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University Tri c k o r Tre at gets b oost BY OLIVER FERNANDEZ Chronicle staff

The provincial government is offering an Invitation to Ontario colleges that Durham president Gary Polonsky Is quite willing to accept. The invitation comes in the form of new legislation, which if passed by the government, could pave the path for a university at Durham College. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Statute Amendment Act, 2000, presented on Oct. 19 to the Ontario Legislature by Colleges and Universities

Minister

Cunningham, changes the of existing Ministry Colleges and Universities

Act. Currently, private univer-

sities are not permitted to operate in Ontario, but the

passing of the new legislation will put an end to that restriction. The act also allows for the creation of the Quality Assessment Board. The board will have the ability to grant applied degrees, approve private universities, and recommend new publicly funded universities.

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If the Liberal party is re-elected this November, college and university students could be seeing double when they get their tax returns. Effective Jan. 1, 2001, full-time post-secondary students would be able to claim up to $400 per month for a tax credit, on books, rent and any other supplies associated with school; part-time students could claim up to $120. Students in certified trade schools and training programs are also eligible for this credit, which is double the amount that can be claimed now. The amount returned to the student is 16 per cent of their total expenses. : Finance minister Paul Martin announced this portion of a four-part economic and fiscal plan on Wednesday, Oct. 18, stating that the federal government plans to provide around $1 billion to one million students over the next five years. This cost to the government will come directly from the federal treasury.

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HOW CUTE: Brittney from the Toddler Group at the Durham College Early Learning Centre wistfully dreams about costumes and candy.

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A fac elift for d owntown BY KAREN COYLE city council and their job is to improve the downtown area. One of tlie first things tlie committee decided to do was to have (lie murals painted. A subcommittee was formed to take care of this project. The subcommittee consists of volunteers and

Chronicle staff

Since 1995 UK’ Downtown Action Committee lias had sever;il murals painted .iround Osliawa lor the "Festival of Murals".

The reason for tlie murals is to brighten up downtown, attract tourists and show a little bit of Oshawa history. Each mural lias a theme, and in some cases the theme lias something to do with the location of the mural. The artists arc from ’all across

The committee receives samples from interested artists, then they arc chosen from the samples. All the murals are large and are placed in specific areas in and around downtown. These areas arc chosen for tlieir visibility and/or historical value. The Downtown Action Committee was formed in 1993 and cohsists of people who are major stakeholders in tlie downtown area. Each member was appointed by

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OSHAWA 1935: This is one of the first murals in Oshawa. It was painted by Dan and Peter Sawatzky of B.C. Located on King Street West, it shows the four corners as they were in 1935.

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l-’ive murals were painted in 1995, then more were painted each summer after that. One of tlie first is called Full Steam Aliead. It is on tlie northwest corner of Sirncoe and. Richmond streets. Gus Froese from Saskatchewan painted it. The mural sliows some of tlie developments in Osliawa and includes Sydcnham Oshawa Harbour and Carriage Works, among other tilings. Four other murals were painted in 1995. Another colourful mural is tlie Farmers Market located on tlie south wall of Wilson and Lee music store on Simcoe Street. This mural sliows an image of what tlie

first farmers market might have looked like back in 1915. There is also a picture of Ilopkins Bakery, which used to l)e located at King and Prince streets in (lie lH90s. Oshawa artist Ray Partridge painted tliat mural in 1997. On the north wall of Breakaway Travel on

Centre Street is the mural Prospect Park painted in 1997 by Paul l.ivingston pi Howmanville. Prospect Park was an amusement park around the turn of the century. Also in tlie mural is a house, located in tlie park, which was torn down to make room for what is now known as Parkwood mansion.

These are only a few of the located around murals Osliawa. From June to August tliere arc walking tours held by the committee to see all of the murals and learn what they are about. But the murals are there all year round, free for all to

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Our a d s hit the air GO Transit stations in Ajax, Pickering and Whitby, and at the bus terminal in Osliawa. Tlie ads can also be found in Oshawa Centre and, Pickering Town Centre. All tlie advertisements in this phase of the campaign use the slogan "Learning tliat leads to Earning". The budget for the current campaign

It’s fast-paced, a little confusing, but in tlie end the message is clear ... Durham College is the place to be.

Capar. DC is well known in most of Durham Region but television helps get the college out a little farther to tlie east and west, he said. "The reason we don’t do a lot of television is because of the cost," said Capar. "This is the biggest bang for our buck." The commercial runs Monday through Friday during The Simpsons, The Drew Carey Show, and Frasier, and on Saturday during Hockey Night in Canada. When it conies to young adults, television, radio and tlie internet arc the things .that get their attention, said Caper. Tlie college’s radio ad lias basically tlie same sound track as the television commercial, according to Caper. It is running on CFNY radio, a rock station out of Toronto, between Sept. 11 and Nov. 19. Tlie commercial is played weekdays and in (lie evenings oil weekends. The print ads have been placed at the

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This includes everything that went into producing, planning and showing the ads, according to Capar. DC is using television, radio and print ads to try to become a known name to young adults deciding what post-secondary school they want to attend. The college has ads in the past but they were to advertise an upcoming event at

...the,college. Thi? phase of advertising is to promote tlie college in general and make Durham College a recognizable name, according to ,.

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Durham is running an advertising campaign that includes a television commercial, a radio commercial, and print ads. The television commercial is running on CI1EX Television out of Peterborough and Osliawa. "The campaign started on October 2 and concludes on November 5," said the of director Terry Capar, Communications and Media at .Durham College. CHEX Television has a large viewing audience; it can be viewed as far away a^, Scarborough, Belleville, Cobourg, Port Hope and throughout Durham Region. "It has a pretty wide range, so for our target market it’s very effective," said

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This type of advertising is called branding. Gary Polonsky, the president of Durham College said, "(The television ads are) different and maybe that’s a good thing because this is an era according to tlie marketers where one .wants to differentiate one organization." "Our ads in the past have been tlie same as everyone else’s ... and suddenly we’ve gone to this other approach," said ’

Polonsky. "We want to distinguish ourselves as a college even more so than we already have," said Bonnic Ginter-Brown, the executive director of Student Services and Communications. "Durham is a fantastic school so you can’t take anything for granted. You need to make sure you maintain tliat image," "We want to maintain the growth tliat we’ve accomplished over the past several

of years and we want to continue to focus on Durham’s reputation as an excellent college," said Ginter-Brown. "Education like everything else today is a very competitive industry." DC lias been working with Yield Communications and Integrated Advertisement for just over a year to help develop their advertising campaign. Karen Wren, an account executive at Yield, works on DC’s campaign. "We are a full agency ... because we do all sorts (of advertising), whether it’s web design, print, broadcast like TV, radio, direct mail - all that kind of stuff," said Wren, adding that the company is called Yield "like yield results." Yield will research a client’s history and figure out what type of advertisement would work best for its target audience. They will then. come up with a strategy. "Basically we work on a strategy first and then we work on the creative, because you have to know .what you’re doing

before you’re actually doing it," Wren said.

