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Humber grad wins $30,000 Star prize Winner picked from

ning a camera or something. anything this big before," he

record

number of entries

A

graduate

won

the

Toronto

Stafs Fast Forward digital art contest grand prize of $29,708, out of a record-setting 1,500 submissions.

Luisito Alvina, 23, graduated from number's advanced photography program in

1998.

He

close

Mend

it

to his attention last

October.

Alvina said he was ecstatic

when

"I

more

what was a

wanted to make

it

He

lifeless

look like something

organic, something alive, to

show

even though things may seem dead, a way to come out," he said.

life

that

finds

A Xerox NC60 colour laser printer A Kodak DC290 digital camera CorelDraw 9.0 Graphics Suite Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh Hewlett-Packard S20 scanner

Thomson RC5223P DVD player 3Com Palm HIE handheld computer This win couldn't come at a more opportune time for this unemployed graphic artist, who recently did a stint with a few magazine publications in the Philippines. Since the

win, however, he

"He came at his images from a very playful angle with an original point of

mew. He worked very hard"

contact-

ed by the Star's editor Rob Wright and told that his Morph Materia had won first prize. "I didn't expect to win, I had an attitude where I would have been contented just win-

to

life

object.

entered the competition after a

brought

a dead tree while taking

pictures of cacti in the Arizona desert.

imagined bringing

Humber

won

never

Alvina's creative juices started to flow

when he came upon By Mark Bennett

I've

said.

offers

is

now swamped with

from companies

in

job

Toronto and the

Mississauga area.

For the future Alvina

is

looking at video

animation and editing, but

will

not limit

himself:

He had nothing but high praise for Humber and its instructors, whom he credit-

Owning

own computer graphics busiwould be his dream come true.

his

ness, he said,

ed for stimulating his artistic imagination. "The instructors at Humber are all highlevel professionals in their fields.

The school

very dynamic for people wishing to advance their knowledge and ability," Alvina

is

Luisito Alvina (above), a

equipment

said.

Rafael Goldchain, advanced photography

in a

Humber grad who won

nearly $30,ooo-worth of

Toronto Star competition entered by over 1,50c people. His work titled Morph Materia (below) was awarded first place.

remembers Luisito as a very dedwho worked hard and wasn't

instructor,

icated student

afraid to let his imagination evolve.

"He came ful

at his images

from a very play-

angle with an original pwint of view.

He

worked very hard to learn the software, which he did very fast," Goldchain said. "He got to the point where he was showing me stuff, which was very exciting." Goldchain hopes that as a result of this

media attention people

will realize that

Humber has a very strong program

that pro-

duces well-trained, imaginative students, "number's photography program, with its emphasis on digital production, [is a] hidden treasure in photographic education in the

Toronto area," he

said.

PRIZE PACKAGE His grand prize package includes:

A 450MHz Apple G4 computer and Apple Cinema

Display, a top of the line comput-

by graphic artists today Apple Final Cut Pro digital video editing er craved

KAHYN CLARKE

New Year: Giant party at SkyDome to usher in Chinese Year of Dragon, p5

software

A

three-day Final Cut Pro digital video-

editing seminar

by Extra Bytes of Toronto

A Canon GLi digital video camera Adobe

editing suite: Photoshop 5.5, In

Design, After Effects, and

Go Live

PHOTOS COURTESY LinSTTO ALVINA

$1,000

REWARD

See page 17

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^iezi;s photo spotlight

Open provincial

coffers

fund double cohort

to

Humber V.P.

projects: By Francine Buchner

said Alaister

Summerlee, associate

vice

president of academics, Guelph University.

Humber College government

asking the provincial

is

$80

for

million to

make

way for the double intake of students in September 2003. When the Ontario government got rid of

OACs

in high schools,

fourth

and

same

the

fifth

it

created a problem,

year students graduating at

time, also

known

as the 'double

cohort*.

"Ninety-six per cent of parents

and

chil-

dren say the problem was created by gov-

ernment so the government must solve

it,"

said Richard Hook, vice-president of acaat Humber College. Humber has proposed three

demics

solutions to

The degree given by Guelph University would provide the student with a theoretical background. The practical background will be provided by Humber College's diploma. This program is also expected to accommodate 2,000 students. The trick, said Summerlee is to create, "a much more flexible approach to getting a degree and work part-time." If

the venture goes forward, cohort stu-

dents will not have to travel between Guelph

and Humber. Currently they are talking about linking the two schools electronically and having some students reside at Humber

and some

at

finalized.

al.

The Blended Degree/Diploma program would offer seven programs; Information Technology, Gerontology, Police Foundations, Media Studies, Wireless Technology, Business Administration and Youth and Child Studies. Eighteen other potential programs are

Under the proposal, $700 million has been put aside by the government, to be divided by

colleges

all

new

build

facilities for

and universities to 30,000 out of the

predicted 90,000 graduating highschool students.

number's

is the complecampus. Humber is asking the government for $24 million to renovate nine of the former psychiatric hospital buildings, at the campus.

first

proposal

still

in

the works.

tion of the Lakeshore

Tyree Guy ton's Heidelberg Project Detroit Michigan

Guelph, but nothing has been

the problem under the Super Build propos-

APPLIED DEGREES Humber

College's latest proposal

is

a

partnership with Sheridan College and the City of

Brampton.

Humber

USA

Humber has proposed three solutions

By Pacltage & Grapiiic Design Student Magna Joy

under the Super Build proposal

has asked the government for $24 million to create the Brampton Institute of Technology, which will accommodate

1500 students.

Black History alive at Month

of festivities show-case

richness of black heritage

Humber

stage.

"This believe

Black History

is

all

of

Humber,

Month and we

black, red or white,

should hear what's going on," Derose

By Melanie Irvine

Black

Month is officially under way, year's theme is "The Journey."

History

and this The Black History committee chose this theme to bring Humber students back to their roots.

"We want

this to

be a month for people to

We

want to see participation, consciousness raised, and people responding, and the way we will see this is through large [student] numbers," committee member Anne remember.

Michelle Derose said.

The committee including Derose,

is made up of five members, who are behind booking and

planning this year's activities. "This

is

the

first

year we've actually done

something substantial," Derose said.

The committee has planned an entire month of festivities for all Humber students to enjoy. They are still accepting acts, and students are welcome to bring their talents to the

The government has spent $10 million renovating three of the nine buildings. The aim is to have one building ready by 2001 and another four by 2002. The last building is leased to Humber by The Ministry of Health and expires in 2005. This proposal is expected to accommodate a maximum of

said.

Paterson talked to students about Genealogy,

2000 students. The government has

and how

million for joint initiatives

Early

on

in

the

month, speaker Pat

to follow their own. Paterson

is

a

descendant of the Underground Railroad. Students

will also

and

Rick Embree,

Humber

College dean of

planning and development, said the corpo-

$150 between colleges

also put aside

rations are willing to participate because

they believe the blended programs will pro-

duce the type of person they want

universities.

in their

company. The Sheridan/Humber proposal would

College's second proposal was Blended Degree/Diploma program between Humber and Guelph University.

also provide students with an applied degree

$850

In total

Feb. 16 from West Humber High School. Towards the end of February students will be treated to readings from numerous poets and will get a taste of music ranging from R&B

Moulding.

available for the

be entertained by a steel

drum band on

The proposal among Humber/Sheridan and the City of Brampton would work the same as the Humber Guelph proposal, except Humber/ Sheridan will work directly with companies like Magna, Siemans, the Woodbridge Group and Husky Injection

million

is

super-build proposal.

Humber

the

JOINT E^TIATIVES

to jazz.

Humber and Guelph

Students can also tease their brains with

are asking for

and introduce programs such as: Telecommunications, Aerospace, Information Technology, Plastics, Automation.

$32

Humber and Guelph hope to find

out the

government's decision by the end of March

the African Heritage Trivia contest that will be

million out of the $150 million put aside for

held in the Student Centre. Derose was very

joint initiatives, to

2000.

proud of the

This

Once the decision is final, the government will tell the schools how much money

fact that a majority

of this year's

make the project work. money will go towards the construction

from both Lakeshore

of a 170,000 square foot building, to be built

and North Campus students. The committee has planned to hold a Caps "jam" at the end of the month. Two rap groups and a DJ will be showcased that night. The event is free for students, but age of

on number's North campus. This program will allow students to leave Humber College with a degree and a diplo-

they will get to cover their operational costs.

ma after four years.

structure: computers,

entertainment

majority

is

is

talent

required.

"We

'

in

believe

Guelph

if

we

v«ll get a greater interest

we get more applied programs,"

Humber and Guelph hope

to get the $12

million asked for, that will pay for the infra-

If

approved,

power and water.

Humber would

like to

have

the project ready by 2002.

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. February

10,

2000

News

CSA, SAC on track to set constitution

of student federation March 6 vote

time

in

This

for spring instalment

is

the third viewing that the

constitution committee has

had

of

the revised document, as well as

being read by a lawyer and

members

By Melanie Irvine

SAC Lakeshore

Tension was

high at last week's

special meeting to discuss the

Humber

Student's Federation con-

and

Administration

stitution.

Wamell

president Toby

said that this

away

we're taking

vote 100 per cent."

Muhammad

constitution's present time-line.

concerns.

solved

form

to

be

will

dis-

Humber

the

Student's Federation, and discussions of

its

role are nearing the fin-

ish line.

A special meeting for students to vote on the constitution

March

set for

is

"It's

ping

president

Virk echoed Wamell's

a constitution, not a game of

pong played between students

and administration," he said. Ferbyack said she wanted to make sure there was a solid vote on accepting the

March 6

special meet-

ing for student votes because a split

vote between students and admin-

6.

SAC members

said

this

enough time to negotiate any

is

fur-

istration could look bad. "It

doesn't look great

ther changes, but administrators

off again, but

wanted to wait

it, I

until April.

