A S TAR I S B O RN Photos by LIndsay Slophenson STARS OF TOMORROW: Durham College students Maura Kearney (left) and Nick Daniels (right) strutting their stuff at the Frost Week Talent show at E.P. Taylor's, entertaining the crowd with a musical Interfude. ^^^T^piviB^lc'lf^fliy'it'^^ &'?A^<"i' * l’t,^"f.\ . '''.AS***.'1^.-'*. ’ ?-"; DC athletes ^,£or|^r.cqr^^^ Frost Week fun |&|g:^|igr^i|^,| %lll^e^il^^ honoured BY TREVOR CAIN b eats the blues Chronicle staff The OCAA recently announced its BY LINDSAY STEPHENSON famous Robin," with the answer being selections for its all-millennium basketball Chronicle staff "Robin Hood" to "Name a word that and volleyball teams, and seven of Frost Week 2000, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, starts with the letter Z," with the Durham's best were chosen. added some excitement and fun to stu- answer being "Zebra". In volleyball Carol Cruwys and Joanna dent's lives to help beat the winter The winner of the first round was Van Dyke were named to the women's blues. John Patterson. He won a free beer, team, while Martin Kertsens was named to The week kicked off with Passport two passes to the Laugh Resort and a the men's side.Julie Goedhuis, and Marcy P. 3 Bingo at noon in EP Taylor's on Jan. Coors Beer hat. Skribe were the women's basketball selec- 31. "It's a hoot," he said about getting tion Augusto Duquesne and Bill Crowdis See Spof Run Players who had Frost Week pass- up on stage trying to answer the goofy were the men's bas- Montreal band rocks ports played to win Extreme Seats to trivia questions. ketball selections. the Pub the I Mother Earth concert on Feb. 5, Al Frewer, winner of the second Cruwys was an other bingo players had chances to round, won a Coors Beer T-shirt. Sean active Lord from win hats, T-shirts, phone cards and Crandles won the third round, getting 1984 to 1987, and Frost Week passports. two tickets to AMC 24 to see the Justin was a female athlete Ryan Shannon was the lucky player Landry Show. of the year at who won the Extreme Seats. Shannon "I was just a little nervous," Durham, along with said that although he was excited, he Crandles said, but added that he had a being an all- wasn't sure whether or not he would good time.Christine Parsons also Canadian during her be able to attend the concert. played in the third round. "It kind of career. She has Other winners included Jennifer made me embarrassed," she said. "But been inducted into Dickson, who won a baseball hat and a it was so much fun," Joanna VanDyke the DC Hall of phone card, and Lana Briden, who The fourth round of the game was Fame. Van Dyke's P. 17 won a T-shirt, a phone card and a Frost played by the winners of the first three career lasted from 1995 to 1999, during Week passport. rounds with Justin Landry filling in as which she was named Durham's female lords rule On Feb. 1 there was a Trivia Game a fourth player. athlete of the year twice, and led the Lords Men's basketball Show at noon in EP Taylor's. Al Fewer was the big winner of the to an OCAA crown (in '99). Both ladies Contestants played for tickets to The day. Fewer won the Extreme Seats to have had their uniforms retired. team snaps losing Laugh Resort, Extreme Seats for the I the I Mother Earth Concert. "I went Kertsens' OCAA playing days were at Mother Earth Concert as well as hats up just to have fun" he said. "It's pret- Sheridan, but he was a Lords volleyball streak and T-shirts. ty cool, now I have four tickets to I coach. Duquesne and Crowdis led the The game was hosted by Yuk Yuks Mother Earth. I don't know what to Lords to a CCAA championship in the P,8 comic Justin Landry, and players were do with them." 1997-98 season, and both have been asked questions in much the same way As an added bonus for being good Durham's male athlete of the year Mac servers as on the TV show "Family Feud" sports in the game, the three runners (Crowdis twice - '98, 99). Duquesne was running out of where the correct answer is the one up in the fourth round also got tickets an active Lord from 1994 to 1997, and that was most popular among people to see I Mother Earth. Crowdis played from 1996 to 1999. Their space surveyed. Each time a player got a cor- Other events at noon in EP Taylor's jerseys have both been retired. students to rect answer they were awarded 10 during the week included Karaoke on Goedhuis played basketball at DC from Time/or points. The first person to reach 100 Feb. 2, comedy In the pub with Russel 1993-97, and was named an all-Canadian trash old files points was declared the winner. Peters and Jean Paul on Feb. 3 and Two twice. Her number has been retired. The questions ranged from "Name a for the Show on Feb. 4. 