VOLUME XXXIII, Issue 11 February , 2007 BAD HAIR DAY: COLBERT VS MAYOR: Winter hair care tips Oshawa loses bet See PAGE 7 See PAGE 3 Ontario’s fi rst It’s Alive nuclear grads from UOIT “It is the only program where By Chris Combley students have to take six courses Chronicle Staff per semester throughout the four years,” said Bereznai. t’s not Rocket Science, but it’s When UOIT was founded it had close. the mandate to provide core pro- I Th is year the University of grams that were required in the Ontario Institute of Technology’s energy fi eld. Being located in Dur- school of Energy Systems and Nu- ham region, former president of clear Science graduates will have DC-UOIT, Dr. Gary Polonsky, knew something to be proud of. Th ey will there was a shortage of nuclear engi- be the fi rst students from UOIT and neers to work at both Pickering and in Ontario to graduate from one of Darlington nuclear power plants. the most complex courses taught “Many people were retiring from in university. Th ey will receive their both power plants and he could Nuclear Engineering degree. see that the nuclear engineering Th ere is only one other course fi eld was growing at a rapid pace, in Ontario like the one off ered right and that foresight has in fact mate- now at UOIT, an engineering phys- rialized,” said Bereznai. “In fact, the ics degree off ered at McMaster Uni- Ontario government is in the pro- versity. cess of authorizing Ontario Power “Th is will be the fi rst class of en- Generation to build more nuclear gineers from UOIT to graduate and power plants in the region.” I am extremely proud of that,” said Th e Nuclear Engineering course Dean and professor of the school at UOIT is one of the best off ered in of Energy Systems and Nuclear the world Bereznai said. Science, Dr. George Bereznai. “Th e “Even if you compare it to other only other comparable program to courses worldwide in terms of the Photo by Chris Bracken this one at UOIT is an Engineering depth and skill that is required to graduate, it can be comparable to Physics class taught at McMaster PUNKIN’ OUT: Hello Beautiful lead singer Cole Martin entertained the biggest University.” Nuclear Engineering courses of- Th e four-year program off ered at fered at universities such as M.I.T. or crowd of the Punk’s Not Dead Show at E.P. Taylor’s Jan. 26. the university is the hardest in the anywhere on earth,” said Bereznai. See BEAUTIES Page 17 school in terms of course load and amount of work involved. See STUDENTS Page 3 Major League honours DC coach Dempster said. By Matt O’Brien Gord Robertson is proud to have been a part of Chronicle Staff Dempster’s Durham team the past few years. “It’s well deserved,” said Robertson. he Major League Baseball Association has “He’s been a great coach and has done recognized our very own men’s varsity base- great work for the sport over the years.” Tball coach, Sam Dempster, for his dedication Dempster has coached the Durham team for the to the sport of baseball. past 15 years, chalking up his 200th win this past “Th is is an absolutely huge honour for Coach season. He has also been involved as a scout for the Dempster to receive from Major League Baseball New York Yankees, and the Milwaukee Brewers and and very well deserved”, said director of Athletics also taught baseball abroad as a part of the MLB’s in- Ken Babcock. “We are very proud of Sam and this ternational development program. major accomplishment.” “I would conduct baseball practice exactly like At a recent conference in Orlando, Florida, the we do at Durham, really stressing that ‘the game is MLB presented Dempster with the Julio Puente predicated on the fact that we can throw and catch,’” Envoy International Coach Award for his unselfi sh, said Dempster. “We would then move into team de- dedicated and passionate work in growing the game fence situations and then hold maximized batting of baseball. practice.” Photo provided by Athletic Department “My immediate reaction to the award was one of As for the award, Dempster already has a special BASEBALL HERO: Coach Sam Dempster was presented with total surprise, having been present at several award place picked out for it. the Julio Puente Envoy International Coach award by the Major presentations and seeing the great NCAA and for- “My plaque will be in my little cubbyhole offi ce at League Baseball Association. mer MLB guys who received previous honours,” home in my basement,” he said. 2 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS Concert promotes new campus magazine

By Matt O’Brien Chronicle Staff

A tambourine is no longer just a percussion instrument. It is now also a new campus magazine being published by students of the Music Business Management program. Tambourine magazine held a promotional concert in the Market Place cafeteria on Monday, Jan. 29 with local performers Th e Ceram- ics playing to a crowd of feasting Photo by Mike Van Veen students. Th e magazine began as a class TARGET SIGHTED: Players are given a card with a project, but second-year Music name. Once they fi nd their target and yell “gotcha”, Business Managament student the target is eliminated. Last person standing wins. Mark Martire took over produc- tion himself and wanted to make it something bigger. “We focus on a lot of indie music and local bands Photo by Matt O’Brien for our writing,” said Martire. Th e chase is “We’ve already had a bunch of MUSIC MAN: A singer performs in the Market Place comments on our MySpace page cafeteria during a promotional concert for Tambourine saying we love what you guys are magazine on Jan. 29. doing, so a lot of people have been very supportive.” Davis said. Tambourine Radio show headed Th e magazine currently has six on during Th e magazine is a monthly publi- up by students Sara Wilson and Lar- to seven writers, but freelancers are cation that will be distributed along issa Gibson broadcasts on Th ursday welcome. vendor alley near the computer nights on Th e Riot. Amanda Davis is happy to get commons this month, until it is set Martire is also hoping for an of- her article on the front page of the up in newsstands campus-wide for fi cial launch party for the magazine magazine. Gotcha ‘07 25 cents a pop. arranged for around the end of the “Yes, it’s very exciting! I’m pretty In addition to the magazine a year. happy that it went on the front page,” By Mike Van Veen dent for UOIT, came up with Chronicle Staff the idea, according to event pro- grammer Scott Toole. He said it Watch out Durham, someone is simple game for students to get may be after you. involved in. Full election coverage Th at’s the basis for Gotcha “It’s a fun game to get involved ’07, a game being put on by the in,” said Toole. “Th ere is no cost to Student Association. It is based students.” He also said they have on the popular Assassin game a plan in case more than one in next week’s Chronicle commonly played on campuses person is left when the game fi n- and at high schools around the ishes. Find out who will represent the around campus, posters in-hand, world. “If there is more than one per- By Jocelyn Nespiak Student Association in next week’s plastering their faces on the walls. Th e basis of the game is sim- son left then we’ll have points and Pavan Sandhu Chronicle on Feb. 13. Henderson-Todd based his cam- ple. Players are given a card with based on the number of people Chronicle Staff Matthew Fawcett, a fourth-year paign on making the campus safer. the name and photo of another that a person has tagged,” said Criminology student and Fraser Pineda, took a diff erent approach, player that they have to fi nd. Toole. Friday, Feb. 2 marked the end of McArthur, a fourth-year Chemistry focusing on improving accessibil- Once they fi nd their target, they Students wishing to play must all voting in the Student Associa- student boxed for the presidential ity of campus services and study have to announce that they “got- submit a registration form and a tion elections. Th e numbers were seat. Both were confi dent. Both spaces. Aiming to expand on com- cha”, eliminating their target from photo of themselves at the Stu- tabulated and the winners were were determined. Th eir posters fortable study spaces and reducing the game. Th e player who was dent Association offi ce. Registra- announced. Th ere is only one presi- were splashed on the walls of Dur- student costs were Nelan’s goals. eliminated then gives the player tion forms can be downloaded dent. Th ere is only one VP of UOIT. ham College and UOIT and their Hoping to be on the board of who got them their target card. from www.gotcha07.ca as well as And sitting on the board of govern- voices were heard during the debate governers was Dustin Grant, a third- Th e last player standing will win a full list of rules. ers is only one student. Unfortu- last Monday. year Law Enforcement student, and $500. Th e game runs from Feb. 7 un- nately the results weren’t released Nick Henderson-Todd, Angelo Michael Seymour, a second-year Travis Dutka, SA vice-presi- til April 2. in time for us to tell you about it. Pineda and Chris Nelan ran circles Sports Management student. Black History Month events on campus

Emijjo, PR representative for CASA. the events planned for next month,” end of February, but that’s all.” events planned for Black History By Amy Parrington Events are being held on campus said Emijjo. Last year CASA was still young Month, a grant supplied by the Stu- Chronicle Staff daily beginning at noon. Th rough- Th e week will end Feb. 16 with and unknown on campus, he said. dent Association helped greatly. out the week students can enjoy a the art exhibit, according to Andrew Since then they have matured and CASA has an executive team of During the week of Feb. 12 stu- Colour Blind art exhibit, entrepre- Harper president of CASA. implemented new policies so their six who organized all the events. dents from Durham College and neurship seminars discussing busi- Posters of each event will be leadership transition has been easi- However, students who are not part UOIT are invited to celebrate Black ness maintenance, cultural dances, displayed around the school. Th e er. Also, recent publicity has made a of the club are encouraged to par- History Month by attending special which include traditional Carib- library is also helping CASA by re- huge diff erence for the club, added take in their celebrations. events held on campus. bean and African dances, group serving bookcases to display Afri- Emijjo. “Volunteers are defi nitely wel- Th e Caribbean and African poetry and music from Toronto can and Caribbean themed books, “Th e events planned this year are come,” said Emijjo. “We need mod- Students Association (CASA) Poets, a cultural celebration which said Harper. a bit pricy because we are working els for the fashion show, and people will begin the month’s festivi- will display traditional and modern CASA’s plans for Black History with Toronto Poets,” said Harper. to come and help out.” ties with a pub night called Jump Caribbean and African culture. Th is Month are much more extravagant In September CASA had a pub night CASA’s goal for Black History Off at E.P. Taylor’s on Feb. 1. event will also include special musi- then in previous years. to raise money to operate and fund Month is to celebrate culture, main- “Th e pub night is to inform students cal guest Jayson Dasilva also known “Last year we didn’t do much,” the club and its events. Although tain diversity between Durham, of the diff erent events CASA has as “JD Keyz”. said Harper. “We had a racism in so- they did not receive as much money UOIT and Trent, and to add to the planned for the week,” said Sheila “We are defi nitely excited about ciety speech and a pub night at the as they hoped to pay for the many student life experience, said Emijjo. The Chronicle February 6, 2007 3 CAMPUS NEWS

