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REFLECTIONS ISSUE 97 | SPRING 2020 CONTENTS 3. DC Celebrates Second 10. Success Without 16. From DCPR to NKPR 22. The Global Class: Annual Campus Pow Wow Borders Explore Durham’s 1 7. Public Relationship with Education Pangea 4. Mixing Busines & 11. Coffee: More than just Basketball Pleasure a hit of caffeine 24. Red-dress installation: 19. Creating a career out Call for awareness 6. Sport Managment Grad 12. The ASC... Your of passion returns to DC Biggest Support 21. The Long and Winding 8. Passionate teacher 14. The Beauty of Road to Becoming acknowledged for putting Perseverance Champions students first About this issue: Editor-In-Chief: Matisse Hamel-Nelis Managing Editor: Aaron Mitchel l Art Director: Maddison Lake Associate Art Director: Debora Kabwika Copy Editor: Jaslin Grove Photo Editor: McKenna Modler DC Celebrates Second Annual Campus Pow Wow By Debora Kabwika Photo Credit: Durham College hether in college or in Wow theme was “Honoring W university, what better Nibi”(Water) with purpose way to welcome students back to raise awareness of water to school than with a campus pollution that is affecting Pow Wow? On Sept. 6, 2019, Indigenous communities in Durham College (DC) alumni Canada. and students came together to celebrate Indigenous culture In our First Nations at DC’s second annual campus community, Pow Wow. It was a celebration “ capped with music, food, arts, there over 120 dances, regalia, and crafts. communities that It was held at the Polonsky can’t drink the water Commons (Oshawa campus), because it’s not safe. where a large crowd of DC ” and Ontario Tech students, At noon, during the Grand alumni and faculty members all Entry, flag carriers, drummers A First Nation man wearing traditional regalia, performing his dance at the Grand Entry. gathered. and traditional dancers were own unique regalia made out celebrate heritage with singing The pow wow was hosted by jamming their way to the feathers, porcupine hair and and dancing and honouring the the members of the Indigenous center of the circle (the arena), breastplates made out of ancestors. Centre in collaboration with surrounded by the audience, bones. The performance was It’s a way to Ontario Tech Unversity and to start the ceremony. powerful. honour the Carea Community Health The Scugog Island flag, the The event was exceptional. “ ancestors that Centre. Mississauga First Nation flag, This allowed Indigenous have fought for Peggy Forbes, an indigenous the DC flag, the Ontario Tech students, to acknowledge and their land. coach at DC, was surprised flag, the Canadian flag and gain pride in their culture. at how many people came the Carea Community Health It also gave non-indigenous Durham College is proud” to to the event. Apparently, 15 Centre flag were carried as the students an opportunity have celebrated the second elementary school buses were crowd welcomed them to the to learn and experience annual campus Pow Wow in an expected to come yet, four arena. Indigenous culture. effort to promote Indigenous more came. The event became Traditional dancers, lead The event overall was education and reconcile with packed. by one female and one male, meant to bring a diversity of Indigenous organizations This year’s campus Pow performed with each of their Indigenous nations together to and communities. Mixing Business & Pleasure By Kelly Baldini have sacrificed so much to get where I am today. Every hey say not to mix business holiday, birthday and family Twith pleasure, but for gathering,” says Schell. Durham College (DC) graduate Schell was enrolled in the Branson Schell, a motion Animation-Digital Production designer at Sportsnet and part- three-year diploma at Durham time artist it’s hard not to mix College and landed his first the two. job in his desired field after “To get a job, you really need graduation. to make it your lifestyle and A day in the life is never shy have a huge passion for it” says of interesting for Schell. From Schell. working on the Sportsnet Central show to covering It was an amazing on-air graphics illustrating the feeling. It was nice top sports of the night, Schell “ is always developing creative having the short- content. lived press and fame Before entering his second and knowing that all year at DC, Schell used his Durham College Graduate Branon Schell infront of his artwork. ( Photographer: Gary Blake) profits were for a great artistic talents to create a cause watercolour painting of the . Creativity is second nature Schell’s love for artwork singer Gord Downie after the ” news broke about his terminal to the 23-year-old motion influenced his current career. After all his drive and passion brain cancer. The Gord designer and part-time artist. His creativity is what keeps him is what propelled him. Schell Downie tribute was recognized Schell was always artistic, but