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DC and Yield are negotiating a new contract for the next phase of the college’s campaign. Yield is going to make a presentation to the college for the next phase and if the college likes the presentation, the contract will most likely be renewed. During the first two phases of the college’s campaign, Natalie Forest, then a third-year Graphic Design student at DC, was doing her placement with’Yield and worked on the college’s’campaign. Provincial regulations limit tlie college to advertising in Durham Region. "It’s a possibility in the future, that tlieir may be more of a free market for advertising for colleges than it’s been in the past, and if that’s the case then we certainly want to be at tlie leading edge with that," said Ginter-Brown. .

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For those who opted out of the health and plans offered Durham through College, the reimbursement cheques will be ready in november. dental

"The first full week of November," said Will Ellis, Durham College "Probably president. Nov. 6." The student activity fee, paid .with tuition, included a fee for a drug plan and a dental plan. The cost of the drug plan, as paid by the student, Is $40. The cost of the dental plan, as paid by the stu.

dent, is $78. The students were eligible only if they. were already covered under a. drug or .dental plan. are no Students longer able to apply for reimbursement of the full year’s drug and dental plan. If you already filled out an opt-out form and had it in before the deadline, go to the Association Student office on Nov. 6 to receive a

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Th e trage dy o f su i c i d e BY JENN MCKAY Chronicle staff

Since the beginning of the school year, at least two

Durham College students have committed suicide. Unfortunately, suicide is a reality that the college has to face. Don Sinclair, head of Human Resources at the college, says any time a suicide occurs it is a tragedy. "When a tragedy occurs, we have staff that go into the classroom and talk to students," Sinclair said. The Health and Wellness Centre has taken some proactive measures in light of first year mid-terms. Mary-Alice Harvey, mental health counsellor for the college, said, "supportive information was sent to the facility staff. There is not really that much more that can be done. The information is intended to help staff recognize suicidal signs and teach staff where students can get help within the school. Sinclair said the school docs workshops on crisis management. The Health and Wellness Centre at .the college is available to students who need to talk to someone. It’s in the athletic room complex, G127.

ber, which is helpful for after- or alcohol, decreasing marks, hour crisis situations. and losing interest in what Every Durham student is -used to be interesting, said covered for six free sessions Jobin. with a C.J. Brown counsellor. Other behavioural signs Harvey said it takes an arc sadness and crying, lack average of six weeks to deal of energy, inability-to conwith a crisis. The six free ses- centrate, abundance of anger, sions, taken once a week, making final arrangements, should give a student enough previous suicide attempt, time and tools to deal with a neglecting personal hygiene crisis and appearance, lack of plans There are many ways to for the future, and change in help-prevent suicide and to sexual behaviour. help those feeling hopeless. Some of the situational One of the ways Is to rec- warning signs arc difficulty ognize the warning signs that communicating with parents, a friend might be suicidal, problems with school, trouthen take the nextstcps. ble with the law, unwanted Nancy Jobin, a counsellor pregnancy, mental illness, with C.J. Brown and and family disruption (for Associates, says there are example, a separation or many signs that might mean divorce). a person is feeling suicidal. "These arc situations tliat "A lot of behavioural or sit- happen to all of us in life," uational signs combined said Jobin. "But when the together may or may not factors start adding up, it mean people want to kill may be time to do somethemselves," said Jobin. thing." An example of a behavAccording to the mental ioural sign is a lack of energy, health brochure, all people and an example of a situa- who consider suicide feel tliat tional sign is the loss of a sig- life is unbearable. nificant relationship. Jobin said people feel like When trying to decipher they have lost hope. " There whether a friend is suicidal, doesn’t seem like a way out "never take one symptom out for, them. (Suicide) appears of context. It’s often a cluster to be a viable answer." of factors," she said. Harvey said younger kids But it never hurts to ask a are stressed. getting friend if they are feeling sui- "Stressers are getting more for cidal. kids. There’s more peer presIn a pamphlet, the sure to try drugs at a younger Canadian Mental Health age. There’s pressure to fit

Statistics In Canada, suicide is the sixth most common cause of death for males and is the second cause of death for both males and females in tlie 15 to 24 age group. Suicide is the leading cause of death for males 25 to 39. (1996) In 1997 there were 3,055 motor vehicle fatalities and 3,681 suicide deaths in Canada. Canada’s five year average suicide rate of 13 per 100,000 average rate of 12 per 100,000 in the United States. (1991-95)

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12 per cent of all Canadians seriously consider suicide at some time in their life.

Rates of non-fatal suicidal behaviour are greater than suicide rates by as much as 100 to 1. 10 to 13 per cent of suicide attempters eventually kill

themselves. Mental disorders are common in persons contemplating suicide. Mood disorders, particularly depression, are present in 30 to 70 per cent of all suicides.

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As of next year, kids will be earlier seek help and let them know college starting because grade 13, or OAC, is you are available to talk." Find out tlie resources in being cut from high schools. Next year grade 12 and 13 _the area. Tell the friend students will graduate at once about them. Some of the resources for Durham stubecause of the change. Some kids will start college as dents include the Health and young as 17, ’and .most of Wellness Centre, C.J. Brown and Associates, the Distress them will be living on their own for the first time. Centre, Kids Help Line, and "Often a lot of maturing is the hospital. "Don’t think you can take done between the ages of 17 care of it by yourself," said and IS," Harvey said. Jobin said that if you are Jobin. "It’s a lot of responsiconcerned a friend is think- bility to take on." "Try to get your friend to ing about suicide, "get the see a professional," she said. friend to talk about it". "Encourage the friend to "Offer to go to the first coun-

company called C.J. Brown tional. Verbal warning signs are and Associates. It is a prodirect statements about wanting to die, said Jobin. Verbal signs also include indirect statements about death, like talking about their funeral, she said. Behavioural warning signs include radical changes in

counselling.’. C.J. Brown and Associates maintains a 24-hour, sevenday-a-week telephone num-

Additional high-risk groups include suicide attempters, adolescents and young adults, late middle aged and elderly males, gay men and lesbians.

ing about suicide can only decrease the possibility that someone will act on their sui-

There are three types of warning signs to look for: verbal, behavioural and situa-

called the Student Assistance Program (SAP). C.J. Brown and Associates helps schools from the elementary level to the post-secondary level with student

Jail or prison inmates have a suicide rate at least 6 times higher than the general population.

