COCA Notes 2010

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Alexisonfire Concert at Brock
COCA NOTES
2010 - 2011 Issue 1
October 2010
Editor: Bill Mahon
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LAUNCH 2010 – REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ORIENTATION
UNB FREDERICTON CAMPUS "O-LYMPIADS" A HUGE SUCCESS
Stephanie Lord
UNB Fredericton Orientation Chair
A
The Competition, Extreme Corn and
Movie on a Slant.
fter three days of intensive training and a summer of hard work
from Chair Stephanie Lord and CoChair Ryan Brideau the team was
ready. On September 3rd, 2010 the
UNB Fredericton Campus was buzzing as our group of 98 volunteers
called the “Redshirts” welcomed over
1,000 new students to campus.
We kicked the first night off with our
massive O-Week Opening Ceremonies. Over 1,200 togas were handed
out to all first year students and volunteers. The evening included numerous house challenges, cheer-offs,
inflatable games, a toga decorating
station, live entertainment and of
course the Olympic Flame.
Entitled "O-Lympiads 2010" we held
events such as the O-Week Opening Ceremonies, 2010 Togapalooza,
In preparation for this event we had
to prepare enough togas for all. The
total length of fabric used was ap-
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Micah van Dijk
Activities & Orientation Coordinator
Redeemer University College
proximately 2.5 kilometers! The fabric was cut during training into two
meter portions by our amazing Redshirts in less than a half hour!
O
rientation at Redeemer University College had an extra level
of energy this year. The combination
of a good-sized first year class and
successful events led to record attendance and enthusiasm.
Despite Hurricane Earle’s visit the following evening, we held out first ever
Togapalooza. Watching 1,000 first
year students wearing our togas and
chanting was worth all the planning.
Some of the highlights included:
• Games Night: A local games
store came to campus with new
and classic board games. Students enjoyed everything from
Euchre to a game called Wasabi.
• Rock Concert: We had a couple
student bands and a local band
entertain our students with the
stylings of rock to 80’s electropop. The highlight was a local
The events were extremely successful
and we experienced greater numbers
participating than previously. This
ended up being the perfect launch to
UNB's 225 year birthday celebrations.
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Thank You COCA!
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electro-pop band called Allosaurus. Check out www.myspace.
com/allosaurustillextinction
Swing Dancing: The Hep-Cat
Hoppers hosted an evening that
included music and dancing of
the 1930’s.
Community Food Drive: This
year our new students collected
over 6700 lbs of food for a local
food bank far exceeding the goal
of 2200 lbs.
Decade Dance: Over 25% of our
student body dressed in costumes
from all decades to fill our cafeteria and enjoy the classics.
LAUNCH Olympics: This event
is the highlight of the week. It
involve dressing up in team’s colours and participating in several
weird events. The grand finale was
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a mud-pit tug-of-war. Check out
www.youtube.com/redeemeruc
to see what this event looks like.
Fun Trips: Several off-campus
trips were offered which included
the Hamilton Arts Crawl, Canada’s Wonderland, Niagara Falls,
Toronto Blue Jays, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Mixed in with all these events were
information sessions on academics,
residence programs, financial planning, church locations, club options,
and service opportunities. The students were surveyed and we were
amazed at the variety of responses.
They reinforced the importance of offering a variety of Orientation events
to address the needs of our diverse
student population.
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All the content you will find in this issue of COCA NOTES is 100% Canadian made and produced. The schools who reported have done an
amazing job. The Associates offer a wide range of services, products and programming ideas. Please take the time to read what they have to
offer.
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ROCK THE HAWK: COCA CENTRAL REGIONAL CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 6 - 8
Steve Kosh and Baldeep Randhawa
Conference Hosts
T
he Mohawk Students’ Association (Mohawk College) is proud
to play host to the 2010 COCA Central Regional Conference, “ROCK
THE HAWK” from, Saturday, November 6th to Monday, November
8th, 2010 in Hamilton, Ontario.
Preconference activity will include a
bus trip “downtown” where we will
risk our lives to enjoy a few cold bevies at a local watering hole (19yrs+),
so bring your ID!
The conference will kick off with
brunch and a keynote address at
10am on Saturday, November 6th.
Through-out the three days of the
conference, delegates will be treated
to three keynote speakers and handson educational sessions, including
live execution of event planning on
Mohawk’s Fennell Campus. In addition, we have killer showcases featuring bands, singer/songwriters, comedians, and lecture/variety. There will
also a DJ/Urban showcase.
One highlight of this year’s conference is our crossover agreement to
intergrate activities between COCA
and AMICCUS-C. We’ve shared conference elements for some activities
on Monday, November 8th which will
include a few joint educational sessions, lunch and dinner with keynote
speakers and a combined Biz Hall/
Trade Show. Yes, Associate members,
you heard correctly! Your conference
registration for the COCA conference
will also include a booth at Biz Hall
where you will have access to additional delegates at no extra charge.
If you know a talented act who would
like to showcase, please have them do
so at www.sonicbids.com/COCAcentral or visit www.coca.org (Conferences – Central Region) to download
all conference documents.
To register for ROCK THE HAWK
2010, visit www.coca.org (Conferences – Central Region) and download the “Registration” form TODAY.
