Turn To page 2 Turn To page 7 Turn To page 9 Slut pride hits Windsor Windsor regiment goes to Borden Fratmen fight for playoff spot Volume VIII I ssue II www .conVergedcITIzen .com sepTember 28, 2012 e H T CONVERGED CITIZEN TD Canada Trust goes green

Photo by Rick Dawes Ryan Rusich, 36, holds his bike inside of St. Clair’s Ford Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing, on Sept. 21. Rusich commutes 10-12km daily and clocks nearly 1,000 km a season on his bike. Rusich has been a crib technician at the college for six years and has been a dedicated bike commuter for the last three. Windsor on bikes Rick Dawes Because of a growing interest Citizen Staff Reporter in riding rather than driving, Photo by Madison Jean the Wellness Committee Jahn Essex Region Conservation Authority employees teach volunteers how to properly plant a tree In response to growing sits on identified this clinic as along the manmade lake off Florence Avenue in Windsor Sept. 15. cycling culture, the city’s post- a need. Along with organizing Madison Jean and it was fun doing it with to the community and help the secondary institutions are “Lunch and learns” Jahn’s job Citizen Staff Reporter people we work with,” said environment, said Trehan. encouraging faculty and stu - includes promoting health and Synnott. ERCA helps manage the nat - dents to make the change from wellness among staff. cars to handle bars. “If employees want to bike TD Canada Trust employees Manish Trehan is a financial ural resources of the Essex St. Clair College and the the college wants them to be are giving back to the environ - advisor with TD. He said the region. They helped TD by held safe and aware of laws per - ment one tree at a time. experience was great and he supplying all 388 trees that are informational day clinics on taining to bicycles,” said Jahn. On Sept. 15, 55 volunteers, enjoyed giving back to the indigenous to the area, as well their respective campuses. The The City of Windsor website including TD employees community. Trehan is also act - as a truck load of mulch. college held its event Sept. 21, reports a drop in total vehicle across Windsor, family mem - ing as a green co-coordinator ERCA has many events and and the university had a three kilometres around town from bers, friends and customers for his branch. education classes that help the day event, Sept. 18-20. Topics 2.4 billion in 2007 to 2.3 bil - got together and planted trees. “I make sure that the branch community get out and make covered at both campuses lion in 2010, and a survey con - With help from the Essex adheres to TD's policies and the environment healthier. included Highway Traffic Act ducted by the Odette School Region Conservation commitment towards various Their goal is to achieve a sections pertaining to bikes, of Business shows nearly Authority, participants planted environmental initiatives. As a balanced environment by road safety, bike maintenance three-quarters of those sur - a total of 388 trees along the green co-coordinator I am also 2020. They will do this with and a helmet fitting check by veyed want to see more bike manmade lake off Florence responsible for organizing the help from healthy watersheds, Bike Safe Windsor Essex. paths. The 2010 survey Avenue. annual TD (Friends of the emphasized by clean creeks Personal fitness, financial sav - included 200 participants over Nancy Synnott, manager of Environment) Campaign and rivers, growing natural ings and reducing pollution the age of 15. financial services, was accom - which raises money for vari - areas and agricultural lands. were common reasons to pick The University campus’s two wheels over four for three-day event was sponsored panied by her husband Norm. ous green initiatives within Brooke Wilson, a volunteer attendees. by the Centre for Studies in Synnott said they planted Windsor (and) Essex County,” and employee of TD Canada Linda Jahn, a registered Social Justice and the around 20 trees together. said Trehan. Trust, said she’s never experi - nurse at St. Clair’s main cam - Womyn’s Centre, both located “The best part of the tree With help from the FEF, TD enced anything like this, pus, has organized previous planting is that we were doing Canada Trust is trying to where a “bunch of people get “Lunch and Learns” for staff, something good for the envi - become known as the “Green together and make the envi - but never on bike safety. Turn To page 4 ronment and the community Branch” where they give back ronment a better place.” CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 NEWS page 2 .. Slut pride hits Windsor designer Justin Forsyth said there is a lot of history to com - pete with to change this mean - ing and suggests a different approach. “A parade of strong, well- Photo by Rick Dawes dressed, conservative and A City of Windsor parking powerful women calling enforcement worker issues a ticket Sept. 27. Fines for park - themselves sluts would be a ing violations will increase feat heard loud and clear,” said Oct. 1. Forsyth. “That would be tak - ing actual steps to re-appropri - ate the word properly by giv - ing it a more positive inflec - Parking tion.” Forsyth said as politically incorrect as Sanguinetti’s fines set remarks might appear they do Photo by Maciejka Gorzelnik hold some truth and value. He A group of protestors led by Jacqueline St. Pierre marches down Wyandotte Street East Sept. 22 said just as someone who in support of Windsor’s second annual Slutwalk. to increase leaves valuables in their car is Maciejka Gorzelnik against them when persecut - First year travel and tourism not asking to have their car Rob Benneian Citizen Staff Reporter ing rapists,” said Wildwood. student and Slutwalk support - broken into, a scantily clad Citizen Staff Reporter “A secondary goal is to stop er, Natalie Diamante, says the woman is not asking to get For years women worldwide slut shaming which is shaming term slut should be embraced sexually assaulted. To avoid Fines for parking violations have feared being called a women about their sexuality.” and double standards be done someone doing something bad in Windsor are set to increase “slut” but recently many have While giving a speech at away with. to you or your property, Oct. 1, marking the city's first been wearing that badge with York University in January “People aren’t comfortable Forsyth said precautions fine increase since 2004. pride. 2011, Police Const. calling themselves a slut or should be taken. Fines will increase from $15 Windsor’s second Slutwalk Michael Sanguinetti said really accepting the slut cul - The Sultwalk is still a fairly to $17 for parking violations at meters and in city lots. The was held Sept. 22. A group of “Women should avoid dress - ture,” said Diamante. “They new concept. St. Pierre said increase is part of the 2012 about 50 men and women ing like sluts in order not to be see being a slut as a negative the message is clear to some budget established by the city. marched through downtown to but not to others. As the cause victimized.” A few months thing whereas we’re trying to Four violations will be raise awareness for their grows, it will also evolve but later the Slutwalk was born. show people there’s nothing affected by this change: park - the bottom line will remain the cause. Organizers Mag With chants such as “My wrong with being a slut and ing with a fee payment in Wildwood and Jacqueline St. dress is not a yes” and “No there’s nothing wrong with same default, parking at a meter Pierre said the Slutwalk’s means no,” it would seem the promiscuity.” “It’s really quite simple,” where time has expired, park - main goal is to initiate change. message was clear and con - The term slut pertains to a said St. Pierre. “If someone ing at a meter that is out of “A woman’s sexual history cise. But the terminology and sexually promiscuous woman doesn’t want to be touched, order and shows "FAIL" and or perceived sexual history subject matter are not without and dates back approximately don’t touch them.” parking at a meter that has no should not be used as evidence controversy. 