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INSIDE WHAT YOU WANT Looking for photography tools? Or a good read for the commute? We have lists of solutions to those problems
LOOKING GOOD Do you appreciate style and fashion? Check out how to afford cosmetics even on a student budget.
PARTY ALL THE TIME January was full of events, look inside for coverage and photos of the exciting first month back to school.
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The Board Profile gives you a chance to meet CCSAI Board Members. This month Akeem Raphael and Tani Malhi.
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Ashtonbee’s new athletics facility is already a swirl of activity. Here are more photos from the opening and the 3-point contest.
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Beer has exploded into the mainstream with a wide variety of styles to pick from. Here are a few for you to try out.
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The long commute is always better with some entertainment. Take a look at some of these commuterfriendly reads.
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MASTHEAD Publisher Mathieu Yuill Editor-In-Chief Geoffrey Mosher Art Director Leigh Cavanaugh Graphic Designers Jaime Munoz Joel Nash Cesar Augusto Ojeda Jeremy Cole
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With a new music program at SAC here is a list of top musicals to get you through the cold dark winter. With fitness you have to make every day count. Here are some ways to get fit in the most efficient and easy way possible.
There are a lot of challenges to being and student, but also some great aspects as well. We brought you some lists that celebrate being a student and try to provide solutions to make the experience easier and more fun.
Contributors Faith Bangawan Dennis Gonzales Naomi Grosman Paul Hantiuk Lauren LiBetti Nicholas Misketi
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The International Inventors Museum Black History Month College Event
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From: Jalandhar, Punjab, India Program: Pharmacy Technician Inspired By: My parents, because I love the way they deal with
situations in life and I love their dedication. S. Gurbax Singh Malhi, also from Punjab, is another inspiration. He started his journey from nothing and has achieved great success through consistent hard work and dedication. He now has the honour of being the first Canadian Sikh MP (Malton-Gore-Bramlea area). Office Hours: Wednesday, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm (Progress), Thursday 10:30 am to 3:30 pm (Morningside). l Contact: tmalhi@centennialcollege.ca or 416-289-5000 ext. 2914 pg 5
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ABOVE: Morningside and Ashtonbee celebrated Clubs and video games to start the semester. (Left) Sarah Pupo and Edisha Gumbs hand out samosas and talk to students about clubs at Morningside Campus.
Ashtonbee & Morningside Pumping it up LEFT: After Ashtonbee’s 3-point contest some students showed they can do more than just shoot the long ball.
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(Left to Right) Diarmuid O’Connor and Mark Tarazhi enjoy the festivities at the opening bash for the Ashtonbee athletic facility.
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Multicultural Celebration Performers from a wide variety of cultures were at the event. Many forms of dance and music were featued to entertain sutdents. Photos courtesy// Jasper Wong
BELOW: Malcom Kelly was one of the guests at the CCSAI Special General Meeting. He presented on the annual Sports Journalism trip to Spring Training in Florida.
Look for more photos and video on our social media: CCSAIToronto on Instagram, @ CSSAI on Twitter and CCSAI on Facebook.
The CCSAI hosted a Special General Meeting to change bylaws including extending the president’s term limit.
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Bringing Las Vegas to Scarborough. The CCSAI hosted a night of festivities to take student’s minds away from the winter cold and welcome them to a new semester.
The CCSAI held a casino night at the Progress Student Centre. Students were hoping lady luck was on their side while they competed for prizes.
The Main Events Hall and Arcade in the Progress were all dressed up and for a glamourous night of gaming. Prizes included an iPad mini, a Galaxy 3 tablet, Raptors. Maple Leafs and movie tickets, and more! pg 8
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ABOVE: From Scary Spice to Baby Spice, all the girls showed to the Main Events Hall to provide some
SPICE UP YOUR LIFE lunch time entertainment for students starting their winter semesters.
Wannabe, a Spice Girls tribute group, warmed up the Main Events Hall at the Progress Campus Student Centre Jan. 15. Photos courtesy// Mathieu Yuill
Look for more photos and video on our social media: CCSAIToronto on Instagram, @CSSAI on Twitter and CCSAI on Facebook.
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ic h p a r g fo in d n u o r g k c a b Student Over 7000 international students are enrolled in Centennial College and many of them reflect the diverse ways we define multiculturalism. Here are some facts about our students.
