VOLUME XXXIV, Issue 11 February ,  Big money for auto centre

Ontario’s research and develop- Elias, president of General Mo- By Karen Le Blanc ment network that is essential to tors of Canada. Chronicle Staff make this province the best place “UOIT is honoured to have to create the product and jobs of the opportunity to create the GM A cool $58 million is coming the future,” said Pupatello. of Canada Automotive Centre of the University of Ontario Insti- Upon its completion, expected Excellence here on campus,” said tute of Technology’s way from the to be in late 2009, the $120-million UOIT President Dr. Ronald Bord- Ontario government, to help fund facility will house state-of-the-art essa. the university’s new General Mo- research and development tools “Th is partnership is very im- tors of Canada Automotive Cen- in the areas of vehicle dynamics, portant strategically as it signifi - tre of Excellence project (ACE). noise and vibration, structural cantly builds upon the founda- Economic Development and durability testing, and the crown tion we have developed at UOIT Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello, jewel, a thermal climatic wind for educating Canada’s next-gen- announced on campus last Fri- tunnel. eration automotive engineers, day, the Ontario government’s Th e wind tunnel will be ca- men and women who will blend contribution as part of its $235- pable of recreating weather and technical knowledge and creative million auto strategy investment road conditions. design skills to greatly advance in General Motors’ $2.5-billion “Our vision has been to cre- automotive research and design.” Beacon project. ate a new advanced automotive Undergraduate and graduate “By investing in know-how, technology cluster centered at automotive engineering students the McGuinty government is bol- UOIT that links together our best will have the advantage of learn- Photo by Karen Le Blanc stering the long-term future of Canadian companies, universi- ing in a leading-edge environ- our auto industry. Th e centre will ties, students and engineers with ment beside expert faculty and $58 MILLION FOR UOIT: Announces Sandra Pupatel- help inspire our next generation companies in the Canadian auto- top professionals in the automo- lo, Minister of Economic Development and Trade. of auto engineers and strengthen motive supply chain,” said Arturo tive industry. DC & UOIT to Football causes fl ood receive millions in South Village rez for maintenance Water causes damage to “Energy is important, we By Greg Snow have old buildings and this 28 rooms; Chronicle Staff money will help keep energy cost down,” Hicks said. “Th is 48 students Durham College and UOIT region’s economy is about con- are getting a substantial dona- serving energy and the college tion from the government this has to continue to do its part.” aff ected year, part of $200 million being Th e second area that will be given to colleges and universi- By Mark Milner focused on is on campus safety, Chronicle Staff ties across the province. which is an important issue, Th is generous donation may Hicks explains. Call it a loose ball foul. Or a seem like a lot but in reality it is “Campus safety is important costly accident. Either way, it was going towards the $1.6-billion to all campuses around Cana- a rude awakening for students in dollar repair bill facing colleges da,” Hicks said. “It is important South Village. and universities. that the students, faculty, staff An errant football hit a fi re Paul McErlean, vice-presi- and visitors to the campus feel sprinkler in the South Village resi- dent of fi nance and administra- safe. It is never a bad idea to fo- dence in the early morning hours tion, for Durham College and cus on safety.” of Monday, Jan. 22, causing exten- UOIT, is excited about the do- Th e fi nal category is infra- sive water damage to the fi rst and nation and explains that it will structure repairs. Durham Col- second fl oors of the southwest really help out the campus. lege specifi cally has recently wing. “Th is donation is coming in celebrated its 40th anniversary, Within a few minutes, alarms to help us with maintenance which means its buildings are were going off all over the resi- and to upgrade our facilities,” much older than its counterpart dence, waking students, who all Photo by Mark Milner McErlean said. “Th ere is a list UOIT. grouped en masse outside the of things we would like to put “Th e problem is that Durham residence. this money towards but we will CLEAN-UP CREW: A worker helps repair damage to the is an older institution, and in or- “We heard the water coming be sitting down and as a group walls on the second fl oor of the residence. der to maintain the buildings we out, we weren’t sure what it was,” we will decide where our priori- need the funding,” Hicks said. said Jennifer Goles, whose room ties are and where this money “Th is money will defi nitely help was just down the hall from the the water under control. As they walls were wet, the bed was a little needs to go.” improve our infrastructure.” sprinkler. “And then a minute later, worked, students were moved bit wet.” Th e money, which was an- Durham College is a place the fi re alarm started going off .” fi rst into the southwest wing of On the second fl oor, the situa- nounced in the fall economic where “success matters”, but Once she got outside her room, the school, and then into the resi- tion was worse. statement, is being directed into that success is short-lived if the Goles saw the hallway already fi ll- dence cafeteria. “When we went back in, every- three categories. Th e fi rst one is school is not being properly ing with water. However, upon returning some thing was soaked,” said Goles. “Our upgrading campuses to be more maintained. “It was like a big stream, like students found their rooms in dis- kitchen had water everywhere.” energy effi cient. Leah Myers, the president of when you turn on the tub,” she array. Th e aff ected students were not Martin Hicks, VP of Durham said. “I noticed everything was pretty allowed to stay inside their rooms College, is delighted to have this Cash See Page 3 Before long, fi ve fi re trucks much wet,” said Michael Hager, a donation from the government. Residents showed up at the residence to get student on the fi rst fl oor. “Th e ceil- See Page 3 ing was wet, the fl oor was wet, the 2 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 SA ELECTION 2008 Meet the 2008 candidates President VP Internal

Name: Amy England Name: Mallory Ryan Team: Team Insight Team: Your Voice Program: Journalism Program: Health Name: Jen Foden Sciences Team: Your Voice Program: Criminology

VP Durham Name: Gibril Sallah Team: Team Insight Program: Business Name: Greg Snow Name: Mark Hatt Independent Team: Team Insight Program: Program:Law Journalism and Security Administration

By Colin Boucher and Alyshia Higgins

Name:Sarah Goodes Independent Program: Business VP UOIT

Name: Greg Lemieux Team: Your Voice Board of Governors Program:Concurrent Education

Name: Eric Dillane Name: Mike Mior Team: Team Insight Independent Program: Program: Computer Criminology Science Name: Christa Andrews Team: Team Insight Program: Business/ Name: Rick Majury Commerce Independent Program: Criminology VP Campus Life Name: Ali Abbas NaqVi Acclaimed Board of Directors Name: Chris Nelan Program: General Name: Amit Sharma Team: Team Insight Arts and Science Business/Faculty Program: Rep Concurrent Education Team: Team Insight Name: Melanie Barnett Integrated Studies Rep Name: Valerie Photo Name: Jeremy Lall Program: Offi ce Naylor Not Team: Your Voice Administration VP Trent@Oshawa Available Program: Team: Team Insight Engineering Photo Missing: Schenell Rosario, Faculty Program: English Representive; Program: Health Science and History The Chronicle February 5, 2008 3 SA ELECTION 2008 Election race ramps up By Alyshia Higgins dinners that students can buy re- England’s team, Team Insight, In addition to lowering prices universities’ housing examples and Colin Boucher ally cheap,” said Ryan. “In terms is also hoping to investigate the of food, England’s team hopes to as a template for how students in Chronicle Staff of space, we want to create more food prices on campus, in hopes create a scholarship for students, Oshawa can live with and around seating for students, especially on valued at up to $1,000. the regulation. the second fl oor of UB, as well as Other highlights of Team In- England’s team plans on tak- Th e Student Association elec- the atrium on the fi rst fl oor. You sight’s platform include investigat- ing a diff erent approach. tion race has offi cially begun. always see students sitting on the Election ing lowering tuition fees, increas- “We’ve already researched hu- Th e campaigning began on fl oor. Th ere’s room to put a couch, ing club funding across the board, man rights violations (in terms of Jan. 31 and this year, the hopeful or a table and chairs.” Clerks Needed and making the Women’s Centre the bylaw),” she said. candidates only have a week to Ryan’s team is also looking to independent, which would allow “We’ll give aff ected students gain support. create a bus service for commut- Polling clerks are needed them total control of their own the tools necessary to individu- Mallory Ryan, a third-year ing students so they have a ride to for the SA election Feb. 6 to space and programming. ally fi ght the human rights com- Health Sciences student at UOIT, and from school after late night 8. Th e positions are paid and Team Insight also wants to plaints.” and Amy England, a second-year events on campus, as well as po- have fl exible hours. implement a student-run news- In addition, England’s team Journalism student at Durham tentially having the parking pass For more information on paper that would accept writing wants to build back the relation- College, are the two presidential prices frozen. becoming a polling clerk, and photos from any student. ship between residents and stu- candidates for this year’s elec- Your Voice also plans on im- contact Lynn Tulloch at sac- Team Insight is the only team dents by hosting a once-a-month tions. Th e current president is proving accountability within the [email protected]. that is running candidates from street clean day. Fraser McArthur. SA by defi ning members’ roles, every school on campus. Voting begins on Wednesday Ryan, of the Your Voice team, creating increased security on Your Voice is only running can- at several polling stations around is focusing on the two main con- campus, and increasing aware- didates who are UOIT students. campus. cerns brought to her attention by ness of the Women’s Centre. of having them lowered to meet Both teams plan on address- Th e results of the election will students: lack of space and food Th ey also want to improve all students’ requests. ing the hot-button issue of the be posted on the SA website by prices. clubs by creating an online forum “We’re going to review the housing bylaw. 7 p.m. on Feb. 8. Candidates will “We want to look into the pos- where members of the clubs can budget and see where we can Ryan said if the proposed come into offi ce May 1, 2008 and sibility of having a cooler in the talk and connect with one an- lower (prices) even further,” said bylaw is approved, she and her their term will last until April 30, tuck shop with microwavable other. England. team will use other colleges’ and 2009.

