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By Jessica Verge
Chronicle staff______________________
UOIT
may be making room for more students this fall if the first round of application statistics are right.
On Jan. 21, The Ontario Universities’
Application Centre issued preliminary numbers
of applicants to universities across the province
and UOlT’s figures were the most impressive.
The total number of secondary
applicants to UOIT rose 26 per cent over last year,
from 3,003 prospective students to 3.796.
Of those 3,003 applicants in 2003, 933 are
school
Photo by Erin Poreira
OFFICIALLY OPEN: From left to right: Ken Babcock, Carol Beam, Jim Boyce, Donna
Mouck, Gary Polonsky, Don Sinclair, Bruce Bunker and Ken Crosina pose with the DC
mascot to mark the official opening of the tennis centre. See Heady page 23.
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Virus hits c ampus
By Erin Pereira
the latest signatures, blocked some
ports that the virus uses to propawaves of computer virus- gate itself, blocked some domains
es are sweeping across the that the viruses have been attackcountry via E-mail, and ing, and invoked a virus scan to
Durham
College and the detect/clean these viruses on users
University of Ontacio Institute of logging in to the network."
Benincasa said that for computTechnology have already experienced trouble.
ers with up-to-date virus protecOn Jan. 26, Durham ’encoun- tion, the viruses should be less of a
tered problems when access was problem. But for older machines
denied to the server and to the that may lack protection, these
Internet.
infections could cause troubles.
Elio Benincasa; director of techThe two worms that are causing
nical services at the college, said so much concern are both e-mail
the viruses only affected the spread infections.
school’s computers for one afterThe Bagle worm virus is a massnoon, and that IT has done every- mailing worm that sends out ething they can to combat them mails with the subject "Hi" and has
and keep them from returning.
random attachment names.
"The IT group has done all they
The Mydoom virus is the newer
.can to proactivcly mitigate the of the two, and contains different
impact to the campus network," he subject lines such as "hello" and
said, "We’ve ensured that our main "what are you up to?" and h;is a
anti-virus server Is up-to-date with variety of body messages.
Chronicle staff______________
New
Photo by Erin Poroira
COMPUTER TROUBLE: Mathew
Gennaro, a help desk employee, was
one of many who experienced problems on Jan. 26 when a virus caused
server and Internet problems.
Users will know if they have the
worm if Windows Notepad opens
and has garbage characters written
in it.
The virus does not affect DOS,
Linux, Macintosh, OS/2 or Unixrun
Microsoft
computers.
Windows
operating systems,
except version 3.x, are most vul-
nerable.
Mydoom has replicated quickly
and some networks were blocked
within hours of its emergence on
26. According to experts, its
mail engine could send out 100
infected e-mail messages in 30.sec-
Jan.
onds.
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,;
Benincasa said the best thing
students and staff can do is to
delete any unknown e-mails. This
way the virus won’t infect the computer and won’t be sent to friends,
as It is a mass-mailer, and it" opened
will send itself to everyone in the
computer’s address book.
Campu s c o ntinu e s to grow
By Jessica Smith
Chronicle Staff
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College anil the
University of Ontario
Institute of Technology
(U01T) now own a large percentage of Windficlds Farm,
following last September’s
purchase of 250 more acres of
farmland. The official signing
of the purchase took place
Sept. 4 of last year.
The recent purchase now
means college and university
property includes all land
between Simcoe Street and
Thornton Road, from Conlin
Road until just south of
Winchester Rd. The latest purchase, which cost almost $9
million, combined with the
previously owned campus
property which also included
an area west of Simcoe Street,
means campus property now
totals 550 acres.
The former Windficlds
Farm land will be used mostly
for academic and research
buildings for both institutions.
"The plans are to expand
the campus there in response
to real needs. It seems like a lot
of land but I actually worry it
is not enough land," said Gary
Polonsky, president of DC and
U01T.
Polonsky said late l;yt year,
between
landowners
all
Thornton Road and Garrard
Road were invited to dinner
and notified that if any property owners were interested in
selling, the college and university "would be very interested
Durham
in seeing if we have the
resources to acquire it."
Polonsky estimates the
most land that could become
available down the road would
be an additional 300 acres,
which would bring the total
DC and UOIT-owned property
to over 800 acres.
While it sounds impressive,
lie said by comparison, it is
only half of the property the
University of Waterloo has
and only 10 per cent of what
Stanford University owns.
This relationship witli the
Taylor family who owned
Windfields Farm began a few
years back, when Polonsky
first approached Charles
Taylor, son of the late E.P.
Taylor, a well-respected
busines sperson. Polonsky
described Charles Taylor, who
lias since passed away, as a
"scholar in his own right."
Polonsky said the Taylor
family’s appreciation for academic learning, enabled them
to understand what Polonsky
had envisioned for the college
and a new university.
It took several years to
acquire the first ISO acres from
Windficlds Farm due’ to the
complicated legal nature of
E.P. Taylor’s will.
It then took another few
years to officially take ownerlast
September.
ship
Altogether the purchasing
process between DC, U01T
and the Taylor family has
taken 12 years to complete.
"It’s. been a 12-year history
of relationship building which
has turned into friendship,"
said Polonsky.
There are certain restrictions in place that will limit
building to the south end of
the property for 10 years from
the official signing of the purchase last year, according to
Bruce Bunker, director of
Special Projects.
"The building zone is in
the terms of the purchase,"
said Bunker.
This latest parcel of land is
also home to heritage buildings and the gravesite of the
famous thoroughbred racehorse, Northern Dancer.
Despite tlie expansion of the
campus on this site, Polonsky
said the beauty and history of
this farmland would be preserved.
"It’s beautiful land and it
has the potential to be one of
tlie most beautiful campuses
in Canada," he said.
IT conference proves successful
By Malja Hoggett
Technology is also allowing people
to stretch boundaries that have been
in place for many years.
But with advances in technology,
how to successfully use the technology
is becoming the new challenge.
Being able to use Powerpoint and
other computer programs in lessons
isn’t necessarily making a teacher’s job"
staff_________________
a small school with big determination, to succeed and lead a new
era of education and the question of
technology and laptops in the classroom has been of great importance for
U01T in its first year.
Always looking for ways to improve,
U01T hosted The Changing Landscape
for Teaching and Learning conference
Jan. 21. More than 60 DC and U01T
staff and guests attended.
"We are very proud and feel very
fortunate to be able to do this," said
U01T president Gary Polonsky.
He said last year the school had no
faculty, programs, policies or students
and now U01T has it all.
"(The conference) is a sublime
example of what I wouldn’t have
dreamed possible a year ago," said
Michael Finlayson, U01T Provost.
But U01T isn’t satisfied with just the
basics, the school is an innovator in
using information technology in the
Chronicle
It’s
classroom.
U01T has taken a unique approach
in all endeavours, beginning with hiring faculty.
When the board of governors decided-UOIT would be a laptop university,
no staff .had yet been appointed, said
Finlayson.
Hiring faculty who already knew
they would be joining a laptop learning institution bypasses problems
other schools have had.
In fact, imposing laptops on teachers was an issue Julia Green-Johnston,
U01T School of Science associate professor, incurred at Acadia University.
Richard Katz, vice-president ofEDU-
easier, though.
Each institution needs to take its
own approach to.using technology.
"Every institution’s implementation
of technology is different," said
Dennis Dicks, an associate professor at
Concordia University.
Katz believes the individual
approaches make an institution successful.
And Christa Colyer, a U01T School
of Science associate professor, said
teachers sh.ould choose wisely.
Identifying when it is being used to
enhance the learning experience of
and when it is being used simply
because its available.
"Faculty is still developing and
learning to deal effectively in a laptop
learning environment," said Dicks.
Pholo by Lauron Barker
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE: From left: Richard Katz, Cindy
Ives, Dennis Dicks, and Bill Muirhead all took part in the Changing
Landscape for Teaching and Learning conference on Jan. 21.
But despite the glitches, Cindy Ives,
an assistant professor at Concordia
University, said the benefits of standardization outweigh the disadvan-
tages.
For Dicks, the conference was informative.
CAUSE who also researches the impact institutions and ideas throughout the
modern technology has on universi- world, said Katz.
In an article Katz wrote that inspired
ties, said he envies the opportunities
U01T has to build an institution of tlie conference, he talked about the
information teclinology driving the
higher learning.
Laptop universities are allowing next major stage in the history of unigreater interaction between people, versities in North America.
He said it is always beneficial, to get
together and talk about the issues.
And despite all the foreseeable challenges ahead, he says the conference is
inspiration to carry on and better the
use of information technology in modern universities.
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Parking still imp roving
Future
looks good
for parking
system
By Sabrlna Albis
Chronicle staff
If you ask anyone what annoyed
them during their first semester of
school last year chances arc they
would answer parking.
Promises were made that come the
second semester, that parking at
Durham College would be easier. The
question that remains is: How has
parking changed?
Ralph Aprilc, vice-president of
Facilities and Ancillary Services, says
parking is getting better despite some
growing pains the school is having.
"We are still working on gates for
the off-campus lots but the on-campus
lots arc fully gated," he said. "The
commencement lot is also open and it
Photo by Sabtina Albis
SOLVING PARKING PROBLEMS: Massive construction and the introduction of UOIT have caused
many parking concerns this year, but slowly those problems are Improving, says VP of Facility and
Ancillary Services Ralph Aprile.
wasn’t last semester."
The college has to keep up on what
develops in terms of parking until one specific lot.
Most pay machines ar^ up and runbecomes
steady.
everything
Everything is unstable at the present
time due to student’s schedules changing. "Parking is coming along well,
although we still have some issues,"
Aprile said.
The cards thatstudents have do not
give access to all the lots. They are for
ning. "1 am very eager to get the pay
and display near the Athletic Complex
running. It should be by spring,"
Aprile said.
He said students may feel like they
are being picked on because they are
making anyone who parked here last
Parking information
All vehicles must be parked in a designated parking space.
All parking lots are monitored.
Illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed or towed and
impounded and the owner of the vehicle, will pay all costs.
Parking privileges will be withdrawn if someone continues
to abuse the parking and traffic information and regulations.
General parking is in effect in,all;l6ts.
.
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Source: http://www.durhamcolleg9.ca
semester, every day (free of charge and
without a permit) pay for a full-year
parking pass if they arc parking here
this semester.
The
way
that the school can tell if
class you will get a spot. Not necessarily a good one, but a spot.
"Why slwulil someone be petiy/ized
for having an 11 o’clock class?" Aprile
said.
After all, without the system of
gates in place you could park anywhere on campus but it would be hard
finding a space. Aprile said there arc
still people trying to beat the system
and not pay for parking but parking
has to be equal for all.
The system (of pay machines and
year."
Aprile says the parking system will gates) is the result of written surveys,
continue to change in the future. electronic surveys, faculty and student
"Next year everything should run opinions. They wanted parking
smoother, especially for the returning enforcement and to know they’re
students. They can go online and guaranteed a space. The college is still
revalidate their parking permits," he collecting stats on what’s going on in
says. "You don’t have to wait for the lots.
"People are still trying the system
first day of school to get a parking permit and we. will.be’offering early bird on for size. The system is a result of
specials if you get a permit by a certain meeting with parking users and comdate so you get a discount. There are a ing up with a fair system. We want to
lot of features in; the new system, that be fair. I stress that still," Aprile said.
we have been implementing since "We want to enforce the rules and
work with the students."
September, that areconvenient."
"We have gone through growing
Aprile also said tfe visitor parking
lot has grown and they have more pains but we tried our best to accomvacancies in the parking lots than in modate students last semester by giving all of them a parking space. We satSeptember.
Also now\that .students have their isfy parking needs in our Durham
cards for certain lots,, whether you College community and I take pride in
have an 8 o’clock class:br an 11 o’clock that."
you have been parking here since first
semester is quite simple. "If we saw the
same licence plate in the database a
few times last semester we didn’t
charge for students the full year. But if
a licence plate was seen all first semester we will charge you for the whole
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currently enrolled at UOIT. Last
January, it was the first choice for 347
students while that number jumped to
541 this year.
"It’s fantastic," says Gary Polonsky,
president of UOIT and Durham
College.
Polonsky didn’t predict the rise.
"We are still building our reputation," he said. Polonsky had initially
feared a factor like that would have
taken UOIT out of competition with
longstanding schools but statistics for
all other universities are actually
down.
Polonsky credits current UOIT students for attracting others. He believes
most high school students make their
decision about post-secondary based
on the opinions of friends, neighbours
and siblings already in the system.
