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pg 11-19 2 NEWS Volume 44 Issue No. 8 October 17, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ OCTOBER QUESTION OF THE WEEK EVENTS WHAT MONDAYMONDAAYY 10-1710-17 XXXXXXH HypnotistypnotistT Tonyony LeeLee ARE ForwellForwellH Hallall–9 – 9PMPM $$88 AADVANCEDVVAANCE | $$1010 DOORSDOORS YOUR TUESDAYTUESDAAYY 10-1810-18 MIDTERM FREEFREEC Comedyomedy NNooner:ooner: KKathleenathleenM McGeecGee STUDY ForwellForwellH Hallall–1 – 12PM2PM TIPS? WEDNESDAYWEDNESDAAYY 10-1910-19 FREEFREE AAlcohollcohol TriviaTrivia NNoonerooner ForwellForwellH Hallall–1 – 12PM2PM PoetryPoetry SlamSlam OBS–OBS– 88PMPM FirstFirst RRunun Film:Film: FFootlooseootloose Spenser Hauraney “I don’t study for midterms - it just doesn’t work for me. I do read over slides from class, but I don’t really study.” RainbowRainbow CCinemasinemas ((ininC CitiitiP Plaza)laza) $$3.503.50 STUDENTSSTUDENTS | $5 GUESTSGUESTS CREDIT: ANTHONY CHANG 2 ShowShow TTimesimes Former Fanshawe Falcon Pat Sewell continues his attempt to make the London Lightning basketball team. The Lightning play in the inaugural season of the National Basketball League of Canada. THURSDAYTHURSDAAYY 110-200-20 FREEFREEM Musicusic NNooner:ooner: LesleyLesley DikeDike 10 Things I Know About You... ForwellForwellH Hallall–1 – 12PM2PM PAJAMAPPAAJAMA PUBPUB Alexandra Andersen OBSOBS – 9:30PM9:30PM “I usually read the textbook Leach keeps an open mind $$33 AADVDV | $$44 DDOOROOR and do the practice questions. I find it helps most FRIDAYFRIDAAYY 10-2110-21 of the time.” Stephannie Leach is in the Level career. you can go far in life. 3 (second year) of Developmental 2. What was your life-changing 5. Who is your role model? FREEFREE NNewew MMusicusic NNightight Service Worker program. “I’m moment? Avril Lavigne. Featuring:Featuring: D-SisiveD-Sisive withwithi 21 years old and legally blind,” Going to a special school for peo- 6. Where in the world have you PocketPockkeet CCityity & HaHaviahviah MMightyighty said Leach. “I navigate the col- ple who are blind and receiving my travelled? OBSOBS – 9:30PM9:30PM lege with my guide dog. I strive guide dog. It helped make me a To several different states and for accessibility for people with very confident individual. provinces. FanshaweFanshawe aatt thethe KnightsKnights disabilities and am a very inde- 3. What music are you currently 7. What was your first job? KnightsKnights vs.vs. BullsBulls pendent, confident person and listening to? Receptionist. JohnJohn LabattLabatt CentreCentre – 7:30PM7:30PM advocate.” FM 96. 8. What would your last meal $$1717S STUDENTSTUDENTS | $$1818G GUESTSUESTS 1. Why are you here? 4. What is the best piece of be? Deanna Mitchell To gain experience and complete advice you’ve ever received? Tim Hortons iced cap, sandwich Canada’sCanada’s WWonderlandonderland “Get a tutor if you need one. my education for a fulfilling Look at things open-mindedly and and soup. HalloweenHalloween HHauntaunt Read over your notes from 9. What makes you uneasy? Canada’sCanada’s WonderlandWWoonderland – 77PMPM each class so you know what Feeling depressed and rocking $$4545S STUDENTSTUDENTS | $50$50G GUESTSUESTS your teachers are going to vehicles. PricePricei includesncludesa admissiondmissiona andndt transportation.ransportation. be talking about each week.” 10. What is your passion? Making the world 100 per cent SATURDAYSAATTURDAAYY 110-220-22 accessible and enhancing quality Childen’sChilden’’ss HalloweenHalloween PartyParty of life for people with disabilities. AlumniAlumni LoungeLounge – 1PM—3PM1PM—3PM Do you want Fanshawe to know 10 $3 RegisterRegisteri inna advancedvancea attt theheB BizizB Boothooth Things About You? Just head on over to fsu.ca/interrobang and TICKETSTICKETSA AVAVAILABLEVVAAILABLEI INNA ADVANCEDVVAANCEA ATTT THEHEB BIZIZB BOOTHOOTH click on the 10 Things I Know About You link at the top. Nathan Tong “Take accurate notes and go through them every day. Also, study groups might be good for some people - I was in one and found it helpful.” KIOSK QUIZ WHERE CAN I GET HELP WITH MATH HOMEWORK? Drop by t he Welcome Kiosk wit your answer. Five w h inners will be selected from correct entries a nd we’ll Amanda Taverner notify w inners by email. “Keep reviewing your notes, The Welcome Kiosk is open and stay away from social 8am – 4pm, Monday to Frid ay networking sites as much as . PRIZES SP possible.” ONSORED BY CHARTWELLS CREDIT: SUBMITTED Stephannie Leach is trying to make the world a more accessible place. 