G arden gets a fresh lo ok

N ew S afewalk p ro gram
BY JESSICA ROWLANDS
liave to walk around the wings of the
college," said Judy Kellar, a Safewalk
organizer and a student services support officer.
Safewalk will begin once all six positions are filled. Rellar will be hiring
three females and three males, who
will work in teams of two to start the
pilot project.
Team members are paid $10 an hour
to work the entire six-hour shift, from
8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m..
Anyone interested in applying for
this job should review the details of
tills position posted outside room B205
Chronicle stall________________
Students
who
attend
the
Wednesday pub nights at E. P.
Taylor’s will soon be able to take
advantage of a new pilot project called
Safewalk.
This program will allow students to
be led to their car, to residence or to
the Student Centre by two team members, one female and one male.
"With all the construction at the
college, there are not many direct
patlis to the parking lots and students
and then pick up a budget form in tills
office.
Kellar urges interested students to
apply quickly as slic would like tills service to be running as soon as possible.
"Teams of one male and one female
may help users of this program feel
more comfortable since a person of the
same gender is present," said Kellar.
People will not be walking alone late
at night and are therefore less likely to
be victimized.
"Perhaps this service will help prevent incidents at the college, said
Kellar.
Team members will be equipped
witli flashlights, reflector vests and
walkie-talkies that will be linked to
four other people on campus.
Safewalk positions would be a great
opportunity for students in the Law
and Security Administration program
as well as the Police Foundations program because it is a good experience
and looks good on a resume, said
Kellar.
In tlic future, Kellar said, she wants
tills service to be expanded so it runs
every pub niglit and covers all the
buildings on campus.
G arden gets
a fresh lo ok
BY RACHEL PATRICK
Chronicle staff
said Polonsky. "In addition, it
will be updated with new
names."
the
I memorial garden at
JL Durham College has an
inscription: "Time shall not
dim their memory." But the
names are missing.
Clarence Beaton has been
the groundskeeper for Durham College for the past four
years and maintains the flower
beds in the garden. Upkeep of
the grounds is apparent in the
well-trimmed bushes and
cleanliness of the entire area,
but the stone sculpture in the
middle is missing a plaque.
"It looks like there is supposed to be something on
top." said Beaton.
The plastic top of the sculpture was removed because it
had become faded and tarnished, according to college
r~g~’^he stone sculpture in
Tlie memorial garden sits on a
triangular piece of land near
the north entrance to the college, west of the Simcoe
Building. Plans for the garden
began back in 1989 and tlie
sod-turning took place. June
12, 1991.
The purpose of the garden is
to remember full-time and
permanent part-time college
employees who have died.
There are currently only two
plaques in the garden, one
remembering Dawn Higgin,
who worked at the college
Photo by Rachel Patrick
from 1976 until 1993, and
another in memory of Olga
entrance
north
the
of
near
located
MEMORIAL GARDEN: The memorial garden,
Eamon, Nursing Faculty from
the college, remembers full- and part-time faculty who have died,
1973 to 1991.
"The walkways do get groups helped to make this construction, and staff and
The park is a quiet spot,
with park benches placed used," said Beaton, "but not a garden a reality. OPSEU Local students at the college com354 donated $1,000 towards peted in a contest to design
among the pine trees and lot."
the project, the City of the sculpture. The Durham
students
and
He
staff
said
gravel walking paths. Spirea
president Gary Polonsky.
"It is being replaced in bushes circle the stone sculp- use the garden mostly in the Oshawa donated the services College memorial tribute and
of one of its design architects, plaques committee oversaw
about a month, in order to be ture that is the focal point of summertime.
Bennett Paving did the heavy the completion of the project.
and
different
people
Many
the
garden.
lost
friends,"
our
to
respectful
Inside this Edition
Health expo coming up
BY STEPHANIE
ZACHARIAS
Pg. 3
Pg. 25
Blood Clinic
The Godfather
Blood clinic held at
Durham College a
huge success -
Tlie Godfather
returns on DVD with
added bonuses
Pg. 17
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Pg. 29
Bongo
Go Lords!
The famous lion
from Bowmanville
gives his last roar
Men’s basketball
team starts season
1-1
Chronicle staff___
the effects of a busy college lifestyle are starting
to wear on you, it might
be time to explore new and
alternative ways to stay
If
healthy. The fifth annual
Health and Wellness Expo
may be a good place to start;
The Health and Wellness
is Durham Region’s
largest consumer health
show. It offers free admission to all exhibits and
demonstrations, as well as a
free lecture series, on topics
ranging from, ’how food
affects your mood.’ to ’how
food affects your mood.’
Expo
Other events being offered
include:
Free food samples anq
cooking demonstrations
Organic market
Fresh juice bar
Local health practitioners giving demonstrations
and advice on topics such as
massage therapy, yoga, aromatherapy, Chinese herbs
and more
Local health food stores
displaying their latest products, from vitamins to spe-
cialty soaps and candles
Creative kids area
Joan Pumphrey, event coordinator, encourages students to check out the wide
range of free presentations
the expo has to offer.
"It’s a good place to see
various alternative health
options," says Pumphrey.
"This is a good way to go and
check it out at an arm’s
(ength, without going for a
full-fledged treatment, for
example."
The Health and Wellness
is taking place on
Saturday, Nov. 3, and
Sunday, Nov. 4 at the
Oshawa Civic Auditorium,
99 Thornton Rd. S.
For more information and
a schedule of the guest
speakers call 1-800-5761086, or see the Wellness
website
Network
at
Expo
www.wellnessnetwork.net.
2 THE CHRONICLE October 23, 2001
^CAMPUS NE^S
And the win ne rs are !
Arrive
alive,
aware
BY CHRIS BURROWS
Chronlcio stall
Awareness
Alcohol
Week is coining Oct. 29 to
Nov. 2 and with it the
DCSA lias planned an
entire week of activities
geared towards showing
students the consequences
of drinking and driving.
"We know lliat the
main tiling at college is to
study, but .we also know
tliat at (lie same time we
want to liave fun," said
Candacc Liburd, V.P. of
Student Affairs. "We want
to make them aware of the
consequences of drinking
and driving."
Throughout the week,
students can look forward
to a MADD display in the
pit on Oct. 29 and 30.
Free drunk testing by
the Durham Regional
Police and a vehicle
parked in front of the
Student Centre that was
crashed by a drunk driver
will be on Oct. 30.
At Wednesday’s pub,
two free taxi tickets from
Taxi Taxi will be randomly
given away.
Grades
on-line
BY MELISSA VAN
OVERBEEK
Chronicle staff
grade reports
should now be accessible to
students
through the
Campus Pipeline.
Reports were posted
Monday, Oct. 22. Students
wishing to access their
grades must log on to the
Campus Pipeline and click
on the school services tab
on the first page.
Once the page loads, students must click on the Go
button to link to the
Interim
Administrative
Services
When the new page
aads students have the
option to view personal
information or go to school
services.
To access the grades students must click on the
School Services link and
from there the School
Records link.
Once this is done, students can access their
grades by clicking on the
Midterm Grades link and
selecting the appropriate
term.
If there are any problems
accessing interim grades,
help is available at the
Student Help Desk in the
computer commons, or by
calling (905) 721-31 li. ext.
2626.
Cage.
Pholo by Jason Nophin
FREE EDUCATION AND BOOKS: Left to right: Domenic Pedota, Judy Moretton (Dean for School of
Business), Kevin Nephin and Corrine McCormIck (Student Success Officer). Nephin won free tuition for a
year, and Pedota won a $100 gift certificate for the bookstore.
New program at the college
BY RACHEL PATRICK
Chronicle staff
The words private investigator used to conjure up
images of trench coats and
hats pulled down low over the
eyes until Tom Selleck came
along in the role of Magnum
P.I. and changed all that. A
Hawaiian shirt and a baseball
cap replaced the trench coat
and fedora.
Although Magnum gained
his investigative skills in the
military and the school of
hard knocks, students today
can learn their skills right here
at Durham College.
A new course is being
offered this year in Public and
Private Investigations.
Geoff McCombe, the program co-ordinator, explained
that it is aimed at investigations in both the public and
private sectors.
Interest in the course has
been favourable.
Bert Dejeet, Dean of faculty.
Administrative and Justice
"If we have police teaching
Studies, said, "It was just the program," said McCombe,
approved by the province over "we know we’re meeting their
the summer months, so we standards, especially if we
didn’t do a lot to promote it, have the right people."
The courses to be added
yet .we started off with 13 students."
next semester include comTeachers of this course have puter crime, risk assessment,
a law and security background surveillance, fraud examinaand a wealth of hands-on tion, and executive/employee
experience.
protection.
McCombe is a certified
Entrance requirements for
fraud examiner and worked as this one-year post-diploma
a fraud investigator with the course are graduation from a
Law
and
government.
Security
An assistant crown attorney Administration or Police
teaches students about the Foundations diploma prolegal aspects of investigating, gram; however students with
and a former police inspector a related university degree or
teaches intelligence and how college diploma will also be
to gather information.
considered.
Police sergeants teach court
On completion of this
writing and how to take state- course, students will be able to
ments from victims, witness- take an exam set by the
es, suspects and complainants. Ontario Council of Private
Next semester the depart- Investigators to qualify for
ment hopes to add a practis- professional designation as an
ing Private Investigator to the investigator.
"There is a very broad base
of employment opportunities
for graduates," Dejeet said.
Graduates will be qualified for
investigative jobs in the fields
of insurance, retail, government and finance, or they
could start their own business.
"There’s a whole vista of
employment opportunities,"
McCombe agrees. " When our
students graduate, they will
have the skill base that will
help them stand out."
Deject said that the private
security sector will show
growth in the coming years,
especially after the terrorist
attacks of Sept. 11.
"That has just highlighted
the need for a higher level of
security," said McCombe.
"Your risk factors are directly
proportionate to the people
that you have in place who
have access to make you vulnerable. Security is the fastest
growing industry. There’s no
doubt about it."
DCSA takes part in anti-violence
BY LISA BOYCE
money.
Chronicle slaff
The YWCA is a non-profit
organization aimed at providing a safe place for women and
children who have been victims of domestic violence.
"The main goal right now is
to raise awareness on domestic
violence," says Eva MartinBiythe of the YWCA. "But tlic
secondary goal is to raise
money in order to provide the
care that we do."
The DCSA is fully aware of
tilis and plans on holding a
number of events at the col-
The DCSA has plans to help
the Young Women’s Christian
Association raise money during tlie month of November,
says DCSA president Daria
Price.
"Because we’re so busy in
October doing all of our awareness weeks, we’ve decided to
take on November," says Price.
"So November will be the
month that we will help the
fundraise
some
YWCA
lege to raise both awareness will be placed in the gym sayand money for the YWCA next ing that the Durham College
month. This will include the guys support the fight against
following events:
domestic violence.
Class presidents will be
One of the Wednesday
given a sponsor form and the night pubs will be held to raise
class that raises the most money. $2 from each ticket
money, will get a pizza party will go to the YWCA fund.
for a day.
Students and members of
Night school students will the YWCA will be putting on a
be putting on a bake sale and barbeque on tlie same
the proceeds will go to the Wednesday as the pub.
YWCA fund.
During intramural hockey
each player will be asked to
donate a dollar and a banner
The children of the YWCA
will be Invited to the children’s carnival at (lie college
held Nov. 3.
B lo o d clinic come s to college
BY LISA BOYCE
determine whether a donation
can be obtained safely and
effectively for tlie benefit of
those donating and receiving
Chronicle staff
There was a great turnout nl
tlic blood clinic this year, says
Candice Liburd, vice- president of Student Affairs. In fact
it was so great that several volunteers were turned down
when the clinic ran out of
time.
"We liad about 69 students
register to volunteer, but we
liad to turn down 12, of them
because we didn’t have
blood.
Once all of the pre-tests
liave been passed tlie person is
ready to donate blood.
Tlic donation draws about
one unit of blood, which is
about 450 ml of blood from
each person, who on average
have 5 litres of blood in their
body.
enough time," says Liburd,
who put together tlie event.
Blood
Canadian
The
Services held a blood clinic last
Tuesday at the college in
liopes that easy access to tlie
gym, as opposed to going to a
clinic, would motivate people
to come down and donate
blood.
They were correct.
"A lot more students came
out than last year," says
Liburd, adding that next year
they will have to extend the
time of the clinic so that
everyone who volunteers are
actually able to donate.
The blood clinic is held
twice a year at the college, but
the year’s first clinic was different. The atmosphere was
unlike any other clinic before.
Instead of chatter from students, sighs were heard -cthe
memory of the terrorist attacks
on the U.S. lingered in the air.
Photo by Lisa Boyce
JUST A LITTLE PINCH: A Canadian Blood services clinic assistant (right) takes
blood from Candace Liburd, VP of Student Affairs at the college.
Some donations are held as
whole blood, which is made
up of red and white blood
cells, platelets (provide basis
for clotting which helps control bleeding) and plasma (liquid part of blood). Others are
processed to separate blood
cells from plasma.
One student donating
blood, Greg McCpll, gave his
sixth donation on Tuesday and whether it is used as
whole blood or separated doesn’t matter, because it’s going
to help someone, somewhere.
McColl’s main reason for
donating this time around is
simple: "September II", two
words with no explanation
necessary.
It is this memory that the
The clinic was held in the
Canadian Blood Services and gym from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
the DCSA were hoping would Tuesday, and the average time
bring more students and staff spent for each donor was,,
out to give blood than the about 45 minutes; The process
usual SO out of 5,500 such as included a health questionnaire, filling out a blood safety
last year’s clinic.
i
form, an interview with a
health professional, and predonation screening test to
check the donor’s iron (red
blood cell level) and blood
type, which could be A, B, 0 or
AB. All of tliese are meant to
Liburd says tlie overall
turnout of the clinic was very
positive.
"1 think this means that students are becoming aware of
the need to donate blood and
also tlic benefit of donating."
Everyone’s talking ab out anthrax
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle
staff___________;_____
Durham College has stepped up its
security measures since the incidents
of anthrax in the United States.
However, no information will be given
out regarding what precautions they
have taken, according to Gary
Polonsky, president of Durham
.
College.
"As with most organizations, we will
not comment publicly on these measures. Otherwise, why take them?" said
Polonsky.
But he assures that Durham College
has no reason to fear the threats of
anthrax that the U.S. has experienced.
"This does not mean we have cause
to suspect anyone is targeting us,
because we don’t," said Polonsky. "I
can’t think of any objective reason
why anyone would target our college,
or for that matter, our community.
We’re not exactly New York City or the
Pentagon. Nevertheless, as I’ve said, we
have stepped up certain measures."
Previous to September, there had
not been a case of anthrax in the
United States for the past 25 years,
according to the Toronto Star. The last
case in Ontario was in 1961.
"I don’t have a date in Durham
since we computerized our records in
1990 and the hard copy records are not
readily available," . said Donna
Reynolds, the associate medical officer
of health at the Durham Region health
department. "No cases have been
reported since computerization. The
last case in Ontario, however, was in
.1961."
But what is anthrax and why does it
have the United States in fear?
"Most people I talk to appear to be
worried about the anthrax scare,"
Karen Dashineau, an Atlanta, Ga. resident said, in a telephone interview.
"Even though there haven’t been that
many people affected, the hint that
chemical warfare may be taking place
in this country causes a different kind
of mental terrorism among the people.
It is like fighting an invisible enemy. It
is even more worrisome for people here
in Atlanta because it is where the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is
located. Many people are convinced.
that it would be a perfect place for terrorists to attack."
Anthrax is caused by Bacillus
anthracis, a natural occurrence in wild
animals and domestic herbivores (like
cattle and sheep). It can occur in
humans if-they come in contact with’
infected animals, or their tissue.
Anthrax can also live in the soil for
many years. Anthrax infections occur
in three ways: cutaneous (skin), inhalation, and gastrointestinal (stomach).
Although symptoms vary, they usually
occur within seven days of contact.
Cutaneous anthrax makes up 95 per
cent of infections.. It occurs when the
bacteria enter a cut on the skin after
someone has touched an infected animal, or animal product, such as wool
or leather. The infection starts with an
itchy bump, much like a mosquito
bite, according to WebMD.com, a web
site run by over 100 people with
advanced degrees in the health fields
who provide information about medical matters.
Within one to two days, the bump
develops into a small, liquid-filled sac,
which then becomes a painless ulcer
with an area of black, dead tissue in the
middle. If this is left untreated, it kills
one in five people.
Inhalation can be caused by inhaling anthrax spores from contaminated
animal products. This form, begins
much like the common cold. Even a
swelling of the lymph gland under the
arm may occur, according to the New
York State Department of Health
Communicable Disease Fact Sheet.
As early as one day after the symptoms, even up to weeks later, the symptoms suddenly become severe. They
are usually accompanied by breathing
problems and shock. This form is often
fatal.
"The disease occurs when spores
enter lungs, migrate to the lymph
nodes, change to the bacterial form,
multiply, and produce toxins," states
the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization
Program website, produced by the US
Department’of Defense. "These toxins
cause bleeding and destruction of
structures in the middle of the chest."
The last case of inhalation in the
United States was in 1978. That is until
a couple of weeks ago.
Gastrointestinal anthrax (in the
stomach) can come from eating undercooked meat from infected animals.
The first symptoms are usually nausea,
vomiting, loss of appetite, followed by
severe abdominal pain, vomiting of
blood, and acute diarrhea. If left
untreated, it kills 25 to 60 per cent of
the time.
Anthrax is detected through a blood
test, skin sores, or nose swabs. Direct
person-to-person spreading of the disease is unlikely to occur.
"People should not be concerned
about transmission from person to person since it is not effectively spread
through this routine," said Reynolds.
"Hence, anthrax is not considered
ing to the New York State Department
of Health Communicable Disease Fact
Sheet.
"I am really not tliat worried about
the anthrax scare," said Dashineau.
"There have been such low numbers
reported that I don’t see it as an epidemic’. Also, the fact that it is not contagious makes me feel more at ease."
There is medication to cure anthrax
if it is detected.
"Antibiotics can be taken after exposure to prevent illness," said Reynolds.
"Post-exposure antibiotics should only
be taken as part of an anthrax exposure
management plan."
This medication is available at pharmacies in the Durham Region. The
most popular antibiotic, Cipro, is currently at a pharmacy in Whitby. No
one has called to see if it is available,
said a pharmacist who wished to
remain anonymous.
There is also medication to preveni
anthrax.
"A vaccine against anthrax has been
but it is not commerciall)
prepared
’
available in Canada," said Reynolds
"Doses are, however, stockpiled al
Health Canada."
But, if left untreated, anthrax can b(
fatal.
Since the anthrax in the Unitec
States is responding to antibiotics, it i
believed that it was not created in ;
lab, according to WebMD.com,
So how are Americans handling thi
situation?
"The overall feeling is confidence ii
the government and their handling o
all that lias happened and is going 01
now," said Dashineau. "Most pcopi
are angry that anyone should caus
’contagious.’"
And once a person has come into any kind of fear or harm to American!
contact witli the disease, it is unlikely They are willing to do whatever it take
that a second attack will occur, accord- to win this war against terrorism."
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The launch parly is over, and the
hard slogging has just begun to prepare for the opening of Canada’s
newest university in 2003.
of
Institute
Ontario
The
Technology, to be located on the
Durham College campus, is going to
bring many advantages to students
and businesses in the Durham region.
There will be easier access to a university education close to home, and a
better-trained workforce. But OIT will
also create a new bridge in post-secondary education. By having a college
and university togetlier on one campus, Durham students will liave more
options.
"Some students will continue to
want a college diploma...others will
want boththat will now be possible
as never before," said Durham College
President, Gary Polonsky.
Tlie issue of having college credits
recognized at universities, and viceversa, has frustrated many students for
years. But the close ties between OIT
and DC will smooth out the bumps
and could be the start of a nationwide
trend.
A national council of education
ministers decided this month to focus
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on the "transterability of credits
between colleges and universities and
between provinces and territories,"
said Dianne Cunningham, Minister of
Training, Colleges and Universities at
the OIT launch/The new university in
Durham will be a leader in the move to
make credits more portable.
What does this mean for students at
Durham?
If a Durham College student decides
to take a related program at the OIT,
administration would know which
credits the student could use towards
the new course of study. This eliminates wasted time and effort in the
application process, and could shave
months off the time it takes to complete a degree. Nobody wants ’to do
moe work than they have to.
But OIT administrators will have to
do some extra work to convince everyone that close links with a college
won’t tarnish the credibility of the new
school and the degrees it issues. The
launch was barely over when the critics began crawling out of the woodwork.
Bryce Rudyk, the executive director
of the Ontario Undergraduate Student
Alliance said, "this degree isn’t similar
to the degrees that we give at other
universities, and it’s not even close to
the diploma that we give at our colleges. So it not only waters down a uni-
versity degree but also waters down a
college diploma." He believes the
Ontario Institute of Technology will
focus solely on training students for
career-oriented jobs rather than educating them.
