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DURHAM COLLEGE
May 3, 1994
Volume XXI, lssue12
Burham rewards its best
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smokers
BY JIM MACDONALD
Chronicle staff
Photo by Row Moran
Andrea Hanson and Brad Robinson display their Athlete of the Year awards, presented at the 24th Annual Athletic Banquet.
Full story Page 23.
Durham College’s Student Association wants to do what they
can to keep the smoking room open next year.
Shari Lovelock, president of the association, has sent form
letters with the signatures of students from DC, protesting parts
of the new Tobacco Control Act proposal.
The legislation, proposed by Ontario Health Minister Ruth
Grier, includes banning smoking in schools to reduce the number
of minors who smoke.
"I’m a non-smoker,** said Lovelock. "But I have an obligation to all the students at Durham College and I think smokers
have their rights."
The letters cite research from the Lung Association, saying
people who do not start smoking before they turn 18 will probably not start at all, and the average age of students at Durham
College is 24.
Lovelock also mentions in the letters that the rights of nonsmokers are being protected by the current ventilation in the
smoking room.
She is also concerned about the new pub’s business next year
if smoking is outlawed. Statistics show attendance will be 60
per cent lower than if it permitted smoking.
"People will go to places off campus where they can smoke,"
Lovelock said. "With a low customer rate, there will not be a
need to hire many students, which is taking away job opportunities for them during the school year. With smoking not permitted in the pub, not only is the school not making extra money,
but students won’t either."
Dalton McGuinty, MPP for Ottawa South, wrote a letter to
Lovelock showing his support for the colleges’ smokers and said
he would like to see colleges and universities excluded from the
bill, but it does not look as if they will be.
Smoking is expected to be permitted outside the college
building, but if certain criteria are met, the smoking room can
stay inside as well. However, the Ontario government has yet to
say what the criteria are.
"If it costs the school too much to meet the criteria for the
smoking room, we just won’t have it," Lovelock said.
If the college does have a smoking room next year that does
not meet the criteria, it will face a fme of up to $100,000.
Student centre starts taking shape this month
BY ANDRE EMOND
Chronicle staff
overpass between H-wing and the student centre and an enclosed
link between the centre and the Simcoe building are planned.
Durham College’s student centre should be ready for the next
school year if everything goes according to plan.
The centre will be just under 22,000 square feet and will be
located between the Simcoe and main buildings. An enclosed
The student centre will house the student government offices,
conference rooms, manager’s offices, a pub, radio station, copy
centre, food court, a games room, smoking and non-smoking
lounges, bank machines and convenience stores.
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Students can apply for the jobs at the centre. Training classes
such as bartending can be taken through the Continuous
Learning Program at Durham College.
"We see the Durham College Centre as the community centre
Continued on page 3
CAMPUS
The Chronicle, May 3, 1994
Durham speaks up about
SA executive perks
Pam Worr
Murray Charland
First-year general arts and
sciences
First-year general arts and
sciences
"They (the executives) get
paid $4,500 a year-why
should they take advantage of
students?"
"I don’t think it’s fair that
other students have to pay full
the Student
DCSA president Shari Lovelock has admitted thatgrad
cruise,
Association executives receive free grad photos, are perks.
limo, and a hotel room as "gifts," but denies that they
Here’s what some students had to say about it:
Rhonda Beck
Second-year accounting
First-year advertising
"It doesn’t matter what they
get as long as they deserve it."
"I wouldn’t say they
deserve all that. We don’t
benefit from them using
hotels."
Shawn O’Reilly
First-year advertising
"How can we support what
they get when they (Lovelock
and former executive Michelle
Walker) are fighting amongst
themselves in the Chronicle?"
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BY KArHY SHUTE
Chronicle staff
Durham College will offer
three new courses In the fall.
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diploma program which
studies electronics, mechanics, robotics, programmable
controllers, and computerized automation.
Mechanical Engineering
Technician Is a two-year program that prepares students
for a job as an Independent
technician or as part of an
engineering team.
The Student Association (SA)
would like to help students feel better
about walking out to their car by getting a security escort system. As of
today, however, the SA has not
received approval from the board of
governors.
Durham College has not had a
problem with people being attacked,
but the SA would still like to get the
security escort system in place.
"We try to be pro-active not reactive." said Mike Martin, VP of
Student Affairs. "The big thing is to
not be alone if you have to walk to
your car. Having another person with
you can help you feel safe."
Currently, security personnel is
limited to one security guard between
the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m.
During that time that person must
make sure that all the doors are locked
and check them again every hour to
make sure that they are still locked.
outside lighting has been
side. They must also make sure that improved, convex mirrors have been
all students in the school after hours installed in some of the hallways and
should be there and that they are OK although they have not been hooked
The single security guard must also up, there are security phones at the
answer the telephone and walk any- parking lot gate.
If you need a security guard
one who asks to their car. However, if
they are on their rounds people some- though, you can dial 721-2000 at any
times have to wait up to 45 minutes time, from any phone for free and be
for them to come back to their station. connected to a guard.
People who live on campus, howTwo years ago, Dan Worrall, a student, researched the idea of a campus ever, are better protected than somesafety patrol. The patrol would cost one who is walking to their car. The
approximately $20,000 and the walkway to the residence has a camStudent Administrative Council era at one end that the security guard
(SAC) said it would pay the initial at the school watches, street lamps
start-up fee. When the proposal went approximately every 10 metres, a
to the board of governors though, they fence on one side and a ditch on the
decided that it was more efficient for other.
"The back parking lot at G-wing is
them to run the patrol through the
security office. As of today, the SA our major concern," Martin said.
has not received approval from the "The parking lot backs onto a kind of
ravine and leads into a forest where it
board.
Nevertheless, some things have would be easy for someone to get
been approved. Now there is a second attacked. The escort would come in
security guard at the Simcoe building, handy then."
Every two hours they must check out-
the
If the security escort system is
started there would be a man and a
woman available since some women
would rather walk together and some
men would rather walk together.
Additional staff would also be hired
to fill security positions.
"Law and Security students would
be excellent candidates for escorts
because they need the work experience," said Martin.
"For people to use the system they
need confidence in the security
escorts." said Martin. "And effective
public relations could help students
understand that they shouldn’t be
embarrassed to ask for an escort."
With that in mind the SA would
use a screening process to make sure
that all applicants are reliable. The
interviewee would have two to three
interviews and there would be three
people at the interviewthe person
being interviewed, the interviewer
and someone who is not involved
with the SA.
Fl e min g ease s b ur d en
BY SHARON
GAULTON-FORD
charged under this plan and students
who are late with payment will have
to pay an administrative late fee of
Chronide staff
Sir Sandford Fleming College in $40.
The final plan allows students to
Peterborough is one of the first colleges to react to the 20 per cent tuition pay their semester’s fees in four
hike by trying to help students. instalments. Under this plan a oneDurham College has yet to take simi- time administrative fee of $25 will be
charged.
lar steps.
The new payment plans are to be
who
students,
enrolment,
Upon
don’t recieve OSAP, can pay for all implemented in September and are
of their years at once at the current intended to help students meet tuition
tuition rate, thereby avoiding any fee demands.
Payment plans such as this one are
increases in the future. Students can
also pay one year’s worth of tuition the decision of the individual college,
six weeks prior to the start of the says Kathy Neuss, chairperson for
Registrars
(College
CRALO
semester.
Liaison
Officers).
and
Admissions
lo
pay by
The third option is
This summer. Ontario colleges
semester. In doing this, half the
tuition and half the ancillary fees will will start collecting full tuition paybe due six weeks prior to the start of ment from first-year students on or
the semester. A one-time fee of $32 is around July 15.
from March to May only. In the past
OSAP would assess needs based on
the entire school year regardless of
when you appeal.
The problem that OSAP and non
OSAP students often run into is poor
budgeting, says Chris Rocha, finanthe first week in August.
due
cial aid officer.
at
is
At Durham, full payment
Student services offers budget
the time of registration-If your OSAP
has not arrived by then, you can defer counselling to get students off on the
your payment. The cost of deferment right foot.
At this point Durham College will
is $40. .
OSAP recipients who receive less not permit students to pay for all their
money than anticipated are eligible to years schooling at the beginning of
appeal their award and may get more. their first year, nor will they allow
But OSAP students be warned: as of tuition payments in instalments.
this September, all OSAP appeals will
Realistically, there are probably
be pro-rated. That means OSAP will very few students who could afford to
assess your needs based on what is pay two or three years worth of tuition
left of the school year.
at once. However, breaking up tuition
For example, if you appeal in into two or four payments would
March, OSAP will assess your needs probably appeal to many students.
Although this date may seem
early, colleges need to have some idea
of how many students will be attending classes in the fall, says Neuss.
Second-year and third-year students
are expected to pay full tuition about
CAMPU S
Tu i t i o n h i ke : good o r bad ?
-
Ministry for hikes Some students against
BY JOHN SCHOEP
Chronicle staff
A tuition increase is not as bad as
some may think, according to Doug
Banwell, spokesman for Minister of
Education and Training David Cooke.
"For students attending college
away from home, the amount of
tuition increase is slight compared to
the cost of living," Banwell said in a
telephone interview.
Banwell added that students are
still paying less than 20 per cent of the
cost of their education.
College tuition for 1994/95 will
rise by $92 to $1,008 and for the next
year by $101 to $1,109. University
tuition for 1994/95 will rise by $202
to $2.228 and the 1995/96 increase
will be $223 to $2,451, This works
out to be an increase of 20 per cent
over the next two years. Ancillary
fees and transfer fees will both remain
frozen. The forgiveness level on
OSAP loans will increase by $430 to
$6,000 said Banwell.
Durham College student Loraine
Diskey doesn’t think this will stop her
from returning, but does think enrolment will be low because not everyone will be able to afford it.
"How do they expect us to go to
school?" said Diskey. "We’ll be on
OSAP for the rest of our lives."
Law and Security student Jodie
Herscheid believes that the school has
a good quality of education and students know it.
"I do not see enrolment being
affected by tuition increases because
students realize a good education is
necessary," said Herscheid.
Herscheid does not think the
increase is all that bad despite the
complaints she hears in the hall-way.
"Some students take a good education for granted," she said. "A good
education will pay off in the long
run."
Durham student Wayne Slender
doesn’t agree with the tuition
increase.
"It sucks," said Stender. "They
want educated people to work but
won’t give them a break; it’s a contra-
JodI Herscheid
diction."
Shari Lovelock, current student
president, also believes there will be a
trend towards lower enrolment, but
moreso with mature students.
Lovelock would like to see students
have a role in setting tuition fees.
"We cannot change the increase in
tuition but we would like to see students involved in the process of setting tuition fees in the future," she
said.
Heather Russell, general manager
of the Ontario Community College
Student Parliamentary Association
(OCCSPA), said the organization is
working with the Council of Regents
to have input in the setting of tuition
fees.
"Nothing is preventing the ministry from raising the tuition level to
unrealistic heights," said Russell.
"That is why we (OCCSPA) are here
to provide advice on the approval of
all fee levels."
In a news release from the
Ministry of Education and Training,
Minister Dave Cooke said the government is concerned with enrolment and
the quality of programs within colleges and universities.
"Postsecondary education is
becoming increasingly important for
people to succeed in the workforce.
But enrolment is not keeping pace
with the demand," he said in the news
release. "The reason we’re increasing
tuition fees is to create more spaces
for students and to maintain quality
programs. We expect that our colleges and universities will follow
through on their commitments to use
this increase to create more opportunities for students to go to school."
With the increase in tuition, the
school will have more money to
improve programs and space.
Lovelock believes the school will not
spend the extra money foolishly.
"The college will use the money
wisely," said Shari. "This school is
very committed to their students."
Jodie Herscheid also believes that
Durham is committed to its students
by providing a quality of education.
"The quality of education at
Durham College is excellent," said
Herscheid.
Karen Graveline, executive director of admission and registration for
Durham College, believes a postsecondary education is important to
have.
"Ten to fifteen years ago there
were no problems getting jobs after
high school," she said. "Today many
employers want some postsecondary
education."
Graveline said the money generated by the tuition increase will go into
the cost of running the school. She
also hopes that students do not get
discouraged by the tuition increase
Shari Lovelock
BY STEPHANIE ARISS
Chronicle staff
Well it’s that time of year again.
School’s out in a few weeks and thousands of students are looking for summer jobs. Unfortunately, many companies start hiring their summer staff
in early spring. But if you are having
trouble finding a job, don’t give up.
There are many companies and services out there to assist you.
Canada Employment Centres in
every city have programs to help you
find a job, such as the National Job
Bank (which is a fully automated job
information system that posts available jobs across Canada); The
Automated Voice Response Enquiry
System (AVRES) (a telemessage program accessed through your touch
tone phone); A Job Search Tips ses-
sion is a free, three-hour group session held by an employment counsellor giving advice on how to find a job
quickly and effectively. Career
Exploration Sessions assist people
wishing to change careers. The Career
Information
program provides
insights into the types of jobs that are
available for you. Choices is a computerized system that helps you make
decisions based on your education
and interests. It lists thousands of jobs
and educational programs available
across Canada. Group Workshops and
personal counsellors are also available.
The student employment office
will be opening the week of May 2
and will be located at the
Employment Centre at 44 Bond St.
W., Oshawa. It specializes in the
needs of students. The centre recom-
Tech .
wi ng
ri pped
BY JOHN SCHOEP
Chronicle staff
A $4,000 computer was stolen
from the technology department over
the Easter weekend. The thief entered
room H-165 of the technology wing
and cut a security wire holding the
computer to the floor.
Sandy Ryrie, media relations officer with the Durham Regional Police,
said there are no suspects yet. He said
Karen Graveline
and that students realize the importance of a secondary education.
"I hope students continue to see
education as a good investment," she
said.
Graveline has a lot of respect for
the commitment Durham College has
for its students.
"I think the college has a great
commitment towards its students,"
said Gaveline. "For example, the
fund-raising for the Durham College
Bursary Fund."
Other support systems that the college has set up are: the employer
guarantee; councelling; tutoring; bursaries and scholarships; daycare;
work study. Information on these and
other support systems can be obtained
from either Student Services or the
registration office.
Gary Polonsky, president of
Durham College, does not think
enrolment will be affected by the
tuition increase for three reasons.
First, the college is creative in making
sure students have the financial help
available. Second, the OSAP cap has
been raised another $300 and this
compensates for the $92 increase in
tuition. Third, students may say to
themselves that one year of education
for $1,000 is still a good deal.
"I do think it (tuition increase) is
pretty high and not to be taken lightly," said Polonsky.
this incident has no connection with
the two previous thefts involving
$4,571 in cheques and cash stolen
from the SA office or the new IBM
Value Point computer and the laser
printer taken from staff room C112.
"We were under the assumption
that locking down computers with
security cable was working well,"
said Brent Brooks, a professor in the
electronics department. "After this
incident we will have to reconsider
the security for our equipment."
Both Ryrie and Brooks said a bolt
cutter could have been used to cut the
wire.
Ralph Aprile, director of administrative services, said they are always a
few steps behind thieves in technique.
"Sooner or later someone will
break the system and we’re back to
square one," said Aprile.
Over the Easter weekend, students
were allowed to use the room to work
on their assignments. The door to
room H-165 was locked, but students
who had passes were let in.
If anyone has any information
about the theft, they can call the
police at 579-1520 or Crime Stoppers
at 436-8477
$3.9 million
to build
centre
continued from page 1
Loo ki n g fo r a j o b ? Do n ’t d es pai r
There are services
to assist students
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mends that you spend however many
hours you would work in a day
searching for a job.
John Watson, handles labor market information and is the Supervisor
of the Canada Employment Centre for
students. Under the supervision of
Watson and Carrie Fleury the
employment office solicits employers
for students. Watson said youth
unemployment has increased up to 30
percent since last year. There are also
fewer high paying jobs for students
because of the recession.
The Durham Employment Service
is available for people who are receiving family benefits or welfare and
wish to prepare for employment, need
further education or training, and
need assistance with career planning
and/or job search skills. The Durham
Employment Service is located at 60
Bond St. W. 8th floor, .Oshawa.
Phone (434-5453) Fax (434-6731).
Olsten Staffing Service, located at
2 Simcoe St. S. (427-5222) is a corporation that has specialized in placing more than 380,000 people in
careers in human resources and in the
health care system. Olsten evaluates
the potential employees and recommends them to employers they think
is suited to them. Olsten insists that an
objective, factual, personal advertisement of yourself in a resume, is an
indispensable job hunting tool.
Another service is The Summer
Experience
Employment
Development group (SEED) This
group is sponsored by the federal
government, and will be increasing its
budget this year to help students find
jobs. Unfortunately, only 200-300
positions will be posted through
SEED. In addition the provincial government will be increasing its job programs.
The John Howard Society also
helps students find jobs and has
offices in Oshawa (579-8482), Ajax
(427-8165), and Bowmanville (6236814). The "Durham YES" (Youth
Employment Services) is located in
Pickering (472-8165) and is another
company that helps students find
summer jobs.
The construction of the centre
will begin in mid-May. The cost
of construction and furnishing
will be approximately $3.9 million. The S.A. is seeking licensing for a Break Open Ticket lottery. The proceeds will help
reduce the principal of the loan for
the centre.
The building and property will
belong to the college, but students
will run it and take care of it. A
majority of colleges and universities have student centres that are
owned and run by administration.
The Durham College student centre will be the first one that has
students running it. This will give
students the opportunity to socialize and gain experience by working at the centre.
Savage would like to thank the
people who helped her with this
project: the project committee, the
design committee, the management agreement committee, the
Student Association, and the student body.
In a survey done in the ’92-’93
year, 93.6 per cent of students
supported the building of the centre. A levy of $40 will remain in
effect until the building loan is
paid.
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The Chronicle Is published by the Applied Arts Division of Durham
2000 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa Ontario L1H 7L7, 721-2000
Ext. 3068, as a training vehicle for students enrolled in journalism and
advertising and as a campus news medium.
College,
Bill Swan
Gerald Rose
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Editorial
Tliition hikes
pose problem
for students
The provincial government has decided to increase university and college tuitions by 10 per cent for the fall and another 10 per cent the following year.
The province has said the number of students in college
and university today doesn’t provide the schools with enough
money to increase enrolment.
Therefore, tuitions have to be increased to raise the number of seats without compromising the calibre of education,
says Education Minister Dave Cooke.
"This increase is aimed at assisting colleges and universities to make additional spaces available and protecting the
quality of post-secondary education," Cooke explained to the
provincial legislature.
Job search for adult students
Soon, a number of us will be attempting to achieve what all
college students really need - - a summer job.
Many people will try to get the much-wanted summer jobs at
General Motors this summer. However, with almost 4,000
applications for only 1,000 jobs, those who do not get those jobs
will have to try to get employment at other locales.
This is where a possible problem may arise. The average age
of a Durham College student is 24. The average age of a parttime employee is between 15 and 17. According to Stephen
Weber, restaurant manager of a local fast food establishment,
out of 67 part-time employees at his restaurant, approximately
25 of them are over 18.
The equation Cooke’s looking at reads like this: increased
tuitions will result in more opportunities for a quality education. A noble thought indeed, but what was the government
"The difference in minimum wages is so small now that it
really does not make a difference," Weber said.
thinking?
Linda Burton, a manager at the Burger King at 338 King
Street, said 18 out of the 28 employees that work there are over
18 and part-time. She also states that there is no policy in
regards to age and hiring at the restaurant, restaurant manager
Frank Onysana concurs with that.
Tuition increases might force people to reconsider going to
a college or university because of the costs involved.
Furthermore, the increases might force students already
enrolled in programs to drop out because of a lack of money.
"If they are qualified, they are welcome to apply
The Ontario Student Assistance Program will cover the
amount of the increases, but this is as much a hindrance to students as it is helpful. With the abolition of grants, OSAP has
become a temporary helping hand; a mortgage on your education, if you will.
Onysana said.
Premier Bob Rae, concerned as he is with the state of
Ontario’s schools, would better serve the province by finding
the funds needed within the fat of his own government. As
leader of the opposition, Rae condemned as a waste of taxpayers’ money the very expenditures he now defends.
Instead, Rae has chosen to clean out students’ wallets.
The province is asking students to help solve its financial
woes by making them pay more so that others can attend. The
problem with this plan is that some of the seats created by the
increase will be those vacated by students who can no longer
afford the higher price of higher education.
Jeff
dark
"Yes," said Myers. "One
of the things that you have to
look at is the goals of some of
these places, which is to maximize profits. If they look at costs and decide to reduce where
they can, then people who can work for them at a lower cost will
be more favored."
Hiring solely on the basis of age is illegal only if the person
is between 18 and 65. However, he said, if you are not hired for
a job because the employer did not want someone over a particular age, the employer will not say that.
"There are no known actions that I know of where someone
was able to prove they were not hired due to their age," said
Myers. "On the job, the only thing you can do is to prove to a
higher authority that there is a discrepancy between how you are
treated and how people who are under 18 are treated."
People who feel that they have been discriminated against in
any situation should contact the Human Rights Commission and
register a complaint. If that is not successful, complain to the
head office where you work.
The minimum wage for people 18 and over is $6.70 an hour,
while the wage for someone under 18 is $6.25. Could the added
The province has countered that there is a policy of loan
forgiveness in place that lowers the total amount a student
owes based on the number of semesters he’s in school. A student in a two-year program could still wind up owing as much
as $12,000, and that’s only if the government grants the forgiveness.
Students are having trouble finding summer jobs, and face
the possibility that there won’t be jobs waiting for them when
they graduate. Add on the bill for their education and one can
see why students should be concerned.
for a job, "
45 cents be a factor when it
comes to hiring people for
part-time work?
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OP I N I O N
Sch oo l s and vi o l en ce
Policy costs
too much
School needs
policy
BY SHAWN ANTHONY
Chronide staff
When a child is afraid to go to school because of the threat
of his or her personal safety, there is a problem. When there is
any possibility of a student’s opportunity for an education
being hindered because of another student, there is a problem.
If there is a student who affects another student’s academic
performance, that student should be disciplined.
The problem of the lack of firm disciplinary policy has
been going on for years in urbanized areas like Scarborough
and Toronto. Parents stand helpless and in fear of their children’s well being as the days of what was once considered the
harmless fist fight in the school yard are gone. A fight between
two children now often means the use of a knife or a gun, more
than one attacker on one victim, or a violent act that can emotionally scar a child for life.
A child should not have to worry about safety while sitting
in the classroom. The problem is not that the school boards
realize that there is a problem with discipline policies, heydo
not want to change an old-fashioned, passive disciplinary system that they have been using for decades now.
The Ministry of Education is in a situation about a topic
that they have never had to deal with before.
Early in the spring of 1993, Toronto’s separate school
board office of admissions had a line-up that had started eight
hours prior to its opening. It had one day of recruiting students, other than graduating grade eights
The general response of the parents was that they didn’t
want their children going through the public school system.
There is obviously something wrong with the public school
system as the number of rejected was greater than the number
of students who were let in.
A separate school system is not available to everyone. It,is
expensive. Most separate school boards have a very low tolerance for the breaking of rules, which is why parents want their
children attending "relatively safe" schools.
