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It's something that we should all care
about essentially because it can happen
to you or me. - See page 12
Volume XLIV, Issue 3 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca December 19 - 25, 2017
Hundreds drop
out of DC after
faculty strike page
3
Strike
impacts DC's
Convocation
page 11
Photograph by Shana Fillatrau
Winning big at the TCC
page 13
Lords
consistently
inconsistent
page 14
Photograph by John Cook
Photograph by Matt Henry

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BACK
of the
FRONT
DC journalism students look at Durham College and UOIT,
and beyond, by the numbers and with their cameras
Photograph by Shana Fillatrau
Slippin' and slidin' down Simcoe
A car accident occured outside the Simcoe St. N. Tim Hortons on the
first big snowfall of the year last Tuesday.
The game of phones
Photograph by Angela Lavallee
A Durham College student chats on his cellphone while standing
beside a pay phone.

Campus chronicle.durhamcollege.ca December 19 - 25, 2017 The Chronicle 3
Chronicle file photo
Durham College President Don Lovisa says the school wants to support students who left after the strike by faculty..
DC student enrolment dips by 1,186
Tracy Wright
The Chronicle
Hundreds of Durham College students
have withdrawn from fulltime
studies due to the five-week
faculty strike.
The final number of students
who decided to dropout was released
by the college last week and
Durham has announced 1,186
full-time students withdrew.
Across the province more than
25,000 students have withdrawn
and taken advantage of a full refund.
The provincial government offered
students a full tuition refund
with a deadline to apply by Dec. 5.
Students could withdraw from
their full-time program with no
academic penalties.
The offer was given to students
after a province-wide college faculty
strike, that started Oct.16
until teachers were legislated back
to work on Nov. 20.
“Durham College, like other
colleges, was committed to supporting
students who didn’t feel
they could complete their studies
because of the duration of the
strike,” said DC president Don
Lovisa.
“Many students were looking to
return for a fresh start and we are
continuing to work with them to
help them to be successful in their
college education.”
Lovisa said about 89 per cent
of Durham’s 12,000 full-time students
elected to continue with their
studies and will face an extended
fall semester that will end Jan. 15.
“We will ensure they get a complete
education that provides them
with the professional and technical
expertise to pursue their career
goals or plans to continue their
studies,” he said.
With holiday cheer comes holiday help
Kaatje Henrick
The Chronicle
The holidays are fast approaching,
which means some people are becoming
overwhelmed with school,
family, and bills.
Durham College and UOIT are
trying to help relieve some stress at
this chaotic time.
Every year, the schools collaborate
with the Kinsmen Club of Oshawa
to raise money for struggling
students and families.
For years Kevin Dougherty, and
his wife, Pat Vale-Dougherty, ran
the Holiday Food Drive.
Dougherty, the associate dean
in the School of Interdisciplinary
studies, says he and his family volunteer
every year because they love
helping people and giving back to
their community.
“You do these things because
you want to give back to the community,”
says Dougherty
Kevin Griffin and Brad MacIsaac
are now co-chairs of the
Holiday Food Drive.
For the past couple of years they
have tried to pass on the annual
event to the students.
They want the food drive to be
completely student run, with the
help of faculty.
“We want it to be students helping
students,” says Griffin.
The Holiday Food Drive isn’t
just about donating to your local
campus and community, he says.
It is also about raising awareness
of those people in need.
MacIsaac says the two most important
parts of the food drive are
helping the students in need, and
bringing DC and UOIT faculty,
staff, and students together to make
a difference.
Last year, the Holiday Food
Drive raised $41,000 and provided
230 families in Oshawa with hampers
full of food.
A hamper consists of all the essentials
plus more: a turkey, potatoes,
carrots, and onions.
“It usually consists of a traditional
Christmas dinner,” says Griffin.
Dougherty says the food drive
continues to be successful because
of all of the people who contribute
and support it.
“We didn’t start the food drive
but through our involvement we
saw it grow at an incredible rate,”
says Dougherty.
Non-perishable items can be donated
in boxes all around campus.
Many events also take place during
the month of December to help
raise money for the food drive, including
poinsettia sales, candy cane
raffles and the annual puck toss at
Campus Ice during a Ridgebacks
hockey game.
In the past, students have also
raised money with door decorating
contests, cookie-cook offs and
bake sales.
The Holiday Food Drive packing
day takes place Dec. 17 in the
gymnasium at the Campus and
Wellness Centre.
Students, staff and faculty are
welcome to volunteer.
Has divorce left you out in the cold?
Heather
Don't let separations separate you from the holidays
Snowdon
Coping with divorce during the
holidays can be difficult, especially
when Christmas is important to
your family.
The excitement of giving and
receiving gifts, as well as eating
Christmas dinner, going caroling
and spending time with family and
friends can seem like a daunting
task for a recently divorced family.
However, cheer, merriment and
happiness can be found during the
holidays even when going through
a divorce.
Christmas is about family, not
divorce. Remember to be patient
when planning for the holidays, it’s
an entirely new adjustment for the
whole family.
Although more time may be
required when planning it is, important
to remember your family’s
time is precious no matter the circumstance.
Spending time with loved ones
may promote healing and allow for
you to enjoy Christmas. Have a forgiving
spirit, be happy and grateful
for what you have.
Giving gifts is a way of saying I
am thinking about you and a simple
dinner is a good way to spend
time with family.
The simplicity behind bringing
joy to your family during the holidays
is as easy as spending time
with them.
Letting your family know how
you feel about them can be the
greatest gift of all.
Connecting with others and being
social may benefit you during
the holidays.
It is important to be social and
go out even if you’re tired or find
it difficult. Being around people
may allow you to forget some of
the problems going on in your life.
By building strong relationships
you may find support within them.
Having social support may allow
the lighter side of life to shine on
your holiday.
Developing coping skills and
finding support through counselling
or group counselling may also
be beneficial in the healing process.
Communication allows for an
understanding of self and by communicating
with a counsellor or
other group member you may be
able to find what you need to heal.
Make time to help others. It promotes
positive behaviour and gives
us a sense of purpose.
