Tuesday October 13, 2009 News 2 Biz/Tech 3 A&E 4 Life 5 Editorial 7 Sports 8 NEWS EDGE HANG ON FOR UPCOMING EVENTS! Amazing Race HSF event Oct. 14 Creative Festival Oct. 16-18 Metro Convention Centre, South Building Psychic fair HSF event Oct. 21 Planet In Focus Film Festival Oct. 21-25 International Festival of Authors Oct. 21-31 National Women’s Show Oct. 23-25 Metro Convention Centre, South Building. Halloween Hoopla GHSA event Oct. 29 RADI X The University of Guelph-Humber ARTS LIFE SPORTS THE REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS DAYNA BRUBAKER The Humber Pride Club that has been a part of the Humber North com- munity for five years has been on the down low for some time, with sparse membership and little activity. Formed as the Lesbian, Gay, Bi- sexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Club, the group developed attendance that reached a couple of dozen campus students at one point, but saw mem- bership dropping in the last couple of years. “At the end of last year, it was pretty much just [one other member] and I going to meetings on a regular basis” says Ben Rodgers, Humber Students’ Federation Vice President of Campus Life at Humber North. Stephanie Butler is the current pres- ident of the Humber Pride Club, and attributes past low turnout to a lack of promotion and visibility within the school. “We had no advertising and got sanctioned by HSF late in the year” says Butler. She also allows, however, that be- ing out in school isn’t easy for every- one, particularly students from smaller communities outside Toronto where gay pride is not the theme of major an- nual public celebrations. “I don’t feel there is intolerance on the campus,” says Butler, a third-year Media Studies student and a managing editor for this publication [Butler did not assign or handle this article]. “But I feel it is buried and not talked about as openly.” That, she believes, is about to change. Promoting the slogan “Come out, come out, wherever you are,” Humber Pride will kick off its renewal with a free barbeque in the Humber North amphitheatre on October 19. Paralegal Studies student Kristin Ellerby said, “I think it’s a fantastic idea. A club like that really lets people The Humber Pride Club strives for recognition Pride - continued pg 5 Dayna Brubaker Members of the Humber Pride Club rally around a flag that was flown during Pride Week this summer.
The Humber Pride Club that has been a part of the Humber North com-munity for five years has been on the down low for some time, with sparse membership and little activity.
Formed as the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Club, the group developed attendance that reached a couple of dozen campus students at one point, but saw mem-bership dropping in the last couple of years.
“At the end of last year, it was pretty much just [one other member] and I going to meetings on a regular basis” says Ben Rodgers, Humber Students’ Federation Vice President of Campus Life at Humber North.
Stephanie Butler is the current pres-ident of the Humber Pride Club, and attributes past low turnout to a lack of promotion and visibility within the school.
“We had no advertising and got sanctioned by HSF late in the year” says Butler.
She also allows, however, that be-ing out in school isn’t easy for every-one, particularly students from smaller communities outside Toronto where gay pride is not the theme of major an-nual public celebrations.
“I don’t feel there is intolerance on the campus,” says Butler, a third-year Media Studies student and a managing editor for this publication [Butler did not assign or handle this article]. “But I feel it is buried and not talked about as openly.”
That, she believes, is about to change. Promoting the slogan “Come out, come out, wherever you are,” Humber Pride will kick off its renewal with a free barbeque in the Humber North amphitheatre on October 19.
Paralegal Studies student Kristin Ellerby said, “I think it’s a fantastic idea. A club like that really lets people
The Humber Pride Club strives forrecognition
Pride - continued pg 5 Dayna Brubaker
Members of the Humber Pride Club rally around a flag that was flown during Pride Week this summer.
NEWS 2 TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
RADIXGuelph-Humber
Kinesiology program muscles forward
LINDSAY BISHOP
After only one year, the Kine-siology program has stretched its legs, worked out its growing pains and settled in as part of Guelph-Humber’s community. All four years of the program are now running and increasing enrollment is setting the pace for future development.
Elaine Popp, Kinesiology Pro-gram Head, says she never imag-ined that the program would have such a rapid growth spurt.
“It has become very popular, very quickly, we’re very excited,” she said. “There are currently three labs in the C-wing that the Kin students have access to, one lab in the J-wing, and two labs at University of Guelph.
There are two different av-enues into the program. One con-sists of students coming directly from high school. The other de-rives from Ontario high affinity diploma programs. Students who graduate out of the two-year Fit-ness and Health Promotion di-ploma program, with a minimum GPA of 75 per cent, from any of the 12 colleges in the province are eligible to apply for a continu-ation of studies in Kinesiology.
Deanna Franceschetti, a sec-ond year Kinesiology student
and Guelph-Humber Student Association (GHSA) program rep, was one of the students who came directly from high school. She says her attraction to GH was the small class sizes coupled with the opportunity to get to know her peers and professors better. She thinks GH’s Kinesiology program is popular because of its joint degree-diploma, adding that it can open a lot of doors by com-bining college and university.
Popp says the increase in en-rollment is a testament to the growing popularity of the pro-
gram. “We wanted to take 65 stu-dents into year one and last year we took 72-73 and this year we took 73 again,” she says.
Krissy Carlton, a second year Kinesiology student and the GHSA president, agrees that the joint degree-diploma has a lot to do with high enrollment, along with the experience of working in a cadaver lab.