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they refuse." Follow up, said Sinclair. The Suicide Information and Education Centre in Alberta suggests offering support to a friend in need, but also reminds you that you aren’t responsible for someone else’s life. In Canada in 1997, there were 3,681 suicides according to Statistics Canada. "A lot of people think about suicide without doing it," said Jobin. Some examples of suicidal thoughts are having fantasies about death or dying, or thinking things like, "Life is too much trouble", "Why can’t this be over", and "1 don’t want to live anymore", she said. Sinclair said if any students are under distress, they can call the 24-hour line through C.J. Brown at 1-800461-2292 If you are having suicidal thoughts, or are planning your death, or are feeling hopeless, you-can also call the Distress Centre’s 24-hour help line at 1-800-452-0688 or (905) 433-1121. Or call the Kids Help Line at 1-800668-6868. Talk to someone you trust

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deemed these players professionals and did accept money to play soccer and did sign a professional contract. According to Dean Howie, CCAA men’s soccer convenour, the student athlete needs to re-apply for their amateur status, whether or not they received any money to play. Babcock, staled the athletes wouldn’t have knowingly signed away their eligibility had they known this. Also, Babcock said that, based on CCAA guidelines, Durham thought the soccer players

were not pros. The Oshawa Flames President Steve Krajl, Murray MacDonnell and the Ontario Soccer Association stated tlie athletes did sign a professional contract. So, therefore the athletes needed to reapply with the OSA for their amateur status. Babcock’s response was tlicy didn’t re-apply because the athletes would have had to say they are pros and under CCAA guidelines _they aren’t pros. But, how can th?sc players re-apply if they didn’t know the rules? Babcock’s response was they understand soccer rules, but don’t understand logistics because by signing the contract they didn’t know they wouldn’t be able to play hero. Babcock would like to see the CPSL better educate their athletes and staff members on what kind of contract they are signing and bluntly say if you sign this contract you will be a professional soccer player. Currently, Durham is making a list of recommendations to tlie CPSL on how to go about educating their athletes. The big issue here is clarification. Both Babcock and Murray MacDonnell agree there needs to be more communication between everyone involved in this issue in order to ensure this sort of situation never happens again. Durham as well as Humber College will be giving the CCAA a list of recommendations for a rule change in the Spring. These athletes should have been better informed about the CCAA guidelines at all levels and made sure they were following the rules.

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Not only that, but it should be the job of the CCAA to recognize the CPSL as a professional league in their gliide^ines anfijppen the lines of communication with Canadian soccer associations, so no school has to go through forfeiting their games a couple of weeks before the play-offs.

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The decision handed down by the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Appeals committee was a big surprise around Durham College Oct.^23. The CCAA’s decision found Durham with no grounds tor an appeal because each of the student athletes lit tlie definition of professional as currently defined in the CCAA Operation Manual. With the appeals committee supporting the eligibility committee’s decision forcing Durham’s mens’ varsity soccer team to forfeit >ill their games andiending tlie collegiate careers of Jimmy Kuzmanovski, James I’rescod and Craig Williams lias a hidden meaning. The hidden meaning is that (lie CCAA is making an example out of Durham and not wanting professionals playing against amateurs. If Durham fields a team with professionals on the team, it obviously gives Durham an unfair advantage over all the oilier colleges. Tlie CCAA seems to feel the athletic department could have saved themselves a lot of hassle if they had asked themselves some easy questions. Did the players play in the Canadian D i d Professional Soccer League? these players sign a contract to play in the CPSL7 Did tlie players accept money lor playing in tlie CPSL? Are they professional soccer players? According to rhc CCAA, the easy answer to all of these questions is yes. The in are players question Kuzmanovski, Prescod and Williams. Kuzmanovski and Prescod both played for the Oshawa Flames and Williams played for Glen Shields. The CCAA rule states a student athlete who accepts money in excess of transportation, food; and accommodation costs is deemed to be a professional. But that’s the problem, this never happened because the player’s received minimal amounts of expense money and this is where the confusion happened. The CCAA Eligibility Committee also used the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union definition of a professional to help them in their decision. According to CCAA Executive Director Sandra Murray MacDonnell, the CCAA" rule and the CIAU rule is virtually the same. Durham’s Athletic Director Ken Babcock’s response to the CCAA rule was that the definition of a professional athlete was not clear, and that the CPSL isn’t a professional league, but a premier league. He added he never received any information about the CCAA using the ClAU’s rule. Unfortunately, the result is still the same. The CCAA has

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but ju s t a little bit Some days are good and some days arc bad. No, I’m not talking about appearance; I’m "talking about basic human kindness and courtesy. Every once In awhile as I pass through the doors’of Durham someone holds the door for me instead of letting It slam In my face, and then when 1 say "thank you they actually say "you’re . welcome". It’s sad that people no longer expect this as an’everyday action, but are actually surprised when this happens. We’re hearing more and more about a lack of courtesy. Stories abound about a healthy person who refused to give their seat on the bus to someone elderly, a person with little children, or

someone who was weighed down with a million belongings. . We no longer expect, if we drop something on the ground, that someone will stop to help us pick it up. In general I’m a happy person who tries to laugh at the world, but I ’get very disgruntled and disenclianted with the lack of respect that have people towards each other. It is however unfair to generalize that all people are like this, because there arc still a few genuinely friendly people, around. My most recent positive experience occurred a few wee,ks ago. I was not .

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"He is a wolf in sheep’s York clothing," says University Political Science graduate Alisbn Fulton. "His political agenda is very simple, very Leave It To Beaver mentality. So he doesn’t .work on Sundays . Big deal; it’s not like politicians work seven days a week anyway." Chretien has made public appearances and passed a mini- budget that. is very for the majority appealing ’ Canadians. He’s of

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for the municipal elections on Nov. 13, arid then two weeks later for the federal elections. For some students this means they get to vote for the first time. Generally, turnout among younger voters is really low. Most students are busy working or don’t get involved in politics because they feel that it doesn’t involve them. However, not-voting for a federal election is quite unlike missing your opportunity to vote for student council. Though that is important as well, voting for the federal government is going to affect your acad:emic and professional day-. to-day lives for .the next three to four years. ;; For students this -is an important part of exercising’ ’their voice in the democratic process, if students aren’t ’sure about how.-they .feel about politics, then they .should talk to their parents, ’teachers ;or fellow students."; My thinking is that if:you .frequently, disagree with someone who understands politics, like your parents, then maybe you could apply this to voting. But it is up to you to make it tp that polling booth. : To some, federal elections are a-, waste of. Canadians’ money, seeing as $200 million is budgeted for this election. Stockwell Day, leader of .the Canadian Alliance, has criticized Minister Prime Jean Chretlen because It is the third election to be held in

the last seven years. Yet. Day had ’already spent $1 million promoting his new party on T.V. before the election was even called.

approved money to have.. waterfront Toronto’s cleaned up, and his cabinet ? proposed legislation that is appealing to students as Finance Minister Paul’ Martin has given students

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Reality TV has been a major item in the news since Survivor stranded itself in our living rooms every Wednesday night. This show, and others like it in the "reality realm", became so popular because people simply want to know what makes, us tick.

and Golding George Orwell had the right idea, just not the modern technology. Reality TV allows all viewers to try on their anthropologist hats and study William

money. During the same day I was amazed at the number of strangers who came up to me to say that I did not look well and to offer advice. As easy as it is to be discouraged with the world and wonder why people are so rude, my advice is to think of the little kindnesses. Remember the people who help you out, not wanting anything in return. All they want is to make sure a fellow human being is OK and maybe make someone else’s day just a little bit better by holding open a door or offering a friendly smile.

