strong>and</strong> it provides our program<br />
with <strong>in</strong>tegrity. So I was delighted.”<br />
“They were very pleased to<br />
know th<strong>at</strong> our program has<br />
been approved <strong>and</strong> th<strong>at</strong> we<br />
have received the recognition<br />
of th<strong>at</strong> professional organiz<strong>at</strong>ion,”<br />
said Harwood.<br />
Misale agrees. “It speaks to<br />
the dedic<strong>at</strong>ion of the co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ors.<br />
The approval by ADRIO<br />
ensures my success.”<br />
Stay healthy dur<strong>in</strong>g exam time<br />
Lori Marks<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Santa has already arrived <strong>in</strong><br />
many malls around the region,<br />
which can only mean one th<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for students. The end is near.<br />
The end of a long <strong>and</strong> dra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
semester <strong>and</strong> the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the relax<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> joyous time<br />
of Christmas break. The next<br />
couple of weeks are one of the<br />
busiest times <strong>in</strong> a student’s semester<br />
<strong>in</strong> school, stress levels<br />
are high <strong>and</strong> cramm<strong>in</strong>g for assignments,<br />
tests <strong>and</strong> exams is<br />
the name of the game. Those<br />
last m<strong>in</strong>ute assignments <strong>and</strong><br />
f<strong>in</strong>al exam<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ions become a<br />
student’s top priority kick<strong>in</strong>g<br />
health <strong>and</strong> all th<strong>at</strong> important<br />
stuff to the side.<br />
“You should start study<strong>in</strong>g<br />
now <strong>and</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g a study<br />
guide for each subject,” said<br />
Mary-Alice Harvey, Mental<br />
Health Nurse <strong>at</strong> the Campus<br />
Health Centre <strong>in</strong> mid-November.<br />
“The best way to start<br />
study<strong>in</strong>g is to prepare a study<br />
checklist. Us<strong>in</strong>g your notes,<br />
texts, <strong>and</strong> syllabus, make an<br />
outl<strong>in</strong>e of the major topics th<strong>at</strong><br />
were covered <strong>in</strong> the course.<br />
Then divide each head<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to<br />
sub topics.”<br />
Many students are guilty<br />
of procrast<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> tend<br />
to leave everyth<strong>in</strong>g to the last<br />
m<strong>in</strong>ute, which results <strong>in</strong> pull<strong>in</strong>g<br />
all-nighters. And they are<br />
also unaware of the affects th<strong>at</strong><br />
lack of sleep can have on their<br />
performance <strong>and</strong> try to stay<br />
awake by consum<strong>in</strong>g caffe<strong>in</strong>e<br />
or energy dr<strong>in</strong>ks.<br />
“All-nighters do not work,”<br />
said Harvey. “Go<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
the n<strong>at</strong>ural circadian rhythms<br />
(a cyclical alter<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> the<br />
sleep/wake st<strong>at</strong>e) of the body<br />
is not good. You need sleep to<br />
help you th<strong>in</strong>k <strong>and</strong> process <strong>and</strong><br />
problem solve. Sleep is vital to<br />
the body along with e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Sylvia Emmorey,<br />
nutritionist <strong>at</strong> the Campus<br />
Health Centre, food <strong>and</strong> w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
have a huge impact on the<br />
bra<strong>in</strong>. The bra<strong>in</strong> needs energy<br />
th<strong>at</strong> comes from food to oper<strong>at</strong>e;<br />
carbohydr<strong>at</strong>es (healthy<br />
complex carbs like whole<br />
gra<strong>in</strong>s, fruits <strong>and</strong> vegetables)<br />
are the bra<strong>in</strong>’s first choice for<br />
energy but prote<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> f<strong>at</strong>s may<br />
also be used when carbs are<br />
not available. Emmorey also<br />
expla<strong>in</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> 70 per cent of<br />
your bra<strong>in</strong> is w<strong>at</strong>er. Your bra<strong>in</strong><br />
cells need the proper balance<br />
between w<strong>at</strong>er <strong>and</strong> nutrients <strong>in</strong><br />
order to properly function.<br />
“Dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g w<strong>at</strong>er will <strong>in</strong>crease<br />
energy <strong>and</strong> also help to<br />
wake you up, so if you’re tired<br />
it may also be from dehydr<strong>at</strong>ion,”<br />
said Emmorey. “Memory<br />
loss, lack of concentr<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong><br />
cognitive skills will be affected.<br />
You can experience headaches<br />
<strong>and</strong> anxiety as well from not<br />
enough w<strong>at</strong>er.”<br />
Instead of w<strong>at</strong>er students<br />
also have an eye for those dangerous<br />
little dr<strong>in</strong>ks known as<br />
energy dr<strong>in</strong>ks. Due to their severity,<br />
energy dr<strong>in</strong>ks will possibly<br />
be sold beh<strong>in</strong>d counters<br />
<strong>in</strong> the future due to the many<br />
health risks th<strong>at</strong> accompany<br />
them, Emmorey said.<br />
Abdul Premji, Pharmacist<br />
<strong>at</strong> the Bayridges Pharmacy<br />
<strong>in</strong> Picker<strong>in</strong>g, says caffe<strong>in</strong>e is<br />
a diuretic; it causes dehydr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> can cause emotional<br />
f<strong>at</strong>igue as well as an <strong>in</strong>creased<br />
pulse r<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> a nervous stomach.<br />
Premji also said panic <strong>at</strong>tacks<br />
<strong>and</strong> addiction can accompany<br />
too much caffe<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>take.<br />
“Your body craves it because<br />
of the boost it gives you but<br />
after you come down from the<br />
high you become irritable, tired<br />
<strong>and</strong> depressed,” said Premji.<br />
“It is much better to get n<strong>at</strong>ural<br />
sleep as your m<strong>in</strong>d will be<br />
cleared <strong>and</strong> more able to absorb<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> you are try<strong>in</strong>g to remember.”<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to an article by<br />
Student Health 101, neuroscientists<br />
believe sleep is not only<br />
crucial to the bra<strong>in</strong> development,<br />
but is also necessary <strong>in</strong><br />
convert<strong>in</strong>g memory <strong>in</strong>to more<br />
permanent <strong>and</strong> or enhanced<br />
forms. Everyone loves a good<br />
power nap. Naps th<strong>at</strong> are even<br />
20 m<strong>in</strong>utes can improve the<br />
performance level of the bra<strong>in</strong>.<br />
The end of a semester sometimes<br />
means there is no gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
around the stress. However,<br />
Harvey, Premji <strong>and</strong> Emmorey<br />
all believe energy dr<strong>in</strong>ks are<br />
not the way to go. Sleep is a<br />
necessity. If your body is sleep<br />
deprived you can experience<br />
nausea, halluc<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ions, confusion<br />
<strong>and</strong> even <strong>in</strong>creased stress<br />
levels. Emmorey suggests if you<br />
have to pull an all-nighter, regul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g which <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
three small meals <strong>and</strong> two<br />
snacks, proper w<strong>at</strong>er <strong>in</strong>take,<br />
exercis<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> fresh air will<br />
work best.
20 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Miles<br />
Faber<br />
<strong>and</strong> the<br />
art of<br />
dance<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
prepare to<br />
welcome celebrity<br />
choreographer<br />
Tara Oades<br />
FEED THE NEED: Danielle Rocque <strong>and</strong> Scott Ryall show off some of the food collected dur<strong>in</strong>g the Trick or<br />
E<strong>at</strong> event. N<strong>in</strong>ety per cent of the food goes to food banks across <strong>Durham</strong> Region to help those <strong>in</strong> need.<br />
It’s time to Feed the Need<br />
Tara Oades<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Christmas is just around<br />
the corner. A joyous time, but<br />
with the added stress of shopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for loved ones, plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a party, <strong>and</strong> hop<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> there<br />
is a perfect tree out there ready<br />
to be decor<strong>at</strong>ed, it can be hectic<br />
for most.<br />
Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, for many<br />
people resid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> Region,<br />
Christmas isn’t all presents,<br />
parties, <strong>and</strong> trees, but<br />
a discourag<strong>in</strong>g time of year<br />
where the f<strong>in</strong>ancially challenged<br />
worry about <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> able<br />
to afford enough food to feed<br />
themselves <strong>and</strong> their family,<br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g warm clothes, <strong>and</strong> even<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g a place to stay warm to<br />
survive the cold.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to the 2011 prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />
hunger count, around<br />
400,000 people across Ontario<br />
accessed a food bank <strong>at</strong> least<br />
once dur<strong>in</strong>g the last year, <strong>and</strong><br />
50,000 of th<strong>at</strong> total resided <strong>in</strong><br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> Region.<br />
Luckily, there are options<br />
th<strong>at</strong> can help those <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />
who don’t have the means to<br />
live <strong>in</strong>dependently.<br />
In Oshawa alone there are<br />
many reputable organiz<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
with the primary goal of serv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the people of Oshawa <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Region who need extra<br />
assistance. Feed the Need <strong>Durham</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s Kitchen<br />
are two of them.<br />
Feed the Need <strong>Durham</strong> is a<br />
non-profit organiz<strong>at</strong>ion with a<br />
distribution warehouse loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
<strong>at</strong> Townl<strong>in</strong>e Road <strong>and</strong> K<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Street.<br />
Every month this warehouse<br />
collects about 150,000 pounds<br />
of food from various companies,<br />
communities, <strong>and</strong> grocery<br />
stores, <strong>and</strong> distributes it to<br />
food banks <strong>and</strong> soup kitchens<br />
across <strong>Durham</strong> Region, said<br />
Fred Borg, a long-term Feed<br />
the Need volunteer.<br />
“Thous<strong>and</strong>s of people <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Region rely on food<br />
banks <strong>and</strong> soup kitchens for the<br />
necessities,” said Borg. “Feed<br />
the Need is run ma<strong>in</strong>ly by volunteers,<br />
<strong>and</strong> we are always<br />
look<strong>in</strong>g for new volunteers…every<br />
day is a busy time, not just<br />
the holidays.”<br />
Feed the Need <strong>Durham</strong> volunteers<br />
sort through the food,<br />
drive trucks to pick up <strong>and</strong><br />
drop off food, <strong>and</strong> can even run<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual food drives.<br />
The distribution warehouse<br />
is capable of accept<strong>in</strong>g all<br />
types of food, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g frozen,<br />
canned, boxed, etc. <strong>in</strong> any<br />
amount. Individual monetary<br />
<strong>and</strong> food don<strong>at</strong>ions are always<br />
welcomed, but people are encouraged<br />
to visit the Feed the<br />
Need <strong>Durham</strong> website <strong>at</strong> www.<br />
ftnd.ca for a list of the most<br />
needed items.<br />
“We get a lot of canned food<br />
items,” said Nad<strong>in</strong>e Abdallah, a<br />
Feed the Need volunteer. “But<br />
we also accept th<strong>in</strong>gs like ice<br />
cream, juice, <strong>and</strong> any k<strong>in</strong>d of<br />
hygienic necessities.”<br />
Feed the Need <strong>Durham</strong> distributes<br />
food to over 40 food<br />
banks, <strong>and</strong> soup kitchens <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Region. One of the<br />
most important <strong>in</strong> Oshawa is<br />
St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s Kitchen, loc<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
downtown <strong>at</strong> 51 K<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s is open seven<br />
days a week <strong>and</strong> provides lowcost<br />
nutritional meals to <strong>in</strong>dividuals<br />
<strong>and</strong> families who can’t<br />
afford food.<br />
“We serve about 200 people<br />
every day, around one-third of<br />
them are children under the<br />
age of 18,” said Krist<strong>in</strong> Raymond,<br />
a 63-year-old volunteer<br />
<strong>at</strong> St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s. “Each meal<br />
costs $1.25, but many organiz<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>and</strong> churches buy tickets<br />
<strong>and</strong> will distribute them for<br />
free to people who can’t afford<br />
to pay for the meal.”<br />
The kitchen is open Monday<br />
to Friday from 3:30 p.m.<br />
to 5:30 p.m., S<strong>at</strong>urday from<br />
3 p.m. to 5 p.m., <strong>and</strong> Sunday<br />
from noon to 2 p.m.<br />
“It’s a good environment,<br />
<strong>and</strong> everyone who works there<br />
is underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> they<br />
don’t look down <strong>at</strong> you,” expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
a regular guest <strong>at</strong> St.<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cent’s. “I have been go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to the kitchen for around two<br />
years now, ever s<strong>in</strong>ce I lost my<br />
job… It’s hard sometimes but <strong>at</strong><br />
least there are places to go.”<br />
St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s Kitchen receives<br />
no fund<strong>in</strong>g from the government<br />
<strong>and</strong> relies on don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
from companies, <strong>in</strong>dividuals,<br />
<strong>and</strong> various <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
across <strong>Durham</strong> Region.<br />
St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s also runs a discount<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g store where don<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g items are sold <strong>at</strong><br />
a low price to people who can’t<br />
afford new cloth<strong>in</strong>g. At times<br />
cloth<strong>in</strong>g is given out for free<br />
to people who are extremely<br />
needy. All proceeds go directly<br />
to the soup kitchen, expla<strong>in</strong>s<br />
Julie Urs<strong>in</strong>i, a volunteer <strong>at</strong> St.<br />
V<strong>in</strong>cent’s.<br />
Aside from Feed the Need<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> <strong>and</strong> St. V<strong>in</strong>cent’s<br />
Kitchen, many companies, <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals put<br />
on food <strong>and</strong> gift drives to help<br />
out the community dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
holiday season.<br />
Some examples <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
the secret Santa campaign <strong>at</strong><br />
Zellers, which gives elderly<br />
people with no family a chance<br />
to receive a gift on Christmas,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the Segu<strong>in</strong> family gift drive,<br />
which has been go<strong>in</strong>g on for the<br />
past five years.<br />
“Every member of the family<br />
gives a monetary don<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
<strong>and</strong> collects perishable food<br />
items, <strong>and</strong> searches through<br />
their homes for used toys still<br />
<strong>in</strong> good condition,” said C<strong>at</strong>hy<br />
Segu<strong>in</strong>. “Then we wrap them,<br />
tag them as a secret Santa, <strong>and</strong><br />
deliver everyth<strong>in</strong>g anonymously<br />
to a family who needs it.”<br />
Most of the time the Segu<strong>in</strong>s<br />
know the family personally, or<br />
th<strong>at</strong> they could use a little help<br />
to get through the holiday season.<br />
“Everyone deserves to have<br />
a good Christmas,” said Jessica<br />
Segu<strong>in</strong>, C<strong>at</strong>hy’s youngest<br />
daughter. “I feel good know<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> I helped someone out.”<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College, <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
also do their part <strong>in</strong> ensur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> people <strong>in</strong> need receive the<br />
necessities to survive.<br />
For example, the Trick or<br />
E<strong>at</strong> food drive, which was put<br />
on by the Campus Food Centre<br />
on Oct. 31, collected over 2,000<br />
pounds of food, for food banks<br />
<strong>and</strong> soup kitchens around Oshawa.<br />
“Ten per cent of the food<br />
collected was put towards the<br />
Campus Food Centre to help<br />
students on campus, who can’t<br />
afford to buy food,” said Barb<br />
Bryan co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>or of outreach<br />
services. “Around 70 students<br />
visit the Campus Food<br />
Centre every month for toiletries<br />
<strong>and</strong> food th<strong>at</strong> they can’t afford.<br />
We are always look<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
volunteers”<br />
Low-<strong>in</strong>come families, students,<br />
<strong>and</strong> even children need<br />
help this holiday season, <strong>and</strong><br />
throughout the year, which is<br />
why food banks, soup kitchens,<br />
<strong>and</strong> even the Campus Food<br />
Centre all need volunteers <strong>and</strong><br />
don<strong>at</strong>ions to help run the services<br />
th<strong>at</strong> many <strong>Durham</strong> Region<br />
residence rely on to survive.<br />
‘<br />
Just hav<strong>in</strong>g Miles<br />
there, teach<strong>in</strong>g us his<br />
style <strong>and</strong> culture is a<br />
huge bless<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Wayane Carrasco<br />
’<br />
Chealse Howell<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Have you ever wanted<br />
to take a hip hop dance<br />
class? Well now is your<br />
chance. H.E.R. along with<br />
O.U.C.H. is hold<strong>in</strong>g a free<br />
dance workshop for all<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
students.<br />
The workshop will be<br />
held Wednesday, Nov. 23,<br />
from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m.<br />
<strong>at</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong> College –<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong>’s gym.<br />
There will be a special<br />
guest, professional dancer<br />
Miles Faber. Faber’s success<br />
has had led him to<br />
work with many celebrities,<br />
such as Shawn Desman,<br />
Ludacris, 2 Live<br />
Crew, Dirty Vegas, Blake<br />
McGr<strong>at</strong>h, MC Hammer<br />
<strong>and</strong> many more.<br />
Faber has choreographed<br />
<strong>and</strong> also been<br />
fe<strong>at</strong>ured <strong>in</strong> many films <strong>and</strong><br />
television shows, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
MTV’s Turn the Be<strong>at</strong><br />
Around, Disney’s Frenemies,<br />
Score <strong>and</strong> A Hockey<br />
Musical.<br />
Although it is a free<br />
event, they will be tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
money don<strong>at</strong>ions all night<br />
to go towards O.U.C.H.<br />
Wayane Carrasco,<br />
member of H.E.R., is very<br />
excited <strong>and</strong> honoured to<br />
have Faber teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the<br />
workshop.<br />
“Just hav<strong>in</strong>g Miles<br />
there, teach<strong>in</strong>g us his style<br />
<strong>and</strong> culture is a huge bless<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
I’ve been a fan for<br />
years <strong>and</strong> so have all of us.<br />
So its an awesome opportunity<br />
to collabor<strong>at</strong>e,” said<br />
Carrasco.
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 21<br />
Larissa Frankevych<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The birth control pill has<br />
transformed s<strong>in</strong>ce its cre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
over 50 years ago. Birth control<br />
is now available <strong>in</strong> different<br />
forms: an oral contraceptive,<br />
the P<strong>at</strong>ch <strong>and</strong>, most recently, a<br />
vag<strong>in</strong>al r<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Birth control is a hormonal<br />
medic<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> conta<strong>in</strong>s progest<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> estrogen. These<br />
hormones prevent pregnancy,<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ly by prevent<strong>in</strong>g ovul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g a menstrual cycle.<br />
They also <strong>in</strong>crease the thickness<br />
of vag<strong>in</strong>al fluids to make it<br />
harder for the sperm to reach<br />
an egg <strong>in</strong> the case where ovul<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
does occur.<br />
“These hormones cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />
a hostile environment <strong>in</strong> the<br />
uterus so th<strong>at</strong> pregnancy is prevented,”<br />
said Ea<strong>in</strong>e Dias, owner<br />
of the Courtice Pharmasave,<br />
<strong>and</strong> a pharmacist with 27 years<br />
of experience.<br />
“A few reasons why women<br />
take the pill are to regul<strong>at</strong>e<br />
their cycle, control acne <strong>and</strong><br />
prevent pregnancy,” Dias advises.<br />
“Women need to be responsible<br />
when they take the<br />
pill, <strong>and</strong> make sure it’s taken<br />
every day <strong>at</strong> the same time.”<br />
A s<strong>in</strong>gle packet of the pill<br />
conta<strong>in</strong>s 21-24 hormone pills<br />
depend<strong>in</strong>g on the br<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
four to seven placebo pills. Clients<br />
are <strong>in</strong>structed to take one<br />
pill a day, <strong>at</strong> the same time each<br />
day. When tak<strong>in</strong>g the placebo,<br />
with<strong>in</strong> three to five days the client<br />
should experience “a simul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
period.”<br />
“Women who are on the pill<br />
are not ovul<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g, but the hormones<br />
still simul<strong>at</strong>e a menstrual<br />
cycle. By simul<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a<br />
menstrual cycle the body is not<br />
regul<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g the menstrual cycle.<br />
The hormones are regul<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
the cycle, which why it’s called<br />
a simul<strong>at</strong>ed period,” said Dias.<br />
Birth control is a medic<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
<strong>and</strong> with any medic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
there are side effects. Common<br />
side effects can be nausea,<br />
Larissa Frankevych<br />
LOCAL PHARMACIST: Ela<strong>in</strong>e Dias, the owner of the Courtice Pharmasave, <strong>and</strong> a pharmacist with 27 years<br />
of experience<br />
Birth control safety <strong>and</strong> you<br />
‘<br />
A few reasons why women take the pill are to<br />
regul<strong>at</strong>e their cycle, control acne <strong>and</strong> prevent pregnancy.<br />
Women need to be responsible when they<br />
take the pill <strong>and</strong> make sure it’s taken every day<br />
Ela<strong>in</strong>e Dias<br />
’<br />
vomit<strong>in</strong>g, headache, stomach<br />
cramp<strong>in</strong>g, blo<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> breast<br />
enlargement. The pill can also<br />
cause weight ga<strong>in</strong>, sensitivity to<br />
the sun <strong>and</strong> an <strong>in</strong>creased risk<br />
of blood clots, says Dias. Blood<br />
clots can cause a series of health<br />
issues <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g, stroke, heart<br />
<strong>at</strong>tack or a pulmonary embolism.<br />
“There is an <strong>in</strong>creased<br />
risk for smokers to develop a<br />
blood clot, which is why smokers<br />
may be advised aga<strong>in</strong>st tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the pill.”<br />
Advil <strong>and</strong> Tylenol are name<br />
br<strong>and</strong>s, but there are generic<br />
br<strong>and</strong>s available for consumers.<br />
The pill has generic br<strong>and</strong>s<br />
as well. The reason? To cut<br />
costs.<br />
“The generic br<strong>and</strong>s are not<br />
better. We have clients who experience<br />
side effects like breakthrough<br />
bleed<strong>in</strong>g because of<br />
the slight different <strong>in</strong> the hormone<br />
levels,” says Dias. Health<br />
Canada advises th<strong>at</strong> women<br />
who have diabetes, or a history<br />
of blood vessel disease, heart<br />
disease or cancer, consult with<br />
a physician before tak<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
medic<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Health Canada also recommends<br />
us<strong>in</strong>g condoms to prevent<br />
sexually transmitted disease,<br />
because the pill does not<br />
protect aga<strong>in</strong>st STDs.<br />
“Certa<strong>in</strong> antibiotics, <strong>and</strong> anti-epileptics<br />
do <strong>in</strong>terfere with<br />
the hormone levels for women<br />
who are tak<strong>in</strong>g birth control,”<br />
says Dias. She advises to use<br />
a back-up contraceptives<br />
when on these medic<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>and</strong><br />
tell your doctor.<br />
We are<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> we<br />
e<strong>at</strong>!<br />
Ashley Anthony<br />
Chronicle Staff<br />
We are wh<strong>at</strong> we e<strong>at</strong>.<br />
Most college <strong>and</strong> university<br />
students fall victim<br />
to the <strong>in</strong>-your-face promotion<br />
of fast food on campus,<br />
but do we ever stop to<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k about wh<strong>at</strong> is <strong>in</strong> th<strong>at</strong><br />
food?<br />
A suggested <strong>in</strong>take of<br />
calories is between 1,200<br />
<strong>and</strong> 1,400 <strong>and</strong> sodium <strong>in</strong>take<br />
is recommended <strong>at</strong><br />
1,500 mg a day to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><br />
a healthy lifestyle. When<br />
divided up <strong>in</strong>to about four<br />
or five small meals a day it<br />
doesn’t pan out to much.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> is your favourite<br />
fast food? A Big Mac <strong>and</strong><br />
fries? The burger alone has<br />
540 calories <strong>and</strong> 1,020 mg<br />
of sodium, now add fries<br />
<strong>and</strong> wash it all down with<br />
a pop. You’re look<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong><br />
1,090 calories <strong>and</strong> 1,290<br />
mg of sodium <strong>in</strong> one sitt<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>and</strong> th<strong>at</strong>’s only because<br />
the pop is w<strong>at</strong>ered<br />
down <strong>and</strong> sodium-free.<br />
But McD’s looks healthy<br />
next to it competitor Burger<br />
K<strong>in</strong>g. The Whopper has<br />
a whopp<strong>in</strong>g 760 calories!<br />
Or do you fancy a Bacon<strong>at</strong>or<br />
from Wendy’s <strong>and</strong> the<br />
950 calories th<strong>at</strong> go h<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> h<strong>and</strong> with it? Oh, <strong>and</strong><br />
don’t forget the 1,960 mg<br />
of sodium.<br />
Most people don’t realize<br />
th<strong>at</strong> a s<strong>in</strong>gle meal <strong>at</strong> a<br />
fast food restaurant conta<strong>in</strong>s<br />
more calories <strong>and</strong><br />
soduim than a person<br />
seek<strong>in</strong>g a healthy lifestyle<br />
should <strong>in</strong>gest.<br />
“Everyth<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> you e<strong>at</strong><br />
or dr<strong>in</strong>k leaves a metabolic<br />
ash <strong>in</strong> your system th<strong>at</strong>’s<br />
either acid or alkal<strong>in</strong>e,”<br />
said Audrey Morgan, nutritionist<br />
<strong>at</strong> Health Plus<br />
Nutrition Centre <strong>in</strong> Ajax.<br />
“You become acidic, not<br />
like stomach acid, but your<br />
cellular PH. This lowers<br />
your immune system <strong>and</strong><br />
causes you to get sicker<br />
faster. Bacteria cells thrive<br />
<strong>in</strong> acidic bodies.”So wh<strong>at</strong><br />
are we supposed to e<strong>at</strong>?<br />
“In a nutshell, too much<br />
sodium <strong>and</strong> trans f<strong>at</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />
not enough fibre <strong>and</strong> nutrients,<br />
like vegetables <strong>and</strong><br />
healthy me<strong>at</strong>s,” said Morgan.<br />
“Tea or coffee first<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the morn<strong>in</strong>g is the<br />
worst th<strong>in</strong>g you can do to<br />
your body.”<br />
Surpris<strong>in</strong>gly Tim Hortons<br />
food is a fairly healthy<br />
choice. A toasted chicken<br />
club s<strong>and</strong>wich is only 370<br />
calories, just skip the coffee.<br />
But when you’re crav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for some quick cheap<br />
food <strong>and</strong> still want to keep<br />
your figure the best place<br />
with a fraction of the calorie<br />
count is no surprise.<br />
Subway, or other sub<br />
shops like Mr. Sub or Pita<br />
Express offer large meals<br />
th<strong>at</strong> are packed with vegetables.
