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14 The Chronicle November 1 - 7, 2016 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Community WE Day draws thousands of youth to make a difference Barbara Howe The Chronicle There were never any tickets for sale for one of the hottest events in Toronto. Nevertheless, 20,000 students and educators from more than 1,000 schools across Ontario packed the Air Canada Centre (ACC) with enough energy to raise the roof at the ninth annual WE Day celebration Oct 19. WE Day is the culmination of the WE Movement which is a family of charitable and social enterprise organizations. Their goal is to empower young people to make a difference both at home and around the world. An ocean of students surged into the ACC to experience the ‘greatest classroom in the world’ at a full-day live event. A series of world-renowned speakers and performers including Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip, Margaret Trudeau, the mother of Canada’s prime minister, and astronaut Chris Hadfield took turns to inspire the young crowd. “You can’t buy a ticket to WE Day. It’s a movement. When we come together, we create massive change,” said Craig Kielburger, as he pranced around the stage alongside his elder brother, Marc. The brothers co-founded the family of organizations in 1996 when Craig was 12-years-old. The younger Kielburger was inspired to be an advocate for change after he read a newspaper article about another 12-year-old, Iqbal Masih from Pakistan. Masih was murdered for speaking out against child slavery. Kielburger took the newspaper to his Grade 7 classmates the next day and started a group to try and make a difference. Since 2007 youth involved in the WE Schools program have raised more than $62 million for Photograph by Barbara Howe CFL legend Michael "Pinball" Clemons and mother Anna Marie Bryant rally the WE Day crowd. Jenn Amaro The Chronicle Getting lost in the long, twisty, turning hallways is a common fear for many students at Durham College. It can take a while into the semester before a pattern develops for first years to learn the easiest route to each class. Kierra Knight, who was visiting the school for the first time, said it did not take long for her to get lost. “I couldn’t find the Tim Hortons, and had to ask many people along the way how to get there. At least everyone was really nice and helpful,” she said. Even past first year, trying to find something at an unheard of section at Durham College, the fear resurrects about getting lost. Thankfully, Durham College has launched new interactive maps online. The maps allow users to easily navigate around the Whitby and Oshawa campus, with details about every major space in the buildings. They were made available just in time for the start of the 2016 school more than 2,500 local and global organizations. They have also volunteered 19.9 million hours and collected 7.6 million pounds of food for those in need. Students in the schools involved in the program earn the right to attend the event by taking action in one local and one global cause. Twin sisters Nivaal and Maryam Rehman, Grade 10 activists from Sinclair High School in Whitby, filmed the event for their own YouTube Channel, The World with MNR. The girls said they hope to raise awareness for issues such as gender equality, girls’ education and environmental sustainability. “It’s extremely inspirational, there’s lots of positive energy,” the girls said in unison about the event at the lunchtime break. The twins were born in Pakistan and moved to Canada in 2006. They were inspired to become activists when their grandmother donated land in her village to build a girls’ school there to give girls the same opportunities as boys. Since then, the two 15-yearolds have continued to be involved in community and environmental issues in Canada, Pakistan and around the world. They participated in the WE campaigns, WE are Silent and WE Scare Hunger. In 2015 the sisters were awarded the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award for their work in global and local communities. Photograph by Barbara Howe Thousands of students descended on the Air Canada Centre to celebrate WE Day. The annual event brings together performers and speakers to inspire and empower youth to make a difference around the world. year. The development of the interactive maps was led by James Myers, a 2015 graduate from Durham College. Myers is a junior web developer, and works with the Communications and Marketing department at Durham College. Myers understands that it is important for students to get to class quickly. “When I was a student at Durham College I spent a lot of time rushing around between classes and I wanted to make it easier for students to get where they need to go,” said Myers. After approximately five months of work, collaborating with other school employees as well as writers, multimedia specialists and designers, the site is up and running and ready for students, staff and visitors to use. It is also very easy to operate for everyone. Users click on the location that they wish to go to and there is information on that location and a navigation tool. The navigation allows the users to enter their start location and their destination and the map will assist on their journey to get there Tragically Hip front man, Gord Downie drove all night from Ottawa to perform at the event. His latest album, Secret Path was inspired by the plight of the indigenous communities in the residential school system, particularly 12-year-old Chanie Wenjack. The stadium heard the story of Wenjack who escaped the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ont. in 1966. Last weekend marked the 50th anniversary of his death. The young audience watched in quiet reverence during Downie’s emotional performance of The Stanger. Downie, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer earlier this year, illustrated Wenjack’s final ordeal; a walk down a frozen railway track after he escaped from the school. Downie ended the song collapsed and crumpled at the front of the stage. Other speakers and performers energized the crowd throughout the day. High school student, swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, Penny Oleksiak spoke about the importance of motivation and dedication in achieving dreams. Margaret Trudeau, the mother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, spoke of her struggles with mental health. WE Day has more stops scheduled this fall throughout Canada and next spring venues will include stops in the U.S. and London, U.K. Interactive maps help DC, UOIT students navigate around campus with the quickest route possible. It will show the estimated amount of time to walk there and the distance. The destinations include each building on campus, foods services, study areas, and transit stops. Icons for each location make it quick and easy to find exactly what the user is looking for without needing to know the name of each place. The maps are available on the Durham College website, the information kiosk in the Gordon Willey building, and on the mobile app for Durham College.
Campus chronicle.durhamcollege.ca November 1- 7, 2016 The Chronicle 15 How to maintain a work-life balance Abbygail Donneral Special to the Chronicle “Oh, no! I have three assignments, two tests, a meeting, chapter readings and I have to work this week! How will I even begin to do it?” This is a common question most students have when faced with a large workload, including myself. However, almost always I make it through and succeed in what I am aiming to accomplish. For students going to school, balancing assignments, work, and a healthy lifestyle isn’t easy. Personally, I am in a condensed program, that allows little time to work due to the course load, but I have ensured that I made the time in my schedule (during my breaks) to work as a Career Development Student Assistant work study position. There are several things that I often follow that allow me to maintain work-life balance: 1. Get Organized The first thing that I do is keep a schedule. Every year I maintain a dry erase calendar, and a planner. The calendar is on the wall by my door, so this way I can see it every morning before I leave. This calendar is colour coded by class. On it, I outline all my assignments, tests, and anything else that I have to do in that month. In the planner, I do the same thing, and every time I receive a new assignment or get notified of a test I add it into the calendar. 2. Breathe The second thing that I do is taking the time to stop and breathe in between completing tasks. In order to be successful and not as stressed you need to take these moments just to take a breath and re-evaluate. During an especially busy day, I will always set aside the time to go to a quiet place, stop, breathe, and re-start. 3. Talk with family and friends The final thing that I do to maintain the balance is that I make sure I put time aside in my week to communicate with my family. I don’t live at home so being away from my family is hard. I take the time to call them when I not so busy. It helps to give me a boost to get through my week, no matter how busy it is. Just remember to stay organized and breathe! For additional tips and resources on how to maintain a healthy work-life balance, please be sure to visit your career office; the Career Development office at Durham College or the Student Life Career Centre at UOIT. This column is courtesy of the UOIT Student Life Career Centre.
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