UOIT Tuition Too High: Students Brad Andrews the Chronicle
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See wrestling See page 21 Blue Monday page 3 VOLUME XLI ISSUE 10 FKURQLFOHGXUKDPFROOHJHFD #'&82,7&KURQLFOH JANUARY 28, 2014 Arrest in Blood drive returns to campus slaying of DC student 6KDQH0DF'RQDOG The Chronicle An arrest has been made in the murder of Durham College Sports Administration student Gaethan Kitadi. Last week To- ronto police announced that Shane Raheim Chandon, 20, of Ajax, had been charged with second-degree murder in the murder of Kitadi. Kitadi’s death occurred during his 20th birthday cel- ebrations Nov. 20 shortly after midnight when several men en- tered his Upper Beaches apart- ment and were turned away. Reshanthy Vijayarajah Kitadi stopped the men from entering the party and an alter- <28:21·7)((/$7+,1*Phlebotomist Sue Tylor collecting blood from UOIT student Rohan cation broke out in the apart- Christachari from the Commerce and Accounting program. ment lobby when he was shot in the back. UOIT tuition too high: students Brad Andrews The Chronicle funeral was held on campus last week. A At least that’s what a student group on campus wanted people to think. On Jan. 22 the UOIT chapter of Drop The Fees held a mock funeral pro- cession for affordable education. A small group of students carried a wooden casket and played somber mu- sic as they made their way from the SA clubs space through the several of the university buildings. Braving tempera- tures as low as -25 C with the wind chill, the procession ended outside the library in the Polonsky Commons where a ren- dition of Amazing Grace was played, followed by mock eulogies. “We’re here to mark the death of af- fordable education, as now affordable education has unfortunately become out of reach for many middle- to lower- Matthew Jordan income Ontarians across the province,” said Jesse Cullen, an organizer of the ,1/29,1*0(025<6$93-HUHP\%DDUEp OHIW DQG'URS7XLWLRQ82,7·V-HVVH&XOOHQKROGDPRFNHXORJ\ event and a current UOIT student. 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It’s a return on has friends attending UOIT and plans paign, it just takes a few people to start est funding per student with the high- an investment I don’t see,” said Wilson, on attending university after college. raising awareness about these kind of est on average tuition fees and levels of who felt his status as a college student “I don’t want to be one of those vic- affordability and social justice issues,” student debt in Canada. didn’t limit his involvement. “We’re all tims paying ridiculous tuition costs,” said Cullen. “It marks a sad day for me as an in- students, standing in solidarity.” she said. According to statements available on dividual with a young family. Trying to Recently appointed vice-president of The event ended at the Student Cen- WKH 82,7 ZHEVLWH D ¿UVW \HDU VWXGHQW choose between daycare and how we’re university affairs for the Student Asso- WUH ZKHUH WKH FRI¿Q ZDV SODFHG XSRQ living in residence can expect to face going to manage our schedules is not ciation, Jeremy Baarbé, also took part a table and a condolences card set up costs between $18,000 and $25,000. something I’d want anyone to experi- in the eulogies but wasn’t the only stu- for students to sign. When asked about That number increases to between ence.” dent representative present. the weather’s effect on the protest, Cul- $30,000 to $36,000 for international Zach Leveque-Wilson, a Durham Baker Baha, vice-chair of the board len said it was tough but they hadn’t students living in residence. 2 The Chronicle January 28, 2014 Campus Lords extend win streak to 11 ponents to support the green comfortable being in the spot- 6HDQ2·/HDU\ and gold, helping them to a 25- light, but forgot about it quickly The Chronicle 19 win in the second game, and once the games began. D¿QDOLQWKHWKLUG “It was a little nerve-wrack- The Durham Lords men’s On top of the constant ruck- ing, but was enjoyable, we had volleyball team extended their us provided by the fans, many a great crowd tonight,” said winning streak to an incred- donned their fake beards in Hoekstra. “It feels really good ible 11 games thanks to a domi- honour of Jeremy Hoekstra winning eleven in a row; we’re nating victory over the George beard night. A free giveaway not