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Volume XXXVIII, Issue 14

March 13, 2012

Power of Pink makes you think Sarah Hyatt The Chronicle

Robynne Henry

E.P. TAYLOR’S: Shirley makes a second appearance at Durham College and UOIT hosting Shirley’s Dirty Bingo.

Pink cupcakes, pink shirts, pink sweaters, everything pink!

Last year’s Power of Pink (POP) event redecorated our campuses, and this year’s eighth annual POP was no different, with everything from tea parties, to pink hair, and even fake boobs found across the college and university.

Tasty treats, flowers, all sorts of clothing and jewelry displays had the hallways at DC and UOIT glowing pink for a fun carnival like day March 7.

Students, staff and special guest volunteers dressed in pink and denim to show their support while working venues until nearly 5 p.m.

“It was so nice to see everyone pretty in pink, and having fun while doing something great,” said Durham’s Katy Marshall. “Breast cancer affects a lot of people, and a lot of families.”

The Change for Change toll kicked off the day and fundraising at 7:30 a.m., and by 10 a.m. the fun had spread all over DC and UOIT. For each bag of pink popcorn, or candy kabob purchased students helped raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and in-

creased awareness on campus.

Liesje De Burger started POP about seven years ago with a simple dress – in - pink and denim day for a small donation, raising almost $325.

Since 2005 POP has raised nearly $88,000. This year the committee is hoping to reach $100,000.

Over the years the event has grown to include an array of exhibitors, and also has different schools of study, departments and students competing to raise funds for the cause while winning prizes too.

Anyone who participated in the passports for prizes and turned their passport in on time has a chance to win one of the gift baskets or several gift certificates shown in the bookstore window or display case by the Gordon Willey’s Tim Hortons.

Winners will be announced the week of March 12.

“It’s not really all about the prizes though,” said Marshall, while signing the memory banner in vendor’s alley for her sister. “I could care less about some gift certificate. It’s about making a difference for people in the future who face the same battle my sister did.”

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DC getting ready to graduate Angie Doucett The Chronicle

The Durham College Alumni Association hosted a countdown to graduation walk in on March 6 in the campus gym.

Future graduates toured the gym and received free pizza, pop, chips and had their choice of T-shirts, bags or business card holders.

Durham College alumni are entitled to receive discounts on insurance from Manulife Financial and TD Meloche Monnex. The campus library and career services are also free for two years after graduation.

Alumni relations officer Lori Connor said the purpose of the event is to get students familiar with what the alumni office offers.

“It’s really important for students to know what we offer and how they benefit from it,” Connor said. “Our graduates will have their alumni card mailed to them after graduation, get a $50 discount in the athletic complex and receive discounts on services available on campus.”

Connor said that the feedback on past graduation countdowns and ceremonies has been positive.

“Students have said they really enjoy it and it’s very valuable for them.”

Student liaison Pina Craven and Mediation program co-ordinator, Virginia Harwood from Durham College’s school Angie Doucett of Justice and Emergency Services were on hand to promote the school’s new CAREER SERVICES: Anna Grauwe informs soon-to-be graduates that graduate certificate programs.

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career services is still available to them after graduation.

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Campus-wide fun for Power of Pink Continued from Page 1

Kamesha Horne-Simmons

PASSPORT TO POP: Lana Pickering, volunteer at the UOIT information booth.

Britney Dunn

BAKED FOR GOOD: Aramark food service held a bake sale March 7, selling candy bags for 50 cents and a Pizza Pizza giftcard worth $100.

Sarah Hyatt

FAMILY AFFAIR: Parents of cancer survivor Heather Griffith and volunteers from the Gala of Hope helping to raise awareness.

And Marshall wasn’t the only one who shared a similar opinion.

“It’s a rewarding feeling...” said Elizabeth Kerr, a vendor from March 7. Kerr was helping out selling her own homemade crocheted scarves, baby outfits and bracelets.

This year was the first year Kerr was able to attend our POP event in person.

For the last couple years she’s always contributed with her work, but was never able to make it here on the day. Overall, she said she was fairly impressed and happy to have been here.

Parents of cancer survivor Heather Griffith from the Gala of Hope were also on campus with their I Love Boobs clothing line. Their daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer in both of her breasts about eight years ago.

“During the first year both my girls stayed home,” said father Bill Rea. Griffith’s sister stayed home to help care for her.

“Then the thought came about to have a little party and raise a few a bucks to help them out,” Rea said. The family invited all their friends, relatives, friends of friends, and thought for sure they maybe raised $1,000 or $2,000.

Turns out they raised about $16,000.

Fundraising has only continued to grow, he said. In two years volunteers raised $450,000, and to date over $1 million.

The Gala of Hope Heather Griffith Breast Assessment Centre is the recipient of 30 per cent of the funds raised at DC and UOIT’s POP event.

“It really is a one stop shop for people with breast cancer,” said Rea. Before the centre opened about 25 per cent of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients had to travel outside the region for diagnosis and treatment, according to the organization. The centre exists to provide patients with the care they need locally.

“For the longest time our daughter was travelling back and forth to Toronto daily for treatment and check - ups,” said Rea. “One day she got talking with the head oncologist, saying how it’s a shame people with breast cancer have to travel so far, and the talk eventually led to the opening of the centre.”

Women over 50 don’t even need a reference, he added.

“It really is a beautiful place for women, like a spa,” said Rea. “Although god forbid you’re in that position, but if you

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POP DUO: Liesje de Burger, POP founder, and Suzanne Clarke, cochair and marketing co-ordinator, working hard to raise funds for POP. are, they can help.”

And all the funding to make the centre and one stop shop possible comes from volunteers and fundraising and events like POP. “We don’t even ever ask for a free cup of coffee,” joked Rea. The centre is located in the basement of the old hospital in Oshawa.

“One person really can make a difference…” said Marshall. “Something as silly as buying a cupcake that day meant something to me, and to others touched by breast cancer. I’m proud to say our schools have helped people, and helped to build organizations.”

The remaining 70 per cent of money raised goes towards to the Ontario chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The amount raised will be announced the week of March 19.

Students are also reminded that until March 21st they can still continue to donate old bras at the Student Services building.

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped, said Suzanne Clarke, co-chair of the POP committee and marketing coordinator for Durham College.

Breast cancer facts - For women in Ontario and Canada breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer.

- Nearly 64 women are diagnosed daily.

- Every day on average about 14 women die.

Kim Moreau

I’M A SURVIVOR: Connie Bell, a breast cancer survivor, showed off the dates of her chemotherapy treatments while visiting Chris Biscoe, who volunteered his time selling carnations.

- Cancer is emotionally and physically draining for patients and their families.

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Grad countdown begins Continued from Page 1

Mediation, the school’s newest program, will be welcoming new students next fall and will offer a different type of class schedule.

Harwood said the school will be supporting an alternate delivery method for Mediation and other classes in the school that will include online courses and weekend classes.

“Our graduate programs sometimes have mature stu-

dents who are often working full time and so having alternate delivery is helpful to them,” Craven said. “Many of our courses have a great turnout.”

Career services also shared valuable information to soonto-be graduates about what Durham College continues to offer after graduation.

“Soon-to-be graduates need to know that there is still help for them after they graduate, and we’re open over the sum-

mer,” career adviser Anna Grauwe said. “Individual appointments are still available to grads. You’ll be able to get more specific advice to your needs and questions.”

Durham College’s convocation will be held over two ceremonies to divide the college’s schools and will take place in June. For dates and more information on attire, guests and procedure, future graduates can keep checking www.durhamcollege.ca/convocation.

Benefits of DC alumni

Larissa Frankevych The Chronicle

Graduating in the class of 2012 comes with more than the accomplished feeling and crisp piece of paper with your name on it. You’ve also just joined 56,000 others as Durham College alumni.

As an alumni member, graduates are given access to the college’s amenities such as the campus library, campus recreation and wellness centre, conference centre and reunion events.

Students also receive discounts from several theme parks, stores and local companies that have partnered with the alumni association.

The association is responsible for holding events, reunions and keeping in touch with previous alumni.

Members also receive access to Career Services but only up to two years after graduation.

Graduates can work with a career adviser on revising resumes and cover letters, job postings and fairs, and

develop interview skills and feedback.

Companies that partner with the Alumni Association offer students and graduates discounted rates.

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex offers alumni members home and auto insurance.

“Insurance rates and discounts vary depending on age, gender, health, residency and where the individual works,” said Corrado Messina, a relationship manager at TD Insurance.

Another benefit of inquiring about TD insurance is once students get a quote they are entered into a draw to win a Lexus RX 450H or $60,000 in cash, said Messina.

Manulife Financial offers students health and dental insurance along with term life insurance, major accidental protection, child life and accident insurance and income insurance.

“We offer eight different plans within health and dental insurance, as well.

Students and graduates can

apply online without talking a representative,” said Tara Clemens, an account manager with Manulife.

One alumni member, Brandon Alexander, who graduated from Marketing in 1999 arranged a partnership between Ontario Motor Sales and the alumni association this past year.

“Student and graduates can save $500 to $700 depending on the vehicle they’re leasing or purchasing,” said Alexander.

The alumni association also partners with MasterCard. Every time the card is used a donation is made to Durham College.

Other perks include discounts at Casey’s in the Oshawa Centre, Soft Moc, Hockey Hall of Fame, Niagara Parks, Wonderland, Centreville, Wild Water Kingdom, Choice Hotels and Ontario Motor Sales.

Students are advised to visit durhamcollege.ca/alumni to view the full details of each offer and discount as restrictions apply.

Corrections There were two inaccuracies in the story “UOIT students elect new VP,” on page two of the March 6 issue of the Chronicle.

First, the wording implies that VP of university affairs-elect Jesse Cullen is still the communications director for the Durham College/UOIT chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSD), and only stepped down from his position as president of the Young New Democrat Association. In fact, Cullen stepped down from both positions in order to qualify as a candidate for the VP of university affairs.

Therefore, he is no longer the communications director for the CSSD. The article also mentions that the downtown campus and Simcoe campus parking passes are incompatible.

In fact, parking passes from the Simcoe campus are not valid at the downtown campus. However, downtown students can use their downtown-parking pass on the Simcoe campus without a problem.

There were two inaccuracies in the story “And your new Student Association president is…” on page one and three of the March 6 issue of the Chronicle.

Contrary to what the article says, SA president-elect Rachel Calvelli, was formerly the AVP of university affairs while she was on the downtown campus of UOIT. Second, Calvelli’s idea for a new forum between the SA and presidents of campus clubs and societies, was misinterpreted to be an online forum.

Her actual proposal, as she outlined in her election campaign, will be for SA officers (president, VP of college affairs, VP of university affairs and VP of campus clubs) to meet at a monthly forum in person.

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COASTER DESIGNS: Ryan Farrugia, mechanical engineering student, the creator of the rollercoaster Night Fury.

UOIT student coasting to finals Tara Oades The Chronicle

A UOIT student became a semi-finalist in the Reel Design competition that allows contestants to design any type of amusement park ride based on their favourite movie.

Ryan Farrugia, a fifth-year mechanical engineering student at UOIT, received an email on Feb. 28 from Coaster radio, the radio station running the competition, explaining that he was a semi-finalist.

This is the second time Coaster radio has held this competition, the first one being a couple of years ago.

Contestants had to send in a two-paragraph description of their ride designs, and keep the idea in reality.