Ferbyack,

Pat

it

[the students']

SAC North campus

thirds majority needed to keep the

SAC

times does

have to come back?" he asked. "If we don't push forward with this

representatives debated to a divid-

This spring,

enough.

is

tHow many more

Council of Student Affairs (CSA)

ed vote, barely attaining the two-

SAC

three times.

principal

at

I

if

we put

it

MARK BENNETT

Debt busters:

Students demanding tuition

relief took their

think we'll end up

writh

a

By Francine Buchner

split

vote."

After

Hundreds of students protested at Queen's Park last week for a reduction of tuition fees, a national system of grants and a reinstatement of $3.7 billion in transfer payments to the provinces.

n e d

almost two hours of discussion, and no solution a r n e

about rush-

finally

ing the con-

brought motion

was among

c e r

memcon-

W

stitution process.

when

1

a to

"The only

you're

Decker: Document

dealing with

not written in stone

other option

Virk: Not a game

is call

pong

of ping

"We're fighting for a better future for people

a vote

"We

fight for students' political victories

The CFS

by more than $7

result, tuition fees

cent,

over $25,000 since 1990.

Because not all members had the

chance to read the revised copy of

many

the constitution,

er,"

he

said.

approve

something

"If

somebody

has the on some-

thing,

I

need to know what's there,

my

it's

Ferbyack

legal

responsibility,"

we

think there's that's going

against us (the college), timing," she said.

go forward in it."

if

we

"We

don't

I

think

it's

can't let this

know

what's

to

Community College

Students Parliamentary Association (OCCSPA), a provincial lobbying group.

To

solve the funding problem, the CFS's two-person

the Ontario

not a

rally

with

CFS would go

against their policies

with OCCSPA, Virk said.

The march

went

dents were also protesting at Carleton and Ottawa uni-

if

there's a split

vote."

$7,000

MORE CONTROL

Among

SAC North vice-president Chuck official

document,

it's

the speakers were Sid Ryan, president,

not written in

strike co-ordinator of the University of Toronto teach-

ing assistant job action.

"It's

an evolutionary document

that constantly changes," he said. "I it

would be worse not to keep

date considering last meeting

we had

to tell students

it

wasn't

of drastic fee reductions and even abol-

ishing tuition altogether. Others said they would be satisfied

with a freeze at current levels.

Highlights

of

the

proposed

to the constitution

more student control over and increased autonomy

finances,

from college administration.

The meeting

will

the Seventh Semester

take place by

room down

the cafeteria at 3 p.m. on

in

Monday.

,

in

B.C. schools shut

a 20-year tuition freeze. In 1989 British Columbia, their tuition fees

frozen.

to the

Toronto, stu-

down.

OSAP

at

Humber's North and Lakeshore campuses. Of those, 5262 received funding. Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) leader, Howard Hampton spoke at the protest, criticizing Mike Harris and private universities. "In the future there will be one system of education for the well-off and a lesser system of education for all the rest of us. This

A Quebec student strike in the late 1960s, resulted in Quebec and Nevrfoundland had

ready."

include

Some spoke

While protests were taking place

This year, 5,872 students applied for

Canadian Union of Public Employees (C.U.P.E.), Chantel Sundaram, chief steward of C.U.P.E. 3902 and

is

started at Ryerson, then

versities. In Victoria

DEBT UMTT

an

this

stone.

amendments

not that

As a

is

government to reduce tuition fees, hire teachers, update equipment and strengthen support services.

I

should get offended

new version "It's

billion since 1993.

member of the CFS. Humber belongs to

don't think people

have to vote.

this

something on there

Humber's Student's

University of Toronto and from there to Queen's Park.

Judy Harvey, Dean of Student Services also questioned whether the special meeting should be pushed back so discussion on the could take place.

Virk, president of

be given back to education in Ontario. This would allow

think

said.

Muhammad

research team has determined that $3.7 billion should

Decker said that although

me

like

responsibility to sign off

To

CFS

who

as a business, and as people

could not, as responsible signing authorities,

can't afford to

students did not participate in the

have this pushed back any further,

said they

they've not seen or read yet.

"We

Humber

Association Council (SAC) said the college

and student debts have grown from $8,000

and work on

participated.

OCCSPA MEMBERS

to save

have increased by more than 125 per

this togeth-

you have to ask 'what if,'" she said. "'What ifs' are important so we don't end up tripping down the road and losing the whole thing."

and

said the federal government has cut educa-

tion funding

all

protest, although the issues concern them.

the organizer of the event.

ceed ngs i

Design

want an education," said Joel Harden, Ontario chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS),

pro-

legal

Program by adding a national grant system. Students from Ryerson Polytechnic University, George Brown College, Trent University, York University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Guelph and the Ontario College of Art and

who

them money," said Harden.

the table.

guess

"I

Queen's Park

can't vote in favor of

Lakeshore

bers

to

Ontario students march for affordable education

Campus, the

message for Mike Harris' Tories

is

absolutely the

wrong

direction

and the wrong time," said Hampton. "The most important investment we can make is an investment in our students and invest in our universian investment that will make very big dividends down the road," said Hampton. The CFS deliberately held the protest to coincide with when the government was working on their budg-

ties,

The CFS

is

also fighting for grants, as

opposed to

On Jan. 26, the government announced they were introducing the Ontario Student Opportunity Grant, which reduces a student's debt to no more than loans.

The CFS

said this

is

not good enough, and are

ing for the feds to change the

et

and has the money.

"We made

$7,000 per year of study. call-

Canada Student Loans

education the issue today and

government is going Conlon, oftheCFS.

I

think the

to have to listen," said Michael

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. February

10,

2000

.

News

money for HRT Alliance

'Sexy' calendar raising The Men of HRT have a

naked!

only the rest of the school would do

If

something

good time while fundraising

like this."

Muhammad Virk, SAC president, agrees. "The women of SAC! We're gonna steal this. Next year!" he said. But the calendar might have sparked a

By Pauune Sniegocki

ferent reaction

Look is

Humber

out Sunshine Boys,

College

you some competition. hospitality, recreation and tourism

giving

Tiie

(HRT

division

Alliance) has put out a year

2000 calendar titled, The Men of HRT. The calendar features the HRT faculty, including professors and HRT Alliance President, John Walker, as well as one stu-

featured

don't think they

"I

would do women sim-

ply because people might not take

HRT

funny," said Pedro Mejia, an representative on SAC.

humour but you have

dif-

women.

obviously good

"It's

draw the

to

as

it

Alliance

some-

line

where."

McCabe did

Paul

women

not think of featuring

"We never would

in the calendar.

have considered that," he said. "People see

dent.

Professor Paul idea as a

McCabe came up with the

means of fundraising

it

in a different light."

HRT

for the

Even with men, the calendar has the potential for controversy. But the lack of pro-

Alliance. "I

if it

saw the firemen's calendar and I kept how much fun they were having," he

seeing

motion for the calendar has allowed remain an internal HRT joke.

"A

said.

of limited circulation

satirical initiative

among

for the purpose of fun

STRICTLY FUNDRAISING

always appropriate,

to

it

if

it

colleagues

is

doesn't hurt or

Humber

vice-president

ingly undressed holding a strategically placed

of academics Richard Hook.

"When some-

umbrella. Other photos border on the seduc-

thing like that gets broader circulation,

The photos include one of McCabe, seem-

and humorous.

tive

McCabe

meant

strictly a

is

to

poke fun

fundraising

at the faculty

and have a good time while raising money. "We wanted to try to do some team building and shake the tree a little bit," McCabe said. "As you can see from the pictures, no one is trying to be too serious."

McCabe

said that the calendars

which are

HRT

make much money for And with only 30 copies Christmas, it is now sold out, by HRT faculty and some stu-

Alliance.

printed before

bought mostly

most have kept a sense of

in the calendar,

humour about

it.

"Layers would be they're very nervy.

"It's

not inappropriate.

copies, if there

He of the

some of the and make them more

younger guys

in there

in

in the

is

a demand.

stressed that this

hearted exercise,

Students" Association Council, through a flood of giggles, "I'd buy one. Get

it's all

are aware of the calendar's existence,

gave a positive response.

Dawson

think

Humber community McCabe be more than happy to print more

said he'd

cool," said Lisa

I

of the men's basketball team.

existence but, after seeing

is

Alliance

They look like they're having fiin. I wish we'd do a basketball one, " said Mark Damon Although few

"This

HRT

fun.

Most of the faculty and students at Humber were not aware of the calendar's for the first time,

But

needed.

laughed Christine Rudics, an

dents.

it

much

Credit to their courage,"

student.

selling for $19, will not

the

how-

many people will question the judgment of those who participated in it." While some students snickered at the men ever,

said this

opportunity,

offend others," said

was

a fun

and

light-

"My mom bought a copy."

Additional copies of the calendar are available from Professor Paul

McCabe

in the

HRT

COURTESY HRTALUANCI

Mr.

Alliance.

April: Is that an umbrella in yoiir...Hospitality professor Paul McCabe strikes a pose

Proposed association to keep retirees a part of Humber By Gillian Girodat

H

umber's retired faculty and staff may never have to leave the school behind.

Humber

College

Association to provide

and continued

is

looking

to

launch a

«^^„

members with fellowship, information,

affiliation

is

He

heading

movement to test the interest in such an organization. "We have had a dozen or so requests, people wondering why we don't have an organization for our Retiree's," Tallon said. "Right now, we are looking to see how many more peothe

ple

would be interested." For prospective Retiree's, the association does have

appeal.

Tom

Relations and

gram,

Browne, formerly an instructor

now

co-ordinator of the

new

plans to retire in September 2001.

in

He

said he

port of the college.

NO COLLEGE FUNDINO Tallon: Spearheading drive

its

fund-raising prois

cer-

how to retire," Browne said. "A lot of

people are not quite sure what to do with themselves once

said that such an organization

was long overdue and has the fiill sup-

Public

tainly in favour of the idea.

"People need to learn

College President Robert

Gordon agreed.

Doris Tallon, associate to the college president,

Athletics,

Retirees' Association at St. Clair College in Windsor.

