VOLUME XXXVI, Issue 13 February , British electro-rock band, Lords stung by the Sting, as Hadouken!, rocks out in Toronto they fall 65-58 to Seneca SEE BRITISH PAGE 29 SEE VALIANT PAGE 31 Faculty says yes to final offer, sort of By Andrew Santos how they will proceed, according Chronicle Staff to Ted Montgomery, chair of OP- SEU’s negotiating team. Full-time faculty at Ontario’s “Right now we do not have BY A LANDSLIDE: Current 24 colleges have accepted a final a clear and final majority either VP of Campus Life, Anthony offer by college management in way,” Montgomery said in a press a close vote of 51.25 per cent. But release. Boland, is all smiles after that isn’t to say that a strike is com- Sheila Bell, who sits on the ne- winning the Student Asso- pletely out of the question. gotiating team for OPSEU, con- ciation election to become It remains to be seen whether firmed with The Chronicle that the new president of the roughly 300 mail-in ballots still to faculty members will not be strik- SA. come will tip the scale towards fac- ing Feb. 17. College faculty had ulty rejecting management’s final initially set a strike deadline for Photo by Paul Rellinger offer. The results of those ballots Feb. 17 but if this latest offer is ulti- could take 10 days. The margin in mately rejected, depending on the votes was approximately 210. final count, a strike could still be The offer by management now possible if and when OPSEU de- gives faculty a 5.9 per cent in- cides to set another deadline. crease in salary over three years, Bell was somewhat taken New president for with a new maximum salary of aback by the unofficial result. $102,000. “I’m disappointed,” she said. It’s anyone’s guess as to wheth- Amy England, president of the er OPSEU will end up striking. OP- Student Association for Durham SEU says it will wait until the final Student Association votes are tabulated to determine SEE OPSEU PAGE 3 By Paul Rellinger three warnings were issued to specific candidates. Chronicle Staff But overall the elections committee was impressed with how the election was run and how profession- urham College, UOIT and Trent in Os- al all the candidates were. First-place Lords hawa will have a new-look Student As- “This was an amazing election,” said Nicole sociation for the upcoming next year Robichaud, current SA vice-president of internal. and will be led by a newly elected presi- “Everyone (the candidates) ran an amazing cam- Ddent. paign and we (the current SA) are very proud of all With a whopping 71 per cent of the vote, after of you.” more than 1,800 students voted, current SA vice- Other newly elected SA members were equally president of Campus Life, Anthony Boland, defeat- excited, and some even surprised they had won. ed Matthew Billy to become the SA’s next president. “It’s really surreal right now,” said Melissa “I’m quite excited to start working for the stu- Schultz, newly elected vice-president of internal. “I dents here at Durham College and UOIT,” said Bo- couldn’t imagine this.” land, a third-year Energy and Environment Physics Although Schultz barely squeaked by her op- student at UOIT. “I am very humbled by the sup- ponent, Janelle MacDougall, with 52 per cent of port students have given me and I’m really excited the vote, she said there were times during the cam- to start working on some of the issues students paign where she wasn’t sure she could do the job, have.” but now that the job is indeed hers, all those fears Boland feels his experience this year on the SA have been alleviated. has helped immensely in preparing him for his role “I am really excited to get started and to learn as president of the SA, and although he won a lop- the ropes,” said Schultz, a fourth-year Biology Sci- sided victory over Billy, Boland feels that Billy was ences student at UOIT. “The election has been an more than qualified to lead the SA. amazing experience and I have had the opportu- “Matt (Billy) was a great opponent and we both nity to meet a lot of people and I look forward to ran a really clean election,” said Boland. “I think he starting right away.” (Billy) has a lot to offer students here and I look for- Excitement rippled throughout the room when ward to working with him.” candidates were informed of who had been elect- Although Billy, a third-year Accounting student ed. at UOIT, lost to Boland, he feels students are in “I have to call my mom,” said Brad Jones, newly good hands with Boland at the helm. elected vice-president of campus life. “I feel