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VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 7
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
DC student
fatally shot
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IN MEMORIAM: DC Sports Administration student Gaethan Kitadi, who
was killed on Nov. 10.
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FAULTY GAME: DC Lords lose against Algonquin.
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Campus
November 19, 2013
Students flip the traditional job fair
Brad Andrews
The Chronicle
W
ith projects and
presentations on display, UOIT students
had the chance to pitch themselves to visiting employers at
a recent fair.
The Reverse Career Fair was
put on Nov. 13 by the UOIT
Engineering Students’ Society,
which represents the two engineering faculties, the Faculty
of Energy Systems and Nuclear
Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science.
Most career fairs have employers setting up booths and
presenting the strengths of
their businesses but the reverse
career fair lives up to its name.
“Instead of having the companies present about their projects, we do the exact opposite,”
said Dany Awad, vice-president
of professional development
and an organizer of the event.
“We have the students present
their own projects, their professional achievements, their
technical skills, their research,
all the skills the employer
Brad Andrews
CAREER FAIR WITH A TWIST: UOIT students Karsin Lam and Thuvishan
Rajagulasingam, in their third year of the Mechanical Engineering program, talk to
employers at the Reverse Career Fair.
would need.”
This is the second fair of its
type in two years and Awad
claims all the employers who
came last year returned this
time.
According to him, the fair
nearly doubled its numbers this
year with over 200 students
and 19 employers attending.
Some of the employers at the
event included SNC-Lavalin
Nuclear, IBM and Aerotek.
Peter Gilmour of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
attended other careers events
on campus before but called
this one unique.
“I think it’s a great idea, it
gives us an opportunity to see
what the students actually do,”
said Gilmour.
Chandra Hough of FAST
(QWHUSULVHVZDVD¿UVWWLPHDWtendee at this event and agreed
with much of what Gilmour
said.
“It’s good to mingle with
students in their own environment, in their own comfort
zones,” said Hough.
Third year Mechanical Engineering students Thuvishan
Rajagulasingam and Karsin
Lam were doing just that, showcasing a basketball-throwing
robot at their booth.
“It’s hard to get interviews
these days,” said Lam about
the importance of the fair. “At
an interview we can’t bring this
whole robot there and show
them so it’s great that they get
to see what we actually do.”
According to Awad, that’s
exactly the point of an event
like this.
“We want the companies to
know what we’re all about.”
Students demand admins take pay cut
Currently, the province subsidizes half the cost of tuition
for domestic students. This
accounts for the discrepancy
between domestic and international tuition rates. International students do not pay into
the tax fund, and remain less
likely to stay in Ontario and
contribute to it after graduation, and therefore pay the full
a broader discussion about the cost of tuition. The Ontario
government also provides a 30
right to education.”
Matthew Jordan
The Chronicle
The movement says admin- per cent tax rebate to domestic
istrators have given themselves students whose family income
an average annual raise of 4.12 is less than $160,000, while a
OIT administrators
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should take a pay
2012, a number they say was aside in grants and bursaries
cut equivalent to the
calculated through the annual for students during the 2012/13
amount tuition was raised at
the school this year, says Heidi sunshine list, which highlights academic year. This means dopublic sector workers earning mestic students pay less than
Kates of Drop Tuition UOIT.
The
grassroots
student over $100,000.The group did half the full cost of tuition. Drop
movement issued their latest not specify whether natural Tuition UOIT did not comment
demand over what they feel promotion, or an employee tak- on whether they thought these
are unfair tuition rates for both ing on more work, was respon- SURJUDPVZHUHHI¿FLHQWLQSURinternational and domestic sible for the increase. This is in viding affordable education.
While tuition costs for interstudents. The group says the light of the provincial governschool has raised tuition by ment’s 2011 freeze on pay rais- national students remain unthe maximum allowable rate of es for public sector workers, regulated, the fact the govern¿YHSHUFHQWEHWZHHQDQG one that is expected to continue ment doesn’t pay for a portion
2012, and again matched the XQWLO 2QWDULR¶V GH¿FLW LV HOLPL- of their education, along with
the cost of marketing and renew provincial cap of three per QDWHGLQµ
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cent for the current year.
“We are asking senior ad- FHU%U\DQ2OLYHUFRQ¿UPHGWKH as well as support services the
ministrators to demonstrate university’s compliance with university provides to international students produces a
their commitment to provid- the wage freeze.
“Executives of the university higher tuition rate. While Drop
ing affordable, quality education by reducing their salary have, by law, had their salaries Tuition UOIT appeals to the
by three per cent to match the frozen for the last two years generally populist idea that
provincial maximum that they and this will continue until the tuition rates are too high, they
increased tuition by this year,” SURYLQFLDOGH¿FLWLVHUDGLFDWHG´ GRQRWSURYLGHDYLDEOH¿VFDODOternative to the current cost of
said Kates. “At the annual gen- said Oliver.
Tuition rates are set by the education, nor do they specify
eral meeting we hope to demonstrate that students support province to provide predict- how the increase in administrathe idea that tuition at UOIT ability in the future cost of edu- tive wages is related to the rise
is too expensive and to launch cation for domestic students. in tuition.
Drop Tuition UOIT
makes latest demands
over unfair tuition rates
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“Executive salaries and tuition rates are set independently of each other, so students can
be assured that increases to tuition rates have not been used
to increase executive salaries,”
said Oliver. “For both domestic and international students
UOIT’s tuition fees are lower
than the system average.”
‘
We are asking senior administrators
to demonstrate their
commitment to providing
affordable,
quality education by
reducing their salary...
Heidi Kates
’
According to Stats Canada,
UOIT’s tuition rates for both
domestic and international
students are average compared
with other Ontario universities. While the Ontario governPHQW SURYLGHV PLQLPDO ¿QDQcial support to the universities
for recruiting international
students through its Reaching
Higher plan, advocates say the
additional costs tacked on to international tuition rates could
be subsidized by the billions of
dollars earned by the government in the form of consumer
tax collected from international students while studying in
country. However, the expense
of subsidizing half of the cost
of tuition for international stu-
dents alongside domestic ones
would be economically unsustainable.
Drop Tuition UOIT received
overwhelming support from
the Student Association at its
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Drop Tuition UOIT’s motion
that tuition at UOIT is too high,
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a right, while recognizing them
as an independent student
movement working to generate a broader discussion among
Canadian students. The move
brings the SA at DC/UOIT in
line with the Canadian Federation of Students on the matter
of tuition fees.
Introducing the motion, Jesse Cullen of Drop Tuition UOIT
said, “We want a one-year
freeze on international student
fees, more clarity in letters of
admission so international students know what they’re paying before they get here, and
we want the board of governors
at UOIT to strike a committee
chair to look at international
student issues going forward.”
The group declined an
amendment to include Durham College students in their
campaign. However, they made
added to the motion their support should DC students begin
their own movement.
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group is hoping to achieve by
asking UOIT administration to
cut their pay, rather than bringLQJWKHLVVXHWRHOHFWHGRI¿FLDOV
who by and large have more
sway to affect change on tuition
rates.
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November 19, 2013
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DC/UOIT remembers
Courtney Williams
The Chronicle
The Durham College/UOIT
campus Remembrance Day
ceremony took place on Nov. 11
at the CRWC. The stands were
packed with poppy-laden community members, faculty, and
students. It was a full house,
with latecomers having to
stand in the gym entranceway
to watch the roughly 40-minute ceremony.
The ceremony featured
opening hymns and a performance by the Oshawa Civic
Band, which included O Canada, The Maple Leaf Forever,
and Amazing Grace. Speakers
included Student Association
president Peter Chinweuba,
Durham College president Don
Lovisa, and UOIT president
Dr. Tim McTiernan. The ceremony also featured a recital of
the popular Remembrance Day
poem, “In Flanders Fields,”
performed by the Zeta Psi Fraternity.
The moment of silence began with a performance of The
Last Post by Lieutenant Barrie
Hodgins and concluded with
three minutes of bowed heads
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of silence took place 10 minutes earlier than expected, and
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the moment of silence had al-
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ready passed.
During the ceremony, Don
Lovisa spoke about what Remembrance Day meant to him.
“Today, as we remember
these brave men and women,
we must continue to be forever
thankful,” he said to the crowd.
Lovisa’s speech was followed
by another personal speech
from UOIT president Tim Mc-
Tiernan. He spoke of how war
has affected his family, his
friends, and himself, and concluded with a reminder to students:
“We live, and work, and
study right next to the highway
of heroes,” he said. “As a community, we owe it to them to rePHPEHUWKHLUVDFUL¿FHV´
At the end of the ceremony,
Lovisa asked everyone to take a
moment of silence to signify respect and mourning for DC student Gaethan Kitadi, a Sports
Administration program student who was shot to death on
Nov. 10.
The morning’s proceedings
concluded on a somber note
with Peter Chinweuba thanking everyone for attending, and
quiet applause before people
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shaking hands.
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took place concurrently with a
Remembrance Day ceremony
and parade at Oshawa’s Memorial Park, shutting down streets
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over the course of the morning.
Student starts mentorship group
Sarah Pugsley
Decker. “So I asked myself,
how could I add something to
this program? How can I add to
Taking bold initiatives as something that’s already great
a new student can be an in- and so well designed?”
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year, and the time commitment
bit of inspiration.
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my professors and people in meet with one another.”
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for my graduating class,” said at Durham College, and was
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Sarah Pugsley
POPCORN ANYONE?: Mikki Decker, representative of
the co-curricular program at Durham College, hands out
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connect a certain number of
times to meet the criteria for
leadership points on their record but can then accumulate
those points to work towards a
leadership award.
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overwhelming outreach from
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overwhelming response...over
40 students signed up that day
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She also explains that the
Child and Youth Worker program at Durham has an intensive workload and making
connections with people in
your area of study is essential.
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it may not only be about the
work. “Some people aren’t soFLDO EXWWHUÀLHV DQG \RX PLJKW
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Decker’s idea is unique and
could be applied to many other
programs within the college.
She hopes that other students
will be inspired by her idea and
take the initiative to start up
similar programs.
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November 19, 2013
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Richard East
Rail safety on the wrong track
mer the public should be aware of potential dangers.
It was a perfect example of how accidents happen
when unforeseen elements come together. A beautiful downtown core incinerated, 47 people killed and
30 buildings reduced to rubble. As people go through
their daily lives no one ever thinks of the possible danger rolling by dozens of times a day.
The CP and CN lines are the main east-west routes
for railway transportation in Canada and they run
through some of Oshawa’s most populated areas. According to media reports, the Lac Mégantic blast had
a radius of 1 km. If the same thing happened in Oshawa, the results would be disastrous. Lac Mégantic’s
population density per square km is only 272, whereas
Oshawa’s is over 1,000.
Oshawa is no stranger to railway accidents either.
In fact, Oshawa experienced a derailment in 2009 on
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were no dangerous goods on board.
Imagine that. A blast the same size as the one in
Lac Mégantic in the right place would destroy a whole
neighbourhood and a school.
The climate of the railway industry is the perfect
storm for more accidents in the future. Increased
transportation, coupled by workforce cutbacks, hardly
promotes the safety we deserve. CP Rail, one of the
largest railways in North America, has seen plenty of
layoffs and only plans more. It has announced plans to
cut its workforce of 20,000 by 20 per cent before 2016.
On average, train crews only have two engineers but
Some of the most important railway tracks in Canadian history run through Oshawa. The Canadian
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national railroads in Canada. But railways aren’t making headlines for being historically important these
days. They are becoming known for being potential disasters, the most recent being the derailment of a train
carrying petroleum just west of Edmonton.
Canada is home to nearly 50,000 km of railway
track that runs through the countryside, small neighbourhoods and cities alike. Today, those rails play an
important role in Canada’s transportation industry.
Each year, Canadian railways bring in $10 billion dollars in transportation revenue. The majority is made
shipping goods and, more and more often, its dangerous goods such as crude oil or chemicals.
While politicians and environmentalists take their
time evaluating the future of pipelines, railways are
picking up the slack as the only alternative for transporting these dangerous goods.
But how safe is this alternative? When it comes to
railway transportation there are some startling statistics. In 2010, there were 1,075 train derailments.
Most derailments happen at very slow speeds in train
yards. Still, railway has the highest accident rate next
to marine transportation. Railway derailments have
declined gradually over the past decade but economic
trends and pressures on the industry are taking precedent to safety.
In the wake of the Lac Mégantic disaster this sum-
the way the industry is going there could soon be just
one, like the one-man crew on the Lac Mégantic train.
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railroads and union workers when looking back at Lac
Mégantic. More is being shipped with less manpower.
The saying “two heads is better than one” comes to
mind but a couple of more couldn’t hurt.
In the Throne Speech this October, The federal
Conservatives outlined several amendments to the
Railway Safety Act to ensure accountability and more
safety.
No matter how much money the government throws
at railways, accidents still happen. New legislation in
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making any difference if there isn’t enough manpower
to enforce it. These sorts of government initiatives are
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OPINION
November 19, 2013
5
Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka
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Students exit AGM over proxy vote
Matthew Jordan
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Under a new bylaw passed at the fall AGM, a total of 250 proxy votes can now
constitute quorum at an annual general meeting.
