VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 1 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 Executive director Nemish hits 400 terminated from SA contract with the SA that would cussion about “certain things Lump sum negate any dispute or litigation which different staff members arising over her dismissal. are involved in” but would not The day after Morrison’s specify due to concerns about severance dismissal, the SA’s vice-pres- FRQ¿GHQWLDOLW\³6WXGHQWVKDYH idents, Sean Kell and Stepha- an idea of what was going on, nie Wallace, hosted a meeting they might just not know what package of society leaders where the staff member relates to or, you dismissal was more openly know, who is involved in that,” discussed. Members of the he continued. “I don’t entirely offered board of directors, as well as know what I can say and what the president, were present and I can not... it’s not that I don’t Giorgio Berbatiotis the various SA representatives want to tell students why it was The Chronicle argued over a number of issues done or why it wasn’t done... I surrounding the president, the would love to tell the students, he Student Association’s SA in general, and the dismiss- but you know, there were other executive director was al of Morrison. people involved in the deci- Tdismissed from the SA ³7KHUH¶VEHHQDVLJQL¿FDQW sion.” on Sept. 9. A Student Asso- change and, for lack of a bet- President Peter Chinweuba, ciation press release indicated ter word, loss [to] our organi- whose name is on the internal the executive director was “no zation” said interim VP of col- documents outlining the details longer with the organization.” lege affairs Stephanie Wallace. of Morrison’s severance pack- The initial press release did not When asked about the process age, was able to reveal little to mention the circumstances of that led to Morrison’s dismiss- students present at the meet- now former executive director DOVKHODLGWKH¿ULQJDWWKHIHHW ing, although he implied Mor- Kelly Morrison’s departure, of the board, saying: “I believe rison’s dismissal was part of an however it has since been con- that was a board of directors ongoing process. “I just want ¿UPHGWKDW0RUULVRQZDV³WHU- decision.” everyone to know that this has Al Fournier minated without cause”, and This was swiftly challenged been going on for three years, internal SA documents show by board of directors member even before we came in, so the RECORD NUMBER OF WINS: Durham Lords she was offered a severance Abdullah Khan. “It wasn’t en- situation has been there for ZRPHQ·VIDVWEDOOFRDFK-LP1HPLVKLVWKHZLQQLQJHVW package that included a lump tirely a board of directors de- three years... if you want proof coach in OCAA history. sump payment of just over cision. That is wrong. There \RX FDQ FRPH WR P\ RI¿FH , $58,000. In order to receive was a lot of things that fed have it,” said the president. See Jim on page 20 the lump sum payment Mor- into it.” When pressed for de- rison was required to return a tails Khan would only say that See SA on page 2 signed release and indemnity there had been an ongoing dis- DC student shot Courtney Williams Hewitt was assessed and sent +LW¶HPKDUG The Chronicle to the hospital in an ambu- lance shortly afterwards, where or most new students, he spent the night receiving WKH ¿UVW ZHHN RI FROOHJH stitches and giving the Durham Fis full of excitement, new Regional Police (DRPS) his experiences, and blossoming statement of what happened. IULHQGVKLSV EXW IRU ¿UVW\HDU A few days later, Hewitt Music Business Management returned to the hospital to student Taylor Hewitt, this was undergo plastic surgery to re- far from the case. Hewitt didn’t move the pellet, which was em- VSHQGKLV¿UVW)ULGD\QLJKWOLY- bedded close to his right eye. ing on his own at a party, out Sporting a large bandage and a with friends, or meeting new smile, Hewitt said he hopes the people in his residence build- police are able to track down ing – he spent it in the hospital. the person who did this so no Hewitt was walking to his one else gets hurt in the future. new room at South Village resi- He also said he isn’t sure exact- dence from visiting a friend on ly where the shot came from, Dalhousie Crescent on Sept. 6 but was able to narrow it down when he was randomly shot in WRDVSHFL¿FDUHDRQWKHPRVWO\ the face by a man with a pellet student-inhabited crescent and gun. report it to police. “I had no idea what hap- Durham Regional Police pened at the time,” Hewitt said. Sergeant Nancy van Rooy said “I remember pain, and then I the incident is currently under started running towards South investigation. Village for help.” Director of Campus Safety Ryan Verrydt Hewitt recalled security of- Tom Lynch said that the event ¿FHUVZRUNLQJWKHIURQWGHVNDW was an unfortunate case of be- OFF THE TOP: 1LFROH&DPSEHOORIWKH&HQWHQQLDO&ROWVKLWVWKHEDOORIIKHUKHDG South Village were surprised to ing in the wrong place at the ZKLOH/RUGV·9DQHVVD*XGJLQDQG&ROWV·0DLOHH7HREDWWOHIRUSRVVHVVLRQ. see him run into the building wrong time for Hewitt. covered in blood and immedi- See Ladies on page 20 ately called the Campus Emer- See Security on page 2 gency Response Team (CERT). 2 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus Building new opportunities at DC Sinead Fegan FODVVHVZLOOEHSURGXFLQJDORWRIIRRGHDFK The Chronicle GD\ OLNH WKH UHVWDXUDQW WKH VWRUH ZLOO VHOO WKLVIRRGVRWKDWQRWKLQJZLOOJRWRZDVWH 7KHWKLUGDQG¿QDOVWDJHRIWKH:KLWE\ 7KH &HQWUH IRU )RRG EXLOGLQJ ZLOO DOVR FDPSXV&HQWUH)RU)RRGEXLOGLQJLV¿QDOO\ KDYH D SHUVRQ IRRG DQG EHYHUDJHSDLU FRPLQJWRDQHQG LQJ ODE +HUH VWXGHQWV ZLOO OHDUQ DOO DERXW 7KH VTXDUHIRRW EXLOGLQJ GLIIHUHQW W\SHV RI ZLQH DQG KRZ WKH\ ZLOO EURXJKWLQDERXWQHZVWXGHQWVIRUWKH WDVWHZLWKGLIIHUHQWIRRGV VWDUWRIWKHVFKRRO\HDU$FFRUG $VDPSOHKRWHOURRPLVDYDLODEOHIRUWKH LQJWR'DUULQ&DURQSULQFLSDORIWKH:KLWE\ KRVSLWDOLW\VWXGHQWV7KHURRPORRNVH[DFW FDPSXVRQFHWKHEXLOGLQJLV¿QLVKHGWKH\ O\OLNHDJHQHULFKRWHOURRPZKHUHVWXGHQWV H[SHFWDERXWQHZVWXGHQWV FDQOHDUQDERXWSURSHUKRXVHNHHSLQJSUR $ ELJ SDUW RI WKH H[SDQVLRQ LV WKH QHZ FHGXUHVWRJHWKDQGVRQH[SHULHQFH +RUWLFXOWXUH)RRGDQG)DUPLQJSURJUDP ³7KH EXLOGLQJ UHDOO\ DGGV D ULFKQHVV WR -XVW RXWVLGH WKH EXLOGLQJ FRQVWUXFWLRQ WKH FDPSXV´ VDLG &DURQ ³,W¶V D QLFH PL[ ZRUNHUV DUH ZRUNLQJ WR FOHDU WKH ODQG WR ZLWKDOOGLIIHUHQWNLQGVRIVWXGHQWVDQGSUR PDNHZD\IRUFURSV7KLVLVZKHUHVWXGHQWV JUDPV,WUHDOO\HQKDQFHVWKHVWXGHQWH[SH ZLOO UHFHLYH KDQGVRQ H[SHULHQFH OHDUQ ULHQFH´ LQJDERXWGLIIHUHQWIRRGVDQGWKHQDFWXDOO\ 6WXGHQWV DUH WKH PDLQ IRFXV IRU WKH JURZLQJWKHP EXLOGLQJ KRZHYHU DFFRUGLQJ WR *ULHYH LW +RZHYHUWKHFURSVZLOOQRWMXVWEHDYDLO ZDV DOVR GHVLJQHG WR EH D JUHDW YHQXH WR DEOH WR WKH +RUWLFXOWXUH DQG $JULFXOWXUH EULQJWKHFRPPXQLW\LQWRWKHEXLOGLQJIRU SURJUDPV,QFRQMXQFWLRQZLWKWKHQHZFX VSHFLDO HYHQWV 2Q WKH VHFRQG ÀRRU WKUHH OLQDU\FRXUVHVVWXGHQWVZLOOXVHDOOWKHIRRG FODVVURRPV KDYH ZDOOV WKDW SXOO EDFN FUH JURZQLQWKHVH¿HOGVZKHWKHULW¶VLQFODVV DWLQJDELJRSHQVSDFHWKDWDFFRPPRGDWHV RU DW WKH UHVWDXUDQW %HIRUH WKH EXLOGLQJ DERXW  SHRSOH 7KH PDLQ DWULXP LV DQ ZDVRSHQWKHFXOLQDU\VWXGHQWVZHUHZRUN RWKHU JRRG SODFH IRU WKLV ZLWK RYHU  LQJRXWRI)DWKHU/HR-$XVWLQDQG0D[ZHOO VTXDUHIHHWRIVSDFH +HLJKWV KLJK VFKRROV 1RZ VWXGHQWV KDYH :KHQ PRVW VFKRROV VWDUW D QHZ SURMHFW WKUHH FRRNLQJ ODEV ZLWK WRSRIWKHOLQH WKH JRYHUQPHQW ZLOO GLVFXVV WKHLU EXGJHW HTXLSPHQW DQG JLYH WKHP PRQH\ DV D FRQWULEXWLRQ $QRWKHU QHZ SURJUDP LV VSHFLDO HYHQW +RZHYHU WKH FROOHJH GLG QRW UHFHLYH DQ\ SODQQLQJ LQ ZKLFK VWXGHQWV OHDUQ KRZ WR PRQH\IURPWKHJRYHUQPHQW%XWVLQFHWKH PDQDJHDQGRUJDQL]HHYHQWV$FFRUGLQJWR VFKRRO ZDV VWLOO FRPPLWWHG WR PDNLQJ WKH &DURQ VWDUWLQJ WKLV \HDU WKH SURJUDP ZDV EXLOGLQJKDSSHQWKH\ZRUNHGZLWKDFDP YHU\VXFFHVVIXOZLWKQHZVWXGHQWV SDLJQFDOOHG³*URZLQJ)RU2XU)XWXUH´7KH ,QVLGH WKH &HQWUH )RU )RRG EXLOGLQJ FDPSDLJQUHDFKHGRXWWRWKHFRPPXQLW\IRU WKHUH LV D IXOOVHUYLFH VHDW UHVWDXUDQW GRQDWLRQV IURP EXVLQHVVHV VWDII VWXGHQWV RSHQWRWKHSXEOLF7KLVUHVWDXUDQWLVUXQE\ DQGFRPPXQLW\PHPEHUV WKHVWXGHQWVDQGJUHHQFHUWL¿HGXQGHUWKH ³,W¶V VWLOO YHU\ QHZ LQ WHUPV RI KRZ ZH *UHHQ5HVWDXUDQW$VVRFLDWLRQ7KLVPHDQV IHHODERXWLW´H[SODLQHG*ULHYH³,¶PORRN WKH FROOHJH KDV WR IROORZ VWULQJHQW UXOHV LQJIRUZDUGWRJHWWLQJEDFNWRQRUPDOLW¶V RQKRZWKH\ZRUNWKHFKHPLFDOVWKH\XVH EHHQDFUD]\VXPPHUDQG¿UVWIHZZHHNV ZKHUHWKH\JHWWKHLUIRRGIURP$FFRUGLQJ EXWQRZWKDWWKHVWXGHQWVDUHEDFNLWZLOO WR 5RE *ULHYH D SURJUDP FRRUGLQDWRU DW EHQLFHRQFHWKHIRFXVLVRIIWKHQHZEXLOG Rob Grieve WKHFROOHJHWKHVFKRROLVLQYROYHGEHFDXVH LQJDQGEDFNZKHUHLWEHORQJVZKLFKLVWKH WKH\EHOLHYHWKLVZLOOEHWKHIXWXUHRIEXVL VWXGHQWV´ DC SERVING UP: Durham College students Megan Higdon QHVV 7KH RI¿FLDO RSHQLQJ IRU WKH &HQWUH IRU and Jeremy Wong prepare desserts at one of three new culi- 2QWKHVHFRQGÀRRURIWKHEXLOGLQJWKHUH )RRGEXLOGLQJZLOOEHKHOGLQWKHPDLQDWUL nary labs in the new Centre for Food at the Whitby campus. ZLOOEHDVPDOOUHWDLOVWRUH6LQFHWKHFXOLQDU\ XPRQ2FW SA former VP disputes Security urges all students to stay safe Morrison’s dismissal Continued from page 1 ³7KHYLFWLPZDVGRLQJQRWKLQJZURQJDQGZDVVLPSO\ZDONLQJ $W RQH SRLQW WKH SUHVLGHQW DU\ZDVWRRPXFKPRQH\+H Continued from page 1 KRPHWRKLVUHVLGHQFHLQDSXEOLFUHVLGHQWLDOVHWWLQJ´/\QFKVDLG EODVWHGKLVFULWLFVVD\LQJWKH\ SUHVHQWHG WKLV WR WKH ERDUG ³+HXQIRUWXQDWHO\IHOOLQWRWKHVLJKWVRIDQLQGLYLGXDOZKRGHP 7KH FODLP ZDV YHKHPHQW IDLOHGWRGRWKHLUUHVHDUFK$W ZKLFKPDNHVLWDQLQFDPHUD RQVWUDWHGDFRPSOHWHGLVUHJDUGIRUWKHKHDOWKDQGZHOOEHLQJRID O\ GHQLHG E\ IRUPHU 93 DQG WKLV SRLQW %LFNOH FOHDUO\ XQ LWHP DQG WKXV ZRXOG EH LQ IHOORZPHPEHURIWKHFRPPXQLW\´ ERDUG RI GLUHFWRUV PHPEHU KDSS\ ZLWK WKH SUHVLGHQW¶V WKHLUPLQXWHV´$UJXLQJWKDW /\QFKDVNVVWXGHQWVZLWKLQIRUPDWLRQWRFRQWDFWWKH'536 -RVK %LFNOH ZKR H[FODLPHG FRPPHQW VWRRG XS WR OHDYH WKHUH LV QR OHJLWLPDWH UHD ³,KRSHWKDW'XUKDP5HJLRQDO3ROLFHDUHDEOHWRLGHQWLI\WKH ³$VWKH93WZR\HDUVDJRDQG H[FODLPLQJ ³7KDW ZDV WKH VRQIRU0RUULVRQ¶VGLVPLVVDO VXVSHFWLQWKLVPDWWHULQRUGHUWRSUHYHQWIXUWKHULQFLGHQWV´KH DERDUGRIGLUHFWRU>PHPEHU@ RQO\FRPPHQW,QHHGHGWKDQN %LFNOH FRQWLQXHG ³, KDYH VDLG³EXWPRUHLPSRUWDQWO\,KRSHWKDWDQ\RQHWKDWPD\NQRZ ODVW \HDU , FDQ IDFWXDOO\ GLV \RX%\WKHZD\WKHH[HFXWLYH EHHQ ZLWK WKH RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKLVLQGLYLGXDOZKRQHHGOHVVO\SODFHGRQHRIRXUVWXGHQWVDWULVN SXWHWKDW´ GLUHFWRUZDV¿UHGEHFDXVHVKH GXULQJ DOO WKLV WLPH LQFOXG ZLOO VWHS XS DQG DVVLVW LQ WKH LQYHVWLJDWLRQ E\ FDOOLQJ '536 RU 7KH SUHVLGHQW ODWHU FRXQ FRVW WRR PXFK PRQH\ WR WKH LQJ VHUYLQJ D SUHYLRXV WHUP &ULPHVWRSSHUV´ WHUHG ³WKHUH DUH VRPH SUHVL RUJDQL]DWLRQ WKDW¶V LQ WKHLU DV YLFHSUHVLGHQW DQG RQ WKH +HDOVRXUJHVVWXGHQWVWRIROORZWKHLULQVWLQFWVDQGQRWWRKHVL GHQW¶V¿OHVWKDWQRWHYHU\RQH LQFDPHUDPLQXWHV´+HWKHQ ERDUG RI GLUHFWRUV  1R LVVXH WDWHWRFRQWDFWWKHSROLFHRUFDPSXVVHFXULW\VKRXOGWKH\KDYHDQ\ LVDOORZHGWRVHH´ OHIW WKH URRP DIWHU VD\LQJ WR RI FRPSHWHQFH RU SRRU HP FRQFHUQVDERXWWKHLUVDIHW\RUWKHVDIHW\RIWKRVHDURXQGWKHP %RDUGRIGLUHFWRUVPHPEHU WKHFURZG³,WLVJRLQJWREHD SOR\HH SHUIRUPDQFH KDV HYHU ³7KHUH DUH QXPHURXV VHFXULW\ VHUYLFHV DYDLODEOH WR RXU VWX .KDQ EDFNHG XS WKH SUHVL UHDOVKRUWVKRUWVKRUWWHUP´ FRPHXSGXULQJWKDWWLPH´ GHQWV VWDII DQG IDFXOW\ DQG ZH KLJKO\ HQFRXUDJH HYHU\RQH WR GHQW VD\LQJ ³7KHUH LV VRPH ,Q D ODWHU FRQYHUVDWLRQ %LFNOH GHIHQGHG 0RUULVRQ HQJDJHWKHP´/\QFKVDLG³,I\RXDUHZDONLQJDORQJDVWUHHWRU SULYLOHJHG LQIRUPDWLRQ RQO\ %LFNOH VWRRG KLV JURXQG  +H DJDLQ VD\LQJ ³, FDQ IXUWKHU WKURXJKDSDUNLQJORWDQG\RXMXVWJHWDIHHOLQJWKDWVRPHWKLQJ WKH SUHVLGHQW DQG WKH ERDUG GLG QRW H[SODLQ KRZ KH KDG WHOO\RXWKDW$QWKRQ\%RODQG LVQ¶WULJKWVWRSDQGOLVWHQWR\RXULQVWLQFWV,I\RXUVSLGH\VHQVHV RI GLUHFWRUV KDYH DFFHVV WR LQIRUPDWLRQRQZKDWZDVGLV DQG KLV H[HF $P\ /D5XH WHOO\RXVRPHWKLQJLVZURQJWKHQWDNHQRWHDQGUHVSRQGDFFRUG QRWDOOWKH93V´ FXVVHG LQ FDPHUD EXW VWDWHG DQG KHU H[HF 5DFKHO &DOYHOLL LQJO\ %RWWRP OLQH ± SHUVRQDO VDIHW\ LV DOZD\V D SULRULW\ DQG DV 7KH FRQYHUVDWLRQ JUHZ ³WKH SUHVLGHQW LV RQ UHFRUG DQG KHU H[HF QRU HLWKHU JHQ VXFKZHVKRXOGQHYHUHYHUVHFRQGJXHVVRXULQVWLQFWV´ PRUH KHDWHG DV WKH PHHWLQJ VWDWLQJWKDWKLVUHDVRQLQJIRU HUDO PDQDJHU >0RUULVRQ@ KDV $W 'XUKDP &ROOHJH¶V QRUWK FDPSXV WKHUH LV D  VHFXULW\ PRYHG WR FRPSODLQWV VRPH SUHVHQWLQJ .HOO\ 0RUULVRQ¶V UHSRUWHG WR KDV WULHG WR ¿UH SUHVHQFH HYHU\ GD\ RI WKH \HDU $Q\ VWXGHQWV ZKR IHHO XQFRP VWXGHQWV KDG UHJDUGLQJ WKH UHPRYDOWRWKHERDUGRIGLUHF KHU7KHUHLVQRYDOLGUHDVRQ IRUWDEOHZDONLQJIURPRQHSODFHWRDQRWKHURQFDPSXVDUHXUJHG SUHVLGHQW¶V SHUIRUPDQFH DQG WRUVZDVGXHWRKHUFRVWWRWKH IRU WKH ¿ULQJ RI .HOO\ 0RUUL WRXVHWKH&DPSXVZDONSURJUDPE\FDOOLQJVHFXULW\DWH[WHQVLRQ KLVDFWLRQVRQVRFLDOPHGLD RUJDQL]DWLRQ DV LQ KHU VDO VRQ´ RQFDPSXVRU   Campus The Chronicle September 24, 2013 3 The SA’s man on the run Brad Andrews The Chronicle