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Durham College, was un- available to speak but in a press release she said she is glad to see the government is showing a commitment to Ontario colleges and univer- sities. “We are tremendously pleased and would like to thank the provincial govern- ment for this critical invest- ment in campuses across Ontario,” said Myers. “Th is is another clear signal of the provincial government’s commitment to Ontario col- leges and universities and that they are listening to our concerns about the need for campus renewal in the col- Photo by Mark Milner lege system. We are so happy to partner with them as these AFTER THE FLOOD: The fi rst fl oor of the South Village residence a few days after the fl ood damage. funds will signifi cantly help us meet the needs that come with a growing and aging campus.” Myers went on to explain how important it is for stu- Residents moved into hotel dents to have the best equip- ment possible to achieve suc- Continued from page 1 from the hotel, a $40 a day meal to return, some of the RAs assisted said Haze, “but it won’t really make cess after graduation. allowance and storage lockers for with the initial cleanup. a diff erence.” “For 40 years Durham Col- and spent the night in the lobby. any valuables they wish to leave at Th e aff ected students were al- “Our best tool is education.” lege has been training highly “Th e next day I came back, and residence. lowed to return to their rooms Haze added that the residence skilled graduates, due in large there was a memo on my door “It’s an inconvenience, but what starting the following Monday, al- plans to use this as a lesson to re- part to our commitment to stating that we should go talk to can you do?” said Hager. “I’m just most a week after the incident. mind all its residents of what isn’t high-quality programs led by the front desk,” said Hager. glad residence is putting us up.”For However, the entire cleanup allowed, using posters and an- exceptional professors,” My- Th e water caused damage to 28 the staff on duty that night, it was a will take about two full weeks. nouncements on Hype TV, the ers said. “However, another rooms, aff ecting 48 students, all of special challenge. Th e security system at the school in-campus TV channel. As for key part of our success is hav- whom have had to stay elsewhere “We were like traffi c control,” proved useful to residence staff , the students who caused the inci- ing the very latest in equip- since the accident so the damage said residence academic leader which was able to identify the dent? For one, they had to stay in ment and facilities available can be repaired. Satwant Sidhu. After directing the responsible students within 20 residence. Th ey could face a fi ne to train students in the skills While a few were allowed to students out of the residence in minutes, said residence manager as well. employers demand. Th is an- stay on residence, 38 students were under 15 minutes, they worked to Chris Haze. So, how can the resi- Luckily for them, the damage nouncement is another im- moved to a Travelodge in Whitby. keep the crowd under control and dence prevent this from happen- was covered by the residences in- portant step in meeting those Additionally, the residence has away from the fi re trucks. ing again? surance plan, so they won’t have to needs.” provided transportation to and After the students were allowed “You can put cages up there,” pay for the repairs. 4 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 TO CONTACT US Durham College-UOIT Chronicle Newsroom: Room L-223; Ext. 3068 Publisher: Robin Pereira Advertising: Room L-220; Ext. 3069 Editor-in-Chief: Gerald Rose E-mail: [email protected] Ad Manager: Dawn Salter EDITORIAL Segregation a step back in time Afrocentric schools do not deal with the real issues Toronto’s public school board appears to be moving towards opening an Afrocentric school, which will focus on the knowledge and experiences of peoples of African de- scent. In short, the board is reconsidering open- ing a segregated school reminiscent of the ones closed a mere 40 years ago because they allegedly violated human rights. Th e intention of the Afrocentric school is to address the fact that 40 per cent of stu- dents from the Caribbean do not complete Grade 12, as well as 32 per cent from East Africa and 26 per cent from West Africa. Last year, Ontario’s high school drop out rate was 26 per cent. Th e supporters of this recommenda- tion are hopeful that by providing a black- focused teaching environment, they will improve the Grade 12 graduation rate for black students. Th is superfi cial approach simply doesn’t deal with the real issues. Th e drop-out rate of black students is a symptom of the prob- lem, not the actual problem. Th ough the school system has its shortcomings and could certainly make improvements, it is not the primary reason for the high drop out levels among black students. Factors such as family background, in- cluding parental education and low-income earnings, as well as individual characteris- tics, including reading literacy, are major contributors that result in dropping out of school, according to the 2004 Statistics Can- ada Youth in Transition survey. Many black students in our school sys- tem are faced with these obstacles. Wouldn’t them at risk of dropping out, while only plummeted from 56 per cent to an astonish- After all, after graduation these students it make sense to tackle these issues one on 6 per cent of their affl uent peers fail that ing 14 per cent. Th e program off ers free tu- will have to function within colleges, uni- one within the school system we have rath- many subjects, according to Th e Toronto toring and bus tickets to school, in addition versities and workplaces that are not segre- er than create a new segregated school? City Summit Alliance. to career advice. Financially, it’s more sen- gated. Ontario’s Education Minister Kathleen Hunger, family instability and substance sible to incorporate programs like Pathways Employing segregation would be digres- Wynne said the number of students who abuse often accompany poverty, none of in Education into our existing system rather sive and serves to cause divisiveness in our pass the Grade 10 literacy test is linked to which are conducive to learning and suc- than trying to fund separate Afrocentric country that otherwise fosters a multicul- the number of students who graduate. She ceeding. system. Furthermore, if we off er segregat- tural heritage. suggested more high school preparation is Simply put, neither the existing school ed learning to one ethnic group we would Instead, we should focus our energy and needed in the lower grades, a simple solu- system nor an Afrocentric school would be have to be prepared to off er it to all groups. funding on the real issues of reading literacy tion completely viable within the system capable of correcting the major poverty fac- We can’t suffi ciently fund and balance the and poverty. already in place. tor suff ered by many black students. school budgets we have now, never mind Of the 370,000 children in the Toronto Perhaps a better schooling alternative the countless proposed additions. school system, 36 per cent live in low-in- would be community-based mentoring High school drop-out rates shouldn’t be come households. One in four students (25 programs like Pathways to Education. Since addressed according to the colour of ones per cent) from the lowest-income families the introduction of this program in Regent skin but rather as a whole within our exist- Karen Le Blanc fail at least two courses in Grade 9, putting Park six years ago the drop-out rate has ing system.

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At some point in our lives, People remember the good means carrying him everywhere problem is, but instead we guess and baby barf are another com- most of us will have children. And times, not the bad and I think or cuddling him at all times. But until we get it right and he quiets mon joy during the ‘best time of while awaiting the birth of a child, they’ve forgotten what it’s like to what if the baby doesn’t want to down. our lives.’ friends, family, co-workers and have a newborn. be cuddled? Th en wakes fi ve minutes later Yet we persevere. And so will complete strangers will off er ad- Even with two adults, a nice Th en we place him in a bat- demanding to be fed. Again. you. Eventually my son will sleep vice. Lots of advice. home, two cars, laundry ma- If breastfeeding, new moth- through the night and no longer But overwhelmingly people chine, dryer and dishwasher a ers can expect to feel bovine-like be dependant on his mother’s will tell you, “It will be the best child takes up every waking, and Alistair with a suction device permanent- breast milk. time of your life,” or “Your life non-waking hour of the day. It is ly attached to their breast. For During these trying times, will never be the same, it’s going truly exhausting. Lowe them it is an exhausting job that when he is sitting on my lap look- to change for the better.” And my How hard could it be, thought I runs 24/7. ing at me with his bright, beauti- personal favorite, “You’re so lucky. before our son came home. Feed All of this, of course, occurs ful eyes or sleeping the sleep only You’re going to be SO happy.” him, change his diapers, keep between diaper changes. Ten to babies can, all the hard parts melt My son is now six weeks old him clean and warm and watch 12 diaper changes a day. During away in an instant. and in retrospect I believe the him sleep. Th at’s it. Simple. tery-operated rocker that occa- which, I swear my son does his So perhaps the people who people who told me these things What people failed to mention sionally, he likes. best to poop or pee on daddy. I told me it would be the best time may be demented. is that a newborn cannot occupy If he is not happy with that – never thought I would ever be of my life remember times like In actuality, having a child is a itself. So we have to occupy him, he screams. And screams. And dodging those kind of bombs. those. Th e times when the love nightmare of Orwellian propor- which, since he has the motor screams some more. It would be In turn, this leads to laundry. for your child is so overwhelm- tions. control of a Bobble Head doll, nice if he could tell us what the Lots of laundry. Leaking diapers ing, it brings tears to your eyes. Don’t judge...even Nickelback fans

As post-secondary students in college and university campuses thing you know you’re ignoring friends found out about your se- You berate poor Johnny for lik- a forward-thinking country like like our own. Sharing networks his calls and deleting him off your cret Panic At Th e Disco stash and ing Nickelback, because it’s so ob- Canada, we like to see ourselves enable you to browse through the Facebook. shunned you? viously uncool, in an attempt to as caring, enlightened people music libraries of anyone who It is common, and we are all Your playlist says a lot about divert attention away from your who have moved past discrimina- happens to be online. guilty of it to some degree. But is who you are, more so than your pesky little Panic At Th e Disco tion and prejudice. For the most It’s common and easy for you clothes or your haircut ever could. obsession. part, it’s true: we are no longer like to look at your friends’ and class- Th at big guy in your class with the Th ere are two solutions to this ancient Spartans who toss ugly mates’ iTunes and see what they shaved head and tribal tattoos social dilemma. babies off cliff s or cavemen who really listen to. Jenn might have show tunes on his list You could run to your comput- shun anyone who doesn’t switch It starts off innocently enough. because he was drama geek back er right now and delete all your to Geico. “Oh hey, Johnny’s online. I won- Reid in high school. embarrassing music and replace However, everyday all across der what kind of music he has Th at quiet girl with straight it with universally awesome stuff Canada and even on our little uto- on his computer.” Th is, however, A’s who always shows up early like David Bowie (seriously, no pian campus, people suff er from quickly takes a turn for the worse. to class might, unironically listen one will ever make fun of Bowie). discrimination. I am not talking “Wait a minute, Johnny listens to to Soulja Boy because she’s a big Or you could stop judging about racism, or homophobia, or Nickelback? He has entire Nickel- it right? Just because someone partier and it’s her favourite club your peers for being unashamed sexism. back albums? Including b-sides? listens to awful music, are they an song. in their music choices. Granted, those all suck, but But I thought he such a cool guy!” awful person? We all have these little bits of Don’t attack them because none are the particular –ism I Now you’re a little weirded If your automatic response to our personalities we don’t neces- they aren’t afraid of their embar- want to talk about today. out. Th en you start thinking of this was “yes. Yes they are,” then sarily want the world to know. rassing choices. I am talking about playlistism: Johnny anytime you hear Nickel- you are guilty of discrimina- Th at’s why we revert to playlis- Instead, embrace their way of the act of prejudice against some- back on the radio. Th en you start tion. Sure it’s not as bad as a hate tism. It’s not because we hate any- thinking and let your own guilty one based on music preference. thinking of Nickelback anytime crime, but it’s still not right. Would one who’s diff erent, it’s because pleasures be free. Never treat Playlistism has become preva- you see Johnny. Th en you start you really stop talking to a friend if we’re afraid of showing our dif- others badly just because of their lent ever since sharing networks associating Johnny with Chad they listened to music you didn’t ferences. We want to be cool. We music choices. became popular, specifi cally on Kroeger’s snarling face, and next like? How would you feel if your want to fi t in with what’s trendy. Unless they listen to Creed. Energy-effi cient bulbs a bright idea

But the impending ban on in- the idea that CFLs don’t perform pelled by simply looking at the candescent bulbs. Th e light is fading on one of the candescent bulbs has been met as well as incandescent bulbs. facts: CFLs use 75 per cent less It’s a case of supply and de- great inventions of the 19th cen- with resistance, doubt and igno- It has to be stated that by com- energy, produce 75 per cent less mand. tury: the incandescent light bulb, rance centred on mercury con- parison, CFLs are a relatively new heat and last about 10 times lon- What consumers don’t realize with its white-hot fi lament that tent, quality output and cost. technology, globally introduced ger than incandescent bulbs. is that initially, the cost of CFLs sheds far more heat than light. Like other fl uorescent lamps, According to Natural Resourc- will be high because the demand Th e Government of Ontario CFLs contain mercury, compli- es Minister Gary Lunn, if house- for the product is low. will be banning ineffi cient in- cating their disposal and posing holds installed more effi cient Demand will increase as we candescent bulbs by 2012, es- a health risk when broken (note Amy lighting and bulbs such as CFLs, approach the inevitable ban of in- timating that by eradicating 87 that no mercury is released when they could save about $60 per candescent bulbs, suppliers will million incandescent bulbs from the bulbs are intact or in use). Gohr year. increase production and prices households across Ontario and According to Energy Star, “By banning ineffi cient light- will decrease. replacing them with compact fl u- “CFLs contain only a small ing, we can reduce our green- Over the course of the next orescent lamps (CFLs), enough amount of mercury sealed within house gas emissions by more four years, cost won’t be as dras- energy could be saved to power the glass tubing – an average of 5 in the 1980s. Incandescent light than 6 million tonnes per year,” tic a concern as opponents are 600,000 homes annually. milligrams – about the amount bulbs have been around since he said. implying. Programs will be introduced that would cover the tip of a ball- the early 1800s, nearly 200 years Energy Star’s light output We live in a time when the in Ontario to aid in the phase-out point pen.” before the advent of CFLs, with equivalency chart shows that a choices we make will directly af- of incandescent bulbs, including Comparatively, thermometers many incarnations and adapta- 60-watt incandescent light bulb fect the fate of our planet. coupons and incentive brochures contained about 500 milligrams tions. produces the same amount of We don’t have the luxury of for CFLs and other energy-saving of mercury in the past. Presently, CFLs are going to change, be- light as 9-13 watt CFLs. Further, letting great technology pass us devices, rebates for the installa- mercury is a necessary element come more effi cient and likely 150 watt incandescent bulbs pro- by because of our uncertainty. tion of energy-effi cient central of CFLs; however, thanks to tech- less dangerous in terms of dis- duce the same amount of light as Sometimes technology legis- air systems and programmable nological advances, the average posal. 30-52 watt CFLs. lates change. thermostats, as well as residential amount of mercury in a CFL is People are comfortable with Th at’s a drastic diff erence in ef- However, sometimes legisla- and small business consumer in- anticipated to drop. current technology, so they mask fi ciency and energy savings. tion needs to help technology centives for reducing power. In addition to mercury con- their fear of change with igno- Another common concern is along, especially when consum- tent, other concerns are based on rance. Th is ignorance can be dis- the cost of CFLs compared to in- ers are afraid of these changes. 6 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Take special care of your feet more on the outside, or more on By Allison Bryan the left shoe, or more on the right Chronicle Staff shoe? Th e wear and tear determines Th e average person takes ap- whether you are a pronator or a proximately 8,000 to 10,000 steps supinator. daily. Th e average person will If you pronate, it means you walk more than 100,000 miles in tend to rolL in on your foot while their lifetime; that’s approximately you walk. If you supinate, it means four trips around the world. Th at’s you tend to rolL out on your foot. a lot of time on your feet. Twenty- If you ever want to know fi ve per cent of the bones in your whether you need custom orthot- body are in your feet alone. It’s no ics, check with your chiropractor. wonder many people, young and “Orthotics are also suitable for old, will experience foot problems. children, however they are re- Th ere is a way to correct feet quired a lot less in children than in problems before it gets too late: it’s adults. If children have problems, through custom orthotics. it’s usually not as easy to fi x. Per- According to Dr. Kelly McAl- sonally, I’d rather refer children lister, who works at the Campus who require orthotics to a podia- Health Centre, custom orthotics trist.” are safe and eff ective in treating a Although custom orthotics number of foot problems because doesn’t promise miracles, it still they are specifi cally designed for is a non-painful way of correcting your feet. problems earlier on. “(Custom orthotics) are inserts “It’s like a seatbelt. It’ll help which fi t into your shoe. Th ey are to stop improper foot mechan- custom made to the imprints of ics when you have them in your your feet and designed to correct shoes; it’ll correct imbalances,” your specifi c foot imbalance.” says McAllister. So those with bunions, calluses, But don’t expect it to work mir- ankle, knee or hip misalignment or acles if you ever leave home with- plantar fasciitis should be aware of Photo by Allison Bryan out them. its severity and correct it now. If If you’re a student and did not you are prone to ankle and knee WALKING HARD: Dr. Kelly McAllister showcases the custom orthotics service at the opt out of the Student Insurance pain, McAllister says you might be Campus Health Centre. Orthotics come in various shapes and sizes to fi t everyone. Plan, you automatically have cov- a candidate for orthotics. erage. Some people may not be aware Your insurance plan covers up of the damage poor posture and “(Over-the-counter brands) Th ere are some adjustments . . Th is will give your body time to to $200. Custom orthotics can cost bad footwear can have on their are made to a generic foot. It’s not in getting used to your new sup- adjust.” up to $600. Th e Campus Health bodies. According to facts from going to give you the support that ports. However, as McAllister says, Athletes sometimes require Centre’s set price is $325. theorthoticsgroup.com, women you need.” Th ey’ll fi t not just your it’s like a brand new pair of shoes custom orthotics. It all depends One of the biggest myths about are more likely to have many foot feet, but anyone else’s foot too. needing to be broken in. on where they place emphasis taking care of your feet is it is for problems because of the fancy, ill- If you walk with your heel “We need to give your body when they run, sprint, jog or even the elderly or at least for those who fi tting shoes they wear. slightly swinging from side to side, time to adjust without overloading walk. are overweight. Concentrating on What is the diff erence between if you are fl at- footed or have foot it. It’s getting used to something Take off your shoe right now and correcting feet abnormalities over-the-counter brands that you pains, chances are you may need new. Try to wear your orthotics and look at the soles. Take a look is for everyone; the sooner the bet- can buy off a shelf and custom or- to correct those problems by the one hour on day one, two hours on at the location of the wear and tear. ter. thotics? use of custom orthotics. day two, three hours on day three . Is it more on the inside of the shoe, Advice on eating healthy Flex