All rides have to fit in a theme park so they can’t be too big, and the cost has to be less than $80 million. This means each contestant had to research rides similar to their design and find out the cost for comparison.

“I have been designing coasters for years, hoping that I can do it for a living one day,” said Farrugia. “For the competition I designed a winged rollercoaster, which is a coaster where there are two seats hanging off the train on both sides of the track. Winged roller coasters are fairly new and not too many of them are in the world, which is why the judges liked the idea.”

The ride is called Night Fury, and is based on the DreamWorks animated film How to Train your Dragon.

For people who have seen the movie, the story behind the ride is that passengers are helping Hiccup, who is a dragontraining Viking, train another dragon for Astrid, who is Hiccup’s friend in the movie, said Farrugia.

This is why the winged roller coaster design is important. It makes the passengers feel like they are flying on a dragon, which makes the ride exciting, he said.

Only three out of the ten semi-finalists will be chosen to move on to the finals, where their designs will be judged by roller coaster engineers, theme park owners, and Neil Patrick Harris, who is known as Barney from How I Met your Mother, but is also a roller coaster enthusiast.

“I’m proud that I made it this far, and want to make it to the finals just so Neil Patrick Harris can judge my design because I think he is great,” said Farrugia. “I am a little worried because the radio hosts who pick the semi-finalists said that my ride seemed to rip off Harry Potter, but I just have to hope for the best and see what happens.”

The finalists will be chosen on March 13. The winner will receive a trophy and a chance to explain their ride design on the air.

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Gov’t closes student job centres The current unemployment rate for young adults across Canada sits at a scary 14.5 per cent, nearly double the average jobless rate for all Canadians.

And what is the federal government doing about that?

Nothing. Correction. They are making it worse.

For the first time in almost 40 years the federal human resources department has decided they won’t be opening their student job centres in spring.

The same student job centres thousands of youth have used as a primary source of finding employment. There were roughly a hundred centres in Ontario alone, including one in Oshawa, with hundreds more scattered across the country.

As well as providing help

to whoever needed it, the centres actually employed several students as summer staffers, meaning the unemployment rate is actually rising directly as a result of the sudden closure.

One has to ask why the government has decided to shut what has before been a successful way for students to find work.That is other than the fact that it saves them millions of dollars. $6.5 million to be specific.

Diane Finley, the human resources minister, has suggested it would be more beneficial to students for jobs to be listed online via job bank, the federal government’s main online job site. There are several problems with that.

First of all, job bank has

only recently started up again after being down for several weeks due to a security breach, a problem affecting job hunters of all ages, not just youth.

Secondly, what about those who don’t have instant access to the Internet? What are they supposed to do?

Just sit home and wait for a job to come and find them?

I realize that technology has enhanced the way we go about our lives.

It has changed many things for the better. But there is no way this move has more pros than cons.

In a society where many are against kids sitting at home on their computers, the federal government is promoting it.

Never mind going out and ac-

tively looking for work. Don’t worry about that.

Now you can stay home and continue to expand your antisocial tendencies to levels never seen before.

All behaviour endorsed by our federal government, though not much help in a job interview.

Finley has done her best to do this as quietly as possible since announcing the closure a month and a half ago, simply because she knows how big of a stink it’s going to cause.

The department has said the number of students visiting the seasonal centres has decreased significantly over the last few years, making them less effective and relevant for today’s youth.

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A statement they made without presenting any stats.

By investing a portion of the money saved on youth.gc.ca, the department claims there is no longer a need for the temporary centres, and students can access the site all year round, improving their chances of finding work.

Still, even with the excuses, and the explanations, the department is making a mistake closing the centres. Nothing is better than getting out there and doing things in person.

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Be cautious with winter driving

Driving is something a lot of us take for granted. So is safety. When the two are combined, it’s Mike only natural that we feel secure. And the majority of people have good reason to be.

Pickford I was part of the minority once. Not so long ago in fact.

As a young adult, I had that air of invincibility most young adults have, whether that’s in regards to sports, fighting, or indeed driving.

It’s this arrogance that causes us to do irrational things at the worst times. For example - reckless driving in the winter.

I’m guilty of the above statement.

In January, on my way to school one morning, I was driving along highway 7A just outside of Port Perry.

Slush covered the road, snow dropped from the sky and wind battered everything it could.

But still I wasn’t concentrating. Turns out I was following the car in front a little

too closely and by the time I saw the brake lights it was too late.

I swerved, but the slush took control. I flew around the car in front, doing a 180 degrees spin, taking out a mail box and before landing in the ditch, smashing into an electric pole and flipping my car once there.

Amazingly, to those that had pulled over and to myself, I climbed out of the wreckage completely fine. Not a scratch on my body.

I was told I was lucky to survive that day. Time and time and time again.

But the accident really got me thinking. Do we only truly realize how mortal we are when we’ve experienced something like that?

To a certain extent, I’d have to say yes. I was so confident nothing like that would ever happen to me. But that’s how the majority think right? And that’s something that has to change. I’ve learned to respect the roads, respect the conditions, and more importantly, respect myself.

I agree, it’s a little bit pathetic that it took something as serious as this to make me realize that. A mistake. A lack of concentration. That’s all it takes. I just hope that by reading this, you won’t make the same mistakes I did. Drive safely. It’s in your best interest.

Busing is not always an option

Not so long ago I looked condescendingly upon students who drove to school.

Our bus passes are covered by our tuition, allowing us to travel through Durham Region essentially for free.

Sure, it doesn’t run as often as people might like, but it comes without the price tags of gas, maintenance and an almost $500 per year parking space at the college.

Fast forward to today, two months into the ownership of my first vehicle and I’ve shipped out my almost $300 to park on campus for this semester, an unknown amount that I likely don’t wish to know shipped out weekly toward gas, and thanks to mother nature’s dumping of snow occasionally, all of the perks of preparing for a winter drive. Am I mad?

Full-time students at Durham College and University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) receive a Universal transit pass (U-Pass) as part of their student fees.

This pass allows unlimited usage of any Durham Region Transit or GO transit bus operating in Durham Region and reduced GO transit fares outside of Durham Region.

Several Durham Region Transit and GO Transit buses stop at the Oshawa campus, with the Simcoe bus running every seven minutes to and from downtown Oshawa.

Student fees, on the other hand, do not cover college parking. Short-term parking is available in Pay N Display parking areas near the main entrance of the Gordon Willey building and in visitor areas, or parking spots are available on a semester or yearly basis.

At the Oshawa campus, a parking space costs up to $500 for a year, and Pay N Display costs $4 per hour

or $10 per day. At the Whitby CamKim pus a yearly pass costs almost $450 Moreau however they also have one, four, six, eight, or 10-week period parking at a discounted rate.

For some students bussing is not an option because they live out of the city and the bus does not travel to them or it does not travel enough. But why do people living in Oshawa, often just down the road from the college, still drive to school every day?

Many students, to pay for their own education, housing, and other expenses, need to work part time.

As a result, the bus system does not always transport them quickly from the college to their place of employment. Driving their own vehicle gets them there on time.

Acknowledging that catching the bus is not the easiest option for all students should be addressed, potentially though a reduced parking rate.

The majority of Ontario colleges have a similar parking rate. Comparatively, a parking space at Fleming College ranges from about $300 to $500 per year, Seneca College is just under $300 per semester, and Humber College is closer to the $600 to $700 price range for a year.

For a student trying to pay their own tuition in hopes of leaving college or university with a chance at a better future, paying what amounts to seven to 15 per cent of their school costs to park on campus, to afford to get to a job on time that’s helping pay for that schooling, is unrealistic.

Even reducing costs by $150, to about five to 10

per cent of a student’s tuition costs, saving someone potentially a week’s worth of money, the campus can still bring in money to maintain the parking lots, and acquire additional money from parking spaces.

It is convenient to have a universal transit pass.

Students can hop on and off any bus in Durham Region without having to remember to buy a new pass at the end of each month, or to pay a full month’s rate if they happen to lose their bus pass.

But for students living outside of Durham Region, paying a significant amount to travel the remainder of the way to their destination, or for students living in Oshawa who have other engagements such as a part-time job to travel to, buses are not the best option.

Some students complain because buses, even the Simcoe bus that travels every seven minutes, are too packed.

Inside the bus students are squished together, backpack to backpack, some standing, some tight against the window or against a person they don’t know.

And when it’s their turn to escape the claustrophobic crush of people, they have to push and shove to get off – and often must yell at the bus driver because the bus is leaving the stop with them still aboard.

Perhaps if buses ran more often, had more space, or had overhead storage for backpacks, taking the bus would not be such an inconvenience to students, but it is a large factor in why some students prefer to drive.

Regardless of why students choose to park on campus, parking rates do not address the financial needs of students but for many it is more convenient than being crammed on a bus hoping to get to work on time.

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MOVIE NIGHT WITH C.A.S.A.: (From left) club member Alaine Ainsley, secretary Cindy Thomas, president Racquel Thomas, vice-president Carla Lawrence, and marketing/event planner Judiann Smith-Cephas at the black history month movie night, on Feb. 29.

C.A.S.A. making a difference

By Ray McNeil The Chronicle

The Caribbean and African Student Association (C.A.S.A.) held their last black-history month movie night on Feb. 26.

The event was held in C113 at 6:30 p.m.

“This is actually our third movie night for the month of February,” said current secretary Cindy Thomas.

The movie screened was Coach Carter, starring Samuel L. Jackson. The film tells the story of real-life high school basketball coach Ken Carter, who refused to let his team play due to poor grades.

“The theme really is show-

ing black history, so it’s really geared to black-history month,” said vice-president Carla Lawrence.

Lawrence said that events like these help promote team spirit, as well as culture and history.

“I think it’s important that people know about their history, and the things that people in the past went through,” said Lawrence. “It’s a good way of showing progress to me.”

Originally around a halfdozen films were considered for screening. “We did an executive meeting, and then we threw it out to the group, and then we voted,” said club-president Racquel Thomas.

“The message is not to forget your past as a black person,” said marketing event-planner Judiann Smith-Cephas.

The other films screened throughout the month were academy award-winning films The Help, and Crash, the latter written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis.

Lawrence explains that other attempts to hold black-history month events did not work out as well. “We did have a debate (planned), and it didn’t (work out),” due to not having enough debaters. “This is actually our first year (back) up and running after a year, so we’re just trying to revive the club right now,” said Thomas.

During last school year, the group was left in limbo.

“I was in the group during 2009 to 2010,” said president Thomas, “and they were doing elections, but I think no one got voted in, so the club did not get re-ratified.” Thomas also added that the previous club president was set to return, but decided not to. “And then they didn’t finish the paperwork.”

“We just wanted to keep the group going,” said Smith-Cephas, who had a hand in choosing the films to be shown and providing refreshments for the night to help raise money for the group’s budget.

Smith-Cephas said that the hardest thing is promoting the

group to the rest of the campus.

“It takes a lot of planning and marketing to get the word out.”

C.A.S.A. meetings are scheduled on Thursdays between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

“The problem is only about eight people can meet at that time,” said president Thomas, because their school schedules conflict with the meetings.

“So that’s the problem we’re having this semester, so what we do is send (club information) through e-mail or Facebook.”

Anybody looking to take part in the club can e-mail caribbean.africansa@gmail.com. Or students can visit the Facebook group, Casa Uoit-dc.

Exams at Durham: to be or not to be?

Sarah Hyatt The Chronicle

It’s just about that time of year, AGAIN. Yes, exams are making their comeback!

