Chronicle 35 06 Nov 2008 - Digilog at UOIT and DC - DC-UOIT

VOLUME XXXV, Issue 6
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L’Oreal fashion week
Story on page 26
Blue Rodeo rocks the GM Centre
Story on page 21
Gulu walkers take over Oshawa
Photo by Kirandeep Singh Kainth
LET’S MAKE SOME NOISE: Furrakh Zaman leads Gulu Walkers from Memorial Park to campus for the annual Gulu Walk. The walk aims to
highlight the plight children in Northern Uganda face, such as being raped, killed or abducted by a guerrilla army. Story page 9.
Durham athletes make it big
Five players added
to All-Millennium
soccer team Oct. 27
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
The Ontario Colleges Athletic Association released the
All-Millennium men’s and women’s soccer teams on Oct.
27, and Durham had five players named to the teams, two
men and three women.
Former Lords stars O’Neil Brown and Juan Carlos Ca-
mus were named to the men’s team, while Tammy Baker,
Stephanie Axford and Tracey Weightman were named to
the women’s team.
Brown’s achievements were numerous. He was the first
Durham Lord to be picked first overall in a professional
draft when the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Premier Soccer League chose him in 1997.
Camus was one of the best players to play for the Lords.
He played two seasons with Durham and one with Fanshawe.
“He could score goals that could leave your head shaking,” said Ken Babcock Durham’s athletic director.
Camus led the OCAA in scoring during the 1988-89 season when he scored 15 goals in seven games; he also sits
sixth in OCAA scoring with 30 goals in three years.
Durham is also well represented on the women’s team.
Three players made the team, Tammy Baker, Tracey Weightman and Stephanie Axford.
Babcock said Baker’s skills were unmatched.
“She was one of the most successful and one of the most
fierce women players in OCAA soccer,” he said. “She could
dominate games almost singlehandedly.”
She was also the 1992 OCAA rookie of the year and in
1993 she led the league in scoring.
She also led the women’s team to their first ever medal
(silver) in 1993-94. She sits 15th overall in OCAA scoring.
Babcock said Weightman was an outstanding striker
with great abilities on the field.
Axford was first on the Lords’ all-time scoring record
with 26 goals until this past September when current Lord
Brittany Micucci moved into first with 28.
Babcock said that having five athletes named to the
teams is proof that the college is a top athletic school.
“It’s a message that we produce top athletes,” he said.
It’s also something that’s noteworthy for a school that
early on seemed like a boy among men.”
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November 4, 2008
CAMPUS NEWS
Now you see it, now you don’t
Photo by Robyn DePratto
SMILE!: Enzo Bruni shaved his head to raise money for prostate cancer research. He will be donating his locks to Angel Hair for Kids.
Telepath taps into pet’s thoughts
Psychic visits DC
to give readings
for students’ pets
By Shayna Brown
Chronicle Staff
In books and on the Hollywood screen psychics are often portrayed looking though a crystal ball or in Disney it’s
Dr. Doolittle conversing with talking animals.
There are many theories about psychics: some believe
they are just elaborate liars who use generalizations to
make you believe in them, while others open their minds to
the possibility.
Last month Durham College opened it’s doors and staff
and students opened their minds to psychic Lauren Bode.
Durham College music and business management student
Craig Megill invited Bode to be a guest at the school based
on her good reputaion.
“ I myself have never had it done because personally
I don’t want to know,” Megill said. “But she gave my girlfriends sister a reading and it ended up coming true.”
Bode predicted the sister would go on vacation and upon
returning she would find out she was pregnant This came
true even though they weren’t trying to have a baby.
After each free 10-minute session with Bode, students
and staff alike emerged from the room, some looking a little
dazed and confused and others slightly creeped out. Hour
after hour Bode sat there in her cowgirl boots and colourful
scarf, flipping tarot card after tarot card reaching, into the
depths of each client’s life.
It’s a tiring process that Bode has been practicing for almost 30 years professionally. After trying her hand at teaching for many years and even selling real estate she came to
the realization that this was her calling and scrounged up
the courage to pursue a job and a life she now loves.
“To tell you quite honestly I wouldn’t know how to live
without it today, because I’ve always lived like this,” she
said.
Bode said she has been able to talk to animals since she
was just two years old. Specializing as an animal communicator, Bode talks to animals by means of telepathy.
However, “I do like it when I can speak with people and
I can give them a push, sometimes a kick in the butt you
know,” Bode said, “because sometimes what we need in our
lives is right before us but we can’t grasp it because we’ve got
so much crap going on in our heads.”
When Bode is not busy talking to animals or reading
tarot cards, she holds workshops to show people how to do
what she does. How if they just slow down and open their
minds, they can tap into their psychic abilities. She said it’s
not a matter of teaching a person, because you can’t teach
someone how to be psychic, but it’s showing people how to
use their own abilities.
“ I can help them unblock their blockages. And for some
people its easy, they will grasp it right away and say, ‘oh I understand,’ and they take away that layer. For others you need
a bulldozer to get to the bottom of it,” Bode said laughing.
Many of the people come to her workshops because they
have felt some sort of previous connection and are curious
and interested in tapping into it. She added that a lot of her
students are currently practicing as animal communicators.
“All fun and jokes aside,” she said, “we all can communicate with animals. We just need to quiet our minds and take
all the hustle and bustle out of it.”
Everyday Bode has to prove that what she does is real,
which she said is perfectly normal. It’s human nature to second-guess yourself. But Bode is confident. She relies of word
of mouth and referrals rather than advertising her services.
Bode does personal readings, charging $150 dollars an hour
for a minimum of two hours and a maximum of five. She
also does phone readings and contract readings.
Bode believes that she is not special because she was
born being able to do what she does.
“I think we all have the ability, I think we all have to learn
how to do these things, because everything we know to date
about everything is all what we have been taught. We’ve
been taught that, that colour is purple, that colour is green.
We’ve gone to school we know what an apple looks like. Everything we know, we’ve been taught. If there’s something
we know that we haven’t been taught then its looked upon
that it has to be researched to get the go ahead. We fear the
unknown.”
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Eight successful qualities
By Jonnel Briscoe
Chronicle Staff
Sherry-Ann Campbell says she
loves Multimedia. The secondyear Multimedia student is confident she will be a success in the
field. “I’ll be rich after college,” she
says.
But others aren’t as lucky in
knowing what they want to do
with their lives. It’s best to try a lot
of different things until you figure
out what you really enjoy, said
Richard St. John, Author of 8 to Be
Great: The 8-Traits That Lead to
Great Success.
In a phone interview he said
there are people who know what
they want to do right away and are
successful, but those who aren’t
that lucky shouldn’t worry.
Some people tend to jump
in too soon and need to try new
things. Don’t be afraid to try something that might not be interesting.
You might like it more than you
think.
St. John is a successful author
and career analyst. Before he started writing he was a photographer.
He was into the visuals and didn’t
start writing until he was 40 years
old.
“I only cared about photography,” he said. “ I started writing visual scripts when my writers would write something and I
wasn’t happy with it. That’s how I
got into writing.”
The idea for his book, 8 to Be
Great, came about when he was
on a plane heading to California
for a conference and a teenage
girl named Jo asked him what really leads to success. He couldn’t
answer her even though he was a
successful businessman.
When he got to his conference
in California, he was in a room full
of successful and famous people
so he went around and asked them
what lead them to their success.
“I got better answers from people that weren’t famous,” said St.
John.
In a 10-year span he interviewed over 500 people such as
Martha Stewart, Quincy Jones,
Russell Crowe, Bill Gates and
Goldie Hawn. He analyzed all the
interviews, narrowed down the
traits and thus came up with 8 to
Be Great.
At first he was just giving
speeches on the topic. He didn’t
know it would be a book.
Photo by Jonnel Briscoe
FOLLOWING HER PASSION: Sherry-Ann Campbell, second-year Multimedia student, showing off her skills and
confidence for her future.
The one mistake many people
make is going straight to college or
university without knowing what
they really want to do. If students
go for their passion and not the
money they will be happier, said
St. John.
Marc Rosen, founding Dean of
UOIT Faculty of Engineering and
Applied Science, says students
shouldn’t listen to advice too
much, but rather listen to a range
of advice.
Rosen went to the University
of Toronto where he studied Mechanical Engineering. It was his
passion and he fell into the role as
Dean for the brand new Faculty of
Engineering and Applied Science
Sex survey
By Melissa Bies
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Regional Health
Department is conducting an
online campus sexual health
survey.
Last September, the department launched a campaign on
campus called Always Wear a
Condom, and this survey, which
takes less than five minutes to
complete, is designed to evaluate the success of the campaign.
It asks questions that challenge
students’ knowledge about sex-
ually transmitted diseases and
infections.
Some of the questions include, “Does birth control prevent the transmission of STDs?”,
and “Do you use condoms during sexual intercourse?”.
The survey is anonymous,
but at the end you can choose
to enter your name and email
to be entered in a draw to win a
$50 gift certificate for the campus book store.
The link to complete the survey can be found in Mycampus
and students have until Nov. 7
for the chance to win the draw.
just before the university opened.
Rosen is a professor and now
the president of the Engineering
Institute of Canada. His interests
and passion led him to mechanical engineering and today he is
putting that passion to work on
sustainable energy issues that we
face today.
Your career shouldn’t be boring and you should love to do the
work. “Make sure you love to do
it or you will start to lose it. Work
hard to find your passion and find
something you enjoy doing because if you don’t then you won’t
want to do the work and you’ll
start failing,” says Rosen.
Once you find the right career,
it should be fun.
“There’s lots of hours you work
in a day, it would be a shame not
to enjoy it,” said Rosen.
That’s the first piece of advice in
8 Traits -- to find your passion. According to St. John the other traits
include putting in a lot of hard
work, and focusing on your work.
If you are someone who is shy,
you need to push yourself. If you
have an idea, follow through with
it. Improve on what you’re already
doing; serve others something of
value, and finally you need to persist.
If taking a year off school is not
an option for you, try different
things. St. John says it’s an advantage not knowing what you want
to do because you can try a lot of
other things until you find what
you like. You will be able to try a
little bit of everything and then
8 to Be Great: The 8 traits that lead to
great success
1. Passion— Do it for love and not for money.
2. Work— Nothing comes easy but it will be fun
if you love what you’re doing.
3. Focus— Focus on one thing until you
succeed.
4. Push— Push yourself through shyness and
self-doubt.
5. Ideas— Follow through with your ideas; be
curious and look around.
6. Improve—Practice until you get better at
what you want to do.
7. Serve— Help others with something of value.
8. Persist— Persist through failure, criticism
and pressure.
you can choose what you want to
major in.
John Kach fits that description.
He spoke in the South Village Residence lobby in October about his
battle with meningitis. Today he’s
owner of Ultra High End Computers. Originally he went to Salve Regina University to be a Math major,
but after his life-threatening battle
with meningitis he went back to
school to become a history major.
Now he owns his own business
and he sells Dell and Apple computers out of his home. “It’s an advantage,” he says. Not only can he
work at his own pace, but he can
also do other odd jobs on the side.
In addition to his computer
business, Kach speaks to students
across Canada and the United
States about the effects of menin-
gitis and the vaccination, Menactra.
Kach fought through his illness
and worked hard until he found
what he loves.
There’s no need to rush into
something not knowing if you will
like it or not. “There’s a bigger group
of successful people who didn’t
know what to do,” said St. John.
You might have what career
you’d like in mind, but it’s better to
know what it’s all about.
If you are someone who is worried and are still unsure about
what you want to do, there is still
hope. You will find your dream job.
It’s not as hard as you may think.
Just get out there and try something new and take these eight
traits along with you.
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Funding education is important
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Students. They shiver at bus stops in the middle of January praying for a bus that may or may not come. They pay
outrageous fees for a temporary strip of concrete in a parking lot, to attend a lab or lecture. They wait tables or pump
gas, or sometimes both, while dreading the pile of assignments that awaits them at home.
Students. Though at times seeming lazy and careless,
students work hard to attend college with hope of a successful future.
In June Premier Dalton McGuinty launched a program
to fund students up to $28,000 to cover tuition and living
expenses. For a maximum of two years students can train
in an effective college-based program, and not worry about
one penny.
“I love visiting colleges,” said McGuinty to a group of staff
and students at Seneca College on June 5. “I love the energy
and the enthusiasm. Colleges are just what Ontario needs
to stay ahead of the game.”
Thanks for your support Mr. McGuinty. And the college
students all lived happily ever after. The end.
But wait! If students are receiving up to $28,000 from Mr.
McGuinty, why did they hand over thousands of dollars to
Durham College this year like suckers?
Because the students funded by the provincial government are training for a second career, not a first. Funding is
provided only to those who have been laid-off, and first time
college hopefuls need not apply.
Second Career is a wonderful program. Successful applicants can study in any Ontario college, receive up to
$28,000 to cover tuition and living expenses, and train for a
maximum of two years in high-demand career fields such
as health care, finance, or computer and information systems, just to name a few.
General Motors played catalyst to thousands of job losses across Durham Region this past year, and Second Career
provides an opportunity for individual, as well as community success. The program is, without a doubt, a step in the
right direction toward education improvement in Ontario.
But the reality in colleges across the province is thousands of students struggling toward a first career.
Education costs increase every year, and students who
do graduate are likely to do so with enormous debt, owing
the first few years of their independence to bank loans or
OSAP.
In 2007 Statistics Canada reported that 60 per cent of
students who graduated in 2000, still owed money to the
government.
Others may be forced to drop out before they even reach
that first career goal. They may never know the joy of their
very own cubicle or the heartache of receiving that
dreaded pink slip, which ironically would then make them
eligible for free education.
Now $28,000 is a lot of money, and in the hands of even
the most responsible 18 or 19-year-old can have dangerous
consequences. No doubt the pubs would thrive, but education may continue to suffer.
Regardless, first year college students should be eligible
for education funding. If not in the form of a big, fat cheque,
then perhaps a program that offers free schooling with twoyear limitations for college students, and four years for those
university bound.
The Textbook and Technology grant introduced this year
provided some funding. But while $150 is appreciated, put
in perspective with $28,000 doesn’t amount to much, and
wouldn’t cover one year’s worth of OSAP interest.
Education is important, and the provincial government’s
investment in the Second Career program proves their
awareness.
“90 percent of Ontario college grads are getting a job
within six months of graduation,” said McGuinty in his Seneca College speech. “One third of Ontario’s workforce has
a college education. That’s the largest group in the workforce.”
Yes, a college education is important, and an investment
in all students, first timers or returning, should be a required
government initiative.
Imagine, college students who are debt and stress free,
attending college with uninhibited ambition and dreams.
Liberated from multiple part-time jobs, well rested, wideeyed and ready to learn.
And the professors all lived happily ever after. The end.
Krista Paxton
What’s good for me is my business, not yours
We hear it everyday. Eat ‘this’
and you will be healthier or you
should include ‘this’ in your diet
to live longer. But then the next
day you hear that ‘this’ will cause
breast cancer and ‘this’ may kill
your unborn child.
With so much to think about
in this doomed world, how do
we know what’s good for us anymore?
I say we eat whatever we want
and live a happy life. No one
Jonnel
Briscoe
wants to go around being cautious about everything they put
in their mouth.
Who knows, you might end up
worrying so much about the tomato in your sandwich that you
walk out into a fast moving bus
all because you are examining
the tomato to see if it was washed
properly.
I’m tired of hearing this. I’m in
a restaurant and there’s always a
health conscious friend of mine
telling me what’s good for me and
what’s not.
How do we really know? The
results change every day and
there’s no certainty anymore. In
the world we’re forced to live in
today, there is nothing that will
make you live longer.
I don’t buy it for one second. I
know what the experts and doctors say, I just don’t care. I just
want to enjoy my grease filed
burger without being nagged.
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We are all going to die someday and I want to be fat and think
about how I loved that burger
back when I was a size two. I want
a memory to relive in my mind
when I’m on my deathbed. Not
thinking about how I shoulda,
woulda, coulda, and didn’t. What’s
really killing us is over working
ourselves and not enjoying life.
Live it up. Eat the burger. And
die happy.
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It’s time to say TTFN to LOL
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
Acronyms.
We live in a society that, above
all, values efficiency. We eat fast
food, we speed to school in the
fastest cars we can buy, we complain about our laptops loading
websites in five seconds instead
of two and, once we’re on those
websites, we try to type as quickly
as possible. Just enough to get our
point across and no more.
Acronyms.
They used to be handy. LASER
was a nice, short way of saying
Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation. ASAP, in
military-crisp manner, told others
to get their rear in gear. And RSVP
was great for those who can’t speak
French.
Then along came the internet, that miraculous creation of
modernity which connected the
world and made the accumulation
and dissemination of information exceedingly simple. Research
that used to take days is now only
a search engine away. In mere
minutes you can become a selfproclaimed expert on any subject.
Whether or not the information
Matt
Bird
you’ve read is accurate, well, that’s
another issue.
Speed. We love it. We value it.
We don’t have time to waste anymore, so we go with the quickest
alternative. When it comes to the
internet, speed usually means the
use of acronyms. And there’s so
many of them: AFK, BRB, TTYL,
IMHO, WTF, OMG, BTW, ASL and
JK are just a few common examples. I understand why acronyms
are useful. Millions – probably
even billions – of text messages zip
along formless internet highways
every day. Given that the internet
is a repository for humorous material, I can understand why people
don’t want to say ‘ahh, that’s so
funny’ dozens of times. ROFL, a
slight lie though it may be (has
anybody ever actually keeled over
and started rolling like they’re on
fire?), saves time.
But we’re taking it too far. The
internet has spawned a new language, one indecipherable by
those from the outside world. Entire conversations pass without a
single grammatical sentence and
often without real words. Even
small words, such as ‘see’, invari-
ably pass out of use in favour of
the smaller, phonetically identical
‘c’. What was once ‘see you later’ is
now ‘c u l8r’. How people conduct
their online conversations is their
own business. What bothers me
is that these acronyms are ruining
vocabulary outside the internet.