Photo by Kellie Newberry ALL BUNDLED UP: About 50 international students hit the slopes at Horseshoe Valley in Barrie during a tubing fi eld trip. Winter fun for international students Horseshoe Valley in Barrie more International students at UOIT particularly excited for the game be- for those international students who By Byron Jung than a week ago. International stu- and Durham College represent 46 cause it will be the only time that Yao stay at school during Th anksgiving Chronicle Staff dent adviser Kellie Newberry helped diff erent countries. Th ere were 50 Ming will be in Canada this year. and Christmas to meet people with- organize the student fi eld trip. students who went on the trip out of Newberry is planning events for in the college and university who For someone who has never seen Th e past two years Newberry has the 196 international students in the next year as well, including an eve- are willing to spend the holidays snow before, a tubing trip is the ulti- taken international students skiing university and 140 in the college. ning of skating for both internation- with them. mate way to experience Canadian and snowboarding, but decided For students who were unable al students and domestic students International students who are winter. International students from tubing would be more fun this year. to make the trip there will be sev- and faculty members from the col- interested in seeing the Raptors UOIT and Durham College recently “Snowboarding and skiing was a eral other opportunities, including lege and university. game or getting involved in some found that out. bit of a nightmare,” said Newberry, a Raptors game on March 16 vs. the It will be a chance for both do- of the upcoming events can get Students from Nigeria, Barba- “considering some had never seen Houston Rockets. Newberry said mestic and international students to in touch with Kellie Newberry for dos and several other foreign coun- snow before.” that many Chinese students are interact. Newberry’s ultimate goal is more details. tries participated in a tubing trip to Colbert exposure great Students prepped for Oshawa, says mayor for the real world to work or do an internship in the Continued from Page 1 engineering industry. By Shannon Dossor Ninety-six students were en- and Reka Szekely rolled in the fi rst year of the pro- Chronicle Staff “Th e content of our program can not only compare but also gram four years ago. Now 45 stu- exceed expectations required in dents are in their fi nal year and Oshawa mayor John Gray may the engineering fi eld.” will comprise the fi rst graduat- have lost a bet to comedian Stephen Graduates will be highly ing class said Administrative As- Colbert, but he sees ensuing expo- skilled and will have the knowl- sistant to the Dean, Kerry Arm- sure as a defi nite win for the city. edge needed to take on the Nu- strong. On Th ursday, Jan. 25, Colbert, clear Engineering industry. Seventy-fi ve per cent will whose Colbert Report satirizes Th ey are expected to land jobs eventually graduate will eventu- right-wing shows like the O’Reilly in the nuclear industrial fi eld ally graduate said Bereznai. Factor, accepted a challenge from across the province including Every engineering program in Mayor John Gray on the outcome O.P.G., Bruce Power, Pickering Canada has to be accredited by of an OHL hockey game. If Oshawa’s and Darlington nuclear power the Canadian Engineering Ac- Generals won, Colbert would have plants, and the Nuclear Safety creditation Board to ensure the to wear the team’s jersey for an en- Commission. quality of education for engineer- tire episode of his show. If Colbert’s John Gray photo by Reka Szekely “A number of graduates from ing students is up to regulatory favourite team, the Saginaw Spirit BET ME: Mayor John Gray (left) is in high spirits, despite the program will take it a step fur- standards. won, Oshawa would celebrate Ste- losing a bet to Stephen Colbert. ther and go on to graduate school “We were just visited by the ac- phen Colbert day on March 20, to improve their education fur- creditation board and are waiting which is also Gray’s birthday. ther,” said Bereznai. for our interim report and fi nal Th e Gens lost 5-4 and the mayor After the show Gray said he had “We know that there are some To earn their degree, students decision on the program, which wasn’t backing out of his bet. “a heck of a lot of fun” going down people who are going to pop in just must complete an internship is to be made in June,” said Ber- Last week, Gray phoned in to the on the bus and has no regrets about because it’s Stephen Colbert Day,” somewhere in the nuclear engi- eznai. “I feel very confi dent in our show to talk about the game. “Th ings making the bet. He says the expo- he said. neering fi eld. program and the success it will didn’t quite work out the way we sure has been great for Oshawa and In Saginaw, the Spirit have al- “All students must take time be in the future.” wanted them to.” he’s received e-mails from as far ready experienced the power of off from their study to go out on Th e students who are current- “Mr. Mayor, let me ask you, how away as Palm Springs and British Colbert. internships to make sure they are ly taking the Nuclear Engineering are you planning to spend your Ste- Columbia, and his offi ce has been “We’ve sold a lot of merchandise fully prepared and ready to work course at UOIT are satisfi ed with phen Colbert day? Oh, that’s right, inundated with interview requests thanks to that,” said Bill Konesko, a with nuclear energy,” said Berez- their education and feel that they it’s your birthday!” said Colbert. from media across Canada. spokesperson for the Spirit, adding nai. have been taught well, and are “How old are you gonna be? Old “I don’t think two weeks ago we that their attendance is up as well. Bereznai is convinced that the more than prepared to work in enough to know better than to take would have ever imagined it would Which is a big deal for an OHL hock- majority of students will be more the energy industry. on Stephen Colbert?” turn into the event and spectacle ey team in football-crazy Michigan. than prepared to work at the vari- “Over the past three years that Gray said, “Hopefully in the fu- that it has,” said Gray. “It’s great because everyone ous jobs off ered to graduates. I’ve been taking nuclear engineer- ture, yes.” Currently the city’s working on thinks we pulled it off , but they just “In terms of 100 would-be ing I have learned almost every- In the spirit of winning the chal- plans to celebrate the day, and Gray stumbled upon us and we match the graduates about 40 will graduate thing I need to know and some lenge, Colbert said he was going to said he welcomes input from the theme of their show,” said Konesko. in the set four years for the pro- things I don’t need to know about wear an Oshawa Generals jersey. public. Like Saginaw, Gray’s happy to go gram,” said Bereznai. nuclear energy,” said Nuclear En- He then pulled down his pants to re- While the mayor said he doesn’t along for the ride. “One could never Th is is not saying 60 will fail. gineering student Stavros Cor- veal an Oshawa Generals jersey that know if Colbert will show up, tour- go about buying this kind of expo- Some students will take time off bett, who’s enjoyed the courses. had been made into underwear. ists probably will. sure,” he said. 4 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 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: Bill Merriott EDITORIAL [email protected] Student behaviour disliked by locals Nearby homeowners are not happy Homeowners who live in the enclaves surrounding Durham Col- lege and UOIT are not thrilled with the behaviour students have dis- played in their communities and are threatening to move out. Th is may not come as breaking news, but it has made recent head- lines in Oshawa Th is Week and the Toronto Star over the last month. But if residents claim to be sell- ing their homes and are complain- ing about the loud, inappropriate behaviour taking place in the com- munity, then why move next to a college? If you’re planning on set- tling down and raising a family, then frolicking co-eds might not be the ideal scenery you want while walk- ing the dog. It’s not like the college just sprang up out of nowhere. It was built four decades ago. At that time few of the houses where the complaints have come from were even built. So there’s a pretty good possibility developers had students and prop- erty investors in mind before even breaking the ground. Th e houses that curtain the cam- pus’s edge have only been there for six years. Some have just been built within the last few months. It doesn’t take much research to realize that if there’s a college in your backyard, it probably won’t be the quiet oasis you dreamed of. Th ere are going to be homeown- ers in every college or university town who complain about student activity. It’s the nature of the busi- ness, it goes with the territory, can’t have one without the other… get the point? What about the properties that surround Ryerson and U of T? Ho- meowners there have the same is- sues. And what about Humber, Sen- who do it. versity sharing the grounds where pansion. It’s not that the students of Dur- eca, Centennial, York and George It’s a part of the life cycle. You the college once stood alone. Maybe Th ere are loads of positive, con- ham College and UOIT have gone Brown? Th ese are all Toronto start in elementary school, move on nobody had a clue how big the cam- structive things the student body wild. It’s just typical student behav- schools that have students partici- to high school, followed by college, pus would eventually become. does for the community. Building iour that can be found around any pating in similar activities. which is your taste of an undomes- But six years ago when the hous- parks, raising money for charities, campus across the country. Hom- Whether it’s throwing parties, ticated lifestyle before you settle es on Niagara Drive and Dalhousie food drives, these events are run by eowners should simply use better letting the lawn grow into a jungle, down and become someone who Crescent were built, or last year or include the people who live in the judgment when looking for a place being loud, drinking or smoking pot, complains about the college kids when the Tribute homes went up same houses that are being centred to live. there are students at every college tearing apart the neighbourhood. north of Conlin Road, it was pretty out. Yet all that fails to make head- Maybe nobody envisioned a uni- obvious there was going to be ex- lines. By Andrew Moore

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Durham College-UOIT Chronicle OPINION Violence is low, but not gone police to empower youths, this problem could provide these desperate youths with easier English-only school system, where they some- Th e city of continue to be signifi cantly decreased. access to employment and school programs, times feel alienated. Government policies such as increasing where they are given a chance to develop their To prevent this alienation the government the sentences of young off enders; mandatory potential and a feeling they belong. needs to target youths in their late teens and Toronto falls sentencing for serious drug, weapon and vio- Past Conservative leaders such as former early 20s from low-income, single - parent lent off ences and the hiring of more front-line Ontario premier Mike Harris made several families, who are more vulnerable to commit- cops are huge steps in pre- mistakes. Th e Harri’s govern- ting crimes. victim to high venting gun crime. ment showed no care for Th ese youths should be redirected into Th e federal government minority groups by cutting community-based solutions such as sports, has already made moves access to social assistance, mentoring and other activities to help them to decrease this problem Jason social housing, employment succeed. Th ey must also see an open door violence rates in 2007 by providing $161 and education programs. to employment to alleviate the high levels of million to fund law en- Miller Th is led to an increase in poverty. With gun-related deaths in Toronto decreas- forcement, crime preven- criminal activity by minority Speaking to Share newspaper, City TV ing from 52 in 2005 to 28 in 2006 it is crucial tion and provide programs youths. crime reporter Dwight Drummond, who that the federal and provincial Governments for youths at risk. Th e City Th e Stephen Harper gov- grew up in a single-parent home in the infa- along with the Toronto community, not sit of Toronto has also allotted $748 million to ernment has received a second chance to mous Jane Street and Finch Avenue area, says back and feel the issue is going away. Th ey pay for 140 new police offi cers. do right by supporting solutions such as the the government and the business community need to do whatever it takes to keep decreas- Th ese offi cers working in troubled com- black heritage program. Th is teaches black need to provide youths with employment and ing gun and gang related violence and pre- munities must not only enforce the law but history along with a variety of other cultures school programs as an alternative to gun and vent another summer of the gun in Toronto. develop a close relationship with these de- and languages. gang violence. It will take a government and community prived youths to gain their trust. Th e federal Lloyd Mckell, Toronto District School Th e bottom line is if the government that eff ort to keep decreasing gun violence and and provincial government must also achieve Board’s executive offi cer for student and com- implements the law accepts no excuse for put a cap on this problem. With the govern- a balance by addressing the needs of the peo- munity equity, said this program in schools criminal activity, then deprived youths who ment providing better school programs, em- ple who are most likely to commit illegal activ- will help lower the failure rate and subse- fall into a life of crime shouldn’t be given any ployment and social assistance along with the ity, such as young males. quent shift into gang lifestyle by some youths. excuses from the government for not for not community working with businesses and the Th ey need to give them a next option and Th ese problems become more evident in the providing them with opportunities. Offi cer’s reports in jeopardy New OPP commissioner Julian Fantino over 200 kilometres an hour. Th ere were also more importantly they aren’t going to care. has decided that Wooley’s humourous rants cases of trucks missing their fl oors, tires ready People can relate to Wooley because he is OPP offi cer were not the image that the OPP wants to to come off and trailers that were ready to down-to-earth, and more importantly, doesn’t present. He believes that the dangers on the dump their cargo all over the highway. hold back. He says what he thinks. road shouldn’t be taken lightly. He also said People who watch these reports get a laugh It will be interesting to see how long Fan- Cam Wooley that he is going to put an end to the long week- and become aware of a problem they didn’t tino lasts as commissioner. In 10 years he has end road blitzes that the OPP normally under- know about. Before loading up to go to the gone through four diff erent jobs and in each takes, instead stepping up patrols every day. cottage, someone who saw a Wooley report case, he didn’t do anything wrong, he just fans: don’t lose Losing Wooley as the might take the extra time didn’t do anything memorable. Maybe he’ll long weekend spokesper- to make sure his load was be remembered this time for getting rid of the son will hurt the OPP’s pub- secure and his car was safe long weekend blitz. devotion lic image. He brought life to Mike to be on the highway. But fans of Wooley may not be totally out OPP offi cer Cam Wooley has been striking what would otherwise be Fantino is losing his big- of luck. He has said he may be interested in fear into the hearts of bad drivers for 29 years. boring traffi c news with VanVeen gest connection to the pub- running for Ontario parliament in the next On the drive to cottage country, Wooley was his funny stories. He never lic by eliminating Wooley’s election. He said that his 29 years on the force there, ready to catch bad drivers in the act. joked about incidents that reports. People associate have been great, but it may be time to move His long weekend reports were a staple for people were hurt or killed Wooley with the OPP, even on. He also said he has no hard feelings to- the nightly news and brought awareness of in, instead taking a serious approach. going as far as to ask for an autograph while wards Fantino, who he feels is just doing what problems to people who otherwise wouldn’t His stories were sometimes too hard to they are being ticketed. Th ey aren’t going to he thinks is best for the organization. care. believe, including catching a driver cooking know who Constable Smith is when he is talk- How does Wooly for Premier sound? But all that is coming to an end. while driving and a motorcycle speeding at ing about an accident on highway 401, and Enough dough to make rent crease compared to Ontario MPPs who gave A workforce survey conducted by Statistics $1,800 to $3,300 for an eight-month academic themselves a 25 per cent pay hike in Decem- Canada shows more than half of all minimum period. Although the money made during the Weekly pay ber. wage workers in Canada are students between summer will cover tuition, other fees, includ- At the previous minimum wage of $7.75 15 and 25. Yet, tuition fees in Ontario universi- ing growing residence rates, expensive trans- per hour, a 40-hour workweek left workers ties and colleges continue to skyrocket. portation, and academic fees, add up and are increase will with a weekly pay of $310. Th e new wage will In the early 1990s, tuition rose by more often much more than tuition fees. provide a pay increase of than 15 per cent a year at In October 2006, New Democrat Cheri $10 per week. Canadian universities. Tu- DiNovo introduced a private member’s bill to help students How will this raise aff ect ition fees have tripled since raise Ontario’s minimum wage to $10 an hour. university and college stu- Amy 1990-’91, and the number Th is bill has passed second reading; unfortu- dents who work part time? of students who now qual- nately no new developments have been made Many university and Parrington ify under new OSAP crite- since early January. get out of college students look to ria has been reduced by 40 Th e rate of minimum wage varies in each part-time jobs to supply per cent. Students who are province across Canada from $6.70 in New them with necessities such unable to receive a loan Brunswick to $8.50 in Nunavut. Ontario and constant debt as money for transportation, insurance, food, must pay tuition out of their own pocket. Quebec workers were receiving the fourth housing and extra spending money. Also, If a student works full time in the summer highest wages in the country at $7.75. Most people consider a quarter to be of little students whose parents are unable or refuse for four months, averaging 40 hours a week, If minimum wage were increased to $10 value. A gumball from a vending machine, to help their child fi nancially rely heavily on by September they will have made just over per hour, students, along with 200,000 others a phone call on a payphone and a shopping part-time employment to pay for tuition, text- $4,500. who earn this wage, will live a more fi nancial- cart rental are some of the things it can buy. books and academic fees. A 3.2 per cent raise According to Statistics Canada, the aver- ly secure life. For now, the wage sits at $8. Un- Starting next month many will rely on that is not good enough. age tuition for a university undergrad in 2006 less progress is made on the private member’s one quarter to help earn a living. From 1995 to 2004 Ontario’s minimum was $4,347. Generally college students pay bill, students will continue to struggle to make On Feb. 1 Ontario’s poorest workers re- wage was frozen at $6.85. In the last three less for post-secondary education. Tuition ends meet. ceived a 25-cent raise, an insulting wage in- years that wage has increase by only $1.15. fees are set up by each college and range from 6 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS

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GIVING BACK: After accepting an award for winning a contest against TKE, Zeta Psi brothers gave the money back to SASI as a generous donation. Brothers continue to unite By Robert Sudak dent of Student Aff airs. Canadian soldiers and to McCrae, “We did research into frats and fees and plan their own events with- Chronicle Staff DC, UOIT and the Student As- who happened to be part of the Zeta sororities in 2003 when creating out going through the UWSA, said sociation have a strict policy when it Psi fraternity many years ago. our policy,” said Tara Blackburn, Adam Buck, student group co-ordi- A brotherhood is described as an comes to campus clubs. Th e policy “Th e poem that we read has director of Student Life. “We talked nator at Windsor. organization of men who are united states that no club will be exclusive, much signifi cant in our fraternity,” to diff erent universities in Ontario Fraternities and sororities also do for a common purpose, a purpose meaning it has to be open to all said Peter Micek, president of the and thought it would be best for a huge number of charitable events, that defi nes the actions they do and members of the university and col- Zeta Psi chapter. “Parts of the poem our campus community to start out without wanting recognition. Zeta the type of people they become. lege without restrictions, not based help to inspires us. To you from fail- fresh.” Psi alone has raised money for the Over 200 years ago fi ve students on national origin, race, religion, co- ing hands we throw the torch; be Blackburn explains that the uni- Heroes of Hope Foundation by started a student group or a broth- lour, age, disability, gender or sexual yours to hold it high.” versity went into this with an open pushing a car around one of the erhood. It had an oath of secrecy, a orientation. “We as older brothers will eventu- mind, exploring every option. Th ey campus parking lots for 24 hours, code of laws and an elaborate ini- Th e college and university are ally pass our torch to those younger had a committee made up of male raising money for cancer, helping tiation ritual. Phi Beta Kappa is one not judgmental when it comes to ones joining our fraternity.” and female students, the SA, the build Rotary Park in Oshawa over of North America’s oldest and fi rst joining off -campus organizations. He doesn’t see why the school student development co-ordinator the summer, participating in events fraternities, which helped spread Th ey only enforce their philosophy couldn’t have said the fraternity’s and herself. With this team they vis- over the month of November for the “Greek life” to dozens of universities on diversity. When any club be- name during the ceremony. ited a few of the universities in On- campaign Break the Silence, and a all over this nation. comes exclusive, our school is no Th ere are only two types of tario, had telephone interviews with whole lot more. At Durham College and UOIT longer responsible nor recognizes groups that DC and UOIT recog- some universities across Canada Starting at the beginning of sec- there are a few fraternities around that organization. nize, according to UOIT’s Recogni- and weighed the pros and cons. ond semester the SA will introduce campus, but our institution does not Th e brothers of Zeta Psi are less tion of Student Organizations. Th ese At the University of Windsor they the Greek Council. It will consist of recognize them. Zeta Psi and TKE impressed by the school’s policy. On are: campus clubs, which are groups have a very active Greek life on cam- members from the fraternities and are among them. Nov. 10 a Remembrance Day cere- and organizations that have been pus. Currently they have six Greek sororities around campus, adminis- “When administration did their mony was held in the gymnasium, ratifi ed by the Student Association, organizations, three fraternities and tration and the SA. research, only two universities rec- where the brothers read Lieuten- and faculty/academic organizations three sororities. Th e University of “We see the value of frats in the ognized frats. Students may choose ant Colonel John McCrae’s poem In or departmental societies, which are Windsor Student Alliance’s policy social aspect,” said Evan Muller- to belong to these, but we will not Flanders Fields. For the past three student organizations whose mem- states they do not provide insurance Cheng, SA president. “Th rough the allow exclusive clubs on campus,” years they have volunteered to do bership is primarily determined by to these student organizations. Th ey Greek Council we hope to open said Margaret Greenley, vice-presi- this, to pay tribute to all the fallen the students’ program(s) of study. are allowed to charge membership communication on both sides. Bloody Th row the Tylenol away massacre “Reviewing your notes for fi ve A key concept in obtaining good practised, students could explore Help is to 10 minutes after will help you grades is taking decent notes. Th e other routes that may be easier. Of By Tania Harris learn more,” said Katherine Fled- Learner Support Centre suggests course, making notes like this is Chronicle Staff derus, learning strategies adviser at this method when approaching hard while trying to follow a lecture, A massacre is set to erupt at available the Learner Support Centre. “Stud- note taking: Using lined paper, fi rst so a diff erent approach to that situa- E.P. Taylor’s. ies have shown after nine weeks extend the margin of the page an tion should be used. Propaganda Entertainment, By Robert Sudak you will retain over 70 per cent of inch to the right and create a line go- If you need assistance the Learn- Chronicle Staff a local record label, will be the information without studying. ing straight up and down the page. er Support Centre is a great way to presenting St. Valentine’s Day If you don’t, only 20 per cent will be Second, draw a horizontal line a few increase your skills. Not only does “For next week’s lab I would like Massacre 2007 on Feb. 9. retained.” inches from the bottom of the page it have valuable workshops, it has a Th e massacre will include you to read chapters one to three, An advantage for students who going from one side to the other. variety of skilled instructors. make notes and write a brief essay live performances by a variety lack skills in note taking is the inclu- Now it’s time to write some notes. For example, some staff are ex- of independent bands and art- on the development of agriculture sion of Web CT and MyCampus in Th e left hand side of the page will be perts in certain fi elds. Fledderus in Canada over the past decade.” ists in the Durham Region. the curriculum. Not only can you used for main ideas and sub main specializes in biology and chemis- Th e bands that will be Do statements like these plague obtain lecture notes from your pre- ideas, while the right hand side will try, Liesje de Burger is a writing spe- your mind at the start of each new performing include Mugshot, vious lesson, but assignments and list the details of those ideas. Try cialist, John Hayes is an engineer by Farewell to Freeway, Del Ash- semester? Hopefully by the time marks are displayed as well. Fled- leaving out fi ller words such as the, trade, and Wendy Trotter teaches you graduated high school you had er, With Blood, Sawmill Valley, derus said that problems arise for is or a. Use abbreviations or msn math, business and accounting. Enter Ghost, Cities Orison and a few good study habits to help you students when they print off the lingo if it helps. Leave spaces so you Th e Learner Support Centre of- in post-secondary school. For those Massacre for Two. notes but don’t take the proper time can add any missed information fers many other techniques that E.P. Taylor’s doors will open who don’t, be prepared to add Tyle- to read and condense the material and draw lines across the page to could help students reach their full nol into your budget. at 6:30 p.m. and advance tick- into a manageable workload. Get- separate topics. Th e bottom of the potential. Because these services ets can be purchased at the In class, the student is more fo- ting by on this method, students page will be used for terms or infor- are all free, students could even cused on note taking then the ac- Tuck Shop for $5 or at the door are destined not to do well or even mation you don’t understand. Study request their own workshops if for $9. tual lecture, while other students worse, fail. questions could also be put here. enough of their colleagues are will- might sit back and listen without Th e show is all ages with a “Trying to retain two pages of In the end not only is this process ing to participate. 19 and older area that will be their pens even touching the paper. notes is a lot harder than trying to organized, but it makes studying a “Students should really utilize the When class is fi nished a student serving $2.75 mixed drinks un- retain one page of notes,” said Fled- whole lot easier. services that are available to them,” til 11 p.m. leaves with only tidbits of informa- derus. Once a method such as this is said Fledderus. tion gathered from the lecture. The Chronicle February 6, 2007 7 CAMPUS NEWS Cold temperatures, hot hair tips

By Valene Nicholas Another conditioning tip is saturat- Chronicle Staff ing hair in light mineral oil, putting a towel on it for fi ve minutes and rinsing. Untamable frizz and broken “Th at does a world of good to ends become a living nightmare for your hair,” said McCartney. Home most hair during the frosty winter conditioning remedies such as raw months. You can combat cold tem- eggs or mayo work as well, but when peratures that are sucking the mois- you rinse it out, the egg can cook be- ture out of your tresses by simply cause of the hot water. protecting them. “Hair cuts are more important Hair is made up of two main than all the products you can put parts: the follicle and hair shaft. in your hair,” said Hewitt. She trims Hair grows from the follicle, or root, her hair about every four weeks to which contains tiny blood vessels avoid fuzzy, split ends and to keep connected to sebaceous glands. it styled. Hewitt suggested people Th ese glands secrete sebum, a natu- should get haircuts every six weeks ral oil that helps protect hair from to keep a healthy look. becoming dry. Th e hair shaft is the “I personally believe that in win- hair you can see, which is mainly ter or summer you don’t have to dead cells. change a lot,” said Hewitt. Except “If your hair is healthy, when you for frequent trims, she does not alter wash and pull it, it should squeak,” hair care treatment in the winter. said Sharon McCartney, hairstylist Along with conditioning and reg- and owner of Crowning Glory in ular haircuts, protecting hair from Orono, northeast of Bowmanville, extreme temperatures will reduce Ont. Static can be a sign that hair is risks of damage. dry. Th e online Hair Care Guide ad- To prevent brittle hair, do not vises women to bundle up in loose wash it daily. hats or scarves in cold and windy “Your own natural oils will come conditions. Tight hats will make through,” she said. Using a soft Photo by Valene Nicholas hair greasy faster. brush, you can comb oils through WINTER HAIR-CARE TIPS: To avoid damaging hair, do not blow-dry hair. Using leave-in Heat plays a role in damaging the hair to add moisture. Shampoo conditioner treatments also helps to give hair a healthy glow. hair as well. removes sebum from the scalp. “You’re better not to blow-dry Depending on your hair length, dian Superstore Cosmetic Manager because it actually covers the hair tioner on the scalp, it makes the your hair dry,” McCartney said. She only use a loonie-sized squirt of Debbie Hewitt. She is also a hair- shaft with wax. Silk and shine does roots oily because they aren’t dry,” knows that the recent hair fad is shampoo for washing. Products stylist in Oshawa, Ont. not indicate healthy hair, but prod- she said. bone-straight locks and that leav- such as Joico, Tresemme and Infusi- Baby hair products are best be- uct-saturated hair, she said. Use special conditioning treat- ing hair damp will not produce this um are shampoos that will not strip cause they do not contain extra McCartney advised to coat the ments on dry hair once a month. look. If straightening is a must, al- hair of natural oils, said Real Cana- chemicals, McCartney said. Th ick- tips with conditioner after washing. Th ese conditioners are sold at beau- ways apply leave-in conditioner be- ening shampoo makes hair silky “You don’t need a lot of condi- ty supply stores, said McCartney. fore using a hot iron, she advised. Stress-free is the way to be “Doing things I like relaxes me, which By Amy Parrington helps when I’m stressed,” he said. Chronicle Staff Stress is to be expected, especially during college or university. How- Stress is part of student life. Post- ever, if stress at school is preventing secondary education is an unend- students from enjoying their educa- ing stream of papers, assignments tion, Kelley suggests talking to oth- and exams; this never-ending fl ow ers about it or arranging a meeting of information that needs our atten- with a counsellor. tion and energy can become over- whelming. University and college are about fi nding yourself, learning new skills and engaging in something you are Phantom passionate about. However, months of constant stress, causing students to be both physically and mentally of the exhausted and worn down, begs the question: Should school really be this stressful? Opera According to Dan Kelley, a coun- sellor at Counselling Services on campus, the environment we are in By Tania Harris immediately contributes to stress Chronicle Staff He sang to you in your sleep, levels. Photo by Amy Parrington “If you are in an environment he came to you in your dreams SCHOOL STRESS: The Heart and Stroke Foundation web site recommends taking a and now he’s there, awaiting which is very stressful you set a level break, having a healthy diet, talking to others and taking time for yourself in order to of expectations to help you deal your arrival. with the stress,” Kelley said. manage stress levels. Th e Student Association has organized a bus trip to the He said our attitude towards nesses are common. a schedule to manage workloads. friendships and putting in the time Princess of Wales Th eatre in stress is one factor in how we can Kelley said the most common Too much stress can have great for meaningful conversations is Toronto to see the Phantom Of begin coping. symptoms of stress are impatience, physical and mental impacts very helpful, according to Kelley. Th e Opera. “We have to create a meaning for lack of enjoyment from eating, sleep on our bodies and well-being, “Th e cheapest and most portable Th e bus will be leaving the stress in order to cope with it, and disturbance, fatigue, and muscle but it is also a daily necessity. anti-stress method is breathing,” Student Centre on March 6 at how stressed we become depends tension occurring in shoulders, “Stress makes us feel useful, accom- said Kelley. Paying attention to 6:30 p.m. and arriving back at on our attitude,” said Kelley. neck and jaw. plished and involved in our environ- our breathing and concentrat- midnight. Anyone who wants According to the Canadian Heart Th e Heart and Stroke Founda- ment.” said Kelley. “Without stress ing on it requires mindfulness, to see the face behind the mask and Stroke Foundation, people with tion web site provides steps to bet- we would lose our sense of pur- which can help us de-stress. is invited to jump aboard. very high stress levels have feelings ter managing stress, including: tak- pose, which can lead to depression.” Shane Greeley, a second-year Com- Tickets are $30 for students of being tense or anxious. In ad- ing a break, having a healthy diet, Discussion is one of the quick- puter Systems Technology student at and $40 for guests dition, headaches, stomach com- talking to others, taking time for est ways to manage the feelings Durham, handles his stress by play- plaints or symptoms that mimic ill- yourself to relax and maintaining provoked by stress. Maintaining ing video games or watching movies. 8 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS Th ird annual Fate of Civic Auditorium dangles wetland stomp in the city – like the Civic – appears ing,” Kolodzie said in an interview. agement team and fi nancial capac- By Shannon Dossor GM Centre to be diminishing, threatening their “Repurposing is a must to protect ity. Only the Durham Indoor Soccer Chronicle Staff existence. this investment.” Centre met all three requirements. Dinner, dancing and live en- In a meeting on Jan. 15, city coun- Th e city had launched a widely Th e next step in addressing the tertainment. Friends of Second cil voted to put the fate of the Civic advertised Request for Expression of Civic’s future will take place in the threatens Marsh is celebrating its third Auditorium on hold until council- Interest last July in an eff ort to begin next few weeks when the commu- annual wetland stomp. lors are provided with an overview fi nding other uses for the Civic, left nity services committee discusses Th e wetland stomp is being existence of the issues and options by city vacant after the GM Centre opened. all the possibilities on the table. held at the Jubilee Pavilion at staff . A site meeting was held, giving re- “We are having a teach-in by staff 55 Lakeview Park Ave. in Osha- Th e community services com- spondents to the RFEOI four weeks in early February to discuss all op- of older wa on Saturday, Feb. 17. It will mittee made the suggestion. Joe to submit a proposal but only three tions,” Kolodzie said. “For example, also include an auction. Kolodzie, chair of the committee, submissions were received; from a) get a committee of citizens to de- “Th is year we’re having Sil- feels that the best way to keep the Durham Indoor Soccer Centre, Os- cide its fate, b) get a consultant to do buildings ver Elvis, animals from Jungle Civic arena open is to give it another hawa Kicks Soccer Association and the job for us, c) sell the land, d) turn Cat World, and a live band,” By Caitlyn Holroyd use. Run for Sport. the parking lot into soccer fi elds, e) Chronicle Staff said Kim Deyette, co-ordinator “We have an investment here Th e RFEOI report stated that sub- turn it over to soccer or cyclist or of the wetland stomp. that was paid by the taxpayers of missions were required to meet the roller skaters or lacrosse groups, or Friends of Second Marsh is With the General Motors Centre Oshawa and it has become redun- recreation needs of the community, f) everything is on the table.” a charitable, non-profi t orga- now open in downtown Oshawa, dant because of the GMC open- experience of proponent and man- the attention on older complexes nization that encourages the protection and appreciation of Second Marsh and other Great Lakes wetlands. Th ey will be New slogan for Oshawa Peer tutors are now presenting their new architec- tural design for the new Great By Luba Tymchuk representation of a central hub Lakes Wetland Centre coming Chronicle Staff with open-end paths”. Th e four to Oshawa. quadrants created by the arcs “Th is year we’re concentrat- represent Oshawa’s four sectors being recruited Oshawa - prepare to be ing our eff orts into explaining coming together. Th e blue repre- amazed. proved for on-campus employment the importance of the Great Th is is the new slogan for the sents recreation, arts and culture, Lakes Wetlands Centre,” said and tourism. Th e green repre- By Valene Nicholas and be in fi nancial need. Th ey also city of Oshawa, which was fi rst Chronicle Staff must have a grade point average of Deyette. “As well as our wet- offi cially launched last Septem- sents gardens, natural spaces and lands and education pro- environment. Th e orange repre- 3.0 or higher. ber. Th e Learner Support Centre is Th ere isn’t a mandatory set of grams.” “Th e slogan defi nes Oshawa sents innovation and industry. Diamond and Schmitt are And the purple represents rich searching for college peer tutors in hours required for tutors. Hours as a progressive and leading-edge chemistry, thermodynamics, CAD, are determined based on their class the architects of the building. community,” said Elizabeth Hold- heritage. Th ey were also the planners Th e new brand was a result of applied mechanics, autoCAD and schedules. en, who is with the Economic De- math for technology. “It’s how many hours they feel and architects of UOIT, and the velopment Services for the city of a 10-month process, including Four Seasons Centre for the 48 interviews, 19 focus groups Peer tutor co-ordinator Brenda they can give us,” said Johnston. Oshawa. “It draws attention to Johnston said recruiting has just One-on-one tutors are paid $10 per performing arts in Toronto. the great things that Oshawa has and research before it could be Tickets are $80 each, or $75 launched, said Holden. started and the number of tutors hour and $15 for group tutorials. to off er today, but with a focus on needed depends on the demand for For more information visit the each when two or more are the future.” “Th e brand refl ects the amaz- bought. For more information, ing people, places and events help. Currently students are waiting Oshawa Learner Support Centre With the slogan, there is also for tutors. in the Gordon Willey building at or to order tickets, contact the a new logo design. According to that shape our community,” said campaign offi ce at 905-723- Holden. “Th ere is an application process,” SW201. Services are available in the Holden, the logo is “an abstract said Johnston. To apply for a tutor Learning Commons of the Whitby 5459 or e-mail campaign.sec- position students have to be ap- campus as well. [email protected] The Chronicle February 6, 2007 9 CAMPUS NEWS Donating hope for children

