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Demons descend upon E.P.’s Durham dresses up for Halloween at the pub Kris Cuaresma The Chronicle

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he best psychic in the world you can ever go to is yourself if you simply trust your own instinct.

And the collective instinct of a capacity crowd at E.P. Taylor’s on Oct. 31 was to enjoy one of the biggest Halloween parties on campus.

This year, the 19 plus-event had a $2 cover with all proceeds going towards Movember. It was the first of many events on campus to raise awareness for cancer research this month.

As one of its marquee nights, the Student Association realizes how important it is to make Halloween bigger and better every year.

“Along with St. Patty’s and First Blast, Halloween is one of our biggest nights,” said Derek Fullerton, vice-president of Campus Life. “It’s such an easy draw for students. It’s a fun night and everyone gets to dress up and kind of act like a goof.”

Those who were lucky enough to get in during the first hour had an opportunity

to speak to professional psychic Dan Valkos. Anyone curious enough to find out about their future was allowed three questions.

When Valkos makes appearances at colleges and universities, the psychic typically answers questions about relationships and future career paths.

And here at Durham College and UOIT, it wasn’t any different regardless of the reception.

“I’ll never lie to somebody and tell them something just because it’s what they want to hear,” said Valkos.

Having been in the psychic field since 1969, Valkos was introduced to the paranormal world as a skeptic. But after being proven wrong multiple times, he decided to dedicate the rest of his life to his new craft.

And according to Valkos, regardless of what a student decided to be for Halloween, everyone is naturally capable of being psychic.

“Everybody is psychic to one extent or another. You often develop your own abilities,” explained Valkos. “We all have intuitive abilities. The only difference between you and I is that

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E.P. TAYLOR’S PUB: Durham College and UOIT students celebrate Halloween 2012 in style.

I’ve been developing it longer.”

“The best psychic in the world you can ever go to is

yourself if you simply trust your own instinct,” added Valkos when asked to predict the first

sentence of this story.

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Broken water main closes DC, UOIT

Courtney Morin The Chronicle

On Oct 29., Durham College and UOIT students were surprised to hear the north campus had closed their doors, because of a broken water main.

Around 3:30 a.m., some students realized there was no water in their on-campus residence buildings. They notified the residence’s front desk staff, who quickly notified campus officials. By 4 a.m. it became

clear that the water was not working across the campus.

With no water, and no explanation as to why, both Thomas Lynch, director of Durham College/UOIT campus safety and Scott Bronson, manager of public safety, security and emergency management on campus, were called in.

Upon arriving, it was obvious to Lynch and Bronson that the problem originated in the middle of Simcoe Street, just north of the campus. The street was blocked off and

lined with work trucks. An underground water main had broken, causing a sinkhole in the road. The water main, connecting the campus to its water supply, needed to be shut off immediately and repaired.

The shut-off affected the entire campus, nearby homes and a few local businesses.

The campus runs on two separate water lines: the domestic line, which supplies toilets, sinks and water fountains, crucial for everything from food preparation

to cleaning on campus; and a fire supply line connected to the sprinkler systems that can be shut off without needing to close down the campus.

The campus would simply be placed under a fire watch.

Lynch understood problems like these took time to fix, so with both water lines down the decision was made to shut down the campus, place the campus under fire watch and the emergency response management team was brought in to help.

With off-campus students no longer a factor, the focus shifted to taking care of the almost 15,000 students living on campus. With the help of the emergency response team, a water truck supplied the residence with running water.

Porta potties were brought in for those in the South Village.

Food services supplied the students with food prepared off campus.

Officials monitored the repairs and opened the doors Wednesday morning.

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They did it! Convocation at DC Jesse Lyle The Chronicle

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WORDS OF WISDOM: Franklin Wu, chariman of the Durham College board of governors, gives an encouraging speech to Durham College graduates.

A new chapter was starting in the lives of the young and old as more than 600 Durham College students celebrated their graduation at the fall convocation ceremony on Oct. 25.

The gymnasium was filled with smiles, laughter and even a few tears as family and friends cheered on their loved ones as they came to the stage to begin the next part of their life journey.

Don Lovisa, president of Durham College, welcomed all the graduates and gave them encouragement in his opening speech. “I see individuals who came to us in pursuit of a career and change in their lives,” said Lovisa. “What you do with your education will make a difference.”

Franklin Wu, chairman of the Durham College board of governors had some words for the graduates as well, encouraging them to keep their dreams alive. “Everyone at

Durham College, along with your friends and family, will be there for you,” said Wu. Elaine Garnett, a 2009 Durham College alumna of distinction award winner and 1990 graduate of the Advertising and Marketing Communications Management program at the college, delivered a keynote address.

Since graduation, Garnett has worked in several media outlets, including television, radio and newspaper. Garnett says it was perseverance that kept her going and the place it took her [CHEX TV] today.

“It gets you up in the morning, ready to face the day,” said Garnett. “Perseverance is the why, and you have to answer the question.”

The graduates were all in high spirits, and while sad that their time is over at Durham College, they are happy to be going in to the work force with a great education.

“There’s only three schools in Ontario that offer my program and this one had the best

curriculum,” said Barry Bryans, a graduate of the Automotive Service Technician program who now works for Speedy Auto Service.

Other graduates didn’t just come for the education. “I chose Durham College because it was close by and I didn’t want to go to far, plus it seemed like a good college,” said Crisitina Lessard, a graduate of the General Arts and Science course who is back at Durham College for the Dental Hygiene program. “I made lots of good friends and enjoyed the program I was in.”

To many, Durham College became a second home. The graduates formed strong bonds not only with fellow students, but their professors as well.

“Today is just the start of your journey,” said Lovisa. “Remember to appreciate where you have come from as you look to where you are going. Your opportunities will only be limited by how you choose to use the tools you now have to start your career.”

Struggling to afford textbooks Joe Cotrona The Chronicle

With the number of expenses a student faces when attending college or university, it’s not surprising when people look for cheaper alternatives for anything from books and supplies to cameras and laptops.

Course required textbooks can boost the cost of any course by a significant amount, especially in programs that require two or more textbooks a semester.While shopping at campus bookstore is convenient, some students check out other outlets hoping for a deal.

Two popular places for students to purchase new and used textbooks are Kijiji and Amazon. These websites have become a common choice for students with high education costs.

Mete Ataman, the campus ancillary services manager, is in charge of the bookstore op-

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The Student Association held its annual general meeting on Nov. 1. Full coverage of the meeting and what it means for students will be in the Nov. 20 issue of The Chronicle.

eration and explained how the bookstore sets textbooks prices.

“We have a standard pricing policy for the bookstore,” said Ataman. “We try to keep our prices as close to the ones recommended by the publishers.”

The publisher recommended price can be found on the textbook .Ataman also said that there is a mark-up on the price of the textbooks, which is used to cover the bookstore’s budget costs.“This is the revenue we generate from selling the books,” said Ataman. He did not wish to say how much the mark up is.

Ataman said the difference between prices at the bookstore and other resources are usually the result of other sources selling used and older versions of textbooks.

For example, “Essentials of Understanding Psychology” is a textbook that sells in the bookstore for $121. That’s for a new, fourth edition copy. A used, third edition of the book can be purchased on Kijiji for $60.The bookstore always tries to stay up-to-date with the latest version of each textbook, but orders for new versions are only made if a professor has made a request for one, Ataman said.

Another alternative to textbooks that is becoming popular is e-books. Ataman said the bookstore has just started to sell e-books in the place of some paperback books.

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HALLOWEEN: Boba Fett and Robin pose for the camera at E.P. Taylor’s

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The night also included a midnight costume contest for the best dressed male and female.

On an evening that made turning a corner and bumping into Lady Gaga before going to the bathroom with members of The Avengers seem normal, there were many costumes worthy of the prize of a trip to Montreal.

Based on crowd approval, the winning prize went to a student dressed as a Lego figure and Krista Keberer who went as a piñata.

Keberer’s colourful and intricate costume laced with candy almost didn’t even get

a chance to compete. “I made it last minute. We had another costume, it was E.T. but it was really uncomfortable,” explained Keberer.

“We waited in line for a long time but we finally got in and I ran over there to get it.”

As a graduate of the Advertising program at Durham College, Keberer has used her ability to capture attention to her advantage.

Last week, she won $100 in another contest dressed in her E.T. costume.

For Keberer, celebrating her recent win at E.P. Taylor’s was the perfect way to end one of her favourite times of the year.“It’s packed, it’s the best party on Halloween every year,” said Keberer.

Blair Elder, the MC for the costume contest and a member of the SA’s promotions crew, spent a portion of the night scoping out standout costumes.

But with people still outside waiting in line at midnight and a packed dance floor, it was difficult to properly narrow down finalists.

But for the Student Association, that’s a good problem to have and a testament to why students keep coming back for more every Halloween.

“We have a DJ that’s always playing good music out there.

It’s good especially if you live on campus, because it’s easy to get here on a Wednesday night,” said Elder.

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E-books could be next for DC Amber Van Wort The Chronicle

The switch from paper to digital textbooks is a real possibility for Durham College.

While paper textbooks are currently the dominant resource, Judy Robinson, the VP of Durham College, is suggesting that teachers explore other, digital options. “We are encouraging faculty to consider e-books from the publishers. It isn’t a requirement, but it’s certainly strongly encouraged that they look at that option,” said Robinson.

There are a number of reasons why switching to digital textbooks would be beneficial for the college, but the switch from paper to digital may come sooner than later due to changes in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. “There’s new legislation that comes into play in January of 2013 that says we have to have all of our educational materials available in a variety of forms,” said Robinson. The digital screens would allow for customized font sizes, and some can even read the text aloud, for those who have trouble reading on their own.

Digital textbooks would also come with some health benefits. Since an iPad only weighs a little over a pound, and the Kindle weighs even less, these ereaders are easier on our backs, said Dr. Moez Rajwani, a chiropractor at the Ontario Chiropractic Association. “Switching to e-books could be a healthy choice as it definitely will reduce the total amount of weight carried in backpacks and bags, thereby placing less stress on your back,” he said. However, there are a few things to consider while using an e-reader, such as keeping good posture, and making sure the screen is an appropriate size. “Reading an e-book on a small phone screen is not a good idea,” said Rajwani. “It’s far too small of a

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TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE: A Durham College student reads a magazine on his iPad. screen for that purpose and can lead to eye strain.”

Like any other good thing, there is always a downside.

While the use of digital textbooks on e-readers, iPads or laptops has benefits for our backs, and for those who have trouble reading a normal textbook, it would be no good for students who don’t have access to these resources. “I think this day and age of technology we make an assumption that everybody has a computer, and in fact, a small percentage of the population does not,” said Robinson.

While e-books aren’t quite mainstream in classrooms just yet, there are a wide variety of digital books, journals and magazines available to students in the library. Students have access to all sorts of things from digital nursing and science reference books, to digital copies of popular magazines like Maclean’s.

All of the library’s digital resources are available to students, said Marcia Johnson, the digital resources and services librarian. “One of the greatest benefits of electronic material is that of access,” said Johnson.

“E-books allow for multiple users accessing a resource at the same time. Also, they are delivered instantaneously and users are allowed to download some of them, which allows users to read them anywhere and at any time.”

How we access the books can vary though, said Johnson. “In some cases, there is perpetual access, which means you own the books once the purchase has been made. In other cases, you purchase access to the books, which means you cannot generally download them to a device,” she said.

While the library doesn’t currently offer e-readers for loan or rent, that may change in the near future. “We are in the process of reviewing our options, so it may be a future service,” said Johnson.

In previous years Durham College had the same laptop policy as UOIT: students were required to lease a laptop from the school. However, they found this process to be ineffective. “We ran into many problems and a lot of student complaints, and most post-secondary institutions are doing the BYOD, bring your own device, so we moved away from that model,” said Robinson. Due to the problems with that model, Robinson doesn’t see e-readers ever being included in student fees and distributed to the students. Another reason the college would have trouble providing students with e-readers is the constant updating these technologies go through. “The latest iPad is less than a year old and Oct. 23 they’re bringing out a new one,” said Robinson.

Robinson suspects that a small percentage of teachers are currently incorporating ebooks into their classes, though she doesn’t know for sure.

Robinson believes that most students would prefer digital copies of textbooks, and she appears to be right. First year Digital Video Production student, Shawn Scott was only required to purchase one textbook for his course this year. He did not purchase this book, because he didn’t see the need.

“I didn’t (buy it) because it was way too much (money), and I didn’t want another text book I might not use just laying around,” said Scott. He said he would be more inclined to purchase the book had it been available digitally, simply because it would be easier.

It seems the switch from paper textbooks to digital ones is slowly approaching Durham College, but there’s still a long way to go.