“Th e easiest thing to do is drink cise. huge steak dinner and then head enough water,” said Emmorey. After a couple of weeks they to bed. dollars New Year “It’s benefi cial for everything and can try more integration of holistic As for waking up in the morn- one of the things people don’t foods into their diet and over time ing, Emmorey says no to caff eine. get enough of.” By simply drink- and a gradual process, make the However, for those students who at E.P.’s health ing more water, energy levels are full transition. She doesn’t recom- need that caff eine kick to wake up increased, unstable health condi- mend eliminating any food groups for those 8 a.m. lectures, she sug- tions can improve, and weight is- from your diet, as each provides gests green tea or organic coff ee resolutions sues can more easily be resolved. specifi c nutrients for the body. blends as healthier options than By Eric Laganis It also helps you sleep better and “Never cut out a food group. a large double double from Tim Chronicle Staff handle stress better. You need variety. Everything in Hortons. are helped Holistic nutrition promotes moderation,” she said. While she She said not to drink more than Students can now use fl ex eating all-natural, whole, organic does support vegetarianism as a two cups a day and for every cup dollars at the student pub foods, while encouraging exercise healthy way to eat, she said it is of coff ee you have, drink a cup of to buy food such as chicken and optimal mental, physical and hard work, and she fi nds some water, because coff ee dehydrates wings, chili and perogies. along spiritual health, and Emmorey vegetarians end up eating a lot of you. Flex dollars allow students defi nitely recommends students carbohydrates. However, she does suggest to use a prepaid card to buy By Emily Palonen to switch their everyday diets to “For students the one thing be- coff ee rather than energy drinks. food on campus, said Bran- Chronicle Staff holistic. sides drinking water and getting Th ey are made with chemicals, are don Alexander, the food and “Slow changes are best,” said enough exercise is getting enough high in sugar and mess with your beverage manager at the Stu- One month has passed since Emmorey. If you convert all in sleep,” said Emmorey, who realizes metabolism, stimulating alertness dent Centre. resolving to eat healthy for the one movement, she said, “It can it can be diffi cult for students who for only a short period of time, and Th ere are two types of fl ex New Year. Making the commit- be overwhelming for the digestive are out late at the bar and up early leave your body dehydrated and dollars, one for students who ment to eat healthy is often easier system and pocketbook.” for classes. “Try to keep regular drained. live on campus who have a said than done, especially for a stu- While it can still be pricey for sleeping hours, especially during On the topic of dehydration, al- meal plan, and one for those dent. Unusual sleeping patterns, students to fi ll their cupboards exam week. It helps relieve stress.” cohol defi nitely comes into play. who don’t have a plan and low budgets and busy schedules with all-natural foods, the prices While regular sleeping hours “No matter what you drink, al- only want a card to buy food, can often lead students to grab the have gone down, according to Em- are important, Emmorey advised cohol is a poison. It will be hard on he said. convenient, cheap and unhealthy morey. With the increasing popu- not eating anything after 8 p.m. your liver,” she said. Alexander sees the use of option on-the-go. larity of holistic diets and all-nat- She said the digestive system Not drinking alcohol is the fl ex dollars at E.P. Taylor’s as Whitby-based nutritionist Syl- ural food, more and more people slows down throughout the day healthiest option, however if she being benefi cial. via Emmorey, who has worked are “jumping on the bandwagon” and by night takes a lot longer to was forced to choose between “It gives students the fl ex- out of the Campus Health Centre making it less expensive. process foods. hard liquor, beer or wine, she said ibility to eat at diff erent loca- since it opened last year, off ers She advises clients to start with It would be a wise idea to also light beer would be the healthiest tions on campus [with the helpful, simple tips for achieving one meal, when converting to a keep this notion in mind when choice, as it contains lower alcohol card],” he said. the healthiest student diet. holistic diet. Plus water and exer- lying down for a nap. Don’t eat a percentages and less calories. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 7 8 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Canada geese are becoming pests Our feathered friends are taking advantage of our habits By Karen Le Blanc Chronicle Staff

