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Schools plead: More money needed for the long haul
By Olga Kirgidis textbook problem she had to wail for two years to gel the leaking roof
Local schools hurt by education in her classroom fixed. cuts are optimistic about the new She said these kinds of prob- Liberal government, but they aren't lems frustrate teachers because looking lor a quick fix. they don'l have the supplies they
"I'll go the Jerry McGuire route. need to leach and have lo figure out Show me the money. Show me the other ways to leach the required goods." said Don Cameron, princi- material.
pal at West Hiunber Collegiate. Kanit/ is hopelul about ilic
"Deliver nie something. Don'l give Liberal's proposed changes to eilu-
me money unless it is rationalized cation and sees it as a good oppor- through the system." tunity lor conununicalion neiween Trick pool player Gerry "The Ghost" Watson demonstrates a trick shot at a pool tourna- Although the Tories did not lake the province and teachers in the ment at Caps. Watson has been displaying his pool playing abilities at Caps since the dollars away from classroom classroom. mid-80's. Watson has done 25,000 shows at various campuses over the past 20 years. spending, Cameron said their cuts "I'm not expecting very much
in other areas of education have really. I'm just expecting that we
cost schools money in the long run. could sit dow n at the table and dis- "In this particular school at one cuss, and respect each other mutu- Lack of Lakeshore bus time there were upwards of a do/en al ly." Kanit/ said. "Before there caretakers. Now there are six," was no respecl. We were not in\ it- Cameron said. ^^^^^^^^^^ ^_^_^^^^ ed to the table to leaves students bitter "So yes, they talk about ain- did save money "Show me the thing. We just son on the caretak- money. Show of had to react \o er's line or on By Allison Moorhouse Bachelor of Applied Arts and James Presnail, a first-year pro- me the goods. legislation." the secretarial She added that Paralegal Studies student, takes the fessional golf management student, Deliver me line that has teachers' union Commiilini! lo Lakcslniro for class TTC lo gel to her classes. doesn't need to deal with the prob- the been cut back, something." will hold every day has hecn dilt'iculi lor stu- "It's rough," she said. "I have to lems of taking public transit to the gos- but on the other dents who live at the North get up two hours before my class Lakeshore campus. i^—^^^^^^ iSSllSSSSSSSSSi ernment to their side of the coin, real- Campus rcsideiKC. starts." "I lucked out and gel a ride promises but rather than maintaining some of the izes that the will lime. With constructit)!! ol the Jackson said she would like a every day," Presnail said. However, changes lake equipment that was repairable they Lakeshore residence still ongoing non-stop shuttle bus from the North he understands the difficulties "They're very aware ol' the didn't have anyone lo do the and no plans for a shuttle bus, stu- campus lo Lakeshore campus, but other students go through lo get lo gravity of the changes and the
repairs. So, it got thrown in the dents have had lo find their own thinks the Lakeshore residence will class. length of time it will take to bring
garbage and they had to buy new things back, but I know they are transportation lo school. be beneficial lo new students once "It would be a lot easier for equipment." very happy and encouraged by the Kelly Jackson, a Ursl-year il's built. most people if there was a shuttle High .schools were also faced bus," he said. Liberals." Kaniiz said. with the costs of implementing a Allison Alexander, the manager Although he is optimistic about new curriculum as the OAC year ideas lor Humber comes up short of Humber residence, said there the Liberal government's was taken out and all courses were said isn't a shuttle bus available because education. Cameron some of revamped to meet the new stan- the changes made by the there hasn't been a demand for it. By Ben Rycroft bargaining agreement between dards. positive. "Last year, there was such a low Conservatives have been Humber and its full-time staff "."Mthough lliey didn't decrease to the Liberal percentage of people, we didn't do Cameron's advice The college's Board of Governors may also hit a snag, with the news classroom dollars, I had huge government would be not lo make it." Alexander said. "We would cer- was told this week that Humber the staff pension look "quite a increases because rather Ihan the tainly entertain the idea." the same mistake Tories did by may face revenue shortfalls due hit." replacing one or two classroom sets spending Alexander also said that even dissecting education to a po.ssible tuition freeze and Despite a 30 per cent rise in of books a year, I had to replace all without compensating in other though it has been researched in the investments "going south." the North American stock mar- the classroom books," Cameron past, she hasn't been approached areas. The Board learned that if the kets over October, the Board said. "I hope they lake a long slow by students this year w ith any com- newly-elected provincial Liberal reported investments on that History teacher June Kanit/ said muting problems. look at the schools. And if I were lo government implements its prom- behalf of the pension were still that some classrooins are still wait- it would don't "No one this year has actually give them advice be ised tuition freeze, the school will considerably down. ing for the textbooks they need. separate the classroom from the asked about it," she said, adding face what President Robert As a result of the shortfall in "You would assume every kid rest of the education." Cameron that even if there was a shuttle bus Gordon called a "fmancial short- revenue, the Board said staff may would have a textbook, but that is said. "You cannot impact the posi- it wouldn't necessarily correspond fall." have lo contribute a 1 .5 per cent not the case either," Kanit/ said. tive or the negative on pail of with a student's schedule and they any Humber currently has $102 increase. Humber is also obligat- "Apparently more textbooks ihe education enlerpri.se it the may be forced to lake the TTC any- be million invested in construction ed to match dollar for dollar the but 1 haven't heard way. will becoming, classroom, the curriculum, the projects, a good part of which 1.5 increa.se, and at the current exactly when they'll be gelling or the support servic- Alexander said Lakeshore resi- maintenance, comes from tuition. rate will be required to pledge $1 here, but maybe November." es without having an effect on slu- dence will have 418 beds and is Talks towards a collective million. Kanilz added that on top of the scheduled to open next May. dents."
Humber^ Et Cetera October 23, 2003 Lack of drills alarms city fire inspector
By Nick Vassallo ed for students.
He also said fire drills differ
Huniber's fire drills may not ring from alarms because they are |ire-
alarm bells among students, bul it planned events, scheduled to make does spark concern witii the city's sure the emergency response team lire in.spectors. knows what to do.
Humber hokls a drill once a "It also allows students and
year, meeting the requirements of other staff to hear what it sounds
the Ontario Fire Code, which stales like," he said. "I have no way of that it's mandatory to conduct communicating with nine or 10
annual fire drills for supervisory thousand students that we have a
staff. fire drill," Jeynes said. "I'm con-
Bul Toronto Fire Inspector cerned that the supervisory staff
Napoleon Corlez said having a lire know what to do lo insure that stu-
drill once a year isn't good enough. dents gel out. It's a training exer-
"It's good to have it done more cise lor the emergency response than once a year," Corte/ said. team."
'Each semester you have different Jeynes said students need to fol-
people, so it should be done in the low school fire procedures.
first semester, second semester and "In every classrot)ni there's a even in the summer break." sign posted which tells students
The school's only fire drill so what to do." he said. "Our greatest
far this semester was staged at the problem when we have a fire alarm
beginning of the month in Building is persons who don't leave the
A. but many students said they did- building. When you hear a fire n't hear anything and no one was alarm you leave the building." evacuated. The drill coincided with Jo-Anne Crcchiolo, a city-wide Fire Prevention Week Occupational Health and Safety
ciulier this month. specialist at Sheridan College says
Third-year business administra- Sheridan also has only one lire drill tion student Rafaela Caret was sur- per year. Crcchiolo had no com-
prised to hear that the law ret|uired ment on when the drill took place, one drill a year, but thinks that's all but says students were evacuated.
we need. "Every time the fire drill rings,
"Well, I think it's enough everyone is evacuated." Crcchiolo An unidentified student a puff, repeal of the pot law. Humber takes unfazed by the because (most of us know] what to said. "If it's a lest we warn people Police have been instructed to resume laying criminal charges for possession. do in case of fires. Like, how hard if we ai"e testing. If the building is
could it be? Just go to the nearest occupied and we are running just a
fire exit am.! leave." test then we lei everyone know Re-criminalization Public Safety Director Gary over our inlercom system, .so peo- Jeynes said the drill was not intend- ple don't leave the building." can^t stop the pot Caps gets
By Liza Wood about it anymore," said Neev, evacuated founder of Cannabis As Living By Eric Collins Pol has become a criminal offence Medicine (CALM). again in liie eyes of liie law. bul "I thought we "You can't walk down the street CAPS was evacuated Tuesday ihal liasn"! affected recreational were getting a and not get stopped," Neev said. night after patrons and employees were caught in a residual cloud of maiijuana users. step closer, but I "It's back to where we were a year Twenty-year-old Humber stu- pepper spray. guess not." and a half ago. It depends on the 6 employees and dent Stewart, who wishes to remain cop and the kind of day they're Around p.m., Have you anonymous, said ho feels no differ- having." patrons complained of watery eyes ent now that the law is back, Even Prime Minister Jean and respiratory problems and were despite already having criminal Business student Scott Crof, Chretien has voiced his opinion on evacuated soon after. Police and the fire department were called, charges. who gave up smoking pot over a the drug, though it was partly in As of press time Wednesday night, were a and said the airborne substance "I thought we getting year ago says the law is fai' too jest. Dong-Yue (Cecilia) Zhang was still non-threatening. bottle step closer (to decriminalization), strict with marijuana users. "I will have my money for my was The missing. Police .speculate the nine- broken. but I guess not," he said. "If someone has a minimal fine and a joint in the other hand," was either sprayed or year-old Asian girl was snatched "It seems pretty obvious that Stewart, who usually smokes anxiunt of pot, then there is no Chretien .said in a published report from her home Sunday night. She pot three to four times a day, was Oct. this was intentional," CAPS haim in that," he .said. "(Smoking] on 3. 4' is de.scribed as thin, 1 1", 70 lbs, charged with possession at the age pot doesn't infringe on other peo- Chretien added, however, that Assistant Operations Manager with shoulder length black hair and of 18 after his car was .searched by ples' rights." he would only try maiijuana when Cord Hagan said. blonde highlights, and brown eyes. The pub lost $1W) in sales. police. "I think people can't be as proud it is no longer a criminal offence. Call l-8(X)-222-TIPS.
EtCetera October 23. 2003 3 Games room jackpot
By Kathleen Yetta "It's not like this extra money is games the students are interested in
a windfall. If it was a windfall, and then the HSF will try to accom- The HSF anticipates an additional then that's different," Parent said. modate the requests.
