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VOLUME XXXVII, Issue 2
October 5, 2010
Bears escape the quiet room
Story on Page 31
DC Open tees off
Story on Page 34
Anything goes but clothes
By Christie Brown
Chronicle Staff
W
Photo by Christie Brown
CLOTHING OPTIONAL: Wildly outrageous ensembles were shown off at E.P. Taylor’s Anything But Clothes pub night
on Sept. 23. (from left) Mary McLean, Katryce Heavrin, Caley Bedore, Brenna Hambly, Caryn Hurdis and Vickie de
Laplante are some of the students who strutted their stuff in creative costumes.
Music legacy will live
on at Durham College
nation.
“There’s an old expression: ‘what goes around
Chronicle Staff
come around’ and this is a sterling example of how
this works,” said Kerr.
lecture hall filled with music-loving students,
The donation will go to Music Business Administeachers and community members burst tration/Management program students who are acainto applause as the former president of the demically successful and show a need for financial
Durham Region Concert Association (DRCA) an- support.
nounced the donation of $20,000 to
First-year music student Danae
Durham College Sept. 30.
We all love music, Rowan said she wants to learn evThe DRCA closed in May after and just knowing erything about the industry, from its
being in business for 41 years. With
history to how concerts are set up
an aging membership, dwindling that we have mon- and run successfully. For her, music
subscriber base, increased costs and ey to put towards is an escape, and this donation will
competition, the association was able
something we love potentially allow her and other music
to stay open longer than expected
students the opportunity to pursue a
due in part to a corporate sponsor- is just so amazing.
career they are deeply interested in.
ship from Durham College.
“Everyone is in this course for the
Rick Kerr, the association’s former
same reason. We all love music, and
president, met with Durham College’s
Danae Rowan just knowing that we have money to
president Don Lovisa, who plays the
put towards something we love is just
guitar, to discuss ways to support the
so amazing,” she said.
DRCA. Together, with input from other college and
Durham College vice-president Judy Robinson
DRCA representatives, the school was able to help
said music is a legacy that balances our lives and the
the association financially for what ended up be- DRCA has positively added to the lives of those ining their last year.
volved with the college’s music programs.
Now the DRCA is able to reciprocate by giving
$10,000 to the school. The province matched the doSee Music page 2
earing clothes on this
pub night was not an acceptable option.
On Thursday, Sept. 23 E.P. Taylor’s on campus hosted the Anything But Clothes pub night and
anything but clothes it was.
The theme required students
to think outside the box (and the
closet) and fashion garments that
were not traditional clothing.
The night started off slowly
with not a single costume worn by
any pub goers until around 10:30
when two girls started the party.
One dress was fashioned out
of bright yellow caution tape, and
her friend’s outfit was a strapless,
duct tape mini-dress. Soon after,
the pub started filling up with anything-but-clothes partiers.
“It’s a really good idea, anything
but clothes night, look at everybody!” Kate Pugliese, a pre-media
student looks towards the stage
where a group of dressed up girls
are getting their photo taken. “We
look ridiculous but it’s hilarious
what some people came up with.”
Costumes included garbage
dresses held together with ribbon
and some made a little simpler,
just fabric taped together to create
a dress.
See Pub page 2
Howlin’ Hedley
By Kyla Morgan
A
‘
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Photo by Cassandra Turner
HEDLEY: The band gave fans everything they deserve
Sept. 23 at the GM Centre. See story page 25.
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October 5, 2010
CAMPUS News
UOIT bridges degrees overseas
Studying abroad is
increasing in popularity
By Caley Bedore
Chronicle Staff
Imagine immersing yourself in a new
and exciting culture. Eating new foods,
meeting new people, maybe even learning a
new language all while you’re earning credits for your degree here at UOIT.
With the opportunities for international exchange and study-abroad programs
growing, the idea of doing a year overseas is
steadily becoming more popular.
UOIT has developed a variety of partnerships that allow current students to extend
their learning choices internationally in one
or two semester transfer programs.
“In my opinion, it’s better to go as long
as you can,” says Philip Shea the Assistant
Registrar, International. “If you go for two
semesters you can get a broader and deeper
cultural experience.”
Steve Fontana, a business student currently on exchange in Sweden, says (via
email) that doing an exchange was the best
decision he has ever made.
“My favourite part has been meeting
people from all over the world. I am good
friends with people from Sweden, Finland,
Spain, Germany and Australia,” explains
Fontana. “Also, the opportunity to travel
and see Europe is huge for me too. I have
already gone to Slovakia, and I am going to
Denmark and Estonia shortly.”
Shea says that it is this network of friends
that is not only important today but also in
the future, when exploring employment options. “By taking part in an exchange, you
will make connections all over the world.”
“Through UOIT’s study abroad program, I
had the options of going to Sweden, France,
Germany, Turkey, China or India,” says Fontana. “Sweden was an easy choice because
Pub puts
new spin
on clothes
all of my classes are in English, and almost
all of the locals speak English. It doesn’t hurt
that Swedes are big hockey fans too.”
The countries that are open to exchanges
vary between each area of study. Because
certain professional programs have strict
accreditation regulations it is harder to receive credit for core courses abroad. Therefore elective courses may be taken instead.
If a desired country is not offered, a letter of permission can be obtained in order
to take a summer course and have the credit
count toward your degree. The UOIT registrar must pre-approve the course before
you begin or the credit may be disallowed.
UOIT is continuously trying to increase
international school agreements to expand
the variety of options students have when
choosing a location for out-of-province or
out-of-country study, explains Shea. Currently UOIT is working to finalize a multiple
partner agreement with Moncton, Manitoba; Bretagne-Sud France; Pecs, Hungary
and Turku, Finland that will likely be confirmed within the next few months.
In order to qualify it is necessary to have
a GPA of at least 3.0, to have completed all
requirements from the previous year and to
be in year two, three or four of the program,
depending on the faculty.
Donald Mcgillivray is a UOIT Physics
student who took part in an exchange to
Germany. Mcgillivray says he filled out the
application not really sure if anything would
come of it.
“Just do it,” says Mcgillivray. “No matter
what your grades are, just apply.”
Mcgillivray is now the ambassador for
promoting exchanges to Germany, through
the program ‘DAAD,’ with the German Government.
“They are trying to attract students from
other countries to study there,” explains Mcgillivray. “They paid for me to go to New York
to learn ways to promote the exchange.”
To apply for an exchange visit, www.uoit.
ca/goglobal, fill out the application found
online and return it to Shea at the International Office. You will also need a letter of
reference from one of your professors and
may be required to take part in an interview
during the selection process.
In an exchange, the student will pay fees
from UOIT and remain eligible for all scholarships and bursaries as if they were still
Photo by Caley Bedore
TRAVEL SMARTS: Donald Mcgillivray, a UOIT Physics student, did a
university exchange and is now an ambassador for promoting exchanges to Germany.
studying in Canada. There are also a select
number of scholarships set aside strictly for
exchanges.
“It is just an awesome experience to say
Continued from page 1
A group of girls fashioned coloured duct
tape dresses to match each other, while
another group wore animal print fabric for
dresses and tops. A common hand-made
outfit worn by several guys at the pub was
the bed-sheet toga.
A few of the more unique garments included a “happy birthday” banner dress,
mini-dresses made with tinfoil and reflective tape, and two guys who had shorts,
complete with suspenders, made out of
black garbage bags.
“My costume was pretty last-minute but,
hey, I dressed up,” said Travis Ptasznyk, a
power engineering student from the Whitby
campus. He was dressed in a beige bedsheet toga.
While not everyone dressed up, Anything But Clothes night was a hit and a
Photo by Nathan MacKinnon
comical way to get students involved in pub CREATIVE INVESTMENT: Rick Kerr, former presiactivities.
dent of the Durham Region Concert Association,
shows off a $20,000 donation cheque.
the least,” says Fontana. “It was pretty intimidating coming this far from home, but I
feel like I can handle almost anything that is
thrown at me now.”
Donation
brings music to
Durham’s ears
Continued from page 1
“While (the DRCA) is closing
after 41 years of success, they bring
their success to our organization
and to the passion, the determination that (students) have to work
in the music industry. Their legacy
will live on here at Durham College,” she said.
Durham College offers a two-
year Music Business Administration and a three-year Music Business Management programs.
They aim to prepare students
with managerial and business
skills needed to succeed in the
music industry.
Graduates of these programs
will be equipped with the knowledge needed to pursue careers like
artist management, concert set-up
or doing artist and record label
marketing and promotions.
CAMPUS News
The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
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New place and more space
By Rachel Doiron
Chronicle Staff
When students enter DC and
UOIT campus on Commencement Drive and Simcoe Street all
they see is a big, long building with
a bigger construction site. This
building is going to be the new Student Services building for Durham
College and UOIT students.
It’s being built to not only provide an enhanced customer service for students but also to help
the student experience. Margaret
Greenley, VP of Student Affairs for
DC and UOIT, is currently working on the project for students and
feels it will be a great benefit for
the school.
”We are very committed to
providing excellence in customer
service, that is the direction we are
going.”
The campus now has a number
of different areas for student services. Whether it is administration,
registration, financial aid, student
life, student services or students
are bounced around, Greenley
says.
“They go to one department
and they need something so they
have to go to another department,
and then they have to come back.
So we thought: what can we do
that would actually make a significant difference for our students?”
The answer was a new Student
Services building to help students
with all their needs.
“We would have all of the payments, administration and registration, student life, Hired Career
Services, scholarships and bursaries, other awards, as well as our
student academic learning support, and photo ID. Everything we
can do other than health and athletics,” says Greenley.
This building will help students
know where to go and where to
start when they first arrive at the
campus.
There will be student service
representatives trained in photo
ID, payments, administration, registration, financial aid, so students
will be able to ask any questions,
pick up any financial documents
and get everything done in one
place.
As well, the location of the
building, right at the main campus entrance, will represent both
schools.
Photo by Rachel Doiron
NEW STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING: Both Durham College and UOIT will enjoy an all-new student services building by 2011. The new building will give students more room for study space.
“It’s a first stop for the public,”
says Greenley.
“They can get information
about our whole campus as soon
as they pull into the campus. The
student services building will be
the first thing they will see.”
The building is growing every
week. Michelle Brown, who is a
part of project portfolio management and planning for UOIT and
DC, is seeing the development
close up.
“I was down in construction at
the building and they are already
setting up wireless and drywall.”
The building will also have two
large presentation rooms that will
hold around 100 students and will
be accompanied by three classrooms.
The Women’s Centre and LGBTQ centre will relocate to the
student services building where
UOIT students can also use the
services.
“It is really important to have
classes because we want the student traffic, and we wanted them
to realize it’s their building and we
wanted faculty in the building, because we do a lot of our work with
faculty.”
Everything but the student
government services will be committed to Durham College since
the building will be for a few DC
classes and all services.
Greenley will actually move
her office into the building when
it’s done and ready to be opened
in March 2011.
“It’s really important to us that
we are a part of the student services building. I am with my team
and also because I do meet with
students,” said Greenley.
Moving all student services to
the new building will create more
academic space in the Gordon
Willey building for classrooms,
student study space and lounge
space.
Two students from DC, Kayla
Powers and Kat Cabonitalla agree
the building will be a convenience
for students.
“It’ll give the college more
space,” says Cabonitalla, who is
studying second-year business
and Human Resources.
The centre for student disabilities will also be moved to the old
financial aid office since it will be
relocating to the student building.
This will benefit and support students by creating better availability for them to meet with faculty in
an accessible location.
“A great deal of investments will
go into training and cross-training
departments and faculty itself.
I believe it is going to be the best
student space in Ontario,” says
Greenley.
The student building is not only
going to be a benefit to students
and the student experience, but it
will help the school and students
stay organized and have more
learning space in years to come.
Bruce Bunker, the director of
Planning and Scheduling for DC
and UOIT, is excited about the
renovated space that will be the
student services building.
“By relocating most of the college’s student service offerings
to one area, the college will then
be able to renovate and modernize existing space, improving the
quality of learning for students
through the creation of new teaching spaces that can accommodate
larger classes as well as new student study areas.”
completed, it is certainly going to
be worth the wait.
Bruce Bunker, director of Space
and Scheduling Logistics on the
campus, quickly shut down any
rumours of the building being
completed by the beginning of
this semester. “It’s not possible to
do that,” he says.
Bunker also mentioned that
construction is going as planned,
and no major delays have been reported thus far.
“Every change is reviewed, but
only those that are critical are revised,” said Bunker.
Completion of the Student Services Building is set for the begin-
ning of January, while the rest of
construction on campus must be
completed by March 2011.
Margaret Greenley, vice-president of Student Affairs, said that
she, along with others working on
the project, have bi-weekly meetings with the architects and project managers. This gives them all a
chance to give the school a “report
card” on the project and how it is
progressing.
“I believe it will be the best student services facility in any postsecondary sector of Ontario,” said
Greenley. “It’s been really interesting watching the building being
built.”
The approximate budget for the
building is $16.5 million. When
asked if there is any leeway to that
amount, Greenley responded,
“There is no option to expand on
the budget.”
According to Greenley, Durham College has been waiting 45
years for a facility like the Student
Services Building to be built, to
bring both students and faculty together in one convenient area.
The building is facing Simcoe
Street, running along Commencement Drive, and will soon be a focal point of the campus.
All facilities that students may
need will be within one building,
making it an easier and less complicated process.
Construction on the site is being done up to five days a week,
so students and faculty should
expect delays during the course of
the school day.
For any students or faculty interested in learning more about
the development of the building, a
live webcam feed of the construction site is available at http://www.
durhamcollege.ca/construction/
webcam.php.
For floor plans and artist-rendered photos of the progress, visit
http://www.durhamcollege.ca/
construction/oshawa_gallery.php.
New building is worth the wait
By Brea Bartholet
Chronicle Staff
Changes around campus are
becoming increasingly noticeable
as the semester continues. One
major focal point is the new Student Services Building, soon to be
accessible to all students and faculty.
Traffic delays and construction
equipment are the first things noticed when entering the campus.
Rumours surfaced last year that
the building was supposed to be
completed in Sept. 2010, however
construction is clearly still in progress. Though students and faculty
are eager for the new facility to be
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City hires private security to
police students near campus
School is back in session and with it
comes parties and increased traffic to the
apartments and houses occupied by students living near UOIT and Durham College’s campus.
Students who live near school are being targeted by the city, which hired private
security firm Group 4 Security, which patrolled the area and handed out about 200
tickets, mostly in noise and parking infractions.
The city typically gets an increase in
complaint calls from the campus area during the fall. Oshawa is in the midst of recruiting additional bylaw officers and had to rely
on the private security firm to fill the void
despite knowing this season is generally
busier.
Parties happen all over the city yet security seems to be focusing on those occurring
near the main campus.
Some, like councillor Brian Nicholson,
say it’s violating the students’ human rights.
While it certainly does appear to be a form
of discrimination, it mostly just looks like an
easy cash grab for the city.
Oshawa’s noise bylaw is from 1982. Parts
of it were updated in 2005 when the maximum fine jumped dramatically from $300
to $5,000.
Instead of spending money on private
security guards, the city should have town
hall meetings to inform students and other
party-throwers and parking violators of the
bylaws and consequences of breaking them.
Also, an amendment should be made to
the current bylaw to include a set time for
noise reduction during the week, a later one
for weekends and perhaps an even later
time one weekend night a month.
Of course students are not without fault
and should respect the bylaws and their
neighbours. They should however have the
same freedoms as everyone else living in
Oshawa and should not be targeted more,
solely due to their proximity to the school.
Let the bylaw officers we already pay for
in our taxes continue to take reports and issue warnings and tickets for infractions.
Security guards should only be seen at
private institutions like stores, banks and at
gated entrances, not patrolling the streets
surrounding Oshawa’s college and university campus.
Kyla Morgan
Equality gap still exists for women
Equality between men and
women is still a long way off.
This was made quite clear,
when uproar over a woman’s
impending execution in Virginia
erupted into international appeals to spare her life.
Teresa Lewis died by lethal injection Thursday, Sept. 23. Lewis,
41, is the first woman to be ex-
ecuted in Virginia since 1912 and
is one of only 11 females to meet
the same fate since the death
penalty was re-instated by the
United States Supreme Court in
1976.
If Lewis had been a male, there
would have been no such uproar.
Sure, there would have been the
usual protests by those against
Tara
Hatherly
capital punishment, but no one
would have the nerve to suggest
a man’s life should be spared in
spite of his crimes, just because
he is a male. The very notion is
ludicrous.
Why then, is it an acceptable
argument for a female? What
makes them any less evil, any
more deserving of special treatment, than their masculine counterparts? Nothing.
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And if women would like to
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it’s time to accept and enforce
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not make someone less capable
or less likely to have committed
a crime, just ask Lewis’ husband
and stepson.
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OPINION
The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
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Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
Burning Quran fans flames of hatred
The event
has drawn
criticism but
unfortunately
some support
Individuals, as well as entire nations
have succumbed to imitating the actions of young children by trying to settle
scores rather than solving problems.
On Sept. 11, 2001, the twin towers
came crashing down.
Nine years later, the after-effects are
still being felt around the world. However, a little closer to home, there is new
turmoil coming from our neighbours. culated through the media, the pastor
Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World called it off.
Outreach Center in Gainsville, Fla., is the
He said if the plans for the mosque
brain behind the widely controversial to be placed near Ground Zero were
event that he has so ignorantly called changed and it was moved, then he
would refrain from
“International Burn a
burning the Quran.
Koran (Quran) Day.”
Since when is it okay to
The date for his soRenita
threaten a nation to get
called event was set
what is wanted?
for none other than
Naraine
Of course, Presithe ninth anniversary
dent Obama and some
of the 9/11 terrorist at18,000 on Facebook
tacks.
were against the event
The event has been
highly criticized. However, there is also and they all understood the situation
great support by around 14,000 people could put endless amounts of innocent
people in danger.
on Facebook.
Nevertheless, it seems a little too late.
After hearing about the Pastor’s plans,
many Muslims around the world are Threats of acts like this should be dealt
outraged and they have every right to be. with right from the start; they should not
However, it is unnecessary to torch the be tolerated.
A speech from the president will not
American flag while chanting “Death to
change what Pastor Terry Jones already
the Christians.”
Less than a week after the event cir- placed in the minds of the many who
were following his pathetic lead. Though
the Pastor and his church are no longer
going to burn Qurans, it has not stopped
others who were in favour of the chauvinistic event.
Some have taken it upon themselves
to burn the Quran and then upload videos online to showcase their ferocious
acts. Once again, causing commotion
and uproar in the Islamic community.
And as they continue to chant, “Death
to America,” the soldiers and innocent
people surrounding them are continuing to suffer.
No good lessons are stemming from
what is happening around the world;
furthermore, children are not being
given the opportunity to learn anything
constructive.
All they will learn is there is a conflict
in the making and the only solution is to
take revenge before the other team gets
any kind of chance, even if it may be a
chance to reason.
College not friendly to student ID
We were
forced to
leave for a
surprising
reason
On Thursday, Sept. 9 my friends and
I decided to attend the Shagwells welcome back pub night. We waited in line
and nearly made it in. However we were
forced to leave for a suprising reason.
Firstly waiting in line took forever.
But the reason we couldn’t get in is what
caused my blood to boil. My friend only
had her student ID card with her and
because the cards are marked with the
underage identification, she believed
she had enough identification to get into
a campus pub. The bouncers did not accept the card as identification and we
were left with no choice but to leave.
Not having proper identification at
a normal bar or pub and being refused
entry is understandable. However why
would a school go through the trouble of
making underage markings on student
cards if they’re not going
to accept them?