Helping others may promote
healing and enable you to see reasons
behind the holidays.
Make time for Christmas and
your family this season. Don’t let
separation separate you from the
holidays.

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Offer more to students in wake of strike
The Ontario government and college
administrators should do more
to make amends for the strike, and
offer more to students who chose
to drop out.
Post-strike withdrawals are a big
deal, even if colleges and government
don’t think so.
In the four weeks since Ontario’s
college teachers were mandated
back to work, thousands of college
students across the province have
dropped out.
Durham College has lost 1,186
full-time students, about 11 per
cent of enrolment, while some
schools have reportedly lost 12 per
cent of their population.
Colleges have been ordered to
offer full tuition refunds to any
student who withdraws from their
program due to the five-week
strike.But it’s just business as usual,
say the provincial government and
the college administrators.
Deb Matthews, the Liberal minister
of advanced education, said
recently, “a large number of those
[students] would have withdrawn
anyway.”Matthews has been consistently
downplaying the effect of
the strike on students.
It may be comforting to hear
such unwaveringly positive statements,
but why is no one willing
to take responsibility for their role
in prolonging the strike? It’s time
to make a genuine effort to make
amends with students.
The first week classes resumed
at Durham College, students were
offered the equivalent of about five
dollars—a cold, prepackaged, but
ultimately free lunch: a paltry offering
to students who have had
their lesson plans and assignments
changed, holiday break condensed,
and semesters extended due to the
prolonged strike.
College administrators and government
officials should offer more
to students who chose to drop out,
and do more to earn back students’
trust.
In the same press conference
where she announced the government
was delaying release of
the data related to withdrawals,
Matthews assured the public,
“overwhelmingly, students have
chosen to stay.”She then took the
glass-half-full approach and made
statements like, “It’s always going
to be a little bumpy,” and, “the
strike was tough on everybody.”
College administrators have
largely taken the same unapologetic
position.
Georgian College has lost roughly
1,100 students so far, compared
to 425 this time last year.
When questioned about why the
dropout rate increased so drastically,
Georgian College President
MaryLynn West-Moynes changed
the subject and told Barrie Today,
“we’ve still got 10,800 still carrying
on.” By the way, Georgian College
started the year with about 11,000
students, which would mean they
really only have 9,900 carrying
on. No big deal, just 900 students
unaccounted for.
St. Clair College, which has seen
around 100 students withdraw
each business day since classes resumed,
has taken the position that
the colleges have been affected by
the strike worse than students.
Mike Silvaggi, St. Clair’s registrar
and student services administrator,
lamented the loss of revenue
the school faces as a result
of tuition refunds, extended hours
for support staff, and overtime for
instructors.
Apparently, Silvaggi would like
you to kindly disregard the (according
to a report by The Windsor
Star) $2.5 million the school
saved from a five-week break in
cutting paycheques to teachers.
At Sir Sandford Fleming, where
around one in every eight students
dropped out as a result of the strike,
Cartoon by Cassidy McMullen
administrators are jumping for joy.
According to their registrar, the
school has lost 18 per cent of students,
but that’s below the 20 per
cent they usually lose between first
and second semesters.
Better yet, student hardship as a
result of dropping out is, actually, a
boon for the school. Fleming says
they’re hard at work preparing for
“a large number of students [who
will] re-start their program in
January or September.”
But how many of these students
will actually return to college?
Why are no steps being taken, and
programs being offered, to maximize
re-enrolment?
At Fleming, 81 per cent of withdrawals
are first-year students.
Such students surely feel a sense of
disheartenment toward the school
or toward post-secondary institutions
in general.
After such an unsavoury experience
in their first year of college,
how many would be willing to try
again?
Students who drop out, especially
those who have recently
finished high school, may be less
motivated to return to studies after
a break which could be as long as
10 months.
Other students may secure employment,
which can scuttle plans
to begin the application process
anew. The provincial government
and the colleges should work
together to create a coherent, unified
program to keep students from
dropping out in the future, and to
try and win back the trust of those
who have already dropped out.
Without a unified effort, colleges
are left with a patchwork of campaigns
and services, many of which
fall on deaf ears. Students are not
aware of what their school is offering,
if anything, to keep students
motivated and involved.
At Durham College, this is
plainly obvious.
The “free lunch” offered by
the school was poorly advertised.
While many students received a
free lunch, few could say why they
were getting one. The “We Missed
You a Latte” event missed the mark
too, with only a handful of students
attending.
If the provincial government
and the colleges stopped passing
the blame for the strike and made
a genuine, organized effort to
re-connect with students, perhaps
there would be fewer dropouts and
an increase in re-enrolment.
For colleges, this situation may
amount to a loss of revenue due to
refunds.
For the government, the strike is
a convenient political football to be
tossed from party to party.
For students, it is our future, our
education and, indeed, our livelihoods
that are at stake.
Don’t try to win us back with
free sandwiches.
John Cook
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chronicle.durhamcollege.ca December 19 - 25, 2017 The Chronicle 5
Opinion
People with opinions matter
This year, all Ontario college
faculty chose to strike in order to
better the future of college employment.
According to reports in The
Toronto Star and The Globe and
Mail, 70 per cent of college faculty
in Ontario are part-time workers.
The Ontario Public Service Employees
Union (OPSEU) fought to
address this issue when negotiating
the college faculty contract.
With the strike lasting fiveweeks,
hard-worked investments
by Canadian and international
students, parents, guardians and/
or other family members were left
to wait it out.
Change.org, a website made for
those who not only have opinions
on pressing issues but would like
Shanelle
Somers
to take it one step
further, provides the opportunity
to create online petitions.
The platform was used by students
to call on a reimbursement
of student tuition. The petition
asked for students to receive $30
a day back for everyday the strike
continued.
In response, the college system
offered students the opportunity
to drop out and receive reimbursement.
They chose to reward
failure rather than champion students.
This was not fair. Condensing
and stretching the college semester
does not equal fair compensation
for students who choose to
push toward success.
Yes, the government did acknowledge
the opinions made by
students but, offering the chance
to drop out is not the correct solution.