"Our students are very, very positive
about their experience here and not
shy to tell the world," he said.
This rise in possible UOIT attendees
means good things for Oshawa and
Durham Region. Robert Coke, an
economist and director of Strategic
Research and Partnerships for UOIT,
conducted a study on the economic
impact of the university on Durham
Region, with positive results.
Coke predicted that, by 2010, the
university would be responsible for
generating approximately 1,434 new
jobs. Also by 2010, revenue from visitors to UOIT for events is expected to
reach $2.6 million. Over the next eight
years, out-of-region students may
bring in $107.7 million in spending.
Finally, increased income is expected
for area youth due to an increase in
university attendance.
But Durham Region isn’t the first
area to benefit from their local university. The University of Waterloo conducted a similar survey in 1999 and
found they were responsible for more
than $1 billion of activity and 23.000
full-time jobs in the region. During the
1989-1990 school year. Dalhousie
University raised household income,
created jobs and generated revenue for
the entire province of’Nova Scotia.
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UO IT imp rove s O sh awa
According to the preliminary statistics from the Ontario Universities’
Application Centre issued Jan. 21, the
number of high school students looking to attend UOIT next September
has jumped 26 per cent over last year,
from 3003 applicants in 2003 to 3796
In 2004.
Just over 700 potential new students may not sound like a lot but
there are a few reasons why you
should be impressed. So far this year,’
UOIT is the only university to
Increase their number of applicants
from last year.
And since the double cohort sufferers are already in the post-secondary
system and the tough new curriculum
may cause some current grade 12’s to
take a second shot at their senior
year, the total number of applicants
to post-secondary are way down.
Increased enrolment at UOIT
means good things not just for
President Gary Polonsky, but also for
Oshawa, Durham Region and the
whole province.
Sure, more people to the area may
bring more traffic, more urbanization
and less green space, and overcrowding in general, but the benefits definitely outweigh the downfalls.
Universities generally mean good
things for the towns and cities in
which they reside.
Take a look at Dalhousie University
for a second, which ran a study in
1991 on the effects they had on the
economy of Nova Scotia during the
1989/90 school year. In 1988, undergraduate enrollment was 6,782 and
rose to 7,134" the following
September. That mere 5.2 per cent
increase brought great results.
Spending by the university resulted
in approximately $75.7 million in
household income for Nova Scotians. tern UOIT could follow. As anyone
Aside from the institution’s expendi- can tell, construction workers have
tures, its students spent nearly $58 been employed on campus for quite a
million. And a big school like that while, now and they don’t appear to
paid big taxes, which translated to big be leaving any time soon.
revenue for the province.
More students bring a need for
During the 1989/90 school year, more staff, from office workers to
Dalhousie paid 8,400 part-time and teachers to custodians. But room for
casual employees at their campus, not more jobs won’t end when you step
to mention ongoing construction off campus. Surrounding businesses
jobs.
will get busier and new ones will have
In 1999,. the University of to enter the scene, once again creatWaterloo conducted a similar survey ing more jobs.
that attributed over one billion dolThose aren’t just assumptions,
lars in area activity to the institution, though. A study by economist Robert
as well as 23.000 full time jobs.
Coke, UOIT’s Director of Strategic
This sounds like the kind of pat- Research and Partnerships, took a
EDITORS:
physically or economically.
Being a university town brings
with it a certain air of superiority
that, unfortunately, seems absent
when you only have a college. It’s
often assumed that with a university
comes a group of intellectuals, those
inclined more toward poetry readings
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impact local economics. By 2010, he
predicts 1,434 new jobs thanks to
UOIT and $2.6 million in revenue
from visitors to the campus for various events. He also predicts that out
of region students will spend $107.7
million over the next eight years.
But Oshawa won’t just be growing
and foreign films than hockey games
and barhopping. Whether thats true
or not doesn’t matter. What matters
is the respect earned from the notion,
a respect sorely needed in a city once
suspected of being the dirtiest in
Canada.
As UOIT grows, Oshawa and
Durham Region will have no choice
but to do the same. So, while the
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about the area’s drawbacks and
counted the days until they leave,
maybe they’ll look back one day, with
pride, at their old address.
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THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
5
NEWS
UOIT s presentation proves
mobile learning is a positive
By Tania Kwong
Chronicle Staff
The future of the mobile learning environment at University of
Ontario Institute of Technology is
now brighter thanks to the presentation, The Changing Landscape
of Teaching and Learning, on Jan.
21.
Four speakers from UOIT were
chosen to discuss the mobile learning program here at the university.
Sita Ng, a first-year UOIT School
of Science student, represented
students who arc currently learning in the mobile environment.
"Mostly it’s been fun," said Ng.
"I have more pros than cons."
Some of the pros and cons that
fellow UOIT students had were
simple.
"I’ve talked to a couple of students that came here (with) previous experiences in other universities, and they enjoy having a laptop more than writing their own
notes in every class," said Ng.
The main complaint with the
mobile learning environment at
the university among students and
teachers was the use of MSN
Messenger. Students become distracted when talking to their
laptops to class any more because
"There’s still, I think, in the past
it s a temptation; it’s on there, the couple of years some resistance
internet is wireless."
amongst the upper year students
MSN Messenger is good in that using laptops," said Greenit gives students a chance to com- Johnston. "The last year that I was
municate about class-related issues at Acadia, I could get my secondwith each other, such as when year class to bring their laptops. 1
things are due, what was dis- would take my fourth-year class
cussed, and if one student needs and say you need the laptops, and
homework help from another.
I might get 30 per cent compliChrista
Colycr, Associate ance."
Professor, UOIT School of Science,
According to Green-Johnston,
compared the mobile learning pro- Acadia had tremendous trouble
gram at UOIT to the one at her initially In terms of network rclia-.
previous institution. Wake Forest bility, but in her last years at the
University in North Carolina. ’
university it never let her down.
"The similarities and differences
that I want to highlight between
Wake Forest and UOIT are quite
dramatic," said Colycr. "At Wake
Forest the program was brought
on to the existing faculty. At UOIT
the programs and curriculum are
being designed around the use of
"Overall constant adaptation is
the rule, and I think that we’ll really find that’s the case here as well,"
said Green-Johnston.
Brian
Campbcll, Associate
UOIT
Dean,
School
of
Criminology & Justice, docs
research on students and technol-
technology."
Julia Green-Johnston, Assistant
Professor, UOIT School of Science,
came to UOIT from Acadia
University in Nova Scotia, where
they too use laptop-based learning
programs.
One of the differences between
mobile learning environments
between Acadia and UOIT was the
friends.
implementation.
At
Acadia
"MSN (Messenger) was a major University, the laptop-based learnproblem, and a lot of students suf- ing programs were not a faculty
fered that," said Ng. "A lot of stu- decision, meaning the decision
dents haven’t been bringing their was made for them.
ogy.
"It’s a big mytli that students
arc more technology (able)," said
Campbcll. "Perhaps on average
they arc more familiar with certain
things, but there is a resistance to
using technology."
Campbell’s surveys of students
show that the extra-curricular
computer use is high, and curricular computer use is low. He said
that the curriculum is a very small
part of a students’ computing life,
’ip it’s hard for them to justify the
price of the technological fee.
People are being
encouraged to
be smoke-free
By Stephanie Mason
Chronicle staff
Ontario residents have been encouraged by
the Health Department to kick their bad habit,
for a smoke-free province.
If you or someone you know has been thinking about quitting smoking, why not quit and
enter the Quit Smoking 2004 contest to have a
chance on winning a new Mini Cooper or a
Toshiba Home Theatre System. During the last
contest in 2002, the Durham Regional Health
Department had more than 400 participants.
This year, they hope to beat that record.
Starting on March 1, those participants who
have entered the contest must be smoke-free
from one month. They must be 19 or older, an
Ontario resident, and be everyday smokers.
"The contest is to help support people to
quite smoking," said Mary Sue O’Connor, a
public health nurse for the Durham Regional
Health Department.
Funded by Health
Canada, it’s strictly for people who live in
Ontario.
Those who have entered the contest must
have a non-smoking buddy to watch contestants and be able to confirm their friend hasn’t
been smoking. The non-smoking buddies of
the winners will receive $250.
According to O’Connor the contest runs for
a month only, because if a person hasn’t been
smoking for more than four weeks, then the
addiction and need for nicotine will no longer
be in their system.
Most importantly, O’Connor said: "If their
name is drawn there will be a urine test." This
will ensure there has been no cheating.
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February 3, 2004-
NEWS
Student Services throws fair
Available
resources
on display
at student
success fair
By Tania Kwong
Chronicle Staff
Student Success Services
was out in full force giving
students a chance to see their
resources up close and in person, at their fair on Jan. 27.
The
Library, Student
Support Services, Student
Development, Career and
Services,
Employment
Campus Health Centre,
Student
Athletics,
Association, Learner Support
Centre, ,«:he Centre for
Students with Disabilities,
and Durham College Student
Liaisons, were all on display,
encouraging students to
come and see what they’re all
about.
"It’s a chance for all students on
resources
Pholo by Tanin Kwong
STUDENT LIAISONS: From left: Kelly O’Connor,
Health and Human Studies; Heather Dunlop,
School of Integrated Studies; Pina Craven, School
of Justice; and Maureen Green, Applied Sciences
and Technology
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"(Students) have a lot of and what it will have to offer
resources at their fingertips," next fall.
"We’re trying to promote,
said Houze. "There are a lot of
places where they can go to with the university, the
get some tips on how to suc- online electronic databases so
ceed."
that people are more aware of
Student Success Services how to access’ them," said
put on a fair twice a year, Lucescu. "It’s a technological
once in the fall semester and university."
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Success Services is Liaisons
The Whitby campus has here.
tlie same fair, the day after
Students can come to
tlie one at Oshawa. The only them if they need help with
change they made to the fair their academics. For instance,
this winter was the changing if a student is failing a subject
of the hours.
or thinking of changing to
"We made it a bit shorter," another subject, Liaisons can
said Houze. "We really want- provide them with some
ed to hit 11 to 1 p.m., because assistance in those areas.
the lunch hour is a great time
"The door’s always open,"
to hit students."
said Pina Craven, Liaisons for
Relying on hallway traffic, the School of Justice. "If (stuthe fair drew people in by dents) have anv questions
offering prize draws, candy, come in and ask.’’
Some students may find
popcorn, and a chance to win
Oshawa Generals tickets. they are having trouble in
Other draws for a $25 gift cer- their courses and they have
tificate for the bookstore, and questions as to what they
an action figure librarian were need to do to pass. Often, stualso up for grabs.
dents don’t bother talking to
"(The Library is) a very anyone and then they find
friendly open atmosphere out it’s too late to do anyand we’re willing to help with thing.
"We’re very approachable,
any questions that need to be
answered," said Rebecca so don’t be afraid to ask questions," said Craven. "It’s easiLucescu, a student worker.
The Library display had an er to find out now, than
array of books that encourage when it’s too late to come
students to read up on sub- back."
their fair.
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February 3, 2004
7
NEWS
Film photo graphy is history
By Cristelle Wisdom
Chronicle
want to get a digital camera."
The $200 to $300 price tag
on a digital .camera may be a
deterrent to some. Especially
Staff__________
If you try to take it to the
pawn shop, the most you’ll when a point and shoot camget for a name brand one is era is available for anywhere
$40. It seems that because of from $60 to $100. .
the new wave of technology,
"I definitely think that dig35 mm SLR cameras are no
longer the way to go. Point
ital cameras are worth the
money," said first-year
and shoot cameras are also
losing their appeal.
Even Kodak is jumping on
Nuclear Engineering stUdcnt
Caleb
Carisse. "They’re
cheaper in the long run, especially if you take a lot of pic-
the digital camera bandwagon. Kodak is no longer selling
traditional film cameras in
the U.S., Canada and Western
Europe.
"With sales of digital cameras poised to overtake film
cameras for the first time this
year, Kodak is redefining itself
in an effort to .keep pace,"
said Kodak spokesperson
Charles Smith, in a press
release.
Kodak plans to focus more
on high growth digital products rather than their declining film business, the company announced.
The digital choice seems to
be an engaging one for many.
"The quality of the pictures
is much better, and it s much
more convenient," said second-year paralegal student
Mike Primo. "That’s why 1
’
tures."
Due to the high demand
for digital cameras, the prices
are declining, according to
Des Jeffs, a lab technician at
Japan Camera in Oshawa.
