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GLASS ART: John Layton creates glass animal figures using fire at E.P. Taylor’s bar during E.P. Taylor’s birthday celebration on Jan. 29. See page 21.

ngoing governance issues with the SA continued Jan. 29. Already embattled by resignations, terminations, a fee freeze and a reputation for poor transparency and accountability, the SA faces a new challenge as the newly appointed VP of university affairs, Jeremy Baarbé, and board vice-chair Baker Baha, are clashing with Student Association president Peter Chinweuba.

The scale of the internal strife at the SA was evident when Chinweuba was ejected from the board meeting after having his powers stripped the day prior by the new, unelected, executive committee.

Vice-chair Baker Baha is responsible for running the meetings and personally ejected Chinweuba after an argument arose when the president tried to speak on issues related to a recent transfer of his powers to the unelected VPs by the executive committee on which they sit.

Chinweuba was ejected from the meeting following a three-strike rule carried out by Baha. Chinweuba made it clear

before the meeting that it was time to inform students of the SA’s internal strife. He had intended to discuss the executive committee meeting publicly.

At the meeting, he revealed the unelected VPs had stripped him of his powers, but he was interrupted several times by Baarbé when he broached the subject.

“Peter was supposed to talk about his monthly report when we opened up,” said Baha.

“He was supposed to give his monthly report from December, but he kept bringing up confidential matters to the public, and when he started screaming out loud, I didn’t want any board members being intimidated.”

Chinweuba said he had given his December report at the previous board meeting, and that he was to deliver his January report that day. The Chronicle could not confirm whether he had or not, as the December board minutes have been omitted from the SA’s archives.

“I think students should know about some stuff, but there’s some stuff that are legal issues,” said Baha. “In general, there is some stuff to come out to the public, and we’re going to have a press release too by the executive committee soon.”

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he Student Association has appointed Mikki Decker, a student in the Child and Youth Worker program, to the long vacant Durham College director position.

“I’m here because I truly and honestly believe in the student life experience and it’s very important to me as a student and as an advocate on many different committees that I am a part of,” said Decker in her nomination speech. “I’m here to make a difference like everyone else.”

Decker is highly involved in student life and extra curricular activities.

“I’m literally involved in everything

and anything on campus,” said Decker.

She has four jobs, two on campus, holds seven volunteer positions and is set to film a documentary with ex-NHL player Sheldon Kennedy about sexual abuse, a topic dear to Decker.

After her first meeting, in which the president of the SA Peter Chinweuba was ejected, Decker thinks she can help move the SA in a more positive direction.

“I could potentially add a little bit more positivity and more direction moving forward to a safe and comfortable environment for the SA, students, the student life experience and working with the institutions again,” said Decker. “It’s really sad to hear that the institutions and the SA are no longer working together, and I think it’s really

important that they do work together.”

Decker says her personal and school experiences have made her a patient and understanding individual, and she hopes to help others in the SA accomplish that as well.

“Let’s really get behind the issues,” said Decker. “I could potentially help some people do that and not pick sides or not play the good cop/bad cop but really just be a mediator. Trying to move forward instead of fight.”

Decker admits she is not a political person but she is willing to learn and says her extensive student involvement will offer a unique perspective.

“I think that’s why I have something else to offer,” said Decker. “I’m not coming here with a power struggle, I’m not here to take control. I’m just here to

help the student life. It’s not even about the politics or the tuition fees and all that. My concern is about getting the SA back to the institutions and getting students circulating through both in a healthy manner.”

Decker graduates in April and will only be able to hold her director position for three months.

“I just want to get my voice out and get my opinions out there in terms of what I’ve been a part of and what I feel is really important in getting that voice heard. I don’t know if I will be able to create change within three months. I think that’s a high expectation I might not be able to meet,” said Decker.

She continued, “I just want to make as much change as I can with the time remaining.”

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DC, UOIT unveil master plan Christopher Burrows The Chronicle

Durham College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology unveiled their joint campus expansion master plan to students and the public last Wednesday, with the hopes of gathering opinions on the direction the expansion is headed.

“It’s going to be a really exciting time for both institutions,” said Andrea Bourrie, the senior planning director and associate partner for MMM Group, one of the consultant companies hired to develop the master plan. “There’s lots of projected growth, and lots of opportunity, particularly to strengthen some of the walkability and connections to space in the existing campus, but also to the land in the north of Conlin Road, and obviously (DC’s Whitby campus and UOIT’s downtown campus).”

The master plan is currently in the first phase of development, which is expected to end in mid-February and is the preliminary vision of the campus design. According to the vision and directions draft report, accessible on the master plan website, the campus master plan’s vision is to create a community hub in the north campus, and have a strong integration with UOIT’s downtown campus and DC’s Whitby campus.

Areas of implementation for the master plan vision include walkability, transportation and transit, green space, land use efficiency, enrolment growth and student diversity and sustainability, among others.

However, despite DC’s Whitby campus and UOIT’s downtown campus being included in the master plan, the majority of the expansion is going to take place at the joint north cam-

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WHERE’S DOWNTOWN?: Anastasia Kemp (L) and Carolyn O’Neill, community development and policy students from UOIT, check out the displays at the DC/ UOIT master plan open house on Wednesday, Jan, 29. pus, and this is leaving some of UOIT’s downtown students feeling a little left out.

“It seems like their only main focus is just the north campus Durham College and UOIT, and not so much the downtown minority, as we call ourselves,” said UOIT student Carolyn O’Neill, who added that she sometimes feels like she has been banished to the downtown.

O’Neill said she and her classmate, Anastasia Kemp, did speak to a member of the project team, but she couldn’t get her question answered.

“We had asked (her) what they will do to either expand downtown, or if they were going to move the downtown students to the north campus because it’ll be bigger, but (she) didn’t have any answers for us,” she said.

“She specifically said they were going to discuss it in phase two,” added Kemp. “The prob-

lem that downtown students have is there’s a lacking of a sense of community. So when all the downtown students received the email about this wonderful campus map and expansion that they’re going to do at the north campus, integrating the downtown, north and Whitby Durham College, they just seemed to be lacking in that aspect of (integration)....”

Bourrie did say the downtown and Whitby campuses are part of the overall studies, and there are recommendations they have pulled from their background work that will feed into those locations.

“The reality is that the majority of growth to accommodate the future projections are going to have to happen in the north location, in the lands north of Conlin because that’s where there is physical space,” Bourrie said. “Essentially we are doubling the size of the two institutions together. There

physically isn’t space at Whitby or downtown to accommodate (growth).”

The land north of Conlin that Bourrie was referring to is the Windfields Farm land, which Durham College and UOIT own different parts of, but according to Durham College president Don Lovisa, the property issues are another conversation the schools have yet to address.

“What’s more important right now is to get our vision out to the rest of our students,” Lovisa said. “We have to start thinking about master plan implementation, which is being the list of issues you have to go through, the complications.”

UOIT student Josh Smikle says he thinks the plan is going to take the college and university in a direction that is going to make them look more attractive to new students, but he also thinks the process could profit from a higher level of student participation.

“I think the plan needs more togetherness from the students within the community, and the public,” Smikle said, adding he would like more opportunities to bring the community, students and experts together to have an educated discussion of where to take the two institutions.

Smikle also shared Kemp and O’Neill’s feelings about a lack of community.

“We can build as many buildings as we want, but students are still going to feel disconnected because we need to move, not the buildings downtown, but the students,” Smikle said. “And that’s not putting classes downtown, but making it so students can have options to, maybe, take minors at the north campus. Maybe open up doors so you can take an event that you would actually hold, like Winterfest, up here, and take it down there and open it up.”

UOIT president Tim McTiernan was not at the open house, however John MacMillan, director of communications and marketing for UOIT, was able to provide a statement on behalf of UOIT, in an email to the Chronicle.

“Every university needs a plan for how it will meet the future needs of students, professors and researchers,” MacMillan wrote in the email. “This master planning process will tell UOIT how our university properties should be designed, and, more than anything, how we can maintain our campus as a great learning environment, and as a sustainable part of the Oshawa community.”

Students and the community can view the campus master plan at www.campusmasterplan.ca, and Bourrie said she welcomes everyone to send in their comments, what they like, don’t like or want to see, before Feb. 21.

Students get advice from jack-of-all-trades Richard East The Chronicle

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LEADERSHIP: Jian Ghomeshi discussing the importance of leadership.

This is the time to change the things you love in this world and to pursue your interests, popular CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi, told students who recently attended UOIT’s Regent Theatre guest speaking.

Ghomeshi is a jack-of-alltrades, most notably the host of the CBC radio show: Q. He’s a writer, a musician, a broadcaster and a leader. Sharing his various experiences in life, he gave four pieces of advice on how students can become leaders in their own lives at UOIT’s Regent Theatre.

His first piece of advice is to work hard at achieving your goals and to have patience. All

things good things come in time.

“Hang on. Slow down. Patience! Play the long game.

Know that nothing of worth is going to come quickly and you’ve got to settle in to really working your ass off at what you’re interested in to get where you want to go,” said Ghomeshi.

His second piece of advice is to not be conservative in your aspirations and to not be afraid to chase the things you love.

“It seems strange to me that in a time when there is no job security in almost any field that any anybody in their early twenties would be putting parameters on what they want to pursue because they’re worried about job security. I can guar-

antee you that if it ever existed for our parents… it doesn’t work that way anymore. You’re going to have eight to ten different careers throughout your life. Totally different jobs,” said Ghomeshi.

The third is to make sure you follow your passion and to remember that diversity is a good thing. Ghomeshi used to lament the fact that he was a jack-of-all-trades and that if he focused on what thing in his life he may have become something bigger. Now he has a diverse skill set, making him a more desirable worker thanks to his experiences.

“As much diversity as you can bring is what employers are looking for,” he said. “Experience, interest, diversity, what

makes you different, the variety of interests you have are all assets. We are all our own brands now. The more diverse a brand you have… the stronger it is.”

The last piece of advice that Ghomeshi left the audience with was to not be afraid to stir things up.

“If you’re not changing things that are important to you now, about the world, I mean really wanting to make a difference; you’re not necessarily going to do it 30 years from now when you’ve got responsibilities. This is the time. Don’t let others determine the future of this city, of this time of this country. Do it. You can create the change now and don’t be afraid to stir shit up,” said Ghomeshi.

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Political strife continues for SA Continued from page 1

“I think students should know about some stuff, but there’s some stuff that are legal issues,” said Baha. “In general, there is some stuff to come out to the public, and we’re going to have a press release too by the executive committee soon.”

When Baha gave Chinweuba the floor to present his report, they began clashing almost immediately. Baha criticized Chinweuba for failing to submit his report to the board in time.

Chinweuba said it was because he had been locked out of his work email account. Baha then stopped him, saying he was touching on an HR topic.

