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March 17, 2015

Kick-starting your inner entrepreneur Frank Thickett The Chronicle

Lords take OCAA bronze

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Ajahmo Clarke (22) of the Durham Lords squares off against St. Lawrence College’s Andrew Dawkins in the bronze medal game of the OCAA Championships. Durham College won 66-51. See page 23 for the full story and pages 24 and 25 for more photos.

How to deal with an issue like peer-to-peer piracy Kyle Brown The Chronicle

hristian Ivens, an Architectural Technology Program student, started downloading files off torrent sites, sites that allow users to copy data files for free, because it was the easiest way he could acquire the music he liked to listen to. He has downloaded everything from ‘Lose yourself ‘ by Eminem, to ‘till I collapse’ by 50cent, as well as some Alicia Keys albums. “iTunes is an option, but that requires a credit card or

an iTunes card and that was something that I didn’t have access to before, and even still, it doesn’t have every song known to mankind.” According to a study done by analytics firm MusicMetric, about three billion songs and albums were downloaded through the BitTorrent network in the first half of 2012. Online copyright infringement typically occurs in two different ways. According to David Fewer, director of the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of

Law, one is through locker sites where content can be uploaded and accessed by third party groups without authorisation. The second, he says, is more peer-to-peer level file sharing such as bittorrent where copies of content can be shared. “The main difference between the two in my view is the locker base infringing approaches, especially for audio video work, is that they allow for streaming,” Fewer says. “Which doesn’t produce a copy, streaming is basically your experience the work.”

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veryone wishes they could make millions of dollars with an idea. Eric Migicovsky did just that with his plan for a smart watch. Pebble Time, developed by Migicovsky’s company, Pebble Technologies, raised more than $17 million. The funding goal for the product was only $500,000. Kickstarter has become a popular alternative for entrepreneurs to fund their ideas rather than looking for money down traditional routes like bankers and venture capitalists. Despite the success stories, Braden Kemp, director of client services at Spark Centre, an entrepreneurial organization in Durham Region, warns that while Kickstarter is a great way for new companies to get funding, it has to be handled correctly. “I’ve seen a lot of stuff go up on Kickstarter and I’ve seen a lot of stuff fail,” Kemp says. “I’ve also seen stuff that does well and gets funded but fails in the market.” According to Kemp, Spark Centre doesn’t heavily recommend using Kickstarter. He says it’s usually reserved for products that are almost ready for market and already have a consumer angle. Jay Fisher, an instructor of entrepreneurship and small business at Durham College, echoed this sentiment. “It gives people access to funds and a good opportunity to refine their message and practice pitches in order to get funds,” Fisher explains, “but good ones have to do a lot of work to make their message clear.” He also warned that this same practice could fool people because a project with a great

presentation and the best appearance may not necessarily be the best idea. Ingrid Brand, the program co-ordinator of Durham College’s marketing program, says while the Internet helps people spread their ideas they still need to have an adequate business plan to really capitalize on crowd funding. “People have to do months of work, research, competitive analysis, slick presentations, forecasts, financial analysis, and then find investors,” Brand explains. “There has to be follow-up, you have to do a lot of upfront work.” This is part of the reason why Kemp doesn’t suggest Kickstarter too eagerly. “There are three major risks to using Kickstarter,” he explains. “You can put a lot of time and effort into your campaign and not reach your funding goal. You can get your funding but struggle to meet delivery dates, and you can be successful and then go on to fail in the market.” Despite the risks, however, Kemp, Brand, and Fisher all emphasized the benefits of crowd funding and sites such as Kickstarter. “The risks also come with a whole bunch of benefits like being able to fund development you wouldn’t be able to fund. It helps deal with the development period where you wouldn’t otherwise have an income, and you wouldn’t have to rely on banks and investors to fund unfundable things,” Fisher says. For Brand, it plays into the way the job market is moving. “Big companies aren’t hiring as much as they used to and when they do its usually on contract,” Brand explains. “It’s a part of the culture of employment.”

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Kickstarter: A business tool Continued from page 1

Fisher, an advocate for Durham College’s FastStart program, which helps students and alumni plan to sell ideas or start businesses, says it’s a good tool for students to test the waters for their own entre-

preneurial ideas. “It’s a great opportunity for students and grads to learn the process and it’s more than just a fad, it’s a viable way to fund new ideas,” Fisher says. There are changes on the horizon, however. Fisher says donations made to Kickstarter projects aren’t currently tax-

able but the Canadian government is figuring out how to alter that. The federal government taxes traditional methods of funding ideas and products such as venture capitalists and banks. According to Fisher, the non-equity aspect of crowd funding will likely be taxed in

the future. “Non-equity has been the most popular way to crowd fund,” Fisher explains. “Instead of getting equity people are rewarded with recognition or rewards. For example, if you fund a T-shirt company and get a shirt for making a $60 donation.”

Fisher says the U.S. government is looking at ways to regulate trading equity for donations through sites like Kickstarter, which could also mean big changes for supporters of projects. “It’s kind of like the Wild West right now,” Fisher says, “but changes are coming.”

Piracy on the Internet ocean Continued from page 1

Fewer said this is an important distinction to make. He said if someone streams a piece of content and makes no copy of it like on torrent sites, they’re not liable for copyright infringement. Ariel Katz, a law professor and Innovation Chair of Electronic Commerce at the University of Toronto, says there are two views about why online copyright infringement occurs. The first, usually put forth by content industry, is that people “want everything for free” and the solution they say is stronger laws, better enforcement, and higher penalties. Recently the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which includes a wide range of copyright groups, has criticised Canada as not doing enough to impose such things. “Clearly the legal incentives remain insufficient for Canadian providers of hosting services to cooperate with right holders to deal with massive and flagrant infringements carried out using their services,” they write on iipa.com. The organization says Canada is home to many pirate sites, including Torrentz.eu, Kickass.

to, and Solarmovie.is. Canada recently revised its copyright laws with the Copyright Modernization Act, but IIPA says little has been done to address the problem of copyright infringement. “From the user’s perceptive it was very good because it cleared up a number of practices that were likely not infringing,” Fewer argued about the merits of the legislation. He said things like making back ups of lawfully acquired material, or using TVO to watch content you lawfully have access to have been confirmed not to infringe on copyright under the legislation. The law also created new remedies, Fewer says, to go after what the government calls “wealth destroying” piracy sites that facilitate and profit off of copyright infringement. But Katz says rather than seeing illegal downloading as the problem, it should be viewed more as a “symptom” of a larger problem. “People still buy books, go to movies, people buy records, people spend a lot of money on content even though they could, if they invested sometime, they could get a free copy somewhere else,” he, says. “But when you have it legal and con-

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ARRR MATEYS: The Pirate Bay is a website for file sharing, which allows user submitted content to be torrented for free. venient and reasonably priced, people most of the time choose to pay.” Katz says it has been shown that consumers are willing to pay if it means supporting products they enjoy. He says piracy usually occurs when the entertainment industry is charging too much for content. “It’s a symptom of demand that is not being met,” Katz says. “If there is demand, why isn’t there legal supply to meet this demand? And often the reason is the content is not available, and when they don’t do that then people still want the content so they choose other ways to obtain it.” He says piracy will always occur in some form, due to people

either relishing the challenge of gaining content illegally, or are simply being unable to afford it. But these people, according to Katz, are in the minority and are not much of a problem. “It is decreasing in popularity,” Fewer said about the use of file sharing sites in Canada. “The kinds of services that users have been demanding for 15 years now, things like Spotify and Netflix that are making good content that consumers want that are available and at a reasonable prices.” However, he says the actual economic harm caused by file sharing sites is fairly minimal and may actually be beneficial to the economy in the long term.