I’ve edited plenty of papers in my
time, student and professional
alike, and more than once I’ve had
to slay ‘net slang with the merciless stroke of my pen. This isn’t to
say I’m some grammar expert – far
from it – but I try to adhere to the
rules whenever possible.
I won’t suggest that acronyms
be abolished. That would be like
suggesting fish stop swimming and
give dry land a go. What I would
like, however, is for everybody –
not just writers – to recognize the
distinction between casual online
chatting and formal writing. We
need to know how to spell words
properly, how to form sentences
and how to insert punctuation if
we’re ever to be taken seriously.
Teachers, not to mention employers, don’t want documents riddled
with indecipherable jargon handed to them. The next time you go
on MSN, Facebook or any other
social networking program or site,
restrain the urge to truncate your
sentences. Practice proper English. Type words out fully, use capitals where capitals are needed and
end your messages with a period.
Doing this every now and then
will help your writing skills in the
long run, whether you utilize them
often or not. And, for the sake of
my sanity, don’t use acronyms
out loud. Please. The next person I
hear use ‘LOL’ in spoken conversation will face a stern lecture, if not
outright fisticuffs.
Credit cards cause chaos Be more grateful
Cash, vacations, concerts and
all sorts of rewards are what some
credit card companies offer to lure
in less experienced minds.
Most students are usually
strapped for cash. Believe it or not,
even if you have a credit card, you
will still be strapped for cash. And
when it comes to students who are
becoming first time credit card
holders, it’s difficult for them to
make the proper decision.
It’s very important for students
to build their credit history, but it’s
also easy to tarnish it. When used
properly, credit cards can teach
responsibility, independence and
build a sense of security for emergency situations. Unfortunately
most students do not have enough
education about their financial life
in order to make a solution to fit
their bank accounts.
Little do you know, as a student, the credit card companies
fantasize about a customer like
you. It’s the customer who is either
making no income or little income
on a minimum wage, or part time
job. It’s the costumer that loves to
spend the money they don’t have
in the easiest way possible. It’s the
customer who may not know what
they are getting into and may not
be able to pay their bill.
These companies are extremely experienced with students and
they are clever when it comes to
their techniques and policies. The
booth for Durham College and the
University Institute of Technology students to apply for a student
Liisa
Sahamies
credit card is located in front of the
finance office. Ironically it’s in the
hallway where students apply for
OSAP. This creates a problem already. It stems the idea that a credit card can be a way out of money
debts. Something students should
know is that a credit card only
serves a temporary solution.
In exchange for signing away
your soul you receive a millimetre
thick piece of plastic. Oh, but it’s
personalized with your name in
gold lettering over a gold glittering background. It’s a fancy addition to anyone’s wallet. Students
need to fight off the temptations of
those Durham College backpacks
and T-shirts and look farther into
what’s involved. This small piece
of plastic can make or break your
financial future in crucial stages of
your growing life.
Good credit is required for financing or leasing cars, cell phone
and home phone services, mortgage loans, and some employment
services that deal with finance will
only hire you if you have good
credit. Not until students have
graduated and are out of school
and working in their career field
would they be able to exercise
their financial world. But by that
time if what was borrowed is not
paid back, then the charges have
already added up and the vicious
interest cycle has begun. A more
sensible solution for convenience,
financial independence, and a way
to learn to budget would be a prepaid credit card. These cards also
still offer a chance to build credit.
This can give you (or your parents)
the chance to learn to budget, and
still feel that independence while
building good credit for your future. Students need to be their
own teachers when it comes to
life. So check your pockets before
you jump into a commitment like
a credit card. Research your options to find the solution to build
your credit wisely.
It’s not until something is
gone that you really learn to
appreciate it for what it is. Last
week they turned off my water
for an entire day because the
Town of Ajax is doing construction on the water pipes on my
street. So for the day my family
and I had to use jugs of water
for everything. The whole day I
kept turning on the tap, forget-
Shayna
Brown
ting that it was off because I am
so used to it always being there.
I couldn’t even flush the toilet.
It made me realize how much I
take for granted. And I know I’m
not the only one. We, as a country have so much at our disposal
like water, heat and electricity;
all things we are accustomed to
having goes unappreciated. Not
having water for just one day
opened my eyes and made me
take a step back for a minute. It
made me think of all the people
in countries who don’t have ac-
cess to something as simple as
fresh clean water all the time.
And in some cases not at all.
I couldn’t imagine going
day after day without fresh water available to me whenever I
wanted with a simple twist of the
tap. I’ve been spoiled all these
years that it takes a day without
water to bring me back to reality and reminds me to be grateful for what I have. It infuriates
me to hear people whine and
complain about how horrible
and hard their lives are when
there are people out there
with real problems – people in
countries stricken by poverty
and infested with disease. And
the ironic thing is that despite
how little those people have,
they don’t dwell on it. They don’t
piss and moan about what they
don’t have; they are appreciative
of what they do have.Our lives
aren’t that bad, and the fact that
it takes loosing something to
realize this, is disturbing. So the
next time you want to complain
about something, take a second
to think about it. Is it really the
end of the world? If not then get
off your high spoiled horse and
don’t be so oblivious to your
own ignorance.
Stop being lazy and use the stairs
What is the deal with able bodied people insisting on using an
elevator instead of stairs? I mean is
our society really that lazy that we
can’t even walk up a single flight
of stairs if we know of an available
elevator.
Now I can understand some
people needing to use an elevator
if they broke their leg, or had way
to carry anymore load up more
than three stairs, but when all your
carrying is a backpack and a coffee, you really need to ask yourself
‘should I really be talking the elevator when someone else might
need it more?’
There have been many times
over my few years here at Durham
Paul
Bates
College when waiting with friends
that are in wheelchairs, I have
heard people that would have no
problem taking the stairs, complain that the elevator is being so
slow.
Here’s a thought on how you
could solve that problem, try taking the stairs and leave the elevator
for people that don’t have much
choice in the matter.
Another solution for the people
that complain might be to put the
people in different types of situations with different disabilities and
see how the world looks different
to them.
I bet if most people spent even
a few hours either being totally
blind, confined to a wheelchair
without the ability to use their feet,
or any other of the numerous disabilities, then they just might have
a little more respect for people that
are in that situation not by choice.
I know our culture has grown
up around multiple fast food restaurants beating down your door
and bombarding your sense telling you that you can be in and out
in less then 20 minutes with not
only a burger dripping with grease
and fat, but a side of fries that have
been swimming in oil and layered
in salt.
With all that I can see why the
youth coming out of high school
would look for the easy way but
when you look at the big picture,
elevators that get a lot of use break
down more, and if they do it leaves
the people that can use the stairs
at a real disadvantage.
In a time when politicians are
trying to do whatever they can to
bridge the gap between accessibility issues, we should do our
little part to make the world a little
more barrier free and ourselves a
little healthier by taking the stairs
just a little more.
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Losing locks for cancer research
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
It was just before noon on Oct.
27 when Enzo Bruni walked into
the Marketplace cafeteria with
a full head of hair, something he
wouldn’t be walking out with.
Bruni, a carpenter with Facilities Management, and Jillian Walker, a clerk, were going to be shaving their heads completely bald.
They were doing it to raise money
for Motorcycle Ride for Dad, an
organization that raises funds for
prostate cancer research.
Bruni’s 24 inches of hair would
be donated to Angel Hair for Kids,
an organization that makes wigs
for children who’ve lost their hair
from chemotherapy. His good
friend Sherry Thackeray, the hairdresser who would be doing the
head shaving, said “He’s only had
short hair once in his whole entire
life”.
Despite that, Bruni said he
wasn’t nervous about his upcoming haircut. Neither was Walker,
who has already shaved her head
for similar causes twice before.
The small stage in the centre of
the crowded cafeteria was set up
with chairs as Thackeray laid out
her equipment on a table. Ralph
Aprile, V.P. of Facilities and Ancillary at Durham College, and Oshawa mayor John Gray were on hand
to help with the hair cutting. Bruni’s wife and sons had also showed
up to cheer their dad on.
Soon it was time for the haircutting to begin, and everyone took
their places on the stage. Cheers
greeted the announcement of
what was going on, as Bruni put
his hair in pigtails in preparation
for the big snip. Gray and Aprile
Photo by Robyn DePratto
LOCKS FOR LOVE: Ralph Aprile, V.P. of Facilities and Ancillary at Durham College, and Oshawa Mayor John Gray,
prepare to cut 24 inches of Enzo Bruni’s hair to raise funds for cancer research.
each received a pair of scissors,
and got ready to begin.
They grinned as, scissors in
hand, they cut off the hair that
had been growing for seven years.
Cheers came from the crowd once
again as they held up the newly
shorn pigtails. Bruni grinned and
ran his hand over his newly shortened hair, as his son Alex looked
on and insisted he wanted to get
his head shaved too, “So we’ll
match dad”.
That idea was put on the shelf
though, and then it was Walker’s
turn to face the scissors. Thackeray made quick work of her short
hair with the buzzer before using
a razor and shaving cream to finish the job. She too was cheered
as she finished, and a toque with
the ride’s logo was placed on her
head.
Then it was Bruni’s turn to have
what little remained on his hair
shorn off. Out came the buzzer
again, as Thackeray went to work.
The crowd laughed as she shaved
a Mohawk into his hair, and said
she was done. But his hair soon
met the same fate as Walker’s. “It
feels weird….it feels strange,” he
said afterwards, again running a
hand over his head.
When all of the donations were
tallied up, they had raised over $3,
500.
For more information on the
Motorcycle Ride for Dad, or Angel
Hair For Kids, you can see their
websites at http://motorcycleridefordad.org/, and http://www.achildsvoicefoundation.com/.
Students flock to Whitby open house
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
Durham College Whitby campus held its annual open
house on Oct. 23 at the school on Consumers Road in Whitby.
The campus opened its doors to prospective students of
all ages and their friends and families. They could tour the
school on their own or with student ambassadors and meet
with professors and see demonstrations of various programs and courses.
Programs like Electrical Technician, Gas Technician 2,
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Techniques, various Mechanical Technician and Techniques courses, Motive Power Technicians and Power Engineering Technician
were all on display.
As well, organizations like the Student Association, the
Durham Lords varsity athletics program and representatives of the Financial Aid office and admissions were on
hand to answer questions.
Fourteen-year-old Tim Ellison, a Grade 9 student at St.
Stephen’s Catholic Secondary School in Bowmanville,
found the event helpful.
“I’d say it has helped a lot,” he said.
Ellison said he’s considering going into nuclear engineering.
The school’s hallways were packed with more teens and
their parents as they examined displays and went into classrooms, and where professors showed them the tools they
would use if they decide to enrol in that particular program
and what the requirements would be.
However, some professors found that it wasn’t just the
teens who were interested.
“It’s been the parents more than the children who were
asking questions,” said Tool and Die, General Machining
professor Andrew Prior.
“Some of them were not quite sure what to do, but that’s
what the open house is all about.”
Plumbing HVAC professor Jerry Wood said the crowds
were pretty steady throughout the evening and he said he
would always take time to explain apprenticeships because
they’re so important.
“What I like to explain is the courses are pathways to apprenticeships,” he said.
“Most people don’t understand it’s on-the-job training,
and they have to get the job in order to succeed later on.”
Bet you don’t
Spas, slippers and fashion at
Know the Score Women’s Weekend Show
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle staff
I’ll bet you 10 bucks you’ll be at
Vendor’s Alley this week.
The Responsible Gambling
Council will visit Durham College
Nov. 3 to 6, and display their Know
the Score program in Vendor’s Alley.
Know the Score is a program
developed to address student gambling. Participants will complete a
five-question quiz that focuses on
the program’s four messages.
Information will be provided
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and
students can also enter to win
prizes, including gift certificates
to local restaurants and a $1,500
scholarship.
The Know the Score website
states that people between the
ages of 18 and 24 are at the highest risk of developing a gambling
problem.
By Melissa Bies
Chronicle Staff
Oh yes, its ladies’ night. Actually, it’s ladies’ weekend.
If you’re looking for something fun to do with your girlfriends, or the perfect holiday
gift for your mom, sister or aunt,
tickets to the Womens’ Weekend
Show are perfect.
The show will take place on
Jan. 24 and 25 at the Ajax convention centre. Tickets are a
hefty $199 a pop, but include a
full weekend of spa services, a
robe and slippers, fitness and
dance classes, a professional bra
fitting, fashion shows, and giveaways.
Other services will be available for an additional cost, such
as permanent make-up and bo-
tox treatments. Chick flicks will
be played and ladies will be able
to sip on Cosmopolitan martinis
while browsing through shops
and displays, getting their hair
done or taking yoga or belly
dancing classes.
There are 500 tickets available to the show. Tickets can
be purchased at the Womens’
Weekend Show website at www.
womensweekendshow.com.
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A Second Career is in sight
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle staff
Thousands of Durham Region workers
were laid off this past year, creating a landslide in an already rocky economy. But a
program launched by the provincial government on June 2 is providing those workers a
second chance.
Ontario colleges, including Durham,
kicked off Second Career this year, a program funded by the provincial government
designed to retrain workers for success in
an in-demand job field.
“It’s a terrific option for people who may
have been entertaining the idea for a long
time, but didn’t necessarily have the funding,” said Sue Hawkins, Second Career coordinator at Durham College.
Workers are eligible if they apply within
52 weeks of the lay-off date, and have no
choice of getting a job in their community
matching their skills.
The road to a second career begins at an
employment centre, which determines eligibility, and provides advice. Employment
centres, such as VPI Employment Counselling Services in Oshawa, determine a person’s personality, aptitude, strengths, weaknesses and interests, guiding that person
toward a suitable career goal.
“At the employment centre you would be
assigned a counsellor who would assist in
completing the application,” said Hawkins.
Whether people have big dreams or little
direction, they can sit down with a counsellor and explore possibilities through a twoweek career exploration program.
“We’re making sure we guide people
from A to Z to ensure they go through all
the proper steps,” said Enoch Ramsay, employment counsellor at VPI. “I sit down with
Photo by Krista Paxton
STANDING PROUD: Enoch Ramsay, counsellor at VPI Employment
Counselling Services, helps recently unemployed people find work.
them, find out their background and some
of their interests.”
From there short-and long-term goals
are established. A long-term goal to pursue
nursing could begin with short-term training in a nursing assistance program. Other
Second Career programs include dental
care, computer and information systems
and finance, just to name a few.
Successful applicants could receive up to
$28,000 from the provincial government to
cover tuition and living expenses. Funding
is provided for a maximum of two years, and
is intended for occupations requiring a college education.
Counsellors also provide job market information, which is important to determine
in-demand fields. Specifically in Durham
Region where recent layoffs from General
Motors and its feeder companies, such as
Leer and Johnson Controls, have devastated
the community.
“For every one GM worker we see, it’s
probably five to seven other feeder company employees that we see,” said Ramsay.
“So it’s just a massive volume. But we give
them hope in the midst of frustration, and
try to deal with big life changes.”
The next step is choosing a college. If
the applicant selects Durham, Hawkins
prepares an information package, which
includes a breakdown of fees, program start
and end dates, as well as scheduled breaks.
The student will receive funding provided he selects a program that offers a minimum of 18 instructional hours per week,
and completes it. Courses can be in-class
or online.
“It’s important to show support to the
community,” said Hawkins. “With the Durham Region layoffs occurring, it’s a benefit
to retrain.”
Following diploma completion, employment counsellors regroup with the student
for resume and interview building skills, referrals to job-finding clubs, and tips for tapping into the hidden job market.
“We take them to the end,” said Ramsay.
“A person can have a more effective job
search than the average person who’s just
sending resumes off online or dropping
them off to employers.”
VPI also offers assistance to workers who
quit, were fired, or lost their job due to illness.
Second Career provides choices, and allows workers to create a future disconnected from the whims of a poor economy.
Ramsay often receives calls from clients
who share program successes or achievements in a new career.
“It’s absolutely amazing,” he said. “It
makes it all worth it.”
Bow your heads
Lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender students unite in remembrance
By Jayme Quinn
Chronicle Staff
Red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet are the
beautiful colours of the rainbow.
These seven colours also symbolize the diversity in the gay
community. Durham College
and UOIT have a social group
that use these colours proudly,
Pride.
Pride has been on campus
for five years and has 60 to 80
active members. The group gets
together once every month and
has movie and game nights.
“We just want all the LGBTQ
[lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning] to know
there are others like us out there
so our meetings let us get to
know everyone,” said Claudette
Charron, the group’s president.
Charron has been the president for two years. She had never
led a group before, so it has been
a bit of a challenge, she said. She
got involved with Pride because
she thought it would be cool to
meet students who had the same
sexual preference as herself.
“I saw a poster on the wall one
day at school and I thought it
would a great thing to meet other LGBTQ students’ since I didn’t
know any,” said Charron.
As president, Charron oversees the activities Pride are involved with, including the Positive Space campaign to raise
awareness and visibility of safe
and supportive places on campus for homosexuals and those
questioning their sexuality.
The campaign was started at
Durham and UOIT two years
ago, but it has been in many
universities and colleges across
Ontario.
‘
We just want
all the LGBTQ to
know there are
others like us out
there...
’
Claudette Charron
“We hope one day to reach
the levels that other universities
and colleges have obtained.” said
Charron
The University of Toronto has
had a Positive Space Committee
since 1995.
“Whether you are straight,
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual or queer, putting
a Positive Space sticker on the
door of your office, on your computer, notebook, bulletin board,
residence room or apartment
means that you are contributing to the creation of an environment that welcomes sexual
diversity,” said the UoT’s positive
space website.
“We also do awareness stuff
such as promote World AIDS
day by handing out pamphlets
and safe sex kits,” said Charron.
Group members also take part
in diversity week and promote
LGBTQ by handing out more
safe sex kits and pamphlets.
Along with the community
involvement, they have their
own group outings once every
semester. They go out for dinner
and have a night of fun at NEBS
Funworld.
“At the end of the year we take
a bus to Toronto and hang out at
the gay village for the day,” said
Charron.
