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.