“File sharing promotes economic activity. It exposes people to content that pushes them into the economy more broadly,” Fewer said. “Some musicians regard file sharing as just one of the ways their fans access and share their music and music lovers to discover new acts, new artists. So those people then Google off and buy the DVD.” It’s for reasons like this why Ivens feels as he’s not causing harm when he boots up his torrent program. “It involves many people’s consent to share information one another,” Ivens said. “It’s kind of like letting a friend borrow a CD to burn it and create their own.”

Eye struggle with lengthy computer time Connor Pringle The Chronicle

You have been staring at the computer screen for hours, studying for the big test coming up. But your eyes and shoulders start to hurt. That’s what happens to Jacqueline Towell, a curriculum specialist at the Centre for Academic and Faculty Enrichment for DC. Towell said she spends about 10 hours in front of a computer screen every day while at work. Her eyes start to get heavy and her shoulders start to hurt every so often. “I find I have to enlarge the

type or even switch environments,” Towell said, adding she sometimes has to move from one type of lighting to another. Eyestrain happens when people stare at subjects for too long, such as a computer screen or a book. According to Bernadette Murphy, a professor and head of the kinesiology program at UOIT, a lot of problems are related to the eye muscle. “Your eye muscles can become strained, they become fatigued, then that can affect your ability to focus,” Murphy said. Focus is one of the areas affected by eyestrain as it can cause double vision and blurriness, because of the eye mus-

cles are strained. She said people will start to blink quickly or have blurred vision. Neck cramps and dry eyes are other effects eyestrain can have on people’s bodies. “When your brain is trying to make sense of information from your eyes, it’s taking information from your neck,” Murphy said. But not managing eyestrain will cause more than cramps and dry eyes. According to Murphy, some people need glasses after consistently focusing on a subject. But there are ways to reduce the risk of eyestrain. According to the Canadian

Centre of Occupational Healthy and Safety, it’s important to have enough light in an environment to see an object, but not be blinded by glare. Not only is light important, Murphy said, people also need to keep their bodies hydrated, but not just with water….by blinking. According to Dr. Ken Roberts, an ophthalmologist in Fredericton, N.B., the most common effect of eyestrain is dry eyes. He said staring at a computer will interfere with our blinking patterns because we are focusing on a subject. “Blinking keeps our eyes hydrated with fluid,” Roberts

said, adding it’s important to blink. But blinking is not the way to prevent eyestrain. People should also have regular eye checks, Roberts said. If a person wears glasses, visit an optometrist every two years. People should go to an optometrist every five years even if they do not have problems ,he said. Murphy said to avoid eyestrain in school, students should plan studying ahead, so they are not focusing their eyes for a long period of time. “If you’re stressed, your muscles are going to feel that tension,” Murphy said.

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Add online gaming to your resume Amy Bridges The Chronicle

What does a level 90 Paladin, work and volunteer experience, and a cover letter all have in common? They can all be found on your resume. Gamers aren’t just wasting their time leveling up characters and raiding in MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing games) games such as World of Warcraft (WoW) or board and role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. These games are helping people develop and exercise a multitude of skills that employers are looking for, according to several experts. “It does instill teamwork, organizational leadership skills all the way down to certain reflexes, creativity, how to work well with others – all of the kind of stuff that goes into a really strong employee,” said Matthew Grabinsky, a game development professor and program co-ordinator at Durham College. Those types of games can bring out the best in people, he said. Leading a raid of 20-40 people is a challenge for most but with practice they learn how to deal with people, strategize, work as a team, problem solve and lead a group of people. There is sometimes a stigma with gaming and that is why a resume can’t just showcase gaming information. That may be all the employer will see - a gamer. That stigma does need to change and it won’t if gamers stay quiet about the value in the game, said Mary Noble employment advisor at Durham College. “This is a great way to take what’s potentially perceived as a negative and turn it into a real positive,” she said. With experience from other avenues and gaming experience it can help make a resume stronger, said Noble.

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HORDE BUSINESS: A scene in the World of Warcraft of Orks plotting against the Alliance. “It greatly depends on how your overall resume looks. Are you a strong candidate with years of verifiable leadership experience with proven positive results? Or a gamer kid trying to step up?” said Fredrick Ashley, a WoW gamer from Swainsboro, Georgia. “If you have a strong resume then leadership spreading into your leisure time is a benefit but if you don’t have the background then listing gaming and your exploits in game would hurt you rather than help.” The final say does depend on who is looking at the resume and doing the interviewing, said Enoch Ramsay, an employment counsellor for Durham Region Unemployed Help Centre “I think that society as a whole still has mixed opinions on the worth of video games. The old habits of generations before us that saw them negatively are hard to break,” said Kathleen Hilburn, a WoW gamer from Moscow, Pennsylvania. The movement is slowly

changing and becoming more accepting of video games and seeing their value, said Grabinsky. But Ramsay thinks it will be 5-10 years before it becomes more commonplace. “As we still have baby boomers still in charge of most businesses they are not adapting as fast to changes,” said Ramsay. Ramsay suggested if you are going to put it on your resume put it in a hyperlink in the accomplishment section. The resume will then open the conversation about the skills that can be acquired with gaming. There have been people who have gotten mixed responses about gaming on their resumes. “I did actually get a job over someone else who I was matched with educationally because under hobbies I put playing video games which it turned out the boss did too. So [I] had a little more in common with the boss than the other guy would have,” said Gareth Fido, a Wow Gamer from Folkestone, Kent in the United Kingdom.