They have become an attractive product, especially for
young buyers, she said.
Some factors that may
draw buyers to the digital
camera is the ability to view
the pictures right after they’re
taken.
"With the digital camera,
you can choose the pictures
you want," said a LInePhoto
representative in Oshawa.
"With a point and shoot camera you have to take what you
get."
The flexibility in trying different techniques when
you’re shooting is an added
bonus. If you don’t like it,
you can delete it. With point
and shoot cameras, you don’t
.have the ability to view your
picture, and if something
goes wrong, film is wasted
Before the problem is corrected. The ability to try different
shots and, angles may not be
as enticing, especially if wasting film is on your mind. in
other words, if you take a lot
of pictures, the digital camera
works out cheaper.
Also, the idea of being able
to send pictures to family and
friends within minutes is a
luxury that many people
seem to enjoy.
"1 don’t have to pay for
film, so it’s less of a hassle,"
said Carisse. "I can send pictures over the Internet. It’s
very high tech."
All you have to do
is plug
the camera in, and instantly
you’re able to send pictures to
friends and relatives. For that
reason, many people like digital cameras, said Jeffs.
The issue of privacy may
also play a big role In acquiring a digital camera. Nobody
has to see it but you. You
have the ability to upload,
and make any necessary
changes like cropping or even
adding text to a photo before
ATTENTION SHUTTERBUGS: Digital photography
has arrived and is here to stay.
According to InfoTrends
you decide to print them.
That alone can prove to be Research Group, film camera
rewarding for some people. If shipments will decline to 36
you need to locate a picture million units from 48 million
all you have to do is find it on in, while digital camera shipyour computer and print it, ments will rise to 53 million
whereas the point and shoots from 41 million in the U.S.,-in
require you to find the nega- 2004.
tive and then take it into the
People always want to
lab. You can have hundreds make things one step faster,
of pictures at your conve- and the digital camera seems
nience on your PC or burned to be doing just that.
onto a disk.
A worl d within yo ur l ap
Portable
computers
popular
with UOIT
students
By Cristelle Wisdom
Chronicle Staff_____
people love it.
"1 like it because if I need
to do my work it’s right
said
there,"
first-year
Biological Sciences student
Nelly Tcmraz. "Sometimes
the availability of computers
at the school is nil."
Many programs at. Durham
College are now laptopbased. The programs within
the School of Health and
Human Studies, School of
of
School
Technology,
Integrated Studies, School of
Design and Communication
Arts, and the School of
Business have all become lap-
top-based programs.
Currently, DC staff are supplied with laptop computers,
which makes it beneficial not
only for students, but for
staff.
"Laptops liberate faculty to
WHO NEEDS A MAC? Dave Tetreault. left, and Rovindra Munesar, both firstdo more high-touch, interyear Computer Systems Technology students, hang out in the computer compretive, active learning," said
mons, but opt to work on their personal laptops.
president Gary Polonsky.
It also helps students and
faculty keep in touch with have to do is plug the note- dents arc making the transi- Gerry Pinkney. "They also
have the capability to inteeach other quickly and effi- book in, and they have a pro- tion.
"A laptop today is much grate more products such as
jection system for the class.
ciently.
With the endless capabili- more versatile than in past memory chips."
Something else that gives
Another factor that has
the notebooks an advantage ties of laptops, it’s no surprise years," said vice-president of
See Laptops, page 9
Technology,
Canada, and it seems like for faculty is that all they that many businesses and stu- Information
First it was a pen and
paper, then it was typewriters, now it’s desktop PCs, and
pretty soon it’ll be notebooks,
better known as laptops.
A representative at Node 1
computers said that with
many people looking to
upgrade their computers,
they are switching to a laptop
system.
Currently, UOIT is the
only laptop-based school in
Fire alarms aren’ t funny
Residence seminar teaches
that life is good; fire is bad
By Holly Maheu
Chronicle staff
Michelle KincakI held a fire seminar
Jan. 20 to educate the Oshavva Simcoe
campus residents on fire safely. She
talked about fire alarms, safe appliances and fire equipment.
According to Kincaid the seminar
was important because fire safety in
residence is a serious issue. So serious
in fact that management lias been
going through kitchens and confiscat-
ing fire hazards such as hot plates and
frying pans. Any student whose possessions have been confiscated can
pick them up at the front desk when
they leave for the year or just to go
home for the weekend. Any lieat
source with a lid or an automatic shutoff switch is allowed. The fire alarms
are so sensitive to heat that even vacuum dust can set them off.
Before the new cameras were
installed fire alarm pulling was a com-
people are disregarding. Residents had
people break sprinklers and abuse fire
mon occurrence when pub nights
came around. They happened so frequently that students started to dismiss them or think that management
was pulling them. Whenever management wants to pull the fire alarm tlicy
have to inform the fire department
and the students so they know it’s a
false alarm.
"The worst tiling a person can do
during a fire alarm is call down to the
front desk and ask if it’s a real fire
alarm," said Kincaid.
Should the fire alarm sound for real,
students will make for the concrete
staircases and out tlic exit doors. The
front desk knows where disabled students arc and will make sure the fire
department gets them to safety.
It’s not only the fire alarms that
extinguishers. According to Kincaid
fire safety equipment like sprinklers
should not be used to hang clothes on
or be tampered with. Sprinklers arc
fragile and a resident can easily break
them. When there is smoke in a residence room the resident should keep
their doors shut so the fire alarm doesn’t go off in tlic hallway. Follow these
rules and residence will be prepared to
deal witli real fire alarms.
This is the first time Kincaid has
done a fire safety seminar at the
Oshawa campus. While being educational tlie seminar offered free pizza
and a prize to all those who attended.
Tlie winner of the $50 gift certificate
was Yvonne Asomaning.
Laptop pro gram is a success
Continued from pg. 8
contributed to sales of laptops is they’re less expensive
than they were before, said a
representative at Node 1
packages and deals to lure
customers into buying their
products.
"Our computers are one of
a kind, with specific hardware
Computers. "They’re lighter, specifications," said an Apple
and more flexible to do what
people want."
Also, to keep up with the
laptop market, many companies are coming out with new
Canada software technician.
"Laptops these days are a lot
faster, and much more user
friendly."
Many students on campus
enjoy the convenience of
having a laptop.
"It’s really handy because
it doesn’t restrict me to one
said
place,"
first-year
Although UOIT is a laptop-
based university, Durham
College has no plar«s to
become a completely laptopbased school.
"I do appreciate that the
Computer
Systems
Technology student Scan cost of a laptop is significantWest. "I’m in a laptop-based ly higher for college students
program, and having my lap- as a percentage of their overtop gives me much more flex- all costs, than for university
students," said Polonsky.
ibility."
"We have to be respectful of
what students can afford."
The portability issue is
probably one of the main-factors that attracts students to
the laptops.
While laptops arc increasing in popularity among students, many people prefer
their desktop PC, if portability isn’t an issue.
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February 3, 2004
NEWS
Durham V-Day play is A-OK
DC features
monologues
By Stephanie Mason
Chronicle staff
performed by Trent University around the world.
Women’s Studies students.
The purpose of the title is to grab
"The Women’s Studies class at people’s attention.
Trcnt@UOIT lias been organizing the
"The first thought that came to my
Vagina Monologues for three mind when I heard the title of the
months," said Trevor Greenall, a play, Vagina Monologues, was I
Durham College Admissions Liaison thought the play was going to be
Officer and Trent University student.
about something sexual, exposing or
All proceeds from the play will be revealing," said Jeff Harrington, an
donated to local charities around OAC student at O’Neill CVl.
"I would definitely consider going
Durham Region, including Luke’s
Place, a women’s shelter in downtown to a play," he said. "1 believe that it
Oshawa.
would be very informative, worthThe Vagina Monologues’ mission while, and an overall interesting play."
lias been to stop women’s violence
The three-day event will be neld at
and bring awareness to everyone Durham College’s Galleria Hall (Rm.
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Loo;’, out Indies and gents, because
Eve Enslcr’s award-winning production the Vagina Monologues will be at
Durham College just in time for
Valentine’s Day.
The play was organized and will be
1110), from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will
start on Feb. 12 and end on Feb. 14.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at
the door. Tickets may also be purchased at the Student Centre’s Tuck
Shop, the Trcnt@UOIT office, by email
at vdaytickets04<<’"hotmail.com, or by
phone at 905-721-3003.
"This will be an eye-opening experience into the trials and tribulations of
the lives of many women," said firstyear Sociology student onTiffany
McArthur. And she insists
everyone going to see the play. For more
information contact the Student
Association.
Help d esk gets new upgrades
IT gets new
assistance
By Jackle Lawrence
Chronicle Staff_____________
The student support desk has consolidated its phone numbers to have
one single point of contact in an
effort to better serve students.
Previously, the help desk had several telephone numbers, one for the
Whitby campus, one for faculty and
another for students.
Now, with one telephone number,
they hope to offer better assistance to
everyone.
"We’re trying to give better service
to students," said Doris Tapp, who
works at the Student Help Desk in the
Learner Commons.
The new system, called "heat," is
currently in the process of being
implemented.
It requires that every Incident
reported to each support desk be UOIT.
"If a student in residence needs
inputted Into the system to keep track
of exactly where problems are occur- help, they can just call and speak to
ring. When an incident is reported, it someone over the phone," he said.
Benincasa said students experiencis given a number and entered into
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The queuing system also takes students calls in the order in which they
were received.
Students are encouraged to call for
basic problems, such as resetting passwords.
"The objective is that they resolve
your issue over the phone," said Elio
Benincasa, director of Technical
Services for Durham College and
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ing a hardware problem should go to
the walk-up counter in mobile services, located in DUO. They will then
be assigned a number, which
Benincasa said will help keep track of
areas in which problems occur.
"The whole idea Is to enter all calls
into the system, in order to reduce
those calls."
As well as consolidating the phone
numbers, students can also alert IT of
any problems they are experiencing
by e-mail.
The new number is 905-721-3333
The e-mail address is itsupport^dcuoit.ca
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DC o es to Ground Zero
By Tania Kwong
Chronicle Staff
Operator student. "It will also
raise money for spending."
The students were given
booklets of tickets to sell with
12 tickets per booklet,
"I’ve sold all mine," said
Marschler. "1 took four books,
and started selling them last
Thursday. There’s only a couple of books left out of 372
A trip to New York for the
Durham
911
College
Emergency
Operator students
Response
is that
much closer, thanks to a successful bake sale on Jan. 28.
Proceeds from the hake sale
are going towards the Twin
Tower Orphan Fund as well as
their upcoming class trip.
"Bake sales always bring a
lot of people in," said Sheila
Taylor, a student in the 91 1
Emergency
Operator
Response
program.
"Everybody always wants
sweets, so it’s a good way to
raise some
money."
Taylor’s mother baked a
lo;
of the goods tliat were on sale
in the pit, and the other
sweets came from the rest of
the classmates.
"It’s going great, we’re selling a lot actually," said
Taylor.
In March, about 14 of the
20 students will embark on a
trip of a lifetime. They will
head down to New York
City’s Ground Zero and experience an unforgettable piece
of history for four days.
Not only will they get to
tickets."
Raffle tickets were sold for
Sl a ticket and $2 for three.
The big-ticket prize was a set
of hockey tickets for the St.
John’s Maple Leafs vs. the
Toronto Road Runners on
Feb. 6. Oilier prizes included
an K.5 by 11 autographed picture signed by the New York
Islanders, and a romance basket witli wine, candles, glasses, and chocolate, and also
five visits at Caroline’s, which
will include a haircut, accent
highlights, pedicure, manicure, mini make-up application, and a facial.
Photo by Tonia Kwong
The draw for all of the
WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY?: Students in the 911 Emergency Response
prizes will be held on Jan. 30,
Operator program plan to donate some profits from sales of sweets and raffle
and winners will be contact-
tickets to the Twin Tower Orphan Fund.
see Ground Zero, they are also
going to tour a New York City
police station, the jail, and
the 911 Centre. The trip will
cost the students about $300
per person, which will cover
their accommodations while
in New York and their ride.
ed.
If anyone else in the Justice
"This here (bake sale) is to program would like to join
cut costs for the trip money," them on their trip to New
said Alethia Marschler, a 911 York, eight seats are still availEmergency
Response able on the bus.