While working at the Ontario University Fair, it was evident that the growth would continue as she spoke to prospective Kine-siology students. “I talked non-
stop. There were so many kids there.”
Meanwhile, the upper years have been filled by students who have completed the summer bridge semester. Popp describes this as an “academically inten-sive” semester that allows gradu-ates of Fitness Health and Promo-tion to enter the third year of the program.
“Kinesiology is a very popular field right now. Health issues are getting a lot of press in the news these days,” Popp says.
Kinesiology isn’t just for your
gym teacher anymore. With the proper certifications, a graduate can work as an ergonomist, fit-ness appraiser, personal trainer or in physical rehabilitation.
Popp explains that not only are there a lot of job opportuni-ties, but there is a wide variety as well. Some students will choose to focus on working in the com-mercial corporate side, which includes personal trainers, while others will elect to work in a clin-ic setting such as cardiac reha-bilitation or in a hospital setting.
Carlton is considering post-graduate studies at a chiropractic college, while she says her class-mates are interested in sports medicine, physiotherapy or even medical school. “You can go so many places with it,” she says.
Although the program is in its infancy, the Kinesiology students are taking big steps to become part of the GH community. “Now look, the president of the GHSA is a Kin student, one of the VPs of the GHSA is a Kinesiology stu-dent, there are three other GHSA members that are all Kinesiology students. So it is like we’re taking over,” says Popp.
The growth of the Kinesiol-ogy program is not only in the increased enrollment. Renova-tions are underway to expand the number of labs available for stu-dents. As of January, the A-wing in Humber College will house two new labs including a high performance centre and a group exercise studio.
One year later, rapid growth spurtexcites students
Lindsay BishopBrian Zorgel checks Michelle Commandant’s blood pressure. Both are second-year Kinesiology students at GH.
ANDRENE STERLING
New electives have arrived at Guelph-Hu mber, i mprov i ng a traditionally slender field of choices at the school.
Popular Music, Desire and Discontent, and Classical My-thology are among the six new electives being offered at GH, whose combined diploma-degree programs leave less room for electives than at most universi-ties.
Dolly Birdi, a third year Busi-ness student is taking Introduc-tion to Classical Culture, one of the new electives being offered this semester.
“Introduction to Classical Culture gives you an amazing in-sight on the modern world today compared to ancient times, and how similar everything is,” Birdi said. “It’s an amazing course.”
Although Birdi has a positive outlook on the course, she feels there is still not a lot of variety of electives to choose from.
“I have taken a few electives, and now that I am heading into my final year soon, I feel that none of the electives that are left interest me,” says Birdi.
Sarah Lang, a third year Early Childhood (ECE) student, said she also believes work still needs to be done on GH electives. “I don’t think the electives at GH
are very exciting,” said Lang.The main campus in Guelph
offers electives ranging from Art History to European Studies. GH students can take these kind of University of Guelph electives during the summer or after com-pleting program requirements. GH students cannot be registered in GH courses and courses at Guelph at the same time.
Leah Murdock, the Manager of Advising and Registration at Guelph-Humber, explains why.
“Guelph-Humber and Guelph share the same information sys-tem, and it can lead to great con-fusion, making it impossible to accurately track student trans-gression.”
GH students may also take
electives at universities other than Guelph. Students deciding to do this need to apply for a let-ter of permission.
Meanwhile, students can look forward to the new Independent Study course: International Mon-ey Matters, being offered at GH Spring 2010 as an elective. This new elective will give students an opportunity to study abroad in London, England.
“It’s an exiting opportunity for students. We are trying to make it an affordable interna-tional experience,” said Julie Gustavel, GH Manager of Aca-demic Services.
For more information on the London elective, contact [email protected].
Andrene SterlingHumber students catch up on readings from new electives.
New electives fortify slim pickings
ALYSSA OUELLETTE
Renovations at the Humber Col-lege Student Centre are nearly complete after continuous work since last May.
The work will have cost $3.5 million by completion, said Shu-gufa Kaker, Humber Student Federation’s President.
“The goal was to make the Student Centre a place where stu-dents could enjoy themselves,” she said. “As the number of stu-dents at Humber increases, we have to make sure we are keeping up with the growth.”
Extensive renovations have been made both to the Student Centre and adjoining cafeteria. Kaker says there is now a built-in stage area for student events and a projection screen for movies.
The second floor of the ex-panded space serves as a bal-cony and includes study areas, a lounge and a pharmacy.
Alex Kerr, a second year film and television production student at Humber says she visits the Stu-dent Centre at least once a day.
“I have had a Booster Juice every day since school started. The Student Centre looks a lot better and there are more options
for food now. It’s not as hectic and the lines are a bit more or-ganized. Before I’d wait half an hour before I even got to the front.”
Jonathan Zarb, a fourth year business student at Guelph-Hum-ber, was critical of the decor in the revamped facility.
“It looks really plain” he said. “Before, it was old, but it had a lot more character. Now it is just plain walls and concrete.”
Zarb suggested asking Image Arts students to hang some of their photography on the walls.
Kaker, meanwhile, offers as-surances that HSF does have plans to brighten the renovated centre.
“The student work that we hang in the Student Centre will be banners advertising events and services we are trying to publicize to our students,” she said.
Amenities at the Centre are available to GH students.
Student Centre nearscompletion
Alyssa OuelletteExtensive renovations have been made at the Humber cafeteria.