Take care and see you at ROCK THE
HAWK in the Hammer.
Courtyard Marriott Hamilton
1224 Upper James St
Hamilton, ON L9C 3B1
Phone: 905-383-7772
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Single/Double/Triple/Quad: $119/night
Price guaranteed until October 8th or until all COCA rooms are booked
Check-in Time: 3:00 pm. Check-out Time: 1:00 pm
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LAUNCH 2010 – REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ORIENTATION
Micah van Dijk
Activities & Orientation Coordinator
Redeemer University College
O
rientation at Redeemer University College had an extra level
of energy this year. The combination
of a good-sized first year class and
successful events led to record attendance and enthusiasm.
Some of the highlights included:
• Games Night: A local games
store came to campus with new
and classic board games. Students enjoyed everything from
Euchre to a game called Wasabi.
• Rock Concert: We had a couple
student bands and a local band
entertain our students with the
stylings of rock to 80’s electropop. The highlight was a local
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electro-pop band called Allosaurus. Check out www.myspace.
com/allosaurustillextinction
Swing Dancing: The Hep-Cat
Hoppers hosted an evening that
included music and dancing of
the 1930’s.
Community Food Drive: This
year our new students collected
over 6700 lbs of food for a local
food bank far exceeding the goal
of 2200 lbs.
Decade Dance: Over 25% of our
student body dressed in costumes
from all decades to fill our cafeteria and enjoy the classics.
LAUNCH Olympics: This event
is the highlight of the week. It
involve dressing up in team’s colours and participating in several
weird events. The grand finale was
•
a mud-pit tug-of-war. Check out
www.youtube.com/redeemeruc
to see what this event looks like.
Fun Trips: Several off-campus
trips were offered which included
the Hamilton Arts Crawl, Canada’s Wonderland, Niagara Falls,
Toronto Blue Jays, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Mixed in with all these events were
information sessions on academics,
residence programs, financial planning, church locations, club options,
and service opportunities. The students were surveyed and we were
amazed at the variety of responses.
They reinforced the importance of offering a variety of Orientation events
to address the needs of our diverse
student population.
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UNB FREDERICTON CAMPUS "O-LYMPIADS" A HUGE SUCCESS
Stephanie Lord
UNB Fredericton Orientation Chair
A
The Competition, Extreme Corn and
Movie on a Slant.
fter three days of intensive training and a summer of hard work
from Chair Stephanie Lord and CoChair Ryan Brideau the team was
ready. On September 3rd, 2010 the
UNB Fredericton Campus was buzzing as our group of 98 volunteers
called the “Redshirts” welcomed over
1,000 new students to campus.
We kicked the first night off with our
massive O-Week Opening Ceremonies. Over 1,200 togas were handed
out to all first year students and volunteers. The evening included numerous house challenges, cheer-offs,
inflatable games, a toga decorating
station, live entertainment and of
course the Olympic Flame.
Entitled "O-Lympiads 2010" we held
events such as the O-Week Opening Ceremonies, 2010 Togapalooza,
In preparation for this event we had
to prepare enough togas for all. The
total length of fabric used was ap-
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proximately 2.5 kilometers! The fabric was cut during training into two
meter portions by our amazing Redshirts in less than a half hour!
Despite Hurricane Earl’s visit the following evening, we held our first ever
Togapalooza. Watching 1,000 first
year students wearing our togas and
chanting was worth all the planning.
The events were extremely successful
and we experienced greater numbers
participating than previously. This
ended up being the perfect launch to
UNB's 225 year birthday celebrations.
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BROCK UNIVERSITY RECORD BREAKING SHINERAMA
Sohail Ahmed
President - Brock University Students'
Union
B
rock made history, raising the
most amount of money for
Shinerama. Just on Shine day alone
$23,000.00 was collected. One of the
photos below are of two student leaders soaked by their volunteers as they
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were managing a site.
Brock also hosted its annual grape
stomp. Over 200 students came together to stomp on hundreds of
pounds of locally grown grapes. The
grapes are donated by local vineyards.
The event takes place on campus in
early September. Awards are given in
different categories: best dressed; the
messiest; and the best teams overall.
The events start with the stomping of
the grapes, but it quickly turns into a
sloppy stomp war and a slip n slide.
The Niagara region is known for its
vineyards and this is a great event to
celebrate the culture.
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KICK OFF TO A GREAT YEAR AT CONESTOGA
Tara Herriot
Conestoga Students Inc
C
onestoga’s first week back to
school went off without a hitch!
Every student was busy getting their
parking passes, textbooks, finding
their classrooms, and looking for
some fun activities on campus! Conestoga Students Inc. had a great first
week back, with this year’s week theme
“Break Free”. Each day was jammed
packed full of events and activities
going on inside and outside the C.S.I
Student Sanctuary. Activities included
giving away an iPad a day to a student,
the annual student agenda giveaway,
and local DJ’s from Molly Blooms in
Kitchener. The Student Sanctuary also
hosted a free comedy show, with Daren Rose and Eddie Della Siepe, which
packed the room to capacity. We also
hosted our first annual Anything But
Clothes pub night, which sold out in
two days, and had many scrabbling to
figure out what to wear! The week concluded with a FREE pancake breakfast
with musical entertainment featuring
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Levon. The breakfast brought out a
line of over 600 students. There was a
lot of excitement from students from
the wide range of activities happening
on campus!