Although college students are
technically adults, some are still
straight out of high school and
are experiencing decision-making
and freedom for the first time. A
blow like this can cause some to
cave under pressure, even with
support from faculty and family.
Not to mention the impact a
blow like this can have to those
who struggle with mental illness.
The level of anxiety students face
is already enough. Why choose to
direct them to more pain by making
it easy for them to drop out after
being so close to finishing their
semester?
We are living in a world where
opinions are what most cling to:
social media is flooded with opinion
more than ever before. One
short video can spark outrage,
positive emotion, get others on
board, or cause the opinion maker
to be destroyed in the comments.
But people with opinions can
also push the thought process of
those who don’t have a lot of opinions
or never concern themselves
with issues beyond what to have
for lunch. These people call on
change and impact the world for
the better.
Without opinions, no change
would happen. Life would continue
on the same and we would
not have the rights we have today.
History would be much different.
This is why opinions matter.
Ontario students deserve better
than the option to drop out
but that is not the option we were
given.
So on we go to pursue our
dreams and attempt to live up
to the world’s employment standards.
As students, we should all
have an opinion on this.
Whitewashing is rampant in Hollywood
With the movie, Annihilation’s
release date quickly approaching,
whitewashing is back in the news.
Annihilation is based-off the first
book from the Southern Reach
Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.
In the book, the main character
is described as Asian-American
decent, yet Natalie Portman
was cast. Yet, this movie can’t just
stop at one whitewashing controversy,
it has to go for another one.
An Indigenous character in the
novel is being played by Jennifer
Jason Leigh: an actress with no
similar lineage.
Arguably the biggest whitewashing
scandal of the year, Actor
Ed Skrein, known for his role as
the villain Ajax in Deadpool, announced
his exit from the upcoming
film Hellboy late August.
Shana
Fillatrau
Skrein wrote on Twitter that
he was unaware of his character’s
Japanese-American ancestry and
felt the role of Major Ben Daimio
should be recast.
Though it’s doubtful Skrein
was unaware of the character’s
ancestry beforehand, he handled
this issue responsibly.
Ultimately, Daniel Dae Kim,
an Asian-American actor, was recast
for the role. This move added
more diversity to Hollywood,
corrected a wrongdoing and by
doing so admitted there is a problem
with whitewashing in Hollywood.
Whitewashing has been an
issue for decades. Statistics Canada
reports that in 2011, one in
every five people identified as a
visible minority. Movies and TV
need to reflect our diverse population.
Whitewashing can be described
as the casting of a white
actor/actress in a non-white role.
Recently, other movies and TV
shows were criticized for whitewashing
- particularly comic book
and manga films. Most notably
was the movie Ghost in the Shell.
The original Ghost in the Shell
was a 1995 anime movie, based
on a manga that ran from 1989 to
1990.
Scarlett Johansson was cast as
the lead character. Instead of casting
a Japanese actress, the producers
decided to give Johansson
a short, black wig resembling the
character, Motoko Kusanagi, and
hoped people wouldn’t mind.
With a budget of $110 million,
the movie didn’t do well in
box-office numbers: grossing $169
million. One can assume viewers
didn’t appreciate yet another example
of whitewashing in Hollywood.
Even though these films receive
backlash, whitewashing is
still rampant. A 2015 study by
the Media, Diversity and Social
Change Initiative at the University
of Southern California’s Annenberg
School for Communication
and Journalism showed that
73.7 per cent of characters in movies
were white.
Of the 100 popular movies
studied from 2015, only 14 of
them had a lead character of an
underrepresented race.
There wasn’t one film with a
lead Asian actor.
So why are films like Ghost in
the Shell, the new Netflix show,
Death Note, or the 2018 film
Annihilation, not casting Asian
actors when the original material
the movie and show are based
upon have Asian leads?
Back in 2016, #OscarsSoWhite
was popular on Twitter. Jada
Pinket Smith and Spike Lee boycotted
the Oscars because of the
whitewashing of nominees. Spike
Lee believed the issue was much
deeper than simply Oscar nominations.
An open letter to my daughter for #metoo
If something
is wrong,
do your
best to
make
it right
I was not certain how to address it. I
decided to write a letter to my daughter,
Alex, a young woman who is about to
turn 22 years old.
The letter is not just to Alex but all
of the young black women out there who
need to be heard.
Sincerely,
Tracy Wright
Tracy
Wright
Dear Alex,
I am writing you this letter in
response to the recent #metoo
campaign on social media. I have
learned that the #metoo hashtag
was started by Tarana Burke, a
black activist from the Bronx,
in New York. It did not become
popularized until a white actress,
Alyssa Milano, started to tweet it.
As a black woman, I think this is
significant because it shows how
being a woman of colour you have
to fight to have your voice heard.
I am writing this letter because
I pray you never have to deal with
sexual harassment but if you do,
don’t be afraid. I will be by your
side no matter what. There are
women out there in the world who
are not celebrities, who don’t have
a voice and who have no one to
turn to for help. Not having a voice
or a network of support would be
devastating in a situation of sexual
harassment. But if ever a situation
like this should arise, I want you to
know that I will support you.
It’s hard being a woman, especially
a woman of colour. You have
to work harder. Don’t let this discourage
you.
As black woman growing up in
this world, you must be prepared.
You may not always get the recognition
for the work you do, but
don’t let that hold you back. Let
that encourage you to keep going
on strong.
Keep your head up.
If someone does something to
you that you don’t like, don’t be
afraid to stand up and say something.
As a black woman, I have felt the
need to be heard. I’ve learned to
speak up. Do not fear being opinionated
or too loud. Be loud and
If someone
does something
to you that you
don't like, don't
be afraid to
stand up and
say something.
have your own opinion.
Do not place yourself in a box.
Be proud of who you are.
Stand up for what you believe in.
If it’s wrong, do your best to make
it right.As a mom, I believe my role
is to guide you and keep you on the
right path.
I might not always be there but
I hope you will hear my voice in
the back of your mind, encouraging
you to keep going.
There might be days when you
feel you just can’t take it. On those
days, it is especially important that
you stand up and be proud.