Equipment failure takes Riot for a spin Manjula Selvarajah The Chronicle

Riot radio staff are breathing a sigh of relief that their show hosts are adapting well to a new and temporary studio format, standing in for crucial broadcasting equipment that suddenly stopped working The team discovered that their tricaster, a key piece of studio equipment, had failed on the morning of Oct. 16. Staff say that the likely culprit is a soldering connection inside the machine.

Riot Radio, a Student Asso-

ciation venture, was revamped last year to become a visual radio station that streams over the Internet, using a product called Livestream. Cameras in the studio allow the audience to see the show in progress, as they listen to the content.

The tricaster is an important piece of this broadcasting service. It is a single piece of equipment that takes the place of several components usually found in television studios. It combines multiple streams, including audio, video and graphics, into one finished product. The machine has been sent to San Antonio, Texas for

repair and is expected back in a month.

Laura Ferr, station co-ordinator at Riot Radio, spoke about the initial shock the team felt on discovering the malfunction, and then the stressful scrambling to find a back-up solution. “I lost my mind, it was awful,” she said.

She was hired in 2011 to revamp the station, establish a new studio in the Gordon Willey building and put together a new programming schedule. “I have such big expectations and standards. I have been driving this for over a year,” she said.

“The whole goal of this year

is to get the programming up and good…and then this happens.”

The Riot Radio team, motivated to keep students on air and not stop shows, created a makeshift solution that captures the shows with one iMac and a webcam. Regular programming was back on within a day. Ferr says that the video quality has stayed the same, since the camera can broadcast in high definition.

According to Allissa Longstreet, program director at Riot Radio, some show hosts seem to like the temporary solution better since it involves sitting

and talking to a computer, something they probably already do with Skype or Facetime, as opposed to talking into a large studio mike.

“I like it because it allows the host to have more of a personality, and have that come out sooner than it would with the other equipment,” she said.

“Obviously it is not as professional as we would hope, (but) it is allowing people to still go on air, until we get everything up and running.”

Ferr is grateful that her teamed stepped in quickly to find a temporary solution. “We are still good, so I am OK.”

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Sans pony, sans problem Melissa Walker There is an epidemic of mythical proportions going on and something must be done. The problem is men with ponytails and the problem is growing.

Rarely brushed, sometimes braided and rarely attractive, this hairstyle has followed the human race through history like a bad smell.

The male ponytail comes in many styles and girths. From the common, solitary, thick braid to its less common cousin, the rat-tail. It is almost always kept at the base of the neck, it screams to the world, “I don’t care what I look like” and “I don’t care what you think of me.”

Every time I see a man sporting this hairdo, I have a hard time abstaining from snipping the abomination like a

at home one day watching Mel Gibson rogue Locks for Love hairdresser.

I know why I find it unappealing, I in The Patriot and decided that this was associate it with the myriad of unat- the hairdo for him. If Mel can pull it off, tractive men I have seen sporting the he can too.

There are men who can wear long do. Not all men with ponytails looked this way but most seemed unkempt and hair without looking unattractive, though the number of men who candangerous.

What baffles me is why so many men not carry it off significantly outnumbers grow them at all. If I were not so afraid those who can. For the most part, men of how big my head would look, I would should only have long hair if they are swashbuckling, playhave short hair. It is ing Willie Nelson in a easier to style and care for.

Of the men that can sport a biopic or inhabiting a Perhaps laziness ponytail, 100 per cent are more fairy tale.

Many famous men is to blame for all attractive sans pony. have had ponytails the men with ponyin their lives. David tails. Of course hair Beckham, Orlando grows and if it is not cut, it becomes Bloom and Brad Pitt long. have all had long hair Eventually, a man will reach a stage and been able to avoid the cringe factor when he does not want his hair swinging that accompanies the hairdo.

However, of the men that can sport a about and puts an elastic band around ponytail, 100 per cent are more attracit. And an eyesore is born.

It would be more fun if a man grew tive sans pony.

There is one style of ponytail that sets his hair because he saw a celebrity with a ponytail. Maybe this man was sitting itself apart from all others -- the rat-tail.

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The rat-tail is unique in that it is most often seen on men and it also requires a person to make a conscious decision to have one.

One does not simply accidentally have a rat-tail.

Acquiring a rat-tail is simple. A man must tell his barber, or more often his mother to cut all but a chunk of hair at the base of the neck.

Rat-tails are often braided but can be curled or even dreaded. They vary in length from a couple of inches to waist length.

Although very popular 20 years ago, it has fallen out of fashion and is now almost entirely confined to a small group of people who cannot let it go.

A friend of mine has a friend with a foot long rat-tail. All of his friends call him Redbeard because he has red hair, but I do not call him that.

I call him Rat-tail and until he no longer has one, I will continue to call him that. My hope is that he and every other man with a ponytail would for the love of locks, cut it off.

Save the gingers, don’t ‘kick’ them!

One or more parent with mutated gene means a better chance of having a redhead

year 2060.

I strongly disagree and researching beyond a teen’s blog titled something like “The world’s most true facts, like ever” would teach anyone the truth.

The brightly-coloured photos with text in the middle you came across scrolling through your newsfeed on your favourite social networking site stating “According to National Geographic redheads might become extinct by the year 2060” is misleading.

The image doesn’t tell the whole story. In the National Geographic article they said that although numbers of redheads are declining, there is still a chance that they will prevail.

If anyone paid any attention in their biology class they would know that the gene that causes red hair is recessive.

A recessive trait is an inherited characteristic that is determined by two or more forms of mutation found in the same position in a specific chromosome. The gene mutation causing red hair is labeled MC1R. A recessive gene usually skips a generation or so.

That is why a child may have red hair but neither parent does.

Somewhere in the family tree a family member had

American author Mark Twain and painter Vincent Van Gogh from the mid-1800s are two famous redheads in history. Actresses Isla Fischer, from Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Amy Adams, from Enchanted, passed on the redheaded gene to their daughters.

And Rupert Grint, better known as Ronald Weasley from the Harry Potter series, has yet to pass on the gene.

Adam Savage from Mythbusters also passed down the gene to his children. Red heads, it appears, are still alive and well.

However, with the vast amount of information going around the Internet it is no wonder people would so easily believe that redheads would be extinct in the

red hair and passed on the gene.

As long as one or both parents have an active mutated gene in their DNA, there is a possibility that a redheaded child will be born.

I come from a family full of red heads, including grandparents, my father, aunts, uncles and cousins.

For example an uncle of mine married a redhead and both of their girls have bright red hair. As long as my family tree continues to grow, redheads won’t have to become a myth to the people in the year 2060. Come to think of it, my three brothers and I don’t have red hair. One of us is bound to have a redheaded child if any of us received the recessive Michelle gene from our dad.

Redheads still stand a chance in Munro human evolution, just as long as events like “kick a ginger day” and global warming don’t hinder these lovely red heads from coming out of their homes to meet their soul-mate.

To be sure redheads are going to be a long lasting breed of humans, keep working on the “Save the redhead” campaigns, or go with an artificial solution and buy a do-it-yourself box of red hair dye from your local pharmacy.

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Former DC prof writes Steven Truscott story Cody Orme The Chronicle

Some months ago Lorimer Publishing asked local author Bill Swan for a favour: Would he be able to recommend someone to write the Steven Truscott story for a youth audience. Swan, a former reporter, Durham College professor and administrator wasn’t able to find anyone to do the job. So he tackled it himself.

Recently, his book, Fourteen and Sentenced to Death: The Story of Steven Truscott was nominated for the Ontario Library Association’s Forest of Reading Program, in the Red Maple Category (grade 7 and 8 category).

“Anything that is positive feedback is great,” says Swan, who was recently interviewed on CBC’s Metro Morning.

He appreciates being noticed after the work that was put into the book.

“Writers spend a lot of time starring at a screen,” says Swan.

“It’s lonely.”

If the book is chosen, he will be in some prestigious company, including authors Eric Walters and Sharron Jennings, both of whom he admires.

“To even be mentioned in the same breath as these people is exhilarating,” said Swan, who has had several books published since retiring as Director of Applies Arts at Durham College in 1996.

He described his time in that position as a balancing act.

“Dealing with limited re-

sources is always an interesting challenge,” said Swan.

As his retirement drew closer, he knew what he wanted to do.

“I have three loves. Writing, the journalistic application of writing, and teaching,” said Swan, who went on to explain how in the 1980’s he wrote a novel about track running. “In ’96 one of my aims was to start writing.”

His latest novel is the story of Steven Truscott, from Vancouver, who at the age of 14 was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Lynne Harper in 1959. The novel is a part of a series geared toward Grades 7 -10 by publisher Lorimer called Real Justice, which follows the stories of wrongful convictions across Canada.

“One of the sad truths is there are enough of these to write a series,” said Swan, who is preparing for the publication of his second book in the series Real Justice: The Donald Marshall Jr. Story.

The courtroom proceedings from the Truscott book have been taken from the actual transcripts from the trial, which Swan found on CBC’s website.

“I didn’t want to rely on books other people have done,” said the former reporter.

Journalistic research is a skill that Swan learned in his years at Woodstock Ont.’s daily newspaper Sentinel Review, a daily newspaper in Woodstock Ont. and he uses that skill to make his novels as believable as possible.

In his book Fast Finish, which was part of the Lorimer sports series, he was asked to change the main character from a girl to a boy.

He then had to redo the research he did to make the story suit the proper gender.

His research paid off when the provincial champion for boy’s track and field finished within a second of the time the character in the novel did.

In his research for Fourteen and Sentenced to Death, Swan found that Truscott’s small home town was almost like Mayberry, a rural town where kids would fish off railway bridges or ride their bikes.

“It was, by all means, a peaceful time,” said Swan.

He said, these stories are important for young readers.

“These are people who would not normally read about these cases,” said Swan. “These are things that happened here in Canada.”

Swan’s stories all have a Canadian angle. He uses familiar landmarks and areas to give the reader a local feel.

“In Corner Kick, the final game is held in Vaso’s Field at Durham College and UOIT,” said the former teacher, and one of the founders of the Journalism program.

While Swan admits he is not a huge sports fan, he has still written nine novels that revolve around sports. With that being said, he does enjoy two particular sports.

“I favour track and field, and distance running,” says Swan,

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THE STEVEN TRUSCOTT STORY: Bill Swan, a local author, as well as a former reporter and Durham College professor and administrator. who has run six marathons, including the Boston Marathon, and written four novels on the

Halloween crafts on Family Fun Day Jesse Lyle The Chronicle

Even ghosts and goblins can be artistic.

Kids of Oshawa got to express their creative side at the Halloween Family Fun Day hosted by the Robert McLaughlin Gallery on Oct. 28.

The free family event, which is geared towards children aged three to 12, is themed around Halloween, giving children the opportunity to show up in their costumes.

“We encourage the kids to get their costume on early,” said Jennifer Treleaven, education co-ordinator at RMG. Several hands on activities were on the agenda for the day, including: treat bag making, mask making, clay sculpting, button making and bracelet making.

“We really wanted to include the joy of art making,” said Treleaven.

The day is not only designed to allow children to get into the Halloween spirit early, but attempt to get them more interested in art. The activity stations were located inside gallery rooms and workshops.

subject. “Sports that last more than an hour and take breaks are for sissies.”

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Family Fun Day: Two young girls make Halloween crafts at the RMG Halloween Family Fun Day. “We want them to see the art and get involved,” said Treleaven.

The children were definitely enjoying it. Many were laughing and painting and sculpting to their heart’s desire, while others were deep in thought,

focused on making their project something special.

“I liked it. It was a lot of fun.

Mask making was my favourite part,” said young Emma.

The Halloween Family Fun day has been running at the RMG for 10 years now, growing

in size with every passing year.

“We’ve seen anywhere from 150 to 200 people in previous years. This year we will see 300 or more,” said Treleaven.

The event falls on the Sunday before Halloween.

Several students from the Construction Carpentry – Sustainability program helped raise the first walls of Centre Towne on Oct. 18.

Habitat for Humanity is taking on this project under the leadership of Professor Don Fishley.

The Centre Towne project has given Durham College students an opportunity to use the skills they’ve learned in school to build homes for Habitat for Humanity.

This project is a 24-unit townhouse project that began in May 2012 and will be spread over a four-year span. Four to six townhouses will be built each year and students will not only be building homes; but hope as well.

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PowerShift creates change Zachary Leveque-Wilson The Chronicle

With the “Frankenstorm” Sandy slowly making its way towards coastal Canada, over 1000 Canadians met to discuss climate change, social equality and sustainability at the university of Ottawa.

Most of the attendees at the PowerShift conference were youth fighting for causes they support, ranging from fighting racism to fighting for organic farming to replace mass agriculture. The prevalent cause being fought was the $1.4 billion subsidy the government of Canada gives oil companies such as Enbridge and Shell.