Chinweuba was allowed to continue his speech for some time before being interrupted several times by Baarbé. Baarbé did not think Baha should allow the president to speak on the matter of the executive meeting. Baarbé explained his objections, “I’m referring to the point being made about actions of the executive committee. They’re being spoken about in a way that is out of context from the [monthly] reports themselves, these have nothing to do with the [monthly reports]. The reports are supposed to talk about specifically what happened in the month of December.”

As the newest VP appointed by the board, Baarbé, who has been heavily involved in the SA over the past two years, sat on the executive committee that stripped Chinweuba of his power. He declined comment to the Chronicle. With the president’s authority removed, Baarbé and fellow VP Ashley Bennett, in co-ordination with the executive director, will now be responsible for executive decisions at the SA. This means that the executive no longer has a single elected member in a decision making position of authority.

After hearing Baarbé’s objection, Baha allowed Chinweuba to speak again, but advised him to stick to his December report. However, Chinweuba attempted to continue his original speech, and was repeatedly interrupted by Baarbé, who brought up his point of order each time Chinweuba began to speak.

“It appears like he hasn’t listened to what you’ve had to say Mr. Chair,” said Baarbé. This led to an argument between Baha and Chinweuba, in which Chinweuba implied Baha was being directed by the new VP and Baha began issuing his warnings. Chinweuba repeatedly challenged the fairness of Baha’s rulings to not allow him to speak regarding the executive committee meeting.

At one point, a visibly frustrated Chinweuba pointed out Baarbé and stated, “I am an elected member of this organi-

Matthew Jordan

WHEN YOU PLAY THE GAME OF THRONES....: SA President Peter Chinweuba talks to the media following a tense board meeting where he was ejected by vice-chair Baker Baha. The board alleges Chinweuba’s attendance record and allegations of harassment are enough to remove his powers. Chinweuba contests the board’s claim. zation, he was just hired a few weeks ago. We’ve been practicing the same thing for months.

You can’t just change things because he’s here.” Baha then stood up, pointing at Chinweuba, and said, “That’s the third!

Where’s security?” before leaving the room to get security.

The Chronicle obtained a copy of the president’s report.

The report outlines a number of the president’s strategies for moving the SA forward. It also disputes claims of his absence and allegations of harassment.

Chinweuba declares in the report that the executive committees decisions in his absence are null and void. He called the VPs’ actions a “huge conflict of interest and unethical” and criticized them for taking his powers and giving it to themselves.

His speech also outlined an intention to work alongside the Chronicle in fostering transparency within a tight-lipped organization, and encouraged the board to engage in regular discussions with Chronicle staff to ensure students know how the SA is operating and its visions for the rest of the term.

Chinweuba also addressed

the SA’s governance issues in the presentation. He was intent on addressing issues of equal representation for both schools in SA policy, saying by adding two board positions for UOIT students, each school has nine members on the board.

He also suggested lowering the GPA qualification for DC students interested in joining the SA from 3.0 to 2.0 to align with the requirements for UOIT students, and to encourage more involvement from college students.

Earlier in the meeting, Chinweuba had stated that he intends to rekindle relations with the two schools to address governance policies. Chinweuba expressed doubts about the wisdom of the SA taking an aggressive stance in opposition to the institutions and spending large sums on legal fees. He suggested we should instead be engaging them to ensure that both DC’s and UOIT’s students receive the best experience.

He suggested that there had been conflict within the board and the executive about how to deal with the fee issue, and that people resisted his ideas.

Instead, he says, they opted to

Correction

The article outlining the hiring of Dina Skvirsky mistakenly confused the day the hiring committee was formed, with the day she was hired. Svkirsky was chosen as the permanent replacement by a committee formed on Nov. 19. The decision to hire Skvirsky to the permanent position was made by that committee consisting of SA president Peter Chinweuba, VP of college affairs Ashley Bennet, board director Marco Del Giudice and board director Amar Bains. She was hired by that committee at a later date.

follow the direction of the new Executive Director, who he described as more willing to pursue legal processes.

“I said some time in December I’d be talking to the institutions about everything that’s been happening. Yes indeed, I have spoken to the institutions,” said Chinweuba. “Trying to re-establish our relationship with them owing to the fact we serve their students. We didn’t ask the students to come, they came because of DC and UOIT, not because of us.”

Chinweuba said Baarbé, and others tied to him, only seemed to turn against him after he says he had a difference of opinion on the direction of the SA with the executive director and some board members, and refused to sign a contract the executive director had brought to him for her position.

According to new SA bylaws, anything in an executive director’s contract could overrule SA bylaw. He says he had a staff member look over the contract to ensure all was in order, and received a three-page draft outlining issues with the contract.

He says the contract was described to him as “vague and greedy”. He further claimed that during this contract dispute the executive director “cussed him out” and told him “You should be aware that I run the election committee”. According to Chinweuba, “it made it look like, if I don’t subdue, I won’t win the next election.”

The new executive director, Dina Skvirsky, denied the allegations that recent action against the president had

something to do with her contract negotiations or that there was any dispute. “I think the folks at the board dealt with the issues, I think we dealt with them pretty well. All the facts were brought out and the board’s decision is the board’s decision. There were contract negotiations as they always do, but I can’t get into that as it’s confidential.”

Chinweuba acknowledged he has faced harassment accusations himself, but stressed that in his opinion, many claims against him are unfounded or politically motivated. He noted that he faced staunch opposition immediately upon being elected. “[Baarbé] was saying there were allegations of harassment against me. I want to point out something: it’s not a new thing.

The first day I started work, after five hours, there were already complaints… This thing that’s happening now, it’s always been happening,” said Chinweuba. He added that he has already been cleared of earlier accusations, and feels some actions -- and online attacks against him -- are politically motivated, especially those coming from people who have expressed past interest in the presidency for themselves.

“In the public I’ve been destroyed so many times,” said Chinweuba. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘oh my gosh’ when I get to class. What are people going to say about me? ‘Oh Peter, I heard you were banned from your office. Peter I’ve heard this, I’ve heard that’. I was so tired of explaining it to people.

I’ve made complaints to Baker, concerning all these things that have been happening.”

He described the moves against him as similar to the campaign to oust former SA president Rachael Calvelli, who was removed last year.

He noted that some of those who campaigned for Calvelli’s removal last year are now the ones moving against him, and questioned whether their motives stem from authentic concern or political opportunism.

“I’m never scared of my removal,” said Chinweuba. “Go ahead and remove me. I’m not afraid of it,” he repeated. “It’s not like I’m here for the pay.

When I first came in I wanted to volunteer for the position so it doesn’t look like I’m in it for the money… If I really wanted the money why would I reject the housing benefit the schools offered?”

Asked if he saw a future in politics, Chinweuba would only say, “Future politics? If I ever do, I don’t think it will be in Canada. Not in Canada. I’d rather go back home and make my country (Nigeria) proud.

People would understand me better. But future politics, for now, I’d rather keep my mind free of that.”

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U don’t know the whole story

Students got more than a break over the holidays, they got blindsided.

Officials from Durham Regional Transit (DRT) and Durham Regional Council put forward, agreed upon and voted in an increase to the mandatory U Pass fee all within a couple of months.

Starting next September the cost of the U Pass will increase 16 per cent per semester for the next three years.

Now full-time students pay $77 per semester but by September 2016 it’ll be $120. In total, that means a student in 2016 will be paying almost a hundred dollars more a year than currently, an increase of over 60 per cent.

If a student is surprised to be learning this they can’t be blamed. The timing of the decision and the process followed was certainly convenient. The item was added to the DRT committee agenda less than a day before it was voted upon and the final vote at Regional Council was held during the break when school was the farthest thing from most students’ minds. One could say it

seems the powers that be disdained any student input on the decision, but that would assume they even thought of student input in the first place.

If not for the dedication of a small number of students and members of the Student Association, the increase may have passed with almost no opposition.

The SA may have its problems, but members like board vice-chair Baker Baha and vice-president of college affairs Ashley Bennett did what they are supposed to do. They showed up at the council meeting and gave a voice to student issues they weren’t permitted to in the earlier stages of the process. They sent out messages, asked for student involvement and decried the decision through a press release afterward. All this from an organization the schools have seen fit to withhold fees from.

Schools whose administrations were nowhere to be seen during this process and have made no announcements unsolicited by the media.

Additionally, neither Durham College nor UOIT made any mention of the

increases on their websites. If responses to the media regarding DRT’s position could be summed up in one word it would be sympathy. They see DRT as a service having to meet its financial needs and the U Pass itself as a great deal for students.

And it is - when you look at the numbers.

The cost of a regular monthly student pass for DRT is $86.50, which means UOIT/DC students currently get a full term’s pass for less than the cost of a monthly pass. For a nine-month period, students would be paying almost $800 without the U Pass. Compare that to the $245 Trent University charges its students for their yearly transit pass and the U Pass still looks good.

Especially to those students who depend on public transit, who seem to make up more and more of the population here on campus.

According to numbers provided by the school U Pass rides on DRT have increased 35 per cent during the last two years (2010-2012). That’s an increase

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But what about the students who don’t use transit? There is not opting out of the fee for them, nor would the U Pass likely exist if there was. So students who already pay $500 to $600 for a yearly parking pass are forced to chip in for a program they don’t use. They’re subsidizing their classmates bus rides and they deserve to have their say on the matter.

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Canada should reject Harper’s warped ethics

Harper is placing too many of his own personal beliefs in our foreign policy

The simplicity of conservative foreign policy ish-only settlements, extensive military checkcontinued its steady defamation of Canada with points and ID systems, discriminatory marriage Stephen Harper’s 2014 tour of Israel. laws, the use of Palestinian workers in cheap laTogether with his 200-plus delegation of con- bour, the restriction of resources, and the West servative backbenchers, cabinet ministers, and Bank barrier, which isolates Palestinians from evangelical dogmatists, Harper expressed to one another. the Israeli parliament, and the Perhaps the comparison is world, his lack – or willful ignotrue, however, if the Canadian rance – of anything that resemgovernment’s blatant disregard Matthew bles critical thought in relation for aboriginal land rights and to human suffering. treaties are considered. HowJordan The person slinging the mud ever, it did not sit well with the always wins, and that sums up few non-Jewish members of the Harper’s tactics as he made an Israeli parliament. impassioned case in the defense of Israel’s occuAhmed Tibi, one of two Arab-Israeli members pation of Palestine. of parliament who walked out during Harper’s Anti-Semitism, much like Islamaphobia, gets speech, said in an interview with the CBC’s Evan abused by pundits like Harper who use the terms Solomon, “That democracy of Israel is a selective to deflect relevant criticism from its respective democracy, ethnic democracy. target. It’s been pointed out several times now, Canada is a democracy and people are equal in the media and without relation to otherwise, that their ethnic backHarper’s conserground.

Harper has become an embarrassment to this vatives view on Here, there’s foreign policy country, and his foreign policy should not only be a problem with is that there is ridiculed, but also rejected. that.” He goes on a good guy and to criticize Harper bad guy. Not only for his biased and has this stupidity unbalanced view been perpetuated of the Middle

by Harper, it has been done so in the name of East, and labels this as the reason Canada has no Canada. influence or relevance in the region.