As part of the sweeping bylaw changes introduced on an omnibus vote, and
later picked apart by student membership, the change in quorum regulations led
to a number of students decrying the meeting as frustration mounted over what
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“People did sign up to have proxy votes on certain issues, but people just put
them up, it’s not like they are segregated as per each person,” said Matisse HamelNelis, a public relations student at DC who left the AGM along with several other
students. “They’re just lumped into a number. I don’t think that’s fair. If you’re
going to have proxy votes then at the most have 10. I’d like to see more people
come out to these events.”
While the previous number of proxies a student could hold was unlimited, it
was reduced to 50 for this AGM, and the small number of students who held the
proxies almost purely dictated the agenda items. 746 proxy votes were counted
at the AGM, which far exceeded the number of people in attendance. All of them
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“The proxies are in the Corporations Act. We can’t stop proxies,” said SA board
director Abdullah Khan. “Proxies are there so people who can’t be at the AGM can
pass on their vote. We send out an email to everyone who gave in a proxy to make
sure that they actually gave in their proxy and who the person was they gave it to.”
Students expressed further discontent over the deadline to submit proxy votes.
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proxies could have been aware as to what they were voting on. This discrepancy
was evident in major motions, such as the vote to condemn both DC and UOIT,
which passed almost solely on the vote of the proxies.
By the end of the meeting, a substantial number of students who had left in
hopes of breaking quorum, and waited outside in the halls to share their frustrations with any students who came by.
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Former VP of College Af- fates... we are not allowed to
fairs Josh Bickle did not attend have our own opinion, our own
the Student Associations an- thoughts, to the point where
nual general meeting after he bullying will be used to make
claims he received a threat via us bend to the will of what othemail. Bickle had put forward ers want.”
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a motion for a series of sweeping changes to SA bylaws that people, including Former VP
would have seriously altered of University Affairs Sean Kell,
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the way the SA operates.
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the AGM to move his own motion, but did not clarify further. informed students that they
“I’m not interested in having wanted an independent factan article written on it,” said ¿QGHUWRLQYHVWLJDWHFRPSODLQWV
Bickle. “The content and the of harassment against key seemail are all with the proper niors members of the SA.
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tails to where they need to be at co-operate in this exercise.”
The email also linked to the
this time.”
On the day of the AGM proposed bylaw changes passed
Bickle left a lengthy post on his at the AGM, that Bickle’s opFacebook page where he said ponents, the so-called “group
Giorgio Berbatiotis
that holds all the proxies” supported.
The email warned that in the
institutions view the changes
“circulated… without any explanation or consultation and
in breach of [the SA’s] commitment to ensure that the students it represents have a reasonable opportunity to review
and understand the proposed
changes.”
Board director Abdullah
Khan, who moved the proposed
bylaw changes, objected to the
email’s characterization of the
situation, and explained why
the SA was hesitant to comply
to the institutions’ request for
an investigation of harassment
allegations.
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come in and interview our
staff… We have a legal duty to
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UOIT, not us. How is that fair?
We want to know too, if it only
goes to the institution, if there
is something in the report they
don’t like, they can bury it and
no one will ever see it.”
Samantha Daniels
college affairs also resigned.
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Once again, resignations workload and school priorities
have the Student Association for resigning their positions,”
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the SA posted a news feed on a newsfeed post on the website
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Valcheff, and Meaghan Lacqua- was not one about the AVP of
niti, who they failed to identify college affairs, as it was so close
as the associate vice-president to the AGM.”
Since the beginning of the
of university affairs.
These two UOIT resigna- term there have been numertions follow the Nov. 1 resigna- ous reorganizations within the
tion of VP of university affairs SA, with only the president
Sean Kell, rendering the SA ex- and a few board of directors
ecutive without any UOIT rep- members remaining as original
resentation within the span of members. There have been at
least 12 resignations or changa week.
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consists of president Peter board, which contain a total of
Chinweuba and newly hired VP 15 positions.
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of college affairs Ashley Bennett, who was hired by the SA numerous resignations, along
on Oct. 3. Although Chinweuba ZLWK UHSRUWV RI LQ¿JKWLQJ ODFN
is a UOIT student himself, he of institutional support, and
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November 19, 2013
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The Chronicle
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HIDDEN TREASURE: Parkwood Mansion, located just down Simcoe Street, is a historic site. Its
grounds are free to roam, but a fee is charged to
explore inside the house.
Campus
The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
9
When strength sets you free
The story of
a woman
determined
to be herself
Sarah Pugsley
The Chronicle
Mikki Decker, a second-year
student in the Child & Youth
Worker program at Durham
College, is a 23-year old woman with an incredible amount
of positive energy. She works
three jobs, has nine volunteer
positions for various causes
and is starting up her own mentorship program at the college
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connect in her program. Her
radiance and positivity seems
to captivate all those who surround her, and in her incredibly busy life she exhibits nothing less than joy.
But behind the mask of her
smile, Decker harbours a dark
and troubled past. She is a survivor of sexual abuse and mental illness.
“What’s brought me here in
this program is a lot of personal
reasons. When people see me,
they see a very outgoing, very
energetic, very happy, very
genuine, very kind person who
seems to excel at everything.
But they have no idea, and
that’s the interesting part...they
have no idea.”
There’s no hurt in her voice
as she begins to speak about
her past, but there is a true sobriety to her words. She’s wearing a polka-dotted headband
with a tussled bow, a captivating touch to her bright and colourful wardrobe. Her legs are
folded up on the chair and she
holds them close to her chest,
an act that seems like she’s
keeping every bit of herself together with her own two hands.
Decker has three siblings:
Leanne, T.J. and Dale. Leanne
is the oldest at 28, but she has
a different biological father.
Despite this, the four of them
grew up under the same roof
with Decker’s mother and father.
Her sister Leanne’s sexual
abuse started when Decker was
very young.
“When my sister was younger and she was sexually abused
by my father , she was about
seven and it went on for a couple of years with all of us in the
house...no idea. Looking back
I think about it, and there’s no
recollection, there’s nothing
that would give me any idea
or sign that it was happening,”
says Decker, her brow furrowLQJLQGLVJXVWDVVKHÀH[HVKHU
hands against the fabric of her
jeans. “So what happened was
Photo provided by Mikki Decker
IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, SHE SHINES: Mikki Decker is a brave, incredible
young woman who has gone through so much but still manages to live her life to
the absolute fullest and with insurmountable joy.
she told mom once, mom didn’t
believe her, told her again,
mom didn’t believe her, and
she would say things like ‘he’s
been touching me,’ and eventually my mom confronts him
and he admits it.”
However, by the time he
admitted to it, Leanne had already gone through several
years of sexual abuse despite
being so vocal. Decker admires
and dotes on her sister, and it’s
easy to tell when her eyes light
up at the sound of Leanne’s
name. But the thing she admires most about her sister was
her strength.
“And what happened was
Leanne was able to recognize at
a very young age that what was
happening was wrong and that
she wasn’t going to live with it
and wasn’t in a good place.”
When her sister moved out
of the house, a decision she
made entirely on her own,
Decker and her two brothers
were told that she was going
to ‘work.’ At that age she didn’t
understand that someone so
young wouldn’t be working at
any regular job, so she accepted
it blindly. After all, the happy
little façade that was her family
seemed – on the surface – full
and whole.
As the years went on, Decker
soon realized that this was not
the case. Her mother and father
constantly fought, and verbal
abuse was a regular occurrence.
Whenever there were holidays,
birthdays, special events or
celebrations, the family put on
their masks and continued to
pretend that everything was
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“My abuse started when I
was seven, just like Leanne.”
Decker is surprising in how she
presents herself. Perhaps it is
years of strength, or solidarity,
but her voice is calm and she
composes herself well as she
speaks. Despite the strength
in her tone, she continues to
clutch her legs to her chest –
‘
I wanted to scream
yes a thousand times
in her face...but I was
scared, I always said
no.
Mikki Decker
’
which speaks volumes about
how hard it really is to open up
and relive the past.
“But unlike my sister, I never said a word about it...I can
remember every detail, I can
recount every instance and tell
you exactly what nightgown I
was wearing, what I did that
day, and how I felt afterwards.”
His abuse was well hidden.
He would shower her with gifts,
clothing, toys, and every new
house that they moved into he
would build a giant playhouse
in her room. He would make
it in great detail with different
themes, and spared no expense
to make sure it was elaborate
and beautiful.
“Everyone always said that
I was daddy’s little princess.
Well they had no idea what that
meant. Looking back on the
playhouses, it seems sick and
twisted.”
Decker can also recount how
her sister would visit when she
was older. In one instance, she
was about 10 years old and still
suffering through her abuse.
Leanne, now 17, would take her
on walks around the neighborhood and talk with her for a
long time.
“Then she would ask me,
does he touch you? Does he
do anything that you feel like
he shouldn’t do? I wanted to
scream yes a thousand times in
her face...but I was scared, I always said no.”
When she was in her early
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Decker continued to remain
silent out of both fear and anguish for what would happen
if she decided to speak out. To
make up for the emptiness she
felt in her heart, she immersed
herself in extra-curricular activities and strived to achieve
every possible goal she could
set for herself. She continued
to live a life under water for six
years.
“One day when I was 19, I was
about a week away from leaving for camp. I can remember
talking with my sister on MSN
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to me that he had abused her
when she was younger.” Decker
pauses anxiously, a slight hitch
in her tone. “I sent her back one
message...‘I know exactly what
you mean.’”
She left for Toronto to meet
with her sister. For several days
she stayed with her, telling stories and crying on the bed as
they held each other close. The
secret that she had held was
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to someone. Not only that,
but someone who had gone
through the same thing as her.
The two of them decided they
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tell the rest of the family what
happened.
“That next day is still such a
blur in my mind,” Decker says,
pulling her legs away from her
chest and folding her hands
across her lap. “When my sister
and I confronted my brother
T.J. and told him everything,
he was silent about it...and
unfortunately, to this day he’s
remained quiet. I don’t know
why, but we don’t speak anymore.”
The real terror of that fateful day began when both her
and Leanne got to the house.
T.J. had gone ahead, and by the
time they had arrived he had
already said some vague things
to their mother. She opened the
door in a fury, demanding to
know what was going on. And
that’s when he appeared at the
end of the hall.
“My entire body froze. I
stared at him down the hall,
our eyes met and I felt this lifetime of pain and suffocation so
close to being lifted up and off
my shoulders...so I looked him
dead in the eyes and said, ‘Just
admit it.’”
Just admit it.
All she wanted was to hear
the words from his mouth. She
wanted him to own up to his
failure as a father in front of
her mother. And he did. He fully admitted to everything he’d
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upon her and Leanne.
“Right then and there, my
mother broke down...she was
hitting him and screaming and
in a rage, and I cried harder
than I ever have or ever will in
my entire life. I collapsed in the
living room and sobbed, I felt
so hopeless.”
Dale, her younger brother,
arrived home to see the mess
that was his family. And when
he heard the full truth from
him, he pushed his mother and
sister away from Decker and
held her for a full hour.
“Dale and I were like two
peas in a pod as we grew up. He
blamed himself and still does
for not being able to see the
signs.”
When Decker had exhausted herself of sadness, the only
thing left that night was rage. “I
screamed at my mother, ‘I hope
you know that the bed you’re
sharing with him is the bed
where this happened for years.
I hope you’re happy with that.’”
But that night, her mother
went to sleep in that very bed.
Decker is now a beacon of
hope and inspiration for all
those who have been in her position. She is currently shooting
a documentary about sexual
abuse with Sheldon Kennedy,
a former NHL player and abuse
survivor. She hopes to use her
experience to affect change
in the lives of other children,
which is why she is pursuing a
career as a youth worker.
“I want to help people who
have been in my shoes, share
my story and let them know
that life goes on.”
10
The Chronicle
Campus
November 19, 2013
Pies thrown at stress relief event
Kathryn Boyle
The Chronicle
The stress of midterms and
exams can sometimes get the
best of students. That’s why
Talisa Haskins organized an
event where students can take
the stress out on their Resident
Advisers: by throwing pies at
them.
The pies consisted of cofIHH ¿OWHUV ¿OOHG ZLWK ZKLSSHG
cream. RAs had to stand behind a board with a circle cut
out of it and students had to try
their best to hit them.
“It’s a stress reliever for students,” Haskins said. “I am not
looking forward to it.”
Amy Anderson, one of the
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they did it, which was at the beginning of the year, it was fun.
“It hurt because I got some
shoved in my face,” she laughed.
“It got in my nose.” She says it
helps students because it gets
them involved and makes them
happy. “It’s a good time and it’s
fun because they’re laughing.”
Kathryn Boyle
PIE TO THE FACE: Ryan Norris holds down Amy Anderson as Sneha Bhatt and
other students cover her in whipped cream pies.
Jeff Ekeanyanwu, an RA for
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saying, “I think I signed up for
this.”
Sneha Bhatt, the second
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feeling pretty good.”
Before the event started,
students were lined up ready to
throw.
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eventually one hit her on the
left side of her face.
After each RA had taken a
turn, things started to get out of
hand. Still standing behind the
board, RAs were taking full pies
to the face by their fellow employees. Eventually, Anderson
had enough, and threw a pie in
Ryan Norris’s face.
