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DC student fatally shot

Shane MacDonald The Chronicle

urham College was faced with the difficult task of informing the school about the death of a first year Sports Administration student over the Nov. 10 weekend. Gaethan Kitadi, 20, was celebrating his birthday in his Upper Beaches apartment in Toronto when he was shot and killed early Sunday morning. Surveillance cameras show two unidentified men entering the building after midnight as a resident let them in. According to reports, Kitadi was involved in a conflict with the suspects while trying to eject them from his building when he was shot in the back. The Toronto Police Service said last week that they are now looking for six persons of interest. Investigators have recovered images from security cameras capturing the suspect and the five other persons of interest from the incident and have released them to the public. They believe Kitadi knew the suspects. Those who knew Kitadi were shocked to hear of his death, including Durham College professor Pat Rogin. Kitadi was a student in her communications class, and said she was “mortified” to hear the news and tried to convince herself it wasn’t him. She said Kitadi had a certain presence when he was in her class. “He had great presentation skills. He was always prepared and his presentations always had an air of fun to them. He was a good student. He handed stuff in and he took total responsibility for his learning and his process, and he was engaged. I just had an assignment he handed in,” said Rogin as she flipped through the scattered sheets on her desk. “It’s just heartbreaking. He didn’t deserve this. Nobody deserves this.” Janice Robinson, co-ordinator of the Sports Administration program, said the feedback she’s heard from students in the program is that Kitadi “had a close-knit group of friends.” Students and professors are deeply saddened by his death regardless of the short time he had attended Durham College. The Spotted at UOIT/Durham College Facebook page was flooded with thoughts and prayers for Kitadi and his family. Kitadi was known as a lover of basketball and considered pursuing a career as a coach. Among several other students who said they had played

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IN MEMORIAM: DC Sports Administration student Gaethan Kitadi, who was killed on Nov. 10. with him, Nathan Kemp wrote on the Spotted page, “Rest in paradise, I enjoyed some good games of basketball with you at Durham.” Dr. Lynee Kennette, one of Kitadi’s professors, said he was a very polite student who seemed to be enjoying her psychology class. “He always sat in the front row with a few of his friends. He was very passionate about sports and would always chat about basketball with classmates during break,” said Kennette. Chelsea Osmond, another Durham College student, set up a donation page on Spotted to help Kitadi’s family through their tough times. The donation page describes Kitadi as an “incredibly kind and ambitious man who treated others with dignity and the utmost respect.” In honour of Kitadi, flags at the Oshawa and Whitby Durham College campuses were lowered following the Remembrance Day ceremonies and a separate moment of silence was dedicated to him. Osmond and other students who knew Kitadi are continuing to remember him by planning a basketball event in his memory either through the Sports Administration program or the SA. “He loved the sport and had a passion for it so we feel that is the best way to remember him. It’s kind of like our way of saying goodbye.” A date has yet to be set for the basketball event but details will be provided shortly. The donation page can be found at http:// ticketzone.com/GaethanKitadi and anyone else looking to help should contact Osmond at c-osmond@hotmail.com.

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Student dissent voiced at AGM Brad Andrews The Chronicle

he conflict escalated between the Student Association and the Durham College and UOIT administrations when students voted to condemn the schools at the SA’s annual general meeting. The proposal condemning the schools passed to raucous applause during the Nov. 5 meeting. It follows the schools decision two months ago to withhold money they collect from students on behalf of the SA. Early the morning of the AGM an email was sent out

on behalf of the schools criticizing the SA for not meeting the requirements they asked for to release the funds and called the current process for changing the SA bylaws “flawed.” The motion to condemn the schools was proposed by former SA vice-president and current UOIT student Jesse Cullen, who reminded the meeting he has been a critic of the SA itself for years. “I am completely appalled at the audacity of the institutions that they would dare withhold my money and enforce their solutions to our problems on us,” said Cullen.

See Schools on page 3

Francis Viloria

FAULTY GAME: DC Lords lose against Algonquin. See Struggle on page 37.

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November 19, 2013

Students flip the traditional job fair Brad Andrews The Chronicle

ith projects and presentations on display, UOIT students had the chance to pitch themselves to visiting employers at a recent fair. The Reverse Career Fair was put on Nov. 13 by the UOIT Engineering Students’ Society, which represents the two engineering faculties, the Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science and the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Most career fairs have employers setting up booths and presenting the strengths of their businesses but the reverse career fair lives up to its name. “Instead of having the companies present about their projects, we do the exact opposite,” said Dany Awad, vice-president of professional development and an organizer of the event. “We have the students present their own projects, their professional achievements, their technical skills, their research, all the skills the employer

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CAREER FAIR WITH A TWIST: UOIT students Karsin Lam and Thuvishan Rajagulasingam, in their third year of the Mechanical Engineering program, talk to employers at the Reverse Career Fair. would need.” This is the second fair of its type in two years and Awad claims all the employers who came last year returned this

time. According to him, the fair nearly doubled its numbers this year with over 200 students and 19 employers attending.

Some of the employers at the event included SNC-Lavalin Nuclear, IBM and Aerotek. Peter Gilmour of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

attended other careers events on campus before but called this one unique. “I think it’s a great idea, it gives us an opportunity to see what the students actually do,” said Gilmour. Chandra Hough of FAST Enterprises was a first-time attendee at this event and agreed with much of what Gilmour said. “It’s good to mingle with students in their own environment, in their own comfort zones,” said Hough. Third year Mechanical Engineering students Thuvishan Rajagulasingam and Karsin Lam were doing just that, showcasing a basketball-throwing robot at their booth. “It’s hard to get interviews these days,” said Lam about the importance of the fair. “At an interview we can’t bring this whole robot there and show them so it’s great that they get to see what we actually do.” According to Awad, that’s exactly the point of an event like this. “We want the companies to know what we’re all about.”

Students demand admins take pay cut Drop Tuition UOIT makes latest demands over unfair tuition rates Matthew Jordan The Chronicle

OIT administrators should take a pay cut equivalent to the amount tuition was raised at the school this year, says Heidi Kates of Drop Tuition UOIT. The grassroots student movement issued their latest demand over what they feel are unfair tuition rates for both international and domestic students. The group says the school has raised tuition by the maximum allowable rate of five per cent between 2007 and 2012, and again matched the new provincial cap of three per cent for the current year. “We are asking senior administrators to demonstrate their commitment to providing affordable, quality education by reducing their salary by three per cent to match the provincial maximum that they increased tuition by this year,” said Kates. “At the annual general meeting we hope to demonstrate that students support the idea that tuition at UOIT is too expensive and to launch

a broader discussion about the right to education.” The movement says administrators have given themselves an average annual raise of 4.12 per cent between 2007 and 2012, a number they say was calculated through the annual sunshine list, which highlights public sector workers earning over $100,000.The group did not specify whether natural promotion, or an employee taking on more work, was responsible for the increase. This is in light of the provincial government’s 2011 freeze on pay raises for public sector workers, one that is expected to continue until Ontario’s deficit is eliminated in 2017-‘18. UOIT communications officer Bryan Oliver confirmed the university’s compliance with the wage freeze. “Executives of the university have, by law, had their salaries frozen for the last two years and this will continue until the provincial deficit is eradicated,” said Oliver. Tuition rates are set by the province to provide predictability in the future cost of education for domestic students.

Currently, the province subsidizes half the cost of tuition for domestic students. This accounts for the discrepancy between domestic and international tuition rates. International students do not pay into the tax fund, and remain less likely to stay in Ontario and contribute to it after graduation, and therefore pay the full cost of tuition. The Ontario government also provides a 30 per cent tax rebate to domestic students whose family income is less than $160,000, while a further $48.3 million was set aside in grants and bursaries for students during the 2012/13 academic year. This means domestic students pay less than half the full cost of tuition. Drop Tuition UOIT did not comment on whether they thought these programs were efficient in providing affordable education. While tuition costs for international students remain unregulated, the fact the government doesn’t pay for a portion of their education, along with the cost of marketing and recruitment in foreign countries, as well as support services the university provides to international students produces a higher tuition rate. While Drop Tuition UOIT appeals to the generally populist idea that tuition rates are too high, they do not provide a viable fiscal alternative to the current cost of education, nor do they specify how the increase in administrative wages is related to the rise in tuition.

“Executive salaries and tuition rates are set independently of each other, so students can be assured that increases to tuition rates have not been used to increase executive salaries,” said Oliver. “For both domestic and international students UOIT’s tuition fees are lower than the system average.”

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According to Stats Canada, UOIT’s tuition rates for both domestic and international students are average compared with other Ontario universities. While the Ontario government provides minimal financial support to the universities for recruiting international students through its Reaching Higher plan, advocates say the additional costs tacked on to international tuition rates could be subsidized by the billions of dollars earned by the government in the form of consumer tax collected from international students while studying in country. However, the expense of subsidizing half of the cost of tuition for international stu-

dents alongside domestic ones would be economically unsustainable. Drop Tuition UOIT received overwhelming support from the Student Association at its fall AGM. The SA confirmed Drop Tuition UOIT’s motion that tuition at UOIT is too high, and affirmed that education is a right, while recognizing them as an independent student movement working to generate a broader discussion among Canadian students. The move brings the SA at DC/UOIT in line with the Canadian Federation of Students on the matter of tuition fees. Introducing the motion, Jesse Cullen of Drop Tuition UOIT said, “We want a one-year freeze on international student fees, more clarity in letters of admission so international students know what they’re paying before they get here, and we want the board of governors at UOIT to strike a committee chair to look at international student issues going forward.” The group declined an amendment to include Durham College students in their campaign. However, they made added to the motion their support should DC students begin their own movement. It is unclear what result the group is hoping to achieve by asking UOIT administration to cut their pay, rather than bringing the issue to elected officials, who by and large have more sway to affect change on tuition rates.

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DC/UOIT remembers Courtney Williams The Chronicle

The Durham College/UOIT campus Remembrance Day ceremony took place on Nov. 11 at the CRWC. The stands were packed with poppy-laden community members, faculty, and students. It was a full house, with latecomers having to stand in the gym entranceway to watch the roughly 40-minute ceremony. The ceremony featured opening hymns and a performance by the Oshawa Civic Band, which included O Canada, The Maple Leaf Forever, and Amazing Grace. Speakers included Student Association president Peter Chinweuba, Durham College president Don Lovisa, and UOIT president Dr. Tim McTiernan. The ceremony also featured a recital of the popular Remembrance Day poem, “In Flanders Fields,” performed by the Zeta Psi Fraternity. The moment of silence began with a performance of The Last Post by Lieutenant Barrie Hodgins and concluded with three minutes of bowed heads and reflection. The moments of silence took place 10 minutes earlier than expected, and concluded as people came in checking their watches to find the moment of silence had al-

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS: (From left) The Zeta Psi Fraternity, SA president Peter Chinweuba, UOIT president Tim McTiernan and DC president Don Lovisa stand as the Oshawa Civic Band performs O Canada at DC/UOIT’s annual Remembrance Day assembly on Nov. 11. ready passed. During the ceremony, Don Lovisa spoke about what Remembrance Day meant to him. “Today, as we remember these brave men and women, we must continue to be forever thankful,” he said to the crowd. Lovisa’s speech was followed by another personal speech from UOIT president Tim Mc-

Tiernan. He spoke of how war has affected his family, his friends, and himself, and concluded with a reminder to students: “We live, and work, and study right next to the highway of heroes,” he said. “As a community, we owe it to them to remember their sacrifices.” At the end of the ceremony,

Lovisa asked everyone to take a moment of silence to signify respect and mourning for DC student Gaethan Kitadi, a Sports Administration program student who was shot to death on Nov. 10. The morning’s proceedings concluded on a somber note with Peter Chinweuba thanking everyone for attending, and

quiet applause before people began to file out, quietly thanking the Oshawa Civic Band and shaking hands. The ceremony at the CRWC took place concurrently with a Remembrance Day ceremony and parade at Oshawa’s Memorial Park, shutting down streets in the downtown area briefly over the course of the morning.

Student starts mentorship group Sarah Pugsley The Chronicle Taking bold initiatives as a new student can be an intimidating prospect. There are many options to become involved on campus: whether you want to start up your own club, volunteer on campus space or contribute to an event. But thinking outside the box and coming up with something new on campus is even more of a challenge. It can be a rewarding experience, and all it takes is one big idea and the tiniest bit of inspiration. Mikki Decker, a second-year student to the Child and Youth Worker program, found a need in her program and decided to fill it. Despite working three separate jobs, volunteering for nine different organizations and trying to balance a social life in the interim, she has found the time to start up her own student mentorship program. “I was put on as a first-year student rep when I first started, I go to PAC meetings with my professors and people in the community that are in my field...I’m the student voice for my graduating class,” said

Decker. “So I asked myself, how could I add something to this program? How can I add to something that’s already great and so well designed?” The need she saw and decided to fill was the gap between first- and second-year students. Communication between years of study in a program can be a valuable tool for networking, completing tests and assignments, studying, referencing, buying textbooks, or just finding a friend. Second years are able to sign up, be matched with a first year, and the time commitment for both students is very low. Decker has designed the mentorship program to fit students with a lot on their plates, but still tries to cater to those who want to take part on a larger scale. “There’s one initial meeting that I run with all the mentors and first-years and then from that point forward it’s their commitment level. So if they can meet once a month or once a week, it’s up to them to designate those times and be able to meet with one another.” She also works for the cocurricular recognition program at Durham College, and was

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POPCORN ANYONE?: Mikki Decker, representative of the co-curricular program at Durham College, hands out free bags of popcorn to promote an upcoming workshop. She is the brains behind the Mentorship group for the Child and Youth Worker program. able to use her connections and resources within that to offer students the opportunity to earn leadership points. Mentors and first-years do have to

connect a certain number of times to meet the criteria for leadership points on their record but can then accumulate those points to work towards a

leadership award. Decker knows that this gap she’s hoping to fill may be difficult to start up at first, but the overwhelming outreach from both years of students in her program has inspired her to push on. “I did a presentation in front of the first-years trying to promote the program and I got an overwhelming response...over 40 students signed up that day alone and I have about five pages of e-mails to go through.” She also explains that the Child and Youth Worker program at Durham has an intensive workload and making connections with people in your area of study is essential. However, for other students it may not only be about the work. “Some people aren’t social butterflies, and you might not actually have anyone to sit with every day at lunch...sitting down with a mentor over lunch even once a month could be really beneficial,” Decker said. Decker’s idea is unique and could be applied to many other programs within the college. She hopes that other students will be inspired by her idea and take the initiative to start up similar programs.

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Rail safety on the wrong track

Some of the most important railway tracks in Canadian history run through Oshawa. The Canadian National Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks once unified the country and are still the largest national railroads in Canada. But railways aren’t making headlines for being historically important these days. They are becoming known for being potential disasters, the most recent being the derailment of a train carrying petroleum just west of Edmonton. Canada is home to nearly 50,000 km of railway track that runs through the countryside, small neighbourhoods and cities alike. Today, those rails play an important role in Canada’s transportation industry. Each year, Canadian railways bring in $10 billion dollars in transportation revenue. The majority is made shipping goods and, more and more often, its dangerous goods such as crude oil or chemicals. While politicians and environmentalists take their time evaluating the future of pipelines, railways are picking up the slack as the only alternative for transporting these dangerous goods. But how safe is this alternative? When it comes to railway transportation there are some startling statistics. In 2010, there were 1,075 train derailments. Most derailments happen at very slow speeds in train yards. Still, railway has the highest accident rate next to marine transportation. Railway derailments have declined gradually over the past decade but economic trends and pressures on the industry are taking precedent to safety. In the wake of the Lac Mégantic disaster this sum-

mer the public should be aware of potential dangers. It was a perfect example of how accidents happen when unforeseen elements come together. A beautiful downtown core incinerated, 47 people killed and 30 buildings reduced to rubble. As people go through their daily lives no one ever thinks of the possible danger rolling by dozens of times a day. The CP and CN lines are the main east-west routes for railway transportation in Canada and they run through some of Oshawa’s most populated areas. According to media reports, the Lac Mégantic blast had a radius of 1 km. If the same thing happened in Oshawa, the results would be disastrous. Lac Mégantic’s population density per square km is only 272, whereas Oshawa’s is over 1,000. Oshawa is no stranger to railway accidents either. In fact, Oshawa experienced a derailment in 2009 on the Canadian Pacific rail directly beside Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute high school. Fortunately, there were no dangerous goods on board. Imagine that. A blast the same size as the one in Lac Mégantic in the right place would destroy a whole neighbourhood and a school. The climate of the railway industry is the perfect storm for more accidents in the future. Increased transportation, coupled by workforce cutbacks, hardly promotes the safety we deserve. CP Rail, one of the largest railways in North America, has seen plenty of layoffs and only plans more. It has announced plans to cut its workforce of 20,000 by 20 per cent before 2016. On average, train crews only have two engineers but

the way the industry is going there could soon be just one, like the one-man crew on the Lac Mégantic train. Crew sizes will definitely be a topic of debate among railroads and union workers when looking back at Lac Mégantic. More is being shipped with less manpower. The saying “two heads is better than one” comes to mind but a couple of more couldn’t hurt. In the Throne Speech this October, The federal Conservatives outlined several amendments to the Railway Safety Act to ensure accountability and more safety. No matter how much money the government throws at railways, accidents still happen. New legislation in an industry difficult to regulate has little chance at making any difference if there isn’t enough manpower to enforce it. These sorts of government initiatives are quick fixes. In the end it solves nothing but gives the government a little room to breath, before the next disaster like Lac Mégantic. The future of Canada’s transportation industry is uncertain. CEOs and shareholders of railroads are playing with the idea of completely remote operations while union members are fighting for more jobs and less cutbacks. As deliberation continues on whether or not pipelines are a better alternative, the focus should be on doing more to keep rail safety on the right track. More manpower to enforce legislation and safety regulations are needed to do just that.