Anybody who is considered a threat to society should not
be let into society, let alone an institution for young budding
minds who have a right to as much knowledge as they desire.
When the right of education is infringed upon through the
actions of another person, there is a problem. Zero tolerance is
the solution.
The Ministry of Education and Training is holding community meetings to gather input for their upcoming policy on
violence-free schools.
School boards will use
the government’s policy as
a guideline for their own.
The government policy
will be ready for distribution to school boards in
June. The boards will have
until June 30, 1995 to complete their own policy for implementation by September 1995.
One element that is required in the policy is that any incident that results in a student being suspended or expelled, or
the police being called, will be recorded in the Ontario student
record. This is disturbing because that record could hurt a student for a long time. What insurance is there that such a
record would not be used against the student in the future?
The violent acts (as described in the policy) can not be
acted upon unless the victims express their discomfort or a
school authority witnesses the act How many times, in elementary school, were you threatened or teased and ran off to
find a teacher to tell? What if the victims are scared into keeping their mouths shut? This policy may help create violencefree schools. But then again it may not.
How about funding? The Ministry of Education and
Training will give $25.000 towards the cause. Huh? This is
going to be used only to produce Safe School Task Force
materials and distribute them to schools. Where is the money
going to come from to develop this Safe School Task Force
itself? The ministry is talking about training teachers to handle violent situations. This training is on teachers’time. Who
will look after the students, mark tests, give tests, plan the curriculum, or even teach the students the work? Perhaps the
teachers will need a salary hike. Perhaps a bonus called
HAZARD PAY’. Where does this money come from?
Where does a lot of the government money come from?
What of the student who is expelled for violent tendencies?
Will we be assured that this student will be helped even if the
student does not want help? What about the programs that
will be implemented to help such students? Who will run
them? How much more money will be needed to fund such
programs?
N D P is on the right track
Over the past few months, the NDP government has made
decisions that have turned me into a supporter. Not just for the
government party, but for Premier Bob Rae, the man often criticized for not fulfilling his campaign promises.
Look at what he has accomplished for Toronto and the NBA.
He pulled basketball off Pro-Line, a lottery where you bet on
weekly sporting events in hopes to beat the odds and win money.
The NBA would not allow a franchise to come to Toronto if
basketball remained on the lottery. This is because the NBA
commissioners feel gambling is wrong and it prostitutes the sport.
After some hesitation, basketball was removed. This will create
thousands of job opportunities in building and operating the arena
in downtown Toronto and is expected to pull in millions of dollars a year from spectators, as well as merchandise sales.
Opposition party members and citizens criticized Rae for
waiting so long to make the decision, but you have to give Rae
credit He showed he had an opinion on the topic, but went
against it for the good of the economy. This is a characteristic a
good leader should have.
Speaking of opposition parties, Ontario Liberal Leader Lyn
McLeod made an interesting comment during the Ontario Hydro
and the Power Workers Union contract negotiations.
"It’s not enough for the government to say that it hopes negotiations succeed," McLeod said in an interview with the Globe
and Mail. Well, Rae did more than just hope they did. He took
action by saying if they could not come to an agreement, he
would do it for them and neither side would be happy.
Less than 24 hours later, the two sides announced they had
agreed on a two-year contract that involves an improvement in
job security for the 14,700 union workers.
And it’s a good thing Rae did step in. Hydro and its workers
had been arguing since January about what will be in the contract,
and it appeared they had reached a stalemate while Ontario residents were being used as pawns in their chess game. Remember
what happened during the last Ontario Hydro strike? It was in
1985. lasted 12 davs and cost $30 million, which the taxpayers
had to pay. Hydro had to buy coal and additional electrical power
from outside the province.
People were left without electricity for hours at a time. Bob
Rae prevented history from repeating itself, and yet people still
criticize his tactics.
One group who criticize Bob Rae too much are anti-smokers.
Taxes on tobacco have been slashed, which sparked outrage from
anti-smokers. They complain
about loss of revenue, and say
the low prices will encourage
Jim
our youth to start smoking.
But anyone who has studied
MacDonald
economics knows the cheaper
the product is, the more it will
usually sell.
If this low tax gets children to start smoking, the people who
should be blamed are the people who sell the cigarettes to them,
not the government. After all, the NDP raised the legal age to buy
tobacco products to 19 and is prepared to slap a heavy fine on
companies that break the law. And let’s face it. How many public areas and schools still have smoking sections? Most shopping
malls, high schools and fast food places do not allow it These
are the areas most teenagers hang around.
Right now, there is probably only one issue more controversial in Ontario than the rights of smokers and non-smokers
homosexuality.
Regardless of your views on politicians, everyone will agree
they should consider the rights of all the people the represent.
Two months ago, the NDP announced same-sex couples will be
receiving benefits at "minimal costs" to the taxpayers.
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that
everybody is protected against any form of discrimination. The
provincial government decided if heterosexual couples can
receive benefits, so should homosexual couples.
If you are concerned about where the government is going to
come up with the money to offer the benefits to homosexual couples. just think about the money that will be saved after the government launches its plan to cut back on welfare fraud.
The NDP will review the 1.3 million recipient cases in
Ontario. In 1992, it cost $3.5 billion for the government to support people on welfare. Last year, it increased by over 56 per
cent. Meaning$6.2 billion going to welfare recipients.
Well. Social Security Minister Tony Silioo said the plan will
not only find welfare abusers and save taxpayers between $50
million and $60 million, but the government said 270 people will
be employed to help out in this program.
Charges will be laid if evidence of fraud is discovered. If you
are honest while applying for welfare, then there is nothing to
fear, or complain about.
Earth Day
shou l d be
every day
April 22 was Earth Day, when people all over Canada tried to
do their part to make the world
a healthier place to live.
Organizations spent the day
planting trees, while others
cleaned up their neighborhood
parks. But is one day enough to
clean up the world’s problems?
Earth Day is the one day of
the year when Canadians are
aware of the dangers facing our ecosystem, and do what they can
to help. Unfortunately, some people do not continue the behavior
throughout the rest of the year. This is not out of lack of concern,
it is just through lack of knowledge.
If Earth Day were to become Earth Week, educating the population could be part of its focus. Schools could spend the week
teaching children what dangers our planet is facing, and what
they, and their families, can do to prevent them.
To inform people what the immediate and long-term dangers
for our ecosystem are, informative seminars would be conducted
by environmentalists. Instructional seminars could be held to
teach people how to do simple things to help the environment instructions such as teaching citizens how to make their own
compost heap, and to begin a recycling program in their neighborhood.
With a whole week of workshops and learning, the end of the
week could consist of performing tasks that are now done for
Earth Day. With that education, we could make the world cleaner for us, and for future generations.
There are many problems in the world today, but not enough
people helping with the solutions. We can not view Earth Day as
the one day that we can redeem ourselves for a year of ignorance.
If this is the case, people will continue to just contribute to the
immediate cause, leaving the long-term problems untouched. For
us to make a difference, everyone should try to make every day
Earth Day.
Pulitzer Prize
goes to a
Canadian
It’s not every day you
interview someone who’s
watched people die.
So it was with some trepidation, even terror, that I
went to Toronto to interview
Paul Watson. Watson is a
reporter for The Toronto Star,
who had just won journalism’s highest honor, the Pulitzer
Prize, for a photograph of a dead American soldier being
dragged through a Mogadishu market by Somalis. The day
after I spoke to him, Watson won two of Canada’s National
Newspaper Awards, for the same photo, and for his reporting
from Somalia.
He told me of watching a child’s head blown in half by the
bullets of Pakistani peacekeepers. He said watching a line of
South African police open fire on a crowd of angry blacks,
"was something to see.".
Watson mentioned a friend who was murdered in Somalia
last month.When he said, *an Italian TV correspondent," I
knew who he meant. I’d read about her death, but it became
much more real when I met a man who knew her.
Watson did not strike me as an insensitive man, yet many
seem to regard him as one. The Star was called by hundreds
of irate readers when the picture first ran, appalled they were
made to look at a dead body with their morning coffee.
Watson said he’s bothered by the criticism, but only
because it shows how people can’t make connections.
"If pictures offend them, then the act of war offends
them." he said, "and they should tell their politicians that, and
their politicians will make judgements accordingly."
When we graduate in a year, most of my class will find
jobs at advertising-rag weeklies or the like, and as we settle
into the trough we’ll begin to take ourselves too seriously. (I
have a head start on the latter part.)
We’ll slog through the routin^ sports stories, the local
color stories, and crime, the stuff that pays the bills. One or
two of us might make it to the big leagues, in time. They’ll get
the chance to do the journalism that really matters, foreign
corresponding and investigative reporting. The sort of work
that makes history, and gives journalism its point.
Will they have the courage to write the hard stories?
More importantly, will the public will have the courage to
read them.
CAMPUS
Love blossoms at Durham
with Dates of our Lives
BY EVEYLYNNE KNIGHT
Durham welcomes
Cultural Image
BY JEANETTE WHEELER
Chronicle staff
Chronicle staff
The students from entertainment
administration put on a great
show when, it comes to fun-loving dating games. They called it
Dates Of Our Lives, a Dating Game
with a twist.
The show was held on April 5, 6
and 7 from noon to 1 p.m. in the lecture theatre. The admission price
was $1 each day but, as many people
know, it was well worth the money.
The host and the most popular
guy in the show started off wanting
to be a contestant but ended up being
told (as he put it) to do the show.
Donald Criag at first wanted to be a
contestant but ended of being the
laugh of the show. The host is the
most important factor in a talk show
because he is the one in charge. He
took control of the stage and got the
audience to laugh. He also got a
whistle and scream when he walked
nut on to the stage, not just because
he is funny, but because to many single ladies he is good looking.
Of 200 applications, only eight
males and eight females were chosen
to go on the show, all of which was
randomly done. More men than
women applied, which caused a few
problems for the ET students, but
they were able to get by it.
During day one, contestants were
to ask their opposite-sex partner
questions. They started off with a
female asking three males questions
and then switched until all four single people were matched up. At the
end of the questions the questioner
was asked which contestant they
would like to go out with on a date.
They would then go on to day three
to compete against other couples to
see who would win the grand prize.
On day three the couples had to
go through three events. The couple
with the most points at the end of the
contest would win
The first event was the game
Twister. The first person to fall
down would get one point, the second would receive two points and
the third would get three. The one
left at the end would receive four,
plus a bonus of one, to give them a
grand total of five.
The second event was bobbing
for apples. The couples would have
one bobbing while the other stood
behind and got the apple from their
mouth. At the end the couple who
took the least time would get five
No doubt you have seen signs
posted all around the college advertising events sponsored by Cultural
Image.
Cultural Image is thought to be the
first group of its kind here at Durham.
Its purpose is to do many things,
including promoting communication
and education, and giving insight into
different ethnic backgrounds, as well
as trying to help fill the needs of racial
minorities and hear their points of
view.
The group was first thought of last
summer by Joanne Jones, a public
relations student here at Durham.
This past semester she made her idea
into a reality. Although Cultural
Image is still a baby group in terms of
how long they’ve been around, they
have, as a group, done many things
already.
They started with a display in the
pit during February and then made
themselves known as a group in the
college to the Jamaican Canadian
Association, as well as taking part in
a workshop on youth, police, and race
relations involving Durham Regional
Photo by Chronicle staff
Rob Belford asks a contestant a question during day
two of Dates of our Lives
points, second place would get three
points, thirdplace would get two
points and fourth place would get
one point.
The final event had to be the best.
Everyone loved it and you could tell
by their reactions. Couples were to
feed each other pudding but with one
sitting in a chair with their hands tied
behind their back and the other
standing and blindfolded. The one
who feeds the most to their "other
half gets five points again, and so
on.
During all this the audience got to
participate. They had draws for dinner for two at O’Tooles, a gift certificate from Burger King, a Red
Lobster discount or a balloon bou-
quet from Celebrations in Whitby
Six volunteers were asked to
come down and participate in a sensitivity test to win prizes. The three
males and three females either volunteered or were picked by the audience. First prize wasa sexy pair of
underwear, second prize was shampoo and third prize was a certificate.
accept applications to programs as
long as there are seats available.
Admissions
will
continue
to
about prejudice and racism until he
moved.
"Canada will only let it go so far,’
he said, adding that other places
aren’t trying.
Elliott is glad to have the group.
"The way I see it, a man without a
culture is like a man without a spirit.’
Pickering.
The E.T students would like to
thank all the participants: Jeff Paine,
Jacqueline Graham, Amanda Ellis,
Carlos Gomes, Mike Rinaldi.Tanya
Masion, Anita Marie Colosimo and
Mike Timoll for participating in the
game.
First-place went to Lisa Crooker
and Tony Caruso. Second place
went to Adam Alchin and Jessica
Mclnnis. Third place went to Rob
Belford and Lucy Santilli. Fourth
place went to Michelle Gregory and
Stephen Saiganoto.
Photo by Jenn Peters
At the D.C. info booth with (from left) Gary Polonsky,
Pauline Laing (from Durham Board of Education) and
Dr. Earl Lagroix (from Durham Separate Board)
BY SUSAN MAC DONALD
to increase because it includes two
new courses available this coming
September. The two new courses are:
Cultural Image gives people a chano.
to communicate with others and meeinew friends and hopes the group wili
work together to help each other ay
much as possible. Growing up in
Jamaica, Elliott says he knew nothing
Third place got dinner at
Brady’s in Toronto and tickets to see
the Canadian stage Company perform in Toronto. Fourth place got
dinner at the Olive Garden in
Chronicle staff
Technologist diploma.
According to Terwillegar, 2,215
first year students are expected for
September. The total school population anticipated for September is
4,100 students. This years student
population is
"As of today (April 11] that total is
3,408," says Terwillegar. The total for
second and third-year students is
expected to be 1,985.
Anyoni can join and there is no
limit to the number of members. The
entire student body, staff included
could be involved. Mark Elliott a student, and member of Cultural Image
said, "It’s here in the school and
everyone is welcome to come and
learn. It’s also here for others to
come and teach us."
When Jones told Elliott of the
group, he was all for it. Elliott reels
es.
Awareness Day
Durham College is continuing to
grow. Enrolment is expected to be up
next September, according to Helen
Terwillegar, admissions officer. It is
still too early to determine exact figures, but the anticipated first-year
enrolment totals are: The Applied
Arts division 950, Business
Administration 480, Health Sciences
425, and Technology 360 students.
The total for Technology is likely
groups.
Harpo’s in Oshawa and movie pass-
Mental Health
Mechanical Engineering Technician,
a two-year Technician program; and
Mechtronics Technology, a two-year
Technician Diploma and a three-year
The group has set out a lot of
things they would like to see done or
like to do themselves. Some of those
things include providing people with
a better understanding of racism, liav
ing a group member or representativi
on the SA, to promote teamwork an(
to increase self-esteem and confi
dence in dealing with different racia;
Prizes for the contestants was
dinner at the Spaghetti House in
Toronto with tickets to see Miss
Saigon for the first-place winners.
Second-place winners got dinner at
Durham College
rates
enrolment
up
BY
SHARON
GAULTON-FORD
Police officer Ted Dionne.
"In terms of better relations with
people it is very beneficial to students," said Jones. "Canada is a multicultural society and Durham college
students should take advantage of the
knowledge that is provided by
Cultural Image."
coming soon
Chronicle staff
Mental Health Awareness
Day will take place at Five
Points Mall on Thursday, May
5, from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Representatives from the
Canadian Mental Health
Association, Oshawa General
Hospital and close to 50 other
local agencies will be on hand
to offer information and education about their various pro-
grams.
The event is free.
Durham puts info
booths into malls
BY JENN PETERS
Chronicle staff
Durham College is coming to a
mall near you.
Officials from Durham school
boards and Durham College opened
new adult education kiosks in two
shopping malls on March 30.
Durham College president Gary
Polonsky, one of the speakers at this
event, was optimistic about the project.
"Durham College is absolutely
delighted to be part of this," he said.
The two kiosks, one in
Pickering’s SuperCentre and one in
Oshawa’s Five Points Mall, are a
result of $160 million in funding
that was made available to colleges,
universities, education and health.
The Durham Board of Education,
The Durham Region Catholic
Separate School Board and Durham
College received $744,186 to develop joint policies and practices in
adult education over a three-year
period.
The booths will provide information on program options, registration and other services.
The Chronicle, May 3,1994
CAMPU S
7
Earth ’ s D ay Durham citizens fisht
for radiation centre
BY CHRISTINE GROAT
Chronicle
staff____________
Did you remember Earth Day this
Did you walk to the college
instead of driving to cut down on pollution? Like many others, your
answer to this question will probably
be no.
Debra Femandes from Earth Day
Canada says that April 22 should
stick in everyone’s mind, because it
brings public awareness on environmental issues. There are no excuses
to not get involved for next year, with
various events that go on around the
Durham and Metro area.
Femandes said it has been a long
time since Earth Day originated. In
1970, a U.S. governor, Gaylord
Nelson, got a bunch of Harvard
University students involved and they
organized events across the United
States to raise public awareness about
decades of environmental deterioration. More than 20,000 Americans
participated in that campaign.
"The first Earth Day raised a lot of
awareness about environmental
issues," Femandes said.
Earth Day became an international
celebration in 1990 when the original
organizers contacted people in 144
year?
BY TANYA ELRICK
Chronicle staff
Durham Region citizens are
fighting for a new radiation treatment centre at the Oshawa General
countries. They then organized various events within their companies and
schools.
Since then, it has grown into Earth
Week to accommodate all the events.
Earth Day Canada receives a few hundred ideas a day for activities to be
held.
"A lot of people are out there
doing cleaning up and some are treeplanting," Femandes said. "Every
walk of life participates, ranging from
corporate employee groups to school
children".
Will Durham get new
institute?
research
MILLS
BY ADAM
ment on the matter, as did college
Chronicle staff
president Gary Polonsky. Herrema
Durham College may become
home to a new research institute
when the Institute for Advanced
Manufacturing Technology selects a
new site in late June.
The bid, led by Durham Region
chair Gary Herrema, became news
last month when Durham MP Alex
Shepherd released information on its
contents. Shepherd said Durham
College has offered land for the institute, Oshawa has offered to pay moving expenses of staff, and both
Oshawa and the region have offered
money for an IAMT building.
The release spurred an uproar from
Herrema, who feared other cities
would be able to outbid Oshawa using
the information. The uproar quickly
played itself out, and has been
replaced by a stony silence from most
quarters.
Patrick Olive, regional economic
development chair, declined to com-
and Shepherd could not be reached
for comment.
Oshawa mayor Nancy Diamond
declined to discuss the specifics of the
bid, but described it as a very positive
project for Durham Region.
Walter Petryschuk, director-general of the IAMT, said he is trying to
keep the decision from becoming
controversial or emotional. He indicated the move is not an everyday
event for the institute, and so will be
considered carefully.
"It will be a lifetime decision for
our institute," he said.
Petryschuk said the institute works
on improving industrial efficiency
and lowering production costs. It also
builds equipment to order for federal
researchers.
The IAMT, which is a branch of
the National Research Council, has 65
employees and plans to double that
over the next three to four years,
Petryschuk said.
Hospital.
Right now patients with cancer
who live in Durham Region face a
difficult choice. They must decide
whether they should endure the long
waiting lists in Toronto centres, or
face the long journey to centres in
Thunder Bay or Kingston. Most of
these people have jobs and families,
and they have to rearrange their
entire lifestyle to receive life-saving
therapy.
Three local women have created
an organization that helped to launch
the bid for a cancer centre in
Durham Region. Citizens for a
Cancer Centre (CFACC) was created by Sylvia Blomme, Donna
Kingdon and Maryanne Sholdra.
These women’s lives have all
been touched by cancer. Sholdra, a
There are
eight radiation treatment centres in
Ontario.
former city councillor, lost her husband to cancer. Kingdon, a friend
and neighbor of Sholdra’s, wanted to
do her part to help the cause.
Blomme, a nurse, was herself diagnosed with breast cancer. Blomme
decided to take action when she had
to travel all the way to Thunder Bay
to receive her radiation treatment.
Last year in April, the group collected more than 15,000 signatures
on a petition supporting a full cancer
centre at the Oshawa General
Hospital. This petition was presented to MPP Gord Mills, who presented it to the Ontario legislature. At a
press conference to announce the
Whitby emergency reduces hours
expansion of an alcoholic treatment
centre in Oshawa, Bob Rae himself
said, "It makes eminent good sense
to have a cancer radiation treatment
centre in Durham Region." This
year the CFACC is taking its appeal
directly to the health minister, Ruth
Grier.
April was Cancer Awareness
Month, and every Saturday the
CFACC was at the Oshawa Centre
to give people the opportunity to
sign letters and cards to support the
petitions being sent to the minister of
health. Cards had space for personal
comments and signatures. Sholdra
believes that everyone should do
their part to show that they care.
"If you are strong and healthy
you should help those who are not,"
Sholdra said.
Those with cancer face many
obstacles on the road to receiving
radiation treatment. There are eight
radiation treatment centres in
Ontario - Thunder Bay, Sudbury,
London,
Ottawa,
Windsor,
Hamilton, Kingston, and two in
Toronto - Princess Margaret
Hospital and Bayview Hospital.
Bayview is adding to its radiation
centre, but by the time it is completed, it will already be overpopulated.
Health and Welfare Canada predicts
that, "by the year 2000, one out of
every five cancer patients will be
unable to receive radiation treatment
because of the lack of space available at present centres."
For those who decide to travel
long distances, rather than have their
name placed on a long waiting list
for Toronto centres, it is difficult to
find daily transportation.
The Cancer Society does what it
can by sending out two vans daily to
pick up patients, take them to their
therapy, and return them home. All
the patient has to do is call the local
Cancer Society branch office, and
give the time, date and hospital
where they are receiving treatment.
The drivers will be given the
information, and call the patient the
night before for confirmation. Susan
MacKracken, a volunteer with the
Cancer Society, says that there are
only a few restrictions to this
process.
"First of all, the patient must give
us a few days notice," said
MacKracken. "We ask that the
BY DAVE HEANEY
Chronicle staff
The Whitby General Hospital has
not closed its emergency care unit, it
has only reduced the hours.
As of March 31, the doors to the
emergency have been locked at 5
p.m. Because of funding restraints
the hospital’s board of governors
was forced to cut some services.
"With only an average of three or
four people visiting the emergency,
it didn’t make sense to pay a doctor
to sleep while waiting for patients,"
Mark Kealey, vice-president of community relations and development,
said in a telephone interview. "We
pitals know the situation and are
ready to accept any patients from
Whitby. Whitby residents who are
victims of a sexual assault will still
be cared for by Whitby’s sexual
assault centre.
The sexual assault centre, which
consists of two nurses and a doctor,
will meet the patient at the hospital
they have been taken to and assume
care for that patient. If needed they
will transfer the patient back to the
Whitby Hospital for further treatment.
"The changes made to the emergency are permanent and the money
saved will keep the other services
operating smoothly," said Kealey.
"If you are
strong and
healthy you
should help
those who
are not. "
Maryanne
Sholdra
tator for the Oshawa General
Hospital outpatient clinic, says all
things must be considered before
deciding what treatment is beneficial
to the patient.