The group has faced some
challenges along the way, such
as people not understanding
what the pride button stands for
or thinking they can’t support
them because they are straight,
she said. Pride has become a
well-known group on campus
and will continue to help out the
community.
Anyone interested in attending the monthly meetings they
are held at the SA Service Center
from 7 to 10 p.m.
on November 11
By Amanda Press
Chronicle Staff
Every year, millions of people
across the country take a moment to remember the soldiers
who gave their lives and service
to our country. Every year on Nov.
11 at 11 a.m. we pay our respects
to those who fought to make our
country a better place.
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By Amanda Press
Chronicle Staff
Wearing a poppy not only
shows respect towards veterans
and fallen soldiers, but also all
proceeds go directly to people
who served our country that are
in need.
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Save money with student insurance
Durham College
students benefit
on many medical
expenses with SIP
By Jonnel Briscoe
Chronicle Staff
The Student Insurance Plan is important for students whose families don’t have
insurance coverage and also for those who
would like to save extra money on medical
expenses.
Full-time students at Durham College
are automatically covered by the benefits
and can also opt out if they are covered by
another company.
ClaimSecure pays your drug, dental,
and extended health care claims. The benefits run through Sept. 1-Aug. 31. Coverage
includes: prescription, dental, ambulance,
orthopedic supplies, and vision care.
For pay-direct drug or dental claims the
pharmacy or dentist needs to be presented
with your group number 513974 and ‘D’ followed by your student number.
The plan covers 80 per cent of prescrip-
Photo by Jonnel Briscoe
SELLING DRUGS: Vijay Pandya, campus pharmacist manager, assists
Sherry-Ann Campbell, a Durham College student.
tion costs. If students visit a doctor on campus and they are written a prescription, they
can just present their student card and they
automatically get the discount.
For dental, on the other hand, 100 per
cent of one examination and consultation,
which includes X-rays and diagnostic services, is covered. But for minor restoration,
extractions and oral surgery, the coverage
is 75 per cent. Some of the dental coverage
(at 10 per cent) includes root canal therapy,
crowns, bridges, and dentures.
Ambulance costs are covered at 80 per
cent and paramedical practitioners are
covered at 80 per cent up to a maximum of
$300 each policy year.
Some services such as psychologists,
or speech therapists if recommended by a
physician, may need a doctor referral, says
Donna Judson, office co-ordinator for the
SA.
If you are already covered, Judson says
you can opt out but if you miss the deadline
you can use co-ordination of benefits with a
second plan.
You can use the plan to get coverage and
you can claim whatever your balance is
from the other company.
Students who started school in September cannot opt out in January. January opt
out is for January-start students only.
Forms and booklets can be found online
at www.your-sa.ca under services/health
plan. Or Visit the SA office upstairs in the
Student Centre.
If you have any questions or need help
with the forms contact Judson at donna.
[email protected] or call 905-721-0457 ext.
221 or email [email protected].
Stress help at campus health centre
By Ryan Joseph
Chronicle Staff
Your partner just broke up with you last night, and on
top of that you are stressed out over three mid-term tests
this week , and a term assignment that is worth 15 per
cent. You need help.
For people who want to speak to a counsellor there are
two available at the health centre ready to help students,
staff, and faculty on campus.
Dan Keeley has been a counsellor at the centre for two
years. He works along side mental health nurse MaryAlice Harvey to help clients deal with stress, depression,
anxiety, and difficult personal relationships. Issues that
students can run into as a result of stress are lack of sleep,
inability to concentrate, not eating properly, not being able
to enjoy life or cope with disappointments. Harvey, who
has been a counsellor on campus for seven years, specializes in personal ,and special needs counselling.
“Some people might visit me once or twice, others
might visit me every week,” Keeley said.
Stress is a major issue with students during exam time,
and when assignments are due as well. “Students become
overwhelmed and can’t cope,” Keeley said.
Some people might get Seasonal affective disorder
(SAD) which is a mood disorder in which people who have
normal mental health throughout the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter. They can become sensitive to light disappearance and climate changes, Keeley
said.
Techniques used to help clients include challenging
them to open up about their issues, using attachment
therapy that deals with family influences on a client’s life,
and working on emotional reactions by discussing when
there wasn’t an issue and how it was different. There is also
trauma recovery where Keeley discusses with clients the
affects of abuse in their life.
Counselling services are free to students on campus.
As part of the Student Support Plan (SSP) they also have
access to counselling off campus. Students are guaranteed
up to six sessions. Staff and faculty can also visit a counsellor on or off campus, but they are covered under the Employer Assistance Program (EAP).
Sessions are confidential and no information is released without the students written permission. “If someone calls to ask about a meeting, that information can’t be
released,” Keeley said.
With confidentiality comes the rules of the game. If a
person is a danger to themself or anyone else, or if people under the age of 16 are being neglected, Keleey must
report it. Also if someone is in a court proceeding and
meeting records get subpoenaed all information must be
handed to the court.
People can make an appointment by calling the health
centre at 905-721-3037. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keeley’s hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For emergencies after hours call 905-666-0483 or
1-800-742-1890.
Keep fit and have fun at the DC/UOIT gym
A full-fledged,
free gymnasium
on campus
By Jamilah McCarthy
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Jamilah McCarthy
PUMPING IRON: Nick Brown, a Durham College student and Durham
Lords basketball player, works out on campus.
With assignments and midterms running
rapidly through the minds of most students,
it’s easy to forget about the gym, but many
students are spending money on memberships at other gyms when a gym with all
the essentials for a healthier lifestyle is right
here on campus. Having a gym on campus
is convenient and more students need to
take advantage of it.
According to Kathleen Edwards, a facility supervisor, there are many advantages to
working out at the Flex Centre. “It has a nice
workout environment,” she says. The Flex
Centre offers numerous weight machines
and cardio equipment, and a track, which
Edwards says, “is great for when winter
comes.”
Another advantage of the Flex Centre is
that it is free for all UOIT/Durham College
students. Most gyms have a monthly cost,
which many students cannot afford. A free
gym membership can lead to a stress-free
and productive workout. Also the Flex Centre is not limited to UOIT/Durham College.
Guests can pay a daily fee of $8, which is
considerably less than other gyms.
Nick Brown, a Durham College student,
and member of the Durham Lords basketball team, says he loves the school gym.
“I like that it’s spacious, it gives me the
privacy I need to enjoy my workout.” Brown
likes that the gym has been upgraded. “It’s
not like we’re using old equipment”. Dave
Parks, another DC student and Lords teammate, says, “It’s better than most gyms.”
The Flex Centre’s hours are convenient
for students to schedule their time around
because it is open from 6 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Besides all the equipment, the Flex Centre offers personal trainers and yoga, spin,
and aerobic classes.
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Making a difference step by step
By Jaspinder Kaur
Jassal
Chronicle Staff
SHARE turned the campus
orange and danced and cheered
their way through Oshawa on Oct.
25 in the annul Gulu Walk.
Two Canadians initially started
Gulu Walk. Adrian Bradbury and
Kieran Hayward did this to highlight the turmoil children face in
Northern Uganda. These children
walk each night to towns such as
Gulu for fear of being raped, abducted or even worse killed by the
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a
rebel self-proclaimed Christian
guerilla army.
The walk began at noon at Memorial Park and ended at campus
at 2 p.m. opening ceremonies
started at 11:30 a.m and were led
by UOIT students Rima Karam
and Zaineb Al-Haddawai, who
were this year’s project leaders for
the event.
Ithemba Choir from DC/UOIT
was also in attendance and sang
two beautiful songs that fit right
into the cause.
Members and mentees of
SHARE also read stories dealing
with real life issues that the children of Uganda have been affected by.
One of the stories, titled Anthony, spoke about a boy who had lost
Photo by Jaspinder Kaur Jassal
PUTTING THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD: Walk participants, back: Sarah Crawford,
Schenell Osario, Samantha; and in front Harkiran Jassal.
one of his limbs due to all the work
he was put through. A special guest
speaker, nine-year-old Harkiran
Kaur Jassal, a Grade 5 student at
West Creek Public School in Pickering, gave a speech on how we all
could be a reason for hope.
“I want to help the children in
Africa, so that they can live a happy life,” she said.
Towards the end of the speeches, the entire SHARE team got on
stage and performed their Gulu
cheer, which had the entire crowd
dancing.
Although the forecast showed
rain for the entire day, that did not
stop those participating from walking. SHARE provided rain ponchos
to walkers to prevent them from
getting wet.
Walkers could also purchase
T-shirts and hats with all proceeds
going towards Gulu. Those who
had received pledges for $100 or
more received free T-shirts at the
event.
Halfway through the walk, Anthony Boland, co-founder of the
UOIT student group Boycott the
Bottle, provided water for those
walking in bio-gradable cups.
With rain continuing to fall, that
still did not stop the walkers from
cheering- this team even louder.
Kirandeep Singh Kainth, a former UOIT student, has attended
the walks in the past and believes
it is an amazing cause and that everyone should participate. “I am a
reason for hope. If we don’t help
who will,” said Kainth.
Once students had arrived at
the end location (UA East Atrium)
they were greeting by SHARE
leadership.
Pizza and drinks were provided
to those who made the finish line
and Kiran Somjee the president of
SHARE ending by thanking those
who attended and donated.
“I think that we were able to focus more on the real reason for doing the walk and the student body
realized that, and we had incredible high spirits and a passionate
response, which made the walk
incredibly successful.”
Shoes on show Somjee is giving her
all when helping out
By Shenieka
Russell-Metcalf
Chronicle Staff
The Bata shoe museum will be
kicking off its annual world kindness day fundraiser, the warm–
the-sole sock drive on Nov. 13.
The Bata Museum will be auctioning off celebrity-decorated
socks on their website and all proceeds from this event will be given
to Dixon Hall Resources and Support Services for Out of the Cold.
For more details check out the
Bata Shoe Museum website,
www.batashoemuseum.ca.
Kiran Somjee
climbs to
the top with
SHARE
By Jaspinder Kaur
Jassal
Chronicle Staff
Unreal.
The only word that describes
one student’s experience with
SHARE.
Kiran Somjee started as a volunteer in her first year at UOIT
and climbed her way up to the
top with dedication. She is now
the president. During her second
year, Somjee joined the mentorship program and became more
involved. It was then that she
paired up with the co-founder
and vice-president of SHARE at
that time. “I had the honour and
wonderful opportunity of shadowing Bilal Rabah,” said Somjee.
Once you have become a
mentee, you are given the opportunity to nominate yourself
and others for a position on the
executive team for the following
year; Somjee ran for secretary
and was elected.
But this year Somjee was
nominated for a higher position,
president. “I ran for president because I believe in this organization and I believe it can make a
difference in our community, in
our school and in our world. And
with that belief why wouldn’t I
want to become a part of, and
play a huge role in something so
amazing?”
Somjee said she was filled
with mixed emotions upon being elected: joy, excitement and
shock. “With such a role comes
great responsibility, but it also
comes with satisfaction and
great joy.”
SHARE’s main focus is on
community outreach, and this
year they will be introducing
more events and activities that
are humanitarian-based.
Somjee has been busy working alongside her executive team
in one of SHARE’s biggest fundraisers, Gulu Walk, which is held
every year in support of children
in Uganda.She recalls waking up
one Tuesday morning to find out
that SHARE was facing a financial obstacle with its first event,
Gulu.
“I was disheartened even telling them (SHARE members) and
seeing their faces drop, but what
followed was something miraculous and something amazing,”
said Somjee.
After a little discussion the
team came up with different
ways of raising funds for Gulu. “I
saw a fire build up and passion
arise like I’ve never seen before.
I saw the true potential of our
team, and the attitude of our executives. I saw a definition of our
entire organization in each and
every one of our faces.”
Somjee believes strongly in
her team and said that they are a
huge motivation to her. “The passion in my heart, the passion in
the eyes of our team, our potential and the vision of accomplishing our goals with that passion,”
said Somjee about her team.
Picturing the smiles on their
faces shows her that each and
every one of them is dedicated
to making a difference.
“I picture the faces of those
whom we are fundraising for. I
see them benefitting from what
we are doing or the goal that we
are trying to achieve. When I
do that, I see a better world and
that is what motivates me,” said
Somjee.
Somjee is off to a great start
and cannot wait to introduce
some of SHARE’s new projects.
They will be partaking in some
smaller events and smaller fundraisers for a variety of different
campaigns.
SHARE is growing in numbers each year, and is in the process of interviewing prospective
mentees. Anyone can join. To
learn more about the organization you can attend one of their
weekly meetings or you could
visit their official website www.
sharedcuoit.org and email them
at [email protected].
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Building a computer is easier than it seems
By Cotey Paterson
Chronicle Staff
A nerd hunched over an open
computer case with wires and
cords dangling from his shoulder,
sweat dripping from his face, fully
equipped with a pocket protector,
suspenders, glasses and sporting
a beer gut, fiddles with his tools
while watching Star Wars for the
1,000th time.
That might be the image that
comes to mind when thinking of
someone who builds computers.
But it doesn’t take a dedicated
geek to build a system.
Almost anyone can do it with
ease. All it takes is a bit of reading
and patience.
Dave Grieder and Brad Diabo,
or The Computer Innovators, own
and operate a small computer
store in Whitby where they sell
computers and parts.
They also provide technical
support and information, build
and repair systems and do onsite
service for companies.
When building systems, it’s im-
portant to know “you get what you
pay for,” says Grieder.
“Like if you see a motherboard
that’s 30 bucks and you see another that’s 70 bucks, it’s not that
they jacked the price $40. There’s
key differences in those motherboards,” he said. “So if you pay for a
$30 board you get $30 of quality.”
On top of a motherboard, the
main board where everything
plugs in and comes together, the
necessary parts to start assembly
are a processor, also called a CPU,
memory, or RAM, a hard drive,
where the operating system and
files are stored, a case, which usually includes a power supply, an
optical drive, like a DVD burner,
and of course an operating system,
like Windows or Linux. Mac OSX
only works with Apple hardware
and that is a completely different
ball game.
There is also the option of buying a video card for those hardcore
gamers, or just getting a motherboard that has onboard video for
basic office use and solitaire.
The computer innovators don’t
charge for labour when it comes to
building a new system.
Buying a computer from them
is the same price as choosing parts
and building it yourself, according
to Diabo and Grieder. They make
more money on repairs and service.
“The main difference is if someone’s just trying to learn – then
great – but if they’re just looking
to get the tower together at a good
price point then it makes no difference,” said Diabo.
But you can easily save money
by knowing which stores to buy
from, finding parts online or buying used components from other
people.
“Soon you’re going to be able
to buy computers at 7/11,” added
Grieder with a chuckle. “Everybody sells them.”
The average price for a basic
office computer can range from
$350 to $550, but a gaming system
with all the bells and whistles can
cost anywhere from $900 to $1500
and beyond.
It depends how much power
you need and how much money
you can spare.
“A lot of people only look at
price when shopping for computers,” said Grieder. “They’ll look at
a computer for $600 and one for
$300 and they will get the $300
one just because it’s cheap. Then
the computer won’t do what they
need because it’s underpowered
for what they’re doing and it’s unupgradable.”
One choice you need to make
is AMD or Intel.
Like any industry, the computer market has plenty of competition and deciding on one of those
two processor manufacturers can
be important.
They both have different CPU
sockets and an AMD processor
calls for an AMD motherboard
and vice versa. But it’s mostly personal preference.
Once all parts are ready and the
case is lying flat with the door off,
the first step is to screw the risers
into the pre-cut holes on the case’s
back plate.
“Cases come with all the
mounting hardware: the screws
you’ll need to assemble it all,” said
Grieder.
Then take the bezel, a thin metal
piece that comes with the motherboard where all the ports will stick
out the back, and simply snap it in
place.
“You won’t be able to use the
old one (the bezel) because every
motherboard comes with their
own,” he said.
Before the motherboard is
mounted on the risers, the processor and memory should be inserted.
One thing to remember is that
every component has an obviously shaped and labelled slot, so it’s
hard to go wrong, says Grieder.
The RAM is lined up to the
appropriate long, thin slots and
pushed until the clips click into
place.
As for the CPU, “You can see
how there are little notches – you
just line them up in the slot and it
easily pops in there,” said Grieder.
“There’s nothing to it.”
The processor should be locked
in with the small bar attached to
the socket and the heat sink and
fan, included with the CPU, gently
placed on top of the chip and also
locked into place.
“Make sure the CPU fan is
plugged in or it can get way too hot
and fry,” said Diabo. “The hotter a
system runs the slower it goes.”
After the processor, memory
and fan are firmly locked in, it’s
time to mount the motherboard.
The ports on the board are
lined up with the holes in the bezel
and the board is screwed in.
If the board doesn’t include onboard video, which is optional, the
video card is inserted into the slot
under the processor and fastened
to the case with a single screw.
Any other cards, like an optional sound card, are plugged into the
slots under the video and fastened
in the same way.
Then the hard drive and any
optical drives are screwed into
their appropriate cages.
The last thing to do, and probably most complicated, is to connect the serial and power cables.
Most components need two
cords running to them, one for
power and the other for information, and everything needs to
connect with the motherboard in
some way.
First, you plug two cables directly from the power supply to
the motherboard, one thick and
one thin.
Like all other cables, they only
fit in one place.
Then each component, like the
hard drive and DVD drive, each
get a power cable from the supply.
Depending on how advanced
the video card is it may need a
power cable as well.
Then thin serial cables are connected from the motherboard to
the optical drives and hard drive,
which have only one other port.
Cards that are directly inserted
into the board don’t require an
info-type cable.
Finally, the tiny wires that control things like the power and reset
buttons on the front of the case are
plugged into the motherboard.
They are usually colour coded
and labelled, too.
After you successfully turn on
the computer you can install an
operating system, like Windows, by
following the on-screen prompts.
Building a computer may seem
overwhelming, but in reality it’s a
straightforward process.
With a little research anyone
can do it, not just the Star Wars
nerd.
