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NOVEMBER 21, 2006
VOLUME XXXIII, Issue 7
Smoking
policy to be
enforced
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Smokers escaping the school for
a quick puff during their break might
want to watch where they light up.
Starting Nov. 20 a new no-smoking
policy is in effect at Durham College and UOIT. Campus personnel
will be patrolling the campus, to
deter smokers away from building
entrances and direct them to designated areas.
The current campus policy states
that smokers are prohibited from
smoking within 10 metres of any
college and university building entrance. There are signs posted outside entrances showing a cigarette
with a red circle and a slash through
it, accompanied by text that clearly
states that smoking is prohibited except in designated areas. But many
students choose to ignore the signs.
This causes many problems for students, staff and faculty entering and
leaving the school. It lets smoke into
the school and exposes non-smokers to second-hand smoke.
Second-hand smoke causes
about 425 deaths in Ontario annually. It is also associated with heart
disease, lung cancer, eye and nasal
irritation and respiratory problems,
according to the Ministry of Health.
Katherine Lazenby is the director of Health Services at the campus.
She has heard many complaints by
non-smokers.
“We have a problem enforcing
the smoking policy, at both the college and university,” said Lazenby.
“There have been complaints from
employees and parents taking their
kids to the Simcoe building daycare.
We have also had complaints from
people with disabilities and mobility issues and people with asthma.
It’s mostly complaints about people
smoking near doors.”
Kathryn Goodman, who works at
the Financial Aid Office, has asthma
and is bothered by smokers huddling at entrances.
“The smell of the smoke makes it
hard to breathe,” she said. One area
of the school that bothers her is the
stairwell near the Marketplace. It is
infested with the stench of smoke.
Elke Schneider is an instructor
in the School of Business and IT.
Her office is located in room C125,
right next to the entrances doors
where smokers can be found puffing away.
“The smoke is disgusting. I have to
walk through smoke to get to some
of my classes,” said Schneider. “They
build places for them to smoke.
Why don’t they smoke there instead
of standing around doorways?”
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
BUTT BREAK: Starting Nov. 20, the campus non-smoking policy will be enforced. Students lighting up between classes will be asked to move from smoke-free areas.
Deborah Kinkaid, the Campus
Service Director for the college and
university, is actively involved in
taking steps to making the campus
smoke-free.
“We have a ton of entrances,” said
Kinkaid. “We are going to target the
main ones. Those are the places
where the public is coming in.”
In the past the school has tried
many things to deal with smokers
who ignore the policy.
“We have tried painting a line on
the entrances - it didn’t work,” said
Kinkaid. “We even tried more signage – that didn’t work.”
Catherine Hunter is a fourth-year
student in science at UOIT. She is
the team leader for Leave The Pack
Behind, a smoking cessation program at the college and university.
“Even with more signage, people
are still smoking,” said Hunter. “The
signs are not going to write you a
ticket.”
The Smoke-Free Ontario Act
came into effect on May 31. This
legislation prohibits smoking in
workplaces and enclosed public
places in Ontario. It includes restaurants, bars, schools, private clubs,
sport arenas, entertainment venues, and work vehicles. As a result
some post-secondary institutions in
Canada have become smoke-free,
including Dalhousie University in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2003 Dalhousie became the first university
in Canada to prohibit smoking on
all university-owned property.
Bill Louch is the director of Environmental Health and Safety at the
university. He is very happy that the
school has become smoke-free.
“I can now walk around my campus and not meet a smoker,” said
Louch. “Before 10 out of 10 times
you ran into a smoker.”
Fines are not handed out but
smokers are asked to comply with
the rules. Smokers go off university grounds and onto the streets to
smoke.
“It shows we care about the
health of the people on campus because we are keeping them away
from second-hand smoke,” said
Louch.
Many colleges have a smoke-free
environment policy in effect at the
campuses, including: Seneca, Centennial, Humber and Mohawk College. Smoking is restricted to designated areas and is prohibited inside
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Porn debate packs gym
By Valene Nicholas
and Amy Parrington
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
FULL HOUSE: Students filled the gym to hear porn star
Ron Jeremy (top left) and pastor Craig Gross (top right)
debate the morality of pornography.
“Get your sex bags. They can’t
guarantee sex, but they guarantee
safe sex,” Student Association president Evan Muller-Cheng hollered to
students outside the gym doors.
On Nov. 8, Durham College and
UOIT was the first Canadian campus to host the Porn Debate Tour,
featuring legendary porn star Ron
Jeremy and Craig Gross, founder of
xxxchurch.com.
At 11:25 a.m. the bleachers started filling up with eager students. By
noon Muller-Cheng and UOIT vicepresident Travis Dutka quizzed the
sardine-packed gym on their STD
knowledge. A six-foot penis handed
out prizes such as a leather-beaded
spank, cock-ring and lubricant.
Wearing a yellow T-shirt saying
“Jesus loves porn stars”, Oshawa
resident James Holt sat in the front
row, showing support for Gross.
Holt said porn is not uplifting and
destroys relationships.
“It’s a dirty little secret.”
Students stood on tip-toe at
the top of the stands, while others
huddled together on the gym floor
as Gross and Jeremy entered the debate zone.
As a young pastor in South California, many of the teens in Gross’s
youth group were addicted to pornography. It led him to create xxxchurch.com, the largest anti-porn
website. The site has been running
for four years and has received 60
million visitors since its creation in
2002. Gross and his team visit porn
shows, speak at schools and provide
online help to individuals wanting
to kick the habit.
“Many people watch porn by
themselves,” Gross said, showing
students that it is hidden and not
talked about. He believes people
have the freedom to watch or refrain
from watching pornography, but
that it’s important to be educated in
the possible consequences of it.
Gross received polite hand claps
while strolling into the gym. Students yipped and hollered as Jeremy trudged into sight.
Known as the biggest porn star
in the industry, Jeremy has a repertoire of 1,800 adult films, bachelor
degrees in theatrical arts and physi-
cal education, an upcoming book
release in 2007, and has appeared
in various television shows such as
The View, Nightline, The Surreal Life
and The Chappelle Show.
“More women complain that
their men are addicted to sports
than porn,” Jeremy said in rebuttal to
Gross’s opening statement. According to Gross, one-third of U.S. divorces last year were porn-related.
“It creates unreal expectations of
what sex should be,” he said. “Porn’s
not going to bring you closer, it’s going to rip you apart.”
“These are unrealistic fantasies.
Why are you blaming us?” Jeremy
argued. He said it helps couples
spice up their time in the bedroom
and opens the door to creativity.
Two microphones were placed
in front of the debaters for students
to challenge them. One student
claimed porn could be used as an
educational tool to promote safe sex.
Jeremy and Gross completely disagreed, saying that children should
not be exposed to pornography.
“We do everything we can to prevent kids from seeing porn,” Jeremy
said. Even though the industry
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November 21, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
Students will remember
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Robert Sudak
HELPING HANDS: These
Durham students are
three of several volunteers for the drive.
Durham
drives
to feed
needy
By Robert Sudak
Chronicle Staff
Money is always tight when
you’re a full-time student, but
there are those who sometimes need a little extra help.
In
co-operation
with
S.H.A.R.E., The Student Association, The Kinsmen Club
and Motorcity Saturn, on Nov.
14, students from Durham
College and UOIT held a food
drive at Simcoe Residence on
the Oshawa campus.
Fourteen volunteers, armed
with four shopping carts on
loan from Price Chopper, went
to each of the four floors in residence and knocked on every
door to collect non-perishable
food items and donations.
Phillp McNelles, project
leader for the second year in
a row and S.H.A.R.E treasurer,
said he has confidence that
enough students will volunteer
their time this year to help out,
because last food drive they
had 70 to 80 students volunteer
to help out at both residences.
“All the food donated will
be made into gift baskets and
given to under-privileged students,” said McNelles. “Last
year we had a turnout of 70
to 80 students to help collect
food.”
This year the food drive
is split into three phases, the
first at Simcoe residence, the
second at South Village Residence on Nov. 16 and the last
on Niagara Street on Nov. 21,
said S.H.A.R.E. President and
founder Naheed Dosani.
It will be the first time this
year that students will be going from house to house to collect non-perishable food items,
and McNelles hopes for a great
turnout of volunteers for this
event.
Students who wish to register
for the gift baskets may go to
the Student Association office
located in the student centre.
On the 11th day of the 11th month
at the 11th hour we pause for a moment of silence, to honour those
that fought in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War
and others since then. More than
1,500,000 Canadians served our
country, and more than 10,000 have
died, according to Veterans Affairs
Canada. They gave their lives so that
we could live in peace.
The annual Remembrance Day
ceremony took place on Nov. 10 at
the Durham College, Oshawa campus gym.
Wearing red poppies, students,
faculty and staff came to pay their
respects. Poppies are a symbol of
Remembrance Day. They are worn
every year as an act of remembrance.
The ceremony began with a bagpipe processional. Dressed in traditional Scottish attire, Brian Donaldson played the bagpipes. It was
followed by the singing of O Canada
by Darryl Zuend. Barry Hodgins
played the last post on the trumpet,
followed by a minute of silence.
In Flanders Fields was recited by
members of the UOIT Zeta Psi Fraternity. Dressed in black suits, they
marched in, and one by one recited
a line from the poem.
The Student Association held a
contest this year that gave students
a chance to showcase their artwork/
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
PRES WITH A POPPY: UOIT president Dr. Ronald Bordessa addresses students, staff and
faculty at the school’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym.
poetry at the Remembrance Day
ceremony. This year’s winner was
Nadine Abdel-Hadi, who recited the
poem Sacrifice.
Ron Bordessa, president of
UOIT, discussed the importance of
Remembrance Day.
“Together we gather to honour
them for their sacrifices,” said Bordessa. “These heroes did this so that
we could be free today. Our freedom
today is because of their thoughts
and actions.”
Bev Balenko, vice-president of
Academic Excellence, filled in for
Leah Myers, the president of Durham College.
“We are privileged to be living
in a country that is free, all because
people fought for us to be free,” said
Balenko. “The number of veterans
is getting less and it’s important to
keep the memory going.”
Murray Genoe, the associate
dean and principal of Julian Blackburn College Trent University, discussed the importance of gathering
every year on Nov.11.
“Not only are we remembering
our Canadian veterans but the world
as well,” said Genoe. “Our veterans’
courage and dedication helped to
make our nation what it is today.”
Memorial Park procession
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
Though it was cold and raining
the morning of Nov. 11, about 2,000
people gathered in Oshawa’s Memorial Park for the city’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony.
A parade commencing the event
featured Oshawa’s military branches, scouts, guides, cadets, veterans
and several marching bands, including that of the Oshawa Armoury.
The procession made its way
to the centre of the park, where it
stood, swords drawn, flags waving,
before the city’s newly renovated
cenotaph.
An opening prayer by Major Doreen Sturge of the Salvation Army
praised the sacrifices of soldiers
past and extended a special message to those currently serving in
Afghanistan.
After a seven-gun salute and a
rendition of the national anthem,
The Last Post sounded from a lone
trumpet. Several grey-haired veterans could be seen wiping tears from
their eyes.
“There are few honours bestowed
upon a mayor which bear greater
responsibility than that of expressing a city’s gratitude, appreciation
and heartfelt indebtedness to our
nation’s veterans,” Mayor John Gray
said from a podium at the foot of the
cenotaph.
“On this day of remembrance,
the city of Oshawa is here, as now
and forever, to convey to you, our
war veterans and war brides, our
Photo by Chad Ingram
THE LAST POST: These WWII veterans stand together at the ceremony in Memorial Park.
solemn pledge to your memory and
legacy,” Gray said.
The mayor stressed that society
must learn from the past, so that history does not have to repeat itself.
Oshawa MP Colin Carrie also
spoke.
“To you veterans, I thank you
for portraying a living reminder of
what our brave men and women
face in times of war,” Carrie said.
“I can only hope that our youth,
our children, will look upon our
cenotaph and reflect on the sacrifices that have been made for
their freedom and their way of life.”
He urged young people at the ceremony to talk to the veterans and ask
about their stories.
Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette
took the podium too.
“What we have achieved today is
owed to those in days gone by,” he
said. “We will remember.”
These sentiments were echoed
by Amanda Budd Whithead, a student of the Village Union School,
who said she disliked the term “soldier”, preferring the word “hero” instead. She said that in April, her sis-
ter is travelling to France for the 90th
anniversary of the Battle of Vimy
Ridge.
Closing remarks from veteran
and master of ceremonies Bill Davies followed a rendition of God
Save the Queen.
“I want to thank you all for coming out for the 11th hour, of the 11th
day, of the 11th month,” Davies said.
The ceremony ended shortly before noon.
During the last century, approximately 116,000 Canadian soldiers
have been killed in battle.
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CAMPUS NEWS
College honours top students
By Reka Szekely
Chronicle Staff
Almost 200 scholarships were
doled out to Durham’s best students
in each school at a ceremony on
Nov. 9.
The college has been giving
out scholarships since 1973 and
this year they totaled more than
$140,000.
About 400 staff, donors, students
and their families turned out for the
event. The gym was ringed by sitting
areas and large pots of flowers, with
billboards for every school listing
the winners.
College president Leah Myers
addressed the crowd and pointed
out that Durham has a tradition of
excellence.
“You are the most recent class of
students who achieved a great deal,”
she told the group.
Both the students and administration thanked those who donated
scholarships.
“We always want you to remember that your donation makes a difference in many, many ways,” said
Betty-Anne Blyth, student awards
co-ordinator for the college.
Two students addressed the
crowd on behalf of all the scholarship recipients.
John Slawecki, a third-year Business Administration and Accounting student, was one of them. He
pointed out that the entire community benefits from excellence at
Photo by Reka Szekely
GIVING THANKS: Lincoln Hall thanks donors on behalf of
all students for their gifts to the college. INSET: Valene
Nicholas gets congratulated by nephew Jordan Jolicoeur.
Durham.
“For you donors who are employers in the region, you have a
large pool from which to draw your
future employees,” he said.
Lincoln Hall, a third-year Business Administration and Human
Resources student, also spoke.
In an interview after the ceremony, Hall said he was humbled
by being chosen for the Dr. Ronald
J. Munro memorial award, which
was voted on by the faculty in his
program.
“For me personally I hold faculty in high esteem,” he said. “There
might be a bias there because I do
have professors in my family, but for
them to actually take the time from
their busy day to say hey, this person
is deserving of such an accolade, it’s
something that I couldn’t fathom.”
Hall said his plan for success
includes simulating the work environment at school, arriving at 6:30
or 7 a.m. regardless of when classes
start.
Many of the awards had a story
behind them.
The Roger Pardy Memorial
Award was created by Pardy’s widow, Nathalie, after her husband was
killed during the Gagnon Sports
robbery 12 years ago.
“Her reason for doing that was
because the Durham Region Police
were so good to the family when this
happened,” said Blyth. “The wanted
to give something back to the community.”
Second-year Police Foundations
student Anita Poole won the award
after working 40 a per week at GM
and still finishing at the top of her
class in her first year.
“There’s many students who can
work 40 hours a week and survive
academically, but she shone academically and that’s the commitment the police are looking for,” said
Detective Sergeant Herb Curwain
of the Durham Regional Police, who
sat on the committee that chose
Poole.
The award will provide some relief for Poole.
“It’s a balancing act, and that’s
why I was really surprised when I
got this award because now I can
take some time off,” she said.
Community
work earns
Millennium
award
By Reka Szekely
Chronicle Staff
The campus community recognized some of its top scholars at a
ceremony for the Millennium Excellence Awards recipients.
Six students from Durham and
three from UOIT each received a
$4,000 scholarship from the Millennium Foundation that grants
awards to students across the country. In addition to being excellent
students, the award winners must
be involved in their communities.
At the Nov. 8 ceremony, Durham
president Leah Myers said she was
blown away by the opportunity to
acknowledge the students.
All the students gave a brief description of their community work
and UOIT president Robert Bordessa told them he was struck by
their modesty and said they had
every reason to be proud.
Durham students Karen Beharell, Jeffrey Cremasco, Stephen
Hutchinson, Robert Lakics, Faustion Tuccia and Tracey Pounder
received the award.
At UOIT, Mehrdad Afroozpanah,
Lindsey Forkun and Holly Pelvin
were recognized.
2006 Durham College scholarship winners
School of Applied
Science and Technology
Arnulfo Agustin
Erin Boulton
Jennifer Brady
W. Patrick Broadbent
Catherine Brown
Nicole Brown
Robert Brown
Pablo Castro
Marc Charest
Sarah Chesebrough
Adam Cochrane
David Dean
Alexander Debling
Daniel Debling
Adam Demeester
Tammy Deshevy
Thomas Duchene
Trevor Fougere
Terri Gibner
Kyle Gill
Jochen Heinemann
Bryan Jeffers
James Kobus
Christopher Lambert
Li He
Dana Liddell
Jennifer MacBurnie
Jennifer Mansell
Kevin Marshall
Sarah Marshall
David McQuigge
Krzysztof Michalik
Josh Montgomery
Allan Nixon
Amanda Poole
Candice Quibell
Jason Sommer
Reinaldo Tan
Josh Vreugdenhil
Joel Walton
Shuai Wei
Lisa Weingust
Simon Wheeler
Nathanael Whitmarsh
Daniel Wilson
School of Business
Jacob Binek
Betsy Brown
Jeremy Brush
Katie Cook
Roberto Curvo
Natina Da Silva
Amanda DaRocha
Michelle Doble
James Finbow
Doug Gibson
Matthew Gillette
Julie Goffin
Brian Gosselin
Lincoln Hall
Kim Holden
Stephen Hutchinson
Sarah Kydd
Stephen Morrison
Meaghan O’Leary
Jana Robinson
Tammy-Lynn Saunders
John Slawecki
Hao Sun
Stacey Thompson
Liliana Tuzi
Prasanthan Vignarajah
Caitlin Walter
Devin Warren
School of Career
Development
William Anthony
Kelly Down
Sophia Griffiths
Barb Milligan
Kelly O’Neill
Sandra Rioux
John Ross
School of
Communication Arts
Melissa Charpentier
Troy Elzner
Lindsey Evanoff
Chad Ingram
Valene Nicholas
Tracey Pounder
Ashley Schofield
Robyn Shaughnessy
Laura Wright
Sara Young
School of Design
Heather Anderson
Mack Carruthers
Adam Corby
Jennifer Cranston
Andrew Farrell
William Irving
Rasna Jaswal
Jordan Kentris
Krystle Lukosius
Michael Miller
Adam Shutsa
Boban Stojanovski
Teresa Van Belois
Jane Wilson
Adrian Wobito
School of Information
Technology
Douglas DuQuesnay
Cory Funk
Derek Goreski
Andrew Luxmore
Ryan Miniato
Jason Pirocchi
Ryan Robar
Michael Robinson
Daniel Wallace
Mark Wilton
School of Integrated
Studies
School of Skilled Trades
and Apprenticeships
Stephanie Brown
Kase de Jonge
Bradley Deluca
Robyn Finner
Shane Habib
Kristen Hunkin
Wendy Kempton
Michelle Makitra
Tyler Martin
Janice McLaren
Will Mitchell
Mandi Ozimek
Tracey Philp
Blaise Ratcliffe
James Samis
Casey Yantha
Kaleb Beer
Gary Cook
Jeffrey Cremasco
Ryan DaSliva
Jamie Edmond
Chris Gooding
Benjamin Haight
Jeffrey Hassanali
Troy Hermsen
Jolene Laflamme
Rebecca Spencer
Travis Stone
Faustino Tuccia
Daniel Weese
School of Justice
Jeremiah Baarbe
Erin Britnell
Linda Clarke-Peckham
Ahmed Elhayek
Christina Ewart
Tammy Felskie
Francine Fortier
John Fourtounas
Elizabeth Kiessling
Robert Lakics
Nicole Lilly
Eleanor Nolan
Anita Poole
Beki Ylipelkola
School of Emergency
Services
Karen Beharrell
Matthew Southwell
School of Health and
Community Services
Jacqueline Bartok
Tricia Basler
Janet Blackmore
Eva Cisneros
Cassandra Duncan
Waldemar Gozdzik
Katrina Grosklag
Vanessa Koepke
Cigi Manwell
Holly Norwick
Christina O’Connell
Jacqueline Robinson
Jennifer Robles
Angela Sheridan
Kristin Sommerville
Vanessa Vella
School of Continuing
Education
Melanie Baker
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Durham Lords lack attendance
Durham College and UOIT produce some of the top provincial
and national athletes and teams in
a wide range of sports every year.
However, our students just don’t
seem to notice.
Blood, sweat and tears are just
the tip of the iceberg when it comes
to the sacrifices our varsity athletes
make to represent our schools.
It takes much more than that to
be a Lords or Ridgebacks varsity
athlete. There long hours of practice,
lost wages due to loss of working
hours and difficulty keeping up with
academic demands.Still our varsity
athletes manage to be some of the
best in the country winning many
provincial and national championships. Our school is respected
across the country as one of the top
varsity sporting entities.
The Lords just took home gold
for fastball, baseball and women’s
soccer at the provincial level and
golfer Will Mitchell placed eighth
at the World University and Colleges Championship.This year was
also huge for varsity athletics as the
UOIT Ridgebacks began Ontario
Universities Athletic play in tennis
and rowing, with hockey to follow
next year. There are also hopes of
launching a field lacrosse team.
Through all these sporting breakthroughs our campus is still plagued
by the major problem of a lack of
student support. Angela Cull, sports
information and marketing officer,
said the Athletic Department has
done everything from giving away
cash prizes at basketball games to
basketball coach Craig Andrews
giving bonus marks to students who
attend games. Despite these efforts
and marketing strategies to get support, our students just won’t bite. It
makes one wonder what else can be
done to get support for our teams.
It shouldn’t take the attendance of
professional athletes and celebrities
at games to fill the stands.
Maybe students are just not
aware of the games and when they
are played. So how about starting
the school year off with what students love most, a big sporting party
like homecoming, where students
can meet some of the athletes and
coaches.We need to support our
athletes and transform this campus
into a community entertainment
complex, a place where students,
friends and families can go and
watch top sports in quality facilities
at a cheap price.
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than a phone number when talking on MSN is much easier and less
to that attractive beer goggled female formal than talking on the phone
you met at pub on Wednesday. And or in person, but that simplicity of
tell me you haven’t heard someone conversation is making face-to-face
say, “Oh man that’s hilarious! This is conversation an endangered spetotally gonna be my MSN name.”
cies.
Now I’m not saying I don’t also
leave my computer on all day with
my MSN status on away in hopes
that someone left me a message, or
sign onto MSN immediately in busy
mode and stare at the screen to see
if anyone wants to talk, I just think
that we as a society are walking
down a path to simpler less meaningful communication.
There’s a well-known statistic
stating that 90 per cent of communication is non-verbal.
How are you supposed to pick
up on those non-verbal emotions
like eye contact, facial and body
movements, smell, and even speech
variations like sarcasm by staring at
a blinking cursor and some text?
Dan says:
What’s up man!?
Carl says:
Nothing, I just had the best day of
my life…you?
Is your sarcasm radar picking up
any bogeys? How would you know
Carl was being sarcastic unless Dan
asked?
As a student I’ve even witnessed
classmates using MSN to communicate with people directly in front
of them. Talk about avoiding verbal
communication… but try and not
talk about it on MSN.
A study of 1,100 adults by King’s
College in London, England, states
that constant e-mail use and instant
messaging temporarily reduces
ones IQ by 10 points.
That is double the amount of
points lost by smoking pot, or missing a night’s sleep. I don’t even want
to know what the effects are on an
under-slept, stoned college student
chatting on MSN-OMFG.
Spelling is also a victim when it
comes to instant messaging. With
the speed of MSN conversations
most users fail to check spelling
and bad spelling can become a bad
habit.
Jst think if this terriably spelt sentense made it in-to a schoool essay
or say;…a school newspapar.
LOL
A main perk about MSN is the
ease of ending a conversation rather
than face-to-face. By simply faking a
bowl movement a conversation can
be ended with one contact, and continued with another contact.
So when it comes to chatting
with friends or meeting new people,
try and break away from the glow of
a computer screen and try chatting
face to face or over the phone. An
old-fashioned coffee date might be
so much fun it could send you ROTFLOL.
Iron Maiden’s new Deal or No Deal
album is powerful on reality gaming
To put out 25 albums and still be able to
allow head bangers to let their hair down
and twirl it gloriously is a feat only Iron
Maiden is capable of.
Its latest record, A Matter of Life and
Death is another classic that will sit nicely
among Brave New
World, Fear of The
Dark and 1982’s
Number of The
Byron
Beast.
Politically
Jung
driven in many
ways, lead singer
Bruce Dickinson
expresses emotional lyrics fuelled by America’s war and the many struggles that come
about because of it.
The classic medieval rock and roll
sound that is pounded out by a harmony of
screaming guitars, a devastating bass and
eccentric drum-roles is just as vibrant as it
was 26 years ago.
The sound cannot be mistaken for any-
thing less than powerful.
The presence and presentation in each
carefully orchestrated guitar solo is still perfect.
Track 3 on the album is a prime example
of a heavy metal masterpiece.
Brighter Than A Thousand
Suns displays Maiden’s ability
to lyrically move you to a time
where literature was of utmost
importance. Musically the song
embarks on the trail of a universal sound of riveting solos and
heavy drum kicks.
Through the years Maiden
has evolved and it’s noticeable in the song
writing.
They may not sing about demons and
beasts these days or have the same “Eddie”
driven lyrics like they once did on Number
of The Beast, but the song writing ability
that made them bigger than Fat Albert on a
model’s catwalk is still evident in A Matter of
Life and Death.
You either love it or hate it
A show that involves everybut reality television has been one around - that is the case
exciting couch potatoes ever with Deal or No Deal. Hey, it
since the first island show, the even has a simple name.
one where they get voted off.
Last spring, 1.5 million of
Now, like all eras of TV, a us were glued to the television
bigger plot
because of
has arrived
this new
where you
breed of
Bruce
choose
game/reyour fate
ality show.