The annual Pond Party was filled with
over three thousand students who
came out to enjoy a free BBQ, and entertainment from Mandippal Jandu,
Darrelle London, Peter Katz, and Rob
Szabo. There were the odd showers
that day, but it did not discourage students from all the free stuff that local
businesses had to hand out, and the
free food from Conestoga Students
Inc.
Finally, over one thousand students
purchased tickets to the fall concert
featuring Alexisonfire. Those who
bought a concert ticket at CSI Self
Serve were also given a ballot for a
chance to win backstage passes to
meet the band, which included photos with the band and an autographed
poster. The three lucky and very excited students who won the "Meet
And Greet" were Amy Langer, Mike
Cowling and Sam Strong. Phone calls
to these students, led to screaming excitement!
Alexisonfire played an amazing outdoor set for our excited students and
friends. The roar from the crowd filled
the air with exhilaration, with the odd
student crowd surfing to the front!
The grassy backyard of the school
was transformed into a live concert
area, with a huge stage, loud pumping
speakers and beaming lights. Despite
the drizzly weather, fans stuck it out to
watch the band rock the stage. Opening acts consisted of The Dirty Nil,
The Balconies and Mockingbird Wish
Me Luck.
Students of Conestoga can also expect to see other major events, such
as comedian Trixx, Randy and Lahey
from the Trailer Park Boys, Pumpkin
Carving Contest, singer/song writers
as well as Toga and Halloween Pub
Nights, Oktoberfest and MORE eating competitions!
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ALGONQUIN KICKS IT BIG TIME
Ken MacLeod
Algonquin Students' Association
his year Algonquin has been
lucky enough to host some
amazing talent on campus, and our
students have supported the shows
100%. We’ve had some of the best attendance numbers on campus to date,
and things don’t appear to be slowing
down.
known as GonqFest saw The Balconies, and Mockingbird Wish Me
Luck play strong sets to prepare the
over-capacity crowd for headliners
ALEXISONFIRE. Other outdoor
events included a movie (by FreshAir
Cinema) and a Courtyard Carnival
(by HART Entertainment). Although
we seemed to constantly be fighting
off the rain, all events were a HUGE
success.
New this year on campus are educational workshops that supplement
our entertainment programming. The
first event saw 20+ students (many
with guitars in hand) take part in
an intimate guitar workshop hosted
by Antione Dufour, Ewan Dobson,
and John Horrocks. An hour later
50 more people joined the group to
watch an exciting guitar demonstration put on by the three artists.
Orientation was highlighted by two
amazing guest speakers on campus:
Skate4Cancer’s Rob Dyer, and Me
To We Michel Chikwanine. Both
shared their message with our students, and both were great to work
with. Our large outdoor concert
The Observatory, our campus bar,
hosted two sell-out concerts in the
first week of school. Mother Mother (with opener Whale Tooth) and
LIGHTS (with opener Michou) put
on amazing shows and were so easy
to work with.
In the next few weeks we are set to
host UFC’s Wanderlei Silva, Talk Sex
with Sue Johanson, and a night of
music featuring Fred Penner. Here’s
hoping that the year continues like it
started.
T
LONG TIME COCA MEMBER PASSES: DOUG HOWES
Linda Wright
Contributor
D
ouglas Preston Howes a long
time COCA member and Student Life Animator at Marianopolis
College in Montreal for over 25 years,
passed away on Tuesday June 22, 2010.
Doug was a founding member of QASAP (Quebec Association of Student
Activities Programmers), a tight knit
group of programmers from the english Quebec Colleges.
Doug was a coach, over the years,
for hockey and rinq-uette; sat on
the Board of Directors for the Missing Children's Network and Mothers
Against Drunk Driving.
In 2003, Doug helped host the COCA
national conference in Montreal.
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Doug will always be remembered for
his "bear-like" hugs and dedication to
students of all ages.
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E3 Music Festival – University of Windsor
Todd Shearon
University of Windsor
E
3 Music Festival kicked off the
University of Windsor’s 2010
Welcome Week with a bang, drawing
over 1400 people to enjoy a day of live
music before the school year officially
began.
It was a simple idea. Host a concert
featuring 10 – 15 local bands, while
releasing a CD compilation of their
music to promote to students. This
grew into a monster event which the
University has never seen before. The
goal was to build a new audience for
the bands, while at the same time stimulating attendance for live music at the
pub through the course of the school
year.
The event became the perfect branding element for our events website as
well as emphasizing a few other key
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points - Entertainment * Energy * Excitement. The E3 Music Festival was
born.
What better to add to an independent
music festival than the ultimate independent band - Alexisonfire. This
changed everything, particularly the
potential size of the audience. Bands
were encouraged to sell as many tickets as they could before September 1st,
with the band selling the most playing
in direct support to Alexisonfire.
The compilation idea was dropped,
then improved on by using www.
dropcards.com. Each person was given a VIP pass on a lanyard to keep as
a souvenir as well as take home to visit
the website in order to download two
songs from every band/artist that performed that day using the code imbedded on the pass.
The University administration got
wind of the festival and contributed
financially in order to promote the
‘Think Green’ element to the program.