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and glared at her. Then in a
swift movement, he held her
down, and all the students
within reach started to throw
the pies.
The event quickly ended after Anderson broke herself free.
“I feel lovely,” Haskins said,
wiping away whipped cream
dripping down her face. “I have
whipped cream in my ears and
my nose.”
Bhatt agreed with Haskins.
“I feel like I’m going to be
smelling whipped cream for the
next week.”
“I feel like I taste delicious,”
Norris said.
The mailroom completely
covered in whipped cream, a
clean Ekeanyanwu comes walking through the door. “I’m glad
I didn’t get the worst of it,” he
smiles.
Events like these are held
weekly to get students involved
with the residence and themselves.
Art fanatics create Wasted Space
Rebecca Watson
The Chronicle
Three years ago, Matthew
Cerovich and Adam Worboy
sat at a bar grumbling about
the lack of an art community
in Durham Region. Today, the
success of their art show Imaginarium has transpired into a
new way of experiencing art
in Oshawa. Wasted Space, a
spin-off from that event, is a
venue located downtown that
now captures the essence of the
Imaginarium on a daily basis.
The idea was to get artists together, especially those with an
odd niche. A place where artists
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Somewhere people could use
their imaginations to spawn
creativity.
Back in 2010, the two local
artists thought it would be easy
to throw their own art show.
With no experience, their plan
was to have no plan. How could
it go wrong if there was no expectation? Their ideology was
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up it would be better than nothing.
“Without a market for offbeat art, it became our mission
to help expose it,” says Cerovich.
As a solidary pointillism artist, Worboy did all the original
art for posters and liked working exclusively with Cerovich
to decide what pieces to use.
With a background in graphic
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the face of the operation, book-
Rebecca Watson
NOT SO WASTED SPACE: Adam Worboy and Matt Cerovich, creators of the
Imaginarium art show, helped spawn a new way of experiencing art in Oshawa.
Wasted Space, a spin-off from their art show, is now a permanent gallery/coffee
pub in downtown Oshawa.
ing musicians, getting the venues and dealing with the artists.
“(Cerovich) is a good person
to make stuff happen,” says
Mike Pulito, a local musician.
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people. He’s very involved.”
Without any expectations,
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It showcased art made by a few
close friends and Cerovich and
Worboy themselves.
By the end of 2011, the origi-
nal Imaginarium idea had expanded to bringing out countless local musicians, painters
and all different types of artists.
Held at different spots
downtown conducive to enjoying tunes and art, such as
Murphy’s (Now the Hub), the
Bombshell, Coco and Joes and
Black Orchid tattoo parlor,
each event hosted a dozen artists and over half-dozen bands.
It wasn’t long until the events
were too big for those venues.
A few months into looking
for a bigger place, a friend suggested that her father, Julius
Kedvessy, had a vacant space
downtown. Cerovich pitched
him the idea to use the space for
an Imaginarium, and agreed to
try it out for one night.
That Imaginarium was titled
‘Apex Abyss’ which represents
reaching as far as you can, not
knowing how far you might go.
What they didn’t know was that
Imaginarium would go further
then they couldn’t have imagined.
Apex Abyss went so well that
Kedvessy agreed to have an ongoing art show since there was
nothing like this in Oshawa.
Although
Worboy
and
Cerovich have since parted
ways as friends, Cerovich continues to run and manage
Wasted Space - a name derived
from the philosophy ‘If there’s
a blank spot on the wall, then
it’s wasted space.’
The name in many ways is
a play on words. Before, the
space was not being used for a
good amount of time and displayed on the wall inside Wasted Space is a painting Kedvessy
bought at Apex Abyss that reads
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a diverse group of regulars.
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of an art community, never a
committee.”
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Space an eclectic go-to spot for
local artists.
“Wasted Space is great,” says
Pulito. “It’s actually making Celina Street a good place to hang
out again.”
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The Chronicle
Campus
November 19, 2013
Don’t recycle Timmies
Keep these fire
cups on DC/UOIT campus safety tips in mind
Samantha Daniels
The Chronicle
On campus, Tim Hortons
hot beverage cups should not
be put in the recycling. Repeat:
Tim Hortons hot beverage cups
are not recyclable. Do not put
them in the recycling.
Doing so ‘contaminates’ the
contents of the bag, preventing
any of it from being recycled
and forcing custodial staff to
throw it all in the garbage, recyclable items and all.
Tim Hortons environmental
affairs specialist Emma Rogers
says there are available options
for recycling the cups, but it is
not an easy task.
“Through work with waste
industry experts and mill trials,
we know that our hot beverage
cups can be successfully recy-
Stellar’s
United
Teanna Dorsey
The Chronicle
Stellar’s United is a
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selling sweaters to support
the Durham College and
UOIT food bank.
“It’s a brand created by
students, for students,”
said Saisi Yang, a Durham
College student.
Stellar’s United will be selling
sweaters in the south wing
hallway every Friday in
November between 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. They cost $30
each and are available in
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are being sold for 50 cents
each and come with a free
sticker to show support.
The draw will be held on
Dec. 1 and the winner will
be contacted.
The sweaters were designed for students to
show their pride in the
school without spending
$60 or more for sweaters
at the campus bookstore.
All the proceeds are returned to the school for a
good cause, said Yang.
To show support, enter
a Stellar’s United wing eating contest held at St. Louis Bar and Grill on Nov. 19
and Nov. 26 at 7:45 p.m.
or at Shagwells on Nov.
21 and Nov. 28. at 8 p.m.
Tickets are sold every Friday at the Stellar’s United
booth. Tickets sold are for
the upcoming contest only,
and anyone who arrives
late to an event will not be
allowed to participate. A
free hoody will be awarded
to a nightly winner.
cled,” said Rogers. “Presently,
the challenge for many of our
guests looking to recycle their
cup is one of access to recycling
programs that accept and process them.”
According to Rogers, there
is potential for Durham College
and UOIT to be involved in one
of these recycling programs.
“Tim Hortons and Aramark
are happy to work with Durham College to explore whether
their waste management service provider can accept cups
for recycling,” she said.
In 2011, they worked out
a deal with Scotia Recycling
to collect cups from 156 Nova
Scotia Tim Hortons restaurants
and convert them into the trays
used to carry the cups.
This recycling and processing of used hot beverage cups
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while reducing the need for additional materials to create the
trays.
As of 2012, Tim Hortons had
859 restaurants offering waste
diversion programs for the hot
beverage cups, according to
Rogers.
“We continue to work with
our restaurant owners and local waste management haulers
to introduce more paper packaging recycling programs in
our restaurants,” said Rogers.
It all depends on the waste
management service provider
employed by the restaurant or
building owner.
The service provider decides
depending on the quantity, how
much it costs to collect and process, and whether the company
can sell the processed material.
have smoke detectors in the
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Campus
The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
13
LinkedIn session at UOIT
Tips on
successful
job search
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and make sure it’s catchy,” said
Grant.
Grant provided examples
of professional headlines and
summary and gave attendees
the opportunity to write their
own and have them critiqued.
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maintaining a professional
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The Chronicle
¿QG HPSOR\PHQW VXFK DV JRing to every workshop and inUOIT Networking and Seformation session held by the
curity Society helped students
Career Centre.
gain an advantage in their job
“I tell everyone to go to every
search by hosting an informasingle event that there is,” said
tion session on LinkedIn last
Grant. “You never know where
week.
the opportunity might lie. You
The event was led by Darmight be the only IT and Netren Grant, employment adviser
working student there or only
with UOIT’S Career Centre,
Gaming Development student
which helps students prepare
there, and all the other stufor employment after graduation.
Catherine Legault dents are engineering, but you
get an opportunity no one else
During the course of the
will in that session.”
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and being active on the website. picture of yourself on your pro- joining groups related to your
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DurhamVeg group
That is why she got involved
with DurhamVeg.
The group does a variIf you are trying to live a ety of things to make people
healthier lifestyle, or you are comfortable in the commupassionate about vegetar- nity, like community gardenian issues or you just want ing and spice tours. Spice
to learn more, DurhamVeg tours are held in certain marmaybe the group for you. kets where Grande educates
DurhamVeg is a group dedi- people about the products
cated to providing support, available. “If you’ve grown
educating and informing up with McDonald’s and Tim
vegetarians and vegans in Hortons and you decide one
day you’re going to become
Durham Region.
The group, previously a vegetarian, you may not
known as Durham Lake- know what basmati rice is or
side Vegetarians, has been couscous,” Grande said.
“There was a new restauaround since 1997. DurhamVeg is an informal group that rant that opened last month
is part of the Toronto Veg- in downtown Oshawa. When
etarian Association (TVA). I walked in and I said ‘do
Sally Grande, who was on the you have a milk alternative
TVA board for a number of for coffee? I don’t want to
years, wanted to get a group use any dairy products’…and
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is how the group got started. there last week, they had a
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month. Non-vegetarians are coffee accessory stand. So I
feel that was a tiny victory.
also welcome.
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we will proceed to live more feels more restaurants need
healthily and more greener,” to be vegan friendly and have
Grande said. Grande has menus that are more inclubeen a vegetarian for almost sive.
People need to be more
50 years now and a vegan for
knowledgeable about what’s
10 years.
Day, who has been a veg- in their food, Day said. “I
etarian for almost six years think that right now is the
and a vegan for two years, easiest or the best time to be
says she is passionate about vegan. There are so many opvegetarian issues, whether it tions, there’s so many blogs,
is trying to lead a healthier there’s so many cook books,
lifestyle, or animal rights. ” she said.
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The Chronicle
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Music series for all
Rebecca Watson
The Chronicle
$V WKH ¿UVW RI PDQ\ DIWHUnoon shows, the Saturday music series at art café Wasted
Space on Nov. 2 featured indierock band RedVIOLET and
solo musician Vanessa Howie.
Hosted by Harley Rex,
founder and former member
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a pay-what-you-can cover and
highlighted the all-ages concept.
“If it wasn’t all ages I
wouldn’t be able to play,” said
Howie, who is still in high
school. “It helps [young] people learn about the music scene
and different bands.”
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music in Oshawa, Rex has created the Saturday music series with hopes of providing a
weekly gathering spot for anyone to come and experience
music and art.
Each installment of the Saturday music series anticipates
a musical performance by artists under the age of 19, one
adult act and one workshop.
Michael Lisinski, the lead
singer for RedVIOLET, says a
main hurdle for an upcoming
band is visibility.
“Your chances of making it
in a small town like Oshawa are
slim,” said Lisinski.
“[But] when you have a collective raising everyone up on
its shoulders, you have more
chances. It’s more fun and you
get the feeling something is
happening.”
14
The Chronicle
Campus
November 19, 2013
War on drugs is costing taxpayers
Matthew Jordan
The Chronicle
In 1986 the United States implemented minimum sentences for drug
offences. By 2000, nearly one quarter
of inmates in federal and state prisons
were sentenced on drug related charges.
As of 2012, the Canadian Conservatives Safe Streets and Communities Act
is in full swing. The Safe Streets and
Communities Act means citizens arrested on drug related charges receive
a minimum sentence of two years. According to the U.S. Courts, in 2012 it
cost $28, 948 to incarcerate someone in
the U.S. With over 500,000 inmates in
federal and state prison on drug charges, the expense of housing non-violent
offenders puts a strain on the taxpayer.
Despite ample warning from U.S.
lawmakers who implemented minimum
sentences in 1986, Canada is en route to
spend billions of dollars in prison construction and the housing of inmates.
With the impact of prohibition well
known in the escapades of American
gangsters like Al Capone, opposition
to Canada’s very own “War on Drugs”
is mounting a strong case through informed opinion.
“There’s numerous negative impacts
of the tough on crime agenda,” said
Jessi Murray, director of the DC/UOIT
chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP). “For one,
we are targeting drug users and putting
them in prisons when studies show that
incarceration is not affective in helping
people rehabilitate. We believe that substance use should be looked at as a public health concern not a criminal justice
issue.”
Murray said sentencing drug users
creates a culture of recidivism, where
non-violent offenders return to society all of whom have hands in the lucrawith a serious criminal record, making tive $360 billion-a-year industry. It’s
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many back into the black market and en- legalization and regulation. The money
abling further drug use. This cycle feeds VHUYHVDVORVWSUR¿WIRUWKHJRYHUQPHQW
the hole in the Canadian taxpayer’s wal- and funding for criminal activity.
“It keeps drugs out of the hands of
let. It continues to spend money, incarcerating individuals it has marginalized. minors, it keeps drugs out of the black
“It negatively impacts the judiciary,” market, and that’s a huge blow to orsaid Chris Walker, communications of- ganized crime,” said Walker. “These
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minimums it takes away the power of a by putting people in jail, but all they
do is make connections,
judge to examine the mitithey learn how to be betgating and aggravating
ter criminals. If you want
factors of a case, on a case
With
mandatory
to get at organized crime,
by case basis. Instead,
you did this, and you get minimums it takes mess with their wallet.”
This notion is being
three years.”This catchall away the power of
method brings in swaths a judge to examine taken seriously in other
of the world, inof people, who more often
the mitigating and parts
cluding two U.S. states,
need treatment over inaggravating
factors.
but it is most poignant in
carceration.