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Zellers on Target list<br />
Zellers<br />
employees<br />
get the<br />
boot as<br />
franchise<br />
giant<br />
Target<br />
takes over<br />
Robynne Henry<br />
The Chronicle<br />
When the announcement<br />
was made th<strong>at</strong> Target bought<br />
the leases of Zellers, local employees<br />
of Zellers panicked <strong>at</strong><br />
the thought of los<strong>in</strong>g their jobs<br />
<strong>and</strong> wanted answers. The public<br />
<strong>and</strong> employees were told <strong>in</strong><br />
January which stores Target<br />
would be choos<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> able<br />
to pick up to 200.<br />
Target chose 189 Zellers<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ions to change <strong>in</strong>to Targets,<br />
with the Five Po<strong>in</strong>ts mall<br />
Zellers <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> one of the stores<br />
named th<strong>at</strong> will be converted.<br />
Target was given 240 days<br />
to choose which Zellers they<br />
wanted to purchase. The deal<br />
was worth $1.8 million.<br />
The Target cha<strong>in</strong> has more<br />
than 1,700 stores <strong>in</strong> 49 st<strong>at</strong>es,<br />
<strong>and</strong> has been want<strong>in</strong>g to branch<br />
over to Canada for over a decade.<br />
Target made their move to<br />
purchase some of Zellers leases<br />
when it was obvious th<strong>at</strong> HBC<br />
was look<strong>in</strong>g to sell, <strong>and</strong> other<br />
cha<strong>in</strong>s were aim<strong>in</strong>g to buy the<br />
leases.<br />
The open<strong>in</strong>gs of the new Target<br />
stores are expected to cre<strong>at</strong>e<br />
20,000 new jobs <strong>in</strong> Canada.<br />
Target did not purchase all<br />
of the Zellers <strong>in</strong> Canada; there<br />
is approxim<strong>at</strong>ely 220 Zellers<br />
across the country.<br />
“84 stores will rema<strong>in</strong><br />
opened as Zellers,” said external<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>ions manager<br />
Tiffany Bourr. “We are prepared<br />
for a strong holiday season<br />
com<strong>in</strong>g up.”<br />
Target provides six to n<strong>in</strong>e<br />
months notice to Zellers stores<br />
th<strong>at</strong> will be clos<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
With 42 stores <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> told<br />
they will closed to the public<br />
June 2nd of this year.<br />
There is an estim<strong>at</strong>ion of $1<br />
billion to be spent, upd<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> renov<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g Zellers loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
<strong>in</strong>to Targets.<br />
Out of the stores Target purchased,<br />
39 of them were sold to<br />
Walmart.<br />
“Target has not announced<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> will happen to the stores<br />
sold to Walmart,” Bourr said.<br />
Zellers is the weakest l<strong>in</strong>k<br />
for HBC. The sell<strong>in</strong>g of Zellers<br />
it allows the company to focus<br />
on the Bay br<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Zellers has been struggl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce the 1990s, <strong>and</strong> it relieves<br />
the HBC of a burden. Zellers<br />
was considered a tired retail<br />
cha<strong>in</strong>, which had lost ground to<br />
bigger U.S. competitors such as<br />
Walmart.<br />
With the announcement of<br />
certa<strong>in</strong> Zellers clos<strong>in</strong>g, employees<br />
lost the job security th<strong>at</strong><br />
they had felt comfortable with.<br />
The Zellers on Townl<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
one of four Zellers <strong>in</strong> Oshawa<br />
<strong>and</strong> one of the three leases<br />
Facts on Target com<strong>in</strong>g to Canada<br />
• Target did not buy Zellers; they bought the<br />
leases th<strong>at</strong> Zellers had.<br />
• There are 220 Zellers <strong>in</strong> Canada: Target<br />
purchased 180 leases.<br />
• Target could have selected up to 200 leases: they<br />
chose 189.<br />
• On June 2 42 Zellers stores will be closed to the<br />
public, <strong>and</strong> employees were given notice.<br />
• 39 leases were sold to Walmart<br />
• 84 Zellers will rema<strong>in</strong> open as Zellers, Target did<br />
not choose to pick those.<br />
th<strong>at</strong> were sold, recently found<br />
out th<strong>at</strong> their store lease was<br />
sold to Walmart <strong>and</strong> will be<br />
closed June 2.The employees <strong>at</strong><br />
Townl<strong>in</strong>e have been given their<br />
term<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion letter, <strong>and</strong> eight<br />
months notice.<br />
“We were told our store<br />
would be closed to the public<br />
June 2nd of 2012,” said doorto-floor<br />
team leader Nicky<br />
Marsh.<br />
“And Zellers will be completely<br />
out of th<strong>at</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
the 20th, <strong>and</strong> Walmart will<br />
have taken over the build<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
All of the <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion Marsh<br />
<strong>and</strong> her co-workers have received<br />
is public knowledge,<br />
with the workers receiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>in</strong> spurts.<br />
“The <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion we get is <strong>in</strong><br />
stages,” Marsh said. “I just got<br />
a package giv<strong>in</strong>g me <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
about how to apply for E.I.<br />
<strong>and</strong> who I can call if I can’t get a<br />
job after Zellers closes.”<br />
Marsh went on to say th<strong>at</strong><br />
she hoped th<strong>at</strong> Walmart would<br />
give her as well as her co-workers<br />
an opportunity to apply,<br />
<strong>and</strong> hoped th<strong>at</strong> everyone would<br />
get a job.Marsh has been <strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong><br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ion for three years, but has<br />
been with Zellers for 10 years.<br />
Some stores, such as the<br />
Zellers <strong>in</strong> the Five Po<strong>in</strong>ts mall,<br />
have not been told when their<br />
store will be closed, but have<br />
been told th<strong>at</strong> they are on the<br />
list for their store to be turned<br />
<strong>in</strong>to a Target.<br />
“At this time we do not know<br />
when this Zellers will be turned<br />
<strong>in</strong>to a Target,” assistant manager<br />
of the Five Po<strong>in</strong>ts Zellers<br />
Cheryl Parks said. “But, we do<br />
know th<strong>at</strong> we are on the Target<br />
list.”<br />
No one <strong>at</strong> the Zellers <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Five po<strong>in</strong>ts mall are sure when<br />
their store will be turned <strong>in</strong>to<br />
a Target, but some employees<br />
have found other employment.<br />
“Some associ<strong>at</strong>es are f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g<br />
other employment, <strong>and</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> is their choice,” Park said.<br />
Employees have done some research<br />
regard<strong>in</strong>g Target, just<br />
wonder<strong>in</strong>g wh<strong>at</strong> type of store it<br />
will be.<br />
“Target is a lot like us<br />
(Zellers),” jewelry sales associ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Connie C<strong>at</strong>on said. “They<br />
are supposed to have lowerpriced<br />
good-quality merch<strong>and</strong>ise,<br />
supposed to be a good<br />
store to shop <strong>at</strong>.”<br />
C<strong>at</strong>on has worked <strong>at</strong> Zellers<br />
for 15 years, <strong>and</strong> is scared of<br />
los<strong>in</strong>g her job.<br />
“It is scary, <strong>and</strong> a little sad.<br />
It’s a little hard to th<strong>in</strong>k th<strong>at</strong><br />
I am go<strong>in</strong>g to have to start all<br />
over <strong>at</strong> the bottom aga<strong>in</strong>, th<strong>at</strong>’s<br />
my concern,” C<strong>at</strong>on said.<br />
C<strong>at</strong>on went on to say it is basically<br />
start<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> square one,<br />
but she knows she is not alone.<br />
“There are some people here<br />
who have been here for 20-30<br />
years, so I know I am not the<br />
only one <strong>in</strong> this bo<strong>at</strong>,” C<strong>at</strong>on<br />
said.<br />
“I really don’t know anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
about it!” men’s sales associ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Jessica Coleman said,<br />
duck<strong>in</strong>g away from <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> asked<br />
many other questions.<br />
The associ<strong>at</strong>es <strong>at</strong> the Zellers<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Five Po<strong>in</strong>ts surpris<strong>in</strong>gly<br />
know very little about wh<strong>at</strong> will<br />
happen to the store <strong>and</strong> themselves.<br />
Most of the associ<strong>at</strong>es<br />
are hopeful to get jobs with<br />
Target, <strong>and</strong> only hope for the<br />
best for themselves <strong>and</strong> their<br />
fellow employees.<br />
With Target com<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
Five Po<strong>in</strong>ts Mall, other stores<br />
are hopeful it will br<strong>in</strong>g more<br />
foot traffic to the mall.<br />
“We’re hop<strong>in</strong>g Target will<br />
br<strong>in</strong>g more people to the mall,”<br />
said manager of Whitfields Virg<strong>in</strong>ia<br />
Harris. “We are keep<strong>in</strong>g<br />
our f<strong>in</strong>gers crossed!”<br />
Harris went on to say th<strong>at</strong><br />
she is sorry to see Zellers go,<br />
<strong>and</strong> she is hop<strong>in</strong>g Target can<br />
provide equal service th<strong>at</strong><br />
Zellers does.<br />
Carol MacDonald, manager<br />
of Northern Reflections, believes<br />
Target mov<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
mall will be positive for the<br />
other stores <strong>in</strong> the mall.<br />
“I th<strong>in</strong>k it will be positive,<br />
because it will br<strong>in</strong>g more customers<br />
<strong>in</strong>to the mall,” Mac-<br />
Donald said.<br />
Santa <strong>at</strong><br />
the OC<br />
Larissa<br />
Frankevych<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Santa has arrived <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Oshawa Centre.<br />
Kids get their picture<br />
taken with Santa, a video,<br />
c<strong>and</strong>y cane <strong>and</strong> coupons.<br />
The video <strong>and</strong> picture with<br />
Santa are free <strong>and</strong> are then<br />
emailed to the clients. Parents<br />
are asked to make a<br />
small don<strong>at</strong>ion to charities<br />
th<strong>at</strong> Santa’s Castle is support<strong>in</strong>g<br />
this holiday season.<br />
Santa will be <strong>at</strong> the Oshawa<br />
Centre from the middle<br />
of November to Christmas<br />
Eve. Hours are posted<br />
<strong>at</strong> www.oshawacentre.<br />
com/events.
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<strong>DC</strong> grad anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g his future<br />
Amy Valm<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The corners of his eyes cr<strong>in</strong>kle when<br />
he smiles, illum<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g his fe<strong>at</strong>ures <strong>and</strong><br />
anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g his face. His personality is<br />
quirky, <strong>and</strong> full of wit. Corey Stokes reflects<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> he loves- anim<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
A 2006 gradu<strong>at</strong>e of <strong>Durham</strong> College’s<br />
Anim<strong>at</strong>ion program, Stokes is work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> Toronto on big time anim<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
projects. He has such anim<strong>at</strong>ed heavy<br />
weights as Dex Hamilton <strong>and</strong> Ugly<br />
Americans under his belt, <strong>and</strong> has used<br />
his skills <strong>and</strong> talent <strong>in</strong> 2D flash anim<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>and</strong> 3D anim<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Stokes took a short hi<strong>at</strong>us to explore<br />
northern Ontario before l<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g a job<br />
with Cuppa Coffee Anim<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> Toronto.<br />
Cuppa Coffee is where he worked on<br />
the Comedy Central show, Ugly Americans.<br />
The show, which is developed by<br />
former Simpon’s writer David M. Stern,<br />
follows the life of a social worker <strong>in</strong> an<br />
altern<strong>at</strong>e reality version of New York<br />
City, which happens to be filled with<br />
monsters. Stokes started out as an anim<strong>at</strong>or<br />
for the first season <strong>and</strong> as anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
supervisor for the second season. He<br />
is currently anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a children’s show<br />
called Almost Naked Animals.<br />
“One day you might be work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on someth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k, “Hey, this<br />
feels a lot like the story th<strong>at</strong> hilarious<br />
drunk Swedish guy told me years<br />
ago,” said Stokes on develop<strong>in</strong>g characters.<br />
“Remember<strong>in</strong>g wh<strong>at</strong> he sounded<br />
like, moved like, how<br />
he laughed. A lot of stuff<br />
‘<br />
like th<strong>at</strong> might not seem<br />
to immedi<strong>at</strong>ely <strong>in</strong>fluence<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> you do <strong>in</strong> anim<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
but it will creep <strong>in</strong>to some<br />
of your work <strong>and</strong> make it<br />
more <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
The Port Perry n<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
found refuge <strong>in</strong> draw<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g stories as a<br />
child. His <strong>in</strong>terest turned<br />
to anim<strong>at</strong>ion as a way to<br />
transl<strong>at</strong>e those two activities.<br />
“I figured mak<strong>in</strong>g a liv<strong>in</strong>g out of<br />
anim<strong>at</strong>ion would be reward<strong>in</strong>g,” said<br />
Stokes. “And it has been.”<br />
Upon gradu<strong>at</strong>ion Stokes wanted to<br />
travel r<strong>at</strong>her than dive right <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g world. He paid a visit to his<br />
sister <strong>in</strong> Engl<strong>and</strong>, worked <strong>at</strong> a hostel <strong>in</strong><br />
Holl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> visited Switzerl<strong>and</strong>. When<br />
he returned to Canada f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g a job <strong>in</strong><br />
his field proved difficult.<br />
“I had been away for awhile <strong>and</strong><br />
hadn’t been anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a whole lot,” said<br />
Stokes. “It took me a while <strong>and</strong> I had to<br />
work a lot of other jobs <strong>in</strong> the meantime<br />
but ended up gett<strong>in</strong>g a job <strong>at</strong> March<br />
Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment <strong>in</strong> Sudbury.”<br />
March Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment,<br />
an award-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
company, churns out<br />
such shows as Chilly<br />
Beach <strong>and</strong> Pet Squad.<br />
Stokes l<strong>and</strong>ed the job<br />
<strong>at</strong> the recommend<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
’<br />
of a friend <strong>and</strong> teacher.<br />
He stayed <strong>at</strong> March for<br />
10 months, work<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
Dex Hamilton: Alien<br />
Entomologist, a show<br />
about the adventures of a young entomologist<br />
<strong>in</strong> the year 3000 who saves the<br />
planet from a villa<strong>in</strong> try<strong>in</strong>g to destroy it<br />
with super bugs. When he’s not anim<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
or develop<strong>in</strong>g characters Stokes enjoys<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g darts <strong>and</strong> fish<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“Be p<strong>at</strong>ient <strong>and</strong> persistent,” said<br />
Stokes, to people try<strong>in</strong>g to get <strong>in</strong>to the<br />
One day you might<br />
be work<strong>in</strong>g on someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k, hey,<br />
this feels a lot like the<br />
story th<strong>at</strong> hilarious<br />
drunk Swedish guy<br />
told me years ago<br />
Corey Stokes<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry. “Don’t stress out. Be honest all<br />
the time. Work hard <strong>and</strong> always be will<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to learn how to be better. And w<strong>at</strong>ch<br />
cartoons.” He also encourages people to<br />
stay <strong>in</strong> touch with friends <strong>and</strong> teachers<br />
about the <strong>in</strong>dustry. In the eyes of some,<br />
Stokes would be considered a successful<br />
anim<strong>at</strong>or. But he said success is different<br />
for everyone.<br />
“I honestly feel successful if I’m happy,”<br />
said Stokes. “Stay<strong>in</strong>g curious <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong>spired are important to me too.”<br />
He credits the people <strong>in</strong> his life who<br />
have <strong>in</strong>spired <strong>and</strong> encouraged him<br />
along the way, say<strong>in</strong>g because of their<br />
support he feels successful, add<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong><br />
you need your family <strong>and</strong> friends <strong>in</strong> life,<br />
so to be nice to them.<br />
The seasoned traveller, who returned<br />
from a trip to India <strong>and</strong> B.C. this year<br />
enjoys the lenience <strong>in</strong> his schedule th<strong>at</strong><br />
anim<strong>at</strong>ion has to offer. Stokes said he’s<br />
enjoyed a lot of opportunity <strong>in</strong> anim<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
but still sees excit<strong>in</strong>g avenues to<br />
explore.<br />
“It’s very fulfill<strong>in</strong>g to hear people talk<br />
about shows I work on,” said Stokes.<br />
“A guy came to my Halloween party<br />
dressed as Leonard from Ugly Americans.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong>’s a gre<strong>at</strong> feel<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
Health benefits of veganism<br />
Region nutrition counsellor<br />
<strong>and</strong> fitness <strong>in</strong>structor, has<br />
weaned.<br />
Vegans<br />
‘<br />
“Are you try<strong>in</strong>g to tell me<br />
been a vegan for the last decade.<br />
She grew up <strong>in</strong> a me<strong>at</strong><br />
You have to sort of plan. You can’t wake up one an elephant which is a vegan<br />
morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> be like, I’m a vegan, now wh<strong>at</strong>?<br />
will get osteoporosis?” Asked<br />
enjoy<br />
<strong>and</strong> pot<strong>at</strong>oes k<strong>in</strong>d of family<br />
’<br />
Vallbacka. “You won’t see <strong>in</strong><br />
but never enjoyed the taste of<br />
the news anyth<strong>in</strong>g about animals<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g osteoporosis <strong>and</strong><br />
steak, <strong>and</strong> realized as an adult<br />
healthy life th<strong>at</strong> her diet wasn’t agree<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Tr<strong>in</strong>a Vallbacka<br />
they don’t dr<strong>in</strong>k cows milk.<br />
with her life.<br />
Her transform<strong>at</strong>ion to vegan<br />
lifestyle can be l<strong>in</strong>ked to more bag of frozen vegetables, a bag<br />
The cow gets the calcium from<br />
the grass, which is a dark leafy<br />
was a slow process. knowledge of where food of rice <strong>and</strong> a can of chickpeas vegetable Get calcium from<br />
Amy Valm<br />
“When I got out on my own comes from. In the last 10 seasoned with spice or bbq nuts, seeds, dark leafy vegetables,<br />
exactly the same place<br />
The Chronicle<br />
I realized I didn’t feel well,” years Mad Cow Disease <strong>and</strong> sauce cre<strong>at</strong>e a fast <strong>easy</strong> meal.<br />
said Vallbacka. “I went to the the bird flu have made people Say<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> vegan meals really where all the other animals get<br />
In ancient Greece, a philosopher<br />
named Pythagoras be-<br />
you’re lactose <strong>in</strong>tolerant.’ I are e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Research, like th<strong>at</strong> food. To make stew, substitute Vallbacka encourages any-<br />
doctor <strong>and</strong> they said, ‘maybe more conscious of wh<strong>at</strong> they aren’t far off from “normal” it from.”<br />
lieved <strong>in</strong> re<strong>in</strong>carn<strong>at</strong>ion. Stemm<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from th<strong>at</strong> he felt e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g diet <strong>and</strong> felt so much better.” Dr. Col<strong>in</strong> Campbell, f<strong>in</strong>ds th<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong> ground <strong>green</strong> lentils to re-<br />
vegan to research <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d out<br />
took out all dairy from my <strong>in</strong> The Ch<strong>in</strong>a Study, a book by a chicken broth for vegetable, one <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> becom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
animals could mean potentially<br />
e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a human soul. He her diet, <strong>and</strong> only <strong>at</strong>e chicken ly reduce the risk of diabetes, is a lot like ground me<strong>at</strong>. In as substitutes before commit-<br />
She then took red me<strong>at</strong> out of chang<strong>in</strong>g diet can dram<strong>at</strong>icalplace<br />
me<strong>at</strong>, their consistency wh<strong>at</strong> they like <strong>and</strong> can enjoy<br />
preached th<strong>at</strong> animals should <strong>and</strong> fish, <strong>and</strong> discovered she heart disease, <strong>and</strong> cancer. bak<strong>in</strong>g substitut<strong>in</strong>g a banana t<strong>in</strong>g. Prote<strong>in</strong> can come from<br />
be tre<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the same regard felt physically lighter, <strong>and</strong> had “I can’t th<strong>in</strong>k of someth<strong>in</strong>g or flaxseed for an egg, or hemp nuts <strong>and</strong> seeds, any nut can<br />
as humans - entities with souls more energy. She did more th<strong>at</strong>’s not a benefit,” said <strong>and</strong> rice milk for a liquid be made <strong>in</strong>to a butter. Peanut<br />
not to be e<strong>at</strong>en or used for research on <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> vegan <strong>and</strong> Vallbacka on liv<strong>in</strong>g a vegan doesn’t up the cost by much. butter comes most readily to<br />
consumption.<br />
decided she’d give it a try. lifestyle. “One of the biggest “Vegetables are vegetables, m<strong>in</strong>d, but almond, cashew,<br />
This is one of the first references<br />
to veganism, which now family are practis<strong>in</strong>g vegans, ur<strong>at</strong>ed f<strong>at</strong> almost <strong>in</strong>stantly. said Vallbacka. “Rice is rice gre<strong>at</strong> sources of prote<strong>in</strong>. Most<br />
Vallbacka, whose entire th<strong>in</strong>gs is you reduce your s<strong>at</strong>-<br />
whether you’re vegan or not,” <strong>and</strong> pumpk<strong>in</strong> seed butters are<br />
seems to be a grow<strong>in</strong>g trend receives compliments about You’re not go<strong>in</strong>g to go e<strong>at</strong> a whether you’re vegan or not. people can’t become a vegan<br />
with famous followers such as her five-year-old tw<strong>in</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> Twix because it’s made with If you’re hav<strong>in</strong>g me<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong> vegetables,<br />
lentils <strong>and</strong> vegetables done.<br />
overnight, but it has been<br />
Bill Cl<strong>in</strong>ton <strong>and</strong> Ellen DeGeneres.<br />
Vegan, a term co<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>and</strong> look so healthy <strong>and</strong> radi-<br />
by not e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g me<strong>at</strong> you lower is cheaper. It’s cheaper to take “You have to sort of plan,”<br />
how they have a glow to them milk chocol<strong>at</strong>e.” She adds th<strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> 1944, represents the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> end of the word veg-<br />
She po<strong>in</strong>ts out th<strong>at</strong> there disease prevention skyrockets. dairy.”<br />
wake up one morn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> be<br />
ant.<br />
your prote<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>take <strong>and</strong> your out the me<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong> a lot of the said Vallbacka. “You can’t<br />
etarian.<br />
are many benefits to <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> She <strong>at</strong>tributes lower cholesterol,<br />
<strong>and</strong> blood pressure, they like vegan food, Vallbacka Th<strong>at</strong>’s when you get <strong>in</strong>to veg-<br />
For those who don’t th<strong>in</strong>k like, I’m a vegan, now wh<strong>at</strong>?<br />
A vegan can be def<strong>in</strong>ed as a vegan, both <strong>in</strong>ternally <strong>and</strong><br />
vegetarian who chooses not to externally. She illustr<strong>at</strong>es an weight loss, lower cancer risk gives the example of how not an junk food, like soy burgers<br />
consume animals or their byproducts,<br />
<strong>and</strong> can be put <strong>in</strong>to store once <strong>and</strong> someone came <strong>and</strong> arthritis as benefits to liv-<br />
time they try it. She admits she with sodium. It’s vegan but it<br />
example, say<strong>in</strong>g she was <strong>in</strong> a <strong>and</strong> risk of gett<strong>in</strong>g c<strong>at</strong>aracts everyone likes beer the first <strong>and</strong> hotdogs, which are loaded<br />
different c<strong>at</strong>egories.<br />
up to her <strong>and</strong> asked if she was <strong>in</strong>g a vegan lifestyle.<br />
didn’t enjoy chickpeas the first isn’t good for you.”<br />
Ethical vegans won’t use a vegan. Confused by the comment,<br />
Vallbacka looked down vegans don’t get bad bre<strong>at</strong>h, you try someth<strong>in</strong>g a few times can be purchased <strong>at</strong> grocery<br />
Another <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g fact, time she had them, but after Vegan <strong>and</strong> organic foods<br />
any form of animal or animal<br />
byproduct <strong>in</strong> food or <strong>in</strong> life to make sure she wasn’t wear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a vegan shirt, reply<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> their bodies.<br />
it. Some people may have con-<br />
or <strong>in</strong> health food stores. On-<br />
because of the lack of tox<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> you sometimes come to enjoy stores <strong>in</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ural section,<br />
primarily because of cruelty<br />
to animals, while strict <strong>and</strong> dietary<br />
vegans will refra<strong>in</strong> from how he knew. The stranger <strong>in</strong>g vegan is expensive or diffi-<br />
calcium if they were to cut out a $2 a year membership, <strong>and</strong><br />
she was vegan <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>quired Often, people th<strong>in</strong>k th<strong>at</strong> becerns<br />
about not gett<strong>in</strong>g enough tario N<strong>at</strong>ural Food Co-op, has<br />
e<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g animals or byproducts replied th<strong>at</strong> she just looked cult. Vallbacka gives examples dairy. Vallbacka expla<strong>in</strong>s th<strong>at</strong> gets you direct deals via a buyers<br />
club <strong>in</strong> your area.<br />
such as eggs or milk for their so healthy he knew right away of <strong>easy</strong> vegan meals. She said humans are the only species<br />
own well-<strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong>.<br />
she must be vegan.<br />
th<strong>at</strong> sometimes <strong>in</strong> her house on the planet th<strong>at</strong> dr<strong>in</strong>ks another<br />
species milk after <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
Visit www.onfc.ca for more<br />
Tr<strong>in</strong>a Vallbacka, a <strong>Durham</strong> The current rise of vegan if they are rushed for time a<br />
<strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion.