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These groups of people showed us the best and worst aspects of society. Audiences actually got a better understanding of themselves and their role in this existence. Those huddled around the family television set found themselves asking, "what if ttiat were me?" Observers caught a glimpse of conniving, greedy minds

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humanity. Despite so many reviewers calling reality TV voyeuristic, audiences are not voyeurs.

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This may not seem like a big deal, but when you’re living on a budget, $50 to replace a bus pass is a lot of

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well but chose to attend my classes, not wanting to miss something important. My first mistake was taking the bus. After arriving at school I rushed to the ladies room to throw cold water on my face. An hour later I realized I’d left my bus pass sitting on the counter. My original thought was that it Amanda was a lost cause and to face the fact that I Dimelow was out $50. 1 figured if anyone found ill they would probably just keep it for themselves, or give it to someone else. But 1 was wrong. Someone had returned it to security.

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these shows is fully aware of the millions of viewers. In fact, most of the participants showered themselves in the

spotlight, literally. Reality TV has given us a wider spectrum of reality.

their way into The Millionaire’s Club. Any show that inspires viewers to ponder their morals and the intricacies of the human mind is worth watching. , Cheezy sitcoms of the ’80s are a thing of the past, thank God. What modern family would gather around ’the

"wood-paneled rcc. room to enjoy a classic episode of Full House, spiritual getting enlightenment for Danny’s heart to heart talks with his ever-eager daughters? Now, television has an edge, a more realistic way of telling a tale. Some would argue that throwing some strangers on an island to win a fortune would be absurd fantasy, but their reactions were a better representation of honesty than June Cleaver’s. Reality TV, the closest we’ve come to reality in the primetime slot, will revolutionize programming. It will also change the viewers, and burst their bubble of ’Leave It To Beaver’, all for the better. So, when Survivor II premiers, or Big Brother comes back, block out the self-debilitating voice calling you a sick, voyeur, and tune into your need to understand humanity. Now that’s quality program-

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The .main .fight is probably going’to be between the Canadian -Alliance and the Liberals. He appeared /on, 100 Huntley Street,-and was on Live with Mike Bullard.’ When asked what he thought about being compared to Ned Flanders on the Simpsons, he said he:. doesn’t mind, as long as Jean ChTetien is compared to Homer Simpson. Student deciding tp vote should do some research. It’s not that hard to learn about Canadian Politics.. The media are bombarding us with political stories

daily.

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It’s predictable, repetitive, could be considered a nice unrealistic and most of all escape from the monotony corny, but it’s oh so .addic- .of the real world. Who has tive. Coming soon to a ficti- time to do laundry when Mr. tious town near you, it’s Fabulous and Miss Perfect are finally about to kiss, but your favourite soap opera! Why do we do it people? watch out. here comes the It’s not just the ladies any- evil witch who could destroy more either, men are also it all! Of course, there’s always hooked -by the big hair, blank stares, lyposuctioned the possibility we watch in stars; fancy cars and single order to convince ourselves that our own lives are nordays that last for weeks. What is it about the horri- mal by comparison. Most of us haven’t been bly bad acting and insanely out of this world story lines buried alive, switched spousthat keeps so much of the es with our siblings, been population tuned in day possessed by demons or come back from the dead on after day. year after year? I suppose spending an more than one occasion. A scarier scenario; perhour a day looking in on other people’s lives, so much haps we watch to pursue the more exciting than our own, "good advice" and life expe-

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young stars. Why use our own minds when we can just as easily, imitate the characters? Everything always works out so wonderfully for them. It -could always be the dead air time we all need now and then. We watch as a relaxation tool, allowing our minds to go numb. "I’m not, actually paying attention. It’s not like I care what happens. I just find it amusing," is my favorite

excuse. Whatever excuse you decide to make your own, the fact remains, ’you are wasting an hour of your life

every day.

Amy Harris

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October 31, 2000

NEWS

The next mayor of Oshawa?

Candidate; list for 200(

Oshawa elections BY MARCUS TULLY Chronicle staff

MAYOR Bohdan Chruiiciw

Nancy L. Diamond

Art Gladman Andrew Lee

LOCAL COUNCILLOR Wards 1 & 3 Robert Lutczyk Mike Nicholson Dave Thompson Wards 2 & 4 Joseph Koloclzie Ken Parks Wards 5 & 6 David Jaworski Louise V. Parkes

Colleen Twomey Jane Weist Andrew Lee

Art Gtadman

Bohdan Chrunciw

REGIONAL COUNCILLOR Ward i Brian Nicholson

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Mayoral candidates Bohdan Chrunciw, Art Gladman and Andrew Lee agree that the City of Oshawa is in need of a new mayor, and each member of this threesome believes that he is the man to defeat Nancy Diamond as the city’s top administrative official. Two of the reasons Chrunciw is running stem from council’s handling of recent business opportunities: a proposed casino, which ended up in Port Perry, and its failure to bring a large water park to Oshawa. "It could have literally brought in millions of tourist dollars for the city," he said of the water park. Also, Chrunciw points to an economic boost in Port Perry since it has opened the casino, a boost he believes belongs to Oshawa. According to Chrunciw, Oshawa is too centralized, and is not in a position to support itself economically should a company like General Motors opt to pull out of the city. "We’re not diversified enough to sustain a move like that. We have to bring in other sorts of commercial and industrial facets," he said. "We have a lot of .knowledge, and a lot of students here (Durham College) that are leaving this " area to work in other places. We’re producing students, we’re graduating these people in different fields, and then we’re

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should retain their own identities as he. says has1 always been done in places like