3 NEWS/BIZ/TECHTUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
RADIXGuelph-Humber
Digital Communications has arrived
MATTHEW KING
Media Studies has gone digital; Digital communications joins journalism, public relations and Image Arts this year.
Students will become experts looking into film, video and the internet as their specialization.
Ed Wright, Head of Media Studies said the new stream was created because “faculty is al-ways watching the business and see the demand for the skills.”
University of Guelph-Humber professor Stuart Robertson ex-plained that if two people apply for a job and one applicant has multi-media skills they have an edge over other less knowledge-able applicants
This year’s incoming media class will be the first who are of-fered Digital Communications as a specialization. In the first two years students will study a broad variety of media courses, accord-ing to Wright.
After students choose their specialization in third year they will take a more narrow selection of courses developing skills spe-cific to their area of interest.
Jillian Barbara, a first year media student, says she is excit-ed at the chance to be one of the first students to choose digital communication as her special-ization.
“I like how I can do photogra-phy but I also learn about film. I think there will be more job op-
portunities for me as I will have a better skill set,” says Barbara.
Barbara said her first experi-ence with the media field came when she went to work with her father in grade 9. They had one room where they were doing everything related to the media field according to Barbara.
Faculty will use the next two
years to develop the curriculum. It also gives students a chance to make up their mind.
Previously Media Students chose their specialization in sec-ond semester.
Second year Public Relations student, Candice Reggi said “I think second semester is too soon to choose. I think the change will
definitely affect a majority of the students’ choices.”
Current media students are say they are surprised about the new stream.
Reggi said she always knew she wanted to go into Public Re-lations but thinks the new digital communication stream is a great idea. “From what I have heard
it sounds quite interesting,” She said. Reggi went on to say “It might have made my decision a little tougher but it wouldn’t have changed anything, I was set on PR.”
As Ed Wright said “we are always looking to expand and present opportunities to our students.”
iPhone in competition with other applicationsPEJA BULATOVIC
For the first time since its release, the Apple iPhone is looking vul-nerable.
With more practical options becoming available - including BlackBerry and Android devic-es – application developers are showing unease, saying they in-vest weeks of time and money in development only to have their application summarily rejected.
“There’s no point in program-ming apps for Apple,” says Josh Labrecque, a fourth-year Com-puter Science student at Guelph-Humber and aspiring developer. ”Even though they say they wel-come all apps, they really don’t.”
Apple’s infamous rejection process has even gained atten-tion from the US government. The Federal Communications Commission is currently inves-tigating Apple’s unexplained re-jection of a proposed Google ap-plication for the iPhone. Google is becoming a direct competitor to Apple and so the situation is very controversial.
This also affects consumers
who feel that they should be al-lowed to decide which applica-tions they want to use.
“I definitely care,” said iPhone-owner Kyle Stewart, “I would definitely like to have that freedom.”
Despite these controversies, developers continue to create applications for the iPhone plat-form. The obvious draw is Ap-ple’s large market share. Howev-er, Labrecque believes that even that is losing its appeal to young programmers.
“The App Store for Apple already has something like 70, 000 apps, the majority of them useless. It’s better to work in an environment where everything isn’t done.”
This refers to competing smartphone companies, specifi-cally RIM’s BlackBerry plat-form. However, the BlackBerry has its own limitations. The most glaring obstacle for developers designing BlackBerry apps is the extreme differeces between RIM’s devices; different model BlackBerrys vary greatly in screen-size, hardware capabili-
ties, and use of touchscreens or traditional keys.
A third option is emerging.About a year ago, the An-
droid operating system was in-troduced. Android is a joint proj-ect between many of the world’s most prominent cellphone producers and spearheaded by Google. The system is com-pletely open-source, meaning the code is available to anyone and the application submission process is almost without re-striction.
Android faces issues of its own. To date, only two phones are available in Canada which run Android, the HTC Dream and the HTC Magic. Several more An-droid phones are expected by 2010 including entries by Motorola and Samsung. Like Blackberry, there is no standard for the specifica-tions of the actual devices.
Stewart says he would con-sider switching to an open-source phone if there was hard-ware available that could match the iPhone.
The iPhone, he believes, “just has more features. I found the iPhone is best for sensitivity and control [but] I would obviously go for an update.
The smartphone landscape will likely be reshaped in the final months of 2009. With An-droid preparing to face off head-to-head with the iPhone, and Microsoft soon releasing their latest iteration of Windows Mo-bile, it is likely that Apple will have some serious competition.
In order for Android to reach a significant market share, Google will have to offer a de-vice as feature-filled and attrac-tive as the iPhone. For Apple, it will mean relaxing on their application restrictions or they could face a migration of pro-grammers leaving their platform for the competition.
Whatever the result, indus-try observers remark, corporate competition always results in benefits for the consumer and the developers. For prospective buyers, that should mean better features, lower prices and more options.
Peja Bulatovic“The [iPhone] Apps store already has something like 70,000 apps, the major-ity of them are useless,” says Josh Labrecque, a Guelph-Humber computer science student. Apple currently has a large market share.
Matthew King “I think there will be more job opportunities for me [with Digital Communications] as I will have a better skill set” says Jillian Barbara, first-year media studies student.
New Media Studies stream has students excited
A&E 4 TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
RADIXGuelph-Humber
RADIX
TTC fails on Nuit Blanche
Not all facets of Nuit Blanche—Toronto’s white
night—were met with glowing reviews.