It’s a waste to mark
these cards if they’re not
going to be accepted
as valid pieces of ID. It
would make more sense
to put birthdays on the
student cards instead of a
marking.
The underage marking
on the cards changed this year. Instead
of the old marking, “EPT,” which meant
a student was underage (and likely confused a majority of students), there is
now a -19 symbol on cards. An employee
in the student ID card area located in the
health centre said he wasn’t sure why the
school bothers putting this marking on
the student cards.
The manager of E.P. Taylor’s pub said
they do not accept student cards as valid
pieces of identification because they’re
not government issued. He also said that
the marking is there to educate students
about underage drinking as well as letting
staff know if a student is legal or not for
all-ages events at the pub. However the
serving of alcohol is usually prohibited at
underage events, the manager said. If underage students’ IDs
are checked anyway
it makes more sense
just to look at a date
Adam
of birth rather than a
marking. What if the
Frauts
marking rubbed off?
At least with a DOB
there’s more information for the bouncer to
look at on the card.
The school gives out the student cards
to students, but turns around and doesn’t
accept them as identification. This is very
similar to health cards. They’re government issued and state the card holder’s
date of birth, but they aren’t accepted as
government ID. Is there really a point in
having a piece of ID that will not be accepted?
The school doesn’t stay on top of
marking their cards. I personally know
some students who didn’t have the underage mark on their cards and man-
Benjamin On Campus
aged to used them as ID. If a student’s not
checked for proper ID they could possibly be served alcohol on campus.
If the school ever wants to totally
regulate student drinking on campus
they should look into better methods to
identify students who are and aren’t of
age. Maybe when this happens students
won’t face a hassle trying to get into the
campus pubs.
New comic strip
Hi, I’m Fixader (Christopher)
Green. I’m a Foundations in Art & Design student at Durham College. Cartooning has been a hobby of mine for
a long time; in fact I made my first
comic when I was 6.
I started taking comics seriously,
however, in 2006. I’ve come a long
way since those beginnings, and will
be running the weekly comic strip
“Benjamin on Campus”, a series
about our own Durham College and
UOIT, in The Chronicle.
By Fixader Green
6 The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
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Adult film star proves
he’s a master debater
By Todd McEwen
and Mirjana Djuric
Chronicle Staff
Porn brought them together,
but it didn’t tear them apart.
On Sept. 30, adult film star Ron
Jeremy met with long-time friend,
Canadian author and anti-pornography feminist, Susan Cole, in the
UOIT/DC gym to debate the positive and negative effects pornography has on women and
society.
Jeremy defended the industry he’s spent more than three
decades making a living from,
whereas Cole discussed the
role pornography has played in
women’s equality and their exploitation from it.
Jeremy takes part in numerous paid debates throughout
the year, both at colleges and
churches. And more often than
not, he finds himself on the defensive rather than leading the argument.
“What makes the debate interesting is because I’m on defence,”
said Jeremy. “They’re on the attack.
I never know what I’m going to
say.”
Opening with high esteem for
both sex and masturbation, Cole
made it clear she does not aim to
censor.
She said her goal is to open the
eyes of men and women and see
what the porn industry is doing to
society.
She believes the accessibility of
pornography is damaging the image of women in society, and the
roles they play in relationships
and day-to-day life.
However, Cole hasn’t always
been against pornography. It
wasn’t until she saw the 1977 film
Snuff, that she became aware of
her right wing. She couldn’t be any
farther from right wing.”
Cole admitted that the Durham
College and UOIT students were
an unusually rough crowd.
“I can’t say a lot of them were
strong,” Cole said about the audiences’ questions.
“People had a really hard time
retaining information. And I realize I had to keep things really super, super, super simple. This
is the most challenging gig
What makes the debate
I’ve ever had.”
interesting is because I’m
During the Q&A, a male
student
asked Jeremy how
on the defence, they’re on
many women he’s slept with,
the attack. I never know
and Cole was outraged. She
what I’m going to say
shouted into her microphone, demanding the next
question be asked.
Ron Jeremy
As the student walked
away, Jeremy whispered into
pornography’s negative handling his microphone with the answer of women.
4,000. The whole gym erupted in
“It made me think there was a cheers. “You got to keep it enterwhole industry of exploitation that taining,” Jeremy said to Cole.
was being perpetuated,” says Cole.
Later, Cole admitted she was so
With Jeremy drawing in the upset about him answering that
crowd, his points were received question she almost walked off.
with rowdy antics and rambunc“He and I have a deal, you can’t
tious applause, while Cole’s argu- answer stupid questions,” said
ments had students lining up to Cole. Despite seven years of detake her on themselves.
bating with one another, the two
“Other campuses aren’t usu- often go out for drinks afterwards.
ally this tough on her,” says Jeremy.
“Susan and me are very good
“It’s funny because she’s Canadian, friends, and that upsets people,”
she’s into pot and she’s in a lesbian said Jeremy. “They want us to be
relationship. People were calling like Mike Tyson and Lennox Lew-
‘
’
Photo by Todd McEwen
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON: Ron Jeremy responds to
students’ questions as they address him in the open
Q&A held in the gym during the porn debate on Sept.
30.
is where they wouldn’t even shake
hands.”
As the debate ended, both
speakers were available for photoops and autographs. Jeremy’s line
was overflowing with students
while Cole’s line barely broke half
a dozen.
Cole slowly walked away from
the crowd and exited the gym with
no one but Jeremy’s camp noticing.
After Jeremy finished signing Tshirts and memorabilia, he ended
the night like a scene from one of
his own films.
He walked off into the night
with a beautiful woman on each
arm and was chauffeured in his
Hummer back to Toronto.
Is poker lottery in the student budget?
effect. It raises blood pressure and
speeds the heart rate.
Gambling is a problem found
more among young males. Cappon sees more males than females
with gambling problems. “The
guys like cards because of the
higher stakes,” she said.
Help is available for addictions
at Lakeridge Health’s Pinewood
Centre in Ajax. This location specializes in gambling addictions
and is open to the public. Private
family, and youth help is available.
Since the 1990s the centre has
noticed that technological advances have enormously changed
the way people gamble, Cappon
said.
And since 1996 the Ministry of
Health has stepped in to help the
problem. There are group meetings, individual counselling, and
an increase in education regarding gambling addictions available
to the community.
Don’t let the addiction become
a game.
By Brittney Ewasyn
Chronicle Staff
There’s a rush of enjoyment as
the lotto machine says in a friendly
voice: “Winner, Gagnant!” This
time the investment was worth it.
But when addiction takes over
it’s no longer a game, it’s a problem.
“Addiction in youth today is a
growing concern,” said Amanda
Cappon, addictions councillor at
the Campus Health Centre. The
new OLG Poker Lotto is adding to
the problem.
With a one-in-3.66 chance of
winning with every ticket, youths
are given a new opportunity to
gamble. Gambling is already a
concern in that age group for student debt loads, said Cappon.
The compulsion to gain easy
money is usually not associated
with young adults. “The problem
of gambling is not usually a recognized problem in youths. It is a
silent addiction,” said Cappon.
The new lotto is only $2 and a
daily draw. The low cost makes it
easy to participate, which doesn’t
help the addiction, she said. Up to
$5,000 can be won instantly at the
purchase of a ticket, and $100,000
in the nightly draw. If the ticketholder has a pair of the same cards,
they automatically are reimbursed
with a second free ticket. “People
may not win all the time, but the
randomness intrigues people to
play again.” Cappon explained.
Poker is a huge phenomenon.
Photo by Brittany Ewasyn
NEW ADDICTIONS COUNCILLOR: Amanda Cappon in Campus Health Office
researching the new poker lotto.
It is online, in casinos, at parties,
and now in lottery ticket form.
Now there is a new way for youths
to gamble outside the casino, and
home, Cappon said.
“Poker is targeted everywhere
for the age group. A casino is a
business and they are going to
make money off you,” she said.
Gambling is like a drug, Cappon
explained. Just like adrenaline it
can stimulate neuron-transmitters
in the brain and release a chemical, dopamine. This chemical is
closely related to adrenaline, in its
Correction
In issue one of the Chronicle, picture information with
the story “Government gives
UOIT $2 million” should
read: From left, minister of
state Gary Goodyear and Oshawa MP Colin Carrie. Picture by Kyla Morgan.
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The Chronicle
Pancakes
a student
pleaser!
By Kyla Morgan
Chronicle Staff
The smell of pancakes filled
the South Village dining hall the
morning of Sept. 9 as Durham
College President Don Lovisa,
John Milloy, minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities, along
with other college staff members,
served golden cakes to students.
Milloy welcomed students
to the morning celebration and
said they made the right choice
in choosing Durham College for
their academic goals.
“You’re going to be getting an
outstanding education,” said Milloy.
The free pancakes, courtesy of
Aramark, the college’s new food
supplier, were gobbled up, along
with fruit and chocolate dip.
“Everything tastes great, and
this way, I get to know staff a little
more,” said second-year General
Arts and Science student Carol
Peralta.
With an exhibition game in the
evening against UOIT, six Durham Lords soccer players waited
in the line to be served.
“It’s a nice healthy way to start
the day,” said soccer player and
second-year Computer Systems
student Jelani Dejonge.
Some of the players went back
for seconds and talked to president Lovisa about their game and
pep rally.
Lovisa got on the microphone
to announce the game and invite
everyone to the pep rally to support the team, who beat UOIT last
year.
The players said they hope to
get bragging rights again this year.
October 5, 2010
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Photo by Kyla Morgan
PANCAKES AND EDUCATION: From Left: Durham College president Don Lovisa
serves pancakes with minister of Training, Colleges and Universities John Milloy to
students on September 9 in the South Village dining hall.
Raising mental health awareness
By Susan Brown
Chronicle Staff
Life isn’t all fun and games when your
job requires you to deal with heavy topics,
personal recoveries and graphic situations
that pull on the heartstrings of adolescent
minds on a day-to-day basis.
The stigma attached to mental illness is
just one topic the Campus Wellness Centre’s not-so-new addition, Amanda Cappon,
will be striving to raise awareness for.
The Durham College Addictions and
Mental Health graduate began her position
as the new campus Mental Health Worker on Aug. 23 and is already anticipating
change.
Cappon hopes to create a buzz by going to residence to deal with issues ranging
from substance addictions to eating disorders, but cautions the student body that she
is not a therapist.
“I’m usually the first point of contact,”
Cappon says. “A student might come to me
in a moment of crisis, like if they come to
school crying. I have been trained in case
management so I might meet with them for
a couple of sessions to do some form of talk
Amanda Cappon
therapy, if they need someone to bounce
ideas off of or to just hear their thoughts out
loud.”
“If the person is dealing with things like
addictions, gambling or alcohol, then I can
keep them on my case load, refer them to
services available in the area or to my coworkers. I can do advocacy for students
coming in with financial difficulties and
I can write support letters if need be,” she
says.
Cappon began at the Canadian Mental
Health Association (CMHA) in Oshawa
while working towards her Addictions and
Mental Heath degree and was hired on afterwards as a case manager.
While with the CMHA, Cappon also contributed to relief work at Durham Mental
Health Services and following that she was
offered a full-time contract position with
Norththumberland Hills Hospital (NHH) in
Coburg.
At Northumberland, Cappon worked as
an addictions specialist with their ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) team for
a year until being transferred to a different
department—only to find two months later
she would be plucked from her community environment and thrust into a bustling,
busy office all her own on the campus that
kick-started her career.
Motivated by personal ties with anxiety,
depression and alcohol dependency in her
family, Cappon uses these experiences to
aid her clients on their road to recovery and
healing.
“I love being privy to the lives and events
that people have gone through and cope
with that not everyone is made aware of,”
Cappon said.
“ I love that people can come in and feel
comfortable sharing their stories with me,
and then I pick the pieces up where they feel
like they have fallen apart. That is what satisfies me, helping them pick the pieces up.”
As she strives to reach out to younger audiences, Cappon highlights the importance
of asking for help when it is needed.
“We are non-judgmental and completely
confidential,” Cappon said.
“I think students will often hesitate to
come here because they’re worried they
will be stigmatized or they’re worried their
friends might see them and know what
they’re doing or that it’s going to be a black
mark on their record for future employment;” she said.
But no one else knows or hears that you
come here unless you inform them yourself.
It’s more important to seek help than to suffer in silence.”
Go down under for degree Walk for kids’ wishes
By Renita Naraine
Chronicle Staff
In as little as one year, students can receive a degree at a university in Australia. KOM Consultants
can help explain to students how they can transfer
their credits to a university in Australia.
Depending on the college program that students are enrolled in, they can transfer their credits
to a similar program at universities in Australia.
If a student has completed a two-year college
program, a degree is attainable in 1½ years. A
three-year college program allows students to attain a degree in Australia in one academic year,
which would take place from February to November.
Interested students can discuss questions about
the program with KOM Consultants on Oct. 7.
A table will be set up in the Campus Recreation
and Wellness Centre at the DC/UOIT Career and
Education Fair between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
By Stephanie Cooper
Chronicle Staff
The Children’s Wish Foundation will host Wishmaker Walk for
Wishes at the Oshawa Airport at
10 a.m. on Oct. 16.
The event is a parade that takes
place in more than 100 communities across the country.
DC/UOIT students are encour-
aged to participate in the walk in
teams of five and those teams that
raise money to give to the foundation have the chance to earn
prizes.
All money raised will help grant
wishes for children of the ages 3 to
17 who have been diagnosed with
a life-threatening illness.
If you’re interested in creating
a team visit www.childrenswish.ca
for more information.
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October 5, 2010
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Students succeed with Durham
By Brea Bartholet
Chronicle Staff
The first month of school is
over, and the stress of homework,
tests, and attempting to maintain
sanity has begun. It is a tough environment to get used to, however
Durham College offers a way of relieving the pressure.
The stress and demands at
school can be challenging, especially if organization is not-one’s
forte. However, there are many
available services that Durham
College offers students to increase
productivity and success.
The Computer Learning Commons is a great place for students
to unwind and relieve their stress.
This room features 200 workstations, available to students on a
daily basis. As well, the Commons
features the college’s IT services,
available to any student or staff
member requiring technological
help.
The Learning commons includes comfortable group seating
Tuck
shop
flicks
By Adam Frauts
Chronicle staff
It has become possible for
students to go see a movie
in theatres without breaking
their budget. At least that’s
the case for Durham College
and UOIT students.
The Student Centre and
Oshawa Cineplex theatre
have teamed up to create discounted passes for students
and staff. Instead of paying
$10.25 for general admission,
students can get discounted
passes in the Tuck shop for
$7.75. The news has generated a lot of excitement among
students, as well as staff.
“I think it’s a great service
to our students,” said Will Ellis, the manager of the Student Centre. He said the idea
has worked very well and
tickets have already had to
be reordered. The idea was
thought of this past summer when Ellis and staff approached the theatre about
the idea.
“We went on a couple of
campus tours and noticed
they were doing it,” said Ellis.
“It’s a benefit for our staff and
students.”
The passes work for all
movies and don’t have any
restrictions. The current
batch of tickets in the Tuck
shop doesn’t expire until Dec.
31, 2012. The tickets will keep
being produced as long as
they’re being used.
“As long as there’s a need
for them, yes,” said Ellis.
in specific areas, which are great
places to quietly converse with
group members about a project
or assignment. It provides a calm
setting, assuring that students can
gain the focus needed for schoolwork.
Just a few steps away, located
up the stairs in the Computer
Learning Commons, is the Student Academic Learning Services.
This facility is a great place to go
for support from peers, professors,
as well as the Learning Services
staff. It provides a comfortable
learning environment, and aims to
help students reach their full potential in their studies.
In addition to setting up students with peer tutors or their staff,
the Student Academic Learning
Services offers a number of helpful
workshops for students wishing to
expand on a variety of skills. A few
workshops that will be available
in the month of October are: math
study skills, study strategies, test
and exam preparation, and even
essay writing research strategies.
For more information concerning the workshop dates, as well as
any information regarding the Student Academic Learning Services,
go to http://www.durhamcollege.
ca/EN/main/places_to_go/plac-
Photo by Brea Bartholet
HELPING HANDS: Krystyna Masior, part-time worker at
Student Academic Learning Services, helping an individual.
es_to_study/student_academic_
learning_services.php.
Help from other peers and students within the college is also
a great way to relieve a bit of the
stress, however there may be a
time when a student might have
specific questions regarding their
Post-mobile learning
syndrome hits students
By Adam Frauts
Chronicle Staff
It’s been around since 2003, and now it’s gone. The
Mobile Learning Program at Durham College was
available for students up until this year when it was
decided that new students would be purchasing their
own laptops. Students who were in the program last
year were given the option to remain in the program,
or buy out the laptop from the school and purchase
their own. The Mobile Learning Program is still available at UOIT and is mandatory for students.
Students who decided to remain with the mobile
learning program could have their laptops updated
by the college’s IT technical services. Students could
drop off their laptops over the summer, or this term,
to have the latest versions of programs they were using installed.
“It’s pretty much the same,” said Sandy Blakely,
a second-year Advertising student. “Nothing really
changes.” He chose to remain in the program because
he felt it was easier to stick with his computer, a MacBook Pro. He can also get all of the updated programs
when his laptop is refreshed.
He believes that students who are entering a laptop course this year are worse off than last year.
“Students have to fend for themselves now,” said
Blakely.
And that’s exactly what some first year students
have had to do. Cass McDonald is a first-year Multimedia student and a Pre-Media graduate. Because
there is no mobile learning program in place anymore she has been unable to get a laptop and is falling behind.
“I definitely wish I signed up last year,” said McDonald. She said she wasn’t even informed the Mobile Learning Program no longer existed until she
returned to Durham College this September. The coordinator of her program has been helping her look
for a laptop, but she knows other students who are in
the same boat as her.
“There’s too many changes,” said McDonald. “No
one has the right amount of information.”
Several staff in IT services were unable to comment on the issue. However
one technician, who preferred to remain anony-
mous, said they have been very busy with student
inquiries about wireless services, WebCT and passwords needing to be reset. He also said school startup has been tougher than last year because the staff
are dealing with students having different laptops.
Although he was unable to offer much information
about the differences this year with no Mobile Learning Program in place, he said students are being cooperative. He also expects it to become easier in the
future.
Martin Harris answered a lot of questions that IT
was unable to answer. He’s the director of instructional computing and mobile services for Durham College and UOIT. He said that ultimately the students
asked that the school discontinue the Mobile Learning Program.
“The way the Mobile Learning Program was going
wasn’t satisfying to students,” said Harris. “The ultimate decision was that it wasn’t working.”
He said the Mobile Learning Program is still in
place at Durham College, it has just been altered.
Students can now purchase their own computers for
their course as long as they meet the course’s technical requirements.
The challenge, Harris said, is for professors who are
teaching in these courses because students are coming to class without the proper laptops for the course
they’re in, or none at all. All of the mobile courses
have been changed and the complete list of the computer requirements for these programs is available on
the Mobile Computing website for Durham College
and UOIT.
Harris said there have been a lot of questions since
the program was changed.
“You’re not going to meet everyone’s needs,” said
Harris. He explained there is a feedback FAQ on the
Durham College website where students can voice
their concerns. Harris said he always welcomes feedback, whether it be positive or negative. He said he
is not aware of any plans to return to the old Mobile
Learning Program in the future.
So ultimately, it was the students who asked for
changes to the Mobile Learning Program. Whether
they’re enjoying the change or they are displeased
with it, in the end, they had the final word.
program.
Every program has its own office, located within the campus.