$WRXU¿UVWLQWHUYLHZKHZDVDQRVKRZ Then at our second meeting more Student Associa- WLRQEXVLQHVVNHSW PHZDLWLQJ3HWHU&KLQZHXEDKDV MXVWHQRXJKWLPHWRZDONDQGWDONRQFDPSXVEHIRUH FDWFKLQJ KLV EXV IRU KLV QH[W FODVV RQ WKH GRZQWRZQ campus. ,I\RXWKLQNKHVRXQGVEXV\\RX¶UHULJKW$QGWKDWLV ZK\ZHKHPLVVHGRXU¿UVWPHHWLQJ The 22-year old UOIT student is not only starting KLV¿QDO\HDULQWKH/HJDO6WXGLHVSURJUDPEXWKHLV DOVRUXQQLQJKLVRZQEXVLQHVV+HLVDOVRWKH6$¶V¿UVW EODFNSUHVLGHQWDVZHOODVWKH¿UVWLQWHUQDWLRQDOVWX- dent to gain the position. 7KHMREGHPDQGVDORWRIZRUNDQG&KLQZHXEDDG- PLWV KH RIWHQ KDV WR VWD\ ODWHU WKDQ KLV VWDWHG RI¿FH KRXUVDQGWKDWUHVWLVPDLQO\IRUWKHZHHNHQG³6RPH- WLPHVDORWRIP\IULHQGVJHWDQJU\´&KLQZHXEDVDLG ODXJKLQJ+LVZRUNGRHVQ¶WOHDYHDORWRIWLPHIRUKLV LQWHUHVWVLQEDVNHWEDOOUHDGLQJRUFURVVFRXQWU\GULY- ing. Brad Andrews &KLQZHXEDFDPHWR&DQDGDLQIURPKLVKRPH LQ$EXMDWKHFDSLWDOFLW\RI1LJHULD³6LQFH,ZDVDNLG QUICK GETAWAY: 3HWHU&KLQZHXED6WXGHQW$VVRFLDWLRQSUHVLGHQWÀQGVDPRPHQWWR ,¶YHDOZD\VZDQWHGWRPDNHDGLIIHUHQFH´KHVDLGDERXW pose for a photo before catching the bus to his downtown class. KLVGHFLVLRQWRVWXG\ODZ&KLQZHXEDVHHVKLPVHOIDV a human rights activist and hopes to change people’s VWXGHQWVWKDWZRXOGQ¶WDIIHFWGRPHVWLFVWXGHQWV´ $V SDUW RI KLV SXEOLF IDFH &KLQZHXED KDV ERWK DQ OLYHVIRUWKHEHWWHU

Newsroom: Room L-223; Ext. 3068 Publisher: Greg Murphy E-mail: [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Gerald Rose Advertising: Room L-223; Ext. 3069 Ad Manager: Dawn Salter EDITORIAL PAGE E-mail: [email protected] If you don’t care, don’t complain Not only the SA is at fault, students are as well

It’s a new school year but old problems continue at the Student Association. Problems that could cost the students who rely on the organization and, honestly, costs they de- serve to bear. These words aren’t meant for the students who have shown they care. The 10 per cent of students who cast votes in the last election. The ones who at- tended SA meetings and saw rows of empty chairs meant for the public. Seats meant for stu- Richard East dents. Opportunities lost. The 2013-2014 year should sult of a hostile and stressful very easy to pretend the people votes brought to the AGMs, it is Retake the SA to push for the be a proud milestone for both atmosphere. Then in early Au- working within it are unprofes- quite depressing. Only 181 stu- removal of the president but the college and university. gust it looked as if Sean Kell, VP sional or too immature to han- GHQWVDFWXDOO\DWWHQGHGWKH¿UVW largely vanished from cam- UOIT reached double-digits for university affairs, and the dle their responsibilities. AGM meeting last November. pus by the time she was actu- with a celebration of a ten-year SA president Peter Chinweuba We have to remember that The second meeting, the one ally ousted. But where was the birthday, and Durham College would attempt to oust each much of the SA is run by stu- where the president was oust- movement pushing students to welcomed record numbers of other during a board meeting. dents. They either ran for their ed, drew only 51 students. take an interest in the SA at all? new students, adding more While it didn’t happen the con- positions and were elected by Considering how much How about ‘Visit the SA’ or than twenty new programs and ÀLFWVZHUHHYLGHQW7KH6$DOVR the students, or applied for money students feed into the ‘Give a Damn about the SA’? expanding the Whitby campus. moved to leave the College Stu- their positions to serve the stu- organization and the SA’s $5 Students don’t need to be Yet the SA remains as divid- dent Alliance (CSA), which the dents’ best interests. Most have million budget, can people real- negative or deride the SA to ed as it was last year. CSA does not seem to have ac- little experience and receive ly afford to not take an interest? turn it into a better organiza- At the last annual general cepted and could seek legal ac- training to run the organization With the rising cost of post- WLRQ $ ¿UVW VWHS ZRXOG EH WR meeting for the SA, students tion over. Add to that the recent only after winning elections. In secondary education it seems make the next board meeting did something they hadn’t done ¿ULQJRIWKHORQJWLPH6$H[HFX- such a system it is fair to as- wrong for students to care so standing room only. It’s an in- before. They voted to oust their tive director, Kelly Morrison, sume mistakes will happen and little about how their money is vestment of time to see your president Rachel Calvelli. Well, and you’d be hard pressed to when they do students should spent. money well spent and to get at least those who attended did. see a stable organization. hold their representatives ac- When the average student what you deserve from your Her removal seems to have And while fault can be laid countable. makes a mistake it could cost representatives. done little to stop the SA’s at the feet of the returning stu- But rather than waiting for them a decent grade. When a As paying members, stu- problems from crossing over dents who did not take an in- missteps to happen, students student representative makes a dents can either put up the ef- into the new year. WHUHVWWKHUHVSRQVLELOLW\WR¿QG should be active, trying to make mistake it could cost the orga- fort needed to see that change Over the summer some very a solution rests with the entire sure few do. nization in legal fees. or accept the consequences of important things happened. student body. That is easier said than done Money the students have their neglectful indifference. 3RVVLEO\ WKH PRVW VLJQL¿FDQW Many could feel comfort- as a dismal number of students paid into the organization. was Josh Bickle, vice-president able sitting back and criticizing take any role in the SA. If we Last year a group of students for college affairs, resigned the organization. It would be exclude the hundreds of proxy mounted a movement called Brad Andrews claiming publicly it was the re-

ditors: Christopher Burrows, Samantha Dan- dvertising sales: Chelsea Bastien, iels, Ryan Verrydt, Matthew Jordan, Kelsey Braith- Alexandra Beaubien, Chantelle Hitchings, Mark waite, Andrew Fliegel, Brad Andrews, Sarah Pugs- Bugay, Shannon Castel, Gavin Clark, Taylor Craik, E AChris Dupuis, Sadie Harper, Andrew Kritotis, Olivia Kulbaka, OH\6KDQH0DFGRQDOG6DP%DNHU6HDQ2·/HDU\/XNH&DO- Kurtis McAleer, Carley Mclaughlin, Brianne Mitchell, Raechel lebert, Catherine Legault, Rebecca Watson, Kate Hussey, 0RKQV$OLVKD1XUVH$O\VVD2·KDUD7DL6RR&KDQ5LFKDUG Sarah Chan, Reshanthy Vijayarajah, Catherine Meunier, Topfer, Lenay Van Boxtel, Tori Vieira. Richard East, Steph Morrison, Kathryn Boyle, Aleksandra Sharova, Jesmarnin Lafuente, Giorgio Berbatiotis, Amy Lai, dvertising design: Jenna Abraham, Matt Mazer, Riyad Alli, Dan Cearns, John Gooding, Francis Sandi Bates, Kathryn Bean, Robert Biggar, Meghan Viloria, Colin Lack, Tim Morrell, Sinead Fegan, Katrina Ow- Bullock, Mike Burton, Meggan Camacho, Michelle ens, Courtney Williams, Teanna Dorsey, Venessa Whitelock, ACameron, Ed Castiblanco, Jillian Clarke, Sarah Cochrane, Jennifer Lavery, Keshyla Reddick, Jesse Harrison-Kish, Joe he Chronicle is published by the Durham College School of Me- Kayla Crawford, Catherine Demmer, Samantha Forster, Courtney Holmes, Jason Ly, Kirstyn Matika, Lauren Mizgala, LeBouthillier, Will McGuirk, Chelsea McCormick, Sadia Bad- dia, Art and Design, 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario hon. Michelle Philpott, Vinh Phoxay, Hayley Reynolds, Shawnie TL1H 7L7, 721-2000 Ext. 3068, as a training vehicle for students Schroetter, Sharon Tan, Madison Verscheun. enrolled in Journalism and Advertising courses and as a campus news me- dium. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the college adminis- tration or the board of governors. The Chronicle is a member of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association.

PUBLISHER: Greg Murphy EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Gerald Rose FEATURE EDITORS: Ginny Colling, Danielle Harder AD MANAGER: Dawn Salter

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER: Kevan F. Drinkwalter PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR: Walter Passarella TECHNICAL PRODUCTION: Darren Fisher Opinion The Chronicle September 24, 2013 5 Life is too short, seize the day The ‘Shwa This summer I took a look through ten on the subject by my classmates and all my old copies of the Chronicle. That friends, I had no idea it was happening. has beauty Christopher \HDUZDVVRGH¿QLQJQRWRQO\IRUPHEXW I was oblivious to this important part also the college. And despite being right of the college’s history. And I was right Burrows there in the epicentre of college history, there, in the Chronicle room, L223, talk- Katrina I still missed it. I didn’t take the time to ing with the very people recording that see what was going on around me. history in the college paper. I was a jour- Owens Just outside the Justice Wing there In that year there was a lot of con- nalism student - training to be a reporter used to be a large wheelchair ramp. Part struction going on. Behind that ramp - who missed these stories. If you’re from Oshawa, you of that ramp held a small garden and that holds so much memory for me, a However, it’s not just the internal sure see your fair share of char- some benches. Between classes I used building was being erected. At the time workings of the college that can have an acters, some memorable and to sit there with friends, having a smoke I didn’t care to know what the building effect on you. You need to be open to the some questionable. You also and relax. I vividly remember sitting on was. It was loud, trucks and construc- bigger picture. For instance do you re- hear your fair share of jokes be- a bench there, where I met a man who tion workers were everywhere and the member where you were September 11, cause of where you’re from. Why was knighted by the Queen for his work dirt got into everything. It was just an- 2001? I do. shouldn’t you? After all, Oshawa with the blind. other nuisance ruining my social time When the Twin Towers fell I was just is known as the “armpit of Ontar- But time has a funny way of stripping with friends. That building was, in fact, about to walk out the door of my house io.” We’re known province-wide away all but your memories and now the Centre for Integrated Justice Studies to come to class. Little did I, or anyone as the people of Walmart, the that ramp is gone, given way for the Po- and is now part of the Justice Wing. else for that matter, know the true im- druggies, the drunks and most lonsky Gardens and the UOIT science The Commencement lot was gravel pact that day would have on the college. infamously people of the ‘Shwa. building. and parking was horrendous. Those of One of my classmates had an aunt who But little do some people know To add context to this story I should you complaining about the current park- worked in one of the towers and sever- Oshawa is much more than that. explain that I was a student at Durham ing situation go outside, take a look at al employees knew people who worked When entering Oshawa signs College from 2000 to 2002 and I was that lot, picture all the pavement gone, in that area. But that act of terrorism say, “Prepared to be Amazed” enrolled in the journalism program, the street lights nothing more than their helped reform the safety and evacua- and it’s true. People venturing EXW,GLGQ¶W¿QLVK:K\GLGQ¶W,¿QLVK" bases, cemented deep into the ground tion policies of the college. That same into our ever-growing city should That’s the million-dollar question that I and wired, awaiting their poles and light day, while staff and students crowded be amazed. Be amazed that our can’t even answer and a story for anoth- ¿[WXUHV  2K DQG WKH VHFXULW\ JDWHV" around any television set they could shopping centre is going through er day. The important thing is that I’m Nope, they were non-existent. We used ¿QGWRZDWFKWKHKRUUL¿FHYHQWVXQIROG major renovations -$230 million back, rectifying a mistake I never should tags hanging on our mirrors, which WKH ¿UH EHOOV UDQJ DQG WKH FROOHJH ZDV dollars worth to be exact- or the have made. meant anyone could park anywhere, and evacuated because of someone calling in fact that over the past few years Durham College has changed dramat- they did. Parking on the grass was an a bomb threat. As a result, evacuation our “infamous” downtown has ically from the college I knew 11 years actual problem. SURFHGXUHVWUDI¿FFRQWUROLQDQGDURXQG become a booming area for busi- ago, some of the changes better than 2Q 2FWREHU   LW ZDV RI¿FLDOO\ the campus and communication systems ness. others, and I suppose that’s just the way announced that Durham College would were addressed to make it safer for you Oshawa’s entertainment scene life is: ever changing, ever evolving. also be home to the Ontario Institute of to attend this school. can get you on your feet in no If you have the time stop and take a Technology or OIT. That’s not a typo When all is said and done I wish I had time. From busting moves on long look at your college, explore the either. That’s what the university was done what I’m imploring you to do. I 6KDJ¶V GDQFH ÀRRU WR VHHLQJ ELJ halls, walk around outside and take in FDOOHGZKHQLWZDV¿UVWDQQRXQFHGDQG wish I had absorbed my surroundings name artists such as Akon, Kiss your surroundings like you’ve never adding to the occasion was the unveil- back then. I wish I had ventured into and The Tragically Hip at the GM done before. What you see now will ing of the Circle of Knowledge, the large other areas of the college. I wish I had Centre. There’s always something not always be there and all you’ll have round statue at the front of the college paid attention to the history I was part to do. is your memories. And believe me, you that looks like a Stargate (we can be of. I was neither a participant nor a Getting in shape is a breeze as have no idea how important your college friends if you get this reference). But spectator to the academic world that was well and no, this doesn’t mean years will be on your life. despite numerous articles being writ- around me and that makes me sad. running from the police. Unbe- knownst to the outside world, people in Oshawa exert energy in alternative manners. With 136 Monsters roam the earth once again parks, botanical gardens, two conservational areas and a beau- 7KRXJKWKHVH¿OPVDUHPDNLQJDUH- on real animals with a splash of radio- tiful lakefront, Oshawa is one of turn, why now? What was the bomb that active ingenuity. It was when directors the region’s greenest cities. Jesmarnin brought back the claws of this genre, like Ishiro Honda decided to make two Despite being thought as a blue- which is now tearing through the con- RUPRUHPRQVWHUV¿JKWRQVFUHHQLQWKH collared, white, middle-class city, Lafuente FUHWHEXLOGLQJVRIWKH¿OPLQGXVWU\",W¶V 1960s and 1970s that the genre boomed Oshawa is actually quite multi- simple really. When aspiring directors with excitement. cultural. Fiesta Week is an annu- were growing up, they watched these But whatever happened to the excite- al event in Oshawa. During this As the howling roar of the creature ment behind a monster movie coming week the city dedicates itself to echoed throughout the city, thousands out? When did the charm of a gigantic celebrating all of its cultures. RI SHRSOH UXVKHG XQGHU JURXQG WR ¿QG We need our own three-headed golden dragon attacking It takes a certain type of per- refuge from the oncoming destruction. a Japanese city and battling an atomic son to live in Oshawa, especially Its booming footsteps shook through ‘ monsters... King powered lizard die off? if you’re young. Many of us are concrete and its grunts and shrieks shat- Kong’s adorable. I Movie magic and special effects might thought to be descendants of au- tered glass as devastation incarnate wanted something be the reason. As the world of cinema toworkers or the outcome of teen trampled through man’s world. Chaos. JUHZ ZLWK QHZ ¿OPLQJ WHFKQLTXHV DQG pregnancies. Contrary to popular Fear. Feebleness. Man’s weaknesses that was just insane editing, monster movies took a back and intense. belief, young people in Oshawa ZHUH SHUVRQL¿HG LQWR RQH DQG DODV WKH seat. do a lot more than sit around. beast was hungry. The monster movie Putting an actor in a rubber dinosaur The shared campus of UOIT and genre was back, rising from the oceans J.J. suit and smashing Styrofoam buildings Durham College holds approxi- of ridicule and ravaging into the streets Abrams on a set was a lot more affordable for the mately 20,000 students, who are of realism. ’ production company than building a gi- up on their feet most of the time. With Guillermo del Toro’s summer gantic monster which could tower over Outside of the campus, Oshawa EORFNEXVWHU 3DFL¿F 5LP VPDVKLQJ LQWR real buildings. So was having a visual ef- KDVDQRI¿FLDO\RXWKFRXQFLODQG theatres, it reminded viewers of how en- fects team whip up a CGI version of the a variety of student run organiza- tertaining big budget movies could be movies and, in time, wanted to do crea- monster. tions. with big budgeted monsters. Del Toro, ture features of their own. “We need our So what is next for this genre? Mon- Every city is known for its with a whopping $190 million at his own monsters, and not King Kong; King ster movies have risen from the seas of quirks, bad areas and, of course, disposal, not only broke the top ten list Kong’s adorable,” said J.J. Abrams dur- time once again to deliver us ferocious bizarre inhabitants. Oshawa is RI ¶V PRVW SUR¿WDEOH PRYLHV VR IDU ing a movie panel at Comic-Con in San entertainment but when will it hit the no exception to that rule but from but also provided an excellent movie ex- Diego about his monster movie Clover- city core? When will monster movies Simcoe Street South to Simcoe perience. By pitting giant robots called ¿HOG³,ZDQWHGVRPHWKLQJWKDWZDVMXVW make their mark in history again? With Street North there’s always some- ‘jaegers’ against kaiju (Japanese for insane and intense.” newcomer director Gareth Edwards thing to do, see and experience. monster), he paid homage to older mon- Abrams is the producer of notable rebooting the Godzilla franchise next Beneath all the rumours, Os- VWHUPRYLHVZLWKH[WHQVLYH¿JKWVFHQHV VFL¿ PRYLHV VXFK DV 6WDU 7UHN ,QWR spring, his take on the King of the Mon- hawa is a pretty cool place to live realistic human experiences and enough Darkness and Super 8. What was and VWHUVZLOOGHFLGHLIWKLVJHQUHZLOO¿QDOO\ in. plasma cannons to keep a monster mov- is so appealing about these movies is the make its home in the city again or be ie fanatic entertained for a decade. monster designs themselves, often based driven back to the ocean another time. 6 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus Sit-in halts Outreach move “I got to go back to that room Relocation ¿OOHG ZLWK VWXGHQWV ZKR ZHUH DFWLYHO\ SDUWLFLSDWLQJ RQ WKHLU FDPSXVIRUVRPHWKLQJWKH\EH- delayed but OLHYHGLQDQG,JRWWRDQQRXQFH to them : ‘because of you and ZKDW\RX¶YHGRQHDQGWKHVXS- not stopped SRUW\RX¶YHVKRZQ«ZHDUHQRW moving this weekend and we Giorgio Berbatiotis actually get to negotiate for the The Chronicle VSDFHWKDWZHZLOOEHPRYLQJWR in the future’ and that goes to Concerned students gath- VKRZZKDW\RXFDQDFFRPSOLVK ered in the Outreach Services ZLWK VPDOOHU QXPEHUV  :H RI¿FHV RQ6HSWUHVLVWLQJ HI- SUREDEO\RQO\KDGDPD[RI forts by the administration to SHRSOHLQWKHVSDFH´ relocate Outreach Services’ of- 6SHDNLQJ RQ WKH HIIHFWLYH- ¿FHVE\QLJKW¶VHQG QHVV RI WKH VLWLQ WDFWLF %U\DQ By hosting a “sit-in” students VDLG ³, GR WKLQN WKDW D VLWLQ were able to force the adminis- RURWKHUVLPLODUSROLWLFDODFWLRQ tration to have a last-minute is a viable way for students to meeting and ultimately delay KDYHWKHLUYRLFHVKHDUG,GRQ¶W the relocation until a more suit- WKLQNLWLVDOZD\VWKHEHVWZD\ DEOHRI¿FHWKDQWKHRQHRIIHUHG EXW,WKLQNLWLVDQRSWLRQDQG KDGEHHQIRXQG2XWUHDFK6HU- Giorgio Berbatiotis it makes a statement loud and vices had been given little no- FOHDUDQGVRPHWLPHVWKDWLVWKH WLFH RI WKH SODQQHG PRYH DQG OCCUPY OUTREACH: Students applaud the success of their actions after the H[WHQW\RXQHHGWRJRWR´ students had issues with having Outreach Services manager announces they would not be moved that weekend. Outreach Services houses Outreach Services re-located WKH:RPHQ¶V&HQWUHWKH3ULGH DFURVVIURPFDPSXVVHFXULW\ WKDW WKH ³VLWLQ´ ZDV RQO\ SDUW “I don’t believe things would WKH QH[W ZHHN %U\DQ VSRNH WR  /%*74 &HQWUH WKH 6H[XDO Advocates of the sit-in ar- RI D FDPSDLJQ DJDLQVW WKH UH KDYHSURJUHVVHGWKHVDPHZD\ DJURXSRIVWXGHQWVDERXWKRZ Health Resource Centre and gued that this would lead to ORFDWLRQWKHUHZDVFRPPXQLW\ LILWZHUHQ¶WIRUWKHVLWLQ´VDLG those students defending Out- WKH &DPSXV )RRG &HQWUH situations where an assail- DQGDJHQF\VXSSRUWLQWKHIRUP %U\DQ ³,Q D PHHWLQJ ZLWK '& reach Services had made that ZKLFK LV DQ RQFDPSXV IRRG ant could be held right next to of letters sent to the admin- administration right before the FULWLFDO GLIIHUHQFH ³>7KH DG- EDQNWKDWKHOSVVWUXJJOLQJVWX- ZKHUH WKHLU YLFWLP LV H[SHFWHG LVWUDWLRQ DV ZHOO DV D SHWLWLRQ VLWLQ LW ZDV FRQ¿UPHG WKDW PLQLVWUDWLRQ@ VDW GRZQ WKH\ dents who may be in a situation WRJRIRUVXSSRUW DJDLQVWWKHPRYH6KHGLGQRWH Outreach Services was being listened to our concerns and we where they are forced to choose %DUEDUD %U\DQ 0DQDJHU KRZHYHU WKDW WKH VLWLQ OHG WR UHORFDWHGWKDWZHHNHQG´ ZHUHQ¶W PRYHG DQG WKDW MXVW between rent and food or food RI 2XWUHDFK 6HUYLFHV QRWHG FRQFUHWHUHVXOWV At an unrelated meeting WRRN VWXGHQWV´ VKH FRQWLQXHG DQGWH[WERRNV LGBTQ centre ready to help ³$V DQ /*%74 VWXGHQW LW Matthew Jordan PLJKW EH WKH ¿UVW WLPH \RX¶UH The Chronicle coming out when you come WR FROOHJH RU XQLYHUVLW\ DQG 'XUKDP&ROOHJHDQG82,7¶V VR \RX¶UH H[SORULQJ \RXU RZQ Outreach services are once VH[XDOLW\\RX¶UHWKLQNLQJDERXW DJDLQUHDG\WRRSHUDWHWKH/*- KRZ GR , WHOO P\ IULHQGV KRZ %74FHQWUHDQG3ULGHFRPPLW- GR,WHOOP\SDUHQWV2IWHQSHR- WHH LQ VXSSRUW RI JD\ OHVELDQ SOH DUHQ¶W DFFHSWLQJ DQG WKDW and transgender students on creates more barriers for LG- FDPSXV %74VWXGHQWV´VDLG%U\DQ³,I 7KH /*%74 FHQWUH ORFDWHG you’re worried about coming DW 2XWUHDFK VHUYLFHV RIIHUV D RXWWR\RXUSDUHQWVDQGZKHUH variety of resources to students \RX¶UH JRLQJ WR OLYH \RX¶UH VHHNLQJFRXQVHOOLQJVXSSRUWRU SUREDEO\QRWJRLQJWRGRDVZHOO ORRNLQJ WR PHHW XS ZLWK WKHLU on that assignment as some- SHHUV body who’s not worried about 7KH FHQWUH DOVR ZRUNV WR WKHVHWKLQJV´ IXUWKHU HTXDOLW\ RQ FDPSXV 7KURXJK LWV 3ULGH FRPPLW- through a number of cam- WHH D VWXGHQWUXQ ERDUG WKDW SDLJQV VXFK DV 'D\ RI 3LQN RYHUVHHV /*%74 HYHQWV RQ 'D\RI6LOHQFHDQG7UDQV'D\ FDPSXV WKH /*%74 FHQWUH RI5HPHPEUDQFH UXQVDYDULHW\RIVRFLDOPL[HUV ³7KHVHDUHDOOWKLQJVWRFUH- LQFOXGLQJ PRYLH QLJKWV JDPH DWHDZDUHQHVVDERXW/*%74LV- QLJKWVDQG6H[DQG&KRFRODWH sues and the fact that as much an event hosted by the Sexual DVZHKDYHPDUULDJH>/*%74@ +HDOWK5HVRXUFH&HQWUH SHRSOHVWLOODUHQ¶WHTXDOWRRWKHU 7KHVH DUH PHDQW WR SURYLGH Matthew Jordan SHRSOH´ VDLG %DUEDUD %U\DQ students with a forum to dis- PDQDJHU RI 2XWUHDFK VHUYLFHV cuss their own feelings about LGBTQ ISSUES: Barbara Bryan, manager of Outreach Services, where the LG- ³:H¶UHWU\LQJWRJHWWKHVXSSRUW sexuality and gender identity BTQ centre is located. IURP WKH FDPSXV FRPPXQLW\ ZLWKDJURXSRISHHUVZKRKDYH VRWKDWSHRSOHFDQEHPRUHHP- H[SHULHQFHGWKHVDPHLVVXHV negotiation if you don’t know ZLWKVWXGHQWV URRPV DQG RI¿FHV DURXQG WKH SRZHUHG´ ³7KHUH >DUH@ ORWV RI SHRSOH how your classmates or other 7KH FHQWUH DOVR SURYLGHV school as an indicator of staff $FFRUGLQJ WR (JDOH &DQDGD ZKR DUH /*%74 EXW \RX FDQ¶W SHHUVZLOOUHVSRQGWR\RX´ UHIHUUDOV WR /*%74 UHVRXUFHV DQGIDFXOW\ZKRDUHVXSSRUWLYH DQDGYRFDF\JURXSIRU/*%74 WHOO EHFDXVH WKH\ GRQ¶W ¿W LQWR Students can also book an ZLWKLQ'XUKDP5HJLRQDQGWKH RI/*%74LVVXHVDQGZLOOLQJWR ULJKWVDVPDQ\DVSHUFHQW WKH VWHUHRW\SHV RI EHLQJ /*- DSSRLQWPHQWZLWKDQ2XWUHDFK 7RURQWRDUHD,WZLOODOVRDGYR- OHQGDQHDU RIWUDQVJHQGHUVWXGHQWVSHU %74´ VDLG %U\DQ ³7KRVH LQ- FRXQFLOORUZKRKDVSDVWH[SHUL- FDWHIRUVWXGHQWVLQWKHSURFHVV 7KH /*%74 FHQWUH LV ORFDW- FHQWRIJD\PDOHVWXGHQWVDQG dividuals need to negotiate ence in women’s shelters and of challenging harassment or ed at Outreach services in the SHUFHQWRIOHVELDQVWXGHQWV whether they are going to talk has taken a number of train- GLVFULPLQDWLRQ 6LPFRH EXLOGLQJ DQG LV RSHQ H[SHULHQFH KDUDVVPHQW GXULQJ about their identity to other LQJ FRXUVHV LQ /*%74 LVVXHV 6WXGHQWVFDQ¿QGWKH³SRVL- to walk-ins during the school WKHLUVFKRROWHUP SHRSOHDQGWKDWFDQEHDVFDU\ as well as working extensively WLYH VSDFH´ VWLFNHUV RQ FODVV- ZHHN Campus The Chronicle September 24, 2013 7 UOIT quietly turned 10 years old on Sept. 4