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OPINION

November 19, 2013

Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka Reshanthy Vijayarajah Even though I love the warm weather in Sri Lanka, growing up there was never safe. Thousands fled the country during the civil war to have a better life in peace and thousands died to bring peace to a country they called home. Life in Canada is much easier and safer than in Sri Lanka. In parts of Sri Lanka, where my family is from, the fear of another war torments many civilians. Poverty is not something new; families are left to survive with a pint of rice to feed a family of four for a week. According to Frances Harrison, a reporter from BBC world news, the war in Sri Lanka is still not over.

There are civilians still dy- go unidentified in Sri Lanka. government cannot do anying every day and the num- Recently, the United Nation thing about it as it is corrupted bers of dead are uncountable. has agreed that war crimes are in its own politics. Many famiIn her report, she has talked in effect, and the government lies count on child marriage to about people being raped, is using chemical weapons, get their children to a better suffocated, beaten with pigs killing more than 80,000 ci- place. and burned with metal rods. vilians. Even though Canada has it Harrison said Human It has come to a point where own ups and downs, the government is not Rights Watch as corrupt as the has documented ones in Sri Lanover 62 cases of Young females are kidnapped from their schools ka. sexual violence and prostituted, resulting in unwanted pregnancy This country in the Tamil terhas rules and ritory since the or HIV infections. regulations to end of war. make sure the But new eviReshanthy Vijayarajah laws are being dence from the followed. We do United Nations not have sepashows there are even more than that. it is a problem for children to rate rules for different religion Young females are kid- have friends. Enjoying child- and ethnicity, which the Sri napped from their schools hood is never possible; they Lankan government should and prostituted, resulting in are forced to have the mental- consider. An education in Canada is unwanted pregnancy or HIV ity of an adult at a very young age. something the government infections. Child labour is common in wants everyone to have. ChilThese cases of rape, abuse, non-proper medical systems Sri Lankan communities. The dren go to school and it is part

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of their daily lives. Children having friends is something normal, without the fear of child labour and child soldiers. Government authorizes schools to have extracurricular activities where children are able to pursue their interests. It is a pity to see Canadian children take the facilities they have for granted. As Tamils, we lost our culture, warm weather and our country but we realize that we are living in a great country that protects its people with peace and support. The thought of hoping for a change is still with me, even though I do not know where to start. Yet, it is important to me that I give back to the place where my family is from and help both the Singhalese and Tamil families.

The CFL is obviously Remember the better than the NFL soldiers who have CFL brings more action to the field

The National Football League or as some players room to make plays and, combined like to call it the “No Fun League” has long with other rules, eliminates players just letbeen a more popular pastime than the Ca- ting the ball drop. nadian Football League, even in many cities Last, a combination of smaller rules and north of the border. field dimensions lend the CFL to being a The 101st Grey Cup is this Sunday and, more exciting sport. for the life of me, I cannot figure out why The field in the CFL is ten yards longer people would rather watch and about 12 yards wider Sunday Night Football; it’s than the NFL. like watching paint dry. The end zones are also Ignoring for the moment double the size of NFL ones, Ryan all of the NFL’s crackdowns creating a much larger playon celebrations and, even ing surface. Verrydt more ridiculously, the noPlayers in the CFL can tion that a team’s touchdown be in motion when the play would be taken away for starts. taunting opponents, the structure of an NFL Along with the fact there are only three game doesn’t lend itself to be very exciting. downs in the CFL, compared to the NFL’s First is the play clock. Teams in the NFL four, teams are forced into passing in the have, after each play, 40 seconds before CFL because they can’t run the ball for 3-4 they are required to run the next one. yards at a time. Teams need to go for bigger This is an extraordinary amount of time. passing plays. In contrast, players in the CFL have half Imagine for a minute a guy with the that. speed and skill of Calvin Johnson or DeSean A study of four games by the Wall Street Jackson running at full speed already when Journal concluded there is, on average, the ball is snapped. only eleven minutes of actual football being The NFL has a few things going for it. It played in a 60 minute NFL game. generates billions upon billions of dollars, Second, one of the biggest reasons the has millions of fans and plays in a market NFL is so boring is the kick return game. A that allows for 30-plus teams. team punts the ball away, the defender sigAll of the money and people allow the nals a fair catch, the play is whistled dead NFL to attract top end talent, and that taland then there’s a break. That’s a lot of time ent makes the NFL seem more entertaining. spent watching a play where nothing hapAs Jim Flannery put it in an article for pens. bleacherreport.com, “the CFL is a superior Again the CFL has a drastically differ- sport played with inferior players”. ent approach. By enforcing a five yard rule, Instead of tuning into watch Sunday meaning that no player can be within five Night Football this week, flip over to TSN yards of the person catching the ball, it gives and watch something exciting.

never forgotten us Remembrance Day. What does the day mean to you? Is it a day spent reflecting, and Luke heading out to a ceremony and talk to veterans from your area? Callebert Is it something you watch from a distance or through social media and the Internet? Do you just live through the day like it was any other? When I walked into a local store in early November and saw a veteran get ignored as he tried to hand out poppies for small donations, I started to ask myself what does Remembrance Day mean nowadays? Remembrance Day has a different meaning for every individual and family. Some have loved ones overseas, in conflicts in Afghanistan and in peacekeeping missions around the globe. Some had family members who fought in WWI and II and Korea. Some can trace all the way back to the South African War. The one constant is that it’s a day meant to be spent remembering the men and women who never forgot us. Brave men and women, who have sacrificed so much to make sure our freedoms, were protected. It is easy to forget that the things we all take for granted were won at such a cost. My grandfather is a Korean War veteran and being of German decent, I have other family members that fought in the World Wars, on both sides. Yet I have never had to go to war. I don’t know first hand the experiences of war, life in the trenches, fighting for every inch, all the while wondering if your next step could be your last. Honouring the sacrifices that were made for us is the least that can be done. It does not require a political stance, it does not require supporting war or agreeing with governments or policy. All it requires is paying respects to men and women past and present who have served. It is imperative that people of today take the time to remember, pay their respects, meet and talk to the veterans who have given so much for us. The veterans all have a story to tell. It’s free, rewarding and moving. Take some time and listen, hear them out. It may end up being the best story you’ve ever heard.

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November 19, 2013

Schools condemned in vote Brad Andrews The Chronicle

Continued from page 1 “As students it’s up to us to fix our problems, not some outside organization that charges us the highest tuition fees in the damn country,” said Cullen. When reached for comment on the condemnation representatives from both schools shared similar responses. “I’m not going to comment on a motion put forward by a student who wasn’t privileged with the discussions between us and SA,” said John MacMillan, UOIT’s communication and marketing director. However, he said the school was disappointed in how the SA responded to their concerns. “We view the SA as a partner, as a part of the student experience,” said MacMillan. “Our interest is seeing the student interests served.” Tony Doyle, chief of staff to Durham College’s president, echoed much of what MacMillan said. According to Doyle, the college was disappointed in the bylaws proposed at the meeting, claiming they hadn’t seen the changes beforehand. “It’s a step back in terms of the governance plan we want from the SA,” said Doyle. Yet when asked for details on the governance policies they want from the SA, neither outlined specific changes. According to Abdullah Khan, a member of the SA board, this justifies the condemnation the students voted for. “They’re the ones not negotiating in good faith,” said Khan of the schools. He said besides the audit the school had been “vague” in what else they want-

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PRESIDENT SPEAKS: Peter Chinweuba, SA president, addresses students at the 2013 AGM. Chinweuba joined the criticism of both Durham College and UOIT during the meeting. ed of the SA. “It’s what you guys know, they’re asking for governance policies but not specifying it. They wanted the statements, which we provided,” said Khan. Those statements included an audit of the SA’s finances for the previous year, an audit presented to the students at the AGM. Both the schools and the auditor hired by the SA called this audit delayed. Although he acknowledged the SA usually starts the auditing process sooner, SA president Peter Chinweuba disagreed that it was delayed. “Our financial statement is not truly late. The protocol is to present it at the AGM, and

that’s what we did,” said Chinweuba. Besides the condemnation students also voted on proposals ranging from bans on bottled water on campus to advocating for gym facilities at the downtown UOIT campus. Of those eight proposals put forward four were written by Cullen and several others he collaborated on. Asked whether he was concerned so many motions were written by such a small group, board chair Baker Baha said “he’d like to see more people be more involved.” “We opened the floor to everyone, opened the submissions to everyone but only a

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COMPARISON: Graph comparing SA financial information between the 2012 and 2013 audits

couple people submitted stuff,” said Baha. According to Baha it was more important for students to actually come to the AGM and to vote on proposals and changes. Baha’s concerns were represented in changes to the SA’s bylaws, the rules governing how it operates, including how many students are needed to have a meeting. Several times during the evening the meeting came close to losing the required 50 students needed for it to continue. Chinweuba and SA board member Marco Del Giudice were seen on their phones and exiting the gym and returning with students when changes to

the bylaws were being voted on. When asked if he was trying to collect students to attend the meeting Chinweuba was evasive but Del Giudice confirmed that’s what they were doing. Del Giudice saw no problem with the late entries “as long as you explain the situation and explain what the bylaws are, of course.” “I think he should vote how he feels,” said Del Giudice of the friend he had just had join the meeting. With so many problems facing the SA and the conflict with the schools continuing, Baha said he was happy with outcome of the AGM. “It was good,” said Baha. “Good but tense.”

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AUDIT SHOWN: Irene Locke, of Sullivan and Co., presents an audit of SA finances at the 2013 AGM.

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Students exit AGM over proxy vote

Matthew Jordan The Chronicle

Under a new bylaw passed at the fall AGM, a total of 250 proxy votes can now constitute quorum at an annual general meeting. As part of the sweeping bylaw changes introduced on an omnibus vote, and later picked apart by student membership, the change in quorum regulations led to a number of students decrying the meeting as frustration mounted over what they felt was an already biased system that stifled their vote. “People did sign up to have proxy votes on certain issues, but people just put them up, it’s not like they are segregated as per each person,” said Matisse HamelNelis, a public relations student at DC who left the AGM along with several other students. “They’re just lumped into a number. I don’t think that’s fair. If you’re going to have proxy votes then at the most have 10. I’d like to see more people come out to these events.” While the previous number of proxies a student could hold was unlimited, it was reduced to 50 for this AGM, and the small number of students who held the

proxies almost purely dictated the agenda items. 746 proxy votes were counted at the AGM, which far exceeded the number of people in attendance. All of them were held by just 20 students. Theoretically, under the new bylaw, just five students could constitute the next AGM. “The proxies are in the Corporations Act. We can’t stop proxies,” said SA board director Abdullah Khan. “Proxies are there so people who can’t be at the AGM can pass on their vote. We send out an email to everyone who gave in a proxy to make sure that they actually gave in their proxy and who the person was they gave it to.” Students expressed further discontent over the deadline to submit proxy votes. Students were required to have the proxy forms submitted five days in advance of the AGM, while the official agenda was not released until 48 hours before the meeting took place, making it unclear as to how the students who submitted proxies could have been aware as to what they were voting on. This discrepancy was evident in major motions, such as the vote to condemn both DC and UOIT, which passed almost solely on the vote of the proxies. By the end of the meeting, a substantial number of students who had left in hopes of breaking quorum, and waited outside in the halls to share their frustrations with any students who came by.

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STEP RIGHT UP: Jesse Cullen (left), speaking on a motion at the SA’s fall AGM. Cullen moved the majority of motions presented, including the decision to condemn Durham College and UOIT for not transferring funds to the SA. The schools still pay for student services.

Bickle abstains from SA still plagued AGM following ‘threat’ by resignations

Giorgio Berbatiotis The Chronicle

Former VP of College Affairs Josh Bickle did not attend the Student Associations annual general meeting after he claims he received a threat via email. Bickle had put forward a motion for a series of sweeping changes to SA bylaws that would have seriously altered the way the SA operates. The motion failed, and instead, another series of proposals, put forward by his former political opponents, was passed. Bickle confirmed he had been threatened via email, and that was why he did not attend the AGM to move his own motion, but did not clarify further. “I’m not interested in having an article written on it,” said Bickle. “The content and the email are all with the proper people and both my fiancé and I would prefer to keep those details to where they need to be at this time.” On the day of the AGM Bickle left a lengthy post on his Facebook page where he said

“today democracy dies on our campus.” In the same post he criticized “a group that holds all the proxies and controls all our fates... we are not allowed to have our own opinion, our own thoughts, to the point where bullying will be used to make us bend to the will of what others want.” The post was liked by several people, including Former VP of University Affairs Sean Kell, an ally of Bickle’s who recently resigned, citing mental health problems caused by the stress of his time at the SA. This comes after a 1 a.m. email the day of the AGM was sent out to students by the administration, outlining their issues with the SA. In the email, the institutions informed students that they wanted an independent factfinder to investigate complaints of harassment against key seniors members of the SA. According to the email, the SA “refused to participate or co-operate in this exercise.” The email also linked to the proposed bylaw changes passed at the AGM, that Bickle’s opponents, the so-called “group

that holds all the proxies” supported. The email warned that in the institutions view the changes “circulated… without any explanation or consultation and in breach of [the SA’s] commitment to ensure that the students it represents have a reasonable opportunity to review and understand the proposed changes.” Board director Abdullah Khan, who moved the proposed bylaw changes, objected to the email’s characterization of the situation, and explained why the SA was hesitant to comply to the institutions’ request for an investigation of harassment allegations. “What was going to happen was they’d have a fact-finder come in and interview our staff… We have a legal duty to protect our staff and we’re not opposed to that idea, but at the conclusion, the report would go to the presidents of DC/ UOIT, not us. How is that fair? We want to know too, if it only goes to the institution, if there is something in the report they don’t like, they can bury it and no one will ever see it.”

Samantha Daniels The Chronicle

Once again, resignations have the Student Association looking to hire students to fill vacant positions. On Nov. 8, the SA posted a news feed on their website citing the resignation of UOIT director Carly Valcheff, and Meaghan Lacquaniti, who they failed to identify as the associate vice-president of university affairs. These two UOIT resignations follow the Nov. 1 resignation of VP of university affairs Sean Kell, rendering the SA executive without any UOIT representation within the span of a week. The SA executive currently consists of president Peter Chinweuba and newly hired VP of college affairs Ashley Bennett, who was hired by the SA on Oct. 3. Although Chinweuba is a UOIT student himself, he is expected to represent both schools equally. Between these sets of resignations, John Allan, the AVP of

college affairs also resigned. “The AVPs both cited personal reasons related to their workload and school priorities for resigning their positions,” said Samantha Brown, SA communications officer. “There was a newsfeed post on the website about the AVP of university affairs resigning, though there was not one about the AVP of college affairs, as it was so close to the AGM.” Since the beginning of the term there have been numerous reorganizations within the SA, with only the president and a few board of directors members remaining as original members. There have been at least 12 resignations or changes in the SA’s executive and board, which contain a total of 15 positions. Taking into account these numerous resignations, along with reports of infighting, lack of institutional support, and recent copyright issues, the SA is providing little public comment on the issues they are facing.

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Soldiers remembered at memorial Rebecca Watson The Chronicle Time has a way of glossing over memories. It makes them fuzzy and more difficult to recall. With another Remembrance Day done and gone, the memory of fallen heroes may again start to fade. Have you ever heard the phrase ‘If you don’t use it, you lose it?’ According to The National Institute of Aging, forgetfulness can be a normal part of aging. So how do you remember fallen heroes year round? Every year, Remembrance Day ceremonies give people across the nation a time to reflect, and to remember the people who fought and continue to fight for our country. Samantha Pitt, a Durham College upgrading student, says she attends a Remembrance Day ceremony every year. “If it wasn’t for wars, past and present, we wouldn’t have what we do now,” said Pitt. The ceremony reminds us why we are able to live the way we live, so does the poppy. “Symbolic of the bloodshed [the poppy] is today a universal symbol sported on caps and lapels to honor war veterans everywhere,” said Steve Bell, president of Legion Branch 43

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STAND IN RESPECT: Royal Canadian Army Cadets stand proud at this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11 at Memorial Park in Oshawa. in Oshawa, at this years Remembrance Day ceremony in Memorial park. What about remembering the other 364 days of the year? Cody Hardy, a Computer Systems Technology student at Durham College, says he remembers every time he walks

by the tank at the armoury in downtown Oshawa. He thinks monuments are wonderful because they help people remember things in their daily life. Master Corporal Don Beatty fixes broken tanks in the military, yet has a much different way of remembering. He says he could never forget, even for

a day. He recently returned from an 18-month tour in Afghanistan, Kandahar, where seven people in his unit died. In scorching heat, they slept in tents and ate when they could.

With no running water, hygiene wasn’t a priority as soldiers awaited their next mission, which could come at any time. He will always have vivid memories. “Even now, today, if loud noises go off it shakes me,” said Beatty. In memory of his lost comrades, he stitched their names onto his jacket as a permanent commemoration. He remembers everyday those who have fallen and says sometimes he will even wear their clothes and occasionally call their families just to chat. Beatty is a father of two, and although it would be his decision, he says he would go back. “So my kids and my buddies kids have every opportunity as we do,” said Beatty. Major Mark Hlozan, officer commanding 1913 Royal Canadian Army Cadets, says people don’t have to be apart of the Legion or military to remember. He believes Nov. 11 should not only be a holiday, but we should commemorate every day that we get to maintain the daily lifestyle we are all accustom to because of those soldiers.

