Get connected Raycroft rising Fun in the $un The seventh annual Juno nominee Jordan Travel with a budget Student 2 Business Raycroft is a star on in mind for an even networking conference the rise who’s heading better vacation could be the key to your to Winnipeg for a night experience job hunt to remember Page 4 Page 9 Pages 12 WE #neknominate you fanshawe Volume 46 Issue No. 21 February 17, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ 2 INTERACTIVE Volume 46 Issue No. 21 February 17, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ What are your doing for Reading FEBRUARY EVENTS Week/Spring Break? #falconvacation TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT THE BIZ BOOTH This week’s winning response: TUES. FEB. 18 Marcela Duran TUESDAY Going back home to Petawawa COMEDY NOONER DOM PARE WITH ALEX WOOD Lauren Leona Going back to the wonderful town of Leamington! NOON | FORWELL HALL Lyndsey Anne FREECOFFEE&TEA Going to Sault Ste. Marie. Merissa Kendrick WED. FEB. 19 WED. FEB. 19 Staying in bed all week! 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STANDING BUDWEISER GARDENS | 2 PM SIGN UP AT THE BIZ BOOTH $ 25 STUDENTS | $ 28 GUESTS (PRICE INCLUDES A PIT PASS FOR EACH TICKET) 3 Volume 46 Issue No. 21 February 17, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS #neknominations#neknoominaattions ScreenshotsScreennshots from just four of many otherer good deed NekNomination videos that have poppedopped up all over the Internet showow people from around the world taking thee fad onee step further and helping others in need. Brad LLindequeindeque of South Africa leads the pack wwith over 400,000 views on YouTubeube and hahass inspired many others, includingg Canadianan Josh Stern. CREDITS: BRENT LINDEQUE, JOSH STERN, STERN, TRAVISTRAAVVIS LEWIS AND AYDANAAYYDAN AL-SAADSAAD ChallengeChaallengee extendedextennded STEPHANIESTEPHANNIE LAI INTERROBANGINTERROBANG he was standingding there begging. I ing about about what he would do if he thought I’d buyb someone lunch … were to get nominated. Charlie Bit My Finger…F Harlem and then nominate nomminate two people to “I justjusst thought to myself, ‘I’m ShakeShake… David Aft Afterfter Dentist. do the same oro better.” better.” just going goinng to do it,’” he said. “Af-“Aff-- These are allprime p examples He reiteratedted the importance of ter my exam on my way home, I of YYouTYouTubeouTube videoo sensations that being responsible responnsible for whatever is just pickedpiccked up some sandwiches have gone viral iinthe last few posted online.onlinee. and gavegavve them to some homeless years. WWithith the entertainment enntertainment fac-fac- “In a couple couuple years’ time, if people … I didn’t didn’t need to get Ne- Ne- tor in tow, tow, that’that’ss jujustust about what all someone’ssomeone’s ever e researching me, kNominated,kNominnated, I just needed to get viral videos have ttoooffer. offferfer. whether it bee an employer or kids, this thingng going as soon as possible But on the tailof o the Internet’Internet’ss I’d want themm to see stuffstuffff online – makingng a change straight away.”away.” newest craze of NekNomination that I could beb proud of,” he said. “The thing with [the campaign] videos, changing thethherules may just And most important of all: “If I Feed thehe Deed, it’sit’s also peer take over the worldd – for the betterbetter.. could create some sort of chain of pressure.p e. 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Ottawa med school student, Josh Sincee posting his video, Stern These ended upp being captured Stern. partnereded up with a friend who al-al- on video, andnetizens n caught “I saw it comingcooming to Canada and ready hadh a non-profit foundation wind, reaching North America start to invadede my friend circle,” called Kindness K Counts. The two shortly thereafterthereafter.. said Stern. “These “These things weren’tweren’t are noww seeing videos posted on TTwenty-nine-year-oldwenty-nine-yearar-old business doing any good,good, and the worst part Kindnessss Counts’ page with the owner Brent LindeLindequeeque from JohanJohan-- about it is thatthaat it was spreading like hashtag #FeedtheDeed. “It is a nesburnesburg,g, South AfrAfricafrica heard about wildfire.” combineded effort,”ef ffort,”fort,” said Stern. 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PRIZES SPONSORED BY CHARTWELLS 4 NEWS Volume 46 Issue No. 21 February 17, 2014 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ Starting Grounds is brewing up conversations ERIKA FAUST INTERROBANG ships and become more involved.” Starting Grounds began last year There are thousands of awesome under the title 15 In 15. The goal people doing very cool things in was to have each leader connect our city, but it can be tough for stu- with 15 people during the event, dents to connect with these com- but connecting busy community munity leaders. Networking events leaders with so many other busy can be intimidating, and the people just wasn’t feasible. That #LdnONT conversation on Twitter doesn’t mean the event didn’t have sometimes moves faster than you value, Stratton said. “A lot of peo- can read it. ple who met with leaders last year Starting Grounds, an event by did say that they got a lot of bene- local non-profit organization fit out of just that short coffee, so Emerging Leaders, offers we wanted to keep doing that.” Londoners the chance to connect This year, the event organizers with community leaders – all it aim to connect each of the 20 lead- takes is half an hour and a hot cup ers with at least three people.