Bolton
randomly
The best
through
part about
a simple
it is that it
game. Inis coming
stead of watching people to Toronto and now all of us
whisked off for a tropical ad- have a chance to play. That
venture, pimping out their is if you want to sign your life
belongings, or celebrities liv- away to the 16-page applicaing the life, we can now watch tion on the Global website.
the average human open Deal or No Deal isn’t the only
briefcases and make deals show that has been entertainwith bankers.
ing primetime viewers. Other
shows involving high risks
with money one never had
have too. Shows such as 1
versus 100, Cash Cab and the
Rich List, are providing there
is nothing better then money.
There is something about a
good show that makes you
watch it. It may be the exciting moments, the awkward
weird reality part or the times
where we can cheer on others
we don’t even know. These
shows get viewers and are
multiplying like never before.
Sure there will be a time when
the world gets sick of these
shows but that time is not
now. This day and age many
still love to get their entertainment by bringing strangers,
much like themselves, into
their living rooms.
Environment is prevalent issue
As an issue in Canadian politics, nadians support the Kyoto Protothe environment is gaining momen- col. Unfortunately, Prime Minister
tum.
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives do
A recent survey by the CBC not.
shows that while
Harper tried
health care reto divert attenmains the numtion from the
Reka
ber one issue for
issue by introCanadians, the
ducing his Clean
Szekely
environment is
Air Act, which
now ranked secwould see greenond and rising
house targets for
since the last fed2050 when emiseral election.
sions are to be cut by 45 to 65 per
Climate change is no longer a cent from 2003 levels. This amounts
theoretical possibility buried in to committing Ottawa to nothing as
weekend science sections of popu- it’s impossible to predict what the
lar newspapers. It’s front page news. political landscape will be like in the
Poll after poll shows that most Ca- next 40 or so years.
Would Canadians accept income tax savings targeted for 2050?
Health-care transfer payments to be
received by 2050? A plan for military
victory in Afghanistan by 2050?
If Harper thinks the environment
is an issue he can bypass with some
slight of hand legislation, he’s sorely
mistaken. Not only are all the opposition parties united in deriding the
Clear Air Act, but the CBC survey
also shows that 71 per cent of Canadians don’t think the government’s
plan is tough enough.
The environment, and specifically climate change, is a tricky issue
to navigate for Harper’s Conservatives because there’s a disconnect
between what the general public
wants and what big business wants.
When average Canadians consider
climate change, they don’t have the
powerful auto industry rushing to
their homes to change their minds.
Canada had the opportunity to
be a world leader on environmental
issues at the United Nation’s climate
change convention in Nairobi last
week. But instead the Conservatives
chose to put our country on the defence, justifying our flimsy policy
to the rest of the world. Meanwhile
opposition parties and delegations
from provinces such as Quebec are
forced to run around reassuring the
international community that Environment Minister Rona Ambrose
doesn’t actually reflect the views of
most Canadians. Frankly, it’s embarrassing.
Still, at least Ambrose is going to
the meeting. Harper is ducking his
counterparts in Europe and refusing
to attend a summit in Finland, most
probably because climate change is
on the agenda.
But he can’t side-step the issue
forever. The Conservatives can’t
pass the Clean Air Act as it is without a non-confidence motion. Although many Canadians are leery
of another election, they may put up
with one for the sake of the environment.
If Harper chooses to ignore our
burning planet, then he will get
burned at the polls.
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November 21, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
Photo by Valene Nicholas
CELEBRATION: a student admires the essays displayed in the lower level of the library.
Photo by Valene Nicholas
TIMOTHY CHOW: won first prize for his photography.
International stories displayed
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
Canada, along with 85 other
countries, celebrated International
Education Week on campuses
around the world from Nov. 13 to
17.
To commence the week’s celebration at UOIT, the International
Office held a photo essay contest for
international students. More than
20 students packed into the lower
level of the library. They awaited
contest results while seated in front
of the wall glass display.
Of 187 students only 14 submitted photos, which will be on exhibit
for the rest of the academic year.
“It’ll be like a little cultural gallery,” said Kellie Newberry, International Student adviser. Also, Newberry hopes to add to the collection
artifacts that students brought from
their countries.
She said the office decided to
hold this contest so the campus can
learn more about international students.
“The students have amazing
backgrounds and amazing stories,”
Newberry said. The Erwang Temple
in Chengdu, South China, hippopotamuses bathing in the Masai Mara
River in Kenya, two young smiling
faces in front of Egyptian pyramids
and more magnificent snapshots
were accompanied by essays explaining the sites or telling tales of
times spent at these places.
Carlo Rammouz, a third-year Engineering student, could not return
to his home in Lebanon last August
because of the Israel-Lebanon conflict. His photo submission, The Cedar Revolution, showed thousands
of Lebanese civilians protesting
against Syrian occupation in March
2005. Rammouz said the people
were chanting together for freedom,
sovereignty and independence, no
matter if they were Christian, Druze
or Muslim.
“On that day the Lebanese people
realized that united they stand, but
divided they fall,” Rammouz said.
The protest marked the one-month
anniversary of the assassination of
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, when 21
were killed and hundreds wounded
in the car bomb attack. Rammouz
was not at the demonstration, but
feels the photos capture the passion
of the people in attendance.
“It’s a beautiful country. I hope to
retire there,” Rammouz said.
Third-year Accounting student
Timothy Chow won first prize with
his pictures from Hong Kong. This
past summer Chow returned to
Hong Kong to visit his parents, one
brother and other relatives for the
first time in three years.
“Geographically Toronto and
Hong Kong are far apart,” said
Chow. “Emotionally to me, the two
places feel even further apart, as if
they were different planets.” During
his return flight to Canada, Chow
snapped a photo of a United Airlines snack box. The word enjoy
was capitalized in yellow, on the
dark coloured box. As he stared
at the word, memories of his visit
and thoughts from the last time he
left his country flooded through his
mind.
Both times when flying across
the Pacific Ocean tears streamed
down his face, but for different reasons. His first departure he cried
tears of sorrow, already missing his
home. His recent departure brought
of tears of joy, as he realized the opportunity he has to study in Canada,
the diversity he’s experienced and
his dreams for the future.
“I’d love to work in Canada,” said
Chow. After graduation he hopes to
find employment in Toronto, Montreal or Ottawa.
Chow was awarded one-night
accommodations in Toronto, two
tickets to the Art Gallery of Ontario
and a $40 dinner voucher for his
submission Enjoy - Moments of
Reminiscence.
Second-and third-prize winners
were not present. Viola Mugamba
submitted a photo capturing three
generations of her family at Fort
Portal, Uganda. Mugamba’s grandmother stood between her and an
aunt, clothed in a suka. The purple
and gold dress is traditional clothing
from the Batooro tribe. Mugamba
Saving lives with a gift
won a dinner for two at the Mandarin Restaurant.
Viviane Rutabingwa also submitted a photo from Uganda, containing nine smiling faces dressed in
Ugandan national clothes.
“Culture is a celebration of who
we are, what we stand for and what
we are proud to be,” she stated in
her essay. Rutabingwa admires
the picture because each person
present has a different skin colour.
She said it’s the love of culture that
unites people.
Rutabingwa received an AMC
gift certificate for two.
The International office purchased the prizes, however the staff
did not judge the submissions. To
avoid any bias, Newberry requested
that the registrar’s office choose the
winners.
“They were very touching,” Newberry said in regards to the submissions. Students are encouraged to
visit the gallery to read about the
photos representing heritage, pride
and unity in nations around the
world.
Food and
toy drive
By Tania Harris
By Matthew James Pozzuoli
Chronicle Staff
Every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood. That someone could be a loved
one, a friend, a co-worker or even you.
On Nov 24, Durham College will be hosting a
blood donor clinic in the gymnasium for students
and faculty to give the gift of life.
Canada’s need for blood has increased by 10
per cent since 1981 and the donation level has
plummeted to an all-time low of 3.5 per cent.
“ Next year Canada will require 800,000 units
of blood to be donated,” says John Bromley, a media spokesperson Canadian Blood Services. “ It
is a civic responsibility of Canadians to make at
least one scheduled visit to a clinic.”
A single donation of 450 ml can save up to
three lives from cancer, an organ transplant or a
car accident.
A scheduled appointment, drinking lots of water, eating high iron vegetable and a good night’s
rest is all a person needs to be eligible to donate
blood said Bromly. There are 3,000 clinics held
yearly in central Ontario.
“ We try to make donating blood easy and by
offering many clinics in many different locations,
I think we accomplish that” Says Bromly.
To find out more information, contact 1-8882-DONATE (36-62830) or visit the website at
www.bloodservices.ca
Chronicle Staff
The Student Association is
helping to bring food to tables
and gifts to awaiting children
by holding a food and toy drive
event at Durham College and
UOIT.
The event started on Nov. 13
and ends Dec. 6.
CAMPUS NEWS
The Chronicle November 21, 2006 7
Loving sex at E.P. Taylor’s
Wrapping
up sex week
with a party
at Durham
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
From free sex products to explicit images on large television screens,
the Student Association wrapped
up sex week on campus with the famous sex pub at E.P. Taylor’s.
After the huge turnout at the porn
debate featuring porn legend Ron
Jeremy, staff at E.P. Taylor’s and the
Student Association turned the pub
into an all-out sex party with music,
products and adult films to create a
sensual, erotic atmosphere.
The event began at 9 p.m. After security checked to make sure
guests were at least 19, small white
envelopes with a condom and lubri-
Photo by Krystle Pereira
SEXY: From left, Andrea Furo, Stephanie Kidd and Erica White take a moment and pose
for the camera. Students celebrated sex week with music and porn at E.P. Taylor’s.
cant were given as a souvenir.
It wasn’t until shortly after 10
p.m. that the pub slowly began to
fill up with students and their guests
eager to see what the sex pub was
really all about.
Long black and white tapestries
were draped across the pipes and
polls along the ceilings. Red sheets
hung on the walls and balloons
shaped like a man’s favourite body
part were spread across the floors.
Once the crowd grew larger, the
music became louder and the television screens changed from sports to
explicit adult film clips. The dance
floor slowly filled with both sexes
mingling and taking in the wide va-
riety of hip-hop and R & B.
Martina Viduka and Taegan Gardener walked around in black skirts
and high heels to promote and give
out samples of the new snake peel
body wash from Axe.
“Axe is all about how dirty boys
get clean,” said Viduka. “It’s sexy so
it relates to the sex pub. It all falls in
Educating students on sex
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
line.”
While some students admit they
came because the sex pub had no
cover charge, others said that from
recent experience the pub seems
to get a little out of control because
males are trying to pick up and bring
home females.
Ken Swan, assistant bar manager
at E.P. Taylor’s, supports the sex pub.
“This pub is one of the biggest out
of all of them. Probably because the
word sex is in the title,” said Swan.
He did say that any pub is capable of getting out of control but there
is always enough staff to handle everything well.
Throughout the evening $800
worth of sex toys and gift certificates
to sex stores were given away.
Although ladies crowded the
room men’s eyes peeled to the big
screens, the night was all about creating sexual awareness and promoting safe sex.
Jim Kasprzak, assistant bar manager at E.P. Taylor’s, appreciates the
message being sent as a result of the
sex pub, but never hesitates to be
honest.
“When students go home after
tonight they’ll definitely be having
sex,” said Kasprzak.
Snow
Ball
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
Sex with an Evian bottle is not a
good idea. Sperm is high in protein.
You can get pregnant if you have sex
while on your period.
These were the answers given by
a group of sex educators who go by
the name of sexperts at a presentation on Nov. 7 in the cafeteria.
The Sexual Health and Resource
Centre will open its doors this
month and the Student Association
kicked off sexual awareness week
with the sexperts from Queen’s University.
Sexperts are a group of volunteers
who provide information about
sexual health, sell non-prescription
safe sex items and do teachings on
residence.
Many areas related to sexual
health were covered, including: the
proper way to put on a condom, sex
toys for males and females, the best
battery to use for vibrators, sex toy
cleaners and STDs.
It was very interactive and students were given prizes for asking
questions.
What is lube? Was a question
asked by an audience member, to
which a sexpert replied, “It is not
Vaseline, is not vegetable oil and is
not peanut butter.”
They showed a variety of sex toys,
one of them being a suspicious-looking flashlight. This male pleasure toy
intrigued many.
“It comes in a variety of colours
and is made from cyber skin,” said
sexpert Rob Hiseler.
The sexperts cautioned users of
cock rings about the dangers of prolonged use.
“If you leave it on for too long it
can damage the penis,” said Hiseler.
Scott Toole, events programmer
from the Student Association thinks
it’s important to have the sexperts
talk with the students at the cam-
It’s time to celebrate.
Starting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov.
30 the Student Association will
be holding a Snow Ball event.
This event is a semi-formal
dance, giving students a chance
to dress up and celebrate the
end of the semester in style.
Tickets, sold in the Tuck
Shop, are $15 per student and
$25 for couples.
The dance will be held at
Sikorski Hall in Oshawa. There
will be a meal provided.
It’s party
time
By Natasha Mackesey
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
SEXPERT: Kat Heintzman, a sexpert from Queen’s University, talks about sexual health.
pus.
“If the students have any questions, they can get answers,” said
Toole “It’s important because the
centre is opening.”
Morgan Vanek has been a sex-
pert for four years.
“I like to come and do presentations like this,” said Vanek. “It’s
just as important to come talk with
women because they are hesitant to
talk about it.”
Adam Morrison has been a sexpert for two years.
“Its great to work with a group of
people who are open-minded and
who care about sexual health,” he
said.
It’s time for a sports celebration at E.P. Taylor’s!
It’s been a long season for
the sports teams of
Durham College and now it’s
time to celebrate with a special
pub night.
Durham will be holding an
Intramural Team Special pub
night on Nov. 20, and Nov. 21
at 6 p.m.
“All intramural teams will be
given a free team platter,” says
Will Ellis, Student Centre manager.
Also, all money spent by
the team at this event will be
tacked on those nights, and at
the end of the season 10 per
cent of all the team’s spending
will be awarded to the team.
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November 21, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
Students struggle for education
By Amy Parrington
Chronicle Staff
CHAAAA-CHINGGGG!
The cost of books, parking, tuition
fees, supplies, and residence fees
add up to a large chunk of change.
Higher education anyone?
For many students, the rising
cost of tuition tops their list of financial worries. In the early 1990s,
tuition rose by more than 15 per
cent a year at Canadian universities.
Tuition fees have tripled since 1990’91, and the number of students
who now qualify under new OSAP
criteria has been reduced by 40 per
cent. So how bad are tuition fees for
students?
According to Statistics Canada,
the average tuition for a university
undergrad in 2006 was $4,347. On
top of that there are other expenses
that depend on the institution, the
province it is in, the program of study
and where the student resides.
Canada has 806,000 full-time
university students and 900,000 fulltime college students, according to
the Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada.
Generally college students pay
less for post-secondary education
than university students. Tuition
fees are set up by each college and
range from $1,800 to $3,300 for an
eight-month academic period.
In addition to tuition there are
ancillary fees, which are compulsory for all students.
Durham College students are
required to pay $500, and UOIT students pay $550 in ancillary fees, an
increase over 2005-‘06 due to higher
student enrolment. These fees help
pay for building projects and student activities. For example, from
2004-’09 Durham and UOIT students will have collectively contributed $1 million for the campus library, through mandatory ancillary
fees, according to a Durham College
press release. Students also voted in
favour of a fee increase two years
ago to help pay for the expansion of
the athletic complex. Added to the
ancillary fee is the $95 fee from the
Student Association (SA).
“The SA fees are incorporated
into the Student Association’s working budget for the academic year
and help pay for school activities,”
said SA president Evan Muller-
Cheng.
These fees add up quickly. Many
students struggle to meet the necessary payments for post-secondary
education.
Often, students are given no other option but to take out a bank loan
or apply for Ontario Student Assistant Program (OSAP). In 2002, only
130,687 students received government money, compared to 212,189
students in 1995. This decrease occurred despite a significant increase
in enrolment over the same period,
according to the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA).
Many students are denied funding based on strict eligibility. The
number of students who now qualify under the new OSAP criteria has
been reduced by 40 per cent compared to the number of students in
1995, according to The Canadian
Federation of Students.
Due to increasingly tough government regulations OSAP denies
funding to students who are not
considered to have financial need,
students who are involved in programs not recognized under OSAP,
students who are taking less than
60 per cent of a full course load, students who have credit problems or
previous OSAP loans that have not
been paid back, and students who
do not receive parental support.
Students’ whose parents are unable or unwilling to provide support
project an obvious financial need.
Unfortunately, many are rejected
on a loan appeal, because the OSAP
system assumes parents will support their children to the full extent
of their abilities. Forty-six per cent of
students receive support from their
parents, according to OUSA.
“I applied for OSAP because without it I would not have been able to
afford to go to school,” said Courtney Collier second-year Electronics
Engineering Technology student at
Durham. Collier does not receive
parental support and needed the
assistance of an OSAP loan.
Collier said immediately after she
completed her OSAP application
she received an approval notice.
“Once school started it took
about three weeks to get my money
after signing the forms and waiting
for the government to send it,” said
Collier.
Another problem students face
is a lack of adequate funding from
OSAP.
Currently, the maximum OSAP
award for a 34-week school year is
$11,900. OSAP bases each assessment on the student’s assumed
resources rather than their educational costs, according to the financial aid and awards web site. The
Canada Millennium Scholarship
Foundation estimates that a student
living away from home will need approximately $14,512 annually, while
students who live at home will need
$9,088.
Part-time employment is often
the only way students are able to
pay for tuition if they are denied
a loan or received an inadequate
one. Students who receive OSAP
are allowed to make $1,700 during the academic year. Once these
amounts are exceeded, the funding
decreases.
“I was lucky. OSAP did not limit me
too much due to my mother’s income
or my part-time job,” said Collier.
Sutandy Morrison, a financial aid
officer at Durham and UOIT, said
that the difficulty of getting an OSAP
loan is a misconception.
“Even though there are different requirements from a bank loan,
OSAP loans are not difficult to receive. They just have another application approach,” said Morrison.
According to statistics from the
accounting office, over 2,300 Durham College students and 1,900
UOIT students applied for OSAP
for the 2006-‘07 academic year, an
increase from the 2005-‘06 school
year. Last year fewer than 2,000
Durham College students and just
over 1,300 UOIT students submitted an OSAP application.
Follow
the yellow
brick road
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Remember the ruby red
slippers? Dorothy’s house uprooted in a storm and it carried for miles, finally landing in
Munchkin Land. It crushed the
wicked witch of the west and
ultimately saved the Munchkins.
The ruby red slippers were
given to Dorothy by Glinda,
the good witch of the north.
These help Dorothy find her
way home. But what happened
before the storm?
A new musical, Wicked,
presents the untold story of the
witches of Oz, a prequel. The
Student Association at Durham College and UOIT is inviting students Dec. 7 to watch
the performance at the Canon
Theatre in Toronto.
Tickets are $30 for students
and $40 for guests. The bus
leaves at 6:30 p.m.
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November 21, 2006
CAMPUS NEWS
CERT to the rescue on campus
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
First there was Superman, then
there was Batman. Beginning this
term a new team of super heroes
are taking over. They are the Campus Emergency Response Team
(CERT).
Dressed in a red shirt with the
CERT symbol engraved on the sides
they provide medical response to
Durham College and UOIT.
The six-person team is led by
Robert Nayer, a UOIT Business
Commerce student.
“It’s a complete student-run initiative,” said Nayer. “Our team motto
is a safer campus is a better campus.”
This is the first year for CERT
operations. The vision started two
summers ago after Nayer heard
about the CERT program from his
co-workers while working at Ontario Place. He decided he wanted
the CERT program implemented at
the school.
“I always had a interest in the first
aid field and the health care profession,” said Nayer. “I get to combine
business skills with health care. It’s a
great learning opportunity.”
CERT will be partnering with St.
John ambulance, and two Emergency Medical Service paramedics will
be volunteering their services to do
the training.
“It’s pretty much everything paramedics do without the drugs,” said
Nayer. “We use a vast majority of the
Photo by Pavan Sandhu
HEROES ON CAMPUS: The CERT team show emergency response skills at a demonstration on campus. Team members include, from left: Josh Sheppard, Jeremiah Baarbe,
Robert Nayer and Erin Ritchie.
equipment the paramedics use.”
Cert members are trained in an
array of emergency situations such
as
extracting people from car accidents, spinal injury management,
airway management, and oxygen
therapy.
CERT members will be distinguishable by their red shirt with
the CERT logo engraved on the left
breast, a St. John logo on the left
sleeve and a star on the back of the
shirt.
They also provide services to
events on campus. CERT were at
Campusfest, the first-year orientation, the pub nights and convocation.
In the future the plan is to have
24/7 coverage for this campus and
9
operating hours at the Whitby campus.
The school has provided about
$45, 000 in funding for the CERT
program for the first year to cover all
the training and equipment.
“It will be beneficial to have the
team on campus,” said Nayer. “The
response rate will be faster. Any
reduction in response time saves
lives.”
Katherine Lazenby, director of
Health Services on campus, thinks
it’s important to have the program
at the campus.
“We have health services but they
are not responding to emergencies
because they are running a clinic,”
said Lazenby. “We need another
quick way to respond. Security is
already busy- we need someone on
campus that is free,”
Kevin Pahor, a first-year student
in Forensic Science, joined CERT
because he wanted to make a difference in the school community doing something that he enjoys.
Pahor has been practising firstaid for the last five years. Last summer he worked as an assistant
aquatic director training and supervising a team of about 20 lifeguards
to manage a local beach. Over the
years he has handled a number of
emergencies from a small nosebleed to a suspected spinal injury
victim.
The CERT program is already active on 21 other campuses, including eight colleges in Ontario.
“It has worked on other campuses,” said Lazenby. “It’s a good student
initiative. It gives them experience.”
Raising money and awareness for a cure
Curling
for spinal
cord injury
awareness
By Shannon Dossor
Chronicle Staff
It’s the first end, the lead throws
the stone where the skip says to.
As the stone makes it to the house
there are people sweeping, and depending on the strategy they may
bump, take-out, draw or peel. Wait…
what?
The third annual Sports Administration Bonspiel is being held on
Nov. 25 at the Oshawa Golf and
Curling Club.
According to Laura smith, a former Sports Administration student,
a bonspiel is a curling event, where
12 groups of curlers get together
and play for the day.
The third-year Sports Administration students are running the
event, along with Smith.
“Anyone and everyone at any
skill can play,” said Smith. “If you’ve
never played before, that’s great. It’s
all just for fun and raising money. It’s
not competitive.”
The event goes from 9 a.m. until 8
p.m. and all curlers are fed breakfast,
lunch and dinner.
“At the first bonspiel we raised
$3,000, and the second year we
raised $5,000,” said Smith. “This year
our goal is $8,000-$10,000.”
All of the money that is raised
is split 50/50 between Shoot for a
Cure and the Sports Management
Leadership Camp.
Shoot for a Cure is a campaign of
the Canadian and American Spinal
Research Organizations (CASRO).
Their goals are to raise spinal
cord injury awareness, as well as research it and find a cure.
At the event there will also be
live and silent auctions, a raffle and
prizes.
So, if an end, rink and peel make
sense, or if those words just cause a
headache, everyone is welcome, as
long as they register ahead of time.
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Perspectives on post-Castro Cuba
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
He wears military-style uniforms
and has held the title of President
of Council of State and President
of Council of Ministers since 1976.
Some describe him as a dictator and
an enemy others call him a friend
and a leader. He is Fidel Castro.
Students, professors and lecturers came together on Nov. 9 to discuss Castro and the special relationship that Canada has shared with
Cuba for the last 50 years. Professor
Robert Wright from the History department at Trent University hosted
the lecture.
Dr. Lana Wylie, a professor of
politics at McMaster University,
opened the night with her view on
Canadian-Cuban relations.
“Cuba is an important market for
Canadian goods,” said Wylie. “This
is one area we don’t compete with
the U.S.”
Since 1961, the United States has
adopted an isolation policy. While it
broke all ties with Cuba, Canada did
the opposite and in the absence of
the U.S. has emerged as one of the
top trading partners and investors
in Cuba.
Canada is one of Cuba’s leading
tourist markets. Canadians have
far exceeded tourists coming from
other countries, including Spain,
France, Italy and Germany, according to a paper prepared for the Study
of the Cuban Economy in 2005.
The main airport in Cuba, Varadero, was built by a Quebec company.
Canadian companies also supply
equipment to hotels and airports in
Cuba.
Photo By Pavan Sandhu
CASTRO LECTURE: From left to right, Professor John Kirk, Dr. Lana Wylie, Mark Entwistle and Dr. Wayne Smith gathered to lecture on Canadian-Cuban relations and Cuba,
post-Castro.
John Kirk, a professor from Dalhousie University and co-author of
The Other Good Neighbour Policy,
discussed the positive history that
Canada has had with Cuba.
“We have normal relations with
Cuba,” said Kirk. “We have voted
against the U.S. embargo.”
“Because we live next door to the
U.S. we think our relations are abnormal. We have disagreements but
we agree to disagree,” said Kirk.
Since 1945, Canada has had a
strong relationship with Cuba. Castro even shared good relations with
Canadian leaders in the past.
He was a close friend of former
Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
At Trudeau’s funeral in 2000 Castro
was an honorary pallbearer.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
visited Cuba in 1998. He was the
first prime minister to do so since
Trudeau’s visit in 1976.
DC grads highly employable
By Amy Parrington
Chronicle Staff
“Hopefully if I do well, my placement will offer me a position after
graduation.”
Shane Greeley, a second-year
Computer Systems Technology student at Durham, hopes to find fulltime work through placement. With
Durham’s good reputation, finding a
perfect job will be anything but difficult.
Durham College is the number
one college in the Greater Toronto
Area for the seventh year in a row,
and stands first for graduate employment, according to the results of
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
tests released in April 2006.
For students in post-secondary education, years of studying,
working hard on assignments and
achieving good grades is important,
especially if their intentions are to
find a job immediately after graduation.
The KPI report shows that 92 per
cent of employers were very satisfied with how prepared Durham
graduates are, and 87 per cent of
those graduates were working within six months of graduating.
Elaine Vollett, executive director for the Centre for D.R.E.A.M.S,
a centre for adults with intellectual
disabilities in Ajax, said the placement students she works with are
well prepared for their field.
According to the career and em-
ployment services job site, placement is responsible for 19 per cent
of post-graduation careers.