600 years. Local graphic display or reads blank. Windsor's manager of traffic operations, John Wolf, said the city issued its greatest number Modernizing downtown is priority one of tickets for parking offences in 2003, prompting the fine Adam El-Baba plished. versity and college students. government, according to an increase in 2004. Citizen Staff Reporter "These ideas were not With the addition of the article on the university’s "(Tickets issued) have administrative driven . . . this University of Windsor’s website written by one of their steadily decreased (since With two years left in the was us sitting down, identify - music, visual arts and social students titled “Moving 2004)," Wolf said. "Last year “Six Pillar Program,” council ing our priorities, and getting work programs downtown, Downtown.” we issued around 85,000 tick - it done." said Francis. council expects another 2,000 Possible ways of connecting is now focusing on connecting ets. In the mid-2000s, they The six pillar plan targets job students in the along the university, college and the riverfront to the downtown were issuing around 110,000 and economic diversification, University Avenue area in other local facilities to the core. tickets (per year)." encouraging regional coopera - addition to the 1,000 students downtown core were also dis - Windsor’s Executive Wolf said the city collected tion, establishing the cultural from both St. Clair College’s cussed. Ideas presented Council met Sept. 24 to dis - nearly $2 million in parking capital, providing corporate campuses. included underground pedes - cuss what actions they will tickets in 2011, or an average opportunities, downtown ren - Ward 9 Coun. Hilary Payne trian walk ways connecting take next from their six pillar of $23.51 per ticket issued. ovations and turning Windsor introduced a word of caution the riverfront to downtown, The four affected violations program which was estab - into an affordable and attrac - about closing any streets head - the use of streetcars and bike are the least expensive fines a lished in 2010. The purpose of tive city. The plan will be car - ing east to west. This relates to lanes along University Avenue motorist can incur for a park - the meeting was to begin dis - ried out until 2014 when it the issue of the limited park - connecting the university's ing violation. The most expen - cussion on things that are part will be re-evaluated. ing and transit available campuses. sive is $350 for parking or of the program but have not "My philosophy is we work downtown. Director of the city’s plan - stopping in a handicapped yet been addressed. as hard as we can until 2014 "The more pedestrian areas ning department, Tom Hunt, is parking space. Eddie Francis also provided and worry about what happens you have, the less traffic flow concerned about traffic con - For a complete list of park - pictures of previously com - next at that time," Francis you have,” said Payne. gestion in the city and encour - ing fines, visit pleted projects and ongoing said. The downtown campus will ages different public facilities cityofwindsor.ca and search projects outlined in the pillar Council members discussed be funded by $10 million sup - to target pedestrian move - the possibility of closing a for "parking enforcement." plan to illustrate what have plied from donations and $15 ment. street in the downtown core to they have already accom - in support of the provincial Turn To page 4 improve foot traffic for uni - CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 NEWS page 3 ‘ Anti-abortion campaign kicks off University of Windsor Adam D'Andrea Citizen Staff Reporter Expect to see a few extra vis - to reimburse students itors walking around and hold - ing placards outside the Windsor Regional Hospital Metropolitan Campus until Nov. 4. Windsor’s 40 Days for Life campaign kicked off Sept. 25 with a silent procession from St. Francis of Assisi church to Photo by Adam D’Andrea the Met campus. Around 30 Members of the 40 Days for Life Campaign march in a silent people took part while holding procession on Sept. 25 in front of the Windsor Regional Hospital anti-abortion signs, white Metropolitan Campus. crosses and other religious imagery. God meant it to be, or b) you on the campaign website, pro - The campaign is intended to made your bed and now you testors are told not to physical - stop abortions from being per - have to lie in it,” said Cross. ly or verbally threathen or Photo by Chris Richards Mohammad Akbar, Vice President of University Affairs, sits in formed in Windsor and even - Organizer Agatha Gauthier, abuse hospital staff or cus - his office Sept. 24 at the University of WIndsor. Akbar helped tually throughout Canada. who also co-founded local pro- tomers. Those who act vio - advocate for students and raise awareness about the fees Anti-abortion protestors will life group SoulPresence.ca, lently will be immediately dis - wrongfully charged for online access codes. hold daily vigils and prayer could not be reached for com - associated from the campaign. sessions on the sidewalk fac - ment. In the August 2012 The campaign does not sup - Chris Richards Colleges and Universities ing the north side of the hospi - SoulPresence newsletter port abortion under any cir - and James Zimmerman July 8 2011. Three months tal until the end of the cam - Gauthier wrote, “Operating cumstance including pregnan - Citizen Staff Reporter earlier, the paign. room tables in many hospitals cy resulting from rape and Undergraduate Student Local lawyer Victoria Cross are altars of sacrifice where incest. Thousands of students at the Alliance had also published a has been active in the pro- the innocent pre-born are “You’ve got a group of peo - University of Windsor will be policy paper outlining which choice movement since the decapitated, dismembered and ple who are claiming those receiving refunds for purchas - fees could be charged to stu - 1970s. Cross said campaigns disemboweled.” sorts of things shouldn’t be ing online course material the dents. University students such as 40 Days for Life are a Vice President of public dealt with and that the preg - university was supposed to brought the issue to the atten - legitimate challenge to affairs at the Met campus Ron nancies resulting should be provide free of charge. tion of the University of women’s reproductive rights. Foster said during previous maintained against the will of The university will be Windsor Student Alliance in “They’re galvanizing a real demonstrations protestors the women and society,” said refunding an average of $70 to September hoping to have the fear in society that the world have not caused many prob - Cross. “That seems like a very over 3,000 students who were fees eliminated. Mohammad Akbar, vice pres - has gone out of control,” said lems. ‘Conan the Barbarian’ view of required to purchase codes in ident of university affairs at Cross. “It appears there’s war “They usually don’t come the world.” order to access online materi - the UWSA, was first to help and death and destruction onto our property. We don’t The number of abortions al, along with mandatory raise awareness about the everywhere, and this is a place confront them in any way, performed in Ontario has been assignments, tests and quizzes issue with an information post to start in trying to control the they have the right to state dropping steadily. According used to calculate and adminis - on the UWSA Facebook page. behaviour of others.” their opinion,” said Foster. to the Canadian Institute for ter their grades. Cross also said the pro-life “But there has been a few Health Information 28,765 After charging students for He said once the issue was movement instills an aspect of times where the protesters abortions were performed in years, the change at the uni - made known to administra - tion, they acted quickly to fix punishment in pregnancy. have confronted staff, which 2010 down from 32,331 in versity came about after a “You had sex and if it results we found objectionable.” 