Th e Canada goose is recog- nized the world over as a symbol of Canada, but to many people it’s a nuisance and its presence unap- preciated. In Canada, it is estimated there are in excess of eight million Can- ada geese, with more than 1.2 mil- lion in Ontario alone. Many municipalities and prop- erty owners are plagued by geese, experiencing problems with droppings on lawns and beaches, (which may contaminate drinking water sources) aggressive behav- iour towards humans and colli- Photo by Alistair Lowe sions with aircraft. Jack Hughes, a water fowl bi- HONK IF YOU’RE SPOILED: Three Canada geese casually go about grooming in Lynde Shores Conservation Area. ologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service said what people don’t realize is that they’ve created a state into an artifi cial state. Th ey may be obtained from the Cana- Th eir counterparts, known as the Migratory Birds Convention paradise for geese by maintain- really have to accept some of the dian Wildlife Services to employ sub-arctic breeding geese, mainly Act and because the landscape ing short grass near water, making responsibility. Th e same goes for other techniques such as discharg- inhabit the coastal waters of James of southern Ontario had been ex- lawns, parks and golf courses an municipalities that built big parks ing a fi rearm or egg sterilization. Bay and Hudson Bay and migrate tensively changed with the intro- ideal habitat. along the water. If you don’t want Traditionally, geese have been annually to southern destinations duction of agriculture. Th e birds “I do have to deal with a lot peo- the geese you have to make the en- known to be migratory birds, trav- in the United States. thrived on farmers’ large, fl at, open ple who call and complain about vironment less attractive to them.” elling south in the winter, though Scientifi c evidence suggests that fi elds, fi lled with unlimited sourc- geese,” said Hughes. “Yes we have Property owners are encour- today many of the birds remain prior to the settlement of southern es of food. a lot of geese in southern Ontario, aged to act immediately and dis- the entire winter. Ontario temperate breeding geese Th ough protected by law (it is but it’s kind of our own fault. Peo- courage the birds when they arrive, Th e birds that generally don’t were present, but they were com- illegal to disturb, damage or de- ple that buy a cottage lot on a lake, which can be as early as February. migrate are known as temperate pletely wiped out due to the Euro- stroy the nest or eggs), a regulated they cut down all the trees and Deterrent techniques include breeding geese, whose habitat is pean settlers’ aggressive hunting. hunting season runs between Sep- put a lawn like they would have in growing coarse tall grass, con- mainly southern Ontario. If the In the 1960s, a remnant of the tember and January. Last season suburbia and then they complain structing low fences or rock walls winter is extremely harsh these temperate breeding geese was 160,000 geese were harvested. when the geese come and eat the along the shoreline and using geese will migrate southward only discovered and reintroduced to Penalties for breaking the law in- grass. It’s not really the fault of the scare techniques such as noise- far enough to fi nd open water and southern Ontario. Th e geese fl our- clude hunting licence suspension geese; the people have changed makers. a food supply, returning as soon as ished rapidly, largely due to being for up to one year and fi nes up to the landscape from its natural In some cases, special permits the weather permits. a protected species by law under $300,000 or six months in prison. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 9 10 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Another reason to quit breathing through a straw. despite coping with COPD, those COPD slowly damages the air- with it will eventually die from COPD: ways of the lungs, causing them complications. to become thick, swollen and par- Th ese include recurring chest tially blocked from excess mucus infections, such as pneumonia, another buildup. dependence on mechanical ven- Airways and air sacs lose their tilation and oxygen therapy and shape and stretchiness. respiratory failure. fatal lung “Th e damage to the lungs is ir- reversible and can lead to other chronic conditions,” said Suther- The damage land. “COPD can be treated but to‘ the lungs is disease not cured.” By Jennifer Hopf Th e sooner COPD is diagnosed, irreversible and Chronicle Staff the easier it is to treat. can lead to other Th ose who show symptoms As if smokers should need any should ask their doctor to take a chronic condi- more reasons to butt out for good, spirometry test, which is a simple, tions... another fatal lung disease is on the painless breathing test to help rise and its main target is smokers. catch the disease early on. Janet Sutherland’ Chronic Obstructive Pulmo- Symptoms include shortness nary Disease, better known as of breath, wheezing during simple COPD, is the fourth leading cause tasks, frequent, long-lasting colds, of death in Canada and in 90 per fatigue and sudden weight loss. “Th e only way to beat this dis- cent of cases is a result of smok- While most patients are most ease is to reduce or eliminate the ing. commonly diagnosed after the cause (smoking) to prevent it from Th e disease aff ects one and a age of 40, it is still possible for the the start,” Sutherland said. half million Canadians, and yet disease to develop in younger Breathworks, the Lung Associa- another million and a half may people. tion’s national initiative designed suff er from the disease but have However, it is usually misdiag- to help patients live and breathe not been diagnosed. Photo by Jennifer Hopf nosed as asthma. a little easier, off ers information, “COPD has co-morbidities, Reports over the last few years educational materials and plans to meaning other symptoms are have revealed that COPD is be- help manage the disease. present, so they may be diagnosed JUST QUIT ALREADY: Police Foundations students coming a crucial health concern For more information on COPD as something else initially,” said Tod Ryan, left, and Rodney McMullen. for women, quite possibly because or other lung diseases, check out Janet Sutherland, director of the of the increase in women smokers the Lung Association website at Canadian Th oracic Society, the COPD is the new name for em- have both those diseases as well. over the last 20 years. www.lung.ca, because when you medical advisory section of the physema and chronic bronchitis, Suff erers have compared the pain While many people still main- can’t breathe, nothing else mat- Canadian Lung Association. since many people with COPD and discomfort of the illness to tain productive and fulfi lling lives, ters. Looking for a little more? Graduate Certifi cate programs. derstand someone who does not Graduate Twenty-year-old Christopher speak the same language,” said Priebe, a student from the Ad- Milian. vanced Law Enforcement and “You will educate yourself Certifi cate Investigations program, says he throughout the program, which recommends the Graduate Cer- will only better yourself with tifi cate programs to all students. the new information you have programs are “I was previously taking the learned.” Law and Security program at Dur- Priebe described having only on the rise ham and didn’t feel I was ready to 12 students in his program and graduate, so I decided to take the felt that there is more attention to- advanced program, which was wards students from professors. By Vanessa Reidt more geared to what I wanted to “Now is the perfect time for Chronicle Staff do,” said Priebe. students who are graduating this Th e Graduate Certifi cate pro- spring and are looking to gain spe- Have you already graduated grams give students that extra bit cifi c knowledge in a complimen- your program but feel you need of education. tary fi eld to consider one of the something more? A student from the Commu- many Graduate Certifi cate pro- Durham College off ers a Grad- nicative Disorders Assistant pro- grams here at Durham,” said Traci uate Certifi cate program that gives gram, Rebecca Milian, said that Ellis, Marketing Co-ordinator of students an opportunity to ad- her program is a great opportunity the communications department. for students. “One additional year of study vance in a specifi ed fi eld. Photo by Vanessa Reidt Programs such as Advanced “I decided to enrol in the CDA has potential to open so many oth- Law Enforcement and Investiga- program after I went travelling er career choices and off er gradu- tions, and Communicative Dis- throughout Asia and realized just ates fl exibility and choice in their LEARNING MORE: Christopher Priebe, one of the orders Assistant are a part of the how diffi cult it is to try and un- chosen fi eld.” students in a Graduate Certifi cate program. Four more reactors a possibility OPG to apply for federal permis- on the project. the public involved because it Darlington facility. By Chris Buttonshaw sion to build new nuclear reactors Th e application is currently in would have non-legislative mem- Construction on the new reac- Chronicle Staff at one of their existing facilities. the environmental assessment bers on its panel.“A full-panel re- tors could begin as soon as 2010, OPG submitted an application stage, which will take until 2011 to view is the most comprehensive though if the project is put before a Ontario Power Generation to build the new reactors to the complete. process within EA process,” said review board, construction could (OPG) is working towards permis- Canadian Nuclear Safety Com- “Th e CNSC suggested to the Earl. “It give the best opportunity begin sooner. sion to build four additional reac- mission (CNSC) on Sept. 21, 2006. federal legislation that the process for review.It’s the most detailed re- Th e option of replacing the en- tors at their Darlington site. Th e application explains why go to a full-panel review,” said John view under the legislation.” vironmental assessment with a re- In June 2006, Ontario’s energy the reactors are needed, the pro- Earl, spokesperson for OPG. OPG plans to build the four view board has been proposed to minister issued a directive asking posed site, blueprints, and all data A full-panel review would have new reactors next to the current Environment Minister John Baird. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 12 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS I ain’t afraid of no ghosts By Chris Jones and telling us we’re crazy,” said Chronicle Staff Jay. Before going on their expedi- Ever wonder if there’s life after tions, Rachel will research the his- death? Are there souls of the af- tory on the locations. ter life still roaming the earth, and “Every time we go out I re- if so, why can’t they just rest in search the former owners, cur- peace? Well the Paranormal Seek- rent owners, see if there were any ers are here and they’re seeking deaths within the location, look the same answers. At the Oshawa for previous sightings of paranor- Public Library, Jess Hann Branch, mal activity,” she said. “We will get the seekers talked to a group of full permission before we go. We people about what they do and won’t go anywhere if we’re not al- shared stories of encounters. lowed to go. We won’t hop fences Rachel (the founder) who or trespass unless we have full per- didn’t want her last name printed, mission.” started this non-profi t organiza- Once the destination is picked tion in 2004 with Jay, who also out, they’ll gather their equipment, didn’t want his last name printed. make sure they get enough sleep Since they started, they have been because they pull all-nighters and to historical sights in the Durham get prepared to contact souls of Photo by Chris Jones Region, Hamilton, and Kingston. the dead. Th e organization started from Th eir equipment consists of a PARANORMAL SEEKERS: The members from left: Rachel, Jay, Paula and Amanda Rachel’s interest in history. digital audio recorder, digital ther- share their stories of paranormal activities. “I was always interested in the mometer, infrared camera, ultra- history of Durham Region and sonic equipment (which receives 100,000 PERTs/second, said Pau- job. Eventually they’ll start walking there Amanda picked up some- it rained the day before so the paranormals since childhood,” she around with their recorders and thing by a tree on a young wom- ground was pretty muddy. We saw said. “Th is inspired me to start this la), digital cameras, and, accord- ing to Jay, the best tool for hunting cameras and try to fi nd activities an who was murdered. She had him on an older blue bike, looking organization.” themselves. long brown hair, wearing a T-shirt at that tree where Amanda picked Th ere are eight people in this ghosts, camcorders. “Visual evidence is always bet- One of the more intriguing tucked into her pants. We believed up something on that women who team of paranormal seekers: Th e stories happened in Oshawa at she was raped a long time ago.” was raped. Once he noticed us, he founder Rachel; co-founder Jay; ter than audio. Another good tool for hunting ghosts is a 35-mm Ghost Road, located down by the “Th e next time we went out, rode off . When we went over to the Crystal; a medium (psychic); Oshawa lakefront near the Minacs it was night time. As we walked tree, we didn’t see any bike tracks.” Amanda, a medium/web designer; camera because bodies or objects come in with more detail,” Jay said. building. through the trail, we felt like some- Rachel and her team think the Jeff , an infrared camera specialist; “We have received a lot of ac- one was following us. I turned guy on the bike raped and killed Donny, the equipment operator; “Digital cameras work pretty good too because we can zoom up on tivity down there. It used to be a around and shined my fl ashlight the brown-haired girl. Paula, the ultrasonic equipment native burial ground,” said Rachel, in his face. He immediately looked Other places they’ve been in- operator; and newest member them on our computer and see if there’s a ghost there or if it’s a who still goes back there to this down. We noticed he was smoking clude Th e Parkwood Estate, Old Ron, a medium. day to pick up on more paranor- a cigarette, but we couldn’t recall a Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Bow- Members of the non-profi t or- hoax.” Once they get all their equip- mal activity. “When they decided scent. We saw him walking away manville Museum. ganization didn’t want their last to build the trails, they dug up the after that, we looked back, and he Every sighting they’ve come names published because “we ment set up, they’ll take a quiet time to let the equipment do its bodies and moved them. seemed to have vanished.” across is on their website www. don’t want anyone calling us up Th e fi rst time we went down “Th e next time we saw him, paranormalseekers.org. Help homelessness New B A program By Eric Laganis required. Chronicle Staff Stanyon decided to promote the post card campaign on cam- Th e fi ght against homelessness pus because she feels there are has come to campus. people here who want to help the Wendy Stanyon, an assistant homeless. launched by UOIT “We have a group of educated professor in the Health Sciences program at UOIT, recently led an people here who want to make the develop the curriculum for the Robin Pereira, Dean of the initiative to promote a homeless- world a better place,” she said. By Colin Boucher program. School of Design and Commu- ness program on campus that She added that there are people Chronicle Staff Two full-time professors are nication Arts at Durham College uses post cards. who want to help but don’t know to be hired this year, with more said that it will be a challenge Post Cards for Housing, a pro- how. Hopefully, this program will UOIT is launching its fi rst to come as the program grows. to rearrange the three curricu- gram designed to let the federal help with that. Bachelor of Arts program next Eventually, Greenlaw would lums so that students in transi- government know that people Stanyon received informa- year—and it’s for a degree in like to see a master’s degree tion won’t have to take summer across Canada want action to be tion on the campaign from the communications. program in communications as bridging courses to learn the taken on housing and homeless- Durham Advisory Committee on Th e program, which will be well. fundamentals they would have ness issues by sending in mes- Homelessness (DACH), a group administered under the already As with other degrees at missed during their Durham sages printed on post cards, was she is part of. existing Faculty of Education, UOIT, students will have the op- years. created on National Housing Day DACH’s aim is to help people in plans to accept only 60 students tion to specialize in certain fi elds “My preference, and the dis- last November. the community who are homeless, into fi rst year, and 120 the year as well as get a degree in their cussion we’ve been having with Th e post card campaign was Stanyon said. Th ey meet once a after, eventually growing the four own program. UOIT so far has been an embed- created by the Alliance to End month. years’ worth of students to about Th ey are like minors, but more ded arrangement…It seems to Homelessness, a group based in DACH helps the homeless by 460. focused and custom tailored for make sense to me that if a stu- Ottawa. making recommendations on how Jim Greenlaw, the dean of the each program. Specializations dent was to transfer from here Th e Alliance formed in 1995 funds should be spent on home- Faculty of Education at UOIT, for communications will be Digi- to there that it would be great if and its goal is to see that everyone less projects, said Diana Chappell, said the program is not a devia- tal Media, Science and Technol- they could get into year three,” has a home, said Lynne Browne, the acting manager of the Housing tion from UOIT’s mandate as a ogy, Health Sciences, and Com- he said. the co-ordinator of the group. Development and Homelessness science and technology-based merce. Embedded courses mean “[Our] goal is to end homeless- Initiative for Durham Region. university, because the pro- Th is program will benefi t not courses that are essential classes ness,” she said. Chappell encourages all those gram is career-focused and has only UOIT students, but Durham built into the overall program. Since the Alliance is based in who want to get involved in home- a strong technological compo- College students as well, particu- Th e newly embedded courses Ottawa, it tackles homelessness lessness issues to join their month- nent. larly those in the School of Com- could potentially mean Durham on all three levels: municipal, pro- ly meetings. “Th ese graduates will be better munication Arts. students could be taking UOIT vincial and federal, Browne said. DACH meets on the third prepared than most in Ontario Negotiations are currently courses, taught by UOIT profes- People can download the pre- Th ursday of every month at the who graduate from communica- underway to develop an articula- sors, alongside UOIT students, printed message, which urges Durham Region headquarters at tions programs. Better prepared tion agreement that would allow in addition to their Durham Prime Minister Stephen Harper 605 Rossland Rd. E. at 1:30 p.m. in to create webpages and do other graduating third-year students classes. to create a national housing pro- room 1H. online activities that communi- in Journalism, Advertising, and Grade requirements for ar- gram to increase aff ordable hous- If you want to take part in the cators in the 21st century need Public Relations to transfer into ticulating Durham College stu- ing across the country, from the Post Cards for Housing program, to be skilled at,” said Greenlaw. UOIT’s third year, there by earn- dents have not been fi nalized, Alliance to End Homelessness visit the Alliance to End Home- Dr. Mari Peepre, a professor in ing an advanced diploma and a but Pereira said they would be in web site. Th ey can then print it off , lessness web site at www.end- the Faculty of Education helped degree in fi ve years. the B-plus range. sign it and mail it. No postage is homelessnessottawa.ca. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 13 CAMPUS NEWS Lamp post debris remains Mardi Car crash Gras at destroyed the pub light in the Feb. 13 parking lot By Robert McNab By Courtney Born Chronicle Staff Chronicle Staff

Students walking home through Get your beads ready. And the catwalk that connects the get ready for two big nights south corner of the parking lot to coming up at E.P. Taylor’s. Niagara Drive, have been noticing Tomorrow night, it’s the the debris from a fallen lamppost. Breakaway Tours Beach Par- As of last week the mess has yet ty, where guests 19 and older to be cleaned up, two weeks after will have a chance to win a a vehicle knocked down the post ‘last minute’ Panama trip. in the commencement parking lot Th e festivities start at 9 near the baseball diamond. p.m. Th e vehicle hit the cement As mentioned before, the structure so hard it fell down short- beads… ly after the accident and has left a Wednesday, Feb. 13 is mess, with a drawn-out clean-up. the annual Mardi Gras Pub Wooden barricades barely Photo by Courtney Born Night. block in the 20-foot cement pole, It will feature prizes and but without caution tape or pylons THE LAMP POST DEBRIS: A fallen lamp post still remains after being destroyed in a free giveaways. to keep students aware of the de- crash two weeks ago. It lies in the back corner of the Commencement parking lot. And it’s the last major pub bris, there is no warning of broken night in February, so come glass at night. involved in the accident. might take,” said Aprile. Aprile feels that there is no on out. Ralph Aprile, V.P. of Facilities “Th e clean-up and removal Th ere is up to a six-week wait- need for students to feel unsafe and Ancillary, says it will take a of the pole aren’t happening as ing period for a new light post to walking home at night, past the ce- little longer to clean up this mess quickly as other circumstances replace the former post. ment barricade. since there is more than one party OPG needs a new operation licence By Chris Buttonshaw facility’s safety measures and countermea- Chronicle Staff sures. A public meeting on the licence renewal Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington was held on Jan. 10 at the Holiday Inn on facility needs a new operation licence this Bloor Street in Oshawa. year. Th e public meeting is part of the review Th e Darlington nuclear facility of Ontario and renewal process because the public’s Power Generation (OPG) is coming towards input is important to both the CNSC and the end of its fi ve-year operating licence and OPG. a review of the facility needs to be done be- People interested in the meeting had to fore it can be renewed. inform the CNSC of that in mid-December Th e facility’s previous licence of fi ve years to be part of the meeting. was the longest ever given by the Canadian “Th e public meeting part of the review is Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) at that normally a two-day process. When the sec- time. ond meeting is hasn’t been decided,” said Th e commission is conducting the re- John Earl, spokesperson for OPG. view and is looking closely at the facility’s It is unknown what the outcome would environmental assessment. be if the licence were not renewed, because Important factors to the CNSC in the en- OPG doesn’t like to deal with what ifs, but vironmental assessment are subjects such they are quite sure that the licence will be as the impact the facility is having on the wa- renewed. ter, land, and air, the amount of radiation or For more information on the hearings radioactivity, resources, and human health. and review process visit www.nuclearsafety. Along with the environmental assess- gc.ca. ment the commission is also reviewing the UOIT Debating Society needs people

