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4 The Chronicle October 25 - 31, 2016 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca PUBLISHER: Greg Murphy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Brian Legree AD MANAGER: Dawn Salter Editorial CONTACT US NEWSROOM: brian.legree@durhamcollege.ca ADVERTISING: dawn.salter@durhamcollege.ca Cartoon by Toby VanWeston Where we stand on taking a knee The recent controversial decision by NFL player, Colin Kaepernick, to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem has become a talking point both north and south of the border. On Aug. 26, the 28-year-old San Francisco 49ers second-string quarterback refused to stand during the playing of the anthem in a pre-season game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Stadium. What began as a quiet, passive protest, is now a movement against racial inequality and police brutality. Kaepernick made way for more professional athletes to take a stance on what they believe in. Now the effects have trickled down through the American college ranks and north of the border. Although no Durham College (DC) or University of Ontario (UOIT) athletes are known to have made similar demonstrations, there is no better place to start a conversation than a university or college campus. Police shootings of African Americans have been a growing issue in the U.S. in recent years. The effects have shaken the country as a whole. National newspapers from The New York Times, Fortune Magazine and the Army Times, have printed their opinions on the matter. Twitter feeds have been buzzing. Even Supreme Court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, remarked on Kaepernick’s point of view in an interview. Last weekend, The Toronto Star reported tailgaters at New Era Field, Buffalo, were selling T-shirts printed with a kneeling Kaepernick framed in a rifle’s crosshairs. People are uneasy. Additionally, African Americans’ trust in the police is extremely low. There are daily protests, which sometimes turn violent. Kaepernick has taken a knee as a way to make a stand against this police violence. He says he cannot support a country that allows this to happen. “I’m not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour,” he said. The public reaction to his stance has been mixed. Some understand. Some are mad. Some are supportive. Among his supporters are notable athletes from different sports and leagues. Players have been seen kneeling in the WNBA, NCAA and even on the US national women’s soccer team. Historically, professional athletes have been criticized for not speaking out on social issues. However, there are some notable exceptions. Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player, Jackie Robinson, championed a non-violent stance on segregation during the Civil Rights Movement. U.S. sprinters, John Carlos and Tommie Smith, made a bold political statement by raising their black-gloved fists on the podium at the Mexico City Olympic Games in 1968 during the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner” in support of the Black Power movement. Lastly, in 1967, Mohammad Ali forfeited his heavyweight boxing title and was convicted of draft evasion, when he refused to join the U.S. army fighting in Vietnam, for political and religious reasons. Nonetheless, never have this many athletes, this many races and representatives from all social backgrounds united to demonstrate against social injustice at one time. Not only are professional athletes getting much of the attention, but also NCAA athletes across multiple sports have joined in the protests. These are the professionals of the future. The protests have started a conversation in Canada but so far, no action has been reported in the collegiate ranks. Locally, at DC and UOIT, players are aware of the situation south of the border. However, DC athletic director Ken Babcock, and other coaches have been reluctant to address the situation with the players. “We don’t get involved in political stances, especially since it’s south of the border,” said Babcock. “Our students are entitled to their own opinions.” The Canadian collegiate ranks may have not joined in the protests yet but professional teams have. The Toronto Raptors did not kneel during the American and Canadian National anthems in Vancouver earlier this month, but they did link arms as a sign of solidarity. Although nothing has been documented at DC or UOIT about athlete demonstrations, with the high level of media coverage, this conversation has started. With a student population of over 20,000, social issues such as police violence and racial inequality should be a hot topic among students who want to take a step towards progress. Michael Welsh, Barbara Howe and Logan Caswell EDITORS: Jenn Amaro, James Bauman, Rebecca Calzavara, Nathan Chow, Sharena Clendening, Dean Daley, Alexander Debets, Travis Fortnum, Tyler Hodgkinson, Barbara Howe, Noor Ibrahim, James Jackson, Christopher Jones, Frank Katradis, Daniel Koehler, Angela Lavallee, Chelsea Mc- Cormick, Tyler Mcmurter, Laura Metcalfe, Tommy Morais, Joshua Nelson, Nicole O'Brien, Samuel Odrowski, Devarsh Oza, Trusha Patel, Matthew Pellerin, Asim Pervez, Emily Saxby, Tyler Searle, Jessica Stoiku, Euvilla Thomas, Toby Vanweston, Kayano Waite, Brandi Washington, Michael Welsh, Jared Williams, Erin Williams. The Chronicle is published by the Durham College School of Media, Art and Design, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7L7, 721- 2000 Ext. 3068, as a training vehicle for students enrolled in Journalism and Advertising courses and as a campus news medium. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the college administration or the board of governors. The Chronicle is a member of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association. MEDIA REPS: Brandon Agnew, Justin Bates, Zach Beauparlant, Kayla Cook, Nathalie Desrochers, Charlotte Edwards, Yannick Green, Madeline Grixti, Stephanie Hanna, Lijo Joseph, Sarah Judge, Shannon Lazo, Megan Mcdonald, Ashley Mcgregor, Josh Mcgurk, Katie Miskelly, Louisa Molloy, Jasmine Ohprecio, Alex Powdar, Olivia Randall-Norris, Kaela Richardson, Madeleine Riley, Alex Royer, Spencer Stevens, Rachel Thompson, Geroge Tsalavoutas, Alexandra Weekes, Cameron Westlake. PRODUCTION ARTISTS: Rachel Alexander, Angela Bahnesli, Sarah Bhatti, Anokhi Bhavsar, Steven Brundage, Chanel Castella, Brandon Clark, Scott Cowling, Leanne Howorth, Bryce Isaacs, Erin Jones, Natasha Kowo, Samantha Mallia, Alyssa Matthew, Alexandra Rich, Bethany Seaton, Kristian Seepersad, Georgina Tsoutsos, Marisa Turpin, Rachel Wendt, Travis Yule. Publisher: Greg Murphy Editor-In-Chief: Brian Legree Features editor: Teresa Goff Ad Manager: Dawn Salter Advertising Production Manager: Kevan F. Drinkwalter Photography Editor: Al Fournier Technical Production: Keir Broadfoot
chronicle.durhamcollege.ca October 25 - 31, 2016 The Chronicle 5 Opinion Birth control is the best method Nicole O’Brien Let’s face it, college students are having sex. In fact, the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada recently released a report stating 72 per cent of Canadian college students are sexually active. So with hormones running high and limitless opportunities for intimate encounters on campus, birth control such as the pill, an IUD, hormone shots and the patch, should be considered a college girl’s best friend. Why? Other popular methods, like abstinence, the withdrawal method and condoms are simply not effective. What’s the problem with abstinence when it comes to female college students? In college, both female and male students are on their own for the first time, with little supervision. Women especially need to do more than abstain to protect themselves because we all know men aren’t always the reliable ones. However, many women do choose to avoid sex as a birth control method due to religious or other moral reasons. In 2013, the SIECCAN reported 27 per cent of college males and 23 per cent of college females had never engaged in vaginal, oral or anal sex. For those who do have sex, the withdrawal method is a popular choice of birth control. A 2016 study, which appeared in the journal Conception, claims 33 per cent of women used the withdrawal method as a form of birth control in the last month. But this method, where the male withdraws his penis from a woman’s vagina prior to an orgasm in an effort to prevent pregnancy, is ridiculous. While your male partner may reassure you it is a foolproof method, Contracept.org reports “pulling out” has a failure rate of 27 per cent. As many have seen around campus, Durham College is doing their part in advocating for consensual sex through the use of powerful message. Messages such as “silence is not consent” are plastered around the campus in an effort to get students thinking about what safe sex looks like. When it comes to students having sex, condoms are a much better option. This is why condoms are such a vital part of the sex education curriculum in Canada, especially when it comes to protecting yourself from sexually transmitted diseases. Unfortunately, according to the SIECCAN report, 50 per cent of students are not using condoms. When it comes to protection from pregnancy, condoms are not a guaranteed birth control method. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, condoms have a failure rate of 12 per cent. Despite the many benefits of taking birth control into our own hands, female-led methods have been criticized for being more expensive. According to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, over 11 European Union countries including New Zealand, and Australia, offer universal coverage for birth control, but Canada is not one of them. But we should be. But while birth control does add an additional expense to a college woman’s budget, it is a much easier thing to budget for than the cost of raising a child. In college, sex is everywhere. Knowing your options is so important to the success of your future. Abstinence doesn’t work, the withdrawal method is unsuccessful and condoms are known to be faulty. Aren’t we tired of hearing about Rob Ford? Doug Ford releases book to ‘tell all’ Now that Rob Ford is no longer with us, his brother Doug has taken on the role of verbally beating up the media. Doug Ford has secured one of the biggest publishing houses in the country, Harper Collins, to print copies of a “tell all” book. Chances are Ford Nation will sell like crazy cakes or at least like Crazy Town, the book Robin Doolittle wrote about Ford’s brother Rob, the late mayor of the GTA. The difference being Doolittle’s book was published on proof of being a really good journalist. Crazy Town was published in 2014 and