30 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Clean, filtered Brita w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
Lori Marks<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Construction on the new Energy<br />
Research Centre Build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(ERC) was completed on Aug.<br />
5 <strong>and</strong> Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
were set up <strong>in</strong> the same spot on<br />
floors one through four of the<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“We retrofitted one w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
founta<strong>in</strong>, so it has a regular<br />
founta<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> with<strong>in</strong> th<strong>at</strong> we<br />
put a hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion so you<br />
could fill your w<strong>at</strong>er bottles,”<br />
said Suzanne Chasse manager,<br />
facilities services.<br />
The Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
were a decision made by the<br />
architect of the build<strong>in</strong>g. The<br />
ERC build<strong>in</strong>g is the only build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on campus to have hydr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
st<strong>at</strong>ions, other than the<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong> campus.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to an article on<br />
the Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion website, <strong>in</strong><br />
2008, over 39 billion s<strong>in</strong>gleuse<br />
bottles of w<strong>at</strong>er were consumed.<br />
Of those 39 billion bottles,<br />
reports show th<strong>at</strong> only 32<br />
per cent were actually recycled,<br />
which left 26 billion bottles<br />
possibly end<strong>in</strong>g up <strong>in</strong> l<strong>and</strong>fills.<br />
“We wanted to encourage<br />
students to br<strong>in</strong>g bottles from<br />
home to fill up r<strong>at</strong>her than us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
plastic bottles,” said Sharman<br />
Perera, radi<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
nuclear labor<strong>at</strong>ory specialist <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>UOIT</strong>.<br />
The Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is a touch-free <strong>and</strong> environmentally<br />
friendly substitute<br />
for bottled w<strong>at</strong>er. Just place a<br />
bottle <strong>in</strong> front of the sensor <strong>and</strong><br />
the w<strong>at</strong>er will pour from the<br />
nozzle. Chasse said th<strong>at</strong> with<br />
the ongo<strong>in</strong>g construction to the<br />
college, Brita st<strong>at</strong>ions might be<br />
an option if it can structurally<br />
be done <strong>and</strong> if it is cost effective.<br />
For now students should<br />
Lori Marks<br />
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: Bashar Alhayek, Automotive Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g student <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong>, fills up his w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
bottle <strong>at</strong> the Brita hydr<strong>at</strong>ion st<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong> the Energy Research Build<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k environmentally friendly,<br />
head to the ERC build<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong><br />
fill up their personal w<strong>at</strong>er bottles.<br />
It’s fun to go to the<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> YMCA<br />
Philip Petrovski<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The YMCA is an organiz<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
th<strong>at</strong> has been help<strong>in</strong>g people<br />
for over 150 years, but the<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ion’s goals of community<br />
<strong>and</strong> charity have never<br />
changed.<br />
The YMCA has established<br />
over 50 loc<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>in</strong> Canada<br />
<strong>and</strong> c<strong>at</strong>ers to almost two million<br />
Canadians.<br />
Strengthen<strong>in</strong>g communities<br />
by sett<strong>in</strong>g examples of <strong>in</strong>clusiveness<br />
<strong>and</strong> leadership, each<br />
of these loc<strong>at</strong>ions share a common<br />
goal.<br />
The YMCA has many aspects<br />
as an organiz<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
promotes health <strong>in</strong> body <strong>and</strong><br />
m<strong>in</strong>d. With the many components<br />
th<strong>at</strong> unite the YMCA,<br />
there are programs <strong>and</strong> centres<br />
spread out around the country.<br />
The YMCA’s fitness <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
centre is much like a<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard gym, with much more<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g on.<br />
Sherry Perez of the <strong>Durham</strong><br />
YMCA fitness <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
says, “We’re a full fitness facility.<br />
So we offer a pool, a full<br />
sized gymnasium, a condition<strong>in</strong>g<br />
room <strong>and</strong> fitness studios, as<br />
well as several sports <strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
programs <strong>and</strong> fitness<br />
classes.”<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong>ever activity you’re<br />
look<strong>in</strong>g for, or even if you’re not<br />
sure, the <strong>Durham</strong> YMCA fitness<br />
<strong>and</strong> recre<strong>at</strong>ion centre has<br />
the program. “We have anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
you would expect from a<br />
traditional fitness centre, <strong>and</strong><br />
more,” says Perez.<br />
The YMCA focuses on <strong>in</strong>clusiveness<br />
<strong>and</strong> community, <strong>and</strong><br />
is limited to no one. The YMCA<br />
also runs childcare program<br />
<strong>in</strong> Oshawa. Denise Borkwood<br />
of the Oshawa YMCA Child<br />
Care Centre says, “It’s a childcare<br />
centre, it’s for anybody,<br />
<strong>and</strong> available to the public.”<br />
There are several of these<br />
child care centres all organized<br />
under the YMCA. “We<br />
have several YMCA child<br />
care centres <strong>and</strong> they’re basically<br />
serv<strong>in</strong>g the community.<br />
So a lot of the centres are<br />
<strong>in</strong> schools,” Borkwood said.<br />
“We are part of the YMCA, <strong>and</strong><br />
we share all of the same core values<br />
of all the other YMCA programs<br />
of gre<strong>at</strong>er Toronto,” says<br />
Borkwood. “And we do offer<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance to families<br />
as other YMCA programs do.<br />
We share the same philosophy<br />
th<strong>at</strong> nobody is turned away.”<br />
Samantha Teney of the YMCA<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> Employment <strong>and</strong><br />
Community Services says, “For<br />
the community we have a youth<br />
gambl<strong>in</strong>g program, which is<br />
geared to ages eight to 19 <strong>and</strong><br />
it helps youth become aware of<br />
the potential dangers of gambl<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
This specific part of the<br />
YMCA helps with employment<br />
of people who may face barriers<br />
or are new to the workforce.<br />
“We have an employment resource<br />
centre where people<br />
can come <strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> do their own<br />
job search with m<strong>in</strong>imal assistance,<br />
<strong>and</strong> we also have services<br />
for <strong>in</strong>dividuals who need<br />
more assistance services.”<br />
To assist young people <strong>in</strong><br />
f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g summer jobs, the centre<br />
has a specific program for th<strong>at</strong><br />
age group, “We have a summer<br />
job program, so we assist<br />
youth ages 16 to 24 with their<br />
summer jobs <strong>and</strong> we work with<br />
employers <strong>in</strong> the community<br />
who are look<strong>in</strong>g to hire a student.<br />
And we connect the two.”
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Kielburger<br />
<strong>in</strong>spires youth<br />
of <strong>Durham</strong><br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The sudden quiet <strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>clair<br />
Secondary School’s cafeteria<br />
was noted immedi<strong>at</strong>ely when a<br />
Janet Edwards, super<strong>in</strong>tendant<br />
of the <strong>Durham</strong> District School<br />
Board, approached the microphone.<br />
Craig Kielburger, the speaker<br />
of the 20 th annual Parents as<br />
Partners conference, had arrived.<br />
This year was the first <strong>in</strong><br />
the event’s history where children<br />
aged 12 <strong>and</strong> over could <strong>at</strong>tend.<br />
“A special thank you to the<br />
students who woke up early on<br />
a S<strong>at</strong>urday,” Kielburger said<br />
with a smile.<br />
He comm<strong>and</strong>ed the stage<br />
with anim<strong>at</strong>ed movement <strong>and</strong><br />
exagger<strong>at</strong>ed enunci<strong>at</strong>ion, a<br />
long way from his youth where<br />
he struggled to overcome a<br />
speech impediment.<br />
Before shar<strong>in</strong>g his thoughts<br />
on rais<strong>in</strong>g socially responsible<br />
children, echo<strong>in</strong>g much of wh<strong>at</strong><br />
was said <strong>in</strong> a book he co-wrote<br />
with his brother, The World<br />
Needs Your Kid: Rais<strong>in</strong>g Children<br />
Who Care, he made sure<br />
to thank “those provid<strong>in</strong>g our<br />
children with an educ<strong>at</strong>ion.”<br />
He noted both his parents, both<br />
sets of aunts <strong>and</strong> uncles <strong>and</strong> all<br />
his cous<strong>in</strong>s but one is a teacher.<br />
The one cous<strong>in</strong> pursued a career<br />
<strong>in</strong> IT.<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g founded Free the<br />
Children <strong>at</strong> the age of 12, Kielburger<br />
knows first h<strong>and</strong> th<strong>at</strong> a<br />
child can make a positive impact.<br />
“Don’t believe kids turn<br />
18 <strong>and</strong> magically develop a social<br />
conscience,” he warned.<br />
Instead of forc<strong>in</strong>g our children<br />
to complete 40 hours of<br />
m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>ory community service<br />
or cre<strong>at</strong>e CVs for junior k<strong>in</strong>dergarten,<br />
he suggested encourag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the talents <strong>in</strong> children, be<br />
they the ability to make people<br />
laugh or <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> computer savvy.<br />
In fact, he said, a 10-year-old<br />
co-op student who had been<br />
kicked out of previous placements<br />
due to reported behavioural<br />
problems does computer<br />
programm<strong>in</strong>g for Free the Children.<br />
Kielburger encourages<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> he calls the three Cs: compassion,<br />
courage <strong>and</strong> community.<br />
These are referenced <strong>in</strong> his<br />
books The World Needs Your<br />
Kid, <strong>and</strong> Me to We. He spoke of<br />
see<strong>in</strong>g bumper stickers say<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
“My kid is on the honour role”<br />
but none say<strong>in</strong>g, “My child is<br />
happy” or “My child is a concerned<br />
citizen.”<br />
The 14 th Dalai Lama told<br />
Kielburger, “We’re rais<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
gener<strong>at</strong>ion of passive byst<strong>and</strong>ers.”<br />
He asked the audience,<br />
“How do you expose [children]<br />
to the violence <strong>and</strong> suffer<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the world? How do you start<br />
the convers<strong>at</strong>ion?” In a world<br />
where adults experience donor<br />
f<strong>at</strong>igue, he shared these concerns<br />
with Archbishop Desmond<br />
Tutu. “College boy,” Tutu<br />
said, “wh<strong>at</strong> do they teach you?”<br />
He went on th<strong>at</strong> God’s to-do<br />
list arrives <strong>at</strong> our doors <strong>in</strong> the<br />
form of the daily newspaper. It<br />
was when flipp<strong>in</strong>g through the<br />
pages of the newspaper, look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for the comics when Kielburger<br />
stopped to read about a<br />
12-year-old boy, the same age<br />
has him, who was murdered<br />
after speak<strong>in</strong>g out aga<strong>in</strong>st child<br />
labour, hav<strong>in</strong>g gone through<br />
the horrific ordeal himself. This<br />
is wh<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>spired Kielburger to<br />
found Free the Children with 11<br />
classm<strong>at</strong>es. The orig<strong>in</strong>al group<br />
name was The Group of 12 12<br />
year Olds, until one member<br />
turned 13 weeks l<strong>at</strong>er.<br />
Through research he learned<br />
children want to be famous <strong>in</strong><br />
order to help issues such as<br />
poverty <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
change. He put photos of the<br />
Parliament build<strong>in</strong>g, Barack<br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
CRAIG KIELBURGER: Kielburger spoke <strong>at</strong> the 20th annual<br />
Parents as Partners conference <strong>in</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
Obama, Brad Pitt <strong>and</strong> Angel<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Jolie <strong>and</strong> Bill G<strong>at</strong>es on an overhead<br />
beh<strong>in</strong>d him as said people<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k they need to be wealthy to<br />
make a difference. This is not<br />
so, he reassured.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> adults can do is lead<br />
by example, he said. They can<br />
go through the paper with their<br />
children, discuss issues they<br />
encountered over family d<strong>in</strong>ner.<br />
He shared memories of<br />
his childhood, when he <strong>and</strong> his<br />
brother would go to Toronto<br />
with their mother. Though they<br />
were excited to visit the E<strong>at</strong>on<br />
Centre, far from their Thornhill<br />
home, their mother would stop<br />
to spare some change for the<br />
homeless. If they grew imp<strong>at</strong>ient<br />
or tried to rush her along,<br />
she would br<strong>in</strong>g them <strong>in</strong> to a<br />
small convers<strong>at</strong>ion with the <strong>in</strong>dividual.<br />
She would ask a simple<br />
question like, “May I have<br />
your name?”<br />
The brothers l<strong>at</strong>er learned<br />
she did this half out of k<strong>in</strong>dness,<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g experienced <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
homeless herself as a child,<br />
shar<strong>in</strong>g a tent with her family,<br />
<strong>and</strong> half to guide her children.<br />
They l<strong>at</strong>er realized she made a<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t of br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g extra change<br />
on such excursions.<br />
“We [as Canadians] are<br />
more than Timbits, hockey <strong>and</strong><br />
beer,” he said to the audience.<br />
L<strong>at</strong>er <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>terview with The<br />
Chronicle, he said, “There is a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> sense of idealism <strong>in</strong> young<br />
people.” He remembers as a<br />
child <strong>in</strong> school <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> pushed<br />
<strong>in</strong>to lockers, because sav<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
world, along with glee clubs,<br />
was the lamest th<strong>in</strong>g. Nowadays,<br />
he joked, “the coolest<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g is to change the world,<br />
<strong>and</strong> glee clubs.”<br />
“There will always be the<br />
voice of cynics,” Kielburger acknowledged<br />
but he encouraged<br />
young people to ga<strong>in</strong> credibility<br />
through experience <strong>and</strong><br />
research. He himself went to<br />
South Asia to witness child labour<br />
conditions <strong>in</strong> order to ga<strong>in</strong><br />
first-h<strong>and</strong> knowledge.<br />
The packed ACC for We Day<br />
illustr<strong>at</strong>e the compassion <strong>and</strong><br />
solidarity <strong>in</strong> today’s youth.<br />
“The only place you will f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
Just<strong>in</strong> Bieber <strong>and</strong> the Dalai<br />
Lama talk<strong>in</strong>g social issues.” His<br />
advice, “Knowledge is power.”<br />
This sentence was reiter<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
many times throughout the <strong>in</strong>terview.<br />
He wants children to<br />
not only see an issue, but to respond<br />
to it.<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong><br />
loss of<br />
staff no<br />
issue<br />
Angie Doucett<br />
The Chronicle<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong> has begun the<br />
search for professors <strong>in</strong> the<br />
faculty of Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Technology.<br />
After los<strong>in</strong>g four professors<br />
to other <strong>in</strong>stitutions<br />
worldwide, the university<br />
rema<strong>in</strong>s optimistic about<br />
the change <strong>and</strong> assures<br />
students th<strong>at</strong> they will still<br />
receive the same high st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
of educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Professors Raymond<br />
Cox, Trip<strong>at</strong> Gill, Jill Lei <strong>and</strong><br />
Suhaib Riaz each left <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
with<strong>in</strong> the last two years to<br />
work <strong>at</strong> other <strong>in</strong>stitutions,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g UNBC, Wilfrid<br />
Laurier, University of Melbourne<br />
<strong>and</strong> the University<br />
of Massachusetts.<br />
Pamela Ritchie, dean of<br />
the Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong> IT faculty<br />
of which the professors<br />
were a part, says <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
has always been about its<br />
people.<br />
“We all reaped benefits<br />
while they were here but<br />
life’s reality is th<strong>at</strong> family<br />
comes first,” Ritchie said.<br />
“Be<strong>in</strong>g as mobile as they<br />
are <strong>in</strong> their fields, you’re<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g to have people mov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
around. We encourage<br />
them <strong>and</strong> help them<br />
<strong>and</strong> make sure everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
works as best it can for everybody.”<br />
With the exception of<br />
Trip<strong>at</strong> Gill, who was selected<br />
to be a tier one Canada<br />
research chair, professors<br />
Cox, Lei <strong>and</strong> Riaz left to be<br />
with their spouses or families<br />
pursu<strong>in</strong>g their own<br />
academic careers.<br />
“F<strong>in</strong>ance faculty are<br />
<strong>in</strong>credibly mobile. There<br />
are few of them around so<br />
there’s always a position<br />
open for a good f<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
person,” Ritchie said.<br />
The faculty of Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
<strong>and</strong> IT rema<strong>in</strong>s optimistic<br />
about its potential new<br />
staff <strong>and</strong> each c<strong>and</strong>id<strong>at</strong>e<br />
must go through a meticulous<br />
hir<strong>in</strong>g process th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
a formal <strong>in</strong>terview<br />
along with a present<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on course m<strong>at</strong>erial <strong>in</strong> front<br />
of students.<br />
This process is repe<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
for each course.<br />
“Th<strong>at</strong> process is an <strong>in</strong>dic<strong>at</strong>or<br />
of the quality of our<br />
faculty <strong>and</strong> of the quality<br />
we go out to look for,”<br />
Ritchie said.