For students this can only mean tired – saggy eyes, too much caffeine, and stacks of books for pillows.

With thousands of dollars on the line and limited sleep, exams can cause students a lot of stress.

“It’s my least favourite time of year by far,” said Adam Harrison from the School of Science. “I’ve never been good with tests or exams of any kind. The pressure of bombing something that’s worth nearly one third of your grade just stresses me out to the max.”

But not all students face the same grim reality Harrison does.

Some courses at Durham College don’t have midterms or final exams.

Sometimes the content of a course itself, with things like final projects or portfolios, allow students

to become masters of their study without exams, said Mary Blanchard, associate vice - president of academic planning.

For instance, a lot of courses in the School of Media Art and Design don’t have exams.

“I absolutely wish I didn’t have exams,” said Harrison. “Who doesn’t? I’ve always been a kinesthetic learner. Anything hands - on I flourish at. But final exams, not my strong suite at all.”

So who holds all the power?

“It’s largely in the hands of professors, or teams of professors in conjunction with their deans,” said Blanchard.

But each school of study, programs, and courses within programs vary. A program could have exams in the first year for example, but not in the second, or some courses could have exams while others don’t, said Blanchard. However, in some schools of study exams are more prevalent, she added.

Business, science, engineering, technology or health students, for example, often have routine exams.

“Although I have a hard time with tests I also want the best from my education, and if that means exam after exam, well, guess I’m eventually going to get better and better,” joked Harrison.

But Blanchard says Durham would like to reduce the number of programs and courses with exams. If the number of programs with exams were reduced it would be easier for staff to run the seven – one - seven, she said. This would mean programs without exam week could have a fall break.

At the same time some programs need exams.

“Those standards and testing that are required are what help graduates get jobs,” said Blanchard. She admits it’s quite complicated, but staff are working on a solution.

For students who are required to do exams, like Harrison, it’s back to the books for this semester, but maybe not one day.

“If it means a good job one day I’m okay with a little caffeine overload here and there and a few more sleepless nights,” said Harrison.

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Celebrate campus pride Paralegal students Bobby Perritt

year to have the Pride flag raised on campus for the day.

She has also requested Boylesque, a TorontoDon’t swallow your pride. Let it out every day based all-male burlesque dance troupe, to do a – especially for campus pride day on April 5. set.

“We’re hoping to be as proud as possible on Bryan is excited about the group. “It’s recampus,” said Barb Bryan, outreach co-ordinator ally unique because boys don’t typically do burof the SA and co-ordinator of the LGBTQ Centre. lesque,” she said.

The centre is organizing Durham College and As well, organizers are trying to bring out UOIT’s second annual campus pride day in sup- Waawaate Fobister, a two-spirit Ojibwe collegeport of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, age playwright and performer. transsexual and queer/questioning community.

Bryan said she hopes to have Fobister give The celebration will heat up the UOIT Charles advice and answer questions, and have students Street building downtown, with a potluck from 1 enact segments of his play Agokwe (meaning to 3 p.m. two-spirit).

Students are encouraged to Agokwe is a play based on a bring their own dishes. However, First Nations boy struggling with It’s just to have his attraction toward other boys in Bryan’s “famous” chocolate chip fun.

You can meet his community. cookies may spoil appetites for the with new people… main course, if people indulge too Two-spirit is the term found in and connect with a wide much. range of North American people before the First Nations “Chewy in the middle, crispy on cultures for people summer comes. the outside,” she described, nodwho are gay, lesbian, bisexual or ding her head. who identify with both sexes.

Pride day will move onto the The LGBTQ Centre is welcomBarb Bryan Simcoe campus for the coffee ing suggestions for local musicians house event from 5 to 8 p.m. in who may be interested in playing room G213. Students can stop in for traditional soft, acoustic or keyboard music during the cofcoffee house refreshments. fee house.

The event was held in a section of E.P. TayBryan said there will be no heavy music and lor’s Pub last year, but was moved to G213 for derogatory content will not be welcome. more space.

She also wanted to remind everyone that ev“It was busy all night last year…I want to ery pride-oriented event is a chance for students make it bigger and bigger and bigger this year,” to communicate with her and her colleagues and said Bryan. tell them what they are looking for from the LGThe get-together will be topped off with live BTQ Centre, what the centre is doing right and student performances. what their next steps could be.

Along with the entertainment, there will also Students who want to help with campus pride, be displays and information on local LGBTQ who want to take advantage of LGBTQ services, support services. That will include PFLAG, Pride or who just want to know more about the centre, Durham and the AIDS Committee. can call (905) 721-2000 extension 7617.

Pride day has not been fully developed, They can also stop by room SSB120-A. That is so some ideas are still in the wait-and-see in the student services building at the very end stage. of the hallway, which is located next to the Tim For example, Bryan is trying for the second Hortons counter.

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The Paralegal program at Durham is ready to expand, thanks in part to some delicious treats.

The paralegal bake sale, which ran March 1 from noon to 2 p.m., was held to raise money for a new paralegal clinic on campus. Once opened, the clinic will provide Durham/UOIT students with free legal services, carried out by students in the paralegal program. “It’s basically an association with Northumberland legal community centre in Cobourg and the Durham Regional one in Oshawa,” said secondyear paralegal student Rosario Russo.

The Durham Regional one is the Durham Community Legal Clinic, located in the Oshawa Centre. The program has already received the bulk of its funding from the two legal clinics. “We are a project of them, really,” said professor Kandace Bond-Wileman, who explains that the clinics approached legal aid Ontario with the understanding

that there is a great need in Durham Region, especially in north Oshawa, for legal help because the legal clinics could not service everyone. “(It will) give paralegal students the chance to use their skills, because they’re basically going to be serving the student population under my supervision,” said Bond-Wileman. She explains that the clinic, in conjunction with the school of justice and emergency services, will help students in areas such as welfare, tenant/landlord disputes and OSAP. “Most of the funding has actually been given to us from legal aid Ontario to get it up and running,” said BondWileman, “but legal aid Ontario also, as a lot of people know, are short of funds. So we’re just raising some extra money so we can afford things like, desks, chairs, paper to use and things like that.” Bond-Wileman said the group has looked at a few locations on campus, and are now waiting for approval from the college. “As soon as we get the room, we’re all set to go. We’ve already got the personnel.”

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An animal in need: Oasis indeed Amanda Darrock The Chronicle

When people are in need, they visit a shelter or foodbank.

When an animal is in need Oasis Animal Rescue and Education centre is there to help them and their owners.

What started as a rescue centre for animals and an education centre for their owners has since broadened to community outreach for both animals and humans alike.

Residing in the heart of Downtown Oshawa, Oasis is more than just a shelter. They offer the traditional animalspecific services such as 40 foster homes for rescued animals or ones who have been surrendered. In addition they provide services for owners.

These services include an animal food bank for owners who can’t afford the cost of pet food, and education for students about animals and pet ownership.

Since Oasis opened nearly two years ago, the animal food bank has been well accepted by the community, helping over

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OASIS: Samantha Luciani holds one of the many animals that Oasis animal rescue and education centre has assisted.

200 pet owners a year in Oshawa.

“Oasis has the advantage of lots of foot traffic because of the store front location,” said executive director Janet Smith who started Oasis, located on Simcoe Street north.

This foot traffic has lead to expanding services within the rescue. They offer therapy for persons with a mental disability in the community. By allowing them to interact with the animals, they have seen great

response from both the visitors as well as the animals. “It all started from a few people coming into the shelter with mental disabilities and seeing their interaction with the animals made us decide to continue with this,” said Smith.

Smith opened the rescue and education centre to help the animas. “I have watched so many of them end up on the streets due to people not being able to take care of them or they are not properly spayed or neu-

tered and they reproduce and it becomes too many of them. I decided to change that.”

Taking on volunteers to help out both in-store and as part of their foster program, Oasis slowly began to grow.

One volunteer, Samantha Luciani, went on to join the Oasis team as operations manager. “I started as a volunteer a year and a half ago and then signed on for operations manager. I have always loved animals and Oasis cares for all animals and helps them find their forever home.” says Luciani.

Luciani, like many of the volunteers, tend to adopt the animals that they foster. “We had a box of five-day-old kittens brought in by the city after they did a feral animal sweep,”says Luciani. “The kittens were left behind. Their eyes were barely open. We took care of them at the shelter, feeding them goats milk until they were strong enough and had their shots and then sent them to a foster home. I ended up adopting one of the kittens and he is still with me to this day two years later.”

Oasis currently has an assortment of cats, dogs, ham-

ster, rats, guinea pigs and various domestic animals including a pot-bellied pig. Though the rescue does not deal with exotic pets, such as lizards and snakes, they have close connections with a shelter that specializes in these animals and they send them there.

“Our animals are surrendered by owners, dropped in boxes at our doorstep or rescued from high-kill shelters,” said Smith. “We send them to our foster homes where they live until we find them an adoptive home.” As a number of animal and pet owner clients increases at Oasis, they continue to grow in their community work. A new service available is grief counselling for pet owners who have recently lost their pets. Though it is still in early stages, Smith and her employees have seen much success already with many people coming in to visit the animals while grieving their own. Smith and Luciani have high hopes for Oasis Animal Rescue and Education Centre in the future. “ We hope to be able to expand and assist more animals and owners,” said Smith.

Lend a student a hand and be a peer tutor

By Jordan Lloyd Chronicle Staff

The Academic Success Centre is searching for new selfmotivated peer tutors for the coming school year at UOIT. The peer-tutor program was launched in the Academic Success Centre at UOIT in January of 2010 and is looking to acquire students for tutoring positions for the spring/ summer 2012 and fall/winter

2012-2013 semesters.

The subject areas that tutors are required for are business, engineering, health science, IT/gaming, math, nursing, science and writing.

Students are being given the chance to receive help based on each of their own individual needs at an appropriate pace and level of instruction from the tutors.

Peer tutors work a maximum of eight hours per week

and their schedule is set around their class schedule from Monday to Friday. The exact number of positions to be filled is not yet completely set.

“It is difficult to say how many exact positions are available at this time as we will base that on how many tutors decide to extend their contracts into next year,” said Krista Elliot, the manager of the Success Centre.

“We plan to hire between five to 10 students.”

Potential applicants must be a registered UOIT undergraduate student.

A cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher and a grade point of 3.3 or higher in relevant courses of the tutoring subject are also required. A specific recommendation from a professor of the course for which tutoring will be provided must be given to Krista Elliot when applying,

as well.

Applications are being accepted until March 19 for tutoring positions. Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter and a list of three references for contact, as well as providing their professor reference by email or phone call at the time of applying.

Peer tutor training will take place before the semester begins, and all training sessions are mandatory.

Now is your chance to get your M2 with Durham Philip Petrovski The Chronicle

With spring on the way, motorcyclists are looking forward to getting back on the bike and riding through the warmer weather, and Durham College makes getting your licence more convenient.

For people without an M2 licence, Durham College offers a motorcycle-training course through continuing education that will include the M2 licence test.

The training course runs from April 6 through Oct. 19,

the training centre is in Whitby, at 1610 Champlain Ave. and course registration is at the Durham College registrar’s office. Appropriate riding gear and an M1 licence are needed.

The program costs $458, with taxes and the licence test included.

“You’ll learn all the safety rules and right at the beginning you’ll learn the proper riding habits,” says program officer Joy Lavergne.

“The instructors work well as a team and at the end of the course you get a certificate from the Canada Safety Coun-

cil, and that also helps with insurance rates.”