Uruguay. After becoming
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oning users, federal conChris
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country to legalize mariservatives believe the law
juana, the government
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announced it would be
of drugs into and out of
selling the drug at an incredibly low cost
Canada.
Federal Justice Minister Rob Nichol- of $1 per gram, a price they say could
son said in a press conference in Regina put cartels out of business, or at least
on minimum sentencing, “I believe they deal a substantial economic blow. The
send out the right message to individu- sustainability of this system comes from
als, that if you start bringing drugs into the low production cost of marijuana
the country, if you’re into the business and the wide-ranging use of hemp.
“It is a very cheap plant to grow,” said
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and you’ll be going to jail.”
The message was lost on the drug to CSSDP. “It takes three months from
syndicates. The International Centre ZKHQ\RX¿UVWSODQWWKHVHHGWRPDWXUDfor Science and Drug Policy’s statistics tion. In that time you can provide it at a
show the price of marijuana, cocaine, much lower cost than the black market.”
While the CSSDP advocates for the
and opiates dropped by as much as 90
per cent, while the purity of these drugs legalization of all drugs, they stress the
increased substantially since prohibi- importance of regulation. They focus
tion was imposed. That’s an “A” on the on spreading information and awarereport card of every criminal syndicate, ness about drug use, to further combat
Scholarship deadline
Samantha Daniels
The Chronicle
Over 30 scholarships, bursaries, and awards are available on
MyCampus for students to apply to, but only until Nov. 30.
With over $34,000 being offered, it’s an opportunity for stuGHQWVWROHVVHQWKH¿QDQFLDOEXUGHQWKH\PD\KDYHDQGIXQGWKHLU
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online and applying. According to Chris Rocha, Durham College
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there are awards that go unclaimed. “The worst thing is asking
donors for funds to support students, then having to go back afterwards and say ‘we couldn’t give away your money,’” she said.
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abuse, and create an environment where
people have the chance for sobriety over
prison. Harm reduction is critical to
that environment. Murray points to the
success of Insite, the only safe injection
site in Canada, located in Vancouver. By
providing users a clean environment to
administer drugs, Insite eliminates the
spread of blood-born pathogens, like
AIDS, and radically reduces overdose
death with staff supervision. Safe injection sites have largely been opposed
in Canada, though other services are
offered, such as the John Howard Society’s Project X-Change in Oshawa,
which disposes of used needles and
provides fresh ones, along with other
services. “There is a number of positive
impacts of harm reduction programs on
the community, on people who have no
relationship with drugs,” said Murray.
“They provide biohazard bins, the opportunity to safely dispose of needles.
That decreases the amount of needles
that are on the street. Safe injection
sites reduce overdose deaths, and this is
reducing emergency room costs.”
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suggests regulation is the way to go, and
the progressive legislature put forth by
countries worldwide, Canada will continue to move towards a more restrictive prohibition, as the Conservatives
said they have no intention to legalize or
repeal the minimum sentence. However, grassroots coalitions like the CSSDP
will challenge people to think critically
about prohibition.
“Cannabis isn’t a gateway drug, the
black market is the gateway,” said Murray. “Illegality is the biggest harm that
comes from drugs. It pushes it underground, and when you push anything
underground it becomes more dangerous.”
Campus
The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
15
Knowing yourself could help Holiday
Train
in career and personal life
Personality
is a strong
focus in
Human
Relations
course
Keshyla Reddick
The Chronicle
Everyone has seen a plaid
shirt before, but does anyone
know what a plaid personality
looks like?
The human brain is hardwired to categorize things
subconsciously, including the
personalities of those around
us. Learning about your own
personality is also important
when it comes to dealing with
others. In the Human Relations
courses taught at the college
that is one of the main focuses.
Getting to know people and
personality traits they possess,
can help you both in your career and personal life.
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yourself. Students in the Human Relations course answer
a series questions contained in
a personality dimensions test,
created by LifeSkills Resources
Inc. The test asks questions,
including what you would do
in certain situations involving
co-workers or classmates. The
questions are set up in such a
way that the answer determines
what colour you fall under:
gold, blue, orange or green.
Human Relations professor
Shauna Moore said, this is the
key to working well in a group.
“When people can understand
their personalities, as well as
others, it becomes easier to
work and co-operate with others.”
The personality dimensions
test also includes a comparative chart explaining how a
person with a certain personality colour sees themselves and
how others see them.
People with Gold personalities are detail-orientated and
like to focus on one thing at a
time. They can come across as
bossy and controlling, but really they like things to be in order.
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and can come across as being
too concerned with the group’s
well being and not the task they
need to complete. However
they are striving for harmony
and peace within a group and
for everyone to get along and
are natural team builders.
People with Orange personalities are known as people who
like to think outside of the box,
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could be looked at as people
who think too big, when they
have great ideas and are often then not the ones to lead a
group.
People with Green personalities are best known as “questioners”. They are curious and
are just striving to understand
the reasons why things happen
the way they do. To others that
could be seen as annoying or
distracting, but they are best
known for offering a different
perspective to a situation when
needed.
Most people are plaid – they
have a bit of each personality
type in them, but generally one
colour shines through more
than others.
“It depends on the situation
that the person is put in, different parts of their personalities will show through,” Moore
said. “For example, students
might deal differently with
friends that with classmates. ”
So how would you deal with
different personality types, in a
group setting?
Hypothetically if there were
a group of four, one person
of each colour, Moore breaks
down the best way to deal with
it. “People with Green personalities are big picture thinkers. They look at the task as a
whole, however people with
Gold personalities look at the
small details of each task and
try to complete them bit by bit.
So the task could be explained
as a whole, so the Green person
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person will look at it in more
detail.”
Moore explains that the
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tension situations. “They are
peacekeepers,
encouragers,
they work best when everyone
around them is getting along,
so they’ll try to make sure it
happens.”
Oranges are often looked at
as scatter-brained and disregarding of the rules but Moore
explains that is not necessarily the case. “They like to think
outside the box and explore different ways things can be done.
They are idea people, that
will embrace new ideas and
change.”
However not everyone’s
goal when dealing with groups
is outlined by their personality colour. Some people let the
group dynamic determine what
role they take.
“I lead when I feel like I have
to, which isn’t all the time,”
said Christianna Jordanidis, a
Court Support Services student
of the role she normally takes
while doing group workwith a
personality that appears to be
part gold and blue. “Sometimes
things are already going in a
good direction so I don’t have
to [lead].”
Plaid personalities are common, with overlapping traits,
depending on the situation but
learning how to deal with people’s personalities, and knowing your own could do you a lot
of good in the long run, Moore
said.
Christopher
Burrows
The Chronicle
CP Rail’s Holiday Train is set
to make its way across Canada,
bringing music and merriment
along the way.
The Canadian Holiday Train
is scheduled to make its way to
Durham Region on Nov. 28,
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at 6:30 p.m. on Scugog Street,
before arriving in Oshawa at
8 p.m. on Laval Drive. This
year’s performers will be Melanie Doane and Jim Cuddy.
The purpose of the Holiday Train is to raise food and
money for local food banks.
Promoters are asking everyone
to bring a non-perishable food
donation, and stress that any
food or money donated stays
within the community in which
it was collected.
Since it started in 1999, the
Holiday Train has collected
$7.4 million and three million
pounds of food for local charities.
The two trains, one for Canada and one for the USA, will
start their journey on Nov. 25
in Kahnawake, Que. It will
take the Canadian train three
weeks to travel across the country, ending its trip in Port CoTXLWODP%&
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Local studio built over the years
Christopher Willis
The Chronicle
“If you have bad vision,
you’re supposed to have good
hearing,” said Ed Barao about
how the name of Badvision Studios in Durham Region came to
be.
It’s a play on words and
homage to the famous Advision studios back in the early to
mid-‘70s in London, England
where progressive rock bands
were recorded by legendary
producer Eddy Offord.
Barao has used the name
of the studio to represent anything he does for at least 20 to
25 years.
In the early days he mostly
recorded for friends. He recorded three albums with a
band called Thirdstage and
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projects. Barao plays in two
bands (Organical and Minions)
and has recorded CDs for both.
His latest large project was
with Toronto band Mamabolo.
It started out as a demo project and went on to become a
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After initially recording the
CD, Barao invited the whole
band (Mamabolo) over for a listen to the album to get an opinion on what they liked or didn’t
and to scale back a few to pick
the best tracks.
All the gear was still in the
studio from the last session and
the band loved what they heard
so much that they asked Barao
if they could record two new
songs they were working on.
He agreed, they took a
quick smoke break and their
drummer grabbed his favourite snare drum down the road
from Barao’s place.
They got two songs done, reFRUGHGVWUDLJKWRIIWKHÀRRULQ
four hours.
The band liked them so
much they were included on
the album and the other song
became a single.
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CHILLING IN THE STUDIO: Ed Barao sits in his Badvision Studios located in Durham Region.
Barao also has a large collection of archive recordings,
including some from another
band he was involved with
called Gippy Tummy.
Besides having bands coming to play and record, Barao
also repairs guitars as a little
side business to Badvision.
He also does restoration
work on previous recordings in
addition to archival and music
upgrading and remastering.
Barao has an old school and
new school approach to recording in his studio.
“The methodology I’d like to
use is still sort of old school in
the sense that I send all of my
instruments and vocals, anything that we play here in the
studio, through an analog mixer with the knobs and buttons.
But I’ve sort of upgraded to a
digital world, where out of the
mixer it goes into the PC. I like
both. I like the front end being
old school, because it lets me
get more creative with sound,”
said Barao.
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Studios was when Barao and
his long-time friend decided
over their Christmas break in
high school that they wanted to
make music, as opposed to just
listen to it.
“So we went to our local music store and we rented a little
tiny four-track cassette recorder that had four microphone inputs and used regular cassette
tapes and we were hooked,”
Barao said.
“We just did silly songs,
cover songs of old Pink Floyd
songs and stuff, and basically
we learned everything in that
one week that we needed to
know to make recordings. In
other words how to get four
tracks in and how to bounce
from those tracks onto each
other to make room for more
tracks. So we learned all that,
just trial and error.”
Barao, who was more technically inclined than his friend,
pursued it and bought an eighttrack mixer of the same type.
Once he started to work, he
saved up his money and slowly,
piece by piece, put together a
studio.
“From there it became more
of a project-oriented rather
than a self-oriented thing. I actually started taking on projects
and wanting to do meaningful
projects rather than just for
fun,” Barao said.
“It all started from just
wanting to try it out to actually
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passion for it, but even an ability for it. I think I learned a lot
and applied what I learned and
got better and better at it and as
that happened I got more and
more gear,” he said.
The word started to move
and soon Barao was getting
a few people who weren’t his
friends wanting to record.
“That’s when I decided
‘Yeah it’s a studio, it’s not just a
hobby,’” Barao said.
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channel mixer.
In its day it was worth
$30,000. When Barao bought
his, it was in rough shape and
he paid $400 for it, refurbished
it himself and got it back up and
running. Microphones, guitars
and vocals all go through this
mixer.
He also has a set of auxiliary
pieces of equipment called mic
preamps.
One is very vintage sounding
and can create warm, jazz vocals or intimate vocals and the
other creates a more modernday sound.
The rest is basically done on
his PC.
Seeing all this equipment
can give an impression studios are an intimidating and a
stressful environment.
Barao said part of the mission of Badvision Studios is to
make people comfortable when
they arrive.
It is clear that music is
Barao’s life and he considers
himself an audiophile, someone connected with music and
wanting to delve deeper behind
the tune and look at its history,
how something was made, and
what gave it that unique sound.
Free flu shots
offered on campus
Sinead Fegan
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a steady turn-out on Nov. 6.
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Whitby campus, students and
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vaccine, free of charge.
This shot is a trivalent vaccine that will protect you from
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said campus health nurse, Teresa Engelage. “By receiving
this shot along with things such
as good hand washing, keeping
frequently used surfaces clean
and staying home if you’re sick,
the vaccine will help protect
you and others from spreading
the virus. It will keep students
healthy and in class, continuing with what is important to
them,”. The vaccine will still
be available to students at the
walk-in clinic every Tuesday
DQG :HGQHVGD\ DP WR a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre. A health card is
required.
“This will go a long way in
keeping students healthy this
winter,” said Engelage.
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Northern Initiative goes West
Richard East
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The Northern Initiative, a
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funds for communities on reserves and was a great success,
no thanks to Kanye West however.
The club was created to supSRUW ¿QDQFLDO DQG HGXFDWLRQDO
services for those who live on
reserves. Fabiola Limon-Bravo,
now the club’s president, came
up with the idea with the help
of her peers after an aboriginal
issues and law class in the legal
studies program. Inspired by
the few resources and educational quality children on reserves are forced to live with.
“Someone should be stepping forward and doing something for these communities.
We did some research and there
are some initiatives thrown on
by the Durham Region School
Board, but they are probably
more intensive focusing on one
or two aboriginal individuals
within any certain community
and not a community in general,” says Joshua Smikle, vicepresident of the club.