Vollett said she has hired two
placement students immediately
after graduation, and will continue
to hire students.
“I will always be willing to hire
students after their placements because they are so full of energy and
enthusiasm,” said Vollett. “Also, as
an employer, you invest a lot of time
assisting students and educating
them on your policies, procedures,
mission, vision and core values. If
they have been eager to learn and
participate as a student they are an
asset to your business.”
Kristi Gould, who graduated
from Durham College’s Business
Administration Marketing program
in April 2006, said she found a job
immediately after graduation.
“I found my job after about a
month of searching,” said Gould. “I
work for a company called Neelands
Refrigeration as a receptionist.”
Gould said although this is not
her ideal career, she is happy to have
received work so quickly after graduation and continues to search for a
job better related to her degree.
Post-graduation
employment
has increased more than 30 per cent
in the last 10 years. In 1995, only 60
per cent of college graduates reported having a full-time job, compared
to 93 per cent of 2006 graduates
finding full-time work.
Mary Noble, a student employment advisor, says Durham is the
number one school in post-graduation employment because students
are success orientated.
“The school’s leadership skills are
what make us number one,” said
Noble. “We take into consideration
the job market and do our best to
respond to what employers are
looking for.”
The Career and Employment Services (CES) office uses job search
techniques to prepare students for
the workforce.
“Students can make an appointment with an employment advisor
to assess their job strengths, network
development, create a portfolio, and
help with interviewing techniques,”
said Noble.
In 2005, over 1,500 students met
with a career and employment advisor to discuss career development
and job search needs. And over
3,500 job leads were posted on career and employment’s exclusive
job posting system, according to the
CES job site.
Angie Paisley, a career advisor
with the college, also provides a
number of services to help prepare
them for post-graduation employment.
“I spend a lot of time with students on resume and cover lettercritiques, helping them position their skills to showcase their academic
and job accomplishment that would be of value to potential employers,”
said
Paisley.
“A s w e l l , I p r o v i d e m o c k i n -
ter views and coaching so that they are more
confident in handling different interview
situations.”
Paisley said she also helps with a
variety of job search techniques including networking, how to conduct
information interviews, and how to
think of creative ways to find work.
The career and job fair held each
February, and the Trade Smart fair
at Durham’s Whitby campus in
April, give students the opportunity
to speak with employers about possible job opportunities.
Over 170 employers visited Durham’s Oshawa and Whitby campuses last year to recruit students and
offer career advice, said Noble.
Adam Semoff, second-year Electronics Engineering Technology student at Durham, was unaware of the
graduate employment statistics, but
knows Durham is one of the highest
of all Ontario colleges.
“Knowing that Durham is in fact
the highest in post-graduate employment will be an asset when applying for a job,” said Semoff. He also
said one of the reasons he applied
to Durham was because of the high
graduate employment rate.
The most useful job search techniques for Durham graduates in
2005 were: field placement, responsible for 19 per cent of careers, family and friends for 17 per cent; the
Job Site for nine per cent, and the
job fair for 5 per cent, according to
the graduate employment report offered by the CES office..
Speakers at the lecture also
touched on some of the low points
in Canadian- Cuban relations, one
of them being the review of relations after Cuba failed to change the
regime’s human rights code, after
the jailing of four Cubans.
Another was the 2001 Summit of
the Americas held in Quebec City,
where Cuba was the only country
excluded.
Dr. Wayne S. Smith also spoke
at the lecture. He is from the Centre for International Policy and was
one of former U.S. president Jimmy
Carter’s heads of mission in Havana
from 1978 to 1982. Now he is one of
Washington’s authorities on Cuba.
Smith touched on Cuba and its response to 9/11.
“Many of us thought after 9/11
the U.S. would open relations with
Cuba,” said Smith. “The Cuban nation expressed solidarity to the U.S.
They opened airspace and united
with them against terrorism.”
Cuba also offered to help during
the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Castro offered to send 1,586 doctors and
34 tonnes of medicine to the U.S.
Lately many countries have realized the potential Cuba has to offer.
The Dominican Republic renewed
full diplomatic relations.
Diplomats and large businesses from Spain, Japan, France, and
Ukraine have all visited Cuba. Several countries are pushing for Cuba
to gain readmittance to the Organization of American States, according to CNN.
Wether it’s pre-or post-Castro,
Cuba will always remain a special
obsession for American political
leaders.
Poker at
the pub
By Natasha Mackesey
Chronicle Staff
It’s time to ante up at E.P.
Taylor’s.
Durham College will be
holding student poker championships every Tuesday in
November from 6 p.m. until 1
a.m.
The Red Hot Poker Company will host this event and it’s
expected to be a full house
. The Red Hot Poker Company has held this type of event at
many schools and companies,
but never before at Durham.
“This is the first time ever
that the student poker championships have been held at
Durham, and it should be a really good time,” said Will Ellis,
Student Centre manager.
All games will be played for
chips and there will be very
nominal prizes for the students, which may include cash
prizes, explained Ellis.
A maximum of 80 students
will be allowed to participate
in the championships, and
spots are expected to be filling
up fast. All students can sign up
for this event and find information at www.saduoit.ca.
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Forensic science prof a go-getter
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
Decomposing bodies, tissue
samples and missing graves sound
dark and mysterious, but they are
the interests and focus of research
for one committed professor.
Shari Forbes flew to Canada from
Australia 15 months ago. It was a
goal to live across the sea for Forbes
and her boyfriend, an environmental scientist for the Ministry of the
Environment. She knew that some
day she would leave her homeland.
Her flight was perfect, everything
went as planned except one minor
glitch.
Forbes noticed her boyfriend’s
passport spelt his name wrong.
Slight panic ran through her mind
as she wondered whether or not to
tell him.
They had travelled extensively
to places like the United Kingdom,
Africa and New Zealand and no one
noticed then. What were the chances of Canada noticing now?
Well they did and Forbes
watched as her boyfriend’s face
slowly blanched. She chose not to
tell him and he found out the hard
way.
“When we got to Toronto the first
thing they said was, ‘ I notice Australia allows spelling mistakes on
your passports,’” Forbes said. “My
boyfriend was like ‘what!’, he pretty
much turned white on the spot.”
But they did let the couple in, and
UOIT gained more than a well-educated professor.
Photo by Krystle Pereira
G’DAY MATE: Shari Forbes, Forensic Science professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, came to Canada from Australia 15 months ago, to join the campus
and share her love of forensic science with her students.
Forbes has appeared on documentaries for National Geographic
and The Discovery Channel. She
was recently invited to be a part of
the forensic educators group, made
up of forensic instructors who attend conferences to work on making sure students are being educated properly about science.
Forensic science wasn’t her first
career aspiration. While growing up
in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
Forbes’ career goal was to be a pastry chef. It wasn’t until six months
before she finished grade 12 that
she decided to pursue forensic science.
“I always liked forensic science, I
read a lot of crime novels. I used to
love those but I can’t say that’s why I
chose forensic science,” said Forbes.
“It was kind of like ‘oh yea, sounds
interesting, why not?’”
Although her decision seemed
random, Forbes proceeded to attend universities, receiving her PhD
and postdoctoral fellowship in forensics.
She thanks her parents for being
her biggest influence.
Cranky commuters speak
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
Commuting to and from school
has never been a favourite pasttime for people, but many students
find it’s a necessary one, like those
who commute from Scarborough
to Durham every day in order to attend their classes.
“I hate it,” said one General Arts
student who wished to remain
nameless. “It takes way too long to
get there.”
Some must commute to Oshawa
because they simply can’t move.
“I have no choice. I have a family,” said Mariya Andriyesska, who
is taking her Bachelor of Education.
“I have one daughter who goes to
school and one who works.”
But the student also added that
moving to Oshawa or living in residence just wasn’t an option, because it costs far much more than
the GO ticket.
“It’s hard,” said Mohamad Hussein, also taking a Bachelor of Education. “It’s time consuming. I’m
already settled here in Toronto and
the program is only one year, so I
don’t see the point in moving. And
it’s cheaper.”
And although students get a discount from their ID Card, the price
of a monthly GO pass to Durham is
still $114.
“I wish it was cheaper,” said Randa Nosseir, who attends UOIT for a
university upgrade.
The route is 40 minutes long and
“It’s weird because my parents
are not scientists, they’re not career
focused, neither of them went to
university,” said Forbes. “In a very
subtle way they encouraged me to
do what I wanted to do. If I wanted
to be a pastry chef they thought that
was the world’s best idea.”
Doing just what she wanted was
exactly what Forbes did. While in
Australia she committed herself to
wildlife organizations, helping to
save injured animals.
Along with her boyfriend she
joined World Vision and fosters two
children, a 10 year old from Haiti
and a seven year old from Columbia.
“I enjoy receiving their letters
and pictures and seeing the improvements from the first pictures
you received. The big thing is that
they send them to school.”
Travelling, trying cultural foods
and exploring markets are her
downtime activities. A city girl
raised in the capital city of Australia,
Forbes feels most at home in downtown Toronto.
At work, teaching students about
forensics is her day-to-day job, but
to her the message of teaching is
what counts.
“Even though I love research, I
want to feel like I’m giving something back. With research you may
one day come up with something
that wins a Nobel Prize but it’s unlikely,” said Forbes. “I wanted to feel
like I was doing something, contributing and certainly helping students,
you can see that.”
Budget
your
getaway
with
Travel
CUTS
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Elise Haskell
GO GO GO: The GO bus carries some unhappy travellers around the Durham Region.
goes directly from the Scarborough
Town Centre along the 401 to the
Oshawa campus. Most students
need to travel to the town centre to
catch the bus. Adding wait-time between busses, the entire commute
can sometimes add up to almost
two hours one way.
“I back-track actually. I’m from
Pickering,” said Kim McKee who at-
tends the teacher’s college. “It takes
less time to come to Toronto, because the Pickering buses suck.”
“It’s a straight route, so it’s not
so bad, but I hate the time the bus
comes,” said Nosseir, unhappy with
how the bus only runs once an hour
and doesn’t even begin return trips
to Scarborough until 2:10 p.m.
Despite many of the complaints
from students who take the bus daily, they know that things could be
a lot worse and taking a 40 minute
GO bus (plus additional TTC time)
isn’t as bad as it could be.
“It’s okay,” said one Health Sciences student.
And with those words, the commute doesn’t seem so bad at all.
Spending Christmas with
your family doesn’t have to
cost you a fortune.
On Nov. 22 the Student Association will be holding a talk
with Travel CUTS event.
Starting at 11 a.m. Travel
CUTS, a student, youth, and
budget travel planner and organizer, will be at Durham College, UOIT and Trent to discuss
how students can travel around
the world on a budget.
Anyone who is studying
abroad or planning on travelling this holiday season is invited to attend this free event.
For more information visit
www.sadcuoit.ca.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Photos by Caitlyn Holroyd
ICE ICE BABY: Above, citizens arriving at the open house for the GM Centre, newest
home for the Oshawa Generals on Nov. 3. Below left, A talented man chips away at a
block of ice hoping to create a masterpiece. Below right, a masterpiece indeed was
cleverly created.
GM Centre open for business
By Caitlyn Holroyd
Chronicle Staff
The General Motors Centre
opened its doors on Nov. 3, becoming the new home of the Oshawa
Generals as well as an entertainment facility for concerts and other
events.
Friday’s celebrations included
live entertainment, demonstrations
from local community groups and
a ribbon-cutting ceremony, which
was attended by Bob Hunter, executive vice-president of Maple Leaf
Sports and Entertainment; Canadian Hockey League Commissioner
David Branch; Oshawa mayor John
Gray and members of Oshawa city
council.
A free public skate and guided
tour was offered on Saturday along
with children’s entertainment provided by MLSE.
The GM Centre represents a positive change for the downtown core
and the city is expecting it to draw
in tourists.
“Oshawa is not that far for people to travel, especially those who
don’t want to go into Toronto,” Carol
Slaughter, business relations manager for Downtown Oshawa board
of management, said in an interview.
“With the partnership with MLSE,
we have the ability of developing a
better tourism product, which will
draw people. Our major issue is the
lack of accommodation close to the
arena but stay tuned, as I’m sure
that will change.”
Slaughter added that the city
will be undertaking research in the
new year to examine the impact GM
Centre has on local businesses in
the first year.
She noted that Sapraffino’s and
The Thirsty Monk were standing
room only after the Generals’ first
game in the new arena and Fazio’s is
fully booked following the upcoming Tom Jones concert.
“Already, we have seen new restaurants, coffee shops and other
businesses open up in order to take
advantage of the increased crowds
downtown,” Cindy Symons-Milroy,
director of economic development
services said in an interview. “Businesses are staying open longer hoping to benefit from the people attending events.”
“The investment that the city has
made in the downtown has spurred
other types of development including residential and commercial
development that will create living
spaces and jobs.”
The GM Centre is located in
downtown Oshawa on Athol Street.
It seats approximately 5,400 people
for hockey games and 6,400 for concerts and other events.
Upcoming events include the Oshawa Generals vs. the Sarnia Sting
on Nov. 26, a CHL junior game featuring Team Canada vs. Team Russian on Nov. 27, and The Tragically
Hip on Jan. 31. There are also many
other possibilities for the arena.
“We are in the process of developing a bid for the Memorial Cup
for 2008,” said Slaughter. “This is
coming together because the Oshawa Generals organization feels their
venue and the downtown will be
able to successfully host this event,
which draws thousands of people.”
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Hot yoga has
stretched to the
Durham Region
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Tania Harris
KEEPING HEALTHY: There are many ways to lose weight. Combining healthy foods,
such as fruits and vegetables, with exercise is a good way to lose weight while staying
healthy.
Burning the fat is easy,
but it’s hard to keep it off
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
According to Statistics Canada, almost 50 per cent of
the Canadian population, or roughly 17.5 million people, are either overweight or obese, and statistics indicate that obesity is clearly on the rise.
Diet clinics are popping up all over Durham Region, providing different ways for people to shed excess
weight.
The problem with diets, however, is keeping the
weight off. Many people lose weight, but few can maintain it, says Sandra Brodie, nutritionist at Good Life Fitness in the Oshawa Centre.
Beverly Mills, an Oshawa librarian, says she has tried
every diet clinic out there and has wasted thousands of
dollars doing so. She recently tried Dr. Bernstein, a wellknown health and diet clinic located across Canada
and the United States, and was successful at reaching
her goal weight, but within the last two months she has
gained 25 pounds back.
Dr. Bernstein’s philosophy is to lose an average of
16-20 pounds in one month by burning stored body
fat. Participants visit the clinic three times a week to get
evaluated by medical personnel. The diet consists of a
low calorie intake supplemented with three injections
per week of vitamin B6 and B12.
“This diet does not meet total daily calorie requirements. The body needs the appropriate amount of calo-
ries for safe, long-term weight loss,” says Brodie.
Leighanne Gladstone, owner of Healthy Solutions in
Whitby, is a registered holistic nutritionist. She analyzes
what her clients eat, how active they are and if they have
any illnesses. She consults with her clients on a oneon-one basis, helping them with individual nutritional
needs and conducting nutrition profiles in order to correct the imbalances.
“My clinic is definitely about understanding and
educating, rather than telling you about some fad diet,
telling you about some magical pill or telling you about
some injection that’s going to cure all,” says Gladstone.
By organizing an eating plan for her clients, Gladstone ensures they are feeding their bodies with proper
fuel and encourages them to stay active and do what
they love to do instead of just what they need to do.
“It’s about finding that balance, reaching your goals,
being able to understand nutrition, understand what
your body needs and why it needs it,” Gladstone says.
“It’s really important that you’re educated on that factor
so you can take it on yourself.”
With the number of diets that are advertised in the
media, many people get confused as to what to eat and
what to avoid.
The important thing, says Brodie, is to know that not
every diet plan works for everyone. Including the four
basic food groups of fruit, vegetables, carbohydrates
and protein in your diet and following the food pyramid
is a good way for everyone to stay healthy while losing
weight.
Overweight Canadians
•
Almost 50 per cent of the Canadian population, or roughly 17.5 million people, are either
overweight or obese.
•
Many overweight Canadians are at increased risk of disability, disease and premature death.
•
Among young people, the biggest increases in obesity rates over the past 25 years occurred
among adolescents aged 12 to 17, where the rate tripled from 3 per cent to 9 per cent.
•
Canada's adult obesity rate was significantly lower than that in the United States. While 23 per
cent of Canadian adults were obese in 2004, the rate was nearly 30 per cent in the United
States.
•
Adult men and women who ate fruit and vegetables less than three times a day were more
likely to be obese than were those who consumed such foods five or more times a day.
Source: Statistics Canada
Sweating. Panting. Flexing those
buns.
Bending. Stripping. Losing those
pounds.
Hot Yoga is literally one of the
hottest exercises in the world today
and it’s available in Durham Region.
Last March Asana Body and
Mind opened in Ajax. Currently it is
the only yoga studio east of Toronto
where the average temperature is
102 degrees.
But that isn’t what makes it
unique.
“I built everything you see here.
The walls. The ceilings. The floors,”
said Ray Pigden, owner and certified yoga instructor. “I put everything I have into this.”
Although yoga is one of the most
integral parts of his life now, it took
a revamp of his character to break
him out of his macho shell.
“A friend of mine asked me to do
a class. I didn’t want to,” he said. “But
my friend was persistent and eventually I tried it.”
As a contractor he conditioned
his muscles lifting heavy materials. He never really liked the idea
of going to a gym and picking up a
barbell. But after years of laborious
work, his back ached and he felt
pains in his joints.
He needed to fix these problems
and, for him, yoga was the answer.
“I was blown away. I was amazed
at the outcome of the exercise,” he
said. “I felt every muscle. I felt everything.”
It took him a day or two to try the
class again, but when he did he was
hooked.
It wasn’t long after when he
decided to open Asana Body and
Mind. To him, Ajax was the ideal
location to build. And since there
were no other hot yoga studios
around, there was no competition.
“There are enough people in this
area, they’re just not aware of the
benefits,” he said.
“Yoga has helped me with my
back. It takes me to a point where I
am comfortable.”
Pigden said when a person feels
pain, finding the source and fixing
the problem should become a priority.
“You can live with it or you can
fix it.”
Every class is a different experience for each person, but Pigden
said most feel immediate results.
Greg Cassidy participated in a
couple of Pigden’s classes. Although
he’s never really tried yoga before,
he felt the exercise was beneficial.
“I feel great. I’m totally relaxed
yet I feel like I just did a challenging
workout,” he said.
At the beginning of the class he
was concerned with the amount of
heat, thinking he wouldn’t be able
to handle it, but after 10 minutes he
found the movements were easier
and the sweat from his body really
helped cool him down.
“When you walk into the room
you find that wall of heat,” said Pigden. “But it helps to warm you up.
After five or 10 minutes, you feel
fine because the body uses its natural cooling system.”
The environment is inviting. Pigden uses his sense of humour to
help others come out of their shell.
“Whether you are an advanced
level student or are new to yoga,
I think Ray’s classes are definitely
worth trying,” said Lisa Morrissey,
who tried Pigden’s class. “If you are
new and come to a class, he would
most certainly make you feel comfortable.”
Morrissey practises the art of
yoga and is currently training to become an instructor.
“The heat allows you to detoxify your body,” she said. “It’s very
therapeutic doing yoga in a heated
room.”
Pigden said for safety reasons it
is important to drink lots of water
during the day, before trying the
class. Otherwise people may feel
dizzy or pass out.
As well, Pigden said, don’t eat a
big meal up to three hours beforehand.
“Anyone of any age should feel
comfortable in my class, even if
they’ve never tried it before,” he
said.
“It’s not a competitive sport.
And it’s great because every class
helps you strengthen your core and
lengthen your muscles.”
Asana Body and Mind is at 377
Mackenzie Ave. in south Ajax.
For more information check out
www.asanabodymind.com.
Rising Stars is
releasing at pub
By Mike Gokdag
Chronicle Staff
Indie music fans of Durham College and UOIT get to celebrate the
new Backrow Records: Rising Stars
CD release party.
Tickets will be $5 in advance and
$7 at the door, along with a copy of
It’s Your Independent Music Fix Vol.
2.
The event will be all ages with a
19 plus section.
The album features bands like
Rudely Awakened, Blank Blue Sky,
Danny Boy, Emcee Revelation,
Sold, Fifth Class and Handheld and
live performances by Another Dark
Day, Eversince Eve, Rudely Awakened and The Drive Bay.
The event is being held at E.P.
Taylor’s, and doors open at 8 p.m.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Efforts rewarded with bursary
Hard work
pays off...
literally
By Amanda Gauthier
Chronicle Staff
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Don’t make picking up quarters
from the mall fountain part of your
routine, because an empty wallet
isn’t an incurable disease.
Before Mack Carruthers received
a $500 bursary at the 2006 scholarship ceremony, his knowledge of
financial aid, bursaries and scholarships was non-existent.
Although he worked full-time
during the summer, tuition costs,
living expenses and school supplies eliminated the money he had
saved.
“I had $75 left. I purchased textbooks at the beginning of the year,
and that’s all I had,” he said.
Carruthers is in his third and final year of animation at Durham
College, but he has never pursued
financial assistance.
“When my grandmother passed
away a few years ago, she left me
some money for my education,” he
explained. “So that was a start for
me.”
Without financial worries, he focused solely on his studies. At times
he felt he could use more money,
but didn’t take the time to pursue it.
“I didn’t realize there were other
options out there.”
A few weeks ago, while checking
his mycampus email, he noticed a
Women
abuse
prevention
month
Photo by Jocelyn Nespiak
NO MORE FINANCIAL WORRIES: Mack Carruthers received $500 from the Canadian
Federation of University Women, for his efforts in second year.
message from student awards.
“It was the best email I had ever
received,” Carruthers said. “It was a
complete surprise for me.”
Last year his GPA was 4.03. He
spent countless hours working on
assignments, creating animations
and learning in class. He didn’t re-
alize his hard work would pay off
financially.
“Sometimes I spend 20 to 30
hours a week on projects,” he said.
“But the work is fun. I really enjoy
animating.”
On Oct. 9 his efforts were rewarded. The Legacy bursary donated by
the Canadian Federation of University Women was given to him.
“These awards are definitely a
motivation for people to strive towards excellence,” Carruthers said.
“And they help out a lot.”
The money will be used to buy
supplies for his portfolio.
November is International
Women Abuse Prevention
month. Events will be held
throughout this month to raise
awareness of the campaign.
On Nov. 21, in the University
of Ontario Institute of Technology Business Building, a Student Association event will be
held in room UB2080 at 5 p.m.
Wear Purple Day is on Nov. 24.
The faculty of UOIT and DC’s
criminology and justice, and
social policy, will be wearing
Love Shouldn’t Hurt T-shirts
and purple ribbons. Nov. 25 is
International Day Against Violence Against Women.
The Violence Against Women Team, which includes shelters such as Bethesda House
and the Denise House, are
raising awareness of International Women Abuse Prevention month.
The symbol of a purple ribbon is worn throughout the
month as a sign of commitment to finding a solution to
abuse. During the month of
November there are women
abuse prevention posters on
some Durham Region buses
and the Durham police wear
the purple ribbon to support
the cause.
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What do you think of the new smoking enforcement?
By Lauren Marks
Chronicle Staff
Eric Hughes
Third-year Animation
“Let’s see it happen. It’s just
talk. People are too busy with
school work to worry about it.”
Kathy Beis
Second-year Law and Security
“It’s good for non-smokers, so
they don’t have to walk through a
crowd of smokers.”
Fitness fair
By Shannon Dossor
Chronicle Staff
The first fitness and health fair
is coming to Durham College this
month.
The new Fitness and Health Promotions program is hosting the fair
in Vendors Alley on Wednesday,
Nov. 29. There will be displays set
up by students on topics such as
yoga, smoking, cancer awareness,
the effects of sedentary lifestyle in
college students, benefits of health
and fitness, and the new gym. A
guest speaker will talk about and
demonstrate Shiatsu massages, and
another speaker talk about Brazilian martial arts.
This is the first year this program
has been at Durham. The 43 firstyear students are running the fair on
topics that interest them. It will run
from noon until 2 p.m.
One of the student presidents of
the program, Chris D’andrea, will be
covering the program at the fair.
The program teaches students
about more than just fitness. “It goes
beyond the body, heart rate, testosterone and estrogen,” said D’andrea.
“It really goes in depth about things
people don’t think about.”
Students learn about things
such as anatomy, personal training,
nutrition and programming. After
graduating, students will have three
nationally recognized certifications
in personal training, group exercise
and fitness appraisal.
“The program really gives us core
knowledge,” said D’andrea.
The fair is set up to promote the
new course. It will bring attention
to the benefits of fitness, how to live
longer and how to stay healthy.
Krystal Bond
Second-year Law and Security
“I don’t care because I don’t
smoke.”
Anna Wasylik
Second-year Legal Admin.
“If you stand in front of doors,
people who don’t smoke have
to walk through it. I don’t have a
problem with moving away. People
should have respect for non-smokers.”
Monika Grabluk
Second-year Legal Admin.
“If you’re standing too close
to the doors you shouldn’t get
a ticket, but warnings are fine. I
don’t care that much because I
do smoke, but if I didn’t I wouldn’t
want to walk through smoke.”
Roll up those sleeves
Flu shots are
coming to Durham
By Robert Sudak
Chronicle Staff
Flu season is around the corner
and it’s the time that every student
fears.
The Health Centre will have a
flu vaccination clinic in the next
couple weeks.
At Durham College and UOIT
the clinic will be held in the dining
hall at G213 on Nov. 27, 8:30 a.m.noon, Dec. 1, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.,
Dec. 4, 8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m. and
Dec. 6, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
For the Whitby campus, vaccinations are only on Nov. 29, 8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the main boardroom.
If you miss these times you
can go to your family doctor and
schedule an appointment to receive the vaccination.
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Poinsettia the Christmas plant
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
The Mexican flame, Christmas
star or Noche Buena decorates shop
windows, dinner tables and homes
during the holidays.
Known to most as the poinsettia,
these red, pink, burgundy and white
plants originated in Mexico and
were introduced to the U.S. in 1825
by Joel Poinsett. Poinsett was the
first U.S. ambassador in Mexico.