It caters to beginners and even experienced riders looking to improve their habits.

“We get beginners and we get people who have already been riding. It’s good information to have before you even get on a bike,” Lavergne said.

Getting your licence and experience will help you when you’re applying for insurance, as well as feeling more comfortable on a bike.

For more information visit the registrar’s office or contact shelley.nowlan@durhamcollege.ca

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Presenting the first SoMAD awards

By Jordan Lloyd Chronicle Staff

Students’ work will be looked over by industry professionals at the first-ever SoMAD awards at Durham College/UOIT. The Society of Media, Art and Design is presenting the first-ever SoMAD awards to give students the chance t make connections in the field they will be entering after graduation.

“During our first society meetings we were brainstorming about what kind of events to hold over the next year,” said Shelly Kowalski, the director of events for the society. “I suggested we hold an awards show that would allow students to showcase their work in front of industry professionals.”

Students can submit their original work into 18 different categories, ranging from commercial photography to music recording and editing, to be judged by professionals.

“We have a good-sized selection of judges who will be voting on submitted work as well as attending the event,” said Kowalski. “Each category has judges from relevant fields judging submissions.” Judges confirmed for the event already include representations from

CBC and the Discovery Channel, The Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Rattlebox Studios, Channel 12 Durham, as well as a half dozen well respected photographers from around Durham Region.

Submissions are open to anyone in a media, art and design program, and students don’t just have submit for a category that matches their program.

“A digital photography student could submit to the commercial audio recording /editing category,” she said.

The society believes it is important for students to take part and have their work showcased. “I think that there are a lot of very talented students in this school who should be given the chance to showcase their work in a professional environment,” she said. “This allows them to make a name for themselves before they even graduate, as well as create opportunities for them to possibly find jobs outside of school. It’s never too early to start networking within the industry.”

Students must be enrolled in the School of Media, Art and Design to be eligible for submission. The deadline for submission is March 14 at 4 p.m., with the awards themselves following on March 27.

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Become a better leader with the DECA U club Do you want to network and compete?

Nicole Patton The Chronicle

It’s a skill many organizations look for in a potential employee. Leadership. But getting experience with this skill isn’t always easy.

One avenue UOIT students can pursue to become better leaders is through the DECA U club.

The DECA U club is part of a global community for university students studying topics from marketing to hospitality and management who are eager to network, compete and lead the world into the future.

Pakinam Abo El Esaad is a second-year commerce student who joined DECA while in high school. She is now the director of the UOIT club, which is entering its first year.

“It’s something that can go

towards your future,” said Abo El Esaad.

“It’s experience.”

Students of UOIT are encouraged to join DECA and compete against not only one another but also 16 of Ontario’s top universities in a provincial competition once a year in Toronto.

As either individuals or partners, students prepare a case for a panel of industry professionals to judge. For example, some hospitality cases include marketing and laying out an event to present to the judges who pose as managers of a hotel.

Students have a limited amount of time to create and present their ideas before being given a total score.

At the January competition, UOIT came home with four awards. “It was kind of crazy,” said Abo El Esaad. “Some students were nervous, but it was a lot of fun.”

However, competitions are not all that the DECA club offers.

Networking and workshops will be offered to members and other students on presentation skills and how to use certain

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computer programs such as Prezi, a presentation tool.

“I’m learning a lot from this,” said Abo El Esaad, who hopes to run for president of the club again in the future and to get a bigger turnout next year.

“At orientation week, a lot of students didn’t know about DECA. But the first-years (in the club) were so excited about it.”

Some hopes the club has for next year include more case competitions and activities such as a scavenger hunt around the university.

UOIT students who wish to join DECA can visit the website www.uoitdec.ca or email decauoit@gmail.ca for more information.

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Students go MAD for masks at E.P. Taylor’s

By Ray McNeil The Chronicle

The music was loud and the masks colourful as Durham was host to a ‘Mad’squerade party last week on campus.

The event was put on by the Society of MAD, and took place on March 6 at E.P. Taylor’s, from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. All the proceeds from the night went to support the SoMAD Awards on March 27.

“We want people to branch out and network,” said Society of MAD director of recruitment and student outreach Luke Hamilton, who helped provide the music and masks for the event. The attendance

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BREAKING OUT THE MASKS: Students (from left) Katherine Olenic, Leah Mostow and Paulina Beaney party at E.P. Taylor’s for the MADsquerade on March 6. was low at the beginning, with only a handful of students scattered around the pub. “I heard

about it through a friend. She’s part of the program, and she invited me through Facebook,”

said Criminology & Justice student Victoria Hunt. Despite the turnout, those there were not

too concerned. “It’s going to be a fun night either way,” said first-year animation student Paulina Beaney.

A few hours in, as more people arrived, prizes were handed out, including a $25 gift-card for McDonald’s for best mask.

The Society of MAD, which began last September, hopes to connect students of every background within the school of Media, Art and Design. “Our mission statement is for people to make connections within their different organizations of their future careers,” said Hamilton. “Just bond, and get them to know each other, to expand so it’s not just people within their own program.”

Your memory and the flaws in eyewitness accounts

Nancy Ellis The Chronicle

Can you really trust a person who said they saw a green truck start on fire, although someone else said it was black?

Does your memory change over time? How accurate is your eyewitness memory?

Eyewitness memory is a subset of human memory and has been a subject of scientific study for years. It’s the human memory that notices an interesting or surprising event, for example a car collision, crime or tornado, said Dr. Brian Cut-

ler, UOIT associate dean and professor for the Social Sciences and Humanities.

When in a group of people you may walk by something and every member of your group might remember it differently, a different colour, different shape or shadow.

“We (human beings) used to agree that we must believe these individuals who saw what happened,” said Cutler who teaches in the criminology and psychology programs at UOIT. For example if a person said they saw five local men rob a bank, this account of these men would be taken as truth.

Memory doesn’t act like a recorder. As human beings we cannot recall everything that’s happened as easily as it seems, he said.

What you’re thinking about, how distracted you are and if you’re stressed out, can affect the way your eyewitness memory works, he said. Information learned after an incident or how we (human beings) go about remembering can confuse the memory, Cutler said.

If two eyewitness reports differ from each other, factors such as intoxication, extreme stress and distractions are taken into account. How close the

witness was to the happening is also noted, but there is no real test to discover which report is more accurate.

Generally human memories are good. As time passes some memories can decay. “You don’t have trouble recognizing friends, family or where your classes are,” Cutler said. It is the shocking incidents, crimes and natural disasters that mark the eyewitness memory.

Eyewitness memory is studied for crimes and events, when it’s relevant, Cutler said. Eye-

witness testimonies are used in court and studied for “verbal and non-verbal cues to tell whether a witness is telling the truth,” he said. There may be ways to detect if someone is not telling the truth but no direct indications to imply the witness is intentionally lying.

“Mistaken identification is the leading cause of wrongful conviction,” said Cutler, who has written books on the topic, including Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification.

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An evening of café literature

By Ray McNeil The Chronicle

The future of communication was the topic at the recent McLuhan Café, which left its attendees thinking about what a post-literacy world would be like.

The event, presented by SlowCity magazine, took place on March 1 at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in downtown Oshawa.

The guest speaker for the night was Michael Ridley, chief information officer and chief librarian at the University of Guelph for over a decade.

Ridley started the night off by proposing that, just like when the written word replaced story and song as a form of communication long ago, the human race has come to a point where literacy is no longer sufficient to meet our information needs.

Ridley feels that humans are heading toward a more collective consciousness, along the lines of futurist Ray Kurzweil, who believes that humans will one day merge with the technology they created in order to keep up with the swiftness of society.

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McLUHAN CAFE: Michael Ridley (right) talking with attendees of the McLuhan Cafe event after the two-hour discussion, which took place on March 1 at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

The café was informal, with those in attendance at the free affair seated in a large circle of chairs, free to ask questions and suggest their own ideas.

One that formed during the evening was being able to

synthetically extract information from the human brain, and use it as shortcut to knowledge.

If you wanted to learn French,or drive a car, you could purchase an easy-to-swallow pill and absorb the information

that way.

Ridley is currently working on an online publication discussing the post-literacy, post-human world. The name of the book is Beyond Literacy, though even Ridley is not sure

about its classification.

“It’s a book-like thing,” says Ridley, who hopes it will be a more organic publication, where others who read it will comment on it, and maybe even contribute to it.

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A day of silence at DC and UOIT

Bobby Perritt The Chronicle

“It’s subtle. It’s just the little things, like people not feeling comfortable enough to say ‘my boyfriend’ or ‘my girlfriend.’ It’s the silence, I think.” This is how Barb Bryan, co-ordinator of the LGBTQ Centre, describes much of the discrimination against peoples’ sexual orientation and identities.

That is what’s behind the day of silence on March 27 at Durham College and UOIT. Don’t be surprised to see people on the campuses not making any noise from their mouths all day.

It is all to demonstrate the silences that people of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual or queer (LGBTQ) community are pressured into on a daily basis when speaking about their sexuality or their romantic life.

The silence also pays tribute to people from the LGBTQ community who have been murdered or died of suicide due to social prejudice.

“Heterosexual people have no issue talking about their boyfriend or girlfriend.

But it’s not as easy for LGBTQ people, depending on the way people react.

And so they’re forced into silence often,” explained Bryan. “So (on the) day of silence we reflect that silence we are forced into and then we break it.”

The symbolic silence will be shattered with a “breaking the silence” after-party in SSB119, next to the LGBTQ

Centre/Women’s Centre, at the bottom of the hallway on the ground floor of the student services building.

Breaking the silence will last from 5-8 p.m. and will feature gay comedian Richard Ryder.

“He’s pretty vocal. He’s a really cool guy,” said Bryan. “He speaks out with humour, for sure.”

The breaking the silence celebration took place in the student centre last year, but has been moved to a more private room to avoid potential harassment or demeaning comments by unsupportive students.

A more secluded location is also friendlier for people who are self-conscious about being seen at an LGBTQ event.

Roughly a quarter of people who participate in the event are heterosexual, from what Bryan observed.

“There’s lots of allies,” she said.

The centre sees a lot of people who are comfortable with whatever their personal sexual identity may be, but are seeking help because they are concerned about family or friends who are struggling.

Last year only about 20 people participated, but Bryan says, “We’d like to see that double at least.”

During the day of silence LGBTQ peer-support services will be offered as usual. Otherwise, volunteers in the centre will be silent as much as they can, and Bryan will be the only person at the centre taking phone calls.

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Management student Kayla Cowan, 23, provides peer-support at the LBGTQ Centre, and took part in the day of silence last year.

In high school, Cowan sat on the gaystraight alliance and took part in the day of silence in Grades 11 and 12.

She plans once again on zipping her lip for the cause this year.

She admitted keeping the silence is sometimes tough.

“Your friends are trying to make you laugh, or you’ll hear an interesting conversation you want to be part of,” Cowan said.

Bryan and volunteers at the LGBTQ Centre are trying to make it clear that if people are on the job, doing a group project for school or a class presentation, they shouldn’t feel guilty about talking.

Bryan tells students that if they find that they are making a class presentation, to ask their professor or instructor if it would be fine to take a couple minutes to explain to the class about the day of silence. Bryan assured that professors are generally supportive.

Chair of the board of directors and former SA president Anthony Boland, agreed that keeping the silence can be tough. “We’re human beings. (Talking) is our nature,” Boland said. “It’s a significant sacrifice. So it consequently sends a strong message.”