Like last year’s event, the To-ronto Transit Commission took special interest in the all-night art extravaganza. In keeping with last year, their interest worked better in theory than practice.
Claiming to be “the better way to see Nuit Blanche,” the TTC extended subway service by five and a half hours from 1:30 a.m. until seven in the morning. The intent was there. Efficiency and reliability were not.
On paper, the Nuit Blanche Day Pass was a great idea. For only $9, groups of up to six cus-tomers (maximum two adults) could travel all through the night, riding the rocket between each of the event’s three zones.
It was supposed to be conve-nient. It wasn’t.
Long wait times were only the kicker.
As groups amassed, buses and streetcars filled up fast when they finally arrived. They looked like
tin cans packed tightly with sar-dine-like art aficionados.
That’s because the service was extended, but not increased. Buses ran later to account for the event’s curfew, but there weren’t enough of them to serve the larg-er crowds.
The biggest problem, howev-er, came from the subway’s ser-vice extension. As anyone who’s ever dealt with such an idea dur-ing previous years—or even on New Year’s—knows, this wasn’t a surprise.
While it was nice to have the option of taking the subway into the wee hours of the morning, it came off as more of a novelty than a convenience.
Again, the wait times were an issue.
Ryan McLean, a visitor that night who said he had to work early the following (or same) morning, claimed to have waited on the eastbound subway plat-form at Bloor over an hour.
I felt this frustration first hand.
Heading westbound, I arrived at Bloor station around 2:30 a.m. The subway showed up close to 3 a.m. It wasn’t the wait that killed me, but the realization that the subway service only extended as far as Keele station. The an-
nouncement was met by sighs and groans from bemoaned, oft-intoxicated passengers.
While droves of cranky pe-destrians hailed themselves a safe cab-ride home from the cor-ner of Keele and Bloor, I couldn’t
help but wonder what became of those who couldn’t afford such luxuries—cab fare for a trip to-wards Kipling Station could cost more than $30.
Other than frustration, I guess we’ll never know.
BRENDAN DAVIS
On October 3rd, from sun-down to sunrise, it was impos-sible to find room to walk on the city’s streets.
Four years in, Nuit Blanche has become one of the most anticipated events of the year for Torontonians and an esti-mated 100,000 visitors from beyond.
It turned the streets into can-vases for contemporary art as over one million onlookers ven-tured into downtown Toronto.
Featuring 130 exhibits by close to 500 artists, Nuit Blanche was broken into three zones that stretched through the heart of the city. This left pa-trons with plenty to see and do.
A visitor to Zone A around city hall, for example, may have experienced D. A. Ther-rien’s “Four Letter Word Ma-chine” or walked down a very crowded Bay Street, lining up for one of the many rides at the Wild Ride exhibit.
Jason Lacuna, 26, has at-tended the event each of its four years.
“I come out every year, it’s an amazing experience being able to interact with the exhib-its,” he added.
Nuit Blanche doesn’t just attract Torontonians; it also attracts tourists from all over North America.
Brandon Jennings, 38, of Boston, said, “This is great. They don’t have stuff like this in the U.S. I’m jealous.”
(Nuit Blanche is held in a number of cities worldwide, including several in the U.S.)Attracting millions of dollars in spending, the event contin-ues to evolve and reflect the talent and vision of Canadian and international artists.
Nuit Blanche a successfour years running
Tyler Munro
D.A. Therrien’s “Four Letter Word Machine” was shown at Toronto’s City Hall on Oct. 3 as a part of the fourth-annual Nuit Blanche.
Samantha Stevens
Canadian graffiti artists collaborate on a mural at the AGO during Nuit Blanche.
STEPHANIE BUTLER
The vampire legend often con-jures images of old-world Euro-pean cities. Readers of Dracula and watchers of Underworld have come to expect spindly church towers, gargoyles crusted with lichen, and crumbled stone buildings.
Today, however, fictional vampires are known to haunt such North American locales as New Orleans (Anne Rice’s nov-els) and Forks, Washington (Twi-light).
Toronto, which has a rich and haunting history and culture, mixes old and new architecture
to create a curious blend of eras but not one that would appear to suit the vampire esthetic.
In an article for Where To-ronto, University of Toronto pro-fessor of architecture Lawrence Richards says the city doesn’t “have the historical or cultural continuity, let alone the elegant architecture that [European] cit-ies have. Frankly, Toronto, is a new, brash, rag-tag place—a big mix of periods and styles.”
Yet despite the mixed setting, Toronto is proving fertile ground for undead chic.
Toronto has played host to gothic bars and clubs, a lively goth music scene, and two vam-
pire television shows.Sanctuary: the Vampire Sex
Bar opened its doors to the night-time crowd in 1992 mid-way through the 90s goth movement. The bar briefly enforced a gothic dress-code.
This bar attracted clientele from the gothic and industrial subcultures and ran successfully until June 2000.
In the aftermath of the 1999 Columbine shooting, goth cul-ture was banished to the shadows and the bar’s clientele decreased.
Sanctuary was one of many clubs during the ‘90s that show-cased goth and vampire-inspired music.
Vampire Beach Babes is one of the most successful experi-
mental vampire bands to come out of the Toronto scene. The band’s website describes their style as “gothabilly,” having evolved from “twilight surf mu-sic” to more somber “goth rock.”