Christopher Burrows The Chronicle

Sorry we’re late, but happy 10th anniversary UOIT. In what UOIT president Tim Richard East McTiernan called a classy, low- key celebration, the University ON THE GO: The 93 GO bus stops at Durham Col- of Ontario Institute of Technol- OHJH,W·VRQHRIWKHEXVHVWKDWLVQRORQJHUFRYHUHGE\ ogy celebrated its 10th anniver- the U-Pass. sary on Sept. 4, with a reception for the community. Celebrations began a year earlier with a 10th anniversary celebration kick-off. Various U-Pass passes events were held throughout the year leading up to the anniversa- ry, including a UOIT flag-raising ceremony and formally recog- on select bus nizing the Polonsky Commons with a celebratory plaque. On April 18, a new sculpture named the Gate of the Future was dedi- routes this year cated at the north Oshawa cam- pus. McTiernan said over the de- Richard East thanks to traffic along the 401 cade UOIT has surpassed many The Chronicle highway, according to Susan expectations with how quickly it Dickison from the communi- has grown. Students may have to start cations department of Dur- “The university has estab- preparing themselves in the ham Region Transit. lished a reputation with other mornings even earlier now Other buses, such as the universities across the province and pay more for transit be- 52, 92 and 93, will no longer for the quality of its programs,” cause of the recent changes to be covered by the U-Pass, as he said. the U-Pass over the summer. students are expected to use “The feedback we get from Christopher Burrows Those who took the 420 the new 900, which travels businesses and industry who GO bus from the Oshawa sta- from the University of Toronto have our students for co-ops or CELEBRATE: UOIT students Brenndan Nobrega (L) and tion to school will now have to along Kingston Road. internships is really great. And 5HEHFFD6KHULIIVWXG\RXWVLGHEHWZHHQWKHVFLHQFHEXLOG- take a bus from the station to Not only will some students our students get jobs, which is ing and the business and IT building. the Oshawa Centre, to transfer have more difficulty getting perhaps a test of our success at to the new 910 bus, which no to school but also the annual achieving our mission, which is longer stops at the Oshawa GO price for the U-Pass has gone to provide career-relevant de- noticeable number of those hav- “We have the potential to station. up another $8.50 from last gree opportunities.” ing PhDs and hundreds more grow,” said McTiernan. “We will The 420 buses were re- year, an average increase of Since opening, McTiernan with their masters; from a small grow...We’re still building. We’re moved because of a difficulty almost $8 a year for the past said, UOIT has grown from 947 cluster of programs to roughly not a start-up any more. We’re adhering to the bus schedule, seven years. students to more than 10,000, 70, and it doesn’t have plans of an on-going, sustainable organi- with more than 8,000 alumni, a slowing down. zation, but we’re still growing.” Weighing in on PQ religious charter kippa appear on a variety of Charter of Rights and Freedoms, teaching you to further your and cities quickly shunned the Students voice people, from the volunteers at and has been met with criticism education, not for you to look at amendment, which was initially their opinions as the booths, to the student popu- across the country by opponents them in different perspectives.” favoured by many Quebecers. lation. Even a number of profes- who believe it encroaches on While the ban would allow MSA executive Abdelrihem our neighbours in sors wear symbolic clothing. personal freedoms. for smaller crosses and crescent believes Quebec has made the It raises the question of “I think it’s a very radical moons, head covers such as tur- decision based on statistics rath- Quebec consider a secularism, in light of Quebec’s move,” said Anas Abdelrihem, bans and hijabs as well as larger, er than considering the publics recent proposal to amend its executive member of UOIT’s ornate crucifixes would be off right to expression. controversial bill charter to prevent public sector Muslim Student Association limits. While handing out informa- workers from wearing religious (MSA), “Inherently we all have “I wouldn’t mind to be hon- tion on Islam he said, “In this clothing, and whether or not a rights of expression. You can’t est [if implemented],” said Dan- case they are enforcing personal Matthew Jordan person’s attire is at all essential have a council of people come iel Messiha, himself wearing a belief systems, and that really The Chronicle in maintaining pluralism in our to a conclusion for the rest [on cross. “It’s personal, I don’t have goes against the multicultural society. freedoms].” to show people.” aspects of Canada.” Walking along the Durham The ideas of Thomas Paine Since these changes would af- A number of stipulations in Quebec’s universities haven’t promenade during the begin- and James Madison come to fect public institutions, it would the charter have caused outrage taken an official position on the ning weeks of school yields a mind when considering the prevent college and university in the province. ban yet, and the amendments wonder of sights and sounds. credulity of a divide between employees from displaying their One, the crucifix in Quebec’s provide for a five-year renew- Crowds of students throng infor- church and state; the idea that beliefs. legislature is exempt, and will able opt-out. mation booths for the schools’ an institution can operate on This raises a question as to remain in place. Another is that “I think some students could various clubs and services. Their the principles of secularism, re- whether or not religious symbol- geographical locations, such as feel uncomfortable, if a profes- excited conversations throw a specting all by favouring none. ism on professors would have an street names, will remain un- sor is religious and they’re not,” blanket of white noise across Po- Operating on this principle is impact on a student with differ- changed. said Emily Goranson. “It’s still lonsky commons. the Quebec government’s “Que- ent beliefs. This has led critics to argue the professors choice, and stu- Amidst the scattered Eng- bec values” charter, targeting “I wouldn’t think so at all. It’s that the amendment was meant dents should be able to deal with lish emerge Chinese and Arabic, religious symbolism in state- just clothes,” said Kurt Daye, a to favour the long entrenched the fact that everyone comes Spanish and Hindi, and religious run institutions. The provincial computer programmer analyst Catholics, while ostracizing from different places and differ- symbolism is everywhere. Tur- bill contradicts Canada’s own student at Durham. “They’re other religions. Municipalities ent religions.” bans and hijab, crucifixes and 8 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus More money, more problems Shane MacDonald The Chronicle

The return of school means WKH UHWXUQ RI ¿QDQFLDO LVVXHV 7KH )LQDQFLDO $LG &HQWUH DW 'XUKDP&ROOHJHKHOSVVWXGHQWV ¿QDQFHWKHLUHGXFDWLRQWKURXJK GLIIHUHQW SURJUDPV VXFK DV 26$3 VFKRODUVKLSV DZDUGV ZRUNSURJUDPVDQGEXUVDULHV &KULV 5RFKD GLUHFWRU RI WKH )LQDQFLDO$LG&HQWUHVD\VVWX- GHQWVKDYHDYDULHW\RI¿QDQFLDO RSSRUWXQLWLHV  ³$ERXW  SHU FHQW RI RXU VWXGHQWVJHW¿QDQFLDODLG´VD\V 5RFKD³DQGDFURVVWKHV\VWHP LQWKHSURYLQFHLWLVDURXQG SHU FHQW RI VWXGHQWV DW FROOHJH OHYHO WKDW JHW VRPH IRUP RI ¿- QDQFLDODLG´ 7KH)LQDQFLDO$LG&HQWUHYLV- LWVKLJKVFKRROVLQWKHDUHDDQG JLYHVJHQHUDO¿QDQFHSUHVHQWD- WLRQV7KH\DWWHQGWKH¿UVW\HDU RSHQKRXVHVLQERWK0DUFKDQG 1RYHPEHU ZKHUH 5RFKD JLYHV SUHVHQWDWLRQVSHUVRQDOO\ 2QFHWKHVFKRRO\HDUVWDUWV )LQDQFLDO $LG UXQV ZRUNVKRSV RQ D QXPEHU RI WRSLFV WR KHOS VWXGHQWV EHWWHU XQGHUVWDQG Shane MacDonald WKHLU ¿QDQFHV 7KH 26$3  ZRUNVKRS UXQV WKURXJKRXW AIDING WITH FINANCES: Representative Autumn Cassar helping a student at the Financial Aid Centre. 6HSWHPEHU WR HGXFDWH WKRVH ZKR DUH FRQVLGHULQJ 26$3 KHOSV WKH FHQWUH EHWWHU XQGHU- SODFH ZKHUH ZH FDSWXUH WKDW WKURXJK RXU ¿QDQFLDO DLG SUR- VHQGLQJWDUJHWHGHPDLOVWRVWX- ZKLOH 6WD\LQJ 2Q 7RS VWDUW- VWDQGHDFKVWXGHQW¶VQHHGV7KH DW WKH EHJLQQLQJ RI WKH VFKRRO JUDP´VD\V5RFKD GHQWVZKRDUHHOLJLEOHIRUWKHVH LQJ LQ 2FWREHU WDONV ³DERXW SUR¿OHLVDZD\IRUVWXGHQWVWR \HDU´VDLG5RFKD 7KH VFKRRO¶V DQFLOODU\ VHU- DZDUGV WKH\ DUHQ¶W WDNHQ DG- EXGJHWLQJ DQG PDQDJLQJ \RXU DSSO\IRUHYHU\VHUYLFHDQGSUR- 7KH VWXGHQW ¿QDQFLDO DLG YLFHVDOOKLUHVWXGHQWVIURPWKH YDQWDJHRI5RFKDVD\VWKHGR- PRQH\´ VD\V 5RFKD ³7KH JUDP WKDW PD\ EH DYDLODEOH WR SUR¿OH FDQ GHWHUPLQH LI VWX- ZRUNVWXG\SURJUDP QRUDZDUGVDUHRQHRSSRUWXQLW\ ZRUNVKRSVZHRIIHUDUHIRUDQ\- WKHPLQRQHSODFH GHQWVTXDOLI\IRUVHUYLFHVRWKHU 5RFKDVD\VWKH)LQDQFLDO$LG WKDW VWXGHQWV LJQRUH EHFDXVH ERG\