By Eric Laganis members to compete in inter-university de- Chronicle Staff bate tournaments for the winter semester. For information on how to join, visit their Can’t argue with that. website at uoitdebatingsociety.com or on Th e UOIT Debating Society is recruiting their Facebook account. 14 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Students turn on career mode By Samantha Stewart Chronicle Staff

Hired Career Services hosted an image workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 30, helping students go from casual to career. Guest host Leslie Morris, from Leslie Morris Designs, gave helpful tips on every- thing from how to have a successful inter- view, to dressing the part, and what to do before entering the building. Th e workshop came complete with models sporting clothing from H&M and Smart Set. Morris couldn’t stress enough that body language, wardrobe and fi rst impressions are extremely important. Morris also stated that 93 per cent of the fi rst impression de- pends on wardrobe and behaviour. Only 7% has to do with what you say. Th e crowd was enthusiastic and eager to participate, possibly, because there were prizes to be won. Both Smart Set and Tip-Top gave $50 gift certifi cates. Town Shoes gave two $50 gift Photo by Samantha Stewart cards, and Valentino’s Salon of Whitby gave two haircuts. Th e grand prize was $250 IMAGE WORKSHOP PRIZE WINNERS: (Left to right) Irita Karmalkar, Kyle Pearce, Rachel Small, Mike from the Oshawa Centre to purchase a new Russell, Angela Brown, Leslie Morris (Leslie Morris Designs), Allison Bryan and Erin Boshort. wardrobe. Power down: save cash, environment chargers and computers, con- that raise the initial cost a bit, but also focusing on effi ciency the way use, making use of power bars and By Amy Gohr sumes electricity even when pow- save massive amounts of power people do with battery-powered simply unplugging electronics. Chronicle Staff ered down. While annual costs of in the long run. Adding things that devices,” he added. “It’s completely “I’m very sad to say that, for energy drained by individual ap- improve effi ciency will always be technically possible; all it requires people who want the modern 12:00…12:00…12:00… pliances on standby mode may ap- more expensive than not adding is for us to be willing to pay for it, conveniences, there’s not a lot of Th e little fl ashing time display pear low ($25 per game console or those things, which is why regula- or for the government to tell man- choice,” said Green. “I wish I still on your VCR could be costing $15 per laptop), that cost increas- tions are important. ufacturers to do it.” believed in the individual’s power you more money than you think – es exponentially as the number of “Anything that can pull power So, it appears as though – until to change the world, but there are about $10 per year. home electronics multiplies. from the wall almost completely manufacturers develop more en- a lot of individuals out there, and According to Environment According to Natural Resourc- ignores effi ciency unless there are ergy-effi cient appliances – people the changes we need are needed Canada, many household appli- es Canada, vampire energy is a regulations in place,” he added. may be forced to power-down un- faster than people can accept new ances still use electricity when technological concern that should According to Natural Resourc- necessary appliances when not in ideas.” turned off – an unseen drain not be dealt with by manufacturers of es Canada, the government has only on energy, but also on your home electronics to reduce the regulated the energy performance wallet. Th is invisible power con- amount of energy consumed in of products such as lighting and sumption is the result of standby standby mode. appliances since 1995. Th e fi rst power, or what some refer to as “Th e most important thing we standards for standby power will vampire energy. can do is advocate for changes in be established in 2008 with more Environment Canada’s Clean the way these devices are built,” rigid regulations to follow in 2010, Air Online facts about standby said Hank Green, founder and including minimum performance power says computer that runs 24 chief editor of EcoGeek.org. “It’s standards for new products. hours a day uses between $75 and something that needs to be dealt “Th e problem is, because it’s so $120 worth of electricity each year. with quickly, because devices that simple to just have the wall pow- Further, that computer will still are being sold now will probably ering the TV all day, no one even drain about $15 worth of energy exist for another 10 to 20 years.” thought to make channel- and when in standby mode. A concern for manufacturers time-saving effi cient on TVs. So, it Home electronics are either in and consumers alike is the cost of requires reworking of the circuit- passive standby mode (the blink- developing and marketing energy- ry,” said Green. “Computers keep ing clock on the VCR) or active effi cient appliances. time while unplugged with batter- standby mode (a digital video Sunday Feb 10th 2008 1pm - 4pm “No one wants to put a sticker ies; no one ever thought to do that recorder [DVR] programmed to on a DVR that says ‘pay more with TVs and VCRs, hence all of Registration $5.00 record something). Nearly every now, save later,’” said Green. “It’s the blinking 12:00s in the world. electronic gadget that plugs into as simple as adding some really “Th e trick is to try and get the the wall or uses a remote control, simple electronics to most devices convenience of wall power while such as TVs, VCRs, cell phone 3 DIVISIONS DOUBLE KNOCKOUT! Medium | Hard | Expert Celebrate black culture GREAT PRIZES IN ALL DIVISIONS! 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Black History Month is a time to refl ect on the Between the days of Feb. 11-15 CASA will be works, accomplishments and culture of those from exhibiting various art and photography. If wine the Caribbean and African backgrounds. and cheese are enticing, on Feb. 12 in G213 there Durham College and UOIT are celebrating will be an interactive experience to enjoy the fi ner The Gaming Professionals this month by showcasing events throughout the things in life. schools. Wrapping up the historical month, enjoy a se- 200 King St. Bowmanville On Feb. 5 in the UB Mezzanine, the members lection of documentaries and fi lm festivals Feb. TEL: 905.623.2221 25-29. Th e documentaries will be focussed on of the Caribbean and African Student Association www.gamepowerpro.caww.ww [email protected] (CASA) will be hosting an entrepreneurship semi- Marcus Garvey - a Jamaican-born publisher, jour- nar. Th is seminar will discuss the challenges, suc- nalist, entrepreneur and Black Nationalist. 2 for 1 Game Rental cesses and failures in starting and maintaining a Come out and support Black History Month. It’s business. guaranteed to give you insight, pride and a splash *Not valid with any other offers On Feb. 6 in the Marketplace Café expect a cul- of culture. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 Bluer than Blue?

The winter blahs are often called the Stay healthy. Physical symptoms winter blues. Many people go into often accompany depression and “hibernation mode” and feel lazy and the immune system is weakened. less interested in life during the Eat well, sleep well and strengthen winter months. But some people have your body. more severe bouts of feeling down and experience problems with sleep Exercise. When you get physical and concentration. your body releases endorphins, which are hormones that make They have difficulty keeping up with your brain feel good. school and work and do not function as they usually do.This may be more If you think your symptoms are than just the blues. worse with the winter season, make a conscious effort toget more sunshine. Go for a walk at noon every day, sit in sunny locations indoors, plan a tropical vacation.

Get professional help if your symptoms persist. Counselling will provide a better understanding and different perspective on your situation and emotions.

If depression is diagnosed, medications may be helpful to restore a balanced brain chemistry. This can be the fastest route to recovery.

DURHAM COLLEGE Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm | Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm SUCCESS MATTERS Telephone: 905.721.3037 | Fax: 905.721.3133 | Email: [email protected] 16 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 18 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS How students plan to change fi rst day of the New Year should be better grades. versity of Washington, researchers per cent of those surveyed had By Alistair Lowe spent refl ecting on past mistakes “It’s going good,” she said. In found the top four resolutions are: made three or more resolutions. Chronicle Staff and vowing to improve their lives. order to keep her resolution, she 1. Increase exercise Brittany Horbay said her reso- While surveying students and explained, “I’m reading chapters 2. Be more conscientious about lution is diffi cult but she is hoping Every year people across the staff at DC/UOIT it became appar- before I go to class.” work or school to keep it. globe wake up on New Year’s day ent the older generation did not “To stay out of trouble with my 3. Develop better eating habits “I made a resolution to never and celebrate the start of the com- make resolutions. mom,” is Rajkumar’s resolution 4. Stop smoking, drinking or us- break up with my boyfriend, or ing year with a hang-over and a Many said they didn’t make for 2008. She plans to accomplish ing drugs (including caff eine) threaten to break up with him.” resolution. them because they always break this by “not opening my mouth Some of their other fi ndings: Th e fi rst-year Foundations in It’s believed the Babylonians them. as much.” She said it’s going well. people make more resolutions Art and Design student said she were the fi rst to make resolutions First-year Criminology students “Mom is appreciating the change to start something, than to stop is “taking it one day at a time” and for the new year, and people have Ramya Motepalli and Jeevana Raj- very much so, it’s much quieter at something. After two months, 63 resolutions are diffi cult to keep. been breaking them ever since. kumar made resolutions. Motepal- home.” per cent of people say they are So diffi cult in fact, it seems most Early Christians thought the li resolved to work harder and get In a study released by the Uni- keeping their resolutions and 67 people simply avoid them.

*some conditions apply* The Chronicle February 5, 2008 19 CAMPUS NEWS Avoiding the winter viruses By Katie Strachan by boosting the immune system. Chronicle staff Its creators suggest that while the product is about 95 per cent Winter is offi cially here and eff ective in aiding cold and fl u with that comes runny noses, sore symptoms, there are steps one can throats, body aches, stomach fl u take to prevent catching anything. and headaches. Th ere are many Getting your fl u shot can dras- ways to keep you “bug” free over tically reduce your odds, regu- the frigid months. larly disinfecting door knobs, key- A cold is when you generally boards, and other items will work feel sick from the head up. Th e fl u too. is when you feel awful all around. Drink plenty of water and get Th ese viruses are constantly fresh air. adapting and changing so it’s im- Th e central air heating system possible for doctors to develop in your home makes the air very a medication to rid your body of dry, which causes the mucus in them. your nose to dry up, making the Th at is why it is so important to path for germs easier. know the steps to keep you from Smoking also puts a great strain getting sick. on your immune system, so put Th e number one preventive those butts out. Most importantly, measure suggested by most ex- listen to your body. If you feel tired perts is hand washing. Our hands then sleep. carry millions of cold and fl u virus- Our bodies need a lot more im- es which are easily transferred. mune boosting vitamins during When we shake hands, touch the colder months as well. doorknobs or keyboards and then “Th ere are a few supplements another person touches it after that are great to take in the winter you, they become contaminated months to ward off colds,” said a too. representative for the Feel Good Once the germ is on your hand natural health store in Oshawa. it’s only a matter of time before it Vitamin D is especially helpful makes its way into your system. in protecting your body’s immune It’s important not to rub your eyes, Photo by Katie Strachan system, but because the days are wipe your nose or put your fi ngers STAYING HEALTHY: Local health store offers many products to help your immune shorter and the sun shines less of- near your mouth. system, and stay safe from a runny nose, sore throat, body aches, stomach fl u and ten, we need supplements. Experts suggest singing a song headaches. “A good multi-vitamin, Vitamin while rubbing hands with warm C and Zinc,” said the representa- water and a rich lather of soap, to prevent germs from infecting you while going outside, even if it’s only Cold-Fx is a new product to tive. ensure proper sanitation. this winter. for a short period of time. Heat es- Canada that was developed to help “ Also Oil of Oregano is great to Carrying a bottle of alcohol- Healthy Ontario also suggests capes rapidly from your head so reduce the frequency, severity and have on hands as it is an anti-bac- based sanitizer is a great way to dressing warmly from head to toe it’s important to wear a hat. duration of cold and fl u symptoms terial and anti-viral.” 20 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS

Photo by Andrew Dalrymple FUDGE! FUDGE! FUDGE!: Gaynor Evanoff, co-owner of Oh! Fudge shows off some fresh chunks of fudge during a recent visit to the campus. Oh! Fudge stops by the school By Andrew Dalrymple Th e company has been around compared to older people. for 11 years now,” she said. “We “But plain chocolate is always a Chronicle Staff for 15 years. “We found out a long time ago also go to campuses all across the popular choice too.” “We’re from Brantford, you that students are a good market province, such as Western Univer- Evanoff seems proud of her know, the home town of Wayne because they tend to have less sity, Guelph University and Sheri- business and how much it’s blos- Th e privately owned company Gretzky,” said Evanoff with a smile. health problems than older peo- dan College.” somed over the years and it seems Oh! Fudge was on display at the “We make the fudge at our farm ple,” she said. “Some people even Th e cost of the fudge ranges like that’s going to continue for South Wing hallway from Jan. 29 there and all of my money goes consider it brain food.” from $3.25 for a quarter pound to many more to come. to Jan. 31. towards aff ording our horses and Oh! Fudge makes frequent ap- $12.99 for a single pound. Th ey also “My daughter has just started Gaynor Evanoff , who is co- getting our groceries.” pearances at wood shows, craft off er a wide variety of fl avours. getting involved in the business owner along with her husband Th e Evanoff s found out a while shows, the CNE and other cam- “Our most popular fl avours and it looks like my grandson, John, base their company out of back that younger people are a puses in Ontario. seem to be Cookies and Cream, who’s 14, already sees himself Brantford, Ont. better target audience for fudge “We’ve been going to the CNE Chocolate Mint and Chocolate taking over one day,” she says. “It Cheesecake,” she said. makes us very proud.” Canadian hip-hop artist makes brief appearance By Vanessa Reidt I’m gone for weeks at a time,” said Boyd. “She’s pretty Chronicle Staff good about it and knows how hard it must be. She’s really supportive and understands what I’m trying to He is an artist who writes, produces and sings his do.” own music. Since the age of 15, Boyd listened to hip-hop and Previously opening up for well-known rap art- tried to make his own music. Paying attention to other ists like Busta Rhymes and Ludacris three years ago, rappers--the way they talked, acted and made music-- hip-hop artist Classifi ed, also known as Luke Boyd, is inspired him. touring across the country to promote his new CD, He started his career in the early ‘90s and released While You Were Sleeping. his fi rst CD, Information, in 1997. He His new CD is a collaboration of The worst thing has released 12 albums to date. hits and fan favourites. Boyd decided to name himself “A lot of my older material was about‘ being on Classifi ed when he was 15, in a studio never heard by some of my newer tour so far was for the fi rst time and thought he need- fans, so I wanted to put the CD out to having my lap- ed a rap name. He fl ipped through the show them where I came from and the local newspaper and told himself the growth I have made,” said Boyd. top stolen, when next thing he saw he would use for a On Feb.1, Boyd appeared on Much someone broke name. Music’s Much On Demand to promote into our tour bus. Being a Canadian hip-hop artist his CD. Boyd explains that he still gets ’ from Nova Scotia, Boyd faced many nervous before performing or having a Classifi ed challenges while trying to make it into profi le appearance somewhere. the industry. “I think getting nervous is good for “It’s hard enough making it into the you.” music industry and to throw in the fact that I’m Cana- Having said that, Boyd explained he has had his dian from the East Coast trying to make hip-hop,” said nervous moments while being on tour. Boyd. “I’m a white guy from the suburbs and those are “Th e worst thing about being on tour so far was challenges I still deal with every day.” having my laptop stolen, which happened the fi rst Dr.Dre, Paul McCartney and Nelly Furtado are night, when someone broke into our tour bus,” said some of the artists Boyd would like to collaborate Boyd. “Th e best thing is having every show sold out. with in the future. We have played seven shows so far and they have all Boyd was nominated for Rap Recording of the been packed wall to wall. It’s wicked.” Year artist at the Juno Awards back in 2006, and is Touring across Canada several times before, Boyd now nominated for three East Coast Music Awards said that it is harder now being on the road with- for his new album. out his wife since tying the knot two years ago. Classifi ed just played a show on Jan.31 at the Dun- “She’ll fl y out once in a while, but most of the time geon in Oshawa. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 22 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 24 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Th e new and improved RIOT

By Courtney Born Chronicle Staff Watch out music lovers, RIOT Radio is taking over the airwaves with a new line-up of shows and special guest appearances. Hosting live to air events tak- ing place every Wednesday night from E.P. Taylor’s, as well as broad- casting live commentary at the UOIT Ridgebacks varsity hockey, and the Durham Lords men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball games. Open auditions for new DJs were held Jan. 19 and 20, with 70 open spots available; the station is slowly turning into a 24/7 broad- cast. With new shows planned for Saturdays and Sundays, students will have more opportunities to speak their mind over the air- waves. Lee Cliff ord, assistant station manager, said that during the DJ search he was looking for students who have a strong passion for the music. “We’re looking for someone with a strong drive behind the music, someone who loves it,” said Cliff ord. New DJs are sure to bring a new sound to the Market Place Cafete- ria, online and shortly on your FM dial. Photo by Courtney Born Th at’s right ladies and gents; RIOT Radio is soon going to be ALL WORK AND ALL PLAY: They may look relaxed, but employees at the RIOT have been hard at work to make broadcasting live on the actually the station better in every regard. On the left is Mickey Thistel, music director, and to the right is Lee Clifford, who radio. No more faulty Internet con- works as the assistant station manager, marketing director, and programming director. nections and missing your friend’s broadcast, the Riot will soon be on the air. Th e entire process takes Trent become involved with the interview with KRS-1, an Ameri- As well, the station is host- Future, Aberdeen, Plusmo and J- three years but is well worth the station. As well as making our can-Grammy nominated rapper ing another pub night called Riot CLX. wait, says Cliff ord. presence known to the other stu- and an accomplished record label Radio Showcase, an indie music “We are just looking to make “We are well known in and dents, we will also spread word to owner, on March 7. He will be here night, helping promote local acts our presence more wide-spread,” around Durham College, but not the community that we’re here,” to promote his new record label at at E.P. Taylor’s, Saturday, March 1. says Cliff ord. “and with talented many students from UOIT or said Cliff ord. a Big Sexy party promo show the Four bands have already con- DJs, this year is going to be abso- Other news is the upcoming following night, March 8. fi rmed to play, including Free the lutely fantastic.” Matter of the heart Keeping E.P. By Elise Haskell “Most women would not take the stand I did,” Chronicle Staff she says. “I was very direct. I’m very forthright all the It’s a strange fact in our society that when people time.” think of heart disease, they connect it with men in- But although she and Freeman have tried to shed Taylor’s safe stead of women. People assume there is a higher risk light on the situation, they’re still a long way from get- of heart disease in men, but the fact is no one sex is ting the message to everyone, and not just how wom- more likely to suff er heart disease than the other. en need the same treatment as men, but just the facts number of guests at pub nights Th e disturbing fact is that women are more likely about heart disease in general. By Craig Clark and strict guest sign-in policies. Chronicle Staff to die from heart disease for these very same misun- “Without Heart and Stroke’s research and testing, “Th ere is an event approval Durham College pub E.P. derstandings. I don’t know if I would have been eff ectively saved,” process for pub events and all Taylor’s takes many precautions “Canadian women’s progress does not keep pace Lorelei admits. student events on and off cam- to keep it a happy and fun place with men,” explains Elissa Freeman, the director of After her second heart attack Toronto General pus,” said Ellis. with minimal violence. public relations and aff airs at the Heart and Stroke Hospital suggested to her a clot-blocking test, which Despite the approval process “Safety is our number one Foundation of Ontario. “A woman’s chance of dying is was a direct response to the research of the Heart and and all the measures taken to concern but customer service is higher, because they are less likely to be treated.” Stroke Foundation. keep the pub safe, situations do our goal, as well,” said Will Ellis, Th is was something Lorelei, an elementary school At Toronto General she also had to endure a cou- occur. Student Centre and E.P. Taylor’s teacher and mother, had to learn the hard way. ple of angioplasties and a triple bypass. She will need “We address all issues as manager. Lorelei had a heart attack in 1992, and although medical treatment for the rest of her life. part of a team approach and we Every weekend drunken she understood what was happening, she found that “People think heart disease will go away like a work with our campus partners people get kicked out of bars for she could convince few people. cold. It’s a very lasting thing,” she explains. “My heart to deal with pub violence,” said many diff erent reasons, includ- “Even though my skin was the colour of pavement, won’t heal.” Ellis. ing violence. the nurse didn’t believe me,” Lorelei recalls. “She “It’s Canada’s leading cause of death,” Freeman When any issues occur Ellis Violence among patrons asked if I had had a panic attack before.” says. “Our mission is to raise money for research and and his associates have a meet- could aff ect the business’s rep- In 1997 she suff ered yet another heart attack, but help promote activities to get rid of heart problems ing to address any hot button utation and income because was met with the same disbelief. and strokes.” issues, but they treat each event of the danger it can cause. Th e Why would people, trained staff in a hospital at Of course, for funding to come in, they still need to diff erently. majority of the violence occurs that, be so willing to dismiss something this serious? get Canada’s attention. Pubs are required to go among younger people. “It has everything to do with how women are treat- “We’re hoping we’re shining a light on the prob- through vigorous safety polices E.P. Taylor’s focuses on keep- ed,” Freeman says. lem,” Freeman says. “Th e Canadian population is and procedures, but still try to ing violence to a minimum dur- “For the most part a lot of doctors are guilty of getting older; women will be and are suff ering from give room to have fun. ing pub hours and has strict making a lot of assumptions,” Lorelei adds. “Th ey heart problems. As a health system we need to make “Our goal is to off er our stu- policies in place. think women are going to trivialize things. Th ey think sure we’re taking care of them appropriately.” dents opportunity to experience Security measures include they’ll look at things and panic.” If people want to fi nd out more information, or shows, DJs and other events at pay duty offi cers, limiting the After her two heart attacks Lorelei became, she looking for tips on healthy living, they should go to an aff ordable price,” said Ellis. says, “the poster child to reactions of women.” our website www.heartandstroke.ca. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 25