Los Angeles. In a written statement Lee said the gov-

issue completely. "I’m sure in some situations we could sit down and overlook the whole proposal of amalgamation and see what it entails, and I’m sure that there are certain

ernment of Ontario has made it clear it will dictate terms of amalgamation to the eight municipalities composing the aspects in the plan that will help every- Region of, Durham if they cannot draft ’ .; ’.... ; body," he says. ; plans on their own. Art Gladman is campaigning behind Lee said Oshawa must prepare itself if his belief that Oshawa needs to improve the provincial government goes ahead its prosperity, including a stiff injection with its plans for amalgamation, includto its business community, something he ing participation with other municipalifeels is being done in other municipali- ties, which Lee says Oshawa ahs so far ties. been left out of. "One of the’things we need, and I Lee offers Oshawa’s population and know how to do this, we need about 1, location as its strengths, but he believes 000 new businesses," he said. that one of the city’s greatest weaknesses According to Gladman, graduates of is that it is a "bedroom community". Durham College and Others seeking "Oshawa needs a new direction," he employment are going elsewhere to look said. "We have-Durham College and we for jobs, about 3, 000 people per day. have all of the people being trained at the And, says Gladman, considerably more college, and yet we really don’t have the than this figure work in other locations. industry or economy to. support those "I think there is about a total of 15, 000 people. They end up moving away." people leaving Oshawa daily to go: to "If our population increases unprdporwork somewhere else. If we create 5, 000 tionately to: th.e, business sector, -the jobs here, it’s going to reduce the amount demands made on residential taxpayers. of vehicles on the highway," he said. ; ; ’;..’ will increase."/’\ ^ii Gladman projects savings of about $75 Another concern for Lee is what he million per year should these vehicles be considers to be poor infrastructure being ’ diverted from the highway, money, he; constructed within the city, ’ believes could be, better spent to fund "One of the issues in the city right now. development in Oshawa. He points out has to do with the construction of new that this .would also reduce pollution at: subdivisions and some of the inferior thesame time,. .’’’, ’ : , infrastructure that they (developers) ^ut According to Gladman, a’boost in local in.:. -Once they, leave, the city is, now enterprise would revitalize the downtown responsible," he said;

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them slip through our hands." According to Chrunciw, too many .properties are sitting empty in downtown core, Oshawa that could be rented but and "People do like reduced crime, reduced, developed, ridding the core of "Illegal drug abuse, reduced transients,’reduced activities" in the process. vagrancy," he said. "And, when you’ve "The more people you bring down- reduced people’s income that’s what you town, tlie less "seedy" people you have get . As you increase prosperity, all these . because they don’t want the attention." other negatives go away." A hot topic in tins year’s elections is As for amalgamation, Gladman opposChrunciw believes es the idea, believing that growing cities amalgamation. ’

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Lee .believes that .without change, maintenance and repair costs derived from this infrastructure will continue to place an added stress on Oshawa, as well ; as on its taxpayers.

Comment from incumbent Nancy Diamond will appear next week.

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David Broadbent CathyClarke Ward 6 Clare A^er

Jim Morrison Ward 7 Peter Dickerson Stephen R. Leach

Bill Mussington ; John Neal Judy Spring

DURHAM DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD -Mark Ashcroft Michael Barrett Kelly Gillette

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NEWS

Whitby candidates entering final push

List of

candidates for 2000

Whitby elections BY MARCUS TULLY Chronldo Staff

MAYOR, REGIONAL COUNCILLOR Marcel Brunelle Stefan Usiinov

REGIONAL AND TOWN COUNCILLOR Aldo Di Giovanni

Joe Drumm Gerry Emm Pat Pcrkins

Vote for next mayor of Whitby now two weeks away BY MARCUS TULLY , Chronicle staff

Voters in Whitby will elect one of two candidates for mayor in the Nov. 13 municipal elections: Marcel Brunelle, or Stefan Ustinov. One of the reasons Brunelle is. camfor his second term is because e feels that there is still work to be done, including a "reinvigoration" of downtown Whitby, as well as Brooklln. "We’ve begun a process of having strategic plans developed for both Whitby and Brooklin, and they have been developed," he said. According to Brunelle, interaction with downtown businesses to attract commerce, coupled with a signage program is part of a beautification he will continue to push for in his second administration. Also included is the redirection of vehicles trying to reach Highway 401 from downtown Whitby and Brooklin. "I’ve been pushing very hard over a ; long period of time, before I was mayor ; and since then, to get an interchange at Durham Rd. 23 (Lakeridge.) and the 401," he said. According to Brunelle, with the reduction of traffic on Brock Street, Whitby can create a pedestrian-friendly core, which today he believes it is not. Brunelle lists wider sidewalks, the planting of more trees, an increase of business traffic, as well as the opening of patio-style cafes as possible additions to downtown Whitby should a third interchange be created.

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But Ustinov feels that Whitby is neglecting its own historical property and

north section of the town. "One of the things you find is, if you fust have housing development, your taxes will inevitably rise simply because the demands the public puts on the public tax dollar for public usage drives taxes up," Brunelle says. Although Usiinov endorses development within Whitby, he does not believe the town’s infrastructure is ready to support current growth trends. He believes that consultants should have been hired to survey the implications of recent development in the vicinity of Lake Ontario, which he refers to as "a concrete jungle." "We don’t know what impact this is going to have on the environment 10 years from now," he said. One issue voters will be able to voice their opinion on during this year’s elections will be amalgamation, on which a ’yes’ or ’no’ question has been added to the ballet to gauge public perception of the idea. Brunelle encourages voters to show up and indicate they do not wish Whitby to amalgamate with another

is proposing a historic site near the town’s core. "The first thing people see off of the 401 is downtown Whitby," Usiinov said. "Now. is this supposed to look like a living room? We have a problem there." For the most part, Usiinov is heading a youth-driven campaign born from declining voter turnout and his belief that today’s youth is unfamiliar with the political process. "People are dying for the chance to vote, and yet we’re taking it for granted," Usiinov said. "I am running for mayor to make the youth aware. I fear for my future because the youth is disoriented as to how things are done." Ustinov believes that town hall is distancing itself from the people. He proposes that schools adopt merit systems allowing one student at a time to be "guest mayor" for a week, in addition to granting extra marks to prescribed curriculum for community involvement. He suggests student involvement in the con- municipality. "The stronger ’no’ vote we get, the betstruction of a library within an athletic complex, as well as beautification projects ter our case will be with the minister by the lakefront as two examples of how (Municipal Affairs) and the government," he said. this can be achieved. Usiinov maintains the looming possi"That’s what schooling is for, to prepare young people to lead us into the bility of integrated services such as transfuture. That is our future," he said. portation, communication, snow plowAnother item on Brunelle’s agenda is a ing, and garbage pick-up with other plan to continue attracting new commer- municipalities is proof enough that the cial’arid industrial enterprises to Whitby process of amalgamation has already to help balance its tax base and compen- begun in Whitby. sate for rapid residential growth in the

Know what you will be voting for BY MARCUS TULLY

walks, refuse collection, fire protection, approval, delegated authority for area parks and recreation, tax collection, municipal official plans and amendbuilding inspection and permits, as well ments, water supply and distribution, water billing, sewage collection and treatDo you know what we will be voting as llcensing. has of Durham ment, police services, main roads, traffic The Municipal Elections? Regional 13 Municipal for in the Nov. Local council has responsibility for sole responsibility for strategic land use lights and controls.