It is not just bands, but televi-sion shows that display the vam-pire culture.
Forever Knight, a series that aired in the ‘90s , stars Geraint Wyn Davies as Nicholas Knight, an 800-year-old vampire turned Toronto cop. The series chroni-cles Knight’s attempts to atone for his sins and reclaim his hu-manity by working as a homicide detective.
The series ran three seasons on CBS before being cancelled in 1996.
2007’s Blood Ties was also set in Toronto. The 22-episode series starred Torontonian Chris-tina Cox as Vicki Nelson, a pri-vate detective who teams up with vampire Henry Fitzroy to solve supernatural crimes. Fitzroy, played by Mississauga-born Kyle Schmid, is a 480-year-old vam-pire and the illegitimate heir of Henry VIII.
Both television shows combine vampirism and crime in a decid-edly Canadian mix of old-world meets new reality culture.
The theme of ‘culture-clash’ is a continuous one in Canadian me-dia production, reflecting the ide-ology of a country that struggles with an identity that is both mod-ern and historical.
Toronto’s coffin culture
TYLER MUNROARTS EDITOR
5 A&E/LIFETUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
RADIXGuelph-Humber
KELLY SCOTT
Students at Guelph Humber risk injury or worse every day by jaywalking to get from the bus to school, even though they have the option to walk to either of two sets of lights to cross the street safely.
The campus ‘A’ entrance is lo-cated between lots 5 and 6. Stu-dents are constantly seen coming and going from the bus stop.
Many cars use this same route to enter the school’s parking lots. There is a crosswalk closer to the Humber entrances, which is out of the way for Guelph Humber students.
Megan Teeter, a first year Criminal Justice student at Guelph Humber, drives to school and is always watching out for jaywalkers. Teeter said that she’s had some people cut across the road in front of her on her way into the parking lots.
Having a crosswalk at the ‘A’ entrance may create a more con-trolled environment for drivers and pedestrians, she added.
There may not be any imme-diate danger to students crossing without a crosswalk but it is still a neglected high risk area.
Yet not everyone believes that a crosswalk would benefit the
school.“People walk wherever and
whenever they want,” says third year Criminal Justice student, Mike Bronsveld, indicating that a crosswalk would be largely ig-nored.
Bronsveld has also encoun-tered jaywalkers,but has never come close to hitting any.
Benefits of getting a cross-
walk at the ‘A’ entrance include assuring student safety by elimi-nating jaywalking and control-ling traffic.
Conversely, a crosswalk may create traffic congestion for driv-ers. It also might be a costly proj-ect and drivers could become frustrated with having to wait for pedestrians.
CITY-TV reported that in
2006, 20 pedestrians were killed in Toronto, according to the To-ronto Police and Toronto Trans-portation Services.
With crowds of Guelph Hum-ber students seen boarding buses every day along Humber College Boulevard, students like Teeter feel that the safety of students on campus is not ad-dressed.
Jaywalkers risk their livesaround campus know that it’s alright to be yourself wheth-er you’re gay, straight, bi or whatever.”
Ramzi Jibril, a Humber Business Administration student, joined the club this year.
“Having a club like this al-lows for greater diversity and helps people understand one another,” said Jibril.
Humber Pride is currently updating a Positive Space campaign to increase aware-ness of difference in sexual orientation and make an in-clusive and welcoming com-munity for everyone on cam-pus.
Beyond this, Butler said that she wants to make Hum-ber a very gay friendly com-munity. She intends on start-ing a campaign against the phrase “that’s so gay”.
“I don’t want the word gay to be synonymous with bad or stupid. I want to teach people why it’s discriminating to say ‘that’s so gay’” says Butler.
The club is planning such activities as a Mardi Gras Night, a drag show and par-ticipating in the annual To-ronto Pride Parade this sum-mer.
Pride (cont. from pg.1)
DAYNA BRUBAKER
Philip Sworden, a Business pro-fessor at Humber College, found his creative outlet in the beauty of the Canadian outback.
Sworden has always dabbled in art but only started taking it seriously in the last three years. His paintings are landscapes of northern Ontario.
“When people see my paint-ings, I want them to know that it’s Canada. I want them to be able to experience how beauti-ful the north of Ontario is”, said Sworden.
The exhibit in the Guelph-Humber atrium, which ended earlier this month, marked a first for the seasoned artist.
“I’ve been in a lot of art shows, but I’ve never done one of just my work. This [was] my first one and I’m really pleased with it.” Sworden said.
The GH gallery is not usually
open for student use. It serves as a classroom of sorts for se-nior Public Relations and Busi-ness students. But thanks to the fourth-year Business Adminis-tration students, Sworden landed a two-week exhibit. All he had to do was ask.
“Prof. Riccio runs an event management course. I asked him if he could put on an art show and he got his students to put it on.”
Sworden got “positive re-sponses which is great. I’ve worked really hard to do a show of just my work.”
While getting to display his work is a great honour for Swor-den, he aims for his work to reso-nate with the audience.
“When people see my paint-ings, I want them to be taken to a nice place and really see how beautiful this country is and can be. Giving students a chance to see Canadian art was one of my goals with this showing.”
The business of art
Dayna Brubaker
Business prof Sworden had his first solo show at Guelph-Humber art gallery.