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Parade invites elephant, sparks controversy

Activists threaten to block parade

Christopher Burrows The Chronicle It’s been a seesaw of controversy for Limba, the Bowmanville Zoo’s Asian elephant, after animal activists threatened to block the Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade if Limba participated on Nov. 16. “This is the fight we have to fight,” Michael Hackenberger, director of the Bowmanville Zoo said in an interview. He added that the activists have no elephant knowledge and the “extremists paint a perverted picture not founded in truth.” According to the zoo web-

site, Limba did not spend any time with other animals until she was 26 years old. This is why, despite elephants being social animals, Limba never socialized with the other five elephants they used to have. “Limba’s early years were spent alone,” said Hackenberger in a letter to Clarington This Week. “She did not grow up with other elephants...she shyed away from the other elephants, she was not used to being with them. And they did not treat her well. They took her food. They pushed her around. Not a crisis, but proof that elephants are individuals.” One of the arguments the activists are making is that elephants are not built to be in a cold Canadian climate. They are tropical animals accustomed to warmth. Hackenberger pointed out that we are all controlled by biology, adding that immigrants come to Canada from warmer climates all the time and they do fine, so to say elephants are any different is a

“racial statement.” A Facebook event called Human Blockade for Limba the Elephant at the Bowmanville Santa Claus parade originally had 43 people planning on attending with another 40 marked as maybe, but this event has been taken down. After much debate, organizers of the parade did decide to personally invite Limba to march in the parade, despite the planned protests. Hackenberger said a decision was going to be released at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15, but the update offered more concern. The press release on the Bowmanville Zoo website announced that veterinarians from the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph have found a “grapefruit sized mass visible in her abdomen”, which is possibly cancerous. For this reason, the Bowmanville Zoo had not made the decision as of late last week about whether Limba will attend the parade, but said they would wait and see how she was feeling on the day of the parade.

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HIDDEN TREASURE: Parkwood Mansion, located just down Simcoe Street, is a historic site. Its grounds are free to roam, but a fee is charged to explore inside the house.

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When strength sets you free

The story of a woman determined to be herself Sarah Pugsley The Chronicle

Mikki Decker, a second-year student in the Child & Youth Worker program at Durham College, is a 23-year old woman with an incredible amount of positive energy. She works three jobs, has nine volunteer positions for various causes and is starting up her own mentorship program at the college for first and second years to connect in her program. Her radiance and positivity seems to captivate all those who surround her, and in her incredibly busy life she exhibits nothing less than joy. But behind the mask of her smile, Decker harbours a dark and troubled past. She is a survivor of sexual abuse and mental illness. “What’s brought me here in this program is a lot of personal reasons. When people see me, they see a very outgoing, very energetic, very happy, very genuine, very kind person who seems to excel at everything. But they have no idea, and that’s the interesting part...they have no idea.” There’s no hurt in her voice as she begins to speak about her past, but there is a true sobriety to her words. She’s wearing a polka-dotted headband with a tussled bow, a captivating touch to her bright and colourful wardrobe. Her legs are folded up on the chair and she holds them close to her chest, an act that seems like she’s keeping every bit of herself together with her own two hands. Decker has three siblings: Leanne, T.J. and Dale. Leanne is the oldest at 28, but she has a different biological father. Despite this, the four of them grew up under the same roof with Decker’s mother and father. Her sister Leanne’s sexual abuse started when Decker was very young. “When my sister was younger and she was sexually abused by my father , she was about seven and it went on for a couple of years with all of us in the house...no idea. Looking back I think about it, and there’s no recollection, there’s nothing that would give me any idea or sign that it was happening,” says Decker, her brow furrowing in disgust as she flexes her hands against the fabric of her jeans. “So what happened was

Photo provided by Mikki Decker

IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, SHE SHINES: Mikki Decker is a brave, incredible young woman who has gone through so much but still manages to live her life to the absolute fullest and with insurmountable joy. she told mom once, mom didn’t believe her, told her again, mom didn’t believe her, and she would say things like ‘he’s been touching me,’ and eventually my mom confronts him and he admits it.” However, by the time he admitted to it, Leanne had already gone through several years of sexual abuse despite being so vocal. Decker admires and dotes on her sister, and it’s easy to tell when her eyes light up at the sound of Leanne’s name. But the thing she admires most about her sister was her strength. “And what happened was Leanne was able to recognize at a very young age that what was happening was wrong and that she wasn’t going to live with it and wasn’t in a good place.” When her sister moved out of the house, a decision she made entirely on her own, Decker and her two brothers were told that she was going to ‘work.’ At that age she didn’t understand that someone so young wouldn’t be working at any regular job, so she accepted it blindly. After all, the happy little façade that was her family seemed – on the surface – full and whole. As the years went on, Decker soon realized that this was not the case. Her mother and father constantly fought, and verbal abuse was a regular occurrence. Whenever there were holidays, birthdays, special events or celebrations, the family put on their masks and continued to pretend that everything was just fine. “My abuse started when I was seven, just like Leanne.” Decker is surprising in how she

presents herself. Perhaps it is years of strength, or solidarity, but her voice is calm and she composes herself well as she speaks. Despite the strength in her tone, she continues to clutch her legs to her chest –

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I wanted to scream yes a thousand times in her face...but I was scared, I always said no.

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which speaks volumes about how hard it really is to open up and relive the past. “But unlike my sister, I never said a word about it...I can remember every detail, I can recount every instance and tell you exactly what nightgown I was wearing, what I did that day, and how I felt afterwards.” His abuse was well hidden. He would shower her with gifts, clothing, toys, and every new house that they moved into he would build a giant playhouse in her room. He would make it in great detail with different themes, and spared no expense to make sure it was elaborate and beautiful. “Everyone always said that I was daddy’s little princess. Well they had no idea what that meant. Looking back on the playhouses, it seems sick and twisted.” Decker can also recount how her sister would visit when she was older. In one instance, she was about 10 years old and still

suffering through her abuse. Leanne, now 17, would take her on walks around the neighborhood and talk with her for a long time. “Then she would ask me, does he touch you? Does he do anything that you feel like he shouldn’t do? I wanted to scream yes a thousand times in her face...but I was scared, I always said no.” When she was in her early teens, the abuse finally stopped. Decker continued to remain silent out of both fear and anguish for what would happen if she decided to speak out. To make up for the emptiness she felt in her heart, she immersed herself in extra-curricular activities and strived to achieve every possible goal she could set for herself. She continued to live a life under water for six years. “One day when I was 19, I was about a week away from leaving for camp. I can remember talking with my sister on MSN chat and her finally admitting to me that he had abused her when she was younger.” Decker pauses anxiously, a slight hitch in her tone. “I sent her back one message...‘I know exactly what you mean.’” She left for Toronto to meet with her sister. For several days she stayed with her, telling stories and crying on the bed as they held each other close. The secret that she had held was free, and finally she could speak to someone. Not only that, but someone who had gone through the same thing as her. The two of them decided they would finally confront him and tell the rest of the family what happened.

“That next day is still such a blur in my mind,” Decker says, pulling her legs away from her chest and folding her hands across her lap. “When my sister and I confronted my brother T.J. and told him everything, he was silent about it...and unfortunately, to this day he’s remained quiet. I don’t know why, but we don’t speak anymore.” The real terror of that fateful day began when both her and Leanne got to the house. T.J. had gone ahead, and by the time they had arrived he had already said some vague things to their mother. She opened the door in a fury, demanding to know what was going on. And that’s when he appeared at the end of the hall. “My entire body froze. I stared at him down the hall, our eyes met and I felt this lifetime of pain and suffocation so close to being lifted up and off my shoulders...so I looked him dead in the eyes and said, ‘Just admit it.’” Just admit it. All she wanted was to hear the words from his mouth. She wanted him to own up to his failure as a father in front of her mother. And he did. He fully admitted to everything he’d done, the abuse he’d inflicted upon her and Leanne. “Right then and there, my mother broke down...she was hitting him and screaming and in a rage, and I cried harder than I ever have or ever will in my entire life. I collapsed in the living room and sobbed, I felt so hopeless.” Dale, her younger brother, arrived home to see the mess that was his family. And when he heard the full truth from him, he pushed his mother and sister away from Decker and held her for a full hour. “Dale and I were like two peas in a pod as we grew up. He blamed himself and still does for not being able to see the signs.” When Decker had exhausted herself of sadness, the only thing left that night was rage. “I screamed at my mother, ‘I hope you know that the bed you’re sharing with him is the bed where this happened for years. I hope you’re happy with that.’” But that night, her mother went to sleep in that very bed. Decker is now a beacon of hope and inspiration for all those who have been in her position. She is currently shooting a documentary about sexual abuse with Sheldon Kennedy, a former NHL player and abuse survivor. She hopes to use her experience to affect change in the lives of other children, which is why she is pursuing a career as a youth worker. “I want to help people who have been in my shoes, share my story and let them know that life goes on.”

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Pies thrown at stress relief event

Kathryn Boyle The Chronicle

The stress of midterms and exams can sometimes get the best of students. That’s why Talisa Haskins organized an event where students can take the stress out on their Resident Advisers: by throwing pies at them. The pies consisted of coffee filters filled with whipped cream. RAs had to stand behind a board with a circle cut out of it and students had to try their best to hit them. “It’s a stress reliever for students,” Haskins said. “I am not looking forward to it.” Amy Anderson, one of the first floor RAs, says last time they did it, which was at the beginning of the year, it was fun. “It hurt because I got some shoved in my face,” she laughed. “It got in my nose.” She says it helps students because it gets them involved and makes them happy. “It’s a good time and it’s fun because they’re laughing.”

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PIE TO THE FACE: Ryan Norris holds down Amy Anderson as Sneha Bhatt and other students cover her in whipped cream pies. Jeff Ekeanyanwu, an RA for the fourth floor, stares before saying, “I think I signed up for this.” Sneha Bhatt, the second floor CA, prepared herself. “I’m feeling pretty good.”

Before the event started, students were lined up ready to throw. Anderson was selected first to stand in the line of fire. The first couple of shots missed, but eventually one hit her on the

left side of her face. After each RA had taken a turn, things started to get out of hand. Still standing behind the board, RAs were taking full pies to the face by their fellow employees. Eventually, Anderson

had enough, and threw a pie in Ryan Norris’s face. At first, Norris stood there and glared at her. Then in a swift movement, he held her down, and all the students within reach started to throw the pies. The event quickly ended after Anderson broke herself free. “I feel lovely,” Haskins said, wiping away whipped cream dripping down her face. “I have whipped cream in my ears and my nose.” Bhatt agreed with Haskins. “I feel like I’m going to be smelling whipped cream for the next week.” “I feel like I taste delicious,” Norris said. The mailroom completely covered in whipped cream, a clean Ekeanyanwu comes walking through the door. “I’m glad I didn’t get the worst of it,” he smiles. Events like these are held weekly to get students involved with the residence and themselves.

Art fanatics create Wasted Space Rebecca Watson The Chronicle Three years ago, Matthew Cerovich and Adam Worboy sat at a bar grumbling about the lack of an art community in Durham Region. Today, the success of their art show Imaginarium has transpired into a new way of experiencing art in Oshawa. Wasted Space, a spin-off from that event, is a venue located downtown that now captures the essence of the Imaginarium on a daily basis. The idea was to get artists together, especially those with an odd niche. A place where artists with taboo genres could flourish and share their uniqueness. Somewhere people could use their imaginations to spawn creativity. Back in 2010, the two local artists thought it would be easy to throw their own art show. With no experience, their plan was to have no plan. How could it go wrong if there was no expectation? Their ideology was that if even five people showed up it would be better than nothing. “Without a market for offbeat art, it became our mission to help expose it,” says Cerovich. As a solidary pointillism artist, Worboy did all the original art for posters and liked working exclusively with Cerovich to decide what pieces to use. With a background in graphic design, Cerovich did all the finishing touches. He also became the face of the operation, book-

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NOT SO WASTED SPACE: Adam Worboy and Matt Cerovich, creators of the Imaginarium art show, helped spawn a new way of experiencing art in Oshawa. Wasted Space, a spin-off from their art show, is now a permanent gallery/coffee pub in downtown Oshawa. ing musicians, getting the venues and dealing with the artists. “(Cerovich) is a good person to make stuff happen,” says Mike Pulito, a local musician. “You don’t find that in a lot of people. He’s very involved.” Without any expectations, the first Imaginarium was a hit. It showcased art made by a few close friends and Cerovich and Worboy themselves. By the end of 2011, the origi-

nal Imaginarium idea had expanded to bringing out countless local musicians, painters and all different types of artists. Held at different spots downtown conducive to enjoying tunes and art, such as Murphy’s (Now the Hub), the Bombshell, Coco and Joes and Black Orchid tattoo parlor, each event hosted a dozen artists and over half-dozen bands. It wasn’t long until the events

were too big for those venues. A few months into looking for a bigger place, a friend suggested that her father, Julius Kedvessy, had a vacant space downtown. Cerovich pitched him the idea to use the space for an Imaginarium, and agreed to try it out for one night. That Imaginarium was titled ‘Apex Abyss’ which represents reaching as far as you can, not knowing how far you might go.

What they didn’t know was that Imaginarium would go further then they couldn’t have imagined. Apex Abyss went so well that Kedvessy agreed to have an ongoing art show since there was nothing like this in Oshawa. Although Worboy and Cerovich have since parted ways as friends, Cerovich continues to run and manage Wasted Space - a name derived from the philosophy ‘If there’s a blank spot on the wall, then it’s wasted space.’ The name in many ways is a play on words. Before, the space was not being used for a good amount of time and displayed on the wall inside Wasted Space is a painting Kedvessy bought at Apex Abyss that reads ‘Dude, let’s get wasted’. Wasted Space just celebrated its first year anniversary, and caters to a diverse group of regulars. “It’s a permanent home for the Imaginarium,” says Worboy, “capturing all the spirit of an art community, never a committee.” Comic books, chess, lava lamps and the fine art that load the interior walls of the establishment are a few things that add to the venue experience. An array of different events, including a DJ record night where customers bring their own records, has made Wasted Space an eclectic go-to spot for local artists. “Wasted Space is great,” says Pulito. “It’s actually making Celina Street a good place to hang out again.”

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Not just a man’s world any more Sinead Fegan The Chronicle

At first impression many people mistake Sha Marsh for one of the office girls. But she takes many by surprise when she says she’s a mobile crane apprentice. Marsh is one of ten female workers among 500 men at Kiewit, a large-scale construction, mining and engineering company. However, fitting in with the guys has never been a problem for her. Marsh always knew she wanted to do something in trades because she is a very hands-on person. Originally she was enrolled in the Renewable Energy Technician course at Durham College. Her high school auto shop teacher convinced her to go to the trades fair held at the college. After signing up for the fair she got put into mini-seminars for similar trades. Marsh got put into the crane simulators seminar, which is used in the Construction and Hoisting Techniques course. “Immediately walking up to the overhead crane I couldn’t believe that you could do this for a living. Once I had my hands on the controls I knew that I was enrolled in the wrong course,” she said. She started the new program September of 2012. In October of her first semester, Kevin Keays, program coordinator, spoke to the class about a couple of big companies out West. After this presentation, Marsh did some research and Kiewit was her top choice. Based in the U.S., the company branches out all over the world, from small jobs to world class jobs. Right now, Kiewit is building a first of its kind oil refinery. “I was just so lucky that when I was taking the forklift portion of the course, my teacher John Kelly was a former general foreman for the company,” she explained. At the job fair in the new year, Kelly and Keays

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ONE-WOMAN OPERATION: Recent graduate of the Construction and Hoisting Techniques Sha Marsh standing in front of the crane, which she operates. brought in future employers to talk with students about job opportunities, including Kiewit. Marsh got the call from the company in April. Less then two weeks later she was flown out to Fort McKay, Alberta and registered as an official Alberta apprentice. For Marsh, coming out of

the course at Durham made her more then knowledgeable about specific details that even some of the other apprentices and journeymen didn’t know about. “There was no fluff in the course everything you learned is applied to work. I haven’t come across one thing so far I

haven’t used,” she said. Keays is a class A mechanic and has been an unlimited ton crane operator for the past 30 years, so he’s very knowledgeable in this area of work. “It makes understanding the difficult things, easy. Having someone that can relate real life situations back into

the classroom only benefits you. It’s definitely an advantage having Kevin as teacher,” Marsh explained. Some students received a plumbing or carpentry apprenticeship, so even if in the end students can’t see themselves doing this profession, it can still open many doors. Marsh works a 14 to seven day rotation, working 14 days and then flying back home, free of charge, for seven days. A regular day for her starts off with a tailgate talk, discussing hazards on the job and planning for the day. Most times, operators are assigned a crane. They then get to their crane, giving it a thorough pre-operational inspection by filling out paperwork, while waiting for their crew to come get them to discuss the plan of attack. Most days they will be lucky to make one or two lifts, and others none at all. For the day the operator is not in the seat they could be working the ground rigging loads, signaling for the crane, helping set up/tear down, or even rigging inspections. Once the day is done everyone goes back to the camp. Comparing it to school residence, Marsh explained how she gets her own personal bedroom but shares a bathroom with her roommate. There is a cafeteria and “bag up room” for packing a lunch. Included with the camp is a gym, Tim Hortons, basketball court, pool table rooms and movie room. “Some will say that being a girl on a site like this will get me places just because of my gender,” she said. “I have never used my sex as a way to get places or climb the ladder. I always earn my way rightfully” Kiewit is a set job for Marsh. The oil refinery project is almost half-way done but, according to her, there is so much more upcoming work that the company can always transfer her to another site.

