Black History Month Mix-And-Mingle

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Theory of a Deadman. See page 24. FEBRUARY,14 2012 VOLUME XXXVIII, ISSUE 12 Represent We’ve got spirit! yourself in Your SA elections Bobby Perritt The Chronicle Switch into election gear. February 14 and 15 are the last days of the SA elections for UOIT and Durham College. Students from both schools have the opportunity to elect one president of the SA. Stu- dents can also vote for the vice-president of either UOIT [! SA board of directors, for either the college or university. The Student Association plays a central role in the qual- ity of life students have. From campus recreation, to services like the UPASS, to communication with the provincial govern- ment over student rights and issues, the SA is behind it. Josh Bickle and students Rachel Calvelli and Daryl John- ston are running for SA president. Vice-president of college Courtesy of Durham College Athletics affairs candidates are students Arif Elmazi and Kayleigh John- SPIRIT WEEK: Durham College students show their spirit with the Lord mascot at a Durham Lord’s bas- ston. ketball home game. See Polls page 3 Black history month mix-and-mingle Kim Moreau an assortment of foods, including The Chronicle jerk chicken skewers and coconut shrimp, being served to guests on It was a winning night all around platters, and a table where guests as Durham College and the Univer- could enjoy complimentary soft sity of Ontario Institute of Technol- drinks or bottles of water. ogy (UOIT) celebrated their Black Not only did the Durham Col- history month mix-and-mingle and [- watched together as the Oshawa laborate with the Oshawa Power, Power basketball team defeated the but also with the Caribbean African Moncton Miracles. Student Association, the Women’s On Feb. 9, staff, faculty, stu- Centre, and the Club Carib of Os- dents, alumni, and members of the hawa Inc. community gathered in a group Rochelle Ramathe, interim di- suite at the General Motors Centre [ overlooking the basketball court the evening. Prior to the event, she where the Oshawa Power basket- said she hoped for a fun evening of ball team would play later in the recognition of the achievements of Kim Moreau evening. black Canadians, and a celebration \ not just of black history month but BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Najjah Calibur, a local performer, singing at the GM the moment the event started. The of history in general. Centre’s Black History Month ceremony. event, appearing like a cocktail hour, had black-clothed tables with See A fun night page 2 simple, colourful centrepieces, 2 The Chronicle February 14, 2012 Campus A fun night to recognize local black Canadians Campus diversity oﬃce Kim Moreau celebrates black history month SINGING FOR LOVE: Naj- jah Calibur seeking a call- Continued from Page 1 back from the audience. #[$ %&$ Henry, mayor of Oshawa; Don Lovisa, Durham College president; Richard Marceau, UOIT provost on behalf of UOIT president Dr. Tim McTiernan, who was unable to attend. “White, black, brown, red, yellow, blue,” began Marceau, summing up the thoughts of all the evenings speakers “We are all African, we are all black.” Ramathe and Sarpong also introduced two other guests, Duane Aubin, a well-known, experienced teacher and facilitator who has delivered over 150 seminars, keynotes and workshops %$""'- Zak McLachlan cited to get, and Najjah Calibur, a Durham Region artist who had the UOIT Geek Freaks dancing behid him. PIECE OF THE PIE: Greg Murphy, dean of the School Guests hung on every word that Aubin said, as he spoke of Media, Art & Design, helped to serve pizza to stu- about the history of Black history month and the importance dents on Groundhog Day as a sign of gratitute. of diversity. “ The entire galaxy is pregnant with diversity,” he said, talk- Kim Moreau ing about diversity not just among people but also among plan- ets, animals, plants, and even a car. Ooey, gooey, STANDING STRONG: Ro- A car would not work, he explained, if all parts of the car chelle Ramathe, diversity were a steering wheel. Instead a car is made up of countless \ parts, all of different appearances and uses coming together to make the car work. He explained that people are the same. yummy pizza to But the most important part of Aubin’s words were summed [OP" shouting and clapping with approval for his thoughts. O[ thank students we would collaborate with the best of the best to not just be a part of the dialogue on respecting diversity but to continue to take a leadership role in this dialogue about diversity,” said out slices to the students. In Ramathe. Zak McLachlan total, over 100 staff members Calibur then closed the special guests by singing a song that The Chronicle helped out with at least 50 he wrote for Haiti. Guests sang along, swayed, and watched in on hand