Harper has become an embarrassment to this Harper also seems oblivious to the fresh set of country, and his foreign policy should not only expansions into the West Bank Israel announced be ridiculed, but also rejected. earlier in the year.

In his pledge that Canada will stand with IsraThough Canada officially opposed the 1967 el “through fire and water”, Harper drew whim- occupation, Harper does not condemn or even sical comparisons between Israel and Canada, address it in his speech. painting the country with a broad and misguided Perhaps Harper’s unwavering affection for Isbrush that we share the same democratic values. rael stems from his evangelical beliefs that the Unfortunately, democracy is another abused Jewish population has been granted some sort word. of divine providence over Israel and the West Harper ignores the South African-style apart- Bank and that the turmoil of the Middle East is heid inflicted on Palestine and the indigenous the precursor to the evangelical dream of apocaArab, as well as immigrant African populations lypse. in the country.

Whatever the reason, Harper’s personal bias These include a slew of injustices, from Jew- has no place in Canadian foreign policy.

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Wrestling joins a new league of TV

Figure-fours, DDTs, powerbombs and clotheslines will be seen a lot more come late February.

You might say it could lay the proverbial smackdown on the major cable companies and put them into a sleeperhold that they might have trouble escaping from.

Internet television seems to be taking over, and doesn’t seem like such a bad idea, especially for WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) and viewers of pro wrestling.

This month at the Las Vegas CES (ConsumChristopher ers Electronics Show) the company announced Willis that they will have a 24/7 streaming network available Feb. 24 in the U.S. and by late 2014 or early 2015 in other countries.

Viewers will be able to use a variety of electronic devices (including laptops, PS4, XBOX One) to watch as much wrestling as they please at their leisure.

This is a good thing for fans and anyone interested in delving into the wild world of wrestling, and here’s some reasons why. Subscribers to the network will pay $9.99 a month (with a six-month commitment) and in doing so, also receive a payper-view in their subscription price each month.

The Super Bowl of pro wrestling show, WrestleMania XXX, will be included for Americans. Every pay-per-view will be thrown in when you sign up for the channel, provided that you continue to subscribe after the six-month period.

Usually, the general pay-per-view price in Canada costs $50. WrestleMania costs $60 or more, but you’re getting it a lot cheaper and saving money when subscribing to the network. But things get better, as you also get documentaries, reality shows, original TV shows and replays of Raw and Smackdown (that will still air on cable television.)

There will also be behind-the-scenes specials for certain events. This puts a lot more content at the fingertips of users.

What might appeal to viewers even more is an archive of WWE, WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and even ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) pay-per-views from the past, and classic matches in original form and that are uncensored.

It’s good for fans of ECW who have a hard time finding past matches and pay-per-views. Wrestling will join the ranks of other pro sports that already have 24/7 channels, including baseball and basketball. It isn’t very surprising that the WWE is finally giving the fans what they want.

So the jaw dropping, death-defying, action packed content of wrestling will run wild on all devices.

The question is: Whatcha gonna do brother? Will you succumb and sign up or decide to walk away from it all?

I have a feeling I’ll be the former.

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Aboriginal Awareness at DC Sinead Fegan The Chronicle

History and culture came alive for a group of small children at Durham College and UOIT’s Aboriginal Awareness Day. The Aboriginal Student Centre celebrated their third annual event, on Jan. 23 at the Campus Recreation Centre, free-of-charge.

The morning started off with an opening prayer, welcoming Grade 1 and 2 students from various different public schools, such as Stephen G. Saywell P.S. Charging Horse, a native drumming group, is made up of five members, Nimkii Osawamick, Lorne Pawis, Luke Isaacs, Jordan Mowat and Nolan Smoke.

After the morning prayer they started off the day by playing an original drum song for the students.

“If you listen closely, the drum beat sounds like the heart-beat of mother nature,” says Osawamick. “The singing is a chant.”

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TRADITIONAL DANCE: Nimkii Osawamick performing a hoop dance while Charging Horse plays behind him, just one of the day’s performances.

Students joined the performance and danced around the drummers, holding hands in a circle. After all of the students sat down, Osawamick performed a hoop dance in front of

the children. The Native American dance is a form of storytelling, which involves hoops as props to create shapes or formations representing different symbols and story elements.

Osawamick used seven different hoops throughout his dance. The children were very excited after this performance.

They took their seats gathering around for story-telling. A man

stood before them dressed in bright colours with black and white face paint, and wings made of feathers. He told the children three stories, how the bear lost his tail, fire and why fish don’t talk. All of these stories had a powerful message behind them, interpreting them in a fun way to get it across to the students.

In the afternoon two ladies stood in front of the children to share their unique talent of throat singing. Throat singing is used among Inuit and usually is a duet of two women. It’s like a contest to see who can either outlast the other, or make the other one laugh first. The two women stand facing each other very closely, holding hands.

The first person will start a pattern, and then the other woman will fill in the gap with another pattern.

There were booths set up around the gym, including from college services and many tables promoting aboriginal groups and selling merchandise such as dream catchers, moccasins, clothing, jewelry and paintings.

Students have their say on SA Matthew Jordan The Chronicle

The Durham College round table sessions wrapped up with a positive outlook on how to improve student leadership at the school.

In the third and final meeting between student leaders and the administration at Durham College, students finalized a series of questions to put to the college population regarding awareness about student politics and the opportunities to get involved on campus.

President Don Lovisa was pleased with the results of the sessions, something he feels could become an annual event to ensure that the administration is providing students with every opportunity it can.

Students involved in the discussions made a point of several issues they want to see improved on campus. Improved Internet capabilities and study space were the key points of discussion. Lovisa said the school recognizes the need for more study space, a regular topic at annual board meetings, and said the school is considering both expansion and repurposing existing space to accommodate for the increased student population. Lovisa said there was a general lack of information among the students involved in the discussions surrounding the Student Association, which represents both DC and UOIT. Students expressed concern about the lack of trans-

parency from the SA, saying information about the organization is difficult to locate, and that the organization’s elected and appointed members do not engage students nearly enough.

Questions formulated for the school-wide survey are aimed at gauging student awareness about leadership opportunities in the SA. Increasing student involvement isn’t a simple task.

In 2013 spring elections, only 10 per cent of the student body participated in voting to elect

members to the SA. Lovisa said part of the school’s concern is the underrepresentation of DC students in the SA. Currently, there are no elected members representing DC on the board. Students at the meeting were enthusiastic about becoming more engaged in leadership roles.

“I was at both round table discussions and I think that they are an incredible opportunity,” said Mikki Decker, a Child and Youth Worker stu-

dent.

“I am extremely involved at Durham College. It means a lot for me as a student that has given her all to this community to have my voice heard and be able to speak to Durham College as a student. It’s been a really good opportunity and I look forward to seeing what happens moving forward.”

During the hour-long meeting, students offered input to Lovisa, who addressed the students’ ideas and offered feed-

back of his own.

“They’re important. Just to get information from the president to us and then for us to [input] our own opinions,” said Brian Follest, an Environmental Technology student. “So even if it’s just a small portion of the student body there’s specific ideas that are getting out there and being talked about.”

Lovisa said the college is considering $1,000 tuition credits as incentive for students to participate in the survey.

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UOIT extends study room hours

making to increase the amount of study space available for students.”

Petrie wasn’t sure exactly when the decision was made but the new hours started two weeks ago. She compared the building’s new hours to the library, where there’s free space

throughout the building to find a quiet place to study or to do group work.

“It’s a good idea for people who live on campus,” said Natasha Zajakovski, a fourth year student in UOIT’s Commerce and Marketing program, who admitted she doesn’t live near-

by.

“It doesn’t really benefit me.”

She was using the student space already available in the UA building and said the new hours would be good for those wanting to do group work.

“The third floor of the library is really the only quiet place

you can read,” said Zajakovski.

Benjamin Lee, a fourth year student in UOIT’s Forensic Science program, is one of those Zajakovski thought would benefit from the new hours. He’s lived on or near campus for four years now and welcomed the move by UOIT. “Over the years there’s been less and less space,” said Lee, who added he’s taken advantage of extended hours to study later before, either by himself or with a group of friends late in the evening. Asked whether he used space for schoolwork on campus, he laughed.

“Every single day, even on weekends.”

According to Petrie the extended hours are just part of an effort by UOIT to expand student space on campus. She said they’ve rededicated space for student learning in the library and several of their other buildings to add more meeting rooms and collaborative space for students.

“The effort continues,” said Petrie of trying to meet the demand for space.

“We’ll be definitely actively looking for more.”

usually they don’t identify it as a problem until someone else says, ‘Hey, I’m really worried about you.’”

Society’s preoccupation with body image is reflected in the fact that, at any given time, 70 per cent of women and 35 per cent of men are dieting, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association.

“It’s an incredible preoccupation with food, and anything that has any calories or fat in it is seen as an enemy,” said Keeley. Experts say the main cause of eating disorders is the

thoughts going on in the brain.

“It’s amazing the invasion of anorexic thoughts and how they can distort the reality of what is happening. And it’s of course not the person’s fault at all. They have somehow fallen victim to that kind of attack in their way of thinking,” said Keeley.

Often mental health programs have long waiting lists.

“It can be a year waiting to get in. In some ways I would say that the whole issue is underserved that way,” said Keeley who suggested it’s always a

good idea to talk to somebody in the meantime.

Eating disorders have a lot to do with control. “It’s a way of having control over something, very clearly. You can certainly control how much you weight and how much food you put in your body,” said Keeley. “Some people say it’s important to let people have that control while you treat them, and other people say it’s important to simply be in hospital settings.”

About 90 per cent of people diagnosed with anorexia and bulimia are women. But binge-

eating disorder affects men and women more equally, according to the Canadian Mental Health Society.

While men are becoming increasingly more self-conscious about their bodies, it’s nothing like the pressure women face, according to Keeley.

“Maybe they can gradually come to see that the enemy is not themselves, the enemy is all of these thoughts, then they can stand up to them and begin to reclaim some territory that’s not dominated by that way of thinking,” he said.

Brad Andrews The Chronicle

UOIT students in search for a place to study have an option they didn’t have before, and it’s open 24/7.

A recent move by the university has extended the hours for the UA Science building, making it available 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the end of exam period in April. The school published a list of classrooms and lecture halls made available, even allowing them to be booked by students ahead of time. This is not the first time the building has offered such access, over the last three years the UA building offered similar hours but only during the final exam period.

According to Olivia Petrie, assistant vice-president for Student Life at UOIT, the positive response students had towards the extended availability was part of the motivation behind this decision.

“Students have been wanting study space for a long time,” said Petrie. “This is just one of a number of efforts UOIT is

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OPEN 24/7: Students fill one of the study rooms in the UA building of UOIT. The university has extended the hours and availability of rooms in the UA building to meet a growing need for space.

