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A wish for on-campus child care Taylor Waines The Chronicle
The UOIT Campus Childcare Centre’s (CCC) website says it is “conveniently located” for students, and faculty of UOIT and Durham College. Inconvenience, however, is the word that comes to mind for 19-yearold Janelle Sampson, a Social Service Work student. Sampson has her hands full as a second year student and a mother of two-year-old Isabella, and two-month-old Kai. Last year, Sampson looked into the CCC in hopes of an easy solution to combining her home and school life. Sampson found that though the school runs the childcare, it is located off campus. Sampson thought it was an on-campus daycare, and once finding out it wasn’t, she decided it was too inconvenient. “Even when I tried to contact them, no one answered the phones, no one was returning my calls,” said Sampson. After spending the time and energy, her daughter Isabella, was put on the waitlist. However, the CCC never called her back about her daughter getting in, she says. Carrieann Knapp, the supervisor at the CCC, admits the telephones have raised issues recently, but says voicemail messages will be returned within a few hours. “ We are in the process of revamping and changing over our phone system,” says Knapp. “A new list of room extensions recently went out to parents to ensure that there is always somebody available to answer the phone.” As Sampson did not hear back from the CCC about her daughter’s placement, she is currently using a home-daycare in Ajax. Due to the current locationof her daycare, Sampson says, she
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LOCAL LONGING: Kendra Parkinson uses the UOIT Campus Childcare Centre for her son Zachary W. risks being late for her classes just to get her daughter to the daycare on time. Sampson says an on-campus daycare would be much more convenient for her and her daughter’s lives. Located near the intersection of Simcoe and Adelaide, even students who use the CCC long for it to be back on campus. Kendra Parkinson, 20, a Child and Youth Care student, has been using the schoolassociated daycare, for her two-year-old son Zachary. She says the staff is friendly, and the price is reasonable. When compared to two other daycares in the area the price is
fairly reasonable with the CCC landing around $224 a week. However, Parkinson says, her travel time is 30 minutes longer than it would be if the CCC was on campus and it takes away from time she could be spending with her son. “It makes it so I’m not spending as much time with him as I’d like to,” Parkinson says. “We’re losing approximately two hours a day.” Parkinson says location is not the only issue with the CCC; the hours of operation could also be an issue for some students. Closing at 6:30 p.m., students may be rushed for time to get to the off-campus location.
“It just doesn’t work if your class is past 5p.m.…there would be late charges,” said Parkinson. Knapp says they have seen no issues with their current hours, but if many parents did raise this issue the CCC would look into it. Media reports say Durham College previously ran an oncampus daycare but closed due to deficits. Knapp says, following the closure, the CCC opened on campus for two years, before relocating. “Daycare is a never-ending financial battle. It is definitely not a money making prospect. Legislations continue to change the face of childcare and hope-
fully by riding the course we will find a way to remain viable and sustainable,” says Knapp. Knapp says there are currently no plans to open a second daycare on the north campus. However, many students with children hope to see its return. “It would be amazing!” Parkinson says. “It would cut my commute down, it would make it so I could spend time with my son even between classes. It would just make life much simpler.” Knapp assures students that the current location offers benefits including easy access for both campuses, and a safer area for the children to play.
proximately 47,000 Canadians die annually to hard drugs, according to the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA). These drugs include MDMA, Liquid X, and Roofies (date rape). People who use these drugs are usually very loud and uncontrollable, says Athanas, adding the reactions tend to be intense. As a result, this may push kids away from taking these drugs onto campus. “We try to do as much as we can,” says Athanas, address-
ing the issue of party drugs on campus. The Student Association and Residence Life start off with subtle advertising to bring awareness to party drugs. Athanas says that they will publish posters and awareness boards that provide information on different drugs, the dangers of these drugs and the effects of these drugs. Athanas also says that sometimes Residence Life runs drug awarness events. He recalls one time when each student was given some juice and inside the
juice was a different coloured skittle. The skittles were used to symbolize different kinds of party drugs, including date rape. Athanas says that the SA will bring in guests to speak to students about drugs as well as their own personal experiences with these dangerous and illegal drugs. It is not taken lightly when a student is found using such hard drugs on campus. Athanas says that in the case a student is found with hard drugs, it’s nev-
er just the one student, it has a “ripple effect,” he says. Athanas says that with all drugs, including marijuana, students always claim that they only tried it once. Just once is enough to end your life., he says. Unfortunately, many teens have the mindset that they are invincible, he adds. Athanas says that Residence Life, the SA, and Campus Security ensure that they will do their best to educate students on the dangers of drugs as well as make sure students stay safe.