As VP of Campus Clubs three years ago, Boland helped form the LGBTQ Centre.

He likely won’t be on campus for the

day of silence, but would like to still keep the silence until 5 p.m.

He said that the day draws attention to LGBTQ-directed bullying.

During her time as a UOIT student and after offering peer-support at the LGBTQ Centre, Bryan has seen and heard much about the bullying that exists at Durham College and UOIT. She said a common example is when people are called derogatory names in the classroom but professors don’t assert a no-tolerance policy for that type of conduct.

Homophobic slurs also come in less aggressive forms and can be difficult for students to cope with.

Bryan said, “When students are in class and they hear ‘that’s so gay,’ about a thousand times a day, about shoes or about music or about whatever, they don’t really want to be like, ‘yes, you know what? So am I. So stop it, please.’ ” Boland encourages all students to participate in the day of silence.

Cards are distributed to participants, which briefly outline what the day of silence is.

They can be shown to people if participants are in an awkward situation where they are pressured to speak.

Students can pick up the cards beginning March 20 at the LGBTQ Centre in room SSB 120-A in the student services building.

Cowan reminded everybody on campus, “If you don’t want to join in, then respect the students that are doing it…

And maybe you’ll do it next year.”

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Coconut oil: over-hyped?

Amy Valm The Chronicle

To someone unseasoned to the practice, oil-pulling is every bit as disgusting as the name suggests. The process of taking oil, and swishing it around your mouth for 15 to 20 minutes without swallowing seems daunting.

Asking why someone might choose to do this is a logical question. Some people claim that oil-pulling, with coconut oil in particular, is a great way to detoxify the body, obtain energy, and improve oral health and breathing. People also believe that it whitens teeth.

New studies even link the oil as a remedy in Alzheimer’s disease. As well as internal benefits, people claim that coconut oil also does wonders for skin and hair, and joint pain remedy. Campus nutritionist, Sylvia Emmorey has been recommending it to her clients for years.

“It helps with a lot of things,” said Emmorey. “Things like cholesterol, digestion, metabolism, high blood pressure. It’s also supposed to help thyroid function and help the liver.”

How can oil lower cholesterol? Emmorey explains that although coconut oil is considered a saturated fat, being a natural, tropical oil, it is something that your body recognizes and can use.

Coconut oil’s benefits are nothing new, but it has been increasing in popularity in North America in recent years.

Emmorey attributes the rise in popularity to people from tropical regions migrating and in turn shedding light on their remedies. Being holistic and natural is becoming increasingly popular as well.

“We’re becoming more

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A HEALTHY OIL: Coconut oil can be used in smoothies, yogurt, teas, cooking and baking. People say that there are many benefits to ingesting organic coconut oil, including increased energy and metabolism. open-minded,” said Emmorey.

“We’re not so allopathic-based with just going to the doctors and getting medicine. There are lots of shows and books now about natural healing.”

When using coconut oil it’s important to purchase an expeller-pressed, refined organic brand. Which means that the

Durham Cycling Club Spring Kick Off Spring has sprung and those avid Durham Cyclists are ready to hit the roads once again.

We are holding an open house for all members and any people who might be interested in joining our club of cycling enthusiasts.

No obligation to join, just come investigate why cycling with us is not just great exercise but fun and rewarding.

Thursday March 15 2012 at 7PM Sports Garden Cafe (Iroquois Centre) 500 Victoria St. West, Whitby

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oil has been pressed quickly and with less heat. Emmorey explained that anytime a substance is heated it becomes modified, and loses some of its health benefits. The more natural or organic the product, the better it is for you.

There are many different ways to ingest and use the oil.

Oil-pulling is swishing the oil in your mouth for 15 to 20 minutes. The mouth is home to billions of bacteria. Detoxifying with oil-pulling cleanses the mouth, and also allows the

body to focus on other areas of your body, rather than fighting your colony of mouth germs.

But don’t let the name fool you.

This is not a sweet tropical tasting oil that you’ll long to put in your mouth. Initially, coconut oil is difficult to hold in your mouth. Eventually though, the taste and texture becomes second nature. Some tips for holding out the entire 20 minutes of pulling are to distract yourself, check emails, hop in the shower, watch a TV show. Eventually it should become second

nature.

Another popular way to take coconut oil is in something cold, such as a smoothie, or yogurt. The oil, which comes in a solid form, can also be melted in cups of tea, or in baking and cooking. There is also the ageold method of straight down the hatch. To melt the solidified coconut oil for consumption, Emmorey suggests using a low flame. She also recommends using discretion when ingesting oil as a newbie. When your system isn’t used to an intake of oil it can make you sick to your stomach.

Slathering greasy oil on your face may not seem appealing.

Emmorey said coconut oil is a good skin remedy for eczema and acne. She suggests starting slowly and doing a test patch on your skin.

Though many people feel that coconut oil is a miracle cure-all, Emmorey thinks it’s best to be used in combination with a healthy lifestyle.

Coconut oil ranges in price from $10 - $14 and is available at health food stores and down the ethnic aisle at the grocery store.

“Read the labels,” said Emmorey. “It isn’t a cheap product but you use it in small amounts.

And like anything, you get what you pay for.”

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DC Measures Up Philip Petrovski The Chronicle

Second-year public relations students offered small to medium sized business owners a chance to see if they measure up to today’s social media standards.

The event, called Measure Up, was organized on campus by second-year student Morgan Cadenhead, who led the team of public relations students here at Durham College; including a discussion panel with social media experts.

“The idea of the event is to educate students as well as business professionals seeking advise about social media,” said Cadenhead.

“So people get the chance

to ask if they have the information they need on their page, or if they’re reaching the target market. They also get to learn about the different tools they can use.”

Among the panelists were Martin Waxman, principal of Martin Waxman Communications, and a senior counsellor at Thornley Fallis Communications.

He’s been working in public relations for 25 years. Joining him was Tim Shaw, a social media strategist leading the online engagements practice for Amplifi.

Waxman advised business owners in the audience to zero in on a couple of types of social media.

“Pick your media. You can’t

do everything – especially if you’re a small business.”

He said the media to choose should be what their customers are already using.

Both Shaw and Waxman advised using Google Analytics and Facebook Insights to monitor the success of social media communication.

“For outcomes. You want to measure more than the “Likes” (on Facebook).”

After the discussion guests could ask questions. The event was a fundraiser for a student trip to Chicago, where the second-year public relations students will have the opportunity to meet and network with PR professionals.

With about 80 tickets sold at $10 each, as well as raffle

tickets, the event was a success for the students, raising almost $1,000.

“This is the first time we’ve done an event like this, but we have to fundraise every year and I chose to set up a professional development evening to appeal to business owners, professionals or entrepreneurs,” Cadenhead said.

Social media is a valuable marketing tool and Measure Up showed people why.

“I find that most businesses now are pretty well on the social media bandwagon, they’re on Twitter and Facebook and they’re actively posting on these social networks. So the idea behind ‘Measure Up’ was to see how successful their efforts in social media are online.”

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Helping Hands

Philip Petrovski The Chronicle

Nursing students can connect, learn and succeed with the Helping Hands mentorship program at DC/UOIT. The program is designed to show nursing students what the next step is like. Regardless of the year or job placement, the mentorship program is intended to encourage and support. The program was created by the DC/UOIT nursing community, providing students the opportunity to get a better understanding by speaking with other students and people in the field. The program helps students network and exchange information, as well as help with fundraisers and events.

Kiran Somjee is the program director and founder of Helping Hands, as well as a fourth-year nursing student. Somjee said the program was created to help deal with some of the stresses and provide a platform for nursing students.

“There is a feeling with nursing students that a lot of them are overworked and burnt out, in the sense that we have placement, courses, our night shifts and day shifts. But wherever you go to work, you work in a mentorship, so I thought: why not start a mentorship program in our school?”

As a student, Somjee knows the program can seem overwhelming, and having support as well as the knowledge of people who have gone through the process can be valuable.

“I remember my first year coming to the nursing program and I remember how scared I was, and I thought I would to have somebody talk me through some of the process,” said Somjee.

“I want the program to provide students with a place to go to for some student perspective on what the course load and placement is like, as well as the teachers’ perspective, which we get in class,” Somjee said. “The nursing field is strong right now, it has a good working scope and nurses are in demand.

So I hope that this mentorship program will inspire our nursing students to go out into the field and become leaders.”

For information contact Somjee at kiran.s.somjee@ gmail.com.

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B-I-N-G-O and dirty was its name-o Robynne Henry The Chronicle

Back by popular demand, Shirley’s Dirty Bingo made its second appearance at Durham College and UOIT on Wednesday, March 8, hosted by the always-beautiful Shirley.

The bingo is not for the fainthearted, or for people who get offended easily. Students were warned about the content, with flyers placed on the tables saying they should leave if they can’t handle it.

Students eagerly welcomed Shirley back, having enjoyed her visit during Winterfest.

“We got a lot of tweets and a lot of Facebook messages,” said vice-president of Campus life Derek Fullerton. “The feedback we got from her being a part of Winter Fest was great. So, it made the decision easy for us.”

Shirley handed out free cards to students at E.P. Taylor’s, providing insults along with compliments to anyone she spoke to.

Along with her usual bag of toys, Shirley had some new prizes to hand out to bingo winners.

“I have different prizes, some are the same as last time,” Shirley said. “Somebody emailed me asking me to bring an extra ‘fist of fury’, and I’m not sure why. That kinda scares me!”

Students were treated to a 10 rounds of bingo, having the option to play any number of cards as long as they could keep up. There was no limit to how many times someone could win, with the record being held by someone who won seven times in one night. But, if you

Rock pharmacy at DC Amanda Darrock The Chronicle

Tired of hitting the books and sitting through hours of lectures? Why not check out Prescription 2 Rock on March 14, as The Music Business Management students present their annual series of music clinics.

Taking place in the student lounge, this clinic will feature Dancing with Paris and Courage My Love and many more to-be-announced artists. If you are looking to mix up your Durham College experience, come check out this event. Show starts at 5 p.m sharp. For ticket information, check out the Student Centre for more details.

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BINGO: Vanessa Hopper, Misha Ishaq, Shalini S. and Amanda M. show off their prizes at Shirley’s Dirty Bingo

called a premature bingo you had to give Shirley at least $10 to make up for it.

To win, people had to get one line, postage stamps, two lines or a line the hard way (lines on the outside of the card). Shirley decided what the winner won, which usually depended on if the person was single or in a relationship.

The prizes ranged from fuzzy handcuffs to a double-ended dildo to a penis pump and whips, and Fullerton was even given a blow-up doll as his first roommate.

“I hear you’re looking for a new apartment,” Shirley said after she called Fullerton on stage before the bingo rounds started. “Here’s your first roommate!” Fullerton laughed it off, admitting that he enjoyed being on stage with Shirley.

“I don’t mind at all,” he said.

“Shirley is a great character, and it’s even fun to email back and forth. I don’t mind if it makes me a part of the show!”

There was also had a raffle going on, where students had the chance to win a sex toy featured in the show Sex and the

City, a whip, and some free cards for the next couple of rounds.

A student told the Student Association (SA), about Shirley after they had gone to the first bingo event at E.P. Taylor’s.

“It was a student, actually,” Fullerton said. “We ran our own bingo in first semester, and a student reached out to us in an email.

They said they had had a good time, but we should try to organize it better, look into Shirley’s Dirty Bingo. A lot of schools do this already - it was

a great decision. I’m glad they told us!”