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Don’t recycle Timmies Keep these fire cups on DC/UOIT campus safety tips in mind Samantha Daniels The Chronicle On campus, Tim Hortons hot beverage cups should not be put in the recycling. Repeat: Tim Hortons hot beverage cups are not recyclable. Do not put them in the recycling. Doing so ‘contaminates’ the contents of the bag, preventing any of it from being recycled and forcing custodial staff to throw it all in the garbage, recyclable items and all. Tim Hortons environmental affairs specialist Emma Rogers says there are available options for recycling the cups, but it is not an easy task. “Through work with waste industry experts and mill trials, we know that our hot beverage cups can be successfully recy-

Stellar’s United

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Stellar’s United is a non-profit organization selling sweaters to support the Durham College and UOIT food bank. “It’s a brand created by students, for students,” said Saisi Yang, a Durham College student. Stellar’s United will be selling sweaters in the south wing hallway every Friday in November between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. They cost $30 each and are available in different sizes. For a chance at a free logoed sweater, raffle tickets are being sold for 50 cents each and come with a free sticker to show support. The draw will be held on Dec. 1 and the winner will be contacted. The sweaters were designed for students to show their pride in the school without spending $60 or more for sweaters at the campus bookstore. All the proceeds are returned to the school for a good cause, said Yang. To show support, enter a Stellar’s United wing eating contest held at St. Louis Bar and Grill on Nov. 19 and Nov. 26 at 7:45 p.m. or at Shagwells on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28. at 8 p.m. Tickets are sold every Friday at the Stellar’s United booth. Tickets sold are for the upcoming contest only, and anyone who arrives late to an event will not be allowed to participate. A free hoody will be awarded to a nightly winner.

cled,” said Rogers. “Presently, the challenge for many of our guests looking to recycle their cup is one of access to recycling programs that accept and process them.” According to Rogers, there is potential for Durham College and UOIT to be involved in one of these recycling programs. “Tim Hortons and Aramark are happy to work with Durham College to explore whether their waste management service provider can accept cups for recycling,” she said. In 2011, they worked out a deal with Scotia Recycling to collect cups from 156 Nova Scotia Tim Hortons restaurants and convert them into the trays used to carry the cups. This recycling and processing of used hot beverage cups

diverts waste from landfills, while reducing the need for additional materials to create the trays. As of 2012, Tim Hortons had 859 restaurants offering waste diversion programs for the hot beverage cups, according to Rogers. “We continue to work with our restaurant owners and local waste management haulers to introduce more paper packaging recycling programs in our restaurants,” said Rogers. It all depends on the waste management service provider employed by the restaurant or building owner. The service provider decides depending on the quantity, how much it costs to collect and process, and whether the company can sell the processed material.

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Did you remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors when you set your clocks back for daylight savings time? Statistically, when a fire alarm sounds a person has two minutes to get out of their home, and this doesn’t change when you move into a dorm. According to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services website, of the 64,757 reported fires which resulted in a loss between 2007-2011 45 per cent were residential fires. By law, landlords must

have smoke detectors in the homes and apartments they rent out. Oshawa fire services recommends one on each floor of the house and suggest testing the detector regularly and replacing the battery once a year. There are measures students can take to minimize their chance of starting a fire. The office of the Fire Marshal offers 10 tips for safe student accommodations: look while you cook, use candles with care, watch for excessive drinkers, smoke outside, be careful with electrical appliances, clean up clutter, check your smoke alarms, have an escape plan, have your own equipment and stay informed about fire safety procedure.

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LinkedIn session at UOIT Tips on successful job search

Catherine Legault The Chronicle UOIT Networking and Security Society helped students gain an advantage in their job search by hosting an information session on LinkedIn last week. The event was led by Darren Grant, employment adviser with UOIT’S Career Centre, which helps students prepare for employment after graduation. During the course of the hour-long event Grant explained how students can use LinkedIn, a social media website, to find employment. Grant stressed the importance of completing the profile and being active on the website.

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FIND EMPLOYMENT THROUGH LINKEDIN: Darren Grant, employment adviser at UOIT’s Career Centre, conducts a presentation about LinkedIn, the social networking website. This included having a professional headline, a professional picture of yourself on your pro-

file, a summary that describes you and attracts attention, joining groups related to your

desired field, and connecting with people in your field. “You want [headlines] to

be directed, targeted, specific, and make sure it’s catchy,” said Grant. Grant provided examples of professional headlines and summary and gave attendees the opportunity to write their own and have them critiqued. In addition, Grant gave additional advice to students on maintaining a professional presence online and how to find employment, such as going to every workshop and information session held by the Career Centre. “I tell everyone to go to every single event that there is,” said Grant. “You never know where the opportunity might lie. You might be the only IT and Networking student there or only Gaming Development student there, and all the other students are engineering, but you get an opportunity no one else will in that session.” Other advice included searching yourself on Google, requesting that Google remove any negative content, and burying inappropriate pages by making new content.

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ALL AGED EVENT: Durham College students Sarah Brooks (left) and Michael Lisinski (right) together with Dan Young make up RedVIOLET. Their band was featured at the first instalment of Saturday music series Nov. 2 at Wasted Space.

Music series for all

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As the first of many afternoon shows, the Saturday music series at art café Wasted Space on Nov. 2 featured indierock band RedVIOLET and solo musician Vanessa Howie. Hosted by Harley Rex, founder and former member of the non-profit art organization Broken Arts, the show had a pay-what-you-can cover and highlighted the all-ages concept.

“If it wasn’t all ages I wouldn’t be able to play,” said Howie, who is still in high school. “It helps [young] people learn about the music scene and different bands.” In a deliberate effort to help collectivize non-traditional music in Oshawa, Rex has created the Saturday music series with hopes of providing a weekly gathering spot for anyone to come and experience music and art. Each installment of the Saturday music series anticipates

a musical performance by artists under the age of 19, one adult act and one workshop. Michael Lisinski, the lead singer for RedVIOLET, says a main hurdle for an upcoming band is visibility. “Your chances of making it in a small town like Oshawa are slim,” said Lisinski. “[But] when you have a collective raising everyone up on its shoulders, you have more chances. It’s more fun and you get the feeling something is happening.”

If you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle, or you are passionate about vegetarian issues or you just want to learn more, DurhamVeg maybe the group for you. DurhamVeg is a group dedicated to providing support, educating and informing vegetarians and vegans in Durham Region. The group, previously known as Durham Lakeside Vegetarians, has been around since 1997. DurhamVeg is an informal group that is part of the Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA). Sally Grande, who was on the TVA board for a number of years, wanted to get a group formalized in Durham. That is how the group got started. The group meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Non-vegetarians are also welcome. “If we make it easier for people to find the products they need and to be confident about their choices then we will proceed to live more healthily and more greener,” Grande said. Grande has been a vegetarian for almost 50 years now and a vegan for 10 years. Day, who has been a vegetarian for almost six years and a vegan for two years, says she is passionate about vegetarian issues, whether it is trying to lead a healthier lifestyle, or animal rights.

That is why she got involved with DurhamVeg. The group does a variety of things to make people comfortable in the community, like community gardening and spice tours. Spice tours are held in certain markets where Grande educates people about the products available. “If you’ve grown up with McDonald’s and Tim Hortons and you decide one day you’re going to become a vegetarian, you may not know what basmati rice is or couscous,” Grande said. “There was a new restaurant that opened last month in downtown Oshawa. When I walked in and I said ‘do you have a milk alternative for coffee? I don’t want to use any dairy products’…and they didn’t. When I went in there last week, they had a container of soymilk sitting with the other milks on the coffee accessory stand. So I feel that was a tiny victory. That was tiny accomplishment over something that always makes us feel marginalized,” Grande said. She feels more restaurants need to be vegan friendly and have menus that are more inclusive. People need to be more knowledgeable about what’s in their food, Day said. “I think that right now is the easiest or the best time to be vegan. There are so many options, there’s so many blogs, there’s so many cook books, ” she said.

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War on drugs is costing taxpayers Matthew Jordan The Chronicle In 1986 the United States implemented minimum sentences for drug offences. By 2000, nearly one quarter of inmates in federal and state prisons were sentenced on drug related charges. As of 2012, the Canadian Conservatives Safe Streets and Communities Act is in full swing. The Safe Streets and Communities Act means citizens arrested on drug related charges receive a minimum sentence of two years. According to the U.S. Courts, in 2012 it cost $28, 948 to incarcerate someone in the U.S. With over 500,000 inmates in federal and state prison on drug charges, the expense of housing non-violent offenders puts a strain on the taxpayer. Despite ample warning from U.S. lawmakers who implemented minimum sentences in 1986, Canada is en route to spend billions of dollars in prison construction and the housing of inmates. With the impact of prohibition well known in the escapades of American gangsters like Al Capone, opposition to Canada’s very own “War on Drugs” is mounting a strong case through informed opinion. “There’s numerous negative impacts of the tough on crime agenda,” said Jessi Murray, director of the DC/UOIT chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP). “For one, we are targeting drug users and putting them in prisons when studies show that incarceration is not affective in helping people rehabilitate. We believe that substance use should be looked at as a public health concern not a criminal justice issue.” Murray said sentencing drug users creates a culture of recidivism, where

non-violent offenders return to society all of whom have hands in the lucrawith a serious criminal record, making tive $360 billion-a-year industry. It’s it difficult to obtain work, and forcing statistics like these that arm the call for many back into the black market and en- legalization and regulation. The money abling further drug use. This cycle feeds serves as lost profit for the government, the hole in the Canadian taxpayer’s wal- and funding for criminal activity. let. It continues to spend money, incar“It keeps drugs out of the hands of cerating individuals it has marginalized. minors, it keeps drugs out of the black “It negatively impacts the judiciary,” market, and that’s a huge blow to orsaid Chris Walker, communications of- ganized crime,” said Walker. “These ficer with the CSSDP. “With mandatory people talk about being tough on crime minimums it takes away the power of a by putting people in jail, but all they judge to examine the mitido is make connections, gating and aggravating they learn how to be betfactors of a case, on a case criminals. If you want With mandatory ter by case basis. Instead, to get at organized crime, you did this, and you get minimums it takes mess with their wallet.” three years.”This catchall away the power of This notion is being method brings in swaths a judge to examine taken seriously in other of people, who more often of the world, inthe mitigating and parts need treatment over including two U.S. states, aggravating factors. carceration. but it is most poignant in In addition to imprisUruguay. After becoming oning users, federal conthe first South American Chris Walker servatives believe the law country to legalize mariwill deter the trafficking juana, the government of drugs into and out of announced it would be Canada. selling the drug at an incredibly low cost Federal Justice Minister Rob Nichol- of $1 per gram, a price they say could son said in a press conference in Regina put cartels out of business, or at least on minimum sentencing, “I believe they deal a substantial economic blow. The send out the right message to individu- sustainability of this system comes from als, that if you start bringing drugs into the low production cost of marijuana the country, if you’re into the business and the wide-ranging use of hemp. of trafficking, there will be a price to pay “It is a very cheap plant to grow,” said and you’ll be going to jail.” Marian Waffle, a research contributor The message was lost on the drug to CSSDP. “It takes three months from syndicates. The International Centre when you first plant the seed to maturafor Science and Drug Policy’s statistics tion. In that time you can provide it at a show the price of marijuana, cocaine, much lower cost than the black market.” and opiates dropped by as much as 90 While the CSSDP advocates for the per cent, while the purity of these drugs legalization of all drugs, they stress the increased substantially since prohibi- importance of regulation. They focus tion was imposed. That’s an “A” on the on spreading information and awarereport card of every criminal syndicate, ness about drug use, to further combat

Scholarship deadline Samantha Daniels The Chronicle

Over 30 scholarships, bursaries, and awards are available on MyCampus for students to apply to, but only until Nov. 30. With over $34,000 being offered, it’s an opportunity for students to lessen the financial burden they may have and fund their education. It’s only a matter of creating a student financial profile online and applying. According to Chris Rocha, Durham College director of financial aid and awards, students should apply regardless of whether they think they will get it because every year there are awards that go unclaimed. “The worst thing is asking donors for funds to support students, then having to go back afterwards and say ‘we couldn’t give away your money,’” she said.

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abuse, and create an environment where people have the chance for sobriety over prison. Harm reduction is critical to that environment. Murray points to the success of Insite, the only safe injection site in Canada, located in Vancouver. By providing users a clean environment to administer drugs, Insite eliminates the spread of blood-born pathogens, like AIDS, and radically reduces overdose death with staff supervision. Safe injection sites have largely been opposed in Canada, though other services are offered, such as the John Howard Society’s Project X-Change in Oshawa, which disposes of used needles and provides fresh ones, along with other services. “There is a number of positive impacts of harm reduction programs on the community, on people who have no relationship with drugs,” said Murray. “They provide biohazard bins, the opportunity to safely dispose of needles. That decreases the amount of needles that are on the street. Safe injection sites reduce overdose deaths, and this is reducing emergency room costs.” Despite the influx of information that suggests regulation is the way to go, and the progressive legislature put forth by countries worldwide, Canada will continue to move towards a more restrictive prohibition, as the Conservatives said they have no intention to legalize or repeal the minimum sentence. However, grassroots coalitions like the CSSDP will challenge people to think critically about prohibition. “Cannabis isn’t a gateway drug, the black market is the gateway,” said Murray. “Illegality is the biggest harm that comes from drugs. It pushes it underground, and when you push anything underground it becomes more dangerous.”

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Knowing yourself could help Holiday Train in career and personal life Personality is a strong focus in Human Relations course Keshyla Reddick The Chronicle

Everyone has seen a plaid shirt before, but does anyone know what a plaid personality looks like? The human brain is hardwired to categorize things subconsciously, including the personalities of those around us. Learning about your own personality is also important when it comes to dealing with others. In the Human Relations courses taught at the college that is one of the main focuses. Getting to know people and personality traits they possess, can help you both in your career and personal life. The first step in the process is learning to understand yourself. Students in the Human Relations course answer a series questions contained in a personality dimensions test, created by LifeSkills Resources Inc. The test asks questions, including what you would do in certain situations involving co-workers or classmates. The questions are set up in such a way that the answer determines what colour you fall under:

gold, blue, orange or green. Human Relations professor Shauna Moore said, this is the key to working well in a group. “When people can understand their personalities, as well as others, it becomes easier to work and co-operate with others.” The personality dimensions test also includes a comparative chart explaining how a person with a certain personality colour sees themselves and how others see them. People with Gold personalities are detail-orientated and like to focus on one thing at a time. They can come across as bossy and controlling, but really they like things to be in order. People with Blue personalities are motivated by emotions and can come across as being too concerned with the group’s well being and not the task they need to complete. However they are striving for harmony and peace within a group and for everyone to get along and are natural team builders. People with Orange personalities are known as people who like to think outside of the box, and are great at problem solving and being flexible. They could be looked at as people who think too big, when they have great ideas and are often then not the ones to lead a group. People with Green personalities are best known as “questioners”. They are curious and are just striving to understand the reasons why things happen the way they do. To others that could be seen as annoying or distracting, but they are best known for offering a different perspective to a situation when needed. Most people are plaid – they

have a bit of each personality type in them, but generally one colour shines through more than others. “It depends on the situation that the person is put in, different parts of their personalities will show through,” Moore said. “For example, students might deal differently with friends that with classmates. ” So how would you deal with different personality types, in a group setting? Hypothetically if there were a group of four, one person of each colour, Moore breaks down the best way to deal with it. “People with Green personalities are big picture thinkers. They look at the task as a whole, however people with Gold personalities look at the small details of each task and try to complete them bit by bit. So the task could be explained as a whole, so the Green person is satisfied and then the Gold person will look at it in more detail.” Moore explains that the person with the Blue personality can be helpful in high tension situations. “They are peacekeepers, encouragers, they work best when everyone around them is getting along,

so they’ll try to make sure it happens.” Oranges are often looked at as scatter-brained and disregarding of the rules but Moore explains that is not necessarily the case. “They like to think outside the box and explore different ways things can be done. They are idea people, that will embrace new ideas and change.” However not everyone’s goal when dealing with groups is outlined by their personality colour. Some people let the group dynamic determine what role they take. “I lead when I feel like I have to, which isn’t all the time,” said Christianna Jordanidis, a Court Support Services student of the role she normally takes while doing group workwith a personality that appears to be part gold and blue. “Sometimes things are already going in a good direction so I don’t have to [lead].” Plaid personalities are common, with overlapping traits, depending on the situation but learning how to deal with people’s personalities, and knowing your own could do you a lot of good in the long run, Moore said.

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CP Rail’s Holiday Train is set to make its way across Canada, bringing music and merriment along the way. The Canadian Holiday Train is scheduled to make its way to Durham Region on Nov. 28, stopping first in Bowmanville, at 6:30 p.m. on Scugog Street, before arriving in Oshawa at 8 p.m. on Laval Drive. This year’s performers will be Melanie Doane and Jim Cuddy. The purpose of the Holiday Train is to raise food and money for local food banks. Promoters are asking everyone to bring a non-perishable food donation, and stress that any food or money donated stays within the community in which it was collected. Since it started in 1999, the Holiday Train has collected $7.4 million and three million pounds of food for local charities. The two trains, one for Canada and one for the USA, will start their journey on Nov. 25 in Kahnawake, Que. It will take the Canadian train three weeks to travel across the country, ending its trip in Port Coquitlam, B.C.

