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VOLUME XXXV, Issue 8 November , The art of drinking UFC fighter Brandon Vera visits E.P.’s Story on page 32 Story on page 40 Battery powered buses Rally against By Michael Terminesi Chronicle Staff It’s smooth, it’s clean and oh hate baby, it’s green. A partnership of UOIT and Ontario Power Genera- By Melissa Bies tion, two buses have found homes Chronicle Staff on campus, but let it be known, these buses fill up at the plug. “Peace, love and accep- “The buses started at the Grand tance for all,” an enthusiastic Canyon from 1997 – 2004 and crowd chanted outside of Os- were operated by Navajo Indi- hawa’s city hall on Nov. 14. ans,” said Dr. Greg Rohrauer, as- At the rally in support for sistant professor of the Faculty of peaceful communities, hun- Engineering and Applied Science. dreds of supporters gathered “Business became so large that to hear politicians and com- they no longer met the require- munity leaders speak about ments due to being half the size the challenges and rights of of regular buses so they were put minorities living in Canada. into storage until spring. Then The rally was inspired by they went into auction. OPG came Durham College student Jane through for us and we ended up Currie and her partner Anji taking on these two buses.” Dimitrou, a lesbian couple Thanks to the sponsorship from who live in North Oshawa. OPG, Rohrauer was able to pur- On Nov. 3, when picking chase the buses and bring them to up their son from school, the campus where Pierre Hinse, a Fac- two women were verbally ulty of Engineering and Applied and physically assaulted by Science graduate student, was able another parent. to get the buses fully operational Photos by Michael Terminesi In a recount of the event in 2 ½ months. The purpose is to DRIVING TOWARDS A GREENER ENVIRONMENT: Pierre Hinse proudly drives one of by Currie, a man approached showcase electric vehicle technol- the new electric buses around campus. her and asked, “Which one of ogy, including an advanced inter- you ‘men’ spoke to my kid?” face with the electricity grid. After a vulgar exchange of “The buses have been running words, the man spit on Cur- for about a month and a half now,” rie and physically attack both said Hinse. “It may not be perfect women, giving them both yet, but it’s the best technology black eyes and causing Dimi- ever used on an electric bus.” triou to require stitches. The Currently, the buses take about attack only stopped when two days to fully charge, but with three bystanders intervened. the original chargers, it should take Mark Scott, 43, of Oshawa, about three or four hours. was arrested and charged “The buses are fully operational, with two counts of assault but the upgrades we have are four causing bodily harm. He will times better than what is already be tried in court on Dec. 16. on the bus,” said Rohrauer. “We’re Since the attack, a Face- only going to get better with to- book group created by Cur- day’s technology.” rie and Dimitriou titled “Gay The buses are entirely electric women get battered at chil- powered and carry 25 passengers dren’s school” has earned the seated or 37 passengers standing, couple international support. plus a driver. See Everyone page 2 See New page 2 Students attacked on campus By Krystin Spittal the campus. should not put themselves in a pus,” said Melanie Basque, a Dur- of the red coloured “Code Blue” Chronicle Staff The students went to the South situation that seems unsafe. We ham College student. “I guess this stations available on campus to Village Residence to seek help and encourage students to get out of stuff happens everywhere, but this connect students with campus se- Police are searching for two tell security what had happened. situations like this and to program school is supposed to have secu- curity at any time. men after two Durham College The campus security, the Cam- cell phones to campus security. It rity to prevent that. These men “Even after reading the tips on students were assaulted on cam- pus Emergency Response Team costs nothing and it provides di- should not have been able to get how to avoid assault situations pus Nov. 17. (C.E.R.T.), Durham Regional Police rect access to help.” on to the campus property in the that were sent with the e-mail on The two males were in the South and emergency medical services The two men who committed first place.” the assault, I did not feel any safer,” Village pond area when they were (EMS) responded to the assault. the assaults have not been iden- Carr sent out an e-mail on Nov. said Thomas Ward, a UOIT stu- attacked by two unknown