On the Friday of the conference, the people attending PowerShift met for the first time at the Civilization Museum in Gatineau for the opening ceremonies.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, attendees were treated to keynotes by such activist figures as Gabriel NadeauDubois, who led the Coalition large de l’Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (CLASSE) against tuition hikes in Quebec, and Melina Laboucan Massimo, a member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation and a spokesperson against the tar sands and the detrimental effects they have on First Nations communities.

Nadeau-Dubois spoke about the need to stand together as students and defend the right to an education. He spoke passionately about the de-corporatization of post-secondary institutions and the removal of oil and coal executives from governing boards of colleges and universities.

Massimo shared stories of her community in Alberta, which faces water pollution and destroyed ecology from a leak in a tar sands pipeline.

Other speakers, including Joshua Kahn Russell, focused more on non-violent direct action and how to be an effective activist. Russell, who works with the Ruckus Society, ended his session with a crowd participation chant: “We are unstoppable! Another world is possible.”

The opening ceremonies ran for about two hours, ending

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MARCH ON: UOIT student Hayley McNamara observes a demonstration in front of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers headquarters in Ottawa during the Toxic Trick or Treat March. with a performance by several musical acts.

On Saturday participants were informed on the PowerShift movement in a workshop called We Are PowerShift, which highlighted many of the issues the movement is combatting.

Participants were allowed to attend workshops on any topics of their choice ranging from Capitalism Vs. The Environment, to effective lobbying and investigative journalism.

“We’re trying to achieve the end of subsidies to the world’s five largest oil companies to the tune of $1.4 billion of taxpayers money,” said Vice-President of University Affairs at UOIT Jesse Cullen. “If everyone could be here and see what we’re seeing they’d be on our side.”

“I decided to attend PowerShift because I’m a member of the Enviromental club,” said Hayley McNamara, a UOIT student. “I wanted to take away the ideas of the conference and bring them back to the club.”

After the workshops, there were keynote sessions by political activists, authors and journalists.

Bill McKibben, who wrote

the first general audiencereaching book on climate change called The End of Nature, used his session to highlight the need to use social media to reach a more general audience. Using a campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #beatbieber, McKibben used social media to divert views away from a feature written on Justin Bieber and instead to an article he wrote on climate change.

The real highlight of the keynotes was a session given

by Naomi Klein, writer of The Shock Doctrine. Klein used personal experience as well as anecdotes from her own life to highlight the effects of climate change. With her newly born son Toma in the room, Klein highlighted the importance of not fighting for our own generation, but instead fighting for future generations.

Klein shared the story of how Toma was not sleeping through the night and he often awakened her at dawn. One such morning she opened the curtains and saw orca whales jumping and playing in the surf. What she didn’t realize was that the orcas had been

drawn there by geo-engineers creating more plankton deposits in the area.

Klein had nothing but positive feelings towards the movement. “PowerShift is not just a well-organized conference, but a lovingly organized conference,” said Klein.

Participants continued to attend workshops throughout the weekend, and were treated to a mixed arts open-mike on the U of O campus. Featuring poetry and music, the theme of the night was social change and climate justice and there was a screening of the new Amy Miller documentary The Carbon Rush.

The Carbon Rush explores carbon offset projects and the concept of carbon credits. Examining the effects on both indigenous peoples and multibillion-dollar corporations, the film is both informative and hard-hitting.

The final event was a protest march through the streets of Ottawa. The Toxic Trick or Treat march lasted for four hours, starting at the Parliament buildings and making its way through the streets of downtown Ottawa. With stops

in front of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Headquarters, the ministry of finance and even a local McDonalds, protesters demanded that Prime Minister Harper cease giving subsidies to oil corporations and big business and redistribute funds into better causes.

With chants like “Show me what democracy looks like!

This is what democracy looks like,” and “Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! The subsidies have got to go,” protesters assured that their voices were heard throughout the streets of Ottawa.

Marchers were encouraged to dress up in costumes that related to the movement. Some participants dressed up as oilsucking corporate vampires or consumer zombies. Others chose traditional First Nations war paint and clothing.

Throughout the march drum circles and impromptu ukulele sing-alongs popped up to add to the voice of the protesters.

“It was really nice meeting people who think alike,” said Baker Baha a UOIT student. “It was people from across Canada getting together for one cause, it feels amazing.”

DC and UOIT support PowerShift Sarah Crookall The Chronicle

Rain or storm Sandy, 33 Durham College and UOIT students continued their education over the last weekend of October. From Oct. 26-29, students attended workshops, panels, and caucuses at Ottawa’s second annual sustainability conference, PowerShift.

Author of The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein, environmentalist Bill McKibben and activist Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois also delivered speeches on environmental and social justice.

“Climate change is not in itself the crisis, it is the symptom of a broader crisis that has to do with an economic model that has to do with endless growth,” said Klein in a press conference. “The idea that we can

act as if we can have infinite consumption on a finite planet. So the issue is consumption and an economic model that needs endless consumption in order to survive.”

Monday the 29th closed the conference with a Trick or Treat March just before Halloween with attendee’s donning environmental costumes and marching through the streets of Ottawa.

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1,000 protest in PowerShift Photos by: Zachary Levesque-Wilson and Sarah Crookall

PROTESTERS TAKE A STAND: Counter-clockwise from top: A protester stands with a sign around his neck waiting for the Toxic Trick or Treat March to start.

Protesters perform a Die-In in front of the prime minister’s office in Ottawa during the Toxic Trick or Treat March.

A costumed protester makes some noise during a speech.

Protesters go to great heights to deliver their message to “subsidize our future”.

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DC international student receives community award Joshua Santos The Chronicle

Jennifer Barr

INFORMATION PROGRAM: Hundreds of guests visit Durham College at the Recreation and Health Centre, where colleges showed what they have to offer.

Durham hosts college information program Jennifer Barr The Chronicle

Hurricane Sandy didn’t hold students and parents back from Durham College’s hosting of the Ontario College Information Program.

More than 200 visitors walked into the program located in the Recreation and Health Centre on Oct. 29.

About 20 colleges different from across Ontario were there showing off what their schools have to offer, including Durham College.

As hosts of the program, representatives from Durham College were giving guided tours to show visitors sections of the Oshawa campus.

As you walked into the old gym room, Durham College was in the centre with the highest and largest showing, with the other colleges around it.

Each booth had a program course book, and a few little extras. St. Lawrence had customized candies. Durham College had mini-halloween candies, in a traditional Halloween goodie bin.

The most popular booths, other than Durham College, were Fleming, Seneca, George Brown, and Centennial. Other colleges there were Mohawk, St. Lawrence, and Algonquin.

Jennifer Powell, as well as several volunteer students, were glad to help parents and future students with tours

around campus.

“We were at Fleming in Peterborough this morning,” said Sue Hawkins, an Admissions and Recruitment officer. “It’s our crazy time. I think I was home once last week!”

Michelle Theophille Kennedy, another admissions officer, said the program usually goes into colleges, except when the city or town does not have one in the area.

“We also just finished The College Info Fair last week in Toronto.”

Even Don Lovisa, the president of Durham College, was talking to a few visitors too at the beginning of the event.

CIP ended the campaign on Nov 2.

While some students only go to school to study, Sanjay Surendran embarked on the opportunity to get involved with the college.

On Oct. 6, the city of Toronto hosted an International Students Festival, where Durham College president Don Lovisa presented Surendran with the community service award for his involvement with the college.

He got involved when the international students office recommended that he do so.

“The office suggested that I start joining when I was new here,” said Surendran, a thirdyear international student in the computer programmer analysts program who arrived from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Surendran first got involved by working as a co-ordinator for SALS and was part of the development team with the international students, among others.

One of Surendran’s greatest accomplishments thus far is being the first international student to be elected as the student representative of the Durham College Board of Governors. “It’s kind of like the House of Commons,” Surendran said.

There are a lot of talented people on the board and it’s

really a learning process. I was chosen to be the students’ voice. I make strategic financial statements.”

He told some of his friends to volunteer on campus and they really enjoyed it. “I told my friends and they were really interested. They told other students and had fun,” said Surendran.

He has received a lot of support and recognition from fellow peers and felt overwhelmed. “I felt surprised from the support from students and people. Even people who don’t know me call my name,” said Surendran.

In October, he was he was involved with Durham College’s fall convocation and addressed the graduating students.

Surendran is enrolled in DC’s computer analysts program. “I came to Canada already with a diploma from India. I liked that Canada’s education was valued around the world. I chose Durham because I like that I’m able to focus more since it’s not surrounded by so many distractions, but at the same time, it’s close to Toronto. I went into the program because I was fascinated with technology.”

Besides his friends, his family is supportive as well. “My family lives back home in India. They’ve been really supportive of me, and I can’t wait to go back.”

DC hosts healthy relationships seminar Amanda Graham The Chronicle

In a society where domestic abuse is socially and legally unacceptable, it is still happening. Durham College and UOIT will be hosting a healthy relationships seminar in hopes of inspiring students to remove themselves from toxic relationships.

The event will be featuring inspirational speaker and courage coach Cate Collins, who will be teaching students about healthy and unhealthy relationships, as well as how to deal with them.

Swing by room SSB117 on Nov. between the hours of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and be prepared to be informed and inspired.

Town of Whitby welcomes author Leah Hanna The Chronicle

Canadian writer Anne Raina, author of Clara’s Rib, will be participating in a book talk and signing at the Whitby Public Library, Brooklin Branch on Nov. 15. The event is scheduled for 7

p.m. until 9 p.m.

Clara’s Rib is the true story of a young girl growing up with tuberculosis in a hospital in the ‘40s. More information is available under Programs & Events on the Whitby Public Library website.

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Campus hosts food drive Sarah Aftab The Chronicle

Durham College and UOIT staff and students organized the sixth Lend A Hand fundraiser on Oct. 31. Barb Bryan, co-ordinator of Outreach Services DC/UOIT, and by Abby Locke Philanthropy co-ordinator at UOIT, organized the event, held at SSB117.

“I started this event six years ago and I wanted to get involved because I wanted to help the community,” said Bryan.

The fundraiser collected non-perishable food from students and families living in a five-kilometre radius of the campus. Ten per cent of the proceeds go to the DC/UOIT food bank and the ninety per cent go to Feed The Need In Durham (FTND). Last year

they managed to raise $46,000 worth of food.

Two fraternities and two sororities, as well as the school’s Rotaract club, joined the event.

The organizing staff and the students gathered at SSB117 at 6 p.m. In total 90 students came to the event, then dispersed in groups of five to go trick or treating for non-perishable foods, wearing a nametag and carrying a map.

“I joined this event because it is for a great cause,” said Hayley McNamara, a thirdyear UOIT business student.

The fundraiser takes place twice a year at on campus, and FTND makes a real difference in the lives of over 30,000 people who do not have enough to eat, of which 38 per cent are babies and children.

FTND is bent upon helping the region by holding non-prof-

it fundraisers across Durham, providing 250,000 pounds of food each month.

“I see the need every day for action,” said Adeyinka Daramola, assistant co-ordinator of the DC/UOIT food bank.

“When it comes to food I see students struggling every day to support themselves. The students’ needs have been tripled since I have been here and I am happy that the community is so involved and wants to help each other.”

The trick or treat event came to its close when all the students and the staff gathered again at the meeting point while the gathered supplies were loaded on an FTND truck.

“It’s all about helping and giving back to the community, and that is why I am here,” said Baker Baha, a third-year UOIT Engineering student.

Faculty using CAFE to learn technology

Jessica Rahman The Chronicle

The Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment (C.A.F.E.) keeps the faculty updated on how to use new technology.

C.A.F.E. is designed for both full-time and part-time faculty. They learn new skills in C.A.F.E., such as how to use technology, how to use multimedia equipment, new program development, new curriculum development, training courses and one- on-one teaching. “We like to collaborate

with the faculty and work with them,” said Chris Hinton, the director of C.A.F.E. C.A.F.E. helps faculty with their teaching skills. “They are willing to grow in what they are doing. We are highly valued and very approachable,” said Hinton.

“It can be hard for some faculty members to teach differently in class, but we don’t make people do things, it’s their choice,” said Hinton.

Eight faculty members currently work at C.A.F.E. There is one admin, two curriculum people, two teaching and learn-

ing specialists and three technical specialists. “I am very fortunate. This is a very powerful team,” said Hinton.

“We are almost like a healthcare centre, it has more counciling and couching,” said Hinton. “Durham is growing tremendously, we try to keep up with the growth of the college as it is growing.”

One of the reasons the acronym for the Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment is C.A.F.E is because faculty can just drop in and work without an appointment, said Hinton.