The plant with brightly coloured
leaves encircling tiny yellow bundles of flowers, caught on like wild
fire, and is now the Christmas flower in Canada and the U.S.
Each year Rekker’s Garden Centre in Bowmanville grows 70,000 to
80,000 poinsettias in some of their
60 green houses.
“We start out with cuttings or
plugs in June,” said nursery manager Lynn Roth.
Cuttings are shipped from Mexico and nurtured by nursery workers
until the holidays.
Most of the plants are shipped
from Rekker’s to stores across On-
Photo by Valene Nicholas
HOLIDAY PLANT: Behind nursery manager Lynn Roth are
poinsettias, the Christmas plant in Canada and the U.S.
tario.
Proper care of poinsettias determines their life span.
“They can last for years and
years.” Roth said.
The actual flower stays in bloom
for about six weeks.
Poinsettias will flourish in bright
natural light, in temperatures under
22 degrees Celsius.
The plant needs to drink when
the soil surface is dry and excess
water should be removed 10 minutes after watering.
“They don’t like a drafty area,”
Roth said.
Poinsettias transform back to
their green leaves after winter. They
can be planted outdoors for the
summer months and must return to
confinement in September.
“Some people can’t do anything
to kill them,” said Florene Prins, Rekker’s assistant office clerk.
Even though care is simple, poinsettias must be exposed to equal
amounts of light and dark.
In autumn for about eight to 10
weeks, poinsettias should be placed
12 hours in the dark and 12 hours in
sunlight.
A perfect spot for darkness is in a
closet, said Roth.
Since daylight hours in the winter are almost equivalent to night
hours, poinsettias can remain in
one location.
The plants aren’t easy to kill, but
for many years myths have been
floating around that poinsettias
are lethal to children and pets that
munch on them.
Roth said the rumours are false.
Rekker’s has a cat and with thousands of poinsettias hanging around,
the cat has never become ill.
“They can get sick from ingesting the white sap,” Roth said, but she
also stated that a child or pet would
have to eat piles of the plants to be
affected.
The sap from broken stems and
leaves is bitter to taste, so snackers
would soon learn not to eat them.
Even though these plants are not
poisonous, Rekker’s recommends
their customers keep poinsettias
and any plant in a safe area away
from little hands and paws.
Poinsettias come in four different heights ranging from four to 12
inches.
A stubby red flower may be perfect as a centerpiece for Christmas
dinner, or an elaborate tall flame
may do the trick in livening up a
hallway.
Whatever the spot, a pot of poinsettias brightens any home during
the holidays.
Friendships can last More jobs
or fade; not all are lost during the
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
You were introduced to them as
a child. You played hopscotch on
the sidewalk, tag in the field and
jumped rope together in the playground. You shared secrets and
new experiences with each other,
building precious memories that
last a lifetime. But time has passed
and your childhood days are over.
There is no more playtime and your
secrets are never revealed because
your childhood friend is not around
to hear them. Time brings change
and amongst these changes your
friendship was lost.
Many children and teenagers
believe that their friendships will
last forever, but the reality is many
childhood friends drift apart as they
grow older.
Friendships end for many reasons, but most commonly because
of change, says Kelly Lumber, Oshawa psychotherapist.
As people mature so do their interests, which changes their priorities and leads them down a different
path than they originally planned.
In high school many teens begin dating and spending more time
with their partner and less time with
their friends. A feeling of jealousy
and resentment develops resulting
in an abandoned friendship.
“We were inseparable before she
started dating him,” says Dionne
Bea, a first-year Business Administration student at Durham College. “As soon as they got together
she stopped calling and I felt hurt.
She neglected me and betrayed our
friendship so I walked away from it
all.”
A change in geography can also
cause a friendship to end. After high
school many students go away to
college, sometimes moving to another city, province or country. It
takes more effort to stay in touch
with friends.
Ruth Priester, a first-year personal support student at Durham,
moved to Oshawa from Holland
four years ago to be with her family.
She no longer communicates with
her friend because of the distance
between them.
“It’s weird to think about it because we were so close. I guess we
aren’t friends anymore because we
haven’t talked for so long and I live
so far away,” says Priester.
“Generally speaking a friendship remains intact if both parties
change in similar directions. If different paths are taken then the
friendship most likely will be lost,”
says Lumbers.
Even though a friendship may
have been lost it does not mean it
is lost for good. Jane Henry, Peoples Jewellers representative in the
Oshawa Centre, and Maryann LeRonde met in September of 1974
at the age of 5. LeRonde was sitting
alone in the middle of a gray carpet,
looking down at her hands. She was
nervous to start school and scared of
her new surroundings. Her cheeks
were still wet from the tears that fell
when she let go of her mommy’s
hand moments earlier.
“Do you want my yellow crayon?”
asked a soft voice.
LeRonde looked up to see Henry,
a skinny little girl with big blue eyes
and blond pigtails held up with red
ribbons. Before LeRonde could answer, Henry took LeRonde’s hand
and led her to a round wooden table where they began to colour and
build a friendship.
Their friendship, however, was
not long lived. LeRonde moved
away at the age of 10, which separated the two.
“I don’t remember her moving
away. It was like one day she just
disappeared and I always wondered
where she went,” says Henry.
But just because their friendship had been lost didn’t mean they
couldn’t find their way back to each
other. Henry had been working at a
jewelry store at the age of 20 when
she saw a familiar face. She took another look. “Maryann,” Henry yelled.
The familiar face turned around and
sure enough it was Maryann LeRonde, her childhood friend.
“It was fate that brought us back
together and who are we to argue
with that,” says Henry.
From that day on Henry and LeRonde continued where they left
off, developing a strong friendship
while making lasting memories.
There were, however, a few bumps
along the way.
“Friendships are not easy to
maintain but a separation can be
avoided by listening to your friend
and desiring the best for each other,”
says Lumbers.
However LeRonde and Henry,
couldn’t avoid another separation.
This time they didn’t separate because of a move.
In March of 2000 at the age of 31,
Maryann LeRonde succumbed to
breast cancer.
“Her cheeks were wet just like
they were the first time I saw her,”
says Henry. “I couldn’t do anything
except take her hand and keep holding it until the end. I buried her with
what brought us together, a yellow
crayon.”
holiday season
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
When you shake your pockets
do you notice the sweet sound
of nothing? Well, that may soon
change. Along with the brightly
lit houses, fluffy snow and merry
jingles of Christmas comes jobs.
Finding a job while struggling
to finish all last-minute assignments and studying for exams
can be difficult.
But don’t frown for too long
because seasonal jobs are popping up more quickly than most
would imagine.
Seasonal opportunities do
mean that once Christmas has
passed and the rush is over, your
contract ends, but they are a perfect way to earn some extra cash,
gain more experience, and with
some employers, if you do a good
job they may consider keeping
you after the holidays.
Eileen Ozanick, service co-ordinator of Advantage Personnel
in Ajax, suggests that students
start applying for seasonal jobs in
September, but if you haven’t as
yet, don’t panic.
A lot of stores accept resumes
in September, but some don’t
start hiring until November, especially those with a tight budget
who don’t want the extra staff too
soon.
Ozanick mentioned that although seasonal jobs appear
frequently, the extra effort is
still needed in order to have a
chance.
“People have to consistently
do a run of dropping off resumes
every week,” Ozanick said. “Pick
stores and keep dropping off resumes. Check in with the manager. It is hard but you can’t find
a job after only dropping off one
resume.”
Advantage Personnel doesn’t
typically provide retail opportunities but it does have temporary
jobs for students that co-ordinate
with a student’s busy schedule.
Another way to seek seasonal
employment is by going online.
Several websites such as Groovejob.com and Workopolis also
provide current listings for seasonal retail opportunities.
The easiest way to apply would
be to print off resumes and walk
to each store in your nearest mall.
In the Oshawa Centre, a lot of
stores such as Suzy Shier, HMV
and Aldo post signs indicating
they are hiring.
Larger department stores
such as Sears and The Bay have
seasonal job fairs where you are
interviewed and possibly hired
on the spot. To find out information about department store hiring, visit their home websites.
Besides stores that have specific postings for job opportunities, pick locations that usually have a lot of staff or require
several different positions, such
as department stores that need
people for stocking and sales and
as cashiers.
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Canada’s own weather guru
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
During a thunderstorm in Wisconsin, two horses were born. Their
names were Thunder and Lightning.
During another thunderstorm
in Wisconsin, the same two horses, died. A bolt of lightning struck
them.
That is just one of the weird facts
David Phillips uses in the 2007 Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar,
as each day of the year has its own
story.
“My feeling is you must entertain
before you inform,” said Phillips.
Even though it was early Friday
morning his enthusiasm for his subject filled his voice as he spoke at the
other end of the phone.
As a senior climatologist with
Environment Canada for the last
38 years and spokesperson for the
Meteorological Service of Canada,
he has obtained unofficial status as
Canada’s weather guru.
“I’m not sure what a guru is,” he
admits. Then with a chuckle he said,
“I’d rather be called the weather
weenie.”
He feels guru sounds superior
and doesn’t fit with his modest nature.
“I just inform. I know very little
about the weather,” he explained.
Whereas he has rigorously studied the Canadian climate, observed
changing weather patterns globally
and on a typical day advises the Canadian government about potential
risks in the future – potential because the weather isn’t an exact science and changes constantly.
With a best-selling calendar 18
years in a row, Phillips said his goal
is to make each one different from
the last.
“It’s important to change the material,” he said. “Loyal readers want
Photo by Jocelyn Nespiak
WONDERING ABOUT WEATHER: William Poon checks out David Phillips’ new calendar,
the Canadian Weather Trivia Calendar for 2007, which is being sold all over Canada.
new information.”
Even though the events might not
change, the stories will. For instance,
Hurricane Hazel hit Southern Ontario in 1954 killing 81 people. Phillips has used this event in a number
of issues, but found a different fact
for each time he mentioned it.
One of the most important aspects of his job is to get people talking about the weather and the calendar definitely helps out.
This year it features an eagle-eye
satellite view of Hurricane Alex. It
was born on July 31, 2004 off the
northeast coast of Florida. It travelled up the coastline, intensifying
to a Category 3 storm. It made history on Aug. 4 when it was recorded
as the strongest major hurricane to
have developed north of the 38 degree latitude.
“The calendar is mostly full
of misery… great weather? Who
cares?” he said.
Having lived in Canada all his
life, he understands the meaning
behind Canadian weather.
“We like to brag about the weather. We have pioneer spirit. We scoff
at blizzards and sneer at frostbite,”
Phillips said proudly.
“We have strength and are great
adapters to the ever-changing climate. And we are rarely killed by it.”
Although many of the stories
Country comes to the city
The Royal
Winter
Agricultural
Fair shows a
world out of
the city
By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
Moooooooo!
Definitely not a typical greeting,
but the most common one heard
when entering the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair.
The Royal is a chance for city-folk
to see what goes on outside the city
limits and experience what is really
involved with agriculture.
The smell hits you as you walk
in the front gates. It’s like wood
with something more foul mixed
in. Walking into the vendor’s area,
one can’t help but be amazed. An
area that looks big enough to hold
an airliner is crammed with people
and booths. Cowboy hats, boots
and chaps line the wall of one booth
while right across the aisle sits another booth selling $500 dresses.
Just around the corner from that is
a fudge-making booth.
Along one side of the main wall
is a fenced-in ring where a riding
demonstration is being held. Two
young girls stand by the fence and
stare wide-eyed at a thoroughbred
and a pony as they circle a jump setup in the centre of the ring. A riding
coach gives instructions to the girls
on the horses, showing the crowd
a wide variety of riding techniques.
Finally the thoroughbred heads for
the jump and sails almost effortlessly over it, to the applause of the
crowd.
When hunger hits, it’s time for
the food court. Here all manner of
foods are available, from roast bison
to ostrich sausages and even breaded alligator. A sign above a buffalo
burger stand lists the benefits of eating buffalo instead of beef, but with
all the taste.
After grabbing some Canadian
back bacon on a bun, it’s off to the
animal barns. Walking into the cow
pen, its obvious where the earlier
smell came from. Row upon row
of cattle line the barn. Holsteins
moo back and forth to each other
while farm workers move around
with carts loaded with grain, hay
and empty beer bottles. A teenage
girl pulls a small tank with hoses towards a black and white dairy cow.
She hooks two of the lines to the udders and begins milking.
“They have to be milked every
day.” She explains to the people
gathered around watching, “otherwise they can die.”
After seeing enough cows to fill
a McDonalds, visitors could take a
short walk over to the next building.
This was where the real meat of the
show was.
A large trailer with the words
“From farm to fork” painted along
the top was positioned in the middle
of the building. Children crammed
in to get a closer look at the many
piglets that it housed. A young man
stood beside the trailer answering
questions and explaining how the
pigs fit into a cycle.
“Manure from these pigs will be
used to fertilize fields, which in turn
will grow grain in order to feed the
full grown hogs,” he explained. “Seventeen hogs will eat 4300 kg of grain
in a year.”
Next to the trailer were several
goat and sheep pens and a booth
promoting goat milk that was giving out free samples. The milk was
sweet and thick but definitely not
better than cow-milk.
Other animals that ringed the
building included chickens, roosters, llamas and a friendly alpaca that
enjoyed a scratch behind the ear.
The last area in the building was
the produce competition and what
a competition it was. John Lyons of
Scarborough grew the prize winning giant pumpkin, which weighed
a hefty 950.6 lbs. A world record
Turkish Turban squash, weighing 86 pounds, was sitting near the
winning pumpkin. The grower was
Steve Holt of Stouffville who has
grown several prize-winning pumpkins in the past.
The Royal serves as an escape to
a lifestyle that is a little slower paced.
It shows Torontonians that there is
a world North of the GTA. Children
who have never seen a cow or a goat
can see, touch, smell, hear and even
taste them if they want. It brings the
country to the city, if only for a few
short days.
written in the calendar are based on
events occurring outside Canada,
national pride is one of its main motives.
“It’s lucky we haven’t been hit by
a hurricane like Hazel in the last 50
years,” said Phillips.
Educating people is Phillip’s main
goal, and as he said before, he aims
to entertain, then inform.
“Our ancestors had it tougher
than we did,” he said. “They didn’t
have heating and polar fleece.”
Phillips said there were more
deaths 50 years ago because of the
fateful attitude of the time.
“They just thought if your number was up, your number was up.”
Recently many people made the
wrong choices, resulting in a large
number of deaths that could have
been prevented, he said.
“For instance Katrina.”
More than 1,800 lives were lost,
he said.
New Orleans received a number
of warnings to evacuate the city, but
didn’t because they just didn’t think
it would be bad, he added.
Katrina was the eleventh named
storm of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane season, which inspired Phillips to use hurricanes as this year’s
feature.
Safety is part of respecting the
weather, he points out. So many of
the stories are put in the calendar to
warn or scare people from making
the same mistake. And of course,
there are a lot of funny situations.
“What’s the weather like over
there?” he joked.
Of course a man like him would
know the answer.
“I am a teacher of the weather.
My classroom is Canada. And I have
30 million students,” he said.
The calendar sells for $16.95 at
Chapters, Indigo and local bookstores. It is also available at Costco
and various locations online.
End of
Campus
Idol has
arrived
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
Practise your line dancing
and throw on your fedora because the end is nearly here.
On Nov. 27 the Student Association will be holding its
eighth week of competition for
Campus Idol.
For two hours starting at
noon the remaining contestants will be singing a jazz tune
and will be paired up to perform a country duet that will
be chosen by the judges.
The finals will be held the
following week and the winner
will be crowned Campus Idol
Fall 2006 and receive $500.
Everyone is invited to attend the event and support
his or her favourite idol at E.P.
Taylor’s.
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Veterans pay their respects
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
Remembrance Day will always
be a day to take time and honour
those whom have given their lives
in wars past so that we could live in
peace.
Every year since 1919, veterans,
members of the armed forces and
civilians have gathered to pay their
respects to the dead.
And although the sentiment was
the same this year, for some it was
far more powerful than ever before.
“This is the first year I’m remembering people I’ve worked with,”
said Commander Bonita Thornton,
Photo by Elise Haskell
WILL YOU REMEMBER? Veterans stand at attention to
show their repects to all who have passed.
a naval lawyer.
Several colleagues of Thornton’s
have been posted to Afghanistan
at different times, but recent rising
Poppies worn with respect
By Luba Tymchuk
Chronicle Staff
We remember.
On the eleventh day in the eleventh month of the eleventh hour,
Durham Region remembered Canadian soldiers who fought for freedom and peace.
Remembrance Day only comes
once a year, so it is important for
at least this one day to honour the
memory of fallen soldiers. The best
way for the day to be remembered
is to actually go to the observance
services. Hundreds of Durham residents remembered this important
day when they gathered together at
Esplanade Park in Pickering to recognize the achievements and sacrifices of those who served and died
in war and United Nations peace-
keeping operations.
“Approximately 450 residents
attended the ceremony, which was
a really nice turnout,” said Joanne
Finn, event coordinator. “45 wreaths
were laid, and everything went as
planned.”
The wreaths, whether bought or
handmade, were laid on the cenotaph in honour of brave Canadians
who made sacrifices to protect the
freedom and quality of life that we
enjoy today. It all started with a
march from the Pickering Recreation Complex to the Cenotaph in
Esplanade Park. Dylan Jones, an
assistant professor at University of
Toronto, started the ceremony with
the singing of O’ Canada.
Listening to 865 Air Cadet Jennifer Blight’s playing of the Last
Post brought reverence through the
crowd and at exactly 11 a.m., silence
filled the air for two minutes.
Poppies were worn proudly and
attendees showed respect throughout the whole service, whether it
was for the pipe lament and reverie
or the speeches. Dan McTeague,
MP Pickering-Scarborough East
and Pickering Mayor Dave Ryan
even had a few words to share to the
crowd in honour of the event.
Other similar events were also
held throughout the region. Whitby
held a ceremony at Camp X, Intrepid Park to pay tribute to the men and
women who sacrificed themselves
in the Secret War and served at
Camp X. Oshawa held a ceremony
and wreath-laying session at the
Oshawa Cenotaph and Port Perry
held an annual Remembrance Day
Parade.
hostilities there have led to far more
casualties and this was especially
poignant to her.
“Some of my friends are over in
Afghanistan,” she said.
Adding that her 24-year-old
daughter who is in the army is also
thinking of going to Afghanistan.
“Most of the casualties happen on
the road, from mines planted there,
so you’re not safe even if you’re far
away from actual combat,” she said,
explaining what one of her friends
who returned from Afghanistan had
told her.
Some people around Remembrance Day choose to wear a white
poppy to show that they support
ending wars.
This has angered some veterans,
who say the colour and the notion is
a disservice to the fallen dead.
A group of Edmonton veterans
were even talking about taking legal action to stop the production of
these poppies.
“It’s certainly a slap in the face,”
said Thornton, explaining that Remembrance Day isn’t about stopping war, it’s about honouring the
dead.
She said there is a time and a
place to talk about peace, but that’s
not on Remembrance Day.
“It’s almost like saying their
deaths aren’t important because
they took part in a war.”
Next top models
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
Do you consider yourself to
be an aspiring model? Could
you handle five weeks away from
family and friends and be subjected to long days, high heels,
drastic fashions and criticism all
for the chance to be a winner?
Canada’s Next Top Model is
beginning its search for season
two of the hit show inspired by the
famous America’s Next Top Model.This season’s host will be Jay
Manuel, who is recognized from
America’s Next Top Model as di-
recting the girls throughout their
intense photo shoots and is never
too shy to tell them what he really
thinks.
His experience from America’s Next Top Model, as host on
the Style Network’s Style Her Famous, red carpet fashion correspondent and the many stars he
has worked with, including Tyra
Banks and Kim Catrell, will hopefully live up to the expectations
of all America and Canada’s Next
Top Model fans.
The search began Oct. 31 and
the deadline is Dec. 15. To apply
go to citytv.com/cntm for details .
New recreational complex Opera performance
By Amanda Gauthier
Chronicle Staff
The cold winter months are
quickly arriving, forcing heat-lovers
to pack away the barbecue, fold up
the lawn chairs, shelve the tanning
lotion and close the backyard swimming pool.
Swimmers can no longer enjoy
the rays of sun while lying on an
inflatable tanning bed outside, but
one summer item they do not have
to pack away is a bathing suit, as the
new South Oshawa Community
Centre is ready and waiting for the
next soul to jump in.
This 45,000-square foot building
consists of a brand new three-lane
swimming pool with a slide and a
water sprayer. Once the swimmer
has had enough high-energy excitement, the whirlpool and sauna are
available for the older crowd to enjoy.
The South Oshawa Community
Centre is the newest recreational
addition to the city of Oshawa. It
also includes an aerobics dance studio, fitness equipment and the firstever youth room, organized by the
Oshawa’s youth committee.
It is located near G.L Roberts
Collegiate, at 1455 Cedar St. S.
Oshawa skates all year-round
By Amanda Gauthier
Chronicle Staff
People of all ages are invited to
enjoy the new ice centre, available
to the public not only during the
winter months, but year-round.
The Legends Centre ice pad
can be rented out to associations,
schools, clubs, etc. for a cost of $136
for kids or $173 for adults.
These prices are in effect during
prime ice time.
For non-prime rentals, it costs
$88 for kids and $113 for adults.
The centre also offers birthday
packages.One hour on the NHLsized skating pad and two hours in
the party room with optional supervision and food is available, as well
as a swim and skate or gym and
skate package.
To book ice time for an up-coming event, call the facility booking
office at (905) 436-3888. For more
information on ice time, or birthday
packages, call (905) 436-5455.
Chronicle Staff
Greenhouses with 70,000 potted
poinsettias, door prizes and light refreshments were all part of Rekker’s
Garden Centre holiday open house
on Nov.18.
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Community
Choir along with Talisker Players will be putting on an opera
performance on Sunday, Nov. 26
at College Park Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The choir consists of Durham
College and UOIT students and
will be performing G.F Handel’s
Messiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria.
After the Bowmanville Santa
Claus parade residents ventured
over to Rekker’s to go behind the
scenes to learn about poinsettias.
Rows upon rows of the red, white,
pink and burgundy plants from
Mexico reside in some of the 60
greenhouses at the garden centre.
“There’s always people coming
through,” said Lynn Roth, nursery
manager. Roth said customers were
welcome to tour the greenhouses
themselves or be accompanied by
a guide.
The open house took place from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and in-store specials
were offered. Colouring was available to entertain the little ones.
Michelle DeBoer, a member of
the Toronto Consort, will be playing soprano along with Vicki St.
Pierre, who will be singing mezzo-soprano.
The Talisker Players, a popular ensemble in Toronto, will be
accompanying the singers. The
Talisker Players Chambers Music
are a group of instrumentalists
that collaborate with singers and
in recent years have grown into a
very reputable orchestra.
Tickets cost $20 for adults and
$14 for children under 12.
The show will begin at 3 p.m.
Students can do a quick
survey for large prizes
By Krystle Pereira
Special on holiday poinsettias
By Valene Nicholas
By Mike Gokdag
Chronicle Staff
For a chance to win Apple IPods, $1,000 and even a semester
parking pass, fill out a simple survey online before Dec. 15.
The Ontario college student
engagement survey helps to identify students’ college experiences
and their personal characteristics
so that colleges can improve their
services.
The survey is available to all
Ontario college students enrolled
in a full-time course of study, regardless of which year they are
in.
It takes approximately 20 to 30
minutes to complete.
Other prizes include HMV
and bookstore gift certificates
and a Sony PSP player.
Go to wincollegetuition.com
to identify your needs and inform
your college what they can do to
help.
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November 21, 2006
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The doorway to discovery
By Alicia MacDonald
Chronicle Staff
On a cold, autumn evening I
found myself searching for a quiet
sanctuary to relax and get some
work done.
Living in Whitby means that I live
close to the Oshawa Durham College campus, but not close enough
to go there every time I need to do
homework.
I wanted to find a home away
from home to get some work done. I
needed a place without distractionssomewhere I could avoid watching
television or talking on the phone.
That’s when I found it.
The new Whitby Public Library
opened its doors to the public in
2005 and has provided a variety of
services, quality resources and a
peaceful environment ever since.
“Doorway to discovery” is displayed above the entrance of the 55,
863 square foot building on Dundas
St.
There’s now plenty of space for
books, magazines, newspapers and
DVD’s. There are over 100 public access computers, providing free Internet access as well as free booking
for private study rooms and group
study rooms.
There are also study tables
throughout the library wired for
laptops, and plenty of comfortable
leather chairs where visitors can relax in front of one the working fireplaces.
Rhonda Jessup, Public Services
Manager at the library, organizes
events and Internet programs.
Students can attend classes during the day and on weekends on
how to create web pages and Internet searching techniques (learning
effective, time-saving techniques
to obtain relevant search results.)
To register for these programs, call
(905) 668-6531.
The Town of Whitby Archives
can also be found in the library.
The Quebec-based Press Café
is located in the library and visitors
are allowed to bring their food and
drinks into the library.
CEO of the Whitby Library, Ian
Ross, said that the number of visitors
and the number of items borrowed
have both more than doubled since
the opening in May 2005.
He said that the library welcomes close to 10,000 visitors each
week and the library staff pride
themselves on being knowledgeable, friendly and always willing to
help students find reliable information quickly.
“The current population of Whitby is 110,000 and the old Dundas
library was only 16,000 square feet,”
said Ross.
“It’s no surprise that the library
was too small and there was no
room for growth, for new books,
DVDs or computers.
And so in 2000 we completed a
space needs study and service plan
to determine current and future
library needs. With the support of
the Town of Whitby, (and a federal/
provincial infrastructure grant), we
planned and built our award-winning facility.”
“When we planned this library
we wanted to build a ‘community
gathering place’ where everyone is
welcome,” said Ross. “I think that
we’ve achieved that objective.”
Snowflakes keep falling Hours extended
By Amanda Gauthier
Chronicle Staff
Winter brings cold weather, hot
chocolate, warm jackets and covers
the ground in fluffy white snow.
Has anyone ever wondered
about this phenomenon?
What is snow?
Are there different types of it?
If so, who prefers what?
Snow occurs when vapour crystallizes around a tiny piece of ice or
dust in the cold air.
If you think all snow is created
equal, think again.
The Innuit have almost 400 different words to identify different
types of snow.