"The doctor must first determine
the stage and type of cancer," Chiu
said. "This is key in deciding what is
the best treatment; radiation may not
even be required."
The Oshawa General Hospital
already has a chemotherapy treatment unit, but there are plans to
build a radiation treatment centre.
4 16/905 confusion
BY KATHY SHUTE
Chronicle staff
offer above-average service in our
surgery, fracture clinic and radiology department for 250,000 to
300,000 patients a year, so we couldn’t cut their services."
At first the response to the reduction of hours, by Whitby residents,
was one of concern.
"Now that it has been in effect for
almost two months the concern has
turned to approval," said Kealey. If
someone goes to the emergency
when it is closed they will be able to
contact an ambulance from a phone
outside the emergency doors. This
direct line was installed, at the hospital’s expense, to ensure a quick
response to any emergency situation.
Pickering, Ajax and Oshawa hos-
patients make their appointments no
earlier than 9:30 a.m. and no later
than 2:30 p.m. so that the driver can
avoid rush hour traffic when possible."
The time it takes to travel to treatment centres is much longer than the
treatments themselves. Nancy
Hobes, department head of radiation
in Kingston, says that the longest
part of radiation is the set-up for
each treatment, depending on what
type of cancer a patient is suffering
from.
"Most treatments are less than a
minute long, depending on the cancer type," said Hobes. "It takes 15
minutes or so for the set-up, even
longer if the patient has more than
one type of cancer."
The type of cancer a person has
also determines how long they must
wait to receive treatment. The type
of cancer, and the stage that it is in
are crucial in deciding what type of
treatment is best for the patient.
Debbie Chiu, the patient care facili-
Are you confused by the 905/416
area code split? Don’t worry, a lot of
people are in the same boat.
In 1990, Bell introduced a new
way to dial long distance. You had to
dial 1 (area code) and the seven digit
number. Then Oct. 4, 1993 Bell
launched a new area code 905.
To be fair to the community and
companies that were involved in the
switch, Bell put up a "safety net" so if
you dialled the wrong area code, you
still got through to the person you
were trying to reach. You now have to
dial the right area code to get through.
The split was a "natural evolution"
for Bell Canada, said Don Bristow,
project co-ordinator for Bell Business
Sales and Services Operations.
"We were running out of numbers
in the 416 exchange, so we had to
make room for expansion."
The 416 exchange is now limited
to the port of Metro Toronto bordered
by the Rouge River, Steeles Avenue,
and the 427. Another way to think of
it is if your postal code begins with an
"M" you are 416. If you used to be in
the 416 area code and your postal
code begins with any letter other than
"M", you are 905.
If you are crossing the area code
boundaries and the number you are
dialling wasn’t long distance before,
you just dial the area code and the
number. If it’s a long-distance call
you are making, you dial 1 then the
area code and the number. So if it was
not long distance before, it still isn’t.
8
CAM PU S
Ele ctives : The
Summer credits
being offered at
su cce s s ful ch oi ce
Durham College
BY CHRIS ROURKE
BY GLENN LOMAS
Chronicle staff
August 8 - August 12
Chronicle staff
Students who want to lighten
course loads next year will have the
opportunity during summer school.
Advertisements for summer school
will start in mid-May in local papers,
cable 10 and through classes that are
still in progress.
Lorraine Harnden, director of
Open Learning, Continuous Learning
Division, is expecting a lot of summer
school applications.
"Enrolment was up in January and
we expect the same for spring," said
Harnden.
She expects computer courses to
be filled because a lot of people want
to retrain or upgrade their skills. But
Durham will be offering a variety of
other courses in the summer.
Summer school begins June 20 to
Aug. 12 for day and night courses.
Some courses that are available for
summer are:
Computer Keyboarding (290-43$58.85
12 Hours
CK)
June 27 - June 30
1 -4 p.m.
July 4 - July 7
9-12 a.m.
Basic Windows (241-33-BW)
$59.92
12 Hours
1 -4 p.m.
July 11 - July 14
Information Systems 1 (270-73$129.00
45 Hours
IS)
June 20 - July 11
9-12 a.m.
Programming in "C" (270-75-AC)
$91.60
28 Hours
June 27 - July 18
6 -10 p.m.
WordPerfect 5.1 (241-43-WB)
$91.60
28 Hours
9-3 p.m.
WordPerfect 6 for Windows (246$91.60
33-WB) 28 Hours
29
1 -4 p.m.
July 18 - July
Lotus for Windows (241-33-LW)
$91.60
28 Hours
August 8 - August 18 1 -4 p.m.
Biology 2 (500-16-BI)
$129.40
52 Hours
July 26 - August 23 Tue/Thu
9 - 4 p.m.
Sociology 2 (512-43-SO)
T.B.A.
45 Hours
1
Marketing (264-13-MK)
$123.00
45 Hours
Date: T.B.A.
Mathematics 1 (Business) (260$109.00
13-MA) 45 Hours
Date: T.B.A.
Mathematics 2 (Business) (260$109.00
23-MA) 45 Hours
Date: T.B.A.
College Writing Skills 2(245-43$109.00
45 Hours
CO)
Date: T.B.A.
Calculus 2 (172-62-MA)
$109.00
45 Hours
Date: T.B.A.
Environmental Regulations (111$109.00
76-ER) 45 Hours
Date: T.B.A.
Statistics 1
(115-85-MA)
45 Hours
$109.00
Date: T.B.A.
For further information on the
courses, price, starting times and
course hours, phone Continuous
at
721-3052.
Learning
Registration will begin in June.
higher gade point average," Swan
He would like to see a more
said.
Dave English, who teaches
Psychology, Sociology and Political
Do electives really serve an
essential and beneficial purpose for
students? That is the burning questions for students at Durham
College.
Currently at Durham, electives
are being offered to those students in
Communication Arts (journalism,
public relations and advertising) and
General Arts and Sciences.
Durham College decided to jump
the gun and offer electives this year,
even though colleges don’t have to
start offering electives until
September of 1994.
The College Standards and
Accredation Council has set up
guidelines for colleges in this
province. Durham College got a
head start on the rest of the colleges
and offer electives a year in advance.
Electives are very beneficial to
students because one gets to select
the courses that one is interested in
Students course load
taking.
becomes more interesting with the
addition of one or two or three electives. The electives being offered
will give Bill Swan and others a
chance to analyze which electives
are successful and the ones that are
not.
Bill Swan, director of communication and design arts, thinks that
electives are essential to success for
students.
"Electives help the student get a
F ine uality Bo dy Work
t More Than
take."
Science, thinks that electives are a
good idea for students.
"Electives are good for students,"
English said. "They can pick and
choose which courses they want to
take."
English thinks being able to
choose your own courses is a benefit
to students.
"Electives increase the odds of
students ending up in courses that
reflect their particular interests," he
said.
English thinks that electives are
useful in life and one’s long-term
employment interests.
"They help you out when it
comes to employment," he said.
English would like to see students to see the purpose of the electives being offered.
"I would hope students see the
relevance of what they are studying," he said. "They are more likely
to leam more from a course if that
was so."
Lloyd Brown, a first year Public
Relations students likes the electives
being offered.
"They are good electives, but
there should be more offered to students," Brown said.
Brown also thinks that electives
are a good thing for college students.
"They are very benefiting to students," he said. "They give you a
choice of what ones you want to
selective variety of electives offered
to students.
"Personally, I would like to see a
Black history course offered here at
Durham," he said. "It would really
be interesting for everyone to take."
He said that the electives are useful for Public Relations students.
"Yes, they are very helpful to us
P.R. students," he said. "They are
very helpful to me anyways."
John Lackner, who also teaches
electives along side English, likes
teaching electives.
"They are fun to teach," Lackner
said. "I get to teach some interesting
people."
Lackner feels pretty much the
same as English when it comes to
electives.
Andre Emond, a first year journalism student doesn’t hate electives, but with producing a paper this
month he doesn’t have the time to
worry about electives.
"We have been so busy this
month in putting the Chronicle
together," Emond said. "We just
don’t have the time to concentrate on
anything else."
Emond would like to see more
related electives such as the history
of Photography, or the history of the
Print Press.
"I would love to see stuff like
that," he said. "At least it would
have something to do with journalism and we could leam more about
how the program works."
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Anti-gun campaign
is a big success
BY TANYA ELRICK
Chronicle staff
In Toronto and the surrounding
area, citizens are turning in their
firearms for disposal to try and
reduce the number of guns on the
street.
April 13 marked the start of the
"Turn In Your Guns" campaign in
Toronto. This campaign was a collaboration between the Metro Police
and the Toronto Sun to get firearms
off the street. If people hand in their
guns, they will receive a gift of
some kind.
The main objective of the police
is to get as many firearms as possible off the street, whether they are
legally or illegally owned. People
who no longer feel the need to have
their own firearm can dispose of it
safely and receive a "reward" for
doing so. Larry Whitmore, executive manager of the Ontario
Handgun Association, believes this
campaign is a great idea.
"We (the association) are in
favor of this campaign," Whitmore
said. "It’s great for those who want
to dispose of their guns, but you
won’t see any criminals lining up to
hand in their guns."
During a phone survey conducted by the National Firearms Society
in 1992, seven million households
admitted to having firearms in their
homes. These people also confessed
to having an average of three
firearms. But of the 21 million
firearms in Canada, only one mil-
lion are legally owned. David A.
Tomlinson, national president of the
National Firearms Association, says
that may not even be the accurate
total.
"All of this information is based
on a phone survey," Tomlinson
said. "Most people wouldn’t admit
to owning a firearm, to a total
stranger, over the phone."
Once the plan of the "Turn In
Your Guns" campaign was heard of,
people were calling the Toronto
Sun, wanting to do their part. The
Sun wrote an article about a social
worker from Oshawa who offered
her Toronto Maple Leaf playoff
tickets to the first person who handed in a firearm. According to Sandy
Ryrie, staff sergeant with the
Durham Regional Police in
Oshawa, this caused quite a commotion for the Oshawa department.
"We had a person come in with
their firearm and say, ’Where’s my
Leaf tickets?, and we had no idea
what they were talking about,"
Ryrie said. "Once that person
explained the whole thing, we wrote
them up a letter to give the Toronto
Sun, and the Sun gave them the
playoff tickets."
"Turn In Your Guns" will not
eliminate the problem of illegal
guns in Toronto, or anywhere else.
What Toronto police is hoping the
campaign will do is encourage people to safely dispose of their
unwanted firearms.
Educating kids on
substance abuse
BY CHRISTINE GROAT
Chronicle staff
Parents who abuse alcohol and
drugs can cause their children to have
dramatic problems in their lives when
they get older. This is the reason wny
a program was developed especially
for children.
Dina Steiner, children services
councillor for the Community
Addiction Services in Oshawa, says
children of alcoholics are considered
a high risk for substance abuse later in
life.
"Anyone who has a parent that
abuses alcohol or drugs will not necessarily grow up and become a substance abuser themselves," Steiner
said. "They are, however, a high risk
compared to an average child."
PEIC
(Prevention/Early
Intervention for Children) is a group
that Steiner runs for children ranging
from 4 to 12 years old. The group
was formed to give them education
and coping skills in hopes of preventing them from developing problems.
It also helps them understand what
has happened to them and that they
are not alone.
"It’s OK to talk, and to have feelings about what is happening in their
lives," Steiner said.
Steiner said that when the children
decide to leave the group, they understand the behavior of their parents and
that they cannot change what has happened in their lives. Only their parents can help make the future a little
better for the child, by getting themselves some help.
The effects of the parent’s behavior varies from child to child, but
most children appear on the outside to
be very well adjusted. In fact, this is
just a cover-up of the real emotional
turmoil that they are going through.
They’ve grown up with the situation
and have made themselves believe
that things are OK, Steiner said.
"If the child feels mad or scared,
that’s all right because there are ways
of dealing with those feelings," she
said.
Steiner says that Children’s Aid
sometimes gets involved, but first a
thorough investigation is done to
determine if the child is at risk or in
danger. It’s protection for the child,
but the investigation is only done if
there is reason to believe that there is
danger within the household.
Sometimes, because the children
have got help, it encourages the parent to get help or to realize that they
have a problem, Steiner said.
"It’s the first step for some parents, and other parents feel .that
they’re not ready to deal with the
issue but they want help for their chil-
dren."
No formal meetings are held for
people interested in getting involved
in the group. Usually, a parent,
teacher or neighbor will call to get
more information. They then come in
with the child for an assessment that
lasts for about an hour. Steiner then
talks to the parents to give them a better understanding of what the program is about, and their background is
checked into at that time.
If anyone is interested in this program, they can call Dina Steiner at
683-5950 for young children or call
Christie Sepp at 723-8195 for young
adults.
9
Mini stry zero s in
o n hara s s m ent
BY MICHELLE FUSELLI
Chronicle staff
Colleges and universities will soon
be feeling the ramifications of a new
human rights policy. The policy is
expected to be ready for next year.
The goal of the Ministry of
Education and Training is zero tolerance towards harassment and discrimination. The government defines zero
tolerance as recognizing the harm that
comes from abuse of any kind. They
also want to help people who abuse
other people.
The ministry believes that a better
working and learning environment is
also needed, without sexual harassment and discrimination, harassment
or intimidation based on race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic’origin (including language, dialect or
accent), creed, sex, sexual orientation,
disability, marital status, family status, citizenship, age, receipt of public
assistance, record of provincial
offences or pardoned federal offence.
The new policy applies to all
employees, students, members of the
board of governors, members of committees, members of societies and
associations that have a direct relationship and are under the authority of
the college, contractors and guests. It
also applies on and off campus, at
campus-related social functions, during work or academic-related travel
or over the telephone.
The college has had few complaints of harassment. Health services
counsellor Bonnie Ginter-Brown
believes that the main reason for this
is the fact that people are more aware
of the problem.
"It’s not a big problem here," said
"Students
are constantly exposed to
the issues of
harassment,
ff
Bonnie
Ginter-Brown
Brown. "Students are constantly
exposed to the issues of harassment."
The new policy states that when
colleges and universities review their
existing policy they should take what
works from each policy and use the
combined system.
For people who need someone to
talk to about harassment, the Student
Centre has counsellors available. The
staff will listen and help you with
anything you need. Your discussions
are kept confidential. The counsellors
will also help you to decide where
you want or need to go with your
problem, be it a formal complaint, a
discussion between both parties or
just talking with the counsellor.
Brown believes that the people
who are victims of abuse need to feel
accepted, and that believing in them is
the most critical part.
"It is a difficult situation that they
are in," said Brown. "It takes a lot of
courage and I really applaud these
people."
If anyone feels they need to make
a formal complaint there are a number
of steps that must be followed. First,
the student or staff member must file
a complaint with the college and if
they want, they can file another complaint with the Human Rights
Commission. The director of student
services can help with the application
to the Human Rights Commission.
Second, the incident must have
occurred less than six months before
the complaint since there is a time
limitation and a backlog of com-
plaints.
Even though the outline of the policy has been accepted by the board of
governors, when the policy will be in
the schools and how it will be worked
out for each school is still being discussed.
Equity consultant Elizabeth
McArthur is the Durham College representative for the new policy.
"The policy is very clear as to each
college’s position in the policy and
also clear as to who will be covered
under the policy," said McArthur.
"But the critical part in understanding
the policy is to understand what the
goals are and that the rights of everyone need to be respected."
Livins with an
alcoholic parent
BY CHRISTINE GROAT
Chronicle staff
Imagine for a minute living with
an abusive alcoholic father. Anne
lives with one day in and day out.
Anne, who would rather not be
identified for her own safety, is a
16-year-old girl who has seen the
traumatic effects of alcohol in her
family. Her father has been an
alcoholic for more than 30 years.
"Alcohol has made me scared
for my life, especially when abuse
comes into it," Anne said.
In a typical day, she is put down,
yelled at for petty things, and sometimes threatened. She said that
even if he isn’t drinking, he
becomes very moody because of
the fact that he has no alcohol. If
he’s off the booze, he could go for
days without talking to anyone in
the family.
Her sister, who is younger, also
lives with the fear but keeps everything inside, because she’s afraid.
She’s afraid that if she says something, her father will take it out on
their mother.
For as long as Anne can remember, her father has always driven
home drunk and will not let a designated driver drive him home. She
said he is taking the lives of the
family, and doing what he pleases.
"When he’s driving home
drunk, no one says anything
because we’re all very afraid," she
said.
Anne also says that when he
drinks, he becomes three times
more violent than when he’s sober.
Sometimes, he will start an intentional verbal fight that may lead to
physical abuse on her mother. She
said he doesn’t feel any remorse the
next day and he has never said he’s
sorry. Instead, he does the opposite
and ignores them as if they’re invisible.
"I try to get away from the house
as much as possible, but I always
worry that something will happen
to my mom," she said.
The physical abuse usually happens when she and her sister are not
at home. There have been noticeable bruises on her mother’s face
and when confronted with what
happened, her mother says that
she’s really tired and brushes it off.
Anne, her mother and sister
have left two times in this past year,
and each time, they have been gone
for two to three months.
"When we’re away from home,
he’ll admit that he has a problem
but as soon as we get home, he goes
back to the way he was," Anne
said. "It was all an act to get us
back."
Anne doesn’t feel that her father
will ever get help because he has
never made the effort, and he never
has shown any sign of regret.
A few years ago, Anne called
the police to her house. They had
to force their way in because her
father would not let them in. The
police told her mother to step into
the light so they could see if there
were any signs of abuse. Her father
yelled at her mother to stay where
she was because the police had no
right to ask her to do that.
Moments later, the police got
another call and left.
"They never returned and they
never checked into what .happened," Anne said.
She said that the next day, he
ignored them in the morning, and
gave them money later on (which
was unusual for him) so they could
go shopping. She feels that he
bribed them so they would forget
about what happened the night
before.
Anne has only one message for
everyone who reads this: if you get
violent when you drink, don’t drink
at all.
10
CAMPUS
Le a p i n to s a fe r h e a l th
BY ALISON BETTRIDGE
common 9-5 workday, and whose
schedule can be altered at the last
minute, still finds it important to
exercise.
"You have to make the time to
exercise," Hanna says. "You have to
let other unimportant things fall by
the wayside."
Hanna hurt his back a few years
ago and has had to moderate his
activities to let his back heal. If there
Chronicle staff
The TV channels are bombarding
their viewers with numerous ads for
diet pills, exercise tapes and
machines. Because of those ads the
general public is becoming more
aware of the benefits of maintaining
a healthy lifestyle. But, in comparison to the ’80s, research has allowed
exercise and the study of health to
leap forward into a new, improved
and safer era. No longer are we
advised to jump up and down to
extremely fast music until our feet
hurt. No longer is it recommended to
drink three diet shakes a day. Now,
we are advised to strike a balance
between cardiovascular and muscle
conditioning, stretching and relaxation.
Dawn Lafoy, aerobic co-ordinator
at the Oshawa Racquet Good Life
Club, has been instructing aerobics
for the past 14 years, and says the
’90s term for health is "well-being".
"Well-being deals not only with
the physical aspect of health, but the
spiritual and emotional as well,"
ever is a time not to exercise it is
when you are injured or sick. If one
does exercise while not feeling good,
the chances at.prolonging the injury
or sickness is great.
"You shouldn’t exercise when
you don’t feel like it," Lafoy says. "I
don’t mean because you are too lazy.
But you know your body better than
anyone else. You have to do what is
best for your body."
When just beginning any exercise
program the most important things to
have are a positive attitude and a
realistic goal.
"The greatest gift that I could give
someone is a realistic goal," Lafoy
says.
Many times people walk into a
gym and want to lose 20 pounds in
two weeks. Diet pills have claimed
that they can do that, but the healthiest way is through exercise. The best
way to lose weight and gain muscle
strength and tone is to maintain a car-
Lafoy says.
Where at one time exercise was
promoted as the most important component to a healthy body, in the ’90s
it is now shown to be only one aspect
of being healthy. To be healthy
means to strike an important balance
between exercising, a healthy diet
and relaxation and rest. Through
research it has been proved that once
someone is able to maintain a healthy
body, the effects of stress and anxiety
are reduced tremendously.
Though, many of us are intimidated by the mere prospect of exercising
at a gym in front of other people.
"There still seems to be a stereotype that you have to be skinny
already to exercise," Ron Huard, aerobic instructor at the Oshawa
Racquet Good Life Club, says.
"Many people feel as though they
are unco-ordinated and can’t actually
do it," Lafoy said. "I tell those people to just laugh and have a good
time, because you are here to get
away from things, and have a healthier body, not to stress your mind."
diovascular workout three times a
week for 20-30 minutes at a time.
Both Lafoy and Huard disapprove
of videotapes as a safe way to exercise.
"Many times when working out at
Dawn Lafoy and Ron Huard,
ple the benefits of exercise.
"You have to learn to accept your
body and work with what you have
been given," Tara Ridgley says.
Tara has been exercising for eight
years. She initially started to exercise to lose weight and get in shape.
Now she exercises because it has
become a lifestyle. She feels better
and has more energy.
In the ’80s, the ideal was to be
home you are exercising on the
wrong surface and you become bored
Photo by Alison Bettridge with the same routine," Lafoy says.
"Most importantly, there isn’t anothinstructors at Oshawa Racquet Good Life Club, showing peoer trained person to show you safe
body positions and body control."
In the ’90s health and exercise are
one of those bouncy blondes in the ’90s still has the high-impact class,
20-Minute Workout, which geared but now incorporates strength train- changing rapidly. Researchers are
itself to happy, skinny women. Now ing with weights, the Step class and finding safer techniques for exercises. Who knows, by the time this artiin the ’90s exercise and health are the Slide class.
cle hits publication, there may be a
there
isn’t
of
feel
that
us
Many
geared towards the general population. Exercise itself is more bal- enough time in the day to exercise. safer, more effective way to do an
anced, and urges both men and Lafoy and Huard both feel as though exercise. But until that time, the key
to health in the ’90s is "well-being"
women to take part in cross-training, this is simply an excuse.
and "balance". Try it. It works.
an
Ivor
Hanna,
airline
attendant,
and
sports-specific
strength training
follow
schedule
does
the
not
exercises. The aerobic room in the whose
Youns father dies of AID S
BY CHRIS ROURKE
Chronicle staff
In my last story on my friend
Larry, I stated that he had AIDS. On
April 3, Larry, a husband and father,
died of AIDS-related pneumonia.
On March 7 his doctor told him
that he only had about two months to
live. He went through a lot of pain
and suffering the last two months. He
couldn’t even go out with his friends
and socialize, something he wanted to
do desperately so he could say goodbye to everyone before he died.
I was crushed when I found out
about his positive test because Larry
and I were good friends, since grade
three. We went everywhere together.
We played on the same sports teams a
number of times. He was the one
a party animal. He
thing I wasn’t
was also a very sexual person. He
had a number of partners every
month, and it ultimately killed him.
Larry (not his real name), lived in
the village of Newcastle in his parents’ basement apartment with his
wife and daughter.
After he found out he had AIDS he
went into hiding for almost two
months. So did his brother, who also
died of AIDS last Nov. 24. That is
one thing he regretted doing because
it cost him a half a year of school.