Bake sale funds game developer conference Colin Lack The Chronicle

Dressed in costumes, the game development program hosted bake sales on Oct. 24 and 25 to raise money for their end-of-year conference.

At the bake sale they sold cupcakes that looked like pokeballs and goombas, sugar cookies shaped like the stars from Mario and much more. The conference the game development program will be hosting in downtown Toronto showcases the video games they have been producing and conceptualizing to big developers

such as Ubisoft or Activision in the hopes that they’ll get hired.

To be able to hold their end-ofyear conference in downtown Toronto they’re going to have to raise $1,500. During the two days they raised approximately $345.

Recently Ontario has become a mecca for video game developers. Even Oshawa has a local development studio that was opened by Durham College game development program alumni. However, bigger developers have since moved in because Ontario offers grants to developers who are creating sustainable jobs in Ontario. These bigger developers

include Akradium, which produces casual online games, and Ubisoft, most famous for their Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy and Prince of Persia video game series. Rockstar games is famous for its highly violent Grand Theft Auto series. Zynga produce mostly Facebook-centric games directed at people looking to fill up a few minutes, and Activision which holds the publishing rights to all of Blizzard’s games.

The game development program will be holding more events at to be determined dates to raise the additional funds necessary to hold the Toronto conference.

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LEND A HAND: Barb Bryan (far left) with the participating students at fundraiser in SSB117.

Hurricane Sandy shakes up Oshawa Sarah Crookall The Chronicle

The city of Oshawa experienced high winds up to 100 km/h as the fringe of tropical storm Sandy, or “Frankenstorm” hit the GTA. Although little damage was reported, power outages and fallen trees created transit delays. On Tuesday Oct. 29 Durham College and UOIT closed because of a water main break on Simcoe Street.

Sandy began as a tropical cyclone and grew to a category two hurricane as winds reached

159 km/h, affecting the Caribbean and northern United States.

Lasting over two weeks, Sandy is the largest Atlantic hurricane, reaching over 1,500 kilometers in diameter.

Durham College’s sustainability co-ordinator James Webb said that as the number of large storms increases, municipalities have to adapt their storm preparations.

“Costs will continue to rise,” he said. “We’re going to have to develop better infrastructure on a regional level to cope with these storms.”

DC growing student gardeners Matt Anness The Chronicle

If you’re interested in gardening then the community gardens workshop on Nov. 17 at Durham College is for you.

The workshop will educate participants on the importance of gardens for nutrition and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

“Right now we’re used to having access to food 24/7, 365 days a year, but with the recent storms, people are experiencing problems with getting

food,” says Suzanne Elston, senior environmental co-ordinator for Oshawa. “We need to eat, we need fresh air and water. We don’t need to worry about air and water because we always have that but we need to know what to do in a food shortage.”

Guest speakers, a silent auction, and a workshop on canning are all apart of the agenda.

Registration for the workshop is $25 and covers the meals, which are locally grown.

It all begins at 8 a.m. in room C-113 and continues until 3:30.

Reverse career fair for health science students Andy Ghaith The Chronicle

The health sciences department is hosting an interactive panel discussion to help UOIT students explore career paths post-

graduation. The session will be hosted Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in G213 and the panel will consist of five health professionals from Durham Region.

The session will help students live a balanced life between their career and their lives.

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Promoting local food with films Cody Orme The Chronicle

The Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC) was back on Oct. 24 in a joint effort with Durham College for Reel Food, a movie night with a message of sustainability.

The event featured two movies. The first was The Power of Community, a documentary about how Cuba has survived on its own resources for so long. The second movie was The Story of Food, which tracks food from the time it is grown until it is eaten.

“I think a lot of people don’t realize how our food gets to our table,” said Joan Kerr, president of the FBSC. “Our agenda is to push local food.”

Last event had a small turnout but this month’s event almost filled room C 113 with just over 100 people.

“It’s great to be able to raise money for a charitable cause

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EDUCATING WITH MOVIES: Students participate in a movie night focusing on sustainability. and have students learn,” said James Webb, the sustainability co-ordinator for Durham

College. “It gets the students involved,” said Heather Murphy, a second-year Protection

and Investigation student who brought her two children to the event. She believes that it

is important for her children to learn about sustainability.

“The younger you learn about the environment, the less likely you are to waste it.”

Events like this are an opportunity to teach students the realities of the food they eat.

“It’s a form of learning,” said Rob Savelle, Environmental Protection and Global Wellness teacher.

His students were there as an optional assignment, to write a reflective essay, but Savelle hopes that bringing them to this event will do more.

“I hope this will highlight a community-campus connection,” said Savelle.

There was a $5 entrance fee that went to the FBSC’s community Victory Garden.

“The Victory Garden is a philosophy,” said Kerr, who explained they were used in Europe during two World Wars.

“We want people to grow food in their front or back yards,” said Kerr.

Halloween candy and treats for hire Jacie Houghton The Chronicle

What’s Halloween without costumes and candy?

The third-year Animation class held the Bake Sale of the Dead on Oct. 31 to raise money to rent a venue in Toronto to show their work to professionals in their field.

Referred to as ‘the president’ by his classmates, Jeremy Dziewir is in charge of fundraising for the screening.

“This could open doors for potential jobs,” said Dziewir.

The third-year Animation class is currently looking for a new venue to hold this event.

“We recently had to switch venues because the venue they used the year before was shut down,” said Dziewir.

The idea for this sale was a collective effort from the class.

“We wanted it to be Halloween themed so we pooled our talents together to come up with the Bake Sale of the Dead.”

The class was hoping to raise $400 from this bake sale. The goal for the year is $1,800 to go towards the event, which will be held at the end of the year.

“This is our first bake sale,” said Dziewir.

Later in the year this thirdyear Animation class will be planning a barbecue and silent auction to raise money for

Jacie Houghton

SCARY BAKE SALE: Third-year animation students hold a bake sale to raise funds for a venue in Toronto to showcase their work. the cause. The bake sale was a success right from the start and they easily gained the at-

tention of students passing by with their flashy costumes.

“We were selling things before

we even started and have been selling steadily ever since,” said Dziewir.

Get your flu shot on campus Makeeba Foster The Chronicle

As flu season approaches be sure to head over to the campus Health and Wellness Centre and get a flu shot.

Getting the flu shot will help keep you healthy and those around you safe from illness.

And by keeping yourself health you will avoid getting others

sick.

“Because you are in a public place you will be protecting yourself and other people (by getting the flu shot),”said Dr. Erum Raheel, a doctor at the Health and Wellness Centre.

The DC and UOIT health centre is administering flu shots.

The school year is now in full swing and getting sick does not

fit in to many student’s life as deadlines and finals are fast approaching.

“The flu shot is good for your health. It helps you and others, it will reduce your time off from school,” said Raheel. “If you come down with flu you would have to miss 10 to 12 days off in your semester.”

The Canadian flu season lasts from November to April.

Experts recommend getting the shot in the fall between October and December.

Getting the flu shot can prevent the flu, which usually leaves people feeling ill.

According to health Canada, the flu shot can help prevent people from contracting Influenza.

A myth about the flu shot is that it gives you the flu virus.

That statement is false. Health Canada said the flu shot contains particles of inactivated (dead) flu virus, which doctors inject into your body.

The dead virus helps individuals build up antibodies and builds up your immune system against the virus.

Find more info at http:// www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/publichealth/flu.

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Oshawa’s young ghosts and ghouls were the ones getting scared for a change.

The McLaughlin branch of the Oshawa public libraries held its fifth annual Haunted Library event on Oct. 27.

Presented by the teen advisory board, a group designed to help teens get their community hours, it provides a great opportunity for kids to get in the Halloween spirit. “The event is just for fun and gets kids in the spirit, you know?” said Teresa, a teen librarian.

Organizers make use of the auditorium in the basement, and with the lights out, one can barely see where they are.

A black-walled maze greets the young ones when they first enter, with screams and roars already echoing throughout. A little up the path, a caged monster awaits, snarling and banging against its door, the tour group not wanting to get too close.

The group is then brought on to the stage, where Doctor Frankenstein is working on his creature, but watch out. The creature breaks free and goes after its master, before turning on the tour group, who make their escape.

A graveyard scene lies ahead.

Hands grasp at the group’s legs

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There’s a new way to GO raise money.

GO Transit was here at Durham College on Oct. 10 to raise money for the United Way Foundation. You could make any donation and be able to sign the bus.

Every fall Metrolinx holds

Sex tips and treats for students Amanda Graham The Chronicle

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HAUNTED: A demon blocks the path at the McLaughlin branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries Haunted Library event. from the floor, prompting them to look down, then the witches’ strike. Cackling and hissing, they prompt the group to view their cauldron, but some are reluctant to do so.

Making their way towards a stone room, a demon keeps them from going any further,

and a zombie stops the group’s escape. The only way out now is through a tunnel, but only the kids can fit. The creatures bang and shake the tunnel, making for a quick crawl. The group escapes the auditorium, and is offered a treat as their reward.

Many who braved the maze

GO on the right track Joey LeBouthillier

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a United Way fundraising campaign.

“Last year, Metrolinx surpassed our goal of $160,000 by over $41,000,” Said Mark Ostler, the media relations and issues specialist for Metrolinx.

The CN Tower stairclimb raised a whomping $100,000 on Oct. 21.

As of Oct. 31, Metrolinx is

60 per cent towards this year’s goal, which is $250,000.

Other events include a Bus Pull in Brampton, where they have two teams of 12 people and the first team to pull a bus across the finish line wins.

It will be held Nov 3.

There’s also a spare change drive at Union Station on Nov. 28 and a silent auction, date yet to be determined.

said they had a good time. “I was scared, but I liked it,” said Daniel Dart.

Others were so scared they could barely speak two words after. “Too scary,” said Shane Timms.

The event takes place on the weekend before Halloween.

There is no beating around the bush when it comes to en event named Sex and Chocolate.

The SA is organizing an event that consists of just that, informative sex tips and eating loads of chocolate.

The Women’s Centre and Sexual Health Resource Centre at Durham College and UOIT are partnering up to provide precautions and tips for women about safe sex and healthy relationships.

Head down to room SSB116AB between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 for an event filled with pleasurable information and of course loads of chocolate.

Furry little friends up for adoption Amanda Graham The Chronicle

The best thing to give someone is a loving home, especially when that someone is an innocent cat.

Oshawa residents who are interested in having a new family pet are invited to attend Cat Adoption day on Nov. 10.

Oasis Animal Rescue will

be at the Northview Branch of the Oshawa Public Libraries introducing some of their furry felines, which will be available for adoption.

Oasis Animal Rescue will also be teaching people about responsible ownership and to answer any questions regarding the proper care for cats.

This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required.

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Invisible Children educates others

or four days,” said Santo He said there were times when he wanted to drown himself, thinking all the pain would disappear.

Sarah Aftab The Chronicle

Openy Santo Aboyi was seven years old when his father and his older brother were brutally murdered in front of his eyes. That’s when he was forced to become a child soldier with the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda.

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SPEAKING ABOUT CRIME : Openy Santo (middle) talking in a global classroom alongside a full-time volunteer Alex Guest, left , and Professor Lon Appleby at Durham College

Forced to live in extreme hunger and poverty, Santo gave

in to the cruel demands the LRA placed on child soldiers.

“Children in USA and Canada have more than three meals a day, but in Africa and Uganda children have one meal in three

Durham College has the highest enrolment growth in Ontario Jacie Houghton The Chronicle

Durham College has the highest enrolment growth in the province, according to new enrolment figures released by

the Ontario College Application Services (OCAS).

In Fall 2012, Durham added 5,587 new students. The Ontario college system average enrolment growth is 3.3 per cent.

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ditional 1,128 students over the previous year at a 15.3 per cent increase.

More than 30,000 students study at Durham College each year in an array of full-and part-time, diploma-to-degree, fast-track, apprenticeship, continuing education and career development programs in many different areas crucial to the economy. The college introduces new programs annually.

Durham College and its campus partner The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) recently announced the signing of a new articulation agreement. This ties both orga

nizations together and creates pathways to further the education of students through joined college and university level courses.

This agreement lets graduates of one-year, two-year and three-year Durham College programs enter a variety of UOIT undergraduate degree programs. There are 25 diploma-to-degree opportunities that have been approved between the two institutions in addition to the 16 graduate certificate and six fast-track programs Durham College makes accessible to graduates of UOIT.

Canadian group will award 10 students for leadership skills Cody Orme The Chronicle

The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), a Canadian group that promotes scholarly learning, has announced the 3M National Student Fellowship.

This award goes to 10 fulltime undergraduate college and university students na

“The moment when I heard it about the Invisible Children, I wanted a better life,” Santo said, addressing the global class.