$14,000 in revenue from liie games "The budget is estimated and laid Staff at the games room say the room this year, bringing the total to out a whole year in advance. Our volume of students has also made more than $60,000, thanks to the estimates are reasonable to predict the task of detecting counterfeit double cohort. that's what we're going to do." $20 bills difficult. Since the begin- Michael Parent, HSF business ning of the school year, they have manager, said the extra estimated accepted six fake $20 bills. revenue is already budgeted. Viveiros said staff usually verify
"We don't specifically assign whether or not the bill is legit by revenues to particular expenses. All '"...let's spend rubbing it on a piece of white revenues come in and they fund all the $14,000 on paper. If the ink rubs off, the bill is of the expenses. It's not that when real. this...' we have $ 14,000 extra we say 'let's But imitators have found clever spend the $14,000 on this...' it's ways around that too, spraying the not that linear. The extra revenue fraudulent money to bleed ink as will be spread across all of the well. departments," Parent said. The games room houses 18 "They are always one step HSF is estimating a higher arcade machines, five pool tables ahead of you," Viveiros said. "We games room revenue because of the and four foosball tables. are working on getting a device age and volume of students visiting "We have a cooperative part- where you scan the bill and it will MuchMusic VJ search the room. nership with Chonar, the people beep telling you whether the bill is "It is a lot busier than last year. that provide us with the video real or not." conning to the Humber There are a lot more kids in the games, and we are always hopeful She added that they pool the school, more youth than usual that we will get cutting edge titles," funds from the arcade machines because of the double cohort," Parent said. and pool and foosball tables, and college environment Diane Viveiros, HSF services He added that games room staff then split the money 50/50 with the coordinator, said. do informal surveys asking what suppliers. By John Mammas body who could make that connec- tion with the audience." Calling all VJs, calling all VJs! Second-year business manage- MuchMusic will recruit on campus ment student Rob Dasilva can'i Spinning for a cause again, and Humber may have the wait for the chance to audition. fresh face they're looking for. "It .sounds like the opportunity The 2003 MuchMusic VJ By Chris Hedrick of a lifetime," Dasilva said. "I've search kicked off Oct. 7 and will always wanted to do something
make its way to Humber Nov. 1 1. Competitors shot and peddled their like this, and now 1 have the oppor- MuchMusic will try .something way to victory last Tuesday as part tunity." this stages of a sports Spin-a-thon which new year, by setting up First-year fashion arts student at colleges universities across raised $1,700 for the United Way. and Suzanne Dempster will be trying Canada, allowing VJ hopefuls to Every year. Humber's second- out for the .second time. showcase their talents in front of a year special events students coordi- "I tried out lor it last year, so live audience. nate a United Way Fundraiser. now I'm like a veteran at this." "Going out to colleges and uni- "The purpose of the event is to The MuchMusic VJ search versities is a way for us to really raise money for the United Way began in 1995 and has been going connect with the fans, and it gives and to promote school spirit in the strong since. Humber community. them a chance to be a part of what Past winners include are doing," VJ Altogether, we raised close to we MuchMusic Campanelli, Bradford How and $1,700, including sponsorships," Rick Campanelli said. Namugcnyi Kiwanuka. Campanelli said is Robyn Chew, event organizer, said. MuchMusic The semi-finalisls will iiave to The three and a half hour event included a free-throw looking for an outgoing person demonstrate their hosting and inter- Three sponsors donated money competition, three-point contest and spin-a-thon (ped- with both a unique personality and viewing abilities in addition to pro- for the fundraiser; Chefero, Lee dling exercise bikes), followed by a barbeque. Sand and Gravel. a different look. gramming videos and preparing crowd of competitors. want who The HSF donated prizes. This year's theme was Rewind "They somebody their own throws. They will com- "I'm just a basketball their music, but not only Participants were required to fan and Through Time and competitors knows pete on live television. it's a competition," as collect pledges from friends, fami- Jett Landicho, a were encouraged to dress in retro their music, their pop culture For full details. visit radio broadcasting .student, said. garb from the 60s, 70s. and 80s. well," he said. "They want some- ly, and co-workers. Some partici- www.mticlimiisicAOin/vjscanh. pants donated whatever they could in order to take part in the event. Of the three challenges, the Popular show inspires Humber contest three-point contest drew the largest
By Jordan Neal while a panel of judges critique. promote the event the turnout con- "It's entertaining to see people Votes from the audience then deter- tinues to increase. come out of their shells," he said.
Forget Sun'ivor and the Bcwhelor, mine which singer will move on, The first show brought in 10 Residence Idol takes place
Humber now has its own reality eliminating contestants every contestants, an audience of 190 stu- every Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the If you have a news show and it's taking the residence week. dents and 45 votes. Even with two residence dining hall until Nov. 12 tip for the Et by storm. Leah McCormack, a senior resi- contestants gone, the second show when the final two contestants will Since its launch in October, dent assistant, came up with the brought in 230 students and 96 go head to head and a winner will Cetera email us at: Residence Idol has become most concept. votes. be announced.
successful residence activity in the "I thought it was a great oppor- Bart McClintock, an audience The winner will then have the [email protected] past three years tunity to bring the residence com- favourite, said Residence Idol is a option to move on to the next com-
The premise is the same as munity together," she said. great environment to give students petition, Humber Idol, in late American Idol; 10 contestants bat- With everyone working hard to a chance to show their talents. November.
tle it out in front of an audience Humber_ Et Cetera October 23. 2003 Police want to compile racial stats
By Priya Ramanujam tistics regarding iraftlc stops it could mean higher rates for certain Toronto police may soon be able to groups. gather, compile and publish race- The police foundations program based statistics--once again. coordinator. Gina Antonacci, report, proposing A draft agreed that gathering statistics isn't police Toronto be allowed to keep the issue, but that the statistics records of racial information on would be used. both their victims, criminals and "What we have seen in Toronto will be presented to Queen's Park is that (racial 1 inlbrniation being in the near future, according to used in a way that is perhaps irre- Constable Mike Hayles, a Toronto sponsible or potentially dangerous
police spokesperson. to various groups," Anlonacci said. Hayles added that the proposal, She suggested the data might be
developed by a joint group of used to tag the entire police organ- Toronto police officials and board ization as racist, or conversely to
members, was recently presented draw conclusions that a person's to various groups for community race is relev ant to his or her crimi-
feedback. nal activity. The idea drew strong opposition However, police student Cory from many of Humber's tlrst-year Lister said the statistics could HumDesi President Payal Gaglani is ail smiles while she brings a little India to Number. Police Foundations students, who prove useful under certain circum- study courses such as "issues in stances.
HumPesi celebrates Diwali diversity.' "As long as they [stalislics] are
"I don't really think it's fair to u.sed in a teaching environment as [collect race-based statistics), opposed to an environment that's Festival lights up the school because police shouldn't really just going to perpetuate prejudice, make judgments based on some- By Priya Ramanujam recognized by Indian communities She added festivities last for a it'll allow people to see statistics one's colour, race or ethnic origin," all over the world. month and end on Oct. 25. that show certain people are more police stu- The tastes, sounds and culture of During Diwali, which lasts Many students and staff came tlrst-year foundations pr.one to certain crimes," he said. India tilled the dent Chris said. Student Centre almost a month, homes in India out to taste traditional Indian foods Dosonjos Classmate Danny Semedo Wednesday al'ternoon as also Humber light up with tiny oil lamps called such as samosas (a mix of curried Classmate Mike Dick argued that no accurate conclusions stall' the proposal, expressing club HumDesi welcomed and diyas and people get together with potatoes and peas inside a Hour opposed can be drawn from race-based sta- students to specific about acces- celebrate the Hindu fes- family and friends to exchange shell) and chole puri (fried hrcad concern how tistics. tival Diwali. statistics be. gifts and sweets. with chick peas). sible the would "I don't think you can base Diwali, also known as the festi- "lt"s like Christmas," said "I'm glad so many people came For example, he said if insur- things like who speeds and v\ho val of lights, is well obtained race sta- the most .Mridu Gupta, HumDesi's Vice- out," Gupta said, "because Diwali ance companies runs red lights on race," he said. Indian celebration is known and president. lakes in everyone, not just Hindus.'" More visible minorities take Come Stay With Us At the Residence! Janiiaiy 2004 seats in provincial legislature Be First to Choose our By Peter Armstrong will be a positive, long-term effect for r.tobicoke North were of South with more balanced representa- Asian origin. Liberal representative "New'' Suite Style Room ($3600) The new look of Ontario's Liberal tion." Dr Shaliq Qaadri won. Double Bed legislature may mean policies less The changing face of the However, fewer teachers and Semi-Private Bathroom favourable to education, but more province, especially the Tort)ntu school trustees won their ridings, Full Fridge, Microwave, so I'or women and immigrants. despite educatit)n being a [op prior-
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Humber— Et Cetera October 23, 2003 News
4,000 students opt out of dental plan Students need sleep By Dawn Farrell prescriptions and insurance are From mailing out pamphlets do was get into the classrooms." covered," Occhiuzzi said. to having di.scussions about the Humber extended the refund to learn, - For students still wondering if they Humber student Dean Spencer plan at orientation, HSF President deadline to four weeks which was can opt out of Humber's dental plays on the rugby Valerie two weeks longer than other insti- experts say plan, time has run out. team and said his _^„_^^^ _^^^^^^__^^ Rothlin said tutions in the GTA with similar - An estimated 4,000 students coaches advised all they did insurance plans.
is to out study shows out of about 15,000 full time stu- the players to stay "We passed out everything The HSF planning send New dents - got an $81 refund after opt- insured. the message the possible to information on the insurance plan that lack of sleep ing out of the dental plan before the "The coaches for guide stu- with their student federation pam- best possible Oct. 2 deadline. the team made sure dents. phlets next year. affects students'
way we could." all students who First-year fitness and health that we had our own "We They suggest ability to learn student Luca Occhiuzzi is already insurance cover- ^——_^^^ passed out the are still trying to get iheir money covered by her father's plan and age," Spencer said. message the back from the dental plan should By John Mammas was glad she got her refund before "I live on my best possible call the ACL insurance brokers 1-800-315- the deadline. own in Toronto, so I stuck with this way we could." Rothlin said. with any concerns at If you don't snooze, you lose. "Ninety-nine per cent of my one." "The only thing thai we couldn't 1108. Researchers have discov- ered that college students who still paid Sperm and egg donors frequently deprive themselves of their much-needed ZZZs. can seriously affect the way Wanking all the way to the bank they learn. In a pair of studies thai
appear in the journal, Nature, it By Gillian Brunning Ltd. Canada, which opposed the would cut the supply of sperm and receive $3,000, after a complete is reported that sleep can plan to limit compensation to only eggs. cycle of hormone injections and restore memories lost during Federal legislation to prohibit pay- such things as travel expenses. "We surveyed all our donors intrusive surgery to remove the the day. It's not just a matter ot ing sperm and egg donors in "If the donor's only direct cost about the repercussions of losing egg- getting a good night's sleep, Canada appears dead. is transportation, they may only get the payment, and about 80 per cent Roberto said all donors go experts believe sleep affects the The legislature may still die on fare for the days [spent donat- said they will not participate with- through rigorous testing before TTC memory-recording process. the order paper, as the government sperm or eggs], as opposed to out compensation," Ruberto said. being accepted and fewer than five ing "When somebody deprives awaits dissolution to prepare for an the $70 [sperm donors) receive Sperm donors, who must be per cent are approved. their body of sleep, not only do election. now," Assistant Clinic Director between the ages of 21 and 40, they feel sluggish and lazy, the> That's good news for Toronto's Cathy Ruberto said. receive $70 a day. Egg donors, "We surveyed all have trouble remembering largest donor clinic, ReproMed She said eliminating the fees restricted to those ages 21 to 32, our donors... things and thinking clearly," about 80 per cent said Dr. Tommy Hong, a Mississauga-based family said they will not physician. participate without Studies have shown that col- The Humber compensation." lege students recalled moie information after a night's sleep EtCetera Supporters of Ihe bill have than their counterparts - who argued that all donors should be invites you to had no sleep. treated like those who give blood, Researchers said the resulis receiving no payment. of their experiments may niflu- But, ReproMed notes, its sperm ence how students learn. donors must make a year-long Second-year industrial commitment of donations. WIN design student Chris Orwin "The difference between blood believes that getting a good donors and fertility donors is pure- night's sleep is crucial when it ly altmistic," Ruberto said. "Blood comes to remembering things. donors do not have to make any Send the names of "I can definitely retain more kind of commitment to regular five of the scariest information if I get at least donations." villains to eight hours of sleep. If I stay up According to the company's all night cramming. I will noi information package, the staff remember half the things I need becomes familiar with the donors humberarts[^ahoo.com lo." Orwin said. through regular interactions thai Hong said the average atluli span more than six months, includ- needs eight hours of sleep a Contest ends ing an average of 30 appointments night to function properly the Tuesday, October 28 and seven blood draws. next day. "[We require] a minimum of When people do not sleep one year of participation with four enough, they develop a sleep to five laboratory appointments per debt, he added. All winners will be month, monthly blood draws, When that debt becomes too chosen at random and agreements and forms, interviews, large, a person can experience a physical exam [and] on-going their names published problem sleepiness, sleepiness evaluation of health and di.sease October 30. that occurs when you should he risk," Ruberto said. awake and alert. Hong believes "We view a donor's willingness many college students develop 10 commit to such a demanding a sleep debt which over lime schedule as further proof of his sin- can even trigger depression. cere attitude."