X-treme drugs aren’t an issue in residence
Alyssa Erwin The Chronicle
Hard drug usage is not a problem within the residences at Durham College and UOIT. At least according to Marc Athanas, the Residence Life Manager it is not. “I could count on one hand where these drugs have openly been being used in a room,” he proudly says. Unfortunately that does not mean that students are not using these drugs off campus. Ap-
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Bringing beer to the masses
Sean Heeger The Chronicle
Up to 450 grocery stores in Ontario will start carrying beer by Christmas 2015. However, what this means for beer drinkers in Durham Region, is not yet known. In April, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the biggest change to buying beer in Ontario allowing the sale of suds in some selected grocery stores. Ontario beer laws have long been considered by some to be behind the times of other places across the continent. Compared to provinces like Quebec where they allow corner stores to sell beer in individual cans and bottles, Ontario is “probably the most uptight and paranoid province to drink in,” said UOIT alumnus Gus D’Amico. D’Amico, 24, said from the time he was legal age he would “drive out to Montreal for the day and load up the truck cab with enough beer to start my own store.” “It wasn’t just me who would do this,” said D’Amico, “almost every one of my buddies would do this to be able to drink a year early, my friend Keith use to make the trip up once a month to keep his fridge stocked.” Not only is the drinking age in Ontario 19 (which is the highest age to buy alcohol among Canadian provinces), but we have beer sales regulated to the point where only a few stores can sell it. In Ontario, once people become of age they can walk into the Beer Store or the LCBO, and buy themselves an abundance
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TAKING THE EDGE OFF: Spencer McCormack (left) and a co-worker craft delicious beer in Durham’s backyard at 5 Paddles brewery in Whitby. of domestic and imported ales. These two stores are regulated by the government and foreign-owned breweries. It creates a retail environment that Spencer McCormack of Whitby-based microbrewery 5 Paddles describes as “the biggest headache to selling beer I’ve ever seen.” With the new changes to beer sales, Premier Wynne announced that 20 per cent of shelf space in both the Beer Store and grocery stores, is to
be devoted to craft beers and local breweries. This is to help make more beer purchasers aware of what’s being made locally by smaller beer makers. 5 Paddles is a small Durham brewery that might take advantage of these new initiatives. Their game-plan was always to sell in their small store attached to the brewery, and be featured at local bars around town. But McCormack, one of the co-owners of 5 Paddles, says
they might bring some of their more popular beers to LCBO, and eventually grocery stores as well. “We don’t produce a lot of beer, we’re smaller than a microbrewery, so we sell out of stock faster than we can make it,” said McCormack, “we can barely keep our fridge here stocked half the time.” One impact to grocery stores selling beer starting this winter is the changes that will need to be made and the training staff
will need to receive. Felicia Listro, an assistant manager at Real Canadian Superstore in Ajax said “our boss came in one day and sat us down, and told us that if we get the opportunity to sell beer starting this winter we would all have to go through proper training to get prepared.” The Wynne government plans to announce the stores that will be selling beer in December, and start stocking shelves just before Christmas.
SA prez says he’s not taking sides Andrew Brennan The Chronicle
Each new SA president faces the challenge of balancing the needs of both DC and UOIT students. Current president Jesse Cullen says the fact he’s a UOIT student will not stop him from advocating for both groups. The SA has created two programs, a college council and the Student Liaison Program to engage DC students, Cullen says. “This year we’ve decided to increase our engagement with our membership, rebuild trust with our membership from both institutions. We want to implement more community and council structure to get students involved,” Cullen says. The college council be a forum consisting of the SA executive, board members from the college side and students who wish to participate, he says.
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MEET IN THE PIT: The Student Association represents DC and UOIT. Representatives from the SA are often found mingling with students in the pit. The SA wants to give Durham College students a chance to talk about issues specific to them and increase the dialogue between students and their elected advocates, Cullen says. If the decrease of almost 800 votes in the 2015 SA presiden-
tial election from 2014 is any indication, students are becoming less willing to participate in SA functions. Durham College vice-president of student affairs, Meri Kim Oliver, says the SA should start asking different questions
instead of wondering why students aren’t engaged. “If students aren’t engaged in the Student Association, what is it they are engaged in? What do they really want? What do they really need? And how do we find out?” Oliver says. The SA hasn’t had a Durham College student as its president in more than five years. The SA executive consists of three UOIT students and two DC students, with one operating on the Whitby campus. In March’s SA election, approximately 1,200 students voted for their president. Cullen received close to as many votes as two other candidates combined. Each of the other candidates was a student of Durham College. Amy England is now a Oshawa City Council member and the only Durham College student to be elected the SA president since the formation
of UOIT. She says walking the halls, visiting classrooms and being a part of the school make for an effective SA president. Both England and VP of college affairs Mike Guerard say connecting with students on a personal level is a key to engagement. Guerard says he wants students to easily recognize him, so he wears his purple SA shirt to walk the halls and speak with students. Durham College students will soon be given another chance to participate in the SA. The nomination period for the byelections started October 6 and will run until the 13th. Guerard’s goal is for the vacant DC board member positions on the SA to be filled. He also wants more college students to run for both the VP of college affairs and the SA presidency in the spring. Students can vote in the byelection on October 21 and 22.
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DRESS FOR SUCCESS: (From left to right) Personal trainer and model Jessica Clattenburg, designer Caitlin Power and fashion photographer Max Jamali at the launch of #POWERwoman in support of Dress for Success Toronto.
#POWERwoman helping women Megan Chase
The Chronicle Why is it so hard to move out of poverty? And why is it even harder for women? In Canada, women are more likely than men to live in conditions of poverty, but the true extent of their poverty is hidden. This is why there has been a growing focus on helping women in need. According to an infographic from the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF), Canada’s poverty level is ranked 23rd out of 34 developed countries. Poverty can be described in two ways: absolute or relative. Absolute poverty centers on deprivation. This is when a person is unable to afford basic needs such as, shelter, clothing and transportation. On the other hand, relative poverty is related to inequality because it’s when a person is noticeably worse off than the rest of the people in his or her community. The programs set in place in Canada are focused on relative poverty because a large gap between the rich and the poor can impact a country’s overall health, like when inequality peaked in 1929 and was followed by the Great Depression. Building self-confidence and self-esteem are the main tools given to women in their fight against poverty. Local nonprofit organizations, like Dress for Success Toronto (DFST), and their volunteers are the support system that’s needed to help women through the emotional and stressful change. Anna Shredder is the boutique manager for DFST and is focused on helping women