The truth about eating disorders Kate Hussey The Chronicle

Food is everywhere. Around each school corner, in the vending machines we pass, and on the coupons and advertisements slipped into our mailbox. Food is needed for fuel, but what happens when food becomes the enemy?

Eating Disorder Awareness Week begins Feb. 2 and runs until Feb. 8 and conveys the message that ‘It’s not our bodies that need changing. It’s our attitudes.’

If the way you eat and think about food interferes with your life and keeps you from enjoying life and moving forward, then that is disordered eating, according to the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC.) Sometimes people are not necessarily thinking that anything is wrong, said Dan Keeley, counsellor at the Campus Health Centre. “Usually they have been captivated by the thought without even questioning. The thought that they’re too fat, that they’re not right, or their body is not right the way it is and they have to do something drastic to change it over and over again,” said Keeley.

“They don’t see the problem for what it is. They sort of believe the lies that anorexia is telling them. They look in a mirror and think, ‘Look at me, I’m terribly fat,’ and the rest of the world goes, ‘Wow you’re starving yourself to death.’ So

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Fight off winter with Hot Roots Soup Will McGuirk The Chronicle

Hot soup for you!

Oshawa’s second annual Hot Roots Soup festival raises the ladle Feb. 7 and it will run until Valentine’s Day. Four restaurants are taking part in the liquid lunch dates organized by Durham Veg and the Downtown Business Improvement Area. The menu is based around locally sourced vegetables with a spicy Caribbean twist.

The four participating restaurants are Berry Hill and Spicy Affairs, both on King Street, The Table on Simcoe Street, as well as Yola’s on Bond Street.

“Events like Hot Roots help bring awareness to the variety of restaurants in the downtown,” says Angela Mittoni of the downtown board of management. “Taking the soups to different locations allows many people to see that there are options in the downtown if you want to go out for lunch and have either dietary concerns or focused on eating healthy.”

February is Black History Month says Sally Grande, a lecturer at Durham College and retired multiculturalism librarian.

It was Grande’s idea to heat up these long winter days by mixing up Canadian roots veg with recipes from warmer Southern climates.

“In the first year we got over a dozen restaurants to participate. We stipulated this year that all the soups sold would have to be vegetarian. We chose veg-friendly restaurants and

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VEGGIE SOUP: Sarah Groen is the proprietor of Berry Hill Catering. The restaurant on King Street is one of four participating in the Hot Roots Soup Festival. they agreed,” says Grande who is also a member of Durham Veg. There will also be destination pop-up soup restaurants at city hall, the Ministry of Finance building, La Quinta Hotel and the UOIT building on Bond.

Frances Lazzaro, director of sales at La Quinta, says the festival is an opportunity for the recently opened boutique hotel to work with surrounding businesses and get to know the community.

“We will be telling people who are staying here to go out and try the restaurants in the area,” says Lazzaro.

Grande says the Coconut Cove will be offering soup at one of the destinations. The Cove is not located in the downtown core but west along King Street at Nassau Street.

Carol Cavallari, proprietor of the Table, says she will be making many different types of soup.

“Sally brought us pumpkins last autumn and we roasted them off. One of the soups will be Afro-Caribbean and one will be pumpkin pie. We will also try to theme our salad bar and

the rest of the soups for the week,” says Cavallari.

Spicy Affairs is an Indian restaurant that has been open for just over six months.

Manager John Varma says because they are new they are still trying to figure out what they will be doing but they are looking forward to being part of Hot Roots.

“Obviously we will be doing something Indian,” he says. “ We will make something people will enjoy, that they will like . . . we have soups; tomato and lentils. It’s basic Indian. We may bring that in and change it up a bit or just keep it traditional.”

Berry Hill proprietor Sarah Groen says she got involved because of Durham Veg. Plus it’s been a long winter.

“What better time of year to promote healthy living and yummy warm soup than when it’s freezing and awful out,” says Groen.

She says they will be presenting a coconut carrot soup as it is already popular with Berry Hill’s clientele and she will be creating a pumpkin soup too.

“We will probably have a broth-based one as its more traditional to the islands. I would do nice big chunks of pumpkin in it,” she says.

The festival launch is at 7 p.m. at The Table on Friday Feb. 7 with entertainment by Desiadenyo Culture Group from Uxbridge. Lunch is 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., beginning Monday, Feb. 10.

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Accountants aren’t pencil pushers

Rebecca Watson The Chronicle

The UOIT Accounting Association will hold its Connect Conference 2014 on March 14 and 15. The annual accounting event will once again feature guest speakers, workshops, and interactive activities, allowing students a chance to evolve relationships with industry professionals and showcase their skills in a competitive environment.

The theme this year is “accounting for innovation”, which already holds merit through new initiatives taken by the Connect Conference committee.

“We are really excited to host external schools this year. We already have a couple of teams registered and we are still in the process of registering more,” said Maha Akhtar, co-chair of the Connect Conference committee. “This year’s conference will be a collaboration of not only our students and faculty, but also external students. It’s a chance for us to really put ourselves on the map.”

The conference committee will be looking for volunteers over the next month. As one of UOIT’s largest events of the year, students who volunteer will have the chance to take part in behind-the-scenes event planning, further their involvement with the school, and also receive recognition

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2014 CONNECT CONFERENCE TO BE BEST YET: Shannon Sawitz and Maha Akhtar, managing director and co-chair of the Connect Conference committee, say Connect Conference 2014 will be the best one yet. for their efforts. Volunteers are needed to be blackjack dealers and roulette spinners for the casino night on the first day of the conference.

A launch party on Feb. 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the UB mezzannine on the second floor, will be a kick-off to the conference, which will involve

an interactive way for delegates to get to know each other. There will be an information session explaining how the two-day conference competition will work. Delegates will also have an opportunity to participate in a pitch competition in preparation of the conference. Hard copy tickets will be available

at the launch for pick-up and there will be cake.

Taken from the website, The UOAA conference mission aims to provide delegates with maximum exposure in the accounting industry.

“We want to show students that accountants are more than just people who sit behind a

desk and push numbers,” said Shannon Sawitz, managing director on the Connect Conference committee. “We have a lot more to offer. We can do things that not everyone can do.”

Any questions or concerns are directed to u0aaconnect@ gmail.com or visit the website www.uoitaccounting.com.

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Climate change real and costly Aleksandra Sharova The Chronicle

This winter’s temperatures in North America have shattered records, affecting millions of people. Canada has seen the mercury plummet to below -20 C. In some areas freezing temperatures were accompanied by extremely cold winds, ice storms and heavy snow. The cold snap was caused by the polar vortex, a new phrase in our lexicon describing circulation of frigid, strong Arctic winds.

Is global warming a reality? Or should people get their warm clothes out and prepare for a new Ice Age? Scientists from the American Meteorological Society proved that there is a strong connection between global warming and extreme weather around the globe.

So, a single bone-chilling winter doesn’t disprove global warming.

According to a senior climatologist at Environment Canada, David Phillips, “Canada is warmer than it has been. The trend has been since 1940s. We are probably twice as warm as what the globe is.

“This year we had some extreme cold, and people think, ‘OK, now we are going into an Ice Age.’ Canada and United States are colder this winter, but Europe is warmer, Australia is burning up.

“2013 was the third or fourth warmest year on record. Just because it’s cold outside your window, that doesn’t mean the climate changes and that we are back to an Ice Age. People think that you can actually see climate. You see weather. Climate is a more slow motion kind of change,” he said.

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, released in September 2013, said there is 95 per cent certainty that climate change and its direct effect – rising temperatures – are due to human activity.

Phillips said it’s our response and the way we adapt to weather that have such drastic influence on the climate.

“There are more of us, more wealth. We live where we shouldn’t be living; we live near the oceans, flood plains. I think that combination of us changing and the weather changing has created kind of impact effects on the climate.”

People now possess more things that can be damaged by weather, so losses will inevitably affect their pockets.

“When weather hits there are bigger costs, and this is why we are seeing billion-dollar losses.

It’s not because the weather is necessarily billion-dollar angrier… It doesn’t mean that the weather is getting wilder or wackier; [it] just means there

In Oshawa, 28,000 custom- has jumped to $1.10. ers were left without power.

Yet some other record figThe total cost of the ice storm is ures were caused by this winestimated at $2 million. ter’s weather. The Insurance Oshawa Power and Utili- Bureau of Canada (IBC) noted ties Corporation, which was in its press release from Jan. working on restoring power at 20 that insured losses due to the height of the storm, esti- severe weather conditions total mates its storm-related costs at to $3.2 billion. $500,000.

The previous record for inThe city sent letters on Jan. 7 sured losses was set in 1998, to Kathleen Wynne, Premier of when insurance payouts were Ontario, estimated and Pubto be $1.6 lic Safety 2013 was the third or fourth billion.

Minister inwarmest year on record. Just be- s uThe Steven rance B l a n e y , cause it’s cold outside your win- i n d u s t r y r e q u e s t - dow, that doesn’t mean the climate says it is ing finan- changes and that we are back to concerned cial help by extreme an Ice Age. in dealing weather with the and tries to David Phillips costs. develop its “ A n y insurance requests products, for assistance from a munici- so they can adapt to reflect pality would need to be made emerging climate change risks. to the provincial organization Helen Lialias from the IBC responsible for emergency said, “We’re concerned about measures, which would then the need to update infrastrucdecide whether to ask the fed- ture, and we are working with eral government for financial provincial and municipal govassistance under the disaster ernments to help develop, financial assistance arrange- promote and implement adapments,” said Meheš. tation measures. We are also The province provided Dur- engaging consumers on how ham with 1,882 $50 food gift to protect themselves and their cards for customers who were properties from being damaged without power for 48 hours or by severe weather.” more, according to the Durham Experts from the industry Region website. agree most people think they The ice storm brought an don’t need coverage for an energy shortage, and now in its event until they are affected by aftermath customers get sky- it. rocketing utilities bills, espeGlenn McGillivray, managcially those homeowners who ing director of the Institute for rely on propane to heat their Catastrophic Loss Reduction, houses. said owners need to understand According to Joshua Kir- their individual insurance polikey, spokesperson at Natural cies and coverage.

Resources Canada, in Ontario “Many people think that inpropane was selling for 62 surance companies only pay cents per litre in December claims. Certainly they do that, 2012. In October last year the but… they also help people price was 70 cents, and now it make good decisions,” he said.

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IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE: Cold weather and temperature extremes are the new climate change reality. are more targets, more things in the way when weather does hit,” he said.

And weather did hit. Days before Christmas, an ice storm left hundreds of thousands without power in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

30 mm of ice covered roads and sidewalks, turning them into skating rinks. Gusts of wind sent ice-coated trees into power lines.

According to Sabrina Meheš, spokesperson at Public Safety Canada, the federal government prepares for emergencies

through the development of federal policies and plans.

The federal emergency response plan, released by the department in March 2010, supports government decisionmaking, outlines the co-ordination process, and harmonizes response efforts between the government operations centre, other departments, provinces and territories, and the private sector.

