Humber North held a comic expo Thursday, featuring cosplay and special guests Ty Templeton and Sam Witwer. See page 8 for the full story. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 HUMBERETC.COM VOLUME 52, ISSUE 4 Hawks men’s rugby suspended for year Women’s team The five-time OCAAtold Humber News Friday championship men’s team that an investigation into al- partially reinstated was initially suspended on leged sexual assault involving following Oct. 2 Oct. 2, along with the wom- members of the rugby team suspension en’s varsity rugby team, pend- remains open. ing internal investigation. McMillen said the men’s Nick Westoll & The women’s team was team suspension was not re- Mahnoor Yawar partly reinstated on Wednes- lated to any one incident, but SENIOR REPORTERS day after that investigation a larger issue of negative cul- concluded that some players ture in the team. Humber College has sus- had been involved in hazing “There is a code of student pended the entire men’s var- rookie players. conduct which seeks to hold sity rugby team for the rest individuals accountable for of the 2015-2016 season for behaviour that they may have violations of the Varsity Code engaged in which violates of Expectations. It’s a huge that code. But what this re- The decision was made af- lease speaks to is the Varsity ter an internal investigation disappointment. This Code of Expectations and in determined that the team had was to have been a this particular circumstance, been involved in behaviour record-breaking year for this relates to team conse- JACOB WILSON-HAJDU “reflective of a culture that quences, not individual spe- Humber’s men’s varsity rugby team were OCAA champions last season. is problematic,” said dean of the team.” cifics,” she said. students Jen McMillen in an Humber will not be field- right now.” be feeling as disappointed as in the School of Media Stud- Carey French interview Friday afternoon FOUNDING COACH, RUGBY TEAM ing a men’s team for the rest Former men’s rugby coach I am. There are many alumni ies and Information Technol- with Humber News. of the 2015-2016 season. It is Carey French said, “I am clear- of the team that are very con- ogy, added he was not privy “We have been made unclear how schedules, rank- ly gutted by the decision. It’s a cerned about this,” he said. “I to any inside information on aware of certain behaviours The college has not dis- ings and points from games huge disappointment. This was stand with them and the cur- the situation. and attitudes that we believe closed the focus of the in- previously played will be af- to have been a record-breaking rent coaching staff on this. are inconsistent with the val- vestigation that led to today’s fected by the decision. year for the team.” There are clearly lessons to be ues of both the department of stunning decision. A spokesperson for the “I have great respect for the learned. That may be the sil- athletics and Humber as an Meanwhile, Toronto Po- OCAA said they are “not in a current players and coaching ver lining in all of this.” institution,” said McMillen. lice Constable Victor Kwong position to make a comment staff. I know that they must French, a faculty member continued on page 3 Conservatives duck youth leadership debate at Humber Jeremy Appel student voice to issues that matter to NEWS EDITOR millennial,” said Christina Romual- do, co-organizer of the event and Youth leaders from all the major election coverage at Humber News. parties except the Conservatives The event was organized by gathered at Humber College Thurs- Humber News and livestreamed in day to debate issues affecting the collaboration with the Broadcast youth voter demographic directly. and Television program, as well Participants in the debate in- as 96.9 Radio Humber. The event cluded Alexander Cohen, director moderator was Katherine Green, of communications for the Ontario co-producer of the newsroom’s TV Young Liberals, Natalie Petra, di- coverage of the federal elections. rector of communications for the “The reason why young people Young New Democrats and Mat- are disenfranchised by traditional thew Casselman, president of the parties is because they don’t feel that Green Party of Ontario. members of parliament have the Despite weeks of pursuing the opportunity to represent them or Conservative party at their feder- speak for them,” said Green repre- al and provincial offices, as well as sentative Matt Casselman. “In fact, contacting campaign leaders across they’re just puppets who are advo- the GTA, Humber News was not cating whatever they’re told.” given access to a youth representa- tive for the debate. “We wanted to engage students in the democratic process and we ALEX DROBIN thought that by bringing youth lead- Continued on page 3 Humber News’ Katherine Green moderated the youth engagement leader debate Thursday. The debate featured ers to campus, this would give that youth representatives of the Green, NDP and Liberal parties. 