34 The Chronicle November 29, 2011
Campus<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 35<br />
Electronic<br />
sports are<br />
on the rise<br />
Br<strong>and</strong>an Loney<br />
Chronicle Staff<br />
There’s a new sport on the<br />
rise. It’s not table tennis; it’s<br />
not foosball. It’s electronic<br />
sports. Com<strong>in</strong>g from underground,<br />
electronic sports are<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to take the world by<br />
storm.<br />
Electronic sports, or e-<br />
sports, <strong>in</strong>volve the competitive<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g of video games. It’s also<br />
known as competitive gam<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
professional gam<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
cybersports. The most popular<br />
genres of E-sports are real-time<br />
str<strong>at</strong>egy, fight<strong>in</strong>g, first-person<br />
shooter, rac<strong>in</strong>g, sports <strong>and</strong><br />
massively multiplayer onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
games. Each genre has am<strong>at</strong>eur,<br />
semi-professional <strong>and</strong><br />
professional levels of play th<strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>clude leagues <strong>and</strong> tournaments.<br />
E-sport m<strong>at</strong>ches can either<br />
be played onl<strong>in</strong>e over the Internet<br />
or over a local area network<br />
(LAN). Dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
professional<br />
events, there<br />
are adm<strong>in</strong>istr<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
or referees<br />
to monitor for<br />
che<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g. M<strong>at</strong>ches<br />
played on LAN<br />
have numerous<br />
advantages over<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g via Internet.<br />
The LAN has<br />
less lag, higher<br />
‘<br />
quality, <strong>and</strong><br />
competitors can<br />
be monitored<br />
directly <strong>in</strong> case<br />
they try to che<strong>at</strong>.<br />
However, Internet<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ches are<br />
still common <strong>and</strong><br />
are also used for fun <strong>and</strong> exhibition<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ches.<br />
Video games were played<br />
competitively as early as 1987.<br />
This is when Gu<strong>in</strong>ness World<br />
Records held the Video Game<br />
Masters Tournament. N<strong>in</strong>tendo<br />
held a world championship<br />
of video games <strong>in</strong> 1990, <strong>and</strong><br />
aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1994 called N<strong>in</strong>tendo<br />
Powerfest ’94.<br />
Early onl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>and</strong> competitive<br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ued through<br />
its youth with games such as<br />
Xtrek, Netrek, Doom, Doom<br />
II, <strong>and</strong> Quake. In 1993 Wired<br />
Magaz<strong>in</strong>e considered Netrek<br />
as the first onl<strong>in</strong>e sports game,<br />
<strong>and</strong> it is the oldest Internet<br />
game still actively played.<br />
Some of the major E-sports<br />
games are Starcraft, Starcraft<br />
2, Counter-Strike, Warcraft<br />
3, Fifa, Halo, Quake 4, Street<br />
Fighter, <strong>and</strong> K<strong>in</strong>g of Fighters.<br />
E-sports gets its ma<strong>in</strong> coverage<br />
from the Internet. E-sports<br />
websites focus on professional<br />
tournaments <strong>and</strong> high-level<br />
am<strong>at</strong>eur games.<br />
Along side E-sports, grow<br />
communities of fans <strong>and</strong> enthusiasts.<br />
One such community<br />
is Toronto-based E-sports<br />
Canada.<br />
Founded this past February<br />
E-sports Canada (ESC) is a notfor-profit<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ion hop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to br<strong>in</strong>g E-sports <strong>in</strong>to the open.<br />
ESC has hosted a few m<strong>in</strong>or<br />
events th<strong>at</strong> they call “view<strong>in</strong>g<br />
events,” <strong>in</strong> cities around the<br />
GTA. The next view<strong>in</strong>g event<br />
will show the f<strong>in</strong>als from MLG<br />
Providence.<br />
If someone asks “Wh<strong>at</strong> are<br />
E-sports?” Spokesperson for E-<br />
sports Canada, Adam Wawrzkiewicz<br />
tells them, “Electronic<br />
Sports, professional gam<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the best way to know wh<strong>at</strong><br />
it is, is to be <strong>at</strong> an event. Games<br />
have evolved to a po<strong>in</strong>t where<br />
the skills required to play come<br />
together as a sport.”<br />
Wawrzkiewicz believes the<br />
future of E-Sports lies <strong>in</strong> look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>at</strong> other countries where<br />
professional gam<strong>in</strong>g is massively<br />
popular.<br />
E-sports? Electronic<br />
Sports, professional<br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> the best<br />
way to know wh<strong>at</strong><br />
is it, is to be <strong>at</strong> an<br />
event. Games have<br />
evolved to a po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
where the skills required<br />
to play come<br />
together as a sport.<br />
“Canada has<br />
a lot of c<strong>at</strong>ch<strong>in</strong>g<br />
up to do before<br />
E-Sports are enjoyed<br />
<strong>and</strong> celebr<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
<strong>at</strong> the level<br />
th<strong>at</strong> we see <strong>in</strong><br />
Asian countries<br />
like Korea, Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
<strong>and</strong> Japan.<br />
A quick look<br />
<strong>at</strong> these countries<br />
can give us a good<br />
idea of wh<strong>at</strong> the<br />
future is mov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
towards <strong>in</strong> Canada<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ontario,”<br />
’<br />
said Warwzkiewicz.<br />
He also believes<br />
Canada<br />
will play host to<br />
more major events <strong>and</strong> says<br />
Canada already contributes a<br />
high number of professional<br />
gamers to the E-Sports scene.<br />
Adam<br />
Wawrzkiewicz<br />
Warwzkiewicz emphasizes<br />
the best way for E-sports to<br />
grow is for the fans to come out<br />
to social events.<br />
He said, “This enables people<br />
to build rel<strong>at</strong>ionships with<strong>in</strong><br />
the fan community th<strong>at</strong> can<br />
benefit them even outside of<br />
E-sports <strong>and</strong> it <strong>in</strong>creases the<br />
visibility <strong>and</strong> legitimacy of E-<br />
sports to those who know little<br />
about it.” To become ma<strong>in</strong>stream,<br />
Warzwkiewicz says the<br />
stigma associ<strong>at</strong>ed with video<br />
games, th<strong>at</strong> sees gamers as lazy<br />
escapists, must be overcome.<br />
ESC <strong>and</strong> its members <strong>in</strong>tend<br />
to oper<strong>at</strong>e even when E-sports<br />
is not <strong>at</strong> its peak, <strong>and</strong> plans to<br />
be the organiz<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> will<br />
help further E-sports as an <strong>in</strong>dustry<br />
not just as events.<br />
Even with the help of community<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ions like E-<br />
sports Canada, <strong>and</strong> a large fan<br />
base, E-Sports has a long way<br />
to go before it ga<strong>in</strong>s popularity<br />
similar to hockey or football,<br />
but it’s well on its way.<br />
Movember is a gre<strong>at</strong><br />
success <strong>at</strong> E.P. Taylor’s<br />
By Ray McNeil<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Movember is almost over,<br />
<strong>and</strong> as of last week, the campus<br />
has raised about $6,500<br />
<strong>in</strong> funds for men’s health,<br />
specifically prost<strong>at</strong>e cancer.<br />
However, out of all the teams<br />
rais<strong>in</strong>g money, E.P. Taylor’s<br />
has shone above the rest, rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
around $2,000.<br />
“Overall we’ve done a lot of<br />
events <strong>and</strong> it seems like we’ve<br />
got some gre<strong>at</strong> feedback,”<br />
said vice-president of campus<br />
life Derek Fullerton.<br />
The folks <strong>at</strong> the pub has<br />
been busy, rais<strong>in</strong>g as much<br />
money <strong>and</strong> awareness as they<br />
can.<br />
We’ve def<strong>in</strong>itely done better<br />
this year than we did last<br />
year,“ said bartender Sian<br />
Combr<strong>in</strong>k. Combr<strong>in</strong>k, who<br />
has been work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> E.P. Taylor’s<br />
for four years, was there<br />
when there was no Movember,<br />
<strong>and</strong> when Movember was<br />
everywhere.<br />
“Last year I th<strong>in</strong>k we only<br />
had about four or five teams<br />
on th<strong>at</strong> board, now we have<br />
eight.”<br />
The events are <strong>in</strong> no short<br />
supply either. There was a<br />
shave-off <strong>at</strong> the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
the month, where will<strong>in</strong>g men<br />
had their hair shaved off to<br />
support Movember.<br />
At the Movember silent<br />
auction, students had the<br />
chance to bid on some nice<br />
Ray McNeil<br />
E.P. TAYLOR’S: Sian Combr<strong>in</strong>k shows the money raised for Movember.<br />
items, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a Toronto<br />
Maple Leafs hockey jersey,<br />
tickets to a Leafs game, Movember<br />
computer <strong>and</strong> Ipad<br />
cases, <strong>and</strong> a d<strong>at</strong>e night movie<br />
package.<br />
There has also been a bake<br />
sale, a ‘stache party <strong>and</strong> a<br />
dirty b<strong>in</strong>go night, with adultthemed<br />
prizes. “We had a lot<br />
of people <strong>in</strong> here (for dirty<br />
b<strong>in</strong>go), it was one of our busiest<br />
Wednesdays,” said Combr<strong>in</strong>k.<br />
The teams around<br />
campus will be honoured on<br />
Nov. 30 <strong>at</strong> the “Moscars,” <strong>and</strong><br />
Fullerton th<strong>in</strong>ks it will be a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> close to a gre<strong>at</strong> month.<br />
“You walk around campus,<br />
it’s nice to see all the moustaches,”<br />
said Fullerton.
36 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Campus<br />
Cupcakes made with love<br />
Nancy Ellis<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Madele<strong>in</strong>e Kass<strong>in</strong>ger,<br />
21, is <strong>in</strong> love with bak<strong>in</strong>g cupcakes.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong>’s why she opened<br />
the Mad café <strong>in</strong> downtown Oshawa.<br />
Kass<strong>in</strong>ger is cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a home<br />
away from home, with her delicious<br />
cupcakes <strong>and</strong> her café’s<br />
sooth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong>mosphere.<br />
“It’s like we are the house<br />
of kids <strong>and</strong> people come to call<br />
on them here,” Kass<strong>in</strong>ger said<br />
about her café, which is popul<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
with students from day to<br />
day.<br />
She expla<strong>in</strong>s th<strong>at</strong> students<br />
come <strong>in</strong>to the café <strong>and</strong> ask if<br />
their friends are around or if<br />
she has seen them th<strong>at</strong> day.<br />
This impresses her, she said<br />
smil<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> tak<strong>in</strong>g another sip<br />
of her red eye.<br />
She spoke with energy <strong>and</strong><br />
excitement despite admitt<strong>in</strong>g<br />
she was dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g a red eye with<br />
cream <strong>and</strong> sugar because she<br />
was “extra tired”.<br />
The café, which opened<br />
<strong>in</strong> June, has long been <strong>in</strong> the<br />
works.<br />
Kass<strong>in</strong>ger, who studied wh<strong>at</strong><br />
the city needed before writ<strong>in</strong>g<br />
her bus<strong>in</strong>ess plan, discovered<br />
th<strong>at</strong> sometimes th<strong>in</strong>gs take a<br />
bit longer to get organized.<br />
Orig<strong>in</strong>ally she wanted to<br />
open a “cupcakery” but l<strong>at</strong>er<br />
changed her m<strong>in</strong>d to <strong>in</strong>clude a<br />
café, f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g the café a better fit<br />
for Oshawa.<br />
Her café promotes locally<br />
grown <strong>and</strong> organic foods—even<br />
some vegan foods—<strong>and</strong> coffee.<br />
Of the n<strong>in</strong>e s<strong>and</strong>wiches available<br />
right now the chicken avocado<br />
is their sign<strong>at</strong>ure offer<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
Kass<strong>in</strong>ger said. There are also<br />
a couple of soups th<strong>at</strong> change<br />
regularly, ready for consumption<br />
<strong>and</strong> made out-of house but<br />
with organic vegetables.<br />
Kass<strong>in</strong>ger feels strongly<br />
about keep<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs local <strong>and</strong><br />
always improv<strong>in</strong>g. Her mother<br />
Gabi Kass<strong>in</strong>ger does the homemade<br />
cook<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the kitchen<br />
beh<strong>in</strong>d the counter <strong>and</strong> the staff<br />
works hard to keep the place<br />
CUPCAKES: Baker Madele<strong>in</strong>e Kass<strong>in</strong>ger, 21, opened the Mad Cafe, loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> downtown Oshawa.<br />
clean, efficient <strong>and</strong> relaxed.<br />
“I want to capture the crowd<br />
th<strong>at</strong> is more relaxed about liv<strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
she said. She wants them<br />
to enjoy their space <strong>and</strong> company.Her<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion helped her<br />
when it came time put together<br />
a bus<strong>in</strong>ess plan. She completed<br />
Fashion Management <strong>at</strong><br />
George Brown College. In th<strong>at</strong><br />
two-year program she was required<br />
to write a lot of bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
plans, which helped her apply<br />
for a bank loan.<br />
Facts about bak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
The café has a warm feel<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with a brown ceil<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> white<br />
walls. Popul<strong>at</strong>ed with orig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
photography <strong>and</strong> travel posters.<br />
Tables <strong>and</strong> chairs, a v<strong>in</strong>tage<br />
• Madele<strong>in</strong>e uses 100 per cent butter for her buttercream<br />
ic<strong>in</strong>g—no shorten<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• She boils pods of vanilla bean to use for her bak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• She is always actively search<strong>in</strong>g for more local<br />
<strong>and</strong> organic products<br />
• The chicken <strong>and</strong> roast beef is cooked <strong>in</strong>-house<br />
every morn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
sofa <strong>and</strong> a white le<strong>at</strong>her couch<br />
are <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> comfort<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The large front w<strong>in</strong>dow of<br />
Mad Café looks out onto K<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Street near the <strong>UOIT</strong> Regent<br />
The<strong>at</strong>re.<br />
As a former student herself,<br />
she offers a 10 per cent discount<br />
to all students know<strong>in</strong>g full<br />
well people want to buy organic<br />
products but a lot of decisions<br />
come down to money. <strong>UOIT</strong>,<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College <strong>and</strong> even hair<br />
styl<strong>in</strong>g school students can get<br />
the discount by show<strong>in</strong>g their<br />
student ID.<br />
While go<strong>in</strong>g to school she got<br />
a job <strong>at</strong> the local Starbucks. Intrigued<br />
by coffee <strong>and</strong> its exquisite<br />
art, Kass<strong>in</strong>ger began wh<strong>at</strong><br />
she describes as her “yellowbrick<br />
road” towards the ownership<br />
of her café. She doesn’t<br />
<strong>at</strong>tribute where she is today to<br />
anyth<strong>in</strong>g she specifically did.<br />
She admits, “It just happened<br />
th<strong>at</strong> way.”<br />
Two other experiences she<br />
deems important <strong>in</strong> her life<br />
journey this far, are work<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
Mark McEwan <strong>at</strong> his upscale<br />
grocery store <strong>and</strong> study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
Germany for five months.<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> Mark McEwan’s<br />
grocery store <strong>in</strong> Toronto she<br />
met his executive chef, who<br />
was only 24 years old herself.<br />
She was <strong>in</strong>spired by this young<br />
woman’s vision <strong>and</strong> started to<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k th<strong>in</strong>gs were possible.<br />
Nancy Ellis<br />
“I actually ended up do<strong>in</strong>g<br />
some of the th<strong>in</strong>gs I learned,”<br />
she said. “I learned this (skill)<br />
but it’s <strong>in</strong> a different field…<br />
maybe I can do someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with this.” Kass<strong>in</strong>ger expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
about her educ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
“I liked food (the <strong>in</strong>dustry)<br />
so much better because<br />
everyone e<strong>at</strong>s food,” she said.<br />
While <strong>in</strong> Germany study<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>at</strong> the Goethe Institute, learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the language <strong>and</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional people, she got to<br />
cook.<br />
She baked cakes for everyone<br />
she knew who celebr<strong>at</strong>ed a<br />
birthday. This is where she figured<br />
out “okay this is wh<strong>at</strong> I’m<br />
go<strong>in</strong>g to do.”<br />
Kass<strong>in</strong>ger’s <strong>in</strong>spir<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
took hold after she baked a ton<br />
of cupcakes <strong>in</strong> the summer of<br />
2010 <strong>at</strong> her cottage. After th<strong>at</strong><br />
she was prompted by friends to<br />
do someth<strong>in</strong>g with her talent.<br />
Worried about not hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
any tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, she made her<br />
move— not to <strong>at</strong>tend more<br />
school, but to embrace learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
as she went.<br />
For Christmas snow is no more<br />
Ashley Ba<strong>in</strong><br />
The Chronicle<br />
With the Christmas break quickly approach<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the thought of a vac<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />
on most people’s m<strong>in</strong>d.<br />
“This time of the month is our busiest,”<br />
says Neil Cruickshank, a travel<br />
consultant <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> Travel <strong>in</strong> Courtice.<br />
“A lot of people are tak<strong>in</strong>g advantage<br />
of the fact th<strong>at</strong> the kids are off.”<br />
With the ma<strong>in</strong> objective of escap<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the cold, people are hop<strong>in</strong>g to trade the<br />
ice <strong>and</strong> snow for a more tropical clim<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
“We get a lot of requests for Cuba,<br />
Mexico <strong>and</strong> the Dom<strong>in</strong>ican,” said<br />
Cruickshank. “Jamaica is a popular one<br />
as well.”<br />
But don’t get sucked <strong>in</strong>to a cheap<br />
price tag because you’re desper<strong>at</strong>e to get<br />
out of here.<br />
Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Cruickshank, many resorts’<br />
prices may look good but because<br />
they are only say three stars, they will<br />
leave you with bad food, bad rooms <strong>and</strong><br />
a bad vac<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“There are parts of places, say Cuba,<br />
where people th<strong>in</strong>k, ‘Wow, wh<strong>at</strong> a good<br />
price, I can’t pass th<strong>at</strong> up’ but when they<br />
get there they realize why it was such a<br />
good price,” said Criuckshank.<br />
“If you’re pay<strong>in</strong>g $300 to go to Cuba<br />
for a week <strong>and</strong> a half, you have to realize<br />
you’re go<strong>in</strong>g to get the real Cuba, not the<br />
tourist Cuba th<strong>at</strong> everyone wants.”<br />
When vac<strong>at</strong>ion<strong>in</strong>g there are a few<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs you should look for when pick<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a resort.<br />
“You want to f<strong>in</strong>d a resort th<strong>at</strong> offers<br />
activities th<strong>at</strong> you can do on the resort,<br />
like karaoke or different shows th<strong>at</strong><br />
you can go see <strong>at</strong> night,” accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
Cruickshank.<br />
“The number one most important<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g you want on your vac<strong>at</strong>ion is a<br />
good room <strong>and</strong> gre<strong>at</strong> food, <strong>and</strong> of course<br />
an overall gre<strong>at</strong> experience. Don’t settle<br />
on someth<strong>in</strong>g because the price is<br />
cheap.”<br />
But when it comes down to it, the one<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g every traveller worries about is<br />
money.<br />
“To get everyth<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> will have<br />
you say<strong>in</strong>g ‘Remember when we went<br />
to Cuba th<strong>at</strong> one Christmas? Wasn’t<br />
th<strong>at</strong> a gre<strong>at</strong> trip’ you should be prepared<br />
to pay anywhere around $800<br />
to $1,000. Now remember, depend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on where <strong>and</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> d<strong>at</strong>es you go,<br />
prices will change,” said Cruickshank.<br />
“Book through a travel agent, “says<br />
Cruickshank. “They can look out for<br />
deals for you <strong>and</strong> suggest th<strong>in</strong>gs you<br />
would never have thought of on your<br />
own.”
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 37<br />
Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
Full<br />
show for<br />
<strong>Whitby</strong><br />
venue<br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a Darrock<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a Darrock<br />
NO FEAR FOR THE DYING: The Dy<strong>in</strong>g Arts founders Mike Portoghese <strong>and</strong> Joe Torch<strong>in</strong>a express their playful<br />
personalities both on <strong>and</strong> off the stage.<br />
The Christmas spirit<br />
gets a musical touch as<br />
Hollowick prepares to rock<br />
the Wrokstarz Club <strong>and</strong><br />
Venue <strong>in</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong> on Dec.<br />
16. “It’s go<strong>in</strong>g to be a gre<strong>at</strong><br />
time,” says lead s<strong>in</strong>ger N<strong>at</strong>han<br />
Peyton.<br />
The show, which also<br />
fe<strong>at</strong>ures the musical talents<br />
of P<strong>at</strong>rick Dorie <strong>and</strong><br />
The Honest Thieves <strong>and</strong><br />
The Bootleg Glory, starts<br />
<strong>at</strong> 8:30p.m <strong>and</strong> is hosted<br />
by M<strong>at</strong>t Diamond of 94.9<br />
The Rock.<br />
Tickets are available<br />
through the b<strong>and</strong>s, Isabellas<br />
café, or <strong>at</strong> the door.<br />
Dy<strong>in</strong>g Arts visit <strong>DC</strong><br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a Darrock<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Struggle is an experience<br />
th<strong>at</strong> can make or break a person.<br />
For Toronto Indie b<strong>and</strong>,<br />
The Dy<strong>in</strong>g Arts, struggle has<br />
forced them to strive for their<br />
goals.<br />
With an upcom<strong>in</strong>g show <strong>at</strong><br />
E.P. Taylor’s on Nov. 29, an<br />
album th<strong>at</strong> will hopefully be<br />
released next February, <strong>and</strong><br />
all after go<strong>in</strong>g public with their<br />
music <strong>in</strong> September of this<br />
year, the four-piece b<strong>and</strong> has<br />
much to look forward to.<br />
“A lot of th<strong>in</strong>gs aligned for us<br />
to meet up,” said Joe Torch<strong>in</strong>a,<br />
drummer for the b<strong>and</strong>, about<br />
how he met s<strong>in</strong>ger/guitarist<br />
Mike Portoghese <strong>and</strong> started<br />
the b<strong>and</strong>. “We were on two different<br />
ends of the spectrum,<br />
didn’t know of each other‘s existence.”<br />
Torch<strong>in</strong>a was <strong>in</strong>troduced to<br />
Portoghese through his drum<br />
teacher.<br />
Torch<strong>in</strong>a had been see<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
drum teacher to help with his<br />
applic<strong>at</strong>ion to Humber College<br />
for the jazz music program.<br />
Portoghese was look<strong>in</strong>g for a<br />
drummer, which would hopefully<br />
lead to a b<strong>and</strong>.<br />
It was through this meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the Dy<strong>in</strong>g Arts ga<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
its found<strong>at</strong>ion. They jammed<br />
together a couple times before<br />
Torch<strong>in</strong>a went back to school.<br />
They parted ways, but call it<br />
dest<strong>in</strong>y, they met up aga<strong>in</strong> a<br />
year <strong>and</strong> a half l<strong>at</strong>er, <strong>and</strong> this<br />
meet<strong>in</strong>g was the determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
factor as it helped Portoghese<br />
as a musician.<br />
“Joe waited around for me to<br />
c<strong>at</strong>ch up. I’d never really played<br />
<strong>in</strong> a b<strong>and</strong> before. I’d played with<br />
guys but he was like my tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
wheels,” says Portoghese.<br />
Work<strong>in</strong>g on songs as a duo,<br />
the song added an additional<br />
guitar play, Daniel Scuglia, <strong>and</strong><br />
a bassist, Simon Poole. Us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the five or six songs th<strong>at</strong> Portoghese<br />
had written previous<br />
to start<strong>in</strong>g The Dy<strong>in</strong>g Arts,<br />
they have collabor<strong>at</strong>ed with the<br />
songs th<strong>at</strong> Torch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>and</strong> Portoghese<br />
had orig<strong>in</strong>ally worked<br />
on to cre<strong>at</strong>e musical masterpieces.<br />
It was Scuglia who came up<br />
for the name of the b<strong>and</strong>. It was<br />
while he was cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g a guitar<br />
riff he made the comment “this<br />
is a dy<strong>in</strong>g art.” Everyone <strong>in</strong> the<br />
b<strong>and</strong> loved it.<br />
“It’s <strong>in</strong>telligently crafted garage<br />
punk with a growly, dirty<br />
sound to it,” says Torch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
Influenced by b<strong>and</strong>s such as<br />
The Stooges <strong>and</strong> Radiohead,<br />
the b<strong>and</strong> aspires to cre<strong>at</strong>e only<br />
raw, power sounds. “I like<br />
music with real passion, not<br />
fake blo<strong>at</strong>ed music,” said Portoghese.<br />
When the b<strong>and</strong> is not work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on their own music, they focus<br />
on their other aspir<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Poole is a musical composer,<br />
Scuglia works as a Fed-ex delivery<br />
man, Portoghese works<br />
<strong>in</strong> video as a director <strong>and</strong> FX<br />
specialist, whose recent accomplishment<br />
was w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
MMVA award for his work on<br />
the Danny Fern<strong>and</strong>ez ft. Belly<br />
video entitled Autom<strong>at</strong>ic.<br />
“We try to keep it separ<strong>at</strong>e,<br />
even though people may give<br />
a second look <strong>at</strong> the b<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
say, “oh, the s<strong>in</strong>ger won an<br />
MMVA”, but I don’t want people<br />
to give <strong>at</strong>tention because of<br />
th<strong>at</strong>. We want them to focus on<br />
the music,” said Portoghese.<br />
Torch<strong>in</strong>a focuses his life on<br />
drumm<strong>in</strong>g. After <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> misdiagnosed<br />
with HIV dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a rout<strong>in</strong>e checkup, Torch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
went through a very dark period<br />
where noth<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>at</strong>tered.<br />
This misdiagnosis made him<br />
reconsider his life, which <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
a four-year rel<strong>at</strong>ionship,<br />
a job <strong>in</strong> the chemistry field,<br />
which he had acquired a degree<br />
<strong>in</strong>, <strong>and</strong> plans to buy a house.<br />
Six weeks after his first diagnosis<br />
he was told th<strong>at</strong> he did<br />
not have HIV. His next move<br />
was to break up with his girlfriend,<br />
quit his job, <strong>and</strong> use the<br />
money he had saved for a house<br />
to spend the next six months<br />
drumm<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“After th<strong>at</strong>, life is po<strong>in</strong>tless<br />
if you’re not do<strong>in</strong>g wh<strong>at</strong> you<br />
love,” said Torch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
“Music to me means struggle,”<br />
said Portoghese. His<br />
songs, which have a h<strong>in</strong>t of<br />
angst, come from a 10-year let<br />
down <strong>in</strong> his video career. After<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong>ion he was gett<strong>in</strong>g<br />
known for low-quality rap videos<br />
which were h<strong>in</strong>der<strong>in</strong>g his<br />
hopes to make better videos<br />
<strong>and</strong> make it <strong>in</strong> his career. Portoghese<br />
kept gett<strong>in</strong>g stepped on<br />
by others <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>dustry until<br />
last year, as he worked on the<br />
FX for videos, he would make<br />
directors videos huge <strong>and</strong> never<br />
get credit.<br />
He would write songs based<br />
on this feel<strong>in</strong>g of letdown <strong>and</strong><br />
disappo<strong>in</strong>tment.<br />
Through their music, they<br />
have ga<strong>in</strong>ed notice <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>dustry,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g John Wozniak<br />
from Marcy’s Playground,<br />
who heard the b<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> has<br />
been help<strong>in</strong>g them by allow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
them to record <strong>in</strong> his milliondollar<br />
studio.<br />
This studio is where Led<br />
Zeppl<strong>in</strong> recorded Whole Lotta<br />
Love.<br />
They are look<strong>in</strong>g to have<br />
their album out by February of<br />
next year.<br />
After their unveil<strong>in</strong>g show<br />
<strong>at</strong> Silver Dollar, the b<strong>and</strong> looks<br />
forward to perform<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> E.P.<br />
Taylor’s on Tuesday, Nov. 29<br />
for students.<br />
“We are excited to get out to<br />
the public <strong>and</strong> perform,”says<br />
Portoghese.<br />
A new<br />
Occupy<br />
event<br />
for<br />
Oshawa<br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Bola, <strong>at</strong> 20 Simcoe St.<br />
N. is host<strong>in</strong>g an art event<br />
Dec. 3: Occupy Wall Space.<br />
The event will take place<br />
<strong>in</strong> the even<strong>in</strong>g from 6 p.m.<br />
to 10 p.m.<br />
The first floor of the<br />
downtown store will show<br />
artwork, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g pieces<br />
done by shop owner Monique<br />
Brent. The second<br />
floor will be celebr<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
the SlowCity Magaz<strong>in</strong>e 3<br />
launch party. There will be<br />
music <strong>and</strong> performances<br />
by <strong>Durham</strong> Shoestr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Performers <strong>and</strong> poet Allison<br />
Worne.<br />
“This is an event not to<br />
be missed!” said Brent.<br />
Art on display will be for sale.