After his escape, he applied to the scholarship program, got accepted and now he is Business graduate on a mission to help others who are victims of LRA. “Whatever I am, I am because of the help and support of IC and I want to help the children who are victims of the LRA. From the point I had no life to the point I can see the light, I owe it to Invisible Children,” Santo said

tion-wide who display leadership in both their personal and academic lives. However, first and last year students can’t win.

Those who win are given $5 000 to spend as they wish and can attend the STLHE retreat at no cost.

The deadline for nominations is Jan. 14.

Seminars held to clarify movie Joshua Santos The Chronicle

A movie, The Innocence of Muslim made a mockery of the Islam and the Prophet, which is why the Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA) is hosting seminars about the movie. The seminars are called the Innocence of Muhammad.

The film enraged thousands and started riots in the Arab world and in Southeast Asia. Unfortunately, this caused the execution of an American diplomat among others.

The AMSA wants to hold seminars in hopes to rectifying any controversies. “We want to educate people about the Prophet,” said Maood Tahir, director of student affairs.

Those (in the film) are not the teachings and we want Canadians to know about his legacy and his character.”

The event will be at Queen’s University on Nov. 6., York University on Nov. 7 and Ryerson University on Nov. 16.

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Have the best of both worlds Courtney Morin The Chronicle

Durham College and Brock University are working together to bring their students the best of both worlds when it comes to a quality education.

Brock and Durham have been in collaboration since early 2005 with their unique degreediploma option for those in the Social Service Worker and the Child and Youth Worker programs. This option gives students the chance to earn both a university degree and a college diploma in their fields, which helps in landing stable jobs and chances for promotions once in the work place.

“We recognize that students coming from either college or from university need to have both the theoretical and a prac-

tical perspective in order to succeed in today’s workforce,” says Jo Stewart, administrative officer for the Faculty of Social Sciences at Brock University and one of the programs’ original developers.

The degree-diploma programs work by combining the credits earned at Brock University with those needed to complete a program here at Durham College. Students majoring in Psychology or Child and Youth Studies at Brock apply to the collaborative program after one year of study, and in turn their first year’s work is credited to the collaborative program. The students then go on to the Social Service Worker program or the Child and Youth Worker program at Durham College, where they complete the credits not cov-

ered under their degree.

“What happens is that many times, students coming out of college are getting great jobs, but they are realizing that they cannot advance in the work place without getting a university degree,” explains Stewart “By making these agreements reciprocal, we’re letting all students from both walks of education to get the education that rewards with both a degree and a diploma.”

“Over the past 15-20 years, the range and complexity of client problems encountered in the social services fields has significantly increased,” explains Randy Uyenaka, program co-ordinator for Social Service Worker at Durham College. The days of being a one-trick pony are over. Young adults entering any field are

required to have a broader resume. “Employers expect that graduates will not only have the requisite practical skills, but as well, the theoretical know-how to respond that facilitates quick and responsive thinking,” says Uyenaka.

With collaborative programs spread out over a handful of colleges across the province, it was Durham College’s quality and convenience that led Brock to join forces with it. Stewart explains Durham College’s pull: “We surveyed students to see where they were going to go anyways, and they were choosing Durham College for Social Service Worker. There was a strong focus on counselling and that was very attractive to our students. That’s why we started with Durham College for the Social Service Worker

program.”

“Theoretical foundations developed through university, coupled with the practical, hands-on skills acquired through college, make the Brock-Durham College Social Service Worker collaborative program a great choice in helping prepare students to meet the challenges in today’s social service field,” says Uyenaka The increasing demand for both practical and theoretical education in the social service fields makes it surprising that the degree-diploma program functions with empty spots each year.

But the students who do choose these programs see great success more often than not. “Many of the students go onto masters programs,” said Stewart.

Rethinking movie remakes Erica Mota The Chronicle

In 1976 the Stephen King novel Carrie was brought to the big screen and was a major success, grossing $33.8 million in the U.S. alone.

With a failed sequel and television series, there are still high hopes for the remake currently in production that will be released in the spring of 2013.

With countless lame remake out there, it’s a wonder why this trend has grown so popular in Hollywood. I at first attributed this to Hollywood’s need to squeeze every last drop of profit from a film, but my opinion has changed.

These remakes wouldn’t continue if they weren’t generating profit. A fan may claim that the original was best, but they still go out to see the remakes. The audience is what gives producers the incentive to regenerate and revamp an old flick.

There is a risk with the creation of a new film or franchise or sequel. There is no guarantee when it comes to the likes or dislikes of the audience, a movie’s harshest critic.

Will the storyline compel the audience? Is it enough?

The guarantee is found in familiarity. The audience can rely on a film they will enjoy when they have been previously introduced to it. They are given the chance to revisit characters and a story they once obsessed over.

As time changes, so does the quality of film. Released

in August was Total Recall, a remake of the bookturned-movie in 1990 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Though the original was better reviewed, fans couldn’t help but gawk over the improvement of effects in action scenes as well as scenery. The plot was set in the future, and even though by 2012 we haven’t become the society depicted, we could better create it with advances in computer-generated imagery (CGI), using computer graphics software to manipulate images in the movie.

The movie once enjoyed by many is now remade but with a few changes. The cast consists of current, wellknown actors and actresses that can help guarantee to win over the audience. The best parts of the movie remain, but now scenes that didn’t appeal to the previous fan base can be scrapped and replaced with new, and hopefully improved, content.

With the supernatural, primarily vampires, being a dominant trend, releasing this vampire flick was set at a perfect time. They waited for the storyline to once again become not only relevant, but a sensation, and released it when an audience would be drawn in. We now have the opportunity to see a former popular film, but with current effects and people, keeping the new generation satisfied.

So the next time we huff and puff over the newest remake, maybe it’s time to recognize who is the reason behind this trend.

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A NIGHT OF HOPE: Names were written on the front of well bags, filled with sand and a candle, to pay tribute to victims of suicide.

A night of hope for victims of suicide Colin Lack The Chronicle

Oshawa’s Memorial Park hosted A Night of Hope on Oct. 20. The event offered respect and rememberance to those who have committed suicide because of bullying.

A Night of Hope started at 7 p.m. It was hosted by PFLAG (parents, family and friends of lesbians and gays) and Distress Centre Durham. A number of speakers and musicians performed to show their support for the cause. These included co-hosts Shayne Travvis, a suicide and bullying survivor, and Emily Wilson, who participated in PFLAG’s leadership camp this past summer. The two cohosts were not the main focus of the event. Speakers Merna Jones and Deborah Loman’s sons both committed suicide.

Oct. 20 marked the five-year anniversary of Shaquille Wisdom’s suicide because of bullying. During Jones’ speech, tears were evident in her eyes.

“Shaquille would have been proud that we remember him today, and stand up for those who can’t,” said Jones. During Jones’ speech, Shaquille’s younger brother, his aunt and his grandmother came up on stage to “show that suicide does not affect just the one who commits it but also family and friends,” said Shayne Traviss as they walked onto the stage.

While the vast majority of guests were family members of people who had committed suicide, there were also some performers, including 27-yearold singer and artist Chalaine Porter.

16-year-old self taught musician, Alanna Wilkins, per-

formed a cover of Leonard Cohen’s song Halleluja. Local singer/songwriter Adam Swagg also performed.

After Wilkins’ song the cohosts of the event took a break from the entertainment side of the evening to officially pay tribute to the suicide victims.

This tribute involved volunteers bringing bags with the names of suicide victims written on them.

The bags were filled with sand so a candle could be lit inside. Members of the public could write a message of hope or a message in memory on the free bags and candles provided.

Mayor John Henry and city and regional councillor Amy England were also present at this event, which was held for a second year in a row and promises to be an annual event until bullying is stopped.

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Personality test can help students Make career planning easier with personality tests

Manjula Selvarajah The Chronicle

President Obama may be an ENTP. In a recent Huffington Post article, Michael Melcher, a career coach, surmised that President Barack Obama would be identified as an ENTP, if he undertook a Myers-Briggs assess-

ment.

Myers-Briggs is a type of personality test that helps people recognize their likes and abilities. Durham College career services offers the assessment to students who are looking for some guidance to plan their careers.

Isabel Myers and Katharine Briggs developed Myers-Briggs in the 1940s to translate the findings of psychologist Carl Jung into a tool that people could use to understand their personality types.

The assessment divides personalities into 16 types based on four classifications: introverted vs. extroverted, sensing vs. intuitive, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving.

The test then provides a four-letter code based on these classifications of the results.

An ENTP result would point to an extroverted (E), intuitive

(N), thinking (T), perceiving (P) personality.

The Myers-Briggs foundation defines the ENTP personality as: “Quick, ingenious, stimulating, alert, and outspoken. Resourceful in solving new and challenging problems.

Adept at generating conceptual possibilities and then analyzing them strategically. Good at reading other people. Bored by routine, will seldom do the same thing the same way, apt to turn to one new interest after another.”

The tool can give students an indication of careers they may have an inclination for or insight into issues they may face

with certain career choice.

Alix Chasse, senior career advisor at Durham College career services said they conduct around 20 tests every semester.

She said the tool was not necessary for everyone but comes in handy when she thinks students may be hitting a roadblock in career planning or within their current environment.

“If in doing research, we find that they are still not sure why certain situations may be driving them crazy or might not be a good fit, then I would suggest that they use Myers-Briggs,” she said.

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Useful studying tips for students Makeeba Foster The Chronicle

Durham College and UOIT student are feeling chills caused by fast approaching finals. The thought of seven weeks of learning crammed into a two-hour test is enough to send chills up the spine of any student.

Here are some warm study tips that will alleviate stress and have students feeling confident going into a test or exam.

The first step is not to waste time. Do not put studying off to the last minute.

“If you find yourself procrastinating and can’t break the habit, ask yourself how you are procrastinating,” said the learning skills adviser for the Student Academic Learning Services (SALS) David Swerdfeger. Removing distractions like a cell phone will help students keep their concentration.

Find a quiet place to work.

Most people have trouble studying at home.

“Work location,-- if you can’t find that at your house or apartment, try to find a place on campus, try to find a spot in a

library or something, where it’s quiet and well-lit,” said Swerdfeger. “Find a location that you just associate with work.”

For DC and UOIT students, the on-campus library is a great place to study because it has designated sound zones. These zones represent different levels of silence, from moderate noise to complete silence.

“Read for 10-40 minutes, take a five-minute break and think about what you just read, and come back and do another chapter. We call this the chunking method,” said Swerdfeger.

He said that to get the most out of a studying period a student must stop and make it a point to transfer information being read, from the working memory part of the brain to the long-term memory part of the brain. The only way to do this is through repetition.

The “chunking method” is the most efficient style of studying because of the way the brain process information.

Using this studying method will increase the ability to retain information and help with confidence going into a test.

Shirley’s Dirty Bingo at E.P. Taylor’s Jacie Houghton The Chronicle

Shirley’s Dirty Bingo is back at E.P. Taylor’s on Nov. 7.

Dirty Bingo began last year in October and has been gaining popularity with every performance given by the crossdressing host with an attitude.

The Student Association hosted the first Dirty Bingo at Durham college/UOIT. With the mature subject matter of the show being toned down in its advertisements,

the Student Association aims to appeal to both younger and older students.

“It’s advertised as Bingo with a twist on our website,” said Fullerton, vice-president of the Student Association.

This event is for all ages, and sexy prizes will be given out to students who get a Bingo.

Although this event is recommended to students who are more mature, the Student Association plans to hold this event multiple times throughout the year.

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If a Myers-Briggs assessment is needed, the student will be asked to complete one online, and their test will then be sent away for interpretation.

Once the results are compiled, an advisor will sit down with the student during a onehour appointment to explain the findings and translate the insights to help them better navigate career planning.

The testing is available to all Durham College full-time students for a fee of $30.

Interested students can book an appointment online at hired.durhamcollege.ca or by calling (905) 721-3034.

Reverse career fair Nov. 7 Andy Ghaith The Chronicle

A reverse career fair will be hosted at UOIT for Engineering students in second year or higher. The UOIT Engineering Society is hosting the event on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. until noon in G213.

Employers will be present looking for students to take part in co-ops and internships.

Registration is required by 9 a.m. the day of the event.

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by Nov. 9 Melissa DeGasperis The Chronicle

The last day to withdraw from fall semester courses is quickly approaching.

By Nov. 9 students must withdraw from the courses they no longer wish to take.

If not done by this day, the courses will be graded and recorded onto the student’s transcript.

All withdrawals must be done by filling out a course withdraw form found on the Durham College website. Students are required to pay a $30 administration fee with the submission of their form.

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Don’t forget to Career Services helps student success pay your fees

Leila Kiani The Chronicle

Looking for a job can be a long and difficult process when applying to hundreds of different job postings without a single call-back.

Career Services at Durham College offers resume building as one of its many services to help students and graduates achieve success.