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Local studio built over the years Christopher Willis The Chronicle

“If you have bad vision, you’re supposed to have good hearing,” said Ed Barao about how the name of Badvision Studios in Durham Region came to be. It’s a play on words and homage to the famous Advision studios back in the early to mid-‘70s in London, England where progressive rock bands were recorded by legendary producer Eddy Offord. Barao has used the name of the studio to represent anything he does for at least 20 to 25 years. In the early days he mostly recorded for friends. He recorded three albums with a band called Thirdstage and also did some independent film projects. Barao plays in two bands (Organical and Minions) and has recorded CDs for both. His latest large project was with Toronto band Mamabolo. It started out as a demo project and went on to become a finished 10-song CD. After initially recording the CD, Barao invited the whole band (Mamabolo) over for a listen to the album to get an opinion on what they liked or didn’t and to scale back a few to pick the best tracks. All the gear was still in the studio from the last session and the band loved what they heard so much that they asked Barao if they could record two new songs they were working on. He agreed, they took a quick smoke break and their drummer grabbed his favourite snare drum down the road from Barao’s place. They got two songs done, recorded straight off the floor, in four hours. The band liked them so much they were included on the album and the other song became a single.

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CHILLING IN THE STUDIO: Ed Barao sits in his Badvision Studios located in Durham Region. Barao also has a large collection of archive recordings, including some from another band he was involved with called Gippy Tummy. Besides having bands coming to play and record, Barao also repairs guitars as a little side business to Badvision. He also does restoration work on previous recordings in addition to archival and music upgrading and remastering. Barao has an old school and new school approach to recording in his studio. “The methodology I’d like to use is still sort of old school in the sense that I send all of my instruments and vocals, anything that we play here in the studio, through an analog mixer with the knobs and buttons. But I’ve sort of upgraded to a digital world, where out of the mixer it goes into the PC. I like both. I like the front end being old school, because it lets me get more creative with sound,” said Barao. The first start of Badvision

Studios was when Barao and his long-time friend decided over their Christmas break in high school that they wanted to make music, as opposed to just listen to it. “So we went to our local music store and we rented a little tiny four-track cassette recorder that had four microphone inputs and used regular cassette tapes and we were hooked,” Barao said. “We just did silly songs, cover songs of old Pink Floyd songs and stuff, and basically we learned everything in that one week that we needed to know to make recordings. In other words how to get four tracks in and how to bounce from those tracks onto each other to make room for more tracks. So we learned all that, just trial and error.” Barao, who was more technically inclined than his friend, pursued it and bought an eighttrack mixer of the same type. Once he started to work, he saved up his money and slowly,

piece by piece, put together a studio. “From there it became more of a project-oriented rather than a self-oriented thing. I actually started taking on projects and wanting to do meaningful projects rather than just for fun,” Barao said. “It all started from just wanting to try it out to actually finding out that I had not just a passion for it, but even an ability for it. I think I learned a lot and applied what I learned and got better and better at it and as that happened I got more and more gear,” he said. The word started to move and soon Barao was getting a few people who weren’t his friends wanting to record. “That’s when I decided ‘Yeah it’s a studio, it’s not just a hobby,’” Barao said. He uses a late 1980s Soundcraft Mixer S400, an English 18 channel mixer. In its day it was worth $30,000. When Barao bought his, it was in rough shape and

he paid $400 for it, refurbished it himself and got it back up and running. Microphones, guitars and vocals all go through this mixer. He also has a set of auxiliary pieces of equipment called mic preamps. One is very vintage sounding and can create warm, jazz vocals or intimate vocals and the other creates a more modernday sound. The rest is basically done on his PC. Seeing all this equipment can give an impression studios are an intimidating and a stressful environment. Barao said part of the mission of Badvision Studios is to make people comfortable when they arrive. It is clear that music is Barao’s life and he considers himself an audiophile, someone connected with music and wanting to delve deeper behind the tune and look at its history, how something was made, and what gave it that unique sound.

Free flu shots offered on campus Sinead Fegan The Chronicle The campus flu clinic had a steady turn-out on Nov. 6. From at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the board-room at the Whitby campus, students and faculty gave five minutes of their time to receive the fluviral vaccine, free of charge. This shot is a trivalent vaccine that will protect you from the three strains of flu this year. “Fluviral helps build antibiotics so your body can fight,” said campus health nurse, Teresa Engelage. “By receiving this shot along with things such

as good hand washing, keeping frequently used surfaces clean and staying home if you’re sick, the vaccine will help protect you and others from spreading the virus. It will keep students healthy and in class, continuing with what is important to them,”. The vaccine will still be available to students at the walk-in clinic every Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre. A health card is required. “This will go a long way in keeping students healthy this winter,” said Engelage.

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THE FLU SHOT COULD KEEP YOU HEALTHY: Lindsay Parkhill getting her flu shot at the Whitby campus flu clinic from Morgan Hayley.

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Northern Initiative goes West Richard East The Chronicle The Northern Initiative, a campus club, raffled two tickets to see Kanye West to raise funds for communities on reserves and was a great success, no thanks to Kanye West however. The club was created to support financial and educational services for those who live on reserves. Fabiola Limon-Bravo, now the club’s president, came up with the idea with the help of her peers after an aboriginal issues and law class in the legal studies program. Inspired by the few resources and educational quality children on reserves are forced to live with. “Someone should be stepping forward and doing something for these communities. We did some research and there are some initiatives thrown on by the Durham Region School Board, but they are probably more intensive focusing on one or two aboriginal individuals within any certain community and not a community in general,” says Joshua Smikle, vicepresident of the club. Tickets were sold for $2 and three for $5 with a lollipop given for each donation. The raffle went on for a week and ended on Nov. 2. They received great feedback from students at both the north and south UOIT

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NORTHERN INITIATIVE’S SUCCESS: Joshua Smikle, vice-president, presenting the prize tickets to see Kanye West in concert to Julian Michealides; along with Fabiola Limon-Bravo, president of the Northern Initiative. campuses, however not many students seemed interested in Kanye West. The music artist was mostly unpopular with university students and only slightly more appreciated by Durham College students. Combined with their bake sale running simultaneously with the raffle, they raised $500 with over 120 entries. The winning ticket, held by Ju-

lian Michealides, was pulled by an academic adviser and was filmed to prove its legitimacy. The club plans to continue with events bringing support and awareness to aboriginal needs as they obtain more resources. They plan to have more bake sales and a mardi gras event in March. “We’ve shown that we are able to capture somewhat of

an audience and make some revenue towards the aboriginal studies, that we can be taken more seriously. Maybe we’ll be able to link up with campus clubs and the SA in an appropriate manner. We’re very much in the beginning stages. When we the correct resources we keep it as a constant reminder,” says Graham Jordan, who handles the club’s media.

No barbecues for students Joe LeBouthillier The Chronicle

Uncooked burgers go to waste Two students in the Student Success Program, a program for high schoolers to finish their credits in college, were stopped by campus security in their journey to cook some hamburgers. Students Adam Bateman and Jake Smith were grilling hamburgers on the barbecues located between the Student Services Building and the Simcoe Building on Nov. 6. “We were just trying to make some hamburgers,” said Smith. “It was right after one of our exams. We wanted a cool way to celebrate.” Smith and Bateman said they did not know that they weren’t allowed to use the barbecues. With no lock or signs the two began to grill. As they finished up a female security guard made her way over to them. “We were finishing up,” Bateman continued. “She came over and told us the barbecues weren’t for student use. She told us Aramark used them at campus events but that they were reserved for E. P. Taylor’s.

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COOK YOUR OWN FOOD - BAD IDEA: Adam Bateman (left) and Jake Smith, begin to grill hamburgers on the barbecues outside of the Student Services Building before campus security arrived to shut down the barbecues. We were confused because it’s our first year here and we didn’t know what Aramark was.” Student Association facilities manager Dan MacInally said the barbecues were, in fact, not associated with E. P. Taylor’s. “She asked us for our student IDs and repeatedly asked who our teacher was,” Smith said. After a couple of minutes a male security guard arrived. “He told us that if we were

to ever do that again that us and [the security guard] were going to get into it and that we wouldn’t like it,” Bateman explained. “We didn’t know we were doing wrong.” The student handbook does not mention anything about students being allowed or not allowed to use school property. The handbook states students have the responsibility to demonstrate respect for persons and property at all times. “We weren’t selling the

burgers. We just wanted to celebrate and give ourselves a treat,” Smith said. “Like a pat on back. Good job us.” A source with campus security who asked to remain anonymous said the barbecues are a part of the college infrastructure; therefore it does not fall under the Student Rights and Policies section in the student handbook. The female security guard said there was supposed to be a lock on the barbecues “but Aramark must have removed them recently.” According to Bateman, when he and Smith were on campus during orientation week in September, they did not see a lock. “We didn’t see a lock,” said Bateman. “It was our first couple days at the school and we thought it’d be a cool idea to cook our own food at school. We were going to bring our own propane too but when we walked up to them we noticed that there was already a propane tank hooked up.” Smith said they’ve wanted to do this since school began but the opportunity never came up. “We were excited that we did it,” Smith said. “Then the lady came and shut us down.”

Sunrise Youth Group hosted a bake sale on Oct. 30 in the south wing hallway between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The main attraction was the sale of two ski or snowboard lift tickets for Brimacombe. Raffle tickets were sold for $2 or three for $5, and everyone who purchased a ticket will receive a small prize. Sunrise Youth Group is a place for developmentally delayed young people in Durham Region to go during the day to participate in different activities. It’s a non-profit charitable organization that is funded by members of the Durham community. The recreational program has only a single staff member and the rest is based on volunteers from the community. “The program has a lack of funding,” said Julie Burnett, a second-year social services student at Durham College who is completing her program placement there. The bake sale offered vegan, gluten-free and nut-free options to accommodate everyone’s needs. There were bookmarks, and art pieces made with melted crayon for sale. Both the baked goods and crafts for sale were made by the youth group’s day program. The prices started at only 0.25 cents for any of the items. “The money goes to help keep them busy during the day and a part of the community,” said Burnett. Without funding from the community Sunrise Youth Group would be unable to keep its prices low for members. They offer a unique experience for special needs individuals and offer volunteers and members a strong sense of community. To make a donation or to become a volunteer at Sunrise Youth Group, visit the website www.sunriseyouthgroup.ca.

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RAs making teenagers happy Kathryn Boyle The Chronicle

Resident Advisers at the Simcoe and South Village residences have a unique job description: keeping teenagers happy and comfortable in what could be their first year living away from home, maintaining control of parties that happen in the early hours of the morning, and being approachable and available if a resident needs someone to talk to. Rohit Moni, an RA at South Village, considers this job to be the best job. “It’s freaking awesome,” he smiles. Although he is quick to answer, he explains this job comes with many responsibilities. “We have to make sure people are safe.” Moni says the hardest part of the job is remaining unbiased. “You have to be completely non-judgmental and placid. You have to be the calm in the middle of a storm, which can be hard sometimes.” Moni is an RAL, Resident

Academic Leader, though his responsibilities haven’t started yet. He tutors students who may need help in programming, math and English in the SALS building. “I wish I had more RAL stuff to do. I haven’t done any RAL stuff yet, but it will happen soon,” he says. “Probably next semester.”He says the personal attributes a student would have to have to become an RA. “Apart from [an application], it’s the general way of the person you are. You can be an RA with no prior experience.” Ryan Norris, another RA at South Village, also enjoys his job.“I help [residents] work out problems they may have with their roommate, any conflicts that they have about residence, help them understand the rules,” he says. “If they’re stressed I help them find solutions to the problem.” Norris says the hardest part of being an RA is the time commitment. “With school and trying to keep up with your work. You have to stay organized and

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KEEPING IT REAL: RAs Rohit Moni and Ryan Norris sit in the ball pit in the lobby of South Village Residence. keep on top of it.” Norris says he likes what the job has offered him.“I love being an RA. Everyone knows who you are. I guess it could be a good thing or a bad thing but

Student advisers help students to succeed

Matthew Mazer The Chronicle

When Pina Craven went to university, there was no such thing as a student advisor. If she needed help -for anythingshe turned to her professors. “When I was a student, the role of the academic advisor did not exist,” Craven said. “You went to your faculty and they were there to offer advice. I think it’s great now we have advisors because I didn’t have advisors when I was in my program.” Today, Craven is the student advisor for the school of Justice and Emergency Services, one of many on campus. Together, they make sure students get the academic advice they need. “Our role, the student advisor role, is to offer academic advice to students in our programs. Academics have to do with attendance, grades at midterm, withdrawing from courses or from a program. It’s academic, a lot of it is academic,” Craven said. Trevor Greenall is also a student advisor for the same school, as well as the field placement co-ordinator. “I would term it the same, but as academic mapping,” Greenall said. “In the sense that students are sometimes unsure on the path they wish to take. They may start out in a program and have second

thoughts and we create ideas that fit their realm of interest.” In fact, many of the advisors at DC could have used some advice themselves. Heather Dunlop is the student advisor for the school of Business, Management and I.T. “It’s not something I thought of,” Dunlop said. “My background is in ECE, or early childhood education. I got hired on at our daycare and that’s how I began my career at Durham College. The daycare then closed down and some of us lost our jobs. I ran the test centre for a bit and then this position opened up and I absolutely love it.” Rhonda Christian is the student advisor for the school of Interdisciplinary Studies and Employment Services. She says the best piece of advice she received as a student was how to become a self-advocate. “For me, one of the biggest transitions for students when they come to college is the new role they assume of being their own advocates,” Christian said. “Up until grade 12, it’s the education system and your parents playing the role of the advocate.” Christian was also one of those students who was unsure of what she wanted to do until later on in life. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do until I was in my late 20s-early 30s and

career development is part of my background so I feel that advising the general arts and science students is what I was drawn to.” Kerry Doyle-Brownell is the student advisor for the school of Media, Art & Design. She says that one person’s idea of success is different from another persons. “We kind of screen you to find out how we can help you, not only with faculty but with resources available at the college,” said Doyle-Brownell. Student advisors, such as Doyle-Brownell, feel their job is very rewarding. “The students are here to help, but in this job role you make a deep connection with people because you’ve helped them be successful in whatever shape that is,” she said. She added that she gets more than enough thanks through things such as emails, art and even a bottle of wine. Heather Dunlop also feels that her position is one of the most rewarding she has ever had. “The most rewarding moment is when I’m at graduation,” Dunlop said. “We, as advisors, often stand up with the faculty and shake the student’s hands when they come down. I think graduation is the day we all work for, and yes I think that I do get the thank yous and the praise. It’s a very rewarding position.”

I take it as a good thing. I enjoy being a leader, and being an RA gave me the opportunity to be a leader.” Being an RA is no easy task. Keeping a total of 8,000 students safe and happy takes

leadership, trust and teamwork. Despite the late nights and the early mornings, these two South Village RAs love their job and are always happy to help.

Continuing education at new Pickering site Amy Reis The Chronicle

Last year Durham College teamed up with Centennial College and opened the Pickering Learning Site. This brought post-secondary education to Pickering, offering five graduate programs exclusive to this Pickering location. The colleges also offer continuing education courses at the site. This year the staff is focused on creating more student life activities. Pub nights, and contests are some of the ideas to bring the students together. “I just created a Facebook page this year,” said operations supervisor Julie Helps. The graduate certificate programs Durham offers last about a year and some have placement opportunities. These programs are: Addictions and Mental Health, Human Resources Management, Victimology and Youth Corrections and Interventions. Centennial offers one program this year, Corporate Communications & Public Relations. Two other programs were pulled from the learning site for this year and moved to other locations the college has, said Helps.Each program was chosen to benefit the small professional environment the Picering location has to offer. These programs were selected to complement each

college’s programs and existing job markets, according to the school’s website. “The site is geared toward the mature student,” said Helps. Since the site only offers post-graduate programs, all students have been to college or university. Continuing education courses are also available at the Pickering location and take place in the evenings. The two-story building in Pickering has four classrooms, study space, a computer lab, and offices, giving the space a college campus look.The site also has other services a DC campus would have, like Wi-Fi and security. However there is no tech team based at the Pickering location. The staff is trained and IT services are easily accessible if they are needed, said Rochelle Johnson, a student services representative. The building itself is very modern looking with lots of windows to bring in natural light as the students study or lounge. Located right by a busy bus stop, the site is easily accessible by public transit.The pedestrian bridge that connects to the GO station also connects with the site for even more access. Parking is also available to students and the cost is included with tuition. This year about 200 students are enrolled, 140 of them DC students, the same as last year.

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Maple Leaf moustache fans Shane MacDonald The Chronicle

Every Tuesday this month students will find the vendors alley a little more blue and hairy than usual, thanks to the Maple Leaf Moustache Madness fundraising event. Students from the entrepreneur and small business program were given a project to create a small business and they chose the non-for-profit side of things. Starting Nov. 5, a group of students will hold a fundraising raffle to win an authentic signed Toronto Maple Leaf Bobby Baun jersey and a signed Oshawa Generals Josh Brown jersey every Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. outside the computer commons. Raffle tickets are being sold throughout the month and on Nov. 29 the winning ticket holder will become the owner of a signed Bobby Baun jersey. People who submit

Get a swabbin’ Jesse Harrison-Kish The Chronicle

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MOUSTACHE FANS: Sarah Nickelson, Kyle Ritter, Alex Bradbury, Yam Jiang, and Nicholas Baun band together to raise funds for prostate cancer research. their Movember ‘staches to the Maple Leaf Moustache Madness Facebook page can win

a signed Josh Brown jersey if their ‘stache gets the most likes. Maple Leaf Moustache Mad-

ness is hoping to raise $1,000 for prostate cancer research during this Movember season.