38 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
54-40 rock out <strong>in</strong> Oshawa<br />
Angie Doucett<br />
The Chronicle<br />
On a ra<strong>in</strong>y weekend <strong>in</strong> November,<br />
Oshawa’s Regent The<strong>at</strong>re<br />
was dazzled by Canadian<br />
legends 54-40.<br />
After 30 years <strong>in</strong> the music<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry produc<strong>in</strong>g albums <strong>and</strong><br />
a number of popular hits such<br />
as Ocean Pearl, She La <strong>and</strong> I Go<br />
Bl<strong>in</strong>d, the b<strong>and</strong> made a stop <strong>in</strong><br />
Oshawa to promote their new<br />
album Lost <strong>in</strong> the City.<br />
The recently restored Regent<br />
the<strong>at</strong>re welcomed a full house<br />
of scream<strong>in</strong>g fans. A crescendo<br />
of “Yeah Neil!” sent tremors of<br />
excitement through the crowd<br />
as Neil Osborne, Brad Merrit,<br />
Dave Genn <strong>and</strong> M<strong>at</strong>t Johnson<br />
filled the stage.<br />
It was an <strong>in</strong>tim<strong>at</strong>e show<br />
full of nostalgic 54-40 classics<br />
<strong>and</strong> a tribute to fallen soldiers<br />
with an acoustic song open<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for their 1987 hit, One Gun.<br />
Alongside their classics, 54-<br />
40 slipped <strong>in</strong> a few new songs<br />
from Lost <strong>in</strong> the City <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a song of the same title.<br />
Brad Merritt, who co-founded<br />
the group <strong>in</strong> 1981, said the<br />
new album is more present <strong>and</strong><br />
emotive than previous albums.<br />
Lost <strong>in</strong> the City takes much<br />
of its <strong>in</strong>fluence from classic<br />
blues songs <strong>and</strong> references old<br />
lyrics, apply<strong>in</strong>g them to the<br />
world today where other albums<br />
often reflected an altern<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
post-punk style.<br />
Frontman Neil Osborne <strong>and</strong><br />
his daughter K<strong>and</strong>le came up<br />
with the concept of the new album<br />
<strong>and</strong> video, which follows<br />
a mime on his way through the<br />
city.<br />
“We’re not lost <strong>in</strong> the city,<br />
we’re lost <strong>in</strong> the future,” Osborne<br />
said to the crowd dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the show.<br />
Unlike many b<strong>and</strong>s who<br />
often play <strong>and</strong> promote their<br />
new songs while tour<strong>in</strong>g, 54-40<br />
played many classic tunes with<br />
a variety of <strong>in</strong>struments beyond<br />
the basic two-guitar, drum <strong>and</strong><br />
bass setup, th<strong>at</strong> brought the<br />
crowd danc<strong>in</strong>g to its feet <strong>at</strong> the<br />
front of the stage.<br />
On Oct. 23, 54-40 was<br />
awarded the Hall of Fame<br />
award <strong>at</strong> the Western Canadian<br />
Music awards.<br />
“It was an honour to be a<br />
part of someth<strong>in</strong>g like th<strong>at</strong>,”<br />
Bassist <strong>and</strong> founder Brad Merritt<br />
said <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>terview before<br />
the show. “It started because<br />
we were passion<strong>at</strong>e about music<br />
<strong>and</strong> to be honoured by our<br />
peers felt good.”<br />
But success rarely comes<br />
without hardship. Rang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from 18 to 20 years old when<br />
the group started, Merrit said<br />
they faced challenges when it<br />
came to gett<strong>in</strong>g along.<br />
“You’re try<strong>in</strong>g to def<strong>in</strong>e your<br />
Angie Doucett<br />
54-40: Neil Osborne, lead s<strong>in</strong>ger of the Canadian legends 54-40, rocks on stage<br />
<strong>at</strong> Oshawa’s Regent The<strong>at</strong>re.<br />
place <strong>in</strong> the b<strong>and</strong> while keep<strong>in</strong>g<br />
your own ego <strong>in</strong> check for<br />
the good of the group,” Merritt<br />
said. “But we were all very process<br />
oriented <strong>and</strong> still are. We<br />
keep putt<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> front of<br />
us <strong>and</strong> just do it.”<br />
It wasn’t the first time 54-40<br />
has rocked Oshawa. Perform<strong>in</strong>g<br />
In previous years <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong><br />
College <strong>and</strong> formerly Le<br />
Skr<strong>at</strong>ch <strong>in</strong> 2006, 54-40 is no<br />
stranger to the ‘Shwa.<br />
Broken<br />
Arts<br />
host new<br />
event<br />
Hillary Di Menna<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Broken Arts will be present<strong>in</strong>g<br />
‘Soundtracked 22:<br />
… And the Night’ Nov. 26<br />
<strong>and</strong> ‘Soundtracked 23: A<br />
Very Broken Arts Christmas’<br />
Dec. 10. Both will<br />
take place <strong>in</strong> Mad Café, a<br />
downtown Oshawa bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
<strong>at</strong> 38 K<strong>in</strong>g St E.<br />
Soundtracked 22 will<br />
have musical performances<br />
by Moon K<strong>in</strong>g, Odonis<br />
Odonis <strong>and</strong> The Undrummer.<br />
The even<strong>in</strong>g event<br />
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. will<br />
have a moon theme.<br />
“Where will you be when<br />
the world ends next year?<br />
How will you face the last<br />
days of this dy<strong>in</strong>g planet?<br />
Some turn to the bible.<br />
Some turn to the bottle.<br />
We turn to the moon,” the<br />
Facebook event page says<br />
haunt<strong>in</strong>gly.<br />
Soundtracked 23 is<br />
a daytime event, also <strong>at</strong><br />
Mad Café from 10 a.m. to<br />
4 p.m. Twenty-three will<br />
be another musical event<br />
with b<strong>and</strong>s Alley K<strong>at</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
the Boozehounds, Bloody<br />
Boy Blue, Chris <strong>and</strong> Cassy,<br />
Darl<strong>in</strong>g Meadow, K<strong>at</strong>r<strong>in</strong>a<br />
James, Nick Reynolds <strong>and</strong><br />
W<strong>at</strong>ershed Hour.<br />
Admission is free. “But<br />
we’ll be accept<strong>in</strong>g don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
of money, food, beds,<br />
toys, or anyth<strong>in</strong>g else petrel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
for the C<strong>at</strong> Town<br />
animal shelter.”<br />
Carrasco dances his way to the top<br />
Chealse Howell<br />
The Chronicle<br />
With his parents <strong>and</strong><br />
gr<strong>and</strong>ma push<strong>in</strong>g Moto music<br />
on him <strong>at</strong> age 3, Wayne<br />
Carrasco found not only his<br />
love, but passion for hip hop<br />
dance.<br />
Although he never took part<br />
<strong>in</strong> any formal dance lessons,<br />
Carrasco’s determ<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
ambition has led him to have<br />
success <strong>in</strong> the dance <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />
From meet<strong>in</strong>g Drake, Peter<br />
Jackson <strong>and</strong> Karl Wolf <strong>at</strong> the<br />
MMVA’s (Much More Music<br />
Video Awards), to perform<strong>in</strong>g<br />
before Classified <strong>at</strong> Campusfest,<br />
Carrasco’s list of celebrity<br />
encounters keeps grow<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
He has also met, Lady<br />
Gaga, T Pa<strong>in</strong>, Jabbawockeez<br />
<strong>and</strong> Busta Rhymes<br />
<strong>at</strong> various dance events.<br />
On campus the Digital Video<br />
student is known as the founder<br />
<strong>and</strong> manager of The Geek-<br />
Freaks, a competitive hip hop<br />
dance group.<br />
Tak<strong>in</strong>g part <strong>in</strong> many competitions,<br />
the GeekFreaks have<br />
won several awards, with their<br />
most recent <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> O.U.C.H.<br />
(Ontario University College<br />
Competition of Hip Hop). In<br />
the past they have also won<br />
Dance Champions 2010 as<br />
well as Summer Jam 2010 <strong>in</strong><br />
Toronto.The GeekFreaks are<br />
extremely youth orient<strong>at</strong>ed,<br />
particip<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Youth Day <strong>in</strong><br />
2010-2011. They also had the<br />
privilege of danc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> Z103’s<br />
Summer Rush 2007-2008,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Campusfest 2010-2011.<br />
Some titles Carrasco has<br />
obta<strong>in</strong>ed himself are first<br />
place overall duet <strong>at</strong> Humber<br />
Hype 2010, the Choreography<br />
Scholarship Award of $1,000<br />
for the GeekFreaks rout<strong>in</strong>e <strong>at</strong><br />
Humber Hype 2011 <strong>and</strong> first<br />
place Hip-Hop Award <strong>at</strong> BAM<br />
2010 also tak<strong>in</strong>g place <strong>in</strong> Toronto.<br />
In 2008 Carrasco enrolled<br />
<strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> Collage <strong>and</strong> also<br />
started The GeekFreaks th<strong>at</strong><br />
same year. Orig<strong>in</strong>al GeekFreaks<br />
group came together <strong>in</strong><br />
2006 when Carrasco <strong>and</strong> his<br />
friends would get-together to<br />
share their dance skills such<br />
as popp<strong>in</strong>g, lock<strong>in</strong>g, bobb<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
freestyle <strong>and</strong> hip hop.<br />
While manag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> choreograph<strong>in</strong>g<br />
rout<strong>in</strong>es for the<br />
GeekFreaks, <strong>in</strong> 2009 Carrasco<br />
also cre<strong>at</strong>ed H.E.R. (Hip Hop<br />
<strong>in</strong> its Essence <strong>and</strong> Realness), a<br />
club on campus th<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong>troduces<br />
members to the elements of<br />
hip hop.<br />
His love for hip hop dance<br />
is extremely strong. “ I bleed<br />
H.E.R. <strong>and</strong> GeekFreaks,” said<br />
Carrasco. “ I never had someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
mean so much to me <strong>and</strong><br />
Wayne Carasco<br />
WAYNE CARRASCO: Cre<strong>at</strong>or of <strong>Durham</strong>’s GeekFreaks<br />
<strong>and</strong> H.E.R.<br />
to have someth<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> can<br />
make a positive difference <strong>in</strong><br />
peoples lives, it’s a cool feel<strong>in</strong>g.”<br />
His favourite part about <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> The GeekFreaks is the<br />
time they spend together both<br />
on <strong>and</strong> off the dance floor.<br />
“It really is just one big family.”
Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
Miles Faber helps<br />
H.E.R. host workshop<br />
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A hellish new<br />
sequel to an<br />
Kamesha Horne-Simmons<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Everyone ready? One <strong>and</strong> two <strong>and</strong> three <strong>and</strong><br />
four!<br />
H.E.R. hosted a free dance workshop here on<br />
campus Nov. 23 fe<strong>at</strong>ur<strong>in</strong>g special guest Miles Faber!<br />
All <strong>Durham</strong> College <strong>and</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong> students were<br />
welcome to come <strong>and</strong> learn some choreography<br />
from Faber.<br />
Faber was third runner-up on season one of<br />
So You Th<strong>in</strong>k You Can Dance Canada.<br />
He will also be one of the judges <strong>at</strong> OUCH<br />
Nov. 26. “We cover jazz, hip-hop, popp<strong>in</strong>g, b-<br />
boy, funk, soul, a little bit of salsa, all the urban<br />
stuff,” said Faber “We travel all over Canada to<br />
do<strong>in</strong>g dances workshops.”<br />
Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Crenian, Faber’s assistant said,<br />
“With the workshops sometimes we help each<br />
other out if we’re available, <strong>and</strong> it k<strong>in</strong>d of happened<br />
we fell <strong>in</strong>to do<strong>in</strong>g a dual teach<strong>in</strong>g together.”<br />
Wayne Carrasco has known Faber for a couple<br />
years now. He’s met him <strong>at</strong> dance competitions<br />
<strong>and</strong> they have become good friends.<br />
“When I heard th<strong>at</strong> we were host<strong>in</strong>g OUCH<br />
I knew he was the perfect fit, so I was, ‘like we<br />
need to br<strong>in</strong>g him out.’ And for OUCH week I<br />
wanted to do a whole prep th<strong>in</strong>g for OUCH to get<br />
people hyped up, so one of the th<strong>in</strong>gs we decided<br />
Disney Live!<br />
<strong>at</strong> GM Centre<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Disney Live! A special stage event fe<strong>at</strong>ur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
three classic Disney fairy tales is com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to the General Motors Centre on Jan 12.<br />
The event fe<strong>at</strong>ures familiar faces such as<br />
Mickey, M<strong>in</strong>nie, Donald <strong>and</strong> Goofy, Snow<br />
White <strong>and</strong> the Seven Dwarfs, C<strong>in</strong>derella,<br />
Beauty <strong>and</strong> the Beast <strong>and</strong> much more.<br />
The story centres on Mickey <strong>and</strong> the gang<br />
as they br<strong>in</strong>g classic fairy tale adventures to<br />
life through the pages of a magical storybook<br />
they f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong> Mickey’s <strong>at</strong>tic.<br />
There will be a morn<strong>in</strong>g show <strong>at</strong> 10:30 <strong>and</strong><br />
an even<strong>in</strong>g show <strong>at</strong> 6:30 with tickets rang<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from $27 to $67.<br />
to do was the workshop with Miles.”<br />
The workshop started off with meet<strong>in</strong>g Faber<br />
<strong>and</strong> his assistant Crenian, who was also a So You<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>k You Can Dance Canada contestant for season<br />
three.<br />
He started off with some simple moves to get<br />
the class warmed up <strong>and</strong> a little history lesson on<br />
hip-hop danc<strong>in</strong>g. After 45 m<strong>in</strong>utes, the class was<br />
pumped to start choreography to Neyo’s song,<br />
One <strong>in</strong> a Million.<br />
A lot of the students started to pick up the<br />
choreography fairly quickly <strong>and</strong> the class was<br />
excited <strong>and</strong> eager to cont<strong>in</strong>ue on with the rest of<br />
the rout<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
The class was split up <strong>in</strong>to two groups, <strong>and</strong><br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the rout<strong>in</strong>e Faber would give out some<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ters.<br />
By the end of the workshop the class was able<br />
to go through the whole rout<strong>in</strong>e with no mistakes.<br />
“I found it really <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g. It was different<br />
for me, out of my element because I’m a b-boy<br />
<strong>and</strong> I didn’t really know much about hip-hop or<br />
choreography <strong>in</strong> general,” said Roberto Lloren, a<br />
dancer from H.E.R.“I’m more of a freestyler but<br />
a few of my friends… conv<strong>in</strong>ced me to go here,<br />
<strong>and</strong> it was really worth it.”<br />
“I thought it was really good, it was really <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ive,”<br />
said Christian Julal, executive member<br />
<strong>and</strong> freestyle dancer from H.E.R.<br />
Another<br />
Cirque tour<br />
for a new year<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ionally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil<br />
show Quidam is com<strong>in</strong>g to the General Motors<br />
Centre from Jan 4 to 8.<br />
The tour has performed on five different cont<strong>in</strong>ents<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce it’s debut show <strong>in</strong> Montreal <strong>in</strong> 1996.<br />
The cast, which fe<strong>at</strong>ures 52 musicians, acrob<strong>at</strong>s,<br />
s<strong>in</strong>gers <strong>and</strong> characters, began their North<br />
American tour <strong>in</strong> December 2010.<br />
Adult tickets range from $38-$104.50, child<br />
tickets from $31-$85.50 <strong>and</strong> senior <strong>and</strong> student<br />
tickets from $34.50-89.75.<br />
old nightmare<br />
Cooper’s<br />
19th studio<br />
album<br />
renews the<br />
chills<br />
Tyler Richards<br />
The Chronicle<br />
American rock star Alice<br />
Cooper released his 19th album<br />
<strong>in</strong> October.<br />
Intended to be a sequel to<br />
his first solo album Welcome<br />
to My Nightmare, it’s aptly<br />
titled Welcome 2 my Nightmare.<br />
Despite the<br />
unimag<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ive<br />
title, the<br />
first track, I am<br />
Made of You, is<br />
a haunt<strong>in</strong>gly serene<br />
song th<strong>at</strong><br />
takes the listener<br />
back to Cooper’s<br />
early days, but<br />
adds a modern<br />
flare with vocal<br />
effects <strong>and</strong> synthesizers.<br />
‘<br />
The album <strong>in</strong>corpor<strong>at</strong>es<br />
bits <strong>and</strong> pieces<br />
of Cooper’s different<br />
styles throughout the<br />
years<br />
’<br />
It’s also one of the few<br />
tracks on the album th<strong>at</strong><br />
could be considered a s<strong>in</strong>gle.<br />
One of the more <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
songs is Wh<strong>at</strong> Baby<br />
Wants, a song th<strong>at</strong> Cooper<br />
recorded with pop artist<br />
Ke$ha. The song has all the<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>gs of a gre<strong>at</strong> dance<br />
track if enhanced more by a<br />
DJ.<br />
Writ<strong>in</strong>g about the macabre<br />
has always been a strong<br />
suit for Cooper <strong>and</strong> Disco<br />
Bloodb<strong>at</strong>h Boogie Fever fits<br />
th<strong>at</strong> theme as probably the<br />
weirdest song on the album.<br />
The lyrics talk about a massacre<br />
<strong>at</strong> a disco club.<br />
The album itself does <strong>in</strong>deed<br />
pick up where the first<br />
album left off.<br />
In Welcome to my nightmare<br />
Cooper tells a story of<br />
a child proceed<strong>in</strong>g through<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> seems like a nightmare.<br />
In Welcome 2 My Nightmare<br />
it is revealed th<strong>at</strong> this<br />
child, now a grown man, is<br />
actually dead <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> hell.<br />
The album <strong>in</strong>corpor<strong>at</strong>es<br />
bits <strong>and</strong> pieces of Cooper’s<br />
different styles throughout<br />
the years.<br />
Songs like I am Made of<br />
You, will rem<strong>in</strong>d you of the<br />
open<strong>in</strong>g track of his first album,<br />
Welcome to my Nightmare.<br />
And songs<br />
like When<br />
Hell Comes<br />
Home are<br />
rem<strong>in</strong>iscent<br />
of his<br />
l<strong>at</strong>e eighties<br />
works such<br />
as Feed my<br />
Frankenste<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Freedom.<br />
Cooper<br />
ends the album<br />
with an underture, a<br />
skillfully arranged <strong>in</strong>strumental<br />
bit th<strong>at</strong> spans both<br />
the first album <strong>and</strong> the sequel.<br />
For anyone who is an Alice<br />
Cooper fan this album is a<br />
def<strong>in</strong>ite buy, but if you aren’t<br />
used to Cooper’s lyrics <strong>and</strong><br />
his way of play<strong>in</strong>g, you might<br />
consider listen<strong>in</strong>g to some<br />
of his other albums before<br />
weigh<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> on this one.