2007. clarification of tuition policies Turn To page 10 in a pregnancy then either a) In the vigil guidelines posted by the Ministry of Training, Supercar stockpile: the Lingenfelter Collection Samuel McEachern as you can see. I grew up a car Lingenfelter found financial here. Reventon #12 of 20 and a Citizen Staff Reporter guy. When my dad would get success with his real estate “I was going back to the plant Buggatti Veyron. home from work he’d pick me business but his real passion with my dad when I was six or The collection works very Car enthusiasts can recall up and we’d go back to the fac - was always cars. In 2008 he seven years old, but when that well for helping charities raise when and why they fell in love tory while this car was being purchased Lingenfelter ‘63 corvette hit, with the split money. Lingenfelter gives char - with cars. Standing in the mus - developed. So that’s probably Performance Engineering, a window, that hooked me. I ities the venue to host events at cle car room of his collection, what got me started.” tuning company formerly thought that car was the best car the collection, helping raise he explains when it all started. The Toronado is one of 200 owned by his distant cousin I’d ever seen in my life. It money for their cause. Charities “I was a teenager at the time cars in the 40,000 square foot John Lingenfelter, who died of grabbed me in every way.” that have held events at the col - when these muscle cars became warehouse. His muscle cars complications from injuries Entering the next room there lection include the Alzheimer’s really popular. My dad was a include a 1971 Monte Carlo SS, sustained in a drag racing acci - is a jaw dropping array of exot - Association and the Breast Fisher body guy, very much a 1969 Camaro Z28 Cross Ram dent. ic cars – a Ferrari FF, an F40, a Cancer Research Foundation. involved in the development of and a 1969 Yenko Chevelle. He then diverts his attention 288 GTO, a 599 GTO, a F430 On Oct. 18, the Lingenfelter this car, an Olds Toronado,” “Back in the muscle car day to the Corvette room, which Scuderia 16M, and an Enzo. Collection will be host to Lingenfelter said, as he gazed we used to race the cars down takes up 40 per cent of the col - On the adjacent wall sitting “Sweet Night, Sweet Rides,” a in admiration over the pristine in the area. I have the lection. Inside there’s the first beneath a sign that reads fundraiser event for the automobile. unfortunate reputation of being Corvette ever to be fitted with a “Porsche parking only,” there is Kiwanis Club of Brighton. “This was the first front wheel the only one to be kicked out of small block V8 engine, a one of a Carrera GT, a 959, a 911 drive car from GM, this one Dearborn High School for drag a kind Callaway Speedster, and Slantnose, and a Cayman S. happens to be a really good racing right in front of the a Shinoda bodied ZR1. There is The jewels of the collection example. It’s a near perfect car school. “ a clear passion for corvettes sit side by side - a Lamborghini CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 NEWS page 4 ‘ said it would be better to hold conTInued from page 1 on the event over the course of a campus. First year disability month rather than a week next studies and psychology stu - year. dent Jeanine DeGagn, coordi - St. Clair faculty member GenNext MINI meetup nated the events. Ryan Rusich, 36, has ridden tor-in-chief at The Windsor “Our goal was to look at his bike to work almost every Star, Beverly Becker, director (bike) commuting as a way to day for the past three years. of digital products and mar - improve fitness but also as an Rusich is a technician in the keting also at The Star, opportunity to explore the city Ford Centre for Excellence in Windso Express president and and surrounding area,” said Manufacturing and says he CEO Dantis Willis and gener - DeGagne. clocks nearly 1,000 km in a al manager Chris Mendes, and The first day of the universi - bike season. He said some Chantal Vallee, head coach of ty’s bike event was held at the benefits of riding include University of Windsor St. Denis Centre and focused increased fitness, savings on Lancers women’s on the health benefits of rid - gas and being able to observe team. They said they were ing. The second day dealt with his surroundings at a more hoping to inspire the young street-safety and included hel - leisurely pace. Rusich’s com - adults who took part in the met fitting at the CAW mute covers 10-12 km. event. Student Centre. The third “I really enjoy it. It’s nice Mendes said he wanted to focused on basic bike mainte - being out in the summertime talk to the upcoming young nance. Bike inspection was when it’s beautiful out. You leaders in Windsor. As a offered by a Courtesy Bicycle get to ride in and kind of smell Windsorite, Mendes said he’d shop technician. DeGagne the roses,” said Rusich. walked in their shoes and wants to see everyone else conTInued from page 2 mit ideas to city hall. excel. "We want to hear from “Far too many people are "As the city ages and the them,” said Marra. “No matter Photo by Kirsti Ridsdale leaving Windsor to pursue younger people come up, I what they think, their voice Kyle Kootsra, c hair of GenNext, introduces the attendees at other opportunities elsewhere think they will have to provide still matters. We want to know GenNext MINI Networking event, held at Overseas Motors Mini when we’re in a re-birth, a range of transit opportuni - if we are doing the right thing dealership Sept. 27. forming a number of different ties." and if we are on the right opportunities for young lead - Alan Halberstadt, councilor track." Kirsti Ridsdale the GenNext event committee. ers,” said Mendes. for Ward 4 said he wants to New recreational opportuni - Citizen Staff Reporter She said she chooses “com - Julia Lee, a chartered see more effort in fixing local ties along the riverfront were munity drivers” young people accountant at Gordon B. Lee roads and residential build - discussed with examples of Young professional students would want to meet. Licensed Public Accountants, ings. bike rentals, ice cream and gathered at the Overseas “We also hope that as learned about this event from Some council members, other small eateries, splash Motor Mini dealership Sept. GenNext grows as a commit - an e-mail sent by GenNext including Bill Marra of Ward pad fountains and even a 27 to meet some of Windsor’s tee and as people in the com - because she attended last 8, are encouraging Windsor's carousel. prominent leaders. munity get to know who we year’s networking event. Lee youth to get involved and sub - GenNext is a United Way are and what we want to do, said volunteering and net - committee of young profes - that more community leaders working in the community is Turn To page 9 sionals in their 20s and 30s will want to support us and very important. She is new to who organized the event. come to our events,” said volunteering but she said she GenNext MINI Networking Adan. is enjoying it. Like many oth - Event is designed to help peo - Each community driver who ers at the event, Lee said it is ple find ways to get involved attended the event took a seat important for young people to in the community. The United behind the wheel of a Mini network in professional envi - Way has connections with the Cooper and attendees had an ronments. business community and opportunity to sit shotgun to “It’s a great event, and a access groups that need volun - have a one-on-one conversa - great venue. Something differ - teers and GenNext has the vol - tion. Business professionals Photo by Mitchell Brandner ent than a typical bar down - Spitfires rookie Josh Ho-Sang battles for space with Kitchener unteers. involved included Marty town,” Lee said. Rangers defenceman Evan McEneny during a game at the Nicole Adan is co-chair of Beneteau, publisher and edi - WFCU Centre Sept. 27. The Spitfires won 4-2 Gluten free food fair draws crowd Jamie Adam promote actual vendors who absorbed. This means foods as much as a diet containing likes about being in the associ - Citizen Staff Reporter make celiac foods so that we including gluten-rich ingredi - gluten. ation. She said it is convenient can expose their products to ents like