To find out where these offices can
be found, visit the Durham College
website and click on programs
and courses at the top of the page,
and select program guides. This
provides all information about all
programs offered at Durham College.
Along with having staff available to answer your questions, a
program called E-mentoring is
provided for all first year students
through email.
Each first year student should
be receiving weekly updates and
messages from their E-mentor,
which will continue throughout
the year.
These mentors are meant to
help students with any questions
regarding school stresses, and to
maintain on-going support, in order to keep students motivated. It
is a very useful tool, and is a great
way to help maintain focus on
school.
The trials and tribulations that
go along with being a first year
student will be tough, and hopefully this experience will become
a bit easier after this short guide
on how to survive the first year of
college.
More
students
enrolled
By Andy Shierson
Chronicle Staff
UOIT’s recruitment strategy must be working. As of
Sept. 22,
UOIT’s
undergraduate
enrolment rate showed an
increase of 12 per cent over
2009.
In 2009 the total number
of undergraduate students
was 6,285 compared to this
year’s enrollment of 7,018.
The university is also noticing a dramatic increase in
students who enrol in bridge
programs, rising 125 per cent
from 2009.
Students who graduate
from college and want to upgrade their diploma to a degree can enrol in a number of
degree programs.
Some of the bridge programs are Communications,
Criminology and Justice,
Legal Studies, Nursing, Kinesiology, Commerce, Health
Sciences and Information
Technology.
As the numbers of students enrolling at UOIT rises,
so do the number of programs that are offered. Since
2006, UOIT has successfully
established 20 new masters
and doctoral graduate programs.
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Miles brings back the classics
The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
By Jamie Steel
Chronicle Staff
Posters are everywhere: hung
on the wall, in a mountain on the
table, in cardboard tubes – everywhere. Round the corner, and
there’s even more.
The basement of Dan Miles,
a communications strategist at
UOIT, is a movie lover’s dream,
with posters from movies of all
genres at every turn.
A movie-lover himself, Miles
has been collecting posters for
years, and for the past 11, he’s also
been a part-time poster restorer.
After restoring five posters
for display at this year’s Toronto
International Film Festival –
Rashoman; The Sorrow and the
Pity; Written on the Wind; The
Leopard and Playtime – the Port
Perry man is increasing his client
base. From Port Perry retirees, to
a man in Illinois, Miles’ clientele is
spread across the continent, and
has even included a customer in
the United Kingdom. His most recent client is a CTV cameraman in
Toronto.
The cameraman’s posters were
for Creature from the Haunted
Sea (1961) and Alien (1979).
Miles said they were in good condition considering their age. They
were creased from being folded in
storage, and slightly yellow from
age, but had relatively minimal
water damage. Miles used the latter of the two posters to demonstrate the initial process of restoration, called linen backing.
The process begins by covering
the mounting board with a heavy
canvas and then applying a wheat
starch adhesive to it. The adhesive
starts as a white powder but after
mixing it with water and letting it
sit over night, it turns to a creamy,
white substance.
The same adhesive is then ap-
Party
in
Pink
By Kate Kemp
Chronicle Staff
Party in Pink is the first annual event here on campus,
to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. It will
be taking place at EP Taylor’s
at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9.
The tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door.
Tickets will be sold at the
Tuck Shop or you can contact
the organizer Leta Malcolm.
All the money raised will
be going to the Breast Cancer
Society of Canada. There will
be lots of games and prizes to
be won.
This event is not only open
to DC/UOIT students, it is
open to the public.
Photo by Jamie Steel
GIVING SECOND LIFE TO POSTERS: Dan Miles, who works for the communications
department of UOIT, demonstrates the process of restoring an original movie poster
from the 1979 movie, Alien.
plied to Japanese Masa paper, an
acid-free paper that helps preserve the poster after it has been
restored, which is then placed on
the canvas.
Next Miles places the poster in
a water bath to help relax the paper. This reduces the appearance
of creases and water damage.
Finally, he gently places the
poster on the canvas, on top of the
Masa paper, leaving a half-inch
border, and uses a roller to carefully flatten it and eliminate any
bubbles.
The linen backing demonstration takes less than an hour, and
that includes Miles taking the time
to explain the steps. After this process however, Miles allows time
for the poster to sit for days and
then does a few final touchups be-
fore returning it to his client.
“In a lot of cases, people have
these posters folded and in piles…
and wonder how to display them,”
Miles explained. “People are putting their trust in me to restore a
piece of paper worth hundreds
of dollars… I take my time, as I
should I think.”
Most of the posters that Miles
sees have creases in them, due to
England enters politics
By Michael Boyd
Chronicle Staff
The student housing issue was
and is still a problem for students
but former Student Association
president Amy England informed
students they had to take a stand.
England is known for her advocacy of student rights and knows
how to make her voice heard.
As she runs for a seat as a regional city councillor in the upcoming election, will England continue to fight for student rights?
“I think it’s really important
over the next four years we have
somebody on the municipal government that not only looks out
for the residents but is looking out
for students,” says England.
Whether it’s as a journalist, an
activist or student, England tried
to inform students on the issues
and how they could help resolve
them.
After two years as SA president,
England decided it was time to
move on and just months after her
final term ended she announced
that she was running for regional
city councillor.
She is one of the 26 candidates
vying for the seven regional councillor positions.
In her time as SA president,
England learned what it meant to
budget and how those budgets affect those who contribute to them.
“It gave me a sense of what it’s
like to make decisions about large
sums of money and how that large
sum of money actually affects
people in their day-to-day lives.”
She said decisions need to be
appropriate and thought out because students in financial need
are the ones who feel the most
burden.
England was informed of the
issues when it comes to transit,
as she was able to sit in on Durham Regional Transit committees
while on the SA.
“That gave me a real good viewpoint on how transit is right now
in the city and how it is across the
region and how transit can be bettered not only for our students but
our citizens.”
Though this is the first time that
England is running for regional
councillor, it’s not the first time she
has dabbled in politics.
During her fight for student
housing, England and her fellow
SA members had to learn as they
went.
“We had to really learn the system before we went in and advocated to the municipal government so it gave us a really good
view of how the government
works, what committees your supposed to go to for what and how
to come up with the best outcome
for students.”
England said that a lot of her
passion for the issues comes from
her journalism diploma at Durham College.
For her, journalism is the key to
her life because it taught her some
of the written and oral skills that
still help her now such as how to
ask the right questions and how
to get to the root of the problem
through research.
She said that research is important, especially to a community
leader.
“You have to know where you
stand. You have to know where
the issue stands and you have to
be able to look at it from all angles.”
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being folded and stacked in boxes.
Some posters also have minor
tears and water damage. Miles
says he’s even had posters fall to
pieces during the water bath, but
when he was done with them they
looked whole again.
“I’m probably averaging… at
least one email a day,” says Miles,
who completes restoration on four
posters in the average month. “I’ve
got enough work to get me through
till the middle of next year. And it
keeps coming, it keeps coming.”
Miles has no intention of expanding his restoration business
in the near future and simply enjoys doing it as a hobby.
“It can’t get any bigger for me,
at this point,” says Miles. “I just do
it because I like to do it… It’s a labour of love, I guess, to use that old
cliché.”
Miles currently has hundreds
of restored posters in his studio,
along with more than 400 original posters he recently purchased
from a Port Elgin man.
“As a kid my mom would drag
me to the movies,” says Miles who
has always had a love of movies and movie poster art. “The
strength of film is so amazing.”
Miles is disappointed that current movies seem to be all about
the action and special effects, and
appreciates movies with well-developed characters.
He doesn’t hesitate when asked
to name his favourite flick. It’s
the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and
the Sundance Kid, the poster for
which is mounted at the entrance
to his home for all of his visitors to
admire.
The 1971 Dirty Harry poster is
the most valuable that Miles has
restored, worth about $2,000 US.
More of Miles’ posters can be
seen at the Super Video store on
Highway 7A, and on his website,
www.backingtothefuture.com.
Time to
Relay
for Life
By Ashley Dummitt
Chronicle Staff
Friends, families and survivors of cancer will be gathering together on Friday, Nov.
5 for the Relay for Life event
being held at the Campus
Recreation Centre.
Those who come together
celebrate survivors, give each
other support and remember those lost to the disease.
Participants will take turns
walking or running in the
overnight relay, which begins
at 7 p.m. For those unable to
attend, luminaries (candles
in bags) can be purchased
in the name of loved ones,
which will be lit at the ceremony at dusk.
Funds raised will go to the
Canadian Cancer Society to
help those in need.
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Pumpkins for local charities
By Nathan MacKinnon
Chronicle Staff
Oshawa mayoral and city/
regional councillor candidates
rolled up their sleeves and took
part in a harvest Sept. 25.
They weren’t helping out
your typical farmer, though; the
harvested pumpkins will be exchanged for donations for the Oshawa Hospital Foundation.
Stuart Smith, a local real estate
agent, orchestrated the event, and
invited the candidates to take part.
Smith planted 20,000 pumpkin
seeds by hand the first week of
June in a field in Whitby. Approximately 1,500 were harvested.
He admits that he’s not a farmer, and he made mistakes that he
intends to learn from next year.
Pumpkins will be available for a
donation at all Royal Bank of Canada locations in Oshawa, most TD
Canada Trust branches, Lakeridge
Health Oshawa and Blaisdale
Montessori schools. Anyone who
donates $20 or more will receive a
tax receipt.
After the first day of pumpkins
being available, $500 in donations
had been received.
Although the location was in
Whitby, the idea was to keep the
donations in Oshawa. Smith originally planned to donate the money to the Children’s Miracle Network until he found out the money
wouldn’t stay in the city.
“We’re so close to Toronto that
a lot of money goes to large charities there; this way the money
stays here,” says Smith, who lives
in Oshawa.
Ashley MacInnis, manager of
Let your
voice be
heard at
mayoral
debate
By Krystin Edgerton
Chronicle Staff
Durham College and
UOIT students are encouraged to come out and join the
mayoral debate Oct 7.
The Student Association
is hosting the debate for Oshawa’s mayoral candidates in
the UB Atrium of UOIT.
Candidates will be focusing on issues that are relevant
to Durham College and UOIT
students.
Some of the issues include
student housing, transit and
downtown safety.
The debate will begin at 1
p.m. and finish at 2 followed
by a meet- and-greet from 2
to 4.
At that time all candidates
will have an opportunity to
speak with students one-onone about several different
issues.
New coat
for an
old coat
By Christie Brown
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Nathan MacKinnon
HAPPY FACES: Alexander Hicks shows a toothy grin while picking a pumpkin at the
charity pumpkin harvest in Whitby, on Sept. 25.
events for the Oshawa Hospital
Foundation, says the event is a
great idea because it brings a community together to help a charity
that serves them.
Candidates weren’t the only
volunteers at the harvest. High
school students were there collecting community service hours.
This wasn’t Smith’s first charitable endeavour. Last Christmas
he gift-wrapped a house to raise
awareness for the Pregnancy Help
Centre of Durham. Smith says it’s
important for him to give back to
his community, and that was the
sentiment many of the candidates
there shared as well.
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
By April Witt
Chronicle Staff
We have had 30 years off from
the nuisance, but recently they
have become a very important
pest, feared by exterminators.
Bed bugs, scientifically referred
to as Climex lectularius, were a
very big problem 30 years ago and
have been nearly unheard of… until now.
“Bed bug cases have been increasing for sure in the Durham
Region, it is worse in Toronto,
probably because it is larger,” said
Mark Duxbury, from M.D. Pest
Control in Oshawa. “They are
worldwide again.”
“Bed bugs are a major problem
right now,” said John Mountjoy,
from Presto Pest Control in Oshawa. “I had nine jobs last week in
Oshawa, but luckily only one this
week.”
They are spreading quickly because of increased travel of people, they have learned to adapt to
previous pesticides and people
are not aware of them.
Bed bugs live in clothing,
couches, beds, backpacks and
anywhere that is warm and frequently occupied by humans because they feed on human blood.
Most commonly bed bugs are
found in places like hotels and
residences where there are people
constantly bringing them in and
out on their luggage and clothing.
“Having bed bugs does not
mean you are dirty,” said Mountjoy, “but I have done homeless
shelters and they seem to be
found more in the lower income
bracket.”
There are three stages of a bed
bugs life. Egg, nymph and adult.
The eggs that the adults reproduce are very hard to get rid of because pesticides do not kill them.
A female can lay 200 – 250 eggs
in her lifetime.
Bed bugs live an average of 10
to 11 months.
These bugs hate the light so
they are hard to find during the
day.
Pest control advises people
who have bed bugs to wash all curtains, bedding, clothes and everything that could have come into
contact with a bug and put them
in the dryer for at least 20 minutes
to kill all the eggs.
“They are difficult to control,
they’re tough little insects,” said
Duxbury.
At M.D. Pest Control, they use
a combination of pesticides, heat
and steam to kill the bugs.
“Steam and heat does really
well because it gets the eggs as
well as the adults, but it is very
costly,” he said.
Once you have bed bugs it
can take hundreds to thousands
of dollars to completely remove
them from the home.
“We charge by the hour, it is
$100 per hour and usually takes
about an hour and a half per room,”
said Duxbury. “A three-bedroom
house typically costs $500, but if
all the eggs aren’t killed we have to
go back and do it again.”
Presto Pest Control takes a different approach, using the help of
the tenant to completely clean out
all fabric and clutter and only uses
insecticides, which costs less.
“We use insecticides, but they
are not working very well,” said
Mountjoy. “The government is trying to take away some of the best
ones and heat is too expensive.” He
laughed and said, “I always take
the time to say a small prayer before tackling a bed bug job.”
The worst thing about the bugs
are the bites they leave to discover
in the morning. “Each bug usually
bites three times in a straight line,”
said Mountjoy, “they are similar to
a mosquito bite, they swell up and
are quite itchy.”
If you think you have bed bugs
take a look at your mattress. There
will be fecal matter usually at the
head of the bed, it looks like black
staining, and if it is not too bright,
you will see the actual bed bugs,
they are about the size of an apple
seed.
Get professional help as soon
as possible before it get’s any
worse.
Get rid of the old winter
coat and pay less for a new
one.
West 49 is kicking off their
annual Coats For Kids promotion on Oct. 7. Every October, the skate brand store,
West 49, promotes donating
to charity by running Coats
For Kids.
Bringing in a gently used
winter coat, in wearable condition, with a working zipper,
allows participating customers to receive a $25 discount
off the purchase of a new
winter coat.
“We’ve been doing it for
years and the amount of
coats we get is unreal,” says
Amanda Moorhead, a West
49 employee. “We are giving
our charities 15 full garbage
bags (of coats) a couple times
a week. It’s awesome.”
Any size or brand is accepted by the store as long
as the coat will keep an individual warm outside over the
winter season.
Charities that are receiving donated coats from the
Oshawa West 49 location
include the Bethesda House
and Canadian Diabetes Association.
Cheap
tickets
for
foreign
movies
By Renita Naraine
Chronicle Staff
The Toronto International
Film Festival comes to Toronto once a year, but independent films from around
the world are being shown
on campus every Thursday in
room C113.
John Arkelian, a former
journalism teacher at Durham College, is the organizer
of the Cinechats Film Series
on Thursday evenings beginning at 6:30 p.m. for an admission fee of $2.
“We show movies that you
won’t see otherwise, unless
you’re at the Toronto International Film Festival,” said
Arkelian.
Those at the cinechats
have the opportunity to
watch the films before they’re
released in North America.
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Anime comes to Durham
By Ashley Dummitt
Chronicle Staff
Anime on Campus, a club for
fans of Japanese animation and
graphic novels, held its first meeting with the new club president on
Sept. 21.
Only expecting a few people
to arrive due to the trouble of getting a room, the club was pleasantly surprised to have almost
100 members appear for the first
meeting of the semester.
Standing at the front of the
classroom, Lisa Kosh, newly elected president and one of the original founders of the club four years
ago, told the excited group what to
expect.
“We don’t watch one series for
the entire semester. At a typical
meeting we watch two to three anime and two to three episodes (of
each) so that if you miss one of the
meetings you don’t feel like you’ve
missed out.”
Kosh announced one of the
new features for this year is a library. Located in the UL portable
complex, members are now able
to check out and donate unwanted anime and manga (Japanese
graphic novels).
Once everyone had settled
down, the big game of the night
began. Name that tune. As Kosh
looked up music on her laptop, the
group of fans began to chat. It took
a few minutes for the group to realize that music was being played,
and once they did they attempted
to recognize the song. From there
the game quickly took off.
With a little more than a dozen
songs and a lot of laughs when ‘I
October 5, 2010
11
Buddy
program
takes off
By Kyla Morgan
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ashley Dummitt
ANIME CLUB GONE WILD: Lydia Kowalski, the club’s free hugs giver, dances on a
desk during the first meeting of the Anime on Campus club.
Wanna Be A Winner’, the first song
for Pokemon, came on, the club
was invited to stay and watch anime for the rest of the meeting.
Cooling off out in the hallway
some members tried to play YuGi-Oh!, a children’s card game
based on an anime show, while
some of the council chatted with
new members who had questions.
“Each meeting has a theme,”
said Andrew Markudis, vice-president of the club and a student of
UOIT.
“We even have a shoujo night,”
said Kosh. “Espionage is coming
up next. We try to mix old and new
anime.”
Get informed to beat
the flu this cold season
By Justin Knaggs
precautions you can take.
“Wash your hands frequently, get rest, and eat nutritional food,” explains Pandya.
Get ready for flu season. With the transition from
Keeping in mind that constant hand washing with
summer to fall and soon fall to winter, viruses and soap and water is the best offence to prevent the flu, a
seasonal flues are in the air.
tap isn’t always available. In that case, students should
However, you don’t have to catch them.
turn to the next best thing, hand sanitizer.
“The Ontario government provides vaccines free
A small bottle of liquid hand sanitizer can be purof charge, and they are available right now,” says Dur- chased at the Durham College bookstore for only 99
ham College pharmacist Vijay Pandya.
cents.
That means, students can walk into the nearest
Although the best offense is a good defense, even
health clinic and receive a free vaccine for the flu sea- after following these steps to flu prevention, you
son.
can still catch a virus. What do you do then? Simply
“I make sure I get my flu shot evthe same steps you took to prevent the
The most im- flu. Continue to eat right and wash your
ery year when school starts,” says
Durham College advertising stu- portant thing you hands.
dent Brennen Conquer.
This is because there are not many
“I have received my shot every can do to prevent medicines that you can take to cure sickyear for the past four years and I catching a cold nesses like the flu and a common cold.
have yet to get sick.”
“Antibiotics do not work against bodily
is to wash your
However, students should take
infections,” Pandya said.
more precautions than that, espe- hands with soap
The College of Family Physicians of
cially because of the germ-laden en- and warm water.
Canada provides tips on their website
vironment they are living in.
about how to prevent a cold.
Durham College public rela“The most important thing you can
College of
tions student Brittney Mongeon exdo to prevent catching a cold or the flu is
Family Physicians
plained how she stays guarded from
to wash your hands often with soap and
catching the flu.
warm water, and avoid rubbing your eyes or nose,”
“I always take the Echinacea pill and wash my the College reported.
hands because I am so afraid of getting sick.”
Passing on flu viruses often go unnoticed since you
Echinacea, a purple and black plant, is used to can do so before you even develop cold symptoms.
stimulate ones immune system. It is said to be an efAs long as students follow the important steps to
fective pill to take to fight the flu before it arrives.
resisting a virus, they should stay clear of all stuffy
However, these are not the only flu preventing situations, Kleenex free.