Has Rudyk ever wonder what med
school is for? Isn’t medical training the
most hands on, comprehensive experience a doctor performs before being
licensed, or is that a prime example of
watered down education already in our
university system? In making his arguments, Rudyk likes to bring up the
degree in nuclear technology OIT will
offer. He avoids mentioning the
applied arts degree. While his argument has Haws, OIT administration
will still need to assure applicants that
they’ll earn a degree as valid as any
other. The college president has
already begun reminding people that
OIT will live up to expectations.
.
Institute of
founded on
Technology
Durham College’s excellent track
record for graduate employment. Some
students will continue to want a college diploma...others will opt for a
degree...others will want both, and
that will now be possible as never
before," said Polonsky.
Convey this to the applicants.
Reassure them. The amalgamation was
created for that purpose.. It was
designed for students wanting to gain
an academic background (university)
while having the option of gaining
comprehensive hands-on training (college) or both. With Durham’s excellent
"The
Ontario
will be
graduate employment record, employ- of expertise.
er^ will come’ to OIT looking for the
same excellent, professional workers
Durham College has provided.
With the future looking bright,
Durham region will not only benefit
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And in an aging workforce that’s
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those jobs, while making it easier for
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5
Pronunciation and
Buses equal
cause problems high costs
and provide
no comfort
Milousis, M-I-L-O-U-S-I-S. A surname, which is
pronounced precisely as it appears, MI-LOU-SIS. A
mere eight letters in total, split evenly into four
vowels, and four consonants. There should be no
reason wliy my last name docs not roll off the
tongue of anyone who chooses to use it.
Unfortunately however, throughout my twentytwo years of existence, my name lias been misspelled and mispronounced so often and in so
many unusual and bizarre ways it boggles the
surnames that arc usually lengthy and jam-packed
with double consonants, and the use of the letter
’Z’. The Germans and the Spanish pronounce certain letters differently than we do licre. Take the
letter ’W, which in German is used as a’V. Or the
letter ’J’, which in Spanish is pronounced as an ’II’
or a ’W, depending on the situation. I can’t ignore
the problems that my ethnic background causes
eitlier. The Greek people. are blessed or cursed,
depending on your viewpoint, with names that
seem to go on and on. Stroumbolopoulos,
mind.
What amazes me even more is the fact that I Athanasopoulos, or try this one on for size
continue to hear new faux pas, ones I’ve never Papaconstantinopoulos. Remember this is just
coming from Europe, I haven’t even
before heard. One would assume that
mentioned East Indian, Oriental,
after 22 years you would’ve heard
Arabic, or African names.
it all, but to my amazement I con
The argument that most people
tinue to be proven wrong.
Paul
make in their defense, is that surHere’s an example of some of
names of ethnic decent, are not
the classics that will forever
Milousis
seen or heard with regularity here in
remain entrenched in my memoNorth America. For example, the
ry. Molasses ( c’mon how is that
name ’Schmidt’ on the surface
not blatant), Milovsis ( do you see a
appears difficult to pronounce.
’V anywhere?), Milausis (since when
is an’ 0’ pronounced as an ’A’), and one of my per- Since however the name is common here, people
sonal favourites Mlllis, I am not making this one automatically know its proper pronunciation is
’Schmidt’, whereas a foreign name like ’Hadji’,
up, Paul Millis.
The astonishing thing is this embarrassing mis- which may seem simple in other cultures, can
cue came courtesy of one of my old high ’school cause difficulties here because it is not all that comteachers. Of course I am not the only one whose mon. But the argument is weak. It Is making an
last name causes tongues to twist and turn with excuse for one’s Inability to pronounce challenging
comedic discomfort. There are probably hundreds surnames. The bottom line Is an educated person
of students here at Durham College and millions from any part of the world, should be able to proand millions around the world who share my prob- nounce their fair share of the worlds many surnames.
lem.
Which brings us back to my name, Milousis.
Coincidentally, it is people with an ethnic background whose surnames are frequently being pro- Hopefully by now it’s beginning to look a little easnounced with, well, let’s call it ’verbal negligence’. ier and less intimidating. Remember it’s proEach part of the world has its own distinct form of nounced precisely as it appears. No hidden agensurnames. These names seem foreign (pardon the das, no silent letters, or wacky little lines which
pun) to most people here. Also the variety in the hover atop letters in some languages, like halos
types and forms of surnames is almost endless. hover atop the heads of angels. It should be simple,
Europe alone provides us with numerous sur- but as many have proven in the past, apparently it
names, each with its own specific traits. Poles have isn’t.
Is technology creating more
convenience or just laziness?
About 20 years ago, when a majority of us college kids were still young pups, mom used to
wake up early to cook breakfast. Toast would be
on the table, along with pancakes and hash
browns. Fresh coffee was brewed for dad, along
with your choice of milk or juice.
She’d have everything perfectly
prepared.
plicated. The downside is that instead of spending more time and effort on a task, people
become mindless drones and simply expect
things to work out..
Let’s pretend the microwave didn’t exist. That
would mean instant food wouldn’t be a reality. Everything
cooked would be made from
Scratch. Wait a minute that
Jim
happened 20 years ago...
Dependency on technology
.What happens now? Hitting
the snooze button three times,
you glance at the clock; in 30 minAgapito
can be harmful if misused.
utes the car pool is coming. A
once was a time when
There
asstomach
in
rumbles
your
noise
people wrote letters instead of
you jump in the shower.
Five minutes have passed of the allotted 30 email, played sports rather than video games and
minutes and you still haven’t eaten. A box of enjoyed cooking rather than fast food.
By taking the time to enjoy little things, siminstant oatmeal magically appears as you run
into the kitchen searching desperately for some- ple tasks become gratifying. Face it. How many
thing easy to cook. Suddenly the micrcwave people .have ever wanted to cook, learn a new
becomes a saviour; the oatmeal is cooked in 30 sport or try some new, but just thought they didseconds and consumed just as fast. Breakfast has n’t have enough time because it didn’t fit in theira
schedule. So maybe convenience isn’t always
been served and eaten in about a minute.
Arriving in class, yousit at an empty comput- good thing; maybe it’s making us lazier in the
er terminal in the corner of the room. Quickly long run.
Please don’t misinterpret the examples given.
and quietly, in the hopes that the teacher doesall benefited from technology. It just
We’ve
site
email
an
of
the
keys,
n’t hear the pitter patter
is .found, and, the beginning of the day is com- depends on how it’s used or misused. In the current state, technology has become the drug of
plete.
These days our routines that depend largely choice for the 21st century. We want it. we need
on technology because they make tasks less com- it and question what we would do without it.
Being a student isn’t
easy. Getting up early,
sitting through lectures,
and paying $100 for a
textbook these are but
a few of the perks of a
-
education,
higher
Having to take the bus
both to and from school
makes things that much
harder.
Unless there’s someone willing to chauffeur
you around there Isn’t
much else available:
You’ll (ust have to pack
your bag and wait...and
waitand wait.
When the bus finally
arrives, try to find a seat
that isn’t covered in old.
chewed-up gum. This
may take a while. In the
meantime,
a
take
moment
to apprecithe
ate
wonderful
scents of
stale body
odour and
cheap liqour
that, haunt nearly all GO
buses. Also, it’s a good
idea to quickly run your
hand over the seat cushion before sitting down.
Remember: a wet seat is
a bad seat.
The best thing about
riding the bus is meeting
new people. Most riders
are friendly. They seem
to welcome conversation, unless it’s early in
the morning. Just watching, though, is sometimes fun enough.
Every so often a loudtalker will board. These
are a mixed blessing. On
the one hand, they give
everyone on the bus
something to listen to.
On the other, they never
seem to tire. Their lurid
tales will go on and on,
regardless of who’s listening. It’s never quite
clear to whom these people are talking, just that
they are in fact talking
and they won’t stop.
Ever.
Studying is trickier
because of the noise, but
it can be done.
Sometimes someone
will sit down and ask
about the books. This
isn’t so bad, but when
you’re trying to study it
can be annoying. Some
people are starved for
conversation.
They
won’t get subtle hints
like putting the book In
front of your face or
ignoring them. And
heaven help you if
they’re a loud-talker.
All of this wouldn’t be
so bad if it weren’t so
expensive.
In the moining
there’s a bus to the station, $1.50, a- GO bus
fro m
t h a t
Paul
Lnndini
station
o
t
anoth-
er sta-
tion,
$2.75,
a n d
t h e n
another bus from that
station to the school,
also $1.50. That’s $5.75.
After school it all
again; another
buses, another
$5.75. That’s $11.50 per
day, just on bus fare.
There are monthly
passes and multi-ride
packages to help alleviate the expense, which
do help, but add the cost
of transportation to the
cost of food, books and
supplies and you’ve got,
welt, a student.
Having the buses all
running like clockwork
would be nice, but
unfortunately it’s impossible. Reducing the fare a
quarter or two could be
done, but it won’t happen either.
Spending $50 a week
and four hours a day ridstarts
three
ing to and fro is just a
fact of life for the countless unlucky souls who
don’t own a car or live at
school.
Their stories are told
on their tired faces and
The rides home aren’t
as bad as the rides to
school. There’s no need in their empty wallets.
to worry about being They ask nothing of you
late and there usually but a compassionate ear
aren’t as many people and shoulder to cry on.
And maybe a ride
riding. It’s a good time
to sort out the day’s home after school.
events or catch up on
homework.
DC fights against pla
lansm
BY RACHEL PATRICK
Chronicle staff
There is an old joke about a teacher
who is talking to a parent about lier
son’s marks. "Well at least I know lie’s
not cheating," said the teacher. "His
grades aren’t good enough."
Readers chuckling at this joke probably aren’t one of the staff members
who think plagiarism is a big problem
at Durham College.
In an effort to combat plagiarism,
Durham College faculty started using
the Eve 2 (Essay Verification Engine)
plagiarism detection piogram last year.
Eve 2 uses search tools to find suspected sites and then compares essays to
the information found and identifies
any paper that contains plagiarism.
Bert Dejeet, Dean of Administrative
and Justice Services, said feedback
about the Eve 2 system from faculty in
his department has been positive.
"It is only a tool," said MaryLynn
West-Moynes, vice-president of
Excellence and Innovation, "to help
people identify plagiarism. We have
adults here, individuals who need to
learn the intrinsic value of self-monitoring. In life tliere are consequences
and I would much rather that we take
the approach; here’s what we expect
from you and here’s wliat we’re teaching, rather than holding a big slick
over people’s head and saying, ’by the
way, don’t cheat, because if you do,
we’re going to catch you."
These days, with the click of a
mouse, a student can order a term
papci on
wlia<.<iv<ir subject
Photo by Rachal Patrick
CHEATING ON-LINE: A student checks out the schoolsucks.com
website where they can copy or order work already on this site.
sions with staff and students.
"We would be fooling ourselves if
we did not think that people were
cheating," said West-Moynes. "I’m not
they choose.
Numerous web sites offer custommade term papers for a price. An article
in the Toronto Star on Sept. 3, 2001
says that Cheater.com averages more
than 60,000 hits per day. The web sites
provide disclaimers stating that they
don’t engage in any activity that would
make cheating easy and that the term
papers are for research purposes only.
These term papers can be customized
as to the type, format, number of pages
and number of sources. E-mail or fax
can deliver the reports as needed. Prewritten reports on specific subjects run
about $10 per page, while customized
ones can run to $20 per page.
Plagiarism used to mean a trip to the
library, and then the labour-intensive
act of copying information by hand.
This, method is still used by some students, but the majority seems to have
opted for copying from other students
or. the Search engine, cut-and-paste
phenomenon.
In a random survey of 10 students
conducted around the college, the students were all aware of plagiarism, but
most said that they had never participate^ in it. "There’s no point to it,
you ’don’t learn anything that way,"
said/ one student. "I would have a
guilty conscience," said another.
Still another student expressed fear.
"I would be afraid of getting caught.
It’s like breaking the law."
reported have been caught cheating in
other classes. Students don’t seem to
have a limit to the number of times
they can cheat before they are asked to
leave. I think tills undermines us as a
college and as a faculty. I wonder why
I put myself through the steps of
reporting the student."
Last year, Sinclair had 15 cases of
plagiarism out of 120 submissions. She
reported all of them. Sinclair said that
in 95 per cent of the cases she dealt
witli, the students were not even aware
that they had plagiarized. Sometimes it
is hard to report tliese students, but
consistency must be maintained. The
students had been thoroughly taught
what plagiarism was before the article
was assigned.
"It is very difficult. It is very stressful, but ethically 1 can’t accept a paper
that is plagiarized," said Sinclair.
"I think part of the answer is to market it, put it into people’s heads that
we’re watching out for plagiarism. We
have to do a much better job at teaching all about it," was how Sinclair
summed up the survey results.
West-Moynes said the college does
everything it possibly can to ensure
that professors understand what academic integrity means at Durham
College.
According to Dejeet, plagiarism is
discussed with faculty and students in
several ways. The topic arises at board
meetings, divisional meetings and coordinator meetings, as well as in ses-
Photo by Rachel Patrick
CHECKING ON-LINE: Heather Sinclair, a communications teacher,
uses the EVE 2 system to check a student’s paper for plagiarism.
The students who did admit to plagia- giarism at the college. Respondents
rizing did it because they wanted a remained anonymous but identified
good mark, because they were lazy, or which department they taught in.
Because they had left the assignment
to Overall feedback was that plagiarism
;
.-.
the last minute.
was a big’problem.
Nine of the students knew someone
"All the people that answered had
who had plagiarized. Most cited the personal problems or had come across
Internet and chat lines as the method it," said Sinclair.
of choice. Most of the students thought
The survey, revealed that the most
the percentage of students plagiarizing common forms of plagiarism in order
was small, but some estimates ran/as of frequency are: students copying
high as 30 per cent.
from each other; copying from the
Eight of the students in the survey Internet or other sources without corwere not aware of the anti-plagiarizing rect citation; not citing paraphrases or
software programs now available and "summaries in the body of the text; and
all eight said the knowledge of one in not citing any references or making
place would deter them from cheating. them up.
Heather Sinclair, a communications
Faculty thought that tostem plagia-.
teacher, conducted a plagiarism survey rism, penalties had to be applied conlast March on behalf of the Academic sistently throughout’the college. One
Council. The survey polled 42 faculty teacher in the survey complained: "I’ve
members on their experience with pla- heard that some Students that I’ve
’
sure that I believe students are deliberately cheating all the time, but I do
think that students really need. to
understand how to reference works
that are not theirs."
The student handbook deals with
plagiarism on page Fll. It states that
academic dishonesty is considered to
be a very serious offence at Durham
College. The different types pf plagiarism are outlined and students need to
be aware of the fact that it’s not just
copying someone else’s ideas and
words, but also the failure to make
acknowledgments at appropriate places
in the paper.
"Putting it on the radar screen and
making people aware that it’s .not
accepted, and saying, ’Here is what we
expect from, people, here is what a professional needs to .do when you leave
school’ is exactly ,what we should be
doing," said West-Moynes.
West-Moynes doesn’t think that,
undetected plagiarism lessens the value
of a diploma., ."It hurts the students,
because sooner or "later, that alligator is
going to come up behind you."
The. action plan that resulted from
last year’s survey, on plagiarism at the
college states that promoting and protecting academic integrity is the
responsibility of; the entire Durham
College community.
Fight breast cancer: buy a raffle
BY LISA ATTREE
Chronicle staff
Gift baskets are great to
give away for presents, especially if you bought them for
a good price and all the
money went to breast cancer.
On Oct.
17-18 the
Canadian Cancer Society volunteers sold raffle tickets for
19 gift baskets in the Durham
College pit. Last year $17,000 with volunteering.
was raised in profits and the
"It’s something I looked
volunteers hope to reach forward to doing the whole
$20,000 for this year.
time I was in the paid workFor Stella Dorsman this has force. I wanted to have the
been her second time selling time to volunteer and now
the basket raffle tickets. She that I am retired I do have the
has been a volunteer for just time, and breast cancer is a
over a year and she loves cause that I really support."
what she does. Dorsman is a
Gail Snyders solicited comretired schoolteacher who panies to gather merchandise
was anxious to get involved for the baskets. The value of
the baskets ranges between
$100 and 200. Except for the
two baskets donated by Sears
department store, each basket
is worth $1,400.
Another volunteer from
the Canadian Cancer Society,
Pat Everson, has been volun-
teering for six years. Everson
came out to help and show
support.
Whatever they ask me to
do, I do."
Her major event this year
was the Relay of Life. 40
teams of approximately 12
people walked from 8 p.m. to
8 a.m. they raised $144,000.
The gift basket raffle went
from Durham College to the
Five Points Mall and will be
there Thursday to Sunday of
this week. Tickets cost $2 for
one and $5 for three.
C elebrating 30 years at DC
BY SARAH TEPER
Chronicle staff
Alice Lytwynchuk generates
so much energy it glows. She
has a raspy voice that can be
classified as sexy and a deep,
husky laugh,
the
two traits
work together so you’ll want
to keep her talking and laughing for hours.
A Communications/Public
Relations Officer, she recently
celebrated her 30th anniversary at Durham.
"She is really committed to
this
says
organization,"
MaryLynn West-Moynes, VP
of Academic Excellence and
Innovation and Lytwynchuk’s
boss. "She always puts forward that she is working for
this institution," she adds.
Lytwynchuk’s journey at
Durham College began on
June 1, 1971 when she graduated from Marketing.
She then took Data
Processing, but found she was
not interested.
"It was not my bag," says
Lytwynchuk. "I’m a people
person and love working with
people. I would have withdrawal symptoms if I didn’t
deal with people all the time,"
.
she said.
has
Durham
College
changed in 30 years, said
Lytwynchuk. "Especially the
dress code," she says.
When she was in college the
men, whether students or
teachers, had to wear shirts
and ties. The women wore
dresses, skirts and pantsuits.
Lytwynchuk remembers wearing jeans, but not often.
As a student she enjoyed
interacting with other students and staff members. It’s
that kind of extroverted attitude that made Lytwynchuk
want to work at Durham
.
.
College.
"I kind of talked myself into
a job here," she said.
Her first job at the college
the
in
was
working
Admissions and Registration
department counselling students and going to high
schools to promote the college
Vff
^
and energy fit with the work
she does. To do what she does
Alice says you have to have a
lot of energy and patience.
Since part of her job entails
planning events, at times it
can be a lot work,
For an event she docs everything from making sure guests
have parking spots, to planning invitations and agendas
and coming up with a theme.
To sum it up Lytwynchuk
says an event, is a one-time
shot to showcase whatever it is
that you’re announcing of
watching and there’s no room
for errors. "
Catherine Shearer-Kudel,
Communications
and
Marketing Officer and one of
Alice’s colleagues says, "Alice
is very exact in what she’s
does. She won’t settle for second best." Catherine has been
working with Alice for 2 1/2
years and knows how she
works.
She says tliat when everyone is under pressure Alice is
not stressed and has a lot of
confidence in what she does.
"She cheers everyone up
and adds a nice balance,"
Shearer-Kudel adds.
Recently, Lytwynchuk finished planning two events
th’at happened to occur on the
same day: the Ontario
of
Institute
Technology
announcement and the Staff
Appreciation Awards dinner.
"Both turned out really
well," said Lytwynchuk with
an ear-to-ear grin.
The Staff Appreciation
Awards had an Academy
Awards theme. Everything
from the red carpet to Oscar
statues was present at the
Pholo by Sarah Taper
event.
West-Moynes says that
EVENT ORGANIZER WINS: Alice Lytwynchuk is all
was done profeseverything
Oscar
(Actress
smiles especially after winning an
all the work Alice
is
as
sionally,
Staff
the
Appreciation
during
Leading Role)
does.
Awards. Her role: working at Durham for 30 years.
"Alice has incredible high
and get the students to choose and has been there for at least expectations. Everything has
tone perfect and she has away
DC. The only part of that she 10 years.
"I love it here. I love my of getting people to add up to
didn’t like was the travelling.
Then she switched over to job. I love the people I work that perfection," West-Moynes
Admissions, Registration and with. I have a great boss," said.
This perfection comes from
Marketing. Currently she is Lytwynchuk said full of smiles.
Lytwynchuk’s personality the fact that every event is
working in Public. Relations
-
Lytwynchuk says.
"If we were not doing a
good job obviously we would
not have a good reputation,"
she added.
Lytwynchuk lives life outside of the college with as
much vigor as she does working inside.
She is constantly doing
some activity and recently quit
smoking.
Born in Poland, Alice came
to Canada when she was 14.
It was difficult to learn how to
speak English, she admits. But
it didn’t take her long.
"I felt like a little refugee,"
Lytwynchuk laughs.
She lived in Vald’Or, Que.
for a while before she moved
to Oshawa. She has been married to Bob for 29 years and
has two sons, ages 25 and 26.
Her 25-year-old son gradufrom
ated
Operations
Management here at Durham
’
College.
She sometimes participates
in the Ukrainian community,
belongs to a few craft groups,
two Investment clubs and
enjoys gardening.
She also likes to read and
take courses to improve the
way she does things.
Currently she is working
in
a
degree
towards
Psychology and needs three
more credits.
"I’m always looking for new
ideas and people’s input so an
event will go well," she
explains.