Adam Mirani
A Guelph-Humber student jaywalks across Humber College Boulevard.
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Business | Community Services | Health | Hospitality | Media | Technology | The Arts
PROFESSOR OF ISLAMIC STUDIES, DIRECTOR OF ISLAMIC CHAPLAINCY & DIRECTOR OF
MACDONALD CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM RELATIONS AT
THE HARTFORD SEMINARY / PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
By outsiders, Muslim women are all too often seen through exotic
stereotypes, voyeuristic descriptions ("lifting the veil"), or corpse-like
metaphors ("shrouded in her cloak"). On the other hand, Muslims who
defend the status of women in Islam all too often adopt apologetic
stances, denying the real struggles many Muslim women face in
attaining true parity with men in their communities. In this lecture,
Professor Mattson will address both the stereotypes and the apologetics
and then move to a discussion of the real barriers Muslim women face
as well as their truly remarkable accomplishments in the world today.
LIFE 6 TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
RADIXGuelph-Humber
Budget dating ideas for students
Dating is fun and exciting, but these days it can also be expen-sive. After paying for tuition, textbooks and basic living costs, many students are finding them-selves strapped for cash.
Although a tight budget can be frustrating, it doesn’t mean students have to stop dating.
Here are some date ideas that are so inexpensive that you can enjoy a few of them in one day.
Instead of splurging on an ex-pensive dinner, start by enjoying a quiet breakfast or lunch with your companion. This is a great alternative for those who enjoy going out every once in a while but don’t want to over-spend. Many restaurants offer half priced lunch menus or two-for-one deals. Also, restaurants are a lot calmer in the afternoon hours.
Make an impression by go-ing out for a history or art lesson. Many museums offer half priced tickets after certain hours or on specific days. For example, the Royal Ontario Museum offers general admission for free on Wednesdays between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Free admission is also offered on Tuesdays for full-time post-secondary students. Finding cheap admission prices to places like this is as easy as checking their websites and sign-ing up for e-mail notices.
“I have definitely gone on dates that would be considered cheaper,” says Geoff Turner, who owns a renovation business. “I have gone to many art galleries where the admission was never more than $10.”
Like most young people, Turn-er finds it tough to spend money on expensive date ideas.
“Owning my own business through the recession has made me think twice about reaching for my wallet when it comes to dating,” says Turner. “At this point, money is a hard to come by commodity and it is better saved than splurged.”
For couples who enjoy being
active, going for a bike ride or a walk is always an enjoyable op-tion. Cities across Ontario have many walking and biking trails to offer. Toronto’s High Park is an example close for many students. By searching on a city’s website, you can find plenty of informa-tion about parks in your area.
If the weather permits, why not plan an afternoon picnic? It is fairly inexpensive and al-lows people to get to know each other more while enjoying the nice weather. As a substitute to expensive meals, students can choose to pack low-priced alter-natives such as appetizers, des-serts, and fruits. Plus, students
generally have picnic necessities lying around their dorm or house including blankets, napkins, and silverware.
As the evening hour rolls around, many people love to go see a great movie. However, movie dates can be expensive these days. An adult admission can be $12.50 and prices for popcorn currently run from around $4.75 for a small to $7.75 for a large, depending on the cinema. So, instead of seeing a show in the evening, try getting tickets for a matinee.
For those of us who insist on seeing a movie in the evening, there are plenty of theatres offer-ing discount cards such as AMC’s
movie watcher or Cineplex Ode-on’s Scene card. These cards al-low the user to accumulate points which can be used towards a free movie or free concessions.
“I do believe any movie card is worth it,” says Bianca Moran, an AMC employee. “If you can get a free movie just by swiping a card and getting points, then do it!”
“Discounts can also be ob-tained from e-mails that are sent to customers who sign up for them. These e-mails can give you free popcorn, drinks, or even movies.”
End on a good note by taking your date to a festival or concert.
“I would recommend the week-end festivals for a low budget date,” says Corinne Rendall, a third year Early Childhood student at GH. “You get to walk around, talk, and look at the different things. Then you can share some food at the fes-tival and sit and talk.”
By checking out the Toronto city website or reading signs posted around your city, you can find out when these events are happening.
Dating doesn’t have to be ex-pensive. You can enjoy these ac-tivities all in one day, or on sepa-rate occasions. Either way, it will amaze your companion and keep you cool without any financial suffering.
“It’s really not that hard,” says Turner. “Usually cost effective dates are better because you can do them more often and there is more thought put into them.”
“I completely support the cheaper date idea!” Rendall says. “I don’t have a lot of money to spare for dating, so they are per-fect. Who doesn’t like to save money?”
Laura PiedadeGuelph-Humber students Joseph Leger and Ashley Cabral enjoy saving money together.
No money needn’t mean no dates
SARAH DOKTOR
Students are all smiles about the new dentist office opening on campus.
Located beside the new HSF office, the clinic opened last week after a month of renovation to the space.
“I think it is a good idea that they brought it to the school,” said fourth year business student Kerri Gonzales. “They have the health centre here [and] it’s good they are bringing these services to the students.”
Marcy Skribe, a dental hy-gienist, began working at Hum-ber in January of this year.
“There were a lot of referrals that went out and that’s why I de-cided to bring in a dentist a cou-ple times a week,” said Skribe.
The dentist will be at Humber twice a week while the hygienist is available five days weekly.