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Alliance and PC merger: Et Cetera Staff lUf^ct<^^ f\\i. 1 EdItor-in-Chief Political wedding Camille Roy Managing Editors Jacqueline Boulet solidifies choice Andrew Smith Copy Editors Ladies and genllemen, we arc gathered here li)day to join the Canadian Leslie Fleischer Alhanee and Progressi\e Conservatives in holy matrimony. Sarah LIsi months ol backroom meetings, public lends and accusations of Alter Irene Rundle unlaithlul negotiations, Alliance leader Steven Harper and Conservative leader Peter MacKay will head lor the political altar on Dec. 12. News Editors Card-carrying members ol the Alliance and Conservative parties will (Chief) Vivian Song vote to rality the merger, which will see the Ibrmaiion ol the Conservative Lori Pahs Party ot Canada. Marisa Zucaro The Alliance members are expected to be an easy sell, with only 50 per cent plus one person needed to ratify the agreement. Arts/ Entertainment But the Tories need two-thirds approval to merge, which may not come Editors as easily due to strong opposition from MPs like David Orchard and for- (Chief) Aaron Sawyer
mer Prime Minister Joe Clark, who will act like in-laws, stubborn in James Rose believing the Conservatives should not marry the Alliance. Manuela Spizzirri
Then again, when was the last time someone cared what his or her in- laws thought? Life Editors Lydia The beneficiaries of this merge will be Canadian voters, who will have Dumyn Lisa Harris one less party to choose from and a common conservative platform for which to vote. Sports Editors It will also create more political competition, which is always a good Cory Smith thing. Joe Mucio Weak opposition In Focus Editor The federal Liberals have had far too easy a ride thanks to weak opposi- Jason Bain tion during the last decade. The job of any opposition party is to hold the governing party to a cer- Editorial Cartoonists tain level of integrity. Aaron Olegario For the sake of Canadians, reneging on cancelling the GST, the billion- P^*' Sergio Elmir dollar gun registry and millions of dollars lost in HRDC fiascos are some of the issues that opposition members should have hammered at day and HSF expects the North campus games room will gener- Editorial/Opinion Editor
night. ate more than $60,000 this year. Patronage is on the Sherri Wood rise due to the double cohort. But who is going to vote for two fractious parties that can't govern
themselves, let alone 30 million Canadians'.' Exchange Editors Jason Pushee Let's face it, it doesn't take a degree in political science to realize that Brian E. Wilkinson grassroots members of these parties have no choice but to vote for the Our hearts are deal. Online Editor With the Tories and Alliance both offering similar right-wing policies, Adam D. Booth vote splitting meant Liberal candidates shot through the middle to huge victories during elections in 1997 and 2000. with you, Cecilia Photo Editor After the 1997 general election, the Liberals had 1.55 seats, the Alliance Daniel Cox (nee Reform) had 60, and the Tories had 20. Ourlhoughts arc with the family of nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang,
missing her parents' since . One would think that it couldn't get much worse than that. from home Sunday Art Director But it did. Kudos to Toronto police for their hard work and endless devo- Andrea Mammolite tion in their search for this innocent little girl. Healthy politics Many thanks also to the hundreds of volunteers scouring the Editorial Advisor Ivany streets to find her. Tina In the 2(X)0 general election, the Liberals had 172 seats, the Alliance had In a city still healing from the Holly Jones tragedy last summer, 66 and the Tories plummeted to II, temporarily losing official party status Technical Advisor this is a painful rcinindcr of the anguish that comes with this kind in the House. Advertising Co-ordinator ol" tragedy. Supporters of both parties, including MPs and their leaders, accused Nancy Lahn each other of splitting the vole in conservative ridings, and wanted the However, we can not let despair put a damper on any optimism other party to join their ranks. as we pray for her safe return. The Number Et Cetera is a publication of the Once officially hitched, the parly will give birth to a new leader. Hope exists in the people aiding in the search. Number College of Media Studies: The front-runner is former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, but Alberta Police are asking everyone to be extra vigilant and aware of any- Premier Ralph Klein. New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord, Quebec thing unusual, and to contact them with any inlbrmation that could 205 Number College Blvd., Premier Jean Charesl, MacKay and Harper are also thought to be in the help locate Cecilia. Etobicoke, ON, M9W 5L9 mix. Our hearts are with you. Cecilia. Phone: (416) 675-6622 Some members of the media have warned that not every marriage is the ext. 4514 right decision, and divorce rates are higher than ever these days. Please direct all advertising But until the merging partners say i do,' the current government will inquiries to: go uncontested. Got something to say? (416) 675-6622 ext. 4513 And regardless of your political views, that is not a healthy thing for Write a letter to the editor at: dciTiocracy. Comments and letters should So. to those who have a hand in this marriage, we say, speak now. or [email protected] be sent to: forever hold your peace. [email protected] Trust us - we dig letters or dropped off at the front desk of the newsroom
Humben_ EtCetera 8 October 23, 2003 Opinion
Shafting the NDP means Student employment: To our managers: 600,000 voices ignored Be kind to workers when no one seems to notice'.' removed I'rom the political process Obviously McGuinty and the Why come to work on time every of Ontario, leaving this province Liberal government have a vested day when other employees don't with only two voices in parliament, interest in keeping opposition par- and no one seems to care? What
and fewer choices for voters. lies out of the political process. incentive is there to be a good
In the business .sector, more .Should we allow a governing party employee? None that I can see. competition translates into a better to exploit the system in a way that There's no demand in the By Sarah Lis! product and belter services for the would directly improve their abili- retail sector for "skilled" workers For anyone who's ever been paid By Todd Juriansz customer The political forum is no ty to stay in olUce? these day.s. Employers don't minimum wage to get treated like It doesn'l make sense thai the dein- different. It wouldn't be the first time peo- seem to mind who runs their shit by customers, managers and ocratie proeess we so deeply covet "The people have spoken when ple protested politicians' p(.)wer to stores. If they did, they'd grab a fellow employees, this column's is the same system wo maintain so it comes to the NDP," McGuinty decide their own fate. Currently good employee and hang on tight. for you. poorly. said, when asked if he would bend 200 randomly selected citi/.ens in I think we've all seen first hand Why is it that managers/boss- Witness the newly elected the rules for the New Democrats. British Columbia are participating the difference between a skilled es/etc. always seem to reward the Liberal Party's move to plant And he's right. The people of in a special assembly that could employee and a nitwit. Yet bad employees and never the another barrier to democratic repre- Ontario have spoken. Nearly uproot the current archaic electoral employers can't .seem to make the good ones',' Why docs the guy sentation in this province. 6(M),{)()() Ontario voters checked the process and replace it with one connection between good who*s always late get the same Recently. Premier-elect Dalton bo.x beside their local NDP candi- resembling greater proportional employees and successful busi- raise as the guy who's always on McGuinty made it clear that the date just a few weeks ago, giving representation. Politicians have not nesses. time? New Democratic Party would not the NDP a healthy 14.7 per cent of been invited to participate in this What can we' do about this Companies pay their employ- be given olTicial party status since the popular vote, but translating process. problem? Ideally, we could all
- ees next to nothing to run their ihcy were unable to reach the arbi- into only 6 per cent of the .seals in Without greater representation quit our jobs and watch upper full stores and then trarily set standard of eight seats in parliament. Denying the NDP including more than two voices in m a n a g e nt c n t
privileges would in - the wonder why parliament. party be, parliament cynicism about ^^^^^^^^ scramble to till there is so This would leave the NDP with- essence, to ignore the voices of political process will continue to our spots. We much internal out suincienl funding to do its job those who voted for the NDP. grow, and the pathetically low- "You want me to could let all the theft. You or time during the question period. It's a distasteful message to voter turnout that we have become smile while a stores, restau- send to an already apathetic elec- so accustomed to in Ontario will can't pay fast Fundamentally, the NDP would be someone customer treats rants, food torate. continue to plummet. like chains, etc, be $6.85 an hour me shit? Pay me." run into the On a personal note,.. to handle thou- ground by a sands of doU m^m^^^^^m^ """"" bunch of bum- lars in cash bling morons. and expect Break your bike, But this real- them to stay honest. ly wouldn't change a thing. distribution of wealth The Already, at least a few of the between top retail management hug your roommates employees in any given store are the underlings is ridiculous. and a bunch of morons, often includ- don't run stores. run CEOs We ing the manager. Other times, stores. 'Vice-presidents don't farewell to my Supercycle Storm, pedal up a formidable hill. Instead they just don't care. Why? maintain customers. We main- circa 1996, and the maiden voyage it was I who was pedaling effort- Because they're not being paid to. tain customers (by plastering on a of the reason I cannot even afford lessly, periodically waiting for I'm sick of hearing managers fake smile when we really want to to buy a chocolate bar right now. them to catch up, experiencing drone on about selling more prod- strangle them). Most general the Supercycle SCISOO - the suc- what I coined as an orgasm on ped- ucts, going the extra mile and all managers don't work on holidays. cessor as it will be officially als. that 'the customer is always right' By Jason Bain Wc work on holidays (leaving our known. Actually, it was the cheap- Biking to the loot of the CN bullshit. You want me to sell families on Christmas Eve and Well here it is, a loud and senti- est decent bike I could buy at the Tower, and seeing our bikes locked more products? Pay mc. You dragging ourselves off the bath- mei'tal message to my roommates. Canadian Tire near where my axle at its base through the glass floor, want me to smile while a cus- room floor on New Year's Day). 1 love you guys. No, really, 1 do. Imally broke. rocked my world. tomer treats me like shit? Pay And what do we get in return? And it's not because I am unable It was a long time coming, that's By the time we made out the me. Treat me better and pay me Not a hell of a lot. Pathetic rais- to come up with my rent this for sure. The Storm had become lights of Martingrove and the home like I'm a part of it. es, no bonuses, often not even a month. It's not because I haven't infamous for its scrap parts and stretch, we were four hurting young So, the moral of the story is crew event and most importantly done my dishes. It's because you painful memories. I laugh to think 1 men. Well, my only concern was this: If you're not being re.spected not a thank you, good work, nice are my best friends. And we have was actually going to ride a brake- the fact that it felt like my ass had at work, stop being a respectable Job, way to go - nothing. our bikes to thank for that. less, gearless, piece of niclal from become one with my .seat. Thanks employee. Do your job and then Sometimes, all an employee I can't guarantee this story will grade .seven, downtown again. The to the successor, it was only my go home. Don't go above and needs is recognition for a job well bring you closer to your room- last time I did it at least the brakes roommates who had to deal with beyond your title, don't come in done. Raises and perks arc mates, but at least it will bring back still worked. No working gears various levels of bodily destruc- on days when you're not sched- always welcome but at the very those fond memories of your first though, not on this Frankenstein. tion. uled because take it from me. it'll least a thank you is in order. Why bike and how hard it was to let go. It was hard to let go. Subtle But believe me. a good time was get you nowhere. For the few of should an employee go the extra This past Sunday, my roomies laughter on my behalf to the poor had by all. you who are treated well at work, mile and do something special and I ventured out on our bicycles sucker who thought they had a I love you guys. consider yourselves lucky. on a cold morning, perhaps as part lucky find in the bike racks of the of our version of TBS (for those Canadian Tire near Dundas and Ht^W(Tifc»-^ who read about Taking Back Runnymedc.