"Most of the things that we do are so simple," Totten Totten said that retirees from

no cost to them." With student fees going toward the Students Association

school," said Tallon, 'and definitely be

come together

for

monthly coffee hours, and campus events. They have formed a Goodwill Committee that suj^wrts members upon the receipt of awards or special achievements, or in

times of illness or bereavement.

organization would be run independent from the

Clair

socials,

the college's

have access to the college's funds.

St.

events such as an annual meeting, barbecues, Christmas also

facilities.

said,

"but they are just things to bring people together."

He added that a Retirees' association at Humber would have access to

Tallon stresses, however, that the association would not

The

and Student

Development Fund, the only Retiree's' association that students will have to worry about is their own. About 20 retirees and near retirees attended a meeting at the college Jan.27 to learn more about what the association would do and to take advice from Bill Totten, president of the

Humber

with the school.

Administration,

Council,

Browne added that people retiring from Humber College have skills that would be a benefit to the college and the community.

Retirees'

CSA

they finish work."

Tallon said the activities of number's proposed retirees' association

would depend

largely

upon the

interests of the

group.

"The idea is so new to us right now and everyone might have different ideas on what we should do," Tallon said.

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

February 10, 2000

News

TAs end Classes

resume

after

month-long

department said 90 the students

job action against university By Alison Taylor hours on the picket

line, the

month-

and

its

teaching assistants has

come

papers,

after

the the

first

he said.

The

62 per

we coach them, and we run Basically we do most of

and second year levels. The professors are great but they're just overwhelmed by the sheer number of students. They can't do it without us,"

to a resolution.

The TAs returned to work last Thursday

95 per cent of faculty contact with

once a week.

teaching at the

long deadlock between the University of Toronto

-

through the TAs.

is

"We mark tutorials

After many cold

U of T

strike at

fix

university has scrambled over the past

the holes

left

month

to

by the TAs' absence in the classroom.

cent of about half of the 2,400 eligible voters elected to

Some

accept the settlement.

the university extended the deadline for students to

was based on a wage increase of 2.75 per cent this year, followed by a two per cent raise next year. The TAs also received more dental coverage and PhD students obtained more job security. In addition to asking for higher wages and job security, the TAs' main bone of contention has been the

pick

The

resolution

demand for their tuition to be waived. Currently they make roughly $4,100 per year and pay $5,100 in

courses were cancelled entirely for the term but

up new

RESTRUCTURING Cheryl Reynolds, a fourth-year employment rela-

was taking a sociology course that was She was unable to find another course in the sociology department to fit her schedule and had to pick up a course from another

tions major,

cancelled during the strike.

They want U of T to pay their tuition bill. The was a last resort to get U of T to recognize their demands. "If that's what it's going to take to get U of T embarrassed then we're going to do it to really shame them

department.

Hayssan Hulays, chairperson of CUPE. (Canadian Union of Public Employees) Local 3902, which represents the teaching

to

assistants.

ways.

tuition.

"I've

strike

into doing the right thing," said

"We're graduate students. We're not the most mil-

group of people. We just want to get through our degrees and get out. But people went down and voted 82 per cent to go on strike," Hulays said. assistants voted to hit the picket line

on the afternoon of Jan 7. Throughout the strike they slowed dowm traffic and blocked entrances to the university, creating a disruption on campus and in the classroom.

'The quality of education has suffered and

U

of

T

doesn't

is suffer-

see that way," said Hulays, a

it

teaching assistant in the math department "I'm really

worried that

U

T

of

is

more

in the business of selling

degrees instead of providing education."

Rob Hanks, a teaching

ft's

been adversely affected by fair to the

assistant in the history

this

students because

and

I

don't feel

really, in the

end

we're the ones that are affected," Re\Tiolds said. Similarly,

U of T decided

that other courses

role

DORLYJEANLOUIS

nteded

This means that the

be completely restructured.

of the teaching assistant as a marker and teacher

would have been removed and substituted

ules.

itant

ing and

that

The strike

UNIVERSITY DISRUPTED

The teaching

courses.

celled.

my

has effected changes in

Most of my

tutorials

other

in

class sched-

and labs have been can-

Also, the grading of

been changed because of the

Acrobats: Teenage performers from the National Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts, Taipei Acrobatic Troujje dazzled SkyDome audiences with displays of strength, balance, and gravity-defying stunts

Year of Dragon

some of my courses has strike.

For example I'm

taking a religion course and we're being graded by

a roaring good time

where what normally would have been essays and assignments graded by TAs," said Jennifer Geddes, a third-year undergraduate studying international development and environmental sciences. But restructuring is no longer an issue. With the TAs returning to work, classes have resumed with active participation and marking on the part of the

Year celebration,

assistants.

end.

entrees.

"The assumption is that they'll be able to re-adjust themselves and get back into things as normal," said Susan Bloch-Nevitte from the university's department

"The presence of the Chinese people in Toronto is phenomenal,

Chinese

tests

By Kaslyn Clarke

SkyDome was packed with more

when

I

value and a

said.

Student

Student Image also does grad

Image, professional photographers specializing in student pho-

photos for several other colleges

Attention

tos, are

Grads!

all

coming to Humber again

all

next week for the third session of

graduation photos.

The photographers come Humber four times a year and

to

the

time slots are booked solid almost every day, so make sure you go dovra to the

SAC office early to book

Crowne Plaza hotel included 50 per cent off room rates and free

this past

week-

taking over the second highest

it's

hotel with breakfast.

Other promotional events by

Muhammad

SAC

Virk,

presi-

dent, said that the majority of stu-

dents try to book for the sion in

November

in

first ses-

order to get

it

over with before spring.

Co-coordinator and photogra-

pher

at

Image,

Student

Andy

group,"

Anne

said

the

tors to

"It

was one of

signed on with

Woodbine

Centre, said that they do graduation

photos and offer

five different

grounds and poses. Their sitting fee

more

a

little

mem-

students are free to bring props

free of charge.

such as flowers or a diploma.

Ferenc

said,"It's

important for

know who

council

he explained.

is,"

make

it

out to this session;

in

March

Image

Additional sheets are $10.95 and

they also offer a graduation package

vrill

be

for their final

photography session with Humber.

show

attended.

prizes

included

10 by 13 frame.

Canadian Airline

This offer

is

regularly priced

over $175, so grads will save over half.

of

tlie

fair

and food

court.

provided the main

formances by the Beijing Opera, which displayed rich history and traditional Chinese culture.

Performances by a 20-member Taipei Troupe presented by Ford

complicated routines, which dis-

really a

who

Some

market

Credit also dazzled audiences with

is

off

prizes to those

The festival hosted more than 250 vendors mimicking a tradi-

a success.

and to display their cultural and economic contributions to Canadian society." The festival was sponsored by Canadian Airlines and Shoppers Drug Mart who gave away more than a $250,000 in gifts and to

ENTERTAINMENT

Year

chance for the Chinese community

$88.95 which includes a free matted composite proof shot and a for

Humber grad and you

If you're a

didn't

their student

variety for the

was

New

free

for the

stage for the event featuring perI

Organizer Ian Lee said, this "Chinese

with the

line

year.

Du Maurier

and the heritage, just lots of the customs and the beauty of it," Minard said.

higher

in

were placed on a money

tional

love the art the cooking

year's festival is

some

the blend of cultures.

"I like

back-

bers get their composite shots done

back again

I

Wanda Carter, manager of Sears

participate in

SHOWING OFF

try going to Sears Portrait Studio.

Portrait Studio in the

celebrate the Chinese

Also

New Year, names of dona-

wish them good luck

and

of the cultural events.

ent in your grad photos, you could

money. Sears has plain black gowns and

students to

came to

differ-

offer

Humber for 20 years. colleges

something

at $32.

don't worry. Student

first

you're looking for

little

Catharines, Ontario

St.

New Year and

than Student Image at a cost of $12.95 but Carter said that they

Ferenc, said they have been with

the

if

they

and high schools. "They are professional, they work with our availability and they have good rates," Virk said. The sitting fee is $10 and the price varies depending on the number of copies and the size of the photos. The smallest package starts However, Virk said SAC

your appointment.

However,

started with Student

first

Image," he

win a

New

ing Canada's largest Chinese

from

Strike a pose for grad photos

to

than 200,000 revellers attend-

minority

of public affairs.

$5 gave the opportunity

two-night stay at the Crowne Plaza

Minard. She and her husband are

By Jenn Mossey

fete

played both strength and balance.

McDonalds and Shoppers Drug Mart set up children's entertain-

ment

centres, featuring special

guest Ronald McDonald,

formed

live

who

per-

with songs about

being positive and having a "Can

Do Attitude". Ian Lee says "the

an opportunity

for

festival

all

was

our spon-

tickets to Asia

sors to establish relationships with

and a brand new Ford Focus. Donations were also pledged to a seniors program. A donation of

the Chinese community and for the Chinese people to celebrate this

important day together."

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. February

10,

2000

News

Telecommunications Ethnic clubs program approved for September start By Soo Kim

Students from many religions and cultures roam Humber's halls, yet many turn to ethnic clubs

to cultivate a sense of

gram

technology and mar-

Changing ket

are talking and

forces

Humber

has decided to listen.

At their Jan. 24 meeting, Humber's board of governors

approved

new

a

three-year

telecommunications diploma pro-

gram set to begin The program advances

in

of

expect to attract people

who

particular individuals

up ware Embree said.

it

wants

lines everywhere,"

Shah, shows that non-whites made-

changing aspects of telecommuni-

understood and accepted him.

up

him because "they will accept you more than anyone else."

cations," he said.

who just don't like Muslims," he said. "I know that there are people who have a pretty

faculty.