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PROCEEDS FOR POVERTY: (From left to right) MYNC Brow and Beauty Bar’s Zoe and Madison carried trays of the #POWERwoman lipstick profits. in need build their self-confidence, which is an essential tool when beginning on the difficult journey out of poverty. Dress for Success (DFS) is an organization that helps women move out of poverty by investing in career-training programs that help women struggling to find employment. It’s important to support these specialized programs and help raise awareness about the gaps in our social structure, as they are two other key components in helping Canadian women move out of poverty. Women often find themselves stuck in poverty due to problems that may appear small but are actually quite large and overwhelming, such as lack of affordable childcare, insecure housing, or domestic
violence. Poverty can also endanger a woman’s safety, especially as a mother, because poverty might force her to choose to stay in a high-risk situation and risk her own safety or leave and become a single mother statistic. A single-mother is five times more likely to raise her child in poverty. Since its inception in 1995, DFS and their Toronto branch have joined the global movement whose mission is to bring long-lasting solutions to women. These solutions are centered on change. The programs and volunteers help to empower women to obtain safer and better futures. The non-profit provides professional attire to help women in need secure employment, along with physically preparing them with ac-
cessories and programs. This helps their confidence, which is able to help them be successful (by their own definition) and it gives them something tangible that can be implemented in multiple aspects of their life, from work to relationships. “It’s great to see the community coming together to help support women in need because it’s such an important issue people rarely talk about. Most people don’t even know it’s an issue in Canada to begin with,” said Priyanka Tanjea, a speech pathologist and MYNC customer who was at the event. In support of the many women the company continues to help, Toronto-based companies Caitlin Power and MYNC Beauty Bar came together and created a limited-edition lip-
stick, #POWERwoman, with 100 per cent of the proceeds benefitting DFST. The bold, berry tone of the lipstick comes as no surprise because of the Pink Carpet Program run by both MYNC and DFST. The women are sent to an MYNC Beauty Bar where they are given access to complimentary beauty services and pampering. This ensures they’re able to put their best face forward and also helps to bring together women of all ages and backgrounds. “So they put a final touch on a product we are trying to create and we would just like to thank everyone for supporting the community and supporting women on the path to financial independence,” said Shredder. According to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, the priority is placed on helping women to move out of poverty because helping poor women helps poor children. Women head 80 per cent of all singleparent families and have, on average, a net worth of $17,000, while single dads have a net worth of about $80,000. Women are also more likely than men to be poor because 70 per cent of part-time workers are female and 66 per cent of those earn minimum wage. Women are also more likely than men to lose time from their paid job due to family responsibilities. With the support of these companies, more women are able to go after their dreams and passions, making their visions a reality. After all, isn’t recognizing the significant role of women in economic development and the world economy the socially responsible thing to do?
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Research is key to preserving Ontario salmon Chinook salmon didn’t exist in the waters of Lake Ontario 45 years ago. But they are now in almost every river in Ontario, including the creek just behind Durham College. Chinook salmon are a foreign species of salmon that are beneficial to the environment of Lake Ontario. The alewife, and the lamprey eel are examples of a foreign species that are detrimental to the environment. They are an invasive species, which means they invaded and unbalanced an ecosystem whereas the Chinook salmon are an introduced species. They were introduced by environmental scientists working off of hard data, which proved this species could benefit an ecosystem. When foreign species are introduced to the wild without adequate in-depth research, things can go wrong.
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The foreign species can eat the food that the native species live on, consume the native species themselves, and change the environment to a degree that the native species cannot sustain. The introduction of the Chinook salmon to the Great Lakes was a decision based in science. This decision was a good one. To explain, let’s start by establishing a timeline. In Lake Michigan in the 1800s, lake trout populations were high and people fished them to near extinction. Then the sea lamprey ate the remaining lake trout, causing an imbalance that was felt all the way down the food chain. The alewife, that were commonly eaten by the lake trout, could now freely eat and breed and breed and breed… One hundred years later, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Ontario were over-
populated by the alewife whose population peaked in the early 1960s and made up a whopping 90 per cent of the total fish population. The population grew larger than the carrying capacity of the lakes and they had seasonal die-offs. This led to a horrible stench caused by the massive piles of dead fish. If you think the smell of Lake Ontario is putrid in the heat of the summer, imagine something significantly worse. Something needed to be done. Enter the Chinook salmon and the beginning of their legacy. The Chinook salmon was introduced to Lake Michigan in the 1960s to great success. Within 20 years, the Chinook salmon reduced the alewife population to less than 20 per cent of their historic 1967 high. Now the Chinook salmon have been introduced from Lake
Michigan to the other Great Lakes. Fishing the Chinook population became a seven-billon dollar industry benefiting the sport fishers and industrial fishing boats that troll the waters of Lake Ontario. The Chinook salmon eventually swam up rivers and creeks to spawn. It takes a salmon between two to four years to reach maturity. Chinook salmon are native to British Columbia, where they swim up mountain streams to breed. But in Lake Ontario they have completely bypassed the saltwater phase of their lifecycle, living solely in the lake. First they hatch, eat and grow in the river spawning grounds. Then baby salmon swim downstream and grow to maturity in the lake. Between the months of August and early September the salmon swim from Lake Ontario into the riv-
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ANNIVERSARY: The iconic final episode of the hit show, Six Feet Under, has garnered over a million views on YouTube, proving that the legacy of the television show lives on,10 years after the show’s finale.
Six Feet Under lives on Even though it has been 10 years since the show ended Six Feet Under is an awardwinning American TV series that aired between 2001 and 2005. The show is about the Fisher family: Claire Fisher, Ruth Fisher, David Fisher, and Nathan Fisher. The Fishers own a funeral home in California and struggle to make a living. When the series finale of Six Feet Under originally aired on August 21st 2005, it attracted 3.9 million views. Since then, the final episode, Everyone’s Waiting, has been viewed by 1,567,928 people on YouTube. Watchmojo, a video content producer from Montreal, ranks Everyone’s Waiting as one of the best series finales of all time. And for good reason. There are four philosophical
elements that make Everyone’s Waiting one of the best series finales in TV history. The first message is: it is never too late to appreciate what little you have. The second message is: let go and be one with nature. The third message is: never fear failure because not trying is not growing. And finally, the fourth message is: life is meaningless. Essentially, this sums up in two words: Nothing matters. The dinner scene featuring Claire Fisher and all of the Fisher family’s friends is inspirational. In this scene, Claire realizes how important her friends and family are to her, and how cherishing the time she has with them should be her main priority. In this scene, Claire opens up
about her cherished moments with her brother Nathan. The dinner scene was a way for the writers to thank the viewers for taking the four-year journey of Six Feet Under. In Everyone’s Waiting there is a scene when Brenda, the exgirlfriend of one of Ruth Fisher’s sons, Nathan Fisher, has a bad dream about her baby’s health.
