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VOLUME XXXV, Issue 2
James Hoffman, Lords golf team
Take back the night rally
Story on page 32
Story on page 3
UOIT group pushes bottle ban
40 per cent
of bottled
water
comes from
regional taps
By Edith Zikmann
Chronicle Staff
Don’t be fooled by the fancy
label on that bottle of water. Tap
water is better because it is cheaper, healthier and friendlier to the
environment, says UOIT student
group Boycott the Bottle.
Co-founded by Anthony Boland, a Physics student at UOIT,
Boycott the Bottle seeks to raise
awareness about the social, environmental and health implications that result from the purchase
and consumption of bottled water
products.
Boland argues that water is a
fundamental aspect of all life and
should not be privatized, bottled
and sold for profit. Bottling water
is privatizing something essential
to life and making it 240 to 10,000
times more expensive than tap
water, says Boland.
He points out that 40 per cent
of all bottled water companies get
their water from the same place
you do- the tap.
“You’re paying for water that
comes out of your tap just to get
Photo by Edith Zikmann
DUMP THAT BOTTLE: Anthony Boland, co-founder and spokesperson for UOIT student group Boycott the Bottle,
pours out a bottle of water while holding the group’s logo.
it in a plastic bottle,” said Fatema
Abdulhusein, a second-year Biology student and internal affairs
co-ordinator of the campaign.
Boland says the bottled water
industry is one of Canada’s most
unregulated resources. He argues
that bottled water companies have
spent tens of millions of dollars
marketing the idea their water is
purer and healthier than tap water,
when municipal water facilities
DC gives equipment to kids in need
Athletics
department
donates
uniforms and
soccer balls
See Bottled page 2
Vote for SA
reps Oct. 1
By Edith Zikmann
Chronicle Staff
By Lynn Wayling
Chronicle Staff
School may have been out for
summer and varsity athletics on
hiatus till fall, but that didn’t stop
Durham College’s athletics department from working over the break
to help further the sporting experience of disadvantaged youths in
Africa.
Working in conjunction with
the Mission for Advancing Theological Education and Friends
Committed to Caring (MATE/
FCC), the athletic department put
are tested more frequently and
stringently.
Photo by MATE/FCC
HOMEMADE BALL: A young African boy shows off his makeshift soccer ball.
together a package of gently used
athletic equipment and uniforms
to send overseas.
One shipment of the equipment already made its way to over
seven schools in Nairobi, Kenya
and Chingola, Zambia.
Marilyn Daniels, missions coordinator for MATE/FCC, accompanied the shipment to the Afri-
can countries and witnessed the
children’s reaction to the equipment first-hand.
See Sports page 2
Students will have the
opportunity to vote for their
faculty director and program
representative of choice in
this year’s SA by elections,
Oct. 1.
Faculty directors represent all students in their area
of study and sit on the Student Association’s board of
directors.
Program representatives,
also known as class presidents, represent the class they
are in and keep in touch with
the SA, informing them of issues that need to be worked
on.
Voting begins 9 a.m. and
ends at 5 p.m. that day. Students will be able to vote online at your-sa.ca and at polling stations on campus.
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September 30, 2008
CAMPUS NEWS
Students help campus food centre
with donations for Thanksgiving
By Shawntee Russell
Chronicle Staff
Thanksgiving is a holiday surrounded by family friends and
good food. But when students
have no food, it can take away
from their everyday life and their
holiday spirit.
The Women’s Centre will be
playing its role this Thanksgiving
by holding a food drive to help
reduce hunger on the campus.
The food drive was started
because the campus already
has an existing Christmas food
drive and there was support in
place for the Christmas holidays, but there wasn’t anything
for Thanksgiving, explains Allison Hector-Alexander, Women’s
Centre co-ordinator.
“There was this gap in services that needed to be filled,” she
said.
The food drive was started last
year and will continue to be an
annual event.
Students can get involved by
co-ordinating mini food drives
within a group or a class. They
can also help by collecting food
and bringing it in. “If every student brought in one non-perishable food item, we’d be fully
stocked,” said Hector-Alexander.
Cash donations and food
vouchers are accepted as dona-
Photo by Shawntee Russell
FREE FOOD: Jarrett Khargie shows off some food available to needy students at the campus food centre.
tions for this food drive.
“It is important for students to
donate because students are the
ones accessing the food centre,”
said Hector-Alexander.
“With all the expenses involved with college and university, often times food is an expense that many students can’t
afford. There is a huge need for
students to step up and help
each other. The campus food
centre is a service that is being
used, so we do know that there
is an issue. Hunger, being able to
access food supplies, and rising
costs of tuition are all issues.”
This year the campus food
centre has a goal of helping between 40 and 50 families.
Students who are in need of a
food hamper need to get in touch
with the Women’s Centre to register before Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The food drive is being held between Sept. 29 and Oct. 10.
Purple boxes will be located
around the campus.
“Students are the ones that
make it happen, I just help organize it in the background”, said
Hector-Alexander. “It’s part of
what I’m passionate about. I was
a student at one point. I know
what it’s like. It’s about putting
the supports in place.”
Sports-filled summer for kids in Africa thanks to DC athletics
Continued from page 1
“They’re so grateful,” she says of
their response and explains that
these are children used to playing soccer barefoot with makeshift
balls made of string and plastic
bags. For them to have actual soccer balls to play with is a big deal.
“We’re excited about providing
things they don’t have.”
Daniels has been with the organization for 14 years. The Christian organization was formed in
1985 and, in addition to shipping
Helping
the needy
By Lynn Wayling
Chronicle Staff
Since its formation in 1985,
MATE/FCC has donated books
and supplies to more than 140
institutions in 42 countries. Their
motto is to “Equip and Serve” and
they are dedicated to addressing
the whole person while, “demonstrating the love of Christ in practical ways to meet the needs of
people and to help them toward
self-sustainability.”
The organization works out of
Markham and welcomes donations and volunteers. For more information head to www.matefcc.
org or call 905-479-6185, Monday
to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
E-mails can be sent to matefcc@
bellnet.ca.
sports equipment to impoverished schools, sends writing materials, books, computers, and tools
overseas. FCC, a health care ministry that provides health training,
education and clinical services,
joined MATE to help expand their
missions. Some of MATE/FCC’s
recent projects involved drilling
wells, setting up radio stations and
providing sewing schools for unemployed widows – all of which
ultimately help countries and individuals become more self-sustainable.
Durham’s athletic director Ken
Babcock heard about the organization through Mary-Alice Harvey, who works in the Counselling
Services department at the Health
and Wellness Centre. In turn, Harvey’s brother, Dr. Michael Henderson, was in contact with a physician who worked with MATE/
FCC. Thus, the connection was
made between the college and the
organization.
And Babcock was more than
willing to participate in the project,
donating soccer balls and uniforms
that, “ To us [athletics department]
are in medium shape, not game
usable for conference play here
or maybe not intramurals, [but] to
them is just gold. They’re still usable, they’re great, they work.”
As for the benefit the kids derive from the equipment, Babcock
says, “Kids can experience being
on a team,” learning teamwork and
leadership skills, as well as having
fun. “Kids should play, kids should
be able to smile and play and have
fun,” he adds.
The equipment also shows the
children they haven’t been abandoned by the rest of the world.
“They need something that indicates that other people care about
them,” says Daniels. She also remarks about how humbling the
missions are, to “see people out of
their poverty trying to thank you
with food.”
Babcock sums up the donation
in this way: “The college believes
strongly in doing these kind of
things – helping the community.
This time it becomes a global community. It’s a good thing.”
Bottled water hurts, tap water helps
Continued from page 1
“Every single day there are results posted online available to the public about the
tap water quality,” said Boland.
“They are also vigorously tested by government experts, whereas the bottled water companies aren’t bound to that same
legislation. They are inspected every three
to six years and they don’t have to disclose
the source of their water nor do they have
to disclose the quality of the water.”
Lacking adequate capacity to regulate
bottled water, the government relies on
bottled water companies to police themselves, which in some cases has resulted in
contamination.
“Tap water in general gets filtered seven
times before it actually comes down your
tap, and if people are so concerned about
drinking filtered water, you can always buy
a Brita filter,” said Abdulhusein.
Boland says despite recent media coverage about traces of pharmaceuticals being
found in tap water from people flushing
medicine down the toilet, the water is still
safe to drink.
“University of Toronto professors have
said that the concentrations of those substances are so minuscule that they have no
effect,” said Boland.
“It would take a lifetime of drinking tap
water to even build up to a fraction of an
aspirin tablet.”
There are also health risks associated
with drinking from plastic containers.
Studies on bottled water have shown it isn’t
safer than tap water and can sometimes be
less safe, says Boland. He points out that
toxic contaminants from the plastic can
leach into the water over time.
Traces of other contaminants can be
found in the plastic as well, he said. Although present in small amounts, consuming these chemicals every day can cause
serious health risks. One of the chemicals
commonly found in plastic bottles is antimony, known to cause nausea, dizziness,
and depression, said Boland. Antimony
levels rise the longer the water stays inside
the container.
Bottled water corporations spend millions each year to convince us their products are better than tap water, although the
majority of water bottles end up in landfills,
said Boland. Millions of litres of fossil fuels
are burned in the production and transportation of the bottles, he added.
The group is pushing Durham Region to
ban bottled water in council meetings and
municipal buildings, similar to what Vancouver and London have already done.
“We want to foster the example that bottled water isn’t necessary and our taps are
fine,” said Boland.
“When you see a politician drinking
bottled water, that sends a really negative
message. That sends the message that even
they don’t have faith in our own publicly
funded water infrastructure.”
He said tap water is better for the environment, more cost-efficient and accessible than bottled water. Boycott the Bottle
encourages students from other schools to
join their cause and boycott water bottles
at their schools and homes as well.
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CAMPUS NEWS
September 30, 2008
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Women march against abuse
By Jayme Quinn
Chronicle Staff
Photos by Jayme Quinn
RALLYING FOR A CAUSE: Top: Rally banner carried through the streets. Middle:
Brenda, Natasha and Megan celebrate for a good cause, empowering women at the
Take Back the Night march. Bottom: Chantelle Brunelle, Amanda Lee and Elizabeth
Twyman show off the posters they made to support the event.
The 16th annual Take Back the
Night march and rally went ahead
at full stride on Thursday, Sept. 18
at the Oshawa YWCA.
The event is held every third
week in September around the
world to help raise awareness
about sexual and emotional abuse
against women and children.
“[It’s an] opportunity for a community to come out and say we are
against it,” said Lynn Cohen, one of
the many workers at the Durham
Rape Crisis Centre.
It’s also about, “teaching children at a young age that it is not
okay to hit girls or it’s not okay to
touch girls in a bad way,” said Cohen.
The rally is not only about getting women to take back their
right to feel safe at night, it is about
encouraging men and children
to support their mothers, sisters
or daughters in their fight against
violence.
Men were first given the chance
to participate in the march in 2006.
Now, they are more than welcome
to stand behind or beside the
women in their lives to support
their right to walk at night.
The event was set up in the
YWCA gym with displays around
the outside from different agencies in the community. The groups
included The Denise House, Work
Links for Women and The Women’s Multicultural Resource and
Counselling Centre of Durham.
The event also had art on display that was created by the women at the crisis centre as a method
of healing, called The Art of Reclaiming Your Voice.
“Women find it very helpful
when dealing with this trauma,”
said Erin Kuri, the art therapist for
the centre said of the program
As the rally got into full swing,
people gathered around the gym,
sitting or standing, and listened to
the guest speaker.
Janet Miller is a survivor of
many different types of assault.
She was a victim of date rape
when she was young, sexual assault when she was in college and
of emotional and sexual abuse in
her marriage.
She was left with physical and
emotional problems that overtook
her life. She could not keep a job
for more than a couple of years because she was afraid that people
would get too close and find out
about her past.
“I couldn’t feel joy,” Miller said
of that time in her life
She did many group sessions,
retreats and one-on-one therapy
before she started to feel better
about herself. She eventually started her own business so she could
feel safe.
Before the walk began, Nancy
McMamara, a Durham College
graduate and survivor of abuse,
sang a heartfelt song she wrote
called Take Back the Night, about
the rally and how it has helped her
and many others. It was empowering and moving to her and the
audience.
With the words of the song
playing in their heads, the women,
men and children piled outside to
begin the march and shout their
feelings towards violence and
rape.
As the women and their family and friends walked down Simcoe Street you could hear them
chanting, “We have the power, we
have the right, the streets are ours,
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!”
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deserve to be
remembered no
matter how old
we’ve become
There is an old saying that heroes never die, but legends live forever. If this is true, then Terry Fox
is one of the greatest Canadian
legends ever.
It was not his disease that defined Fox, but what he did despite
it. Fox did not just run a marathon
on one leg, but started his own
fundraiser for cancer research
called the Marathon for Hope on
April 12, 1980.
He died at 22 and the heroic status of Fox only continued to blossom in legendary proportions.
So why, at the same age range
that Fox died, does participation in
the Terry Fox Run plummet?
At most elementary schools in
Ontario, nearly every student participates because there are no entrance fees or minimum sponsorships. Fox wanted inclusiveness,
and his foundation has continued
this tradition in his footsteps.
Participants learn about the effects of cancer and the values and
dedication of this amazing man
who ran in all forms of Canadian
weather – rain, sleet and snow.
These lessons are as invaluable to youth as they are to the
20-something crowd.
According to Martha McClew,
the Terry Fox Foundation Ontario
Provincial Director, “In 2005, the
25th anniversary, 93 per cent of
schools in Canada participated.”
McClew stated that of the 3700
schools that participated last year,
72 per cent were at the elementary level. Only two post-secondary schools across Ontario have
hosted a Terry Fox Run – Queens
University and the University of
Western Ontario.
Fox was the youngest winner
of the Companion of the Order
of Canada. He won the Canadian
of the Year award twice. There is
a bronze statue outside Thunder
Bay in his likeness. He’s been on
a Canadian postage stamp three
times. Most critically, over $400
million has been raised for cancer
research worldwide through annual Terry Fox Runs.
This is a man that deserves to
be remembered by college and
university students.
According to a CBC “Legacy of
Hope” feature, when the Terry Fox
Foundation started, administrative
costs took 35 per cent of the money that was raised. The foundation,
led by Fox’s younger brother Darrell, has worked hard to lower that
now to two per cent.
The foundation’s mission statement says “In accordance with
Terry’s wishes, all monies raised
in his name are to be used strictly
for cancer research.” Currently, 87
cents of every dollar goes directly
to the National Cancer Institute of
Canada to fund biological, chemical and physical research studies
says the foundations website.
This is a foundation that deserves college and university students’ attention.
Our Student Association needs
to dedicate a small team to organize, lead and promote a Terry Fox
Run for Durham College, UOIT
and Trent (Oshawa) students to
participate in on campus.
The 20-something crowd has
stood on the sidelines for long
enough; it is our turn to participate in the single largest one-day
cancer fundraiser in the world. It is
our turn to add to the $12 million
raised in Ontario Terry Fox Runs
last year. Most importantly, it is
our turn to remember Terry Fox –
a Canadian legend.
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O
PINION
Apparently cheating is in the genes
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
Your boyfriend cheated on you. Two
smashed headlights and one questionable
Facebook post later he begs forgiveness and
screams that it wasn’t his fault. He might be
right.
Men now have a scientific explanation
to support their infidelities. Scientists at the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden, apparently
taking a break from curing cancer or AIDS,
have linked monogamy to DNA. A man’s
genes could be the reason he cheats.
So when upstanding gentlemen, such as
Bill Clinton or Eliot Spitzer engage in extramarital affairs, they were simply victims of
their own biological makeup.
This fascinating, and ever so helpful
discovery occurred by comparing men to
voles, burrowing mouse-like rodents. The
two types of voles studied, were strictly monogamous prairie voles (devoted husbands)
and rampantly promiscuous meadow voles
(those bad boy commitment-phobes who
are just so darned attractive). According to
the study, the same gene variant found in
the cheating voles is also present in two out
of every five men.
Men can have none, one or two copies of
the gene variant. If they’re one of the lucky
double-dosers, they’re more likely to be unmarried or have marital problems with the
threat of divorce, Hasse Wallum, the behavioural geneticist who led the study, told the
Washington Post. Their female partners are
also likely to report dissatisfaction in the relationship. You don’t say.
Now if I were a man, I’d be insulted. First,
being compared to a rodent isn’t exactly
flattering. Second, being scrutinized by
paranoid women trying to determine which
type of rodent I am would inevitably make
for a very awkward first date.
But I’m not a man. I am one of those now
paranoid women, who since hearing about
this study, stares suspiciously at my boyfriend wondering whether he’s a prairie vole
or a meadow vole.
But never fear ladies because Helen
Fisher, a biological anthropologist at Rutgers University, is looking on the bright side.
She told the Washington Post that, “There
are many ways this information can help a
man and his wife when they marry. Knowing there are biological weak links can help
you overcome them.”
She adds that if a man feels restless in his
marriage, knowing it’s his DNA will help him
ignore his urges.
Who are these men that Helen Fisher
knows? These men who knowing they have
a scientifically solid excuse for cheating just
simply ignore their urges. It’s more like a
male superpower and to not use it would
be like women being born invisible and not
stalking Brad Pitt to France and peeking at
Krista
Paxton
him in the shower. But women aren’t invisible. We can’t peek at Brad Pitt in the shower.