Matthew Jordan even recognize them, but they have members of the university. These to volunteer The Chronicle a powerful effect on how males and values can only be achieved in an females behave in our society. Re- environment that supports and Violence against women remains search has proven that such objec- protects the safety and security of Reshanthy Vijayarajah all too prevalent in society and there WL¿FDWLRQ OHDGV WR YLROHQFH DJDLQVW its members. The UOIT policy on The Chronicle should be no excuses for its promo- women because it is much easier to VWXGHQW FRQGXFW GH¿QHV DQG JXLGHV tion, says a Durham College profes- harm something that is an ‘object’.” standards of student behaviour at Do you want to run your own radio show? sor, after a frosh week chant endors- Though UBC has stated it will the university to uphold these values Are you tech savvy? ing non-consensual sex surfaced in WDNH VSHFL¿F DFWLRQ DJDLQVW WKRVH and ensure that behaviour contrary Then Riot Radio is the place to be. two Canadian universities. involved, it draws into question to these standards is dealt with in a Auditions are still open until Sept. 27. Riot Students of the University of Brit- whether the school itself holds any manner that is fair, open and effec- Radio is a visual radio station associated with ish Columbia’s (UBC) Commerce responsibility, and how it could en- tive.” the Student Association at Durham College Undergraduate Society can be seen able students to organize their own According to Stats Canada, 25 per and UOIT, with an estimate of 50 different in a YouTube video chanting, “Y-O- frosh events without the supervision cent of all women have experienced shows preparing to stream online 24 hours a U-N-G. At UBC, we like ‘em young, Y of faculty. The potential impact on some form of violence before the age day, seven days a week during the 2013 and is for your sister, O is for oh so tight, students who witnessed the event is of 18 and a quarter of female stu- 2014 academic year. U is for underage, N is for no con- the main concern, as sexual violence dents have been physically or sexu- Positions are still available, including on- sent, G is for go to jail.” remains a frequent crime. ally assaulted by a male date. De- air host, assistant technician, mobile crew and The incident has instigated a full “Some might say the UBC chant spite the progress made in Canada live events team investigation at UBC and St. Mary’s was harmless because it was only by women’s movements, the UBC “It’s pretty hard not to be approved,” said University in Halifax, where stu- ‘words’ not ‘actions’, but words are incident forces society to think about station manager Laura Ferr. “ If you know dents also participated in the same very powerful and indicative of be- what failings in the way institutions what type of show you want and how much chant. liefs and values. When such activity socialize our youth lead to these situ- time you are willing to put in you are well on Backlash from the video prompt- is condoned as just frosh fun, it im- ations. your way.” ed the resignation of four student pacts considerably on student bodies “Today the media often replaces This year each show will air for 45 minutes, leaders from the society and an apol- everywhere, not just the university the family as a socializer, especially with a newscast highlight airing every hour ogetic condemnation speech from where it happened,” said Lockey. when a person enters his or her teen from the third-year Broadcast Journalism the schools president. The chant is Regarding UOIT’s own policies years and sometimes earlier,” said class at Durham College. YDOLGDWLRQ RI WKH RQJRLQJ ¿JKW IRU towards student conduct, associate Lockey. “That means that those per- 7KH VWDWLRQ LV ¿OOHG ZLWK QHZ VWDII PHP- gender equality and the prevalence provost academic, Bill Muirhead, vasive images become even more bers geared to help the volunteers in provid- of victimization in our society. said in an email to the Chronicle: impactful because young adults are ing great shows. The station will also provide “Violence against women is the “UOIT has a code of conduct for its seeing them more frequently. When revised program guides to help volunteers un- issue here and it is a very real part students, that all students are made D SHUVRQ VHHV VXFK REMHFWL¿HG DQG derstand the concept of every position, along of our culture,” said Durham profes- aware of this policy through its ori- highly sexualized images so often, with station procedures and guidelines in sor of women’s studies, Lori Lockey. entation, and that UOIT expects all the images become real and the script writing. “Look at any music video today and students to abide by the university’s norm.” With 75 new applicants, Riot Radio is still \RX¶UH OLNHO\ WR VHH REMHFWL¿FDWLRQ code of conduct.” Durham College and UOIT stu- looking for new shows and volunteers. For and hyper-sexualization of women, The code of conduct states that: dents experiencing harassment those interested in volunteering check out and girls as well. The unfortunate “UOIT is a community that values FDQ ¿QG FRXQVHOOLQJ VHUYLFHV DW WKH WKHLU RI¿FH LQ % DW *RUGRQ :LOOH\ %XLOG- part is that many of these images are and promotes respect, integrity, di- Women’s Centre located in Outreach ing or visit their new and updated website at so mainstream that we don’t versity and accountability among all services. 10 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus A remarkable experience LQ WKH LQWHUQDWLRQDO RI¿FH DQG Sadia Badhon MRLQLQJ FRQYHUVDWLRQDO FLUFOHV The Chronicle WKDWKHOSHGKLPOHDUQDQGKHOS RWKHUV ³0HHWLQJ QHZ SHRSOH =DLQ 6KD¿TXH DQ LQWHUQD- DQG WDONLQJ WR WKHP LV RQH RI WLRQDO VWXGHQW IURP 3DNLVWDQ WKH ELJJHVW WKLQJV WKDW KHOSHG DQGWKHQHZVWXGHQWUHSUHVHQ- PHDORW´KHVDLG³,PDGHQHZ WDWLYH RQ WKH 'XUKDP &ROOHJH IULHQGV IURP DOO FXOWXUHV DQG ERDUGRIJRYHUQRUVVD\VEHLQJ OHDUQHG VRPHWKLQJ IURP HDFK LQYROYHG VWHSSLQJ RXW RI KLV DQGHYHU\SHUVRQ´ FRPIRUW ]RQH DQG KDYLQJ DQ 6KD¿TXHZDQWHGWRFRQWLQXH RSHQ PLQG KDYH KHOSHG KLP KHOSLQJ SHRSOH ZKLFK LV ZK\ PDNHDVPRRWKWUDQVLWLRQLQWR KHJRWLQYROYHGLQVWXGHQWJRY- WKH&DQDGLDQZD\RIOLIH HUQPHQW%HLQJDVWXGHQWPHQ- 6KD¿TXH LV FXUUHQWO\ GRLQJ WRU KH ZDV KHOSLQJ SHRSOH RQ KLVVHFRQG\HDUDVD&RPSXWHU DGDLO\EDVLVDQGKHZDQWHGWR 3URJUDPPHU VWXGHQW ³'XU- WDNHWKDWWRDQHZVWHS³,VDZ KDP &ROOHJH RIIHUV RQH RI WKH RQOLQH WKDW WKH\ ZHUH ORRN- EHVWFRXUVHVLQ,7DQGLW¶VPRUH LQJIRUDVWXGHQWJRYHUQRUDQG FRPSHWLWLYH WKDQ RWKHU FROOHJ- WKRXJKW,VKRXOGEHWKDWYRLFH´ HV´KHVDLG +HNQHZWKHH[SHULHQFHZRXOG 2QH RI KLV IDYRXULWH WKLQJV EHUHPDUNDEOH LQ&DQDGDLVWKHHGXFDWLRQV\V- 6KD¿TXH JRW PRUH YRWHV WHP ³(YHU\WKLQJ LV ZHOORUJD- WKDQ WKH VL[ RWKHU FDQGLGDWHV QL]HG UHVRXUFHV DUH DYDLODEOH ZKR UDQ IRU VWXGHQW JRYHUQRU ZKHQHYHU \RX QHHG WKHP´ +H ³,W¶V D YHU\ ELJ UHVSRQVLELOLW\ DOVRDGPLUHVWKHIULHQGOLQHVVRI UHSUHVHQWLQJWKHZKROHVWXGHQW Sadia Badhon WKHWHDFKHUV ERG\ , DP KRSLQJ WR OHDUQ D 6KD¿TXH KDV D NQDFN IRU ORW´ KHOSLQJSHRSOHDQGKHGLGMXVW NEW STUDENT GOVERNOR: =DLQ6KDÀTXHWDONVDERXWWKLQJVWKDWKHOSHGKLP $IWHU JUDGXDWLRQ 6KD¿TXH WKDW WKURXJK KRVWLQJ KLV RZQ DGMXVWWR&DQDGLDQOLIH ZDQWVWRWDNHDEUHDNZRUNDQG VKRZ RQ 5LRW 5DGLR ³, XVHG WKHQEULGJHLQWRXQLYHUVLW\+H WR ZRUN RQ D UDGLR VKRZ EDFN LQWHUQDWLRQDOVWXGHQWVFRXOGGR HQFHVRQDLUUHODWHGWR&DQDGD DGGHG ZDQWV WR FRQWLQXH WR ZRUNLQJ KRPH VR , ZDV ORRNLQJ IRU RQRURIIFDPSXVDQGZD\VIRU ³%HLQJ RQ WKH UDGLR DQG SUH- 6KD¿TXH GLG PDQ\ RWKHU RQWKHUDGLRRQWKHVLGH³%HDV VRPHWKLQJ VLPLODU´ KH VDLG WKHP WR EH PRUH LQYROYHG DV VHQWLQJWKDW¶VP\WKLQJ,ORYH WKLQJVWRJHWLQYROYHGVXFKDV RSHQPLQGHGDV\RXFDQGRQ¶W +LV VKRZ IRFXVHG RQ DFWLYLWLHV ZHOO DV VKDUH SHUVRQDO H[SHUL- WR GR LW ,W¶V P\ SDVVLRQ´ KH ZRUNLQJ DV D VWXGHQW PHQWRU OLPLW\RXUVHOI´KHVDLG Small successes happening daily

Aleksandra Sharova JUDPVKH¶VWDNLQJDWWKHVFKRRO LQDOODVSHFWVDQGWKDW¶VUHDOO\ The Chronicle ³7KH\ JLYH XV JRRG VXSSRUW ZK\FXOWXUHZRUNVDQGQRWMXVW

students to advocate for and Giorgio Berbatiotis get involved with those pro- The Chronicle grams. “We did do it last year,” says Hines, of the Connect Fair, The Polonsky Commons “but I don’t think it was this big played host to UOIT’s Connect last year… It’s a great way to Fair on Sept. 10. The event is get out there, meet some new designed to showcase campus students and get our name out clubs and services to new and there… it’s good to see UOIT returning students. All along taking those small steps to get the perimeter of the commons, out there.” tables from a wide variety of Hines, Sarvendran and the clubs were competing for the rest of the EWB crew were not attention of passing students. the only ones happy to see the This once-a-year event gave the growth of the Connect Fair. students at those tables a rare Tope Omde, a member of the opportunity to solicit student African Students Association, involvement in their organi- described the event as “pretty zations in a public and festive cool” noting that although it is way. smaller than other orientation With the heat of the sun’s week events, they had partici- rays beating down on them in Giorgio Berbatiotis pated in the fair the year be- the open, frolicking students fore and their organization will huddled in the shaded walk- ALL AROUND THE WORLD: Students from the African Association table. Left to right: likely continue to have a table ways where the clubs’ tables Ronke Adebiyi, Joseph Balogun, Obium Arak, Tope Omde. each year to help them reach eagerly showcased their re- out to students. The ASA has ganization, UOIT’s chapter of present, eagerly explained the spective organizations. Borders and we are set up as members from Russia, Ethio- Engineers Without Borders. history of the club. “Basically “We do charity in Africa, we DQ HQJLQHHULQJ QRQSUR¿W RU- pia, Zimbabwe, Guyana and Sarvendran was manning a ta- we are a national organiza- also do a recycling program in ganization, but throughout the many others. Most of their ble along with four other EWB tion. We are the UOIT branch. Oshawa,” said Timothy Sar- years we’ve discovered that we membership are, in fact, inter- members. Mitchell Hines, one Every university has one. We vendran, a recycling manager, can do better by having a wide national students, according of the other EWB members are called Engineers Without while advocating for his or- range of backgrounds in our to Omde, and join the club as organization. So we keep the part of an effort to experience name but we really are just a the multitude of diverse cul- QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQ QRWK- tures, although the ASA wishes LQJHQJLQHHULQJVSHFL¿F´ to emphasize that the club is in Fan Expo brings out EWB works with local gov- no way only for African or In- ernments and small businesses ternational students and all are everyday super heroes to fund local programs and get welcome to participate. $220 raised for TOMA Bridging the

By Richard East student gap The Chronicle crafts, a sharing circle and Superheroes are walking Teanna Dorsey movies. A Full Moon cer- amongst us in our own commu- The Chronicle emony took place Sep. 18. nity and we aren’t even aware To be included, students of it. While Fan Expo attendees The trophy was left un- must contact advisers Julie reveled in celebrity autographs, claimed for the Aboriginal Pigeon or Peggy Forbes. thousands of comics and plenty Students Centre Wii bowl- The centre has embraced of cosplay at last month’s con- ing competition on the the teaching of many vention they may have missed PRUQLQJ RI WKH ¿UVW 0RQ- groups, including all the the real superheroes, like Mat Richard East day back to school. First Nations, the Metis Russell and the X-Men of To- The competition was the and the Inuit. Elders from ronto. /(7·6*2%8%Mat Russell, aka Wolverine, member of second event held by the all backgrounds will assist They’re a costumed group the X-Men of Toronto in his casual cosplay. Aboriginal Students Centre students. representing characters, also WKLV VFKRRO \HDU  7KH ¿UVW “There is a discrepancy pointed with how much they WR UDLVH PRQH\ IRU WKH 'DLO\ known as cosplay, dedicated to event was the Prayer and between aboriginal stu- made, Russell says it’s not just Bread Food Bank and have cur- promoting charity, community Smudge held on Sept. 4. dents and mainstream stu- about selling the tickets for rently raised $295 with a month involvement and being suitable “Attendance has been dents, and we help bridge charity that makes a difference. remaining until the event. role models for children. low because people are not the gap by providing ap- “There’s a lot of very family For those who are trying to The ensemble of heroes was aware,” said Julie Pigeon, propriate services,” said Pi- friendly geek and nerd and su- ¿QG ZD\V WR NHHS WKHPVHOYHV created in the summer of 2012 an adviser with the Aborigi- geon. Aboriginal students per hero events that you can go content until the next comic at the last Fan Expo and hopes nal Student Centre. are less likely to graduate to and just by going there you’ll book convention, it might be WR EHFRPH DQ RI¿FLDO QRQSURI- The centre is in the Sim- if they are unprepared and be able to put a smile on a kids worth discovering the more it organization by 2014. The coe building room 1264 and the centre is there to help face by taking a cool photo with charitable side to cosplay and team of eight spends its’ time is open Monday to Friday acclimate students. them. That right there is giving become a real life superhero. at conventions dressing up as from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “We support aboriginal back. That kid didn’t have as “Get out there and do your famous comic book characters Events are held regularly students to stay in school big of a smile until they got a part,” says Russell. “Just be- and gaining support for many and a full schedule can be and complete school,” said picture with their favourite su- cause you only read about su- charitable events. found on the website www. Pigeon. Although the cen- perhero,” says Russell. perheroes in comic books or Recently they raised $220 durhamcollege.ca/info-for/ tre is mainly for Aboriginal Russell and Jason Loorox, saw them on TV doesn’t mean for the TOMA Foundation for aboriginal-students. students, anyone can at- another member of the group, you can’t be a hero yourself. Burned Children by selling Events can include phys- tend if they want to partici- will be participating in the Sco- You don’t need superpowers to UDIÀHWLFNHWVWRZLQD'U'RRP ical activity, visiting elders, pate and learn. mask. Though he w¬as disap- tiabank Charity Challenge run do it.” 12 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus Does hard work really pay off? Playing an important role From in Dutka’s life, Skinner helped push him to learn from every Starbucks situation he was in. “A mentor can push you employee to beyond what you can push yourself and keep you focused on your dreams,” says Dutka. talent manager “There will always be more people against you than for you.”  +DYLQJ DQ LQÀXHQWLDO UROH Rebecca Watson model like Skinner, Dutka was The Chronicle able to concentrate on moving forward. It wasn’t too long ago that His mentor helped craft Travis Dutka was pouring cof- and perfect the skills he now fee at Starbucks – and that was uses every day. Even during after he had graduated from his Starbucks job, Skinner was UOIT with a Bachelor in Com- there for Dutka to ask ques- merce. tions about how he could make Rebecca Watson For some of us, pouring cof- a bigger impact. And that’s ex- fee at a menial part-time job actly what he did. NO STANDING STILL IN LIFE: Travis Dutka, talent manager at 360 Incentives, UOIT can make minutes feel like Today, Dutka works as the graduate with a Bachelor in Commerce. hours. Asking, “Would you like talent manager at 360 Incen- fries with that?” would prob- tives, a marketing company ably seem downright demean- easy to get discouraged. We get gained the respect of his co- 6NLQQHUDIULHQGDFRQ¿GDQWH where Skinner was vice-pres- ing after working so hard to out of school and have all this workers. a mentor. As a highly respect- ident before his death earlier educate yourself and graduate knowledge, but sometimes we “I was actively investing ed businessman, Skinner gave this month. from a post-secondary institu- give up on our dreams when within my time at Starbucks,” Dutka the push he needed. In charge of recruiting, tion. But everyone has to start they don’t happen right away. says Dutka. He gave him someone to talk training and growing a suc- somewhere, and that’s what Staying at Starbucks after Instead of feeling over edu- to about work frustrations. cessful and happy team, Dutka Dutka discovered. graduation, Dutka remained cated and discouraged, Dutka Someone Dutka could reach says, “There is no standing still :LWKKLVTXDOL¿FDWLRQVKLJK- compelled to showcase his am- GHYRWHG KLV WLPH WR UH¿QH KLV out to and ask about books and in life. Don’t have gaps on your ly above those who managed bition during the most routine customer service experience things. Someone to ensure he UHVXPH,I\RXFDQW¿QGVRPH- him, it might have only been of tasks. He managed to mas- and, in turn, received a great stayed up to date with the skills thing right away volunteer. I natural for Dutka to feel un- ter coffee pouring, cake slicing recommendation. he gained in university. More almost don’t care what your de- derappreciated. When a well- and even Frappuccino making. With self-motivation in his than just a fellow businessman gree is. I just want to see you’ve earned, costly education isn’t Offering his time for taste test- back pocket, Dutka also had and friend, Todd Skinner was worked hard and kicked butt at being put to good use, it may be ing and extra shifts, he quickly another secret weapon: Todd Dutka’s go to man. everything you’ve done.” A new place to call home Waste disposal Residence living decrease Kate Hussey experience The Chronicle It doesn’t take long for Kathryn Boyle waste to accumulate, but The Chronicle once it piles up it needs to go somewhere. 12.9 It’s a safe house and also million tonnes of waste a party zone. It has long hall- was produced by Cana- ways, a creepy basement, and dian households in 2008, a laundry room with machines though residential waste that are always full. disposal went down 4.0 Residence. per cent from 2006 to Moving away from home can 2008, according to Sta- be nerve-wracking. Living with tistics Canada. Many a complete stranger in an unfa- waste programs were in- miliar place while also standing troduced, which could be Kathryn Boyle strong as the pressures of post- part of the decrease. secondary education weigh In Oshawa, 72 per cent MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING: South Village Residence houses 4,500 students every year of households participat- heavily on your shoulders. For PRVWRIWKHPLQWKHLUÀUVW\HDU some students, it’s all right. ed in composting kitchen Another step taken towards a JDLQHGFRQ¿GHQFHOLYLQJRQKHU hefty amount of textbooks. “I’m eat whatever I want, whenever waste and 86 per cent successful future. But for oth- own. “I really enjoy it. I’m glad busy,” he explains. I want,” he laughs. “I like hav- composted yard waste, ers, living in a new place is a big I decided to live here. Every- Although the workload is ing a big fridge, too.” according to a 2011 sur- step that needs a breath before thing feels safe, under control heavy, Bowles says he likes it Reed explains the key to the vey. taking. and clean.” here. ultimate residence experience. According to the sur- “I thought it was going to be &DOOXP %RZOHV D ¿UVW \HDU “I like living so close to “Don’t psych yourself out. Get vey, the common reasons VWUHVVIXO´ H[SODLQV ¿UVW \HDU Life Science student at UOIT, friends, close to school, close yourself involved in everything for choosing not to com- Graphic Design student Alana found no reason to be nervous. to food,” he grins. “Basically in that’s going on,” he adds. “It’s a post were because people Forsyth. “I started getting re- “I expected parties,” he the middle of everything.” lot more fun to get involved and did not have a compost ally, really nervous. I was afraid smiles. “All day, every day.” Ryan Reed, a South Village meet a lot of the people you’re bin, or there was no com- my roommate wouldn’t accept Instead, Bowles sees friends resident last year, describes his living with. post program in their me.” and does homework. He pulls life in Simcoe Village now. ³%H D VRFLDO EXWWHUÀ\ 'RQ¶W area. As the days passed, Forsyth open a drawer and shows off a “I like having the freedom to be all cocooned.” Campus The Chronicle September 24, 2013 13 Balancing money and school books to save money. Catherine Legault Similarly simply by attend- The Chronicle ing Durham College students have access to free entertain- Managing money is a skill PHQW7KH¿UVWPRQWKRIVFKRRO that does not come naturally to has many free activities stu- everyone. dents can participate in and Fortunately, there are steps save money. For example, students, new and old, can take Sept. 27 the Aboriginal Student to help them save money dur- Learning Centre offers a craft- LQJ WKHLU ¿UVW PRQWK RI VFKRRO ing afternoon. Rocha recom- DQGGHYHORS¿QDQFLDOKDELWVWR mends attending these and sav- carry forward into the rest of ing money for later in the year the school year and beyond. when the free activities dwin- First, Chris Rocha, director dle. In addition, some local of Durham College’s Financial businesses provide discounts to $LGDQG$ZDUGV2I¿FHUHFRP- Durham College students. mends learning how to make a “A lot of students don’t re- budget, making sure all living alize that if they use their stu- expenses such as rent and tu- dents cards at local restau- ition are paid off and allotting rants, at local stores, you can VSHFL¿FDPRXQWVIRUHQWHUWDLQ- get discounts,” said Rocha. “It’s ment and shopping. worthwhile asking: ‘Do you “It’s really about making have a discount for Durham ZLVH FKRLFHV DQG WKDW¶V GLI¿- College students?’” cult for all people,” says Rocha. Part of spending money “We always caution students comes from eating out, and to think about the reason why PDQ\ VWXGHQWV FRPH WR WKH ¿- they’re buying something. You QDQFLDO DLG RI¿FH VD\LQJ WKH\ get emotional buyers, people Catherine Legault cannot cook, said Rocha. For who feel bad and want to buy this reason she recommends something because it makes me SHOW ME THE MONEY: Director of Financial Aid & Awards, Chris Rocha taking cooking classes at the feel better. You’ve got to know H[SODLQVWKHEHQHÀWVRINQRZLQJZKHQWRVSOXUJHDQGNQRZLQJZKHQWRVDYH Superstore, in particular the if that’s a trigger for you to take “What’s for Dinner” class. 24 hours and think about it.” The What’s For Dinner class 7RKHOSVWXGHQWVOHDUQ¿QDQ- may be particularly helpful to ucation and Training website waiting until classes start be- is a demonstration of how to cial skills Durham College Fi- students who are not familiar some of these exceptions could fore buying textbooks. Rocha prepare meals using ingredi- nancial Aid and Awards offers with OSAP. Similarly Rocha be if a student withdraws from recommends doing this and ents found at the Superstore. workshops. For September the recommends students inves- post-secondary education or ¿QGLQJRXWLIWKH\¶UHPDQGDWR- The class costs $10 but attend- '&6KRZ0HWKH0RQH\¿QDQ- tigate the exact terms of their OSAP could not verify the stu- ry before considering purchas- ees receive a $10 gift card for cial workshop is OSAP 101. Fu- OSAP as soon as possible. dent’s income tax information ing them. the Superstore in exchange. ture workshops include learn- “If you get in excess of or the income tax information “This year our bookstore “The thing students learn ing about bursaries and how $7,300 a year in loans as a of anyone else who reported in- is offering a price-matching is if they start out right at the to apply for them and learning single student in two semesters come on the OSAP application. JXDUDQWHH 6R WKLV LV WKH ¿UVW beginning of the school year, how to budget. Students can the balance may be forgiven, Rocha also recommends year they’re doing that. Did you you’ll probably manage right apply for a workshop by going but you need to make sure you ¿QGLQJ ZD\V WR VDYH PRQH\ see your book online cheaper the rest of the year right,” said to MyCampus/ DCstudent tab/ meet the exceptions,” says Ro- through discounts. One par- somewhere else?” said Rocha. Rocha. “It’s starting off on a ¿QDQFLDODLGRQOLQHERRNLQJ cha. ticular way to save money dur- Rocha also recommends good solid foundation.” The OSAP 101 workshop According to the Ontario Ed- LQJWKH¿UVWPRQWKRIVFKRROLV looking into buying used text- Opting Getting fit with FITT Sinead Fegan out The Chronicle Teanna Dorsey Durham College’s FITT Fa- The Chronicle cility starts the new 2013-2014 school year with brand new The deadline to opt out cardio equipment. of the student health plan On average the FITT facility is Sept. 30. It is mandato- sees about 1,000 students per ry to be covered by health day. and dental coverage at Every three years the college Durham College. gets the opportunity to rotate A parents’ health plan the cardio equipment with new may stop covering stu- top-of-the-line pieces. Since dents over the age of 21 this summer was the third year, and require proof of full- the gym was closed for a week time enrolment in a pro- to make way for the new pieces. gram. National Fitness Products is Proof of coverage is the provider for the FITT Fa- mandatory and a letter cility. This years machines in- from an insurance com- clude treadmills, cross trainers, pany needs to be attached spin bikes, rowers and upright to the opt-out form. bikes. Sinead Fegan The health plan offered “We’ve heard a lot of good by the Student Association feedback,” explained Angela TESTING IT OUT: )UDQFLV9LORULDRQRQHRIWKHQHZSLHFHVRIFDUGLRHTXLSPHQW is worth over $900 and :RRG ¿WQHVV FRRUGLQDWRU DW only costs student’s $193, the facility. “The students and program evergreen that helped equipment. chines to choose from.” which is included in the staff love the fact that we get the college get different types of “I have to go to the gym for The FITT facility is open student fees. the chance to change it up with equipment. According to Wood one my classes,” explained Monday to Thursday 6 a.m. to Go to www.ihaveaplan. the new equipment. It’s so rare this is an advantage to the col- Matt Wong, a Police Founda- 10:30 p.m., Friday 6 a.m. to ca to opt out and receive to be able to do that.” lege because other schools have tions student. “Since the new 8:30 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m. back a portion of tuition. Starting last year the school to lease their equipment and equipment came in I like the to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 was fortunate to work with a rarely get to work with new fact that there’s so many ma- a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 14 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Campus Stand out from the crowd with DECA Project