wheat, rye, oats, bar - Sunflower Organic Cafe is and helpful because members Hundreds of people allergic people that require them," said ley and malt must be limited. Windsor's only 100 per cent can tell each other if a new to gluten flocked to the annual Hubert. "Our hope for this Symptoms of the disease organic cafe and it was among product has been discovered. Gluten Free Food Fair put on event is to show people that include diarrhea, bloating, gas, the two dozen vendors at the About 350 people attended by the Windsor Celiac there are gluten-free products weight loss and anemia. fair. Patricia Julian owns the the event. Foundation Sept. 26. out there." It is estimated that one in cafe and said she fully endors - Windsor's Celiac Foundation The fair featured foods Celiac disease is an autoim - 150 people have celiac disease es the idea of a gluten-free teaches people how to live a including breads, cookies, mune disorder where the lin - in North America. As many as food fair. gluten-free lifestyle and brings shakes, spices, sauces and pro - ing of the bowel is torn when a 300,000 people in Canada "I think it's fantastic. It's information to places like rest tein powder from two dozen person ingests gluten. Villus could have the disease but given people with really great homes. In public meetings vendors. are small finger-like projec - remain undiagnosed. products an opportunity to they also include gluten-free The day is for vendors and tions responsible for absorb - The disease can appear at meet the people who need meals and how to prepare people with Celiac disease, ing nutrients passing through any age and affects females them," Julian said. them. according to Clara Hubert sec - the small intestine. When more commonly than males Winnis Mountain is a mem - Foundation members meet retary at the Windsor Celiac gluten is introduced they are by a ratio of three to one. ber of the Windsor Celiac every other month at Grace Foundation. torn from the lining of the Maintaining a gluten-free Foundation and said the Baptist Church on Tecumseh "What we're trying to do is colon so no nutrients are diet can cost more than twice friendship is something she Road. CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 NEWS page 5 ‘ Crime Stoppers speaks BANA debuts new your language James Zimmerman place the caller on hold to Citizen Staff Reporter reach a translator. The opera - promotion video tor will then initiate a three- Windsor & Essex County way call between the operator, Photo by Riley Harrison-Lutz Crime Stoppers is offering a the caller and the interpreter. new service for non-English Windsorite and Mexican Nicole Barron, 42, watches speaking tipsters. immigrant, Norman Hurtado, the music video created by In an effort to increase the said the service will be benefi - three local high school girls at number of tips they receive, cial to him and his family. the St. Clair Center for the Crime Stoppers has added a “Learning English has been Arts Sept. 26. Barron wrote language translation service to difficult for my mother and the song “Rise Up”, inspired their tip line. As of Sept. 24, father and they live in a by her friend’s struggle with Crime Stoppers operators rougher part of town. Being an eating disorder. The music have been given training on able to engage Crime Stoppers video was created in conjunc - basic verbal communication in in Spanish allows them to tion with the Bulimia Anorexia 18 common foreign languages report suspicious activity Nervosa Association. including Arabic, French and should they need to,” said Hindi. Operators have also Hurtado. received training on how to The addition of the language identify these common lan - service is new for the pro - guages.Crime Stoppers has gram. In the past, operators Jolene Perron executive director at BANA video and hired full time additional staff available to would have to work through Citizen Staff Reporter worked closely with the stu - director Jon Gillies . help identify languages that do speaking with a tipster despite dents during the production of “We wanted to make it a not fall into the 18 most com - a language barrier. Three local high school girls the video. more universal message, that monly used. The service is a pay-per-use had their vision realized on the “It’s a very touching song everybody is beautiful just the Const. Tim Murphy, police for Crime Stoppers according big screen at St. Clair Centre and we were thinking of way they are,” said Rosu- coordinator for Windsor & to Ron Funkenhauser, events for the Arts Sept. 26 during the opportunities to help promote Sieza. “There’s greatness in Essex County Crime Stoppers, coordinator for Windsor & debut of their music video this song to other people,” said everybody and although we said he has been working hard Essex County Crime Stoppers. “Rise Up.” Rosu-Siez. feel defeated at times there’s to get the service available in "One of the bridges we had Devon Paolini, 18, started Paolini asked her two friends ways to surpass that” Windsor. to cross was making the pro - the project during her intern - Bryanna Dunbar, 18, and Cast, crew and their families “There is no longer a lan - gram cost effective. With the ship with the Bulimia Taylor O’Halloran, 18, to help were able to watch the video guage barrier with our pro - system we have in place, we Anorexia Nervosa Association her on the project. They appear on the big screen at gram. We now have access to only pay for what we use," last summer. She was applied for the Dare to Dream SCCA before it went online. a greater number of tips to said Funkenhauser. approached by a co-worker Grant program through the “It’s just really cool to watch help us solve crimes here in The Crime Stoppers pro - with a song given to him by Ontario Centre of Excellence it all come together, it’s exact - the city,” said Murphy. gram is a non-profit organiza - singer and songwriter Nicole for Child and Youth Mental ly what we wanted,” said The new service is available tion funded by private dona - Barron. She approached Health. O’Halloran. in 200 languages. When an tions and fund raising. Tips BANA and gave them her After establishing the grant, Rosu-Sieza said she hopes to individual calls in with a tip, leading to an arrest can result song “Rise Up,” written after the team worked together to use this video in their future the operator will first identify up to a $2,000 reward. To the hospitalization of a friend create a script and get actors to promotions. The video can be the language. Once the lan - leave a tip for Crime Stoppers who was battling an eating portray the scenes. Jeff accessed by going to guage of the caller has been call 519-258-TIPS (8477). disorder. Bouton donated his time as www.riseupvideo.com. identified, the operator will Luciana Rosu-Sieza, interim executive producer of the Students rally against Bill 115 Police Sandee Nho pretty much any day they can anything.” Citizen Staff Reporter just tell us that we’re done.” Aimee Demeter, collective Freshman high school stu - bargaining representative and Blotter Students and teachers dents are encouraged to get English teacher at Riverside, involved in extracurricular involved in school activities to said teachers are beginning to In one 24 hour period mem - school activities are angry become integrated with senior fear extracurricular activities bers of the Windsor Police because of the provincial gov - students. Athletic seniors who will become mandatory in the Service have: ernment’s new Bill 115. are depending on scholarships future. She said “unqualified - Answered 261 calls to The bill, also called the and uninterested teachers” to pay for their tuition after Emergency 911 phone Putting Students First Act, has might be given the responsi - they graduate said they are taken away the teachers’ right bility of supervising clubs and lines also being affected. Some who to collective bargaining. The teams rather than volunteering - Responded to 74 calls to government said this was nec - have been training for years their spare time. 911 requiring police essary to reduce Ontario’s said the bill will greatly affect “I hope