All 17 stations in the city of To- By Amanda Gauthier ronto participated in the event and Chronicle Staff invited people in at all hours to make donations. Children were given the chance As well, the OPP stations had to broaden their book collections, many boxes of books for children. as this year’s Lieutenant Governor Everything from copies of Goofy book donation for native children Goes to the Fair to Canadian War- was a success. time Stories were donated by citi- Inspector Scott Patrick, manager, zens across the city. Special Projects Field Operations Patrick believes this year was a Command of the Ontario Provin- successful one. cial Police, said the donation pro- He is unsure whether there will vided books for children in need up be another similar drive in the fu- north. ture, but is aware of the fact that the One million children were given previous drive, in 2004, provided a new chance to read back in 2004, enough books to bring the joy of lit- thanks to the idea of Lt.-Gov. James eracy to 26 First Nations communi- Bartleman. ties up north. Th ree years ago, Bartleman de- Once the books were collect- cided to try to put an end to the lack ed, the Canadian Armed Forces of literacy in some native communi- went to every participating station ties up north. and brought the donations to be Th is year, with the help of the shipped. OPP and the Toronto Police Service, Photo by Amanda Gauthier Before they reach the north, how- many books were given to children DONATIONS: Constable Shannon McParland, 43 Division Toronto Police, helped her ever, they must be sorted through in need. station with the book donation. Sixteen other participating stations, along with the OPP, and organized. Being part Ojibwa, Bartleman were involved in the book donation for native children. Th e book drive ended on Jan. 31. wanted to increase the number of people who can appreciate reading getting lost in a novel. ary, citizens were encouraged to do- tion areas designated by each police and who can enjoy the pleasures of Th roughout the month of Janu- nate gently used books to the dona- station. Th e Lord’s Prayer will continue to be spoken By Valene Nicholas litical setting and is strictly personal Chronicle Staff unless expressed at religious gath- erings. By keeping prayer in council “Our Father who art in heaven, Shepherd said a new issue would hallowed be Th y name.” Th ese surface for those of no faith. words will continue to be said in Locust Hill resident Peter Ro- Durham Regional council cham- drigues is an atheist. He said reci- bers, despite a secular advocacy tation of a prayer does not include group’s eff orts to remove them. non-believers. “No one is here to tell Last November Secular Ontario you not to pray, we are just telling mailed letters to 18 municipalities you to pray in your church or pray informing them that reciting the at home,” he said to the council. Lord’s Prayer in Ontario councils Dave Ryan, mayor of Pickering, has been illegal since 1999. said the actions by Secular Ontario After much debate and feed- most likely raised concern in both back from constituents on Jan. 24, Christian and other faith communi- it was decided that the traditional ties. Christian prayer would be said in In 2004 the Lord’s Prayer was the region’s council chambers. Tra- introduced to Pickering council, re- ditionally, once the chairman en- sulting in members of council being ters the auditorium and brings the invited to faith events in the com- meeting to order, all in attendance munity. Faith and goodwill come stand and recite the prayer. Now, hand in hand, he said. the prayer will take place before the “You can’t have one without the meeting commences so councillors other,” Ryan said. Also, he believes or citizens will not be obligated to people of diff erent faiths need to participate. reach out to others to better society. “I think this is a compromise,” Ajax resident Dianne Robertson, said Brock Mayor Larry O’Connor. who is also from the Mohawk First Th e prayer is not part of Brock Nations people, supports prayer in Township’s council meetings. government meetings. O’Connor suggested that a non- “If God be for you, who can be denominational prayer or time of against you?” she said. “It’s good to personal refl ection should be used have Him on your team.” Although at regional council to respect all be- she was raised in a Mohawk com- lievers and unbelievers. munity, she appreciated European Oshawa Mayor John Gray at- settlers bringing their faith to her tended a multicultural faith gather- First Nations ancestors. ing at Durham College on Sunday. Olga O’Mara-Raven, a resident During a prayer time he said every- of Ajax, immigrated to Canada from one bowed heads and prayed ac- the Soviet Union after the Second cording to their religion’s tradition. World War. Her experiences living “We showed respect for one an- in a country where faith was banned other,” he said. No matter what the makes her appreciate Canada’s free- religious belief, Gray said, prayer is dom of expression. encompassing and unites people “Now the Lord’s prayer is under so it is important to have a time of attack. What should be next, our na- prayer in council. tional anthem?” she said. O’Mara- “What about those of us that Raven said Canadians have to re- don’t have a faith?” said Uxbridge member and respect the Christian Mayor Bob Shepherd. He said pioneers by keeping the country’s prayer has no place in public or po- founding principles. 10 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS RIDE Students sleep deprived reduces By Pavan Sandhu Chronicle Staff need to You may skip breakfast and lunch but don’t even think about skipping the one activity that de- speed termines how you will function and feel throughout the day. When it By Mike Van Veen comes to living a healthy lifestyle, Chronicle Staff sleeping and eating go hand in hand. Durham Region’s annual But many people are reducing festive R.I.D.E program came their hours of sleep to compensate to an end recently and the re- for other demands such as work, sults are good. family, studying and partying. In Durham Region the According to an article pub- number of impaired drivers lished in the Student Health and charged during spot checks Wellness magazine, 90 per cent of was down from the previous college students suff er from sleep year, according to a report re- deprivation. leased by police. Th e number Sleep experts recommend get- of cars stopped was up 61 per ting between seven, and eight hours cent from 2005, with 23,655 of sleep a night. vehicles stopped in 2006 com- Photo by Pavan Sandhu However many people do not pared to 14,631 in 2005. get this amount of sleep and that WAKE UP YOU SLEEPY HEAD: Statistics show that many students are not getting enough Th e number of impaired can lead to problems. sleep. Sleep deprivation affects learning and memory, and can affect your health. charges laid was less then the number in 2005 despite the A 2002 Statistics Canada sleep tain periods of the night means you Papadopoulos. “Reaction time is time well. To help Schoch and higher number of vehicles survey revealed that an estimated will not replenish them.” quicker, increased mood, and the other students the National Sleep stopped. 2006 saw 101 im- 3.3 million Canadians aged 15 Not getting enough sleep has ability to think more rationally, and Foundation off ers tips on how to paired driving charges laid or older, that’s one in seven had many negative health eff ects. it can even improve relationships.” get a healthy sleep. while in 2005 that number was problems going to sleep or staying Th e long-term eff ects of pro- Papadopoulos advises students Firstly to maintain a regular 108. asleep. longed sleep deprivation are linked to set limits before exams and tests. sleep and wake time, including Nearly 80 per cent of the Th e study found that just under to heart disease, high blood pres- “Students shouldn’t sacrifi ce weekends. A regular routine like a drivers charged during R.I.D.E. one-fi fth of these people slept fi ve sure, diabetes, stroke, sleep apnea, sleep,” she said. “Th ey should learn bath, reading, or listing to relaxing were men and the average age hours or less. obesity, headaches and digestive to balance life and set routines.” music can help in sleeping. of individuals charged was “People don’t realize how im- problems, according to the Na- Kevin Schoch, a fi rst-year Graph- A dark, quiet, comfortable envi- 34, though the oldest was 72. portant sleep is,” said Mary-Alice tional Institute of Health journal ic Design student is one of many ronment is also recommended. Th e Th e eight offi cers who ran the Harvey, Mental Health Nurse at the titled Problem Sleepiness in Your at college who is sleep deprived. bed should only be used for sleep- R.I.D.E. program put in an esti- campus Health and Wellness Cen- Patient. Schoch attends school full-time ing and intimacy so avoid watching mated 2,100 hours collectively tre. Chronic sleep deprivation also and works 25 to 30 hours per week television or reading in bed. during the fi ve-week cam- “We live in a extremely fast- aff ects learning, memory and alert- in order to pay for rent and tuition. Th ere are also some activities paign. paced society, and the demands ness. “I mostly get four to fi ve hours that should be avoided before bed- Th e Durham chapter of that society puts on us and the de- It can result in impaired judg- of sleep, six if I am lucky,” he said. time. It is recommended to not eat, Mothers Against Drunk Driv- mands we put on ourselves are tre- ment, the inability to handle com- “I have to schedule my meals and drink alcohol or caff eine two to ing is pleased with the R.I.D.E. mendous.” plex tasks and comprehend rapidly school work a day ahead of time. three hours before bedtime and to program and feels it is an im- “Th ree days without sleep will changing situations. I do my homework on my breaks complete workouts a few hours be- portant element in eliminating trigger a psychotic phase meaning Th ese can increase the probabil- and my readings on the bus.” fore bedtime. impaired driving. you will act out your dream phase ity of motor vehicle crashes. Th e mornings are diffi cult for Exercising can cause your tem- “It is just one tool that is a in real life,” said Harvey. Christina Papadopoulos, pro- Schoch. perature to rise, making sleep dif- reminder to folks not to drink Sleeping serves some important gram leader for education and “I don’t want to get up,” he said. fi cult. and drive,” said Nancy Codlin, functions for the body. training at the Canadian Mental “I still feel exhausted like I have Sleeping is important and af- spokeswoman for MADD Dur- “It is the time that your body has Health Association, said there are been woken from a deep sleep. I fects everyone, from children to ham. the energy and the reserve to man- many benefi ts to being well rested. just don’t want to get out of bed but students to adults and elderly. Provincially the results were ufacture hormones and the addi- “A good night’s sleep leaves a you have to pull yourself up and get By ignoring the issue of sleep de- similar. Th e Ontario Provincial tional supplies that one uses during person feeling energetic, they are going.” privation people are putting their Police stopped 811,869 vehicles the day,” said Harvey. able to retain more information, it Despite demands from work health at risk. during their fi ve week R.I.D.E. “Failure to get sleep during cer- can increase concentration,” said and school, Schoch manages his program and laid 339 charges. Th e number of drivers stopped was 40 per cent higher than 2005, from 576,875 to 811,869, but the number of charges laid was up only 21 per cent com- pared to last year despite the higher number of stops. Th e number is signifi cantly lower then the 2004 program, which saw 511,552 vehicles stopped and 416 charges laid. Neighbouring York Region didn’t see the same type of de- creases, however. York Region- al Police stopped 40 per cent more vehicles than in 2005, but laid more than twice the number of impaired charges as in 2005. Th ey also saw an increase in the number of roadside tests and 12-hour licence suspen- sions. York Region did see some success with the inclusion of a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) at various spot checks. DRE offi cers located with the R.I.D.E. program charged fi ve people with being impaired by drugs during the month of De- cember. The Chronicle February 6 , 2007 11 CAMPUS NEWS Design your dream prom dress ner and their friends on prom night. hence all the prizes in the contest.” Th ey will also be the focus of an arti- Beagan adds that she sees a Project cle in Durham Living, which focuses bright future for Project PromDress. on the process of making a custom “Th is is the fi rst contest of its kind gown and will showcase the winner in the Durham Region. I’ve received PromDress on the day of their prom. so much wonderful feedback from Th e deadline for the contest was girls interested in entering the con- Jan. 19. Th e winner was notifi ed on test. Durham Living and daytime winner Jan. 26 and will be announced with- television shows are airing a series in the next few weeks. of shows about the contest. I antici- Beagan will now be busy meet- pate tons of fashionable entries and ing with the winner and designing next year the contest will be even will wear their dress. bigger.” Th e process includes a series of Beagan herself is relatively new two to fi ve fi ttings and she begins to the fashion industry but this con- her dream this by taking the winner’s measure- test will help her make a name for ments and creating the pattern for herself and gain more exposure. the dress, which is done by draping Born in Toronto, she moved to gown to fabric, drafting on paper, or a combi- London to pursue her career in nation of both. fashion design. Th is prototype becomes a sim- “I graduated from the Fashion plifi ed version of the dress and is Design program at Fanshawe Col- the prom used as a tool during the fi rst fi tting lege in 2003,” Beagan said. “I’ve been By Caitlyn Holroyd to make the made-to-measure pat- designing since then. My fi rst job Chronicle Staff tern. was assistant designer to Pat Mc- Th e winner will then try on the Donagh and everything snowballed One lucky girl will have her custom made dress at the second from there. I had the wonderful op- chance to be Cinderella on prom fi tting while Beagan focuses on the portunity to work with the best of night. alterations and corrections needed the best in the Canadian Fashion In- Fashion designer Leanne Bea- to fi nalize the gown. dustry – from David Dixon to Pink gan has created Project PromDress, Additional fi ttings are scheduled Tartan to Sunny Choi.” which allows any student in the as needed until the dress has the As for her future, Beagan said Durham Region attending their perfect fi t. that she hopes to expand her busi- own prom this year to design their “I came up with the idea after I ness so that her gowns are available dream prom dress. fi nished creating numerous prom in boutiques throughout Ontario. With Beagan’s help, the winning dresses in 2006,” said Leanne Bea- She has a fashion show in March dress will be created and the winner gan. “My clients had come to me for clients, buyers and the media, will receive over $1,400 in prizes, with drawings and magazine clip- featuring 20 gowns and dresses. All including makeup by Makeup in pings of their dream prom dress proceeds from the show will go to Motion in Oshawa, hairstyling by – they were so creative! Some had breast cancer. Valentino’s Hair Salon in Whitby, a ideas from when they were 6 years For updates on her fashion show photoshoot by fashion photogra- old. and to learn more about Beagan, PRETTY IN PINK: A model above wears one of the de- pher Shawn McPherson and a 10- All they needed was a little guid- visit her website at www.leannebea- signs created by designer Leanne Beagan (bottom right). seater limo supplied by Southport ance from me to create the dress. I gan.ca. Executive Services Inc. for the win- wanted to reward their creativity, Da Vinci Code lecture “He will be discussing Mary Mag- By Jocelyn Nespiak dalene and the Da Vinci Code,” said Chronicle Staff Rita Bode, professor of English Lit- erature at Trent in Oshawa. “He is Th is Valentine’s Day there is an a scholar in Renaissance literature alternative option to spending the with special interests in Mary Mag- night alone with your DVD player, a dalene.” bag of popped corn, a box of tissue Rambuss teaches at Emory Uni- and your dog, Rufus. versity in Atlanta, Georgia. He has a Going Public, the ninth annual particular interest in Shakespeare, Rooke Lectures, begins at 7:30 p.m. the metaphysical poets and Renais- Trent University at Oshawa has sance literature. He teaches courses invited Professor Richard Rambuss in gender and sexuality, contempo- to share his thoughts on the passion rary culture and fi lm. of Mary Magdalene in the 21st cen- “Everyone is welcome to attend, tury. including the public,” said Bode. 12 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS It’s heart month: keep yours healthy