The clinic staff can inform
students about the coverage and services offered through Humber Students’ Federation (HSF).
“I think it’s great that it is accessible. If there are any ques-tions, it’s right next door,” said-Sieu Moi Ly, HSF Director.
Many students are learning about their coverage for the first time.
“I found out that our fees in-clude the plan and I want to get it for my family as well,” said first year Web Development student, Faraz Hassan Qureshi.
“I used to have a plan for work, and I was thinking about getting a new plan, but now I know we have one, and it’s good. My teeth are in quite bad condition,” said Qureshi.
Dental insurance is offered through HSF to full time students that have paid all of their fees for the current semester.
“We do have a very compre-hensive plan...I think we have very good coverage,” said Ly.
Although services are now of-fered on campus, students do not have to use them. Students can choose their own dentist, while still using their insurance, or opt out altogether.
Students can stop by the HSF office for more information or speak with the hygienist at the clinic during operating hours.
Campus dental services expanded
LINDSAY BISHOP
Guelph-Humber students were still catching the last rays of sum-mer when a committee formed at Humber to deal with the sober-ing threat of H1N1, commonly referred to as swine flu.
The committee developed a new plan focused on prevention.
“We ordered and installed hundreds of the sanitizer sta-tions. We provided a communica-tions campaign based on posters, flyers and a website,” says Sylvia Kowal, Director of Marketing and Communications at Humber College.
However, not all elements are catching the attention of busy students.
“I’ve just noticed the flyers and the posters in the washroom,” admits Sarah Strachan, first-year Business student.
Natasha Petersons, also a first-year Business student, has taken note of the sanitizers and flyers, but hasn’t noticed much more.
Humber’s advice to ill stu-dents from Toronto Public Health is standard in the city. Students should go to their doctor or call the health care centre if they sus-pect they have H1N1.
In the case of a more serious outbreak, classes will continue to be provided for students.
“We have been fortunate this semester and we’ve not observed a need for further action at this time on our campus,” says Jenni-fer DeDominicis, Campus Regis-trar. “But should things escalate we will certainly be working within our community to make sure that students are not disad-vantaged academically.”
In addition, Humber will be holding its annual flu shot clinic, but so far talks about a H1N1 flu
vaccine are on standby. “Everybody is just waiting to
see when the vaccine is ready and how it is going to be admin-istered,” says Kowal.
For now, Kowal says the focus remains on monitoring the situa-tion and spreading the informa-tion before H1N1 begins a spread of its own.
While informational flyers and posters wallpaper the school, students like Petersons, Strachan and Lozaroff remain uncon-cerned about the possibility of an outbreak.
Humber fights flu pandemic
Lindsay Bishop
A Guelph-Humber student prevents the spread of bacteria.
LAURA PIEDADE
7 EDITORIALTUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2009
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Dare to cross the bridge?
Students at Guelph-Humber enjoy the special status of be-
ing under the wings of both the Humber Hawk and the Guelph Gryphon.
Because of this dual-insti-tution status, Guelph-Humber students are entitled to use the facilities and services of both the University of Guelph and Hum-ber College.
In theory, the arrangement is favorable for Guelph-Humber students, granting them a diverse range of opportunities. In prac-tice, Guelph-Humber students often stay confined to the GH building and rarely dip into the treasure trove of services offered at Humber.
The University of Guelph has offerings of its own, includ-ing sports teams and vast library holdings – both in the univer-sity and through the tri-univer-sity library agreement between Guelph, Waterloo, and Laurier.
Humber has a lot to offer Guelph-Humber students. Gems include access to equipment from Media Services, participation in sports teams and intramu-rals through Athletics, or access to events, services, and clubs through the Humber Students Federation (HSF).
Many Guelph-Humber stu-dents are unaware that they are considered part of the Humber community and enjoy the same access to the college’s facilities, services, and resources.
Some GH students may feel overwhelmed by the ratio of Humber students to Guelph-Humber students. There are 19 000 full-time and 55 000 part-time students among Humber’s three campuses. By comparison, there are roughly 3 000 full-time students at Guelph-Humber. This leaves a full-time student ratio of about one GH student for every seven Humber students.
Other students may feel that
because of the distinction be-tween ‘university’ and ‘college’ students that they are above us-ing the resources Humber of-fers. This kind of elitist snobbery hinders GH students from taking full advantage of the tuition and student fees they pay to the col-lege.
As an institution, Guelph-Humber does not exist. The building and the programs housed within are a product of an agreement made between Guelph and Humber.
In the agreement, it was de-cided that fees and tuition would be paid through Guelph and that Guelph would handle the aca-
demic side of the equation. Hum-ber agreed to provide the services and student life aspects of the GH puzzle. These include student governance through HSF, access to athletic facilities, and space in student residence.
While GH students pay through Guelph’s WebAdvisor system, a significant portion of their fees are funneled into Hum-ber College. By not taking ad-vantage of what’s offered on the other side of the bridge, Guelph-Humber students are wasting dollars spent on student fees.
The bottom line? There is no troll hiding under the bridge be-tween GH and Humber.
GH students need to lay differences aside and take advantage of Humber resources
We asked you...Do you feel more part of the Humber or Guelph community?
Julie MetniSecond-year Media Studies
“It’s kind of an even split.”
Vicky PazosFirst-year Early Childhood
“I can see Humber on the other side. It’s its own area.”
