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Lovisa Wants to Send Students to China $LGRIÀFHKHOSVZLWKGHEWSDJH =RPELHVSDJH +HDOWKDQGZHOOQHVVSDUWpage 33 VOLUME XLI, ISSUE 5 OCTOBER 29, 2013 DC/UOIT students invade pumpkin patch Rebecca Watson PICKING A WINNER: (From left) Kyle Gorman, Sarah Brooks, Taylor Hunt, Nikki Vanvugt and Katie Seale enjoy a hayride to the SXPSNLQSDWFKDW3LQJOH·V)DUPIRU3XPSNLQ3DORR]DRQ2FW6WXGHQWVJRWWRSLFNDIUHHSXPSNLQHQMR\DWULSWR<R<R·V<RJXUW &DIHDQGÀQLVKZLWKSXPSNLQFDUYLQJDW(37D\ORU·V See First on page 23 Lovisa wants to send Let your voice be heard 6$¶V ¿QDQFLDO VWDWHPHQWV 6$ EXG- students to China get and approving SA general bylaw Students amendments. The full agenda with Christopher Burrows students to travel to China. all member proposals will be avail- The Chronicle “We have a goal of recruiting 100 able on the SA website a week in ad- Chinese students to our campus,” said encouraged to vance,” said board vice-chair Baker urham College president Don Lovisa. “We met with the Canadian %DKD7KH¿QDQFLDOVWDWHPHQWVWREH Lovisa and UOIT president Tim embassy and we met with some profes- presented at the AGM are one of the DMcTiernan were among a group VLRQDO¿UPVWKDWDVVLVWFROOHJHVOLNHRXUV attend AGM only ways students can keep track of of representatives from the Durham Re- in recruiting students.” how their money is being spent, and JLRQZKRVDLG1KRWRWKHSURVSHFWRI While in China, Lovisa signed an Giorgio Berbatiotis is certain to be of great interest to DC/ doing business in China. The trip was agreement with the Zibo Institute to al- The Chronicle UOIT, who earlier in the year refer- DPXOWLSXUSRVHRQHWKH¿UVWSDUWEH- low Durham College students an oppor- enced “a responsibility to the students ing a trade mission for local businesses tunity to study in Zibo for a short pe- he Student Association has an- from whom the fees are collected” to look at possible foreign investment riod of time, probably a month, and al- QRXQFHG WKH GDWH RI WKH ¿UVW when explaining why they withheld in Durham Region and partnering with low Zibo students to come here. Lovisa Tannual general meeting of the the SA’s funding. Chinese corporations and investors. is also developing a 2+1 program with school year as Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in gym The AGM is not, however, only “We were there to support the Region Zibo. one and two. The AGMs are the stu- DERXW WKH SUHVHQWDWLRQ RI ¿QDQFLDO of Durham,” said Lovisa, adding that “Their students will study two years dents’ chance to change SA policy and statements, and the ongoing dispute as companies look to invest in Canada in China and then they’ll come to Can- hold the elected leadership of the SA between the SA and DC/UOIT. It is they want to make sure there’s a strong ada for one year and study our Inter- accountable for any grievances mem- also the students’ opportunity to put work force within the region, which is national Business post-diploma,” said bership has. This AGM is critical for forward their own motions, which can why education was a big part of the trip. Lovisa, adding the purpose of the 2+1 the SA, which is still tying to secure have a huge impact on the future of The second part of the trip was to in- program is to draw Chinese students to the release of their funding from DC/ the SA. crease the number of Chinese students Durham College. UOIT. “The board will be presenting the coming to Durham College and to cre- See Voice on page 2 ate opportunities for Durham College See Lovisa on page 3 2 The Chronicle October 29, 2013 Campus Ethanol talk at Regent Theatre Katrina Owens idea; Oshawa’s community ting them know that Oshawa VKRXOG VWDQG WRJHWKHU WR ¿JKW be shut down in Canada as well. The Chronicle doesn’t want it, it is a bad in- doesn’t want or need this etha- this ethanol plant. “We won’t It takes approximately 1,700 vestment and the world is run- nol plant. take no as an answer,” he said. litres of water to create one li- Building an ethanol plant ning out of clean water. “Wa- Unfortunately for Oshawa, “This is your water and this is tre of ethanol. “We are a planet on Oshawa’s lakefront would ters of Lake Ontario belongs to Canada’s Marine Act is getting your lake.” Lake Ontario Wa- running out of water,” she said. be a huge mistake and would people who live on Lake On- in the way. This act allows a terkeepers is a group that pro- Deserts are growing rapidly in pollute the marsh, well-known tario,” said Barlow. “I had the port authority board to be cre- motes swimmable, drinkable 100 different countries around author and activist Maude Bar- honour and pleasure of walk- ated for marinas. Port author- DQG¿VKDEOHZDWHU%XLOGLQJDQ the world and what they low told students, city council ing through Oshawa’s marsh. It ity boards do not