Tickets were sold for $2 and
three for $5 with a lollipop
given for each donation. The
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ended on Nov. 2. They received
great feedback from students at
both the north and south UOIT
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1257+(51,1,7,$7,9(·668&&(66Joshua Smikle, vice-president, presenting the prize tickets to see Kanye West in concert to Julian Michealides; along with
Fabiola Limon-Bravo, president of the Northern Initiative.
campuses, however not many
students seemed interested in
Kanye West. The music artist was mostly unpopular with
university students and only
slightly more appreciated by
Durham College students.
Combined with their bake
sale running simultaneously
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$500 with over 120 entries.
The winning ticket, held by Ju-
lian Michealides, was pulled by
an academic adviser and was
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The club plans to continue
with events bringing support
and awareness to aboriginal
needs as they obtain more resources. They plan to have
more bake sales and a mardi
gras event in March.
“We’ve shown that we are
able to capture somewhat of
an audience and make some
revenue towards the aboriginal
studies, that we can be taken
more seriously. Maybe we’ll
be able to link up with campus clubs and the SA in an appropriate manner. We’re very
much in the beginning stages.
When we the correct resources
we keep it as a constant reminder,” says Graham Jordan,
who handles the club’s media.
No barbecues for students
Joe LeBouthillier
The Chronicle
Uncooked burgers go to
waste
Two students in the Student
Success Program, a program
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their credits in college, were
stopped by campus security
in their journey to cook some
hamburgers.
Students Adam Bateman
and Jake Smith were grilling
hamburgers on the barbecues
located between the Student
Services Building and the Simcoe Building on Nov. 6.
“We were just trying to make
some hamburgers,” said Smith.
“It was right after one of our exams. We wanted a cool way to
celebrate.”
Smith and Bateman said
they did not know that they
weren’t allowed to use the barbecues. With no lock or signs
the two began to grill.
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security guard made her way
over to them.
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Bateman continued. “She came
over and told us the barbecues
weren’t for student use. She
told us Aramark used them at
campus events but that they
were reserved for E. P. Taylor’s.
Sunrise
Youth
Group
bake
sale
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COOK YOUR OWN FOOD - BAD IDEA: Adam Bateman
(left) and Jake Smith, begin to grill hamburgers on the
barbecues outside of the Student Services Building before
campus security arrived to shut down the barbecues.
We were confused because it’s
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know what Aramark was.”
Student Association facilities manager Dan MacInally
said the barbecues were, in
fact, not associated with E. P.
Taylor’s.
“She asked us for our student IDs and repeatedly asked
who our teacher was,” Smith
said.
After a couple of minutes a
male security guard arrived.
“He told us that if we were
to ever do that again that us
and [the security guard] were
going to get into it and that we
wouldn’t like it,” Bateman explained. “We didn’t know we
were doing wrong.”
The student handbook does
not mention anything about
students being allowed or not
allowed to use school property.
The handbook states students
have the responsibility to demonstrate respect for persons
and property at all times.
“We weren’t selling the
burgers. We just wanted to
celebrate and give ourselves a
treat,” Smith said. “Like a pat
on back. Good job us.”
A source with campus security who asked to remain anonymous said the barbecues are a
part of the college infrastructure; therefore it does not fall
under the Student Rights and
Policies section in the student
handbook.
The female security guard
said there was supposed to be a
lock on the barbecues “but Aramark must have removed them
recently.”
According to Bateman, when
he and Smith were on campus
during orientation week in September, they did not see a lock.
“We didn’t see a lock,” said
Bateman.
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at the school and we thought
it’d be a cool idea to cook our
own food at school. We were
going to bring our own propane
too but when we walked up to
them we noticed that there was
already a propane tank hooked
up.”
Smith said they’ve wanted to
do this since school began but
the opportunity never came up.
“We were excited that we did
it,” Smith said. “Then the lady
came and shut us down.”
Sunrise Youth Group
hosted a bake sale on Oct.
30 in the south wing hallway between 9 a.m. and 11
a.m.
The main attraction
was the sale of two ski or
snowboard lift tickets for
Brimacombe.
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for $2 or three for $5, and
everyone who purchased a
ticket will receive a small
prize.
Sunrise Youth Group is
a place for developmentally delayed young people in
Durham Region to go during the day to participate
in different activities. It’s a
QRQSUR¿WFKDULWDEOHRUJDnization that is funded by
members of the Durham
community.
The recreational program has only a single staff
member and the rest is
based on volunteers from
the community.
“The program has a lack
of funding,” said Julie Burnett, a second-year social
services student at Durham College who is completing her program placement there.
The bake sale offered
vegan, gluten-free and
nut-free options to accommodate everyone’s needs.
There were bookmarks,
and art pieces made with
melted crayon for sale.
Both the baked goods
and crafts for sale were
made by the youth group’s
day program. The prices
started at only 0.25 cents
for any of the items.
“The money goes to help
keep them busy during the
day and a part of the community,” said Burnett.
Without funding from the
community Sunrise Youth
Group would be unable
to keep its prices low for
members.
They offer a unique experience for special needs
individuals and offer volunteers and members a
strong sense of community.
To make a donation or
to become a volunteer at
Sunrise Youth Group, visit
the website www.sunriseyouthgroup.ca.
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RAs making teenagers happy
Kathryn Boyle
Academic Leader, though his
responsibilities haven’t started
yet. He tutors students who
Resident Advisers at the may need help in programSimcoe and South Village resi- ming, math and English in the
dences have a unique job de- SALS building.
“I wish I had more RAL stuff
scription: keeping teenagers
happy and comfortable in what to do. I haven’t done any RAL
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away from home, maintaining soon,” he says. “Probably next
control of parties that happen semester.”He says the personal
in the early hours of the morn- attributes a student would have
ing, and being approachable to have to become an RA.
“Apart from [an applicaand available if a resident needs
someone to talk to. Rohit Moni, tion], it’s the general way of the
an RA at South Village, consid- person you are. You can be an
RA with no prior experience.”
ers this job to be the best job.
Ryan Norris, another RA at
“It’s freaking awesome,” he
South Village, also enjoys his
smiles.
Although he is quick to an- job.“I help [residents] work
swer, he explains this job comes out problems they may have
with many responsibilities. with their roommate, any con“We have to make sure people ÀLFWVWKDWWKH\KDYHDERXWUHVLdence, help them understand
are safe.”
Moni says the hardest part of the rules,” he says. “If they’re
VWUHVVHG,KHOSWKHP¿QGVROXthe job is remaining unbiased.
“You have to be completely tions to the problem.”
Norris says the hardest part
non-judgmental and placid.
You have to be the calm in the of being an RA is the time commiddle of a storm, which can be mitment. “With school and trying to keep up with your work.
hard sometimes.”
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Kathryn Boyle
KEEPING IT REAL: RAs Rohit Moni and Ryan Norris sit in the ball pit in the lobby
of South Village Residence.
keep on top of it.”
Norris says he likes what
the job has offered him.“I love
being an RA. Everyone knows
who you are. I guess it could be
a good thing or a bad thing but
Student advisers help
students to succeed
thoughts and we create ideas
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In fact, many of the advisors
When Pina Craven went to at DC could have used some
university, there was no such advice themselves. Heather
thing as a student advisor. If Dunlop is the student advisor
she needed help -for anything- for the school of Business,
Management and I.T.
she turned to her professors.
“It’s not something I
“When I was a student, the
role of the academic advisor thought of,” Dunlop said. “My
background
is in ECE, or early
did not exist,” Craven said.
“You went to your faculty and childhood education. I got
they were there to offer advice. hired on at our daycare and
I think it’s great now we have that’s how I began my career at
advisors because I didn’t have Durham College. The daycare
advisors when I was in my then closed down and some
of us lost our jobs. I ran the
program.”
Today, Craven is the student test centre for a bit and then
advisor for the school of Justice this position opened up and I
and Emergency Services, one absolutely love it.”
Rhonda Christian is the
of many on campus. Together,
they make sure students get the student advisor for the school
of Interdisciplinary Studies
academic advice they need.
“Our role, the student advisor and Employment Services. She
role, is to offer academic advice says the best piece of advice she
to students in our programs. received as a student was how
Academics have to do with to become a self-advocate.
“For me, one of the biggest
attendance, grades at midterm,
withdrawing from courses or transitions for students when
from a program. It’s academic, they come to college is the
a lot of it is academic,” Craven new role they assume of being
their own advocates,” Christian
said.
Trevor Greenall is also a said. “Up until grade 12, it’s
student advisor for the same the education system and your
VFKRRO DV ZHOO DV WKH ¿HOG parents playing the role of the
advocate.”
placement co-ordinator.
Christian was also one of
“I would term it the same,
but as academic mapping,” those students who was unsure
Greenall said. “In the sense of what she wanted to do until
that students are sometimes later on in life.
“I didn’t know what I
unsure on the path they wish
to take. They may start out in wanted to do until I was in
a program and have second my late 20s-early 30s and
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career development is part of
my background so I feel that
advising the general arts and
science students is what I was
drawn to.”
Kerry Doyle-Brownell is the
student advisor for the school
of Media, Art & Design. She
says that one person’s idea
of success is different from
another persons.
“We kind of screen you
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you, not only with faculty but
with resources available at the
college,” said Doyle-Brownell.
Student advisors, such as
Doyle-Brownell, feel their job
is very rewarding.
“The students are here to
help, but in this job role you
make a deep connection with
people because you’ve helped
them be successful in whatever
shape that is,” she said.
She added that she gets more
than enough thanks through
things such as emails, art and
even a bottle of wine.
Heather Dunlop also feels
that her position is one of the
most rewarding she has ever
had. “The most rewarding
moment is when I’m at
graduation,” Dunlop said.
“We, as advisors, often stand
up with the faculty and shake
the student’s hands when they
come down. I think graduation
is the day we all work for, and
yes I think that I do get the
thank yous and the praise. It’s a
very rewarding position.”
I take it as a good thing. I enjoy
being a leader, and being an RA
gave me the opportunity to be a
leader.” Being an RA is no easy
task. Keeping a total of 8,000
students safe and happy takes
leadership, trust and teamwork. Despite the late nights
and the early mornings, these
two South Village RAs love
their job and are always happy
to help.
Continuing education
at new Pickering site
college’s programs and existing job markets, according to
the school’s website.
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“The site is geared toward
Last year Durham Col- the mature student,” said
lege teamed up with Cen- Helps. Since the site only oftennial College and opened fers post-graduate programs,
the Pickering Learning Site. all students have been to colThis brought post-secondary lege or university.
Continuing
education
education to Pickering, offerLQJ ¿YH JUDGXDWH SURJUDPV courses are also available at
exclusive to this Pickering the Pickering location and
location. The colleges also take place in the evenings.
The two-story building
offer continuing education
in Pickering has four classcourses at the site.
This year the staff is fo- rooms, study space, a comcused on creating more SXWHUODEDQGRI¿FHVJLYLQJ
student life activities. Pub the space a college campus
nights, and contests are some look.The site also has other
of the ideas to bring the stu- services a DC campus would
dents together. “I just created have, like Wi-Fi and securia Facebook page this year,” ty. However there is no tech
said operations supervisor team based at the Pickering
Julie Helps. The graduate location. The staff is trained
FHUWL¿FDWHSURJUDPV'XUKDP and IT services are easily acoffers last about a year and cessible if they are needed,
some have placement op- said Rochelle Johnson, a stuportunities. These programs dent services representative.
The building itself is very
are: Addictions and Mental
Health, Human Resources modern looking with lots of
Management, Victimology windows to bring in natural
and Youth Corrections and light as the students study
Interventions. Centennial of- or lounge. Located right by
fers one program this year, a busy bus stop, the site is
Corporate Communications easily accessible by public
& Public Relations. Two transit.The pedestrian bridge
other programs were pulled that connects to the GO stafrom the learning site for this tion also connects with the
year and moved to other lo- site for even more access.
cations the college has, said Parking is also available to
Helps.Each program was students and the cost is inFKRVHQ WR EHQH¿W WKH VPDOO cluded with tuition.
professional
environment This year about 200 students
the Picering location has to are enrolled, 140 of them DC
offer. These programs were students, the same as last
selected to complement each year.
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hairy than usual, thanks to the
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program were given a project
to create a small business and
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signed Toronto Maple Leaf
Bobby Baun jersey and a signed
Oshawa Generals Josh Brown
jersey every Tuesday from noon
to 2 p.m. outside the computer
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and on Nov. 29 the winning
ticket holder will become the
owner of a signed Bobby Baun
jersey. People who submit
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Nicholas Baun band together to raise funds for prostate cancer research.
their Movember ‘staches to the
Maple Leaf Moustache Madness Facebook page can win
a signed Josh Brown jersey if
their ‘stache gets the most likes.
Maple Leaf Moustache Mad-
ness is hoping to raise $1,000
for prostate cancer research
during this Movember season.
More Movember madness
Rebecca Watson
The Chronicle
Movember is about growing
a mustache to raise funds for
prostate cancer. Brandon Romanchuk has re-launched his
Oshawa based clothing line in
support of this cause. Taking
on the internationally known
mustache theme, the creator of
the Gentlemen’s Draft clothing
line has taken Movember into a
different direction.
Romanchuk is a third year
graphic design student at Durham College. One day a few
years ago he created a logo for
a made-up beer called Gentlemen’s Draught. Using a mustache, he toyed around with
different designs until he decided on one he liked. It was all
for fun. He made a few prints
and received positive feedback
from friends and classmates.