Lytwynchuk said she loves
everything about her job. She
has so many good memories
that she does not have just
one favourite. She has no bad
memories and can’t say anything but good about the col-
lege.
"Since I’ve stepped on the
grounds of Durham College, I
have loved every minute of it,
as a student and as a staff
member," she said her smile
widening.
QS-t
W s6
fi ',
if
important and has to come off
without a hitch.
The community and citizens of Durham Region think
highly of Durham College,
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8 THE CHRONICLE
October 23. 2001
Bargains
from El Salvador
MERCHANT
own workshop back in his
own country. From painted
wooden letters to furniture is
made there, with eight workers
doing the job.
Not only does Carrillo go to
different schools all over, he
also makes his living by going
to festivals such as the
Exhibition.
"Sometimes I will go to
Queen Street," said Carrillo. "It
is a very interesting place, but
not really for me."
Although this has only been
Carrillo’s second year at the
college, he says tliat he likes
the atmosphere, and people
are very down to earth. For
Carrillo, he finds that silver
rings and necklaces are the
most popular items sold here
at the college.
"I bought these gloves
because I needed a pair of
gloves and they weren’t that
HAPPY TO
BARGAIN WITH
CUSTOMERS
FOR UNIQUE
ITEMS IN PIT
BY JODY TAIT
Chronicle
staff___________
From bright colored gloves,
knitted sweaters, silver jewelry
and just about any kind of
unique apparel, can be found
in the DC pit when Victor
Carrillo comes to town.
Many students at the college walk right past Carrillo’s
table full of goods with a
glance of the eye, then a quick
look at their watch to see if
they have time to stop, and
take a peek of what is there to
purchase or even to make a
bargain.
Photo by Jody Tall
CARILLO SHOWS HIS WARES: Victor Carillo displays his selection of sliver
Jewelry for a student contemplating a purchase.
"I love to make
a bargain,"
said Carrillo. "That is what universities all over Ontario,
makes my job so much fun".
with this being his second year
Carrillo, ’who is originally at Durham.
(rom V\ Salvador, has been sellHowever, selling unique
ing his merchandise for the trinkets and clothing has nJt
past 10 years to colleges and always been his niche. Carrillo
came to Canada -IS years ago
to study to become an
Electronic Technician. After
his , goal,
accomplishing
Carrillo had dreams of seeing
other parts of the world, but to
Degrees and diplomas
will both get grads jobs
BY TAN1A HENVEY
Chronicle staff_____
The latest finding of an Ontario government report may help make the decision
between college and university easier.
The report shows that the percentage of
those who found a job is similar, whether
one attended college or university.
Of college students who graduated in
2000, ninety-one per cent were working
within six months of finishing school. The
same number of employers (91 per cent)
were satisfied with the preparation the students had received, according to UPDATE:
Reporting of performance at Ontario colleges and universities (Fall/Winter 2001).
Universities collect information about how
many students were working within six
months and two years, while colleges only
collect information about employment
within six months.
Durham College saw 94.1 per cent of its
graduates working within six months of
graduation. Of employers, 91 per cent were
satisfied with their Durham grads.
Aiden Laverty, a Durham College Whitby
campus graduate, was offered a job as soon
as he graduated.
"I got a job after three days. I had the
Saturday off, the Sunday and the Monday,"
said Laverty. "They came into our school
recruiting people. It was a result of the skills
that I learned at Durham College. What a
fantastic school it is. I learned so much
there."
The job offer he received was directly
related to his field.
"I got a job at a tool and die shop," said
Laverty. "I took Machining Techniques,
which is working with steel and cutting
steel, you know, using certain techniques
that I picked up at Durham College."
Of the 1998 university graduates, on average, 94.6 per cent found employment within six months of finishing school. Within
two years, 97.2 per cent were working,
according to the report.
Jeff Kohl, a recent York University graduate, had his job the day he left school.
"I was out of school for no time at all.
Literally the day I graduated, I was
employed," said Kohl. "I have an office position with a furniture manufacturer."
York University gathered information
about their graduates based on faculty. For
example, of arts students, 94.3 per cent
found a job in six months and 99.2 per cent
of business students found employment.
The overall rate, two years after graduation,
was 93 per cent.
After taking his Bachelor of Arts in
Sociology through York, Kohl was given the
job, based not on his degree, but on the skills
he had learned at university.
"The fact that I had a degree in sociology
was not the specific factor for my employment," said Kohl. "While sociology obviously has very little to do with my business
since I’m now studying furniture as opposed
to people, I think my employers were more
interested in the fact that I could be molded
to fit any role that they were inteiested in
placing me in with the company, as a result
of my education from York."
Trent University’s 1997 grads saw similar
numbers. Ninety-three per cent were working within six months, and 96 per cent within two years.
expensive," said Fayin Morrow
a first-year Dental Assistant
student. "
Carrillo comes to the school
twice in a semester and always
has something different to be
sold, because of the changes of
the seasons and to keep people
interesed.
Most of his items are
imported in to Canada from
do this he needed money.
other countries like; Mexico,
"When I saved enough Guatemala and Indonesia.
Carrillo’s makes his best
money, I had the opportunity
to travel to Australia, and sales at York University and
South Asia to go backpacking," Guelph University and George
said Carrillo. "This is when I Brown College.
decided that with every thing I
Even though Carrillo loves
had seen like "different cul- what he does for a living, he
tures" and "beautiful scenery", finds that traveling back and
that it was impossible for me forth is the hardest part.
"The one advantage is that
to go back and continue to do
electronic work".
this business is always movFor some people it would ing," said Carrillo. "There are
take a lot more than a trip to always young people looking
another country to make a for
something different,
decision like that, but Carrillo unique and not that expenstuck to his word and opened sive."
up his own company.
This is not the only goal
However it wasn’t easy in that Carrillo Wanted to accomthe beginning, but time went plish, he still has plans to
by and when Carrillo built up become a wholesaler, and to
his business he opened up his have his own website.
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STUDENTS
LIVING AWAY
FROM HOME
RECEIVE
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
BY DARRELL SAWATZKY
Chronicle staff
Living on your own - for
some, it might be the ultimate liberation from the
rule of strict and unfair parents; for others it might be a
scary journey into the world
Students
of adulthood.
often find themselves in a
mixture
Of both exaltation
and fear, and some have
trouble coping with their
’new freedoms as much as
their new responsibilities.
Dave Black, a student at
the Durham College residence, is experiencing living
on his own for the second
time.
"Money is a problem - I
have to rely on my foks for
that, but the freedom of
being on your own is defi-
nitely the best thing about
it."
Martin Hamel, another
student at residence, agreed
that money is a difficult
aspect of living on your
own, but not the most difficult.
"The worst thing about
living on your own is the
cleaning - dishes are always
piling up," he said. "The
best thing about it is the
freedom to do what I want
when I want."
So where can a student
turn if they do need finanThe student
cial help?
Services department in room
B20S employs five full-time
Financial Aid Officers to
assist students with their
needs. Bonnie Pickard, one
of the five officers, regularly
advises and assists students
living on their own, particularly with finances.
"The biggest thing that
we can provide for students
is budgeting and financial
advice," said Pickard. "We
usually have students sit
down and fill out a budget,
showing what their costs
and needs are, and then we
talk about what options are
available to help them meet
those needs."
For students who run into
financial problems, there are
many solutions to help
them get back on their feet.
"We’d probably start with
a budget," said Pickard,
"then find out if there are
any places where we can cut
some costs.
We can talk about bursaries and scholarships, we
have part-time jobs on campus that we can offer students - there are plenty of
options available."
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FACILITIES
PROVIDE CARE
TO STUDENTS
BY PAUL LANDINI
Chronicle stall
With the start of every
school year,’ one thing can
always be counted on. It’s as
sure as the parking lot being
full on a rainy day, or a computer crash during the middle
of a 1000 word essay. No matter what, you’re going to get
sick. It may only be a cold, or
it may be the flu, but rest
assured, it will happen.
When the inevitable does
finally strike, you can turn to
the trained staff at Durham
College’s Health and Wellness
Centre. Officially formed last
year, the Health and Wellness
Centre, located in G-127 in the
Athletic Complex, provides
health care for all students and
staff at Durham.
Though the college has
always had health care facilities in the past, they pale in
comparison to what the
Wellness Centre has to offer.
"The original site was just a
little nurse’s station," explains
Katherine Lazenby, a nurse
who’s been with Durham for
12 years. "It wasn’t a health
care centre like this."
The main objective, says
Lazenby, is to keep the students in school.
"We’re here to provide concomprehensive
fidential,
health cai^ and lifestyle support for all students and staff.
We want to keep the students healthy and in school so
they can complete their education."
The Centre is staffed with
three registered nurses, available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday to Friday. Every
Wednesday, from 12 p.m. to 2
p.m., Dr. Yasmeen Siddiqui is
on-site, providing all the services of a family physician.
Counselling is also offered
for students in need.
Randy Uyenaka, a councillor from the Pinewood Centre
specializing in substance abuse
Photo by Paul LiindinI
STUDENT HAS BLOOD TESTED: Katherine
Lazenby (right) takes a student’s blood pressure
at the Durham College Health and Wellness
Centre.
and gambling, is in every
Wednesday.
Inside, the Centre looks just
like a regular doctor’s office.
There’s a waiting room full
fi We don’t want
you to go
home, we’re
here to make
sure you stay in
school,
f
Katharine Lazenby
of pamphlets and brochures
(topics ranging from safe sex to
safe piercing), two exam
rooms, a counselling room,
and a blood lab. Pregnancy
tests, urine tests and STD tests
can all be carried out there, all
in strict confidence.
One of the most important
provides is
the annual flu immunization
clinic, which runs, free of
charge, from mid-October
through November.
"The residence is like a small
community. When the flu bug
hits one room, it usually
makes its way through the
whole building.
serv’ces the centre
We encourage everyone in
residence, as well as an students with medical problems,
to get the vaccine," says
Lazenby.
The Health and Wellness
Centre is more than just a
walk-in clinic.
The Registered Nurses are
available to lead presentations
and workshops on a wide
range of health issues.
The centre also sponsors
campus related events and
classroom seminars.
"We’re like the moms of the
school," laughs Lazenby. "We
don’t want you to go home.
We’re here to make sure you
stay in school."
10 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
US
NEI^S
Cullen Gardens offers
spooky nights for all
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle stall
Durham College can expect
its Halloween Pub Night, host-
by the DCSA, on
Wednesday, Oct. 31. However,
In the community, Cullen
ed
Gardens and Miniature Village
is hosting a Halloween event
of its own.
Halloween Spooky Fun
Nights feature special effects,
lights, creepy sounds and scary
faces, all of which produce an
eerie walk for children and
adults.
Cullen Gardens has been
creating the spooky walk for
nine years. On average, they
see about 35,000 people for
the event, with 18,000 being
children.
Children 12 and under
receive a bag to trick-or-treat at
six stations along the walk..
Both young and old can come
dressed up, or in their regular
clothes, for pre-Halloween fun.
A section of the walk,
"GhostviIIe," consists of ghosts
hovering in trees along the
walk. All of the ghosts have
masks on, which gives them
each an individual look and
creepmess.
The "Den of Darkness" is a
bridge where a strobe light
flashes, and glowing, scary
faces hang from the ceiling.
The "Halloween Walk of
Stars" features famous movie
stars, such as Dracula, Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the
Lakeridge
Health
Oshawa needs
volunteers
BY DIANNE BOWMAN
you would prepare refresh-
Chronicle staff
Pholo by Tania Henvay
When it comes to jobs
and working, the first thing
that runs through many of
our minds Is how much it
will pay. As students, money
is important but so is setting
aside time to help our community. One way many of
us can do this is by volunteering.
Lakeridge Health Oshawa
is currently looking for volunteers. So If you have a few
hours to a week to spare and
want something that will be
both rewarding and entertaining, this could be a job
for you.
They are looking for
adults and students who are
enthusiastic and have good
working skills.
"I really enjoyed my time
as a volunteer, says Alaina
Sharpe, a previous volunteer, "and would recommend It to anyone."
One area that is available
is the coffee kiosk/ where
ments and serve customers.
If
communications
sounds more appealing,
then you could work in the
day hospital and assist with
communication groups.
If you are outgoing and
love to talk, there is always a
position available where you
can greet and escort visitors
and patients throughout the
hospital as well as talk to
patients. Volunteers are also
needed at the Women’s
Health Centre.
"I met many interesting
new people, learned many
new things and had fun
doing it," said Aaron
Bowman, a previous volunteer -at Lakeridge Health
BowmanvUIe.
Only two to three hours a
week is needed. You can
work on weekdays, weeknights and weekends.
’.
If you have any questions
or are interested in applying
Volunteer
contact
Resources, Lakeridge Health
Oshawa at 905-433-4301.
HALLOWEEN FUN: Cullen Gardens offers scary
figures along their haunted walk.
Man, and even the
characters from the Wizard of Chocolates, and Yoplait spon- owns and manages the
Oz. With the exception of the sor the Halloween Spooky Fun Oshawa Centre. "Each year we
Wizard of Oz, they all light up Nights.
provide over 10,000 bags, and
at different times and are
The Oshawa Centre has some items to be given to the
accompanied by a sound bite. been sponsoring the event for children that visit Cullen
Near the end of the walk, the last five years.
Gardens
these
during
one poor goblin, whose head
"We feel this event is very evenings."
would not stop spinning worthwhile and is very comThe walks take place from
around, wanted to know if munity minded, therefore we 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. from now
anyone had an aspirin.
are glad to be a part of it," said until Oct. 30. For more inforMcDonald’s, Energy 94.9 Andrea Brady of Ivanhoe mation, call Cullen Gardens at
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905-721-0457 ext. 225
Keys to Us help s s ave l ive s
BY JODY TAIT
. Chronicle staff_______________
The lights are dim and loud voices
strain to be heard over the pounding
bass from the speakers around the
room. People are dancing, laughing
and having a good time. Thick clouds
of smoke forcing some to go outside
for a breath of fresh air. An announcement comes over the speakers letting
everyone know it’s last call. Some of
the patrons decline the offer and others stagger towards the bar. They’re all
going to have to decide whether or not
to get behind the wheel of car, have a
friend drive them home or just take a
cab.
But there is an alternative. They can
call Keys to Us to get themselves and
their cars home safely.
Myrna and Lionil Lachance started
this service in November, of 1996’,
after a 32- year-old relative was hit by
a drunk driver and left paralyzed from
the waist down.
"We wanted to do something to
help put a stop to drunk drivers," said
Mrs. Lachance. "We started it out over
the holidays and continued it after
New Years. After that we only had the
service on the weekends, and it blossomed and became much bigger from
there."
Now that the Lachance’s are both
retired they plit all their energy into
the company, which has grown over
the past six years.
’
Depending on the day of the week
and the time of the year, Keys to Us
has enough .cars on the road to accom-
modate those who call in. On the aver- that have used the service and they
age night they can have up to 10 to 12 have not had any problems.
Another student that shares the
cars on call. The weekends arc usually
same opinion is Mellissa Molley a
the busiest time of the week.
"We can get up to 70 to 75 calls a Marketing student in her second year.
night from Thursday until Sunday "I don’t want somebody else driving
morning. Christmas is always our my car, and I would just take a cab,
busiest time of year." said Mrs. said Molley.
Lachance.
The drivers go
out In pairs, usually one female and
one male, so one
can drive the customer’s car home,
while the other
car follows to
drive the customer
and to pick up the
other driver. This
way the customer
gets liome safely
and has their car
the next day, said
Mrs. Lachance.
However,
all
not
Durham
The designated driver service offers
a flat minimum fee
of $15 as long as it
the
within
is
of
boundaries
Conlin Road and
Ritson Road South.
After that it is
$1.50 per kilometer. For a person to
take a taxi cab
from Tauton Road
all the way to the
lake would cost
approxitmitally
$25 depending on
what time of day it
is, but they would
have
still
to
retrieve their car
the next day.
"The main reason why people
drive is because they don’t want to
leave their car behind," said Mrs.
Lachance. "So that is why our service is
so unique."
After calling the service, it can be
about a 15 to 20 minute wait to be
picked up.1 On a really busy night It
College students
agree with someone else driving
their car, especially someone they don’t even know.
"No, I wouldn’t use it. I would just
have a friend drive me home," said
Anthony Jean-Paul a third-year
Operation Management student, "I
don’t trust somebody that I don’t
know with my car, either that or I just
could be a 30 to 35 minutes.
wouldn’t drink, one of the two."
Melanie Polte,,,a first-year advertisJean-Paul, who hasn’t used the service himself, says he does know-people ing student it«Ad,<i£I think that It Is a
really good service, because it’s good to
know that there is another alternative."
The Durham Regional Police also
use Keys to Us when they run the Ride
Program during the holiday season.
The service drives those who have
been drinking home.
"The police also use our service
when they have their own party’s at
Christmas, and other functions," said
Mrs. Lachance. "We are also used for
weddings. Most of those are prebooked well in advance, sometimes
even a year so ahead, so that we will
have enough drivers on the road."
Durham College has also used Keys
to Us on some occasions so that students can get home safely. But according to Daria Price, president of the
Durham College Student Association
said, not many students took advantage of the service.
"A lot of students did not use it on
the nights that we did have it here,"
said’Price. "I think that it provides an
excellent service to students, and they
should use it if they need to."
When the college has Last Blast at
the end of the year it doesn’t use Keys
to Us. It uses another shuttle service
that picks you up and will bring you
home. This service is free to the students who choose to participate.
To become a driver for Keys to Us,
you must be over the age of 25 and
have a valid driver’s licence and insurance. This is because the driver must
use his or her own car and gas.
The number for Keys to Us is (905)
242-3456.
12 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
QMPOS NEWS
^
S tudents entitl ed to b e safe
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle staff
Narcisse Kuneman was
charged in 1996 for assaulting
IS young boys over 27 years in
Geraldton.
The loopholes in the system
In May, Michael Schmidt
sued his former teacher, Ron have been large enough for
Archer along with the teachers to keep working even
Waterloo District School Board
because he felt they did not
protect him from five years of
sexual abuse (from 1993 to
1998). In 1983, a public meeting was held at a school in
Kitchener to discuss parental
concerns about Archer. He
moved schools and students
there complained he verbally
abused students and showered
with young boys. In 1992, a
female student complained he
was making sexual advances
and harassing telephone calls.
In 1996, complaints of sexual
abuse filled a thick school file,
and Archer moved schools
again. In 1998, lie was charged
with these sexual crimes
against Schmidt. The Board
assigned him to liome duties
and he was given full pay.
Kenneth DeLuca, a Sault
Ste. Marie teacher sexually
abused students for 21 years at
five different schools. Dozens
of reports to principals, teachers and school boards as early
as 1973 were never acted
upon. He was found guilty of
14 sexual offences to 13 victims, who were all between 10
and 18 years of age (except for
one). He was sentenced to 40
months in jail.
William Kernaghan was
sentenced to five years in 1999
for assaulting 14 students over
15 years at three Toronto ele-
mentary schools.
after they have been accused
of sexual abuse. So why are
these teachers walking from
one school to the next, and
repeating these offences?
"This is an issue that grinds
at our very core," said Tcrri
Miller, President of Survivors
of Educator Sexual Abuse and
Misconduct Emerge (SESAME).
administrative
of
"Lack
accountability, ethical responsibility and liability. Until
mandatory reporting laws are
enforced, there is no accountability as an administrator quietly ’passes the trash’ to anoth-
er jurisdiction."
SESAME are abuse survivors
committed to preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and
harassment of students by
teachers. It is a non-profit
American organization that
informs the public about, and
tries to reduce the incidence
of, the sexual abuse of students
from teachers and other
school staff.
Society is more aware of sexual abuse now than it was 20
years ago as more people are
bringing issues out into the
open. This helps In the effort
to stop the problem.
"Becau;^ we’re exposing the
problem, we’re making people
aware of it," said Denys
Giguere, the media relations
officer for the Ontario College
of Teachers (O.C.T).
On Sept.
government
that would
from sexual
26, the Ontario
introduced a bill
protect students
abuse in schools.
Tlie Student Protection Act,
2001 was a response to recommendations made by retired
Justice Sydney L. Robins on
sexual misconduct in Ontario
schools. The report contained
101 recommendations, which
were reviewed by school
boards, teacher’s federations,
and tlic Ontario College of
Teachers, among others.
The Ministry of Education
has said this bill would ensure
that all allegations would have
to be reported to the O.C.T, all
accused teachers would be
removed from tlie classroom,
teachers would not have to
inform their colleagues that
they were bringing accusations
against them, and that those
that failed to follow these rules
would face fines of up to
$25,000.
If this bill is passed, it will
create a definition of sexual
abuse, and give more power to
the O.C.T to take action
against convicted teachers
while creating higher standards, according to Education
Minister Janet Ecker.
"Employers and the O.C.T
would be required to share
information about disciplinary
action against certified teachers," said a Ministry of
Education press release. "This
would help prevent a teacher
moving, undetected, to another school if he or she has been
disciplined or charged with a
sexual offence against a student. It would also help pre-
vent a teacher in this situation
from quitting and moving
undetected to a job at another
school."