"There are people

"Telecommunications

at

the

is

a very

important sector of growth the

in

Canadian economy"

people

who

are highly trained and

105 service providers in the telecommunications industry.

network secu-

hardware and

This program also represents fields

such

communications tech-

nology and Internet management by offering both as one-year postgraduate certificates. The telecom-

munications includes these

ele-

ments, but covers more topics. already offers

some

telecommunications topics in electronics, computer programanalyst,

LAN

to

bring

all

is

clubs

a lack of visible-

minority instructors in Canadian

"You have to expose yourself

She said the students want their instructors to understand that their reference points and experiences

as

many

perspectives

and

to

experi-

ences as possible to broaden your mind and develop critical thinking skills."

However, Bhattacharjee added

association and freedom of religion

expressed a need for graduates

visible minority students often feel

more comfortable speaking about

knowledge to others. According to the proposed pro-

academic problems with other stu-

from a faculty member who understands them. However, Dalyse Newby, inter-

are fundamental freedoms embed-

that are also able to transfer their

dents from the same cultural or

national student advisor at

multiculturalism encourages people

gram schedule, students will study programming languages, technical writing and electronic circuits in the first year. The second year

religious

said that people

to

covers subjects such as operating

instructor at

colleges

V

i

background as them." d y a

Rampersad,

Humber who share the same

skin colour do not necessarily share

the same experiences.

"Even though they look

a psychology it

doesn't

me,

mean the/re going

to

inherently wrong

ture-based clubs.

He

pointed out that freedom of

ded in the Charter. Moreover, Canada's policy of maintain

their

heritage

and

beliefs.

"In like

is

many

cases people are [join-

ing clubs] because they feel pride,"

Bhattacharjee said.

and broadband comFinal year topics

munications.

include wireless data networks,

programming and

client server

digital signal processing.

COMPREHENSIVE "I've

and

I

reviewed the program,

find that

"Virtually

it

has been very

like to do, is

of these disparate

parts together into a flagship pro-

all

of the

new technolo-

have been covered. Hewlett-

gies

will

be in a position to

both promote and help maintain this

program."

The board wants to launch the program as soon as September, so enrolment numbers are expected to total no more than 60. According to Louise Bardswich, director for the school of informa-

technology, accounting and

tion

electronics, first

and wireless

said.

"What we would

tor from their culture.

students join

instruc-

groups

dents would particularly benefit

Packard

software specialists.

programs, Embree

Race Relations Foundation, added

it

religious

Bhattacharjee said.

said Bhattacharjee. "Consequently,

Lucent

subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard.

ming

was good to have an

that

many

last

friends from different cul-

and

year, Caribbean students told her

cations officer for the Canadian

that

Humber

work of tural

Association, said international stu-

based Agilant Technologies, a

Humber

started teaching at

when she

ble minority professors on staff,"

for

dates for jobs such as equipment

an expansion of related

that

good,

Toronto-based Technologies also

Paul Robinson, an operations

manager

a field engineer with Burlington-

as wireless

Rampersad said

is

make a net-

with people joining religion or cul-

difficulty finding the right candi-

specialists,

faculty.

While club participation students should look to

John Kim, a member of Humber's Korean Students'

respondents said that they had

rity

communi-

per cent of the

important to

that nothing

rapid

well put together," said Joe Dren,

service technicians,

Colin Bhattacharjee,

At York University, non-

make up 9

whites

is

are different.

to

of the

third

a

good knowledge of other cultures but they don't mix with them."

8.7 per cent of the university's

But he said friendship with other

and universities. "Most colleges and universities have a very low percentage of visi-

fibre optics

program is also based on a May 1998 study. The Greater Toronto Area Telecommunications Convergence Sector Adjustment Study surveyed 64 manufacturers and for this

More than

the Korean club.

systems, communication systems,

SURVEY The need

not cite discrimination

riculum that can deal with the fast

in technology.

to put

be available in March.

Kim does

as a reason for his participation in

Korean students

changes

the wireless side, because

Human

of Toronto Professor, Chandrakant

sector of growth in the Canadian

"The third world wants to implement telecommunications systems. You also see growth in

of

based club to cultivate a sense of community with students who

to look at the type of cur-

of adapting

trend.

director

and also

because there

economy," said Rick Embree, dean of planning and development at Humber. The growth in this sector of the economy is also an international

engender a sense of solidarity in combating discrimination," he said.

But a recent study by University

capable

is

religious

religion-

a very important

aware,

or

Humber. The last in 1995. Nancy

Resources, said the updated data will

students from visible

groups

Humber said he joined the

high school graduates.

all

at

many

minority

[telecommunications graduates],

seeking a career change; as well as

are

Muslim Students' Association

Bhattacharjee said.

minorities join clubs in order to

Hood, the

for those

participation

minority

visible

Imran Sarkari, a member of the

are

"Telecommunications, as we

of

based on religion or culture.

cellular,

program

the

percentage

another rea-

is

club

for

"So,

no current data on the

demands

meeting stressed that the chang-

Designers

in

instructors at

ing needs of the industry require

wireless and networking software.

There

census was taken

industry to look at the

Discrimination

not reflect that diversity."

Students' Association Council are

focus on

munications hardware,

son

clubs officially sanctioned by the

the fields of telecom-

will

understand me," she said.

"The college population is extremely diverse, especially at Humber. However, the faculty does

in telecommunications. Over the last three months we have been working with the

The representatives

this fall.

Humber agrees.

community.

At Humber, almost half of the 19 Bv Lkk Bailie

give sense of belonging

year

is

low enrolment

in the

unavoidable.

Bardswich expects enrolment to rise

once

it

has been running for

a few years with proper advertising

and

after

it

gains a larger profile at

Humber. Ethnic grub: Members of Humber Tamil Students' Association

serve

up some food

in the Student Centre

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. 4

February

10,

2000

News

7

Grads grabbing jobs Biz school asks province south of the border to chip in cash for courses are abundant.

University and college

Where

else

would an

Additional funding will

inexperienced English major get an

opportunity to design a newspa-

graduates tap into

programs

per?"

USA's job market

The opportunities media are certainly

make

less costly

Conde Nast

But $30,000 of the total cost goes

By Chad Heard

plenty in the

Publications, a publish-

for a pilot's license,

To

The

think that the lower tax

Xargument

main reason

the

is

Canadians go to work

in the

United

Marian Bredin, a Communications professor at Brock University. "I think most go said

States,"

simply because there

is

a greater

such as Vogue and Details, reports

Humber Business

School

is

trying to

more affordable

of their programs

ing house that puts out magazines

« Tdon't

make some

with the United States Immigration

Department. This

ing additional funding.

often

become an

closely

because visas

is

issue

when

Humber programs

bring in talent from Canada.

The world

inside the

computer

The

currently receiving government

funding see under $3,000 per student per year

But the amount

by

240 hours

to flight training

said.

their

commercial

pilot's license for

of in-flight training.

registration

fees

and written exam costs

charged by the Ministry of Transport are covered by tuition.

Students

Michael Hatton, dean of the business school, said

they

Meek

graduate, students must attain a private pilot's

license followed a total of

for the college.

Toby Fletcher, chair of the business,school (North campus) said the school has recently applied for government grants to help programs not currently receiv-

company works

that her

currently costs the

gram.

in the field of

United States. Phyllis Rifield of By Sara Swartz

and Aviation Management

Flight

student a total of about $43,000 for the two-year pro-

gram

in

the three-year Golf

Management

are required to pay a total of about

pro-

$9,000

in

tuition fees.

to help

The Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA) Humber in the Golf Management pro-

opportunity for advancement and

also offers Canadians a wealth of

offset costs to the college.

gaining experience."

foreign opportunities. Internships

ing every year, he said.

gram.

Management and Flight and Aviation Management programs are currently running without

The programs are linked to corporate partners who want students to have business training focused on

supporting grants. As such, the entire cost of the course

their industry, Fletcher said.

Masters and eight percent of those

media positions in the U.S. are open to Canadian students. For example, the American Association of Magazine Editors holds an annual internship contest in which Canadians can apply to spend the summer in New York working for

who obtained

as

big

to

organizer of the Toronto Digital

campus), said this grant

Image

tuition."

The numbers agree with

her.

According to Statistics Canada, 51 percent of those that graduated

from university

1995 moved to

in

the United States. In addition, 15

percent of those

who obtained

their

PhDs

their

left

name

magazines.

Rick

well.

The numbers may seem small look

for

but

at,

when

considering that

very small groups of intelligent peo-

against the U.S. pull.

ple, the loss

becomes more tremen-

founder

Festival, said the

film industry

is

decreas-

Golf

must be recovered from students'

But, Fletcher said he expects the funding application will

be approved, and this

will

help alleviate

costs the school pays to run the

and

Canadian

some of the

programs without

starting to resist

Pat Meek, chair of the business school (Lakeshore

this

see

is

how

a partner with

"decrease the need to raise

into the program, the

if

the funding

is

denied, Hatton said the

going to hold tuition at

it

its

current value, "and

goes" for next year.

CPGA

requires students to have an average two-round score

of 152, said program advisor Michael Lancelotte.

"The CPGA wanted to be sure that their members have business training as well as being a good golfer," Fletcher said. Most of the students move on to be teaching professionals.

"Our program's endorsed by the

But even college

There's a wealth of talent in

will

is

To gain acceptance

tuition fees.

boosting fees.

Dolishny,

Microsoft and Intel were started by

is

only

CPGA and there are

management programs in endorsed by the CPGA," Lancelotte

five professional golf

Canada that

are

said.

dous.

MORE MONEY

"Should I stay patriotic to

don't feel an absolute pull to

"I

go work in the States, but the opportufiity and the there.

I

do

another country

money

like Australia

is

in

country and Canadians just seem to

or

be drawn to animation. The U.S. talent scouts have kind of dried up en mass in 1996 after the phenome-

New Zealand," said Jennifer Barr, a Humber Journalism working

at the

graduate

my means?"

feel

would rather go work

I

Canada and work below

now

CBC.

nally successful Ottawa'96

Although she doesn't want to live in the United States, she still wants to leave Canada. Statistics Canada reports that 57 per cent of left

United States

for the

left

scene,

is

alive in

COMING HOME The

film industry may be a sign turnaround. According to

of a

What is behind this apparent need to leave? According to Michele

Statistics

to the

United

Fay, a graduate of the University of

States in 1995, 18 per cent

Saskatchewan who left Canada for a newspaper job in North Carolina,

back by 1999.

moved Canada

the money.