Shirley was excited to be back at Durham and UOIT, and said numerous times that she was hoping to come back in September.

“I’m so excited to be back!”

Shirley said. “I got a lot of good feedback (last time), 27 people joined my Facebook page… I’m coming back next year, apparently, and I am looking forward to it.”

You can find Shirley on Facebook, or at her website www. shirleysdirtybingo.com.

OshaWhat emerges at Dean Brody RMG’s First Fridays at DC

Hillary Di Menna The Chronicle

OshaWhat let the public know what’s what regarding Durham’s alternative voice.

The online magazine hosted the Robert McLaughlin Gallery’s First Friday event for March. Magazine contributors wore buttons and handed out cards, welcoming the public to discuss the project.

People were asked to add their two cents on a message board set up in front of the gallery’s gift shop.

Partygoers drank soda and wine while bands Stereo Moon, who describe their genre as Psychedelic Shoe-

gaze Pop and Juno-nominated 1977 played.

OshaWhat started as a vision by editor Erin Elliot.

Originally from Oshawa, Elliot spent time living in Toronto.

Recently moving to Courtice, she wanted Durham’s underground to surface. OshaWhat magazine launched Feb. 1. Topics covered include fashion, the environment, sports, astrology, cinema, parenting and more.

Before 1977 took the stage Elliot made an announcement thanking her volunteers, many of them DC students, for their hard work and she was warmly thanked back.

“It was a huge success,” Elliot said of the event.

“It was great to meet readers in person and find out what they like about what we’re doing and what else they’d like to see. The writers, artists and behind-the-scenes folks have put in so many hours and effort to make this happen, it was really nice to see so many people come out in person to acknowledge their hard work.“ The event went from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 2.

Every first Friday of the month features local art, culture and entertainment. Next month’s First Friday will be hosted by The Broken Arts.

Amanda Darrock The Chronicle

Durham College will find its country soul on March. 21 when rising star Dean Brody comes to visit. Part of his Dirt Roads Scholar Campus tour. With his hit song Brothers rocking the airwaves, his show will display more upcoming hits. Brody will be hitting E.P. Taylor’s for an evening of music and enjoyment from 9pm to 2am. Tickets for this all-ages show are available at the Tuck Shop $5 in advance or $10 at the door for students or $10 for guests in advance and $15 at the door.

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Songs revealed to unveil at DC Nancy Ellis The Chronicle

All will be revealed…the songs that is— at this year’s Songs Revealed event on March 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Marketplace.

20 Amp Soundchild will be performing an acoustic set, along with eight other acts who have been chosen to perform for their expressive songwriting skills in front of three judges.

The Songs Revealed event is hosted and set up by the firstyear Music Business Administration/Management students at Durham College.

It’s based around local talent and their songwriting skills.

The three judges, who are selected by the students, range from songwriters themselves to publishers and other music business professionals.

This year’s event had at least 25 people interested in performing. About 17 of those applicants were accepted and eight of them were chosen by the students to perform this year.

“Applicants had to supply two original works and lyrics, a headshot and a biography to save time,” said Brent Colmer, a MBA/M student. “I don’t think people are scared to be critiqued, it’s just a way to get better, he said, when asked about how songwriters would feel being judged on something so personal.

“I can see some people being intimidated, but it’s going to be constructive,” said MBA/M student Allesandra Szczepaniak. The judging will be most beneficial for those trying to

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REVEALING: Brent Colmer (left) and Allesandra Szczepaniak (right) are first-year Music Business Administration/Management students at Durham College. They are planning the Songs Revealed event on March 15 along with other first-year MBA/M students. market their songwriting skills.

Things like song length, writing style, flow and relevance will be considered. Originality will also play a big part.

Planning this event is taken care of by the students, who will be graded on their organization, goal setting, event follow-up, professionalism and the event itself.

The MBA/M students are split into teams who look after production, administra-

tion, talent, marketing and promotion, media, hospitality, site management, theme and judges/host responsibilities.

They take care of everything from live sound to meetings to Facebook accounts. They write press releases, print ads, design tickets, contact judges and more.

“City lights” is this year’s theme, Colmer said. Decorations will include major cities like Toronto and Paris in dif-

ferent sections of the Marketplace, set to a starry backdrop, he said.

Both Szczepaniak and Colmer, who are taking the threeyear MBA/M course, are looking forward to this event and their futures. Colmer aspires to become a manager, publicist, or even a radio personality, but he is planning to experiment with his choices. Szczepaniak would like to work as an artist and repertoire representative

Ill Scarlett meets a warm rock welcome at the Roi

The Chronicle Mike Ryckman

A rock and roll line-up of local artists headlined by the successful Canadian band Ill Scarlett attracted almost 700 fans to The Roi on Friday, March 5.

The night was incredible and the energy from the fans fed each band that went on stage, said Sean Vinent, the lead singer of local band London Swagger.

“It’s hard for anyone not to party when bands like Hotel Royal, Lost Cause, and our band London Swagger are all on the same bill,” said Vinent. “Throw Ill Scarlett in the mix and you’re done.”

Right from the first band, fans were jumping, screaming and “mosh pitting” with each other until the very end of the show.

Opening up with their upbeat style of rock and roll was Hotel Royal.

With their new single Love Junkie, they were able to get the crowd moving and right into the live music, said Kirk Torrville, a fan in attendance.

“We’ve played a few shows with Swagger before and they always end up being insane,” said lead guitarist of Hotel Royal Chris Hepburn. “ This was one of the first shows we played Love Junkie though, but I think the crowd was digging it.”

The show promoter and founder of Devils Night Entertainment, Tim Smith, explained that there is too much music talent in the surrounding cities to be passed up by bands passing through on tour.

Also managing the band Lost Cause, Smith said that he wants to keep the scene strong with shows like this from the positive feedback that’s been received after Friday night.

“I had a blast at the show tonight,”

said Smith. “I just want to thank all the bands who played. The feedback has been amazing and I hope to see everyone back out for the next Devils Night Entertainment show.”

Lost Cause was the co-headliner for the show and the band seemed to be possessed by the fan’s chants and screams said long time-friend and fan Marissa Webb.

Lead singer Matt Bailey said that this was one of the best shows that the band has ever played in Oshawa and that Devils Night Entertainment knows how to crush the production.

“We can’t wait to be back rocking with our local fans after we finish recording our new album,” said Bailey. “The Roi has catered to a newer rock scene. With the huge new stage the audience has a great view from anywhere in the venue and the sound is dirty as fuck.”

and possibly freelance.

Szczepaniak accredits a lot of the successful planning of the MBA/M event to professor Marni Thornton. “She’s a great help in general. She’s really positive and a great mentor,” Szczepaniak said.

Tickets are $5 at the door, March 15 at 7 p.m.

Participants and judges are listed on the Reel Music Festival website in advance under the showcases header.

Open for Lights

By Ray McNeil The Chronicle

Know any talented singers/ songwriters on campus?

The Student Network is holding a contest to find one aspiring musician from a Canadian college or university to win a free concert for their school, featuring Canadian artist Lights Poxleitner, the 2009 Juno award winner for best new artist.

The contest is simple: upload your solo performance onto YouTube and link it to the SA website, then get as many fellow students to vote on it as possible.

Voting began Feb. 27 and will continue for the next week.

The highest voted artist from each school will then be considered and one will be chosen as the winner.

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It’s springtime The Broken Arts take for motorcycles over the Oshawa library Philip Petrovski The Chronicle

If you’re looking past the cold weather and waiting for something exciting this summer, the 2012 Toronto Spring Motorcycle Show is the perfect start.

The show runs from March 17 to 18 at the Toronto International Centre. This year marks the 22nd spring show, which will have over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space.

The show is earlier this year, making way for better deals and giving riders more time to prepare for the season.

The show will feature new and used motorcycles, accessory retailers, as well as the custom bike competition. Tickets are $18 per person, but the venue also has free parking, and an admission discount coupon is available at www.supershowevents.com “The show is now midMarch instead of April,” says show manager Peter Derry.

“We made the show earlier this year because the motorcycle industry gets busy with their dealers, shops and re-

tail stores, so by moving into mid-March, they’re better able to participate in the show.”

The show is also massively expanding with exhibit space, retailers, and of course, motorcycles. “This year we have a lot more companies coming to the show. We have more manufacturers and custom bikes,” says Perry. “It’s filled with exhibits and huge displays.

We’re in halls 1, 2, 3, 3A and 6. And our floor space is well over 200,000 square feet, so we’re getting quite large now.”

For people new to motorcycling or looking for information, the show will carry almost every aspect of riding, and people with the knowledge to get you some of the best deals.

“We have everything for the motorcycling community,” said Perry. “If you are thinking of riding we’ve got insurance people, riding schools and all these retails and dealers. There’s every facet of riding at the show.”

Spring is on the way, and motorcycles are starting to hit the roads. With one of the largest shows in its history, the 2012 Toronto Spring Motorcycle show will be the best yet.

Hillary Di Menna The Chronicle

Children giggled while running the balloons that added colour to the floor. Bands like Watershed Hour played their songs on the same stage DC student Sarah Crookall delivered a powerful poem.

There were no fingers pressed against hushed lips at the Oshawa library March 3.

The Broken Arts put on the Broken Arts Fair IV on

the library’s first floor. The stage was set for local music and spoken word performers.

Arts and crafts vendors set up shop among the balloons and good-times atmosphere.

Fuelled by Mad Café cupcakes, fair-goers browsed and purchased crafty goods like sock monkeys from Funky Monkey’.

Broken Arts sold their zines, and unveiled their newest edition of Now or Never, beside a modified mannequin

head housing horror-inspired pins by local illustrator Ryan Howe. “Saturday was crazy,” said Broken Arts founder Harley Pageot.

“We don’t tally attendance at the fairs but it sure felt packed and much busier than the previous three. It was the first year we did music so that definitely made a difference.”

The Broken Arts are a network for artists, writers, musicians, poets and other creative entrepreneurs.

Wanted: talented individual to open for Canadian artist Lights Ray McNeil The Chronicle

Know any talented singers/songwriters on campus?

The Student Network is holding a contest to find one aspiring musician from a Canadian college or university to win a free concert for their

school, featuring Canadian artist Lights Poxleitner, the 2009 Juno award winner for best new artist.

What makes the contest even better is that the winner will get to open for Lights.

The contest is simple: upload your solo performance onto YouTube and link it to the SA website, then get as

many fellow students to vote on it as possible.

Voting began Feb. 27 and will continue for the next week. In order to get more votes, the contestants can enter a new video each week.

The highest voted artist from each school will then be considered and one will be chosen as the winner.

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Goon shows sports world’s softer side

Zak McLachlan The Chronicle

In a time when the hockey world is deeply divided on the issue of allowing fighting in the game, “Goon” showed that the rough side of the game could still have a heartfelt meaning.

The hockey flick, based on a true story, shared the journey of a simpleminded son from a family of doctors who discovers his love of the game and works his way to a career in professional hockey.

Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott) is a bouncer at a local bar who has grown a reputation as the town fighter, despite his teddy bear-like personality.

While attending an Orangetown Assassins game with his best friend Ryan (Jay Baruchel), Glatt laid a beating on a visiting player who climbed through the crowd.

The next day, Glatt received an invitation from the Assassins’ head coach to try out for the team. Despite his

inability to skate, Glatt took the opportunity and becomes part of the Assassins’ squad.