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local planning, local streets and side-

planning, subdivision and condominium

TOWN COUNCILLOR NORTH WARD 1 Don Mitchell Brian WICK WEST WARD 2 Mark McKinnon CENTRE WARD 3 Colln Pope

Shirley Scott Karin Sheppard EAST WARD 4 Dennis Fox

MEMBER OF DURHAM DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

John Dolstra

Paul Mogavero Lynn Porteous Doug Ross Elizabeth Roy Keith Wick

MEMBER OF DURHAM CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Thora H. Cowan

Mary Ann Martin Scott Murdock

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE DE DISTRICT CENTRE-SUD QUEST (FRENCH LANGUAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD) Mario Leclerc

CONSEIL SCOLAIRE DE DISTRICT CATHOLIQUE CENTRE-SUD (FRENCH LANGUAGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD) Elalne Legault

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October 31, 2000

OMPUS NEWS

Students promised more tax breaks Martin said lie took previous student tax credits into consideration when drafting this part of the proposed budget. In 1995, students could claim up to $KO per month. In 1997, the figure rose to $200, and it lias remained at that level since.

of laptops for second-year students, and part of the registration agreement is that students have to buy laptops through the school. The new tax credit proposal would help accounting students at DC, because they could claim the cost of laptops as a necessity for their course. At the academic deans meeting on Tuesday, those in attendance were informed that there has been great progress in the program since laptops were introduced. "There was very positive feedback," Wcst-Moynes said in a phone interview Wednesday. "The preliminary findings are that it lias brought the Accounting

Martin said Parliament speaks often about the need to become ;i nation that excels in innovation, and increasing student tax credits is a stepping-stone for Canada to become a leader in world economy. Maryl.ynn Wcst-Moyncs, V.P. of Academic Excellence, feels that this initiative will benefit all students at DC, especially those who have to carry

program to life. This new budget proposal is a positive, pro-active student focus on the government’s part. I encourage them to move it along as quickly as possible." The Liberals are not the only party that has made campaign promises to students, in an effort to get support from.Canada’s youth.

"All levels of government and all sectors of society must come together," Martin said in his speech before Parliament. "We must ensure that knowledge and education...are at the very heart of the national

agenda."

The official opposition, tlie Canadian Alliance,

large expenses. The Accounting program lias introduced the use

proposes to reform the Canada student loans system

Students can access DC’s library from their home PCs BY MEDARDO RIVERA Chronicle Staff

A new Durham College library web page has received more than 5,000 hits during the first few months of this semester. Carol Mittlestead, coordinator with the library, said one of the reasons students visit this web page very often is because they can access it from home. Also, if students look at the description of the links before they go into the library, they will have a very good idea of what is avail-

able.

This library web page has links to catalogue, col-

lections, e-jpurnals, e-magazines and e-newspapers. Also, it has links to com-

puter research techniques, electronic reference desk, program-related resources and University Centre at Durham. All these links guide students to information needed in their subjects. For more information, ask Carol Mittlestead, information .services coordinator with the library.

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so that loan payments can be managed easier.- If elected they would replace the current system with a program that would base payments on the individual’s income. The Alliance hopes this new procedure will "encourage young Canadians to acquire and upgrade their skills." The New Democratic Party (NDP) lias also made a promise to college and university students, proposing to "roll back tuition fees." The NDP’s officiafweb site also promises that, if elected, the party will "create interest-free loans" for post-secondary education. Progressive Conservative party .leader Joe dark announced tlie PCs’ official platform Wednesday. It also includes a tax credit program for post-secondary students. dark said a PC government would implement the program so that students would repay a maximum of 10 per cent of the loan principal per year, "for the first 10 years after graduation, provided they remain employed in Canada."

Raffle to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society BY ELISSA GILLAM Chronicle Staff

On

Oct. 24, students, employees and teachers gathered around tables in the pit to look at the collection of gift baskets on display. Volunteers for the Canadian Cancer Society were selling tickets, $2 each or 3 for $5, on gift baskets for the ’Bevy of Baskets Raffle for Breast Cancer.’ The baskets, 200 n all, were donated by various companies, including the Bank of Montreal, Sears, the Body Shop, Loblaws and MacDonalds. "Each basket has minimum value of $100," said volunteer Stella Dorsman. , "The two Sears baskets are a $500 value each." The last day of ticket sales was Oct. 24 at 4

p.m. They will be drawn for on Nov. 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the Canadian Cancer Society office located at 302-172 King St. E. in Oshawa. As a newly retired elementary school teacher Dorsman believes volunteering for the CCS is a great way to fill her time. "I am a breast cancer survivor so I always knew that I would be involved with this cause." Joan Wilson, another volunteer, -has been volunteering for at least 10 years. ; ’

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BEVY OF BASKETS: Helping fight a good cause by supporting the Canadian Cancer Society.

"It’s a wonderful cause and I have had family members pass away with cancer." This is the second year that the ’Bevy of Baskets Raffle for Breast Cancer’ has been held in Oshawa.

"If we were to make $20,000 that would be an excellent goal," said Dorsman. "Next year we will contact you [the Chronicle] ahead of time so that we can place an ad so that thestudents know ahead of time. Many students wanted to donate but didn’t have any money with them."

Mardi Gras celebrated a^ Durham BY OLIVER FERNANDEZ Cjironlcle Staff

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Administratlon^stuaent, sajKi$ I’Mal^traisaid.^’ :’...;’/::’....:; .’ : r,^; .give-l^ ,: ^s^far^activities, Makutra (tiere wUT he a lot’ of ’;’’ ’^’^. ’ said^his doesn’t want- too aways atthe pub. contestsfo. get; in the . The first 200 people atAlie^ ,jhahy impaign issues last year, Will Ellis president of the Durham College Student Association, said lie would try to get an internet radio station for students. The reason he did not get one is the cost.’ "The cost was so great, and 1 could not as a human being, do that," he said. The cost was about $1,400 per month and the radio station would allow only 50 people to listen at one time or else it would slow down, according to Ellis. "Even though I do see a need for it, I don’t think the need is tliat great," lie said. "We don’t see any value in having an internet radio station that only allows 50 students at a time to listen to it." Last April, Ellis and Andre Boudreau, the Student Centre manager, started researching the internet radio station and what it would require. They contacted the college and set up a meeting at which the college offered to let the DCSA use some of its extra internet