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many of our students (non Canadian) come from East Asia
307 South East Asian
1751 English Canadian
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Being a student is full of positives and challenges. Here are some lists highlighting the good things and solving the bad ones.
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You have access to equipment and software that costs a lot of money to rent/own in the real world. Make use of that, you will miss it when it’s gone.
You get a cheaper TTC monthly pass. Saving almost $26 every month on a metro pass ain’t that bad.
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You are surrounded daily by people who have the same interests and similar goals, it makes for great conversation.
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You will make friends for life. Through shared experiences, laughs and sometimes cries you create a bond that is sure to last beyond the four walls of the classroom.
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You are allowed to make mistakes. Learn how to fall down and get right back up again, with the encouragement from your teachers and peers.
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4. Dominion Often compared to Magic the Gathering, but while MtG has a countless number of cards from the two decades it’s been in print, Dominion is a closed set. While that does limit the game in comparison to MtG, within the vanilla box there are multiple ways that the game can be set up, giving an impressive amount of variation and strategy. And if you happen to exhaust the original set, there’s another standalone set called Intrigue and seven other expansions of varying size. The downside is that, while the game itself is fairly quick, learning the game may take a little while.
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A card based game that’s all about rules, but the game only starts with two: draw one card and play one card. More rules are added to the mix as the game goes on, such as draw 5 cards, play all cards, or “Everything is + 1”, meaning that every instance of a number occurring in the game gets + 1. There’s no limit to the number of rules, so the game can get chaotic having to keep track of it all, but that’s part of the fun!
5. Cards Against Humanity The ranking of this game is not an indication of it’s quality or it’s fun factor, because it’s completely a given that this game is on this list. It’s Apples to Apples for ‘adults’ (and man-children), it works with any number of people, and guarantees good laughs. Players are given a hand of White cards, some examples are “Nickelback”, “Winking at Old People”, or “The World of Warcraft.” Meanwhile, another random player draws a Black card with stuff like, “Daddy, why is mommy crying?” or “What never fails to liven up a party?”, and all other players pick a card from their hand. The player that drew the Black card judges which card is “best” (completely interpretive) and the player who played that card gets a point. Rinse and repeat until someone “wins”, or just whoever has the most
2. Resistance A sci-fi variation of the classic Mafia game. Players are split into two teams, Resistance and the Spies. The goal for the Resistance is to get three missions to pass, sounds simple right? Except that all it takes is one Spy for a mission to fail, and if they fail three mission, they win. The kicker? Only the Spies know who the other Spies are, the Resistance are completely unaware… unless you have a bad poker face. The game is 90% yelling, and 10% playing. If you haven’t made an enemy by the end of your first play session, you’re doing it wrong.
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1. King of Tokyo My go-to game when I want to play something fast and unpredictable. Plays a bit like Yahtzee, where you roll six dice and try to match three, but add in monsters, power-up cards and a victory-point system, and you have King of Tokyo. You can earn points by occupying Tokyo, earning a point when you first jump in and when a turn cycle has completed and you’ve held onto Tokyo. You also gain the benefit of hitting everyone not in Tokyo when you attack, but when everyone else attacks, they all hit you. Healing is also not an option when you’re in Tokyo either, so players must balance their aggression. The game is as much decision making and skill, as it is complete luck.
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Five best commuter reads Centennial students are used to long commutes and are always looking for ways to make it more enjoyable, check out these short stories that make for perfect commute companions. By: Paul Hantiuk
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his is a list for all you subway commuters out there. Bus-bound folks are doomed as reading on those rickety TTC wagons is only going to cause nausea. Yet, on the underground, where cell service is blacked out and you can’t play Candy Crush, you can get a lot of reading done. You always end up tracing one page over and over and lose the plot you say? Opt for an essay collection or book of short stories. You can finish something while you would otherwise be idly waiting for your stop to be called.
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Alice Munro Dear Life An obvious choice, being Canada’s first Nobel Prize winner for literature, but she deserved the long overdue recognition. Many cite her as the best living short story writer and this is apparently Michel de Montaigne The Essays her final collection. You wouldn’t want to be unfamiliar with one of our real national treasures would you? Rather than dieting on the self-help advice of the moment, how about going to one of forbearers of the enlightenment instead? Tried, tested and true, most modern translations are short, readable enough – okay the historical allusions flew over my own head – and will leave you feeling enriched when you begin your day.