last week). Sunday Our purpose: to So kudos to my roommates, T-lCS^E t> VJ P '. f bike downtown one last time who were expecting me to be the (Ml before the snow Hies. sole lagger on the voyage, to have ^B Cool FlP-S^ Sen- of VfitCATOR* In 85, not even Oh My Tmc Unit Star Trek patience and then consequently lag aho S:o» And that's exactly what it was. You only Irulj' respect a man Little did I know it would be more after seeing him straining to Humber_ Et Cetera October 23, 2003 Arts &. Entertainment Band starts search for singer still Life, ''an alternative to today's alternative music, " holds auditions to release new demo By Crystal demo CD has somebody that's going to have they strive to put emotion in the Stewart also caught chemistry with us, somebody that's music, so it's not repetitive. the attention gonna mesh well. That's the reason "That's kind of our goal; we The members of of Jeff we're having the auditions." want to keep progressing as a band. Still Life have Warden, As for their current plans. Still Say if we come out with three accomplished a lot owner/pro- Life is continuing to write and albums and someone listens to our in their short time ducer of The develop their music. Santini said third album, we don't want them to releasing together, a Blue Box stu- their music is very progressive and recognize the .sound." demo CD and find- dio. ing a producer inter- The group ested in working started audi- with them. But t i o n i n g Number teacher before they can go prospective any further they singers last need to find a new week, and begins western tour singer. already had The band that four people to promote his work describes itself as interested in "an alternative to auditioning. By Sarah Occhipinti enjoys touring across today's alternative Most of the Mann music" has been prospective Canada and says he hears good jazz Humber music teacher David together for almost music everywhere he goes. The guys in Still Life are keeping an eye on their future. lead singers will Occhipinti take a week off next 'The Toronto jazz scene is more six months. came through month to promote the release of his vibrant becau.se of the level of the Although the group mutually an advertisement on Overhear, an Intersection. upcoming CD, musicianship, but last week I was parted ways with its lead singer a Ontario independent music web- Three days following the Nov. in Montreal and heard some great few weeks ago, the remaining four site. 10 release, Occhipinti will play music. I've heard some good music members are continuing with the "We want to keep The group plans on auditioning gigs in Edmonton, Calgary, music while they look for a in Vancouver too." progressing as a everyone who is interested because Saskatoon, Regina and Vancouver Occhipinti wrote all composi- replacement. they need to find the right person to have band." with saxophonist Mike Murley, tions on Intersection, which fea- "We a bunch of gigs com- fit with their group. who collaborated with Occhipinti tures Murley, bass player Andrew ing up for November, December so "We want to give everyone a on his last album. Duologue, in Downing, as well as drummer we want to have a singer by the end shot," Santini said. "There's proba- Otelio 2002. Terry Clarke, who has played with of this month," guitarist bly more people that are gonna try Occhipinti said he's legendary guitarist Jim Hall. Santini said. College, while Santini. 24, graduat- out." to most looking forward Bccau.se the tour is only The members originally met ed from Humber's engineering The group said they've audi- playing in Edmonton six days long, Occhipinti while growing up near program last year. The other mem- tioned potential singers by giving and Vancouver will reschedule his missed Woodbridge. They only got togeth- bers of the band are guitarist them a demo CD and asking them "I really like classes and find a substitute er recently as some of them had Giovanni Bartolomeo, 21, and to learn the structure of the songs Western Canada," he been involved in >' for his en.semble practice. other bands that bassist Adam Trombetta, 20. and come up with their own lyrics. said, while preparing He says the college under- didn't work out. Altiiough none of their gigs will "We're looking for an original papers for his next !• stands that hiring professional Still Life's drummer, Mike be confirmed until they can find a voice, somebody we can work class. musicians as teachers means Rumeo, 22, is a first-year student singer, the band already has some with," Rumeo said. "We need in the radio program at Humber dates tentatively booked. Their occasional interruptions for tours and out-of- Good quality acting town gigs. makes think "I because they're watching Radio worthwhile looking for great musicians, it's pretty much a By Louis Campos tionship of South Carolina High The only other problem is given that School football coach Harold Jones James Horner's insipid score. It's they'll play," Radio can best be described as (Ed Harris) and a mentally-chal- overdramatic and ruins certain he said smil- another feel good movie of the lenged man nicknamed Radio moments in the film. ing. year, joining the likes of Bend it (Cuba Gooding Jr.). Besides these few problems, it's "By great Like Beckham and Whale Rider. There's no problem with the the performances that really drive musicians 1 People may roll their eyes at the film's focus on Radio trying to this film. Harris outshines every- don't mean thought of having to sit through yet teach everyone humility, but the one with an understated and hum- myself. I'm another heart-warming movie filmmakers could have focused on ble performance. talking about about overcoming adversity, but other social concerns like racism. Gooding gives a better perform- teachers like Pal Radio offers great performances Then there's director Michael ance here than in his last few LaBarbera." and writing. Tollin who .seems to be in a rush to movies, especially in his scenes The CD release Mike Rich, the writer of have Radio accepted in the com- with Harris. party for Intersection Finding Forrester and The Rookie, munity. Characters start off hating Despite the cliches and the takes place Nov. 10 at creates a story based on real life the guy. and the next moment abundance of sweet moments. the Montreal Bistro. events about the mentoring rela- they're in love with him. Radio is a movie worth watching. Humbcr_ Et Cetera 10 October 23. 2003 Can violence be a What's U^ Opening Friday: Cuba Gooding Jr. rational option? overcomes adversity in his new movie Radio New documentary gives insight into 1970s terrorist group Saturday: By Sarah Mann did strike fear in The film's extensive For those of us who and rage, but not the vio- Christian rockers Washington and around archival material, includ- either weren't alive, or lent ideology it bred, Before al Qaeda and the country, triggering ing photographs, film need reminding, the audi- understandable. IVIXPX bring the Lord's Sept. 1 1 were household calls for tighter security footage and FBI docu- ence is shown footage of Green and Siegel good word to the Kool terms, a group called The and a swift crackdown on ments, is interwoven with Vietnam, including the decided to make this doc- Haus Weather Underground anti-war radicals. modern-day interviews to videotape of a cold- umentary in 1998 because terrorized the they both felt very United States dur- strongly that it was an The Thrills are going to ing the early 70s, important topic for pump up The fueled by their out- young people to learn Horseshoe Tavern with rage over the about. Vietnam War and In a statement, Green their electric brand of racism. and Siegel said the goal energized rock The members, of the film is not so now middle-aged much to give answers Nickelback clones, and living different but to raise questions. lives (although one They hope to encourage Puddle of Mudd, come former member is a broad debate of some clean at The serving a life sen- of the most important Guvernment tence for a hold-up issues of our time by gone wrong), are exploring the subject the focus of a docu- with balance and depth. Sunday: mentary film by Can violence ever be Echo & The Bunnymen Sam Green and Bill justified in the pursuit of hop their way into Siegel called Tlic social change? How Toronto for a show at \V e a t h e r does society define vio- Underground lence and terrorism? the Palais Royale The White I f we are to have any House was spared a hope of creating peace Tuesday: violent attack on During the post Vietnam war era, The Weather Underground ter- and justice in the Tony Hawk's Boom Sept. 11, but 30 rorized Americans, including an attack on Washington. future. Green and years earlier it was Siegel say there must Boom HuckJam takes bombed in the middle of The "Weathermen" trace the group's path blooded military execu- be a real and open discus- on the Air Canada the night on Feb, 28, 1971 rationalized militancy as from its first violent con- tion of a Viet Cong sol- sion about the current ter- Centre with a visceral by The Weather the only remaining option frontation with police in dier, an image usually rorist attacks and the attack on skateboards, Underground Although left to combat a violent, Chicago to when it suc- seen as a still photo. The issues that they raise. the blast harmed no one unjust system that was cessfully broke acid-guru footage was part of a gris- The Weather motorbikes and BMX when it tore apart a using violence more and Timothy Leary out of ly Vietnam montage that Underground runs until bikes ground-floor bathroom, it more. prison. helps make the frustration Oct. 26 at Bloor Cinema. Jerry Only, the "only" Radiohead's fans take top original member left in The Misfits, is bringing his new version of the priority over stage show Hallowe'en-tinged punk rock band to The Funhaus By Shawn Loughiin screams for security to Though fans had to few left disappointed. go wild. come and help the fan. It wait an additional two As fans entered the From the opening bal- A jam-packed crowd at is obvious that Skydome for the sold-out lad to the final note of the Wednesday: the Skydome erupts as Radiohead cares show, they were bom- second encore, every song Help Underground Radiohead explodes into about their fans. ^^ signs was accompanied by a barded by asking Operations blow out one of the crowd's Yorke then con- that they refrain from light show providing a the birthday candles at favourites. Singer Thorn tinued Myxomatosis "I hope it was- moshing and crowd surf- backdrop for the band, Yorke bounces around the with the rest of the n't something ing. This request came casting beautiful shadows their second birthday stage but suddenly stops band seamlessly, he took." directly from the band around the arena. party featuring Protest and yells for the band to like they hadn't even itself Radiohead cares for its (the) Hero.closet mon- stop playing. stopped playing. ^= Montreal-based DJ fans. Thom Yorke proved stenand Over Something has caught "I hope it wasn't Kid Koala warmed up the that during Myxomatosis, Bombs the notorious lazy eye of something he took," crowd until eventually when the well-being of Providence the lead singer. Yorke said, updating the months to see the band the lights went down, and the fan took priority over A young fan has audience about the fan's after their show this past the appearance of what was happening on passed out and Yorke progress between songs. summer was cancelled. Radiohead made the fans stage. Humber_ Et Cetera October 23, 2003 11 . Exchange Buy NONAZ. Arboretum honours years k By Jason Pushee of service from contributors '28 Days Later From director Danny Boyle By Marjorie Lamperein (Trainspotting) and writer Alex Garland {The Beach) comes 28 A memorial ceremony was held Days Later, released this week last Sunday to honour outstanding on DVD. The movie focuses on contributors to Humber College's survivors of a deadly virus Arboretum. that's threatening human extinc- Sid Bailer, the superintendent in tion by turning its victims into charge of the 25 acre green space zombies. The DVD, available located behind Humber College, for about $27, should not disap- sees the arboretum as a fitting point. Special features available reminder of the hard work done by on the disc include the highly a few individuals. anticipated alternate ending "We wanted to pay tribute and along with director's commen- recognize their foresight and com- tary and the making of the mitments. They have played a big movie. role in the construction of the ^ arboretum." Commandos 3: Destination Although the ceremony is the Berlin for PC first of its type, Bailer said he hopes it will become an annual The latest release in the event. Eidos Interactive Commandos One of the memorials is for series Destination Berlin, is a Casey van Maris, a former teacher great buy for fans of the series of the college and founder of or gamers looking for a war Landscape Ontario, who died in strategy challenge. Loosely 1997. His work was recognized based on missions from WWII, through a memorial plaque placed players direct a group of elite at the entrance to the arboretum. forces to defeat the Third Reich. "This garden, Casey's Corner, Eidos manages to put out yet reflects Casey's life in making a another amazing action strategy difference and leaving a legacy for game this year for a price tag of generations lo come," said Tony about $60. 