Durham College-UOIT Chronicle ENTERTAINMENT Always a bridesmaid, now a star

By Emily Palonen Chronicle Staff

Out of her scrubs and into her bridesmaid dresses, Katherine Heigl makes a fl awless transition from the drama of the operating room in her television role of Izzie Stevens in Grey’s Anatomy, to the romantic comedy 27 Dresses, re- leased in theatres on Friday. Jane, played by Heigl, is a self- less, hardworking woman who can’t say no, especially when it comes to planning the big day for her friends. Th e drama begins when Jane’s sister Tess, Toronto’s own Malin Akerman, gets together with Jane’s boss, played by Edward Burns, who also happens to be Jane’s secret love. Jane is forced into planning their wedding, but during the heart-wrenching pro- cess she is able to discover her own true happiness, with the help of a quirky, persistent journalist named Kevin, played by James Marsden. Okay, so it is your typical chick fl ick and you will predict the movie from start to fi nish, but who cares? You’ll leave the theatre in a good KNOCKED UP BEFORE THE WEDDING: After the success of last summer’s Knocked Up, Katherine Heigl takes the mood with the image of James lead in 27 Dresses, further showcasing her comedic skills. After being a supporting character in Knocked Up and Marsden’s blue eyes and gorgeous smile pressed in your mind. part of an ensemble in Grey’s Anatomy, this is her fi rst starring role. Th e fi lm will make you laugh, maybe even shed a tear and have ding. Heigl shows her versatility in perhero and musical genres and It’s really nothing out of the or- we get to see Marsden and Heigl you planning bouquets and loca- going from television to fi lm and tries out comedy. Th ey both get it dinary but it doesn’t disappoint perform a drunk number of Benny tions for your hypothetical wed- Marsden moves away from su- right. either. Th e guy gets the girl, and and the Jets. Rock stars New action-based game for PS3 fails to excite no health bars. Instead, gamers By Eric Laganis take a certain amount of damage don’t play Chronicle Staff before they collapse and must wait for nearby allies to revive Hitman pepped up on pills them with a shot of adrenaline. and adrenaline. Likewise, Kane must also revive Th is sums up Eidos Interac- his allies with adrenaline shots. tive’s latest title, Kane & Lynch: Taking too much adrenaline at a Dead Men, for the Playstation 3. time will result in Kane overdos- videogames Kane & Lynch falls under ing and the game is over. and play basic songs. All guitar the third-person shooter cat- Th is poses a problem be- By Craig Clark takes is time and patience to be- egory and off ers the typical ac- cause the player can get a shot Chronicle Staff come a real life guitar hero. tion most gamers would expect of adrenaline, retreat, wait a cer- Guitar Hero is a quick, simple from shooters, but fails to add tain amount of time to off set the Music isn’t a talent or skill any- solution for people with jaded anything new to the genre while overdose penalty, then enter the more. dreams of stardom. Th ere are falling short on several aspects SHOOT ‘EM UP: Kane & fi refi ght once again. Th is makes Over the past couple of years many fast learning methods for gamers come to identify with. it almost impossible to die and videogame advancements have acquiring guitar skills. Apple Players control Kane, a con- Lynch not worth the price. makes Kane & Lynch too easy. given gamers Guitar Hero and computers have the iPlayMusic victed criminal who’s on his game fails to deliver on a number Th e generous nature of the Rockband. With the simplicity of program with which people can way to his execution, when he of key aspects needed to keep game to let players live, coupled the games, anyone can be a virtual learn guitar basics fast, easily and is suddenly rescued by a band gamers enticed. with the poor AI (artifi cial intel- rock star. cheaply. of hooded men led by Lynch, a One element that falls short ligence) of enemies, causes Kane But dreams of being a real rock Rock and Roll All Night by Kiss psychopath who relies on a ton is the controls. While the game & Lynch to fall short in the game- star have been left behind by most and Th rough the Fire and Flames of medication to keep him in does off er an easy to use control play department. youth. Becoming a real rock star by Dragonforce are both songs check. system, its heavy reliance on the Th e sound in Kane & Lynch is may be tougher but learning the that, with much practice, any gui- Kane learns that the break- L3 and R3 buttons makes the superb with the background mu- songs on a guitar is still easy for tarist could learn. Anyone can get out was orchestrated by Th e7, controls sluggish. Th e gameplay sic setting the mood of each level most people. his or her hands on a cheap guitar. a notorious criminal group he also suff ers. While Kane & Lynch nicely, but the characters’ voices, In October, Activision released Guitars can cost from $50 to thou- once worked for. Apparently, does off er conventional game- while well done, can be hard to the third Guitar Hero with tons of sands. Kane double-crossed Th e7 out play elements such as squad- hear at times. features for players to master to Just putting time and eff ort into of a ton of money and now they based tactics, where gamers can While Kane & Lynch: Dead become the ultimate guitar hero. learning a skill could get anyone want Kane to retrieve it or else have their computer-controlled Men does off er a lot of elements But in the time it takes fans to per- far in life. Once having mastered they will kill his wife and daugh- allies follow simple orders, and seen in popular third-person fectly play each song on expert, the guitar, anyone could start a ter. Kane is given three weeks to duck-and-cover shooting, the shooter titles like Gears of War they could learn the song on a real band and possibly become fa- return the money and Lynch is game is too forgiving when the and SOCOM, it is bogged down guitar. mous. Just getting up off the couch appointed as his watchdog. gamer dies. by too many hindrances to make Music talent isn’t something and dropping the videogames is While the story behind Kane In Kane & Lynch, there are it worth anything more than a you’re born with; almost anyone the hard part, but a lifelong skill is & Lynch is an interesting one, the weekend rental. can learn guitar-playing essentials the reward. 26 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Untraceable killer thriller It’s with that idea in mind mov- Joseph Cross (Flags of Our Father), Concept iegoers have their new serial killer as the past seemed to be haunting thriller entitled Untraceable. both characters throughout the Starring Diane Lane, who plays fi lm. cyber police offi ce Jennifer Marsh, But, even with a good concept of the fi lm Untraceable revolves around a se- and a solid lead role, what kills any rial killer who uses the Internet as hope of a great horror fi lm is Un- a tool in helping him kill his vic- traceable’s ending. is clever, tims. Without giving it away, I will say Th e more people who watch it was dull, unimaginative, abrupt his live tortures online, the faster and in the fi nal minutes, odd. but falls the helpless victims die. Despite some glaring set-backs Th ere is no doubt the concept perhaps Hoblit is on to something is a clever idea, however unless with this fi lm. short with a director Gregory Hoblit (Fracture, He questions just how far so- Primal Fear), intends to target the ciety is willing to go in order to be movie solely to those 25 and un- entertained, and at what price. der, he may have a problem. Untraceable is more torture, like disappointing Servers, Broadband, IP address- the popular Saw series, than blood es and Firewalls aren’t necessarily and guts like the Texas Chainsaw the language of older generations. Massacre. conclusion Another drawback is how For example, one victim buried fast the killer is revealed. Th ere waist down in concrete along with is no adequate time for guessing his wrists and hands, is heated to By Dwayne Wynter suspects, but rather viewers are death by intense lighting. Chronicle Staff spoon-fed the killer’s identity and Mixing the computer age with a are left watching to see how fast crazed murderer was a good twist Here’s a thought. Try and think he’ll get caught as opposed to who and one that is believable. of a time when the Internet did it may be. Untraceable gives terror a new not exist, a time where typewriters However, there is light at the wireless and World Wide Web were used or better yet, good old end of the tunnel. form. fashioned hand writing letters to In her leading role, Lane, other mail were the norm. than engaging in typical horror cli- GENRE: Th riller We live in a technological age, chés, gives a strong performance. RELEASE DATE: where the World Wide Web con- It would have been nice to see January 25, 2008 trols our computers and emails Hoblit venture a little deeper into RATED: R threaten to destroy real life com- the backgrounds of Marsh and se- munication. rial killer Owen Reilly, played by The Chronicle February 5, 2008 27 SPORTSDurham College-UOIT Chronicle Ridgebacks drop two-goal lead Th e Ridgebacks failed to take By Michael Stathopoulos advantage of some golden op- Chronicle Staff portunities early on that could have changed the outcome of the Th e UOIT Ridgebacks fell in game. heartbreaking fashion when they “When we had two goals, we gave up a two-goal lead to the should have had fi ve,” he said. “We Brock Badgers at the Campus Ice had two breakaways and we don’t Centre on Jan. 25. put the puck in the net. We’ve got Playing before a crowd of 212 to fi nd some better goal scorers, people, the fi rst-year Ridgebacks we’ve got to have those guys that came out hard, setting the tempo bury those chances like other for the game early on with strong teams have.” forechecking and plenty of hitting. Missing key chances has be- Th e edge in play was evident in the come a common theme for the stats as UOIT outshot the visitors Ridgebacks this season, their fi rst from St. Catharine’s 16-4. in the OUA. Th e game remained scoreless “In all honesty I think that’s our until Jordan Freeland opened up problem. When you keep putting the scoring just a minute and a yourselves in that position, you’re half into the period with his eighth bound to lose those close games. of the year. But there’s nothing we can do UOIT would take a two-goal about that this year, it is what it is,” lead just two minutes later when said Muylaert. Shane Nolan also scored his eighth While the eff ort was there, the of the year. results were not and that can only From there, it would be all Photo by Michael Stathopoulos improve with experience. Building Badgers as Brock fought their way CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR: UOIT’s Derrick Bagshaw skates through Brock defenders. a successful program doesn’t hap- back to tie the game early in the The Ridgebacks put forth a strong effort but came up short of a win. pen overnight and is something third before Steve Pattison scored Muylaert realizes. the eventual winner with 12:52 “I saw our game out there to- proved to be a Badger fan on this to him blows a wheel and wipes “We’re all sick of moral victories, remaining in the game. It was his night. We hit, we forechecked well, night. out. Th e guy then walks around you gotta just sit back sometimes fi rst goal of the season. we stopped them in the neutral “I think we were victimized by and fi nds the back door and they and have a cold ale and say ‘hey, It was a disheartening goal, zone and we didn’t give up many bad luck,” said Muylaert. “Th eir score. Nine times out of ten that we’re all rookies except for two wasting an eff ort that was good odd-man rushes,” said head coach second goal, they win the draw guy doesn’t get a chance to make guys’ so we’re going to get there, I enough for the win. Marlin Muylaert. Lady luck also and the guy that’s supposed to go that play.” know it.” Batchelor distracted by record McNabb was an uphill battle from then on,” “We have to get him more play- that’s when he’s in control.” recruited By Dwayne Wynter head coach Peter Gordon said. ing time. He has been more con- With a 4-8 record and eight Chronicle Staff It was a complete role reversal sistent on defence and has shot games remaining, the Lords un- from when Durham stomped on the ball really well all year,” Gor- derstand the urgency they must to UOIT With their playoff hopes fading the Golden Shield 101-71 in their don said. play with, all while continuing to By Kenny Mayhew away little by little, the Durham fi rst meeting in Oshawa on Nov. 2. Anthony Batchelor had a quite remain optimistic and focused. Chronicle Staff Lords men’s basketball team is “It wasn’t the same team we night, scoring just 10 points, all “We must win two of the next looking for answers. saw before,” Gordon said. coming in the fi rst half, but inched three games and go either 6-2 or Th e UOIT Ridgebacks “Th e ship be sinking,” former “Th ey added a new player who closer to the OCAA all-time scor- 7-1 to end the season. If not, we’re have recruited a top pros- NBA star Michael Ray Richard- is more suited for university bas- ing record, sitting 56 points away. done,” Gordon said. pect from Parry Sound, the son once said about his New York ketball not college and it gave us “He shot well in the fi rst half… “We have to be positive. It’s 20-year-old Meggie McNabb. Knicks team’s future. Th e same problems.” but he just missed some shots pretty bunched up (standings at Th e last time Oshawa re- could be said for the Lords. Th e story remained the same and easy layups that he normally the bottom of the conference). cruited a top prospect from And even though Durham is for the Lords, whose inconsisten- makes.” It’s not over and we’re still in the Parry Sound, they brought in coming off a huge 17-point home cies on the defensive end caused Th ough he is fi rst to say his mix.” hockey legend Bobby Orr to win against Seneca, the Lords problems all game long. only focus is on trying to make the Th e 91 points Durham gave up play for the Oshawa Gener- followed up with a crushing 91- “It’s been like that all year… it’s playoff s and win games, Gordon against Cambrian were the most als. 71 loss to the Cambrian Golden something that I can’t explain,” does believe that the record chase allowed by the Lords all season. McNabb, who lists Orr as Shield in Sudbury on Jan.25. Gordon said. has aff ected Batchelor to some Just 1-3 in their last four, the her favourite player, started With accurate shooting and On the off ensive end, however, degree. Lords sit ninth in the 11-team di- out her career as a goalten- good ball movement, Cambrian Durham guard Evan Browne fol- “Th e attention he’s getting does vision, but sit only four points out der, but made the smooth jumped out to an early lead and lowed up his solid performance bother and frustrate him a little… of the sixth and last playoff spot. transition to defence in never looked back, ending the against Cambrian in their fi rst when you’re chasing what he is, Results for their Jan.30 game 1999. She has half ahead 49-32. meeting, with a team-high 14 that’s going to come with the ter- against the Fleming Knights were played AA hockey ever since, “Th e fi rst half really hurt us… it points. ritory, but when he’s on the court, not available at press time. for both men’s and women’s hockey. In 2003 she was named captain of the Rosseau Lake College High School team, where she was named the Lords clinch fi rst in Sudbury fi rst female in school history bus, had to go straight to the court Viper point leader was Chris- mances by Barnes with 14 points to play for the high school By Chris Jones to take on their fi rst opponents, the tine Lamontagne with 13 kills, and Amanda Falzon with 15 digs, team. Chronicle Staff Vipers. three blocks and two aces. the Shield was just too much. In 2006 she won a silver Th e Ladies weren’t aff ected by With the win, the Lords Th e fi rst set went to the Shield medal in the National Ab- Th e Durham Lords women’s that long drive, though. clinched their Central East divi- in a hard-fought battle 26-24. original Games, in Montreal, volleyball team, on the weekend Th ey swept the Vipers 3-0. First sion with a record of 11-1. Th e Th e second set went to the Lords as a member of the Beauso- of Jan. 25-26, travelled fi ve hours set was 25-13, second set was a win also secures their 17th straight 25-15, and the third (25-20) and leil First Nation. to Sudbury to take on the city’s close one 25-23 and the last set OCAA provincial championship fourth (25-22) went to the Shield, McNabb will look to con- two schools, the Boreal Vipers and 25-22. appearance. costing the Lords their second loss tribute to the Ridgebacks the Cambrian Golden Shield. Th is Karlene Risebrough Barnes led Th e next day at 1 p.m. the of the season. with her agitating style of de- weekend saw them clinch top spot the Lords in statistics with 14 kills, lords faced off against the Golden Th e Lords season is coming to fensive play and help them in the Central East division, but three blocks, three aces and four Shield. an end, but with the win against improve their record and be- they also suff ered their second digs. Cheryl Silva also had a tre- Not as successful, the Lords lost the Vipers, they’ll be attending come a more respected or- loss of the season. mendous performance with nine the game 3-1. the OCAA championship in Fan- ganization within the OUA. Th e Lords, after stepping off the kills and one block. Despite outstanding perfor- shawe Feb. 21-22. 28 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 SPORTS NEWS Blue Crew look to get rowdy