tells the story of what the late mayor did as well as what Doolittle endured to get it reported. Bottom line is Rob Ford (RIP) gave the media the most talked about story in the history of mayoral duties. And the story, along with the Fords, made it all the way to Hollywood in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in March of 2014. At a recent press conference in Etobicoke, with a barrage of, you guessed it, reporters, Doug Ford announced he and his late brother co-wrote the 260-page book. Ford Nation stems from the brothers’ desire for a nation to be named after them. The book was written before the former mayor succumbed to cancer Angela Lavallee earlier this year. “Everyone will be named and we are not holding anything back, the media will also be named,” said Doug Ford to a group of journalists in Toronto this September. “My brother Rob was hounded by you, the media,” added Ford. Granted, Doug did go on to say there were some really good reporters out there. Doug Ford does not want us to forget his brother. How could we? But the media is not to blame for what Rob did, nor is our current Prime Minister, who Doug blames for Rob Ford’s shenanigans. Did the media or any other politician make Rob Ford pose with ‘thuds in arms’? We all know the photo. The reporters didn’t ask Rob to pose with his cronies. Rob Ford was a high (pardon the pun) time politician, but it wasn’t until after the scandal broke that he started to yell at reporters and claim they ruined his life. His life may be over but his legacy lives on. The book will be available November 22 nd . We can be certain there will be a book signing somewhere in and around Etobicoke. Perhaps at the late mayor’s home? Hopefully, the book will not turn into a movie. Some of us are all Ford’ed out. The Marketplace does not have enough food choices for students The cafeteria is not ideally equipped to suit the needs for people with dietary restrictions Devarsh Oza Getting hungry is natural for every single living being on the planet, but for humans it is special. Many people on the planet not only choose the food they eat, but they also choose their own types of food. That choice could be religious, health-related or maybe just a choice based on personal preference. These choices make eating a celebration. But what if you have dietary restrictions and cannot get the food your body needs? The main cafeteria at Durham College does not have many options for people with dietary restrictions. The Marketplace needs to have more vegan, gluten free and Halal options. Many people on campus cannot eat food from the DC Marketplace because of certain dietary restrictions. As the motto of Durham College is ‘success matters’, the question is: how will students succeed in their programs without having enough nutritious food? According to the Muslim Students Association there are over 500 Muslim students at the college. According to Islam, they can only eat Halal meat. In Arabic, Halal means permissible. Halal meat is prepared in a specific way, which is less painful for the animals. But the college Marketplace does not have a single Halal option. As a result, Muslim students choose to eat vegetarian food, or seafood, because seafood and fish are not slaughtered in the way the animals are. Fish and other seafood are first caught and then they get slaughtered. As there are fewer seafood and vegetarian options at the café, the students don’t get as many options. The nearest Halal food places are E.P. Taylor’s and Smokey’s Burritorie, but to eat there students have to get there by 5 P.M. So for many students, this leaves the vegetarian options from the college cafeteria. But the café doesn’t even have a lot of vegetarian or vegan options, and the things they have are pretty expensive. There is veggie and cheese pizza, fries, veggie poutine and veggie pita or veggie stir-fry. Most of the things in the cafeteria cost more than $9 dollars. Most of the things in the café also have a lot of calories. So there is nothing healthy to have in the marketplace for the vegetarian other than a salad or a pita. But these options also shrink when it comes to being a vegan. There is a Tim Hortons on campus but they don’t sell healthy food, which not only satisfies your hunger but also nourishes your body. When it comes to gluten free options, the café has almost nothing healthy but salads. Fries and poutine are options, but they have a lot of calories, and are also expensive. Students who can’t eat gluten can’t even eat the stir-fries as they have noodles, which contain gluten, unless they are rice noodles. Rice stir-fries are available but they are cooked using the same utensils as other food made with wheat. Meanwhile many people who are vegetarian because of their religion also don’t eat this food, as the food is cooked with the same utensils and there are many possibilities of meat chunks mixing with the vegetarian things. When people have more then one dietary restriction, unfortunately the café has almost nothing for them. Many students with dietary restrictions do not eat or cannot eat in the café. They have to bring food from home. The college has over 2,000 students who have different dietary restrictions. If success really matters at Durham College, the management needs to increase options for these students.
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