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It would beyond putting up links t*SS»5*»sij When that met with a complete and seem that even the desperate have stan- for the strange and spectacular failure, the site began to dards of some sort. unusual, but that has cover sale items for on the Internet auc- "If you know you carry an STD, been enough to catch ummimfMi tion site, eBay.com and this time, the please do not bid," he asks. "I think I am the attention of webmaster struck gold. desirable if I can find the right woman (or news organiza- To give users a taste of what they can man, I'm willing to experiment)." tions, like the find on the site, some of the items include It seems likely the finial bid of $10 BBC and the several human souls, a kidney, the sun, a million dollars was not honoured. Washington pen shaped like a piece of poop, a piece If you think that's unusual, wait until Post. french toast Justin of nibbled by you see the auction put up by a couple in "Our core Timberlake. ghost a phallus, a droppings, Orange County, Florida. They offer cor- audience is shrunken head, an egg, snow (not guaran- porations the right to name their unborn anyone with a teed to be frozen upon delivery) and a child. sense of glass eye... and that's just a small sam- The couple figured that a company humour," pling. could get a lot of media mileage out of Lewis said. Lewis, site's Dan the owner and cre- the student and use the cash to send their "Lucky ator, admits that when he bought the unborn child to college. for us, domain name he really didn't have much After all, who wouldn't want a name that's of a plan. like Kelloggs, Xerox, or Compaq? mostly "I put up an odd eBay auction listing It sound appealing: "Just imagine the every- on a lark and the eyeballs started to God-like power this will give you over a one." ^^ ^^ come," he said. human being and this investment is a sure website The cautions users to have a tire way to make money." sen.se of about the dis- humour content on The final bid was a little over $152 play. US. Not enough for college, but it will "This section stuff has that could be buy a monogrammed bag for the kid. All pictures are from actual eBay listings. From top right going clockwise: - A 17-year-old's virginity: Opening bid was $10 US, ending was $10 million US - PDA made of butter: Opening bid was $50 US, ending was $105 US - Austin Powers' monkey double: Opening unknown, closing... priceless - Grow-your-own-cow-!ieeds: Opening bid was $1.50 US, closing was $1.50 US - Motion sensor frog: Opening and closing bids were $8.99 US - Name my baby (TM): Opening bid was $9.99 US, closing bid was $152.12 US 00^ ALL PICTURES - Hotdog wrapper from Superbowl XXXFV: Opening was $0.5, closing was $1.50 US COURTESY lllllllllllllll 1 1 1 1 'fA - ii.-.''''V. '.- .-. .'''.'PA. »» ilafc, -jaiE-,N.: lllllllllllllf I • I I I I October 23. 2003 1 Insurance rates increase Government cuts could help, but insurance companies skeptical savings will be short lived By Natalie Campbell have increased 15 percent this year accidents. A lot of lawyers and lion worth of coverage. driver or immediate family mem- alone. physiotherapists are in cahoots Accident benefits are a part of ber, including when an insurance llic rL'ex'iit rise in aulci insurance There are ways drivers can save with each other." MacFarlane said. the liability coverage, therefore holder is a passenger or a pedestri- rates has many t'irsi lime buyers money whether rates are cut or not. McFarlane claims that compa- making it legally mandatory. It an. seraniblinj! lo lind ihe besi deals. Policy discounts can depend on nies offering auto insurance are covers medical costs, rehabilitation Much debate during receni a range of factors including a dri- actually losing money due lo the and income replacement to ihe Willi Files fniiii Ashley Moliiar [irovineial election had a stmng ver's age, gender, road e.vperience rise in claims activities. His branch locus on lowering skyrocketing and e\ en school grades. alone has paid out over $2.5 mil- Optional insurance coverage auto insurance rates, but insurance Premiiuns are based on many lion this year in auto msurance coinpanies arc saying government things such as type, colour and age claims and has fro/en car insurance Collision: Covers cueldeius. legislation will not help the con- of the vehicle, the driver's record due to the loss of profits. II the driver is not at fault, he/she pays nothing. If the driver is al fault sumer in the long run. and the type of desired coverage. McFarlane said that accident the driver has to pay the deductible that he/she agreed lo on hi.s/her Future Ontario Premier Dalton Gail Walton, an account repre- benefits are the reason insurance contract with the insurance company. It also covers the driver of the McGuinty has promised motorists sentative with Allianz Insurance premiums keep rising. This is due car that was hit. a 10 per cent cut in insurance rates Company of Canada, said certain 10 the fact that accident benefits do within 90 days of his swearing in. ears have higher premiums than not have deductibles. The insur- Comprehensive: Covers fire, ihefl. vundulisin and dainuj>e done to Derek Fee. a senior media spe- others. ance company pays the entire dam- ^luss. cialist lor .Slate Farm, said these "It's ba.sed on the [likelihood of age and covers all medical expens- The driver has to pay the deductible that is applied to all claims under benefits may be short lived for dainage] of the vehicle, availability es under accident benefits. comprehensive. This means that Ihe driver will have to pay a maxi- drivers who lace dilTiculties receiv- of parts and the cost of parts. Some The Insurance Bureau of mum amount of money before the insurance company covers the rest. . insurance deductibles usually $300. mg insurance. cars will crumble (when hit) . . Canada estimated an 84 per cent Car are about "ir it harms the industry, small- some cars arc like tanks and will increase in accident benefit pay- er carriers will go out ol" business, have little damage," she said. ments from IW7 of $519 million to All Perils: A coml>lnallon of both collision and comprehensive. creating a crimch in insurance Rob MacFarlane, a State Farin 2001 of $955 million. This allows for one set deductible price for both collision and compre- availability." Fee said, adding that insurance repre.scntative said there Drivers in Ontario arc required hensive. When you buy them separately the deductibles will he dilTer- rates may increase at smaller com- are other factors that increase the by law to have liability insurance. enl. panies to keep ihem in business. o\erall price of auto insurance. The legal niininumi liability cover- According to the Insurance "One of -the major factors is age is $20{),0()0. but most compa- To compare auto insurance rates visit www.tiiioles-ccir-lnsiircincc.coni Bureau of Canada, insurance rates fraud, mostly to do with staged nies want drivers to have .SI mil- Tires:The crystal ball Drivers for a car's condition get ready By Mark Pereira most drisci side doors lells ihc vehicle's ivcommendcd lire pres- to face Checking a vehicle's lires could sure. save drivers hundreds of dollars in Flat spots are another concern. repairs and greally improve gas occurring when there is severe winter mileage. wear in one specific place on a tire. A disciplined weekly habil of "A Hat spot will often create an weather checking your lires can tell you a imbalance that can he felt in the lot about the current condilion of a steering wheel, especially at higher vehicle and help lo avoid an acci- speeds or during hard braking... By Robyn Wilkinson dent or being left stranded. making the tires unsafe," Wade According to lire expert Trevor said. Weather reports forecasting Hurries Wade, under-inllation is a major Flat spots arc more prone lo cars means it's time to get your car in to problem. Ihal causes premature without ABS brakes and are a the shop to prepare it for the cold wear lo the outside of the lire. This result of late panic-braking, exces- days ahead. problem is typically found on cars sive lire .squeal and skidding with Winter v.eather can wreak havoc that are driven aggressively. the wheels locked up. on your car if it's not properly because too much force is placed A professional lire shop might equipped and can result in costing on the tire edges and not enough on be able to llx this problem by shav- more money than is necessary. the centre. A decrease in gas ing Ihe lires to make them even "Check your antifreeze level," Vehicle owners are advised to check with a professional. mileage is a sign of under-inllation. again if there is plenty of tread left. John Tomasone, owner and operator Mechanic John inspects a truck's front Tomasone wheel since the vehicle is forced to guzzle "Smooth bald spots on the lire of Automotive Maintenance, said. brakes before putting on snow tires for winter driving. more fuel in order to roll its weight. between the edge and the centre of "If it's too low it can crack your "If you find one side of your the tread might indicate a wheel (engine) block in the winter" He also suggests checking windshield wipers to tread shows more wear than the that's way out of balance. Most An engine block can become like an ice box in the make sure they're not leaving streaks, a hazard if you outside, or vice versa, this could be front wheels out of balance are frigid weather, and can cost around $1500 or more to cannot see clearly. Drivers should also make sure the the cau.se of inany suspension prob- generally easy to feel, but some- fix, according to Automotive Maintenance mechanic right type of windshield washer lluid is being used. lems like poor alignment or worn times the rear wheels are over- Andrew Ratlin. Repair costs depend on the make and "You need to have Ihe proper kind of windshield ball joints," Wade said. looked," Wade said, adding that model of your vehicle. washer lluid, because it's designed not to freeze lo The opposite occurs with ovcr- drivers should gel their tires bal- Raftln also said to check the vehicle's tires. your windshield in cold weather," Tomasone said. inllation, which causes the tire anced by a professional. Making sure they have good tread is important, espe- Tomasone also recommends checking a vehicle's edges lo lose contact with the road Swelling and bubbling are sub- cially during winter months, to keep you from sliding battery lo make sure it is sufficiently charged during and puts a lot of unnecessary force tle signs of damage from deep pot- all over the roads. cold weather. In some cases, when the battery is loo on Ihe middle section of youi lire. holes and road debris. Tomasone advises switching to winter tires in the cold, the engine will not receive enough power to start. The centre of the tread balds, mak- If your tires display any of these cold months, especially in towns further north that tend "Doing little things lo maintain your car now can ing it prone lo bursting. signs, have Ihe vehicle inspected to get more snow. save you hassles in Ihe long run," Raffin said. The sticker on the inside of for lire safety. Humber— Et Cetera 14 October 23, 2003 5 In Focus Getting there is half the battle doesn't drive. Doek this scene at the corner of HuHervCollege Heavy Even though she departs from Boulevard and Hwy.27 look famillaBrhobsfnds the same area as Khan, her morn- traffic ings start much earlier. Langley's route involves a bus ride to frustrates Islington station, a brief one stop subway ride, and another bus ride students from Kipling station, up Hwy. 27 to the school. By Colleen Rousseau "The worst part is definitely the subway ride. You can't even relax It's Monday morning and you've for five minutes before you have to got a day of mid-terms and presen- get off again," she said. tations to look forward to. But they To top it all off, Langley pays become the least of your worries. two fares ($9) each way because Getting to school itself is a much she's switching between bigger problem. Even if the first Mississauga and Toronto transit. part of your journey is a breeze, you're sure to soon be hit by Humber gridlock. Questions? Comments? Battling traffic like this, makes We want your feedback! [email protected] even the hardest school day seem like a piece ol' cake. Particularly when over lO.OOO Humber College ALL PHOTOGRAPHS BY JASON BAIN ON HUMBER COLLEGE students need lei travel the same BOULEVARD roads as they make their way to class. The most recent study of the Method in the madness: here's the routes and the ETA Humber College area was done in 2001, and .statistics show that thou- >TTC 96 sands of cars travel between two Wilson to key intersections in a 24-hour peri- Wilson and od. York Mills Between Jan. I and Dec. 31. Stations 2001, about S5,6()() vehicles pa.s.sed (45-60 mins) between Re.vdale Boulevard and Finch A\enue each day. This is almost double the traffic that drove >G0 Transit to between Finch and Hwy. 407, Yorkdale which averaged at 46.700 vehicles Station a day. (15-20 mins) Of course, these roads are usual- ly just a small portion of one stu- dent's drive to school. Depending on where they're departing from, and their means of transportation, >Brampton Transit #11 to students travel various routes to gel Shoppers to 1 lumber and often spend a lot of World lime on the not so t)pen road. (about an "Depending on traffic and stop hour) lights, it normully lakes me between 10 and \5 minutes to gel TIC 191 Hwy.27 to school," said Umar Khan, a lirsl- Rocket to Kipling year business administration stu- Station >Mississauga Transit to dent who drives to Humber from (15-20 mins) #22 Westwood Mall Mississauga. (15-20 mins) Khan takes local roads to Hwy. "I like how it doesn't lake me long to get there, but once I'm at school, the left turning lane and Frustration at the pumps for students parking is what slows me down." By Zoe Hamilton dents trying to budget for trans- Daymond budgets ajjout $500 "I frequently u.se them to gel Unfortunately, not all students portation. For example, on one a month for school expenses, but free gas or, if I'm feeling hungry, have access to a car, and must Students on a budget have to con- day gasoline could be 66.9 cents, has to find extra money to fill up free Tim Mortons," she said. instead rely on public transit to gel sider expenses such as books, ' and then within days skyrocket to her VW Beetle. Most oil companies have simi- ihem to classes on time. tuition, food and rent, but for lho.se 75.8 cents a litre. "I work about once a week and lar cards, but none offer special "Getting there usually lakes me who drive, the most variable of Liz Daymond, a second-year that's how I pay for gas," discounts for students. about an hour, and coming home is costs comes from filling up the gas fashion student at Humber, travels Daymond said. Some of these points are trans- closer to an hour and a half," said tank. from Burlington every day and She also uses an Esso Extra ferable. Esso points can be used at Crystal Langley, a first year busi- Constantly changing gasoline spends approximately $60 a week card, collecting plenty of points the Bay and Petro points can be ness student at Guelph-Humber, prices cause headaches for stu- on gas. because of her commute. used at Sears. who also lives in Mississauga but Et Cetera October 23. 