Each person was given a stadium cup
in order to promote reusing. They also
served as a keepsake and featured the
logo, date, venue, etc, as well as all the
contributing logos and our website.
Next year the festival will be reintroduced as E4 Music Festival, incorporating all four elements.
The final result was a full day (3pm –
11pm) of live music on three stages,
featuring 10 bands, 3 acoustic artists,
1 national headliner, and a more than
satisfied audience.
E3 Music Festival proved that a small
idea, with a lot of hard work and
great partnerships between the bands,
UWSA, and the University can make
the event bigger and better, not to
mention a possible cornerstone to our
Welcome Week programming.
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WE GOT GAME! presents...
ORIENTATION
WEEK
We Got Game! entertained thousands of college/university students during their 2010 interactive gaming
tour. Our young energetic gaming company showcased their concept at various schools while anxious
students lined up to participate in our event. Our next tour takes place November as we launch Call of Duty
“Black Ops” to more local schools and then headed to Ottawa and Montreal.
Who we are? We Got Game! Raise Yours
We Got Game! is an interactive video game company
out of the Toronto area. We have a wide selection of gaming
including:
- Over 30 combined Xbox 360 & Wii consoles
- Over 30 Flat Screen TV,s
- 24 state of the art vibrating game chairs
- Latest games in the market today
based
equipment
HUMBER
Mc MastER
Our setup includes the hottest system linked games such as
Modern Warfare, Halo, Forza and sports games including FIFA,
NHL, Basketball and various of fun Wii games for everyone to
enjoy. Explore the “Ultimate Gaming Experience” brought to
you by the gaming company of choice “We Got Game!”
We Got Game! Taking Gaming to Another Level:
Whats Next?? School vs. School competition.
If you have not heard, We Got Game! is hosting a school vs. school challenge amongst College/University
students. On November 5th at the Toronto International Centre our historic gaming challenge will showcased
in front of fans from all over during The Great Canadian
Gaming & Hobby Show. We have various prize giveaways all
weekend and other events for you enjoyment. Our goal is
to host this school vs. school event every year and make it
another rivalry between schools.
If your school is unable to participate because of distance,
No Problem. We Got Game! is also hosting a on-line league/
challenge January 2011 for students to participate in
various games for Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles.
If your interested in more information regarding our services,
contact us at our head office.
website: www.wegotgame.ca
or call: 647-283-9255
NiagaRa
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HYPNOTIST THE INCREDIBLE BORIS: THE PARTICIPANTS ARE THE STARS
Hypnotist The Incredible BORIS
905-882-7707
[email protected]
H
i everyone! I enjoyed seeing you
all at the COCA National Conference in London. With some, I got
to connect faces to voices on the telephone, while others - it was a pleasure
seeing you again in a more social environment.
Hope your summer was great and the
new semester brings a fantastic and
spirited group of students. It's been
a fun and busy summer for me that
morphed into a series of tours, followed by frosh week and orientation
shows across USA and Canada.
My frosh week shows started midAugust in Denver and wrapped last
weekend in Kelowna, BC. I love being
part of new student activities. It sets
the tone of what to expect on campus:
a fun and exciting environment that
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gives people a chance to bond right
from the start. My show is clean, musical and fast paced. Comedy is the
most important aspect of the show. I
get to return to many campuses and
thank you for making it one of the
most talked about performances of
the school year. The participants are
the stars of the show - I am simply the
director of events!
Here is a quick update:
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Ryerson University frosh week
show was taped for TV and will
air shortly on Shaw TV's Friday
Night Live with Mike Koncan.
As I write this, I am taping a TV
pilot during the Toronto International Film Festival - more info
soon. I got to walk the red carpet
and attend glamorous parties.
You may see me on celebrity gossip shows like Entertainment Tonight, ET Canada or TMZ.
I am nominated for a Canadian
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Comedy Award - One Person
Show. The Awards will be taped
in October in Toronto and will air
on CTV / The Comedy Channel.
Getting ready to tape another installment of the Maury phobias
show, on which I am a regular,
where I help people with unusual and unconventional phobias.
These people handle whatever
they are terrified of by the end
of the show – cotton balls, Jell-O,
flowers, chicken. I am a certified
hypnotherapist and include therapeutic help on Maury and in my
live show.
If I have not yet visited your campus
this year, please get in touch with me
to discuss. There are many videos on
my web site – watch to see what to expect.
I love my job as it makes people smile.
Hope to put a smile on your face soon.
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MAURICE NOMINATED FOR "POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR"
Jason Furman
SL Feldman & Associates [email protected] / 416 598 0067
I
t’s been a busy Summer and Fall
for the Victoria, BC band Maurice.
They played at NXNE, COCA, and
the Big Sky Festival. They also shared
the stage at Rifflandia with Gord
Downie (Tragically Hip front man).
Their March 2010 release, "Young
People With Faces" (Warner Bros/143
Records), is nominated for "pop recording of the year" at this years
Breakout West (formerly the Western
Canadian Music Awards) which will
take place in Kelowna, BC on October
24th. The Awards show will be televised across Canada on CBC.
