Riots burn Fanshawe 3 Fanshawe speaks on Fleming 6 On the job hunt 14-22 Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ 2 NEWS Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ MARCH QUESTION EVENTS OF THE WEEK MON. 03-26 DO YOU 8 BALL POOL TOURNAMENT THINK THE Gamesroom – 5:00 -7:00PM $2 ADVANCE FLEMING RIOT LONDON KNIGHTS PLAYOFF GAME WILL HURT JLC – 7:00PM YOUR JOB $19 STUDENTS | $20 GUESTS TUES. 03-27 HUNT? FREE COMEDY NOONER: FEATURING: JOHN KI Forwell – NOON WED. 03-28 FREE INTERNET JOB SEARCH 10:00 - 11:30AM Register with Career Services Caitlin Montpetit for details “Yes I do! I’m coming from a FREE INTERVIEW SKILLS school with a bad reputation 2:30 - 4:00PM and I’m getting grouped Register with Career Services together with these rioters. I for details don’t even drink! TRIVIA NIGHT Out Back Shack – 8:00PM $5 per TEAM FIRST RUN FILM THE HUNGER GAMES Rainbow Cinemas $3.50 STUDENTS | $5 GUESTS THURS. 03-29 “YOU’VE FLAGGED!” BEEN – MARCH – 30 26 CREDIT: KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ FREE MUSIC NOONER: Sydney Bailey Students soak up the sun on the field behind Fanshawe College on March 21. FEATURING: SARAH SMITH ”It might because it made Forwell – NOON world news. It’s all over the world, so it might affect our 10 Things I Know About You... FRI. 03-30 chances.” FREE NEW MUSIC NIGHT Huiberts loves Fanshawe FEATURING: MONSTER TRUCK AND THE BAXTERS Rachel Huiberts is in her first Korn, Eminem, Disturbed, Jem, travelled? Out Back Shack – 9:30PM year of the Business Marketing Paramore, Foo Fighters, Limp Throughout Ontario and eastern program. “I am a very bubbly, Bizkit, Big Wreck, City and Canada. positive and outgoing young Colour, The Trews, Linkin Park, 7. What was your first job? “YOU’VE BEEN FLAGGED!” lady,” said Huiberts. “I love lis- Audioslave, Norah Jones (I could Waitressing. Watch where you are throwing tening to music and singing.” go on and on). 8. What would your last meal those recyclables or you may be Brooke Hill 1. Why are you here? 4. What is the best piece of be? flagged by the Recycle Refs! All “No, not at all. I don’t think I am here because I love advice you’ve ever received? A wonderful sandwich. week our trusty referees will be letting litterers know how to make the question will come up in Fanshawe. I saw a quote: “You don’t get what 9. What makes you uneasy? our campus a more waste-free an interview. As soon as an 2. What was your life-changing you wish for... You get what you Nothing. space. employer meets me, they will moment? work for.” 10. What is your passion? Please sign up to our Flagged Fanshawe Facebook know that I’m not a part of Coming to college. 5. Who is your role model? Singing. page to get updates on our events, hear more from 3. What music are you currently My brother. Do you want Fanshawe to know 10 OUR2ECYCLE2EFS ANDlNDOUTHOWYOUCANGET that group of people.” involved in cleaning up our campus! listening to? 6. Where in the world have you Things About You? Just head on over to fsu.ca/interrobang and click on the 10 Things I Know TICKETS AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AT THE BIZ BOOTH About You link at the top. Kristie Little “I’m a little worried about KIOSK QUIZ it. I graduate soon and I’m WHERE C worried that employers AN YOU GET will judge Fanshawe as a GRAD PHOTOS DONE? whole.” Drop by the Welcome Ki osk w your answer. F ith ive winners will be selected f rom correct entries a we’ll not nd ify winners by email. The Welcome K iosk (between the Bookstore and the Library) is op all year between 8am and 4pmen , Monday to Friday. PRIZES SPONSORED B Y CHARTWEL LS Scott Breivik “I’m not too worried, I already have a co-op and I graduate this year. It might future students. It definitely CREDIT: SUBMITTED makes the school look bad.” Nothing but a sandwich for Rachel Huiberts. 