Speak up for those women who
can’t. Speak up for the women who
are sexually harassed daily. These
are the people the #metoo campaign
really speaks to but there is
no voice being given to them.
There is no space in the crowded
media spotlight and no light being
shone on their lives. If there is a
march or protest, it is covered very
briefly, a mere glance and back to
the celebrities at hand. Their spotlight
is a flood light that makes it
hard to see others.
So, for the many young women
out there like you Alex, I want you
to know this: we hear you.
Tarana Burke hears you. And
#metoo.

6 The Chronicle December 19 - 25, 2017 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Campus
The campus church is here for you
Kirsten Jerry
The Chronicle
“The feeling of being in (a) community
is so important.”
That’s how 21-year-old Durham
College (DC) student Abby Bell describes
being involved in campus
church, a non-denominational,
student run organization for the
Durham College and University
of Ontario Institute of Technology
communities. “We all want to be in
a group and we all want to be in
a community…we want as many
people to join us as possible.”
The organization gets support
from Calvary Baptist church in
Oshawa, as part of a massive group
called Power to Change, which
extends to about 60 colleges and
universities across Canada.
The campus church has operated
for more than a decade. There
are roughly 50 student members,
who can meet at a variety of
scheduled events throughout the
week.
The program Alpha, which Bell
describes as “Christianity 101”
runs Mondays. It addresses questions
such as “what is the purpose
of life?” says DC student Rob Mc-
Taggart, 21, who is co-president of
campus church with Kyra Cooper.
Small group gatherings are held
on Tuesday to Thursday.
The church has a meeting every
Friday in room L207 at 6:45 p.m.
called Refresh, bringing in local
pastors and speakers and encouraging
questions and small group
discussions. These meetings average
35 people, with occasional
attendance of college staff. They
tackle tough topics such as why the
Bible is relevant today, and whether
or not the Bible is sexist. There is
also worship music and snacks.
McTaggart says the small group
discussions are “a good way for
people to actually meet somebody,
rather than sliding in the back, 10
minutes late, and then just leaving
at the end.”
“One of our goals at the beginning
of the year was to have a high
percentage of people who are not
Christian,” says McTaggart.
While making announcements
about events can be good for
spreading news, a “face-to-face
encounter” helps to build the community
within campus church, and
encourage those invited to attend,
McTaggart says.
“A huge part of why I started was
because the president at the time…
remembered who I was,” Bell says.
“That meant so much, and that’s
one of goals that campus church
has is to make people feel like ‘hey,
you matter,’ because everyone does
matter.”
“There was one specific topic,”
Bell says, recalling a small group
discussion about whether the Bible
Courtesy of Rob McTaggart
A group photo of members of campus church on a weekend trip to one member's cottage.
is sexist, “where the girls I was sitting
at the table with, we all had
different, like, perspectives on the
topic, but we were still able to talk
about it.”
She says the conversation would
have been “harder” in a different
context, but structure given by
campus church allowed the group
to learn from each other.
“If we want to be able to live in
community with people we have to
be able to relate to them,” McTaggart
says. “I’ve had good opportunities
to meet with people who
are atheists, and Muslims, people
of all different beliefs.”
“We want to be able to make
campus church a place where
everyone feels welcome, and have
good discussions about our beliefs,
but in love,” he says.
She believes newcomers to college
and university are still finding
out who they are and what they
believe in.
In some conversations she’s had,
it is “the first time” the person
thought about their beliefs.
“We have a beautifully diverse
campus,” she says. “We all believe
that Jesus loves them, and we want
them to know that,” but not in a
pushy way.
Campus church tries to give
visitors “something to think about”
and to figure out what they believe
for themselves.
Bell says any challenges around
differences in religions would be
addressed through love.
Campus church has both outreach
events and orientation week
events, as well as a conference from
Dec. 28 to Jan.1 in Richmond Hill.
Next semester the church is hosting
a “scientifically-based” event
in the gym on Feb. 12 about the
effects of pornography with Fight
the New Drug, a group from the
United States whose goal is to
spread awareness about the ramifications
of porn.
“Every year changes,” Bell says,
“but the one thing that stays the
same is, you know, the fact that we
want to be a community and that
we want to be a community that
cares and that cares about each
other’s well-being and growth.”
Service animals helping out all over campus
Austin Andru
The Chronicle
Durham College says the 2018 academic
year will mark the highest
number of service animals ever at
DC.
As recently as 2015, there were
only a couple of service animals
on campus. Now there are 10, says
Meri-Kim Oliver, vice-president of
student affairs.
A service animal policy at Durham
College has been drafted by
the new Accessibility Committee
and is under review to comply with
the Accessibility for Ontarians with
Disabilities Act.
Oliver says “the policy is in approval
process.”
It is the first stand alone service
animal policy at DC.
Linzie Mark, 26, is in her third
semester of Durham College’s practical
nursing program. Mark was
diagnosed with anxiety and post
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Mark has a border collie named
Eloise to help her through the day.
Eloise is still in training and
when she’s done her training, she
will be able to assist in anything
from calming, night terrors to anxiety
attacks.
“As much as she’s learning, I’m
now able to do new things as well,”
Mark said.
Service animal dogs also have a
wide range of uses for people with
visual and aural impairments, seizure
disorder, diabetes and autism.
Mark is working with her trainer
who says it is important for the
dog develop a strong bond early.
Currently, Eloise and Mark attend
classes every day.
“I don’t think there’s been a service
dog in the nursing program
before,” Mark said.
“There was a lot of questions and
concerns. I had a couple profs who
didn’t handle it well.”
Mark said some profs had some
sanitary concerns about having the
dog in labs and hospitals.
However, Mark says most of the
faculty have loved having the dog
or just didn’t notice.
“I think there’s a lack of knowledge,”
Mark said. She hopes the
new policy will bring awareness.
“My goal is for people to be educated.”
Mark says she sometimes gets
negative responses. “I often get
asked, very judgmentally, ‘when
does your dog get to be a dog?’”
“Just because she’s with me
doesn’t mean she’s not getting what
she needs,” said Mark, who keeps
food and a bottle of water in her
bag for when Eloise needs water or
feeding.