that the students attendance deficit. Teachers have their success. realize that teachers love what “I first heard about it a long - Handled 240 calls for responded by refusing to they do, that we value the time time ago,” said Celeste service (dispatched or supervise teams and clubs, we spend with them, and that Alcena, 16, deputy prime min - placing students in the middle we want what is best for us all, officer-initiated) ister of Riverside Secondary of the conflict. today, and in years to come,” - Issued 67 tickets for School Student Photo by Sandee Nho “We were all pretty upset,” said Demeter. provincial offences (traffic Administrative Council. said Bailey Penney, 17, a Windsor high school stu - Bailey Penney, 17, poses at “I just thought that it would and alcohol violations etc.) member of the Riverside dents are organizing a walkout Riverside Secondary School in never happen to our school, - Arrested and lodged 14 Secondary School’s senior to protest Bill 115. It is being Windsor Sept. 27 in protest and that the teachers would prisoners in the WPS girl’s basketball team. “We’ve planned for mid-October. against Bill 115. never stop participating in already started our season and Detention Unit cells CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 ENTERTAINMENT page 6 .. iPhone fail? Pageant season were much larger. In New There has been a battle York, some people camped out between iPhone and Android for as long as a week in front users since the beginning of gearing up of The Apple Store to get their smartphones. According to Facebook polls, most argu - hands on the new iPhone. Jill Thompson that success he has become the ments for either side tradition - Graphic designer David Citizen Staff Reporter national production director ally go no further than Lucic was among those wait - and assistant producer of the “because it’s better.” Mobile ing at Best Buy to make sure As pageant season is gear - Miss Universe Pageant. he would be one of the first in app developer Kamil Salagan ing up, some Windsorites “I love that I didn’t have to Windsor to upgrade from his said it really boils down to have a front row seat to the move to Toronto to be recog - old iPhone 3GS. preference and convenience. world’s biggest shows. nized for my talent. I did it in “You can go into a store and “If you already invested into Worldwide, people have my own backyard which do a pre-order but you're going the Apple ecosystem then an conflicting opinions about showed me that I had the to wait,” said Lucic. “We’ve iPhone makes more sense,” beauty pageants. Feminist potential and for that I am been here since 5 a.m. and the said Salagan. “Android is an groups often protest them proud,” said Loza Alvarado. store opens at 8 a.m. so we’re open platform and gives you because they say they feel He said training for a pag - Photo by Maciejka Gorzelnik ready.” lots of flavours to choose from. pageants are degrading to eant is like training for any A group of shoppers await the Not everyone is as enthusias - It doesn’t need to be rooted to women. That’s not the opin - Olympic sport. The contest - launch of the iPhone 5 in front tic about the new model. gain access to many of the fea - ion of Fabricio Loza- ants must know about the of Future Shop on Walker Rd. Long-time Apple user tures that would normally be Alvarado. current issues affecting the Sept. 21. Anthony Gomez said he is locked out on an iPhone.” Loza-Alvarado, 35, began world besides having the holding out for something bet - The iPhone 5 will cost $199, training beauty pageant con - perfect walk, gown, make-up testants in his South and hair-do. He said a pag - Maciejka Gorzelnik ter. $299 or $399 for the 16, 32 or Walkerville backyard in 2003. eant can be a platform for Citizen Staff Reporter “I was seriously considering 64 GB models respecitvely. If upgrading to the iPhone 5 until you are in the market for a new He would train girls on every - women to have a voice. thing from how to walk the “Watch what these women When most people were still it became apparent that the phone, Salagan suggests to runway, to choosing the right do for a cause. It is very updates were pretty minimal,” give both a try. snuggled up in bed on Sept. 21 gown and answering difficult touching to see what Miss said Gomez. “The biggest “Most providers let you return five people stood outside Best questions on stage. Canada does to motivate turnoff for me is the new con - a device within 14 days,” said Buy on Walker Road anxious - Leanne Cecile, came in sixth people through her charity nector which makes all of my ly awaiting the release of the Salagan. “I prefer Android in the Miss Universe competi - work. Holding a pageant current cables and docks obso - iPhone 5. myself but make your own tion that year had been trained title is very powerful in that In larger cities, the crowds lete and really breaks Apple’s decision.” for that pageant by Loza- whole ecosystem for me.” Alvarado. He said because of Turn To page 10 New faces at Phog Phest like a year ago April,” said was nominated for two Juno Advantage was why she Lucier. “They really wanted to awards, New Group and Video attended Phog Phest this year. come back and play a bigger of the Year. “I actually saw them last show. We said that we’ll make “This is a really big band,” year at Phog and when I heard that happen. It’s just kind of a said Lucier. “For Phog Phest, they were coming back to lucky circumstance that they one of the things you really Windsor,” said Anger. “ I were actually available for need to have is somebody who knew I had to go.” Phog Phest.” you still like who is a name. This year’s Phog Phest head - Formed in 2005, the They can draw people in who liners The Rural Alberta Toronto-based trio consists of otherwise don’t know what we Advantageand last year’s

singer and songwriter Nils do. headliner Elliot Brood share

Edenloff, with multi-instru - “I needed that name so that some commonalities. The mentalist Amy Cole and new faces would come. It bands are signed under the drummer Paul Banwatt. “ totally worked. I was on the same record label, Paper Bag stage, announcing them, and Records, feature only three ...W hen i heard they Were everybody was from the uni - members, lack a traditional coming Back to Windsor , i bass player and call Toronto kneW i had to go versity and the college. I did - Photo by Riley Harrison-Lutz home. - B everly Anger n’t recognize anybody outside Amy Cole of The Rural Alberta Advantage provides back-up The Rural Alberta some of our regulars, who “The band independently Advantage‘s Cole who pro - vocals at Phog Phest 4 in Windsor on Sept. 15. were in the back. All of the released a demo tape and an vides keys, percussion and Riley Harrison-Lutz converted parking lot next to EP before completing their students were close to the backing vocals, said they had Citizen Staff Reporter Phog Lounge on Victoria first full-length album, stage.” an amazing time for their first Beverley Anger, 24, was one Avenue. Hometowns , in early 2008. year at Phog Phest. of those students. Anger is Canadian indie rock band Tom Lucier, co-owner of Their second album called “We’ll be back for sure,” currently at the University of The Rural Alberta Advantage Phog Lounge, said he chose Departing was released March said Cole. Windsor studying Philosophy returned to Windsor to head - The Rural Alberta Advantage, 1, 2011. It was a long-listed The RAA are currently writ - and Education. line Phog Phest 4 Sept. 15. to headline because of their nominee for the 2011 Polaris ing their next record and She danced to the beat of The headliner began an connection to the venue. Music Prize, losing to Arcade preparing for a fall tour. RAA with 100 other attendees. hour-long set at 11 p.m. in the “They played at our place Fire’s The Suburbs . New RAA Anger said The Rural Alberta CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 FEATURE page 7 .. Windsor Regiment goes to Borden

Trooper Nick Kennedy and Master Cpl. Kyle Cpl. Laura Cooke and Trooper Jamie Scott Nantais (left to right) practice arming and throw - practice navigation. ing grenades.