Anna De Grauwe, career adviser, said students will make an appointment and bring in their current resumes to get reviewed. “We will ask them what their needs and reasons are for updating it.

We will give them our feedback as to their current resume strengths and weaknesses and work with them to improve it.”

De Grauwe said students need help for different reasons, including job or field placement application, and are recommended a combination style resume which includes workforce and college experience. “A student can highlight any relevant experience they have as well as the skills they have acquired throughout their college program,” she said.

It is also important to include any work experience, such as volunteering. “Any work counts, whether there’s a paycheque or not,” she said. With every position a student or graduate is applying for, De Grauwe said to look at the requirements of the employer and

make sure they are addressed.

Believe it or not, success will improve with a well-written resume. “When employers are dealing with new grads, they can tell which students have been to the career centre because their resume is more polished. They can tell who has spent more time on it, as opposed to who has just thrown something together.”

Aesthetics and content also go hand in hand when preparing a resume for an employer. “If your format is too overwhelming, no matter what the content is, no one will spend time looking at it if you’ve made it difficult to read,” she said.

Every visual detail matters, such as font size, font style, bulleting and colouring. “I’ve seen a student use hearts as bullets and colour inappropriately where the whole resume looked like a rainbow,” she said.

Career services will give feedback on format and content to present a well-rounded resume, and students are welcome to return for follow-up appointments.

De Grauwe said many students are consistent users of their services. “They will touch base, come back to update things and email me with questions.”

She continually recommends that students use the services offered at the career centre. “It is free the entire time they are here, plus two full years after graduation.”

Melissa DeGasperis The Chronicle

It’s almost time to pay for your winter semester courses.

If you have decided to pay your tuition using either payment plan B or C, your next payment will be due by Nov. 16.

Payment plan B has an

outstanding fee of $1,260, and payment C has a fee of $1,310.

Try your best to pay your fees on time or else there will be an additional late charge of $100.

If you are going to make an electronic payment, make sure you do so at least five days before it is due so there is enough time for your payment information to be processed.

Movember silent auction Joshua Santos The Chronicle

Movember is coming up and your Student Association (SA) is hosting a Silent Auction on Nov. 21.

The auction will feature a

variety of packages and prizes for students to bid on for cheap. All proceeds raised will be going to the Movember campaign for prostate cancer research.

The auction begins at 8 p.m.

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DJ turns the tables in T.O. Jennifer Barr The Chronicle

Jonathan Burgess, now known as DJ Kimi, a former Biotechnology student from Durham College, got his ticket to Toronto this year. But it has nothing to do with his education. He is a House DJ for several nightclubs in downtown Toronto.

Kimi DJs at Tryst on Friday nights, promotes at C Lounge on Saturday nights, and he has a New Year’s boat party lined up for 2013. His beats are entrancing, and make you want to move. But as a teen, Kimi never wanted to be in music.

“I wanted to be a doctor,” said Kimi, chuckling. “I didn’t start mixing until I was 18.”

Kimi said he was with a friend in his basement one evening, and he tried his turntables out. “I have always loved music, whether it be rock, or old school beats...I started in hip-hop and R&B...that’s how I got noticed.”

One day he decided to try a few house beats, and it came to him easily. “It’s harder for me now to go back to hip hop...” said Kimi. But his interest in music followed Kimi to school.

In September of 2009 he had a show on Riot Radio called The Kimi Show.

After a year on the radio, Kimi started in December of 2010 as a resident DJ at Vogue nightclub in Whitby, alongside another DJ. Vogue ended on a sour note, making Kimi consider starting his own company.

Kimi’s co-owner of the company, Richard Moore, said that he knew Kimi in his pre DJing days. “His job is to babysit

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BEAT THAT BEAT: Former biotechnology student Jonathan Burgess, known as DJ Kimi, has been showing his beats off all over Toronto. me!” jokes Kimi.

Kimi had his company idea, his manager, then they had to sit down and figure out how everything was going to work.

“We just wanted to see if things could work with the company,” said Kimi.

“No,” said Moore, cutting him off. “We wanted to see if not just the company could work...but if everything could work.” Now all they needed was a company name.

“One night me and [my

friend] Dan were out having a good time...where he one day said ‘when you go up there, you kill it when you mix it’... and that’s how the name came about,” said Kimi. “But now people don’t refer to it as kill it mix it, they just call it KIMI.” And the company grew from there. Since then, he has brought three DJs under his company, DJ Afro, a beginner in the industry, DJ Steizen, who worked with him at Vogue and DJ Glacier.

Kimi doesn’t look or act like a man his age. He is serious when he talks about his accomplishments and his music. The dark circles around his eyes scream for sleep, although he said he’s not too exhausted.

“I’m running off of no sleep,” said Kimi.

With his company expanding this summer, and booking venues every day, it was no surprise that in September Kimi was not going to be back at school with the rest of

And the Moscar goes to Marielle Boutin The Chronicle

Those interested in getting involved in Movember can do so while bringing out their inner Tarantino in this year’s Moscars awards.

The Moscars are an annual video contest that allows registered Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to submit short films that best explain the categories given.

“The Moscars is another way that Mo Bros and Mo Sistas get involved in Movember,” says Movember public relations representative Matt Matheson.

“So many of them are creating these really awesome videos and it’s our little way of rewarding them and saying thanks.”

Movember.com file photo

Moscars are here: Movember & Sons, shown above, is one of the Moscars themes applicants can choose from.

The first theme, Movember & Sons, highlights the transfer of knowledge from father to

son or vice-versa, and the second theme, Your Movember Journey, is about what Movem-

ber means to the individual.

There will be first, second and third prizes for each category, and to be considered each video must adhere to the rules detailed on the Moscars web page. The winners of the last Moscars videos were The Adventure of Captain Momentum for best Movember video and Moustache Men for Best Movember Music Video.

The competition is open to registered Mo Bros and Mo Sistas and contestants can enter their video by uploading it to YouTube and submitting it to the Moscars page.

The deadline for submission is Dec. 5 and information can be found by emailing the Moscars at moscars@movember. com.

his friends. Being born into a household that revolves around science, it wasn’t easy for Kimi to tell his parents he was quitting school to pursue music.

“My parents flipped shit.

They still don’t accept it, at all.”

He adds that they don’t know where he is in his career, but it doesn’t stop him. “I like to say, if you don’t have haters, you’re not doing something right,” added Kimi.

When contacted, his parents had nothing to say about their son’s musical accomplishments.

Kimi must be doing something right, since he has had a few “haters” notably from other Durham-based entertainment companies. “People like to talk shit in Durham, because they can’t make it to Toronto...”

With all the negatives in his life, he tries to circle himself with positive energy. “My friends are my positive people.”

Elizabeth Thompson, an environmental technology student at Durham College, met Kimi in summer school in 2009. “We had a lot of classes together [during the school year], but we didn’t start talking until we had Organic Chemistry II together.”

Laura Esposito, Kimi’s girlfriend, says she goes to all of his shows. “I try to stay out of his booth when he’s mixing,” said Esposito. “He moves a lot...I’m surprised he hasn’t knocked over the table!”

Kimi said one day he will go back to school. “I know right now I can’t juggle both, but I know this DJ thing won’t last forever.”

“It’s been big...it’s very humbling to know that I am at the level that I am.

From Dusk till dawn Amber Van Wort The Chronicle

Canadian jazz artist Matt Dusk is coming to Oshawa. On Friday Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. Dusk will be performing at the Regent Theatre.

Tickets are priced at $39.55 and can be purchased through the Regent Theatre website.

Dates and prices can be found on the Matt Dusk official website: www.mattdusk.com

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Jadea Kelly continues to grow

Marielle Boutin The Chronicle

It was in 2005 that Jadea Kelly, a singer from Whitby, received wide-spread exposure when the local metal band Protest the Hero released their first full-length album, Kezia, on which she was featured.

“We all grew up together,” says Kelly, citing lead-singer Rody Walker as the main reason she was asked to be a part of the album. ” He was the most invested in my songs and my voice and the summer before university I recorded with them and a friendship blossomed.”

On Oct. 24 she played with Protest the Hero at the Kool Haus in Toronto. She said that she prefers collaborating with other artists. “I do a lot of session work, it’s sort of a second passion,” she said. “I love to write with other people. So many more ideas can be created that way.”

Since starting, Kelly has won the “Best Country” honors award at the Toronto Independent Music Awards for her 2008 album Second Spring as well as received a nomination for New Emerging Songwriter at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for her 2010 album Eastbound Platform.

While she considers this recognition as an achievement, Kelly urges other artists to make music more for themselves.

“I think you should just work, and if people take notice, then that’s amazing. I just hope one day my audience broadens.”

People have surely taken notice as Kelly was featured on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Café on CBC Radio this past year, which she considers a moment of great success in her career.

“It’s one of the most popular podcasts in the world,” says Kelly. “It was a huge boost for me.”

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SING IT LOUD: Jadea Kelly, a singer from Whitby, has made a splash on the folk music scene, having released two albums, Second Spring and Eastbound Platform. Her third album, Clover, is slated for release at Christmas.

While she’s in the process of releasing her third album, Clover, Kelly said she doesn’t want

it to be rushed. “We’re wanting to release it for Christmas but we want to take our time,

business-wise,” says Kelly. “I’ve never been more proud than with this record.”

She said her new album differs from the previous two mainly because of the deviation from folk music. “I don’t really know what to define my music as, but it isn’t really folk anymore, I would define it as creepy.”

She also mentions her growth as an artist as a reason for the change, saying the songs and the album overall have more direction.

Kelly, who has been singing since she was a kid, only started to perform in public when she was 14, singing in church choirs and school musicals.

John’s wife, Gemma, and take on John’s son, Jackson “Jax” Teller, as his own.

Within the first few episodes you’ll realize the family and every member of the club have the best of intentions for their hometown of Charming, Calif. but blood begets blood.

As the club works on keeping other gangs from pushing drugs through Charming, they manage to justify their gun running business with the IRA and the Mayans, a Mexican bike club.

Halfway through its fifth season, Sons of Anarchy is a relentless rollercoaster of

crushing blows to your sentiments and grows your craving for revenge like a lab experiment. As it progresses, which it does without avail, it becomes apparent there is a constant power struggle between Clay, president of the club and Jax, the club’s VP. Writer and creator Kurt Sutter is unforgiving and perhaps unforgiveable as he delves into the complexities of the characters and snatches their lives away without a moment’s notice.

But Sutter will always satiate your palate with a good ‘ol dose of vengeance. Thankfully this is

just a TV show and doesn’t reflect who we are in our professional lives.

Some may say the show glorifies a life of crime, which is not untrue, but it certainly does not make the life of the club desirable.

As is witnessed every time the club goes to jail, they have to deal with their numerous competing gangs, the Russian mafia and crooked ATF agents.

Jax has taken over presidency as Clay has let go of the reigns due to his own questionable actions. The police presence in Charming seems to learn fairly quickly who runs

Just the facts on Jadea Kelly •In 2008, Kelly won an award for “best country” for her album Second Spring at the Toronto Independent Music Awards.

•Kelly has released two EP’s (It’s Better To Be With You [2003], Down Wave [2006]) and two albums (Second Spring [2008], Eastbound Platform [2010]).

•Kelly was born in Whitby but currently lives in Toronto.

“I always heard music on the radio,” she said. “I grew up with country music and artists like Lorreta Lynn and Patsy Cline.”

Growing up with her grandparents and their friends in Kingston provided a lot of influence for her passion when she was a kid. She remembers hearing some of them sing and how it sounded just like the radio.

Her early love of country music drew her to the fiddle and she entered many contests in Ontario before learning how to play guitar.

In the early days of her musical career, she struggled to find places to perform in Whitby, which is why she started out playing at her school whenever she could.

Later, her father would drive her to Toronto for open mic nights once a week. Her decision to move to attend the University of Toronto was greatly influenced by the culture she experienced during these trips.

“Now I get a lot of my influence from fellow songwriters in Toronto,” says Kelly. “Canada has such a rich supply of talented songwriters.”

Although getting her music out there was difficult, Kelly said she remained optimistic.

“As long as I have a roof over my head and groceries, I’m happy.”

The singer notes that she’s happy with where her career has brought her so far.

“I could have gone into music right after high school but instead I went to university,” says Kelly.

“I’m happy I made that choice because those four years helped me grow up and learn about myself. It’s good for any musician to have something to fall back on.”

In terms of her future music career, Kelly says, “it would be nice to tour some different markets, like the States, and see some new parts of the world through my music.”

Anarchists are taking over TV Evan Barr The Chronicle

The word SAMCRO rides high on the patch of each character in the FX hit series Sons of Anarchy. Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original is what it means as fans should know by now. The show follows The Teller-Morrow family whose late patriarch, John Teller founded the club in 1967.