Some suggested the design would look good on a
T-shirt too, so he tried it out.
He changed the name from
Gentlemen’s Draught (beer),
to Gentlemen’s Draft (picking
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few shirts. He sold them online
and got excellent reviews from
buyers. Romanchuk realized he
might be able to push the idea a
lot further.
By the end of Octtober 2012,
it was only logical to kick-start
major advertising in November
with Movember. Initially $1
from every item went to Prostate Cancer Canada. Romanchuck shortly changed the donation to $2.
“We didn’t want to be
greedy,” he says. “We don’t
want to be a typical company
that gives only to themselves.”
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November 2.
Through
word-of-mouth
only, via Facebook, online sales
started coming in from Newfoundland to Vancouver.
Romanchuck advanced his
T-shirt line by adding long
sleeves and sweaters but sales
started to decrease. He didn’t
have the time or money to keep
up with the demand and, seeing
as he ran the business alone, it
got put on hold.
“I loved the design and it
just went viral,” says Lori Lock-
hart, Romanchuck’s mother.
“I was sad he stepped back but
between school and work, the
business got hectic.”
A few months later his uncle, Steve Lockhart, and cousin,
Rob Lockhart, offered to help.
Knowing the potential of the
business, Rob put up $1,000 to
help kick-start some inventory.
“I had a sweater from the
previous batch and people always came up to me in the
mall asking ‘Where did you get
that,’” said Rob Lockhart.
+H SULQWHG À\HUV DQG SRVWers while Romanchuck’s uncle
marketed to potential buyers.
He got the annual country music festival Boots And Hearts
interested in selling Gentlemen’s Draft at last year’s event
but Romanchuck just wasn’t
ready. A shortage of inventory
disallowed any big projects at
the time.
Today, business is going
well. The team wants to expand
with beanies and onesies but
Romanchuck says those things
take time. They’ve decided to
stick to T-shirts and sweaters
but continue to use only top
quality materials.
“I haven’t found anything
we’ve cheapened out on yet,”
said Romanchuck. “When you
start a business you don’t want
to buy something that won’t
sell.”
The three men would like to
see Gentlemen’s Draft in bigbox stores like Boathouse. Rob
says his friend Carl Guzman,
a defenseman on the Toronto
Maple Leafs, will be sporting
a Gentlemen’s Draft shirt and
maybe end up getting the team
involved.
Herbal One had a grand
opening in Oshawa on Nov. 2
where the Gentlemen’s Draft
team held a re-launch of their
clothing line. Romanchuck’s
mother owns the health store
and because $2 from each Gentlemen’s Draft purchase goes to
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two could work together.
Tattoo parlors and a paintball store have also shown
interest in carrying Romanchuck’s designs, according to
Romanchuck.
Get Swabbed. If not
you, then who? If not now,
than when?
These are the slogans
that came to life when
Kingston high school student Mackenzie Curran
was diagnosed with MDS
(Myelodysplastic
Syndrome), a disorder that
prevents the body’s bone
marrow from producing enough healthy blood
cells.
Local high school students rallied with fundraisers and clinics to raise
money for the aspiring
basketball athlete, as well
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her. In fact, even the nearby universities joined the
cause, including Queen’s.
Unfortunately,
while
many universities have
been doing events like
these for years now, since
before Curran’s case hit
the media, not enough
people are aware of the
problem, and not enough
schools are taking part.
The
number
one
sought-after donors are
young males between the
ages of 17 and 35 the average age of college and university students.
On Feb. 12, Durham
College will be holding its
very own Get Swabbed
event, and students should
feel free to participate. It’s
as simple as a questionnaire and a cheek swab.
Graduate
portraits
Katrina Owens
The Chronicle
Through Nov. 25 to 28,
Durham College students
can get their graduation
photo taken in the Campus
Club Lounge.
Studio Nostalgia will be
taking photos from 1 p.m.
until 6 p.m., Nov. 26 9
a.m. until 6 p.m., Nov. 27
and 28 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.,
and on Nov. 29th from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m.
Students should schedule an online appointment
at
www.mygradphotos.
com before coming to
the photo sessions. They
should also bring valid
student ID card as well as
a $10 cash deposit which
is mandatory for those
getting photos done.
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each other if a skit is amiss, and
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New album for inspiring artist
“It’s the most direct song
I’ve ever written,” says Burns,
admitting it’s a kind of a Dear
John letter. Burns talks of the
The woman singing isn’t the
break much like she sings the
same person I just spoke with.
song itself, without dwelling on
Her voice, the lyrics, and
the sadder aspects, instead fohow she moves – she’s putting
cusing on the hopeful.
everything out there for the
“Life goes on,” says Burns.
audience. That’s how different
They both moved on and,
Kat Burns seems when she’s
laughing, she adds that no one
performing as Kashka, somedied. “We both came out better
one who originally came across
people.”
as surprisingly soft spoken.
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written so clearly with
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periences and feelings, they are
then I had to lean in now and
no frills,
often as angry as they are sad,
again to catch some of what
as truthful as they are lyrical.
Burns was saying.
She says there were few metaThe Whitby native is pasphors in this album.
sionate about her music, yet a
“It was a little scary actually,
little embarrassed that six years
Kat Burns
I’ve never written so clearly
ago she couldn’t sing harmony.
with no frills,” says Burns.
Tonight’s show is part her
Burns’ music has taking her
tour promoting the release of
Bound, the second album in ence as her hands and body across Canada and even the
Atlantic. Last year she spent
Burns’ solo project. Her last al- move.
It’s hard to believe this is the almost six weeks in Europe,
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albums. To Burns this album liked her previous work to her
two weeks in Banff as part of
stands out from all the others current project.
“It’s a little bit hard to con- a residency where she wrote
as it is almost entirely all her
four songs for this album.
nect to people,” she says.
this time.
While this tour only has her
Burns makes connecting
Although Kashka is her
Ontario
name in Polish she doesn’t see with her even easier with the travellingaround
her musical identity as being single from her newest album, that’s no limit on where Burns
“Never Had It” which she ad- might be going in the future.
that far removed from herself.
“The best venues are where
“It’s not a separate identity mits is a window into a part of
the crowds are.”
or anything,” says Burns. “It’s her life.
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an umbrella for me to create
music underneath.”
Yet Burns does take on different roles when she performs.
Whether she’s playing her keyboard or picking up her electric
guitar to play along, Burns adds
to what the rest of her band is
putting out there. Even when
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Entertainment
November 19, 2013
Three days of gaming for SickKids
Jesmarnin Lafuente
The Chronicle
UOIT and Durham College students assembled their
top-tier gaming equipment on
Friday Nov. 8 as LAN War VI
started its three-day binge of
video game frenzy.
A popular event at the college, LAN War brings all sorts
of video gamers into one space
to battle it out with one another on an array of consoles.
This year, students took over
UB 2080 at UOIT for gaming
tournaments, which included
games like League of Legends,
Defenders of the Ancients 2,
Call of Duty, Super Smash
Brothers Brawl and Super
Street Fighter, to name a few.
“It’s fun every year, it’s an
excuse for everyone to come
out and relax,” says UOIT Commerce student Jon Yang. “We
try to make the event happen in
between midterms or after a big
project is done. A lot of people
are saying gamers are all inside.
We give them a reason to come
out and enjoy themselves, meet
and play with other people, put
them in a competitive environment.”
Yang has been to three LAN
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time he has been there as staff.
He said LAN War V was his
most memorable gaming event
since he stayed up for all 48
hours and he compared it to
¿QDOO\EHDWLQJDJDPHDQGKDYing a sense of accomplishment.
When LAN War president Ben
Tran asked if Yang could help
out with LAN War VI, he was
more than eager to help.
To prepare for LAN War, an
executive team is put together
which consists of current students and alumni. Tran assembled a team of staff that oversaw the event, and their goal
this year was to look at previous LAN Wars and how they
could best them. They look to
improve what prizes they could
give out, what sponsorships
they could get and what factors
didn’t work in previous events.
“I would have to say my favourite LAN War event was
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Ethernet cable tug-o-war, but
we can’t do it any more because
of… safety reasons,” says Tran.
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we had a Beyblade tournament,
but these weren’t even real Beyblades.
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and hit people, but it worked
out in the end.”
One of the more exciting
events is King of Games, in
which alumni select a random
game, and whichever player excels the best at the game is reZDUGHGZLWKDSUL]HRQWKH¿QDO
day of the event.
“I’m not even aware of what
game it is,” Tran says. “Its
alumni Tony Tran’s pick.”
With many students coming to the event, they also bring
very expensive hardware to the
school. Surprisingly, trust is
easy to come by with one another since they understand
how delicate and intricate their
gaming setups are. As of the
sixth event, there were no issues of violence or theft. Yang
said they bring out a great
community from Durham and
UOIT, saying they are all truthful and honest and that is what
they expect from all the gamers.
Because it is an event growing in reputation, students
from other schools have also
asked to attend, but for now, it
is a Durham/UOIT-only event.
“Right now, the school policy
is we can’t have anyone outside
Durham or UOIT,” says staff
member Sebastian Kowalczyk.
“Once we have a bigger venue,
we would like to invite people
from other schools. We want
people to come, but it’s not our
policy, and we are waiting for
the school to listen to us.”
The executive team also tries
to aim for two LAN Wars per
year to accommodate students
who are coming in the following semester, as well as students who miss out on the previous event.
Although this event invites
students to enjoy games, its
real purpose is charity. Last
semester, all proceeds were donated to the Simcoe Hall Settlement House in Oshawa, as well
as a non-perishable food item
provided by attendees. With
this event being so close to
Christmas holidays, they want
to touch base with their community since a lot of families
are in need.”
“At the end of the day, we do
it for charity,” Yang says. “This
year, we are donating all proceeds to Toronto SickKids Hospital and we’re actually order-
ing a giant novelty cheque and
driving up there with Ben Tran,
Tony Tran and myself.”
According to their website,
The Hospital for Sick Children
(SickKids) is Canada’s most
research-intensive hospital and
the largest centre dedicated to
improving children’s health
in the country. As innovators
in child health, SickKids improves the health of children by
integrating care, research and
teaching.
“Last year we donated to
the Simcoe Hall Settlement
House,” says Tran. “The whole
event is for charity. We want
our community to be aware
that there are other people that
are less fortunate than they are
and it would be great if they
could also donate a non-perishable food item when coming.”
For more information visit
lanwar.ca for the latest updates
and upcoming events.
Thor smashes audience with brilliance
Andrew Fliegel
The Chronicle
Thor: The Dark World hit
the big screen Nov. 8, electrifying the audience with operatic storytelling, sharp wit and
mighty action.
The sequel to Thor and the
second installment in phase
two of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston
as Thor’s brother, Loki, Natalie
Portman as the love interest,
Jane Foster and Anthony Hop-
kins as Odin, the father of Thor.
With director Alan Taylor
(Game of Thrones) at the helm,
we see a post-Avengers world
where Thor strives to clean
up a mess that Loki instigated
across the nine-realms. While
Thor is busy settling peace in
another realm, his lonely lover,
Foster, is searching for him.
When she inhabits a darkness brought to earth from millenniums ago, Thor returns to
take her away, in hopes of curing her.
This brings us back to the
beloved world of Asgard. Direc-
tor Taylor does a swell effort of
showing parts of Asgard we did
QRW VHH LQ WKH ¿OP¶V SUHGHFHVsor. The gorgeous cinematography and art direction vividly
displays Asgard as a make-believe world, while still making it
feel palpably realistic.
The opening starts off slowly, but it clearly establishes the
main purpose of Thor’s coming
adventure, as well as exhibits
the antagonist, Malekith the
Accursed’s (played by Christopher Eccelston) scheming motives.
This time around, Taylor
chooses a very dark and eerie
tone to tell the story. Unlike the
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driven into an all-out action/
adventure, keeping our eyes
peeled until the credits roll
(and after the credits too.)
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when Loki joins in the adventure. His wit never fails to give
lightness in such a dark world
(pun-intended). We even get to
see a very familiar face, which
just might be the cherry on top
of the entire movie.
It ends in an action packed,
exhilarating and almost operatic-styled battle. The mammothsized brawl almost makes you
forget about the remarkable
acting chops that were displayed throughout the movie
by the core cast.
Judging Thor: The Dark
World as a standalone movie:
brilliant.
Judging it as a sequel: brilliant. Judging it as a single
chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: brilliant.
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27
Celebrating Diwali on campus
Reshanthy
Vijayarajah
The Chronicle
Diwali is one of the most
important festivals of the year
for many following Hinduism.
The Indo-Canadian Cultural
Association of Durham hosted
their annual Diwali celebration
on Nov. 10. The celebration was
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music, dance, and delicious
food. Present at the celebrations were Chris Alexander, MP
Ajax-Pickering, Mayor Steve
Parish of Ajax and other dignitaries.
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is that in this spirit we shall
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among all people, to work for
peace and reject violence so together we may appreciate and
enjoy each other’s celebration
and festivals as our commitment to mutual good will and
faith in each other,” said Shashi
Bhatia, founding chair of ICCAD.
ICCAD showcases students
from Durham College who recently came to Canada from
Asia. Students from UOIT and
DC were performing.