After his stint with the Assassins, Glatt had the opportunity to play with the semi-

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The movie is a must-see for any sports fan with a comedic side.

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professional Halifax Highlanders where he is assigned to protect superstar Xavier Laflamme on the ice.

Glatt and Laflamme grow as teammates and friends as the two room together and skate on the same line.

The team quickly accepts Glatt as one of their own and grows around the enforcer, pulling them closer and closer to a playoff berth.

With only two games left in the season, the Highlanders are forced to win out to make the post-season.

The team has to face the

St. John’s Shamrocks in the final and deciding game of the season, forcing them to play against infamous tough guy Ross “The Boss” Rhea who had severely concussed Laflamme three years prior.

After a physically punishing game the night before, Glatt is forced to stand up to the fighting legend while already banged up.

The game culminates into a frantic battle closing the same way it opened, with blood splattering on the blue line, a perfect illustration of the attitude of the film.

With Glatt’s exciting run to a legitimate hockey team and an ongoing romantic sideline, the plot keeps viewers watching and laughing the whole way through.

The movie is a must-see for any sports fan with a comedic side.

The uplifting story, inspired by boxer-turned-hockey player Doug Smith, will warm your heart and keep you intrigued time and time again.

Wanderlust a box office bust Mike Pickford The Chronicle

Wanderlust. A less than wonderful movie.

Starring such A-list Hollywood stars as Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, one would be forgiven for assuming a quirky, classy comedy was in the cards.

Instead, the crowd is treated to a plethora of bad jokes, a horribly over-used storyline and a few too many close-ups of male genitalia.

The movie begins with husband and wife George (Rudd) and Linda (Aniston) sitting in a realtor’s office going over the pros and cons of buying an expensive apartment in the West end of New York. Due to Linda’s persistence, the couple decides to buy, a decision that immediately backfires when George loses his job.

With no income, George and Linda set off for Atlanta, where George’s brother has offered to put them up for awhile. Little do we know that his brother, Rick, is a maniacal control freak seemingly obsessed with showing his brother how suc-

cessful and rich he is.

It isn’t long until the pair is on the move again, this time stopping at a hippie commune called Elysium. It is here that the couple has the usual marriage problems involved in movies like this, and they begin to drift apart.

The main problem with this movie is that it’s already been done time and again. There isn’t a great deal of difference between this and other problematic marriage movies.

There are a few scenes that got a laugh out of me, specifically when Rudd’s character is unable to go to the bathroom without an entourage.

But all in all, I was disappointed with the storyline. I got the sense Rudd and Aniston did all they could to make the movie funny and interesting. Sometimes, regardless of the cast, a bad movie is still going to be a bad movie, which was disappointing as I expected a lot considering previous projects that Aniston, and in particular Rudd, have been involved in.

Please, take my advice. Don’t bother with this movie. It’s 98 minutes you’ll never get back.

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Year in review Zak McLachlan The Chronicle

Despite an early end to a season full of promise and high expectations, the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team can hold their heads high knowing the team is on the right track.

After four years of increasing success as a young program, the fifth season proved to be a testing one for the team as they missed the postseason for the first time in four years.

The Ridgebacks finished the regular season at the bottom of the conference with a 6-21-1 record, 7 points short of a playoff spot. But the team had many bright spots to look back on and build upon in future seasons.

The team started the season right when they defeated the NCAA sixthranked University of Michigan Wolverines 3-2 in the preseason. Starting goaltender Jason Guy shut down the high-powered offence, making 54 saves and conceding only one goal on 10 Michigan powerplays.

Ridgeback veteran Josh Vatri inked his name in the UOIT record book, hitting a number of milestones this season. Vatri notched his 50th goal as a Ridgeback on Nov. 12, in a one-sided loss against the Windsor Lancers.

The Barrie native also scored his 100th point against the York Lions on Jan. 21, becoming the first Ridgeback to hit the century mark. Vatri also played in his 100th conference game the next week against the Laurier Golden Hawks.

But those shining moments weren’t enough to give them a successful season.

“It was as far from the season we expected,” head coach Marlin Muylaert said the season.

But their efforts brought them closer to victory than the record shows. Of their 21 losses, 12 were by two goals or less. The Ridgebacks were never shut out the entire season.

With a number of veteran players graduating this year, the team will have plenty of roster spots to fill before the 2012 season begins.

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A chance for provincial gold

Mike Pickford The Chronicle

The Durham Lords men’s indoor soccer team followed in the footsteps of their female counterparts by booking their place at the provincial finals after a fantastic day of soccer at the OSA Soccer Centre in Vaughan, March 7.

It marks the first time in eight years that Durham’s indoor team has qualified for the province’s premier event.

However, the day could not have started any worse for the Lords as they lost a close game to the Conestoga Condors 3-2, a result head coach Stan Bombino was far from happy with.

“We lost that game because of two silly mistakes,” Bombino said. “They cost us the game. At this level we can’t make mistakes like that.”

Bombino was so infuriated that he benched one of the culprits for the team’s next game against the Fanshawe Falcons.

After another close game it was Durham this time that came out on top with an impressive 4-3 victory against a team many predicted would walk the regional’s.

The Lords then tackled the undefeated George Brown Huskies in what was an open, attacking game.

Strangely enough, the score finished 0-0 after some good defending from the Lords kept the Huskies at bay.

Coach Bombino believed it was that result that helped his boys reach the team’s first provincial playoffs since 2004.

“George Brown are a fantastic indoor soccer team,” Bombino said. “They have been provincial champions several

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IT’S ALL IN THE FEET: Durham forward Sebastian Dignoti taking on the George Brown Huskies defence in the Lords regional championships game March 7. times in the past and to see my team match them stride for stride was fantastic. It was a great effort.”

Knowing that they needed a big win in their final game against St. Lawrence Cornwall, Bombino started with an attacking lineup, containing three of the teams best forwards.

It took a while for the Lords to grab hold of the game, but when they did, they did with a bang.

Scoring two goals in the first half, after two horrendous mistakes from the St. Lawrence goalkeeper, the Lords went on to add a further six goals in the second half, ending the game with a final score of 8-1.

Captain for the day Duncan Mitchell smashed home two goals, as did rookie midfielder Lee Armstrong.

The results saw the Lords finish third overall in the region, but grabbing the last qualifying position for the provincials by way of a wild card.

Bombino said the achievement is even more impressive considering the Lords were without a number of key players.

“Young Fresh (Agya OppongKyekyeku) suffered torn knee ligaments in the game against UOIT and midfielder Sevan Ozgan suffered seizures during the night, so was unable to attend,” Bombino said.

With a provincial tourna-

ment now on the horizon for Bombino and his team he acknowledges that this is only the start for his team.

“We’re going to the finals,” Bombino said. “So it’s going to be a lot of work for the guys.

There’s still a lot of work to be done, but the fact that we’ve qualified is fantastic and in my opinion very well deserved.”

The Lords will travel back to Vaughan for the provincials March 22-23 where they will come up against such teams as the Humber Hawks, Seneca Sting, Conestoga Condors, Sheridan Bruins, Georgian Grizzlies, Fleming Knights and George Brown Huskies, who all also qualified for the prestigious event.

Lords of the pitch: women’s soccer team earns spot in provincial finals Mike Pickford The Chronicle

The Durham Lords women’s soccer team booked their ticket to the provincial finals after a phenomenal display at the regional championships in Vaughan March 6, winning the tournament due to goal difference.

Finishing with an overall record of 3-1-0, the Lords take their place among the provincial elite, who are scheduled to meet March 22-23 in the OCAA championships, again being held at the OSA Soccer Centre in Vaughan.

Starting the day as one of

the favourites to progress from their pool, the Lords started slowly, failing to convert a flutter of chances in a close game against the Conestoga Condors.

It took a smart finish from freshman midfielder Heather MacDonald to break the deadlock near the end of the first half after a nice build-up play from Katelyn Hulcio.

The Lords defended well in the second half, with goalkeeper Melissa Linton claiming the shutout to give the Lords the win.

Their second game was against the Seneca Sting. The play swayed back and forth with both teams enjoying lots

of the ball, inviting the other to attack.

Unfortunately, the deadlock could not be broken as the Lords held on for a goalless draw, giving Linton her second shutout of the night.

The Lords exploded in their third game of the tournament, against the Centennial Colts, scoring an amazing 11 goals in an 11-0 win.

Freshman midfielder Megan Arsenault led the attack, scoring five goals, with Laura Ogle and Heather MacDonald also getting onto the score sheet.

Linton kept her third clean sheet of the tournament.

In the final game the Lords

knew they had to win to match the Sting’s overall record and pip them to the championship.

They destroyed the Algoma Thunderbirds 6-0, a result that won them the regional championships on goal differential.

Leanne Fomenko led the way with four goals, giving the Lords their third victory on the night. Goalkeeper Melissa Linton once again got the shutout, meaning she was the only goalie on the day to finish with a spotless record.

The Lords will be back in Vaughan March 22-23 for the provincial finals, once again being held at the OSA Soccer Centre.

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Henry Street wins Mayor’s Cup Tyler Richards

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Only a few kilometres separate Henry Street High School and Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Whitby, but during rivalry week, Feb. 27 to March 1, the two schools get a lot closer.

The current incarnation of the week-long event is in its fourth year and pits the Henry Hawks against the Anderson Raiders in four sports: volleyball, basketball, dodge ball and hockey.

The first rivalry week was a tradition back in the early days of both schools when their football teams would play each other for the Mayor’s Cup. Neither school has football now and the major sport in the event has become hockey.

Hockey is something that Henry tends to excel in, especially considering some of the previous students to grace their halls. Stanley Cup winners Adam Foote, Joe Nieuwendyk, Nathan Horton and Marc Savard all walked the halls of Henry Street.

Both teams started off the week with pep rallies in their gymnasiums, learning the cheers to taunt the opposing team the next day.

Those cheers filled Anderson’s gym even before the games started on Feb. 28, Anderson taunting Henry’s by chanting “yes we can!”, while Henry’s replied “no you can’t!”

For Henry Street’s organizer Evan Williams, the best part is the beginning of every game.

“For me it’s when both teams are singing ‘O Canada’ and trying to outdo each other at it,” Williams said. “That really makes it worthwhile for me.”

Junior girls volleyball was the first event on the docket.

According to Anderson’s organizer Chris Ordanis, they sold out all 200 tickets for the event in two days.

The Hawks were fresh off their LOSSA gold medal victory and that was evident in the play. They showed the attitude of winners with powerful spikes and laser-accurate serves. That attitude helped them give the Hawks the first win in the race for the Mayor’s Cup. In the second event of the day the rivalry came to an amusing head as students from both schools engaged in a friendly game of dodge ball.

Even though the game had no bearing on the cup, both schools played hard and eventually Henry won the first game and tied the second.

However, basketball was the main event of the day. It was an exciting college-level game. Anderson won the game by over 30 points and at the end of day one, the race for the Mayor’s Cup was tied at one apiece.

For Collin Lee, a grade 10 student at Henry Street, the

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I BELIEVE I CAN FLY: Anderson C.V.I senior basketball player Matthew Marquis dunks a ball during the warm-up before the basketball game on day one of rivalry week between Anderson and Henry Street High School. hockey game is the main event, but school spirit is the most important part of the week.

“Henry is a small school so it’s a good way to get out there and have some fun,” Lee said.

Day two of rivalry week fell on the rare Feb. 29. Before the hockey game began both sides taunted each other’s packed stands.

Neither team could gain a foothold early in the game, but anticipation built on both sides of the rink.

