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CREDIT: BUNGIE 3 Forest City Comicon 7 Two week of Destiny 14 Volleyball season London’s upcoming comicon One of the biggest video game The teams are gearing up to start featuring special guest Ron Glass releases gets reviewed. the season with new and returning from Firefl y. personnel. Volume 47 Issue No. 5 September 29, 2014 theinterrobang.ca FAN Smart Cards are not so smart JERROLD RUNDLE INTERROBANG Sweet Tweets Fanshawe College students re- of the Week turned to a slightly different system for boarding buses this year. What is your Or at least that was the plan. favourite thing about The London Transit Commission the fall season? began on-site testing of an electron- ic fare program in April, one that Olivia Griggs would theoretically do away with @Olivia_Griggs the money-and-paper system cur- The leaves and pumpkin rently employed by the commission. spice everything! But the $3.2 million-plus pro- #FSUInterrobang vincially funded project, awarded 11:44 AM - 19 Sep 2014 in 2011 to Scheidt & Bachmann, a German-Canadian company spe- karolina cializing in fare collection systems, @karolinakay is now mired in technical issues. My favourite thing about LTC currently estimates a tenta- fall is when the sun is tive release date of fall 2014 for the shining and it looks like Smart Card technology, but drivers one huge colour palette and students alike have been under outside #colourschanging the assumption the new program #FSUInterrobang would be up and running sooner. 3:04 PM - 19 Sep 2014 “[The Smart Card technology] was supposed to start in Septem- CREDIT: STEPHANIE LAI Amanda ber but, they’re having problems Hyo Jung Shin waits for her bus and fl ashes her FanCard, which she will show the bus driver when they arrive. @Eh_Manda implementing software with the Stepping on those extra hardware,” said an LTC driver who and the bus driver told me to tap perience, not the previous bulky pa- dents will still receive a printable re- crunchy leaves brings did not want to be named. “When it,” said Makey Shvedov, a Com- per-and-plastic sleeve system. ceipt on FOL during the tax season. a unique joy to my life. it starts to work you won’t have to puter Systems Technician student. “I’ve had no problem with the Though no one currently has pro- #FSUInterrobang even take out your card, just tap.” “I couldn’t figure out where to tap. drivers, I just show [my card],” said motions for showing the new FAN 10:33 AM - 23 Sep 2014 Still, be prepared to show your It was kind of awkward ... but then Jennifer Harris, a first-year Science card, Blazer said it is up to busi- card for a while – neither drivers he showed me [the card reader] and Laboratory Technologies student. nesses to implement any incentives. From Facebook: nor school officials know when the then I figured it out.” Students also expressed surprise While meal plans, print funds and new system will be fully functional. Despite this, Shvedov enjoys the when told their bus pass was tax-de- exam ID are still functions of the Sofia ‘G’ Eidsath Students expressed mixed first simplicity of the new card, point- ductible and easy to claim. card, another new role includes in- Halloween!!! encounters with the Smart Card ing out the system’s wallet-friend- Despite the electronic overhaul, tegration with the health plan, elim- technology. liness. For thousands of first year Carol Blazer, FSU administrative inating another paper card previous- Cassandra Gagnon “My first day, when I stepped on students, they’ll only have the new services manager said getting the ly given at the start of each semester. Over sized sweaters! the bus I just show [the FAN card] streamlined cards as their first ex- paperwork hasn’t changed – stu- Bailey Pelkman My favourite thing about Fall Fanshawe’s bringing the party to class is Fall. Best season ever. Nick Gauld FRANCIS SIEBERT certification program in Canada. to offer a full-time beer-brewing Continuing Education website at Knowing that thanksgiving is INTERROBANG The certification opens a lot of program, however. www.fanshawec.ca/continuing-ed- around the corner Fanshawe College will be offering doors to bartenders and servers who “This is really a personal interest ucation. the “sommelier-style” Prud’homme want to work in places that offer a course for those people that range Neeti Jain Beer Certification program starting lot of different beers, Mittag said. from just having a general interest The sweet silence....winter is this week through the School of “Learning a little bit more about to a desire to gave a greater under- coming !!! Continuing Education. beer helps you for your own per- standing of brewing history and The program will give students an sonal enjoyment, but it also helps to brewing ingredients and insights Next week’s question: in-depth look at one of the world’s get a foot a door within the