The band was in Alberta and British
Columbia during Frosh/Welcome
Week performing at NAIT, University
of Alberta, University of Lethbridge,
SAIT and UBC. Maurice garnered
very warm responses and many new
fans who were the first to hear a number of their new songs which are ten-
tatively slated for release in 2011. Look
out for Maurice to be touring across
the country with Will Currie and the
Country French in early November.
For all booking inquires please contact Jason Furman.
FUNNY MAN: DAVID MERHEJE ON TOUR ACROSS THE COUNTRY
David Merheje
Comedian - [email protected]
H
ello My Name is Dave Merheje, stand up comedian from
Toronto. I showcased at the COCA
National Conference this year and it
was a amazing time. The show was
full of great energy. Everyone I met
were so kind and helpful throughout
the week. It was a great pleasure to be
a part of it.
I got good work from the showcase
and the students I have performed in
front of have all been amazing.
Additionally, I have been touring
across Canada, performed at the 7th
Annual Arab Comedy Festival in
NYC and at the Improv in Los Angeles. I have also been featured on XM
Radio, CBC’s Laugh Out Radio, and
Much Music's Video On Trial.
Look for my tour and contact info at
www.davemerheje.com
COCA is such a great experience and
I hope to meet you again. Please consider booking me at your school.
www.davemerheje.com
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HEADPHONE DISCO CANADA UPDATE
Darryl Masih
Business Development Manager
Headphone Disco Canada
H
ey everyone! Just a quick update on what is new and exciting in the world of Headphone Disco
Canada. We are finishing up our first
ever Canadian tour which has been a
smashing success.
We played in some amazing places
such as Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Pendicton, Edmonton, Grand
Prairie, Medicine Hat, St. Catherines,
Ottawa, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Calgary and Banff. Thank you to everyone who made our tour one of the
best yet. Rest assured that we have
only just begun!
We would like to announce that we
have joined the SL Feldman and Associates family. We are looking forward to taking the University and
College scene by storm! If you haven't
experienced a Headphone Disco Can-
ada event then what are you waiting
for? Call now and book us for your
next festival, party or club event.
Find us on the web at www.headphonedisco.ca and join us on Facebook at Headphone Disco Canada.
We hope to see you soon! Cheers
from the Headphone Disco Canada
Team.
Remember Silence is Golden.
For bookings and inquiries:
Perry Gilman or Jason Furman
SL Feldman & Associates
www.slfa.com / 1-416-598-0067
COCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011
Whistler BC - June 20 - 24, 2011
The Westin Resort & Spa Whistler
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SQUARE CROP STUDIOS IS A GAME CHANGER
Jason Krulicki
Square Crop Studios 416.461.0207 / 877.795.3750
squarecrop.com
Here are just some of the ways Square
Crop can help:
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T
he goal of any student government
is to serve its students and foster a
feeling of community on campus.
The goal of social media is to create
dialogue – allowing people to talk to
each other, not at each other.
The goal of Square Crop Studios is
to apply the principles of social media
and create a bridge for student governments, equipping them with the tools
they need to develop and enhance the
relationship with their students.
Square Crop’s Katalyst system, a
multi-purpose website that puts social
media to work for the student body
and the student government, has been
created with this in mind and, simply
put, it is a game changer.
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We can help you redesign, optimizing and migrate your publications online. If you're interested, we’ll send you some links to
some of our work.
We can help you do a quick powerful website refresh – you'll be
amazed at how fast you can get
a new professional web presence
that is easy to manage and update
using only your current resources.
We can add powerful and effective
“Bolt On” apps to your web presence – Online Elections, Peer Tutoring, Orientation, E-commerce,
Mobile, Chat and many more.
If you qualify, we can score you
a free pass to our next Campus
Web Trends 3.0 Conference.
We can arrange for a cutting edge
targeted corporate re-branding
to help you stay relevant to your
students.
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CHECKERS IS PLAIN FUN
Eric Paproski
Checkers Fun Factory
[email protected]
C
heckers Fun Factory Event Rentals & Planning is the most popular fun equipment party rental and
party planning company in the Greater Toronto Area and across Ontario.
They offer the largest selection of inflatable games in Canada with dunk
tanks and interactive sports games
that are ideal for corporate events,
company picnics, school activities,
city functions and any festival. After
20 years Checkers Fun Factory has
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the experience, expertise and enthusiasm to plan any event large or small.
At Checkers we are quite familiar with
frosh week celebrations and the activities that surround it. In fact most of
our summer staff are students from
surrounding universities. When it
comes to booking your event, you can
expect expert service from start to finish. We have 15 delivery vans and can
accommodate a booking anywhere in
Ontario and across Canada. We have
a laid back approach and are quite attentive to your needs. You won’t have
to worry about being rushed off the
phone, and no question goes unanswered. We will take care of all your
issues! We have the largest inventory
of fun rental items in Canada, over
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COCA NOTES
front of the pack, The Stanfields hold
six nominations for their recent release. See below for a full list of TAG
nominees:
NEWS
It has been a great summer for TAG
clients! The Much Music Video
Awards were held in Toronto on Sunday, June 20 with a massive TAG presence!
TAG Winners:
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Director Of The Year: Billy Talent (Saint Veronika)
Muchloud Rock Video Of The
Year: Billy Talent (Devil On My
Shoulder)
TAG Performers on the show:
• Stereos – with a very special red
carpet acoustic performance
• Down With Webster – gave an
epic performance with a marching band.