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Record show br<strong>in</strong>gs the music<br />
Derek Morton<br />
The Chronicle<br />
From Abba to Zappa, the 17 th<br />
Oshawa CD/record show had it<br />
all. The event, held <strong>at</strong> the Oshawa<br />
Royal Canadian Legion on<br />
Sunday, Nov. 20, had vendors<br />
<strong>and</strong> fans of music look<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
sell or exp<strong>and</strong> their music collection.<br />
The show has been runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on <strong>and</strong> off s<strong>in</strong>ce 1988. Vendors<br />
from all over the GTA came<br />
to sell their selection of CDs,<br />
DVDs, posters, b<strong>and</strong> T-shirts<br />
<strong>and</strong> v<strong>in</strong>yl records.<br />
“The event normally gets<br />
around 200 to 300 people <strong>at</strong><br />
one of our shows, not <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the vendors,” said Sonia Lanzillotti,<br />
the event organizer.<br />
“I helped my friend run the<br />
show when it was <strong>in</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong>.<br />
We then moved to Oshawa <strong>and</strong><br />
have been here for a while.”<br />
Many of the vendors <strong>at</strong> the<br />
event are owners of record<br />
stores who take the products to<br />
record shows like this all over<br />
the GTA.<br />
“We normally get a lot of<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess dur<strong>in</strong>g these shows,”<br />
said M<strong>at</strong>t Crawford, the owner<br />
of the V<strong>in</strong>yl Alibi <strong>in</strong> downtown<br />
Bowmanville.<br />
“It’s cool to see all these<br />
people <strong>in</strong> one area. We can<br />
sometimes get a weeks worth of<br />
customers <strong>in</strong> a few hours do<strong>in</strong>g<br />
one of these shows.”<br />
Some like Allan VanDeBogart<br />
work <strong>at</strong> flea markets on<br />
weekends <strong>and</strong> come to these<br />
shows to get different customers.<br />
“I do flea markets <strong>and</strong> some<br />
wholesales to stores <strong>in</strong> the area.<br />
Com<strong>in</strong>g to these events is a<br />
good way of sell<strong>in</strong>g my collection.”<br />
Others like John Ritson<br />
owned their own music stores<br />
but had to sell due to the turn<br />
<strong>in</strong> the economy <strong>and</strong> the music<br />
bus<strong>in</strong>ess.<br />
“I’ve been sell<strong>in</strong>g off wh<strong>at</strong>’s<br />
left of our stock <strong>at</strong> these shows<br />
for a while. I also try to f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs th<strong>at</strong> vendors <strong>at</strong> these<br />
shows don’t normally get, like<br />
picture discs or foreign imports.”<br />
Some of the other vendors<br />
are collectors look<strong>in</strong>g to sell off<br />
their large collections to make<br />
more room <strong>in</strong> their houses.<br />
“It’s a hobby,” Gregg Daniell<br />
said while look<strong>in</strong>g through another<br />
vendor display. “I’ve been<br />
<strong>in</strong> this bus<strong>in</strong>ess for a number<br />
off <strong>and</strong> on.<br />
I like the smell of the v<strong>in</strong>yl<br />
<strong>and</strong> love com<strong>in</strong>g to these<br />
shows. I can sell some of my<br />
collection <strong>and</strong> maybe f<strong>in</strong>d a few<br />
new items. ”<br />
For music collectors <strong>and</strong> audiophiles,<br />
v<strong>in</strong>yl records are the<br />
only way to listen to music.<br />
“It’s the look <strong>and</strong> the feel<br />
of the records th<strong>at</strong> I like the<br />
most,” Rob Gale said. “With<br />
records you get the pops <strong>and</strong><br />
crackles th<strong>at</strong> add some character<br />
to the song. You don’t get<br />
th<strong>at</strong> with an mp3.”<br />
For others the large size<br />
of the albums makes the music<br />
<strong>in</strong>to an overall piece of art.<br />
“The art work with some of<br />
these records is amaz<strong>in</strong>g,” said<br />
Ryan Rutherford, an employee<br />
<strong>at</strong> the V<strong>in</strong>yl Alibi <strong>and</strong> a collector.<br />
“You don’t get th<strong>at</strong> with<br />
CDs.”<br />
While the vendors come<br />
from different parts of the GTA,<br />
many of them travel <strong>and</strong> do all<br />
of the record shows <strong>in</strong> the area.<br />
“We normally do about 12 of<br />
these shows a year,” Crawford<br />
expla<strong>in</strong>ed. “We go all over the<br />
Toronto area, you just never<br />
know wh<strong>at</strong> you’re go<strong>in</strong>g to f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
<strong>at</strong> one of these shows. We always<br />
try <strong>and</strong> go to the Oshawa<br />
Derek Morton<br />
Collectors <strong>and</strong> Audiophiles: M<strong>at</strong>t Crawford <strong>and</strong> Ryan Rutherford, owners of the<br />
V<strong>in</strong>yl Alibi <strong>in</strong> Bowmanville, <strong>at</strong> the Oshawa CD/v<strong>in</strong>yl show.<br />
shows.”<br />
The Oshawa event normally<br />
runs two shows <strong>in</strong> the year.<br />
“We like to do them <strong>in</strong> November<br />
<strong>and</strong> February. Not too<br />
many run <strong>in</strong> the summer,” Lanzillotti<br />
said.<br />
The event ran from 10 a.m.<br />
to 4 p.m. At times the small<br />
hall seemed to be filled with<br />
fans <strong>and</strong> collectors of music.<br />
The Ewanuiks: strong act<strong>in</strong>g duo<br />
Jacob <strong>and</strong> Sophia br<strong>in</strong>g their talents to TV<br />
Kait Tarrant<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Th<strong>in</strong>k back to when<br />
you were <strong>in</strong> k<strong>in</strong>dergarten,<br />
sitt<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on the carpet <strong>in</strong> a<br />
circle <strong>at</strong> your teacher’s feet.<br />
“Wh<strong>at</strong> do you want to be<br />
when you grow up?” was possibly<br />
the most frequent question<br />
asked throughout your<br />
elementary school career.<br />
An astronaut? A veter<strong>in</strong>arian?<br />
A teacher? A nascar driver?<br />
Did this childhood dream<br />
career of come true? Most<br />
would answer no. For Jacob<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sophia Ewaniuk, it is a<br />
completely different story<br />
Before the age of 12 not<br />
many kids can say they have<br />
appeared <strong>in</strong> a wide variety of<br />
television shows <strong>and</strong> countless<br />
commercials, but to the<br />
Ewanuik duo it is just another<br />
day <strong>at</strong> the office.<br />
Born <strong>and</strong> raised <strong>in</strong> <strong>Whitby</strong>,<br />
this brother <strong>and</strong> sister combo<br />
have been tak<strong>in</strong>g the act<strong>in</strong>g<br />
world by storm.<br />
Jacob, 11, got his first start<br />
on the television show Murdoch<br />
Mysteries <strong>in</strong> 2008 <strong>at</strong> the<br />
tender age of 8.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce then he has appeared<br />
<strong>in</strong> countless shows such as<br />
Rookie Blue, Little Mosque on<br />
the Prairie <strong>and</strong> is known best<br />
for his voice as Nick on The<br />
C<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> the H<strong>at</strong> Knows a Lot<br />
About Th<strong>at</strong>.<br />
“I would have to say my favourite<br />
is The C<strong>at</strong> <strong>in</strong> the H<strong>at</strong>.<br />
I’ve been do<strong>in</strong>g it for two or<br />
three years now. It’s been a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> journey <strong>and</strong> I love it,”<br />
said Jacob.<br />
Jacob found his passion for<br />
act<strong>in</strong>g through a family friend,<br />
<strong>and</strong> his mother Frances got<br />
him <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the act<strong>in</strong>g<br />
world.<br />
“I was really bored of school<br />
<strong>and</strong> one of my mom’s friends<br />
told her about act<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> she<br />
said ‘oh you know wh<strong>at</strong>, this is<br />
a good th<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> I th<strong>in</strong>k you’ll<br />
like it’ <strong>and</strong> I ended up lik<strong>in</strong>g it<br />
a lot <strong>and</strong> I ended up lik<strong>in</strong>g it<br />
on stage,” expla<strong>in</strong>s Jacob.<br />
Sophia, 9, was <strong>in</strong>spired by<br />
her older brother to pursue<br />
her career <strong>in</strong> act<strong>in</strong>g as well.<br />
“When I saw him do it [act<strong>in</strong>g]<br />
I liked it a lot, I wanted to<br />
‘<br />
We are busy bees,<br />
but we are still <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
kids, def<strong>in</strong>itely. I f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
our lives fast-paced,<br />
but fun,<br />
Jacob Ewaniuk<br />
’<br />
be an actress so bad,” she said.<br />
Sophia has also appeared<br />
<strong>in</strong> hit television shows like<br />
Flashpo<strong>in</strong>t, Covert Affairs <strong>and</strong><br />
most recently <strong>in</strong> a Wal-Mart<br />
commercial for the Halloween<br />
season.<br />
It doesn’t stop <strong>at</strong> act<strong>in</strong>g either;<br />
this modern day Sharpay<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ryan also have an exceptional<br />
sign<strong>in</strong>g talent.<br />
Often compet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> local<br />
talent shows as well as televised<br />
events to display their<br />
s<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g chops, this duo is a<br />
force to be reckoned with.<br />
For the last year Jacob <strong>and</strong><br />
Sophia have been tak<strong>in</strong>g vocal<br />
lessons with Roberta Quilico,<br />
who has sung with the likes of<br />
Cel<strong>in</strong>e Dion.<br />
Most recently the two competed<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Brookl<strong>in</strong> M<strong>in</strong>i<br />
Idol <strong>and</strong> Jacob walked away<br />
with the top prize.<br />
With every competition<br />
comes a new lesson for the<br />
Ewaniuks.<br />
“Everyth<strong>in</strong>g is a learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
process for them. In competitions<br />
[with older kids] they get<br />
to see where they can progress,”<br />
expla<strong>in</strong>s their mother.<br />
With such a busy <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
schedule Jacob <strong>and</strong><br />
Sophia still f<strong>in</strong>d the time <strong>in</strong><br />
their busy day to be your average<br />
kids.<br />
“We like to play with our<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> go to school <strong>and</strong><br />
have people say ‘hey are you<br />
th<strong>at</strong> girl <strong>in</strong> the commercial?’<br />
It’s so cool. But I th<strong>in</strong>k we still<br />
have time to hang out <strong>and</strong> play<br />
with friends <strong>and</strong> family,” said<br />
Sophia who is set to appear<br />
<strong>in</strong> the television movie Gretl<br />
this fall as Young Gretl.<br />
“We are busy bees, but we<br />
are still <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> kids, def<strong>in</strong>itely.<br />
I f<strong>in</strong>d our lives fast-paced, but<br />
fun,” adds Jacob.<br />
Jacob appears <strong>in</strong> the up<br />
com<strong>in</strong>g film Servitude, which<br />
has already premiered <strong>in</strong><br />
Montreal <strong>and</strong> W<strong>at</strong>erloo, <strong>and</strong><br />
he couldn’t be more thrilled<br />
about the experience.<br />
“It was a lot of fun <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> on<br />
set. It was a comedy, which I<br />
love;It was a lot of fun <strong>and</strong> it<br />
was another experience. My<br />
character was a br<strong>at</strong>ty kid so<br />
I got to spill w<strong>at</strong>er <strong>and</strong> throw<br />
c<strong>and</strong>y <strong>at</strong> the waiter. It is someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I would never do but I<br />
got the chance to <strong>in</strong> the movie.<br />
Th<strong>at</strong>’s another th<strong>in</strong>g I like<br />
about act<strong>in</strong>g,” expla<strong>in</strong>s Jacob.
42 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
Harold <strong>and</strong> Kumar for the holidays<br />
Emily Wood<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The movie opened with the<br />
cheery t<strong>in</strong>kl<strong>in</strong>g of Christmas<br />
bells <strong>and</strong> music, <strong>and</strong> the familiar<br />
bustle of a shopp<strong>in</strong>g mall<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the wonderful holiday<br />
season. Enter Kumar.<br />
Directed by Todd Strauss-<br />
Schulson, wh<strong>at</strong> followed was<br />
a ridiculous medley of a monstrous<br />
f<strong>at</strong>her-<strong>in</strong>-law, a druggedup<br />
toddler, claym<strong>at</strong>ion halluc<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
a run-<strong>in</strong> with the mafia<br />
<strong>and</strong> of course, a classic appearance<br />
by one Neil P<strong>at</strong>rick Harris.<br />
In the third of the Harold<br />
<strong>and</strong> Kumar series, A Very Harold<br />
<strong>and</strong> Kumar 3D Christmas<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s under the premise th<strong>at</strong><br />
the two friends have grown<br />
apart. But with the delivery of a<br />
giant jo<strong>in</strong>t, their journey to reunite<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>at</strong>ured more<br />
quickly than Kumar, played by<br />
Kal Penn, Harold, played by<br />
John Cho, is drawn back <strong>in</strong>to<br />
his old ways on Christmas eve,<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g a quest for the perfect<br />
tree. With this, he hopes to w<strong>in</strong><br />
the approval of his f<strong>at</strong>her-<strong>in</strong>law,<br />
played by the terrify<strong>in</strong>gly<br />
hilarious Danny Trejo.<br />
Though it <strong>in</strong>duced eye roll<strong>in</strong>g<br />
from time to time, the plot was<br />
not overly predictable. Writers<br />
Jon Hurwitz <strong>and</strong> Hayden<br />
Schlossberg had the events escal<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
from scene to scene<br />
to a colossal crescendo which,<br />
although far from realistic, was<br />
enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g nonetheless.<br />
The 3D aspect of the movie<br />
was not so impressive. Yes, of<br />
course, certa<strong>in</strong> parts were undeniably<br />
cool, but c<strong>at</strong>er<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
3D simply for the sake of c<strong>at</strong>er<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to 3D hype is unnecessary.<br />
It would have been just as<br />
enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g without Kumar<br />
blow<strong>in</strong>g smoke r<strong>in</strong>gs directly<br />
<strong>in</strong>to my face.<br />
In fairness, it was mock<strong>in</strong>g<br />
3D to a certa<strong>in</strong> extent with<br />
added slow-motion dur<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
egg<strong>in</strong>g on Wall Street, but the<br />
amount of 3D effects was tiresome.<br />
For a group of 18-yearold<br />
guys however, it might not<br />
be.<br />
The m<strong>at</strong>urity level of these<br />
films doesn’t seem to age with<br />
its audience, but <strong>in</strong>stead cont<strong>in</strong>ues<br />
to c<strong>at</strong>er to the teenage<br />
(<strong>and</strong> primarily male) psyche.<br />
The humour is undeniably<br />
there, it just fails to reach a variety<br />
of demographics.<br />
For a night of silly fun <strong>and</strong><br />
m<strong>in</strong>dless laughs, this movie<br />
delivers. Harold <strong>and</strong> Kumar is<br />
r<strong>at</strong>ed 18 A.<br />
Break<strong>in</strong>g barriers with Hello Beautiful<br />
Am<strong>and</strong>a Darrock<br />
The Chronicle<br />
A unique blend of hip-hop,<br />
altern<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>and</strong> rock is the factor<br />
th<strong>at</strong> sets Hello Beautiful<br />
apart from the rest.<br />
This local b<strong>and</strong> from <strong>Whitby</strong><br />
started out <strong>in</strong> 2006 as a trio. As<br />
time passed the trio <strong>at</strong>tracted<br />
the <strong>at</strong>tention of bassist Dan<br />
Bradimore.<br />
After the release of their first<br />
EP, self-titled Hello Beautiful,<br />
<strong>in</strong> 2006 they ga<strong>in</strong>ed even more<br />
<strong>at</strong>tention, this time from Charlie<br />
Royal, a local M.C. who, after<br />
hear<strong>in</strong>g the b<strong>and</strong>’s unique<br />
sound, contacted them <strong>and</strong><br />
helped them fully enter <strong>in</strong>to<br />
their hip-hop, rock <strong>and</strong> altern<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
sound.<br />
With their cre<strong>at</strong>ive mixture<br />
of diverse genres sett<strong>in</strong>g them<br />
apart from others <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Durham</strong><br />
Region scene, they have<br />
accomplished wh<strong>at</strong> they set out<br />
to do.<br />
“We set out to not sound like<br />
anyone, “said Cole Kidd, lead<br />
vocalist <strong>and</strong> rhythm guitarist.<br />
“When we started out a lot<br />
of our friends were do<strong>in</strong>g rock<br />
music <strong>and</strong> rock b<strong>and</strong>s, <strong>and</strong> we<br />
were k<strong>in</strong>d of th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g th<strong>at</strong> for<br />
us to start a rock b<strong>and</strong>.<br />
We would have to b<strong>at</strong>tle it<br />
through all the other b<strong>and</strong>s th<strong>at</strong><br />
were out there.<br />
We just cre<strong>at</strong>ed our own<br />
k<strong>in</strong>d of th<strong>in</strong>g, so th<strong>at</strong> we didn’t<br />
have to compete. We cre<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
our own genre, try to make our<br />
own scene with it.”<br />
Their unique sound helped<br />
them ga<strong>in</strong> much success <strong>in</strong><br />
2007.<br />
Not only did they realize<br />
their full-length album entitled<br />
Soundtrack for Scenario, they<br />
also had the ability to share the<br />
stage with b<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> artists<br />
such as Hedley, Swollen Members,<br />
Mariannas Trench, Juelz<br />
Santana <strong>and</strong> Hot Hot He<strong>at</strong>.<br />
2007 also brought about opportunities<br />
such as w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
Ernie Ball B<strong>at</strong>tle, play<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the<br />
13 th Annual Vans Warped Tour,<br />
through The <strong>Durham</strong> Music<br />
Society, <strong>and</strong> w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g best rock<br />
album of the year for 2007<br />
were only a few of their accomplishments.<br />
“My def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g moment <strong>in</strong> our<br />
music careers were when we<br />
were able to pay a few of our<br />
bills by rock<strong>in</strong>g out,” said Kidd.<br />
Not only did the album allow<br />
doors to open for the b<strong>and</strong>,<br />
but it allowed them to project<br />
themselves through their music<br />
<strong>and</strong> share <strong>in</strong>tim<strong>at</strong>e experiences<br />
with listeners.<br />
“In our first album, we focused<br />
a lot on every song, <strong>and</strong><br />
it had a specific topic we were<br />
talk<strong>in</strong>g about, which was pretty<br />
cool. We also just have fun with<br />
it.”<br />
Their song Toxic <strong>in</strong> the City<br />
meant the most to lead guitarist/vocalist<br />
Cole, as their former<br />
guitar player <strong>at</strong> the time<br />
was b<strong>at</strong>tl<strong>in</strong>g cancer <strong>and</strong> go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
through chemo, while work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on the record<strong>in</strong>g of the song<br />
they received a phone call th<strong>at</strong><br />
their guitarist was do<strong>in</strong>g really<br />
poorly <strong>and</strong> was possibly go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to die th<strong>at</strong> night.<br />
“Now the song has a trippy<br />
mean<strong>in</strong>g to it after go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
through th<strong>at</strong> experience.”<br />
The b<strong>and</strong>, which <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
Cole Kidd on lead vocals <strong>and</strong><br />
guitar, Kit Walsh on drums/<br />
back<strong>in</strong>g vocals, Dan Bradimore<br />
on bass, keys, <strong>and</strong> back<strong>in</strong>g vocals,<br />
Charlie Royal on lead vocals<br />
<strong>and</strong> Darrell Wallace on<br />
lead guitar, will <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> play<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> Southern Ontario till the new<br />
year.<br />
Their next show will be <strong>at</strong><br />
Hamilton’s Pour House on Dec.<br />
3.<br />
As well as perform<strong>in</strong>g they<br />
are buckl<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>and</strong> record<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for their third album.<br />
Come the new year, Hello<br />
Beautiful will be work<strong>in</strong>g on a<br />
college tour <strong>and</strong> perform<strong>in</strong>g for<br />
students.
Enterta<strong>in</strong>ment<br />
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Down With Webster returns<br />
Kait Tarrant<br />
The Chronicle<br />
It had been two years s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
Toronto-based b<strong>and</strong> Down<br />
With Webster released an album,<br />
<strong>and</strong> fans have been p<strong>at</strong>iently<br />
wait<strong>in</strong>g for their new<br />
music to hit the airwaves.<br />
With tracks She’s Dope <strong>and</strong><br />
Big Wheels grac<strong>in</strong>g the radio<br />
<strong>and</strong> music TV st<strong>at</strong>ions, fans had<br />
someth<strong>in</strong>g to taste before Time<br />
to W<strong>in</strong> Volume II officially hit<br />
the shelves November, 1st.<br />
And It was well worth the<br />
two-year wait.<br />
The album was orig<strong>in</strong>ally<br />
set to be the second of two<br />
seven-track m<strong>in</strong>i albums, as<br />
an <strong>at</strong>tempt to get as much of<br />
their music as possible out <strong>in</strong> a<br />
shorter time frame.<br />
But with the surprise gre<strong>at</strong><br />
success of Time to W<strong>in</strong> Volume<br />
I, the b<strong>and</strong>s orig<strong>in</strong>al idea was<br />
put on the back burner due to<br />
multiple video shoots <strong>and</strong> upcom<strong>in</strong>g<br />
tours.<br />
After the physical release of<br />
the b<strong>and</strong>’s sophomore album,<br />
it became the sixth most purchased<br />
album <strong>at</strong> HMVs Canada-wide<br />
by the end of its first<br />
week, <strong>and</strong> s<strong>in</strong>ce then jumped<br />
to #9 on the Canadian album<br />
charts.<br />
And for good reason. With<br />
bigger be<strong>at</strong>s, stronger guitar<br />
riffs <strong>and</strong> drums, the b<strong>and</strong> has<br />
carefully crafted their best album<br />
yet.<br />
Collabor<strong>at</strong>ions with hip-hop<br />
guru Boi-1da on tracks Professional<br />
<strong>and</strong> I Want it All, have<br />
helped Down With Webster<br />
establish a new sound. Both<br />
songs are guitar driven with excellent<br />
be<strong>at</strong>s <strong>and</strong> vocals.<br />
A sound th<strong>at</strong> one could hope<br />
will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to stay with the<br />
b<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Also, a noticeable collabor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on the album is th<strong>at</strong> with<br />
electro hop quartet, Far East<br />
Movement on the track Work.<br />
The two b<strong>and</strong>s mesh well lyrically<br />
<strong>and</strong> musically on the hit<br />
song.<br />
The album shows gre<strong>at</strong><br />
m<strong>at</strong>urity <strong>and</strong> growth from<br />
the Juno-nom<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong>ed group,<br />
with heavy hitt<strong>in</strong>g tracks like<br />
White Flags <strong>and</strong> Star<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g lives <strong>in</strong> Toronto<br />
Sun you can feel the emotion<br />
through the lyrics.<br />
Sure, there are classic Down<br />
With Webster songs about girls<br />
with a pop sound, but their<br />
growth is evident, both sound<br />
<strong>and</strong> lyrically.<br />
The b<strong>and</strong> has clearly spent<br />
more time <strong>in</strong>corpor<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g guitar<br />
<strong>and</strong> keys on this album compared<br />
to their last.<br />
All songs are extremely well<br />
written <strong>and</strong> executed for their<br />
first full-length album.<br />
It’s an album I honestly can<br />
say I can’t get enough of.<br />
Mike Ryckman<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The second annual Canadian<br />
be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g championships<br />
were held <strong>at</strong> the Mod Club <strong>in</strong><br />
Toronto S<strong>at</strong>urday, Nov. 12.<br />
Many b<strong>at</strong>tle rappers, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
former <strong>Durham</strong> College advertis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
student Rich PoRich<br />
Moss from K<strong>in</strong>g of the Dot were<br />
there to support their fellow<br />
Canadian artists.<br />
“I was go<strong>in</strong>g buck wild,” said<br />
PoRich. “ There was so much<br />
Canadian talent <strong>in</strong> the build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
th<strong>at</strong> night.”<br />
Last year’s be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g<br />
champion from Toronto, KRN-<br />
FX (pronounced Korean FX)<br />
was compet<strong>in</strong>g aga<strong>in</strong> as a heavy<br />
favourite to w<strong>in</strong> the tournament,<br />
expla<strong>in</strong>ed PoRich.<br />
His opponent <strong>in</strong> the f<strong>in</strong>als<br />
was another crowd favourite,<br />
Scott Jackson. Both of these<br />
be<strong>at</strong> boxers have received <strong>in</strong>tern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
praise for their own<br />
TV commercials, accord<strong>in</strong>g to a<br />
fan <strong>in</strong> the crowd, Kevy Loe.<br />
With KRNFX <strong>in</strong> a Taco Bell<br />
commercial <strong>and</strong> Scott Jackson<br />
<strong>in</strong> the be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g owl commercial<br />
for Telus wireless, PoRich<br />
said there was no wonder why<br />
these two were the favourites to<br />
w<strong>in</strong>.<br />
“The heavy favourites go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>to the f<strong>in</strong>als th<strong>at</strong> night<br />
were last year’s w<strong>in</strong>ner KRN-<br />
FX, <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>alist Scott Jackson,<br />
both known from Toronto’s hip<br />
hop scene as phenoms,” said<br />
PoRich.<br />
In a rem<strong>at</strong>ch from last year’s<br />
be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g championship,<br />
KRNFX <strong>and</strong> Scott Jackson put<br />
on quite a show for the crowd,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to PoRich. He said<br />
the crowd seemed to be focused<br />
solely on the two artists.<br />
At the end of the night it was<br />
KRNFX who won top honours<br />
<strong>and</strong> aga<strong>in</strong> walked away as the<br />
Canadian be<strong>at</strong> box<strong>in</strong>g champion<br />
for the second year <strong>in</strong> a row<br />
even though some people from<br />
the crowd, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g PoRich,<br />
thought th<strong>at</strong> Scott Jackson had<br />
bested his Canadian opponent.<br />
“I felt like Scott Jackson<br />
should have been the victor,”<br />
said PoRich. “ Better performance<br />
<strong>and</strong> it also seemed like I<br />
had seen KRNFX’s third round<br />
before.<br />
It seemed th<strong>at</strong> Scott had as<br />
well as he was mimick<strong>in</strong>g every<br />
movement KRNFX was mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
throughout his f<strong>in</strong>al round.”