driven in his day to day life. had a quick taste of success nationally raising funds for his passion took off when he “My ability to paint helps me at the age of 21. From being brain cancer research. attended DC. stay creative and also pushes a freelance motion designer, “I started painting after my my motion designs,” says “It was an amazing feeling,” working at Global News to first year at Durham College Schell. now working at Sportsnet in says Schell. It was nice having in 2016. I really loved the life Looking into the future, Toronto, Ont. the short-lived press and fame drawing class and wanted to Schell keeps his eye on the “It has all happened so and knowing that all profits apply what I learned to a new prize when growing his career. fast looking back on it. I were for a great cause.” medium, ” expresses Schell. “My future goal is to develop my skills and experiences, “says Schell, “Rogers Sportsnet has been amazing to me, but I would like to settle down outside of the city and be my own boss.” I started painting after my first year at Durham“ College in 2016. I really loved the life drawing class and wanted to apply what I learned to a new medium. ” Mixing business and pleasure is a successful strategy for Branson Schell and will undoubtedly continue to be as his career unfolds. To learn more and to see some of Schells work visit his website bransonschell.com Water colour painting tribute of Gord Downie by Branson Schell. (Photogrpher:Branson Schell) Sport Managment Grad returns to DC By: Maddison Lake hen we set life goals, non-profits, and college and Wwe only ever dream of university athletics. As a grad, achieving them. But for Matt Manley says, “Going to a Manley, he keeps getting one sporting event now, instead step closer to his goal every of just paying attention to the day. game, I’m looking at things Photo Credit: Durham College The Durham College such as sponsorships and Manley drops the ceremonial puck at a Toronto Marlies game in 2014 with his sport man- sport management alumni is team budgets. It really gave agement professor, Matt Akler and classmate Jake Krotowski. From L to R: Trevor Smith, currently a supervisor at the me a new perspective from a Krotowski, Akler, Manley and an Carter Bancks. Campus Ice Centre and Vaso’s business aspect.” as Phil Pritchard, a curator at friendship with an major Field, both located a 10-minute I went in with a small the HHOF and the person in league all-star, “I actually walk from the Oshawa idea of what it was, charge of keeping the Stanley became pretty good friends “ Cup safe. with Josh Donaldson.” Manley campus. As a supervisor, but the program really Manley is responsible for the met Donaldson at a black tie opened my eyes. After graduation in 2015, maintenance of the ice rinks, Manley got a job with event where Donaldson was The sport management fields, cleaning the facilities, Frameworth Sports Marketing wearing Jordan brand sneakers program provides both ” Zamboni maintenance and where he was responsible with his suit, “I teased him volunteer and placement managing setup and take down for dealing with autographs over the shoes actually.” After opportunities to its students for special events. and memorabilia, working sitting with Donaldson in a and because of this, Manley with professional athletes, boardroom at the event getting After being out of school for was able to do his placement and traveling across North memorabilia signed and talking a few years, Manley found the with the Durham College America. “At Frameworths, we with him more, Donaldson sport management program and Ontario Tech University had exclusives with players like surprised Manley with a pair of and saw it as the perfect fit. “I (formerly University of Ontario [Carey] Price, [Patrick] Kane, Jordan sneakers for his then enjoy sports and everything Institute of Technology) [Jonathan] Towes and [John] newborn son, Colton, “He about them. I was interested athletics department. Through Tavares,” said Manley, “I was said every kid needs a pair of in the business side of sport,” the program he had some fortunate enough to visit the Jordans,” and from there the said Manley. cool experiences such as personal homes of [Evgeni] friendship grew. Donaldson The program covered all volunteering at the Hockey Malkin and [Sidney] Crosby to surprised Manley again for the aspects of what goes Hall of Fame (HHOF) induction get pieces signed” his sons first birthday, “For into running a sport program, ceremony. Manley shared that Coltons’ birthday, he ended up During his time with handling a team, learning he enjoys learning about other sending him a card, a Canada Frameworth, he formed a about professional sports, alumni of the program, such Goose winter jacket, and more sneakers.” The two kept in Ice Centre came up, he knew with a small idea of what it was, touch until Donaldson was where he wanted to go next.