If all this still sounds too complicated, check out the nearest
7/11.
Beloved Green Party candidate dies
in horrific drunk driving accident
By Matt Bird
Chronicle Staff
Oshawa Green Party candidate
Pat Gostlin died Oct. 26 in an accident involving a drunk driver.
Gostlin, 58, was killed early Sunday morning when a van struck
her car at the intersection of Park
Road and John Street.
According to a police report,
she was pronounced dead at the
scene.
The driver of the van, a Bowmanville man, was uninjured.
He has been charged with impaired driving and failing to remain at the scene of an accident.
Gostlin ran for the Green Party
in the recent federal election, tak-
Photo by Cotey Paterson
A HAPPIER TIME: Pat Gostlin was called full of life, kind
and incredible by friends and family.
ing roughly seven per cent of the
votes in Oshawa riding.
According to a press release by
the Green Party, Gostlin was also
“instrumental” in ensuring that
party leader Elizabeth May got a
spot in the televised leaders debates.
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Diwali lights the night
Ontario
Hindus
rejoice
By Jaspinder
K Jassal
Chronicle Staff
It is similar to Christmas
for some, but instead of a
tree the main attraction is
candles.
Each fall Hindus and
Sikhs all around the world
celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights. This year it
was held on Oct. 28. Although celebrated for two
different reasons the religions celebrate in similar
ways.
Hindus celebrate Diwali to commemorate the
return of their most worshipped god, Rama, after
a 14-year exile in the forest
defeating all evil. When he
returned the people of his
kingdom (Ayodha) they
placed candles everywhere
to celebrate the victory of
good over evil within every
human being.
Sikhs celebrate Diwali
because it was also on this
day that the sixth guru,
Guru Hargobind Singh Ji,
was freed from imprisonment along with 52 Hindu
kings who were held as political prisoners. In October
1619 he became known as
the Bhandi Chhorh (deliverer from prison).
When he returned to
his hometown of Amritsar
The Diwali Festival of Lights
t Diwali was previously called
Deepawali, which in Sanskrit
means row of lamps
t Diwali is known as the Festival of
Lights but it also stands for the
new year of luck and wealth
t Diwali will be held on Oct. 17 next
year and Nov. 5 in 2010
t Buddhists and Jains also
celebrate Diwali
on Diwali, the Harmandar
Sahib, also known as The
Golden Temple, was lit
with many lamps in celebration of his freedom.
On Diwali, candles are
lit around the house and
families exchange gifts.
“We put candles all over
the house, which represents an invitation to the
god of wealth to come in,”
said Neha Mathur, a student at U of T, who is also
Hindu.
“We begin by having a
Lakshami pooja (prayer)
in the beginning and to-
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wards the end of week,
family comes over and we
have a party.”
Not only do they celebrate among family but
also both Hindus and
Sikhs go to their places
for worship. Once there
they celebrate with others,
light candles and listen to
hymns before leaving to go
home.
“It’s a very joyous occasion. We dress up and
spend time with our family. It is as though Christmas has come early,” states
Simran Dhillon, a former
DC student, who is also a
Sikh.
On Diwali night, skies
are lit with fireworks. In
some countries, such as
India, England and Singapore, Diwali has become a
national holiday.
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Gallery
opens in
Toronto
By Nicki Lamont
Chronicle staff
The new Art Gallery of Ontario will open next Friday,
Nov. 14.
The downtown Toronto
gallery is revealing 110 galleries, which will hold over 4,000
pieces of art during the threeday weekend celebration.
Opening day will have
many events for students to
attend, including the presentation of a partnership ceremony with Citizenship and
Immigration Canada and the
Institute for Canadian Citizenship.
“There will be a round
table meeting with new citizens of Canada to discuss
the definition of what it is to
be a citizen,” says AGO media
relations representative Antonitta Mirabelli.
The newly transformed
AGO will have nearly 50 per
cent more viewing space, including new rooms for the
gallery’s main areas. Canadian, Contemporary, Prints
and Drawing, and Photography will now each have their
own section of the AGO.
The public opening will
last from Friday, Nov. 14 to
Sunday, Nov.16. Durham students can attend the threeday event for free. For more
information visit www.ago.
net.
Students
celebrate
Nov. 11
ceremony
By Krystin Spittal
Chronicle Staff
Inspire, hope and remember.
Luminarias will be sold in the
UA atrium and Vendors Alley Nov.
5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. for the Remembrance Day
ceremony Nov. 11.
Students purchasing a luminaria will receive a ticket to the
event, to be held from 7 p.m. until
9 p.m. The ticket given may also be
used to redeem a hot chocolate
and baked good on the night of the
event.
On Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. the luminaria will create a lighted display
around the reflective pond near
the library. Drinks, performances
and guest speakers will be there to
entertain until 9 p.m.
Luminarias are sold for $2 for
one, or $5 for three.
For more information, contact
your Student Association.
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Spend money, and build your savings
One bank
offers a
saving plan
for students
By Beth Lafay
Chronicle Staff
Being a student and balancing
priorities is never easy. It’s not
difficult to get bogged down by
all of the responsibilities. Juggling
finances, school and having a so-
cial life can get rather stressful, but
once you get the handle on one
the others tend to follow suit.
The Pan Canadian Study of
first-year college students shows
that 47 per cent of respondents
are very concerned about having
enough money to pay for their
education and living expenses and
43 per cent are concerned about
paying back the debts accumulated during the study period.
Scotiabank has come up with
a plan to encourage saving by
rounding up purchases and saving
the difference.
To get started, the first thing you
need is a Scotiabank chequing or
savings account with a debit card.
Then a Money Master savings account will have to be set up. This
Get the flu shot, it’s free
By Ingrid Saravia
Chronicle Staff
Durham Region Health Department will provide free community flu vaccine clinics from
Nov. 1 until Jan. 5.
The health department will
host 21 free walk-in community
flu clinics at various locations
throughout Durham Region.
All residents six months of age
and older are eligible for a free
flu shot.
According to the health department, it’s important for all
eligible residents to be vaccinated against influenze, especially
for households with newborn
babies.
Flu shots will also be available from most doctors’ offices
and medical clinics.
For more information on
influenza call 905-666 6241 or
visit www.region.durham.on.ca
account is where all of the money
saved goes and accumulates interest as well.
From there all of the savings
are up to the individual. For everything purchased with the debitcard, the amount of the purchase
is rounded up to either $1 or $5
and the difference goes into the
Money Master where it sits and
gains interest. The more you use
your card for purchases, the more
money you will save.
“It’s so simple, it doesn’t get
any better than this,” says Bonnie
Wood, customer relations representative at Scotia bank, Oshawa
main branch.
“When we ask student clients
about saving they always say that
they can’t do it, so we try and edu-
cate everyone on the concept of
saving what we call small wins,”
says Wood.
Small wins are a concept that
was inspired by the Automatic
Millionaire, David Bauch, author
of the Automatic Millionaire series.
“Small wins is a simple concept: save small amounts at a time
and you are less likely to fail,” says
Wood. “If you are on a tight budget
you can save small amounts and
increase it when you are ready.”
With technology always advancing and everyone constantly
swiping cards, Bank the Rest complements the Interac world.
“This is a great program for students especially because not only
do your savings gain interest, but
the money is not locked into the
account,” explains Wood. “If for
any reason there is an emergency,
all that has to be done is a money
transfer. We find that clients are
very comforted that their money is
accessible if needed.”
Bank the Rest also requires
no additional fees. You just pay
for your regular monthly account
package, another penny-pinching
way for starving college students
to save money.
“When incomes change, we
call those lifestyles changes,” said
Wood. “People are sometimes able
to up their savings. One day they
could be saving for a car, and a few
months or years later a house. It’s
great to see people through from
the start to finish.”
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Evening of celebration McLeod gives
poetry reading
By Rachael Coombs
Chronicle Staff
It was a night of happiness,
satisfaction, laughter and tears of
joy at the Evening of Celebration
on Oct. 24 at the Durham College
Marketplace.
The celebration commemorated students and faculty of the continuing education programs for
their hard work and dedication.
Decorations of golden gauze,
leaves and pumpkins covered the
ground and stage while providing
a nice imitation of autumn.
The Marketplace started to fill
with family and friends as they
waited for the honourees to enter
and receive their deserved recognition.
Leading the way for the honourees was a bagpipe player, dressed
in authentic Scottish attire, who
made quite an entrance by playing
loud and clear.
Master of ceremonies Nancy
Martin, director of the school of
continuing education, opened the
platform for dean of the school of
continuing education, Jeanette
Barrett.
“Today marks a momentous
day in the history of continuing
education at Durham College, as
we gather together to celebrate an
evening of celebration in honour
of our students who have recently
achieved a continuous education
certificate or diploma and also pay
tribute to our faculty for their years
of service,” said Barrett.
The awards were then presented to the excited faculty members.
“Tonight is a tribute to the
many faculty who have been with
us for a great length of time. We
have faculty who have dedicated
themselves to their students for
10, 15, 20 and 25 years. We have
great respect and admiration for
the wonderful work that they do,”
she said.
Faculty were introduced by
their name and their length of service to receive a certificate of gratitude.
Many posed for pictures taken by their family members and
friends when receiving their cer-
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Rachael Coombs
GRADUATION: Susan Scherbak poses with her
parents who traveled from Nova Scotia for grad.
tificate, each with a wide smile
across their face.
Some faculty who stood out for
their many years of service were
Kenneth Lomp, Tom Marley and
Kim Sharpe, who all dedicated 20
years to providing education, and
Tom Airey who devoted 25 years
of service to the college.
“Family and friends of the graduates, we know that you too have
supported your graduate in many
different ways. When they walk
across the stage tonight, clap and
holler as loud as you want, tonight
is a celebration of their success,”
said Martin.
When graduates were presented with their certificates, the
crowd yelled and clapped with
excitement. One graduate’s family
yelled out, “Go Mom!”
Susan Scherbak, a graduate in
the Counselling Techniques Certificate, was surprised onstage by
her parents who travelled from
Nova Scotia to be there.
The heartstrings of everyone in
the crowd were pulled as a unified
“aww” flooded the room.
Afterwards cake and refresh-
ments were served and everyone
in the crowd mingled and chatted
with their fellow colleagues and
classmates.
Graduates were able to try on a
robe and have their pictures taken
with family and friends.
Scherbak posed with her family, including her daughter Bailey,
who journeyed from West Virginia
to be there, as well as Scherbak’s
parents who travelled to see her
receive her award.
They all smiled into the camera,
and parents, Gertrude and Ernest
Hindley, both glowed with pride.
When receiving her award,
Scherbak said that she heard her
parents say to her onstage, “I’m so
very proud of you.”
With tears in her eyes, Scherbak
said of her parents visit: “It’s very
special.”
Barrett said of the students
who take the continuing education programs: “Usually they are
individuals with families and jobs.
If someone has been out of school
for a long period of time, it can
be daunting. I think that they are
amazing.”
Med Admin bake sale
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
It was time for some treats, and
no tricks, when the students of the
Medical Administration program
held their Halloween bake sale on
Oct. 27.
Tables were covered in all kinds
of delicious goodies, ranging from
simple chocolate chip cookies to
rice crispie squares elaborately
decorated as graveyards. There
was even a cookie that looked
just like Jack Skellington from the
Nightmare Before Christmas, and
two different kinds of candy apples.
Candice Schultz, one of the
second-year students running the
bake sale, said they were raising
money for an event they were putting on as part of their communications course.
They will be having three speakers at the event, and the money
from the bake sale will go towards
Photo by Robyn DePratto
BAKED SUCCESS: Second-year Medical Admin
students man the table at the bake sale. Proceeds
go towards paying for class speakers.
paying for it. “We invite the firstyear office admin students,” said
Schultz. “We have to feed them
and buy gifts for the speakers.”
A rainy evening didn’t stop
the poetry enthusiasts who
came out on the evening of Oct.
27 to hear Trent professor Neal
McLeod read from his latest
book. The event started just after
6 p.m. in a room on the bottom
floor of the Durham College library, and was part of the Writers Reading series.
McLeod was reading from
his latest book, Gabriel’s Beach,
named in honour of his grandfather. He also read from two of
his other published works; his
first book of poetry called Songs
to Kill a Whitokow, and another
book entitled Cree Narrative
Memory: From Treaties to Contemporary Times.
McLeod told the group he
wasn’t just a writer; he was also
a professor, a filmmaker, an actor and a graphic artist. In fact,
both books of poetry featured
art that he had created himself.
He said he had been writing
all his life, but it wasn’t always
an easy road.
“I got about 15 rejection letters before I got published,” he
said, adding that there were
quite a few writers in his family.
He began the reading with
poems from his new book, the
influence of his Cree heritage
showing through in the Cree
words mixed in with the English.
The poems had several different
subjects, from his grandparents,
to native legends, and even one
about Bob Barker.
McLeod’s heritage was something he obviously took great
pride in, having grown up on a
Cree reserve, and he often interrupted the reading to tell stories
and anecdotes. He laughed as
he said joking was their national
pastime, and talked about how
his relatives often chided him,
saying things like, “You haven’t
even killed a moose yet; what
kind of Indian are you?”
He said what he enjoys most
about writing is when stories
resonate with people and make
a real connection. He teaches at
Trent University, in the Indigenous Studies department.
Photo by Robyn DePratto
THE ART OF WRITING: Professor Neal McLeod
signs a copy of his new book Gabriel’s Beach.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Hip-hop rises from the ashes
promotion and C.D. production. Jackson
also records his own tracks from his basement studio in Courtice.
While other artists show and tell, JackWhen it comes to making it in hip-hop, son, a.k.a. Michael Smith, has what it takes to
Peter Jackson has a serious disadvantage show and prove, putting out mix tapes with
– he grew up in a
Shadyville
Remiddle-class subcords and preparurban neighbouring for the release
hood with two lovof his upcoming
ing parents. He’s
E.P. The Introducgot no dysfunction Nov. 14.
tional family or life
Opening up for
of hardship to draw
such major acts
inspiration from.
as Nas, Wu-Tang
Despite
this
Clan, Jim Jones,
handicap, Jackson
Beenie Man, Lloyd
has been creating a
Banks, Joe Budlot of buzz around
den, Jada Kiss and
Durham.
Rich Boy, Jackson
The 23-year-old
proves that deterAjax native is also
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really
head of 90nickel
can go a long way.
Entertainment.
He is set to travBased out of Durel across Canada
ham Region, the
with D12, Obie
group of rappers
Trice and Royce
and DJ’s are lookDa 5’9 on the uping to make a name
coming Never Say
for Toronto on the
Never Tour, joinworld map of hiping them Nov. 14
hop.
at the Big Sexy in
“We’re just tryOshawa. He will
ing to do everythen set off on
thing we can,”
a 14-show tour
Jackson said about
making stops in
90nickel EntertainPhoto by Edith Zikmann Alberta, Manitoba
ment.
REPRESENT: Peter Jackson shows
and B.C.
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Jackson
explain how much ting about his love of hip-hop.
what started as a
he loves hip-hop:
childhood hobby
“It’s all I do. I
soon developed
wake up hip-hop and go to sleep hip-hop.”
into a full-fledged passion.
Jackson really does live hip-hop, taking
“I was 16, rapping at house parties, and I
care of his own bookings, finding venues, really got into it...”
By Edith Zikmann
Chronicle Staff
Students clubbin’
for a good reason
VIP access
with VIP
Entertainment
By Sarah Manns
Chronicle Staff
You’re in a club, the music is blaring, and
you’re having an amazing time with your
friends. What you don’t realize is that this
exciting night is all for a good cause, all for a
club on campus.
The VIP entertainment club is “a club designed to promote social awareness though
entertainment,” said club president Jeremy
Lall, in fourth year of Mechanical Engineering and Management at UOIT. The club
works with charities like the Canadian Cancer Society. It uses entertainment to help
students become more aware of the community.
Their most recent event was Jumpoff II, a
pub that raised over $4,000 for the Canadian
Cancer Society.
There are about 30 members in total and
students can become involved by going on
facebook or asking to join by e-mail. Lall said
that students who want to get involved can
help with promotions for upcoming events
or other events the club may have going on.
“It is a way for people to keep in touch with
what’s happening in the community,” said
Lall.
They meet whenever there is an event to
discuss, or when they feel the need to meet
because they are always hanging out together, said vice president Mitch Fookwe. “The
club is a very close-knit group,” said Fookwe.
“We are all friends, we are all in the same faculty and we all have known each other since
first year and we are all now in our fourth.”
VIP Entertainment is only allowed to hold
two events at EP Taylor’s a year because there
are so many other clubs on campus that
also need to hold events. Every one of their
events sells out. They also collaborate with
other clubs to try to help with other events.
“We want to benefit the community as much
as possible,” said Fookwe. “We would love to
have more than two events, and we have applied for some but unfortunately we aren’t
able to get any more.”
According to Fookwe, the VIP Entertainment club is different than the rest of the
clubs on campus. They play many different
types of music, not just all-modern day music. “We have a different kind of vibe, a different kind of music that you would not usually
hear on campus. We try to mingle everybody
together so they can meet new people.”
They are planning to branch out and work
with more charities. “We mainly focus on the
Canadian Cancer Society because a lot of us
have been touched personally by it.”
VIP is planning for their next event in early January, a meltdown event, which will be
a pub night at EP Taylor’s.
“If you look at the music, it’s really emotional and real,” added Jackson who is also
constantly dropping mix tapes for Shadyville
Records.
Despite his accomplishments, he remains surprisingly modest. When asked if
he had any advice for aspiring rap artists,
Jackson replied with a chuckle,
“I’m still aspiring myself.”
“Don’t take no for an answer. Keep going
at it. Keep doing what you’re trying to do,” he
added.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Technology goes hands-free
By Asmahan Garrib
Reasons not to
use a cellphone
while driving
Chronicle Staff
The provincial government introduced new legislation on Oct.
28 proposing a ban on cellphone
and GPS use while driving.