.Ai!jr^,:

Canada."

from Ontario.

it's

^

scene, particularly the independent

college and university graduates

who

anima-

tion festival. I think the animation

students

Canada, of the Canadian

who moved

Statistics

also reported that

32,800 universi-

ty-grads entered Canada every year

between 1990 and 1996, a sign that is up around the

job mobility

"There

is

talent in

"Was

world.

a wealth of

leaving

"I

Canada"

scary?

What's

scary about being paid for a job that

equals your education?

Or should

amount of becoming the

think a certain

global mobility

is

norm now.

hard to say how

It's

many ex-Canadians

will ultimately

Sunday Feb. 13 Chuck Jackson & the

return to live in Canada," Professor

I

Bredin said. "Increasingly links

be patriotic and stay in Canada and

between the United States and

work below my means?" Fay said. "I used to be severely antiAmerican. Since moving here, I have no desire to return to Canada. The media opportunities in the U.S.

Canada, especially because of the North American Free Trade Agreement, will contribute to an increase in cross-border migra-

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February

10,

2000

)

News

8

Project

Warmth takes bite

Volunteers delivering blankets help

city's

homeless stay

warm

through the night when 'The main problem affordable housing,

chill

cold."

it is

is

out of winter

housing,

mean nobody

I

ran afford outrageous rent,

it

is

pay rent and starve or buy food and not pay rent," said Roland Armitage, co-ordinator at either

Deborah Creatura

Anishnawbe Health

Two

homeless people die on Toronto streets each week. As temperatures drop between minus 20 and 30 degrees, the concern for the

of the homeless While shelters have

survival

increases.

added sleeping spaces, the worry

come

for those

is

who

real

refuse to

indoors.

"I've

my stuff, so

won't stay

I

there," said one homeless

man who

identified himself only as John.

This

comes

The annual campaign

in its eighth

try to

warm and

is

year and continues to

with sleeping bags, blankets,

Warmth had week

its

at Allen

winter

Gardens.

and Toronto emergency services were all there to show support for the initiative and hand out hotdogs and drinks. Project Warmth co-founder John Andras said that even though police, firefighters

a sleeping

bag

homelessness a

better

Humber

College, says that until

happens "Project Warmth

that

looks after the homeless situation today... it

answers the immediacy of

John Andras Project

Warmth

allows

front

also is

line

a

said

method

agencies

that that

the

The

opportunity to "reach out."

sleeping bag might be the begin-

ning of introducing services and

coats.

kick off this

The

more affordable houswould be available but Lx)rne Smith, spokesperson for Project Warmth and part-time instructor Ideally,

ing

the situation."

keep Toronto's homeless

Project

another 80,000 people are on the verge of becoming homeless.

where Project Warmth

is

in.

street patrol.

estimated that 5,000 people

are homeless in Toronto and that

at

been to shelters and they

have stolen

It is

is

"it

not the solution to

someone of making it

will give

chance

supports that might ultimately get

somebody

off the streets."

Roland Armitage said, "we try to encourage people to come indoors."

you would

If

to Project

like to contribute

Warmth, drop

sleeping

warm

coats off

bags, blankets and at

Coat Clubs across the

GTA

or at

Toronto police stations and

local

fire halls.

DEBORAH CREATVRA

Tucked in: Thanks

to blanket donations,

John

stays

warm on

the streets which he says are safer than shelters

Humber College Achievement Awards Community

School of Social and Awards Reception

POLICE FOUNDATIONS

Lakeshore Campus Wednesd^Fd)ruaiy 16, 2000

(1st

Anne Addison Semester) Kelly

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER(2nd

For Highest Academic Standing

CHILD AND YOUTH

WORKER

(1st

MacKenzie

Semester) Kelly

MacKenzie

Semester)

WORKER

(2nd Semester)

Evguenia Gavenova

CHILD AND YOUTH

WORKER

(.3rd

Semester)

Evgenia Gavenova

CHILD AND YOUTH

WORKER

(4lh Semester

Tara Kallwitz

(1st

Semester)

Kimberlec Rizun

in the

Graduating Year

st

IN JUSTICE STUDIES Nicole Williams

Semester)

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE

IN JUSTICE

Mona Burrows

(2nd Semester)

CHILD AND YOUTH WORKER

(5th Semester)

Susanna Gaglia

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER (2nd Semester))

Jill

Marsh

Sandra Ulcar

(Fast Track- 1st Semester)

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER -

Joey Chan

2nd Semester)

-

Lory Coimbra

3rd Semester)

LAW & SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (3rd Semester)

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE I

Kali

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER

(Fast Track

For Highest Academic Standing

STUDIES

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER

(4th Semester)

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER

PRESIDENT'S LETTERS

(

Anita Sorrentino

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER

(Fast Track

Anne Marie King

CHILD AND YOUTH

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES WORKER (3rd Semester)

(2nd Semester)

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER(lsl

PRESIDENT'S LETTERS

Heather Stortz

Semester)

Ludeth-Maria Gool

POLICE FOUNDATIONS

Services

Kristin Kightley

LAW & SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (4th Semester)

SOCIAL SERVICE

"

Kristin Kightley

WORKER (3rd Semester) Anne Deane

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER

(4th Semester)

Keri McFarlane

Swanton

CHILD AND YOUTH WORKER

(6th Semester)

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. February

10,

2000

Humber Col le ge Achievement Awards School of Snrial and Community Services Awards Reception Lakeshore Campus Wednesday Februaiy 16, 2000 CHILD AND YOUTH WORKER PROGRAM BARTIMAEUS

INC.

ACHIEVEMENT

AWARD Donor

BARTIMAEUS

WORKER

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WORKER PROGRAM

ETOBICOKE CHILDREN'S CENTRE

AWARD

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THE ETOBICOKE CHILDREN'S

CENTRE

JACK FILKIN MEMORIAL AWARD ENDOWMENT FUND Donor Winner

Charlotte

Winners

ANONYMOUS Rhonda Horton

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VozinidisS

Kimberly Hall

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Donor

Jin-Ah Lee

HUMBER LAKESHORE - STUDENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AWARD STUDENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - HUMBER LAKESHORE Donor

Winner

Kimberly Binning

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Ahmed

THE SOCIAL SERVICES FACULTY

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Cheryl Pinnell

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Jean Primo

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THE CHRIS MORTON MEMORIAL

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DA

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All undergraduate and

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PROGRAM Winner

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LTD.

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AWARD Evguenia Gavenova

M. BONIFACE

SOCIAL SERVICE WORKER

MEMORY OF A FORMER DSW

Winner

Winner

THE SAFEHAVEN PROJECT FOR

COMMUNITY LIVING Winner SHIRLEY COOKE

Tom

Winners Heather Keegan Terri Wilczura

Donor

GWEN

Chantel White

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FACULTY HUMBER COLLEGE

CHILD AND YOUTH

Jessica Zybala

SAFEHAVEN AWARD

Winner

Donor

PROGRAM

REENA FOUNDATION

Winners Megan Marshall Victoria Smith

Winners Sandra Correia Selonge Williams

CHILD AND YOUTH FACULTY AWARD

Donor Winner

Donor

INC.

POLICE FOUNDATIONS

REENA FOUNDATION AWARD

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post-graduate Programs

Amanda

Labatt

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1

DIVISION

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PEEL REGIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION

AWARD PEEL REGIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION

Donor

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Child & Youth Worker

THE ED PHILIP ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP ETOBICOKE/REXDALE RIDING ASSOCIATION

Donor Winners Eric Dejer Sherley Teves

Hamsa Murad

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Joanna Wlodarzewska

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10

Ipditorial

Humber College won't be protesting any time soon Nothing conjures up romantic college images

more than

a good,

we

old-fashioned protest. True,

are

and women have been liberated, but we can still complain and whine and not

to be heard.

we

forefathers,

And

burn our

will

our

like

immense institution with numbers to force

are an

the power in sheer

any organization

OCCSPA

conscription,

fighting

demand

We

to listen.

can only nip at the

much

heels of a

larger problem.

They support Ontario

students, but

not Canadian students.

We

should

flags,

demandwe be heard. Oh, you go to Humber. You can't

bras and political effigies

Negotiations are fine, but

ing that

take

a

stand

political

OCCSPA

unless

sometimes we have

to pull out

our placards and hit

the streets

agrees with you. So sorry.

The oh-so-democratic Ontario

Community

Students'

have the opportunity to back organ-

Parliamentary Association will not

izations at the federal level, at the

let

College

Humber throw their lot

into sup-

problem, rather than

root of the

who can

porting student federations on a

whine

federal level.

allocate the funds that are trickled

to the province,

only

down to them. Unfortunately for us,

OCCSPA can

student issues are a federal con-

only nip at the

cern, there are students in every

heels of a

much

larger problem

province.

Although,

Now

we

fight,

mean we

this doesn't

can't

OCCSPA

against protests

Humber College name in

the students of

our comer. Any student at our college

wants to take a stand can, they

just won't

have the backing of the

believes there

numbers

strength in

just can't fight with the

weight of the

that

is

may

their stance

not be serving

Humber. OCCSPA's more may not be an effective

belief that quiet negotiations are effective,

stance.

but they will just be students, and

In recent months we've seen the emergence of the globalization of protests and how effective they can be. Case in point, the World Trade

have no backing from the school.

Federation in Seattle.

school.

