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QKIRKCONNELL, DRINKWATER AND SNOWDEN INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME; GAVERLUK SEES SOCCER JERSEY RETIRED P. 15 Adrenalyn to stay open Club allowed to Crowdi Van e liauor licence s, keep Dyk athl ete s o f th e ye ar BY DAN CHARUK male or to win the and was captain and MVP of the girl's soft- Chronicle staff only person, female, athlete of the year award twice (1990-91 ball team. R 24 and 1991-92) and has won many OCAA Other awards were given out to athletes Dave Mudqe and female athlete of the year awards. She is described by her coach Jim on each of Durham's nine teams at the Local athlete may awards went to Bill Crowdis-and Nemish as a "team leader on and off the banquet. MaleJoanna VanDyke at the 28th field." The golf team's MVP award went to enter NFL draft annual athletic banquet held on April 3. Richard Snowden, the third inductee, is Bryan McNair and the coaches award went Also at the banquet three people were an Oshawa native, and long-time coach of. to Terry Nosal. inducted into the Durham College Sports Durham's softball and curling teams. His Women's soccer rookie of the year was Hall of Fame: Herb Kirkconnell, Jill teams won seven OCAA championships Megan Davies. The coaches award was pre- Drinkwater and Richard Snowden and and 12 silver and bronze medals. Snowden sented to Maya Wade and the team most Allison Gaverluk had her soccer jersey, said his biggest highlight was when "we valuable player was Megan Murray. number 10, retired. ' kicked Seneca's ass." Snowden also said Men's soccer rookie of the year was Yaw VanDyke, this year's female athlete of that he "looks forward to hanging on the Donkor. The coaches award went to the year, played on both the volleyball and wall with my friends." Chetan Patel and team MVP honors went softball teams. She was named OCAA The hosts for the banquet were Dwayne to goalkeeper David Staley. league All-Star and OCAA Championship Christo, DCSA VP of athletics; Ken Women's basketball had co-rookies of P. 25 Ail-Star in volleyball. Babcock, athletic director; and Bonnie the year in Marsha Bowes; who also won Hot Shots Male athlete of the year, Crowdis, an Ginfer-Brown, executive director of stu- the coaches award, and Jen I-levey, who Etobicoke native, was named OCAA dent services. Ginter-Brown filled in for also was named team MVP. DC hosts High League All-Star and CCAA Academic All- Gary Polonsky, who arrived later in the Men's basketball presentations went to School All-Stars Canadian in basketball. evening. rookies of the year lan Bryan and Marcel Hall of Fame inductees included one of The awards ceremony followed with Mclntosh. The coaches award went to the original staff members hired by Rupert Nyaamine and Quado Service win- Quado Service. There was a three-way tie Durham in 1967, Herb Kirkconnell. He was ning the Robert Burnett Memorial Award. for most valuable player between Christian on staff at Durham for 23 years and one of Each received a $125 bursary. Curric, Bill Crowdis and Tyrone Smith. his greatest visions was the construction of Lesley Balson Won the first ever Matt Ken Bond won rookie of the year for the ^E'dl^j^a^t.ll^ the Athletic Complex in 1976. Simmons special bursary award. The award men's baseball team while Alex Bruce won 'I'Kijter^^ipJr^ Also inducted was Jill Drinkwater, who is presented to an athlete with a grade top pitcher. The coaches award went to ?gpoJUs|||SI|Jli^i had an outstanding four-year playing point average over 3.0 wlio has made con- Mike Michaud and the Lionel Boom Baker career at Durham with both the women's tributions to the women's softball team memorial award for team MVP went to softball and volleyball teams. She is the and the community. Balson had a 5.0 GPA Craig Macklem. 2 THE CHRONICLE April 14, 1998 The Durham College Olirpnicle REACH will change its name Durham BY BARR^KIRKEY Instruction in disability issues, Tech gets Chronicle staff study skills counselling and The REACH office is chang- liaising with faculty to ensure ing its name this year to clarify adherence to accommoda- new toys to people that the program is tions. ay for students with disabilities. Accommodated testing is DARRYL CHERRY The name will be changed available for REACH clients. Chronicle staff to; The Centre for People with Accommodated testing Is Durham College's Disabilities, Special Needs when students require more Technology wing is slated Officer Heather Finlcy said. time to write tests. Time and a to get a large donation of Durham College faculty got half is the maximum. There equipment, a professor confused with the name of the must be a valid identification said. office. They would sometimes of a disability for this service to Brent Brooks, a send students without disabili- be activated. Technology professor