Deen Albertini The newly single mother gets out of bed and dashes to her baby’s room, and sees her dead boyfriend Nathan and his father smiling while holding her baby. In the scene, Nathan tells Claire everything is going to be ok, and she doesn’t have to worry about the baby. This scene is symbolic because Brenda’s subconscious
is telling her she will be a great mother and she has to embrace the flow of life. In the end scene of Everyone’s Waiting, Claire, who has spent most of her adult life living with her mother, is moving out. Claire cries as she says goodbye to her mother, brother, and friends. She has spent her life holding onto what is comfortable. She has never faced her fears. She has been waiting for the right moment to become an independent adult. But the reality of life is that life at its best is uncertain. There is beauty and hope in uncertainty because to look forward in hope is to never look back in regret. When Claire is about to leave, she gets into her minivan and she drives from LA to New York. We see Claire driving on the highway and scenes cut in to show when her friends and family are going to die. The scenes are symbolic be-
cause they represent the fragility of life. For all the pain these people endured, for all the love they gave, for all the dreams they had, they still died. All their drama and fighting and sadness was without meaning, without purpose. In the end, it was up to the characters of Six Feet Under to make meaning out of their existence. This is true too for all who watched the season finale. The finale shows how fragile life is and how at every corner death awaits. As Jean Paul Sarte famously said, “Man is a useless passion. It is meaningless that we live and it is meaningless that we die.” Everyone’s Waiting reminds viewers that life is out of their control. What one takes away is the knowledge that in the bigger picture, we should stop trying to struggle against life because nobody knows when it’s their time to go six feet under.
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Awareness for mental health
Tabitha Reddekop The Chronicle
One in five Canadian students suffer from mental illness, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association, but only 20 students attended an on-campus event to discuss mental health issues recently. The event on Oct. 6 called Movies for Mental Health taught Durham College and UOIT students about the stigma of mental illness during the campus Mental Health Awareness Week. Marose Bellehumeur, a mental health advisor with Student Life says stigma may or may not have played a role in attendance. “Sometimes it’s hard to be a part of something so public,” she says. “We have a lot of students who self-refer and to me that’s a promising sign, that they seek support when they need it,” she says. “I think we have a ways to go for sure, but there’s a lot of students out there who are willing to talk about mental health and mental illness.” The program featured a collection of short films about mental illness, guided discus-
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PREMIERE: Natalie Daley (left) and Deanna Coulbeck (right) at UOIT for the Movies for Mental Health event. sions, a panel of campus mental health experts and free food. Students watched three to five minute films while eating sandwiches provided by the school and then discussed their feelings in smaller groups. Two student speakers shared their personal experiences with mental illness and mental health counsellors from UOIT and Durham College spoke about the mental health resources
available on campus. The program is run through Art with Impact, an organization that talks to students across North America about mental health. Natalie Daley, the Canadian program manager of Art with Impact says she isn’t worried about how many people attended because it varies from school to school, ranging from 20 to 300 attendees. “The first few films we had
really good discussions, that is what is important at the end of the day, the take-away people will have,” she says. Starting conversations with students about mental health is the goal of the program. “It’s the first step, to creatively talk about these issues in a way that is safe for them,” she says. “Being able to use the narratives and the protagonists in the films to talk about it.”
She organizes events such as Movies for Mental Health for Ontario universities and high schools to raise awareness of mental health and connect students to nearby resources such as school counsellors. Mason Verkruisen, a nuclear engineering and management student at UOIT, attended the event to find out how the campus handles mental illness. He says he suffered from a mental illness and is happy the school is getting the message across because most people don’t want to talk about these types of issues. “If you have a best friend who is depressed it’s a lot easier to be like, ‘that’s not my problem. I have midterms of my own to deal with’,” Verkruisen says. Bellehumeur says awareness is important because stigma prevents students from seeking help with mental illness or reaching out to others. “If we can get over these barriers, it will be such a huge opportunity to access support, access empowerment, to be able to feel that mental health isn’t something to be ashamed of. It’s something someone can work through and cope with.”
Businesses slowed by hotel construction Bill Christou The Chronicle
Being home to many small businesses, Oshawa’s Simcoe Street N. depends on walk-in customers seeing their signs to draw in business. With construction of a Holiday Inn located at Richmond and Simcoe Streets lasting over two years, business owners in the area are noticing a considerable decline in profits. The construction of the Holiday Inn started with an initial foundation dig in June of 2013, starting construction
in May of 2014, and costing an estimated $21 million. The build takes up most of a downtown Oshawa block, routing foot traffic to the opposite side of the street for the majority of the block. On top of that, safety fences and guardrails take up street space to set a defined barrier for the safety of workers and pedestrians alike, leaving little parking space for customers. The project was planned to finish by July of 2015 for this year’s Pan Am Games, but is still under way. Bill Wilson, President of
Wilson & Lee Ltd., a music store located at 87 Simcoe Street N., which is directly next to the Holiday Inn, says many people walk by and think his store has gone out of business because the construction directly blocks the view of his establishment. “If we’re going to put it into figures, it’s about 30 per cent business down because of that (the construction). We’re OK because we’ve been around a long time, but I wouldn’t want to be a new business doing this for two years like this,” Wilson says.
Brian Anaan, an employee at Worlds Collide, a comic book store located at 80 Simcoe Street N., directly across from the Holiday Inn construction, says that mostly the store’s business comes from walk-ins, but many customers that would need to travel from out of town or park their cars tend to avoid the store because of a lack of parking. Currently both stores have issues bringing in customers because of the construction; however, Wilson remains to the addition of a hotel downtown. “I think it’s going to be a
wonderful thing for Oshawa,” Wilson says. Anaan however is skeptical about the business a hotel will bring to Worlds Collide. “I think it’s going to affect all the restaurants and food joints that are opening up around here, but a book store, maybe not,” he says. With the success of numerous businesses being slowed by the city’s tourism based development, store owners can only hope that the new hotel will bring in new business to fill a two-year-and-running hole in their profits.