The O.C.T is pleased with
the introduction of the bill,
according to Giguere. They
feel the government is finally
taking notice of a serious issue.
Justice Robins’ report stated
he felt the O.C.T had put safeguards into place to prevent
abuse from happening. For
instance, the O.C.T no longer
issues teacliing certificates to
applicants unless they submit
to a criminal-record check.
And, even before the Introduction of this bill, the O.C.T had
its own sexual abuse prevention department in use. If a
teaclier is found guilty of sexual abuse, and their license is
revoked, this information is
sent to other Canadian
and countries
provinces
around the world. Twice a
year, an updated list of names
is sent to school systems.
These records go to 40 countries, including Switzerland,
the United Kingdom, and
Australia. This way, the information can be shared and
works towards preventing
repeated sexual abuse.
"1 don’t think anyone can
say it will stop (sexual abuse),"
said Giguere. "(But) legislation
makes it clear that boards
(will) have to report to the college and that will help a lot."
Students are entitled to safety at school, and teachers
should be held to high ethical
standards. Any case of sexual
abuse should be taken note of,
otherwise the abuse may
become more serious, said
Giguere.
"We are contacted by former students who want to
report and stop their perpetrators, parents of children who
have been abused and need to
know how and to whom they
should report," said Miller.
"Our efforts in prevention of
sexual abuse at the hand of
educators. Is what we are dedicated to."
This bill would ensure that
any teacher who is sexually
abusing a student would be
reported. Complaints could
now come from anyone: parents, teachers, or boards. And,
it would make sure that everyone now has a duty to report
these allegations.
"This will allow us to deal
with it in a very decisive manner. It will ensure that we will
stop it," said Giguere.
an
has
OCT
The
Investigations and Hearings
Department that is looking
into about 130 ongoing complaints, according to Giguere.
But what about the teachers
who are falsely accused? How
will they be dealt with?
"In a six month study of
244 teachers, ’Betrayal of
Trust’ by Education Week
Magazine in 1998 (found) only
2 cases were cases of false accusation. That’s less than one per
cent. When false accusations
occur, they should be dealt
with severely," said Miller.
"Students need to be believed
and teachers who betray and
abuse need to be fired and
prosecuted so they can’t harm
one more child," said Miller.
Roll up your sleeves
and help those in need
CANADIAN
BLOOD
SERVICES
FEAR BLOOD
SHORTAGE
ACROSS
CANADA BY
NEXT YEAR
BY LISA BOYCE
Chronicle Staff
There will be serious blood
shortages across Canada by
next year unless thousands of
donors come forward to
donate blood, warns the
Canadian Blood.Services,
."The blood supply in
Canada is quickly reaching its
point," reported
Graham Sher, head of
Canadian Blood Services, in a
release on Friday, Sept. 29.
"We need donors, we need
them now, and we need them
to keep donating over the long
term.
are asking
. We
Canadians to make blood
donations as a regular part of
their lives the blood system
is theirs."
By the end of the year 2005,
more than 160,000 new blood
donors will heed. to roll up
their sleeves, and become regular donors if the needs of’
Canadians are to be met. ;..
By announcing a new fouryear challenge to all
Canadians to Increase the
demand for blood, promoted
under the banner "Roll up
your Sleeves Canada," the
Canadian Blood Services
hopes to meet, if not surpass,
the number of donors needed.
The demand for blood,
according to the Canadian
Blood Services release, is growing due to population aging,
more aggressive cancer treatment and more complex medical procedures, including
heart surgery and organ trans-
breaking
-
plants.
The agency benefited from
a surge in blood donations following the Sept. 11. terrorist
attacks in the United States.
About 37,000 units of blood
were collected in the following
week, double the usual number. However, this number is
slowly decreasing.
"While public tragedies
raise awareness of the heed for
blood, personal tragedies such as people needing blood
.for cancer ’treatment, surg-
’eries, or; accidents - .happen
every day in every community
across Canada," said Sher,
"We need new people to give
blood twice a year or more,
every .year in order to save
Canadians lives every day ol
the week."
Under the new Roll up youi
Sleeves Canada challenge, th<
Canadian Blood Services i;
experimenting with variou;
strategies to make donatin{
blood more convenient.
On Friday Sept. 29, th<
agency unveiled its nev
"bloodmobile," a bus dono
clinic, which can collect bloo<
in many places that don’
have permanent clinics.
THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001 13
NEWS
Study grants to be
mailed next month
BY JODY TAIT
Chronicle staff
Just a reminder to Durham
College OSAP recipients to go
up to Student Support Services
in room B205 to fill out a consent and address form, in
order to get the Canada Study
Grant mailed to them.
The grants will be mailed
out to students in mid-
November provided they have
filled out the forms.
Those who didn’t go
through that process will be
contacted to make an appiontment to pick up their grants in
Student Services as they come
into the school.
DC offers free flu
shots in November
BY PAUL LANDIN1
Chronicle staff
It’s that time of year again.
Durham College is once
again offering free flu vaccinations to all students throughout November.
The vaccinations will be
available at the Health and
Wellness Centre, room G127
in the Athletic Complex, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
"We really encourage any
students with any. medical
problems like diabetes and
asthma, or anyone with any
allergy problems to get the
vaccine," said Katherine
Lazenby, one of the nurses
from the Wellness Centre.
Students living in residence
are urged to get the shot as
well.
Precautions for
tattoos, piercings
BY PAULO SANTOS
Chronicle staff
Is piercing for me? Are tattoos for me?
Before answering these questions, consider everything involved with piercing and tattooing: being judged on appearances, a
strong feeling of uniqueness and indepen-
dence, family disapproval
and peer approval.
There are .»lso some health
risks involved with piercing
and tattooing, including
Hepatitis C and HIV.
Mark Russel, a selfemployed tattoo and piercing
artist in Oshawa, says the
sterilization of needles is not
only important in the prevention of infections, but
also allows a person to feel
comfortable when getting a
tatto6 or piercing.
a tattoo or piercing, in order to donate
blood, said a representative of the Canadian
Blood Services.
She also mentioned that it’s best to always
observe if the needle is individually pack-
aged.
Piercing and tattooing can be easy and
painless, or they can hurt a little. Russel said
the areas that hurt the most
when getting a piercing are
the top of the cars and the
middle of the nostril. This is
because of the cartilage.
Tattoos hurt anywhere
anything on
that there is skin on bone
the public that I
places like the chest, the
shoulder
blades, the knuckwouldn’t feel
les, the fingers and the face,
comfortable
lie said.
Tattoos and piercing, like
using on my
anything else, need to be
maintained, Russel said. It’s
family.
better to be safe than sorry.
Kevin McKardy, manager
Piercings do come out of
Kevin McKardy
place and tattoos do scab.
of Wild Ink tattoo and body
McKardy provided some
piercing parlour in Oshawa,
tips on how to maintain a
said he sterilizes his needles,
’ keeping in mind the risk of Hepatitis and tattoo. Bandages need to be removed two to
four hours after getting a tattoo. Tattoos
HIV.
"I wouldn’t use anything on the public need to be washed with non-perfumed soaps
that I wouldn’t feel comfortable using on my like Ivory or Lever 2000. Tattooed areas need
to be lubricated two to three times a day with
family." he said.
McKardy said as long as the, skin is only cream like Lubrlderm and Dermassage. Sun
pierced 1/16 of an’..nch, there should be no exposure should be avoided for two to four
( I wouldn’t use
?
weeks.
i!
’
Russel mentioned that piercings take anyMany people depend on others to donate
bleeding.
blood. So does piercing and tattooing affect where from six to eight weeks to heal properly, but still need to be maintained on a regblood donation’
ular basis. Tattoos take anywhere from two
The answer is yes.
A person must wait one year after getting to six weeks to heal properly.
14 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
^is the season to get your flu shot
FLU VACCINATION CLINICS
Ajax Rccrci-ition Centre,
75 Centennial Rd, Ajax, Oct.
17 & 24, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
McLean Centre, 95
McGlll Drive, Ajax , Oct. 30
& Nov. 6, 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Brock H.S., Durham Rd.
12 (Hwy. 12, turn east on
Durham Rd. 12 towards
Cannington), Nov. 10, 9:30
a.m. 3 p.m.
Brooklin Community
Centre, Cassels St. E. at
-
Church St., Brooklin, Nov.
3, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Beech
Clarington
Centre, 26 Beech St.,
Bowmanville, Oct. 29, 1
p.m. - 8 p.m.
Newcastle Town Hall, 20
King St.W, Newcastle, Nov.
7, 3:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Rebekah Hall, Church
St., Orono, Oct. 22, 2 p.m. 8 p.m.
Courtice H-S., 1717 Nash
Rd., Courtice, Nov. 7, 3 p.m.
- 8 p.m.
Northview Library, 250
Beatrice St. E, Oshawa. Oct.
17 & 24, 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Durham
Board
of
Education Centre, 400
Taunton Rd. E., Whitby,
Oct. 27, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Loblciws,. Gibb St. (near
OC), Oshawa, Oct. 16, 23,
30, 1:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Nov.
6, 13, 1:30 p.m. 8 p.m.;
Nov. 10, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
YWCA, 1 McGrigor St.,
Oshawa, Oct. 25, noon - 4
-
p.m.
Pickering Recreation
Complex (O’Brlen Room),
1867 Valley Farm Rd..
Pickering, Oct. 16, 30, Nov.
14, 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pincridge H.S., 2155
Liverpool Rd., Pickering,
Oct. 22, 2:15 p.m. - 8 p.m.
St. Mary’s C.H.S., 1918
Whites Rd.. Pickering, Oct.
25, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Pickering Town Centre,
1355
Rd.,
Kingston
Pickering, Oct. 25, 8:30 a.m.
- 10:30 p.m.
S.A. Cawker P.S., 16200
Old Scugog Rd., Port Perry,
Oct. 25, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Lakeridge Health, 4
Campbell Dr., Uxbrldge,
Oct. 27, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Henry Street H.S., 600
Henry Street, Whitby, Oct.
23, 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Beaverton P.S., 270 King
St., Beaverton, Nov. 3, 9:30
a.m. - 3 p.m.
Some facts about the flu
A flu shot can greatly lower your chance of getting sick
from the flu.
By getting the flu shot you lower your chances of passing the flu on to your friends and family.
You can’t get the flu from a flu shot. The vaccine does
not contain the live flu virus.
Most people who get the flu shot do not have any serious side effects.
The influenza vaccine prevents the flu in 70-90 per
cent of people who receive the shot.
Influenza vaccinations do not protect people against
colds or other viruses.
It takes two weeks after you receive the shot for your,
body to build protection against the influenza virus.
The flu vaccination is free of charge.
BY MELISSA VAN
OVERBEEK
Chronicle staff
Last Tuesday marked the
beginning of the second annual community-wide flu prevention campaign in efforts to
eliminate the spread of
influenza during its peak season.
Tills year, the health department will hold 38 community
clinics throughout Durham
Region during the weeks of
Oct 16. to Nov. 14, offering
free flu shots to area residents.
"It’s very important for people to understand the tremendous burden that influenza
can have on the community
Photo by Molissa Van Ovorbook
and that a safe and effective
vaccine is available to protect
GET YOUR FLU SHOT: Steve Leggett gets a free fiu
yourself and your family," said
shot from Health Department nurse Jan MacKlnnon.
Dr. Donna Reynolds, Durham
Region Associate Medical least $44 million to ensure all cent of area residents 18 to 64
Officer of Health.
Ontarians have access to flu with chronic diseases were also
The campaign, which was shots, an increase of $6 mil- vaccinated against the flu, repfirst introduced in July 2000, is lion from last year’s campaign. resenting a 14 per cent
Also, during the campaign Increase from 1999.
part of the Ministry of Health
and Long-term Care’s univer- weeks, over six million doses
"We’re very pleased to see
sal plan to enable individuals will be given out through the that the number of area resito protect themselves and community clinics set up at dents getting the flu vaccinathose around them against the libraries, grocery stores, health tion is on the rise," said
illness, and at the same time departments, schools and Reynolds. "This kind of parreduce the impact of patients community centres.
ticipation certainly helps in
on the health system during
According to statistics from controlling influenza outthe flu season.
the 2001 Health Department breaks that are typical during
This year’s goal is to lessen survey, when the campaign flu season."
the spread of the flu, and to began last year, the number of
Reynolds indicated that the
provide a means to decrease adults in Durham Region who influenza immunization is
the number of patients enter- received a flu shot jumped particularly important for
ing hospital emergency rooms. from under nine per cent in those at greater risks of com"Last year’s launch was very 1999 to 34 per cent last year.
plications from the virus.
successful. We had no reports
With the increase in fundThis includes everyone over
of influenza outbreaks in local ing, this year’s goal is to the age of 65, anyone with
hospitals or long-term care increase that number to 65 per serious or long-term health
facilities," Reynolds said. cent.
problems, anyone with dia"This is a first in the Durham
In addition, 68 per cent of betes or other metabolic disRegion."
adults 65 years and older eases and anyone whose
This year the province has received a flu shot last year, an immune system is weakened
increased its commitment to increase of 11 per cent from by HIV/AIDS, drugs or other
the campaign by dispensing at the previous year; and 36 per treatment.
New bill helps species at risk
BY JEREMY LE PAGE
Ministry of Natural Resources. pass it," says Chris Risley of
As for the federal govern- the Ministry of Natural
ment, a debate has been going Resources. "(But it’s) up to the
The chances are slim that a on for several years in the MPs."
group of environmental radi- House of Commons about a
Risley says that a bilateral
cals would be caught yelling species at risk act. In its last agreement will likely be proand screaming for the protec- incarnation, it was Bill C-33. posed.
tion of gray foxes. Equally The plug was pulled on this
Alex
Shepherd, north
unlikely is a Greenpeace rally when parliament dissolved Durham’s Liberal MP, says the
where eco-friendly protesters last October. Currently, the new bill will zero in on species
link their arms around the bill is C-5.
at risk by giving legislative
base of a dead tree, refusing to
It has had one hearing in authority to protect land.
let the home of a warbler be the house, despite the Minister However, he says, this may
destroyed.
of the Environment, David leave many landowners curiIt’s just not likely. Not Andersen’s desire to introduce ous about compensation, as
unless pandas, instead of the bill this spring.
ownership is often viewed as
foxes, take up residence in
He says the bill will cover absolute.
Ontario’s mixed forests; not all Canadian species by
"(We have) a lot of rural
unless the warbler’s tree over- putting protection in the lands," he says of Durham’s
looks a fresh water stream, hands of those who live clos- northern area.
where whales fight the salmon est to the species, such as
Some setbacks have probaand trout, for territory each farmers, ranchers, fishermen, bly (and understandably)
and landowners/users.
spring and fall/
occurred since the Sept. 11 ter"The worst result is for a rorist attacks, Shepherd says.
Endangered species are not
just in rain forests or oceans. species to disappear by becomBut ultimately, protecting
The concern is local, as well as ing pawns in protracted politi- species at risk comes down to
international;
cal disputes or costly court bat- everyone. It’s about awareDurham itself is part of a tles," said Anderson.
ness; it’s about understanding
provincial sector that includes
Many groups and politi- that people are a part of their
77 species at risk. Ontario’s cians have been working on ecosystems rather than their
Endangered Species Act the new bill since last year. landlords.
includes 29 species,
Changes from Bill C-33
Creating awareness takes
Many organizations aim to include definition changes time. It takes patience. And
help these species, including and an advisory board that waiting for international
Ontario Birds at Risk (OBAR), would meet every two years recognition isn’t an option.
Natural Heritage Information with the minister.
Unless, of course, any volunCentre, Canadian Wildlife
"All indications are that the teers offer to dress up in a
Federation, and of course, the federal government wants to panda suit.
Chronicle slaff
adults can’t read or write
Many
LOW
their own
LITERACY
LEVELS ARE A
PROBLEM IN
CANADA. HALF THE
POPULATION HAS
TROUBLE READING
purposes."
Low literacy levels are a problem in
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle staff
What if you woke up on Christmas
morning and someone you loved was
begging you to put their new toy car
together, but you couldn’t understand
the directions? They are not in a foreign language, nor are half of them
missing. Imagine you couldn’t read
those directions, because your literacy
level was so low.
"Literacy is much more than knowing the alphabet and being able to read
a few words or sentences," states
Taking Down the Wall of Words, from
the John Howard Society of Canada.
"Being literate means that people are
able to handle the words, sentences
and ideas they need to read every day.
It allows people to take the information they’have read and apply it for
Canada, as almost lialf the population
has difficulty reading.
Twenty-two per cent of adult
Canadians have serious problems reading. A further 24 to 26 per cent can
only find a familiar word in simple
text, according to a recent Stats
Canada publication, Literacy Skills for
the Knowledge Society.
"Twenty-two per cent of Canadian
adults, now that’s adults between the
ages of 16 and 65, are non-readers who
have serious difficulties in dealing with
any printed material. A further 24 (per
cent)...are at level two, this is out of a
five level scale. (They) arc poor readers
who can deal only with simple printed
material containing no complex
tasks," said Christine Featherstone of
ABC Canada Literacy Foundation, a
national, registered charitable organization based in Toronto, that is committed -to promoting literacy to the
public and private sectors.
These are high numbers for the
country.
"That’s a total of 48 per cent of adult
Canadians, who have some literacy
challenges," said Featherstone. "That’s
a lot of people. Nobody ever believes
those numbers."
A recent study found 88 per cent of
Canadian adults are able to write a
simple message. However, two million
Canadians were not included in the
survey because they did not have sufficient English or French reading skills,
or refused to complete the writing
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tasks, according to ABC Canada.
"In Canada... there is still work to be
job, a healthy lifestyle and a longer lifi
span because of access to health covel
said( Lorette, Chiasson of the
National A’dull Literacy Database.
"There are still people who have not
learned to read or write, and for different reasons."
A few years ago, the grade level completed in school measured literacy.
Since grade 9 was the point of literacy,
Canada was considered one of the
most literate countries in the world.
Canada was the first country to conduct a literacy test, according to Paul
Gallagher in Literacy in a Learning
Society. He said this survey confirmed
an earlier study that, "five million
Canadians (are) functionally illiterate."
This means these people cannot read
at all and identify themselves as such.
An international report that followed in 1994, pointed out the skills
needed to be considered "literate"
age.
done,"
0-Caw WeCCVo You
(Knew
Pholo by Tania Henvey
RELAXING WITH A GOOD BOOK: This Canadian adult sits
down to enjoy the simple pleasure of reading, but there are many
who can’t.
Cancer
Society
Societe
canadienne
du cancer
today. But Canada’s performance
showed that less than 25 per cent of
Canadians had the literacy skills necessary to meet the demands of the
changing world, Gallagher said.
Those who cannot read have
learned to survive in this society.
"People who have not learned to
read and write at a functional
level...They can use numbers, they can
drive, they can figure out road signs
and things like that," said Chiasson.
"So that they are not completely without any means."
But how far could they get with
such skills? Many "researchers have
concluded that low literacy rates and
poverty are likely to intertwine. In
1993, over 3 million Canadians
received unemployment or social assistance. Less than half of those who
received social assistance had graduated from high school, according to ABC
Canada.
"About 45 per cent of new jobs created in this decade will require 16 years
of education," said ABC Canada.
The Ontario Literacy Coalition
points out that children who come
from poor families have double the
drop out rate, and one in three poor
people have less than a Grade 8 education, according to the John Howard
Society. This means that strong literacy
skills are associated with a good paying
"If you’re operating at a very low li
eracy level, there’s probably a stron
chance you have a Jow paying job c
no-paying job," said Featherstone. "S
there’s an obvious link there with lo\
literacy skills and employment."
Adults with low literacy skills ean
$13,600 per year, on average, accord
ing to the National Anti-Povert
Organization.
On Oct. 9, the Ontario governmen
announced it would provide $5 mil
lion in funding to improve students
reading skills in 16 schools that hav
been selected to get extra help.
"Five million always sounds ver
good. It’s excellent," said Chiasson. "
think any time that governments pu
their money where their mouth is.
when they continue the funding an
sustain funding like that, it’s excellen
and hopefully programs will be su;
tained and continue, not just for on
year, but the year after that."
The government is currently spenc
ing $70 million each year to impro^
the reading skills of Junic
Kindergarten to Gradff 3 students. Am
an additional $24 million is being pr<
vided in 2001-02 for the Ontario Earl
Reading Strategy.
"That’s a very positive start for or
province. We’ve still got the rest of tr
country to be concerned with as well
said Featherstone. "The literacy -leve
in the Atlantic provinces, for exampi
are lower than they are in the rest i
Canada...(but) certainly Ontario is c
the right track."
Although the government h,
announced funding for these schoc
ahd those in earlier grades, national li
eracy organizations believe more nee
to be done for adults who need
upgrade their literacy skills.
"Our numbers are talking abo
people who are not in school," sa
Featherstone. "These are adults wl
have made it through the school s)
tern or had to drop out for whatev
reason and still can’t read and need
get back into a program. That st
doesn’t deal with that huge percenta
of adults who still struggle to read ai
,
write
everyday."