at any given point awe as the Geek Freaks danced along. There’s no better way to throughout the event. And the excitement continued as Farley Flex, a well-known celebrate Groundhog Day “The credit goes to Greg member of the media from the Greater Toronto Area, an- than with free pizza and a Murphy,” Lovisa said. %/36736"[8: movie in the Purple Pit. Greg Murphy is the dean Canadian television station. At least, that’s how Dur- of the School of Media, Art “Our culture touches everyone,” he said. ham College sees it. The and Design at Durham Col- Guests celebrated afterward with more food, drinks, and school held it second annual lege. Last year he thought of mingling prior to watching the Oshawa Power basketball team free pizza day on Feb. 2 for the idea to have a day to give Kim Moreau continue the excitement. all students. back to students and thank Durham College president them for their hard work A MAN OF WORDS: Don Lovisa wandered the throughout the year. Duane Austin receiving his halls, interacting with stu- The students seemed to thank-you gift for speaking. dents and getting their feed- appreciate the school’s kind back on the school’s gesture. act. Durham College student Black history “We do it just as a thank Elora Andrews thanked the you to students,” Lovisa said. college for the Groundhog month thoughts: “It’s just a fun day.” Day surprise. Lovisa said the college “It’s really nice to get back - The abolishment of enslavement was achieved partnered with Aramark and from the school after paying in Canada on August 1, 1834 the Student Association to tuition and working hard in - In 1944, Ontario passed the Racial Discrimina- provide 1,000 large cheese our classes,” she said. tion Act, which prohibited publication and display and pepperoni pizzas and "- of discrimination countless cans of pop, juice ting to have the classic Bill - In 1956, the last segregated black school in On- and Monster energy drinks. Murray movie Groundhog tario was closed Stations were set up in the Day playing on a projector :3?@Q[8:" Purple Pit, the Galleria, the screen in the Pit. as as a Liberal member for the provincial govern- Student Services building Coupled with the occa- ment and the South Village resi- sional student displaying - In 1971, an Order of Canada medal was award- dence to make sure all stu- their skills on the Pit’s piano, 8:Y$ dents had an opportunity to the day became a big suc- - Originally black history month was just negro get their free slice. cess and will continue to be a history week, created to coincide with the birth of A team of Durham College Durham College Groundhog Kim Moreau President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Doug- deans and support staff vol- Day tradition. lass, former enslaved person unteered their time to hand STAYING TRUE: Jon Sar- pong, expressing gratitute. Campus The Chronicle February 14, 2012 3 Photos and stories And the candidates are... by Bobby Perritt JOSH BICKLE Polls are Josh Bickle, 25, is the current vice-president of college affairs. One of Bickle’s priorities is to reform some policies and restrictions for campus clubs and societies to allow them more opportunity to grow freely, with less SA intervention. open: get Bickle also committed to smarter spending of SA money to lower some student fees. He said he wants to invest in services and recreation for all campuses, in order to create greater unity and eliminate the mentality of “satellite” campuses. Bickle volunteers on the board of directors for the College Student Alliance of Ontario. out and Students can check out Bickle on Twitter @josh_bickle, visit his website www.josh-bickle.ca or spend some face-time at www.facebook.com/jbickle. vote! RACHEL CALVELLI Rachel Calvelli, 21, is a full-time legal studies-student at UOIT. She strongly advocates for uniting the three Continued from Page 1 college and university campuses. Calvelli wants to improve the community relation services program, to unite students with the community through interactive volunteer and community service work, which includes valu- - able prizes from local businesses. She says she will revamp and promote the SA’s current social network site dents Jesse Cullen and Shane in order to open up communication between students and the SA. If elected, Calvelli will also make it her prior- "! ity to address the policies surrounding campus clubs and societies and meet monthly with society and club position of vice-president of presidents. university affairs. Tweet with Calvelli @rachel4pres or add her to Facebook. Calvelli’s campaign site is www.rachelforsa.com. & ! polling stations set up on the %Z!"" KAYLEIGH JOHNSTON "/ % the Society of Media Art and Design, she speaks to the SA on behalf on Media Art and Design students and % has experience in event planning.

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