UOIT students show off for employers Alyssa Bugg The Chronicle
For those who have ever owned a fish, the routine of regularly cleaning the tank, or the hassle and cost involved with replacing the filter might be familiar. Mankin Ho, a second-year Mechatronics Engineering student at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT, has a cheaper, greener solution to these problems. Ho created a water filter using recycled materials such as straws from McDonald’s, bottle caps and a medicine bottle – which has a a motor and propeller inside – and is powered by a
5-volt battery which stores energy via a USB drive plugged into a computer. This was just one of the items Ho had on display at a reverse career fair on Oct. 8 attended by more than 200 students in UOIT’s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (FEAS) and Faculty of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science (FESNS) programs. Students laid their futures and projects on the table in hopes to impress employers from 27 companies at the fourth-annual FEAS & FESNS Reverse Career Fair. The reverse career fair features a simple concept. Registered second, third and fourth-
year FEAS/FESNS students set up a table-top display of projects they’ve been working on via bristol board presentations, physical aids and other means in attempt to draw the attention of employers from various companies. Employers are free to walk around and discuss the students’ projects or presentations. For Ho, this is exactly the venue he needs to display his work. “For all the companies, they require you to submit your résumé through their website… you can’t show photos, you can’t present more in-depth to them. So with this fair, [you’re able to] bring whatever is in the résumé, out to life,” said Ho.
This event provides a unique experience for students to showcase their materials and impress company representatives for the shot at a co-op, internship or possibly a position following graduation. “Just to showcase [our projects] to the employers themselves so it’s just not just a list on a resume [is a benefit],” said Kimberley Fernandez, a third-year Health Physics and Radiation Science student. Employers resonated the same feelings surrounding the reverse career fair. “I think our future generation of engineers and scientists coming through the programs are going to make a huge im-
pact, a positive impact, on not only the nuclear industry where I’m from, but also the other industries,” said Dennis Kazimer, section manager of Fuel Handling & Reactor Tooling Design at nuclear generating company, Bruce Power. Employers also had the opportunity to tour some of UOIT’s research facilities including the Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE), Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System, Integrated Manufacturing Centre and the Nuclear Simulation Laboratory. Reverse career fairs are rarely seen in Canadian college and universities, but are fairly common in U.S. institutions.
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Beware when buying things online It costs more on U.S. sites Alyssa Bugg The Chronicle
With busy schedules and busy lifestyles on the rise, Canadian consumers are always on the hunt for the quickest way to buy items. This need for speed and convenience began with the invention of credit and debit cards, the adjustment to a world of technology and virtual purchases followed soon after. Online buying has become a routine many of us take part in daily. If fact, according to an Ipsos Reid study, 82 per cent of online Canadians made purchases online in 2014. Among the many Canadians who frequently make online purchases, consumers may have noticed there have been a substantial increase in the cost of their online purchases. According to Durham College economics professor, Peter Stasiuk, many consumers may not be aware of the location of the website they’re making purchases from. “One of the things we run into as consumers here, we don’t always know where a website is located. We just find something on Google and we come up with the item and look at the price and think ‘this is great’,” says Stasiuk. “There’s
two problems, the site is in the U.S., the price is in U.S. dollars and there’s going to be additional tax.” Stasiuk’s theory, combined with the low value of the Canadian dollar (CAD) may play a significant role in why Canadians are seeing an increase in prices at the checkout. According to the Bank of Canada’s statistics, the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar (USD) and CAD was reasonably equal between 2010 to 2013, at which time the CAD began its decline.
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Using the price of a Rubik’s Cube on both Canadian and U.S. Wal-Mart websites as an example, the current price in USD is $9.96 and CAD $13. If the price of the Rubik’s Cube was the same five years ago as it is today and we use the current USD price ($9.96) and apply the CAD to USD exchange rate of 2010, the price for the Rubik’s Cube would be CAD $10.05. What this means: five years ago, Canadian and U.S. consumers were paying nearly equal prices for their Rubik’s Cubes (CAD $10.05 vs. USD $9.96). Present day Canadi-
ans are paying three dollars more than their American neighbours (CAD $13 vs. USD
$9.96). Though the CAD doesn’t appear to be plunging any lower,
it is too difficult to predict where the dollar will go in the future.
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A new tool for bipolar Deen Albertini The Chronicle
The book The Tao of Bipolar introduces readers to the history of Bipolar Disorder, Taoism, and meditation. The teachings in the book can be used as a bipolar disorder treatment plan, and can inform people on the history of madness, the philosophy of Wui Wei, and mindfulness.There are not many books that can successfully merge information on Eastern philosophy and mental illness. The books, that have done so, such as The Mindful Way Through Depression by John Teasdale, often use technical language and the result is most readers can find that annoying. The Tao of Bipolar aims to both inform and entertain by taking large philosophical and spiritual concepts and making them easy to understand.Bipolar Disorder can be seen throughout history and in many nations. In the book, authors Alexander and Anellen Simpkins explain how Bipolar Disorder is represented in various ancient writings such as the Egyptian text the Ebrus Papryus written in 1550 B.C., which the authors say mentions depression. And in the Chinese medical text The Yellow Emperor written in 2600 B.C., there is a section that translates “When mania begins, the patient is sad first.” By exploring the history of Bipolar Disorder, the Simpkins are showing that it is not a new phenomenon but has existed for millennia. In Taoism, Wui Wei means going with the flow of the universe. The philosophy of Wui Wei can benefit people living with Bipolar Disorder and depression by simply helping them identify and be mindful of their emotions. According to Alexander and Allen Simpkins, mania and depression is energy (chi) that is out of balance, and meditation and journaling are great ways to balance one’s chi. The Tao of Bipolar, uses the latest information on cognitive science to explain what chi is in a western scientific view. The western view of Bipolar Disorder is that it is a chemical imbalance in the brain. Alexander and Annelle Simpkins have written many books on meditation and Eastern philosophy such as Meditation for Therapist and their Clients, Simple Buddhism, Simple Zen, but what makes The Tao of Bipolar stand out is the fact that at 172 pages, it is easy to read, uses simple language, and is highly informative. The book’s teachings on Taoism and meditation exercises can be used by any reader.