3 Volume 44 Issue No. 8 October 17, 2011 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS Werstine helps students get back in motion KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ One of the most common com- INTERROBANG plaints Werstine hears from stu- Fanshawe College’s Rob dents is about lower back pain, Werstine, a Physiotherapist at the which he says is usually a result of Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine poor posture. “Usually, students Clinic, has recently become the new aren’t just sitting around all sum- President of the Canadian mer, and they come back to school Physiotherapy Association. The and it’s a different kind of strain president is decided through a dem- through their backs.” ocratic process where an open call As it stands for now, Fanshawe for nominations is followed by a students can directly access physio- vote by all CPA members, making therapy without requiring a family the presidency quite an honour. doctor’s referral. “Legally, there’s The CPA represents 12,000 phys- no barrier to access physiotherapy iotherapists across Canada, approx- directly. Many insurance compa- imately 60 per cent of all physio- nies create an artificial barrier … therapists in the country. Their main the more barriers they put in front of role is political and economic advo- people to get money back from their cacy for their members, as well as insurance program for physiothera- professional development. py or dental or whatever, then the Werstine has been working at the less money they have to pay out.” Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Werstine and the team at Fowler Clinic at Fanshawe for 10 years and Kennedy also work closely with has been dedicated to making phys- intercollegiate athletics, providing CREDIT: KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ iotherapy services more accessible coverage for home field events, Fanshawe Physiotherapist Rob Werstine, seen here hard at work at Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, was for all Fanshawe students. “Very including soccer, badminton, bas- voted as the new President of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. recently we got through working ketball and volleyball, to name a with the Student Union office on few. “(Our) partnership with inter- clinic for repetitive strain injuries, movement of patients. “We are you with the strategies and tools the development of a benefits pack- collegiate athletics (ensures) that ankle sprains, knee injuries and looking at trying to empower our that you need to live a happy age for students that has $300 of varsity athletes have quick and easy back injuries. patients to take control of whatever healthy life.” physiotherapy coverage, which access to the clinic, that financially In keeping with the CPA’s man- problem that they have. The impor- For more information, visit would allow almost 66 per cent of their visits are not going to drain date, Werstine is dedicated to help- tant thing is that, at 3 o’clock in the fowlerkennedy.com or visit the the visit to a physiotherapist to be them of financial resources,” said ing students overall health by morning, if you wake up with pain, Health Services Medical Clinic in covered through the benefits pack- Werstine, noting that varsity ath- restoring, maintaining and maxi- I’m not going to be there, I don’t SC1001. age,” said Werstine. letes are frequent visitors of the mizing the strength, function and want to be there, I want to provide Have a heart: Be (extra) kind this week ERIKA FAUST during the campaign in 2010. Last Rainbow Cinemas downtown. so blown away,” he recalled. So whether it’s helping out a INTERROBANG year, over 54,000 kind acts were Three young people were waiting “They thanked me profusely – stranger or a best friend, whether Fanshawe College and the registered on the 1,000 Acts of for the use of a payphone, and one hundreds of times – and they left to it’s as big as helping someone Fanshawe Student Union are team- Kindness website throughout had lost his wallet. They had no catch their bus.” move or as small as giving them a ing up to encourage students to be October. money and were hoping to call “It felt great to help,” he said. “It bus ticket, have a heart this week, a little sweeter this week with the “We want to get involved in this someone for a ride, said Young. was an actual incident I came upon Fanshawe. Be kind! 1,000 Acts of Kindness campaign. London-based initiative,” said “They were flustered and frustrat- that I could impact … It’s that sort For more information on the On October 19, 20 and 21, volun- John Young, Operations Manager ed, and they were scared they were of stuff that you hope other people London-wide 1,000 Acts of teers will be stationed all around for the FSU. going to miss the last bus (home).” will do.” It was simple, inexpen- Kindness campaign or to register campus to hand out 1,000 candy “An act of kindness can be Sensing the youths’ distress, sive, only took a minute and his your kind act online, visit hearts to remind everyone to “have something as easy as opening a Young pulled out his wallet and small act really brightened some 1000acts.ca. a heart” and pass the good feelings door (for someone), helping lift a gave them a bus ticket. “They were people’s night, he added. forward. box, giving somebody a call, talk- Meredith Fraser, of LUSO ing to your mom,” he continued. Community Services, started the “It doesn’t have to be a big thing, 1,000 Acts of Kindness campaign and it makes you feel good.” in 2009.