Chronicle staff
‘
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One of the number one things
the council would like everyone
to know is even if you’re not into
anime the club is a great place to
meet new friends.
The Student Association
is seeking volunteers for the
Perfect Pals program. The
program at Durham College
and UOIT offers events and
a supportive environment for
students with learning challenges to meet and hang out
with non-disabled students
on campus.
“It gives the CICE students an opportunity to meet
friends outside their programs and a chance to have
social interactions which they
may not initiate themselves,”
said Melanie Brooks, vicepresident of college affairs.
Volunteers are awarded
volunteer hours, co-curricular points and the chance
to make lifelong friendships.
Prospective helpers need to
fill out a volunteer criminal
reference check to participate. The first event is a welcome dinner on Oct. 26. Although formal applications
to volunteer ended Sept. 30,
students interested in volunteering should e-mail her at
[email protected].
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Durham heads to Queen’s Park
By Kyla Morgan
Chronicle Staff
Representatives from Durham Region’s eight municipalities
headed to Queen’s Park Sept. 27 to
discuss issues affecting Durham
and to showcase local businesses,
tourism and post-secondary institutions with MPPs.
Three of Oshawa’s post-secondary institutions set up tables
to educate politicians on how they
are contributing to the community, the economy and the future
workforce.
Trent University recently
moved off the shared campus
with UOIT and Durham College
to their own on Thornton Road.
The school focuses on Liberal Arts
degrees like English, History and
Psychology. Trent aims to attract
academics of the highest calibre.
One of their marketing strategies
is offering free tuition for students
receiving grades of 90 per cent or
higher. The school also puts an
emphasis on operating dollars allocated to bursaries and scholarships. These are two of the ways
the school aims to break down
financial barriers for students
wanting to attend. The school’s
enrolment is currently around 750
students.
“It’ll be great when there’s more
(students) but for the moment, the
unique value is it’s small enough to
really feel like a community with
an identity,” said Peter Lapp, Trent
Oshawa’s University acting principle.
Durham College representatives spoke with MPPs about their
relationship with CONII, the Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation. In September, the
school completed the first CONIIfunded research project, a pool
debris skimmer/extraction device.
Durham College wants to work
with local businesses to take companies’ s ideas from prototypes to
real world applications.
“We want to share with (MPPs)
how successful Durham College’s
research can be and we want to
work with businesses from beginning to end,” said Debbie McKee
Demczyk, director of the office of
research services and innovation.
UOIT moved another faculty
to Oshawa’s downtown core this
Photo by Kyla Morgan
OSHAWA MEETS: From left: Oshawa mayor John Grey and Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette greet at Queen’s Park.
September. The university received a $2-million investment
for a feasibility study and has several research projects underway.
UOIT stressed the importance of
continued growth in the heart of
the city and that UOIT’s focus on
sustainable technologies will affect the local and potentially the
global economies.
“UOIT is at the heart of the future. The research and innovation
that’s occurring at UOIT is really
instrumental to the future economy of the province,” said UOIT’s
president Ron Bordessa.
General Motors is involved
with research projects at engineering schools in 28 Canadian universities across the country.
The corporation is also focusing on economic growth with an
IPO (initial public offering) soon
approaching
“It’s another step that we’re taking to show that we’re making financial progress. We’ve had a few
quarters of decent profits and it’s
another step in basically getting
ourselves back on our feet,” said
GM’s manager of government relations Phil Petsinis.
General Motors is focused on
vehicle design and technology for
hybrids and electric vehicles. They
work in conjunction with the Automotive Centre of Excellence, an
automotive and manufacturing
testing facility, located at UOIT.
Petsinis said battery-powered
electric vehicles would become a
bigger part of the vehicle fleet by
2015.
“In Canada … we’ve got great
green electricity, and fuel cells are
another extension of providing
electric vehicles,” he said.
Between visiting the informa-
tive tables, MPPs were able to
enter a contest for a Durhamthemed gift basket and were treated to sparkling cider, vegetables,
desserts, lamb and emu, all from
Durham Region.
Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette
said there’s a different group at
Queen’s Park almost every day
so there’s always good food being
served.
“We have to try to watch our intake or it can sneak up on us,” he
said.
Ouellette said these events are
great for building relationships
and trying to raise the profile of
current issues. For Durham Region, he said the incinerator and
the expansion of the 407 were key
discussion points.
“My concern is there’s such a
human outcry about (the 407)
ending (at Simcoe Street) that the
province may come forward and
say, ‘you’re right, we can’t afford
to build the whole thing, we’re not
going to build any of it’, which is the
wrong thing to do,” he said.
He said the province should get
started and then start promoting
and advocating for an extension
beyond Simcoe Street.
Durham Tourism focused on
promoting industries from each
municipality including aerospace,
metal fabricators, food processing,
information technology and environment companies.
“Even though it’s a digital era,
and you can have so many social
contacts through Facebook … a
face-to-face moment has such
power and you remember those
people,” said Peter Lapp from
Trent University. “There’s a sense
of congeniality about it, like a
shared purpose.”
The need to feed Durham
By Renita Naraine
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Renita Naraine
FEED THE NEED: Fred Borg is a volunteer at the warehouse at Feed the Need in Durham.
For the grand opening of Feed
the Need in Durham, an evening
celebration filled with fun and
entertainment took place at the
central hub in Oshawa on Sept. 30
between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
At the new location, Feed the
Need in Durham has been growing for almost a year. They are currently supporting and supplying
over 35 agencies, one of them being the Women’s Centre on campus, with food and sometimes personal hygiene items and cleaning
supplies.
In the days leading up to the
grand opening, Feed the Need was
renovating its facilities. Volunteers
from Lowe’s Heroes generously
donated their time, as well as supplies.
The necessary renovations
were completed in time for the
opening. Rob Smithurst, one of the
volunteers from Lowe’s said, “I do
it for the charity, not the glory.”
The open house from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. allowed guests to tour the
warehouse that is packed with
fruits, vegetables, and other foods
that the organization sends out to
the food banks, shelters and other
agencies.
Attendees were encouraged to
bring a bag of non-perishable food
items.
In addition to the tour, the public was able to get involved by participating in a “sort-a-thon” station.
It was an opportunity to experience how the volunteers in the
warehouse are doing their part to
help the community.
Guests also learned how to
help end hunger in Durham Region and were encouraged to continue to help by volunteering in
the warehouse or by helping with
fundraising.
“I’m interested in volunteering
opportunities,” said Melanie Barnett, who came out to learn about
the organization.
At 5 p.m., the evening entertainment began with fun activities
for children. There were arts and
crafts, as well as a magician named
Alex Kazam.
There were many musical acts,
such as vocalist Diane Williamson and country singer Cadence
Grace, who is a former student of
Durham College.
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Canada’s navy turns 100
By Andy Shierson
Chronicle Staff
Three gunshots belch from
historic firearms to welcome the
HMCS Fredericton to Oshawa’s
lakefront for the 100th Anniversary
of the Canadian navy.
Scores of people perch on the
pier waiting for the colossal frigate
to plunge her anchor into the waters of Oshawa’s port.
Cadets wait eager and at attention while local residents line the
docks like statues, motionless in
awe of her size.
Navy veterans stand patriotically as the frigate stirs up a floodgate of memories for one veteran
in particular.
He stares gazing up at the ship
with his tattered blue and white
navy uniform. He has a boyish face
hiding beneath wrinkles that have
gathered through time.
His hat childishly tips off the
left side of his head. “I was only
15-years-old when I joined the
navy.”
His name is Francis Peacock,
but he insists on being called
Frank. He stares upwards to the
16.4-metre frigate with his mouth
somewhat open and a tiny grin.
“It was a good experience, I had to
grow up fast but the navy made a
real man out of me,” said Frank. He
joined the navy June 11, 1941 and
remembers his first deployment
on New Year’s Eve that year.
And while Frank shares his
story, there’s a thick and almost
haunting drumming coming from
the group of First Nations people
who gathered in front of the ship
to welcome her home.
Security staff Frank Robertson
smiled broadly, almost mesmerized by the natives in their song.
“They do this every year, it dates
back to the 1700s before the commercialization of trades at ports,
the natives would come welcome
the ships as a sign of respect,” said
Robertson.
Cmdr. John Zorz of the Fredericton marches down the makeshift ladder and salutes the First
Nations group that has gathered to
bless the ship.
Randall Smoke, has been welcoming ships like the Fredericton
home for over 30 years.
“We do this to recognize our
native culture and as a sign of respect for the boys on the ship,” said
Smoke, who hasn’t missed a ship
coming home in 30 years.
And neither has Sam Perks of
the Oshawa Navy Club. She stands
with her hands clasped behind her
back, almost mimicking the veterans and their stance.
Her white hair curls around the
arms of her glasses that sit up high
on her nose and magnify her big
blue eyes.
“I’ve been to every one of these
ya know, I come to show respect
for the boys and what they do for
us.”
Her husband Bill starts to gather with his fellow veterans, as she
points towards him, “I do it for him
too,” she said.
“We didn’t make it down to the
Ex in Toronto when the Fredericton dropped her anchor, so we
made sure we were here today to
welcome the boys home.”
The HMCS Fredericton left
Halifax in August on the Great
Photos by Andy Shierson
CANADIAN NAVAL CENTENNIAL: Clockwise from
left: Second World War Veteran Ross Adams of
the Black Watch Dog Highlanders, the HMCS
Fredericton pulls into Oshawa harbour, veterans
celebrate their centennial with pride.
Lakes Deployment 10.
The Fredericton is scheduled to
stop at 10 different cities in Ontario and Quebec. Oshawa was next
on the list after Toronto.
According to reports from the
Canadian navy and National Defence, the deployment is a unique
opportunity for Canadians to get
an up close look at the navy and
Canadian Forces in general.
That’s how Oshawa resident
Rod Petty felt when the Fredericton pulled into shore.
“This ship is absolutely magnificent and I really respect what
those boys do for us out there. I
don’t know if I could do it,” said
Petty.
This year the Canadian navy
celebrates 100 years of service.
The Fredericton has stopped in
other cities like Montreal, Kingston, Hamilton, Cornwall and
Trois-Riviers.
But Oshawa showed the most
support.
“We’ve had a great turn out here
in Oshawa, way more than in Toronto,” said naval officer Shawn
King.
It’s the officers aboard that
make the navy real to people
boarding the ship. They can have
all their questions answered and
see some of the weapons used on
board.
The navy depends on recruiting
talented individuals. During the
GLD 10 deployment, people have
a chance to get more information
about the navy and how they can
be part of the Canadian Forces.
The cadets that gathered as the
ship came in are starting young.
They are close to the same age as
Frank, the navy veteran from the
Second World War.
The navy has accomplished
much in the last 100 years and has
evolved into a Canadian force that
has much to offer young adults,
like a paid education.
But it’s always up to the individual and what they want to do
for their country. Ross Adams, 88,
remembers his years served as a
part of the Black Watch Dog Highlanders.
“Its something I will never forget or regret. I served in 1943 to
1945 and experienced things that
changed me forever,” said Ross,
“After the things I experienced, I
am a very spiritual man and will
always be proud of serving my
country, and these men should be
too.”
‘Breach! Breach!’
By Andy Shierson
Chronicle Staff
Security was tight as the HMCS Fredericton pulled into Oshawa’s lakefront. There were security men yelling at people taking pictures to step back.
The frigate was almost ready to drop anchor when a security officer on the 16.4-metre high and 134-metre long ship yelled “Breach!
Breach!” Officers on the ground by the pier came running to see
who was breaching security.
The officers gathered at the front of the ship in attack mode. And
there it was…. a five-foot white wooden boat with an elderly couple
waving at the ship with big smiles on their faces, completely oblivious to their breach of security.
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Durham’s
acts of
kindness
By Renita Naraine
Chronicle Staff
The YWCA Durham is challenging local elementary schools
to take part in being the most consistently kind school during the
week of Oct. 18 – 23.
The idea was inspired by YWCA
Canada. Lesley Ellis, the organizer
of the event, said it is an effort to
decrease bullying in schools.
“Any school could take part and
pay it forward, decrease bullying
in schools and promote kindness,”
said Ellis.
Elementary schools in Durham
Region are encouraged to take the
Random Acts of Kindness Challenge. It is a week dedicated to the
support of students helping each
other and promoting a violencefree world.
It is the first year the week-long
event is taking place, but Ellis said
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if there is a good turnout by participating schools, then the event will
continue next year.
All of the participating schools
will be given ballots to be filled out
by the students, once they have
completed an act of kindness. Ellis
explained that younger students
could use a sticker system, where
students could receive a sticker for
each act of kindness, rather than
filling out the ballot.
At Sir John A. MacDonald Public School in Pickering, Principal
Michael Bowman will use a kindness tree placed in the front lobby
of the school.
Students are given leaves, and
with every act of kindness, they
can write their names on the leaf
and add it to the tree.
The Random Acts of Kindness Challenge is not new to the
school. Bowman said they have
participated in previous years as
Photo by Renita Naraine
KEEP IT KIND: (From left) Jennifer Jackson (Grade 4), Principal Michael Bowman,
Kenny Dudhnath (Grade 4) from Sir John A. MacDonald Public School.
a school, but not as a region-wide
event.
“Our school focus is on making
a difference,” said Bowman, “and
this challenge fits the school’s focus as it teaches the children reallife applications.”
He explained acts of kindness
could range from holding a door
to helping a friend. Parents are encouraged to take part by sending
emails to the principal to discuss
their children’s participation.
Once the week is over, all the
ballots will be tallied and submitted on Oct. 25.
The school with the most acts of
kindness, based on a ratio per student, will be awarded the title as
the most consistently kind school
in Durham Region.
Ellis said the top three winners
See Whitby
from above
Rent a
plot to
plant
By Susan Brown
Chronicle Staff
Successful boat racer and business owner Harry Oakman will be
featured in a photograph exhibit at
Whitby’s Station Gallery until Oct.
17.
The collection will deal with
over 30 aerial photos of Whitby
from the 1950s to the 1970s, provided by MapArt Publishing Corporation.
The gallery can be viewed on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. as
well as Saturday and Sunday noon
to 4 p.m.
By Ana Pautassi
Chronicle Staff
Garlic doesn’t have to be imported from China and tomatoes
don’t have to come from the United States, and they don’t have to
come from a grocery store either.
You can now grow your own organic food.
Some people don’t have the
space to build a garden, especially if they live in a condo or
an apartment, but there is now
a new development in Pickering
that gives citizens a chance to
grow their own gardens.
The Valley Plentiful Community Gardens are a new way to get
people involved in growing food.
Seniors, and both experienced
and inexperienced gardeners,
are all renting plots to plant flowers and organic vegetables.
It may sound complicated
and time consuming but all organic really means is to grow
food without using pesticides.
Don’t worry. Your vegetables
won’t be eaten away by unwanted bugs, since there are organic
methods that will help protect
will receive prizes such as donations from Scholastic.
In addition to the many children who will benefit from the
kindness exercises, Ellis said the
donations from Scholastic would
be appreciated by many of the
participating schools.
“As long as we promote it and
our kids go the extra distance,
we’re all winners,” said Bowman.
Photo by Ana Pautassi
ORGANIC PLANTING: Carolina Batica at the Valley Plentiful Community Gardens.
the crops. Certain flowers and
other plants repel specific pests.
For example, basil is a repellant
of mosquitoes, flies and asparagus beetles, so basil should be
planted beside asparagus.
There are various ways to
keep a garden looking beautiful
and still be able to grow your vegetables.
Joan Kerr, president of the
Foundation for Building Sustainable communities, is beginning
a teaching garden in Oshawa
where she will be teaching people how to keep their gardens in
shape throughout the season.
One of her many pieces of advice is to incorporate vegetables
with flowers of the same colour
so the garden will still look beautiful with different colours.
Kerr is the initiator of the
Windfields Community and
Teaching Gardens on Simcoe
Street north of Winchester Road.
She is going to begin teaching
courses at the garden’s farmhouse this December on how to
maintain gardens.
These new gardens and classes will help people become more
self-sufficient and save money on
organic food.
Pickering regional councillor Bonnie Littley believes this is
just the beginning of building a
sustainable community and se-
curity of food. This is a steppingstone to be able to show younger
people how to grow their food.
“It’s a piece of a really big puzzle,” said Littley.Her main goal is
to develop a long-term food supply within the City of Pickering
and expand throughout other
cities, as it has already begun in
Oshawa.Littley likes to call this
food project “the cornerstone of
sustainability” since without food
we wouldn’t be able to live.
The Valley Plentiful Community Garden and Windfields
Community and Teaching Gardens are bringing food to urban
cities that will be able to sustain
themselves.
TO art shows
in Oshawa
By Susan Brown
Chronicle Staff
Lindy Fyfe’s colourful explorations of movement and style will
be featured at Robert McLaughlin
Gallery until Oct. 31.
Fyfe identifies with the op-art
genre by comparison as a real
fest for the senses, however her
works display no direction or style
restrictions in terms of colour or
subject. Fyfe’s Confluence promises to make you think and allow
you to enjoy the vibrancy of an array of expressions.
The gallery can be viewed on
Monday, Tuesday and Friday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday and
Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. as
well as Saturday and Sunday noon
to 4 p.m.
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October 5, 2010
15
Places that have gluten-free products
Help for
those with
celiac
disease
By Jennifer Walker
Chronicle Staff
After she inhales a juicy burger
or indulges in a forkful of cake, the
satisfying taste sensation is quickly replaced by chronic diarrhea,
bloating and vomiting.
These unforgiving symptoms
are the reality of celiac disease, a
digestive disorder that injures the
small intestine and interrupts its
ability to absorb the nutrients.
Those suffering from this disease can’t tolerate gluten, a protein
found in wheat, rye and barley.
Gluten is in most foods and it can
be a daunting task to find a restaurant that offers gluten-free dishes,
baked goods and snacks.
John Redman, Owner of Marcelle’s Kitchen and Redman’s
Crossroads, has been offering a
large menu of fresh baked, glutenfree products for two years. The
bakery is located in Redman’s
Crossroads on Island Road, Scugog.
“White flour cannot be found
in our bakery,” said Redman. He
said there is a huge demand for
gluten-free goods and claims his
muffins just can’t be beat.
The bakery has over 25 items
to choose from and guarantees a
gluten-free environment. “It is a
trust thing,” said Redman. Many
times ‘gluten-free’ products leave
Public
library
holding
vegetarian
workshop
By Jennifer Walker
Chronicle Staff
A free, educational workshop will be held at the Oshawa
McLaughlin Public Library for
those interested in becoming a
vegetarian.
The event will take place Oct. 6
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Durham Lakeside Vegetarians,
a subgroup of the Toronto Vegetarian Association, will be there
to explain what is involved and the
benefits of making this life-changing decision.
Whether those who attend are
fully committed to being a vegetarian or simply curious about
the possibilities, the workshop will
answer any questions.
Photo by Jennifer Walker
GLUTEN-FREE: Products and resturaunts with no gluten can be found at Queen
Beans, Marcelle’s Kitchen, White Feather, Jasmine Garden and Frankie’s Ristorante.
customers feeling awful.
Redman believes that the problem goes much further then celiac
disease and said that many issues,
including arthritis, are the result of
gluten intake.
White Feather Farms, located
on Simcoe Street in Raglan, offers
an entire frozen section of glutenfree products.
Assistant Manager, Dana Antler says the country store intro-
duced gluten-free food in early
spring and they’ve been a big seller
ever since.