Not to spoil anything, but John Teller is long dead and the club was left to his best friend, Clay Morrow, who also took it upon himself to marry

the town. Chief Wayne Unser was the sheriff for the first four seasons until he was diagnosed with cancer.

After his retirement he continued his long-standing relationship with SAMCRO by cleaning up crime scenes and digging into crimes committed by the club or its competition, trying to get closer to Clay’s wife and Jax’s mom Gemma.

If you prefer something with less drama, have high blood pressure or other health issues, this may not be the show for you.

But to be completely honest, you would be missing out.

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Artist turns dreams to Riyality

Brent Carabott The Chronicle

Riyad Alli, or ‘Riyality’, is a Durham College student and local rap artist with big things on the horizon. Riyality is set to perform alongside Xzibit on Nov. 8 and his rap group, North Sentral, has just released a mixtape titled The Villains.

Released on Halloween, the mix-tape features the members of Sentral Soldiers rapping as sinister characters.

Riyality channels Jack the Ripper for his verses but other notable bad guys, both fictional and not include: Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Freddy Krueger and Chuckie.

Alli has always loved music.

His influences at a young age came from a surprising range of artists. “To be honest, it wasn’t even hip hop artists. When I was a kid I was in a rock band and I played guitar.”

Alli grew up loving Blink 182 but also had a taste for classic acts such as Queen and Guns N’ Roses. It wasn’t all rock n’ roll for Alli he also loved NAS, Emi-

Brent Carabott

RISING STAR: Riyad Alli is a rap artist who has opened for various rappers in his musical career such as Madchild of Swollen Members and Killah Priest of Wu-Tang Clan. nem, Binary Star and Benefit.

After enrolling in marketing at Durham College he quickly found himself working at Riot Radio.

At the time a young music lover with aspirations of being a rap artist, he figured he would start a music radio show dedicated to hip-hop. His motivations were two-fold.

First, use his radio show to learn about the industry and second, to make connections with local artists.

After an incident at Riot Radio Alli was kicked off the air.

But he did not allow this to affect his ability to make connections.

He continued to book interviews with artists and started

a YouTube channel as a forum for his work.

Alli has interviewed many notable artists including Australian hip-hop artists The Hilltop Hoods, Classified, Royce da 5’9 and Joell Ortiz.

In his final year of marketing he got an internship working as a production assistant on music videos.

It was through this internship that he met Nikhil D’Souza.

Alli has begun working on a music video with D’Souza for Alli’s song titled Simple Man. Simple Man’s lyrics are influenced by Alli’s upbringing.

He was adopted at a very young age from India and has never known his biological parents.

The video will be shooting in mid-November and Alli hopes to have it released before the end of the calendar year.

D’Souza has worked with many notable artists that have videos featured on MuchMusic, such as Down With Webster and Fefe Dobson.

In 2010 Alli joined the hiphop group North Sentral, a local group that consists of Riyality, K-Seize, Explicit and Young Stitch.

North Sentral is a group associated with Sentral Soldiers, a local hip-hop record label that boasts a roster bursting with local talent.

North Sentral plans to release a second mix-tape in early 2013.

Jamming in a war of Rowling takes music and competition on a new style Author writes real

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Durham College professor Will McGuirk is giving bands and artists a new reason to perform downtown Oshawa.

Since the weekly Ziggy (POP) shows began in May, dozens of bands from Durham College, all the way from other time zones in Canada, have graced the stage at Murphy’s Pub. Traditionally, bands would have to contact McGuirk in advance to perform, but that is all changing.

Ziggy (POP) presents Search & Destroy JamWars is the new event, still being held at Murphy’s Pub on Simcoe Street every Thursday night.

Bands and artists can show up without signing up, and jam.

Bands can sit down with McGuirk after they perform to receive constructive feedback, as well as socialize with other local bands. “We want to make this as band friendly as possible,” says McGuirk.

From the bands and artists performing on the Thursday night, one will be selected to perform at a monthly showcase on a Saturday night along with three other selected bands in front of judges.

Unlike other local judged events, a band doesn’t need to be popular to win. “I’ll be judging it based on the quality of the band and the material, and

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Matt Anness

STEP UP TO THE MIC: Bands can take part in Search & Destroy JamWars and get a chance to win a helpful prize. that’s a difference right there because most places would judge it on how many people they drew. It’s not a popularity contest,” says McGuirk.

The winners from the monthly showcase win a media kit. The media kit will contain stuff to fit the bands needs.

This can range from recording time to photography shoots to vinyl pressings.

For instance, if a band has a full studio album released but needs help with merchandise and a biography for their site, the winners will get that.

If a band needs recording time and some media coverage, then their prize will consist of having one of their songs recorded in a studio along with

a feature in a local newspaper.

It depends on what the artist or band’s needs are.

McGuirk is doing this to help local bands build a foundation and book gigs. “One area bands aren’t particularly focused on is the idea of having all the proper material packaged up correctly to have it handed over to someone who books bands,” he says.

“What I want to do with this prize is offer them a kit that would present them in the best possible way.”

McGuirk also hopes to take the 12 winners every year and create a compilation album featuring songs from all winners.

The first Saturday hosting the four finalists will be Nov. 17 at 9 p.m.

Anyone who thought Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was going to write another book along the same magical line was wrong.

Her new book, The Casual Vacancy, is a very different kind of novel.

This is Rowling’s first crack at an adult novel and as such it focuses on real issues that people go though.

From sex and drugs to abusive relationships this book has it all.

Set in the village of Pagford, England, the novel begins with local councilman Barry Fairbrother’s death. It seems that everyone has an opinion about it.

From the characters that liked Fairbrother such as Parminder Jawanda, to the ones that despised him, like Howard Mollison, his death brings out everyone’s true nature.

Virtually everyone has

something to gain from the councilman’s death, because of the issue the village is fighting about, a location called the Fields.

The Fields are a kind of slum and Howard Mollison wants them gone from Pagford and his biggest opponent on this issue was Barry Fairbrother.

The issue has the parents acting as if they’re in high school and their teenagers acting out.

Rowling paints a beautiful picture, just as she did in Harry Potter, creating characters that are the heart of the story.

Their lives are all interwoven.

Rowling goes from person to person giving their perspectives and how this death has or hasn’t affected their lives.

There is not a lot of action but the characters do drive the story through if you give it a chance.

If you are of a delicate constitution or don’t like to read about the more terrible things in life, such as rape, drugs and incest, then perhaps this isn’t the novel for you.

But if you want to read a book from a talented author who manages to write real relatable characters then this is a book you should read.

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Bright future for Toronto band Amber Van Wort The Chronicle

What started as a group of friends simply sharing a love for music has turned into so much more than that. Now with two albums released and a third in the works, Torontobased band Theatria has a fan base that’s stronger than ever.

A significant chunk of that fan base may be thanks to the Durham College program, Music Business Management (MBM).

Just last year Theatria came to the campus to play for DC and UOIT students at E.P. Taylor’s Pub. The concert was hosted by MBM students, who certainly impressed the members of Theatria.

“We met a lot of really cool people…we worked most directly with Spencer LaCavera,

he’s an angel,” said lead singer Todd Barriage.

When picking bands for the event, MBM student Spencer LaCavera thought Theatria would be a perfect fit.

“In the process of choosing bands or acts to play at MBM events, we are encouraged to research local bands that we think would suit a specific show. I’m close friends with the members, so I knew that they would be easy to work with and I also wanted to help spread their fan base, as they were in their earlier stages,” said LaCavera.

A lot of new fans were gained as a direct result of that show. “I know that if I had not brought them to Oshawa, they wouldn’t have some of the fans they have today,” said LaCavera.

Since then, Theatria has played a number of venues in

Stone Sparrows playing at Prospects bar in Oshawa Marielle Boutin The Chronicle

Bluegrass band The Stone Sparrows will bring a little country to Oshawa when they play Prospects bar on Nov. 9.

The Bowmanville band

currently based in Toronto, will be kicking off their fall tour at the Village Inn in their home-town before making their way to Oshawa.

Those interested can check out The Stone Sparrows Facebook page as well as their website www.stonesparrow.com.

Toronto including, The Smiling Buddha, Sneaky Dee’s, The Rockpile and even Club Sagittarius in Brantford. Their fan base has grown stronger, and it’s their support that has kept the band going.

Many fans have come to love the high-energy shows, but the all the jumping around on stage can get out of hand. Guitarists Dan Barker and Shayne Gosselin and drummer Nico De France are never safe with Barriage on stage. “I’ve pegged Nico’s cymbals throwing my mic around a few times. I’ve almost killed Shayne with it as well, I need to play guitar or something, so my hands, they’re occupied between verses,” said Barriage.

When fans aren’t busy thrashing around as recklessly as the band, they’re appreciating Theatria’s relatable lyrics.

“Every now and then someone will add me on Facebook and tell me that one of our songs helped them through a hard time, usually Weakest Man or Ghost Notes,” said Barriage “Having these songs that mean the world to me also mean a lot to someone else is really surreal I couldn’t be happier about it.”

Some fans have even gone as far as sending in artwork to show the guys just how much their music means to them.

“This one girl painted a fantastic portrait of my face. I keep it on top of my dresser as a reminder that we have really talented, dedicated fans. And that I’d look really good with blue skin,” he said.

However it’s not all smiles and artwork. The band has been through their fair share of struggles as well.

Theatria’s music mixes a heavy sound, with a pop sound.

This unusual combination has made playing live a challenge.

“Promoters tend to think of us as a risk, which makes it super hard to get shows. On the rare occasion we get on a bill, it’s hard for them to figure out where to put us,” said Barriage.

“We’re either “too heavy” or “not heavy enough” so we get put in some pretty weird spots,” he said.

Over the summer, Theatria fans didn’t get to see much of the band, as they didn’t have much going on. “We’ve been on a bit of an unofficial, indefinite hiatus while we kind of get our individual lives on track,” said Barriage.

That’s not to say they haven’t been busy though. With the future in mind, Barriage hopes to get a third album out soon.

Young writers get a chance to shine Marielle Boutin The Chronicle

While making it big is most often a dream that might never be achieved, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery is offering young writers a slight push in the right direction.

The RMG is inviting young writers to get their pens in action and enter their Making

History writing contest.

Candidates are asked to submit a story or art project that is inspired by an image in the Thomas Bouckley Collection that is on display at the gallery.

“The Making History youth art and writing contest encourages students to connect to local history using their passion for writing and creativity on the canvas to express their ideas about Oshawa,” says Jacquie

Severs, manager of communications and social media at the RMG. Successful candidates will have their work displayed with its respectable photograph from the collection in 2013. In addition, the Best Art as well as Best Writing selection will receive a $200 prize.

Further details about the event can be found on the Making History blog.

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Here’s your chance, writers Colin Lack The Chronicle

Amateur writers may be interested in submitting plays for the Trafalgar 24 hosted by Driftwood Theatre company.

This annual event takes place March 8, 2013.

Trafalgar 24 is a 24-hour event held at Trafalgar Castle where amateur playwrights put on a play over a 24-hour period.

It is hosted by the not-forprofit-pay-what-you-can Driftwood Theatre.

They travel Ontario during the summer providing Shakespeare’s plays to the masses.

Trafalgar 24 is one of Driftwood’s main fundraisers to keep their touring plays a paywhat-you-can service.

“Trafalgar 24 originally emerged out of Driftwood Theatre’s desire to create an ongoing fundraising event that would make use of the beautiful Trafalgar Castle in Whitby, but which wouldn’t (as with our 2003 fundraising event at the castle, Trafalgar Hamlet) require a considerable amount of advance preparation,” said Jeremy Smith, the artistic director of Driftwood.

The idea behind Trafalgar 24 is for amateurs to create plays in an “under the wire” fashion.

As artistic director, Smith is intrigued by the idea of a 24-hour playwriting festival. And having the playwrights, “…locked

in a haunted castle overnight to create theatre ‘under the wire’ in site-specific locations throughout the castle.”

Writers, directors, producers and actors are not actually locked in, but they do collaborate overnight to produce a play in 24 hours.

Since its inception in 2004 the Trafalgar 24 has gone on to foster 82 original short plays.

Those interested in getting an original play produced have until Dec. 15 to email Jeremy Smith (jsmith@driftwoodtheatre.com).

and some Driftwood Theatre alumni: Steven Burley, Brad Lepp and Steven Gallagher.

Gallagher’s play (Memorial) was the winner of Trafalgar 24’s inaugural juried competition.

Memorial will be turned into a full-length play at Toronto’s Fringe’s stage festival in January.

Memorial is about a dying man who wishes to attend his own funeral and hopes his family will give him the party of his life.

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There are plenty of ways, both artistically and administratively, to get involved with Trafalgar 24.”