Everyday people aren’t the only ones getting jobs with video games on their resume. Stephen Gillet, former chief information officer of Starbucks and COO of Symantec, is a known gamer. “I put my qualifications on my resume when I apply for jobs,” Gillet told money.cnn. com. “Here’s my Guild. Here’s my ranking. Here’s my biggest online accomplishment. Some people look at it and say ‘What the hell is this?’ and others will be like ‘That’s exactly what I’m looking for.’” Gillet told money.cnn.com he brought gamification into recreating Starbucks with the point system, achieving and unlocking new goals and discounts. “I think gamification and the way of thinking about it is applicable to any industry,” said Gillet in the June 2014 interview. Francoise LeGoues the former vice president of IBM told OnlineWSJ.com that gamers are good assets because they

are able to interact with people without ever meeting them in person. But there are people in the business world that think differently. Peter Morris the regional sales executive at Information Builders based in New York and WoW player told OnlineWSJ.com, “At the end of the day it’s all make believe.” There will be people that don’t take video games on a resume seriously but explanation and understanding might change their mind, said Noble. “What it does show is analytical skills too, because you are analyzing the needs of the employer and your analyzing your own strengths, assets, attributes and your deciding that this is where I’m getting it,” she said. “This is what the employer needs and I’m actually getting that through gaming, through simulations.” Gaming isn’t something that is widely accepted but that’s changing. Resumes are starting to level up one Druid at a time.

gest LANWAR’s yet and it’s still growing. There are still tickets available at lanwar.ca. Tickets are $25 and all the proceeds of LANWAR go to Sick Kids Hospital and Simcoe Hall Settlement House. “I wanted to shine light on those kinds of charity organizations and ones that hit close to home,” said Yang. “I wanted to show students that if you want to make an impact, start at home. Not only is the event going to be helping the community, but it’s bringing people together. “We wanted to take a social spin on an anti-social hobby,” said Yang. “Now we’ve created

something that not only creates connections with gamers here on campus but gamers from all over Canada.” LANWAR will have eight official tournaments for League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. 4 for Wii U, Counter Strike, Dota 2, Starcraft, Hearthstone, and two non-console related games Magic The Gathering and Super Smash Bros. Melee. But the tournaments don’t have to stop there. Attendees can bring their own games to LANWAR and create their own tourney. “If you have enough students for a tournament make the tournament happen and I

will supply the prizes for you,” said Yang. LANWAR isn’t just about video games. “I wanted to show school spirit in a different way other then the stereotypical let’s go to a football game or soccer game or I have to paint myself blue,” said Yang. There are a lot of surprises at LANWAR, even for seasoned gamers, the experience is unforgettable. “I was amazed because as a gamer I’m in my room along with my own PC maybe talking to friends over a headset,” said Wagg. “But when you step into LANWAR there is 300 people

in front of you in a room playing games and you don’t know who’s playing what and who you can play with.” Not only do you not know who you can play with at LANWAR but you don’t know who’s going to win. The competition is for any type of gamer from new to experienced. Last year, Rohit Moni, a LANWAR volunteer, attended his first competition, and he won. Together Moni and his teammate Yang played for 17 hours with only a couple breaks in between and won the Dota 2 competition. Despite exhaustion, Moni said the experience is “definitely worth it.”

LANWAR, a better, bolder experience

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If Jonathan Yang gets his way UOIT will be known for more “then being in Oshawa and having a wind tunnel.” LANWAR is a video game competition that runs for an entire weekend. For the last four years it has been all about the players at the campus but the new president Jonathan Yang has bigger plans. “We are expecting 1000 people,” said Sarah Wagg, executive of communications for LANWAR. “It’s mind blowing.” From March 20-22, UOIT will be hosting one of the big-

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he world is always changing. New buildings, roads, bridges and overpasses are always under construction. Soon the only way future generations will know what was there beforehand will be textbooks, historical sites and protected pieces of art. For those future generations we need to make sure we get it right. Not just play eeny-meeny-miny-moe with where our historical art goes. Right now the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) is trying to help preserve the history of the communities the new 407 goes through. But just like Coun. Nancy Diamond suggested at the Oshawa City Council meeting on March 9, “I don’t know if the 407 knows where they’re going.” Two overpasses are being built and a plaque is being placed where the Highway 407 goes through Oshawa. They will feature important themes connected to the community. The only problem? They are wrong. What would have happened if the plaque for the CN Tower was placed near the Science Centre or a mural painted of Walt Disney on a sports arena? It wouldn’t work and it would confuse future generations. That is what is happening with the overpasses and plaque in Oshawa. The overpasses feature the wrong motifs in the wrong places and the plaque is just wrong altogether. Oshawa has a rich history and the best way to celebrate that is to properly show it. The Harmony Road overpass is within close proximity of archaeological digs. According to the Appendix B: Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment, Kedron Study Area made in 2009 by Archaeological Services Inc., pottery pieces were found indicating the site was an early First Nation settlement. Currently, the MTO has the Harmony Road overpass has an equestrian theme. So beautiful galloping horses with their manes flowing in the wind will be at the First Nations archaeological discovery, naturally. But let’s not stop there. The Simcoe Street North overpass is right by Wind-

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fields Farm. Windfields is an honoured legacy in Oshawa. The famous thoroughbred horse farm originally opened in 1927. Edward Plunkett (E.P.) Taylor took care of the farm and was inducted in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1976. So, naturally, since the equestrian design is going to be at the First Nations archaeological site, the idea of placing their Aboriginal history design at the horse farm makes sense, right? Future generations will be able to marvel on the irony, or they will just be confused and eventually spend more taxpayers’ money to have it rectified and

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Best friend or personal taxi?

You’re about to head home after a long shift at work and someone comes to you with the nagging question you just don’t want to hear. “Can I get a ride from you?” For most people with a conscience it’s hard to say no to someone who needs a ride home or a lift to a doctor’s appointment. The bigger question here, other than someone asking for a free ride, is whether it’s fair for someone with a car to be used like a taxi service. The issue isn’t about someone who truly can’t afford all the costs that come with keeping a car on the road or the person who needs a ride once in a blue moon. Most drivers don’t mind helping out. When it becomes unfair is when someone

Derek Dolstra doesn’t even bother getting a license or doesn’t drive because they can get a ride from someone else. From 1999 to 2009 there has been a worldwide decline in young drivers getting their license. There is an average two per cent decline in young drivers from ages 16 to 24 across Canada. A study by the University of Michigan looked at the reasons why young people aren’t getting their license anymore, with 12 per cent of them stating they

don’t drive because they can get a ride from somebody else. Another 27 per cent said they were too busy or don’t have the time to get a license. It’s unfair to swindle a free ride when someone did take the time to get his or her license. To get a G1 license and upgrade it to a full G class it will cost $146. Don’t forget driver’s education classes either, which can be anywhere from $300 to $500. This hitchhiker is the one who makes it unfair for those who break their backs to pay for their car, fill the tank, and get insurance - not to mention the time and money it takes to just get a license. It’s OK though, they’ll buy you a coffee as a thank you and think that’s fair.

In reality, it’s really not. A medium coffee at Tim Horton’s is $1.57, which is a drop in the bucket compared to what the driver is paying. Ontario has the highest insurance rates in Canada where the average monthly payment is $156.50, according to banknerd.ca. The monthly payment for a new car with a price tag of about $23,000 is at least $300. Without the cost of gas, plate renewal, and maintenance that’s about $456 per month or roughly 290 cups of coffee. Make those one cream and two sugars please. This means the person getting free rides all the time doesn’t have to spend their money or deal with the responsibility of owning a car, but can

still get from point A to point B by mooching. Don’t forget about road trips either. It sure would be nice if everyone could take turns behind the wheel but if someone doesn’t have a license it’s just a free ride for him or her. Sure they pitched in gas money, but what about the wear and tear on the driver’s vehicle? A license used to be the sign of freedom but now young adults just want the freedom to travel without the responsibility. If people keep taking advantage of the generosity of drivers they might be surprised if one day they find themselves left at the curb. The last time I checked the colour of my car is green not yellow.