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What’s new with Durham College ’ s Whitby campus BY TARA-LYNN HANSEN

all of the activities are not meant for every student at Durham College. Students who attend the Every activity that takes Whitby campus have been place at the Oshawa campus is known to feel teftout in a num- meant only for full-time stuber of ways, including student dents. council activities that happen The reason is that they are at the Oshawa campus. the people who pay for it, But Will Ellls, student presi- through fees included in their dent for Durham College, feels tuition. Part-time students do that he has been as fair as he not pay those fees, and do not could be, and would appreciate have a student card. Whitby students approaching They are not intended to him If they have problems. take part. The reason that Ellis There is a meeting once a puts more emphasis on the month during the common Oshawa campus is because the lunch for both campuses (noon Oshawa campus has 5,550 fullThe meeting time students, and the Whitby to 2 p.m.). includes class presidents from campus has 250. the Oshawa campus and "At Whitby there is a small amount of people who are fullWhitby campus. "They came yesterday (Oct. time students, most of them are 24) and had no complaints," above 30, male and have famisaid Ellis. lies. He said Oshawa campus is, of They truly do not care about course, his main priority, and the events that we put on. The he cannot fix problems that he younger ones complain to facdoes not know exist. ulty members; I hear nothing." "Of course we are not totally Ellis said he has been there focusing directly on Whitby, on numerous occasions and no but we are getting no feedback one comes to talk about probsaying that we are doing some- lems. He said the only people complaining at Whitby are thing wrong." EHis wanted to point out that part-time students, and he canChronicle Staff

not do events for them because they are part-time. Ellis thinks It is important to let the Whitby students know that he does care, and does make many attempts to include them. "We put on Yuk Yuk’s down at Whitby,, to all right results; we had people down there selling Edwin tickets last week, with zero sold, and zero sold for the sex pub." Ellis even went as far as keeping tickets on hold at the front desk for Whitby students that they could pick up the night of the event at the advance ticket price. All they had to do was call. "I even hold tickets if Whitby students were to call us; we will do that for no other students." During the first week of school, Ellis planned a free barbecue for the first week of school at the Whitby campus. Another point that Ellis is quite proud of is the fact they have an employee at the Whitby campus to promote events. This is the first year they have had a person in this

position.

Snake attack BY MEDARDO RIVERA Chronicle staff

After a month of living in their new apartment, Chris Fasciano and Hannah Malach didn’t know they had a roommate living with them. This roommate would only meet with their cat behind some cardboard boxes in the apartment. Sometimes , it would only leave traces of skin, but it wouldn’t reveal Itself. Until one day when Malach was playing Nintendo, and the roommate revealed itself by suddenly showing its head and sticking its tongue out at Malach. The neighbour who had been living with them for about a month was not an ordinary neighbour. It was a 2 1/2-foot snake. Two weeks before she found the snake Malach said she saw snakeskin in the apartment. She never thought

there would be a snake living with them. She said that after she found the skin, her cat was sniffing at some cardboard boxes and jumping at the same time. But she never went to check what was going on. Her reaction when she saw the snake was, "oh my god!, "oh my god!" She called Fasciano at the college but the line was busy. She then decided to call her best friend, who is not afraid of snakes, and her friend put the snake in a plastic container.

Malach then called Oshawa Animal Services. She said a person from. Animal Services told her that because they live near a ravine, chances are tlie snake came from there. John Williams, an employee with the Oshawa Animal Services, said the snake is not poisonous, and it is native to the Oshawa area.

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October 31, 2000

L et your resume work for you HIGHLIGHT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE BY MANDY O’CONNOR

chronological is probably your best bet," said Jan Lean, Career Shop co-ordinator. "That’s the traditional format and many employers do.prefer that simply because they’re familiar with that layout. It gives you a chance to demonstrate that

you’ve progressed in your career and that your skills have

You can spend hours writing a resume, but whether it goes in the potential employee pile or the garbage can, can take only minutes to decide. To make sure your resume doesn’t end up in the garbage, it needs to catch the potential attention. employer’s Knowing how to write an effective resume makes this

been building." Second is the functional resume. It highlights skills and accomplishments, and works well when there’s no relevant work experience. Most important is highlighting experience and contributions, regardless of the format, said Lean. "Oftentimes, people include what I call a dry shopping list of their duties," she said. "For

possible.

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First, tliero are two resume formats that serve different

included and then they list something. It doesn’t really tell how well you did." An example Lean .gives is: "Someone’s been a bank teller

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purposes. "If you have recent, relevant experience and education, the

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someone else edit it, adds

for five years and they’re applying for a bank teller job. A banker doesn’t need to be told what a banker does. They need to know why I should hire you over other bank tellers." Focusing on accomplishments and the difference they made is key to doing this, said Lean. This brings a resume to life. Also, because a resume speaks for the person submitting it, the impression it gives is critical. Avoiding common mistakes makes a good impres-

difference, said Cronin. "When they’re dropping it Another mistake, is using (the resume) off, they bring the same resume and cover let- friends, a girlfriend, mother, or ter for every job they apply for, someone else with them, 1 don’t even look at the resume said Lean. "Another mistake we see Is if that happens. It goes in a using the same cover letter and pile and we don’t look at it." Cronin also recommends resume for many applications and not targeting their audi- speaking directly with the ence." manager, shaking hands and "1 think that you should making eye contact. have several different resumes "Just relax, because that will for different jobs," adds ’ show how you can be at work. "For instance, if You want It to reflect your perCronin. you’re going to work in retail, sonality." The resumes speak for you’re going to want to list all the retail experience. One per- themselves, adds Cronin. Students needing help makson can have five different resumes, depending on what ing their resume reflect .their their experience has been and abilities, skills and experiences have two choices. There’s the what they’re applying for." However, an effective Career Shop, located in the resume won’t ensure an inter- Simcoe building. However, view. The way the.resume is there is a fee for services. Students can also get assissubmitted is also important. the Career The way that the person tance in how, they Employment Centre room dresses and approach the manager make a B205.

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The most common mistakes are grammar mistakes and spelling errors, said Theresa Cronin, manager of Campus Crew. Cronin gives the example of misspelling the names of previous employers.

"For Instance, Tim Horton’s spelled with an o, not an i." These mistakes are made because people depend on is

spell check and don’t have

Internet access is monitored at Durham BY AMANDA PEREIRA Chronicle staff

Internet pornography is an issue that is taken seriously at Durham College, according to Gerry Pinkney, executive of director Informa.tion Systems.

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Whether students know it or not, the web sites they visit on any DC computer are monitored for content. Pinkney could not elaborate on exactly how student’s computer activities are monitored, but he did explain how’ DC prevents students from accessing sites that the college has made taboo. "We have identified sites that are inappropriate," Pinkney said. "Those sites have been put on our ’firewall’. which restricts any workstation from accessing those sites. It’s a form of censorship, but in a way that is obvious." The "firewall" on DC’s net-

work is , similar to ’a "net nanny" system for PCs, as it assures that sites deemed inappropriate cannot be reached from computers in the school. "(Internet pornography) falls, under human rights and harassment, and. we have. a policy, for all of it," ’said Pinkney, who urges students to file complaints if they see others visiting offensive sites. "There’s more to it than just pornography, though," Pinkney explained. "(Students) can’t use computing facilities for personal business gain, you can’t violate. other e-mail people’s accounts...there’s a long list." Pinkey suggested that complaints regarding Internet abuse at DC should be directed to either tlie faculty member in the lab, or if you’re in the Commons, the staff at the help desk. Because this is such a sensitive issue, students need to be aware of the rules and regula’«"--.--T.^iaB.