Students having to pay their
own tuition? No thank you!
Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Denmark can do it.
Why can’t we?
The cost of tuition in Canada
has been rising steadily since
1990. Average domestic tuition
has increased by about 207 per
cent, starting at $1,680 in 1990
and increasing to $5,160 in 2007,
whereas international tuition has
increased about 114 per cent in
that time, according to Statistics
Canada. Tuition fees continue to
rise faster than inflation.
The outrageous price of tuition
along with living expenses, like
food, shelter and gas, leaves many
post-secondary students in severe
debt before they even enter the
real world – not to mention those
who can’t afford to go to college or
university in the first place. It’s unacceptable.
Tuition should be free for all
Canadians.
“Is this pie in the sky? Is this a
left-wing conspiracy? Is this absolute nonsense?” asked Dr. Sean
Godfrey, the Liberal candidate for
Oshawa in the upcoming federal
election. “No, it isn’t. It’s absolutely, definitely achievable.”
A blanket statement offering
free tuition to all Canadians is
one option, according to Godfrey,
which is how many European
countries have always done it. In
Germany it’s even illegal to charge
tuition.
“For generations Ireland had
only one export: its youth. It was
a desperately poor country on
the edge of Europe,” he said. “Ireland is now the leading economic
power in Europe based entirely on
its intelligence and youth. It came
about by investment of government – a forward thinking government – who decided that tertiary
education would be free to all its
citizens. That investment has paid
off in spades and Canada can do
the same if it chooses.”
But another more reasonable
option involves company sponsorship of students, he says. Students
would be matched up with businesses that pay their tuition and in
return the companies get a federal
tax credit so “everybody wins.”
“Then those companies, industries and businesses get themselves a student locally with the
best training and the best knowledge who’s going to bring new
Cotey
Paterson
ideas, new concepts and new ways
of doing business to our area,” said
Godfrey. “It also makes us attractive to new investors, companies
and corporations who will want
to design themselves around this
new hub of intelligence.”
According to Mike Shields, the
NDP candidate for Oshawa, his
party has plans to decrease the
price of tuition, but it won’t be
enough.As for the right wing, Colin Carrie and the Conservatives
have absolutely no plans to help
students. According to Carrie,
they already lowered the price of
books.
One issue with free tuition,
which has been cropping up in Europe, is all the long-term students.
According to the German newspaper Die Welt, a student at Berlin’s
Freie Universitat was discovered
to have been at the school for 92
semesters, or 46 years.
Students from middle-class
Canadian families, which are the
majority, seem to be the worst off
when it comes to tuition, according to a study on the cost of higher
education by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
Middle-class students are twice as
likely to get a bank loan to pay for
school than poorer families.
But why would that be?
Government loans, like OSAP,
with their lower interest and more
lenient payback terms, are only
offered to some low-income families. This makes it difficult for the
average student to qualify as their
families apparently make too
much money.
“We’re concerned at this tendency to take out private loans;
it means the system of student
aid the government set up is not
enough to cover the costs students
have to pay,” said Norman Riddell,
executive director of the scholarship foundation.
The study says the average fulltime student needs $14,500 a year
for study-related costs, but only
makes $4,500 a year.
And in some programs of study,
it can be hard to maintain a job
along with school.
“More than 20 hours (of work)
a week and the academic performance drops off dramatically,”
said Riddell.Obviously the system
doesn’t work properly.
The problem worsens in the
areas of dentistry, medicine and
law. For example, from 1993-2004
average tuition fees for dentistry
have more than quadrupled from
$2,688 to $11,185.
Students are being drowned in
debt and in the long run everyone
suffers. Making tuition free would
help create valuable professionals
who can give back to our communities.
“Most people can see the world
has changed and there is only one
way to proceed,” said Godfrey.
“And that is to invest in our people,
specifically to invest in our youth
and their education. It’s no longer
enough to ensure that they have
high school, we have to ensure
that they have tertiary level education and training in the new ideas
and technologies that tomorrow’s
world demands right now.”
It seems unfair for these scientists to draw
conclusions that give men an excuse to
cheat. And we don’t have a choice; we have
to believe them for the simple fact that they
are smarter than us.
Now men, I know what you’re thinking.
Women also cheat. This is true, however
we don’t have a team of scientists telling the
world we couldn’t help it, we were simply
born that way.
Why don’t they come up with something
useful, such as a gene variant that allows
men to bear children or experience PMS?
No. I’m sure scientists will focus their attention on more pressing issues such as discovering a gene variant that forces politicians to
lie or a clinical study explaining how Amy
Winehouse is still possibly alive.
So ladies, how do you know which man
is marriage material? Short of dragging him
to the nearest clinic, you don’t. Good luck!
And to you science guys, kudos on your
discovery. Please send me your address so
I can mail you a holiday greeting card this
season filled with Anthrax.
Get your flu shot
You know the scenario, you
are puking into a plastic bag
while sitting on the toilet, your
freezing, and feeling like death.
What if you could do something
to prevent that misery that lasts
for days even up to a week every
single year?
Have you gotten your flu shot
this year? If you haven’t, your excuse is most likely a weak one.
Influenza is a deadly infectious
disease that returns every year,
threatening young and old alike.
According to Health Canada,
the virus kills on average 1,500
Canadians annually, the number seems small but when you
think about the fact that 1,500
is the size of a small town. That
is way too many for something
that is so preventable.
Elyse
Bliss
“I’m young and healthy,”
you might say, “why do I need
the shot?” True, 90 percent of
those who die from the flu are
65 and older, and many—but by
no means all —have underlying
medical conditions that weaken
their immune system. It’s not as
though any deaths are acceptable, but these people are not
the only ones at risk.
Last year, the world death toll
related to influenza was much
higher than normal. The type of
virus was more aggressive than
the other strains and caused
more hospitalizations. To make
matters worse, the dangerous
strain had mutated slightly so
the full protection might not
be there. Yet in the face of this
potentially deadly threat, any
protection is better than none.
In other words: You should get
your flu shot.
One of those who died last
year was 8-year-old Joseph Williams. He had been perfectly
healthy before the sudden onset of a stomachache and high
fever. His parents took him to
the emergency room, believing they would bring him home
quickly, but a brain inflammation brought on by the flu killed
him within hours.
The day after Joseph’s death,
his parents held a news conference begging everyone in the
community to get flu shots. If
more people had been vaccinated, they argued, their child
might have never contracted
the infection in this first place.
How could you ignore the plea
from parents that had just lost
their child.
Not only do we lose the
equivalent of a small town of
people from the flu every year,
but ialso costs companies millions every year in sick days. A
study done by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 1995,
among 849 employed men
and women showed that immunizing such people against
the flu reduced the number
of upper respiratory illnesses
and days lost from work for an
estimated net savings of nearly
$47 a person. If you think about
Durham College, with its 8,000
full time students that would be
a savings of $376,000 a year.
For people like myself who
have congenital heart disease
we don’t even have the option
of not getting one. If we get the
flu we could die.
For those of you, who don’t
have a life threatening disease, I
urge you to consider their family, friends and strangers you
could infect without even knowing it yourself. Or, if that doesn’t
convince you to get the flu shot,
remember this time last year
when you were sitting on that
toilet puking into a plastic bag.
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New students just ask the orange
By Amanda Press
Campus Staff
Getting lost around campus? Ask Me I’m
Orange is a campus-wide campaign geared
towards helping students new to both Durham College and UOIT find their way with
the help of current students, staff and volunteers.
Originated in 2006 during UOIT orientation week and this year consisting of 100
university student volunteers, 20 college student volunteers and 33 staff and faculty volunteers, the Ask Me I’m Orange campaign’s
main goal is for students not sure of where
to go around campus to have someone they
can approach who can answer questions
and help them adjust to the campus.
“Our volunteers and students are there
to assist new students with the transition to
the college or university,” said student life director Sarah King.
The name Ask Me I’m Orange comes
from the fact that during orientation week,
leaders wear orange coloured t-shirts.
Ask Me I’m Orange has a hotline students
can call as well as an email address where
they can have questions answered. This
starts in the summer and continues through
until the end of the school year.
During orientation week, the campaign
set up stations around campus to help new
students navigate around school. Volunteers were easily identifiable for students as
they wore white t-shirts with the Ask Me I’m
Orange logo.
“We found during orientation week that
Tuesday and Wednesday was quite steady
with the amount of people asking questions
and by Thursday and Friday students began
to know where they were going,” said King.
Photo by Amanda Press
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED: First-year dental assistant students, Dawn Richard and Ashleigh Bronson,
giving thumbs up and big smiles for the Ask Me I’m Orange program at Durham College and the University
of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Throughout the remainder of the year,
student volunteers will have Ask Me I’m
Orange tags and buttons attached to their
school bags. As well, staff and faculty will
have the logo displayed in their office win-
dow or workspace to identify them as part of
the program. Students and staff will still provide detailed maps and answer frequently
asked questions to students.
“We like to think of this program as an in-
formal mentorship,” said King.
To reach the Ask Me I’m Orange hotline
call 905-721-2000 ext. 2855 or e-mail askmeiamorange@durhamcollege.ca
UOIT expansion added downtown
Limited space leads to
Faculty of Education’s new
downtown Oshawa digs
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
If you’re looking to get an education in
education, you’ll have to go downtown.
UOIT’s Faculty of Education has moved
from the main campus to a brand new location in downtown Oshawa, at 11 Simcoe St.
N.
With state-of-the-art wireless computer
networking, its own library, and blackboards
that are really touch screens, the new building is the prefect place for future educators
to learn how to be effective teachers.
It’s right in the middle of downtown Oshawa, minutes away from several restaurants and coffee houses, with the public
library only a 10-minute walk away. And
getting back to the main campus isn’t a
problem at all, since the bus stop is right
down the street. The building itself is an impressive structure, a modern location right
across from stores and buildings nearly a
century old.
It was formerly the old Scotiabank building, complete with a thickly walled safe,
which is now being used as a library storage
room for books and posters. The five-storey
building was stripped down to nothing but
steel girders and concrete, and even the
ventilation system was replaced.
The building was “completed in a magical
time”, according to associate dean Francois
Desjardins. The faculty moved in four weeks
ago, with the students following a week after
that. The building wasn’t completely vacant
before then though. The library started moving in during October.
The reason for the move was an obvious
one: space. The university has simply been
expanding too fast to accommodate the
growing population, which was the reason
for the move downtown
“The occupancy rate for the classrooms
was in the high 80 or 90 per cent occupancy,” says Desjardins, adding that there was
never any room to shuffle things around because the classrooms were always full.
“We’ve been very successful in growing rapidly by about a thousand students
a year” said Jim Greenlaw, the dean of the
Faculty of Education. “But we haven’t been
able to keep up in terms of the number of
new buildings that we can afford to build on
the main campus.”
The new building hasn’t been perfect,
and as with any new location there are still
some kinks to work out.
“Last week our phones didn’t work for a
couple of days,” said Desjardins. There are
also problems with the elevators not going
to the right floors, and the library shelves
being too big. But Desjardins says these are
just “little issues”, which won’t take long to
work out.
Photo by Robyn DePratto
RIGHT AT HOME: The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Jim Greenlaw,
stands at the entrance of the new downtown Oshawa campus.
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DC brings the fun to faith Student
travelers
fly to
Durham
Students
bring
church to
school
By Amanda Press
Chronicle Staff
By Colleen McKay
Chronicle Staff
With streamers twirled together forming a rainbow of colours,
and balloons taped to the wall,
students from Durham College
and UOIT attended the CampusChurch kickoff on Sept. 18.
The night consisted of fun
games, such as ‘darling, I love you,
won’t you please smile,’ informative presentations, food and socializing. Members of the group informed the audience of the yearly
events going on in the group.
“Our campus needs miracles
more than programs,” says Rebekah McIntee, the group’s president.
The group’s mission statement
is: ‘to see our campus experiencing the fullness, purpose, and truth
Photo by Colleen McKay
KEEPING THE FAITH: Durham College and UOIT students kick off Campus Church
on Sept. 18 at the Women’s Centre on campus. The group meets every Monday and
Wednesday to hold their weekly prayer meetings and group discussions at the O.
of Jesus Christ in their lives.’ As a
result, CampusChurch is happy to
welcome new members and visitors.
CampusChurch holds weekly
prayer at the O every Monday
and Wednesday at 1 p.m., which is
open to all students on campus.
For students searching for an-
swers about Christianity, the group
holds a Christianity Explored
group, which goes through the
book of Mark, including a video,
followed by a group discussion.
For students looking to meet
with other Christians, and grow in
their faith, CampusChurch holds
several weekly connect groups,
where small groups of students
get together to discuss Christianity
and the groups vision statement
for the campus.
CampusChurch is open to all
students. For more information regarding CampusChurch and their
events, visit their website at www.
campuschurch.ca.
Cutting his locks for love
By Jaspinder
Kaur Jassal
Chronicle Staff
Jasraj Singh hasn’t had
a haircut since October,
2007.
Singh, a second-year
UOIT student, is coming
to terms with having a
loved one with cancer. His
aunt was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
Watching his aunt lose
her hair through chemotherapy made him want
to do something that
could contribute to her
well-being. That’s when
he thought of growing his
hair in order to donate to
patients dealing with hair
loss.
“I felt I should contribute, if that could be a factor to her feeling better,”
said Jasraj.
Jasraj had no clue how
to begin the donation
process. It was his mother
who, when browsing the
web, came across www.
beautifullengths.com.
It describes a program called Pantene
Pro-V Beautiful Lengths
which collects hair and
then makes wigs that they
provide free to women in
need.
Not only has this program provided free wigs,
they have also donated
$100,000 to the Canadian
Cancer Society in support
of cancer research.
“That was the last time
I cut my hair It’s brutal,
especially for guys, but if
you stick with it, it’s very
rewarding and totally
worth it,” Jasraj, said.
Both his family and
aunt are happy with his
decision.
He is not the only one
in his family who has donated hair. One of his inspirations was his cousin,
who had donated his hair.
His hair is at 8 1/2
inches. He wants to grow
it at least another couple
of inches.
PPBL does have specific requirements for
potential donars. They
request that they do not
dye or chemically bleach
their hair. Hair must also
be washed and completely dry on submission
and most importantly
hair must be at least eight
inches.
Besides growing his
hair, Jasraj is also collecting pledges. “So far I have
reached $500 in pledges
and will be collecting the
funds soon, but look forward to collecting more
before submission (of his
hair).”
If anybody is interested in
helping out they can go to
the website provided and
download a form. “Once
you have registered it’s
just a matter of growing
out your hair to the right
length, and getting it cut.”
If anybody is interested
in donating money to the
fund, they can contact
him at his email address
Jasraj.singh@mycampus.
uoit.ca.
Salsa Styles invades EP’s
Learning
salsa at
school
By Edith Zikmann
Chronicle Staff
The ladies love salsa. Or at least
a guy willing to shimmy up some
smooth moves on the dance floor.
Students, both male and female, learned some new dance
steps courtesy of Salsa Styles, at
E.P. Taylor’s Sept. 22.
“I saw the flyer and wanted to
learn salsa,” said Steven Hutchinson, a third-year Operations student.
“It was harder than I thought it
would be but it was fun, very fun.”
And when it comes to impressing the ladies with his newly
acquired salsa skills, “It wouldn’t
hurt!” Hutchinson said with a
smirk.
Students kicked off their shoes,
strutted and spun on the hardwood floors to a little bit of Carlos Santana and Elvis’s Jailhouse
Rock.
“It put a smile on my face and a
little bit of sweat on my forehead.
Leo was great, it was a little fast at
times but that’s what it’s all about,”
said Angie Robinson, a business
student at the college.
Leo Kaplan, a first-year Business IT student at Durham College is president of the club.
“I learned to salsa from YouTube videos,” he said.
Photo by Edith Zikmann
WEARING HIS DANCING SHOES: Salsa Styles president
Leo Kaplan shows off his moves at E.P. Taylor’s.
“This group started in 2006…
The club was originally called
Night at the Black Pearl…” said Kaplan, who has been teaching the
class for three years.
“It’s just a place to dance to
something that is very, very cool.
Very awesome!”
When asked if he thought the
guys were there to attract ladies
with some salsa moves, Kaplan
replied:
“That is very probable! I think
so! Last week we had more girls…
this week we had about five extra
guys.”
Durham is not just a school,
but also a home to many students who have travelled far to
attend and become educated.
Currently attending Durham are 62 full-time international students and 44 English
students. Most are from China
or the Caribbean. Others are
from Korea, Saudi Arabia and
India.
The most popular programs are business and design
programs, followed by science
programs.
When students arrive to
Canada they are given a handbook complete with information about pubs in Durham
Region, how to clean their
room, and information about
the Tim Hortons craze.
The school holds an orientation week for international
students before the start of
classes where they are taken
on group tours and encouraged to participate in Student
Association clubs.
‘
The college is
becoming so
multicultural.
Sarah Edwards
’
“Durham College is a great
school to come to not only because it is close to Toronto, but
also because the college is becoming so multicultural,” said
Sarah Edwards, international
education officer.
When in residence, international students are paired
up with someone who shares
the same culture. This tends
to make the transition to the
new environment a bit easier,
explained Edwards.
To be accepted at Durham,
hopeful pupils must have suitable entrance requirements
for Grade 12 Math and English. The recruitment centre
makes sure the individual has
enough money to support
him or herself throughout the
year, which is approximately
$20,000-$22,000. They also
make sure there is a direct link
from classes they took in high
school to what they will be
taking at Durham.