Chapters for charity HARRY POTTER: Shyanne Rambocas sells tickets for the Harry Potter Alliance movie night on March 21. Hazel Ejercito

Revenge pornography, what is it? It’s 2015. Why is victim-blaming still happening? Last fall, I attended a Women Abuse Prevention event hosted by multiple community services for women. They included agencies such as the John Howard Society, Girls INC., the Durham Rape Crisis Centre and more. The evening was spent discussing women abuse, violence against women and also the recovery and survival of victims from these situations. Devorah Garland, from the AIDS Committee of Durham Region, said Canada’s rape culture is currently “thriving,” and with recent media attention on cases such as Retaeh Parsons, and last fall’s CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi sex scandal, this wasn’t hard to believe. But it seems as though there

are many sub-problems within the issue of sexual assault of women. A problem that isn’t new, and has been happening far too often, to many young women. It is the crime of revenge pornography or also known as non-consensual pornography. This is the distribution of nude/intimate photos without the consent of the subject. According to endrevengeporn. org, an organization dedicated to spreading word about nonconsensual pornography, 83 per cent of intimate photos originate as “selfies,” meaning victims take photos of themselves. We know it’s happening, we have all heard of some form of revenge pornography, but for some reason this type of assault doesn’t seem to be taken seriously. Why?

Karen Edwards Because usually the victim shares these private photos “willingly,” usually with a person they are in a relationship with. A 2013 American study conducted by McAfee (an online security service) found that 13 per cent of adults surveyed had private photos of themselves leaked online without their consent. But the study also found that one in ten expartners threatened to expose photos of their former lover’s photos without their consent. More than half the time, those threats were carried out. Although this study was American, Canada has seen

several “revenge porn cases”. Last fall, Anisa Salmi, a 27-year-old model from British Columbia found nude photos of herself on the infamous site, thedirty.com. They were posted by an ex-partner. Salmi said the worst part was reading the crude comments people had posted about her on the photo. That is the most dangerous part about revenge pornography. It can follow victims everywhere. It can affect their professional and social life for years. In Salmi’s case, a friend informed her that there were photos of Salmi online. She immediately went to police but they weren’t helpful because she had shared the photos. She never intended for other people to see them! There are laws in Canada against cyber-bullying, which

some revenge pornography victims can be protected against, but it does not protect a large portion of victims. The law only protects victims if the photos are stolen from them, not if they actually share the photos themselves. This is where victim blaming starts to form. Most victims do not want a public distribution of their photos, so why is it that they have to pay the price while their guilty ex-partners have nothing happen to them? We already know society’s perception of victims of rape, sexual assault and harassment need to change. This isn’t new. I think most of us would settle for baby-steps at this point. The new sex-education curriculum in Ontario, which includes consent, is a great start to some - but there is still a long road ahead.

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Durham Region is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. The population, around 650,000, is expected to reach one million by 2031. Most of those new residents will come from elsewhere – from other countries, cultures, and communities. The Chronicle is exploring the changing face of this region in a special series, Diversity in Durham.

Education will guide you home The journey from Beijing to Durham Region

savings.” She and her family decided to move to Whitby in 2008. Jiang changed her major and started studying engineering in Toronto, which paid off since she is now working in an engineering consulting company. Jiang is happy in Durham Region since settling in with her new job. “I love this area,” said Jiang on the Durham Region community. “It’s very peaceful and quiet like a small village.” Jiang says the community is friendly and helpful with tough situations. “When my son Tony was in grade two he was the only Asian kid in that class and some kids pointed at his nose and said ‘look at your ugly nose,”” Jiang said while making visuals with her hands. “My son was shocked so I had to talk to the teacher.”

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Following the life path of education, Jean Jiang and her family of four set out on a journey of a lifetime in 2003. She and her husband were living in Beijing before they jumped to Calgary, Edmonton, and finally settled in Durham Region. “It was kinda hard leaving,” said Jiang. “We were married there after we finished university and we worked there for five years.” Jiang’s husband was an engineer who built complicated multi-level bridge designs. Jiang started as a teacher and eventually moved to human resources. Around this time her husband got six offers from U.S. universities. “We couldn’t get a visa,” she said. “We tried so many times, but we failed.” Jiang’s husband badly wanted a PhD from a school from the West, and time for them was beginning to tick away. They sent their application form to immigrate to Canada, and in just half a year they were approved – but not before they got a surprise. “At this time our son Tony was on the way,” Jiang said with a laugh. “So we didn’t think it was a good idea to move in that year.” After their first son was born they decided it was time to move and in 2003 they landed in Calgary. She says Beijing was a very big and modern city whereas Calgary at that time was still a very small city in comparison. English was no pressing issue to the family since Jiang worked for a foreign company while in Beijing. The couple also had lots of English language experience through taking English courses. After a stay in Calgary, Jiang’s husband got an offer from University of Alberta to achieve

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FITTING RIGHT IN: Jean Jiang sits with her daughter, Riley, enjoying a cup of tea at Tim Hortons. his PhD. The family moved to Edmonton in 2004 and stayed there for six years. “The only difficult thing was the second child was coming,” she said with another laugh.

“Riley was born in 2005 and by that time my husband was still in university.” Jiang was a stay at home mom surviving off their savings, making life difficult for that period of time.

“But then we compared our life compared to our friends and other immigrants,” she said. “I think we were lucky that we didn’t have too much worries, he had a scholarship, and we had the support of our

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Jiang also says the children ridiculed his Chinese traditional foods, making her son not want to eat at school for a long period. However, Jiang said the issue was fixed quickly and painlessly thanks to the teachers, and this kind of treatment does not happen to her children now. She says there are lots of other Chinese children in the school now. Jiang says if she could add anything to the community would be for more awareness to the Chinese community. She wishes for some kind of local activities to help with talking and culture. Jiang and her family adore it here and do not plan on moving anytime soon. “We think it’s perfect living here. I do not like the Toronto area because it’s too noisy,” she said. “That’s why we are living here and we really don’t want to move.” Jiang and her family are still waiting for her husband to complete his PhD and the family hopes that their journey will end here in Durham Region.

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A NEW HOME IN A NEW LAND: Ibitihaj Syed sits in the Ajax Library and reminisces about simpler times, and his life across the world in his homeland of India.