9 1 1 raising fund s for charity
Emergency Response
students host night at
Mickey Finn’s
By Cindy Wells
Chronicle Staff
The 911 Emergency Response program at Durham College is hosting
another fundraiser for the Twin
Towers Orphan Fund and their New
York trip in March.
Feb. 7 will be 911 Emergency
Response night at Mickey Finn’s
Sports Cafe in Oshawa.
The night will feature a live band,
as well- as a DJ. There will be spot
dances, raffle prizes, and 9/11 T-shirts
for sale.
Money raised from the night will
help to pay for a trip to New York tliat
the class is taking in March, as well as
help with funds the class is raising to
donate to the Twin Towers Orphan
Fund.
Students in the Emergency
Response program have already
donated some of their own money to
the Twin Towers Orphan Fund.
The fund was created in 2001 to
provide long-term educational and
welfare assistance, including mental
and physical healthcare benefits, to
the surviving children of parents who
died in the Twin Towers, Pentagon or
Somerset, Penn.
The Twin Towers Orphan Fund is a
volunteer-supported activity. 100 per
cent of the funds donated are held in
trust for the children who lost parents
during the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
"I think this has brought our class
closer together,"
say Pauline
McKnight, one of only 21 students in
the program.
McKnight says they don’t have any
expectations as to how much money
they hope to raise.
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February 3, 2004
NEWS
Th e origins o f Vale ntine’s
By Amber Dunseath
Middle 18th Century it
Staff___________ became popular to exchange
Hearts and flowers, choco- small tokens and handwritten
late and teddy bears, and don’t letters and notes between
forget cupid. It’s nearing that
time again where all these elements will come together to
help us celebrate Valentine’s
Chronicle
friends and lovers. With
improvements in printing by
the end of the century, cards
were printed for exchange,
Day.
A day to be spent with the
one you love and to shower
affection,
with
them
Valentine’s Day is truly a day
for lovers.
Have you ever wondered
though where it all began,
because it didn’t start that
way?
Feb. 14, or Valentine’s Day,
is thought .to have originated
in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic
bishop.
Prior to this celebration, the
Romans practiced a pagan celebration in February as a rite of
passage for young men to honour the god Lupercus.
In the Middle Ages, in
France and England, people
believed that Feb. 14 was the
start of tlie mating season for
birds, and the day should be
dedicated to romance.
The first real Valentine
dates back to 1415 and was
sent by the Duke of Orleans,
Charles while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London.
It was a poem he wrote and
sent to his wife. It is still in
existence today and is located
at the British Library, in
London, England.
This poem was the beginning of a wonderful tradition.
replacing
the
handwritten
notes.
It is estimated that nearly a
billion Valentines arc sent.
each year, making Valentine’s
Day second only to Christmas
as the largest greeting card
holiday.
These days, Valentine’s Day
isn’t exclusive to greeting
cards.
Flowers are commonly
given as a gift on this special
day. Roses are the most traditional flower given on
Valentine’s Day. Nearly 50 billion roses arc sent as tokens of
love each Feb. 14’.
Chocolate is another timehonoured token of affection
given on this day. Richard
Cadbury, of Cadbury chocolate fame, was the first to use
the Valentine candy box, usually heart-shaped and decorated red.
According to U.S. chocolate
producers more than $1.5 million is spent on the sweet treat
and nearly 36 million boxes ol
it are sold.
Chocolate, flowers, and
cards are not the only symbols
of Valentine’s Day.
Cupid, the cute little
winged character, Is largely
associated with the holiday,
He was the son of Venus, the
Roman goddess of love and
beauty.
Cupid is popularly known
for his magical arrows cast
with a love spell on them.
Roman mythology says he
would shoot unsuspecting
people with the arrows causing them to fall in love.
So as the day approaches,
enjoy it with friends and family or of course^ your special
someone and spread some
extra TLC around.
Pholo by Ambor Dunsoalh
SO MANY CHOICES: With nearly 1 billion valentines sent every year, Valentine’s day is second
only to Christmas as a greeting card holiday.
Romance at the Student Centre
By Amber Dunseath
the pub and the lounge, and a Valentine’s singles night on Feb. 13.
Want to catch that loving feeling?
Will Ellis, manager of the Student Centre,
At the Student Centre it’s quite possible said there would also be week-long giveaways
such as romantic dinners for two at local
beginning Feb. 8, as Love Week launches.
The week is to celebrate all that is restaurants.
So whether you’re single or attached, check
Valentine’s Day, including a date auction on
Feb. 10, romantic movies playing all week in out the Student Centre for Love Week.
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16 THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
’US
NEWS
H ap p y L un ar N e w Ye ar !
By Tania Kwong
Lee, administrative assistant with the
United Way. "This year we have 70
volunteers, so we liope to raise that
Chronicle Stalf
money."
Kung
Hci Fat Choi! Prosperity to
all was what rang in the official
year of the monkey at the
Toronto Celebrates Lunar New Year
Festival at (lie Automotive Building,
Exhibition Place, on Jan. 22.
The festival, which ran until Jan.
25, embraced the many customs ami
unique cultural aspects of many Asian
communities, including China,
Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, and
the Philippines. All five senses were
stimulated at the festival with exotic
food, stage shows, music, clothing,
and ricli culture.
"Toronto Celebrates Lunar New
Year is a celebration of many cultures
and heritages all coming together,"
said Alcx Young, executive producer,
Yeung Marketing Group. "The festival
is about sharing, fun, happiness, culture, and business prosperity. It has
been said that it’s a combination of
Western
the
Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and New Year, all in one
celebration."
Some of the features at the festival
included dragon and lion dancers,
fashion shows, kung fu demonstrations, Toronto Chinese Youth
Orchestra, and performer Jade, who
was recently signed by EM I,
"We’re looking at about 125,000 to
150,000 throughout the whole celebration," said Calvin Yeung, operations manager. "We started out in
2002 <-)> <i mainly Chinese e\ent and
over the last two years changed it to
Toronto Fire Services were also present at the festival trying to raise
something other
than
money
awareness,
"What we’re hoping to do is give
people information about a career as
a firelighter and have them look at It
as a viable career," said Captain Rick
tiaboury. "We’re trying to reach out
Pholo by; Tonia Kwong
ON STAGE: Performers at the Toronto Celebrates Lunar New
Year 2004 at Exhibition Place on Jan. 22.
the Lunar New Year Festival to
include other Asian cultures.
Many presenters took part in the
opening ceremonies at the festival on
Jan. 22.
Tony lanno, MP for TrinitySpadina, started off tlie ceremony by
bringing greetings from Prime
Minister Paul Martin.
"Tills is the year of the monkey,
which will bring prosperity, good
health, and happiness to one and all,"
said lanno. "As a Canadian and a
Member of Parliament it gives me
great pleasure to continue to build a
nation with you as a great pillar tlic
Canadian Chinese community is part
of the country that makes us so very
proud of our multicultural heritage.
Other speakers included: MPP
Mari6 Racco, city councillor Paula
Fletcher, Carola Vyhnak from the
Toronto Star, and Martha Tory from
the United Way.
The United Way of Greater
Toronto has been the official charity
of the Toronto Celebrates festival for
three consecutive years with part of
the proceeds going to improve the
overall health of the community.
"We hope to raise for the whole
weekend around $10,000," said Jenny
to different communities, and maybe
we’ll hit somebody today that hadn’t
considered it before but will now take
our information and say, hey that
would be a good job."
Toronto Fire Services have been at
the festival since it started in 2002
and have had many people inquire
about a firefighting career.
"Tlie City of Toronto wants tlic fire
department and tlic police department, and most of the other departments to reflect the multiculturalism
that’s within the city," said Captain
Adrian Ratushniak, Recruitment &
Community Outreach Section.
The Lunar New Year is based on a
12-year cycle with animals designated
to each month and according to
Toronto Celebrates tlie year is 4702
by tlic Chinese calendar.
Those born under the sign of tlic
monkey are said to be fun-loving persons who are always cheerful and
energetic, and also very clever. Some
famous monkeys are: Jennifer
Aniston, Will Smith, Elizabeth Taylor,
Leonardo da Vinci, and Julius Caesar.
Toronto: You belone here
By Sabrina Albis
Chronicle stall
w^
whenever you hear
anyone discussing
their weekend plans
Toronto is often part of them.
Toronto, simply, has something that Oshawa doesn’t:
booming population, crowded bars, and of course, a variety of specialty stores you can
shop at, not to mention the
world-famous Baton’s Centre.
"In 2002 Toronto saw 18.8
million tourists from everywhere," said Ellen Flowers
manager of media relations
for Tourism Toronto.
Many people spend only a
day or a night in Toronto and
then they go home, but what
about spending a week there?
Maybe even reading week.
Taking your time to roam the
city and enjoy the scenery,
attractions and nightlife.
It sounds tempting doesn’t
it? Tempting but expensive
right? According to Flowers,
there is a cheaper way to
spend time in Toronto.
. "There is a getaway offer
we have called It’s Time for A
Little T.O.," Flowers said.
You get to choose from two
packages. Package one costs
$149 per person, per night.
"Package one offers a stay at a
silver hotel, tickets to
Mamma Mia! or The
Producers, dinner and an
attraction," said Flowers.
Silver hotels can be a
choice of the following
hotels. Accor Hotels-Novotel
.
Toronto Centre, Bond Place
Hotel, Comfort Suites City
Centre Toronto, Courtyard By
Marriott Downtown Toronto,
Days Hotel and Conference
Centre Toronto Downtown,
Delta Chelsca Hotel, Howard
Johnson Inn & Suites Toronto
East, Radisson Plaza Hotel
and Strathcona
Admiral
Hotel.
Package two costs S169 per
person, per night. "Package
two offers a "stay at a gold
hotel, tickets to Mamma Mia!
or The Producers, dinner and
an attraction," said Flowers.
Gold hotels can be a choice
of the following hotels.
Cambridge Suites Hotel,
Fairmont Royal York, Hilton
Toronto, Holiday Inn on
Ki n g- Do wn to wn ,
Intercontinental
Toronto, Bright Pearl Seafood
Restaurant, Cafe Victoria and
Canadiana Bar & Grill.
Canyon Creek, City Grill,
Club Lucky Kit Kat II, Duke of
Argylc, Duke of Richmond,
Duke of York, Duncan Street
Grill, Filet of Sole, Fred’s Not
Here, "Hey Lucy" Cafe, II
Forncllo on King, Indian
Motorcycle Cafe & Lounge,
Joe
Badali’s
Ristorante
KAMA,
Italiano,
King’s
Garden Chinese Cuisine,
Leoni’s
Italian
Kitchen,
Marcel’s, Milestone’s Grill &
Bar, The Mizzen, Mysteriously
Theatre,
Penelope, Penelope, Pickle
RD’s, Rosewater
Barrel,
Supper Club, The Restaurant
at Sasi - Gourment Thai, The
House,
Toula’
Strip
Toronto Restaurant and Bar and
Centre, Le Royal Meridien
King Edward, Metropolitan
Hotel Toronto, Renaissance
Toronto Hotel at Skydome",
Sheraton Centre Toronto and
Sheraton Gateway Toronto
Hotel.
As for choosing which theatre show you want to see, it’s
a choice between Mamma
Mia or The Producers
When choosing a restaurant you get to choose from
the following: Agora-The
Restaurant at the AGO. Alice
Fazooli’s Italian Crabshack,
Texas
Armadillo
Grill,
Barootes Casual Dining,
Bb33, Big Daddy’s Crabshack
Yours...Dinner
Tundra.
When you’re choosing an
attraction you can visit the
Art Gallery of Ontario, Bata
Shoe Museum, Casa Loma Toronto’s Castle, CN Tower,
Diana: A Celebration, Ontario
Science Centre, Royal Ontario
Museum, The Second City,
Toronto Zoo and Vinnie’s
Social Hall.
Of course, you can visit
anywhere you want in
Toronto outside of what the
package offers. "The most
popular tourist attractions in
Toronto are the CN Tower,
The Eaton’s Centre, The Royal
Ontario Museum and The
& Oyster Bar, Bistro on Two Hockey Hall of Fame," said
At the Sheraton Centre Flowers.
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Tattoo p arlour a risk
Health
officials
warn
patrons of
problems
By Holly Maheu
Chronicle staff
The
Toronto
Health
Department closed a tattoo
parlour on January 5 due to
improper sterilization of their
tools.
This brought health department’s attention to how other
parlours were treating steriliza-
tion.