“It ensures that a government of Canada response to any emergency is rapid and effective,” she said.

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Mission to capture true beauty Project showing real beauty through each individual Sadia Badhon The Chronicle

She wanted to create a project to showcase beauty in its truest form and she’s trying to do exactly that with her project Captured - Loving Your Body.

Mikki Decker, a third-year student in the Child and Youth Care program at Durham College, has already photographed over 60 people for her project.

She started the project about a month ago and so far has received over 400 e-mails from people who want to be a part of it.

Decker describes Captured - Loving Your Body as a twophase project, the first of which was photographs she took of over 60 people, which she submitted for the Love Your Body creative art show on Jan. 23 at Durham College. The second part, which she hopes to com-

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CAPTURED: Mikki Decker, a third-year Durham College student in the Child and Youth Work program, wants to show beauty in its truest form, through her project Captured - Loving Your Body. plete in about three years, will be a published book of photographs she will take over the years.

For Decker, this project is about finding people in society and demonstrating what beauty is through each individual.

When Decker was in grade six or so, she started taking pictures and realized she was very

good at it. “That’s been my photography. I am able to take an object and make it look really beautiful. Make somebody look at it twice.”

She wanted to publish a book since she was in high

school, and in the last couple of years her ideas developed even more. When she saw the Love Your Body project, she wanted to get her project started too.

She began the project by posting in other Facebook groups to let people know about her project. She then reached out and e-mailed people who wanted to be a part of it. After describing the project in details to the individuals, she meets them and photographs them for usually half an hour. “The way I describe it, it’s just two human beings having a conversation. I just happen to have a camera and am capturing it,” she said.

She wanted to take the photos in a natural atmosphere while engaging with the individuals because she believes that’s when real beauty comes out. “I really didn’t want it to be lights, camera, action. So I don’t set up a studio, I don’t set up lighting, I don’t set up anything. I have myself, I have my camera, and I have a flash that I attach to it and that is it,” she explained.

She sends six or seven photos to the individuals as a way to thank them and uses a few for the project. “I had a girl almost in tears when she saw one of her photos on the camera because she’s like ‘I never saw myself so beautiful.’”

She takes two types of photos, one of which is a regular photo of the individual and the other is a feature photo. The feature photo is

of anything the person loves about themselves, from the tip of their hair to the pinky toe to their foot.

“It’s a moment for them to say, I love this about myself,” Decker said.

With the photos, she keeps editing to a minimum, only adjusting contrast or brightness to be true to the person’s beauty.

“For me, this is more than just photographing. As a child and youth worker, this is something I may potentially bring into the field,” she said. She thinks this process is very therapeutic for people.

“You wouldn’t think that sitting in front of a camera and talking about yourself is potentially helping you but it has really helped people. I have had some really powerful moments,” she added.

Decker takes pride in having the skills to communicate with people at a deeper level, some of which comes from her personal experiences that help her relate to some of the issues people come forward with.

Her goal is to continue taking these pictures over three years, then start the publishing process, which could potentially be a series of books. She wants to continue doing it till there is no one sitting in front of the camera.

Decker believes real beauty is something that can move or change somebody for the better and she hopes to portray some of that through her project. If you want to know more about her project or be a part of it, e-mail mikkidecker@live.com.

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WWNSD: What would the non-smoker do?

Teanna Dorsey The Chronicle

A record number of students are participating in this year’s Would U Rather Contest hosted by Leave The Pack Behind, a smoke prevention program on campus. Registration for one of the four categories closed on Jan. 26 and over 1,000 students from Durham College and UOIT have signed up.

“It’s about double, or maybe even a little more than double past years,” said Tammy Fin-

layson, campus nurse and health professional for Leave the Pack Behind on campus.

The contest runs for six weeks, from Jan. 27 to March 10, and aims to help students cut back on smoking or prevent students from starting. There are four categories: students may only sign up for the one that best suits their goals.

Daily smokers can choose to quit for good, and win a chance at $2,500. Daily smokers can choose to reduce their tobacco consumption by 50

Get your cheek swabbed and it could save a life Andrew Fliegel The Chronicle

One Match’s Get Swabbed will be returning to Durham College this year to swab students on Feb. 13.

Cheryl Pratt is in charge of organizing the event. Pratt is a UOIT student in the Registered Practical Nurse program, doing her placement in the Student Health Centre.

“The program strives to find compatible donors for recipients and try to match them as closely as possible,” said Pratt. “They look for human leukocyte antigens, which are genetic markers found in proteins of white blood cells.” With the samples, they can find potential matches for bone marrow, blood and stem cells. “Some facts are the chance of find-

ing a compatible donor in the family is less than 30 per cent that’s why it’s so important to help out at these events,” Pratt said. They will be in the Vendor’s Alley in the Gordon Willey building between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

They are looking for students to volunteer about two minutes of their time to give a saliva sample and are in special need for ethnic males aged 17-35. “Some people asked me what’s the need for ethnic males,” she said. “The reason is that the markers are different with diverse ethnic groups. So, in theory, the more diverse the specimen, the better chance of finding a donor.”

To volunteer contact Pratt at Cheryl.pratt@uoit.ca, the Campus Health Centre, or attend the event.

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per cent have a chance at winning $1,000. Social smokers can choose to give up smoking while drinking alcohol and can win $750. Non-smokers

and ex-smokers have a chance at $250 for not beginning to smoke during the contest. Two prizes will be given away per category at the end of the six weeks.

Leave The Pack Behind has been offered at the Campus Health and Wellness Centre for eight years and is currently offered at all university and college campuses in Ontario. Its goal is to reduce tobacco use among young adults and provide free counselling and nicotine treatments to those who

want help for themselves, a family member or a friend.

“It’s a student-run program for students for smoking sensation. They are there to help students, and guide students to quit smoking,” said Finlayson.

The Leave the Pack Bhind team of students on campus put up posters and speak with students who want help to cut down on the habit and to prevent students from starting.

“The campus health centre is here to help them in any way we can,” said Finlayson.

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It’s not all about the romance Kate Hussey The Chronicle

Holidays can put a lot of pressure on people, and Valentine’s Day in particular directs that pressure at love and relationships. Valentine’s Day is a symbol of a perfect relationship, according to Dan Keeley, counsellor at the Campus Health Centre. He said people might seem happy all around, but that’s an illusion.

“They aren’t all happy, but it may look that way,” he said.

“It’s often a difficult day, including for couples that are together. Sometimes people in the couple will feel like, ‘oh my god, what an expectation, I’ve gotta do something meaningful.’ It’s a very pressured day.”

Those spending Valentine’s Day single might be feeling down. “They might start to think, ‘what’s wrong with me?

Why is my life so empty and devoid of meaningful contact, especially romance?’” said Keeley.

It’s important to remember that friends and family can make this day enjoyable as well. “Hey, your friends are going to be your friends whether it’s Valentine’s Day or not. If there are people you like to spend time with, then good, get together, have a good time together on Valentine’s Day,” said Keeley.

Each person is at a different stage in their life and relationships. Sometimes people like to take time to figure things out, other times they tend to jump into relationships. According to Keeley, in some ways every-

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FIND REASON TO CELEBRATE: First-year Interactive Media Design student Joee Meawasige stands in the hallway in support of Valentine’s Day, which can be enjoyed each year whether in a relationship or not. body jumps into a relationship.

“That’s part of what motivates people to get together because they want to feel better,” he said. “It does feel awfully good to feel loved and appreciated.

People want that naturally. It’s

part of the design to keep the whole human race going. If everybody had to wait until they were perfectly psychologically healthy to get into a relationship, I think the planet would probably peter out.”

The time when people typically take a break from relationships is after they get out of one that is still causing hurt after what happened, according to Keeley.

“Maybe somebody cheated,

somebody felt betrayed, or maybe they were the betrayer.

Let’s say the thing did not work and it fell apart. Typically, people will say it’s not a great idea to jump into a relationship while you’re hurting so much about what happened before.” he said.

“It probably is a good idea to take some time to focus on what really hurt so much, what happened, what does it mean, if there’s anything you want to change about yourself, how you run your own life, what needs to heal.”

In order to be successful in a couple, Keeley said you have to be able to be comfortable being alone and not lonely. “It’s a very useful experience. I think it’s an accomplishment to learn to be alone and not lonely. Otherwise, in a way you’re held captive because your well-being relies on the other person entirely,” he said. When things are going well, you’re up, but when they don’t stay that way, it can come crashing back down. “You’re literally on pins and needles all the time, even if things are going great, because they could turn around,” Keeley said. However, part of that is natural. “I’m not suggesting if you’re with someone you’re going to be completely immune to the highs and lows,” he said.

People aren’t going to stop wanting to be in a relationship if they do want to be in a relationship, but if the desperation factor could be lowered, that would be a very good thing, according to Keeley.

“People are very valuable and wonderful whether they are in a couple or not,” he said.

Celebrating Centre for Success 150 students successfully graduate

Richard East The Chronicle

Durham College celebrated another successful year of the Centre for Success program on Jan. 16, as 150 secondary school students graduate and received their diplomas.

Representatives from the Durham District, Durham Catholic, Kawartha Pine Ridge District and Peterborough Victoria Northumberland Clar-

ington Catholic District school boards attended and shook hands with their students after they accepted their diplomas.

Family, friends and college staff attended the event to support the new graduates as they moved on to their next stage in life.

For some students it wasn’t just the next step in their life but a complete change for the better. A couple of speakers from each school shared their own stories and how far they’ve come since they started the program.

“Before I started here the idea of college was frankly repulsive, but now that I’ve experienced it I’m extremely excited to start my post-secondary education. Centre for success really changed my life. It made me realize that the responsibility of graduating is on my shoulders.

I never really thought about it like that,” said Sterling Findlay,

a student who took part in the program at the Whitby campus. “It became clear to me that I was completing high school for myself. I wasn’t just doing enough to get by to keep my parents and teachers off my back. I was doing it for me. I realized I wanted to be successful and it was my responsibility to make that happen.”

Ten of the graduating students from Clarington Central Secondary School took part in a new dual credit program to better suit their learning needs and to give them the chance to experience college life.

“There’s no better part of this program than when the students tell their stories. How emotional and how inspiring to have these young children find a place for learning where they succeed. We’re very very proud to be part of the Centre for Success,” said Don Lovisa, president of Durham College.

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THEY DID IT: Nicole Haslam, a recent graduate of the Centre For Success program, recites a speech from memory at Durham College on Jan. 16.

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Community Food Advisers Passport to Wellness give students nutrition advice Sadia Badhon Joe LeBouthillier The Chronicle

Healthy and affordable eating for students. That is what the Campus Health Centre is doing around campus.

“We try to get people to eat healthier, especially students,” said Gwen King, a 13-year volunteer veteran.

“We enjoy what we do.”

The table was loaded with bean-filled snacks, free bean soup and pamphlets upon pamphlets.