Sunsets in India, sunrises in Canada Amy Bridges The Chronicle

bitihaj Syed had no cares or responsibilities in his early life in India living off of his parents until he was 25. The IT analyst for the Bank of Montreal’s Employee Giving Department was born in India in the city of Hyderabad. Syed was the second born in his family, having one older brother and two younger ones. Syed’s first experience being away from his family for long periods of time was when he a teenager. He finished high school in the city of Bangalore, India, which is seven hours away from Hyderabad and his family. “Since I was 15-years-old I have been living alone so I am pretty used to being away from the family and staying in touch with them,” he said. Even though Syed was away from his family that didn’t stop them from being close. They would have gatherings almost every weekend with the house filled. “Pretty much I would say almost two or three out of four weekends we have family gatherings here and we used to do

that in India as well,” he said reminiscing. While in India, Syed had a very different life then he does here in Ajax. “I was dependent on my parents so I had no worries,” said Syed. “So I could pretty much go to school and have fun.”

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The lack of responsibilities changed when Syed moved to Mequon, Wisconsin to go to Concordia University Wisconsin at the age of 25. Syed received his MBA in information systems. He applied to four other universities and Concordia was the first to accept him. With the first semester approaching and no time to wait for the other of-

fers, he started his application for a visa. But Syed didn’t stay for long in Mequon. The small town didn’t give him a lot of room to grow and wasn’t close to much of anything. “Even if I wanted to go to a grocery store I had to drive 1520 minutes,” he said. So he moved to a bigger city – Chicago. “I had friends in Chicago. They suggested me because there were a lot of training institutions,” he said. “I thought that would be a better idea if I move to Chicago since I could grow in a bigger city, grow professionally and grow with other people as well.” Even though he left India, Syed didn’t leave his traditions behind, he has been able to keep his Muslim culture. “The best part about here or America is I did not have to hide who I am. I still follow the same things that I used to follow in India,” he said. “Here in Canada, as well as in America, people are very supportive.” Along with the food and other customs one of the traditions he kept was having an arranged marriage. Syed was given permission to marry his wife Afifa Siddiqui while living

in Chicago. Siddiqui, a medical administrative assistant at Sunnybrook Hospital, wanted to move back to Canada and Syed followed. “My wife is a Canadian,” he said. “She wanted to move to Canada, so that’s when I moved.” They first moved to Scarborough for six months until they decided on their current home in Ajax two and a half years ago. “Since my family wanted a bigger house, and during that time the house pricing was pretty reasonable in Ajax, so we bought a house here and I moved along.” Moving to Ajax wasn’t all about the bigger house once Syed got to know the neighbourhood. “I prefer Ajax,” he said. “Especially where I live, our neighbours are really friendly.” On the second or third day of moving into their new home, Syed and his wife were met with a nice surprise. “We were in the garage and the neighbours visited us, we spoke for a few minutes, we introduced ourselves and they introduced themselves,” he said. “This community is very welcoming.” Even though Syed doesn’t

live in India there are times in Durham Region that remind him of home – weekends. Almost every weekend his home is filled with extended family. “We were a very close tight knit family so that’s what reminds me of India,” he said. “It feels like I am home because I’m used to doing that. I am used to seeing a lot of people, being with a lot of people…but only on weekends.” Family is a priority for Syed. He and his wife are planning on starting a family of their own in the future. His love of family even comes through in his travel bucket list. “I want to travel the whole world but that is not practically possible unless you are a millionaire. So I want to start with Turkey,” he said. Syed’s family has lived in India for about seven generations. But before that his ancestors came from Turkey. He wants to go and see where his family line began and see what the country looks like. But before Syed tackles that list he will be going back home to India. He will be going back just for the second time since he left to visit his family.

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JAMAICA: Justin Donaldson remembers growing up in Kingston, Jamaica and why he chose to leave and move to Canada.

Kind Canadians leave lasting memory Justin Donaldson moved from Jamaica to Oshawa six years ago to start a career

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Shoulder to shoulder, pushing, shoving, hungry students anticipate the drop of money in the middle of a self-formed circle. A typical schoolyard game, which involved physical violence, all in order to ensure lunch that day. Justin Donaldson describes the game as “very weird and brutal,” but adds that it was just what kids did in his hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. Donaldson, 22, has lived in Canada for the past six years, but recalls a completely different life back home before he made the move. He remembers a violent atmosphere, where he was often concerned for his well-being. Studying at Hillel Academy in Kingston provided him with many opportunities for concern. “I had like a bunch of

death threats on me and I was mugged, like, seven times from kids, just people at school,” says Donaldson. His mother, originally from Barbados, and his father, from Jamaica, wanted to provide him with a safer environment and more opportunities, so he made the move, alone, to Canada. Donaldson studied at Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. The boarding school provided him with a place to study as well as a place to live. “I didn’t have many expectations,” he says. “I assumed boarding school would be how they showed in movies. It was very close to what I expected, but of course nothing is exactly how you expect it to be.” Canada was the ideal place for Donaldson. Already familiar with the country, having visited prior to the move, he knew that it was a great place to live and study. “The fact that you guys sold hot chocolate on every corner,

that blew my mind. You can’t get hot chocolate in Jamaica, unless you look really hard,” he recalls of one of his first thoughts. Donaldson appreciates Canadian culture. He is happy to live in a country that does not advocate violence. After two years at boarding school, Donaldson graduated and accepted an offer to UOIT where he studied Communications. “I absolutely loved every second of it. The teachers, the students, the courses, it was a really great experience,” he says.

is very low in comparison to what is offered in Canada. Donaldson hopes to return with the opportunity to earn much more than minimum wage. He sees Canada as a valuable stepping-stone to obtain the tools he needs to be successful at home. “Absolutely, without a doubt, Canada is the best country that I’ve ever been in, and I do travel as much as I can,” he says. Currently, he is stuck in Canada with an expired passport, and nothing to prove he’s living here legally. On his last trip home to Jamaica, his wallet was stolen.

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Inside was his identification, including his Canadian citizenship card. “I’ve applied for citizenship renewal, and that usually takes about six months,” he says, adding that he was stuck here over the holidays.

Donaldson usually returns home twice a year to visit family and friends. His father, still lives in Jamaica and his mother has relocated to Ottawa where he visits occasionally. For now, Donaldson is comfortable living in Oshawa. Currently un-employed, but looking for work. To date, he recalls a single incident that has allowed him to define Canadian culture. After ordering a bagel and a coffee at a Montreal Tim Horton’s location, he learned that credit cards were not an acceptable form of payment. “Being a foreign citizen, it’s all I had,” he says. Donaldson apologized and left the counter, heading for the door. The woman behind him in line paid for his order and suggested that he pay it forward at a later date. “That for me was mind blowing and I’ve never seen anything like it before. That was my first experience of Canadian culture,” he says. Having once fought for his meals, the kindness and generosity of this stranger has left a lasting impression of a country that he now calls home.

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Help give yourself a green thumb. If you already have one, than make it brighter. Frank Kershaw, a horticulturist with 40 years experience, is hosting a garden seminar in Whitby. Kershaw will be teaching techniques and maintenance tips to help grow plants that are outside the typical garden. Kershawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden in Toronto is popular among the community. The cost of the seminar is a non-perishable food item. It will be held March 25, from 7:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9:30 p.m. at the Brooklin United Church.