Larry led a very sheltered life after
he got the news of his AIDS test. He
wouldn’t socialize. He’d only talk to
his family and myself. He didn’t tell
me that he was positive until six
months after the test.
He had been a very social person.
He loved to party and do cocaine in
high school. His brother was the
same way.
The news of his positive test
caused his mother to kill herself on
Christmas Eve in 1989.
For the month before he died he
lay in his bed sick with pneumonia.
He was unable to do anything but
sleep and eat.
Larry’s wife, who had to take time
off from her job to take care of him,
hated to see him slowly and painfully
dying.
"It has been a disgrace to see him
deteriorating," his wife said in a
recent interview with the Chronicle.
"He was such an active person, I
hated to see him like this. I’m sort of
glad he is dead. At least his suffering
ended. He suffered way too much.
I’m glad his suffering ended because
it was tough to see him suffering like
he was."
, Larry’s average day in the last
month would consist of waking up,
having a shower, eating breakfast and
then lying on the couch and watching
television until he fell asleep.
Witnessing someone dying of
AIDS is very hard. It was definitely
that way for Larry’s wife.
"That is the worst thing to see
someone going through," she said
with a tear in her eye. "I wish he
wouldn’t have had to go through it
because he didn’t deserve to die like
he did. Larry was a great husband
and father. My daughter and I will
definitely miss him, because he took
such great care of us."
His six-year-old daughter wouldn’t stop crying. She still can’t accept
that her daddy is dead.
"Where is daddy?" she said. "I
want to know where he is."
Larry’s father said that he was glad
that Larry was in a better place now.
"Larry is now in God’s hands and
he will take care of him like I couldn’t," he said.
His father doesn’t have any sympathy for Larry, but he does miss him.
"Larry should have known the
dangers of unprotected sex, but he
obviously didn’t or he would have
protected himself," he said. "I do
miss him though. He was a great son
and he was my best friend."
Larry’s wife and daughter have
tested negative for the virus that causes AIDS. Larry will be sorely missed
by all close to him.
SA info
hotline
BY TONY DOYLE
Chronicle staff
The Durham College Student
Association has established an
information hotline to keep students up to date on what’s happening at Durham.
The hotline gives students
information about the latest
school activities, varsity and intramural sports, lunchtime entertainment, pubs, movie night and any
other event that may be of interest
to Durham students.
The SA office is also offering a
facsimile service for students. It
will be run during business hours
in the SA office.
Cost of the service will be $2
for the first outgoing page, and $1
for each additional page. The
charge for an incoming fax will be
$1 per page.
CAMPUS
Ab and o n e d house s
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BY EVEYLYNNE KNIGHT
Houses in the Bowmanville/
Courtice area that have burned down
or have been abandoned have yet to
be fixed, some for as long as 15
years.
People who drive on Highway 2
or Baseline Road may know these
houses.
Town council member John
O’Toole has been working on getting the houses torn down. He has
been working on one at the top of
Liberty Street in Bowmanville for
the past year and a half. People who
see these houses understand why
they need to be torn down.
"The house on Liberty Street was
bought four or five years ago and
went bankrupt," says OToole. It
had been secured but teens were able
to get in and ruin it to the point
where it has to be torn down now.
There are two ways in which a
house can be torn down. First is by
the town having people call
OToole, who would then call the
bylaw office.
The bylaw office would then
write a letter to the owners and they
would have 30 days in which to
secure the house or have it torn
down. If the owner does board up
the house and teens somehow get in,
the process must be done again,
unless the house is ruined to the
point where it is a hazard to the community. The town will then demolish the house.
The owners are still charged
property taxes even if they are not
living in the house. The court can
also fine them if nothing is done to
secure the house.
If after 30 days nothing is done, a
summons is given to the owner.
They have to appear in court and are
usually given 30-90 days to do
something. If the house is a serious
safety hazard they may be given a
heavy fine and be advised to secure
the house or have it torn down.
If, after the summons, nothing is
done, a court will decide on whether
to demolish the house or have it
secured again, depending on the
shape of the house.
O’Toole has just finished having
a house on Meams Avenue in
Bowmanville torn down after four
months of fighting to have it demolished.
O’Toole, himself a father of five
teens, has the same concerns as other
parents do about the safety of their
kids.
Chief Mike Creighton of the
Bowmanville Fire Department says,
"After the fire is out it is up to the
insurance companies and the owners
on what to do with the houses."
One house on Baseline Road
burned down almost 15 years ago
and is still standing.
There is a house in Bowmanville
that teens call Parkie’s. It is located
in the downtown area of
Bowmanville on Highway 2. Teens
have broken into this house many
times and even set fire to it.
"The teens go in this house to
drink and do drugs and some teens
go there to sleep," said one teen who
would like to remain nameless.
However, when a house bums
down the property standards comes
into effect. If the house is up to their
standards it may stay standing as
long as the owner wants it to. But if
the property standards says no, then
the house must be torn down.
the
in
Some
neighbors
are
area
complaining
Bowmanville
that the neighborhood is beginning
to look like an abandoned town.
One neighbor said, "If the teenagers
stayed out of these houses then
maybe the town would look nice".
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Across Canada about 75 per cent
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"It is a decision that has to be
Oshawa’s three McDonald’s
restaurants have become "smoke- made on a market by market basis,"
free" for the health of their smallest said Wilson.
The three McDonald’s locations in
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individual owners introduce a non- Construction is still underway but it
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Steve Wilson, owner of all three of May.
Although a few regular customers
McDonald’s restaurants in Oshawa,
said the studies showed that second- have decided to take their business
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of McDonald’s Simcoe North loca- children in because there is no smoking."
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Students plan to set sail
BY TONY DOYLE
Chronicle staff
Tickets for this year’s graduation
cruise will be on sale from April 19 to
May 6.
The cruise, which is on June 11,
will make its way around the Toronto
harbor, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and
ending at 12:30 a.m.
Ticket prices are $25 per person,
or $40 for a couple. Ticket price
includes a dinner, wine, and a souvenir to take home.
Last year students took home their
wine glasses, which had their graduation date printed on them.
For an extra $7, students can take a
bus from Durham College to the
cruise and back.
Anyone interested in staying
overnight in Toronto can book a room
at the Primrose Hotel for $69, which
will include a double bed and a continental breakfast the next morning.
Tickets can be bought in the student association office.
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The Chronicle,May 3, 1994
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How to fill your summer with fun
BY REGINA PEZZARELLO
Chronicle staff
The summer is almost here, and its
time to think about ways to spend
your free hours.
If you can’t afford to backpack
across Europe or go down south, there
are lots of places right here in
Ontario.
Fun times can be had and you
don’t have to travel far at all.
Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
This year is the zoo’s 20th
anniversary. Their big attraction to
promote the last 20 years is "Big
Cats." They will have a caracal lynx,
snow cougar, and a Siberian tiger.
The zoo opens at 9:30 a.m. and
closes at 5:30 p.m. during the week,
and on weekends closes at 6:30.
Admission prices for adults are
$9.75, seniors and youths (12-17) are
$7, children 4-11 are $5 and children
three and under are free.
For more information call (416)
392-5901.
Family Kartways
Family Kartways, home of the
largest go-kart track, is located north
of Taunton Road, on Brock Street in
Whitby.
All the tickets for rides, including
the batting cages and mini-putt golf
course, are $2.75 each. Kiddie rides
are half price.
For one lap around the track it’s
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$2.75.
During May Kartways is open
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. From June until
August it’s from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
For more information call 6553384.
Canada’s Wonderland
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
has lots of new exciting rides and
Photo by Equinox Adventures
A group of fun-seekers brave the rapids of the Ottawa River during one of the many weekend packages offered by
Equinox Adventures.
attractions.
DAYS OF THUNDER is the main
attraction in Wonderland’s 14th season. It is a 200 mph ride where guests
will feel the speed and action of stock
car racing. Before the ride there is a
show of how the stunts and effects
were done in the Days of Thunder
movie.
Upon leaving the Days of Thunder
attraction, there is a motorsport gift
shop where Star Trek items and other
movie-themed merchandise will be
sold.
There is a new family restaurant in
the theme of a 1940s service garage,
called Preston T. Tucker’s Roadside
Cafe. It’s modelled after the motion
picture, Tucker: The Man and His
Dream.
Also new to the park is the icedancing show Paramount On Ice:
Lights! Camera! Action!. It will highlight the best of Paramount movies.
Along with Yogi Bear and the
Flinstones you will also encounter the
likes of Klingons, Romulans and
Bajorans from Star Trek.
A Paramount Walk of Fame will
highlight more than 80 years of
Paramount movies and movie props.
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
has added new restaurants and stores,
plus they have improved their older
ones.
Special guests are scheduled to
appear at the park throughout the
whole summer. Kingswood will also
have concerts scheduled. For information on concerts call: (905) 8328131.
This year’s price lor a season pass
is $54,y5. It is alsu valid at all five
Paramount parks all uver North
America.
The park is open 1’rom
May 21 to
Sept. 5. It is open only on weekends
from May 8 until May 21 and Sept. 10
call
call
(613) 238-7238 and after June 1
(613) 646-2263.
ing. The price ranges from $195 to
until Oct. 9.
For more information about
Wonderland call: (905) 832-7000.
Equinox Adventures offers whitewater rafting from May to September.
They feature one-day as well as twoday packages.
Their one-day package costs, per
person, $65 during the week and $75
on the weekend. Their two-package
features two different runs down the
Ottawa River and is $155 during the
week and $175 on weekends.
Equinox also runs programs that
teach climbing, canoeing and kayak-
For more on information on
Equinox call (416) 222-2223.
Whitewater Rafting
Imagine you are soaking wet from
the waves of the last rapid you just
survived and as you turn your head
and see the next roaring rapids you
anticipate the rush and adventure.
This is whitewater rafting.
This adventure can be experienced
in Ontario on our own Ottawa River.
Several companies are located on the
river to offer an exciting and adventurous time to anyone willing to try
whitewater rafting.
Wilderness Tours has been on the
Ottawa River since 1975 and offers
several whitewater rafting packages
from May until October. They also
have bungee jumping, mountain hiking, and horseback riding.
Wilderness tours also offers learnto programs where people can try
$399.
The companies run most of their
whitewater rafting trips down the
Ottawa River and what is offered in
each package varies according to the
time of year and company.
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Summer Concerts
This summer is the summer for
come-backs. Lots of performers are
returning to the stage.
The Eagles are playing at
Exhibition Stadium on July 11.
Also scheduled to play at the Ex is
Pink Floyd, from July 5-7.
Rumored performances at the Ex
include The Rolling Stones in August
or September, and Steely Dan in
August.
Billy Joel and Eiton John are
rumored to be performing together in
Toronto around mid-summer.
Elvis Costello will be playing at
Kingswood on June 3.
kayaking.
Prices per person for one day or
more weekend packages range from
$79 to $200, depending on the time of
year. For more information call 1800-267-9166 or (613) 646-2291.
Owl Rafting, which is located 90
minutes from Ottawa, also offers sev-
eral packages.
One-day packages are $70 on
weekdays and $85 on weekends.
Two-day packages are $ 180 per person and a weekend resort package is
$150 per person. There are also smaller packages available. Each package
is different. All offer a rafting videu
and photo presentation of your trip.
For more information about Owl
The fun begins early as people get ready to take a spin around the track at Family
Kartways.
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TV p ro gra m a i d s a n im a l s
BY MICHELLE FUSELLI
Chronicle staff
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It is hard to sell yourself on TV,
but some friendly felines and canines
are having no trouble with it. Some of
the cutest animals are being promoted
on TV to help find them a home.
If you watch Rogers Cable 10
there is a program called Adopt-a-Pet
by the Toronto Humane Society. In
the Scarborough area, Trillium Cable
10 has a program called Pick-a-Pet
that helps place pets that are having
difficulty finding homes.
With the coverage from these
shows each centre hopes to find pets a
home more quickly. The host
describes the animal, gives a bit of
information and instructs people
where to call if they want to adopt an
animal they haven’t seen.
Derek Kerr and Bill Ray work on
one of the programs for the
Scarborough Animal Control Centre.
The show is on Thursday afternoons
at 3 and 4 p.m. and repeated again on
Saturdays at 1 p.m. Rogers Cable airs
its show on Thursdays at 6:30 and
again on Saturday at 1.
"Most of the pets that we put on
the show we find homes for," said
Kerr. "Rarely do we not get them a
home, because we have such a large
viewing audience."
CBC’s Market Place has also aired
a segment for the centre. In it they
discussed the new pet net micro-chip
identification program. Scarborough
has been the only location to received
the licence to allow micro-chipping.
The pet net program is a network of
pets and their owners. If you lose your
pet and it is found by the centre, it can
scan the tag and find out who owns
the pet and get it safely home. The
animals even get a free ride back to
their owners.
The centre opens to the public at
10 a.m. for anyone who is looking for
a pet or who just wants information.
School children also visit the centre to
discuss responsible pet ownership and
the reasons why pets are good to have
in the home. The Beavers, Brownies
and some adult groups come in from
time to time.
Two hundred animals live within
the centre - roughly 100 dogs and 100
cats, but occasionally ferrets and rabbits come to stay. The centre also gets
lizards, foxes and deer that have been
hit by cars.
The Oshawa Humane Society can
hold up to 50 cats and 28 dogs. All of
their animals have been named and
the volunteers socialize daily with the
animals by talking to them.
However, volunteers are desperately needed for cleaning the cages,
feeding the animals and walking and
grooming the dogs.
Adopting an animal can be a lot
more work than people think. First of
all there is the cost of keeping an animal healthy and well fed. Second,
people come in off the street and want
to get a big dog like a Saint Bernard,
even though they have a tiny apartment.
"You need ample space for a dog
Because of that, potential adoptees
are checked out through a questionnaire. If the employees have any hesitations concerning the adoptees they
will discuss the matter with the manager and he can then decide what he
wants to do about the adoption.
The Oshawa Animal Control
Centre’s adoption process is a little
different. People and their compatibility with animals is not checked out.
However, there is a 30-day return policy if you find that the animal is not
working out.
Some strange stories come out of
working with animals. One of Kerr’s
favorites is the dog on the roof incident.
"We got a call on the radio from
this lady who said that there was this
dog on a roof. We all thought she was
either crazy or that it was a crank call.
But when we got there there really
was a dog on the roof of this house.
He had been up there for a couple
hours running around. We still don’t
know exactly how he got up there
Through animal centres, homeless cats and dogs are
finding homes.
and sometimes people don’t think
about it," said Kerr. "The thing with
animals is that you really have to
know what you’re getting into."
Stray pets put up for adoption
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Is it a thing of the
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Have you ever wanted a warm
cuddly pet to keep you company, a
cat or dog to call your own, but
could never afford to go the pet store
and pay all that money for one?
There are other ways. Places like
the Humane Society and animal control centres have pets that are put up
for adoption.
The Animal Control Centre on
Thickson Road North in Whitby
offers dogs and cats for adoption.
They take in stray cats and dogs and
hold them for seven days.
If no one claims the animals after
the seven days, they are put up for
adoption.
Karen Wilson, who works at the
centre, says they try to accommodate
anyone who wants to adopt a pet.
"We try to give as much information
about the pet as possible," said
Wilson.
The centre determines the animal’s temperament during the
seven-day period and takes it, as
well as the size of the dog, into consideration when someone is interested in adopting it.
Wilson said the centre always
tries to let people know as much as
they can about the pet and how it
may be suited to the lifestyle of the
people adopting it.
The cost to adopt an animal is
$51.75.
"It includes their first booster,
licence and leash," said Wilson.
The Oshawa and District
Humane Society, located on 199
Waterloo St. Unit 2 in Oshawa, has
cats, dogs, guinea pigs, and other
smaller animals.
The cost to adopt a dog from the
Humane Society is $90 and a cat is
$60.
though."
If anyone would like to adopt a pet
from the Scarborough Animal
Control Centre it. is are located at 821
Progress Avenue or you can phone
396-PETS. The Oshawa District
Humane Society is located at 199
V/aterloo St. Or you can phone 4332022. You can also contact the
Oshawa Animal Control Centre at
919 Farewell Ave. Or phone 7233488.
past?
BY ERIN GALLAHER
the road.
Chronicle staff____________
Every day on the roads people
How many times have you tried to make unsafe lane changes without
merge onto Highway 401 and almost signalling. If seen by police a $90 fine
been run into the ditch because some- can be issued.
Durham Regional Police feel that
one in the right lane would not move
the
graduated
over, speed up or
with
along
licence,
slow down to let
radar,
photo
you in ?
R.I.D.E
programs
Many drivers on
and seat belt awarethe road today seem
ness, will help
to have forgotten the
reduce the accident
courtesy rules of the
statistics.
roadsuch rules as
"
Car accidents
when
signalling
are a leading cause
turning or changing
of death for 16 to
lanes, waving to
In
24-year-olds.
thank another driver
1992 there were
if they move over to
over
8,600 reported
let them in, and also
accidents,
car
moving over to
which is 1.7 per
another lane if it
cent less than 1991.
will allow another
Police attribute the
driver to turn onto
decrease in accithe street.
dents to better eduFailing to do
and knowledge of the car. Cars
cation
these things can result in.. a. serious
,
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accident that could possibly injure today are built with such safety features as air bags and front and rear
someone, or worse, kill them.
crumple zones, but knowing how to
education,"
"There’s not enough
"It’s too easy to get a licence." says drive the car safely is the biggest conStaff Sergeant Charles Green, of cern.
Safety should always be on a driDurham Regional Police.
When taking a driving school ver’s mind when operating a vehicle.
course you learn most of these It doesn’t take much time to do a
thingsthings such as signalling, shoulder check or to put on your siglane changing, speed limits and high- nal. So, the next time you are out on
way driving, to name a few. What the the roads, be sure to signal and check
schools don’t teach you about is the that you are doing the speed limit and
car itself. Green says that people need in general being a safe and courteous
to know about the car and be able to driver for yourself and all other driknow what to do if it breaks down on vers around you.
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"There’s not
enough education. "It’s
too easy to
get a
licence."
Sgt. Green
Photo by Regina Pezzarello
This female beagle is one of the animals up for adoption
at the Animal Control Centre in Whitby.
"This includes vaccination," Wilson.
People adopt animals more in the
explained Tania Firmage, who
time than in the winter time,
summer
works at the Humane Society.
The Humane Society also makes she said.
"It depends on the weather on
sure that all adult animals are spayed
how many animals come into the
or neutered before adoption.
Some of the animals that come centre and go out."
For more information about the
into the Animal Control Centre are
brought in by the owners them- Animal Control Centre in Whitby
selves.
"Lately, the story has been that
people can’t afford their pet," said
call 427-8737 and for the Oshawa
and District Humane Society call
433-2022.
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Residence walkover
Security high priority
at college residence
BY NEESA CHITTENDEN
kitchen and bathroom.
The residence security system
of 24-hour cameras in all
consists
Durham
to
on
If you’re your way
College you may be considering common areas with trained security
where you will live when you get people at the front desk for weekhere. Chances are you may end up at ends and main pub nights. The
Rodeway Suites Durham, the col- managers are always at the front
lege’s residence and what most kids desk during the day and visitors are
asked to sign in at the front desk to
who live there call the "Rez".
The residence serves as a motel control damages.
Residence Manager Derek Wills
in the summer season and the college’s residence in the school year. lives on site to deal with any probThe residence is about a two-minute lems the night and weekend security
walk from the college, making it may not be able to handle. The resconvenient come to the school late at idence also offers a walk-over pronight to research your essay in the gram for any students who may feel
library or use the computer lab to uncomfortable walking to and from
finish that assignment that’s due the school late at night on their own.
First-year students often have a
tomorrow that’s been put off for two
tough time making the transition
weeks already.
from home life to residence life.
$89.75
a
about
It will cost you
"The students have a tendency to
week for rent, including heat and
hydro. The rooms come with a think we’re Mom and Dad, but
small fridge, a microwave and full we’re not," Wills. "We try to make
private bathrooms. You will have the transition as easy as possible by
pay on top of that a $7.50 a month offering social events to get the stufor telephone and cable, a $10 a year dents out to meet people and make
social fee for those great residence friends."
Wills and the other managers
pubs, and a minor parking fee if
Mom and Dad let you bring the have an open-door policy for students who may have any problems
Porsche.
In addition the cleaning lady they want to discuss with the manBonnie will come around once a agement. The residence also offers a
week to clean the wet areas like the social room with a television and a
Chronicle staff
program successful
BY NEESA CHITTENDEN
Chronicle staff
jukebox for students who may want
to get together and a study room for
those who need complete silence to
study.
In an effort to match roommates
the residence asks students to fill out
forms that include study habits,
likes, dislikes, smoking or nonsmoking, and even how much you
like to drink alcohol. There are
always people who can’t live together however, and in this case some
switching around may be necessary.
"We try to fix incompatibility as
best we can but some people just
can’t live together," says Wills.
"Students have to live as adults now
and that’s not always easy."
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Poster contest at D.C.
BY ANDRE EMOND
Chronicle staff
The Oshawa and District Chamber
of Commerce will hold its third annual Corporate Challenge at Durham
College on Saturday, May 28.
The event is designed to bring
local businesses and the community
together for a day of 10 non-athletic
mini-Olympic events, recreation and
community sport. Events leading up
to this day include: a torch-run, scavenger hunt, karaoke night, captain’s
reception and blood donor clinic.
Contestants for the Challenge are
asked to design a poster with the
Corporate Challenge mini-Olympics
theme, to encourage the community
to come out on May 28. . The posters
will be reproduced and displayed in
the Oshawa Centre, city hall, and surrounding stores. The winner will be
rewarded with a small cash prize.
Criteria for the poster are as follows: it must have the ability to be
easily reproduced, the size of the
poster must be 11 x 16 inches, it must
contain the Corporate Challenge
Olympic theme. The deadline for the
posters is Friday, April 29. They must
be mailed or dropped off to the
Oshawa and District Chamber of
Commerce, 50 Richmond St. E,
Oshawa, L1G 7C7. For more information contact Janine Jackson at
(905) 728-1683.
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Earth Day cel ebrati ons take
over the Moon Room
Chronicle staff
In 1969, the Summer of Love, all
hell broke lose on a little farm
in New York State owned by Max
That’s how some people remember Woodstock. Others remember it
as a weekend of peace, love and
music.
Over 500,000 people showed up
for a weekend full of great music by
artists like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix,
Arlo Guthrie, Joe Cocker and
Santana.
On the 25th anniversary of
Woodstock two events are being
planned to commemorate what was
declared as a national disaster.
A nostalgic concert reuniting as
BY KATHY SHUTE
Chronicle staff
The Fat Cats and the Cosmic
Boogie Band took over at the Moon
Room on Thursday. April 21 for the
Earth Day celebration.
The Moon Room wanted to promote Earth Day and they thought
that having a celebration would
bring in more people and raise
awareness.
The club was packed with people
from all over Ontario. Everyone was
there for their own reasons, but promoting Earth Day was a high priority for the bands.
The Fat Cats are a young band
from Kitchener - Waterloo. This was
their first time in Oshawa.
The band thought the crowd was
wonderful, and got the feeling of
friendliness from the swarm of peo-
Woodstock revisited
Yasgur.