“Not only is the area surrounding Durham clean, safe
and quiet, you can go skiing,
to the lake or even go biking,
which is something that not
many places have to offer, and
are things students should
think about when taking into
consideration attending Durham,” said Edwards.
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Former SHARE leader
becomes ISA president
By Jaspinder
Kaur Jassal
Chronicle Staff
Being a leader comes with a
lot of responsibility and can be a
tough job to handle, but for one
UOIT student it’s a talent that
comes naturally.
Nicole Sarvaria, forth-year
Health Science student at UOIT,
has a lot of experience running
clubs. Her first shot at presidency
was for Students for Humanitarianism and Action through Respect and Education (SHARE) in
2007-‘08.
SHARE is one the largest clubs
on campus and has put on many
big events, such as the Gulu Walkheld to raise money for children in
Uganda - and Pangaea, a multicultural show featuring over 10 of the
world’s regions.
A lot has changed since last
year.
Sarvaria is no longer the president of SHARE. For this year she
was elected vice-president.
Not only is Sarvaria a VP, but
she is also the new president of the
Indian Student Association (ISA).
“It’s nice to have people recognize your skills,” said Sarvaria.
“It’s very honouring.”
Becoming a president of another club brings many challenges and responsibilities. Her role
includes overlooking the entire
team, having the final say on all
proposed events, dealing with any
disputes that may arise and creating new goals.
Although she is excited to start
on her new role, it is also nerveracking.
“I really need to work hard for
ISA. A lot of effort is needed,” said
Sarvaria
“SHARE was second nature to
me. Ideas just came to me. It was
effortless,” adds Sarvaria.
Sarvaria would like to point
out that the ISA has a lot of different cultures and religions within
the club. There are Hindus, Sikhs,
Tamils, Gujarat’s, Goan’s and a lot
more.
Her goal is to bring students
from all parts of India together.
“India is a very big country, with
a lot of different cities. I want to
hold events which highlight all the
different regions separately, for
example a Tropical Goan themed
pub night,” said Sarvaria.
ISA held their first event of the
semester last week. It was a pub
night called ‘Nasha’.
Other events to watch out for
are Bollywood movie nights and
fundraisers.
If anybody is interested in joining in on the fun, you can email Nicole Sarvaria at isa.dc.uoit@gmail.
com. Students can also join their
official facebook group by searching the title ‘Indian Student Association (ISA)’.
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DC
opens
its
doors
to the
public
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle Staff
Durham College opens
its doors to the public this
October and invites college
hopefuls to check out the
programs, services and amenities it has to offer.
On Oct. 20 and 21 Durham’s open house will showcase hundreds of booths to
inform prospective students,
current students and their
families about attending Durham College.
“The booths will be interactive,” said Stephanie Thomson, Durham College admissions and recruitment officer.
“For example, the school of
Media, Art and Design will
have samples of their movie
clips and portfolios so future
students will be able to see
exactly the things they’ll be
doing.”
Services at the college,
such as food and residence,
will also be represented, as
will other colleges across the
province.
“Durham allows other
Ontario colleges to attend so
students can compare,” said
Thomson. “If we don’t offer
a program the student might
find a college there that
does.”
The open house will also
include information about
graduate programs and certificates for current students.
Graduation isn’t the end of
the road as Durham offers
programs for students to
further their education right
here on campus.
“We don’t want to miss out
on our own population because we’re very important
here,” added Thomson.
The Whitby campus, Durham’s Training Centre, will
offer tours on Oct. 23. The
Training Centre has unique
facilities that offer students
hands-on job training.
Students and parents will
have the opportunity to explore the shop areas, meet
with the faculty, see students
at work on the machines and
get a sense of the experience
they would receive at the
Whitby campus.
“They will dangle a carrot
at the Oshawa campus open
house, but have their mini
open house to really showcase their space and staff,”
said Thomson.
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Laptops: a blessing or burden?
Are
mandatory
laptops
the right
approach?
By Krystin Spittal
Chronicle Staff
Every student attending Durham College or UOIT pays for a
laptop as part of his or her tuition,
but it is an unnecessary expense to
the student.
Convenience may be the first
thing that comes to mind. And if
students are paying over 13 hundred dollars to rent these laptops,
it should be convenient!
It is beneficial to have access to
a computer whenever an assignment needs to be typed up.
When a research project requires browsing the Internet for
information, the student can easily access the Web. However, most
students now-a-days have access
to a computer at home.
Those who do not can access
one for free at their local library.
All of these things can be done any
computer.
Some mobile learning laptops
are said to include ‘specialized
software’ and ‘a suite of personal
productivity software’, according
to I.T services. Behind those big
fancy words, is there really any difference between the laptop and
the computer you use at home?
“We could get by without renting laptops from the school. The
school advertises the laptops by
saying that there are a variety of
programs that only these laptops
have, but there are no programs on
my laptop that I couldn’t get from
the one at home,” said a second
year nursing student from UOIT,
who choose to remain anonymous.
Technology is not always dependable. Laptops break. For that
reason, the school has provided
services from I.T Support. Staff is
there to repair the laptop when a
student encounters a technical issue, but this takes time.
I should also mention that
despite my attempts to contact
Photo by Krystin Spittal
SHOWING OFF THE MERCHANDISE: Tyler Silva poses by some laptops while expressing his concerns about mobile learning.
someone in I.T support for a comment on this topic, I did not receive
a comment.
“I.T Support told me my that my
laptop account was in the graveyard, whatever that is supposed
to mean. It looks as if the I.T Support office is in the graveyard,” said
Raza Fazeem, a first year business
commerce student at UOIT.
While in repair, information
needed to complete assignments
from the laptop may be lost, or inaccessible for a period of time. Assignments may be late. Marks may
be lost on projects because the
laptop has encountered a technical problem, so the student gets
punished.
“Mobile learning is amazing…
when it works. I’m afraid to take
my laptop in incase they need to
keep it for a few days to repair it.
I’m not losing marks on my work
because my laptop is broke,” said
Tyler Silva, a first year computer
systems technician.
Almost every course offered
within Durham College requires
mobile learning, and each academic course at UOIT requires
mobile learning. Depending on the
program the student is enrolled in,
they are either assigned an IBM
ThinkPad or Apple laptop.
These laptops are replaced every two to three years to stay current with technology, according to
support services.
However, some students see
mobile learning as a great advantage.
“It is a good advantage over colleges and universities that don’t
get to experience mobile learning,” said Dan Harrison, a first year
physics student at UOIT.
And I do agree that mobile
learning is an excellent experience, but I do not think that it is
necessary. Especially since there
are so many technological issues
that can arise.
Fully networked classrooms
and wireless network access are
two of the benefits advertised on
Durham College and UOIT`s website for mobile learning.
Each classroom should have
access to a network connection
and network port, as well as an
area to charge the laptop, accord-
Hockey fundraiser raises money for
Sick Kids and Lupus Foundations
By Elyse Bliss
Chronicle Staff
For the second year in a row,
the Cheryl McCune 24-hour ball
hockey fundraiser was a complete
success.
The event, which took place on
Sept. 20-21, brought even more
participants than last year. It raises
money for the Sick Kids Foundation and the Lupus Foundation of
Ontario.
The fundraiser featured a ball
hockey tournament, music and
fancy cars.
There is also a website dedicated to the event which explains
the life of a wonderful women who
had an amazing sense of humour.
A quote from the website explains what happened to Cheryl
McCune and that the event is not
only for her but for the children as
well.
“In 1998, Cheryl was diagnosed
with lupus and placed on dialysis
shortly after. For many, dialysis is
a part of life. For Cheryl it was another display of strength in a life
full of successes, as she no longer
required the strenuous treatment.
For almost ten years, Cheryl lived
a healthy life. Sadly however, on
Feb. 9, 2007 Cheryl lost her battle
with pneumonia, as her immune
system, which was affected by the
lupus, could not fight any more.”
This event is not only for Cheryl;
it’s for all the children in the hospital and for the Lupus Foundation
to keep working on finding a cure.
ing to the website.
“The wireless connection on
my laptop doesn’t work half the
time. I was told that means I have
to take it down to I.T services to get
the guys there to fix it. The line-up
of people waiting there every day
to get their laptop fixed is ridiculous, and I don’t want to waste
that much time standing in it. The
laptop should have been working
properly when it was given to me,”
said Alex Perun, a first year computer systems technician at UOIT.
Another benefit may be that
students can use their laptops to
complete work in class. Giving students internet access during class
may not be the best idea. Looking around class I see students on
MSN, Facebook and other websites
unrelated to their assignments.
Also, teachers use laptops as a
way to synch the classroom and
submit assignments. All assignments can be handed in online
through WebCT.
Sometimes assignments get
lost in the transfer and the student
is punished for the lost work. Other
students take this as an advantage
to not complete an assignment
and simply say the assignment
was handed in and must not have
been received due to technical
problems.
“It is neat that we get our own
laptops, but I think it would be
easier if our teachers just gave us
our assignments by hand. Then we
could submit them back by hand.
That way no technical issues could
get in the way,” said Alicia Buetter,
a first year forensic science student at UOIT.
I understand that mobile learning is a way to give students a feel
for the way things are done in today’s work force, but I doubt that
employees have all these complications at their office.
And if so, the company will fix
it as quickly as possible because
these problems interfere with the
company.
Considering the issues that can
occur with mobile learning, maybe there is no advantage to it. If
other colleges and universities are
equally as successful as our school
without mobile learning, why does
our school have to have it?
Police crackdown on
drugs, prostitution
By Michael Terminesi
Chronicle Staff
In a five-week police crackdown on drugs and prostitution, police arrested 67 people
in downtown Oshawa.
Several Durham police units
laid 127 charges, 22 for drug
possession, four for drug trafficking, 11 for possession for the
purpose of trafficking, 39 for
breached court orders and
25 for communication for the
purposes of prostitution.
Police recovered oxycodone
pills and cocaine in the downtown area in response to residents concerned about the
growing problem. Police say
they will continue to patrol the
area.
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BCTS CEO helps youth
who struggle with autism
By Tabitha Olliffe
Chronicle Staff
Imagine being frustrated and
unable to speak and the only way
to express the frustration is to act
out. This is what Sandee-Lee Parker’s clients deal with every day.
Parker is a 45-year-old CEO
for Behavioural Consultation and
Therapy Services, Inc. in Whitby.
BCTS specializes in working with
children from as young as 14
months to 16 years suffering from
autism.
She started BCTS in 1998 and
has been running it ever since.
Parker has clients in the United
States and even Dubai. Her cli-
ent from Dubai came to her a few
years back when they were living in Toronto and Parker did her
magic.
“They went from having no
speech at all to speaking full sentences and can now do math and
his parents are impressed with
their progress,” said Parker.
However, Parker does not take
all the credit for her client’s success. She says that if it wasn’t for
the client’s parents, those great advancements would not have happened.
Plans have been made for Parker to travel to Dubai for a week to
work with her client to help with
their success. This will be her first
time travelling across the world to
work with a client.
She currently has 77 clients at
BCTS and the numbers are still
climbing.
And
while
Parker has a Master of Arts in Psychology (M.A) with a specialty in
behaviour analysis she is also a
Board Certified Behavourial Analyst (B.C.B.A).
She attended St. Mary’s University in Halifax and received her
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
In 2002 Parker attended the
University of Nevada in Reno to
obtain her masters because Canada did not have a university that
offered an MA course with a specialty in behavioural analysis.
There are currently fewer than
60 B.C.B.A.s in Canada and to be
board certified a person must attend conferences and update their
courses every year. This process
takes up to five days and is done in
the United States.
Parker started working with
children with autism back in 1987
at Surrey Place in Toronto. At the
time she had no idea that she
would start her own business.
She started BCTS for various
reasons but one reason in particular stands out to her.
“I worked from 1987 till 1998
for government funded agencies.
No one worked directly with children, they told the parents how
to deal with the kids so I decided
there was a gap and someone
needed to fill it,” said Parker.
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Yoga is
lovely
for the
stressed
By Lauren Thomas
Chronicle Staff
Looking to de-stress from
an already hectic school
start? Well the answer to your
problems has arrived with
Yoga Love.
Yoga Love is set to take
place on Tuesday, Oct. 7 between 4:30 and 6 p.m. The
hour and a half of relaxing
yoga is a class that will help
you gain a greater self-awareness and build on your physical conditioning.
A certified instructor, Nicole Andre, will be teaching
the class and those interested
can contact her at 905-6656418.
Yoga Love will occur at the
Women’s Centre, which is located in a portable adjacent
to the library.
Take
a kid
biking
By Shenieka
Russell-Metcalf
Chronicle Staff
Get your younger siblings and
hit the trails for Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day at Durham Forest.
The event is to be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. The event is open to all children, regardless of bike riding skill
level. Durham Mountain Bicycling
Association and Oxford Learning
are hosting the event the program
aims to get young people off the
city streets and onto real biking
trails. Free lunch and hot chocolate will be provided for the children; as for the adults there will be
a small fee for lunch and drinks.
Oshawa
debate
By Josh Dillon
Chronicle staff
For a chance to hear what the
major parties have in mind for Oshawa’s Future, tune into channel
10 Wednesday night. A Televised
debate between Oshawa’s candidates in the national election is
scheduled to tale place Oct. 1. Rogers TV will be hosting the event.
The debate will take place between
9 p.m. and 10 p.m. and will feature
all three major national parties.
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Tips and tricks for a great holiday
By Shenieka
Russell-Metcalf
Chronicle Staff
It’s never too early to start planning your spring break trip. Before
you start to pack that new bathing
suit, do your research about your
dream destination, get your travel
documents in order and last but
not least, be safe.
Choosing a destination for travel can be frustrating. A travel agent
or a friend can help you out, when
planning a trip.
First, find out what travel documents are necessary when trav-
elling internationally. Due to increased security at airports, Canadian travellers are advised to travel
with passports. Also, some travel
destinations require a traveller’s
visa, usually included with most
vacation packages.
A Canadian adult passport
costs $87 and depending on
whether you go into a Passport
Office or just send the application
in the mail, it can take from two to
four weeks to get to you. More on
the passport process can be found
online at www.ppt.gc.ca.
Secondly, pick a price range
that fits your budget and choose
a destination. When choosing a
destination, Heather Bamford, an
International Travel Consultant
at the Flight Centre in the Oshawa
Centre says, “ List the things you
want in a hotel or destination like
beaches or shopping, when deciding on where to go.”
“The hottest spot for young
Canadians during spring break
is Cancun, Mexico. It has the best
party spots,” says Bamford. “ Cancun is everything you think spring
break is.” Other popular spots include Varadero, Daytona Beach
and Punta Cana.
Trip prices vary from $600 and
up for Spring Break travel but as
the time for the trip get closer, prices often go up and packages are
sometimes sold out by October or
November.
In late September, trip packages at The Oasis Palm Beach, a fourstar hotel costs around $1,135 plus
taxes of $277 taxes for seven nights
all-inclusive. The Oasis Cancun, a
four-star hotel and party central
for spring break costs about $1,195
plus taxes of $277 for seven nights
all-inclusive. Travel agencies like
Flight Centre have payment plans
available in which you pay an initial deposit and then pay the rest
before you leave.
Once you’ve chosen a destination and a price range, it’s time to
pick your package or accommodation. When looking at hotels, consider your list of what’s important
in a hotel and location. As well, it
is important to understand what’s
included and what’s not.
According to a book distributed by Flight Centre, here’s how
to understand the all-inclusive,
semi-inclusive and room only or
European plan lingo.
All-inclusive means your prepaid hotel includes all meals and
drinks, plus any extras indicated
in the hotel description. Semiinclusive means most meals plus
some extras as indicated in the hotel description are included in the
cost of your hotel. Room only or
European plan means that none
of the meals or extras are included
unless otherwise stated in the hotel description.
After you’ve chosen your package, make sure to discuss travel insurance with your travel agent. It
is better to actually go into a travel
agency because when you book
online, you might not totally understand what is being purchased.
There are different types of insurance, so choose what’s best for
you. The more coverage you get,
the more expensive it is. “ Insurance is so important, even if it’s
just basic medical, it’s only $30,”
says Bamford.
Now if your airline goes out of
business or files from bankruptcy
and you think you’re screwed,
here’s what to do. “All travel agencies in Ontario are covered by the
Travel Industry Council of Canada
fund and if you purchase your
ticket from a travel agency. You are
covered through the fund, however they are the last resort,” says
Brian David, faculty of Media, Arts
and Design.
No one should ever pay for
a plane ticket with cash. Always
pay with credit card because if the
company goes out of business, you
can challenge the charge on your
card with the credit card company based on the grounds that the
goods have not been delivered,
says David. You cannot receive a
Speed bumps around
campus proving to be
a problem for drivers
By Thomas Cranston
Chronicle Staff
Speed bumps located around
Durham College strike fear into
oncoming drivers because of the
vast amount of damage they can
cause if crashed into.
These speed bumps are supposed to reduce the amount of
speeding around the school and to
keep drivers from rolling through
the stop signs.
Promoting safety and abiding
by the law is never a bad thing unless it’s causing problems instead
of preventing them.
In this case, these speed bumps
are awfully large for certain types
of cars, especially modified ones,
which can be seen roaming
around the parking lot.
It’s common to see teenagers
add distinctive parts to their cars
for performance and for appeal.