men, One of the students attacked was tified, but Durham College and 18 to inform students of the as- dent. “I’m a guy and I’m afraid to around 10:30 p.m. hospitalized for his injuries. UOIT are continuing to assist Dur- sault as well as information on walk in the dark.” One of the students managed “This happened in a dark spot at ham Regional Police in the inves- how to avoid these situations. Carr Students should not hesitate to escape and the two men began a dark time of the night,” said Kim tigation. suggests reporting any suspicious to call campus security if they feel to focus the assault on the other Carr, manager of Public Safety and “It really scares me that this activities witnessed to campus se- threatened at (905) 721-2000 ext. student. Shortly after, the men fled Security on campus. “Students kind of stuff is happening on cam- curity. She also reminds students 2400. 2 The Chronicle November 25, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS Everyone deserves equality Continued from page 1 in downtown Oshawa. “We won’t put up with this crap in Oshawa The story has been covered by any more.” all local and Toronto media, as Oshawa Mayor John Gray told well as news outlets in New York, the community in his speech that, Australia and Montreal. It was “The members of Oshawa… will also mentioned by celebrity gos- not sit idly back and allow anyone sip blogger Perez Hilton, in a post to sully the good name of our city, that simply read, “Dear Canada, and our people.” this sucks.” But more residents than just But the couple and the com- Leal, Currie and Dimitrou see the munity are not sitting quietly, and hate and lack of acceptance of are using the publicity to promote gays and lesbians in Oshawa. peace and get the word out that vi- Udana Muldoon, chair of Dur- olence against minorities is simply ham Queen Parenting, told the unacceptable. crowd at the rally that although “On [that night],” said Currie she knows many people in Osha- in the couple’s opening speech at wa who are open and accepting, the rally, “…our lives were forever they are outweighed by the people changed. Your lives were forever who are not. changed,” she told her commu- “I moved out of Oshawa today,” nity. “Now is the time for change. she said. “I was bashed daily for No more fear. No more anger. No who I am.” more hate. In addition to rallying for peace “I don’t want our children or and equality, there was one more anybody’s children to be scared of aim of the gathering on that rainy who they are or what they are.” Friday night. Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, who Currie, Dimitrou and many of performed the first legal same- their supporters believe that the sex marriage in Canada in 2001, crime committed was motivated thanked Currie and Dimitrou for by hate and the accused should be their courage and openness. Photo by Josh Dillon appropriately charged and pun- “We are here this evening to ished for his actions. claim our right to openness,” he VIOLENCE WON’T BE TOLERATED: Community members gather around Oshawa’s “A crime motivated by hate car- ries harsher penalties and stronger told the crowd. “…if we value our city hall, listening to guest speakers at the rally against violence and inequality. relationships, we will fight for ac- sentences,” said Currie. ceptance in society. Section 319 of the Criminal “It used to be that inter-racial Code of Canada defines a hate couples used to have to hide their crime as “…communicating hatred relationship. It used to be that Jew- Hate crimes stats in Canada in a public place by telephone, ish people would change their last broadcast or through other audio names in order to be accepted,” or visual means.” Hawkes said, noting that the fight Statistics Canada has been reporting on hate crime stats in Canada It also “encourages judges to for societal acceptance has been yearly since 2004. It has found that: consider in sentencing whether won before and will be won again the crime was motivated by hate by the gay, lesbian and transgen- • Visible minorities, which make up 13 per cent of Canada’s population, of: the victim’s race, national or der community. are the victims of 57 per cent of hate crimes. ethnic origin, language, colour, “Equality in law must now mean • Hate crime incidents differ from crime in general in that they are more religion, sex, age, mental or physi- equality in practice… The conse- cal disability, sexual orientation or likely to be committed by strangers than by persons known to the vic- any other similar factor.” quences of violent acts against us tim.

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