Trooper Sasha Parachnowitsch practices using the M72 in Borden, Ont.

Hailey Trealout “This is our annual machine gun range and it is Taylor, 23. “Running up the range and shooting Citizen Staff Reporter the only time we do live firing. We conducted the was new to me. Other than that everything else C9 ranges, nuclear, biological and chemical war - was kind of like a refresher for me, but I love it, it’s Cold weather could not keep the Windsor fare training and did a theory lecture on root, area, why I’m here.” Regiment from training the weekend of Sept. 21- point and zone reconnaissance,” said Smith. “This Taylor’s comrade, Cpl. Ryan Duggan, 25, also 23. is a refresher with all basic soldier skills but for said he enjoyed the weekend. He went to Borden Their excitement about the weekend was evident some it might be the first time they’ve actually to qualify for his C6 shoot, which he said he was as the troops boarded the bus and left from the done this with the regiment. This was a good initi - excited about. Major F.A. Tilston V.C. Armoury, Sept. 21. The ation for them.” “This is a break from my full time civilian job,” exercise consisted of qualifications to fire selected Other skills the troops practiced include grenade said Duggan. “So I always look forward to this. weapons, such as the C9 and C6 machine guns and training, navigation, vehicle check points, rocket It’s almost like my vacation.” the C7 rifle in Borden, Ont. launcher training and the personal weapons test, The exercise ended and the troops returned home One of the leaders of the weekend was Warrant where the troops must run 100 metres between Sept. 23. The next event with the Windsor Officer Matt Smith, 43, who said the training was checkpoints and shoot at targets with the C7 rifle. Regiment will be held Oct. 4 with the regimental a refresher for the troops. “I really enjoyed the shoot,” said Trooper Sarah parade.

Cpl. Tim Dowsett and Cpl. Aaron Mascaro (left to right) qualify for the C9 Troops practice different methods of performing a vehicle check point machine gun shoot. operation in Borden, Ont.

Photos by Hailey Trealout sepTember 28, 2012 SPORTS page 8 ‘ CONVERGED CITIZEN BoB Whitney bob whitney was one of hundreds of windsor Spits, locals dine in hangar residents who had the opportunity to eat breakfast with a member of the during the first "breakfast with the spits" held sept. 29 at windsor International airport. whitney, a spitfires season-ticket holder, sat at a table with windsor centre michael clarke. It was far from whitney's first trip to the canadian Historical aircraft association Hangar. The retired special-needs teacher has spent years working with a crew of men attempting to restore a mosquito bomber. "every saturday, a dozen guys come and work," whitney said. "You can see the landing gear is being put together to fit onto the wing, and Photo by Rob Benneian then the wing will be placed in the fuselage. It's Windsor Spitfires forward Emerson Clark (right) talks with Frank Spry Sept. 29 during all plywood. It's quite the project. You can see “Breakfast with the Spits” at Windsor International Airport. Spry volunteers with Knobby’s Kids, the parts have to be handmade. This frame was a local charitable organization designed to help with costs associated with playing hockey. spaghetti when we got a hold of it because it had been in a crash…but we straightened it out Rob Benneian $30 per plate or $500 per help the International Citizen Staff Reporter table, all funds raised from Children’s Games raise funds and every saturday a little progress gets made." the breakfast will go to the so that our athletes can com - The british-made aircraft, nicknamed "The Members of the Windsor International Children’s pete. Our thing is we want to wooden wonder," was used during the second community dined with local Games to be held in Windsor enhance an athlete and send world war and filled a variety of roles, includ - athletes and members of the in August 2013. them anywhere we can so they Windsor Spitfires at the first The ICG were first held in can compete.” ing bombing, pathfinding and reconnaissance. “Breakfast with the Spits” 1968 in Celje, Slovenia. They “ ... a Windsor -e ssex Sept. 29 at Windsor were founded by Yugoslavian tool ... noW Becomes the International Airport. professor Metod Klemenc as World ’s tool The event was in honour of a way to promote worldwide “ -Anne Snowdon Sports Day in Canada, a peace and harmony, while national celebration of sports providing an understanding Spitfires head coach Bob from grassroots to high-per - of different cultural back - Boughner was one of the formance levels. Sports Day, grounds. The games are now speakers at the event. which is in its third year, is governed by the IOC and over Boughner has been conduct - held annually by communi - 35,000 children from 74 ing charity work for the past ties in September all over countries have participated. three decades in Windsor- Essex. He recently reached $1 million in charitable dona - tions. “It’s about athletes helping Photo by Rob Benneian athletes and our organization Windsor Spitfires season-ticket holder Bob Whitney (left) giving back to the community, demonstrates the Mosquito Bomber he works on every Saturday which is a perfect fit for our at Windsor International Airport Sept. 29. foundation which has support - ed children’s charities since tries competing against one The legacy project Snowdon 2006,” Boughner said. another. She said she is work - refers to is an online social The breakfast raised $9,200 ing with city officials to build media tool called the for the ICG. something which will live “Passport Program.” The pro - Anne Snowdon, associate beyond the conclusion of the gram was developed by MBA professor of management sci - games. students from the Odette ence at the University of “The City of Windsor came School of Business at the Photo by Rob Benneian Windsor, was one of the to us to collaborate with them University of Windsor. Members of the Windsor Spitfires hockey team gather in front keynote speakers at the event. on creating a legacy project “The Passport Program is an of a spitfire plane Sept. 29. The aircraft is the model for the She won the Lebel award in for the International online tool to help children Spitfires logo and the source of the team’s name. 2008 for her efforts in “help - Children’s Games,” Snowdon and support them to make ing to fill an educational void said. “I’m a nurse by training, good choices on being physi - Canada. Felicia Krautner, coordinator in the community.” The Lebel I’ve spent my career trying to cally fit, good healthy food The breakfast, held in the of community relations for the award is granted for outstand - strengthen and keep kids choices, good choices with Canadian Historical Aircraft Spitfires, said the ICG fit in ing contributions to healthy and this was just a friends, family and social rela - Association Hangar at the air - with the Windsor Spitfires Assumption University and great opportunity for Windsor tionships,” Snowdon said. port, was part of the Windsor Foundation’s goal of helping the community which it hosting a global event to cre - “The legacy is this passport Spitfires Foundation, an ini - children. serves. Snowdon is also chair ate a legacy that helps children social networking tool will get tiative which began in 2006 “The foundation helps and of the Ivey Centre for Health stay physically fit, active, passed to each country that and is designed to support contributes to different organi - Innovation and Leadership. healthy eating and healthy hosts the game going forward local children’s charities. To zations that allow and help Snowdon said the upcoming social relationships which are so a Windsor-Essex tool date, the foundation has kids do what they want to do,” games are about more than all the foundational elements around child health now raised nearly $250,000. At Krautner said. “We’re here to children from different coun - of child health.” becomes the world’s tool.” sepTember 