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VOLUME XXXV, Issue 9 january , Lords volley to success Get Down With Webster Story on page 28 Story on page 23 Ringin’ in the New Year Photo by Jaspinder K Jassal CHINESE NEW YEAR: Mao Ye (left) and Eva Li (right) were selling tickets in the UA atrium for the annual Chinese new year celebra- tion set to take place Jan. 26. The Chinese Student Association is putting the event together. 2009 is the year of the Ox. DC Hall of Fame additions New By Ryan Joseph the team in scoring in 1979-’80. Chronicle Staff He was an all-star in 1981-‘82. He th VP of is currently 16 all-time on the The Durham Lords sports Hall Lords scoring list, while playing of Fame expanded in 2008 with just 39 games. He was named ath- the induction of two members. lete of the year in his final season finance The year’s class includes Ron 1981-‘82. Winterink and Mario Bruno. However, it wasn’t all smooth By Samantha The event took place on Nov. 26 sailing in his time here as Winter- Stewart in the upper gallery of the athletic ink faced many scheduling con- Chronicle Staff centre. The crowd consisted of flicts. There were times when he Nevzat Gurmen is one of coaches, past inductees and cur- had a soccer game at 1 p.m. then a Durham College’s newest ad- rent student athletes. basketball game at 3. ditions as VP of Finance and “Any time we can invite peo- “I worked with the coaches and chief financial officer. ple back to our campus, it’s a real the athletic director to figure out He comes to us after work- thrill,” said Athletic Director Ken which game is more important,” ing for eight years at Centen- Babcock. Winterink said. nial College in Toronto. There Winterink was a two-sport ath- After his career at Durham, he he worked as director for lete, playing on the men’s soccer coached house league basketball Corporate Planning and Per- and basketball teams from 1979 for four years. He also coached formance, and as manager to1982. He was an important part OBA basketball for the Whitby of IT Planning and Project of the soccer team that won the Wildcats. He won two gold medals Management. school’s first OCAA gold medal in in division two and three. Gurmen is a Certified 1980. Outside of basketball he works Management Accountant “I was very excited to be in the at General Motors as a team leader who got his three-year Busi- hall of fame, but I was very ner- on the line. He has been with them ness degree in Turkey, where vous for my speech,” he said. for 25 years. He also enjoys being a he is originally from. Winterink said that being in- good husband and father. “ Durham has great peo- ducted didn’t sink in until he got a “ I would like to thank my fam- ple, everyone is very positive,” call from hockey great Bobby Orr. ily and friends for sharing this mo- says Gurmen. He hopes that “ I was happy that the ceremony ment with me,” he said. he will eventually be able to was on a Wednesday night, so I Winterink leaves advice for work more closely with stu- can go to the jersey retirement cer- athletes who decide to play two dents, as he does not interact emony Thursday,” he said. sports, on having a successful ca- with them on a day-to-day Along with being an OCAA all- reer. He says that students need basis. Gurmen feels that he star, and leading the team in scor- to work hard, not take things for is still adjusting to the new ing, he was named Durham’s MVP. granted and enjoy themselves to environment and getting to Winterink finished his soccer ca- have a successful career. know some new people but Photo by Ryan Joseph reer with a 1.11 goals per game is quickly adapting to Dur- ham College life. STAR ATHLETES: Mario Bruno (left) and Ron Winterink average. See Lords page 26 (right) were inducted into the DC Hall of Fame Nov. 29. On the basketball court he led 2 The Chronicle January 20, 2009 CAMPUS NEWS SA creates new student councils By Edith Zikmann England. Chronicle Staff “There is a second meeting (in the winter session) at which point we will Students attending the Student As- see then if anyone still has concerns sociation’s annual general meeting Nov. about me being president,” she added. 