• Marianas Trench – played the
sky-high rooftop stage
The 2010 COCA Awards were also
held in June, where TAG ruled it with
awards for:
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Canadian Music Recording (Best
Album): Metric (Fantasies)
Emerging Artist: USS
Mainstage Artist: Arkells
Outstanding Service By Associate: The Agency Group
Hall Of Fame: Billy Talent
Founders Award: Colin Lewis
And things certainly don’t show
any signs of slowing, with TAG artists being nominated for many more
awards!
The Music Nova Scotia Music and
Industry Award Nominees 2010 have
recently been announced, and at the
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Bell Aliant Entertainer Of The
Year (Public Vote): The Stanfields;
The Trews
Album Of The Year: Wintersleep
(New Inheritors); The Stanfield
(Vanguard Of The Young and Reckless); The Trews Acoustic (Friends &
Total Strangers)
Alternative Artist/Group Recording Of The Year: The Stanfields (Vanguard Of The Young And
Reckless)
Digital Artist Of The Year: The
Stanfields
Folk Artist/Group Recording
Of The Year: Postdata (Postdata)
Group Recording Of The Year:
Wintersleep (New Inheritors); The
Stanfields (Vanguard Of The Young
And Restless)
Music Video/Dvd Of The Year:
The Stanfields (The Dirtiest Drunk);
The Trews (Highway Of Heroes)
Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording Of The Year: Wintersleep (New
Inheritors); Gloryhound (Leave It
Alone)
The Award Show will take place on
Sunday, November 7th at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth.
Even more TAG nominees for The
2010 Western Canadian Music
Awards:
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Aboriginal Recording Of The
Year: Leela Gilday (Calling All
Warriors); Shane Yellowbird (It’s
About Time)
Country Recording Of The Year:
Doc Walker (Go); Shane Yellowbird (It’s About Time)
Independent Album Of The Year:
Library Voices (Denim On Denim)
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Pop Recording Of The Year: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald (The MBF
Love )
Rock Recording Of The Year:
The Weakerthans (Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre)
Roots Duo/Group Recording
Of The Year: Dustin Bentall (Six
Shooter)
Songwriter Of The Year: Doc
Walker (Chris Thorsteinson, Dave
Wasyliw, and Murray Pulver);
Dustin Bentall The Weakerthans
(John K Samson and The Weakerthans)
Best Album Design Of The Year:
Michael Carroll and Greg Smith
– Live At The Burton Cummings
Theatre (The Weakerthans); Skylar
Challand – Denim on Denim (Library Voices)
The 2010 Western Canadian Music
Awards Gala will be held on Sunday
October 24, 2010.
And finally, congratulations to TAG
artist Alex*Cuba who has been nominated for BEST NEW ARTIST and
for BEST MALE POP VOCAL ALBUM (for Alex Cuba) for the 2010
Latin Grammys!
NEW SIGNINGS:
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Chris Velan
Daniel Romano
Diamond Rings
Emmanuel Jal
Fernando Varela
Freshlyground
Ganga Giri
Gloryhound
Imaginary Cities
Jon And Roy
Men Without Hats
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald
Mini Mansions
Mookie Morris
Parlovr
CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 15
COCA NOTES
THE PILOT AGENCY SPRINGS INTO FALL
T
he Pilot Agency enters the fall season with another record festival
season. Andrew Allen, Billy The Kid,
Carmen & Camille, Fozzy, Helix, Rex
Goudie, Songs From A Room, TIME,
and Whale Tooth all had busy a summer playing festivals all over Canada.
Billy the Kid
Coming off of a successful COCA
National Conference, Billy The Kid
and Rex Goudie are touring Canada
in October and November; Whale
Tooth is finishing off a national tour
that included stops at multiple schools,
and Songs From The Room with The
Junction will be landing on various
campuses this fall.
Pilot Agency also had a busy start to
Whale Tooth
the Frosh season with the likes of Thirty Seconds To Mars, LMFAO and 40
OZ TO Freedom (A Tribute To Sublime) playing frosh events. Ron Jeremy
will be appearing at Ontario campuses
this fall.
Looking forward to 2011, Billy The
Kid will be touring Canada in early
spring and Rex Goudie’s new album
“One Hundred Pages Later” mixed by
Ryan Stewart is being released in December. Whale Tooth is in the studio
working on a new EP with producer
Darryl Neudorf, and Songs From A
Room will be releasing their first fulllength album.
Pilot Agency is also busy working on
engagements for LMFAO DJ sets, Far
PARTICK ARTISTS AWARD WINNING ROSTER
Ken McLeod
Partick Artist - 613-216-1465
P
ARTICK ARTISTS just wanted to
take a minute to say a big THANK
YOU to everyone who has supported
us in the past few years and to all of
those that helped us win the COCA
Award for Outstanding Service by an
Associate. Partick Artists has had an
amazing start to the school year.
On Aug 7th, 2010 Luca “Lazylegz”
Patuelli was able to walk 1K without
the use of his crutches or leg braces.