Samuel Baker LQWHUHVW³,W¶VOLNHDZLOG¿UHLQ The experiential learning learn outside of the box of the X event The Chronicle a forest.” comes into play through the classroom and to get out there For some, the term “business events that are organized each and meet new people. Samuel Baker The DECA UOIT business association” can be misleading. year, the largest of which is “That’s what DECA does, it The Chronicle association offers opportuni- Perhaps it seems as though it’s provincials, where students helps you prepare to network, ties to students in any program exclusive to those from each chap- to build your leadership skills, )RU WKH ¿UVW WLPH HYHU and helps build the skills need- in business fac- ter compete in a to build your speaking and DECA U Ontario is orga- ed to stand out from the crowd ulties, but this is If someone’s inter- case competition. communication skills,” Sadat nizing a rendition of Drag- in an increasingly competitive what sets DECA While the said, “and that’s going to follow ons Den called Project X, ‘ested in building their workforce. UOIT apart from case competi- you everywhere in life.” offering students a chance DECA U Ontario is celebrat- the others. It can leadership skills this is tion is the largest Besides some participation to better their business ing its 10th year as a univer- EH EHQH¿FLDO WR the place to be. event, it’s not the and an open mind, there isn’t skills and gain insight into sity organization that teaches students in any only one. “DECA much that is expected of stu- the world of entrepreneur- students through experiential program. UOIT is trying GHQWVVRLW¶VGH¿QLWHO\ZRUWKD ship. learning. DECA UOIT, one of “It’s a really Maha Sadat to be really well try. The event takes place 18 chapters under DECA U, is diverse cast,” rounded, we want “Whoever wants to join, do on Sept. 28 at Toronto City in its third year on campus and Sadat said. “We ’ to have events all it. It’s not like it’s a hefty com- Hall, and offers a grand has been growing consistently. even have a few throughout the mitment, you’re not at a meet- prize to the winner of the The current president, Maha executive posi- year.” ing every week,” Sadat said. pitch competition. Sadat, is excited about the tions that are Some things to “You get to pick and chose what There is also a network- turnout. “Last year, we had 50 open, and they’re really open to look forward to include work- you want to attend.” ing workshop in which members, and we got so much everyone. I think that’s what’s shops, from resume writing to To learn more about the professionals will work done, and this year we’re tri- awesome about it. If someone’s social networking, and events DECA UOIT community or get with students to make pling that.” interested in building their like Halloween movie night involved, go to decau.ca. their networking skills Sadat said 130 students have leadership skills this is the and a business attire fashion more effective. either signed up or shown an place to be.” show. These are all great way to Volunteer work at Rogers Behind the scenes of TV production

Reshanthy Vijayarajah The Chronicle

Looking for volunteer work? Rogers is looking for you. With new renovations and equipment upgrades, Rogers TV Durham Region, is gearing up once again to help students understand what happens dur- ing a shot, behind the scenes and the work that is put into it. “We recently made our con- trol room larger and did the full conversion to HD equipment,” said Erika Goreski, co-ordina- tor of volunteer resources. “All previous equipment was removed to make way for the new gear. This includes a new audio board, new switcher, monitors, graphics system, etc. Additionally, all studio cam- eras were also upgraded to HD cameras that have the capabil- ity of shooting in 16:9.” Whether you are looking to work on mobiles, studio pro- ductions, becoming a host or DUH RXW LQ WKH ¿HOG HYHU\RQH involved has an impact on what goes to air and what viewers are ultimately viewing. So if you are someone who can demonstrate initiative, is willing to learn and will be able to maintaining your com- mitments, go to http://www. URJHUVWYFRP WR ¿QG RXW PRUH information. Campus The Chronicle September 24, 2013 15 Durham Ideas Lecture series offers Den rewards advice to entrepreneurs W\RI%XVLQHVVDQG,QIRUPDWLRQ of Excellence. creative thinkers Joe LeBouthillier 7HFKQRORJ\DW82,7 ³2QFH \RX ¿QG LW \RX QHHG The Chronicle 7KH 2I¿FH RI 7HFKQRORJ\ WR ¿QG RXW KRZ \RXU LGHD FDQ students with the volunteer Transfer and Commercializa- VDWLVI\ WKDW QHHG ,W FRXOG EH Reshanthy Vijayarajah organizations in their com- ,I\RX¶UHORRNLQJIRUDZD\WR tion held a lecture last week on a product, service, or even an The Chronicle munity,” said Young. commercialize your fantastic how to do that. app. You may fail a few times During the summer, the idea, you need to formulate a This discussion was perfect before being successful but just Only a few months ago, women and the Community business plan, come up with an for someone who knows noth- make sure you keep trying.” Sandra Young, Dana Murray ,QQRYDWLRQ /DE DQ RUJDQL- estimation of the funding you ing about entrepreneurship, or 7KLVZDVWKH¿UVWLQDVHULHV and Jennifer Russell would zation set to help post sec- need and to be prepared for commercialization . RI¿YHOHFWXUHVWREHKRVWHGE\ have never they imagined ondary students strengthen any questions a funder would “First you need to identify WKH2I¿FHRI7HFKQRORJ\7UDQV- they were steps away from their talents, skills and in- ask you about your product or the burning need,” said Jose fer and Commercialization. becoming actual entrepre- crease opportunities for em- service, according to Morden Costa, a Business Development None of them have been sched- neurs. ployment, went through a Shapiro, a lecturer in the facul- Manager with Ontario Centres uled thus far. But today, as winners of social media boot camp with WKH ¿UVW 'XUKDP ,GHDV 'HQ mentors from the Canadian last semester, they are well

room, some of the lights go out automatically. This is because Kate Hussey of special motion sensors that The Chronicle can detect if a room is empty or The Green Team met on not, according to Webb. “These Thursday, Sept. 12 to go over are the things that go on that various steps Durham College you may not even see or notice, has taken after the decision to but it costs a lot of money.” become more environmentally (QHUJ\HI¿FLHQW YHQGLQJ aware. While the group is still machines are another step Dur- LQ LWV ¿UVW FRXSOH \HDUV LW LV ham College has taken. “I don’t making progress. like vending machines, but Students with early class- these are the best of the evil,” es may notice how warm the said Webb. For marketing pur- rooms feel in the fall and poses big companies such as spring. This is because the tem- Coca-Cola tend to use bright perature is lowered at night to colours and bright signs. “You save power, according to James have to win some and you have Webb, sustainability co-ordi- to lose some, and that’s a losing nator at Durham College. battle for now,” he said. “It takes about 30 minutes to Although it’s a challenge to start up again,” said Webb. try and change the world, it is When no one is in the class- possible to make smaller trans- formations within municipali- ties. Kate Hussey One change that Durham College made is the South Vil- GOING GREEN: Durham College student Annalisa Badu recycles responsibly. Men lage residence composting station. “Some people may there are six wind turbines on brate the building because they time. On Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. a ask, ‘why don’t we do it every- the roof of the building. They aren’t spread far enough apart movie called Dirt will be play- extorted where?’ The problem is con- are good advertisement ac- yet, according to Webb. They ing in room C113 about the tamination.” People may throw cording to Webb, but some- are stopped on purpose. living organic matter we come the wrong thing into the com- times they stop spinning. “We The Green Team plans to from and will someday return online post station and it will end up actually get phone calls asking PHHWIRUWKH¿UVWWKUHHPRQWKV to. The team is hoping to raise in the garbage. why they aren’t spinning,” he of every semester so it doesn’t awareness about environmen- Samantha said. The turbines begin to vi- interfere with studies and exam tal issues on campus. Daniels Passing the Whitby campus The Chronicle

Durham Regional Po- lice Service are caution- ing against risky online New projects give students behavior that may com- SURPLVHSHUVRQDORU¿QDQ- cial well-being, after two young men received online threats from a man intend- more options for housing ing to post graphic videos of them online. On Aug. 30, a 21-year- tions, Eastwood is the ideal lo- The regular rooms are priced another student residence is old man from Whitby cation for students looking to at $525/month, larger rooms currently in development by was convinced to take his room with friends. are priced at $535/month and Varsity Properties, which is clothes off and touch him- Sarah Pugsley Even if you’re a single stu- shared rooms are $375/month owned and operated in Kings- self in a sexual manner for The Chronicle dent looking for accommoda- per student. ton. They have developed sev- a young woman he had tion, you can be matched with Parking is an additional eral houses and apartment just met in an online chat As Durham College and other students based on an $30, but for students who are complexes for students at the room, according to the re- UOIT’s enrolment numbers H[WHQVLYH SHUVRQDOLW\ SUR¿OH only commuting back and forth University of Windsor. port. continue to rise, so does the It’s a process from campus, This new complex promises He received a record- need for housing options. that is especially there really is no to bring a 259-bed development ing of his actions from the With several new student- EHQH¿FLDO IRU LQ- need to bring a and several amenities such as woman, who turned out to only apartment buildings open- ternational stu- vehicle. unlimited internet, en-suite be a man. The man threat- ing just across from the main dents who may ‘ It’s a fantastic place This price in- laundry and common rooms to ened to post the video on- campus on Simcoe Street, both not know anyone to live...It’s a place cludes all utili- the gates of Durham College by line, as well as send it to prospective and current stu- when they arrive that I feel proud to call ties, Internet September 2014, with leasing his family and friends via dents now have more options but wish to have and laundry. opportunities opening to the social media, if he did not for renting their own home on the full college home. First-year stu- public in late October 2013. send 500 Euros. Police Durham College and UOIT’s experience. dent Erin Hart is The growth of student hous- said this also happened doorstep. Another fea- already enjoying ing options around Durham to an 18-year-old Claring- Eastwood Heights opened ture that East- Erin Hart her time spent at College offers great possibili- ton man in the same chat its doors to students starting wood has to offer ’ Eastwood. ties for not only the school but room site two days later. in September, and have so far is a 24-hour secu- “It’s a fantas- for the expansion of surround- Both men eventually con- been successful in marketing a ULW\ ZLWK RI¿FHUV tic place to live, ing businesses and the commu- tacted Durham police after brand of living that is appealing on guard seven days a week. we have so many options that I nity. initially hoping they could and affordable to the Durham Development on the exterior didn’t think I’d be able to have Eastwood Heights still has pay the extortion fee to College/UOIT population. and landscaping continues as for the price and living with IRXU DQG ¿YHEHGURRP OHDV- make the problem go away Featuring three separate the new term begins. friends is so easy when there’s a ing opportunities for the 2013- TXLHWO\7KH¿UVWPDQSDLG VWXG\ URRPV RQÀRRU ODXQGU\ There are several styles of lot much space,” she said. “It’s 2014 term, and can be con- the asked amount, but facilities, unlimited wireless suites to choose from which all a place that I feel proud to call tacted at 519-242-8642 or by more money was demand- Internet, Juliet-style balconies offer a kitchenette, living space home.” e-mail at bway@kingsleydev. and a wide range of lease op- and bathroom. Just next door to Eastwood, com. The Chronicle September 24, 2013 17 SPORTS DC Lords third at Fleming Team has shaky showing in Martin’s debut as coach

Luke Callebert The Chronicle

Durham College’s golf pro- gram under Tyler Martin got off to a shaky start at the Fleming College Invitational on Mon- GD\6HSW7KHWHDP¿QLVKHG third overall, posting a total team score of 326. A strong Georgian College team won the tournament with a team score of 313 while Fanshawe College ¿QLVKHGVHFRQGZLWKDWHDP score. “It was a rocky start to the year,” said Martin. “We know where we need to improve, though, and what we need to work on going forward.” The invitational took place at the Wolf Run Golf Club just east of Port Perry, and the weather was a factor. It was blustery and cold day for Sep- tember as winds were strong Luke Callebert and the greens ran fast. Many golfers misjudged shots and '21·70,66DC Lords golfer Ryan Russell lines up his putt on the 8th hole at Wolf Run Golf and Country SXWWVGXULQJWKH¿UVWIHZKROHV Club during the Fleming Invitational golf tournament. which seemed to contribute to higher scores. that the team could improve as Championships and the team National on Saturday, Sept. time. It wasn’t all gloomy, though, the season goes on. Martin said will be working with Martin to 21 then the team travelled to OCAA Championships begin as the Lords had two golfers the team did not golf as well as lower scores before then. the Niagara region for a tour- Sept. 29 and run until Oct. 3. at WLHGIRU¿IWKRYHUDOO&UDLJ&RQ- it could have but that the pair of The turn-around time for nament on Monday, Sept. 23 the Paris Grand Country Club. roy and Jacob Durack, both of 79s was a positive. the team for the Lords was hosted by Niagara College at CCAA PING National Cham- Oshawa, posted scores of 79. There are three more tour- quick. The next scheduled tour- Hunter’s Point Golf Club. Re- pionships will be at the Royal The scores showed promise naments before the OCAA nament was at the Forest City sults were not available at press Quebec Golf Club in October. Future promising for UOIT golf program DC

are excited too. “I’m very excit- 6HDQ2·/HDU\ ed to be a part of the team this Lords Chronicle Staff year after having a solid tryout. We have a great group of guys With UOIT’s golf season who know how to play in tough upon us, head coach Peter But- situations, so if we all perform golf ler is optimistic for the year to our capabilities we have po- ahead. A new-look team and tential to do great things this depth throughout the roster is \HDU´VDLG-RVK+DUURSD¿UVW results bringing excitement among the year UOIT student and rookie coaching staff and players. on the team. Twelve players tried out for Butler admits it was hard Luke Callebert the team this year, the highest starting up a progrm as a small The Chronicle in the club’s three-year history. school but the feeling of being Of the eight players kept for the “bad news bears” is long Fleming College Invitational WKH ¿QDO URVWHU WKHUH DUH RQO\ gone. two returnees, James Krantz This year UOIT will host its Leaderboard Final and Riley Prentice, who Butler ¿UVW WRXUQDPHQW DW 2VKDZD regards as his number one and Golf Club. Butler is looking for- 1. Colton Kalkanis 70 two golfers. ward to putting on the event Georgian College 7KH WHDP ORVW ¿YH SOD\HUV but is more excited knowing his 2. Spencer Dunseith 74 to graduation, and other com- 6HDQ2·/HDU\ team will have “home course PLWPHQWV %XWOHU LV FRQ¿GHQW advantage”. Both Krantz and Fanshawe College the new members will have 7((,1*2))Josh Harrop aiming for the green at the Os- Prentice are men’s club cham- 3. Adam Kroon 77 outstanding chemistry with the hawa Golf Club during a practice for the Ridgeback team. pions at OGC and will have a rest of the team because many “distinct advantage”, according St. Lawrence College have prior relationships from to the coach. being members at Oshawa Golf Prentice. Butler’s method this year in- Butler and his coaching 4. Alex Wilson 78 and Curling Club, where Butler ³:HUH GH¿QLWHO\ D EHWWHU cludes putting more emphasis staff, who are also his assistant Georgian College is the head professional. team than we were last year at on practice to ensure the team professionals at the golf course, Last season, Butler was “very this time,” said Butler. He attri- plays to, or exceeds their poten- are working relentlessly to re- T5. Craig Conroy 79 happy” with the Ridgebacks re- butes that to the depth of this tial on a consistent basis to help cruit more players, strengthen Durham College VXOWV 7KH WHDP QHYHU ¿QLVKHG year’s team, the experience his the team compete each tourna- OGC’s training facilities and last in a tournament, and had returning golfers have gained ment. develop the junior golf program T5. Jacob Durack 79 several strong individual per- and positive vibes the players Optimism is not just within so UOIT will have recruits for Durham College formances from Krantz and share with one another. the coaching staff. The players many years to come. 18 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Sports Lords bounce back after loss

Joe LeBouthillier The other catcher, David The Chronicle Fischer, was on the mound to get the win for Durham. He Throughout the 2013 sea- pitched three innings giving up son thus far the Durham Lords ¿YH EDVH KLWV DQG WZR HDUQHG men’s baseball team has been runs. up against competitive OCAA With the 14-11 win over teams along with a weekend *HRUJH %URZQ 'XUKDP JRW full of double-headers in New WKHPVHOYHV UHDG\ IRU IRXU H[- York. hibition games in the United 7KH /RUGV¶ ¿UVW WZR JDPHV States. of the season against St. Clair ,Q6\UDFXVH1HZ