Anniu is the Inuit word for falling
snow.
There is also api, which in English
is ground snow, and siqoq, meaning
smoking, drifting snow.
While winter can be tough on
drivers, people who like to ski, toboggan or participate in other winter sports have a preferred type of
snow.
Winter sport-lovers prefer powdery snow, which is fairly dry and
not as dense as packing snow – the
stuff used for making snowballs.
Dry snow is lighter in weight than
moist snow.
In fact, 20 centimetres of dry
snow is the same as only one centimetre of water.
The denser the snow, the closer
together the flakes are, the easier it
is to pack together to make that oneof-a-kind snow fort in the backyard.
Winter can bring thoughts of
cold, shivering nights and stalled vehicles, or a white blanket during the
holiday season.
Either way, it represents the few
months of the year when the inevitable snow must fall.
Rear view for vehicles
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Is your back end too bulky? Hit
a curb or two lately? Having trouble
seeing what’s behind your vehicle?
A new rear-view camera system
hit the stores this month. It sells for
a reasonable price and allows users
to view the area directly behind the
vehicle, reducing the chance of hitting anything.
“I’ve sold a lot this weekend,”
said Jim Spears, an auto parts specialist at Canadian Tire in Oshawa.
“It greatly reduces your blind spots
when you are backing into parking
spaces.”
It is an easy system to instal with
only two separate parts. Spears said
the process should take no more
than half an hour.
A 2 ½-inch LCD colour screen
mounts inside the vehicle, either on
the dash or sun visor. It can be connected to the 12V outlet (car lighter)
or hard-wired in.
The camera mounts onto the
licence plate of the vehicle, using
the original bolt holes to secure it in
place. It connects to the tail lights for
power.
The image is transmitted through
a wireless connection.
The manufacturer claims the system is completely weather-proof,
handling the hottest or coldest temperatures.
Spears said the camera is sealed
tight inside a casing to prevent water damage.
Ajax has Christmas spirit
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Got the Christmas spirit? The
town of Ajax does. Various holiday
activities will take place on Sunday,
Nov. 26.
The Santa Claus Parade begins at
12:30 p.m. and finishes at 3:30 p.m.
This year’s starting point is Mills
Road. From there the parade will
proceed north to Station Street and
continue east to Harwood Avenue.
It finishes at the south end of the
Harwood plaza.
To defrost cold noses and hands
during the parade, the Ajax Library
main branch is hosting a Santa
Claus Parade warm-up party.
Staff will read holiday stories
and provide fun crafts for every age
to participate in.
The party will begin at 1 p.m.
As well the Town Hall Atrium
welcomes residents for face painting.
After the day’s activities everyone
is invited to join the town council
at Town Heritage Square for a tree
lighting ceremony.
It begins at 3:30 p.m.
For more information check out
www.townofajax.com.
Christmas food drive
By Caitlyn Holroyd
Chronicle Staff
Help is on the way for the holidays.
Students with children/spouses
who are in need of extra help over
the holiday season should stop by
the Student Association office, located on the second floor of the Student Centre. Those interested must
fill out a confidential registration
form, which will be available Nov. 13
to Dec. 8.
Boxes of non-perishable food
items will be delivered to students
between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Dec.
17, and students must be available
at that time.
For more information, students
may contact Kathryn Bremner, office manager, at (905) 721-0457 or
e-mail her at [email protected].
Oshawa
Centre fitting
your needs
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
There is even more of a reason to convince yourself that
you need that extra pair of shoes
– there is more time to do it once
the mall extends its hours.
The Oshawa Centre is extending its shopping hours again starting Nov. 25.
From Monday to Friday, the
mall will be open until 10 p.m.
The biggest change will be on
Saturdays when the mall will stay
open until 10 p.m. instead of 6
p.m.
Steve Gascoine, retail property
manager for the Oshawa Centre,
feels the extended hours help towards more than extra shopping
time.
“This is a service-related industry so we have to do our best
to accommodate the concerns of
customers,” Gascoine said.
He also mentioned that because there is such a high volume
of transactions, it gives people a
chance to pick more times to go
to the mall, which will give sales
associates and debit transactions
a break.
The mall will also be open until 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Some stores such as The Bay
will have different hours than the
rest of the mall.
The mall will close at 5 p.m. on
Christmas Eve.
Enjoy it while you can.
All hours go back to normal
after Boxing Day.
Talent fundraiser
By Jocelyn Nespiak
Chronicle Staff
Southern Ontario’s most talented people are scheduled to
perform Dec. 2 at E.P. Taylor’s.
The talent show will help raise
funds for the G.L. Roberts Community Collaborative, a nonprofit organization offering free
programs to Oshawa residents.
Prizes will be given to top peformers.
Anyone interested in participating can contact Natalie Oldfield via email at natalie.oldfield@
mycampus.uoit.ca, or James Gallinger at [email protected].
Musical bands are not allowed
to participate in the show.
Tickets are $5 in advance or
$10 at the door. It begins at 6:30
p.m.
‘Dimebag’ Darrel
By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
E.P. Taylor’s will host a tribute
to a guitar legend next month.
Uprising Entertainment and
Roadrunner Records will put on
Getcha Pull, tribute to late muscian “Dimebag” Darrel Abott on
Thursday, Dec 7. The show will
feature music by Step Function,
The Skallywags and Tyrant.
Abott, the former lead guitarist for Pantara and Damageplan,
was murdered by a crazed fan
while performing on Dec. 8, 2004
in Columbus, Ohio. He was 38.
Doors at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $2
at the door.
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College gets elementary look
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
Like Peter Pan, the teacher resource centre is the second star on
the right and straight on till morning, or more appropriately the first
set of stairs on the left and straight
down till the last door.
The teacher resource centre
in the library basement officially
opened its doors Thursday, Nov. 9.
The centre is a place for faculty of
education students or other people
training to be teachers.
Upon arrival there was a refreshment table on the south wall parallel
to the centre with juice, cookies, coffee, tea and smiling librarians.
Entering the centre is like being transported back in time to an
elementary school library with
bright colours, easy-to-reach books,
and containers filled with teachers
tools.
At the one table in the room, several librarians congregated after getting their treats at the refreshment
table. Carol Mittlestead, associate
librarian of Collections, had all sorts
of information about the centre.
“Approval wasn’t given (for the
centre) until May,” she said. “We’ve
built this between now and then,
which is an amazing achievement,
but there’s always room to grow
with student input.”
The walls, the shelves and the
electrical didn’t exist when they
started the centre, Mittlestead said.
“It’s kind of small, but consider
the time frame. This library is emulating an elementary school library.
We’re telling them (students) that
when you go out to work this is what
you’ll expect.”
For her part Susan Pratt, the
education librarian who facilitated
the centre, was beaming, talking to
students about the resources and
suggesting different applications for
them
“Susan has been a tremendous
asset in putting this resource together,” Mittlestead said. She’s the person
who reviewed all the possible resources available to the centre and
decided which ones would be best.
Students who will benefit the
most from the centre are primary-
Holiday
tour in
Whitby
By Luba Tymchuk
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ryan Peterson
TEACHING FUTURE TEACHERS: Education librarian Sue Pratt shows off books at the
new education resource centre, which opened Nov. 9.
junior teacher candidates, ECE
students, and since there are visual
resources, graphics students.
“When putting this together, we
made sure that students would have
access to what they need to put lessons together,” said Gaby Mann,
from budget and planning for the
library.
Mann used the kits at the centre
as a example of something to help
put lessons together. There are kits
that help teach fractions or how to
put colours together. Students sign
these out for their placements.
This is the first year the faculty of
education has had a primary-junior
studies program.
Commenting about practical
uses for the resources, Pratt said,
“Books are integrated (into) what
(children) are learning. Books are
picked to support the curriculum,
that’s how it works. The more you
read, the better you’ll do.”
The dean of the faculty of education, Bill Hunter, stopped by to see
the centre.
“The books, kits and equipment
found here will give our teacher
candidates access to the raw materials they need to prepare engaging
lessons and evocative teaching materials,” he said.
As Christmas approaches, it
is time to think of the different
ways of decorating for this holiday season.
The 2006 Holiday House
Tour on Nov. 25 is a way to see
some of Whitby’s homes where
holiday decorating and home
décor ideas can be picked up.
“This is the 17th year of the
Holiday House Tour, which
is a one-day self-guided tour
through some of Whitby’s
most beautiful and uniquely
decorated homes,” said Paige
Sprecker, marketing and development manager for the Station Gallery. “Each individual
home was selected through
a home nomination process,
toured by a Holiday House
Tour committee member and
selected based on the home
décor, appropriate travel pattern, available parking and capacity.”
The annual tour is a major
fundraising event for the Whitby Station Gallery in support of
their child, family and adult art
classes, programs, workshops
and exhibitions.
The tour will be from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Tickets are available
for $20 in advance until Nov.
17 and $25 after.
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Porn debated
Continued from Page 1
pays for stars to perfrom grotesque sexual acts, they are
against child pornography. The
FBI thanked the porn industry
for catching a man in France producing child pornography, said
Jeremy.
Although Gross and Jeremy
possess opposing views, they
agree everyone has the right to
be heard.
“We think dealing with the
porn industry is part of the solution,” Gross said. His xxxchurch
team participates in porn conventions, not to attract clientele
to products, but to provide an escape for people wanting out of the
industry or wanting to break free
from their viewing addictions.
“I’m not against what Craig is
saying; I’m glad that he is helping these women get out of the
industry,” said Jeremy.
He said there are two common characteristics in young
women who are porn stars: very
little education and being raised
by a single mom. Many have also
been abused by one of their par-
ents.
“I like to think that my daughter would have lots of education
and use her mind more than her
body,” he said, in regards to one
day having a daughter. “If she
chooses to do porn, it’ll be tough,
but I’ll go along with it.”
Both the negative and positive effects of porn on viewers
and participants were discussed.
After the 90-minute debate students crowded the porn star
for pictures and autographs. A
smaller group of 20 huddled
around Gross, thanking him for
his visit.
Brad Bailey attended the debate to discover where his views
on porn reside. He liked how
Jeremy and Gross would defend
each other occasionally.
“They both have really good
views,” said Bailey. With Gross’s
balanced answers and Jeremy’s
dodging remarks Bailey said he
remains undecided about where
he stands.
“The debate wasn’t what I expected,” said Katheryn Walker. “I
thought it would be funnier and
not as serious as it was.”
Keeping smoke away
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the school. Mohawk College has its
entrances patrolled and gives smoking fines for any violations.
The new policy is the begining
towards a smoke-free campus. Over
the years Durham College and
UOIT hope to become completely
smoke-free.
“It’s a work in progress,” said
Kinkaid. “You can’t expect people to
change their behaviour overnight,
but we can enforce the policy .”
“In the long run I would like to
see a smoke-free campus,” said
Lazenby. “Everyone deserves to
breathe smoke-free air.”
November 21, 2006
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Oshawa goes Gray
again, mayor re-elected
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
The Nov. 13 municipal election
saw both incumbent mayor John
Gray and incumbent Ward 7 councillor John Neal re-elected in landslides.
Ward 7 is home to the DC/UOIT
campus.
Gray, now in his second term
as mayor, reclaimed his seat in a
runaway victory with 19,545 votes.
Mayoral runner-up, Ratepayers Association president Dawn Turner
saw 5,846 ballots cast in her favour,
while Alexander Kemp received
1,461 votes.
Gray was at his Simoce Street
campaign office for the results, surrounded by supporters.
“We had a great feeling throughout the campaign. There was always
a consistent level of support,” he
told the crowd. “Overall, people in
Oshawa are happy with where the
city is going.”
In Ward 7, Neal scored 2,169
votes to seal re-election. Steven
Gambsy received 956 votes and
Mary Jo Cunha received 113.
Neal was straight-forward about
the reason for his victory.
“I work for the people, that’s what
it’s all about,” he said. “If constituents
have a problem, I’m here for them.”
The councillor, now in his third
term, made an appeal to council.
“I want more attention on Ward
7,” Neal said. “The ward is diverse,
and the city must recognize its diversity.”
Election results
•Eligible voters - 109,159
•Ballots cast – 27,424
•Voter turnout – 25.1 per cent
•Mayor - John Gray received 73 per cent of vote
•Ward 7 - John Neal received 70 per cent of vote
Source: www.oshawa.ca
Neal pointed out the need for
increased residence for university
students and that his ward extends
farther north than a lot of councillors realize.
As far as his practices, Neal intends to go about business as usual.
“I follow the formula the city of
Oshawa and the region are supposed to,” he said. “I will continue
to do so.”
Gamsby spent election at night
at the Waltzing Weasel, watching
the numbers come in with family,
friends and members of his campaign team.
“I want to thank all of you for your
positive encouragement, friendship and guidance over the last few
months,” he said. “To say that I’m
disappointed in the loss is an understatement.”
Gamsby said he plans to refocus
his energy and spend some well-deserved time with family and friends.
According to the city’s website,
of Oshawa’s 109,159 eligible voters,
27,424 went to the polls last Monday. That’s a voter turnout of 25.1
per cent.
Former Ward 5 councillor Cathy
Clarke was the city’s only incumbent
to lose a seat.
Oshawa ballots also contained
three referendum questions. Voters in Durham region voted that the
regional chair (currently appointed)
should be elected by general vote,
and that city and regional councillors should be elected through a
general vote, rather than by ward.
The decision is not binding, and
must now be lobbied at the provincial level.
A change in provincial legislation
has decided that, rather than three
years, municipal terms will now last
four.
The next municipal election will
be held in 2010.
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Be alert
for spiders
Don’t delay, tune up today
By Andrew Moore
By Steve Parker
Be winter safe
Chronicle Staff
Chronicle Staff
Over the last month and
a half some unfortunate grocery shoppers have received
something extra, free of charge,
when purchasing grapes.
Black widow spiders have
been appearing in imported
grapes in some grocery stores
across Canada.
A memo was distributed to
employees of the A&P chain
recently, warning them of the
possible tourists in the produce.Black widows are the
deadliest spiders in North
America and can be identified
by the red, hourglass-shaped
patterns on their abdomen.
Anyone being bitten is advised to report to hospital as a
precaution.
Maybe you’ve heard the radio
commercial about the guy admiring
all the beauties winter has to offeruntil he sees the snow-covered stop
sign at the last minute and slides
through the intersection. It’s pretty
funny. What wouldn’t be funny is if
you got T-boned by that guy going
through that intersection.
Winter is coming fast, and getting
your car ready for the icy conditions
is serious stuff. That doesn’t mean
just throwing some winter rubber
on your ride and peeling out onto
Simcoe Street.
“Regular inspections and tuneups should be done more often
in the winter,” said Mike Alwyn, a
mechanic at Toyota in Pickering.
“In the summer your car breaking
down can be a problem, but at least
you won’t freeze like you would in
the winter.”
Although tires aren’t the only
item on your car to change for the
winter, they are an important one.
Driving around with low profile
tires probably isn’t the greatest way
to get where you’re going. Selecting
the right tires for winter is critical.
•
Get a tune-up, make sure all fluids are filled
and everything is working as it should.
•
Get into the habit of checking the weather
channel for snow conditions.
•
Make sure windows are scraped and
defrosted before driving anywhere.
•
Have extra clothing and boots in the car in
case of a breakdown.
Source: Ministry of Transportation
“All season tires are ok for light
snow, but when the snow gets heavy
it’s better to have winter radials on,”
said Peter Cross, a tire expert at Canadian Tire. “Even just putting winter tires on the driving wheels can
make a big difference.”
Also, you don’t want to wait until winter to check the battery, oil,
brakes, heater, defrosters and wipers on your car. It can be dangerous
to your passengers, other people on
the road, and of course yourself.
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Making sure your wipers are in
good shape and your car is full of
winter windshield wiper fluid is
important, says Alwyn. A lot of accidents are caused by poor visibility on the roads, not only from the
weather, but also from muddy or
frosty windshields, he said.
“I always leave in the morning
before my windows have defrosted,”
said Ryan Murphy, a first-year business student. “Usually I just wait until there’s a hole through the frost big
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enough to see through and take off.”
Checking the weather is a good
habit to get into every day before
you drive anywhere in the winter,
especially if you live north of Oshawa.
Students living north of the campus run into a few more problems
than those who live a few minutes
drive. Travelling at high speeds,
heavier snowfalls, and unplowed
roads are just extra hazards to be
wary of.
“There are kits you can buy. They
come with things to help assist you
in case of a breakdown,” said Alwyn.
“The kits usually come with
booster cables, flares, matches, candles, a blanket and a first aid kit. And
one of the most important things to
have in the car in the winter is extra
clothing.”
Another important thing to carry, not in the car but on a key chain,
is a lock de-icer for those frosty days.
An ice scraper however, can be kept
in the car.
In fact it’s probably a good idea,
so when you’re driving around looking through your clear windshield
you can admire all the beauties winter has to offer. And of course pay
attention to your driving.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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UOIT student brought SHARE
and GuluWalk to this school
9/11 triggered Dosani’s
need to help others
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
At 21, the UOIT student has won
the William P. Hubbard Award for
Race Relations from the city of Toronto, organized fundraisers for
children in Afghanistan, founded
Students for Humanitarianism and
Action through Respect and Education (SHARE) here, and, most
recently, brought an international
fundraising initiative, GuluWalk, to
campus.
In an age that seems to be
marked by selfishness and greed,
Naheed Dosani is proof that idealism is not dead.
In his third year of Biology at
UOIT, Dosani is originally from
Scarborough. When he was still in
high school, he went through a period of depression directly after the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
He personally felt the effects of the
backlash against the Muslim population.
He wanted to find a way to take
positive action against this unfair
reaction. “It was very difficult to
see what happened at ground-zero
. . . but at the same time there was
a backlash so far away, in Scarborough, in my little corner of the earth,”
he said. “It made no sense.”
“It was ignorant,” he said. “There
was a lack of knowledge.”
Once, while walking down the
hallway at school with a fellow football-player, he said hello to a passing
acquaintance, who said “hey what’s
up Osama,” to Dosani’s friend because he was Arab.
“Really, this was probably the
biggest turning point in my life,” said
Dosani. “It turned me from a person
who kind of cared about what was
going on in the world to an actual
humanitarian and activist,” he said.
“But little did I know that at the
time.”
For the next two weeks he was
depressed because of the ignorant
racism that had appeared in his
own community.
“How could one event that happened so far away, trigger people
to blame a whole segment of the
world?” he asked. “How could such
a large population take the blame?
A few bad apples doesn’t mean the
whole bunch is like that.”
“I didn’t know what to do,” he
said. “I wanted to take a positive ap-
proach.”
What he did was to bring together students from different backgrounds to fight racism and educate
people about other cultures and religions.
“To make people aware that,
number one, not all Afghans and
Muslims are terrorists, and number
two, the plight of the Afghan people
. . . families eating dirt and grass because it is literally all they have to
eat to survive.”
They then created an education
It was very difficult
to see what happened
at ground-zero...but
at the same time
there was a backlash
so far away, in Scarborough, in my little
corner of the earth,
‘
’
Naheed Dosani
program and presented it to four elementary schools around the high
school. Their principle said it was
a great idea but that they could do
more.
This was the beginning of the
Coins for Afghanistan Drive. “It was
a networked fundraising initiative
with my high school and four neighbouring elementary schools, raising
funds for Afghan orphanages and
hospitals,” said Dosani.
They would go into the schools
and hold assemblies and explain
the cause they were fighting for at
a level that elementary and high
school students could understand.
The Coins for Afghanistan Drive
ended up raising over $3,000 in
coins. “More importantly, we were
able to teach people that not all
Muslims and Afghanis are terrorists, and the Afghan people have
suffered,” he said.
“We turned feelings of hatred and
ignorance into feelings of sympathy
and understanding.”
“I would be crazy to say it was all
me,” he said. “We had a large group
of students doing this.”
Dosani says that his inspiration
to make the world a better place and
not give in to cynicism was not a famous person. “I could go and name
famous people but that wouldn’t be
right,” he said. “The first people who
inspired me, and still do today, were
my prarents.”
Born in Uganda, they were deported in 1972 when dictator Idi
Amin gave all Ugandans of Asian
descent 90 days to leave the country.
When many countries would not
accept the deportees, most found
asylum in the United Kingdom and
Canada. Dosani’s parents came to
Canada with nothing but a $10 gift
certificate donated by Dominion
grocery stores.
“With that they worked and
worked and worked, two jobs, three
jobs, while going to university and
they both graduated from Wilfred
Laurier with CMA’s (certified management accountants) and are both
accountants,” he said.
“It’s not just about feeding you
and education, I’m not talking about
that,” he said. “All the while they were
always so humble, so giving.”
Both his parents work with Focus Humanitarian Assistance. “They
constantly taught me to be well
aware of what’s going on in our society . . . to not just stand back,” he
said. “Yes. One person can make a
difference.”
“Their struggle to make it, to survive has inspired me,” he said. “When
it’s 2 a.m. and I’m thinking about giving up on my homework, that’s what
I’m thinking about . . . they made it,
why would I not make it?”
When asked why he has worked
so hard to do all he has done, Dosani’s answer was refreshingly simple.
“John Lennon, Imagine, that song
. . . that is exactly the way I see the
world. I’m a dreamer. I’m an idealist.”
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CAMPUS NEWS
A new kind of pin-up girl
Popular
website
SuicideGirls.com
represents
different
types of
models
By Byron Jung
Chronicle Staff
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
When pin-up girls became
so popular in the 40s and 50s,
a lot of it had to do with a sexually repressed society finding
an outlet, so of course as society came to embrace its sexuality over the years, the pin-up
girl just kind of disappeared.
Until now.
SuicideGirls.Com opened
in 2001 and brought back the
pin-up girl, with a twist. These
aren’t your grandfather’s pinup girls, these girls have attitude.
Amateur models and photographers have come together under the banner so proudly written on the top of their
website: “Pin Up Girls, Tattooed, Goth, Punk, Alt, Emo.”
Together they have created
something truly unique that
has become very popular –
and not just because there are
a few naked photos there.
“The first time I heard of it
was at a party,” said Katherine
Verhoeven, 19, who recently
graduated Eastdale Collegiate
And Vocational Institute and
is planning on going to the
Ontario College of Art & Design next year, “and the host
put one of the girl’s slideshows
up for us to see. I remember
she was really hot- not just
hot, but tattooed, and totally
in charge. It was something
new for me and I got curious,
and when a few friends began
mentioning it later, I checked it
out myself.”
Ever since, Verhoeven has
wanted to be a model on the
site. Her preliminary photos
were accepted and now she’s
waiting for her first set of pictures to go up, each set consisting from 100 to 400 pictures. SuicideGirls then picks
40 to 50 pictures from the set
to post online and the models
are paid $300.
“You have to send in your
age and name, and basic information like that,” says Verhoeven, “as well as three sample
photos -nothing fancy, necessarily- and write about why
you want to be a SuicideGirl.”
All the models from Suici-
Clubs for
everyone
Photo by Elise Haskell
ASPIRING SUICIDE GIRL: Katherine Verhoeven is an aspiring model who is currently
awaiting her first set of photographs to appear on SuicideGirls.com.
deGirls are women who have
put themselves on the site.
They come up with their own
ideas for clothing and locations, always trying to find
something new and inventive
to add.
“Each girl is responsible for
the idea and organization of
her set,” said Verhoeven. “It’s
a responsibility, but it’s also
a lot of fun, because we’re in
charge.”
“We don’t have to fit a certain cookie cutter mold,” said
one Toronto model, known
only as Posh, 26, who’s been
with SuicideGirls since 2003.
“We can be ourselves, choose
however we want to be portrayed, and be embraced for
that.”
“I still say it is one of the
best decisions I’ve ever made,”
said Posh. “I’ve had so many
fantastic opportunities, andmet so many great people
thanks to SG. There are some
super fans, that think you are
this rockstar.”
Posh explained that her
family made things easier by
always being supportive.
“My friends weren’t initially too keen on it. They couldn’t
understand why I’d actually
choose to do something like
this when I’m not desperate
for money. Explaining the fact
that SG is actually very empowering helps clear up the
confusion. I’ve been able to
shed a lot of insecurities and
become a much stronger person.”
Wanting to go on SuicideGirls and being on there
seems to have similar positive
results.
“A lot of it has to do with defiance,” said Verhoeven, “defy-
ing what the norm defines as
beauty, defying what people
expect of me, and also to an
extent, defying my own insecurities. I only recently began
to think of myself as potentially beautiful, and I want to
model as a way of reaffirming
that.”
SuicideGirls has also created a community for these
women to meet each other
and share their lives. Here
these women can be who
they are and not have to worry
about the outside world’s negative views.
“SuicideGirls.com is much
more than just a website with
naked photos,” said Posh.
“People may come for the
photos, but they stay for the
community. No matter how
weird your interests are, you’re
likely going to find a bunch
of people that share it. I think
a lot of people also really like
that they can get to know the
models on a more personal
level. We’re more than just a
photo.”
They’re much more than a
photo and they’re much more
than a community, they’re
SuicideGirls.
“People are going to take
whatever they want from the
site,” said Posh, “but overall,
there’s far too much to the site
to call it porn. It’s all so subjective.”
“A lot of people seem to
associate Suicide Girls with
tattoos and piercing, when in
fact that’s never really been a
requirement to be a Suicide
Girl,” continued Posh.
“Being an SG has a lot more
to do with your confidence,
your attitude, and being proud
of what sets you apart.”
The Student Association
at Durham College and UOIT
has more than 50 school-associated clubs on the go and
has made it easy for students
to create their own.
To start a club there must be
at least five members. Clubs
co-ordinator Lisa Ramdeen
has a variety of clubs in action
right now.
“We’re more into social
clubs,” said Ramdeen. “We’ve
approved everything from religious clubs to snowboarding
clubs.”
Ramdeen and the SA president are in charge of approving
clubs. If approved, clubs have
the opportunity of two funding
programs. Short-or-long term
budgets apply to clubs that require funding for events they
plan to put on. To receive longterm funding the club must exist for at least one year and it
must outline what the funding
will be used for.
There is no limit to the number of clubs Ramdeen is able to
approve and she expects many
more prospective club ideas to
be approved this school year.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Service solves student disputes
Mediation
service here
for students
By Marilyn Gray
Chronicle Staff
After days or weeks of silence,
two roommates have an explosive
argument. The differences seem irreparable. What are the two to do?