For someone that was never meant
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East Movement, Whale Tooth, Songs
From A Room, Rex Goudie, Billy The
Kid and appearances with stars from
various MTV shows (Jersey Shore,
The Hills, The City) for second semes-
Rex Goudie
ter. Please contact us if you are looking
for any American band/dj/celebrity for
one of your events.
Robyn Dell’Unto released her debut
album “I’m Here Every Night” on Sept
21st. With it, she’s sent her first single
“Just A Bird” to raido, and the video
to MucisMusic.
to walk, it is proof that he lives by
his moto 'NO EXCUSES, NO LIMITS!' He is also featured on this year's
SYTYCD Canada!
Furious Pete set an official Guinness
World Record on July 16th during
half-time at a Hamilton Tiger Cats
game. He was able to eat a 72oz steak
in under 7 mins. Wow!
If you are interested in any of our acts,
please don’t hesitate to contact us. We
would love a chance to work with you.
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COCA NOTES
mindyourmind brings iCopeU to College and University Campuses
Brian Blatnicki
Social Media & Business Development
Strategist [email protected]
mindyourmind.ca
M
ental illness and related behaviour problems have risen dramatically on college and university
campuses, research suggests. Emotional distress, anxiety, depression
and suicide related to mental illness
on campuses have put an exclamation
point on the seriousness of this growing crisis.
With students in mind, a not for
profit, award winning youth mental health program, mindyourmind
(http://www.mindyourmind.ca), has
created a new web-based resource for
university and college students called
‘iCopeU’. (http://www.icopeu.com)
iCopeU offers a diverse range of online resources built on the visions of
young adults about how and where
they want information relating to
mental health. iCopeU offers fingertip access to reliable information,
stress management and safety planning tools to students who are feeling
overwhelmed.
The internet has increasingly become
the medium of choice for mental
health information and the first point
of entry into services for many youth.
Through the use of technology and
innovative practices, mindyourmind
works closely with young adults to
create reliable and relevant online
content.
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ized coping tools. Students can access
information and resources on their
terms, and in a fun, interactive way.
The mindyourmind staff will work
closely with your faculty to develop
the online mental health portal to
match you student’s needs.
"We want to help customize iCopeU
to meet the unique needs of the Students in your local communities,"
said Maria Luisa Contursi, Program
Manager, mindyourmind. "iCopeU
provides reliable information , 24/7
emergency services and specialized
community resources for important
issues such as suicide risk, sexual assault, addictions, violence and eating
disorders, at the users leisure"
Fanshawe College, in London, ON is
the first Canadian educational campus to provide iCopeU access to its
students. The website is live and mindyourmind hopes that other Educational Institutions will soon provide
their students iCopeU.
In addition to community resource
information, the Fanshawe version
of the website includes meditation
and relaxation tools, as well flashanimated games designed to help students develop personal coping skills.
iCopeU also promotes awareness and
referral to on-campus Fanshawe student services, in essence extending
the reach of Fanshawe's existing resources to assist students during 'off
hours' or at times when it may be inconvenient or impossible for them to
access services in person.
“This will allow us greater impact,"
says Lois Wey, Manager, Counselling and Accessibility Services at
Fanshawe College. "It also enables
ground level engagement of the end
user through 24/7 access to excellent
mental health resources.” said Wey.
For more information, please visit
http://www.icopeu.com
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COCA NOTES
WHEN THE REAL THING IS JUST NOT IN YOUR BUDGET…TRY "DIRTY DEEDS"
Cathy Cameron
902-396-9170
[email protected]
full-on effort unlike any other tribute
act I have seen in many years. Every
time I know I am going to be seeing
Dirty Deeds, time goes way too slowly"
- Jay Chetwynd- Smokin' Entertainment
T
he Canadian Tribute to AC/
DC “Dirty Deeds” can be! For
those of you who might not know,
Tribute equals exclusive. No need for
other music, stage clothes and props.
Countless hours of rehersal. And the
most important ingredient is dedication, which is quite evident if you
have ever had the opportunity to see
these guys live.
Dirty Deeds have considered the last
ten years to be a great learning experience, playing every corner of the
Atlantic Provinces and some northern states. However, it is time to see
more.
Two life size working cannons have
just been added to the show and a
Hells Bell has been commissioned
and is expected shortly. For anyone
curious yes they do plan on having
their own Rosie someday very soon!
So I guess their future can be summed
up with two words "Bigger-Better".
On their website www.dirtydeeds.ca
there are video clips available. Thanks
so much for your time. It is truly appreciated. The best is yet to come
folks – For Those About to Rock…
We Salute You!
“Dirty Deeds has performed for KRock’s Birthday Bash during the Apple
Blossom Festival for two years in a
row, and we cannot wait to have them
back again!!! For many K-Rock listeners seeing Dirty Deeds play is as good
as the real thing! The whole bands are
so great to work with and rocked the
pants off 10,000 people this spring!”