44 The Chronicle November 29, 2011
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 45<br />
Tyler Richards<br />
The Chronicle<br />
She’s capta<strong>in</strong> of the row<strong>in</strong>g<br />
team, particip<strong>at</strong>es <strong>in</strong> numerous<br />
events throughout the year<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g orient<strong>at</strong>ion week <strong>at</strong><br />
the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of each year,<br />
holds down a part-time job<br />
<strong>and</strong> despite the fact th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
row<strong>in</strong>g team practices twice a<br />
day six times a week Christie<br />
Attwood ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s an honour<br />
roll st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Over the years s<strong>in</strong>ce, the k<strong>in</strong>esiology<br />
student jo<strong>in</strong>ed the<br />
row<strong>in</strong>g team, shes has done<br />
her best to promote the team’s<br />
presence <strong>in</strong> not only <strong>UOIT</strong>,<br />
but <strong>Durham</strong> College as well.<br />
This year the row<strong>in</strong>g team set a<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong> record for <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> the first<br />
sports team from the school to<br />
compete <strong>at</strong> the n<strong>at</strong>ional level.<br />
“I’ve always been <strong>in</strong>to<br />
sports. In high school I played<br />
volleyball <strong>and</strong> soccer for all<br />
four years. When I came to<br />
school it wasn’t the first th<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on my m<strong>in</strong>d, but about halfway<br />
through my first year one<br />
of my friends <strong>in</strong>troduced me to<br />
row<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> the school <strong>and</strong> I have<br />
been hooked ever s<strong>in</strong>ce,” said<br />
Attwood who is capta<strong>in</strong> of the<br />
row<strong>in</strong>g team.<br />
She particip<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> her first<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ional championship this<br />
month when the <strong>UOIT</strong> row<strong>in</strong>g<br />
team competed <strong>in</strong> the Canadian<br />
University Row<strong>in</strong>g Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
f<strong>in</strong>als <strong>in</strong> Well<strong>and</strong>.<br />
“You know it was a really<br />
good experience, someth<strong>in</strong>g I<br />
am def<strong>in</strong>itely go<strong>in</strong>g to remember<br />
forever, not just for plac<strong>in</strong>g<br />
fourth, but for just <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
there,” she said.<br />
Ken Babcock, the Athletic<br />
Director for both <strong>UOIT</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong>, has noth<strong>in</strong>g but good<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs to say about Attwood.<br />
“Not only is she a varsity<br />
<strong>at</strong>hlete here <strong>at</strong> the school, she<br />
is also a student <strong>at</strong> the university<br />
<strong>and</strong> a valued member of<br />
our part-time staff here <strong>at</strong> the<br />
<strong>at</strong>hletic centre.<br />
“She’s <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> every aspect<br />
of our row<strong>in</strong>g team. She<br />
is <strong>in</strong> the row<strong>in</strong>g executive, she<br />
Sports<br />
Last season for chief rower<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong><br />
row<strong>in</strong>g<br />
capta<strong>in</strong><br />
Christie<br />
Attwood<br />
mov<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
Al Fournier<br />
THE IDEAL STUDENT: In 2010 Christie Attwood won the <strong>UOIT</strong> leadership award,<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed an honour roll average throughout the entire school year, held down a<br />
part-time job <strong>and</strong> took part <strong>in</strong> numerous other activities throughout the year.<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College coach w<strong>in</strong>s<br />
ECBA achievement award<br />
Big Picky<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Follow<strong>in</strong>g another fantastic<br />
season with the men’s<br />
baseball team <strong>Durham</strong> College,<br />
Sam Dempster has been<br />
awarded the European Baseball<br />
Coaches Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Career<br />
Achievement Award.<br />
Dempster is also head<br />
coach of the Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong><br />
baseball team, <strong>and</strong> is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
recognized for his work both<br />
with Team Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> Lords.<br />
Lead<strong>in</strong>g Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong> to an<br />
8-6 victory over Israel July 27,<br />
Dempster helped secure their<br />
place as the 2012 European<br />
championships, Dempster returned<br />
to Canada to coach the<br />
men’s baseball program <strong>at</strong> the<br />
college.<br />
In 19 years with the Lords,<br />
Dempster has only had one<br />
los<strong>in</strong>g season, rack<strong>in</strong>g up<br />
seven CIBA Ontario championships,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g this year’s<br />
w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g effort. In addition to<br />
his work with the college <strong>and</strong><br />
Team Gre<strong>at</strong> Brita<strong>in</strong>, Dempster<br />
is an associ<strong>at</strong>e scout for<br />
the Milwaukee Brewers <strong>in</strong><br />
Major League Baseball.<br />
Dempster hopes he will be<br />
arriv<strong>in</strong>g back <strong>at</strong> the college<br />
next fall with another European<br />
Championships medal <strong>and</strong><br />
another CIBA w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g team.<br />
does a lot of beh<strong>in</strong>d-the-scenes<br />
stuff rel<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g to row<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
she is very active <strong>in</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the row<strong>in</strong>g program. Christie’s<br />
contributions on all of those<br />
levels have been very impressive,<br />
she’s always there <strong>at</strong> every<br />
event will<strong>in</strong>g to help out,<br />
she’s <strong>at</strong> other events th<strong>at</strong> aren’t<br />
her own events will<strong>in</strong>g to help<br />
out <strong>and</strong> she’s a real pleasure to<br />
have work<strong>in</strong>g for us as a student,”<br />
said Babcock.<br />
Once row<strong>in</strong>g is over Attwood<br />
does get to have a little fun.<br />
“Dur<strong>in</strong>g the row<strong>in</strong>g season we<br />
(the team) don’t get to go out to<br />
bars <strong>and</strong> party <strong>and</strong> we’re very,<br />
very focused. To me I th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
you gotta do a little bit of everyth<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
If you go 100 per cent<br />
row<strong>in</strong>g you don’t really focus<br />
on school <strong>and</strong> if you go 100 per<br />
cent school you lose a little of<br />
the fun part of university. You<br />
need to prioritize --- school<br />
comes first, row<strong>in</strong>g comes second<br />
<strong>and</strong> then if I have time to<br />
go out on a Thursday night awesome,<br />
<strong>and</strong> if I don’t, I don’t.”<br />
Attwood has also ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
a part-time job as a front<br />
desk clerk <strong>at</strong> the campus recre<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
centre on campus for the<br />
last four years.<br />
“Luckily for me the rec centre<br />
is an <strong>easy</strong> place to work. My<br />
bosses are gre<strong>at</strong>, they underst<strong>and</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> I row <strong>and</strong> let me pick<br />
my shifts so I can work it <strong>in</strong>to<br />
Aust<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Lords volleyball player Dave<br />
McMann became the team’s<br />
all-time scor<strong>in</strong>g leader on<br />
Nov .19 as the Lords won 3-0<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st Boreal.<br />
McMann recorded six po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
<strong>and</strong> five blocks <strong>in</strong> the game,<br />
br<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g his career totals to 610<br />
<strong>and</strong> 148 respectively.<br />
“Dave is an outst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
player,” said Lords coach Andrew<br />
H<strong>in</strong>chey. “Middles <strong>in</strong> this<br />
my schedule,” she said. “Work<br />
for me has never been a priority.<br />
Obviously I need to work because<br />
I need to pay for school,<br />
but it ends up fitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to my<br />
schedule really well. If I had<br />
any other job I don’t know if I<br />
would be able to do it.”<br />
Michelle Roberts is one of<br />
Attwood’s bosses <strong>at</strong> the CRWC.<br />
“She’s awesome! She takes on a<br />
leadership role, she’s very confident<br />
<strong>in</strong> wh<strong>at</strong> she does, she’ll<br />
go the extra mile for the client<br />
<strong>and</strong> she takes time to ask questions<br />
<strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d out the <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
she needs to do her job effectively.”<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> isn’t lost on Attwood is<br />
school; it has always been her<br />
number one. “In my first <strong>and</strong><br />
second year I wasn’t an honour<br />
roll student, but I did get good<br />
grades, high 70s. It was really<br />
l<strong>at</strong>er on <strong>in</strong> my program when I<br />
started to push my grades higher,<br />
for a post-gradu<strong>at</strong>e degree<br />
<strong>in</strong> my program you need really<br />
high grades to get <strong>in</strong>to the programs.<br />
“At this po<strong>in</strong>t I’m not go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to pursue a gradu<strong>at</strong>e (degree),<br />
you know I have been <strong>in</strong> school<br />
for so long it will just be nice to<br />
take a break from it all,” said<br />
Attwood.<br />
But Attwood, who has been<br />
<strong>in</strong> post-secondary school for<br />
the last five years, says com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
back to school isn’t off the<br />
table.<br />
She was supposed to gradu<strong>at</strong>e<br />
last year, but decided to<br />
take more classes <strong>and</strong> further<br />
her educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
She said one of the proudest<br />
moments of her academic<br />
career was carry<strong>in</strong>g the banner<br />
for her faculty last year when<br />
she was supposed to gradu<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
“It’s really special because<br />
usually only people who are<br />
gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g carry the banner,<br />
but the fact th<strong>at</strong> they chose me,<br />
someone who wasn’t gradu<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
really stuck to me,” Attwood<br />
said.<br />
But for now she wants to get<br />
a job <strong>and</strong> maybe work <strong>in</strong> sports,<br />
an area she is quite familiar<br />
with.<br />
McMann spikes his<br />
way to the leaderboard<br />
game do not get enough recognition<br />
because their position<br />
is the hardest position to play.<br />
Dave works hard every practice<br />
<strong>and</strong> his hard work really started<br />
to pay off last year.”<br />
McMann was not the lead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
scorer <strong>in</strong> the game, however;<br />
Jeremy Hoekstra <strong>and</strong> Jordan<br />
McFarlane scored 9 po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
each.<br />
The Lords returned home<br />
on Thursday, Nov. 24 aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
Trent.
46 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Sports<br />
Cheerleaders go<strong>in</strong>g for the<br />
gold <strong>in</strong> n<strong>at</strong>ional competition<br />
<strong>DC</strong><br />
Lords<br />
Chealse Howell<br />
The Chronicle<br />
With her gre<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong>titude <strong>and</strong> k<strong>in</strong>d<br />
heart the capta<strong>in</strong> of the <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>UOIT</strong> Fierce<br />
cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g team, Kaitlyn Degroote,<br />
is kick<strong>in</strong>g this year off like no other.<br />
Go<strong>in</strong>g on their second year as a team, Degroote<br />
was chosen to take over as capta<strong>in</strong><br />
by the team’s coach Travis Stirr<strong>at</strong>, after the<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>al capta<strong>in</strong> departed.<br />
Excited <strong>and</strong> honoured, Degroote is more<br />
than ready to take on <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> capta<strong>in</strong>.<br />
With competition close, Degroote is<br />
practis<strong>in</strong>g every chance she can. Practis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
three nights a week as a team <strong>and</strong> then any<br />
time she can on her own, she still manages<br />
to balance school as well as a part time job.<br />
“It can be a struggle balanc<strong>in</strong>g everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I am <strong>in</strong>volved with, but I make it work<br />
because I love wh<strong>at</strong> I do,” said Degroote<br />
Although team Fierce is particip<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong> three major competitions this year, Degroote<br />
is extremely excited for PCA (Power.<br />
Cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g. Athletics.). PCA is a n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g championship th<strong>at</strong> is<br />
open to universities across Canada.<br />
This year PCA is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> held <strong>in</strong> Brampton<br />
on Dec. 2, 3, 4.<br />
“My thought on PCA is th<strong>at</strong> it is the best<br />
overall Canadian collegi<strong>at</strong>e cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
experience <strong>and</strong> I can’t wait to go,” she said.<br />
As capta<strong>in</strong>, some of her responsibilities<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude collect<strong>in</strong>g payments, organiz<strong>in</strong>g<br />
d<strong>at</strong>es, basically mak<strong>in</strong>g sure everyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
runs smoothly, while help<strong>in</strong>g the team<br />
come together by always stay<strong>in</strong>g positive.<br />
Degroote is enrolled <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong> for Bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
Commerce. She is currently <strong>in</strong> her<br />
second year of a four-year program <strong>and</strong><br />
always f<strong>in</strong>ds time to squeeze <strong>in</strong> not only<br />
cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g but also her part - time job, <strong>at</strong><br />
Park Road Physiotherapy.<br />
Be<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>at</strong>hlete, smart <strong>and</strong> beautiful,<br />
aren’t the only th<strong>in</strong>gs she is known for, but<br />
also for her k<strong>in</strong>d heart. Recently jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Human Resource Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> <strong>UOIT</strong><br />
as the second year represent<strong>at</strong>ive, she says<br />
she loves to help others.<br />
Degroote has always had a busy lifestyle.<br />
As a child she played all k<strong>in</strong>ds of sports <strong>and</strong><br />
loved to s<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong> events <strong>and</strong> ceremonies. In<br />
her spare time she would hang out with<br />
friends <strong>and</strong> family, <strong>and</strong> of course, study.<br />
Her love for cheer<strong>in</strong>g started <strong>in</strong> Calgary<br />
<strong>at</strong> the end of Grade 9, when she was asked<br />
to try out by a friend who didn’t want to<br />
go alone. Degroote had played sports her<br />
whole life so she thought she would try<br />
someth<strong>in</strong>g new. Fall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> love with cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g,<br />
she has cont<strong>in</strong>ued s<strong>in</strong>ce.<br />
Be<strong>in</strong>g on team Fierce means a lot to Degroote.<br />
Her favourite part about <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> on<br />
the team is <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> able to make so many<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> friends. She says it is just one big<br />
family.<br />
Already proud of how far the team has<br />
excelled <strong>in</strong> the last year, by mov<strong>in</strong>g up from<br />
a level 4 to a level 6, she hopes they’ll keep<br />
ris<strong>in</strong>g up.<br />
Cheer<strong>in</strong>g is much more then good exercise<br />
to Degroote, it is her life. She cheers<br />
not just because she loves it, but also because<br />
it gives her a sense of accomplishment<br />
<strong>and</strong> keeps her motiv<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
She hopes to cont<strong>in</strong>ue cheer<strong>in</strong>g after<br />
Chealse Howell<br />
<strong>DC</strong>-<strong>UOIT</strong> CHEERLEADERS: Capta<strong>in</strong><br />
of the <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>UOIT</strong> Fierce cheerlead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
team, Kaitlyn Degroote.<br />
university, but if she can’t, she plans on<br />
help<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>and</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g sure team Fierce<br />
stays alive.<br />
w<strong>in</strong>ter<br />
toy<br />
drive<br />
Mike Pickford<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The <strong>Durham</strong> Lords<br />
women’s basketball team<br />
is ask<strong>in</strong>g students who<br />
turn out for their rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
home games to br<strong>in</strong>g<br />
someth<strong>in</strong>g with them:<br />
toys!<br />
The annual toy drive<br />
<strong>in</strong> support of the SickKids<br />
Found<strong>at</strong>ion has started,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the women are hop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to receive lots of don<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
from generous fans<br />
<strong>at</strong>tend<strong>in</strong>g their last two<br />
home games.<br />
The Lords will face the<br />
George Brown Huskies<br />
Dec. 2, <strong>and</strong> Loyalist Lancers<br />
Dec. 6. Both games will<br />
be played <strong>at</strong> the Campus<br />
Recre<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> Wellness<br />
Centre.<br />
Wrestl<strong>in</strong>g slams its way back <strong>in</strong>to Oshawa<br />
Back <strong>in</strong> the<br />
squared<br />
circle<br />
By Ray McNeil<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Them’s fight<strong>in</strong>’ words.<br />
This Halloween, after<br />
months of search<strong>in</strong>g, blood <strong>and</strong><br />
swe<strong>at</strong> poured once aga<strong>in</strong> as local<br />
wrestl<strong>in</strong>g promotion Gre<strong>at</strong><br />
Canadian Wrestl<strong>in</strong>g (GCW)<br />
made its long-awaited homecom<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“We’re happy to be back,”<br />
said Commissioner Jessy<br />
Jones. “Oshawa’s a gre<strong>at</strong> place,<br />
we’ve been <strong>in</strong> Oshawa now for<br />
<strong>at</strong> least six years, <strong>and</strong> it’s a good<br />
little place to be.”<br />
The show, GCW Genesis,<br />
took place on Oct. 29 <strong>at</strong> The<br />
Green Bottle.<br />
R<strong>in</strong>g announcer Gentleman<br />
Geoff began the show right on<br />
time. “Once aga<strong>in</strong>, Gre<strong>at</strong> Canadian<br />
Wrestl<strong>in</strong>g has returned to<br />
Oshawa!” he said to loud applause.<br />
It was a return th<strong>at</strong> may have<br />
never come.<br />
GCW problems began dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the past summer, when<br />
their orig<strong>in</strong>al venue <strong>in</strong> Oshawa,<br />
the Royal Canadian Legion<br />
Hall, decided not to allow the<br />
promotion to use their hall anymore.<br />
First vice-president of the<br />
Legion, Bill Summers, said th<strong>at</strong><br />
after nearly $150,000 <strong>in</strong> renov<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
done this past year, the<br />
Legion decided it was mov<strong>in</strong>g<br />
away from GCW.<br />
“We’ve had a gre<strong>at</strong> rel<strong>at</strong>ionship<br />
with them,” said Summers.<br />
“Str<strong>at</strong>egically it’s not where<br />
we’re go<strong>in</strong>g with this hall.”<br />
“I did hear th<strong>at</strong> they were<br />
k<strong>in</strong>d of sad th<strong>at</strong> wrestl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
wasn’t there (anymore),” said<br />
Jones, “cause they’re not mak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
as much money as they<br />
used to.”<br />
Thus began the nearly sixmonth<br />
journey to f<strong>in</strong>d GCW<br />
another home, <strong>and</strong> thanks<br />
to former GCW owner Dave<br />
Wyldstar, The Green Bottle was<br />
found.<br />
The bar had been transformed<br />
<strong>in</strong>to an all-out smash<br />
<strong>and</strong> brawl arena, yet while the<br />
fans were glad to have GCW<br />
back, the venue had its limit<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
The low ceil<strong>in</strong>g meant<br />
th<strong>at</strong> two of the four turnbuckles<br />
could not be used.<br />
“The build<strong>in</strong>g setup is difficult,”<br />
said long-time fan <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> grad Frank Bruno.<br />
“A lot of the guys couldn’t do<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> they normally would do<br />
because you can’t jump off the<br />
top rope.”<br />
The show itself was an important<br />
one; an eight-man s<strong>in</strong>gles<br />
tournament was scheduled<br />
to crown the new GCW Ontario<br />
Independent Championship.<br />
The first m<strong>at</strong>ch saw<br />
Markham n<strong>at</strong>ive Sebastian<br />
Suave defe<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g Mexico’s Sombra<br />
to advance to the semif<strong>in</strong>als,<br />
while the next saw Buck<br />
The Enterta<strong>in</strong>er scor<strong>in</strong>g a p<strong>in</strong>fall,<br />
with assistance from the<br />
ropes, on real-life superhero<br />
Swoosh.<br />
After th<strong>at</strong>, it was time for<br />
former WWE superstar Highl<strong>and</strong>er<br />
Robbie to take on former<br />
champion Hayden Avery.<br />
Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely for Robbie, he<br />
spent too much time work<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Avery’s left arm, <strong>and</strong> was disqualified,<br />
advanc<strong>in</strong>g Avery to<br />
the next round with an <strong>in</strong>jury.<br />
The last quarter-f<strong>in</strong>al m<strong>at</strong>ch<br />
<strong>in</strong>cluded Philadelphia-born<br />
Anthony Darko, with his manager<br />
Jamie Virtue, tak<strong>in</strong>g on<br />
WWE legend Bushwhacker<br />
Luke.<br />
“Bushwhacker Luke’s a class<br />
act,” said Jones. “It’s always<br />
good to see the legends come<br />
out there <strong>and</strong> do wh<strong>at</strong> they do.”<br />
In the end, Virtue came <strong>in</strong><br />
h<strong>and</strong>y. Distract<strong>in</strong>g the referee<br />
was all it took for Virtue’s client<br />
to score a not-so-clean victory.<br />
Luke had the last laugh though,<br />
toss<strong>in</strong>g Darko <strong>and</strong> Virtue out of<br />
the r<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> celebr<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g with<br />
the fans.<br />
Gabriella V<strong>and</strong>erpool then<br />
successfully defended her<br />
W.I.L.D. Championship aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
Felicia Farce.<br />
It was then time for the<br />
semi-f<strong>in</strong>als. Darko <strong>and</strong> Suave<br />
were up first, with Darko once<br />
aga<strong>in</strong> us<strong>in</strong>g his manager to his<br />
advantage.<br />
The question of who would<br />
face Darko <strong>in</strong> the f<strong>in</strong>al was soon<br />
answered. Avery, still <strong>in</strong> pa<strong>in</strong>,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Buck both fought as hard<br />
as they could, tak<strong>in</strong>g the fight<br />
all over the bar. In the midst of<br />
this, the two forgot to get back<br />
to the r<strong>in</strong>g before the referee<br />
counted to 10, <strong>and</strong> the m<strong>at</strong>ch<br />
was ruled a double count-out.<br />
It looked as though Darko<br />
would be crowned the champion<br />
by default, until Psycho<br />
Mike made his return, dem<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
a m<strong>at</strong>ch with Darko.<br />
Commissioner Jones then<br />
made his way to the r<strong>in</strong>g to announce<br />
th<strong>at</strong> Mike would have<br />
to face someone <strong>in</strong> order to advance<br />
to Darko, <strong>and</strong> th<strong>at</strong> someone<br />
was Canadian N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Champion RJ City. Though<br />
even City could not tame the<br />
Psycho, who came out of the<br />
m<strong>at</strong>ch the victor, <strong>and</strong> with a<br />
chance to face Anthony Darko<br />
for the title.<br />
Despite the venue, the fans<br />
went away s<strong>at</strong>isfied with the<br />
event.<br />
“You got the guys th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
just start<strong>in</strong>g out, <strong>and</strong> the guys<br />
th<strong>at</strong> have been do<strong>in</strong>g it for a<br />
number of years,” said Bruno.<br />
“The crowd seemed to enjoy<br />
themselves, th<strong>at</strong>’s one of the<br />
major reasons for it all,” said<br />
Jones. “As long as they’re out<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g a good time it doesn’t<br />
really m<strong>at</strong>ter where we’re <strong>at</strong>.”<br />
The next GCW show <strong>in</strong><br />
Oshawa will be Season Be<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>gs<br />
<strong>at</strong> Harmony Hall on Dec.<br />
27. The show will be a charity<br />
event, with a toy <strong>and</strong> food drive<br />
to benefit Sick Kids Hospital.<br />
Tickets are for sale <strong>at</strong> Wyldstar<br />
Comics <strong>in</strong> downtown Oshawa.<br />
Jones rema<strong>in</strong>s confident the<br />
wrestl<strong>in</strong>g promotion will f<strong>in</strong>d a<br />
permanent venue. “Hopefully<br />
we can f<strong>in</strong>d a place to make<br />
home aga<strong>in</strong>.”