"We put all of our used needles into a bio-hazard container and drop it off to Shoppers
Drug Mart. They dispose of
them properly for us," said
Barbara Mills, a tattoo apprentice for tlic Longhorn.
That’s not all the staff at the
Longhorn docs for sterilization. They also use germicide
on all their counter-tops.
To guard against the possibility of Infection from clients
they use latex gloves while tattooing unless a person is allergic to latex, then they use vinyl
gloves.
Longhorn uses a steam auto- istration for tattoo parlours
clave to clean its equipment.
existed. The only time the
"We use an autoclave that is health department can shut
exactly like the ones they use down a parlour is when it
to clean hospital equipment," becomes a health risk.
"I definitely think that there
said Mills.
In its eight years of business sliould be a registration for tatthe Longhorn hasn’t had one too parlours," said Mills. "One
person come back with an bad tattoo parlour can reflect
infection.
badly on others."
There is a way to prove a
Jason Sticva of Sinful
Inflictions uses the autoclave parlour is safe for tattooing.
For example the Longhorn
too.
"Not one person has come sends out a spore test to a labback to us
oratory.
The lab tries
with an infecto
tion in tlic ten
grow the
Not
one person
spore; if they fail
years we have
been open," has come back to then the shop is
said Sticva.
proved to be
us with an infection sterile.
Not all tatThe lab
too parlours in the ten years we sends back a
arc this careful have been open.
piece of paper
their
with
saying that the
cleanliness.
shop is clean.
This is what a
R o s s
MacEachren of
person interestthe Durham
ed in getting a
/rt50H Sticva
tattoo should
Region Health
Department warns against look for. Skin Tattoo was the
some facilities.
’shop that was closed by the
"A home-based parlour health department this month.
should be avoided because the
Had they sent out spore tests
health department can’t go in like the Longhorn their misand check it out annually like take could have been avoided.
Skin Tattoo will re-open
they would with an open business," said MacEachren. Lisa when it meets ministry
Penny of the Toronto Health requirements but until then it
will remain closed to the pubDepartment agrees with him.
"Some home-based parlours lic.
Anyone who has been
have a good reputation but
most of them should be avoid- infected is urged to call the
ed. Having a tattoo artist come regional health department at
visit you at home isn’t a good 905-723-8521 or the Toronto
Health Department at 416-338idea either."
This would be easier if a reg- 7454 for information.
;
Durham helps kids
over the holidays
By Stephanie Mason
and through the Christmas
raffle draw they raised
$1,469.
With the money raised
from the raffles, organizers
Chronicle staff
Once again, Durham
College Whitby campus has
proved It’s not only a terrif- purchased non-perishable
ic school for students, staff goods, including canned
and faculty members, but a soups, baby formula, diagiving one to the commu- pers, mittens, and toys to
nity.
During
Susie
to the Durham
Regional Police Services
food and toy drive to be dis-
give
the
Taylor,
holidays
Mary
Marshall, Brad Pain and
Rick Marshall carried on
their Christmas tradition by
organizing and purchasing
non-perishable goods for a
local charity.
This year, staff chose the
Durham Regional Police
Services food and toy drive
charity.
"We received our money
from tlic 50/50 raffle. It
began last January," said
tributed
throughout
Durham Region to local
charities.
"This is our 15th year,"
said officer Martin Franssen
from the Durham Regional
Police Services about the
history of the toy drive.
Durham
Throughout
Region, the police and volunteers donated goods to
31 established agencies,
such as food kitchens,
Business
Industry
Development Services pro-
youth groups, women’s
shelters, the YWCA, and
gram co-ordinator, Susie
the Salvation
Taylor.
Franssen.
"We were very much surprised and we ended up
Every other week orgacollected money
from tickets and drew a
prize from the raffle, said
nizers
Taylor.
Army,
said
calling some more vans in,"
said Franssen about the
reaction of police and volunteers when they came to
pick up goods at the
The 50/50 raffle meant
that 50 per cent of the
money raised would go Whitby campus.
Students and staff won a
towards their chosen charity and the other half would variety of prizes, including
go towards prizes, said Mary a curio cabinet donated by
of
Student woodworking
Marshall
professor
Don Fishley, nine restauServices.
Through the 50/50 draws rant gift certificates, and
organizers raised $1,600 other interesting items.
18 THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
’ITS
NEWS
Bike insuranc e increas es
By Jamie Gray
Chronicle Slaff
insurers will receive, which is
outlined in the new legisla-
tion.
After the Liberal party won
the Ontario election in late
2003, one of the first things
they concentrated on was
concerns about ever-rising
auto insur-ncc costs.
However, the rate freeze
docs not include motorcycle
insurance.
This is not necessarily bad
news for tlic motorcycle com-
munity.
Boni Fox Gray, a media
relations officer with tlic
Ontario Ministry of Finance,
said motorcycle insurers were
left out because they arc part
of a smaller insurance market.
"The freeze was intended
to apply to only private passenger cars," she said.
"Tlic decision was based on
the fact tliat this would
impact the greatest number of
drivers.
Other forms of insurance,
including motorcycle, are specialty insurance.
Only a small number of
insurers operate in this market."
Gray says, motorcyclists
should also see some of the
same savings automobile
"The cost savings (10 per
cent rate reduction) that arc
part of the government’s
recent announcement will
impact on motorcycle insurance," she said.
"It is expected tliat these
savings will also be passed on
to motorcycle owners."
Chcryl Rutledge, a private
client service representative
with Marsh Canada limited, a
Toronto insurance brokerage
firm, said she doesn’t understand why motorcycles were
left out.
But motorcyclists may benefit from not being part of the
freeze because it doesn’t allow
rates to change at all, .said
Rutledge.
"In the last month motorPholo by Jamlo Gray
cycle rates liave gone down,"
CAR INSURANCE WAS LIBERALS’ FIRST CONCERN: After the provincial elecRutledge said.
tion was over and the Liberal party was in power, their first concern was the
"Most (insurance) compaever-rising auto insurance costs.
nies have reduced their rates
between two and three per Martyn’s Mini Hoe and a
"Insurance is a bastard. It sold his bike, partly due to the
cent."
motorcycle enthusiast, said makes it almost impossible high cost of insurance.
. When compared to auto
he was shocked when he got for a young guy to buy a
There are currently no
insurance and other types of his insurance bill for a new bike."
plans to include motorcycles
The costs are high because in the rate freeze, said Gray.
private insurance, motorcycle bike he bought last year.
But the government is con"They wanted $5,§00 for insurance companies consider
premiums are among the
highest.
complete coverage," said motorcycles to be high risk, tinuing to work on ways to
Brad Martyn, owner of
Martyn.
said
Martyn, who has
since
lower rates and cut costs.
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something to be very cautious about.
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Approximately 85%
of victims know
their attacker.
Police reported 1 out of 7
women in partnerships
are sexually assaulted
by partners.
Victims have 72 hours after
the incident to go to the hospital
to detect DNA. (This does not have to
be reported to the police)
The Rape Crisis Centre offers
several services and tons of
emotional support.
It’s never top
late to get help!
www.durhamrapecrisiscentre.com
Date Rape can happen to anyone, anyone
is vulnerable, be cautious, be aware,
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The centre does workshops and
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ation call 905-444-9672
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THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
19
To ny L e e hyp no tiz e s D C
By Jade Vincent
Chronldo
clothing where Ins nipples and
penis arc located.
Two males were then told
they were females and licked
.ill the whipped cream from
Toole’s clothing, getting right
Stall___________
Tony Lee, the X-rated hypnotist, began (lie show cracking jokes with the audience,
handing out shots and teasing
a guy and girl in the front row,
making them agree to go on a
literally.
A piece of paper was then
placed in Toole’s mouth and
each female was told to find a
unique way of taking the paper
into it,
date together.
He guaranteed the audience
the time of their life and then
directed everyone to place
their hands together, close
their eyes and concentrate
only on his voice. This began
a test he uses to see who is
more susceptible to hypnosis;
who will make the show.
Everyone was under Lee’s
spell, listening intently to his
deep voice, wondering what
he was going to do next.
Lee then told tlie audience
that if anyone found their fingers were locked together they
should come up to the stage as
lie was the only one able to
unlock them.
At this point eight people
stepped on stage, fingers
locked, knuckles white and not
knowing what they were in
for.
Juliet Szabo was one of the
out of his mouth.
One blonde girl used her
boobs and squeezed them
together to remove the paper,
while Szabo used her tongue,
making guys holler from the
crowd.
"1 would never do anything
like that in my right mind,"
said Szabo.
But it didn’t end there.
Another audience member,
Chris Henry from Breakaway
Tours, was brought up on stage
to show his dedication to the
students... on his knees.
The three females were told
they were now males and
Henry was a female.
Using a Rev bottle, which
Lee had just finished drinking,
each female had sex with
Henry.
Henry’s face winced
eight who couldn’t unlock her
hands, but didn’t want to go
up on stage until her friend
Sarah Gilbert convinced her
to.
"She was just sitting there
staring at her hands, so 1 told
her she better go up," said
Gilbert.
Gilbert soon joined Szabo
on stage when Lee asked for
volunteers to come up and fill
the remaining seats.
Lee described being hypnotized as the place between
being asleep and being awake
and described the benefits to
those who have been drinking.
"If you drink and only get
two hours of sleep you’ll feel
like you had 14 hours," said
in pain
as his hair was pulled by two of
the women trying to get Henry
to perform oral sex on the Rev
bottle.
The third girl took
Henry from behind before he
was allowed to go back to his
seat.
"Now I’ll give you the
power," said Lee to the audi-
Photo by Jado VinconI
ANOTHER VICTIM FOR LEE: A hypnotized volunteer removed an article of clothing every time Lee wiped his forehead.
.
Lee. "No hangover."
Everyone on stage was told
to yell ’Tony I belong to you’
He made the hypnotized
before he slipped them deeper group feel hot. They began
into hypnosis.
fanning their clothes and wipOne audience member was ing the sweat off their forepulled onto stage by Lee pos- heads. Then suddenly he said
it was freezing and told them
ing as an angel.
Throughout the show Lee to hug up to the person to
motioned people off stage, as their left. Szabo attached herthey were not fully under and self to Lee’s leg.
therefore not fully following
"When he says you’re cold
directions.
you actually feel cold," said
"When he said you’re at the Szabo. "It fucks with your
point of no return I snapped mind so you really feel it."
out of it," said Gilbert. "I startThe show progressed and
ed to go under but I kept hear- became X-rated with three of
ing all the background noises." the males thinking they were
However, there was still a having a hard-core masturl/alarge group left on stage for tion session and ejaculating on
Lee to mess with.
front row audience members.
ence with a wink. "But like me,
you can’t abuse it."
For the finale Lee hypnotized the entire group to think
every blonde women’s vagina
was talking to them. Any guy
witli a goatee would have a
gerbil in his pants, and to
make it fall out the guy would
liave to be spanked.
But the final kicker and
humiliation for the group was
also tlie worst.
"When you get honie you
will call everyone you know,
told him it was awesome.
Throughout the show the tell ’en who you are and tell
minds.
audience was to yell the word ’em you take it in the ass, then
Laughter erupted as Lee told breakaway, which made one hang up the phone," said Lee.
the group they were back in male undo his pants and shake
Gilbert went home with
Luckily, for the audience members, this act was all in their
residence giving then receiving
oral sex, and each took turns
on the microphone amplifying
their own orgasm.
The next stunt offended one
of the females on stage and she
told Lee to put his pants back
on, believing he was naked.
The same female who was
offended by Lee’s nudity
became quite happy when he
changed the suggestion and
included a huge penis for himself. With a huge smile she
his bare ass to the beat. This
suggestion started to be
overused and Lee had to
remove the command from
the streaker’s head.
Lee then brought Scottie
Toole, from Durham College
and UOlT’s SAC, up on stage.
Toole was told to lie down
and with much hesitation he
did so. Lee told the audience it
was Toole’s birthday on
Sunday and proceeded to place
whipped’ cream on Toole’s
Szabo that night and said even
though she warned Szabo of
what Lee had said it happened
anyway.
"She [Szabo] called her sister
and before she hung up she
said she’likes it up the ass. She
didn’t even realize she did it,"
said Gilbert.
But after it all Szabo said she
still doesn’t regret it. "It was
pretty fun and everyone had a
good laugh, but next time I
won’t concentrate as hard."
Fusion Saturdays come to E.F. Taylor’s
By Lindsay La Fraugh
Chronicle Staff
E.P. Taylor’s and the Student
Centre are now hosting a special
theme night each Saturday with
prizes given away every week.