But lowering the suspension
of the vehicle in addition to adding custom side skirts has made
driving over these humps next to
impossible without risking significant damage to the vehicle.
Kerry, who didn’t want her last
name used, has worked as a security guard at the college for the
past year, said that it’s only a mat-
ter of time before someone gets
their vehicle severely damaged.
“I’ve been working here for one
year and some of the kids are pretty crazy and speed is an issue. I’m
just waiting for one of them to get
their front end taken off.” But she
encourages drivers to slow down
and keep safe.
But the heightened speed
bumps have also seemed to remove the need for crossing guards,
who used to direct traffic last year
at the four way stop right beside
the Student Centre.
Drivers are now forced to slow
down or risk damaging their vehicle.
The speed bumps allow students the time to cross and are
built to slow traffic.
Durham Transit bus driver Al
Fraser said the speed bumps are
a good idea because of the volume
of students travelling and because
it slows traffic down. “But I don’t
think they (speed bumps) were
situated very well because they
are right in front of the stop sign
and people are going to have to
stop anyways.”
Founders Lane used to be
a comon spot for speeders but
not anymore with several speed
bumps blocking the way.
refund until the date the flight was
supposed to leave because you can
then prove the services charged to
your credit card haven’t been delivered. If you fill out the appropriate forms with the travel agency,
you will get your refund.
Next, pack appropriately and
follow guidelines set by the airline
as to how many kilograms and
pieces of luggage you can bring
on your trip. You can find that information on the airline’s website.
To know what items are permitted in carry on luggage and how
to prepare for your trip, check the
Canada Air Transport Security
Authority
website,www.catsaacsta.ga.ca
No matter where you go, money is always important. So find out
what currencies are accepted in
your travel destination and grab
some of that currency while in
Canada, if possible.
Lastly, be alert while in your
destination and make sure to always be a safe traveller.
Mental
health
week kicks
off to raise
awareness
By Elyse Bliss
Chronicle Staff
Since 1990, mental health
advocates across the country have joined together during the first week of October
to celebrate Mental Illness
Awareness Week.
This annual campaign,
started by the Canadian
Psychiatric Association, was
designed to raise awareness
about the symptoms, the difficulty of living with a mental illness, and to reduce the
negative stigma.
Many Canadians do not
recognize that they are experiencing mental health problems while others don’t seek
help.
This is because of misconceptions about these diseases.
This year’s campaign elements include: public education initiative; a nationally distributed poster and
bookmark series; the fifth
annual Champions of Mental Health awards luncheon
in Ottawa and an education
initiative with federal MPs.
On Aug. 27, the annual
national conference Making Waves for Changes was
hosted by the Nova Scotia division of the Canadian Mental Health Association, and
celebrated individuals and
organizations for their leadership and contributions to
mental health in their communities.
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Durham graduate in real world
Lisa Power reflects on
her time at Durham
and how it prepared
her for life after college
By Rachael Coombs
Chronicle Staff
If you’re getting tired of school,
just remember there is a light at
the end of the tunnel. Just ask former Durham college journalism
student, Lisa Power.
Power is now a publicist for Toronto public relations firm, Rock-it
promotions and has fond memories of college. “Sure there were
challenging assignments and situations, but overall, I loved my time
at Durham.”
“I became close friends with
most of my classmates over our
three years together, so I looked
forward to coming to school,” she
said.
After graduating in 2007, she
went to work for Rock-it promotions. She now works alongside celebrities like Kate Beckinsale, Mark
Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke and Kelly
Ripa. Not bad for someone who is
only 23-years-old, the youngest in
her company.
“I was working in the communications and marketing department
at DC/UOIT after graduating,” said
Power. “I met a woman there who
did freelance work for my current
boss. She introduced us and my
boss offered me a full time gig.
“My job takes a lot of hard work
and long hours, but it is so much
fun,” said Power. “I get to meet
celebs, take home swag bags and
meet tons of interesting people.”
This year Power was involved
with the Toronto International
Film Festival (TIFF) as she assisted with many different aspects of
TIFF.
“My boss handles publicity and
talent for select films, and we in
turn, assist her,” said Power. “I was
lucky enough to work on two films
myself, including Nothing But The
Truth and What Doesn’t Kill You.
Each respective day included attending the film’s press conference,
attending the premiere, attending
the cast dinner and ensuring they
arrived (the cast) at the film’s after
party on time.”
After her busy and exciting
schedule during TIFF, Power gets
to work on L’Oreal Fashion Week,
which includes helping out at the
Holt Renfrew media cocktail party
on opening night and catching
some fashion shows.
But it wasn’t always easy for
her because she went through the
same struggles that most students
are currently going through.
“When I was in school, I lived
at my mom’s house and worked
part-time at Princess Auto. Most of
my money went toward paying for
school, so I was always broke and I
spent most weekends at work,” she
said. “Don’t get me wrong, I was
happy and had a great family and
friends. But now I live in Toronto,
I have weekends off, have met so
many great people and have had
so many great experiences.”
When looking back at her experience at Durham, Power does
have some things that she would
have done differently.
“Looking back, I think I would
have tried to freelance more or
volunteer. This is a very competitive field and while I was lucky to
land a job that I love, some of my
friends are having troubles getting hired, merely because of the
lack of professional experience,”
said Power. “The more you can
add to your resume while you’re in
school, the better you’ll fare on the
job hunt.”
Power said, “Try to build up
your portfolio as much as you can.
Take advantage of the services
offered by the college, have your
resume looked over and pay attention to your professors’ advice.
They know what they are talking
about.”
AMONG THE STARS: Lisa Power thinks making close friends with classmates over
her years at Durham assisted her in a positive school experience.
Won’t just bring his scalpel to surgery, a smile too
By Cotey Paterson
Chronicle Staff
Going under the knife. Those
words alone can make skin crawl
and stomachs churn, but sometimes an operation is the only option.
Surgery has changed drastically
in the last 10 years. With advances
in technology patients can have a
body part removed in the morning
and be home in time for dinner.
Dr. James McNabb has been
a general surgeon in Lindsay for
more than eight years. Most of his
surgeries focus on the abdomen
and digestive tract.
“We work with shit, pus and
blood,” said McNabb, regarding
general surgeons.
Photo by Cotey Paterson
MAKING THE CUT: Dr.
McNabb thinks there is a
lighter side of surgery.
He operates on ulcers, colon
cancer, colorectal cancer, gall blad-
ders, hernias, breast cancer, skin
cancer, bowel obstructions, cysts,
ingrown nails and varicose veins.
McNabb also deals with trauma
patients, which can include car
crash victims with internal bleeding or a ruptured spleen.
A basic gall bladder removal
used to leave a patient recovering for weeks or months, but now
he or she can be back at work or
school in a week.
“The biggest impact on surgery in the last 10 years has been
laparoscopic surgery. That’s what
people commonly refer to as doing the surgery with cameras,” said
McNabb as he leaned back in his
comfy leather chair. “Generally
with laparoscopic procedures it
can take a little longer because
you’re working through smaller
incisions.”
When the patient is asleep and
prepped for the laparoscopic surgery, or minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon pumps the patient’s abdomen full of carbon dioxide gas to create a large enough
space to view and work. Then the
surgeon uses a camera and surgical tools inserted through separate
small “keyhole” incisions to complete the surgery, which can take
as little as an hour.
Open surgeries with a larger
incision are still done if complications arise during a procedure,
says McNabb. The patient can expect more pain and a longer hospital stay with this route.
“You may think that something
is going to be routine and it ends
up being that it is much more
complex,” he said. “The key to it
is always maintaining a calm attitude so you can think and keep
others around you calm so that if
you do run into any adverse conditions they can be dealt with as best
as possible.”
Despite the nature of his job,
McNabb says stress never gets to
him. He’ll be the first to admit that
he loves the “art of surgery.”
“We’re almost excited about going to the OR (operating room),”
said McNabb. “The fun part of
what we do is the operation itself
and most people in this line of
work look forward to the challenge
of the more complex case.”
Surgery is more than just the
technical aspect, according to
McNabb. A good surgeon knows
when to operate and when not to.
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Be a friend by helping others learn
By Liisa Sahamies
Chronicle Staff
Your perfect match is waiting
for you. Now it’s time to decide
whether or not you are concerned
about your future and need someone with experience.
Experience in your classes, that
is.
Any student attending full-time
courses at Durham College who
is having difficulty in their classes
can qualify for peer tutoring from
successful students who are in
a later year of the program, and
who have been successful in that
course.
To become a tutor students
must meet the following criteria:
Be a full-time Durham College
student
Have a G.P.A. of at least 3.0
Be an Ontario resident with a
demonstrated financial need
Have an on-campus employment approval letter
Filled out a college peer tutoring job application
Earned a final mark of at least
75 per cent in the subject they
want to tutor
The tutors benefit from their
newly improved organizational
skills and can earn $10 to $15 an
hour depending on whether it was
a one-on-one or a group session.
Brenda Johnston, a learning
skills advisor and a peer tutor
co-ordinator, explains how convenient this program is. “The students can manage their time, and
don’t have to leave campus to get a
job elsewhere.”
Students can choose their own
hours and work as much as they
please between, before and after
classes. Johnson said 78 to 80 per
cent of participating students earn
a credit in the course for which
they are being tutored.
Tutoring has proven useful to
all involved.
Second-year Durham College
Accounting student, Kimberley
Brown, has been tutoring for three
semesters already.
“It’s a job on-campus, pays decently and it helps me refresh myself when I’m tutoring. It’s a really
good studying tool,” Brown says.
“It’s a job that fits around your
schedule. You work as many
hours as you want and when you
want. And it looks good on your
resume.”
With tutors making good money, how much is coming out of a
student’s pocket?
If you love them, do your best
to make the relationship work
up with a relationship, especially a relationship that
wasn’t even physically there, was too much and they
eventually broke up.
Tiffany Deschamps, a psychology graduate stuIt’s hard enough to make local relationships work,
dent at McMaster University, said there are many
but having kilometres and sometimes provinces bepositive and negative aspects of being in a long-distween you makes it even more diftance relationship.
ficult. Can true love survive when
“Couples are forced to commuseparated by hundreds of kilomeThe keys to a nicate and trust each other more,
tres? Durham College students
good long-distance which generally helps the overall
weigh in and offer advice for surrelationship,” she said. “It also gives
viving a long distance relationship.
relationship
are people their independence, which
“The keys to a good long-disc o m m u n i c a t i o n , can sometimes be lost in a relatance relationship are commutionship.”
trust and honesty
nication, trust and honesty,” said
According to Deschamps,
Heather Ward.
though, there can be some difficulWard has been dating her boyties too.
friend Dave, for six months, three
“When big changes are in someHeather Ward
of those being long distance.
one’s life it is always easier when
“Like any relationship, if you
you have someone familiar there
don’t trust them or if you can’t be
with you like a significant other, but of course in a
trusted then it won’t work,” she said. “ Even if you have
long distance relationship, they aren’t there to help
a busy schedule you have to make time to call, e-mail
you through it.”
or send letters to keep the communication going.”
As for how to make a long-distance relationship
DC students were mixed when asked whether or
work, she said it’s the same for all couples.
not they could survive a long-distance relationship.
“Just like the foundation of any couple, whether
“I have done it, and although it didn’t work out, I
long-distance or not, you need to trust, communicate
would be open to do it again, as long as it was the right
and remember the other person.”
person,” said Leslie Jenkins.
Despite being difficult for those involved, with the
Jenkins dated her boyfriend for three years, one
right amount of effort and interest on both parts, a
of those years being when he was more than a three
long-distance relationship can survive the obstacles
hour drive away. She said the stress of having to keep
it will frequently be challenged with.
Students are only required to
pay a non-refundable rate of $5 a
semester. For that, they get up to
15 hours of tutoring with a maximum of two subjects available to
them.
Tutors can sign up all year
round, but the window of opportunity for being tutored is from Sept.
15 to Nov. 21.
Brown said if you’re comfortable in certain subjects and want
flexible hours, then this is a good
job choice.
The application for the College Peer Tutoring Service can be
picked up and dropped off at the
nearest Learner Support Centre,
or accessed on the Durham College website under Campus Services.
The College Peer Tutoring program is only open to full-time Dur-
ham College students.
If you are a Trent, ContinuingEducation or University of Ontario
Institute of Technology student
there are still Learner Support
Centre services available. This includes group clinics, workshops
and one-on-one consultations
with learning advisors.
To contact the Learner Support
Centre on the Oshawa campus
visit the Gordon Willey building in
room SW201, or call 905-721-2000,
extension 2568.
Whitby campus students can
visit the administration office in
room 117, or call 905-721-2000 extension 4087
The Learner Support Centre
also offers learning strategies, writing services, English as a second
language, online resources and
computer software.
New Kids still have
that star power
By Elyse Bliss
Chronicle Staff
‘
’
Photo by Jamilah McCarthy
NEW KIDS DELIVER: New Kids On The Block
performed to a sold-out show at the ACC Sept. 18
This was their first show for their reunion tour.
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Have a drink, or two, or ten
By Cotey Paterson
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Cotey Paterson
AA HELPS: Whether it’s Alcoholics Annonymous, AlAnon or Alateen, the program can help those who are
affected by alcohol addiction.
It ruins families, wrecks careers and kills more
than a thousand people each year in Canada. But
every day thousands more enjoy this addictive and
potentially dangerous concoction while living completely normal lives.
Alcohol is a great way to let go of anxiety, relax and
be more social at parties and public events. And who
doesn’t like a stiff drink or a cold beer to unwind after
a tough day?
Unfortunately not everyone can enjoy in moderation.
“I lost my family’s trust and respect,” said Bill, a
45-year-old Oshawa resident who wishes to keep
his last name anonymous. “I lost friends, money and
bankrupt my business.”
Bill owned and operated a successful pool company in Oshawa for many years, but his drinking habit
got the best of him. He frequently spent time at the
bar while his crew worked, which eventually forced
his business into bankruptcy.
An alcoholic for almost 20 years, he knows the
damage the bottle can cause. Social problems when
he was younger led to his dependency on booze.
“I realized I had a problem when I was 20-something, but it really started at 18,” said Bill as his right
leg bounced up and down under the table. “I had two
DUI’s by the time I was 20 – and four in my life.”
He spent the occasional night in jail for fighting
drunk in public, but was locked up for four nights for
one DUI and had to spend some time in a halfway
house.
In 2005, more than 1,200 people died in alcoholrelated car crashes, according to MADD Canada, and
in 2002, there were about 167 water-related deaths
due to alcohol. MADD also estimates that alcohol
caused more than 71,000 injuries in car accidents in
2005, which is about 195 per day.
According to Statistics Canada, 25 per cent of Canadians aged 12 to 19 binge drink more than 12 times
a year and two-thirds of young people drink alcohol.
Bill regrets his missed job opportunities and all
those hours spent sleeping when hung over. But the
thing he regrets the most is time missed with family.
“There were times when I’d disappear for days and
my wife and kids would be at home worrying about
what I was in to,” he said. “We would fight when I
got back. I always promised that it wouldn’t happen
again – and usually they believed me. I even fooled
myself sometimes.”
A short time spent in Alcoholics Anonymous
helped start him on his long journey of recovery. He
found remembering things he had done wrong while
drunk helped keep him away from the bottle.
“The alcoholic has to be willing to stop,” he added.
“And I knew I had to stop.”
Bill admits that he could have done a lot better in
life without drinking – he wasted almost 20 years in
a drunken stupor and has been sober for about eight
years now.
But booze affects more than just the alcoholic.
Carollyn, a 66-year-old Oshawa native who also
wishes her last name to remain anonymous, knows
too well what alcoholism can do to a family.
Carollyn grew up around alcohol. Her husband
was an alcoholic for many years, as well as her father
and grandfather. Carollyn used to think it was she
who had the problem and constantly sought ways to
cope with stress.
“Alcoholism is a disease, and I used to think I had a
disease as well. Always thinking there was something
wrong with me – if it was nerves or if I was thinking
properly,” she said. “I spent so much time going to
doctors and I never said anything about my husband’s
alcoholism until after about three years. They told me
I should go to Al-Anon.”
Al-Anon, and Alateen for younger people, work
with families and friends of alcoholics to help “find
solutions that lead to serenity.” They refer to alcoholism as a family disease.
Carollyn knew her husband had a problem when
he was pouring a drink one afternoon, heard a boy
yelling outside and decided to go running after him.
But she stopped him and forced him to get help.
“Before Al-Anon, I coped with it – well I wasn’t really coping – I’d sit up at night waiting for him, watching cars drive up and down the street. And I worried
that he’d be dead – in an accident – and I’d have his funeral all set up in my mind,” said Carollyn as her eyes
started to tear up. “I wasn’t really coping, that was just
how my mind worked.”
The serenity prayer is what got her through. The
prayer calls on God to grant the speaker with the
serenity to accept the things he cannot change, the
courage to change what he can and the wisdom to
know the difference, she says. It was written by Reinhold Niebuhr.
Carollyn also learned how to manage with the
help of a psychologist who taught her relaxation techniques. He didn’t believe in medication, and neither
did she.
Years of heavy drinking takes a large toll on the
body. Cirrhosis, hepatitis, cancer, strokes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain damage and birth
defects are all possible effects of drinking too much
alcohol.
“I was the only person that I could change,” said
Carollyn. “And I could be happy or I could be back
where I was, going to the doctor all the time, and I decided to allow myself to be happy. I learned how to
hand the problem over to God.”