If passed the bill will penalize
drivers for talking or texting on a
handheld device while driving. The
bill is also targeting GPS systems
used while driving as they also divert attention from the road.
“I can’t count the number of
times I’ve been texting while driving and looked up to see that I was
drifting into the other lane or I’ve
been stopped at a red light talking
on my phone and didn’t realize the
light turned green, ” said Melissa
McDonnell, a paralegal student at
Durham College.
Cellphones are not just phones
any more. People can talk, text,
email, surf the web, upload pictures, play games and much more
with their phones. These distractions make drivers four times
more likely to crash, according to
an Ontario Medical Association
study.
“The ban probably won’t stop
me from using my phone while
driving,” said Dina El-Halabi, a
former Durham College student.
“I’ll just be more cautious of police
when I’m doing it.”
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REBEL ON THE ROAD: Dina El-Halabi on the phone and on the road.
fines up to $500 if caught driving
while using a cellphone or handheld GPS. Instead drivers should
use hands-free devices, like a Bluetooth earpiece, a speakerphone
or a mounted GPS.
“People will always find a way
around these laws,” said El-Halabi.
“Texting is huge right now and you
can’t text message on hands-free
devices. If anything the ban will
just make the roads more dangerous because instead of using my
phone up near the windshield so I
can also keep my eyes on the road,
I will text down by my lap, so it will
be harder to pay attention to the
road.”
Vehicle manufacturing companies have taken the potential danger of handheld cellphones into
consideration.
“GM made all of their vehicles
OnStar equipped,” said Nicole
Jones, an OnStar customer service
representative. “This includes a
hands-free phone built right into
the vehicle and turn-by-turn directions, so instead of looking away
from the road to a map or GPS system, a voice tells drivers when to
turn as they drive.”
Even with hands-free devices,
driving while talking on the phone
is still a distraction. The number of
times drivers checked their mirrors and gauges declined when
they were talking on hands-free
phones, according to a 2007 study
by the Accident Analysis and Prevention journal.
Transportation Minister Jim
Bradley developed the bill and if
passed Ontario will follow Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador in banning cellphones while driving.
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E
NTERTAINMENT
Regent Theatre receives makeover
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle Staff
Drop the red from red carpet
and what do you have? The Regent Theatre’s Grand re-opening
on Oct. 25. Ticketholders turned
up expecting a red carpet event,
but were greeted with a no carpet
event, outside or inside, as construction workers raced to lay the
last of the indoor flooring.
Councillor Louise Parkes
stooped in her evening gown to retrieve stray pieces of drywall from
the theatre, for which she fought
eight years to have restored, as her
husband Darryl Sherman, owner
of Wilson Furniture and an Oshawa BIA board member, vacuumed
the remaining debris in his suit
and tie.
“We’re seeing the vision become real and tangible,” said
Parkes. “It doesn’t matter if the
drywall isn’t finished, the whole
community came out to help, and
the theatre will be the heart of the
downtown.”
In a race to the finish, Parkes
called out to the community the
day before the opening, and 200
volunteers arrived to lend a hand.
Opening night they returned in
evening clothes, greeted by a valet
service, and caterers roaming the
sidewalk offering a variety of appetizers. Then they waited. And
waited, and waited, and waited.
Delayed for two hours VIP
guests, whose ticket purchase included dinner in the theatre’s upstairs mezzanine, mingled in the
crisp October breeze. But there
was certainly no lack of warmth.
“Our daughter got us the tickets
for our birthdays,” said Fran, an
Oshawa resident, who preferred
not to give her last name, and arrived with her husband Danny.
“We think it’ll be great and we’re
pleased the theatre’s open. There
are a few little hiccups, but it’ll be
okay.”
Community spirit spread into
Photo by Krista Paxton
OPENING NIGHT: Owner Glyn Laverick and Director of Operations Lara Wiechula
pose together for the Celebration Gala of The Regent’s grand re-opening.
the local restaurants, and Avanti
Trattoria offered ticketholders
a complimentary cocktail for a
more enjoyable wait, said Mark
Wigmore, Regent publicist.
Sherman, who unveiled the
newest stone in Oshawa’s Walk of
Fame, also cushioned the wait. A
town crier adorned in an 18th century style blue robe, complete with
white breeches and a handbell
summoned the crowd.
“Hear ye, hear ye,” he called
as people gathered around Sherman and Walk of Fame inductees,
Barry Authors and Howard Swinson. The Oshawa men performed
their comedy act worldwide, from
Oshawa’s Biltmore Theatre to the
London Palladium, Paris’s Moulin
Rouge and the Chicago Playboy
Club throughout the 40s, 50s, and
60s.
The Regent first opened 89
years ago on Oct. 16, 1919. It was
constructed in Georgian Architecture, distinguished by a symmetrical style, for $100,000 by Norman
McLeod Ltd. The original facade
was restored with a modern twist
on the box office and front entrance canopy, painted a deep
copper with brass ornamentation.
The interior boasts 700-person,
red velvet seating, state-of-the-art
sound and lighting, wheelchair
accessibility and updated fire and
safety exits. It will also include
central air rather than the original
cooling system, which consisted of
fans blowing cool air from blocks
of ice.
The swarm of people bustling
about the sidewalk was reminiscent of the Regent’s former popularity, said Mayor John Gray.
“There would be people lined
up in great crowds every Friday
and Saturday night,” remembers
Gray. “They understand it’s not
completely finished, but they see
what it could be when it is finished. Everyone should be proud
of this grand old lady.”
And though shivering and anxious, a cheer erupted from the
crowd as the last of the construction workers trickled out, and staff
began ushering in guests.
Rows of champagne lined the
beverage table that awaited ticketholders in the front lobby, with its
unfinished walls covered with bur-
gundy tablecloths, and the smell of
fresh paint wafting through the air.
“It’s been one big push to get it
all done,” said Regent owner, Glyn
Laverick, who purchased the derelict, old building for $700,000, and
saved it from demolition. “There’s
things you don’t expect that come
up, and it doesn’t matter how
many hours a day you want to stay
up, there never seem to be enough.
But it’s wonderful and everyone’s
been so supportive.”
Finally the curtains to the main
theatre were drawn back, and the
excited crowd crossed the threshold into Oshawa’s (almost) fully
restored Regent Theatre.
The walls were half painted, a
ladder leaned against the mezzanine, and masking tape marked
the rows, but the soft glow from five
chandeliers hung from the original
ceiling medallions combined with
community spirit added the finishing touches.
“It’s better than having an empty building, and it’s all part of the
fun,” said Oshawa resident Tricia
Nokes, of the Regent’s unfinished
state. “Timelines sometimes work
and sometimes don’t. I came and
saw Friday the 13th here in the ‘80s,
and it’s great to see the building
come alive again. I wouldn’t miss
this for the world.”
Ready or not the show must go
on, and go on it did.
Dr. Draw, the first act to ever
perform in Oshawa’s new entertainment venue, exploded onto
the stage and enthralled the audience with a booming performance
and continued into the night for
performances by five-time Juno
award winner David Usher and
Leahy, a celtic-pop group from
Lakefield.
“It’s wonderful,” said Laverick.
“Not only seeing the revitalization
of the Regent Theatre, but the revitalization of downtown. This is
the place to come, this is where it’s
going to happen, this is where it’s
going to blow.”
Blue Rodeo impresses audience Rappers
By Melissa Bies
Chronicle Staff
Award-winning
Canadian
band Blue Rodeo performed in
Oshawa on Oct. 24. It was the
first time the band has played a
show at the GM Centre, which
opened in 2006. But Blue Rodeo
is not unfamiliar to Oshawa.
“Blue Rodeo has been my favourite band for 15 years,” said an
enthusiastic fan, sitting front row
centre, waiting for the show to
start. “It’s great that they still play
in Oshawa. I used to go see them
at the Civic years ago.”
The band is no stranger to the
hockey team that these venues
have been home to, either.
“How are those Generals doin’
tonight?” lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Cuddy asked the crowd.
But the crowd was too busy
enjoying the concert to know
or care about the score of their
Photo by Melissa Bies
BLUE RODEO: Canadian Band plays for first time at
Oshawa’s GM Centre for enthusiastic audience.
hometown hockey team’s game
that night.
Thousands of fans formed the
crowd that seemingly had no
uniformity, aside from smiles,
applause and lip-syncing along
to the music. Elderly men and
women with salt-and-pepper hair
enjoyed the songs of Blue Rodeo
snug in their seats, while teenagers and twenty-somethings sang
and danced beside them.
After the band performed
old favourites intertwined with
new songs from their latest album, Blue Road, front man Greg
Keelor stepped ahead of his microphone. He walked to the front
of the stage and strummed the
first few chords of their hit song
Hasn’t Hit Me Yet, and let the audience take over the lead vocals.
That’s when the whole crowd,
every age level, stood up to sing
along. The open area behind the
floor seats became a dance floor
and fans danced and sang along
to their favourite Blue Rodeo
tune.
After a short break, the crowd
cheered for an encore. They
closed the night with Lost Together, which, if possible, brought
the fans in the crowd together
even more. Lighters lit up the
GM Centre and fans put their
arms around each other’s shoulders to sway, sing and get lost in
the music.
Blue Rodeo continues its tour,
making stops in Orangeville,
Guelph and Brampton.
at Big
Sexy
By Edith Zikmann
Chronicle Staff
Local hip hop artist Peter Jackson will be performing with rappers D12, Obie Trice and Royce da
5’9 live at the Big Sexy Nov. 14 for
the Never Say Never tour.
Jackson will be joining the 14
show tour as it travels across Canada. He is from Ajax and is head of
90nickel Entertainment. He has
opened up for such well known
acts as the Wu-Tang Clan, Jim
Jones, Nas, Elephant Man, Beenie
Man, and Lloyd Banks.
Over $2,000 in free prizes will
be given away all night. Doors
open at 9 pm. For tickets call (905)
706-4827 or visit thebigsexy.ca
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Walk of Fame comedians
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle staff
Bubbling with humour and
filled with the familiarity of an old
married couple, Barry Authors
and Howard Swinson reminisced
about their rise from class clowns
to worldwide comedic performers.
“Howard likes that one,” said
Authors pointing to a scrapbook
picture of Swinson posing in a
short dress. “That’s when we started 60 years ago.”
The Oshawa natives returned
home for their induction into Oshawa’s Walk of fame at the Regent
Theatre’s grand re-opening on Oct.
25.
A crowd gathered around the
comedians outside the Regent’s
entrance as Darryl Sherman, owner of Wilson Furniture and an Oshawa BIA board member, whisked
away a shroud unveiling the first
Walk of Fame stone to be placed in
front of the theatre.
“It’s fantastic,” said Authors.
“We’re just sorry our parents
couldn’t be here. They would have
been so proud.”
The ceremony continued inside
the theatre as Mayor John Gray
formally introduced the duo.
“Tonight’s ceremony marks
the homecoming of Oshawa’s two
sons, Barry Authors and Howard
Swinson,” said Gray.
The audience exploded into
applause as Authors and Swinson took the stage together for the
first time in 45 years. Performing
a short song entitled “The Oshawa
Man” the comedic pair slid right
back into a familiar gig, entertaining the crowd who clapped along
with the chorus.
“You have sort of a common
feel for what you’re doing,” said
Authors of the relationship. “It’s
something that can’t be taught, it’s
something that happens by accident. We had that when we were
young, we seemed to know what
the other was thinking all the time.
“The same wavelength sort of
thing,” added Swinson.
From the get-go the pair were
Photo by Krista Paxton
INDUCTEES: Oshawa Walk of Fame inductees Barry Authors and Howard Swinson
performed comedy acts during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
natural comedians, performing at
parties and showing off for their
friends. Their antics led to local
performances at Oshawa’s Jubilee
Pavilion, the Avalon Dance Hall
and the Biltmore Theatre, where
they won a talent contest in 1949.
The teens became local celebrities, miming and satirizing the bigname stars of the day. One such
star was Spike Jones.
“We had the most amazing
thing happen, which if you think
about it was quite unbelievable,”
said Authors. “When we were kids
Spike Jones, he would be the equivalent today of Brittney Spears, had
a comedy band. We went down to
the corner little rat-tat coffee shop,
and the entire Spike Jones orchestra was in there because their train
had broken down. Here, in Oshawa.”
Star struck, Authors and Swin-
son followed Jones to the Toronto
Exhibition grounds. At the CNE
they stole first place in a talent
show, but their Canadian careers
were short-lived.
“We were very, very successful
when everyone was discovering
us, and it looked like we had a great
career in Canada,” said Authors.
“We had dozens and dozens of
bookings,” added Swinson. “But
we had to cancel them all. They
couldn’t stop us from working, but
the Musicians Union said we were
depriving their musicians of performing, because they couldn’t do
what we were doing.”
Musicians at the time couldn’t
emulate the comedians’ style,
which was “canned” music, stopping and slowing records, and performing mime. The union threatened to blackball any club that
used mimes, forcing Authors and
Swinson from the city.
Unabated, the duo headed for
the US. They picked up gigs at the
Palace in New York City, and became the youngest comedy team
to appear on American television
when they debuted on WBEN TV
in Buffalo.
But adversity re-appeared, this
time in the form of the Korean
War, and the U.S. Army attempted
to draft the young men into the
military.
“They were going to conscript
us into it (the army),” said Swinson. “Because why should we,
Canadians, foreigners, come into
their country, we’re young men,
and their men were going to war.
I could see their point. So we had
to leave.”
Blackballed from Canada, and
war-bound in the U.S., the comedy
team headed overseas to England
where their situation didn’t improve.
“It was Authors, they hadn’t got
around to Swinson,” said Swinson. “We gotta get out of Britain,”
he laughed remembering another
close draft call.
Chased from three countries,
the comedy team finally landed in
France, and performed at Paris’s
Moulin Rouge.
In Europe they flourished in the
array of live theatres. Returning,
safely, to Britain they performed at
the London Palladium, and then
to the U.S., where they performed
their final show in 1963 at the
Playboy Club in Chicago.
“By the end of the ‘50s that was
it,” said Swinson. “We just decided
to go our separate ways to do different things.”
Times were changing as they
often do, and theatres, bars and
nightclubs were closing their
doors to live performers. Television had taken North America by
storm, and live acts were suffering
in comparison.
“In the old days you’d go to a
lounge in Vegas and there’d be
lounge acts,” said Authors. “No
more, they’re gone. The business
just changed. Unless you were a
superstar, you couldn’t find places
to work.”
Authors and Swinson saw the
writing on the wall, but they quit
on their own terms, and went out
on top.
Swinson successfully pursued
advertising, film and television,
and acted in hundreds of commercials. His first film, April, will
debut next year.
Authors pursued music, and
wrote the hit song No Charge,
which knocked ABBA from number one on the Billboard charts.
He also wrote the screenplay for
Mee-Shee: The Water Giant, which
hit the big screen in 2005.
Oshawa residents were thrilled
to honour Authors’ and Swinson’s
addition to the Walk of Fame. The
comedy duo bowed to thunderous
applause in the city where their
dream began, and the country that
never tried to ship them off to war.
Xmas tree New sound, new edge, new CD Roll with it,
Riot Radio
lighting
ceremony
in Oshawa
By Shayna Brown
Chronicle Staff
By Lynn Wayling
Chronicle Staff
‘Tis the season – the Christmas season that is. And the City
of Oshawa marks the start of the
holidays with its annual Christmas
tree lighting ceremony.
On Nov. 20, at Memorial Park in
Oshawa, the lights will be officially
switched on. Admission is free
and there will be entertainment
for children, free hot chocolate
and even a visit from Santa Claus.
The festivities start at 6:45 p.m. and
more information can be obtained
by calling 905-436-3892.
With the release of their new
album, Appeal to Reason, Rise
Against continues to belt out
their politically sound lyrics,
showing no guilt as they bust
the balls of America – and busting them good. Touching on hot
topics like war and global warming, the once indie band from
Chicago clearly expresses their
feelings towards the American
government and the state of the
world.
Inside the pages of the album
cover the band’s message and
intent illuminated with a quote
from the Declaration of Independence: “That whenever any
form of government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the
right of the people to alter or to
abolish it.”
The band starts off the album
with a song that not only points
fingers and provokes guilt of the
government, but of the people as
a whole. Collapse (Post Amerika) addresses the deterioration
of the environment calling it
“cardiac arrest” saying we are “a
world to proud to admit its mistakes.”
This album tones down Rise
Against’s once hardedge punk
rock sound compared to their
previous album The Sufferer
and the Witness, but keeps the
Rise Against feel. It’s easy to get
into the album with the rhythmic
beats, the heart stopping riffs and
the catchy yet empowering lyrics. I found myself singing along
and rocking after only the first
listen.
From one song to the next
Appeal to Reason is blunt and
by no means tries to sugar coat
the band’s message. The song
Hero of War really hits home
by means of getting your attention, playing on your emotions.
It depicts a young man going off
to war who ends up torturing a
captive and killing an innocent
woman saying
“A hero of war, Yeah, that’s
what I’ll be,
And when I come home
they’ll be damn proud of me.”
The band is clearly socially
and politically charged and
aware, what I think fans love.
They stand up for what they believe.
Once again the band proves
their talent as artist taking a risk
with a new sound and a new
edge, but still delivering another
easy listening rock out album.
By Nicki Lamont
Chronicle staff
Durham College’s Riot Radio is
hosting Roll With It! on Nov. 7.
The musical showcase will go
live-to-air from E.P. Taylor’s and
will feature the sounds of The Press
Play Lifestyle Group, J-CLX, Space
Is For Stars and The Ocean Buried,
among others.
“This is the first show that the
Riot Radio is putting live on air,”
says Music Business Management student Scott Stewart, who
is working the sound at the show.
“It’s going to be a great show.”
The event starts at 8 p.m. and is
scheduled to run until 2 a.m.
Tickets are only $5 and will be
available at the door. For more information about Roll With It! and
other Riot Radio events, visit www.
theriotradio.com.