By Michael Stathopoulos Chronicle Staff

Hollering from their seats rinkside at the Campus Ice Cen- tre, their passion and zest for the game they love echoes throughout the building. Dressed in Blue, they taunt anyone who dares oppose their beloved Ridgebacks. Call them what you will, fanat- ics, super-fans or even hooligans. When it comes to supporting the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team, this zealous group of stu- dents leaves no question unan- swered as to who is number one in their eyes. Meet the Blue Crew. Th ey are UOIT’s biggest sup- porters and when they’re in the building, fans alike can’t help but feed off the enormous energy they display. Brought together by their love for the game of hockey, the Blue Crew are fi xtures at all Ridge- back men’s hockey games. “Th ere is a bunch of us that live together and we bought season’s tickets, so we try and come out to as many games as possible,” said Matt Cannon, a fourth-year stu- dent at UOIT. “We went out and got these blue construction hats and did them up to show our sup- port. We’ve got t-shirts too.” Th eir support has extended Photo by Michael Stathopoulos beyond the walls of the Campus Ice Centre. “We’re at all the home MEN IN BLUE: Matt Cannon, Mike Reed, Clayton Hattlman and Geoff Chadsey form the Blue Crew and cheer on games for sure and we’ve even the Ridgebacks hockey team at every home game. Check them out at the Campus Ice Centre every Friday. gone to some away games as well,” he said. Th e numbers of the Crew varies from game to game, but one thing horn going,” said Cannon. boys in blue inject life into the Th e Crew is not afraid to voice “I think it’s good. We try and get that is a constant is the rowdiness From blowing horns, to bang- game and add an element that is their opinions with opposing the fans into it. We get on the refs they exhibit.“If one of us is missing, ing drums, to their spirited chants much needed in providing an ex- teams, players and of course the and the other team a bit as well,” the other guys pick up the slack. spurring on the home side, the citing atmosphere. referees. said Cannon. We’ve always got the drums or the Home not so sweet for Ridgebacks By Kenny Mayhew Compared to UOIT’s previous sisted. Th e team held onto the tie their fi rst win of the season. Chronicle Staff two meetings with Laurier, where until the 16:02 mark of the second Th e Waterloo Warriors they were outscored 18-0, the period when Laurier was able to scored the fi rst two goals of the It’s the same old song and dance team was able to celebrate, at the re-take the one goal lead. game in the fi rst period, before for the UOIT Ridgebacks. Another very least that they skated strong Th ey would add another to Melissa Findlay scored to cut opportunity for the team to treat with their opponents for the entire take a 3-1 lead before the period the lead in half, her second in fans to a home ice win slipped game. ended. the last three games. away, as the team dropped back- Laurier, which currently sits in Th e Ridgebacks recorded 15 Th e Ridgebacks then let it to-back games Jan. 26 and 27. fi rst place in the OUA standings, shots by the end of the night, but slip as the Warriors beat Car- Th e team’s performance Sat- scored the fi rst goal of the contest Laurier walked away with the 4-1 leigh Taggart to take a 3-1 lead. urday night against the four-time on goaltender Melissa Scott in the win. Th e blue crew gave the Ridge- Th ey added one more to put defending champions and top fi rst period. backs warm applause as they the game out of reach. ranked Wilfrid Laurier Golden Th e Ridgebacks responded four walked off the ice. Th e Ridgebacks will have Hawks proved to be one of the minutes into the second period, Looking to build on the game, one more chance to record a greater eff orts of the season,. recording their fi rst goal against the Ridgebacks hosted Waterloo home win as they take on the When the buzzer sounded Laurier this season. at the Campus Ice Centre, hoping Brock Badgers at 1:30 at the however, the result remained the Melissa Bell tallied her third to get two points from a team they Campus Ice Centre on Feb. 9 same as they lost 4-1. of the season, as Carling Jeyes as- defeated back in November for before the season concludes. Lords in tough to make play-off s By Robert McNab Next was the Seneca tourna- won by scores of 25-17, 25-16 and loss in the tournament fi nale, the a win, stopping the Lords in the Chronicle Staff ment, where they defeated the 25-22.Th e Lords had everything Lords had a bit of a hangover, los- fi fth set. Th e loss dropped the Niagara Hawks in consecutive going for them heading into the ing 3-1 to Seneca. And after that, Lords to 5-6. Th ey’re on the out- Th e men’s volleyball team has sets 25-21 and 25-20. fi nal against the Humber Hawks. back to back games Jan. 25 and side looking in as far as the play- had a busy January trying to nab Next to go down were Sheri- But it was not to be. 26 on the road against Boreal off picture goes. the fi nal playoff spot. With just dan Bruins. Th is one went the full Th e Hawks swept the Lords and Cambrian.Th e Lords looked Th e top three teams make it two games remaining, they’re in a three sets, with the Lords winning 3-0, winning by the exact scores sharp, sweeping the Boreal Vi- into the post-season, and as of tough situation. the tiebreaker 16-14.In the semi- that the Lords used to defeat the pers 3-0. Th en it was the Cam- press time, there were just two On Jan. 9, they lost 3-2 to Geor- fi nals, the Seneca Sting were Seneca Sting. brian Golden Shield. True to their games remaining, Jan. 31 at Flem- gian. thumped 3-0 by the Lords, who Th ree days after the tough name, Cambrian came away with ing and Feb. 6 at Loyalist. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 29 30 The Chronicle February 5, 2008 SPORTS NEWS Th e cheerleaders are back Rocky

By Jenna-Lee Mainse start for Chronicle Staff

Th e reason campus sport fans haven’t seen the Durham College indoor and UOIT cheerleaders perform- ing at events this year is because the team members are perfecting their skills, which they hope to pre- soccer miere this February. According to team captain Ali- cia Clarke, 93 per cent of the mem- Lords bers are new to the team this year, leaving very few veteran girls to provide a strong teaching base. fi nish 1-3 At the team’s weekly Tuesday practice, the girls and guys who make up the Durham College and at fi rst UOIT cheerleading team are con- stantly working on conditioning, jumping and stunting. tourney And while a strong base is pres- ent in the group, Clarke admits individual experience levels vary By Ryan Chalmers signifi cantly. Chronicle Staff “I’ve done break dancing, that’s the closest I’ve done to cheerlead- Th e Durham Lords men’s ing,” said team newbie Candace indoor soccer team fi nished Phillips, who is getting used to the the Centennial Tournament skills and positioning of the for- Jan. 26 on a poor note, fi nish- eign sport. ing with a record of 1-3. But team experience isn’t the It was a tournament played only aspect keeping the cheerlead- against 10 other schools with ers from dancing, yelling, fl ying some teams being formed and fl ipping on the court during from their school’s alumni. half-time shows this year — Clarke Th e young crop of Dur- and coach Lesa Brown are work- ham players know that they ing on a whole new team attitude will have to go through grow- and image. ing pains before they reach “We want more crowd interac- the regional playoff s. tion,” said Clarke. “We didn’t do too bad con- Th is year, fans can expect the sidering we have a lot of rook- classic technical aspects of cheer- ies,” said Mario Bombino, the leading to be replaced with mod- team’s assistant coach. ern hip-hop dancing and familiar “Th ere were a lot of veter- beats. Photo by Jenna-Lee Mainse an teams at the tournament, “Our dancing is going to go up people that had been there a bit,” said Clarke, referring to the GETTING READY TO CHEER: The Durham College cheerleading squad is readying for and won before, so we have level of dance she and Brown have its debut this year by working on new routines. Getting tossed is Shannon Brooks, to start somewhere.” been incorporating into this sea- and at the bottom, from left, are: Ashley Wan, Stephanie Briard and Laurie Moote. After fi nishing 1-2 in the son’s routine. fi rst round, the Lords went Yet aside from complications of on to lose their quarterfi nal losing and gaining team members, and image changes, most of the to the end. is to “just to have fun, meet new match. diff erences in experience levels cheerleaders seemed to be smil- For fi rst-year cheerleader Sarah people and make new friends.” “I think we will be okay,” ing from the beginning of practice Dickson, her team goal for this year said Rashid Koriya, a return- ing player from the outdoor season. “Guys who looked good in training maybe just panicked Best NHLers at mid-season a bit. As we go into the next tournament, we will get more Th e NHL all-star game has come and gone Top Defencemen: fact played more games (6), but he’s stopped confi dent.” and the season is roughly half-fi nished. So with Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit fewer shots. Th e Queen’s tournament that in mind, I’d like to take it upon myself to Th e silky smooth Swede leads the league So I’m not sure what I was thinking there. was next for the Lords on hand out some mid-season awards. We’ll call with a +40 rating and his 46 points are tops And a tip of my cap has to go to the only Feb.2. them…Th e McNaby’s. (I just made that up) among NHL blue liners. member of the sub-2.00 GAA club. “Th e guys now know what I’ll also look into my crystal ball and give a Brian Rafalski, Detroit Chris Osgood, Detroit level they will have to play few predictions while I’m Yet another Red Wing, but Osgood never gets much respect, but this at because the competition at it. numbers don’t lie. He’s got season he owns a 20-3-2 record with three is such a high calibre,” said Here we go… 43 points and has a +17 rat- shutouts. Good for you Chris! Bombino. Top Forwards: Robert ing playing for the NHL’s best Top Head Coach: “Th e Queen’s tournament Vincent Lecavalier, club. Paul Maurice, Toronto…Ha just kidding. will have a lot of universi- Tampa Bay McNab Chris Pronger, Anaheim Th is is a really tough call because a few ties represented and alumni Vinny has 30 goals and Pronger is a rock. He’s got teams have turned it around (Chicago, Colum- teams, which will make for a 66 points playing on a bad 36 points and a real nasty side bus), but I think it might be: better tournament than the Lightning team. He’s done to him as well, as evidenced Andy Murray in St. Louis. last one.” so in just 50 games. Well by his 98 penalty minutes. He’s Murray started his good work last season af- With some players still to done my man. also logging just under 27 minutes a game. ter he replaced Mike Kitchen mid-season. come out for the team and Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Top Goaltenders: Th is year the Blues have a 22-19-7 record, rookies vying for one of the Zetterberg has been outstanding this sea- Roberto Luongo, Vancouver which doesn’t sound like much, but when I fi rst 15 spots, the roster has al- son. Every year his point total increases. He’s It’s cliché, but where would the Canucks be had the idea for this column, they were not in most been settled. got 61 in only 44 games. without him? Not in the playoff s, that’s for sure. the midst of a seven game losing streak, as they Th ere will be a tournament Alexander Ovechkin, Washington He has a 2.10 goals against average and 6 shut- are right now. at Sheridan College of Feb. 16 Th is guy might be the most exciting player in outs. Anyway, hopefully those Blues will turn it with the Regional playoff s be- the league. He’s leading the NHL with 39 goals. Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose around and make me look good. ginning March 4. I don’t care for the ‘he’s on pace for x amount of I was about to place Nabokov ahead of Lu- Oh yeah…Remember when I said I was go- “We have a few more goals’ type of thing. But I’ll say it anyway: he’s on ongo because a) he’s had a higher workload ing to make some predictions? games and practices to see pace for 64 goals. and …well actually that’s as far as I got. Th at’s Well I lied. how everything will shape up, Honourable (biased) mention goes to Maple because a) their GAA’s are basically the same It’s just too hard to get your picks right and after that we will know where Leafs captain Mats Sundin. Th e blonde donkey (2.10 and 2.16, respectively) b) Nabby has 5 I don’t want to look foolish. I have a reputation we are at,” Bombino said. has 54 points in 51 games. I love you Mats. shutouts to Luongo’s 6 and c) Nabokov has in to uphold. The Chronicle February 5, 2008 31 32 The Chronicle February 5, 2008