Local club brings
bands together
for the
environment
15
many groups as possible from the
original Woodstock is rumored to be
taking place Aug. 13-15. This
Woodstock reunion will take place as
close to the original site as possible.
Rumored performers expected to
attend are Crosby, Stills and Nash,
Sha Na Na and Richie Havens.
The Woodstock Reunion is for
everyone who remembers the first
and wants to rekindle the good times.
For those of a newer generation a
contemporary concert is also in the
works. This Woodstock ’94 will take
place in Saugerties, NY, which is 40
miles north of Albany.
According to Siobhan Grennan of
Much Music, the unconfirmed lineup
for bands includes Aerosmith,
R.E.M., Guns N’ Roses, and The Red
Hot Chili Peppers.
Photo by Kathy Shute
The Fat Cats jamming at the Moon Room’s Earth Day
celebration.
ple.
The Fat Cats have been together
for two years. Last year they played
in Dundas park for Earth Day. This
group of six said that they prefer to
play in parks because it is a larger
area and more open.
The Fat Cats are a popular band
in Kitchener. Several people at the
Moon Room had come from
Kitchener just to see them.
Both bands played some tunes for
Earth Day but they mainly stuck to
music that they normally play.
The Cosmic Boogie Band
warmed the crowd up and got people
on the dance floor. Some people
were so involved in the music that
they took their shoes off to dance.
The Cosmic Boogie Band played
an original tune about the rivers,
earth and air. This was the first time
that this song was played for an
audience.
Some other songs the Cosmic
Boogie Band played were "I’m a
Man" and "I second that Emotion."
Ray Scimone, the bass player and
vocalist for the Cosmic Boogie
Band, made a toast to Earth Day.
The Cosmic Boogie Band were
also handing out Earth Dance, a
pamphlet that promotes Earth Day.
The band said that we need more
awareness about the earth and what
we are doing to it.
Jeffery Tornblum, a fan of the
Cosmic Boogie Band, said the
group takes after the Grateful Dead.
"During practice they play some
of the Grateful Dead’s tunes," he
said.
A lot of the people in the club
said that they were mainly at the
Moon Room to see the bands.
Simone Chandler, one of the people that were at the bar said, "I didn’t know it was Earth Day. I wouldn’t have come if the Cosmic Boogie
Band wasn’t playing."
John Desantra, an Earth Day
advocate, said he is going to join a
march for Earth Day and plant trees
for the Evergreen Foundation.
Deanna Knight, the lead vocalist
for the Fat Cats, said, "Earth Day is
a day that is put aside for us to know
what is going on with the earth."
She said that we should start taking care of our planet before it is
completely destroyed.
Lollapalooza ’94
BY JENN PETERS
Chronicle staff
Lollapalooza, the travelling alternative music festival, kicks off this
year in Vancouver on July 1.
The new headliners will be
Smashing Pumpkins instead of
Nirvana.
Also playing will be: the Beastie
Boys, the Breeders, George Clinton
& the P-Funk Allstars, L7, Nick
Cave and the Bad Seeds, A Tribe
Called Quest and the Boredoms.
As well as music there will be a
variety of other side attractions,
including body piercing and tattooing.
The festival travels through
Canada and the United States and
will reach Barrie’s Molson Park
somewhere in mid- to late August.
Pink FloycT s new sound
BY JOHN SCHOEP
Chronicle staff
Pink Floyd has produced a new
albumTHE DIVISION BELL.
This is only their second album since
Roger Waters left the band in 1980.
The new album does not sound like
the old Pink Floyd, but many songs
do have similarities
songs such as
Cluster One, Keep Talking, High
Hopes and What Do You Want From
Me.
Bill the majority of the songs on
this album have their own distinct
sound. Watch for songs like What Do
You Want From Me; A Great Day For
Freedom; Keep Talking; Lost For
Words to become hits for the band.
It was a strange feeling to listen to
this new album without hearing
Roger Waters. But given a chance,
the album sounds good. If you expect
it to sound like the Floyd of old, you
will be disappointed. The band has a
different sound with this new album.
The album starts off with a
lengthy, but well done instrumental
called Cluster One. The song
What Do You Want From Me
which follows, has a distinct sound
Floyd is known for. This album also
has a few songs that have their own
sound. These include Take It Back
and Coming Back To Life.
THE DIVISION BELL is yet
another good album to add to an evergrowing and changing Pink Floyd
collection.
This may not be the best album
Floyd has ever produced, but it is
good, with its own distinct sound.
Photo by Jeannette Wheeler
Maureen Leeson (left) and Jaimie Vernon, two members of the group Spare Parts, entertained the participants of the Walk-athon.
Walk-athon
Spare Parts help MS
BY JEFF CLARK
Chronicle staff
After a long walk, sometimes a
person might just want to sit back
and listen to the sounds of good
music. Fortunately for the participants of the Multiple Sclerosis
Walk-athon, there was such a thing
provided.
Spare Parts, a local band with a
wealth of potential, provided musical entertainment for the people
who took part in the walk-athon as
they relaxed or ate lunch in the cafeteria.
Spare Parts is composed of
Jaimie Vernon on bass, Geoff
Wilson, a 1991 graduate of Durham
College, on guitar, Maureen
Leeson, a 1989 graduate of Durham
College, on lead vocals and, last but
not least (as he would put it)
Duanne Welsh on drums.
Spare Parts became involved in
the walk-athon because Vernon’s
wife Laurie was involved in the registration of the event last year and is
working as a volunteer this year.
All band members say that an event
like this is a good cause to be
involved with.
band was formed in
September of 1993 and are now out
of the basement as they put it. It
was Leeson’s sister who first got
them together, but Wilson and
Leeson had met before, as had
Vernon and Welsh. The name
comes from the fact that all four
members of the band are from other
bands; thus the name "Spare Parts".
They are quite adamant in their contention that no one member of the
band is more important than the others.
The band hopes to write their
own material and go right to the top.
The band members say they are a
hard rock band and play
"Whatever you hear on Q107".
They have no record deal in theworks as of yet, but they claim they
sound much better live.
Future engagements for the band
include performing at the "Brass
Rail" on May 6 and 7 and on Aug.
15, 1994, they will be performing at
the "Festival of the Islands", opening up for a Rod Slewart tribute
band. They also say that a prominent brewery is looking into putting
them on tour.
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remembered
BY ANDRE EMOND
Chronicle staff
Chronicle staff
With Kurt Cobain’s suicide
April 5, news agencies from
around the world have drowned
the public with details of his
death.
Granted, Cobain was a major
personality, and his death is newsworthy, but will he be remembered for the right reasons?
I don’t think so.
Cobain was a troubled soul
addicted to heroin who wasn’t
happy with his celebrity status.
His solution was to choose a cowardly way out.
Suicide is a method used by
the weak to avoid the work
involved with solving their problems.
Almost everyone has thought
about committing suicide at some
time in their lives, but most realize that it isn’t the answer.
Cobain didn’t, and because of
that his death will overshadow the
impact he had on music.
Nirvana changed the face of
music. You don’t even have to be
a fan of his music to appreciate
Kurt Cobain, lyricist, singer, guitarist and leader of Nirvana is dead at
the age of 27 from a self-inflicted
gunshot wound.
It is reported he died from a single
shot to the head which caused so
much damage that fingerprints were
needed to identify the body. A suicide
note was found next to his body but
its contents at this writing are
unknown.
Last month in Rome, Cobain
almost killed himself with a mixture
of tranquilizers and champagne. It
left him in a coma for a day and
caused him to cancel the rest of the
tour.
Nirvana made it big in 1991 with
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" with its
chorus "I feel stupid and contagious/Here we are now entertain us",
which became the anthem of
Generation X.
The song came from the best-selling album Nevermind, which made
Cobain and bandmates Krist
Novoselic and David Grohl millionaires and thrust them into the spotlight that Cobain feared. Nirvana’s
success paved the way for the Grunge
movement of Seattle which lead other
bands like Pearl Jam and
Soundgarden into the spotlight.
Cobain put Seattle on the music map,
making the city known for more than
just being the birthplace of Jimi
Hendrix.
Cobain had complained of chronic
stomach pain that was so bad he often
thought about committing suicide.
But in an interview with Rolling
Stone Magazine in January he stated
that he’d "never been happier in my
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NIRVANA: Kurt Cobain sitting between band members Krist Novoselic and David Grohl,
during seemingly happier times prior to Cobain’s death.
life," because his stomach problem
was improving, he was no longer
addicted to heroin and was in love
with his wife and baby girl.,
"Kurt Cobain, when he did his
videos, you look in his eyes and he
couldn’t even face the camera; he was
in pain," said Aerosmith’s Steven
Tyier. "And I’m angry about Kurt.
This guy didn’t have to die."
Cobain is survived by his wife
Courtney Love, singer and guitarist of
Hole, and his daughter Frances Bean.
His mother, Wendy 0’Conner had
warned him about joining the club of
musicians who died at a young age
like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix,
all whom were self-destructive. And
as his mother told the Seattle media:
"Now he has gone and joined that stupid club". Cobain will be missed.
this fact.
Before "Smells Like Teen
Spirit", bands like Pearl Jam,
and
Pumpkins,
Smashing
Screaming Trees had only the
support of college and alternative
radio stations like Toronto’s
CFNY.
Nirvana brought this underground music to the foreground,
and for this they should be
remembered.
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Which Star Trek is better new or old?
BY JEFFREY CLARK
Chronicle staff
On Feb. 5, 1994, the guest host for
Saturday Night Live was Patrick
Stewart, who plays Captain Jean-Luc
Picard on Star Trek: The Next
Generation. What this signifies is that
the cast and crew on Star Trek: The
Next Generation have filmed what
will be the final series episode for the
show. It was with these feelings that
I decided that I was going to do, in
honor of all these wonderful people, a
comparison of common aspects of
Classic Trek versus Next Generation
Trek in regards as to which might be
better.
Enterprise vs. Enterprise-D
There is no way that a fair comparison could be made in this regard.
Classic Trek’s Enterprise was a
reflection of the technological
achievements of the time that show
was set in (2266-2269) just as
Enterprise-D is a reflection of its time
(2364 and beyond). There is nothing
spectacular about either ship that
makes it stand out from the other,
although you could say that none of it
would be possible without the original Enterprise. On the other hand, the
Enterprise-D has features like the
holodeck, and it can separate into two
sections in times of emergency.
My Choice: both even
James Tiberius Kirk vs. Jean-Luc
Picard
My Choice: Mr. Spock
These two men had the honor of
commanding the Enterprise and
Beverly Crusher vs. Leonard
Enterprise-D. Both were regarded as
"Bones"
McCoy
rose
both
and
their
times
standouts in
This is another situation where it
to command great respect in their
fields. This is where the comparisons gets a little dicey to try and make a
stop. Let me put it bluntly. Kirk is a choice. Both doctors are highly dedijackass. He continually lets himself cated to their tasks. Both are incrediget into situations he knows hes- bly stubborn due to their upbringing
houldn’t. He also has this irritating and backgrounds (Crusher is of
habit of thinking he is God’s gift to Scottish descent and McCoy is of
everything, and really gets ticked off Southern extraction). Both interact
if the opposing party does not agree wonderfully with their superiors and
with him. This is usually followed by with the crew in general. Finally,
those immortal words: "Mr. Sulu, fire both are willing to get into extreme
phasers", after which they bad guy amounts of trouble for their beliefs if
goes up in smoke and Kirk’s overin- need be. In short, both doctors are
flated ego is given a little more perfect in what they do.
My Choice: both even
padding. On the other hand, Picard
personifies class. He is modest,
Montgomery Scott vs. Geordi
extremely well educated, controlled,
has a well-disguised sense of humor, LaForge
Chief Engineers on the Enterprise
and the soul and feel of a poet. This
and
that
Enterprise-D respectively, both
is not a guy who would order
phasers be fired when he was angry. men bring a certain insight and love
In all, not a bad guy to have coming of their ships to their jobs. However,
Scotty makes it look like he cares
after you if you were in trouble.
My Choice: Jean-Luc Picard (by a about what he is doing, while
LaForge looks like he is afraid that
landslide)
Starfleet will bill him if he breaks
William Thomas Riker vs. Mr. anything, not that he is afraid that the
ship itself is getting hurt as Scotty
Spock
These men are or were the first would be. If you want an idea how
officers of the Enterprise-D and much Scotty loved the Enterprise,
Enterprise respectively. Basically look at the tears in his eyes when he is
you could take my opinion of the cap- forced to set the self-destruct on the
tains and reverse it for the first offi- Enterprise in Star Trek III. This is a
cers. This means that Riker is the jerk man who really cares.
My Choice; Scotty
and Spock was okay.
Giotto vs. Worf
Giotto was the chief of security on
board the original Enterprise during a
couple of episodes of Classic Trek.
Worf has been security chief on the
Enterprise-D ever since the middle of
the first season when the old one,
Tasha Yar, got killed. Since Worf
was around longer than this other guy,
and he is kind of cool in doing what
he does in the process, there is only
one conclusion to make.
My Choice: Worf
Nyoto Uhura vs. Nobody
There is nothing to compare here
as there were communication officers
during Classic Trek, but there are
none in Next Generation, unless you
count the fact that security chief usually opens hailing frequencies, but
that would confuse things a great deal
so I will not. Uhura also has the
honor to be the first female black officer to be represented on network television up to that point in time.
Another foregone conclusion.
My choice: Uhura
Hikaru Sulu vs. Wesley Crusher et
al.
The helmsperson position was
held by Sulu in Classic Trek and
Crusher and others on Next
Generation Trek. Crusher was there
as training for his enrolment in
Starfleet Academy, while Sulu was
actually doing this as a job, which
means he would be responsible if
anything went wrong, while Wes
would be replaced at a moment’s
notice if anything went wrong. There
is nothing wrong with this, it just puts
a different bent on what you see if you
analyze the position objectively. Not
to mention that Sulu was there a lot
longer than any of the others, theoret-
ically speaking.
My Choice: Sulu
Pavel Andreiveitch Chekov vs.
Data
Chekov was the navigator on the
original Enterprise, Data is the navigator on the Enterprise-D. There is
no contest in this one. I think Data is
the best character that they have ever
come up with, and he can run the ship
by himself if he has too. Chekov, I do
not think so. Not to mention, I always
found Chekov to be rather annoying
in any show that featured him, while
the Data-oriented episodes have
always been my favorites.
My Choice: Data
Both Star Trek and Star Trek: The
Next Generation can be looked upon
as good shows with excellent casts. I
think you will agree with me that the
cast and crew of the Next Generation
have done their best and have more
than generously earned a welldeserved vacation and rest.
ENTE RTAI NMENT
17
Mande l wi l l make you do th i ngs that you
never thought you wou l d
BY J. SCOTT WILLIAMS
Chronicle staff
Hypnotism. What is it? How is it
that a person can make another person do really ridiculous things?
Make them do things that they would
never do....ever. Mike Mandel, a 20year veteran stage hypnotist,
revealed a little in a phone interview.
Mandel has been interested in
hypnotism since he was a young
child. He has been reading about the
subject since the age of 14. Between
the ages of 14 and 18 Mandel made a
pastime out of trying to hypnotize his
friends.
"Every kid has hobbies," Mandel
said. "Some people played guitar,
some collected stamps....! was interested in it (hypnotism)." Mandel
enjoys the entertainment aspect of
his job. "It’s great to do something
that’s such a laugh."
Touring is a really big part of
Mandel’s career. He thinks of it as
very taxing. There are times when he
has to get up really early to go for a
one-day trip, and he really wonders
why he does it. It is those times when
his wife reminds him: "Think of
when you were (working) at Bell
Canada." Once Mandel gets on
stage, however, he realizes’that his
job is a great one.
Mandel’s tours are never long.
"I start climbing the walls if I’m
away for more than two weeks."
He has seen most of Canada and
the U.S. England and Australia are
on his touring schedule as well.
When he tours, Mandel tries to stick
to his target audience, that is, the age
group of most college/university students. Mandel sees his humor as
bizarre and feels college/university
people are more receptive to it.
While in Australia, Mandel once
appeared on a "David Letterman
clone" type show. Mandel said the
show
clone
did
actually
Letterman...All the way down to the
top 10 list." What was so weird about
the show was that nobody (in
Australia) knew how big Mandel
actually was in Canada.
BY JENN PETERS
Chronicle staff
Photo by Mike Vachon
Hypnotist Mike Mandel entertaining students in Durham College’s cafeteria.
"You’ve come all the way from
Canada, you must be huge!"
How does he do it? Mandel is
very straight-forward about his trade.
"Hypnosis doesn’t exist. But if it
did, it would look just like my
show."
Mandel is making his subjects
internalize certain situations by using
a tool he calls nonspecific language.
That is, he describes certain places,
events, or things in great
detailwhile only mentioning other
things briefly. He gets the people to
"fill in the details".
In his 20 years of touring professionally Mandel has seen a lot of
what he calls "cloning" of his act.
"When I got started, on Jan. 25,
1975, there was only one other guy
doing this (in Canada). Now, they
(the clones), are coming out of the
woodwork."
Mandel expressed concern over
the imitation acts.
"Someday, one of those clones is
going to hurt a volunteer....and the
government will have to close us all
down. It’s unfortunate, but it will
probably happen."
If that eventually does come to
pass, this is one mentalist who is
branching out. He is now touring a
seminar on positive mental processes. Mandel joked about the possibility of licensing mentalists, unions,
voting, even strikingbut was very
serious about the possibility of one
of the clones ruining it for every-
Mandel has a wife of 13 years.
She looks after all the business managing, but doesn’t go on the tours
with Mandel very often. About children, Mandel said, "I’ve never really
been the paternal type. My Bull
Terrier, Lock Jaw could be called my
son." Mandel does enjoy other people’s children though.
For the record, Mandel wants to
say that he "..is of no relation to
Howie Mandel...It doesn’t annoy me,
but everybody asks the question."
In closing, Mandel said. he would
like to be remembered as "one of the
innovators, people who took it (hypnotism) from nothing in Canada and
made it a valid form of entertain-
ment."
body.
D u r h am ’s Ca l l ows h i n e s h i n es
BY JENN PETERS
Chronicle staff
Callowshine
I have no idea what the name
means, but who cares. Their music is
amazing!
They are a local band with members from around Durham region.
They have played at Coconutz in
Ajax and in the El Macombo band
Warz.
The way they play could be compared to Soundgarden. At other
times the singer’s voice sounds like
Billy Corgan’s from Smashing
Pumpkins. You can also hear the
Black Sabbath influence. But it
wouldn’t feel right to put the music
into one category because it is
always changing beats and rhythms
so that it should appeal to any taste.
Their sound ranges from slow to
fast to upbcat to morose. It’s definitely not boring, a little confusing at
times, hut it keeps you guessing.
Callowshine is only about two
munilis old hut to hear them play you
would never believe it. They are so
in sync with each other that you
would think they had been playing
together for years.
Chad Valyear’s voice is young
and untamed and it would be a great
shame if he lost that edge.
The rest of the band also possess
that same edge that makes them
sound so wild.
Adrian Toulmin, who used to
play with Spun when they first started out, plays guitar like he invented
is beyond defit. John Levasseur
inition as a drummer and Frank
Drazso deserves the recognition that
so few bassists receive.
Valyear says that their songs are
about what’s going on around them.
He told me that my personal
favourite "Cock Soup" is about an
old guy they saw who was just babbling on about nothing.
Another good song is the ballad
"Green", which is smooth and gentle. They also do a wicked "Rubber
Duckie".
Their lack of experience may
Callowshine : (from I to r) John Levasseur, Chad
Valyear, Adrian Toulmin and Frank Drazso
work for them as they carve out a
niche for themselves in the music
scene because so many bands these
days are more a product of the record
company exec-s than of a true love of
music. Callowshine definitely have
it.
Upcoming gigs will be in
Lindsay, Kingston and Barrie.
The lights go out.
Chainsaws roar in the distance.
Suddenly, lights start flashing,
the chainsaws come closer, they are
on all sides of me, I can smell the
burning gasoline, and this strange
tattooed man is running towards me
with his tongue sticking out
And this was only 10 minutes of
the show.
Welcome to the Jim Rose Circus
Sideshow!
I had the pleasure of seeing this
gross display of human deviance at
the Phoenix in Toronto
For all you people who have been
living in caves these past few years,
the Jim Rose Circus Sideshow is a
freak show that includes, among
many other things, Bebe the Circus
Queen electrocuting herself, Mr.
Lifto lifting a concrete block with
his nipples by way of nipple rings,
the Armenian Rubber Man contorting his entire body through the head
of a tennis racket, Jim Rose sticking
his face in broken glass and having a
member of the audience step on his
face, and the chainsaw stunt
(described above), which has members of the troupe running through
the audience swinging chainsaws
about.
They say this show is not for the
faint of heart or weak of stomach. If
you consider men who lift glass bottles from hooks in their eye sockets,
swallow razorblades and regurgitate
them or lift concrete blocks with
their penises, repulsive behavior,
then don’t go to this show.
Jim Rose, originator and performer, started out as a street performer in Seattle and then apprenticed in European sideshows where
he decided to put together his own,
He says he has searched far and
wide for bizarre and original acts
and demands they be very professional and in tune with their bodies.
"You have to train your bodies
for this," said Rose.
The sideshow has been together
for about 12 years but the acts are
always changing to keep people’s
interest piqued. I was disappointed
when Matt The Tube didn’t perform
his "Miller Time" show
inhaling
beer through a tube that runs from
his nose into his stomach, then
exhaling it and having a member
from the audience come and taste
this lovely drink of beer and bile.
Rose started the first act of the
show by sticking the handle of a
spoon all the way up his nose. He
started the second act by stapling a
bill to his forehead.
"When there’s no brain there’s
no pain," said Rose,
Watch for them at this year’s
Lollapalooza on the side stage.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Maj or League 2
three strikes and they
are O UT !
But the most depressing news of all
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BY TANYA ELRICK
It’s baseball season, and heavy hitters Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger,
and Corbin Bersen are back in Major
League 2, directed by James G.
Robinson. But this movie is not the
grand slam that fans of the first movie
thought it would be.
Although the sequel comes five
years later, it is the next season for the
Cleveland Indians. There have been
all sorts of changes during their winter
off, none of which arc for the better.
Bemsen (L.A. Law) returns as the
egocentric Roger Dom, who is now
is that Ricky Vaughn, "the Wild
Thing", has been tamed.
Instead of a black leather jacket,
Vaughn, played by Sheen (Hot Shots),
now wears black Armani suits, and
has traded in his Harley for a Rolls
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owner of the Indians.
Spring training also marks the
return of Jake Taylor, played by
Berenger (Sniper), who is now team
manager instead of catcher.
Along with Berenger comes an
array of transformed players. Omar
Epps replaces Wesley Snipes as
Willie Mays Hayes, who spent the
winter filming a movie that has boosted his ego more than his career.
Pedro Cerrano, the voodoo worshipper with the bad attitude, played
by Dennis Haybert. is now a nature
loving Buddhist with no drive.
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you guessed it. Rachel
Phelps, played by Margeret Whitton
(the Secret of My Success).