More Movember madness Rebecca Watson The Chronicle

Movember is about growing a mustache to raise funds for prostate cancer. Brandon Romanchuk has re-launched his Oshawa based clothing line in support of this cause. Taking on the internationally known mustache theme, the creator of the Gentlemen’s Draft clothing line has taken Movember into a different direction. Romanchuk is a third year graphic design student at Durham College. One day a few years ago he created a logo for a made-up beer called Gentlemen’s Draught. Using a mustache, he toyed around with different designs until he decided on one he liked. It was all for fun. He made a few prints and received positive feedback from friends and classmates. Some suggested the design would look good on a T-shirt too, so he tried it out. He changed the name from Gentlemen’s Draught (beer), to Gentlemen’s Draft (picking a first choice), and printed a few shirts. He sold them online and got excellent reviews from buyers. Romanchuk realized he might be able to push the idea a lot further. By the end of Octtober 2012, it was only logical to kick-start major advertising in November with Movember. Initially $1 from every item went to Prostate Cancer Canada. Romanchuck shortly changed the donation to $2. “We didn’t want to be greedy,” he says. “We don’t want to be a typical company that gives only to themselves.”

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MOUSTACHE MEN: Rob Lockhart and Steve Lockhart, owners of Gentlemen’s Draft clothing line, show their mustache spirit at the relaunch of Gentlemen’s Draft on November 2. Through word-of-mouth only, via Facebook, online sales started coming in from Newfoundland to Vancouver. Romanchuck advanced his T-shirt line by adding long sleeves and sweaters but sales started to decrease. He didn’t have the time or money to keep up with the demand and, seeing as he ran the business alone, it got put on hold. “I loved the design and it just went viral,” says Lori Lock-

hart, Romanchuck’s mother. “I was sad he stepped back but between school and work, the business got hectic.” A few months later his uncle, Steve Lockhart, and cousin, Rob Lockhart, offered to help. Knowing the potential of the business, Rob put up $1,000 to help kick-start some inventory. “I had a sweater from the previous batch and people always came up to me in the mall asking ‘Where did you get

that,’” said Rob Lockhart. He printed flyers and posters while Romanchuck’s uncle marketed to potential buyers. He got the annual country music festival Boots And Hearts interested in selling Gentlemen’s Draft at last year’s event but Romanchuck just wasn’t ready. A shortage of inventory disallowed any big projects at the time. Today, business is going well. The team wants to expand with beanies and onesies but Romanchuck says those things take time. They’ve decided to stick to T-shirts and sweaters but continue to use only top quality materials. “I haven’t found anything we’ve cheapened out on yet,” said Romanchuck. “When you start a business you don’t want to buy something that won’t sell.” The three men would like to see Gentlemen’s Draft in bigbox stores like Boathouse. Rob says his friend Carl Guzman, a defenseman on the Toronto Maple Leafs, will be sporting a Gentlemen’s Draft shirt and maybe end up getting the team involved. Herbal One had a grand opening in Oshawa on Nov. 2 where the Gentlemen’s Draft team held a re-launch of their clothing line. Romanchuck’s mother owns the health store and because $2 from each Gentlemen’s Draft purchase goes to cancer research she figured the two could work together. Tattoo parlors and a paintball store have also shown interest in carrying Romanchuck’s designs, according to Romanchuck.

Get Swabbed. If not you, then who? If not now, than when? These are the slogans that came to life when Kingston high school student Mackenzie Curran was diagnosed with MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome), a disorder that prevents the body’s bone marrow from producing enough healthy blood cells. Local high school students rallied with fundraisers and clinics to raise money for the aspiring basketball athlete, as well as to try to find a donor for her. In fact, even the nearby universities joined the cause, including Queen’s. Unfortunately, while many universities have been doing events like these for years now, since before Curran’s case hit the media, not enough people are aware of the problem, and not enough schools are taking part. The number one sought-after donors are young males between the ages of 17 and 35 the average age of college and university students. On Feb. 12, Durham College will be holding its very own Get Swabbed event, and students should feel free to participate. It’s as simple as a questionnaire and a cheek swab.

Graduate portraits Katrina Owens The Chronicle

Through Nov. 25 to 28, Durham College students can get their graduation photo taken in the Campus Club Lounge. Studio Nostalgia will be taking photos from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m., Nov. 26 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., Nov. 27 and 28 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on Nov. 29th from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Students should schedule an online appointment at www.mygradphotos. com before coming to the photo sessions. They should also bring valid student ID card as well as a $10 cash deposit which is mandatory for those getting photos done.

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Getting rowdy at E.P. Taylor’s country night see page 30

Comedy returns to E.P. Taylor’s Tim Morrell The Chronicle

E.P. Taylor’s once again had a great turnout at Comedy Night on Nov. 14. The crowd was laughing to their hearts’ content, enjoying every skit laid before them, especially the jokes including Durham and UOIT students. The comedians went into detail on why they chose comedy to be their primary career. “I was like one of those monkey grinders until I was seven years old, just naked in the street telling vulgar jokes and I kept doing it, and then people started paying me for it, but sometimes, they pay me not to make those kind of jokes,” said Brian O’Gorman. Traversing Scotland and America, Stef Tolev knew since she was a little girl, this was the profession she could soar in. “People said I was funny when I was a kid and once you do your first set and it goes well, you feel amazing and you just carry it on afterwards,” said Tolev. Doing most of his stand-up

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COMEDY STRIKES: Brian O’Gorman performs stand-up at E.P. Taylor’s. in Canada and New York, it wasn’t until peer pressure hit Mark Debonis that he unlocked the hidden potential within him. “I went to Humber College for writing for television and my teacher told me to try stand-up even though I had no

interest in it, but when I tried it, I enjoyed it,” said Debonis. Entertaining audiences for any medium can be nerve-racking at first. “My biggest audience was 12,000,” said Tolev.“It was a sold-out crowd where I opened

for Rob Delaney. I was so nervous, but once you get your first laugh you can just get on a roll from there.” Debonis met with a significantly smaller crowd but still felt the pressure to perform. “It’s nerve-racking,” he said.“I

did my first joke and there was no laughter, and I thought I was going to die. Then I started my second joke and the response from the first joke came in.” He said his first joke got the cold shoulder, so he felt the pressure to break the silence. For Tolev, students can be the easiest bunch to relate to because of her approach. “I think student crowds are less intimidating because that is my general audience,” said Tolev. Debonis had a different outlook on student audiences. “I think it’s more intimidating because younger people are more inclined to talk amongst each other if a skit is amiss, and be like, ‘Is this a comedy show? Why haven’t I laughed yet?’ but I feel with older audiences there is more patience for your skits.” Many comedians face judgmental audiences. “You are judged before you even hit the microphone,” he said. “And you either have to use that to your advantage or go against it, and typically I think you’ll get bigger responses when you go against it because it’s unexpected.”

New album for inspiring artist Brad Andrews The Chronicle

The woman singing isn’t the same person I just spoke with. Her voice, the lyrics, and how she moves – she’s putting everything out there for the audience. That’s how different Kat Burns seems when she’s performing as Kashka, someone who originally came across as surprisingly soft spoken. The first band was on the stage when we met but they turned down the music in the lounge so we could talk. Even then I had to lean in now and again to catch some of what Burns was saying. The Whitby native is passionate about her music, yet a little embarrassed that six years ago she couldn’t sing harmony. Tonight’s show is part her tour promoting the release of Bound, the second album in Burns’ solo project. Her last album Vichada was the first since leaving her band Forest City Lovers, where she released four albums. To Burns this album stands out from all the others as it is almost entirely all her this time. Although Kashka is her name in Polish she doesn’t see her musical identity as being that far removed from herself. “It’s not a separate identity or anything,” says Burns. “It’s

an umbrella for me to create music underneath.” Yet Burns does take on different roles when she performs. Whether she’s playing her keyboard or picking up her electric guitar to play along, Burns adds to what the rest of her band is putting out there. Even when doing vocals, she is moving, her eyes roaming across the audi-

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ence as her hands and body move. It’s hard to believe this is the same person who says it was difficult to bring people who liked her previous work to her current project. “It’s a little bit hard to connect to people,” she says. Burns makes connecting with her even easier with the single from her newest album, “Never Had It” which she admits is a window into a part of her life.

“It’s the most direct song I’ve ever written,” says Burns, admitting it’s a kind of a Dear John letter. Burns talks of the break much like she sings the song itself, without dwelling on the sadder aspects, instead focusing on the hopeful. “Life goes on,” says Burns. They both moved on and, laughing, she adds that no one died. “We both came out better people.” Most of her songs are like that, giving people insight into the real Burns is. Full of honesty and recalling Burns’ own experiences and feelings, they are often as angry as they are sad, as truthful as they are lyrical. She says there were few metaphors in this album. “It was a little scary actually, I’ve never written so clearly with no frills,” says Burns. Burns’ music has taking her across Canada and even the Atlantic. Last year she spent almost six weeks in Europe, mostly in Poland and some in Germany. Then last month she spent two weeks in Banff as part of a residency where she wrote four songs for this album. While this tour only has her travellingaround Ontario that’s no limit on where Burns might be going in the future. “The best venues are where the crowds are.”

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MUSICIAN: Kat Burns, performing under the name Kashka, performing at Wasted Space in downtown Oshawa. The show was put on by local art collective, Broken Arts.

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Three days of gaming for SickKids Jesmarnin Lafuente The Chronicle

UOIT and Durham College students assembled their top-tier gaming equipment on Friday Nov. 8 as LAN War VI started its three-day binge of video game frenzy. A popular event at the college, LAN War brings all sorts of video gamers into one space to battle it out with one another on an array of consoles. This year, students took over UB 2080 at UOIT for gaming tournaments, which included games like League of Legends, Defenders of the Ancients 2, Call of Duty, Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Super Street Fighter, to name a few. “It’s fun every year, it’s an excuse for everyone to come out and relax,” says UOIT Commerce student Jon Yang. “We try to make the event happen in between midterms or after a big project is done. A lot of people are saying gamers are all inside. We give them a reason to come out and enjoy themselves, meet and play with other people, put them in a competitive environment.” Yang has been to three LAN Wars prior but this is the first time he has been there as staff. He said LAN War V was his most memorable gaming event since he stayed up for all 48 hours and he compared it to finally beating a game and having a sense of accomplishment. When LAN War president Ben Tran asked if Yang could help out with LAN War VI, he was more than eager to help. To prepare for LAN War, an executive team is put together which consists of current students and alumni. Tran assembled a team of staff that oversaw the event, and their goal this year was to look at previous LAN Wars and how they could best them. They look to improve what prizes they could give out, what sponsorships they could get and what factors didn’t work in previous events. “I would have to say my favourite LAN War event was

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LAN WAR FOR SICK KIDS: Durham College and UOIT students filled up UB 2080 from Nov. 8 - 10 as LAN War Vl took place. All proceeds made by the event are going to be donated to Toronto SickKids Hospital. Ethernet cable tug-o-war, but we can’t do it any more because of… safety reasons,” says Tran. “Another cool thing we did was we had a Beyblade tournament, but these weren’t even real Beyblades. We were jamming pieces together and they didn’t really fit, and we didn’t have a stadium either, so we taped these chairs and cardboard together in a circle. Some of the pieces flew out and hit people, but it worked out in the end.” One of the more exciting events is King of Games, in which alumni select a random game, and whichever player excels the best at the game is rewarded with a prize on the final day of the event. “I’m not even aware of what game it is,” Tran says. “Its alumni Tony Tran’s pick.” With many students coming to the event, they also bring

very expensive hardware to the school. Surprisingly, trust is easy to come by with one another since they understand how delicate and intricate their gaming setups are. As of the sixth event, there were no issues of violence or theft. Yang said they bring out a great community from Durham and UOIT, saying they are all truthful and honest and that is what they expect from all the gamers. Because it is an event growing in reputation, students from other schools have also asked to attend, but for now, it is a Durham/UOIT-only event. “Right now, the school policy is we can’t have anyone outside Durham or UOIT,” says staff member Sebastian Kowalczyk. “Once we have a bigger venue, we would like to invite people from other schools. We want people to come, but it’s not our

policy, and we are waiting for the school to listen to us.” The executive team also tries to aim for two LAN Wars per year to accommodate students who are coming in the following semester, as well as students who miss out on the previous event. Although this event invites students to enjoy games, its real purpose is charity. Last semester, all proceeds were donated to the Simcoe Hall Settlement House in Oshawa, as well as a non-perishable food item provided by attendees. With this event being so close to Christmas holidays, they want to touch base with their community since a lot of families are in need.” “At the end of the day, we do it for charity,” Yang says. “This year, we are donating all proceeds to Toronto SickKids Hospital and we’re actually order-

ing a giant novelty cheque and driving up there with Ben Tran, Tony Tran and myself.” According to their website, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is Canada’s most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children’s health in the country. As innovators in child health, SickKids improves the health of children by integrating care, research and teaching. “Last year we donated to the Simcoe Hall Settlement House,” says Tran. “The whole event is for charity. We want our community to be aware that there are other people that are less fortunate than they are and it would be great if they could also donate a non-perishable food item when coming.” For more information visit lanwar.ca for the latest updates and upcoming events.

Thor smashes audience with brilliance

Andrew Fliegel The Chronicle

Thor: The Dark World hit the big screen Nov. 8, electrifying the audience with operatic storytelling, sharp wit and mighty action. The sequel to Thor and the second installment in phase two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Thor’s brother, Loki, Natalie Portman as the love interest, Jane Foster and Anthony Hop-

kins as Odin, the father of Thor. With director Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) at the helm, we see a post-Avengers world where Thor strives to clean up a mess that Loki instigated across the nine-realms. While Thor is busy settling peace in another realm, his lonely lover, Foster, is searching for him. When she inhabits a darkness brought to earth from millenniums ago, Thor returns to take her away, in hopes of curing her. This brings us back to the beloved world of Asgard. Direc-

tor Taylor does a swell effort of showing parts of Asgard we did not see in the film’s predecessor. The gorgeous cinematography and art direction vividly displays Asgard as a make-believe world, while still making it feel palpably realistic. The opening starts off slowly, but it clearly establishes the main purpose of Thor’s coming adventure, as well as exhibits the antagonist, Malekith the Accursed’s (played by Christopher Eccelston) scheming motives. This time around, Taylor

chooses a very dark and eerie tone to tell the story. Unlike the first Thor, the sequel indulges the audience with the gritty Nordic mythology conveyed in the Marvel comics. By mid-point, the film is driven into an all-out action/ adventure, keeping our eyes peeled until the credits roll (and after the credits too.) The film really hits its stride when Loki joins in the adventure. His wit never fails to give lightness in such a dark world (pun-intended). We even get to see a very familiar face, which

just might be the cherry on top of the entire movie. It ends in an action packed, exhilarating and almost operatic-styled battle. The mammothsized brawl almost makes you forget about the remarkable acting chops that were displayed throughout the movie by the core cast. Judging Thor: The Dark World as a standalone movie: brilliant. Judging it as a sequel: brilliant. Judging it as a single chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: brilliant.

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Celebrating Diwali on campus

Reshanthy Vijayarajah The Chronicle

Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year for many following Hinduism. The Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham hosted their annual Diwali celebration on Nov. 10. The celebration was filled with community members from different ethnicities, music, dance, and delicious food. Present at the celebrations were Chris Alexander, MP Ajax-Pickering, Mayor Steve Parish of Ajax and other dignitaries. “My hope for the year ahead is that in this spirit we shall be able to find reconciliation among all people, to work for peace and reject violence so together we may appreciate and enjoy each other’s celebration and festivals as our commitment to mutual good will and faith in each other,” said Shashi Bhatia, founding chair of ICCAD. ICCAD showcases students from Durham College who recently came to Canada from Asia. Students from UOIT and DC were performing. One of them was recruited by the town of Ajax to sing at their upcoming event and others were recruited by a wellknow music group to sing and play guitar. “Diwali is a celebration that allows us to relive the depths of our culture and religion. It also allows us to celebrate and rejoice, which we do with our family and friends,” explained Delana Theivendram, a firstyear student from UOIT. “ We get to spend time with family and friends, which is important for us.” The festival celebrates the seventh avatar (god Vishnu) for his return from 14 years of exile fighting battles. Lakshmi, the goddess of happiness and good fortune, is also worshipped in the celebration. It is believed she will enter a house that is pure, clean, and bright on Diwali. The celebration varies in different communities of Hinduism, but its sig-

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DURHAM’S ANNUAL DIWALI CELEBRATION: (Above) Students from Durham College participated in the ICCD’s annual Diwali celebration held in the Ajax community centre. (Right) Dancers performing at the ICCD annual Diwali celebration on Nov 10.

nificance and spiritual meanings are generally “the awareness of the inner light”. “When a diverse community comes together to celebrate an event that has meaning for another culture it enriches the whole community,” said Nicky Patel, manager of Student Academic Learning Services at Durham College.

“We learn more about one another, and knowledge reduces fear and prejudice. Sharing time, music, food creates a sense of togetherness and inclusivity. Diwali exemplifies that, the victory of light over dark. It was especially important as a Member of the police chiefs diversity advisory committee to see so many people from so many

cultures interacting peacefully, “ The celebration of Diwali this year runs from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. Bhatia believes that Diwali, the biggest and brightest of all Hindu festivals, held on Nov. 10 recognizes all mankind’s family. Whatever the individual background was, everyone believed in the search for fulfilling lives where good triumphs

over evil.She said it’s that victory for all that is good in the human spirit that is represented by the lights that illuminate our hearts and homes and it is those lights that represent the defeat of darkness by light and of knowledge over ignorance. For more information, contact The Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham at (905) 428-9798.