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A warm gesture from the college Emma Nicholls The Chronicle

Not only are heads a little warmer but hands are too, without sacrificing the use of a touchscreen. The Student Life Office surprised some students March 5 with a free ‘I Heart DC’ toque and gloves with special touchscreen-friendly fingers given away in a few spots at the Oshawa and Whitby campuses. The 400 gloves and 240 hats disappeared quickly, according to DC Crew members commissioned to hand them out. “It was great, we handed them all out in like five minutes,” said DC Crew member Brittney Newman, a secondyear student in the water quality technician course. DC swag was given away in Vendor’s Alley, South Wing entrance, the PIT and in the lobby of the Student Services Building. DC Crew members gathered at the secret locations just before 11 a.m. with bags of goodies and things wrapped up well before the 1 p.m. expected finish time. “Just trying to keep every-

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STAYING WARM DC STYLE: Brittney Newman and Jackie Halliday distribute free gloves and toques to some lucky Durham College students. one warm - it’s cold outside, and everyone likes free stuff,” said Newman. Hats and gloves were provided to students free at both the Oshawa and Whitby campuses Thursday and Pickering on Friday. The Student Life Office is

responsible for many events and appreciation giveaways around the campus all year including free cookies for student appreciation day last month and free hot chocolate in January. All activities are a part of the #IHeartDC campaign.

Vending machines have feelings, too Brittany Bonaparte The Chronicle

The logo, font and colours are iconic. The packaging is a classic red. The recipe hasn’t changed since 1985. Although so much of Coca Cola’s brand stays true to history, their marketing strategies are constantly evolving. Coca Cola’s Hug Machine recently made appearances at Durham College’s Oshawa and Whitby campuses. At first glance, the machine appeared to be a typical Coca Cola machine but instead of the brand name written across the front it said “hug me”. When students wrapped their arms around it, it spit out a free can of pop “because vending machines have feelings too,” their campaign website reads. This new strategy is part of the Open Happiness campaign aimed at spreading positivity and promoting happiness to market Coca Cola products. “Happiness to us is anything that can bring a smile to someone’s face. We’re in the business of spreading smiles and opening happiness every day all across the world,” wrote Coca Cola in their campaign mission statement online. “The strategy behind Coke’s campaign is one of building a positive brand image so consumers will make positive associations towards the brand over time,” said Dawn Salter, program coordinator and professor for Durham College’s Advertising program. Salter called positive brand building a long-

term strategy. Offering consumers samples at the cost of a hug is a way for Coke to distribute their product to more potential buyers. Marketing positivity, donating to charities and global initiatives are other ways the company is building clientele. “University campuses are a very suitable location to install these machines as young college-going students are one of the main consumers of these soda products,” said Chinmay Jain, an assistant professor in UOIT’s School of Business and Information Technology. “They will be more interested in trying free products compared to more mature consumers.” Jillian Starkie is a fourth-year UOIT communications major with a minor in marketing who recently wrote a paper on Coca Cola for her Communications Ethics class. “Coca Cola’s strategy to build positive brand relationships with this age group is not only wise, from a marketing perspective, but likely very effective,” Starkie said. “Marketing geared towards students, or anyone within the 18 to 25 age range, has irreplaceable advantages.”Starkie noted that marketing an age group that is typically new to their own decision-making is smart on the company’s behalf. People of this age group are likely new to grocery shopping and are choosing which brands they will purchase for the rest of their lives.

“There’s going to be a lot of other events happening at Durham College,” said DC Crew member Jackie Halliday, a first-year police foundations student. Halliday said there are many more free giveaways and events to look forward

to in the coming months, but couldn’t divulge any details. She enjoyed wearing the hat and gloves for the surprise giveaway though, exclaiming, “they’re so soft… we want to make sure that everyone stays safe, they don’t get frostbite or anything like that.”

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How to understand and better help those with autism Christian Coulombe The Chronicle

Everyone is born differently. Some people need help living their lives, and some don’t. Imagine being someone who needs help understanding human interactions and verbal and non-verbal communications. People with autism experience this. They often show signs of repetitive and restrictive behaviour, and have trouble understanding cues that most people learn as children. But autism has a wide spectrum, and can affect anyone. It can go from being highfunctioning, which in most cases is called Aspergers, to severely autistic, where a person may not be able to speak at all. Keeping them safe requires different tactics. Patti Vanderluit, a community activation initiative worker at Participation House of Durham, recalls a time when she was working at a community centre with youth who didn’t have fully developed social skills. VanderLuit was at Lakeview Park with her clients on a bright, sunny day, pushing them on swings. Everyone was accounted for. But as she was getting ready to leave, she noticed one of the people in her care was missing and she had no idea where he went. This boy will take off on us, VanderLuit thought. “We had quite a few clients. We’d turn around he’s gone in seconds,” says VanderLuit. “Crap we lost a kid, we can’t find him.” According to VanderLuit, the boy, named Chris, was presented as moderately autistic but he was further along the spectrum. He needed one-onone. After this incident, VanderLuit says she and her co-workers had to come up with a different way to take care of him. “We decided that we would take shifts, and rotate watching

him,” she says. But not all people with autism require this level of support. There are also people who are mildly autistic and are considered “high functioning,” according to some doctors. Joanne Allen, an exam administrator in corporate training services at Durham College, has a 12-year-old daughter who falls on the autism spectrum scale. She is mildly autistic, unlike the boy mentioned above. Allen says it can be frustrating at times, due to her daughter’s limitations, such as her anxieties, but the family tries not to focus on them. “We just enjoy her positive qualities and try to help her deal with her issues,” says Allen. They use an incentive program to keep her on track.

At the beginning of each week, Allen and her daughter make a goal and write it in her school agenda. Goals can include asking for help when needed, she says. “Each time she reaches does

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the action,” Allen says, “she earns check marks in her agenda, given by the teacher.” At the end of the week, her daughter’s checkmarks are tallied and she’s rewarded.

According to Allen, 20 checkmarks earn her daughter something she wants, such as a book, or she can save them up for a larger reward such as a $20 gift card. Working with people such as Chris is a bit different. According to VanderLuit, she and her co-workers always have to keep an eye on him. “Out in the community we have to keep on top of him. Where he was going? Who he was talking to? Because sometimes we have to intervene,” VanderLuit says. Chris was given GPS so he can have more freedom, she says. “It gives him more freedom to wander without the staff,” she says. “He can have his lunch and do stuff.” She says the safety isn’t as compromised anymore because they can easily track him

down without worry if they don’t know where he is. The GPS watch isn’t intended for people with autism, but is extremely helpful, she says. “This is one way technology has helped take the worry away from losing an autistic kid,” according to VanderLuit. In both cases, the kids are referred to as smart. Allen says her daughter is extremely artistic, loves to draw and is good at computers and math. VanderLuit says Chris knows everything about cars. “He knows every single staff member’s vehicle and when the oil changes are due. He is extremely in tune,” according to VanderLuit. Safety is always a priority no matter where you go. People who work with, or related to people with autism say they are trying to do what they can.