But,

look?

how does

Our students

that

make

us

will participate,

After the federal

government

took $7 billion out of the education

system,

Humber cannot

take

a

stand at the federal level because it's

against

OCCPSA

So while Ryerson, George Brown, Glendon, Trent,, York, Western, Guelph and the Ontario College of Art and Design took to

some

of

our money back from the Ontario

government;

Humber was

on

left

the sidelines

Humber

is

in all

out our placards

pull

hit the streets if

make an

impact.

be a right

we

It is

are going to

a basic right

Canadians and should

all

OCCSPA should concede to

membership

making was

that

ation of this kind

is

and a commitment. Not eveiy actor is a

member of the

union, they have to

earn membership through an appren-

was pleased

load onto buses and publically sup-

January

20,

port any student federation they

Humber Et

would be nice lege was behind them. For memories are

about the misleading labeling of the photos which accompanied the

as possible.

please,

it

in

if

the

col-

o

both a privilege

I hope you can make it clear to whoever is responsible for the error that, yes, pictures are often worth a thousand words but the few words used must therefore be as accurate

Of course, Humber students can

9out online:

in a professional associ-

Eor —

on

read Flora

to

ACTRA

2000

in the

edition

of

made

in

cle.

are,

Cetera but concerned

Health Editor

Managing Editor

Arts Editors

Susan lorfida

arti-

room

at

None of the students at Humber as yet,

The

Editor-in-Chwf Ross Thomas

to

rthe news\

quiet peaceful

come

ticeship process. I

negotiations.

Akua Boakye

for the article wrere

article

members.

of this.

News Editors

Membership is a privilege and a commitment

Check us

g d

Bendo's

its

passion, not

Jason Engel



and

and

a large institution

should have a greater sa>

times we have to

afforded to

policy.

the streets to "lobby" to get

Negotiations are fine, but some-

Letters to the editor

ACTRA members.

point

many of us

interviewed

Online Editors Akua Boakye Elizabeth Trickett

Diana Belshaw Faculty, Theatre

Department

Faculty Advisors Teni Amott Lara King

TTie

the

L231

;

Humber Et Cetera is a publication b: Humber College School of Media

Studies:

Chris Venion

Elliott Belkin

Photo Editor

Elizabeth Trickett

Elizabeth Goncalves

Opinion Editor

Copy Editor

Nancy Larin

Matthew Lamperd

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Adlvertising

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Etobicoke, Ont.

Adrian Hayles

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On Campus Editor

Publisher

Sabrina Divell

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10,

2000

11

Qpinion Romance and love,

the lost arts

Valentine!

His glory days are

and unceremoniously dismissed from our lives? Part of it, no doubt, is our pathological

Feb. 14, we'll

buy the usual fancy

obsession with health. Doesn't do a

totally St.

Pity

over.

Come

box of chocolates. We'll fork over the money for a

dozen red roses, thus depriving our chil-

we'll

a choice between dying gloriously but young and living a long, uneventful life.

think that we've done" pretty well by the

Compared

lives.

was given

Achilles, that ultimate romantic,

patron saint of romance.

But he knows.

minutes, of our

the hours, the

And

dren the chance of higher education.

lot for

the heroic spirit, that constant counting of

He chose

to past genera-

But then he lived

the former.

tions, we're slackers. In fact, the last genera-

long before the non-smokers' rights asso-

who really did him proud now somewhere in their '60s.

ciations.

tion

Throughout the ages,

probably

is

of

Valentine was

St.

Part of

regaled with the sweet lyrics of master poets,

by the beautiful tones of tormented composers, and gazed in rapture at

sat enthralled

on the

has style been so sacrificed to

and

The romantic urge lives on,

yes, but

not unlike a flower planted in clay.

but

it

It

it is

sur-

cannot flourish.

Romance needs

a

It needs music, language, art — all of which help to promote a certain way of looking at the world and foster an appreci-

ation of the beautiful

and

useless.

ordinary people. School students not

only learned about poetry, they memorized it.

It

became an

integral part of their

tional "baggage"; consoling

we can lament not just the demise

of formal poetry but the complete lack of elo-

quence

in the

ple,

Shakespeare's

in

agony.

fall

"if

tried

music

to the floor

Gone is the sim-

heartbreaking melody that you could

hum

call

Today

lot of

fill

people's

it

modem

art

newspaper opinion pages as a

resentful populace vents

what

most

Denunciations of

strosity.

then

art intrudes in

when a public gallery spends a money acquiring some new mon-

only

its

outrage at

considers a waste of money.

And who can blame it? of colour, rotting meat.

the past

in

But the

tired.

notion that good music or poetry

undemocratic

sically

What made

human

of

is

intrin-

ludicrous.

is

great artists great

all

lives

them, were

Everyone else was too

es.

most uproarious laughter. But surely art must be in the sorriest

dis-

often the preserve of the aristocratic class-

understanding

ear-splitting

and better

elitist

true that the "high arts", as

is

Philistines

sound system. "Romantic rock" is an oxymoron worthy of the an

mistaken notion

also, is the

pensed within a democracy.

one without plugging something

electric into

emo-

them, delighting

them and helping to shape their thoughts and language for the rest of their lives. Today,

literally

and start to writhe

state.

Without them, romance is merely a shadow of what it could be, and once was. And so it was that, until recently, poetry and music played an important role in the lives of

today to take

to your loved

good environment.

I

It

Anyone who

musia

be the food of love" would gag,

romance. Until today.

vives,

practicality.

use e-commerce as evidence. TTien there's

alter of love

it,

that the arts are

the incarnations of visionary artists. All sacrifices

They might have talked him out They certainly would have tried.

it.

was

their

motivation,

including love, romantic or otherwise, and

up to on its The poets and composers of the

the schemes that people get

behalf.

may

past

not always have been of the peo-

though they often were, but they were certainly for them. Which is why they continued to hold sway over "the masses" long ple,

after the aristocracy

had either had their

heads lopped off or had traded

in their

carriages for bicycles.

Perhaps not. After

Pity St. Valentine?

Lines, solid blocks

Modem art is mean-

all,

On Febmary

he has eternity.

14,

he

might take a swim with Byron or sing a few

and offensive to the sensibilities. One can only ask whether it is really art or a massive fraud whose perpetrators ought to be

Sappho

given several

have to make do with our chocolates and

ingless

life

sentences.

But why have the romantic arts been so

spoken language. Never before

He might meet

with Schubert.

lyrics

romantic dinner.

for a late

We'll

roses.

Fat or skinny, people just can't be satisfied braising egotistically; fighting to lose weight,

Twice a day now, for almost two weeks, I

or fighting to keep

mix myself a drink. It's sludgy, goes down like sawdust, and couldn't even be

stereotype that

jokingly

blender blending,

my dog

at

my

she could have

it, I

tree, or a hat rack,

dmnk

(or

chugged with nose plugged). I have a goal, you see. I'm not trying to make my blood three parts bog water. And I

ain't

in the ring

with Apollo Creed.

not to laugh.

it,

ringlet-

someone who's caught the plague no mat-

say,

Big people want to be

too skinnyyyyy!"

ple

want to be

My

and

little

peo-

big.

friends avoid fattening food like the

and they turn

to look at

That phrase has scratched at for years.

How can you win?

ple will constantly

them tiy on a new pair of pants in a full-length mirror, and you might consider quarantining

quiet voices, that you

right then

and there in the change room.

Looking at their thighs in their reflection, they

you're thin,

is,

ice

you or I

I

am

a

or a beanstalk.

them

me. "You're

gusty days that find

somewhere,

some of

I

am

me

standing

a captive Icecapades

am

bark to Is

it

perpetually Twiggy. Adding

my twigs would a

weakness

be

to seek

Some might

some

nice.

change? Or

say

humans

is it

are

my eardrums

inherently weak. Hairless freaks of nature

peo-

that ate a smart seed thousands of years

If you're fat,

remind you, need

you something if you promise On really windy days, I take

participant. I

of

in

loud or

to lose weight. If

you must be anorexic.

The trath

on

human?

bubonic plague. They are healthy. But watch

them

and nervous, a look

how antiseptically they live. "I wish I was thinner," some

headed folks want iron-straight tresses. little,

On

flight.

scowl, both disapproving

ter

People with straight hair curl

will tell

I

Andrea Austin like

I'm trying to gain weight.

to

experience.

We sculpt, we tone, we we remove, we change our minds.

enhance,

Philadelphia in a grey jogging suit and

my one chance

life

drop the jugs.

looking to ran sweating through

toque to train for

get stuck in a

handed

The last thing I am is satisfied. Who is? Pamela Lee Anderson? Even she secondguessed her silicon silhouette and opted to

if

steadfastly concoct one

of the most vile drinks ever

You

have come to believe, reluctantly, that

feet beg-

ging for something she wouldn't want

on.

either

up slowly through

built

With the

chocolaty.

called

it

was

us aren't.

ago and have been paying for I'm

still

waiting for

it

ever since.

my smart seed. The

key to satisfaction. I

can't

decide which could be more frustrating and

In the

mean

time,

I

have

my

and niy "Massive Weight Gainer."

blender,

Qn CyLmpus

12

How Caps got its groove back Local

DJs bring the

days sometimes leaves a bad taste in people's

best of the beats to

mouths, especially with

older people. They don't

know what

Caps Tuesday nights Bv

all

it's

about,"

really

Hagan

said.

BREAKBEATS TO JUNGLE

L\uiu:i. MiKOLAiTis

Strazzabosco said that although has opened

Caps

new look and

doors to a

its

the music attracts mostly a select

crowd. Genetics

feel.

Every third Tuesday, the campus

who

likes the

pub presents Genetics featuring

for a

good time.

local

DJs who spin a wide variety of

Genetics has had three events at to date,

Humber

drawing hundreds of

who

students and guests

come to dance and enjoy ful DJ line up. Genetics

is

first-year

the flavor-

Tom

Humber

two They

Rigatti,

students.

came up with the idea after attending a pub at York University that At the beginning of

agement with the

man-

idea, but before

being able to host the event they to register as a

SAC

club.

A

had to be signed by people who supported the idea. SAC petition also

then gave approval, and after setbacks and a

lot

many

of hard work,

Genetics was born.