2 THE CHRONICLE Febrary 15, 2000 -' NEWS C op s love the ir new chop p er BY MURRAY BARNES Only two complaints were Chronicle staff received during the trial and Durham Regional Police both of those were resolved. now believe they liavc the Rollauer said both complaints upper hand in fighting crime were about noise of the air- in Durham Region. The new craft at night. Durham police helicopter trial "Once those residents were is almost over and crime statis- made aware of the circum- tics have led local authorities stances of the noise they actu- to believe crime in the region ally thanked me and gave us lias fallen. support for further use of the "It's too early to mark it in helicopter In their area," he stone, but all the information said. so far has shown that the use Constable Todd Petzold, the of the helicopter has been an observer in the helicopter, overwhelming success," said said, "Students can rest Staff Sergeant Ron Rollauer, assured that we are only min- who heads the new Air utes away after being called to Support Unit. help. Once we are over the Early In 1999, the Durham college, we can light up an Regional Police and York area with our 30-mllllon-can- Photo by Murray Barnes Regional Police combined to die searchlight, which is conduct a joint trial in the use equivalent to a large city DURHAM REGION CHOPPER: The Durham Regional police helicopter landed on of a helicopter for law enforce- block." Durham College's soccer field two weeks ago to promote the program. ment. Once approval was This should be good news granted from each of the to resident students who are police services boards and weary of the walk to and from community and police offi- the aircraft and leaves the who get airsick," said Petzold. funding secured from several the college after nightfall. cers. observer (police officer) free to The trial was to officially provincial government grants, "We can cover an area equal Rollauer said any Durham advise on tactics where neces- end in January, but was the six-month helicopter trial to what 10 police cruisers are law enforcement students sary," explained Rollauer. extended for a further three began. capable of," said Petzold. interested in a career within The observer's role is far months. Rollauer said the "The trial has been a success "Hopefully this should act as a the Air Support Unit should more difficult than most peo- implementation of Durham's on two fronts operationally big deterrent to local crimi- start by taking flying lessons. ple believe. The job involves first law enforcement heli- and from community nals." The helicopter is piloted by talking to several airport con- copter has been very reward- response," said Rollauer. Recent surveys on the civilians and crewed by trollers and, police dispatch- ing. Crime statistics gathered by Internet by the Durham police observers who are police offi- ers, and advising the pilot of "We knew that once we the Durham police over the showed local residents were cers. directions - all at once. could get the helicopter in the six-month trial show the heli- overwhelmingly in favour of "It just so happens both our Adding to the confusion, the air, the whole project would copter was directly involved in the helicopter trial. Ninety-six observers have their aircraft observer has to continually sell Itself. The statistics have 45 arrests, assisted in 39 others percent of respondents licence, but we prefer to have a look down for landmarks and proved its value, and more and saved the service an esti- believed the helicopter civilian flying the helicopter. activity on the ground. importantly, the community mated 4,270 man hours. improved the safety of the This allows the pilot to control "This is not a job for those has welcomed it." E-commerce coming in waves Student info BY MALCOLM MORUM update the site. Chronicle staff However, Alhiraki remains optimistic. Look out, it's an e-wave! "E- commerce will take off within five And Durham Region is about to jump on years, but it's going to take awhile because of going online the electronic surfboard called e-commerce. the mentality of [Durham Region's] popula- Or is it? tion," he said.