Sinead Fegan Secondary School Athletic As- Chronicle Staff sociation (LOSSA) champion- ships and another 14 trips to the The new varsity Ontario Federation of School women’s basketball coach Athletic Association (OFSAA) never played on a college Provincial championships. team, yet has had tremendous Throughout her career she success as a coach. also coached at a rep level for Heather LaFontaine will the Whitby Wildcats Basketball lead the Durham Lords 2013- Club.  VHDVRQ DV D ¿UVWWLPH LaFontaine has also been college coach. very fortunate to be recognized It wasn’t until she for many personal awards. started teaching at Monsignor Some of these included Paul Dwyer High School in the Colin Hood Award for Oshawa as a physical education contributions to high school teacher, that she coached her athletics in Ontario, the Pete ¿UVWWHDP Bleach Award for outstanding At around the same time, contribution to High School she joined a women’s team. Athletics in Durham Region, LaFontaine explained how at the OFSAA Leadership award that point in her life she knew and a Basketball Ontario 3KRWR6XEPLWWHG she was falling in love with the Volunteer Recognition Award. game. “I’m a real believer of the BIG SMILES: :RPHQ·VYDUVLW\EDVNHWEDOOFRDFK+HDWKHU/D)RQWDLQHLVDOOVPLOHV “I started going to camps, team. We all win and lose ZKLOHSRVLQJIRUDSLFWXUHDIWHUKHUDQQRXQFHPHQWDVWKHQHZFRDFK clinics, and it was like anything together when people are else. The more you put the time recognized we recognize As a strong believer in the college to work with the The basketball tryouts are in and invest in it, the more you everyone,” said LaFontaine, team dynamics on and off the girls then getting a chance to being held from September begin to love it,” LaFontaine explaining how she couldn’t court, she has many plans this actually stay and watch the 16 to 19, 5 to 7 p.m. explained. have received these personal season to get the girls out into game. at the Campus Wellness Centre, While contining coach- awards without her teams. the community. Off of the court, La- gym number one. ing high school basket- With the up coming season, One idea is a clinic day in Fontaine is a guidance “We’re very hopeful that ball, LaFontaine led her LaFontaine is excited to get November. This would see counselor at Father Leo J. we’re going to have a very team to 14 Lake Ontario started with the team. younger players coming to Austin High School in Whitby. successful year,” she said. 20 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Sports Lady Lords come up short MXU\ZKLFKLVKHOSLQJRXWDORW´ EHQGLQJ D FRUQHU NLFN GLUHFWO\ Missing said assistant coach Kwame LQWRWKHWRSULJKWFRUQHURIWKH :LDIH$QQRK IROORZLQJ WKH QHW Lords convincing 4-1 win over ³,W¶V D VKRUW VHDVRQ VR IRU players but WKH&ROWV WKHTXLFNJDPHVWKDWDUHFRP- &RDFK 6WDOH\ ZDV PLVVLQJ LQJ E\ ZH¶UH DGDSWLQJ ZHOO´ GXHWRIDPLO\UHDVRQV VDLG:LDIH$QQRK high spirits 7KH /RUGV VTXDG FDPH RXW ³:H¶YHRQO\KDGRXU¿UVWIXOO TXLFNDQG%ULWWQH\6HURVFRUHG team this week, so in two games RQHRIKHUWZRJRDOVRQDFKLS WKH\¶YHFRPHDORQJZD\´ Ryan Verrydt VKRWRYHUWKHNHHSHULQWKHth The Lords extended their The Chronicle PLQXWHRIDFWLRQ winning streak with a convinc- -D\PH *DXWKLHU DGGHG D LQJ  ZLQ RYHU )OHPLQJ RQ The Lords women’s soccer JRDODQGWKH/RUGVOHGDW 6HSW team has had a strong start to WKHKDOI Sero gave the Lords an ear- the season, going 3-1 over their 7KH /RUGV FRQWLQXHG WR O\  OHDG ZKHQ VKH VFRUHG ¿UVW IRXU JDPHV GHVSLWH PLVV- GRPLQDWH LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI KHUWKLUGRIWKHVHDVRQMXVW LQJVHYHUDOYHWHUDQSOD\HUVGXH ZLWK EXUVWV RI RIIHQFH IURP PLQXWHVLQ7KHWHDPWRRNWKDW WRLQMXULHV &HQWHQQLDO OHDGLQWRWKHKDOI 0LVVLQJ NHHSHU $OLFLD 'HO The third Lords goal came 7KH /RUGV EOHZ LW RSHQ LQ )XRFR GHIHQGHU &KHOVH\ 5R- RQ D ORQJ WKURZLQ IURP WKH WKH VHFRQG KDOI 5RJDWLQVN\ JDWLQVN\ DQG IRUZDUG 0HJDQ FRUQHUE\+ROLQD0LOOLQJWRQ VFRUHGKHUWKLUGRIWKH\HDUDQG $UVHQDXOW WR LQMXU\ WKH /RUGV 7KHEDOOPDGHLWDOOWKHZD\ WLHG6HURIRUWKHWHDPOHDG ZHUH GHIHDWHG  LQ WKHLU Ryan Verrydt LQWRWKHER[DQGUDWWOHGDURXQG 5RRNLH 9DQHVVD *XGJLQ KRPHRSHQHUDW9DVR¶V)LHOG EHIRUHLWZDVWDSSHGLQE\-DGH DGGHGDJRDORIKHURZQWRFDS 5HWXUQLQJ WR WKH OLQHXS IRU :20(1·662&&(5Chelsey Rogatinsky and a player .XUKDP RIIWKHZLQ WKH/RUGVVHFRQGJDPHDW/R\- from Centennial battle for possession of the soccer ball. &HQWHQQLDO¶V VWDU SOD\HU 1L- 7KH ZLQ SXWV WKH /RUGV LQ DOLVWRQ6HSW FROH &DPSEHOO VFRUHG WKH ORQH DWLHIRU¿UVWSODFHLQWKHHDVW 5RJDWLQVN\VFRUHGWZRJRDOV &ROWV JRDO RQ D IUHH NLFN LQWR GLYLVLRQZLWK6W/DZUHQFHDQG RIIIUHHNLFNVLQWKHVHFRQGKDOI WHDP IRU KHU ¿UVW ZLQ RI WKH &HQWHQQLDO &ROWV VTXDG DW 9D- WKH WRS OHIW FRUQHU LQ WKH rd &DPEULDQDOWKRXJKWKH/RUGV WROHDGWKHWHDPWRYLFWRU\ VHDVRQ VR¶V)LHOGRQ6HSW PLQXWH KDYH SOD\HG RQH PRUH JDPH 'HO )XRFR DOVR UHWXUQHG WR 7KH WHDP GLGQ¶W KDYH PXFK ³7KH UHWXUQLQJ SOD\HUV DUH 1RW WR EH RXWGRQH 6HUR WKDQ 6W /DZUHQFH 'XUKDP WKH QHW DQG EDFNVWRSSHG WKH WLPHWRUHVWDVWKH\WRRNRQWKH VWDUWLQJWRFRPHEDFNIURPLQ- FDSSHG RII WKH /RUGV¶ ZLQ E\ SOD\HG&DPEULDQ6HSW Interim coach named for DC men’s volleyball

DQGNQRZVZKDWLWWDNHVWRZLQ $OWKRXJKWKHURVWHUKDVWUH- Coach +HFRDFKHG5HJLRQ)RXULQWKH PHQGRXV WDOHQW IURP WRS WR 2QWDULR JDPHV IRU ¿YH \HDUV ERWWRP WKH VTXDG ORVW D NH\ ZLQQLQJ WKUHH FKDPSLRQVKLSV PHPEHU ZKHQ &UDLJ /XVK D looking DQGDEURQ]HPHGDO+HKDVDOVR ¿UVWWHDP2&$$DOOVWDUJUDG- FRDFKHG&ODUNH+LJK6FKRROWR XDWHGWKLVVSULQJ VHYHUDO 2)6$$ PHGDOZLQQLQJ  0DWVXVDNL NQRZV LW ZLOO EH forward SHUIRUPDQFHV WRXJK WR UHSODFH KLP RQ WKH 7KH /RUGV KDG D VXFFHVVIXO FRXUWEXWLVFRQ¿GHQWWKDWZLWK 6HDQ2·/HDU\ \HDU ODVW \HDU EXW DUH ORRNLQJ WKHSOD\HUVWKHWHDPKDVDGGHG The Chronicle WRLPSURYHIRUWKH\HDUDKHDG DQG ZLWK VWURQJ GHYHORSPHQW ³,IXOO\H[SHFWWRFRQWHQGIRU RI URRNLHV /XVK¶V YRLG ZLOO EH *HRUJH 0DWVXVDNL KDV EHHQ SURYLQFLDO FKDPSLRQVKLSV WKLV ¿OOHG named the interim head coach \HDU´VDLG0DWVXVDNL 3URYLQFLDO FKDPSLRQVKLSV IRUWKH'XUKDP&ROOHJHYDUVLW\ +HLVFRQ¿GHQWLQWKHWDOHQW DUHDUHDOLVWLFJRDOWKLV\HDUDQG PHQ¶VYROOH\EDOOWHDP WKH WHDP SRVVHVVHV HVSHFLDOO\ 0DWVXVDNLZDQWVWRHQVXUHKLV  :LWK KHDG FRDFK $QGUHZ 5LOH\ 0F$OOLVWHU DQG %UDGOH\ SOD\HUV ³VWD\ IRFXVHG NHHS XS +LQFKH\WDNLQJWLPHRIIWRWUDLQ 9DQ+DUWLQJVYHOGW ERWK 2Q- with schooling and work hard IRU WKH  2O\PSLFV LQ 5LR WDULR &ROOHJH $WKOHWLF $VVRFLD- 6HDQ2·/HDU\ RQ WKH FRXUW´ LQ RUGHU WR EH WKHH[SHULHQFHG0DWVXVDNLZDV WLRQ 2&$$ DOOVWDUVODVW\HDU DEOHWRWDNHWKHQH[WVWHS±ZLQ DVNHG WR WDNH RYHU WKH WHDP 7KH\ ZHUH DOVR UHFRJQL]HG IRU 1(:&2$&+George Matsusaki is the new interim D FKDPSLRQVKLS ,W ZLOO WDNH +LQFKH\ VHUYH DV DQ DVVLVWDQW WKHLU DFKLHYHPHQWV QDWLRQDOO\ FRDFKIRUWKH'&PHQ·VYROOH\EDOOWHDP PHQWDO GLVFLSOLQH DV ZHOO DF- FRDFK EXW LV IRFXVHG RQ KLV 0F$OOLVWHU DQG 9DQ+DUWLQJV- FRUGLQJWR0DWVXVDNL WUDLQLQJ WR FRPSHWH IRU WHDP YHOGWZRQWKH&DQDGLDQ&ROOHJH WKHLUFRQIHUHQFH WHDP ZLWK DVSLUDWLRQV RI SOD\-  +H ZDQWV WR ZLQ LW DOO EXW &DQDGD $WKOHWLF $VVRFLDWLRQ &&$$  The Lords also added three LQJ 0DWVXVDVNL VD\V DOO WKUHH knows the season cannot be 0DWVXVDNL¶V FRDFKLQJ Up- $FDGHPLF$ZDUGIRUKDYLQJWKH SOD\HUV WKLV RIIVHDVRQ 7D\- SOD\HUV KDYH SOHQW\ RI H[SHUL- ORRNHG DW DV D GLVDSSRLQWPHQW VXPp LV TXLWH LPSUHVVLYH +H KLJKHVW *3$ LQ WKHLU SURJUDP ORU +XQW 1LFN &ROHPDQ DQG HQFHDQGZLOOEHQH¿WWKHWHDP LIWKH\GRQRWEHFRPHFKDPSL- EULQJV  \HDUV RI H[SHULHQFH as well as being all-star’s in 0DWW 0F*LUU DSSURDFKHG WKH JUHDWO\ RQV Jim Nemish: Winningest coach in OCAA history

Dan Cearns WR  VWUDLJKW SURYLQFLDO PHG- WRU\ FDPH LQ WKH 2&$$ JROG 6SRUWV,OOXVWUDWHG6RPHRIWKH FDXVH WKH\ DOO FRQWULEXWHG LQ The Chronicle DOV DQG D FRQIHUHQFH UHFRUG RI medal game where he reached RWKHU SOD\HUV KH PHQWLRQHG WKHLURZQZD\WRWKHVXFFHVVRI  KLV th coaching win in a LQFOXGH WKH 'HZH\ WZLQV (U- WKLVSURJUDP´KHVDLG 'XUKDP /RUGV ZRPHQ¶V  7KRVH PD\ VHHP OLNH SHU-  YLFWRU\ RYHU WKH 0RKDZN LFD DQG (ULQ  ZKR DOVR PDGH 2XW RI WKH PDQ\ PHPRULHV IDVWEDOOKHDGFRDFK-LP1HPLVK VRQDO DFKLHYHPHQWV EXW 0RXQWDLQHHUV LW LQWR 6SRUWV ,OOXVWUDWHG DQG WKDW1HPLVKKDVKDGFRDFKLQJ DGGHGWRKLVDOUHDG\LPSUHVVLYH 1HPLVK GHGLFDWHV WKHP WR WKH &RDFKLQJ WKH /RUGV IRU  -LOO'ULQNZDWHUZKRZRQEDFN WKH /RUGV RQH KH VLQJOHV RXW UHVXPHRQ6HSWE\HDUQLQJ ZRPHQWKDWKHKDVFRDFKHG \HDUV 1HPLVK KDV VHHQ SOHQW\ to-back gold medals with the is the time that the team had KLV th ZLQ LQ D  YLFWRU\ “That’s the great thing, see- RI WDOHQWHG SOD\HUV JR WKURXJK WHDP D IRXU\HDU VWUHDN RI  ZLQV RYHUWKH&RQHVWRJD&RQGRUV LQJ WKH \RXQJ ODGLHV FHOHEUDWH WKHV\VWHP 'HVSLWHWKHUHEHLQJDSOHWK- IURP WKH  WR  +LV UHFRUG RI  DW WKH HQG RI WKH \HDU ZLWK D 2QHRIWKRVHSOD\HUVLVWKH RUD RI SOD\HUV WR FKRRVH IURP VHDVRQ makes him the winningest FKDPSLRQVKLS´ VDLG 1HPLVK /RUGV PRVW GHFRUDWHG SOD\HU 1HPLVK IHOW XQHDV\ SRLQWLQJ “We had a team there that FRDFKLQ2&$$KLVWRU\1HPLVK ³7KDW¶VZKDWLWLVDOODERXWLVIRU (ULQ6PLWKZKRZDVWKHSOD\HU RXWDQ\RQHLQGLYLGXDO ZDV IRXU \HDUV WRJHWKHU :H LQ KLV  \HDUV DV /RUGV KHDG WKHPWRVXFFHHG´ RIWKH\HDUGXULQJWKH ³7R VLQJOH RXW HDFK DQG HY- ZHUHRQDQDPD]LQJUXQWRVHW coach, has also led the Lords 1HPLVK¶VODVWPLOHVWRQHYLF- season and also made it into HU\ RQH ZRXOG EH XQIDLU EH- WKHJDPHZLQVWUHDN´ Sports The Chronicle September 24, 2013 21 Softball team takes over Israel

Dan Cearns The Chronicle

Success Matters. That is About the Games Durham College’s slogan, and no two women better exemplify The Maccabiah Games are an Olympic-like tourna- that credo than Rosemary The- ment that happens every four years and is open to all ULDXOWDQG/\GLD.DOEÀHLVFK athletes with Jewish or Israeli background. This summer, the pair trav- elled to Israel to represent their • The games are separated into Junior events, country in softball at the 19th Masters and Open events Maccabiah Games. The women came home with ‡ 7KH ÀUVW 0DFFDELDK *DPHV RSHQHG LQ ,VUDHO LQ a silver medal after beating out 1932 host country Israel, then los- ing the gold medal game to the • Over 8,000 athletes participate in the games United States 4-0. .DOEÀHLVFK¶V GH¿QLQJ PR- • The games feature sports such as softball, base- ment came that day when she ball, basketball, archery, golf, and tennis was forced to come in cold when the starting pitcher was • The last Maccabiah Games featured 600 athletes injured. and coaches from Canada, the most the country has ever Despite it being a monumen- sent to compete in Israel tal responsibility, in her mind base for Canada. she was calm and determined. pose there were a few calls that “I felt like we really meshed “It was just another game didn’t go our way, but that’s well together for such a short that I had to pitch,” she said. part of the game,” said Kalb- time.” Despite falling short in the ÀHLVFK Theriault called the experi- ¿QDOWRWKH86WKHWZRZRPHQ According to Theriault, ev- ence awesome. have no regrets about the expe- eryone there representing Can- “It was almost like they had rience. ada was a good role model for played together for years,” she “Would we have loved a their country. said. gold? Absolutely, but I could “We were proud to be repre- The place that they stayed at Dan Cearns never have been more proud senting our country. We were in Televiv was a nice retreat. in my 38 years of coaching of a proud to be representing our “You’re on the Mediterra- CANADA REPRESENTED: Rosemary Theriault (left) and groups of players or a group of sport,” said Theriault. nean. You walk out our hotel, /\GLD.DOEÁHLVFKUHSUHVHQWHG&DQDGDDWWKHWK0DFFD- athletes than when I was with Despite it being a short, the beach is there. biah Games. these ladies,” said Lord’s assis- eight game tournament, the There were volleyball courts. tant coach Theriault. team bonded quickly according iterranean,” describes Theri- 7KHULDXOW DQG .DOEÀHLVFK On the roof of the hotel, there .DOEÀHLVFK UHPHPEHUV WKDW to the two. ault. have proved themselves on the was a pool. game vividly. “I still keep in contact with .DOEÀHLVFK DGPLWWHG VKH world stage, and now have a You could go up there and “We played a lot sharper [in VRPHRIWKHP´VDLG.DOEÀHLVK spent the majority of her time new goal in mind: going for the watch the sun set over the Med- the gold medal game]. I sup- who pitched and played second RIIWKH¿HOGDWWKHSRRO Lords 17th title. A strong start for the Lords The game also featured some Ryan Verrydt hard tackles and questionable The Chronicle RI¿FLDWLQJ Centennial was handed three The school year has just yellow cards to go along with started but already sports sea- the four yellows and a red card sons are in full swing. they received in their previous The Lords men’s soccer game against George Brown. team started the season with “You have to keep yourself in a convincing 4-0 home opener check because you’ve got 18-20 win over St. Lawrence on Sept. guys on the bench, so you have 6 at Vaso’s Field. to stay positive as much as pos- Marco Trotta, an OCAA sible,” said Bombino all-star last year, continued The Lords rebounded after his success, scoring two of the the tough loss with a 1-0 win Lords four second-half goals. against the Fleming Knights on Kashiff DeJonge and Matthew Sept. 17. 6XWWRQ DOVR VFRUHG WKHLU ¿UVW While the Lords couldn’t goals of the year. capitalize on chances in their The team then had a six-day game against Centennial, they break before taking on the Cen- took advantage of one around tennial Colts at Vaso’s Field on the 70 minute mark. Sept. 12. Karter Donnelly sent a ball The pace after the opening Ryan Verrydt into the box off a free kick and kickoff was torrid. The Colts rookie Richie Khasow put it scored on a cross into the box UP AND OVER: &HQWHQQLDO&ROWVSOD\HUMXPSLQJRYHUD'XUKDP/RUGVSOD\HU LQWRWKHQHWWRHDUQKLV¿UVWJRDO that was headed past keeper 7KH&ROWVZHUHXSEXWWKH/RUGVFDPHEDFNLQWKHVHFRQGKDOIEXWIDLOHGWRFRP- of the season and his career. Zaid Halabi by Shaquille Agard SOHWHWKHFRPHEDFN The Lords were scheduled to LQWKH¿UVWPLQXWHRISOD\ take on Cambrian Sept. 21 be- The Colts added their sec- Lords really push forward. KRPHWKHEDOODIWHUDGHÀHFWLRQ thought, was they were able to fore a six-day break. ond goal when Stefan Korica 7KH\¿QDOO\PDQDJHGWREUHDN The Lords couldn’t complete capitalize on their two chances Their next home game is pounded the ball between the through the Centennial de- the comeback, though, as they and we had at least eight chanc- scheduled for Sept. 27 at Vaso’s keeper and the near post from fence when Trotta notched his missed multiple scoring chanc- es that we did not capitalize on, Field when they take on Algon- 10 feet away. third of the season with about es off free kicks. DQG \RX QHHG WR ¿QLVK´ VDLG quin. The second half saw the 20 minutes to play, hammering “The difference tonight, I head coach Stan Bombino. 22 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Sports Sputtering start for Lords women’s fastball team Durham gets the season going with an uneven 2-3 record; Nemish wins 400th game as coach