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Students provide Aramark with food for thought A call for more meal choices on campus Deen Albertini The Chronicle
Joshua Sparrow, 19, is a Durham College student who enjoys eating food in the cafeteria. However, Sparrow stopped buying meals at the cafeteria to save money. “I avoid buying food in the cafeteria because it is too expensive and I am trying to save up for college and university, so every little bit counts,” said Sparrow. Sparrow’s plight with the cafeteria is similar to other students, according to Siraj Syed, the newly elected VP of Student Affairs for both Durham College and UOIT. Students are finding it tough to get inexpensive and cultural friendly meals, and are petitioning Aramark, an American food service company, to lower the prices of food in the cafeteria and to provide Kosher and Halal meals. Syed and The Student Association created a petition to change the way food is sold on campus, because being a devout Muslim, he felt there was not enough food catering to his religious beliefs, and students were complaining about the high price of cafeteria food. “I don’t think pizzas and burgers represent too many different cultures, and students from different cultures are complaining about the lack of multicultural food,” said Syed. With the first week of creating the petition online, 550 people added their names to it. On October 14th, the petition had more than 778 supporters. The petition that was created by Syed has over seven crucial demands students want Aramark to pay attention to. Low pricing on all foods, a repeal of the mandatory food plan for students living in the Durham College and UOIT res-
idential buildings, and a vast array of food for people with dietary and cultural needs. A representative for Ara-
mark, Todd McKinnon says Aramark is willing to communicate with students to make their dining experience better.
“Aramark has formed a food committee to listen to students’ concerns. The committee involves representatives from Ar-
amark, representative from the college and university, and representatives from the Student Association,” said McKinnon.
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Bringing grace to Oshawa Sean Heeger The Chronicle
Becoming a pastor changed Reverend Jack Hetzel’s life. As a god fearing church goer from a young age Hetzel always enjoyed his time within the congregation, but he never thought about being the leader of one until the day he spoke to his pastor. “One day I walked into my pastor’s office and told him I was going away for school, and I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do,” said Hetzel. Not long after he was enrolled in a pre-seminary program to begin his training as a member of the clergy. But becoming a pastor isn’t always an easy job. One of the other hardships of being a pastor is the constant moving anytime you get the calling to take over another church. In his 26 years Hetzel has worked at three different churches. His first was a small church in Brandon, Manitoba, where he worked for six years. The second church was St. Mathews in Calgary, Alta., where his family settled for eight years. Finally 13 years ago he got
the call from members of Grace Lutheran Church in Oshawa, and his family made the trip from western Canada to take over a church celebrating 42 years of worship. And according to Hetzel,
one of the best things to happen since moving out here was something that not many people get to say - he officiated his daughter’s wedding. Three years ago he was not only the proud father of the
bride, but also the lucky ordained minister who got to preside over the wedding of his eldest daughter Kristen and her fiancé. “I felt like I was wearing two hats that day, and maybe I
was neglecting my duties,” said Hetzel. But once again he gets to be the proud father with two hats next July, when his second daughter Lauren marches down the aisle to say “I do.”
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A small-town girl with big dreams Taylor Waines The Chronicle
From small-town Uxbridge performances to a Nashville stage, country artist Leah Daniels has had a taste of what it’s like to be a musician. After opening for country singer Alan Jackson, performing at Boots and Hearts, and recording with Beverly Mahood, the stage lights can be blinding. However, Daniels manages not to get lost in the limelight. Coming from such a close-knit community, Daniels explains how her hometown aided in her musical success. “Growing up in Uxbridge has been so helpful and has given me so many opportunities,” Daniels says. There are so many chances to get involved in the arts Daniels shares. Her hometown offers plenty of ways for sharing musical talent whether in choir, or plays. Daniels says, she took advantage of every occasion to perform. Being involved in the community, Daniels found just
how supportive the people of Uxbridge are. In March 2015, Country 104 radio began their ‘Women of Country’ poll. Several country artists went up against each other in a fanbased poll moving on only with the most votes. It wasn’t until Daniels was put up against one of her own inspirations, Shania Twain, that she saw just how much support she had. “It’s amazing how the word spread and the people are there to support,” Daniels says. “I owe a lot to Uxbridge and the people of Uxbridge for giving me so many opportunities, and still following me to this day.” Beating out Twain and each country artist following her, Daniels was named ‘2015’s Woman of Country.’ With rising popularity, Daniels finds ways to keep fame from changing who she is. “Family and friends are so important to keeping me grounded… they’ll call me out on stuff,” laughs Daniels. Keeping the people who
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LEAH DANIELS: A country singer from small town Uxbridge, Ont. on her rise to fame. knew her before she was famous close such as; friends, and family; is one of the most important things to her. Without her strong support system and their encouragement, she says she would not be where she is today. Daniels’ many fans sup-
ported her in winning the 2015 ‘Rising star of the Year’ at the Country Music Association of Ontario awards in May, and was nominated for two awards at the Canadian Country Music Awards. Daniels, oblivious to her stardom, says she has yet to realize that she is more than
just small-town famous. “I’m still growing, I’m still climbing, and I still have so many goals that I want to accomplish,” Daniels says. Performing just recently in Uxbridge Daniels continues to visit her hometown, regardless of her rising popularity.