great “Going into this (the election) it was a win-win and I feel ready.” situation for me anyways,” said Billy. “I knew, apart Jones, a second-year Music Business Manage- from myself, Anthony would have the talent and ment student at Durham College, is eagerly await- Photo by Don Campbell the skills to do the job, so either way the students ing next year so he can start implementing a lot of have benefited, so I’m happy.” the ideas he has for the campus. UP AND OVER: Lords’ Allison Doris, left, watches As smooth as the election went, there were a intently while Natasha Jakovljevic, right, makes a few complaints submitted to the election com- SEE NEW PAGE 3 mittee. Ten complaints were submitted, but only bump. The Lords claimed first place with a 3-1 win over the visiting Algonquin Thunder. 2 The Chronicle February 16, 2010 CAMPUS NEWS Students shake to the future By Cait Hoock Aside from the worry, students Chronicle Staff made no mistake about dressing for the occasion. Smile. Shake hands. Impress. Steve Feldman, IT Security and Repeat. Network student, was dressed to This was the ongoing rhythm impress with black dress pants Feb. 10 as hundreds of soon-to-be and a bright blue dress shirt. college and university grads at- “I spent a lot of time going tended the annual job fair. through all my suits and thinking By 11:30 a.m. the campus about what I should wear,” he said. gym was packed. Students had a Feldman heard about the job chance to meet human resources fair through Hired Career Servic- representatives and hiring manag- es. He took advantage of the extra ers from more than 35 companies. help advisers were offering, and Police Foundations student he explored individual websites of Craig Thompson said there is also companies he was interested in. going to be stronger need for em- He said he’s hoping to find a job ployees in certain fields. soon since he has car payments to “Policing is going to be required make and tuition to payoff. no matter the economy, but the All the advertising around cam- more technical positions may be pus led Commerce student Nata- harder for students to find,” he sha Safi to the fair. She printed off said. copies of her resume, researched Adam Moore, 911 operator for companies and prepared ques- the Durham Regional Police, said tions. it’s a great time for students to be “I’m looking to get my foot in job hunting, and that all available the door,” she said. “I’ve learned positions throughout the police the key to first impressions is a service are driven by the growing good handshake.” population. If he were at the fair Paisley said it’s amazing when a last year, he said, students might recruiter remembers meeting you have had more trouble finding a Photo by Cait Hoock face to face, and that employers job. will remember you, especially if “The economy is starting to turn CAREERS FOR STUDENTS ARE A SHAKE AWAY: Mechanical Engineering student Vin- you don’t dress up. around,” he said. “We’re in a better cent Poon shakes hands with Constable Mohamed of the O.P.P. at the annual job fair “If you impress an employer at situation now, and hopefully next on campus. the job fair, that can certainly lead year will be even better.” to a job offer,” she said. Durham Regional Police are manager Kristine Rigby. ceed.” work – a lot of those positions start But with so much uncertainty posting job opportunities for com- Rigby is looking at hiring for But what do the experts have to to get posted now,” she said. about where the economy will be munications and 911 dispatch. full-time management positions. say about the economy? Internships and co-op posi- in a year’s time, maybe it’s best to Representatives from Enter- She agrees with Moore that this is Career adviser Angie Paisley tions are posted now and the ap- listen to the advice of Sara Nolet, prise Rent-a-Car were on campus the time for students to be explor- said students shouldn’t be afraid plication deadlines tend to be at an Office Administrative Medical and were eager to meet potential ing career options. of the economy because there are the end of January or middle of student. future employees. “Enterprise is a global com- more opportunities available. February. “I worry about finding a job all “We want to see confidence pany,” she said. “We’re interested “Especially students who are “They have to be on their game the time, but you have to remem- and leadership skills,” said branch in anyone who has a drive to suc- graduating or seeking summer and know that,” she said.