D C hol d s Xmas fo o d drive Drew Dowling, a. professor BY USA ATTREE in the school of Justice, is a Chronicle staff member of the Oshawa Kinsmen and has been partici- pating in this event for 10 a little extra help years. He also is chairman of this Christmas? this event and he does the NeedDurham College wants shopping for the hampers. to help you, so again this year The Kinsmen will be buying there will be Christmas ham- turkeys, chocolates, cookies pers. Students can find deco- and vegetables. They will also rated boxes in the pit, the be adding the food they get Simcoe building and the from the college and other Whitby campus where they organizations that donate to can donate non-perishable the hampers. , food items only. "White Feather Farms have Along with the Kinsmen been donating eggs for as long Club of Oshawa, Durham as I can remember," said College will be delivering Dowling. Beckell Farms of hampers to students with fam- Courtice have also been ilies and people in the com- donating potatoes for years. munity who need a little extra This program, reaches help. Students who would like between 40 and 50 families to sign up for this can do so at every Christmas, and this year the DCSA office before Dec. they are aiming for 45. 10, and people in the commu- Between the Kinsmen Club, nity can register with the The Salvation Army and Salvation Army. This system is Durham College, families can completely confidential, sometimes receive enough "If students don't feel com- groceries for a whole week. fortable with other students "This really makes a differ- delivering them they can ence to 40-50 families," said make arrangements with the Dowling. Plus, it works well DCSA to have Kinsmen mem- and everyone enjoys doing it. bers deliver the hampers," said You can look for the deco- DCSA office manager Kathryn rated boxes staring now. The Bremner. hampers will be delivered on If students would like to the morning of Dec.16. Photo by Malissa Van Ovorbeol have toys in their hampers For more information or to they must let the Salvation register, contact the DCSA or HELPING THE NEEDY: From left, James Maglietta, Chris Murphy, Alana Finlay Army know by Dec. 14. Salvation Army. and Wajlha Khan contribute to the Holiday Food Drive. Bus passes increase BY PAULO SANTOS children will have to pay $42, Luck of the draw Chronicle staff ' also up $2. One-ride cash fares will The cost of monthly bus remain unchanged, and 10- BY RACHEL PATRICK passes will increase on Dec. 1. ride fares went up on Nov. 9, Chronicle staff'_ Students will have to pay A 10-ride pass now cost; $62 (up $2), adults will pay $16.75 for students, (up 75 $70 (up $1), and seniors and cents). lucky winners had their names drawn in Fourthe Durham College open house raffle. College holds P.O.W. The first-place prize was one year of free tuition at BY PAUL MILOUSIS around you, how to develoj " burham"''Coll6ge, arid the Chronicle'staff your emotions and use then lucky winner was Sarah Fell to enhance your career an< of Pickering, Second-place Come participate in a free personal life, and how t< prize, a Durham College P.O.W. workshop. No, it does- understand more about relat sweatshirt, is still in the n't stand for Prisoner of War. ing with the public. admissions office waiting to P.O.W. stands for Positive The third and final, wort be claimed. Outlook Workshop, and this shop will be Monday Fourth place winner of. a workshop is to help individu- December 3, 2001 from 12- hat and T-shirt was Guy als deal with these four issues. pm, in room 217 A/B. Posteraro of Oshawa. How to make your emotions For more information cor Prizewinner Posteraro said work for you. how .to recog- tact the Health and Wellne; he had attended the open nize the emotions of those Centre at (905) 721-3037. house to look at programs offered in small machine repair. He enjoys tinkering with small machines and What's Inside this Issue making broken lawn mowers and snowmobiles run again. He was very happy with his prize and planned to attend Pg. 7 47 the Whitby Campus open Pg. house. "Durham College seems to Prison tour Mr. Big 8 Classic be lucky for me," he said. Photo by RachQl Patrick Dan McGarry won third LUCKY WINNERS: Stephanie Thomson, admis- Law and Security DurJwm College liosts prize, -a pair of Durham sions liaison officer, presents Guy Posteraro students tour jails basketball tournament College painter pants. with his fourth-place prize. 