Bad Grandpa surprises audience Samuel Baker The Chronicle

It’s always nice to know what to expect of something. It’s familiar, comfortable and gives you what you want, more of the same. These were the probable expectations of many fans who went to see the new Jackass presentation, Bad Grandpa. While their expectations were met, they were given something very different at the same time, something far more rewarding, a story. Bad Grandpa stars Johnny Knoxville as Irving Zisman, an elderly man

who loses his wife at the beginning of the film. When his daughter shows up at the funeral and puts her son in his care, Irving is forced into a road trip with his grandson Billy, played by Jackson Nicoll, to bring him to his father a couple of states away. Like any other Jackass film, this is a series of stunts and public pranks. Knoxville and Nicoll put themselves in various hilarious situations and unsuspecting people are left to react. It may be Knoxville asking for assistance to release his most private of appendages from a vending machine. Or it may be

Nicoll insisting that random men on the street are now his father. Often times they react in disgust or horror, but there are a few more lighthearted pranks that get simple and funny reactions out of people. The difference between Bad Grandpa and the other Jackass films is that the stunts are tied together with a story. The story is the formation of an unsuspecting friendship. _ When Irving’s wife dies, all he can think about is the freedom that he has to do whatever he wants, and he is almost instantly given the responsibility of car-

ing for his grandson. Looking past all of the cursing, embarrassment, harassment, public intoxication, public indecency and poop, there is a beautiful and heartwarming story of the bond between a grandfather and his grandson to be found. Previous Jackass sequels may have given fans what they wanted, perhaps even what they were expecting, which is fine. However, it’s difficult to know what’s missing until it’s there. The story that ties Bad Grandpa together is really quite powerful, and adds so much to the viewing experience.

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DC Centre for Food goes national Emma Nicholls

fridges lining the walls. Lights surrounding the interview area gave off a lot of heat. Kim Brunhuber, from Which had Traci Ellis, DurCBC’s The National, visited ham College’s marketing coDurham College’s Centre for ordinator, often fetching water Food in Whitby on Nov. 8 to for the CBC host and his interfilm a six-part viewees. series on nutriFirst to take tion. the stage was Syl“It was a great via Emmorey, a The focus is the lo- professor with the fit, having this fantastic space,” cal communities, but it School of Health Brunhuber said. also encompasses life- and Community “Having access Services at Durto a chef and a style, and that’s where ham College, and (nutritionist) all this segment comes in. a nutritionist. in one for this Dave Hawey, segment was an instructor at Kim Brunhuber the Centre for perfect.” Carol Beam, Food, was the foDurham Colcus of the second lege’s executive director for part of recording session. The communication and market- chef was videotaped putting ing, said the faculty at the together meals in the centre’s school would gain further kitchen. respect through “having na“This is national TV, this is tional exposure.” She added pretty amazing,” said Hawey. that Durham College would be The professor also had recognized across the country. some advice for prospective Brunhuber conducted students after his experience the interview in the school’s with CBC. kitchen closest to the main en“Follow your heart, follow trance. your dreams, and come in, Several television cameras check out what we do.” and bright lights filled the Overall, the feeling at the room, an unusual addition Centre for Food was one of acto the commercial ovens and complishment and pride. The Chronicle

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COOKING UP A STORM: CBC’s national correspondent Kim Brunhuber was at Durham College filming a six-part nutrition segment. Dave Hawey of the Culinary program at Durham College was preparing some tasty healthy alternatives. “The focus is the local communities, but it also encompasses lifestyle, and that’s where this segment comes in,” Brunhuber said.

The Centre for Food, which celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 18, welcomed approximately 900 new students through its doors this fall.

Giving you the business

Venessa Whitelock The Chronicle

Topper’s Pizza was featured on the Food Network show called “Giving You The Business,” where four unsuspecting managers go through a series of challenges and in the end one manager is given their own franchised store. They also chose a charity to partner up with, and Topper’s Pizza have chosen Sick Kids Hospital as their charity. During the episode, a customer gave Brandi Scovell extra money, and she decided to give the money to charity. The owners of the company, Kelly and Keith, Toppazzini were very impressed by her donation, which is one of the many reasons why she won her own franchised store. “Cool, claim and collected, she has great customer skill. Genuine care for our customers, genuine care for people,” Keith Toppazzini, one of the family owners of Topper’s Pizza said during the show. Scovell was excited and overwhelmed knowing that her children’s future is brighter. She is now able to put aside money for her children. “It’s going to be a big change for me and my children, and more financial security, being able to put away money for college or university tuition. Maybe I don’t have to always shop at second-hand clothing stores,” Scovell said in the episode. Senior marketing manager Sharron Fry at Topper’s Pizza explained there would be a Metabolomx machine delivered to Sick Kids in November. It is for early detection of cancer. “Between the customer donations,

“It seems to be a great facility, having all of the coursespecific teaching areas with a kitchen,” Brunhuber said. “It looks pretty impressive.”

Johnny Reid comes to Oshawa

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CUSTOMER APPRECIATION: Brandi Scovell, winner of Topper’s Pizza store in Oshawa, and Sharron Fry, senior marketing manager of Topper’s Pizza head office, with the Sick Kids charity box. staff donations and generous donations from our Toppazzini family we’ve raised $58,000 for Sick Kids Hospital and we also help raised an additional $30,000 from the community.” For the month of November, for every donation made, customers are able to re-

deem their coupons for a slice of pizza. Sick Kids foundation was chosen as the charity because it is close to the Toppazzini family. Topper’s Pizza and Sick Kids strive to influence families, so Topper’s picked the right charity foundation to assist.

It will be a merry Christmas for Johnny Reid fans when the Canadian singer comes to the General Motors Centre Dec. 12. The stop is part of Reid’s A Christmas Gift To You national tour that starts Nov 20 in Victoria, B.C. and ends Dec. 18 in Halifax, N.S. and will support the release of his new holiday album of the same name. “Christmas is a time of peace, hope, love and happiness,” Reid said in a press release on his website. “I’ve always loved Christmas and everything it represents.” The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

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Sex and Chocolate educates students Kelsey Braithwaite The Chronicle

“So today we are talking about sex!” was Marisa Mei’s opening line. The Sexual Health Resource Centre and the Women’s Centre’s annual Sex and Chocolate opened and closed with high energy. The first half of the event was an open floor with Mei, Erica Simpson, SHRC coordinator, and other volunteers leading a conversation about sex health topics. The second half split the group into sexthemed games of Jeopardy and Twister. But Mei, Outreach’s event and volunteer co-ordinator, wanted the crowd to be mindful of people who have had abusive and negative sexual experiences. “So if at any point during this event you feel like you have to step out or grab our attention, please do not hesitate to do so,” Mei said. During the opening discussion, Durham and UOIT students sat at the front of SSB 116 with the co-ordinators while different booths were set up behind them. Quiet pop music played as the co-ordinators began their conversation with the crowd. Mei joked the music helped to “lighten the mood.” But then she got right to it. “When we talk about sexual assault, what are some things that come to your mind?” she

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BENT OUT OF SHAPE: Sexy Twister was a big hit at Outreach’s Sex and Chocolate. True and false questions were asked as students bent out of shape to answer them. asked. “Not respecting boundaries,” “consent,” and “drugging” were called out. All those who answered were awarded free lube. Mei then asked if sexual assault is a common problem. There was a chorus of “yes” from the crowd. The group continued to dis-

Runner Runner misses the mark Teanna Dorsey The Chronicle

There’s no need to run to see Ben Furman’s suspense thriller Runner Runner. Set in the lucrative world of online gambling the film tries too hard, and ends up missing the mark. The plot acknowledges online gambling as a problem for college students. The movie opens with real news reports that prove the point, but then abandons its theme. After the first 10 minutes Runner Runner turns from student-based, to pro gambling in Costa Rica. Early in the movie, the dean calls Furst into his office and warns him Princeton does not support gambling and he will be expelled if he continues to promote it on campus. Furst explains how hard it is for students to afford an education without resorting to drastic measures. Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) is the poor college student at Princeton who gambles for his tuition money and loses.

Furst doesn’t believe he could lose money when gambling a sure thing, and decides to look into the situation. When evidence comes forward which proves the online casino Midnight Black has cheated him, Furst travels to Costa Rica to confront the owner, Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block, who is amused by Richie’s tactics, offers him a high-profile job at the casino. Lured by the promise of riches and a different lifestyle Richie accepts. He goes on to meet Rebecca Shafran (Gemma Arterton) and falls for her charms, ignoring she is Ivan’s girlfriend. Everything seems to be going well until an FBI agent makes his presence known. Runner Runner is fastpaced, captivates the audience with flashy visuals and catchy music that attempts to distract from the fact nothing is really happening. The movie seems far-fetched and draws towards an obvious conclusion. Seeing Runner Runner in the theatre isn’t necessary, wait for DVD.

cuss the stigmas of sexual assault, sexual misconceptions, and finally victim blaming, which was a hot topic. Guests discussed news reports of girls in short skirts and tight clothing being raped at house parties and told they had asked for it because of their drunken state and/or attire. “So women, why do we wear

short skirts?” Barb Bryan, Outreach manager, asked. “I like the wind!” someone said. When the laughter died down, more sexual stigmas and consensual themes were discussed. After a brief intermission, the crowd approached the different booths. One table held

a risk game where guests had to put their hand into closed shoeboxes and guess what was inside. One box held an information pamphlet and another a tool for a pap test. Another table held an assortment of sex toys, enhancers, and condoms. But the main event was the free food served on tables at the back of the room. Guests dug into lasagna, baked potatoes, spring rolls, and brownies as they mingled at different tables. After the meal, sexy Jeopardy and sexy Twister commenced. Jeopardy offered more information about relationships and chocolate, and Twister was a game of true or false about relationships. Finally, Mei split the crowd into four groups to create a healthy relationship timeline. Cards were placed on the tables with certain times and others with activities linked to relationships. The timeline cards were labeled “no date,” “first date,” up to “fifth date.” While the activities cards said anything from “meet the parents” or “get engaged” to “anal play.” “The idea was to show that every relationship is different,” Mei said at the end of the game. “Whatever is healthy and normal for you, may not be for someone else. Healthy relationship factors are honesty, respect, and consent. As long as you are continuously talking to each other.”

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Downtown Oshawa Getting rowdy at E.P. Taylor’s changing its image Katrina Owens The Chronicle

If you’re strolling through downtown Oshawa you’re sure to see an array of history, starting with Parkwood Estate on Simcoe Street, passing the 100-year-old buildings on King Street and finishing at the large cathedral-like churches on Centre Street. Among them is Regent Theatre, one of Oshawa’s oldest entertainment venues, built in 1919. It’s one of Oshawa’s most historical buildings in the downtown area. This theatre has played a major role in entertaining people of Durham Region for quite some time. The very first performers, Thomas Meighan and Mack Sennett, took stage on Oct. 16, 1919, starring in a comedy act. Almost 100 years have passed and Regent Theatre is still Oshawa’s prime location for performances, aside from the General Motors Centre. Well-known Canadian artist Serena Ryder recently performed at Regent Theatre. “We were sold out months in advance,” said Kevin Arbour, general manager. The theatre has an interesting history. It opened in the early 1900s solely for on-stage performances, and was then bought by Famous Players in 1989 and turned into a movie theatre. After Famous Players sold Regent Theatre, it went through various owners throughout the 1990s, both public and private. During this time the theatre was used as a nightclub. Unfortunately, the nightclub business didn’t survive and Regent Theatre closed its doors. Throughout the early 2000s Regents had various developers as owners, many of them trying to tear it down for commercial use. The city ended up buying the theatre but never actually opened it to the public. Oshawa sold it to promoter Glyn Laver-

ick. After ten months of renovations, the theatre had its first opening weekend in October 2009. Regent Theatre was anything but ready and definitely wasn’t up to code. The theatre was open for a few months before city council stepped in and voted to transfer the ownership to UOIT. “Eventually the city ended up stepping in and saved it,” said Arbour. Since the city stepped in, the theatre has been officially declared a historical site of Canada, meaning it can’t be torn down. Regent’s Theatre has been a place of learning for UOIT since 2010. The university is a co-owner of the theatre along with London Investments Cooperation. Regent Theatre is rarely empty. It serves as a lecture auditorium for UOIT students during the week and a venue for events during the weekend. “There’s classes in here every day, Thursday, Friday and all weekend is when events happen. The rest of the time is academic,” said Arbour. Despite being much smaller than General Motors Centre, Regent Theatre still holds a large portion of Oshawa’s concerts. “We’re limited with what we do,” he said. With only 600 seats, the theatre is perfect for artists that want a smaller, more intimate venue. Bands such as April Wine have performed there. Regent Theatre is a great example of how Oshawa’s downtown is changing its image. It’s continually improving. For example, this past summer the entire ceiling was redone just in time for classes to start. Regent Theatre’s 100th birthday is approaching soon. At 94, the theatre has had its fair share of excitement. Being a live theatre, movie theatre, nightclub, concert venue and now a lecture hall, this theatre has offered Oshawa its all.

Learn how to dress for your dream job Katrina Owens The Chronicle

Canada’s largest youth business organization called DECA, will be hosting an informative fashion show on Nov. 19 in the student centre

lounge from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Durham and UOIT students will have the chance to learn the difference between casual and professional attire. Wearing an appropriate outfit can be the defining factor in whether you will get hired.

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RIDING HARD: Participant in Movember Country Night trying to tame a mechanical bull at E.P. Taylor’s Nov. 8.

Aleksandra Sharova The Chronicle

Hats off to Movember – students wearing plaid buttondown shirts, cowboy hats and boots came to celebrate Movember country night at E.P. Taylor’s Friday, Nov. 8. People danced, two-stepped and do-si-doed to popular and contemporary country music hits. However, the main entertainment of the night was a mo-down mechanical bull. The moment E.P. Taylor’s opened

its doors, there was a long line of those who wished to grab the bull’s padded strap and see what kind of ride they were going to get from an operator. The rodeo bull is powered by a variable-speed electronic motor. It goes slowly and simply spins at first and then runs at greater speed. Charlie Fraser, UOIT Forensic Science student, tried taming that ‘wild beast’ twice. Even though she was thrown off the bull onto a mattress surrounding it after a short time, Fraser still loved it. Unlike Ridwan Mao, a third-year health stu-

dent and Student Association promoter, who rode the bull for the first time. He said, “It was worse than I thought.” Stephen Biasutti, a Mohawk College engineering technology student and a part-time mechanical bull operator, said, “Eight to 10 minutes is the longest ride I’ve ever seen… And I’ve been doing this for three years.” He also said the company he works for makes him get a licence for operating the bull. Movember country night had a $2 cover charge and will be donating all proceeds to the DC-UOIT Movember.

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Sudoku

Sudoku is like a crossword for numbers. The puzzle is a nine-by-nine square grid.

Only one of each number can be in any given row, column, or box.

Tricky

The goal is to perfectly arrange the numbers in each row, column and box so they all have one through nine without any repeats or missing numbers.

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There are nine rows, nine columns, and nine three-by-three boxes.

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UOIT women’s lacrosse milestone at OUAs.

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Lords men’s basketball get their first conference win.

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Lady Lords extend winning streak to three Durham dominates in victories against La Cite, Fleming Ryan Verrydt The Chronicle After two losses to start the season, the Lords women’s volleyball team rallied for three straight wins over the past two weeks. Led by hitter Jessica Broad, who sits second in the OCAA in kills, the Lords defeated Algonquin, La Cite and Fleming. The Lords earned their first win of the season Nov. 8 when they beat the Algonquin Thunder in a four-set match at the CRWC. Missing head coach Shane Christopher due to family reasons, assistant coach and former Lords player Mandi Doris was at the helm. The girls struggled off the start and Algonquin took a 6-1 lead before Doris called a time out and calmed the girls down saying they needed to take control and slow things down on their own side. The Lords battled back to take the set 25-22. The Thunder jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second set but

unlike the first, the Lords would not come back and the Thunder would take the set 25-21. The third and fourth sets were much tighter, with the teams never reaching more than a few points apart, until about halfway through the third set when the Lords started to pull away. They would go on to take the sets 25-16 and 25-23. “It feels good because they needed the win,” said Doris after the game. “We focused on communication and footwork and staying together as a team. Even if we don’t win the point we still celebrate and come together. We’re all about shake it off and get the next one.” In their second game in two nights, the Lords played host to the La Cite Coyotes Nov. 9 at the CRWC. With head coach Christopher back on the sidelines, the Lords earned their second win and first sweep of the season as they beat the Coyotes 3-0 in a quick match. “We needed to get the proverbial monkey off our back.

