Election ’08: It’s your decision - page 10-11 NIAGARATHE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER OF NIAGARA NEW COLLEGE S FREE October 10, 2008 Vol 39 • Issue 2 Students living on pennies By CORY WILKINS Staff Writer Many college students face chal- urtle lenges during their fi rst year and liv- ing on a budget is just one of them. T Students, forced to adapt to new surroundings, often struggle with new experiences such as student living, orientation and an increase in the amount of schoolwork. Not all students battle with these issues, although living on a budget is one most have in common. A college program may only be a oving few short years, but the expenses can linger for much longer. Some L experts project the average cost of post-secondary education to be upwards of $10,000 per year. Liv- ing on a budget will help keep that estimated cost to a minimum. Many students apply for the On- tario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) – an interest-free student loan – as well as for a number of other ause fi nancial aids and grants, yet the fi - See page 7 nancial burden can still be painful. C According to the Ontario College Application Services, the average cost of one year’s tuition is about $3,500. Add the cost of residence or house rent – roughly $5,000 per school year – and not much money is left from that estimated $10,000. “The best advice I can give stu- dents about living on a budget is to plan ahead,” said Darren Gray, 23, a student of the Business Administration – Professional Golf Management program at the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus. “Prospective students should plan their budget for the year, but also break that down into monthly or weekly budgets. Submitted photo Continued on page 2 NEVER A COVER WITH NIAGARA ID. 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Editorial & Opinion Still, to Amanda Newhouse, opportunity to visit a city much 18..............................Off Campus suffering through a few monsoons different from any in Canada. 21........................................Sports was worth seeing Goa, India. “There were cows in the middle 24 ..........Arts & Entertainment “I never could have dreamed of of the road,” Newhouse says in 27..................................Lifestyles doing this,” Newhouse confessed. jovial recollection. “I am from “For me, this was like ‘wow!’” Wainfl eet and I pass by cows Newhouse, 20, a second-year every day on the way to school, Tourism Management Business but now they were in the middle Development program student at of the road.” the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus She enjoyed the architecture (NOTL), was hired by the Interna- and culture of Goa. tional Education and Development “I loved the food,” Newhouse offi ce (IED) in April as part of her said. “For the fi rst [few days]. I program’s co-op completion. overloaded on curry. In the second 1818 GrapeGrape && WineWine Along with her co-op, she was week, I was not so much in love assigned to attend a 10-day trip with it.” to Goa, India, from June 15 to 25 Many of Goa’s dishes, includ- this past summer with a group of ing lots of curry and a fi sh dish Josh Levine, 91, of St. Catharines, relaxes before beginning the Walk a 26 people. called tandoori, Newhouse was Mile in Her Shoes march through the Pen Centre. The purpose of the trip was to not accustomed to, but nothing Photo by Lesleigh Misener “highlight the interconnectedness compared to the weather. between the W.A.S.T.E. (Working “It was humid and monsoon Towards Achievable and Sustain- season, so it was raining all the Men in pumps raise able Training for the Environment) time,” she said. 2020 ElectricElectric VehiclesVehicles community, health and livelihood Unfortunately, this meant most through W.A.S.T.E. awareness ... of her time in Goa was spent in- eyebrows and awareness in the Galle region,” Newhouse doors, but there were a few occa- By LESLEIGH MISENER The symbolic gesture of men explained. sions she got to explore. Staff Writer walking a mile in women’s shoes, The Galle region is in Sri Lanka, “Driving is absolutely crazy Lime-green platforms, hot-pink the brainchild of Frank Baird, but because of civil unrest in the there,” she recalled. “I could pumps and glamourous sandals began in California in 2001 with nation, the team met in Goa. never sit in the front seat because found their way across the slick the hope of raising awareness and The W.A.S.T.E. project is fund- I would have been sick.” tiles of the Pen Centre this week- drawing attention to the issues ed by the Canadian International What Newhouse did get to see 2424 McKennaMcKenna end on the feet of some fearless of violence against women and Development Agency and admin- of the Indian countryside was lush Niagara men and boys. children. istered by the Association of Ca- and very green, “quite a difference Participants in the Gillian’s The event provides men an op- nadian Community Colleges. The from Canada.” Place fundraiser “Walk a Mile in portunity to publicly speak out trip was arranged for Newhouse “It was just beautiful,” she said. Her Shoes” donned unfamiliar against domestic violence, and to by the IED. “This experience has increased footwear and made their way down provide fi nancial support to wom- Her part was originally to be my global understanding,” New- the corridors of the Pen Centre in en’s shelters and rape-crisis centres assistant international events co- house said. “It has helped me to an effort to draw attention to the through fundraising efforts. ordinator, but when the manager of develop skills that will be essen- issue of domestic violence. Gillian’s Place, a St. Catha- this position, Kyla Pennie, could tial to the workforce.” The fundraising effort garnered rines women’s shelter, provides not attend because of personal In addition to being the events 25 IronmanIronman $31,400 with the aid of about 125 emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis reasons, Newhouse found herself co-ordinator in Goa, Newhouse Niagara News is a practical lab for Journalism-Print participants, ranging in age from counseling, legal advocacy and in charge. was in charge of many community program students at Niagara College. Opinions 12 to 91 years old. community outreach services. “I was responsible for logistics, awareness events at the Welland expressed in editorials and columns are not those marketing, invitations, registration and NOTL campuses. of Niagara College management or administration. and fi nances,” Newhouse said. “It Sept. 25 was her last day at the Columns, identified as such, reflect only the writer’s was a big step for me [being in IED, and she now returns to NOTL opinion. Student budgeting charge].” to complete her program. Readers are welcome to respond to columnists Continued from Page 1 fi nancially. Living on a budget In addition to these responsibili- “With this co-op I’ve learned by e-mail at [email protected] “New students should plan ahead does not mean having no fun, but ties, she also did the development, things you can’t learn in a class- Advertising rules: The advertiser agrees that the by fi nding as much information it is a lot more fun to have the designing and carrying out of room,” Newhouse said. “It was publisher shall not be liable for damages arising as possible about their expenses.” money than not. Having money for stakeholder workshops. something that really made a dif- out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount Gray, enrolled in a number of fun can occur with smart money “The main goal was really to ference in the Galle community of paid for the space actually occupied by the portion accounting, capital budgeting and management. For some, living on introduce environmental solutions Sri Lanka.” of the advertisement in which the error occurred. All fi nancial management courses, a budget means being creative and advertisers are asked to check their advertisements after first insertion. Errors, which do not lessen the says it is important to analyze being able to match their lifestyle. value of the advertisement, are not eligible for correc- your budget, and it never hurts to It is also important to establish the tions by a make-good advertisement. Niagara News have an eye for bargains. One of difference between wants and needs, reserves the right to edit, revise, classify or reject the most costly expenses is school or not going over budget with un- any advertisement. materials, and more specifi cally, the necessary expenses. For example, it cost of textbooks, with the average is far more important to pay rent than Correction cost being $500 per school year. it is to go out to dinner or to a movie. “If new students can fi nd used Pat Powers, 19, a fi rst-year student In a report published in the Sept.