Once again Rachel Phelps does
everything possible to make sure the
Indians are worse than they have ever
team to,
been before.
Which is exactly what they are.
Major League 2 strikes out in more
ways than one.
Not only are the players* spirits
gone, but so is the humor that goes
along with their characters.
The storyline is exactly the same as
the first, but is one long losing streak,
on the field, and on the screen.
There are a few moments of salvation from dimwitted catcher Rube
Baker, played by Eric Bruskotter, who
can never get a cliche just right, and
by Bob Uecker as the drunken sportscaster.
The season starts as the season
before. No one can get their game
together, and it’s up to Jake to save the
dayagain.
As in the first Major League, they
have a losing streak, a winning streak,
then a losing streak again, just before
the playoffs.
Just when the Indians can not get
any worse, Dom is forced to sell the
Watch for Randy Quaid who
appears as the typically annoying
heckler, who hates the team when they
are bad and loves them when they are
good.
Not even heavyweights like
Berenger and Sheen can save this atrocious movie. If you want a film that
will keep you laughing. Major League
2 is definitely not for you.
Front page
news for The
Paper
BY EVEYLYNNE KNIGHT
Chronicle
staff___________
The Paper is another exciting
movie by Ron Howard, the same
guy who did the hit movie
Backdraft in 1990.
Howard has done it again by
directing another smash hit.
Howard is better known as "Opie"
from the Andy Griffith show.
The movie stars Michael Keaton,
Glerm Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy
Quaid and Robert DuvalL They are
an editor in chief, an editor, a
reporter, a photographer and a city
columnist from the New York Sun
newspaper who discover something
they shouldn’t have about a story.
They then decide to use the paper as
their "help" to try and convince the
public that two men charged for a
crime areactually innocent. The
movie keeps you in suspense but it
is also heart-warming in the way the
characters work together. The
movie is set in New York, famous
or its newspapers.
The five principal performers do
a marvellous job by showing the
way a real paper is run. They also
show how dedicated reporters are
MOVIE REVIEW
The Paper
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Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Michael Keaton,
Glenn Close
and how they react to on-the-spot
reporting. The costumes and plot
were made for each other in tilis
movie.
Ron Howard does an extraordinary job in showing how a paper is
run in real life, how it functions and
gets the news done on time to print
the paper. The set he chose for his
movie shows what a real paper
would look like. It gives anyone
who didn’t know what a paper
looks like, either in the newsroom
or in the printing room.an idea on
how it works. It also gives you the
feeling that you the audience are
involved in the movie.
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road to travel on
BY CHRIS ROURKE
Chronicle staff___________
Texas, the country/ gospel group
that released "Southside" in 1988 and
"Mother’s Heaven" in 1991, have a
new release called "Rick’s Road" in
1994.
They recorded the album at
Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, N.Y.
Bearsville even gave the album a title
Rick’s Road was the local name for
the unmarked dirt track leading to the
studio.
The song, "You Owe It All To Me"
is a straight-down-the-line country
anger type song. It is a "Let me tell
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people with the theme. The theme is
that men don’t ever listen to women
when they are talking.
The best song on this record is definitely "Beautiful Angel." This is a
great rock ’n’ roll song with a great
drum beat and excellent guitar playing
from Hynd and McErlaine, respective-
you" song.
ly.
The song "So In Love With You" is
on the gospel side of things. It is a song
that you just have to get your feelings
out.
The band has come a long way
a long way without
from Glasgow
leaving, that it, because they all still live
in the city’s southside within five minutes of each other.
"Rick’s Road" is Texas’ third
record after "Southside" and "Mother’s
The song, "You’ve Got To Live A
Little" has a tremendous beat that
makes you want to stomp your feet and
get up and dance.
Texas musically sounds like a cross
between Creedance Clearwater
Revival and the 10,000 Maniacs.
If I were giving out stars for "Rick’s
Road", I would give it 3.5 out of five.
"Rick’s Road" is truly an exceptional
compact disc. If you can get a copy, I
suggest picking it up.
Texas comes across as a band that is
very confident in what they are doing.
I think they will make it big in Europe,
but North America could be another
story. The market in North America is
very tough to break into. However,
they have a great album with "Rick’s
Road."
Heaven."
They started recording "Rick’s
Road" in the spring of 1992. They did
a cover of Memphis soul maestro Al
Green’s ’Tired of Being Alone" in an
acoustic set at a jazz club in London,
England and they excited the capacity
crowd. A few weeks later it was in the
U.K. Top 20.
The song, "Listen To Me" is the
type of song that could depress some
Crows are very
but could be better
BY ANDRE EMOND
Chronicle staff
While I am writing this article I am
listening to the third album released
by The Charlatans UK titled "Up to
Our Hips".
The Charlatans UK could be classified as an alternative band, which
means that their music isn’t mainstream. I have bought numerous CDs
that would be considered "alternative", and I enjoy every type of music
that shows that the group has talent.
But, to tell you the truth I have never
bought, borrowed, or intentionally listened to any of The Charlatans’ other
albums. I am now beginning to
understand why.
Creativity can not be rushed or
forced. It must be nurtured. And creativity comes in various form’s. But
the CD player says that I am listening
to the fifth track, and I haven’t been
able to distinguish between any of the
five songs. I haven’t noticed any
changes in tempo, or range in vocals.
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Up until this point, the rhythm and the
mood of the five songs have been
methodical and monotonous.
I’m starting to think that maybe I
should just listen to the lyrics,
because after all, words have the
power to move mountains. Okay, I’m
trying to catch the lyrics now. Trying,
trying. Nope. Sorry. The lyrics are
barely audible. I’m looking in the CD
sleeve, and the lyrics aren’t there
either. So I’m sorry, nothing lyrically
has moved or inspired me.
Wait a minute! The CD player
says track seven is playing. The song
sounds somewhat different than the
Crowes. The only thing about this
Chronicle staff
New band Counting Crows have
hit it big with their debut album,
August and Everything After, which
contains the hit song Mr. Jones.
This band is heavily influenced by
Bob Dylan with a hint of Neil Young
and Van Morrison. This is shown in
the intelligent lyrics (written by the
lead singer Adam Duritz) and memorable lines like "I felt so symbolic
yesterday", from the song Mr. Jones.
From the opening song Round
Here (which should be a hit if they are
lucky) to the last song A Murder of
One (an album highlight) this is a
very good album. It is the best lyrical
album of the year (so far) and one of
the better lyrical albums of modern
music. It is a breath of fresh air with
lyrical ingenuity, putting the lyricist
Duritz among the top lyricists, perhaps second only to the great Gordon
Downie of Canada’s the Tragically
Hip.
Mr. Jones strikes a chord in each
and every one of us, playing on our
fear of being lonely and lost in the
grey, impersonal world of today. The
song almost brings about a tear of
nostalgia as it allows long-hidden
feelings of a normal human being to
come through. These feelings have
been trapped for too long under the
corporate image of modern pop
Better luck next time UK
BY ALISON BETTRIDGE
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other six songs. Yes, I think it is!
The song is called "Up to Our Hips".
It has a good baseline and organs
playing in the chorus. The organ
seems to intensify the song. But, once
again, the words are barely audible.
It’s surprising to see a record company give the Charlatans UK, who’s
lyrics and music are mundane and
methodical, a major recording contract. There are so many other bands
scrambling for a contract, who truly
deserve it, because of their tremendous talent. Everyone has their own
version of greatness, but it is surprising that someone could actually think
that The Charlatans UK actually have
that thing called "talent". They sound
more like a garage band that is still
searching for their groove.
To sum up this album in two
words I would say : It stinks.
group that I don’t like is their name.
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music. Symbolic of the rest of the
album, Mr. Jones is a return to a very
important ingredient in rock "n’ roll a soul.
In rating this album, I give it a 3
1/2 out of 5. It is a very good album
but in all honesty there have been better albums by groups like the Black
With all the success of the Black
Crowes, having part of this great
Atlanta band in your group name is
not smart. People may think they are
Black Crowe wanna-bes despite the
fact the music is totally different.
Let’s hope that the Counting Crows
can follow up this album with another
good one or they could just turn out to
be one-hit wonders. Time will tell
what will happen to this group.
Crue have definitely
had far better days
BY JIM MACDONALD
Chronicle staff
"It never comes that easy when
you’ve nothing left to lose".
This line, from the song
Driftaway on Motley Crue’s selftitled new album, best describes the
challenges the band will face in liv-
ing up to the expectations and
respect they have earned over the
years. Not only from the critics, but
from their fans.
This is the Crue’s first since their
greatest hits album, Decade Of
Decadence, in 1991. This is also
the first album they have released
since they parted company with former lead singer Vince Neil because
of a conflict of interest.
Crue members Nikki Sixx, Mick
Mars and Tommy Lee recruited
John Corabi, former lead singer of
The Scream. While Neil acquired
fine musicians and released a good
solo album, the new Crue’s album is
a major disappointment.
Motley Crue does not know
what to offer their fans any more.
While songs on this album, such as
Welcome To The Numb and Til
Death Do Us Part, show they still
want to give the old fans the same
hard rock tunes we have grown
accustomed to, they act as if they
want the fans to think Corabi was
always their frontman. Most fans
will not be able to look past the fact
he is not Vince Neil, no matter how
hard they try.
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Their Smoke The Sky track
sounds too much like Kickstart My
Heart, showing the new Crue are
already desperate for new material.
However, the two ballads,
Misunderstood and Driftaway, are
in a way a refreshing change.
Instead of the typical love song in
which a woman breaks the singer’s
heart and makes him a lot of money
from the record sales, Corabi sings
about the importance of daydreaming to escape life’s disappointments. A lot of fans will appreciate
the advice, and daydream while listening to most of this album.
Although Corabi is not without
talent, and Mars, Sixx and Lee show
they are still some of the best musicians in the business today, Motley
Crue just does not work with
Corabi’s voice.
If you are trying to find anything
recent in record stores that sounds
like the Motley Crue of old, try
looking for Vince Neil’s solo
album.
It’s sad how the mighty Crue
have fallen.
Downward Spiral not for the faint of heart
Chronicle staff
The latest offering from Nine Inch
Nails, titled "The Downward Spiral,"
isn’t one of Tipper Gore’s favorite
albums. She’d probably agree that
Judas Priest sound like good, southern, Baptist preachers next to this
y"y.
Nine Inch Nails is a one-man band
from Cleveland in the form of Trent
Rc/nor. Reznor writes the music and
lyrics, and plays most of the instruments when he records.
Nine Inch Nails caught the eye of
iltcrnative fans with the success of his
1989 release "Pretty Hate Machine",
his first full-length album. It landed
him a spot in the first Lollapalooza,
where he stole the show from headlin-
ers Jane’s Addiction.
This album is not for the faint of
heart. Reznor pulls no punches lyrically, nor does he pretend to be a poet.
There is, however, a method to his
madness.
The album’s title warns the listener of what’s to follow, which is a display of someone’s inner chaos.
"The Downward Spiral" continues
where 1992 EPs "Broken" and
"Fixed" left off. While "Broken" won
Reznor a Grammy for best metal song
for "Wish," it sounded completely
different to "Pretty Hate Machine".
"Broken" and "Fixed" are rich
with sampled sounds mixed around
guitars and drum machines, while
"Pretty..." was rather simple in its
construction.
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"The Downward Spiral" is also
riddled with sound layered so thick
that at some points the songs resemble noise more than music.
Even diehard listeners of alternative radio station CFNY will find this
album hard to stomach. In fact, fans
of "Pretty..." will probably hate this
album.
However, if you liked "Broken"
and "Fixed" you might want to pick
this album up.
"The Downward Spiral" does have
a couple of singles that could find
their way to radio play, whereas the
lyrics for most of the songs make
them unsuitable for airplay. "March
of the Pigs" can be heard on CFNY
sometime after 8 p.m. and "Ruiner"
might soon follow.
"Ruiner" is the gem on this album.
Only Reznor knows what the song’s
about, if it’s about anything. But
musically, it’s stunning. The beat is
catchy, and the chorus resembles
"Pretty Hate Machine’s Head Like a
Hole." "Ruiner" also boasts a guitar
riff that sounds like it belongs in a
Lynyrd Skynyrd tune.
Other songs worth noting are
"Eraser," "Reptile," and "Piggy."
There are many references to pigs
in this album. That’s because most of
the album was recorded in the same
house where Charles Manson’s
"Family" killed Sharon Tate and six
others. Reznor bought the home, built
a studio, and named it Le Pig of
Beverly Hills.
Reznor was joined by alternative
producer/engineer
extraordinaire
Flood, whose credits include work
with U2, Curve, Depeche Mode, and
The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Producer/engineer Alan Moulder,
who has also worked with many of
the same bands, engineered the
album.
After listening to this album, one
has to wonder if Reznor won’t soon
follow in Kurt Cobain’s footsteps.
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Q u ee n : A tr i b u te to th e m an an d th e ban d
BY CHRIS ROURKE
Chronicle staff
Queen, one of the most successful
rock bands in history, is planning to
record and release a new album.
Brian May, John Deacon, and Roger
Taylor are coming together for one
more album, which will include
never-before-released Queen songs
and some new songs.
Queen recorded 18 albums in a 20year period. The last, "Innuendo"
was released on Jan. 15, 1991. Two
albums, "Classic Queen" and
"Queen-Greatest Hits," were released
after Freddie Mercury’s death from
AIDS-related pneumonia on Nov. 24,
1991.
Mercury, who was born in
Tanzania, wanted to be a professional
soccer player, but he became a musician after a recording company in
London heard a demo tape of Brian
May and himself playing in his
garage. They were signed to a contract by EMI Records London in
1971. That contract was for three
albums. They had one month to find
a drummer and a bass player. It took
them only 10 days. Roger Taylor was
hired as drummer and John Deacon as
bassist, and the rest is history.
In 1989, Queen signed their first
American contract with Hollywood
Records, for seven albums.
Unfortunately, they only recorded
two, "The Miracle" in 1989 and
"Innuendo" in 1991.
Hollywood Records have rereleased every Queen album from
1973, (their first album release) until
until the time of his death.
Mike Stone, executive producer at
Warner Music Canada, is happy with
the decision.
"I’m glad that their albums have
been released again," he said in a
recent interview with the Chronicle.
"Queen was one of probably the
greatest rock’n’ roll bands ever. They
were electric."
For all of the Queen fans out there,
here’s a rundown of their history.
Their first album, "Queen", was
released in 1973. It was a huge success in Great Britain and the rest of
Europe, but not in North America,
because they were not well known
over here. This album included the
songs "Keep Yourself Alive", which
is on the "Classic Queen" album and
"Seven Seas of Rhye", which is on
the "Greatest Hits" album.
In 1974, they released two albums.
The first was called "Queen II",
which was not a big seller worldwide,
but was in Great Britain. The other
album was "Sheer Heart Attack".
This album includes songs like
"Killer Queen", "Now I’m Here", and
"Stone Cold Crazy", which was covered by Metallica in 1991.
In 1975, they released "A Night At
The Opera", their most successful
"Bohemian
album to date.
of
My Life"
Rhapsody" and "Love
are on this album. I suggest picking it
up. Executive producer Mike Stone
at Wamer Music Canada, suggests it
as well.
"This is truly a great album,"
Stone said. "I strongly recommend
this album for all music fans."
"A Day At The Races", Queen’s
fifth record, was released in 1976.
This album includes songs such as
"Tie Your Mother Down" and
"Somebody To Love".
In 1977, "News of the World" was
released. "We Will Rock You" and
"We Are The Champions" are on this
album. "We Are The Champions" is
used today by sports teams who have
won a championship.
1978 saw the release of "Jazz".
Some of the songs on this album
include, "Fat Bottomed Girls",
"Bicycle Race", "Let Me Entertain
You", and "Don’t Stop Me Now",
among others. These songs were
extremely popular at their live shows.
Queen released their first live
album in 1979, called "Live Killers".
This album was recorded during
Queen’s 1979 European tour. It was
a huge worldwide seller.
Queen again released two albums
in 1980. One was titled "Flash
Gordon", which was the original
soundtrack for the movie Flash
Gordon. The other was titled "The
Game". "Crazy Little Thing Called
Love" and "Another One Bites The
Dust", which is their biggest seller to
date, are featured on this album.
Queen took a completely different
direction with the release of a very
soulful album titled "Hot Space" in
1982. This album was not received
very well by staunch Queen fans,
myself included, but I now recommend it. "Under Pressure", recorded
with David Bowie, is featured on this
album. The bass and piano featured
again on Vanilla Ice’s number-one
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single "Ice Ice Baby". The very controversial song "Body Language" is
also on this album. The video for this
song was banned by MTV for its
explicit sexuality.
"The Works", Queen’s llth album
release, came out in 1984. There
were four single releases from that
album: "Radio Ga Ga", "It’s A Hard
Life", "Hammer To Fall", and "I
Want To Break Free." The video that
accompanied "I Want To Break Free"
was, to say the least, weird. Mike
Stone agrees.
"That was a strange video," said
Stone. All four members dressed up
in drag for this outrageous video.
1986 saw the release of another
two albums, "A Kind of Magic" and
"Live at Wembley ’86". "A Kind of
Magic" was a highly successful
rock-heavy song."
Hollywood Records released
"Classic Queen", and "QueenGreatest Hits" in 1992 in tribute to
Freddie Mercury. These were a big
success. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was
featured in the first Waync’s World
album that included such hits as the
title track, "One Vision", which is
featured in the movie Iron Eagle, and
"Who Wants To Live Forever".
These three songs can be found on the
"Classic Queen" album. "Live at
Wembley ’86" was recorded on July
11 and 12 during their "A Kind of
Magic" tour.
From 1987-1991, they released
two albums, "The Miracle" in 1989,
which includes the title track,
"Scandal" and "I Want It All"; and
"Innuendo" in 1991. "Headlong",
and "The Show Must Go On" are just
two of the songs on this album.
Stone thinks that "The Show Must
Go On" is one of the top songs ever
recorded.
"That is one of the best songs ever
done," he said, "It’s such a fast-paced,
diseases.
movie.
On April 20, 1992, Brian May,
Roger Taylor, and John Deacon
staged a tribute concert for Freddie
Mercury. It was staged to raise
money and awareness of AIDS. The
concert brought together a vast number of starsstars like Robert Plant
from Led Zeppelin, Axl Rose and
Slash from Guns ’N’ Roses, Eiton
John, George Michael, Seal, Liâ
Minelli, and Elizabeth Taylor, who
spoke about protecting yourself from
AIDS and other sexually transmitted
The Freddie Mercury Tribute
Concert raised more than $4 million
for AIDS research for the Freddie
Mercury AIDS Research Foundation,
set up by May, Taylor and Deacon.
You can help by buying the Tribute
Concert video. You can also buy the
other three videos: Live at Wembley
’86, Classic Queen and QueenGreatest Hits to raise more for AIDS.
Mercury amassed a fortune of
more than $210 million. He left
approximately $40 million to go
towards helping people who are
already living with HIV and AIDS.
Mercury revealed that he had
AIDS on Nov. 23, 1991, the day
before he died. He weighed 82
pounds at the time of his death.
21
Diabetes
fight
BY SUSAN MAC DONALD
Chronicle staff
The
Sunray
Diabetes
Foundation will be holding the
Karate
Fights
Diabetes
Tournament on Sunday ,May 29 at
the
Pickering
Recreation
Complex.
Sunray is
a charity, different
from a lot of others in that every
penny raised goes directly to Dr.
Anthony Sun’s research at the
University of Toronto. All staff
are volunteers ,
There is a $25 entry fee for
competitors Spectators can come
and watch for only $5 (adults) and
$2 for children. This money will
also go directly to Dr. Sun’s
research
Since Karate Fights Diabetes
began in 1990, $271,250 has been
donated to Dr. Sun’s project.
Thanks to Sunray Diabetes
Foundation, the largest volunteer
funding project for Dr. Sun, he is
currently in the final stages of his
research of cell transplants, before
human trials begin.
Evelyn Wong, chairperson of
the Sunray Diabetes Foundation
stressed the importance of the help
Sunray receives. "The Sunray
Diabetes Association is indeed
greatful to the many volunteers
who willingly give up their time,
energy and effort to raise funds
during these reccessive times. We
are especially greatful to the
MotorCity Kinsmen and the students and families of Leo Wong’s
Tae Kwon-Do School and to all
the volunteers."
For any additional information
please contact Evelyn Wong at
576-1571.
ENTE RTAI NME NT
B o n o cau s es G ram m y u p roa r
BY JEFFREY CLARK
Chronicle staff
Recently, the Grammy awards
were given out on television. Out of
this ceremony arose two minor controversies. First, lifetime achievement award recipient Frank Sinatra
was cut off by a commercial during
his acceptance speech. Then there
was the use of a certain word by
Bono, the lead singer of the rock
group U2, during his acceptance
speech on behalf of the group for winning the Grammy for Alternative
Album of the Year. I am not going to
discuss the first one. But, I have few
things to say about the second controversy Bono’s use of the F-word.
The criticism afterwards seems to
OPINION
indicate that if you are conservative,
you did not like what he said, and if
you are liberal, you thought he was
making an important would like to
know is: what is all the hoopla about
in the first place?
Basically, all he did was use a
word to help make a statement. That
is all. He was not advocating the
overthrow of the government. He
was not using that word every other
time in his sentences as some other
groups would do with great glee. All
he did was say the word "Fuck".
As to the argument that he would
encourage younger people to use such
language by his example, I say that
these people should wake up and
S p r i ng l ove q u i z
fo r yo u an d yo u rs
BY EVEYLYNNE KNIGHT
Chronicle staff
Spring is here and love is in the
air. For all you single men andwomen
looking for that special someone here
is a love quiz that will help find out if
they are that special someone you
would like to spend the rest of your
life with.
1- Do they like the same music,
movies and hobbies as you?
2- Do they make you laugh?
3- Do you have a good time when
you are together?
4- Do you enjoy spending time
with them and if you could would you
spend every waking minute with
them?
5- Do they care what you think of
smell the coffee once and a while.
Having taught as a teacher’s aide at
the public school level on and off for
several years now, I can tell you that
even the little kindergarten kids have
a tendency to let go a mighty obscenity or two when they get frustrated.
The surprising part is that if you ask
them where they learned such language, the answers they give are not
"Bono" or "Axl Rose" or any rock
group member. The answer they give
is, surprise, "Mommy and Daddy say
it all the time".
It should also be noted that Bono
himself has stated that he was not trying to cause some overwhelming controversy with what he said. He was
just trying to get his point of view
background?
8- When you went out did they
bring you flowers?
9- Were they really polite to you?
10- Do they like your friends?
The point system: a yes you gets
one point and a no gets zero. Add up
your points and refer to the point system below.
0-2 It might be time to look for
someone new.
3-5 A lot of hard work is needed
but don’t give up.
6-8 Looking good.
9-10 Perfect for you
lishment."
D i n ner theatre offers
new dati ng option
BY CYNTHIA WALKER
Chronicle staff
them?
6- Do they like you for your personality?
7- Does your mate have an abusive
across in front of a national audience.
Besides, he also said he was drunk
that night.
So, before people out there
demand that everyone conform to
some outdated standard of morality
that no one really takes seriously any
more, let us remember that kids do
not look at their favorite performers
first for how to act; they usually lookto their parents or guardians first.