Frozen bagels, waffles, doughnuts and bread are a small part
of the selection. The frozen pizza
Tasty tea time traditions
kept in north Oshawa
By Ana Pautassi
Chronicle Staff
“Once you are in my house
for five minutes, make yourself
at home,” said Joan Kerr, initiator
of Windfields Community and
Teaching Garden.
This is just what the guests at
the Vintage Tea Party held at the
farmhouse on the gardens did
on Sept. 24.
The garden was built in May
and is located on Simcoe Street,
north of Durham College. There
are currently 32 teaching plots
where many different herbs and
vegetables have been grown
such as eggplants.
Peppermint is one of many
herbs grown at the garden and
was used to make organic tea.
The tea party did not begin
with tea, it was started with a
tour of the plots, but since it was
windy the tour was shorter than
planned.
Everyone went into the yellow farmhouse, which was built
in 1850, where Kerr was serving
tea in vintage teacups and treats
ranging from cupcakes to sandwiches.
Many people came and went
as there were nine other events
crust is White Feather’s bestseller.
Queen Beans in Port Perry offers baked goods as well as a lunch
menu and is 80 per cent glutenfree.
“My personal favourite, if I am
going to indulge, is the death by
chocolate cookies,” explained
Amanda Jackson, owner of Queen
Beans. According to Jackson, the
menu changes depending on the
season. On a cool, fall day, she
recommends the gluten-free, vegetable chili.
Cheryl Davenport is one who
suffers from Celiac Disease and
finds it hard to find a place to eat
aside from home that offers gluten-free food at a reasonable price.
“Marcelle’s Kitchen in Port Perry is very reasonable and has great
bread, the best I’ve had, actually,”
said Davenport.
Some other options in Durham
Region are The Jasmine Garden,
located in Whitby on Meadowglen
Drive.
The Jasmine Garden is the first
vegetarian restaurant in Whitby.
They are vegan and gluten-free
friendly.
Frankie’s Ristorante on Main
Street in Uxbridge offers a menu
of Mediterranean food that is 100
per cent gluten-free.
The Canadian Celiac Association estimates that one in every
133 Canadians are affected by celiac disease. Currently there is no
cure for this condition.
The more gluten-free products
offered to those suffering from
the growing nature of this disease,
the easier it will be to manage and
conquer.
Scugog
shoreline
cleanup
coming
soon
By Nikki Rozema
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ana Pautassi
VINTAGE TEA: Hana Daw, having tea in a vintage tea
cup at the Vintage Tea Party at Windfields Community and Teaching Garden.
happening in Oshawa.
Kerr is currently writing a
book on the house. It used to be
owned by the Wilcockson family and Union Hotel, but it most
recently housed a family of nine.
She has taken pictures of the
rooms before the renovation and
after.
She says that people will
probably not believe this is the
same house since it was abandoned when the Community
Garden received it.
On Oct. 16 Kawartha Conservation and Scugog Connections
will be having a cleanup day along
the shores of Lake Scugog.
This year Birdseye Park, Palmer Park, Joe Fowler Park and
Baagwating Park will each get a
cleaning.
Last year 24 garbage and recycling bags were filled. There is
garbage in between rocks and
plants along the shoreline and off
paths. Bottles, coffee cups, wrappers, fishing line and more can all
be found. With a clean shoreline,
tourists and the locals will enjoy it
more.
All ages are welcome to come
out and participants are meeting
at Birdseye Park at 10 a.m. Gloves,
garbage bags and refreshments
will be provided.
Pre-registration is encouraged,
but not required. Visit www.shorelinecleanup.ca or contact Carlie
McDonald at Scugog Connections: (905) 985-3279.
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October 5, 2010
CAMPUS News
Haircuts mean more
than just a new look
By Susan Brown
Chronicle Staff
A haircut was far more than a
physical transformation for clients
at Synergy Salon in Whitby on
Sept. 26.
The salon hosted their first
Cut-and-Style-athon for Locks for
Love.
They were hoping to raise a
minimum of $2,000 for 16-yearold Nicholas Breau, a local teen
fighting cancer.
“Instead of writing one big
cheque to the Cancer Society,
we’re giving back to the community,” said Brandy J, owner and master stylist at Synergy Salon.
“My mom has cancer right now.
Everyone has been touched by
cancer, so when I met with Steve
Mills from SNAP Whitby to do an
ad for this event he was telling me
about Nicholas.
Initially we were going to do the
Children’s Wish Foundation and
grant his last wish, but unfortunately, three weeks ago we got the
email that there was nothing further they could do for him and he
wasn’t well enough for his wish.”
Shoppers Drug Mart has begun a trust fund for Nicholas and
his family to create an award at his
high school in his memory.
“Everyone feels the energy today,” said Gabriella Cicciarella, a
stylist at Synergy Salon.
“So many people are battling
this disease and it’s time that we
fight for a cure.”
Though Brandy’s main inspiration for hosting the event this year
came from an 11-year-old girl, Mikayla.
“She was one of those kids that
was so nervous to cut her hair, but
when I talked to her about Locks
Photo by Susan Brown
HAIRCUTS FOR A CAUSE: Mikayla, 11, is donating the
hair being cut by stylist Brandy J to the Cancer Society.
for Love her eyes lit up.
I told her if we waited a year we
would be able to make it into a big
event. And we have,” Brandy J said.
Since she was two years old,
Mikayla has been growing her
hair, and after cutting 10 inches off,
her little sister is planning to follow
suit next year.
“I feel really good about donating my hair because it’s for a good
cause. It’s nice knowing that I’m
helping someone else,” Mikayla
said.
Synergy Salon hopes to continue this event for years to come.
“Every September, I hope it’ll
get bigger and bigger. Next year
we’ll sponsor someone local in the
community again, and hopefully
we’ll be able to get Children’s Wish
Foundation involved.”
By Alex Millington
Chronicle Staff
Durham College’s Office of
Research and Innovation is in a
final stage of a feasibility study
for a new project called Greening for Non-Profits.
The reason this project exists
is because more and more nonprofit organizations are struggling to stay afloat while prices
are rising.
June MacDonald-Jenkins,
project manager and industry
liaison for the Office of Research
and Innovation says, “What’s
happening is that the required
costs some organizations need
to pay, like heat and hydro, have
been inflating but their revenue
stays the same. Lowering the
organization’s number of expenses can help solve this; otherwise human resources are cut
to ensure the costs are covered.”
The Greening for Non-Profits project can lead to evolution from an organization with
high expenses due to poor system structure to one that takes
advantage of newer, cheaper,
greener, efficient machines.
Innovative Solutions, a company that focuses on increasing
the energy efficiency of buildings, contacted the president
of Durham College and collaborated with the Office of
Research and Innovation to fig-
ure out how greener solutions
could be formed for non-profit
organizations while giving students the experience they’ll
need for the future.
The plan is to have experts
from a variety of programs at
Durham College offer students
field placements and volunteer
hours for auditing and installing
equipment.
Students from Durham College’s Renewable Energy program at the Whitby campus will
perform an audit with a supervising auditor to the building.
This involves sealing all windows and using a blower door
to figure out how much air is
escaping through the building,
and testing furnaces, air conditioners, the building’s water
consumption and insulation.
“Once the audit is written on
paper,” said MacDonald-Jenkins, “we’ll go through and see
where the majority of costs are
coming from and see if there is
a green alternative.”
If there are energy-efficient
replacements, students in
skilled trades at the Whitby
campus will go in and install the
new equipment.
If the feasibility study is successful, the Greening for NonProfits project will become a reality. Not only will it lower longterm costs for organizations in
need, but will offer students real
work experience.
Passengers aren’t
always paying to GO
By Alex Millington
Chronicle Staff
Meet the presidents
Going Green for
non-profit firms
Photo by Jessica Geboers
STRIKING A POSE: Anthony Boland, SA president, Jill Cook, student
representative to the board, Dan Lovisa, Durham College president.
Henry Montego, a man created
solely to heighten your visualization of this scene, is standing in
Oshawa’s GO train station weighing the pros and cons of purchasing a two-way ticket to and from
Toronto.
He thinks to himself, “I’ve been
on this train many times before,
I always buy a ticket, and they’ve
never checked. Why even bother?
This will be just like every other
ride.”
Henry is now faced with a difficult decision. Will he buy a ticket
and be certain he’ll make it all the
way to Toronto and back, or will
he risk being caught without one
to avoid the $16.50 cost?
So how should this decision be
made?
It’s obvious which choice is
most reasonable, but often when
fees seem excessive, irrational or
when a person is stuck in a financial ditch, the idea that there is a
possibility to get a ride for free can
be tempting.
GO Transit’s by-law no. 2 in the
Metrolinx Act states that when a
proper authority asks a passenger
to show their pass, they must surrender it immediately; failure to
do so will result in the refusal of
passage on the transit system. This
means that if our imaginary
friend Henry makes it halfway
to Toronto and sees the ticket inspector strolling up the isle he’s
going to be finishing the trip 4.5
hours later than he had planned.
You might assume passengers
have their tickets checked with every ride after reading this by-law,
but they aren’t.
A clerk at Oshawa’s GO train
station says inspectors roam the
isles for passengers without tickets
in completely random intervals;
whenever the inspector feels the
need to do so, he can.
This means that if Henry took
the train 10 times, he could get
caught anywhere from all 10 to
zero times. Plus, GO can’t say how
many non-paying passengers are
removed from the trains daily. His
odds of getting caught remain a
mystery.
Of course, there’s always the
safe choice: buying a ticket. That’s
the end of the story.
Save the math. Save the unnerving. Henry pays, Henry rides,
Henry makes it to that awfully important job interview he booked
so he doesn’t need to feel tempted
to not pay the fare. (He’s my imaginary character; I can make him
have plans.)
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The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
17
Have fun, get fit for less on campus
Get into
the gym
during
free time
By Brad Hoath
Chronicle Staff
Get off the couch, turn away
from the TV, and put down the laptop! Go outside! Or at least go to
the gym and work off some of that
excess weight.
Wait, you aren’t sure on how to
lose weight?
It’s simple, go over to the Flex
centre on Campus and ask to
speak to one of their personal
trainers. They will do their best to
get you in shape.
There are four certified personal trainers willing and able to make
the world a healthier place.
“I want to tell people to live a
healthy lifestyle before it’s too late,”
says Oliver Fernandez, part-time
personal trainer and full-time Dur-
ham College technician.
Fernandez admits that the
hardest part of getting in shape is
building the drive to go to the gym,
but once you are there you might
as well work out.
Worried about price? Students
get a discounted price. For one
session a student pays $30 compared to the general publics fee of
$50.
One session isn’t enough? A
student can pay $77 for three sessions compared to the general
pricing of $128.
Not satisfied with three sessions? Go for broke, six sessions
for $135 compared to $225 for the
average Joe.
And remember – all students
are gym members. It’s included in
your fees.
“Any students here can use the
gym for free,” says Fernandez.
Some say there isn’t enough
time in the week to go to the gym.
Instead of sitting on the couch
watching a video, snacking on
food, and enjoying a cold beverage for a few hours, one could easily go to the gym and work out for
an hour or two.
Not a fan of working out by
yourself? Bring a few friends!
Photo by Brad Hoath
WORK OUT: Terrence Bayley lifting weights at the gym.
Group sessions are a new part of
the program and they start at just
$40 for one session.
Feels like your class schedule
is too heavy? Afraid the trainers
won’t be available when you have
spare time?
Each personal trainer will try
their best to find a mutual time
when both parties are free.
Time management is important in future success, as is one’s
health. Use some of your time and
hit the gym to make sure you are
healthy enough to succeed.
“It’s just all about life,” says Fernandez.
Each individual client will have
a different workout plan and diet
designed especially for him or her
on their body type, current health
status, and dietary needs.
“Trainers will need to know
client goals, workout history and
experience, injuries, and preferences to build a suitable program
tailored to the client,” says Angie
Wood, head of the personal training program at Durham College.
Training doesn’t stop after your
personal training sessions have
run out.
You will be provided with an exercise program card to help you in
future health success.
Fernandez described the key to
success as persistence.
He also said the average client will see results within the first
three months.
“Get excited about the journey,
it’s a process,” says Fernandez.
Campus security
Laser therapy helps
smokers quit smoking is a button away
24 hours a day
By Nikki Rozema
Chronicle Staff
Smokers have a new way to
quit the addiction with Rapid
Pain Management Laser Therapy, which claims to stimulate the
body’s natural ability to detoxify
the nicotine and help stop the
cravings.
Patients have the detoxifying
treatment for four months and
if they feel the craving to smoke
they can have a free booster for
the first eight weeks. Patients
also receive counselling and education on techniques and tips
on how to beat the psychological
issues.
Shantel, 28, started the treatment a month ago. She has tried
the nicotine replacement therapies: Zyban and Champs X. She
discovered the laser treatment
from googling it on the internet.
Shantel said you feel a little
sleepy after the first treatment.
She has done two booster sessions and feels that they help.
James Sled, 32, had his first
treatment on Sept 20. He said
after his first treatment he felt
high as a kite and later in the day,
sleepy.
Sled said he had tried everything, “gum, patches, and inhaler.” He tried each of them for a
day to find they didn’t work for
him. Since his first treatment he
feels he is on the right path.
The main reason why Sled
wants to quit is his health. His
By Kelly Fyles
Chronicle staff
Photo by Nikki Rozema
STOP SMOKING: RPM Laser Therapy Rey Portillo using his laser on an acupoint on the ear.
second family and friends are
also a big reason as to why he
wants to stop smoking, as well as
overall piece of mind.
He found out about the treatment through his friends who
have been successful. He said
the procedure was “painless and
social.”
“People need to read up on
it, how it works. It totally makes
sense,” Sled said.
Both patients agreed that the
treatment is effective and that
the techniques, tips and hints
given to help the psychological
issues are helpful.
CityTV did an article on a test
that was performed on two volunteers to try the treatment in
2008. Their results showed that it
does work and that each person
is going to have their own different experiences during and after treatment like with anything
else.
RPM Laser Therapy helps
track the patient’s progress and
will do follow-ups with their
patients on a regular basis. The
laser used is a bio-stimulation
laser and not a surgical laser and
it is used over the skin on 40-plus
acupoints.
Your heart is pounding, you
have this overwhelming feeling
someone is following you. You
wish someone would help you to
your car.
This feeling has met a lot of
people and for some, someone
walking with them to their car at
night can make them feel safe.
The school has many different
ways to keep students and staff
safe.
For example, blue call lights
are located in the parking lots, on
red poles with a pay phone that is
connected directly to security. The
poles have buttons that, trigger a
camera that monitors the area.
Along with offering drivers in
the parking lots protection, the
school offers a student walk service. Kim Carr, manager of Public
Safety and Security, said the service has been very positive.
Members are hired and trained
through the student employment
program.
“The members work in pairs,
generally male and female, that
accompany students or staff during the weeknights,” said Carr. He
said the service takes most of September to get started, but they will
soon get the word out for people
to join.
The college and university
work with Durham Regional Police when it comes to events that
require more security.
“The school has a good rapport
with the Durham Regional police,”
said Carr. Recently at Campus
Fest 4,000 people attended the
concert.
Gary Pitcher, director office of
Campus and Security, said the audience was good and there were
no problems during the night.
The campus during the day is
different from the campus at night.
During the day students and staff
are coming and going to class and
there are not as many problems.
But during the night, people are
going to the pub enjoying themselves. Campus at night has more
student-on-student altercations.
Students can use many different
ways to help protect themselves.
“ The nice thing about today
is we have our cell phones on
us,” said Pitcher. The first line of
defence can be your cell phone.
“Students should have 911 or the
number for security programmed
into their cell phones, in case of
emergencies,” he said.
Students can protect themselves by always having one hand
free and walking in groups, said
Pitcher. Check before getting into
your car at night, know your surroundings, and never walk in dark
areas.
The school has tips on how to
be safe when it comes to any situation. To find the tips you can go
to the Durham College website
under student experience.
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ENTERTAINMENT News
October 5, 2010
Durham professor speaks about Korea
Korean
students
are far
different
than
Canadians
By Aaron J.J. Dudezki
Chronicle Staff
Bryan Jordan was not expecting to be caught up in the middle
of an international dispute in a
foreign land when he was teach-
ing in Korea on a contract. Jordan
taught Pre-Media for a year at Durham before travelling to Korea. He
thought it would be fun to experience a new country and work in a
new environment.
On March 26 the South Korean battleship the Chenonan, was
sunk allegedly by North Korea
forces, killing 46 men. The threat
of nuclear war between the neighboring Republics was becoming
possible.
“I wasn’t worried at all. That
ship was based out of the city I
worked in. Besides the candlelight
memorial and wall of messages to
the sailors’ families, there wasn’t
much of a reaction here. People
back home were more concerned
for my safety than I was. My Korean friends kept telling me to relax
and stay calm. They were used to
it”, said Jordan, whose now back at
Durham teaching Pop Culture.
There are many differences
between teaching in Canada and
Korea, Jordan said. “The language
barrier is the major hurdle to overcome. You’re supposed to have a
Korean teacher in class with you
to translate, but they often would
skip. For an English-speaking
teacher, it can be very frustrating.
Class sizes were somewhat
larger in Korea, with up to 38 students. That can make classroom
management difficult. To restore
order, Korean teachers are allowed
to resort to beating students.
“Corporal punishment is common in Korea. In fact the ‘better’
the school, the more frequent and
harsh the beatings. Thankfully, my
school spared the rod more than
most.” Foreign teachers like Jordan
weren’t allowed to hit the students,
but I liked it that way”, he said.
Jordan said that there was a big
difference Korean and Canadian
students’ as a whole. They work
a lot harder than Canadian students. For them, getting into one
of the top three universities over in
Korea sets you up for life.
Besides the classroom size the
classroom environment is similar
and they tend to have better technology. Korea puts a lot of money
into their education system and it
shows.
“The country has private institutions that mainly teach English.
There is an intense focus on teaching towards exams in Korea, both
by public schools and private institutions.
These institutes help the students get into the best universities,
but it often means their knowledge
of a subject is weaker than it could
be. It’s common for students to ace
an English exam, but be unable to
converse with an English speaker.
He said that, “Some students
study 18 hours a day, plus up to
12 hours on Saturdays and even a
few hours on Sundays. These are
extremes, but it’s very common for
students to have a 12-hour school
day,” Jordan said.
Korean students tend to be
very tired and lacking in focus at
times because of their schedules.
They seem to have a ‘work harder,
not smarter’ philosophy, which
can also be seen in Korean adults,”
Jordan said. It is not uncommon
to have a 60-hour workweek as an
adult.
Working over in Korea was not
all work and no play. He was able
to venture out and visit a halfdozen UNESCO world heritage
sites including the ancient SuwonHwae-Song fortress quite a few
times.
Jordan’s mother, Joann Jordan,
who also is a professor at Durham College came and visited
him and Korea, and together they
travelled for two weeks after his
contract ended. They went to Jeju
Island, known for its waterfalls and
beaches and Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Kingdom
and home to a large number of Korea’s cultural treasures.
T
Facebook
hits the
theatres
By Kelly Fyles
Chronicle staff
The Social Network is a
movie about the creation of
Facebook in 2003. The movie
follows the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, as he
creates Facebook in his dorm
room. The movie shows the
rise of the youngest billionaire. It takes the viewer from
his success to his legal complications, as well as personal
troubles. The movie will be in
theatres Oct. 1.
New
city hall
mural
By Alex Millington
Chronicle Staff
Three artists have been chosen by the Oshawa city hall art
and history committee to create
a maquette, a rough copy of a mural, which displays the difference
between the present and past Oshawa.