28, 2012 SPORTS page 9 ‘ CONVERGED CITIZEN Weekend Recap Rob Benneian and Mitchel Brandner Citizen Staff Reporters Fratmen fight for playoff spot The Windsor Spitfires took five of a possible six points in They lost to the London grueling three-games-in-four- Beefeaters on Sept. 22 mainly days stretch spanning Sept. because the offense couldn’t 27-30. hold on to the ball. With a cou - Home victories over the ple of late turnover the and Beefeaters were able to kick a and a field goal for the win. shootout loss to the Though the defence has been have solid, Anthony McDonald, the Spitfires (3-1-0-1) sitting defensive captain, said they in first place in the Ontario are just coming together. Hockey League’s West divi - “In the fourth quarter I sion. remember saying in the hud - In the first of the three dle on the field that this is games, Windsor got on the what the defence lives for, it‘s board early when Chris make or break,” said Marchese forced a turnover in McDonald. “This was our best the neutral zone and was able defensive stand so far and I to beat goaltender Franky think it is because we are start - Palazzese with a wrist shot. Photo by Ashley Davidson ing to trust one another and get Marchese also scored the Anthony McDonald of the AKO Fratmen (55) tackles running back, Kyle back to their job, knowing the game-winning goal with 44 Woldenberg-Puyda in the game against London on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Fratmen lost 20-17. other players will do the seconds remaining in the third same.” period as the Spitfires defeat - Ashley Davidson and three losses. St. Leonard is Leonard’s once a season. He said they can’t hold on to ed Kitchener 4-2. Citizen Staff Reporter in fifth with the same record. LaChance said the two teams the mistakes they have made. Defenceman Patrick Sieloff A win over the Cougars are evenly matched for the “You can’t change the past, was ejected from the game The AKO Fratmen have not would clinch a playoff berth most part. just make sure it doesn’t hap - early in the third period after been able to replicate the for the Fratmen. They would “They are a physical team, pen again in the future,” said he delivered a body-check to remarkable season they had also qualify if the fast team they have a lot of McDonald. Rangers forward Justin Bailey last year. Sooners lose their Sept. 29 tilt athletes on the team,“ said Although the Fratmen did not that echoed throughout the At this point last year they to the Burlington Braves. The LaChance. “Not exactly mir - have an 8-0 season as they did rink and left the Kitchener for - were first place in the Braves have lost their last five ror images of each other but last year, McDonald and ward dazed. Canadian Junior Football games. we are close. We can both do LaChance said they still The next night in League with one game left to Coach Mike LaChance said some damage in the playoffs.” believe they can be the Mississauga, the Spitfires and play and hoping to make it a preparation this week is Quarterback, Christian league’s best. Steelheads finished regulation perfect 8-0 season. This year unusual because of the dis - Hackney agrees with this the - “Coach LaChance is always time tied at two goals apiece. they will be fighting for a tance they will be travelling. ory. saying believe and it’s really Scoring for Windsor were sec - playoff position in their last They will be leaving Friday “They tend to play athletic what makes a team great is ond-year forward Jordan game of the regular season. morning at 12 a.m. a few and like to cover guys one-on- believing in what you have to Maletta and third-year centre Sept. 29 the Fratmen will hours after they finish practice one,” said Hackney. do, what your coaches are say - Brady Vail. travel nine hours to St. on Thursday night. He said knowing how St. ing and that your teammates Rookie Josh Ho-Sang was Leonard, Que. to play the St. “We are going to layoff and Leonard plays is beneficial to have just as much faith in the the lone Spit to score in the Leonard Cougars. Both teams not have a lot of contact,” said the team. system,” McDonald said. shootout as the Steelheads will be playing for a spot in LaChance. “By this point in “Stuff will open up in the “Are we the best every day?” won 3-2 with shootout goals the playoffs. the year we know who can hit, pass,” said Hackney. “I just said LaChance. “We’ve got to from captain Stuart Percy and The Fratmen are in third we just need to make sure they need the opportunity to make be the best on the right day.” 2011 leading scorer Riley place in the Ontario Football are in the right spot.” plays. And we can’t give up The right day is Saturday, Brace. Rookie Spitfires goal - Conference with four wins The Fratmen face St. the ball.” Sept. 29 in St. Leonard, Que. tender Jordan DeKort made 35 saves in a losing effort in his first start of the season. the converged team NHL, CBA talks resume The Spitfires rounded out their weekend with a Sunday mati - Associate Senior Kenton Wolfe cent of all hockey-related rev - nee against the Sudbury Managing Editors and Robert Benneian enue. Managing Editors Sports Editors Wolves. James Zimmerman Citizen Staff reporter NHL insider and TSN Kenton Wolfe After Brady Vail scored early Rob Benneian Rick Dawes Ashley Davidson employee Craig Button said in the first period to stake the Alice Hewitt The NHL owners and NHL Sept. 27 he expects the lockout Spitfires to a one-goal lead, Players Association have to end in the next two weeks. goals by Kerby Rychel, Vail Production Layout Editor resumed talks for drafting a Manager With the planned NHL sched - and Patrick Sieloff gave the Joshua St. Pierre new Collective Bargaining ule to begin Oct. 11, a deal Agreement. Spitfires a 4-0 lead through Marissa DeBortoli would need to be reached in Officially locking its players two periods. the first week of October for out Sept. 15, the NHL owners, The Wolves made a resur - the season to start on time. The gence in the third period, scor - Photo Editors Copy Editors led by commissioner Gary Chief Copy Bettman have demanded the preseason has already been ing twice in a span of 1:12, but Editor Riley Harrison-Lutz Adam D’Andrea NHLPA take a smaller percent - cancelled. could not complete the come - Maureen Mariampillai Tom Morrison Chris Richards age of the league's revenue. The lockout is the second in back as Spitfires forward Ben Under the current CBA, the the last seven years and the Johnson scored into an empty WWW .t he media Plex .com salary cap is 57 per cent of the third in Bettman's regime as net to seal a 5-2 win. email : media .converged @themediaPlex .com league revenue, calculated commissioner, which began in The Spitfires are off until Oct. Phone : (519) 972-2727 e xt . 4963 yearly. Owners seek to have 1993. FolloW us at httP :// tWitter .com /the _mediaPlex 4 when they will host the that percentage drop to 43 per . CONVERGED CITIZEN sepTember 28, 2012 FEATURE page 10 .. fees,” Wildeman said in the conTInued from page 6 conTInued from page 3 can’t be a teacher with pic - it. release. “During that time we you can use your voice to tures of yourself on Facebook “First of all, professors were were developing the fee struc - fight for the causes you in a bikini with drinks in your largely unaware this was an ture for the current year, and it believe in,” said Loza- hand,” said Miles. issue and administration was was an oversight on our part Alvarado. Miles has Honours degrees quick to handle it and we’re that access fees for online Winning a title can open in French and family studies greatly appreciative of that,” materials could no longer be numerous doors for a from the University of Akbar said. included. This came to our attention just this week, so we woman. She gets invited to Windsor and a Bachelor of Although he applauded the quickly found a solution for red-carpet events, meets dig - Education from the University quick action of administration, our students.” nitaries and travels the globe. of Western Ontario. She is Akbar still thinks it should In her fourth year complet - However, losing can be dev - also the reigning Miss Canada have come sooner. ing a double major in biology astating. 