Dan Cearns JDPH´ 5XIRI&RQHVWRJDVLQJOHGVFRU- The Chronicle Nemish has now compiled ing Tori Taylor and making it DQRYHUDOOUHFRUGRI  7KHQ $OH[DQGUD 'XQEDU The Durham Lords women’s and a conference record of 237- crushed a nice pitch to the out- fastball team’s rocky season 21. ¿HOGVFRULQJ5XIDQGPDNLQJLW continued on Sept. 18 as they The Lords came out to a 4-3. split a doubleheader with the  OHDG LQ WKH WKLUG WKDQNV After that lead the lead dis- Conestoga Condors at Conesto- to a bases-clearing double by appeared. ga’s Rozemburg Park. They lost Brittany Bender that brought 'HVSLWHWKHFRPHEDFNHIIRUW WKH¿UVWJDPHEXWZRQWKH LQ /\GLD .DOEÀHLVFK $VKOH\ 1HPLVK ZDV VWLOO FRQ¿GHQW LQ second by a 15-2 blowout. %ODFNDQG.D\OD:RURWQLDN his decision to put in Crosby. 7KH /RUGV ORVW WKHLU ¿UVW Bender padded that lead in “I think Danielle came doubleheader of the season WKH IRXUWK FRPLQJ KRPH RQ D in and gave us some qual-  DQG  DJDLQVW 6W &ODLU VLQJOHE\'DQLHOOH&URVE\PDN- LW\ SLWFKLQJ´ VDLG 1HPLVK College on Sept. 14 at Durham LQJLW “They just took advantage of Fields. Conestoga started to chip VRPHJRRGEDOOV´ 7KHWHDPSLFNHGXSLWV¿UVW DZD\DWWKHOHDGLQWKH¿IWKDV The Lords regained their win of the season on Sept. 12 in &RQGRUV RXW¿HOGHU 0DFNHQ]LH two-run lead in the bottom a 5-3 victory over the Condors Ainlay scored on a well-hit ball KDOI RI WKH VL[WK DV %HWKDQ\ at Durham Fields. WRIDUOHIW¿HOG Shepperdson doubled and later But that wasn’t the only ac- Lords pitcher Lydia Kalb- VFRUHGPDNLQJLW complishment that night. Lords ÀHLVFK ZDV SXOOHG LQ WKH VL[WK Condors catcher Hilary head coach Jim Nemish picked after allowing a triple to centre Heighton gave the Lords a scare XSKLVthFDUHHUZLQZKLFK ¿HOGE\&RQGRUVVKRUWVWRS7RUL in the seventh with a triple with is the most in OCAA history. Taylor. Danielle Crosby was two outs. But Crosby made up ³,W IHHOV JRRG \RX NQRZ´ brought in to replace her on the IRU LW UHWLULQJ WKH QH[W EDWWHU said Nemish. “It’s a combina- mound. and sealing the win. WLRQRIDORWRI\HDUVKHUHDQG .DOEÀHLVFK ¿QLVKHG WKH &URVE\ HDUQHG WKH VDYH DO- Dan Cearns a lot of good players coming QLJKW DOORZLQJ WZR UXQV RYHU lowing just one earned run on SWEET CHIN MUSIC: Lords player Brittany Bender WKURXJK WKH SURJUDP DQG LW¶V ¿YH LQQLQJV RQ IRXU KLWV DQG three hits over two innings. GXFNVRXWRIWKHZD\RIDSLWFKDWWKHZRPHQ·VIDVWEDOO all their efforts and the coach- striking out four batters. The Lords are now 2-3 this home opener at Durham Field. LQJVWDII¶VHIIRUWVDQGWKHJLUOV $IWHU WKDW WKH OHDG VHHPHG season and are tied with Seneca for their efforts to play the WRDOPRVWGLVDSSHDUDV/DXUHQ for fourth in the standings. The process of becoming varsity Francis Viloria ments. Chronicle Staff For a student who transfers WZLFHRUPRUHWKHVWXGHQWLVUH- 0HQ¶V DQG ZRPHQ¶V EDV- quired to sit out one year from NHWEDOO PHQ¶V DQG ZRPHQ¶V their last league/playoff game KRFNH\WHQQLVURZLQJMXVWD WRSOD\LQWKHQH[WVHDVRQ few of the wide variety of sports 5HJLVWUDWLRQ LV RQH WKLQJ that UOIT and Durham College but the athlete has to be physi- have to offer. These sports may cally able to play. “They have EHGLIIHUHQWEXWWKH\DOOKDYHWR to get a physical done by their start from square one: tryouts. family physician or a physician Tryouts are not as easy as you DWWKH+HDOWK&HQWUHDVZHOODV Matthew Mazer think; there is a whole process D ZDLYHU D FRQVHQWWRWUHDW- before an athlete can play at the ment waiver so we are able to WATCH THE BALL: 7KHPHQ·V5LGJHEDFNVRFFHUVHDVRQVWDUWHGZLWKDZLQ varsity level. cover liability wise that we’ve DJDLQVWWKH:DWHUORR:DUULRUVRQWKHLUKRPHÀHOG $FFRUGLQJWRHOL- made our due diligence that JLELOLW\ JXLGHOLQHV LQ RUGHU WR these athletes are healthy and participate in any game involv- are physically capable of play- UOIT soccer team starts with a win ing OCAA or CCAA schools in LQJ VSRUWV DW D SK\VLFDO OHYHO´ play got sloppy and this allowed second goal scorer said. “Sec- VSRUWVDOOSOD\HUVPXVWEHIXOO said Athletic Therapist Alison Matthew Mazer :DWHUORRWRVFRUH RQG KDOI ZH ODLG RII IRU D ELW time students and meet the Chasczewski The Chronicle The players agreed that the and conceded a late penalty OCAA eligibility requirements. The athletes have to go star of the game was goalkeeper DQGUDOOLHGWRZDUGVWKHHQG´ Athletic co-ordinator Karen through a mandatory physical. The UOIT Ridgebacks men’s 7UDYLV 0DUWLQ ³7KH JDPH ZDV “I would improve our play Richards said that if a student’s Chasczewski said they have to VRFFHU WHDP SOD\HG WKHLU ¿UVW a good stepping stone for the LQWKHVHFRQGKDOI:HNLQGRI schedule is busy throughout meet the physical requirements KRPH JDPH RI WKH VHDVRQ RQ JX\V´0DUWLQVDLG³:H¶YHEHHQ JRWVORSS\:HZHUHQ¶WSOD\LQJ two years of a three-year pro- of the sport. If someone has a 6HSW  ZLQQLQJ  RYHU WKH in a slump for a bit and getting our game which is ball on the JUDP WKH VWXGHQW FDQ WU\ RXW SUHH[LVWLQJ LQMXU\ LW GRHVQ¶W :DWHUORR :DUULRUV DIWHU  the win. It was a hard fought JURXQGDQGPRYHLW´ for a sport in the third year. matter if it’s a practice or a try- minutes of play. ZLQ,WKLQNLWKHOSHGXVDORW´ ³:H SOD\HG ¿UVW KDOI JRRG There is also no age limit. RXW 7KHLU KHDOWK LV DW ULVN VR 0LG¿HOGHU 'HFODQ :HLU ³:H FRXOG EH PRUH RUJD- DQG VHFRQG KDOI EDG´ PHQ¶V A student who transfers that is when a physical is cru- scored an early goal for the QL]HG ZH¶UH D \RXQJ JURXS RI coach Vaso Vujanovic said. As from another school can also cial. Ridgebacks in the fourth min- guys and we’re still learning for what he would like to see WU\RXWEXWLW¶VPRUHFRPSOLFDW- An injured athlete can still ute. The second goal for the about each other but I feel that LPSURYHPHQWV RQ IRU WKH QH[W ed. Richards said the student WU\RXWEXWKDVWREHFOHDUHGWR Ridgebacks came from John we have a lot of potential going JDPHKHVDLG³:HMXVWQHHGWR still needs to register online play by a family physician be- 0F0LFKDHOLQWKHWKPLQXWH LQWRWKHIXWXUH´ JHWWKHEDOORQWKHJURXQG´ but has to sign a release form cause he or she knows the his- The Ridgebacks played a great ³:H SOD\HG SUHWW\ JRRG WKH UOIT played against Laurier to play on the team and needs WRU\ RI WKH SDWLHQW VDLG &KDV- ¿UVWKDOI1HDUWKHPLGGOHHQG ¿UVWKDOINHSWWKHSUHVVXUHRQ on Sept. 21 for Homecoming to make the academic require- czewski. of the second half is when their WKHP´ -RKQ 0F0LFKDHO WKH weekend. The Chronicle September 24, 2013 23 ENTERTAINMENT Creativity dazzles at E.P. Taylor’s

VWDUW$OWKRXJK,GLG¿QGVRPH Tim Morrell RIWKHFRVWXPHVKLODULRXV´VDLG The Chronicle 5LGGHOO 2QH VWXGHQW IHOW VKH FRXOG Creativity was apparent at LPSURYH WKH ODFNOXVWUH QDWXUH ¿UVWJODQFH3HRSOHZHQWRXWRI RI WKH HYHQW ZLWK D IHZ LGHDV WKHLU ZD\ WR XVH WKH PRVW RE- WKH 6WXGHQW $VVRFLDWLRQ PD\ VFXUH LWHPV IURP VWUDZV DQG QRWKDYHFRQVLGHUHGLQWKH¿UVW GXFW WDSH WR WLQIRLO WR FRQMXUH SODFH XSDFRVWXPHIRUQRWURSK\RU ³, ZRXOG KDYH FKDQJHG WKH SHWW\ DZDUG EXW IRU WKH LQYLV- GDWHRIWKHHYHQW´VDLG1RYHP- LEOH FURZQ RI HQY\ 7KH FURZG EHU &KHUQLFN LQ &RPPXQLFD- PD\KDYHEHHQVSDUVHEXWWKH\ WLRQVDW82,7³,IRXQGHYHQWV ZHUH ¿OOHG ZLWK VKHHU H[FLWH- GXULQJWKH¿UVWZHHNKDGDORW PHQWWRHQWHU(37D\ORU¶VIRU PRUH DWWHQGHHV , ZRXOG DOVR &DPSXV )HVW¶V ZDFNLHVW HYHQW PDNH LW DOODJHV (YHQ WKRXJK $Q\WKLQJ%XW&ORWKHV EHLQJ EDUULFDGHG WR D FHUWDLQ +RZHYHU VLQFH WKLV HYHQW DUHDWRGULQNFDQEHDQQR\LQJ ZDVQRWDVZHOOUHFHLYHGDVWKH KDYLQJWKHHYHQWDOODJHVZRXOG RWKHU &DPSXV )HVW HYHQWV WKLV KDYH ¿OOHG WKH EDU ZLWK PRUH \HDU FDPSXV VHFXULW\ VWDUWHG ERGLHV´VKHFKXFNOHG WR OHW DQ\RQH LQ UHJDUGOHVV RI 7KLV SDUW\ KDV EHHQ D SDUW DWWLUH 7KLV GLGQ¶W JR RYHU ZHOO RI&DPSXV)HVWIRUIRXU\HDUV IRUDVHOHFWIHZ DQG 3HWHU &KLQZHXED SUHVL- ³2QHWKLQJWKDWERWKHUHGPH GHQW RI WKH 6WXGHQW $VVRFLD- DQGP\JLUOVLVWKH\OHWSHRSOH WLRQVDLGKH¶VRSHQWRWKHLGHD LQ ZHDULQJ QRUPDO FORWKHV 7R WRDGGDEHVWGUHVVHGDZDUGWR PH WKDW UXLQHG LW EHFDXVH LW HQFRXUDJH D JUHDWHU IROORZLQJ ZHQWDJDLQVWWKHSXUSRVHRIWKH LQWKHIXWXUH $%& SDUW\´ VDLG 6KDUOD 5LG- ³:HDUHDOZD\VWU\LQJWRSUR- GHOO LQ 'LJLWDO 3KRWRJUDSK\ DW Tim Morrell PRWH HYHQWV WR WKH EHVW RI RXU 'XUKDP&ROOHJH DELOLW\WRHQVXUHWKDWDUHHYHQWV :KHWKHULWZDVWKHDGYHUWLVHG DANCING: Four girls dressed in anything but clothes, Sharla Riddell, Jessica Ma- DUH ZHOO DWWHQGHG DQG SHRSOH PHVVDJH WKDW ZDVQ¶W FOHDU RU son, Kristie Robbie and November Chernick. DUH KDYLQJ IXQ +RZHYHU ZH VRPHGLGQ¶W¿QGZHDULQJVRPH- GH¿QLWHO\ ORRNHG RXW RI SODFH WHQGHHVWKRXJKWWKHHYHQWZDV RND\ EXW QRW DV H[FLWLQJ DV KDYH\HWWRFRQVLGHUWKHSRVVL- WKLQJ VR ULGLFXORXV LQ SXEOLF D 5HJDUGOHVV RI WKRVH QRW SDU- GHFHQWDWEHVW LW FRXOG KDYH EHHQ 7KDW PD\ ELOLW\IRUDZDUGVIRUWKDWHYHQW YLDEOHRSWLRQWKRVHLQGLYLGXDOV WLFLSDWLQJDWWKHHYHQWDIHZDW- ³, WKRXJKW WKH HYHQW ZDV KDYH EHHQ EHFDXVH RI WKH VORZ EXWLWLVDJUHDWVXJJHVWLRQ´ How to turn from loser to lover Stories, advice, laughter and attraction floated around E.P. Taylor’s

(YHU\ERG\ EXUVW RXW ODXJK- ZKDW,GR,ZDQWSHRSOHWRVWRS Aleksandra Sharova LQJ SUREDEO\ WKLQNLQJ KH KDG PLVVLQJRSSRUWXQLWLHV´KHVDLG The Chronicle IDOOHQDQGZHWKLVSDQWV µ0U $WWUDFWLRQ¶ RSHQHG KLV 7KLV LOOIDWHG ER\¶V QDPH VKRZ ZLWK LFHEUHDNLQJ KLJK 7KHUH VKH ZDV EHDXWLIXO LV 5\DQ &ODXVRQ DQG QRZ KH ILYHDVPDQ\SHRSOHDV\RX DQGJUDFHIXOZDONLQJGRZQWKH LV D SURIHVVLRQDO GDWLQJ FRDFK FDQLQVHFRQGVH[HUFLVH+H VWDLUVLQVORZPRWLRQ DQG D VWDQGXS FRPHGLDQ ZKR WKHQ IRFXVHG RQ WDONLQJ DERXW %XPEXPEXP JDYHDWWUDFWLRQWLSVWRVWXGHQWV FHUWDLQUXOHVRIDWWUDFWLRQVXFK +LVKHDUWZDVJRLQJWRMXPS 0RQGD\6HSW DV PLPLFNLQJ DQG FRQQHFWLQJ RXWRIKLVFKHVW7KDWPRPHQW &ODXVRQ¶V PDQWUD ³$WWUDF- PHQWDODWWUDFWLRQDQGERG\ODQ- KHGHFLGHGKHQRORQJHUZRXOG WLRQLVDVNLOO´PL[HGZLWKKX- JXDJH VSLFLQJ LW XS ZLWK OXGL- EHWKHVK\DQGQHUYRXVSHUVRQ PRXU DQG VDWLUH SURYHG WR EH FURXVH[DPSOHVRIKLVDZNZDUG KH XVHG WR EH WKURXJKRXW KLV D SHUIHFW FRPELQDWLRQ IRU VXF- GDWHV KLJKVFKRRO\HDUV FHVV ,Q  KH ZDV DZDUGHG &ODXVRQ ¿QLVKHG WKH VKRZ ³:K\DP,DIUDLG",¶PJRLQJ )DVWHVW5LVLQJ6WDUE\Campus ZLWKKRPDJHWRKLVJUDQGPRWK- WRDVNKHURXW´WKRXJKWVZHUH Activities Magazine &ODXVRQ HUZKRWULSSHGKLVJUDQGIDWKHU VSLQQLQJLQKLVKHDG SHUIRUPVPRUHWKDQVKRZV WRJHWKLVDWWHQWLRQ³,QDYHU\ 7KH ODVW VRXQG LQ µKHOOR¶ SHU \HDU LQ ERWK WKH 8QLWHG VPDOO ZD\ ,¶P KHUH EHFDXVH WXUQHG LQWR µRK¶ DV KH WULSSHG 6WDWHV DQG &DQDGD +H DOVR P\ JUDQGPRWKHU WRRN DFWLRQ´ RQWKHWRSVWHSDQGIHOOIURPD WHDFKHV PHQ DQG ZRPHQ WKH &ODXVRQVDLG JLDQWÀLJKWRIVWDLUV VHFUHWVRI¿QGLQJORYHEDVHGRQ  'DQLHO )XOGD ZKR ZDV %XW WKDW ZDVQ¶W WKH ZRUVW KLVERRNThe Nine Rules of At- ZDLWLQJWRSRVHKLVTXHVWLRQWR SDUW traction &ODXVRQ DIWHU WKH HYHQW VDLG 6LQFHKHKDVEHHQGLDJQRVHG ³+DYH\RXHYHUEHHQLQDVLW- ³,W ZDV UHDOO\ LQWHOOLJHQW FRP- ZLWK GLDEHWHV ZKHQ KH ZDV XDWLRQZKHQ\RXVDZVRPHRQH HG\,ZRXOGVD\)XQEXWDOVR HLJKW\HDUVROGKLVPRWKHUXVX- DQG\RXZHUHOLNHµ:RZZKRLV LQIRUPDWLYH DW WKH VDPH WLPH DOO\ SDFNHG SLQN µ-XLF\ -XLFH¶ WKDWSHUVRQ"¶DQG\RXZDQWHGWR 7KHUH LV D ORW \RX FDQ OHDUQ Aleksandra Sharova ER[HVIRUVFKRRO7KDWXQIRUWX- JRDSSURDFKEXWHLWKHUEHFDXVH IURPKLP+HNHSWLWOLJKWDQG QDWHGD\RQHZDVLQKLVSRFNHW \RX JRW QHUYRXV RU \RX GLGQ¶W IXQQ\´)XOGDOHDUQHGDERXWWKH COMEDY: Ryan Clauson, a dating coach and stand-up DQGLWH[SORGHGLQKLVSDQWVDV NQRZZKDWWRGR±\RXPLVVHG VKRZE\ZRUGRIPRXWK FRPHGLDQDW(37D\ORU·V6HSWGXULQJKLV0U$WWUDFWLRQ KHKLWWKHZDOO DQRSSRUWXQLW\7KDW¶VZK\,GR $QGWKHZRUGZDVDWWUDFWLRQ show 24 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Entertainment A hypnotic performance Riot at E.P.’s Katrina Owens The Chronicle Jesmarnin Lafuente Tony Lee, an annual per- The Chronicle former at E.P.’s, had students in stitches by the end of his un- Durham College stu- conventional hypnotist act. dents were treated to “I’ve never left this place laughter and raunchiness sober,” said Lee right before during Comedy Night at KH VODPPHG GRZQ ¿YH WHTXLOD E.P. Taylor’s, one of many shots in a row. By this time the events that took place students who had fallen vic- throughout the college’s tim to Lee’s soothing, hypnotic orientation week. voice were sitting on stage. +RVWHG E\ WKH 6WXGHQW After wetting his mouth Lee Association of Durham returned to the stage, and the College and UOIT, Com- games began. edy Night brings students Despite E.P.’s being at full together for a night of capacity, sweat beads turned humour, laugh-out-loud into icicles. Students on stage debauchery and even an experienced both ends of the intimate, absurd glimpse temperature spectrum, leaving into the comics’ lives. This them hugging one another for year, Nick Reynoldson, warmth. Lee had them thinking Barry Taylor and K. Trevor they were in sub-zero weather. Wilson of the Comedy Re- Once students got over cords Collective graced the weather shock they ventured stage with their antics and back to a time when things wit. were less stressful – elementary After packing into a school. Lee, not being as sweet full house at the pub, the as the usual grade 3 teacher, event began with Taylor received a series of sour facial breaking the ice with some expressions from the “third TXLUNVDERXWKLVKRPHFLW\ graders.” RI +DPLOWRQ 7KH IRXQGHU Lee brought students back Katrina Owens of Comedy Records, Tay- to the present and things start- lor has gathered some of HG WR JHW ULVTXp RQ VWDJH +H TONY LEE, X-RATED HYPNOTIST: Lee had students under the control of his WKH¿QHVWFRPHGLDQVLQWKH left nothing to the imagination K\SQRVLVDVKHSHUIRUPHGKLVDQQXDODFWDW(37D\ORU·VRQ6HSW Toronto region to perform when the hypnotized students stand-up. Following jokes “thought” they were seeing him regarding an ex-girlfriend in his birthday suit. The lads of) Lee took the show to an new shoot. At this point in the eve- tually let go from Lee’s hypnot- with an unexpected male looked away while the women level. Unbeknownst to them, ning the crowd was in hyster- ic hold and walked shamefully appendage, he passed the on staged had a look of disbelief the hypnotized men strutted ics, waiting to see what comfort back to their tables. By 10 p.m. microphone to Reynold- on their faces. their stuff on stage under the zone Lee would push the stu- E.P’s was engulfed in laughter son. After hearing a range of com- illusion they were female mod- dents out of next. and disbelief about what hap- “Guys… I know I look ments about his attire (or lack els posing for a magazine photo Students on stage were even- pened. like Santa left behind or some shit,” opened Reyn- oldson. “This is what hap- pens when you mix a white James Wan’s ‘The Conjuring’ guy with a brown girl.” Despite his small stature, Reynoldson’s act showed he had more bite to him with an eccentric act and brings originality back to horror over-the-top delivery. Al- WKRXJK KH GLGQ¶W ¿QLVK unfold as the chilled out, family of religious James Wan has given The Conjuring the the Comedy: Writing and Sarah Samuel skeptics move into a rather grim looking face of an old-school horror movie where Performance program The Chronicle IDUPKRXVHLQ5KRGH,VODQGZLWKWKHLU¿YH shadows and noises scared people more DW +XPEHU KH FRQWLQ- daughters and their pet dog who refuses to than a boogey man with a weapon. Aban- ued with his passion and The bloody, merciless graphics of to- enter the house as it senses the Perrons are GRQLQJ EORRG DQG JXWV DQG LQVWHDG ¿OOLQJ is growing in popularity day’s horror movies pull you right in, but not welcome. the screen with mood and tension of a real within the Canadian com- every now and then a movie comes out that All goes well in the daytime but things life exorcism works out very well in Wan’s edy scene. Reynoldson left is clean in its run yet beckons the audience go bumping in the night more than they favour. the crowd at E.P.’s roaring to watch it because it is based on real life should at the Perrons; wall clocks strangely The interesting thing about The Conjur- with laughter and handed events. stop at the witching hour (3:07a.m.), inex- ing is that it doesn’t matter whether the the stage over to the night’s The Conjuring, directed and written by plicable knocking echoes down stairs, one viewers believe in ghosts or not, the things headliner, Wilson. James Wan, producer of Saw and Insidi- of the Perrons daughter starts sleepwalk- that happen at the Perrons’ are scary be- Known as the Man ous, introduces us to yet another spine- ing again. One morning, Carolyn wakes up cause Wan has beautifully built up so much Mountain of Comedy, chilling story. Not as meat grinding as WR EUXLVHV DQG ¿QGV RXW WKDW 6DGLH WKHLU WHQVLRQZLWKWKHVFULSWDQGWKH¿OP¶VVFRUH Wilson has been in the Saw, The Conjuring packs a punch with its dog, has died mysteriously. Things worsen that it can scare anyone. entertainment business seemingly fewer to no digital effects, which as the Perrons try to make this house their The frights and chills come in the sec- for over 15 years and has give the movie its closer to reality look. home. RQGKDOIRIWKH¿OPEXWWKH¿UVWKDOIZLVHO\ won awards for his per- The story is based on the real life events Carolyn eventually contacts demonolo- builds up the characters and by the time formances. Winner of the of Ed and Lorraine Warren, two real-life gists Ed Warren and his clairvoyant wife, the audience sees the struggling family, -XVW )RU /DXJKV +RPH- paranormal investigators played by Pat- begging them to investigate. The Warrens they have established an onscreen rela- grown Comic Competition, ULFN:LOVRQDQG9HUD)DUPLJD,QWKH¿OP arrive and shortly realize that a demonic tionship with the characters that makes Wilson kept students roll- the dynamic duo investigates a haunting at female spirit possesses the house. She the audience get on Perrons’ side and root ing in their seats laughing Roger and Carolyn Perron’s home, played preys on the living, yearning to possess a for them to come alive out from this life and taking shots at him- by Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor. vulnerable young female’s body. They also threatening struggle. self about his lumberjack- The Warrens are the same couple that ¿QGRXWWKHIHPDOHVSLULWKDXQWLQJWKH3HU- Thus, with the credits rolling, the view- HVTXH DSSHDUDQFH :LO- are also the real life inspiration behind the ron’s house was a witch who was burned ers are left wanting more and realizing son’s simple and mono- VWRU\OLQH RI WKH PRYLHV 7KH +DXQWLQJ LQ LQWKH6DOHP:LWFK+XQWLQIRU that, the haunted house tales are back in tone delivery made an un- &RQQHFWLFXWDQG7KH$PLW\YLOOH+RUURU VDFUL¿FLQJKHUFKLOGUHQWR6DWDQDQGVKHLV action. (That’s what I thought while sink- forgettable performance. The Conjuring is set in 1971 and starts to back now to do it again. ing into my theater seat.) Entertainment The Chronicle September 24, 2013 25 Sobering up from the post-con hangover next year. DUH¿OOLQJXSDWKHDWUHRI Andrew Fliegel Even if comic books or video seats. It’s crazy.” The Chronicle games aren’t a personal prefer- Armstrong says during the What’s better than 100,000 ence, there are Magic the Gath- year it would be a good idea to sweaty nerds geeking out on ering card game tournaments broaden horizons in different over 750,000 square feet? happening at comic shops all genres. “You could very well be “Nothing at all,” says James over Whitby and Oshawa. “This a expert by the time Fan Expo Armstrong, the event and pro- gives you the opportunity to hits,” he says. gramming co-ordinator for Fan meet and compete against peo- ,QVWHDG RI EHLQJ D VFL¿ Expo Canada. ple who share the same passion know-it-all only, maybe ex- August 25 marked the last as you, sort of like Fan Expo,” plore something like anime. day of Canada’s largest annual says Miguel. It can lead to friendships with comic book convention leaving “It would also be a great idea people you wouldn’t normally DYRLGIRUIDQVWR¿OO to get your nerd knowledge approach, like the popular Jap- Fan Expo Canada takes up to code before the next big anese fashion cult, Lolita. place in the heart of downtown event.” “Now you have to be care- at the Metro Toronto Conven- Since Fan Expo plays host to ful with the Lolita people, Lo- tion Centre. hundreds of different fandoms, lita is not cosplay. It’s a fashion The convention brings all there is a lot to brush up on. movement from Japan. They kinds of people from all over Something as small as an indie wear this stuff everyday in pub- the country into a single space TV show that airs only on You- lic. It’s their style,” shares Arm- where they can gush over six Tube could become huge with- strong. “Knowing something as different genres. There are in the next couple of years. Now small as this can get you in with FRPLFV VFL¿ YLGHR JDPHV is the perfect time to become a the crowd.” horror, anime and sports. pro on it. Although attendees are It’s nearly one month since “Some shows stay around still in the dark about what’s the end of the event and we are for one season and others go planned for next year’s Fan dealing with the post-con hang- on for a couple, so it’s hard to Expo, they can start preparing over, as Fan Expo celebrity, Na- measure how big they will be- now. than Fillion, likes to call it. come,” says Fan Expo’s Arm- “We are well aware of next