The evolution of music A killer story Technology continues to change every day David Conti The Chronicle
The music industry is constantly changing. In this techdominated world we live in, any changes are looked at as positive ones. Although this might not be true for everyone. Through the past decade and a half, we have seen a dramatic shift in the music business, which affects the artists, labels, and the consumer. Here are a few ways the music industry has changed over the last 15 years. The Consumption: No more CD players, no more tapedecks, no more Walkmen. People used to go out to a record store to buy a physical album. Now we have entered the digital era, and people don’t ever leave their house to get a new record. We are currently in the age of streaming media (Netflix, Spotify, YouTube) and downloads. This means anybody with a connection to the world wide web can download and listen to almost anything for free. Result: The outcome is a huge loss for everybody but the consumer. Music sales have dropped 47 per cent from 14.6 billion to 7.7 billion dollars in the 10 years following Napster’s arrival in 1999.
The Artist: Musicians have to do a lot more “outside the box” thinking when it comes to releasing music in 2015. It is estimated that internet users consume between 7 billion and 20 billion dollars worth of pirated music annually. This results in the artist having to create extra incentive for their fans to go out and buy their album, like selling the album with an action figure, or placing unique, handwritten notes in almost every copy. Result: If the artist puts out a good quality sounding project that is respected, there is still no way to determine how well the sales will do. Artists will create different “versions” of their album (deluxe, limited editions) to add reason for the customer to purchase. The Sales: The introduction of streaming makes it quite difficult to track sales now. Even services used to track sales seem a little confused, now including separate pages and rankings for “Streaming” as well as “Streams + Sales.” Calculating how much money is earned from streams is a new monster, and is still a work in progress. Streaming can be tough to track when it comes to an album. Did a listener stream one
song or the whole album? Did they stream it five times or 500 times? Result: The end result of this is a whole lot of people who don’t know exactly how much an album “sold.” In order for the artist to make the same money via streams as they would with one album sale, the consumer would have to stream songs from that album collectively 1500 times. No lengthy calculations for you, but in the end the artist makes about $0.007 for every one song streamed. Streaming services seem to benefit everybody except the artists. The artists must re-search what will sell and why. They need to know their audience, and create a project that will not just be listened to, but purchased. In the era of digital downloads and streams, purchases are too difficult to calculate. This results in the artist making less than one penny per song streamed. The purchasing era is over, and this is the download era. Next up: the streaming era. Chances are this will be good for the consumer. It is likely that the streaming era will create a nightmare for the once Platinum selling artists who may never exist again.
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Falling in love and slaying zombies may seem like two totally different things, but put them together and they can make one killer story. In Showalter’s young adult trilogy, The White Rabbit Chronicles, which includes Alice in Zombieland, Through the Zombie Glass and The Queen of Zombie Hearts, the main character, Ali Bell, learns that she is different from everyone else. She slays the zombie world by separating her soul from her body and fighting the living dead. So from a trilogy to a quartet, Gena Showalter has made the fourth book in The White Rabbit Chronicles, which tells the story of a heartbroken Frosty. Originally Showalter’s young adult book series was supposed to end with the third book, The Queen of Zombie Hearts, hence the trilogy. However, Showalter herself, as well as her fans, wanted to find out what was going to happen with Frosty, who is one of the other main characters in the story. He was left heartbroken after his girlfriend, Kat, was killed.
When Showalter finished the trilogy, she felt relieved. But she left Frosty in misery. She felt she could not leave Frosty the way she did so she wrote an ending, according to an interview with USA Today. The fourth book, which includes Frosty’s story, is called A Mad Zombie Party. Frosty was a member of the zombie slaying team, which was introduced in the first book. He had an on again, off again relationship with Ali Bell’s best friend Kat Parker. In this fourth instalment, Showalter gives Frosty a new love interest that no one would have expected: Camilla Marks, the woman implicated in Kat’s death. Along the way, when the zombie slayers are forced to work together, Frosty has to learn that revenge is not the answer and to let go of the past and hold on to a bright future. This book is told from Frosty’s and Camilla’s point of view giving the readers a new perspective on the story as the first three books gave the perspective of Ali Bell. Even though the fourth book, A Mad Zombie Party, was not meant to happen Showalter is happy she wrote it.
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Things are not always as they seem
adds to the experience. It’s the little things that I have come to appreciate. To me, they are big things, because I am getting a form of recognition for my hard work.
As a matter of fact, some of the fields we play on wouldn’t be considered an average field in the U.S. And some Canadian college infields have horrible dirt, the outfield grass is uneven, and some dugouts can only fit half the team. Luckily, the Lords’ home field, Kinsmen Memorial Stadium, is one of the best in the league. It has a very homey feel to it, bleachers, infield dirt with cutouts, a new scoreboard, full size dugouts and a 10ft concrete wall covered in ivy. Just like Wrigley field in Chicago… almost. I would be lying if I said Canada was my first choice destination for college. But while it may not be what I expected, I don’t regret the decision I made over a year ago. Being an international student playing college sports in Canada is rare, but it shows how diverse sports can be. It adds a new dimension. Being a player from a completely different country has made my college experience very interesting. I have learned new things from teammates but they have also learned new things from me. It is nice to compare cultures and experiences. Playing a higher level of baseball has allowed me to further my skills, and is better than the standard of baseball in England. For that I am grateful. My experiences show that you may not be able to get your first choice in things, but you can always find a way to make something work out to benefit you in the long run.
consistent 60 minutes of hockey keeping pace with the Redmen on every stride. Petaccio added a goal in the loss and offense is something the Ridgebacks coaching staff is hoping they will see from the six-foot-four right-winger this season. “We are looking for Petaccio to have a good season, we know he can play a physical game but we really liked his offensive upside,” says assistant coach Brad Gauld. “Our team played at a high level and kept the game close, if we keep doing that the success will come,” says Gauld. Gauld also says they will rely on the new recruits like Petaccio to use their experience and skill to influence the rest of the team and create a winning culture. “It feels great to be back in
Oshawa, I had made a lot of friends here when I was with the Generals and it has been nice to see everyone again,” says Petaccio where he was a member of the Oshawa Generals from 2010-2012. “I am one of the younger players on the team so one day I want to take a part in the leadership on the team but for right now I want to play hard and contribute.” Gauld says they will rely on their new players as the season goes on. The next home games for the Ridgebacks will be November 7th against Queen’s University Golden Gaels, November 13th against the University of Waterloo Warriors, and November 14th against the Laurier Golden Hawks, these games will take place at 7:30 at the Campus Ice Centre.