- Tina McAuley – Promotions Director 89.3 K-Rock
“I tell you boys it harder than it looks”
– Bon Scott
What Others are Saying:
"Dirty Deeds leave every crowd wanting more with their top notch rendition of the best of the best AC/DC
songs. Not only are they audibly accurate, but unlike lots of "self-described"
tribute acts, these guys actually look
and act the part with precision and
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COCA NOTES
Canadian Organization of Campus Activities Board of Directors & Office 2010 - 2011
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS
COCA Chair
Chair, National Conference Committee
ELECTED DIRECTORS
EASTERN REGION DIRECTOR
CENTRAL REGION DIRECTOR
Andrew Barbour (NON-VOTING)
Marketing & Events Manager
Saint Mary's University Students' Association
Tel: 902-496-8705
Fax: 902-425-4636
Steve Kosh (NON-VOTING)
Marketing & Special Events Coordinator
Students' Association, Mohawk College
Tel: 905-575-2182
Fax: 905-575-2385
WESTERN REGION DIRECTOR
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS’ DIRECTOR
Kenney Fitzpatrick, General Manager,
Mount St. Vincent University
Tel: 902-457-6579 Fax: 902-457-0444
Shea Dahl, Programming & Events Manager
AMS, University of British Columbia
Tel: 604-822-5336
Fax: 604-822-9019
Chad Cardinal (VOTING)
Entertainment & Operations Manger,
Nipissing University / Canadore College
Tel: 705-474-3461 Fax: 705-474-3954
Craig Walsh (VOTING)
VP Student Life, Student Union
Mount St. Vincent University
Tel: 902-457-6105 Fax: 902-457-0444
Marc Thususka (VOTING)
Events & Programming Manager,
Students' Association, SAIT
Tel: 403-210-4378 Fax: 403-284-8037
Jen Grundke (NON-VOTING)
Director of Campus Culture
Students's Assocation, NAIT
Tel: 780-491-1320
Nathalie Carrier (VOTING)
President, Kismet Agency
Tel: 613-864-8762
Tony Lee (NON-VOTING)
Elite Management
Tel: 226-678-4296
Fax: 780-491-3989
COCA OFFICE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Earle Taylor
Canadian Organization of Campus Activities
509 Commissioners Road West, Suite 202, London, Ontario N6J 1Y5
Tel: 519-690-0207
Fax: 519-681-4328 Web: www.coca.org
STANDING COMMITTEES
AWARDS COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Steve Kosh, Mohawk College
EAST: Mark Gillis, St. Francis Xavier University
CENTRAL: Kailey Gervais, Senecca College
WEST: Jen Grundke, NAIT
ASSOCIATE: Neil Duffy, S-Trip!
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Andrew Barbour, Saint Mary's University
COCA Notes Editor: Bill Mahon, John Abbott College
EAST: Phillip Campbell, Cape Breton University
CENTRAL: Colleen Keaney, Laurentian University
CENTRAL: Nadir Chaudhry, Conestoga College
WEST: Jen Wanke, University of Alberta
WEST: Debbie Ellis, University of the Fraser Valley
ASSOCIATE: Jeremy Tompkins, Audio Blood Media
ASSOCIATE: Miriam G. Milashut, WestWind Pictures
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Kenny Fitzpatrick, Mount St. Vincent U.
CAMPUS IDOL (CENTRAL)
COORDINATOR: Erica Kitchen, St.Clair College
Tel: 905-575-2182
Tel: 902-867-2220
Tel: 647-988-6041
Tel: 780-491-1320
Tel: 416-987-0210
Tel: 902-496-8705
Tel: 514-457-6610, 5317
Tel: 902-563-1192
Tel: 705-675-1151,1078
Tel: 519-748-5131
Tel: 780-492-4764
Tel: 604-864-4613
Tel: 416-987-0210
Tel: 416-845-4959
Tel: 902-457-6570
ADVISORY: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CHAIR: Kenny Fitzpatrick, Mount St. Vincent U.
Shea Dahl, University of British Columbia
Tom Kemp, SL Feldman & Associates
Earle Taylor, COCA Office
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Jen Grundke, NAIT
EAST: Ryan Murphy, Memorial University
CENTRAL: Terri Edmonstone, Georgian Col. (Barrie)
CENTRAL: Chuck Erman, Sheridan College
CENTRAL: John Fisico, George Brown College
WEST: Jen Grundke, NAIT
WEST: Amara Vanderveen, Univ. of the Fraser Valley
ASSOCIATE: Joel Baskin, The Pilot Agency
ASSOCIATE: Peter Munro, FarBeyond
Tel: 902-457-6570
Tel: 604-822-5336
Tel: 416-598-0067, 320
Tel: 519-690-0207
Tel: 780-491-1320
Tel: 709-737-7633,205
Tel: 705-728-1968,5285
Tel: 905-845-9430,2302
Tel: 416-415-5000,4731
Tel: 780-491-1320
Tel: 604-795-2825
Tel: 416-703-5073
Tel: 905-767-8356
NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR: Shea Dahl, Programming & Events Manager
Tel: 604-822-5336
CAMPUS MUSIC EXPLOSION (CENTRAL)
Tel: 519-972-2727,4871 COORDINATOR: Chuck Erman, Sheridan College Tel: 905-845-9430,2302
Email may be sent to board members and committee chairs via the COCA Website. Go to: www.coca.org. Login using your personal contact username &
password. Click on: Directory – Search. Enter the person’s name in the “Search Terms” box. Select “All of the Words” in the “Search Type” box. Click on
Submit. Or, click on “Contact - Email” at the bottom of the web site menu. Messages will be forwarded from the COCA Office to the individual your email
is addressed to.
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