2 – News Humber Et Cetera October 16, 2015 Etobicoke North Etobicoke Lakeshore Etobicoke North riding includes City of Toronto’s northwest and is home to over 111,000 Etobicoke Lakeshore, home of Humber Lakeshore campus, saw Liberal Leader Michael Ig- residents, according to the 2011 census. It encompasses Humber College North campus. natieff trounced by Conservative candidate Bernard Trottier in the 2011 federal election. The Liberals have won Etobicoke North since 1988. The old Progressive Conservative party Etobicoke-Lakeshore was a Liberal stronghold from 1993 to 2011. held it briefly from 1984 to 1988. Kristy Duncan, Bernard Trottier, Liberal incumbent Conservative incumbent Duncan has been in parliament since 2008. He was selected as Parliamentary Secretary to the She said she intends on building upon her accomplish- Minister of Public Works and Government Services in ments if re-elected Monday. In Ottawa, she has fought September 2013 and was appointed Parliamentary Sec- for better protection of the environment, women’s rights retary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for La Fran- and sponsored more than 19 bills directed towards cophonie earlier this year. health and family issues. Toyin Dada, Conservative James Maloney, Liberal Dada is former executive director of a non-profit and A Canadian lawyer, Maloney was appointed in 2014 her platform who says she will follow Prime Minister to represent Ward 5 on Toronto City Council following Stephen Harper’s political agenda. Dada’s campaign the resignation of Peter Milczyn. He’s worked as a law- website said that if elected she will lobby in Ottawa for yer with Hughes Amys LLP. lower taxes, improving national security and balancing the budget. Faisal Hassan, NDP Phil Trotter, NDP On his website, Hassan said a Mulcair-led govern- Trotter went to university as a mature student, study- ment would focus on creating affordable childcare and ing history, sociology, economics, political science, and jobs with a strong focus on the manufacturing sector law at McGill University. After completing his law de- and small businesses. Hassan also said that alongside gree, he moved to Toronto, where he engaged in per- Mulcair, he would support the NDP’s plan to improve sonal psychology studies and began working as a lawyer. CPP and amend Canada’s workplace pension plan. Angela Salewsky, Green Party Akhtar Ayub, Green Party Originally from Kitchener, Salewsky ran for the A first-generation immigrant to Canada from Paki- Green Party of Ontario in Etobicoke-Lakeshore in the stan, Khan is a mechanical engineer by trade. 2011 and 2014 provincial elections and a 2013 by-elec- He ran unsuccessfully against Etobicoke North Coun- tion. A business development manager in the security cillor Vincent Crisanti in the 2014 municipal election. industry, Salewsky volunteered for World Wildlife Fund and several grassroots environmental groups. such as creating posters or events, it the group, Cavan Riordan, says po- sources to go to the concerts and the Elections Canada is looking into Apathy is would have to be “approved by the litical candidates consistently fail to festivals so they go out there armed expanding the initiative after this [Elections Canada] communica- reach out to younger voters. with nonpartisan information about year’s surge of more than one million tions department,” Bilan says. “This is typical, this is not new. the election. During the show or pri- voting in advanced polls. It’s investi- Boring fights While Seneca College has a site This has been going on for all the or to the show, in line for drinks or gating whether there were accessibil- for students to get quick access for elections that I can remember. It ba- during coat check they strike up con- ity or technical issues at these offices, to encourage the need-to-know of voting, HSF sically works out to a vicious circle,” versations with other peers,” he said. confirms De Montigny. will refer students directly to elec- Riordan observed. Riordan could not comment on In a 2011 Elections Canada tele- tionscanada.ca “Political parties are focused on whether Canada’s first-past-the- phone survey of more than one young voters If students at Humber, on or off getting the vote but it’s easier to post system needs to be reformed. thousand youths, 46 per cent of campus, are confused as to where to change the mind of a voter rather Apathy is Boring strives to remain non-voters admitted that difficulty Delia MacTaggart vote, Bilan says they can search the than go and get a new voter… you as non-partisan as possible. “We getting to the polling station influ- NEWS REPORTER Elections Canada site with their postal have to convince them to vote and will never tell you who to vote for, enced their decision.