at ties to the REACH office, Ninety per cent of the stu- Durham, said that a sub- Finley said. dents do not use the extra stantial amount of "That's why we arc chang- time, Finley said. automation controls ing our name, it's just that it's All tests and exams the stu- hardware is being donat- going to make it clearer to stu- dents write in the REACH ed to the College from the dents and staff," Finley said. office are to be written during Rockwell-Automation The Centre for People with their scheduled class or exam Allen-Bradlcy company. Disabilities is a separate area time, although, the students Brooks secured the under Counselling and Health arc supervised just as they donation after making a Services, Finley said. Another would be in the gym, Finley presentation to the com- area is personal counselling, said pany last May, demon- which is available for people In an interview with the strating Durham's with personal problems. If Chronicle, Finley said, advancement in using someone has personal prob- Pholo by Bany Klikoy "Academically they have to do Rockwell's products. "We lems we will refer them to the REACHING OUT: Heather Finley is a Special Needs exactly the same as any other use lots of (Rockwell- councillors. The councillors Officer for the REACH office at Durham College student." Automation Allen- may then refer them back to us Registered students are per- Bradley) products because the student might be from some type of specialist, Medical conditions include mitted to use the office during already," Brooks said. under a lot of stress and their Finley said. back injuries, epilepsy, AIDS, their spares to do work. Finley The donation will aug- concentration might be badly The REACH office has cancer, physical back injuries said. ment Durham's existing affected, she added. served over 335 students this and any other conditions not Students can bring their Rockwell industrial con- "The REACH office is academic year, Finley said. mentioned, she said. assignments to the officers for trol equipment in the woderful," Counselling and These disabilities include Accommodations accessible editing, Finley said. Robotics Automation lab Health Services, Student learning, MI (mobility to the students are: assistance "What this office is trying (H155), and the Advisor, Terri Wills said. impaired), deaf and hard of with organization skills, refer- to do is bring students with Pneumatics Hydraulics Students who wish to come hearing, blind and visual rals, time-management tech- disabilities up to the same level (H127). here require necessary docu- impairment, temporary and niques, academic support, as the other students," Finley Rick Di Danieli, a mentation of their disability permanent disabilities. information sharing and said." Rockwell representative at Ruddy Electric in Oshawa, was also associated with the donation. Durham health plan will undergo changes Di Danieli said Durham ay ULRIKE PAWELZIK___ College is slated to get Chronicle staff tion drug costs and leaves the student coverage and maybe even dental would new Programmable Logic responsible only for the remaining 20 mean a greater increase. Control (PLC) equipment, Durham College's health plan may per cent, but it does not include a pre- A survey is currently being passed along with other industri- need to change to offer more of what scription for birth control. around to see whether students would al hardware from the students need, but expense seems to Excluded from the plan are: fertility prefer birth control coverage under the company. Di Danieli said stand in the way. drugs, anti-smoking remedies, male pat- plan. If students support the recommen- Durham and Rockwell "Nothing that the drug students real- tern baldness remedies, vaccines, medi- dation, the change would come into have had a long relation- ly need is covered," said Crystal Cook , cines available without a prescription, effect in 1999, Bernier said, ship, and the donation part time health nurse at Durham and contraceptives. "A lot of things could change before takes that relationship "to College. She says the College needs ".a "It's basically because .of expense," then," said Bernier. the next level." plan that better serves the students." said VP of Student Affairs Scott Bernier. Durham offers popular brands for $7 "Rockwell-Automation Durham College offers a drug plan This year alone, the plan went from cost- a month compared to stores where cost Allen-Bradley products are which covers 80 per cent of all prescrip- ing $5 to $35. Offering birth control can rangeup to $25 a month, said Cook. widely used throughout North America," Di Danieli said, "Durham College Technology grad- uates and Co-op's have a Hidden tuition fees in your doctor 's notes better understanding of By CAMERON SMITH self.

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