How exactly do we get out of Andrew Fliegel strong. “One cast we’ve had for year’s 20th anniversary and the blues and quench our thirst three years now is Lost Girl. we’re looking into big activities for next expo? PEW PEW: Two Fan Expo Canada 2013 attendees co- :KHQ ZH ¿UVW KDG WKHP WKH and stuff, but everything is in “Our shop, Comic Book Ad- splaying as Deadpool (Left) and My Little Pony-Pool. show hadn’t really aired yet, so the planning stage right now,” diction, and other comic book no one really cared. Then they says Armstrong. free comic book day. The shop nerd out with fellow trainers. It shops are always having small KDGWKH¿UVWVHDVRQZKLFKKDG Don’t worry nerds. There invites anyone to stop by, pick may not be anything like meet- events going on,” says sales as- a couple of episodes. Now this are only 338 days left until Fan up a couple of free comic books ing Pokémon star Veronica sociate, Victoria Miguel, who year, with three seasons in, we ([SR&DQDGD and mingle with fellow fans. Taylor at Fan Expo, but it is a attended this year’s Fan Expo. Pokémon League Monday great opportunity to meet new Comic Book Addiction, lo- gives Pokémon fans a chance to people and chat up ideas for cated in Whitby, has events like Despicable Me 2’s villains get some love Insidious Chapter 2 review which allows the audience to Kate Hussey forget the actor behind the car- The Chronicle toon. *UX VSHQGV WLPH UHÀHFWLQJ An intriguing sequel with a cheesy He has come a long way on the days when he faced re- since his days of plotting to MHFWLRQ E\ ZRPHQ ZKLFK OHG steal the moon from the sky, to some of his bitterness and tone not afraid to explore its mythology but sometimes going after the insecurity. He doubts himself branches out and follows two to Josh’s past and reconnect ORYHRIDZRPDQLVMXVWDVWKULOO- throughout most of the movie, core groups throughout to with a fallen ally. Their antics ing. After a three-year wait, Tim Morrell but his insecurity makes his The Chronicle keep viewers engaged in the are better received because of 'HVSLFDEOH0H¿QDOO\UHWXUQHG character more likeable to the mystery element. This movie the sequel has a more loony to theatres with its comical ani- viewer. It’s important that he James Wan has achieved delves into the past where tone than its predecessor. mated sequel. The likable vil- is portrayed as the good guy in a triumph so monumen- -RVK¿UVWHQFRXQWHUHGWKHHYLO As a result, Insidious Chap- lain Gru, voice of Steve Carell, this movie because he left his tal you might think this guy that lingers within him, which ter 2 isn’t overwhelmingly takes a break from his full-time villain role behind in the last woke up one day plotting to lends more to the mythology scary but is more intriguing. MRE DV D IDWKHU DQG EHJLQV DQ one. take over Hollywood. Com- aspect. Now the evil spirit is 7KH¿OPGRHVQ¶WERWKHUEXLOG- anti-villain career. This sequel is much stronger ing off the smash hit The ¿JKWLQJIRUVRPHWKLQJKHPD\ ing tension or creating atmo- +LVTXHVWLVWR¿QGRXWZKR LQSORWWKDQWKH¿UVWPRYLHDQG Conjuring earlier in the take for granted, life. VSKHUH OLNH WKH ¿UVW EXW UH- stole a powerful mutagen prod- keeps the viewer on their toes summer, Wan was poised to Patrick Wilson as Josh OLHVPRUHRQMXPSVFDUHVDQG uct from a lab. Gru becomes throughout most of it. produce another horror hit Lambert, absolutely conveys bloodcurdling dialogue. Fol- side-tracked by a beautiful The music suited to the mov- in the same year with Insidi- DEHOLHYDEOHIDWKHU¿JXUHMXVW lowing the spectral paper trail woman named Lucy, who hap- ie, dramatic when it needed to ous Chapter 2. And boy, did wanting the best for his family also makes for a more com- pens to have the same rare oc- be, and silly when it could be. he ever deliver the goods. while losing a grip on reality pelling tale than what most cupation as him and is hired At the end, the yellow minions The movie doesn’t waste and falling further into seclu- audiences will anticipate. The to help him solve the crime. who hang around Gru sang the any time bringing viewers sion. He is easily the star in this spirits’ personalities this time :KLOH KH ¿QGV KLPVHOI IDOOLQJ song ‘I Swear,’ originally sung EDFNWRZKHUHWKH¿UVW¿OPOHIW feature. While Rose Byrne is around are greatly exagger- for Lucy, he cringes at the idea by John Michael Montgomery. off. Josh Lambert ventured also superb, her role as Renai ated, more lifelike if you will, of his young daughter crushing The goofy song outbreak fol- through ‘the Further’ a hid- Lambert is greatly decreased. whereas before they seemed on the stereotypical bad boy lowed the typical cookie cutter den realm to retrieve his son, However, Barbara Hershey more on rails and stuck to a who has been hanging around. pattern used in many animated Dalton, and brought some as Lorraine Lambert plays a two framed bone-chilling re- Lucy’s character, voiced by movies. It lacked originality but malevolent spirit back from PRUH VLJQL¿FDQW UROH LQ WKLV action. Kristen Wiig, is annoying. She made up for it with humour. his past and now he doesn’t ¿OP$IWHUQRWLFLQJDIHZDE- In a genre that has been tries too hard to be tough at her Despicable Me 2 is a movie seem himself anymore. De- normal traits in her son Josh, on life support for decades, MREDQGVKHWDONVWRRPXFKEXW WKH ZKROH IDPLO\ FDQ HQMR\ spite moving yet again, the and experiencing a few night Insidious Chapter 2 will this is crucial to her character ZLWKREYLRXVMRNHVIRUFKLOGUHQ hauntings still occur. So the terrors herself, Lorraine seeks quench moviegoers thirst for to make her seem unique. The and hidden adult references problem leads you to believe help like any rational person D ZHOOGRQH VFDU\ ÀLFN EXW voice cast–Carell, Wiig, and which are slightly inappropri- it’s not where they live, but would and brings paranor- MXVW IDOOV VKRUW RI KRUURU ¿OP Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario– DWH,WZDV¿UVWUHOHDVHGWRWKH- the occupant that lives there. mal investigator Carl into the of the year to James Wan’s bring life and humour to the atre in Australia at the end of :KHUHWKH¿UVW¿OPZDV¿[- mix along with the returning ¿UVW RXWLQJ The Conjuring. characters and make them be- June, and now in September ated on the Lambert family’s ghost hunters, Tucker and Insidious Chapter 2 gets an lievable. They all have strong it’s still going strong because it struggle as a whole, the sequel Specs to unravel the secrets 8 out of 10. personalities and the voices are is a crowd favourite. well matched to the characters, 26 The Chronicle September 24, 2013 Entertainment Bowmanville artist releases DJ adds vinyl country blues album album to Get Bent his resume Joshua Santos Records gets The Chronicle Known for his magical melodies that take \RXU PLQG RQ D WLPHOHVV MRXUQH\ WKURXJK D Matt James ¿HOGRIHPRWLRQVWKHFXUUHQW'-RQWKH '-0DJ7RS3ROOUHFHQWO\UHOHDVHG KLVVRSKRPRUHDOEXPIROORZLQJDVXFFHVVIXO Will McGuirk GHEXWZLWK$UPDGD0XVLFLQ The Chronicle :KLOH KLV ¿UVW DOEXP ,Q 0\ 2SLQLRQ featured a beautiful blend of classic trance :KLOH IRUPHU 'XUKDP &ROOHJH VRXQGV ZLWK SURJUHVVLYH KRXVH EHDWV 2UMDQ student and employee Matthew 1LOVHQ ¿QDOO\ UHOHDVHG D JUHDW VHOHFWLRQ RI -DPHVZRUNVLQQHZPHGLDKHSOD\V YDULRXV VW\OHV ZKLOH VWLOO UHPDLQLQJ WUXH WR in the old. his traditional musical roots. No Saint Out of 7KH%RZPDQYLOOHUHVLGHQWKDVMXVW 0HLVWKHIROORZXSWRKLV¿UVWDOEXP released his debut recording of tradi- )RUKLVVHFRQGUHFRUGWKH1RUZHJLDQVWX- tional country blues on vinyl. Titled GLR ZL]DUG PDGH TXLWH D IHZ VLJQL¿FDQW \HW :RUULHG %OXH WKH WUDFN DOEXP LV notable changes. The feel of the album is available on local label Get Bent Re- XQOLNHKLV¿UVWDVLWHPEUDFHVDSURJUHVVLYH cords. Will McGuirk house vibe. ³, ZDV D VWXGHQW LQ WKH 0XOWLPH- ,WLVVWLOOJUHDWHVSHFLDOO\WRQHZFRPHUVWR GLD'HVLJQSURJUDP´VD\V-DPHV³,W JAMES IS WORRIED BLUE: Bowmanville musician Matt James, the scene who indulge in club bangers and was a three year advanced diploma SLFWXUHGKHUHZLWKKLVGHEXWYLQ\OUHFRUGÀOOHGZLWKFRXQWU\EOXHV7KH GDQFHÀRRUKLWVKRZHYHUIRUWKRVHORQJWLPH WKDWIRFXVHVRQJUDSKLFGHVLJQ¿OP WUDFNVRQWKHDOEXPDUHZLWKORFDOODEHO*HW%HQW5HFRUGV WUDQFHIDQVDQGORYHUVRIESPWKLVDO- audio and a few business classes.” bum may be appear to be generic or mediocre ³, GHFLGHG WR SXW PXFK IRFXV RQ at best. Tracks that may seem unappealing to the web development aspect of the :LVK , :DV ,Q +HDYHQ 'HOLD *RG ZLWK-DPHV RQZDVKERDUGDQGKDU- enthusiasts include This Traktor and Knob- SURJUDPZKLFKXOWLPDWHO\JRWPHD Moves On The Water and The Prodi- monica. WZLVWHUKRZHYHU1LOVHQUHWXUQVWRZKDWPDGH MRE XQGHU WKH UHVHDUFK GHSDUWPHQW gal Son. The record was produced by the KLPWRGD\VWULNLQJ\RXZLWKDQH[KLODUDWLQJ LQ -DQXDU\  P\ ¿QDO VHPHVWHU  ³,W¶V WKH VWRULHV WKDW WKRVH VRQJV %HQW%URWKHUV DND'XUKDP&ROOHJH lightning bolt-like energy with electro trance of the program. I worked three dif- DUHWHOOLQJWKDWVWDQGRXWIRUPHWKDW instructor Abel Renton). He chose hits such as Violetta and XIING. IHUHQWFRQWUDFWVIRU'XUKDP&ROOHJH PDGHPHZDQWWRVLQJWKHP´KHVD\V to record the album in a traditional $ORQJZLWKDOLVWRILQVWUXPHQWDOVWKHDO- XQWLO$XJXVW´ ³6RXQG IRU PH HYRNHV HPRWLRQ manner. bum features a wide variety of collaborators But when he is not up to his eyes and it is the emotion that is evoked ³$OO WKH WUDFNV ZHUH OLYH RII WKH VXFK DV -RQDWKDQ 0HQGHOVRKQ &KULVWLQD in bits and bytes he is up to ears in from the slide guitar that does it for ÀRRUZLWKMXVW¿YHPLNHVUHDOO\UDZ 1RYHOOLDQG$GDP

Christopher Willis :LWK VRPH PDQLSXODWLRQ The Chronicle and lying, King gets what he wants - the boys back togeth- The Golden Mile: 12 pints er for a night of boozing. But in 12 pubs in one night, a pub- things start to get strange. crawl for the ages. 7KHLUKRPHWRZQLVQRZIXOO 7KLV LV ZKDW ¿YH UHXQLWHG RI ZKDW DSSHDU WR EH KXPDQV childhood friends try to tackle but are actually robots. DJDLQDVDGXOWVLQWKHVFL¿FRP- 7KH URERWV KDYH WDNHQ WKH edy The World’s End, directed '1$RIWKHHQWLUHSRSXODWLRQRI by Edgar Wright and written by 1HZWRQ+DYHQDQGDWWHPSWWR :ULJKWDQG6LPRQ3HJJ GRWKHVDPHWRWKH¿YHPHQ 7KH PRYLH LV VHW LQ 1HZWRQ Once they learn about the +DYHQ D ¿FWLRQDO FLW\ LQ (QJ- robots, the group continues 6&5((16+272)7+(:25/'·6(1': The main characters enjoying a drink land, where the task at hand with their wild night of drink- at one of the 12 pubs. awaits and also where the char- LQJ WR WU\ WR DSSHDU QRUPDO acters grew up. and unsuspecting so they don’t +RZHYHURQHRIWKHP*DU\ draw attention. .LQJ SOD\HG E\ 3HJJ GRHVQ¶W 7KURXJKRXWWKH¿OPEUDZOV tones throughout. ,QWKH¿OPZHVHHZKDW¶VLP- LPSURYH XQWLO KH GRHV $Q DO- H[DFWO\PRYHRQIURPKLVWHHQ- EUHDNRXWEHWZHHQWKHPHQDQG 7KHUH LV FRQIRUPLW\ ZKLFK portant to the characters, and FRKROLF ZKR FRQVWDQWO\ OLYHV age state. King and his four URERWV LQ YDULRXV SXEV DURXQG is what the robots are trying to King it’s The Golden Mile. in the past, he wants what his IULHQGV DWWHPSWHG WKH *ROGHQ town, all while King still tries to WRDFFRPSOLVKE\EHLQJOLNHHY- The reason he wanted to do the IULHQGVKDYHEXWWKH\DUHQ¶WUH- Mile in their youth and couldn’t GULQNHYHU\SLQWLQHYHU\SXE HU\ERG\HOVHOLYLQJDOLIHZKHUH 12 pubs was because he was re- ally happy either, although it PDNH LW WR WKH ODVW SXE RQ WKH 7KHVWRU\OLQHEHFRPHVTXLWH nothing changes, and doing OLYLQJ WKH PRPHQW RI KLV SDVW DSSHDUV WKDW ZD\ :LWK FOHYHU PDS7KH:RUOG¶V(QG FRPSOH[ DV WR ZK\ URERWV DUH ZKDWHYHU\RQHGRHV WKDWWRKLPZDVWKHEHVWLQKLV ZULWLQJ IXQQ\ PRPHQWV DQG ,W¶V VRPHWKLQJ WKDW .LQJ LV WDNLQJ RYHU EXW VWLOO UHPDLQV ,W JLYHV DQ LQWHUHVWLQJ SHU- life. He thought his life would action-packed scenes, The GHWHUPLQHG WR GR DJDLQ HYHQ entertaining and has an intel- VSHFWLYH RQ KRZ ZH DUH ZLWK get better, but it didn’t. *ROGHQ 0LOH PDNHV RQH WKLQN though the others aren’t really OLJHQWSUHPLVH technology and how it has .LQJ EODPHV WKDW RQ QRW DQGUHÀHFW,WDOVRJLYHVLWVRZQ LQWHUHVWHG QRU GR WKH\ KDYH 7KHPRYLHDOWKRXJKDFRP- JURZQEXWPDGHXVDVRFLHW\RI ¿QLVKLQJ 7KH *ROGHQ 0LOH SHUVSHFWLYH RQ WKH HQG RI WKH DQ\UHDOUHVSHFWOHIWIRUKLP HG\FDUULHVPDQ\VRFLDOXQGHU- FRQIRUPLVWVDVZHOO DQG LV FRQYLQFHG WKLQJV ZRQ¶W world if it were to happen. Madchild raps across Canada Riyad Alli 7KHHYHQWZDVVSRQVRUHGE\ Chronicle Staff ORFDO 'XUKDP JURXS 6HQWUDO 6ROGLHUV (QWHUWDLQPHQW DQG 6ZROOHQ 0HPEHUV UDSSHU ZDV SURPRWHG E\ 'DQQ\ %R\ 0DGFKLOGKDVPDGHDQLPSUHV- ZKR PDQDJHV WKH 6JW 3HS- VLYHFRPHEDFNLQWKH+LS+RS SHUV +H LV D PDMRU FRQWULEXW- ZRUOGRYHUWKHSDVWIRXU\HDUV LQJ IDFWRU LQ WKH ORFDO PXVLF $IWHUEDWWOLQJDGUXJDGGLFWLRQ VFHQH ZKHQ LW FRPHV WR EULQJ- WKDW FRVW KLP KLV FDUHHU DQG LQJ PXOWLSODWLQXP DUWLVWV WR DOPRVWKLVOLIHWKH9DQFRXYHU WKH 'XUKDP DUHD DQG FUHDWLQJ based artist is back with his sec- SHUIRUPDQFH RSSRUWXQLWLHV IRU RQG VROR DOEXP /DZQ 0RZHU aspiring local artists. 0DQZKLFKGURSSHGRQ$XJ ³2SHQLQJ IRU PXOWLSODWL- Madchild, along with his roster QXPDUWLVWVFDQEHQH¿WDORFDO of openers including Slaine of DUWLVW LQ PDQ\ ZD\V´ 'DQQ\ /D &RND 1RVWUD $GOLE %URWK- %R\ H[SODLQV ³)RU H[DPSOH HUV *ULPP DQG :LOGFDUG DUH RWKHU SURPRWHUV VHH WKDW \RX touring the country together are on those kind of shows. DQGVWRSSHGLQ$MD[IRUDVROG 7KH\ WKHQ IHHO WKHUH PXVW EH out show on Sept. 9, inside Sgt. D UHDVRQ RWKHU SURPRWHUV DUH 3HSSHUV%DUDQG*ULOO SXWWLQJWKHPRQWKDWFDQOHDG 7KH YHQXH ZDV ¿OOHG ZLWK WRPRUHVKRZV$OVR