2003 1 Number student gets on the go with the GFlow By Trisha Richards The group would also like to Choclair. We don't force them to eventually open up restaurants. take it. The fact of the matter is Twenty-one-year-old Mike Marfo "Basically anything we can pretty they know about our clothing is only in his firsl year of much get our hands into, we'll look line," Marfo said, adding that Humber's fashion arts program, into," he said. GFlow isn't targeted to a specific but he is already the CEO and According to Marfo, the word group. product manager of his own cloth- GFlow is meant to have a person- "Our clothes are not Just slrici- ing line. al meaning to epch individual, but ly a hip-hop clothing line, so lo GFlow was launched by Marfo still represent the larger communi- speak. It's a clothing line lor three Iriends three years and ago. ty as a whole. everybody. It doesn't matter it ."We all wanted to work for our- "GFlow is basically a way of you're into hip-hop or rock or any selves and have something we life. The 'G' could stand for guy other type of music. As long as could look back on and say, 'we or girl, or whatever you want it to you like our clothes and the mean- this,"" did Marfo said. mean for yourself. Me and my ing behind it, it's for you," he said. The young entrepreneur and his partners all come froin different Despite the success of the friends currently design T-shirts, backgrounds, portraying the diver- clothing line, .some people believe ong-sleeved shirts, hats and acces- sity of Toronto. This is a perfect thai GFlow has a connection lo sories, like headbands. They hope example of the meaning behind gangs and certain iieighhourhoods. to expand into clothing such as GFlow. It's a representation of our but Marfo is quick lo dispel lliesc sweaters, pants and track suits. home, Toronto, and the diversity myths. Future plans include men's and of culture," he explained. "Our clothing line has no allil- women's formal wear. The GFlow name is growing iation with any gangs or neigh- But clothing is just the tip of the and drawing the attention of bourhoods. We're trying to show a iceberg for GFlow. celebrities, he said. positive image of what youlh can "Obviously, we have to estab- "Saukrates, a Toronto rap artist, accomplish when they put iheir lish ourselves first," Marfo said. is a big supporter of ours. He's not minds to it," he said. "But eventually we plan to start our official spokesperson, but we To find out more information organizing events for youth so they give him our clothes all the time about GFlow clothing, call the can stay off the streets [and] open a for promotion. given our information line at 416-680-9743. GFlow clothing line, launched in 2000, is really taking off. We've Celebrities like Saukrates, Methodman, Kurupt and youth centre where they can do clothing to Methodman, Redman, or check out the \\ebsite Choclair are among clients. things that they're interested in." Kurupt, Brassmonk, Kardinal, \v\vw.f(fl<>\vcl<>lhinfi.(f>m. Teacher translates language to love Veteran teacher has taught more than 5,000 students throughout her career By Cheyenne Morin and to understand in a small way languages. She majored in both and began teaching English as a how important it is to really love Russian and French at Boston second language to new immi- Being an international student can your work and to have some sense University, then went on to com- grants. be tough unless you have the sup- that I really care about them per- plete her Masters degree in Slavic "Coming here and teaching port of a teacher who really loves sonally and what I am doing. I languages and literature. After immigrants, I realized that it was a to teach. think that, in the classroom, you completing six years of post-sec- whole new motivation for the stu- Linda Maloney, coordinator of really are a role model." ondary education, she moved to dents and for me because this was and teacher of the English as a A Boston native, she said that it Europe and began teaching the key to a whole new life for Second Language program has was fate that brought her to English as a foreign language to them. Teaching language is a way made a difference in the lives of Humber. German natives. to help people really learn to new Canadians. "I sent out resumes to "I actually learned German in understand each other," Since 1987, Maloney has been Centennial and the other colleges Germany. 1 only spoke a few Humber has a basic preparatory leaching beginner and remedial in the GTA, and I got a response words when I went there. I think program - English for Academic English skills to new immigrants from Humber telling me to come that particular learning experience purposes (EAP) at the Lakeshore at Humber. was recently pro- She in for an interview. I came in just for me was really important to my campus. This program is a full- moted to coordinator of the before Christmas and it was a work here because 1 was really time course for .students who want Remedial and Developmental wonderful gift because I had been able to feel from the inside out to enter post secondary studies at a Communication program. in Canada for four months and had what it was like to become a part college or a university. Since beginning her career, no day-job. I got a six-week con- of society and the culture," she "They really learn the skills Maloney has taught over 5,000 tract and it was renewed every six said. that they need for academic life, students, and she says they are the weeks. So I actually ended up Maloney also lived in France like note taking, listening, reading, most rewarding part of the leach- spending 10 months here." where she spent a year as a nanny. grammar and paragraph writing." Linda Maloney has been ing experience. Her career path began when Maloney says she really found her Maloney said. teaching ESL at Humber "I really want students to know she chose to pursue her love of calling when she moved lo Canada since 1987. Humber— Et Cetera 16 October 23, 2003 Spinning Looking at the future Wheel By Michelle Mllligan You'll find that's probably many specialties in the business. what you need in your life right "We sell candles, oils, From psychics lo candles to oils now." incense. ..all for a specific purpose. roils by the recent ESP Psychic Expo at the A few booths down We also charge them with energy," International Centre housed over from Bancroft, Geraldine said. 80 psychics and 1 1 vendors the e raid i ne "I can charge a specific candle, ROM who help and Aaron given oil and incense, that will By Shiho Futaba patrons Branch, affect what they want. shed light worked The scent helps us to channel The first annual Sikh Film Festival the on a t our thoughts towards what we attracted many moviegoers to the future. their want." Royal Ontario Museum last week- Geraldine says she and her hus- end. band love doing shows and shar- The Spinning Wheel Film ing their products with others. Festival was organized to encour- The psychics and vendors age film students and young direc- weren't the only ones who enjoyed tors to create films from a Sikh the expo. Visitors praised the peo- point of view. ple, products and booths. "One of our main goals is to "I think it's excellent. I try to raise awareness and educate the come to it every year," Jean general public on who Sikhs arc," Leadbetter said. She was there to committee organizer, Birender Gill, have a reading done. said. Leadbetter's daughter. Crystal, Next year, the festival will offer Giovanna, a third the right track, praised the experience and prefers grants for those who producing generation psychic who has prac- given them a little bit of peace of the past lives readers. Sikh-related films. ticed for 16 years, says she enjoys mind. What I do is confirm what "I just find it interesting that Twenty-.seven films were select- the industry and loves to partici- people feel," Giovanna said. we might have pa.sl lives," she ed out of 100 submitted from all pate in the psychic shows. Lynda Bancroft's booth, said. over the world, and were show- ^ "This is a great show. You've Devinc Creations, carried an Whatever one's psychic tastes cased at the festival. , got a lot of good readers in here. A assortment of hand-made i are, there was something for The opening gala on Friday fea- lot of people are really well estab- stone jewelry, healing everyone. tured Sikh music and dance at the lished, and some are still new, wands, pendulums and] "I can't count how many skep- museum, attracting hundreds of kind of getting the hang of incense. tics I've made believers. I've lost people, followed by an Australian things," Giovanna said. "My suggestion to people track over the years. I've taken documentary. My Mother India. She has been participating in when they are looking for a ston is aromatherapy many skeptics and made them There were also several semi- the show for six or seven years, to get something that will help and psychic booth. hardcore believers to a point that nars held with experts in Sikh his- and always loves to share her psy- them in their daily life," Bancroft The Light Centre. they've come seen me regularly tory, story telling, films and her- chic talents. said. "We look then at what prop- Geraldine is a third gen- every six months," Giovanna said. itage projects. "I feel like I've put people on erties are of that stone. eration psychic with After Sept. 1 1 , Sikhs have been the target of social hostility across North America, and Gill says Fabric junkies itch for stitch fix "another goal of the festival is to raise the pride within our commu- Quilting, sewing and needlework are an addictive hobby nity." However, even non-Sikh Torontonians were excited. By Marco Recouso place at the Metro Toronto embroidery to knitting. "When you come down to the "Toronto is a great city for a Convention Centre. Those in attendance could also show, it's just like someone going film festival, so I think this will be Have a stitching stash? Then With a variety of lectures and take a piece of the show home to play bingo." another good one," film festival you'd be right at home at the 16th workshops, enthusiasts had a with them, thanks to the vast The passion for quilting varies frequenter Craig Dymoid said. annual Creative Sewing and chance to learn and practice tech- majority of booths devoted to the from person to person. For some For more information, visit Needlework festival that took niques, ranging from machine art of quilting. it's the fabric and the colours, and www.spinningwhee.lfestival.com. or For most quilters, the art form for others it's a chance to design call (416) 586-5549. turns into a life-long addiction. something that will last forever. X "1 don't smoke, but I'm a fabric "It's using the pieces you have junkie. You have to have a stash," in the present to preserve memo- English •." Teach ; V V V" registered nurse Sandra Ashwood ries for the future that can be Overseas said. "Quilting is relaxing, stress passed down from generations," l'^.. V V v'v v"*V V* V relieving. I sit and do it even in the Paolozza said. car. I'll be quilting forever." The quilting community has Joy Faolozza, owner of the expanded far beyond the tradition- Olde Silver Thimble Quilt Shoppe al women gathered at the kitchen in Whitby, has seen her share of table .sewing blankets and jumpers ESL Teacher Training Programs quilting addicts. to arli.sts who convey themselves Inicnsi^L' 50. lUU uiid 2(H|.|iiiur piin;t Jiiis "Sometimes people don't buy with patches of fabric and thread. ( iu>\ni anything, they just come to feel Ana Kirkhani of the Waterloo l.i-ssons r I ' * ' * ht,'-V'^^i ' nurse Linda Lance. "They have an artist's state- For More Infurmaliim C onhui Oxrurtt Seminars: Diane Ratnik Cooper and Ana KIrsham represent the 8th "I sew quilts and I've been ment. There's something in mind 416-924-3240/ 1-800-269-6719 Annual Waterloo County & Area Quilt Festival at the doing it for 30 years. Your pay- when they put it together. It's Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival. check goes to fabric," she said. using fabric as a medium." www.oxfordseminars.com Humber— Et Cetera October 23, 2003 17 J] Muggs taking care of business interest Is it Pubs score with theme worth it By Steffani Mowat has it's fans. for men? "The Ma.