There are many different service
animals for varying reasons.
There are guide dogs for the visually
impaired, diabetic alert dogs,
medical response dogs, seizure alert
dogs, hearing alert dogs, emotional
support dogs and autism service
dogs.
Helen Prinold, a puppy raiser
coordinator for Autism Dogs Services
says negative responses are
common for people with service
animals.
“I think one of the misconceptions
people have is that these
people are using them as a fancy
pet or a crutch,” said Prinold.
“It is a support that is vital for
them to live a full and rounded
life.”
Students should always ask
before touching service animals
Prinold says.
Sometimes it is OK to pet them,
but it all depends on the type of
Photograph by Austin Andru
Alexander Massicotte, a photography student at Durham College, with his therapy dog Rugger.
service animal used. “Dogs for the
blind often cannot be petted,” said
Prinold.
“However dogs for autism can be
petted, but always ask.”
Prinold says more accessibility
for service animals will mean an
improved quality of life for the students
who need them.

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Youth drug
coverage
in Ontario
Claudia Latino
The Chronicle
Ontario’s Health Insurance Plan
(OHIP) will bring a fresh start to
the new year for people who take
prescription medication.
Starting Jan. 1, babies, children,
and people 24 and under who fall
under OHIP will get their prescription
medication fees covered under
a new program called OHIP+:
Children and Youth Pharmacare.
A local Laurentian University
graduate is one person who will
benefit from the program. Amanda
Mullins, 22, of Whitby, was diagnosed
with Lupus at the age of 12.
The autoimmune disease attacks
healthy tissues such as the lungs,
kidneys, heart, and joints, causing
inflammation to these areas. In
Mullins’ case, the disease caused
inflammation in her heart and she
has developed arthritis.
Her diagnosis came after Mullins
experienced swollen joints, tiredness,
and a malar, or ‘butterfly’
rash across her cheeks. The disease
also caused growth problems in the
healthy tissues of her body.
“I was experiencing these symptoms
for about a year. My parents
were very concerned about my
health. I had to go see a doctor,”
she said.
Mullins didn’t understand what
Lupus was doing to her health. She
wasn’t aware of how severe the disease
could get if left untreated.
“At the beginning, it was all new
and I wasn’t understanding what
was going on with my body. As I
got older, I became more educated
on what Lupus was,” she said.
As a little girl, she was active. She
loved to play outside, and always
participated in a variety of sports.
The disease affected her emotionally
when the active side of her was
taken away.
“The disease was at its worst
when I was first diagnosed. I wasn’t
able to play the sports I wanted because
it would put so much pressure
on my body,” said Mullins.
She said her family and friends
were supportive and wanted to help
her as much as possible.
“Since it attacked my heart, my
friends and especially my parents
were extremely involved in taking
care of me because of how serious
Lupus is,” said Mullins.
“And the fact that I was in the
hospital regularly for check-ups
also raised high concern.”
She takes expensive medication
daily to treat Lupus as well as a
Medications covered
Photograph by Claudia Latino
Amanda Mullins' medications are covered under the new plan.
drug called Prednisone to relieve
inflammation in her hands and
knees. These are of the more than
4,400 drugs that will be covered
by OHIP+.
Currently, her father’s insurance
pays for most of the cost and
she pays the remaining fees each
month. Mullins says the new program
will help her save money and
will allow her to focus on applying
to get a Master’s degree.
“The plan impacts me in a positive
way and it couldn’t have come
any sooner,” she said.
“I plan on getting my Master’s
degree in September next year
so the plan will help reduce costs
which definitely helps as a returning
student.”
OHIP+ stops coverage once
individuals turn 25. Although
some people may be eligible for
full coverage on prescriptions
through Ontario’s Drug Benefit
program. According to Ontario’s
health ministry website, some of the
medications covered by OHIP+
are antibiotics, inhalers for asthma,
ADHD medication, arthritis,
EPI-pens, insulin and oral diabetic
drugs and medications related to
mental illness.
The plan has
impacted me.
Mullins said she is proud to live
in Ontario for reasons like this.
“Ontario recognizes that it’s
hard for youth to pay for things
sometimes.
"It can get expensive for us and
even for parents too. That’s why I
am so thankful for health care in
Canada,” said Mullins.

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The show must go on
Shana Fillatrau
The Chronicle
The teachers who led Durham
College graduates to Fall Convocation
were not in attendance at
the ceremony.
Fall convocation took place Oct.
26 at the Tribute Community Centre
– almost two weeks into the fiveweek
long strike.
Since teachers were not supposed
to cross the picket line, most chose
not to attend their student’s graduation.
Jeffrey Gill graduated from the
Public Relations program that
night.
He wasn’t happy that his teachers
weren’t there.
“It’s going to be disappointing
because I was really looking forward
to seeing some of my teachers
here today but I understand why
they’re doing it,” he said.
“I’m not going to jump myself in
the middle of the debate but, it’ll
be disappointing not to see them,
that’s for sure.”
Other colleges such as Fanshawe
and Mohawk postponed their
graduation ceremony to accommodate
the strike.
Kevin Baker, principal of the
Whitby Campus and the Dean of
the school of the Skilled Trades,
Photograph by Shana Fillatrau
Jeffrey Gill, a public relations graduate, received his gown and is ready for the ceremony.
Apprenticeship and Technology,
and the Centre for Food, said the
ceremony wasn’t cancelled because
“logistically it would have been impossible
to reschedule.”
“That’s a really hard one. You
know what, they’re a really big
part of our family and a big part of
everything that happens,” he said,
“but I think that you know, this day
is really important for these folks
who are graduating, so I think it’s
really just one of those unfortunate
things where we just have to do it.”
Baker said graduates and families
come from “all over the country,”
and many planned ahead to
come to graduation.
“It’s not something you can easily
reschedule, right?” he said.
“I mean, this building, it’s big,
it’s busy, so trying to get a venue
and trying to change things and
all that, that’s really difficult, and
for everyone who is coming tonight,
you know, we see how Important
this day is for them and they’ve
been looking forward to it.”