By Valene Nicholas Chronicle Staff

It’s the primary killer of Canadian females and costs the country $2.7 billion annually. Only 10 per cent of its victims recover completely. It tends to prey on adults, however about seven out of 10,000 children under age 19 are also attacked. Th ree years ago, a Grade 10 East- dale Collegiate student from Osha- wa was one of these young people who had a stroke. During a rugby game in May, Andrew Genge tackled an oppo- nent twice his size. Th e player’s hip crushed Genge’s head to the ground. “We were all in shock when he went down,” said friend and fellow Eastdale Eagle player Matthew Cot- tam. “Andy never got hurt.” Blood gushed out of Genge’s nose as he rose from the grass. “His jaw was totally shifted,” said Cottam. A bleeding nose and mangled face were minor concerns compared to what was unseen. A bone from Genge’s face ruptured a coronary artery. “I had the typical symptoms of a Photo supplied by Andrew Genge stroke,” said Genge. “Th e whole right side of my body was completely STRONG HEARTS: Matthew Cottam (front row, left) and Andrew Genge (middle row, third from right) from the Eastdale numb.” After two facial reconstruc- Eagles, on their 2004 rugby tour in the United Kingdom. Genge survived a ruptured artery . tive surgeries, Genge remained in Sunnybrook Health Science Cen- tre in Toronto for one month. He to hit the slopes each winter. brain. When blood fl ow to the brain of the mouth and cover the opening sure over time will damage blood was then moved to Bloorview Kids About 40,000 to 50,000 Canadi- stops or a vessel bursts in the brain, to the windpipe. vessel walls and weaken the heart. Rehab for four months where he ans suff er from strokes and 75, 000 there is an immediate loss of brain One of the main factors increas- Women who smoke and take learned how to walk and speak from heart attacks each year. Febru- function. ing the chance of a stroke or heart birth control pills increase their again. ary is heart month. Th e Heart and Weakness, blurred vision, head- attack is high cholesterol, said Ben- chances of a stroke or heart attack, Cottam recalled a visit to the hos- Stroke Foundation is raising funds aches and trouble speaking are nett. Cholesterol is found in all the according to Neuroscience Health pital he and friends had with Genge for research and awareness for heart signs of a stroke. Pain, heaviness, or body’s cells, including the blood, in Vancouver. Th ese pills thicken a month after the accident. At that disease and stroke in Canada. pressure on the chest, shortness of and helps make and maintain cells the blood, increasing its pressure point he was still unable to speak Although they are separate sick- breath and indigestion can be signs and some hormones. said Engelage. Smoking and con- and moving his right hand was chal- nesses, they have two things in com- of a heart attack. If too much cholesterol is in the suming alcohol also increase blood lenging. Genge was struggling to put mon: blocked blood vessels and “It’s hard to identify what’s a stroke blood, the excess will rest on the in- pressure. on his shoe when Cottam reached risks of serious damage to the body. and what’s a heart attack,” said Dur- side of blood vessels. Particles can Along with reducing cholesterol out to help. Heart disease consists of many ham College and UOIT health nurse break off , blocking the vessel and and high blood pressure, regular “He went to punch me in the face conditions that aff ect the heart’s Jeannine Bennett. Health nurse Te- causing a stroke or heart attack, said exercise helps prevent strokes and because I tried to help him,” Cottam structure and function. Valve disor- resa Engelage said to ask the person Bennett. heart disease. Larayne Cottam, a lo- said laughing. ders, angina, atherosclerosis (cho- that may be experiencing a stroke To reduce cholesterol, decrease cal physical education teacher said Eventually Genge recovered, lesterol lining the inside of arteries) to smile. If they cannot, most likely salty and fatty foods and increase to exercise three to fi ve times per with minor movement setbacks and coronary artery disease (CAD) they are having a stroke. fruit and vegetable intake, she said. week in his right arm. He jogs and plays are a few conditions. If you’re the only person there, Students should decrease trans-fats “If you want to improve your car- most sports, but not rugby or foot- CAD is the most common heart phone for help, then lay the suff ering in their diets. Th ese fats increase diovascular fi tness then you have ball. disease according to the Heart and person on the left side of the body so cholesterol levels and make arteries to train four to fi ve times per week,” “I think I’d be too scared to tackle Stroke Foundation. Blood vessels that the heart does not have to work rigid or clogged. Th ey are in some she said. anybody,” he said. in the heart get smaller or plugged, as hard to pump blood, said Ben- animal-based foods and are formed While exercising, it’s crucial to in- “Everyone knew that he was a stopping oxygen from reaching the nett. Make sure nothing is blocking when liquid oils are transformed to crease the heart rate, whether it be strong kid and doesn’t give up eas- heart. Th is causes chest pain and the airway. semi-solids like shortening or mar- working out at a gym, jogging with ily,” Cottam said. “He was actually can lead to a heart attack. “You want to make sure they garine. friends or playing sports. A person’s snowboarding the same year of the A stroke is similar to a heart at- don’t swallow their tongue,” she “It’s in all sorts of food,” said Uni- heart rate needs to stay up for at accident.” He and Genge continue tack, except it takes place in the said. Th e tongue can roll to the back lever nutrition assistant Crystal least 15 minutes for it to benefi t the Morra. “Foods with hydrogenated body, she said. vegetable oil tend to be higher in Exercise increases the amount trans-fats.” Snacks like pastries, of blood the heart can pump per crackers and cookies or fried bread- beat, reducing wear and tear on the ed foods and French fries may have heart. high concentrations of trans-fats, if “Fewer beats to get the job done,” they are cooked in partially hydro- she said. Physical activity increases genated oils. Morra recommended energy levels because the lungs eliminating trans fats entirely from become more effi cient, it assists in your diet. weight management and increases High blood pressure is another muscle mass. risk factor. Regular pressure should Cottam said during adolescent be about 120/80 and any reading years people are forming habits more than 139 and more than 85 is they will carry into their future. It’s too high. important to take care of the body “It’s the bottom number they now. are most concerned about,” said “If you wait until you’re 35 to get Bennett. Th is number, known as off the couch it may be tougher,” she dialstolic pressure, measures the said. pressure in the arteries during rest- Heart disease and stroke are the ing time. Th e systolic pressure, top fi rst and third causes of death in number, measures pressure as the North America. As people age risk blood is being pumped through. factors can increase or decrease People need to have their blood depending on their lifestyles. For pressure checked yearly, said En- more information on prevention gelage. Untreated high blood pres- visit www.heartandstroke.ca. The Chronicle February 6, 2007 13 14 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 15 16 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 17

Durham College-UOIT Chronicle ENTERTAINMENT Bringing out the beauties at E.P.T.’s By Chris Bracken Chronicle Staff