After over a year of planning,
Campus Mediation Services has finally become a reality. It might just
help roommates in the above situation smooth over their differences.
Both the Student Association
and Residence Management are
supporting the initiative by referring
students to the service.
Since this is the pilot year for the
service, this kind of support is vital,
“especially now, because no one
really knows about us yet,” said Michael Maynard, Mediation Services
Registrar.
Though students with disputes
are being referred to the service,
they will not be required to use it.
“Mediation is completely voluntary,” said Maynard. “It is there as a
viable option.”
A meeting was held last year
to discuss the possibility of a joint
Mediation and Legal Clinic. The
creation of Campus Mediation Services is the first step in putting that
plan into action.
“We’ve been working non-stop
since June,” said Maynard.
Presently the legal clinic “is not
an entity and may not be,” he said.
“Campus Mediation Services is its
own entity.”
The staff of Campus Mediation
Services is made up of students,
faculty and outside experts. All stu-
Get a handle
on Handel
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
Anyone wishing for some live
classical music this Christmas
may want to attend the Oshawa
Durham Symphony Orchestra’s
performance of Handel’s Messiah on Dec. 17.
The symphony’s conductor,
Montreal-born Marco Parisotto,
is in his tenth year with orchestra.
An internationally acclaimed
musician and director, he has
played with orchestras in Europe,
Asia and North America.
He has won seven international competitions.
The concert will be held at Oshawa’s Community Pentecostal
Church and feature the orchestra
with guests the Bell’Ante Singers.
Tickets are $20 for students and
$40 for adults.
They can be purchased online
through the orhestra’s website at
[email protected].
Other upcoming performances include Oriental Fantasy, with
Canadian-Chinese pop artist Dewada on Jan. 27, and Beethoven
Spectacular, featuring Brazilian
pianist Jean-Louis Steuerman on
May 12.
Both events will be held at the
Calvary Baptist Church.
dent mediators are graduates of the
School of Justice Studies’ Advanced
Certificate in Dispute Resolution
and are using the service to complete the Dispute Resolution Practicum, the highest level of dispute
resolution training available at Durham College.
Volunteer mediators include students like Maynard, retired police
officers, and professors of Justice
Studies. Such professors include
Laurie Piske, who currently teaches
in the Court and Tribunal Agent
program at the college, has been a
professional mediator in the past.
Mediation Services currently has a
roster of 14 mediators.
The definition of mediation is
“facilitated negotiations with the
help of a third party that does not
take sides, but helps the two parties
communicate with each other,” said
Maynard.
The mediator strives mostly to
direct the conversation away from
finger pointing and towards the
cause of the disagreement.
“By asking certain questions, we
try to move them off their positions
and onto their interests,” said Maynard.
One of Maynard’s favourite analogies to explain the mediation process is a story about two kids who
are fighting over the last orange.
The key is to ask why they want the
orange in the first place rather than
why they think they deserve it. This
type of questioning may lead to the
discovery that one wants only the
peel and the other wants only the
fruit.
If people feel like their differences are irreconcilable, “we try to
find the underlying reason for why
they feel that way,” said Maynard.
“Sometimes compromises come
out of that.”
Mediation Services is still in its
infancy and working on its first cases. “We have not had any mediation
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cases come all the way through the
process,” said Maynard. “But we do
have files that we are working on
currently and we expect to mediate
soon.”
While the service is here to help
students with any disputes they
may have, there are certain cases
that cannot be accepted.
“We do not typically provide mediation services in cases of serious
legal or criminal issues, including
assault and underage drinking,” said
Maynard. “We do, however, provide
a referral service for parties involved
in issues that may require the attention of managers or authorities.”
Campus Mediation Services will
not provide mediation to anyone
outside the campus community.
Students interested in making
an appointment to see a mediator
or just receive more information
regarding Campus Mediation Services should e-mail mediation@
dc-uoit.ca.
Online lectures soon a
reality for DC/UOIT
By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
Durham College and UOIT students will soon get a chance to view
and listen to their lectures online.
The media service department is
currently setting up a pilot project
for its new lecture-streaming program.
Department director Pat Andreassen said the program will be used
to capture lectures which will be
streamed to students on a website
O
that will be started soon. Students
will receive visual and audio feeds
of these lectures.
The pilot program is currently
been used by the Nursing program
and the department is hoping to
stream these lectures to students for
the winter session.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
No tragedy or disaster found here
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
The night started off angry, but it
definitely didn’t end mad.
But, when Moneen played at
The Groove Lounge on Nov. 11
they opened their set with Start Angry…End Mad, and the crowd loved
every minute of it. The Oshawa
date marked the mid-point of their
southern Ontario tour with their
friends Attack In Black, Sydney, and
The Reason.
Attack In Black opened up the
show and the crowd seemed to be
into them, but they didn’t seem to
be out in full force. Attack In Black
played songs like Broken Things,
The Love Between You and I, and
1950.
Considering the majority of the
crowd showed up just before Sydney, Attack In Black got the short
end of the stick.
Burlington, Ont. is home to yet
another solid band, and their name
is Sydney.
A majority of kids in the audience were singing along with
Sydney songs Got Some Purple
Stuff…Hey, Sunny D, Jubert’s Path
of Destruction, and It’s Worth the
Drive to Action. The stage presence
of this band got the crowd right into
it. Jumping around, rocking out, and
putting so much emotion into their
performance made Sydney one of
the more popular acts of the night.
When it came to main-support
band The Reason, reactions were
mixed.
They had the screamo fans when
it came to his vocals, but they completely switched it up into a softer,
more artistic form of music, and
they confused listeners. But that
didn’t matter, because everyone
knew who was up next. And that
was Toronto’s own Moneen.
At the beginning of their performance, lead singer Kenny Bridges
looked like he wasn’t feeling well.
Photo by Chris Bracken
IF TRAGEDY’S APPEALING: Then disaster’s not an addiction for Brampton rockers Moneen. Moneen brought others
such as Attack in Black, Sydney and The Reason. Singer Kenny Bridges (above) treated the crowd to a giant group hug
after their set.
That was until the crowd started giving him the feedback to rock him
out of his funk. As the set continued,
Bridges got so energetic that during
The Passing Of America, he hung
himself by his legs from the roof and
kept playing and singing while up-
side down.
Other songs they played included
If Tragedy’s Appealing Then Disaster’s an Addiction, This Is All Bigger
Than Me, and Are We Really Happy
With Who We Are Right Now? And
with possibly the most surprising
song, for their encore, Bridges and
guitarist Chris Hughes played a piano-based song on guitar, The Song
I Swore To Never Sing brought the
night to a close with people itching
for more Moneen.
When their performance was
Step aside Ali G, here’s Borat
Borat is out to
prove the truth
by a few hours
of laughing
By Elise Haskell
Chronicle Staff
Borat is the tale of one man’s journey across
American in order to meet Pamela Anderson.
Along with his trustee producer Azamat (played
by Ken Davitian) and a camera, Borat embarks
on an unforgettable adventure all captured in
one 84-minute documentary.
Only, it’s not technically a real documentary,
because Borat isn’t real. He’s a character, origi-
nated on Da Ali G Show by Sacha Baron Cohen,
whose sole purpose seems to be to find and offend anyone he possibly can.
That’s what the entire movie is, one long line of
offensive jokes, and it’s worth every minute.
Cohen is really quite ingenious. By saying
terrible things in interviews such as suggesting
homosexuals should be killed, he gets others to
admit they actually agree with this.
The whole point of Borat, and indeed this
movie, is not that he’s offensive and terrible, but
that there are people – real people – who are that
offensive and terrible.
Of course, some people are still taken aback
by Borat, being too closed-minded to take a joke.
And then there’s the Kazakhstan government
which actually threatened to sue Cohen.
Borat’s very similar to Stephen Colbert in one
sense, putting on a façade just to bring attention
to how ridiculous some of the things he’ll say in
character are.
The movie starts off in a small Kazakhstan village, where the movie audience is introduced to
life there, which includes fun activities such as
bathing in a rather unique thong and The Running of the Jews, (Cohen is Jewish).
Then Borat and Azamat head to New York
where Borat watches Baywatch and decides he
must travel to California in order to marry the
woman of his dreams.
From start to finish this movie will have audiences laughing, even when something truly offensive does happen, such as a group of drunken
frat boys admitting they thought slavery should
be brought back.
But the movie wasn’t just jokes from start to
finish, there were quite a few really sweet moments, dare I say heartbreaking?
When Borat is sitting in the back of the ice
cream truck and talking to the camera all by himself, trying to keep a smile on his face even though
his documentary is crashing down around him,
you can’t help but sympathize with the racist,
sexist, anti-Semitic shell of a man.
That being said, the naked man fight is perhaps the funniest thing ever seen on film. Cohen
and Davitian are brave, brave men.
And the last scene in the movie will completely
blow minds. It’s hard to believe what they did, and
most people are theorizing that it was staged.
But, audiences will be the judge.
Go and see this movie, you won’t be disappointed, though you may be traumatized for life.
done, Bridges said he wanted everyone in the middle of the floor
for a group hug. He then proceeded
to hug every fan in sight. Now that
shows dedication and love for the
fans.
CD
release
for
Backrow
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
Backrow Records is presenting a CD release party at
E.P. Taylor’s on Nov. 25.
The show will feature local bands Rudely Awakened,
Blank Blue Sky, Danny Boy,
Emcee Revelation, SOLD, Fifth
Class and Handheld.
“We want to get as many
people out as possible,” said
Aaron Williams, drummer for
SOLD.
Tickets are $5 in advance or
$7 at the door. Door open at 8
p.m. for the all-ages event.
30 The Chronicle November 21, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Good
guys
finish
first in
Cars Shortbus
By Luba Tymchuk
Chronicle Staff
Vroom. Vroom. The next racing
action story is told from the viewpoint of cars.
Released on DVD and video Nov.
7, Cars is an animated adventure
for all ages. The racing in the movie
is realistic from the very beginning,
but put into an interesting viewpoint where everyone is a car, even
the flies.
Cars tells the story of rookie
racecar Lightning McQueen (voice
of Owen Wilson) who only cares
about himself and winning the Piston Cup. When he literally crashes
into a small town on Route 66, he realizes the importance of teamwork
and friendship.
On his way to a tiebreaker race
in California, McQueen ends up lost
and happens on Radiator Springs
when trying to race away from the
town’s sheriff (Michael Wallis). He
wrecks the town’s road in the process.
With the urging of beautiful Sally
Carrera (Bonnie Hunt), the town
residents decide to force McQueen
to fix the road before they will let
him leave.
During his time there, McQueen
befriends redneck Mater (Larry the
Cable Guy) and learns to respect
and bond with the other inhabitants, including Doc Hudson (voice
of Paul Newman) who just won’t
trust him.
McQueen realizes that it is not
just about obtaining a cup that
makes a winner, but it is what is inside someone that really matters.
Director John Lassester, co-director Joe Ranft, and writer Jorgen
Klubien effectively tell the story and
add to the visual pleasure with humour and emotion.
Also, the animation by Pixar Animation Studios is realistic throughout the movie with all the 3-D effects. The cars all have an authentic
look to them and the race itself is almost like watching a real NASCAR
race on TV. The music, composed
and conducted by Randy Newman,
also makes the story flow and entertaining.
When watching Cars, get ready
to get into a world where dates are
leisure drives in the country and
cow tipping is tractor tipping.
This is one movie that causes you
to cheer and smile at the end with
all the other cars because good guys
really do win.
characters
bare all
Ex-Much
Music
VJ Sook
Yin-Lee
stars in hit
movie
By Lauren Marks
Chronicle Staff
Writer/director John Cameron Mitchell has created a real
masterpiece with Shortbus. His
2001 hit, Hedwig and the Angry
Inch (though comparably tame)
shares the same witty, visually
stunning look at sexuality. Shortbus has no implications, insinuations or tasteful filming around
nudity; this is a movie that leaves
nothing to the imagination (the
working title was The Sex Film
Project).
Panning through a fantasylike, papier-mâché scale model of
New York City, we’re thrown into
our main characters’ lives during
their most intimate moments.
From the first encounter
with our frustrated heroes, we’re
overloaded with a visual of every
page in a Kama Sutra. Though of
course, the forwardness of the
film’s sexual content is mostly
what’s been getting the film so
much press, Shortbus is a raw depiction of a handful of New York
folk who all have their problems.
Mitchell, who worked at length
with the actors to build their characters prior to filming, certainly
has not forgotten to include emotional impact.
Shortbus, the “salon for the
gifted and challenged,” is an underground pansexual club where
people come to act out their
fantasies, meet new people and,
truthfully, put all of our sex lives
to shame.
Canadian ex-Much Music VJ,
Sook-Yin Lee (who also appeared
in Hedwig), stars as Sofia, a married sex therapist who, ironically,
has never had an orgasm. Two
of her clients, a gay couple, introduced Sofia to a whole new
world of sexuality — namely in
the form of Shortbus. Sofia encounters memorable characters,
all of whom are as hilarious, sad
and pathetic as the rest of us.
Though their separate but
intertwining journeys may be
rooted to an extent in their sexual frustrations, we are quickly
sucked into their emotional landscapes.
For a film that deals with suicide, voyeurism, fetishes, obsession, and relationship troubles,
it’s easy to guess that by the end
of the movie, it is the human element that sticks with you. Both
the sex and personal traumas of
the characters are depicted as
vulnerable, unrefined and not
glamourized, thus compelling
hordes of empathetic audiences.
Aesthetically, Shortbus appeals to the viewer as well. The
vivid colours and hand-held camera effect and quick cuts attack
our senses and add to the sense
of realism. There has been an incredible amount of detail paid to
our aural fixations; aptly chosen
music alternating between wellpaced static silences only furthers
the sensory overload.
Shortbus is emotional and
heartwarming and seeps its
way into our own personal lives.
Shortbus is explicit, raw, real.
Butterfly Effect
2 fails to soar
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
The butterfly has reemerged
from its cocoon however, this time it
flies away and takes with it the plotline, suspense and the thrill of the
original.
A sequel to the 2004 smash hit
The Butterfly Effect, in which a person can change the future by going
back to the past, The Butterfly Effect
2 was a direct-to-video movie released on Oct. 10.
The movie is directed by John R.
Leonetti who has made such hits as
The Mask (1994) and The Scorpion
King (2002).
Nick Larson is the central character, played by actor Eric Lively
who has also appeared in the movie
American Pie and the television
show The L Word.
The plotline focuses around Nick
and his attempts for a perfect future.
After his girlfriend dies in an accident, Nick goes back in time and
attempts to change his future. Unlike Ashton Kutcher’s character in
the original who used journals as a
teleport, the hero of this movie uses
pictures.
Each time, Nick finds he is not
satisfied with his future until finally
settling on a predictable solution to
his problems.
The Butterfly Effect was a smashing hit with Kutcher in one of his less
familiar serious roles. The attempt to
make a sequel of equal praise does
not match up. The plotline is weak
and lacks a steady flow. There is no
need for the hero to go back in time
and change anything after the first
time change.
There is also no direct connection to the first movie and instead
of focusing on the “effect” itself, the
director has cut and pasted another
version of the original. Unlike the
original which explained the Butterfly Effect from youth into adulthood, in this version Larson wakes
up from a coma and has this magical ability to time travel with no explanation of its origin.
The environment and characters
around Larson do not change in
each time change, making it boring
and predictable.
Fans seeking the thrill of the original will be greatly disappointed. At
times the movie drags on with unimportant scenes not adding to the
story.
Instead of the fast-paced action
that was served neatly packaged to
the viewers in the original, this time
they are served a butterfly with no
effect at all.
Film brings early
start to ski season
By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
Ski season has come again. Not
because the first snow has fallen
or the temperature hit the freezing
mark, but because Warren Miller’s
annual ski film has come to Toronto.
Warren Miller’s Off The Grid
played to a sold-out crowd of snowriders at the Hummingbird Centre.
The film is the 56 annual film from
Warren Miller, who showed his
first ski movie in 1951. Miller, who
is 86, normally gives voice narration for the films. This year however
U.S. Olympic team member Jeremy
Bloom narrated it with Miller giving
small clips of dialogue.
The film featured segments following different skiers and boarders
on mountains and hills from Colorado to Alaska to Europe and even
India. It also featured segments
about the U.S. Olympic team qualifiers and the U.S. Freeskiing Open.
The crowd enjoyed the film,
laughing at the humour, feeling the
big crashes and staring in disbelief
at many of stunts performed. One
segment in particular, in which skier
Jamie Pierre completes a world record 245-foot cliff drop, got a rousing applause from the audience.
The film closed with a tribute to
skier Doug Coombs, who was killed
in April of 2006. Coombs had been
in several previous Warren Miller
films and the segment was composed of clips from all his previous
appearances.
Warren Miller films are somewhat of a ritual in the ski community with many skiers using it to get
motivated for the upcoming season.
Hopefully the films continue for another 50 seasons.
Bienvenue à Montréal
By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
The Student Association will be
having its annual college and university trip to Montréal on Dec. 29
and 30.
There are two departure dates:
Dec. 29 for three nights and Dec. 30
for two nights. Students have an option of staying in suburban or downtown Montreal, with prices ranging
by location. Same attractions include Casino de Montréal, Just For
Laughs Museum and others.
Students will also receive three
room options: quad, triple and double. Hotel prices are $119 for quad
occupancy, $219 for double and
$159 for triple. There will be free
daily and nightly shuttles to downtown from suburban hotels. There
are also optional activities and parties at additional cost. Itinerary and
exclusive wristbands will be issued
to entitle students to special deals
and events.
Students can contact [email protected]
for
booking information by using the
booking code DCUOIT.
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November 21, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
The decade that won’t leave us
By Pavan Sandhu
Chronicle Staff
Does the flux capacitor ring a bell?
How about the Rubik’s Cube?
Do you recall who shot J.R?
It was the decade where beads, bracelets
and half-fingered gloves were the fashion
must-haves. When Molly Ringwald showed
the drama involved in turning 16 and Tom
Cruise taught us just how risky business is.
They were the 1980s.
Twenty six years ago we entered one of
the most creative, risky, and talented decades
ever. Today, as we look back, it is clear we have
become boring and dull.
It was a decade that screamed fun. Creativity leaked in every aspect; the movies, music,
in clothes and culture. No other decade has
incorporated so much variety in music, fashion and style.
It was the decade for daring outrageous
hair experimentation. Big hair was in. Girls
supported the perm and guys opted for the
mullet. Hair accessories such as hair ties and
hair bands were worn plentiful. The flock of
Seagulls hairstyle was extreme over the top
creativity; it has since become a signature of
the decade.
Pop and rock artists inspired many trends
such as Michael Jackson’s red jacket in the
Thriller video and Madonna’s white wedding
dress worn in the Like a Virgin music video.
Leg warmers and off-the-shoulder sweaters
inspired by the movie Flashdance were also
popular.
From the sexy sound of Blondie to the electric techno new wave Duran Duran, music artists created their own unique image and were
not manufactured and packaged like many of
today’s pop artists.
The 1980s also poured creative juices onto
the cinema screen. Movies such as Back to the
Future and Mannequin, Ghostbusters, and
Gremlins crossed the boundaries of normality.
Other milestones include The Karate Kid,
the Goonies, and the teen flicks led by fiery
red head Molly Ringwald: The Breakfast Club,
Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink.
Today’s directors have lost their creative
flow and this has resulted in the sequelization
of many original hits. The effect of the 1980s
is still evident in many things today - just look
around and you will find the 1980s embedded in everything.
Pop artists such as Britney Spears, Justin
Timberlake and Usher have become pop icons
of the millennium by emulating their 1980s
idols. All you have to do is watch their music
videos to see traces of Madonna’s Vogue and
Michael Jackson’s electrifying dance moves.
The creative unique edgy fashion that
once made statements in the streets has been
tamed down to shady tops and jeans for the
girls and boys of today. Vibrant colours of
neon green and pink and daring statements
of polka dots and stripes have been replaced
with the basic black or white sweater with the
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occasional daring bold collar flip.
Who knows what the next 10 years holds?
Lately, traces of the 1980s have popped up in
other places. Big earrings are back, and clothing stores such as H&M have adopted the
bold daring fashion statements made in the
1980s with their wild colours and designs.
Bands such as Duran Duran, Depeche Mode
and Bon Jovi are still going strong today. No
one has been able to overthrow Madonna as
the pop queen. At 48 years old she is still producing albums and touring. Shows like VH1
Bands Reunited has attempted to reform classic acts for one last performance with some of
the most memorable reformations being The
Motels and The Flock of Seagulls.
The 1980s were electric. Who knows when
we will get another decade that will be as fun
and creative. We don’t have a flux capacitor
to take us back in time but we do have the
memories; so blast the Flock of Seagulls song
‘I Ran’ and pay tribute to one of the greatest
decades there ever was.
Video killed music for us all
By Chad Ingram
Chronicle Staff
“Video killed the radio star,” proclaimed The Buggles in their ditty
of the same name.
Appropriately, it was the first
music video to air on that dark day
in 1982 when MTV bopped its way
into the cultural consciousness.
And The Buggles were bang on
with their prediction.
Television is destroying music.
It is beating, bludgeoning, raping,
pillaging and murdering music.
The integration of television and
music has shifted the focus of the
latter from artistry and talent to
image and advertising. As a result,
popular music has become little
more than a vehicle for consumer-
ism.
We now live in an era where
recording artists, especially those
promoted by MTV and its minions, are not musicians, but rather
corporations in and of themselves.
They sell fragrances, makeup,
clothes and video games – everything, except good music.
The culprits are everywhere.
Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent, Jessica and
Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears
– they are too numerous to count.
Something is seriously awry when
Paris Hilton has a best-selling record.
Most of these performers can’t
even sing, but that can be easily
remedied with a little technical wizardry in the studio. It isn’t important anymore what they sound like,
it’s what they look like that matters.
Are they good-looking enough to
piss on a consumer’s head and tell
them it’s raining? Yes? Well OK,
then sign on the dotted line.
Critics will say that consumerism has always been closely linked
to popular music. For example,
The Beatles, during the craze of
Beatlemania, had all kinds of merchandise, ranging from posters to
bobble-heads. While this is true,
The Beatles also wrote their own
songs and played their own instruments.
Furthermore, the Beatles’ merchandise consisted of items baring
their image, the type of souveniers
available at concert concession
stands. There was no eau de Paul
perfume. John Lennon didn’t get
on television and hawk designer
jeans and Ringo Starr didn’t star in
any acne cream commercials.
Back
then
consumerism
emerged as a side effect of music.
Now it seems to be the other way
around.
Television shows such as American Idol manufacture stars with
one goal in mind – money. The
music that American Idols produce is always the same, homogenous, bland pop that continues to
dilute the cultural soundscape. The
music is prewritten, prerecorded,
and the winner’s vocals are simply
auto-tuned and dubbed in at the
last minute. The stars then go on to
sell vehicles, shoes and makeup.
Even worse, this trend has
leaked its way into the rock world.
Marilyn Manson now has a brand
name cologne. I repeat: Marilyn
Manson now has a brand name
cologne.
Even iconic indie band The
Flaming Lips recently had one of
their songs in a car commercial.
Oops . . . I just puked in my
mouth. Sorry folks.
This consumerist mentality forces real artists underground.
Most of them are quit happy to stay
there, however, this allows further
defilement of mainstream music.
It would be nice to turn on the
radio and hear an artist that doesn’t
conjure up images of consumer
products or syndicated television.
In fact, it would be nice to hear an
artist who doesn’t conjure images
other than in the mind’s eye.
Sitting
in
your
car,
you
Incubus returns
with 6th album too can be a rock star
Light
Grenades
hits Nov. 28
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
Pardon them, but this time
they’re not bursting into flames.
Multi-platinum alternative rockers Incubus are gearing up to
release their sixth studio album,
Light Grenades.
Record stores will be pulling
the pin on Light Grenades for a
Nov. 28 release. Incubus is currently set to tour right after the
CD release on their first North
American tour in two years. But,
they’re giving diehard Incubus
fans first chance at their tickets.
If you pre-order the CD from
their website then you have access to pre-sale tickets for Incubus’s upcoming tour. The only
thing is the web site selling the
CD does not ship to Canada, so
you better make some friends to
the south. The show in Toronto
will be at the Kool Haus on Feb 4.
According to their web site,
Light Grenades is a mix of hard
rocking songs and sublime ballads recorded over the past year.
This is Incubus’s first album since
its release A Crow Left of the
Murder.
The first single off Light Grenades, Anna Molly, is already
starting to make noise among
listeners. It has a similar sound to
A Crowd Left of the Murder, but
it also has that typical Incubus
song, which makes it that much
more enjoyable.
By Chris Bracken
Chronicle Staff
Everybody does it whether they mean to or not. Singing in the car cannot be helped, and I don’t want it to be.
When I sing in the car I’m a rock star and no one can
take that away from me.
If you’re like me when you’re driving and listening to
music, then you know exactly what I’m talking about.
Pulling out a fake microphone and banging on the steering wheel makes me feel like I’m on top of the world for
three minutes at a time.
It doesn’t matter if it’s Ozzy Osbourne from Black
Sabbath, Axl Rose from Guns N’ Roses, or Gene Simmons from KISS. When I hear their tunes in my car I am
up on that stage in front of 100,000 screaming my name
and singing my lyrics.
And I don’t just sing in the car alone. Whoever is
riding shotgun joins along in some random singing or
helps me out with a guitar solo. Let me tell you, it’s much
easier to be famous when you have a partner in crime.
But when I’m at a red light no one will see my rock star
alter ego. Pulling up beside another car makes things a
little more intimidating; it’s kind of like having an audience. It ruins my car ride for the 30 seconds I’m beside
them.
The funny side of this is when I pull up to a car and
the driver is doing exactly what I was doing a few seconds before, singing his or her heart out, eyes closed, a
priceless look on his or her face and music that’s so loud
so it can drown out their horrible voice. I cannot help
but make fun of them, but then I realize…do I look like
that when I sing? Don’t forget those ridiculous dance
moves either.
The classic reach out and pull back manouver, the
point to the audience and the rocking of the shoulders
back and forth. And for those who can drive with their
knees, the sky is the limit for dancing.