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What it takes to be in the army
The story
of a soldier
By Liisa Sahamies
Chronicle Staff
While most students are worrying about exams and surviving
their social life, soldiers your age
will have to worry about dodging
bullets and just surviving.
Ever since he was young, Private Andrew Brown from Whitby
knew he wanted to defend and
protect Canada.
“I knew I wanted to join when
I was in Grade 6, but no one really believed me,” Pte. Brown said.
“I liked history, liked everything
about the army, and I want to help
people.”
Pte. Brown is a member of the
Good
times,
good
movies
By Shenieka
Russell-Metcalf
Chronicle Staff
John Arkelian, professor
and film critic for Artsforum
newspaper, will be featuring
movies for $2 in the Gordon
Willey building, room C-113
on Tuesday nights at 6:30
p.m. Cinechats has been
supported by the school of
Media, Art and Design, Durham Council for the Arts and
Artsforum.
The Cinechat crowds have
viewed more than 78 films
since its start in March 2005.
Audiences have ranged from
38 to 58 people, depending
on the night and the film being viewed.
Cinechats features film festival type movies that haven’t
been put out commercially in
Durham Region.
The Toronto Film Festival
has more than 300 movies.
Most of them aren’t released
because they don’t have distributors. A lot of these films
disappear.
There have been exclusive
private screenings of international movies from Australia,
Argentina, Italy, Iceland and
many other countries, that
have never been viewed in
North America.
“I pick movies that make
you think and feel something,” said Arkelian. “Hollywood churns out countless
movies. Some are better than
others and they all vary in
quality. How often do you see
something that really moves
you?”
first battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment, and has been there
for over a year. His battalion is preparing for deportation to Afghanistan where there are already about
2,500 Canadian soldiers, switching
up about every six to nine months.
A tall, lean 20-year-old from a
large family, he supports himself
in Petawawa where he bought
his own car, pays for his own insurance and recently bought his
own house with some friends. Pte.
Brown has tackled responsibilities
that most don’t expect until their
mid-20s.
College and university students
have two to four years to grow up
and become a responsible adult.
Most soldiers only have one year
of training before they are forced
into grown-up responsibilities, he
said.
Students burn minimal calories as they run from class to class,
and muscle tone isn’t critical for
working a keyboard. But fitness is
important to be successful in the
Canadian Forces.
“Monday and Wednesday is
usually a run or circuit training
day…I show up for work at 7:45
a.m. where we have a Company
Parade. Basically we line up in
rank and file within our platoons,
and then we go for our run. A typical run is six kilometres or more
usually at a decent pace depending who’s in charge. Sometimes
it’s a 10 kilometre sprint, but as
you can imagine, it’s insane.” Pte.
Brown said. “…And not many people finish with the main (pack).
After that we are usually back by
8:45 a.m. and get dismissed to go
shower and eat and we are due
back at 10 a.m.”
If you think hauling your heavy
books looking for your next classroom on campus for an 8 a.m. class
while trying to juggle your coffee
is hard, then listen to this: every
Tuesday and Thursday Pte. Brown
has to endure combat physical
training.
In their camouflage uniforms
the soldiers go on a rucksack
march that is usually around eight
kilometres. Carrying about 40
pounds of gear in their backpack.
After that the soldiers have to attend classes associated with the
forces training, until lunchtime.
After lunch, if their leadership is
up for it, they can work out or play
sports in the gym.
“Friday is our maintenance day
so we do our parade at 8 a.m. And
then it’s a matter of making sure
any vehicles we have signed to us
are in working order, our weapons
are cleaned and maintained, and
then we clean up the company
area,” Pte. Brown stressed.
Right now, Pte. Brown is going
for his LAV III Turret Operator
course. Canada’s LAV III is a combat vehicle used to transport infantry on the battlefield while giving
defensive protection and offensive
firepower.
“In short I’m going for the gunner for the LAV III, so all my training for a few weeks will be about
how the turret works and how
to properly maintain it and I will
need to know about the 25 mm
Canon,” said Pte. Brown. The LAV
III canon can reach speeds of up to
100 kilometres per hour.
“When everyone was doing
work for training for overseas they
went to Texas and they were in the
mountains for a month straight.
Walking roughly 16 kilometres
a day every day, and sometimes
participating in a raid or ambush
scenario so it can get tiring at
times” said Pte. Brown. He was not
allowed to join his battalion on the
trip because of a serious leg injury. One of the most serious of the
many injuries he acquired while in
the forces.
“My roommate is going over.
He got the call… It looks like it’s going alphabetically, so it looks like I
might be next.”
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November 4, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Move over Timbaland, Ajax hits charts
By Jamilah McCarthy
Chronicle Staff
It’s not an ordinary desk that
Tyler Williams sits at in his home
in Ajax, or an ordinary computer
that he uses. His Yamaha keyboard
is not something he plays as a way
to pass the time when he is bored.
As a matter of fact there is nothing
ordinary about the tools Williams
uses because for this music producer they create magic. Working
with major music artists, Williams
is on the verge of becoming Canada’s answer to renowned music
producer Timbaland.
Last year Williams gained notoriety for his production on the
hit Canadian single Replacement
Girl, by Degrassi star Aubrey
Drake Graham and R&B star Trey
Songz. Since then he has been in
high demand.
Today he is working with an impressive to say the least. He is working with Southern Hip-Hop star
Ludacris. He is also songwriting
with R&B sensation Chris Brown.
Other artists include former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett, J.Holiday, Lil Scrappy, members of R&B group 112, Grammy
winner Mya, and Chamillionaire.
He recently finished a song for
Hip-Hop star Plies’ upcoming album, The Realist.
An artist that he would like
to work with is Usher he says, “ I
grew up listening to a lot of Usher.”
Though he tends to produce a lot
of urban music he says, “ A true
producer can go from genre to
genre and create good music.” He
says he has no specific sound because he doesn’t like to limit himself to one style.
Singers will often tell tales of the
singers who inspired them, so it is
only natural that producers have
Photo by Jamilah McCarthy
PRODUCER: Tyler Williams sits with his Yamaha keyboard at his home in Ajax where he has all of the equipment
to create the magic. Williams is currently busy working with such famous artists as Ludacris, Chris Brown, Lil
Scrappy and Chamillionaire.
producers they have looked up to.
Williams says the main producers
he admires are Quincy Jones, because “he popularized the synthetic sound that is so popular today.”
R&B producer Bryan Michael Cox,
and Danja, Timbalands protégé
who became famous for his work
with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake.
This young producer is not a
one-trick pony. Besides producing, he also song writes, and plays
three instruments, the guitar, keys,
and the drums.
Though he says he doesn’t
All we want for Christmas
By Shenieka
Russell-Metcalf
Chronicle Staff
The Salvation Army’s campaign
to help the less fortunate begins
with the Christmas kettle. The Salvation Army in Oshawa is looking
for volunteers for the Adopt-aKettle program; this program provides food, clothing and Christmas
assistance for the less fortunate.
“ All we want is their time,” said
Ivan Downey, director of Community and Family Services in
Oshawa.
Volunteers for Adopt-a-Kettle
make sure they are always beside the kettle for safety reasons
and of course, to inspire community members to donate cash or
cheques.
“The campaign will run from
mid-November until Christmas
eve,” said Downey.
There is a dress code but it just
includes the Salvation Army vest
with the emblem on it, so people
know you are representing Salvation Army, says Downey.
Lending a helping hand to oth-
ers will not only make you feel better but it will add some Christmas
joy to the lives of those who truly
need the help.
According to the 10 good reasons to give to the Salvation Army
section of their website, they connect your donation directly to the
point of most urgent need.
For more volunteer opportunities with Salvation Army, check
out the website at www.salvationarmy.ca.
To volunteer with Adopt-a-Kettle in Oshawa, call Laura McDougall at 905-723-7422.
know what the future holds, in 10
years he would like to own a production company and have his
own song-writing team.
Williams started out making
beats in his basement, and now
this Ajax native is doing it for a
living. He is working with success-
ful artists, and creating the music
he wants to create. He is a hard
worker, and with the combination
of hard work, and an abundance of
talent, it seems as though his next
musical appearance will be at the
top of the charts.
Salvation Army Facts:
•
The Salvation Army in Canada has
helped more than 1.5 million people last
year in Canada and in Bermuda
•
As the largest non-governmental direct
provider of social services in Canada,
last year the Salvation Army assisted
863,000 persons with food, clothing or
practical assistance
•
2.3 million meals were served through
Salvation Army donations
•
2, 660 children were sponsored through
Salvation Army initiatives and programming in developing countries
•
1.4 million volunteer hours were provided by the Salvation Army
DRPS get recognized for outstanding work
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
The sixth annual Durham Regional Police appreciation
dinner and awards night, held on Oct. 23, honoured the region’s finest officers.
Deer Creek golf and banquet centre hosted the event. The
dinner allows the community to recognize the outstanding
work of the men and women in the service.
It also helps raise funds for community policing programs, like the Racing Against Drugs child education pro-
gram, Special Olympics Ontario and the DRPS Food and
Toy Drive. $400,000 has been raised since 2003 through
corporate sponsors, donations and table sponsors, like Durham College.
This year’s event honoured Constable Josh Conner, Constable Ron Crouch, Constable Andrew Tummonds, Constable Bradley Browne and Sergeant Tom Hart.
Also celebrated were those involved in the Nuclear Security Division project, a post-9/11 security program for Ontario Power Generation, and Projects LYNX and MERLIN
Project LYNX and MERLIN were joint forces investiga-
tions into drug trafficking in the Durham area led by the
Drug Enforcement Unit.
Project LYNX resulted in 30 arrests, 130 criminal charges,
seized $6 million worth of a variety of drugs and led to the
discovery of 4,400 mature marijuana plants worth $4 million.
Project MERLIN broke a drug smuggling network that
was importing cocaine into Canada via Pearson Airport.
Two hundred and fifty charges were laid and more than
$3 million worth of cocaine was seized, along with 12 firearms.
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Another game adaptation failure
Payne goes
minimum
with PG13
By Matt Bird
Chronicle Staff
Even Marky Mark can’t save
this one.
Max Payne is the latest in a long
line of video game to movie adaptations, and like many past attempts at a successful conversion
this latest John Moore flick fails in
so many ways.
Max Payne is the story of its titular character, a hardcore cop who
lost his wife and child three years
prior in a home invasion. Having
Moving
to the
sound of
Robyn
By Jamilah
McCarthy
Chronicle Staff
A decade ago a Swedish
pop princess by the name of
Robyn came onto the scene.
Her music was catchy and
produced a few top 10 hits,
but she was buried deep
into a shadow when fellow
pop stars Britney Spears and
Christina Aguilera far surpassed her successes and
became international superstars.
Today Robyn is back with
a brand new sound and long
gone are the days when her
music could be compared
to any cookie cutter former
mouseketeers. Robyn’s new
self-titled album is an eclectic
mix of Pop, Dance, R&B, and
funk music. This time around
Robyn is moving to the beat
of her own drum.
“ It’s a good thing tears never show in the pouring rain,
as if a good thing ever could
make up for all the pain”, a
line from the song “Be Mine”,
is just one of many examples
of Robyn’s strong and clever
songwriting skills.
Tracks that are definite
standouts on the album are:
“Bum Like You”, a dance tune
about loving a man even if he
is a loser, “With Every Heartbeat”, a heartfelt dance-pop
ballad about the pain of moving on, “Handle Me”, a song
about female empowerment,
and “Be Mine” a powerful
track about an unrequited
love. Though some songs are
better than others the entire
album is worth listening to.
killed two of the invaders on the
scene, Payne is left to hopelessly
hunt down the last perpetrator –
and that’s where the movie picks
up, as Payne catches the scent of a
trail that had seemingly gone cold.
What follows is a series of gun
battles punctuated by strings of
plot that more or less make sense,
but generate false leads in an attempt to confuse viewers as to who
the actual killer of Payne’s family is. Unfortunately the real killer’s
identity seems so stereotypically
obvious that I figured it out not
long after the character was introduced. Perhaps I’ve just watched
too many murder mysteries.
Most people, however, will
probably watch Max Payne for the
action scenes, and they’re admittedly well done.
Bullets fly fast and furiously at
every opportunity, and it seems
as though every last person in the
movie has a weapon. Payne himself usually carries around two
handguns – one small, one almost
ridiculously large – and by the end
of the movie he magically procures
a pair of machine guns, both of
which he discards moments later
for a shotgun I swear he’d not been
carrying moments before.
And perhaps that’s a throwback
to Max Payne’s video game roots.
Shooting games generally feature
characters with entire arsenals
in their pants pockets. What really annoyed me, however, is that
I never once saw Payne reloading
his weapon: in one gun battle he
must have fired his pistol at least
forty times, while running, and not
once did he swap clips.
But the bad guys did. The main
villain had two fortuitous ammunition failures while firing at Payne,
and in both cases a successful assault probably would’ve done the
cop in. That’s some good timing
right there. What’s more, most of
the villains went down after one
shot from Payne’s weapons, but
Payne managed to take a shotgun
blast to the stomach and kept on
ticking. Perhaps his name is indicative of more than just poor taste
by his parents?
Mark Wahlberg is passably
good as Payne. He has the proper
take-no-crap attitude that we expect from guys with murdered
families. Problem is, he retains that
attitude throughout virtually the
entire movie, which gets a bit boring after a while. And in the rare
flashback scenes where Payne is
happy, he seems almost goofily
happy. There’s too much smiling
over his good fortunes to seem believable.
The other actors are about the
same. Mila Kunis does alright as
a gun-toting assassin bent on revenge, and Beau Bridges a little
better as an old friend of Payne;
but for some reason the producers
decided to give a small cameo role
to Nelly Furtado, and her performance is so wooden I could carve
a Razzie Award out of it.
Stylistically Max Payne’s reminded me of 2005’s Sin City, albeit more colourful. Most of it was
shot in dark environments, and
a constant flurry of snow made
for a nice light and dark contrast.
Use of slow-motion ‘bullet time’
technology to depict gun battles
(which, admittedly, figured into
the games) bugged me to no end,
however, and a few other CGcentric scenes struck me as out of
place and corny.
Max Payne is decent. It’ll provide a few hours of entertainment,
even if you only spend that time
verbally slashing the movie to ribbons. I’d suggest saving your money and sticking to a rental, however – the visuals aren’t so good that
you need to watch them on the big
screen. Besides, you’ll probably be
able to buy it for the same price as
a rental, as I predict Max Payne is
destined for bargain bins within
the next year or so.
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November 4, 2008
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
L’Oreal Fashion Week
By Jayme Quinn
Chronicle Staff
What do the sounds of shutter speeds clicking away, a long
runway stretched out across Nathan Phillips Square and unique
spring/summer outfits have in
common? They were all the sights
and sounds you will see at the 16th
annual L’Oreal Fashion Week in
Toronto starting Monday, Oct. 20.
The first runway show was Alfred Sung’s White collection. It
consisted of flowing white bridal
gowns that sparkled under runway lights.
All 32 models walked the runway with pure grace just like a
bride on her wedding day. Carrying bouquets that matched their
style of dress, each model showcased the collection in an elegant
manner.
The bridal gowns in the collection will sell for between $1,000
and $3,000 at most bridal stores.
As the guests, celebrities and
media filed out of the runway tent,
Robin Kay, president and creator
of L’Oreal Fashion Week, and a special sponsor, had a special ribbon
cutting ceremony to announce the
grand opening of The Studio.
The Studio is a smaller version
of the runway to showcase smaller
designers who do not need to pay
for the larger runway space or media coverage. The private tent can
seat 200 people comfortably, and
10 photographers in the media pit
at the end of the runway.
The first designer to showcase
her style in the Studio was Katya
Revenko, a Ukrainian designer
who received her degree in fashion
design and garment construction
at the Ukrainian State Academy of
Apparel Industry.
According to Revenko’s website,
her collection, Desperately Different, for Spring/Summer 2009
“reflects the philosophy of interconnectivity of human beauty and
nature’s forms.”
The models strutted the long
studio runway at a slow pace, walking to the beat of the music and
showing off the garments to the
audience. The outfits were loose
and flowing, a unique change
from today’s skintight and bare-all
fashion trends.
The designer guests, media and
fashion-lovers alike made their
way back to the runway for the
next show, Pink Tartan, by designer Kimberley Newport-Mimran.
Newport-Mimran founded the
collection in 2002 with her husband, Joseph Mimran, the mastermind behind Club Monaco and
Joe Fresh.
In the collection, there were a
lot of black and white combos of
bubble and A-line skirts and haltertops. Also there were white shorts,
black and grey dresses and two
patterned black and white bathing suits. Along with the black and
white theme, there were pops of
bright summer colour’s, like pink,
yellow and red, to kick off spring.
Each model wore a scarf
wrapped around her head, which
added a fashionable accessory to
every outfit.
In between the Pink Tartan
show and the MANGO show,
Robin Kay made a speech to all
the guests, designers and media.
To everyone’s surprise, Kay was
stumbling and slurring her words.
She later admitted she was intoxicated. When she was supposed to
Photo by Jayme Quinn
RIBBON CUTTING: The Bay’s new CEO and president, Bonnie Brooks, and Fashion
Design Council of Canada president, Robin Kay, cut the ribbon, officially opening The
Studio, a smaller runway.
be thanking all of the sponsors, she
went rambling on about a challenge to create new uniforms for
VIA Rail. Kay has since apologized
for her inebriated speech, admitting she was in the wrong and was
sorry for the embarrassment.
Once Kay was pulled off the
catwalk, MANGO, a prestigious
multinational company, must
have missed the memo that the
week was supposed to showcase
the spring/summer collection, because they showcased their fall/
winter line instead.
The models wore sweaters,
scarves, jeans and hats instead of
dresses, shorts and skirts. During
an interview with Fashion Television, special guest and designer
Monica Cruz, said they are revealing their spring/summer collec-
Culture meets fashion week
By Khadija King
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Jayme Quinn
KICK IT!: A model kicks her leg up in the high energy
Damsels in This Dress show. Along with Play Dead Cult,
Damsels in This Dress set off a string of fun and energetic shows.