Toni Hamel, Ron Baird and
Jarin Taz Ahmed are the finalists
and have each been given $350 to
cover the cost of the production of
the maquette. The pieces will be
put on display in city hall from November to January for the public to
judge.
When a selection jury consisting of various art analysts from
Durham Region pick the winning
maquette, that artist will be given
$9,000 to create the full mural and
will have it installed in city hall’s
mezzanine.
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Cinefest Durham is a fundraiser for the
Friends of the Oshawa Library
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ntertainment
Hedley headlines GM Centre
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Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
By Cassandra Turner
Chronicle Staff
Hedley fans from all over Durham Region filled the GM Centre
Thursday, Sept. 23, armed and
ready for some Hoggard-goodtime.
When walking into the GM
Centre stadium there was a sense
the excitement and eagerness for
the show to start. People were
checking their watches every
five minutes, kids and teens were
wearing their I love Hedley shirts
and bouncing up and down in
their seats. It was clear everyone
was ready to see Hedley.
These Kids Wear Crowns, a
band that got their start on MuchMusic’s Disband, was the opening
act of the night. The arena began
to fill with the sound of cheering
as this new-to-the-scene, British
Colombia-based band entered the
stage.
The band did an overall great
job of harmonizing their vocals to
create a unique punk-rock kind of
sound throughout the show.
They performed about five
songs, including two of their better known singles, Break It Up and
Oceans, as well as a unique rendition of Beyonce’s Single Ladies
and Chris Brown’s Forever.
Timmins, Ont. born singer
Lights (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner), was the second opening act
of the evening. She performed an
alternative,
electronic-inspired
style of pop music. Her outstanding performance was highlighted
by her phenomenal keyboard
skills and refreshingly different
vocals. She performed about six
songs, including Drive My Soul,
Photo by Cassandra Turner
HEDLEY ROCKS GM CENTRE: Guitarist Dave Rosin and bassist Tom MacDonald rock
out at the Sept. 23 concert at the GM Centre.
Second Go, and her well-known
single February Air, which was
made famous by the popular MTV
show Peak Season. The crowd really started getting into the performance as they sang along to February Air.
After a brief intermission the
arena went dark and the crowd
went silent sensing that the band
was nearing their entrance. The
glow-sticks in the crowd made the
arena look like a starry night sky.
When the word H – E – D – L – E
– Y flashed up on the big screens,
the audience went crazy with
screams and cheers.
After a video montage of the
band played up on the big screens,
they made their much-anticipated entrance by dancing onto the
stage with a group of fans in tow.
Then front-runner/singer Jacob
Hoggard danced hand-in-hand
with one young fan as they performed Cha-Ching.
Throughout the show the band
performed many songs from their
most recent album The Show
Must Go, including Perfect, Amazing, Don’t Talk To Strangers and
Hands Up.
During one of their older hits,
3-2-1, Jacob jumped into the audience and had the whole crowd
singing along.
Later while singing their song
Amazing, Hoggard played a beautiful piano solo that would bring
any Hedley fan to tears.
Hoggard showcased his many
talents throughout the night. Dur-
Ben Affleck: talk of The Town
No. 1 hit
on opening
weekend
By Todd McEwen
Chronicle Staff
Ben Affleck steps behind the
camera for a second time with his
sophomore release, The Town,
following the critically acclaimed
and Oscar nominated Gone Baby
Gone. It’s been hard to ignore the
last 10 years of the Oscar winner’s
career, considering he once had
so much promise. But after grabbing the No. 1 spot on its opening
weekend, and receiving positive
reviews from critics for both the
film and his performance, The
Town could very well be the return
of Ben Affleck. Matt Damon must
be so proud.
Based on the novel Prince of
Thieves by Chuck Hogan, Affleck
helmed a Boston character story,
masked as a love story, wrapped
in a heist movie. Affleck stars as
Doug MacRay, a thief with a heart
of gold. Not exactly original, but it
worked with the conflicted character that Affleck nearly delivered
perfectly, had he fully mastered
the Boston accent.
Having been raised in Cambridge, Mass. one would think the
Boston dialect would rub off fairly easy. It’s a shame it didn’t. Jeremy Renner, however, delivered the most believable performance of the movie as Affleck’s
hot-headed crime partner. Raised
in Charlestown, notorious for being one of the most dangerous cities in America, Renner’s character
knows his place, and knows his
future.
It’s Affleck’s character that
struggles throughout the film
to accept his role and life in the
slums, knocking over armoured
trucks and robbing banks at gunpoint. He knows he can do better.
And it starts to fall into place after
Affleck’s crew hits the Cambridge
bank. The manager, played by Rebecca Hall, is relieved from her
shift as they blindfold her and take
her hostage.
Renner’s character initiates the
plan of stalking her after her release to ensure their safety from
the FBI. But when Affleck takes
over and asks her for a drink, the
real story starts. With every second of screen time Affleck allows
himself to have, the audience can
feel his frustration. The Town’s
just as much about his character’s growth and conflicted moral
duties, as it is about cops versus
robbers. Despite the first hour or
so focusing on the relationship
between Affleck and Hall, the
perfectly executed action scenes
find themselves finely stitched between the constant rising tension
among Affleck and the rest of the
cast.
The Town is by no means a typical action film. Cops aren’t soaring through the air with their guns
blazing. Cheesy Hollywood oneliners are never uttered. And slow
motion was kept to a minimum.
The film contrasts the dramatic
prose with raw and authentic-feeling car chases and shootouts.
The audience never feels like
Michael Bay produced the film.
They’re never taken away or out
of the story with a ridiculous Hollywood cliché that ruins potentially good films far too often. Unfortunately for Mad Men fans, Jon
Hamm doesn’t shine in his role,
but he does play it comfortably.
Don Draper hasn’t wielded a
shotgun yet, but he should start
because he looks damn good doing it. It’s Blake Lively that’s out of
her league. Receiving a baffling
amount of positive reviews from
critics and even Ben Affleck himself, I couldn’t help but want to
vomit and tear my eyes away from
the screen when her character
reared her ugly head. She thankfully only had a few minutes of
screen time in the entire film, but
her acting just wasn’t believable.
She didn’t fit into place as well
as the rest of the cast. She almost
tried too hard. I can imagine a lot
of her scenes ended up on the
cutting room floor or the theatre
restrooms would’ve been overflowing with nauseous movie goers.Regardless, The Town is one of
the better films to be released this
year, but it does it have its flaws. If
you’re a fan of The Departed, this
movie may disappoint due to its
slower pacing and lack of a kick
ass soundtrack.
The performances aren’t perfect with Renner being the exception, but this is definitely a step in
the right direction for Affleck as an
actor. He’s finally one for 37. As for
a director, he’s two for two.
ing their rendition of one of their
older singles, Old School, he also
showed more of his musical skills.
He surprised the crowd with an
alternate version of the song that
included a brief harmonica solo.
Drummer Chris Crippen also
showed off his musical talents,
performing a blow-your-mind
drum solo half way through the
show.
After a quick set change, the
band re-entered the stage, which
was now completely dark, with
flashlights. The lights came back
on to reveal a stage transformed
to look like a campsite, complete
with fire, greenery, logs and a
night sky backdrop. All of the band
members were sporting their finest campfire attire, which included
multiple flannel shirts and one
boy-scout outfit. The band then
performed an acoustic version of
Gunnin, one of their older hits, as
they sat around their simulated
campfire.
Of course it wouldn’t be a proper Hedley show without a band
member mooning the crowd. The
drummer “accidentally” mooned
the audience while grabbing another beer prop.
The band also performed two
new songs. One, titled Beautiful,
was instantly a crowd pleaser.
For their encore they played
The Sweater Song. It’s featured on
their most recent album and Hoggard told the crowd it was his personal favourite from the album.
“We have some of the best fans
the country has to offer,” Hoggard
said before leaving the stage.
“Our fans deserve everything
we have. Thanks so much for being the best.”
Dane
Cook in
Toronto
this fall
By Kylie Wazonek
Chronicle Staff
Laugh it up; Dane Cook
is a famous comedian from
Boston, who is known for his
famous jokes such as ‘brain
ninjas’ and ‘B and E.’
Presented by SuperFinger
Entertainment, Cook will be
performing some of his many
comedy acts at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Oct.
28. Tickets are now on sale
and are filling up fast. Ticket
prices are roughly $35, $58,
$87 and $115, depending on
how close to the stage you
would like to sit.
Tickets are available at
ticketmaster.ca the Air Canada Centre Ticket Office, or by
telephone, 416-870-8000.
ENTERTAINMENT News
Culture shocked at Riley’s pub
26 The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
Artsy flair
at local
downtown
pub
Durham Region’s Culture Days
launch party was a smash hit, with
artsy locals packing Riley’s pub in
downtown Oshawa.
Jeffrey Leech and the Pepperbox Choir took the stage for the
majority of the evening and inspired many visitors to dance on
the slick hardwood floors, or bob
their heads along with the catchy
tunes.
City Councillor Louise Parkes
made an appearance at the event
and expressed to the crowd how
important she feels culture is for
Durham Region.
“Culture is the heartbeat in Durham Region as a whole, it is very important to support it,” said Parkes.
Parkes explained that she feels
culture has made major prog-
ress but understands that there is
much more to do.
When performing, visual and
entertaining artists are paired with
supporting organizations; Parkes
believes that it will be the strength
of our community.
With increased awareness of
the arts of Durham Region, our
profile can be increased and our
local, rising artists can manage to
stay in town, said Parkes
Student Association (SA) president Anthony Boland is a great
supporter of Culture Days in Durham Region.
“We live in a vibrant cultural
city and this will only boost the
morale of the people and enhance
the sense of why we are here, so
we can enjoy the city and all it has
to offer,” says Boland.
Boland explained that we have
great local artists and that culture
is a great way to showcase that talent.
“There are so many different
cultures, ethnic, student, campus and artistic, when you infuse
them all together, it is a pretty cool
thing,” he said.
Culture is a growing part of
Durham Region and is only going
to get stronger and more prominent as events like this continue in
the future.
es back and forth between the citizens stuck in the elevator and the
security guards along with the detective watching the people in the
elevator on camera and talking to
them.
The mystery, suspense and horror of the movie begins when the
lights in the elevator start to flicker
on and off.
At one point the lights turn off
and when they turn back on, a
young woman (Bojana Novakovic) is badly wounded.
This creates suspense and
those in the elevator start questioning each other trying to figure
out who could have wounded the
young woman in such a short pe-
riod of time.
When one of the security
guards, Ramirez, rewinds the tape
to see what happened when the
lights turned off, he can see a face
on the screen which he believes is
the Devil.
However, nobody believes him
and everybody thinks he is crazy.
This movie teaches us about
heaven and hell and the perception of supernatural beings.
Also, people can learn from this
movie not to ignore and run away
from wrongdoings, but to accept
them and learn from them.
Devil is an all around great
thriller movie, and has a great storyline to it.
By Jennifer Walker
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Jennifer Walker
DURHAM CULTURE: Jeffrey Leech and the Pepperbox Choir on stage at Riley’s, a
downtown pub in Oshawa during Durham Region’s Culture Days launch party.
Apple
delight
By Cassandra Turner
Chronicle Staff
Downtown Bowmanville
will be hosting its Apple Festival and craft sale on Saturday,
Oct. 16. The festival starts at 9
a.m. with a pancake breakfast
and runs until 5 p.m.
The festival is known for its
great food, such as apple pies,
candy apples, and homemade apple cider. There will
be a variety of localvendors
selling crafts and handmade
gifts throughout the day.
Dowdle creates a hell on earth
By Travis McDermott
Chronicle Staff
Imagine having a really bad day
and thinking that it couldn’t get
any worse.
This is what happens to five
citizens in Philadelphia in the new
movie Devil that came to theatres
Sept. 17.
These five individuals enter an
elevator in a lawyers building that
just happens to get stuck half way
up the shaft.
Strangely, the elevator mechanic cannot find anything wrong
with it and can’t figure it out why it
would have stopped.
The movie was directed by
John Erick Dowdle who has directed movies such as Quarantine and
The Poughkeepsie Tapes, with the
screenplay from Brian Nelson, of
Hard Candy and 30 Days of Night.
Produced by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), this
movie is the first of a series of stories called The Night Chronicles.
Devil stars Chris Messina (Julie
& Julia), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days
of Summer), Logan MarshallGreen (Brooklyn’s Finest), Bojana
Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Jenny O’Hara (Mystic River), Bokeem
Woodbine (The Last Sentinel) and
Jacob Vargas (Death Race).
The majority of the film switch-
Museum showcasing
the finest cars in Canada
By Andy Shierson
Chronicle Staff
Usually Rolls Royces are out
of the reach of the average Joe’s
hands but during Doors Open
Oshawa heritage event the classic
cars were within arms reach.
The museum and other cultural treasures like the Robert
McLaughlin gallery, Regent Theatre, and Camp X opened for a
free self-guided tour Sept 24 and
Setp 25.
Some of the industry’s finest
cars, like a 1912 Rolls Royce Silver
Ghost, drew in some very interested people.
“This is my favorite place. I
think it’s so interesting, especially
because it’s all Canadian,” said
Dennis Paproski.
The museum enticed all ages
to come discover how Canada has
contributed to the auto industry.
“I think it’s awesome, the cars
are really cool,” said 10-year-old
Nicholas Paproski-Rubianes.
Even the people that work there
love the place. Kaylee Chrapek has
been employed with the museum
for more than six years.
“I love it here, we have a great
collection,” said Chrapek.“My favourite car is definitely the Mustang.”
The Doors Open Oshawa
weekend significantly increased
the number of people that come
through the museum.
“Many people have never even
heard about this place before this
event, or had no idea that it was
even here,” said Chrapek.
Approximately 357 people
came through the museum during
the Doors Open Oshawa weekend. “We usually see around 20 to
30 people on the average weekend,” said Chrapek.
It’s the interest of people like
Nicholas and Dennis that this museum’s foundation is built.
Their mission to inform Canadians about the automotive industry’s past, present and future was
definitely met during the event.
Photo by Andy Shierson
CLASSIC APPEAL: Canadian Auto Museum participates
in Doors Open Oshawa. Dennis Paproski (dad) NicholasRubianes and Natalie Paproski-Rubianes.
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October 5, 2010
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Make a deal with the devil
By Tara Hatherly
Chronicle staff
Finally.
Rancid fans have been waiting
with fingers crossed for years, hoping a solo effort from bassist Matt
Freeman might one day materialize. Aug. 31, a collective exhale
swept across the punk rock scene
as Devil’s Brigade, Freeman’s solo
project, hit shelves with a self-titled debut care of Hellcat Records.
After successful solo projects
by Rancid bandmates Tim Armstrong and Lars Frederiksen, fans
could only hope the progression
would continue with Freeman,
whose snarling vocals and legendary bass lines are a treasured part
of Rancid’s sound.
Further fueling the fires of
speculation, Devil’s Brigade has
been years in the making. Tracks
from the outfit appear as early as
2002, when the band’s first single
Vampire Girl was featured on Hellcat Records compilation Give ‘Em
The Boot III.
Devil’s Brigade is a collaborative effort between Freeman and
Armstrong, featuring Armstrong
on guitars and backing vocals.
Armstrong also shares vocals on
GO TO HELL: Matt Freeman’s Devil’s Brigade. released Aug. 31 via Hellcat Records.
two of the album’s tracks and picks
up producing credits, alongside
fellow producer Ryan Foltz.
Frederiksen even comes out
to play, making the record a family affair. All three Rancid members lend vocals to the upbeat and
infectious Bridge of Gold, while
An ‘Easy A’ to Olive’s
virginity or reputation
By Kylie Wazonek
Chronicle Staff
Easy A is a remarkable movie designed to show how high
school students operate under
pressure.
The movie starts off with Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone)
explaining how she ruined her
flawless reputation. That is, until
she spreads a rumour about herself to her best friend, Rhiannon
(Alyson Michalka), saying she
lost her virginity to a freshman
in college. By the end of the day
everyone knows.
Meeting up with her old
friend Brandon (Dan Byrd) in
detention, Stone immediately
confesses her little white lie.
Byrd, sick and tired of all his
classmates bullying him because
he’s gay, asks Stone to pretend to
have sex with him at a party. This
causes everyone to believe he’s
straight.
Some of the other kids who
are being bullied find out what
Stone did and ask if she would
do the same for them. Stone
agrees if they give her something
in exchange. Wanting to make a
statement, Stone sews a red A on
all of her clothes, just like Hester
Prynne in the Scarlet Letter.
Overall this movie does a
terrific job of describing high
school, the rumour mill, and bullies. Will Gluck director of the
movie, made it an excellent and
enjoyable film to watch.
combining their writing talents for
the growling pseudo-ballad Darlene
DJ Bonebrake, of legendary
punk rock band X, provides the
beats for the new album, laying
down his drums in style, as only he
can. Armstrong’s guitar riffs are as
inspiring as always and Freeman
pulls out the big guns, shredding
it up on stand-up bass. Freeman’s
bass playing is the stuff of legend,
and the legend only continues to
grow as he slaps his way through
this new disc.
The album features 12 songs,
six brand new and six new records
of earlier demos.
The energy on the album is immediately striking and never fades.
Each track is fast, yet hypnotic. The
songs have a cinematic feel, almost reminiscent of being chased
through a retro western noir film.
The album buries its Californian roots deep, with several tracks
telling of the men who risked their
lives building San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
Not content to be pegged,
the album runs through several
genres, most notably psychobilly
and bluegrass. Just as in Rancid,
Devil’s Brigade mixes and matches musical styles to create a style
that’s uniquely their own.
In the end, Devil’s Brigade
seems a fitting name for a band
and an album that are both sinfully sweet and hot as hell.
Predictable romance
By Jessica Geboers
Chronicle Staff
Going the Distance is lighthearted, side-splitting romantic
comedy that questions the old
argument against long distance
relationships.
Director Nanette Burstein,
takes us into the lives of Garrett,
played by Justin Long, and Erin,
played by Drew Barrymore.
Garrett has always had issues with commitment and
understanding why, when he
seems to be doing everything
right, his girlfriends still dump
him. While out wallowing at the
bar with his best friends Dan
and a guy they affectionately
call Box, Garrett meets Erin.
Erin is a Stanford journalism student, only in New York
City for the summer. Knowing it
can’t last; they start a no-strings
attached summer romance that
turns into a serious relationship.
Realizing what they have they
agree to a long distance relationship.
Going the Distance is the
cute, somewhat predictable
romantic comedy that everyone loves. It’s sweet, funny and
leaves the viewer totally rooting
for the characters.
There are only a few downfalls.
One is them playing touch
football and taking playful and
loving walks on the beach early
in the story.
The unclear dream of Inception
By Susan Brown
Chronicle Staff
If you aren’t gifted with puzzles
and find yourself lost in emotional
subplots and labyrinths—Inception is not for you.
Christopher Nolan’s radical,
dualistic dreamscape acts as an
exploration of how a person perceives what is real, what is not and
once determined, what is for the
greater good.
Being Christopher Nolan’s first
original screenplay since Memento, it is safe to say the concept
could use some revising.
The plot is centred on Dom
Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), a
professional dream snatcher
whose job is to delve into people’s
subconscious (executives in particular) while they’re snoozing to
extract their ideas and even plant
new ones.Cobb is no stranger to
crime. He has become a fugitive
on the run through this shifty business and as a result, his family has
collapsed.
Nolan “kicks” off Inception
during the dream-extraction process, beginning in the middle of
a dream and coincidently, in the
middle of the action.
Cobb and partner, Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), are introduced while napping and connected directly to their unconscious victim in the midst of their
dream robbery. During this process, Cobb fails his mission and
for this reason, the corporation is
plotting against him.