\im girls brought me find- Hunibcr College studenls arc here. I'm gonna stay here all ing another place lo party when night." Darec Rogers, Industrial Researchers line ups al Caps are discouraging. maintenance student said. produce new Located al tiie Woodbine Mall, a Adam Dixon, a third-year ininiiie walk short 5-H) from the Industrial Design student, said the contraception offers North campus, JJ Muggs "hunnies" are what brought him to as well as place lo Chris Riddell entertainment a Caps last week. By hang out. It the opposite sex is what to Intravenous contraceptives have From firefighter night, ama- encourages you to go out on teur strip night, to Jello allowed a greater amount of sexual mud and Tliursda\s. both Caps and JJ but will wrestling, wet T-shirt contests, Muggs oiler an equal amount of freedom for women, men bikini contests, and more, JJ available people. reap the benefits if lhc\ have their has for own? Muggs something everyone Neither Caps nor JJ .Muggs have who has a wild streak. .Australian researchers have a cover charge lor 1 kmiber students Daniel llardstalT, a iliial-year dexeloped a new conlraceplive for (with the exception oi' Caps on business atlminisiration student at is some rare occasions) and both try men. The drug administered gave a intravenously Huniber Caps chance, but to deliver a theme night every and lasts for three lo had more tun when he left and week. four months. It contains a combi- wcni to JJ .Muggs. Tonight, check out Caps lor nation of female hormones and acts was nuich better, it has by eliminataling "Muggs their .Sinners and .Saints Singles testosterone pro- a nice atmosphere." he said. duction and replacing it with a mix- Night pub. or go to JJ .Muggs and lloue\er. Caps certainly still ture of testosterone and progestin, experience their Wet Dreams night, jj Muggs, as well as Caps offers theme night for students. the female hormone. What's Ul The Australian researchers dis- covered no side effects, but stu- dents are skeptical. Big Night Club Sock it to feet "1 find that hard to believe," Event: Oct. 24, at Josh Pound, a first-year paramedic Caps. By Angela Homister boot, it's a wet boot regardless of will help keep your feet in good student said. "There's always side how insulated it is," he said. condition. It's another good pre- effects." Frankel's lop five tips for winter ventative measure. Steve Strui, a first-year chemi- 2003 Halloween Trade in your running shoes for foot care are: If in need of winter options, cal engineering student, agrees but Bash: Oct.25, at 3rd lotion and extra socks because win- 1, Wear a well insulated shoe- Kevin Beck from Aldo, in the also rai.ses some other issues. ter is coming, and it's time to pre- "I'd want to know the side- Floor Reillys, prizes for Look for boots that indicate what Woodbine Mall, said the types of pare your feet for the cold and temperature they are made for. winter shoes they sell vary, effects first. The second thing is costumes, doors open snow. 2, Good thermal protection- "We're buying everything from how long does it last. The third p.m., up, 8 19 and $5. People often don't realize the Wear socks that are inade of a square toe, pointy toe lo rounded thing is how much does it cost," impact cold and especially wet strong and warm material, such as toe. Everything is in this year," Strui said. Saint Paul's Annual weather has on their feet. wool. Spend the extra money for Beck said. However, Strui said that a con- Running shoes are not the safest higher quality socks, He added that the pointy-toed traceptive for men could be good, Bazzar: Oct. 26, at bet ("or protecting feet against frost- 3, A dry environment is a good boot is iTiost popular. "I think enough of my buddies Hwy. 27 and Dundas bite and other winter foot woes. environment - Use foot powder on "What is really in style is not so would do well to be on it," he said. street, 11:30 a.m- Podiatrist Allen Frankel, said your feet after having a shower. much the winter boot, but inorc of But on the other hand, first-year that a well-insulated shoe is the chemical engeneering student 2:30 p.m. This is an excellent preventative the dressier boot is what's in fash- best defense against the winter ele- measure for feet in the winter. You ion right now lor men and women," Florence Tewogbade said it could ments. want to avoid the problems, not Muzamil Younus from Transit shoe inspire men to be underhanded Vampire Hunter D "A thin shoe that's made of wait until they have arrived! store .said. about taking it. Bloodlusts: Oct. 29, plastic is not going to protect the 4, Use a good foot lotion - You Although, he said the most pop- "The guy can lie about being on cold from coming in," Frankel said, have to know your feet to use the ular boots being sold at his store the pill, then he impregnates you at media centre also cautioning against wet socks. right lotion. If you have dry feet, are the classic boot with a squared [and] runs," screening room B, He added that people don't real- find a lotion that will moisten the toe and heel. Either way, in the future, you 6:30 p.m. ize that when their .socks get wet, skin. If your feet tend to sweat, "If you're protecting your just might .see these male contra- there's a potential for frostbite, look for a lotion that will keep hands, be as kind to your feet. ceptives offered in a doctor's office "If you happen to step into a them dry, That's a good rule of foot," Frankel near you. puddle and, even if it is a warm 3. Use a pumice stone - This said. Make every dayyourfavourite day of the week, m Humber— Et Cetera 18 October 23, 2003 Sports Soccer teams advance Next stop: provincials By Geoff Rohoman The brilliant goal was celebrated with Mehmedoglu running down the sideline and The Humbcr College men's sDceerteam kept sliding chest down across the grass, much to ils undetealed season iniael on Sunday, beat- the crowd's delight. 1-0 in ing the Royal Military Paladins a quar- "It was a once in a lifetime opportunity," ter-lnial playolV match. Mehmedoglu said after the game. ieet)id is 7-0-1 at the con- llumbei's now Humber continued to dominate in the sec- clusion of the regular season. ond half, hut because oi the poor field condi- The will secured the Hawks a spot in the tions at Valley l-'ield, none of the 1 lumber pR)vincial championships lor the eleventh opportunities resulted in goals. straight year. tournanient will be held at The In the .')7lh minute, Palleschi's cross Ottawa's Algonquin College later this week. found the head of Kwame Osei, but the redi- horrible conditions, Despite Held Humber rection hit the crossbar and was cleared out was able to control most ol the game and of danger. keep the ball in the RMC half. The S3rd minute saw Osei on the attack "We played excellent," Head Coach again, this time in close to the net, but he shot said, lirst half Gerniain .Sanchez "the espe- the ball just over the crossbar well." cially. We played \ery Humber was able to fight off a late surge started The Hawks the game on the attack, by the Paladins to secure the win. but .Matt Palleschi's free kick was stopped by Mike Silva recorded another shutout for a diving Paladins goalie in the 13th minute. the Hawks, while making several key saves In the 24th minute. Cameron Medwin's in the process. shot I'rom just outside the 18-yard box sailed This year's OCAA championship will be inches over the net. in the .30th and minute. held on artificial turf, a far cry trom the hor- Chris Turner just missed the near post on the rendous Valley Field. redirection of Medwin's free kick. "The artificial turf should be to our Humber put one past the Paladins goalie advantage," Sanchez said. "We hope that it in the .3.3rd minute when Meimied will help us." shot Mehmedoglu rilled a from outside the Humber will open the tournament against 18-yard box and into the top corner ol the Algonquin (6-1-1), which won the national Vito Del Duca, shown here earlier this season, will lead the Hawks net. title last vear. against Algonquin at the OCAA championships this weekend. Women's team rides streak to OCAAs By Phil Messina Jr. championships this weekend. eight straight games, sending them from sweeper Anna Tripodo and ing the way we are," Natalie Achim The Hawks defeated the Royal to the OCAA championships to put it past the Paladins' keeper. said. "The teams up there are The Humber Hawks women's soc- Military Paladins 3-0 in their play- face Algonquin, which is in second In the 63rd minute, Dorothy going to be really strong and team is heading to our nations cer off match on .Sunday and have place in the OCAA's East Division Aniuk received a pass from they're a lot stronger than what capital to compete in the provincial extended their winniriL' streak to at 6-1-1. Furtado and beat the keeper on the we've faced so far this season." The winning streak has erased far side from 20 yards out. The Hawks like their chances the memories of Humber's opening By the third goal, the Hawks heading into the weekend after game loss, from which the Hawks were in Hight and the outcome was outscoring their opponents 19-3 have never looked back. never in doubt. over their eight game winning "I think this was by far our best streak. game of the season," coach Mauro "Our defenders are very Ongaro said. strong." Ongaro said. "Defence is The Hawks dominated the game "Our chances probably our strongest part of llie and were communicating more game and I think as a team we are in Ottawa look effectively then in recent games playing well defensively." this season. good, but we The Hawks ended the regular "Every game our communica- just have to season last Wednesday v^ith a 5-\ tion is getting belter," Joanna keep playing victory over the .Mohawk Konlonikolas said. "It's making a the way we Mountaineers. huge difference on the way we're Forward Sandra Coelho scored playing, and we're getting much are." three first half goals in an IS better" minute span, giving her five goals The Hawks started the game off on the sea.son. strong and got on the score sheet "I'm really proud because I've early when forward Emilee "We moved the ball around real- never done that for Humber Barringion dropped a pass to Sonia ly well," Kontonikolas said. "We before," Coelho said of her hat Eurtado at the two minute mark. were not in any rush to score and trick. "But the most important F url.ido made no mistake and the goals came." thing is we got the win and we're booted the ball over the Paladins The team now heads to Ottawa playing extremely well." goalie and into the back of the net. to face a strong Algonquin squad Rookie Stacy Khanna scored Humber continued pressing and tomorrow. her first goal as a member of the will Number's women's soccer team play Algonquin in the made it 2-0 in the 12th minute "Our chances in Ottawa look Hawks and Aniuk added another in OCAA semi-finals this weekend in Ottawa. when Harrington took a long pass gix)d bul we have to just keep play- the Humber victory. Humber.- ^ EtCetera October, 23 2003 t9 Men's volleyballers lack Killer Instinct Lose tournament against Mohawk and Sir Sanford Wilkins said some of the players Fleming (Peterborough), winning are starting to show their lull semi-final matcti all four games. potential. against Niagara The Hawks" fourth match was "I thought Darryl played well. against Royal Military College He's been playing well in practice, College with Humber winning 25-18 and so he did a great job this weekend. 25-20. The Hawks looked confi- 1 think Brad is coming along as By CHRISTINA BERNARDO dent on the court despite making a well, he's gotta continue to work few mistakes. hard." The IrusiraiiDii was cvidcnl alter In the match against Loyalist He also said that WiiiL-mund and Humbcr's men's volleyball learn Sokol Sakrama, who was nantod iosi 10 rival Niagara College in Tournament All-Slar. also had a senii-linai games al llie Durham strong weekend. tournamenl last weekend. Even though Humber finished Durham College hosted the third in Ontario, Wilkins thinks annual men's volleyball Killer "Some guys they are not a third ranked team in Instinet Cup, which was comprised tried, some the province. of 1 2 of Ontario's most competitive guys didn't. "I think we're number one, volleyball teams. ...you gotta try number two. We should have Being the first place team in as hard as you played in the finals, there's no pool B. it seemed as though the doubt in my mind. But we have a Hawks were ready lor the Knights, can." constant pressure problem. We but Humber couldn't handle the Coach Wilkins [have] to consistently put pressure strong serves by Niagara and lost on [opposing] teams." both games by scores of 25-19 and Wilkins said needs 25-18, his team to start pressuring themselves to perl- Richard Wittemund, a second- College, the Hawks split the games porm year player, said it's possible that a one apiece, 16-25, 25-8, with "They're old enough now that loss of focus contributed to the Humber heading to the semi finals they should be able to handle that team's loss. against rival Niagara Knights. pressure. Unfortunately playing in "I don't know if it was focus or According to head coach Wayne the finals in an Ontario champi- not but we did a lot of unforced Wilkins, the team's overall effort onship or nationals is gonna be errors, that was the main thing. We wasn't what it could have been. pressure. They're gonna learn to just [made] errors we shouldn't be "Some guys tried, some guys take it, they're gonna learn to han- making." didn't," Wilkins said. "Every time dle it. I'm gonna continue to put Humber played its first match you get an opportunity to play or pressure on them." against Algonquin College tying al get an opportunity to gel on the The Hawks hope to exert that Number's men's volleyball team hopes to rebound from a one game each. The Hawks fought court, you gotta try as hard as you pressure next week against the disappointing semi-final loss at a tournament recently. hard in the next two matches can." George Brt)wn Show goes on Huskies. after U of Gueiph dance-off cancelled Dance team dazzles second year dancer. The dance-off cancellation didn't slop crowd with lialftime number's dancers from pulling on a show during halflime of the Guelph-Huinber bas- show during ketball game, which was played in front of over 100 people, including a throng of Humber-Guelph Guelph-Humhcr students. basl By Shannon Henry it really well." "We were awesome," added Tma Maksie, The crowd was hyped during halftime al the who danced for (he Hypo for her first time. President's Cup men's basketball game last The Hype dazzled the crowd with their week at Guclph University. hip-hop flavoured routine, while they The scheduled dance-off against the danced to R&B singer Mya's new hit, University of Gueiph failed to happen after 'Like. ..Whoa.' the university dancers didn't show up. The Hype will perform al men's basket- "I was kind of looking forward to a dance- ball, volleyball and hockey games in prepa- The Humber Hype perfom during halftime of the Humber-University of off to start the year," said Louis Campos, a ration for nationals in February. Gueiph basketball game last week. Et Cetera 20 Octot)er 23. 