Students came up to the table and received free healthy snacks. Among the piles of pamphlets were quick-and-easy-to-make recipes, as well as a budget

UOIT marketing mixer

Riyad Alli The Chronicle

The UOIT Marketing Association hosted its power networking social mixer event last Thursday in the UB Atrium.

About 50 students suited up in their best business attire to meet, where they were offered free food, a hospitable environment and an opportunity to meet with marketing and HR professionals.

William Lee, a student apart of the UOIT Marketing Association believes the event was unique and important for all business students on campus.

“UOIT is dominated by finance and commerce students,” said Lee, “this sort of event gives marketing and HR students a chance to get internships and co-op placements.”

The event featured short speeches from the seven marketing and HR professionals who represented companies such as Trew Knowledge Marketing, HRPA, DAC Group, Bracade, Buick Marketing & Advertising and Cascades. Students were given the chance to participate in a “speed dating” activity, where they had a chance for a one-on-one discussion with each of the professionals.

People attending the event were excited about building new bridges and creating new networks to help them with their future career. “Sounded like a good opportunity to network and get my name out there,” explained firstyear commerce student Justin Matthew.

book titled Everybody’s Food Budget Book.

The book talks about how to grocery shop easily and economically. It also says the preferred amount of servings per age group for fruits and vegetables, grain products, dairy products and meats.

There are also recipes in the back of the book.

King and Millie Wagner, better known as King’s “partner in crime”, saw an advertisement in the newspaper. “It was about 12 or 13 years ago,” Wagner said.

“The Durham Region Community Food Advisers had an ad asking for volunteers,” King said happily. King has been working at getting people to eat healthier her entire

career. Although she’s been retired for 13 years, she enjoys what she does.

“But the most important thing that I’ve noticed, is that year after year we see results getting better and better,” King said joyfully.

Teresa Engelage, a nurse at the Campus Health Centre, was also present.

She’s seen many students get involved with improving their nutritious habits.

“Not only do we reach out to the students, but I’ve also noticed a high number of students reaching back,” said Engelage.

“More than I would’ve thought.” There will be another nutritional set up in Vendor’s Alley, across from the Commons on Feb. 4.

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Continue working on your New Year’s resolution or get started on it with Passport to Wellness 2014, and you can bring friends and family too.

From Monday, Feb. 17 to Sunday, Feb. 23 you can visit five different locations in Oshawa for free activities and classes, from yoga to boot camps.

Learn how easy and

fun it can be to bring fitness into your life and also see other services provided in the fitness centres.

There will also be a grand prize draw and the winner will get free registration to a spring fitness program.

The more classes you attend, the more ballots you will receive to enter into the draw.

For a full list of the fitness centres, visit www.oshawa.ca.

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Lower volume, healthier ears

Katrina Owens

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Most of us have that one song that we love to crank, either on our iPod or stereo, right? But what happens when we listen to our music too high and for too long? Short-term and long-term ear damage can occur when our ears are exposed to loud levels of music for an extended period of time.

According to the Canadian Hearing Society there are three types of hearing loss: sensorineural, conductive and mixed hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when the cochlea (inner ear) is damaged. This can happen from excessive exposure to loud noise.

One may think “excessive exposure” means going to a concert once a week or working with loud machinery. But anyone can cause damage by listening to music on level five for 15 minutes a day.

This is nerve-wracking many students at Durham College and UOIT as they wear headphones on their daily commute.

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VOLUME SAFETY: The volume of music you listen to can have serious effects on the vital parts of your ears. music is not good for our ears.

But certain types of headphones play a bigger role in causing this damage than others.

Although smaller ear buds are considerably more comfortable than foam headphones, they don’t always

block outside noises. According to the Canadian Hearing Society users are making a habit of listening to their music at the highest level because of this.

A good indicator that your music is too loud is if the person next to you can hear your

music. You should see your doctor if certain sounds seem too loud, if you find other people’s voices sound unclear and mumbled, find yourself turning up the television to high levels, and if you’re hearing “full” feeling or ringing in your ears.

Fans and aspiring business entrepreneurs should begin brushing up on their pitches.

Dragons’ Den is coming to Oshawa Feb. 12. The 2014 audition tour is travelling across Canada to more than 30 cities “on the lookout for entrepreneurs brave enough to face the Dragons.”

They are welcoming applicants of all ages with no previous television experience to pitch their concepts to the Dragons’ Den in five minutes or less. If the applicants impress and show they can handle financial backing from the dragons they could be invited into the den. Those wishing to bring their pitch to the table are encouraged to visit the Dragons’ Den website and fill out an audition application.

The in-person auditions will take place in the east hall of the Durham Banquet Hall and Conference Centre located at 559 Bloor Street West.

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Birthday bash disappoints Edward Plunket Taylor’s anniversary draws small crowd Tim Morrell The Chronicle

A hundred and thirteen years ago on Jan. 29, Edward Plunket Taylor was born.

Inheriting his grandfather’s business the Brading Brewery, Taylor managed to merge several companies to create Canadian Breweries Limited, which became the world’s largest brewing company.

He also acquired Windfields Farm in Oshawa to begin a breeding operation that would involve thoroughbred racehorses, which produced Northern Dancer, the greatest sire of the 20th century.

Our local pub attempted to respect his memory, but failed to attract a big crowd.

What transpired on this night ended up being a disappointment to Amber Sargent, a Child and Youth Worker student at Durham College.

“I expected more people, to be honest,” she said. “We were like the only ones on the dance floor the entire night.”

The night’s festivities included a questionnaire on E.P. Taylor, and prizes in the form

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EDWARD PLUNKET TAYLOR’S CELEBRATION: Durham and UOIT students gather around in remembrance of the pub’s namesake E.P. Taylor. of gift cards. Randomly chosen participants had the chance to win a $10 and $50 gift cards.

But there was a catch: answer three questions correctly and they were awarded a $10 gift card.

But if they got all six questions correct, a $50 gift card would be given to use at E.P. Taylor’s to devour their favou-

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The event should’ve paid more homage to the character who Eddie was, not blare music and ask questions.

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rite meals.

A member of the Student Association found the number of people unaware of what the ‘E.P.’ stood for in E.P. Taylor’s alarming.

“I think more people should’ve known more about this,” said Ridwan Mao of the Student Association.

“It seems people just come

for the food and don’t know the significance of the name E.P. Taylor’s.”

Mao didn’t have high expectations for the turnout because of how many people were informed through their marketing strategy.

“For the amount of people that known about it, I’d say it’s a decent turnout.”

One student was surprised the event didn’t allow a select few from joining the celebration of Edward Plunket Taylor.

“What I found shocking was the fact it’s a 19-plus event,” said Alexa Boyle in Music and Business Management. “The age gap is a factor. It should’ve been all ages to attract a bigger audience.”

This student believes if Taylor were still alive today, he’d be disappointed by the night’s turnout.

“If he could see this now, I don’t think he’d be impressed whatsoever,” said David Miller, a student at Durham College.

“The event should’ve [paid] more homage to the character who Eddie was, not blare music and ask questions.”

‘Hot rods’ on fire at E.P. Taylor’s Rebecca Watson The Chronicle

Cake and Frozen Yo Yo’s Yogurt, yummm! Wait there’s more? Glass blowing -wow, how neat.

Although many students didn’t know why free treats were being handed out, the SA was able to fill E.P. Taylor’s with students in celebration of what would have been Edward Plunket Taylor’s 113th birthday.

A line-up curled around E.P. Taylor’s on Jan. 29 at noon, as students waited to take advantage of the free goodies.

Two huge slab cakes and a table filled with cups of flavoured frozen yogurt had students licking their lips.

“It’s so good. It’s creamy, fluffy, light, delicious,” said Savannah Martin, as she engulfed her slice of cake. “ It doesn’t even make me feel fat like most cakes do.”

After dessert, groups of students gathered around a small fluttery glow in awe of John Layton, also known as John

The Amazing, a professional glass ornament maker, as he created animal figurines out of glass tubes.

Able to make over 70 animals and trees, Layton uses only glass, a specialized blowtorch, and a few cutting tools for finishing touches. The tubes are not hollow, so Layton doesn’t actually “blow” the glass. By holding two glass tubes over the flame, he allows one to melt while the other is used to help carve and shape. Cats, dogs, pigs, flying pigs, sea creatures, birds, crawly things and unicorns, are a few of his creations that take only minutes to make.

Some students questioned Layton about how he was able to hold the glass tubes without any hand protection. He explained that he has about three inches from the spot where the flame touches the glass.

“Glass is a good insulator,” said Layton. “If you lived in a glass house you wouldn’t get cold.”

Although he lives in Hamilton, Layton works everywhere.

Owning stores in Florida, To-

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MOULDING ART: Debbie Hardy and Meghan Mellon watch John The Amazing make a unicorn out of glass at E.P. Taylor’s Jan. 29 in celebration of E.P. Taylor’s 113th birthday. ronto, New Brunswick, Vancouver Island and California, Layton has been making glass ornaments for over 30 years and his talent shows through his quick pace and intricate detail. The ripples on a turtle’s

shell, the tentacles of an octopus, moose antlers, and all the size of a baby’s fist.

Debbie Hardy, a Personal Support Worker student, watched closely as Layton moulded her a unicorn.

“We’re having a great day.

It’s my birthday and E.P. Taylor’s birthday, cake, frozen yogurt, great company, and watching the glass blower is amazing,” said Hardy. “This day couldn’t get any better.”

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Another night of success at open mic Courtney Williams The Chronicle

If the aptly designed posters, persuasively written Facebook updates and social media event invites aren’t enough to convince you to get out of the house and into the Atria in downtown Oshawa on a Tuesday night, Open Mic Night hosts Kyle Wilson and Jason Ware’s laid-back yet all-business approach to music could be the variable that gets you there.

With acts ranging from full band metal covers and acoustic sets to impromptu on-stage jams, Open Mic Night is a showcase for all types of musical tastes.

“I really want the Open Mic to be open to everything, every genre, and I feel we’ve done that,” said host and performer Kyle Wilson. “It’s a pretty easygoing atmosphere, so basically just let us know if you want to play and we’ll set it up.”

What started as an exciting opportunity ended up being something even more special than that, with regulars attending Open Mic each week and different local artists jumping on to have a stage and audience to showcase their skills and love of music to.

“Jay (Ware) came to me with the opportunity because he had never done anything like it before,” Wilson said. “I’ve had a

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WEEKLY EVENT: Jason Ware, a third-year Advertising student at Durham College and host of the weekly Open Mic Night at the Atria, plays drums for an act during the Jan. 27 show. The night featured many talented acts, ranging from full bands and acoustic sets to rap. few different hosting jobs over the years but we’ve been at the Atria for about six months now.”

The two work so well together, a bystander could never

Lone Survivor in running for 2 awards Story written by survivor of Operation Red Wings Teanna Dorsey The Chronicle

It started with four Navy SEALs alone in the forest tasked with a mission to capture or kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Three days later only one man remained.

Lone Survivor was adapted from the nonfiction novel written by Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Red Wings, which took place in June 2005 in Afghanistan.