indus- to all of those issues as opposed to What would your roller most popular beverages, covering try,” he said. actually offering an academic pro- derby name be? topics such as brewing processes, Bruce Smith, the senior manager gram,” said Smith. (i.e. Helen Killer, Johnny food pairing and the history of beer. of Fanshawe’s School of Continu- The program starts on Septem- Crash, One Hit Wanda) “A lot of people are really inter- ing Education, says the idea behind ber 30 and will run for four weeks. Tell us using ested in understanding more about the beer program was that the school Classes will be on Tuesdays from #FSUInterrobang and beer,” said instructor Roger Mittag. wanted to offer additional person- 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., once a week, you’ll be entered into a “The idea is that we need people in al interest courses. The School of and they will be a mix of lectures, draw for two tickets to the brewing industry and then the Continuing Education has offered discussions and hands-on work. the October 25 Forest distribution industry and retail and tea sommelier classes and wine and A second Beer Enthusiast course City Derby Girls double- also in hospitality to be able to help spirits classes in the past. will also be offered in November. CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY OF ROGER MITTAG header at the Western consumers to pick beers appropri- “We thought it was the next log- The level two and three courses are Instructor Roger Mittag will be Fair Agriplex. ately.” ical step in that series of sort of planned for the winter 2015 and offering the Prud'homme Beer Graduates of the level three will hospitality-based personal interests summer 2015 terms respectively. Certifi cation program at Fanshawe receive the Prud’homme Beer Cer- courses,” he said. For more information or to reg- College starting this week. A second tification, the first and only beer He says Fanshawe has no plans ister, visit the Fanshawe School of class will be offered in November. #FSUInterrobang SPORTS&LEISURE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINION [email protected] NEWS 2 INTERACTIVE Volume 47 Issue No. 5 September 29, 2014 theinterrobang.ca LI#FESTFSUYLInterrobangES @nachiket_k @candisdestinee SPORTS&LEISURE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINION [email protected] Share your pictures on Instragram using #FSUInterrobang† ‡ for a chance to win FREE LUNCH at the or NEWS! †TERMS & CONDITIONS: Submit your original photos on Instagram with the designated #FSUInterrobang hashtag to have a chance to be printed in next week’s issue. By including the hashtag, you agree that we may print your photo and that your photo does NOT contain: (a) copyrighted works (other than owned by you); (b) contain vulgar, pornographic, obscene or indecent behaviour or images; (c) defame or libel any third party; (d) been licensed; or (e) contain any watermarks or other notices, whether digital or otherwise obstructing the Photo Entry. Photo entries that do not comply with these Terms & Conditions or that otherwise contain prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by Interrobang Staff, in its sole discretion, will not be shared. ‡FREE LUNCH: Contest only open to full-time Fanshawe College students. Offer consists of a $10 gift card that can only be redeemed at Oasis or The Out Back Shack during business hours at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. INTERACTIVE LIFESTYLES SPORTS&LEISURE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINION [email protected] NEWS INTERACTIVE LIFESTYLES SPORTS&LEISURE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINION [email protected] 3 Volume 47 Issue No. 5 September 29, 2014 theinterrobang.ca NEWS Fanshawe’s United Way London’s own Forest City ComiconINTERA comingCTIV OctoberE ALLY JOL for 2015 pending the success of the Chili Cook-Off fundraiser INTERROBANG October event,” said Houghton. STEPHANIE LAI Centennial Hall will hold a cel- Comicon has been used to de- INTERROBANG ebration of nerd culture like no scribe a variety of different events This year’s United Way Chili other on October 19. This day will across North America. What it Cook-Off is involving staff and stu- go down in nerd himstory to mark means to fans of comics, TV shows, dents in a delicious way. London’s first Forest City Comi- cosplay and geek culture is every- Fanshawe Student Union Ser- con. The convention will feature the thing that is awesome under one vices Manager, Carol Blazer, is largest agic tournament ever held in roof. So it would only be logical for heavily involved in planning the London, video game tournaments, all of you, comic book loving, mag- event and said this year things were costumes, vendors,LIFEST panels, board icYL wielding,ES video game playing en- going to be different.

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