2003 Hawks perform Jekyll and Hyde Men's hockey team strong in win against Nortti Country, poor in loss to Geneseo State By Eric Collins three quick goals; all within two minutes of as they dominated from the beginning of the the Hawks in front of a crowd that increased each other. game. in attendance from earlier pre-season games. II was a lale of two cities tiiis weekend for The Hawks' determination and attitude "We played hard right from the drop of The Hawks host the Peter Maybury the men's hockey team as they played two underneath Washkurak shone through as they the puck," Washkurak said. "I am really Invitational Cup this weekend with games on games in two nights. scored two quick goals one minute into the happy with the effort." Friday and Saturday night. Friday night in The Hawks played third period. That would be the last chance Jamie Chikoski and Seth Gray both Games will be held at Wcstwood Arena, a against Geneseo State Geneseo. N.Y. for the Hawks, however, as Geneseo went on scored two goals in the nine-goal effort by few blocks from Humber. University and were at home Saturday night to score lour unanswered goals en route to to host North Country Community College the 9-3 win. from Lake Placid, N.Y. Penalty trouble also contributed to the The difference in the skill of the oppo- loss with Humber spending over .')6 minutes nents was obvious as Humber was beaten by in the penalty bi)x a score of 9-.! by Geneseo and won by the "We were undisciplined," Washkurak score saiTie on Saturday night. said. "That was the main thing. We really on road trip started The woes the early as hurl ourselves. We are a team that could the Hawks showed up just twenty minutes have competed with them but some of our before the scheduled game-time because of better players took some bad penalties and it logistic problems attributed to the athletics took us out ot the game." department. Hawks goaltender Nick Grainger was 'The New York trip was disappointing to heavily criticized in the Geneseo media hav- say the least," Hawks head coach Joe ing given up nine goals but there were many Washkurak said. "Getting there late definite- factors against him including the late arrival ly didn't help." and the 5 1 shots that he faced. Despite the fact they had only 20 minutes "There are a couple of goals that I would to get ready, the Hawks came out flying in wish that he had back and he would tell you the fiisl period and got a goal from Chris Mei the same thing," Washkurak said. "I would- at 4: 10 of the lirst period. n't agree with criticizing a guy like that Gene.seo dominated the play from that though. It is tough for a goalie in this situa- point forward as took of the they advantage tion. We got there with ten minutes to get I lawks inexperienced defence by scoring two ready and no time for mental preparation. I unanswered goals towards the end of the first thought he was outstanding in the first peri- period. od." In the second period, the defensive woes It was a mirrored situation for (he Hawks continued for the Hawks as they ga\c up Ken Sousa wins the draw against a Geneseo opponent on Saturday. The on Saturday night in front of their own crowd Hawks lost to the New York team. Drop 29-12 decision to Niagara College Rugby win streak ends at three By Kristine Hughes a screeching halt on Wednesday, the beginning, as a late referee held on, we did," French said. "We got scare with OCAA All-Star Steve losing 29-12 against Niagara up the game's start for 45 minutes. penalties down, presented the ball, Burkholder going down with an The Humber men's rugby team's Colleue The high wind was also a factor, we were going in and getting clean injured leg in the second half. three game winning streak came to i, ^^s ,„„ number's day from turning the game into what Coach ball. It was just mis.sed tackles. Luckily for Humber, Burkholder Carey French called a "lO-point Everything else was all right except will not be joining other key play- game," meaning those who played for a few plays on us." ers on the sidelines. smart with the wind would win by Dave Jones, one of the more 10 points. prominent rookies, is back from a "We were putting the ball in the leg injury. But Dale Essue, who air when the wind was going to was averaging two tries a game, is carry it. |It was] poor decision "It was proba- still out with an injured arin. making," French said. bly the worst "I want to get back in by next The loss was a team effort, as game we've game, definitely by playoffs," French pointed out to the players. Essue said. "I consider myself a big all Tackling, usually one of Humber's played part of the team. I'd love to be there strong points, was their number one year." to help out with the playoffs." problem in the game against As the Hawks focus on securing Niagara. a playoff berth for the end of The players were either tackling October. French told the team to loo low or not fmishing their tack- consider this loss a humbling expe- les at all. Captain Marc Freer said Turnovers were also a huge rience. the missed tackles were the only problem for the Hawks, said "There is always another day Haw in Humber's loss. Humber player Dean Spencer, who boys, and we will have our day," he To correct the mistakes, French didn't mince words about his said. said at practice this week the team team's performance. The Hawks next game is Sat. will be back out learning to tackle "It was probably the worst game Oct. 25, the regular season finale, all over again. we've played all year," he said. when they travel to Kitchener to number's rugby team practices in preparation for its "The thinus we wanted to work Humber had another injury play Conesioga at I p.m. game against Niagara College. The Hawks lost 29-12. Humbei — Et Cetera October 23. 2003 21 » Raptors hope for better results Border Patrol Beasts of the East? By Josh Grunberg By Luis Henriques During their '.*() - 76 victory three rebounds a game. Tighter restrictions at the U.S. over Ihe Timberwi)lves. Bosh led A nice surprise has also been the border cau.sed an unexpected Though iho pie-scason is only hall the Raptors in scoring with 16 play of Jerome Moiso. The ener- delay for the women's volley- way done, ihe Toronlo Raptors points and collected seven getic forward has been great defen- ball (earn as they were making seem lo he on Ihe right track to rebounds. sively, hauling in 10 rebounds with their way to Michigan for a nuiking an appearance in the pkiy- The rookie from Georgia Tech three blocks, good for second on tournament. olls. leads the team with most minutes the team. Moiso's hard work and All-Star Elizabeth Salas, who The Raptors are sporting a 4-1 played and has averaged 17 points intense style of play has seen him was born in Mexico, arrived at record so far, beating such domi- per game, along with about seven star! Ihe last two games for the the b how they' were doing, and I heard they were doing very good. It's g(xid that they can head over to Westwood? win no matter what." The Hawks also played with- By Chase Kell "The players go and play in out veteran Lesley Weslervclt, front of hundreds of people, and making the results even more Humber students are being encour- come back to play in front of only rewarding considering they aged to help support Ihe men's var- .30." Biaiek said. were playing against NCAA 1.30 sity hockey leani. which has seen About people attended division II schools. mediocre attendance during recent Saturday's game, an average "It's a coach's dream lo home games. turnout, according to Biaiek. know that at any one point they "It's really "If we gel can come in and play at that support from Ihe good hockey, it's ^^——— —^i^^^^^^ level," Wilkins said. that's not too far. and students, "Experience is the only thing terrillc." he said. there's a bar "It's really good that separates the role players." here," assistant "A big crowd The Hawks will be in hockey, it's not athletic director can and will Oakville this weekend, compet- far, Jim Biaiek said. too and influence the ing in their first ranked tourna- "We also have there's a bar game." ment of the year. Hawks giveaways at the here." The This time, Salas and door, free re/, play Carlcton Wcstervelt should be ready to nights and Ihe ^^^^^^=s ^^^^„^,,^^^ University go. shoot for cash." tomorrow night Salas said she will be pre- Humber in the Peter pared the next time the team entered Saturday's game against Maybury Cup, with a potential sec- heads south. Lake Placid's North Country ond game on Saturday depending "You've got to make sure Community College following on Friday's results. you have everything in order, gives separate Friday's road trip to Rochester, "That Iwo nights because if you don't they won't for people to out and support N.Y., where approximately 1300 come give you a chance. I think I bet- people came out to watch as the team," Biaiek said. ter get my citizenship as fast as The remaining h(x;key schedule Assistant athletic director Jim Biaiek is encouraging Humber took on Geneseo I can." students to check out the exciting Number hockey games. Community College. is available in Ihe Athletic Centre. umber-. Et Cetera 22 October 23. 2003 Four straight wins lor nationals, more importantly it much stiller competition at the Men 's golf team tested our minds and hearts," nationals than the previous two now setting Mclnerney said. "The conditions teams," Chateau said. "It is more were terrible to say the least and difficult the longer you are the their siglits on expectations placed on us didn't champion." RCGA tourney make it any easier." Seeing the Hawks come togeth- The Hawks' next big test was er over this short season in such an By Andrew Hopkins the CCAA championships, hosted individual sport is something the by Georgian College. team should take pride in. Willi cxpcclalions growing every The weather was the total oppo- "There isn't a big enough room year, the Ilumber Hawks inen"s site of what the team experienced in the world to fill all the heart ot golt leaiii has riiiisiied anolher pcr- at OCAAs and they took advantage this year's team," Lamb said. "And lecl season. of these condi- I am thankful to Every year the compeiiiion tions, winning ,^__^,^^,^^^^^ ^^^^_^___ have such an awe- inlensil'ies. but the Icani seems lo the team event, some group of have a knaek for shooting low with Kerfoot and "That would be friends and com- Mclnerney wui- panions." when it eounts. in the linal round. a highlight for ning silver and With Kerloot, With a warm-up tournament us to beat all bron/e respec- MeGrath and shortened due to weather, the team the ol i.ee l-reneli. Brad Kerloot. Ryan ti\el\ in the mdi- Mclnernev gradu- universities." Lamb. Jason .MeGrath. Rvan vidual competi- ating, the team .Vlelnerne) and .Steve Smith were tion. ^_^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^S^^a will have big still eonlident heading to provin- "This group holes to fill next cials. of guys on this year At the OCAA ehampionships team have so much talent and so Before that, the team will com- hosted by St. Lawrenee College, much desire to win competitively pete at a tournament run by the the Hawks uere aiming for their that I knew we would not let this Royal Canadian Golf Association universitv col- lourtli straight title and didn't dis- one fade away," Kerfoot said. in .May, where and apponil. rhe> came away with gold Coach Ray Chateau said the lege teams lest their skills against m the team event while Kerloot team was the deepest he's had dur- the best in the country. wnn silver and MeGrath won ing the current streak of champi- "We came second last sear," bron/e in the individual competi- onships, and they needed this depth coach Doug Fox said. "That would tion. to win. be a highlight lor us to beat all uni- The play of Brad Kerfoot was one of the reasons the "OCAA was a good warm up 'This team in my opinion faced versities." Hawks secured their fourth straight national title. Gryphons soar over Hawks Like what you see? Think we are clueless? Have on By Jesse Grass point at the break, but came out flat Gryphons to surge ahead. in the second and just couldn't get "I was disappointed with the opinion on anything The Humber Hawks men's baskcl- anything going. way we played in the last 12 min- ball team sullercd a 79-65 loss to The Hawks spread the ball utes of the game," Head Coach the Guelph Gryphons in the around, hit some good shots and Mike Kat/ said. "Momentarily we sports? Write to us at: President's Cup last week at played well delonsivoly in the first broke down, and our foul shootnig Guelph University. half, but turnovers kept them from was awful." [email protected] The Hawks were ahead by one taking a big lead and allowed the One encouraging aspect for the team was the play of Roger Scott Though fouling out, Scott led the team in .scoring with 1.^ points and also pulled down eight *DicC^lpu T^wm/} rebounds in the loss. Dejvis Begaj drained eight points with nine boards, Shane Dennie had eight points with five boards and Jon Joseph also added * 66% ^ €^e ^tudeitt i»df cAecd^ tiei% eight points. Kyle Julius led the Gryphon squad with IS points, hitting a cou- ple of clutch three pointers late in * the game. 0»e ad tf«« iie*cA 66% ^ tit ^ttuCcitt "They made a couple of shots to i»df. ^i»e «(^4 0 Katz said. "It's not going to gel any easier for a while. All in all wc vertise competed for .^0 minutes and then we just broke down." The Hawks' next action is this in the weekend at the Raptor invitational Despite a strong first half, the Hawks were unable to hold rournament at Humber. off the Guelph Gryphons during President's Cup action Humber Etcetera last week. Humbei_ Et Cetera October 23, 200i 23 stats & Standings T'l^Kfiii'