One of them was recruited
by the town of Ajax to sing at
their upcoming event and others were recruited by a wellknow music group to sing and
play guitar.
“Diwali is a celebration that
allows us to relive the depths
of our culture and religion. It
also allows us to celebrate and
rejoice, which we do with our
family and friends,” explained
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year student from UOIT. “ We
get to spend time with family
and friends, which is important
for us.” The festival celebrates
the seventh avatar (god Vishnu) for his return from 14 years
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Lakshmi, the goddess of
happiness and good fortune, is
also worshipped in the celebration. It is believed she will enter
a house that is pure, clean, and
bright on Diwali. The celebration varies in different communities of Hinduism, but its sig-
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comes together to celebrate
an event that has meaning for
another culture it enriches the
whole community,” said Nicky
Patel, manager of Student Academic Learning Services at
Durham College.
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another, and knowledge reduces fear and prejudice. Sharing time, music, food creates a
sense of togetherness and inclusivity.
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victory of light over dark. It was
especially important as a Member of the police chiefs diversity advisory committee to see
so many people from so many
cultures interacting peacefully,
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year runs from Oct. 29 to Nov.
3. Bhatia believes that Diwali,
the biggest and brightest of all
Hindu festivals, held on Nov.
10 recognizes all mankind’s
family.
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background was, everyone beOLHYHG LQ WKH VHDUFK IRU IXO¿OOing lives where good triumphs
over evil.She said it’s that victory for all that is good in the
human spirit that is represented by the lights that illuminate
our hearts and homes and it is
those lights that represent the
defeat of darkness by light and
of knowledge over ignorance.
For more information, contact The Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham at
(905) 428-9798.
Bad Grandpa surprises audience
Samuel Baker
The Chronicle
It’s always nice to know what to expect of something. It’s familiar, comfortable and gives you what you want, more
of the same. These were the probable
expectations of many fans who went to
see the new Jackass presentation, Bad
Grandpa. While their expectations were
met, they were given something very
different at the same time, something
far more rewarding, a story.
Bad Grandpa stars Johnny Knoxville as Irving Zisman, an elderly man
who loses his wife at the beginning of
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care, Irving is forced into a road trip
with his grandson Billy, played by Jackson Nicoll, to bring him to his father a
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a series of stunts and public pranks.
Knoxville and Nicoll put themselves in
various hilarious situations and unsuspecting people are left to react. It may
be Knoxville asking for assistance to
release his most private of appendages
from a vending machine. Or it may be
Nicoll insisting that random men on the
street are now his father.
Often times they react in disgust or
horror, but there are a few more lighthearted pranks that get simple and funny reactions out of people.
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stunts are tied together with a story. The
story is the formation of an unsuspecting friendship.
_ When Irving’s wife dies, all he can
think about is the freedom that he has to
do whatever he wants, and he is almost
instantly given the responsibility of car-
ing for his grandson.
Looking past all of the cursing, embarrassment, harassment, public intoxication, public indecency and poop,
there is a beautiful and heartwarming
story of the bond between a grandfather
and his grandson to be found.
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given fans what they wanted, perhaps
even what they were expecting, which
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what’s missing until it’s there. The story
that ties Bad Grandpa together is really
quite powerful, and adds so much to the
viewing experience.
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November 19, 2013
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DC Centre for Food goes national
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The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
29
Sex and Chocolate educates students
Kelsey Braithwaite
The Chronicle
“So today we are talking
about sex!” was Marisa Mei’s
opening line.
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Centre and the Women’s Centre’s annual Sex and Chocolate
opened and closed with high
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“lighten the mood.”
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from the crowd.
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Runner Runner
misses the mark
Teanna Dorsey
The Chronicle
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and ends up missing the mark.
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college students. The movie
opens with real news reports
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support gambling and he will
be expelled if he continues to
promote it on campus. Furst
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without resorting to drastic
measures.
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at Princeton who gambles for
his tuition money and loses.
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Entertainment
November 19, 2013
Downtown Oshawa Getting rowdy at E.P. Taylor’s
changing its image
Katrina Owens
The Chronicle
If you’re strolling through
downtown Oshawa you’re
sure to see an array of history,
starting with Parkwood Estate on Simcoe Street, passing
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large cathedral-like churches
on Centre Street. Among them
is Regent Theatre, one of Oshawa’s oldest entertainment
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historical buildings in the
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passed and Regent Theatre is
still Oshawa’s prime location
for performances, aside from
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advance,” said Kevin Arbour,
general manager.
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trying to tear it down for commercial use.
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co-owner of the theatre along
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Regent Theatre is rarely
empty. It serves as a lecture
auditorium for UOIT students
during the week and a venue
for events during the weekend.
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do,” he said.
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It’s continually improving. For
example, this past summer the
entire ceiling was redone just
in time for classes to start.
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fair share of excitement.
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lounge from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Durham and UOIT students
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Katrina Owens
The Chronicle
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Aleksandra Sharova
The Chronicle
Hats off to Movember – students wearing plaid buttondown shirts, cowboy hats and
boots came to celebrate Movember country night at E.P.
Taylor’s Friday, Nov. 8.
People danced, two-stepped
and do-si-doed to popular and
contemporary country music
hits.
However, the main entertainment of the night was a
mo-down mechanical bull. The
moment E.P. Taylor’s opened
its doors, there was a long line
of those who wished to grab
the bull’s padded strap and see
what kind of ride they were going to get from an operator.
The rodeo bull is powered by
a variable-speed electronic motor. It goes slowly and simply
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greater speed.
Charlie Fraser, UOIT Forensic Science student, tried taming that ‘wild beast’ twice. Even
though she was thrown off the
bull onto a mattress surrounding it after a short time, Fraser
still loved it. Unlike Ridwan
Mao, a third-year health stu-
dent and Student Association
promoter, who rode the bull for
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worse than I thought.”
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College engineering technology student and a part-time
mechanical bull operator, said,
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I’ve been doing this for three
years.” He also said the company he works for makes him get
a licence for operating the bull.
Movember country night
had a $2 cover charge and will
be donating all proceeds to the
DC-UOIT Movember.
Entertainment
The Chronicle
Sudoku
Sudoku is like a crossword for numbers.
The puzzle is a nine-by-nine square
grid.
Only one of each number can be in
any given row, column, or box.
Tricky
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numbers in each row, column and box
so they all have one through nine without any repeats or missing numbers.
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and nine three-by-three boxes.
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SPORTS
November 19, 2013
33
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basketball get their
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Lady Lords extend
winning streak to three
Durham dominates in victories
against La Cite, Fleming
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not come back and the Thunder
would take the set 25-21.
The third and fourth sets
After two losses to start the
season, the Lords women’s vol- were much tighter, with the
leyball team rallied for three teams never reaching more
straight wins over the past two than a few points apart, until about halfway through the
weeks.
Led by hitter Jessica Broad, third set when the Lords startwho sits second in the OCAA in ed to pull away. They would go
kills, the Lords defeated Algon- on to take the sets 25-16 and
25-23.
quin, La Cite and Fleming.
“It feels good because they
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win of the season Nov. 8 when needed the win,” said Doris afthey beat the Algonquin Thun- ter the game. “We focused on
der in a four-set match at the communication and footwork
and staying together as a team.
CRWC.
Missing head coach Shane Even if we don’t win the point
Christopher due to family rea- we still celebrate and come tosons, assistant coach and for- gether. We’re all about shake it
mer Lords player Mandi Doris off and get the next one.”
In their second game in two
was at the helm.
The girls struggled off the nights, the Lords played host to
start and Algonquin took a 6-1 the La Cite Coyotes Nov. 9 at
lead before Doris called a time the CRWC.
With head coach Christoout and calmed the girls down
saying they needed to take con- pher back on the sidelines, the
trol and slow things down on Lords earned their second win
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their own side.
The Lords battled back to they beat the Coyotes 3-0 in a
quick match.
take the set 25-22.
“We needed to get the proThe Thunder jumped out to
a 7-2 lead in the second set but verbial monkey off our back.
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I think the expectations are
pretty high this year and I think
the girls needed to realize that
they could win a game,” said
Christopher, referring to the
Lords’ win against Algonquin.
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girls learning to communicate
and learning to have a little bit
of fun while they go out and be
successful.”
The win was highlighted by
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to give the Lords a commanding 14-4 lead.
In their game on Nov. 14 the
Lords took on the last place
Fleming Knights in what was
the third of four straight home
games at the CRWC.
In a game that took just over
an hour to play, the Lords got
out to an early lead and maintained momentum throughout
as they went on to take the sets
25-8, 25-12 and 25-6.
The second and third sets
were much of the same as the
Knights struggled to compete.
The match was capped off by
a seven-serve performance by
Madison Pilon to give the Lords
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beat the Algonquin Thunder 3-1.
a 14-1 lead.
Coach Christopher kept the
girls focused throughout the
match despite the lopsided
score.
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for us. Even in their time-outs
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what I wanted to see,” he said
after the game. “We were up
12-1 and I asked for something
and it didn’t happen and they
heard it. Score is irrelevant, we
need to execute because this is
not a team we’re going to face
in February.”
The Lords now sit with a
3-2 record on the year and are
tied for third in the OCAA east
region with the Canadore Panthers and Seneca Sting.
The Lords next match will
come against the nationally
ranked Seneca Sting Nov. 21 at
the CRWC.
Ryan Verrydt
Ryan Verrydt
DIGGING IT OUT: Lords libero Emily Gilbert (front) returns an Algonquin serve as team-
TIP FOR THE TEAM: Lords volleyball player Natalie Manicotto tips the ball while teammates (from left) Allison Doris,
Meghan Renwick and LeeAnne Jeffs look on.
mates Jessica Broad (left) and Natalie Manicotto look on.
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November 19, 2013
DC men’s ball winless no more
Clark lifts
Lords over
the hump
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leaders
Luke Callebert
The Chronicle
The Durham Lords men’s
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conference win of the season on
Nov. 9, defeating the Canadore
Panthers 94-87.
The Panthers were undefeated at home, 2-0, so far this
season.
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4 games.
Something had to give.
The game broke in Durham’s favour, thanks to Ajahmo Clarke continuing his stellar season, dropping 41 points,
while adding 15 rebounds and
eight steals.
Saliym Cadogan added 16
points, with six rebounds and
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points per game so far this season, which is good for second in
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FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON: Desmond Rowley, head coach of the Durham
Lords, talking to his team during a time-out.
Panthers to just 34 per cent.
Christian Casimier led the
Panthers with 20 points and 14
rebounds.
Jevon Marshall added 20
points and six rebounds in the
loss.
Eric Smith continued to sit
out with the shoulder injury
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the Dave Stewart Tip Off tournament hosted at Durham College to begin the season.
The 2011 OCAA athlete of
the year has yet to lace up in
a conference game this season
for the Lords.
The win comes after another
loss for the Lords against Loyalist College on Nov. 5.
Durham held the lead into
the fourth quarter but couldn’t
seal the deal, letting Loyalist
shut down the offence and win
67-60.
Clarke was again Durham’s
leading scorer, sinking 23
points and gathering 17 rebounds in the defeat.
Patrick Kalala led the Lanc-
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Mohawk
ers with 19 points and four rebounds.
Durham now sits in ninth
place of 11 teams in the OCAA
east division.
The team, though, is only six
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The Centennial Colts came
back to CRWC trying to win
again.
Results were not available at
press time.
Women’s
athlete of
the week
for the
Lords
Men’s
athlete
of the
week
Luke Callebert
The Chronicle
Ajahmo Clarke is one of
Durham College’s athletes
of the week. Clarke shot
the lights out in the Lords’
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against the Canadore Panthers. He scored 41 points
that night, adding 15 rebounds and eight steals.
Clarke has been Durham’s most consistent and
best all-around player so
far this season, averaging 26.8 points per game
and adding 10.8 rebounds
per game. The statistics
rank second and third in
their respective categories
among eligible OCAA players.
Clarke was previously
named an all-star in the
Durham
College-hosted
Dave Stewart Tip Off tournament that opened the
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game with a leg injury.
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Ridgebacks shut out
Lions in a home win
Matthew Jordan
OUA scoring with 13 points.
Goaltender Tori Campbell,
who has been strong in all of
The Ridgebacks women’s her starts, stopped 24 shots to
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their home game skid Nov. in regular season action.
The Ridgebacks scored a
9 with a convincing 3-0 win
goal in each period.
against the York Lions.
Katie Dillon also recorded a
Ridgebacks leading scorer
Jaclyn Gibson scored the game goal and an assist to extended
winner on a power play goal in her scoring streak to seven
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assist on Nicole LoPresti’s third longest in OUA action.
The Ridgebacks lost their
period goal to move to fourth in
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the Guelph Gryphons 3-1.
After going down 1-0 in
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defenceman Melissa Berney
scored to tie the game.
The Ridgebacks struggled to
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of the game, as the team went
0-5 on the power play and were
outshot 23-16.
The Gryphons defence were
strong, and shut down the
Ridgebacks’ top scoring lines.
Francis Viloria
The Chronicle
Kauri LaFontaine, a
Durham College women’s
basketball player, won
athlete of the week for the
week of Nov.10.