Luttrell worked closely with the film’s director, Peter Berg, to ensure the accuracy of the film and add an eyewitness perspective.

Lone Survivor is nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing. The film is a fast-paced action movie with lots of stunts that leave an impression with the viewer.

When the SEALs are surrounded by enemy gunfire and plunge down the side of a steep

rock cliff, there was a noticeable silence in the theatre.

The SEALs are portrayed as a tightknit group of men who view themselves as brothers.

They talk early in the film about life back home with their families, getting married and having children. They joke back and forth and it brought a human, realistic side to the Navy.

The biggest turning point is the scene when Afghan citizens are taken captive for wandering into their camp accidentally.

The group makes a decision that determines their fate: do they kill an innocent civilian to protect the mission or let them go, knowing they will return with a Taliban army?

Lone Survivor is a serious film that shows the reality of war and how strong the men serving their country have to be.

It’s a serious film that anyone who enjoys war movies should see.

guess they’ve only been hosting alongside each other for such a short period of time.

With substantial amounts of effort and time put into the event each week, including

Ware bringing his own equipment back and forth, setting up/tearing down the stage, organizing giveaways, dealing with live concerns and unforeseeable issues throughout the

night and still maintaining a friendly demeanour, the hosts go above and beyond their duties to ensure everyone leaves having had a good experience.

Both hosts of the weekly event are knowledgeable musicians with backgrounds in the scene.

Wilson opened the night with an acoustic set that warmed up and calmed down the audience. Ware, a thirdyear Advertising student at DC, instrument-hopped from drums, to acoustic guitar, to electric and back as needed throughout the night. They take the meaning of “host” and give it an impassioned spin, making themselves available as backup for any acts that might request it.

On top of live music and personable hosts, the Atria’s Open Mic Night offers cheap drinks, friendly staff, and random prizes, making it the perfect venue for an early-week night out, game of pool, or casual drink.

“It’s a really laid-back atmosphere,” said server and frequent Atria patron Kristy Thompson. “Everyone’s just out to have a good time and enjoy the music.”

The Atria is located at 59 King Street East in downtown Oshawa. The Open Mic Night is available to interested musicians every Tuesday night beginning at 10 p.m.

‘Frozen’ warms the hearts of all ages Sarah Samuel The Chronicle

Frozen marks a new direction for Disney as it places sibling love in the forefront rather than classic romantic love found in stories such as, The Lion King, Bambi and Tarzan It’s a story that underlines the significance of unconditional love between two sisters in what appears to be a Scandinavian kingdom, Arendelle.

Loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale The Snow Queen, Frozen opens with two sisters, Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kirsten Bell) playing in snow as kids.

Elsa, the older sister, has magical powers to turn things into snow and ice.

She creates a winter wonderland for her younger sister and while playing she accidently zaps Anna with her magic, rendering her unconscious.

Even though Anna is healed by the powers of a magical troll-like creature, the parents separate the two sisters fearing one hurting the other.

Afterwards, the sisters grow up separately from each other and society until their parents die in a shipwreck.

On Elsa’s 18th birthday she is to be crowned the princess and it’s the first time the sisters see each other as grownups.

Perky and lively, Anna is delighted to see her sister, while distant and reserved Elsa remains skeptical.

On the same day Anna meets hunky Prince Hans (Santino Fontana) who sets his eyes on her and asks for her hand in marriage, which triggers Elsa’s anger.

Elsa then turns the whole kingdom into a perpetual winter and drives herself into a self-imposed exile onto the highest mountain she finds in Arendelle.

This is when Elsa embraces

her real self instead of hiding her magical powers and turns from a prim princess into a snow queen, unaware that she has frozen Arendelle.

Meanwhile the story focuses on Anna, as she goes after her sister.

On her quest to rescue Elsa, she meets a friendly iceman, Kristoff (Jonathan Groff); his faithful reindeer Sven; and a talking snowman Olaf (Josh Gad) and together they start planning to set things back to normal.

While the storyline sounds familiar and relates to the Wizard of Oz, the actual movie has little surprises for the audience along the way.

Frozen is studded with not one but two talented heroines, and painted with a glittering digital palette that promises a fun-filled musical.

With all its enjoyable tricks and some glitches, Frozen is not just for little girls in the audience and is entertaining for all ages.

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Three for the show Country family, The Band Perry rock out Luke Callebert The Chronicle

The Band Perry countrified and rocked the crowd at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa on Jan. 29. Starting with their hit song, DONE., the band was electric to the end. Covering all their hits, the high-energy show marked the first headlining tour for the band, said lead singer Kimberly Perry.

A moving moment in the show came when the band

raised the Canadian flag on a stage. Jason Fitz played an instrumental version of the national anthem and the crowd responded with an impromptu loud rendition of O Canada.

It would not be the last time the fans would sing, either, as they could be heard singing along to all the hits, such as Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, Postcard from Paris and You Lie. The reaction to the songs did not go unnoticed by the band.

“We’ve got quite the chorus here in Oshawa,” said Kimber-

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CANADIAN WOMAN: Opener Lindsay Ell from Calgary covered the Guess Who’s American Woman.

ly. “We’re going to have to take some of you home south of the border.”

The VIP was lively before the show due to an appearance from Kimberly’s fiancé, J.P. Arencibia. A few females in the sections rushed to the side where he appeared for a chance to meet the former Toronto Blue Jay. Easton Corbin, the middle act, played music from his upcoming album mixed with his prior hits. Clockwork, his new single, brought the crowd to life, while his hits, A Little More Country Than That and Roll With It, had the crowd singing along. Corbin also played up the obvious sound comparison to country legend George Strait, which drew a huge reaction.

Calgarian Lindsay Ell got the crowd going with the opening act, playing her singles, as well as covers of songs that influenced her, such as American Woman.

The first-time headliners were impressive in their debut.

For The Band Perry, the show had to be considered a success.

The crowd was loud, raucous and lively all night long and fans left completely satisfied.

All except the few women that did not get to meet Arencibia, that is.

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SINGING SIBLINGS: Neil, Kimberly and Reid Perry gave it their all at the General Motors Centre Jan. 29

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The winning ways continue for the Lords

Men’s volleyball team’s win streak reaches 12 with win over Panthers Luke Callebert The Chronicle

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FIGHTING CHANCE: Courtney Harley fights for a rebound against Loyalist College on “Never Give Up” charity night. Harley’s best friend’s dad has a brain tumour and was the driving force behind the night’s event.

Dominance by Lady Lords with 71-35 win Francis Viloria The Chronicle

The Durham Lords women’s basketball team defeated the Loyalist Lancers 71-35 on Jan. 28. It was also a special night for the Lords guard Courtney Harley, because the team hosted a “Never Give Up” charity campaign for the Brain Tumor Foundation, in support of Harley’s best friend’s dad, who has a brain tumour.

The team wore a special shirt in support of her and it was also being sold by the entrance to the gym. Mascot Lord Durham walked around the stands carrying a jar for donations. The event will also be held in the last home game of the season, Feb. 14.

“It’s an incredible feeling because when I heard the news, I felt so alone and it was awful,” said Harley about hearing the news for the first time. “I came to my team and I didn’t tell them, but they knew that something was wrong and they sat me done and said ‘listen, we’re always be here for you,’ and it

was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.”

“It’s great today for Courtney,” said head coach Heather LaFontaine. “That’s something she’s been really passionate about the whole school year.

She found out about her friend’s dad around late fall, and she’s been talking about it, and she decided it was a good idea. She bought the shirts originally just to give out to the team, and the girls in the team spun it into, let’s do it for everybody.”

The Lords showed they mean business early, with intense defence, which led to fast break opportunities for the offence. They dominated the first quarter, 25-6. They continued their stellar defence in the second and they led 40-15.

Their defence allowed four field goals in the first half, while the Lords had 17. They forced 19 turnovers and which led to 21 points off the turnovers.

The Lords showcased their range in the third quarter by hitting five threes. We’ve been practising and that’s why we hit the threes, said LaFontaine.

They never let up defensively, allowing five points from the Loyalist offence, and they led 62 -20 in end of the quarter.

The Lords cruised in the fourth and won the game 71-35.

It was a good defensive game, but it was nothing compared to the defence they played against Georgian and George Brown early on in the season, said LaFontaine. The defence held Loyalist to nine field goals in the entire game, and single digit scoring in the first three quarters. They had more free throws than they had field goals, 16. The bench for the Lords was strong, scoring 31 points, and the team scored 24 points from the three-point arc. Kelsey Hare led the way with 15 points and Kauri LaFontaine almost had a tripledouble with 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

With the win, the Lords move up to second place in the OCAA East Region with a 10-3 record, two points ahead the St. Lawrence Vikings, 9-2. The Lords will meet up with the Vikings in their last home.

The Durham Lords men’s volleyball team stretched their win streak to 12 games on Jan. 25, defeating the Canadore Panthers in straight sets, 25-21, 25-20 and 25-23.

The Lords received another standout performance from last year’s male athlete of year Riley McAllister. He would finish with 29 assists, four kills and two blocks. Petrus Kuypers and Jeremy Hoekstra led the team with nine kills apiece.

Both added two blocked shots.

Dan Popovic finished with a game-high 11 digs.

The Lords demonstrated killer instinct, stopping comebacks from Canadore in each set. Durham head coach George Matsusaki called a crit-

ical timeout in the second set, up 21-19. The timeout helped the Lords compose themselves and led to some huge plays, including a critical block from Kuypers that ended the set.

The Lords, now 13-1, stay tied atop the east division with Algonquin with the win. Durham has four games left in their season, including what will likely be a showdown for first place with Algonquin on Feb. 7.

Other than that showdown, the Lords remaining opponents have only a combined 12 wins, one less than Durham has so far in conference play.

Durham has one home game remaining, the postponed game against Georgian, in which it will honour the graduating seniors prior to the match. Dates for the match were not available at press time.

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MINE: Natalie Manicotto digs a hit from a Loyalist player, in loss against the Loyalist Lancers. She led the team with eight kills, two blocks and two service aces.

Lords tried to recover, but could not overcome their critical mistakes Luke Callebert The Chronicle

The Lords women’s volleyball team took a step back in the search for consistency, getting swept by Canadore on Jan. 25 at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre. Durham lost sets 25-19, 25-22 and 25-19.

The team tried to recover from early deficits but could not get by their own critical mistakes.

“They just out-played us,” said head coach Shane Christopher. “It’s quite simple, they generally out-played us, they

executed better, and they were more aggressive, definitely more aggressive, and wanted to win a little more. ”Natasha Jakovljevic led the team with eight kills, two blocks and two service aces, while Jessica Broad ended up seven kills and two service aces.

Christopher has been looking for consistency all season long, as the team seems to go from a powerhouse one game to a mistake-prone, inconsistent team the next.

“Realistically, this was an important game,” said Christopher. “It was a tougher team

and it was one I figured we’d be ready for.”