Fusion Saturdays arc all ages events
and are open to the public. All
patrons must be 16 or older to attend.
Durham College/UOlT students are
welcome free of charge. All public
guests will be charged $5 at tlie door.
A VII’ section is available for those
1.9 and over, where alcohol will be
sold. Valid ID must be shown for
entry into this section. Health cards
will not be accepted.
Mandatory coat and bag check will
be enforced.
Doors open at 9 p.m.
20 THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
TEKEWMENr NEWS
Torque disapp oints its fans
New
movie
not well
received
by target
audience
By Jamie Gray
Chronicle
Sta((___________
16 was a day I’d been
looking forward to for about a
month. Torque, a movie
revolving around motorcycles
opened that day.
This movie promised to be a
realistic biker movie with
some extreme machines, and
not just another lame farce
like last year’s Biker Boyz.
Have you ever left a movie
feeling violated, and ultimate-
Jan.
ly disappointed?
I left Torque feeling like
that. It’s underwhelming.
As a motorcyclist myself, I
was insulted that the Warner
Brothers would release something so ridiculous. And who
releases a motorcycle movie in
the middle of winter?
The opening scene was the
best part, but ended up just
being a teaso.
The scene shows two
import cars lining up to race
on a desert road. After they’re
under way and winding the
cars out, the camera shows a
bike coining up beliind them.
Both of the drivers in the cars
push their little boost button
for nitrous-oxide, and have a
sudden burst of acceleration.
But the bike, an Aprillia
RSV1000R Mille, remains
glued to their tails waiting for
an opening to get by. When
the biker does get his chance
he wheelies and goes between
the cars at over 150 mph.
That is not the unrealistic
part, believe it or not there are
bikes capable of these theatrics.
After that, however, the
movie went down hill fast.
The rider of the bike in the
o()ening scene is Cary Ford,
played by Martin Henderson a
fairly unknown actor. Wanted
on drug charges and trying to
clear his name, Ford returns
from Thailand where he’d
spent the previous six months
hiding out from the FBI.
Of course he is set up by the
bad guy, Henry, played by
Matt Schuize who also played
Vincc in The Fast and The
Furious. Ford unknowingly
had the drugs at his shop in
the gas tank of a couple of
Henry’s bikes.
Things get more complicated for Ford when he finds
himself charged with murder.
Wait it gets better: The person
he supposedly murdered is the
brother of a motorcycle gang
leader, played by Ice Cube.
Why Ice Cube would ever
be cast as Trey Wallace the
leader of the of the Reapers
motorcycle gang is beyond
cfse, Ice Cube
fits into his character’s name,
Trey. I’ll bet I’m not the only
one to have picked up on such
a goofy coincidence.
The story at times is hard to
me. If nothing
or something?
The part of the movie that
stands out as being the most
unrealistic, is the idea of taking these expensive sport bikes
off-road and even jumping
them as if they arc motocross
bikes. If you look closely at the
bikes In those scene something has been done to the
forks and the tires have been
changed to make it possible.
But no one in their right mind
would take a Aprillia Mille-R
off-road.
Throughout the movie you
rarely sec the characters wearing helmets. At the speeds we
are lead to believe they are
going, none of them would be
able to breath.
On my bike at 80 kph I’m
gasping for air without a helmet. At one point Ford is
going so fast on a rare bike
built around a Rolls Royce jet
engine, he shatters parking
metres...right...that’s believable.
Don’t get ’me wrong
though, this movie isn’t all
bad. Set aside the painful acting by Ice Cube, and the predictable story for a moment,
because the movie docs showfrom
case some nice bikes
the Aprillias, to some Kawis
and even a silver Triumph
Daytona. The bikes arc the real
stars, and anyone can appreciated the look of them.
Realistically though, most
people won’t have a clue what
the bikes are and probably
won’t care. Wait for this
movie to come out on video
and rent it, that is if you .ire
into bikes and over-thc-top
action. Don’t put yourself in
my position and wish you’d
never spent the money to sec
it in (lie theatre.
follow, almost as if some of
the scenes got mixed up and
put in the wrong order. One
moment Ford and Trey arc getting along, and the next Trey
is chasing Ford wanting to kill
him. (Jh.-.did we miss a scene
Pool tournament
spices up residence life
By Joseph Morton
Chronicle Staff
Contrary to what popular
movies like Animal House
and other fraternity movies
might Say about life in residence, sometimes residence
life can be dull.
The interesting part is that
it needn’t be.
The first residence-sponsored billiards tournament
had 14 players come out to
play on Monday, Jan. 26,
and Michael Primo, the second-floor RA of the Simcoe
building, and Tribunal
student,
Agent/Paralegal
hopes to have more out for
the next tournament.
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was exclusively eight-ball,
Primo is going to consider
expanding the format.
"I’m going to talk to the
managers. Hopefully we can
get nine-ball or maybe even
air-hockey or foosball," said
Primo.
A number of prizes were
including
available,
overnight passes for everyone who .played, and zone
points for the winner.
The winner of the first
tournament was Dennis Lee,
a first-year Commerce student at UOIT.
Upcoming events include
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on Tuesday and Thursday,
on
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and
Friends
Thursday.
planned," said Primo.
The event is an RA-sponsored event so anyone from
"Every night of the week both the Simcoe and South
there’s always something Residence can play.
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February 3, 2004 21
McLaughlin art gallery hosts fun day
BY SHANNON CAMPBELL
Chronicle
volunteers of all ages and
artistic abilities. Fun Day is
for children aged three and
up, accompanied by their
parents.
In the past the gallery had
a record-setting numbers of
visitors. More than 200 participants are expected this
Staff________.
The Robert McLaughlin
Gallery has been a part of
Oshawa’s community since
1967 and continues to
encourage the creative souls
who inhabit this city.
The latest exhibition is
titled 1953, the year that
marks the birth of the
year.
"It’s a chance for young
people and adults to get a
look at (lie gallery," said Gill.
"’I ’hey can get a taste of what
types of art classes are offered
at (lie gallery, before they
sign up for tlic workshop."
For children aged five to
eight tliere are courses ranging from creating clay creatures to painting murals. For
Painters Eleven.
The show examines the
development and innovations in science, technology
and culture that took place
around 1953.
Aside from the numerous
works of art by members of
the Group of Seven that hang
in the permanent collection
of the gallery, A.Y. Jackson’s
oil painting of St. John’s,
Nfld. can be seen.
The abstract oil painting
Autumn Impressions, by
Water
Loriel
Thomas,
Phillip’s oil painting of
Victoria, B.C and Lawrence
on
Panton’s
tempera
masonlte titled Atlantic
Fugue, are all on display as a
part of the 1953 exhibition.
Throughout the year an
assortment of art classes are
offered at the gallery, anywhere from bookmaking to
abstract art. On Sunday, Feb.
22 the gallery is hosting a
Family Fun Day from 1 p.m.
Photo by Shannon Cnmpboll
THE BEAUTY OF ART: The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is still a huge part of
Oshawa’s history. It has been around since 1967.
.
to 3 p.m.
Tickets are available at the
gallery’s information desk.
Fun Day occurs at the gallery.
three times a year, in fall,
winter and spring. It is a
chance for parents and their
children
to
appreciate
remarkable works of art and
create their own masterpieces
in the gallery’s studio.
"Parents and kids can
expect a fun-filled day of
hands-on activities in the
gallery," said Kerrie Gill, the
education assistant at the
gallery. "Activities will
include clay sculptures, drawing and painting."
The instructors for Fun
Day will be local artists and
kids aged 9 to 13, there are
worksliops about the Group
of Seven, a drawing and
sketching class and a spring
silk .screening workshop.
There are also art classes
for teenagers and adults. For
more information about the
workshops or the gallery in
to
go
general,
www.rmg.on.ca or call (905)
576-3000.
As for Fun Day, it promises
to be a day filled with flourishing artistic activities, for
adults and their children.
And for those who are new
comers, it will be a wonderful
introduction to the Robert
McLaughlin gallery.
Haunting imagery on display at Velvet Elvis
BY SHANNON CAMPBELL
who appears to be the queen
of hearts, holding a silver platter, witli a white-gloved hand
holding a piece of freshly cut
fruit.
She -is holding a bruised
pear, with a shell that is hard
to break through. The picture
depicts the choices we have in
life.
"It could be dealing with
your future, your choices,
whether you are straying from
what society expects," said
Crosby. "It’s about going for
what you want, not just going
for what’s given to you."
Crosby’s prints are available for sale, with prices ranging from $2f to $35. Aside
from the exhibition at the
Velvet Elvis, her work can be
seen
at
Chronicle Staff
Salvador Dall once said that
the true painter must see Hie
most usual things and have
the most unusual ideas.
Third-year Durham College
Marketing student, Danielle
Crosby produces artwork that
has been compared to Dali,
Tim Burton and Swiss surrealist, H, R. Giger.
Her haunting, th9ught-provoking imagery is being showcased at the Velvet Elvis until
Feb. 16.
"I’ve never really thought
of my work as dark," said
Crosby. "But that seems to be
the response from a lot of
people."
Crosby
appreciates.
www.angelfire.com/art2/danthought-provoking imagery.
nyart. She intends to merge
"I really like illusionary
her artistic talents with her
work, "/said Crosby. "I like surmarketing background and
realism, I don’t like anything
Pholo by Shannon Campbell hopefully paint the future
that’s too close to reality."
with both. After completing
THE NEXT SALVADOR DALI: Durham College student Danielle Crosby is known
Crosby’s inspiration is priher marketing diploma, she
marily from her imagination,
for her haunting images. She has been compared to history’s best loved artists.
intends to enroll in the
/unless she is sketching a porFoundations of Art and
/ trait or nude, and then she
/ may work from a
Her piece titled Queen of Design program for this
Crosby is self-taught. She n’t sure if anyone would react
photograph.
Her work displays a flare for stopped taking art classes in to her artwork at all. Choices portrays a woman, September.
the unusual, a close attention high school and continues to Throughout the evening
Jobs the
to detail, precision, and a pursue her artwork in her many people came over to
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Her artistry has been com- been showcased in the past extend their appreciation and
of the following activities: gymnastics, tennis, swim, sail, canoe, water ski, arts
pared to the style of imagery two years in a juried art show adoration for her work.
(including stained glass, sewing, jewelry, wood, photo), dance, music, theatre, archery,
Crosby’s target market is
used to illustrate Lewis in Ajax.
wilderness trips, field (ports, equestrian.
"The Velvet Elvis is the artwork for bands, books and
Carroll’s Through the Looking
Service Workers; including openings for kitchen, laundry, housekeeping, secretaries,
most personal experience I’ve logos. Her work appears on
Glass.
maintenance & grounds, and kitchen supervisor.
Protest the Hero’s first album.
"I’m not try ing; to shock had," she said.
Non-smokers. June 18 to August 15. Attractive salary (US) plus travel allowance.
She felt very overwhelmed She draws her inspiration
To Apply: Applications and photo gallery are availabie on our webslte:
anyone," said Crosby. "It isn’t
www.kippewa.com or contact us at the numbers listed below for a staff
some sort of political protest. on the opening night at the from personal thoughts on
It’s to make you look within Velvet: Elvis, because she was- life and metaphorical sym- brochure.
KIppewa, Box 340, Westwood, Massachusetts, 02090-0340, U.S.A.
bols.
yourself,"
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22 THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004
Linkin Park ro ck th e AC C
By Holly Maheu
ing and now Linkin Park
came on stage with a packed
crowd, sending their fans
The Air Canada Centre ’into a screaming frenzy. As
hosted the Linkin Park the curtain fell Linkin Park
Meteroa concert tour Jan. 25. blasted a song off the album
The doors were open at 7 With You.
p.m. as the first opening act,
Everyone was on their feet
Hoobastank, took centre yelling
and
screaming,
almost drowning out the
stage.
The theatre was half full music. They played a mix of
when they played some of old and new songs like their
their new lilts but no one previous hit In the End and
really seemed to know who the new hit Faint.
they were. After four songs
During Faint a lucky indithey left the stage to make vidual named Alex was choway for tlic second opening sen by the band to replace
act POD.
their guitarist. Everyone went
POD got the crowd cheer- wild when Alex finished and
ing and applauding with the band invited him back
playing hits from their new stage.
THE FUTURE OF ROCK AND ROLL: Linkin Park played to a packed house on
album as well as playing the
Linkin Park wasn’t a band
January 25 along with opening acts Hoobastank and POD.
fan favorites Alive and Youth to leave people hanging.
of the Nation.