Some they knew personally. Some DJs that appeared

"It's

successful in the

way

that

something people don't normalhere and we are also making

revenue,"

Hagan

Madame

Lynx. The sets they spun ranged

from breakbeats to techno, from trance to jungle. diversity

and

The

variety added

satisfied the

demand-

Spin spin sugar: DJ Kamikaze, just one

student,

-^wrj^app Dawn two

Wilflin, has attended the last

Genetics and thought the music was

mixer, turntables and black lights.

The DJs

great.

"The DJs were really good, I really liked Kamikaze. That's the kind of music that I like... good beats. They also had a lot of variety. I am so glad people are coming out to

support it

this.

more

Hopefully they

will

often," Wilflin said.

Strazzabosco, Rigatti, and

some

KEEPING IT FRESH "We

were designed by a friend and around 2,500 were distributed around number's halls to promote the talent.

Flyers

night.

a funky and inviting

much break even. We make any money,"

pretty

don't

events as enjoyable as possible for

for

who

guests,

one guest

management was

Hagan

said the

look like molecules to hang from

a bit leery of the

the ceiling above the stage and

dance

"The way the word 'rave' is thrown around in the media these

the rented equipment, such as the

floor.

The duo

is

also responsible for

'

on defence.

season

to pick

up

a

single

their inten-

they'll

the stronger teams.

25-23, 25-20 and 25-23.

straight

and head

their record to 12-1

most points

24-19, the

fun tonight.

It

was great to score 100 points for the first time this season. Our toul shooting was great tonight and everyone played their positions well," Morrison said. With the win Humber improved stretch

er have a

little bit

their side ha\ing

play

into a

some

They do

the\'

of

liowev-

of monieiituni on

won

10 straight

tlie_\'

in for a battle pla\ing the top in

the league which

is

weren't complaining too

about the

this

season and their

percentage was also a sea-

FANSHAWE COIXEGE Humber was

led

by

all-star

a

game high 24

points followed

b\'

Tara Lee Reddick who potted 22

Forwards Lindsay

herself

points

Higgs and Filomena.^prile also had

good game

for the

Ha\vks scoring

18 and 17 points respectively.

Reddick noticed quite iti\cs t'rom this

tew pos-

a

game and

she looks

forward to the team building on the success they'\e had of

'There was a in

this

lot of

late.

good passing

game. The only thing we

would have ter tonight

them

to

liked to have done betwould have been to keep

a

lower score," Reddick

said.

The Hawks

ne.xt

game

is

against

Fanshawe College 1". Februar\ The

the second place

The Niagara Knights knew team

time

first

son high.

a

effort.

the Knights to score the

off four

the

field goal

guard Beth Latendresse who scored

l8-for-26.

so

reallv

three players in double figures for

team was at the free where the Hawks were

Staring defeat directly in the eyes trailing

the points.

\cn good team good game tonight. We had a hard time defending them but we did see some positives come out of this game," said Knights head coach Georgie Groat. The Knights had a

is

played a

the>'

for the

the Seneca Sting on Jan. 31, 19-25,

reeled

up

"Humber

and

area of considerable improve-

"We had some

set victor)'.

a

said.

tinually able to rack

One

thrilled the

who all of a sudden found themselves down by 20.

it

the

ment

this season.

night for Niagara,

POWER POSITION

recorded only four wins and three

their

in

and went on an II-O run, leaving

The third set started off with a booming kill by Matt Tim, but the Hawks couldn't do much after that. The Sting once again dictated the play and took the set 25-20.

have

they

then,

Since

record.

to

an

the Knights begging for mercy.

down his players, Seneca went on to make an impressive run

up on defence

Even with some slopp)' shooting first half and several missed open jumpers the Hawks were con-

the rest of the

let

defence, exploding for 100 points

settled

year you realize

102-58.

With the score

By Paul Ferguson

all

little

offence just

men's v-ball team

they've scored

let

most

beating on the Niagara Knights

league

A stinging loss for

when >ou

you have

The Hawks

Jeff Young keeps a close eye on the action

likes to score, but

the other team score the

the court on Feb. 3, laying a royal

PALL FtKlA'SJN

Big block: Hawk middle

man>'

[we] score that

points, we're happ>' because ever\'-

\vh\-

much

Falcons I-'alcons

on

onl\' loss this

season vsas

Humber in a close game, Humber squeaking out a 51-46

against \sith

victorw

loss.

victory that Seneca's men's volley-

Many

long

rallies,

diving saves

and timely blocks, made this the most entertaining regular season

game

since the Christmas break.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, they

ended up on the losing side. Wednesday's game was the rubber match between the two teams as they had already met twice in the past five days.

The enough

first

set

for the

started off well

Hawks'

as they

team has had over Humber

ball

Starter Carter Walls was absent from the game, which gave Alpha Conteh the chance to make a rare

Conteh was upset with

start.

play after the game, and

but

I

missed

my assignments. my fault. I am

I

was going to be a quick three-set match for Humber.

or not," said Conteh.

like

it

"We looked

started out really badly, like

number

it

was going

just killed us

we were the head

looked like ing

in

it

to be quick, XX)

We

start.

the deers looklights,"

said

The second plete swings of

the

Hawks

one that

is

supposed

difference even

set

saw two com-

momentum.

lead for

After

most of the

the Sting called a time-out

set,

when

his let

if

to

make

felt

the

the

Carter was here

Hawk's assistant coach Dean was not as critical of

Wylie

Conteh's performance.

"Alpha did still

all right,

although he

has got to close his hands on

the blocks."

The Hawk's

Drankich.

he

teammates down. "I was happy with getting the start but I didn't do my job. I was supposed to take care of business this loss [was]

play.

felt

his

To most people watching the game - even Seneca's head coach, Ed Drankich-it looked dominated

in

three years of regular season play.

their regular season

look to end on a winning

note this evening at

home

will

against

the Sheridan College Bruins. Match

time

is

at

8 p.m.

I

got

it:

Humber forward Filomena

Aprile

shows her

\ertical leaping abilit>

durmg

action agamst Niagara

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. February

10,

2000

Sports

28

Great sports anyone? Fandemonium? Not!

tive divisions.

The women's teams

So

in

order to get people coming

are both division leaders, with the

and motivated, Humber

has a number of promotional activ-

boosted most recently by the men's

team a perfect 11-0. "We do put a fair emphasis on making sure we've got a good program," Fox said. 'The coaches are all the best we can get. Mike Katz,

hockey team who moved into sec-

for example, with men's basketball

with other campus organizations.

ond place

after

[head

Cardholders are given a stamp for

back wins

last

By Gillian Girodat

Varsity teams

at

volleyball

Humber

College

continue to excel this season,

impressive back-to-

weekend.

coaching

is

is

Humber

the success that the

in

is

assistant

[an]

national team coach. So the level of

marred only by the number of fans coming out to share Their play

coach],

is

why

these seats

has a history of

being a really good and well-spirityears

five, ten, fifteen

Dana Smith, president

ago,"

"I GILU AN GIRODAT

Who needs tickets?: Diehard Humber fans enjoying great competition

society. That's the

maybe est,

way

kids are.

way people are. This number one inter-

isn't their

Humber

College's athletic director

Doug Fox

Four games in four days take their

it toll

barely had a chance to catch

3, "before

more people coming out. They can go workout and come back and just have a great time"

"We're a community college," Fox said. "Most of the students come, go to class, and then they've

are top-notch. So

far this year, all varsity

teams have

amount of hardware. The women's soccer team won gold in nationals while

•collected a significant

men

captured

again, the

noon where they would face-off a tough Weston team coached by none other then Hawks head coach Jim Henderson.

men

the

ketball

silver.

women won

silver.

and

In golf,

gold and

Both the men's basteams hold

volleyball

down second

place in their respec-

enedbecause of the absence of regu-

game

losing

The

loss put

third place

Humber

into the

game on Sunday

after-

a very difficult to,"

such a wide school

sometimes

make

it

to the

other end of the college."

So

until the posters

and promo-

tional activities actually get people

coming to the games, Humber teams will keep on playing and, most often, winning, waiting for their big crowds to come cheer them on.

be the type of competition

may have

to face

when

the

"This type of tournament helps lot

because

it

gives us a chal-

it

helps us to get ready for It's

important for us to

have these types of games to show us what we need to work on against good teams," said forward Denise Marshal.

The Hawks were led in scoring by sbc-foot forward Filomena Aprile who scored 15 points followed by Lindsay Higgs

who

netted 12.

"This type of tournament helps

week-

Hamilton TraiKway 79-64.

this will

us a

is

a long school that

lenge and

playoffs begin.

victory.

says. "It's

the playoffs.

Weston escaped with the

With Humber's bench short-

got off to a great start

and running comparable game was decided by who made the fewest mistakes. Weston proved to be a good challenge for the Hawks and the team realizes

Hawks

the

victory.

lars,

better,

Smith

plays the

for the

11 point

is

"In general, this

actual-

school to get information out

tactics

they

the

this past

short in Saturday's

But Humber slowly started to

This

ly

Humber Cup

run out of gas in the second half and

at

on Friday night posting a 78-59 victory over North Toronto, but they to

helm

The game continued with both teams exchanging baskets and it was anyone's game at the half with Humber down by only sue points.

TV.

sit

Chambers adds. Fox agrees and adds that teams do look to the stands for their support and motivation. "The motivation level of the players when you've got a crowd certainly helps you get ready for the game," Fox said.

at

perimeter to cut the lead to 8-7.

not like they have to

Denise

in

province.

fell

Perrier at the

"It is

coach

engaged in a hard see-saw battle which saw Weston pull out a 67-56

end the team ended up playing four games in four days. The tournament is sponsored by Humber College and is made up of seven club teams along with Humber. The tournament ran all weekend and featured several high school ail-stars from across the

Humber

assistant

the team took to the court and

The Hawks took part Humber Cup tournament Lakeshore campus

With

win over

in action again.

work until students know about them.

ties will

information doesn't

for the calibre of athletics,

Humber teams definitely like to see

they were

their breath after their big

basketball

and

would

SEE-SAW BATTLE

women's basketball team

Hawks

watching

"I

By Susan Wilson

back

But both Fox and Smith realize that none of the promotional activi-

out,"

there the whole time and watch. They can go workout and come back and just have a great time, rather than sitting at home and

against

Niagara on Feb.

said

Brenda Chambers, a second-year

he added.