have any ob- ethanol plant will make this al- thought were endless supplies members and residents of Dur- was an absolute pleasure,” she ligation to the public, and have most impossible for Oshawa’s of water are disappearing. ham Region earlier this month. said. no obligation to look after the lakefront. Eighty per cent of all Barlow said there are four “Water belongs where it was Oshawa mayor John Henry public interest. Ports and ma- Ontario’s energy is connected principles of water that hu- put by nature,” she said during said Oshawa doesn’t want this rinas are considered business somehow to Lake Ontario, it mans should abide by. a talk at Regent Theatre. Bar- ethanol plant and the federal outlets for the government. plays an important role in our First, water is a human right, low is known for having water government needs to respect Since they’re considered as a daily lives, said Mattson. meaning every human has a recognized as a human right by that. “We will win, they will lis- business investment, public in- The United States passed a right to access it. the UN Human Rights Council ten. It’s just a matter of time,” terest isn’t taken into consider- law that says 40 per cent of all Second, water is a common in 2010. She is also a Canadian he said. ation. Oshawa’s port authority FRUQ¿HOGVPXVWEHXVHGIRUHWK- heritage. Every ethnic group author, has served on multiple What was even more im- board doesn’t have to answer to anol. Despite the high percent- should have a right to use it. boards, and is an internation- pressive was the number of sig- Oshawa’s interest. DJH RI FRUQ¿HOGV EHLQJ JURZQ Third, water has rights too, ally renowned water activist. natures hand-delivered by the Mark Mattson, president of for ethanol plants, they are meaning water has a right to Barlow listed three major mayor to the federal govern- Lake Ontario’s Waterkeepers, shutting down in the U.S. “They stay where nature put it. reasons why an ethanol plant ment. Henry delivered 3,300 stressed that Oshawa’s lake- pollute and create smog,” she Fourth, water can teach us on Oshawa’s lakefront is a bad signatures to the big boys, let- front is Oshawa’s, and residents said. Barlow thinks they should how to live together. Voice opinions at AGM Continued from page 1 AGMs in the recent past have led to major changes within the organization, with elected leadership be- ing booted, resigning, or assuming new sometimes temporary positions with- in the organization such as the interim president and CEO committee that was Jennifer Lavery created when former pres- ident Rachel Calvelli was EGG DROP: Three girls test out their homemade contraption to keep their egg safe from a one-storey drop. removed. It was this in- terim committee that cre- ated the executive director position from which Kelly Morrison was terminated earlier in the year. Girls engineering at UOIT Students who wanted their motions on the agen- “They’ve heard that engineer- to. Maybe they didn’t know PHQWLQWKHZRUN¿HOG´ da must have submitted Jennifer Lavery ing is cool, it’s fun, you get to what engineering was before Women in the engineering them to board vice-chair The Chronicle build things. It’s that or they are but now they do. program are very involved out- Baha by Oct. 28. Proposal going into engineering because The event consisted of a pre- side of the classroom. “They get templates for motions are Mark down another success they have family members that sentation for parents, lunch, internships a lot easier,” said available online at your-sa. for the GO ENG GIRL event tell them that they need to be and activities for the students Wu, “since a lot of companies ca and can be for almost that took place on Oct. 19. No an engineer. So when a student that attended. The girls were are looking to bridge the gender anything. “Students can clue what that is? Well, it’s an understands fully what engi- split into two groups and were gap, so they hire more females send in any motions they event that happens annually neering is, it’s more than just sent off to complete two activi- into engineering positions.” want,” said board member across the province. building things, it’s looking at ties. The engineering program is Carly Valcheff. “If the stu- Girls from grades 7 to 10 things in a different way, why it 7KH¿UVWJURXSKDGWREXLOG very math and science heavy. dent’s want to make a mo- who are interested in becoming was built that way, but also how towers that could hold the There are many similarities in tion for every student to be engineers gathered at the ERC can you make that better.” weight of a tennis ball for 30 the sciences and the engineer- delivered pie at least once building on the UOIT campus Marnie Ham, a professor at seconds.
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