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The Board of Governors campaign

The Board of Governors campaign is on to be part of the governing board responsible for strategic and business planning, budgeting, goal setting, monitoring and reviewing processes and advocating on behalf of Durham College. Students interested in running to be part of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Governors started campaigning March 16th. It is required to be a current full-time Durham College student to be able to run. The campaign will wrap up by 4:30 p.m. the following Friday. Students interested in voting can have their voice heard online, 24 hours a day, now until March 20th. For information and a full description of the job and campaign guidelines can be found at www.durhamcollege.ca.

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Moods can’t be swung, but music can be

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Music surrounds us whether it’s in the elevator, on the radio, or to the beat of our own hearts. Music is a way to cherish shared emotions between you and the artist, and with people listening to the same song. But it’s also a form of communication and relief. Music therapist, Antonietta Mongilo, from Creative Minds Music Therapy in Durham Region says music can bring out many emotions such as happiness, love, clarity and sadness. Individuals in therapy use music to help relieve them of their problems. Depending on the type of therapy, therapists use different tools. Music is the form Mongilo uses. It helps her assess her client and helps her determine if they need to release stress or to better communicate, especially for those with special needs. “It really depends on what are the goals, what’s the diagnosis, what are they able to do, and then it’s up to the music therapist to facilitate that,” she said. “Definitely people with developmental disabilities and need the training and sensitivity of a music therapist.” Music therapy is relatively

new to Durham Region, according to Mongilo. She tried to establish recreational programs but there wasn’t much demand for the course during the winter season. At Durham College, the Music Business Management (MBM) course allows students to get an understanding of the music market and how to be a successful manager of a band or studio. But there isn’t an avenue into music therapy. Marni Thornton, coordinator for the MBM program says she’s always looking for new experts to speak to her class, and she may be considering a music therapist. “One of the courses I co-teach, students run their own industry and we have guest speakers come in. So I’m thinking this is an area where we could have someone come in and speak about it,” she said. “Some people will find it really interesting I’m sure.” Ian Parliament, a music teacher in Port Perry, says he sees the way a few songs performed on the guitar can lift the mood of his students. “Especially in the winter months, kids are busy and they come in and they don’t have a lot of energy,” he said. “We’ll play some songs that are little up beat and they’ll snap out of it.”

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The Tour for Humanity makes an exciting stop at an Oshawa school

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Students interact with educators, videos play on built-in entertainment screens and incredible lessons are taught it’s the Tour for Humanity. The tour, which stopped at Kedron Public School in Oshawa last month, consists of a 30 seat, state of the art, mobile education centre and educates students on the consequences of hate and the importance of human rights. “The Tour for Humanity is a unique and powerful tool for teaching young people about critical issues, including justice, freedom, democracy and human rights,” says President and CEO Avi Benlolo. He explains that the tour is designed to teach the “tragic consequences of hate,” and to spark positive changes within communities. Based in the Toronto area,

the use of the mobile education centre has allowed the tour to reach more children across the GTA. Daniella Lurion, Educational Assistant for the tour, says that the important messages portrayed on the tour needed to travel to a wider audience, and so the Tour for Humanity was formed. The tour is founded by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies, and has been in operation since last year. More than 50 thousand Ontario students have had the chance to participate in workshops highlighting the importance of human rights and freedom. “We talk about the idea of prejudice, so you’re pre-judging someone. It starts off with a game, where I’m asking about myself and I ask them how old do you think I am? What’s my background? Things like that,

which is sort of mundane, but it gets them (the students) thinking about the idea of stereotypes and judging people on what they look like,” says Lurion. There are three different 45-minute presentations available to students on the tour. They include workshops dealing with universal genocide and the Holocaust, world heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr. historical Canadian events and anti-Semitism. After the workshop concludes, teachers are provided with additional material to continue the learning within the classroom. “The goal of the organization, is to counter racism and anti-Semitism and to do our best to promote principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values,” says Sara Greenfield, Education Director for the tour.

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Ajahmo Clarke is headed back to the All-Star game Kelsey Fran The Chronicle

Once again, Durham Lord Ajahmo Clarke has been named to the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) East Division first All-Star team. The 6-foot-2 guard from Ajax will be the lone representative from Durham College at the game, yet Clarke recognizes his colleagues for his success. “It feels good,” he says of the acknowledgment. “But give credit to my teammates. Without them I wouldn’t have this award.” A fourth year recreation and leisure student, Clarke gets almost 35 minutes of playing time a game and finished the season ranked fourth in the league for

points averaged per game, with 22.3. In his final season he racked up 402 points in 18 regular season games, leading the Lords to a record of 17-3 and a first place finish in the East. “We’ve worked really hard for this since the summer,” says Clarke. “And our rookies were a big lift for us this year, averaging like ten points each.” The All-Star team rosters were announced at the awards breakfast that kicked off the OCAA Championships, hosted by Durham College from March 6-8. Coaches and players from the top eight schools in Ontario filed into the banquet hall at the Quality Inn and Conference Centre in Oshawa. Among them were five nationally ranked teams,

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LONE LORD: Ajahmo Clarke will be the only player from Durham College to make an appearance in the OCAA men’s basketball All-Star game. He accepted the honour at the championship breakfast on March 6. including Humber (2), Mohawk (6) and Durham (7), who cracked the top ten. Aside from the awards, the highlight of the ceremony was a video of Toronto Raptors Patrick Patterson, Greivis Vasquez, Terrence Ross and assistant coach Jama Mahlalela, welcoming the

athletes to the OCAA Championships and wishing them good luck. For the second year in a row, the Lords will host both the OCAA basketball and volleyball All-Star games on March 27-28 in the Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre.

Healthy supplements are nature’s steroids Kelsey Fran The Chronicle

It seems like every year, another professional athlete is thrust into the spotlight for illegal performance enhancing drugs. The Lance Armstrong scandal in 2012, Alexander Rodriguez sitting out most of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, and most recently, Mixed Martial Arts fighter Anderson Silva failing two drug tests in January. In the athletic world, doping is shamed upon and healthy supplements are encouraged, so how can athletes be sure of what they’re putting into their bodies? Todd Benson, an employee at Popeye’s Supplements in Ajax, understands the confusion. “Performance enhancing substances is kind of a broad term because that can pertain to protein and good nutrition,” he says. “Steroids will fall into this category, but [they] are not one in the same.” Supplements such as protein, creatine, glutamine and essential amino acids, are different from steroids. “They both enhance performance,” says Benson. “But one’s doing it in a natural way that works with your body and depends on your effort and the other is a more powerful pharmaceutical drug.” According to Benson, supplements fall under the category of good nutrition. “It’s good for you in the sense that eating well is good for you. You’re getting clean macronutrients in a balanced way. You’re feeding your body the correct things, and a well fed body performs the best.” The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is the national body for drug testing. According to Scott Barker, manager of intercollegiate athletics at UOIT, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) and the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association