Adrian SmithThird-year Business
“Guelph community always keeps it on the low, so you don’t know what they’re doing”
Vivian HoFourth-year Business
“I just consider myself all. I don’t really attach to one.”
Malaika BrowneFirst-year Business
“Theres more going on (at Humber), there’s more to do, everything is there.”
Shared ResourcesA taste of what’s offered on the Humber side:• Equipment rental through
Humber’s Media Services desk
• A diverse palate of foods, including ethnic foods and quality student-prepared foods
• A range of student clubs. Full list on www.humber-life.com
• A comprehensive health and dental plan through HSF – hint: all full-time students have already paid for it
• Intramural sports, physi-cal therapy, and free fit-ness workshops through Athletics (there’s a swim-ming pool too!)
• Discounted spa treat-ments in the Humber Spa
• Student employment through the Humber Ca-reer Centre
• On-campus pharmacy and dental clinic funded wby HSF
• A Health Centre staffed by nurse practitioners and a doctor
• A multimedia library with videos, journals, newspa-pers, and books
And through Guelph:• The tri-university library
system• University-level sports
teams• “Wind your toy”• Access to student events in
The Athletic Centre at Humber is getting a facelift.
The 15,000 square foot addi-tion to the facility is the major change students will see.
The Assistant Athletic Direc-tor and Sports Information Di-rector at Humber, Jim Bialek is looking forward to the comple-tion of the renovation.
“There will be a big differ-ence,” Bialek says. “It’s a big up-date. We are hoping it’s all done by January 2010 in time for the new semester.”
Updates to the Athletic Cen-tre include a revamping of both levels basic floor plans. The main floor will see a new varsity team room and the dressing rooms are being updated as well as getting saunas. The second floor will be-come the expanded weight room and will be equipped with up to date equipment, two studios and a wellness reception area.
“Our offices are about a month behind,” Bialek says of the ap-proximately $4.5-million renova-tion. “We are going to close the weight room after exams to do the work there. The goal is that it is open after Christmas break.”
Bialek says basic construction problems are causing delays in the overhaul.
Leanne Henwood-Adam is the
Fitness Co-ordinator and the Fit-ness Leadership Director at the Athletic Centre. She says delays are to be expected.
“You have to roll with the punches,” Henwood-Adam says. “There will always be issues. It does create extra work but it makes life interesting.”
Henwood-Adam has had to redo the fitness schedule multiple times now for this semester due to construction.
She is looking at getting more exercise machines for the gym and more up to date equipment.
“We are looking to comple-ment what we have,” Henwood-Adam says. “We are getting pieces we don’t have or that are popular and have high usage.”
“Ideally we will have a situa-tion where you don’t have to sign on to use a treadmill or ellipti-cal,” says Bialek. “You can go up and go.”
Michael Gonder, a third year Business student at Humber says if he wasn’t in the area of the con-struction, he wouldn’t notice.
“It is a bit of a pain because I’m always there,” Gonder says.
Justin Seller, a third year Ar-chitecture student says all the construction is for the best.
“I realize reno is a huge deal,” Seller says. “But it makes every-thing better. It’s a good thing for everyone.”
Students who use the gym are going to have to tolerate the nar-row hallways and loud noises for a few more months.
A new semester, new Athletic Centre
Courtesy of Humber AthleticsThis is the proposed look of the new Athletic Centre at the D entrance.
Facility to finally open after winter break
Jim BialekHumber Hawks beat the Redeemer Royals 4-0 in their season opener.
AMANDA SMITH
This is a year of high expecta-tions.
The Humber Hawks men’s soccer team is aiming to win at provincials.
Coach Germain Sanchez says this year looks like it will be a strong one for the team.
“We had 30 to 35 very good players show up for tryouts along with returning players,” Sanchez says.
Some members of the team are recruited to play while many others show up for the September tryouts. Sanchez says there were over 100 players who tried out for the team this year.
Sanchez says, “Our team is made up of 25 very experienced players. I expect this group to carry us for the next few years.”
Sanchez says he is happy with the group of players he has.
“They are willing to be hum-ble, they are able to push them-selves to work hard and I don’t expect discipline to be a prob-lem,” he says. “We had a good team a few years ago but there were personality conflicts and we weren’t able to go anywhere.”
The soccer season has just begun and Sanchez is using the time on the field to experiment with line combinations.
“Because it’s early in the sea-son, we play as many players as possible and move them around,” he says. “We hope not to lose any points early on but we also don’t want to embarrass anyone.”
Team captain Dave Ragno is looking beyond a provincial championship.
“We have a strong team from
front to back,” Ragno says. “Our goal is to go to nationals and win.”
Ragno says he is justified to feel so confident in this year’s team.
“We know we have confi-dence,” he says. “Our rookies also play outside of school so they should fit in. We’re just getting to know how each other plays.”
Jim Bialek, Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director, also believes this team has a lot of promise.
“Our goal is to win the na-tional championship,” Bialek says. “This is potentially one of the strongest teams ever since we won the last national champion-ship.”
Bialek noted some members of the team won last year’s in-door soccer championship with Humber.
“They have a taste of what it takes to get a championship. It will be a very exciting year in men’s soccer.”
Hawks confident in upcoming seasonHumber men’s soccer team shows a lot of promise
Jim BialekHumber Hawks’ Calvin Rosario.
“We have a
strong team from
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