16 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
NEI^S
Hunting and angler
card soon to expire
BY PAULO SANTOS
fied by mail that their cards
arc expiring.
Cards can be renewed over
the phone at 1-800-288-1155
or through the ministry’s web
site at http://ouldoorscard.
mnr.stores.gov.ov.ca.
Those people wlio haven’t
received a notice via mail by
Nov. 1 should contact the
Outdoors Card Centre at 1800-387-7011.
Chronicle stall
Ontario resident hunters
and anglers are being reminded by the Ministry of Natural
Resources that cards expiring
on Dec. 31 need to be renewed
this fall.
Half of the 1.2 million people who have this card in
Ontario are going to be noti-
DCSA Halloween pub
BY MELISSA VAN
their favourite costumes and
win money at the same time.
A $200 prize will be awarded to the best individual costume, and $150 for the best
couple/group costume.
For more information contact the DCSA.
OVERBEEK
Chronicle staff
On Oct. 31, the DCSA will
hold their annual Halloween
pub at E.P. Taylor’s, featuring
DJ Funky Buddha.
Students can dress up in
One great phone, three nnys to net it
Photo by Joremy Le Page
DUMPING THE HARD DRIVES: Many computers are thrown away (n dumps,
despite the the serious ecological threat they pose to our communities.
Computer recyclers are
down in the dumps
BY JEREMY LE PAGE
He said that TMT is now charging a disposal fee for computHowever, such take-back ers, and although there are
programs in North America are exceptions, most of it ends up
still voluntary.
as scrap.
Some businesses are ahead
And more garbage means
of the times. They are taking higher costs for the taxpayer.
advantage of the situation, and
Toronto, .for example, pays
helping the environment at tq ship its waste to Michigan.
the same time.
Durham, too, is facing deciOperating in nine countries, sions about its future waste disincluding Canada, Noranda posal. For although Canadians
Inc. is one of the world’s lead- are proud of their recycling
ing mining and metals compa- habits, our target range is .a
nies.
Along with Hewlett- meagre 35 to SO per cent.
Packard, it is salvaging old
According to Goldberg, this
electronics for their minerals is an unsustainable model.
and metals. Plants such as
He says Zero Waste is a
Micro-Metallics in San Jose’s movement that aims to
Silicon Valley disassemble, test change this model. Initiated
and recover metals from the by Earth Day Canada and
old equipment.
Target Zero, it provides strateAnother Toronto company, gies for economic, environ’Hi-Tech Recycling Canada, sal- mental and community susvages components from com- tainability.
puters and resells them.
"(Our) core value is that
"We pick up for the munici- resources have to be conpalities, says Adam Freedman, served, and waste has to be
who runs Hi-Tech Recycling reduced," says Goldberg. It’s a
Canada. He adds that recy- program, he says, that procling the equipment is a man- motes alternatives to our curual process, and very labour- rent
"produce-and-discard
intensive.
society."
"We’re constantly busy," he
And according to Target
says. "(And) growing steadi- Zero, they are alternatives that
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should no longer be overThese companies are proof looked. Their web site suggests
that the economy, not just the we need to equate efficiency
environment, can benefit from with sustainability.
electronics recycling.
Zero Waste initiatives are
"The economic benefits are being taken up all over the
just starting to be realized," world. They ar.e also being
says Goldberg. "So who’s the adopted by many large corpowinner? The economy, the rations such as Xerox, Sony, ,
people, and the environment." The Beer Store, and IBM.
But on a local scale we are
"Zero Waste is a target for
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lagging far .behind.
Private companies aren’t - one that resets the compass
getting enough of the electron- so that governments, commuics to make it worth their nities and businesses no longer
while. Plus, the material ratio base their viability on wasting
of most computers is about 90 the Earth’s resources," says a
per cent plastic to 10 per cent statement from Zero Waste in
metal. So it ends up in the New Zealand.
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But ultimately, it is up to
"Most of it’s going to land- other-companies and governfill," says Ralph Mason, opera- ments to decide if they should
tor of RAMA Recycling In follow suit with the Zero
Oshawa. "But nobody wants Waste program.
to’admit that."
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Paul Thornton, of TMT Waste, visit www.targetzeroSalvage Inc. in Oshawa, agrees. canada.org .
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US
October 23, 2001 15
NEWS
S top yo urs el f from fall ing
Y SARAH TEPER
hronlcle staff
Durham Region council,
long with politicians from all
rea municipalities, have
eclared Oct. 15 - 21 Falls
revention Week. Throughout
ie week, Durham Regional
[ealth Department staff will
tke part in a number of
wareness activities open to
ie
public.
The decision to create a preentlon week was made by the
rovinclal government, they
re hoping to reduce incidents
f falling by seniors 20 per
snt by the year 2010.
"Falls prevention Is a major
ubiic health concern in
ntarlo," said Joan Segal, a
ubiic health nurse with the
’urharn Regional Health
icpartment. "The focus of this
’eek is to increase awareness
in elders. We hope to highlight not only the personal
and environment factors that
may lead to someone falling,
but also provide useful tips on
reducing these risks."
As part of the events
planned for this week, residents are invited to see the
Falls Prevention display at the
Senior
Oshawa
Citizens
Centre. In addition, staff will
be working with pharmacists
.throughout Durham Region to
give out bookmarks specially
designed with a falls prevenEach senior
tion message.
client will be given a bookmark when they have their
prescriptions filled.
The week is strictly focused
on seniors, but middle-aged
people are encouraged to take
part to prevent future falls,
said Segal. Most seniors who
have fallen are afraid to tell
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maintaining independence is a
big thing, said Segal, adding
that they don’t like to think
about falling until it actually
1 2 tips to prevent falls
happens.
According to data obtained
1. Exercise regularly; can help maintain muscle and
bone strength and flexibility, reducing the risk of injuries.
from the Ontario Ministry of
Health and Long-Term Care,
555 Individuals age 65 and
over were hospitalized in
1998-’99 due to a fall-related
injury. Segal said the majority
of falls occur during fall and
winter, and 60 per cent of
seniors fall as the result of tripping or slipping.
"I don t know why," she
said. "Although women tend
to fall twice as often as men,
men are more likely to die as a
result of a fall." Segal added
that men slip more often while
women have a tendency to
trip.
The most common injuries
from a fall are fractured hips,
broken arms, legs and collarbones and bruising. Segal said
that even though seniors are
hurt physically, falling "definitely has a mental and emotional effect."
"Age has lots to do with
one’s ability to heal," she said.
And, she added, the level of
confidence a senior had before
the fall does not come back.
Most seniors who have fallen
begin to Isolate themselves
and reduce physical activity to
avoid falling a second time.
The isolation itself can lead to
depression and drug use.
The risk factors for falling
include lack of physical activity, social isolation, poor nutrition or medication practices
and inappropriate footwear.
In addition to the activities
2. Eat balanced meals: helps avoid weakness, dizziness
and fatigue.
3. Take time for friends: isolation, loneliness and no
activity lead to more falls and more serious injuries.
4. Plan ahead: rushing increases risk of falling.
5. Have regular health check-ups: changes in vision,
hearing, bones and muscle could lead to a faTl.
6. Use medication safely: be aware of medications that
cause you to be sleepy, dizzy and lightheaded.
7. Wear supportive Shoes: wear shoes with non-skid
soles indoors and outdoors.
8. Use walking aids correctly: a cane or a walker should
be fitted correctly and used as recommended.
9. Conduct a home safety check: basic safety features for
every home include secure handrails, well-lit stairs, nightlights, non-skid bathmats and grab bars.
10. Remove clutter; clear objects from stairs and traffic
areas.
11. Secure rugs: avoid small rugs or mats that could slide
or bunch up and cause someone to trip.
12. Light up the night: nightlights can be used to
brighten darkened hallways, bathrooms or stairs.
being held during Falls
Prevention Week, the National
Senior Safety Week is being
extended to November and
Oshawa General Hospital is
setting up a booth presenting
information about falling. Ai
to promote more awaren<
and information on falling,
booklet is being produced ai
will be available to the pub
next year.
B ongo the Lion dies
BY RACHEL PATRICK
Chronicle staff
One
most
of
Bowmanville’s
photographed resi-
dents, Bongo the lion, is
dead. Bongo was euthanized
Oct. 11 at his home in the
Bowmanville Zoo, according
to a zoo statement.
Bongo was diagnosed with
lung cancer last summer, and
his health had begun to deteriorate.
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which is about 75 in human
years.
Bongo’s biggest on-screen
roles were in the films
George of the Jungle,
Animorphs and the Ghost
and the Darkness, in which
he co-starred with his brother Caesar. Michael Douglas
and Val Kllmer.
Last summer, Bongo took
part in the Canadian Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life in
Oshawa by leading off the
walk.
Bongo spent the last few
months of his life with
Grade, a female lion bor-
FINAL ROAR: Bongo the movie-star lion died at
the Bowmanville Zoo on Oct. 11.
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Quebec zoo. There is hope
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20 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
t^AMPUS NEWS
Pink-listing is finally over
TEACHERS
CAN ONCE
AGAIN
HAND IN
APPLICATIONS
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle staff
Thee pink-listing is finally
over. The Durham Catholic
School Board is accepting
applications from teachers
once again. After many
months of trying to reach a
Durham Elementary Unit.
"However, I do not feel we
were completely ’shut out’ by
the process."
The OECTA request for a
one-half per cent salary
increase was rejected.
The school board proposed
travel
in
Increase
an
allowance. This was granted,
which means the allowance is
now $90 per month.
Teachers asked for 160
minutes a week for preparation time, but the arbitration
board decided prep time
would be 150 minutes per
week plus two PA days for
report cards.
Benefits for vision care
were increased from $200 to
settlement, the Durham School Board. This ban on
Catholic District School applying for and accepting
Board and the Ontario elementary teaching posiEnglish Catholic Teachers’ tions included contract teachAssociation (OECTA) Durham ers, occasional teachers, and
Elementary Unit were handed long-term occasional teachers
a decision by an arbitration who fill in for teachers on
leave.
board on Sept. 24.
On May 17, the arbitration
On March 22, the Durham
Catholic District School board held a negotiation sesBoard and OECTA Durham sion, but no agreement was
Elementary Unit submitted a reached. So, on Sept. 13, the
Letter of Agreement to end board heard submissions
the "pink-listing" work-to- from both parties.
On Sept. 17, the arbitration
rule against the school board.
The teacher’s union had board came to a decision.
"I felt that the arbitration
sent a bulletin to all Catholic
schools in Ontario, all facul- panel reached its decision
ties of education in Ontario, very quickly, and that leads
and to all teacher unions me to conclude that their
across Canada, advising minds were pretty well made
teachers not to apply for, or up before they started deliberaccept a position with the ating," said Mamie Daly,
Durham Catholic District president of the OECTA
every two years.
And the teaching workload
for full-time French as a
$300
Second Language (FSL) teachers will be six periods of 40
minutes each per school day,
starting Sept. 1, 2002. They
will not be assigned to more
than two schools and will be
allowed travel time between
the two points.
"Teachers have seen some
improvements to benefits and
compensation," said Daly.
"We are disappointed in the
salary placement relative to
the rest of the GTA. The half
per cent, while not a large
have
would
amount,
improved the relative position of teachers working for
the Durham Catholic District
School Board and it would
liave been received as a gesture of good will by the teach-
ers."
Restaurant owner remains focused
PANTRY
SHELF’S
the with the town’s character, and
from
graduated
Hospitality and Tourism pro- Browne says she has considered the possibility of opening
gram.
"I always knew I wanted to similar businesses in other
open a restaurant," says regions of southern Ontario.
Browne. "It just happened She has also thought about
sooner than I thought."
marketing recipes developed
When she found the loca- by The Pantry Shelf, such as its
12 since the busi-
fourth year of operation,
Browne still remembers the
towering stack of text books
and the stress of studying at
school. But she has a new
focus, as she wasted little time
in chasing down her goals.
"I just grabbed the opportuhas risen to
ness’s opening. Much of this tion, directly across from Raspberry Vinaigrette dress- nity," says Browne, who had
Is due to a large vario’.y of cus- Palmer Park on Lake Scugog, ing, now famous among many always admired the many
tomers, she says, including she knew the timing was per- of Browne’s regular customers. other small businesses lining
But for now, Browne’s focus Port Perry’s Queen and Water
both town residents and fect.
Streets.
tourists from all over the
The concept of The Pantry remains in Port Perry.
Greater Toronto Area.
And it’s that simple.
Shelf has fit in wonderfully
Now, in her business’s
"We wanted a cafe-style
restaurant where you can still
get homemade quality," says
Browne, adding that her
mother, Karen Bassie, began a
the Pantry Shelf’s third
anniversary last month, she is
convinced that her decision
was the right one.
Growth has been substantial, says Browne, who’s original staff of three employees
WITH
TOWN’S
CHARACTER
BY JEREMY LE PAGE
Chronicle staff
Elizabeth Browne was only
22 when she decided to open
her first business. Intrigued by
the unique shops and the
tourist appeal of Port Perry,
Browne
her
decided
cafe/eatery would be perfectly
suited there. And now, after
.
similar business in the front of
family’s
the
house
in
Hillsburgh, later relocating to
a larger location in the same
area.
There, Browne gained valuable experience before pursuing her post-secondary education at Ryerson, where she
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THE SIGNS
BY CHRIS BURROWS
Chronicle staff
Finally, after a week of classes Friday has come. You get
home, eat, shower and call
your friends ready for a night
on the town, hoping to finally
meet the special someone you
can spend the rest of your life
with. But, like usual, the
evening ends with you going
home with not even a phone
number in your pocket.
Sound familiar? It should.
As part of human nature we
all feel the need to pair up or
mate. It’s our most basic urge.
But to dp this we need to find
someone that shares the samp
attraction to us that we do to
them.
When we’re at a club and
see someone we’re attracted
to, it’s not always an easy
thing to go talk to them. But
for some like Chris, an operations
management student*, it
comes naturally.
"I just go over and talk to
them, see what they’re about
and see if there’s a connection," said Chris.
Let’s face facts. Most or us
don’t know what the opposite
sex wants. Men say women
are too complicated and don’t
say what they really mean.
Women say they say things
clearly and men are just stupid. Well, we’re both right
and both wrong. It’s a matter
of what signals we send out.
When people go out they
go through four stages of
quasl-courtship according to
Interpersonal Communication
Relating to Others by Steven
and Susan Beebe, Mark
Redmond and Carol Milstone.
The first of these is
courtship readiness. In this
stage, when we see someone
we are attracted to, we tend to
suck in our stomachs, tense
our muscles and stand up
straight. This is done to make
us appear more appealing to
our partners.
The second stage is when
we manipulate our appearance. It’s the. preening behaviour stage, in which we comb
our hair, apply makeup, and
double check ourselves in the
mirror to, again, make ourselves more appealing.
In the third stage we
demonstrate positional cues.
Basically we use our posture
and body orientation to been
seen and noticed by others.
During a study of this stage a
researcher found that women
use 52 gestures and nonverbal
behaviour to attract men.
Their top unspoken flirtatious
cues were smiling and surveying a crowded room with their
eyes and moving closer to the
object of their affection.
The fourth stage is appeals
to invitation in which cues are
intensified. During this stage
we signal availability and
interest by using close proximity, .exposing skin, opening
body positions and making
eye contact.
When asked how he attracts
women, Mike, a general arts
and science student*, said he
uses long stares.
We also show our attraction
in subtle, uncontrolled ways.
Dilated pupils are a great
example. According to Body
Talk by Desmond Morris, this
happens when we see something we like and become
emotionally aroused. This is
one another. When we’re
falling in love our pupils dilate
strongly and we find ourselves
gazing at our companion.
Body posture is also very
important. While an open
posture communicates we are
receptive and responsive listeners, adding a forward lean
and more relaxed posture
When
trying to persuade someone,
use more eye contact and a
more direct body orientation.
Our personalities play a big
role in how we are perceived
by the opposite sex. Warm
and friendly people face their
communicates liking.
communication
partners
smile more, make
more direct eye contact, fidget
directly,
less and generally make fewer
unnecessary hand movements. Cofd and distant peoon the other hand, make
;ss eye contact, smile less, fidget more and turn away from
their partner.
Nonverbal cues are the pri-
Ele,
mary way we communicate
our emotions. The Intensity of
these emotions are conveyed
through our facial expressions,
vocal cues, posture and gestures.
Sometimes, however, our
signals aren’t picked up and
they can become a little more
an unconscious and automatic Intense.
reaction, so it can’t be con^ ’", "I’d .probably move closer
trolled but it’s a valuable way and start dancing," said M.ke.
So what does attract one
to measure our reactions to
’
person to another? Believe it
or not, looks play a small part
of it. On a scafe of 1-10 for
looks, the DC students who
were interviewed generally
rated the person they would
be most interested in as a six
and said humour is the top
trait they look for in a partner.
Of course we can’t overlook
our basic sexual urges. Matt,
an electronics student*, admits
that one of the first things that
attracted him to his girifriend
were "her big boobs."
.The next day. when everything has gone according to
plan and we have come home
with a phone number in our
pockets, when is the best time
to call and is It up to the guy
to make the call? Most of the
DC students interviewed said
would call at least two days
later and there’s no rule as to
whether it’s up to the guy to
call first.
"I’d call her first," said
Mike. But Jessie, a practical
nursing student*, said she’d
have no problem calling the
guy first.
There are a lot of signals
that the opposite sex sends
out, and we may not always
pick them up. But learning to
recognize the signs will greatly
enhance your chances of
meeting new people.
(*DC students Inlwviewcd
wished to remain anonymous.)
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22 THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001
NEW
Cold season is here
again and your body
is ready for action
BY JOYCE HUNTER
Chronldo stall
It figlits hundreds of battle everyday.
Sometimes way more battles than are necessary using resources you provide for it. It’s
your body, and the enemy is invisible to the
naked eye.
Being so small, the enemy swarms all things
and number in the billions. They naturally
occur everywhere - in food you eat, water you
drink, air you breathe and on every single surface you come in contact with. Tliese enemies
are not new, in fact, they have existed since
the first single-celled organism evolved on tills
planet. These enemies are known to us as
pathogens or germs, tiny micro-organisms so
small, they can only be detected under a powerful microscope.
"Only a few can start an infection, especially if inhaled into tlie lungs," (lie U.S. Army
Manual states. "Because germs are so small
and weigh so little, the wind can spread them
over great distances; they can enter unfiltered
in non-airtight places."
According to Mary-Alice Harvey, Registered
Nurse at Durham College’s Athletic Complex,
most germs are spread through the air in
sneezes, coughs or simple breaths or they mix
and mingle in body fluids like sweat, saliva and
blood.
Although it usually carries a different meaning, "germ warfare" is a term that can also
describe the physical body’s daily operation.
Our battle with germs begins on contact and
ends when our body has won, gaining an
immunity to the offending pathogen in the
process.
"Any germ can be infectious in the right
environment," said Crystal Cooke, a registered
nurse from Scarborough’s Centenary Hospital
who happened to be visiting Durham College.
"E. Coli, for example, is a normal bacteria
(found) in the intestine. It’s abnormal in your
bladder, so you’re healthy if it (stays) in your
intestine and you’re sick if it’s in your body."
In their normal environment, bacteria naturally occurring in our bodies protect us against
infection.
When a germ enters the body, it goes
through a period of incubation. Depending on
the type of germ, incubation can last from several hours to several months.
"Most germs must live within another living
organism such as your body to survive and
grow," Harvey said. "And weather conditions
- such as wind, rain, cold and sunlight rapidly
kill germs." According to Cooke, bacteria prefer a warm and moist environment to multiply
but there are also types of germs, which cannot
survive when exposed to air.
Attempting to flourish within the body, the
germ must contend with a person’s immune
finement with people; giving germs more
opportunity to spread," Harvey said.
"Humidifiers in our homes become breeding
grounds for respiratory illnesses."
Proper hygiene is also important.
"Simple tilings like changing your toothbrush every three montlis (is good) because it
becomes this nice moist place for germs to
grow," Harvey continued. "Let’s say you have
a sore tliroal and you brush your teeth, now
tlie germ has a nice environment to stay there.
So every time you brush your teeth, you keep
re-infecting yourself with tlie same germ.".
Good hand-washing technique is another
way to protect yourselfduring the cold and flu
season.
According to Cooke, probably 50 per cent of
all respiratory Illnesses in the winter could be
avoided by simple hand washing.
"You sliould wasli your hands as long as it
takes to sing one verse of Happy Birthday,"
Cooke said illustrating that the majority of
people don’t wash their hands long enough to
eradicate germs. "It’s a very simple’ proce-
dure."
Germs exist everywhere - especially frequently handled doorknobs, keyboards, hand
railings, kitchen appliances, furniture, exercise
bikes, stair climbers, strength training
machines and where there are lots of other
people. The fastest way to contract a pathogen
is through direct contact In droplets, which
means it is enclosed in moisture.
Once you pick one up, your cold sliould last
an cverage of seven to 10 days. It should not
be treated by a doctor until your body has had
a chance to use its own immune system unless you develop a high fever and it’s threat-
ening.