This leaves Dom with two
goals: he must form a new team
of dream-stealers (“architects”) to
attempt his feat again and he must
return to his wife (Marion Cotillard) and children.
But there is a catch.
Cobb has the chance to correct his wrongs, but in doing so he
must agree to implant a thought in
the mind of Robert Fischer Jr. (Cillian Murphy), the son of a deathly
ill competitor for Asian corporate
mogul Saito (Ken Watanabe).
Cobb must juggle multiple realities and dreams-within-dreams
to accomplish this ambition and
regain a reputable status.
The 148 minutes of film is chalk
full of technicalities
As if the rules didn’t stack up
enough, Nolan leaves the audience
constantly questioning which
dream is dominate and when each
“kick” (the trigger for the protagonists to wake from their mission) is
set to happen.
Despite the confusion, the
CGI effects are exceptional and
for a film that cost $200 million
to make, they should be. Resembling scenes from the Matrix, Ellen
Page’s character is shown turning
an entire city on top of itself and
walking towards the heavens.
This ability to defy gravity is
one of the films perks. But Nolan
over-used the fact when creating
Arthur’s mid-air fighting escapades—though imaginative, the
storyline was too multi-layered
and complex for such long action
sequences.
Inception felt weighted at the
finish. Nolan has a tendency to run
his films past the two-hour mark
and this was no exception.
There were moments when
Inception went above and beyond the level of artistry normally
shown in summer blockbusters,
but the film fell short as all the
emotional leverage was placed
on DiCaprio’s shoulders, preventing Gordon-Levitt and Page from
developing their characters and
showing their chops.
For what it’s worth, Inception
meets in the middle—it is a challenging, brainteaser that some
will deem too extreme for its own
good.
28 The Chronicle
‘Date
Night’ is a
night to
remember
By Britney Dunn
Chronicle Staff
A blockbuster smash-hit
that I would recommend is
Date Night, a romantic comedy the whole family can enjoy. The movie takes place in
New York City and focuses
on a married couple, Phil and
Claire Foster. The Fosters are
your average American family, with a white picket-fenced
house and two children. Every day they wake up, get the
kids ready for school, go to
work, eat dinner sleep and
repeat. Their life has gotten
boring and the Fosters are
too caught up in routine to
notice.
The issue gets addressed
when their best friends tell
them they’ve decided to end
their marriage and when they
hear their reasons, the Foster’s start to realize their lives
are similar.
They decide tonight’s the
night to live on the wild side.
While stealing someone’s reservations at the most popular
restaurant in town does not
seem like a “horrible” thing to
do. The Fosters later realize
that a bad case of mistaken
identity may not have been
worth the five-star meal.
What starts out as a peaceful romantic dinner quickly
takes a turn for the worse,
when two men threaten to
take their lives if they don’t
get back what they’re owed.
This movie caters to a
wide audience, it’s funny,
romantic, exciting and jampacked with action. Two popular comedians, Steve Carell
and Tina Fey, play Claire and
Phil Foster. In most cases
when two comedians team
up to make a movie, I feel as
if the jokes are forced. Much
of Date Night seemed improvised, which made the jokes
original, along with the original and fresh storyline. .
The movie Date Night is
a great movie to watch with
friends or family. I would personally give this movie a perfect score of five out five.
ENTERTAINMENT News
October 5, 2010
Oshawa Cafe hosts a
unique fashion show
An eco-friendly
fashion show
was brought to
downtown
Oshawa
By Kylie Wazonek
Chronicle Staff
Florence and the Machine
is a band that is known for
their unique and edgy music.
Their music has been
played on hit television
shows like The Vampire Diaries. They will be performing
at The Sound Academy in
Toronto. The concert will take
place on Nov. 3. Tickets are
$32.
For more information
on how to get tickets, go to
ticketmaster.com or call 416649-7437.
By Ashley Dummitt
Chronicle Staff
Isabella’ s Chocolate Café
hosted a Friday Fashion Show on
Sept. 24 that featured designs by
four local women who use ecofriendly materials in their ideas.
Visitors were able to purchase
items made by the designers at a
small booth and wait on love seats
and chairs for the show to begin.
“I would like to introduce you
to the designers of the evening,”
said Dani Crosby, the event coordinator. “Debbie-Lynne Mason, Lauren Bradbury, Stefanie
Walker and Tammy Gay. All of
the clothing this evening is either
one of a kind or limited edition.”
First up were outfits designed
and sewn by Mason, who said
this was her first time ever doing
a show that was not just her own.
“I’ve always liked clothes,” said
Mason. “I’m very short, so I learned
to sew at 21 to make clothes that fit.”
Going for what she called “the
secretary kind of feel” for her collection, Mason created a kneelength, Peter Pan collar dress,
and with an old pair of men’s gray
pants she sewed a fitted pencil
skirt. Unlike the other three designers whose styles were for
sale, Masson’s outfits were gifts
to her models for helping her out.
Next up was Bradbury, a Seneca student in her final year of
the fashion arts program. Bradbury’s collection used the same
patterns of material in three different outfits that went from
party dress to day at the office.
Afterwards came Walker’s
modeled outfits that really
amazed the audience in what she
was able to create from reused
materials. From a sexy silky dress
that was entirely made from a
vintage Chinese scarf, to a large
purse created out of recycled
dishtowels, Walker made fashion
reasonable with her low prices.
The
Machine
set to rock
the Sound
Academy
Dance
show to
take over
Toronto
By Kylie Wazonek
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ashley Dummitt
FASHION SHOW: One of the many models showcasing
eco-friendly outfits created for a fashion show hosted
by Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe on September 24.
And last was Gay’s single model
showing off jewelry made out of
blue phone cards and hotel keys
that had been shaped into flowers
to create a belt and necklace set.
Gay said she had begun her
collection of accessories made
from cards when a friend gave her
a gift card to Wal-Mart that had a
cartoon character on it. Cutting it
out she made it into a keychain
and was further inspired to create other accessories from cards.
“Throw out nothing, just
make something better,” said
Crosby at the end of the show.
The audience was then invited to mingle and make requests of the designers and
their
eco-conscious
talent.
So You Think You Can
Dance has gotten the public’s
attention and received great
reviews.
The hit show will be doing
a 2010 tour and will be at the
Air Canada Centre on Oct. 19.
Dancers such as Ade, Allison,
Courtney, Dominic, Kathryn
and last season’s winner Russell will be performing their
most famous routines. This is
one show you wouldn’t want
to miss.
Tickets are available at
Ticketmaster.ca or you can
call 416-870-8000 for more
information.
Pretty Reckless is the real deal
By Kyle Sharp
Chronicle Staff
Not many established actors
can pull off a successful music career. At best, it comes off as novelty.
At worst, a self-centred vanity project (here’s looking at you Paris).
Perhaps it’s because most of these
musical outings are self-centred
vanity projects. But what very few
are able to achieve is honest music.
Taylor Momsen isn’t the first
of her Gossip Girl cast to delve
into the recording studio. Leighton Meester’s album has struggled to find a release date due to
under-performing singles and Ed
Westwick’s rock band recently disbanded due to his commitment to
acting. However, what Momsen’s
band, The Pretty Reckless, does
have that her co-stars seem to be
lacking is a genuine love of music.
The Pretty Reckless’s first effort, Light Me Up (which was re-
leased earlier this September) is
a fresh, honest record with a great
mix of heavy, rock anthems and
stripped down power ballads.
Momsen proves that teenagers have life beyond the Disney
Corporation with risqué lyrics that
would make Hannah Montana
blush and a throaty, powerful voice
that would better fit a chain-smoking rock god then a 17 year-old girl.
She channels greats like Cherie Currie and Courtney Love in
some of the album’s more lively
numbers like Goin Down, My
Medicine, and their dark first single Make Me Wanna Die, a song
that served as main track for the
comic book thriller Kick-Ass, as
well as several other campaigns.
However, the album doesn’t
totally monopolize the rock
n’roll aspect of their music, slowing down for heartfelt power
ballads such as Just Tonight
and the record’s most haunting
track, Zombie which shows off
Momsen’s magnificent range.
While Momsen’s controversial wardrobe and penchant for
over-sharing have overshadowed
her band’s talent so far, her genuine music and honest lyrics (cowritten by her) prove she isn’t
just some actress who can sing,
She’s an actress who’s also
a musician and if this is any indication, she may not need the
acting credit for much longer.
ENTERTAINMENT News
Flaunting fashion does good
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October 5, 2010
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By Cassandra Turner
Chronicle Staff
Style-savvy tweens and teens helped the
United Way by strutting their stuff in a Pickering fall fashion show.
On Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m., the Pickering Town Centre hosted its first annual Find
Your Style, Flaunt Your Style fall fashion
show. The campaign was launched Monday, Aug. 23, to help tweens and teens get a
better sense of their style.
The mall created a style lounge where
teens could lounge, play video games, meet
with style experts, get free hair and make-up
tips, watch television, or just hang out. The
lounge allowed a one-of-a-kind space for
teens to visit when at the mall.
At the lounge teens were also offered the
chance to take part in a professional photo
shoot. The photo taken would be turned
into a version of a model’s “comp card”, and
then a selection of those entries were chosen to participate in the show. They also
had the chance to win a $250 Pickering mall
shopping spree.
After Sept. 5, 43 of the 600 teens and college students that entered were selected
to be in the fashion show. The show had a
large turnout of about 100-150 people.
There were people overlooking from the
second floor, people coming out of stores
to watch and even the security guards were
sneaking a peek. From the elderly to young
kids, and even dads, everyone seemed to be
interested in the show.
The show featured 43 models between
the ages of seven and 19. The models got
to choose their own outfits, and as a result
there were a lot of unique and edgy styles
featured in the show.
West 49, Gap, Urban Behavior, Bluenotes, Sirens and Boathouse were some of
the many stores featured in the show.
Lorna Murphy, marketing director for
the Pickering Town Centre, said the show
was all about promoting confidence in your
personal style.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re 70 years old,
you’re still evolving your style, or you should
Photo by Cassandra Turner
STRUTTING THE CATWALK: Rafael Spates-Fields sports a West 49 outfit during Pickering’s fashion show.
be. That’s the message too; you shouldn’t, for
example, if you’re in high school and you’re
preppy, you don’t have to keep that look forever. You’ve changed, your look can change,
and it can change again for men and women as they go through life,” Murphy said.
She said the show was a great opportunity for parents, kids and college students
alike, because it showcased real, everyday
people as models.
“You are your own person now, and this
is the first time in your life you’re trying to
decide who are you and who you’re going
to be,” Murphy said. “People are still finding
their style, finding out who they are, especially in the college years.”
Murphy said fashion shows are great
for students because it can inspire them to
The taste of Germany
arrives on campus
By Michael Boyd
Chronicle Staff
During the week of Oct. 11-15 the Student Association will be running a week
of Oktoberfest events.
An event filled with beer, sausages,
and German culture, it is attended by millions in Munich every year.
As a tribute, the servers at the pub will
be wearing lederhosen for the week to
show Oktoberfest spirit.
The main two events are happening
on the 14th and 15th where traditional Oktoberfest games will be offered and food
will be served.
Polish dancers have been booked as
entertainment and SA VP of campus life
Brad Jones is trying to secure a polka
band for a true Oktoberfest feel.
Abandon All Ships dip
into the Green Bottle
By Travis McDermott
Chronicle Staff
It’s time to dust off the multi-coloured
skinny jeans and studded belts and throw
down.
Abandon All Ships, Structures, Liferuiner and Woe, Is Me will be playing at the
Green Bottle Music Bar and Grill in Oshawa
Oct. 17 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Abandon All Ships and Woe, Is Me will
be playing songs off of their debut full-
length albums.
Geeving, Abandon All Ships’ debut album just came out today (Oct. 5). The 13song album includes five re-recordings
of previous songs on their self-titled EP.
Number[s], Woe, Is Me’s debut album was
released on Aug. 31.
Abandon All Ships, Liferuiner and Structures are all from Toronto. Woe, Is Me is
from Atlanta.
This is an all-ages event with tickets being sold for $10 in advance and $12 at the
doors.
be daring with their style. “There’s so many
choices out there. Don’t be afraid to go for it
and try something new.”
The show gave students the opportunity
to see the new trends on people that they
can relate to and then see how to put those
trends together.
The campaign partnered with the United
Way of Ajax-Pickering-Uxbridge by collecting school supplies throughout the show
that were donated to local underprivileged
children.
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ENTERTAINMENT News
October 5, 2010
The Switch: hit
for chick flick
movie night
By Rachel Doiron
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Claire Kelly
SINNERS DO IT BEST: Jason Stieva, owner of The Sanctuary Art Gallery and Sinful
Inflictions Custom Tattoos.
An eerie art exhibit to
chill and thrill Whitby
By Tara Hatherly
The Chronicle
The Sanctuary Art Gallery will
chill you to the bone.
The Whitby gallery, located inside Sinful Inflictions Custom Tattoos, hosts its fourth exhibit, Skull
and Bones, Saturday, Oct. 9.
The exhibit features art from 40
tattoo artists across North America, including a piece from owner
Jason Stieva.
“We’ve got photography, we’ve
got oils, we’ve got acrylics, sculptures, pastels - who knows,” says
Stieva. “I can’t wait for this show;
it’s going to be fun as hell. I’m just
looking forward to seeing what everybody brings to the table.”
Stieva owns both The Sanctuary Art Gallery and Sinful Inflictions Custom Tattoos, where he
also serves as head artist. Sinful
Inflictions and Stieva are well
decorated and renowned for their
talents.
Stieva opened his art gallery
to showcase the wide range of artistic talents displayed by tattoo
artists, locally and internationally.
Every exhibit has been a success,
with the most recent show, Twisted Creations by Greg Hodge, the
most successful to date. Hodge, a
talented Oshawa artist, has also
been featured in previous exhibits
at The Sanctuary.
Always humble, Stieva’s aspirations for his gallery are simple.
“I want to put some beautiful
pieces of art in people’s homes. I
look forward to every show being
better than the last and just trying
to acquire really talented artists.
It’s just about putting on a good
show and making sure everybody
has a good time.”
Skull and Bones opens at 7 p.m.
with live entertainment, a licensed
bar and catering by Los Cabos.
New show Hellcats will be
intriguing for its viewers
By: Britney Dunn
Chronicle staff
High school, romance and
cheerleading: these are the things
that have teenagers going crazy for
the new show Hellcats.
Hellcats is about a girl named
Marti Perkins whose dreams are
to go to university and become a
lawyer. Perkins is on the right track
to success until one day she gets a
rude awakening, when she is in-
formed at the last minute that her
pre-law scholarship got cancelled.
Perkins has no money and none of
the scholarships that are left over
apply to her, until she’s faced with
a last option: join the cheerleading
team or kiss her dream goodbye.
The movie The Switch came
out not with a bang but with the
same cornball romance as any
other chick flick.
Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston) is a single, impatient 40-yearold woman who is done waiting
for Mr. Right to come along and
wants a Mr. Right now.
Kassie feels something is missing in her life and ignores her best
friend Wally’s (Jason Bateman)
protests and decides to have a
baby.
With the help of an insemination party with her sperm donor
(Patrick Wilson), Kassie is on her
way to becoming a single parent.
But things aren’t as they seem.
And the mistaken identity of the
father isn’t clarified until seven
years later.
Aniston’s character in the
movie (Kassie) is a dull but loving woman who just wants a baby.
She doesn’t effectively deliver the
emotional turmoil her character
is going through as a single parent. This movie is generally about
Kassie’s life choices and her relationship with Wally, however the
spotlight mostly shines on Batemans’s funny phobic character
and on Kassie’s son, Sebastian.
Those two are the only interesting characters in the movie. Their
relationship seems real and funny
at the same time. They help each
other out and drive each other
crazy throughout the movie and
make it somewhat entertaining to
watch.
When it came to Aniston’s and
Bateman’s relationship however,
there isn’t any chemistry when
they are together. Bateman claims
to be in love with Aniston however
it’s only convincing when they’re
apart instead of when they’re together.
They don’t show a hint of romance as a couple. The actors
should have worked more to create that spark between them.
Instead their relationship plays
out more like a sister and brother
friendship than a romance.
This movie would definitely be
a Friday night DVD rental if you
are into an always-predictable
chick flick movie.
Hedley and
Lights concert
By Kylie Wazonek
Chronicle Staff
Canadian artist Lights (Valerie Poxleitner) and Hedley
will perform together on Oct. 2,
2010.
These two bands will be performing at the Hershey Centre
in Mississauga. Tickets are $47.
For more information on Hedley, Lights, or other upcoming
artist go to hersheycentre.com
or call 905-502-9100.
ENTERTAINMENT News
The Chronicle
Wake up
with
Legend
and the
Roots
31
Oshawa
gets artsy
By Justin Knaggs
Chronicle Staff
By Alex Millington
Chronicle Staff
Grammy Award winning
musician/recording
artist
John Legend and The Roots
released their album named
Wake Up! on Sept. 21.
The album is a jazzy concoction of R&B, soul, hip-hop
and improvisational lyricism. With John Legend’s remarkable voice and production
skills and The Roots’ interesting instrumentalism, this
album spins through its 12
songs, reaches the final track
and spins through for a second listen .
John Legend is said to
have based the album upon
social awareness and present events such as war and
politics. To achieve this, band
members agreed to remake
songs that fit the frame.
All but the last song, Shine
(written by John Legend),
were covers of R&B hits from
the 1960s and ‘70s such as:
Hard Times by Baby Huey
and The Babysitters, Wholy
Holy by Marvin Gaye and
Humanity (Love The Way
It Should Be) by Lincoln
Thompson.
This album differentiates
itself from John Legend’s previous albums by focusing less
and less on the hip-hip style
he had been comfortable
with his past three albums.
When Legend teamed
up with The Roots, a band
known for it’s rap-like R&B,
their methods of making music collided and mixed into
a delicious bread that cannot stop rising on the charts.
If you’re interested in bands
with a gospel, reggae, soul
feel, this new album is sure to
satisfy.
October 5, 2010
Photo by Andy Shierson
MEMORIAL PARK: Oshawa’s arts in the park event had some peculiar pieces on display. Artist Lee Howard and his Quiet Bear Room display.
These ain’t no Care Bears
By Andy Shierson
Chronicle Staff
The quiet room bears are not
the teddy bears you would want
your children to snuggle up to.
Artist Lee Howard debuted
his frightening creations at Oshawa’s Memorial Park during the
arts in the park festivities. People
swarmed his booth. It was completely out of the ordinary, and
that is what drew such attention
to his pieces. Children gathered
and pointed at the blood-soaked
teddy bears. One in particular had
a doll head stuffed in the middle
of the teddy bear’s tummy. These
peculiar bears were created from
Howard’s dark and almost haunted imagination.
“A friend had a baby shower
around Halloween and the theme
was Rosemary’s Baby,” said Howard. “We had a competition for the
best gift. So I made the teddy bear.
Every kid needs a teddy bear.”
Since then he added three
more members to the quiet room
bears. The card that sits in front of
the bears on display tell their story.
“It was once said that in an unknown location, there is a mental
institution that sits atop a hill and
the atrocities that reside within are
reserved for a special place in Hell.
When one of the inmates gets out
of sorts they are placed in a quiet
room….It is within these walls, the
quiet room bears are born.” The
quiet room bears are sure to make
some noise wherever they go.
They caused a fuss and got people
talking this weekend.
Though Howard doesn’t have a
store or a website to show his art
he did make a memorable first impression on the Oshawa community at Memorial Park’s art in the
park event.