Day 2 of L’Oreal Fashion Week
kicked off the Diesel Kids, which
had a 1940s jet setting theme.
The child models sported colourful and child appropriate clothes,
made by the large retail store.
The highlight of the show was
when an adult model walked on
stage with a baby that was sporting Diesel baby clothing. The audience all collectively went ‘Aww!’
when the model brought the baby
out.
In other highlights: a model
tried to do a cartwheel, and one little one had to run to keep up with
the other model.
The Jason Meyers show, which
was located at The Studio, a smaller more intimate runway, had fun
colourful satin mini dresses. Meyers saved the best for last with his
wedding-inspired dress, a beautiful satin white dress with a huge
bow tied at the waist.
Karamea featured loose flowing dresses with prints that featured art from Judith K. McMillan.
The clothes had a neutral palette of
colours, and cage-like headpieces
on the models.
Aqua Di Lara showed their sexy
swimsuit line in metallic shades
and interesting cuts.
Nada’s spring/summer 2009
collection was inspired by the ancient Grecian goddess, Artemis,
with earthy tones like green, brown
and black. There were many maxi
dresses with brown leather sashes.
The models sported cat-eye liquid
eyeliner and their hair was slicked
back into a chignon.
Joeffer Caoc’s spring 2009 collection, called Nude, featured a
minimalistic approach to the designer’s creations. In shades of
black, and beige, the collection
had simple but elegant dresses,
loose beige pants, and dresses
with horizontal stripes.
Bustle’s menswear line featured
the hottest male model of the moment Andrew Stetson, from the
Calvin Klein Euphoria ads, and
Sam Sarpong, a former model and
MTV host. The collection featured
a nautical inspired show, with a bit
of 1950s style thrown in there.
David Dixon ended the night
with a collection inspired by Nelson Mandela. The dresses had
feminine shapes that showcase
the female body. Each of the dresses looked elegant as the models
proudly walked out onto the runway.
The second night proved to be
an improvement from the previous night that wrongly featured a
fall 2008 collection.
tion in Barcelona and that is why
their fall line was on the catwalk at
L’Oreal Fashion Week.
As the last model for MANGO
walked off the runway, and the
hundreds of people filed out the
door, day one of fashion week
ended, and another was soon to
begin.
The
comeback
kid’s bridal
wear
By Jayme Quinn
Chronicle staff
Legendary Canadian designer
Alfred Sung kicked off the beginning of L’Oreal Fashion Week on
Monday, Oct. 20.
Nathan Phillips Square hosted
the unveiling of the highly-anticipated White collection. The White
collection is a selection of beautiful bridal gowns for the 2009 wedding season,
The collection consisted of an
assortment of dresses that embodied the pure love that a bride
shows on her wedding day.
“I love beauty, and what is more
beautiful than a bride on her wedding day?” said Sung.
Sung designed his dresses with
rich materials like silks and satins.
He tailored the gowns to perfection with curled hemlines and
ultra-fine french seams.
The majority of the dresses in
the collection were accented with
crystal and pearl beads around the
neck and hemlines.
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Models show off their moves!
Models, dresses and
photographers,OH MY!
By Khadija King
Chronicle Staff
The fourth day of L’Oreal
fashion week managed to
be as fun as Wednesday’s
show, with models getting
hot and heavy with one
another.
The day started off with
League of Lovers and Thieves
in The Studio, where they
handed out eco-friendly
dishwashing
fluid.
The line was a collaboration between
designers
Dana
Kiyoko Takeda, of
League of Lovers,
and Sonja Den
Elzen, of Thieves.
The show featured watercolour
print
dresses,
while the models had to wear
sandals made out
of big blocks of
wood. Many of the
clothes were in silver and grey hues
with the clothes
fitting away from
the body.
Bodybag by Jude and J.U.D.E.
were two shows by designer Judith Desjardins, which featured
jumpsuits, Bermuda shorts, and
sateen jackets. The collection was
youthful and fresh, with dresses
that would appeal to young girls.
Evan and Dean’s collection
featured clothes made from all
organic material and
nature inspired.
The real star of the
show was the
interesting
leaf and
flower cutout wrist
and shin
cuffs that
the models wore
with the clothes. There were
shades of silvery blue, yellow
and bright red. Some dresses
had creative cutouts, while others had added detailing.
Morales collection had the
models in S&M-inspired ankle
boots, while the angelic, pretty
dresses offset the sexiness of
the shoes. The models sported
bizarre plant-like headpieces.
Some of the dresses had Japanese pop art prints, ruffles and
rosettes attached.
The Rudsak collection feature
lots of leather, with tight leather
pants and shorts and sophisticated leather jackets. The female
models wore fedoras with black
and white leather and the occasional pop of red.
The Gsus Sindustries show
was the most energetic of the
night, with models showing
character and one pair taking
the show from PG to PG-13. So
You Think You Can Dance Canada judge and dancer extraordinaire Blake McGrath opened
the show by dancing down the
runway. Male models took off
their shirts, resulting in the
audience cheering them on.
The highlight was the unplanned make-out session
between two models. The
antics of the models almost took away from the
clothes, but the clothes
were as colourful as the
models themselves.
Buffalo by David Bitton’s collection had sexy metallic bodysuits combined with cutoff denim shorts, and sheer mesh bodysuits. The line was punk-inspired
with motorcycle gloves and big
shoulder pads.
Although Wednesday’s show
had high energy, Thursday’s did
not disappoint.
As Tyra Banks would say,
THIS
IS FIERCE!
By Khadija King
Chronicle Staff
The last day of L’Oreal
Fashion Week saw thirdyear Fanshawe College
fashion students present their end of the year
collection.
Janet Hill, a newcomer to Fashion Week,
presented a collection
for the first time. Hill’s line
had a tribal inspiration infused into the dresses and
head wraps on the models.
A very colourful line, most
of the dresses had a unique
African-inspired print, in
shades of orange, purple,
and pink.
Eugenia’s collection featured sexy cocktail dresses
in pretty metallic shades with
satin material.
Nada Yousif’s spring col-
lection had an old Hollywood feel mixed with
rock. The evening gowns
were elegant, while the
skirts and dresses were fresh
and youthful.
The collection for
Mellinda-Mae
Harlington had an ethereal, Native-inspired
vibe with feathered
headbands
and
wooden jewelry.
The dresses were
loose, but feminine and featured
colours of blue,
white and cream.
L u c i a n
Matis, of Project Runway
Canada
fame,
showed
h i s
spring
collec-
tion to a crowd of fans. Matis’ line
had interesting pixilated print
dresses and the models sported
satin head wraps and bright glossy
red lips. Matis’ final piece was a
bridal-inspired dress and headpiece that looks like something
Bjork would wear at her wedding.
Afshin Feiz’s spring collection
had pretty pale dresses and ruffled
suits. Along with pretty dresses,
the collection showed gold chains,
reminiscent of Givenchy’s fall 2008
collection.
Fashion Week ended with
Denis Gagnon, whose sleek collection was a big hit in Montreal.
The models wore really high
platform shoes, forcing them to
walk really slowly, but giving
the audience a chance to get
a good look at the clothes.
The collection had shades
of white, black, pink, and
metallic. The dresses had
skillful draping, and the
spiked jewelry added edge.
Promising designer
shows his creations at
L’Oreal Fashion Week
By Jayme Quinn
Chronicle Staff
Evan Biddell, winner of Project Runway Canada and promising designer, debuted his latest collection at L’Oreal Fashion Week in Toronto
on Wednesday Oct. 22.
His highly anticipated spring 2009 collection, Piece Making, rocked the runway for buyers, reporters and photographers from across Canada and around the world.
The modern clothes feature bold shapes, sharp angles and a colour palette that takes the 23-year-old
designer’s artistic abilities to a new level.
“Each piece in my collection is designed to give
a woman instant presence when she walks into a
room.” said Biddell. “I want her to feel confident no
matter where she goes while maintaining her sense
of allure and reserving an air of mystery.”
In contrast to his past collections, Biddell has included rich colours and a sense of optimism with his
new outfits.
“I’ve moved from shocking to sophisticated in my
use of colour,” said Biddell.
The collection merges bright whites, deep blues
and classic greys together with bold textures and
one of-a-kind shapes to bring the colours to life
and create a line that is both contemporary and
good-natured. Earth-friendly fabrics such as
linen and reactive denim are used to their full
potential.
“Sustainable design is more than just
a passing fad, it’s where we all need to go,”
said Biddell.
All the models walking the runway were
accessorized with K-SWISS footwear and fine
jewelry to add a hint of elegance from Richard
Booth Fine
Jewelry.
E v a n
Biddell, one of Canada’s youngest designers, impressed buyers and press and was giving a
standing
ovation to end the one-of-a-kind show.
Karamea rocks
the runway
By Khadija King
Chronicle Staff
L’Oreal Fashion Week is a
great time for
small Canadian
designers
to get their
chance
to
shine, and Michelle Turpin is
no exception.
T u r p i n ’s
three-year-old
label, Karamea,
feature dresses with artists’
prints on them.
“It’s amazing
to be able to show
and get positive feedback,” said Turpin, a
former costume designer.
Turpin
describes
the kind of person that
would wear her label as a ‘creative professional.’
“A lawyer who takes sculpture classes. Someone who appreciates the arts,” Turpin said.
Karamea’s
Spring/Summer 2009 collection featured
loose, flowing dresses in neutral
colours, and cage-like headpieces. The whole atmosphere took
on an earthy feel with a colour
palette that featured, blacks,
creams and light browns.
The models had nearly nude
makeup and their hair was
styled in a bird-like way, further
making the show earthy and
natural.
Turpin featured art from
Judith K. McMillan, which inspired Turpin to contact McMillan for permission to use
her art as prints on some of the
dresses.
Turpin’s profile in the Canadian fashion industry continues
to rise, as does her star.
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November 4, 2008
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Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
UOIT rowers look to the future
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
After hours of bone-chilling rain
and wind, the sun finally snuck
through the dark clouds as the
UOIT Ridgebacks varsity rowing
team headed home from the Ontario University Athletics championships on Oct. 25.
The Ridgebacks may have left
empty-handed, but they were full
of optimism for the future.
The Ridgebacks heavyweight
men’s eight was the only group to
qualify for the finals. The crew consisted of Hadi Turk, Mark Henein,
Andraj Sipjai, Rob Neyor, Michael
Bissonnette, Alex Szabo, Justin
Vanden Bosch and Jason KleinHorsman.
Klein-Horsman was disappointed in his performance, one
that was not his personal best.
“I achieved my goals, though
they were set fairly low because of
the calibre of the teams we were
against,” he said. “I’m amazed that
I am racing against such athletes,
having only rowed for 24 weeks.”
Several other Ridgebacks crew
did well in their heats, but didn’t
have a good enough time to make
the finals.
Jessica Marie Bossé, who rows
with the lightweight women’s
crew, said she tried to pump up
her team before they hit the water.
“The best advice I could give them
was to leave it all on the water,” she
said. “It should be difficult to walk
after and that’s how we’ll know we
rowed our hardest.”
“We showed up, rowed through
all the rain and wind, and gave it
everything we had. It is difficult
for our school since we only have
5,000 students to choose from,
when other schools have upwards
to 20,000 or more,” Bossé said.
Novice rower Christie Attwood
said she believes the team did hit
its goals.
“Though winning a race is the
Photo by Amanda Allison
ALL TOGETHER NOW: The UOIT Ridgebacks varsity rowing team poses for a picture. They left empty-handed from
the Ontario University Athletics championships on Oct. 25, but they have high hopes for the team’s future.
ultimate goal, whether we place or
not, it is important that individually, in your boat, and within your
entire crew, you develop and improve each race,” she said.
And with many crews putting
on their best performance the season, Coach Rob Millikin can’t be
disappointed in his young team.
Queen’s University dominated
the event, a replay of their success
last year. The Golden Gaels took
home the gold medal in six out of
eight women’s events, the other
two being wrapped up by the
Western Mustangs.
Queens’ also took home a medal in every single men’s event, including two gold medals, defeating
the three-time defending men’s division champions, the Mustangs.
The event ends a disappointing
third season for the Ridgebacks,
but many on the crew are positive
about the future, as the team competes against larger schools with
more experienced crew members.
Rowers will have about a
month off before they begin training again. The team hosts optional
workout sessions all winter long,
including runs, training on rowing machines, and weight lifting.
Many rowers believe it’s the hard
work in the winter that will allow
them greater success next September.
“Based on the beginning of the
season, until now it is amazing the
improvements which have been
made,” said Neysa Laszkiewicz.
“From here there’s nothing left but
to step forward and build on the
accomplishments made over this
past season.”
Henein, with the heavyweight
men’s eight, believes the team improved, regardless of the lack of
hardware around their necks.
“On paper we were better than
last year’s team, however we did
not earn as many medals as last
year,” the varsity men’s eight rower
said.
Heavyweight men’s four rower
Colin Jeffery couldn’t agree more.
“Although it was our first year
without a gold, we had some good
results and had lots of fun all season,” he said.
As the season came to a close,
novice rower Vlad Listov took
stock of not just the medals but of
the experience of the season.
“Our team spirit could be felt
during those regattas; unified
in blue while other universities
looked like individuals, not a crew.
Our presence was felt though voices cheering ‘Let’s go Ridgebacks!’,”
he said.
“But most of all, we were always
positive and had a good time, regardless of the standings. We realize it’s still early for the Ridgebacks.
It will take time and experience to
catch up to giants like Western and
Queen’s.”
So, even though the team didn’t
medal at provincials, there is great
potential for the crew that never
stops trying to sneak through the
dark clouds.
Fleming edges out men’s Lords
Road woes for Durham
By Ryan Joseph
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ryan Joseph
HE DOESN’T AGREE: Durham Lords men’s basketball coach Desmond Rowley (right)
argues with the referee over a call during the Lords’ Oct. 29 game against the Fleming Knights. The Lords lost the game 84-79. Anthony Batchelor netted 17 points.
The road isn’t friendly to the
Durham Lords men’s basketball
team, as they were defeated 84-78
by the Fleming Knights on Oct.29.
In the first half the Lords had a
difficult time defending the threepoint arch as the Knights shot five
of 13. The Lords trailed 19-7 early
in the half.
The bench, led by Nicholas
Brown’s eight first-half points,
helped the Lords tie the score at 31
with 1:10 left. Brown finished the
game with 14 points. Lords went
to the locker room trailing 35-33.
The second half started with
a see-saw battle as the teams exchanged the lead for the first six
minutes. However, in the next two
minutes the Knights jumped out
to a 10-point lead at 54-44. The
Lords replied with a 7-0 run to cut
the lead to 54-51.
The Knights replied with another 16-5 run to take a 70-56 lead
with 5:51 left. Down the stretch the
Lords continued to hang around
until Devan Allen of the Knights
put the dagger into the Lord’s
hearts with a key three-point shot.
As a result the Lords were defeated
by six points.
Anthony Batchelor led the
Lords in scoring with 17 points,
all in the second half. Dave Parks
and Evan Browne had impressive games with 10 points each.
Freshman Eric Smith was one
point shy of his second doubledouble scoring, nine and grabbing 11 rebounds. Tony Duran led
the Knights with a game-high 23
points.
With a record of 1-1, the Lords
will try to get back into the win
column in their next game tonight
Nov. 4 at home against Seneca.
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UOIT fight until the end
Ridgebacks
unable to
keep up
with Brock
By Lauren Thomas
Chronicle Staff
The fists were flying and the
tempers were raging as the UOIT
Ridgebacks men’s hockey team fell
7-0 to the Brock Badgers.
It was a rough Saturday night
in St. Catharines on Oct. 25 at the
Seymour-Hannah Centre where
the Badgers’ early lead against the
Ridgebacks spawned a penaltyfueled third period.
Photo by Lauren Thomas
DEFENCE!: Ridgeback forward Nathan Spaling pushes
past a Brock Badger player.
The Ridgebacks found themselves unable to capitalize on their
six power play opportunities and
couldn’t provide the penalty killing they needed to be competitive
in the game.
The Badgers capitalized on five
of their nine power play opportunities and proved, as the defending
Ontario University Athletic (OUA)
champs, a tough match for the
Ridgebacks, who have yet to win a
game on the road this season.
The heated game provided fans
with a third period of fights, and an
overall count of 145 penalty minutes were dished out by the end
of the game as well as nine player
misconducts.
The Ridgebacks were unable
to bounce back from the Badger’s
three-goal lead at the end of the
first period and the goals kept
coming for the remainder of the
game.
The Ridgebacks were out-shot
28-26 by the Badgers and are set
to face off against the Badgers later
in the season on Feb. 6.
Lords gain recognition
Soccer
season
ends on
good note
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords men’s soc-
cer team took home some hardware at the OCAA soccer awards
banquet on Oct. 23 in Ottawa.
Goaltender Andrew Macleod
was named the OCAA Central
East division’s top goaltender for
the season; this is the second year
in a row that a Durham goalie has
won the honour. Keeper Fabrice
Kabongo won last year after a
great season.
“It feels great knowing that I
achieved that,” said Macleod.
However he didn’t expect the
award.
“I’ve never played rep before,
and going from a third string goalie
to a first string isn’t expected.”
Also, Durham captain and
2006 CCAA All-Canadian Trevor
Delpippo picked up an award as
the division’s best defensive player.
“It’s awesome, it’s a great feeling,” said Delpippo.
He said head coach Stan
Bombino told him he might have
won but he got a call from a player
on the women’s team telling him
he won.
Delpippo also gave credit to his
fellow defenders on a team.
“I thought the defence played
really well this year,” Delpippo
said.
This is the first year the OCAA
has named a best defensive player
for each division.
Not to be outdone, Jason Walker and Ben VanderEyken were
named to the Central East all-star
team and the Lords were named
one of the two best defensive
teams. They were tied with the
George Brown Huskies with 13
goals against in the division.
“It’s great to be recognized,” said
Bombino. “It says a lot about the
program.”