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rebound shy of a doubledouble, 23 points and 9 rebounds, seven of them offensive, in a 76-62 victory
over the Loyalist Lancers.
She also contributed
two assists, two steals and
one block.
LaFontaine is averaging
14.8 points and 9 rebounds
in the season.
She is the daughter of
the head coach Heather
Lafontaine and this is her
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in rebounds, having 9 rebounds per game.
Sports
The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
Shooting balls for charity
Joe LeBouthillier
The Chronicle
Durham College’s Sports
Business Management program is hosting an array of
sports fundraisers until Nov.
21.
The fundraising themes
range between different sports.
A volleyball tournament titled
Sixes Smackdown was held
on Nov. 5. Five teams entered,
raising $205. Students get
some prizes donated to them
but they paid for most other
essential things, like water and
other prizes, out of their own
pocket.
Some of the prizes included
an authentic Roberto Luongo
Canucks jersey, a Michael Jordan DVD collection and homemade volleyball Christmas ornaments.
After the money is all accounted for, the students pay
themselves back for whatever
they purchased. Once costs
were done the total amount
raised for cerebral palsy was
$90.
Team Two, also titled How I
Set Your Mother, won the fundraising tournament, also titled
How I Set Your Mother.
Another fundraiser was the
Sports Fair on Nov. 7.
Philip Sockett, a second-year
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Ryan Verrydt
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Joey LeBouthillier
NOTHING BUT NET: First-year Biotechnology student Ajani Brown (left) shoots
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Sports Business Management
student, ran the event with a
group of classmates.
Many of the prizes were donated. Menchie’s, an American
frozen yogurt chain, donated
coupons.
There were Raptors and
Maple Leafs tickets available to
win after one of the students,
Jake Gambier, knew a season
ticket holder and was able to
convince him to donate some
tickets.
The school, Shoeless Joe’s
restaurant and Aramark made
other donations.
The Sports Fair’s charity of
choice was Right to Play. They
donated just over $180.
“We wanted to pick a
charity that helped children,” Sockett said. “It’s all
about the opportunities you
can get when you’re a kid, so we
thought Right to Play was more
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The most recent fundraiser
was the three-pitch baseball
event on Nov. 10.
Long-time Lords men’s
soccer coach and former
player Stan Bombino has
announced he will be
leaving in order to focus
on other challenges and
spend time with his family.
After 16 years as head
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with a 119 wins, two OCAA
regional titles and a bronze
medal at the national
championships.
“The commitment and
time involved in coaching
a college varsity program
is enormous and it takes
away an incredible amount
of time from family to do
so,” said Durham College
athletic director Ken Babcock in a press release.
“Stan’s commitment to
our program for the past
16 years has been tremendous. He enjoyed coaching at the college level and
was a positive role model
for numerous student-athletes.”
The search for a replacement will start immediately.
Grab your stick and practice
Christopher
Burrows
The Chronicle
Students looking for a fun
way to pass the time don’t need
to look any further than just
north of Conlin Road.
The Campus Ice Centre and
Campus Tennis Centre offer
free services for Durham College and UOIT students, staff
and faculty throughout the
week.
From 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
students can use one of the six
tennis courts for free, with their
student ID cards.
Tennis rackets and balls
are available for student use,
but tennis director Kane Easter does recommend students
bring their own rackets because
they come in different sizes,
and students will be used to
their own.
Easter also says students can
get one-hour private lessons for
$30, and there are clinics they
can take advantage of at a 50
per cent discount.
Students can also enjoy free
skating from Monday to Friday, between noon and 2 p.m.
at the Campus Ice Centre. According to Tim Watson, general
manager of the ice centre, the
student life department has donated a number of skates, over
the years, for students to use at
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no cost.
Mondays to Wednesdays,
from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
students wanting to practise
their hockey skills can take part
in the stick-and-puck program
for $3. Gloves, helmet and a
stick are required.
“At stick-and-puck there’s a
lot of students who use it,” says
Watson. “It’s quite popular
some days.”
If it’s a game of hockey students are looking for, then on
Thursday or Friday from 12:15
p.m. to 1:45 p.m. students can
take part in a shinny game for
$5.
Full equipment is required,
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more public come out to play,
as well as students.
For more information go
to the Campus Tennis Centre
website at www.campustenniscentre.com or the Campus Ice
Centre website at www.campusicecentre.com.
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UOIT
women’s
lacrosse
milestone
Sports
November 19, 2013
Ryerson forfeits for drinking
Samantha Daniels
The Chronicle
The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s
hockey team gained an easy
victory Nov. 7 after Ryerson
was forced to forfeit because of
a team-wide suspension.
The Ryerson team was handed the week-long suspension by
Dan Cearns
The Chronicle
the university for violating the
student-athlete code of conduct
The UOIT Ridgebacks wom- prohibiting alcohol consumpen’s lacrosse team reached an- tion during a road trip to New
other milestone at the OUA Jersey in the pre-season
championships in Kingston.
Over Oct. 18 and 19, the
7KH\ SLFNHG XS WKHLU ¿UVW ZLQ team faced the Princeton Tigers
at the tournament in team his- in a two-game exhibition series
tory, with a 14-6 beating of the where they were reported to
York Lions.
have been drinking in the hotel.
“It was a great game,” said
According to a Ryerson Unico-coach Amy Fincham. “Both versity press release, the stuteams played their hardest and dent-athlete handbook states
our girls managed to step it up athletes may not consume alin the second half. We played cohol at any time during road
the game like it was our championship match and came out
on top.”
Taylor Milburn scored four
goals and Kristen Bright put
up another three to help the
Ridgebacks to the victory.
According to co-coach Liane
Chornobay, Milburn has been
an integral part of the core this
year
“We have seen Taylor be a
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against all teams this season,”
she said. “She is great on the
draw, ground balls and is always challenging to the net. We
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The six-goal differential is
also the highest in the team’s
history.
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game of the tournament 11-8 to
McMaster.
With all that has been accomplished by the team this
season, Fincham saw it all as a
good stepping-stone for them.
“The season with the women’s lacrosse team was our best
year yet. We continue to reduce
game point differentials, develop our players to a higher level
individually and as a team, and
each year we become more
competitive in the OUA,” she
said.
According to Chornobay, the
next step for the team is to gain
some more experience.
“We continue to recruit
heavily for more experienced
players. Having a solid foundation of experienced players,
along with players new to the
game, will help us continue to
improve and become a regular
contender,” she said.
The team is also looking to
have a few more players on
their bench for next season.
“We hope to grow our bench
to lessen the impact that injuries can have on our game performance during the regular
season,” said Chornobay.
The team will lose six players to graduation this year, including their goaltender Tessa
Lam.
feit both games.
trips.
According to UOIT’s head
In a decision by the university, the team was not only coach Marlin Muylaert, “I sinsuspended from playing for a cerely believe there was a better
way for Ryerson
week, but was
to discipline their
also unable to use
team without afany of the uniI sincerely believe fecting the comversity’s athletic
integfacilities. Head there was a better petitive
coach
Graham way for Ryerson to rity of our entire
Wise was handdiscipline their team league.”
Heading
toed a four-game
suspension, and without affecting the wards the playassistant coach competitive integrity offs, UOIT is
within one point
Lawrence Smith of our entire league.
of several other
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ing to the press
release, Smith’s
Marlin Muylaert Nipissing, Concordia, Ottawa,
termination was
and Laurentian.
a personal matter
and the university would not Muylaert said he worries those
two forfeited points may cause
provide further details.
Over the week of their sus- issues closer to playoffs.
“Now by virtue of forfeit
pension, the team was lined up
to face UOIT and Queen’s Uni- we leapfrog these teams in the
versity, and was forced to for- standings,” he said. “At the end
‘
’
of the year if we have secured
a playoff position by a point or
two, the team who lost out has
a legitimate gripe.”
Regardless of the potential
backlash, Muylaert isn’t happy
with the way they won. “The
two forfeited points will cerWDLQO\EHQH¿WERWK4XHHQ¶VDQG
ourselves, however – and I am
certain I speak on behalf of the
Queen’s coach as well – neither
of us is happy that we earned
points this way,” he said. “We
are all competitors and we want
to earn our points legitimately
with wins.”
According to Muylaert,
UOIT was not predicting a win
or loss with both teams coming
off a win streak. “It certainly
would have been an evenly
played and well-played game,
and I am sure the margin of victory for either team would have
been slim.”
Sports
The Chronicle
November 19, 2013
UOIT Struggling Lords fall to
suffers the Algonquin Thunder
big loss
vs Blues
Francis Viloria
The Chronicle
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After a big upset victory
over Queen’s, the UOIT
Ridgebacks men’s hockey
team could not carry that
success against the University of Toronto, losing
5-1 on Nov. 9.
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the Varsity Blues led 1-0,
but an offensive outburst
in the second period led to
the convincing win.
U of T scored three
goals in three minutes to
begin the second period,
shocking the Ridgebacks
and forcing goalie Colin
Dzijacky from the game.
His replacement, Jacob
Rattie, allowed one goal in
the third period.
Matt Salituro notched
the only Ridgebacks goal
with Cameron Yuill picking up the only assist.
The Durham Lords women’s basketball team
fell to the Algonquin College Thunder, 57-45 on
Nov. 1. The offence struggled mightily with turnRYHUSUREOHPVVFRULQJWZRSRLQWVLQWKH¿UVW
minutes, and Durham trailed 11-7 at the end of
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Algonquin turned up the defence, putting fullcourt pressure on the Lords and forcing turnovers, and the defence also took charge.
The three-point shooting was irrelevant in the
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The Thunder didn’t make a single three, going
0 for 10, and the only three for the Lords who
were 1 for 9 came from Kauri LaFontaine with
less than s minute left in the second. Algonquin
had a slim 30-23 lead at halftime.
The Lords started to make a comeback in the
third. Durham out-scored Algonquin 10-5 and
they were only down 35-33.
The Thunder answered by going on an 8-0
run to end the quarter and the Lords were down
43-33.
The Lords were double-teaming the offensive
player and she passed the ball to the open shooter and got a wide-open shot.
Kim Cupid of Algonquin started the fourth by
putting pressure on the Lords point guard. She
had two straight steals, which led to four straight
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also grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds, six in
the game. “We didn’t box out very well. We let
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Francis VIloria
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Lords guard Kelsey Hare puts pressure on
the Thunders defence
the little girl come down the middle and get the
boards,” said head coach Heather Lafontaine.
“Our guards had to box out, because the big people under the basket have to take care of the big
people,” she said.
Durham couldn’t stop the dribble penetration
of the Thunder. If the layup missed, the offensive
SOD\HUJRWWKHUHERXQGIRUDQRWKHU¿HOGJRDODWtempt.
Russia’s best hockey
players are coming to Oshawa to take on the best
the OHL has to offer.
As part of the annual
2013 Subway super series,
the Russian national junior team will make a stop
at the General Motor Centre Nov. 21.
The Russian team has
come to Canada for the
past 10 years to play potential Canada national junior
team players as part of the
series, and this year promises an impressive line-up
for the OHL regional team.
Noteworthy
players
such as Connor McDavid,
Max Domi, Kerby Rychel
and the Oshawa General’s
own Josh Brown and Scott
Laughton will be taking to
the ice.
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Sports
November 19, 2013
Hockey Tough game leads to
Day in win for Lords in v-ball
Oshawa
Durham
Nov. 20 wins game
Dan Cearns
The Chronicle
Maple Leafs Sports
and Entertainment will be
hosting a hockey day in
Oshawa event on Nov. 20
at the Polonsky Commons.
The event will run
from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m..
Students will be able to
have photos taken with the
Vezina and Hart trophies.
There will be mini games
with
prizes
available.
There are also chances to win prizes of Leafs
tickets, a signed Wendel
Clark
jersey,
a
signed Oshawa Generals stick and others.
There will be a synthetic
ice surface set up on the
commons for public skating. Skates can be provided.
in five
difficult sets
Francis Viloria
The Chronicle
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A day after defeating the
nationally ranked Algonquin
Thunder, the Durham Lords
men’s volleyball team were
pushed to the limit by the
La Cite Coyotes. However, the
Lords were able to come out
with a 3-2 victory.
The Lords won by scores of
25-19, 25-18 and 16-14 in the
deciding game. It wasn’t an
easy task, losing two games 2518 and 26-24 in the process.
All-star
setter
Riley
McAllister had a season high
34 assists to go along with two
aces, two blocks and one kill.
Lords
lead
Lancers
to loss
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Fellow all-star Brad Van
Hartingsveldt had a team-high
16 points, 12 of which were
kills. Veterans Jeremy Hoekstra, Luke Kilbourn and Alex
Van Staalduinen had 10, nine
and eight kills respectively.
The Lords improved to 3-1
on the season and hosted the
Fleming Knights Nov. 14.
The Durham Lords
women’s basketball team
got back to .500 with a 7662 road victory over the
Loyalist Lancers on Nov. 5.
Durham led 39-32 at
the half, and pulled away
in the fourth quarter to
pick up the victory. The
team shot 48.4 per cent
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from three and 60 per cent
from the free throw line.
Kauri Lafontaine led
the team with 21 points, 8
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The Lords improved to
2-2 on the season and are
fourth in the East Division.
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