3 Volume 44 Issue No. 26 March 26, 2012 www.fsu.ca/interrobang/ NEWS Fleming riots burn Fanshawe College KIRSTEN ROSENKRANTZ charges relating to this riot could tutions, it would have been with INTERROBANG face expulsion. their mother and dad,” he said. On the night of March 17, St. “Someone that would throw a “What on earth is happening in Patrick’s Day celebrations on brick at someone else, someone these families that a kid can go off Fleming Drive spiraled downward that would start a fire. That, to me, and behave that way? That I don’t into a full-blown riot. The City of that’s not only a criminal act, (but) know; that’s a social question … I London, London Police Service, that kind of person is dangerous on think this has exposed some deep Fanshawe College and the London our campus. We don’t want them questions that are worth examin- community as a whole have been here and our policy does allow us ing.” left trying to figure out what to do now to have them removed,” he Ultimately, Barahona said this with those who participated in this added. issue boils down to housing. “I act of civil disobedience, how this Veronica Barahona, President of don’t think that it’s Fanshawe happened, how it can be prevented the Fanshawe Student Union College, and I get really frustrated in the future and how the reputa- (FSU) said that the union supports when people blame this college tion of Fanshawe College can be the college’s decision to expel because it’s a housing issue … repaired. those students who are convicted. There are five students per house Fleming Drive has a history of “I think that in this case we have to and about 300 houses, how many incidents similar to this one, follow suit with whatever the students do you have there? It though they were typically on a College moves forward with. I becomes a party mentality no mat- much smaller scale. The area has think that when it affects the health ter what we do, no matter how gained a reputation for its parties and safety of our students … it’s much effort … We sat with Emily and draws crowds from other post- detrimental,” she said. Marcoccia (Fashawe’s Director of secondary schools, other cities and “In the future, the college and Marketing and Communications), even area high schools. the Student Union need to tread LPS, the City of London, every Marty Thompson, a first-year cautiously and follow the Student stakeholder in the community three Broadcast Journalism student at Code of Conduct (when consider- weeks ago and talked about our Fanshawe, was in the area at a ing expulsion),” she continued. plan going forward, and this hap- friend’s house on St. Patrick’s London Police Chief Brad pened,” she said. CREDIT: LFPRESS.COM Day. He described how the events Duncan said in a press conference “This incident does not affect A crowd gathers around an overturned car in the Fleming Drive area, a unfolded that night, noting that the on March 18, “To the students and the attitude or the character of the short distance from the College on St. Patrick’s Day. entire incident started with a couch others who committed these crimi- majority of the current students, that was set on fire, something that nal acts, we are engaged in identi- but we are aware that this incident a petition demanding that involved Because if that could be done, this has happened on Fleming Drive fying those involved. We are will reflect badly on our college students be expelled would never happen; it can’t phys- many times in the past. He said that already receiving many tips with and the students we represent,” (tinyurl.com/alumpetition). ically happen,” he said. with the crowd acting violently respect to the responsible parties said Barahona. “I think the starting thing is real- Anyone with information towards emergency service work- and there will be further arrests and Current Fanshawe students and ly being seen to be punishing those regarding the riot is encouraged to ers, he was surprised they weren’t charges in connection with (the alumni are concerned about how who are clearly guilty of what they contact LPS at [email protected] acting violently towards each riot).” this incident will affect the image did and having the whole commu- don.ca or by phone at 519-660- other. “I never felt in danger. It was The London Police Service of the college and have taken nity see that,” said Rundle, dis- 5842, or contact Crime Stoppers at surreal, for sure … It was just a (LPS) and Fanshawe College have action to protect their reputations. cussing how the college is working 1-800-222-8477. Fanshawe bonfire. It felt like that. It felt like worked together numerous times in A group of students created Project to maintain their positive reputa- College has also set up a secure e- people were (just) gathered,” he an effort to prevent occurrences Fanshawe College tion. However, from his perspec- mail where people can send tips: said. such as this one from happening. (tinyurl.com/projectfc) to help tive, the only way to really ensure flemingdriveincident@fan- During the riot, 1,000 young Project L.E.A.R.N (Liquor raise money to cover the costs of that this type of event is avoided in shawec.ca.