There is something wrong with the car radio plus
rock star equation though. An instant rock star equals
worse driver. Although I am somewhat ashamed to admit it, sometimes I don’t even pay attention when I get
in my singing trance. But come on, it’s not everyday that
you can be Steven Tyler.
And just like an actual concert, I know there is always
an encore performance, and that’s the car ride home.
Only this time I might give some attention to the drummer or guitarist.
Every now and then the soul needs a good cleansing
so help yourself to a good rock star session in your car,
truck, hell, even try public transit.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Brighton Beach splashes Whitby
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
Waves crash on the beach; cawing seagulls are heard as if they are
circling above your head.
In the distance there’s a radio on
crackling play-by-play of the latest
Yankees game. It’s 1937 in Brighton
Beach Brooklyn, New York, or at
least it is at the Whitby Courthouse
Theatre every weekend until Nov.
25.
Brighton Beach Memoirs, a comedy by Neil Simon, was first presented in Los Angeles in 1982.
It won the drama critics circle
award for best play in 1983, has become one the best coming of age/
historical pieces, and is the most
recognized play from Simon’s large
body of work.
The WCT show is directed by
Donald Langley, a third-year journalism student at Durham College,
as well as the project and special
events assistant to the Student Association and the social convenor
for WCT board of directors.
I first saw Brighton Beach performed in 2001 by the Windsor Light
Opera players in Windsor, Ont. That
performance has stayed with me
and I think this one shall also.
Told through the eyes of 15-yearold Eugene Jerome, the show is
about the problems facing a lower
middle-class Jewish family in the
depression.
One of the main hurdles for the
family is that, in addition to Eugene,
they have three other dependents
in the wife (Kate’s) sister and two
daughters, Nora and Laurie, who
moved in when their husband and
father died.
The show started 15 minutes
late, but it was a dress rehearsal, so
the stage, sound and lighting crews
were just working out the kinks.
The accents were semi-consistent, Laurie had it down, as did Kate
and Stanley (Eugene’s older brother), but Eugene and Jack, especially
Jack needed some help. It was hard
to tell what he was trying to do.
He never fully reached the Brooklyn/Jewish blend. Eugene lost it on
his long speeches. Another thing
about Eugene’s speeches was that
they seemed to get away from him.
As he went on the energy and
expression seemed to peter out and
the emphasis didn’t fall where it
should.
Photo by Ryan Peterson
WE’RE A HAPPY FAMILY: From left, Kathy Knight (Kate), Bailey Coyle (Laurie), Lanie Anderson (Blanche), and Megan
Svajlenko (Nora) star in a performance of Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon at the Whitby Courthouse theatre until Nov. 25.
The height difference between
Eugene and Stanley isn’t enough to
illustrate the four-year difference.
Aesthetically, however, they do look
like brothers.
Blocking, the way the actors
move onstage, was sometimes an issue, because the audience couldn’t
see different characters.
The actor who played Stanley
(Graeme Robinson) did a great job.
His mannerisms, inflection, and
body language were all true to the
script and portrayed the character
the way Simon would have wanted.
The play has scenes with a large
number of characters, a whole family scene, two-character scenes and
of course Eugene’s monologues.
In these scenes the actors must
have chemistry in order to keep the
audience interested.
Character relationships of note
were between Stan and Nora and
Jack and Kate.
During the dinner scene in the
first act, they had what is known as a
wet set. Using real food and liquids,
which is a brave undertaking, the
actors did well, nothing was spilled.
Dinner scenes can be problematic with blocking. Business could
also be over the top and take attention from where it’s supposed to be,
but once again this cast pulled it off.
The scenes were split up well in
two aspects. They flowed, one into
the other, and they used the full
space of the stage.
The show ran a little bit overtime, it was supposed to be an hour
for each act, but with more performances that will be ironed out.
Although the play is a comedy,
it has some genuinely touching
scenes. A scene between Jack and
Stan near the end of the first act
brought tears to the audience as
Stan talks to his father about having to write a letter of apology to his
boss, so he doesn’t get fired, something the family can’t afford.
Others came in the second act,
including Kate and Blanche having an argument that, as Jack said,
was “Two sisters having a fight they
should have had 25 years ago.”
The two women caught the depth
of the characters’ hurt in waves and
levels of emotion. This scene rides
like a roller-coaster.
Another emotional confrontation was between Nora and Blanche.
Nora had been acting snobby towards the whole family when her
mother decided that Nora could not
drop out of school to be a Broadway
dancer.
All of this came to a head when
Blanche went out on a date and
Nora didn’t stick around to see her
off.
Technically, lights and sound
were spot on at every point they
needed to be although the sound
was a little overbearing in some
parts.
Kate had a good costume change
in the second act. In one scene she
was in pyjamas and then she was in
full day dress in the next.
The set, which was apparently
unfinished at the dress rehearsal,
looked good with some questionable time period props and set
pieces.
This is a good show that can be
viewed by a large range of audiences, from a mature nine-year-old to
senior citizens, although the WCT
warns there is some mature language and subject matter.
Tickets are $15 and can be
booked by calling Lafontaine Trading Post at 905-430-3774.
Williams strikes warmth in hearts
By Tania Harris
Chronicle Staff
They continue to come in, one right after
the other. They are different people, from different walks of life all gathering for the same
reasons, to satisfy their cravings while enjoying an evening of relaxation.
Whether you have an itch for a morning
coffee, want to indulge in some breakfast, or
are looking to complete work in a quite place
while sipping on a warm beverage, Williams
Coffee Pub, in Courtice, is the place to go.
As soon as you walk through the large double doors an immediate sensation of warmth
and comfort rushes over you. The smell of
freshly brewed coffee and newly baked muf-
fins invades your senses, allowing childhood
memories of weekly visits to grandma’s house
to enter your mind.
As you walk over to the counter a staff
member welcomes you. “What can I get
for you today my dear,” she says in a vibrant
voice.
Once you place your order you receive a
number and take a seat wherever you desire.
A young employee with a friendly smile then
serves you almost immediately.
The atmosphere is casual and relaxing.
A vast variety of light illuminates the building. The red, light and dark brown brick walls
make you feel as though you are dining in a
secluded cottage, far away from the chaos of
everyday life. There is green panelling on the
walls, which complements the classic Monet
and Van Gogh art. Booths are everywhere you
look, providing comfortable seating for 165
people.
Williams’ menu is considerably larger than
other popular coffee houses, such as Tim Hortons, but the prices are generally higher. As
soon as you take the first sip of your hot cafe
latte or when you first bite into your Belgian
waffle, however, the tingling sensation that
overwhelms your palate makes the experience worth the money.
A young girl sits alone reading a novel while
sipping on a large cup of warm cappuccino
priced at $2.89. A husband and wife sit sideby-side sharing a slice of lemon meringue pie,
priced at $3.19. A group of boy scouts dressed
in uniform sit at a large table enjoying French
onion soup, $3.99, Greek salad, $5.49, and a
grilled chicken Caesar wrap, $5.79.
No matter the time of day there is always a
wide variety of people enjoying their time at
Williams. Two men in their 70s sit in the far
right corner reminiscing about old times. A
group of middle-aged women sits in a booth
behind them, laughing at the day’s events. In
the back left corner two students sit quietly
while completing homework and taking advantage of the free wireless Internet service.
It’s nearly 11 p.m. and the once illuminated
pub is dimming, the open sign is no longer lit
and the friendly staff gets ready to close. One
by one customers exit, with smiles on their
faces, through the large double doors. They
are different people from different walks of
life all leaving with the same feeling, satisfaction of time well-spent.
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November 21, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Cha-cha at E.P. Taylor’s
By Valene Nicholas
Chronicle Staff
One, two, three. One, two, three
and rock step.
Every Monday about a dozen
students occupy the top level of
E.P. Taylor’s to learn ballroom dancing under the instruction of Wilson
Kuang.
“I just started dancing from chacha-cha and the jitter bug,” said
Kuang, the Durham College Mechanical Engineering student who
created the Night Pearl Dance Club.
He teaches these famous dances
as well as the waltz, rumba and fox
trot, with the use of You Can Dance
videos.
Kuang started dancing just last
year. While searching for an Oshawa dance club that teaches a variety
of dance, he decided to bring free
dance lessons to the campus.
“I find most people cannot
dance,” he said, while acknowledging that students have differing skill
levels. He hopes his students learn
from each other, not just from his
instruction.
“You do not need to be a professional dancer to join the club,” said
Sunny Kwatra, a third-year Nursing
student. He said most students are
beginner dancers who are eager to
try something new.
“The jitterbug is my favourite,”
said Kwatra. “It involves balancing
your partner through your body
weight, which adds to a lot of hilarious situations since Kathy likes to
pull with extra force.”
Medical laboratory student Katherine Taboada dances with Kwatra
for the two-hour class, beginning at
4:30 p.m.
Each class students learn two
dances involving partners, but they
do not need to register in pairs.
“I would highly encourage other
students to take advantage of these
classes…especially those who feel
shy in approaching the dance floor,”
said Taboada.
Eventually Kuang wants to have
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boy band
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By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Valene Nicholas
BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES: Katherine Taboada and Sunny Kwatra take part in dancing class that is held at E.P. Taylor’s on Monday nights.
weekly dance parties to encourage
dancers from all skill levels to participate and have fun.
He is in the midst of planning the
club’s first party that will be open
to all students. Music from swing
and salsa, to disco and hip-hop will
boom through speakers, bringing
different dance styles to life.
In the meantime, students are
welcome to take part in the Monday
night lessons.
“It is a wonderful club to go to after class to just relax and have fun,”
said Kwatra.
Both Taboada and Kwatra find
dancing a great stress reliever from
academics.
The boys had to keep a close
eye on their girls when country
music’s very own boy band
came to town.
Rascal Flatts performed to a
sold-out crowd at the Air Canada Centre, the only Canadian
stop on their tour.
The two-hour set had several songs from the band’s Me
and My Gang album as well as
several of their past hits, including a cover of Tom Cochrane’s
Life is a Highway. During Skin,
a song about a girl suffering
from cancer, the band had audience members hold up their
cell phones and wave them
back and forth.
The group took time between songs to interact with
fans, including lead singer Gary
LeVox trying to set bandmate
Jay DeMarcus up on a date
with an eight-year-old girl who
was near the stage. DeMarcus
also performed a brief stand-up
comedy routine about female
fans who left their husbands at
home to come to the show.
At one point during the
show, the band boarded a platform that was hoisted into the
air and carried to the far end of
the stadium floor, where it was
set down so fans at the back
could get a better glimpse of
the band.
During a drum solo, DeMarcus had a second drum set
brought on stage and assisted
with the solo and received an
enthusiastic response.
The band will finish their
tour with a few more stops before taking a break from performing and recording.
Sandler clicks
Restaurant spices up TO
By Matthew James
Pozzuoli
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
In the movie Click, Michael
Newman (Adam Sandler) is married to the beautiful Donna ( Kate
Beckinsale) and they have two
beautiful children, Ben ( Joseph
Castanon) and Samantha ( Tatum McCann).
But he doesn’t get to see them
much because he is putting in
long, hard hours at his architectural firm.
Michael figures once he is on
easy street, he’ll be able to lavish
attention on his wife and kids. At
least, that’s what he keeps telling
himself.
After staying up all night to
work, a tired Michael becomes
frustrated because he can’t even
turn on his own television set. He
goes out to find the perfect universal remote. His journey brings
him to Bed Bath and Beyond
where he meets an eccentric
employee, Morty (Christopher
Walken) who gives Michael a
one-of-a-kind souped-up gadget
guaranteed to change his life.
Morty wasn’t kidding and
soon Michael becomes master
of his domain, turning appliances
on and off with a flick of a button.
But this device has other functions.
Michael is soon able to muffle the barking of the family dog
and even better yet fast-forward
through a fight with his wife.
Michael becomes addicted to
the new rush of power, which literally allows him to have his cake
and eat it to.
But before he knows it the remote control is controlling him
instead of the other way around.
Only then does Michael start
to embrace life for what it is
worth and he learns that rushing
through life isn’t always the best
idea.
Click offers a chance to see
Adam Sandler do what he does
best, make people laugh. With a
good plot and hilarious characters this film deserves a chance.
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For a taste of the Caribbean without the hundreds of dollars invested
in long flights, Irie Food Joint presents the distinct culture’s tastes meticulously.
Located in the heart of Downtown Toronto on 745 Queen St. W.,
Irie offers another piece of the multicultural entertainment and cuisines that paint the city streets.
The atmosphere is best presented for an evening date, gathering, or
casual dinner.
Although not overly spacious,
the small but cozy tables lining the
sidewalls make the visit easily comfortable.
From the walls to the floors, the
colours are calm and content, creating a laid-back atmosphere.
Simplistic but odd art appears
sparingly above the tables, created
with millions of actual hair shavings,
adding a quirky focus.
A small but apparent bar highlights the restaurant with modern
splashes of dark wood and stainless
steel.
Traditional bar stools and shelves
of liqueurs make the bar inviting for
a casual drink and a hot spot while
waiting for a table.
Lights are placed vigilantly
throughout the room, creating a
dim, sensual mood.
The back leads to a colourful patio, the walls have stained glass in
bright patterns of reds, greens and
yellows, which shadow over the
room during bright days and offer
dim lighting in the evenings.
Slow sounds of contemporary
jazz mixed with Caribbean rhythms
are an ideal background for long
conversations and soulful foods.
The menu offers traditional
Caribbean cuisine. Most appetizers feature spicy flavours, from
peppered shrimps to jerk chicken
wings.
Pastas and salads are available
for those who don’t traditionally dig
in to authentic Caribbean meals.
All meals are uniquely titled to
jazz up the menu. Rasta Pasta and
Shanghai Dreads may seem odd
to eat but the names don’t fool the
strong flavourful tastes.
A long list of entrees is available
for those who visit Irie for traditional
Caribbean and West Indian delicacies. Jerk chicken, oxtail, curry
chicken, cod, ackee and red snapper fish, shrimp in a spicy coconut
cream sauce, salmon, jasmine rice,
calaloo and pork.
Although the atmosphere and
meals create a perfect food joint, Irie
is not recommended for those with
a sweet tooth, as a small list of desserts is available and changes frequently depending on the season.
Each dessert is carefully picked to
represent the sweet fruits of the islands.
The prices make the stay even
more enjoyable. Three people can
easily dine for under $50, including
drinks, meals and dessert.
If you love the distinctive tastes
of food from the Caribbean or love
to try cuisine from different cultures, Irie Food Joint will certainly
please the curious and soulful belly
with the perfect laid-back, subtle atmosphere.
36 The Chronicle
November 21, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Naruto a legend in the making
Anime hero
a hit with
audiences
The interaction between all the
show’s characters is comical and
also intriguing at times due to their
differences.
The combat scenes are sensational and the writers tend to introduce unexpected plot twists to keep
the audience interested.
The writers also play on people’s
desire to accomplish more than they
are capable and to surprise others
in doing so, which is illustrated by
characters that develop new abili-
By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
“I won’t take back my words...
that’s my ‘way of the ninja.’”
Uzumaki Naruto (in Japan the
family name precedes the given
name), the main character in the
anime Naruto, lives by those words.
The anime is about him and his
ambition to become Hokage, the
most powerful ninja in the village of
Konoha, and to make everyone recognize his existence.
The series focuses on the acknowledgment of individuals by
others, the importance of teamwork,
and how working hard can achieve
almost any result.
Anyone who likes action, humour, surprise plot twists and has a
bit of imagination will think Naruto
an excellent watch.
A diverse cast of characters illustrates many aspects of the series.
As a child, Naruto could only express himself through pranks. Upon
becoming a ninja and teaming up
with Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno
Sakura, he began to grow as a person.
He’s noisy, unorthodox in his tactics and has an amazing spirit. He
never gives up, no matter the odds.
‘
I won’t take
back my words...
that’s my ‘way of
the ninja’
’
Uzumaki Naruto
ANIME NINJA: Just a few of the characters of Naruto, the story of an aspiring ninja
and his ambition to become the Hokage, or top ninja, in his village.
Sasuke is a survivor of the Uchiha,
a noble clan in Konoha that was almost wiped out. He graduated from
the ninja academy as a top rookie.
Naruto views him as a rival.
Sakura has good anticipation and
knowledge of illusionary ninja techniques, but when it comes to combat she is lacking. She has a crush
on Sasuke. However, Naruto has a
crush on her. The scenario makes
for some interesting scenes.
The three are part of Team Seven,
led by sensei, Hatake Kakashi. Together they complete tasks that the
village receives from external sources. They are the main team the anime focuses on.
ties during combat that turn the tide
of battle in their favour.
Another impressive part of the
series is the music.
It does an excellent job in setting
the mood of various scenes, further
adding to the impact on the audience.
The series is televised in Japan
can be purchased on DVD at anime
conventions as well as stores like
HMV.
The show is terrific up to episode
130. After that are what anime connoisseurs refer to as “filler” episodes,
which deviate from the main plot.
The show is at episode 209 right
now and there are signs the story is
about to pick up again.
If it does, and it is as good as the
first 130 episodes, fans will gladly
look forward to 200 more.
Flushed Away not just another animated movie
Characters,
story add
life to film
By Krystle Pereira
Chronicle Staff
As a young child flushing your
family’s throne, the toilet, did you
ever have vast imaginations about
where all of that swirling water ended up?
Set in London, England, this animated film uses family pets and toilets and creates a unique imagination ride in the latest DreamWorks
flick, Flushed Away.
In the posh suburbs of Kensington, London, a young girl leaves her
high-class home and cherished pet,
a mouse named Roddy, to vacation
with her family.
The movie kicks into high gear
emphasizing Roddy’s luxurious life
and what a small mouse does when
no one is around.
From speeding around in a Barbie-size sports car, playing golf and
dating his owner’s dolls, Roddy’s excitement seems inevitable.
It didn’t take long for the exhibitions to be put to a halt when Roddy realizes he is not alone. Along
RATS ON THE RUN: The characters of Flushed Away prepare to travel down the toilet
into the London sewer. Flushed Away opened Nov 3.
comes Sid.
The complete opposite from
the aristocratic Roddy, Sid makes a
grand entrance, disturbing the perfection of the family’s home.
In an effort to be rid of the troublesome mouse, Roddy attempts to
flush away Sid.
His efforts fail when he finds
himself barrelling down London’s
sewage system and into a city below
the one above.
It is then that Roddy’s adventures
begin, pummelling and struggling
through the city with other mice,
slugs and frogs that have created a
mini London to escape the fear of
being flushed away by the humans.
The realistic settings through
state-of-the-art animation keep the
eyes wandering and certainly glued
to the screen. With each new twist
and brought to the characters, come
thrilling animations and sound effects that capture attention.
Throughout the film, new characters are introduced frequently,
which is well needed to keep the
storyline humourous and full of interest.
There are scenes periodically
that offer dry humour and cheesy
jokes, which result in a quiet audience almost begging for something
thrilling to happen.
Although some scenes aren’t as
pleasing as expected, creators used
baby slugs sporadically to serenade
viewers with old music from Tom
Jones and Tina Turner.
For anyone mesmerized by the
intense animation DreamWorks
brings to the screen, Flushed Away
easily meets the standards of other
popular films.
The storyline of Flushed Away
is geared towards all ages. From
the imaginative to the humourous,
there are bits and pieces throughout the entire film to appeal to the
masses. From using electric beaters
as sea-doos and mice mimicking
London’s busy life, Flushed Away is
worth seeing and leaves the believing about what really lies beneath
London’s streets, to you.
The Chronicle
November 21, 2006 37
SPORTS
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
Durham took it to the house
By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords men’s basketball team now has a 2-1 conference record in OCAA regular season play.
The Lords opened the season
against Cambrian College on Oct.
27, suffering an 86-75 defeat. The
first half was back and forth but
Durham led at halftime 40-39. The
second half got out of control with
several foul calls, which resulted in
two starters getting fouled out early
in the second half. The Lords were
also missing big man David George.
Team captain Anthony Batchelor
came up big for the lords with 27
points while rookie Evan Brown
had 19.
“We didn’t play very well,” said
coach Peter Morgan. “We didn’t
have our full roster. We were missing our two forwards inside.”
The Lords then upset nationally
ranked St. Lawrence Vikings 92-90
in a nail-biting game at home on
Nov. 7. The Lords were leading 8671 with six minutes to go before
St. Lawrence went on a 15-0 run to
tie the game at 86. The teams traded baskets down the stretch until
Anthony Batchelor drained two
game-winning free throws with 8.5
seconds to go, giving the Lords the
victory in their home opener.
“I thought before the season
started Durham would be the team
to beat,” said Vikings coach Barry
Photo by Jason Miller
COME GET IT: Durham College forward Steve Clarke drives to the hoop in the Lords’
nail-biting 66-65 win over the La Cite Coyotes at the Athletic Complex on Nov. 10
Smith. “I don’t know if we deserved
to be in the position to win. You cannot give up 92 points and expect to
win.”
He said his team broke down
defensively and that cost them the
game. Batchelor finished the game
with 16 points and 15 rebounds,
and was 7 of 7 from the free throw
line. Rookie Evan Browne stepped
up his game, scoring 12 points, 3
rebounds and 3 assists, and was 3
of 4 behind the arc. At the end of
the game the Lords’ bench looked
like a struggling unit as big man Da-
vid George sprained his ankle after
scoring 20 points, Troy Dennis went
down with an ankle injury, and centre Joe Cyros left the game with a
broken nose. The Vikings’ leading
scorer was Mathieu Riendeau with
25 points.
“It shouldn’t have been that close
in the end,” Morgan said. “It really
affected us when David George got
hurt. We still kept it together and
won the basketball game.”
It was another exciting night
at the campus Athletic Centre on
Nov.10, as the Lords defeated the La
Cite Coyotes 66-65. The fans were
kept on the edge of their seats as the
Lords held onto the one-point victory. The Lords trailed the entire game
and were down by one point with 12
seconds to go. Anthony Batchelor
took a shot behind the arc with 2.3
seconds left and was fouled. Batchelor was 2 for 3 at the free throw line
to give the Lords the lead and the
win in the dying seconds.
“He is one of the best players
in the league, so let him earn the
game,” said La Cite coach Etienne
Jacquet, complaining about the foul
call that sent Bachelor to the line for
three free throws to win the game.
La Cite failed to convert in the
last 2.3 seconds of the game. Steve
Clarke had a big game with 21
points, 11 rebounds, one assist and
two steals, while Batchelor added
17 points. The Lords are still suffering from the injury bug with David
George and Joe Cyros out until January.
Seneca’s sting too strong
for Lords’ men’s volley
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff.
The men’s volleyball team lost
their home opener against the Seneca Sting Nov. 14.
The men had a bad start as the
Sting got a two-point lead on the
Lords in the first set.
This was a small, but effective
lead that the Lords had a difficult
time closing for the rest of the game,
leading to a 3-2 loss.
The Sting won the first set 25-18.
The Lords are still having problems
serving. Head coach Gord Williamson asked the men during a break
in the action to “play like you want
to win.”
The team seemed took this resolve into the next two sets, beating
the Sting 25-20 in the second set
and 25-22 in the third.
However, the Lords’ pop fizzled
as the Sting won the next set 25-20,
forcing a fifth. The Sting put their
hammer down, winning the last set
16-14.
The starting libero for the game
was Ryan McIntosh, who was replaced after the first set by Matt Melissis.
McIntosh hurt his knee in the
fourth set when he dove for a ball
and made contact with the score-
keeper’s table. McIntosh finished
the game.
Before the game, Seneca head
coach Jason Cliff said their previous
loss was because of inconsistency.
“I think that earlier in the season,
when we played the exhibition, we
were young, we made a lot of rookie
errors. But I think that we’ve kind of
shored up some of those errors.”
The men’s lead scorers were Josh
Bowen with 19 kills and five blocks,
Dave Crabbe with 10 kills and three
blocks, and McIntosh with 10 kills
and one service ace.
The Lords’ next game was Nov.
16 against Trent. Results were unavailable at press time.
Photo by Ryan Peterson
JUMP!!!: Libero Matt Melissis is about to dive for a ball,
while setter Byron Jung provides some support in the
Lords’ 3-2 home opener loss to Seneca on Nov. 14.
Women show class at home
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
Women’s volleyball beat the Seneca Sting Nov. 14 in the team’s home
opener.
The women won 3-1.
The last time the Lords played
the Sting (outside of tournaments)
was in the pre-season. The women
walked away with a victory there
too.
Josie Naccarato, captain of the
Seneca team explained why they
lost last time.
“Our one problem was communication and we’re still working on
that.”
Whatever effect the Sting’s communication problems had on their
game the Lords sure took advantage
of it. They won the first set 25-23 and
the second set 25-22. But instead of
spiking the nail in the Sting’s coffin
and winning the game three sets in
a row, the Lords fumbled the ball
and the Sting took the set 28-26.
During the fourth set, the Lords
looked tired and didn’t leave their
feet often.
Captain Shannon Littlejohn
looked the most worn out in a huddle during a Seneca time-out. Going
out on the court Littlejohn earned
the next two points through kills.
The Lords won the set 25-17.
Littlejohn scored high against
Seneca with 15 kills, one block and
six service aces. Other high scorers
were Cheryl Silva with nine kills,
two blocks and one service ace and
Karlene Risebrough Barnes with
eight kills and two service aces.
Every set the Lords played there
was a new libero on the court. Number 11 Shona Tighe was the libero
for the first and third set, and number 8 Amanda Falzon played libero
on the second and fourth sets.
The reason for this, according to
assistant coach Shane Christopher:
“Amanda didn’t have a good practice this week…Shona has been
passing very well, so we throw them
in and out to see who’s going to step
up. The first set we threw Amanda
in, she still didn’t mentally come
through, so we gave her another
shot, because she’s been great for us
up until now.”
38 The Chronicle
November 21, 2006
SPORTS NEWS
DC women’s
volleyball team
dominates
George Brown
Photo by Jason Miller
nate weekend at the Humber Cup
Invitational.
By Ryan Peterson
Chronicle Staff
“It was a much better game,” said
assistant coach Shane Christopher.
Women’s volleyball went to T.O. “We look to carry that success when
Nov. 8 and took out George Brown. we play stronger teams.”