They came right back out middle of their set to point cert finished all too soon was enthusiastic, and who
During Youth of the when the crowd prcssured out a young man being around 11 p.m. The bands could blame them? This is
Nation POD pulled people up them into an encore. Linkin crushed by a mosh pit.
were enjoyable, the crowd Linkin Park, after all.
from the crowd to sing with Park played a few songs such
Once he was on his feet
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them. They were good with as My December before and checked out by security
the crowd and the theatre thanking the crowd and takr and paramedics the concert
filled up some more when ing off back stage.
resumed.
The concert was halted
Other than that the conthey came on. POD played
well and left on a high note. only once because of an cert went off with out a
Anticipation had been ris- injury. -TOD stopped in the hitch. The Linkin Park conChronicle
staff___
Schlosser unveils America’s
black market in new novel
U.S. illicit
drug trade
exposed
By Lindsay Orser
Staff___________
The American black market.
It is estimated to comprise of
almost 10 per cent of
America’s economy. And that
is where the sex, drugs and
labour trades thrive.
Reefer Madness is Eric
Schlosser’s second book - a follow up to his 2002 best-selling
and thought provoking book,
Fast Food Nation.
Schlosser dares to dive into
Chronicle
the world that surrounds marijuana, said to be one of
America’s largest cash crops.
He interviewed those who
have struck it rich and lost
hard.
He also blows open the
doors on the lucrative labour
trade. Focusing mainly on the
illegal immigrants who work
in California’s strawberry
fields, he talks to those on
both sides, the employers and
the employees. He uncovers
that both employers and
employees are treated badly by
the big companies that the
fields.
Then there is Schlosser’s
investigative explanation of
the workings of the pornography industry. Going way back
to the 1800s, when peep
shows were first invented, he
explores a world where the
business is considered dirty
and uncouth but financial
supported by many Fortune
100 companies.Schlosser opens up the reader’s eyes to the workings of the
black market, an economy
that some deny it exist but is
increasingly growing in size
and wealth. He brilliantly
writes about controversial topics but his opinions do not
dilute the quality of this informative and mind opening
book. Published by Houghton
Mifflin in May 2003, Reefer
Madness is available at
Chapters bookstores for
$24.46.
Michael Moore ruffles more
feathers with brand new book
By Ben Wannamaker
Chronicle Staff
Michael Moore. The name,
like the man, carries a considerable amount of weight. He
pisses off the majority of
Americans, but his books and
documentaries are consistent-
ly top sellers.
My
Country?, Moore’s newest
Dude,
Where’s
book, is full of the usual controversy and conspiracy talk
backed up with some pretty
solid facts and opinion.
From the moment you look
at the cover, it’s obvious that
Moore is going to be taking
stabs at Bush and. his adminis-
tration. The cover art features
a smiling Moore, pulling over
a statue of George ’Bush, an
image that was seen over and
over on the news, during the
"liberation" of Iraq, although
during the war, it was the dictator’s face that was seen
falling to the ground.
The first few pages of
Moore’s book feature a satirical approval of the book by the
office of homeland security,
and moves right into a witty
and comical introduction of
what Moore plans on outlining in the book.
The book begins with seven
questions to President Bush
regarding the involvement of
the Saudis in the 9/11 attacks
on America and the Bush’s history with the bin Ladens,
among other things.
Throughout the
book,
Moore uses a brand of fact and
opinion to address problems
like the tax cut, overseas trade,
religion’s place in politics (or
lack thereof) and the drug war.
Where’s
My
Dude,
Country? is a crowning
achievement for Moore and
lefties worldwide.
Although like everything
you read, it’s best to take the
latest Moore publication with
a grain of salt, because like he
says, you never know who you
can trust.
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February 3, 2004 23
The Durham College Chronicle
Re a dy, s e t, we ’re o p e n
By Erin Pereira
Chronicle slaff__________
Put on your shoes, grab
your racquets, and dig out
that lime green ball, because
the new tennis centre is offi-
cially open.
and hopefully they’ll come to
love it too," said Crosina.
He explained that having a
tennis centre like this in
Oshawa will benefit not only
students, but the community
as well.
"We’re the first and only
open.
"( think the sport is only
going to grow," she said. "I
can sec a lot of new members
and can hopefully see a lot of
people of all ages taking up
tlie sport. I thinU it’s going to
be wonderful."
The centre is already gaining Interest as a tournament
facility, and has attracted
top-rated players and teams.
The site wilt host a senior
regional championship this
May, and both men s and
women’s Oshawa club teams
are highly ranked in the GTA.
The men’s A team is currently in first place, and both
ladies’ teams are third and
fourth.
"No other university or
college has a facility like this
in Ontario," said athletic
director Ken Babcock. "Tlie
Durham Region really lias a
permanent home for tennis
now. and we’re excited about
The tennis courts located year-round tennis facility
on the Durham College and that’s clay courts, from
of
Ontario Toronto all the way to
University
Institute of Technology cam- Ottawa," said Crosina. "For
were officially opened many people it’s a great
ist Tuesday with a ceremony opportunity to join a great
to celebrate the occasion.
facility."
Ken Crosina, tennis direcU01T/DC president Gary
tor and head tennis profes- Polonsky, had the honour Of
sional for the tennis centre, serving the first official ball.
was the master of ceremonies
"This is one of the premier
at the opening.’Tm excited," centres in the country," said
he said. "I’m very excited for Polonsky, who was thrilled to
the students and the staff and see the courts officially
our membership. We’ve cer- opened. "This, combined
tainly seen a big number of with clubs, tlie student censtudents coming across and tre, the arena that is going up
using it, and hopefully now now, the new gym, tlie new
as word spreads we ll get fitness centre we’ll be buildmore and more over here to ing, eventually the pool, and
make use of the facility."
tlie outdoor skating pond it."
The tennis centre is a state- we’ll be building, is all to give
The ceremony was conof-the-art dome that can be students the cliance to cele- cluded with a celebrity
enjoyed year round. It fea- brate friendship and a match.
tures six clay courts, which healthy lifestyle."
Davis Cup team member,
make playing easier on the
The tennis centre serves and number one tennis playbody, a clubhouse with pro students and staff at the col- er in St. Lucia, Kane Easter,
shop, as well as change lege and university, as well as lost to IH-year-okl Artur
rooms. It aLso features a Durham residents anil ath- Suski, a former top 10 provinT h e
retractable roof, so players letes, and it’s also home of cial tennis player.
can have games outside dur- tlie Oshawa Tennis Club.
tennis centre is located at the
Donna Mouck, president northwest corner of Conlin
ing the summer months.
"For students, it’s going to of the Oshawa Tennis Club, Road and Simcoe Street. Any
be a great opportunity for was a speaker at tlie ceremo- student wishing to book a
them to come out and enjoy ny and was absolutely ecstat- court will need’ to bring their
the game that I love so much, ic to see the centre officially student ID card.
Eus
Women’s volleyball team
holds perfect 10-0 record
Team in
first place
in central
east
By Jeff Turco
Chronicle Staff
The Lady Lords volleyball
team has been perfect all year,
and after a match with the
Boreal Vipers, they remained
perfect.
The Lady Lords defeated tlie
Vipers in straight sets 25-10,
25-17 and 25-23 in a match in
which Durham had little trouble.
The Lords were far superior
in every aspect of the game, as
they used their power and
experience to defeat a Boreal
team that had little of either.
"We knew we were much
stronger than they were," head
coach Stan Marchut said after
the game. "We played them
before, so we knew what to
expect from them."
The Lords started the match
strong and took the play to
Boreal. The Vipers didn’t seem
to adjust to Durham’s offence
and the Lords took advantage
of that. Durham easily won
the first set 25-10.
In the second set, it was
more of the same. Marchut
made substitutions to get more
of his .players some playing
time and the result was the
same. Durham took the set
25-17.
The third set was a little bit
closer, but that was due to the
fact Marchut only had two
starters playing in the set,
while the rest came off the
bench.
Boreal was able to keep it
close, but Durham eventually
prevailed 25-23.
Lindsay Bax led the Lords
offensively in the match with
six
kills, while Tryshia
Colquhoun and Erin Smith..each had five kills.
Marchut was able to play all
of his players in the match.
"With our remaining schedule, we will have trouble, getting our bench players some
playing time," said Marchut. "I
was hoping to play everybody
in this game."
The night before the Boreal
match,- the Lords defeated the
RMC Paladins of Kingston in
straight sets by scores of 25-18,
25-13 and 25-20.
Marchut liked his team’s
effort in the match.
"We played well," said
Marchut. "Their fans were giving our players a hard time,
but the girls just ignored it and
did their job."
The Lords now sit atop the
Central East division with a
10-0 record.
With only four matches
remaining in the season, and
three of those matches on
home court, it’s looking as if
Durham could be on its way to
a perfect season.
Marchut said that is what he
hopes for.
We want to finish the season unbeaten," said Marchut.
Photo by Erin Poreira
WELCOME EVERYONE: Gary Polonsky takes the
podium during the tennis centre opening. He
also served the first official ball.
Lords defeat Vipers
By Jeff Turco
Chronicle Staff
The Lords volleyball team
rebounded from a tough loss
against RMC to defeat the
Boreal Vipers of Sudbury on
Jan. 24.
The Lords defeated the
Vipers in straight sets by
scores of 25-12, 25-10 and
25-11. Durham proved to be
too much of a challenge
against Boreal, a team that
has not fared well this year.
They currently own a 0-9
record.
Adam Scheidel led the
Lords offensively with 25
total points, including 11
kills, while Jeff Scott contributed with nine kills.
The Lords were dominant
from the outset of the
match, taking advantage of
Boreal’s lack of power and
experience. They jumped
out to a big lead in the tirst
set and never looked back, as
Durham used its power and
experience to dominate the
Vipers.
After tlie match, coach
Gord Williamson said he
liked how his team rebounded from the loss at RMC.
"We didn’t show up. Our
best players weren’t our best
players," said Williamson,
referring to the RMC match.
"But we played better against
Boreal. It was a good win."
was also
Williamson
pleased with Scheidel’s play,
but said that he could be better if he was more consistent.
"The talent’s always been
there with Adam," said
Williamson. "But I would
like to see a more consistent
effort from Adam on a nightly basis."
The Lords also received
some bad news, as the team
learned that former AllCanadian Nat Ovsenek had
left the team for personal
reasons.
Ovsenek was one of the
Lords best players and he
was the player that the
opposing defences focused
on. Williamson said the
team could use Ovsenek’s
departure as a sort of a rallying’point.
Williamson also mentioned that all of his players
will now have to step up and
take on a bigger role with the
team.
"Everybody is going to
have play more responsibly
now with Nat gone, he said.
24 THE CHRONICLE
Feburary 3. 2004
iPORFS NEWS
L ady Lord s struggle for play-off
By Tim Pedorchuk
The Lady Lords are now in a
battle for their play-off lives
thanks to dropping a tough
decision to the Seneca Stingers
60-54.
The tilt was bac; and forth
for much of the first half with
Durham grabbing the lead
early.
However, Seneca battled
back and were able to get some
clutch shots in the last minutes of the first.
Head coach Craig Andrews
blew his top at the referee with
3:47 left in the first, after what
was perceived to be a bad call.
His team was given a bench
technical for his outburst. The
Lords were down 31-25 at the
half.
In the second half Durham
lost 60-54.
better in this game despite the
Slaughter and starter Angela loss.
Cull provided nearly all of the
"I feel we played a better
came out firing. In desperate Lords offence. Slaughter was game today," said Crowdis.
need of points Durham looked responsible for 27 of the 54
In this game we kept our
to OCAA all-star Bonnie points scored by the ladies. turnovers down and our freeSlaughter for a spark, and she Cull added 18 points along throw percentage high. We
delivered with two clutch with 12 rebounds.
could have won this game."
The next leading scorer for
three-pointers, one of which
Crowdis feels the up and
was thanks to an acrobatic the Lords was Pam Wilkinson, down nature of basketball
steal off a cross-court pass, to who scored just four In the actually hurt Durham in the
bring Durham back to par.
loss. Durham was 10 for 12 loss.