Problem solved, but leaves skaters in dark
By Rachael Coombs
Chronicle Staff
Issues surrounding the Rob Piontek skate park in Courtice have
hopefully come to an end after the
town decided to turn out the lights
out at dusk.
The troubles began when residents near the park complained
about noise and other possible
problems.
These concerns became a reality when some people in the parking lot started playing music at all
hours of the night, littered, made
drug deals and left their car lights
on.
“One of the biggest complaints
of the park is noise,” said the manager of park development, Peter
Windolf. “And it’s not the skateboarders that are causing the
noise, it’s the people hanging out
around the park.”
To fix this problem with noise
and loitering, the town of Clarington has enacted a bylaw that enforces no entry after dusk.
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skateboarding each year.
“There will be new signage all
over the region, that tells people
that the parks are closed after
dusk,” said Windolf.
He said there are suggestions
to accommodate both the skateboarders and the residents.
One idea was to permit loud
music throughout the day at the
park and to install security cams
to keep an eye on the scene.
And though this seems like a
new concept at the park, many
skateboarders would say that this
was a common occurrence at
most parks in Durham Region.
“The park is in the process of
growing pains. It’s the new hot
spot,” said Alcatraz skate store
owner and operator Jay King. “We
have seen it before at the Donevan park, but it will cool down and
people will find a new hot spot to
go to.”
Local skateboarder Ian Brouwer agreed. “It’s the new place, so
it’s going to be busy.”
Brouwer said that while Donevan park is still streaming with
crowds of skateboarders, the loitering has decreased dramatically,
giving the people who use the park
for recreation a chance to enjoy
themselves.
“Kids are still going to skate in
the streets, but now they have a
place to go,” said Brouwer. “They
don’t skate on the street as much,
and if they are in one spot, you can
keep an eye on them.”
Photo by Rachael Coombs
GRINDHOUSE: Ian Brouwer grinds the rails at the Rob
Piontek skate park in Courtice.
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A child’s wish come true
The Wish
Foundation
Parade
helps sick
children
By Patrick O’Connor
Chronicle Staff
If you like having fun, dressing
up in funny clothes and lending
a helping hand to a child in need,
you might want to attend the Chil-
dren’s Wishmakers Parade in Ajax
on Saturday Oct. 18.
Established in 1984, the Children’s Wish Foundation works
with communities to raise money
for children with life threatening
illnesses to help make their wishes
come true.
Since the creation of the foundation, Children’s Wish has granted over 14,000 wishes for children
and their families.
The parade was launched 19
years ago in Nova Scotia, where 17
of this years parade sites are being
hosted.
Over 100 communities are
hosting the parade across Canada,
nine of which are in Ontario, including the Ajax branch.
The foundation raised over $1.3
million in 2007 through fundraising from the communities.
Children and adults alike are
encouraged to dress up in their
favourite costume to come out to
have a good time. Free food and
refreshments will be available.
The parade will begin at St.
Andrews Community Centre on
Exeter Road in Ajax. Registration
opens at 10 a.m. and the parade
will begin at 11 a.m., concluding at
1 p.m.
Parade participants contribute
to the Children’s Wish Foundation
by collecting pledges prior to the
big day. Pledge sheets are available on the Children’s Wish Foundation website.
Each participant who raises
$50 will receive a t-shirt. Any fundraiser exceeding $100 will receive
a gift card to Sears.
Larger gift cards will be awarded based on the amount of money
raised by each individual participant.
Creating a team is encouraged.
This gives everyone someone else
to walk with. Team sheets and donation forms are available online.
Kelly McLaren is going into her
fourth year as the chairwoman of
the parade.
McLauren was motivated
to join the foundation after her
daughter Madison was diagnosed
with kidney disease. She is hoping that the parade this year will
build on the success of past years.
“It (the parade) just keeps getting bigger every year. As the years
goes on, there’s more and more
people that want to be part of it.
It’s hard to say at this point how
many people will be part of it,” said
McLaren.
McLaren is thankful to the
foundation for helping her daughter’s dreams come true. Madison,
her 10-year old daughter, was
given the opportunity to go on a
Disney cruise with her family as
part of her wish.
For more information about
the parade, visit www.childrenswish.ca.
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Gaelic
football
for kids
A sport
with no
contact
By Patrick O’Connor
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Robert Emmets Gaelic Football Club
has announced the addition
of Gaelic football for kids.
Gaelic football is a noncontact sports that combines
skills used in sports such as
football, soccer, baseball, and
volleyball.
The league is open to all
boys and girls ages 5-16.
The season starts on Sept.
30 and ends April 28. Each
group meets for games on
Tuesday nights from 7:308:30 at the Durham Indoor
Soccer Centre located at 1289
Terwillegar Ave, Oshawa.
The cost is $95 per child,
with a 10 per cent discount
for a second or subsequent
children.
The league will be divided
into three age groups, including ages 5-7, 8-11, and 12-16.
Two age groups will play each
week with the remaining
group having the week off.
To register your child, visit
www.durhamgfc.com.
Campus
centre
food
drive
begins
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
The Student Association needs
help to make sure people have food
to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Starting Sept. 29, and running
until Oct. 10 they will be holding a
Thanksgiving Food Drive.
The goal is to help 25 families,
and the Campus Food Centre
will be accepting donations of
non-perishable food items until 5
p.m. on the final day of the drive.
Donations can be dropped off at
the Campus Food Centre, which
is open Monday to Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Three men charged
with possession of
marijuana on lake
Michael Terminesi
Chronicle Staff
Three men have been charged for growing and harvesting marijuana in a marshy
area of Lake Scugog.
At around 4 p.m. on Sept. 19, the three
men were spotted along the shoreline. It
was reported that they were harvesting
cannabis so police were called to the area.
They quickly found the men, along with a
garbage bag containing about four-and-ahalf pounds of cheeba, which has an estimated value of $9,000.
The three men were identified as Shen
Xin, 43, of Stouffville, Bang Shuai, 25, of Toronto and Bin Zhang, 24, of Scarborough,
all who were charged with possession for
the purpose of trafficking and producing
of cannabis.
Chinese milk
products not safe
By Rachael Coombs
Chronicle Staff
The Canadian government is advising
the public to stay away from milk-derived
products from China, because they contain melamine.
The Ministry of Health of China as confirmed that melamine, a chemical used in
many paint and industrial products, has
been found in many milk-derived products.
These products include whole milk
powder, non-fat milk powder, lactose powder and casein and are not for human consumption.
This contamination has caused 6,000
cases of kidney problems, several of these
cases causing death.
Photo by Nicki Lamont
MAKING SUSHI: Leah Dobson, Durham College Student demonstrates
how easy it is to make sushi with a few simple ingredients.
Making sushi just as
easy as baking cookies
By Nicki Lamont
Chronicle Staff
Next time you find yourself with no time
to cook your dinner, skip that step and eat it
raw. That’s the way millions of people across
the world enjoy their sushi, straight out of the
water and onto their plates.
With the closure of Oshawa’s cheapest sushi restaurant this summer, Sushi Cool, students are left looking for a new place to enjoy
Asian cuisine. But why buy sushi when you
can make it yourself?
“People have this idea that making sushi
is hard, but really it’s just as easy as baking
cookies,” says Andrew Cholfe, a graduate of
the Niagara College Culinary Management
program, and assistant chef at their Niagara
on-campus restaurant. “It might take a few
tries to get it right, but we’ve all burnt a batch
of cookies, right?”
The popularity of sushi has spread across
Canada over the last decade, leaving everyone with the hunger for fish.
“A lot of cultures are merging now, and
want to find a way to be different,” says second year Durham student and sushi enthusiast, Leah Dobson. “Experimenting with cuisine is one way to do it.”
Out of the three types of sushi, Hayazushi
is the most common in North America. Maki
rolls, fish and raw vegetables wrapped in
seaweed, fall under this category, including
the vastly popular California roll. So strap on
your apron because once you see how easily
it’s done, you’ll be reaching for the Soy Sauce
before you can say Saki.
There are six essential things you need to
make California rolls: Sushi mats, roasted seaweed, wet hand towels, sushi rice, vegetables
and fish. Sushi mats are easily found in grocery store chains, along with the other essentials.
Roasted seaweed comes in sheets, but if
you find yourself with a roll, simply cut it in
half and spread out one half on the bamboo
mat. On top of the seaweed, create a roll of
rice across the middle. The more rice you use
the bigger your rolls will be, but beginners
should try to use a line no more than a halfinch around—it makes it easier to roll.
“The rice is so sticky and really hard to handle,” explains Dobson. “It’s like glitter—it gets
everywhere. You need a bowl of lemon water
around to rinse off with every time you touch
the rice.”
Once you have your rice set, spread it
around the seaweed, but leave a space the
width of two fingers at the top.
Then comes the easy part—after pressing
a groove into the middle of the rice, fill the
channel with vegetables and fish.
“Fake crab is the cheapest and least adventurous,” says Dobson. “You can get it in frozen
packages so you don’t have to worry about
preparing it yourself.”
Once that’s done, roll the sushi up with the
bamboo mat, sealing the ends by pressing the
seaweed gap you left on one side to the other
edge of the roll, and viola!
For Durham and UOIT students, the option
of sushi doesn’t have to fade with our shrinking choice of restaurants. So next time you’re
in the mood for a little Asian flavor, break out
the chop sticks and give it a try.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Is it the outside that counts?
in most careers the employee interacts with customers directly.
Having bright pink hair or facial
peircings may give the employer a
Imagine: a doctor with a pierced
negative view of the applicant durlip. Or, a lawyer with an arm full of
ing an interview.
tattoos. Or, a teacher with a mo“I think it really just depends on
hawk.
if there is a face to face interview.
Students at Durham College
If there were, that person proband UOIT walk the halls with their
ably wouldn’t get a job if they have
body modifications. They think
a nose piercing or anything like
nothing of it. But in a few years
that. The employer would probthese students will be pursuing
ably associate the applicant with
jobs in the full-time work force.
something crazy like a devil worWill employers look beyond the
shipper,” joked Brandan Barry, a
ink and holes?
mechanical engineering student
“In all honesty, more employwho does not have any body moders are becoming more relaxed
ifications because he feels it would
with tattoos and piercings. Eminterfere with finding a job after
ployers are a lot more flexible now
graduation.
compared to years ago. It is not reOn the other
ally an issue as long
The
majority hand, piercings can
as the modification
be taken out and
can be covered if of tattoos have
tattoos can usually
it has to be. A lot of
meaning and po- be covered dependjob recruiters are
ing their location.
younger now-a-days tential employers
And not all emtoo, so they may should come to
ployers care about
have modifications
what’s
engraved
.
realize
that
themselves. It is beinto your skin uncoming a lot more
Paul Allan less it is a health or
acceptable,”
said
safety issue. Some
Angie Paisley, career
programs offered at
advisor at Hired Career Services in
Durham College and UOIT lead to
Durham College and UOIT.
fields that do not have any policies
However, a human resources
on body modifications, according
employer at the Durham region
to Hired Career Services. These
Y.M.C.A stressed location of the
include some programs in Media
tattoo or piercing can make a difArt and Design and Applied Sciference.
ences, Apprenticeship and Skilled
“Some students graduate with
Trades.
so many distracting marks in vis“Once you get into the work
ible areas of their body. Of course
force it depends on the job. Mostly
in that case, the chance of getting a
places that deal with the public
decent job is slim. It also depends
have issues with piercing and taton what the mark is. If the tattoo
toos. I had a few issues at fast food
is something inappropriate or the
places. They are pretty strict about
piercing is in a distracting spot,
hair colour too. But after bartendthis is definitely considered a no,”
ing school, I got a job no problem.
said Human Resources. “My sugIt`s not that big of a deal as long as
gestion to students is to stay clear
it doesn’t look trashy,” said Sabrina
from facial piercing and tattoos on
Dona, a former Durham College
parts of the body that can not be
journalism student.
covered.”
“With ever year that passes,
Though a graduate may possociety becomes more and more
sess every single skill and asset
accepting of body modifications,”
required for the job, having a prosaid Paul Allan, a tattoo apprenfessional appearance may also be
tice in Durham Region. “All sorts
a requirement. Especially since
of people come for a modification,
By Krystin Spittal
Chronicle Staff
‘
’
Photo by Krystin Spittal
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Jordan Black flaunts his tattoo despite what other people might
think or say about it.
in for tattoos especially. I think as
time goes on tattoos and piercings will be viewed just as a simple
ear piercing is viewed. Harmless
marks on the body.”
Society is beginning to realize
that tattoos are more than just a
way to rebel and stand out, they
have a meaning.
“People come in to get portraits
tattooed of friends or family members who have died as a type of
memorial for them. People very
rarely get tattooed just for kicks
anymore. The majority of tattoos
have meaning and potential employers should come to realize
that,” said Allan.
Everyone has a different way to
cope with the loss of a loved one, or
to celebrate a life-changing event.
Some choose to mark a spot their
body. This is slowly making its way
to acceptance in the job world.
Fun and games - at school
By Ingrid Saravia
Chronicle Staff
Be part of fierce boxing
matches,
intense
bowling
games, and furious car races.
Be a part of Wiithursdays at E.P.
Taylor’s..
Courtesy of the SA (Student
Association), every Thursday at
lunchtime different Nintendo
Wii games are hooked up at E.P.
Taylor’s for students to show off
their special Wiisporting abilities and win prizes.
“It’s lots of fun and there’s
quite a few people coming to
play,” said host Tim Steadman, a
third-year Music Business Management student doing his internship at the pub. “I even have
regulars now.”
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the
competition was particularly
intense - bowling was the sport
of choice and in teams of three
or more students fought for victory.
Mackenzie Colleran, a firstyear Business student who prefers to be known as Mack, defeated his adversaries with two
strikes and a spare that earned
him 171 points.
He won a $10 gift certificate
for the pub.
However, at wiithursdays no
one leaves empty handed and
Colleran’s contenders also won
prizes – 1 gigabyte SA bracelet
flashdrives.
Steadman said it takes lots of
skill to perfect Wii bowling but
the key is to practise.
Wiithursdays are open to all
students and it’s free to participate.
“I’m supposed to be here until 2 p.m.” said Steadman. “But
I normally end up staying till
about 3 p.m.”
“Employers should understand
the reason behind modifying a part
of your body, but I know I’m going
to run into trouble when I get into
the real world,” said Jessica Hannigan, a dental receptionist administration student with two facial
piercings. “The people who are in
charge of hiring employees are old
fashioned and see it as wrong. But
it’s changing slowly.”
Running
for a
reason
By Asmahan Garrib
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Ingrid Saravia
TAKING A BREAK: Steven Somwaru is a second-year
Law and Security student who decided that playing Wii
would be his choice of activity on Thursday.
Adults and children can run
The Creek 5 on Oct. 4 to support
conservation areas in the GTA.
Petticoat Creek Conservation
Area in Pickering will be the site of
a five-kilometre run for adults and
a fun run for children.
The run supports the Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto and encourages residents to
explore the nature and beauty of
the conservation areas.
The event includes bathrooms
and refreshments. Every participant will receive a T-shirt and a
race kit.
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Canadian or American
elections-which is better?
September 30, 2008
You listen in their
lectures, now you can
vote for your favourite
By Matt Bird
Chronicle Staff
Nikki White
3rd year Computer
Programming
“Canada. I have no effect on
the American one and I’m concerned about things that are
local.”
Shawn Blaquiere
3rd year Sports
Management
“Canadian, since I’m Canadian. I’m more nterested in Canadian culture because every
day we are more Americanized
and we should try to maintain
our culture.”
Justine Hilderbrand
1st year Journalism
“Definitely Canada. The Canadian election will be what affects my life.”
TVO’s annual search for Ontario’s greatest in-class orator is
on – and UOIT students have the
chance to participate.
Between now and Oct. 12
UOIT students, staff and alumni
alike have the chance to nominate
their favourite lecturer for TVO’s
televised Best Lecturer Competition. The competition was created
to acknowledge post-secondary
lecturers across Ontario who have
proven especially adept at educating their students.
A panel of judges will sort nom-
Kangaroos,
accents and
a chance
to study in
Australia
By Nicki Lamont
Chronicle Staff
Dan Omerod
2nd year Paramedic
program
“Canadian. It deals directly with
us.”
Rayle Cluggton
1st year Business
Administration
“Canadian. Because I am Canadian and it actually applies.
Though, the American election is interesting with Barack
Obama because he could be
the first African-American president.”
Riyad Alli
1st year Business
Administration
“Probably the American.
There is more possibility of
a change. A black president
would be different.”
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Students at Durham College
are presented with a unique opportunity to change their two or
three year diplomas to degrees
while studying abroad. A representative from KOM Consultants
was at Durham on Sept 22 to talk
about studying in Australia.
The company offers degree upgrades to 19 Durham programs
at Griffith University in the Gold
Coast of Australia, as well as several other upgrade programs for
other universities. For more information on student transfers,
visit www.komconsultants.com,
or stop by Vendors Alley from 10-2
when the KOM representatives return on Oct. 22.
inations, and the top 10 professors
will have lectures aired on TVO
beginning in February 2009. The
winner of the 10 will be chosen
through a combination of viewer
votes and the decision of an independent jury.
The winner’s school will receive
a $10,000 scholarship. Last year’s
winner was Christopher diCarlo,
an Academic Associate with the
UOIT Faculty of Criminology, Justice and Policy Studies.