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I arrived at Durham from England in the summer of 2014 expecting big things. I was recruited on a scholarship to play for the Lords baseball team. Bright lights, thousands of fans, and cheerleaders. These are just some of the things that I was expecting for college baseball. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the reality. It may be in America but here in Canada the fan base is between 50 and 100 people, most of them parents, rather than thousands of screaming fans. The lights are more of a hindrance than a help. And, sadly, no cheerleaders. Canadian college baseball didn’t turn out to be as glamorous as I expected, but here’s how it worked out to be a great decision. I couldn’t wait to get started with my college baseball career; it had always been a dream of mine to play college ball. And although Canada may not have been my first choice, and there were other options, it ended up being the most feasible and safe option on offer. I’ve learned to appreciate things like bus trips to upstate New York with a group of 25 sweaty teammates. That may sound less than glamorous but joking around with teammates, telling stories and just travelling on a team bus then playing baseball, well it is awesome. Another perk is getting kitted out every year in Adidas gear: a black tracksuit top and pants with white trim, a green
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ACROSS THE POND: Jordan Edmonds (pitcher) has come to Canada from England to play baseball for the Durham Lords, with hopes of achieving his dream. Edmonds is enrolled in the Journalism - Web and Print program. hoodie with old style font, a gym bag with multiple compartments, home and away jerseys and more, I feel like a pro. In England, my club team has had the same jersey for nearly
10 years! On top of that, having my own name card above my locker and having Rick Ross-Stay Schemin, as my walk-up song when I come up to pitch and bat
Petaccio wants to lead by example Michael Fletcher The Chronicle
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NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Mark Petaccio (UOIT) is among many new players for the Ridgebacks hockey team, he will be an important part of this team’s success this season.
Ridgebacks’ fans were able to watch several new faces on the men’s hockey team take the ice for the 2015-2016 season recently. The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team’s home opener marked the first time the new players played in front of their home crowd, but it was also the first time Mark Petaccio (Sicklerville N.J.) stepped on the ice in Oshawa since leaving the Oshawa Generals (OHL) to play professional hockey in the USHL. Petaccio joined the Ridgebacks in the offseason along with six others. Although they lost the home opener 4-2 to the McGill Redmen on October 9th, the Ridgebacks played a
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Toronto Blue Jays: Fun facts from team history The Toronto Blue Jays have been having their best season in 22 years, and their playoff run this season has already been epic. With their thrilling win last Wednesday, the Jays became only the third team in history to come back from an 0-2 deficit in a best of five series, and move onto the next round. In honour of the Blue Jays reaching the American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals, Durham College first year Journalism students have compiled a list of fun facts from over the years. Xenophon Katradis The last time the Toronto Blue Jays won a World Series was 22 years ago. They faced the Phillies. The Phillies had them 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth. It was Joe Carter then drove a slider from Mitch Williams into the left field bullpen to give the Jays their second championship victory. Carter’s blast was only the second Series-ending home run in baseball history! Jenn Amaro Roy Halladay holds the record for the Toronto Blue Jays for pitchers with the most wins in a season with 22 wins. This was back in 2003 - and has not been beat yet. Kevin Steinbach Roberto Osuna is the first rookie reliever, younger than 21 years, to record 66 appearances in the Major Leagues. He quit school at age 12 to help out his dad in the farm fields. Toby Vanweston Starting pitcher Robert Allen Dickey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in January, 2012. The danger associated with climbing the mountain put his 2012 season salary at risk, which was $4,250,000. During the climb, he became interested in raising awareness for human trafficking in India, and raised over $100,000 for the Bombay Teen Challenge, an organization dedicated to rescuing young women from forced prostitution. This information can be found on Dickey’s official bio on the official site for the Toronto Blue Jays, as well on his Wikipedia page. Trusha Patel The Blue Jays first mascot made an appearance in the 1979 season. He remained the team’s mascot for 20 years but was replaced. In 2000, fans were introduced to a new pair of mascots named Ace and Diamond. Diamond was removed in 2003, but Ace still remains the team’s mascot.
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JAYS FEVER: A Toronto Blue Jays fan celebrates outside the Rogers Centre after the team’s series clinching win. Nicole O’Brien With the trade of Vernon
Wells, the Jays entered a new era dominated by the surpris-
ing Jose Bautista, who shattered the season record with 33 home runs in Toronto in 2010.
“If you need a spokesperson I got you @DQCanada @DairyQueen !!! This is my fuel...”
Joshua Nelson Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky watched the final game of the 1992 world series, which featured the Toronto Blue Jays winning the World Series over the Atlanta Braves, from a private suite with Jay’s senior management. He then went into the clubhouse to celebrate with the team.
Barbara Howe Russell Martin grew up in the 1990s in Montreal. He supported the Montreal Expos and learned to play the game with his father. They would play endless games of catch in the local parks. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, The New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates. One of the main reasons for coming back to Canada was to be closer to his parents.
Tommy Morais Star pitcher David Price is a massive fan of Dairy Queen’s blizzards and offered to be a spokesperson for the franchise. He has them regularly and says they’re his “fuel.” In a post on his Twitter account he has a picture of the tasty treat with the caption
Alexander Debets Former Blue Jay Daniel Norris (traded July 30, 2015) lives in a Volkswagen Westfalia during the off-season. He spends the off-season driving around and living in his van.
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