2 THE CHRONICLE November 27, 2001 NS Stevenson is first pick for O IT BY TANIA HENVEY But nothing could prepare him Chronicle sta'f for what it would be like to be a part of a new era in this commu- nity. When a dream takes place, "It's the first new university in anyone can be a character. It is Ontario for 40 years, so it's excit- only a dream. But when that ing, interesting and certainly dream becomes a reality, and the challenging to be a part of the Ontario Institute of Technology group to roll out a new universi- (OIT) has to come together, afl ty," said Stevenson. new employees have to measure Enrolment is expected to be up. 400 in the first year. This will be The first person hired for OIT spread out over six programs. was Ross Stevenson, a current Stevenson believes there will professor of environmental tech- be more. nology, and the vice-president for "My own personal feeling is research and joint ventures at the that we will have more than University Centre at Durham. that," he said. "I am anticipating Stevenson was chosen for applications considerably beyond many reasons, including his that, and if we are ready for that, skills. which I think we will be, I would "He had the qualities, experi- anticipate 600-plus the first year, ence, credentials, and vision to and maybe considerably plus." do a great job," said Gary Stevenson believes these stu- Polonsky, president of Durham dents will graduate with the skills College. necessary to jump into high-pay- Stevenson has worked as a pro- ing jobs, as they will be trained in fessor at Guelph University for the skills that the industry wants. seven years, was an MPP for two "These graduates will be ready years, an MP for one, and a pro- to step into high-paying jobs in a fessor of environmental technol- very competitive economy, and ogy with the University Centre at these people will be equipped to Durham. be leaders...for private sector He is currently the vice-presi- companies, and government dent of research and joint ven- agencies quickly," said tures with the University Centre Stevenson. at Durham. "The on-the-job training will Stevenson was hired by a be minimized, because they'll be search committee, much like any- Job ready when they leave here.... one else who works at Durham which is important to them indi- College. vidually. but its also important to He knew the position was com- Canadian and Ontario companies ing up, so he applied for it. because on-the-job training is His new position at OIT is vice- expensive, and so I believe that Photo by Tania Henvey president of research and joint our programs here provide a win- THE FIRST; Rpss Stevenson, vice-president for research and joint ventures ventures. win situation." at Durham College's University Centre, Is the first to be hired by OIT. The man b ehind all the achievements BY TANIA HENVEY ously of his life as a student, a Mulroney government, and ever since. with a Ph.D, Chronicle staff program graduated in teacher and a role model. he remained the representa- It seemed teaching was in Agricultural Meteorology He began his career as a tion for Durham (Scugog, the cards for Stevenson, from Iowa State University. If you wander down the professor at Guelph Claringtpn, North Oshawa, because even though he This area of study is based on hall near Gary Polonsky's University for seven years, but and Uxbridge) for one term. worked as a politician, he the environmental and agri- office, and take a right, moved on to politics. He mentioned his riding was came back to it. cultural problems facing the instead of a left, you will enter "Subsequent to that, I much like the one John Stevenson earned his global community, and the the office of a professor, for- moved back to this part of the O'Toole now represents, Bachelor of Arts in General effects that they have on mer Member of Parliament, country, and I was a Member except that his position Science, and his Masters in plants and animals. and the University Centre at of Provincial Parliament," included Uxbridge. Plant Physiology from Guelph The college recognizes Durham's vice-president of said Stevenson. He stayed in "And then there was a gov- University. Plant physiology Stevenson's achievements, research and joint ventures. this position for two terms ernment change, and the vot- 'is the science that studies because two years ago, he was These are some of the achieve- representing the riding of ers gave me a holiday, so I plant functions. It is different appointed as the Interim ments of Durham College's, Durham/York with the started here on contract for from horticulture, which director of the University and now the Ontario Institute Conservative Party (PC) under one term (as a teacher)," said focuses on overall plant Centre at Durham.