Students looking to nominate
their professors can visit www.
tvo.org/bestlecturer for details. All
nominators will be entered into a
draw to win one of two iPod Touch
MP3 players.
Saying
goodbye
to a
special
teacher
By Krystin Spittal
Chronicle Staff
A memorial service for
John Bisset will be held
Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 3:30
p.m.
Bisset was a professor of
the School of Applied Science, Apprenticeship, Skilled
Trades and Technology, who
died of cancer on Sept. 9.
The service will be held
in the Marketplace, located
on the Oshawa campus, and
will be open to all staff and
students of Durham College
(Whitby and Oshawa Campus students) and UOIT.
Women take back the night
Markel Lawrence
1st year Law and Security
Admin
“Neither. One – I’m not American, and two, the party I’m voting for isn’t going to win.”
By Lynn Wayling
Chronicle Staff
Amanda-Dawn
Easton
Child and Youth Worker
“The American. Because
(whoever) wins, it’ll be a huge
change for America, whether it
be a black president or a Sarah
Palin as VP.”
Andrew Marshall
1st year, Multimedia Design
“Probably the Canadian election. It applies more to myself
because I am Canadian. But I
really don’t find one more interesting than the other.”
With the American and Canadian elections happening
concurrently, which one are you more interested in?
Photo by Jayme Quinn
TAKE IT BACK: Elizabeth Atkins and Barb Bryan with students
from Anderson Collegiate holding a flag signed by the participants in the 16th annual Take Back The Night march and rally
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
September 30, 2008
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Regent Theatre reopens its doors
By Krista Paxton
Chronicle Staff
Downtown Oshawa will come
alive with entertainment on Oct.
25 as the historic Regent Theatre
reopens its doors to celebrate art
and culture in the Durham Region.
“It’ll be a race to the finish, but
Oshawa deserves a live theatre,”
said councillor Louise Parkes, who
fought for eight years to save the
Regent.
In 2000 the Regent’s owner petitioned the city to demolish the
building.
The derelict old building
seemed fated to become a parking lot, but underneath the faded
blue paint and run-down exterior
shone a glimmer of its early 20th
-century charm.
After almost a full year of renovations that glimmer shines as a
modern community gem, reminiscent of its roaring 1920s past.
“We restored the facade,” said
new owner Glyn Laverick, whose
accomplishments include the
restoration of Toronto’s Danforth
Music Hall. “It was painted that
horrible blue colour.
It was quite expensive because
of the damage done, but we’re restoring the theatre to its classical
look with the modern amenities
people expect.”
The theatre will boast a stateof-the-art light and sound system,
wheelchair accessibility, seating
for 700 guests and updated fire
and safety exits.
It will also include central air
rather than the original cooling
system, which consisted of fans
blowing cool air from blocks of
ice.
“It came together at the right
time, at a great time, for Oshawa,”
added Laverick. “It’s a cornerstone
building and a huge part of what
the downtown used to be. It’s a
sentimental place for people, and
nostalgia is a big part of it.”
Darryl Sherman, owner of Wilson Furniture, another Oshawa
Zombie
attack
workshop
By Sandra
Dogarescu
landmark, remembers visiting the
Regent in 1964, as a child.
He took his place in a long line
that wrapped around the corner
to Bond Street, and waited to see
Mary Poppins for the first time.
“All the big movies went to the
Regent,” said Sherman. “My last
memory of the theatre was taking
my future wife on a date to see The
Naked Gun. She wasn’t very fond
of that type of comedy.”
But she married him anyway.
Sherman is also chairman of
the Oshawa BIA and advocated
saving the Regent from demolition
for the memories it holds, but also
as an important step in downtown
Oshawa’s revitalization.
“The Regent is one of the many
pieces of the puzzle of the revitalization of downtown Oshawa,”
said Sherman. “I believe any of the
businesses here understand the
importance of art and entertainment in the community, and it’s
long overdue in a region of half a
million people.”
Esthetics and nostalgia aside,
the Regent is expected to generate
$1.7 million in annual economic
spin-off, says Parkes.
Residents no longer have to
travel to Toronto for a night at the
theatre so local restaurants, cafes
and shops will benefit from the
amount of traffic flooding downtown to catch a show.
The money from the community will stay in the community.
Also fewer people travelling to
Toronto encourages environmentally friendly entertainment. Reusing the building itself promotes
a green initiative while keeping a
piece of history intact.
“I think it’s an absolute coup,”
said Rose Mary Mason, chair of
Heritage Oshawa. “It shows the
city of Oshawa that heritage buildings can be reused and it’s not
always cheaper to demolish and
rebuild.”
But the Regent only narrowly
escaped demolition.
In 2000 the builder was asking
$3 million over 10 years to restore
the Regent, but Oshawa had no
appetite to subsidize that kind of
cost, said Parkes. It wasn’t until she
spoke with current owner Laverick
that Parkes saw a light at the end of
the Regent’s tunnel.
Laverick purchased the building for $700,000 and the city
matched that figure with a guarantee of 1,000 live performances
over 10 years.
“Once I spoke with Glyn,” said
Parkes, “I could tell there would be
a happy ending for the theatre.”
Chronicle Staff
Learn special effects and
stage makeup on Oct. 9 at the
McLaughlin Branch Auditorium.
The event, Zombie Attack
, starts at 5 p.m. and finishes
at 7 p.m. This hands-on workshop teaches you how to
do scars, wounds and other
stage makeup techniques just
in time for Halloween.
People 12 and over are
welcome to join. Registration
for the free event is available
at any branch.
For more information call
Tiffany Balducci at 905-5796111 ext. 5238.
Photo by Heritage Oshawa
OLD REGENT THEATRE: This photo displays Regent Theatre in the 1930s.
Quick
Regent
facts
Photo by Krista Paxton
NEW REGENT THEATRE: Regent Theatre artist repairs
building for gala opening, taking place on Oct. 25.
•
The Regent
opened on
Oct. 16, 1919
with two live
performances
led by an orchestra.
•
About half a
million people
were reported
to attend the
Regent per
year.
•
Because of
its success,
the Regent
obtained the
best movies in
the world.
Social networking: the next level
By Ingrid Saravia
Chronicle Staff
A love story, a comedy or a
creepy thriller? Students had different ideas about the theme of the
upcoming Facebook movie.
“It could be people from
different places who meet on facebook and fall in love,” said Steven
Somwaru, a second-year Law and
Security student. “Or about stalkers,” added his classmate Sheryl
Dilmohamed.
“Facebook is not about
who created it, it’s about the millions of people that use it and
how it brings them together,” said
Greg Dezan, a first-year Business
student. “It’ll be interesting to see
what they come up with.”
The story of Facebook, the popular social networking website, will
make it into the big screen since
producer Aaron Sorkin, creator
of the award-winning television
show West Wing agreed to write
the movie for Sony and producer
Scott Rudin.
He broke the news on Facebook when he opened up his own
account. On the wall of Aaron
Sorkin and the Facebook movie
group he wrote:
“I understand there are a few
other people using Facebook pages under my name - which I find
more flattering than creepy - but
this is me. I don’t know how I can
prove that but feel free to test me.”
His Facebook movie group has
7,563 members.
Facebook was created in 2004
by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg the website has 90 million active users worldwide.
“I’m not sure what the movie
will concentrate on,” voiced a student, who jokingly said he preferred not to be identified for fear
of upsetting his friends’ mothers.
“The only thing that matters to me
is that at some point in the movie
someone wears a T-shirt that says
I facebooked your mom.”
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Mary and the Black Lamb; baaah-d to the bone
By Beth Lafay
Chronicle Staff
She stands in front of a crowd,
under the limelight while the
crowd sings along to her songs.
Words she wrote to express her inner most fears, struggles and hardships start to pay off.
“It’s a seven-year journey,” says
Lindsay Matheson, leading lady
for local band, Mary and the Black
Lamb. “If you think it all comes
overnight you’re in for a rude
awakening.”
The band, composed of
Matheson, singer/songwriter; Nick
James (Nixon Cutz) on guitar; Matt
Kelly on keyboards/programming,
Jordan Claverly on bass and Mark
“Modern” on the drums are all local
to Oshawa and Whitby.
“We’ve been through our band
shuffle,” says Matheson. “sometimes it’s in the best interest of
the band just to part ways,” says
Matheson, who has been playing with the guys for about eight
months now.
Mary and the Black Lamb is one
of the few Goth/Rock/Industrial
bands in the area. Amongst the
sea of Punk rockers, Metal Heads
and Indie folk music, Mary and the
Black Lamb strives to be different
and stand out in the crowd.
“Hence our name,” says
Matheson “sometimes we feel like
the black sheep, but we have accepted who we are. We’re different, so be it.” Matheson and the
rest of the band embraces who
they are, while going through the
same growth process as many other local bands in the area; listening
to their influences, jamming, just
playing show after show and trying to pay the bills.
“Coffee shops have paid our
way through the band process,”
Matheson chuckles sipping on
her short soy latte from Starbucks,
where she was previously employed.
Currently, Mary and the Black
Lamb are in the middle of an artist
development deal with Voodoo records out of Scarborough and are
being recorded by Murray Daigle
and Robert Laidlaw, who have
worked with such artists as Not By
Choice and Cauterize.
“We played Band Wars 2008
and I got Rob’s contact. At first I
didn’t think much of it because
in this industry people say a lot
of things and make promises that
they don’t follow through on. I
realized they were the real thing
OSHAWA BAND KEEPING BUSY: Mary and the Black Lamb stay occupied recording their new album and playing
shows both locally and in the Toronto area.
when they got us in the studio and
just said ‘let’s make a killer album’.”
The full-length album, titled As
The City Sleeps, is scheduled for
release in about two months. Half
of it was recorded this year and is
essentially influenced by Danny
Elfman and The Nightmare Before
Christmas.
“We wanted to have a lot of
fun with it, so it is very theatrical but not overly dramatic. I’m
excited for the finished product,”
Matheson boasts.
“Just make good music and the
rest will work itself out,” Laidlaw tells
the band.
Until the release, Mary and the
Black Lamb have a few shows on
the roster ,including Oct. 9 at the
Opera House, downtown Toronto.
“We have fun getting into our
pseudo characters to perform to
the audience. You just know when
you have a good performance too,
I just knew I took on the world.”
Mary and the Black Lamb get
their influences from various artists, like KMFDM, The Birthday
Massacre, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn
Manson and Evanesence.
Durham/UOIT
dirty dances to
Royal Alexandra
By Robyn DePratto
Chronicle Staff
Get ready to have the time of
your life; the Student Association
is planning a trip to Toronto to see
Dirty Dancing. The play is being
performed at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre and tickets will cost $40.
Adapted for the stage from the
popular movie by Eleanor Bergstein, it’s an experience not to be
missed.
The tickets can be purchased
at the Tuck Shop, and the first 30
tickets also come with a free copy
of the 20th anniversary edition
DVD of the Dirty Dancing movie.
The performance will be held on
Oct. 16, and the bus will be leaving
from the Student Centre at 6 p.m.
“The Goth culture is often very
misunderstood,” Matheson explains “People think that it is all
about death and sadness when
really it can be something beautiful. Everyone has a dark side, that’s
what makes us human. It’s natural
beauty at its best. It’s as real as real
can get. Raw truth, there’s nothing
wrong with that,” says Matheson.
Music is therapy for its listeners, including other musicians.
Mary and the Black Lamb turn to
music for everything; inspiration,
expression and a friend.
“Every day I wake up and
live and breathe music,” says
Matheson. “It becomes your life.
Whether it’s putting up flyers to
advertise a show, or playing them.
When I go to bed at night if music
was involved, I got something accomplished.”
Life can be a struggle at times
and everyone can use a pick-meup.
“We just want to write music
that people can relate to. Music
is our therapy so we want fans to
relate to us and know they aren’t
alone.”
All of the members from Mary
and the Black Lamb are music
veterans to the Oshawa scene
and have been around for many
changes, together.
“We got sick of the brokenhearted teenage poems. We have
grown up and out of the teen angst
stages and quite frankly, we all
have dark pasts. We’re older now
and can use these experiences to
help other people along the way,”
says Matheson.
Mary and the Black Lamb has a
band dynamic that is rare.
“To make a band work, you
need friendship. You can’t just
toss a bunch of musicians together to see if they are compatible. Band is your family, and it
is really important to see eye-toeye. Everyone in the band has the
same creative ambitions, and we
all have the same motto, ‘ Go big
or go home, because I don’t want
to go back to Oshawa.’” Matheson
flashes a smile, “We came up with
that while we were recording, and
it just stuck.”
Oshawa is full of assorted talented musicians. So when Mary
and the Black Lamb aren’t playing shows they enjoy going to see
their friends play live at different
venues in the area and the GTA.
“All of my friends are musicians. I suppose we all draw each
other. It’s because the city can be
so boring, we have to keep creative vibes flowing. Half of the
time we just end up at Denny’s or
Wally’s World. We have all sort of
learned to embrace the town for
what it is” Matheson says.
So where do all of these aspiring musicians look for their inspiration?
“We look to one other. Caution Inc., Black Cat Attack, Civil
Uprise--I adore all of them. Nothing could excite me more than my
friends being successful and playing solid sets. It motivates me to
go home and just write all night,
“ Matheson says with a sparkle in
her eye.
At the end of the day, she is just
trying to get by, and play her music with her best friends.
“At the end of the day, I didn’t
do my laundry because I just got
lost in the music.”
School partners with Oshawa
Durham Symphony Orchestra
By Shayna Brown
Chronicle Reporter
UOIT and Durham College
have partnered with the Oshawa
Durham Symphony Orchestra
(ODSO) to give students access to the classical vibes of the
ODSO.
The first of many concerts will
take place on Oct. 3 in the Wellness Centre at the Oshawa campus. Presentations will begin at 6
p.m. and the concert will begin at
7:30 p.m.
Founded over 50 years ago,
the symphony brings with it
award-winning director and conductor Marco Parisotto, who has
been involved with major productions all over North America,
Europe and Asia.
Also, Grammy-nominated violinist Phillipe Quint will be joining the ODSO for the premiere
performance to play music from
The Red Violin.
The concerts will be open to
students, and the general public.
“What’s nice about it is that
the symphony is allowing student to attend their shows at a
very reduced rate,” said Durham
College President Don Lovisa.
Tickets are $10 for UOIT
and Durham College students,
$40 for adults and seniors and
$15 for children and other students with a student card.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
September 30, 2008
27
Painting a new face on Oshawa
Artists
gather for
festival
By Liisa Sahamies
Chronicle Staff
Students, art lovers and even
starving artists can afford the cost
to get involved in the local art
community.
For a fee of $40 local artists can
get involved with the Oshawa Art
Association.
The 27th annual Fall Art Festival
was up and running in the Northview Community Centre from
Sept. 18 to Sept. 21. This four-day
art getaway was open to the public
and had free admission. With 58
local displaying and selling their
artwork for $1.50 to over $2,000.
The president of the Oshawa
Art Association, Anne LabelleJohnson, is an artist who has been
in the association since the 1970s.
“The association’s mission is to
promote art in the Durham Region and provide a place for artists
to sell their work,” said Labelle-
Photo by Liisa Sahamies
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS: Painter Donald Frank Simpson works on his latest piece, a
frosty landscape with a pair of deer. Deer aside, the painting was done from memory.
Johnson. While in the association
she met her husband, Tony Johnson, who is also an artist.
Johnson’s artwork is all over
Durham Region. He has murals
in the new Taunton Health Centre
and murals depicting the auto industry in downtown Oshawa.
One artist who was display-
ing a demo at the art show was
Donald Frank Simpson. He has
been a part of the Oshawa Art
Association for over 20 years. He
attended Sir George Williams
University and McGill University.
Sir Arthur Lismer, a famous Canadian artist from the Group of
Seven, also taught Simpson. He is
from Montreal but he is now retired and is successful in teaching
art to others around the Durham
Region. One of his students, Barb
Winfield, has MS and is paralyzed
from the neck down. Simpson provides Winfield private lessons and
goes to her house once a week to
teach her painting techniques.
Winfield paints an impressionistic
style by painting with her mouth.
She used Simpson’s techniques in
six of her paintings at a recent art
show, and four of them won.
The initial $40 fee provides
a monthly newsletter, art show
meetings, studio tours, open
homes, demos and meetings every second Wednesday. There are
also three art shows a year to promote and sell their artwork.
Artists only pay for the space
they use and the association
makes 15 per cent commission
off all the artwork sold. That money goes back to the association
to benefit the local artists all over
again.
Engines roaring in Bowmanville
By Paul Bates
Chronicle Staff
Set back in the picturesque rolling hills north of Bowmanville, sits
a now quiet 750-acre monster.
Many weekends the peaceful
quiet of the open countryside is
shattered by the sound of the roaring engines of race cars at one of
the three tracks at Mosport International Raceway, Canada’s largest motor sports complex.
The complex consists of a fourkilometre road course, Mosport
Speedway; a half-mile oval, Mosport Kart Complex; a 1.4-kilometre
kart track, and even the Mosport
Driver Development Centre, a
2.4-kilometre advanced driver and
race driver training facility with a
quarter-mile skid pad.
One of the many big draws for
the park is the weekly Saturday
night racing sponsored by PartSource and the Auto Workers
Community Credit Union which
runs from May to September.
Saturday Night races takes
place on the half-mile oval track
and usually starts at 6:30.