25 voted in favour of the creation of stu- More than 100 students showed up dent councils to increase representa- at the meeting, making it the highest tion for students on campus. The model student attendance to date. would encompass both the elected stu- Nayer met with England, Margaret dent faculty representatives and class Greenley, the VP of Durham College presidents to give Durham College, and two SA VPs at a closed-door meet- UOIT and Trent students an equal voice ing to discuss the impeachment motion. on campus. On his Facebook group, Nayer said that “The SA is going to be working closely after the discussion he felt the issues in actually developing a full-scale plan leading him to create the motion had to integrate the student councils within been resolved. the structure of the SA,” said Gibril Sal- Nayer originally filed the motion lah, VP Internal of the Student Associa- because he felt England had made de- tion. cisions that were against Student As- “Each council will have one board of sociation bylaws when she suspended director (student faculty representative) Sallah, the VP Internal, without pay. sitting on it,” he added. “We cannot discuss the issues sur- Amy England, president of the Stu- rounding Gibril’s leave of absence, we’re dent Association, says the council will protecting his right to privacy,” said Eng- create more leadership opportunities land. “It’s been resolved, he’s back on and will provide a bigger voice on the the executive and we support him as an student government. executive.” “In doing that we’re creating a cir- Nayer also felt SA bylaws were bro- cular government, where the board of ken when the VP of Satellite position directors take care of the executive, the was allowed to continue without being executive take care of the councils, the outlined in SA bylaws. councils represent the students and At the meeting, students voted in fa- then it circles back around,” said Eng- vour of having the VP of Satellite posi- land. tion officially adopted into SA bylaws. “It ensures consistency across the Mark Hatt will continue his role as VP board.” of Satellite, working with the president England will also continue her role as the liaison and advocate for Durham as president as a motion to remove her College students at the Whitby, Ux- from the Student Association was re- bridge and Oshawa campuses. Hatt’s scinded at the meeting. job is to also address student concerns, Photo by Edith Zikmann Rob Nayer, an accounting student at rights and responsibilities. UOIT, created the impeachment mo- Nayer had no comment. BACK IN BUSINESS: Gibril Sallah is once again VP Internal of the Student As- tion but left the meeting prior to its pre- Sallah said it “was one of the most sociation after being suspended for unspecified reasons. Sallah and the rest sentation. successful AGMs (annual general meet- of the SA want to be bigger and better in 2009. “I’m still the president, the motion ings) the SA has ever had. The turnout was not even brought forward,” said was fantastic.” Photo by Liisa Sahamies POLISH YOUR SKILLS: The second annual Durham Graduate Certificate Fair showed graduates how they could enhance their degrees. Fair spotlights graduate programs By Liisa Sahamies offered information about Dur- through e-mail, posters, and ad- formation. ogy, said this was a great oppor- Chronicle Staff ham’s various graduate certificate vertisements to come and visit Angie Paisley, Hired Career tunity for students to further their programs. Fast track diplomas for the Graduate Certificate Fair and Services, helped the students education. She said the competi- applied sciences, apprenticeship, take their skills to a new level. look for jobs depending on their tion for jobs is increasing and this The second annual Durham skilled trades and technology are This year the fair was held be- prerequisites. Not only was Hired is a good opportunity. College Graduate Certificate Fair available. fore Feb. 1, the deadline for apply- Career Services there, but also a “There’s a lot of practical skills on Jan. 14 provided opportunities Admissions and Recruitment ing to college. financial aid booth to assist stu- to enhance their degree,” said for graduates to take their skills to officer Stephanie Thomson said For those who missed the fair, dents if they needed it. Todd. the next level in one year or less. Durham College, UOIT and the Admissions and Recruitment Susan Todd, associate dean for “It gives graduate students Organized by the Admissions Trent graduates were all targeted office can always provide the in- Applied Sciences and Technol- confidence.” and Recruitment office, the fair The Chronicle January 20, 2009 3 CAMPUS NEWS DC names Lovisa top dog By Shayna Brown Chronicle Staff There’s a new man in town, a new presi- dent of Durham College that is. Don Lovisa was appointed president by the board of governors in December. “ I was thrilled, I’m still thrilled,” said Lo- visa, “I’m very honoured to be chosen and I know that I have a very large responsibility to serve this institution and all the people that are a part of it” When former president Leah Myers re- signed in 2007 Lovisa was asked to stand in as acting president until the position could be filled.