George Saunders Tenth of December
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One of America’s best short fiction writers released one of his best collections last year. I cannot recommend these ranging tales about class and responsibility in post-2008 collapse America enough.
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Joseph Mitchell Up in the Old Hotel I’m biased because I’m a journalism student, so I will throw this out to my fellow J-schoolers specifically and say that there might not be a finer profiler in the last century than Joseph Mitchell. Read. Underline. Learn. This is how you write feature profiles for magazines.
5 P.G. Wodehouse: The World of Jeeves I grew up watching Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie playing Bertie Wooster and Jeeves on British TV. This short story omnibus is bliss by the pound and a light touch on the morning commute will make you tough enough to stand what the day has in store.
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Top The Little Mermaid (1998) The epic tale of Ariel and her quest for a better life on solid ground is the perfect easy-to-watch musical. If you don’t have time to watch the full movie, listening to the soundtrack is equally fun. Best song: “Under The Sea.” Daydreaming isn’t really conducive to successful studying but it can still be fun.
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Hairspray (2007) Although it’s set in a high school in Baltimore in the 1960s’, this cult-classic remake explores many of the same issues that plague college students (e.g. fitting in and standing up to bullies), except sin ging and dancing replaces actual studying. Best song: “Good Morning Baltimore” Listen to it on your way to school, a great way to start the day
West Side Story (1961) This classic musical will teach you everything you need to know about love and the tough life of New Yorkers in the 60s’. Above all it will teach you how to challenge someone to a dance, instead of a fist-fight. Best song: If you ever find yourself in a sticky situation just stay “Cool.”
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This movie is proof that musicals can be for anyone. There are no original songs in this musical. Instead, pop songs from the 20th century are woven into an intricate storyline about a lowly poet who falls in love with a courtesan. Best song: “El Tango de Roxanne,” An Argentinian version of the popular Police tune from the 80s’.
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The ultimate musical, it will stir-up every emotion you feel, because students need a little supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in their life. Best song: “A Spoonful of Sugar,” a little sweetness will make studying easier. pg 16
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look good on a budget Here are some tips to ensure you can afford cosmetics even on your student budget
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E.L.F. Eyes Lips Face - AKA e.l.f. - is a great cosmetic website that aims to offer quality products at an affortable price for all women. “We at e.l.f. believe that innovative technology, quality ingredients and superb delivery systems should not be limited to prestige retailers.” e.l.f. sells products ranging from mineral makeup to the bare essentials. During sales, items can be as low as $1.50.
BH Cosmetics is a great place to score some awesome products at a low price - especially when it comes to eyeshadow. Simply purchasing a couple of their palettes will give you all the colours you could ever want. Plus, they constantly have sales on all their products. It gets hard to say no to such great prices. Large palettes range from: $10.95$15.95 (not including sale prices). Smaller sets start at $7.95 and single hot-pots go for only $.98.
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3 Multi-purpose products Makeup bag too full? Try downsizing. Multi-purpose cosmetics are a great money and time-saving tool. Products like Stila’s Stay All Day foundation and concealer or Too Faced’s Full Bloom cheek and lip colour are nice choices. But if you are looking for a fuller gambit, Micabella’s mineral colours can be used for eyes, lips, cheeks and nails. Check out more here: www.stilacosmetics.com www.toofaced.com www.micabellacanada.com
5 web coupons Coupons aren’t just available on the odd occasion after you sign up for a cosmetic site’s newsletter. In fact, web coupons for popular retailers can be found year-round if you know where to look. Take advantage of what’s out there. Check out more here: www.retailmenot.com pg 17
BE resourceful Makeup brushes are integral tools that can get very pricey. Lise Watier and Quo offer brush accessories ranging from $13.00-$22.00 just for a single item. But if you are like me and have unused art brushes lying around, then your in luck. Paintbrushes with soft bristles are perfect for applying eyeshadow and hold up longer. Deserres sells nicely bristled brushes starting at $5.00. Check out more here: www.deserres.ca/en-CA
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1 Le Patinage Your friends from the country might tell tall tales of pristine ponds frozen over, but here in the city, we’re mostly going to have to settle for crowded indoor arenas or scuffed up public outdoor pads. Either way, there’s going to be throngs of small children kicking away at the ice so make the best of it and weave away. Children can be fun obstacles… just don’t level them with an inappropriate body check – even it is a clean hit. Accessories required: A few coins and those musty old skates you wore as a kid just before your feet stopped growing. New laces. Photo courtesy// iamshaheen (Flickr creative commons)
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Toronto’s tobogganing offerings are many and with the cheap acquisition of an appliance at your local sporting goods store, you can have a great time outdoors while doing Rocky-like reps up the side of the snow hill. Much like days spent at the ski hill, it’s ardor and toil for the thrills of a few seconds. Except cheaper. Accessory required: Your childhood sled (Rosebud?) or just some crudely fashioned hardware store concoction will do.