Th e night started slow, but once people started crawling through the doors you just couldn’t stop them! Punk’s Not Dead was a smash hit at E.P. Taylor’s Jan. 26. Th e Usual Bunch of Idiots (UBOI) started off the night by bringing sweet ska sounds minus the trum- pets and trombones to the listeners around them. Besides the lack of fans outside of the 19-plus section their set went reasonably well. Although people were unfamil- iar with UBOI songs, there was one song that almost anyone could sing along to. Santeria by Sublime could be heard throughout the Student Centre and put smiles on a lot of fans’ faces. Next on the line-up was Whit- by’s own Th e Graduation Day. Th e crowd in the all-ages section started to grow and included some notice- able faces. Members of bands Sum- mer Hero and Cauterize could be caught singing a lyric or two of Th e Graduation Day. With the energy rising, the music getting louder and the fans getting rowdier, one of Durham College’s re-occurring bands was up next, Hello Beautiful. Hello Beautiful brought its sooth- ing vocals, catchy guitar riff s and funky bass lines to the biggest crowd that could be seen that night. Words, Princess Oklahoma and Photo by Chris Bracken Saint Andrew’s Bridge were only PUNK’S NOT DEAD: (From left) Kevin Walsh, Dan Bradimore and Cole Martin of Hello Beautiful brought their soulful a few songs that Hello Beautiful funk-rock music to E.P. Taylor’s Jan. 26 for Punk’s Not Dead and attracted the biggest crowd of the night. played. Th e energy that lead singer Cole from giving a performance that will with their lead singer’s comedic on- band, Jen Militia. Unfortunately for the people who Martin brought by spinning around make people think that YIA are the stage antics, made for an amazing But Jen Militia made light of the left, they missed quite a multi-sound on the stage like it was an episode of biggest punk band the world will YIA set. situation by playing a set as if there performance. Th e Th ree Stooges made the crowd’s see. After Youthinasia’s set the crowd were 300,000 screaming fans in Punk’s Not Dead was said to be feedback that much more intense. YIA performed songs like Pros- shrank to a number you could count front of them. one of the best Backrow shows to As the crowd started to dwindle, titution, Jimmy Beaner and Th e on your fi ngers. Jen Militia hit the stage with date, so what’s next for Backrow Re- that didn’t stop Youthinasia (YIA) Deadline. Th ose songs, combined Th at was bad news for the last sounds of hip-hop, punk and soul. cords along the lines of shows? Up. New breed of bats found in hardcore band nothing had happened. By Chris Bracken “Since I bummed out my foot I’m Chronicle Staff trying to get the group to take up knitting,” joked Prescott. “Th en we Loud music screaming in your could knit our own merch.” ears, being pushed around from ev- Opening their set with Hannah ery direction and fi sts fl ying every- Hannah, I Hate Sally had to cut their where. How did you spend last Jan. set a bit short due to Prescott’s foot. 27? During the last song of their set, Th ose who were at Th e Reverb in bassist Dan Vokey jumped into the Toronto witnessed hardcore histo- middle of the crowd with his guitar ry. Toronto’s own Cancer Bats per- still attached and started moshing formed with Th e End, I Hate Sally, with the fans. What a great way to and Late Fallen for a packed crowd. end a set. Crowd surfers, stage diving and But with a great ending comes a hardcore dancing made the night great beginning. Mississauga band one to remember. Th e End was up next with their in- “We’re Late Fallen and we’re from timidating hardcore anthems. across the street,” Stephan LaCasse, Impressive yet dark instrumen- lead singer of Late Fallen, told the tals, comforting yet morbid lyrics crowd to start off the night. and thunderous drumbeats added Late Fallen was producing a lot to their visual on-stage perfor- of energy, but they weren’t receiving mance. any in return. Th e crowd was some- Lead singer of Th e End, Aar- what responsive, but the energy got on Wolff , performed as if he was Photo by Chris Bracken 10 times more explosive for the next Charles Manson on crack, steroids HELL YEAH!: Bailey (Bassist), Liam (Singer) and Mike (Drummer) of The Cancer Bats band, I Hate Sally. and pretty much any drug you can perform a killer set for a nearly sold-out crowd at The Reverb in Toronto on Jan. 27. I Hate Sally had the crowd on the think of. verge of a riot, and considering lead And although Wolff made the fans were mauling the stage as if and included 100 Grand Canyon, other. singer Dee Prescott was perform- crowd go as crazy as he was, every- they were in a race for their lives. Grenades and French Immersion. “Th roughout this tour we’ve been ing with three broken toes and two one knew that things were about to Th e crowd was so loud you could After performing half their set, lead visiting cities that we’ve played al- fractured bones in her foot, they did get a whole lot crazier. barely hear the Cancer Bats open- singer Liam Cormier realized the ready,” said Cormier. “Only this time an amazing job. Prescott performed Th e Cancer Bats weren’t even ing song, Butterscotch. show was getting rough and politely we’re selling them out. It’s a wicked the set with a crutch in hand as if on stage for 30 seconds before their Th e set consisted of nine songs asked the crowd to take care of each feeling.” 18 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Blink 182 members singing For the love of music big article about Bob Dylan. And all By Lauren Marks those big magazines can’t do all the Chronicle Staff articles about the smaller bands’.” familiar tune in new band +44 Tambourine, which posted its By Matt O’Brien style, stopped singing about issues Blink 182 discovered their tar- Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play fi rst issue’s articles on MySpace. Chronicle Staff like the highschool blues, breaking get market many years ago - teen- a song for me. com (www.myspace.com/tambou- up with girlfriends, and being so age, hormone driven youngsters Th ere’s a new way to stay in- rinemagazine), is not genre-specif- Blink 182 minus Tom Delong alone that all you want to do is cry who can relate to hating school formed of new bands and concerts ic. Th e magazine’s writers have dif- plus Mark Hoppus plus Travis into your New Kids on the Block and loosing their girlfriend to the around Durham Region. Tambou- ferent musical tastes and comment Barker. Multiply by two other no pillow case. captain of the football team. rine magazine not only rolls off on a broad spectrum of music. name band mates and what does But unfortunately for long time And instead of branching out your tongue nicely, it is a student- “Someone’s writing a review that equal? +44. listeners, +44 off ers nothing more and taking a chance on a new run music magazine that is making about a club in Toronto — just an And that is the equation that than tracks suitable for another sound, the remains of Blink 182 its print debut on Jan. 29. independent club that a lot of bands applies to the new CD release by Blink 182 album. have constructed an album with a Mark Martire, a Music Business play at. Someone’s doing a CD re- +44. If you listen closely to the songs, similar sound that older listeners Management student at Durham, view of an independent band. Stuff Th is band is another brainchild especially their fi rst single, When will fi nd repetitive, but the target- started Tambourine in September like that.” of pop punk veterans Mark Hop- your heart stops beating, you ed high school teeny boppers will 2006, along with about half a dozen Articles in Tambourine’s fi rst is- pus and Travis Barker, in an at- can actually hear the appropriate be humming on their way to the of his classmates. “Other students sue included a Backrow Records tempt to climb back into the mu- times where Delong would have school cafeteria. are doing radio shows, or the date CD review, upcoming concert news sic main stream. come in with his whiney “Na-na- So if you’re a long-time Blink auction that just happened,” Martire and an article on Ontario-based And to be honest their sound na! Na-na-na!” back up vocals. listener, just stick to their old stuff . said. “We have personal goals, to be band Th e Ceramics (whose found- doesn’t scream originality. Much And that’s the sound that +44 If you’re too young to remem- creative. ing members, incidentally, met at like a rose, a Blink 182 by any other has accomplished - Blink 182 ber any old Blink 182, pick up “I just wanted to focus on the Durham College). name would still sound the same. without whiney ol’Tom. +44’s new album, because I’m sure Durham Region music scene and Still, Tambourine’s exact content I approached this album with But on the other hand, +44 can’t the rest of the kids in your grade the independent music scene,” he may be open to fl uctuation, explains the hopes that maybe Hoppus be blamed for their album and its are getting it and you don’t want to said. “In my mind I was thinking, ‘I Martire. and Barker have refi ned their lack of originality. be left out. can’t compete with Rolling Stone or Martire and crew are funding all those big magazines to get that the magazine themselves. With an aim of having one issue per month, Martire is hopeful of the magazine’s success. When he graduates next year, he plans to take the magazine with him. Th e fi rst print issue will be four or fi ve pages and be off ered to students for $0.25. “All the proceeds will go to charity,” Martire said. Th ough unsure of the charity, he said it would probably be the Red Cross or the Hospital for Sick Chil- dren. Th ough Tambourine is a new face in the music scene, Martire is quick to point out more related events are afoot. “First, there is a new radio show now on the Riot Radio, called Tambourine Radio. It’s on from 6-8 on Th ursdays.” With hosts Larissa Gibson and Sara Wilson, Tambou- rine Radio will promote the maga- zine and the bands it covers, as well as off er on-air interviews. Th e Tambourine gang was in the cafeteria on Jan. 29, where Martire arranged a promotional event. The Chronicle February 6, 2007 19 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Piven holds a hot hand in Aces It’s practically impossible to keep est, isn’t saying a whole lot as most up with what’s going on, who’s being characters were in it long enough Flick full introduced and what you need to to deserve character development) know. and he timed and delivered his lines Th e fact is, all that information is perfectly. of action pointless and didn’t need to be told. When all the killers are in place All the audience needs to know is and the real fi ghting gets underway, that Israel is a rat with seven con- the audience is lead to expect a cli- but low tract killers coming after him. max that never really comes. While Why they needed to muddle it the trailers say ‘all hell breaks loose’, up with a complicated back-story it really doesn’t. and confusing history is a mystery. Chaos, yes, but certainly not hell. on brains If you want to catch all the facts, In fact, the fi ghting ends quite By Elise Haskell you’re going to have to see it twice abruptly. It is as if director Joe Car- Chronicle Staff – though, who knows, maybe that’s nahan forgot about the climax. the studio’s marketing plan. However, he didn’t forget the cli- One million dollars, seven con- After the mind-numbing exposi- max, he just tried to make it a “think- tract killers, one target. Th e plot of tion comes a section in the movie of ing man’s” climax. Smokin’ Aces seems simple enough these people just trying to get to the Th e fi nal 10 minutes of the fi lm when you watch the preview, and hotel where Israel is staying. On the provides far too much explanation when you pay for your ticket and way the violence and unexpected at once, and frankly, seems rushed sit down to watch the movie, there’s turns begin and it really does be- and unnecessary. And the plot gaps going to be a certain expectation for come an enjoyable movie. remain wide and impossible to action and violence. And this movie Th e characters were all interest- jump over. has action and violence in, well, ing to watch. Some are likeable with Maybe scenes were missing that aces. their bravado and humour (Ryan explained these impossible things, Th e movie starts out quietly Reynolds), others are pitiable with but the ‘shocking’ twist near the end enough, with FBI agents Carruthers their world spinning out of control was stupid. If it hadn’t been there (Ray Liotta) and Messner (Ryan around them (Jeremy Piven) and the movie would have been much Reynolds) having a friendly chat some were so unnervingly creepy better. about the benefi ts of urine for you that they’ll give children night- Still the way the story is fi nally re- skin while on a stakeout. mares. solved was pretty well done in itself, Suddenly they pick up a call Jeremy Piven was incredible to despite the unnecessary plot twist. about a $1 million hit on Buddy watch on screen, and if anything, it’s So, was it a good movie? Yes. But “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven). Sud- ACE UP HIS SLEEVE: Jeremy Piven plays Buddy “Aces” worth seeing this movie just to see Joe Carnahan tried way too hard Israel, a sleezy Vegas magician turned mafi a snitch for denly the movie shifts gears and for him act. Th at character probably to make it into a smart movie, and the next 10 minutes so much infor- the FBI. He is the target of seven assassins, including Ben has the most character develop- it’s really not a smart movie by any Affl eck and Alicia Keys. mation is being shoved down your ment (which, to be perfectly hon- stretch on the imagination. throat that your head spins. Alpha Dog weakest of the pack Film marks big screen debut for Timberlake By Bruce Bolton Chronicle Staff

With more stars then an Oscar winner, Alpha Dog, a movie about a drug debt gone wrong, is this year’s biggest lunch bag let down. Based in California, this movie was about a drug dealer named Johnny Truelove played by Emile Hirsch (Th e Girl Next Door). Th e story is about how Truelove takes the brother of a customer as a hos- tage, because of a drug debt. Ben Foster (X-Men 3) plays the custom- er Jake Mazursky. WOULD-BE ACTOR: Anton Yelchin stars alongside singer-turned-actor Justin Timberlake in Alpha Dog. The fi lm, which Mazursky’s brother, Zack, played is inspired by actual events, falls fl at despite Timberlake’s strong screen presence. Also starring are Emile Hirsch, Sha- by Anton Yelchin (Along Came Spi- ron Stone and Bruce Willis. der), ends up liking his captors and mom and Zack’s real mom. movie when the audience knows Q) needed them in but did not have big names involved. grows to be their friend. And last but not least, Bruce Wil- the conclusion is near. the time to fi lm them properly. Th e funny part about the fl ick During the movie Truelove lis plays Johnny Truelove’s dad, Son- In the case of Alpha Dog this is Besides the last part of the movie was that during the intro the titles leaves his hostage with his right- ny, who backs his drug-dealing son not what happened. Instead, the being terrible, the rest of the movie read “inspired by a true story.” Th e hand man, Frankie Ballenbacher, throughout the movie. story drags out through a half hour was fi lled with unnecessary swear- key word is inspired, not “based on played by Justin Timberlake. Now you would think with a cast of unnecessary scenes. ing, parties and over-acting. a true story” or “based on actual At the climax of the movie True- like this the fi lmmakers would put a During the last half hour of Al- Th ere was no need to add the f- events,” just inspired. love has a decision to make. One, he solid eff ort into ensuring the movie pha Dog the script was devoted to a bomb at the start and end of every Th e inspiration came from a sto- can give the hostage back and face makes sense. super long monologue, an unneces- line. Th ere was also no need to have ry about the youngest person to ever serious jail time, or two, kill him. Th is is not the case. Instead of re- sary sex scene, and a character up- every other scene at a party, proving grace the FBI’s most wanted list. Making the second choice, Truelove alizing the potential of the cast, the date. that the writer, who is also the direc- But at the end of the day, what sends his friend Elvis Schmidt to do fi lmmakers said screw it and did it Th ose three parts are what ru- tor, did not put a lot of thinking into movie hasn’t been inspired by a true his dirty work. their way, which was the problem ined this movie, because they add this project. story. Th e only problem was that the Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct 2) from the get-go. no value and are poorly done. It was Th e acting was another issue, wrong writer wrote the story and it plays Olivia Mazursky Jake’s step Th ere comes a point in every as if director Nick Cassavetes (John which was surprising because of the should have stayed his inspiration. 20 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 21 Durham College-UOIT Chronicle SPORTS Dogs sign three new pups By Jason Miller Chronicle Staff “Th is is great. You don’t get this opportunity every day,” said Varty. “Th is is our chance to If talent, experience and hard work are ma- wear the UOIT logo on our chest with pride. I jor factors in creating the base of any team, then cant wait to get on the ice.” the UOIT Ridgebacks men’s hockey team will Varty also shares a team connection with have a rock-solid core with the signing of three Gubler. Both Varty and Gubler played together new players. Th ese players are Richard Power, for the Whitby Dunlops, where Gubler won Brent Varty and Tyler Gubler, and they will go rookie of the year in 2005-06. Gubler was also down in the UOIT history books as the fi rst drafted in 2000 by the Mississauga Ice Dogs. three players to sign up with the Ridgebacks. He said the highlight there was playing un- It was just a dream three years ago, but today der coach Don Cherry. Th e former Eastdale the Ridgebacks men’s hockey team is building and Monsingnor John Pereyma high school to become more than just a reality after adding student had high hopes of playing in the NHL the fi rst line of its new breed of players. before blowing his knee out. Th at’s when he “I am honoured to have been given the task decided to fi nish school and pass on his skills to build this program,” said head coach Marlin and love for the game to the younger players. Muylaert. “It will be exciting to see this program He mentors and teaches at Total Hockey Train- develop into a power house down the road.” ing in Oshawa. He thinks this team will make history by “It’s a remarkable honour,” Gubler said. “I bringing Ontario University Athletics action have always dreamt of playing for a university east of the Toronto to Oshawa, a place he thinks and this is my chance.” is the melting pot of hockey. Varty, an Oshawa native, attended Eastdale “We want to bring some quality players to and Donevan Collegiate. He played for the the team, players who are committed to the London Knights in the 2001-02 OHL season. university and possess character and heart,” He then moved on to play three years for the said Muylaert. Wellington Dukes in the OPHL, where he de- Muylaert said he has full confi dence in the veloped from all-star in 2002-03 to league scor- boys and has watched them play individually. ing leader in 2003-04. Varity’s father, Glen, is He thinks a guy like Power will bring his experi- not only proud of his sons achievements, but ence to the team as a solid blue line defence- also of the fact that UOIT will be bringing uni- man. versity hockey to the Durham Region. Power has four years of experience in the “Th is adds more character to the school and OHL along with two years at St. Th omas Uni- community,” Glen Varty said. “With the quality versity in Fredricton. Muylaert expects this of the players in the Durham Region and Os- defenceman to bring sparks to the Ridgebacks’ hawa area they should have an outstanding defence. team.” Th e Scarborough native was drafted third Assisitant coach Bret Myers shares a similar overall by the Owen Sound Attack in the OHL, sentiment. He said these guys have a duty to where he went on to become rookie of the year. use their skills and experience to form a union He then moved on to play for the Kingston that will make them contenders in the near fu- Frontenacs and Plymouth Whalers. ture. Power also won Bronze with the Ontario “Th ese guys give us a foundation to build Photo by Jason Miller under-17 team at the World Championship in from,” Myers said. “Th ey give us the fi rst part of Novia Scotia. Varty played with Powers at St. the puzzle. Th ey bring their experience to the Th omas University where Varty had the high- team and young players who need to know KEY PIECES OF THE PUZZLE: Richard Power (left), Tyler Gubler (centre), est GPA as an athlete in the 2005-06 season. what it takes to be an student and athlete.” Brent Varty with assistant coach Bret Myers. Taking down Hawks and hammering Knights