(OCAA) are partnered with the CCES for drug testing. “Each institution pays into that,” he says. “They come randomly to campuses across the country and do drug tests.” So far, so good for UOIT. “They’ve been on our campus and they’ve tested athletes, but we’ve never had a positive,” says Barker. Part of the orientation for athletes on campus is the completion of an online drug education seminar. “Once they’ve done that they’re allowed to compete with their team. Until that is done, they are not eligible,” says Barker. However, Barker says the athletic therapy team at UOIT has a very strong handle on what is allowed and what is not. “Where students get caught, is the over the counter things,” he says. “For example, if they have a cold and they take a cold medication. Many of them are deemed performance enhancing.” Mark Fitzgerald is the strength and conditioning coach working with the UOIT Ridgebacks. He is also a member of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), where he oversees 60 teams. “When we do see the positive drug tests it’s usually young kids, a demographic of 16-20 years old, who unknowingly take something,” he says. In fact, NHL forward Nicklas Backstrom failed a drug test during a the Sochi Olympics, which kept him out of Sweden’s line up during the gold medal game (3-0 loss to Canada). He tested positive for pseudoephedrine, a component of the sinus medication he had been taking for allergies. It’s not just allergy medication either. “Puffers, I know, contain ephedrine and different bronchodilators, which can cause false positive tests,” says Benson. The International Olympic Committee later ruled

the Backstom did not intend to enhance his performance and he was granted a silver medal. It is for reasons like these that Barker stresses communication between athletes and coaches. “In a situation where someone has a diagnosed illness, a puffer or medication they have to take on a regular basis, then as an institution we need to know that,” he says. “That’s why we have them fill out forms, so we can declare that we have an athlete that’s required to take this.” On top of his duties with the Ridgebacks and the CHL, Fitzgerald is also the owner of Elite Training Systems, a training facility for athletes in Whitby. Although Fitzgerald doesn’t put his clients on diets, he recommends supplements, including whey protein, Bio Steel, an amino acid, multivitamins and probiotic fish oils. “In my opinion, it’s more valuable to teach someone how to make decisions for a lifestyle as opposed to a diet,” he says. “Diets don’t work. They have a shelf life.” Supplements are beneficial, but there is such a thing as too much. If taken in excess they can cause severe illness. “People hear about it from Dr. Oz or another sources that aren’t credible and just start taking stuff when they don’t know truly what it is and what’s in it,” says Fitzgerald. For those interested in delving into the life of protein shakes and other supplements, Benson recommends creating a plan. “Know your body, know your goals,” he says. Most of all, Benson says to be committed. “People think this is a magic pill. These things are only here to aid,” he says. “A steroid is like forcing it. It’s not a natural way. If you want long-term, healthy results, natural supplements are the way to go.”

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Durham wins OCAA bronze Ryan Wilson The Chronicle

The Durham Lords overcame shooting woes to victory over St. Lawrence in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) bronze medal game at Durham College. As a team, the Lords shot 39 per cent from the field in a low scoring affair.

Durham started the game on an 8-0 run and never looked back—leading the entire way en route to a 66-51 win on March 8th. Aaron Hayles paced the Lords scoring with a team-high 17 points to go along with seven assists. Ajahmo Clarke had control of the glass on both ends, pulling a game-high 13 rebounds. Fifth-year forward Eric Smith earned player of the

game honours and team captain Dylan Pelissero was named to the tournament all-star team. It was a bittersweet victory for the Lords as they defeated a St. Lawrence squad which previously handed Durham its only two losses overall of 2015. Lords’ head coach Desmond Rowley noted his team’s ability to play an up-tempo offence was the key to victory against a shorthanded St. Lawrence

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We move the ball, tire them out and force them into turnovers.

Desmond Rowley

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team. “These guys (St. Lawrence)

only play six or seven,” Rowley said. “We move the ball, tire them out and force them into turnovers.” The win gave the Lords their first OCAA medal since 1997— the same year the Lords took home their first and only national title. Earlier in the day, Durham paved its way to the bronze medal game by defeating the Fanshawe Falcons 7766.

Mohawk Mountaineers take the gold Claim victory against Humber Ryan Wilson The Chronicle

The Mohawk Mountaineers are the 2015 OCAA men’s bas-

ketball champions after an electrifying victory over Humber Sunday evening in Oshawa. Mohawk used a well-balanced scoring attack on their way to upset the No. 2 ranked team in the country, Humber, for the 84-74 win. The Mountaineers came out of gate flying as they opened up a 15-4 lead early in the first quarter. Mohawk’s balanced, post defence caused problems for Humber the entire game—forcing the Hawks to transition their strategy to a perimeter threat.

Tournament MVP Matt Fennell poured in a game-high 26 points and 11 rebounds for the double-double. “I’ve waited all five years for this,” Fennell declared after the game. “It’s awesome to go out on top. We’re just waiting for nationals now.” Matt Savel chipped in 21 points and added six assists to help balance the Mohawk attack. Mohawk head coach Brian Jonker was understandably thrilled with his team’s performance.

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We battled cramps and injuries all weekend. I couldn’t be happier with the win.

Brian Jonker

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“We battled cramps and injuries all weekend,” Jonker said. “I couldn’t be happier with the win.”

The win gives Mohawk its second OCAA title in four years—and sixth in school history. Tournament all-stars were awarded to: Andrew Cicuttini (Mohawk), Tyrone Dickson (Humber), Junior Davis (Humber), Jaz Bains (St. Lawrence) and Dylan Pelissero (Durham). NOTE: Humber and Mohawk both advance to the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) national championships March 19-21 as Mohawk was previously awarded the right to host the event in Hamilton.

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Durham beats St. Lawrence

Durham College hosted the OCAA men’s basketball championships March 6th-8th. The top eight college teams in Ontario battled it out, with Mohawk winning gold, Humber taking silver and Durham earning bronze. Chronicle photographer Jennifer Lavery captured the action in this series of photos. Top left: Durham’s Eric Smith (23) takes a free throw as St. Lawrence’s Andrew Dawkins (13) waits to pounce. Top right: Durham’s Ajahmo Clarke (22) faces off against Seneca’s Jesse McIntosh (21). Bottom left: Fans were on hand throughout the weekend to support the Durham Lords men’s basketball team. Bottom right: Durham’s Dylan Pelissero (55) gets ready to take on St. Lawrence College.

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Top: Durham’s Aaron Hayles (4) and Darian Rowe (21). Middle: Durham’s head coach Desmond Rowley and Durham’s mascot Lord Durham sport different reactions to the game. Bottom left: Giant floating heads of Darian Rowe (left) and Dylan Pelissero were part of the school spirit at the championship games. Bottom right: Rowe keeps Seneca’s Alex Moss (12) back during a crucial play.

All photos by Jennifer Lavery

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