2012. “It was clarified in July and psychology, Alicia Tessa Johnston, 16, is just Miles said the wom en she 2011, so it was very specifical - ly stated at this point that this Trepanier, 21, completed her starting out in pageants and competed with in Miss is not allowed,” he said. “At first two years at Carleton had her first taste of what it Canada were both intelligent that point, it should have been University in Ottawa. means to lose when she did - and educated. Still she said passed around to all teachers Trepanier says the access code n’t place in the Miss Teen she wishes Canadians had a and at that point should have fees were new to her when she Ontario pageant in 2011. better perspective regarding been dealt with. This is a big transferred to Windsor. Although she says she pageants. win for students across facul - “I never had to pay for these learned a lot from the experi - “Being a beauty queen can ties. The fact is it affected online access codes when I sometimes act against some - ence, she says it was heart - 3,000 students.” was attending Carleton,” she one in Canada,” said Miles. breaking. Photo by Jill Thompson Unable to give specific said, “which is why I was real - “Canadians often associate “I was really sad and let Jaclyn Miles prior to winning names, Akbar said there are ly surprised when I came here models with pageant queens, down because I thought I did Miss Canada 2012 poses many other Ontario universi - to Windsor because they do if you’re a beauty queen so well and really gave it my backstage at a fundraisers ties still charging students for that frequently and I had never sometimes people will often all I cried for two hours after held at Mynt Nightclub in access codes. come across that before. I write you off as a bimbo. the contest was done,” she Windsor Oct. 21, 2011. The fees levied for the read an article last year outlin - When I found out that Miss said. access codes fall under the ing the fact that these were Although Johnston says she Canada was a professional category of compulsory ancil - illegal, so I was really upset is more of an athlete than a have no idea the charities she and personality-based com - lary fees, which is any fee that they were still doing it,” she pageant girl, she said she still donates to, the speeches she petition I knew it was some - is separate from the tuition a said. believes these competitions gives to empower women, or thing I would be interested student must pay in order to According to The Ontario are not just about being pret - the volunteer hours she in.” enroll in, or successfully com - Operating Funds Distribution ty. clocks,” said Burke. Miles said she began com - plete any credit course. Manual, which governs the fee “You do need to be good Burke is not alone in her peting in pageants to boost Because the access codes are structure for Ontario universi - looking but you also need to sentiments. In 1970 the Miss her self-esteem. She said she necessary for students to be ties, the current regulations have maximum confidence World pageant held in needed this extra boost able to take tests and complete regarding compulsory ancil - and good speaking ability. England was marred by an because she had been a vic - assignments online, the fees lary fees were established in You need to be able to con - attack of stink, smoke and tim of domestic violence and should have fallen under the 1987 and edited in 1991, vince the judges that you fire bombs from a group of found she gained a lot of university’s operating budget. meaning access codes should have better poise and are bet - feminists. In 1996 an Indian confidence from taking part In a press release published have since fallen under operat - ter than anyone else. This man set himself on fire and in pageants. She uses her by the university on Sept. 20, ing budgets. comes with how you walk died outside the Miss World current title as a platform to university president Alan “I’m really disappointed and present yourself,” said pageant held in Bangalore. promote Break the Silence, a Wildeman called the problem with (the university) because Johnston. To this day there are a num - campaign aimed at fighting an “oversight” and said a reso - we pay so much money to go ber of anti-pageant sites on bullying and domestic abuse. lution was reached quickly. there in the first place,” Facebook. Miles will spend her year “In the summer of 2011, all Trepanier said. “It’s really

Pagents come Mila Rudic, 27, is enrolled as Miss Canada going to universities in Ontario discouraging when they have

in feminist studies at the schools and other groups received further instructions to nickel and dime you for across as a Beauty University of Windsor. She educating them about vio - from the Ministry of Training, everything.” “ “ Colleges and Universities The university will be said although she doesn’t lence and encouraging them aWard agree with flour-bombing to speak up if they are being regarding what charges can be refunding approximately $210,000. - r Aquel Burke pageants, she does not like abused. included in ancillary service these competitions. “It’s nice to work for an “I don't see how beauty organization that looks at Some Windsorites think pageants are meant to personality like Miss advance women. I see them Canada,” said Miles. “I wish AKO misses playoffs differently about pageants. Rob Benneian turning points in the season, as being one of the reasons Canadians would look past Raquel Burke, 33, boxes and Citizen Staff Reporter as the Fratmen lost four of that prevent our equality the crown and more at the plays basketball and says their final five games. she’s no feminist but is not a amongst men due to the fact woman wearing it.” The Windsor AKO Fratmen The sole win in that stretch huge fan of pageants. that they are based on super - Miles said winning a pag - lost their final game of the came at home over the “Pageants come across as a ficial demands of a certain eant does not simply require season to the St. Leonard Burlington Braves, who fin - ‘pretty award’ with women society,” said Rudic. a gown and heels. Cougars Saturday evening in ished 2-6. That victory was walking around in evening It wasn’t until 1980 that “To enter these pageants Quebec, dropping to 4-4 and punctuated by an on-field gowns and swimsuits. They organizers of the Miss World you need a clear idea of the missing the playoffs. skirmish with less than a also never let you know the pageants decided to include direction you want to take The Fratmen started the sea - minute to play and resulted in real work some of these personality and intelligence and a strong sense of integri - son 3-0 with victories on the the game being called before women do,” said Burke. and dropped the recital of ty, values and conviction,” road over the Twin Cities time expired. “.... these women are very vital statistics. That inclusion she said. Predators and at home over The Fratmen will hold their intelligent, and they do a lot pleased Jaclyn Miles, a 24- The 2012 Miss Universe the Brampton Bears and final press conference of the of charity work and I feel year-old Windsor woman Pageant will be broadcast . season on Tuesday where like they don't get the credit who decided to enter the live on NBC from Planet Consecutive road losses to head coach Mike LaChance that they deserve. Most peo - Miss Canada pageant only Hollywood Resort and the London Beefeaters and will sum up the 2012 cam - ple remember what swimsuit after learning that intelli - Casino in Las Vegas on Dec. , who paign and offer a look toward the top five were wearing, or gence and personality were 19. Last year over one billion finished the season first and the future with his thoughts the answer they gave at the included. viewers tuned in to watch the second respectively, were the for 2013. end but I bet most viewers “I want to be a teacher. You ceremony.