getting the recognition we Brown Huskies in straight sets upon admission, the beards deserve around the league, but Jan. 23. were a hit. it’s really bringing our team to- The win gave Durham sole Hoekstra brought his A- gether,” he said. SRVVHVVLRQRI¿UVWSODFHLQWKH JDPH RQ KLV ELJ QLJKW ¿QLVK- $IWHUDFORVH¿UVWJDPHWKH east division, moving a half- ing with 10 kills, including the Lords were able to pull away game ahead of Algonquin. JDPHZLQQHULQWKH¿UVWJDPH from the Huskies thanks to 7KH¿UVWJDPHZDVWKHFORV- As for his beard, Hoeks- great defence, and many men- HVWRIWKHWKUHH¿QLVKLQJ tra says he made a promise to tal mistakes by George Brown. Luke Callebert in favour of Durham. The Lords his team that he will grow his “We entered the game know- FEAR THE BEARD: Lords captain Jeremy Hoekstra had plenty of fan support, with beard all season, and with all ing we were going to win,” said and teammate Riley McAllister prepare to receive a serve the bleachers nearly full on the “fear the beard” comments +RHNVWUD³$IWHUWKH¿UVWJDPH against the George Brown Huskies Jan. 23 at the CRWC. their half of the court. Enthu- from the stands, it seems he we really brought it in, turned siastic fans screamed, shook made a popular decision. up the intensity, and our con- tambourines, and heckled op- Hoekstra was a little bit un- ¿GHQFHFDUULHGXVWRDYLFWRU\´ Oshawa still cleaning up after storm Rebecca Watson backing up some place, spread- minute shopping. Another The Chronicle LQJZDWHULQWRÀRRGSODQHVDQG main issue was fallen trees on ÀRRGLQJSHRSOH¶VEDVHPHQWV´ hydro lines. However, OPUC Oshawa city crews continue Last month’s ice storm left only went through four broken to work relentlessly at clean- about 28,000 Oshawa resi- poles and one blown trans- ing up the destruction from dences without power two days former, which was surprising, last month’s ice storm. Work- before Christmas Eve. Freezing said Treen. ers are wood-chipping fallen temperatures and winds with Some areas in Oshawa were and dangling trees, and piling upward gusts of up to 30 km/h H[FHSWLRQDOO\GLI¿FXOWWRUHVWRUH large logs on the sides of roads added to the thick snow and power because the hydro poles D V I U H H ¿ U H Z R R G I R U U H V L G H Q W V ice that coated roads and tree- are in back laneways, said De- 7KH GLI¿FXOW\ FRPHV IURP WKH limbs. nise Flores, vice-president of temperature, which has been City and utility workers hus- engineering and operations at continually shifting from mild tled around the clock to have OPUC. In some scenarios, even to cold. It has created a frozen SULRULW\]RQHVFOHDUHGVDFUL¿F- with the wind and ice, lines- spell for piles of wood that have ing their own holidays, all while men would have to climb the sunk into the ground and are tackling the harsh weather to pole because the bucket-truck now stuck in the ice. make conditions safe. The City ZRXOGQ¶W¿W This has also proved trou- of Oshawa expects the over-all Some customers went days Rebecca Watson blesome for creeks and trails cleanup will reach over $2 mil- without power mostly because where fallen and broken trees lion. of damages to their service remain untouched. With the “I’ve been here 25 years, masts or standpipes. Dam- DANGEROUS TRAILS: Jessica Oegema walks her build-up of frozen ground it’s and this was the worst storm age to a customer’s equipment dog Loki on an Oshawa trail riddled with dangling and GLI¿FXOWWRJHWWUXFNVLQ I’ve ever seen in Oshawa,” said requires a licensed electrical fallen tree-limbs. “Its not like when we push Steve Treen, manager, distri- contractor to issue an electric stuff off the roads. We have to bution construction at Oshawa safety authority permit before and sidewalks are clear, Mayor ties, parks, trails, public cem- get down into the brush,” said Public Utilities Commission. OPUC can reconnect their ser- John Henry said in a media re- eteries, open spaces, creek beds Bob Chapman, regional city The timing of the storm vice. People who may have lease that some damages to the and valley lands,” Henry said councillor. “The creek bed is couldn’t have been worse. It ÀRZQ VRXWK IRU WKH ZLQWHU DUH FLW\ZRXOGWDNH\HDUVWR¿[ in a media release. “The dam- another thing we have to look FUHDWHG WUDI¿F LVVXHV IRU OLQHV- also urged to contact Oshawa ³6LJQL¿FDQW ZRUN LV VWLOO UH- age to the city’s tree canopy is at.