As

New

HUMBER TEAMS

family and a

of different things,"

two to

Orleans.

definitely like to see

more people coming

semester's

last

trip for

the school's programs and the stu-

Hawk women fourth The

would

who won

Skinner,

grand prize of a

dents' priorities.

the

of students.

schedules

crowd

team.

being here."

The primary reason for this lack of interest may in fact be the busy

The CRASH card has

already proven beneficial to Jared

got places to go in terms ofjobs and lot

the

in affiliation

event they attend with

sees attendance as a reflection of

of

SAA, said. "It's not quite like that anymore and that is probably just That's the

playing records, and

player with the

"Humber College



staff,

excellent

asm.

aren't being filled.

ed school

even with the

factor can affect player's enthusi-

boasts seating for 1,500 people, ing for reasons

CRASH

$1,000.

college representation, the

which leaves athletic directors look-

each

implemented

also

card program

the end-of-semester grand prize of

coaching

teams play in front of only 80 to 100 fans. Humber's gymnasium

CRASH

our college

to try to represent

(SAA) estimates

on average,

They've

the chance to win monthly prizes or

Hawks sports teams are enjoying. The Student Athletic Association that,

year,

this

including food vendors and prizes.

very good and the intent

well."

But

games

their

at

ities

athletics

us because challenge

Beth Latendresse and Brenda

it

gives us a

and it helps us get

ready for the playoffs"

Chambers, and with Sunday's game being their fourth game days, fatigue did

Hawks. "This was a

in as

become

many

for the

felt

really close

today until the very end and

I

if

Henderson.

Weston opened with an 8-0 run and were looking to build on that it

40 min-

think

short period of time," said coach

got

Guilford

utes and was quick to point out that

had a lot to do with the team [Hawks] being shorthanded and playing so many games in such a

Humber

the team played a solid

game

that

lead until

Hawks forward Kesha

a factor

together

with some fancy passing along the

they had Latendresse and Chambers in the line-up the outcome of the game may have been different.

"We were

really together as a

team today so I thought we played a really good game. If we had had the two players we were missing we would have definitely won," she said With both teams using similar

SUSAN WILSON

Down low dribble: Tara Lee Reddick stands by for the outlet pass

etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.

February

10,

2000

Sports

29

The

Hockey Heaven

XFL:

By Meussa Mohaupt

Are you ready to rumble?

Star

John Maida

that

because

I

think professional foot-

I

the CFL, needs a

makeover of some I

it

but

wrestling,

from the XFL, because strong fan base

will build a

legendary

Hank

sings

before

Monday Night Football, "Are you ready for some football?" This a

little

different, with a

"power bomb," and a

pinch of a "chair shot." Just kid-

dimensions to the game.

can't

be

any worse than the World or Arena Leagues.

He

name

in the

industry

In a shocking press conference last

Thursday

in

New York, World

Wrestling Federation

owner and

president Vincent K.

McMahon

unveiled his plans for a

new

foot-

XFL, (Extra

ball league called the

Fun League). The league promises to excite more people with an in your face, smash mouth brand of football. The league's slogan is "Where the future tackles the past." Catchy, isn't it?

Its

McMahon said during the

my

"Where's

conference,

day

doing

is

down the idea, because they say it may interwith

have shot

other

professional

some of its talent. I think of it more as jealousy. McMahon is one of the most successful

and

steal

businessmen

in

the U.S.

and leads perhaps the fastest rising and most intriguing entertainment businesses in North America,

the

WWF.

The sports world spread,

it

is

so wide-

wouldn't hurt that the

XFL exists. I mean, why not? I myself am a big fan of professional football,

both American and

Canadian, but

I

what the

XFL

would love to see

has to

Bay.

And

hockey

that

skills

Tampa

was evident

as the

areas were the most

popular attractions. Both children

and adults

tested their slapshots,

and

breakaways,

goaltending,

Exhibitor Derek Gebhart, from

Rose

Collectibles

in

Pennsylvania, said Toronto fans

were

excellent.

my fourth All-Star Game. way more fans up here than in Tampa, that's for sure. And they really know their hockey," Gebhart

There's

McMahon.

offer. I

am

McMahon took Mick Foley, a young man just trying to make it in the wrestling worid by competing in hardcore matches and turned him into a wrestlii^ and cultural icon. He took a mediocre wrestler, Steve Austin, and turned htm into Just

name

imagfne

McMahon

in the industry.

the

possibilities

can do with some of

but underrated

football's greatest

athletes, who just want a chance to showcase their talents. I can envision the headlines. Running back suffers concussion

when opposing Linebacker attacks with him a steel chair. Quarterback wins fourteenth MVP award. Defensive end suspended indefinitely after

the coaching injured after

choke slamming

Wide Receiver landhig on thumb-

staff.

tacks in the end zone.

And Jabroni.

that's the

bottom

Have a nice day!

hour days here.

kind of hard to

It's

concentrate with

all

these school

kids here during the day, but

since the

Arrigo gained previous recogniat the

Hockey Hall of Fame, honinduction

At

don't

to. I

know.

my age you don't make

last

November. Next to the painting were photos from Maple Leaf Gardens' closing ceremony. One of the images had an elderly gentleman wearing all Leafs attire, saluting the crowd.

"Do you know who man wearing a special "It's

gave

that is?" a

Gardens opened

in the

When

asked

if

he would be

attending the All-Star

Game

that week, Gaston joked, to.

I

don't

don't know. At

make many

my

"I

later

expect

age,

you

plans."

Whatever their age, hockey fans from across North America converged on Toronto last week to celebrate and share a common bond, their love of the sport of hockey.

guest pass

me."

on the

me

Lord Stanley's chalice

thirties.

tion for painting a mural that hangs

picture

expect

Mug shot:

it's

alright," Arrigo said.

Pointing to his almost "I

MEUSSA MOHAUFT

life-size

wall, he said,

"They

those clothes, and this

all

watch. See?

Its

got the logo here in Studento Only!20% off Food and Pool

the middle."

any plans"

Gaston holds the

for being the Leafs "ultimate fan."

He has been

\i()\n \>s

title

a season ticket holder

as WINGS Free pool

plenty of opportunities to use them.

A

1

life-size cut-out

1

sn\>s

I

of the Maple

Leafs had a few empty spots on the bench for a chance to join the team. Digital cameras snapped shots of

STEVE AUSTIN

the biggest

used to working long

is

Tommy

sport,

it.

front of a crowd. "I'm looking at 15

asked.

said.

time hardcore football fans

and competitive

Arrigo

ouring Gretzky's

bring their cameras, and were given

nothing short of sheer brilliance.

leagues

since last year's event in

and who other to bring that than the master of sports entertainment, Vince

THEWWF

fere

games had been upgraded

foot-

too true.

critics

skills

Visitors were also encouraged to

and has been invaded by overpaid, Not to mention that every week at least one player is in the news because of some kiad of criming activity. This is

Many

the

Borje

hours on his artworks, but not in

said.

catching a pass.

overrated athletes.

is

representative

relations

received a first-class, entertaining

become over-regulated

What McMahon

public

working at the event,

Sittler,

GRETZKY'S INDUCTION

100,000 people," Kyle Moffatt, a

press

ball?" stating that the present

sport has

when

Doug Gilmour, Daryl

at

"It's

The XFL is projected to begin in the year 2001 with a 10-game season running from February to April. It will not compete in the same months as the NFL and the CFL, get it? The rules are a little different and less complicated, like a continuous time clock, and requiring only one foot in bounds

displayed at the Air Canada Centre.

Sundin, are featured on

looking

we're

"Overall,

White into the

artist

very well attended.

took a mediocre wrestler

and turned him

"Maple David Arrigo slowly created a mural to be in the

Salming, Curtis Joseph, and Mats

shooting accuracy.

biggest

ding.

It

all

new

Across the way

Leaf Legends" section,

Heroes, past and present, such as

Organizers assured guests that

NFL and CFL

going to Sick

[is]

Kids Hospital," Moffatt added.

hockey exhibit featuring games, displays and memorabilia, to be

sort.

think that the

over the world and will bring

it's

joined in

money

"All the

foot interactive

a chance, not

it

love

ball, especially

By John Maida

twist of a

All-

Organizers had expected the

will benefit

time

festivities

300,000 square

would be foolish

Jr.

Weekend

NHL

NHL FANtasy.

because

Williams

main

the fun instead by attending the

Don't count out Vince

McMahon,

fans that couldn't get

tickets to the

willing to give

Like

pic-

ture taken with the Stanley Cup.

Hockey

the

$3 fans chose to get their

for

in T.O.

jersey-covered fans so they could

order their veiy

own

personalized

Brydon Auto Repair

player's card. "All of the proceeds will

profits

'!.

KS

Free estimates Licenced Technician Qwality worl( Mechanical Repair

from most of the varNHL FANtasy

ious attractions at will

'

Auto safety

explained.

The

'

Insurance claims

Hockey Fights Cancer," Moffatt

Body Work

go towards various charities.

Insurance claims

Auto safety

NHL stars autographed and donated jerseys and sticks for a silent

Free estimates Licenced Technician Qwalily work

auction.

One of the most unique items on I

the auction block was a one-of-a!

kind Viper, donated by Dodge. There's only one like this, and it

was made

for the

said. "It's got the

on the

back, and goalie cut-outs on the

tail

lights."

The Viper and Wayne last All-Star

Game

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NHL," Moffatt

NHL logo

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Mon-Sat

9am -10 pm Sundays: 10am-6pm

Gretzky's

jersey fetched

the highest bids. line,

&collision

go to

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