Encouragement from your doctor that you
ride out your cold is definitely a must because
viruses and bacteria are different agents. "Most
common colds - most of them - are cause by a
viral infection and antibiotics will not work on
a viral infection," said Arif Popatia, pharmacist
at Saver’s Guardian Pharmacy in Oshawa.
"And viruses come and go with everyone
because they are airborne."
When you have a cold, doctors encourage
that you use antibiotics as a last resort to allow
your body to develop its own antibiotics.
Otherwise, you would be doing one of three
things: you will not be allowing your body the
opportunity to develop needed antibiotics for
future use, so you can end up re-infected and
eventually have to ride out that particular cold
anyway. Because antibiotics not only target
harmful bacteria in your body, they also target
your own resident bacteria. You may be taking
that antibiotic needlessly, thereby lowering
your immune system" to other infections. Or
you will cause the offending bacteria to mutate
into a more antibiotic-resistant strain, and
according to Harvey, these are three very good
reasons to ride out a cold.
system;’
; Varying from cold-to-cold, symptoms can
"You could be exposed to a very treacherous range from a runny nose, congestion, coughvirus and come out unscathed," Cooke stated. ing. headache, fatigue or several symptoms in
"So if you are nutritionally unsound, a smoker, a combination, says Popatia, And according to
don’t get enough sleep, have chronic illness; Popatia, medications are available for dealing
you are more susceptible to a germ that would with the common cold.
not hurt someone who is healthier."
The immune system plays a huge factor.
Your body goes into a heightened awareness
upon detection of abnormal bacteria.
"The achy feeling you get sometimes and
then nothing comes of it - that’s your immune
system (at work); it means something is trying
to get you," Cooke continued. "But if you rest,
drink some juice, take some Tyienol and go to
bed instead of partying all night, it’ll go away.
Listen to what your body tells you. If you liave
a scratchy throat, if it hurts when you swallow,
it doesn’t mean you’re sick."
With the cold season looming, preventing
pathogens from opportunities where they can
grow is easy, and definitely cheaper than a visit
to the doctor. "In winter months we close ourselves into our homes, so we’re in close con-
Echinacea is best taken at the first sign of a
cold to bolster your immune system and give
you that much needed energy boost, as are
zinc lozenges advises the pharmacist. The best
way to treat a runny nose is to use an antihistamine. And if there is stiffness, a decpngestant
is in order. Popatia also recommends an
expectorant for a loose cough.
Before going to the drug store, it’s a good
idea to take stock of your symptoms so you can
choose the proper medication to make your
battle with your cold a little more breathable.
"Basically, what you are trying to do is treat
the symptoms because you do have to let it run
its course," said Popatia, "It’s (cold medication) not going to help cure the cold, but it will
treat your symptoms until you feel better."
Stressed out
about not gettin;
enough sleep?
IF YOU DON’T
GET ENOUGH
SLEEP, YOUR
MIND CAN
NOT
REJUVENATE
ITSELF
to sleep until they woke up
on their own, averaged nine
hours 25 minutes of sleep a
night.
"On the weekends, I sleep
in so late," said Gaffney. "I
think It is because my body
is actually getting the sleep
it needs for me to function
properly."
Kleitman,
and
Wakefulness, discovered
that out of 100 students,
only 11 believed they could
wake up at an assigned
hour. The others said they
Nathaniel
author of
Sleep
would sleep right through
it.
BY TANIA HENVEY
Chronicle staff
Ever wonder why you feel
tired in the morning? No
matter what you do, you
can’t get to bed early? This
lack of sleep can create consequences such as the
inability to concentrate, a
short attention span or a
poor memory. But it’s not
your fault.
Most of the time, students can’t control how
tired they are in the morning. Granted, there are times
during the year when students have tests and assignments, and this will affect
their sleeping patterns.
However, for young people
in college, the sleep disorders are natural. It’s a result
of their circadian rhythm.
In Latin, circadian means
about (circa) a day (dian).
Most people are on a 24hour cycle; however, for
teenagers and those in their
early twenties, this is not
the case.
"For roughly 10 years,
teenagers groggily deal with
an internal dock that runs
much slower, on a cycle of
26 to 30 hours. It is not that
the younger generation is
bad, lazy or shiftless, their
clocks simply are running
on a slower time," according
to an article by Marina
Quattrocchi in the teachers’
magazine. Professionally
Speaking.
So, teenagers never want
to go to bed at 11 p.m.
because their internal clocks
believe it is only 8 p.m;
"I am not a fan of 8 a.m.
Glenn
said
classes,"
Gaffney, a second year
advertising program student. "I find myself up half
the night and then when
the alarm goes off, I just
want to stay in bed."
A study in the 1980s, conducted by Mary Carskadon,
director of E.P. Bradley
Hospital sleep research laboratory In Providence, R.I.,
cpncluded that those In
their teenage years and early
twenties need extra sleep in
the morning. She found
tliat subjects who wore left
When students rise too
early, they miss out on the
REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
stage of sleep, according to
Marina
Quattrocchi
in,
Speaking.
Professionally
This is the final stage of
sleep. We need It to feel well
rested. It is believed that
REM sleep helps store mem-’
’
ories and consolidate learning, while non-REM sleep
repairs cells, rests the body
and boosts the immune sys-
tem.
Students who are not
receiving enough sleep cannot rejuvenate their minds,’’
according to Quattrocchi. If
a student is tired, this
fatigue will affect the length"
of her attention span. In
turn, students won’t be able
to retain information, concentrate on the task at hand,
or perform to their potentials.
Teens,
who
do
not
receive that extra sleep in
the morning, have slower
reaction times. Sleep deprivation also affects their ability to problem solve or
answer essay questions.
"Every time I have a test,
I try and get to bed early,
but it is almost impossible,"
said Gaffney. "I know I need
to get to sleep, but I just
cant."
In 1896, the first sleep
deprivation study was performed on humans. Two
subjects were kept awake for
90 hours while undergoing
physiological and psychological tests. While the tests
were taking place, the subjects experienced decreases
in sensory perception, .reaction time, motor speed, and
memorization.
Many other studies have
concluded that sleep deprivation leads to memory loss,
mental fatigue, inability to
concentrate, lower grades
and decreased ability to
handle complex tasks. If students don t get enough
sleep, they find It hard to
concentrate.
So there you go. Students
do not choose to fall asleep
in the early hours of the
day. Instead, it is their own
internal clocks that keep
them awake.
.
Wel c om e to a p up py mill
BY STEPHANIE ZACHARIAS
Chronicle staff
It is dark; a murky light seeping
through a small, dirty window high on
the wall is the only hint inside the
shack that it is actually daytime outside. The only fresh air coming in to
relieve the stench is the damp fall wind
whistling through the cracks of the
grey, decaying wooden slats of the
unheated barn. Row upon row, cage
upon cage, dozens of puppies and dogs
are crammed in, whimpering and shivering. in the only home they have ever
known. Welcome to a puppy mill.
According to the Ontario Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(Ontario SPCA), puppies are being
born into a cold world of tiny,
cramped cages, constantly dirty with
their own fecal matter. Malnutrition,
sickness, infection and parasites run
rampant in these helpless creatures,
most of whom have never smelled
fresh air, let alone been given the
chance to run in the grass or play with
a ball. They are not patted, loved, or
even acknowledged. These abused animals are viewed as nothing more than
a way to make money.
Most people don’t realize that when
they buy a cute little puppy, or kitten,
from a pet store, they may be supporting these Inhumane practices. The
Ontario SPCA says buying one to ’rescue’ it doesn’t solve the problem; it
only makes room for more mistreated
animals to be sold.
Pet shops have been targeted in the
battle against puppy mills, accounting
for 327 abuse inspections conducted
by the Ontario SPCA last year, which
was roughly 43 per cent of the total
number of inspections carried out.
While not all pet shops purchase
their animals from puppy mills, many
do because they are cheaper and easier
to find. The bottom line is money mill animals are plentiful, and an easy
way to make a profit. The animals are
still babies - cute and more appealing
to the public than. the older animals
SPCA groups are trying to adopt out;
however, the public is unaware of the
physical and emotional scars mill animals have been left with.
Betty Van Seters is the Humane
Society Inspector for the Durham
region, as well as the manager of the
Oshawa Humane Society location.
Van Seters has been an inspector for 10
years, and has seen countless abuse
cases In that time, including six puppy
mills in the Durham region. However,
those are only the ones she knows
about some are never found.
"Unfortunately, the public can be a
little bit mislead because they can see
that cute little puppy and think oh my
gosh, I have to get it out of that situation and I’ll help close down puppy
mills by taking it away; all it’s doing is
freeing up another cage, another spot
(for puppy mill dogs)," says Van Seters.
Van Seters said the best way to combat puppy mills is to get the word out
to peopfe.
"Really, I think it’s just educating
the public. Please don’t buy from pet
stores. If you don’t buy, they’re not
going to bring more in, they can’t
afford to do that."
Van Seters also pointed out that it is
not cheaper to buy at a pet store, and
that the Humane Society and other
animal rescue associations have a wide
range of adoptable dogs, and that even
the older ones should not be counted
Pholo by Stophanio Zacharias
NEEDS A HOME: Jenny, a one-year-old hound/shepherd cross,
Is not a puppy mill dog, but was once abused and needs a good
home. She currently lives at the Humane Society In Oshawa.
tion centres out of theli stoies, as
oppoAd to buying animals from
unpredictable breeders.
According to Kevin Bird, a manager
with the Ajax Pet Cetera location: "We
are against puppy mills and things like
that. There are so many homeless animals out in the world that need
help...we’ve had tremendous success
with it (adoption program) for both
cats and dogs."
Thousands of people across Ontario
are joining forces to fight this unethical industry, including the SPCA and
the federal and provincial governments.
The Ontario government provides
annual funding of $119,000 to the
SPCA to help them in their battle
against animal cruelty, and on Aug. 31
Premier Mike Harris gave an additional
$50,000 to aid in the fight against
puppy and kitten mills.
The Ontario SPCA has been in
action since 1873. It is a registered
charitable organization, with 26
-
out,
and while lie is fine now, it cost the
Gilligans thousands of dollars over
time to get him that way.
Her advice is stay away. from pet
stores, do your own research, and go to
a breeder directly.
Although pet stores are facing criticism over the controversy of puppy
mills, some are reluctant to speak on
the subject, and some have indicated
they can not talk about it, such as the
manager of the PetsMart in Whitby.
PeUand, a large pet store chain in
Canada and the United States, has
released statements of their corporate
policies, indicating they take care to
ensure their animals do not come from
puppy mills.
"At the corporate level, Petland Inc.
is actively involved with other pet
industry leaders to assure that Petland
puppies and kittens are raised in sanitary breeding facilities and are cared
for by licensed pet professionals who
pay careful attention to their welfare
and veterinary needs."
Petland also states that its employees keep a careful eye on the animals in
the stores.
"Trained Petland kennel technicians
check the health of our puppies and
kittens every day."
There are some pet stores, however,
who want to talk about their efforts to
help end the mill Industry.
Pet Cetera is a pet store chain that Is
against puppy mills, and works with
local Humane Societies to run adop-
Photo by Stephanie Zacharias
LOOKING FOR LOVE: TImmy, a three-year-old mixed breed, tries
to come off tough in his cage, but Is a big puppy looking for love.
He is currently awaiting adoption at the Humane Society.
but we
"We
get them from puppies,
.
..-.years*,».right on up.
get
;et them a year, two years,
I’ve
’ve got
eot one available now that’s 13
years old - she’s a doll, she is just a
doll, and we get a lot of those, and they
make wonderful family pets."
Kim GilUgan, a former local pet
store employee, had to quit her job
because she could not handle the condition the animals were in and the way
they were treated. GilUgan said the
paperwork on these animals was
vague, often not giving specifics about
where the puppies were coming from,
and she says some did come from
.
puppy mills.
_---
,
"Some of them (the puppies) were
fine, had no problems. Other ones
were Aially, really sick and they would
basically stick them upstairs and just
continue feeding them and whatever,
but wait for them to die," says Gilligan.
"At one point I went upstairs and there
was a dead dog lying up there in a bed,
so I came down and told the supervisor
and she said: ’OK, well, don’t tell any-
one’."
Gilligan actually got her dog from
the store, because, at seven months, he
was too old to sell and was going to be
put to sleep. Her dog, a Coonhound,
was very sick when her family got him,
branches and 33 associated Humane
Societies and SPCAs. According to the
Ontario SPCA Act, Ontario SPCA investigators have the same authority as
police officers when enforcing animal
cruelty laws.
However, the laws to prevent animal
cruelty are not yet strict enough.
According to Van Seters, unless the
animals are deemed ill from a veterinarian, they cannot be removed unless
the courts allow it, and the time
between investigations and court dates
can sometimes take months.
October has been declared Adopt-aDog month by the Ontario SPCA, in a
continuing effort to help bring an end
to puppy mills.
According to Vicky Earle, CEO of the
Ontario SPCA: "Adopting a dog from
your local Ontario SPCA branch or
affiliated Humane Society helps reduce
the continuing crisis of pet overpopulation in the province, and lessens the
demand for puppy-mill dogs."
Anyone interested in finding a local
SPCA affiliate can search their Web site
at www.ospca.on.ca, or contact the
Durham Region Humane Society at
(90S) 433-2022.
24 THE CHRONICl£
October 23, 2001
YWCA week without violence Cheese !
BY LISA BOYCE
Chronicle staff
Durham College has joined
forces with the YWCA to bring
awareness of domestic violence in Oshawa and hopefully eradicate it. Through talking with the YWCA, and participating in the Week
Without Violence, Daria Price
and Gary Polonsky hoped to
get their message across that
violence is not tolerated at the
college, or anywhere else.
At least 51 per cent of all
Canadian women have experienced one incident of physical
or sexual violence (as defined
under the Criminal Code)
since the age of 16, according
to the YWCA Canada. Within
the last five years there were
almost 91,000 women and
children staying at the 413
shelters for abused women in
Canada. Most of the women,
about 85 per cent, were seeking shelter from a current or
ex-partner, a spouse, commonlaw partner or boyfriend,
reports the YWCA’s Week
Without Violence website.
Moreover, according to
more
Canada,
Statistics
women experience emotional
abuse than physical violence.
About 35 per cent of all
women who are or have been
married or in common-law
relationships have experienced
emotional abuse. In comparison, 29 per cent of women
have been physically assaulted
by their male partners.
The YWCA’s Week Without
Violence is an international
event that works to end this
abuse by bringing community
members together to find solutions to violence.
The Week Without Violence
took place from Oct. 15 to 20,
and in Oshawa kicked off with
a YWCA breakfast, which Gary
of
president
Polonsky,
Durham College, and Daria
Price, president of the DCSA,
attended.
"It’s the whole general
aspect of our community coming together and saying violence is not tolerated, and that
our community takes care of
it," said Price, adding that she
and Polonsky went to the
breakfast to "show that the
college doesn’t put up with
(hat here."
Price said Durham lias zero
tolerance concerning violence
at the college. Starting with
the breakfast of the Week
Without Violence, the YWCA
hoped to raise awareness on
(he issues of violence, particu-
larly toward women.
"The biggest misconception
about violence against women
is connected to the whole
NIMBY philosophy that ’it’s
not in my backyard so it’s
nobody I know, it doesn’t happen here’ mentality," said Eva
Martin-Blythe, executive director of the Young Women’s
Christian Association Oshawa.
Price agreed. "You don’t
hear about it often - but it’s
there.
I mean when the
YWCA is packed with people,
and the Denise House *is also!
full all the time. you know
there’s a problem within our
region."
Oshawa’s Young Women’s
Christian Association is located at 33 McGrigor Street.
Stopping sexual abuse
BY PAULO SANTOS
Chronicle staff______
The Ontario government
plans to strengthen the fight
against sexual abuse this fall
when it will introduce legislation to better protect students
from sexual abuse and harassment in schools.
Tanya Cholakov, senior
media relations co-ordinator
with Ontario’s Ministry of
Education, said the proposed
legislation will set a .clear definition of what sexual abuse is.
’ "This will help to protect
students from any kind of sex-
ual harassment or sexual
assault," she said.
A factor that triggered this
legislation was a review; written by the Honourable Sydney
L, Robins, a former; Justice in
the Court of .’Appeal of
Ontario. In- 1999. he was
appointed by the Ontario government to review the events
leading to the conviction of
Kenneth DeLuca, a Sault Ste.
Marie teacher who pleaded
guilty to 14 sexual offences
throughout 21 years.
Cholakov explained what
the review was about.
"Robins made recommendations to the government to
help them better identify ways
to ensure the safety of the
school children, and also to
support the victims," she said.
"He’s put forward a number of
recommendations, and the
,
’
ministry has acted on a number of them."
The government says safety
and protection of students is a
priority, and that is why this
legislation has been introduced.
"This legislation sets out
tougher reporting requirements for school boards and
other employers of certified
teachers," Ckolakov said.
"That’s an important element,
because ’in the past teachers
have been able to, if charged
or accused, leave the school
board arid maybe go to another, and their file wouldn’t follow them."
.’,’.;’;. ’.
’
The tougher reporting
requirements force employers
to report all incidents to; the
Ontario College of Teachers,
the governing body over professional standards for certified
teachers. When they do, the
files wi(l be long-standing. -\,’
"Teachers will no longer be
able to. run from their past,"
said Cholakov.
If a teacher has been falsely
accused, or acquitted of the
charges, employers must
immediately notify the college. Cholakov said every
claim will be thoroughly
investigated.
This new Ontario legislation
is unique to Canada.
"No other province in
Canada has legislation that is
as comprehensive as this,"
Cholakov said.
There is no rent required, there across the world joined togethare rarely any vacant rooms, er and created the YWCA
and there are no men living in Week Without Violence.
Has there been any change
the building. The tenants who
live there are all women who in this since the creation of the
in one way or another have Week Without Violence?
"People are becoming more
been affected by domestic vioforthcoming," says Martinlence.
"A lot of these women have Blythe. "In terms of women
encountered more emotional who have experienced viothan physical abuse, and the lence, they are becoming more
problem with that is that peo- aware that there arc options
ple don’t account that as abuse available to them, that there’s
not unless there are physical information and support sersigns," said one employee of vices that are available."
Martin says that the general
the Young Women’s Christian
public is becoming more aware
Association.
There are 60 women with or that while they try to hide
without children staying in their heads in the sand, they
tlie YWCA’s emergency and need to understand that they
can’t do that. "We all have
long-term housing.
But housing is just one some responsibility to be
aspect of what the YWCA has aware so that we can point
been doing to help women people in the right direction
and children in the Durham should the need arise, we
Region to lielp women and know where to call to get more
children in the Durham information should the need
Region for over half a century. arise," she said.
Although the DCSA will not
They also provide Information
and referral services, recre- have time to get involved this
ation, fitness, children’s pro- month, Price did say that they
grams, and rent-geared-to- have many events planned for
November to help the YWCA,
income housing.
Healthy communities free and that the breakfast on Oct.
from violence, racism and 15, a preview of what is to
other abuses of power, is the come, was a really big thing
ultimate goal of the YWCA. for the school to be Involved
They work actively for the in.
Polonsky says violence is
development and improved
status of women, and for completely unacceptable.
"Whether it’s racist in oriresponsible social and economic changes that will gin or spousal, child abuse or
achieve peace, justice, freedom any other form of violence, I
and equality in Canada and have always felt this is a maniaround the world. Above all, festation of humankind that
their mission is to serve the we cannot ignore," he said.
mind, body and spirit of "We need to take action until
we’ve come as close as possible
women.
This is why the YWCAs to stamping It out."
BY ERIN CRAWFORD
Chronicle staff
It may be six months
until graduation, but the
time to start thinking
about it is now.
From Oct. 29 to Nov.2,
grad photos are being
taken upstairs In the
Student Centre.
Students can sign Up
now in the DCSA office,
and upon doing so will
receive an information
package about what to
.wear, and what to expect
-
.
from their finished portraits.
A sitting fee of $13 is to
be paid upon arrival at
the photo session.,
Although re-takes are
available next semester,
DCSA president Daria
Price suggests that students sign up while they
can.
"During February and
March, students are out
on placement, and there’s
lots of stuff going on in
second semester. We like
the students to get them
done early - It’s not something you want to leave
untuthelastrninu.te,",
,
For students on a budget, ; grad photos cane be
taken at Sears or WalMart’at a more economical price, and each :lbcation ,’ carries ’
Durham’s
colours.; ^, ^1.^, ;;^:’
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[;;bf minutes!
THE CHRONICLE
October 23, 2001 2&
Puff Puff Pass hits T. O .
THE SHOW
and fans used the wait for
Snoop to their advantage by
getting food, meeting new
people, listening to-music and
most importanuy rolling more
joints. The spotlight operators
killed time by following girls
as they walked to their seats.
The lights dimmed again
and the crowd cheered. A
MUST GO ON,
EVEN WITH
THE ABSENCE
OF NATE
screening of the trailer for
Snoop’s new horror flick
Bones played while fans awaited the rapper’s arrival.
Moments later out he came
sporting a pair of sunglasses
and hoFding a joint.