The game was supposed to a statement game for the Lords, looking to head the OCAA playoffs, which they host, in a winning mode. The game instead became one in which Canadore added to their fourth place lead in the standings, reaching 9-4, while Durham dropped to .500 at 7-7, staying in fifth place.

“I’ve got to find some answers,” said Christopher. “I’ve got to find a way to motivate them a little better and make sure I’m giving them the skill set they need to be successful.”

Double-header delayed due to a death in coach’s family Luke Callebert The Chronicle

OCAA postponed the men’s and women’s double-header volleyball games that were to be played at Durham College

on Jan. 30 versus Georgian.

The games were postponed because of the news that Shane Christopher’s daughter, Kaylyn, had passed away.

Christopher is the head coach of the Lords women’s volleyball team.

The games will be rescheduled at a later date. The dates were not available at press time.

The visitation was on Feb. 2 at 1-5 p.m. and the funeral service was Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Oshawa Funeral Home.

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Lords tied for the last playoff spot Luke Callebert The Chronicle

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MY REBOUND: Ajahmo Clarke climbs over defenders and fights for a rebound in the comeback victory against the Loyalist Lancers.

The Lords men’s basketball team continued their push to reach a playoff spot on Jan. 28 with a 72-68 come-frombehind victory against Loyalist College. “We put ourselves in a big hole early,” said head coach Desmond Rowley. “But we dug in and got the victory we wanted.”

The big hole Rowley spoke of was a 38-26 deficit at half time.

Durham would add some defensive pressure and outscore the Lancers 46-30 in the second half to pick up the big win.

Four points is what is separating fourth place to ninth in the division. With the win, though, the Lords improve to 7-9 on the season, which ties them for the final playoff spot in the east region. They are tied for the final spot with the Loyalist team they just beat.

Brandon Heath, one of the Lords winter additions, was a stand-out, making key plays near the end of the game on both offence and defence.

Heath finished the night with 15 points while adding five critical steals.

Eric Smith led the Lords all night, playing all 40 minutes,

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and recording 18 points and 13 rebounds. Smith was not alone in double-digit points. Ajahmo Clarke sank 14 points and Aron Naim and Saliym Cadogan added 10 points apiece.

Naim, who made an incredible pass to Smith under the hoop, made the key play of the entire comeback. Smith was fouled on the play, while sinking the shot, and made the free throw for a three-point play, which put Durham up by five with less than a minute to play. The Lords then stole the inbound pass, which killed 23 more seconds off the game clock.

Rowley knows that every game left is critical in Durham’s fight for the playoffs. Four games remain on the schedule and every game is now a mustwin from the start.

“We need to play 40 minutes,” said Rowley. “We can’t just play a 15-minute basketball game. It never works.”

The Lords continue their playoff push when they face off against Canadore College on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. Canadore sits at 5-11 in the standings, but also have a prior victory against the Lords. The game is a must-win for the Lords to continue their climb in the standings.

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Ridgebacks snap losing streak Sean O’Leary The Chronicle

It was a dominant night for the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team as they skated to a 6-1 victory over the Laurentian Voyageurs. The Ridgebacks picked up a much-needed two points, snapping a four-game losing streak.

It was a special night at the Campus Ice Centre, and not only because of the Ridgebacks’ strong performance. UOIT fundraised for Sick Kids Foundation, donating $2 of every ticket to the neurosurgical department of the Sick Kids Hospital. They also held a raffle for a hockey stick autographed by Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier, with all proceeds donated to the Sick Kids Foundation.

The fans had a lot to cheer about for the night, but the moment that brought them all to their feet was before the game when two-year-old Jackson, diagnosed with eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome (EMS) at only six months old, dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff. Jackson received a standing ovation from the players and fans.

UOIT captain Luke Van Moerkerke and defenceman Matt Pasztor were also honoured before the game for their 100th games as Ridgebacks.

Once the game began, the Ridgebacks had to fight off an early Laurentian powerplay, but after it expired and UOIT finally managed offensive pressure, Mitch Bennett put away the loose puck in front of the net for the first goal of the game. The Ridgebacks weren’t done there, as Jesse Stoughton and Matt Paul both scored to give UOIT a 3-0 lead after the first period.

In the second period, Lau-

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BIG NIGHT ON THE ICE: A Ridgebacks player (above) is hooked by a Laurentian Voyageurs skater. Jesse Stoughton (below) picked up four points in only his fifth game of the season. rentian came out strong with a powerplay goal by Jordan Carroll, to cut the lead to 3-1, but UOIT responded with relentless offensive pressure, which rewarded Brendan Wise with a goal off a one-timer assisted by James Diminie, to make it 4-1 Ridgebacks.

Ten minutes later, Jesse Stoughton scored a shorthanded goal for his second of the night. Stoughton finished with four points in only his fifth game of the season due to injuries. The line of Stoughton, Bennett and Paul was dominant all night, combining for eight points.

The Ridgebacks added one more in the third off the stick of defenceman Jeff Braithwaite, assisted by Jordan Ramsay and Dominic Crnogorac.

Five named to Sports Hall of Fame Jesmarnin Lafuente The Chronicle

Five new athletes will be inducted into Oshawa’s Sports Hall of Fame.

The announcement was made on Jan. 27 at city council.

The ceremony will take place on May 28 at the General Motors Centre.

“We would ask you would mark this date on your calendar and plan to be with us as we recognize the outstanding achievements of many of your friends and neighbours,” said Dan Walerowich, President of Oshawa’s Sports Hall of Fame.

“It is truly a gathering of the sports elite of Oshawa.”

The first inductee was Ed Aru, who has contributed to

Oshawa football for over 50 years.

Aru began his career with the Oshawa Imps in 1959 (now known as the Hawkeyes) and moved into coaching and executive management. Aru was also an influential figure in rep level house league football programs in Oshawa, now known as the Oshawa Hawkeye program.

Sean Brown, the second inductee, was an NHL defenceman who played 436 games with the Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils and Vancouver Canucks between 1996 and 2006.

Following his NHL career, Brown became an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Brown was also part of

three Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship teams while growing up in Oshawa.

A star player with the Oshawa Generals hockey team and the Green Gaels lacrosse team, Joe Greentree was the next inductee announced. He won a silver medal for Team Canada during the World Lacrosse Championships in Los Angeles, the Mann Cup with the Peterborough Lakers lacrosse team and was a member of the Blue Knights field lacrosse club, which won six provincial championships.

Gil Hughes was inducted because he has been a coach and scout for various teams since 1977.

From 1985 to 1992, Hughes

was the coach of the Oshawa Kiwanis midget hockey club which saw many players graduate to the OHL level. He is also an honoured lifetime member of the Oshawa Minor Hockey Association and continues to scout for the OHL’s Sudbury Wolves.

The fifth inductee was the 1972-73 Oshawa Parkway TV Midget All-Star hockey team.

Although they won 66 of the 76 games and took a tour of Sweden, it was their playoff run during the All-Ontario Championship that captured the essence of hockey in Oshawa.

The team won the series, beating Peterborough, Kingston, Guelph, Windsor and Toronto before taking down the northern champions in Sudbury.

“Now, I’m hoping Chair Anderson didn’t give away anything here when he mentioned a four-legged variety of an inductee this year,” said Walerowich. “This year we also have a special tribute inductee, Northern Dancer.”

2014 marked the 50th anniversary of Northern Dancer, a thoroughbred racehorse born and raised in Oshawa, and his wins at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1964.

Although he died in 1990, Northern Dancer has fathered many offspring, which have also become prominent stallions in the horseracing world.

Dinner tickets will be on sale at the beginning of March and will be available at the GM Centre box office.

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Campus Ice Centre new community haven Dan Cearns The Chronicle

Every day at the Campus Ice Centre, you can hear the sound of skates cutting their way through the ice, and the slapping of sticks.

Since it opened in 2005, it has stood as a place for students and the community to come together and take advantage of it’s many uses.

“I think [the building is] very important. Oshawa has always had a shortage of ice, especially for prime time usage,” said general manager Tim Watson.

“I think the community uses it actually more than the students do. When you think about every single night, when you think about weekends from 7 in the morning to almost 10 at night, the majority of it is community use.”

That’s why it was no surprise that the ice centre was voted the best arena in the Durham region in 2013.

“I think people who do come here enjoy it. I think it’s a fantastic facility. Obviously with any facility there are shortcom-

ings, problems that you run into every day. You can’t please everyone all the time. But for the most part I think we do a great job with pleasing most of the people who come in here,” he said.

Daily activities open to anyone at the the arena include public skating, shinny hockey games, and stick and puck.

Stick and Puck gives visitors a chance to go out on the ice and work on their shot or their stickhandling.

That is, if they’re wearing a helmet, gloves and they have a stick.

“I think it’s been great, too, because I have known some students who have started with us, way back, like in 2006, that have used the facility because they didn’t even have skates at the time,” said Watson.

“So they got to use our skates, they started skating and they started enjoying it, so they want to try stick and puck.

They borrowed helmet, gloves and sticks and they started goofing around with that and then they started playing full shinny, they bought their own

equipment. So there have been a couple success stories like that over the years.”

As well as the routine activities, the ice centre has hosted many community events, including figure skating championships, Ringette as well as many different hockey tournaments at all levels. In addition, former NHLers Keith and Wayne Primeau host a hockey camp there every year.

The arena is also home to the men’s and women’s Ridgebacks hockey teams and many minor hockey teams.

It’s not just students and members of the community who have passed through the doors of the ice centre either.

Hockey heroes Bob Baun, the Primeau brothers, and fan favourite Doug “Killer” Gilmour have all made an appearance at one time.

The arena also has its own resident hockey celebrity.

“We have an ex-NHL player that runs the restaurant upstairs, who leases the restaurant space. That’s Derrick Smith, who played in the NHL for seven years,” he said.

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Ridgebacks’ win over Laurentian makes it three consecutive wins Matthew Jordan The Chronicle

The Ridgebacks women’s hockey team recorded its third consecutive victory Jan. 25, defeating Laurentian 5-1.

The Ridgebacks’ win set a program record. It was the 12th victory of the season for the Ridgebacks, the most recorded in a season over the program’s seven-year history.

The team came out firing, scoring three goals in the first period, including one from UOIT athlete of the week Melissa Berney.

Laurentian responded with a goal in the second period, but were quickly set back by the Ridgebacks’ offence. Zoe Battie and Sarah Worthington scored to cement the

lead. Worthington led the team with three points in the game, her first multi-point game of the season.

Goaltender Tori Campbell made her second consecutive start, allowing one goal on 19 shots. Campbell leads rookie goaltenders with a 1.54 GAA, and is ranked third overall.

The Ridgebacks collected four points over the weekend to move them into fifth place. The team defeated Nipissing the previous night 3-0. Campbell made 17 saves to record her third shutout of the seasons. Jill Morillo continued her scoring streak in the game with her 11th of the season. Morillo moves into fourth in OUA season scoring.

With back-to-back wins, the Ridgebacks improve to 12-8-1 on the season.

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