Internet etiquette at Durham College BY AMANDA PEREIRA Chronicle-staff

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The Internet is available to every DC student, ’but there are some guidelines that students should know when surfing the net in school. Copying files to servers, playing and installing

obscene; vulgar or harassing material .will not be tolerat-

ed, as such behaviour falls under the Durham College Harassment and Discrimihatipn / Policy., Receiving the material is an offence, as well as sending or showing it to unwilling recipients or viewers. Internet games, copying The bottom line: the and employing viruses, Internet should be used for engaging in chat groups research and e-mail, not for and installing password or illegal purposes, which security hacking programs includes any sites that have are direct violations of DC’s been prohibited by federal or provincial statutes. computer use policy. Sending or displaying

tions that DC has set out. These rules are available in the student handbook, the

warnings that. pop up after logging on to .a computer within the school and the booklet on computer use that can be found’ in the

Commons. "It’s not up

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Pinkney stated. "It’s up to the student to make sure that they are aware of, and comply with,

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AngieYouroukis : woman of action didn’t exist before. Even though her view has changed, one thing remains the same she still enjoys her

BY KATIE COVEOS Chronicle staff

There’s a poster on Angie Youroukis’ office wall which reads in big yellow letters, "Women Of Action". The describes poster Youroukis perfectly. During her 25-year career at Durham College she’s worked in five different departments; she has been the chief steward of the faculty union for 20 years; she sits on numerous college com-

job.

"I get new students every year. It’s not the same job and over over," says Youroukis.

Getting new students every year means new and sometimes unusual moments in the

classroom.

mittees such as the Union college committee, academic council and affirmative action committee. Born in Greece, Youroukis moved to Toronto at a young She studied dental age. hygiene at the University of

Toronto. After graduation, she moved to Oshawa, working as a Dental Hygienlst. She later applied for a job at Durham College.

Her first job at Durham was

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LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS: Sitting In her office,

helping start the dental Angle Youroukis, a technology teacher, rememhygiene program, where she bers when she first started out 25 years ago. stayed for 12 years. She has also worked in the Women in Trades and Technology pro- two years) and Technology first started out in that very gram (for one year), Academic (for seven years). office. Her view was a lot difUpgrading (for three years), Looking out her office win- ferent then. All she sees now General Arts and Science (for dow, she remembers when she are the tops of buildings that

Forget the sun, now you can tan during the winter

A couple years ago, one of her technology students wanted to show the class his now tattoos and ended up dropping his pants (the tattoos were on his thighs). Working in various departments, she has had a lot of opportunities for challenge, which she says has been the best part of working at Durham. Her biggest challenge has been getting students to understand how important the English language is. But that can also come with rewards. Her first year teaching, Youroukis had a Hungarian student who hardly spoke any English. The greatest accomplishment was to have that student pass. "She and I are still good friends," says

BY AMANDA DIMELOW Chronicle staff______

"People who don’t produce a lot of melanin in their skin may go in the tanning bed and they’re just going to burn," she said. "Or they’re going to turn a reddish colour and then it’s going to be gone within a day." The safest way to maintain a tan is to use sunless tanning products. The most common of these products is the self-tanner. "When you apply it to the skin you want to put it on very thin and very evenly, making sure your very careful around your wrist, elbow and knee areas, because if you don’t get it on evenly you’ll see where the product was not rubbed in.properly," said the owner of Sandals. One disadvantage of self-tanning lotions is that if it is not applied evenly it will look

Beautiful bronze tans everywhere. It isn’t summer any more, so how are people tanning during the colder season? The most popular way of tanning over the winter months is to visit tanning beds. Many people are concerned with health issues and question whether tanning beds are a safe method of tanning; ’ "In this industry you can never say that tanning is safe," said the owner of Sandals Suntanning in Oshawa. "There’s regulations that dictate that we are not allowed to advertise that tanning beds are safe. They are a controlled environment. That’s a better way of putting it." a Outdoors UVA and UVB rays change arid can be either high or low. In a tanning bed the UVA arid UVB stay the ’same.

Tanning beds are also considered controlled because your exposure time is controlled. , "When you go in a tanning bed because it’s controlled arid we’re your increasing time gradually - If .It’s done properly

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you can avoid the burning part, and the burning part is what’s bad for you in the long run," she said. There arc a few wlio people

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streaky across your Skin. Another method of sunless tanning is Elusun, a herbal

Teaching for .25 years, Youroukis has a lot of memories, the most outstanding being the conversations she and her late colleague, Fred King, used to have about the philosophy of teaching. "1 can’t believe I’ve been here for 25 years. It doesn’t feel like 25 years," says Youroukis. Especially because, when applying for the job, she thought she’d be here for only two. Working in so many different departments, she has learned to be open and adaptable to change. She has also learned patience. "I’m not really good at that, but I’m still learning," she says. And her students are still teaching her new and interesting like the latest things slang words. In three years, Youroukis retires, "I’m looking forward to that, but I like teaching, obviously, or else I wouldn t have been here for this long," she says. Surely even after retirement Angie Youroukis will still be on the move. After all, like the motto on her office wall, she’s a "woman of action".

No haunted house, no scary zombies BY CRYSTAL CRIMI

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Youroukis.

The haunted wild west in

Doc ville, a wild west town created by Steve Holliday in Newcastle, was a success last year, but it will not be running this year. "I’ve had everybody calling me back: I’d like to have more time to be able to do it again, but it takes a couple months of time just to organize it and

get it going," said Holliday. "I heard about it last year," said Cassy McSwan, a Durham College student disappointed because the haunted house won’t be held this year. "Lwas. locking-forward to seeing what it was like this

year," Holliday

said that doing the haunted house in his western, pioneer theme park was a lot of fun last year, but

he just did not have the time this year. "We had a haunted wild west town tour and then we had a big haunted maze," said Holliday. "It was all done up like Frankenstein’s crib." Also included in last year’s haunted wild west were 20 live actors dressed up like zombies and other demon creatures, who volunteered from the Clarke High School to help bring Holliday’s western town to life. The wild west town has been in business for only a couple of years and last year was the first year Holliday made the town haunted for Halloween. The admission was $^. The wild west town is still offering regular. tours and there is a good possibility it will once again become a haunted wild west village next year.

pill which is made of different blends of A vitamins and e x, t r a c t s . Specifically from .beta-carotene, according to Sears Health Food and Fitness. The pill makes

you look tanned (not orange). Although it is a safe way to tan without the sun it also works as an when enhancer you are outside tanning or in a tanning bed.

November workshops BY BATHOOL-ALI RIZVI Chronicle staff

A number of Continuous Learning workshops are available for November. are examples .Some Winterizing Your Motorcycle, the Christmas Decorating Workshop, Five Easy Ways to End Pain workshop, and Sexual Assault Prevention for

Women. The workshops start at var-

ious times and are available at

the Uxbridge campus as well as the Oshawa campus. It is advisable to register soon. To register for a workshop or to get more information on a workshop call (905) 7213052 or pick up a copy of the Continuous Learning fall 2000 course book from the Continuous Learning office tlie Gordon in Willey Building,

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