Sports<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 47<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong> be<strong>at</strong>s Guelph 3-2<br />
Zak McLachlan<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The Ridgebacks men’s hockey<br />
team picked up their third<br />
w<strong>in</strong> of the season aga<strong>in</strong>st the<br />
Guelph Gryphons on Nov. 18<br />
<strong>and</strong> 19 after a tough loss to<br />
the n<strong>at</strong>ionally ranked Western<br />
Mustangs.<br />
The Ridgebacks took on the<br />
red-hot Mustangs <strong>at</strong> the Campus<br />
Ice Centre on Nov. 18 <strong>in</strong> a<br />
quick-sk<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g, physical b<strong>at</strong>tle.<br />
The Ridgebacks kept up with<br />
Ontario’s top team, but couldn’t<br />
pull out a w<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> the end.<br />
Western struck early with a<br />
goal 46 seconds <strong>in</strong>to the first,<br />
but Luke VanMoerkerke netted<br />
a shorth<strong>and</strong>ed goal six m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
l<strong>at</strong>er to tie it up. Western added<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts l<strong>at</strong>e <strong>in</strong> the first <strong>and</strong> early<br />
<strong>in</strong> the second to take a comm<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
3-1 lead before Ryan<br />
Oliver scored his first goal of<br />
the year.<br />
Jeremy Whelan scored <strong>in</strong> the<br />
third to cut the Western lead to<br />
one, but it wasn’t enough as the<br />
Mustangs added another l<strong>at</strong>e<br />
<strong>in</strong> the frame to seal the w<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue their w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g streak<br />
to 11 games.<br />
VanMoerkerke’s shorth<strong>and</strong>ed<br />
goal was his first marker of<br />
the season <strong>and</strong> the team’s first<br />
shorth<strong>and</strong>ed goal on the year.<br />
The Ridgebacks then travelled<br />
to Guelph to take on the<br />
Gryphons for the second time<br />
this year. The first game resulted<br />
<strong>in</strong> an 8-1 pound<strong>in</strong>g on the<br />
Ridgebacks by the Gryphons.<br />
Ridgebacks head coach<br />
Marl<strong>in</strong> Muylaert spent 11 seasons<br />
beh<strong>in</strong>d the bench for Gryphons,<br />
w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the University<br />
Cup back <strong>in</strong> 1997.<br />
Guelph came out of the g<strong>at</strong>e<br />
strong with a goal less than<br />
two m<strong>in</strong>utes <strong>in</strong>to the first <strong>and</strong><br />
a powerplay marker l<strong>at</strong>e <strong>in</strong> the<br />
frame. But then the Ridgebacks<br />
Zak McLachlan<br />
ON THE ROCKS: Ridgebacks defenceman Andrew R<strong>and</strong>azzo<br />
sk<strong>at</strong>es around Western capta<strong>in</strong> Adam Nemith.<br />
hit their stride <strong>and</strong> took control<br />
of the game.<br />
Ridgebacks lead<strong>in</strong>g scorer<br />
Tony Rizzi capitalized on the<br />
powerplay just 18 seconds <strong>in</strong>to<br />
the second to get <strong>UOIT</strong> on the<br />
board. Ryan Oliver cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
his solid weekend, add<strong>in</strong>g his<br />
second goal <strong>in</strong> as many nights<br />
<strong>in</strong> the third to tie the game.<br />
With six m<strong>in</strong>utes left <strong>in</strong> the<br />
game, defenceman Andrew<br />
R<strong>and</strong>azzo scored his first ever<br />
goal as a Ridgeback, giv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>UOIT</strong> the lead <strong>and</strong> eventually<br />
the w<strong>in</strong>.<br />
Tough loss for Lords<br />
as Gagliardi nets 38<br />
<strong>Durham</strong> falls<br />
91-88 to Algonqu<strong>in</strong><br />
Mike Pickford<br />
The Chronicle<br />
The <strong>Durham</strong> Lords men’s<br />
basketball team had a mixed<br />
weekend Nov. 18-19 as they<br />
tasted both victory <strong>and</strong> defe<strong>at</strong>,<br />
<strong>in</strong> the most dram<strong>at</strong>ic of<br />
fashions.<br />
On Friday, the Lords came<br />
up aga<strong>in</strong>st the undefe<strong>at</strong>ed Algonqu<strong>in</strong><br />
Thunder.<br />
The gulf <strong>in</strong> class couldn’t<br />
have been more obvious after<br />
the first quarter as the Thunder<br />
stormed to a 24-8 lead.<br />
The Lords, however,<br />
fought back through po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
leader Rob Gagliardi as he<br />
scored 38 po<strong>in</strong>ts, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
half court buzzer be<strong>at</strong>er to tie<br />
the game up.<br />
Veteran Tyler McGarrity,<br />
<strong>in</strong> his fifth year with the<br />
team, was <strong>in</strong> top form also,<br />
rack<strong>in</strong>g up a season-high 22<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts to help the Lords get<br />
back <strong>in</strong>to the game.<br />
Ultim<strong>at</strong>ely, it wasn’t<br />
enough for the Lords as Algonqu<strong>in</strong><br />
scraped through 91-<br />
88.<br />
They had Chris Mooney<br />
<strong>and</strong> Roma<strong>in</strong>e Lawrence to<br />
thank for scor<strong>in</strong>g over half of<br />
their po<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />
So the Lords went <strong>in</strong>to<br />
their game the follow<strong>in</strong>g afternoon<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st La Cite disappo<strong>in</strong>ted<br />
not to have gotten<br />
anyth<strong>in</strong>g from the game the<br />
night before. But it didn’t<br />
show.<br />
The Lords led the game<br />
from start to f<strong>in</strong>ish, cruis<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to a 31-16 lead after the first<br />
quarter.<br />
At th<strong>at</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t, the end result<br />
was foregone a conclusion<br />
as the Lords cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
to rack up the po<strong>in</strong>ts, with<br />
Rob Gagliardi once aga<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong> the top of the po<strong>in</strong>ts list,<br />
scor<strong>in</strong>g 30 po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>in</strong> consecutive<br />
games.<br />
The Lords sit <strong>in</strong> fourth<br />
place <strong>in</strong> the OCAA East Region<br />
with an overall record of<br />
3-3, a sign of their <strong>in</strong>consistency<br />
thus far this season.<br />
After play<strong>in</strong>g Flem<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>at</strong>e<br />
last week the Lord’s will welcome<br />
the George Brown Huskies<br />
to the CRWC on Dec. 2.<br />
<strong>and</strong> loyalist on Dec. 6.
48 The Chronicle November 29, 2011 Sports<br />
Sweet sixteen for <strong>Durham</strong> coach<br />
Mike Pickford<br />
The Chronicle<br />
To some, their sport is more<br />
than a hobby. It’s a way of life.<br />
To Stan Bomb<strong>in</strong>o, it’s even<br />
more than th<strong>at</strong>. It is his life.<br />
Hav<strong>in</strong>g been <strong>in</strong>volved with<br />
soccer for almost all of his life,<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o, the head coach of the<br />
men’s <strong>in</strong>door <strong>and</strong> outdoor soccer<br />
team <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> College, is<br />
<strong>in</strong> no hurry to slow down.<br />
“I’m look<strong>in</strong>g to perhaps stay<br />
<strong>in</strong> the game well <strong>in</strong>to my 70s,”<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said. “I like <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong> able<br />
to help people <strong>in</strong> the game, <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
able to <strong>in</strong>fluence younger<br />
players <strong>and</strong> make them realize<br />
their potential.”<br />
And help people Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
has. S<strong>in</strong>ce retir<strong>in</strong>g as a player<br />
<strong>at</strong> the age of 38 he has gone on<br />
to become one of the most recognized<br />
coaches <strong>in</strong> Canadian<br />
soccer.<br />
After spells coach<strong>in</strong>g both<br />
professionally <strong>and</strong> semi-professionally<br />
around Canada,<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o l<strong>and</strong>ed the role of<br />
head coach of men’s team <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>Durham</strong> College. He has enjoyed<br />
a largely successful 16-<br />
year st<strong>in</strong>t with the men’s soccer<br />
team <strong>at</strong> <strong>Durham</strong> College,<br />
reach<strong>in</strong>g several OCAA playoffs<br />
with th<strong>at</strong> elusive prov<strong>in</strong>cial title<br />
still evad<strong>in</strong>g him <strong>and</strong> his team.<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o though says he’s<br />
had some of his most memorable<br />
moments as coach of the<br />
team.<br />
“I have to say, w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
OCAA scor<strong>in</strong>g championships<br />
has to be up there with my<br />
achievements as it really rewarded<br />
the way the team played<br />
th<strong>at</strong> year,” Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said.<br />
This year’s team unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
did not perform as well<br />
as Bomb<strong>in</strong>o had hoped, end<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the season with an overall<br />
record of 1-5-1, f<strong>in</strong>ish<strong>in</strong>g sixth<br />
<strong>in</strong> the division <strong>and</strong> miss<strong>in</strong>g out<br />
on the prov<strong>in</strong>cial playoff. It was<br />
the first time a <strong>Durham</strong> team<br />
under Bomb<strong>in</strong>o’s stewardship<br />
had f<strong>in</strong>ished with a below .500<br />
record.<br />
The team however still acknowledged<br />
the important role<br />
he played <strong>in</strong> their season <strong>and</strong><br />
the progression made <strong>in</strong> their<br />
careers.<br />
Derek Money, <strong>in</strong> his third<br />
season with the team, feels his<br />
game has improved by leaps<br />
<strong>and</strong> bounds s<strong>in</strong>ce he started<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g under Bomb<strong>in</strong>o.<br />
“Coach Bomb<strong>in</strong>o <strong>and</strong> his<br />
staff are gre<strong>at</strong>,” Money said.<br />
“I’ve really improved as a player<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce com<strong>in</strong>g here. He has a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> set up <strong>and</strong> wealth of experience<br />
which has benefitted the<br />
entire team.”<br />
Another player, forward<br />
Jossi Rodriguez, feels the two<br />
years he has spent under Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
have been <strong>in</strong>valuable.<br />
“I’m one of those players<br />
th<strong>at</strong> believes you have to play to<br />
improve,” Rodriguez said. “And<br />
I th<strong>in</strong>k Coach Bomb<strong>in</strong>o get’s<br />
th<strong>at</strong> too. I’ve played here for<br />
two years now <strong>and</strong> know I’m a<br />
much better player than I was<br />
before. I’ve m<strong>at</strong>ured, honed my<br />
skills <strong>and</strong> now I’m reap<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
benefits.”<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o does believe th<strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong>titude plays as much a part<br />
as skill does when decid<strong>in</strong>g if a<br />
player will make the grade.<br />
“We can offer all the advice,<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t a player <strong>in</strong> the right direction<br />
<strong>and</strong> we may th<strong>in</strong>k yeah, he<br />
has the quality, but if he has a<br />
bad <strong>at</strong>titude <strong>and</strong> isn’t m<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
enough, he quite simply won’t<br />
make it.”<br />
Before coach<strong>in</strong>g, Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
played 20 years. It all started<br />
for him <strong>in</strong> the North American<br />
Soccer League, where he played<br />
for the Toronto Blizzard. It was<br />
there th<strong>at</strong> he came up aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />
some of the top names <strong>in</strong> soccer<br />
history as the star-studded<br />
New York Cosmos also played<br />
<strong>in</strong> the NASL. Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said it<br />
was here th<strong>at</strong> he was truly exposed<br />
to soccer <strong>at</strong> the highest<br />
level.<br />
“I was stood alongside some<br />
of the gre<strong>at</strong>est names around<br />
<strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong> time, even play<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
Brazilian forward Ivaear who<br />
was the right w<strong>in</strong>ger for Pele <strong>in</strong><br />
the n<strong>at</strong>ional team,” Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
said. “There were kids com<strong>in</strong>g<br />
up <strong>at</strong> the end of games ask<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for my autograph. It really was<br />
a special experience.”<br />
However, the NASL <strong>and</strong> it’s<br />
franchises were hav<strong>in</strong>g major<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial problems <strong>in</strong> the early<br />
‘80s <strong>and</strong> Bomb<strong>in</strong>o moved on<br />
to represent such clubs as the<br />
Oshawa Kicks <strong>and</strong> Monte Leone<br />
before retir<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 1990. But<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o wasn’t happy to just<br />
sit back <strong>and</strong> accept his time <strong>in</strong><br />
the game had come to a close.<br />
“After I retired I s<strong>at</strong> <strong>at</strong> home<br />
for a few weeks <strong>and</strong> didn’t like<br />
it. I decided I had to do someth<strong>in</strong>g,”<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said. “Believe<br />
me, coach<strong>in</strong>g was the last<br />
th<strong>in</strong>g on my m<strong>in</strong>d when I was<br />
a player, but once I’d retired it<br />
made sense. It was my way of<br />
contribut<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> giv<strong>in</strong>g back to<br />
the sport.”<br />
So Bomb<strong>in</strong>o took the necessary<br />
steps to become a coach,<br />
tak<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>itial three-year<br />
course th<strong>at</strong> got him started,<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce then <strong>in</strong>sists he’ll never<br />
stop learn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
“I’m learn<strong>in</strong>g as a coach every<br />
day,” Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said. “I’m<br />
still tak<strong>in</strong>g courses today, as the<br />
sport evolves us coaches have<br />
to keep up.”<br />
‘<br />
And it doesn’t stop <strong>at</strong> coach<strong>in</strong>g<br />
players for Bomb<strong>in</strong>o. He<br />
has been <strong>in</strong>struct<strong>in</strong>g for his<br />
fellow coaches for around 15<br />
years, firmly cement<strong>in</strong>g his legacy<br />
<strong>in</strong> Canadian soccer.<br />
But Bomb<strong>in</strong>o had to learn<br />
from somewhere <strong>and</strong> after travell<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with the German n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
team to the 1994 World Cup<br />
<strong>in</strong> the United St<strong>at</strong>es, Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
came across another coach th<strong>at</strong><br />
he sees as his mentor.<br />
“Craig Brown, the former<br />
I see kids today th<strong>at</strong> I coached perhaps <strong>in</strong> the<br />
past <strong>and</strong> they don’t shout ‘Hey Stan’. It’s always<br />
‘Hey coach’. There’s a respect there.<br />
Stan Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
manager of the Scottish n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
team, helped me a lot as I was<br />
learn<strong>in</strong>g the trade,” Bomb<strong>in</strong>o<br />
said. “The best piece of advice<br />
I have ever gotten came from<br />
Craig <strong>in</strong> fact. He told me th<strong>at</strong><br />
regardless of a player’s quality,<br />
unless they are hav<strong>in</strong>g fun they<br />
won’t be <strong>in</strong> the game or play<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to their maximum potential<br />
<strong>and</strong> I have to say, he’s right.”<br />
One person Bomb<strong>in</strong>o hasn’t<br />
met th<strong>at</strong> he wishes he had is Sir<br />
Alex Ferguson, who recently<br />
celebr<strong>at</strong>ed his 25 th anniversary<br />
with Manchester United <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Premier League.<br />
“Sir Alex isn’t necessarily<br />
somebody th<strong>at</strong> I can say I like,”<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said. “But you have to<br />
respect wh<strong>at</strong> he’s done there.<br />
He keeps all the players <strong>in</strong><br />
check <strong>and</strong> is successful year after<br />
year. He’s done a good job.”<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o does believe th<strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>at</strong>titude plays as much a part<br />
as skill does when decid<strong>in</strong>g if a<br />
player will make the grade.<br />
“We can offer all the advice,<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t a player <strong>in</strong> the right direction<br />
<strong>and</strong> we may th<strong>in</strong>k yeah, he<br />
has the quality but if he has a<br />
bad <strong>at</strong>titude <strong>and</strong> isn’t m<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
File Photo<br />
MEN’S SOCCER COACH: Stan Bomb<strong>in</strong>o played on the Lords men’s soccer<br />
team before coach<strong>in</strong>g the team for the last 16 years. This past year was the first<br />
time <strong>in</strong> his 16-year coach<strong>in</strong>g career th<strong>at</strong> the team didn’t f<strong>in</strong>ish above .500.<br />
’<br />
enough, he quite simply won’t<br />
make it.”<br />
Some may wonder how<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o motiv<strong>at</strong>es himself to<br />
coach year after year, try<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
get the best from a bunch of<br />
kids <strong>at</strong> a college <strong>in</strong> the GTA, but<br />
Bomb<strong>in</strong>o quite simply says it’s<br />
the s<strong>at</strong>isfaction of know<strong>in</strong>g he’s<br />
mak<strong>in</strong>g a difference.<br />
“I see kids today th<strong>at</strong> I<br />
coached perhaps <strong>in</strong> the past<br />
<strong>and</strong> they don’t shout ‘Hey Stan’.<br />
It’s always ‘Hey coach’. There’s<br />
a respect there. A respect th<strong>at</strong>’s<br />
earned when they appreci<strong>at</strong>e<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> someone has done<br />
for them,” Bomb<strong>in</strong>o said. “So<br />
th<strong>at</strong>’s the motiv<strong>at</strong>ion, know<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I can have an <strong>in</strong>fluence on<br />
a player, not only <strong>in</strong> terms of<br />
how he does <strong>in</strong> the future with<br />
soccer, but how they become as<br />
human <strong>be<strong>in</strong>g</strong>s too.”
Sports<br />
The Chronicle November 29, 2011 49<br />
Lacrosse for the young <strong>and</strong> old<br />
Mahmoud El Bayrakdar<br />
The Chronicle<br />
Thursday nights are big nights for<br />
the <strong>Durham</strong> Masters Lacrosse League<br />
(DMLL). The DMLL is a recre<strong>at</strong>ional,<br />
five on five-field non-contact lacrosse<br />
league with players from ages 15 <strong>and</strong> up.<br />
In addition to register<strong>in</strong>g new players<br />
for the w<strong>in</strong>ter season, the DMLL<br />
fall program wrapped up its fall season<br />
Thursday, Nov. 10 <strong>and</strong> held two of the<br />
three playoff games last week. The fall<br />
ball championship night will be held the<br />
eighth of December, a week after the<br />
last playoff game.<br />
Founder of the league, John Scanga<br />
had been a competitive lacrosse player<br />
for 15 years before cre<strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> co-ord<strong>in</strong><strong>at</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
the DMLL. “It’s a way for me to<br />
give opportunities for kids 15 years <strong>and</strong><br />
up, as well as senior players.”<br />
DMLL held its f<strong>in</strong>al registr<strong>at</strong>ion for<br />
their w<strong>in</strong>ter season on the last Thursday<br />
of November. The w<strong>in</strong>ter registr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
ran from 7 to 9 p.m. while fall games<br />
kept runn<strong>in</strong>g from 8 to 10 p.m.<br />
Anyone <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g more<br />
about the <strong>Durham</strong> Masters Lacrosse<br />
League can visit their homepage <strong>at</strong><br />
http://dmlllax.ca/.<br />
DMLL: Jason Richards w<strong>in</strong>ds up for a shot dur<strong>in</strong>g a DMLL game.<br />
Mahmoud El Bayrakdar<br />
Last year of ball for <strong>DC</strong>’s pitcher Galea<br />
Robynne Henry<br />
The Chronicle<br />
She has been named the<br />
recipient of the Ethel Boyce<br />
memorial award, <strong>and</strong> was recognized<br />
this past season as a<br />
Prov<strong>in</strong>cial Women’s softball<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion scholarship award<br />
w<strong>in</strong>ner, those are just two <strong>in</strong><br />
a long list of awards Shannon<br />
Galea has won.<br />
“To be receiv<strong>in</strong>g these<br />
awards is an absolute honour,”<br />
said the Lady Lords pitcher.<br />
“But there are so many other<br />
deserv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>at</strong>hletes th<strong>at</strong> are out<br />
there, th<strong>at</strong> work just as hard as<br />
me.”<br />
Galea said th<strong>at</strong> she doesn’t<br />
play the game to get the<br />
awards.<br />
“The awards aren’t someth<strong>in</strong>g<br />
I strive for. Cont<strong>in</strong>uously<br />
play<strong>in</strong>g hard is wh<strong>at</strong> I strive<br />
for,” Galea said. “It’s gre<strong>at</strong> to<br />
be noticed along the way, but<br />
<strong>at</strong> the same time I always try<br />
to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> my focus <strong>and</strong> put<br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> perspective.”<br />
From the age of 4, Galea<br />
started play<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> park league.<br />
Every player gets a chance to<br />
play every position, <strong>and</strong> she<br />
was drawn the most to the<br />
pitcher’s position.<br />
“Every year I have been<br />
called up by a team for N<strong>at</strong>ionals,<br />
so I have done double n<strong>at</strong>ionals<br />
for the last five years,”<br />
Galea said. Th<strong>at</strong> means th<strong>at</strong><br />
she went to her regular age<br />
group N<strong>at</strong>ionals, <strong>and</strong> then<br />
went to the age group above<br />
hers to pitch for them. Of the<br />
times th<strong>at</strong> she has been called<br />
up, the team has won N<strong>at</strong>ionals<br />
three times.<br />
Galea spent years perfect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
her pitch<strong>in</strong>g talent by go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to cl<strong>in</strong>ics <strong>and</strong> work<strong>in</strong>g closely<br />
with certa<strong>in</strong> coaches over the<br />
years. She also has helped out<br />
<strong>at</strong> pitch<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ics <strong>in</strong> recent<br />
years, teach<strong>in</strong>g young pitchers<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> she has learned.<br />
“Throughout my midget<br />
years, they were some of my<br />
biggest years compet<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong><br />
terms of learn<strong>in</strong>g more about<br />
the game, <strong>and</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g a lot<br />
better,” Galea said.<br />
Galea really enjoyed her<br />
year with the <strong>Durham</strong> fastball<br />
team, but she is sad th<strong>at</strong> she is<br />
only able to play for one year<br />
because the course she is tak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
is only a one-year course.<br />
With a degree from <strong>UOIT</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
teach<strong>in</strong>g, Galea came back to<br />
school for <strong>Durham</strong>’s post-grad<br />
sports management program<br />
to help round out her experience<br />
with teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> coach<strong>in</strong>g.
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