Snoop reminded everyone
tliat tills was The Puff Puff
Pass Tour’ and invited everyone to smoke up with him.
He sparked the joint and the
show got rolling.
The Air Canada Centre was
crawling with cops but there
were no serious problems.
The crowd was up on their feet
dancing on the stairs, on their
seats, everyone was into It.
Fans kept things under control
DOGG &
KURUPT
BY SARAH VANDEWALKER
Chronicle Staff
The Doggfather of rap kept
a capacity crowd of nearly
4,000 waiting for about an
hour before he started his set.
Fans didn’t seem to notice
though the ’lights dimmed,
lighters sparked and the room
filled with clouds of smoke.
The lingering smell of weed
set the atmosphere for the
Toronto stop of the Puff Puff
Pass Tour.
With a handful of opening
acts, the show began to get
Interesting when veteran L.A.
crew Tha Alkoholiks took the
stage. Using only a giant beer
bottle as their set background,
the crew riled up the crowd
while Spraying, beer into the
audience and inviting them to
sing along;
One of the highlights of
Tha Alkoholiks set was when
they invited ladies’ in the
crowd to come onto the stage.
The first group of girls were
booed off the stage when one
member asked the crowd if
these were Toronto’s finest.
What didn’t seem like a
long time turned into an hour
THE DOGGFATHER OF RAP: Snoop Dogg & fellow artists Doggy’s Angels & Tha
Alkaoholics were just a few names who put on a great performance at the ACC
last week.
An offer you can’t refuse
1970, making the motion picture one of the all-time best.
The bonus disc, containing
over three hours of special features, includes the views and
thoughts of the artists that
: played a major role in the film,
original screen tests, photos,
storyboards, theatrical trailers,
additional scenes and much
BY KEVIN KOBZAN
Chronicle staff
The Godfather is back, this
timeonDVD.
,
All the actors and actresses
who made.’the; Godfather films
so remarkable return in familiar form, making this collection a must have.
The Godfather epics include
an’ outstanding supporting
cast such as Marion Brando
Corleone),
Robert
(Vito
DeNiro (young Vito Corleone),
Diane
.
more.
Although the boxed
Keaton (Kay Adams),
James Caan (Sonny),
Robert
Duval (Tom Hagen)and the
legendary Al Pacino (Michael).
This compilation created by
Mario Puzo and Francis Ford
Coppola, which has won nine
academy awards, introduced
characters and scenes that forever changed the way movies
are viewed and composed.
The four disc DVD set not
set is
fairly expensive, it’s well worth
only sends you back into the
Corleone family, but also
Invites the observer to enjoy
the spectacle from how it progressed throughout the years.
The Godfather has been circulating the movie scene since
the price. The Godfather trilogy stands alone as the greatest
mob -movies ever created,
entertaining the viewer from
beginning to end.
Additionally, the Godfather
films keep their moviegoers
interested at all times, which is
a rarity in many of the films
produced today.
The Godfathers can truly be
classified as a work of art.
The Godfather, collection
definitely makes its buyers an
offer they can’t refuse.
and everyone had a great time.
Snoop had the crowd waving their hands In the alt and
requested a of moment silence
for tlie victims in New York
City. Tlie room lit up while
tlie near capacity crowd held
their lighters high.
Snoop closed his set with an
amazing redition of his theme
song "What’s My Name" and
quickly exited the stage.
The Toronto stop of The
Puff Puff Pass Tour had its.
high points but with the
absence of fellow west coast
rappers Kurupt and Nate
Dogg, something seemed to be
missing.
But the show must go on
and Snoop and his entourage
did what they had to do and
put on a good show.
Winter hits exhibition
BY SARAH CAMIRAND
Chronicle staff
Skiers and snowboarders
from Toronto and surrounding areas hit the big city to
see what is new and hot for
this year’s snow season.
This year was the 30th
year for the Toronto Ski,
Snowboard arid Travel
show. The show was held
the
at
11-14
Oct.
Automotive building at
Exhibition Place. Subaru
was the big sponsor this
year, showing off all their
new cars, but was joined by
about 270 other venders.
Most of the vendors were
resorts and ski hills from
Ontario, Quebec, British
Columbia,Alberta, Vermont
and New York. Reps for
each resort told anyone who
would listen about the great
packages their resorts were
offering, for this year’s ski
season. On the tables for
the resorts lay brochures,
trail maps, stickers, pens
and candies for anyone to
grab, but most importantly
ballots were provided to win
a free trip to that resort.
But what’s the fun of
travelling without your skis
and snowboards? Many ski
and snowboard shops from
Toronto and Surrounding
areas had that covered,
showing up with their
newest stock. Many stores
had great deals on skis,
snowboards,
bindings,
boots and gear. The only
problem was trying to fight
the crowds to get close to
them.
The building was packed
with people. Although the
show seems to be more of a
travel show people were still
walking out with all their
new gear.
.
H i p H o p : b o rn t o d i e ?
HIP HOP IS BIGGER
THAN EVER, BUT IS
THE INDUSTRY
LOSING SIGHT OF
ITS ROOTS?
BY PAUL MILOUSIS
Chronicle
staff_________________
"Yo, I don’t write rhymes, I write
cheques", "In a Ferrari, Jaguar, Benz or
a Stang, see me sit back, holla that
money ain’t a tliang", "No doubt, iced
down medallions, what’s it all about,
Iced down medallions". These are some
examples of the shallow content that is
dominating the majority of Hip-Hop
music.
Money, nice cars, fame, fortune, and
of course what would a rap song be
without mentioning the defining Yook
to 21st century rappers; platinum jew-
ellery.
There’s nothing wrong with any of
these so called finer things in life, but
when you keep hearing the same repetitive message, it becomes annoying
and unbearable. So while Hip-Hop’s
popularity is soaring thanks in part to
the superficial subject matter, the
music itself Is dying, because of the use
ot the aforcmuilUoned subject matter.
These days, the content of most hiphop songs is the same. From the under-
ground artists looking to make a party Brooklyn, New York, rapper has
track, to commercial rappers looking to become one of the most successful and
make a radio hit, you’re almost guaran- popular rappers in the Industry. Prior
teed to hear about expensive cars to his latest release Tlie Blueprint, lits
(whips), jewelry, beautiful women last two albums have gone platinum,
(bi...es), designer clothes, and drinking by producing both underground and
champagne (poppin criss). This is the mainstream songs. The common
materialistic message
denominator is the
that is
through
seen in
and sold
being heard
the airwaves,
music videos,
in music stores
worldwide.
So how it is possible
that a field of music
whose message is so
repetitive and shallow
continues to grow?
Well, if it ain’t broke
don’t fix it. Music companies, producers, and
f,
In a Ferrari,
Jaguar, Benz or
a Stang, see me
Williams aka Canibus is arguably the
greatest lyricist of all time. He possesses the type of vocabulary and knowledge that would leave Ivy League grads
scratching their heads. From 1996 lip
to 1998,
Canibus was known as the king of
mix tapes and guest appearances. Yet
subject matter. From when his debut album Can-I-bus was
"Money, Cash, Hoes" finally released in 1998. it reached only
to "Big Pimpin" to gold status.
"Money
Ain’t
a
Canibus continues to remain an
underground king wlio is barely recognized by the average hip-hop fan, let
alone average music fan.
Over the past four years, hip-hop
sit back, holla
has broken the mainstream. Reaching
that money ain’t
levels of popularity that music critics,
who
initially scoffed, would have never
a thang.
imagined in their widest dreams, but
like everything else in this world, this
the artists themselves
of superficial, materialistic hipUniversal
1999
In
RapperJay-Z records forked out $30 form will
know what is selling
grow old with not only the
hop
million to market and fans, but with record labels as well.
right now. As long as
this form of hip-hop is
Fans and people in the industry
distribute Cash Money
making money, hip-hop musicians will Records, an independent label out of have already begun to take notice of
New Orleans, which features lyrically the poor shallow message that is being
continue making it.
Commercial rappers like Puff Daddy challenged MC’s who rap with south- sent to listeners worldwide.
Canibus summed up the situation in
(CEO of Bad Boy records) andjermaine ern drawls over funky futuristic beats.
Dupri (who became the first to produce The result was two platinum albums hip-hop best in a song off his new
a multi-platinum album before, the age that year, Juvenile’s 400 Degreez and album "90 per cent of rap is subject
of 18), Have not only become filthy The Hot Boyz Guerilla Warfare.
matterlcss/’.not original but blaspheCash Money also produced two of mous/ just a bunch of the same characrich, but have also established their
own record companies, simply by mak- the hottest singles in 1999 with "Back ters shooting the same videos it’s
ing up for their lack of lyrical ability That Azz Up" and ’Bling, Bling" (refer- embarrassing/".
The hip-hop industry needs to make
with a combination of simpler rhymes ring to platinum jewelry and the way it
and a touch of R&B mixed in for the shines).The sad thing is. that the truly a transition and quickly. Transition
mainstream listener.
gifted and innovative MC’s continue to back to the thumping beats, and allEven rappers with 1’eputatjons of remain in the shadows of .those,who star poetry filled with metaphors, story
being more ?iardc6re or underground have crossed the line to reap the bene- telling and.";!!! ’the other elements’ ’of
use the same subject matter; Jay-Z, a fits of commercial rap. Jermaine true hip-hop.
9
Thang", it’s all the
same, but it works.
The blame, however, cannot squarely
rest on the shoulders
of rappers. Record
labels are spending a
lot of money to market
this form of hip-hop.
The Cat Who . . . made it a success
AFTER 23 BOOKS, AUTHOR LILIAN JACKSON BRAUN IS STILL CREATIVE
BY SHELAH MARIE
BROOKS
Kao K’o Kung, more affectionately known as KoKo, on
Chronicle staff
the other hand would rather
be sniffing invisible spots on
the carpet or finding clues to
the latest murder.
And YumYum not only likes
For Siamese cats, laying
around basking in the sun and
sleeping all day is their life.
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"famous paw" to steal anyYumYum comes into the
thing with bristles, or any clue picture when Qwill saves her
that may help solve the mys- from a man whose wife had
tery at hand, and hide it under died and no longer wanted the
cat. So with his new-found
a rug.
These two are no ordinary friends, Qwill goes for a vacacats. They are the cats that tion in Moose County, 400
belong to James Mackintosh miles north of everywhere as
Qwilleran.
locals call it, and decides to
More commonly known as look up his mother’s old
Qwill (with the uncommon W friend. After renting her cabin
in his name), and even more for his vacation, Qwill goes’
commonly known for his lus- back to find that she had
cious mustache and his great passed away.
wealth.
In her will she leaves her
The wealth was a stroke of fortune to him on one condifortune when an old friend of tion - he must move to Moose
his mother’s passed on, leav- County and be a permanent
ing him, the Wngenchoen resident for five years.
Fortune.
Moving to Pickax, the counNo, this isn’t a true story. It ty seat, Qwill finds that living
is-a series of novels, called The rich just isn’t his style. He’s
Cat Who..., which so far has used to living out of a suitcase
23 books. Author Lilian and moving around to wherJackson Braun wrote the first ever the story is.
So the Klingenschoen
three books in the mid-1960s,
then started again in the mid- Foundation’- or the K Fund as
the locals call it - is set up in
1980s.
Qwlll, a journalist in his name to distribute his forBoston, started off alone, a tune amongst local charities
childless divorcee. He had got- and clubs. And Qwill continten into trouble with alcoliol ues sleuthing in his spare time.
and as a result, his career as a
. Qwill writes a weekly column called Straight from the
crime reporter ended.
As an amateur sleuth, Qwill Qwill pen In the local paper.
finds his talents and know- His photo runs with the colhow can be of use. After solv- umn, and the locals get to
ing the murder of his landlord, know him by sight - or by his
previous owner of KoKo, Qwill mustache.
found himself with a stowWhen his five years in
Pickax is up, he decides to stay.
He made many friends there,
as well as a lady friend, Polly,
who shares his interest in literature and feline companions.
In her newest book, The cat
who... smelled a rat, which
was released early this year,
Braun continues to enhance
her characters.
Qwill’s relationship with
Polly grows, but not to the
point of marriage. They both
feel that staying single is the
best way to go.
In this book, fires are popping up all over due to a
drought, and Qwill suspects
that some of them are due to
arsonists when someone is
killed in a fire in a remote area.
So Qwill continues his
sleuthing in his spare time,
with the aid of Koko and
Yumyum, finding ways to get
information about’ the incidents while staying incognito.
"Not many people know
about his sleuthing activities,
and Qwill likes it that way.
Continuing the series, with
all the characters in play.
Braun keeps her faithful followers in tow.
In all the series is creative
and fun. Braun uses wit and
comedy to lighten gloomy situations, and makes her characters come alive, allowing readers to feel the story and
become a part of the community.
B e autiful G arb age
ANOTHER
brought techno and rock styles and melodies.
together to create some of the
With songs such as "Shut
most compelling music in the your Mouth", and their first
past 10 years has created single "Androgyny", Garbage
another masterpiece that will releases their need to play
sit in your C.D players for the harder energetic songs. But
next year.
they reach to the other end of
The
album
"Beautiful the spectrum with ballads such
Garbage" blends such a wide as "Drive you home", and "So
variety of musical influences; it like a rose". And to even out
really shows how much talent the number of styles on the
is packed into one band. album there is "Can’t cry
"Cherry Lips" is a great exam- Anymore", a song that sounds
ple of this. No other band can like it would have been a hit In
take a pop song and turn it the 1960s. Is there anything
BY ANDREA REDDY
into something alternative.
that this band can’t accomChronicle staff
Shirley Manson, the canny plish? There is no doubt that
Garbage has done it a third rock diva, continues to show their third release will surpass
time. The four-piece band that her ability to sing a variety of version 2.0 on the charts.
MASTERPIECE
FROM THE
ELECTRO-ROCK
QUARTET
B ad art for a s erious coll e ctor
BY JEREMY LE PAGE
Chronicle staff
Fifi the red-collared poodle is
immortalized In a pose so sophisticated, Mona Lisa would wimper. Her
enigmatic smile would turn to a sneer,
and Da Vinci himself would blush if he
were alive.
The portrait of Fifi, by artist Melissa
P. (an unknown American painter), is
one of countless Images collected by
Victor Salvatore on his virtual gallery at
www.badart.com, in an effort to bring
together a definitive collection of bad
American art.
It sounds cruel. It sounds judgmental. But the site leaves such decisions
up to the viewer.
For example, when one views the
attempt at realism In Betty Davis Eyes,
by an unknown artist, the innocence of
the artist is overwhelming.
Another canine piece entitled Lucky,
by D. Malbon, features someone’s best
friend, a beagle, in a shabby but heartwrenching format.
The contrast is dull; the pallete Is
But somehow, perhaps
muddy.
through sheer effort by the creator, it’s
an artistic gem.
"The artist’s unique lack of skill gives
circles of today.
At least this unreputable artist tried
to create something special; something
all his own. No grants or unfounded
social commentary are present to dull
the senses. Just colour. Understated,
feebly applied colour.
For the most part, Salvatore paid five
to ten dollars for each painting in the
gallery. However, the retail prices,
demonstrating the priceless nature of
art
a subjective value, of course
range from $40 to seven-digit figures.
us this accidental masterpiece," says Clearly, the gallery seeks to find the
the critique accompanying the work, beauty portrayed by these unconven"Good dog! Baaad art!" it says.
tional, artistically inexperienced
However, there’s something com- painters.
It’s an enjoyable change. And no
pelling here. A naivite, or lack of pretension not known in wine-sipping art one appreciates it more than the col-
lector himself.
"When I saw this painting," says
Salvatore about Betty Davis Eyes. "My
heart stopped and the blood dropped
from my face... Miss Krusen, my
fourth grade teacher! How I loved you,
how I wanted you! Those red lips, that
same painted-on-the-side cocker
spaniel hair-do. I realized the painting was BAD. So delightfully bad, and
smelly too. A little mould on the canmust?, been in a basement
vas
an
exquisite find!"
Whether or not Salvatore’s warped
sense of beauty is for everyone is hard
to say. But his ability to see goodness
in all art, especially some of the pieces
on his website, is truly admirable.
Or as suggested earlier, cruel.
28 THE CHRONICIE
October 23. 2001
Eve ryb o dy was
Naughty and nice?
SEX SHOW
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In an unfair land where corrupt government overpowers
the day, one man has tlie
courage and fortitude to fight
the system. He is known as
Iron Monkey.
Yuen Woo Ping’s Iron
Monkey takes place in a 19thcentury Chinese province
BY ERIN CRAWFORD
Chronicle staff
It’s taboo. It’s risque. For
tlie most part, it remains
behind closed doors.
But for four days, everything to do witli it will be
on display and in your face.
"It" is sex, and a whole
lot of it is coming to
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witli Sex show is returning
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With tlie success of other
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films, Ping’s Iron Monkey
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a prequel of sorts to Tsui
Hark’s Once Upon a Time in
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spend all day browsing the
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Durham starts season 1 - 1
THE LORDS DEFEAT
CENTENNIAL
"We played strong defence
tlie first half but we collapsed
in tlie last three minutes, and
you can’t win a basketball
game by playing one-half a
game of basketball. You have
to play a full game strong."
79-70, BUT LOSE TO
ST. LAWRENCE
6^41
Jason Pitino also commented on the team’s dedication to
defence and how they are willing.to do anything to win.
"Right now we are playing
good help defence, so if a man
gels beat there is always the
next man to step up, so they
(Centennial) were finding it
hard because they were not
moving the ball around fast
enough," said Jason Pitino.
"We always have a man backing up. We’re switching.
We’re covering the open
spots. They were not getting
any easy lay-ups at all. We
were making them work for
what they got."
Durham’s second game was
the opposite of Friday’s game.
The team started off shooting
poorly and it only got worse.
St. Lawrence controlled the
tempo of the game with their
great interior defence and slow
moving ottence. They began
the game’tvith an 8-0 run in
BY JASON NEPHIN
Chronicle Sla((
___
The Lords played their best
game In two years to open the
college basketball season with
a victory at the Durham
College Tip-off Tournament
held Oct. 12-13.
The
Lords
defeated
Centennial but then lost to St.
Lawrence, finishing with a 1-1
record. George Brown who
defeated St. Lawrence in the
final won the tournament.
The two-day tournament
saw eight teams participate
and was a first chance for
coaches to see players in game
action.
Durham’s first game was
against
Friday
night
Centennial
Scarborough’s
the first five minutes.
Early offensive fouls and
poor shot selection hurt
Durham, who didn’t score
until eight minutes into the
first half, when Adam Farr bat-
College.
""Durham was in control of
the first half right from the
opening tip-off. The Lords
capitalized on Centennial’s
early foul trouble, with an 8-0
run from 11:20 to 10:00 of the
first half, resulting in a 20-7
lead and then an 11-1 run four
minutes later to make it 32-8.
The team played great
defence, pressuring the ball,
and on offence they moved
the ball up the court quickly.
A large part of this was firstyear point guard Jason Pitino
and Cambrian transfer Nelson
Lourno. Pitino, with his tenacious defence and quick
offence had 5 points, 10
rebounds, and 9 assists in the
game. Lourno led the team
with 21 points and 7 for 8 free
throw shooting.
However, Centennial would
not go away, responding with
a 19-8 run of their own to
make it 40-27 at the half.
Centennial came on strong
in the second half with great
scoring from Luka Kraljevic.
Both teams battled foul trou-’
ble;
Stepping up in the second
half was Durham’s Dudley
Bent, whose rebounding and
offence led the team’s secondhalf charge. Bent finished
with 18 points and 12
rebounds.
Lords
travel to
North BayJ’.
’.
.
’
’
tled under the net for a bucket. He was fouled but could
not connect on the free throw.
He was, however, fouled again
the next time down and made
the free throw. Farr had the
first seven Durham points.
Pholo by Jason Neph’in
JORDAN WHO: Nelson Lourno goes in for a lay up during action against St.
Lawrence at the Durham College Tip-off Tournament held on Oct. 12-13. St.
Lawrence went on to defeat Durham 64-41.
Centennial pulled to within rebounds, and 2 assists.
Durham, however, was not
seven with 12:26 left in the
game. Then they were fouled out of the clear yet. With four
on a drive but made the basket Durham turnovers in less than
and free throw, cutting the a minute. Centennial capitalized to make it 74-63 with
Durham lead to four.
Lourno brought the ball 1:21 left. But time was against
down the court and scored. Centennial as Durham manDurham managed a defensive aged to hold on to win 79-70.
"The end was my fault,"
stop and came back down
court where Lourno was said Peter Gordon. "I put the
subs in too early, and they
fouled. He made both shots.
Lourno then hit a three made a game of it. But we
with 10:30 left to make it a 57- held on."
"With the addition of Jason
46 score.
Quite possibly the best play at the point guard, Nelson and
or plays of the game was Derek we got Joe (Tho.rton) coming
Gibson and Kevin Kirulek’s off the bench we are definitely
back-to-back-to-back three more athletic and the chempointers, to give Durham a 67- istry seemed to be a little bet49 lead with 8:39 left. Gibson ter. We are actually meshing."