Take the tough path. What you lose in speed and ground covered, you make up for in a strenuous, grueling plunge into a deep snow hike. Indulge in the sensation of feeling like a rugged frontier-person for a moment and look back at your lone steps in a fresh field of deep snow. Accessory required: Good, warm boots.
Hey, don’t let the winter phase you. You see joggers and cyclists aplenty in allseasons. Be one of the hardcores. Accessory required: Thermal underwear. Never leave home without it.
Swear off escalators and take your steps two at a time. A good bolt up some steps is enough exertion to get the heart racing and if you look for a flight here or a flight there it can add up. It’s also a good way to make your TTC experience a little less drone-like and a way to psychologically offset yourself from the commuter herd. Accessory required: Just enough coordination to not trip and cause mayhem.
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Health is a Full-Time Job By: Faith Bangawan
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t’s January, the month of promising to improve yourself in a multitude of ways in the least amount of time as possible. Especially if you have a tendency to need instant gratification. People are coming off the holiday spirit and settling back into their hectic or mundane work and school schedules. The weather is cold and many have less money in their wallets. For many folks, it’s a difficult month to get through, let alone to honour the resolutions you made with every good intention back on that last day of 2013. Before you get too bummed out and start throwing out those self-motivation sticky note reminders you’ve covered your mirror with, I’m going to try to offer some advice. I’m no guru but I am observant and experienced with a healthy amount of failure and success. I am happy to try to help people help themselves and hopefully that might help you reach your health and fitness goals (or at least get through this winter). In turn, you can help others around you by passing along some suggestions as well. The most common resolutions are no secret and have probably been popular ones for the last four decades. Losing weight and getting fit is likely a contender for the number one spot. Eating healthier, learning something new, traveling, quit smoking, get better grades, decreasing or eliminating
debt, drink alcohol less, spending more time with family and friends and decreasing stress are also common resolutions that people strive for. What is it that foils our plans to reach these goals that we have decided will make our lives healthier and overall, happier? If it’s so good for us to attain, why is it so difficult to follow the path to success? Here comes the cliche: success comes with hard work, but that’s not all. We all know this, but why do we not enjoy the work we put in? As a personal trainer, I will comment that the number one reason that people don’t reach their full potential is because they are forcing themselves to go exercise to lose weight to “look better”. There is never any immediate gratification to working out for them - because losing visible weight is the last change they will see when starting an “exercise and diet” regimen. Then people fall off the wagon and don’t bother to get back into a routine. How can we avoid this pitfall of missing the target of a daily fitness plan? Ask yourself a few questions: when the path to your goal is more fun, day in and day out, is it still work? Yes. Will you show up every day? Yes. Will you reach your goal? Yes. Can you detour off your path to your goal of a new healthier you? Of course! Try new things and be resourceful.
TOP WAYS THE CCSAI CAN HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH HABITS l If you aren’t able to pick good veggies or find them pricey, try ordering a Good Food Box. Now all you have to do is Google or YouTube different ways to prepare them. Most of your daily food intake should be of fresh vegetables and fruits so don’t hesitate on this one! l Many students don’t know that they can use the Rock Wall and take introductory squash lessons at the Athletic and Wellness Centre. They’re both fun and great total body workout and free! l Take part in an intramural sport. It’s recreational, so don’t be afraid to try it out as a beginner. l Ask about the pedometers (small monitors you wear that measure how many steps you take every day) at the Student Centre and the walking plans from the Personal Trainers. l Enjoy a more physically active outing with your friends such as skating, toboganning, dancing, paintballing or finding a gym buddy. By mixing up your activities you are more likely to incorporate daily exercise long-term. l Ask for a free consultation with one of the AWC Personal Trainers to see what we can offer to help you be more confident at the gym. l Start thinking of active spring and summer hobbies that could count as “workouts” that you would like try to do. For example, biking to school or work, taking swimming lessons, or learning to run better (and maybe even enter a race!). l Try one of our Rock 360 (group fitness training) classes coming soon!