There are four classes that run
regularly, the six or less which is
open to cars that have no more
than six cylinders, the Thunder
Cars, the Open Wheel Modified
Series, and the Limited Late Model division.
The divisions are made up of
drivers from all over southern
Ontario who come every week to
show off their sponsors. Some of
them are even sponsored by companies that they own and run during the week.
One of these drivers is Tom Petrou, owner of Lakefront Tire and
Auto in Oshawa, who not only
races but sponsors his daughter
Alyssa.
There are other features that entertain fans at the track, as well as
the four classes, Mosport is home
to King of the Hill, where drivers can race their street cars on
the track in a heads-up race with
other drivers for a trophy, $100,
and a chance to come back at the
end of the season to race again for
the King of the Hill championship.
Mosport even hosts special events
on the oval. Inviting the Ontario
Legends series, the Ontario Sportsman Series, the Canadian Vintage
Modified series, the Ontario Stock
Car Association of Asphalt Racers
(OSCAAR) and even the NASCAR
Canadian Tire Series.
The road course also has its
share of big events, such as the
Grand Prix of Mosport, a weekendlong event consisting of the American Le Mans Series, SPEED World
Challenge GT, SPEED World Challenge Touring, Star Mazda Championship, F2000 Championship
Series, IMSA Challenge, and the
IMSA Lites.
The final statistics for the Saturday night racing at Mosport are in
for the four classes that run every
week.
As of Sept. 6, the top three for
the Thorson’s EVT 6 or less were
season champion Ryan Oosterholt
in the lead with 814 points, Ross
Galbraith in second with 807, and
Bryan Sudsbury in third with 698.
The Bob’s Towing Thundercar
top three were John Baker Jr., season champion in first with 860
points; second was John Coppins
with 815; and third was Steve Mayhew with 732 points.
The top three for the R.P. Oil
Limited Open Wheel Modified
were season champion Jim Rossitter with 679, Dwight Brown with
616 and Adam Adams with 588.
The Limited Late Model top
three were season champion
Dwight Brown with 765, Dan Kimmerly with 712, and John Baker Jr.
with 667.
Children soldiers once marched off to war
By Lynn Wayling
Chronicle Staff
New York City, 1998.
“Why did you leave Sierra Leone?”
“Because there is a war.”
“Did you witness some of the
fighting?”
“Everyone in the country did.”
“You mean you saw people
running around with guns and
shooting each other?”
“Yes. All the time.”
“Cool.”
With this exchange Ishmael
Beah begins his first book and his
journey to explain the experience
of child soldiers and make aware
their existence. A Long Way Gone
(Memoirs of a Boy Soldier) is
based on Beah’s own experience
as a child soldier in Sierra Leone
during the civil war that raged for
over 10 years. And his opening
conversation –between himself
and high school friends– perfectly demonstrates what most of the
Western world knows about war
– nothing.
Beah’s friends hold a romanticized view of war, a fictitious
view of a Hollywood action movie complete with professional
(adult) soldiers, high-tech weapons and choreographed battles.
Beah’s memoir, however, shatters
that ideal. Over 218 pages Beah
paints the scene of a country torn
apart, families destroyed and
childhood stolen away. Beah was
12 years old in 1993 when the
war between the government of
Sierra Leone and the rebel faction, Revolutionary United Front,
spread into his town. The next
five years of his life from his separation from his family to his time
at a child-solider rehabilitation
centre weave an incredibly moving story that can leave the reader
suspended in disbelief. Disbelief
that Beah was able to survive it all
and that the innocence of a child
can be so violently taken away.
Disbelief that children around
the world are still being forced to
become soldiers every day.
Beah’s writing style is succinct.
There are no ornate descriptions.
His experiences are presented
to the reader realistically. Of his
first kill at age 13, Beah writes, “I
raised my gun and pulled the trigger, and I killed a man.”
Two years later he states, “My
squad was my family, my gun was
my provider and protector and
my rule was to kill or be killed…
killing became a daily activity.”
Beah’s story evokes compassion in the heart of the reader, but
not forcibly. He does not write for
selfish reasons, there is no “self
pity” in his dialogue. He writes to
share his story with the world and
shed light on the horrors of children in combat.
Beah, now 27, lives in New
York City and is a member of
the Human Rights Watch Children’s Rights Division Advisory
Committee of the United Nations where he continues to give
a voice to the child soldiers of the
past and present, and hopefully
not the future.
A Long Way Gone was first
released in hardcover February
2007, but has seen a wider circulation with the release of the paperback version in August of this
year. It is a definite must-read for
anyone with an interest in human
rights, especially the rights of children or for those who believe the
Hollywood-version of war.
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September 30, 2008
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SPORTS
September 30, 2008
29
Durham College-UOIT Chronicle
Lords: CAN-AM champs!
By Brady Doyle
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords women’s
baseball team coupled excellent
pitching and strong team defence
with timely hitting to become the
2008 CAN-AM Classic Champions
at Durham Field Sunday, Sept. 21.
The Lords knocked off two-time
defending champions Monroe
Tribunes of Rochester, N.Y. 3-0 in
the final, finishing the tournament
with a 4-0 record while outscoring
their opponents a remarkable 20-0
on the way to the title.
The Mohawk Mountaineers
and Seneca Sting rounded out the
four-team field and battled for the
consolation championship with
Mohawk, holding off a late Seneca
charge in a 6-3 win.
Durham was solid defensively
all tournament turning doubledigit double plays over the fourgame tournament and first-year
Lords third baseman Erin Dewey
excelled at the hot corner, taking home the tournament MVP
award.
Third-year Lords pitcher Danielle Smith won tournament’s top
pitcher honours, posting two victories, including a complete game
effort in the final game against
Monroe.
Minutes before the first pitch
in the championship game was to
be thrown, while Lords coach Jim
Nemish readied the infield and the
two teams stretched and warmed
up in the outfield, the overcast
skies opened up and the cool and
breezy morning turned into a hot
and sunny afternoon. But the terrific pitching and fielding performances by the two perennial fastball powers quickly overshadowed
the great weather. The Monroe
Tribunes, three-time defending
NJCAA Division III national cham-
Photos by Brady Doyle
CAN-AM CHAMPIONS: The Lords starting pitcher Danielle Smith (left) was named CAN-AM Classic top pitcher
while Erin Dewey (right) was named tournament MVP at the CAN-AM Classic Sunday Sept. 21, at Durham Field.
pions on the strength of 2008 AllAmerican pitcher Lindsey Grace,
battled Durham to six scoreless innings before the Lords carried the
momentum of escaping a two-on,
one-out situation into three runs
in the home-half of the inning.
“Our defence was spectacular
this whole weekend,” commented
coach Nemish after the championship performance. “There may
have been a little bit of nervousness before game time but it didn’t
show on the field. We turned sev-
eral double plays in key situations
and our defence and pitching held
us in the game until our bats came
around.”
Smith returned to the mound
in the seventh inning with another
dominant inning to win the title,
and the strong performance did
not go unnoticed by the competition.
“Smith pitched extremely well,
not only today but the whole tournament,” said Monroe coach Rob
DiGiacomo. “And when we did
get a batter on base the defence
stepped up with a big play to get
out of the inning. Durham is a very
good team, they played very well
this week.”
Great results on the field for the
home team aside, Durham also
needed to play host to the three
visiting teams. Great weather and
a conscious effort to provide an
organized and clean event led to a
successful tournament for all.
“I think the tournament went
good and was scheduled very
well,” said DiGiacomo. “We have
been coming across the border for
this tournament for the last three
or four years and it has always
been organized well.”
Lords pitcher Karie Neddo
was the second half of the team’s
pitching tandem, putting forth two
solid starts in two Lords victories
while also chipping in at the plate.
Shannon Ferguson caught all four
games and was a key part of the
balanced offensive production
throughout the weekend.
Durham tennis still winless
By Thomas Cranston
Chronicle Staff
The UOIT Ridgebacks men
and women’s tennis teams both
remain winless but not pointless
after four games this year.
The women took on the fivetime OUA champion York Lions
in their home opener Sept. 17. The
Ridgebacks played well despite
falling 7-0.
Next up for the Ridgebacks
were McGill and Montreal University travelling all the way from
Quebec to the Tennis Centre for
matches on Sept. 20/21.
The men’s tennis started things
off in the morning, taking on York
Sept. 20 and falling 7-0. Every
match was competitive and looked
much closer than the scores indicate.
The women were defeated 7-0
by McGill the same afternoon.
UOIT looked outmatched by a
strong McGill team but remained
positive and played hard.
On Sept. 21, both teams hosted
L’université de Montréal (University of Montreal) et a perdu 6-1
(and lost 6-1).
Lee Cockerham had a lengthy
battle in singles with his Montreal
opponent, earning the Ridgebacks
their only points on the day for the
men with his team cheering him
on, winning 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. Cockerham looked calm throughout the
match while his opponent faded
as the game went on, screaming
and slamming his racket several
times in frustration after losing a
long rally. Serving seemed to be
the fault for the Montreal player, as
he hit into numerous lets/double
faults but managed to keep things
close with good hands around the
net and a dominant backhand.
Since each player is allowed
two serves before conceding a
point, an extra serve is available in
case the ball is hit into the net, out
of bounds or not in the service box
(called a fault).
Photo by Thomas Cranston
TOUGH LOSS: Ryan Coppolla (left) and Chris King
(right) got off to a strong start but lost 8-2 in the men’s
double match against Montreal University Sept. 21
Displaying a lack of discipline
despite ample coaching advice,
Cockerham’s opponent looked
like he was trying to overpower the
ball instead of controlling where it
was landing.
Cockerham was the opposite.
Showing strong poise and going after his first serve hard, if the
ball didn’t land in the service box,
he would serve it gently, making
sure it would land in the service
box. His opponent would, in return, slam the ball into the net and
re-serve only to the same result,
giving Cockerham points.
In men’s doubles, Chris King
and Ryan Coppola started off
strong but fell apart, losing their
match 8-2.
For the women’s team, Stephanie Collings was the victorious one
for UOIT, beating her Montreal opponent, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4.
Collings and Erin Reilly brought
the women as close as they would
come in doubles, losing 8-5.
The Ridgebacks women’s team
finishes the season Oct. 5 on the
road at York University against
McMaster. And the league championship semifinals start Oct. 17 at
Western.
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SPORTS NEWS
Lords second in standing
By Brady Doyle
Golf for
a cause
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords men’s
baseball team sits second in the
standings after once again being
on the wrong end of close games
vs. Ontario division leader St.
Clair Saints.
At Kinsmen Stadium Sunday,
Sept. 21 the Lords dropped two
decisions to St. Clair, one day
after cruising to two easy wins
against the York Lions.
The Lords executed on both
sides of the plate in a 10-0, fiveinning victory over York in game
one, Saturday, Sept. 20. Starting
pitcher Julian Daligadu pitched
five innings of perfect baseball,
not allowing a single base runner
while striking out eight. Durham’s
balanced offensive attack saw every Lords starter reach base at
least once en route to two fiverun innings and the easy win.
Game two of the doublePhoto by Brady Doyle
header featured a similar performance by the Lords before the SLIDE!: Lords outfielder Chris Jones slides into first ahead of the York Lions pickcontest became entrenched with off attempt during Durham’s 10-0 win Saturday, Sept. 20.
controversy.
The Lords, patient at the plate, being called because the York portant wins to push ahead in two, Durham’s bats came alive
took advantage of control issues coach would not leave the field the race with St. Clair for the top and the Lords scored at least one
of the standings, a bye into the run in all but one inning but still
by York starting pitcher Mike after being ejected.
“Embarrassing,” said Lords CIBA Ontario finals and home- fell short, losing 11-10 in an affair
Prentice, riding five walks and
coach
Sam
Dempster.
“On
both
field advantage.
that saw the teams combine for
clutch hits to jump out to a 7-0
Unfortunately the lead was 20 hits but also nine errors. Lords
lead through two innings. After ends. I’ve never seen an umplayers Jareth Vallier and Jonaa solid top of the third by Lords pire call the game and walk off short-lived.
Lords pitcher James Rowe than Thiebaud each went 3-for-7
starter Gary Rose, the game was the field but I guess he needed
to
prove
his
point
but
the
York
took
the
mound
in
game
one
of
on the days with three RBIs.
called in the bottom of the third
coach shouldn’t have taken it that Sunday’s doubleheader hoping
Durham was one game beinning.
A close play at first base re- far. The whole situation was em- to create some separation atop hind St. Clair heading into the fisulting in a safe call for a Durham barrassing and it took the game the standings but was touched up nal weekend of division action on
base runner started a heated ar- away from the kids, which is what for three first-inning runs, which the road at York and the division
proved to be the difference as leading St. Clair Saints. Weekend
gument between the umpire and this is supposed to be about.”
The end result was an 8-0 win Durham fell 4-2.
results were not available at press
a York coach, leading to the game
and the Lords posted two imHoping to rebound in game time.
Baulk has faith in Durham
By Didier Kalonji
Chronicle Staff
Durham Lords women’s basketball coach Tim Baulk has high
expectation for his team for the
2008-09 season. The Lords start
their season here at home on Oct.
7 against the defending champions Sheridan Bruins.
The Lords managed to make
the playoff last year with a 5-9 record, and lost in the first round to
St. Clair.
The Lords had a decent season last year even though most of
their players did not have previous basketball experience. But as
they went along they got better as
a team, and coach Baulk believes
that they improved their game
towards the end of the season.
For instance when they played
Seneca at the beginning of last
season they lost by 20 points, but
when they played them at the end
of the season they lost by just a few
points
During the off-season the
coaching staff worked hard to
make adjustments that would
make the Lords a better team. One
of the main concerns last year was
the lack of experienced players on
the roster.
“ Last year we had players who
loved basketball, this year we have
basketball players,” said coach
Baulk. The Lords acquired four
Photo by Didier Kalonji
MAKING IT HAPPEN: Head coach Tim Baulk (far right) of the Durham Lords women’s
basketball team gets his players ready for a tough up-coming season.
rookies Crystal Pinnock, Venice
Watson, Jessica Newton and Nytasha Galick with previous basketball experience, and with the
return of Jill Leistra, Erin Emery,
and Ashley Visser the Lords have
a well- balanced team. Erin Em-
ery scored 38 points last year as a
rookie.
“It’s amazing for a rookie to do
that,” said Baulk. The Lords are a
better team this year, but they still
have to compete against teams
such as Seneca, Loyalist and
Sheridan, the teams they would
have to defeat to win a championship. Coach Baulk believes that his
team can win a championship this
season.
“If we don’t get a medal I will be
very disappointed,” he said.
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
It’s not too late to register
for the Shinerama Fall Classic
golf tournament on Oct. 19 in
support of the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation.
Sunnybrae Golf Club in
Port Perry will host the event,
which costs $60 a person for
nine holes, power cart, hamburger, fries and a pop and
prize table. There will also be
prizes for closest to the pin
and longest drive.
Cystic fibrosis affects the
lungs and digestive system
and is the most common, fatal, genetic disease for Canadian youth.
For more information and
to register, contact Krista Watson at krista.watson@dc-uoit.
ca before Oct. 17.
UOIT
rows its
way to
potential
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
The UOIT Ridgebacks varsity rowing team’s first competition of the year was all about
the experience at the Western
Invitational on Sept. 21.
The Ridgebacks placed
second in the varsity women’s
lightweight four, ninth in both
the varsity men’s and women’s heavyweight eight, fourth
in the novice men’s eight and
sixth in the women’s novice
eight.
Head coach Rob Millikin
said the women’s lightweight
four showed promise, especially with two new rowers in
the boat, and that the women’s eight moved well despite
having to borrow a boat.
“It settles everyone down
once they get their first regatta
under their belt,” he said.
Western was definitely the team to beat at their
home event, winning all of the
eights, men’s and women’s
varsity and novice.
The team’s next competition, Head of the Welland,
was scheduled for Sept. 27,
where they faced stiff competition not only from Brock
University and University of
Toronto, but also from visitors Clemson University from
South Carolina. Results were
unavailable at press time.
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September 30, 2008
31
New season, new coach
New coach
for DC
women’s
volleyball
By Ryan Joseph
Chronicle Staff
The spotlight slowly grows
larger as Lords women’s volleyball
coach Shane Christopher begins
his first season as head coach.
In 2004 he was hired by the
Lords to be an assistant coach to
head coach Stan Marchut. Christopher says that Marchut was a
tremendous coach because he
knew how to interact with players.
Marchut also taught him that respect is the key to success.
“If the athletes respect you they
are going to play hard,” said Christopher.
In 2005 after joining the team
as their assistant coach they won a
Photo by Ryan Joseph
NEW COACH: Shane Christopher will be coaching the
lords women’s volleyball team this season .
OCAA bronze medal. Last year the
team made it to the semi-finals.
In March 2008 after Marchut
retired, Christopher was appointed the new head coach. He wants
his team win a OCAA provincial
title. “ I want the team to remain at
the top of Ontario,” he said. He says
that he is excited for his first season as head coach, and he wants
everyone to work hard towards
that goal.
Christopher was born on March
31, 1978 in Scarborough. Growing
up he had a strong interest in
sports. He played basketball, baseball, hockey and football.
Christopher started playing volleyball at 14 years old, after hearing about it from his high school
teachers. He decided to give it a
shot and see where it took him.
His first coaching job was as an
assistant at Grand Prairie Regional
College in Alberta. His team won a
silver medal at provincials and finished fourth at nationals in 1999.