Durham was now looking from the free-throw line in the
"Its just the nature of the
for tlie win, but the Stingers first half and only 7 for 13 in game," he said. "I feel as
had other ideas as they went the second half.
though we could have won
on an extended run, ending
Even though the Lords lost this game but we just ran out
any hope of a comeback. In this one they actually kept of minutes."
this contest the I.ords relied pace with the Stingers in the
Slaughter says her team
heavily on their main contrib- second half as both teams took their play to another
utors for some big points and scored 29 points.
level in this game and they
in the end it was this mentaliLords assistant coach Bill were able to play with tlie
ty that hurt them. The Lords Crowdis felt his team played tougli Seneca team.
There’s no excuse
with a gym in school
By Justin Zammit
For some, this is what their
New Year’s resolution’ sound-;
ed like. I’m going to eat right
and get in shape. I want to
feel good about my self again.
Typical.
Starting out is easy but,
"On spares I come down to
the gym and put some time
in," said Ban. "It actually
works out, really well because
it gives me something to do
when I’m bored or have some
time to kill."
Not only is the gym right
here at school, it has another
great quality. Cost. Using our
school gym costs absolutely
nothing, zero, zip. Well, if
you have a student card.
George Brown.
The Lords are now 2-5 on
the season and currently sit in
fifth place.
The loss left Durham In a
fragile position in the standings as the Lords will now
have to win at least four ol
their last five games to keep
their play-off chances alive.
Durham is currently four
points out of the playoffs.
Oshawa Generals
By John Herron
Turple made 26 saves and
was named the game’s first
star. Defonceman Paul
Chronicle Staff
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Photo by Justin Zarnmit
HITTING THE WEIGHTS: Jon Barr, a Durham
College Mechanical Engineering student, works in a
few bleep curls during his spare.
Barr, when asked how
much the money he saves by
coming to the school gym
instead of another gym, where
monthly fees are paid, wasted
no time saying it could be in
the hundreds of dollars.
Which sure is a lot of money
for a college student to be in a
sense throwing away.
Other gyms and clubs usu-
by coming to our gym, the
gym itself has the essential
equipment to get the job
done.
"The gym is not the best or
the nicest looking but it has
everything you need, and
that s all you can ask for;" said
Ban.
-
In the gym you can find
free weights, treadmills,
ally go by monthly plans, weight lifting machines, bikes
which usually cost in range of for
rowing
spinning,
$30 up to $70.
machines, and a couple TV’s
Not only is cost a big plus overlooking the floor.
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Generals; wift. their last/four .’almost .immediately. ,:; ,,’
, "I’m feeling; really ciow
games; picking up .’two
shutouts along’the way. .
fortable’in theinet;and the,
The game also featured guys are playing great^ in
tlie/return of ’goaltender front of .me," said Turpi.e.
-Chri? Becl!ef6rd-Tseu, the ’,. ^WHeh ’you,jplay .’against
’’. man" the ’Genera(s traded to ,’ your old team you:waht to
the Frontenacs in exchange show them what, they’re
for Turple in a multi-player missing too."
deal earlier this season,..
Head coach ’.’ George
Turple preformed heroics Burnett ; noted ’that it was
late in the first period by Turple’s flurry of saves early
making a series of huge in the second that got his
saves while his team was Generals going.
"After he made three big
killing a penalty, highlighted by an unbelievable leg saves, point-blank-rebound
save in close.
type stuff, we scored two
Shortly after, Generals quick goals that deflated
captain Tobias Whelan Kingston a little bit," said
scored his 10th goal on a Burnett, "It’s pretty safe to
power play goal to give his say if the playoffs were to
team a 1-0 lead with only 19 start tomorrow he’d be in
seconds remaining in the there."
The Generals have had
period.
More spectacular saves some trouble scoring goals
from Turple, including two during stretches of the seaPatrick Roy style glove son but have fared well in
saves, sent the crowd of that category lately.
3,284 to their feet .to begin
"You look at the emerthe second period.
gence of kids like Donati
The Generals continued and Gibbons and you can
to pound former teammate see that the younger guys
Beckford-Tseu with shots are starting to play with
and Sault Ste. Ivfarie native more confidence," said
Chris Hulit beat him’ from Burnett. "When the young
the high slot, between the guys start to.play with a little confidence, you’re able
legs, 7:12 into the period.
At the 11:15 mark of the to attempt more things
period, top prospect Adam offensively."
Berti converted on a lovely
Generals
The
went
pass from Brandon McBride through a grueling schedule
while on a two on one break last weekend, playing three
to score his 14th goal of the games in three nights. On
season.
Friday they were matched
Tyier Donati all but up against their archrivals
sealed the deal 9:35 into the from Peterborough, the
third period, picking up his Petes. On Saturday the
eighth goal of the season, played the Belleville Bulls,
tapping a Berti pass by and wrapped up against the
Beckford-Tseu.
Sudbury Wolves on Sunday.
i
ago.
But there is hope. Hope in
the way of convenience. Let
tine.
Seneca is the fifth-ranked
team in the province with a 52 record. They are in second
place just behind Humber and
Turple emerging as
starting goaltender for
Sunday, Jan. ,25 at. the Civic
two, three, four weeks in,
exercising becomes a chore,
and eating like Calista
Flockhart is simply not fair.
loss,
exercise,
Weigh
lifestyle change or weight lifting, whatever you choose to
call it, doesn’t matter much.
Some may as well call it, I’ll do
it later, or I have no time, even
I don’t feel like it - which have
probably become common
excuses since the New Year
begun a little over a month
’
points, and the extra points
always make a difference."
Generals’ goaltender Dan Ranger, who had two
Turple continued his stellar helpers was the second, and
play by backstopping his Tyier Donati’s goal and
team to a 4-0 victory over assist gave him third star
Chronicle staff
me cut to the chase.
Our school has a gym.
Wow, that’s great you say.
Well, let me explain.
The best way to keep at
something you don’t really
want to keep at is to make it
convenient to your daily life.
And that’s exactly what’s great
about our school gym.
By showing up for school a
little early, instead of a little
late or on time, you give yourself a great opportunity to use
our gym.
Jon Ban, a Durham College
Mechanical Engineering student explains his simple rou-
"We stepped up," said
Slaughter. "We need other
players to get points. We just
keep missing our wide-open
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THE CHRONICLE
February 3, 2004 25
PORTS NEWS
Active
Living
By Shannon Campbell
Staff_____’
Do you tliink you’re up
Chronido
Pholo by Hory Nanno
Plioto by Rory Nahno
HYDRAULICS: A Trampoline and a car all In one.
This car puts on a show for the crowd, as they look
on in awe.
HOW ABOUT THEM PONIES: Power, power and
some more power. This car boast? just a little
chrome.
Exhib it shows top c ars
By Rory Narine
Chronicle staff
Displte the harsh cold outside, inside the National Trade
Centre in was filled with some
of the hottest rides in the
province.
The aonual Speedorama car
show made its tour stop in
Toronto, a three-day event
from Jan. 23 to 26 showcasing
almost every form of transportalon with wheels, including souped up cars (old and
new school), motorcycles,
bicycles and even scooters.
Candy-.palnted low-riders,
high performance engines and
stacked sound systems were
just some of the eye-openers
for tile show, aside from some
of the models in attendance to
enjoy the show as well, like
Rachel Sterling.
"I’ve been here for so long,"
said Sterling. "I swear the bass
from all these speakers is going
to make me deaf."
Sterling was signing autographs and taking pictures as a
part of one of the show’s features, She has been taking her
modelling to another level,
from dancing on The Man
Show to gracing the cover of
Import Tuner and playing a
small role in the sliver screen
flick A Man Apart (starring Vin
Diesel), she’s keeping busy
with her career.
That being said, other
exhibits used models to attract
some attention as well. The
Hooters booth, Q107 Radio
and the UMM (Urban Male
Magazine) knew how to attract
a crowd.
The UMM booth had a spinning wheel that people used to
land a free or discounted subscription, a Polaroid picture, a
massage and even an innocent
kiss from one of the UMM
girls. Not to mention they had
a Mitsubishi Lancer up for
grabs In a contest.
But even with all the
women around, it was difficult
to ignore the ingenuity of the
One
powerful machines.
could not even fathom the
amount of time and money
that the owners invested into
Fortunes were
their rides.
spent on equipping bicycles
with PlayStations, cars with
Xbox consoles, DVD players,
cameras that projected images
from around the car to an LCD
monitor and chrome spinner
rims to top it off.
It was definitely a clash of
the old school and new school.
Exhibits of ihuscle cars like
Mustangs and a Dodge GTO
were parked beside a Toyota
MR2 and Porche GT3. Any car
nut would have been happy to
have their eyes transmit those
images to their brains.
System declared successful
Athletic
is the introduction of the
Smart Card, according to
Babcock.
"The Smart Cards are so
valuable now - people have
money on them, as well as
their dining hall plans, and it
acts as their library card,"
explained Babcock. "Our facility used to keep a user’s card
on file as they used the
Athletic Centre and it would
Centre
loves new
access
system
By Rachel Debling
Chronicle Staff
The next swish you hear at
the Athletic Centre may not be
Bonnie Slaughter shooting a
three-pointer.
As of Jan, 19, the campus
Athletic Centre introduced its
new swipe card access system.
Photo by Rachel Debling
IT DEFINITELY WORKS: Dave Duncan works at the
Athletic Centre and seems happy that the turnstile
works.
valid. Athletic Director, hopes that
the co-operation the system
ship card will be allowed into has received in its firs seven
the Athletic Centre through days continues’ on into the
the
electronic
turnstue, semester.
Only those who have a
Studen ID or athletic member-
daily, the athletic staff decided
in the early fall of 2003 to look
into methods to ensure the
safety and security of those
using the facility. After tour"The students and staff ing other southern Ontario
whether they are visiting the
fitness centre, health and well- ’have been great," he said. campuses and having the
ness, or attending a class with- "We are really pleased with Us swipe card system recomfirst week in service and we mended by numerous athletic
in the gym.
After being phased in for believe it has been a success," ^centres, Babcock began to plan
Due to the growing campus the introduction of DC and
two weeks and enjoying a
smooth first week in service population and the increased UOlT’s own turnstile,
the system is being declared a volume of users moying
Another driving factor in
success. Ken Babcock. campus through the .Athletic .Centre choosing the turnstile’ system
be returned to them when
they leave. This could create
problems - lost cards, conflict
at the desk as to whether they
handed the card over - but
this new system eliminates all
of that."
Not only will the new system ensure the safety of those
within the Athletic Centre by
preventing unauthorized persons from entering, but it will
also reduce the amount of traffic going into the facility.
"The neat thing about it is
that it is an easy flow-through
system," Babcock said. "You
don’t have to stop and sign in.
It has made it a lot easier with
the larger flow of bodies now
going through the Athletic
Centre."
For updates on the status of
the new system, or for more
information, visit the My
Campus portion of the
DC/UOIT Web site or contact
the Athletic Department.
for (lie challenge?
The Ontario Colleges
Athletic Association has
created a province-wide
challenge to promote
active living. For every 10
minutes of physical activity (hat a person does,
they are to fill in a box on
the official Active Living
Challenge sheets. The
sheets arc available at the
Athletic Centre, or participants can email Dwaync
Christo at Dwayne.christoC"’durhamc.on.ca.
"Over 60 people have
joined the active living
challenge," said Ken
Babcock, the campus
Athletic Director. "And
we’ve just started."
Students and staff
members at Durham
College, U01T and Trent
are all welcomed.
This is a great way to
improve campus activity.
"Promotion, awareness
and fun all lead to a more
active student body and
campus," said Babcock.
Each participant starts
at sea level on this mountain climb challenge.
Each sheet completed
and
submitted
will
advance you up a famous
mountain, then to another mountain, as there are
12 stops along the way
until you hit the top of
Mount Everest.
There will be weekly
prizes awarded to participants along the way. The
prizes will consist of Tshirts, fleece vests, and
mugs. The grand prize is a
package of a one-year
membership to the campus Athletic Centre, ALC
clothing and dinner for
two at Shoeless Joe’s, valued at $50.
Wanna be
Bruce Lee?
By Lindsay La Fraugh
Chronicle Staff
Feeling a little uneasy?
Interested in fitness in a
fun environment?
Students will not have
to fear criminals any
Durham
longer.
College/UOIT is offering
self-defence classes on
Thursdays
and
Wednesdays from noon
to 2 p.m. The course
costs $20 for the entire
semester.
The classes include
Karate, Ju-jitsu, Tae kwon
do and street awareness
taught by senseis of several arts and police officers.
Students can register
for the classes in the
Student Centre at the
Student
Association
office.
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