Finally, to the people who are upset
by this thing, get a life, and remember
the words, spoken by Bono, that started all this: "Let us continue to spread
the message and fuck up the estab-
Dating no longer has to consist
of stale pizza and an action movie
full of guns and senseless bloodshed.
The Herongate Barn Theatre will
save you from that horrible fate.
The Herongate, which has been
in business for 19 years, offers a
Dinner Theatre every Thursday
through Sunday.
"Tons of Money", a comedy in
the great British tradition, has been
performed since April 8 and will
finish its run May 22.
Starting May 27 will be a production of "Look no Hans", which is
a comical spoof on the popular
James Bond movie series.
Thursday, Friday and Sunday
ticket prices are $29.99 per person.
Saturday evenings the prices go up
to $34.99.
Each ticket entitles you to a
homemade dinner of roast beef,
chicken, pork, and fish along with
homemade cheese cakes, pies, and
other delicious deserts.
Soup and salad are served from
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and dinner is
served at 6:45 p.m. At 8:15 p.m. the
play will start and you are set for
and evening of live entertainment.
For more information and ticket
sales Herongate Bam Theatre is
located at 2885 Altona Rd. in
Pickering and the phone number is
(905) 472-3085.
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ENTE RTAI N MENT
A Lot of N u n se n se at O LT
Holy sisters of comedy in off-Broadway hit
CD REVIEW
Superunknown
Group: Soundgarden
Producer: Micheal Beinhorn
and Soundgarden
BY JENN PETERS
Chronicle staff
For a play that’s full of nuns
singing the blues, dancing tap, ballet
and burlesque, playing basketball and
getting high, you would think that I
wouldn’t be constantly looking at my
watch hoping for it to be over.
Although Oshawa Little Theatre’s
production of "Nunsense" had its
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The play is set in present times.
There is a single set made up of
everything you would find in a stage
production of "Grease", because the
nuns’ students are doing one.
The story is about five nuns who
are holding a benefit concert to raise
enough money to bury four dead
nuns.
Fifty-two nuns are dead
because the cook. Sister Julia (Child
of God), made a batch of lethal
vichyssoise. The five remaining nuns
were out playing bingo at the time of
this "last supper". The reason that
they have four nuns left to bury is
because Mother Superior bought a
VCR with the money instead.
The five nuns were played by:
Janet Stevenson as Sister Mary
Regina, Gretel Cameron as Sister
Mary Hubert, Diane Stricker as Sister
Mary Robert Anne, Kuthy Dube as
Sister Mary Amnesia and Audrey
McNeil as Sister Mary Leo.
Janet Stevenson and .Gretel
Cameron definitely stole the show.
They were the classic sidekicks with
Stevenson’s boisterous attitude and-
Horoscopes
BY EVEYLYNNE KNIGHT
Chronicle staff
ARIES (MARCH 21 TO APRIL
19): Your love of your life is looking
you right in the face. Make sure
they’re not howling at the moon.
TAURUS (APRIL 20 to May 20):
Bulling your way to the top will not
work. It will cause problems because
you are full of bull.
GEMINI (MAY 21 to JUNE 20):
You will double your pleasure and
your fun this month.
CANCER (JUNE 21 to JULY 22):
You will hurt more than someone’s
feelings this month. Be careful what
you say and do.
LEO (JULY 23 to AUG. 22): You
will be a roaring success this month
when it comes to work, friends and
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play!
VIRGO ( AUG. 23 to SEPT. 22):
Well, spring is here and you’re in full
bloom. You might end up getting hurt
if you choose the wrong flower.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23 to OCT. 21):
Spend your money wisely this month.
You may need it in the long run.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23 to NOV. 21):
Be careful around others this month.
Your stinger has a deeper effect than
you thought.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 to
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DEC. 21): Don’t walk under any ladders this month.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 to JAN.
19): If you give this month you will
receive double in return.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 to FEB.
18): You are known to have a cold
heart. Prove to everyone that you
don’t.
PISCES (FEB. 19 to MAR. 20):
Your normal life may be humdrum
but your dreams will be wet.
loud, snide comments and Cameron’s
calm and sarcastic view of everything. They reminded me of Abbott
and Costello or Ralph Kramden and
Ed Norton the way they flowed in
and
cut-ups.
their
jokes
The scene when Stevenson accidentally got hold of some snuff and
got high was the knee-slapper of the
show. She did a striptease-like song,
but without taking any clothes off,
only lifting her dress once.
The songs in the play were a mixture of showtunes, opera, and blues,
sometimes with a country song
Soundgarden;
Solid
offering
BY GENE DONNELLY
Chronicle staff
thrown in.
The women had beautiful voices
but most of the songs weren’t really
catchy or interesting. With songs like
"We’ve Got To Clean Out the
Freezer" and "Soup’s On (The Dying
Nun Ballad)" I was prepared to be
rolling in the aisles but instead I was
trying to catch up on a few Zs.
The plot was non-existent. The
whole show consisted of the nuns
singing and dancing and screwing up.
Slapstick humor can go only so far.
The sex jokes were funny, but it
seemed quite odd hearing it from
someone in a habit.
It wasn’t painful watching this
play but I would not go see it again.
Although it did make religion the
slightest bit bearable for once.
The Nuns: (clockwise) Kathy Dube, Audrey McNeil,
Diane Stricker, and Janet Stevenson.
New King books:
dark, scary, unique
BY ANDRE EMOND
Chronicle
staff___________
Looking for a book to read?
How about one or all of Stephen
King’s latest novels, Gerald’s
Game, Dolores Claiborne and
Nightmares & Dreamscapes.
Gerald’s Game and Dolores
Claiborne are already number one
best sellers, while Nightmares &
Dreamscapes is on its way there.
Gerald’s Game is about Jessie
Burlingame, who is left alone handcuffed to the bed after her husband
dies. The rest of the story is what
she goes through during her ordeal.
Gerald’s Game is one of the best
and darkest books King has written
to date. It is a must read for fans of
King or anyone who likes to be
scared. And this book is scary
because it can actually happen
(unlike incidents in some of his
other books).
Dolores Claiborne is about an
old woman named Dolores
Claiborne who for the entire book
talks about her life (the book has no
chapters at all) because she was
arrested in the death of her employer. Gerald’s Game and Dolores
Claiborne are linked by major incidents that happened to Jessie
Burlingame and Dolores Claiborne
on the exact same day.
Dolores Claiborne is another
good book by King which does not
place emphasis on horror but on
Claiborne’s character. It is another
unique book that King’s fans would
enjoy but it is not scary, so don’t
_______
The recent suicide of Nirvana
frontman Kurt Cobain has forced the
other prominent Seattle bands to pick
up the pace to keep the city that
spawned "grunge" on the music map.
Soundgarden’s new release,
"Superunknown," serves as solid
proof that the sounds of Seattle aren’t
going anywhere.
Starting with the leadoff track,
Chris
"Let Me Drown," singer
Cornell makes us well aware that this
album is dripping with his piercing
vocals.
Other standout tracks on this
release include: My Wave; Fell On
Black Days; Black Hole Sun; The
Day I Tried to Live; and the riveting
Kickstand.
Soundgarden has put forth a thoroughly solid offering, filling much of
the void that the termination of
Nirvana has created.
Complete with over 70 minutes of
music, and a full set of lyrics,
Superunknown will please old fans
and attract many new ones.
Two ^s company,
Threes a party
Chronicle staff
BOOK REVIEW
Gerald’s Game. Dolores
Claiborne. Nightmares
and
Dreamscapes.
Author: Stephen King
expect to be scared to death.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes is
King’s third collection of short stories, 23 in all. Some of the stories
will scare you while some are just
downright weird and strange. Some
of the stories are, of course, better
than others. Stories like Dolan’s
Cadillac, The End Of The Whole
Mess, Suffer The Little Children
and You Know They Got A Hell Of
Band are highlights of the book and
will be greatly enjoyed by readers.
Overall this book is another
good one by King and again fans
should enjoy it.
If you’re not a fan but want to be
pick up one of these books and start
reading. And if you’re a fan you
have probably read the books or are
currently reading them, so enjoy.
Remember Three’s Company?
The 70’s sitcom about one man living
with two females. Well, Threesome is
the updated version. Only in this
movie everyone is ready and willing.
Stuart, Alex, and Eddy are
roomies, but not by choice. Alex (a
female) was accidentally placed in
room 3S when the administration
thought she was a male. Now they
have to live with it and each other.
Stephen Baldwin plays Stuart, the
sex-obsessed, messy roomie everyone
prays they do not have to live with.
He believes that sex should be available to every eligible male and prides
himself in the conquest.
Eddy, played by Josh Charles, is
the sensitive perfectionist who can’t
seem to keep his eyes off roomie
Stuart. His sexual ambivalence
becomes the main issue in the
roomies’ lives.
Alex, played by Lara Flynn Boyle,
is the last roomie to enter into this
interesting picture. She is obsessed
with Eddy’s sexual preference and is
determined to find out on which side
his bread is buttered.
When the threesome decide they
cannot do anything about the mix-up,
they do everything possible to take
advantage of it.
Threesome is not semi-porn. It is a
great movie that shows three people
living their lives in ways most find
interesting, but are too scared to do
MOVIE REVIEW
Threesome
Director: Andrew Flemming
Starring: Stephen Baldwin
Lara Flynn Boyle
Josh Charles
themselves.
Threesome is one huge love triangle. Stuart wants Alex, Alex wants
Eddy, and Eddy wants Stuart.
The acting was convincing, so
convincing that certain older members of the audience felt compelled to
leave.
Maybe it was because of the blatant sexual references or sex scenes
that were so vivid.
Or could it have been that the male
roomies were just a little too friendly
for some homophobic individuals?
Either way, as people left, it said
more about them then it did about the
movie.
It’s a wacky comedy about sex
without boundaries. This little
menage-a-trois turns into a learning
experience for all involved. Including
the audience, if you are willing to stay
for the whole movie.
23
SPO R TS
D u rh am ath le te s in th eir
BY LORNE GREER
soccer, volleyball), and the year of the
two-sport stars (Mike Stauffer and
Andrea Hanson). It was the year of
the big "drives" to the finish (golf
team), and big people in the middle
(Brad Robinson and Julie Goedhuis)."
Babcock summarizes the vear
nicely.
Chronicle staff_____
It was a night to celebrate excellence. A time to recognize people for
great accomplishments in their field.
The Academy Awards? Hall of Fame
induction ceremony? Not quite. On
April 8, the night belonged to the athletes of Durham College.
The 24th annual athletic banquet
was held at the Polish Veterans’ Hall
in Oshawa. With six OCAA medals
to their credit, the 1993-94 season has
been a banner one indeed for Lord
and Lady Lord teams. Athletic director Dave Stewart, assistant athletic
director Ken Babcock and the rest of
the department deserve much of the
credit for the success.
"It’s always a bonus when the
teams do well," said Babcock. "Some
of the accolades go to our staff, but a
lot goes to the coaching staff."
Following cocktails and dinner,
the award ceremonies began.
Women’s volleyball player Sandy
Abran; and golfer Mike Stauffer
OCAA All-Academic
received
Awards. CCAA Academic Awards
were then given, again to Abram, and
Matt
also men’s soccer player
Davies.
The presentation of varsity awards
began with the cross-country teams.
Both enjoyed some success at the
OCAA championships. Led by Mark
Piatti. the men’s team placed fifth.
MVP Maureen Hutchinson was the
main cog on a women’s team that had
the same finish at the OCAAs.
Coach Sam Dempster faced some
tough competition during the "second
year of men’s baseball. At the forefront of an effort to make baseball an
OCAA league sport, the team finished
its exhibition schedule with a 7-6
record. Their opponents included
U.S. college teams. Rookie-of-theyear went to Chad Stone and Jeff
Pickell, while MVP honors were
awarded to Jeff Hardy.
The golf team captured the only
gold medal of the year for Durham.
Coach Ryan Hughes, a four-time
OCAA champion at Durham, took
over at the beginning of the year for
retired Gerry Pettit. Pettit stepped
down after 22 years as head coach.
Beginning next year the golf MVP
nophy will be named the Gerry Pettit
award in recognition of his service
and achievements.
The MVP this year was Mike
Stauffer, who won the bronze medal
at the OCAAs.
"We had a team attitude towards
Hughes.
said
everything,"
Mike
perthough,
"Individually,
the
on
formed better than anyone
team."
Dan O’Halloran was chosen rookie-of-the-year for the Lords, whose
team consisted exclusively of firstyear players.
A 1-4-3 record was quite disappointing for the men’s soccer team. A
Fifth-place finish in the OCAA
Central Division was a bit below
expectations.
Individually, the season did have
some bright spots. Jomo Benjamin
was chosen top rookie on the strength
of his division-leading eight goals in
eight games. CCAA Academic AllCanadian Matt Davies was team
MVP.
"He was definitely a leader," said
coach Mike Lamer of Davies. "He
brought confidence to the team and a
lot of first-year players looked up to
him."
The second-year defender was
mimed an OCAA league all-star and
"Our teams were competitive in
each and every sport," he said. "As
far as medals and top finishes are concerned, 1993-94 was one of our most
successful years ever.
Here is a rundown of the award
winners:
X-Country
Women’s
MVP:
Maureen
Hutchinson
Men’s MVP: Mark Piatti
Baseball
Rookie-of-the-year: (tie) Chad
Stone and Jeff Pickell
MVP: Jeff Hardy
Golf
Rookie-of-the-year:
O’Halloran
MVP: Mike Stauffer
Men’s soccer
Rookie-of-the-year:
Dan
Jomo
Benjamin
MVP: Matt Davies
OCAA League all-stars: Matt
Photo by Ross Moran
Baseball co-rookies-of-the-year, Jeff Pickell (left) and Chad Stone (right) with their coach
Sam Dempster (centre) receiving their awards at the athletic banquet.
Davies and Glen Goodman
OCAA Central Division scoring
leader: Jomo Benjamin (eight goals in
eight games)
Women’s soccer
Chantelle
Rookie-of-the-year:
Ryan
MVP: Andrea Hanson
OCAA scoring leader: Tammy
Baker
Injuries had the team out of sync for
most of the season, and the squad finished with a 6-8 record, leaving them
out of the playoffs.
MVP McDonald, though, was a
constant.
"He’s the backbone of the team,"
declared first-year coach Laurence
Bishop. "He’s had two very successful years here, and we’re a totally different team with him in the lineup."
Stephen McDonald was picked as
top rookie.
The most impressive team of the
season may have been the women’s
volleyballers. The squad was ranked
as high as sixth nationally and completed the regular season with a 10-2
record. Coach Stan Marchut recorded
his 100th career victory on Nov. 16 en
a
"she
shows
Reid.
her attitude," said
lot of leadership and helps to keep the route to being named OCAA coachor-the-year.
team up during drills."
The OCAA championships were
The bid for a threepeat came up
chipped in with two goals from his
defensive position.
In contrast to their male counterparts, the women’s soccer team
enjoyed an excellent year. After a 50-1 first-place finish in the Central
Division, the Lady Lords grabbed
bronze at the OCAAs. Coach Gail
Reid was chosen coach-of-the-year in
the Centra, after raising to 35-6-7
over the past four seasons.
Chantelle Ryan was rookie-of-theyear for the squad. She tallied three
goals, which placed her fourth in the
Midfielder
division in scoring.
Andrea Hanson was MVP. She was
one of the main ingredients in the
high-powered Lady Lords attack.
"The biggest thing about Andrea is
competed in three events each this
season. MVP Gerald Deraele helped
the men to an eighth-place finish.
The Women placed fourth. MVP Sue
MacMillan led the team to its nearmedal placing.
Both hoops teams enjoyed success
during the campaign. First-year
coach Ernie Rainbow turned around a
bad women’s team and made the
playoffs in their first try. The Ladies
finished fourth at the OCAAs after a
5-7 regular season.
League scoring champ Julie
Goedhuis (21.5 points-per-game) was
both rookie-of-the-year and MVP.
The big centre piggy-backed the team
to its playoff berth. In the process she
was named a league all-star and an
OCAA tournament all-star. Goedhuis
is the cornerstone of the team and
Rainbow makes no bones about that.
"We’re recruiting to find players
that will compliment her play," he
said. "Julie is a good all-round
held at Durham. The Ladies did not
disappoint the hometown crowd,
ballplayer."
grabbing the silver medal.
The male cagers rebounded from a
Joanie Fisher was rookie-of-theyear for the deep and talented team. disappointing 1992-93 season to win
Middle hitter Sandy Abram was an OCAA bronze medal. Coach
picked for MVP. Abram, an OCAA Kerry Vinson also posted his 100th
and CCAA All-Academic player was career win on his way to a 12-2 regusecond in league offensive scoring. lar-season record. The team’s only
She was also named a league all-star. two season defeats were two-point
OCAA play.
Rookie-of-the-year Julie Collins’ Marchut was happy to have her in the losses to the Algonquin Thunder, the
number one team in the country.
contribution to the league’s top pitch- lineup.
Point guard Kenrick Hopkinson
"She’s one of the best, if not the
ing staff was a 4-0 record and a 2.52
and
ERA. OCAA all-star catcher Tanya best player in the league," he said. joined the team at Christmas
of
one
as
Becker was the pick for MVP. A for- "Having a player like that makes my quickly established himself
the premier players in the league. For
mer player on the Saskatchewan job a lot easier."
Some low-profile sports also his efforts, he took rookie-of-the-year
Junior National Team, Becker
showed great defensive skills and bat- enjoyed a renaissance this season a t honors.
Big centre Brad Robinson led the
Durham College.
ted a lofty .406.
Curling returned to the school, and Lords in rebounding, and was fifth in
"She brought a lot of leadership
and dedication to the team," said Mike Stauffer became a two-sport league scoring with 15.1 points-perOCAA firstNemish. "She made and immediate MVP, adding this to his golf award. game. He was named an
chosen team
impact and filled a need for us at The men’s team took the silver medal team all-star, and was
at the OCAAs. The mixed team fin- MVP for his fine year.
catcher."
"Yes, the 1993-94 season was a
Powerful middle hitter Martin ished just out of the medals with a
fine one indeed," said Vinson. "It
McDonald was one of the lone high- fourth-place finish.
was the year of the women (softball,
teams
The men’s and women’s ski
lights for the men’s volleyball team.
short but the medal streak remains
intact. After a strong 9-1 regular season, the Lady Lords softball team fell
short in the gold-medal game at the
OCAAs, losing a 1-0 heartbreaker to
Seneca. The silver, however, was the
fifth consecutive medal Durham has
won in the sport. Coach Jim Nemish
now sports a gaudy 50-18 record in
OCAA championship tournament
all-stars: Chantelle Ryan, Andrea
Hanson and Tammy Baker
Women’s softball
Rookie-of-the-year: Julie Collins
MVP: Tanya Becker
OCAA League all-stars: Annette
Macleod and Tanya Becker
OCAA Championship MVPs: Lisa
Jackson and Annette Macleod
Men’s Volleyball
Stephen
Rookie-of-the-year:
McDonald
MVP: Martin McDonald
OCAA League all-star: Martin
McDonald
Women’s Volleyball
Rookie-of-the-year: Joanie Fisher
MVP: Sandy Abram
OCAA League all-star: Sandy
Abram
OCAA coach-of-the-year: Stan
Marchut (fourth time)
all-stars and OCAA athletes of the
weeks during the season: Sandy
Abram and Andrea Hanson
Curling
MVP: Mike Stauffer
Skiing
Women’s MVP: Sue MacMillan
Men’s MVP: Gerald Derdaele
Women’s Basketball
Rookie-of-the-year and MVP:
Julie Goedhuis
OCAA League all-star, OCAA
League scoring champion and OCAA
championship tournament all-star:
Julie Goedhuis
Men’s Basketball
Kenrick
Rookie-of-the-year:
Hopkinson
MVP: Brad Robinson
OCAA 1st team all-stars: Patrick
Johnson and Dennis Barham
all-star: Dennis Barham
Female Athlete of the year:
Andrea Hanson
Male Athlete of the year: Brad
Robinson.
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SPORTS
Strong recruiting at D C brings us success
BY DAVID STELL
Chronicle staff
Durham athletics enjoyed a great
deal of success in a number of sports
this year. Some key reasons for this
included intelligent coaching and outstanding performances from several
athletes. But just how does Durham
get these excellent athletes? .
In recent years an emphasis on
scouting by Durham coaches in their
respective sports has led to a strong
recruiting system that has brought
such athletes as OCAA women’s basketball league scoring champion Julie
Goedhuis, and OCAA league all-star
Tanya Becker to Durham College.
Goedhuis, from Smiths Falls, was
scouted by Ken Babcock at an OSSA
tournament in Brockville
while he was the Lady
Lords basketball coach.
She had been pursued
by five colleges, but after ^^^^
taking a year off decided
to come to Durham to
study and play basketball
for the Lady Lords.
Babcock, now the assistant athletic director here
at Durham, was the man
who talked Goedhuis
into checking out the athletic facilities and touring
the school.
Becker decided on
Durham after conversations with athletic director Dave Stewart. She
travelled a long way
when she left her home in
Saskatchewan to attend
Durham and play for the
Lady Lords softball
team.
In most cases the recruiting itself
is in the hands of the coaches. The
success of two teams here at Durham
relied on men who were new to the
Durham athletic scene. Kerry Vinson,
the Lords basketball coach, and
Laurence Bishop, the Lords volleyball coach, have completed their first
full year with their teams.
Vinson was no stranger to college
basketball, however. He brought his
enthusiasm for basketball from
Conestoga College in North Bay here
to Oshawa.
One of the reasons for his decision
to come to Durham was the difficulty
in recruiting top players to travel to
North Bay. With a wealth of talent
just down the 401 in Toronto, it won’t
be as difficult a transition for players
to come to Durham for school and
basketball. Another factor in recruiting for Vinson will be the success on
the court by his team this past season.
"It will be a lot easier to recruit
players this summer," Vinson told
the Chronicle, "and
I w1^ ê acti^ly
B»B^^^
recruiting this sum-
She travelled a
long way
when she
left her
home in
Saskatchewan to
attend
Durham
mer."
With a solid
core of players
returning next fall,
Vinson feels that
only two spots on
the team will be
available. Twelve
players are expected back from last
year’s team, and
two impact players
contacted
who
Durham and came
in to see Vinson
will be added to the
team. Today it’s
not uncommon for
players to make the
first move in contacting Durham for a chance to attend
classes here and play for a varsity
team.
Andrea Hanson, a standout in two
sports, heard about Durham’s unique
Sports Administration program
through one of her high school coach-
prospects in that area and intends to here in the past but stepped down to
go to Kingston at the end of April for concentrate on his teaching position
a tournament that will bring represen- with the Sports Administration protatives from across Canada to corn- gram. Like Bishop, Rainbow feels
that an extensive network of contacts,
pete.
including coaches in the area and
like
But while attending events
these Bishop is ever conscious of the throughout Toronto, serves him best,
OCAA restrictions that require him to in reaching potential impact players ^
talk to the coaches about an athlete or he might attempt to recruit.
Travelling to tournaments is also
wait for that athlete to contact him.