More than 1,100 graduates from
all nine schools graduated in the
ceremony.
Oshawa airport town hall attracts frustrated residents
John Cook
The Chronicle
The Oshawa Executive Airport
held its first public town hall this
month to share information and
take comments from the public.
The event quickly turned into a
heated back-and-forth between aggravated
residents and airport staff.
About 90 people attended the
event held at the Canadian Flight
Academy on airport grounds. They
ranged from airport users and staff,
to members of the public and local
government officials.
The meeting began with four
presentations including a plan to
create a walking trail near the
airport and to develop the south
field on airport grounds. There
were also updates on Oshawa’s
fight against the emerald ash borer
beetle.
Stephen Wilcox, manager of the
airport, was derailed several times
during the final presentation by
frustrated residents who cut in to
offer criticism and make statements
while he was speaking.
Wilcox gave updates on recent
airstrip repairs, new strategies to
combat airport noise, and the projected
impact on flight traffic in
Oshawa when Buttonville airport
ceases operations in the next year
or two.
Airport noise was the most common
issue among residents. Second
to that was the frequency of flights,
including training flights by the
two flight schools which operate
in Oshawa.
Chris Neshevich told staff he
cannot enjoy peace and quiet anywhere
in his home on Glenwood
Crescent, a street neighbouring the
airport.
Neshevich says the planes are flying
too low and too frequently over
his house, creating excessive noise.
He says he has raised his concerns
with the airport before but with
little to no response from Wilcox
or anyone else.
“The biggest concern is that
they’re increasing the amount of
air traffic with no regard to the
residents and no dialogue,” said
Neshevish. “It’s about the quiet
enjoyment I deserve as a resident
in my home.”
Wilcox says there’s not much the
airport can do to reduce flights in
and out of Oshawa. He says if pilots
choose to land in Oshawa, the
airport cannot turn them away.
Wilcox also pointed to the addition
of new flight simulators at the
flight schools to reduce the noise
from training flights.
Others asked if there were tactics
other airports in Canada use
to combat noise pollution that Oshawa
does not.
“No, we’re at the leading edge
of dealing with [noise pollution],”
Wilcox told the crowd.
Another resident, Pat Blackwood,
questioned why the city has
not implemented a noise by-law
applying to the airport.
Wilcox said creating such a law
would not be possible under federal
and provincial regulations.
Blackwood also criticized the
communication between the airport
and residents.
“My complaint is that I don’t
like the attitude [of airport staff],
that they don’t have any control
over anything, and any new business
that comes into this airport,
they can’t do anything about,” said
Blackwood.
Wilcox apologized for the perceived
lack of action on various
concerns.
“We’re trying. We are trying.
So, we will try better. We will try
harder,” he said.
While many residents had concerns,
there were also some voices
in support of the airport.
One resident stood to remind
residents that any reduction in
flights to and from the airport
could impact the local economy,
and cost jobs or raise taxes.
Another resident expressed annoyance
at the residents of neighbouring
communities for criticizing
the noise.
“Why did you people buy land
up around here?” he asked. “You
knew the damned airport was
there. What the hell’s wrong with
you people?”
After the meeting, Wilcox said
he was pleased with the results of
the town hall. He said it was beneficial
to interact face-to-face with
residents, and he’s taken many of
their suggestions into account.
However, he said, the concerns
expressed are rarely reported to
the airport. “We don’t get a lot of
complaints,” Wilcox said. “On an
annual basis, we’re talking roughly
50 complaints.”
The Oshawa Executive Airport
has operated in North Oshawa
since 1941, as part of a plan to train
more pilots in British Commonwealth
nations during the Second
World War.

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Advocating for the wrongfully convicted
Shanelle Somers
The Chronicle
Three men, all with something
historically important in common.
Robert Baltovich, convicted of
second degree murder in 1991;
James Driskoll, convicted of
first-degree murder in 1991; and
Jack White, convicted of sexual
assault in 1995.
Each one spent more than 10
years innocently behind bars after
a wrongful conviction. Each were
also freed by the work of Innocence
Canada.
Innocence Canada is a
non-profit organization that
works to advocate for those who
have been wrongfully convicted.
They have successfully freed 21
wrongfully convicted Canadians.
Currently, Innocence Canada is
pursuing 86 wrongful conviction
cases. The cases include charges
of first-degree murder, second-degree
murder, manslaughter and
assault. The highest number of
these cases is in Ontario, which
according to Innocence Canada
holds 31 people behind bars who
are innocent.
The organization works to not
only intervene on behalf of the innocent
but to also bring awareness
to the public about this problem.
Some of these efforts have
taken place in partnership with
students from the University of
Photograph by Shanelle Somers
(From left) A representative of Innocence Canada, is joined by Vivian Lieu and Hamdi Jimale
of UOIT.
Ontario Institute of Technology
(UOIT) at the downtown Oshawa
campus in conjunction with the
Student Social Humanities Society
(SSHS). The SSHS is a student
society located on UOIT’s downtown
campus that strives to create
community on campus and make
students feel connected to each
other through events that encourage
student engagement.
The SSHS has been involved in
generating discussion around
those who have been wrongfully
convicted annually in partnership
with
Innocence Canada since 2014.
Students at the Charles Street
Building were asked Oct. 2 what
they knew about wrongful convictions
and presented with information
about the organization
by SSHS president Hamdi Jimale
and Fourth Year Representative
Vivian Lieu.
“This isn’t just a conversation
that is limited to classrooms, advocacy
and support is our mandate
and that is something that
we not only offer to people on our
campus but to people around the
world and we want to show the
world that we are listening,” Jimale
says.
Some of the highest numbers
of those wrongfully convicted are
within the United States of America.
A report by the National Registry
of Exonerations shows race is
a factor within the United States
when looking at those wrongfully
convicted.
Black people represent the 13
per cent of the population of the
United States of America but they
represent 47 per cent on the list of
the National Registry of Exonerations.
One of the most well-known
Canadian cases to involve race
was Donald Marshall Jr. who
was wrongfully convicted of murdering
a friend at 17 years of age
in 1990.