I think the expectations are pretty high this year and I think the girls needed to realize that they could win a game,” said Christopher, referring to the Lords’ win against Algonquin. “It’s just a confidence thing, the girls learning to communicate and learning to have a little bit of fun while they go out and be successful.” The win was highlighted by Broad as she served five consecutive aces in the second set to give the Lords a commanding 14-4 lead. In their game on Nov. 14 the Lords took on the last place Fleming Knights in what was the third of four straight home games at the CRWC. In a game that took just over an hour to play, the Lords got out to an early lead and maintained momentum throughout as they went on to take the sets 25-8, 25-12 and 25-6. The second and third sets were much of the same as the Knights struggled to compete. The match was capped off by a seven-serve performance by Madison Pilon to give the Lords

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ALL FIRED UP: Lords hitter Jessica Broad celebrates during the team’s first win of the season Nov. 8 when they beat the Algonquin Thunder 3-1. a 14-1 lead. Coach Christopher kept the girls focused throughout the match despite the lopsided score. “We try to set specific goals for us. Even in their time-outs when the girls came over I had very specific instructions of what I wanted to see,” he said after the game. “We were up 12-1 and I asked for something and it didn’t happen and they

heard it. Score is irrelevant, we need to execute because this is not a team we’re going to face in February.” The Lords now sit with a 3-2 record on the year and are tied for third in the OCAA east region with the Canadore Panthers and Seneca Sting. The Lords next match will come against the nationally ranked Seneca Sting Nov. 21 at the CRWC.

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DIGGING IT OUT: Lords libero Emily Gilbert (front) returns an Algonquin serve as team-

TIP FOR THE TEAM: Lords volleyball player Natalie Manicotto tips the ball while teammates (from left) Allison Doris, Meghan Renwick and LeeAnne Jeffs look on.

mates Jessica Broad (left) and Natalie Manicotto look on.

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DC men’s ball winless no more Clark lifts Lords over the hump

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Points scored per game leaders

Luke Callebert The Chronicle The Durham Lords men’s basketball team got its first conference win of the season on Nov. 9, defeating the Canadore Panthers 94-87. The Panthers were undefeated at home, 2-0, so far this season. The Lords hadn’t won a conference game, losing their first 4 games. Something had to give. The game broke in Durham’s favour, thanks to Ajahmo Clarke continuing his stellar season, dropping 41 points, while adding 15 rebounds and eight steals. Saliym Cadogan added 16 points, with six rebounds and five assists. Clarke is averaging 26.8 points per game so far this season, which is good for second in OCAA qualified scoring. The Lords shot 47 per cent from the floor while holding the

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FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON: Desmond Rowley, head coach of the Durham Lords, talking to his team during a time-out. Panthers to just 34 per cent. Christian Casimier led the Panthers with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Jevon Marshall added 20 points and six rebounds in the loss. Eric Smith continued to sit out with the shoulder injury that happened in the finals of

the Dave Stewart Tip Off tournament hosted at Durham College to begin the season. The 2011 OCAA athlete of the year has yet to lace up in a conference game this season for the Lords. The win comes after another loss for the Lords against Loyalist College on Nov. 5.

Durham held the lead into the fourth quarter but couldn’t seal the deal, letting Loyalist shut down the offence and win 67-60. Clarke was again Durham’s leading scorer, sinking 23 points and gathering 17 rebounds in the defeat. Patrick Kalala led the Lanc-

Men’s athlete of the week Luke Callebert The Chronicle

Ajahmo Clarke is one of Durham College’s athletes of the week. Clarke shot the lights out in the Lords’ first victory of the season against the Canadore Panthers. He scored 41 points that night, adding 15 rebounds and eight steals. Clarke has been Durham’s most consistent and best all-around player so far this season, averaging 26.8 points per game and adding 10.8 rebounds per game. The statistics rank second and third in their respective categories among eligible OCAA players. Clarke was previously named an all-star in the Durham College-hosted Dave Stewart Tip Off tournament that opened the season, leaving the final game with a leg injury.

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VICTORIOUS AT HOME: Ridgebacks goaltender Tori Campbell stopped 24 shots to record the shutout in UOIT’s first win on home ice.

Ridgebacks shut out Lions in a home win Matthew Jordan The Chronicle The Ridgebacks women’s hockey team finally snapped their home game skid Nov. 9 with a convincing 3-0 win against the York Lions. Ridgebacks leading scorer Jaclyn Gibson scored the game winner on a power play goal in the first period and recorded an assist on Nicole LoPresti’s third period goal to move to fourth in

OUA scoring with 13 points. Goaltender Tori Campbell, who has been strong in all of her starts, stopped 24 shots to record her first career shutout in regular season action. The Ridgebacks scored a goal in each period. Katie Dillon also recorded a goal and an assist to extended her scoring streak to seven games, which is currently the longest in OUA action. The Ridgebacks lost their

first road game Nov. 1 against the Guelph Gryphons 3-1. After going down 1-0 in the first period, Ridgebacks defenceman Melissa Berney scored to tie the game. The Ridgebacks struggled to find form throughout the rest of the game, as the team went 0-5 on the power play and were outshot 23-16. The Gryphons defence were strong, and shut down the Ridgebacks’ top scoring lines.

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A. Clarke- 26.4 Durham

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ers with 19 points and four rebounds. Durham now sits in ninth place of 11 teams in the OCAA east division. The team, though, is only six points back of first place Algonquin. Durham played on Nov. 15 in a rematch of the Tip Off tournament final. The Centennial Colts came back to CRWC trying to win again. Results were not available at press time.

Women’s athlete of the week for the Lords Francis Viloria The Chronicle

Kauri LaFontaine, a Durham College women’s basketball player, won athlete of the week for the week of Nov.10. She finished 8 for 13 from the field and one rebound shy of a doubledouble, 23 points and 9 rebounds, seven of them offensive, in a 76-62 victory over the Loyalist Lancers. She also contributed two assists, two steals and one block. LaFontaine is averaging 14.8 points and 9 rebounds in the season. She is the daughter of the head coach Heather Lafontaine and this is her first year at Durham College. She is fifth in the league in rebounds, having 9 rebounds per game.

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Shooting balls for charity Joe LeBouthillier The Chronicle

Durham College’s Sports Business Management program is hosting an array of sports fundraisers until Nov. 21. The fundraising themes range between different sports. A volleyball tournament titled Sixes Smackdown was held on Nov. 5. Five teams entered, raising $205. Students get some prizes donated to them but they paid for most other essential things, like water and other prizes, out of their own pocket. Some of the prizes included an authentic Roberto Luongo Canucks jersey, a Michael Jordan DVD collection and homemade volleyball Christmas ornaments. After the money is all accounted for, the students pay themselves back for whatever they purchased. Once costs were done the total amount raised for cerebral palsy was $90. Team Two, also titled How I Set Your Mother, won the fundraising tournament, also titled How I Set Your Mother. Another fundraiser was the Sports Fair on Nov. 7. Philip Sockett, a second-year

Bombino retires

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NOTHING BUT NET: First-year Biotechnology student Ajani Brown (left) shoots his final shot in a 40-second three-point shooting challenge at the Sports Fair. Sports Business Management student, ran the event with a group of classmates. Many of the prizes were donated. Menchie’s, an American frozen yogurt chain, donated coupons. There were Raptors and Maple Leafs tickets available to win after one of the students,

Jake Gambier, knew a season ticket holder and was able to convince him to donate some tickets. The school, Shoeless Joe’s restaurant and Aramark made other donations. The Sports Fair’s charity of choice was Right to Play. They donated just over $180.

“We wanted to pick a charity that helped children,” Sockett said. “It’s all about the opportunities you can get when you’re a kid, so we thought Right to Play was more than fitting.” The most recent fundraiser was the three-pitch baseball event on Nov. 10.

Long-time Lords men’s soccer coach and former player Stan Bombino has announced he will be leaving in order to focus on other challenges and spend time with his family. After 16 years as head coach Bombino finishes with a 119 wins, two OCAA regional titles and a bronze medal at the national championships. “The commitment and time involved in coaching a college varsity program is enormous and it takes away an incredible amount of time from family to do so,” said Durham College athletic director Ken Babcock in a press release. “Stan’s commitment to our program for the past 16 years has been tremendous. He enjoyed coaching at the college level and was a positive role model for numerous student-athletes.” The search for a replacement will start immediately.

Grab your stick and practice Christopher Burrows The Chronicle

Students looking for a fun way to pass the time don’t need to look any further than just north of Conlin Road. The Campus Ice Centre and Campus Tennis Centre offer free services for Durham College and UOIT students, staff and faculty throughout the week. From 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. students can use one of the six tennis courts for free, with their student ID cards. Tennis rackets and balls are available for student use, but tennis director Kane Easter does recommend students bring their own rackets because they come in different sizes, and students will be used to their own. Easter also says students can get one-hour private lessons for $30, and there are clinics they can take advantage of at a 50 per cent discount. Students can also enjoy free skating from Monday to Friday, between noon and 2 p.m. at the Campus Ice Centre. According to Tim Watson, general manager of the ice centre, the student life department has donated a number of skates, over the years, for students to use at

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A PLACE TO UNWIND WHETHER YOU USE A RACKET OR A STICK: Students take part in the free stickand-puck that takes place every Monday and Wednesday from 12:15-1:45 at the Campus Ice Centre. no cost. Mondays to Wednesdays, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. students wanting to practise their hockey skills can take part in the stick-and-puck program for $3. Gloves, helmet and a

stick are required. “At stick-and-puck there’s a lot of students who use it,” says Watson. “It’s quite popular some days.” If it’s a game of hockey students are looking for, then on

Thursday or Friday from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. students can take part in a shinny game for $5. Full equipment is required, and Watson says he finds a lot more public come out to play,

as well as students. For more information go to the Campus Tennis Centre website at www.campustenniscentre.com or the Campus Ice Centre website at www.campusicecentre.com.

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UOIT women’s lacrosse milestone Dan Cearns The Chronicle

The UOIT Ridgebacks women’s lacrosse team reached another milestone at the OUA championships in Kingston. They picked up their first win at the tournament in team history, with a 14-6 beating of the York Lions. “It was a great game,” said co-coach Amy Fincham. “Both teams played their hardest and our girls managed to step it up in the second half. We played the game like it was our championship match and came out on top.” Taylor Milburn scored four goals and Kristen Bright put up another three to help the Ridgebacks to the victory. According to co-coach Liane Chornobay, Milburn has been an integral part of the core this year “We have seen Taylor be a dominant force in the midfield against all teams this season,” she said. “She is great on the draw, ground balls and is always challenging to the net. We really like her confidence and authority on the field.” The six-goal differential is also the highest in the team’s history. The Ridgebacks lost the first game of the tournament 11-8 to McMaster. With all that has been accomplished by the team this season, Fincham saw it all as a good stepping-stone for them. “The season with the women’s lacrosse team was our best year yet. We continue to reduce game point differentials, develop our players to a higher level individually and as a team, and each year we become more competitive in the OUA,” she said. According to Chornobay, the next step for the team is to gain some more experience. “We continue to recruit heavily for more experienced players. Having a solid foundation of experienced players, along with players new to the game, will help us continue to improve and become a regular contender,” she said. The team is also looking to have a few more players on their bench for next season. “We hope to grow our bench to lessen the impact that injuries can have on our game performance during the regular season,” said Chornobay. The team will lose six players to graduation this year, including their goaltender Tessa Lam.

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Ryerson forfeits for drinking Samantha Daniels The Chronicle The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team gained an easy victory Nov. 7 after Ryerson was forced to forfeit because of a team-wide suspension. The Ryerson team was handed the week-long suspension by the university for violating the student-athlete code of conduct prohibiting alcohol consumption during a road trip to New Jersey in the pre-season Over Oct. 18 and 19, the team faced the Princeton Tigers in a two-game exhibition series where they were reported to have been drinking in the hotel. According to a Ryerson University press release, the student-athlete handbook states athletes may not consume alcohol at any time during road

feit both games. trips. According to UOIT’s head In a decision by the unicoach Marlin Muylaert, “I sinversity, the team was not only cerely believe there was a better suspended from playing for a way for Ryerson week, but was to discipline their also unable to use team without afany of the uniI sincerely believe fecting the comversity’s athletic integfacilities. Head there was a better petitive coach Graham way for Ryerson to rity of our entire Wise was handdiscipline their team league.” Heading toed a four-game suspension, and without affecting the wards the playassistant coach competitive integrity offs, UOIT is within one point Lawrence Smith of our entire league. of several other was fired. Accordteams, including ing to the press release, Smith’s Marlin Muylaert Nipissing, Concordia, Ottawa, termination was a personal matter and Laurentian. and the university would not Muylaert said he worries those provide further details. two forfeited points may cause Over the week of their sus- issues closer to playoffs. pension, the team was lined up “Now by virtue of forfeit to face UOIT and Queen’s Uni- we leapfrog these teams in the versity, and was forced to for- standings,” he said. “At the end

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of the year if we have secured a playoff position by a point or two, the team who lost out has a legitimate gripe.” Regardless of the potential backlash, Muylaert isn’t happy with the way they won. “The two forfeited points will certainly benefit both Queen’s and ourselves, however – and I am certain I speak on behalf of the Queen’s coach as well – neither of us is happy that we earned points this way,” he said. “We are all competitors and we want to earn our points legitimately with wins.” According to Muylaert, UOIT was not predicting a win or loss with both teams coming off a win streak. “It certainly would have been an evenly played and well-played game, and I am sure the margin of victory for either team would have been slim.”

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November 19, 2013

UOIT Struggling Lords fall to suffers the Algonquin Thunder big loss vs Blues Francis Viloria The Chronicle

Sean O’Leary The Chronicle

After a big upset victory over Queen’s, the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team could not carry that success against the University of Toronto, losing 5-1 on Nov. 9. After the first period the Varsity Blues led 1-0, but an offensive outburst in the second period led to the convincing win. U of T scored three goals in three minutes to begin the second period, shocking the Ridgebacks and forcing goalie Colin Dzijacky from the game. His replacement, Jacob Rattie, allowed one goal in the third period. Matt Salituro notched the only Ridgebacks goal with Cameron Yuill picking up the only assist.

The Durham Lords women’s basketball team fell to the Algonquin College Thunder, 57-45 on Nov. 1. The offence struggled mightily with turnover problems, scoring two points in the first 6 minutes, and Durham trailed 11-7 at the end of the first. The second quarter was the same as the first. Algonquin turned up the defence, putting fullcourt pressure on the Lords and forcing turnovers, and the defence also took charge. The three-point shooting was irrelevant in the first half. The Thunder didn’t make a single three, going 0 for 10, and the only three for the Lords who were 1 for 9 came from Kauri LaFontaine with less than s minute left in the second. Algonquin had a slim 30-23 lead at halftime. The Lords started to make a comeback in the third. Durham out-scored Algonquin 10-5 and they were only down 35-33. The Thunder answered by going on an 8-0 run to end the quarter and the Lords were down 43-33. The Lords were double-teaming the offensive player and she passed the ball to the open shooter and got a wide-open shot. Kim Cupid of Algonquin started the fourth by putting pressure on the Lords point guard. She had two straight steals, which led to four straight points. For the shortest girl on the floor, she also grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds, six in the game. “We didn’t box out very well. We let

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Francis VIloria

COULD NOT HANDLE THE “D”: Durham Lords guard Kelsey Hare puts pressure on the Thunders defence the little girl come down the middle and get the boards,” said head coach Heather Lafontaine. “Our guards had to box out, because the big people under the basket have to take care of the big people,” she said. Durham couldn’t stop the dribble penetration of the Thunder. If the layup missed, the offensive player got the rebound for another field goal attempt.

Russia’s best hockey players are coming to Oshawa to take on the best the OHL has to offer. As part of the annual 2013 Subway super series, the Russian national junior team will make a stop at the General Motor Centre Nov. 21. The Russian team has come to Canada for the past 10 years to play potential Canada national junior team players as part of the series, and this year promises an impressive line-up for the OHL regional team. Noteworthy players such as Connor McDavid, Max Domi, Kerby Rychel and the Oshawa General’s own Josh Brown and Scott Laughton will be taking to the ice.

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November 19, 2013

Hockey Tough game leads to Day in win for Lords in v-ball Oshawa Durham Nov. 20 wins game

Dan Cearns The Chronicle

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment will be hosting a hockey day in Oshawa event on Nov. 20 at the Polonsky Commons. The event will run from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Students will be able to have photos taken with the Vezina and Hart trophies. There will be mini games with prizes available. There are also chances to win prizes of Leafs tickets, a signed Wendel Clark jersey, a signed Oshawa Generals stick and others. There will be a synthetic ice surface set up on the commons for public skating. Skates can be provided.

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Lords lead Lancers to loss Francis Viloria The Chronicle

Sean O’Leary The Chronicle

A day after defeating the nationally ranked Algonquin Thunder, the Durham Lords men’s volleyball team were pushed to the limit by the La Cite Coyotes. However, the Lords were able to come out with a 3-2 victory. The Lords won by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 16-14 in the deciding game. It wasn’t an easy task, losing two games 2518 and 26-24 in the process. All-star setter Riley McAllister had a season high 34 assists to go along with two aces, two blocks and one kill.

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VOLLEYBALL: Lords setter Riley McAllister jumps to set the ball during the team’s match against the La Cite Coyotes on Nov. 9. The Lords would go on to take the match 3-2. Fellow all-star Brad Van Hartingsveldt had a team-high 16 points, 12 of which were kills. Veterans Jeremy Hoekstra, Luke Kilbourn and Alex

Van Staalduinen had 10, nine and eight kills respectively. The Lords improved to 3-1 on the season and hosted the Fleming Knights Nov. 14.

The Durham Lords women’s basketball team got back to .500 with a 7662 road victory over the Loyalist Lancers on Nov. 5. Durham led 39-32 at the half, and pulled away in the fourth quarter to pick up the victory. The team shot 48.4 per cent from the field, 25 per cent from three and 60 per cent from the free throw line. Kauri Lafontaine led the team with 21 points, 8 for 13 from the field, and 9 rebounds, seven of them offensive. Next was Kelsey Hare with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Lords improved to 2-2 on the season and are fourth in the East Division.

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November 19, 2013

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November 19, 2013