This was the
He said that it’s
women’s third
hard to put emconference
phasis on George
game, leaving
Brown. We’re a
them undefeatmuch better team
ed in conference
than they are.”
play this season.
Bouma agreed
The
women
with coach Chrisdominated the
topher. “We played
Huskies 3-0 (25pretty well. They’re
13, 25-15 and
definitely not in our
25-18).
league. Sometimes
The lead scora team lowers their
ers of the game
play when taking
were veterans
on other teams.”
Cheryl
Silva
The
reason
with five kills,
George
Brown
four digs and
wasn’t much comtwo service aces,
petition, accordJanet Littlejohn
ing to Bouma, is
with nine kills
because they are a
Cheryl Silva
and two service
newer team, whereaces, Karlene
as Durham has more
Risebrough Barnes with six kills, experience. Deanna Oliver, the athtwo service aces and one dig, and letics and recreation co-ordinator
rookie Carli Bouma with six kills at George Brown, said this season
and one block.This was a welcome is the women’s first season in the
win for the women after an unfortu- league after a 10-year hiatus.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP: The women’s basketball team couldn’t pull together any wins
when playing their first three games and have an early season conference record of 0-3.
Women’s basketball
can’t pull together a win
By Jason Miller
Chronicle Staff
The Durham College women’s
basketball team now has an 0-3conference record after losing to
Seneca, Humber and Georgian College in OCAA action.
The Lords hosted the 2006
OCAA provincial champions and
nationally ranked Seneca Sting in
their home opener and first conference game on Oct. 31 and were
stung 75-49.
“We played well but their key
players stepped up and we couldn’t
stop them,” said Lords assistant
coach Angela Cull. “It was a good
learning experience for the girls.”
Cull said Seneca is a powerhouse
this year, with their entire team from
last season returning plus a few key
individual players, but that didn’t
stop the Lords from battling from
start to finish. Natasha Thombs was
the top scorer of the game with 23
points for Seneca.
Captains Samantha McConnell
and Carly McGhie led the Lords in
scoring with double digits. McConnell had 15 points, 12 rebounds, four
steals, and two assists, while McGhie finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Rookie Sarah Tice was named Shoeless Joe’s player of the game, coming
off the bench with seven points, one
rebound, and one steal.
The next game was no different
as the Lords were missing seven
key players from their lineup. They
were no match for a powerful Humber team who defeated them 65-41.
Playing short-handed, the Lords
were forced to go deeper in the
bench against the Hawks. However,
the Hawks still could not stop thirdyear sensation McConnell, who
scored 23 points, 12 rebounds, and
four steals. McConnell is averaging
19 points per game. Rookie Amanda Moore came off the bench and
played big for the struggling Lords.
“Turnovers was a major factor,”
Cull said. “We couldn’t score and
that was a problem. Our defence
has gotten better but Humber just
came at us.”
A battered Lords team then lost
61-52 in a close game against the
Georgian Grizzlies on Nov. 10. Injuries continue to plague the Lords as
rookie starter Jill Leistra went down
with an ankle injury.
The Lords were also missing
eight players, three of whom were
in Vancouver for soccer, while veterans Krista Colley and McGhie were
out with injuries.
“I don’t think we played our best
today,” said Grizzlies coach Robin
Lawrence. “I am really pleased with
coming away with a win on the
road. Samantha played really well
carrying this team with so much injuries.”
McConnell continued her impressive performances in OCAA
action, scoring 20 points. She also
grabbed five rebounds, three assists,
and had one crowd-pleasing rejection against the Grizzlies, whose
leading scorer was Cheiko Moriyama with 23 points.
Cull said her team was killed by
the number of shots made by Moriyama.
“The ladies played well,” said Cull.
“The only thing that killed us was our
36 turnovers and we didn’t put the
ball in the net. The eight players we
had stepped up and played great.”
Both volleyball teams
come up a bit short
ing to work on digging, passing off
and serves, but we won’t do it in one
Chronicle Staff
day, so we have a problem.”
Marchut was referring to the fact
The men’s and women’s volley- the women had a game three days
ball teams wound up wounded at later and only had one scheduled
the Humber Cup invitational tour- practice. Passing has been a connament Nov. 4 and 5.
tinuous problem for the women,
Each team played five games affecting their play since the prewith the same schedules. They season.
played against Mohawk, Humber,
The men played their first match
Fanshawe, Nipissing and Georgian. against Mohawk who they tied one
Each team won only one match, set apiece, with scores of 25-19 and
over Georgian College.
29-27. The Lords also tied Humber
Tournament matches were 25-13 and 25-21.
played in round robin format. The
The men went on to lose their
women lost their
next two matches
first match against
2-0 to Fanshawe
Mohawk, 2-0, then
It’s just trying and Nipissing.
lost to Humber 2to get the guys However, in their
0 as well. Every set
last match of the
mentally focused tournament they
was close with the
exception of the
to play with some won 2-0 against
second set of the
Georgian, 25-17
intensity.
Humber match,
and 25-21.
which the women
Overall, head
Gord Williamson
lost by five.
coach Gord WilThe Lords were
liamson was distied one set apiece
appointed with
in their match against Fanshawe. the team’s performance. He felt the
They lost the first set 25-23, but men didn’t play as well as they can.
came back with an impressive 25“It’s just trying to get the guys
13 win.
mentally focused to play with some
The next match saw the women intensity,” Williamson said. “(It’s)
lose 2-0 to Nipissing. Finally, the getting the veterans to focus…for
women won 2-0 over Georgian.
Seneca and Trent,” who are next on
“We’re not passing well,” head the team’s schedule.
coach Stan Marchut said. “We’re go-
By Ryan Peterson
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The Chronicle
November 21, 2006
39
SPORTS NEWS
Pitcher perfect coach for UOIT
sity programs.”
Hockey doesn’t end at his coaching job. As DSRR Pitcher views himBe it participating in sports, going self as kind of a referee, as he is here
for a run, working toward his PhD, to enforce the rules.
“If I’m doing my job effectively,
coaching the DC-UOIT women’s
extramural hockey team, preparing nobody really notices me,” he said.
the Ridgebacks team for OUA varsi- “I’m dealing with problems either
ty next year or helping out students, early on or I’m preventing them
Gary Pitcher, Director of Student from becoming bigger problems.”
The challenge for Pitcher is mainRights and Responsibilities on camtaining balance between the rights
pus, is a busy man.
He served as a police officer in and the responsibilities of students.
To better describe this he used a
Toronto for 29 years.
When he retired, Pitcher started hockey metaphor.
“The balance of letting people
on campus as a teacher as well as
play (rights), versus having to play
the DSRR.
After helping start the women’s within the rules where people don’t
extramural hockey club and be- get hurt (responsibility),” he said.
Students usually receive three
coming head coach, Pitcher gave up
his teaching job but remained on as strikes with Pitcher before being ejected from the institution. It
DSRR.
He says coaching isn’t like play- doesn’t happen unless absolutely
necessary.
ing, however there are
“For every stusome similarities beFor every stutween coaching and dent I have re- dent I have removed, I’ve had the
teaching.
“Coaching and play- moved, I’ve had same number of
ing the game are simi- the same num- students come to
and say ‘thank
lar but very different,
ber of students me
you for keeping me
there’s a whole set of
skills you need to learn come to me and in school,’” he said.
His background
as a coach,” Pitcher say
‘thank you
in policing is helpful
said. “Coaching is all
about teaching, lead- for keeping me in with his DSRR responsibilities, and it
ing and trying to get school’.
was sports that lead
the best out of people.”
Since he and assisGary Pitcher him to police work.
Pitcher has altant coach Scott Barker
ways been involved
started the team two
years ago, Pitcher feels his biggest in sports.
Growing up in Scarborough,
accomplishment is on an academic
level, converting several players on he played catcher in baseball for a
while before moving to third base.
his team to university.
He believes his love for sports
Goaltender Melissa Scott and
forwards Cheri Ostroski and Sarah influenced his decision to become
Carter were in college when the a police officer.“Women and men
who have had athletic background
team was started.
“They were college students and are attracted to policing because of
we converted them over to univer- the physical nature of the job,” said
Pitcher.
sity students,” Pitcher said.
“Having a sports background is a
“They took the bridging program
and they’ve gone on to take univer- natural fit to policing.”
By Steve Parker
Chronicle Staff
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Photo by Steve Parker
EYES ON THE FUTURE: Gary Pitcher, New coach of the DC-UOIT women’s extramural
hockey team works out the team at the campus ice centre. Along with coaching Pitcher
is also active at the local gym, and is currently working towards his PhD.
He says that policing is not easy
and you need to have effective coping mechanisms to deal with some
parts of the job.
“To survive policing you have to
be grounded and have a good support system around you,” Pitcher
said.Police see people at their best
and worst and that teaches them
how to relate to people and solve
UOIT is about to launch
its very own lacrosse team
letes to play.”
There are several players with
Chronicle Staff
professional club and Rep lacrosse
experience who have shown interIf you would like to play field la- est, including a former national
crosse for UOIT, then get your gear team player.
and prepare yourself for the chance
The first goal is to try to form a
to be a part of the team.
club team to play in a intramural
There are hopes of launching a league on campus, then build on
lacrosse team at UOIT to keep some that foundation.
of the province’s
“We
approached
top players from
We approached the athletic departDurham
Region
the athletic de- ment because we think
representing their
it is important to have
local university in- partment because them involved,” Partstead of going off to we think it is im- low said.
other schools such
“We are also interas Western or Mc- portant to have ested in playing at the
Master.
them involved.
varsity level but that
“Women’s field
might not happen until
lacrosse is huge in
Beth Partlow 2008.”
this area,” said Beth
To be prepared for
Partlow, UOIT Human Resources varsity play, Partlow said they are
representative and one of the orga- now doing development practices
nizers.
at fields around the region since
“For UOIT to offer a lacrosse they don’t have a specific field as
team would increase enrolment yet.
and offer somewhere for these athThey are also planning to invite
By Jason Miller
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some varsity teams like Laurier and
Western to play practice games.
For more information contact
[email protected].
“I think our difficulty right now is
that we started the team late,” Partlow said.
“We don’t have a facility or the
necessary resources. As the word
gets out next year we will increase
our athlete base.”
Partlow said things look good
so far, as the girls want to play but
they just need the funds and proper
equipment.
She said, all they need to start the
team is 30 core players. Practices are
held on Wednesdays and Thursdays
on various fields off campus.
“Ken Babcock (Durham College
and UOIT athletic director) is very
positive about a women’s team,”
Partlow said.
“He supported our idea of starting as a club team and developing
into a varsity team. They are excited
about lacrosse and its growth in the
community.”
problems, explained Pitcher.
“If you do your job well in policing you can go home at the end of
the day and say
‘I’ve helped that person or this
person and made a difference,’”
Pitcher said.
Pitcher believes experience plays
a role in shaping a person and his
experiences growing up have determined who he has become.“I think
you are a product of everything
you’ve experienced,” he said.
“I think that if I look at who I am,
I’ve been fortunate enough to have a
good family, good parents and good
experiences growing up.”
Watch out for UOIT
The UOIT Ridgebacks wom- it past the first round, have upen’s hockey club will be a force to set some of the best clubs in the
be reckoned with come fall 2007. league by playing strong defenThey already have the main sive hockey led by hot goaltencomponent in place to be a ding.The Ridgebacks have two
championship team.Defence.It’s sturdy goalies who will be inthe single most important detail valuable when they start their
that needs to be addressed before varsity season next year.Last, but
reaching a competitive status, be not least, the coaching staff has
it in the National Hockey League a strong influence on the type of
play a team exhibits.
or Ontario University Athletics.
G a r y
The RidgePitcher, head
backs defence is
coach
of
solid with Jackie
the RidgeM a c A r t h u r,
Steve
backs, likes
Ashley Lucas
his teams to
and Megan Friel
Parker
play a feisty,
forming a strong
hard-worknucleus.And
ing, defenthe goaltending,
sive style to
the backbone of
any defensive squad, consists of frustrate opponents.
That’s a method that has been
Melissa Scott and Carleigh Taggart, two sensational netminders. used constantly to by successful
How often in the NHL playoffs defensive squads.With that comhas an elite team been killed by a ponent established, and players
hot goaltender? Last year’s gritty such as Sarah Carter, Chrissy
effort by the Edmonton Oilers Tereshyn and Hailey Van Seggelwould have been wasted had it en leading an offensive charge,
not been for the stellar play of the Ridgebacks are going to be a
Dwayne Roloson.In previous thorn in the side of all their oppoyears, clubs such as the Calgary nents next year.
Flames and the Anaheim Ducks,
who weren’t expected to make
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November 21, 2006
SPORTS NEWS
The Generals’ new home
It’s also going to be a great home for
the team for many years to come.”
Now that the evening is over and
the building is open, the team can
now move in and enjoy their new
home, a place to call their own. GM
and head coach Brad Selwood is
happy about the new arena and is
enjoying the big move.
“You know, with the finishing
touches coming together, the last of
the doors put up, and windows and
so forth, this place is really starting
to feel like home, and the boys know
that as well,” Selwood said.
By Bruce Bolton
Chronicle Staff
After a year and a half of construction at Bruce and Athol Streets
the wait is over and the Oshawa
Generals now have a new home.
The General Motors Centre
opened its doors for the first time to
Gens fans on Nov. 3, when the team
played the Owen Sound Attack. It
was a historic event that showed
what Oshawa and Durham Region
are made of. The building was sold
out (all 5,500 seats and 23 private
suites) and everyone anticipated
the drop of the puck.
But the outcome of the game was
not what everyone hoped for as the
Gens lost a 9-5 shoot-out. The home
squad was down early and battled
back to make a game out of it, but in
the end came up short.
The one thing all Gens fans
wanted to see was their young star
John Tavares score a goal at the new
arena, and that is what they got. At
19:32 of the first period Tavares
from Clutterbuck and Del Zotto was
the first ever Gens goal in the new
rink.
“It is a world-class building,” Tavares said. “It is amazing to be in and
play in. I think the team is going to
be really happy here.”
Generals veteran goaltender
Carlo DiRienzo got the start, which
made him the first Gens goalie to
play at the GMC.
“This is a great arena, one of the
best in junior hockey,” DiRienzo
What the GMC has:
- 5,500 seats for hockey
- 23 private suites
- Upper and lower bowls
Photo by Bruce Bolton
- Two level restaurant and bar
over looking the arena
HOME SWEET HOME: On Nov. 3, the Oshawa Generals moved into their new home, the
General Motors Centre in downtown Oshawa.
said. He said it will be a great opportunity for the young players who
get to play in the arena for years to
come. “The arena feels good. We are
just trying to put a great product out
on the ice.”
Also playing in the game from
Owen Sound were two players who
are natives of Durham, Wayne Simmonds and Marcus Carroll. Simmonds had two goals and one as-
sist. Carroll, in his second year in the
OHL had a goal and an assist.
“Growing up around here I know
it is something this area needed,”
Carroll said. “It’s a real nice rink and
I am just happy my family lives near
by and could come out and enjoy
this special game.”
It is what the city needs as it
brightens up the Oshawa downtown core. Fans are no longer see-
ing a hockey game at the local community centre, but now they are
watching the Oshawa Generals play
in state-of-the-art facility.
Among the sold-out audience
was Gens owner John Davies, who
was excited about the new home for
his club.
“It is just what Oshawa needed,”
Davies said. “You really get the vibe
that you are going to a hockey game.
- 6,400 seats for concerts and
other events
- 2,900 parking spaces in
surrounding areas
- State-of-the-art scoreboard
with video
Source: General Motors Centre
Gens streak comes to an end A Memorial Cup bid
By Bruce Bolton
By Bruce Bolton
It has been a good couple of
games for the Oshawa Generals
but after a three-game winning
streak the team gave up a tough
one to the Peterborough Petes.
It was the third home game in
the new building, but the team
played like they have been there
for years. If it had not been for
Steve Downie and some lucky
bounces, the Generals could have
easily walked away winners.
“Downie had a couple of goals,
he got one lucky goal off our stick,”
said Generals GM and head coach
Brad Selwood. “We tried to shut
that line down but they are a good
line, the line that stirs the drink for
them.” He said that even though
his team lost the game, they did
something right by generating 55
shots.
The man in net for the Gens
was the same goalie who helped
the team win three in a row, Carlo
DiRienzo. He stopped 24 shots
Photo by Bruce Bolton
but came up on the short end of
the stick by having two unlucky PROTECTING THE PUCK: Generals left winger Kris Belan,
bounces go past him.
fights off Peterborough defender in the corner.
“This happens. I mean, I am
always focused, ready to play, but
killing trouble in the second but other than that they
sometimes the other team gets breaks,” DiRienzo said. played a good game. “They (the Petes) cashed their
“Those are things you cannot control but what I can chances. Every time it bounced off our goaltender
control I usually take care of. It was a tough loss but we they were there and got the rebound. I do not think we
will rebound from it.”
let down at all.”
All in all it was another positive weekend for the
The good news is that the team still sits in second
young Generals, who now know what it takes to win and has a lot more hockey to be played. John Tavares
certain games.
and Cal Clutterbuck were announced as Canadian
“We had 55 shots,” Selwood said. “Their goalten- starters for the Canada-Russia junior series, which
der was the difference.” He said the Gens had penalty passes through Oshawa Nov. 27.
More hype, a younger look and a
new arena. Now the Oshawa Generals and their fans are missing just
one thing, a big event. They could
have that too, with a successful bid
for the 2008 Memorial Cup.
During February the city will give
the Canadian Hockey League committee its proposal to host the tournament.
Dr. Gary Polonsky, former Durham College and UOIT president,
has put a team together of volunteers from the two schools to help
out with the proposal.
The team consists of Durham
College and UOIT campus officials
including: Terry Caputo, executive
assistant of finance and strategy;
Donna McFarlane, vice-president
of communications and marketing;
Marg Greenley, vice-president of
student and employer success; and
Ralph Aprile, vice-president of facilities and ancillary services. The two
schools, along with General Motors
Canada and the city of Oshawa are
the groups responsible for the bid
idea.
“Our proposal will recommend
that the campus be the headquarters for the travelling teams,” Polonsky said. “The campus has many
other amenities: arena (for practices), new fitness centre (which will
be ready by then), pub, etc.”
Polonsky said the proposal has
three key elements, which are the
new arena, the team’s performance
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and a bid book/ DVD. So far, the
arena has had its grand opening, the
Gens sit in second place in their division and the bid book is growing.
“We’re certainly going into this to
win,” Polonsky said.
And hopefully they do win. At
least that is what game day & special
events co-ordinator for the Oshawa
Generals, Chris White, is pulling for.
“The new arena is a state-of-theart facility and will provide the city
with the push for the Memorial Cup.
The team is also doing better and will
prove that we deserve the chance to
host the event,” White said.
The Canadian Hockey League
will award the 10-day, four-team
championship tournament in May
of 2007. If Oshawa is chosen, it will
be host for 2008, when the tournament will mark its 90th anniversary.
By hosting the tournament the
city will be given a face-lift much
like others have after hosting an
event like this. The Memorial Cup
tournament is one of the largest annual events in Canada and is broadcast nationally.
The only time the Generals won
the Cup was in 1990. The last time
the city of Oshawa held the event
was in 1987, when there was no
such thing as bidding for the tournament. Instead Oshawa had to defeat
North Bay Centennials in a supper
series in order to host the event.
It will be a special event that will
involve a lot of history, something
the city of Oshawa, the Generals,
Durham College and General Motors know a little bit about.
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SPORTS NEWS
NASCAR
northbound
By Mike Van Veen
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Matt O’Brien
ALL-CANADIAN: Craig Megill, shortstop
on the Lords baseball team.
Photo by Matt O’Brien
ALL-CANADIAN: Adam Sylvestre, left
fielder on the Lords baseball team.
Two Lords make
all-Canadian team
By Matt O’Brien
Chronicle Staff
The Canadian Intercollegiate Baseball Association (CIBA) has announced its All Canadian choices
for the 2006 season “dream team”, and for the first
time in history two outstanding Lords players from
the men’s baseball team made the cut.
Shortstop Craig Megill has had a great year with
the Lords, and has been necessary to the team’s suc-
cess over the past two years. Megill finished the season with 8 hits, 7 RBIs, and a .235 batting average.
“It’s an honour to be recognized,” Megill said. “It’s
great to see all my hard work the past year has paid
off and the CIBA is recognizing it.”
Left fielder, Adam Sylvestre was also honoured
with a selection. Sylvestre finished with 12 hits, 5
RBIs, 1 home run, and a .316 batting average through
38 at bats this season.
The team finished in fourth place in the national
standings with a conference record of 13-6.
Boogity boogity boogity NASCAR is coming.
But it’s not in the form that many
had expected.
For the past few years speculation has circulated about the stock
car association bringing a race to a
Canadian track, either a Nextel Cup
or a Busch series race. Insiders said
the race would be held in Montreal
while Ontario fans hoped for a race
at Mosport north of Bowmanville.
The rumours began when NASCAR announced in a press release
that it had partnered with Canadian
broadcaster TSN to form NASCAR
Canada, a base of operations for the
sport in Toronto.
Shortly after that announcement
came another one, this time from
the Canadian Association for Stock
Car Auto Racing (CASCAR), that it
had partnered with NASCAR to increase fan interest and visibility of
racing in Canada.
“NASCAR’s experience and resources will strengthen and support
racing in Canada while establishing a foundation for future growth,”
Tony Novotny, president of CASCAR, said in a press release.
Speculation swirled over the
summer of 2004 about what the announcement meant for stock car
racing in Canada.
Finally, in September, NASCAR
Canada made the announcement.
The Canadian Tire Series will
consist of 10 to 12 races running
from May until October. While the
schedule and list of tracks have not
been announced, Durham’s Mosport International Raceway will be
included in the series, according to
Jerry Priddle, vice-president of Sales
and Marketing for Mosport.
“We will be a part of the series,”
Priddle said.
“NASCAR racing is a popular,
growing sport in Canada, enjoyed
by millions of passionate fans,” Steve
O’Donnell, vice-president of racing
operations for NASCAR, said in a
press release. “The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series will help attract new
Canadian fans and competitors and
bring the excitement of NASCAR
racing to new fans in Canada.”
The release also said that in addition to becoming the series main
sponsor, Canadian Tire will also become the official automotive retailer for NASCAR and offer exclusive
promotions and in-store programs,
including developing a new line of
NASCAR products.
The Canadian Tire Series will
mirror the current CASCAR series and will use many of the same
tracks and drivers. Peter Gibbons
of Uxbridge is one of those drivers
making the switch.
“Yes, I will be racing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire series next year,”
Gibbons said. He also said he thinks
the NASCAR name will be beneficial for the sport.
“By having NASCAR involved we
hope that it will allow other teams to
obtain sponsorship, which will help
our sport grow,” Gibbons said. “Canadian Tire and NASCAR are both
huge companies and the combination of the two can bring only positive results. I am looking forward to
2007 and seeing what’s in store for
Motorsports in Canada.”
As far as Mosport hosting a race,
Priddle said no major changes
would be necessary to accommodate the series.
“We’ve invested $6.5 million
since 1998.” He also said that one
event would be held on the road
course and one on the oval. Priddle
is confident that the NASCAR name
will bring fans out.
“I’m sure you love watching on
TV, so you’re going to want to come
out and see these guys live.”
‘It’s just a game’: tell that to parents
Hockey moms and
dads are getting too
excited at the rinks
By Mike Gokdag
Chronicle Staff
As a meaningless house league exhibition game wound
down, the crazed antics of a parent from the stands littered the
ice with garbage and food. Don McLellan, head coach of the
Markham Waxers, watched the man scream, yell and curse at
refs to the tune of the end-of-game buzzer.
The increasing pressure on children from parents to do
well on the hockey rink has put kids in an unfortunate situation. Rob Giammarco and Don McLellan have been around
hockey all their lives. They play, coach and referee for the Ontario Minor Hockey Association and its house league affiliates
in Markham. And it’s no surprise they’ve been through a lot
over the course of those years. Many parents daydream more
about their children making it to the NHL than the children
themselves.
“I have parents come to me after games and complain about
their kids playing time constantly. Everyone gets equal time,”
said McLellan. Both Giammarco and McLellan say that some
parents think too hard about their child’s chances of making it
to the pros.
The banter that refs and coaches get is harsh. Parents often
yell and curse at coaches and refs as if they were watching a
game at home. The consequences here are much worse. It’s
about setting a bad example for your children and the youngsters playing the game, says Giammarco.
To reduce the troubles off and on the ice, all games being
played under the Ontario Minor Hockey Association require
an ice convener. These conveners regulate the games as attendees. If an incident occurred where there was a serious injury, or a suspension might be in order, the convener would
have the final say. They also regulate issues off the ice. Conveners handle parents who are unsportsmanlike and usually
hand them with a warning. “If these warnings pile up the parent could be banned from future games. Extreme cases will result in an immediate ban,” said Kathy Crystal a convener with
the Oshawa Minor Hockey Association.
The Oshawa association also has a parent council, where
parents can become active within the league and help prevent
future incidents. Through the council parents interact with
league officials to get a better understanding of policies and
regulations.
As the problem continues to grow, Hockey Canada launched
a series of ad campaigns with the slogan, Relax it’s just a game.
The campaign had multiple commercials all revolving around
over-competitive parents embarrassing their children around
peers. One commercial had a parent accusing another parent
of cheating by taking steroids for a potato sac race.
McLellan recalls an experience where a parent actually began to litter the ice after what he thought was a bad call in the
game. “The game was put on hold until the parent was kicked
out. It was embarrassing,” explains McLellan. The real damage
after an event like that is how the teammates perceive the son
of the parent. It’s especially hard for young children.
Vahe Zakarian is a coach of a competitive peewee team and
a referee in the Kiwanis Hockey League with the Ontario Minor Hockey Association in St. Catharines. The kids he coaches
are only 13-14 years old and the actions of their parents influence them greatly. Zakarian remembers countless times
parents have come up to him and complained about playing
time, the positions they play and even the teammates they are
lined up with. Zakarian has a 7-year-old child of his own who
is in his second year playing hockey and he can already see
the amount of pressure some parents are putting on their kids.
“There is nothing wrong about being excited about watching
your kids play.” But McLellan, Giammarco and Zakarian all
say some parents are pushing it a little too hard.
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