Gordon stressed, though,
finished with 19 points, 2
.
BY KEVIN KOBZAN
Chronicle staff____
_____Lords fastball________
team was in
The Durham College Lady
North Bay on Oct. 18-20 to participate in the 2001 OCAA
Women’s Fastball Championships.
Although the championship tournament will have
already been concluded by the time this edition of the
Chronicle is complete, the Lords were the favourites enter-
St. Lawrence, continued to
dominate as they ended the
first half leading 31-16.
The second half did not get
any easier for Durham as they
only scored four points in the
first six minutes of play.
defence.
Dudley Bent said the team’s
defence was a key to the victo-
Durham’s shots were fust’not
dropping. Dudley Bent, who
spent most of the first half on
the bench because of early
foul trouble, was largely ineffective in the second half. He
drew a technical foul late in
the game, which typified the
game for Durham. Nothing
St.
was going their way.
Lawrence went on to win easily 64-41.
"The big difference from
yesterday was their interior
defence," said Gordon. "They
changed a lot of shots. Their
big guys were a lot more athletic than Centennials. We
just didn’t execute as well as
we did last night, and we didn’t shoot the ball as well as
ry-
yesterday."
that it was the first game of
the season and that they have
many more to go. He also said
even though it is early on, the
team looks better than it did a
year ago.
The team played sloppy and
took poor shots in the second
half to allow Centennial to
come back.
"We stopped running the
offence we started taking some
bad shots and they got some
easy transition baskets the
other way," he said
But he said the defence
overall was great and he was
happy to see guys playing help
ing play.
Durham was the number one seed going into the tournament, receiving a bye" in the first round because of their
outstanding record during the regular season. The Lords
finished the season with a 9-1 conference record, and were
21-1 overall.
Tournament scores will be printed on Oct. 30.
SJPOKFS NEIVS
7ME CHRONICUE
October 23, 2001 31
Martial Arts train body, and mind
BY MELISSA VAN OVERBEEK
Chronicle stall________________
Students gather barefoot in the dojo,
dressed in uniform in their full white gi,
prepared for another training session.
They assemble in line according to belt
level, facing the portrait of their master.
The sensei enters the room and tlie students bow to greet him.
As the sensei leads, the class kneels
with their hands placed on their thighs.
With further instruction the students
perform three bows: one in respect for
their founder, one for their teacher and
one for themselves.
This is the shotokan karate ritual followed by over 240 students before their
training sessions at the Team Canada
Black Belt Institute (T.C.B.B.I) in
Oshawa.
Shotokan, a style of karate founded by
Gicliin Funakoshi, began in the early
1900s, in Okinawa, Japan.
It was once believed that anyone wlio
mastered its techniques could defend
himself and could perform remarkable
acts of self-defence. Master Funakoshi
was among the many who believe karate
is much more than that. He believed
that the ultimate aim of karate lies not
in victory or defeat, but in personal
development and perfection.
"True karate is tills: that in dally life
one’s mind and body trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in
critical times, one be devoted utterly to
the cause of justice," Master Funakosht
has said.
Tile T.C.B.B.I also supports Master
Funakoshl’s theory.
A successor of the Martial Arts franchise, the T.C.B.B.I, began independent-,
ly in May 1999. Edward Comeau and
Daniel Wilson, former instructors at the
franchise, saw tliat the organization was
on tlie verge of closing down, so they
acted upon their instincts and made the
vide."
Students who join T.C.B.B.I start in
the first program, which is essentially
white belt. By attending the minimum
regulation of two classes per week, they
can expect to graduate to tlie second
program in four to Five months.
The second program, consists of following three belt levels: yellow, orange
and red. This program takes 18 months
to 1 1/2 years to complete. After earning
tliese belts, the student would continue
to the advanced level, which includes
green to black belts. This level is expected to take a minimum of one year to
institute their own.
With a few changes in management
and a new name for the organization,
the institute now teaches students all
the essentials of martial arts: discipline,
positive attitude, confidence, improved
character, and self-defense.
"The physical training that we provide is simply a vehicle to find out more
about yourself," said Comeau. "The martial arts is said to be ’man’s quest’ to
learn more about ourself and who we’re
not, as well as to become better people."
Tammy Douglas, a brown belt student who has been with the T.C.B.B.I for
three years agrees.
"I’ve become a totally different person physically, mentally, and spiritually," she said.
Douglas, who attends six classes a
week, also assists with Saturday classes.
"I am a martial arts fanatic. I am
addicted," she jokes.
Comeau and Wilson are both black
belt instructors at the institute, who
have been practising sliotokan karate for
Photo by Mellssa Van Overbook
TAKE THAT: Sensel Wllson
teaches two students proper technique at the T.C.B.B.I.
papers from Japan later this year.
Students of any age who join tlie
institute follow the ranking system of
many years.
Last year, Comeau received Ills papers coloured belts, beginning with a white
certified from the Japanese Imperial belt. Every student has a coloured card,
Family and stamped by the Prince of according to the appropriate belt they
Japan, Higashi Fushimi, in recognition wear. These cards show tlie stances,
for preserving the traditions and virtues strikes, kicks, blocks and forms they
of karate.
must complete to move on to the next
"It truly gives me a sense of interna- belt level.
tional recognition and accomplishment,
"They progress at their own rate. It
and the certificate has brought new pres- Isn’t a class progression," said Comeau.
"It’s something that they pursue at their
tige to the school," said Comeau.
Wilson. is expected to receive .his own will wittUhe. schedule that we pro-
complete.
"All in all, tlie whole journey could
take anywhere from three to eight
years," said Sense! Comeau.
Students at the institute have onlygood things to say about their experience learning karate.
"It’s challenging for your mind and it
’s a wonderful feeling when you’re progressing and you know you are moving
up to a new belt level, said Meaghan
Dugmore, a white belt student at the
T.C.B.B.I for two months.
"It works everything," she explains.
"There are days when you are down in
the dumps and when you come into the
dojo, wliatever lias been bothering you
during the day or at home or at work is
forgotten."
Tina Derry also had good tilings to
say about T.C.B.B.I. She joined her son
Patrick in the school four years ago.
"It has improved his co-ordination
and self-esteem immensely," slie said of
her son, who is presently a purple belt.
"It’s amazing. 1 truly, truly think that
be Involved In marmore people shoii,’d
’
tial arts".
32 THE CHRONICLE
October 23. 2001
fCBgS NEWS
L ords star p itche r fo cus e d
PHIL LANKHOF BACK IN
DURHAM UNIFORM
BY DAVE GRAHAM
Chronicle slati
Phjl Lankhof, Durham College’s men’s baseball
pitcher of the year in 1999-2000. Phil Lankhof ineligible to play in 2000- 2001. Pliil Lankhof, with more
than one tiling to prove in 2001-2002.
Durham College’s star pitcher is back playing after
a year off. Tlie Lords struggled at the beginning of the
season, but since Lankhof’s return they liavc been on
a winning streak just in time for their championship
game to determine whether or not they advance to
the Nationals.
Lankhof came to Durham College with high hopes.
He liad a very successful first season, with the team
winning the Eastern Division Title and advancing the
Nationals for the first time in team history.
Phil was awarded DC’s Pitcher of the year for his
season. "It was an unbelievable feeling. I didn’t expect
to win. I owe a lot of my success to Aaron Rock. He
helped me get my confidence up and make me feel
comfortable." Rock Is a veteran pitcher for the Lords
who taught Lankhof the ins and outs of the varsity
baseball.
Lankhof spent most of his childhood teaching himself the intricacies of baseball. At nine years old,
Lankhof had a dream to be a major league pitcher.
Bom in Mississauga, he played minor baseball with
the Clarkson Indians but moved to the Erindale
Cardinals organization because he wanted to be a
pitcher. "There was no opportunity for me to pitch
for Clarkson, so this was the best thing we could think
of."
Lankhof had potential, but lacked the mechanics of
the more dominating pitchers. That was about to gram, and had all his focus back on school instead of
change. Phil’s father, Toronto Sun sports writer, Bill baseball. He now had his mindset on success in the
Lankhof, got him pitching instructions from Remo classroom rather than the baseball field.
Lankhof sat out the year and was looking forward
Cardinalie, Canadian National pitcliing coach. "I owe
to rejoining his teammates in the next year.
it all to Remo, he turned me into a pitcher."
This year Lankhof was a part of the team but he still
After working with Remo, Lankhof was asked to
play for the Central Ontario Baseball Association all- needed to have his academic eligibility approved
star team in tlie annual Cannon Cup. The Cannon before he was allowed to play. Weeks went by with
Cup holds an annual showcasing of tlie best players Lankhof still on the bench. "It was the worst feeling
from around Ontario. Lankhof probably didn’t realize in tlie world being able to watch but not play when
it but his baseball career had just turned from recre- the team wasn’t winning." He had encouraging words
from his coach, which lielped him get through tills
ational to a full-time commitment.
frustrating time.
Just as Lankhof started to dominate
Witli his eligibility finally back,
games, lie suffered an injury playing
Lankhof was just in time to make the
hockey when he tore his rotator cuff.
team’s trip to Montreal on Sept. 29.
"All tliat I kept thinking was I’m never
The Lords lost their first two games.
going to pitch again."
All that I kept
Lankhof was given tlie ball for tlie
It took long hours of rehabilitation
third game. In his first game for the
and a year off from throwing, but his
thinking was I’m
Lords in over a year, he pitclied six
arm finally healed. He pitclied for
never going to
Erindale In the summer of 1999.
strong Innings and struck out 10 batters.
After a successful season Lankhof
pitch again.
had to decide where he wanted to
Tlie Lord’s spirits seem to lift witli
attend college. He looked in the States
Lankhof’s return. Their next game was
at George Brown College, Oct. 2,
for schools, visiting Le Moyne College
which they won witli case. The Lords
in Syracuse New York, and Saginaw
Phil Lankhof then travelled
to Ottawa Thanksgiving
Valley in Michigan. But when the
weekend. They were playing Carl ton
time came he decided lie wanted to go
to school closer to home.
University in the Eastern Conference
Lankhof knew Durham College had a good baseball semi-final. They won the best two out of three series
program, and he had heard nothing but good things in two games, with Lankhof scheduled to pitch tlie
about the Head Coach, Sam Dempster. This made his third game if necessary. The Lords now find themselves on a winning streak after Lankhof’s return. The
decision easy.
At Durham he and enjoyed much success in his first next games are huge for the team. The Lords travel to
season. However Lankhof put all of his commitment Ottawa again, this time to play the University of
towards baseball, which in turn affected his grades. Ottawa to go to the Nationals.
He found himself academically ineligible to play in
Lankhof is scheduled to pitch one of the first two
games in the best two out ofthree game playoff. " We
the 2000-2001 season.
This was hard for him to accept because one of the have a goal, and anything I can do to help the ball
main reasons he chose Durham College was to play team, I’ll do," Lankhof says with a smile on his face,
for the Lords. Lankhof enrolled In a different pro- "I’m (ust glad to be back representing my school."
(
THE CHRONICLE October 23, 2001 33
POMS NE^S
Women’s soccer team
unbeaten in nine games
BY CHARLEY MISNER
Chronicle staff
The Durham Lords women’s soccer team ran
their unbeaten streak to nine games (7-0-2 in
that stretch), with a 6-1 win against against
Seneca on Oct. 16.
were
Lords
The
relentless,
displaying
their domination early
in the match in the wet
and muddy conditions
of the Civic Fields.
The play for the
majority of the first half
was in Seneca’s end,
with the Lords having
numerous
chances.
scoring
Natalie Davy, a fresh-
man, capitalized once in
the early going to give
the Lords a 3-1 lead at
offence was very limited, due to the defence
and agility of Lords goalkeeper Tanya Turry.
With the win, the Lords have clinched a
Lords’ fate rests
in the hands of
Centennial College
up losing," said Coach Stan
Bombino.’ "We have to go
get out there, get back on
the ball, and keep our heads
BY JASON NEPHIN
Chronicle Stall_____
play-off spot.
The Lords played Seneca again on Oct. 18
and won 11-1. The Lords played a strong game
at both ends of the
field. Leading the offensive attack for the Lords
was Ainsley Yule with
three goals, while Krista
Foreman and Julie Ann
both conGauvin
tributed two goals.
With the win, the
Lords have clinched
second place, heading
The Lords soccer season
hung in the balance Oct. 15
as they faced first-place
Seneca College. Durham
needed a win to clinch a
playoff spot; they got a tic.
The weather was a large
factor in this game. It had
rained all day, making the
field a large slip and slide.
Early on in the game,
Seneca controlled the
tempo, with sharp passing
and quick footwork. They
played a very technical first
half, scoring two goals,
including one tliat looked
into a game against
Fansliawe in London.
Tills matchup renews
the rivalry from last
year’s quarter-final in
which the Lords defeated Fanshawc 3-2 in
overtime.
Durham
to be offside.
could not capitalize on a
penalty shot opportunity.
The game was very physical with the teams taking
cheap shots at each other
and constantly battling for
the ball. Late in the first
half-time.
The Lords played a
After the game, Head
strong defensive game,
Coach Vaso Vujanovic
led by the play ofjenn
said he saw some probCournyea, who continlems ahead against
ually robbed Seneca of
Fanshawe, but will do
any offensive opportuthe best lie can with
nities.
what he has at his disAs the game proposal.
weather
the
gressed,
Vaso Vujanovic
"Fanshawe is a pretty
continued to be a factor
’with cooler temperatures, which slowed the good team," said Vujanovic.
"They have a well-balanced, strong team, but
pace of the game, but didn’t take away the emoI feel that we have a more skilled team. We will
tion that was displayed throughout.
comOn a few occasions, there were some physical be missing three players who have other
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to tend to.
pleasantries exchanged, which added to the mitments
homework to do. I Just
some
have
will
"We
the
game.
of
intensity
All
In the second half, the Lords continued their find it very hard to adjust at the last minute.lineoffensive threat, with Davy adding three more that we can do is go there and put the best
goals, to give her four on the night, which set a up that I have on the. field."
college career high for a freshman. Seneca’s
half
Matt
Durham’s
Gennaro ran over Seneca’s
John Matas, who then retal-
iated, causing both teams to
nearly brawl. Both players
in the
game."
the second half
Durham stepped up their
play and for the most part
controlled the game, but
they couldn’t put the ball in
the net until late in the second half, when Nick
SopovsKy scored in the 75th
minute. Durham continued
to dominate in the half,
with Danny Mattin scoring
in the 85th minute to tie up
the game.
The team’s defence was
outstanding during the second half, not allowing a single shot on goalie Adam
Farr.
The game ended in a 2-2
tie, which does not help
Durham, who needed a
win. The team’s post-season hopes are in the hands
of Centennial College,
which is one point behind
Durham and has two games
In
remaining.
"One of the teams, either
Peterborough or Belleville,
can possibly come up with a
were given red cards.
Durham was held score- tie, and that I*.’ all we need,"
lessT’ln" the first half as said Bombino.. "We are
support
to
willing
Seneca led 2-0.
"I told them if this is the Peterborough in order for us
have to get this point because it is
we
commitment
made, we are going to end so important for us."
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34 THECHRONICIE
October 23. 2001
PQRIS NEI^S
Team Canada in 2002 Olympics
BY KEVIN KOBZAN
States, Sweden and Finland have a for- between whistles to cliange lines, othmidable chance to capture gold.
erwise the play will continue whether
Despite that Canada still has the teams are prepared or not.
necessary players to bring home
Although Canada will need to adapt
Olympic gold.
to these rule changes, they have the
Gretzky and company have already professional talent both on and off the
selected eight players guaranteed to ice to do so.
Chronicle staff_________________
’
With the 2002 winter Olympics on
the horizon, hockey fans will be focusing their attention away from tlie NIIL
and onto the larger ice surface of international hockey.
These games will be hosted by the
United States in Salt Lake City, a place
where Canada will attempt to avenge
its fourth place finish at the 1998
Nagano Olympics.
The 1998 Olympics will be forever
etclicd in tlie minds of Canadians. Not
only because of (heir heart-breaking
loss In a shoot out to (lie eventual gold
medallist winners Czech Republic, but
also because of tlie look of dejection on
the face of assistant captain Wayne
Grct/ky. Gretzky, arguably tlie greatest
hockey player to grace the game, sat
helpless on the bench witli a blank
look on his face, possibly wondering
what went wrong - A thought each
Canadian shared.
Gretzky now has a chance as executive director of Team Canada to assemble a club to bring back the first gold
medal in hockey since 1952.
Although Canada produces some of
the most talented liockey players in tlie
world, Russia has dominated the
Olympic games in the past, winning
eight gold medals in the last 11
make the team, Mario Lcmieux of the
Pittsburgh Penguins, Chris Pronger of
the St. Louis Blues, Joe Sackic and Rob
Blake of tlie Colorado Avalanche, Scott
Nicdermayer of the New Jersey Devils,
Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red
Wings, Paul Kariya of the Anaheim
Miglity Ducks and Owen Nolan of the
San Jose Sharks.
The remainder of tlie team will be
selected on or before Dec. 22, when a
full roster of 23 players will have been
chosen.Even though the competition is
fierce, Canadians are expecting gold,
therefore anything less won’t be
acceptable.
Canada opens tlie Olympics on Feb.
15 against Sweden, 48 hours after the
NHL regular season concludes for the
10-day tournament. Canada will be
placed in a group with the Czech
Republic, Sweden and a team to be
named later.
Although international hockey is
highly intense, it brings a different type
of game than the North American style
that we’re accustomed to.
For example, international ice surfaces have no centre line, eliminating
Olympics.
The Czech Republic is also a team to the two-line offsides. This will allow
be feared, returning as the defending teams to sneak past their opponent’s
champions and dominating the inter- defence creating a two on one, or the
national hockey scene the past couple dangerously exciting breakaway.
of seasons.
Additionally, the United
.
Also,
teams
have
15
seconds
and should have team Canada prepared for the battle ahead.
Even though the competition will be
ever so close, it’s liard not to imagine
Team Canada as the favourite to win
gold. The 37 players selected to the
four-day mint-camp earlier in the year
The Canadian team will be coaclied combined for a total of 29 Stanley Cup
by Pat Quinn of the Toronto Maple rings, six Hart trophies, three Norris
Leafs (liead coacli), Jacques Martin of trophies, two Seiko trophies, four Lady
the Ottawa Senators, Ken Hitchcock of Byngs and 10 Conn Smythe awards.
the Dallas Stars and Waync Flemming
Come February all of Canada will
of tlie Canadian Hockey Association liavc their eyes positioned on Waync
(assistant coaches).
Gretzky’s team as tlicy attempt to
All of these coaches are experienced recapture glory.
Intramural hockey needs players
BY DAN LABAJ
Chronicle staff
First the NHL started its season,
then the OHL, and now It’s time for
the Durham College Student
Association
Intramural Hockey
League.
Each year the DCSA coordinates the
intramural league for students that
wish to participate in a fun and energetic physical activity, other than running to class late.
’’ This year. our student association
was hoping to create two leagues,
recreational and competitive, but with
lack of registration, it’s apparent only
onewill be formed.
Registration costs are $120 for 17
games, a team jersey and a towel.
The deadline for signing up is Oct.
24. With so few people already registered, this deadline may be extended
to ensure enough participation.
Games begin Nov. 5 with ice times
scheduled for 11:30 p.m., 12:15 a.m.
and 12:30 a.m. on Monday nights.
If you have not already registered,
but Interested in participating in the
DCSA hockey league, pick up an entry
form at the Tuck Shop in the Student
Centre.
There is also an option to choose to
play with friends if you shave ..their
name and studentnumber,.,
,,If you have any questions concerning entry contact Becky Tranter in the
.
DCSA office, (905) 721-3083.
THE CHRONICLE
October 31, 2000
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SS Fleming
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CORRECTION -
OCAA Championships
@ St. Clair - Oct. 26-27
Women’s Soccer
OCAA Championships
@ St.Clair -Oct. 26-27
’
October 19-20
Results from Lambton College invitational - Oct. 19-20
& results from Niagara’s game @ Durham - Oct. 23
will be posted on the next issue of the Chronicle
Men’s Soccer
.
Central East
Results from Loyalist College invitational - Oct. 19-20
& results from Niagara’s game at Durham - Oct. 23
will be posted on the next issue of the Chronicle.
Men’s Basketball
Niagara @ Durham
Oct. 23
Women’s
Basketball
PQ invitationalJohn Abbott
College -Oct. 26-28
Men’s Volleyball
Durham @ Loyalist
Oct. 24
,
"A story in Issue 3, of the Chronicle stated Luke
^McEachnlne won first place in the skills competition
for long Irons. It should have read, Luke
McEacnnine won first place in the skills competition
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for.shdrt Irons. ,’^.:^^AN^,’"^;?;’.".;: -’
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.
Aerobics Instructors, who will be paid, are needed for the Aerobics at Lunch program.
To be informed when this class starts, log onto
dcsa.org for updates or contact Becky Tranter,
VP of student athletics, at 905-721-0457 ext. 225.
-
Women’s
Volleyball
Durham @ Loyalist
Oct. 24
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