Jeremy Smith Plays must be no longer than five pages, 12-point font with one-inch margins and be in one of the following file formats: PDF, RTF or Microsoft Word.

Some previous participants in the Trafalgar 24 include Durham playwrights Lucy Brennan, Kevin Craig and Shirley Neal.

However, Smith also mentioned some more famous contributors such as Trenna Keating (of Combat Hospital and Corner Gas fame), David Yee (artistic director of Fu-Gen)

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but interested in helping out at the Trafalgar 24?

There are multiple ways to do so.

“There are plenty of ways, both artistically and administratively, to get involved with Trafalgar 24,” said Smith.

Each year, in addition to six playwrights, 18 artists, a team of stage managers are required for the event.

Artists and stage managers interested in taking part should contact Smith, by sending a copy of their professional the-

atre resume and head shot.

Driftwood is also always looking for volunteers who would like to become involved as committee members or front-of-the-house volunteers on the night of the event.

Trafalgar 24 requires a team of more than 30 volunteers to run the event.

Volunteers who would like to get involved with Trafalgar 24 should contact committee chair Barbara Smith at 905576-2396.

The total budget for Trafalgar 24 is $14,000 for a singleday event, which not only features the plays, but also a silent auction, which is the “hardest part of putting on Trafalgar 24,” said Smith.

“Corralling 24 artists might seem like a challenge. Generally that part of the process is relatively simple. Our Trafalgar 24 committee has the very difficult task of soliciting over 100 businesses to put together an exciting high-quality auction each year, and as ever it is the administrative tasks that require all the effort.”

Driftwood’s board of directors added the silent auction portion of the evening to supplement fund-raising through admission costs.

During a silent auction, bids are written on a piece of paper.

At the predetermined end of the auction the highest bidder wins the item.

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Enjoy art once a month

Marielle Boutin The Chronicle

The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is inviting families to attend the gallery’s OPG Second Sundays event to show off their artistic talents.

On the second Sunday of every month, the RMG hosts the event for families to attend art workshops, explore the gallery and take part in the RMG Scavenger hunt.

The manager of communications and social media Jacqui Severs says “The gallery spaces are open to explore, we have hands-on activities in our studio spaces and best of all, the event series is free,” mentioning their sponsor, the Ontario Power Generation as the reason for it being free.

Although the events are full until Jan. 14, those interested can still register for workshops past this date.

Registration is required for the event and further information can be found on the RMG website.

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UOIT shocks York in thriller on the road Brent Carabott The Chronicle

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HE SHOOTS, HE...SCORES?: UOIT took the ice Oct. 25 against the York University Lions. Ridgebacks defeated the Lions 4-1.

It was a dramatic road win for UOIT’s men’s hockey team against the York University Lions on Thursday, Oct. 25. The game was decided through special teams, with the final score being 4-1 for the Ridgebacks.

After going up 2-1 in the first period the game got rough.

Through the final two periods there were 20 minutes in penalties. Each side received six opportunities on the power play.

UOIT registered a perfect record on the penalty kill. Being perfect on the penalty kill certainly helps in winning hockey games, but even more helpful were the back-to-back power play goals scored by the Ridgebacks in the second period.

Mid-way through the second period York Lions forward Ty-

ler McGee put the nail in the coffin for his team. After the whistle, McGee hit UOIT forward Kevin George in the face with his stick. McGee served a four-minute double minor for high-sticking.

The Ridgebacks responded right away, not with a questionable play of their own but with a power play goal just a minute into the double minor. UOIT forward Luke VanMoerkerke scored on a beauty pass from George on the left wing to give the Ridgebacks a 3-1 lead. Forty seconds later, Rizzi scored on the second power play for UOIT to complete the final, 4-1. George, after being on the receiving end of the high-stick, went on to exact his revenge on the score sheet by picking up the primary assist on both power play goals.

You can’t have a good penalty kill without good goaltending. UOIT goaltender Bryce

O’Hagen faced 20 shots and stopped all but one. He was especially key early in the second period when he turned away a flurry of Lions shots to keep the game at 2-1.

Muylaert said he thought the entire team played well. “You don’t win a road game like this faced 20 shots and stopped all but one. He was especially key early in the second period when he turned away a flurry of Lions shots to keep the game at 2-1.

Muylaert said he thought the entire team played well. “You don’t win a road game like this without everybody showing up.”

It was a big win for the Ridgebacks. Last season York swept them in their three-game series. The two teams will meet twice more this season.

UOIT will host the Lions on Nov. 24 before traveling back to York in February to play their final game.

UOIT curling Sports conference struggles on ice connecting to the pros MIchelle Munro The Chronicle

The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s and women’s curling teams played their first league game last Tuesday.

The women’s team lost their first game and the men’s team came out with a tie Oct. 30. Head coach Debbie Fischer said the women were behind in the game because they were struggling

with the weight of shots early on.League games can end in a tie, and the men’s team worked hard to do just that.

They were down by one point without last rock in the eighth end. “After a wellplayed eighth end, the men’s team stole one (a point) and tied the game,” said Fischer.

The curling teams play league games twice a week at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club.

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The third annual Sport Business Conference will be held on Nov. 20 to connect more students to successful sport business professionals.

The idea of the conference is to get students looking into the business of sports to connect with successful sport business professionals.

Students in the Sport Business Management Graduate

program at Durham College created the conference in 2010.

The conference has been successful in the past couple of years and is believed to be even better this year.

There’s a great variety of speakers lined up for this year including Kate Beirness, an anchor/reporter for TSN, and Stephen Brooks, VP Business Operations for the Toronto Blue Jays, along with many others.

The conference is $25 per ticket or it’s $10 per person

with a group of 15 or more people.

Tickets can be purchased in the Gordon Willey building across from the computer commons on Mondays from noon until 2 p.m. or Thursday’s 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will be held in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre gymnasium.

More information is available on the Sport Business Conference website at www. sportbusinessconference.com.

perature didn’t stop the determined Ridgebacks from reaching medal status. The team of Nik Vantfoort and Colm Shannon won the Ridgebacks’ first medal, finishing in third place.

Laurentian finished 0.20 seconds head of the Ridgebacks to finish second and Western finished in first, crossing the finish line four seconds ahead of the Ridgebacks.

In the women’s singles race Allison Demaiter took the second bronze medal of the day in

the women’s singles event. Demaiter crossed the finish line six seconds behind the secondplace Western Mustangs and first-place Queen’s Gaels.

Both Ridgebacks teams finished second in their heat to advance to the finals. The lightweight men’s four plus team finished in sixth place and the men’s eight plus team ended in seventh place. The women’s four plus team placed fifth and the women’s eight plus team finished in seventh place.

UOIT makes program history on the water Alex Martinez The Chronicle

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UOIT STRIKES BRONZE: UOIT earned two bronze medals at OUA Championship in St. Catharines, Ont.

The UOIT rowing team has made program history by winning their first medals at the OUA championship on Oct. 27 at the Henley Island course in St. Catharines, Ont. The two bronze medals were won in the women’s heavyweight singles and the men’s heavyweight doubles, marking a milestone for the seven-year program.

The heavy rain and cold tem-

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No finals for women’s soccer Madelaine Southwell The Chronicle

The Lords women’s soccer team lost a heartbreaking match against the Humber Hawks on Oct. 20 in the OCAA postseason quarterfinal game.

The Lords started out strong with midfielder Brittany Sero scoring the first goal of the game.After a foul was called on Durham inside the box, Hawks forward Keyla Moreno scored off a penalty kick to tie the game. Hawks defenceman Alora Walcott scored just on a penalty kick, putting Humber in the lead. Durham striker Leanne Fomenko scored but the linesman called it offside, keeping the score at 2-1. Ashley Orsorio, Hawks’ midfielder, scored and ended the game 3-1.

The loss caused Durham to not go to the finals.

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Curling: Canada’s fast growing pastime Michelle Munro The Chronicle

The rock glides across the beaded ice, players sweeping a clean path to send it into the giant bulls-eye marked in the ice, crashing into other rocks in the way. The game is curling – one of Canada’s oldest sports.

“The popularity of curling has increased since the Vancouver Olympics in 2010,” said UOIT’s assistant curling coach Gwen Coles.

She said many people became interested in the sport and wanted to try it out. Also, during the Vancouver Olympics curling became a spectator sport for the first time.

UOIT has had a varsity curling team for two years, this year being its second.

There are 14 varsity curling teams in the Ontario Curling Association.

The success or failure of finding players to fill positions depends on the size of the school and how long the school has had a team.

Curling is usually known as a quiet, etiquette-based

sport like golf where spectators would clap quietly when their team does well. During the Vancouver Olympics spectators would cheer loudly each time the Canadian teams threw a great rock.

The competition would become angry and flustered with the unusual and rude behaviour from the Canadian fans.

Also, since curling has become an Olympic sport more players are playing for money, sponsors and endorsements.

Players in professional leagues are being tested for performance enhancing drugs. Varsity level curlers can also be drug tested.

Curling has certainly come a long way from the first curling club in Montreal in 1807.

In Douglas Maxwell’s book Canada Curls he said that Winnipeg became the home of curling after the Canadian Pacific Railway was complete and settlers began living all over Canada. Settlers brought curling with them in each town that they stopped in.

Coles and UOIT curling coach Debbie Fischer both agreed that curling was a major

sport in the prairie provinces, and they believe it is even more popular than hockey.

“All small towns have curling,” said Coles.

Curling has become a sport for anyone. Men, and Women can start curling from age 6 and up.

Each club to determines how young curlers can start training.

There are several different leagues ranging from men’s, and women’s, to junior’s, mixed and even a league for those in wheelchairs.

In Canada women were allowed to curl in the 1890s, but the Ontario Curling Association didn’t recognize their leagues until 1912.

Women’s leagues then thrived in all provinces after that.

In Maxwell’s book he said that the World Curling Foundation accepted wheelchair curling as an official sport in 2002.

Curling has changed in the way that spectators view it, but it is still the same game full of strategy, precision, and custom.

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Ball hockey goes graphic Joe Cotrona The Chronicle

Graphic Design students can come together and participate in a ball hockey game featuring Stu’s Scoundrels taking on Rob’s Rascals.

The game will be held rain or shine in the parking lot beside the baseball diamond on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.

The game costs $5 per person and is only open to year one, two and three graphic design students.

Students are asked to RSVP by emial with Rob, robert.aloe@durhamcollege.ca.

Students can also contact Stu, stuart.ellis@durhamcollege.ca by Nov. 12.

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Ridgebacks beat York to Generals lose two straight give Muylaert milestone Joe Cotrona

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The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team was able to beat the York Lions 4-1 on Oct. 25.

What most people don’t know is that the win was Ridgebacks coach Marlin Muylaert’s 200th CIS win. Although he knows now, during the game he wasn’t aware that he was close to a milestone.

“I did not know it was my 200th regular season win until my sports information director contacted me,” said Muylaert.

Muylaert explained that he doesn’t think much about milestones, but instead focuses on winning each game.

“I guess I’m not much of a milestone guy,” he said. “The significance of the win was that the team beat York on the road on Olympic ice.”

The Ridgebacks certainly played well, according to Muylaert. They fought hard to earn the win against a team they usually struggle against.

“I was very pleased with our effort that night,” said Muylaert. “We came out of the gate playing really well. It was a game that never really got away from us all night.”

Muylaert said that while he was happy that he reached the milestone, there is more to the game than numbers.

“It’s the big wins that you remember, not the numbers,” he said. “(The numbers) mean nothing to me.”

He also said that the milestoneshows how long he’s been coaching.

The Oshawa Generals lost back-to-back games the weekend of Oct. 26-28.

They played the Saginaw Spirit on Friday, Oct. 26 and lost a hard-fought battle 3-2.

The Generals outshot the Spirit 42-29 but still fell short of tying the game in regulation. Matt Petgrave and Colin Sullentrop got the goals for Oshawa, and Cole Cassels and captain Boone Jenner had the assists.

The Generals then played the Peterborough Petes on Sunday, Oct. 28 and again fell just one goal short.

The Generals played the Petes again on Nov. 1 but the results were not available for print.

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ALL ABOUT WINS: Muylaert feels the only thing that matters in the end is winning games.

“You stick around long enough and you’ll reach milestones in wins and in losses.”

SportsXpress Magazine is hosting the Oshawa Generals game on Nov. 9 against the Barrie Colts. The game will be at the GM Centre at 99 Athol St. E. in Oshawa.

Tickets are available for $14.25 including tax at amyk@ sportsexpress.ca . Tickets must be bought in advance to get the discounted price.

SportsXpress is a group of magazines and websites that focus on organized local sports at all levels.

For more information about the event, go to www.oshawasportsxpress.ca or email at amyk@sportsxpress.ca.

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