That anticipation finally boiled over with 36 seconds left in the first when Henry netted the first goal of the game. The crowd didn’t stop cheering for that last 36 seconds and the Hawks rode the high into the second period.

With Henry up 1-0 it was only a matter of time until Anderson tried to answer back.

That answer came off of a delayed penalty call halfway through the second when Anderson slid in their first goal.

Ordanis is the coach of Anderson’s hockey team as well and spoke about the atmosphere in the arena. “Today when you compare it to our regular season games there is no match,” “In the second period, about 11 minutes in, I think they carried the momentum and I think that they fed off their crowd,” Ordanis said. “Once we got our goal and we started to feel the other side to that (energy), it really helped.”

The Raiders scored their second goal two minutes after their first and took the lead in the slugfest. The period ended without any more scoring and the teams headed to the dressing rooms for the break.

Henry started off the third with a power play, but they weren’t able to capitalize because of stellar goaltending from Anderson’s goalie John Ewing.

The Hawks tied the game three minutes into the third.

Two minutes later Henry netted the go-ahead goal.

As the match drew to a close Henry was assessed a penalty with two minutes left in the game. Even while playing 6-on4 the Raiders could not gain an advantage.

A scrum in Henry’s crease led to another penalty for Henry, giving Anderson a threeman advantage, but with only nine seconds left not much could be done to win the game.

After two days of tough play Henry Street came out on top in the race for the Mayor’s Cup, two events to one.

Grade 11 student Hemant Sud made the trip from Anderson on day three to hopefully see his school win their third Mayor’s Cup in a row. “Its all about showing school spirit,” Sud said. “It is definitely the highlight of my year.”

The first event of the day was the junior boys basketball game. Anderson’s senior boys beat Henry Tuesday afternoon

so the pressure was on for their juniors to repeat their performance. They didn’t disappoint.

Bad play by the Hawks led to a lot of turnovers, which turned into points for Anderson.

While it wasn’t a high-scoring game like the seniors and Anderson’s lead wasn’t insurmountable, Henry just couldn’t muster the effort and sink the shots they needed to come back.

Anderson won the game and tied the race for the Mayor’s Cup. The deciding game would be the senior girl’s volleyball game.

The girls delivered on that promise. After an uneventful and extremely one-sided first set, which was won by Henry, Anderson came out to play strong in the second set.

The Raiders led for most of the game, but hard spikes and great serves by Henry quickly whittled away Anderson’s lead.

In true dramatic fashion the Hawks tied the game at the 21st point and from there on the points were back and forth.

Henry would go ahead and then Anderson would respond and take the lead, then Henry would do the same.

It took 27 points, two above the normal score limit of a volleyball game, to end the game, but it was the home team who scored the last point.

The crowd erupted, cheers and screams followed as students stormed the court celebrating their win. It was the first time Henry has won the cup since reinvention of the week four years ago.

“I’m excited for the kids,” Williams said. “It’s a lot of pressure for young kids like this, so for them to do it and do it the way they did it, it’s pretty awesome.”

Ordanis wasn’t upset about Anderson’s loss. “You realize going into this it’s about the spirit,” Ordanis said. “It’s also about the students more than it is about winning.”

For Henry it was a long time coming. Students are excited to have the cup back at home, where it was four years ago when the new tradition began.

The first year the cup was contested there was some vandalism at both schools, but in the years since, students realize that it is more about fun and spirit than winning.

Both Ordanis and Williams feel that it is the students at their schools who make the week such a success. “It’s the similarities between the two schools. We are both around the same age,” Ordanis said.

Both schools have been around for almost 60 years.

Anderson will be looking forward to avenging the loss during next year’s rivalry week, but for the time being, the Mayor’s Cup will rest in the trophy case at Henry Street for all the students to see and be proud of.

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Riding all the way to London Chealse Howell The Chronicle

Years of training, hard work and dedication is what has brought this small-town beauty to the top.

Kendal Lehari 24, from Uxbridge, has now been short-listed for the 2012 London Olympics on the Canadian eventing team with her top-level horse, and also long-listed on her second top horse.

Riding has always been in Lehari’s life. Even before she could walk her mother Gwen Lehari had her out riding along with her. Her mother is a professional rider and also owns Reindalynn Farms in Uxbridge, where they both train and coach.

Lehari got her first pony at the age of five when she started in pony club competing in eventing, show jumping, tetrathlon, and dressage. She quickly learned her love was eventing and has put her heart and soul into it since. Event riding is also known as eventing and horse trials. It is an equestrian event that consists of cross-country, dressage and show jumping.

Winning her first title at age 14, Lehari climbed to the top, winning many titles through the years. The one she is extremely proud of is the North American Young Rider Championships in 2006, where she took home gold in both team and individu-

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ON THE BIT: Kendal Lehari hopes to represent Canada in the 2012 Olympics.

Her horse, Totally Frank, was awarded the Horse of the Year Award. al categories. She is also excited about being awarded Leading Lady Rider 2011 and her horse Totally Frank was awarded horse of 2011 as well.

Lehari competes in many competitions all over North America, competing almost every weekend in the summer and in the winter every second or third weekend of the month.

Although she is happy to compete in any competition, her favourites are the bigger ones.

The FEI (Federation Equestre

Internationale) competition is one of the biggest and the hardest competitions to qualify for and compete at. Lehari enjoys this competition because there is always a high calib of competition with many talented horses and riders competing.

“I like these competitions because they are very challenging, but the sense of accomplishment is greater at the end of the day if you have a good finish,” said Lehari.

To compete in the Olympics

has always been a dream of hers but only came to reality about four years ago. Currently Lehari is in Florida training seven days a week with four of her horses. She has been shortlisted on her top-level horse, as well as long-listed on her second top-level horse. Although Lehari and her family are eager to find out if she made the final cut, they won’t know the final selection until the beginning of July.

Lehari’s talent is not her

only skill. She graduated from the University of Guelph in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Biological Science and has since been training horses, competing and coaching full time.

Lehari’s long-term goal is to become a well-known rider around the world, but she knows she is going to have to keep working hard to make this happen.

“My goal is to become one of the best riders in the world and I know that will take years of experience to get to that point, but I am willing to go the distance to get there,” said Lehari If she makes the Olympic team this year, she will be more than grateful but if not she will continue training and competing to improve both herself and her horses for future games such as Worlds and Pan Ams. Lehari says she is lucky because, unlike most sports where you tend to peak at a younger age, in riding you hit your highest success point when you are older. Being one of the younger riders leaves her plenty of time to train and improve.

Lehari has accomplished a lot for a 24-year-old. When asked what is her key to success is, she simply replied, “ Hard work and dedication pays off“.

If anyone is interested in helping sponsor Lehari you can go to her web-site www.kendalleharieventing.com for more information.

Volleyball team ready to serve next year

Tyler Richards The Chronicle

The OCAA volleyball season maybe over for the Durham Lords women’s volleyball team, but coach Shane Christopher is looking forward to the future.

Christopher held a practice on March 1. New players as well as returning players took to the floor to keep themselves ready for next year. The practice was just a fun exercise and had no bearing on next season.

“We had all the talent this season,” Christopher said, “but we just weren’t consistent and that’s what we are looking for in the next year.”

Christopher is looking for veteran Natasha Jakovljevic to step up to fill the void graduating superstar Ashley Mulholland is leaving.

Jakovljevic had 146 points last season, second only to Mulholland, and led the team in blocked shots, totalling 51 in 20 games.

“She’s in her fourth year and it’s her year to shine,” Christopher said.

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READY TO ATTACK: Coach Shane Christopher with his team practising for an upcoming game.

She is also the only player other than Mulholland to play in every single one of Durham’s season games.

“We’re looking to fill the hole left by Ashley (Mulholland) and it looks like we are going to if the kids get accepted to school,” said Christopher.

Durham finished eighth this year in the Eastern division and tallied 14 points, but missed making the playoffs by

over 10 points.

Christopher is not just looking for high school students; he is hoping that next season some students already at Durham, who didn’t come out for this season, try out next year.

Most of the young talents who will be on the team next year are currently in high school and playing for their high school teams.

“I get out to a ton of high school games, and that’s

where most of these girls come from,” Christopher said.

As for the practice, Christopher and assistant coach and former star volleyball player Mandi Doris worked the girls who came out hard, running rigorous game-style drills throughout the game.

“At one point you’re going to look beside you and see someone doing something better than you,” Christopher said. “Don’t get discouraged,

just pat them on the back and say good job.”

He also went on to say that he wasn’t going to ask them to change anything about their game, as they are playing the way their high school coaches want them to, but next year will be a lot different.

Also returning next year after a stint with the George Brown Huskies is Alison Doris, sister of assistant coach Mandi.

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No brotherly love for the Lords Mike Pickford The Chronicle

The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s soccer team recorded their first victory over the Durham Lords March 1, after a 4-0 win in indoor action at Civic Field.

They opened the scoring in the third minute after a wellworked corner was emphatically headed home.

The same move saw the same result 10 minutes later as the Ridgebacks once again nodded home from a corner.

The Lords responded well but forward Sebastian Dignoti smashed a curling free kick against the post. Good defending from the Ridgebacks kept the score 2-0 at the break.

The second half started in much the same fashion as the first, as the Ridgebacks came forward in waves, eventually grabbing their third goal when forward Justin Gordon slipped the ball past Lords goalie Brett Smith after neat build-up play from the Ridgebacks midfield.

Their misery was compounded 10 minutes from time when Ridgebacks fullback Franco Bebek scored the best goal of the game, a dipping 30-yard drive that beat Smith all ends up.

The day went from bad to

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SCHOOL RIVALRY: Durham Veteran “Fresh” crossing the ball into the UOIT penalty area in their game at Civic Field March 1. worse for coach Stan Bombino and his team when forward Agya Oppong-Kyekyeku, otherwise known as Fresh, went down with a knee injury five minutes before the end of the game.

The injury was serious enough that the referee called time, signaling an end to a disastrous game for Bombino only a week before the regional championships in Vaughan,

Ontario.

Ridgebacks head coach Vaso Vujanovic was visibly delighted with the team’s performance.

“That’s the first time we have played good as a team,” Vujanovic said. “Sure, we had a few lucky breaks, but the defence was good, our attack was good and we took our chances.”

Vujanovic, who had a couple of players trying out in the game, believes the Ridgebacks

will soon be one of the top teams in OUA soccer.

“Three to four years from now this will be a very good outdoor team,” Vujanovic said. “It’s a young team with a lot of rookies. They’ll have a chance to grow together. We’ll be bringing in other players though, probably six good ones for next year, and hopefully we’ll be competitive sooner rather than later.”

It was a different story though for Bombino, who said this game was an experimental one as he tried different things in anticipation for this week’s regional championships.

“We tried different formations and put players in positions they aren’t accustomed to today,” Bombino said. “But it didn’t quite work out as we’d hoped.”

Bombino still commends the Ridgebacks.

“UOIT played really well,” Bombino said. “They played the game their way and took the chances that were presented to them.”

After such a catastrophic defeat, though, Bombino said they will be playing to their strengths at the championships in Vaughan.

“We’ll be sticking with our regular formation for sure,” Bombino said. “We’ll go back to basics and play the way that has been getting us wins all season.”

The Lords travelled to the Soccer Centre in Vaughan on March 7 to take on such colleges as Conestoga, Fanshawe, George Brown and St. Lawrence, the majority of which they have already played in tournaments this season.

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