But Bombino said the team’s divisional opponents were a hurdle
for Durham to overcome.
“Keep in mind we’re in the
toughest division in the OCAA and
maybe the CCAA,” he said. “I’m
quite proud of the entire team.”
Dental Assistant
Football
fun for
all fans
By Asmahan Garrib
Chronicle Staff
The Super Bowl may not
be played until February, but
students can get their football
fix with the upcoming flag
football tournament.
Oshawa’s Flag Football
League encourages Durham
College and UOIT students
and members of the community to get a team together
and play in a day-long tournament on Nov. 7.
The teams consist of six to
eight people, and women are
welcome. So far, the tournament has four teams confirmed but needs at least 10
to compete.
“The day depends on the
number of people we get,”
said Karl Vanleyden, who is
arranging the tournament.
“We still don’t have enough
players and it would be great
if people could spread the
word.”
Participants can choose
their own teams and team
names, but must be at least
18 years old. Running shoes
are the only piece of required
equipment.
“We haven’t decided on the
prizes yet,” said Vanleyden. “It
all depends on the (number)
of participants, but it will most
likely be sports-related, probably a football jersey.”
It costs $150 per team to
join. The tournament starts at
9:30 a.m. at Fernhill Park on
Stevenson Road in Oshawa.
Anyone interested should call
(905) 435-3923 for details.
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SPORTS NEWS
November 4, 2008
UOIT loses two in a row
By Paul Bates
Chronicle Staff
The Ridgebacks women’s hockey team had another disappointing couple of games at home on
Oct. 25 and 26.
It all started on Oct. 25 when
the Ridgebacks played host to the
Waterloo Warriors in what could
only be described as an intense
game, despite it being a 3-1 loss for
the Ridgebacks.
The first period saw three penalties against UOIT in the first four
minutes of play as both teams
played hard but ended the period
scoreless.
Breanne Hadley scored the
only goal for the Ridgebacks after
just 33 seconds of the second period. The Warriors soon answered,
scoring twice in the period to jump
ahead and finish the period 2-1.
The only goal in the third period came when Waterloo scored
just 28 seconds in. The period did
not go well for the Ridgebacks as
they pulled goalie Carleigh Taggart
in the final two minutes of play to
gain the man advantage.
The following game on Oct. 26
was a special night for the Ridgebacks as they had another puck
drop at centre ice as is it not everyday that you see a brown dog on
the ice.
Richard Trauzzi dropped the
puck at centre ice before accepting a plaque from Scott Barker.
Trauzzi owns a three-yearold ridgeback named Tango who
the team fashioned their mascot
Hunter after.
Laurier Goldenhawks are the
third-ranked team in the OUA and
have been one of the top teams for
the last seven years.
The Ridgebacks did not look
very unified on the ice as they
were all over the place.
Laurier took an early lead in
the first period, scoring four unanswered goals against UOIT goalie
Carleigh Taggart.
There was a bright moment for
the crowd during the first intermission when Brittany Reader, a
child in the audience, scored from
centre ice to win the first hockey
package of the season during the
intermission shootout.
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Lords
first
win
By Didier Kalonji
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Paul Bates
UOIT VS LAURIER: UOIT player Jessica Cockburn hustles for the puck at he game
against Laurier on Oct. 26. The Ridgebacks lost 9-0.
UOIT entered the second period down a player as Meggie Mcnabb got a two-minute penalty at
the end of the first period. But this
was not the only thing that would
go wrong for the Ridgebacks.
UOIT pulled goalie Carleigh
Taggart and replaced her with
Emma Thompson, hoping this
would stop or at least slow down
the Goldenhawks. Unfortunately,
this did not help as four more
goals were scored against the
Ridgebacks who remained scoreless, ending the period down 8-0.
The third period was no better for the struggling Ridgebacks
as for most of the period neither
team could score. Late in the period Laurier scored, making the
final score 9-0.
After the game UOIT Forward
Melissa Findlay said she felt the
team went into the game mentally
unprepared. “We were not playing
as a team. We were unprepared.”
Findlay also stressed that there
are things she feels the team needs
to work on, despite her feeling that
off-ice the team gets along great.
“The team needs to come together,” she said. “We need to mesh
as a team on the ice.”
The schedule called for the
Ridgebacks to play against Queen’s
on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Campus Ice Centre. Results of that
game were not available at press
time.
The Lords women’s basketball team’s first win of the
season was exceptional. They
crushed the Fleming Knights
on their home court 68-34 on
Oct. 29.
The Lords bounced back
from their home opener loss
against the Loyalist Lancers,
by blowing out the Knights by
34 points. They had an outstanding game as they held
the Knights to only 16 points
in the first half.
They played as a team,
and everyone contributed to
this amazing win. The Lords
bench outscored the Knights
25-9. The Lords dominated
the game from the beginning
to the end. Samantha Jansen
finished with a game high of
12 points.
“They worked really hard,
and showed that they were
capable of winning,” said
coach Tim Baulk.
The Lords will have a
chance of getting their first
home win tonight against the
Seneca Sting. The Sting is one
of the best teams in their division, so a win would definitely
put them in a good position.
“We were pretty close
when we played them last
year at the end of the season.
We can beat them if we’re
dedicated,” said Baulk.
Algonquin wins 3-on-3 basketball
championship intramural games
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
The Algonquin Thunder
men’s soccer team won the
OCAA championship over the
Sheridan Bruins on Oct. 28 at
Trent University.
The Thunder won 6-0 in the
final game which had been
postponed and moved to neutral Trent after the field in the
original location, Ottawa, was
deemed unacceptable to play
on because of heavy rains, according to the OCAA website.
Trent’s field in Peterborough
was dry but the winds were cold
and fierce, however this didn’t
stop Algonquin from controlling the game from the first half
when Algonquin’s tournament
all-star Loui Legakis scored two
goals and Edgar Soglo score
once to make it 3-0 in the first.
Algonquin picked up three
more goals when OCAA Player
of the Year Will Beauge scored
twice and Corey O’Connell got
one in the second half to conclude the scoring.
The Thunder will represent
the men’s side of the OCAA in
the Canadian Colleges Athletic
Associations national championships in Thompson Rivers,
British Columbia Nov. 5-8.
By Ryan Joseph
Chronicle Staff
There is an intramural threeon-three basketball tournament at
the campus recreation centre on
Nov. 14.
Basketball is just one of the
many tournaments organized by
the Student Association throughout the year. The tournaments give
students another alternative to
playing on varsity teams or in intramural leagues. Some students
just don’t have time during the
week. Tournaments take place on
the weekends.
Sign-up for the tournament will
take place at the Tuck Shop on the
second floor of the Student Centre until Nov. 7. There is a $10 cost
for students and $20 cost for staff/
alumni. Students must bring their
students card when they sign up.
Correction
In a story printed in last week’s edition titled DC gives UOIT a
hand, the score read 3-1 for the Durham Lords men’s soccer team
over the UOIT team. The score should have read 2-1 for the Lords.
Photo by Didier Kalonji
LORDS VS FLEMING:
Erin Emery dribbling
the ball as the Lords
beat the Fleming
Knights
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SPORTS NEWS
UOIT hopes for soccer
By Didier Kalonji
Chronicle Staff
November 4, 2008
Gens to retire
Orr’s number 4
By Thomas Cranston
Chronicle Staff
The passion for soccer has
brought students from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology together as a team.
Many UOIT students have
wanted a soccer team, but unfortunately the university does not
have one. So Mohammad Sallah,
Obed Amoah, and Ben Anozie
took it upon themselves to create
a soccer team.
Sallah and Amoah tried out
for the Durham Lords team, but
were told that they could not play
because they were university
students. So they decided to put
together a UOIT soccer team, to
challenge the Lords to a soccer
match.
While playing indoor soccer,
they met other students interested
in starting a soccer team. So they
decided to hold a soccer tryout,
which ended up being a success
with more than 50 people showing up. Eventually people were cut
from the team, and they ended up
with about 28 players.
“We practised two to three times
a week, including Sundays,” said
Amoah. They practised as much
as possible, because they wanted
to play well against Durham, and
prove that they deserve an official
team. So on Oct. 23, they finally got
to play the Lords, but lost 2-1.
“I think we did good because
33
The Oshawa Generals have
finally come to the conclusion
that it’s time to retire the No.
2 jersey of one of the greatest
hockey players of all time.
The Generals will retire the
jersey of legendary defenceman
Bobby Orr on Nov. 27 before
their game against the Peterborough Petes at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa.
The 60-year-old Orr will attend the ceremony along with
family and his former teammates. The Generals retired the
No. 88 jersey of Eric Lindros in
March.
Orr, a Parry Sound native,
joined the Generals as a 14-yearold and went on to score 278
points in 159 games during his
tenure with the team. Orr’s Generals team won the OHL championship in 1966 and went all
the way to the Memorial Cup
final, losing to the Edmonton
Oil Kings.
Orr graduated to the NHL as
a member of the Boston Bruins
and is regarded by many as one
of the greatest players of all time,
despite having his outstanding
career cut short by a series of
knee operations at the young
age of 31.
Shinerama shines
Photo by Didier Kalonji
HERE HE COMES: Obed Amoah walks onto Vaso’s Field
as UOIT prepared to face the Lords’ men’s soccer team.
it was our first time playing as a
team,” said Sallah. The Lords were
their only opponent, so they never
really had a chance to see how they
performed as a team. Regardless
of the loss they are glad that they
were able to put a team together,
and would like to do it again in the
upcoming indoor soccer tournament in November.
They are also planning to hold
a meeting, and invite director of
athletics Ken Babcock. Anyone interested in joining the cause for a
men’s soccer team should contact
Amoah at [email protected].
“We want to start a soccer team
now, to create a bond for the future,” said Amoah.
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
Though the fall weather meant
a cold round of golf, the sun was
shining upon the Shinerama Fall
Classic golf tournament on Oct.
18.
The event, which raised funds
in support of the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, was a great success.
Despite the time of year and
short notice for planning the
event, 18 golfers showed their sup-
port for CF.
Over $800 was raised at the
tournament, and Durham students have raised $6,000 in total
for Shinerama this year.
Tara Blackburn, director of student life, won the putting contest
and Derrick Smith, the owner of
Shagwells on the Ridge, won the
longest drive contest.
Robyn Caton, an organizer of
the event, said her highlight of the
day was driving around the course
and seeing all the smiling faces.
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Inconsistent Lords defeat Huskies
By Stephanie Pollard
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords women’s
volleyball team have their sights
set on the Humber Cup after they
won all three sets (25-19, 25-18,
25-21) against the George Brown
Huskies inside the varsity gym on
Oct. 23.
Although Durham maintained
their rallies and services longer,
there are still some glitches that
threaten to sabotage Durham’s
game plan.
The Humber Cup is scheduled
to take place in Etobicoke from
Oct. 31 to Nov.1.
The Lords were able to stay in
rhythm a lot longer, communicate
better and put the ball on the floor
more often compared to their previous matches against Niagara on
Oct. 7 and Algonquin on Oct. 3.
Statistically, Durham also did
well with 11 aces from the team
combined. Durham players Mandi Doris and Amanda Falzon led
the Lords with nine points each.
Kerri Fotherby of Durham also
contributed with seven points and
eight digs.
Kourtney Cyr got eight digs
during the match. Durham performed well but some old habits
came back to haunt them. In each
set Durham would get ahead but
enough mistakes were made for
George Brown to catch up. The
Lords also occasionally slipped
back into the habit of relying on
the mistakes of George Brown to
gain points.
The Durham Lords also have
Photo by Stephanie Pollard
DURHAM WINS DESPITE POOR EFFORT: The Durham Lords women’s varsity volleyball team were in action against
the George Brown Huskies on Oct. 23. Kerri Fotherby (right) bumps the ball while a concerned Amanda Falzon
(left) looks on.
a tendency to overpower their
serves. Power is an asset but
too much sends the ball out of
bounds, causing the other team to
gain points and the Lords to lose
service.
Head coach Shane Christopher
was not impressed with Durham’s
performance despite the victory.
“We managed to win the game
but we didn’t do it the way we play.
Our girls are trained fast, they’re
trained efficient, they’re trained to
focus on what’s going on and we
didn’t do that tonight, we played
down to the level of George Brown
College, and that’s not acceptable.
If we do that and consistently do
that, we’re going to end up losing matches against good teams,”
he said. But being the optimistic
head coach, Christopher did find
some highlights about his team.
“…I think we have a very smart
group,” he said. “ They understand
what we’re saying. Right now we
just have trouble executing on the
floor.”
Crosina brings wealth Durham soccer
home major
of experience to UOIT takes
hardware at
UOIT tennis
coach knows
how to win
By Thomas Cranston
Chronicle Staff
Ranking as high as fifth in
Canada for three straight years
as a singles and doubles champion, UOIT
Ridgebacks tennis head coach
Ken Crosina knows what it takes
to succeed as a player.
It’s not rare to see a long-time
athlete move onto coaching after
their playing career is over.
And that is exactly what Crosina has done.
Crosina, the head coach for
both the men’s and women’s
university teams, started playing tennis at the age of four, later
earning a tennis scholarship at
Florida State University in the
United States.
In addition to his national
ranking, he is a past provincial
singles champion, and doubles
champion at both the provincial
and national level.
While Crosina brings a wealth
of experience to his coaching job,
he’s not the only one.
There is no shortage of experience on the UOIT tennis coaching staff, which have been coaching together for three years, since
the team’s inaugural season in
2006.
Ridgeback’s assistant coach
Kane Easter is a member of St.
Lucia’s Davis Cup team. Easter
has also played tennis all over
the world and has been coaching the Ridgebacks with Crosina
since year one.
Easter said, “Crosina is a great
guy to work with and he allows
me to have the freedom to develop my players. He’s just a great
overall guy.”
Crosina said Easter could still
compete at a high level.
Crosina’s coaching resume is
just as impressive as his record
as a player.
He first started coaching as a
part-time job at age 15 because
he liked the benefit of watching
tennis players grow, he said.
Crosina won gold as head
coach of Team Ontario at the
Canada Games in 1989.
He also spent seven years
coaching the Ontario provincial
junior team along with coaching
for two years at the Goodlife tennis club.
His interests include hockey
and marketing, but tennis has always been his favourite sport.
“I also coach my two boys’
house league hockey teams, but
tennis has always been my passion,” he said.
Crosina likes what he sees in
this year’s men’s and women’s
teams.
“We have a well-behaved
group who work hard as a team
and stay out of trouble.”
Each team has a couple key
additions this year compared to
last year. Hopefully that inspires
them into having a good year,
Crosina said.
UOIT may be a small school
compared to the ones they are
competing against but Crosina
remains confident, believing the
Ridgebacks can push into the
middle of the standings after a
last place finish in 2007.
awards banquet
By Stephanie Pollard
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords women’s
soccer team walked away with
plenty to show for their hard work
this season after winning a total of
five awards at the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association provincial
award banquet on Oct. 23.
Katie Watts was awarded the
OCAA women’s soccer rookie of
the year award and was recognized as the league and regional
scoring champion.
This year Watts set a new OCAA
benchmark by scoring 12 goals in
11 games.
The league scoring champion
has now been awarded to Durham
for the past four seasons, starting
with Jana Cryderman, who got top
honours in 2005, Brittany Micucci
in 2006, Katie Szeghalmi in 2007
and now Katie Watts in 2008.
Veteran goalkeeper Ashley Visser won the league top goalkeeper
award.
It is the second time this Lady
Lords goalkeeper has won the
award.
Visser and Watts were also
honoured as league all-stars.
Sadly, those will be the only
awards the Lady Lords carry home
this season.
The Lords were looking to win a
third straight provincial title at the
OCAA women’s soccer championships in Ottawa, but their hopes
were dashed when they lost to the
Humber Hawks 2-0 on Oct. 24 in
the semi-finals and were forced
to battle the Seneca Sting for the
bronze medal.
It was a physical game and
although Durham fought hard
throughout the entire game in
cold, wet and soggy conditions,
Seneca won 1-0 on Oct. 25.
This year would be the first
time since 2005 that Durham has
not medalled in the women’s soccer provincial championship, as
the Lords entered the year as twotime defending champions.
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Ridgebacks beat the Lions at home
By Lauren Thomas
Chronicle Staff
The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s
hockey team dazzled the home
crowd with another win Oct. 24
against the York University Lions.
The men won 3-2 over the Lions in front of their home crowd of
more than 500 people.
Forward Jason Fransky scored
the first two Ridgeback goals of
the night and racked up his first
Ontario University Athletic (OUA)
points. The winning Ridgeback
goal of the night came from second-year forward Dustin Turner.
“It always feels great to score
a goal and it’s always a little special to get the game winner,” said
Photo by Lauren Thomas
ICE ACTION: Goaltender Matt Mateja makes a save
Turner. “I’m just glad I could help
the team win.”
Ridgeback assists came from
Jeremy Whelan, John Koch-But-
terworth, Mike Noyes and two
from Brent Varty.
The Ridgebacks led the game
3-2 going into the third period
but a York goal at 12:37 created a
forceful final seven minutes.
“We knew we were still up by a
goal in the third period,” said Turner. “We just couldn’t panic. Everyone remained calm and stuck to
the game plan.”
Both teams played very aggressive hockey, with Ridgeback forward Josh Vatri receiving a fourminute major early in the game for
unnecessary roughness.
Lions players Chris Korte and
Tyler Harrison also played some
hard-hitting hockey with Harrison
picking up the second and final
Lion goal. Harrison would also
earn himself the second star of the
night.
Turner felt the home crowd’s
presence had a little something
to do with the men’s win. “We just
seem to play our best hockey at
home. Our fans are great. We’ve
been getting great crowds and
they’ve been really loud and supportive, cheering us on.”
The other two stars of the night
were given to Ridgeback players.
Goaltender Matt Mateja made
some key saves in the final crucial
moments to help the Ridgebacks
earn the win, and for his efforts received third star. Repeat goal scorer Fransky would take first star of
the night.
36 The Chronicle
November 4, 2008
MIGUEL