According to news reports,
Marshall was a Mi’kmaq and a
federal report indicated racism
contributed to his wrongful conviction
Jimale stresses how important
it is to recognize how identity can
play a role in the justice system.
“It can happen to anybody and
I think that is the number one
thing we want to promote when
driving discussion. It’s something
that we should all care about essentially
because it can happen to
you or me,” says Lieu.

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Entertainment
Photograph by John Cook
Debbie Hagner (centre) won two tickets to every event next year at the Tribute Communities Centre. On hand for the presentation were (from left)
Kaileen Morrison (a friend of the Hagners), Julia Hagner (Debbie's daughter), Debbie Hagner, William Balfour (Director of Marketing at Spectra
Venue Management), and Vince Vella (General Manager of Tribute Communities Centre).
Pickering woman wins key to TCC
John Cook
The Chronicle
People who know Debbie Hagner
may be calling in some favours
from her.
Last week, Hagner was announced
as the winner of the
eighth annual “Key to the TCC”
contest, hosted by Spectra Venue
Management.
The Pickering mom will receive
two free tickets to every event
taking place at downtown Oshawa’s
Tribute Communities Centre
in 2018.
“We have some new found
friends,” says Hagner.
She was one of nearly 15,000
people who entered the contest,
which, in its eighth year, become
something of a tradition for Durham
residents.
William Balfour, director of
marketing for Spectra, says the
contest is about giving back to the
community.
“The contest has grown to be
such an exciting thing that fans are
looking forward to each year,” says
Balfour. “It’s a pretty sought after
prize.”
Hagner says she expects some
friendly disputes within her family
over tickets to certain events.
Her husband has already expressed
interest in the upcoming
Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders
game next September.
Her daughter, Julia, wants
tickets to the Hedley concert in
March. But Hagner thinks tickets
for Oshawa Generals games will
be most popular with her family.
The contest is run each year
around November.
Balfour says this is because
most events for the upcoming year
have been announced by this time.
Any Ontario resident over 18
could apply for the contest, either
by signing up through Facebook,
or through the Tribute Communities
Centre website.
Balfour has given assurance the
contest will run in 2018, as it has in
previous years.
This year, entrants had a better
chance of taking home the tickets
than in previous years.
“Last year we had just under
20,000 [applicants],” says Balfour.
“But we still got great results [this
year]…It’s all about the fans.”
What event does Debbie say
she’s most excited about?
“For me, Johnny Reid,” says
Hagner. “I’ve seen him a few
times. I always love seeing him in
concert.”
Warped Tour: The end of a long era
Festival for
musicians
and fans is
going to sing
its last verse
Aly Beach
The Chronicle
Music festivals: a staple of summer
break and the music scene.
One of modern rock’s most iconic
festivals has announced its final
year.
The end of a musical era is
near.
On Nov. 15, it was announced
that Vans Warped Tour will have
its final North American run in the
summer of 2018. "Today, with
.many mixed feelings, I am here to
announce that next year will be the
final, full cross-country run of the
Vans Warped Tour,” said Warped
Tour founder Kevin Lyman in
a statement. “I have been proud
to work with so many artists who
have grown to be some of the largest
stars in the world. Countless
bands have played in hot parking
lots and through summer storms
for you at some point.”
For more than two decades,
Warped Tour has travelled across
the United States, occasionally
stopping in Toronto and Montreal.
The popular music festival
has been a staple in the “alternative
scene” since 1995 and is sometimes
referred to as “punk rock
summer camp”.
“It’s one of the largest and best
known tours. It was a festival that
saw a lot of successful acts start out
and the birthing ground, if you
will, for a lot of music and for music
festivals generally,” says Marni
Thornton, professor and program
coordinator of Durham College’s
Music Business Management program.
Warped Tour is often noted to
be the platform that gave rise to
the pop-punk genre with bands
like Blink 182, Sum 41 and Good
Charlotte all playing the festival
at one point or another, as well as
helping the Emo genre grow.
“I think that’s one of the things
that Warped is known for - giving
that opportunity to a lot of artists.
I think it’s one of the things that
they consistently went for in terms
of appealing to their target audience,”
says Thornton.
Thornton says that touring
is becoming one of the few ways
musicians make money because
of a decline in profits in selling recorded
music. Instead, they make
money by selling concert tickets
and merchandise.
“I think we’ve seen, over the
past several years, a rise in the
summer music festival. And I think
that has been a really good thing
for musicians, performing artists
and touring acts because live performances
are becoming the way
for musicians and artists to make
money,” says Thornton. “And to
see Warped be one of the leaders
has been pretty monumental for
them, so to see them close their
doors- so to speak- shut the gates is
interesting to say the least.”
“I think it’s like any live entertainment
event, it’s more than just
going to hear some music - it’s a
whole experience and these multiday
festivals are a huge experience
that wrap up a lot of emotions for
people. They get to go with their
friends, they get to stay for a few
days, they get to hear all kinds of
different bands,” says Thornton,
“so, it’s the whole experience that
people are going to immerse themselves
in and it can be memorable
for so many good reasons.”
Notable Warped Tour alumni
include:
• Katy Perry
• No Doubt
• My Chemical Romance
• Blink 182
• Black Eyed Peas
• The Descendants
• Dropkick Murphys
• The Offspring
• Fall Out Boy
• Eminem
• Green Day
“I am so grateful to have
worked with more than 1,700
bands over the last 23 summers. I
wish I could thank every band that
has played the tour,” said Lyman.
In an interview with Billboard, Lyman
listed lack of ticket sales and
less bands as reasons for ending
Warped Tour. He also said that he
is “just tired.”
Ironically, Warped Tour is ending
in its 24th year but it has been
confirmed that there will be a celebration
with its 25th anniversary.
The final tour is scheduled to come
to Toronto July 17, 2018. The lineup
has not been announced yet.
“Some (music business students)
were sad, certainly. Lots of
people are sad. But there are lots
of other music festivals out there
that people will shift their focus
to,” says Thornton.