Scorsese’s Jersey Shore
By Michael Kelly
Chronicle Staff
Boardwalk Empire, HBO’s latest hour-long drama, premiered
Sunday, September 19, and based
upon first impression appears
poised to join the top ranks of television programming.
Creator Terrence Winter and
director Martin Scorsese bring the
glamour and glitz, and darkness of
the prohibition era in Atlantic City
to the small screen.
Boardwalk
Empire
stars
Steve Buscemi as Enock “Nucky”
Thompson, treasurer of Atlantic
City. To the public Nucky appears
as a straightforward politician,
making a speech at a woman’s
rights rally. As prohibition kicks in
Nucky keeps a stranglehold on the
underworld that finances bootlegging, flexing his political influence
to be the first in line to control the
illegal booze trade, much to the ire
of jealous mobsters.
Michael Pitt plays Jim Darmody, a former war hero turned Nucky’s henchmen. He’s a family man
at heart, but living in the trenches
and killing men has changed him.
Jim is hungry and has greater ambitions then running errands for
Nucky.
The feds soon get on Nucky’s
tail and in hopes of getting some
inside information offer Jim a
high-ranking position with the
force. Jim is no fool and doesn’t
take the bait. Towards the end of
the episode we are introduced to
Jim’s good friend, Al Capone and
they conspire to rob one of Nucky’s
illegal shipments of booze. This is
where Scorsese really shines behind the camera bringing his vintage manic violence to the screen.
The performances are strong,
particulary Buscemi who rarely
has had a staring role. He’s very
convincing as a praised politican
tettering on both sides of the law.
As the show came to an end, I
found myself anxiously awaiting
the next episode and asking everyone I ran into if they watched
‘Boardwalk Empire’.
There’s nothing more fun than
some good old fashion prohibition
talk around the water cooler on a
Monday morning.
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Numerous families gathered at the log cabin at Camp
Samac council hall on the
weekend of the 17th to celebrate the Oshawa Art Association’s 29th annual Fall Art
Festival.
The show featured 66
award-winning local artists,
and had various displays
of art both for show and for
sale. Participants could warm
up with a cup of homemade
soup and sandwiches for
sale at a lunch counter in the
cabin.
The show took place in
a warming setting cabin at
Camp Samac on Conlin Road
in Oshawa.
Jeff
Dunham’s
bringing
the laughs
By Jamie Steel
Chronicle Staff
Comedy
phenomenon
Jeff Dunham is bringing his
act to the GM Centre at 7:30
p.m. on Dec. 9, for part of his
Identity Crisis Tour.
The DVD release of his
comedy-reality TV series,
The Jeff Dunham Show was
in May, and within the first
week hit gold and then platinum status. Within the first
month, Dunham’s show had
sold 100,000 copies.
Tickets are now available
at the General Motors Centre
box office, by phone at 1-877436-8811, online at www.
generalmotorscentre.com or
by visiting the United Way
information kiosk at the Oshawa Centre.
905-721-2000
ex. 2604
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October 5, 2010
S
PORTS
14 wins and still going strong
The Chronicle
October 5, 2010
33
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
By Travis McDermott
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords baseball
team clinched the regular season
pennant with two wins against the
Humber Hawks 5-3 and 9-0 Sept.
26, running their winning streak
to 14 games and getting a bye into
the CIBA Ontario Conference finals.
“It feels good,” said assistant
coach Colin Dempster. “The guys
are excited, but we still have a long
way to go. We’re still going to play
the game hard. Our ultimate goal
is to win the national championships.”
The Lords have had many close
games, including game one of a
doubleheader against the York
Lions on Sept. 25 at Kinsmen Memorial Stadium in Oshawa.
Head coach Sam Dempster
sent Wayne Feltham to the mound
for the first game. He was coming
off a complete game win against
the Humber Hawks on Sept. 19.
However, Feltham didn’t have
his best stuff against the Lions, giving up four runs, and was in line for
the loss, as the Lords were trailing
4-2 going into the bottom of the 7th
inning.
Designated hitter Jareth Vallier started the rally attempt with a
solo home run to get the Lords to
within a run. This gave the Lords
hope and confidence to come
back, and they did just that, winning 5-4 to keep the streak intact.
Photo byTravis McDermott
NEXT UP TO BAT: Nur Osman of the Durham Lords baseball team waits on deck to step into the batter’s box.
Dempster sent James Rowe to
the mound for the second game of
the doubleheader.
Rowe and the Lords were dominant in game two, not giving the
Lions any sort of hope at all. The
Lords thrashed the Lions 17-1.
“As long as we play our game,
we will come out on top,” said
pitcher Adam Bernicky.
The pitching staff have done a
great job, as the Lords are allowing
2.3 runs a game.
This is the first time in three
seasons that the Lords have won
the regular season pennant. The
last time they won it was in 2007,
when they went 12-0 in the regular season and finished in the final
four at nationals.
7-0 losses for men’s and Wide variety
women’s tennis teams
of intramural
sports offered
By Ana Pautassi
Chronicle Staff
UOIT’s tennis team was unable
to win the home match against
Montreal University on Sunday,
Sept. 26.
The UOIT women’s team lost
7-0, as did the men’s team.
The men’s number one player
Andrew Brown did not attend the
game.
Joel Cockerham was also not
able to make it to the game, so the
men’s team was down two players
and everyone had to play doubles
games as well as singles.
Lee Cockerham, Brown’s partner for doubles, had to play with
Agam Joshi since Andrew was not
there. Cockerham found it difficult
since he had never played with
Joshi before.
The last two matches were the
closest of the night. Karan Chophla played various matches against
Marc-Andre Leonard Chophla
won the first match 6-2, but lost
the second match 6-7 after a tiebreaker of 6-10.
Dayna Gibson had a close first
match against her opponent with
an unfortunate 6-7 loss.
Gibson’s opponent began crying when Gibson was winning the
first set, but that didn’t make her
lose her concentration.
By Tyler Weston
have those sports for women
at UOIT. As well I get to play
with my friends, which is always
The intramural leagues for good,” said UOIT student and
full-time Durham College, a member of the fitness centre
UOIT and Trent students in Os- staff, Christie Attwood.
hawa, have started up on camEach sport is played one day
pus. Students have the option to out of the week and will continplay soccer, basketball, volley- ue until a team wins the recreball and hockey for a small regational champiistration fee and
onship.
proof of identifiVo l l e y b a l l
... I get to play
cation.
teams
play
It is a chance with my friends, Monday, basketto get away from which is always ball teams play
all the home- good.
Tuesday, indoor
work and stress
soccer
teams
and to stay fit
play
WednesChristie Attwood
by getting some
day and hockey
exercise. Signis Monday for
ups were at the Tuck shop in recreational and Thursday for
the Student Center throughout competitive. Hockey also costs
September. The deadline for more because the ice has to be
registration was Sept. 23.
rented.
“I used to play some of those
Each sport takes place in the
sports in high school, soccer and evening and goes into the nightvolleyball, but now they don’t time.
Chronicle Staff
‘
Photo by Ana Pautassi
UOIT TENNIS PLAYER: Nick Soldera from UOIT was
quick on his feet in a Sept. 26 match against Montreal.
’
SPORTS News
Lords golf team places
third on home course
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October 5, 2010
By Adam Frauts
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords golf teams
now have a good taste of what
they’re truly up against this year.
On their home course, the Lords
faced the top teams from Humber,
St. Clair, George Brown, Georgian,
Niagara, Fleming, Seneca and two
St. Lawrence campuses, (Kingston
and Cornwall). The Lords played
the full 18 holes and these schools
gave Durham all they could handle. But in the end, the Lords were
able to produce some great results.
The women’s teams finished
first with a combined score of 156.
Kayleigh Kraemer finished with
a personal score of 76 while Tiffany Albath shot 80. The Durham
men’s second team finished third
overall with a score of 301, while
the Durham first team finished
sixth with 308. Finishing ahead of
the Durham second team were
Humber and Niagara’s first team.
Finishing ahead of Durham’s first
team were Niagara’s second team
and St. Clair.
“I think we’re right on pace,”
said head coach Mike Duggan.
Despite not finishing first overall,
two Lords golfers took home some
personal pride. Tyson Wetherup
finished with a 69 on the day, the
lowest score by anyone playing.
“It’s nice to see he’s starting to
get his confidence back,” said Duggan. Rob Lewis shot a 72, the sixth
best individual score.
Slow play and wet conditions
from the night before made for a
By Shannelle
Parchment
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Adam Frauts
FORE!: James Hoffman teeing off at Lakeridge Links during the DC open.
slower day than most hoped for.
“The greens are so wet everything’s just spinning,” said James
Hoffman, a Durham golfer. The
wet conditions also caused slow
play at the sixth and tenth holes.
The golfers were put into groups
of five, with one golfer representing one of the schools competing
in each group. At times, there were
up to three or four groups on these
busy holes. The weather was good
throughout the day with the sun
coming out around noon.
Although he feels the weather
wasn’t a factor, coach Duggan
wishes that the rounds didn’t take
as long. He wants the team to work
on putting, preparation and playing at a better pace.
“Slow play can be draining on
you mentally,” said Duggan. He
said the Lords will have to get used
to playing various levels of competition when they enter the OCAA
championships and the CCAA
PING national championships.
Lords keep playoff hopes alive
By Chantol Williams
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords won a hardfought victory over the Fleming
Knights Sept. 25 to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Lords defeated the Knights
1-0. Kevin McMullen scored the
only goal of the game.
The game ended with 10 players a side.
The Lords saw midfielder Nicholas Alexander dismissed early in
the second half after continuous
swearing.
Down a man in the second
half the Lords had to work hard to
come up with the victory.
The first half of the game was
evenly matched, although Fleming
won many of the midfield battles.
The Knights could have taken the
lead on many occasions but were
unable to get any shots on target.
Fleming hasn’t scored a goal in
the three games they have played
thus far and has conceded 14
goals in total.
During the half, the boys received some encouraging words
from the coaching staff, which
changed their second half performance.
Durham
women’s
basketball
team gets
new point
guard
Photo by Chantol Williams
WORKING TOWARDS GOAL: Agya Oppong-Kyekyeu Dribbling the ball through a
grouping of Fleming Knights.
Lords captain Jelani De Jonge
won many key battles in the midfield.
After Alexander had been sent
off, it was De Jonge’s job as captain
to hold the team together and rally
them to victory.
“The Fleming game wasn’t appealing to play nor watch,” De
Jonge said after the game. “They’re
a bunch of big boys. Just farmer
guys that kicked the ball down the
field.
It was hard for us to get the ball
down on the ground and play our
game.”
Late in the second half, the
Knights also went down a man,
after a defender had been sent off.
The Knights believed the goal
scored by McMullen in the 77th
minute assisted by De Jonge
should have been ruled out because the player was off side. The
referees thought otherwise.
The victory over the Knights
moves the Lords up two spots
from sixth to fourth.
The Lords will take on Seneca
Sting at the Vaso Field Oct. 3
The Durham College
women’s basketball team recently added Catherine Bougoulias-Hoyos to their team
roster for the 2010/2011 season.
With the flexibility of being able to play both point
guard or shooting guard position, Hoyos is no stranger to
the game of basketball.
“I started playing at the age
of 12,”said Hoyos, who played
for Notre Dame Catholic Secondary school as their point
guard and team captain for
four years. “I had to work
hard and I started excelling
in basketball around 14-15
years of age.”
Hoyos is no stranger to
teamwork and working hard,
playing for teams like the
Ajax Lions, the Scarborough
Basketball Association, the
Durham Eclipse, the Toronto
Triple Threat, and the CAN
stars during a summer program.
She attended the 5 Star
Camp in Virginia, the bantam
devolvement program, and
the midget development program.
“I’ve won gold at the national championship, three
LOSSA gold medals, one
LOSSA silver medal, and a
gold medal at a Ohio tournament.”
The General Arts and Science major hopes to fulfil
her life long dream of being
a police officer or working
with the SWAT team while
she attends Durham College,
and she can’t wait to get on
the court. With the first game
on Oct. 2 against Champlain
College Saint Lambert she’ll
get to see how much her
summer training has paid off.
“We practise from Monday
to Thursday,” said Hoyos. “I’m
still learning how to balance
everything but I’m doing well
with school and basketball.”
The second home game
for the lords will be on Oct. 29
at 6 p.m. in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre
gym.
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Another
first for the
women’s
golf team
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Kids
staying
sharp
By Adam Frauts
By Andy Shierson
The Niagara Falls weren’t
the only thing falling on Sept.
29.
Golf balls fell from the sky,
and onto the fairways in favour of the Durham Lords at
the Niagara Invitational.
The women’s team finished first and the men’s first
team finished second.
Kayleigh Kraemer shot a
78 and Tiffany Albath shot
an 86 for a combined score
of 164, 12 points lower than
second-place Humber.
This tournament was
the third straight win for the
women.
David Lang shot a 71,
leading the men’s first team
to a second-place finish with
a 295. The men’s second team
finished fifth with a combined 315.
The Lords next tournament is the OCAA championship, Oct. 4-6 in Thornbury.
Durham College and
UOIT’s campus ice centre is
helping Grade 5 students in
the Durham Region stay active.
The ice centre has jumped
on board to support the third
year of the Grade 5 Action
Pass.
The Action Pass gives all
Grade 5 students in this region unlimited free access to
public skating, public swimming, and some drop in
programs offered during the
school year.
Students can also use
their Action Pass at any participating recreation centre
or Durham Family YMCA
and the campus ice centre.
“Any time the community
asks for help we like to be
there to offer what we can,”
said Tim Watson, general
manager of the campus ice
centre.
Chronicle Staff
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Chantol Williams
COOL-DOWN: Captain Jelani De Jonge leads the team on a cool-down after their
victory over the Fleming Knights Sept 25
Lords settle for second
best at Can-Am Classic
By Tyler Weston
Chronicle Staff
The Lords women’s fastball
team lost to Monroe in the championship of the Can-Am Classic
tournament at Durham College,
by a close score of 6-3.
The 4-0 Lords fastball team entered the Can-Am Classic on their
home diamond with confidence,
beating Mohawk 14-1.
The next day the Lords played
Seneca and remained undefeated
on the season with a 6-0 victory.
After two games the Lords had
given up only one run, and in the
third game nothing changed as
the Lords defeated Monroe by a
score of 2-0.
The championship game was
the next game for the Lords. They
ended up playing against Monroe
again and unfortunately this time
came up short.
The Lords played well that
weekend and almost won the
tournament.
They remain a top contender
to win the provincial championship and have a legitimate chance
of going to Saskatoon and winning the nationals.
The Lords travelled to St. Clair
for two games and had two more
games at home after.
Photo by Tyler Weston
DURHAM LORDS: Pitcher Kristine Miles waits on the
pitching mound for her first baseman to throw the ball
back to her.
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Durham kicks for the win
By Corey Pagett
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords women’s
soccer team finished the Sept. 26
weekend big.
With a 12-0 win over St. Lawrence Vikings in Kingston that was
reminiscent of their 2009 squad.
The Lords were just two goals
short of their own record of 14
goals for most in a game, which
they got last year, again against St.
Lawrence.
With hat tricks from both Katie Watts and Shannon Lucas, the
Lords are erasing memories of a
start to the season that only saw
five goals in their first four games.
Last year the Lords held the
Ontario Colleges Athletic Association record for most goals in a season, averaging 5.36 goals a game.
This year they were at only 1.25
a game before Sunday’s result.
The scoring started for the
Lords 10 minutes in and never
seemed to stop. With eight goals
in the first half and another four in
the second the Lords completely
dominated play from start to finish.
The weekend also brought the
Lords up to four games without
allowing a single goal with their tie
on Saturday at home.
The Lords hosted the Fleming
Knights at Vaso’s field on Saturday,
Sept. 25.
Despite many good scoring
Rowers
take third
By Todd McEwen
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Corey Pagett
KICKING TO VICTORY: Katelyn Hulcio kicking past two Fleming Knights at Vaso’s
field Saturday, Sept. 25.
chances they could not get past
the Knights.
The Lords finish the season
with three games at home. They
were scheduled to play Loyalist
Sept. 29 and Cambrian Oct. 2. Results were not available at the time
of publication The next chance to
catch a game will be the final game
of the season on Oct. 13 against
Seneca College at 6 p.m. at Vaso’s
Field.
The UOIT Ridgebacks
rowing team had one of their
most successful regattas
in as they took home three
bronze medals at the Head of
Welland on Sept. 25.
The women’s four, women’s eight and novice men’s
eight each won bronze in
their races.
“The women are improving each week,” says head
coach Caitlin Beresford. “And
it’s great to see them so positive with their results.”
The women’s heavyweight
four took home a bronze with
a time of 23:40.81 in a 5.2-kilometre race.
The women’s heavyweight
eight shared similar results,
capturing third with a time of
22:39.09.
It was the men’s novice
eight crew’s first time hitting
the water this year. They won
bronze with a finishing time
of 22:30.90, only 45 seconds
behind first place.
“The novice men pulled it
together,” says Beresford. “I’m
looking forward to seeing
more improvement on the
water.”
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Will Toronto
Maple Leafs
make playoffs?
The Toronto Maple Leafs, fresh Clark MacArthur, Mike Brown and
off a 15th place finish in the eastern potentially Nazem Kadri, the 7th
conference, will make the playoffs overall pick in the 2009 draft.
this season. There’s no need for a
Dion Phaneuf was appointed
second glance at that statement, the 17th captain in franchise history
I’ll explain why.
and will be looked upon to regain
Since the 2003-04 season, the the form that widely considered
Maple
Leafs
him a future
have yet to see
Norris trophy
the post-season.
winner.
PhaLeaf manageneuf, along with
Michael
ment has had
a healthy Mike
a tough time
Komisarek, an
Kelly
adapting to the
emerging Luke
salary cap era
Schenn, Tomas
and even before
Kaberle, Franthat, management couldn’t buy its cois Beauchemin and Carl Gunway to the Stanley Cup final.
narson give the Leafs one of the
The Brian Burke era goes into deepest defensive corps in the
its third year and there is reason league, on paper that is.
for optimism.
The Leafs were one of the worst
Gone are the likes of Vesa Tos- defensive and penalty killing
kala, Jason Blake, Nik Hagman, teams in the league last year. They
Matt Stajan and Lee Stempniak. must be and should be better as
All were underachievers, happy to they now have a full year of Phatake their paycheques and settle neuf and Komisarek on the back
end.
for missing the playoffs.
New bodies this season include
The Leafs have one of the
Kris Versteeg, Colby Armstrong, youngest forward groups in the
league and beyond Phil Kessel
lack elite snipers. They will desperately need offense and brought in
Stanley Cup winner Kris Versteeg
over the summer to fill that void.
Versteeg can play at any forward
spot, has incredible hands, plays
a gritty game and will be looked
upon to put up better numbers
then he did in Chicago.
The likes of Tyler Bozak, Nik
Kulemin, Mikhail Grabovski will
all be looked upon to create offense for this team.
J.S. Giguire has been appointed
the number one goaltender for
the club, and “The Monster” Jonas Gustavsson will play back-up.
Gustavsson finished last season
strong, showing flashes of topnotch goaltending and given the
chance, could become the number one goalie for the Leafs.
Should the Leafs stay healthy,
get offense from anyone not
named Phil Kessel, and play up
to their potential defensively, the
club should see the post-season
for the first time in seven years.
This edition of the Leafs should
be a fun, gritty team to watch. They
are fast and physical and should
be able to put some pucks in the
net. Look for the Leafs to challenge
for the six to eight spot in the eastern conference this season.
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