tain the best player in the game … and we didn’t want to give them By Reka Szekely if Felon isn’t in charge of that team, anything too easily,” said McGhie. Chronicle Staff they don’t have anyone that can “We have a lot of hard games com- step up for them,” said Andrews. ing up.” Th e women’s basketball team Th e Lords met Humber earlier Andrews said the Lords weren’t was fl ying high on Jan. 26 after de- this season, and with several key intentionally trying to run up the feating the Humber Hawks for the players out with injuries, lost by 24 score, instead he said he got a fi rst time in a decade. points. chance to call some of his players Th e Lords’ strong defensive game To add insult to injury, Andrews off the bench including Roxina Fos- exhausted the bigger Hawks as Dur- was tossed from the game with only ter, Krista Colley and Sara Kendall. ham widened their four point lead a few minutes left. All three of them played hard. at the start of the second half into a Th is time it was a diff erent story Th e Lords have four regular sea- 72-53 victory. and the victory was especially sweet son games left, three of them on the “We came into the game know- for Andrews. Humber is the only road against tough teams, as they ing it was going to be a hard, physi- team he hasn’t beaten in his eight battle for a playoff position. cal game and we had to play great years at Durham. Th eir single home game will be defence,” said Samantha McCon- “Humber’s got a certain swagger,” on Feb. 13. nell, who was the top scorer with 32 said Craig Andrews. “Th is is the fi rst Th eir next game is Feb. 7 and An- points. time in 10 years we’ve beat them.” drews said he intended to use the Th e women out-rebounded the Humber coach Denise Perrier time off to plug some holes in the Hawks and had 18 steals. Jill Leis- said she wasn’t impressed with the Lords’ game. tra returned after being sidelined refereeing in Oshawa. “Th eir zone off ence didn’t look with an ankle injury for most of the “Th e refereeing is never good good tonight, it’s our Achilles,” he previous game, against Seneca, and here,” she said. “It’s inconsistent. said after playing Fleming. scored 15 points. But regardless of the refereeing, we Meanwhile, the women are fo- Carly McGhie also had a good didn’t play well and we didn’t de- cused fi rmly on playing their best night, scoring 11. serve it today.” and making the playoff s. Still, like McConnell, coach Craig Th e Lords had an easier time on “We’re hoping to make the play- Andrews attributes the win to the Jan. 30 with the Fleming Knights, off s and we’re hoping to win a few Photo by Reka Szekely Lords’ defence work, especially their who haven’t won a game this sea- more games so that if we do make the success in keeping Humber’s Felon son, when they pulled off a 71-12 playoff s, we get to play in our home BACK ON THE ATTACK: Jill Leistra, with the ball during the Harris in check. win. gym,” player Allison Chehowski said Lords’ Jan. 30 win over the Fleming Knights. “Sam (McConnell) had to con- “We wanted to use it as practice after the Humber game. 22 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 SPORTS NEWS Lords’ ego damaged after loss to Royals

with McIntosh making a huge kill. By Ryan Peterson Williamson subbed James Luer-Gri- Chronicle Staff ma as libero in this set, hoping to get things moving. Th e Lords were crowned 3-1 by “I was just hoping Ryan would Redeemer in a double-header at the bring some energy to the court and campus athletic centre Jan. 29. he did bring some, with his big kill In the fi rst set Ryan McIntosh there at the beginning of the set,” was the starting libero and Byron Williamson said. Jung was the starting setter. Th e fi rst Unfortunately for the Lords, after point of the game was a nice kill by a hard-fought battle, it went: game, Redeemer. Th e Lords fought back, set, match Redeemer, 25-21. getting 16 hard-earned points. Although damaging to the ego, It was around the 16-point mark the loss was not damaging to the that Jung came off the court look- Lords conference record, as this ing like he was in pain. Jon Graham was not a conference game. went in for him and stayed in for the “It was an important exhibition, rest of the game. but it was an exhibition,“ William- “He’s still having secondary ef- son said. He indicated that this fects with the concussion he suf- game would determine the type of fered in the fi rst semester,” coach team the Lords will face in the pro- Gord Williamson said. Photo by Ryan Peterson vincials. Captain Dave Crabbe’s big kills “After the fi rst set, we lost serving were consistently being blocked by effi ciency and intensity altogether,” Redeemer, who had good support LAST DITCH EFFORT: Lords libero James Luehr-Grima, going down for a save during Williamson said. “In the second in the stands. Lords volleyball action against Redeemer Royals on Jan. 29. set serving got weak, less aggres- However, the Lords had good sive. Against a taller team you need reads of the ball, winning the fi rst of Redeemer hitting out of bounds. the set 25-17. to shift momentum, but in the end In the second set Redeemer In the third set, the Lords had Redeemer won the set 25-15. to win from the serve line. In the set 25-18. second set our serving was erratic Many of the points the Lords re- stopped beating themselves. Keep- diffi culty controlling the ball. Th e In the fourth and fi nal set, the ing the Lords at bay, Redeemer won Lords sacrifi ced their bodies trying Lords looked like a diff erent team at best and they were able to take ceived in the fi rst set were the result charge at the net.” Women’s team on top of Huskies are no their game and having fun match for the By Ryan Peterson Lords’ intensity Chronicle Staff

Th e women’s volleyball team marched to a 3-0 victory over the Redeemer Roy- By Ryan Peterson als in non-conference play at the cam- Chronicle Staff pus athletic centre Jan. 29. As part of a double-header, the Lords Lords women’s volleyball were victorious over the women showed up the men, winning George Brown Huskies 3-0 Jan. 25. three sets in a row. It looked like trouble It was a slow night at the CAC with the game action for the Lords as starters Janet Littlejohn missing one key element: intensity. and Cheryl Silva were watching from the Th e Huskies missed simple shots, and even though sidelines. their small bench was enthusiastic, they couldn’t rally the However, as soon as the game started troops. these fears were put to rest. Shona Tighe Th e Lords took the fi rst set 25-9. was giving her all at the net in several at- Th e Lords had a poor start to the second set, getting pe- tempted blocks. nalized for a double-hit and having the Huskies hit a nice Th e women seemed to be having fun kill. on the court, which was perhaps the rea- Th e Lords didn’t pick up from there either, giving up son they were so successful.. several points, but they eventually took the set 25-21. Late in the fi rst set, Amanda Doris “We’re pretty confi dent we can go in with a few errors was at the net. Playing aggressively, and still win,” said, assistant coach Shane Christopher. she landed hard on her right leg. Play During the second set, the Lords played some people stopped. Doris left the game never to who don’t get out on the court too often. return, and was replaced by Stephanie Raya Matthie, Jenn Lenis, Stephanie Bagot and Stepha- Verkuyl. Later, the team trainer said she nie Verkuyl all played this game. had injured a lower leg. “Sometimes it’s more important to win as a team,” Th e Lords went on to win the fi rst set Christopher said indicating that everyone played except 25-19. Cheryl Silva. In the second set Racheal Kalita was In the third set Racheal Kalita was substituted for substituted for Amanda Falzon as libero. Amanda Falzon as libero. At one point in the set they had double Kalita has had pain in her ankle the last few games, but the Royals score in an impressive lead. that didn’t seem to aff ect her play against George Brown. Th e lords won the second set 25-19. “She passed well for us,” said Christopher. Th e third set didn’t go quite as well Th e Lords started the third set with a no-nonsense ap- for the Lords, as they were tied with the proach, taking the fi rst fi ve points. Royals twice in the set, once at 13-13 and Th ey were playing this set as a team until a lack of com- again 10 points later at 23-23. Photo by Ryan Peterson munication at the net led to the loss of a point. Head coach Stan Marchut said that Th ere were some nice tips at the net by Verkuyl assist- with three starters out (Littlejohn, Silva ed by Kristen Connor. Verkuyl earned her fi rst two kills of and Doris) he was a little nervous, but KEEPING AN EYE ON THE PRIZE: Lords volleyball player Racheal Kalita, diving for the ball during a game on Jan. 29. the season against the Huskies. “the people we put in played well.” Th e Lords won the set and the game (with a Carli Bou- At diff erent points in the game, Raya ma kill) 25-17. Matthie and Stephanie Bagot made ap- served well (and) we passed well.” Serv- pays off .” ing and passing were two elements of Th e lead scorers of the game were Th e lead scorers of the game were Bouma with eight pearances. In action for the second game kills and one ace, Karlene Risebrough Barnes with seven in a row, the two are playing more often the game Marchut indicated the Lords Karlene Risebrough Barnes with seven have been working on a lot in practice. kills, one block and two aces, Jenn Lenis kills and one ace and Amanda Doris with four kills and than at the beginning of the season. one ace. “Steph (Verkuyl) played real well,” “It feels really good,” Verkuyl said with six kills, one block and two aces and Marchut said. “It was OK. I think we about the win. “It shows that practice Verkuyl with four kills. The Chronicle February 6, 2007 23 SPORTS NEWS Sights set on the Ridgebacks