After coaching at Grand Prairie
for two years, Christopher moved
on to the Durham Attack, where
he was the head coach from 2000
to 2004.
He led the under 14/15 team
to a gold medal at provincials and
then led the under 16 team to a
bronze medal at nationals.
He coached at the Ontario
summer games in 2001 winning a
silver medal. Christopher said the
experience helped him become a
better coach because he was surrounded by coaches that have
been coaching anywhere from
five to 20 years. This helped him
to interact with athletes better and
come up with different drill ideas,
such as drills to improve passing.
He also coached for the Durham Region Volleyball Club from
2004 to 2006 as their assistant
coach. “There are a lot of kids in
this area that play volleyball,” said
Christopher.
Christopher will make his headcoaching debut on Oct.3 at home
against the Algonquin Thunder.
All home games can be seen at the
Campus Recreation and Wellness
Centre.
Outside of volleyball Christopher works at Whitby Hydro. He
enjoys spending time with his wife
Stacy of three years and his oneyear-old daughter Kaylyn. “Stacy
has helped me finish growing up,”
he said.
Ridgebacks beat Rams in overtime
By Lauren Thomas
Chronicle Staff
An overtime win for the UOIT Ridgebacks
men’s hockey team provided a snap-shot of
the new and improved team fans can expect
to see this upcoming season.
The Ridgebacks hosted the Ryerson
Rams at the Campus Ice Centre on Friday,
Sept. 19. The 7:30 p.m. start was an exhibition game for the team which had spent the
past month practising.
The game ended with a 6-5 overtime
score in favour of the Ridgebacks and the
excitement of the game was reflected in the
high scoring.
The Rams opened the scoring early in the
first period but TJ Legge brought the Ridgebacks onto the scoreboard with assists from
veterans Shane Nolan and Derek Bagshaw.
Following the Ridgebacks’ first goal the
fists began to fly as players brawled and
penalty minutes were dished out. A power
play then provided the Ridgebacks a chance
to take the lead. Centre Dustin Turner was
the goal scorer.
Ryerson’s brash and undisciplined play
allowed the Ridgebacks to follow Turner’s
lead and score three more power play
goals.
However, Ryerson did not admit defeat
and continued to battle back with four goals
of their own and with regulation time ending in a 5-5 tie, overtime supplied an exciting finish to the night.
A five-minute period of four-on-four
hockey decided the outcome of the Ridgeback-Ram reunion. In their last meeting the
Ridgebacks fell 6-1 in a disappointing loss.
The thrilling overtime period would end
with Dustin Turner scoring his second and
winning goal for the Ridgebacks with assists
from Jeremy Whelan and Brent Varty.
Veteran left winger Derek Bagshaw took
first star with two goals and an assist.
Head coach Marlin Muylaert felt the
game was a typical first game. “We were
working hard,” Muylaert said. “Sloppy and
not very polished.” He emphasized that the
boys need to work on removing those highrisk passes, correcting timing and landing
more hits.
The Ridgebacks were set to face York
University for the York Invitational Tournament on the Sept. 27-28 weekend.
Photo by Lauren Thomas
GOOD BATTLE: The Ryerson Rams scored the first goal of the night in
a 6-5 loss against the UOIT Ridgebacks.
Get the strong workout without the strong pain
By Stephanie Pollard
Chronicle Staff
There is a way to gain, without
pain. Athletes and people who
exercise don’t have to inch themselves out of bed the next morning because it hurts too much to
breathe after a hard workout the
day before.
The trick is to make sure the
muscle gets rid of the lactic acid
build-up.
Lactic acid is a colourless, syrupy liquid produced by the muscle during strenuous exercise. Micro tears also form in the muscle
that cause internal bleeding. It is
not severe but it is still enough to
cause discomfort afterward.
Muscle pain happens after exercise or any strenuous activity
because lactic acid has not left the
muscle and needs to be flushed
out.
Jessica Salt, athletic therapist
for both Durham College and
UOIT varsity teams encourages
anyone who exercises to do an active warm-up, a proper cool-down
and to drink plenty of water before, during and after the workout
in order to get rid of pain.
“When you’re warming up, you
need to show the muscles what
you expect them to do in your
workout. You don’t expect them to
be still in a workout, so you don’t
want to warm them up that way,”
she said.
Some of the stretches that one
can use to reduce pain are leg
kicks, arm swings, walking lunges
and sumo squats (squatting sideways, standing up and repeating). But anybody who exercises
should expect some discomfort
afterwards.
If muscle pain does occur, Salt
recommends that the person
should still remain active.
“The thing that I encourage
people to do most of all is to not
rest as much as you want…you
need to allow the body to flush out
that lactic acid.” Decreasing the intensity of the workout allows a per-
son to get the heart rate going but
prevents additional discomfort.
If the muscle becomes inflamed,
ice or cold baths also help to reduce the swelling. Light stretching
can help to squeeze out that extra
bit of lactic acid. The average discomfort one feels after exercise is
different than when the muscle is
damaged.
“A lot of what we see in here are
people that are doing their activity
and they feel a pop or a snap or a
pull in the muscle, in which case
we know that there’s actually been
some significant damage done to
the muscle itself,” said Salt.
The Athletic Therapy room
does have specific tests that allow
staff to determine if the muscle is
damaged or if it is just overall muscle soreness. Regular muscle discomfort normally lasts 48 hours.
A damaged muscle has pain for
a longer period of time. Because
everybody has different levels of
pain tolerance, there is no specific
indicator of muscle damage. So
what should a person do to limit
muscle pain and prevent muscle
damage?
Salt encourages athletes and
people who exercise to pick up
good habits and not to do too
much too fast. Also, they should
try and be consistent with their
training or workout routine. More
inconsistency, more pain.
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September 30, 2008
SPORTS NEWS
Rough start for hockey team
By Paul Bates
Chronicle Staff
Photo by Amanda Allison
HAVING FUN: After completing the tournament, first
year Professional Golf Management student James
Hoffman shows off his ping-pong skills with his iron.
Golf team
comes up one
stroke short
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords golf team
was one stroke away from taking
home the number one spot at their
home tournament on Sept. 22.
The Lords home course, Lakeridge Links, hosted 63 golfers on 11 teams who battled it
out on the course. The Humber Hawks placed first, while
the Lords finished second.
Photo by Amanda Allison
LORDS TOP PERFORMER:
Rob Lewis had the best
performance for the
Lords, finishing with a 74.
“You always want to win your own
tournament, but unfortunately we
came up a stroke short,” said head
coach Mike Duggan.
Rob Lewis, a first-year Professional Golf Management student,
had the best performance for the
Lords, finishing with a 74. Other
notables were James Hoffman, a
first-year PGM student, who Duggan praised for being consistent all
season, shot a 75.
“Obviously, some are playing
better than others. And the ones
that aren’t playing well have one
more tournament to sharpen it
up before Ontarios,” said Duggan
about the team’s performance.
Duggan has high hopes for the
team. “We’re close on the games.
It’s just a matter of putting it all together, peaking at the right time…
and hopefully when we peak we’ll
be hoisting the trophy.”
The UOIT women’s hockey
team continued their slump on
the road as they opened their season at the second annual Brock
University tournament on Sept. 20
and 21.
The team fell short of winning
their debut on the Sept. 20, in a
game against the Guelph Gryphons losing by a score of 2–1.
The Gyphons were a good test
for the Ridgebacks as last season
the Gryphons had an OUA record
of 17-9-0-1, good enough for third
overall.
The scoring started early at
13:55 in the first period, when Oshawa native Katie Grant scored
UOIT’s only goal of the game, with
Guelph tying the game shortly
thereafter.
The second period for both
teams was scoreless, Guelph would
strike first in the third period, scoring the only goal, despite multiple
chances for the Ridgebacks.
The final shots total for the
game was 35 for Guelph, and 30
for the Ridgebacks, with UOIT
freshman goalie Emma Thompson making an impression on the
coaching staff as she made a number of key saves while allowing
only two goals.
The game on Sept. 21 against
the Concordia Stingers wasn’t
much better for the Ridgebacks
as they fell again 2-1, this time in
a shootout, which the OUA ruled
earlier this year would be used to
break ties in women’s hockey.
Throughout the first period
both teams took many penalties
and there were many shots on
Katie Grant
both goals but the game remained
scoreless into the third period.
Midway through the third UOIT
climbed onto the board as Katie
Grant scored her second goal of
the tournament after deflecting a
shot from Megan Friel.
The Stingers fought to tie the
game, and during a scramble in
front of the net they succeeded in
slipping the puck past UOIT goalie
Carleigh Taggart, and the game
would remain tied for the rest of
regulation play.
Overtime saw four-on-four action that proved to be very exciting
but also saw neither team score a
goal. For the shootout the Ridgebacks sent Breanne Hadley, Melissa Findlay, and Jackie McArthur,
to attempt to win the game, but all
returned to the bench scoreless.
As for the Stingers their second
player up had what it took to score
the winning goal against Taggart,
which UOIT head coach Gary
Pitcher said, “was a cheap goal as it
was a squeeze through the goalie’s
legs.”
The Ridgebacks outshot the
Stingers 34–25 and finished the
tournament with a record of 0-1-01 but seemed positive as they lost
both games of the tournament by
just 1 goal.
Asked what he thought of the
OUA using shootouts to break tie
games, UOIT head coach Gary
Pitcher, who supported it in principle at the OUA coaches meeting,
said, “It was better for consistency
of the game … the pro game has
shootouts as does the men’s program, so it’s only fair the women
use the shootout rule, even though
it did not help the team this past
weekend.”
Up next for the Ridgebacks is
another away game at the University of Windsor on Oct. 4.
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SPORTS NEWS
Lords shut down
Seneca, move into
first with 3-2 win
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
A rolling fog and rolling Seneca
attack didn’t stop the Lords men’s
soccer team from winning what
could be the most important game
of the season Sept. 24 at Vaso’s
Field.
With the 3-2 win Durham
moved into first place in the Central East Region with a 4-2-0 record, pushing the Seneca Sting
down into second.
“This was a big game, tonight’s
game was for first place in the
Central East,” said coach Stan
Bombino. “So it’s a big game for us
and a good team building game.”
The first half was an offensive
showcase as both teams combined to score four goals.
The Lords opened the scoring at 18 minutes when Durham’s
leading scorer Nick Zdravkovski
connected for a header a few minutes after confusion over a hand
ball.
Durham’s second marker came
only four minutes later when Kyle
Ryan worked his way around the
Sting’s keeper and scored on an
empty net.
Seneca responded only two
minutes later to make it 2-1.
However, Jordan Reeve would
regain the two-goal lead for the
Lords on a free kick at the 35-minute mark.
Durham held back a determined Sting attack to keep the
score 3-1 at the half.
The second half started much
like the first ended with Seneca
swarming the Lords’ zone after
adding an extra attacker. At 65
minutes Seneca’s Joseph Badia
put the Sting within one.
The one-goal difference turned
the momentum in Seneca’s favour
and they began a furious drive to
tie the game. This forced Durham’s
goalkeeper Andrew MacLeod to
make several key saves. Several
shots nicked the posts and MacLeod blocked a dangerous looking header before any damage
could be done.
“We were just playing defence
as much as possible, punching the
ball up,” said Bombino.
The Lords weathered the storm
and came out with the win.
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33
Lords golf team finish fourth at
Fanshawe, but are aiming for first
By Amanda Allison
Chronicle Staff
It was a fourth place finish for
the Durham Lords golf team at
the fifth annual Fanshawe College Invitational on Sept. 20.
The varsity team of Chad
Boudreau, Tyler Boudreau, Brad
Hickey, James Hoffman, Justin
Knaggs, Rob Lewis, Matiss Mazutis and Ian Parker had a rough
day at the Fanshawe Golf Club in
London, coming off a third place
start to their season.
James Hoffman had the lowest individual score for the Lords
at 71.
Rob Lewis and Tyler Bou-
‘
The
ultimate
goal is to win everything we play,
that’s what golf’s
all about.
’
Mike Duggan
dreau were close behind him,
both finishing with 74.
Head coach Mike Duggan
says he wants the players to be
able to handle the pressure of
tournament style play and to
have a friendly and confident
demeanour in addition to shooting low scores, and that practice
in and outside of tournaments
in the only way to achieve those
goals.
After placing fourth at provincials and sixth at nationals last
season, and a few years of losing provincial championships
by a mere shot and finishing as
“bridesmaids”, as Duggan calls
it, the aspirations for this season
are high.
“The ultimate goal is to win
everything we play, that’s what
golf’s all about,” Duggan said,
stressing the need to get on a roll
to keep energy and confidence
levels high.
Lords split Ottawa road trip
By Andrew Huska
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords men’s soccer team finished their Ottawa
road trip with a split against Algonquin College and La Cite College.
Game one against the Algonquin Thunder on Friday, Sept. 19
was a tough loss for the Lords as
they kept the game very close.
Algonquin was only able to go
up 1-0 on a penalty kick in the first
half after a foul call that seemed to
many to be a mistake.
A Thunder player fell in the
Lords’ box so the official believed
it was a foul and Algonquin was
awarded a penalty kick.
Algonquin scored the clincher
at the 75-minute mark when Durham was caught shorthanded in
their end.
Game two against winless La
Cite on Saturday ended 2-0 once
again, but this time the Lords won.
Both goals came courtesy of
Nick Zdravkovski in the second
half when he potted in his second
and third goals of the year.
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SPORTS NEWS
Blue Jays Scott Richmond fields
questions from Ajax minor leaguers
By Brady Doyle
Chronicle Staff
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott
Richmond recently got his first
shot at big league hitters and Ajax
minor baseball players got their
chance to swing away with questions for him about how to make it
to the big leagues.
“As long as you have a jersey on
your back you have something to
play for and a reason to work hard
and give your best,” said Richmond.
The Blue Jays 29-year-old rookie pitcher from Vancouver B.C., addressed Ajax minor baseball players early last week at the Home
Run Baseball Academy training
facility on Westney Road.
Speaking to a group of 50 players, parents and Blue Jays fans on
behalf on his former Edmonton
Cracker Cats teammate and current Ontario Prospects coach and
pitching instructor Chris Kemlo,
Richmond spoke candidly about
battling through playing on minor
league teams in remote locations
such as Edmonton and Moose
Jaw, and the necessity to take advantage of every chance given.
“Most people have a misconception that you need to go to a
Division I school to make it to the
major leagues,” said Richmond.
“But the most important thing is
playing and working hard and
you will get noticed and get your
chance to show your stuff.”
Speaking one day after his start
vs. the Boston Red Sox, his fourth
career major league appearance,
Richmond admitted that there
were times he felt that he would
never make it onto a major league
roster but that made him appreciate where he is now all the more.
‘
Never relax, always keep working hard, and
when you think
you know everything, you don’t.
’
Scott Richmond
“There were tough times when
I was playing in markets that
weren’t exactly baseball Mecca’s,
traveling for 12 hours on a coach
bus crammed beside another sixfoot-five player but I was playing
and working hard and that’s what
people notice the most,” explained
Richmond.
Prompted by questions from his
former teammate and the crowd,
the relaxed discussion blending
instruction, encouragement and
the odd laugh lasted close to an
hour before Richmond graciously
posed for pictures and signed autographs.
Heading into his most important off-season with a possible roster spot looming with a successful
spring training next year, Richmond cautioned the kids to never
stop working hard and keep good
care of their bodies.
“Your body and your arm are
your tools and it takes work to
keep your tools sharp,” said Richmond. “You never know when you
are going to get the call to pitch,
and there are no excuses, you have
to be ready. Run even when you
don’t want to because whatever
level you are at there will be guys
behind you working hard to take
your spot.”
As a starting pitcher Richmond
fielded several questions about
how he throws his pitches, the
concentration and mental ability
needed to out-think the player in
the batter’s box but often looped
back to a lesson useful not only for
baseball but life in general.
“Never relax, always keep working hard, and when you think you
know everything, you don’t,” said
Richmond. “Take advantage of
those around you giving instruction because they are there to help
you.”
Womens soccer roll over
Centennial in 7-0 win
By Stephanie Pollard
Chronicle Staff
The Durham Lords women’s
soccer team shone brightly in
their gold jerseys when they
conquered the Centennial Colts
7-0 on Vaso’s Field, Sept. 16.
Durham played with decisive care, passing the ball to the
teammate who was closest to
the net until they scored.
The team played with more
unity in both their offence and
defence, pressuring any Colt
who had possession of the ball.
Katie Watts was in all-star
mode that day as she scored
three goals to help give Durham
their victory.
Katy Long also scored a goal
in each half and Jennifer Michalicka scored two goals during the
second half.
For both players, it was their
first goals of the season.
Head coach Vaso Vujanovic
said that although Durham has
improved they still have a long
way to go as a team.
“We played better as a team.
Our fitness is on a higher level
than at the opening game so
we can play good together…but
we are not there yet. The players know that they have to work
hard to play as a team. It takes
more than just a week or two to
Katie Watts
play together.”
Centennial did have some
opportunity to score but goalkeepers Kylie Bracken and Ashley Visser made sure that the
ball was kept out of Durham’s
net, making it the first shutout
of the season.
The Durham Lords will face
the Seneca Sting, who have been
eager to break the Lords’ winning streak which has grown to
51 games since the beginning of
the 2002 season on Vaso’s Field
on Sept. 24.
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