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Sports
Dekota Kirby (#5, right) and
Victoria Brody (#13, left) have
been leaders for the Lords this
season, but the team needs to
find consistency in 2018, says
coach Heather LaFontaine.
Photographs by Matt Henry
Lords want consistency in 2018
Durham
hopes to
find stride
in new year
Matt Henry
The Chronicle
It has been an up and down season
for the Durham Lords women’s
basketball team.
The team fell to .500 (5-5) after
finishing the 2017 calendar year
with back-to-back losses at home
to the Seneca Sting and the undefeated
George Brown Huskies.
Fifth-year coach Heather La-
Fontaine said “we have the ability
to play really well and we look
tremendous, but we also have the
ability to fall apart. So now it’s just
a matter for the group to get consistent
and put together a whole
game.”
LaFontaine also said even
though guards Maddie Dender,
Emily Glendinning, Dekota Kirby
and Victoria Brody are averaging
double digits in scoring, the path
to victory starts on the defensive
side of the ball.
“Some of them are defending,
and some are not. I need all of them
to buy into playing some defense.
You can shoot the ball. I mean
there are games we’re going to
shoot the lights out and it’s not going
to matter, there are other games
where you’re not shooting the lights
out and you have to rely on your
defense.”
A fast-paced, transitional game
is what the Lords’ bench boss is
looking for from her squad in the
new year.
The mindset needed to be successful
on the court is in the fast
movement of the basketball, looking
to create more opportunities on
both ends of the floor, LaFontaine
said.
“I like a fast game. I want to
run. Which means you got to be
able to defend in the full court.
My philosophy is let’s go out push
pace, push the envelope, let’s play
hard and that starts on the defensive
end.”
With five wins on the season, La-
Fontaine said she has seen flashes
of brilliance in her club.
But their record also indicates
there are lapses on the court, so
the Lords are looking to find their
cadence.
“We’re at our best when we are
going on all gears,” she said.
Having not played since Dec.
1, the Lords have had some time
to pull the machine into the shop
and think about how they will find
stability in 2018.
Durham returns to the court
on Jan. 4, when they play in the
Dawson Winter Classic in Dawson,
Que. They resume OCAA play on
Jan. 12 against Seneca.
A laughingstock no more, the Maple Leafs are back
There's a
bright future
in T.O.
With a young core leading the
charge, the Leafs have a chance to
be Stanley Cup champions.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made
a surprise playoff appearance last
season. They started the 2017-18
NHL season at 20-11-1 and are on
the path to becoming the league’s
next model franchise.
The team has the potential to
build something special with Auston
Matthews, William Nylander
and Mitch Marner leading the
charge. The team has strong depth
and top prospects developing with
the American Hockey League’s
Toronto Marlies or with their respective
college or junior teams.
The Leafs had been one of the
league’s most consistent teams from
the 1980-81 season until the 2003-
04 season, missing the playoffs just
Conner
McTague
eight times in 24 years.
Although following the lockout
which cancelled the 2004-05 season,
the team fell into a decade of
futility, from botched draft picks
to being unable to decide between
retooling or rebuilding, to bad personnel
decisions. The Leafs missed
the playoffs 11 of the following
12 years. In addition, from 2003
to 2015, they went through four
general managers, including John
Ferguson Jr., Cliff Fletcher, Brian
Burke and Dave Nonis.
After Hall-of-Famer Brendan
Shanahan became the team’s
president in April 2014, the Leafs
decided on a full rebuild. Over the
next two and a half years, the Leafs
changed the face of their franchise:
drafting Nylander eighth overall
in 2014, Marner fourth overall in
2015 and Matthews first overall
in 2016, while trading franchise
player Phil Kessel to Pittsburgh
and their captain, Dion Phanuef
to Ottawa.
As rookies last year, Matthews,
Marner and Nylander combined
for 191 points, a franchise record
for points between rookies. Matthews
had the best season of them
all, scoring 40 goals and adding 29
assists for 69 points to win the Calder
trophy. Marner and Nylander
had 61 points each. With each of
them under the age of 22, the trio
has a chance at staying together for
a long time.
Matthews, Marner and Nylander
remind the hockey world of the
Pittsburgh Penguins’ youthful
core, which included Sidney Crosby,
Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin
and Kris Letang, or the Chicago
Blackhawks with Jonathan Toews,
Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane and
Duncan Keith. Both of those teams
have won three Stanley Cups in the
last nine years. This gives Leafs'
fans hope.
The Blackhawks have struggled
in recent years as they attempt
to stay under the salary cap and
maintain a competitive team. The
Penguins have won back-to-back
cups employing a tactic the Leafs
have taken a step further: depth.
In addition to Matthews, Marner
and Nylander, the Leafs have veterans
like James Van-Riemsdyk,
Nazem Kadri, and Patrick Marleau.
All have scored 30 goals in a
season before: a milestone that was
only reached by 26 players in the
NHL last season.
The Leafs also had five players
who scored 20 goals last season.
Two just narrowly missed the mark:
Marner and Tyler Bozak scored 19
and 18 goals, respectively.
In a league where goals are hard
to come by (just 2.77 per team per
game in 2016-17), having multiple
players capable of putting the puck
in the net as the months grow longer
and the competition gets tougher,
is vital in order to succeed in both
the regular season and playoffs.
But the Leafs are built to last.
Much like the Penguins, the Leafs
have a number of young, talented
players on inexpensive contracts,
much needed as their core players
sign lucrative contracts and the salary
cap becomes a concern.
The Penguins have won backto-back
cups by utilizing young,
fast and talented players like Jake
Guentzel, Conor Sheary and Bryan
Rust in addition to their top-level
talent in Crosby, Malkin, Letang
and Kessel.
The Leafs have followed this
path, acquiring young, talented
players like Kasperi Kapanen,
Jeremy Bracco, Carl Grundstrom
and Timothy Liljegren through
drafting and trades.
Continuing to draft, trade for,
develop and keep young talent is
vital to any team’s success.
It could be the determining factor
in how successful the current
Leafs era can be.
If the Leafs continue to stay their
course, they have the potential to
be the NHL’s next modern-day
dynasty.

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