By Bruce Bolton to go to right now. I know that Mar- “We are hoping next year he Chronicle Staff lin Muylaert, the coach right now, is takes it to the next level and plays doing a great job recruiting, and he university hockey. I think that he Being at the tail end of a junior has talked to a lot of top guys in this would contribute to any team he hockey career is always hard be- league,” MacLennan said. played on,” Winder said. “I see it cause of the unanswered questions “I know that I have to step it up as a good fi t.”With Ajax being Ma- a player has to face. and I would have to take more of a clennan’s third team after playing “Why didn’t I make it? What defensive role if I want to play there. for Hamilton and Huntsville in the could I have done better?” And the Th at is fi ne by me and I have no hardest one, “What do I do now?” problem with that.” I know that I Players cannot fi nd the answers MacLennan is currently the cap- have‘ to step it up from their coaches, parents or tain for his hometown team, the friends, but only from themselves. Ajax Attack, and leads the team in and I have to take In the case of fi rst-year Busi- points with 15 goals and 31 assists. more of a defen- ness student Chuck MacLennan, Being a leader doesn’t happen over these questions are fast approach- night. MacLennan owes a lot of his sive role if I want ing and he knows that he’s the only success to the Attack head coach to play there one who will control the answers. John Winder, who is helping him fi ne tune his game for the university ’ MacLennan has spent the last three Chuck MacLennan years playing in the Ontario Junior level. A hockey league, and has experi- “My defensive game was weak OHA, he can handle change. If he enced all the ups and downs that early in the year. Me and Mr. Wind- were to play for the dogs the trans- come with junior hockey. er have been working on it, and fer from Durham College Business When junior hockey ends univer- my plus-minus is starting to come Administration to a program in sity hockey begins. One of MacLen- around a bit,” MacLennan said. UOIT would be a change MacLen- nan’s biggest options is to consider Being a leader, a two-way for- nan can easily accept. playing for the UOIT Ridgebacks ward, and a player Winder can “Transferring over wouldn’t be hockey club, which will have its in- count on in all situations, MacLen- that bad. It would be convenient. I augural season in the fall of 2007 nan is a coach’s dream. Winder also would live close to home and play and is currently recruiting. believes that he would be a good fi t for the hometown school. It would “UOIT is my number one choice with UOIT. be awesome to play there and that is my goal,” MacLennan said. Coming a long way from his Mi- nor days with the Ajax Knights, Ma- cLennan knows he has a future in hockey no matter what. It is a sport he will always love.“I want to play hockey as long as possible. I want to play pro anywhere, whether it is Photo by Bruce Bolton Europe or a little league down in COOLING OFF: First-year Durham Business student Chuck the United States. I wouldn’t mind teaching the game and still play- MacLennan has been playing in the junior A circuit for the ing hockey, and pro would be awe- past three years and has his sights set on the UOIT team. some,” MacLennan said. 24 The Chronicle February 6, 2007 SPORTS NEWS Struggling to make the playoff s well with a season-high 28 points By Jason Miller and shot 6 of 7 behind the arc. Chronicle Staff “I never really expected to come back and play,” Buckley said. “I just If the Durham Lords men’s bas- have to keep on top of my game and ketball team intend to make the keep knocking down shots.” playoff s, the time to turn their 6-7 Batchelor also played a strong season around is now. overall game with 22 points, 7 re- Th e Lords now sit fourth in the bounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. east standings with 12 points. Th is Steve Clarke fi nished with a tightens the race for a playoff spot double-double 11 points and 11 re- with Cambrian with (16 points) and bounds. Evan Browne was another Algonquin (18 points). hot shooter from behind the arc, Th e Lords will need to be consis- hitting 3 of 4, and fi nished with 13 tent as they head down the home points. stretch of the regular season with However, the Lords were unable some tough road games against St. to make it back-to-back wins over Lawrence and Algonquin. the Cambrian Golden Shield when Th ey also face the painful possi- they played again on the 27th. bility of hosting an OCAA champi- Cambrian defeated Durham 83- onship that they will not be part of if 76, to avenge their 20-point loss the they don’t fi nd their groove soon. night before. Th e Lords struggled through Th e Lords led the half 38-34; in a three-game losing streak that the second half, the Lords got into started with an 84-81 loss to the St. some foul trouble. Cambrian took Lawrence Vikings at the Campus advantage of this and was 20 of 24 Athletic Centre on Jan. 19. (83%). Th e Lords were outplayed and Richard Buckley the leading outhustled by the Vikings. Th ey scorer from the night before was trailed 48-30 going into the second shut down in the second half, scor- half, but with 12 minutes to go the ing all of his 14 points in the fi rst. Lords started to make a comeback, Batchelor fi nished with a strong staying within six points of the Vi- second half with 16 points and fi n- kings. ished with 25. Batchelor currently Photo by Jason Miller Anthony Batchelor and Vick sits second in Ontario with an aver- Warya showed a lot of heart in the age of 22 points per game. SLAPPIN’ SOME SKIN: The Durham men’s basketball team needs to step up its game to second half to help bring the Lords “Th e bottom line is we’re just not make the playoffs this year. The Lords sit fourth in the standings. back, combining for 35 points. consistent,” Gordon said. “We matched up against them,” Th e Lords were able to get back in said head coach Peter Gordon. “We their winning groove with a big 88- keep for the rest of the game. play again.” with 36 points. can’t give up 80 points in a game, 78 victory over the Fleming Knights. “In the second half we got really His team came within six points “We have a couple of new play- and beat anybody. We just have to Batchelor and Warya took control of sloppy and dug ourselves a huge with 10 minutes to go, but Durham ers. Sometimes it takes time for do a better job at playing defence.” this game from the opening tip and hole,” said Fleming head coach and was able to control the tempo of the them to mesh in,” said athletic direc- Batchelor fi nished with 35 points, both ended with 25 points. Durham College hall of famer Bill game for the win. tor Ken Babcock. “We have a very 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals Th ey combined for 16 rebounds, Crowdis. “Our goal is to keep close Whitby native Neil O’Sullivan talented group who are just lacking and hit 5 threes to end the game. and 11 steals. to them in the standings, until we from the Knights was unstoppable abit of confi dence.” Warya fi nished with 16 points, 7 Batchelor was 6 for 6 from the rebounds, and 2 assists; he contrib- free throw line and Warya was 8 for uted with great free throw shooting 9. Buckley was consistent for the and was strong off ensively when third game in a row with 21 points, driving to the basket and hit 5 three pointers. Th e Lords then bounced back to As a team, the Lords shot 23/27 defeat the Cambrian Golden Shield (85.2%) from the line, 28/71 (39.4%) 93-67 on Jan. 26 to end a four-game from the fi eld, and only turned over losing streak. the ball nine times. Th e Lords played a team game Th e Lords were down at the half and stepped it up a notch on de- 36-34 but somehow found that team fence. chemistry they needed to take a 10 Rookie Richard Buckley played point lead, which they managed to The Chronicle February 6, 2007 25 SPORTS NEWS

Photo by Jason Miller COME GET SOME: The UOIT womens hockey team practise at the Campus Ice Centre, to prepare for their next tournament at the Conestoga College tournament on Feb. 16 Ridgebacks go for gold at hockey tournaments each. In the fi nals, the ladies faced Carleigh Taggart was in net to a very strong Conestoga College. UOIT’s earn the shut out with an outstand- Conestoga played a strong defen- ing performance. sive game, trapping the Ridgebacks. Th e third game of the tourna- It was 0-0 going into the third game is ment was against the tough McMas- period, but with back to back turn- Photo by Jason Miller GO RIDGEBACKS GO: Ridgebacks forward Chrissie ter Marauders. overs by the Ridgebacks, Conestoga Tereshyn prowls around the Carleton net in their fi rst Th is game was a evenly matched went ahead 2-0. ever home game at the Ice Centre on Jan. 20. improving contest but the Ridgebacks pre- Th e Ridgebacks came back to vailed with a 4-3 win to advance to get a goal but Conestoga continued By Jason Miller the gold medal game. their strong defensive trap to shut Chronicle staff Th e line of Katie Grant, Amy down the Ridgebacks scoring. Moulton, and Melissa Bell were a “Th ey saw how we played and Th e UOIT Ridgebacks women’s great combination. they discovered how to stop us,” First home loss hockey team had another great Th ey created several scoring op- said forward Heather Peel. “Th ey re- showing in tournament competi- portunities and were very defensive ally adjusted to our off ensive game tion at the annual Lambton College in their own end. to shut us down.” tournament, advancing to the gold “We had a lot of fun together,” said Th is is the third year that the for hockey team medal game. Donna Stinson. ”We all hung out at Ridgebacks have made the fi nals at “Th e girls played well,” said as- the hotel. It gave us a lot of time to the annual Lambton College tour- sistant coach Scott Barker. “It was a bond together.” nament. By Jason Miller early in the period. good tournament for us. It placed us Chronicle Staff “We came out fl at in the fi rst,” in relax mood.” said assistant coach Scott Barker. Th e Ridgebacks have advanced Th e UOIT Ridgebacks wom- “We battled back but several pen- to the gold medal game in every en’s hockey team suff ered their alties killed us in the third. Th ey tournament they have competed in. fi rst home defeat, 7-2, against the are a good team and that caught Th ere were six teams competing in Carleton Ravens (Ottawa) at the up to us.” the cross-over round robin tourna- Campus Ice centre on Jan. 20. Penalties were defi nitely a fac- ment. “We are yet to have our full tor in the third period as Carleton In the fi rst game the Ridgebacks team out,” said head coach Gary scored four goals, three of which defeated the Fleming Knights 8-0. Pitcher. “Our roster keeps chang- were on the power play. Th e Ashley Lucas and Megan Friel each ing every week. “We played well Ridgebacks didn’t give up and had two goals. in spirit but we broke down in kept competing. Th eir determi- Kristen McInnis also fi nished some areas.” nation paid off when at the 7:28 strong with one goal and two assists. Th e fi rst period was back and mark Katie Grant scored a goal Melissa Scott earned the shut out forth, with both teams creating on a great individual eff ort. in a game where she was not really some great scoring chances. Car- She received a pass from de- tested as the Ridgebacks controlled leton’s Alexandra Palm opened fencemen Jackie McArthur and the play keeping the Knights to un- the scoring in the fi rst period off stick-handled around two of the der fi ve shots the entire game. a rebound in front of the net after Carleton players before placing “We are defi nitely getting to a shot from the top of the face-off a perfect shot to the low blocker know each other better,” said For- circle. side of the Ravens netminder. ward Liegh Simpson. “We have also Th e Ridgebacks were down 2- With three minutes left, the improved our team eff ort.” 0 after the fi rst period as Carleton Ridgebacks scored again on an In the second game, the women scored again at the end of a pow- end-to-end rush by Ashley Lucas. went up against the Fanshawe Fal- er play on a redirection in front of “We didn’t know what to ex- cons. Th e Ridgebacks showed great the Ridgebacks goalie Carleigh pect,” said Ravens head coach determination controlling the game Taggart. Marco Ouellette. “We knew be- and creating havoc in the Fanshawe In the second period, both cause they are a club team, they end with chance after chance. teams created some great scor- were juggling their lines. I was im- Th ey swept the Falcons 6-0 with ing opportunities on the power pressed with the base they have. goals from six diff erent players. Amy play and at even strength, but the Th ey will develop into a brilliant Moulton and Jackie McArthur led Ravens managed to go ahead 3-0 team.” the way with one goal and an assist 26 The Chronicle February 6, 2006 SPORTS NEWS Lords soccer open new season

By Jason Miller Lords taking fi rst place in their pool Chronicle Staff and earning them a spot in the semi- Th e Durham College men’s fi nals. and women’s indoor soccer teams In the fi nal game, the Lords took opened their season on a positive on the Durham College alumni. note in the Humber Indoor Soccer Th e game was well played by both Tournament. teams but Durham’s defensive line Both teams played well as the played exceptionally well and shut women emerged champions while out superstar striker Laura Dixon. the men’s team lost in the quarter- Jodi DenBok scored for the Lords, to fi nals. win the game 1-0. Th ough the female team was “It will be very hard to beat us missing several key players, such as this year,” Vujanovic said. “Once we Kirsten Bodashefsky, who has been get to full fi tness we will do good.” out with a knee injury since the Ashley Visser’s performance nationals in B.C, Th is did not aff ect in the net was fantastic and was their performance as they opened awarded goalie of the tournament. the tournament strongly against Th e Lords outscored their oppo- Humber. It was a shaky start for the nents 11-0. Amanda Durno was Lords in their fi rst game, but they named MVP. battled through to defeat their arch “She is a good player, no question rivals of many years 2-0. about that,” said Vujanovic. “I don’t “Last year we were knocked think she is at full fi tness, but when Photo by Jason Miller out of the regional’s by Centen- she plays the team plays well.” VUJANOVIC’S WAY: Durham Lords women’s indoor soccer coach Vaso Vujanovic works nial College,” said head coach Vaso Th e men’s team experienced a through game strategy with his team in their practice at the Campus Athletic Centre. Vujanovic. “It was the fi rst time we bit of trouble living up to the success The Lords will play in their next tournament at Sheridan College on Feb. 17 of the women’s team, even though missed the provincials.” ented teams there,” said Bombino. Amanda Durno, the OCAA 2006 they opened the tournament with a “It was just a little bad luck that af- player of the year and all-Canadi- 4-0 spanking of Ryerson University. fected us but we did well. I think we an, and Nicole Zorn were the goal Ryan Todish scored two goals and are going to be a contender this year scorers. Goaltender Morgan Kelly Josip Bosnjak added the other two. in the regional playoff s.” recorded the shutout. Th e second Fabrice Kabongo continued his Vujanovic also showed concern game was against the York alumni strong goaltending from the outdoor for the need for a proper training and it was an easy win for the Lords, season for the shutout. Th e Lords turf where the teams can practise. who recorded another 3-0 shutout. fell short to the Carleton Ravens 1-0 He said it is too expensive to rent Durno managed to score again and lost another close game to the an indoor facility and the gym does and Jennifer Michalicka picked up Humber alumni 3-2. not have the right surface so that the the other two goals. Th e third game In the quarter-fi nals, the Lords team can get proper preparation. was against Sheridan College and were unable to post another win, Both the men’s and women’s once again the Lords won 2-0. It was losing 2-1 to the Humber “B” team. teams will continue their OCAA in- one of the better games played and Th e men played well enough to win door tournament action in the Sher- the strong front line of Durno and every game but couldn’t fi nd a way idan College tournament on Feb. 17 Michalicka added their names to to score. Rashid Koriya was the only to prepare for the OCAA regional the scoreboard once again. one to come up with a goal, and was championships on March 6, at the Day one concluded with the named a tournament all-star. Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan. “Th ey are one of the most tal- Oshawa Generals end January on a high note goaltender Loic Lacasse who stole Tavares was named the OHL the show. player of the week for the second Gens Lacasse made 24 saves in a 4-0 time in three weeks and still sits win over the Peterborough Petes, on top of the OHL with 98 points. to earn the team’s fi rst shutout of It was the other side to his looking the season, and for Lacasse his game that shined as he helped kill fi rst in the OHL. all nine of the Petes’ power plays, “It feels really good. A shutout is which helped in the shutout. playoff always good to have. But it was the “All the guys are happy for him defence that played really well,” (Lacasse) and we really wanted to Lacasse said. help him out today. We made sure Since coming to the Generals he got the doughnut on the board,” bound as a free agent over the Christmas Tavares said. break, Lacasse has put up impres- Tavares and the rest of the Gen- By Bruce Bolton sive numbers. erals are making an impressive Chronicle Staff With a record of 9-3-1-1, he is run for the playoff s, and having a slotted in as the team’s number month like they did in January will Th e Oshawa Generals earned one goalie and knows he will have only make them better. Th e team four out of six points for the fourth to keep up his solid play to make fi nished the month with a record straight weekend and fi nished the the playoff s. of 8-3-1-1. month of January on a winning “We want to make the playoff s “When we can go above .500 note. and we want the home ice advan- every weekend it is a bonus. It will It was another solid weekend tage. Every single point will help really give us a good chance to do for the Gens, as they won two of us do so,” said Lacasse. well in the playoff s and will hope- the three games played from Jan. Th e goal scorers in the win over fully give us home ice advantage,” 25 to Jan. 28. the Petes were Brett Parnham, Tavares said. With another big weekend the Dale Mitchell, Cal Clutterbuck A side note to the weekend: Gens now sit in fourth place in the and Brett Maclean, while Gens because of the Generals’ 5-4 loss Eastern Conference, four points star John Tavares went pointless. to the Saginaw Spirit on Jan. 26, above the Sudbury Wolves. Even though Tavares was left Oshawa has declared March 20 to Th e off ence is still on fi re, but off the score sheet against Peter- be Stephen Colbert Day, which so on Jan. 28, it was the Gens’ starting borough, he still had a great week- happens to be Mayor John Gray’s end. With 6 goals and 4 assists. Birthday. 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