"It would cause problems to go required, but usually to see specific
es, but she found out that it was overpast the coach in talking to a player," players he has had his attention drawn
subscribed.
to through a contact. The surveys sent
Dave Stewart, who was aware of Bishop said.
Bishop built strong ties in out to applicants of Durham College
Hanson’s capabilities, worked with
her to bring her into the school Brockville, where he played before help Rainbow to be aware of how
through the general studies program, moving on to a position as assistant many students are interested in the
where she could attend a number of coach with Brock University. His ties women’s basketball program.
Lynn Howell, facility secretary for
Sports Administration classes to help there eventually led to Kevin Benn
her join the course full-time the fol- coming to Durham to play for the the athletic complex, has been taking
the master list of students applying to
Lords.
lowing year.
Durham every two
Unhappy with his
Like Vinson, Laurence Bishop has
weeks this spring and
just finished his first full season here choice to attend unisees to it that a survey
at Durham, guiding the highly regard- versity in Ottawa,
sheet is sent to each
where there is no voled Lords volleyball squad.
individual.
Bishop agrees that sometimes leyball program, Benn
would
The response this
good athletes will find him, as had been told by
has been overyear
to
keep
opposed to being recruited. Bishop
whelming and is an
Categorized as an aggressive recruiter Durham as a possibiliproblems
indicator of how popuhimself. Bishop says that finding ty. No doubt knowing
lar the Durham sports
to
players sometimes "happens in the the passion Bishop has
scene has become. The
for the sport, Benn
strangest ways."
coach
the
highest response they
An example of this occurred when was soon attending
had expected on the
an athlete from Laurentian College Durham.
in talking
returns was about 75
One way Bishop
contacted Bishop this spring to cona
to
playper cent. That estimate
firm his intention to attend Durham has found to evaluate
now looks low. The
next fall. Bishop feels that the player talent in the area is
number of surveys
will be starting for the squad next sea- through his summer
arriving every day far
camp, where he teachson.
exceeds the number
But on the whole Bishop relies on es the sport and evaluBishop
received at this time
his network of contacts, talking to ates some of the talent
last year.
coaches at the high school level, and in the area. Before
"I’ve never seen it
the
attending tournaments to scout poten- Bishop joined
like
this," Howell told
tial Durham athletes. He currently has Lords, Dave Stewart
the Chronicle of the
a list of 35 potential impact players had taken care of the
mail survey.
the
to
men’s
for
response
who he tries to keep in touch with to majority of the recruiting
However, a large number of the
keep Durham on their minds, plus he volleyball at Durham.
Another coach new to his position early responses are asking about a
offers his assistance to help them in
any way towards attending courses here at Durham was Ernie Rainbow, Durham hockey program. There are
who returned to coaching this season no plans to offer hockey as a varsity
here.
Bishop was in Oakville in mid- with the Lady Lords basketball squad, sport at Durham due to the high costs
Rainbow coached the men’s team involved.
April, talking to coaches about
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Baseball picks of * 94
BY CHRIS ROURKE
and ANDRE EMOND
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Chronicle staff_______
Baseball season is well under way
and it appears at this time that the
Atlanta Braves are the class of baseball.
Kent Mercker threw a no-hitter in his
first start of the season.
The Toronto Blue Jays start the season with some question marks; a reliable fifth starter, a set-up man and
someone to fill in as closer until Duane
Ward returns from injury.
This year is a little bit easier to predict who will win the different divisions.
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Baltimore has made the most significant
additions with players like Rafael
Palmeiro and Chris Sabo. The Blue
Jays definitely have enough talent to
win a third straight title, if they get a
’"A’!.-.,;’.!’
starter. The Yankees have added
tw fifth
lefthanded starting pitcher Terry
Mulholland from Philadelphia, but
don’t have a bullpen to challenge for the
division title. The Tigers signed free
agent pitcher Tim Belcher in the offseason, but he’s not enough to help the
Tigers. The Red Sox have the best starting pitching in the division, but don’t
have enough talent to win.
Predictions: Rourke - The Blue Jays
don’t have enough pitching. Look for
the Orioles to win the division by two
games. The Jays will be the wild card
team in the American League
Emond - The Orioles will win the
division and the Jays will be the wild
card team.
The American League Central has
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the White Sox, Indians, Brewers,
Royals and Twins. The White Sox are
definitely the class of this division. The
Indians are a fast charging team that is
rapidly improving every day, but they
are not quite ready to win a division
championship. The Royals have an outside chance at winning, but with only
two proven starters the outlook isn’t
good in Kansas City. The Brewers and
Twins have no hope of winning this
year.
Predictions: Rourke - The White
Sox will win on the basis of their starting pitching led by Jack McDowell, and
1993 MVP Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas.
Emond - Chicago will definitely run
away with this division.
Seattle appears to be the most balanced team in the American League
West. The Rangers have the bop to win
this division with Juan Gonzalez and
Jose Canseco in their lineup. California
will not win in 1994 and Oakland doesn’t have any starting pitching.
Predictions: Rourke - Texas over Seattle
by three game
Emond - Seattle in a walk. Mariners
by five.
The Braves should run away and
hide with the National League East.
The Phillies will not repeat from last
year. The Expos have the strongest
chance at the N.L. wild card spot. The
Marlins and Mets don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell to win the division.
Predictions: Rourke - The Braves
will chop down all their divisional
opponents. The Expos will be the wild
card team in the N.L.
Emond - The Braves over the
Phillies by six games, but the Phillies
will be the N.L. wild card.
In the National League Central, the
Astros and Cardinals have been listed
by the USA Today Baseball Weekly as
the favorites. The Astros have strong
pitching and a balanced attack. The
Reds are good enough to win, but they
won’t. The Cardinals have the
"Wizard" Ozzie Smith anchoring the
defence and Bob Tewksbury anchoring
the pitching staff. The Cubs have
acquired Anthony Young from the N.Y.
Mets, but they will never ever win the
division again. The Pirates are going
through a rebuilding stage and they
won’t be ready to challenge for the division title for at least two or three years.
Predictions: Rourke - "The Wizard
of Oz" will lead his Cardinals to the
division flag.
Emond - It will be a "wild" year in
Housto’n. Mitch Williams and the
Astros will capture the division crown.
The National League West will be a
walk-in-the-park for the San Francisco
Giants. The Giants could sleep all year
and still win this division. The Dodgers
have added Korean sensation Chan Ho
Park to their bullpen, but he won’t help
the Dodgers overthrow the Giants. The
Rockies have bolstered their lineup with
the addition of Howard Johnson from
the Mets and Ellis Burks from the White
Sox. The Rockies have Andres
Galarraga, last year’s N.L. batting
champion in their lineup, but he’s not
enough to win. The Padres don’t even
need to be talked about. The Padres are
so bad that the Mets will finish with a
better record. They only have Tony
Gwynn to rely on and he will be 34
years old this season.
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Basketball excitement will
unfold at Port Perry 3-on-3
BY REX DOUMA
Chronicle staff
If you enjoy the squeaking of
sneakers, the challenge of 3-on-3
basketball, or the raw power of a
street-ball game then the Port Perry,
Port "0" Hoop basketball tournament is for you.
The tournament is a non-profit
event and open to anyone 10 and
older. The anticipated turnout is
about 400 players.
"It’s going to be a great tournament," said Bryce Jones, one of the
tournament co-ordinators. "There
will be tables set up and entertainment for those who aren’t playing at
that time. They’re going to enjoy
themselves."
The tournament, now in its
fourth year, has had increasing registration each year. This year’s tournament was designed to be affiliatwith the World Basketball
Tournament, a preview of Olympic
basketball teams, as well as the
Basketball Hall of Fame.
"Economically the tournament
creates a positive impact on the
community by drawing new businesses and new people into town,"
said Jones.
The games are 3-on-3 and double elimination, with the first team
to reach 21 winning. All teams will
consist of four players. Team divisions will be determined by a computer based on age, basketball experience and height.
Referees will not be present, so
ed
games will be officiated by the participants themselves based on the
honor system or "call your own
fouls."
According to Jones, similar tournaments have been successfully run
throughout Ontario. Eventually he
hopes that small regional tournaments will be held throughout
Ontario with the winners of the
smaller tournaments coming together to determine the overall winner.
The event is scheduled to take
place from July 7 through the 10,
with registration deadline being
July 1.
The streets outside the Port Perry
Arena will be the site of all games,
including the finals.
Sponsors for the event include
Nike, Voit, and the Naismith
Foundation. Prizes are available
courtesy of these corporations.
"There are no beer or cigarette
sponsors because of the age group
the event caters too," said Jones.
"We wanted more community oriented sponsorship."
The entry fee is $20, which
includes the price of a hat and tournament shirt. A percentage of all
profits will go to The Naismith
Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1989 as an honor
to the heritage of basketball.
Sponsors include Nike, Voit, and
the Naismith Foundation, a nonprofit organization established in
1989.
Registration forms are available
in the athletic complex.
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SPO RTS
Ex-Leaf remembers hockey career
Karate kicks
Former NHLer played hockey as the game should be played
for a cure
BY JEANETTE WHEELER
Chronicle
staff____________
Former NHLer Walt McKechnie
was obsessed with hockey when he
started playing for fun at the’age of
four. Now, he looks back on six years
of junior, and 17 years of pro hockey
with a kind of amazement as to what
has happened to the NHL since then.
Organized hockey came into
McKechnie’s life when he was only
eight years old. His obsession with
the sport and his drive to be involved
led him to the outdoor rink as much as
possible.
"If there was a hockey game to be
found, I was there," McKechnie said
with a smile.
Minor hockey is different now
than it was when he played. Today
you can only play for one team. Then,
if you were good you could play for
any team you wanted to.
During this time in his life, the
best advice came to McKechnie from
his mother, and Jack Webb who
owned a variety store around the corner. They both told him not to take
anything for granted.
McKechnie played junior hockey
in London, Ontario and
says, "Once you got
there, you had to fight
to
stay."
And fight he did.
McKechnie’s first pro
team was the Toronto
Maple Leafs. He
played with them for
the 1967 and 1968 seasons before continuing
his pro career for
another 15 years with
other well known
teams around the NHL.
_____
he was told not to report to the rink
any more.
"It was a sad day," said
McKechnie. "It’s bred into you, if
you were going
to be there you
had to be ready
to play."
The
year
after he was dism i s s e d ,
McKechnie tried
various things
be
while he tried to
find
another
team to play for.
Nothing ever
came of it. He
realized that he
could not go on
this way.
"I had to do
something," said McKechnie.
So, he picked up and moved to
Eagle Lake, Ontario where he bought
two restaurants - The Cozy Korner
"If there was
a hockey
game to
found, I was
there. "
Every year during
his professional career
he would go to camp
and earn his job playing a game that
he respected and loved.
Many years and many memories
later, McKechnie remembers the day
.
March madness offers pure
energy for basketball fans
BY REX DOUMA
Chronicle staff
By 12 p.m. Tuesday, the game
was decided, the stadium was
empty, the tournament was over, and
the Arkansas Razorbacks were
NCAA tournament champions.
In a thrilling and emotional final
that rivalled last year’s MichiganNorth Carolina drama, Arkansas
defeated Duke on a clutch threepointer and stingy defence, 76-72.
Led by Corliss Williamson,
known as the "Big Nasty", Arkansas
fought its way back from a 10-point
deficit in the second half, climaxed
by Scotty Thurman’s rainbow threepoint bucket as the shot clock
expired.
For fans of the tournament it
was obvious the title was up for
grabs from the opening round.
High-ranked teams California
and UCLA both suffered surprising
first-round defeats. And second
round losses by both, defending
champion North Carolina to Boston
College and Kentucky to Marquette
left gamblers and bookies scrambling for cover.
Three-point phenoms Tulsa and
Marquette drained their way to the
sweet 16 and then ran into Arkansas
and Duke respectively.
Marquette quickly found out that
if you live by the three, you die by
the three. Die they did as they scored
a tournament low 49 points in their
loss to Duke.
Meanwhile, Tulsa discovered
they couldn’t play defence as they
gave up the second most points in
the tournament in a 103-84 thrashing
by the Razorbacks.
Duke also gets credit for knocking off the Purdue Boilermakers, led
by centre "Big Dog" Glenn
Robinson. Robinson was held to
only 13 points, half his tournament
average.
Although Robinson didn’t manage a title this year, his dominance
throughout the tournament earned
him the Naismith Award as college
basketball’s outstanding player.
The "Cinderella" award for this
year’s Final Four goes to the Florida
Gators, who barely squeaked by a
weak James Madison by only two.
Florida then went on to beat
Connecticut in overtime before hammering Boston College as they
snuck into a showdown with the
Blue Devils.
The tournament was filled with
senior leadership and freshmen
enthusiasm. There was triumph,
injury, and excitement. And there is
a new college champion. But
Arkansas does not walk away as the
only winner this year. We fans also
got a tournament to remember.
and McKeck’s Place. After four years
he sold The Cozy Korner. He continued to run McKeck’s place, which
today is a very successful sports bar
where hockey knick knacks can be
found almost everywhere.
McKechnie misses hockey, but
still holds strong views on the game
played today.
"I think you have to be awfully
lucky to play," said McKechnie. "If
you like it that much, just keep trying
till you get it."
McKechnie feels that too much
pressure is put on kids by parents.
"If they would just look at the statistics they would realize that their
goals are unreal," he said. In many
cases kids become sick of the game
by the time they are between eight
and ten. McKechnie feels that the kids
would have more fun if the parents
would lighten up.
"There was no pressure when I
was a kid."
BY CHRIS ROURKE
Chronicle staff
The
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KFD (Karate Fights
Diabetes) Nationals is staging an
open martial arts tournament on
Sunday May 29, 1994 at the
Pickering Recreation Complex.
Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. on May 29. If you want to
pre-register, send a certified
cheque or money order for $25
payable to Sunray Diabetes
Foundation, to Karate Fights
Diabetes/
Sunray
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Diabetes
Foundation, 13 King St. W.,
Second Floor, Oshawa, Ontario,
Canada, L1H 1A1. Entry fee is
$25 for one event and $5 for each
additional event. Admission fee
is $5 per adult and $2 per child
under 12.
All proceeds from the tournament go towards finding a cure for
diabetes.
For more information, call
Karate Fights Diabetes at (905)
576-1571 or (905) 576-0050.
Summer fun for
kids at Durham
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Durham college camps offer excitement
BY JIM MACDONALD
Chronicle staff.
for the tennis, soccer or squash pro- ,
grams. For $135, they have access to ’^’’’
other popular sports; baseball, basket- ’i’^
ball or volleyball.
The camp’s coaching staff
includes leading high school and college coaches. All camps will be held
on Durham College top-rate facilities.
The camp is considered number
one in the Durham Region. It has a
player/coach ratio of 10 to one. All
camps will take place at Durham
College, with cafeteria services available throughout the day.
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For more information, contact the
Durham College Athletic Department
at (905) 721-3040.
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Did you enjoy those endless summer days of baseball and basketball
with friends? Do you have any young
friends or family that you fear will not
have the opportunity this summer to
spend those hours under the sun,
learning and meeting new friends?
Well, thanks to Durham College
Athletics, your fears are over.
The Durham College Summer
Sports Camp program is about to kick
off a new year.
Participating students must be
between the ages of seven and 14
(ages vary by sport). The fees are $80
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Predictions and opinions in the world of sports
BY TONY DOYLE
Chronicle staff
Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs
have begun, I can’t think of a better
time to make my picks for this year’s
post-season awards.
The Hart trophy should go to
Sergei Federov for the numbers he put
up all year. When Steve Yzerman
went down to injury, he picked up the
offensive pace. while still displaying
the solid defence he has been known
for in the past.
The Calder trophy should go to
Jason Arnott, who wasn’t even supposed to make the team this year.
Arnott has produced all year while
playing on a weak team, and at the
same time he has shown a tough side
that has impressed many fans.
The Vezina trophy has to go to
Dominik Hasek. Not since Bernie
Parent in the 1970s has a goaltender
finished a year with an GAA of under
2.00. Say all you want about John
Vanbiesbrouck, but the fact remains
Hasek has done the job all year, and
should now get the credit he deserves.
The Jack Adams trophy should be
awarded to Kevin Constantine of the
San Jose Sharks. His name hasn’t
been mentioned much this year, but
he has taken a team that seemed to
have no direction in its first two years
and led them to their first-ever playoff
birth and nearly a .500 record.
The Norris Trophy should go to
Raymond Bourque again. While
everyone in hockey was making such
a big deal about Cam Neely’s big
year, no one seemed to notice that
Bourque has quietly had one of his
best years. This comes less than a
year after many members of the
media had labelled him washed up
and past his prime.
Does anyone really care who wins
the Lady Byng trophy?
Around the NHL...Everyone
seems to think Pat Burns and Mike
Keenan are probably the best coaches
in the NHL. Well, if they are as great
as everyone says they are, shouldn’t
they have at least one Stanley Cup
title between the two of them? Until
they take that next step and take home
a cup, they are just going to be known
as great regular season coaches.
Keenan should win his first cup this
year, but Burns may have to wait
quite some time if he continues to
coach this one-line hockey team.
Am I the only one who seems to
think Mario Lemeiux got off way too
easily for his stick-throwing incident?
Did the NHL forget that when Tom
Webster threw a stick they raked him
over the coals? It seems to me the
NHL didn’t want to suspend big
Mario for the playoffs because this is
the time of year they make their
money. Whatever the reason for his
slap on the wrist, the NHL once again
proved that there is another set of
rules for the Lemeiuxs, Gretzkys and
Gilmours of the hockey world.
I am still trying to figure out what
goes on in Doug Gilmour’s head after
he made the following statement
about playing in Toronto last year.
"It was better than winning the
Cup. The feeling in Toronto, the people were so excited. Nobody expected it. And you look back, nothing
came easy." It’s really nice to know
the so-called heart and soul of the
Toronto Maple Leafs can so easily
deal with his failure to reach every
other NHLer’s ultimate goal.
A little of this, a little of
that.-.Carlos Delgado must really be
proud of himself knowing that he has
already made the baseball hall of
fame. Everywhere he turns he hears
that he is a shoo-in. Television
reporters, newspapers and radio stations are all talking about him being a
sure thing for the hall. Reality
Check!! He’s played a few games, hit
a few home runs, but until he keeps
up this pace for 10-15 years, he is not
going to be in the hall.
The Tonya Harding Loser of the
Month award goes to Mark Martin
who pulled into the pits one lap from
victory in a NASCAR event thinking
he had completed the last lap and won
the event.
"That’s the dumbest thing I’ve
ever done in my life, I think," Martin
said after the race.
Runner-up for the award goes to
several male weightlifters from what
used to be East Germany. The men
had to have breast-reduction surgery
because the performance-enhancing
drugs they took caused them to grow
female-sized breasts.
One final bright comment from the
world of sports...Jose Rijo of the
Cincinnati Reds uses snake oil on his
right elbow because he has had elbow
problems in the past. While putting
the oil on, he wears a rubber surgical
glove. Why? "In case the snake has
any diseases, I’m only going to lose
an elbow, not a hand too," said Rijo.
The pathetic thing is, he means it.
’iii-
SPORTS
The Chronicle. May 3, 1994 27
N ew D C c oa c h e s a n n o u n c e d
BY DAVID STELL
Chronicle staff____
The soccer Lords of Durham
College will be under new guidance
next season and the Lady Lords softball team staff will have a new assistant coach.
Tony La Ferrara will undertake
the task of rebuilding the Lords soccer program this summer now that he
has been named to replace the retiring Mike Lamers.
Cathy Fertile joins head coach
Jim Nemish on the women’s softball
coaching staff. Both La Ferrara and
Fertile will be "a positive addition to
the Durham fraternity," Dave
Stewart Durham athletic director said
in introducing the two at a press conference held April 27 at the College.
La Ferrara, a teacher at Mother
Teresa in Toronto, brings a long list
of accomplishments to his new position. He has coached at the World
opportunity to rebuild a Durham program that will have a limited number
of players returning from last year’s
team.
"College soccer is very competitive, and a lot of the teams are as
good or better than some club teams
in the area," La Ferrara said. "Also
college soccer offers everything you
need to successfully coach a team
with a large staff, excellent facilities
and good trainers on hand."
"I’m glad I’m back into it (college
soccer), and Durham has a tradition
of strong soccer. Recruiting will be a
big part of my strategy, and I certainly won’t sit back and wait for things
to happen," La Ferrara went on to
say.
La Ferrara missed college soccer.
He said it was the most fun he’s had
coaching. He was up against stiff
competition for the position, according to assistant athletic director Ken
Babcock. but La Ferrara’s excellent
record spoke for itself when the final
decision was made.
La Ferrara has an excellent group
of players at Mother Teresa where he
coached this season and some of the
players have expressed interest in
University Games (Hamilton 1993),
and in the USA on an exhibition tour
coaching against teams such as North
Carolina and Duke University, m
1989 La Ferrara was a part of the
North York Rockets, serving as a
second team coach, and worked in attending Durham next fall.
Mike Lamers, who held the posiplayer development for the team.
His experience in college soccer tion over the past four seasons, postof wins, 18
is outstanding. As head coach of the ed an excellent record 27
team was
The
6
ties.
and
Seneca College soccer program from losses
four
1980 to 1988, La Ferrara earned nationally ranked for three of his cenFenHe
coach of the year in 1984, guided the years but fell to fifth place in the
Durham Colleges new coaches. Tony La Ferrara. men’s soccer (left) an(s. 1994
Division
a
with
27,
fall
team to national championships three tral division last
women’s assistant softball coach (right) at their press conference April
ties.
3
and
4
losses
win,
of
1
record
I
silver
to
’86),
row
(’84
years in a
Fertile has served as the level m (a league all-star) and Julie Collins pionship. daughter Stacey will be
medals in ’83, and ’87. plus Ontario He stepped down to spend more time
Fertile’s
junior ladies fastball coach and (4-0 pitcher) next season.
championships in ’82, *83, ’85, ’86, with his family.
Fertile also has an excellent attending Durham this fall and she
the year honors in
of
coach
earned
to
addition
a
be
strong
will
Fertile
numranked
was
team
and ’87. The
for the Lady
the Provincial Women’s resume as a player with a fifth place hopes to play softball
ber one in Canada for four consecu- the women’s softball program. The 1993 from
her level
holds
also
Fertile
Fertile brings finish at the world championships in Lords.
tive years while La Ferrara was head women finished with their third con- Softball Association.
and
same year she was select- one softball Canada
slow-^pitch
secutive title and a nine-win, one- 10 years of coaching experience to 1983. That
coach at Seneca.
cards. Outside of
national
umpire
all-star
championship
world
the
ed
to
the
coached
she
and
With all of his accomplishments loss season in OCAA division I play Durham softball
coaches
double B’s to a 21-0 team by the international press. In softball Fertile plays and
midget
Oshawa
two
lost
only
have
fall.
They
last
internaeven
and
soccer
in college
She will be working 1981 Fertile was selected as an All- ringette.
tional soccer. La Ferrara returned to games in the 30 conference games record in 1993.
with standout players Tanya Becker Star at the Canadian national chamthe college ranks because of the played over the last three years.
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