The possibilities are endless and the Personal Trainers at the AWC are always available to help. If you have any questions please contact the AWC guest services desk to schedule an appointment with one of our trainers.
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STOP AND LISTEN. MON. FEB. 3 to FRI. FEB. 7 See us on the Bridge at Progress for more info about mental health!
Wear yellow on Friday to show your support for those living with mental health issues!
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CCSAI Welcomes New Students (L to R): Amanda Hamilton, Jemelia Hossannah-Grant, CC the Wondercolt, Tania Malhi, Frank Zhou, Philippe Wang and Terence Nelson prepare to pump up the students at Centennial Welcomes Progress Campus.
Aquarius: Jan 21-Feb 19 After being stuck in the house for weeks, you should make an effort to get out enjoy yourself. Don’t let the winter get the best of you.
Pisces: Feb 20-Mar 20 Career matters are starting to take priority. Make sure to make time for other things, so you don’t get overwhelmed.
Aries: Mar 21-Apr 19 Your social intuition is more sensitive than ever. Use this positive to your advantage by figuring out which opportunities are best for you.
Taurus: Apr 20-May 20 Your creative energy is at a peak right now. Try to harness that energy while it lasts. This kind of inspiration doesn’t come around often.
Gemini: May 21-Jun 21 You have been having prophetic dreams of late. Do not ignore them. They should give you a clear idea of how best to proceed.
Cancer: Jun 22-Jul 23 Getting away is constanty on your mind lately. Try to take a small trip to satisfy your desires to travel. Don’t let it become obsessive.
Leo: Jul 24-Aug 23 This a great time for you to start building toward the future. Your emotional maturity and clarity of thought are a big advantage now.
Virgo: Aug 24-Sept 22 Everything gets done faster with a little help. Take advantage of any help offered by friends or family, many hands make light work.
Libra: Sept 23-Oct 22 Photo courtesy// Marissa Rouse
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Scorpio: Oct 23-Nov 22 Some intense disagreements might arise in your social circles. Try to use your intuition to defuse any disagreements and to smooth hurt feelings.
Sagittarius: Nov 23-Dec 20 The usual day staring at a computer screen will be more productive. Make the most of it to develop some new long lasting skills.
Capricorn: Dec 21-Jan 20 Financial concerns will trump everything. Don’t let it get you down. With a litte planning and structure you should be just fine. pg 21
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5: KEH - keh.com
When it comes to used equipment, KEH is the most trusted reseller. Each item gets a rating for their condition, but most damage is purely cosmetic, unless it’s marked UG (Ugly). Otherwise, anything above that marking has functioning mechanics and optics at a significantly lower price.
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4: B&H Photography bhphotovideo.com
When it comes to used equipment, KEH is the most trusted reseller. Each item gets a rating for their condition, but most damage is purely cosmetic, unless it’s marked UG (Ugly). Otherwise, anything above that marking has functioning mechanics and optics at a significantly lower price.
3. DXO Mark – dxomark.com
A website dedicated to testing the (arguably) most important aspect for a camera and lenses, the image quality. It’s not a website for the faint of heart, the methodology they use is far too exhaustive and complex to point out here, but it’s a valuable resource if you must know the nitty gritty of a cameras/lenses imaging characteristics.
2. DPReview – dpreview.com
An absolute Mecca for photography news and reviews. DPReview covers just about everything DXO doesn’t, from auto focus speed, handling characteristics, UI efficiency and many other factors you wouldn’t consider when looking at a camera.
1. Digital Photography School – digitalphotography-school.com
The largest resource for photography tutorials and tips for photography techniques, workflow and post-production. Their community is also highly active on the forums, offering weekly assignments, competitions and games, all for the purpose of having the user explore and hone their photography skills in unique and fun ways. pg 22
Stop Right Now Students in the Progress Student Centre were treated to a pop music flashback on Jan. 15. Wannabe, a Spice Girls cover band, played all the hits for the lunch time crowd.
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